The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 09, 1917, Image 2
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VOL. 12, NO. 24, SEMI
& COUNTRY IS FA
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SITUATION IS STEADILY
GROWING MORE SERI- ;
OUS AND OUTLOOK
IS GLOOMY.
German Ambassador Is To Sail
For Home on February 13
and American Ambassador
Is Expected to Leave
Germany Soon.
The United States faces war with
Germany. Diplomatic relations have;
been broken off, and an actual state I
of war but awaits an offensive act by J
Germany. There is little expressed
hope of peace among Washington otfleials,
and the resources of the country
are being mobilized for action.
Meanwhile Japan, having vainl? protested
at the eleventh hour against
the passing of the immigration bui
excluding Asiatics, over the presi?
debt's veto, sullenly awaits an opportunity
to retaliate.
Mexico will see in the situation a
posslblo opportunity to avenge herself
by opening her ports and soil to
Japanese ships and troops. The
Unitejp^tates faces the crisis of it.history.
The year 1017 will create
a national spirit and teach citizens
s the meaning and glory of citizenship,
and will teach officials that compulsory
military training is essential
to the dignity of a nation.
There are ninety-five German commerce
vessels lying in American
waters. One has been sunk and several
are known to have been disabled
by their crews. Officials believe
that the crews of all these ships
will put the vessels out of commission
within a few days, and that they
are acting under orders from the
Kaiser. The 23 German ships in
Philippine waters have been disabled.
On Tuesday, February 13, the German
ambassador Count von BernstorfT
and all German officials In bi?
J\ country will leave for home on the
Scandanavian liner Frederick.
Brazil has notified Germany that
any destruction of Brazillian property
or lives will lead to an open
break.
Twelve States have passed resolutions
endorsing the severance of
diplomatic relations with Germany.
A measure will pass congress this
week providing two years' imprison-1
ment for any one who photographs
government forts, arsenals, etc., or
mails any letter or document that
requires heat to make writing vislhie.
If any of these things are done
to benefit an enemy country, tin.
penalty is life imprisonment. Life
imprisonment Is also provided for
those who gather any facts or figure#j
for an enemy country.
The amended navy bill gives the)
president authority to take over for
government use all ship yards, munition
plants, etc.
\V. J. Bryan is in Washington, urging
that the matter of war with Germany
be left to a vote of the people.
A congressman said on the floor ot
tho house that, "It would be better
for the country if this Bryan were interned
until the end of the war."
On Tuesday, February 7. six dayafter
Germany declared she wnnlrt
sink all vessels entering the war zone,
without warning, tho Teutons made
their biggest one-day haul, getting
15 steamers, eight of them Rritish.
The navy bill gives to the president
almost the unlimited authority enJoyed
by the emperor, and all the
machinery of government Is provided
for mobilizing the country's
resources when war comes.
The navy Is ready to the last detail
for Immediate action and plans
are perfected for feeding and equipping
a half million soldiers.
The compulsory military service
act may not be passed until an effort
is made to raise an adequate vol
unteer army.
Germany Is holding the American;
ambassador, James W. Gerard, until
she Is satisfied that the United States
means no harm to HernatorfT.
A bill passed the senate Tuesday
providing heavy penalties for those i
*' making threats against tho president
Diplomats of the allied nations ex- i
A** press the hope that the United
h States will not enter the war. They {
^ my Germany planned to draw us In- 1
to it, so that we could no longer <
make ammunition for the allies,
needing pur full product for ourH
salves. I
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TEUTON FORCE
THEFIFTOISTRTCT
DATES ARE ALL FIXED1,
PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE
HELD FEBRUARY 1G.
State Executive Committee toj
Decide on Election for v'Jn\
expired Term.
Columbia, Feb. 7.?Dates for the
elections to name the successor to
the late D. E. Finley, member of conpress
from the Fifth congressional
district, were announced yesterday
after a conference between the candidates,
Gov. Manning and members
of the subcommittee of the State
Democratic executive committee. An
agreement signed by the five candidates
provides that the two leading
candidates shall enter the generalj
election, if one does not receive a
majority in the primary. The committee
fixed February lfi as the date
for the election and Gov. Manning
announced immediately after the
conference that the general olection
would be held February 22.
The time for filing pledges for entrance
into the race expired yesterday
at noon. Tht# following candidates
have entered: W. F. Steven- *
son of Cheraw, C. N. Sapp of I.an "
caster. Arthur L. Gaston of Chester, '
J. Tj. Glenn of Chester and T. B. Butler
of Gaffney.
W. R. Bradford of York is the only
candidate for the unexpired term.
The following are the new cam- ^
ifmgii uaies: t'amden, Fobruary 9; 1
Lancaster, February 10; Winnsboro,
February 12; Cheater, February 13;
York, Fobruary 14; GafTney, February
15. J
The new members will be elected:
before Marrh 6, when It Is expected!
President Wilson will call an extra'
session of congress,
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EX GOVERNOR WILL i
SPEAK ON SUNDAY[
Great Tennessee Statesman Will j
Deliver Address in Methodist ?
Church to People of All a
Denominations. !*
Ex-Governor Patterson of Ten-!
nessee, who has come to South Caro-'S
Una to deliver a number of addre#- 1
Hes under the auspices of-the Antf-'n
Saloon League, will lill the pulpit of'P
the Lancaster Methodist church Sun- ^
day morning at 11 o'clock. Sunday
night the distinguished Tennessee
e
statesman will speak in Kershaw.
It has been announced that no ser- .
vice will be held next Sunday morning
at any other church and all denominations
will attend the Metho
dist church service and hear Gov.j
Patterson's address.
The Lancaster engagement was[?
made through the efforts of Rov. J 1
K. Breedin, secretary of the Sfcutn 0
Carolina Anti-Saloon Leaguo and '
Rev. Dr. Jas. II. Thayer of l>anca?- c
t?r. f |':
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<iIRI/S IIAVK ORGANIZED. fl
On last Sunday afternoon eleven
girls met with Mrs. T. Y. Williams a( t
the Baptist church to organize n c
Girls' Auxiliary. The. following are K
the officers elected: d
President, Mary Kllen Bl&ckmon; o
vice president, Cleo Sowell; socrc- a
tary, Julia Porter; treasurer, Kllrreo tl
Patterson; organist, Freddie Knight; t<
assistant organist, Mildred King. 13
The girls will be assisted in their f<
work by Mrs. Williams and Miss
Bess McManus. r<
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RVNDAM ON RETURN TRIP. p
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Ninety-woven Passengers on liner for al
New York. o:
New York, Feb. 7.-?The Holland- r>
American liner Ryndam, which sail- tl
ed from New York January 29, is
returning to this port, a cable mes- al
sage from the Holland-American it
lines abroad informed the local of- gi
flees today. r<
There were ninety-seven passen- sf
gers on the Ryndam, sixty-eight in tc
the first and twenty-nine in the sec- jn
ond cabin. p<
Among the passengers is Desire tr
Derulle, American consular agent ai
it Luxembourg. I
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LANCASTER, S. C
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officer of the United States navy andl
us president of 11?? general board <?f|
chief of naval operations.
MEN REJECTED
MR. WILMS COURSE
VILL NOT BREAK RELATIONS
WITH GERMANY.
Stockholm Government Says
America is Going About
Things in Wrong Way.
Stockholm (via London), Feb. 8.
?Tho Swedish government rejects
^resident "Wilson's suggestion that
ither neutral countries join with the
Inited States in severing diplomatic
elations with dermany and declares
ta intention to follow the strictest
eutrallty as long us it is possible,
iweden's reply was delivered to the
American minister today.
"The government of the United
tales has chosen as a means of allying
at the realization of peace a
nethod absolutely contrary to the
rinciples which have guided the
olicy of the Swedish government up
9 the present hour."
So declares the Swedish note dolivred
to the American minister, Ira
lelson Morris, in reply to President
Vilson's invitation to Sweden to join
rith the United States. The text or
he note follows:
"The policy followed by the royal
overnment during the war has been
ne of strictly impartial neutrality,
'he royal government has dc/he evrything
in its power faithfully to
ulflll all the duties which this poll-]
y imposes upon It and at the same
imo it has rendered effective as fai
s possible the rights derived thererom.
"With a view to obtaining a prac- |
?cal result in upholding the prin
iples of international law, the royal
overnment has several times adlessed
itself to neutral powers in
rder to effeot co-operation, with tho
foresaid object in view. Abovo ail,
he royal government has not failed
submit to the government of tho
United States a proposal to this effct."
"The royal government has ob:?rved
with great regret that the invests
of the United States have not
ermittod it to accept these proposls.
The steps thns taken by the royI
government have led to the taking
f common measures among Sweden,
enmark and Norway with regard to
le two belligerent gronps.
"In the policy followed by the royI
government in order to maintain
s neutrality and safeguard the laminate
rights of the country the
>yal government, alive to the inde rlbable
sufferings which from day
> day more cruelly oppress all huunify
' i^ody to seize every op>rtunity
which offers Itself to conIbute
to the realisation of a neai
id durable peace.
"Consequently, It haatened to a*
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.. FRIDAY, FEBr9, 1917.
OF AMERICAN NAVY
^fefrvi ^ '--v- l'- '- - -' - *-f~ ' ' "
i. A.,> itllo has been appointed tanking
wlio succeeds the lute Admiral Dewey
the navy, retaining also his duties as
HOUSTON TREASURER
OP FARM LOAN BANK
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MONROE MAN SECURES
FINE FEDERAL BERTH.
Progressive Banker of North
Carolina Named For Important
Post in Columbia.
I Columbia, Fob, !>.? David A. Hou* '
ton. a banker of Monroe. N and
first cousin to the United States so.
rotary of agriculture, David Fran i Houston,
has been appointed a director
and treasurer of the Colutnb'a
farm loan bank and will come to Co ;
himbia abour next Thursday with the
president of the bank. F. J. H. von
jKngelken, formerly director of the
mint. They will proceed Immediately
to make preliminary dispositions
for tho early opening of the (tank.
Throe of the five directors v ho
will govern the bank during its pe
riod of temporary organization remain
to be appointed by the farm
loan board. Two of the three salaried
positions which only director?
can occupy have been filled. The va
jeant post is that of secretary. The
president receives $6,500, the fleas
urer $4,000.
| Mr. Houston has been for seve r.!
|years cashier of the First National
'bank of Monroe and he has also been
'active in local politics. He was clerx,
of the court of Union county. North '
I Carolina, for six years. He is 4li '
'years of age, is married and has five 1
jchildren. ?He will reside in Colum
bia. Mr. Houston went to Washing- '
ton Tuesday and there accepted the 1
iappointment. lie Is a graduate of '
Trinity college and for a number of 1
years after leaving college was an In '
structor In Trinity I'arK preparatory j'
school.
No arrangements for the ternpor
ary or permanent quarters of the '
bank have been closed.
sociate itself with the noble inltia ,
tive taken by the president with a ,
view to examining the possibility o? ,
Instituting negotiations between the H
belligerents.
"The proposal which forms the J.
subject of the present correspondence 4
has os Its aim the shortening of the t
evils of the war but the govefnmen? |
of the United States has chosen as a'
means of arriving at this end t>
method absolutely contrary to th?.
principles which have Raided th<policy
of the royal government up!
to the present hour. f
"The royal government, supported I
by public opinion, confirmed by the I
unanimous solicitations of the coir- r
try's representatives, Intends to fo?- c
low in the future as In the pjist *
policy of neutrality and impartially r
toward both belligerent groups." |
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FIVE CANDIDATE
I SPEAK HER
SUB1MARINES WAGING
VFRY AM WARFARE
vl.111 i \\j mil iini\i ni\l
GERMAN U-BOATS REDOUBLE
ALL EFFORTS.
Reports in One Day Showed
That Undersea Boats Had fr
Li
Destroyed Eleven Vessels. l,i
Germany's submarine warfare up- nv
parently is growing in intensity.
Tuesday's reports show that under- th
water boats probably have accounted or
for 15 additional vessels?seven neu- St
tral and eight belligerent ?of 46,7
63 tons. Fight of them are known Pr
to have been sunk, one is reported
to have been "torpedoed," and the
others are "believed" to have been T).
sent to the bottom.
Of the known sunk vessels six ra
were British, one was Spanish an ! th
one Swedish: of those supposed to N.
have been sunk four were Norwegian, jdii
one was British and one Russian. The1
vessel reported merely as torpedoed ^a
and which is not known positively to ?1
have been sunk was a Norwegian Tl:
ship. i flr
One of the steamers sunk was the nv
Port Adelaide, a vessel of 8,818 lons.ian
which carried passengers. Ninety-six w'
persons from her, including members 801
of the crew, were rescued.
The occupation of about a thou- a's
sand yards of German trenches by re<
the British in the region of Grande-1
court, southwest of Bapuamine in
France, represents the greatest gain',*"''
by any of the belligerents on any j
front announced in the latest com-|P?
munications. No fighting was re- J
quired to take the new position, the h?
London war office reporting that the an
Germans offered no opposition to the
British troops. On the remainder of'
the front in France spirited ar*illerv w*
duels nlnne have prevailed. cu
11! Oalicin. ?outh of Kiselin and J"'
southwest of Brody. the Germans es- ?f
sayed attacks against the Russians S("
but according to Petrograd all of
them failed. *lf)
In Roumania quiet continues to 1
prevail. In the Austro-Italian then-.*"*
tie, hombardrnents alone are taking;
place.
On the Macedonian front, in the
Cerna river head and on the Struma
river lowlands, there has been considerable
fighting but with the results
unknown.
Constantinople reports that in re
cent attacks on the Turks near Kurel-Ainarla
the British lost not lps*
than 2,000, aside from men made
prisoner The British succeeded in;
penetrating Turkish first line posl- th<
tions. says Constantinople, hut later Fo
were ejected. ne<
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Bl.K<wriOX ARBANtiKMKNTS. + f
. in
< U. 8. Stewart, chairman of the + |()(
Lancaster County Kxecutive
4- Committee received a telegram + .,^
last night from llalcott B. * )V(
I* Thomas, acting secretary of the +
State Kxecutive Committee, in +
<%> whirh i nvit nipt inn? _?? <? "? f*\r
holding an election to fill the +
+ position of Congressman from
the Fifth district. +
? The telegram advised: That d?
+ the primary for the full and (
? unexpired, terms would be held + pre
on February It? and that the lo- Ida
? cal chairman must at once ap- pui
fr point managers: that there + Ch<
? will be no second primary and wei
that the two highest candidates cor
for each term wilt enter the san
General Flection on February + yea
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ANNOUNCEMENT. ]arJ
han
I am a candidate for Congress for SUg
he unexpired term of the late D. E. ?0n
'Mnley subject to the rules of the by
'cmocratlc primary election and and
'edge myself to abide by the result he
tf same. q^c
Your support will be greatly ap- moi
reetated. ag ,
PAUL a MeCORKLS. *rfi
pnuity of one per cent will ?
$1.50 A. YEAR.
:s 4RE TO
!E TOMORROWf
IVE ASPIRANTS FOR CON- fn
GRESSIONAL SEAT TO ??
ADDRESS LANCAS- ||
TER VOTERS.
ampaign For Congress Opened j
at Chesterfield Thursday.
Candidates Spoke at Cam.1
?
ucii iiHiay and l^ancaster
Saturday.
Tho five candidates for Congress A
in the Fifth district will arrive ?rv i
incaster tonight and will speakj o\,5$S
incaster county voters tomor/ '
orning. It has been annouimv
at the meeting will take place
e court house and will be called to ^.
der promptly at 11 o'clock. R. S. T
ewart. chairman of the County
unocratlc Executive Committee will
eside.
Candidates in the race for the po- A
ion made vacant by the death of
E. Finley are: Thomas TV Butler
Gaffney; W. F. Stevenson of Che- j'l
w; J. Lyles Glenn of Chester; Ar- I f
ur L. Gaston of Chester and Claud /
Sapp of Lanonster. All the can- I y
dates are lawyers. ' V,^
Without exceptioi/, every candite
coming to Lancaster to speak j
morrow will be , warmly greeted.
ie local man, Mr. Sapp, has huneds
of friends and supporters all
or the county, while Mr. Stevenson.*-""
d Col. Butler are both popular
th Lancaster voters. Mr. Steven- '?,
a made two campaigns against Mr.
nley for the seat, while Col. Butler 10
ran twice for the office. They
^eived tlattering votes each time.
The present race is the first enterfor
Congress by either of the
tester men, but they claim that
ey have strong support and will
11 a good vote.
Mr. Sapp has been prominent in
liticnl affairs in Lancaster county fva .
d is at present Assistant Attorney J '
meral for South Carolina.
Tlte probabilities are that there y
ll be a large audience to hear the ?1
ndidates tomorrow. The bad con-"v^l
ion of the roads in some sections M
the county will possibly prevent II
me country people from attending,
t it is predicted that the court 4
use will >,e entirely filled when
lairman Stewart opens the meet"ni
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OCAL MAN BUILDS
NEW COTTON MILL
il. Springs' Mill No. 2 at Fort
Mill Is lo Be Large and
Commodious Affair With
25,000 Spindles.
Work is now well under way on *
>. new spinning mill being built at
it Mill by Col. Leroy. Springs. Tho
w mill will be conducted in ron tion
with the plant at Mill No. 1
ere the addition of a large weave
>d is nearing completion. The
a* mill is to be 200 feet by 150
t and will be two stories high and
addition there will be a picker
>m 80 by 85 feet. The entire j
,nt. when complete, will consist of
000 spindles and 1.000 looms with
1 house and finishing plant.
lit VS CHKHOKKK BONDS.
ITney Banker Bids Highest for
$75,000 Issue.
JafTney. Feb. 8.?Charles M. Smith
sldent of the Merchants' and
inters' National hank of Gaffnev.
chased, today $7,500 worth of
srokee county bridge bonds, which
re recently Issued by the county
nmlssioner8. Twenty-flve thoud
of the bonds will run for 21>
rs and the price paid was $25,- V
>. The other $50,000 are serial
uls payable $2,500 annually fo?*
years, the price paid for these be$50,350.
The bonds will draw
-4 per cent Interest. This Is the
test bond Issue which has been g
idled by a local man since the Infer
water works and sewerage
le years ago. The bonds were sold
what la known as "auction bids"
i as Mr. Smith's was the highest
was awarded the entire Issue,
ire were several other bids. The
ney for the purchase will be paid
won as the necessary preliminary
ingomenta can be made.