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VOL. 12, NO. 27, SEM J-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., TUESDAY. FED. 20, 1017. on r.n A vr.,77:
( SAPP AND STEY
MAKE RACE
LANCASTER MAN NOSEI)
OUT CHEROKEE CANDI- 1
DATE BY 32 VOTES.
Complete Returns Show That ,
Local Man Will Be in Second
Race With Chesterfield
Candidate ? McCorkle
' Easy Winner.
Complete returns from the primary
in the Fifth district to liil the unexpired
term of the lute I). K. Finley
show that W. F. Stevenson of ( liesterfield
and C. N. Sapp of Lancaster
will enter the general ejection
Wednesday. Mr. Sapp poos in the
race with Mr. Stevenson by a scant
32 votes over Col. T. B. Sutler of
Cherokee. Mr. Stevenson has a hie
lead over the field, having polled 3,784
votes to 2.009 for Mr. Sapp and
1,977 for Col. Butler. The total vote
was 10,372.
Paul G. McCorkle of York has been
nominated for the term expiring
March 4. Mr. McCorkle receivhd <h?
record breaking vote of 8,074.
The vote was canvassed by a
subcommittee of the State Democratic
executive committee at a meeting
held yesterday at noon in
the office of 11. B. Thomas, acting
secretary of the committee, in Columbia.
The subcommittee consists of
the following: R. B. Caldwell.
Chester; I. J. Campbell. York; T. Y.
Williams. Lancaster; T. H. Ketchin.
Fairfield; A. J. Beattie, Kershaw; G.
A. Guignard, Lexington, and Wilie
Jones, Richland.
Mr. Thomas sent tickets to th?>
county chairmen of the State yester
day afternoon. He sent tickets for
Stevenson and McCorkle who are
sure to be voted ror and in view or
the qloseness of the , race between
Sapp and Butler tickets were sent
for both.
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Cherokee 11222 2.rJ If. 8s' 196
Chester. . | 8| 931! 4 011 59 lb?
Cheaterf'd | 12 8' 19| 51 172 1796
Fairfield . 40| 231 56| 89 193
Lancaster 174 16| 1 1 821 483'
Kershaw 151 9 8 6 334 430
York.. . 259 360 627 446 58o!
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Total . . 1977 1680 1 122 2009 3784
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THE SOI Til CHOWS (illKATRIi
Washington, I). C., Feb. 19.
"Each month's report from the Cen-j
sus Bureau adds a chapter to the
story of the passing of supremacy
In cotton manufacturing to the
South," said President Harrison, of
the Southern Railway system, today.
"The report of the consumption of
cotton in the mills of the United
States during the month of Decern
ber shows that consumption in South
ern mills during the month amounted
to 307,617 bales, an increase of
12,089 bales, or 4.09 per cent, over
December, 1915. Consumption in
the mills of all other States during
the month amounted to 228,970
hales, a decrease of 30,507 bales, or;
11.76 per cent, below December, |
1915.
"In the five months' period ended
December 31, consumption in Southern
mills amounted to 1.583,581
bales, an increase of 207,218 bales,
or 15.05 percent, over the corres
ponding period last year. Consumption
in all other States during the
P< riod amounted to 1,180.381 bales,
an increase of 23,104 bales, or only
two ner cent. During the month of
December consumption in Southern
mills exceeded that In the mills of
nil other States by 7 8.K4 7 bales, or
34.35 per cent."
ENTENTE EXPLAINS
BLOCKADE OF (IIIKIK'K
London, Feb. Is.?The French,
British and Russian legations at Athens
have published a statement explaining.the
reasons for the continuation
of the blockade, says an Kx- 1
change Telegraph dispatch from that
capital. The chief reason is that the
repuirements of the entente ultimatum
to the Greek government, es- i
pecially with reference to the difficulty
of arms, have not been fulfilled
completely. I
rENSON TO
; FOR CONGRESS
ALL NATIONAL GUARD
IS TO LEAVE BORDER
ORDERS ISSUED FOR RE
TURN OF TROOPS.
fien. Funston Will SI ill Have
50,000 Regular Troops at
His Command.
Washington. Feb. 17.?Order;
were issued by the war department
today directing Gen. Funston to bo
gin the immediate demobilization ol
all National Guard units remaining
in border camps and it is experte<
that the last troop train will be or
its way North by March 7.
Gen. Funston still will have nearlj
50,000 regular troops under plan
worked out hy the general staff. Tin
command includes all of the troop;
who were in Mexico kind their distri
bution was carried out under the di
lection of Gen. Bben Swift, who wai
with the Pershing expedition. G?-n
Pershing will remain at Fl Paso.
Secretary Baker emphasized tha
the withdrawal of the State troops i
in no way connected with the erisi
with Germany hut carries out a polic;
determined on long ago. The orde
was issued after Gen. Funston has rc
ported that with the new dlspositloi
of regulars he felt that he ha;
enough men to meet any border exig
encies that might arise. The num
her of guardsmen remaining and t
be demobilized under to<tt^|b order i
about 53,000.
Administration officials are under
stood to have been convinced by th
| reports of special observers for th
jstate department and the army tha
while it may be possible for Vill
land Zapata followers to commit mill
or depredations in the sparsely set
tied region west of .El Paso, there i
little possibility of a recurrence o
raids in tho lower Rio Grande conn
try.
n <s also desired that tho Carranz
government l>o embarrassed as iittl
as possible in its efforts to oontrc
Mexico.
The only unit of the South Carolin
National Guard contingent romainin
on the border is the Second infantry
Col. Holmes B. Springs command
lug. Included in this regiment is th
Columbia battalion, Maj. Trelaney 1!
Marchant commanding, as well a
the Charleston Battalion. The Firs
Infantry, Troop A, cavalry, (Charles
ton Light Dragoons), field hospitn
No. 1, and the Johnson engineers al
ready have returned from the hot
der.
SOI THKItN lit VS IXM'OMOTIVK"
Atlanta, G;^, Feb. 1 J?.?Fiftee
new passenger locomotives of th
powerful "Mountain" type have jus
been received by the Southern Hail
way system and will be placed i
service between Washington and At
lanta, handling the heavy limite
trains Nos. 37 and 38, the "Net
York and New Orleans Limited."
These locomotives are heavier tin
more powerful than any previous!
in service on the Southern. The en
ginns alone weigh 31 A,000 pound
and with their tenders measure 7
feet, being seven feet longer than th
Mikado type freight locomotive*
They have eight driving wheels 0
inches in diameter and are of higl
steaming capacity, the boilers hav
ing a diameter of 76 1-2 inches am
being equipped with supes I. >aterk
The cylinders are 27 Inches in diam
kh-i wiui ji pinion siroKe or ?<
inrhes, the "Southern Valve Gear'
which was Invented by Engineer \V
S. Brown of the Southern's Knox
ville division, being used.
For the present they are being op
orated in freight service but afte
they have been "broken in" they wil
be placed on their regular runs. The;
were built by the Baldwin Locomo
tive Works. Eight others of the sanii
type were ordered by the Southeri
in November.
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Antiorh I 21.
Helair I 11;.
Carmel !.....
Cotton Mill i 5
Crenshaw School J 3 .
Dwlght ! 2
Klgin I 2 .
Flat Creek i 30
', llalle Gold Mine 2 .
! Heath Springs 1 25' .
Kershaw 9.
I Lancaster j fi|
Midway i 4 .
New I'. thel ; 2 .
Osceola w I 4 .
I | Primus I 5
Pine Grove I 4 .
Pleasant Valley ! 8
f Riverside j 2
Tabernncle | 1!'
Taxahaw I Hi.
1 Trndesville i 11 .
Unity I 2 .
1 Union School j
Van Wyck 13
White Bluff 1 81.
Welch's I 11|.
s Zlon 1 1
Total | 174
BRITISH CONTINUE
: PROGRESS IN FRANCE
' THREE RAIDS MADE ON THE
GERMAN TRENCHES.
1 John Hull Troops Are Making
Life Unbearable For German
a
rl Troops in France.
With the British Armies in France,
(vis London, Feb. 19).?From a
(> staff correspondent of the Associated
* Press.?The past thirty hours havt
witnessed three of the British raids
which are carried out daily and
e 'nightly with the object of making lift
unbearable to the Germans in th*
it front line trenches.
:i | Two were nitfrle by Canadians
i- who really invented the practice ol
trench raiding. These raids, added
g I
' to the steady progress by the British
on both sides nt iho ...... ?1
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donee that the coldest weather of the
war on this front has not stopped the
e constant worrying pressure, which
il the British' seek to exert upon the
Germans.
Old soldiers say that there is notha
ing quite so valuable as these minot
u operations for keeping the troops it
lighting trim while nothing is so del-pressing
and injurious to morale 05
o the constant defensive which the
t. Germans have endured all winter.
Unlike the Vrcnrli.
it In this respect the British are very
i- unlike the French in their methods
tl|of winter warfare. Gen. Haig's polI
icy has been one of unceasing bom -jbardment,
punctuated by dajly raids
and minor attacks, tactics which have
brought In a constant stream of priss.
oners and inflicted a heavy toll ol
n casualties. The French prefer lyinp
e quiet in their trenches for long pe
it riods and then attacking suddenly 011
I- a wide front in a sharp, tierce comn
bat. The British have not the same
- appreciation of the dramatic as thj
u French, but believe implicitly in tl.<
v efficacy of the steady grinding down
process.
d In their biggest raids the ('unaV
dians cantured fnrlv-m-vnn nri-:i>nni
- of the Kleventh Bavarians, who 011!}
s came Into the nni's yesterday. The
1 Canadians left the German trenches
completely wrecked. Their most im>
portant work was probably the blow!
ing In of four mine shafts, by which
ti they sealed in living tombs scores or
- Germans who were tunneling to1
ward the British lines. The Gort.
|iuans tried to cut off the Canadians
with a double barrage fire and then
N attacked, but they only succeeded in
inflicting a few casualties.
-AMKItir.W < OVSI |.S NOW
AltK I.HAVING (JKHM \NY
Copenhagen, via London, Feb. lb.
i ?The American consular officials in
1 Germany who did not accompany
y James VV. Gerard, the American ambassador,
when he departed from
i* Berlin, now are leaving Germany,
1 most of them by the route to Switzerland.
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WNTY'S VOTE I
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18 10| 821! 483 182 24 1265 ; '
ALLIES WITHSTOOD
j ATTACKS OF GERMANS'
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SUBMARINES ACTIVE DUU- 1
INC* LAST WEEK.
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Turkey Advises United States (
That She is Friendly to '
This Country.
Attacking in force the German
l lines on both sides of the Itiver Anert*,'
I in France, British troops on Satur
day penetrated about 1,000 yards on a
front of one mile and a half south ,
j of the stream and gained ground on ,
the northern side. ,
51 The latest success follows upon the
' British capture of Grandcnurt, also
on the southern hank, and brings
them within a short distance of both ,
r Miraumont and Petit Miraumont, |
northeast of Grandcourt. Field Mar- f
shal Ilaig's forces also carried an itnI
nnrUinl nnm?.?*A " ' * * "
v.. . until |>uauiuu norm OI I 110
Ancro 011 a front of about 1.000
. yards north of tho Bailh court I in
German counterattacks won* with
i stood successfully by tin British. win f
; report that they inflicted heavy 1?< '
ses 011 tho Germans. The llritish \
. also captured at least 268 prisoners, j
including five oflicers. Further north
i ward on tho front in Franco British
. troops carried out successful raids in '
r to the German lines,
> Continuing their advance on Kut- o
el-Amara in Mesopotamia, British j
troops have taken more positions (
- from the Turks and prisoners cap
i tared Thursday number nearly 2.- *'
- 000, including 8!t officers. On the
. right hank of the River Tigris the t
i British seized important strategic r
> positions. Belated Turkish official (
statements admit retirements in this
f region. a
The renewal of lighting along the v
Moldavian frontier of Koumania r
i virtually the only other new miti
tary development of the last 24 ,
1 hours. Berlin reports the beginning
of a battle Saturda> morning noitli
I tactile Otitis valley. Who wen \
Hnggrcssom was not Indicated. Petro- i
grad has not yet reported on this
operation. a
British shipping aniountir. to ?
tons was reported sunk Set lr
1 day Time of the four steamers ;
sunk, the Queenswood. 2.T > 1 ton'- <
Marion Dawson, 2.2,00 tons. a"-' '
MarJe L-'onhardt. 1,468 tor-. \vpv? t
presumably submarine victims. Th< t
fourth, the l.ad> \nn of 1,061 ton-, i
was sunk by a mine.
' German reports attrlhule marked
success to the operations of Individ- 1
ual F-hoats within the last few days. <
One submarine, it is announc d
Iannis til llllll t V. 1 n?t ?
J Oil II H ?!-,'? ' IU1ID III ^ II I J/|? r II i. .11 .1 ?
24-hour period, while another :*v? r- 1
;aged 7,000 tons a day for five riavs t
j Oerrnan naval airplanes bombard- r
ec' military objects near Dunkirk and
Ifoxyde. behind the entente lines on ^
the northern end of the Franco-Hoi- t
j gian front, and also threw bombs t
upon merchant shipping in the a
Downs off the English coast, Hrit- l
t Ish naval machines bombarded the f
jGhistellee airdrome and buildings t
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LIQUOR PLAN A
BY LEGISLA]
tAILROAD BRIDGE AT 1
VAN WYCK COMPLETED
A. L. STRUCTt RE OVER
CATAWHA FINISHED.
lome Demonstration Club to
Hold Important Meeting
With Mrs. C. It. Voder.
Van \Vy< k, Feb. 10.- -Tho S. A. L.!
i?'\v stet'l bridge over the Catawba
ivoi* u<.?? i* \ i r.- ~i- 1 1
. ..in iv.h'k nas won iin
slied and the painters are now puling
the finishing touches on it. This
>ridge is a splendid structure and
ooks as if it could defy any future
lood. The steel of the wreckon
>ridge is being removed from the
ttream ami it is no light work, but
he workmen understand thoir job
ind are getting along well with the
langerous work.
Mr. .1. A. Hyatt, our r< ad contrac
or, is now working on a contract foi
he Seaboard road at Houstan, neai
Monroe, NT. C.
The public sale of the personal
property of the lat? T. It. Thompson,
was fairly well attended and the
property brought good prices. Mr.
'. L. Thompson, bought the stock 01
roods and will continue the bust
less.
Mr. Clyde Voder, telegraph opernlor
for the S. A. L. at Abbeville, S.
[1., has been visiting his father, J.
M. Voder, for a few days the past
ivrek.
Miss Annie Hyatt is visiting her
brother. Mr. \V. H. Hyatt, and some
Mends at Kershaw this week.
The primary election passed off
very quietly at Van Wyck. with a
imall vote and resulted in some surprise
and we look for other surprises
an the 21st.
The-llnme Demonstration Club wil'
meet with Mrs. ('. U. Voder February
2Sth. Miss Martha CreiirhWu*,
)iir wide-awake agent, will meet with
the club and would like to see a full
urn out of tbe members.
>1HS. W. H. WVI-IK.
Lancaster people learned with re
rret last week of the death of Mrs.
fOllie Wylie, wife of \V. H. VVylie.
vhicli took place Monday at her
tome near Kichhurg.
The funeral services were conlucted
by the Kev. II. B. James of
ho Kichhurg Methodist Kpiscopal
hureh, and the interment followed
n the graveyard of the Union Assoiate
Reformed Presbyterian chvirch
t Richburg.
.Mrs. Wylie was a devoted Chris
ian woman and was a consecrated
nember of the Methodist Kpiscopal
hurch at Richburp. She possessed
in ever widening circle of friends
rho mourn her death and revere her
nemory.
Mrs. Wylie is survived by her hus and,
\V. P. Wylie, and four sons,
. W. Wylie of Chester; John O.
Vylie. William Wylie and Rlmore
Vylie of Richburp.
in?l shipping at Bruges. Relgium.
Tie Swi?s m nisfer at Washington
as given to Secretary Lansing full
nfo'taction eon e ning 'he departure
if S?; fotnter Vmerican consuls-and
heir families in (lermuny. Th? do
a is v, oi ?> not tnade public hut are
t! ttnnnrt nPAfwuia
" > - ' ""in |>ium cs
to facilitate the i'-p; lture i)t the
^nieriopns.
Turkey has piv n to Ambassador
^lkus at Constantinople expressions
?f friendship for the lT. s. and
I' hope that friendly relations may
< ntinue. No reference was made by
"n: key to any Intention on her n;u t
o support (Serniany's* submarine
lolicv.
The. American legation In llerne
Switzerland, was notified today that
he American consuls in (Jermnny
vill arrive in Switzerland Tuesday
fternoon and it is expected that
nany Americans who have been re
i'din* in Germany will accorapanv
hem.
H'i.i/u x\ i FjA K
1 GREED ON
FIVE CONFEREES
WILL PROVIDE ONE ({PART
OF WHISKEY OR WINE
AS MEDICINE.
Heads of Families Must Secure
Certificate From Judge of
Probate to Obtain AnyIntoxicant
Any
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TIVMI I II.
<'o'.uiiii i. 1- ' l>. iy. The fret conTerence
conim:ttee on the liquor bill
will report on this plan: The heads
of families or mules over tweuty-ono
will be allowed one quart of liquor
during each month, or one gallon of
wine. The option is for either the
quart of whiskey or gallon of wire.
No beer is provided for. The quart
a month is to lie secured on a certificate
from the probate judge. This
certificate is to be issued upon the
tiling of an affidavit that liquor is for
medicinal purposes. No physician's
certificate is provided for or incorporated.
The certificate is to be isjsued
to heads of families or men,
I and the common carrier or exprest
companies must file their certificates
I Wine for sacramental or n-llgioui
purposes is allowed. The certificate
provided for is to cost the applicant
ten cents. Provision is made for alcohol
intended for druggists, hospitals
and wholesalers.
The report of the committee is not
available at 11:15, but the above is
the substance of the measure that will
be reported by the free conference
committee, consisting of Senators
OuKant, Nicholson and Evans and
Representatives Boyd. Neuffer ana
Mauldin.
The quart-a-month bill goes into
eflect sixty days after its approval.
The report did not get into the House
before it adjourned until 10 o'clock
in the morning.
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CO! RTRSY Is WATCHWORD.
, Atlanta, (la., Feb. 19.?Court esy
'i; Rule No. 1 on the Southern Railway
as shown in the new manual of
rules and regulations for the guidaneo
of ticket and baggage agents.*
ordut !?: . train a id baggage mea
jw hieli has just lipen issued.
Instructions both to station and
train employee- begin with the follow
ing:
"A railroad is first of all a public
servant. It follows that the success
lot a railroad as a easiness enterprise
de ids, in a large measure, not only
upon the eflieiency of the transportation
it affords, but upon the
personal treatment which those iloing
business with the railroad receive at
the hands of its officers and em,
ployees.
The agent is reminded that at sta?
tions he is the railway and that the
reputation of the company depends
on the courtesy with which the public
is met. Conductors and other train
employees are admonished ndt only
to lie courteous to passengers but to
give responsive and intelligent answers
to questions about anything'
that may happen on the road.
C WW CIIKKK.
Mr. hditor: \llow us to welcom
you to Lancaster. V'?> are glad t
f t the News again. Ho e's wishlnj
all success to you ami th< \?nvs.
Mr. Hryan Motherslud of Norfolk
V.i., i s* at homo with his* met heir
.Mrs. J. It. Mother; seel. |
Despite ?'r threatening weathw
Rev. K. W Hogun came down froxr
Waxhaw to hold service a' Camf
Crook Sunday.
Nina Hruce, the small daughter <f
Mr. and Mrs. Theo Hallman, wsf
: painfully burned one day last weef
We hope for the little girl a speed"
recovery. r
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Steele spei"
Sunday with the latter's sister, Mtp
.1 M. Stogner.
Mrs. W. H. Mehatfey spent tp
week with her daughter, Mrs. Am
Ada 11 s at Union. n
Miss Rachel Steele is visiting Iff
mother. Mrs. Leonard Steele at Vp
Wycfc.
Mr Oarv MahafTey and slst>
\ .\liss Rllen. spent Saturday night ap
Sunday at the home of Mr. J. !
Crenshaw <n 'he Tirzah communtr