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I LAIN CAS i Three Bus I and This I Fash X New, Beautiful, 1 | In % FOE STREET AND AFTERNOO* ? BEADED OR EMB 111 $12.50 - $15.00 Of particular interest are the new Er 1 $1 i j X Fashion< '** Four specially priced Lingerie and T Y gandie and Linon materials, a collection < | | $1.00-$1.50 Apron Checks, 3i * lOc Ynnl. dres JL Bleaching, extra quality, ^ lOc Yard. q Tlr?r<lorpd Curtain Scrim. ~~ ? T lOo Yard. C A Nainsook, 36 inches wide, ? J 112l-i2c Ymtl, ; | ~ Sovereign Tlaids, V 8c Yard. f ^ Table Oil Cloth, 1 i Y 25c Yard. ^ AT. MUCH TIME IS SAVED. since th? regroup Chattanooga, Tenn., March IB.? ''ir Southern Kai Many hours will be saved in the time Hilv'nK 'n tir e is t required for the* movement of elimination of dc through freight trains of the South- i,lslM(tion which rn Railway system through the in- ?train had to auguration of joint yard operation at Jai 3* c points where separate yards previously were maintained by lines now' ^ ,H n one h?is ' Included in the system. KO,f for scveral J natural to be int Chattanooga. Birmingham, Merr- ?onal ftnd homo f dian, New Orleans and Oakdule terest [n uU0 Qf f (Harrison Junction), Tenn., are the den s c thig wJ points affected and at. each of them Tergation' from two hours will be saved on ? . I "Your father 1! * at U l^nln T?nai_l tjvuiy miuu&u iu;i5ui vic*??a. "ud? un, yassirin ne88 moving between the West and "Docs he work the South through the Louisville and yassir h Cincinnati gateways will be expe- ..Wh'at doe8'he dlted by quicker handling at Oak- % ..Well cap.n , dale and Chattanooga and likewise tQ be a'Method, the handling of business between the qult an> got to East and the Southwest will be im- preacher; un' bin proved by groater efficiency at Chat- to jje a jjapt tanooga, Birmingham, Meridian and ..jB jie a uapt New Orleans. ..NOf cap'n; h< This is one of the measures for he's a caddie 1 greater operating efficiency adopted New York Post. Ij W\ .em\tm fjpj MANY A M BUI JUDGE II " BY HIS STAT Well Printed Letterheads opes and Billheads In * T"Tt W7in I [ I AXT V JC Will ft f IN BUSI] II "Perfect Print HflIS OUR MOTTO mm pw B "...r - .... ^/VVvVV VVVVVVVVVVV V V >TER DEP. THE BEST PLACE 1 ;y Weeks < Store is 0\ lions For E? effective Creations Dresses I WEAR. MANY WITH NOVEL BjOIDERIED EFFECTS. - $20.00 - $25.00 nbioideried Taffeta and Georgette Dresses at 15.00 ible Waist 'ailored Waists of beautiful Voile, Lingerie, Orjf smart, distinctive styles, sizes 36 to 50. - $1.95 - $2.95 Be Plain color Poplins for entire Burlap, Greei ises or separate skirts, 25c Yanl. ~~ Colored Mad heck and Stripe Percales, JOc Yanl. I ... , 15-inch Tabl retonr.es, all colors, 15c Yard. I ' Amoskeag a 4-lnch Table Damask. and Stripes, 25c Yard. Striped Cheviots, Overall Deni 12 I-2c Yard. lw?>0,.y?.o,''nl Thi! MAY MAKE "KAPOK" OF VAL sffected through the tuble bundling ami Th.t I. Abuml.nt In H.I I . Been Mentioned as a Substiwas necessary when tute fop Woo, move through two There are two varieties of ka Alters to tie found in Haiti, both p the same caddie at ucts of trees of the Kriodendron I days running, it is ?nd both of good quality. . i . hi. local names for the tiber vary erested in his per- .. . , ? , ~ , c . . corning to locaiuj; " muruueiu, iffairs. Silch an in- . * ,\ . ' ton inapnii and eottxm uoir .he caddies at Cam- u,OSi, IlloS{ commonly used, nter led to this con- Kapok iv fairly ahundant nil Haiti, hut no commercial use has i Ivlng, Zeke?" made of it. The natives soniet y ole man llvln'." ?tu<T pillows with it. and occasioi -m mattresses, hut this is uhout the tent of Its utilization. Indeed, e wifkin', now." over the West Indies it is little do?" and hua no fixed market value, ei my ole man ho used I in Cuba, where it is a well-de s* preacher; den he article of local trade, and where i be a Presbyterian wlderable quantities are brought aebye he quit dat an'I "l<> Dominican Republic. * , , ,, There has been noted of late Is preacher. I . .... . , .. ... interest in the substance in the IT s preac or now . States, and it Is being advertise! s all right now, sub, jjor fan0y trade names as a ne\> ap at IMnehurst." covery for life preservers, cushioi steamers, pillows and the like. ________________ filling for mattresses It Is an substance, exceedingly light, lately sanitary and possessing resilience that even after long i does not lump or pack. As a qu material for comforters and othe coverings It equals wool In wt and excels cotton In softness and ness. For dressing gowns, sm ' Jnckets and other padded gar I It has much to recommend It. A VT ? upholstery It Is superior to mot terials now In use. D Kapok Is used In Bnglnnd to extent In the manufacture of hal certain of the longer varieties mixed with cotton to Impart a IONERY luster to fabrics. The regular 1 however, has too short a fiber tc ! It Is extremely Inflammable, an tk Its chief drawback. If th? if Envel- could be so treated with chemlc to eliminate thla dangerous < QlC&tC It would be very much more able. >p: Altered Whole Thing. "You have sworn to tell n \J l-a W W but the truth." "Nothing but the truth, 1 ~* honor?" ? II i "Precisely." :mg "Then, Judge, with that Urn 'upon mo I might as well wn J that I'm not going to have m ^say."?Detroit Free Press. " ? irnmy H irevmnpmcr's tyrv! A^A A^A A^A j!^i ARTMEr ^0 SHOP AFTER ALL. >f Eastei _ CI ? ^?a4" TP A W vy^A i ernuwiii: < ister and Spring Women who make millinery Spring creations the loveliest of i ful, offering the widest scope of a Priced NEW SPRING SUITS DIS' MO "*-* _; ? i. rn?:n o rrv.* i . .. foiret iwiu, nerge, liicuini the smartly dressed woman. Jaunty Suits in light shadesSport Suits for general weai Magnificent values in Sprin; $8.75 - $10.C ii and Red, Sea Island i 25r Yard. ras Shirting, Red Ticking loo Yard. 71 7" ! ; 25c White V e Napkins, hemmed, !?.">< J >?>/.. ?_ Khaki i. h?tl nd Chambray Checks iirown Drill 15c Yard. ins. Long C'iotli, 20c Yard. rtray came from C!nnmil Pi-noi ... r?.. __ ? - . OUi U L V^U unk town and Consul General Skinn ..p the London, telling of the sinking o and City of Memphis, the Vigilancif Hag She the Illinois. These dispatches lit 5 firmed press reports but added Ger- details. tain International lawyers and ci pok ith- tutional experts here showed nn rod- itancy tonight in saying that 1 am- oats dent Wilson lias full authority t The t,ot? terpret as nn act of war, am HC the nounce that this country com 'cothole that an actual state of war exis nr? _ T'ie reason of Gemany s flagrant as OTer and on American shipping, heeti Such action would be subje lines im<- the approval of congress, mlly iday Despite the unwarned sinkii ! vere big passenger liners like the H" and fornia and the Lanconia. the Jeo used 33 jzjnjr nf Americans on nearly a of other vessels, and the sinkii lined con-*08, three other American ships, from|her Housatonic, the Lyman M. Law the Algonquin since the unresti some warfare began, some official: nlted the spired by the President annoi 1 un- :e- reluctance to on! eve that Ger r disQor>. Would carry through her threat, 118 OIine?, clung desperately to the hope t to- some slight respect for internal ahso war 'aw m'*?ht still be shown. sucl an<l German sea warfare may fait ise is stated, however, to have suit illtlnfi re- evern the most pessimistic fot r be<neu- here. That she actually nieai *rmt\ be stnd every vessel to the bottom l,*htdate dares to venture within hot ,oWn'con? hidden zones Is now accepted the fnct. Neutral, passenger. Ilelgb it ma ^aa aPPear to ^e a" in the : category. HOmt'-m- Practically Certain to Becoiu antiate volved. " ?r ad- With the practical certainty N^dopt country will become involv feaP?lsub- hostilities with Germany, ev > P'1 I only for the koontnir r?r>on nt , - -- "FV.. wi III t lanes to Europe, officials are scai als ? The! the war news with the closest j?aH?hips tiny. An advance on the west val'ines or in Mesopotamia is now at ines. with the keen eagerness born | the realization that it may have a i Itive effect on America's future histo otljjjltate The kaleidoscopic developmei i ag- the last few week's history has S the followed most keenly. The app y?li no crumbling of Turkish power in ] resl- potamla and Persia as ?h?wn ? capture of Van today by the it.ti *ianB- following the fall of Bi <Und, to the Rrttlah, the unexpected ?' rn yherl- ing forth of both British and F m ' nned In a wide swath on the west I Mea- the pro-war revolution in R wore threats of Internal trouble in the many and China's severance of that tions have served to convince .been observers that the beginning o end Is near. |nite The (ierman retreat In Frai not yet accepted as more than s (TTlfKt the gic, however. Tho Russian r< : ' 4 MT STORI " Prpna ya f 1 JL ji g With Ne< Km? Spring ! Millinery! the very hobby of their outfitting pronounc my year! Trimmings are mutifold, coloring my season lor the evolution of different ide $3.50 to $25.00 TINGUISLY PRICED. DERATEHED FOR THEIR STYLE, Q $15.00 <> r'. iV.nr iitu> and TJnrolla. braided and embr< v f ^ J 5 for the young woman, r. ? Suits now ready at >0 - $15.00 up to $40 Sheeting, I Diaper Cloth, 10 yai in< Yard. inches wide, $] l.Vtard. Beautiful line ot plal oiles, SU inches wide, Voiles, 15ctnnl. JOc and _ o-)(. yard. Pretty Striped and C : i 1 hams, ing. closely woven, l.V Yard. 110-inchcs witl'-. Middy Twills, 36 incl 12 I-2c Yard. > >*> > >< eeng ment witn private outicters and with jV'ere pi or at the funds now made available. I then In f tl'u The announcements from the de- ,addltlo t an(j partment followed an hour's confer | will pr ence between Secretary Daniels and Judg con. , the President, who walked over from at the I few . ! . , the White ijouse to the State, war (yesterd Dnstl aiu' navy buildings for the purpose, until t ( j s Engines for Chasers. , torneys 'real- Engines for the "chasers" to he P? 1" to in turned out by the New York plant m* 1 an- W"1 he bought from private mnnn- ""J* liders facturers in time to have them in- ' ts by | stalled promptly upon completion of A hot: isault the hulls. still 01 Rids for 200 or more additional ct to craft of the same type "coast patrol 1 ? boats," as they rfre to be designated. ig ot will he opened next Wednesday. KER Call- Mr. Daniels has called upon the pard- entire small boat industry to submit i score figures as to the number that wou'd us of fie turned out at high speed. He * * the plans to monopolize the market with . and government orders. To Buy Private Boats. * in" A large number of privately own- In a inject nmto'" er?'t nv'ifi'.de r?~v" yf *01^' -'r 1 may he drawn up* i at r.ny time. Re- Sc? tt. ? tired navy officers have heen at work shaw i> *,,al alone the Atlantic coa?' surveyine: that K .ional ^oats f0r a month. Contracts have the co been made for their purchase and a March ,y telegraphic order will make them Mr. i assed government property overnight. plains coast Volunteer crews for the boats hav* take nc ns tu been enrolled among yacht men and "Dear t,iat others along the coasts. meetin, Navy officials estimate that within Teaehe ,l8 four months a fleet of 2,000 patrols mittees and chasers will be ready for action, plans It is planned to assemble the vol- I)fty fo ^ I unteers with'n a few days to becin tees w< acttial operations as a mattet of mectin training, pendljig orders from the held, ai ' ' President for complete mobilization ruary ed in , ?.,?_* ? n j(. of the navy. port, o e poa Submarine-proof. they w rtnin?* Ofllcials say it is planned to e<?- al "nu tablish a submarine-proof patrol off ? 00 1 Th p T fror.t ,*1G American coast, insuring safe In 1" tidied P?99?*91 to ?nf' 'rofn American ports Rhaw of a for all ships. ,March livect Since the visit of the German sub- :^>.1 ,h< murine 1T.K1 XI?. ? v_-? r it?ld I t j.. v v> >u 1ICW|FUII insi yiiiD- j its of mer made It clear that the under- lany ^ hppn water craft could operate across the ' Kary D arent Atlantic, it is believed necessary to : Meao- provide for protection of American 1 * a n the harbors In the event of war. | , 21 day Ru?- Informal negotiations will he an^ igdad started for a working agreement . pflr( ^ weep- with the British and French patrol coun(y rench squadrons now endeavoring to profront, tect ships passing through the Ger- Sl ussla. man submarine zone. Ger rela-, tlon. too. Is admitted to hold posit- Berl many biltties of counter-revolution which An att f the will greatly cripple the military ef- lasting rflelency and in some quarters it is been n ice is held confidently that Germany at!' today, trato has strength for another g eat of cesBful :volu- fensive. safely. r? E | | f I ion ? > r W i I % T T t I t :e our new J fs wonderas. ? 1 T Y ? Y JAULITY Y Y t Y Mderied for 1 Y Y f I ; .00 | T >* ds to piece, Y 1.10 Piece. ^ in and fancy V X 15c Yard. hecked Ging i 10c Yard. lea wide, 18c Yurd. V f . T at on tne stana. i nc aerense " "*-r?* itroduced 10 witnesses and nal witnesses for the defense obably be sworn today. ;e S. W. G. Shipp, presiding present term, signed an order ay continuing the |Evans case he next term of court. Ati interested in this case agreed lit the introduction of a stateiade by young Bailey, who is the point of death in a Rock pitlJ, . it six other homicide cases are i the (locket for trial at the term of couvt, Which term, me to a close Saturday. SHAW SCHOOL TO TAKE NO PART. sot Participate in Eyents Arranged For Field Day. letter to V. A. Lingle, county " * f T-7 ^'oeruitendent of the Ker. ;raded schools, gives notice crsha-.v will not participate in ming Field Day program on 30. Scott's letter to Mr. I.ingle < why the Kershaw schools v I ) part in the event: Sir: At the organ'z 1 g of the Lancaster C / rs' Association last fall, > ll i were appointed to 3 and arrangements for I r this spring. These c : * ere to >eport at the y ( g. This meeting it. rid the committees. r:t meeting, either nnd r such confused rep1 t ere given one week' 1 to report, such re undo through the r -.;t. >? ancaster Mews and K Kra. Only on \ * - ' v, 14th, did a prograr- e," ev. ts s day reach me, f> ?;vh thh lay Is set for Marc'' H it. impossible that K 1 shew, r her sehool, can do ":r ractlee and m; ke "frorrangements In ( 1 "clrs " nd give herself jus '" a eh of events. Hone -t nr-?t, ;k reby do, withdraw '-oin tsV-.g t 'ith the schools o' Lrn-.T'er i lpt. Kershaw Grn1*>l ft h -T. ack on London 'v ?->npolfns * one and one-he'-* h-ifs has > tnde, the war ofTi ? rjced Ram he were d a-ned in*- s* ly and the airs! ? ro':i"?i ^ B JH