The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 23, 1917, Image 2
^ilLI. REPoiiT ON
VIUIIjAXCIA CAS I
Goiisul (ieniMiil Skinner's Stntciuen
Snys Men Were Adrift Two Days.
Washington. March 22.?Consu
General Skinner at Loudon forward
ed to the state department today i
dispatch from the consul at Ply
mouth giving the most complete of
licial report yet received on the un
warranted torpedoiug of the Ameri
can steamer Vigilancia with a loss ol
fifteen lives, including several natlvi
American citizens.
The report follows:
"'Vigilancia of Wilmington. Del.
"roiu New York for Havre with gen
I'al cargo of smelter structural iron
asbestos, dried fruit and straw, sunt
without warning on Marqh 16 in lat
Itude 48.37, longitude 9.34 or nboa
145 miles from nearest land, by tor
pedo from submarine of unknown na
tionality.
"Two torpedoes fired at ship; firs
missed, second struck ship on star
board side by third hatch. Ship sun I
in ten minutes. Weather at timi
clear with moderate sea swell. N?
other vessel in sight. Crew of 4men
attempted to abandon ship ii
two life boats. In ocean swell L'
men were washed out of boat. O:
these 10 were saved and 15 drowned.
Several \mei iemis Lost.
"Among the drowned are Thin
1-Ingineer Carl Adeholde. a native
American citizen, and Third Office!
Nell S. North, a naturali/ml \meri
can citizen. Some of the crew
drowned were American citizens.
"Crew adrift in life boats Iron
Friday morning 10 o'clock until Sunday
afternoon 4 o'clock. Submarine
of unknown nationality followed
life boats at distance of fifty
yards from 10 Friday night to 4 Saturday
morning. Submarine and life
boats did not speak.
"Survivors landed St. Mary's in
own boats after suffering greatly
from cold, wet and fatigue. One
seaman, a Spaniard, died from exposure.
"This information obtained by telephone
from Penzance.
"Crew coming to Plymouth today."
Consul Frost of Queenstown announced
the arrival of the missing
wen from the American steamer City
?f Memphis at Glasgow in the follow~
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CO. CUSTOM MADE SUIT.
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We urge you to place your
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furthermore to have our man:
j conte acqainted with every man
country.
We absolutely fJUARANTI
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proval.
In making this ofTer to th
the $2.50 ADDITIONAL of oui
. that the extra pair of trousers
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ly Glasgow, care Consul McCunn."
I I KKXCH CAVAIjKY XKARS
-i XKW GERMAN POSITIONS
i
Paris, March 22.?French cavalry
_ has advanced to within about foui
. and a half miles of St. Quenten. one
f of the larger towns, believed to be
. strongly defended by the Germaus.
i further progress by the French is
[ reported in the official statement of
the war office, issued tonight, and
considerable territory has been reocIcupicd
between tlie Soinme and tho
. Aisne.
The French have occupied Tergt
nier, an important railroad junction
- 011 the line between Amiens and
. Uhelius, and have crossed the St.
Qeuntieh canal.
t French aviators report the destruc.
tion by the Germans of the historic
ruiini of Coucy-Le-Chateau, one of
> the thirteenth century.
? The French war office officially an'?
nounces that in evacuating Noyon
11 the Germans carried away by force
; f.ftv young girls, ranging in age from
f 15 to 1*5 years.
; ?:rs>i.\\ m:voli tion
M AIvI> (.i:i!M A \ V THINK
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Amsterdam, March J2, via London. 0
?The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger, a copy
ol which has been received here, 4
- :.ys that if the Russian revolution
has resulted in a decisive victory
i over Russian absolutism, it means
the disapparatice of an important element
of weakness in the llusso!
tench alliance and makes for the .
stability of the entente, as the war
aims of the democratic Western nowV
ers could not in the long run be the ^
same as the aims of Russian absolut- ,
<1
, ism.
v.
"The great ltussian revolution,"
says The Lokal Anzieger, "will make
an end to this antagonism, if the revolution
succeeds in establishing any- 8
thing permanent, the most complete a
agreement regarding constitutional t
principles will exist between the al- f
lies and therefore during the peace r
- negotiations they will be able to come a
forward with a much more harmon- t
ious program than would states gov- t
etned according to various antagon- 9
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:it and Pants nr an extra pair of
your Suit or Coat and Pants, abser
of a COLUMBIA TAILORING
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good for a shoi*. period, but your
'1 at any time that you desire.
order at once.
the public to firmly establish THE
S STOKE at LANCASTER and
vger. MR. R. L. KECK HAM. bein
Lancaster and the .surrounding
1
5E to please you in fit, workman- ||
jarment. or we will refund your j i
that doos not meet with your ap- J
e public, we are presenting them ' j
r original offer and we guarantee ' j
. that you will receive with your II
$1~.00 avoiding to the value of 11
eh Palm Beach or Cool Cloth Coat '
ire. is valued at !
! you MONEY on the original price ' '
made for the purpose of holding 11
nd trade. ]
ONCE with our MR. R. L. BECK- , ,
railoring Co.
LANCASTER, H. C. ||
Corns Peel Right
Off With "Gets-lf
2 Drops, and the Corn is a "Goner H
When you've got to walk on
the sides of your shoe to get away
from those awful corn-pains, there'*
only one common-sense thing to do.
I'Nf "Grt?-I1iM Your Cora* Won't
Swell in Wnter. llenlden. They'll
Shrivel. I.oonen and l'eel Off!
Put 2 or 3 drops of "Gets-It" on the I
corh right away. Pain and Inllamrnatlon
will disappear, the corn will
begin to shrivel from that Instant?
then It loosens and falls right <?ft.
There's no other corn-remover In
the world that acts like "Gets-lt."
No new discovery has been made In
corn-removers since "Gets-It" was
born, Don't forget that fact. "GetsIt"
does away forever with the use
of salves that Irritate^ bandages that
make a bundle of your toe, plasters
that half do the work, knives and
scissors that draw blood, Use "GctsIt"?no
more digging or cutting.
"Gots-lt" H sold everywhere, 26c a
bottle, or sent on receipt of price by
E. Ijiwrence A Co., Chicago. 111.
!
Sold in Lancaster and lecommendd
as llie world's best corn remedy
>y LaiicaXler Pharmacy and .J. F
lackey Co.
-lie political principles.
"The perils threatening Germany's
uture would be formidably increasd
if/ a state with a democratic contitiitlon
were lo arise on her eastern
rontier. The strouges' guarantees,
nust be found against le coalition
rhich, through the removal of the
leep antagonism which hitherto has i
livided it, will become stronger and )
nore cohesive."
MKIIK INK Oil FOOD.
You have always bought the bulky
tock food and given to your stock
.a a medicine. Why not buy only
he medicine and furnish your own
ood? The medicine will be much
uore certain. In fact, B. A. Thom,h
Stock Remedy is so certain to give
he right results that we sell it on
he money back plan. If it doesn't
traighten up your horse or cow or
heep, we give your money back.
LANCASTER MERCANTILE CO.
CLERK'S SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lancaster.
In Common l'lcus.
Ellison Howie et al., Plaintiffs,
vs.
lilt Porter and J. I,. Rodman.
Defendants.
Pursuant to a decree made in the
hove stated case by Ids honor, Judgi
?. \V. (5. Shipp, dated March Kith.
017, I will sell at public auction to
he highest bidder, at Lancastei
'ourt House, on the fust Monday In
kpril next, within the legal hours ot
ale. the following described real esate,
to wit:
All that piece, parcel or tract of
and situate in Indian Land Townhip,
said county and State, containng
sixty acres, more or less, boundd
north by lands of O. L. Pierce,
ast by lands of O. L. Pierce and ,
itate Line, south by estate lands of
. S. Wilson, and west by lands of A. (
\ Spratt, being designed as lot No. J
I in the division of the estate lands |
>f Mllly Crow, the said land being
he share of Ann Crow Porter under
be last will and testament of the said
ililly Crow.
Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to j
>ay for papers.
PAUL MOORE.
C. C. C. L. C.
,V. P. Robinson, Attorney.
March 15th, 1017.
ltaw?3 weeks March 16.
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revives the system, adds strength
and stimulates the nervous system.
It has absolutely no alcohol,
and Is in overy respect a
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| Farmers Ban
39 Located at Lancaster, S. C., at
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^ RESO
w Loans and Discounts
& Overdrafts
<o| Furniture and Fixtui
Banking House, (Bui
w Other Real Estate C
Q Due from Banks and
Currency
jj| Gold
Silver and Other Mir
Checks and Cash It<
0 Total
# LIAB
! ? Capital Stock Paid ii
| A Surplus Fund
Undivided Profits,
& Expenses and Taxr
A Due to Banks and ?
A Dividends Unpaid..
w Individual Deposil
W Subject to Check...
A Savings Deposits . .
'a Time Certificates
^ Deposit
w Cashier's Checks ..
a Bills Payable, inc
^ tificates for Morn
# Total
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lancaster?ss.
^ Before me came Max G. Brittain, Cas
IA sworn, says that the above and foregoing st
^ shown by the books of said bank.
Q Sworn to and subscribed before me this
Correct Attest:
5 W. T. GREGORY,
A. J. GREGORY,
0 W. H. MILLEN,
a Directors.
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p Condition of A
k & Trust Co.:
the close of business March 5th, 1917. ?
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URCES. 9
$147,799.14 ?
2,021.74 9
res 3,854.17 a
ilding Act.) . 13,068.16
)wned . . . . 3,500.00 9
Bankers 34,262.52 %
9,669.00 A
1,187.50 r
lor Coin 1,689.10 ?
3ms 1,918.02 9
$218,969.65 ^
ILITIES. Z
i $ 50,000.00 Z
^. . . 10,000.00 J
less Current 9
js Paid .... 3,019.34 %
Jankers .... 10,000.00 a
38.00 Z
Ls 9
..$79,153.58 9
. . 1,858.56 X
of X
.. 34,745.16 9
155.01 115,912.31 2
luding Cer- 9
ey Borrowed 30,000.00 . A
$218,969.65 9
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hier of the above named bank, who, being duly w
;atement is a true condition of said bank, as ?
MAX G. BRITTAIN. J V?
i 19th day of March, 1917. ? ^
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