The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 10, 1917, Page 4, Image 4
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WATSON UKL.L., Editor.
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J.'AAVltlJ , .fVUgUSt J.V, -LC7J
My Country 'Tie of Thee, Sweet L
of Liberty."
BADGE FOB FOOD MAKE III
In order to be popular forge
Bay a good deal.
o
War, work and worry have
placed Watchful Waiting with i
of us.
o
What is the good of holding
key to the situation if you cai
find the key hole?
o
To get rid of a bore ask hin
repeat his longest and favorite si
twice. Even he can not stand t
The success of an amateur ,
dener often depends upon the n
ber and the appetites of his ne
bor's chickens.
o
The way congress has acted
the last three months reminds
of the fact that Nero fiddled w
Rome burned.
o
Wonder how the New York
tional Guardsmen think Magn
street in Spartanburg compares v
Broadway?
o
A Western man hits the nail
the head when he writes that i
too much to expect the war to
brains into empty heads at Wash
ton.
o
i no suggestion or the Manu
"turers Record that our men now
ing into action be termed "Sold
of Civilization" is the best we fc
Been. That is exactly what 1
are.
The saddest news Kd DeCanip
heard in many months is that no
cuses will tour the country this y
Ed hasn't missed seeing a circu
forty years, to our positive kn
edge.
o
Life's a thing of rough and turn
Life's a thing of laugh and grun
Life's a game of go and hustle,
Life's a thing of rush and bust
Life's a play of brain and musol
Life's all Jump and buzz and w
o
Even a worm will turn and if
Man Ed DeCamp don't let up oi
pretty soon we are going to
loose and tell everything we k
about him. It will be interef
reading.
v. _
When calling for above, i
advertised.
iVS the pa
Proof of the fact that Pi
fidence of the entire count:
business panic or anything
iy ca's entrance into the war.
ly approaching a panic wo
;y. ( war was declared, but these
new slogan recently pres<
itter 1 Usual" and it seems to be t
0 at !
^on- 1
NO NEGRI
Congressman Sam J. Nic
2.oo trict has the thanks of the
l.oo section for his action in pr
to send negro troops to th
the
Had the troops been sent tc
considerable harm would h
on ful the white people of an
be
trouble would sooner or late
consider therefore, that Cc
7 interceding with the depar
?
I A REAL
If the present members
mission never accomplish i
. nd will have alraedy earned th
lie in South Carolina by an
4 rects that within the next !
40 miles in South Carolina
cars with screens. This is
years ago. The public hai
ience and the news that th<
\ j with glad acclaim on every
I f =
7 ! THE TV
l Every newspaper in eve
asked by local merchants t
merchant begs the newsp?
t home and the newspaper is
chants positively refuse to
I rvoi/*** nlA^ra Y\\r m*no nvif i nrr
C*iv/14fe KJJ FiVUV..V*U6
re- buck & Company, probably
11091 y T_;i. ^ J rii - i *
unitea states, nas .lust plac
million pounds of paper, 01
the will be printed. These cat;
mot with their alluring pictures
succumb to this lure the i
. will not advertise will bitte
i to
tory ness is starving him to dea
hat. ing his business he deserve!
garTHIS
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ifihWe
note by the daily pre!
lina and all over the Unitei
for
'"slackers" who did not regis
hiie precincts now and register,
prosecution of that particul
at variance with what the
Mas'lackers.
It announced bef
olia
vith ter would receive prison sc
yet no such action has beei
lowing any man to register
been drawn? It is absolu
t is.
put drawn in the first draft ai
ius- active service.
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'?* A GUAR1!
KO- _________________
iers During the last few days
iavc pered all over the face and
h< > bitious folk who hope in t
eating green corn. We ha
has perimenting along this line
f'1"- tion to offer some valuable
ear. | -p^e way to eat greei
s in family is to lock yourself i
owl-!
then let the corn fly where
bath tub.
l,ie It is a good plan to wear i
ihie. i engaged in the pleasant aci
butter can then drop at its
le
o Old fashioned ear mulLs <
hirr from getting into the ears.
neck wear one of those tij
01<' puts on you when he gives
n 3 An expert corn eater is a
cut
now corn, while the other 50 pe
iting amateur can get about 10
but practice makes perfect.
>leaae say .....
I ImmharHmonf nf tk. s1.
THE LANCASTER NEW
NIC IS MISSING.
resident Wilson has the faith and con
ry is furnished by the lack of anj
approaching a panic following Ameri
Many predicted that conditions close
uld prevail in the United States aftei
; condition* have not come about. Th<
snted is "Business is Better Thai
;rue in many sections.
?(:o:)
DES ARE COMING.
holls of the Fourth Congressional Dis
people of his district and of this entir<
evading upon the war department no
is section for Iheir military training
) South Carolina, we are confident tha
ave been done. No matter how care
y section might be, it is certain tha
r appear between the two races and w<
mgressman Nicholls was very wise ii
tment.
(:o:)
SERVICE DONE.
of the South Carolina Railroad Com
anything while they are in office they
e undying thanks of the traveling pub
order issued last week. The order di
12 months every railroad of more thai
must equip every one of its passengei
something that should have been don<
3 submitted to the greatest inconven
i evil is to be remedied will be receive<
hand.
(:o:)
70 SIDES OF TT.
ry town in the country is frequently
o lambast the mail-order houses. Th<
iper to preach a doctrine of trade ai
alwavs triad to romnlv hut mnnv mpr
do their part towards helping the cam
the worth of their goods Sears Roe
the greatest mail-order concern in th<
ed an order for two hundred and fort>
n which paper an attractive catalogue
ilogues will come right into Lancastei
of merchandise, and when local people
Lancaster merchant who does not anc
rly complain that the mail-order busith.
If he can't see why they are ruin
3 to starve.
? (:o:)
3 NOT JUSTICE.
ss that in some sections of South Caro
1 States the government is permitting
eter on June 5 to go to the registration
after which the government drops its
lar person. Such an action is certainlj
government promised would happen t<
ore June 5 that those failing to regis
ntences in Federal penitentiaries and
ii taken. W hat justice is there in alnow,
after the first draft has already
tely unfair to the man who ha*s heei
id who is even now ready to take uj
?( *>:)
lNTEED REMEDY.
the editor of this paper has been pep
I practically all over the body by am
ime to learn a little something abou
ve given over considerable time to ex
and believe that we are now in posi
advice on the subject,
i corn so as not to annoy the rest of thi
lp in a room alone with the corn, an<
it may. It is a good plan to sit in th<
a diving suit, without the helmet, whei
obatic stunt of eating green corn. Th
own sweet will.
come in handy. They prevent the cori
To prevent it from getting down th
?ht rubber collars, such as the barbe
you an egg shampoo,
ble to get away with 50 per cent of th
r cent is scattered about the room. A
per cent of the corn at the first tria
t?MA.
8 FRIDAY, AUG. 10, 1917.
]:^ WHATOTHE^SAY. J ^
It Calls Fop Admirutlon. |
" i Women are as much out of place /
-in war as in politics; but one oan- V
! not help admiring the patriotism of ^
the Russian women who are trying
B to fight the battles their men ought
1 to be fighting.?Newberry Observer.|
Supplying Ammunition.
An army of eight hundred thou- Eg
I sand workers has been mobilized in
the food and garden clubs. This is
the war home gardening division, ~
which will release the food of the >
farmers for the boys in France. The Jrjf
2 ammunition they will supply con-;
^ sists of fats, starches and protein, j "T
| The Kaiser will find it the deciding!
factor in this war.?Spartanburg "Thou
t Journal. Sail on
< harlotte Is Disappointed. | Proud before hei jister
It is to be regretted that the pro-; Qut< far outt upon the
; posed Hying machine annex is not What of fearsome wills
, included in the Immediate plan, She has stoutly held hc
General Wood for t'anin Greene It I *
had been contemplated as a most de- She has fought the bill<
sirable asset, and The Observer When her sister ships 1
, hopes that It may yet be added to
I the camp, but meanwhile, we have The old ship, the bold s
securod more than we had at first
" expected and can afford to be con- r*,., T ?.
- tent even with the aviatiunal disap- iding out the bitter sto
, poiutment.?Charlotte Observer. The old ship, the hold
m m m
The Way le Open. Other ships go wallowi
That was some very valuable in- Staggering and waverii
1 formation that Hon. W. F. Steven- Other ships go craftily
son gave the farmers at Filbert prmid before her sister
I about cotton marketing; but the In- . .. ,
J. Out the course and on
B formation will go for very l'ttle un- . , ,
less some intelligent farmer takes ^ tossed ast e t
the lead in acting upon Mr. Steveui
' son's advice. The way Is open for j The old ship, the bold
( tremendous improvement in market f-Jonest thread and trui
conditions if only the people who are r% j r Ai ,
| most tremendously interested will Jor the 3torm (
Itake the necessary steps to avail! The old ship, the bole
themselves of the benefit of thosel
improvements.?Yorkville Enquirer. Sail before your sister s
/ Lct them waste their w
How Times l?? change. ! \\fe who sail aboard of
Alas and alack-u-day! Governor I Know how sure you br<
Hlease is quoted as saying at Fii- Know the times that yo
. bert that "when Tillman hears of the Ra . ^ rQyal ru
proposition he will say something!
" dirty. The old scoundrel has got ' ?? ?. .? ? ?j
- 20 he can't hardly say anything! ' c'" Snip, the bold
a without saying something dirty. ' Great she goes and strai
" And this was said at Filbert, where' f0HowinR Qn(J WalloWi\
' only a vfew years ago the noble and' . , ,
? mighty Hen was a lion indeed but ' he old ship, the bold
^ now as nuibji.) .>aiu of caesar,
"There he Ilea and none so poor a ^ i
as to do him reverence."?York
| News.
Politics Not Needed.
We are of the opinion that the)
State Council of Defense has u morel
serious and weighty task on hand
than to discuss and denounce Cole! (Cop
1L. Blease, no matter how just and
true such strictures might be, and TIJC MAM IA/11
believe, therefore, that Mr. David It I M t III AIM VYI I
Coker's utterances pn this subject
in Columbia last week were unfor- *Mo?nVt
? tunatc and calculated to bring about! AUt NfA iiMir/
I more partisan politics, though ^ ^?wip?o!i
Rlease requires no real grounds for jtfSs Mint '
his rantings and ravings, and would
1 of course, have ranted and raved at "<?*
j Filbert just the same, had Mr. Co- / fW- -'t a , vf
ker never mentioned his name.? r ^ * 1 1
Chester Reporter. ?*S
[ LI IM
\ Free Press """
Wwfw
The main object of the censorship l<4A\8j 3iT?W*
seems to be to conceal from Ameri- ' I
j cans facts which probably are known to
the Germans. However, no mat^
ter how silly may seem some of thO| ^
rules for censorship of news. Amer-' j ' . .
I ' !
lean newspapers should submit to ft- :V ? . >.
them rather than run any risk of
(giving the enemy information which
may be of value to him. Ilut a cen- jfifuft
sorship of views is a different propo- nj
- sitlon. Any American newspaper \\l
which is fit to live should fight such
; a censorship to the death, for it ~
t. would be an attack on the very roots || ?
_ of our liberties. If free speech and ' I ' r
free press survive the war autocracy ^ T^HISI01*1X11]
can be destroyed when the war ends
iMedmont. Demonstral
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Ignorance F/\|tlnlns It. _
i ' u , By JOHN GRI
Ignorance seems to be at the hot
0 torn of the anti-draft demonstrations ?
in Oklahoma. According to the dlspatches,
"agitators" and "organi- fj(
1 zers" nave conducted an elaborate ^ transf
0 propaganda throughout the region nSB j
affected, asserting that service in 5^ fijfi 1
the national army meant sure death V ^
tl and that only a show of force would ^JTTl! of its
t?e necessary in order to realize \ . ^
"dreams of conquest, riches, and, i comm
T power" implanted by these agitators; , - i
in the minds of the Ignorant tenant 1^^ '
If these the the abroat
e | agitators rather than their dupes are \
n the ones upon whom punishment at stake are not merely \
. should fall heaviest. Who are thev dameiital principles upoi
?,and what Influence was behind jugtjfication?the e]emei
I thera??News and Courier. , . .. , .
and evil, justice and inj
.
??g. I ^
i-zzzr: ??J
Wilbur D Nesblt i
s^utAor of J
our Flag and My Flag" l 1
1
too sail on, O Ship of State,
, O Union, strong and great.*' ' .!
' M
ships she sails the seas of time;
deep, all stately and sublime?
perings and what of doubting eyes? .
r course beneath the blackest skies,
)ws off and she has dared the gales
have drifted back with tattered sails.
i
hip, the ship that we are sailing onI j
eat she goes?her sister ships a-tralling ?HI
rms all steady, stanch and straight?
ship, the good ship of stateI
ng uncertain to and fro, i
ig against the winds they go; j |
in fear of warring fleets? . i j
ships she sails with straining sheets; ' 1
the course with compass pointing true,
e bleakest winds that ever blew.
I
ship! Full seasoned is each rib of heft
ity seam from spinnaker to jib of her;
or calm, all comely and sedate?
I ship, the good ship of state/
ihips the course that you must make!
hisperings of wonder in your wake!
you, full well we know your strength,
:ast the waves that lurch along your length,
u have met the shiver and the shock,
sh by hidden reef and rock!
' ship, the ship that we are sailing on;
ght she goes, her sister ships a-trailing on,
ng within her wake they wait?
1 ship, the good ship of state! "
)Tright, 1917. by W. D. .N uHlilt.)
rHOUT A (COUNTRY) GARDEN
? ?a? 1
i
ng Power of Just War
ted on College Campus I
IER H1BBEN, President of Princeton University
io one who has lived on a college campus sinot
?claration of war with Germany can doubt that
orming power of a commanding cause. As if bji
;ic touch, all the fine promise of young manhood
:en suddenly matured in the splendid beginnings
power.
believe that the cause to which cur nation has
itted itself is a just cause. It is a war against
to bring to an end the misery of the struggle
1 and inaugurate the new era of permanent peace.
Vre feel our position justified, because the issues
those of democracy and liberty, but the verk?
n which democracy must rest and liberty flna ft?
ital distinctions between right and wrong, good
ustice.