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J ' ;tv ; ;\ The Lancaster News ' VOL. 12, NO. 79, SEM l-WKEKLY. LANCASTER, S. 0.. TUESDAY, AUG. 28. 1917. .fi.oo \ vi.-\i> ' v SENATE HAS POWER STEVENSON 1 10 STOP TALKFEST ABOUT LEADERS RELUCTANT TO JUSTIFIES AM RESORT TO CLOTURE. I TRANCE IN La Follette and Vardaman Co Fifth District ( terie May Overtax Their Home Town D .... Colleague's Patience. Patriotic I Washington, Aug. 25. -Limited Cheraw, Aug. cloture in tlie senate was adopted a night the Hon. \ short time before the United States <*t>ngressman from and Germany entered a formally do spoke to the people clared state of war. war, why we are Imminent prospect of war un- preparations have doubtedly had much to do with this I bring it to a suet partial victory by the cloture advo- town hall was well cates. They had the administration and gentlemen, wl strongly behind them, because the tent ion to Mr. St executives knew that ability to has- and patriotic words ten necessary legislative action when t plauded his tellir the war began would make our par- Stevenson said t! ticipation doubly effective. j think America ha tturely Xow's the Time. j but in the four mc Hut the senate has heen nnriilinvlv ' ,() delend OU1S reluctant, and apparently much too ,on 'ns,|lts to our reluctant, to ma-ke use of even the v,dod for an arni>' limited cloture device with which it!Some 8av 'hat the lias equipped itself for the war h,nd ,ht war- hut a crisis. A threat to invoke the rule.' volunleered, and with an exhibition of enough sena- have-clamored to j torial signatures to make the threat and have been re. operative, was made last month, provided for the when the debate on the food control 1<;?'ding ?f this am bill had become a public scandal. i,,K u 'aw that will On.agreement by the obstructionists I oi lllt' country, a to have a vote on a fixed date after ,'hat are making In an additional allowance of nearly lh<> war' pay about two weeks of vociferation, the ad- billions of dollars ministration leaders returned the ' a'c the war, thus cloture sword to its scabbard. jof ,,lis burden, bp to the present, therefore, nl-j Hur<len 011 t . though the war has been In progress : Taxable bonds v four months, and although the the income tax wil weary prolongation of discussion he- that the people comes more and more the specialty j w,,l P?y for the w of those senators who are openly or ' v'ded for the mor at heart opposed to the position their 'he soldiers by cle* country lias taken, there has been I ??ar the cantonnu no actual application of the chatter-1 aafeguarda around checking device which the senate has jlow the flag. No < at hand in the greatest emergency within five miles o the country ever faced. Surely the | nor se'i to a Boldie time has come to use the limited *be Atlanta penite1 cloture rule "to the limit," and if!two years. We I the limit is not enough to extend it! tJbios to take the as for as needed. | P|les across, and .. I marines, and we h: Power ot Kxpulslon. I powerful aviation Aside from the questions of limit- i . . , ' I hunted spies, bo ing debate in order that necessarv i ! American, and ha & business may be transacted, there is i put an end to es a point in time of war beyond which ... ., regulating the pr the freedom of utterance cannot be . . . stufts, steel, and | permitted to go in either house of ,. . paradise the shall congress without giving aid and . . ,. i have been living ir comfort to the enemy. No man i .. the consumer. ought to he permitted to till column ' Mr. Stevenson < after column of The Congressional ,, .. Rryan. the one-tin Record with matter poisonous to the,. ., . * i ing that until a sta cause for which the United States, . . , declared, there ws is a belligerent. And it is incon- . ? . . I ferences of opinio ceivable that this sort of thing will. . , . congress acted it be permitted indefinitetv. I . . 1 'every American cit The senate, like the house, has ,. j the President am the power under the Constitution to ... , , war to the end. expel any member hv a two-thirds , .... Why are we in vote. This power has been invoked ... . , . ,, we will not let C in the past in war time, and it may . ... ... us. A contract b easily be invoked again in the near . . , , , ... a contract, and h future if certain tendencies to abuse!.. . ... ? ... tions is the same ? the freedom ot speech in the na-l K men. tlonal legislature continues. At this , .. (leriimnv\s Itn period, the abuse is in the senate; (lermany says a the house is practically in recess i . . .. . ! 'ng but "a scrap waiting for the senate to act on the _ .... .. . . many made war up war revenue bill. Vorv wiselv, the _ . . . every contract, p house recess, effected hv a gentle- . , . , he ever made witl man s agreement, does not include . * .._ . . nn(l are only de leave to print the lucubrations of ... f, our rights, our pet representatives. , .. , (.erniany signed a ?. "StHHH'h Control ,ly?sep| ml. . . ... / . ? . land end*-Frflrtce - It is absolutely necessarv that the , , ? , ' ' neutrality BeR country rirosecute the war with , . . .. , ... burg, but without vigor. That is the only way to bring , . ?:d it and overran . the war to an end without greater - . ... countries, loss and suffering. The two-thirds ... ... (lermuny signed majoritv In congress has the means _ , . _ * . 11 >.< .. . >, England, France of properly limiting rational discus, . . , .. .. ..... 18;?t>, declaring t tdon ami of ridding Itself of the pres- . , .. . , , , , hall he legal unit enre of those who indulge in treas- ... . .... ...... j . . England establish* onable or fanatical tirades against , ..... , . . . >egnl blockade of f meir country s stand in tnts war for , , , ... .. . . . . . but Germany block civilization. We have food control , ... ... , . . . . , ly by proolamatloi and fuel control and trade control; . , , . . . , , . ships, murdered speech control in congress is now the . , , , A. . . . . . . children on the hig thing most needed to win the war. , . ? / would not respect \ ^ " was not legal; and NRW HIGH RFX'ORD FOR would not stand fo OATTliK ON THF HOOF Germany made a Chicago, Aug. 27.?Choice beevea clares that no ve old today at the Union Stock Yard clares that n ove at 16.30, a new high price record Rtroyed on the higl for cattle on the hoof. The new place or any time figure was 80 cents higher than the gers and crew hav record price established last week, place of safety, yet " hi? IKS EXPECTING BIS FIGHT GREAT M OVER MR TAX Bil lEltlCA'S EN- HKiH TAX MEN ON Tl CONFLICT. WAR PATH. i . 'ongressman in Leaders in Senate Prepare V elivers Fiery Most Spectacular. Struggle Address. of War Session. i!4.?Wednesday Washington, Aug. 25.?l'rojta V. F. Stevenson, j Hons made today by senate lead the Fifth District, | tor next week's discussion of tlie v <?r Che raw on the ,ux kill presaged on? ot the most < in it, and what termiiied and spectacular struct; been made to the war session. :essful end. The1 'ho hill was not taken up tod lilled with ladies I senate recessing after a bt 10 gave close at- j session until Monday for conferen evcnsou's spirited of those prominent in tlie fight }, and warmly up land against increasing the tax levi ig phrases. Mr. | Material amendment of the bill v lat many people regarded certain, s been too slow, Consideration of the postage inths since we be- sections, scheduled for today, w elves against Teu- over until Monday. Hy Wednesc flag, we have pro- these sections, including the spe( of a million men. income tax on publishers and people are not he- rious proposals for increasing s half million have ond-class mail rates, probably i many thousands be out of the rates, probably will net into the army jout of the way. iected We have I The war profits section of the 1 1 . equipment and Senator Simmons stated tonight, ny. We are pass-'to follow the postage sections ; make the wealth on Monday or soon thereafter nd the industries plans a determined effort to h irge iirollts out of a definite date fixed for a vote, h 80 per cent of the profits and the entire bill, required to prose- l'hm Determined Fight, relieving the poor A group of senators prominent the light for higher rates on lie Wealthy profits, conferred today and dech ill be Issued, and to nmke a determined effort ah II he Increased, so ,hat ,ino" ^dividual amendmc who have money w,? hp ofTo,prt to ,ev-v a maxiin ar. Congress pro- flat ratG of 80 per cent on war p' als and health of ita- flra,p'1 downward to the larj tning up the cities amount the senate will accept. ' nts and throwing 1,111 provide8 a ,ovy of about 26 the boys that fol- rpnt- ??tlinated to return *562.0i II II 000. me can sell liquor ,f an encampment. WhU* ,he hi*h tax a,lvoci i without going to werG ln ???on. leaders of the ntiary for at least nanrG conrer.-ed lave provided for ward unit,nR pport f?r army and its sup- jority of thG draft of tho war prf to fight the sub- set,t'on- Divisions among the ave provided for a *or,ty of the caused 1 corps We have ,ative consideration of amendim th German and nioro in harmony with sentiment vo taken steps to senntora desiring a change in pionage We are R>'8tem of levying war profits o ice of coal, food- h,Rhev tax rale" >ut an end to the Conference Scheduled, is and speculators Meeting of the finance eomml , at the expense of an<1 a,so ,ho leatler3 in 1he rampr to increase the tax levies a*e set Minted Mr \V 1 ^omlay before the senate conve ? ... . "I am positive that enough s? ie pacifist, as say. , . tors are in favor of increasing te of war had been . .. ... war profits rate to vole in an aim is ground for dif. . ., . , merit of this character." Sen; n, but that when , .. Borah declared tonight, was the duty of . , ' . . Finance committee leaders p izen to get behind ... ued to line up the senate meml 1 to promote the , . hip as far as possible to prevent , .. .. drastic increase and also toward the war.' Because . , . od t the bill, lermany run over ' Mween ration, I. w|,, ,,7,,.,.v ..nor betwnnn ? KK.t I l-ltll IN Toll as honor between . Washington. Aug. 2<.-? rhe p the government will pay in its j iiken Pledges. . ... .- , chases ol the 11)17 crop ot wl contract is noth- ... .... . , . probablv will be fixed tomorrow of paper." Ger- .. the committee headed by Dr. II. ion us by violating1., .... ... . . , | Garfield. It v 11 be made rflec lodge or promise . ., beginning September l. a our governmenr. I ifendlng ourselves, i;\|?i:t "l !\G GKIJ.M.WY'S HKP iple, our property, j ttuenos Aires, Aug. 27. The Art wuii Kin?-1 ijj:,? iiti11 sifj- to Germany. i guaranteeing tliV j cablegram received at (}ic Tore cium and Udxeiti , b'ftl;-e today, sayb tfiat^hc ejcpectV shame s'10 violat- ^ receive Germany's reply within and pillaged both hours regarding submarine atUi '<>n Argentine vessels. a contract with1 and America In;'his and every other pledged w hat no blockade she has ever given us, murdered "SB it is effective. ' people and destroyed our prope )d an effective, a'Is not that war? Is the ITni he German coast; j States to submit to this? aded Kngland on-! Whenever any nation lays its d and seized our'hand on our citizens and prope our women and that nation must aeeount for h seas because we Fvery church in Canada has a blockade that'honor roll on its walls, with the United States names of the men from that ehu r it. that'are now fighting for right t contract with the Justice, among nations in ssel shall be de- trenches of France. I want ev ssel shall be de- church In South Carolina to h J seas, nor at any such an honor roll, until the passen- Mr. Stevenson spoke to a la e been taken to a audience at Chesterfield at noon j Germany violated terday. AMERICA RELEASES AMERICAN .L GRAIN 10 NEUTRALS 2.O0O.L IE THIRTY DI TCH SHIPS TO THAT MAN SAIL WITH WHEAT.' EM or Norway Will Devote 1,000.000 Medical Kesc Tons of Shipping in Return Ihinks (.en For FoodstulTs. ? ra-1 Washington, Aug. 24.- HcIkUiiis' \\ a-hingtoii. ers will get food quickly and limit rals ' 's v 'ar will have some of their wants sup v lie- plied, through an arrangement en- 1 t-o the war ear ;1?8 j tcred iuto today by the food com ' . .- .i .l ronc'u| mission and the governments of the " Mowattl ay, neutral European countries. ;'irve Medical 'ief it^ was decided to let thirty or v!,? is now in ces more Hutch ships sail at once from *' '' " 1 j(1>t " for nn Atlantic port carrying grain own-"1, Bo>d Bead ie?- ,ed by The Netherlands government. s,or <>s ''' ,,un vas on condition that the greater part of ,"', n exnggcrat* j the cargoes shall he used for relief "Tilts war,' tax j of the Belgians. i much more of ent I it was also announced that the imagined, and 1 fay I Swedish mission had sold at cost'something treni dal i -,52.U00 bushels of wheat in this i how it "an stoj v?- country to the Belgian relief. Theja couple of mi tec-, wheat was bought by the Swedish hoped that Ber vill I government last January and has t'me another w f,e I been held in elevators ever since, there is a chain | This will go forward immediately in "hat way now. '" j ships to he secured by the Belgian ".My only hoj; 's relief commission and will take the ,L.|, m,.n )M tml j argo space of several large freight- them and when ers. will be no tier aVO' Keturn Favor. J be scattered a.r oth in return the Swed'sh govern- race. j ment will be allowed to ship 270.000 ^ tju-nngp bushels of rye of the new American ,j-nim 'n crop, which will he available in Sep- j,..v U|(,,.|| atten war tembor or October. ,,.n vnl, Vn-.i e nen | Negotiations between United -.ou've heard ai on6 States officials* and representatives ))nn?li'c*<l?. A h snts of tj10 neutrals have been in pro-, junir,j ol- at )U) Ul" gress for several weeks. cun t be writtei ro^~ Norway's case has been presented scarcely talked 508t jiy (^e mission bended by T)r. Nan- sj,iereti the t!< rhe sen and complete accord has ;1 |J0iit like any Pcr reached, it is understood. made to do thei 90-~ Norway needs foodstuffs. She is: 0f!ieers. zone G| willing to devote 1.000,000 tons tojsee ajl fu)ne8S ltoa the service of the United States if from sheer deli she can get food in return. It is un- ;np j get .,jj , to" derstood that this offer, in part, has staitabout t r: ,J01>n acceptort' , , , I "Field arabu >ms One of the propositions made by mi . i-s about the ma" Holland was to turn over for the use >?n ... I job there is, as ten" of the trade of the -Entente Allies a . >??? , ..... i the zone of ,,ls large share of her merchant tleet on . nf 'see all sorts ol condition that the ships were not to , ,, , tho , v- shell a hospita ll,t' be sent into the danger zone. Nor- , , . . _ n , , camped beside 1 " way would let her ships go without ,, ,, . ; aerodromes ant anv such proviso. Holland mam" . .... , , i they are conti i lamed it would tie almost commercial . , , itpp ... held anibulanot 'suicide to risk h'-r ships, as it might .(p. , ? . , , , day, though, a * cut oft her immense colonial trade. fnr 1 ..... ... . our lioat was \ Chevalier Van Happard, The Neth ... . i in- unuor; ' i erlnnds minister, presented tue >ra- , , , , , v.. i sirniy is still ; 1 claims and needs of his country and , the . ... , . 1 ?r. Kane says negotiated until the proposition hn>nd ol the prize < ally given him by Mr. Hoover was of .... ,i,.v rhey took liie such a nature that lie advised The camp vesterda .Netherlands government to accept it. , , lnn. see that tin- I There has been delay until there was , ,, hoi in the war. M danger that the wheat in the Hutch , ... any , neve it. We ships would rot. The agreement is ox r crs 1:1 here, 1 understood to provide that one- ,, , .. ' told that they third of the grain is lor Holland's ,. ... ' , hnglai.d tiny own use and the remainder for the e.tlier, as they Itelgians. . , . ., ?\1 boats had hug It is understood also that the use nee , . .... . . . of ships will he given this country by both Norwav and Holland for * t'l.li Slot teat , such trade as does not conllict with - ^ United States laws, thus releasing ruined . ' much American and Allied tonnage 1 , for the carrying of munitions and Chicago, An troops. Congress probably will be presenting the I y asked to make it legal for ships un- United States en ('er a flag, but with Amort-'over to the ! ' jj* a' can chatter, to engage in the coast- sion ,i'l the 1 dgf,. wjse. trade. controlled by 1 , to'! " Wtint 'arrangement is'To- be made ?nd dealeis to 24 to meet the needs of Switzerland and nor the govern K-ks Denmark could not be learned to- cording to H. ! day, lint the general understanding ho introduced is that a certain amount of the old ulatois will be ord crop of wheat, with some fats, will storage I'aeili our be allowed to these countries as well pound of food riy. an to Norway, Sweden and Holland voted to the n< t? d In every case a promise is obtain- fair price. No. ed from the neutrals that no ma evil terial furnished them under this MILLION TKS' rty. agreement is to be re-exported to 1'Olt \> it cotintries with whom the Allies are New York. A an at war. The neutrals have con-lone million khi the tended that nothing was exported! for American rch "in kind." but one of the main dif-1 has been place< ind Acuities in reaching an agreement Work Council the has been the knowledge that cattle with the Amer ery fed with American grain were sold was announced ave, either on the hoof or as meat to j Germany and that cheese and butter "Stay-at-hom rge from cows fed on forage from war. If the n; res- America went to the Central Pow- hood to do Its ers. script wealth t< ARMY OF CARi 100 PROBABLE V NEEDED TO 1 l<; si ) W AH. rve Corps Ollieer I rent many Will Have an<| Vnnihihited. Aug. That the n?, ill piobably have t troops men to Kurope be- march i bo brought to a su At Ion is the belief of gu\*si F. Kane, 01 the 11? occupi Corps of the Arntv, inforn Franco, according to tju, n reived fioin him by "At lie also says that . e(j tli atrocities have not : jiavt, | d. i-neuij <ays Dr. Kane, "is so Tju an affair than 1 had Jn wwas prepared to tind (hj8 y lendous. I don't see novpr [) until we send over p ill ion men. Wo had yoars. many would quit be- ^|lils inter, and. *?f course, ( ^ e, but it doesn't look jmpet uener to is that we < n nounc absolutely annihilate ),;s t, we're ttithere sition. many. They ought to Tin itl made a wi, i.dering deceit for t i the war I've heard one ci atrovities at d didn't war. tion to them. Let ine at tin an believe everything lector id then multiply it by t north ol of things I'd never the J me- things that just was a about, and that are sped; of. I've always con- Santo ?rman soldier to be tain one else who wasit'izia. so awful things by the ol tin I' shell tire and get to there is done seemingly Italia Ight in causing suiter- of de worked up when I get point! he Huns." , the i lance work," he says, 11 most exciting medical ''B^ti we are up well with- ("e8sa shell lire and get to ,,a< k f things. They rarely il, but we are always e artillery batteries, ' l(M1' 1 supply depots, which inK ' nually shooting at. A 1<ns' ' was shelled the otliei 1 rt'n ml one of the 411 en on ' vounded." tort; 11 ol t he I'nlted St sites 1 'u* i novelty in France." ' v,'r. and adds: "I'm one 'a 'xltildts of the place. ,N'" l>> si piisoner-of war Pl,'S V to let the Germans ()" Tnited Stsites is really any of tIn in don't be- ',! li; d two German ofli- *0"'' and when they were were to be sent to "1;i' didn't believe th;it. ","1 thought that the U'and entirely cut otT." *' ' f. . 'I'll t \<.! : I At II I I IK'S ______ - are lier i Oier to Fond < 'oiii*i c i e nission. tu re t -7.- Delegates r< jeetiv ice industry of the today agreed to turn ,. I L' I / ; . ... . ... i ...?u . onions J. , vr> old storage facilities j. iic i?-e manufacture;*.- ( be "used in any'mar. .pjJO , intent sees tit." Ac- spoke I. Depres.. of Indiana, j 1(M. the resolution, spec-1 tron, denied tlie use ! t ion? ties so th't every! ()), conserved can be l'?"l(;(.lln jcessities of war at aj pllssi j but I ?- * | by a rAMKXTS ! manii 1 Kit It A N NOMHKItS down uk. 27.?An order for ?ki pocket testaments' soldiers and sailors' d by the National j po'n<' , .w v ? n \ 1 heigh of the t. M. C. A. ican Bible Society, it ' "1VI . . Turks today. ? ies" owe much in this Pr< atlon conscripts man- sessic fighting, it can con- much > do the paying. men _JI MONTE SANO BY STORM itim; dies down in Rl MAMA, li IMtss Re\omI Hill ,'H>4 rapt uri' I ortifii'ri Works Near liethincourt. in'. Aug. Jo. The Italian ou the Isouzo front an ing to complete victory. Udine, Salvatore Barzilai, civil nor of tin Austrian territory etl by the Italian army, when led of the complete victory ot alians. exclaimed: last our soldiers have achieves magnificent tiling; they freed our soil from the ancient ; final success of the Italiansntiing their greatest battle in var is thrilling the country as before. Both the army and ivilians see the result of twc suiTer'ng and economic hardTl.o vietorj came ur.expectn< >t withstanding encouraging ins of the last fortnight. It is al Cadorna's rule never to an e an event until certain that oops are ahle to hold new po battle along tin Isonzo h:m ?p?>d more brilliant successor lie Italians, who are making: if their greatest efforts of tlu General Cadorna's men. who beginning of the offensive efr a new crossing of the river of Gorizia. at a point whereVast rians believed sueh a feat impossible, have won another icular victory by scaling Montt , 2.24 5 feet high. This mountop. seven miles north of Godominates the plain to the east e city, and the Austrian forces have been able to hold up tin 11 advance. The Austrian linetense was broken at several s and the Italians are pursuing etiring enemy. it her south, on the Carso . ng continues violently and inntly. Austrian efforts to wia lost positions were defeated. Gains at Verdun, w gains have been py th* i-li on the Verdun front, roundtut the victory won in the of? ve begun on Monday. Th<? i-li advanced north of Hill :5tM t announces, and captured three iied works near Het Uiiv ourt. otticial German statement, howsays Frencii attacks bet wee.*/ n court and Bethincourt, uk as east of the Mouse, were red. i ihr British front sharp local incuts art n prepress, c otlicial i;? nil.in statement des a small British advance tli Vpr?\s-M.nin :- .id. hut says at other points the British were with heavy losses. The e ,?t a Bri*i-h position east ot ulie i is report# d. e situation on the northern enu' lie Russian front remains obOffleial Russian reports oari) the week made i' appear that" rnian offensive, with the capof Riga presumably a> Its ol>e, was under way. Advance to Itlver \n. c German communication? not borne this out. except that 2 Iva.nce to the Rivet \a at sev J [ilaces was reported on Friday. Herman statement of Saturday of no more activity in this secNt'ither did ihe oflical r< porr Petrogrnd mention any opera near Riga, the Central Russian front u an battalion penetrated the an lines northwest of Pinsk. ater the Teutons were ejected counter attack. On Ihe Rou\n front fighting has died the Caucasus the Russians are iik greater activity at several Turkish positions on the ts in the region of Mount redag have been occupied, the i retiring under pressure. * >h!bition is delayed for the fall >n of Congress. But then, too can't be expected of congresain such good beer weather.