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The Lancaster News
' VOL. 12, NO. 79, SEM l-WKEKLY. LANCASTER, S. 0.. TUESDAY, AUG. 28. 1917. .fi.oo \ vi.-\i>
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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.