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The Lancaster News VOL. 12, NO. 81, SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C? FRIDAY, SEPT. 7, 1017. ?>.nn a a-,- ... " CLAIM CONFESSION IN YORK LYNCHINI YOUNG WHITE MAN TO TESTIFY FOR STATE. Dick Norman, Alleged Confe: see Given His Liberty Under Hond of $1,000. York, Sept. 5.?Another surpri: ??uo acgioiui fu in nil; now CGI brated Sims lynching case toda when Dick Norman, a well-know young man, who was arrested shor ly after the tragedy occurred, ai nounced his intention to turn State evidence, according to the author ties, and coinpany with Dr. J. 1 Saye and his father. Hose Normal the youth was taken to Chester t auto this afternoon and there he said to have made full confession < the whole affair to Solicitor lienr; The alleged confession, of cours was not made public but it is state that it was largely a confirmation < evidence the solicitor already had, Confession Was Kvpected. It had been rumored here ft several days that Norman would cm fess and a number of people wei expecting it. The correspondent h? it oil good authority that there ai others among the eight prisone now in jail who are willing to tc what they knew about the Iync ing, in an effort to save theni-edve if they are given an opportunity. Young Norman was returned lie shortly after 5 o'clock this afte noon and with his bond lixed ; *1 ,000, is being held as a niateri; witness. He had little trouble obtaining bondsmen. lie may < V may not tell his story before tl grand jury Monday. Gram! Jury Meets Monday. No further arrests have her made and probably will not be unt after the meeting of the grand jui Monday. Several others who ai alleged to have been in the m? which put the negro preacher 1 death early on the morning of Ai gust 24, will then be taken inl custody. There is a possibility th; some may flee the State before a rests come, but that is hardly prol abl*. + SEVERE FROST COMKS EAItliY IN (K TOIIK Dutch Weather I'ruiiliet Visit Next Month in Columbia mid Vicinity. Columbia, Sept. 5.?Severe fro will occur in the latitude of Colun bia with October 7 as the eentn date, said the Dutch weather pr< phet yesterday. At this time it \vl be killing frost in the Piedmont an sections north of parallel 34. Slig) frost may be expected in Piedmot latitudes on September 23-2f>. cool wave is indicated for Septen ber 7-13. The South Atlantic coast seetic will not be visited by any sevei tTopical storms during the remaii der of the tornado season, whic closes about the middle of Noven ber. The phenominal rains of four I six Inches in the Piedmont sectio are due to the lack of resit tance < the clouds to atmospheric pressur The Instance of clouds being drai ged along on the ground, as repor ed by the correspondent of Tli State at Central, is only one < the phenomenal year through whic we are passing. These and other r< markable meteorological phenomen deserve more than passing notic The Dutch weather prophet wi soon direct attention at great< length to some of his observatlor as to the cause of the unusually oo? nights and the cold weather In Ma; * SLAVS NTII,I> HETHEATI\<i TVtrograd, Sept. 5. ?The Ku slans, continuing ther retreat alon the coast of the Gulf of Riga towar -the northeast, have crossed th Livonlan river, Aa, the war otflr announces. The Russian forces operating I an easterly direction from Riga hav retired to 8egevoId, Lemburg an Detsshurayd. The announcement states that th hostile ships which have been shel lag the Riga coast were submarine 'PERSHING REACHES EVE! G HIS HEADHUARTERS AMERICAN NURSES BUSY (HA I CARING FOR PATIENTS L s- Picturesque French Town Has Head Been Transformed Into Ac Center of Activity. M' | American Training Camp in Wa e-: Prance, Sept. 5.? (By the Associat. emme ly j ed Press.)?Gen. Pershing has ar- end t n rived at his field Headquarters, j uctivii t_ where his staiT had preceded him I the In n-iseveral days, and where the French tlie Si 's I government had turned over quar- ganizi 1- ters for the Americans' occupancy. | States 1. The transformation in the pictur- On a, esque French town has been most Grego ?y j remarkable. Up to three weeks ago many is | American uniforms had been seen upon if j but once or twice, and the passing Indus! y. I of an American automobile through seized e, the place was a signal for great ex- ence a id oitement among the people. Today instan if khaki was the predominant color in on til the streets, with here and there a Soc touch of white and blue -costumes In ir of American nurses, who have taken posses a- over a French hospital and are car- ters i re ling for French patients pending the warra is (activity of the American forces. its dr. re I French and American sentries cminsi rs | guard all approaches to the town The 1' i and no one is allowed to enter with- ried c h-'out proper passes. American (lags perl'er s. (mingle with the French tri-color assist: i from scores of flair staffs on both j partni re public and private buildings. ! the s< r- Various divisional and corps cotinc it vscliools for the *instruction of otli- jury ul ! revs are being organized an<l class Worki In I work will begin in a short time. coed in ir Those schools are patterned after Tlir lejboth the French and British instruc- en on jtion camps, and special instructors Prosit | will be brought from both these ton of m fronts to lecture, upon the most mod- trict il evn phases of warfare. The instruc- nated ">" tion will include artillery, aviation invest re and infantry tactics, machine gun. West, di trench mortar, ritle and grenade fire will i to and trench fighting, including night Wilso 11- patrol work between the lines, to American officers also will be in- Wh it structed in the latest methods of marsh r fighting from shell holes and on new was ii ti- theories of counter attacks. These Covini schools will give the final touch to closed the training of the officers and men (.Judge [of tlx' first expeditionary force. study + trial i KNC;iiAM?'S li<?SS IN SHIl*S. shortl w est i Twenty-tliree Vessels Sunk by I- the c Boats Past Week. Idaho London. Sept. 5.? British mer- hefort st chant ships sunk by mine or sub- strike marine in the past week numbered tana s twenty of more than 1,600 tons and The rj_ three under 1,600 tons, according the o II to the official announcement tonight whose (1 The weekly summary: not ni "Arrivals 2,384, sailing 2,422. at th British merchant vessels over these 1,600 tons sunk, including two pre- by th< 1. viously. 20; under 1,600 tons. In- organl eluding one previously. 3. I m Fishing vessels sunk. none. Ofli re British merchant vessels uncjc- indict cessfully attacked, including five grand h viously, 9. where a. * of thf SLBMAIUNE SHKhbS TOWN mated IO tlon h ,n Three Kilbsl at Hcarboroiigh on are tf ,f British Coast. other p London. Sept. 5.?Scarborough. For on the. English east coast, was bora- Held \ barded last night by a hostile sub. bureai ie marine, it was officially announced j voted jf louay. ADOut Hair the shells in the allegei h thirty rounds fired from the under- I. W. sea boat'landed, three persons being goveri lft killed and five injured, but little ma- war I e terial damage being caused. onces 11 , CHAN'CK POK KNIjIHTKI* MKN cha 1S ??-- have Washington, Sept. 6.?-Unlisted ment men in the national army are to be nation given special opportunities to be- charge come officers. Secretary Maker saidlof the today that the establishment of a World third series of officers training have I s-' camps was under consideration and intend g that men selected under the draft tries, d would be extended such opportunL; mans ie ties. dared e This policy will be adhered to in derma an training ramps opened during, Ton n the war. How many more camps ed. it e will be opened ia not known, but it activit id t la a part of the general plan to con- i inatan |tinue the making of offlrera by ape- ronnet ie cial training aa long aa it ia necea- blea, 1 1- aary to continue increasing the ed. / b. army. -wide 1YWHERE U. S. ITALIAN MARSHALS AT WORK HEA ROES NOT MADE PUB- CADOR? IC?ARRESTS MADE. Dl' quarters Raided and Books \|r i{aid counts and Files of Or- rje(i ()t T..I ^uiu^ailUll AUItdl* and shington, Sept 5.?The gov- While t nt today took drastic action to , flight befo he anti-war propaganda and Rjon ()f Ui ies conducted in the name of'.started th dustrial Workers of the World 1 the Austrl ocialist party and other or-jteau and t itions throughout the United in the ! Hrestovizz orders from Attorney General Italians h ry, United States marshals in | withstand towns and cities descended (the Austrl the local headquarters of th? t to hold I trial Workers of the World, , from a fu books, checks, correspond-: The Austr ind other documents, and some i tarily fore ces arrested otflcials found up- ! ritory. A le premises. Italians nt ialist Headquarters Seized. I position, 1 Chicago federal agents took 0t more tl ision of the national lioadquarof the Socialist party, and a 0n (,10 nt authorizing the seizure of (iJ|Sf ()f (J( icuments was served upon its ni.mjn ;hj,j ?i . important ! seizure of documents was car oeroglo. >ut in accordance with a plan vou,h<af,., tod hen* by William C. 1 wiii li is i mt attorney general. The de_ fjor|zja a ent of justice announced that jian,j ?f tl i/.ure of papers was made in jtnlinns o ction with a federal grand ^ 1.7'tn u investigation of the Industrial ,j1(> Italia prs of the World now pro- tjoiizia se ig at Chicago. Again t > department's action was tak- ajvmen o\ i the eve of a report to the .(j jiapp |n lent hy Chief Justice Coving tin the Supreme Court of the Dis- a,j(i0(i nia of Columbia, who was desig- ja pi recently by the President to I igate the labor situation in the J jn th(. r Judge Covington probably afo rotiri, eport personally to President su,.{] i,y tl n tomorrow. which evr Arrests in Idaho. |]|n ,.\ a ri ether the concerted action of army fron ials throughout the country tride of 1 i any way related to Judge ro.?d. In gton's inspection was not dis- m,|rnd(. fo, It is known, however, that r|Vi Covington made a special gprt?.,i |?y of the activities of the Indus- j ourP(i jnt; A'orkers of the World. It was j,anSy after he reached the North- tj10 wa that, twenty-seven leaders of portpd to irganization wore arrested by )jnf, aIul v National Guardsmen the day al)jy mici, i tho f into fixr a *""""*" C" I <" <* (r0ops to in Washington, Oregon, Mon- ]{(ca an ind Idaho. prohahly i charges against leaders of earlier as rganization under arrest or t(M.a ,n on arrest is contemplated were destroyers inde public here. It was said jerj, e department of justice that would have to he determined opf > grand jury investigating the front jn Ization. tinue to bf nvestigntion .lust Begun. opposing rials also declined to state if slronp at nients had ibeen found J>>* fron( juries in Chicago or else- Aisnc against Industrial Workorsj Qen peta > World leaders. It was inti-| yteoipro . however, that the investlgn- bp carried ad only begun. Indications an(j Qern iat federal grand Juries In hehjnd th< cities will be called upon. aviators a many weeks past scores o\ ? " 1 i mi r rwnci vorkers of the department'* region j of investigation have de- Rons wrre their undivided attention to jurPd In ' 1 attempts on the part of the tari< by tt W. leaders to embarrass the ,.af,tern Ei iment in the conduct of the _____ >y strikes and other disturb- ITALIC called In the name of labor. I London. Various Charges. miralty. p rges of many complexions Italian off been received by the depart- ceived ber In connection with the organ!, sumption ( 's activities. Iterently it was fr0nt and ?d that. Included in the ranks positions i Industrial Workers of the ao?tb 0f p . were many Austrian*, who ty-six offic >een active in stirring up strife r,a,iP p,js( ed to hamper American Indus doing work handled by (ler papers the before Ihe United States de night And a state of war existing with documents ny. of which v tinned Investigation has fail- juries as I is understood, to connect these tion to d ies with German money. Many can be pr< res of a suspicious nature in Proserin 'tion with alleged labor trou-j several la1 lowever, have been inveatlgat- Act, cover! Is a result of the country- sonahle an seizure 'of the organization's and the n ""T-"" ~~~ " I ARMY STARTS IRISHMEN A VY BATTLE AGAIN: AMERI 0 fA'S MEN MAKE AI)- SET UPON riONAL GAINS. FIGH I | ? s Continue to He Car- Ganjjfs in Corl it by Hritish. French Camps and German Airmen. and Rt he Russians continue their Condon, Sept. re tiie Germans in tlie re-'American sailors pa. tiie Italians again have arp repotted in eir great offensive against ( or,< to the Chr ians on the Kainsizza pla_ 'that gangs of v o tiie northeast of Gorizia. ,,M> streets and si soutli, however, from tli" cans who were ac a valley to the sea, the! sweethearts, ave been compelled to instance c violent counter attacks by Americans who ians, who are endeavoring ,hp chief street >ack Gen. Cadorna's lines woman with thei rther approach to Trieste. l'ml having her ians at one place memen- correspondent re] ed the Italians to ceie ter- ors did nothing counter attack by thejtrary to good tas >i itimie retrieved the lost i li" * ail(1 as 'ar ut resulted in the capture jc<1- (,i<l not retail han 40h prisoners. ?>n a tram car. Additional Gains. AH th<> K',ls v Rainsizza plateau north-! han,,s nf crowds, ririzia. the Italians have 1 ,,|"n" to tlie it ion nl trains, capturing nji rlass,'sAustrian position near Attempted No details have been An attempt wa j concernimr the battle lo into pi in progress northeast of^':,ns " slaving, nd no conJirmation is at ,,n,|r>': hut after a lie reported capture l>v the far'*'M's departetl f Mont Sangahrlele. Near- Paraded the str nen have been captured l>y ,v,n" s""^ aa? ns in the fighting in ihe ,ary ? ^ <>!ut i.-ns:. ctor. Rome windows be Italians have sent their harty raided the or F'ola. the Austrian nav- riro's' training r? i the Adriatic, dropping six ri,,,'s- "'irt> e explosions of which have'numbor of Rwor terially to the damage h:,(1 recover evious raids. ??>'?. at the Russians ltetiring. dispatch, nor ha egion of Riga the Russians ma,leig all along the line, pur- TI? reports th lie Germans. The army SOVf,,aI Americni icuated Riga, has crossed i,n'1 ,bat n"'v bo) ver in Livonia, while the organized, but 1 11 the rxkull region is as- tho reason. T1 Uga.Pskov Petrograd rail- ,oon wpn t?"'>at< the capture of the Damn. I:?nd. rtress at the mouth of the er the Germans, it is as- I SI the Berlin war office, seict the bin coast defense ' Barged \\ itl? 4'liostt r vessels which were re- Chester, Sept. he shelling the Rips coast Sheriff Anderson *hich it was thought prob- in trying to arr t be covering a landing of r.egro charged ' cut off the retreat of the Williams sustain Tiy, were s\ihmarines? shot wound in tl ^raft which were reported face last night ah operating in adjacent wn- negro escaped, b mpany with torpedo boat trailing him. M and mine sweeping traw- serious condition Western Front. SHOP KM 1*1.4>YI irations on the western |{ Belgium and France con. Columbia. Sep ? carried out mainly bv the mnn, shop emplc artilleries. Two rather ern Railway who tacks against the French s}10pS at 2 o'cloc the Californie plateau on turned to their ! front were repulsed by mornjnR- An f iln's forces. 0f nll differences cal air raids continue to tween the men i out by Brisih. French railway. Br tan airmen at points far tpr mechRnic of 1 > fighting line. German 8tated vesterda; gain have dropped bombs ..everything passi ti hospitals, this time in j "{Everybody is ht i of Verdun. Eleven per- maRtf,r mechanic. killed and sixty-two 'n~ the agreement is Tuesday night's aerial at- Koneraliy unde le Germans on the south- nlovOPS resumed tpnsn coast. "V same condition! INS Iint.-ME RATTI.R "h<"1 ,h""V Sept. 5 ? (llrlllRh Ad-:tern00n>er Wireless F'ress. 1?The Icial communication re_ KI'SSMXs M>; e today teils of the re if the hattle on the Julian ^nnnns t'nptu the capture of Austrian Witli l.ai r>n the Ralnsizza plateau Rerlin. Sept. tcroplo. In addition elph- Duenamuende ers and 1.60ft men were which was evacr iners. 'he Russnans, ha? Cermnn forces, department of justice t??- rouncod today, s itself in nnssession of j?t the mouth of by the thousand, many v est of Riga.) rill he suhmitfed to cr-tnd irun? there fall 11 (he hasis of an investign. hands of the Deri etermine whether leaders German troops iseeuted. Raltic, northeast ions may he hepun under have crossed the c ws, chiefly the Ksplonage inn river Aa. wipl Inp the utterance of trea- rear guards to the id seditious statements. The Russians ai ew food control law. northeastward. v/v/ V\ I l'i; \ I\ m TROOP MOVEMENTS CAN SAILORS HALTED FOR A WEEK ? 1 UNCLE SAM'S MORE UMTS OF SECOND ITERS. ARRIVE AT SEVIER. i Raid Training Supply Co., Sanitary DetachTuke Rifles nu*nt and Machine (Jun Co. ;volvers. Pitch Tents at Once. 4.?Attacks on Greenville. Stpt. 4.?The supply rnnipnny, sanitary detachment, and a dispatc h front machine kuii company, of Columbia, oniric. It is said all of the Second South Carolina oung men paraded Itegiment. arrived at Camp Sevier et upon the Atneri- today at 2 o'clock. going straight to companied by their camp without stopping in the city. They immediately unloaded and set ited is that of two tip tents at the site already occupied were attacked on by the Second regiment companies, of Cork, a young The only other arrivals besides m being insulted these South Carolina companies was hat torn off. The that of two cavalry troops from ports that the sail- North Carolina, Troop 1). of Animproper or con- drews, with 111 men and three offi_ te to invite the at-ieers. and Troop R. of Asheville. with as could be learn- 105 men and three officers, comiate. They escaped prised these units. To Furnish Commissaries, rho suffered at the Division headquarters today anthe dispatch says, pounced that there will he practicrespectable middle ally no more movements of troops for a week, in order to give time to to llreak In. complete the ten commissaries to s made at 11 n tu i.i.. ? - ??niy iivo ni tne aces \vh''i'ii Ameri- buildings have been completed. The , tho dispatch con. only eomapnv that is expected toshort --i<re tho at connw is an anihulanro company of Several partio- tho First Xorth Carolina Regiment, pots sing'ng "Sinn from Canton. 1 performing to 1: \ppro\iniatoly 2hrt reserve offi'( rs rocontly commissioned after were broken. On< Daininp at tho officers' tuning pr- inis??s of an of- < amp at Fort I.oo, Petersburg. Va., irps and stole fifty- have hopn trnnsforrod to Camp Serovolv? rs and a vior and wore today assigned to vads, none of which rious posts by Major \. \V. Riornod tho correspond stad. chiof of statY. They are to be time of writing his used as officers under the new re_ d any arrests been organization plans, which will take place some time next week, serving mt he talked with in infantry and artillery units, a sailors yesterday To Prepare Camps Abroad ieved the affair was It was announced today that a vere not aware of corps of fifteen billeting officers is lev said they had to be taken from among these and >d hitherto in Ire- other officers for services oversea. When the division is sent abroad they are to go in advance of the lis SIIOTta \. troops and prepare camping places for them. Slacking, Shoots A train load of ambulance wagons ?r Ortlcer. has arrived for use by several am5, While assisting hulance '>?>><? that have been asand Deputy Howze here. est Tom Stroud a l-b'tits. Horton and Rradley. who with slacking. Joe have been assigned here in the sta . .. i.Ai-iii iit-iiarimnnt, are busy prepared a serious pun- 1 ? s. inir an alphabetical list of all the ie right side of his i * i t?,.. men in camp. iout 11 o clock. The ' lit bloodhounds are r. Williams is in a OFFICERS AIIK KEI.IEVED. * No Reason Assiipied for Order to .;|.;s (icoi'Kiu Commanders. KTl'llX TO WORK Macon, (la.. Sept 4 -Col. Orville t. 5.?The 4o0 or \ Mall, commander of the 124th inivees of the South- fantry (Fifth Georgia). lias been walked out of the temporarily relieved of his comk last Saturday re- (uand. I?i? ut. Col. Franklin M. work yesterdav Cochran is in command. Major Walimicable agreement t,.r j l'reston. commanding the was reached be- Third battalion of the 124th infanind the officials of tIV ;tn(j Capt w. S. Coburn, of Com. yan McBride. mas- |pany M. same regiment, also have he Southern shops, been relieved of their commands. No / afternoon that r?.asons are assigned in the order, pd off beautifully." an,j officers decline to make any ?ppy." asserted the statement. Rrig. Gen. W. A. Harris The nature of bas been in Jacksonville, Fla., the not known but it paflt week as a member of an efflrstoort that the em- board. He is expected to rework under the turn tomorrow, but it Is not known * that prevailed w)iat action, if any. he will take in d out Saturday af- jbe matter. Col. Rutler, ranking officer of the brigade, in the absence of Gen. HarMANY til'NS ris, issued the order relieving the officers of their commands. ire T?uennniuen?|e HAT\ , , TKI.%1. OK ,?*. KKKH.il SOX 5.?(\ia London.) on the Riga front. ~~" lated yesterday by ^ Inson Denies (tnvernor'.s Charges < been captured bv KxtrnviiKuncr. Ilic war office an- Austin. Tc\., Sept. |{. K. Vin< Dumaamende lie* s,,n. president of the Fnivcsify of tho Dvina. nortb Texas, test ifying today bofnro tho The hrrvv. cois'ni State senate In the trial of (Inventor ndamaged into tim -'anies B. Ferguson. on Impeaohment nans. charges, defended his administration have reached the ?f the affairs of the university and of the Dvlna and denied charges of extravagance lector of the Livon- made by the governor, whose acng out the Russian tion in vetoing appropriations for south of the river, institution and alleged efforts to inre still retreating fluence officials of the university I have been made an issue in the trial.