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* VOL. 12, NO. 86, SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C.. Fl{| DAY, SEPT. 21, 1917. $2.00 A YEAR
URGE WAR BOARD QUAKERS
OF BUSINESS MEN SACRI
MANUFACTURERS WANT LOSES LIF
COMMITTEE FORMED. SAVE CIT
Preferential Treatment for the at ^eP'
Industries Whose Products C limax in 1
A ir?i i ? *
/\re vnai in war. rr'ma
Atlantic City. Sept. 19.?Crea. Philadelphia
tlon of a great war committee of l^at gunmen ;
business men representing all ',ut* been brou
branches of industries to deal di- in a Hepublicai
rectly with the government in war Ward followed
purchases was proposed in a resolu- ^ay of George
tion adopted today by the manufac- man, who wenl
rers' section of the war convention A. Carey and J
of American business men. A gov- tant district a
ernment purchasing agency to take were made on
over the functions of the war in- wan said to be
dustrles board and the pui chasing small riot last
departments of the army and navy can club, whic
also was recommended. being sent to a
Two business men's war commit- Carey, who
tees would be made up of represon- ter campaign i
tatives from every industry fur- |0r the Keput
nisbing goods to the government, council from
the representatives to be named by making the r
the industries. The resolutions car- ni?
' ."I V? Hi-fi II
rying the proposal for. its rreation with a saml lis
will come before the f\i 11 convention an attack was
f riday. I>ollceman Ei
Renewed demands were made at was shot.
sectional meetings today for a war , ,
Jacob .Masci
price policy that will mean the . ,
rested on the
same prices for private purchasers .. .
1 1 policeman, has
? as for the government and for a .
ten statement,
priority law that will give the gov- ^
ernment authority to cut off sup. , ' .. .
t brought here
l? plies to non-essential inustries. .
?r Jersey Citv to
Must (Jive Power Now. .. . ,
Mascia denied
W. J. Stackhouse. of Springfield. ... . ..
* although the
Ohio, and other speakers who ad- . .
1 identified Mast
dressed the manufacturers meet- ? ,
John Coste
ing, declared the power to deter- ?.. .
Citv, who ws
mine the priority of manufacture or ... , .
with being ?
sale must be given immediately if crjme admiUf
it hopes to wage war successfully. po,ioe thj
"Preferential treatment must be ... ..
with other me
accorded those industries" said Mr. .
primary. Thi
Stackhouse, "whose products are vi- . . ? . ,
statement fror
tal to the conduct of the war." ,(Tir .
We were bi
If business does not sell its prod- , ,T ..
K known as Ldt
ucts at fair prices, Mr. Stackhouse .. v.r
the Fifth War
said, the government will force pric- joj. j)e?tac)1 ?
es down. n ,. .. *
, Both Mascia
Resolutions to be introduced to- .,
said, wore a 1
morrow will demand that the gov- ... . ,
button holes a
ernment, before it goes further ' . .. ?
marq of alleg<
with price fixing, make arrange- otjier eit
ments to deal with the labor situa. isador Sten
tion. I^abor. speakers declared, legislatu
forms the base of production cost. graj^ at j
and can not be ignored in setting up lant'jc rity ol
prices the government and the pub- ,irp wwfe r'egp)
lie will pay for goods. Forced ar- derb ftnd
bitration of labor disputes also was home
advoeatei.
Walter S. Clifford, director of the
Council of National Defense, indors- .
.... ... ? t'tHHI 1 Ij
ed the idea of business men 8 com- j ancaster js
mittee to speak for industry in Mr"I( s Ha)
transactions wun tne Rovornment. business on ac
Had there been a complete organ!- npas rfiquIrlng
zatlon of Industry at the outbreak fjon th)n
of the war, the mobilization, he said .... . ? ,
could do a fin*
. would have been far easier. _ . .?n.,
ter, especially
Commercial Economy. .
of compensatioi
Commercial economy formed the
topic of one section of the conven- ~
tlon today. Albert W. Shaw of this meeting
Chicago, John H. Fahey of Boston, what has aire;
and others said that If wasteful dtl towards doi
methods were not eliminated in bus- essary store
Iness, the government would step in the number ol
and pass laws of regulation. At dress and In c
WE CANE CREEK 1
ASSOCIATION MET AND f
Wednesday night a mooting of Mian Crelghton
Cane Crook Community Fair Asso- demonstration
elation wae held at Cane Creek of loft-over dls
school house. Representatives of monstration M
Riverside and Cane Creek schools the men out to
were present. The date of the fair corn and give
was set for November 8th. The fol. seed corn sole
lowing executive committee was so- The followln
lected: meetings:
Mr. J. Roy Cunningham. Chair- Wednesday,
man. Thursday, Se
Mrs. Hazel Cunningham. Friday, Sept.
Mrs. L. F. Culp. Friday, Sept.
Mrs. Charlie Slstare. Wednesday,
Mr. Wade Draflln. Thursday, O
Mr. Rufe Crockett. Friday, Oct.
A series of meetings have been A bread clu
planned by Miss Crelghton for the has been orgi
Home Demonstration Clubs. At grade at th<
these meetings Mr. R. W. Qraeber School wtth Mi
, J
IN COP LANCAS1
m HIMSELF: ^
"e trying to
y prosecutor. Banquet Gi
Wednesc
iblican Club Finds ? r
Ler
tilling at Polls in
ry Election. LARGE CRO
TO G1V1
, Sept. 19.?Charges',
ind fraudulent voters!
ght here to take part1 Wednesday n
1 primary in the Fifth the 19th, a patriot!
the killing here toA.
Eppley, a police- *:'veI' lhe "=ve.ily-SH
L to the rescue of Jas. National Army re]
H- Maurer. an assls- caster.8 st,cond QU(
ttorney, when attacks
mem. ine outbreak oeieciea uraii A
the culmination of a Thursday morning
night at a RepublL d|>ew Jackson, whei
h resulted in six men !
. . trained,
i hospital.
, , , , . The drafted boys 1
had engaged in a bitngainst
Isaac Deutsch h?use at ' ? rln?k, w
tlican namination for fed a line and marche
the Fifth Ward, was Opera House, where
ounds of the polling j trJolic occaslon w
e was knocked down |
'opera liouse was be
ig. At the same time
i made on Maurer.ia"ie lndiei
>plev intervened and Cross." Pictures of
and the noted goner
a of Jersey City, ar- olutionary and Ch
charge of killing tlio|llUUK aroUnd this g
confessed, in a writ,.
. .. "Old Glory hanging
according to the po- (
and 1!? others were tore. When the b(
from New York and | door of the opera h
vote in the primary., Ughered to the tabl
that he shot Eppley.|of the ?Red Cro89 ,
Inttpr hnfneo Ho Hlo 1
la as his assailant. f?r seventy-six.
die, also of Jersey' w?'is arranged and I
is arrested charged citizens of the town
m accessory to the contributions to K,vt
d also, according to , , . _
. . ^ i w \ m .3 'ul send-off.
it he had been hired
n to take part In the Af,er s?PPer musi
e police gave out a hy the I^ancaster o
a him saying: [consisted of Mr. j
rought here by a man
tie Neck.' to vote in 7
d. We were to vote
G. Otis Mobley.
and Costello. it Is! Robert L. Hlackn
ivhite ribbon in their . .
.. ,. .. , , , Willie Knight,
is the distinguishing
ad hired voters from j Stanley Williams.
! Will S. Adams,
n, a member of the,
re, telephoned Mayor ; Ethell Maree.
atter's cottage at At-1 George W. Culled
targing that the po- i
ansible for the disor-1 Julian H' Harrl8"
:ing him to return A Hoyt Hailey.
William L. White.
Robert L. Sistare.
UMBER WANTED. John K* S,eelewithout
a plumber, j Will M. Benett.
rper having quit the Isaac Thomas.
?count of other busi-1 Walter R. White.
his time and atten-! ,, c
Henry P. McMani
k a good plumber
3 business in Lancas-1 Fred Harrl8'
now in the absence Edward C. Gooch.
n. Edward H. Steele.
Walter Threatt.
it was pointed out John W. Massey.
?dy been accomplish- Glenn P. Plyler.
ng away with unnec-, William J. Montgc
deliveries, reducing . . _ _ ?
. . John T. Bailey.
' women s styles in
>ther directions. ^ illiain B. Ummi
______ ! James L. Ballard.
rw wv J wn Daniel C. llan is.
I tAIR Ira L. Hinson.
1XED DA TFS J""*
ISVL.D Uf\ I CO John D. Paulkonb
David P. Roberts.
will give a talk and j W" Connie Bowe?on
the preparation ! Martin L. Stalling
hes. During the de- J. R. Shehane.
r. Graeber will take: Frank p Be?
> a near-by field of ...
o a _ ?4i .1 Rodney Harris,
a demonstration in!
ction. I Ralph H. Hammon
g is the order of the' _______________
Sept. 19. Elgin. L?w R?Oulatin(
>pt. 20. Pleasant Hill N*W York 8tate h
91 rv. ir u,?n? I regulating the posses
1 8' * scientists am
28, Oraigvllle. ; Ajj laboratories and
Oct. 3, Rich Hill. | must take out a stati
ct. 4. Antioch. i propagating, possesslr
5, Unity. dealing In any germs
b and cooking class! ments. The purpose
inised in the tenth | firms falling into thi
s Kershaw Graded *<>n* "fceiy to use thei
IM Martha Creighton Purposp
ER TELLS THE WAV is
DIER BOYS GOODBYE Tt
GOVERN IV
iven in Mackey Opera House T0 E
lay Night to the Men Who
m. Tl l_ m* iU. S. Will 1
i inursaay iviorning.
J ? by ( omF
WD ASSEMBLED AT DEPOT "
THEM A ROUSING SEND-OFF
Washingtc
eminent tod
ight, September Poag, Maney and Ben Hirseh, R. p08sj|,]p <,et(
Ic banquet was Thomas Beaty and Mr. McDermid. olfic Coast s
. njen o{. the Then the smoker and speeches were pay half of
begun by Rev. \V. S. Patterson, who rompanjes i
presenting Lan- 10 ner rent
offered a short prayer followed by ,
ota under the ; w? u ? e(' shiPs- s
j Rev. Hugh R. MurchiSon. who intro- whoHe p)ant|
ct." who left dured Judge Ira B. Jones, followed ,.rs js jn pr,
for Camp An- by Hon. R. S. Stewart. er the wort
e they will be Roddey Bell, who was one of the Pay on
drafted boys, also made a short talk ,l1"' Pr"s,"'(
were report
net at the court followed by Mr. W. G. A Porter
t- ? 1 Mr. Hurle
here th<-y form- The local ministers of Lancaster j board postp
(1 to the Mackey made a short farewell talk to "Our'to the coast
! this most pa- Boys" who have gone to serve their s,:,r' on
as held. The country. The Star Spangle Banner1 nar< (
I hor in San
autifully decor- v as then played and every person in j empiver
s of the "Hod the house rcu?e and began to sing an agreeinei
the Presidents this wonderful song. . mandeered
als in the Kev- Thursday morning at 8:30 o'clock " ' '' A '
lo < MTei
:il Wars were the "Drafted Boys" all met at the -yj(, nurll
reat room with court house and were escorted to day with Sa
; over each pic- the train by the Boy Scouts to the ' tib ials of t
>ys entered the tune of the fife and drum, under of Babor.
i.iun^ m*;y were tne leaership of Srout Master John I ' '
Portland an
e by the ladies H. Pong. A large gathering of points and
" Covers were friends and relatives of those young they might 1
The banquet men were at the depot yesterday proposal
linanced by the morning to witness their departure, ,,u"('erR*
..... .. . To avoid
of Lancaster by bid them good.bye, and cheer them
a proportioi
s them a cheer- on to victory. companies
The following are the names of government
ic was rendered the boys who were called to the present offoi
rcbestra, which colors and left on the 8:55 train for In""> than t
. , | plied to th<
rnd Mrs. John Columbia:
the pay men
(AMKS OF DRAFTED MKX. profits are 1
nl cost of e
Roddey Bell. 1 borne by th
ion. John W. Wright. How
The cost
Clarence C. Crimmlnger. : ply Qnly (Q
E. C. Bridges. ' | ion commai
AllgllSlUS wrignt. mem 10 nas
will not art
Claude M. Steele.
nallv by th<
lge. Lonn,e S- for these o
Joseph S. Hunter. wage increa
James J. Horton. j to pay cost
William C. Perry. ' profit or on
n nt.n... i The total
? William C. Wallace.
ment is (
John N. Whitaker. boar(1 offlcl?
William Spence. portion of 1
Algie Vlck. taking over
Arthur Threatt. tion.
C. jE. Tiller.
is. Willis F. Ballard. Inetru
Accuracy
William Sealey. eary qualiflc
Ernest D. Barton. business glr
Lewis E. McManus. 'rora,tlJe to\
heard the otl
Charley Knight. answered th
Alvin R. Jones. Mr- X. there
Ben Rollings. WaDt *? 8*?
you think he
>mery. Carl T. Duren. girl, this is I
Henry E. Sowell. telephone.'
>nd. Lorain C. Ferguson. rmmww* r\t
Judson L. Whitaker. ' THE Dt
a i ??
licu j\. VJtiI inuu.
Robert R. Culp.
Strait Parks.
erry. Ray V. Falle. We have n
, . _ _ . boys who le
Docton C. Outen. , . ?
, tember 20th
William E. Farmer. Columbia
Daniel C. Hinson. j of whom th
Jack Garner. * ' We know
Cuthbert Gregory. j cestors of or
? ; Thomas, son
William C. Mehaffey. 1 r|on Thom!|i
d. William C. Crimminger. i The Thomas
_ General Mar
Fox," of the
B Oerms. Practical Enough. father was r
as a new law certainly got a shock yesterday," cool, quiet,
sion of disease confided the broker to a friend. "A Caesar. He
1 experimenters, young man telegraphed me from .. whpn a ?
experimenters Maine that he had married my young.
prni.lt before ?? daughter.- ; tho n??y. *
ig, handling or 'Great heavens!** returned the oth- ! onfederate
i of deadly ail- 9r. "Well, all you can hope for now Isaac Tho
is to prevent |a that he may turn out to be a prnc- Meynardie, <
> hands of per* tlcal business man." I was an ofilc
m fordrn,,1U,loU8 "Oh," interrupted father, "I guess His epauletti
OPENED UP BUR
I SETTLE SHE I
IENT HAS PLAN FEAR
!ND DISPUTE.
Pay Increase Granted Rumai
tanies Not Making Germ
) Per Cent Profit.
>n. Sept. 11*.? The gov- Homl
ay opened the way for *i 11oiy
lenient of strikes in Pa- YPres
shipyards by offering to most lr
any wage ino eases for infantr:
making not more than tack OI
profit on command* er- usua' !
an Francisco builders in mn,t?
s a strike of iron work_ Herli
ogress agieed to consid- cipe<J
cer's dein ;nds for more
cost sharing proposal e
Is for settling the strike wood* 1
ed bright. river L
snips unuer consiruc- j
a calle
manufi
.. businef
merits of Precision. factory
is one of the most neces- wanted
atlons of the present-day Indlani
I?or so it would appear T^e
lowing conversation over- noticed
tier day In the park: "So I his tlm
e 'phone, and he said, 'Is nnothei
?' and I said, 'Yes, do you facture
him?' and then what do answer
said? He said, 'My dear darned
not a telescope; this is a "Nop
-Manchester Guardian. 'he dar
IAFTED SOLDIERS
THEIR FIGH ]
o doubt but that ail the His
ft Lancaster on Sep- late He
, for the training camp was thi
, have brave ancestors the Co
ey are justly proud. with K
the history ,of the an- He is s
le of the boys?Isaac C. age an
of the late Francis Ma- best in*
i, of Ridgeway, S. C. he sei
family was related to Capt. t
ion, the noted "Swamp from tt
Revolution, and Isaac's peratel)
lamed for him, and was who wi
but brave as Julius State, i
ran away from Anapo- limb:
nere boy, and went Into served
here he fought in the We
War. but bel
mas' great-grandfather, boosted
>n his mother's side, warlike
er in Napoleon's army.! May
?s and Cross of the l*e- lc boys
_ i I, -ii 1 Tl "
SH GUNS MAKE
I WARM FOR Ml
INFANTRY ATTACK
IS IMMINENT.
linns in Moldavia Take
an Positions?Two Sublines
Reported Sunk.
burdment by the British arof
the German lines in the
sector in Flanders continues
itense. but the.-r lias been ac
y movement in force. An at?
n a larger scale than the
aily raids probably is immin
apparently :s much exerover
the evident increasingof
shells from the British
uns. From the Ilor.'holst
northeast of the Vp.es. to the
.vs. on the Reign-French borarlin
reports the British lire
n destructive. r 1 pi i .Aiarsnal
artillery increased its volf
shots to drum-fire several
As on the front in Glanders
tols. there has been no raa
^rations on the French por
the Western front. At sevints
from the Aisne valley trie
tli" French have made
Into the German defenses,
too. the expenditure of am..
mi is great.
Italian Gains.
Italian- have been made ac_
a the Trentino front. In a
d movement near Garza no.
r Trent, the Itaians raptured
isoners. Austrian attacks on
Insizza plateau continue, hut
1 Cardona's men have held
\
for no gains.
Rumanians continue their ol
in the mountain region
>: Foikshani. Moldavia. At
c the Austro-German defeitf
i wi mi. i in- IVu 111.1 II 1.1 nn v;i
* height. Rerlin reports that
imanians, at first successful,
riven from the positions, snt- V
heavy casualties and losing
MS.
American steamer Paltur'a,
If? tons, owned by the Standil
Company, has lieen torpewith
the loss of her ornateght
members of her crew,
sinking of two German subs
is reported unofficially fr ?no
y. One was sent to the hot
7 an armed merchantman and
her was accounted for by widest
rover.
Identifying Himself.
ncle manufacturer has hia soentrained
to leave the office after
r has spent ten mlnntes of th*
tcturer's time, and call up thej
*8 mnn on n tolophone from thai
nnd sny the manufacturer 1*1
In the plnnt, according to th?]
ipoiia News. I
faithful secretary the other day,
that a caller was overstaying i
e with the boss, so slipping to
- telephone, called up the manor's
office and said to the on?
Ing the phone: 'Tfnsn't thatold
bore gone yet?"
e," came hack the reply, Ttr.
ned old bore."
AND
UNG ANCESTORS
maternal grandfather, the
iv. E. J. Meynardie. D. D.,
p first chaplain appointed in
nfederate army?went out
ershaw from Camden, S. C.
till remembered for his courd
devotion by some of thorn
in Lancaster county, whom
ved. He carried the late
iVilliam DePass, of Camden,
le hold when he was so des/
wounded; also Col. Leltner.
as afterwards secretary of
although he had lost one
there were many others he
likewise.
do not believe tn boasting,
ieve the boys should ho
with a knowledge of the
deeds of their ancestors.
God bless our noble, patriotwho
bavfl tn Mrrm
!>* oonferreel again to- *
on ad indefinitely a tiip has bel
which he had intended "a'S s
today. Agents of the ,,me ?
?f the department ?f laFrancisco
reported that ani'
s and men seome.1 near ^or op'
it and work on th com- on
s>iips might tie tesnmcel ?'!)' P"
ays. LoTair
Other* I'l.ue,
I lev confe>rr"d .main to-i"''10,
mucl CJnmpers ami either! n ,,r
ne Amprjojin r * ]or?iilon !
Tomorrow he will gi\e|
the strikes at Seattle i tive 01
id other Pacific coast j^onvar
indications were that oas* ol
be settled on the basis of -0ft pr
I made to San Prancisco the
J Genera
being compelled to pay them
i of wane Increase? for' The
making big profits on !t>n?ivc
contracts, however, the ^*'st ?.
r specifies that profits ofjtackinl
en per cent, must be ap- *'s nea
r> government share of *ured i
t. In cases where trie
high the entire addition- were
xtra pay grants may he f<M'ing
e builders. prison*
It Would Apply. The
sharing proposal will np- ot 3.4*
vessels under eonstruct ir(l G:
ndeered by the govern- doed,
ten their completion and an('
ect ships ordered o igi- The
? government. Contracts marine
over such exigencies a< Norwa;
ses. either under a plan torn it?
plus a percentai/e of the ot
a fixed charge basis. British
cost of the new arrange,
estimated by shipping
lis as only a smad p othe
expense incurred in ^ Mi
i rotsrv