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I ? I 1 VOL. 12, NO. 91, k _ nniinnrnn inninirn AUnltVtU WONDERFUL REI UNPARALLELED .IN WORLDS HISTORY Nation's Statutes Enact Qi v Mnnilia ITncurnoccn, UAA ITAVIIt'llO lloUl pOOOv' Number and Scope. " Washington, Oct. 6.?A re achievements probably unpa In worldwide legislative histc closed with adjournment to the session of congress. Wri to the nation's statutes months are laws in number and unanimity unsurpassed. Called April 2 by Preside: son (within a month arter 1 ond inauguration) to enrc United States among German from the passage of the war tion April 6 until the pre signature of the last law todi press has worked Incessantly islatlon of vital present and Import In national world c ment. It now takes a two respite, returning December the regular session and fac other stupendous program and domestic action. What Was Accomplish? Marking the session passi history were six war decla provision for quic.' mJt ! la crease in the nation's fightini ?on land, sea and in the ; propriations of more than $ 000,000; measures of taxat credits to meet the flnancia . and vesting the president w * po^erB. Looming up for dlspositioi December session are moi mouH appropriations, for 1 next year, great tax and ho and a mass of other war mestic legislation, with slonal primaries and election ly following. Among the Important n v enacted were; The army draft law, 1 credits measures, nu'horizin to the allies, and sale of i bonds; the war tax law, ap tion of $640,000,000 for ai the espionage act; control'o feeds and fuel; the trading i enemy act. including autho the president to embargo i the soldiers and sailors* lr act, and the war budget bil The principal dispute of eion were on the draft, food and war tax bills, with op centered In the senate. Clot twice resorted to there?on 1 and war tax measures?but ual imposition averted. Prohibition and Snffnis During the session six all slons appeared before cong Congress also found time important action on two in domestic matters?prohibit!* woman suffrage. Resides prohibiting mani or importation of distilled b< and authorizing the preslden food control bill to stop or that of beer and wines, the passed the Sheppard resoluti posing a national amendmen federal constitution. It is in the house for action in De The house created a spec! mlttee on woman suffrage w senate favorably reported 1 san B. Anthony amendment Ing an equal franchise aim to the constitution*. Several bills passed the sen house but failed of joint n and remain pending on the ci Among them are the aoldii sailors' civil rights bills, t] light saving measure the W port bill, the measure rej killing of migratory birds i national prohibition measurt proposed Colombian treaty f ment of $25,000,000 in satli of her loss of the Panain tone also failed of senate ^ lion and is on the calendar. Arabs Eat Cucumbar Rln The cucumber is grown in I quantities In Palestine. 1 visiting an Arab school in Jei writes that the dinner the ( t brought with them to school " K ed of a piece of barley cake S raw cnemnhar, which they at p and r- II.** i I- ?- ? 1 -A (The Lan ggM I-WMjKKLY. LANC/ 1 nniTO nnoTinr nunr hot i o wiia riuiAbt jUAnt nui I CORD AFTERNO VEMBER1 FROM II THE APPLIES TO LETTERS AND HAIG DRIV f. FIRST CLASS MATTER. FROM STF ed in New Rates Not Applicable to Russian Demc d in Mail to Foreign Countries, Adjourns A Says Burleson. For Pa cord of ( WashUngton, Oct. 5.?Detailed ijjg gun actio ralleled Instructions to postmasters on the!along the Flandc >ry was increased letters mail rates which) cations that the day of become effective November 2 under j jn this form of < tten in- the terms of the wnr tax bill, were the secondary r< In six asked today by Postmaster General Field Marshal , scope Burleson. They do not apply to Friday nights mall to most foreign countries for only the increai nt Wll- which rates are fixed by Interna- German artillery tils sec- tlonal treaties, but they do apply to cording addition! >11 the all domestic mail, and under that that there was i's foes, classification is included mail to nient by the G< resolu- Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Panama, the njKht except by sident's United States postal agency at th evicinity of ry, con- Shanghai, and all persons in the was driven off. on leg- military service of the United States , , _ Nulierin future In Europe. levelop- Postofflce Order. ress lepoi s. months' The postoffice department issued Germans ai 3 for these instructions: from the efforts ing an- Postmasters shall, on and after .til,er> ''re. Son of war November 2. see that postage is paid Positions to win at the rate of three cents an t.unce t,inKing after d. or fraction thereof on letters and ,iaN? become too ng into other first-class matter except drop tho British pr rations; letters. All drop letters, that is. theRP the (,ernn rge in- letters mailed for delivery from the wi,hdrawn some g forces office at which posted, including T,1? uir; ap- those for delivery by city, rural, or **r'ti8h fire einpl 2 0,000,- other carrier of such office, are re- nfTfinRive is beini ion and Quired to have postage paid on them the normans. >t 1 draft, at the rate of two cents an ounce or ventl?n of a new ith vast fraction thereof. Postal cards are bombardmer required to be prepaid two cents, drum fire. nc i at the and, therefore, the one-cent postal ,1ro that is spr e enor_ cards must have a one-cent postage rane dre. It :his and stamp affixed to them in addition to that is Preventin ?,,i viiie one-cent stnmn imnreuad nn i tei attacks fvoir and do- cardB- Pout cards (private mailing promptly or pro eongres- cards) bearing written messages formerly w ir close- niu?t have two cents postage pre- Tho Germans paid on them. letrleve some o north of Verdun leasures , . . night near hill + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + f?J Jn wo war j. 1 . , I 1 * cept temporarily g loans 4. RET) CROSS NOTES. + position, lomestic 4. . propria- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + I Hadleal T> rplanes: Russian interr f foods. The following contributions have precedence in ir jvith the been received to the Knitting Fund: ings along the rity for Mra M G> Rrittain $3 00 dem?cr*t,c >n8 mports: Ml88 IIarriet r?rcoran 10rt providing isurance of a parliament |H Miss Corcoran is the small which Is expecl the ses(laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Courtney. constituent assei .control Corcoran. Harriett's mother offer. petrograd radii position ed to ?ive her a Party. or give the pointed at the ure was monpy which would have been spent press and have the food on ,he Par1y. to the Red Cross. The the all-Russian its act- chl,d at onoe took the money for the men's delegates Red Cross, Instead of using it for prad, bringing 1 her own pleasure. This is a great opposition pnrlii led mis- example, and we are in hopes other The cabinet ress. children will do the same thing. grad is still com to take The annual Red Cross rally will pressed by the lportant he held in the court house Friday agreement for s >n and evening. October 12th, at 8 o'clock, v. ill be reached. The election of officers will take constitutional <1< ifacture Place at this meeting, and reports J to be the point averages committees will be given. There' The Peruvian t in the will also he several addresses. Ev-jcd a resolution curtail <'fy "i"" aad woman in Lancaster j relations with C, > senate county is urged to attend. Ion pro- I'oag still has wool and ; t to the needles, which she will be glad to; London. Oct. pending any one have who wishes to knit | Haig's report t icember. f?r the Red Cross. quarters in Frr al com- 'All those who have finished their artillery was a< hlle the knitted garments for the Red Cross the whole battle (he Su- will please send them into Mrs. ter attacks de^ propos- John H. Poag by the 15th of this prisoners to the m A mor*# month. 4 -1 1 * ? iHnen in inn lasi ate and ^ ipproval A Cyclone Story. Petrograd. Frl ilendar. government cour srs and "That story." said Representative t,ve of Mosc hp ilnv- ~ ~ . tests and five pel Gardner at a Providence reception, , , . , ebb ex delegates from 1 culatlng a*)roP?B of a hyphenated explana- Kress who have ind the *'on ?' a German sabotage plot, "Is In an earnest att s. The very fishy. It reminds me of Tex- *1*'* political ai or pay- an ' had not reached nfaction _ 'thev took a rece "Once, In Texas, I came upon a ... ,at. a. nltytt a canal 1" 'a,e at nigh rati flea- chimney, like a factory chlm- consultation with ney, rising in an arid waste. matlon of a coall "Friend," I said to a native, The conferenc? ^ "what is that chimney doing there?" ,er ^ala''0 with a* presiding, was a i great "That ain't no chimney," said the representative traveler native, "It's a well." Russia. It was pu8fllpni hlldren "A we,,?" 8a,d ' the *haggy peai consist* "Yes," said he. "It's old Jeff who had been ac e*Drtnd Th,tCh"r'* we"' A CTC,one ,ur,"d her upside down and Inside out." [equal term- wt ti CASTE lSTKR, S. C., TUESDAY, OCT. I m OUT COURT OF SESSN IEIR REFUGES CONVENED I ES GERMANS JUDGE J. W. DeVOR tONGHOLDS. SIDING OFFK >cratic Congress Many Cases to Be fter Providing Up at This Ter irliament. the Court. ns are in progress The October term, Cc rs front with indi- eral Sessions for Lanca Germans, as usual i convened yesterday mo combat, are playing Judge J. W. DeVore pi ale. Solicitor J. K. Henry a llaig's report on McCaw at their posts ol activities mentions The charge made by t sed fire from the judge to the grand Jur . the statement re- but thoroughly interest illy only the fact The first case called w no infantry move- vg. O. C. Hegler on th nutans during the the murder of Joe Cui a raiding party In negro serving time on t Hollebeke. which a true bill waB fount Hegler and was the 1 IT Heitvilv. docket to he dtnnoceH t however, show that fondant entered a plea o e suffering heavily an'l was acquitted on of the ltritish ar- that he was a guard 01 ne of the advanced R;ulg, and Cunningham, ich they were still Prisoner, made a break Thursday's attack Tho Rang was stationed hot to hold under Gold Mine and Cunnini mnding, and from l)ad record with the poli in lines have been ty authorities, and wh< what. his get.away a searrh w ling nature of the with the result that Mr. oyed in the present the first man to see th ? paid tribute to by "red upon the negro r is noted, by the in- wounded him. dying be ' term to describe attention could be giv it. It is no longer ^he next case on >r even "whirlwind George Nichols, charge >ken of but "hurrl- P?sing or property und is fire of this sort entered a Pica of not g the German coun- was tried by a jury and i being launched as not Kuilty. ving as effective as Paul Ingram entered ere. guitty to assault and are still trying to tent to kill and carrvi f their lost grounel weapons. He was trie Ar. -attack Friday an<' found to be not gi 34 4 was unsuccess- It is reported that o ig the French, ex- <l?r rase will be taken i , from an advanced an(1 Putting off the ci j account of the court i isiippointiuent. *^r- Harry I. McCaw, r ! a had condition, and ii lal affairs still claim j rnngements to have an tterest over happen-itbom next week, but if Russian front. The , 0grapher ran he gotten ;ress has adjourned plar0 cf Mr. MeCaw nev for the constitution i wjjj atav in session. of 305 members. ThP caae against ted to sit until thehrothers and Rlngstaff nbly is elected. The jor Wednesday, and 1* pais now seem dls- that (hl8 raa<? will take results of this con- ^yt, to dispose of It. called a session of soldiers' and work- The CJnrbage Tliat ,0, ''7;?; An old colored woma, tp the threat of an vment. to help by the day. situation in Petro- jn clearing away after plex, but hope is ex-1 repast which had incli government tliat ?nLatermelon. As she pa ? coalition ministry Admission of the; the doorway, carrying i ?mocrats still seems a well-filled can of tl at issue. I melon rind, she turned congress has pass- hpr eyeB( said: for the breaking of ..Mis8 panny. would lermany. ? I , . . I carried home one o d I "Why. no. Mandy." wi 6.-?Field Marshal, ..but what in the world onight from head- of lt?? you (jon't 1 ince says that the M >tlve all day along ( c ens' ront. but no coun- "La. no. Miss Fanny; reloped. Additional no pigs," said she. la number of 380 were je8. want to make de ne 24 hours. j OU3. Dey don't nebber garbage as dls settin' iday. Oct. 5.?The front steps!"?Washtngi toil, the representa- + ow industrial inter- Tjie ijest of the B isants and soldiers' he democratic con- j A con8clent,oufi sut been in conference empt to settle Rub- j teacher had been endeav id economic crisis press upon her pupils i an agreement when triumph of goodness c sb this evening un- At the ciose Gf a 8torv I i. sner six nours'l , a view to the for- ,,a,,ere<1 herself that thi Ition cabinet. I been well established. ?. held In the Win., confidently to a lO.yea Premier Kerenek/;and liu.uire<,: ..And unique gathering, i ... . ... ' which would you rather of revolutionary the first time that or 8ood?' sants and soldiers, "Well." replied Alice customed to demon- ment's reflection. "I thin and attacking the ^ t,.?u?fu,_and re sat with them on -? ? all ninsntf s . . ? I r New; 3, 1917. INS MAKE TAX BINS TO MONDAY UNDER WAR TAX ACT E IS PRE- PENALTIES FOR ALL TAX VIG ;ER. SLACKERS. Brought AH Individuals Receiving In- Proi m of conies of Over $1,000 Per O Year Are Included. ?ort of Gen- Washington, Oct. 5.?Notice to! xyster county, the public to make its tax returns to I work rning with the government under the new war part esiding and I revenue law was issued tonight by nati< nd Harry I. Internal Revenue Commissioner Ro- will ' duty. per in an interpretative statement aboa he presiding of the law's operation. Warning cour y was brief ?as given that in no case would the work ing. government take the intitlative initurei as the State getting the returns, although all re-:cer^ e charge of turns would be verified and that fare, tningham, a everybody concerned should com. ing he gang. municate promptly with the nearest visio 1 gainst Mr. revenue office. ed t first case on Persons failing to make returns, nour >f. The de- Mr. Roper announced, will be re- Gi if not guilty, garded as tax slackers and penal- essit the ground I ties will be enforced against them, raid a the chain- As outlined in the statement, the and who was a J following persons are affected and l may for liberty. I must make returns to the govern- will I near Haile ment. hour sham had a | All individuals receiving incomes spiff ce and coun-iof more than $1,000 a year. aftei en he made All corporations, joint stock com- case as instituted ! panies and associations. unit lleglcr was I All distillers, rectifiers, whole- the e negro and salers and retailers, holders of dis- call ind mortally tilled spirits intended for sale or to weel fore medical be used for manufacturing purposes. en him. All dealers in fermented liquors P docket was ormalt. liquors, wines, cordials, li- wee d with dis- quors, domestic and imported. divi er lien, and All dealers in soft drinks, table Pri> guilty, and waters, and carbonic acid gas. men found to be All manufacturers of and dealers late in cigars, cigarettes, tobacco, snuff com a plea of not and cigarette papers. actr battery, in- All carriers of freight, express or the ng concealed passengers and all operators of pipe ity d by a jury lines. pan llltv. All dealers in life, marine, inland, fen nly the mur- fire and casualty insurance. f tp this week. All manufacturers and wholesale offlr vil cases on dealers in motor vehicles of every ri,ai stenographer, kind, musical instruments, motion in < yes being in picture films, jewelry, boats, sport- insi las made ar- ing goods, perfumes, cosmetics. T operation on medicinal preparations, chewing tllu .another sten- gum and cameras. yea i to take*the All proprietors of amusement ?ttf t week, court places, including cabarets. wor All persons executing legal docu- h'K1 the Evans ments of any type. day has been set All trades on produce or stock ex- thei t is thought changes and boards of trade. two or three All importers of merchandise. All manufacturers or importers! of playing cards. founts. ?- ; ''ua a. who comes HOY 1XJTHKD nv mi? <11? > was engaged I * ""*j(jau a bounteous Arri,iont ll( Kershaw Kesi.lts in refd lded a huge Serious Injury. "1's ssed through Master J. I). Hilton was run over J n each hand h>* an automobile driven by Miss ' . , . Ruth Adams, seriously injuring le glistening * she him, and there was at one time no and, rolling h for h, ,)Ut ? {s 8fated 1hat hv -she the is improving. Miss Adams is the piac you min' if daugheter of Mr. Will C. Adams of em cans?" Lancaster county, living near Ker.. , shaw. Mr. J. D. Hilton is the son , . as e rep > , ^ j jyj Hilton. The accident jI> .' do you want |jappene(j Friday on the streets of W teep pigs or Kershaw, when little Hilton was P,l( ^ sno standing by an old broken down oar ^ I don't keep on ,he side of ,he road- and ??epped ?"n. , out in the middle of the road, and it happened that Miss Adams was ' "" ighbors jeal- driving by about that time and hab no sich struck the little boy before the car ^ outside dier could be stopped. It is stated that Miss Adams could not see the child ton Post. , % nerv who was playing about on the other ter i side of the old car, but just before argain. passed the old car the little bov i no' w ra i stepped out in front of the moving iday school Car. The accident was unavoidable. C oring to im- and there is no blame 011 Miss .. * . ~ the the ultimate Adams. ^ ^ ?ver beauty. ????? ^ ^ n which she Faith Vindicated. ous mnrniiiaiHu sHn, a convertea ex-con- : rtopl Is point had vjct Bn(j manRRer 0f n home for dls-' she turned charged prisoners at Kobe, recently ir-old pupil needed to make a trip to Tokyo, but i had only 35 cents toward his fare, now, Alice, with faith In (lod. he nevertheless 1 be, heauti- started for the station. One train dp- jsj, parted without him, but whbn time for the next arrived. It brought a missionafter a mo- ^try who, greeting Mr. Maramatsu, said You ik I'd rather to him: "By the way, I have been lnttending for some time to hand you this ? "inrriuiMr ^ 5 3) $2.00 A YEAR TRAIN SOLDIERS IN SIXTEEN WEEKS OROUS SCHEDULE MAPPED OUT. gram Includes Lectures by fficers Who Are Experts in Modern Warfare. ushington, Oct. 5.?Training i mapped out by the war dement for National Guard and mal army divisions before they be regarded as ready for duty rd is based on a sixteen-week se of the most intensive kind of c in the open, varied with lec_ i by American and Allied offlwho are experts In modern warTo insure uniformity of trainthroughout the entire army, dinal commanders have been urgo see that the schedules anlced today are followed closely, reat stress is laid upon the r.ecy for night training, trench ing. scouting, trench building operations of all kinds which be called for in actual combat be duplicated through the night s. To give the men some re > their Wednesday and Saturday moons will be free, except in the of backward individuals or a. Target practice runs through entire course and the schedules for forty hours' training each. K. Individuals and Unites, radically the entire sixteen ks will he devoted to training induals, platoons and companies, rade, divisional and even regiital exercises are reserved for a r period. Since the platoon, manded by a lieutenant, is the lal t.ghting unit in trench battles new regulations fix responsibilof the lieutenants of each coray for training of less than comJ y urits. lipid requirement is made thai era be present with their cornids at all drills and regularity carrying out training schedules is sted upon. 'he lecture program with graphic strations will show all that three rs of war have brought of gas tck. of bombing and of bayonet First aid instructions hold a ti place for wounded soldiers tomust depend largely upon* iiselves for first treatment. 4 IIOUS ACCIDENT TO TlllltTKKX-VEAIt-OLD OIRL> nita Hegler Scalped in Her Father's Cotton (iin. uanita Hegler. 13-year-old ghter of W. R. Hegler, who is a dent of the Antioch section or county, met with a serious and bably a fatal accident in her ter's gin. Miss Hegler was carig her father his keys, and while was on her way up in the gin notice<\ a belt had slipped from shafting, and was trying to re e the belting on the pulley, n her hair was caught in the reing machinery. She was c'ome'y scalped besides being other? bruised. Little Miss llegler ed up her scalp, and keys, that had dropped before the accident tying to replace the belting, and> ied her scalp and keys up the rs in the gin where her father She was taken on the next 1 to Fcnnoll Inflfmo,.., i? D"- ' - .... w.. I. . iuu i ,y in i\utn , and very little hope is given Miss Hegler certainly did have e, for when she was In Hancasvaiting on the train, she was not ved at all, and had her scalpsped in a piece of paper, taking > Rock Hill with her to the Inary, hoping that she might have skin grafted to the scalp so that lay grow back. Miss Hegler is xceedingly bright and industrigirl and the accident is greatly ored by all. + Tip From a Tailor, checks are in fashion. In times such as these, either Army nor Red Cross will slight 'em. can have them designed just as large as you please,