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WONDERFUL REI
UNPARALLELED .IN
WORLDS HISTORY
Nation's Statutes Enact
Qi v Mnnilia ITncurnoccn,
UAA ITAVIIt'llO lloUl pOOOv'
Number and Scope.
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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.**
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(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 ^
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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,