The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 23, 1917, Image 1
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^ VOL. 13, NO. 3, SEMI-)
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NUI IU HALL bIKIKLbj
PRODUCTION TO CONTINUE j
WITHOUT LET-UP.
Fuel Administrator Garfield Declares
Drastic Steps Will
Be Taken.
Washington, Oct. 22.?Whatever!
powers necessary will be employed
by the Federal government to stop
the strikes of coal miners in the
Vld/lln A\r,w.? ,.*w?
miuuic ?? cai (tuu |ii cvciu unci i uj;tion
of the nation's fuel production.
This warning was given by Fuel
Administrator Garfield in a sharp
telegram to miners and operators in
the fields involved, reminding them
of their pledge not to allow the output
of coal to be diminished, and declaring
that any attempt to bring
pressure to bear upon him to force
a revision of coal prices would result
in postponement of a decision on
that question.
Dr. Garfield was in conference
with John P. White, president of the _
United Mine Workers of America,
who reported that so far the strikes C
in Ohio, Indiana. Illinois and Pennsylvania
were focal in character,
though they were threatening to
spread. He expressed the hope that
the men could be induced to return
to work.
The fuel administrator did not
comment upon his warning or go into
detail about the steps he proposed m
to take if it is not heeded, further ol
than to say that while the country is t<
at war no interference with fuel pro- a
Ruction will be tolerated. Congress pi
Tan empowered the President to ol
take over mines and operate them c<
if he deems it necessary. pi
' Wage Agreement Not Conditional fli
on Advauee. ci
Under the recent agreement c<
reached at a conference here between
the opartors and men, a new di
wage scale granting a substantial in- b
crease was?agreed upon. The op- si
orators first entered Into the agree- r?
ment conditional upon an advance cl
in prices being allowed by the gov. 91
ernment. The fuel administration tl
refused to consent to such an agree- u
ment, and the operators, according
to the administration, finally agreed ir
without that stlpulatfo' . 2
Fuel administration officials say II
the men now striking want the in- T
creased wages to take effect imme- O
diately instead of at the next pay pe- L
riod, about November I. In a state- n
ment tonight, Dr. Garfield snid the Ji
fuel administration and the rail- F
roads are energetically working on ti
the problem of getting more cars to ti
the mines, and that there . is every d
hope that the coal shortnge will be N
gradually remedied. e:
Kliarp W'arning Issued to OperHtors n;
and Miners. fi
The Tuel administrator's telegram o
follows: H
"American citizens engaged in the M
mining of coal, whether operators or ai
miners, are for the most part mind- M
ful of the fact that our country is at Si
war, and that the burden rests upon J
them to produce the coal needed Ii
without interruption. But there are L
evidently some who fail to under- d
stand the gravity of the situation,, ai
and do not hesitate to advocate
strikes at the present time as n
means of forcing the government to
at once decide whether the wage In- ^
crease agreed to at the meeting recently
held at Washington by the
operators and miners of the central
district shbuld Justly be covered by A
an advance in the price fixed by the w
President. w
"The matter has been submitted c'
to me and all concerned are expect- ^
ed to co-operate. I am giving im. P'
mediate and close attention to the H
question, and hope to reach a de- rf
clsion at an early date. The onlv N
circumstances within my control m
which will delay that decision will
it.. -1.1-41 ? ??.. ?... - - - e,
uc mo tjuiauuii ui int- npiril or-Tn^i**-'
Arrangement between the operators tr
and miners which was that under no m
circumstances should the produc- cc
tion of coal in the United States at
^ the present time be allowed to di|
mlnteh.
"If either the operators or the al
miners attempt to bring pressure gi
.upon me to reach a decision. I shall m
* postpone it and use- whaterer pow- se
. erw are necessary to compel the pro- ?
v. duction of ooal to meet the countcy'c, m
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RTY BOND I
HE L
WEEKLY.
THE COMPEL OF THE
CI JEAN PLATE.
Sign the pledge and enroll
as a member of the United
States Food Admlnlfctrntinn
and you will be asked to do
these things:
Eat plenty, but wisely, and
without waste.
"Buy less; cook no more than
necessary; serve smaller portions.
Preach and practice the
"gospel of the clean plate."
Use local and seasonable
supplies; watch out for waste.
Whenever possible. use
poultry, game and sea foods
In place of beef, mutton and
pork.
Use potatoes and other vegetables
freely.
Save wheat by substituting
In part, corn meal and other
cereal flours Tor wheat flour.
Save butter and lard. Use
butter on the table, but substitute
vegetable oils for cooking.
Save sugar. Use less candy
and sweet drinks and less sugar
in.tea and coffee.
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OURTMARTIAL ORDERED
TO TRY ( APT. SULLIVAN
use Will lie Heard Tomorrow anil
Accused Officer is Under
Arrest.
Spartanburg, Oct. 22.?A court
artial has been ordered in the cast
r ('apt. Howard E. Sullivan of Hat
ry D, One Hundred and Fifth Field
rtillery, charged with directing and
ersonally witnessing the whipping
f Private Otto Oottschalk of hi:
impany. Captain Sullivan wai
laced under arrest today and is con
ned to the limits of the regiments
imp. Lieut. J. McC. Qronna la li
immand of the company.
Captain Sullivan was served to
ay with a copy of the charges
rought against him, which a?e sub
tantially in accord with the firs
ports of the incident. The specifi*
large is that of violating Sectior
5 of the articles of war relating tt
le conduct of an officer and gentle
tan.
The general court martial orderet
i his case will convene on Octobei
4 and consists of Col. Charles I
ebevitz, One Hundred and Seconc
rain; Col. Cornelius Vanderbilt
ne Hundred and Second Engineers
leut. Col. Morris Liebman, On*
[undred and Fifth Infantry; Mnj
esse L. Button, One Hundred ant
Ifth Infantry; MaJ. Walter Delam
?r, One Hundred and Sixth Infan
y; MaJ. H. S. Hildreth. One Hun
red and Sixth Infantry; MaJ. Thos
I. Sherman, One Hundred an i Sev
nth Infantry; Maj. Otto I. Chor
tan. One Hundred and Eighth In
(intrv: Mai. Arthur Howe slena
ffloer; MaJ. Charles Tobin, On<
fundred and Second Supply Train
taj. M. I). Bryant, One Hundrec
nd Sixth Machine Gun Battalion
laj. Walter Bell, One Hundred nnc
pcond Ammunition Train; Capt. D
, Cadotte, Onf Hundred and Eight!
ifantry, judge advocate; Firs
ieut. Charles P. Leeser, One Hun
red and Seventh Infantry, assist
at Judge advocate.
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RAILWAY CLERKS STRIKE
. C. Ij. Employe* at Columbia Want
Men Restored.
Columbia. Oct. 22.?Twenty-flv?
tlantic Coast Line Railway clerkf
alked out here yesterday at noon
alked out here yesterday. The
erks demanded that men who losl
lelr places after havlno: made ap
lication for membership In the
rotherhood of Railway Clerks, bf
(stored to their former positions
o demand, it is stated, Is being
ade for an Increase in wages or foi
lorter hours. Freight traffic Intc
Dtumbla is said to be under excise
pressure and will become
ore embarrassing should the strike
mtlnue for any length of time.
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British Bombard (Intend.
Berlin. Oct. 22.? (British admir;ty,
per wireless press.)?The Bel.
an port of Ostend, which Is a Oeran
submarine base on the North
>a, has been bombarded from the
ta, if was announced by the Garan
war office today, houses In the
ii tm nautili
VILL EQUIP A
AMCA,
LANCASTER, S. C.. TUI
[STATE'S QUOTA NOW 1
FAR" FROM" BEING SOLD
EVERY EFFORT TO BE PUT o
FORTH THIS WEEK.
South Carolinians So Far Have l
Bought $2,685,650 of Liberty
Bonds.
Columbia, Oct. 22.?South Carolinians
have subscribed $2,685,650
to the second liberty loan of 1917. g,
' according to reports received by the e3
I central State committee up to Sat- h,
i urday night. w
There is just one more week ami hi
! the campaigners will redouble their ni
efforts to reach the State's minimum $
quota of $15,000,000. It will require
much hard work to secure the sl
State's allotment.
Richland county leads the list ni
with subscriptions amounting to a
j $766,000. Reports have not yet j
i been received from a number of w
counties. g)
Wednesday will he "liberty loan
day" in America. Exercises will be r<
held throughout the State and it is s(
expected that many millions of dol- aj
lars will be subscribed on the day j,
which has been set aside by President
Wilson. Greenville is second $
I among the counties with subscriptions
amounting to $595,200.
Totals by Counties. e.
The following are the subscrip- til
tions by counties: Abbeville, $12,- f(
. 850; Aiken. $1.16,000; Barnwell
$18,100; Calhoun, $13,550; Charles- r,
j ton, $137,350; Cherokee, $92,100; 5
I Chester, $66,500; Chesterfield, $28.
, 050; Clarendon, $3,100; Colleton. e,
j $1,850; Darlington. $26,450; Dil- $
j Ion, $52,300; Edgefield, $1,400;
. Fairfield, $46,300; Florence, $76,_ g
I 060; Georgetown, $39,050; Green!
vllle, $595,200; Greenwood, %p.000;
Hampton, $2,600; Horry, $9,- 0
. 000; Jasper, $600; Kershaw, $2.- $
} 000; Lancaster, $104,950; Laurens
. $46,800; Lexington, $6,550; Mc- 0
t Cormick, $2,000; Marlon, $4,100; $
> Marlboro, $16,900; Oconee, $4,300;
i Orangeburg, $147,000; Pickens, j|
, $135, 000; Richland. $766,000; 0
. Spartanburg, $10,000; Sumter, $31,'400;
Union, $213,150; Williams- e
1 burg, $2,000; York, $14,800. Total, $
r $2,685,650.
, ' e
1 Lancaster County's Drive. ?
Through the three banks in Lan;
caster, about $120,000 has been P
j subscribed up to yesterday and this. $
with the sales at Heath Springs and
} Kershaw, will reach a probable to- 0
- tal of $125,000 to $130,000. The ;
. quota for Lancaster county is $216,
000, and It will be seen that there t
la yet at least $85,000 to be sub- p
. scribed In this county. The committee
having the matter in charge be- 4
. lieve this will be taken before the ^
1 close of the campaign Saturdav
9 night. ,.
: $
I Operations in Russia.
; Herlin, Oct. 22.?It was announc1
ed by army headquarters today that (i
. the German operations on Dago is. p
i land, north of the Gulf of Riga, had n
t been carried out accordlag to plans. fj
- TO HELP COUNTIES IN
LIBERTY BOND DRIVE *
'Special Agents Named by Got. Man- ''
ning Also to Assist In Food 0
Campaign. *
o:
5 Columbia. Oct. 22.?W. Banks
1 ' Dove. Andrew J. Rethea. C. N. Sapp. v
1 ! Victor Hector, C. L. Keith, of Co- h
> lumbla; the Rev. William Way, of 0
t Charleston; Mr. W. C. Harrison, of fj
Bradley, and Mr. McBeth Young, of
r Union, have been appointed special
agents 10 visit me various county p(
seats of this State and to assist the
I county chairmen. managers and A
'^publicity men, both of the food conII
servation campaign and the liberty
1 bond campaign In every way possi'
| ble in making their local compalgns ?
' successful.
It Is expected In this way to secure
from the various counties not*
only direct Information sh to the; 11
actual condition of the campaign in:o
each of these counties, but to sug-j tc
' gest to the various county organlza-|e<
i lions ways and means of securing at: 3*
' least two hunderd thousand signs- j al
* tures to the food pledges and torn
> raise the $16,000,000 quota of liber-'tc
liT ^
SOLDIER?HAVE
STER I
SSDAY, OCT. 23. 1917.
IBERTY LOAN AT FAE
TWO BILLION MARK ?
tlvw I
FFICIALS BELIEVE MAXI- **
MUM WILL BE RAISED. Wa8hi
in the
r who peri
iberty Day on Wednesday Ex- transpor
pected to Show Up Hand- ber^T^c
somellj*. new war
' departm*
Washington. Oct. 22.?The Liber- thereby
' Loan campaign last week pro- ance to
eased to the threshhold of official This J
cpectation, and paused. Treasury *,ies of 1
f?ads had hoped the two billion line j'n niontl
ould be crossed. Apparently the over a P
g total stopped just short of the! addition
ark with an estimated total of,vvi" 1,0 f
l U79 nnn nnn : flnnonrloi
The result means that the huge ui(,ow f
im of $500,000,000 a (lay will have inK,,'an("
> be subscribed every day of the reaining
week of the campaign, with anoe is !
handful of millions to spare, if the where n
5.000.000.000 goal is reached Was ma(
hen subscription books close next tion var
iturdny night. ,ess j'ep'
Official returns from the twelve "f ?'5 f
?serve banks?representing sub- ''
riptions upon 2 per cent of the sum wi" l)e 1
oplied for actually has been paid ,aw Pro
ito the reserve banks, increased ance of
tiring the day to within less than ors a,ul
l.ooo.ooo of the $2,000,000,000. | tion, for
Announced by the treasury Satur- ,ion ol 1
ay night the official returns, the issuance
(timated subscriptions and the quo- tions wi
is of the reserve districts were as' ^er an<i
)llows: I law will
Boston, official. $141,300,000; i nextMiniated,
$175,000,000; quota.! Appro
500,000,000. 'down wi
New York, official. $540,412,000; ' rentage
stUnated, $660,000,000; quota,i,ho ,aw
1,500.000.000. will be
Philadelphia, official, $33.481,.| at'v'ces
50; estimated $155,000,000; quo- thoSP wl
i, $415,000,000. soldiers
Cleveland, official. .$144,850,000; n**ely at
stlmated. $150,000,000;- quota,j of the r
600.000,000. known 1
Richmond, official, $44,307,000; nf ,he 1
atimated. $05,000,000; quota., naV!'1 S
200.000.000. inoclAtlanta,
official. $10,642,000; es- Nnt 0
mated. $25,000,000; quota. $135.- <lead re<
00,000. sa,ion u
Chleaco, official. $138,990.0(f0: Iwho we
atimated. $375,000,000; quota.|the mili
700.000.000. wi" shs
St. Louis, official. $26,746,100; |(,Pmni,y
atimated. $100,000,000; quota,
200,000.000. j X1
Minneanolia. official, $44,000,000;
atimated, $55,000,000; quota. Fli Ken
175 000.000. 1^
Kansas City, official. $11,902,000; York
stimated. *65.000,000; quota, j (
200,000.000. CoUon
Dallas, official. $10,048,650; ^^Kendrie
imated, $18,000,000; quota, $125.-!^ ^ j
was ele
San Francisco, official. $53,051,-1 and a
00; estimated. $100,000,000; quo- stron? ,
a. $350,000,000. rectors.
Totals. official. $1,199,740,550; w R
stlmated. $1,973,000,000; quota. n
5.000.000.000. np Qf
Must Be Xn I*t Up. i facturin
The $5,000,000,000 can he at-j ^0]
ained this week, officials asserted. I BOrjates
r there he no let up in the campaign
nd if districts in the Middle West. s),are
he Southwest and the West are
roused from an nnnoront
- - ? .-i---." STATF
hich thus far has caused great
oncern. O
Liberty day. It is thought, will be
Oe banner day of the campaign. A
r>tal subscription of $1,000,000.a,> W
00 on this day, Wednesday, Is the: Bl
oal which hundreds of thousands
f workers are striving to reach. It
1 also thought likely that the flnaV Oolunr
eek of the campaign will Rhow In Olemson
s entirety a response on the part amid th
f the nation, greater than during manv f}.
?e whole prior three weeks. ! .
_ ^ watch o
There will have to be such repoundini
jonse. It Is stated, if the full $5.- . ^
nn.000 000 i, taken. n""h ,Sc
opened
RE EXPECTING ORDERS associati
TO LEAVE FOR FRANCE r?,unn
big crow
result of
fflrers nt Camp Sevier Await Oflicinl orahle a
Instructions as to Embarkation. need en
Soldiers Engage in Athletics. ample a
Oreenvllle, Oct. 22.?The news,1*1 c,ty
int the 55th depot brigade had been Nothii
rdered disbanded and re-asslgned. ?' visltc
? other units was officially confirm- morning
I at division headquarters of the ( big rush
Oth national army division. It was Thursda:
Iso stated officially that orders had are ,h?t
ot been received to send the officers I of all."
> France, bat that these orderd when as
aea awnnct?m , , . . itaraa all
YOU BOUGHT YOU
Mews
$2.00 A YE,
&ZRUSJMI FOR APPEYII
ent Announces Tlml Kelu- ARMY SELECTIVE
of Those li*wt Come WithV
U4-A?A _
WORKED OUT TEN'
ngton, Oct. 22. All h&nds * y nv ppawt^i
military and naval service LKUW1M
shed with the lost American
t Antilles, torpedoed and Would Establish Variou
a Geiraan submarine, Octo:ame
within the scope of the I- Dependency and I
insurance law, the treasury i trial Value.
jnt has announced and,
automatically carried insur-| Washington Oct 22 .
the amount of $6,000 each, j hensive new plun *for ap,
mm will be paid the faml-|army 8electIve draft whj(
he dead soldiers aud sailors, take flr8t only meQ w
Uy Installments of $25 each,lpendent8 and of no partic,
eriod or 20 years. It is in U) war indu8trleSi and esf
to compensations whichlrjous grades of depemlen(,
.aid to widows, children and dustrJal value from w,?
it mothers of the men. A draftB WQU,d be made stHr
D rexumpie. w ui oe paid j Ht>lective basis, has been w
e and $2;> compensation, a; tentatively by the provos
$50. While the $25 insur-1 general's office and discu
j fixed maximum in cases the Pre8ldent>
o application for insurance i The plan was submittei
le, the additional compensa-j^0 a conference of civilian
ies from $20 for a mother.rected exemption board ar
endent child to a maximum j a number of States, and rt
or all dependents. I dorsement of most of then
nsurance of $25 a month' now discussing the prop
taid under the section of the] with their State governors,
riding for automatic insur-1 it is proposed to foi
all American soldiers, sail-j each local draft district i
marines, without applica-laii registrants, placing eacl
120 days after tho publira- umn denoting his depem
regulation providing for thel industrial value in the wt
of policies. These regula-, cution. For instance*,
re published early in Octo- columns or classifications
the same limit prescribed by based on dependency. Me
not expire till February 12, dependents would be plac
first class, those with depe
ximately 70 persons went tant relatives in the seen
th the Antilles. What per-{.those with wives in the t".
of this total is affected by those with a wife and on
at present is unknown, but the fourth, and so on.
determined upon receipt of industrial Classes Under
establishing the identity of tion.
to perished. The number of; Similarly, the vertical
has been established defi- might represent certain
16. but the status of many arranged according to th?
emaining dead as yet is vm- five merit as war necess
>y officials here. How many dustrial classes ilnder coi
efnainder are sailors in the jn this connection are fan
>rvice yet has to he determ- yar,i employees, munitioi
railway and transportath
n'y will the families <>f the tivesK miners, steel plant
?eive insurance and compen- industry workmen, and ce
nder the new law. hut those individual plants or
re injured, if any. while in branches to be designated
tary or naval service also to time by the President
ire in <ts provisions for in- department as temporarily
The latter classification
* I elude plants making mili
B\\ MILL PRESIDENT ing, harness, first-aid mi
' professions such as ch
drick Named as Head of, other scientific men more
nkmore Mills in York. war re*ear<h ^an to carr
_ . 00 . . ? , . Thus the table with hoi
Oct. 22.?At a called meet- , .
. ? , . . , pendency classifications a
he directors of the Lockmore .....
industrial classifications <
Mill held here Tuesday, Eli,
. ... . _ . . a place for each reglstr
k. until recently of Gastonia, - ,. .
, . cordance with his depei
>ut now a resident of York, ..... , , , .
. . ,. , . industrial value claims. ]
cted president and treasurer
_ . men for examination. 1
G. Myers and C. B. Arm- ..... .
, _ . , , . . ? I first take all men phvsica
r?f Gastonia were elected dl- .
. < ipe neither dependents c
Mr. Kendrick succeeds Mai. ... . ,
, , essential war industries.
Moore, to whom is due the
., .. . , ... class was exhausted, dra
f making the Lockmore Mill .. , , ,
_ , l ties would draw on the c
the most successful manu- . ,. . . . ,
, ing the slightest depende
g concerns In ^ erk countv. , r
... , . . ,, . . and the least value in ei
ndrick and his Gastonia an- , . .
., . .. dustries. Theoretieallv,
recentlv bought 52 per cent , , , ,
, , | . ?OAA would work down througl
Lockmore stock at $200 per ....
to the classes with most
and highest industrial val
: FAIR FORMALLY ' ^
PENED AT COLUMBIA No class would he e>
such, but the valuable met
placed so that they wou
nty Expecting to Entertain (.a?e(, uulJ1 thp nee(J foj> s
iggest C'rowd Ever in came more urgent and a
I essential classes were exh
Attendance. I . . , .
I It is understood the f
ihia, Oct. 22.?With the gram will be made known
military band blaring, '* 's completed and ap
. .. .. . , President Wilson, to allaj
e enthusiastic outbursts of '
I ietv prevailing throughout
iroats. and while the big dustr,eg over the next dr
n city hall tower was hR(] bftpn p,anned for as ef
g out 12 bells, the Forty- rember before the new
mth Carolina State fair was propORed but whlch now T
here today by D. F. Eflrd, ]ayf,d
on secretary. ,pbe proposed pian w
ihia is preparing for the onet President Wilson's objectit
rd in its history, and if the exemptions. On the othf
the preparations are as fav- ig 0iaimed, it would si
s they promise to be no one prPVent the drawing of me
tertain any fear of finding1 aPmy who are needed more
ccommodations in the capi- (^stries or in agriculture,,
this week. , avoid mistakes of Great B
ig like the expected number, iy in the war. when coal
trs was in Columbia this v or Industries were d
, for. as in other years, the skilled workers for the
i is expected Wednesday, swelling the first exi
y and Friday. "Indications force. It also would give
this will be the biggest yeai a more or lees definite pi
said Mr. Eflrd this morning liability list, and set hit
ked what the prospects or a rest as to when he rnigh
mrtrtrna . iaMijuh. narin
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coniprejlying
the
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ablish vay
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future
tly on the
orked out
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with
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s who di_
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reived ini.
who are
osed plan
mulate in
i table of
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and
u's prosehorizontal
would be
n with no
ed in the
ndent disnd
class,
hird class,
e child in
t'onsideracolumns
industries
eir respeeities.
Inlsideration
ners, ship11
workers,
on operaand
motor
rtain other
industry
from time
or the war
/ essential.
might intary
eloW
iterials. or
emistf and
needed for
y arms,
'izontal de_
nd vertical
would hold
ant in acoedency
or
In selecting
toards wiir
Hy Ht. hav?r
value in
When this
ft authori1
asses havncy
claims
ssential inthe
draft
h the table
dependents
ue.
0 Be Fx-.
cem pted as
t would be
lid not be
oldiers bell
the leas
austed.
sntire proas
soon ar
proved by
f the anxniany
inaft.
which
irly as Deplan
was
nay be deould
meet
>n to class
>r hand it
iiccessfully
n into the
in the in_
and would
ritain earmines
and
epleted of
1 sake of
teditionary
each man
ace in the
t mind at
t be 10 m
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