The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 26, 1917, Image 1
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IVOLi. 13, NO. 4, milLIBERTY
LOAN V
MAXIMUM T01
SOUTH CAROLINA HAS
II .000.000 YET TO SELL
TWO COUNTIES TO TAKE
MORE THAN QUOTA.
It Is Believed This State Will
?
I Run Beyond the $15,000,000
Allotment.
iWashington, Oct. 25.?Liberty
loan totals flashed past the $3,000,000,000
mark today and headed for
the $5,000,000,000 maximum with
every indication that by continuation
of the relentless campaign the latter
figure would }be realized when the
books close Saturday. Although unofficial
estimates from the 12 federal
reserve districts do not total the
figure, officials tonight expressed
the conviction that subscriptions
were past the $3,500,000,000 mark.
"Victory for the second Liberty
loan is in sight," Secretary McAdoo
announced tonight upon his return
home from a transcontinental tour
in behalf of the loan, "but It has not
yet been achieved."
Compiled from estimates submitted
by local committees and federal
reserve bank headquarters, the total
unofficial estimate of subscriptions
as announced tonight by the
yi\ treasury department was $3,200,Jtt)
000,000. This sum is regarded by
many officials as ultra-conservative,
j Official reports of subscriptions
K, ..turned in to the federal reserve
I banks increased approximately
$400,000,000 over night and totalled
with San Francisco's work of yesterday
unrecorded $2,025,543,300.
The total official returns are as follow:
District. Official.
Hoston 237,900.000
New York 895,606.000
Philadelphia 63.190,000
-Cleveland 234.170.000
Richmond 88.754,000
Atlanta 16,118.000
Chicago 230.416.000
St. Louis 65,550.000
Minneapolis 80,250,000
Kansas City 35.024,000
Dallas 24.818,000
San Francisco .... 73,247,000
Totals $2,025,543,300
NOt'TH CAROLINA MAY 4JO
MILLION OVER ALlvOTMKXT
Working under heavy pressure the
several thousand -agents have sent
South Carolina's Liberty Loan well
beyond the $13,000,000 mark. It is
expected that the amount will be
carried to $16,000,000 and possibly
$17,000,000 before the end of the
week. The total amount reported to
the central committee is $13,392,966.
Fairfield and Horry share equal
honors. Fairfield has already oversubscribed
her allotment by 5 per
rent. Horry reported an 8 per rent i
oversubscription. neau fort came
forward during the day with $50,000.
W. R. Richardson reported
f. that the marines at Paris Island had
subscribed $160,000 to the loan.
Greenville passed the million dollar
mark. Spartanburg is working
hard and Is expected to reach the
million class.
No report has been received from
Berkeley and Williamsburg counties.
The following shows the subscriptions
by counties:
Abbeville $ 128.900
Aiken 200,000
" Anderson 700,000
Bamberg 110,000
Barnwell 19.400
Beaufort 50,000
Calhoun 100,000
Charleston 3,800,000
Cherokee.; 130,000
jig Chester 155,150
^ Chesterfield 36,000
Clarendon 63.400
Colleton 44.000
Darlington 325,000
Dillon 63,150
Dorchester 68,900
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IRTY BOND 1
HE L
WEEKLY.
VILL REACH
rAL TOMORROW
NORTHERN TROOPS ARE
HEADED FOR THE SOUTF
May lk> Beginning of General Move
DH'til of Men to Cutnp Jackson
or Camp Cordon.
Washington, Oct. 25.? Press (lit
patches from Gettysburg. Pa., stal
ing that troops from that place ha
been sent to one of the Carolin
camps for the winter because c
cold weaOier prevailing there is
confirmation of a former story sen
out from Washington that larg
numbers of men from Norther
camps would shortly go South.
In this correspondence it ws
stated to be the policy of the ws
department to send the men S-mt
and that most likely most of thej
would go either to Camp Jackson 5
Columbia or Camp Cordon at A
lanta. While particulars could n<
be obtained here today from wi
department officials regarding th
nction, because of the secrecy beir
maintained regarding the movemei
of troops from one camp to anothe
those in a position to know belies
that within the very near future 1
many of the Southern camps as a
able to take care of this increinei
will get the bulk of the Northei
army.
While some of them may go
the divisional camps it appea
likely that most of the men beii
shifted from the North to the Sou
will go to one of the national cam
and as the Gettysburg men are sa
to be routed for Carolina it is like
that they will go to Columbia, to
followed by others for Camp Gc
don.
It is impossible for the men
the Northern camps. It is stated,
withstand the cold weather of th
section and drilling and outdo
maneuvers will soon oe out of t
question.
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ITRb AI?11NISTKATOK
roil SOUTH CAROM>
Washington, Oct. 25..?The fu
administration appointed R. R. Gc
all, of Anderson, as State fuel a
ministrator for South Carolina.
Mr. Gossett is president of s
eral Anderson cotton uiills and
one of the best known business ni<
in the State. He was formerly
captain in the South Carolina N
tional Guard and is a graduate
Annapolis.
SAYS THE (iKItM.W PEOPLE
EXPECT PEACE NEXT MOM
Washington, Oot. 25.?An Itali:
workman interned in Germany sin
the beginning of the war has esca
ed through the Alps to his count
with a report that the German pc
pie want peace and expect It to cot
In November. Official dispatches t
reived here tell the man's story, ?
cording to which the Germans ha
abandoned hope of victory at am
Laborers are threatening to lea
the factories if the war continu
another winter and the civilii
population generally is living und
terrible conditions. He said 81
soldiers attending a circus at Ksst
were killed at one time by bombs
allied aviators.
TEN KILLED IN CELLAR
BY ONE ZEPPELIN BOM
Another Itomb Wrecked Tlin
Houses, in One of Which Was n
Widow and Six Children.
London. Oct. 25.?Ten persoi
were killed in one basement on Ft
day night by a direct hit by a Ze
pelln bomb. One bomb wreck<
three houses in which were a wido
and six children.
The woman went to the door l
ascertain whether all was clear ar
the bomb blew her across the stree
hurting her, hut not seriously.. T1
six children were buried in the ruin
Light children and four women woi
killed in three houses.
The Times, referring fo Fridf
night's Zeppelin raid, says:
"Throe airships which are pr<
sumed to have approached Londc
did so with their engines silent,
is supposed they drifted slowly alor
the current of a light norther
breeze."*
WILL EQUIP A SOLDIER
ANCASTE
LANCASTER, S. C., FRIDAY, OCT. 2(>, 1
SHIP BUILDING NOW MUSI CONSERVE
r THE GREATEST NEED NATION'S FOOD
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LORD NORTHCLIFFE GIVES REGISTRATION
1 FACTS IN CHICAGO. TO BEGIN MON
Time for Frankness, He Says, There Are 10,000 Act
and "Bridge" Across Atlan- 1 ers in South Carolir
tic is Necessary. Will Get Pledg
H
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a Chicago, Oct. 25.?Lord North-' Columbia. Oct. 25.?Tt
,f cllffe, head of England s special uon has been set up in e
a mission to this country, was the j and there js 0very lndicat
,? guest of honor at a banquet of the;
.... , ... ? ,, ? tood registration campaip
e Chicago Association of Commerce
i,! last night. The menu was wheat- success in South ( arolin
less, in conformity with the request' There are nearly 1(
in of the national food administration, workers engaged for the
ir In addition it was liquorless. At!of 30o,OOft homes in the
h its close the distinguished Briton re-1 , , ., . . ,
11 . . , 1 tober 28 to November 4 1
5e ceived a welcome lusting several i
lt minutes when he arose to speak. a'f ted as food registi
"I am one of those who says quite for the country. The
jt plainly, and believe absolutely, that j feel confident that Sout
we are only at the very beginning of will make a showing."
js this strange and mysterious thing Herbert Hoover, natioi
,g that is passing over the world," he thinistrutor, has called
nt said. "Every person who thinks the it. Coker, food admin
r> war is approaching its close very South Carolina for a fu
naturally diminishes his or her ar-l^lete report on the Sou
ks dor in the prosecution of the war. Organization. Special age
ro This is a war of the many behind the week visit every county
nt army. In the old days a war was'tjr advise and consult witl
rn chiefly fought by soldiers. Today it managers. An attempt v
is achieved by loan subscriptions, to build up the weak pi
to mechanics, controllers of great mu-j South Carolina can in
ls nition plants, farm producers and in showing among a,I of tl
my own country very largely by wo- the country. The South
th men who have taken up men's ganization is considered
ps work. strongest in the eou
id "Some time my friends here tell Washington udministratl
ly me they think the people arc not Several days ugo Mr.
be yet sufficiently earnest about the nounced that the country
ir- war. Hut I have found tremendous ened with a sugar shorta
enthusiasm in the United States for pl<* will during registrat
in the war and a gradual understand- asked to sign a card sim
to ing of the fact that it is the essence to conserve the food s
at of a world revolution. In your far as it is possible for
or American cities you nave a capacity so. The cards are pur
he for getting together, for combina- appeals to the people tc
tion, that we have not yet learned, the government.
I have found no lack or enthusiasm Excellent reports are !
anywhere I have been in this coun- ed from all of the coun
i.\ try. .Here today, in a city. I am told campaign leaders are h
,el which has a German population 100 per cent registratio
,8_ iqual to Dusseldorf, 1 have witness- plies have been sent to
,1_ ed an enthusiasm that is inspiring, counties. Those signing
|A,| |*s |jt. Frank. cards will be presented
!V" "Now let us be frank.' We have <loW canL This card V
been told that you must put 6.000.- ln ,he xvlndow at the
en one ... ui? i .i . home to show that the f;
e" 000 tons oi ships in the water in
i i o i o i , , . porting the govern men
a 1018. I see no signs of such tonla
to-io * j ? , food. Another card wil
a nage in 1018. I do see signs of
of ? ic ? . , .. the kitchen. It contain;
OI tilling 16 great cantonments; of the
?r ?... . advice which will enabl<
manufacture of immense amounts
- . . ... t . . .. head to carry out the w
of munitions; but I do not see the
signs of that bridge across the At- food "^ministration.
II lantic, without which all tini.s re- Tt"* lxMfor **nt
atl crulting. all this enthusiasm, all this following lott< i 1
ce .........r ...... . <n u .. j dressed to the homes of
c manufacture will be null and void.
d- t . Una by the food admtnl
e I herefore I urge you, entreat you,
rv .< < .v . .... . "Our country is in tl
1 > to believe that your armv wtithout
>o-i. ? . <> i , . x- nble war of all the age
? transports will he valueless. You
hp!,. , South Carolina bovs wil
III have the power to build these ships t
--HAVE YOU BOU(
R NEW;
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917.
THE C v<>x i fj]
lMPAIGN so
),000 active! Adm.ral von Tirpitz, the inventor of
submarine frightfulness, is one of the
registration, organizers of a new party In Germany s'a
State. Oc- which declares agalh6t "any peace die-1'' ri
las been de- tated by weak nerves." | rio
ation week pR,NCE BUELOW WANTS j ale
organizers CHANCELLORSHIP! ,h<
h Carolina ne
| ro;
aal food ad-1 Prince and Princess liuelow Now in (the
upon David Bcrlln_Wants to He Chancellor ':,n
ustrator for Ij^,
11 and com- When Peace Comes.
ith Carolina Rotterdam, Sunday. Oct. 21.? ja
nts \\ ill this ( L>elayed )?Prince and Princess th'
in tin State Liuelow are now in Merlin. The ''r
(t tin ' ountj prince's presence. it is reported ie
vill be made |je,.ef j8 intimately connected with
aces so thatjjjie oliancellorship crisis. <li
lake a good , .
. .. Dutch circles in close touch with1'
lie States ot
t derma il unlit icians learn that line- m
Carolina or. , . . . ?i.
. , low is extereruely anxious to regain su
one of the . ? .. . . , 10i(
the chancellorship, and desires to be "
ntry by the . ? . ... ,,
(he chancellor who negotiates beron.
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many s peace. I
Hoover an- 1 ir
- was threat- ThiH is ,he rt*as?>n conferred ;*
go The peo-i w'"1 Erzberger and Theodore Wolff,
ion week be at a ??ncbeon. He is prepared to I
ply agreeing ?? to a ^reat length in the direction
upply in 8o|l,esired by ,he Progressive parties.
them to do is said- however, that these par-{
ely patriotic t!<*s ft'ar his candidacy and!
) get behind vv'" oppose him in the interest of;'>"
another, since they regard Chancel-] w
being receiv- lor Michaelis, whom they distrust.| J(
ties and theji,s certain to fall. I
oping for a
n All sup-1 MILLIONS OF POUNDS
the various 0F SUGAR CONCEALED u
i the pledge,
with a winrill
he hung | .Federal Secret Service Agents Hefront
or tl.el ..... i , . ,,,
port to Washington Discovery in t (V
iimily is sup-1
1 by saving u Buffalo Warehouse. j ^
I he hung in Buffalo. N. Y., Oct. 25.?Federal '
i much good i service agents today reported ;
e the family tt, Washington discovery in a Buf-i^
rishes of the fai0 warehouse of millions of pounds ] ()]
of sugar in bags and barrels labelled \ ^
Out. "top crust flour."
tas been ad"
.. ,, Notations on the packages, it wasi.i,
South Caro- .... 7 ^ . ,
I said, indicated the sugar had been
Istration:
| coming into the warehouse over a.#.
s. Our own porio<1 of several months. A federal (;
1 soon be in agent who made a survev of ,lu' t'i
contents of the building estimated I
will not be'lhe u,,,ount at 15b carloads or about
the trenches; lo.?00,0OO pounds. Ul
nlzation, co-l Around immense piles of sacks
al of every!containing the 8U?ar ,hft federal I
ie autocratic jagpnt said he found a screen of jV
ly must be articies while some of the
ratic organi. I ronta,ners marlte(> "toP ('rust flour"
e every citi- a<'tua">' ha<l flour sprinkled over the e
ailed on for ol,tsi<'G_
_ ar
Itical time. ; ~ * u.
government
( AN T GIVE UP HER 1);
he land to TRADE WITH GERMANS! to
loyalty by . th
Our armies, L. _ , , I .?,
. .. [Newspaper Declare* Exchange Be-i M<
id the great I !ad
' allies, the tween the Two Countries* is W{
1 the WOrk'| Necessary.
hildren ana til
nil must be' Copenhagen, Oct. 25.?Comment
I Sit
to America 'rom Stockholm newspapers con- ()f
cernlng the policy of the United an
in wheat. States towards neutrals is quoted by aj,
Cach Ameri- the Berllngske Tidende. The Afton- RU
isked under bladet says that the exchange of t;|]
rcumstances t commodities between Germany and su
r these war , Sweden now comprises only absolents,
for a{ lute necessities. It contends that pr
week. (See; Sweden cannot give up this trade m.
1th you, fori even under the threat of losing her yf
| imports from America and Is confl- flol
your volun-;dent the government will asser* W(,
vice in this Swedish rights. j ()(J
of October "If the parties in the Swedish itjr
an appoint-: rigsdag believe American plans win
the United | be abandoned when men cherishing ,,.1
on, to sign greater sympathy for the entente (w
i same time! enter the government." says the s})
merlca will Nya Dagligt Allehanda, "their 11- j()J
nfldent of a lusion will be shattered. If Sweden f()|
ise on your glvea way to American commands
orget to buy the situation as between Sweden
and Germany will be untenable.
.. me uencnps.
r-|You are easily the most adaptable ..ThJjj however>
l0? mechanical nation in the world. If wQn by (h(. boyg in
ve yoo set your mind ^o build these a,onc ' but hy the orgai
?? ships you can do it as easily as >ou f:peration an,i ?elf-<leni
ve succeeded in a more difficult task? | f,,tizen of our jan(!. Th
inducing lrtO.OOO.ont) people to con. \ f.r|{anilatlon of Germai
*? sent to military conscription. What fmJght ,)V unlted democt
or was our great difficulty you accom- zatjon a(" bomft therefor
1)0 pllshed almost in a night. To me the ^ Qf (b(> united, is ci
en thing seemed like a miracle. loya, servIce nt this en
"It is no doubt because of their ( "The United States
knowledge of the fact that ship- aaks every home in t
building is not making the progress; pjedge its ^upport and
here that it should that the Oer-1 gigning the food pledge.
D mpns affect to believe that you will,tbe arnijes of Europe at
not be able to enter the war in atiffl-, 0iVil populations of our
dent time to be of value in the war. I men on tbe farms or it
** In this matter of shipping you strike' 8hops, the women, the c
at a vital point in the waging of ithe old men at home, i
this war. If you can not get the je{j They of right look
supplies to the men it seems to me auppiy their needs,
ns almost Idle to add to your already j "There is a shortage
i_ vast army. meat, fats and sugar. I
p. "Get together on this as you have. ran bome is therefore a
?d on other things pertaining to the this pledge, 'so far as ct
w war and you will make yours the permit.* to substitute foi
army that restores peace to the, nereBSit jes other equlval
to world?not an early peace?but the1tew maals only of each 1
id peace to which we are all looking -Home Card' to be left w
,t. forward to so eagerly. j specific directions.)
ie Flour Under Coat. "This will be part of
"Now as to the extraordinary fact tary contribution and set
re! ?...* ???
I m? iviMi wuiiKni in tne united j war. inning the week
States nnd shipped to Great Britain ! 2ft you will be asked, by
iy is sold there cheaper than in this' ed representative of
country. It seems a paradox that States food adminlstrati
flour should be cheaper In London) these pledges. At the
,n than In Minneapolis, but the expla- 22.000.000 families in A
" nation is a most simple one. Our be solicited. We are coi
lfr government is taking money out of prompt and loyal respor
part to this call. Don't fi
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;ht yours ?
$2.00 a yp:ar
INCH TAKE 10,000 "
mm 25 GUNS
ME OF WAR'S MOST IMPORTANT
GAINS.
rman Line Smashed by Petain's
Army and Best
Troops Taken.
With the French Armies iu
nice, Oct. 2 5.?The French troops
esday morning fought one of the
?st cleverly conceived and most
iantly executed actions of the
r. More than 10.COO prisoners
onging to the famous Fifth Prusn
Guards were taken and the
eneh still continue their victous
progress.
The battle began before dawn
>ng a nine-kilometre front, from
3 northeast of Gaffaux, about the
ighborhood of Vauxaillon, to Gayere
farm. Amid inky darkness
p French troops left their trenches
d with a terrific barrage fire from
p most powerful concentration of
ench guns ever gathered on such
front preceding them, they made
eir way forward to and over the
st German positions, sweeping all
sistanco aside.
Altogether six German infantry
visions were aligned, facing the
ench attacking forces, but none of
em were able to withstand the onlught.
the advance continuing like
ackwork. The correspondent obrved
the battle from a point
hence he could see the entire line
id was able to watch the precision
itil which the artillery prepared the
hich the artillery prepared the
erman front for the advance of tbe
fantry, and methodical manner of
te infantry's progress.
While the allied troops wf? busiengaged
in consolidating positions
on Monday in Flanders, the French
>rces of General I'etain struck a
ighty and unexpected blow against
le German line northeast of Soisins
Tuesday morning and made
>nie of the most important gains of
irrian since they threw back the
rmy of the German crown prince
hich was beseiging Verdun.
The stroke was made over a front
f about six miles, from the east of
auxaillon to Pargny-Filain. Ucier
rainy and generally unfavorable
eat her conditions the French
tished forward all along the line
Ided by audacious aviators who
ew over the German positions using
leir machine guns, and penetrated
le German line at one point to a
epth of two and a fifth miles.
Numerous important positions
>11 one by one into the hands of
eneral Petain's men and in addion
more than 7.500 Germans, an
jormous amount of war material
id 2 5 heavy field guns were eapired.
The greatest depth of the drive
as in the center of ihe lino
ie village of Chavignen was capireil
after a violent struggle which
suited in the enemy tleeing pell
ell. Some of the best troops in the.
my of the German crown prince
re engaged in endeavoring to hold
ick the onslaught, but their efrts
were unavailing under the enusiasm
of the French to win posv>ns
which would place them more
vantugeously to press on later toud
Laon. 4<
For about a week the French arlery
had been hurling tons of
iel into the German tine in front
them in preparation for the drive,
d when it was started sad havoc
ready had been wrought by the
ns. In addition to the prisoners
ken by the French the Germans
ffered heavy casualties.
In Flanders both the British and
eneh are holding all their gains
ide in Monday's drive northeast of
ires, except at one place on the
uthern front of the Houtholst
?od where the Germans in a furis
counterattack forced a slight reement
by the Rritish.
The latest advices concerning the
val activity in the Gulf of Riga beeen
the Germans and Russians
ow that although the Russians
it the battleship Slava and a large
rpedo boat destroyer, the Germans
ire the heaviest losers. Two of
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