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- Tt VOL. 13, NO. 13, BKM1-YVK. PREPARING APPEAL ^ TO THE PRESIDENT , AS TO EXEMPTION Local Board Feels Its Judgment The and Discretion Is at cut tu enemi< Stake. thnt t one ol 107 CASES ARE REVERSED "1obl" lug th 150.0C In All of These the Grounds for l>ack f _, ly ine Discharge Was Dependency nmon; of Wife and Child or Wife our n and Children. ?e"on Seals, " only f Paul Moore and R. S. Stewart. vital c members of the Lancaster county Pr local board of exemption, went to sona 1 Greenwood last week to consult ParHcf with the district board for the Western District of South Carolina with aerVG regard to the reversion of 107 cases count> of exemption recently reported in Mra this paper. The local board exempt- Hyatt, ed these men on the ground of de- stee,G pendency, erfch one being married Garret and with one child dependent upon ^?ggi them. The position of the local Mra- ( board is that where the wife or wife Hagln: ana cnua or children are wholly tle-l pendent for support upon the labor J of the husband and father, without; other means of support, exemption from service should be granted, and was granted in the 107 cases under ^ar k discussion and which were reversed pr * by the district board. away week The district board holds, according to Mr. Stewart, who was sought ( by the News man for the informa- f tion contained herein, that a man a| with wife and one child has no nn rwg right to exemption. The local board feels that full faith has not been put ' in their Judgment and discretion in the matter, and in justification of their position are preparing an appeal to the provost marshal-gener- j " ' al and the president covering all of ? ?? printei the 107 cases. I nf?mnr The men affected by the reversion of decision of (he local board have not yet been called for service, in ThurP( fact, have not yet been certified wjjj ^ back to the local board. Their sta- J>or an tua now la in the nature of "watch- for th ful waiting," and If the decision of: p?.r the district board stands, they are; subject to call at any time. ^at!cuKI< action may be expected on the part j of the provost marshal-general and ^an the president is a matter of 0?njoc- kins . ture, but the local board la detenu-' (<.rn p lned to nbt only Justify its position 1 (o ho 1 in the matter but to see that Justice op ^a;i is done where exemption is deserv- ^ot?s , z- e<*- night The local board is confident that where it will be upheld by the president to a i nnd Provost Marshal-General Crow- killed, der and that its decisions as to ex- v ith t emption in all of the 107 cases will it is p stand. which Lancaster county now has 146 some selectmen in service out of its quota is like of 196, reight _ i TlV % V SEEK CAUSE OF FATAL ACCIDENT AT CHESTER Mr. reived cousin Railroad Commission Holds InvestI- ftn(j yj ligation to Determine llespon- that h of a ci Nihility for Wreck. ular r He is The State Railroad Commission s,a,?8 Friday at their office In Columbia ^,r ^ ?' In an Investigation lasting several hours went exhaustively into the facts in connection with the acri- ''anf'a, dent on the night of November 2nd that cost the life of Engineer Robt. Mist D. Smyer, when the C. & N.-W. rounty Railway's southbound passenger train was struck by the engine of the now 0 Southern's nortbound train, No. y(,Hter( 32. Several eye-witnesses of the nc- ft( the cident were examined, and the testl- p pat mony of others was read. Assistant mjn|S|( General Manager Jas. L. Davidson coup|e represented the Carolina & North- Irmrr|a Western Railway Co., and Division Superintendent S. S. Collins acted tor the Southern. The Commission Miss took*the matter under advisement.1 4^^ jj and will probably not hand down a u.n^ t decision for several days. Walke ' naird. Bob Supper at Union. d,nJC ^ There will be a box supper at Un- jng. ion school house Friday night, No-|teachei vember 30, beginning at eight ytatted o'clock. Public cordially Invited. whore ? ' ' -*\ 4**.. e,.' * * ' . ! E LANC EKLY. LANCASTER, IANCE FOR SERVICE |QTDIiQQpQ NFT 5LL RED CROSS SEALS |" * IUjOULiJ WLE Ittee Apointcri f?r Lancaster' CONCERTED t TO CONSERM great war has clearly singled Fuel Commission Hoi berculosis as among the worst 1 , . 38 Of armies and has shown and Announces S he control of tuberculosis is Still Seriout r the most Important steps in ' 7-lniT tho otrnnwlK ?? ?-1 ...VI .1.. viigui mm tuiiserve resources of a nation. The ^ EOPLE A(?AIN tO French soldiers invalided rom the trenches and the vast-!.-,... , 0 . , .. ,. Citizens of All Sectioi reused ravages of the disease! ; the Civilian population offer Use Wood Wherev ation a timely lesson. Every| and Thus Conserv i selling Red Cross Christmas! sold this year as every year COl^l. or fighting tuberculosis, has a ? pportunity to make our coun- Columbia> Nov. 2fi.?. oflt by the dearly learned les- fup, 8,tuatlon ln South >f France, Canada and other quite acute yet ,t ,8 be| ipants in the war. and the outlook for , following have been asked to br,ght wag the conc,u as agents in Lancaster gt by the gtate advlgOJ mission, which met here . Leroy Springs. Mrs. J. A. 8eRg,on Frlday wlth B. Miss Annette Craig, Miss Mae q| Ander80n> gtate fuel , Mrs. J. S. Stevens. Miss Katie a(.cor(linK t() a 8tft( t. Mrs. Charles Slstare. Miss! .... , < I out at the conclusion e Barton, Miss Susie Secrest.i, . I ference. Dscar Potts, Miss Annie Belle s. Miss Carrie Ussery, Miss! The inventories of the Bennett. Mr. S. L. Mills. Mrq.!of the S,ate were ,al<? McGulrt conference. which 11 amount of coal oh hand ' CONTESTANTS ENTEH I m0(''a,e needs of the var IN "WHO'S WHO" CONTEST of thc Stato-# 'Mans f .V contestants are entering forIemergencies and safogu ize of $15 ln gold to be given1 future deficiencies were by The News on Friday of this Some Improved in the "Who's Who" contest. Although the fuel nuns with names of advertisers South Carolina is still in are coming In thick and there is an improvement nrt the contestants are scoring : tlons which maintains* ranging from fifteen correct | commission met two rs out of the thirty-five up to stated one of the nu >n to a perfect score. There commission, he said, fli been numerous requests for though more coal h?i i of the paper containing the: into the State to relie\ hirh we could not grant. The gency and has been d re printed again in this Issue [points where it is most number of extra papers arejed. it must further urge rl so that we may supply the pie to conserve their coa id. It should he bourn in more freely substitute v that all answers^ must he in I Reports to the comr dee not later than five o clock vnr|ous parts of the S lay afternoon. The winner Qge commission to PC announced in Friday's pa- fhe situation will be tak d the $ 1 r> in gold will he ready future and insure a e winner as soon as Friday s, pjje8j particularly have j '8 ol,t* I been formulated and pi Itice to relieve the pn OKKK N'niRO'H ST(K'K ! pency IS KIIXKH BY KNKMIKSi ?? . ? . All Healers Not 11 nev. Nov. 26.?Stewart Dawa well to do negro in the eas-| Some fuel dealers < art of Cherokee county, seoms i ',aV(1 not co-operated as the victim of a vendetta. About I should with the fuel at ra ago his horse and one of hisjan(l have not sent in vere killed, and last Saturday :?nd Administrator Goss some one entered the stable relief cannot be vou< his cow was tied and took her! these detajled inventorli nearby swamp, where she was i office. Should any con No arrests in connection ; ter where these repor he crime have been made, but been made, he stated, til mobable that the Investigation the fault of the local is now in progress will throw was derelict in his duty light on the matter. Dawkins fuel administration, wh >d by the white people of the all that it can to equallz >orhood. I Coal experts were pr conference, it was ann WINCJO <'OMMISSIONRP discussed the situation i AS CAPTAIN OF COMPANY their business and ofTert Waddy R. Thomson has re- to the commission In gr a telegram from I. D. Wingo. the present emergency. of Mrs. Thomson, and well A copv of a letter fcorahly known here, stating Wpat chnirman of the e has been sworn tn as captain fee of |he clty of roluin, ampany and assigned to a reg-1 ,n wh,ph Mr West ur(j egiment at Hattiesburg. Miss. | dea,er8 ltmtt thelr 8a to report December 15. and mon(h.8 8Upply of coal that ho may come to Lancas- tomer This letter was \ - a visit before that time. Mr. (lorsenien, of the comml is a son of the late Rev. I. ? , . . . . . Present at Meet ingo and has many friends In ,ter j Attending the meetlr jgf 1 Gossett were: B. K. Ge< MARRIFI) YKKTKRDAY. I ville. demitv fuel nrtmln i Alice Mildred Culp, of this member of the advisor and Mr. William Washington for distribution to cottc , formerly of this county, but H. Watklns, of Anderso f Darlington, were maurled ' of the advisory commiss lay afternoon at four o'clock ' Acree. of Darlington, me A. R. P. parsonage. Rev. W ! commission In charge o terson being the officiating button to oil mills; Le er. Several friends of the'of Charleston, member were present to witness the mission in charge of the ge. to public utilities, and Iv in, of Columbia; John To Attend Wedding. Damberg; I. C. Strauss, Laura Gilbert Williams left i and L. A. Melkeljohn, lorning for Winnsboro to at- other members of the he marriage of Miss Rebecca George W. Forrester, ti r to Mr. Virgil Gibley Kln-iof Atlanta; G. A. Reese, of Lancaster, Ky. The wed-: the Cllnchfleld Coal Cc 111 take place tomorrow morn- j expert coal adviser of t Miss Walker Is a former' ministration. and Ben r in Central school and haaj mers, ageut of the Fe here on many occasions,)Commission, also attend he haa many friends. ference. :aster S. C.. TUESDAY, NOV. 27, 1<)17 DOF BRITAIN WANTS TO tCTlON HONOR BRAVERY OF rE COAL AMERICAN SEAMEN I ds Meeting; Decorations for Valorous Serituation j vice Declined, Secretary | IV.ninl.. A 5. | i/amcio /1IIIIUUIICVS. WARNED VIOLATION OF OUR LAW I , is Urged to Men Who Successfully Combat er Possible ted German Submarines Art e the Sup-1 Offered Medals by the Hritisb I Admiralty. Although the! Washington, Nov. 26.?An offe Carolina is ; k>>" the British admiralty to decor at < inR remedied certain officers and men of tw< ;he future is'American destroyers for their ser sion arrived | v'ces in combatting German subma ry fuel com-'rines has been declined, Secretar; in executive | I'anniels announced today, beraust B. Gosssett.! the laws of this country prevent sol administra- diers pnd sailors from receiving de ement given corations from foreign governments of the con- Lieuteant Commanders Charle: ! A. Blakely and George F. Neal wen i fuel dealers!'0 be |??minated for the distinguish n up at the ?d service order; Lieut. Frank Lof lcluded the ''n Ensign Henry N. Fallon fo and the im-! 'be distinguished service cross, ant ious se tions L(Biartei master W. H. Justice atn or relief in Machinist Mate It. G. Mc aids against ^"Khton for the distinguished ser discussed. ! v'(,e medal. The names of the ship: tr which the officers and men an lent, : attached were withheld for militar: situation in j reasong. a<ute, jet The British admiralty's desire t< t o\ < r condi-1 decorate j^p men was transmittec 1 when the through the British ambassador t< wteks ago, j^p 8tate department and referred h; mibers. Thel^ (o navy department, lids that, al-J ,.|n case one destroyer." sai< ... cn shipped. a statement issued by Secretary Clan e 'be om<'r" I iels, "the admiralty advises that th' istributed at vesae| wag convoying a merchant vitally need-I .... -- ? I man wnen me periscope 01 a duo o.i H peo- marjne was sighted at a distance o l supplj an(l I afoout 800 yards. The destroye immediately increased speed am nission from headed toward the submarine whicl tate encour- j submerged, but reappeared shortl believe that afterward traveling in the opposit en care of in direction. The U-boat next passoi dequate sup-'close to the starboard side of th ilans already ^destroyer. which released a deptl it into prac- j charge, probably causing seriou sent emer-j damage, if not destruction to th j submarine. clping. i "Praising the excellent organize >f the State *'on- preparedness and discipline 01 fully as thev ',oav<t the destroyer as well as th lministratlon 0?iif'k decision of the officers of th full reports. wa,ch, the Hritish commander-in ett said that (,hl^f proposed to recommend Lieu hsafed until tenant Tllakelev. the commandin; !>s are at his ?thcer. for appointment to the dis imunity suf-' tinguished service order and En . * ui frn tl.tnpir M Pnllnn o ..... ?-,l .r. is nave nor ion it will be1"10 distinguished service cross, dealer who, "The otber destroyer v;as one of , and jiot the num,)er escorting troop ships am ich is doing'waB erulsing in station formatioi :e conditions. when the wave of a periscope wa esent at the 'sighted 1,800 yards off the port hov ounced, and quartermaster of the watcl is it affected on duty. Tie reported to the officer E?d assistance ?f f*10 watch. who lmmediatel -ing relief in ! Hounded general quarters. The ex lecutive officer of the destroyer wa from W H ',*ie ^rst ?dlcer to reach the bridge fuel commit-ibe,nK closPly followed by the com >i'i was read nian<'inK officer. The executive of 'ed that the ficer ran* for f"11 speed ahead 01 les to one reaci,'nK bridge and altered th? destroyer's course to head for thi to one cusliven the en- periscope. 88jon "The commanding officer thei took command of the ship and ma "n"' neuvered her so as to gain a fav ig with Mr. orable position for dropping a deptf 9ior i?reen-1 charge, directing the executive of Istrator and fleer to drop the charge when ht y committee deemed it proper to do so. in mills; II "The charge was dropped, it is es n, chairman jtimatcd, when the destroyer was ion: Russell inbout 25 yards directly ahead of the iniher of the periscope and in the direction of the f the dlstri- submarine advance, land Moore.] "After the explosion of the charge of the com- debris was seen to rise to the surdistrtbutlon faPe. accompanied by large bubbles y M. Mauld-;atld discoloration of the water. H. Cope, of I "For their services In this enof Sumte'-, pngement the Rritish rommander-inof Cheraw. cfl|Pf made the following recomcommission niendation: raffle expert "Lieutenant Commander Neal for president of the distinguished service order be>mpany and cause it was considered that the efhe fuel ad- flcient way the attack was launched Hill Sum- wag due to the prompt and decisive deral Trade action and the vigilant lookout ed the con- maintained on the destroyer. I "Lieutenant Loftln for the die New MEANS, ACCUSE GOES TO TRl [| < I ALL VOTERS Ml ST RE RE-ENROLLED IN YEAR i i r IVcples Cites Art Passed in t'oinpliaii'c With Constitution It4'?|uiriiii; Registration. ? In reply to a letter of inquiry Thomas Ii. Peoples, attorney nonoral. calls attention to the fact that > an act of the legislature provides for the registration and re-enrollment of all voters in this State next year. No provision is made in the act for the soldier vote. This will .. probably be done at the next session s of the legislature. When the sol^ diers were on the Mexican border provision was made for their voting in the Democratic primary by the v action of the Democratic State convention. . I The following is the letter of the . attorney general: "Mr. W. F. Estridge, s "Secretary Board of Registration, a "Kershaw, S. C." . "Dear Sir: "Answering your letter of the 8th inst., I beg to advise that the act of i 1917, page 4ft. was passed in pur-j I suance of the constitutional requireiment that there be a re-enrollment . I and registration of tlie qualified B electors of this State every ten years. ,.|and makes special provision for the i re-registration and re-enrollment of all qualified electors then living in , the State who may have been regisI tered prior to July, lit 18. [> "This re-enrollment is to be had y during the months of July, August and September, 1 i? 18. and is a spe1 rial provision in addition to the gen eral law which otherwise fixes the e | time when the county board of reg-|istration shall keep their office open -1 and attend to the registration of f ! electors. r "The act of 1 f* 17 was not intended J to interfere with the opening of the \ books for the registration of persons y i as they may become of age or be Bjnualifled to register between now J j and July. li'lS. or after that time ? If any one registers between now and h I July, how ever, be w ill have to register again in the general registration to commence July, lt?18." +? BRITISH OITICKUS AltltlVK n TO TRAIN' (AMI' KKVIHlt MUX ?! Greenville. S C'., Nov. 26.?Ten ' I British soldiers, four of whom are ~ I officers, have arrived at Camp Se* vier to assist in training the divisR ion. The arrival of the Britishers completes the quota of foreign Instructors for the ,10th division. The ^ soldiers at camp under the tutelage lot the French soldiers, who arrived ! several u rtI\ oi*o i.. . I ? " nicely in the special trench and oth11 er work of modern warfare. The s!men have been receiving instruev I tions during the past few days in the ^ t use of the French automatic rifle. 8 I * y ARREST CONDUCTOR ON SERIOUS CHARGE Spencer Knilraod Man Accused of i Violating White Slave I jaw in Kit limond, Va. 9 i Charlotte, N. C., Nov. 26.?A. P. - New com be of Spencer, 4 3 year old conductor of the Southern Railway. 1 whose run is between Charlotte and - Richmond and who is said to have ; been in the service of the railroad for lit years, is being held for the federal grand jury in Richmond ; Va., on a white slavery charge. It is alleged that Newcombe 1 brought an 18 year old girl, who lives near Salisbury, from Charlotte !ito Richmond for immoral purposes. " | Newcombe was arrested at a Rich1 Imond hotel after he and the girl had i registered as man and w ife. An l agent of the Travelers' Aid Society had trailed them from the Main Street pasenger station to the hotel. ' tinguished service cross for the way ' he handled the situation in a prompt and decisive manner after arriving on the bridge, i "Quartermaster, first class. Justice, and Chief Machinist Mate MoNaughton, for the distinguished ser vice medal." - ir -mrnHIm, $2.00 A YEAH D OF MURDER, AL AT CONCORD D ' riirv nr nfrfcfinn n *? .? vi^.n <>i i uiiiuiruiiiuiuK m ine judge. The employment of Messrs Newell land Caldwell is as good a card as the state could have played. The special venire of 1 HO men who will report here Tuesday morning at '10 o'clock, was not picked until to! day and in five minutes Sheriff Caldjwell had his deputies at work on the quest. They represent all sections of the ' county well and there is no preponderance in town. The list is as representative of property as any to be found. Inasmuch as challenges against such jury service may be made of all men who are not freeholders. it was natural that the men summoned should be able to meet such a test. I'rohuhle Line of Evidence. The prosecution, as far as has been outlined, relies on a mass of j circumstantial evidence to fasten 'upon Means the charge of murder, jand. it is understood, will seek to I show tll!lf ? fnOl.nn "< - lnu ur riKSi UAY COMES WITH NONE OF JURORS CHOSEN i ??? ! Probably He Wednesday Hefore The Twelve Men Have Been Selected. GREAT ARRAY OF COUNSEL Line of Defense Not Fully Stated Hut Believed Means' Counsel Will Rely Upon Proving Shooting Was Accidental. Concord, Nov. 2f>.?When Gaston Moans steDDed eineorlv Intn Pohor. ius county court room this morning and smilingly, even radiantly, dropped into his accustomed chair, he ' found his splendid array of counsel almost matched in number by the state which is ready to proceed against him on the charge of having murdered Mrs. Maude A. King, near ! Concord, August 29. There were Solicitor llayden Clement, I,. ('. Caldwell, of Statesville; J tike, F. Newell, of Mecklenburg; John T. Dooling, of New York, and rhll c. McDuffle, of Atlanta. R. O. Everett, law partner of Judge J. S. Manning, attorney general, will not appear in the case and the prosecuition will be without his tremendous I energy. Mr. Everett found at the last moment that it would be impossible to come into the case which he has been unable to study as he would have desired. Judge Manning is also out of it and among the friends of Mr. Means there was I,.. ? .......lie III f?,UUV,UUV which Mrs. King might have inherited through a second will of her husband. the late James King, of Chicago. provided the motive. Means, a native of Concord, had been the woman's business agent some time before she met death vhile here on a visit to his relatives and according to statements made by District Attorney Swann's office in New York, evidence has been brought to light to show that a second will was to be offered for probate. Mrs. King had inherited more than a million through the first, will. No one except Means was present when Mrs. King was killed at Klack \veuier spring, near here, according te the statements Means made to a local coroner's Jury. The coroner's verdict was thalt Mrs. King accidentally shot herself with a small pistol with which she had inten<j?^ to practice target shooting. ,?"g fr.te this, the prosecution, ir . ^ m of one liminary hearing which 3 000 000 by Means agreeing to be 'lQ -JWct to the grand jury. e^Hg0n|on ^ show by expert witnes would have been phys: sihle for the woman to 1? *V whoro weapon which inflicted _ secrethe back of her head. '1ft* Defend K?|K K?MIra Nel"?n CoOnsel for the defen1 8|er? * ^ legation. (Continued on Page'ttb I ter Morv.omoblle