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ABOUT TOWN. ' V?? *1 Rev. F. M. Skinner will hold ser-j vices at the Hpiscopul church Sunday morning at the usual hour. Dr. W. S. Holly, of Butler, N. J., has located in Lancaster to practice his profession. Dr. Holly is a veterinary surgeon and has his office at the Gregory. Hood Live Stock company. Rev. H. C. Dunn has accepted the call to the pastorate of the Kershaw Baptist church and will take up his new work about January 1. He comes from the Baptist church of Latta. A new resident of Lancaster is Will Hough, who with his fjynily is residing on Catawba street in the house recently vacated by J. L. Driscoll. Mr. Hough comes to the city from his farm several miles from the city which he has rented to O. H. Bell. ?o W. F. Little, who was arrested at Kershaw last week charged with enticing and transporting laborers from the state and who was lodged in jail In this city in default of bond, Anally gave the required bond and was released. He was an employe of the Southern Power company. The News will print letters to Santa Claus In the issue of next Tuesday. They should be short, as Santa Claus is a very busy man, and must reach the office not later than Monday noon in order to appear in Tuesday's paper. The Tuesday paper will be our Christmas edition and will contain twenty pages. School having been suspended for two days this week the children have been enjoying snowballing and sleigh-riding. Inability to heat the school building wae the cause of ^suspension. There has been a lot of fun on the streets since the snow fell Tuesday night and the sidewalks have been flying up and hitting people promiscuously. Attorneys C. D. Jones. W. P. Rob-j lnson and T. Y. Williams have been appointed by Governor Manning as a legal advisory committee to assist the selectmen in filling out the questlonalres which will be mailed NOTICE TO TELEPH The following rates fo: be effective January 1, 11 For all Business Teleplic For all Residence Telephc The present rates for F remains in force. LANCASTER Ti J. T. THOMASSON Real E I am offering several des farm lands in all sections of interest vou. Also snmo houses. Demand for this k creasing, and like everythin much higher in price. MONEY IS EASY?BUY T. M. HI < LOAD UP THE PIPEH OP Tear Oat Ifiis Coupon. Pill It In i Can Hpare to Boy Tobacco to Dollar Buys Poor Pa To The Editor of The News: Lancaster, S. C. Enclosed find packages of tobacco, through "( Fund" for American fighting mei I understand that each dollar a retail value of forty-five cents a will be placed a postcard, addresst -ar^ friend, the soldier, will agree to e Name Address. . . . City V THE LAN by the local board tomorrow. The legal advisory board committee Is' * Intended for the safeguarding of the,* rights of the draftees and to show * the draftees how the blanks should * * be filled. Thomas N. C., spei Prize-winners In the mill village junior tomato club are announced as follows: Girls' club?first prize. Ix UC (111 U g C g j Baker; third. $1. Virgte Outen. dayflP wlth Boys' club?first prize $3, Hoyt .. T . _ . . ' Mrs. John Robinson; second, $2, Otis Lowery; third, $1, Burgess Vick. The clubs j0hn p( were under the direction of J. L. Wednesdaj Carbery, of Rock Hill, superintend- here ent of mill village agriculture, and the prizes were given by the Bank of Mannie Lancaster. . %. .. , in Heath I The State Highway department ex- Corporal pects to begin sending out the 1918 Htfttioned a automobile license tags in a day or & ^ two. The license fees for 1918 will P,a " ?_ . rents, Mr. be 25 cents per horse power, plus elRht cents postage and Insurance j M fee. The State Highway depart- Charlotte ment estimates that between 45,000 . training in motor vehicles will be registered for 1918. This does not include the _ . ? John ra number of dealers to be registered porl sam the fee for which is $15 for each . goes in tr make of car handled, with extra corp plates furnished at 50 cents each, the postage being the same as in Mrs Ir& case of owners. ed tQ the sti? was t CROWDER ANNOUNCES Mr and w DRAFT RULES CHANGE M rs. A. Registrants May Enlist In Aviation day for a Section of Signal Corps as Can- an(* Mrs. < didatcs for Commissions. Salem. N. Washington, Dec. 18.?Provost MILLION Marshal General Crowder has noti- DEST fled the governors of Btate that the ^ ^ new draft regulations have been we" * amended to allow registrants to enlist in the aviation section of the signal corps as candidates for commissions and to provide that when ashini registrants who have been in mill- Partmont tary or naval service are discharged atatornont their discharges shall be reported ,iv('Htock 1 to the local board so that the men rn,uI track may bo reclassified. stated tha were killei Charge Dismissed. cia ra,,v-'a months of Austin, Tex., Dec. 13.?Judge , . . of stock n James It. Hamilton, of the criminal ^ district court, has dismissed the em- j bezzlement charge against former '',>p COWR 21 II (1 Governor James E. Ferguson on mo- j tion of District Attorney John E.!as WP" aa Shelton. | "During animal wa " I track on t "* I if that fig ONE SUBSCRIBERS. f"r < entire cou rr, , , . food anim r lclephoiie service will of tho Uni )18: I nine mont mes... .$3.00 per month at $2-760' >nes ....$2.00 per month armors' Line Telephones not know gla have t T TPDUOVIP rtA I cows are ] vv,, I and the < , Pres. and Manager. I this state J cows trav? "" times, and North Ions casus ? ^ sisted In ?($r* " W roads ,n 1 . 'famou;. ci i young hu irable small and large size | track of . ? sent whirl the county at prices sure to holding h irable city building lots and I more feet ind of property is now in- foi. w. 11 g else, will surely be very 1 ken rib a I was broug A HOME?DO IT NOW. i for it was UGHES .h.t Color 1 A I A. m AUIIUI ??????* began to territory, "* not the c THE BOYS IN PRANCE. Mnd LESS C< rod Bend m Much Money m Yon >r Our Plffhtlng Men?Each ickagM of Tobacco. Famine tc Averte 1 Washlni to buy In consum )ur Boys in France Tobacco country f'1 .. rr.lrMrato i In France. men of ?. buys four packages, each with bT var nd that In each of my packages ate * . . . . chase of >d to me. on which my unknown cha lend me a message of thanks. jze arKj f>, ? eral offlcla , , - problems. Unless I Street towards t field said, meet the War Indus given first " minlstratlc CASTER NEWS FRIDA + + + + * + +* WILS * SOCIAL. + * + + ,{elnail Leroy Smith, of Monroe. Inn it Wednesday and Thursclty. ?o? i and Jethro Faile, of Was er, are spending a few coUntit their parents, Mr. and 000.00 R. Faile. in Prei ??? April f >ag, of Kershaw, spent an0tte< - night with his family and n 597.00 ??? been s] Hirsch spent Wednesday asked Springs. , able ui ??? year n I Leon Cauthen, who is it Camp Jackson, is spend- priatio days at home with his pa- ported and Mrs. W. B. Cauthen. Five ?o? were r ennett left Wednesday for cutiVe' where he reported for bm-geit t the aviation corp. $1,350 ?o? public die left Wednesday for preii,n Houston. Tex., where he fuel a( aining in the aviation the wa admini ?o? transpi B. Jones, Jr., has return- meats city from Camden, where 069^5 he guest of her parents, Irs. G. E. Taylor. In , ~ funds, J. Gregory left Wednes- t[ons visit to her parents. Dr. v>uildi? H. V. Horton, at Winston- ^een ( educat 000 h: >JS IN LIVESTOCK TwU PROYED BY TRAINS loans gating rhousjiiid Dollars Worth t|)e m( on One I toad in Nine jar ap Months. and tl ing ch ;ton, Dec. 13.?The de- fund of commerce has Issued a 1500 0 saying that "millions in rjr ire destroyed on the rall-'0f t ;s" in the south. It is prem^ t $20,000 worth of cattle jn t d on the Central of Geor- l)er y during the first nine the ' this year. The number from j eedlessly wasted that wav 8ervicc mat ion artniont says: "Fine dairy grante beef cattle were included, hogs, sheep and geese. I Aim those nine months one shippil s killed for every mile of ?nd Ai he Central of Georgia, and iean j: ure can he accepted as a enterei estimating the loss for the ceptioi ntry, the destruction of been t als on the railway tracks The ted States during the first allotte hs of the year can he put costs : 000 or $3,680,00 for the the re r." 'ed $19 mrtment of commerce does ( The that some sections of Geor- had $: he "fence law," that Is the spent permitted to roam at large Som ?rops are fenced. Where lotnier of affairs prevails the large ?1 the railroad tracks at far, in I some of them are killed, exigen Carolina used to have a 000, <1 ilty list of cows that per- depart wandering along the rail- bursen he "fence law" country. A partm tse was that In which a bursen II was knocked from the tributi i railroad by a train, and depart ing on a fisherman who sat bursen is hook and line 100 or below. The fisherman, + + + . Wellington, was knocked reek, and sustained a bro- + A nd other injuries. A suit + of t :ht to recover damages + be railroad but the court held 4' Mor mil should have been sued ** day because of his negligence + Thu iel Watlington was wound- + day + com that time North Carolina * posi eliminate the "fence law" sch and fence the cattle and hav< rope. Georgia is far be-,* ranj , + pres * day >NSUMPTION ! mor LY CAN SAVE COAL reft< day >r Entire Country Majr Bo will d by Reduction Alone, , strl< [>eclare? (larflcld. J+ Ing ??? ' llevi ston, Dec. 13.?Reduction It t< iption alone can save the + pier r>m a coal famine, Fuel Ad- adn r Garfield told 200 chair it service committees nam lous Industries to co-oper-' he government in Its pur- The war supplies. , gj?jj ilrmen met here to organ- been a \ Garfield was one of sevIs who outlined industrial require | Cat err I I acta th here Is a concerted effort facee < he conservation Dr. Oar- patient the coal supply will not i worK. requirements of industry, faith I itrlos, he declared, will be Hundrl consideration by fuel ad- * ?"r< I Addn in in distributing coal. j Ohio. ON ACCOUNTS FOR t ?? THE HIG WAR FUNI) "Not a idcr of Hundred Million l>ol? Appropriated Will I'robu- Mr. A. Thomp bly lie ImhI Next Year. feeding fifty he He says that hi hington, Dec. 13.?An ac- fl lg to congress for the $100,- I 0 war emergency fund placed I iident Wilson's hnnHn loot .1 ihows that the president had i to 20 departments, bureaus JV" with catl . , . ., , When wet, the] iwly created war bodies $31.- of uniform valu 0 of which $21,621,000 has for lint which ii pent. Congress now has been can buy Bucke; to make the remainder avail- Luy^an^lTs p to the close of the fiscal feeder can see i ext June instead of only to jo secure the bea ber 31 and the house appro- thoroughly tw* ns committee favorably re- wetting them dow a bill for that purpose. I^ed theTulU dfj of the president's allotments uade under the head of "exe- , Gives the right for ' for which no itemized dis- how much to feed i , Buckeye Hulla am lents were given. They were copy to neareat mi! ,000 for the committee of 4 Dap*, k Ti information; $340,000 for Atlanta Angaria ginr.i inary work expenses of the lministration; $250,000 for r trade board, and $25,000 fori stration of the priority in ortation law. The disburse- ic. of these items totalled $1,- Jl 1 4. i Food and Fuel. j All addition to their preliminary y J ^ the food and fuel admlnistra- J ^^,i''neec^, f , of the So Ith were allotted $400,000 for / ; the upbuilding oi lgs, of which $240,000 has A I The Southm lisbursed, and $2,000,000 for \ n-~ | IO wb<r' lonal work of which $406,- Vp J Un* 'r le!?' IS been snent ( J the railroad.i to is Deen spent. i mrn| of riilro^ i temporary allotments or ( agenciri: to real f to obtain the addi to the war department aggre- ^ enlarged facuiiie $65,000,000 were made but \ ~r?ice, and. 6n. 3nev was returned when retrti. J ? - -o ? other ftctt Indui propriations became available. I ri*bu ?i?i ? le department now has noth- ^"Thei arged against It from the A temporary allotment of 00 also was made to the war isuranoe bureau and $100,000 urned over to be repaid when ~~ ims accumulate. he seven months up to Decern- ( when the report was compiled. 1 /vyKSagSA^ (vernnient spent $1,679,000 he emergency fund for secret /%??' w? s activities and gaining infor- ri Jam 1 from abroad. The president d $2,203,000 for that purpose. ...^r-^ rn To Iteport Vessels. "1 A1 ost $18,500,000 went to tlie > OWUwUvJ ig board to repair German ustrian vessels seized in Amcr-! U >orts when the United States a^TI * tl the war and with the ex- ^ ???? l of $1,3 58,000 all of It has ^ n=n urned over to the board. t '? A federal trade commission was d $200,000 to investigate! ind prices and up to the time U*' port was compiled has receiv- ?, < 1 *, 6,268 of it. & Council of National Defense X __ 225,000 allotted to it and has nearly all. V* JL le of the instances where al- == its have been comparatively ?* and disbursements small so M elude the navy department for J^ V-x cy work, allotment $1,368,- "J* = liHbursement $34,501; interior ment allotment $150,000, disnent $30,000; eommerce deent. allotment $575,550, die- ejs iioiit C 1.000, and for the dinon of labor under the labor X nient allotment $885,000, dis- X nent $10,000. +? Y w Y + + + + + + + + + + + + 4+ VV1 IjFT'S CO-OPKIIATB. + dvertisera should take note + | X I ou he fact that "copy" should + X in the office by 10 o'clock + lo\ iday morning for the Tues- + edition and 10 o'clock + *5* rsday morning for the Fri- ?* edition. When the ads + J e in late it makes it im- + sible for us to make our AI Sta sdule of press hours. We * * e been trying to make ar- V gements for changing our 4? ^ is schedule to early Tues- $?? morning and early Friday niog so that the paper may flOG h all its subscribers on the | published, but to do this it *?* be necessary to live i itly up to our rules of go- ?* J to press on time. We be e our advertisers will find Sta > their advantage to give us X ity of time to get up their ^ in an attractive manner. f $100 Reward, $100 A rp readers of this paper will be i I I to learn that there is at least M readed disease that science has hie to cure In all Its stages and i catarrh. Catarrh being greatly e% U ced by constitutional conditions x I a constitutional treatment. Hall's h Medicine Is taken Internally and I ru the Blood on the Mucous Sur>f the System thereby destroying JL indatlon of the disease, giving the strength by building up the conn and assisting nature In doing Its ? The proprietors have so much n the curative powers of Hall's I?I (t Medicine thet they offer On> ?d Dollars for any oo*? that It fnlls >. Send for list of testimonials | sal J. niKNET * CO.. fe.e >? Sold by all Druggist. . || sick cow since feeding Buckeye Hulls" son, Kenncsaw, Ga., runs a dairy. He has been ad of stock with Buckeye Hulls for the past year, e has not had a sick cow in all that time. nucKeyr f COTTONSEED 1 V HULLS \ UNTLKM Je. They do not clog or flux the digestive tract. r combine perfectly with other feed, insuring forage e down to the last particle. No farmer should pay s worthless as food and may cause trouble when he pe Hulls which arc lintless and certain to give good at the same price, Buckeye Hulls would be a better ityle hulls. But they cost so much less that any t is poor business to use anything else. t results and to develop the ensilage odor, wet the hull* live hoar* before feeding. It is easy to dc this by n night and morning for the next feeding. If at any time ine, wet down at least thirty minutes. If you prefer to use only half as much by bulk as of old style hulls. Book of Mixed Feeds Free mula for every combination of feeds used in the South. Tells Tor maintenance, for milk, for fattening, for work. Describes J gives directions for using them properly. Send for your he Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. Dept. K j I nghMi Charlotte Greenwood Jarktoa little lock Macon Metsohle Sclau ?1 ibition and a Record i Vv of the South are identical with the needs ! 'X A em Railway i the (rowth and iucccm o! one meana J \ # ! the other. > \ J ' i Railway aikt no fayore?no special prlrllere not | fr i of the Southern Railway Company ! to eee that i that It born of co-operation between the public and 1 ee perfected that fair and f rank policy In the BJinafe- ' J It which invitee the confidence of fovernmental , \ Lr ire tba t liberality of treatment which will enable It , I itional capital needed for the acquisition of better and Incident to the demand for Increased and better I / dche In the body politic of the South alonralde of J tries, with no mote, bjt with equal Ubcrtict. equal tppoitnnlUea. Southern the South*" ^ rn Railway System _ K-l Lgj ?? NjGRAVED I I ERSONAL | I HRISTMAS | 1 CARDS | V You will find just ^ y V lat you want in X f r line?and the prices X I - , i Monogram and Initial X tionery. & U/-JJ: i? '.m-ms? ' & r" ft euuiiig tnvuauons, /in- ^ ^ i ncements. ?& P* Everything in Social ?|? tionery. K& HE NEWS | ? 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