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I VOL. i:t, NO. 20, SK LAW MAKERS REST nVIDVMr UAT1HAVC uunmu nuuuaio HARD WORK AHEA "Will Vote on Suffrage Amen ment on Thursday, January 10. WAR LEGISLATION THE Several Investigating Comm tees Will Continue Their Wo Hirough Christmas We Until Reconvening. C 1 "Washington, Dec. 20.?Vote the house on the woman suffra constitutional amendment oif Thu day, January 10. was assured Tu< day when the rules commitl agreed on that date. Washington, Dec. 20.?Congn closed down Tuesday for a holid vacation leaving behind a series investigations to proceed during t recess. Both houses adjourned i til Thursday, January 3, when v legislation is to take the forefront the calendar. In the last day's business the s< ate took final action toward si 'jiiission to the States of a natioi ^Prohibition amendment to the c< 'he ; M -WEEKLY. FIGHTING IS N( I AT A STAND! D ON BATTLEF id- Heavy Snow and Had Prevent Operatioi vvnsctj utMictr. !N AN AUSTRIAN 0F1 In Northern Italy Ai mans Throw Troopi Italians With Usua ness. in Various reports contini -go from Russia with regard rB. erjvtJionB of the revolutl e8_ counter-revolutionary for( struggle for supremacy. ?00 the maze it is impossible accurate idea as to which controversy is in the asc ess Meanwhile, prelimim lay discussions between the of representatives and deleg he Teutonic allies are in in- Brest-Litovsk. The rea far tions. having in view tt of about of peace and the retirement of the Russian en- belligerent against the 1 lb- lies, are expected to begin aal day. 1>n" The German and Austr ,tl" ministers, both astute poll t*1P speeding toward Rrest-1 1 take part In the parley, oa' battles of wits which will iry probably it is not outside '?n of reason to infer that tt allied representatives wll to a disadvantage in deallnj re" of the caliber of the boh u*" have present to plead th On none of the battle l'a" cept that in northern Ital ,uv tary operations of great lds ensuing. Heavy snowweather generally has h ^as fighting almost to a stand e,~ western front in Franc* gium. except for small en 'n* outposts and reciprocal ments. On the Italian front, ar , ' Solarolo, the Austro-Oeri da- . have taken up a vigorou ' throwing their troops Italians with the usual fl attack, disregarding the ion . flicted upon them. The tnd ofTlce reports that the en tli(, latest attack was comple al- ed0f Knglish east coast t have received a visitatior OR. man airplanes. The ra ,os. (rated to London, dropp I,p. Missiles also were dropp Us-land Kssex. The American suhmari been sunk in a collision w ter boat, the F-3, in An pyp ters. Nineteen men peri j accident. The F-3 was jaged. Her crew was abl tier five men belonging to t | her victim. 41 Won't Koooiisider W Washington, Dec. 18.? , a tie no general reconsider? tly war tax bill at this sess Kress. Chairman Simmo len finance committee, annou icr, ^ I1<1- r??? NO I'APKIl NKXT \ of A custom amonK we Hemi-wcekly papers o the, holiday throuKh C ur* week will be observed ur~ News next week. Thl -'fe only holiday through ted year that we take, ant en" lleve our subscribe J- friends are well-wish a*'" the force may enjoy th wo as others do, and v Ry-i hope they will miss t ^n" of The News, we have 1 1 a store for them d . !:.g Ing year that will cor en ! them for the loss of the! week. The ofhco will not t hi8 all of next week. It ort closed Monday and tnd but after that time it ice. open. The next Issue of tl in<1 will be Tuesday, Jar f- i#18.v to?****). LANa LANCASTER, S IW PRAHIRITMN HAQ r ii a 1V1UUI11UI1 linu STILL PASSED THE HOUS RONTS TWO-THIRDS VO Weather Necessary Now That Thi I ns of Six States Ratify the Amendment. I ^__ FENSIVEl ALREADY 27 ARE D1 i istro-Ger-, And There is Little Doubt 1 s Against, tbe Remaining Nine St; il Fierce-* i Will Take the Action to M | Law Effective. i ie to comei Washington. Dec. 20.?1 to the op- ^ ates Webb, of North Caro onary and leading the fight on the floor ol es in their lyeading (he fight on hut out of loor of the house and to gain an l'am J- Hryan, of Asheville, ar side to the forested spectator in the press endency. lery, the house late Monday a ary peace| noon passed (he Kebb nationbolsheviki j Prohibition bill which allows ates of (he several states to ratify the ant progress at ment. by a vote of 282 to 128. 1 negotia- Thirty-six states must now r te bringing the amendment. Hut 27 states consequent already voted prohibition, so t army as a,8?enis little doubt that the ren 'eutonic al- 'ng nine states will take the a next Tues-j which the prohibitionists fought so long and lobbied so ian foreign a'tain. Two hundred and ei| Iticians, are two mcnibers voted for the an Lltovsk to nient. eight more than the reqi and in the two-thirds majority, while 120 a take place aKa'nst the measure. ? the realm Tfie Washington Times, whict te Teutonic fouRht the constitutional an 1 not be at men' with more vigor, perhaps. ? with men anv other newspaper, on the grr 3hevlki will '* claims, that it is taking awnj leir cause, states' rights and using the fei fronts, ex- constitution for purposes for v y, are mill- 't was not intended, warned si magnitude ern congressmen that their and had would rise up and smite them ii irought the 'ace in years to come. Istill. on the j "I-ct southerners remember." e and Hel-itho Times, "that if it is just and counters by to apply to white workmen ol bombard- north conditions that they in upon negro labor in the south ournl Monte wi" have no r|Kl,t to compla mans again la,or on an e"ergetic Republica is offensive, cides to impose upon them against the!whi,e ^eniocrats of the south lerceness of ,innS re*ardinK the ballot box losses in- thP riph' of overy man to vo,e ; Rome war p,,'aRes ,hat Prevail in the nortl lemv in his I is a dment the Times tely repuls-! withln 10 years WH1 do to the t Prns?nn?n from f !<<> couth htWaI I Anti-Saloon league threatens owns again . tj,om politically out of busines i front (Jer-( "And the Anti-Saloon league, iders pene- telemen," the Times concl ling bombs. "financed hy northern money, ed in Kent j)(> , ^rs, to appiaud." ne k i has'SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT lerlcan' wa"-| PROGRESSING IN HO shed in thei i not dam- Test Vote Shows Seven .More AI e. to rescue ative Votes Than Two-thirds J he crew of cssary to Carry Aniendiiieii Washington. Dee. 20. t)n a ar Tax. I vote indicating sentiment in -There will house toward the woman suf ition of the constitutional amendment, the |?? ? 1 1?,1 " WI1 111 run- iiiihMM |MMini wv?*11 llliirr 111 us, of the two-thirds vote. The question need today on referring suffrage resolutioi i the new woman suffrage comn ~~~~~"""~ as the suffragists wished, inste: VFK.K. 1 tj,e election committee as the suffragists asked, ekly and i An ftfTort was made >y Repr if taking ' tative Kitchin to increase the hristmas f)f>r Qf members of the house w< by The I suffrage committee by one to Is is the vide a place for Representative out the don, New York Socialist. It 1 we be- blocked by an objection. >rs and i ers that LK'KN'SKS AKK HKijt'lHKD e season j TO BUY tXITTON S vhile we i All farmers who have tenant he visits their farms must secure licensi things in they wish to buy or sell cotton i the com- Only those who actually raise c< npensate can deal in the products withou the one ta'ning permission from the foot ministration, le closed I According to an opinion Just will be dered by the law department ol Tuesday. Onlted States Food Administra will be a landlord in order to buy c< seed from his tenants and sell he paper required to hare license. In luary 1, - casta only lessees of land who tfaUy ratse cotton are not requtn iSTER M C., FRIDAY, 1)K(.'. 21. 1!)17. rty-| | Mere's Wsh "tbu A Mer Christ m H I /AnlAHaB =l deral khlch outh- CONTRIBUTIONS SLOW PLACES 0 votes TO THE TOBACCO FUND MAY B i the savs Hut Almost Kvery Day Somebody i'lose Tlieui w'se "Chips In" to l<oail I'p the Because f the lpose I Soldiers* Pipe*. < theyj '"de'l t'ontrlbutlons to the fund to buy1 Washingto the to,,nco? f?r ,,ie American fighting ,in<l ,, and industrit no- then in rranee continue to conn* in , tial for war and "slowly but surelv." Aim nut i.v? .. i i-.o union a is he (|ny somebody "chips in" to help loafl within a day up the pipes of the bovs in tlie holidays on i says ' f , (>on. trenehes and the fund increases day l?a'I the by day. The hoys in France can't get kcdoT.il 1.1 i > i ? . . tield in respo ?put^ the kind of tobacco to which thev , I several stat . are accustomed unless it is sent ,|,at slK.ji ?|a iwles '!<>m America. The movement to the Christum win supply (hem has the sanction of the 'bey could u , .. .. 'in the mattei secretary of the navv, the secretary| i , , ,, ' authority to of war. many governors, including!, r. n ?, , ? .... it they deem I C.overnor Manning, of South ( aro- . ,s , .. . formed the una and other prominent men. I SL the several s A quarter will send a package of i . * .. ... , 'he consul tobacco, the retail price of which is llii-in- I- he lookt d tft no mi torty five cents, to France. It is (m>. 1 , . , ? I necessary to enough to supply a soldier for a' t .. _ i . i ! ... , 1 industry in o ' week; a dollar will supplv him for' ... . , ' , . such action < 'a month. In each package is packtest! i , . . . . , entire appro; 1 ' ed a post-card bearing the name and 1 ' 'u' i address of the contributor and the ' 'M* coal s frage^ American lighter who receives it is aeetion of ti s,,f-j requested to write a message on the "lore ami mo an a | card and send it back to you. tense sufleri was; ... * -.ii It is realized < lip out the coupon printed elseis to | , , ... . . .. minist rator t where in this paper and enclose it lit tee i . . ., . done to alle I with your contribution, id of , . , ... , ,, affairs and hi The fund to date. Is as follows; anti" | Previously reporW $6.75 s,a,ft fuH n<" 1 VV. It. Twittv. Heath Springs.. .25 ol ,he s1,uat psen Miss Kate Thompson Lancas- *ie 8ees ^t. num" tor. R. 2 25 iman ... . . _. . Hold Tlic Miss Ada Thompson. Lancas*>r? ter. H. 2 25 The l.anca i Miss Ruth Thompson, Lancas- nartm?nt hel I ,er R' 2 25 last night in I John T. McManus, Lancaster, R. 2 25 ,a,ka vverH lin FFD Faulkenberry. Heath thorn and aft s on Springs, H. 2 1.0ft served by tti hk if <Vs- The a seed. Total >9.00 vitefJ The f KOKFXiO ( HltlSTMAS PUKHKNTS S' ""^P01'' ( 1 ad AND CilVK TO SOLDI Kit llOVS ftss,s,ant ' hl< <'hester, Dec. 20.?There was a treasurer; W ren- large meeting of the service league dan, Foster C f the detachment No. 1 on Friday, at Mathlas. H. I tlon. which the members decided to dig- h. H. Hortoi >tton pense with the giving of Christmas an{j j r ca it is presents this year, and use the j,aTe Volunte? such money in furthering the comfort Horton and act' and cheer of our boys in khaki. A a successful ?d to box of knitted articles was sent to supper being [E\ i*y as ar % 1918 >F AMUSEME? E TOLD TO ('] Cut il After >l< of Kui'l Nliorta urttt'M's I'lan. n, Dec. 20. All nr places of amie 's not absolutely purposes in sta re liable to be or two until aft account of the sh nel Adininist ratoi use to suggestion: e fuel adminis ces be closed unti is holidays, state ise their own ju?] r and that they h take such drastic ed it advisable, fuel administ rat states that the in ners of coal shoal er and that if it 1 close all other fo rder to acconiplis ould be taken w a I. hortage in nearly ie country is hot re acute resulting ng among the i ti.v the federal fi htit something m viate this condit f> hii Hit it up to minis\ fator to tak ion and deal witl * if Annual llnnqii ster Volunteer Fi d its annual hi the court house, lade by a num er this the banqm ic ladies of the Idermen-elect wt orce now consists hief; Hazel Fer t: J. Hunter W1 . P. Davis, Krnet lames, Sam Harpc 1. Sistare, L. J. M a. Jr., J. H, llan skey. Two me red in the army, Everett Hagins. meeting and a de served , a motio vs ~ $2.00 A YKAR LOW CONDITION IN WHEAT SETBACK TO ? ? ? v m m. mm. m V ? GOVERNMENT PLAN T', ? [ December Crop Report Shows Rillion Bushel Crop Will Re Short. HURT BY BAI) WEATHER i Estimate Now is For Only Five Hundred and Forty Million Bushels or a Little Over Half Amount Hoped For. Washington. Dec. 20.?Government plans for a billion bushel wheat crop next year to help the United ! States feed its allies have received a setback. It was disclosed yesterday by the December crop report of the department of agriculture that while winter wheat was planted on the largest acreage ever sown to that cereal its condition on December 1 ! was the lowest on record for that ' date jA winter crop of 54 0,000,000 i bushels was forcast by the bureau of crop estimates. The actual production will be greater or iess than that quantity, according as conditions hereafter are better or worse than ! average. Through a great spring 1 crop it still is hoped to bring the year's total to somewhere near the billion mark. i An area of more than 4 7,000,000 acres was the mark set by the government for farmers to plant to winter wheat this fall, but the December canvas shows that 42,170,000 acres were sown. The farmers did their best, department of agriculture of ficials say but conditions were against them. I The very dry weather in most of I the winter wheat Delt was a large drawback, while late harvest of other crops and shortage of farm help were contributing causes for the failure. Should the winter wheat crop matuie to 540,000,0(10 bushels as forecast today it would be tin third largthea ,,st ,,f record being exceeded only by senient crops of 1014 and 1015. Govessen-; (.rnt,ient ollicials had tigured on havtes ot jnp winter wheat production reach closed 672,00u.000 bushels but today's er Tie forecast indicates that it will fall ortage j32.OUO.OUO bushels short of that figure. Indications are that rye pror Gar- duction will be 25,000.000 larger s from than last year's record crop, trators Mready are being taken for large i ami' increase in the acreage of the spring (1 that wheat crop to he planted next Igment spring. Council of national defense ad his and department of agriculture ofTl steps einls have conferred and will adopt lie in measures to insure an adequate laors of hor supply for planting operations terest ample supply seed of wheat and help Id first for the harvests. The largest spring ?eeani? wheat crop heretofore was in 1015 rnis i ; w hen 151 sr. i rtno bushels were harh this. v< sted front 10,151,000 acres, ith his \ c;.:.e of winter wheat with the percentage ot increase over last every year in Southern States follows: onting Virginia 1.46S.OOO acres, 10 pei in in cent, teople. North Carolina 1.170,000 acres 15 tel ad- per cent. list he South Carolina 270,000 acres. 20 ion of per cent. every' Ceorgia 428.000 acres, 0 per cent, e hold Tennessee 8 4 0,000 acres. 5 per i it as cent. Alabama 1 44,000 acres, 20 per rent. ??t. Mississippi .15,000 acres. 100 per T~. cent, re I)p- i Texas 1 522.000 acres, decrease 6 per cent. Short; Oklahoma 3 254.000 acres debet of creased 4 per cent. et was Arkansas 288.000 acres. Increase U. D.I31 por rent- 1 ' /? na* Crnno, Paper Maker, Read. of It. Dalton, Mass., Dec. 18.?Zenas gUHon. <'rane, n paper manufacturer, dlrecllinms.1 ,0'" ?' several railroads and a . , brother of former United States tt Jor-! Senator W. Murray Crane, died tosr, Jeff day, aged 7 7 years. ackey. 4* amond Wants Congressmen's Pay Reduced, ambers Washington, Dec. 20.?A bill to Pierce reduce salaries of senators and conAfter gressmen from 7.BOO to 9B.000 durlieious Ing the war, was introduced today by n was Senator Kenyon, of Iowa, and refer- ...? niiiuiiuu, uiuricu iwu iuv*-? Rations, railroad legislation and 1 merchant shipbuilding situation and arranged for disposal of the c and oil land leasing bill on Janu: 7. The house pas. d the resolutl to remove doubt as to application the new war excess profits taxes congressmen and-^arranged for newal of the battle for woman s frage on January 10. Efforts to rush through legis tion authorized the treasury to I $100,000,000 of farm loan hoi before adjournment failed. 3 senate passed the bill, but it \ held up Jn the house to be consid ed when congress reassembles. During the recess a half dozen vestigations into war activities v be in progress. Heading the list the railroad inquiry. An address President Wilson with recommen tion authorizing the treasury to 1 expected soon after congress reo venes. Other investigations in addit to those of railroad problems s the shipbuilding situation deal w army and navy war operations, sugar and fuel shortage and the leged disloyal St. Paul speech Senator LaFollette. Capitol leaders think the 14 1 islatlve days since the second f ston of the Sixty-fifth congress gan December 3 have been an un ual record of achievement. LUCY MARSH*IS KILLED BY LOAD OF BUCKSH4 Wn? Recently Acquitted of Muv< of .Mrs. Andrew Baker. Near Camden. I Camden, Dec. 20. ? Lucy Mush white woman, was shot nnd instan killed seven miles east of Cam* yesterday afternoon and her moth Rebecca Marsh, was slightly woui ed in the head from two loads buckshot. Andrew Baker, a white man. 1 been placed in jail, charged with crime. At the last term of co Lucy Marsh was tried for the m der of Mrs. <Lstelle Baker, the w of Andrew Baker, and was acquit by the Jury. Both women were t ants on the farm of "Doctor" G. Raker, and this afternoon had lo ed their household goods on t wagons and were moving aw Three eyewitnesses state that i Bake/ lay In waiting behin< tree and fired two loads of bucks into the backs of the two worn Lucy Marsh fell forward Into wagon, dying instantly. Andrew Baker went on toward home, where he was arrested a sh while after by Deputies Bateman c Whltsker. He offered no resistar When told that he was charged w the shooting he remained silent a haa made no statement of the ii i m i >r ii i,m ??J?i.i ?ih ...