The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, December 21, 1917, Image 1
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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.
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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
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