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F|p- -?- - ? " " " '' P ^ 4 ,J "V v)^ | ~ ' O f " * P-j STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE T>. 11. t'oker, <'liuimuui; William Kllloll, Vice Smith, Kxeouttve SwicUiry?Headquarters I" Bank ItutldiiiK, Columbia, S. C I The South Carolina Hand-Hook of the war wi * recently. An ofllcial representative of the Coi Defense declared it to be the greatest of all of "by.any of the States, calling it in fact a "War Hi be on the center table of every home in Amerit he had free from the State Council's headqu&rt Several schools in South Carolina have already text-book on the causes and issues of the war. Will you help supply eyes for the navy? It is difficult for the government to get an ad binoculars, spyglasses, telescopes for ships of t are needed irrespective of size. age. or condition, mediately by mail or express to Hon. Franklin E Naval Oservatory, Washington, D. C. i Governor Manning's appeal to the people of S lay down for themselves certain definite and which to save flour, meal, sugar and fats, has I personal letters from President Wilson and M , schedule is as follows: Use no beef, pork or mutton on Tuesdays, no nesdays and no hog meat or products on Thursi Council of Defense urges the uniform adoption o If your oats or wheat have been killed, plant a V?v? Snrln^ 1 # - ?v?v ? ? ^ nucni, iucai uiiu lUN^' Will Ut* 3 before. Don't buy ground phosphate rock (either soft travagont prices. Don't buy this material at all unless you know l land. % Consult your Farm Demonstration Agent be fertilizer which you are not thoroughly familiar SANTA CLAUS LE Lancaster, S. C., Dec. 17. 1917. Dear Santa: Dear Santa: I am in the third grade. I am I want a rifl? eight years old. Santa I want a firecrackers an muff and fur. I want a locket and candy and frui * * ring and a tea set. I want a little Edw] piano. I want a sideboard and a doll and some fruit. j Your frined, Thelma Clanton. Dear Santa: I am in the Lancaster, S. 0.. on the honor i Dec. 17, 1917. am trying to b Dear Santa: much this yea I am nine years old and I do not that the war i want much. I want a sled and a set muff and a fu of erector blocks and some fire- I will close, f crackers and Roman candles and Y nuts. Our grade has made $19.12 to support a French child. I am in the third grade. . Your friend, William Craig. Dear Santa: I am in the Lancaster. S. ('., nine years old Dec. 17, 1917. nie a rifle and Dear Santa: tor set and s I am in the third grade. I am some Roman c eight years old. Miss Rrock is mv That's all. teacher. I want you to bring me Santa, a big doll and a tea set and some fruits and nuts and candy and some firecrackers. Your friend, Jessie Morris. I Dear Santa: , . n I am in the t Lancaster, S. ( i? ,*> pr's name is M Dec. 17. 1917. c, . fine. I am tei Dear Santa: t . i ii i i , .the honor roll I want a doll and a doll stove and ? i i, , , i grade has broi a doll cart. I am in the third grade. J T .w v. ,i one little frien I get on the honor roll everv month . . ... ,, ." . Dear Santa, and my teacher is Miss Rrock. 1 am ,. , , stove, a tea se ten years old. I want some fruit and that is all I want. Our grade ?ent $19.12 to support a little French child. Your friend, DUDLEY K1 Sara Fleming. THEN Woman a Itrid Lancaster, S. C., Brother is Dec. 17, 1017. Dear Santa: Op I am in the third grade. My teacher is Miss Brock. I like her Norfolk V tine. I am nine years old. I make . , ' the honor roll. I want ? ,l?ll ,n(1 a r,'"ch,'d N'"'r? doll carriage and some firecrackers that Leorge V and some fruit and candy and fire- Fentress, Norf fc works and a piano. instantly killec Your friend, ,, Tri r. 11 Thru ,,am Dudley, a Ida Belle Wilson. ver on himself Ing through h Lancaster. S. C., ,. . . n m mnn lived but a fe\ Dec. 17. 1917. Dear Santa: .Examining I am eight years old and I am 'he woman had - In the third grade. I get on the in the region < honor roll. My teacher is Miss Brock. ,et? entering tl I want a watch bracelet and some back. There atorry books. Our grade has $19.12 Mr?- Dudley to help support a little French weeks and he child. And I want a cook stove. I have bitterly c want a kodak. Don't forget me, A letter add res Santa. found In his pc Your irfead, clared his int ?? ; t m *( *;..' 'yj*?V'.i __ * THE : * ltKI> V NOTES. * mow are yc Chairman; Koc*l Chirstmas this nioii National American boys bloody trenches hundred tbouss ;?s highly praised go Qver this is inoll of National festivities, but its kind printed hearted servtu ble which should . Davison, natio :a." Copies may American Hed ers at Columbia. said: "Today adopted it as a is service." tluence or socii big question is in this war to equate supply of for democracy he navy. Yours faithful mer Send them Im- trudges throuf >. ltoosevelt. care this week to i member of the renew your me outh Carolina to already joined specinc aays on jar for each re >een approved in with a smile or r. Hoover. Tho Gf thankBgivin you have the i wheat on Wed- your dollars days. The State mercy. Let tli if this schedule. slogan this Bea for every Lane gain at once. this a Red ( Mercy." The < career than ever Ked Cross Ser one dollar mer tional little en or hard) at ex- her of your he apportionment it will suit your bers. If each c \ ' goal can easily ! to yourselves i fore buying any 3tate of Sout with- deserve the rig | ?"Lancaster headquarters i ' to secure renev April when th I ambition is to ^ J|[ IM47) drive a termer Kaiser that An Lancaster, S. C., jto sav? the w< Dec. 17. 1917. !our trends, ou Wood row Wils< i and a cap pistol and 8c'ence will nt d caps and shot and It. RHB In Martin Bennett. Why will you dreaded d'seasr _ ? , proven the gre ancaster, S. C., . ? past 2 5 years? Dec. 17, 1917. testify to its w famous prescri i third grade. I got your home. Hi roll this month and I feel that first i e good. I don't want to show you o r because you know! antee. For sal s on now. I want a Drug Co., Lane ir and anything else. | our little friend, + Rachel Edwards. * gUSINE A. Lancaster, S. C.t < + + Dec. 17, 1 i? 1 7. |.'or SALE?O six springers s third Rrndo. I am; h'?n?* on La Santa, please send Morris. a wagon and an erec-1 ome firecrackers and <*KT YOt'R andles. ; nuts and ot Goodbye my dear Bennett-Terr Store. Your friend. ! James Reed. poR SALE?V | chines and Lancaster, S. standard ad( Dec. 17, lit 17. third cost f nett-Terry C hird grade. My teachiss Brock. I like her' DEXNETT-rKI a years old. I make, Quarters for I every month. Our aru* a" ( br'H >pht $ 1 !i. 12 to help finfi the be8t d in France. store. I want * a doll and a! t and some fruit. FOK SALE?1 Your friend. j rine type, e Nora Langley. j ditlon. Suil i bargain. Ai ILLS SISTER Lancaster, S ENDS OWN LIFE ~ DR. W. S. HO , ... , , sician, Surge le of l our Weeks and ? ' at Gregory, Said to Have Bit- fltables. Ph. posed Marriage. C. a., Dec. 20.?News. TAJ lk'yesterday morning1 Public notice i7 r???i u. . the books for V. Dailye, residing at ... . Taxes will be oik county, shot and igt to Decembe 1 his sister, Mrs. Wilnd turning the revol , sent a bullet crash- *" is own brain. Dailey v hours. PROFESS physicians declared been shot three times if the heart, two bul- DJ. j RRR lie breast and one the Dent was no eyewitness. I was a bride of four Office Hours: r brother Is said to 8:20 te >pposed her marriage. 2:00 to aed to his brother was And by >cket, in which he de- Office, 1 ention of killing his Resident Odes ot? ... * ? ? t . " ' a^ ?uok'> j^rw . i " LANCASTER NEWS FRIDAY, DEC (Christmas season if this support to our cause * * + i world's weal is left unfultll ?u going to celebrate 'Cro88 mp"ll>er8hlp is the < year? With 100.000 spll,t in term8 of action." already in the frozen, blt by J?,nln8 your Lanct * of France, and many * rossind inoie preparing io You women of Lancast< no time for frivolous In?ny hours a week are y the time for whole- ,n Re<' ''ross work? H e. As Mr. Henry P. dressings have you folded? nal chairman of the many shirts have you mac Cross, has so fitly hups you are one of those the measure of a maii|Pot time to come to the w< Neither wealth, iu-'-vou can "ot leave your 1 ll position count. Thc |y?ur children. No. neithe . what are you doing | Nelgian women or the Fr make the world safe T'>en have time to leave th< ? And so when the or their children, but the nbership committee: did not consult their pi ;h the snow and ice 'heir rights. Your boys?I ask you to become a10' 'he land?are over the Red Cross or else to |'ron' fighting in mud. mud mbership if you havei'"^ their lives to protect , hand out your dol-'y?ur little girls and boyn lember of your famly horrible fate of your sistr i your face and a song 'he sea. And yet. you c g in your heart that|,nree utile paltry hours a privilege of sending | ahow to the men In khaki on their errand of jcare- Or perhaps you ar tis be your Christmas | those who And the stairwj son: "A Service Flag j Rpd Cross headquarters aster Family to make mountable bnrrier. Th< ^ross Christmas of however, are quite easy . i committee will give a fortable when compared vice Flag with every climb over the top. Or pei nbership, and addi-1 c?tnplain that the Red Cr< osses for every mem- are not steam-heated. No >usehold. Lancaster's temperature is considers!) is 500 new mem- that in the trenches. T me will do his bit this ro<>ms will be open ri^ht / be reached. Prove holidays. The boys ind to the grand old | tightlng Christmas day. h Carolina that you' wonion afford to be idle? ht to use your slogan !>'our hit while the men figti Leads." Division over there, irge all the chapters | Mrs. John Poag urges al nils now instead of in to send In today and totm e year is up as theory finished article. She make this Christmas ship a box on Wednesday, idous warning to the I headquarters have sent o lerica is "on the job" thetic appeal to the wome junded, tne suffering. Ply the warm garments to r country. President in camp. This shipment an writes: "Our con- made at once. Send your >t let us enjoy the today to Mrs. Poag and he] ? i box. iUMATISM. The committee on ger i suffer from this most plies. supplemented by a > when L-Rheumo has packing committee has { atest remedy for the and packed 339 Christmas Thousands of DeoDle The money for the Durcha onderful cures. This contents of these packets ption should . be in erously contributed by the ive it ready when you citizens of Lancaster coun ?aln. Ask our..dealer packages were shipped to A ur money back guarle by The Standard ] aster. S. C. 11-tf. I ? SS NOTICES * WMi ne cow fresh in irtilk. | Can be seen at my ineaster Route 1. W. j CHItlSTMTS fruits, j her things to eat at' I y Co.. the Pure Food j J ^ /e have 2 adding ma- ^ S will sell one gcod jtagfra 9 Y ling machine at one-' aSBD B / or quick sale. Hen-; 88? 9 ( tRV CO. is head- H0g J choice nuts, fruits, j vjySg tmas eatables. You'll of everything at this! iluick Itacer?subma-i * xcellent running con- J * !>v table for truck. Hig : ^ a >ply Plyler & Mackey, r. *i?t? J LLY, Veterinary Phy- j son and Dentist. Ofllce! vgnKS Hood Live Stock Co. |ra?? >ne 226, Lancaster, S. BaMHB 16-lm-pd. &&&> C NOTICE. 38P ? is hereby given that i Bftjgjg collection of City j 3jKaB open from December i ftfcaK >r 31st, incluusive. E. C. SECREST, SR erk and Treasurer. fflniB IONAL CARIIS m CK PUNDKKHUItK, ? | al Surgeon. K: f 11:30 A. M. 9 tSUTM P. M. iMMM Appointment. " % * v-jsmv, ?? *" r . ' V?J**9 -<?M?fc-r?4 > -w".*-J?r. in*. - -- t ' T tr ?ii If i(H " to '4.v A.- -nn? > - ??.? -... ?.... *?*>. .><? ? .?* ?. *. ' *-"*t MMMrrnMtmoxn s.r vst*. wnr.u. -asm.*) ' *** .*- * . ? J. 21, 1917. Pledge the Heil ||||||llllfflrt|Ttjj||]SnMB^^^^^^H^^J| IB |??giijjjaH^^^BM^^BIB^Q9 I)o your | ister Red ^Btglg Bj |lj H?v ?8 1 mWI ppiPW^B Eg || m| p? ou glvinjr ^^H]|| Ujjl|]||lpl> ^ n 1H | | | in ench wo- jffflMll I P ife?^TOi^a|aj Mr homos BBtifttftti fftlllll 1 war lords ^BfigBfiBjanmIM P I B J^L he flowe>re I W from tr acrossi a n't give " "***" - week to ho riifttrtbut. d to the various na- AU1 that yoo t:ooal camps and to Europe. Other | w(jj e ore of box's . re for Lancaster county boys _, , pirn cn iui ?y to th" rt ill" fro i : Pd in the minus. The 1!)lg on t nn insur- r mmlttee "till 'arks addresses of pieasan ise sto?. 33 men. Packages are wrapped uary a,nd com- r?-ady fo 111 fin*, waiting Tor som" Helalr? *lo tbe one to -end the camp addresses of o8Ceolo haps you the boys. Won't you please notify Van W iSR rooms e'ther Mrs. Poag or Mrs. Springs of Dwighb , but the the full camp addresses. Trades! ly above \ j)OX containing 960 surgical a. S. 'he work- d eb ugs wns shipped last week. uary 16, through The Lancaster chapter in the piat c, will be itiiiitjt of a discouraged week of poor January 1 Can we attendance at the workrooms last Taxaha Come, do Week had one great big ray of sun- White 1 it for you 8hine to enter the room. A letter jn the mo postmarked Kershaw proved upon Welsh's 1 knitters opening to contain a very gracious pvenii jrrow ev- note from Miss Mabel K. Wanna- Kersha' wishes to maker with the generous enclosure Kershai Atlanta of $2 5.00, a gift to the Lancaster Heath lit a pa- lted Cross from the pupils and uary 23. n to sup- teacher of the Sand Hill school. This Heath the boys fund was raised at a Silver Tea. The uary 24. must be Lancaster chapter wishes to express Pleasan knitting to Miss Wannaniaker and her pupils 25. Ip fill her most sincere appreciation of the co- Cnrmelj operation and substantial assistance. AU abb icral sup- This contribution was placed to the tween the 1 special credit of the wool fund as the most age are jj, iBsembled1 needy cause just now in the local male eitizi packages, work. and 55 y< Re of the Have you visited the Red Cross $3.00 conr was gen- Tea Room over the Hank of Lan- Individual generous | caster? If not, drop in and have a real estat ity. 170 cup of hot tea or chocolate any af-'erty. itlanta to | ternoon from four until six. I ; ' (6u and i/oim i (S(iPislmaSfilled u)iin^ iappinesS 6 Pe CJpLaij the comitip ficn) }car brin& to you all unlimited Good'Health and ' absolute Contentm (Pe desire to thank /on heartilif. forilour patronage in the past, and promise our best efforts' * to merit a continuance of'ifburJadorS in thej'uture RODMAN-WALKUP CO. SEL IT FOR CASH FOR LESS % ' ' I R / 1 V'v mm 1(1 111 SBHn H jjr w^rwlfi . f9 DITOR'S NOTICE. appear at the following ?H listing tax returns tor he following dates: t Valley?Tuesday, Jan-' -Wednesday. January 8. <;'5vj ?Thursday, January 10. yck?Friday. January 11. ?Monday, January 14. ille?Tuesday, January 16. Mungo?Wednesday, Jan- W? in the morning, eek Church?Wednesday. 6, In the evening, w?Thursday, January 17. Bluff?Friday, January 18, irning. T ~ to _ i i rnusf, jnuuHry 10, ID iv?Monday, January 21. J v?Tuesday, January 22. Springs?"Wednesday, JanSprlngs?Thursday, Jant Hill?Friday. January ?Saturday. January 26. ? bodied male citizens beage of 21 and 60 years of able for $1.00 poll tax. AH pns between the ages of 21 ears of age are liable for imutation road tax. Bacb shall make a return of all :e and all personal propJOS. W. KNIOHT. Jv I J ^ J s hqIB v fl BS ? 991 H S iRfiOj ?? ^ * fimt*t,..