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: TH VOL. 13. NO. 26. SEMI-WEEKL' . MONDAY MADE MANUFACTURING IS MUST NOW AT STANDSTILL Tl UNTIL WEDNESDAY Young ] Keei 4, And On Every Monday Thereafter For Ten Weeks to Conserve Coal. STORES CLOSE MONDAYS Admini By Desperate Remedy Decided Up- Wouli on By Garfield With Presi- Troo*: dent's Approval For Fuel R-sh i Crisis and Transportation ernment Tangle in the East. tration c ______ they be< _ means ol , sumption. in the bn It 1h estimated that the enforce- was muo ment of the order would save a total alien poj Of 30,000,000 tons of bituminous districts coal, which probably is about the ^iity reg; present shortage. The Indications '? niake were that at the end of the ten Tho l,i weeks of Monday holidays a perrna- "Krlcultu nent policy of restricted consump- thorlze t tlon would have been determined '""Kb m< on. known. 1 "The order further provides that partment + on January 18, 19. 20, 21 and 22 '*y prino 1918, no fuel shall be delivered to harvest t any person, firm, association or cor- work vlt poration for any use or requirements ? not Included In the foregoing list un- HAKKR ' tf til the requirements included in the list shall have been first delivered. Waghli i Rays of Restriction. I'aker hi "On the following days, namely, lary com January 18. 19. 20. 21 and 22, 1918. favors d and also on each and every Monday service II beginning January 28, 1918, and ?d the i on June (Continued on Page I.) been call Washington, Jan. 18.?Ameri- the war ca's manufacturing enterprises against i with but few exceptions in all above 3i States east of the Mississippi An ad River have been ordered by the duced at , partment government to suspend opera- of the ge tions for five days beginning register 1 this morning as a drastic meas- reached : ure for releiving the fuel fam- the draf( ine. The order ' also included !ldmin,Htl s 11 re i t h the whole of the States of Lou- ngree8 v isiana and Minnesota. At the dations < same time, as an additional Crowder. means of relief, it was directed other that industry and business gen- duced b> erally, including all normal ac- lh.? requ ... , will supi tivities that require heated make it buildings, observe as a holiday that h'a\ every "Monday for the next ten permit f< weeks. This will close down on ,ro?P8 f< Monday not only factories, but <ivl,ian ( " J ' ate enen saloons, stores except for the basis of # sale of drugs and food, places of tas. by amusements and nearly all office statR th? buildings. ln c,aS8 The government's move came en- Kegist tirely without warning in an order come of issued by Fuel Administrator Gar- enacted, field with the approval of President r<><,ent r? Wilson prescribing stringent restric- (ieneral tlons governing the distribution and n,e?t?s >} use of coal. It was decided upon 'be autic hurriedly by the president and gov- without ernment heads as a desperate re me- ors depei dy for the' fuel crisis and the trans- be (i?ne > portation tangle in the Kastern e(i out> 1 States.- Kven munitions plants are above th not excepted from the closing down war ' 'P1 order. first sug* The order prescribes a preferential a( list of consumers in whose interest ,,raft ?v' if was drawn. These users will get Congr? coal In the following order: that furl Railroads. necessarj Household consumers, hospitals. 'be draft charitable institutions and army and Chamber navy cantonments. tion supr Public utilities, telephone and both hor telegraph plants. Anoth* Strictly government enterprises ,or Chan excepting factories and plants work- diatinctlv ing on government contracts. empted i Public buildings and necessary The b government, State and municipal re- date nut <1 uirements. more eqi Factories producing perishable dude ent foods and foods for enn. basis. I< e La jr. LA> r is to ahol ' REGISTER AS |QUAf HEY BECOME 21 B Wen Will Be Required to Senator > Ranks of War Army duc< W.U Dill?I TTCII I' 1IICU. 1 jse of draft age must stration Bill Introduced He Mu Chairman Chamberlain Trutl d Permit Furloughing of in A ?s for Harvest Work. Perm ngton, Jan. 18.?The gov- Coluni has decided on draft regis- Johnstor if all young men as fast as posed an :onie 21 years old as the month s ' keeping filled the ranks of greatly ] army. It has decided in this S raising the draft age limit provides years. law: ministration bill was intro- "That the request of the war de- Judge 1st , by Chairman Chamberlain satisfied mate military committee, to ment coi for draft all men who have *n requi 21 since June 4, 1917, when be issue< t law became effective. The Judge pe ration's support seems to as- ducts of prompt passage. The bill the prov vith the recent recommen- bate Jud 3f Provost Marshal General prosecut malfeass administration bills intro- flce' ' ' Chairman Chamberlain at Senatc eat of the war department, w*"ch 8t element the draft law to Prescr,pt workable under conditions granted, e developped. One would irloughing of national army kTATk >r harvest work or other iuty; another would elimin- ( olum ty alien population from vorable 1 calculations for draft, quo- bouse or making the basis for each s number of men available c,t'u,Jn^ j Assessor members ration of men who have becircuit. age since the draft law was was recommended in the port of Provost Marshal Crowder as one of the HI r which a supply of men for inal army might be assured "it's 1 taking those who have othndent upon them. It could tor" 8ai also. General Crowder point- ccyiw ay extending the age limits e present line of 31. The . art men t has adopted the Jr. 2 restion. It is estimated that Id about 700.000 men to the I lilable each year. issmen have been advised \jJ ther legislation would tie tG *T' r to perfect and carry on I I and the passage of Senator Iain's bill with admlnistra>ort is expected promptly in the ises. ' who huri ^r bill Introduced by Sena- Editor, i nberlain would provide a rourt he e badge or button for ex- Arch stn nen. that is ri 111 changing the basis of s'x,y niir >ta is believed to provide a automob iltable system, as it will ex- That's I: lrely enemy aliens from the the fresl Jnemy aliens were Included thero ar< isis for the draft and there to keep h complaint. Heavy enem> I'm for I mlations in some congested 'or t forced Americans to army Mayor pi ird'ess of exemption claims speed la< up district quotas. from me, II to permit troops to go to Time wi ral work, merely would an- and auto he secretary of war to fur- necessarj sn for civilian duty. It is In numb fiowever. that the war de- and now Intends to use the author- as a do* ipally to provide men for too, Mr. ime and other agricultural growtn' al to the food supply. while, at ????? more co WOULD KXKMPT spina *roi MKN 81 SINt'K JUNK n ed that a ngton, Jan. 18.- Secretary essary ax is advised the senate mill- Mr. Kdll mittee the war department Ischarging from selective ?and ability men who have pass- lawyer t( ige of 31 since registering of the r 6, 1917. and without havlnr make a ed to the colors. o' town. r WMMMlsMaMsAMMMfcMMStftilMNgiMMrfMhtosmS! NCAS' ICASTER, S. C., FRIDAY, JANt OIT CLASS GR( 111 Local Bo IJLyJnL JL ber of Du IT LAW GETS not T, LOW IN SENATE District ] Each ] Alan Johnstone Intro- May ?s Bill to Tighten on trant P ssuing of Permits. _____ The loci county ha SATISFY THE JUDGE rapldly ,lr the questi st Make Certain of the of last w 1 of Statement Contained however? 1 ffidavit and Shall Issue board pa8' ... ~ ? makes the it Personally. , . J lstrants ai board of t bia. Jan. 18.?Senator Alan Placed am le, of Newberry, has pro- makes a cl i amendment to the quart-a- showing t tatute. which he thinks will Followii reduce the supply of liquor 'n Clast tate. Briefly stated, his bill ,n& the Pa this change in the present James F A7i~ mi. ? l? ^lil in no case shall the probate Luther tue such permit, unless he Is Hoy Hr< of the truth of each state- David h itained in the affidavit here- Steven I red, nor shall such permit Coleman 1 by other than the probate "Fred H. rson&lly, and within the pre- Robt. J. his office. Any violation of Walter i ision of this act by the pro- Ira Coll ge shall subject him to Thos. J. ion and penalties as for Arthur ince or misfeasance in of- Ernest F Mack C >r DuKant nas another bill Charley >eks to require a physician's John D. ion before a permit can be Frank I Lewis C . Will Ma TAX COMMISSION Charley ABOLITION IS FAVOBKI) W. E. C bia, S. C., Jan. 18.?A fa- James S report was made in the John B. i the bill proposing to abol- Samuel State Tax commission and Lewis E instead a State Board of Charley s composed of fourteen Robert 1 i, one from each judicial Jute Mu Thos. B. H. Roy ? Will I)a' , ? Edmond L1I) BIGGS SAYS? ljOTOy F Julian r ow-gear for mine, Mr. Edi- Five Ca d Hud Biggs as he dropped ^ am y V ,. . . D. Wats a lighted match on the ( D ri office cat and reached j y? for our box of choco- j J, ' I 1 late bon-bons. "I see , , yfe, ,, , James I Pj by readin your valuable , , Wr .,, ; _ John Ba m Album ot Song and ,, .. V h. Mcln 9 Chronicler of Human .... . ... . i Otis Me I I Events that the Hon ( ^ I Mayor has Issued a lit- (( j, I tie preachment in which I ^ ernon t he intimates rather sub- i>-ivid I ^ stantially. I should say. i F^nk p re's thin ice for the feller j j., . lies too much. That is, Mr.' , _ .. .i Jesse T1 f it were 10 miles from thej jOSS(, j 'use to the dummy cop in | Sejvin 1 Ret. it shniilil run n I rn ..ill ?ii | James T ght and proper, one hour or! j A ^y( uites to make it ?Fords and t yy ^ j ilies will be treated alike. Frank 1iw, Mr. Kdltor, and nu> for Abrahatr 1 air of the country where, Sidney I ? no cops with stop-watches Waddell tab on my speedometer Willie ( aw and order, first, last and | r ^ xi ime, and, since the Hon. | Vernon ' its it down straight that th-'l j f. Wil v is to be respected, take it llny , Ho. I'm goin' to slow down. jj x. Dei is. Mr. Kdltor, when Fords ^ ^ M p mobiles were not considered p (? ^ ir evils, nnd they were few r p (x er. but times have changed. r p T the country's as full of 'em yy 9 \y j ever was of fleas. Then. j p sis Kdltor. the old tow n is | Willie O nigger and better all the Isaac W )d the streets get more and p p gj,, ngested as the busy world will Met und' and I take it for grant- j pf n speed law Is likewise a nec- i p Monti Ml, Just like flies and gnats.] jj k. W lor." I M. L 11 V. H. Ar Bud went out to hire a "E. W. 1 > see If It weren't a violation j m ti Ights of personal liberty to j Harg< feller move his hog-pen out . (Con iter : IARY 18, 1917. ONE LIST COt IWING RAPIDLY 1 ard Has Placed Num- Meal f Men in This Class Wi iring Past Week. IE FINAL RATING HOC Hoard Has to Pass On New Ylan and Classification Cc Be Changed?Regis- Ec Notified By Cards. Ai *1 .board for I^ancaster Wt r been classifying men econo ice it finished sending out ' put 11 onnaries on Wednesday ? Foi eek. Their classification. apprc s not final, as the district ed to ses upon each case and the ji final classification. Reg- W1 re notified by the local ?*her he class in which they are Amer i if the district board belllf lange, another card is sent *ory he final classification. at pri ig is the list of men placi 1 by the local board dur- *? pr st week: Amor \ McManus. 'nK a| iton. ?ndlv; Hicks. houst >wn. proba luffsteckler. p^j. McNeely. In i Phillips. Mil i Beckham. Lever Barrett. who i P. Mobley. provli ins. Th Jordan. tees i Adams. wher L G. Shaw. that rockett. unres Brooks. or dl Wylle. stuffs ''Isher. fy, 11 olllns. the < issey. a d eq i Haile. wnuli 'arelock. and haw. from Ferguson. condi K. Hagins. propc . Sowell. ment Montgomery. emm Poster. An inK?. to m Horton. sale, Bowers. tion'( vis- of a B. Clark. l,y a oster. imprj I. Williams. toe. V. llinson. ifC-? on Boll. VnH? CAR ickey. >uch. \ Robertson. rnes. vain. I>oatI town. Fi rieht. lyler. Cook. ii no. anion tell. .... peditl ridge. Genei i rower. Phillips. ilowin "hompson. ,ri ruesdale. gineo ?at. monii aekson. j ' Cinsey. 1 I'ri i Young. Janu; Robinson. Alsto Crockett. Oram unningham. I>ri iroatt. Janu; rillman. (y Le Mains. t Augu lwain. 1 pri us. Jnnur nnderburk. Jaino cManus. ; >j0. i inninghara. hompson. i j?m\ atson. taro. Wt ill. Mlchi ithorspoon. drewi nrt. jee. v lunn Whlrter. batt'r ?omory. stomi Ullams. Camfc aile. in ar lams. been Bennett. Their illey. burle st. er. J and itlnued on Pa?? I) I ford, Neia SI 1SERVATI0N IS O BE MANDATOR1! .less and Wheatless Day II No Longer Be Voluntary On Part of Citizens. VER APPROVES PL A] Laws Put in the Making i ngress to Require Strictc onomy of Food Amon nerican People. iHhitiKton, Jan. 18.?Strict* miy of food is to he required < \merican people by new lav n the making in congress, od Administrator Hoover hJ ?ved them and they are expec pass promptly supplemental 1 resent food control act. leatless and meatless days nri economies necessary thi ica may help sustain her e< ;erents would become mandi by law instead of voluntary f esent. Such new laws, the foo nistration holds, are necessai otect the millions of loyj leans co-operating in food sai gainst the wastefulness of n fe iduals and of public eatin ;s which are said to hand! bly 50 per cent of the food suj the senate, the administrntio vtfs introduced by Chairma of the agriculture committe* made a statement explaining it sions. e bill was referred to commi in both houses. It provides thi ever the President shall fin it Is essential to limit furtht itrieted use. manufacture, sa stribution of food and fooc he may by proclamation mod mit or discontinue their use 1 extent necessary to assure a late supply. The Presidei 1 be authorized to issue rub regulations, which might vai time to time to meet changin tions, and in carrying out th >sed law may utilize any depar . agency, or officer of the goi ent. y person who failed or refuse odify. limit, or discontinue th use. manufacture, or distribi if such articles, would be guilt misdemeanor, and punishab] maximum $5,000 fine, six yeai sonment, or both, e law would cease to be in e when the war between th d States and Germany is over. + OLINIANS DIE OF PNEUMONIA IN FRANC] i of Two Prom South ami On rom North Carolina Reported I?y Perilling. ishin^lon, .Ian. 18. Death K members of the American ej ionary force reported today b al Pershing included the fo g: vate Samuel W. Pettewny. er r train, January. 10, pnev i. Mrs. A. K. Petteway, mothei I). Jacksonville, N. <\ vate Edward Alston, stevedon try !?, pneumonia, Mrs. Kv n, mother, it. F. 1). No. 5 (cburg, S. C. vate Harry Lewis, stevedon iry 11, pneumonia, Mrs. Chari wis. wife, it. F. I). No. 2, Nortl sta, S. C. vate John W. Sorey, engineer! iry IS. measles and pneumoni? s David Sorey, father. R. F. I , Fentress, Va. ?* ATKS WIMCFWS ANI) l?IN.\ KIM.KI) IN ACTIO ishington, Jan. 18.?Privajtf lei Una and Harold T. Ar i. of the engineer corps, pn ly reported missing after th t in Cleneral Byng's forces i nirg a German attack amnn trai November 3 0, were kille 'tion, the war department h:i advised by General Pershini bodies were recovered an d on French soil. Dina's fatl amen Dina, lives In New Yorl Andrews' unclie, Frank Bra* In Portland, Me. ?WMMM?i ' " ' JBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR SPY SUSPECT PUT f BEHIND THE BARS s Lieut. Walter Spoermann Arrested in Norfolk and Hurried to Baltimore. S WOMAN CAUSED ARREST n It Was Through His Fascina;r| tion for Her That He Was gl Located at Camp Morrison, Near Newport News. ;r Baltimore. Jan. 18.?Lieut. Waljf ter Spoermann, the German spy sus,8 pect arrested at Camp Morrison near Newport News, last week, was 18j brought to Baltimore, lie was rushed from the railroad station to the ?0 United States marshal's office and thence lodged in jail. Kj Two hours previous to his arrival, his brother, Frederick H. C. Spoerniann, who was arrested here, was sent to jail also, is Another man. Marius Aisch. of id this city, was taken into custody by y the federal agents, and there was a il considerable display of activity and v- conferences at the federal offices w with rumors that other suspects were ,K being bagged. le Aisch, it developed, held some >- papers belonging to Lieutenant Spoermann. He himself volunteern ed the information to the Baltimore n police, and he was taken in charge e. by United States officers until the ts papers were seized. Little, apparently, of any incrimit nating nature, was discovered among it the papers. Aisch explained that he d had been acquainted with Spoer>r mann for some time and that Spoerle man left a suit case with the papers 1- with him to keep for Spoermann. At j.itnat time. Aisoh said, he was worko'inp in a- lunchroom and Spoermann ,n merely asked him to take charge of !tlthe suit case. Aisch has been sent ?s to jail also. "y There is secrecy among the govP ernment officials as to the number ic arrested In connection with the t- Spoermann case, though reports inv dicate seven or eight are in custody. The young woman whose friendd ship with Spoermann led to his apie prehension at Norfolk, is not under i- arrest. It was through Spoermann's V fascination for her that he was Ante ally located in Newport News. She "8 has been violinist in a Washington hotel. f-1 Interception of mail to the woman ie resulted in naval intellicence <?n eraiives finding him in the employ of a construction contractor at Lang| ley aviation field near Norfolk. This g, was about two weeks ago. Records at the local federal office show that an enemy alien permit c| was issued to Spoermann several j months ago, with statements from .Spoermann that he came to America I with his brother, Frederick, in litlO. Papers seized in his rooms here last we- k, along with those indicating t dealings with Rern^torff and Roy-ed, indicated that he had "reported for I service" in Germany after the war l.egan in August, lit 14. i This would apparently dispute ( Spoettnann's statement on his alien . record in 11? 11?. except that he could | have returned to Germany surreptitiously. reported for service there, land later re-entered the United ' States without detection. I ( APTAIN WHISTLER TOOK CWM OO/} ^ 4 %TW" |. .jn-.oiu r HUiM * AMI' 1SAINK h No Trace of Mlssiim Money Found, i llolievcd to Have Been Taken Away From Camp. Camp Funaton, Kan., Jan.- 18.? V An official check of the funds of the a army hank at Camp Funaton shows i- Captain Lewis Whistler took $62,*-1826.21 when he robbed the hank last if-J Friday night, slaving four men with n an axe and injuring a fifth. The acd counting is final and waa given out id at division headquarters, is No trace of the missing money has g. been found, so far as can be learned in here. It is generally understood 1- that the Investigators have evidence k, leading them to believe that the 1- money has been taken away from the cantonment.