The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, January 18, 1918, Image 1
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.