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TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1918 1 PERSONALS. ' + * i Jean Hough spent the week-end In Charlotte. i George Parr spent the week-end < In Charlotte. Shala Mobley spent Monday in Heath Springs. 1 G. H. Green, of Rock Hill, spent 1 Friday in the city. ' ?o? 1 Mrs. Kitty McLure returned from Charleston yesterday morning. ?o? Charles Gardner. of Charlotte. ! spent Sunday and Monday In the ! city. 1 ?o? ? ' Max G. Brittain, R. S. Stewart 1 and E. M. Croxton spent Friday and { Saturday in Columbia. ' ?o? R. G. Simmons and W. P. ( Sweeney, of Richmond, spent the i week-end in Lancaster with friends. < ?o? Clarence Robinson, of Columbia, 1 is at home for a few days visiting his ' parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Robin- ' son. 1 Seaman Hacker Hillings, of the S. S. North Dakota, is at home for a . few days visiting friends and rela- * tlves. Mrs. P. B. Morrow returned to Mt. ' Carmel Friday after spending a few f days with Mr. and Mrs. A. G. El 1 i- 1 son. t Corporal George Free spent a short leave in Lancaster with menus and relatives, returning: to 1 Camp Sevier Sunday night. 1 t W. B. Cauthen. Jr., returned to 1 Camp Sevier Saturday after spending a short leave of absence \^ith his ' parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cauthen. ?o? Miss Lallage Cauthen returned to Winthrop college Sunday night after spending the week-end with her J parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cauthen. 1 Kmltnrgo on Livestock. , John MeKown and R. |I0. John- | son, of the Gaffney Livestock com- < pany, went to Atlanta last'week for \ the purpose of buying mules and | pigs' for the Cherokee market, but | 1 when they arrived in the city, found j that the Southern railway had < placed an embargo upon the ship- ] ment of livestock, so they were 1 forced to return without either I mules or pigs. j 4 i/Mn A/4 JWHICU " our CHRISTMAS BANKING ^flg CLUB B&SF* SK (5 ^HRik she will Our Christmas Banking Clu women, men and boys, the chil You can start with 10 cents and increase your deposit the f IN 50 WEEKS 10-CENT CLUB P B-CENT CLUB P l-CENT CLUB P 1-CENT CLUB P ^ You can begin with the lai crease your payments each wee We also have clubs where y $5.00 weekly and in 50 weeks Join yourself and have ever} so, too. We Add 4 Per ( ? The First Na 9 ^58i^BdSS9ESK!^SSSSEE995^9SS55~ * Cat be he ABOUT TOWN. pected will t event, gested Miss Mary Corothers has accept- Bome ed a position with Rodman-Walkup nual j company and has assumed her du- proKn t'e8, / hereto The stock and fixtures of O. F. Ferguson was sold today at public The auction, tho stock being bought by caBter Edwards & Horton at 80 cents on tion. the dollar. The fixtures being sold "stud l>y peace-meal. The sale was con- tween ['ucted today at noon. and b( ?o? shaw. The second "heatless Monday" Twelv was observed in Lancaster much the the CI same as the first one last week. All up. stores were closed with the exception of grocery and drug stores, and A v h nun nlnon/1 4 1 .11 nuoii. i ne arug reprea stores sold only drugs and medl- wnr(j dnes while open. The hanks also j j dosed at noon. offlce A horse at the J. II. Witherspoon siring company stables run into a piece of timber Saturday night, striking it '"..'.'V ivjth his breast, and was badly inlured. A gash was cut six inches ong and four inches deep. Dr. W. w's 1 5. Holly, veterinarian, was called to reat the animal and more than Ksp twenty stitches were necessary to refere dose the wound. Istrati ?o? registi The Lancaster & Chester denot in nersor his city is practically completed, courte Phe freight warehouse has been (In- they : shed for some time and the pas- sons t lenger station now only requires the ance c 'finishing touches." The second ly am itory of the passenger station will propei ie occupied by the general offices of he company, now located over the lank of Lancaster. .j I Kersh; The Lancaster Mercantile com- James >any now occupies its handsome ville I lew building facing Arch street. Gravei he grocery and hardware depart- churcl nents having been moved last week. jor tt \fter the corner building has been numei emodelled it will be occupied by jr0m he dry goods department. The y^e i tew store is one of the best arranged woma n the city. school ??*? eral y The State fuel administrator >ounn nakes a good suggestion as follows: They 'The shutting down of many of the florid industries of the State on every Monday for the next nine weeks Thf presents a splendid opportunity to in th< smployes of these industries to pre- of thf pare and plant their spring gar- Cross, lens. The critical food situation in in th? the country makes it absolutely im- time perative for every family to have the made, largest possible supply of vegetables dressi for immediate consumption and for total canning, and we hope that every em- pleted ployee in the State who is made idle day v by the fuel administration order will nie H Improve his opportunity for garden- Wylie Ing." dell. ??????. and I l'ams the U Franc b is for everyone; girls and tache< dren and the baby. Auatii Amerl i, 5 cents, 2 cents, or 1 cent Newpi tame amount each week. fectivi ed, h< proce? AYS $127.50 I expen i AYS 68.75 I avlato AYS 26.50 I been I AYS 12.75 J the w gest payment first and deAi ^ . i>aun by loco ou pay in 50 cents. $1.00 or | dJjj have $25.00, $50.00 or $250. catarVi r member of your family do f'r'icu Inflame < | perfect I cloaed, >nt Interest. iSSfo will be deafnci an Infli tional Bank p be our< cular* THE LANCASTER NEWS, LANCASTER, S. C. nden's annual horse show will I DECLARES RUSSIAN Id March 28 and 29. It is ex- ARMY DEMORALIZ1 I that the new driving track >e used for the races at this and Camden people have sug- of 8taflf Sa>'? <h,l> SH,vut 1 that the proceeds be given to to Hack and charity. This is the tenth an- Heorgunize. lorse show in Camden and the im will be more varied than ? . , . ?c ? Petrograd, Jan. 28.?Major G ''ore' Ilonch-Bruevitch, chief of stafT at 1 ? Russian front, paints a gloomy j i roads to the south of Lan- ture of the condition of the Russl are said to be in bad condi- armies in a report to Bnslgn K Many automobiles have lenko. the commander-in-chief. T l" during the past week be- army organizations are utterly < Lancaster and Heath Springs moralized, he says, the ofilcers i etween Heath Springs and Ker- inexperienced and the maintenai The section of road from the of discipline is impossible. The < e-Mile creek to Pineville on ly possible salvation for the arr liarlotte road is also badly cut the only chance for offering an | fective resistance, he declares, is o__ me various sections or the armies E. Tisdale. income tax oir.cer. fHl1 baok to their defen entlng the office of I). C. Hay- and a thorough reorgani internal revenue collector, is t'on. ncaster again this week, with Many parts of the western fr< over the Farmers Hank and ,l" entirely open. Gen. Bonch-Hr company, to assist those do- <eports, at numerous plai assistance in making out thei- the,e beln* ()n,y 240 infantry* e tax returns. Mr. Tisdale to ,he m,,e- T,u> 'serves are ref e here two or three days and ,nK to ro,ievo ,he men ,n ' I be seen at once by those who and the soldiers are dese lid in making the returns. ,nK ,n ntass'es. At many points, adds the chief staff, fortified points have been ( ecial attention is called with -ttroyed, making resistance uttei nee to the Alien Enemy Reg- impossible on the lines as at pres< 011 act, to the fact that all located with good troops, rants are expected to treat is registering in the most jyfANY FIRES SATURDAY ous and friendly manner and ire. not to be treated as per- OP SUSPIC IOIJS ORICil >f an evil disposition. Assist- . ind advice is to be given free- , .. , .... . , .? . Indications of Wide-Spread Plot :1 without charge and in the way. Cripple War Activities of ?o? United States. marriage of Miss Eva Chris 3ritton to W. W. Horton, of aw. was solemnized at St. New York' Jnn- 28.?Indicatlc Methodist ohurnh ,.t of a widespread plot to crinnle 1 ust Wednesday. Rev. John A wa "?ctlvltieR of the United Sta S of Camden, officiating The wore 8Cen Saturt,ay in a series i was beautifully decorated nres in 8h,Pyarda. munition shi le occasion and there were in war p,an's and atoraPe bui*dl? -ous friends of the couple at various points along the Atlan Camden and Kershaw present, -^aboard and further inland. Ne .ride is a very popular young ,y a" of them wero of ?Hstlnotl> s n and has been a teacher in the P'rious origin. Is of Kershaw county for sev- F,:,rs that th? flame? mav h; ears. The groom is a popular been 8et by enemy a,icn8 were * business man of Kershaw. <>n renktli by the fact that tl are on a wedding tour to 8larted wi,hin il few *?OUrs at wi la ly separated points almost a wi to a day after Edward N. Hurl chairman of the United States si 5 past week was a banner week ping boar(, gave warning that 5 suigical dieasing department government had been given auth. > Lancaster < hapter of the Red tative warning of a German plot There were 2 i ladies present appjy the torch to plants of 3 workrooms Friday, at which kjnds especially shipyards, wh 562 gauze compresses were are pro(jUcjng implements of wa n.? wii oaiuiuiijr luere were Disastrous fires started onl> ngs made, making a grand few hours apart In shipyards for the week of 1,20b com- Newark, jsj. J., and Baltimore. 1 I dressings. A list of the k i i- |osse8 wju aggregate $2,000,000. corkers follows: Misses Nanill Moore, Juanita Wylie. Eliza LKTTKR8 OF ADMINISTIfaATK , Louise Wylie, Ruth McCarJuanita Neely, McClaurine, desdames Rogers, George Wil- STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA , T. M. Hughes, Juliart Wil- County of Lancaster. , Graeber and Guest. John By j E Stewman> Judge of F Joe Knight, M. Cunningham, hate t. Jones, W. P. Bennett. John whereas Mrs. Emma Blaokn i. J. E. Blackmon, W. P. Davis, ha8 made 8uit tQ me (Q Rrant e Witherspoon, Hines, Derrick. Lettera of Administration of the Robinson, Terry and Jourdan. tate and effect8 of w Thur Margaret Moore and Mrs. Rjackmon, decea9e?V gs were directors in the workOn Saturday the following Thefle ar* the,eforp. cite , *r? folded compresses: Mes- admo",sh a" and singular the i i Julian Williams, Rogers and drcd an,, credlto of ,hc *ald s Martin. Schell. Juanita 0ease,1 tnat lhoy be and appear ?. Eliza Wylie, Louise Wylie. fore mc" in the Court of Probate le Hill Moore and Margaret b? he,d atoLan0a8ter on 12th da> } Feb.. 1918, next, after publicat thereof, at 11 o'clock in the f< noon, to show ennho if nnir A\ lA rolls have, why said administrat IGOT IH)WX IMM'IIE PLANES should not be granted. is, Jan. 28.?David Putnam, Given under my hand, this 2 trookline, Mass., and Austin day of January Anno Damini 19 >re, of Westfleld, N. J., Amerl- j, g, STEWMAN, uiators. in the French army. Probate Judge shot down German airplanes on 29-3t-TUES. ,ry 19. ? istin II. ( rehoie is one of four \RDOXlXG POWER TO bib at present in war service. STAY WITH GOVERN* )f his brothers is attached to nlted SUM engineer corps In Columbia. S. C.. Jan. 28.? e. while the other two are at- )o1"1 ??olutlon reatrlctlne the p 1 to the aviation corpa here. """'"K power of th<! lorernor. 1 t Crehor. waa rejected by the vontlr"! hlra "<"?>"* <" ? lean aviation authorltlea at ,l on the recommen art News. Va.. because of de- ,lon <" ,h? bo,rd ot p"rdon"' ' a hearing. He waa determln- kllle<l ln ,he ho,"e awever, to enter the war and sded to France, paying his own ENGLISH KNIGHT HONORS boh. He was accepted as an OFFICER AT OOLl'MT r in the French forces and has Columbia. S. 0., Jan. 28.?Lie lying for a month or more on jj H. Jackson, of the British m ur uoni.j tHTy mission stationed at Oa Jackson. haa been Informed by ble that King George had confcri rhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured tho military cross for gallantry >1 applications, as they cannot reach ?1 ?? K?I icasoi portion of the ear. Thcr? is 'he field, the dteoration being w ne way to cure catarrhal de&fnctk, <>, |hp rpopiif heavv flrhtinfr in II lat Is by a constitutional remedy. 1,1 ln< retenl neavy ngnting in n ial Deafness Is oauacd by an In- gium. condition of the mucous lining of istachian lube Wh.-n this tube is There is another of the Brit d you have a rumbling sound or Imhearing, and when it la entirely mlaaion at Camp Jackson who 1 Deafness Is the result. Unless the . . ? . , nation can be reduced and this tube been Signally honored. ( apt; 'ldtestroyed?f^veron^Mary cawl'of Jefferson, who Joined the Gold ?med* cor?d*tlon*fC*hVmucoui? sur Highlanders when he was t2 yei Hail s catarrh Medicine acts thru old as a drummer boy and who I ?od on the muoous surfaces of the ... . . successively been promoted fri III give Ons Hundred Dollars for . . . _. , . . .. ie of catarrhal Deafness that cannot sergeant to captain during the pr free'y au' DniraTata* 7 aV'1 'Cln#' Clr' ont conflict, has been awarded t v. J. chkney a co.. Toledo. Q. Victoria cross twice for heroism h ? ?~~~? ?IcHow many po ? ton?2000 o ice an- ffOW many pounds of real roi uy. rl to a ton? If you are buyi *>r- are getting about 1500 po\ fd> about one-fourth lint which has i ' , If you are buying 7,i(. T?AOI MABK RUCKI ue- W U COTTONS El \r HULL US- UINTLE5S you are getting 2000 full pounds from lint and are practically 100 i them and see how much farther of ill'-I OfAor A rltmnt riv I Cost much less per ton than old No t style hulls. Sack Allow better assimilation of other Thej food. ag< Mr. W. C. Owena, Charlotte, N. C., 1N feeds thirty cows. He consideri cheapest feed and gets the best r< ] To secure (he bes( results and to develop the thoroughly twelve hour* before feedii wetting them down night and morning (or the this cannot be done, wet down at least thi feed the hulls dry, use only half as much by Book of Mixed Fe Gives the right formula for every comb >?s South. Tells how much to feed for ma he tening, for work. Describes Buckeye H , es using thqm properly. Send for your cop of o?pt. k The Buckeye Cottt ps, Atlanta Birmingham Green wood Augutta Charlotte Jack tort IKK itie ill- US~ _ ive DEFENSE COUNCIL BILL tiv- IS MADE SPECIAL ORDER Th hey lenat do-j Measure Will lie Taken t'p in llmise tense i Tuesday and Su|?|?ortors IVeley.' insu i diet I'assaue. , lip- * and the desir Columbia, S. ('.. Jan. 28.?The ^ 1*1- pPt friends of the State Council of I)e? fense scored a victory in the hous" a ot representatives when the measure 11 1 legalizing tlie council and providing In i r tor an appropriation for it was made suecc a a special order, to he considered af- K. ! a ter third reading hills next Tuesday, pent The There is considerable opposition to Cute the measure, led by about one-half boxe ? of the ways and means Committee, that the chief animus being the legisla- cast, ting of the present personnel of the ever, council into office. There is a ways o'Qu and means committee majority i amendment to the measure provid-| T1 * roing for a council of forty-five mem- eoun bers, one from each county to be tion U)n recommended by the county delega- out t h<M tions and appointed by the govern- J. j eR~ or. mrei ,ON% The Council of National Defense News says that this is the largest piece of *?? and war legislation before the general tin- assembly and should be passed in ? de- its original form, which includes the ^ be- $50,000 appropriation. which the k. . to majority of the ways and means r of committee cut one-half. The ion friends of the bill say that the *r8-t amendments to the bill will be killhey od in the house and the measure 1 ion passed as originally drawn, despite the opposition to it. 9th The friends of the measure main18. tain praise for the State council as being one of the most efficient in the i. Union, both from the results achiev- ti ed and the organization it has built up. Its disruption at this time, say / mentis or that body, will bo her- .. aided throughout the United States by the agents of the Kaiser as an ? ^,e evidence that South Carolina is not ,ar" whole-heartedly in the war against ,re" Germany. > lCU" Despite objections from opponents of the measure, the motion of vas Mr. C'rum, of Hamberg, to take up the bill out of its usual order on the Calendar carried by a vote of < 35 to 31. The house then, by a vote HA of 4 2 to 25, agreed to make it a (Ut special order. The "parliamentary K IIj_ clincher" was applied making the nip special order safe. en 0i !i. MAV NOTIFY ItFDATIVFS OF TROOPS OF TIIKIIt IliljNFSS in I I Washinpton. Jan. 28.?llepresen-1 tative Keavls, of Nebraska, has iniel troduced a resolution to require that upon the admission of an enlisted man or ofiirer to an army hospital P ,as in continental America his nearest l'n relative be notified by telegraph of on the nature and seriousness of the p ira disease, tas r>m * * esh) Lines to Be Remembered. \ The great mnn Is he who does not lose his child's heart. Menieus. PAGE FIVE unds to a r 1500? jghage are you getting ng old style hulls you n,r1.. w_ >? ? iuua uctausc uicy arc 10 food value. SsYf i because they are free percent roughage. Try ! they go. ages rash or dust. ed?easy to handle. r mix well with other forc. s Buckeye Hulls the suits. ) ensilage odor, wet the hulls ig. It is easy to do this by next feeding. If at any time rty minutes. If you prefer to bulk as of old style hulls. eds Free ination of feeds used in the intenance, for milk, for fatalls and gives directions for ?y to the nearest mill. m Oil Co. Dept. K I | Little Koch Memphis Macon Selma Soldiers' Insurance, rough the state council of dethe council of national de5 calls to the attention of tho <?rs and sailors that the war risk ranee expires on February 12 those men in the service who e this instnance should better it before that time. Flection in Si 'liter. the election held at Sumter for sssors in the legislature of A. Sanders superintendent of the tei tiary. and Lieut. W. L. Mcheon returns from the four city s and four county boxes show an exceedingly light vote was It is practically certain howthai It. B. Reiser and Sam inn are elected. - (' le local board for Lancaster ty has finished the classiflcaof registrants but has not made he list of those placed in Class \s soon as the list can be se1 It will be printed in The s. ;tar theatre TODAY?CLOSED I 'omorrowk WednesdaySpecial Feature BILLIE IUTRK ?in? ARMS AND THE GIRL." Uso Hearst Pathe News. 1 Cents 10 Cents hursday? nAKULU 1AJCKWOOD ?in? "THE SQUARE DECEIVER." Also Animated Weekly. ) Cents 15 Cento omin^?Friday? GEORGE WALSH, In His Great Picture, "THE RIDE OF NEW YORK." j Also ord Animated Weekly. I Cents lO Cents j Good Show Each Day. I a