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r PAGE EIGHT FIRST DISASTER was not TO AMERICAN ARMED '?e whlu the war, FORCES REPORTED had sent less and (Continued from Page 1.) presentat land to f ports, where prompt medical n,n,e( ,at attention was given the injured ecaus and the others were made com- 'y ?[gl fortable. 8blp' \he ed that The First Story. say ?efl Washington, Feb. 7.?The nboard u Cunard liner Tuscania, carry- u as 1 ece ing 2,179 American soldiers, has * "V been torpedoed and sunk off the 8 pu ^ Irish coast. At a late hour last night 1,912 of the officers and ea ^ men aboard the transport were ot"Paa( reported accounted for, in a dispatch to the state department i07th from the American embassy in 107th London, leaving 267 missing, ' 1 and officials fear that most of ' these have perished. * > i -m Ne\VS of the first trrent illunotor in the war to American armed forces ^ came in a brief dispatch to the war Fiftv-o department from London. It did Th 3? not mention the possibility of further survivors, but hope was built na,ional here upon the fact that the surviv- Kan an(' , , . . . ... . . trained a ors landed at two widely separated ^ ^ Irish ports and indications that re- ^ lief vessels were at hand quickly. The soldiers on board the Tus- onK'n<ers ..... . was madt cania were small detachments from W i scon si r almost every section of the county. There was no distinctive military supp y 'r , 4 , . ... 4th, 5th nnlt from any state, and for this trv. reason war department officials announced that it would be impossi- ~ ble to announce a list of those on YOUNG board until complete reports had M been received. Instructions were sent by wireless and cable by the war, navy and state departments to ,s Arrest their representatives in England Name and Ireland, directing that every de- T tail be forwarded at the earliest possible moment. The disaster was announced in Washin this statement: army offlc "The war department has been 'ive 'he 11 officially advised that the steamship he was g< Tuscania has been torpedoed and of sailing sunk and (hat survivors numbering an invest! 1.100 as far as could be ascertained, periors ] were landed at Huncranna and cerning tl Lame, in Ireland. There was a to- In annc tal of 2,179 United States troops on departmer this vessel. No name of persons lost Reel's nar has been reported to the war de- publicity partment and no name of survivors phasize tl was reported. Additional partlcu- ''nn to pi lars are promised as soon as re- mat ion co reived." transports At first officials of the department "The v thought it would be unwise to pub- 'he annoi lish the list of soldiers on the ship fleer is 1 until the names of survivors could divulged I be given, fearing it would cause tin- 'he vessel necessary anxiety on the part of the to s'art o families of the men unvad i ....... date of <t when it was pointed out that delay ,hia Prohi in giving out the list would give ?'?t?v?? of tli heart-breaking hours to nearly tenant, sr every family in the country with a lh,> port c hoy in the service. Major General Pram, whi Mclntyre, chief censor, announced nished in that it had developed that it would ,5ands of be impossible to give the names dangered from the department's records be- board. . cause there was no distinctive mill- "The d tary unit on board. 'ion by r KK.AKKI) I.OOO WKI1K l/OST. sail is stt The troops, composed chiefly of orders Nr detachments of Michigan and Wis- anc consin national guardsmen, were that office traveling on the Tuscania, a Brit- luaint re] ish vessel, under convoy of British ,ai,s of ai warships. Dlsciplina A brief dispatch to the war de "The ci partment from London early last ar,est in evening announced the disaster and war depa reported the landing of only 1,100 inK an in mnvivors. rms was maflf public ,:i,l?Brnaii shortly after 1ft o'clock, and for There more than two hours it was feared flu,r>r to that probably 1 4ftft men, including s members of the liner's crew, had In arreRt gone down. fleer as l When a message came to the state cre?y con department from the embassy at S,'H an(' London saying at 11 o'clock last night. 1,912 of the Americans had TO Sl^F been accounted for, the joy of the ] officials almost swept away the distress occasioned by the earlier news, family o The first l.lftft survivors were landed Dema at Larne and Huncranna, two widely U separated Irish ports, and this coupled with the evident fact that res- York, cue ships were at hand quickly, gave board of rise to hope that nearly everybody day notifi on board the Tuscania except those ily of W injured by the explosion might have who was been saved. one night The President, Secretary Baker settlemen and in fact all official Washington gation su were up late waiting for further collect thi news. Only the briefest dispatches cifles as were received and none gave details .^hall be j of the attack on the liner. Even lynched, the time was missing, but it was as- not been sumed that It occurred early yes- posed to terday morning, as the first message matter w was filed at London at 3 o'clock yes- the cour terday afternoon, probably within tlon of a an hour after the relief ships reach- menced. ed the Irish coast. I negroes \ The President was at the tbeaterI murder c when the news was received and he' Novembe THE LANCAS told unlU he returned to PRESIDENT SUGGE ) house. In the meantime WAY OUT W navy and state departments \ urgent messages by wirecable instructing their re- ??? Providing 1 Ives in England and Ire- Over of Executive Br orwarj every available fact Government. ely. e of the nature of the mill- Wa8hlngton, Feb. 7.? anizations carried by the ,ncldent with geCretary ] war department announc- appearance before the si it would be impossible to tary cotnmlttee today fo nitely what troops were amlnatlon upon hl8 rec, ntil the list of survivors ment of what America 1: ived. Later, however, the (he Wftr the admlnl8tr general's office made the 8Wer tQ congre8Sional ag Ic. It follows. a war cab|net and a muni [>me Unites Aboard. tor wag K,ven by lntroduc uarters detachment and 8enate of bi? tran8mltte ?s D. E and F of the 20th ,dent Wilson which woui ' President blanket autho engineer train. organize and co-ordinate military police. departments, bureaus, ag supply train. ficial and personnel. 0 aero squadron. The new measure was aero squadron. capjtol by a persona] aero squadron. tative of the President s ement detachments Nos. 1 duced by Senator Overni the 3 2nd division. crat, soon after Mr. Pake ne casual officers. gested to the' military nd division is composed of that such legislation was guard troops from Michi- jt would empower the Pi Wisconsin. The division completely make over tht t Tamp McArthur, Texas, branch of the governmei i7th engineers was compos- j pei-fod of the war, rearri e first battalion Michigan | fating agencies and their ; the 107th military police|an<j establishing such ne 8 up of the 4th and 6th j|0 niight see fit. 1 infantry and the 107th There has been no inti ain was composed of the far any Speeiflc action and 6th Wisconsin infan- the president has in of how quickly th emeasui + pressed for passage. It OFFICER TOLD I red to the Judiciary con UCH TO RELATIVES wh,ch Senator Overman democratic member. O which some officials say o<l lk?cause He Confided plated is the appointment < of Ship Which Would man of the war Industrie ako Him Overseas. a P?8t now vacant?and t ment of the office with pov to those proposed for the < gton, Feb. 7.?A young munitions. er who confided to a rela- Kaker Heard Three I lame of the ship on which The military committe< ling overseas and the date get far with its examinati , is under arrest pending Haker, although he was i Igation of whether his su- for three hours, because 1 properly Instructed con- red at telling in open si tie requirement of secrecy, basis of his assertion that >uncing the arrest the war pects were not unprom it did not disclose the of- enough ships to put a mill ne. The purpose in giving half American soldiers to the incident is to em- this year. After much le department's determlna- during which Senator event the spread of infor- who has termed the neerning the movement of statement "wildly exagge I. preposterous," insisted up . ar department authorizes swer to his questions, incement that a young of- niittee agreed that the it icld in arrest because he should be given in secre ro a relative the name of and Mr. Raker promised t upon which he was about ?'1 statement for the purpo: verseas and the scheduled eparture. As a result of MUMPS PREVALENT lilted information the rel-l CAMP SEVIER .llJl ii- yuuiiK omcer, a nrst lieu >nt a telegram to him at >f embarkation. This tele- "lleplacement Troops" I leh was not in cipher, fur- Front Will Have Plen formation which, in the Warm Clothing, the enemy, might have enthe vessel and all on Camp Sevier, Qreenvill inclosure of such informa- Feb. 7.?The camp quai jfficers and men about to has been authorized to 01 -ictly forbidden in general once a fire truck and hose ). 94, war department, with a total personnel of 4 I warning is again issued protection of the camp ag rs and men must not ac- The company will be conm latives or friends with de- a first lieutenant and will rrangements for departure, ped with 6,000 feet of fire ry action faces offenders. combination chemical an *se of the young officer In nn?nmnhiin a.-o this instance is before tho combination pumping and rtment for action, follow- engines, or with six smal ivestigation at the port of bile hose wagons in plac* ion. latter. Part of this equ is also to be further in- already on hand, and the ascertain whether the im- is expected to he here by uperior of the officer held! that organization of the c properly instructed this of- completed, to the requirement of se- A considerable rise in corning the names of ves- ease rate here during the sailing dates." weeks is due, according to + ion surgeon, Lieut. Co ! YORK COUNTY Whaloy, almost entirely ti FOR DEATH OF SIMS va,ence of mumps, which . dangerous at worst, and f Lynched Negro Preacher already beginning to wear nd Pecuniary Damages The increases in pneur nder State Statute. other more serious dis? .? been very slight during Feb. 7.?The York county and not in the least alarr commissioners was yester- ing the week ending J ed by counsel for the fam- there were 12 deaths, a . T. Sims, negro preacher '&Ht week only eight, shot to death near York All "replacement troo last August, that unless a vacancies which occur t was effected without flit I- pedltlonary forces, are t? it would be brought to equipped with three suits u *^,uuu wnich the law spe-| underwear, two outer suit the minimum sum that fiye pairs of woolen socks, >aid the family of a person ?f shoes, an overcoat am While final decision has and other articles. announced the board is op paying the money and the Iterkman Taken to I rill therefore be taken to New York. Feb. 7.? tB, though no formal ac- Herkman, anarchist, was ny kind has yet been com- taken to the federal pent Three white men and two Atlanta, where he Is to fli who were charged with the tence of two years' 1m; >f Sims were acquitted last for conspiring to defeat r. Hons of the selective dra ITER NEWS, LANCASTER, S. C EI3 TELLS HOW SHE Dl - ? AWAY DIGESTION T( nnoli of Prominent Veterinariai Almost co- Tells of Long SufTerii Rukpr'H reenate mill- Paired of Finding a r cross-ex- ? ent state- TQOK ACjD ,RQN M s doing in ation's an- AND IS PRAISING I ;ltation for Itlon direc- .... . . . . I had almost despaired o tion In the . ? . . ... , ? i g relieved of my indiges ' ^ r< s ble," writes still another g ve t u j ^ found relief, Mrs. rity to re-!.. ~ , . , Morris, of Elizabeth City, all federal ., , , well known veterinarian encies, of- . . . Thousands of women di listless, lacking life and vi a en to because their digestion i: I represen- . ,. . . .. . . and they get no strength ind intro- , . .. . .. food and things they eat. lan, demo- ... . . .. . relief, raid what she say* r had sug- .... , . . . , I despaired of being re committee _ , , . suffered a long time, but a pecessary. , , ing so many words of pra esident to . , .. T , ing Acid Iron Mineral I str > executive _ ing it and each bottle I it or t t provp(j my condition until 1 inging ex j-P0(jv airjpht now and go functions , ... work with so much more p w ones as . . . . was truly miserable befor it, but nbw I recommend it imation so , . .. ... . . body as it will do so much under the . ... ? , . those troubled with ailmc mind, nor ..... ,, . intended to cure.' re is to be . . ,. . . ... j The above tribute to this was m <i gjjjg concentrated p imittee of .. . . . . , a really wonderful minera is ranking , ... , located in Mississippi and ne move . ... . ,. . . der the thirty year old A-] is contem- , ... . , mark proves that people of a chair- ... .. with that draggy, worn, w s board? , . ,, down feeling due to stoma e invest ^on> hlood and uric acid tr /er similar _. . . , , Thousands of people kno Jirector of . .. , ... drags them down to feel I the whole day long and th< lours. of Acid Iron Mineral p ? did not lbulid8 folks up rapidly a on of Mr. dollar bottle can be pr< ijuestioned drug stores.?Adv. he detnur ession the RADIO C0MMUNICA1 the pros- TQ FRANCE IS PL ising for lion and a in France Washington May Connnun discussion rectly With Overseas Fo Hitchcock. This Way Soon. secretary's (rated and on an an- Washington, Feb. 7.?E the com-1 (j|0 communication betwee (formation ^ fnKton and American arm t session ()juarters in France will o prepare I poS8lbie this year with the *e- ition of the $2,250,000 radl ! now being built in Franc ' AT ' navy department which lis ST NOW ot all radio communication close of the war, under ments made, the station w lounri for kpn oyor by the French gov ity of Available French statloni ot suflicient power for tram communication, at least on desired by the Fnited Stati le, S. C.. r08Uit the cableB have been rtermaster wlth government messaget rganize at fro even dnring the night I company, i8 anticipated that the nev 4 men for will be finished in August ;ainst fire, working with the Arling aanded by Nation. or ih? be equip- pianl Annapolis, the r hose, one tenj wi|j affor(j quiok relic id utility and three chemieal + + + * I automo- * ? of these BUSINESS NOTI Ipment is * remainder **** * the time 'mipany is FOR SALE?Two mules horse. J. C. Edwards. the dis past two K<?R HALE?Sever? mi the divls- with young oalves for s 1. A. M. Ply to W. J. Cunninghi r> the pre- Roy Cunningham. i Is never which is WANTHO?Three or foi itself out house. Close in, with al nonia and conveniences. Lancasti ?ases have ( ?'* Iiox A" this time. T|f|{ C HA|UX>XTK oikSKH n ng. ur- dally and 9 a"U8;y. Lancaster News Office, nd during porter ps." who I)R w H HOLLY, Veterli I ?. a 1 in mi) ?*- slcian, Surgeon and Denl 5 be fully at Gregory, Heod Live I of woolen stables. Phone 22#, Lar .8 of wool, _____ two pair# mTY A BICYCIiE and pay 1 raincoat, ride. Cost you no mor pay the cash. So easy ? and at the old price. J. *rl?on. orell. -Alexander _____ _ last night FOB RENT?The front ro< tenttary at Cunningham and Hougti alsh a aen- formerly occupied by prlsonment Robinson for a number the opera- Apply W. J. Cunninghat ft. 30-lt-ttp. > )OVE | || ?n . , tOUBLE Domg Mr. J. J. Hamilton. C It's Wife Hulls to milch cows sin< doing better than whe Iff, I)e- been received from all Rl INERAL | T NOW. are fed properly they style hulls. They can' f ever be- while old style hulls s tion trou- and free of trash; beci i.j? tract; because they m relished by the cattle. Lula Lee per ton. Why not sa' wife of a Ts secure the bsst results there. fLumaJLA. i? M/Vlt/C HVIi ? , welting them down night rag about |W# c;nnot ^ done, wet tality, all (he hulls dry, use onl snt good Book from the Qives the right formula for rr? i ? how much to feed for maint IO gain Buckeye Hulls and gives d copy to nearest mill. lieved. 1 ; D*p*. K The Bu fter heav-j hpdi ?imiisgh?? On <se favor-| irted tak- ! _.. ? ???? took inl-i , , , FOit SALE?A few milk c< [ feel per- , _ ? . enlves, and a few hogs. S about my , Eillott at MeDow farm. 2 leasure. 1 e I took WANTK1) hidkh?The hide to every-j js jQW ^ut cau U8e a(,ov; good foi j pounds cow hides, horse snts it is ^ mule hides, goat hides, als hides. See me before y ' remark- Capus Cauthen, Lancaster roduct of 3Q. .1 deposit sold un- SALESMAN WANTED?To [-M trade orderR for lubricating troubled grease8 and paints. Si 'eak run- commission. Address The ch diges- OJj Cq ^ Cleveland, O. oubles. w how It FOR HALE OH TRADE?O half sick second hand Ford tour sir praise New tires, new top, and roves it dlator, and in first class cc gain. A Price reasonable. A. J. ( iriirpd at 31-lt' FOR SALE?Fifty to one I ION acres of land. Also sevei ANNEI) horse farms for standing tenants that can furnit stock. Situated two o lento 1)1- miles from Lancaster. Fo rces In apply W. B. Plyler. lireot ram AUCT1 station | JL JB r by the| is charge At th<! arrange-; 5== MONDAY. H-Aiianur | ~ ? 7 the scale I ps. As a A T"* 1 /" crowded ^ X V. j to and * station t and by ton Va At W C 1 power /ll FF V>* adio sys?; one and ?*B.: norf ft of ^Tp" mosf airyf J Ik cows ale. Ap-| f|/)/)/1C AM im or J | ffItCUO l/K 32-lt-pd. u r room II ^ 11 modern SO 1(1* i3fl er New a veb ?'? 1 o'clock lunday at I Robert lary Phy\nt. Offlce TED ft Stock Co. J MJiXl| > caster. while you HHHHHHflHHHHH than to that way B Mack- _w _ ^ ? w r r>m of the B i building B Pressley V V a li| of yeara. * n. '" ' FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1918. tter than on old style hulls" iastonia, N. C., has been feeding Buckeye x November, 1916. He claims that they are n fed old style hulls. Similar reports have over the South. Wherever y AM MAM jckeiyf ^ COTTONSCCO V HULLS V iintliss are bound to give better results than old v/i i unuu; FEBRUARY 18th )'CLOCK P. M. A Hough's Farm, one-half miles Lancaster. ting that a farmer a farm will be le begins about p. m. /IS: CASH . HOUGH 1 llLiv-M"" c ao otncrwisc occause tney are all roughage ire one-fourth lint; because they are clean tuse they do not clog or flux the digestive ix well with other food; because they are And yet they cost you several dollars leas ire the difference and get better roughage? and to develop the ensilag e odor, wet the hall* ire before feeding. It is easy to da this by nd morning for the next feeding. If at any tins down at least thirty minutes. If you prefer ts y half as much by bulk as of old style hulls. of Mixed Feeds Free every combination of feeds used in the South. Tetls enance. for milk, for fattening, for work. Describee irections for using them properly. Send for your ^ ckeye Cotton Oil Co. Dep*. K 11 dolls Grsssstood Jacktos little Rock Mscoa MswpMs Sekaa . , ^ jws and WANTED?A good man to rcpre>ee J. C. sent ub in Lancaster and adjoining ll-4t-np. counties to sell Marble and Granite Monuments and all kinds market Qf cemetery work. We have a it 2,000 good proposition for the right hides, man. Owen Brothers, Marble and jo sheep Granite Co., Greenwood, 8. C. ou sell. . . S. C. TAKEN UP?A stray red cow on my 4t-np. premises. Owner can have same by paying for this advertisement solicit and feed bill. J. Y. Hammond, oils, Heath Springs, Route No. 1. nary or 3 0-Zt-pd. Harvey ? lt-pd. ADMINISTRATORS* NOTICE. e good Notice Is hereby given that all ing car. parties indebted to the estate of W. new ra- Hilton, deceased, are urgently reindition. Quested to make payment to the unIregory. dersigned at once, and all parties np, holding claims against said estate, are requested to present same duly hundred itemized and verified. Address all :al two- communications to the undersigned rent to ?(Lewis Hilton at Kershaw, South ih own Carolina, R. F. D. No. 2. ir three R. N. and LEWIS HILTON, ir terms Administrators of the estate of W. N. Hilton. 32-3t-Fridays. m U\ F!