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TUESDAY. FEB. 19, 1918. "w THE NEWS ABOl I'ndergnwi Operation. ^Mrs. J. E. Blackmon underwent Mrs. an operation at the Fennell iulirm- been q ary Saturday, and the latest reports her he were that she waj doing nicely. provin _ son of ,, , _ . , recovei Several Cases of Measles. There are several cases of measles in Lancaster and during several nu,8e 1 . . , . Hock I WPP k a no at hovo .H?* v> uwu mail v U1UI C. though there has been no general epidemic. ?o? As P ,, . , service C omiiicncement Orator. Winthrop college authorities have s,nu,a> 1 jH I) PA secured Dr. Wm. Louis Poteat, president of Wake Forest college, N. C., ng" ^ to deliver the commencement ad- ^ " <v ? l>ancas dless at Winthrop. by auti ? the Sta Fire Department Called Out. get her The iire department was called out Friday night ut 8:15 for the first time this year. A slight blaze at . . J) 1 xo the oil mill was the cause and it was soon extinguished with little dam- (1 ' in the | agC* Saturd, ? revolvi (iocs to Hospital. was so Mrs. F. G. Neely will be taken to tion w the Fennell infirmary at Rock Hill hatj j,e) tbi? PVPninf for eno *1M .... v. v... mi. urinary Neely, who is u member of The a wellNews mechanical force, will acconi- i*. Lesl pany her. ?o? Miss Jones Returns. The Miss Gladys Jones, formerly sten- ^ju^s ographer for the Lancaster & Chester ^rs j railway, who has been working In ,luola | Columbia the past few months for .nR s( the Red Cross, has taken up her duJ li 111GS ties at the L. & C. again. . . in resp ? " ers by Roads Alt' Passable. servatu The Charlotte road, though pasmen ar sable, is in a very bad condition for , .... ing 2 0 several miles beyond Twelve-Mile .. . . _ , linisheii Creek. Friday night two automobiles arrived in Lancaster from Charlotte and they looked like they had been to the bottom. L)r- 1 ??i? the fac Going Ahead With Work. | winter. The remodeling of the corner Chariot store in the Springs block is going [server rapidly ahead. The store when com-1a good pleted will be occupied by the dryjweathe .goods department of the Lancaster 'nB UP Department stores and the transfer; lotte 'd of the stock will probably be made ten ov' early in March. i winter weathe Kxamino Fifty Daily. w Fifty registrants who have been placed in Class 1 are being exam- H ined daily by the local board. At Qn 1 first only twenty were called up deuce i each day but for the past several street I days, two doctors have been kept t;ro88 i busy making the physical tests and .)arty. fifty are turned out each day. most i ? cial ev< Mrs. Williams III. t(|. T Dr. Fennell, of Rock Hill, was AVork a here yesterday to see Mrs. W. F. W|tj, Kr Williams, who has been quite sick jnf. a ( for several days with rheumatism at knittini Hotel Royal. Mrs. Williams was jn (),e taken to the Fennell infirmary, junetioo Rock Hill, last night. She was accompanied by her daughter. Miss Laura Gilbert. _Q The Will Practice Law Here. of I W. C. Hough, who recently leased club w his farm near the city to O. H. Bell, ternoon expects soon to go to Baltimore to her hoj take treatment In a hospital and will An intc later locate in Lancaster for the was pla practice of law. Mr. Hough had a portion law office In this city previous .to the knitting time he moved to the farm. other u ?o? previou Make Income fnv Bfltnmm tnc'n r>.' A. E. Tlsdale, income tux inspec- the pro tor, tells The News that the people freshme are slow in making their income tax returns hereabouts and urges those T required to file returns to see -him There without delay. Mr. Tlsdale will be played i here today and tomorrow to render boys an any assistance desired by those achool. filing returns. wl,o pia ??? them by Mrs. Ernest Moore Entertains. Rnd St Mrs. Ernest Moore was hostess tl last week to an enthusiastic party of i^ancast bridge players at her home on Ches- ROore of terfleld Avenue. The party was starring given for the benefit of the Red tough f Cross. After several hours spent at first Wh bridge the hostess served refresh- both ga ments. During the evening $11.60 ftefereei was raised for the Red Cross. shaw. f utuIIII J There Is more Catarrh In this section ?_j r)a, of the country than all other dlse&sea put together, and for years tt wus sup- thew Po posed to be Incurable Doctors prescribed ? 1(1 local remedies, and by constantly foiling K ' to cure with local treatment, pronounced Klliott 1 it Incurable. Cotarrh is a local disease, ?i, greatly influenced by constitutional conditions and therefore requires constltu- boys. i tlonal treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medlcine, manufactured by F. J. Cheney 4 ' ' * Co.. Toledo, Ohio, Is a constitutional Hklpper remedy. Is taken Internally and acta thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of tha 8ystem. One Hundred Dollars re- Ruth R' ward la offered for any casa that Hall's Q Catarrh Medklne fails to cure. Send for wen circulars and testimonials. this yea F. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo. Ohio. . . Soid by Druggisti, have pit Hall's Family Fills tor constipation. showing THE IT TOWN 17| | Mrs. Cnskey Improves. John L. Caskey, who has uite ill with typhoid fever at ime on. Market street, is im?. The little eight-year-old Mr. and Mrs. Caskey is just -ing from a spell of the same * >. Miss Kuth Ha.i', a trained from the Fennell infirmary. till, has been nursing them. ? a Fa|>en Come Lute. roof of the fact that the mall ^ is not what It ought to be, A '? Columbia State reached 11 ter at 10:17 Monday morn- a Columbia is somewhere in the S( arhood of seventy miles from ter or about four or live hours jinobile or train, yet, it took | te nearly a day and a half to t' e. t] ?o? b Loses An Arm. t! n Leslie, of Leslie, while en- Sj 11 placing a belt on a machine gin house on his father's farm ly, was caught in the rapidly ng machinery and his arm it badly mangled that amputa- ]_ as found necessary after he ^ EJii removed to the Fennell In in Itock Hill. Mr. Leslie is known young man. son of D. s ?o? t( Fays hi Full. if Ridge district, of Federated p through its vice president, n eroy Springs, has paid its 1 Tor the community club, hav;nt check for $250 to Mrs. S A. Cathcart, Columbia. Also louse to a request for sweat- p Miss Moses, chairman conin department, Lancaster wos e now busily engaged in maksweaters, which will soon be I. O ?o? vi A Had Winter. f] Garlleld will bear witness to t that this has been a bad The "weather man" in te also thinks so. The Ob- 8' says: "Weather Man Atto is si Methodist, but when some h r man of future years is look- ~ records of weather in Charuring the war.' he'll tind writ r against the record of the C1 of 1^17-18, in the pleasant t) r man's own hand: 'A hell r; inter.' " Y ?o? -* led Cross Benefit-Baity. (i "riday afternoon at the resie' >f Mrs. R. C. Brown on Main .he Civic League gave a Red leneflt knitting and sewing B This proved to be one of the ei nteresting and profitable so?nts recently held in Lancashe guests entered into the nd pleasure of the evening eat zeal, and during the evensurprisingly large amount of y( ; and sewing was done. Late evening Mrs. Brown served a U< in. -o- a \v Rook Club .Meets, regular semi-monthly meet- ^ the Chesterfield Avenue Rook pi as entertained Thursday af- t} by Mrs. Frank Harper at me on Chesterfield Avenue, iresting series of rook games yed. The ladies spent a good of the evening sewing and tV [ for the soldiers and doing iseful work which had been jM sly arranged for the evenogram. At the conclusion of gram the hostess served re- ^ ints. it 'wo Basketball (lames. ! were two basketball games n Kershaw last Friday by the id giris of the Central high U? The first game was the boys. ,yed Flat Creek and defeated _ r the score of 7 to 6. Sistare ? >wman starred. The second le girls played Kershaw, and * J1 er defeated them by the * ^ * 6 to 2. Knight and SWipper Heath Sprinf Both games provided Mr. J. R. Neal 1 Ights from the time of the upon the arrlvt ilstle, until the last, with to his family uiva iu i?ivi>r oi uancasier. bouncing baby s, Charlie Sowell. of Ker- Mr? w ci or the boys, and Miss Mc- pa?t week has for the girls. John Stewiunn expecting to j vid Crockett forwards. Mat- creenvllle Tuee llakofT and Richard Robinson Mr Hartford and Edward Slstare center. Kftr8haw wa8 ? Roddey. substitute, were the munUy ,a8t Tl at brought victory for the Mma Knight and Guy Skip- Mr- ^ J' lis. Lilllo McManus relieved recently moved in second half. Elizabeth this community and Freddie Knight guards, ^ j Howers. peves center, and Melvena j jg ^r|j leld. This is the first game ' ' . , . naval hospital i ir that both boys and girls lyed, and both made a good Rhode Island, I for the first game. parents. Mr. am I LANCASTER NEWS, LANCASTER, S. C. SMART STYLE LEI SMART STYLES IN EVIDENCE MORE Mr. R. N. Walkup Sends From New York His C Style, Spring Fashions of Coats ai % The women have been wondering of late as to flfect the fashion situation. They wondered whel s chic as they had hitherto. This question is be I. Walkup, of Rodman-Walkup Co., who is in New laking his usual selection in spring styles. He ttractive and even more becoming than any prev omething particularly smart about the new tailo vaript v of no?r 1 " .iiuiv;j t ucn as nne serge, trico ar fabrics in tho dark navy blue shades set ofF oats and collars. The lighter shades of beige am his year and the New York creators have introt asque line into the top of the suit and full flaring he waistline which is usually raised a little to mart plain tailored styles set olf by individual ti mong the various new suits. The coats for motoring and general wear ar< 1 crystal cloth, and in wool velour and similar amg lines prevail in the coats. The use of box plai nd the addition of extra panels which hang free elow the waistline are smart, new features. One of the smartest of the new suits which pring display is a tailored suit developed in the ne one. The jacket in this instance is cut with man > fitted above the waistline, it is fashioned with a d at each side of the cut-away front and at eacl eplum hanging in full organ plaits or ripples all he jacket is rather short. The skirt is quite 11 kirts this spring. Another suit which will be greatly admired b< mess displayed by the creator in designing this g >ned of magneta colored serge material. This m taple shades and is especially handsome in verj tted top of this coat has panels which extend in nto the peplum at each side of the front and bacl 'ith piped stitching laces under the panels and ext ront and back. This peplum has a graceful, full he front where the edges extend into points. Particularly smart and most unusual and ir nit developed in fine tan serge. This garment ] hawl revers which overlap, the revers on the left roken line to the waistline at the right side of t Dlique closing, and one which is exactly opposite woman's tailored suit. Furthermore, the upper losing extend in quite a deep point and is much lo f the packet which has an attractive, flaring pe aised waistline. The skirt of this suit is caught ery attractive form of bustle. One of the most attractive of the new coats eveloped in tan tricotine. This garment has an e: xtending in points well down over the shoulders lightly narrower, though of the same shape and d Hue Rajah. A new feature of this coat are the bo ach side of the figure and which begin a trifle a ree over the belt. This use of the loose over-pane, ne of the very smartest coat ideas this season. L ms in two tones are used to trim this coat. One of the very newest coats for semi-dress: eloped in beige color crystal cloth. This garmer lg belt, though in a different form than that wt escribed. In this instance the loose panel is atta point above the belt and hangs free at each sid< ard of the side seam. This panel has actual bi *ont edge and buttons are attached to the coat anel so that it may be either uutloned close or ] lis case is adjustable and may either be worn 1 irown back a iittle. A smart effect is gained by the use of a wide a several strands of material which trims a coat lis instance, the fulness of the coat is caught in b le strands held with a most unusual type of bl; ickets at the sides are trimmed with shaped and )th stitched and trimmed with buttons. This cc ide collars which may be worn in a high, standi] is cut with tab extensions which cross at the f ose and button down onto the garment. i * ger, of this community. RIDGE Mrs. Austin Hlnson, of Pleai Plain, visited her mother, Mrs. fs, S. C.. Feb. 18 ? C- Bowers, last week, s to be congratulated Mrs. S. D. Robinson and 1 il of a new addition Austin Hlnson visited the.r sis in the form of a Mrs. J. M. Ellis, of Lancaster, Kiri. week. riminger. who Tor the Planus marina creignton and been visiting here, is nptte Craig niet with the womi oin her husband at home demonstration club at Cas 1(jay school house Wednesday afternc ? . . ? both making interesting talks Robinson, from near . , ? cooking, and preparing menus. i visitor in this com- ... I There was a Valentine party tursaay. I Csston school house last Thurs vers and family have n(ght wh(ch wafl attended b from Rock Hill into large crowd. Among the pastti; on the farm of Mr. of the evening were, shooting a large heart, the first prize, wl mlnger, who is In the wa8 *,ven for ?ho?tinK center, being won by Robert 1 school at Newport, reU an(J thfi 8PCOmI by Hart( has been visiting his Robinson, and also a cake wl 1 Mrs. W. L. Crlrnin- was won by Sidney Criminger. ? ?iwwuwi i "ter. ,, gran than: rvpn m. iinii u T IVIV. Ml Observations on Smart ls th? \d Suits. T. urdaj > whether the war would Uingi Lher the styles would be ing answered by Mr. R. York at the present time u'KU describes them as more ious fashions. There is n;, red suits which come in spent tine, gabardine and sim- paren with contrasting waist- son' 1 grey are also in vogue !; iuced a chic, new fitted New or plaited peplum below ' 'the i give a youthful effect. turne ., 11"""" *1 ir?iin/* . iiik wutucfs prevail 1 panie 2 developed in tricotine, (}lT^ soft finished materials. Y ts from shoulder to hem at the sides of the coat Will is shown in their early I i ol w material called Silvernish revers and while it l full ripple peplum point- I Fo 1 side of the figure, the I quart 1 across the back where I vision arrow as are all of the I *1,ht ] Satur I a. m. icause of the great clev- I De arment is a model fash- I We odel also comes in more I Thorn r dark navy blue. The I I K n short, round tabs down I repon c. A wide belt trimmed I Di> ends straight across the I Mis. flare and cuts away at I Carso ! A pi ? . , , ... I Lui idividual In design is a has the popular narrow I De> side extending in an un- I burR. he figure, giving a new I H(V to the usual closing of ! ^ , I coram edge of this coat at the I ! nger than the right side I liams. plum below the slightly I - under in a modified and | Fund is a garment which is I paseu ctremely wide self-collar I 3. and an inner collar I its m< leveloped in Copenhagen I praye x plaits which appear at I givin bove the belt and hang I Mrs , Is and interlacing belt is I 4. large, rimmed pearl but- I the y I A. 1)? y afternoon wear is deAdj it also has the interlac- Chl lich we have previously deiem ,ched to the garment at desire i of the figure just for- are 01 ittonholes all down the CUSSIO itself, just beneath the left free. The collar In high about the neck or md novel belt consisting i of soft wool velour. In * >y this wide strand belt, \ ack buckle. The huge | pointed flaps which are j at has one of the very j ^ ag, turn-over effect, for ront when the collar is Tot MA "B< _ 15 PRISON KHS EXCHANGED BY Ttn iant AUSTRIA AND THE ALLIES M. Geneva, Feb. 18.?The first exchange of prisoners of war between ^rs Austria and the allies has taken (er place near the Austrian frontier at A { last Three hundred and twentyfour of these exchanged prisoners a- have arrived at Geneva. They ina_.? elude two American volunteers, one ta U h - ^ (lon English officer and 70 British colon- la ials, all of whom were captured on I ?? >on, Thi on the Turkish and Bulgarian fronts. 1 ni The others were largely English and FR a( Scotch. Seventeen of the exchanged (j.iy men were carried from the train on j ., ? stretchers. J " mes ? ,t a t>r<lere<l to Kreot Station. ?ich rolumbia. Feb. 18.?The State the Railroad Commission baa ordered lar- the Southern Hallway to place a por ord station on ita line opposite the South j lich Carolina Tuberculosis Sanitorlum, about six miles above Columbia. PAGE FIVE 1 -?rr-^g?Er=*~ | i PERSONALS. W. Hunt spent the week-end ia itevilie. ss Francis Nicholson, of Union, ? guest of Miss Hetty Brown. ?o? E. Funderburk. Jr., left Satr for Mebane. N. C., to enter lam school. K. Connerlv of Camp Hancock sta, Ga., spent a few hours in ity last Friday. ironce Robinson, cf Columbia, the week-end at home with his ts, Mr. and Mrs. W. I). RobinIt. Robinson, who has been in York buying spring goods for tobinson-Cloud company, reel Saturday. Misses Floy Robami Ida l'oiter who accomd him, returned today. iRTELY MEETING OV V. M. IT. HERE MARCH 2 Hi* Held nt First Baptist ( lunch ' Lancaster?Interesting Program Announced. Mowing is the program for erly meeting of W. M. U. Dli 2 which will be held at the Baptist church of Lancaster day, March 2, 1918, at 10:110 votional?Mrs. T. A. Dabney. lcome Address?Mrs. W. C. son. sponse?Mrs. C. B. Burnette. rollment of Delegates?Verbal Is. icussion?Personal . service, J. A. Cauthen and Mrs. B. F. n. jointment of Committees, ich served at the church. Afternoon Session, motional?Mrs. Amos Flinders' does the \V. M. U. help to ce the cause of Christ in our unity? Financially?Mrs. Beulah Will-Id ucat ionally?M iss Dessie erburk. i ?tj > CJivi ha i Hi fl Red, White and & Blue Blood." ? Also 3 d Educational Weekly. Kg Cents 10 Cents I Spirtually?Mrs. J. H. Thayer. What is prayer??Mrs. L. C. r. Spiritually?Mrs. J. H. Thayer ambers? 1. In developing her r life??Miss Lillie Usher. 2. talifying them as mothers in Hible stories to the children? 5. R. Rrock. W. M. U.'s responsibility to ounger organization??Mrs. T. bney. ?ort of committee." ournment. irches are not limited as to ites. A large attendance is d. The ladies of Division 1 ordially invited to attend this ig and take a part in all disns. Mro. L. (5. Grist, President Div. 2. Tntiinj >TARI Home of the Best Pictures B lay, Tuesday? H lRY MILES MINTER E ?auty and The Rogue." B Also jn Metro Drew Coonedy. B Cents 10 Cents B norrov, Wednesdays? I WILLIAM S. HART B "The Narrow Trail." 8 Super-feature for Usual B Prices. S Also 9 Hearst Pathe News. S Cents 10 Cents 9 irsday? g ANCIS X. BUSHMAN B and 9 DrvrnT V n A