The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 05, 1918, Image 1
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VOL. 23. NO. 48. SEMI-WE
NEW LIQUOR LAW "
WINS FIRST ROUND
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Judge Thomas S. Sease Holds
That Probate Judce Must
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jeopardising the office and liberty of
the judge of probate is created, "
which crime is not stated in the title .
he
to act, as a mandatory under the ?
r i
Constitution; and, second, that pow- ^
ers not contemplated in the Const:f?
tution are devoled on 1h* office of
re
the Judge of probate. Mr. Bradford
er
appeared before Judge Sease, at
re
chambers in Spartanburg on March
22, in mandamus proceedings to comT1
pel the issuance of the permit. He
was represented by Claude N. Kapp. 1 ?
assistant atInrnsv rsnoroi ??? "
? cfj
ntor Charlton Durant. of Clarendon
county. because an act of the legislature
was contested, and I). S. Henderson,
Esq., of the Aiken bar, ap- '11
pea red for Mr. Richardson. The suit <)l
is a friendly one to test the constitutionality
of the law.
"This cause." says the opinion of
Judge Sease, "came on for a hearing
before me at chambers on the 23d
day of March, 1918, by way of an
appeal from an order of Thomas E.
Richardson, judge of probate for
Sumter county, refusing to isstie a
permit to Singleton Bradford, a citi- ^
zen of Sumter county, to receive al- ^
coholic liquors under the terms of ((
'an act to amend section 10 of an act
to regulate the shipment and trans- w
portation, carrying, storing and havinp
in possession of alcoholic liquors n)
and beverages, and to penalties for jn
violation thereof, approved Febru- .
ary 24, 1917, further regulating the ^
isminnce of permits.' approved the
18th day of February, 1918. and
further, by way of a petition for
mandamus on behalf of Singleton
Bradford requiring the judge of probate
Of Slimier fniinlo
permit to transport into South Oarolina
the alcoholic liquors specified In
the affidavit which was presented to
him.
"In the order refusing the permit "
the Judge of probate admits the allegatlons
contained In the affidavit or 1,1
the petitioner and admits that all requirements
o4 law under the act have lu
been complied with by the petitioner,
but refused to issue the perm't for
the reason that the act in question is ar
unconstitutional. in
"First?Because the act is in violation
of the constitutional provision hl
which requires that every act or
resolution bavin* the force of law
shall relate to but one subject and as
that shall be expressed in the title.
In that the title of the act provides for
further regulating the issuance of|pf
permit* and the body of the act goes
further after providing for the Isfu- ar
ance of permita and creates a crimInal
ofTenae against the probate cc
Judges who may be mistaken in their '11
lews as to the truth of affidavits
presented to them; and (
"fleeond?That Article V, section pi
19, of the Constitution, vests in the ^
court of probate jurisdiction 'in all ,h
til
(Continued on Pace 6.) >
Issue the Permit.
GOES TO SUPREME COURT
em
sal
Case From Sumter County In- tie
volving Constitutionality of QU
id*
Amendment Passed by Last
? Legislature Attracts Attention ed
eg:
Columbia, April 4.?Holding as
untenable the contentions that the
f amendment to the "Quart a Month"
Act, passed at the last ses&ion of the
general assembly tightening up the M{
issuance of permits by the judges of
probate of the sereral counties; of the
state ie unconstitutional. Judge Tbos. nA
s. ?eaee, of Spartanburg. In an order ^
filed Friday, directs Thomas E. Rich- ^
ordson, Judge of probate for Sumter
Couaty, to issue a permit to Singleton
Bradford, a citizen of Sumter
or
county. The caae will be appealed
to the state supreme court by Mr. ^
Richardson.
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March 11. of this year. Singleton .,
Dli
Bradford presented the prescription
of a reputable physician to Judge of
Probate Richardson at the latter's
office in Sumter, requesting the isto
m an re of a permit for the purchase _
I ?1
of a quart of whiskey. Mr. Richard- ^
aon refused the permit, contending
that the amendment to the "Quart a
Month" Act is unconstitutional in
two particulars: First, in that a
new crime, that of "misjudgment"
4E Li
:ekly.
CRFATFST STB ATM
? m MV * h/ 1 Itn I M*d\Ji
JOFFRE SAYS
is Brains Saved Paris, Calais an
the Present Supreme Allied Co
Lick 'Em Is to "Find Out tl
Enemy and Deliver V
"Fihd out the weak point of our
emy, and deliver your blow there,p<
d Koch, commander of the Twen- jt
th French army corps, at a ban- tr
et in Nancy in 1913. It was his m
*a of how to lick the enemy. in
"Put suppose, general," interruptan
artillery officer, "that the enly
has no weak point-" 8J
Foch's eyes gleamed and his chin
ted aggressively. Cl
"If the enemy has no weak point
make one!" *
Foch is fond of quoting Joseph de o1
lietre's remark:
"A bajLtle lost 1r a battle which |ai
e believe* to have lost," and Foch r<
ds: "A battle won is a battle in
jich one will not admit one's pelf
nquiehed."
P
"Discipline," Foch has written,
oes not mean the mere execution p
orders received. It means that V
l?
u have entirely grasped the ideas
the leader who has given the orr
and that you take every possi- K
e means of satisfying him." p'
How old is Foch? Where did he
me from?
Ferdinand Foch will be 67 on Oc- tl
ber 2, 1918. He was born in vi
irbes, a little town in southern si
ance, near the Spanish border. bi
When did he become a soldier? o
Foch has been a soldier all his life nr
? fought the Germans when a boy n
the war of 1870. He served as a a
baltera. as dirt .inffro a f < - <v.? ..,
?r he be^an to win notice. At 26 ti
s wat an artillery captain. Later, K
became professor of tactics in the |<
ench "We?t Point"?the Boole de tl
terre After five years' teaching he c-,|
turned to regimental work. He had tl
ached the rank of brigadier gen- el
al when flemenceau made him di- fi
ctor of the Ecole de Guerre. From c<
is post he went to command the w
lirtieth division, then the Eighth o
rps at Brougea, and then the Twen- h
jth corps at Nancy, where he was v
ationed when the war broke out. o
Does he go in for "society?" f,
No. Has no taste for social func- n
ins. Makes i nly formal calls re- ai
lired of him. "
How do you pronounce his name? F
Fokh?with brag "o." tl
What kind of a fellow is he per- p
nally? p
Modest, ouiet. ret trine: ?5im ne- n
ve and graceful; looks and acts v
>w like a man of 40; large gray- n
ue eyes; you'd notice his eyes par- tl
cularly?so clear and keen; quick w
speech, praise, logical; no use
ir shirkers?ueed to make it hot A
r them at the academy; nervous II
>mperament; energetic; works al- tl
ost constantly; the dramatic in the T
ar appeals to him?secrecy and d
iddenness, gigantic and hold
oves; much more dash than Joffre; jc
teresting companion; uncanny fac t]
tv for inspiring men to do their t
>st.
What is his hobby?
Strategy?particularly the <*trnte- tl
r of the campaign of Napoleon and j h
ie?ar. French officers say he is,
tssessed of almost an obsession on j
e subject of Napoleon.
What does Joffre think of General t
?o.h ? v
Joffre says: "Foch Is fhe grenteet a
rateglst in Kurope and the humest."
Joffre nnd Foch have be<m p
fe-long friends. t
How does he stand with the poi- r
?? h
French writers say Foch knows a
e human element in the French
my better than any other man liv- p
r. They idolize him.
What do the Germans think of ri
m? n
The Militar-Wochenhlatt. organ of
e German peneral staff, ranks him p
i one of the few frst-olaes etratestu
among the allies.
How did he stand with the French
x>ple before the war? f,
Thev hardly knew of him. Th" ?.
II
my knew him a* one of it* greatt
officer*. Military men in other p
luntriea knew him, principally c
rough his two wide!y studied
oka, "Principle* of War" and
" onduct of War." But the French
ibllc knew no more about him
an the American public doea about "
e head of Weat Point in peace si
me*. rr
Doea he go oat among hi* men? a
iNCA
LANCASTER, S. C., FRIL
1ST IN EUROPE" ~
f-i />rtrr?n < ?
ur ULNLKAL tULH
d the French Army?In 1913
mmander Said the Way to
fie Weak Point of the
our Blow There."
Yes. Frequently. Much as Naileon
used to. No bob-nobbing; no
iking; no familiarity. Drops into a
enrh or an occupied village, looks
en and food and equipment over
[formally, makes a useful comment,
rops a phrase worth remembering,
id leaves behind him confidence, reject,
enthusiasm.
Why has France's great fight been
tiled "Fooch's fight?"
Ilecause he taught many of the
rench commanders and strategists
r this war. Because he often warn- ,
1 that a great war was inevitable .
nd demanded that France ge
>ady. (So certain was he of this
aat many officers called hin
Foch. the alramist.") Because o
is work on the larger puns of the
rench field artillery which have
roved ol such worth in this war.
'orking secretly on the pun probm,
Foch went week alter week to
le great Creusot gun works in the
rimy blouse of a workingman. exerimenting,
testing, analyzing.
The Hero of the Mame.
Foch's strategy won the battle of
le Marne, saving Paris and preenting
the envelopment and deduction
of the French army. The
attle line extended from just east
f Paris to Verdun. Foch eomlanded
the Frenrh
tnrkyard. He was rommandpr-ln- j
hief of the French forces in the hatle
of the Sotnme. which they swept
he Germans over the ground they
ave just won hack.
Years ago it fell to Clemenceau,
he "Tiger" then, as now, premier
f France?to choose a director of
he Rcole de Guerre, the "French
VeM Point" where French officers
re made.
Many big generals wanted the
>b. There w a? a lot of wire-pulling,
"his disensteii
ided to make his own choice unampered.
He took Foeh to dinner
nd to'd him:
"You're nominated director of the
Ico1" de Guerre."
"Director of the Eeole de Guerp!"
echoed Foch. "But I am not
candidate for the post."
"That is possible, but you're apointed
all the same."
Foch thanked the premier, but he
till had bis doubts.
"I fear you don't know all my
arnily connections," he said. "I
ave a brother who is a Jesuit?"
"Family be damned!" roared the
romter?"er, I bej? your pardon,
eneral. But you're appointed!"
Ki-Hktne Victor.
THie West. 8. 0.. April 4.?Erakine
nllege defeated Bailey Military intitule
Monday afternoon. Thie
take* the third game of the season
nd all are to the credit of Erakine.
ear Paris Von Kluck, swinging
round the French and British left,
as surprised and flanked by a haslly
collected French army. Von
luck had to pause, draw back, and
>an eastward, planning to envelop
lis new army with the rest, to
tretch to the eat. This caused a
tinning of the line which extended
lear to the center opposite Focb.
nstantly Foch saw his chance. He
nncentrated his artillery where it
ould be needed. He got his "army
f maneuver" ready to strike. Then
e waited until September 9 when
on Kluck had pulled the line farthit
east. All that day Foch's right
?I1 back before the attacking Gerians,
drawing the enemy westward
s they retreated. This drew ?
gap" in the taut German line, and
'och's yelling reserves poured
hrough. His concentrated artillery
ounded the Prussian guard to
ieces in (ho St ? v. ?
?v. V4V/UU umi^urfi. I LH"
erman line was broken. Fooh's
ictorious poilus tore on. The Ger>an
high command quickly ordered
he whole line to retreat. Foch nad
ron the battle of the Marne.
First Aid to Italy.?Foch led the
nglo-French army that rushed into
taly to stop the Teuton rush across
he Venetian pla'DS. Tommies and
talians idolize him only less than
o his own poilus.
Commander at the Comme.?Foch
nows the present battlefield better
han the average man knows his own
>AY, APRIL 5, 1918.
U.IIED TROOPS IN
BATTLE FORMATION
Either Side at Any Moment May
Take the Offensive for Resumption
of Battles.
LITTLE ACTIVITY NOW
Past Two Days Has Witnessed
Slight Hostilities Along the
Entire Front But Big Battles
Are Expected.
Although the fighting activity
along tbe entire front of the new
onensive remains slight,
there still prevails the^ feeling that
soon again battles on a large scale
will begin, and with the allied troops
after the respite of several day8
strongly arrayed in battle formation
and eager to test their strength
against that of the foe.
From the Somme to the Oise river,
along that portion of the battle line
which bulges out toward Amiens,
Ailly and Hreteuil, the big guns of
the opposing side have opened in
duels of great proportions, and it apparently
is not unreasonable to as
sume that either Ride at any moment
may take the offensive with their infantry
in resumption of a battle
which ranks among the greatest the
world has ever seen.
Since the beginning of the present
week there has been no marked
change in the alignment of the opposing
sides from Arras southward
to Chauny. The fighting has lacked
the sanguinary character of the previous
days, owing in part, no doubt,
to the extermely bad weather conditions.
Neither the Germans nor the
allies have been idle, however, for
daily there has been going on a reinforcement
of strategic positions, both
in man and gun power for the coming
engagements upon which it is
conceded so mucdi depends for the
victors.
In the vicinity of Lens artillery
duels of intensity have been revived
on some sectors and in Heigium at
various points reciprocal shelling
continues. In both these regions,
however, the infantry has kept to the
trenches, except for patrols and re<
onnoitering purposes. An American
sector htu been heavily attacked
with gas.
In the Italian theattr there still is I
no indication of when the expected
big battle between the Italians and
the Tuetonio allies will burst, but
daily there is increasing activity all
along the front.
Along the various fronts the airmen
of both sides are keeping up
their intensive activity, bombing positions
behind the lines, searching
out troope and transport movements
and engaging in aerial combats.
The French war office reports more
than 13 tons of projectiles having
been dropped on German railroads
and Noyan and also in the region of
Roye in the Arras front.
The Germans last week did not
keep up th'ur successful submarine
campaign of the nrevtnim uci.li a-i?_
_ r ' |
np sunk only 16 British merchantmen
as apainst L'H durinp the previous
seven days. In their operations
apainst the Italians three
steamers of more than 1,500 tons and
10 sailinp ships were destroyed.
mttiik doing on the
FRONT ON WEDNESDAY
T'aris, April 3.?The war office announcement
tonipht says:
"There was no infantry action durinp
the course of the day. Quite violer.t
artillery fiphtinp was maintained
in the repion north of Montdider.
especially between Dumuin and
Haopard-En-Santerre. It was quie
everywhere else."
(Tuesday.)
With the passing of the thirteenth
day of the new battle of the Somme
there came increasing evidence that
the great German machine with
which it was intended to crush the
allied line han almost utterly spent
itself.
Where previonaly the Germans had
thrown men into the fray, not counting
the prodigious wastage in killed
or wounded. Tuesday saw them decline
anywhere to give battle. On
the contrary, in what little fighting
occurred the Hritlsh and French
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New,
subs<
OPPOSE TEACHING H
ENEMY LANGUAGE
, ..C.UB vv.if.irrs ?u e>Ufjprf?S toe an
foreign-language newspaper? during Hi
the war and to require all aliens to so
take out first citizenship papers by to
July 1 were withdrawn only after
Secretary l^ane cautioned the con- 0f
ference that those matters lay out- th
stde the field contemplated by the jn
gathering. in,
In a speech full of invective t,t*
against the disloyalty he claimed was ca
prevalent to a great extent n some tQ
sections of the middle west, former
Senator Lafe Young of Iowa urged
that the federal government take
immediate steps to protect school
?. ]
Klldren from the maligmant effects
of German propaganda.
Diverting from an excoriation of
the German-language press, the former
senator said. "If the United
States senate would expel Senator l'
LaFollette. it would be like driving '^
a whole German division from th' a
western front.
. - in
i.. ? ixtuc openeu ibc con-1""
terenre with an address emphasizing
p(]
need for dealing with the illiteracy
problem and outlining the purpose of n!
v ? ih
the conference.
si
Among the recommendations offered
by Levy Myer was one urging
industrial heads to refuse to employ } .
men of alien birth unless the intention
of taking out citizenship papers
first was signified. Another proposed
that instruction in academic
branches in all non-public schools be 1
given only in English.
of
Up to SO days ego, in some Nebraska
schools, the American nat
n
fional anthem was unknown. Gerw
man hymns always having been the ^
accepted patriotic songs, according
to former Lieutenant Governor R. L. p
Metc-alf. of the Panama canal zone.
In assailing the foreign-language
press, he declared that one of Nehraska'n
enemy-tongue newspapers
gave away on July 4. several months
after America entered the war, sou- *a
\en'r spoons, bearing the likeness of %
the kaise r and Von Hindenbun
CHARLIE CHAPLIN TO ^
TOl'R THE CAROL!NAS th
th
W ill Visit Heven Towns in Xorth
Carolina and Two in South jj
Carolina.
Ft
T
Washington, April 4 ?Charlie er
Chaplin, motion picture comedian, se
will start his tour of Virginia and fif
the Carolinas in the interest of the b<
third Liberty Loon April 11 in I'e- va
tersburg. lie will appear in Rich- ro
mond that night. The remainder of
his itinerary follows: ^
April 12. Rocky Mount, N. C\, 10 th
a. m.; Wilson. 1 p. m.; Raleigh. 5 th
p. m. and 8 p. tn. gs
April 13, Greenshoro, N. C.. 11
a. m.; Winston-Salem. 2 p. m.; Lexlngton.
6 p. m ; Salisbury, 8 p. m.
April 15, Columbia, S. C? after- d<
noon, and Sumter, 8. C., that even- iz'
in*. El
ot
th
Shackle ton at Panama.
Panama, April 4- Lieut. Sir Krn- pj
est H. ShackVeton, the explorer, ar- rf
rived here today from Chile, where ar
he hae been enjcaxed on a diplomatic _
miMion.
Americanization Conference A1 H
so "Roasts" the Foreign
Tongue Newspapers.
FIGHT ON ILLITERACY Tl
Representatives ol Every State, ^
Including Many Governors
Held Conference in Washing
ton Wednesday.
"Washington, April 4.?Representatives
of every state, including more ini
than a dozen governors, met here * 1
yesterday at an Americanization oon- su
ference, called by Secretary Lane, of
the interior department* to draft
recommendations to congress for
legislation providing for a national a(*
campaign against illiteracy. to
The opening session was given *?
over largely to denunciations of the Al
foreign language press and the teaching
of enemy tongues in the elemen- re
tary schools. ne
Resolutions of Levy Mayer of < hi- Br
cnpn lircintr * " * *
mmmmmmmmmm
I .
"RIFTION S2.Mi A YEAR
EAVY ATTACKS BY
TEUTONS RESUMED
tin Advances in Direction of
Hume! and Hois de Vaire and
Chains Some (*round.
HE FRENC H MAKE RAIDS
erlin Claims Repulse of Four
Allied Attacks Southwest of
Moreuil?Armenians Recapture
Erzerun from the Turks.
After everal days of comparative
activity along the battle front iu
cardy, bitter fighting has been remed
along the western sector of
e salient in the linee of the ennte
allies. Attacks by the Germans
ainst the British and French are
mitted to have yielded some gains
the invaders in the critical seers
just to the east of the city of
mens.
The fighting, according to latest
ports, has been heaviest in the
ighborhood of Hamel, where the
itifh were forced back slightly,
d in the triangle formed by the
vers Luce and Avro, farther to the
uth. where the French were forced
give ground.
Nothing is known as to the details
the battles in these sectors, hut
e tact that the Germans have been
a degree successful would seem to
rticate that they have succeeded in
inging up some of their heaviest
nnon and new divisions with which
continue their attempts to cap
re Amiens.
Heavy Kan* Reported.
Reports from the French and Brith
fronts have mentioned heavy
ins, which would mean that th?
?rmans have been working under a
vere handicap in bringing up
ins, ammunition and supplies to the
ont. The battlefield over which
e allies have retreated was left in
devastated condition, the roads and
idges be ing mined by the retreatg
forces. The lull in the battle for
e last few clave probably was cuusI
by the inability of the Teutons to
cue their heavy supply trains over
ese roads, together with the neces-?
ty ol" reo!ganiz.ng the shattered
visions which bote the brunt of the
.'hting after they had passed the
st field of tire of their heavier
ins.
The British. s<r.ie retaking Ayette'.
H'.th of Atras. have not resumed
Kir offensive c.p? rations, so far as
ported hy London, but the German
ficial statement says that four atcks
by the entente forces against
ie hights southwest of Moreuill
ere repulsed with heavy losses
here are no reports of fighting expt
outpost encounters along the
tench lines cm the Oise river.
There have been heavy artillery
mibardmont ^ of British positions on
M?nl. ? ?
n-n?e, me Armenians have organ
pd an army and have recaptured
rzerum from the Turks, as well an
her points in the neighborhood of
at city.
The landing of German troops in
Inland is apparently going forward,
iports stating that 40.000 men have
rived at Hango, a fortified port on
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, mru.u iu??u ami at rassschenrele,
east and northeast of Ypres,
fording to London. As yet, hower.
th<*re is notning to foreshadow
i effort ty the Germans to attack
ero. Confronting them are well
rtified lines and high ground held
the British and it is improbable
at a serious attempt to break
rough will he made in that sector.
French fluids Successful,
On the French front before
heims and Verdun raiding operating
have been carried out by the
-ench, which have been successful.
he French report heavy artillery
igagements north of Montdidier, :t
ctor which has witnessed savage
:hting and where the Germans hav en
foiled in their efforts to a<l rtce
toward the Paris-Amiens rait
ad.
Nothing has been reported from
e Italian front and It is not likely
at an attack has been launched
ere by the Austrians, who have
ithered an enormous army foi a
>ssible drive southward into the
ains of northern Italy.
Driven to take measures for their
. m * *