The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 12, 1918, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
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TheLancasterNews
( SEMI-WKKKLV.)
Established 1852.
Published Tuesday tuid Friday
BY THE
LANCASTER NEWS COMPANY.
LiuicubU-r, S. C.
GEORGE BULLA CRAVEN
Editor and Manager
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Lancaster, S. C., under act o? Congress
of March 3, 1870.
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views of Correspondents. Short and
rational articles ou topics of general
interest will be gladly received.
My Country '7 <* r;f Thee, Sweet Land
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FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918.
SENTENCE SERMONS.
All ttao justice in the world has
been attained by struggle; every important
rule of right has had to bo
wrung from those who have opposed
it, and every right, that of a people
as well as that of an individual,
pre-supposes the constant state of
vigilance to assert it.?Mirabeau.
Courtesy makes friends and sometimes
fortune for the dispenser.?
Viett.
Variety's the very spice of Life,
that gives it all a flavor.?Cowper.
The enlargement of man's possessions
is very often the contracting of
his heart.?Robertson.
The men the world calls "lucky"
Will tell you, every one,
That success comes, not by wishing,
But by hard work, bravely done.
?Anon.
t The man who would be happy
should not study to enlarge his estate,
but to contract his desire.?
Plato.
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KDITOltl ALETTKs.
What has become of the old-fashioned
man who said he was not going
to turn up his clock?
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The Iowa man who shot at the
Kaiser's picture on the screen ought
to be drafted for the front line.
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Of course if there was "any sich
animal" as a politicsless year, it
would be different., hut it can't ho
did.
Senator Overman says there are
400,000 spies in this country. And
at least 400,000 of them ought to be
shot.
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We wish to suggest that if you
haven't already done it. you're late
in planting away your third Liberty
loan bond.
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Of course, as long as ?. ?. ^ .
are willing to put up with it, the
early Sunday morning train will continue
to run without carrying mail.
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Caj>'n McAdoo's impression as he
travels have not yet appeared in the
papers, but we suspect that he will
become strongly attached to the
South Carolina yam.
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(We think the press meeting which
Ifl to be held in Gaffney this summer
should be called off for patriotic
reason, especially since no railroad
passes will be available.
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The old saying that "accidents
will happen in the best regulated
newspaper offices" may serve to explain
why many subscribers got
Tuesday's edition of The News a day
late.
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The spud is coming into its own.
TU /. - J ? I _ J - A < * "
? no iuuu auuiiuiturauon nas adopted
the slogan: "Potatoe? for America,
Bread for Europe," whjch, translated,
means: "Eat Bpuda galore
and sifve the wheat to feed the men
who've gone after the Kaiser."
What la better anyway, than a nlco
roasted spud?
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IT IS STRKTT PATIUOTISM.
The government asks you to buy
Liberty tjonds from the standpoint of
^patriotism. Or, rather, the govern
ment asks you to let it use your
money to destroy autocracy and to
preserve your liberty and your
home. It is merely your part in the
fight for the llf?' or death of America
and American ideals. Then,
when the war has been won and the
German dreams of world-dominion
have been shattered, your money
will be returned to you with interest.
Picture in your mind American
troops in the front-line trenches,
your sons and the sons of your neighbors,
without food, guns or ammunition.
Can you think of anything
more harrowing, while you have
been permitted to remain at home
through the generosity of your government?
When you buy a Liberty
bond, the money you pay for it may
iequip an American soldier, who,
Iotherwise, might go without equipI
ment.
Is not that as little as you can do,
while your brother or your son
istakes his life to make your home
secure. Time has been when money
; was the safest security against pov-!
erty, but that time has passed. The
only security against poverty now is
the winning of the war.
In this nation the government is
the people and the people are the,
government, therefore, when you buy
! Liberty bonds, you are merely put-.j
!ting up your money to carry on your i
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own business.
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FEDERAL AID.
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The News was informed the other
i day that the government probably
[would furnish fifteen thousand dolilars
for the improvement of the road
from the North Carolina line to
Pleasant Hill. We do not know under
what conditions, if any, the fed-j
eral authorities propose to put up
this money, but it is our understand-,
ing that the county will be required
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to raise a like amount, not necessa-;
rily in money, but an equivalent in ^
labor and material. Whatever be the
ipossibilities of securing federal aid
for the construction or improvement,
of roads in this county, it is a matter
that should command the attention
of the authorities. The News
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i recently printed a list of the counties
[in South Carolina which have met |
'the provisions of the government for!
laid in building roads and remarked'
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at that time that Lancaster county
should be included in the list, but
Was not. The federal annnrtinnnmni
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as we understand it, is based upon '
the number of miles of improved
roads in the county, and upon popu- j
lation. A rough estimate would be
! that I^ancaster county could secure
| from the government between fifteen
and twenty-fivf thousand dollars,
provided the county put up a like
sum or its equivalent.
If there are any other provisions
under which fedora! a! 1 mav he r.c-1
i .red, The News is not. >fo.\?.vd as j
> their conditions, out to throw j
away this opportunity is to continue)
I to drag along in the mud, which is
not in keeping with the progressive
spirit of the community ;r ether
lines.
HE SHOT AT THE KAISER.
The carrying of concealed weapons,
or. in plain United States, "pistol-toting,"
is probably a, ainst the
law everywhere; likewise the firing
jof pistols in public places la against
I the dignity of the State. A very
I
dangerous place for the display of
skill in handling shooting irons, we
should say, is in a crowded moving
picture theatre. Panic is likely to
| ensue, and somebody, though not hit
!hy a bullet, may get hurt. V.'-*
lose little sleep, however, in the expectation
that leniency will be shown
Mr. Kelly, in Davenport, la., who.
during a performance of a photoplay
depicting German atrocities,
shot the screen full of holes when an
impersonation of the German emperor
was shown. He was perhaps
imbued with over-zealous patriotism
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which made him reckless, but the
judge might well give him a severe
I lecture and let him go his way.
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THE LANCASTER NE
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THE "IMPOSSIBLE" IS POSSIBLE.
There were few people who believed
the Germans bad a gun that
would shoot sevontv-sl* milo? ft
was "impossible"?Just couldn't be
done. The same people will not believe
that an American airplane with
twelve passengers arrived in England
on a non-stop journey from
New York. The News does not know
that this has happened, nor does it
know that it has not happened. We
should not be surprised if it were
true. It hasn't been so very
long since we thought the airship
was altogether Impossible. In 1908,
Thomas A. Edison was quoted as
saying that in ten years airships
would be carrying mail. Everybody
laughed. But the airship carried
mail before the ten years expired.
The secretary of the navy, Josephus
.Daniels, is planning a gun that will
,carry a shell 105 miles. We have no
! doubt of its success, though we are
not prepared for argument either
way. London is reported as believing
the story about the airship, and.
the Charlotte Observer says "It is a
fine bit of news to start going the
rounds of the gossip in Germany,
.
jand whether it is true or not makes
no difference over here." The Observer's
position evidently is welltaken,
though its seeming doubt as
to the truthfulness of the story Is
misplaced, but the Observer also
"has a suspicion" as to that big gun.
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FOCH.
They have tried to pronounce it
every imaginable way. One day we
are told that it sounds like "Boche,"
with a long "o," and the next that
it is like "bosh," but having our
own preference, we shall pronounce
it with a long "o," as in "Boche,"
but give the "c" the sound of "s."
We then have "Fosh," with long "o,"
as In "ocean." It really doesn't matter
how you pronounce it, or whether
you pronounce it at all. If Geueral
Foch had no name he would be
just as much a terror to "Fritz," as
he is, but nevertheless, the pronunciation
of his name affords something
to worry about for those who
like to worry. When Joffre was over
here, there was a like scramble for
the proper pronunciation of his
name, ranging all the way from
"Joffrey" to "Joff." The latter, we
believe, was most acceptable as correct,
but, as in the case of Foch, his
name doesn't count for much. The
Kaiser's name is Hohenzollern but
when Foch. Joffre, Pershing and a
few others get through with him, it
will be "Mud." j
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If it is really a fact that the Germans
are staking all on the present
offensive doubtless not a few of the
Kaiser's troops are gald the Ameri-1
cans didn't get into it earlier.
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Well, a man who wants to believe |
a rumor has that privilege. I
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NOT14 10?Ii/VNCASTRR fillADKD
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To Ail Whom It Ma> Concern:
Take notice that pursuant to a petition
signed bv ten voters and freeholders
resident in Lancaster School
District, we. the undersigned trustee:;
of said district, do hereby call
a public meeting to be composed of
all those voters who return for taxation
real or personal estate in said
district of the value of twenty-five
($25.00) dollars, or who has a child
or children then, or at the last regular
session, in actual attendance on
r?nv of the schools of said district, to
assemble in the court house at Lancaster,
S. C., on Kriday. the 26th
day of April, 1918, at 6 o'clock, p.
m. ror tno purposo of electing a
chairman and secretary of said meeting.
five trustees for said school district,
,<nd determining what special
1' any. not to ev? ?c ' -ire
mills, shall be levied, aa the majority
present shall decide, on all real and
personal property within said school
district, for the maintenance of the
' 's of said district.
Geroy Springs,
J. D. Funderburk,
K. W. Sistare,
J. T. Thomasson,
Geo. W. Williams,
Trustees.
50-2t.?12th?19th.
BUY A LIBERTY BOND.
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WS, LANCASTER, S. C.
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THE CHURCH AND BONDS.
(Charlotte Observer.)
The Associate Reformed church of
Yorkvllle, S. C., is very anxious to
impress upon the general public of
Yorkville and vicinity the Importance
of buying bonds, and has fallen
upon newspaper advertising as the
most effective means of reaching the
public. Accordingly we find In the
current issue of The York\ille Enquirer
the following striking adveri
tisement, which is signed by various
officials of this church:
"Whereas, our country, the United
States of America, is engaged in the
world war in defense of liberty, humanity,
justice, truth and right, the
principles upon which the Son of God
has established Christian civilization,
in support of which principles
we stand pledged with all that we
1 have,
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"Therefore, be it resolved:
"1. That earnest, faithful service
of country in this most righteous undertaking,
is service of God.
"2. That with our young men of'
fering their all, including their lives.
; it is our sacred duty to give them all
\ the support in our power.
"3. That we pledge ourselves to
buy Liberty loan bonds and warsavings
certificates to the limit of
our ability, and that we call upon all
our fellow citizens to do likewise."
And why shouldn't the church
take a leading part in financing a
war which is being waged for
Christian freedom and liberty the
world over? Ministers of all
churches offer public prayers for the
success of American arms. To get
right out in the field and boost bonds
as the Yorkville brethren are doing
seems merely another way of practicing
one's preachments.
In the Civil War the mothers of
1 the South labored by day making
I garments for their soldiers and by
flight their voices were lifted up in
: fervent praper.
Very soon every person in Amerl|
ca will feel keenly the nearness of
Ithc present conflict, and when this
| is true, it will not be necessary to
1 advertise bond sales. Every loyal
' patriot will seek out the banks
handling them and do his bit to the
i extreme limit.
BUY A LIBERTY BOND.
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How Would You Feel?
(Yorkvllle Enquirer.)
One million or two million Americana
in France, out of ammunition
and supplies, and compelled to surrender
to the Germans because the
people at home will not buy bonds
and thrift stamps! How will we feel
if such a thing should happen? How
ought we to feel? Here is what wo
would think about such a conditionEvery
American with an extra morsel
of bread should have it taken
away from him, and every surplus
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for work, thij
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1 to get later on, as
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Yours very truly,
J. H. WITHER5
1918
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uoiiar no nas should be melted and
poured down his throat. The only
thing that Americans have a right to
live for now is to defeat German's
greed for conquest, and if we fail in
that we do not need to live.
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Progress of a Kaunas Poet.
(Hiawatha Democrat.)
Floyd Wathall, who distinguished
himself while in Hiawatha aB a poet,
is doing equally well In St. Jospeh,
where he is working in a packing
house.
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