The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 23, 1918, Image 1
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VOL. 23. NO. 53. SEMI
i DESPITE THR
PATRIOTIC DE
WAS MARKE1
STRONG ADDRESSES
HEARD BY CROWDS
IN PACKED HOUSE!
Both the Opera House and Cour
f House Were Used and Each
Speaker Made Two Addresses
PARADE WAS A FEATUR1
Handsome Floats and Decorate
Automobiles Furnished Spec
tacle That Impressed the Im
mense Crowds Which Fille?
the Streets.
*
Notwithstanding the rain of th
previous night and the threatening
weather early in the day, the patrl
otic rally held here Saturday came u]
to all expectations and was a gram
success. On account of the rait
however, the speaking was held in
doors, the opera house and the cour
house being used. Neither beln
large enough to accommodat
the crowd, each speaker made tw
addresses, one at each place. Th
parade, which was scheduled to
10:30 in the forenoon was postpone*
until four in the afternoon.
Excellent Music.
The 77th Field Artillery bam
from Camp Greene, Charlotte, ai
rived on the 8:55 train and rendere
several selections on the street befor
the speaking began. The band, com
posed of 84 stalwart young Amerl
cans, Is one of the best ever heard 1]
this section, and the music on thi
occasion may be properly describe
as excellent.
At 11 o'clock, the hour announce
for the speaking, the opera hous
was taxed to its capacity, the isler
doors and stairway being occupied
Likewise, the court house was pack
ed, as many standing in the door am
upon (he steps as could And room
ine court bouse was used to tak
care of the overflow from the oper
house and as soon as a speaker flu
ished at the latter place, he imme
d lately went to the court house t
epeak again.
Address of Welcome.
Col. Leroy Springs was master o
ceremonies and opened the meetin
by asking the audience to sing "Th
Star Spangled Banner." He then in
troduced Mayor Roach S. Stewarl
who, he said, needed no introductio:
to an audience of Lancaster count
people, but who would make the ad
dress of welcome. Mayor 8tewarl
always a good speaker, was unusual
? ly good on this occasion, devotin
his address entirely to matters per
tainlng to the war and Liberty bondt
Mayor Stejvart said:
"We have met for the solenv
purpose of rededicating our servient
our fortunes and our lives to th
sacred cause of human liberty. Th
hands upon the dial plate of tim
now point to the crucial hour whoi
"the chaff shall be winnowed fror
% Ihe wheatwhen the "goats sha!
be separated from the sheep.'* W
etand before the Judment Bar c
history, and upon its lndestructibl
records we must enter our convic
tions.
**We are for or against civilization
We condemn or approve the spoils
tlon and rape of Belgium. We loo!
upon tne heroic suffering and ur
parajleled eaciiflce of Franco wit
burning indignation or we ailentl
acqulesece in cowardly shame. W
know that England and Italy flgh
today for us, our homes and institu
I' tionn. or we cravenly and selflehl
refuse to admit It. Our hearts fil
-with flaming wrath when w
think of the Lusltania and tho Tua
cania. or we refuse to believe tha
which we know to be true. We hav?
Hannibal like, laid our hands upoi
the altar of our country and swori
to avenge the death of our soldier
in "No Man's Land." or we hav
secretly and shamefully decided t
pursue our selfish ends. We lov
our soldiers first or we worship a
the shrine of the almighty dollai
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-WEEKLY.
TEN ING WE A THEl
MONSTRATION HE
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"Who Spoke Here Saturday. 8
Our hearts thrill at the sight j
e of the Stars and Stripes, t
g or we secretly pay homage t
" to the pirate flag of Germany. We j
D /.? .. 1 I tk. SM .. t
- | fttaui; K'cuftc uui ah iw iuc avaaii \jl ^
^ Destiny?Woodrow Wilson, or we (
'? slave like, stand by and endorse the r
l~ policy of history's most hellish ^
fiend?the German Kaiser. Today j.
K we shall buy a Liberty bond or toe
morrow we shall have forged for us
0 the bonds of slavery?labeled "Made f
e in Germany." ,
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"*J welcome evtery man, woman s
1 and child here today with a welcome fi
that has no depths, no bounds, no
limitations. I would say to the ,
chairman of this district that Lan- *
caster county will not only oversub^
scribe her quota of this loan, but of
e as many more as shall be necessary
to win this war. 1 would have the
'* speaker of this occasion carry back 1
n to Washington this message: The
8 people of Lancaster county
have a blind faith' in the
justice of our cause, in the ultimate <
triumph of out army, and in the
e peerless leadership of our President.
' I would have the representative of
'* the glorious, thrice glorious, French
army take back this message:
^ 'When we were thirsty you gave us
' to drink; when we were an c
e hungered you gave us to eat,'
a and 'when we were sick you 1
l~ visited us*?we know you** his- r
tory and we love It. We suffffer with
0 you in this awful hour. Already 1
our advance guard lights side by f
Ride with your own brave comrades. r
Millions of our soldiers shall yet y
K follow. On the shell-torn beautiful 0
e hills of your native land, many of 11
them shall sleep the sleep that ?
knows no awakening, but some ??./ ?
n your flag and ours shall float to- v
y gether In precious victory?for It is v
" written, that justice shall not perish
from the face of the earth. Again, t
in the name of Lancaster, I bid you a
K welcome." ^
Colonel <*n.ston Speaks. 8
' Colonel Springs next Introduced 8
Col. A. L. (laston, chairman of the ^
n district Liberty loan committee, r
' "who will tell you," C'ololenl Springs e
6 said, "Tf you are not going across, t
e you must come across." (
? Colonel Gaston spoke of the part 8
n America Is playing In the war and 1
n said he knew that every true citizen c
of Lancaster county and of South ^
e Carolina was willing to make what'f
ever sacrifices as may -be necessary x
e to win the war. "When General t
' Pershing approached the statue of I
LaFayette and said: 'Sir, we Have r
i. Come.' ho was voicing the sentiment fi
>- of all American citizens," said the t
k speaker. "None of us are ignorant; c
I* none of us are unfamiliar with the a
h causes which led us Into the war. If n
y we are wrong in this war, we were v
e wrong in the Spanish war and ought r
t to call up those heroes who were s
- sunn on tno battleship Maine in the j v
y harbor of Santiago and apologize to j
II them for sending them to their ^
e death. If we are Wrong in this war
our forefathers were wrong In the
t War Between the States and in the
>. revolutionary war?all were*fought t
n on principle. There is only one na- I
n tion that is hostile to the self-govern- q
s ment of nations and that ie the na-!
I 6
e tion with which we are at war..
o There are but two classes of men? [ *
e the gentleman and the German. The t
t je
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LANCASTER, S. C., 1
I THE GREAT
RE SATURDAY
OST EFFECTIVE
'ARADE WAS FEATURE
Ar DATTlfAmfn
uj ui iiic iiuuis urougnt loui
cheering from the people who line<
he sidewalks as they passed dowi
4aln street to Chesterfield avenue
iround the block and back Into Mali
itreet at Arch.
The decorations were in charge o
drs. M. J. Perry, chairman of th
Voman's Liberty bond committee
ind her work was faithfully and sue
essfully carried out.
VfUCH NITRATE COMING
FOR SOUTHERN FARMEI
"ongrcssninn Stevenson <?ives Ou
Figures as to Amount Delivered
and to Bo Delivered.
Congressman Stevenson has givei
'iit the following statement, relativ
o nitrate, from information jus
urnished by the agricultural de
inrtment:
To date 21,536 tons have been dc
ivered and unloaded at Savannah
"harleston and Wilmington, am
nore than 17,000 tons have bee]
hipped to the farmers. On aecoun
if port conditions, the railroads hav
lot been able yet to move about 2,
22 tons for which shipping instruc
ions have been given, but will do s<
ery soon. The remaining 2,000 ton
rill be delivered to the farmers ver;
loon. Two ships, carrying 16,00
ons, will be discharged this weel
t Mobile and Norfolk, and five ad
litional ships, carrying 26,500 tons
re on their way to Chili for loading
nd a sixth ship, of 7,000 tons, ha
teen assigned for carrying nitrates
naking n total of 72.000 tons, efth
r delivered or for which transpor
ation has been arranged for thi
miuiry. me department has as
urances that the remainder of th<
20,000 tons contracted for wil
ome forward as speedily as possi
de.
War demand for shipping has beei
ery great, but It is now believe*
hat the arrangements which hav<
>een made will enable the depart
nent substantially to meet all or
lers received from farmers up t<
he date when applications wen
losed, and it is believed that, in th<
bsence of unavoidable develop
nents, all the nitrate contracted foi
rill be secured and delivered. Anj
epresentatlons to the contrary ar<
aid by the department to be un
?? 1-1' " * *
?.. ..niuu aim misleading.
PHE BRITISH TROOPS NEAR
ROBECQ DRIVE GERMANS OUT
London, April 22.?The Brltisl
roopa near Robecq, northwest o
(ethune, yesterday drove out th<
lermans from some of their advane
d positions, according to Fiek
farshal Haig's statement issued bj
he war office. Aside from artillen
ngagements there was little othoi
ctlvlty along the front Sunday.
v/i i Aimuilt L V LJM I
fandmtino Floats anil Decorated Au
tomohiles Made Splendid Spectacle
on Saturday,
The parade of Saturday, thougl
lelayed until four o'clock, far sur
lasBed anything of the kind ever be
ore seen here and all doubt tha
Lancaster had not awakened to th<
ituatlon, so far as the Liberty loai
s concerned, was dissipated whei
he great procession started from th?
ourt house. True, the rain prevent
id the school children, the secret or
lers and many others taking part
tut as it was, it was so imposing a
o cause lasting memories in th'
maun or me people who lined th<
treets for several blocks.
The parade was headed by the 77tl
Meld Artillery band and there wen
loats representing Liberty bonds
he Red Cross, the Suffrage cause
ving Cotton, Uncle Sam, the Statu
>f Liberty, and one which showei
he Kaiser in a cage, a placar*
ending: "Liberty Bonds Will D
This." Joan of Arc was representet
>y Miss Perry Belle Bennett.
manv a# !?? " 1 ~ *
TJESDAY, APRIL 23, 1918.
PRESIDENT NAMES"
A "LIBERTY DAY'
i
' April 26 to Be Observed Ove
United States to Boost
Liberty Bonds.
II
RACE FOR THREE BILLION
Patriotic Demonstrations Wi
Be Held in Many Places t
Pledge Anew Financial Sui
port to the Nation.
t Washington, April 22.?Frida
a April 26, will bo Liberty ds
u throughout the United States undt
a a proclamation issued by Presidei
? Wilson calling on citizens of evei
- community to hold Liberty loan ra
- lies and "liberally pledge anew the
, financial support to sustain the ni
R tion's cause."
e ' Patriotic demonstrations simih
e to those on the opening day of tk
campaign will be held on April 2
ti and the day devoted to giving tl
e race toward the three billion dolls
i. war credit a new impetus for tl
!, final week.
e Now, with the loan campaiF
1 nlw.11* Vrnir ?1 no n TO. OOO .
ivmuui no.I WTCI , f i.uof.l oi.imiu su
' scrlptions have been reported to tl
0 treasury, and committees in evei
district have received orders to mal
extraordinary efforts to Rather 1
il pledges faster, in the hopes of mee
d ing Secretary McAdoo's express*
a hope for an oversubscription of tl
i, three billion dollar minimum.
11 President Wilson's Liberty ds
proclamation follows:
' "Hy the President of the Unit*
e States of America.
"A Proclamation:
"An enemy who has grossly abu
ed the power of an organized go
ernmont and who seeks to domina
the world by the might of the swoi
challenges the rights of America ar
the liberty artd life of all the fr<
nations of the earth. Our brai
sons are facing the fire of battle
defense of the honor and rights <
America and the liberty of nation
to sustain tliem and to assist oi
gallant associates in the war, a ge;
erous and patriotic people have bet
i called upon to subscribe to the thii
b Liberty loan.
1 "Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wi
son. President of the United Stat
of America, do appoint Friday, tl
- twenty-sixth day of April, one tho'
i. sand nine hundred and eighteen, i
1 Liberty day. On the afternoon <
n that day I request the people of tl
t United States to assemble in the
b respective communities and liberal
- pledge anew their financial suppo
- f osustain the nation's cause. Pati
t) otic demonstrations should bo he
? in every city, town and hamli
V throughout the land under the gei
0 oral direction of the secretary of tl
< treasury and the immediate directic
- of the Liberty loan committees o
> ganized by the federal reserve bank
'. Let the nation's response to the thit
s Liberty loan express in unmistakab
. terms the determination of
- lo fight for peace, the permanei
- peace of justice.
a "For the purpose of participate
in Liberty (lay celebrations, all en
s ployes of the federal governmei
1 throughout the country whose se
- vices can be spared may be excuse
at 12 o'clock noon, Friday, th
i twenty-sixth of April,
j "In witness whereof, I have her
a unto set my hand and caused tl
. seal of the United States to be a
- fixed,
3 "Done in the District of Columbii
3 this eighteenth day of April, in tt
? year of our Lord one thousand nir
_ hundred and eighteen, and of the ii
r dependence of the United States t
j America the one hundred and fort;
? second.
"WOODROW wu>snv
"By the President,
"ROBERT LANSING,
"Secretary of State.''
j, St. Louis District l>en?ls.
St. Louis today still headed tl
1 role of district*.
f Richmond district has subscribe
* 127,048.600 or 20 per cent of h<
quota, while Atlanta has subscribe
j $7,064,850, or 7 per cent.
National headquarters have take
' steps to gather definite figures c
t subscriptions by states and by cith
r arranged according to populatio
classes, in the hope of stimulatlr
I
New:
SUBSC
I FRENCH TROOPS TO A1
' REINFORCE BRITISH
r Allied Line is Holding Hard Fij
Against Further Incursions
By Huns.
S MORE VIOLENT ATTACKS A?
11 Germans Seek to Cross the La Ar
o Bassee Canal and Bend South- ]
)- ward the Salient Outflanking j
Town of Bethune. ]
Y. Reinforced by French troops, the ]
l>' allied line is holding hard against tw<
further incursions by the Germans Gei
it from the reeion of La Hassee to the c?s
'y north of Ypres. wh<
Everywhere the Germans have ed
ir struck the line in an endeavor to anc
a" press back the defenders they have out
been repulsed with heavy losses and me
ir have been successful nowhere in nea
gaining further ground. the
Attacks of an extraordinary vioie
lent nature are being thrown by the me
ir Germans on the 10-mile front be- sau
ie tween Givenchy and Robecq, where 1
an endeavor Is being made to cros3 '
;n the L.a Bassee canal and hend south- the
b- ward the salient which now out- als
?e flanks the important railroad town
ry of Bethune. A division of troops to wn
each mile is being used by the Ger- '
In mans on this sector, but the British out
t- at last accounts were holding well Sei
.
and inflicting heavy losses on tho net
ie enemy. bet
If successful, the new attack of
iy the Germans would jeopardize the re>
entire Arras sector, which includes Ge
;d the famous French coaling region '
about Lens and the equally famous Fn
Vimy ridge, where the Canadians are tic
s- holding forth. It seems evident that Vo
v- it is part of the strategy of the Gerte
man high command to wipe out' the T1
rd salient by an enveloping move rather
id than again to give battle to the Hritse
ish about Lens and Vimy, two re- noi
ye gions that already have proved run
in slaughter houses for their men. ag;
uf Following the usual custom prior Sal
S. to the launching of an attack, the est
Germans throughout Wednesday ofli
n- night literally rained shells of all sta
in mIIWO r-i i 1.? '
vuuuv? O urinccii viivrin uy illl(l
*d Hobecq, the firing by daybreak hav- bol
ing reached the intensity of drum- rio
1- fire. Barge (luantities of gas shells an<
es were intermingled with the high bai
te powered missies.
u- During Thursday midway between
is Bailleul and Ypres the Germans vipaf
orously attacked the British positions
south of Kemmel, which the
ir British had recaptured from them
1>' Wednesday, but were unable to gain m>
rt any advantage in the face of the wl>
'1- stron vr defense. ',a<
Considerable fighting has devel- Mt
oped along the front In northern
Flanders between Bangcmarck and " '
ie Kippe. held by the Belgians. At one 4 n
,n point the enemy penetrated the Bel- n,?
gian front line, but later was ex- m'
s- polled, leaving 600 prisoners, among '
them numerous ofllcers, in the hands A
lr> of King Albert's men.
'a (IF
^ Fast of Amiens, along the Avje
river, the French have made success
ill! attacks against the Germans on
IR several sectors, capturing the great- 'nR
n- Bn
er part of the Senecat wood and also
^ advancing their line east anil west of
j the stream. The Germans in the
^ Aisne region attacked the French (
near Corbeny and also in the Cham8tr;
pagne, but in each instance were re0
ly 1
pulsed, while the French in Lor^
raine carried out a successful ma- . 1
neuver against the enemy in which ^
prisoners were taken,
a, can
On the Italian front artillery fljf,
(e duels and patrol encounters con1_
tinue. Intense aerial activity pre- t^
^ vails over the entire front. Wed- trj<
nesday 17 enemy airplanes were A n,
brought down?five by Italian avia- * ,
tors and 12 hy British.
Viscount Milner has been ap- igpointed
British minister of war in Ch|
succession to the Earl of Tiorhv ?
Ue,
has been given the post of ainbassa- afo<
ie (lor to France. An
1 Th
>d inter-city competition. thl
ir Sunday, April 21, was devoted h> ths
>d thousands of preachers to specia cm
Liberty loan sermons. ]
n New Kngland Is believed to lead fig!
in all districts in the number of Ir.di- thf
?s vidua! subscriptions, of whom 14 2,- ed
in UOO have been reported already, an ?
ig increase of 24,000 for a single day.
RIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
MERICANS STOP
GERMAN ADVANCE
?htin^ With French Troops
Fhey Recover Ground Captured
Hy the Huns.
f ALL NIGHT STRUGGLE
tilleries Active at Various
Points on the Somme, Avre
and Oise?Rritish Check the
Enemv Northwest of Ypres.
?aris, April 22.?Fighting be?en
France-American troops and
-man forces in the vicinity of
tucyicj, uuriDweai, 01 i'OUl,
ere the G&rmans Saturday launcha
strong attack against the French
i Americans, continued throughthe
night. The war office statent
says the French recovered
irly all the ground overrun by
i Germans. American troops
iting in this sector, the announcent
adds, repulsed the Teuton asilts
on their lines.
The text of the statement reads:
'Artillery activity continued on
i left bank of the Avre river and
o between Montdidier and Noyon.
'A German raid north of Rheims
a repulsed.
rhe struggle continued through:
the night in the region of
cheprey, French troops regained
irly all the terrain which had
m lost to the Germans.
'American troops fighting in this
sion also repuised a determined
rman attack in the same sector.
"Several raids were made by
ench troops on the German posi>ns
in Lorraine and in the
sges."
IK FRENCH HE-ESTABLISH
LINKS NORTH OF SEICIIEPKK1
Paris. April 22.?The French lines
rth of Selcheprey, where the Germs
inaugurated a heavy attack
linst the French and Americans
turday, have been completely rcahlished,
according to the war
ce announcement. The text of the
tement reads:
'There was no infantry action but
Jh artilleries were active at va
u? jMiinis on tne sonime, the Avre
I the Oise, as well as on the right
lk of the Mouse.
'North of Seicheprey our line has
?n entirely re-established.
"The enemy bombarded Rheims,
ere several fires broke out.
'Eastern theater, April 20.?On
s left bank of the Struma the ene
violently bombarded villages
ich the British and Greek troops
I occupied. There were artillery
ions in the Doiran sector and on
i Vardar. Near Sborsko several
bian detachni >nt: . in driving
Mny advanced posts, caused a
vement of Bulgarian reinforcents,
which, caught under the fire
our artillery, suffered approoialosses.''
illM.XX STORM TltOOI'S
FIAN'G AT AMERICAN'S
rhe German high command, liavbeen
unsuccessful in piercing the
tisli front in Flanders and separnfg
the British and French armies,
i essayed , a stroke against th<lericans
and the French northwest
Toul?and here also Tmiton
ategy seemingly has failed utteito
bring its plans to fruition.
Ylthough the Germans attacked
waves with greatly superior nam's
of men, the French and Amerlis
have held their positions and inted
heavy losses on the enemy,
int gains were made in the iniI
onslaught liouo v-"~ - ?
n-? uovii ouumy rcaved
and Sunday night saw the
lerlcan and French lines restored,
rhe latest Berlin official comnication
asserts th?t in th<* drivo
1 American prisoners and 25 maIne
guns were captured by the
rmans, who cut their way for
>111 a mile and a quarter into tha
terican lines at Selchenpdey.
ere has been no conflrmai on of
s statement, or of the add<*d claim
it the Americans sustaine 1 heavy
lualtles.
It seems evident, however, that the
tit was a bitter one and thi t it was
> arapitlon of the specially trainGermans
to crush the Americans.
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