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MmmI A LIVE PAPER 1 A LIVE TOWN i|| XL J 68TH YEAR. NO. 7. SEMI-WE every! has no1 PRESIDENT WILSON ARMISTICE AND 'i GERMAN GOVE o . PRESIDENT APPEARS THE BEFORE CONGRESS ) EU IN JOINT SESSION Abdic j nui Everything for Which This Country Fought Overseas | Is Attained. , REGE GERMANY ACCEPTS THE All H MOST DRASTIC TEK <i.S Gen of Measures Taken By Allied Gov- I he ernments iuake n impossible for Germany to Again Take em perc Lp Arms Against tne Entente (le< i(iuc] Nations. I This cree isi imperin Washington, Nov. 11.?Signing ot Jan the armistice with Germany waa pro- prjnre claimed touay uy l'i earnest Wilson, an(. a who also announced its tonus at a Prin joint session 01 congress. office i The sterols tieiaid Iho end of the ^e aj, war . .-cause they take troui Ger- tled man> me power to icuew it. iprcsfdc jii. t 101 e ue weal tu i ho capitol parly, tiro i t.-.uiui, 111 u proclamation ail- jor (j?, dressed to liis fellow countrymen, Thlr said: months Tiiu urmisiice .was s.guud ilis per in 1 morning. Everything for which his arT America luiignt iiasloeiu uccoiuplisu- forced ed. it will now |c our loi lunate ard th duty to assist, by example, by sober, Volt. g friendly counsel aud oy material jnf0 a, aid, in the establishment of just de-tfpr. fhr mocrucy throughout the world." niatcrh Stripped of its malicious power, by rcvr the uuiitaiy autocracy, its masters hardsh driven to exile, stands before the four yf world's court of justice, having suo- I scribed to terms of surrender which rrln probably will be recorded in histoiy rhance as the most drastic and complete (Jue ever measured out to a defeated foe. <Uoatioi Heading of the ?ull text or the por terms discloses measures the United gocialis States and the allied governments oonnnll have taken to guarantee that tier- chance inany's acceptance shall not be a Kmc scrap of paper, and lo insure the de- son-instruction of the military caste. ahdlrat When President Wilson concluded Qf his his exchange of notes with Prince, will Max. then chancellor, adininiatra- vvilHar tion otficials declared that if liis ,K? course did not bring what they hop- powors ed would l>e more than an uncondi- },.,vo (| tional surrender, it might bring peror | about a revolution in Germany. rpl|r| I agreed Principal Things Required. j por(|jn Here are the principal things Ger- SUi. many must do, or, powerless before 1jp (j)0 th?> victorious allied armies, she npnjns< -will have them done for her: emperc Immediate evacuation of Alsace- \"tc|10]f I l.orraine, Belgium, Luxemburg, \farch Russia and Rumania without further destruction or harm to inhabitants. LAN ' Then, occupation by American and allied troops of all the countries on the west bank of the Rhine, Creation of a neutral zone in a1 ,pj strip of territory on the east hank of the Rhine. name ( Meanwhile, a* n guaranty of Rood . sbaw. fallh. the occupation by American , ,, . of Frli nnd allied troops of Mnvn e. Cob- ... \\ a rd Jen/, and Cologne, the principal cross- jj ^ , ing-< of the Rhine, On the eastern front all Herman troops nre to be withdrawn from ' ni teriltory which before the war be- Wed longed to Russia, Rumania or Tur- s kev. quartet Then, the Herman war machine ?*?cut t the an (Continued on Page Eight.) | Red C - - jy .<" B p !E LANCAS IEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., TUESDA Y, ] HING AMER1 W BEEN FULI ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF IGRI rERMS ACCEPTED BY THE TE RNMENT WHICH ENDS WAR\ Dem "WAR LORD" OF MUST STANDBY THE I ROPE STEPS OUT VICTORIOUS TROOPS Unit ation of Kaiser and Re- Until Last Brave Boy is Home ^ nciation of Trone By Again There Must Be No qL Crown Prince. Slackening. ey( - I :ncy to he set up quota must be raised co, for I \l ' Ik ?? leads of Governments of Encouraging Reports Received ^ , Iral Powers at Beginning at State Headquarters in Co-j ?K War Have Died or Lost lumbia Promising Support in from ir Thrones. War Work Campaign. U War ium Hohenzollern, German Columbia, S. Nov. 11.?Will that i r and king of l'russ a, has South Carolina (lo her full duty by tant [ to renounce the throne. the victorious American troops in long ] declaration is made in a de- Europe, guaranteeing to them all perio jued at Iterlin by the German possible cheer and comfort until the /.ulloi il chancellor, Crime Maximil- last brave boy is home again? ever liaden. The tie man crown This question is being answered opera will also renounce the throne, vigorously in the affirmative at the fore i regency will b< set u t. state headquarters of the United tion i oe Maxmilian will remain in Wark Work campaign, where opti- sary. intil matters connected wit1, nistic telegrams and promises of navy dication of the emperor are hard work are coming in from over have , and Friedrich Kbert, vice- all the state. war mt or tne social democratic The i 1,2.">0,000 kiuol.t <if Ho,ill, son, will replace him as chancel- Carolina simply nmst he raised. said need lng the regency. State Chairman W. I). Melton Sat- fof il ty years and almost five unlay, "aiyl I am confident that hostil t after he ascended the 1m- tliere will he no slackening any- Wilsi throne. William Hohenzollern where in the state from Monday oxprc nies defeated in the field morning until the last necessary plans to sue r<>r armistice terms, dollar is subscribed tins i r> Herman people rising in re- '"With the statewide inlluen/.a "f Ives up his power. Ho came qnnrantlne lifteii, there is nothing ondin nthorlly with his country at standing in the way of (he drive's Je(l v esho'd of an er of peace and complete success and there could he! not ( il progress: he leaves it torn no excuse for failure. ami f dution and suffering front the "Every one of the eleven cam- an(l ips and sacrifices of more than palgn districts in South Carolina prea| ?ars of war?virtually ruined stands a chance to win a trophy. jlU, , Otmrt to lie Chancellor. Tho first district over the top and ment ce Maximilian, the imperial t,ie ,lrst county In that district will ,axed llor, will remain in office un- w'n a handsome flag tiophy. jpiied stions connected with the ab- "The state has two chances to f a of the emperor are settled. w'n e\ei lasting honor In this diive. Giore e regency Frledrleh ;Ehert. a Thp flrst fl,ate In the southeast which perio it and president of the main subscribes Its quota will receive a' perl()( tee of the relch?tag. will he ?*?te flag for so doing, and the first j u .... fen states in the nation will have , . iior. piete st August duke of Brunswick, welfare huts In Europe named aftei prust law of the emperor, also had 'hem. Turct ed and renounced the rights "But. more important than tro- affer j,Gjr nhies, more important at this time mop, . , ? than anvthing else, is our great i the passing from power of ..... thirt? __ , ,, ,,.,.11 pressing dutv to see that the gallant 11 Hohenzollern. all the heads ' , panei ... , hovs across the seas are properly , governments of the central ... have L . .. eared for during the period when when they entered the war. , .... quire , . thev will he policing parts of Cor- ... ied or lost their thrones. Em_ . . . . .. ,, manv and rebuilding northern h ranels Joseph and the sultan ..... ,,,, . r'?(l ..... ... . . France and Belgium. When the he<ev d>ed before their countries tions ' ... . .... . roes come home. Ood pitv the <ii:imto allied armistice terms, and . ....... our ] nrl Q?n??. on""'" 4 iter New NOVEMBER 12, 1918. SUB ICAFOUGffl ATFR NFFfl NOW ROBERT w- is jtvILI\ 11LL.U nun KILLED IN ACTION IAN EVER BEFORE A telegram was received by relatives here this morning announcing ! that Robert VV. Neal. of Lancaster,! obilization Period Fraught 11 n" w"s in n<!t,on s""teinber -1*. He was a soil of Mrs. With Many Dangers for m .t> l. Neal. and a ?> itiirr .>r u < H?vs Abroad. Jennie Neai and .Mrs. Dora llilliard, 'of liiis city. ' j 21) OVERSUBSCRIPTION TWO LANCASTER BOYS I DIED AT CANTON, OHIO ed War Work Campaign K?S Forward and More Than Remains of Konver Sow el I and | iota for Each State is Nec- <a*>rge Williams 'drought Here sary. Saturday for Iturial. lonel Leroy Springs^ chairman The remains of Keavor Sowell and "luVttBlcl tuuinjf ?[ me vinuu uaorge Williams rear heel Lancaster* Work campaign, has received from Canton, Ohio. Saturday morn- j ollowing telegram: inn and were interred at Douglas in! oliowing telegram received the same grave, Ilev. T. A. Dabney Dr. Mott with request to relay conducting the funeral services. The to you: l two boys had been working in Can-j nited conclusion of the United *"n ^or some time, having left here Work campaign committee is together, worked together and died no matter how near or how dis- same day. Keaver Sowell was the permanent peace may be, the 8on ?' Sowell, of the Jones period of demobilization and the Cross Roads section. and George d which will precede deinobili-1 Williams was the son of \V. J. Wili Will present ri*cntoy th >n llams, of the same community, for the services of the seven co-l Doth the boys were about the tive organizations and there-! same age. 18, and had many friends that the requested oversubscrip-j in the community where they were of fifty per cent is most neces- raised. The funeral and burial was Our advisors in the army and attended by a large crowd of sympa-' concur in this judgment. 1 thetic friends and relatives. conferred on the subject with J department and I'res.dent Wn TRAFFIC DELAYED <iud th?'> strongly cniphu^izr:! and importance of this work BY FREIGHT WRECK ie period to follow cessation of ? lities. Letter from I'resident A freight wre(.k at oakhurst | m will appear within two davsl .. . .. .. i eighteen mil' s from Lanc.-'s'e- Sat ssing his satisfaction that our have been enlarged to render ''lay ceiling do'.iyod trains on the it real patriotic service. line until yesterday morning. The he months following victorious)* olumbia train due Lancaster at S:1T g of the war will be ncoompnn-. 11 ans'<>1 r,M' with the train reichMie v if 1? snecial danger. We need I here at 10:17. and the >e solicitous for our soldiers j ??-??ir><; d?-' Vfcev.-fse. The-o were tailors when they are drilling nnni5er of box rars l|ornm, lighting and confronting the , ... , ,. track torn up for some distance. No adventure of life and death. rather when this great exiite- one was hurt. is withdrawn and discipline re I and hours of leisure multi- | ifTI F) EMMETT BEI L and temptations are increased. _ _ ( seven organizations will then he HURT BY AUTOMOBILE needed than ever to prevent d of demobilization becoming Knorkcd I)mvn |ly Cnr ?r|ven ? d demoralization. >liss (oil Wvlie lint Not Setook over two years to com-j demobilization at the Franco-! riously Hurt, sian war. eighteen months afte , r-Russian war. sixteen months. Spanish-Anioriean war, ten Mttle Kmmett I'.etl, twel e-venrhs after South African war. SOM " Hell, who lives on >en months after Russian-.lo- ,h? Hough farm a few miles from to war. All with whom wo lIHs city, was struck by the fendet consulted agree that it will re- ;in nutomobile driven by Miss (iilniore than ono year to demob- ders'eeve Wvlie at the court houst American forces. For this pe- coiner yesterday atternoon at two of era vest dancer nnr orcantva- O i loi k hut w as not sei iouslv in ill r? SCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAE 1 rFORjj GYPSY SMITH TALKS jlf TO A GREAT CROWD? J Weather .Made Open Air. Im- jg practicable and Opera * iB|'9 House .W as I'sed. & A REMARKABLE ADDRESS JE J Resides Bringing Home Manyliflh V Strong Points Mr. Smith' |p -i Delightfully Entertained Iji With Vivid Portrayal. The most ren. rkable address ever U? heard in this city was that of Gypsy Smith ill the opera house this morninn at eleven o'clock, and besides .jffQ *[ bringing home many strong points * ?T? he delightfully entertained his au- 91 dience with a vivid picture of sol- jK dier life in the trenches. He ap peared here in the interest of the jfr* united war work camnn Icn JlU i began yesterday, and the crowd jSjfe overfilled the opera house perhaps- SpQ two or three times. Mr. Smith was |zh scheduled to speak in open air but j it was so cold this morning that ho u* was afraid to attempt it, and the | fi~ crowd consequently was greatly dl8~ I tti appointed when it was found that *? only about one-third could get in 3 SQ the building. The school children 1 marched down in a body hut when t "C it was decided to use the opera ') UT house they wont back to the schoffl i B"j building and could not hear the j jv , gifted orator and minister. The meeting was opened witfr "3 prayer by Rev. \V. S. Patterson and .1 fij Mr Smith was introdmed by Colonel 1 fr l.erov Springs Mr. Sm'th after re- $ vO prima mling some bovs who were eat- I J1 intr peanuts, saying that he was be? .'.41 ginning his S'.th speech In threo 3 Ua " . . i v and must have attention, be- ? j Qf can h's addre-s with a tribute to k. -9 B" "the hoys" over there, and he said "i f^J when lie referred to the boys, SQf meant all of them. "I want to sp Sftj the boys in golden capitals set w? .. diamonds and sapphires," he said^, 1 B* "they are the noblest boys God evec 3 rtJ lie spoke of the tremendous easu- J p J altles in the war since the beginning ? J J and said that twenty-six million men' 2 v have been wounded, kilted and made * I . jirisoners. "Your share," he said, ; J "is about sixty thousand. You don't <-' F * n*'d(>rstand the wa>\ you are so far j p 5 away yon have never seen an aero- . | plane flown hv the enemy, but 1 J one of your townsmen has, .4 1 -? and. thank Hod he has 3 | J hrouprht them down." Mr. Smith J referred to Russia and said that UZ Russia 's croinp to hove a square 5 ilea' and he repeated this two or r ! three times until the applause was >$ pi ' deafen'ntr. Then he sn'd. "now you 1 sound like \merlea." He said ho I ? was sorry for the Hermans In this 1 ^ country who are loyal because they J ? will he looked upon askance. ? 3 Speakinjr of Belgium. Mr. Smith J 3 said all that roma'ned was a hand- J full of people who are loyal to the ^T| unn ni mugaria aDdlcatdd to pros*1 i i v. %.? ? ...i. or parson who shall ha nun'hated " reeded by his son, who gave v trartl throne whan his people rose a,nonK ,ho 8,acke^ ,n thl* WSO( him The other European rROWDS CEEERRATE 1 W( ir at the beginning of the war, ucati is Romanoff, w-s deposed In COMING OF PEACE 1917, and murdered In July, )nc r _ l,nncaster l,ast Night Much rellgi CA AT lik,> vo H,H| in,.,,-, Crowds Ware Joyful. FRONT ARE DEAF I -V lo Of During the (lav vesterdav there in " casualty Mat carried by the I on,y R m?d pHf,hr?!on of p?nrp more papers Sunday contained the|Jn ^ (ijty n fpw flrorriU,k,,r8 ,lf>. frag. ^ ' ,s""- ' i jpg exploded In the street earlv in \N*< killed In action. In the Hst'(hp mnrnJnK conslllnlin<4 tho , hi,.f Xmol rlav, appeared the name of , . . , , , J 1 i feature of the celebration, hut last eroir K, Knight, Dancaster, It. F.' . <- ? ? Kin .h'imii ii is p inoe- marv lied of disease. , . , , ironli m broke loose end for severs 1 men [hours President Wilson and Mats'-al innki mi a I Meeting of Hod Cross. j Pooh were applauded >n a w y th it not t nesday. November 2rtth, thej was demonstrative of entire np- morn URgesteri by division head-; proval. Crowds gathered on Main but rs. waa decided upon by the street and the firecrackers set off re-[build ive committee as the date of minded one very vividly of the! edge nunl meeting of the Lancaster tChrlstmas holidays or the fourth of preni boss chapter. jjuly. J sponi are planning to enlarge greatly od The ,ad wa* returning from physical and social program hv ul,h a number of others and mting such helpful counter-at- playing when struck by the car. lie ions as to keep men from wrong vva9 rendered unconscious and was nations and practices. j hurried to the office of Dr. Laney , where medical treatment was given. ? are also extending great ed, , Ilr. l.aney later carried the bov to onal program involving using ... h's hon'e in an automobile, ousands of teachers and spendnllllons of dollars in text books i wa? Vf>r> much overreference books. Remarkable wrought by the accident but it was lows program will be conducted 8a,d 8he w88 in now,8e b,am* ling using of leading religious havin* funded her horn severar lies and teachers of America. wh"n s,'? *aw children in ?enpv ill of the time of our men ,b<> esc useful wavs will cost much than to hem them during MAIL PAOKA<W* BY nents of their time. 15TH Q? NOVF.TVTBEJi a therefore enll upon entire rican people to subscribe gen- Tlel-rCves of soldiers overseas are ily in grateful recognition of thn reminded that the requirement is Ions service rendered t?y our packages intended for delive'v and w'*h the firm purpose to jn jjl(, j>0ys at Christmas be mailed > t'1*' period of demobilization poj )tthan November la, Friday i period of physical, mental and (lf |j,p present week. This re<iu:re1 deterioration or weaken ng. ment js necessary by reason of the rather a period of character- ? - i mi hp iiu 111 upr wnirn will Dp sent. Ing of growth In useful knowl-j , and workinc efficiency and of turn home Please plve this mesirntlon for assuming 1n*-ee re- ' n*"- Imniedlate'v to p?p?s. nihilities as citizens on their re- (Rlgned) JOHN H. MUTT." mi irHtMioin. riify have lost ? Jjft everything," he said. "but their 3 LC souls, and they stood first of a'l ft" against the (Jerman bullets," and / when lie tnhl of what hapnened to j 2 the women and ehildren and the men Z 1 of TUdtr' >iin. there were few dry 1 i! eves '' > the uid'enee. "I t' nnk flod." L I sn'd t' e sr?e-il. er "that It has never | reached your shores." TTe told of f * tlie destruction everywhere the ene- 2 ! mv painml pr< und esperia'ly in An J las v.h' di lie said v -i n beautiful _ 1 eity of 55.000 ?.<>< ul iti n build a I ? of mapni 'cent an bite -ttire, and K? now there are not 50ft left of tho ft* people who Inhabited the city be- .1 fore fhe war began. Fvery house in ] JH the eifv was demolished. ~3Q | "Your hoys are not coming hark yet." he said, "they are going to re 1 (Continued on Page Four.) ? r 1 * *