The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, November 15, 1918, Image 1
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68TH YEAR. NO. 8. SEMI-W
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BATTLE SCENE IS IT,
QUICKLY CHANGED,,..,
11
One Minute After Cessation of
Firing All Trenches Were
Vacated. whi
been
board.
TREAT WITH THE ENEMY for ...
boards
outBta
Americans and Germans Ex- r0n0(i.
change Cigarettes, Chocolate, I that u
Chewing Gum, Coffee, Bread been !
close
and Sausage. any ti
Not
Paris, Nov. 14.?"When dawn came ^er0 '
"Monday morning there was no hint
of the cessation of hostilities. Bast
of the Meuse, regardless of the situation,
the American second army
attacked In force at 8 o'clock. The to 1 e
onslaught was defeated by a tre- 11 ''
mendous barrage which was return- reK,st<
ed In kind by the enemy. For three tembe
hours the Americans swept forward, turn *
hurling themselves against the wire cn' "c
entanglements. tlie K
Tii? c.urm.n ? -? * - |,nmnl
UV< uiuu KUlllllO WU8 UeVilBiating.
Then at exactly one minute of "*6. 80
11, liko a final thunder crash at the can ^
clearing of a storm, the guns on The
both sides abruptly ceased. Camp
The silence was more startling nulled
than the deafening roar of the bar- Wh
rage. "For a brief minute internvt- has he
tent rifle fire followed; then came <t is t
a pause, punctured by rippl'ng; ?.,ry f
cheers from the trenches on both leges
sides of the line. i >ro' :?1
What followed on one sector was j
perhaps one of the most singular nive?
events of the war. Against the sky an(] s<
line figures were suddenly silhouet- plan, 1
ted. They appeared cautiously at ter no
first but so(wi, growing holder all 0f the
along the line, they stood upright, course
These were Germans. man s
The Americans were not so cau- course
tlous. As the barrage died, ending |n ,
in a final husky rumble in the dis- renljn,
tance from the big guns, runners (j 3
went springing along the fire line. h;|^
Instantly comprehending, the whole fj10jr
line of doughboys leaped from rar(js
trencl-es, foxholes and shell craters, n>KjSt|
split* ng the unaccustomed silence KOstP(j
with a 'brill cheer. The roar of tj)OSO
voices was very like an outburst at car(is
some great college contest in Atneri- stan(
ca when a contestant scores a classic
play. |ng to
Strange to relate, the defeated
enemy joined vociferously in the reJV 1 it>
cheering. The world war was fin- armv
ished. a Rlin
At one minute before 11 it would pride
have meant death to show one's self t0 ser
above shelter. Not more than a depart
minute after the hour the rolling and r
plain was alive with cheering, shout- of the
ing men, friend and enemy alike.
Not many minutes later Germans
and Americans were coming along
the narrow stretch of ground, so
fiercely fought over, some shyly and
awkwardly, like embarrassed schoolbovs
XVlir 1
The first advance* followed by of- Te
fers from the Americana of cigarettes.
chocolate and chewing gum
The Germans in some places reciprocated
with ofTers of hot coffee, ^?ai
bread and s.nreage. have 1
The orders forbidding fraternizing ment
were strict, but the novelty of the Gf api
situation at times overcome pru- trainii
dence and doughboys surreptitiously gnniza
visited nearby enemy dugouts. Along aro m
the barbed wire at a road crossing. (n trai
some doughboys and Germans began on a ]
a brisk barter for souvenirs. The T,)e
Germans were bewildered by the oontin
number of Americans speaking Ger- soon .
man. shall I
"Sure, my old man was born in No?,e
Germany." laughingly rernai-kert one <.anll>H
stalwart private. I
piannc
"That's nothing." said another,
rhe
"my mother and father were both . , ,
. .. ,, train in
horn there.
, . . . . other
A middle-aged landsturmer an
workei
noon red: that t!
"Yes, the war Is finished, thank
the good God. My only wish is to * ' ,
^ . ? .. roptloi
get hark to Germany. I ?
A slender pink-cheeked machine ...
., official
gunner said: in th ,
"Yes. 1 know the kaiser has abdi.
,, staff,
rated.
. . .. , . . work
Instnntlv a young aristocrat rais.
. , . col egc
ed his voice:
"There will he no revolution in S" S r
Germany; a new emperor will sue- '^r
ceed." n,,e
An uproar immediately arose to
The speaker was drowned out by 'onsprotesting
voices. Then the Ger- being
mans began offering the Americans ro"n,r
might
(Continued on Page Bight.) "I c
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IE LANCJ
EEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., FH
INDUCTION ORDERS IPJCD WAD WHDV
IVE BEEN CANCELLED ArlLR-flAR WURB
up to lU*ik?rt Tills Month fan
PLANS UNDER W/
einiiin on Tlieir Jobs For
i e Present. President Wilson Said to Fa
Congress Reconstruction
ile no orders to this effect has Committee,
received by the local draft
it is doubted if further calls
en will he made. The local APPREHENSION IS EVIDE
) have been notified that all
nding calls have been canThis
is taken as meaning to Shut Off War Prod
>e work or the draft boards has tion Without Resulting Ii
ibout completed and orders to .
. _ . . . ness is Problem roremost
up shop may be expected a
me. This Time.
only have the calls, which
to have been filled this month,
. .. . , Washington, Nov. 14.?Presii
lancelled, but notice has been
that the men between the ages Wi,son haH under consideration
and 46. need not fill their appointment of a reconstruc
onnaires but must return them to a com
, local board. hensive .program for the natl
conversion from a war to a pi
s announced that all boys who . . . , . , ,
basis. The commission would be
;red as 18 years of age on Sep- , ., ., ,
, visory rather than executive in f
r 12, will have to fill and re- ., , .. . . , .
tions and the plans developed
heir questionnaires to their lo- ,. , . , ...
co-ordinated by it would be car
>ard8 at once. It is supposed . . , .
' out by existing governmeut dej
overnment desires to have a . . .
ments and agencies,
ete record of all from 18 to . . ,
As now rnnsinprpn t no rnm
tne military training feature 8lon would be rep'resentaTive oT<
e properly cheeked up. niercial. industrial, labor. agr
i officers training school a tural and social interests; its n
Fremont, C'al., has been an- hership would be small and it w
deal with all phases of the g
ile no otllcial pronouncement problem of easing the country I
;en made regarding the matter, war to peace.
relieved by many that the mili The President is understood t<
e-fures in the various col- distinctly opposed to the sugge
will be continued, although plan of having a congressional (
hly not on such an extern'o' mittee prepare a reconstructive
There are many who th?f^' gram. He is said to prefer men
sal training has come to ?tiy have- made special studies of
jme of the opponents of the nomie and social problems,
when it was first sugge 'od, af- President is said now to be consl
iting the physical improvement 'ng what emergency legislation
men fol'owing a brief training be necessary before the governti
>, new feel that every young can proceed systematically to tun
hould have the advantage of a resources of the country to p
i In military training. time production,
view of the fact that the only Most Immediate Problem,
rters those between IK and 21. How to shut off further war
1 and 36 will lvve *hat thev I duetion without closing? pit
pen called into so-- ice aro ft. owing men out of work and c
registration and classification I financial strain, is the most
and thoso from 36 to 46. tiielr mediate reconstruction problem
ration cards, it has been sup- in? ,,M' government,
that they immediately have Government authorities ha
cards framed. Those whose charge of placing of war contr
have become worn fiom con- :iro considering a plan for diver
friction with other pocket con- r:,NV materials from war Indus'
can get a new card by apply- i,s fast :,s these curtail their ao
their local board before that ,,PS to other Industries where
is dissolved. The men are it can he used at once for reconst
I a part of Uncle Sam's reserve tion needs. War orders will n?>
although never called to carry canceled in a wholesale way \
, and will some day refer with R,l<:h a I)lun is developed, it is
to their reminder of the call lioved.
vice, as reserves. Besides, tite in this connection, the chambe
nient is still after slackers commerce of the United States n
neans to round them up?al public a letter to President Wi
m. * citing evidence of anxiety an
+ business men over the governnu
10RF \PPI irATIONS fUtUre COUr8e' 8,,KRes,lnP a <levf
1UKL APPL.lt A I IONS ment Qf uniforin policies for all
FOR OFFICERS' CAMPS partments.
Appreeliension and Disturbanc
"As you are doubtless aware,"
department Stops Them; Can't ,otter said, "the cancellation of
II Whether More Divisions tracts by some government nger
Win o.n~.?..o during the last 10 days hns cai
a great deal of apprehension and
turbance, the extent of which,
shington, Nov. 14. ?Order tunately, has not attracted pi
ieen issued by the war depart- ??? "*?<?! because the war news
discontinuing the acceptane 80 greatly overshadowed it.
dieants for the central officers' " seems to us that it is poss
>g camps and stopping the or- to work out certain common pr
tion of any new classes. There wh,ch 8hou,<1 nbtain ,n aU l
?w approximately 100,000 mn ernment departments In afTee
ning at these camps operating settlements on contracts now t?
monthly class basis. stopped and adjusting them 1
. fair basis. If one bureau, or den
November classes will be dis- , . ? .. ..
... . - ment, follows its own ideas, ano
ued and a decision is expected . ..
pursues a different course, it se
is to whether present classes ., . .. .... . .
that it will lead to endless con
tie continued to graduation. . , .
... 7 . versy and confusion,
of the additional training
for officers that had been "Pending the development of
d will be established. adequate organization, we earn*
. hope that a c'earance commi
future of the student officers . , . ,
may be appointed at once to wl
ig units and aviators and ... . , ... ,
will be referred all proposals to 1
schools also is now being . ....
_ eel contracts,
il out. Secretary Baker said . , ,
The chamber of commerce
le question of the best wav to . , , . ,. ?
has recommended to the Presii
his work with the least dis- ,. . . ,. . , , .
the establishment of an advisory
n to the institutions involved ... , ,,
construction commission similai
ig considered bv the college1 .... .
(that he now consolers appointing
s associated with government ,,,. . . . . ,
Whatever machinery is created
work and also bv the general . . .. ... ,. .
suoervlsing the transition, it is 1
It may be that the training ,, . . . .....
sidered certain that the governn
will continue longer at some Iirnnntl?Q ln ma
h than at others while no,ess ^on'trot. anil to exercise a very"
eadjustments are being made j(jVO supervision over business
Baker Indicated that no defl- terests during the change.
>cision had yet been reached as
future of various army divis- \ Feast For the Boys nn?l till
now completely organized o Historical Tales, by Charles >
formed at cantonments in thl r|B jn fifteen volumes with illus
y. Asked if these organizations .tlons; has Just been placed on
see service in France he said: nbrary shelves Library hours '
annot answer that." 5:30 on Saturdays.
I
ISTER IN
IIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1918.
r WIDE DIFFERENCE "SfS
IY IN AMOUNTS SPENT
<>tli?i;iK I
vor State. Superintendent of Edu *I,M 1M'
cation Reports School ApI
portionments.
j threw into rot
| sessional lea*
NT LEE LEADS FOR WHITES ,iHn,H ,l" 1U'
tax burden pi;
i~~~revenue bill ea
Ke in State is $17.84 for view* of prospe
die- Whites and $2.10 for Col- ptM",,,u,reH- .
Senator Sim
at ored Pupils in the Public the senate flna
Schools. man Kltehin o
means eonimit
^ MeAdoo discus
dent An average of $17.84 was expend- reached no eor
the ed in South Carolina for each white said he would
tion pupil during the present scholastic dlate survey of
pre- year. tative plans fc
on's The! amount apportioned per capi- from abroad. 1
eace ta for negro pupils was $2.16. ders, and othe
ad- Lee county stood at the top of the peace conversi
unc- list of counties In Its apportionment mendations wi
and for white pupils and at the opposite The uncerta
rled extreme in its apportionment for no- inent financial
?art- groes.. The amount for each white gent need of
pupil in Lee was $35.91*; for each legislation to <
mis negro pupil $1.08. date, constitut
:om- Charleston county led in the sons promptin
icu! amount expended per capita for no- leaders, both 1
lem- groes with $16.22. licans. to advt
nuld I'ickens county stood at the hot- he changed to
reat torn in its apportionment for white, any great ext?
rom expending $0.21 each. ate has revised
The following amounts were ap- j is estimated
he portioned in the various counties for 000 instead <
... 1. 14 .
?t11 i negreos, as mmutated by provided bv t)
*om John K. Swearingen. State superin- ury officials al
pro- tendent of education: largo inflow of
who County. White Negro. volume of war
eco Abbeville. . .$12.79 .19 $ 1.41 Z a floated in the <
The Aiken 15.51 28 2.15 15 Demand foi
der- Anderson. . . 14.8b 29 2.47 7 rut down exp<
may Bamberg . . . 11.96 1 1.22 4 1 ing strongly fi
nent Barnwell . . . 14.94 2 1.57 25 congress.
Beaufort. . . 24.52 11 2.7 6 5 Senators Bon
eace Berkeley. . . 22.77 16 1.67 21 licans, in addi
Calhoun. . . . 10.17 5 1.1b 17 urged immei
Charleston.. . 26.22 11 8.29 I vast governmc
pro- Cherokee . . . 16.14 26 2.21 10 said Demoor.i
ints Chester. . . . 27.70 7 1.41 28 would have k
ana- chesterfield .. 11.72 16 2.1 5 11 rving out his
Iih Clarendon . . 18.27 21 1.40 1l| economy progr
fac- Colleton. . . . 14.74 30 1.11 15 is informed m
Darlington . . 27.88 6 2.05 18' ditures.
vin; Dillon 21.62 15 1 6-1 24 1
acts Kdgefleld. . . 21.94 IS 1.09 44 (WSl'AITIF
ting Fairfield. . . . 25.99 12 1.18 42:
tries Dorchester. . . 14.54 11 2.0't 161
tlvi- Florence ... 21 99 17 2.51 6
they Georgetown. . 16.21 27 1.1 5 4 \Vu-liiiiuto? <!
rue- Greenville. . . 11.19 18 3.18 1
t he Greenwood. . 18.95 19 1.86 21 li?\? !<??*
intil Hampton . . . 16.36 25 1.27 19 ltc?
be- Horry 10.04 4 4 2.1 7 11
Jasper 17.24 21 1.72 22
r of Kershaw . . . 13.52 17 1.4 2 29 Washington.
i*de| Lancaster. . . 1 1 44 42 1 17 11 here estimate
lson j Daurens. . . . 16.50 24 1.14 14 j * *'s of the A
,w,,? 1 i.u? 45 lurrrn hi me
,nf'? Lexington. . . 12.35 40 1.20 38 100.000, indue
'lop- MeCormick . . 13.82 34 1.1 4 43 action, wound*
dc- Marion. . . . 27.32 8 2.20 12 disease and ac
Marlboro. . . 23.65 14 1.38 32 log whomever
Newberry. . . 17.4 3 22 1.14 27 Some of those
tl,e Oconee. . . . 12.29 41 2.09 17 log probably *
eon- Orangeburg .. 1 8 43 20 1.31 31 when the pris
leies Pickens . . . 9.21 45 2.2 8 9 front Germany,
used Richland . . . 26.95 9 5.42 2 It is was ss
dis- Saluda .... 1.24 43 1.25 40 will be several
f?r- Spartanburg . 14.34 33 2.32 8 cord of casual!
'tdi Sumter. . . . 30.06 4 1.87 19 Tt is regarded
ha? Union 13.80 35 2.22 1 1 that many of
Williamsbg . . 26.32 10 1 48 26 recent heavy fi|
dble York 14.53 3 2 1.86 20 second \meric!
inci ? ? yet been rope
gov- Average for wounds also
ting State . . .$17.84 . . $ 2.16 . . ported for son
I ')e slightly woun
)n ^ couriers may b
,art" TltK 11)18 TOIl.lCCO ( HOP IS The daily lit
LARGEST EVER I'ltODK K!) h;ive consisted
Washington. Nov. 14.?Never be 100 namrs ?,a
II ?" , ? has indicated
fore was there a crop of tobacco so
number of re
an large as this year's. With the ex- majn Jo ,)fl gjv
stly <eption of Tennessee and Kentucky be released as
ttee every southern state increases its c"n handle th?
production this year. North Carolina "notllcial
can- ... . . lislied cnsualtv
I leading with an Increase of 38,000,
of November 1
also pounds over last year's crop. 1;(, of 71,300
lout| Kentucky's production showed a mates made, bi
re-1 decrease of that amount. the hat'le coi
to The prodtK'tion l>v States, the de- first and secon
pan ment of agriculture announced immediately pi
for la: Virginia 150,007.000 pounds,! hostilities and
con- tin increase of 21,000,000 pounds; heretofore, leai
nen North Carolina 24 2,252,000, an ii - tint all unpuh
ized -reuse of 38.000.00o; South Carolina casualties will
pos- 62,2o8,000, an increase of 1 1,000.- Kstlniates ht
in- 000; Florida 4,416,000, an Increase ords fix the t<
of 1,000,000; Tennessee 63.018.- in France at le
000, decrease of 17.000,000; Ken
Is. Micky 388.170,0oo, decrease of 38,- Meetin
dor- 000,000. There will b
tra- The quality this year is 87 7 of the War \V<
the compared with 86.4 last year; the och church neI
to acre yield 871.8 pounds, compared Speeches will I
with 816.0 last year, announced late
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I
|F ff=a ST? W 1? COTTON TODAY ^
1KWS ^
SURSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
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tiWZEmn HANDSOME HOME IS
v\nnmr\ awtwiwv ?\wt nwwvw?
ULMKUYtD bY MKt
'(Hider Ovi'f lie
" ' Residence of Judge Jones Completely
Ruined Yesterday
Nov. 14. Pence I ..
. , Morning.
iferenee between con-.
lers and treasury of
'Stinn of whether the MICH ClRMTl'RE SAVED. i
in tied in the pending
n he lightened, in
ctive reduction of ex- This, However, Was Itadly i)am.
. aged Hv Water?Loss $10,000
miens, chairman o '
nee coininittee. chair Oi $15,000 With Insurance of
f the house ways and $7,000.
ttee, and Secretary
>sed the problem, but
lclusion. Mr. McAdoo Fire at ten o'clock yesterdayundertake
an imme- morning completely ruined tho
the government's ten- handsome residence of Judge Ira B?
>r return of the army Jones and Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Jones
For curtailing war or- in the grove, corner Chesterfield
r phases of war-to- avenue and White street, leaving
on, and make recom- merely a luill after burning the roof
thin a few days. and upper story. It was one of tho
inty of future govern- most stubborn fires ever experienced
needs, and the ur- bv the local fire company, the buildpushing
the revenue ing being so large that the two
;omp!etion at an early streams played upon the flames
e the principal rea- were insufficient to extinguish them,
g many oongressiona and while they were held in cheek
Democrats and Uepub- and prevented from spreading to
icjite that the bill not other residenees across the street,
redtiee the revenue to they could not have done mote dani nt.
Already the sen- age.
I it so that the Income At first it looked as if the firemen
at about Jfi.LTifl.OOti, would confine the blaze to the attle
>f the $8 000,000,0(H) with very little damage and nothing?
te house draft. Treas- was moved from the building, but
so pointed out that a later when it was seen that tho
m.\rj* *>111 n-uiin- \ m? WIHIIH 111 II 1111^111 Ui*SI rOVPCl IIIOSt
bonds which must ho of tho furnishings on tho lower floor
cpring. and some from tho upper floor were
r immediate steps t t removed.
ndituros now is com The fir/* originated in the wall of
rom both parties in a room on the lower floor and burned
its way through to the attic?
ih and Smoot. Repub- where fanned by stiff draughts from
esses in tho senate the ventilators it spread over tho
liate currailment of whole of the building, then began
nt expenditures and breaking through at different place*
itic Leader Martin on the roof. No quicker than the
reat difficulty in car- firemen would get a stream playing:
recently announced on a certain place than it would
ram unless the public break through in a new place, and
1 details of all expen- tliis kept up or an hour or more until
finally the flames were gotten un?
der control.
:s or hie rhe residence was one of tho
ws ONLY imuimr"" 'ra t
' plete wreck, and much c.f the good*
removed to the yard were damaged
fficlis!*; !? ' \<>i lie handling and water At the tima
the fire was discovered none of the
ms of Life Have , . ,
family were at home, a negro ser ii
tJrenter. vent being the only one in the houseJudge
Jones was in Cbe.fer attending
court; Mrs. C I) Jones was irt
Nov 14 ?Officiiis Polntnbin ; Mr. Jones was at his place
that tiie total casual- nf business and Iheir children at
merican expeditionary school. The loss is estimated at
war will not exceed $it),0(i0 to $15,000. with $7,000 filling
the men killed in surance.
>d, died of wounds, . 4.
c.ucuib i.IK. Tile miss- GERARD URGES TRIAL OF
will be accounted for.
Who have been miss- EX-KAISER FOR MURDER
>vi 11 be accounted for
oners are returned |(o Should Re K\trn<litc<l Prom Hoi*
Ud that it probably >?"?>??" Already Indicted in
weeks before the re- Kiiglnnd for Murder.
ies can be completed
as almost certain
the casualties in the New ^ "rk, Nov. 1 1 Extradition
nhtlng by the first and of For 11101 Wmperor William of Gerin
armies have not nian>' from Holland and his trial in
irted. Deaths from It* <?n 'he charge of murder,
probably will be re- fnr which lie has been indicted
ie time, while lists of 'here, was urged here by James W.
ided being sent bv Derard. former anihas idor to (Jerie
delayed. many, in an inipromtu address beds
for several days for<> a 'heater audience.
of approximately 1 - Asking whether a man shall be alii
v. Secretary Raker lowed to escape who hail "killed so
that a considerable many people that if they were
ported casualties re- stretched on the ground. they
en out but these will would form a line almost around tho
rapidly as newspapers entire world." Mr Gerard answered
m. his own question with an emphatic '
tabulation of pub- "1 shounl say not."
lists including those "There is a treaty between Holshows
a grand to land and En eland," Mr. Gerard demon.
fateful out I- <>l!i i'o/l '<i.? i. 1.1*1. i? ?-? ?> * -
.. i in-* <<in f-.Miauno
used on knowledge of the ex-kaiser, who has been Indictmillions
faced hv the ed in England and try hint before
d st-nties in the d ys'an English eoitrt. 1 guess we all
eeedinp cessnt'on of know what the verdict would be.
on the average I's's, When the hangman drops the trap
rl officers to believe he will be doing away with one of
lished and unreported the world's greatest mu'dert is."
not exceed 30,'100. *
ised Oil previous rec- Kicked |J\ ? Mule,
ital marine casualties Minor MehafTey. who lives with
ss than 5,000. pjM mother about six miles from tho
city, was kicked in the face by t*
m at Xntioch. mule Thursday and badly hurt. Ho
e a meeting In behalf was brought to Lancaster for mediirk
campaign at Antl- "al ahl and the doctor said no bones
*t Sunday at 4 p. m. were broken. The mule's shoe, howle
made by speakers ever, cut an ugly gash in the young
r. man's cheek.