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- A LIVE PAPER ?n[ Jl A LIVE TOWN 68TH YEAR. NO. X NIGHT SCHOOL WILL OPEN MONDAY NEX Mrs. Riddle an.d Other Teachers City Sc"ools Will Have Charge. NO TUITION IS CHARGED The School Will Be Conducted Monday, Tuesday and Wednesd or Thursday Night of Each Week (By JOE K. CONNORS.) A night school for all I-nncuster p< j'le 14 years of age and over will opened here next Monday night in t cotton mill school. Mrs. H. R. R die lias been ap|H>inte<l by the clia man of- night schools as county cln man for I Lancaster county. Togetl with other teachers of the Lancaei vlioola, Mrs. Riddle will meet all p eons of fourteen years and over < sirous of taking advantage of this fi course of instruction at the mill ecln Mon lay night, November 25, at o'dlock and classes will be i:nmediat< organized and all preliminary arranj meats made fur the beginning Tueed night of regular class room work. T school will be conducted regulai monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Tliuisday nights of each week tnrouj out the mouiths of November and I cenilur and until further notice. I exact hour for eucli - meeting, tile sc< of work to be pursued during the p grcss of the school, etc., will be i liounced by Mrs. Riddle Monday ni,. Teaching s'Iiom all Oay and for s. era I hours three .light- ,n the w. Will IiroM' a n exceed ne'i .Ireniio job for miv ton her. however fai'h and energetic she may b in tlie pi nuance of Iter |>edagogical ambition n tliis work at night, especially, will t tlie strength ami cntluraiicc of all 1 leathers in charge, though for the en of those whose education in their eai days htu> been neglected anil for t better educational progress and pr Jierity of the I am caster folks general your teachers here are very willing tnak" the sacrifice and do the lx-nt tl ran . .* you, and it is hoped that the n..d people and all others as w id' tii' i n will manifest | rofound tore^t, in the night school and give their endorsement and siip|x throughout So fnr as is now known the "teach will rc-eive no pecuniary com pc neati for their work. As to tin* prospect fctudents for the night school, it is p: ticularly desiral !c. and it is urged your government. that all army rog tran'.s not yet drafted who a if una to read and write will he all men present theinevlves for enrollment the school Monday night. I 'ncle St Is taking the Ix-st of care of the e< utionnl hi' the b'?v 'ever thei and in the ramps of America, but I the illiterates 011 the outside he is t gecting the schools, especial v the nit cliools. as liest thev can to siiimlv 1 deficiency m tlie* educational status lie Amrrknn army registrant and | triot. * NO DEPRIVATION TO GIVE SOME FOOD TO GERMAT <'hi? Supply Most Pressing X? Without Kntailing Shortage Among Allies. London, Nov. 18.?Sir Albert Stanley, presdent of the board trade, announced that the first st< had been taken to relax prohibit! on imports and exports. The Daily Express is officially fonned that the arrangeme^s bei made to supply the German' peop most pressing need for food will r entail sh ?rtages for the allied i tlons. Germany has already nis known her immediate wants, and t in'o DMed food council will dec: what supplies should be alloted. One of Germany's requests is : fish. Great lit itain will be able supply large quantities of herrir and other pickled fish without i privation to herself. * Owitur to the tin t that mam li t not yet received their labels. tin- tii for sending off < hri>tmas packets soldiers in Kram-e lu?- 1 ?*?*ii vvtrnilnl Xovemlxr Kith. lint those having t now arc ur^ed to present thorn Red Croaa headquarters so that tin boxes may Ik* **ent off' at once and rush at the end of the month voided. "he La SEMI-WEEKLY. LANC T To the Rea of The News apolo reading it contains, d > type equipment, whic oil ay caster. An expert fi l: i i _ uii 1115 way ucrc ana v in time to get up 1 ,',r Tuesday's paper. In ? ers to bear with us ai l.T "r missed, though the st one or two issues. I 1M)I 7 J. T. Fain, of the Roc sly *ay able to appear at all riy of his linotype machii to Rock Hill last nigh the type for this issue the management of 1 v j Fain's aid. ok i UH | til llnr, COTTON GROWERS WISH !ni?M| REGULATIONS RELAXED!t^LiliI' the I ? - - k. RAJ rjv Southern .Senators nn?l Represent!!the tatives Are Working For ? Free Distribution <>l ( oft to. Orders 1*. "'.v Washington, Nov. 18.?Son tors 11" and representatives from the cotton growing states and members of the BACK cotton slates advisory marketing ,l hoard at a meeting here named com- Some ol l,rt mittees to confer with government contin agencies with a view to securing re- qu, its taxation of regulations affecting the ion distribution of cotton. A letter also! ive was written to President Wilson itr- calling his attention to conditions in - \-11i I?y tlie cotton industry and asking his is- aid in the efforts to move tho accu-|"' !0"' hie lated stocks in tlie south. -hipping his Senator Smith, of Georgia, who Hl in called the conference, announced af- '"r mi ter the meeting that sub-committees.''"" u" in- were appointed to take up with the "" 1 re" war trade and war industries boards' 0 j'1'1,1 1 for the matter of a more liberal lieens-' w" 'lont x- ing system for cotton shipments l>r,'x,OUH rlit abroad, while another committee was a,M>ar'l lie named to ask the shipping board to ' ,ai"''S4'1 of supply additional tonnage for this,' :,'Xv'a" m- traffic. Those attending tlie conference said that because of restrictions placed fui the export of cotton the a* " market has become stagnant while ' " *^,IU ^ immense stocks are accumulating in the southern states. These stocks '""V . now are approximately 500.000 ' liales in excess of those on hand this . , . . tin, aiin time last year, they said. __ ^ war depi COTTON SHIPMENTS TO *uu#e tii H SPAIN UNpER NEW RULE ,,i ,.n?i (,f ' : | war wh< issued w *>H War Trade Board Announces New . .. ... civil lit* on Proceedure for Kxportcrs of Stn- when tli in- He to Follow . I ab;M.,,1 :t!" i liglitn injfV an 'ea Washington, Nov. 18.?New pro- ij/,.,| n? ,ot cedure for the shipment of raw cot- eommuni il" ton to Spain was announced by the niake n< l(1? war trade board. I'nder the new fl,>t ,r,v ,,e! ruling a statement will be furnished appears the board of the quantity of cotton ||,,w of I which each spinner or consumer 111 tide Ik-i'i f?r| Spain is to receive of the li)5,OOo( bales to be licensed by the I'nitcd Synic 1 Ks | States for three months commencing that 1?- j September 1. and during each three j? ,ulvai months thereafter.' 'mcnt. i After the imports have been deter- tlie lipl vc mined by the board, the spinner or j, conine oe consumer may purchase cotton eith- ,,, o u> er oireruy ironi me exporter in the jt |,?s to United States or thrort(U> the Span- f,,r sji In- Ish importer. Knphtnd at " (Sunset) L-ir \sknowlcdce?nent of a lx?x of pa* H(, it w< a iamas recently shipped to headquarters ? la* lias lieen reeeived. The ra.se was rated "A," correct in every r?**peet. (< JNCASTE1 :ASTER, S. C.. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 19 iders of The News >gizes for the small quantity o ue to a breakdown in our lino h could not be repaired in Lan rom the Mergenthaler factory *i /e hope to get the machine goin; Friday's paper, or at least, nex the meantime, we ask our read id no issue of the paper will b andard may fall a little low fo t is due to the courtesy of Edito :k Hill Herald, that the paper i today. Mr. Fain tendered on nes to us and our operator wen it, and by working all night, se !. It is unnecessary to say tha rhe News highly appreciates Mi OBILIZATION AS vr=D^T< }1D AS POSSIBLE ?i |hts to Observe It; t'i Issued Will Release .Makes Statement. Daily From the Home Camps. Washington. Nirv. 18.? the voluntary censorship acrt FROM FRANCE, TOO ^lie newspapers, George Cree . man of the committee on pi f the Camps Wiil Be Dis- formation, issued a stiiteme utd as Men Aie Mustered expressing appreciation ol and Some Will tie Mam- rat|,,n ?l ,h" Patriotic ol tin press during the wt Creel's statement follows: "It has iieen agreed that agtoii, Nov. 1.8. Arrangements no fU|||,er necessity for the fiiiu Inline the troop* in France t;o;i ()f tho volunteer censors g worked otii rapidly from a (|P1. VVhi. n ih? ........ < - ?? * |#I lliin j point of view, tin' shipping front the enemy the niilita iiounced today, hi issuing a call r,og p]ang an(, lroop movon ? eoluntecrs t.. man the ships (he United St;iU.s. The ag] I lie used for that purpose. may Pon8idered a8 no Ioil^ mm ween Is and do will he ac- jng and (jje rar,j carrying tl ...?ler the cm 11 issued today, of KO>f.rilIIlenl ls herewith ej regard for their draft rating ,r Th(, 8ecretury of war an<, th e\|s'rienee, and will Ih. put | tary of nayy aQ(J allothpi training ships at Ito-toii. sat. | cernfi(1 vvlth tho direction of <?. Scuttle, New OrKeam, and .g war eftort8 join in sjn, d for si\ weeks s|ssial tram knowledgentent of the demt i i tude owing to the press of tl i ed States for the honorab Already Under Way. , , . , J charge of a high respon net * ui, Nov. IS. Movement of ...{4,, , . . Without loice of law, and u ricaii troop- across the Atlanta ? . , .. 1 | larger compulsion than th< iped entirelv ami demohili/ation ,4i 4|%? . , 1 patriotism, the overwhelmii - in cant..,,meat* and camps at jnrjty Qf newspaper? hav? g, iiiulei way. faltering obedience to even ,1 March, chief of stair, n.nne ()f gnvernment in inatu.rs; o.incement today, outlining >!'?', jtary 8ecrecy. carrying throu ,rtmeat's plan in answer to the' eossfu,iy a ,,(.mendous experi S the country has been a>-t?g honor and trust." e da\ the armistice was sign i ^ it hccnmc apoarent that ? >' 'WAR WORK DRIVE IS i over, lie -aul order- alrcadv .. i .iiuiiuyt i'.l EXTENDED TWO ou'al send 2<Ht.0<>0 men lines to within two weeks, and that ( ^ __ _ r..n ....... or vuue Half of Amount ? n. iiiouriiin was in full ??w mp . , , Been Raised Saturday Nit i.lMiO wonl?l ?|iiit the army daily. ' ' ny division* of 'i ueral Porsh- New N<?ik, Nov. IS Wit! nv in France w ill lie d. nud>i ' *!IO?.-l?"i.4t?S on hand toward tHHt as possible in their home . x is?< *?"?' ??' ^Mmo.immi. ..ill ities. The chief of stair would '?'' ? united war work eonipa . predictions as eo when the uounced ^nturday "if-'ht that tl is ions would -tart home. It -?-liodiile?l to end net Mondtn prolmlde. however, that the would he eontinued until W. returning troo|?s can la* in full jtiipld. Miis derision was reae ore February. j .1111*0 two days of the eampaii The Pioneer Unites. 'virtually lo t is a result of pen ollicers regard it as possible brat ions and the inuen/a epidct tain divi-ioiis may h.v r--,filled Fleven -fates hav e m?*.s iee of flie enerftl return move- 'pieta- lint pondine otl'nial eonII I .en era! Marel. indicated that none of t lie report , has I re. I HittlKivr) division, heeaitse it I he e.even ?t.it s wliieli estao used of men from *2t'? stat s and filet that they v. ere lir-t to pa ii it ion of the flglitinj; record <|iiota* ^ ?? have the honor of ade in Fnm c. would l?c mark V. M <A.. KiiijrliU of t ol.ui ... . . .... s. o.si. - ' - leouil I COIII illelH. Ihl' JOlll ,\e\V "IHIIIIIII ?rni\ I'lll* IIHIIICU national puard) and tin* -tIr-1 tln-ni. I lie elevin state* whir division an- in the same class, \ In- larirest <>vcrsiii?*cri|>t inn 1 odd not i'hiih,' surprise, there- similarly honored, hese three organization* should The official ro|*>rt. issued S 1 n ,<ht showed the southeastern Continued on p?f? ? ) 'm-nt had siiheerilad .fo.Hlo.JH)]. R i. 1918 sm ?iIpig show is to be HELD ON NOV. 27th Li.**, of Prizes Offered to Members of { County Bovs' and Girls' Pig Clubs. AT THE McDOW FARM. Ci unty Agent Graeber Wants All Memg bers to Bring Their Pigs So They May Be Weighed and Judged. g I lie I-uneaster eouuty pig show will .a. .he behl at tile farm of the liiiiuiHter ' Mercantile company on Wednesday, | N'ovuiber 27. County Agent Graeber I" ha- written the following letter to i il members of the boys' and girls' pig 0 elulis: I.a master. S Nov. IS. 1J?I8. ^ Dear Pig ( lull Mein's-i s: I know ttfat you have been waiting for some time *to hear ulxuit the pig if show, lit on lu-coiint of tfie influenza lutbreak we have licen forced to delav the holding of tlie show. Hut now wo have the pood news tor you. The pip show will lie held tni \V?dC nesday. November 27th. at the farm > f the ljinea?ter Mercantile company, one mile ca t of l-uua-ter on the ( he-t'T/icld or I >i xif road. W ? wanted to held .1 his sjtow :n the city of l^incaster, but to eiiitahlc place cttnld he found. A pood list of prizes litis oven scour Ll ed. and should he of prent interest o every one of you Ac orditip to the p agreement made last spring, when you s eiircil your pip, ?c expect every eluh metiiiier to hring his or her pip to the show and have it judped. A list of the prizes is inclosed with this letter. Now. I want every one of you to do = your liest to win. <!ct \otir pip in pood SHIP -liape. A pood washinp followed hy a ...on. "otii. or two of oil will do the pips pood I v I'. I'. 1, tnd make their hair look better, ror the Idaek pips you may use either the Xewspa- rude oil (as we reeonunend for lic-i r hlaek oil. For the Duroe or red pips eel vmi should use a very 1 i lit colored .naeliine oil. Do not us,, kerosene or iaeeed oil e sun- to haw your pip free ^ it lice or nits, llrinp your pip in a pood ovate, so it can lie safely handled 'p,e<1 by I .tol weiphed. ' * li?t i i \ow a hunt your IJeeord Pool". Me i tile in- every meniln>r to finish up the r tit hi 11 |{ivord I look to the dat. of the show. the ad support (Continued on Page Four.) ir. .Mi. + AN URGENT NEED FOR ,s AN OVERSUBSCRIPTION opera >hip un- challenge to Patriotic and R digious I guarded Forces to Con.t to Aid | ry vciA- Fighters. 1 tents reemeat . V " " V , 7 reived \ est ord a v l>\ ( ol. I jcri?\ sprint's, er l>in?l- . , i-lt.i 1111:111 tor I?inrn.-tit count v <>l ti> lequests I t'? <! War Uuh . itnceled , , Atlanta, (.a., Hit 11. t? secre- . l-iTov N| rint;-. umra-trr. s. t.: s con- . ' . . , , 11 1 x oor state Itinli'rs will advise von at Atneri- ... , unci' en in pa iirti c\t ended l>\ national <>r pp0 j- ''cr to close Wednesday tiiylii instea<l et" Monday Tiiitht. This is ieces<arv te I. n 11- . , . localise peace r.lclua t ion t III oiuHioiit le (lis conntdv 11 r-1, two da\- cainpa <ni. t vit slhilitv. , ' . caI ncc<l o 1 miniedii'te positive actio, ruler no . I'lea-e not it v all leaders and workers ot dr own , vonr territorv <i liant* an seeinl ric nta- ' , . 11.hiniinons piMlm to ( ontmii" cant ven tin- . . . , , nniiMi ai'ip-essiv el v tliroii'jb Wednesdav / desire . . i 11 l?'ii t. Kein.rt ov wire ilnlv a- here >ol mil-1 . ' , totore to vonr state oliieir. uclaim* ftn sue- . ' , , of eonntrv will e rtnililv -lib-cr lisnient in . or filial cpiota and iittv p -r ee.it extra a- asked l?y IMe-ident" \\ il-on. The hour is here when Atneri-a should dedi*'ot. her utmost for makinir a new earth wlier in dwelloth liL'ht roii-ness. Please I.axe read in ov.rv pulpit and >ct Had meet in" po--ilde, al.-o to ! . in papei-. 'ht- II. II. KIN'ti. Ii oii'V its re- At'anta, 1 Jo.. 1 lith. rials of l.ernv vprill>Ts. Ijnira-t-r. S ( ; i^n an- I>r .lohii It. Molt director vreneru'l of ie driv the I niteil Work ea tnpii i?.?. 1. received liiylit. follow in;; caldojrmm from l>r. < !eo. \V dnesilav Tnretv pa-tor of tin- lai'ue-t Its Mist hed he- -horeh Ihiltoii. Texas. who i- now in ;n xver. -pe ial V W. (' \. worl amoii" men of ice eele \nicriiin -\petlit i'liaf force-: "I Inr li e. molt it ' i!e ol -III I 1- and sailors ov. i ! tli ir >}i ^ fnn?t it I'ti1 :in inroinput t1 !? elm I filiation Vii^i- i,i tli.- patriot r and ivl'trimi jini/dl, oriT, .>f \ morion. TI'men now ii-li the faro tho jfraveet test of victory, dot-> til no! Ii/ntiou a ad road i 11 -1 inont and I iiixino ?irt? u11\ roipio-f th* wisp-t and w<>r nlni?: or thiest spirit tin 1 puidani-e. than nftor our l?"-t is unworthy of ourmoti. of our h show -o'liitrv. of our oppnrtunit ie?. Commit will toi? look with oontidonor to you to o ouro fullest |Mw?ihlo result* to 'last minaturdav uto to show our love and appreciation depart- f0. the laiys over there. "R. II. KIN'ti." COTTON TODAY 27 CENTS ASCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR TROOPS CALLED OUT TO QUELL BIG RIOT Mob Attempts to Storm Tail at Winston-Salem in Etfort to Lynch Nev;ro. L'TTff 1/ T V r I'l\. ?* ? Kt r ri<?, iv k i. l. r. u : 1*1/YIN i WUUINL)&J> Troops Sent From Green; boro end Charlotte on Special Trains to Quell Hiot. Winston Sale in. V t\, Nov. 18.? The death toll in the riot here hist night, which followed efforts of a mob to storm the city jail and lynch ? negro prisoner, had been increased at midnight to five a girl spectator, a city fireman and three negroes. 'lTie polii ee believe that a detailed eeareh wili show that at least seven persona and niaylie more were killed, yl'pwards of a score of |iereon? are lielieved to have la-en injured, five or six of them seriously. They are meetly white |K'rsiai? and include two members of the home guard, which was called out win ti the mob made its second visit to the jail after shooting a negro and ac- * cideutallv wounding a white prisoner in the afternoon. Winston ShIcii Nov. '8.?At leaet two persons are known to have been .illed and probahv a score of others injured, several seriously. in a riot i.ere la-t night which resulted from the tTorts el a mob of several thousand men to storm the city jail and lynch a negro accused of shooting ,1. K. t'hi 1 dre-s and sheriff Flint and attacking Mrs ('hi'idrese last night. l^ate at night firing -till was going on in different parts of the city, th* mob finally having broken into smab groups. I.llorts ,,t the home guard and the police to restore order were unai nling even at tldiat time and Governor liickett was asked to intervene, lie ordered home guards from (Jreciishoro and arranged to have a i-niniuinii ? #' regular soldiers t sent from Camp Poik. near Kaleieii. I lie known dead are: I'uelia-d la-vi. a young woman b\stand'r. and Robert Young, a lireman. 'I'lie more M?rinii?|\ injured include Margaret tieorge. I.inwood llc^er. ?ln> n llumolcr. citizens. and Krank t 'Prion and II.. I'. I law lev, members of tin? Huchael lawi. a young woman b, -' a nder was s lt? it through tlie limp, and Robert Young. a tireinan. also was shot. Nninner Injuied Uakncvn. I'ive ot the moii* sci ioiisly injured, uuiuuoig two llie.ilIieis of tile III I'le j*imi?l. w re taken to hospitals, birfc many others were treated at the r homes. The total number of injured was not known and the police would not li.w.trd aii estimate. The mob lirst formed in tlie afternoon alwnit .'{:'1H o'eloek and stormed the jail. Three shots were tired and tins negro aroused of shooting the twiw men and attacking Mrs. Childress was seriously wounded, while a white prosoner named Trapg also was hit in tha arm by a stray bullet. After some ?Ii11i n 11 v . the police siiereeiled ill cleanup the crowd out ot" the building and the mayor called out the liotn p'lards. ?. 11i t reigned for -t time, but ater the report went around ieit thenpro shot was not the man that had been -ouidit. By nightfall tins molt had re formed and start d marchinp to the jail which was surronded by home puiirds. Harware Stores Broken Open. Hardware stores w?re broken into and re\i/i\ers. shotpiuis and other wea|w>ns and iiinmiinilioi- taken. Ah the mob tiiarehed. it increased in sins and when its object 'v. was reached it numbered several thousand. Tho mayor souplit to address the crowd, hut could net I?e heard. In the mcuiitime lire companies had arrived and win n the mob hrol e tor the jail tho lireineft turned water 011 them. firing immediately followed, ami ^ oiitip was shot ih ad \ bullet hit. Miss I i \i. who was watching nearby. Tlio Ih-i.h- vuiir?l*. nn-w Ted the voll V lut the mob quickly overpowered them am! wont into mo jail. l'wo members of lli,. pn:,d w ere badly hurl by heintf thrown bodil\ <I<>w11 a stairway whirl* tl.ey were pi turd hip. Apparent!\ the mob did not liatl tho m pro it >oiipht. for no more of tin) prieorters were tired upon. After an lionr or more the mob left the jail ami started marehim throuph business aeetion of the town. (Sradnally it broko into pronpH umt for a time it wa* feared that there would be a rnee riot a* some of the proupH headed for the nepro quarter.