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A LIVE PAPER ^ II T?TF N Jl Jnuc A LIVE TOWN JUL 68TH YEAR. NO. 10. SEMI-WEEKLY. OPPOSES DICTATION , K, OF THE PRESIDENT ' ' June 28(iroup of Republicans in Senate Sarejevo. Serve Notice That Thev Ju,> 28~ " August 1 rhink for 1 hcmsclvcs. einbourg. August 3 RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED TugZ\ 2 Septembe Politics After Having Been Ad- Septembe of Hlndenb journed for Some Time is Re- October i newed and Battle is on in Decembei n . Decembei Earnest. February Washington, Nov. 21.?Much slg- February niflcance is attached hero to the ac- April 17tlon of the senate Republicans, who first time, met In conference and practically May 2?] declared war against presidential May 7?' dictation to Congress. The resolu- May 23? tlon adopted by the conference of June 2? republican senators is a brief but October 1 pointed affair. It reads: "Resolved, that the Congress shall February arsert and exercise its normal and May 31? constitutional functions, including July 1 legislation necessary for reconstruc- Septembe tion." This is construed here to mean January nothing less than a Republican de- jare claration of independence. It does February not mean that the Republicans will Germany nnnnco mononrnc uitnnlv Lnnonon " " I March flare advftcated by the executive! M?rcl 1' branch of the government, but it i Ai.r! C apparent that the "war time bar- , " June 2 btnnny" between the two pol t.cil ! . . , ; . August 1 parties is at an end. N. . r 1 Novembe With the war at nn end and thoi .. . Novombe O. O. P. soo? to come into posses ,, . 1 ! D? cembei ion of i>nth houses -f congress, it is evident that th? Republicans Intend to srruti:?i7o more rlose'v hereafter March 2March **r no-called a d ministration measures. They will "want to be shown" beforo Ap. .1 14 voting for a bill which has White force . House approval. July 6 , counter off* It Is Different Now. . , mi i i 14 August 2 The war davs, when it was neces- ? . . Septembe sary only for the commander-in-chief _ . . ... . , Septembe to assert that something was aeces- _ . . i . .. . i. October sarv, are classed as entirely dis- ? . .. ' mistice. tlnct from peace davs with great . . October problems of reconstruction, rc- , , .. sals to the trenclnient and taxation to be work- . , October ou'- October Before the United States entered . Novembe the war there was constant Republi- VT . . .... . Novembe can criticism of the President s al- .. Novembe loeed dictation to concress. The President had won substantially No\? mb< n . . , , , , , , *, Novembe every fight in which he engaged and from his initial victory over the ca nal tolls repeal to the very outbreak ? = of war the White House scored vie- rpug NORT1" tory after victory over congress. With the coming of war, Repub- ^ ARMERi licans as a rule put aside political considerations and criticisms and . . ^ . . . , , They're Nowbuckled down to the support of the commander-in-chief. There were Wheat as times when there was questioning of some of the details of war legislation, but on the whole there were no party lines in either branch and Lancaster, S. most war bills went through by 21.?Sowing gt unanimous votes, or votes almost der of the day unanimous. days. Farmers Members of congress who occas- their wheat sow ionallv kicked over the traces. lr.- trving to make eluding a few of the President's own home. We an party, like Senators Vardaman or lific wheat and Hardwick, and Representatives Fulghum oat s Slavden and TTuddleston, received i tor and ripens president! '1 reprimands and war- proof oat. tiuio loyalty to the administration Mr. Ilyat, of was generally demanded in Wasp- ed his saw mil ingtr.n and throughout, the country. place which no Itcnuhlicans Are Mart. - and Furguson. After claiming the ohligutlon of Misses Janie pnrfsan lines, the Republicans lie- left for lllenhe came indignant with the issuance of n'ter spending i the President's famous appeal for a Shlloh ehurcl Democratic congress. They have re ed by It. I>. am r. Inn.1 i.n (? IkU !./. <> ja^kunnlian. nai although their grievance was a hit Mrs. lone Or relieved by the G. O. P. victory at ited J K. Oral the pols two weeks ago. week. Today, however, there was a eon- A pond numb \rne mnivtestation of a new shun- tended the Pol tin" and the renewal of o'rtisan thnt was held ? stii/<. Polities, after "hr>v111 _? ho<?njfarm just helo< adjourned. Is renewed and the hat-1 ftohlnson houpli !e is on from th's time only one houpli In servlnp notice thai 'hey pro- There was a pose to have nonpros i oxarcKo Its for sale. 0 not Rial and constitutional functions. the Republicans unquestionably do- Preneliinj s c the President to take 'he trip There will b Iron; the present militant minority nezer church Si that the legislative .)?-i of the o'clock hy the 1 government shall leplsla'e and 'he administrative branch ihall per- Morinh form functions of administration The Moriali only. will meet with Do Its Own Thinking. tint church Th What effect this virtual ultima- Saturday, Novei ___ . An interestinp f (Continued on Page 5.) ranged for the I LANCA LANCASTER, S. C., FRII Important Dates in the Great War 1?>1 I. ?Munler of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria at -Austria declared war on Serbia. .?Germany declared war on Russia and invaded Lux ?Germany declared war on France. ?England declared war on Germany. 3?Battle of Mons. ir 6?First battle of ?the Marne began. sr 16?Russians driven out of East Prussia (beginning urg's fame.) 9?Germans occupied Antwerp, r 8?Naval battle of Falkland islands, r 24?First German air raid on England. 1015. 18?German submarine blockade of England begun. 19?Naval attack on the Dardanelles begun. ?Second battle of the Yser, Germans used gas for the Russians defeated at the Dunajec. The Lusitania sunk. -Italy declared war on Austria. Italians crossed the Isonzo. i?Allies landed at Salonica. 1010. 21?Battle of Verdun begun. -Jutland naval battle. Battle of the Somnie begun. >r 15?First appearance of the tanks tat Courcelltte.) 1017. 21?Germany announced unrestricted submarine war3?United States severed diplomatic relations with ?Russian revolution begun. !?Czar of Russia abdicated. II -United States declared war on Germany. ?First American troops landed in France. 9?Italians began dr've on Isonzo. r 6??Russia seized tlie Rolsheviki. r 9 ?Italians defeat- <1 on the Piave. r 9?Jerusalem captured by the British. 1018. ?Bolshevik-C -man peace signed at Brest-Litovsk. >?German drive on the Somme begun. ?General Foch made commander-in-chief of the allied Americans attacked at Chateau Thierry, beginning allied snsive. 5 Ur'tish smashed the Hindenhurg line. ir 1 2-1-Americans wiped out the St. Mihiel salient. tr 30? LSUigari t surrendered. 6?German) asked President Wilson to arrange an ar23?President Wilson sent the German armistice propoallies. 25?Italians began offensive on the Piave. 10?Turkey surrendered. r 3?Austria surrendered. r 4?Versailles conference agreed on armistice terms, r 6?Berlin sent armistice commission to the west front, r 9?Kaiser abdicated, r 11?Armistice signed, 12:40 a. m. I LANCASTER SHIPS CARRYING FOOD >5 SOWING GRAIN EN ROUTE TO EUROPE Growing Tlielr Own An' l.ondcd With 200,000 Tons ??f i Well us Other I ^? v?" " > >><>u ??i- .n?rni?Tii i< rnnoc, Grain. Belgium and Austria. C., R. F. I). 1. Nov. Washington, Nov. 21. Ships ear ain has boon the or- rying 200,000 tons of food for the now for tin* last few populations of northern France, Belare ail busy getting gium and Austria, now are en route red. Our farme.s are to Kurope. They are proceeding untheir own wheat at dor sealed orders to Gibraltar and ; sowing l.eap's Cro- Bristol channel ports and on arrival Fu'ghum oats. The will await word from Food Atlinintands the winter bet 1st rat or Hoover as.to their final des-' oaVlier than the rust tinations. Those going to Gibraltar! are expected to proceed to Adriatic Van Wyck, has inov- and \leditterranean ports and thoj 1 to the Will Praftbi others to French and Belgian ports. || w belongs to Wlliams One of the last acts of Mr. Hoov-I or before sailing last Saturday for! and Annette Craig Furopo was to appoint a special ini to take tip school shipping committee to co-operate tome time at home. with the shipping board and the com. l is now being paint nilss<on for relief of Belgium, in fa- 1 1 Willie Todd, of the cilitatine the shipment of food to the ' Mion. demoralized civilian populations in 1 aig and children vis- the countries devastated by war. Ig and family last Neither the number of ships in- ' volved in the present movement, nor;' ier of our farmers at-'the proportion that wnnis I land Ch'na hog sale ed at fllbra'tar for rel'ef of southern i it the Jones-KUiott Europe and the near east, eouhl he t iv town. Mr. A. H. learned at the food administration, it one whirh was the jf was stated that final arrangements' ( t in tills eoinmunity. f?,r feeding the peoples freed from ] fine lot of hogs there the yoke of Herman militarism Is awaiting the arrival of Mr. Hoover in ^ Europe. j at Ebcnezer. + e preaching at ki"-j Conference at Chester, indav morning at 1 1 The Epper South Carolina eon- ' Itev. Y, T. Shehane. ferenee of the Methodist Episcopal * ?o? church. South, will meet in Chester ' Association. 'at Bethel M. E. rhureh Wednesday, * Baptist association Novembei 27. Bishop IT. V W. Bar- ' the Spring Hill Bap- \ Bngton will preside. ursday. Friday and i ? nher 28. 29 and 30. In France at one time only those fl irogrnm has been ar- of notiie hlrth were allowed to be < occasion. J glass-blowers. STER Nl )AY, NOVEMBER 22, 1918. LANCASTER COUNTY iF ^. NOT "OVER THE TOP" r?<ln linotype machine hai commission since lac Incomplete Returns Indicate only got in tin- goin Shortage of Some $1,000 in <la>' afternoon i.?, ... of the paper made t Allotment. s?)Ie by worklnK (ht! of last night, but bj IT MUST YET BE RAISED bo,,e to be able lo usual standard of t part of the machine Rural Districts in County Have P?d to the factory ar xt . n a -u a j i? * by a worn part whl Not Contributed in Proportion dlscardedi but wltl to Response in Other Cam- hope to make out un paigns. disabled inem ______ The linotype Is piece of machinery e While the returns to the United ?.,j though when on War Work compaigti are yet ineom- badly out of order, plete, it is regrettable that the quota js equipped with the allotted Lancaster county, $20,500 (or melting the m is still short something like $4,000. electricity, and this i In going over the list of subscrip- 0f the machine whi Hons, it appears that the rural dis- commission and w] tricts have not responded with the S(Mlt to (he factory same generosity that they have in jng. former campaigns. The total amount of subscriptions reported up to last ? night from the rural districts is less COTTON PLVNTF than $2,500, or around 10 per cent of the total subscription. Heretofore, the rural districts have con trlbuted from 25 per cent to :io per f|) Mr(.linu J|t roIulllb cent of the county's quota. It is therefore urgently requested that ad Agree Not to Sell chairmen throughout the county Than That 1* make a special effort during Saturday and Sunday to vigorously solicit subscriptions to this war fund. It is Columbia, S. <\. No one of the most worthy causes to planters meeting here which we have been asked to con- lotions pledging them trjhute and it is of vital importance their cotton for 35 ( to the welfare of the soldiers that middling basis; dei th'S money should he raised In ful' names of those who so Lancaster county always has goii" caused the recent slu over the top ami has given a great and asked President \ deal more than has been allotted in i*h the two cotton cot all previous campaigns and it cer- ed by Charles J. Bran tainly would be a reflection on our W. Page, county, which none would want to Plans for holding see. not to go "over the top" in this placed in the hands ? United War Work campaign. of 15. headed bv Gove It was not an easy task in th;s himself a cotton plant county. The committee, of which H. M. Ilaruch, chain Col. I.oroy Springs was chairman industries board, was t It A en1>-A/?mt?niiAAa 2 vw.1 % *1 I ? ? J?V?r t. those in the different school dis- report some time an triets. have worked hard to carry prices-would he fixed the county over and there has been tlon censuring him wi no let up. Many influential business During the debate men and women gave much of their referred to "llaruch i time in the interest of the campaign the men who should 1 The News dries not know whether find out who issued th a list of the subscribers will he pre- sales that forced cott pared for publication, hut probably declared that if an ini in Tuesday's paper may he found the not required by the complete list with the amounts con- would present it to th tributed. convention decided tn quiry through Char TABERNACLE SCHOOL TO ^airman of the cott committee of the OPEN ON NEXT MONDAY hoard. +? Harvesting of Corn and Cotton is I'arin Lund .. . ~ ? , The Brown-Kihler About < oinplctc?Personals miles south of this fit and Other News. auction in small tracts property, before the < (insisted of a large D Lancaster. S. C., It. P. D, Nov. , . ing. ginnery and otlic 21. The harvesting of corn and cot- ,40 an.pR ((f f,m. , ton is about over and a proa* amoun' ? chasers were: of small grain lias been sown. .?. .. .. ?. tti .>u acres; .No. . Mr. J. T fames, who lias ?.o?n an(1 yn ,?s ,?.ros a? poor health for some weeks p-isl, hid in by the estate wont to Charlotte recently for treat- pi:? acres, including wot. purchased by J A. c Mr. Jas. \V. Plvler, of Camp Creek, at $53 per an Croon, spent the week-end witu hi- 1 acres, was nun ! family. Mohley of Heath Sprl Miss Carrie Funderhurk has ii> turned to her work as teaehcr in theeres, adjoinit Dixie school. was purchased by J. Miss Annie I.co Plvler, one o< the ' ' 1 rf>" . .. ... - . , 42 acres, nurchas* teachers in the Waxhaw irra-l <' , , , . ... ... Moblev, at $4rt per a school, spent a few days with Miss r. . ... , .. 22.25 acres, purcha Odessa Plvler recently. Mo'dey, at $40 per acr Mr. J. II Stewart who has h.-er nc. , nn.art acres, purcha dek with influenza, is iu>w improv- . , . , ' ** ' Moh'ey, at $14.i5 pe in,r' 4fl acres, purchased Mr. r A. Plvler. who has been 'b- fon> Lancaster, at $40 tins at Mr R. Parties has returned o his p nool at Pork Hill. lto\ Supper at Mrs Minnie iMincan. who in principal of the Dudley school, assumed ' ' ''' x 1 ' '' i .< ? i? . Flu ford school house ner duties Monday. night. November 28th Mr. J. P. fames celebrated h - . . ... is invited to come. >7th birthday last Saturday. Noremher 9, with a family reunion. benefit of the school. The Tabernac'c school -' it open ts fall session Mon lay November 15, with Miss Rosa l.ee Wheeler, of Meet K\-Kii 'ronuerify, S. .is prinrip.il and Zevenaar, Mnllanil. dr ('. II. Rowel), .if this place, ps German minister at T1 irst assistant. Rrhhably a second a "queen's eommlsslor iss'stant will l>?' snci.r >'! s < <. rived here in anticii The teachers want as many pnpl'a coming of Augusta Vi is possible to report tor .luty on the zollern, wife of the ft ipenlng day. emperor. Her wherea Tptor." ent is unknown. I ' , ! T? S?/pSTl COTTON TODAY a ws =4 V \/ 28 CENTS SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR | MRS. SPRINGS HAS 'jTSJl RETIRED AS LEADER s boon out of ______ it Friday and J. |ate yestor- Annual Meeting of Red Cross .yul employes Chapter Was Held Wedhis issue pos- , nesday. greater part ' Tuesday we maintain the MR. PATTERSON CHAIRMAN be paper. A is beinn ship I id is replaced Mrs. Springs, After Eighteen i ich had been Months of Inspirational LeadIt which we . til the return ership. Gives Up Work We* >ker. cause of Strain. the greatest j ver construct- i t ot order is < ,l> >,,SS MAllOAKKT MOORE.) ] Our machine The Lancaster Red Cross held it* latest device iinnua' meeting Wednesday at th* etal burnin" court house. At both sessions, af* s the member tcrnoon and evening, tiie attendance ch is out of was very smal'- The branch at. * tilch is being Kershaw was represented by Mrs. h*. for overhaul- Severs, chairman, Mrs. C. C. Mas* sey and Mr. and, Mrs. John Taylor. None of the members for Hoatl* Springs were able to attend, but sont I'IX 'n '^e'r reports. At the afternoon session the re* [' .{ ? ( EMS ports of the various department chairmen were riven. All theso ... . showed a splendid work hacked by a. la the Planter^ * most splendid organization. The re? * I-or Less ports in full of these committees wilfc ,.j, 0- be made in the next issue of Th?v News. The evening session was openerl v. 21.-?Cotton with invocation by Rev. W. S. Patadopted reso- terson following which the reading selves to hoel of a letter of greetings from t.h? ents a pound. National Red Cross by Mr. Patter? nanding tho son. This was followed by th<* Id "stiort" and chairman's annual message, a mag? imp in cotton, nfficent report of the work of thi> Vilson to abol- Lancaster Red Cross chapter, nmittees head The treasurer's report, like that d and Thomas of the chairman, seemed almost tor*large for a town of the proportion off cotton were Lancaster. )f a committee The Lancaster chapter was de? >rnor Manning, lighted to have reports from the ever er. helpful and faithful branches at KerTtan of the w.v shaw and Heath Snrings. Without criticized dur- their help and co-operation the chape to correct n ter would have lost much of its effto that cotton ciency. These reports will he pub, hut a resolu- lished in the next issue of the paper. >s tabled. Following these reports. Mayor R. Senator Smith S. Stewart made the address of thar md Brand" as evening. He eloquently praised tlm in compelled to! work of the Lancaster T????! Cross*, e order for the] the wonderful rood it has aceonion down. Hejplished at home, Hie rheerlng of th<? destination was diaffed hoys, and its ever helpful : convention he'hand to the beloved people of thesei ie senate. The boys. i trake the in- Though the chairman. Mrs. les .1 Brand. Springs, feeling physically unabla on distribution longer to. as *ho has for the past war industries eighteen months, lead the Lancaster Bed Cross, and though having told every one that she could no longer SoJ|l serve, it was almost impossible to , , think of the work going on without place, a few . ,. , .. . her. I hough realizing in a measure ty. was sold at ,, . the tremendous strain ot the worJc Mondav. The , , . ... and the fact that for a year and j* sub-division, . ,, , , .. . half she has given herself, her leadvo-storv dweil- ... .... ership has been so wonderful. se!f r outbuildings . sacrificing, and full of real patriot-* and. The pur , , , * ism. and her success so tremendous , 00 ... it was urged again and again that 3 8.2a noros sno hold ofTloo for ' no voir lontfor. id pinnerv was I ho spnntnnonus vmh- as a vote off . ... i approfiat on <o I'd not ovon fn tho ' <1 'Vol 11 n ? will m unto t men- M-i- ?-\v-y - - tlio rr?;>I nut noil of Dry . ? . , , ? linn oi tho imnibors ' t tho Uol : o ? . . Cross toward tho rotlrimr chairman1.. Iiasod bv <>. 1,. .. .. ... rho following officers woro olootngs at $37,">0 0(1: Chairman, \V. 8. Patterson. if? tract No. 3, \ tco Chairman, Mrs. M. R. Mo A. Cauthon at , ,, Card oil. Focrotnrv, Miss Junnita Xeelv. ul by (S. I.. . ... rroasnror. T L. Hi.ton. ore. Chairman of l)oi>nrfmcnfs. Momhership, J. II Withorspoort. ' , Franco. 0. W. VVilllatis. Woman's Work. Mrs. M. R. Mo r aero. f ardell . hv II. II Hor ., .. ... ? Consorvatlon. Mrs. \\ . R. Thnmpor aero. son. . Publicity, Miss Junnita Wvlio. Iltifonl. Ed u oat ion and Enrollment Mra I I, box supper at it. A lion. Thanksgiv'ng Canteen, Mrs. \V. 11. Mlllon. a Every body Motor Corps, Mrs. A. J. Oregorj*. Civilian Relief. W. C. Thomson. ^ o go for th"? llo\ Supper at Fork Mill. Them will he a box supper at For'c Hill school house on Thanksgiving press. night, the not proceeds will go for *"* \'ov. 2 1 The the good of school. We want one to Hague and hundred boxes and five hundred bovs lor." have ar- with flush pocket hooks to buy them. >ation of the Every body come and let us have* ctoria llohen- a good pleasant time. inner Herman ? er' bouts at pros- A caterpillar eats four times lt<* weight daily.