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A LIVE PAPER ^ || ^ 11 A LIVE TOWN i 68TH YEAR. NO. 14. SEMI PRESIDENT GREETS A COLD CONGRESS i Half Sullen and Lukewarm Body Hears Much Heralded Address. EMBARRASSING SITUATION Republicans Sat Unmoved While President Wilson Spoke of Proposed Trip to Peace Con ference. Washington, Dec. 5.?President Wilson met a new experience whei he appeared before congress Mon day. Reading his annual message before a Joint session of the tw houses the President failed to re reive the acclaim and general up plause of previous occasions. He encountered a congress with man) openly exhibiting hostility while others were plainly engaged In manu factoring enthusiasm. T# iU* T?- IJ a Ji J * - ji me rresmeni oia not sense tno difference he was probably one of the few persons unaware of the chilly atmosphere. Newspaper men and others who have seen the President deliver more than a dozen messages ?o congress regarded the situation J as unique and embarrassing. Practically the entire Republican side sat unmoved while the Pr"-< dent spoke. The applause there when he entered and departed from the chamber was of the perfunctory sort, apparently attaching to the office of the distineu'shed spokesman in the house chamber. On the Dem ocratic side there were many mem bers of the senate who rendered grudging tributes, or none at all. The applause among Democrats o the house was more general. This was largely due to the efforts of "Representative Tom Heflin, of Ala bama, who seemed to have the role of administration cheer leader. President's Reception Lukewarm. Kven the partisan chronicler of the days events must regard the President's reception as lukewarm on the whole. Republican disapproval of th President's course in going abroa< and his neglect to taK,e members o congress into his confidence, put a damper upon the entire assemblage This disapproval is hy no means con fined to the Republican membership of congress, but the Democrats as a Tule are more tolerant in their views. The different receptions accorded the President was regrettable from more than one angle. It came just 'before the President sails for tho peace conference, to which he should KO with the plaudits of the entire nation echoing in his ears. It suffered severely by contrast with the acclaim given the President when he appeared before congress less than a month ago and read the harsh nrmlstice terms accepted by German) and announced that "thus the war comes to an end." Half of Congress in Sullen Mood. When the President appeared a the caplthl on that occasion tha ncene was a memorable and inspir lng one. With few exceptions* mem bars of congress were unstinted In the approbation. Monday the President found half of congress revealing a sullen mood and the other half accentuating that sullenness by attempting to stage demonstrations comparable to those of former occasions. Unquestionably it was embarrass lng to the President's friends, and f probably to Mr. Wilson, to note that while about one-third or one-half o the legislators present arose and In terrupted bis message by applause the remainder of the legislative as semblage was sulking.' The Republicans, both of the sen nte and house, sat stolidly In their; seats, with arms folded or inert and With no flntinfiHnn nr annrnnlaMAi I showing on their faces. Quite a num her of the Democratic senators wen apathetic and left to their more emn tional house brethren the stAging of Intermittent demonstrations In Mr Wtlaon'a honor. It wan noted, for Instance that Senator Martin, of Virginia. Domo eratlc leader of the senate, showed no enthusiasm during the President'* address. Upon occasions he con versed In a whisper with Senttor > Lodge, ranking Republican of the HE L [-WEEKLY. W. J. BRYAN TO BE IN ^ COLUMBIA ON TUE8DAY Secretary Cofield, of the state automobile association advised The News this morning that William J. Bryan, in all probability, ^ will Ka AAA a# ??\ *? "... i/o vuo ui iuc oyvciKtjrs ai int good roads convention next Tuesday in Columbia. Mr. Bryan wired from Jacksonville, Fla., early this morning that he would give a "y positive answer to the invitation tomorrow after reaching his home at Ashevllle. The likelihood is A that he will attend. Others speakers will be Judge Patterson, chairman of the Georgia state highway commission; and Captain Gaillard. president of the Portland Cement company. ti Ii foreign relations committee, who sat u near him. H Senator Martin Has No Comment. a After the President's message Sen g ator Martin declined to make auy n comment whatever upon the Presi j, dent's annual mssage. A simila j course was pursued by Seator Lodge c who is known to be piqued becaus \ the President has not called into con- j, sultation members of the foreign re ? Nations committee prior to his de pr.rture for the peace conference. I; The fact that the constitution de M signates the senate as one-half of the nation's treaty-making power and it must ratify any peace nego 'ated by the President, has Incured senate resentment that the Presi j dent has remained aloof from its ad p vice p?d that no member of the > - , - ?nber is to go to the peace ^ conferenre. G Democratic comment on the Pies ident's message was along the gen- ^ eral line that it was an excellent s state paper, etc. As a rule the Dem- g ocratic commentators made slight or no reference to the failure of the President to detail his plans and c reasons for attending the peace conference. Republican comment we p openly critical. That 's when a Re- j publican talked for quotation he j was critical and when he said things not for publication he was bitter, ex ^ tremely cynicai and occasionally q somewhat profane. Declare Office of President Vacant? ^ Indicating the temper of the Re p publicans. Senator Sherman, of U llnois, prepared a resolution which s he Dl"OOOses to offer, which wnnU declare that the office of President is vacant with the departure of President Wilson and that conerers snail (ienisimir a pirsiiitsii of ilio republic. Representative Roden herR, Republican, of Illinois, offered a house resolution recltinp that th< President's announced intention of poinp to the peace conference con stitutes "inability" under the con stitution to perform the duties of (Continued on Page Four.) + MOORE TROOPS EMBARK ON HOMEWARD VOYAGE Ascanius Is Hi-inking 47 Officer* and 1,127 Men and Oanopic 54 Officers, 1.MI7 Men. Washington, Dec. 5.?Notice ha been received by the war depart ment of the sailing from Liverpool on November 29 of the ateamer As canius, for New York, with 47 offl eers and 1,427 men, and the steam er Canoplc for Boston with 54 offl cera and 1,087 men. All on bot t steamers are aero units, except a few casuals and unattached officers On ^he Ascanius are the 249th 475th, 4 78th, 3 26th, 371st, 841st 335th. 473rd and 832nd aero squadrons; five officers and 15 men medl cal detachment casuals and six un o tto/<Ko,l ffl. O c? l\n\ urn VIIM r-| B. On the Oannpi" are the first Hand ley-Page park: the 211th. 282nl and 306th aero squadron; a detach ment of the second Handley-Page acceptance park; three officers anl 12 men. medical caauala, and 14 unattached officers. This makes a total of 13.500 of fleers and men now . en route homo from England. representing nearly two-thirds of the total number ft American troops in that countn' when the armistice was signed. The remainder are to return home oi several steamers leaving Idverpotl this week and next week. The Canonic Is the first ship t' sail from England for Boston, th< 0i other five being en route for New _ York. kNCA LANCASTER, S. C? FRIDA EADY FOR DRIVE I FOR THE RED CROSS Organization Perfected for < Membership Campaign in Lancaster County. VITHERSPOON CHAIRMAN ] ill Arrangements for "Christ 1 mas Roll Call" are Complete and No One Stops Until Goa is Reached. The Lancaster county organizaion for the Red Cross "Christina ] loll Call" is now complete and each j nit of the organization is ready for tie drive which begins December 16 nd continues for one week. Th oal has been set of "every adult a lember," and no one is going to let jose until that goal is reached in .ancaster county. The general hairman for the drive is J. H Vitherspoon. and Mr. Withersnomi as surrounded himself with a 1 airtight" organization of commitees for the different branches, ami j "going over the top with a rhoop." The committees are as follows: Men's Division. Chairman?J. H. Witherspoon. Vice-Chairmen?R. S. Stewart, ohn T. Stevens, R. VV. Graeber. it (. Mackey. Speakers Committee?Geo. W. Villiams, R. E. Wylle, John T. Ireen, VV. C. Hough. Ministerial Committee? D. W. teller, Samuel Long. H. R. Murchion, R. F. Carson, H. C. Dunn, VV i . Patterson. ruoncny t omminee?jonn M fadra, Geo. B. Craven, W. C. Cororan, John W. Hamel. Advertising Committee?E. M Iroxton. R. Baxter Robinson, C. D onea, R. N. Walkup, J. I... Driscol1, . T. Wylie. Industrial Committee?A. H. Roi1ns, O. B. Bartlett, W. G. Taylor, S I. Dover, Fred E. Culvern. Automobile Committee?A. J Iregory, John D. Wylie. W. F. Ha?er. Max G. Brittain. E. K. Plyler. Negro Committee?W. R. Thorn on. J. T. Thomasson. M D I.ee T l. Tillman. Cashier?H. P. Ludilington. School District Chairman. Rarhervilie?H N. Patterson. Pleasant Valley?S. E. Dalles. Delalr?J. L. Pott us. Osceola?R. F. Wolfe. Van Wyck?J. M. Yoder. Ferguson?J. R. Sistare. North Lancaster?A. B. Robinson Helms?W. E. Taylor. Jacksonham?O. E. McDow. Zion?Samuel R. Williams. New Bethel?D. F. Sapp. Tabernacle?C. H. Rowell. Tradesvllle?J. L. Funderburk. Cnne Creek?J. Roy Cunningham. Camp Creek?B. H. Plyler. Dixie?Ben H. Clyhurn. Ruford?R. W. Parker. Tlnlnn <3 V A Oak Hill?A. A. Knight. Hell Town?H. J. Beekham. Douglas?W. B. Blaokmon. Elgin?J. S. Hagina. Rich Hill?R. A. Blaokmon. Pork Hill?R. F Sims. White Bluff?O. C. Hegler. Taxahaw?W. E. Thompson. Riverside?W. H. Draffln. Jones Cross Roads?J. R. Oaskey Pleasant Hill?C. S. Robertson. Oak Ridge?jE. J. Railey. Oaston? W. J. Bowers. Pleasant Plain?J. W. Welsh. Oharlesboro?E. C. Mungo. Tnnk vv i>. Jones. Dry Creek ?James A. Cauthen. Bruce \Vf. B Bruce. Oakhurst?L. R. Rollings. Hnile Gold Mine?Beckham H. lyburn. Kershaw?S. O. Dover. Heath Springs?Chalmers Ei Wilams. Midway?W. P. Kstrldge. Plat Creek?Adam Morgan. Crenshaw?Oeorge W. Baker. Stonehoro?O. O. Hammond. Bethel?R. L. Stover. Cnitv Charlie Parks. Antioeh?C. L. McManus Lancaster? \V. S. Patterson. Women's Division. Chairman?Mrs. W. H. Millen. VIce-Chalrmen?Mrs. A. J. Greg 1 y. Mrs. M. J. Perry. Miss Juanit. ' 1 (Continued on Page 5.) i Y, DECEMBER 6, 1918. ML IRAHi HERE FROM BATTLEFRONT v Glassed in "No Man's Land" He is Home on Leave to Recuperate. ta cl HE WAS REPORTED KILLED < < tc r? Rumors Were Persistent Here ^ in the Summer That He Had i" Met Death in Action on a r iviu. M tt Captain Robert Craig, of Com ^ pany L, (Hartsville), told a repreBentative of The News yesterday .. M that the reports that he had been ^ killed in action in France were greatly exaggerated and that he is very much alive. Captain Craig is cs here for a few days with his family before going to Rlltmore, N. C., t.? recuperate at the government hospital. He was gassed in "No Man's ^ Rand" in July and has been out of the fighting since that time. Cap- P tain Craig's wife is a daughter of Robert E. Mcllwaine, of this county, and is living in this city so that her * p children may attend school while Captain Craig was away. Captain Craig says he did not know when he was gassed, but he said that often where there was underbrush the gas would remain for *" sometimes two weeks. One night ho ? was crawling out in "No Man's' 1 i r< Rand," then coverine a snare of I some 600 or 800 yards and crawled j n throueh some underbrush where bo believes he pot the pas. He said * that when he left his outfit he confidently expected to return in four or five days, hut he is yet unable to return, thouph that happened some ^ four months apo. It has produced a form of bronchial asthma which is pivinp him considerable trouble in breathinp. Captain Craip pays a hiph tribute to his company and to all the Anierican soldiers in Europe. He says that not a man in his company has ever f plven him the least of trouble ana that fhov have foupht like men never failinp in the calls upon them He thinks he will return to France f probably in the sprlnp, if he has su'ficlently recovered, unless his com panv is mustered out and returns to . I M the states in the meantime. His f company was hit hard in the flpht- ^ ill*. ptiiliK ill ?iiii _.>< Iiit'ii <lll'l linn ( hnvinp onlv f>2. the cantain succeedn inp Cantain Craip was killed an hour o n ft pr ho tnnlf nnmmon/1 * I h Rumors wore persistent here lnt v the sumnior that Cantain frafg had I t bpon killed in notion and It is sun-1 posed this report started through his! ^ having been gassed He has been in a hospital since that time and arrived in this country, at Norfolk, November 27. * r SAY EVIDENCE AGAINST PACKERS IS CONVINCING i a Five Rig f'on corns Charged With (P Combination and With Controll- v Ing the Market v P Washington, Dec. 5.?The federrl ^ trade commission in a supplemental report to congress charged the five big meat packing companies of the country with a combination in restraint of trade and with controlling the sale of live stock and meats. p Evidence is cited at length to sun port the charges. Swift and com pany. Armour and company, Morri. and company. Wilson and companv ^ Inc.. and the Caudahy Racking com pany are named. "The evidence of ?he present d"v ^ existence of a meat combinatiot among the five big packers is volum inous and detailed." the report said "This evidence is convincing, con J co 11 iiwrn minr-iy (ll I1IICU ments written by the packers or their a agents and Including the memoran f da made bv one of the participants ( fn the combination of the terms and si conditions agreed upon at variou meetings of the packers." . R{ Huv Itlood Hounds. f'hief of Police J. E. Orr, of th's city, has purchased two purebred bloodhound pups and will train them for duty in the administration t* of Justice In his Jurisdiction. The Si hounds were purchased In Lexlnc- ni ton, Va. t! New SUB LASS TO OCCUPY McADOO'S PLACE irginln Congressman Scltvtwl for Place? Has Not Accepted. Washington, Dec. 5.?Itepresen itive Carter Glass of Virginia airman of the house bankipg and jrrency committee, is understood i have been offered the post of sec tary of the treasury bv President I Wilson and his nomination is ex seted to go to the senate immedi:ely it he decides to accept. Members of the house said that r. Glass's reluctance to surrender le seat in congress to which he has ist been re-elected after 18 years f service was the only considera on holding up the appointment lr. Glass himself would not talk irther than to say that he was not ;ady to make any statement. The understanding both at the tpilol and in official circles generlly is that President Wilson hal le nomination prepared last nigh1 fter a conference with Mr. Glass ' Mr. Glass accepts, he will go in. ossibly after Secretary Tumulty ommunicates by wireless with the resident aboard the transport eorge wasninKton on his way to ranee. Secretary McAdoo's resignation s head of the treasury is to take ffect upon the appointment of sueassor. He continues as director eneral of railroads until January 1 r until a successor is named. Th; idications now are that a new di actor general will not be named ini lediately. .ANI)S IN YORK JAIL ON SERIOUS CHARGE ic)tn> Accused of Attempting to Assault White tiirl Near Fort Milt Fort Mill. Dec. 5.?Sain Johnson young negro living in the countrv few miles from Fort Mill, was ares ted Saturday night, charged with ttempted assault on a young whito irl and hurried to the York county ail by sheriff's deputies. It was mind on investigation that the nero waylaid the girl as she was retiming from a neighbor's house to er home a few miles from here and | elied her with a blow, hut she was ot rendered unconscious and her, utcry frightened the negro, who! iin?lr> away. Thorp was a poor] deal i f excitement in town when the affair ieeame known hero, hnt no effort' ras made to hinder the officers ins he performance of their duty. | tFPOKT OF HA I liKS* DKATH IN FRANCE WAS NOT TIM K Fort Mill. Dec. 5.?A report which i'as received here durinir the latter! iart of October to the effect that F'ii tailes. a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. 11 ! talles and a member of the Firt Mi! ! dpht Infantrv, was killed in action| bout October 6 appears to be er-j oneoufl. Through the efforts of 'ongressnian W. F. Stevenson, to! .horn the parents appealed, it has een ascertained that the young man' ras severely wounded in the reorted action, but is recovering in a ospital on the other side. I/o wry-H olden. Miss Ola Fstelle Lowry, daughter f Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Lowry, of axahaw, was married Sunday vening, November 24. to William loyd Holden, son of Mr and Mrs. . W. Holden, of Kershaw. The larriage was a quiet affair. The( iride and groom motored to th.- J ome of Rev. Prince Rlackmon, here the ceremony was performed y Rev. Rlackmon. Tie bride was; nnsuallv attractive in a pretty dress f blue chiffon with white trimmings nd white shoes, hat and g'oves mmediatelv after the ceremony Mind Mrs. Holden went to the hon<o, f the groom's sister M^s. L J. Hi! ?n. where an informal reception wn eld after which they left for Ker haw, where they will make the! iture home. The young couple pre the rec'pients of many hand ^tnc ptesents. + New Agent at Heath SpringN. Horace F'arle, of Hopkins. has iken the position of agent for the outhcrn Railway at Heath Springs, rid. with his family has arrlveo ore. ri?| COTTON TODAY 26 1-2 CENTS SCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR ROLL CALL DRIVE i TO BEGIN DEC. 16 f | Southern Division Now Has Least Per Cent Members to Population. AT BOTTOM OF THE LISTJ Manager of Division Has Pledged South to Show It is as Loyal as New England States. The following letter has been received by J. H. Witherspoon, ReJ Cross Roll Call chairman for Lancaster county, from E. R. Black, manager of the Southern Division, relative to the membership drive to be carried on December 16 to 23: "In connection with your Christmas Roll Call I want to call your attention to an incident and a promise. "At n Th./I ? 1 - XT ? V ? .?vu V/I lino Hireling III ixew York recently the blackboard contained the names of each division, the population of each division, the number of members of the Red Cross in each division, and the percentage in each division of members of the Red Cross to the population. The New England division had about ten million population, three million three hundred thousand members in the Red Cross, and showed a percentage of membership of thirtythree per cent. The other divisions followed with large memberships. The southern division was last. it showed a population of about ten million, membership about six hundred thousand, having a percentage of membership to population of six per cent. "I was greatly eharrassed at thesefigures. I realize that in our division we have a large negro population and a large rural population. These two facts however, furnish no excuse for our low membership. They are rather conditions which, make our work harder, but which can be overcome. At this meeting I grew restive under the situation shown hv these figures. I promised that meeting?that if they would forget those figures of the southern division and would have another meeting in January I would give them the answer of the southern division to the < h a'lenire of the fienros nrnaent. pel by the Now England division, and | I pledged that th!s answer would show that the southern people we'd ! iust as responsive to the call of the Pod Cross as were the New England people. This means that I have pledged out division to quadruple its present membership. "I tell you of this incident and this pledere in order to let you kno.Nf that the honor of our division is at\ stake. It is with the utmost confldenre that I call upon you to exe't every effort to help me keep this pledge made in your behalf as well as in my own behalf. This pledge can he kept if you and the other loyal Poll Call chairmen in our division feel with me that the south in its warm-hearted purposes Is equal to any other section of thi9 country. I am not going to say any more. I call you whole-heartedly to help me redeem my pledge. "Please immediately return the quota blanks sent you so that I mav know through thoir expression that I have your hearty co-operation." * Will Attend Meeting. About fifteen T.ancaster meu, pome from Tleath Springs and Kershaw. will attend the pood roads meeting to he held at the state house in Columbia, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week The Lancaster county automobile association, of which K. M. Croxton is president an-1 Max G. Ttrittain secretary, will be well represented. At this meeting th? nnestion of buildinp a system of state highways, which has been discussed at lonpth in this paper. will hp considered Thoro will bp reprospntativps prosent from pvptv county in the state. Flection at Heath Springs. An election for mayor and four wardens will he held at Heath Springs Tuesday, necember 10. It Is likely that there will he no opposition to the incumbents and that they will stand for re-election. The present mayor is J A. Williams and the clerk, II. A. Morton 8