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JOIN Tft A LIVE PAPER ^"1| JL A LIVE TOWN 68TH YEAR. NO. 15. SE1V FUTURE OFTHE RED , CROSS IS OUTLINED | V Chairman Davison, of War f _ Council, Issues Lengthy Statement. NEED OF. CO-OPERATION More Than Funds Loyalty and Devotion of the Members Now Desired for Transition Period. Henry P. Davison, chairman o' th-i War Council of the American P.?h! Cross, today issued to the 3.8F?4 chapters and the 22.000,000 members of the Red Cross the statement outlining the future policy of the American Red ('roes: To the 3,854 chapters and 22.000 000 members of Hhe American Red Cross: The whole American people will he invited in the week preceding Christmas to enroll ns members of the Red Cross. It is confidentially believed that there need bo no furiheir campaigns for Red Cross funds, but instead, the annual roll call will constitute the foundation of the Red < ross. The people should therefore now as definitely as possible th ? plans of this, their national humanitarian society. Since the armistice was signed. I have had an nppor'unlty to confer in Paris with the heads of all American Red Cross commissions in Europe, and later in Washington with the President of the United States, the War Council of the Red Cross the managers of the fourteen Re<l f'rosp divisions of the United States and with the heads of our departments at national headquarters. I am, therefore, able to speak now with knowledge and assurance In saying that the beneficent work of 1he American Red Cross Is to go forward on a great scale?not alone, as heretofore, for purposes of relief of war, hut as an ngency of peace and permanent human service. Since America's entry into the war, the purpose of our Red Cross has been, primarily, to aid our arni.v and navy in the care of our own men under arms, and. secondly, to ex tend relief to the soldiers, sailors and civilians of those nations which were fighting our battles along with tnetr own. Willi the fur.dr. which have been so generously contributed by the American people this war work of the Red Cross will continue una dc compieiea wnn an possioie sympathy and energy. Wherever our soldiers and sailors may be the Red Cross will stay with them until they are demobilized Nothing which we may do will be left undone either for the men in the war zone, for those returning for those in the camps and hospital* or for their families at home to whom will continue to be devoted the ministrations of the Red Cro*9 Home Service. In this latter effo't 500,000 trained Red Cross workers are now engaged at 2.5000 different places throughout the land.The problems of reconstruction, involving feed'ng and caring for the distressed ctxilian populations of Europe, are of such magnitude that necessarily they must be met very largely by the governments of our allies, with whom our own government will co-operate. The great frisks of fighting tuber, eulosis, promoting child welfare an<l caring for refugees, with which the American Red Cross has concerned irseir so '" riivt'iv in r ranee. naiv and Belgium, will at an early date he assumed by the governments, the Bed Cross organizations and the relief soe'etles of those countries which, now that they are released front the terrific burden of waging war, naturally desire to take care, as far as they can, of the'r own people. The war program of the America i Bed Cross will thus steadily and rapidly merge itself Into a peace program. The wnt'e of the wa?*j will, however, reveal the preva'enc-jj of disease and give rise to epidemics and emergencies which 'n all nartsj of the world will call for unlimited voluntary effort, the cutting of red! tape and the manifestation of those qualities of human sympathy which government action cannot dlsp'av Here wilt be the opnortunlty for the American Red Cross. But even IE RED CROS! He l II-WEEKLY. our lied Cross must not act and cannot act most effectively alone; we must labor in co-operation with the National Red Cross and relief societies of other nations, to the end that not along; the heart of Americi but the heart of all mankind may bo mobilized on behalf of suffering humanity, wiine, wiereiore, uie plans or tno American Red Cross in this direction cannot be formulated jpecifically it advance of the general relief pro gram of the allied governments, the American Red Ckoss is nevertheless planning to develop its permanen organization in this country upon a scale never before contemplated ii time of peace. The commissions which are now conducting the activities of the American Red Cross In foreign countries, as well as the temporary war organization in this country, will as a matter of course ultimately merge their energies with those of the permanent organization of the Red Cross. With the war has developed the striking and, important fact that many men and women, some ot whom had with great success devoted their lives entirely to business. came Into the Red Cross or conization at the outset of the war simply that they might serve their country, but have realized such a (Continued on Page 6.) AEROPLANE DROPS IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY a Met luinic Has Ann llrnken it I- orccd LiikIIiik?< 'nine From V'lrviiiiii Columbia. S. C., Doc. 5.? Four ol the five aeroplanes which left Langley Field. Hampton. Va., last Wed nesday morning fdr the cross coun try flight of 3 75 miles to Emerson Field. Camp Jackson arrived at tholt destination at noon Tuesday aftet several days of delay incident to u favorable weather conditions. O < of the pianos made a forced landing at Chesterfield and was so badij wrecked that parts intact will bf. shipped back to the home base. In making the landing, I-leut. E. C Smith, the pilot, escaped without injury, but Sergt. A. Rambicur, th? observer, sustained a broken arm ThiH is the first cross country flighl ever made solely by the point of tht compass. The machines swooped down 1'1 Emerson Field with practically empty tanks, th*1 supply of gasoline ir some of the machines not being more than a pint. A shipment of 150 gallons of good quality oil had bee-i rushed from Camp Jackson to Pinehurst. N. C., Monday to enable tht machines to proceed. This was dis tributed among the five machines each equipped with a single 30 gal Ion tank, but no reserve storage J The poor quality of gasoline taker on in Raleigh caused the machine* to fly continuously at an altitude ol 6.000 feet between the North Carolina capital and Pinehurst. that a forced landing, incident to engirt trouble, might be made to much bet ter advantage. At Pinehurst th< aviators determined to wait lasl Saturday until good quality gasolin' could be sent from Emerson Field. The objects of the trip were to locate possible landing fields betwee' Columbia and Old Point Comfor and also to work out a system of a" rial navigation, by which locatiors may be determined in the air bj me:irs of astronomical observations Ca>>? ?- ~ ' | ? r?|??. iniaii i'n* an. uur ui lll? ???J : servers. said there were few place for suitable landings between I>ang lev Field and IMnehnrst. but tbai there were many possibilities be tween Pinehurst and Columbia. I Cant. J P. Ault. who Is making th? astronomical observations. Is a prominent figure in navigation nn?1 astronomy. Captain Ault has for a long time been In charge of the nor magnetic ship. "Carnegie " whlcli has been utilized In laying onl courses in the Atlantic. Captail A .. 1* rnnbee hi- ? * - f?..n Mianrr inn rrtiriii;il mns irom artificial hopron. provided on th aeroplane He nl?n <s sunnlfed wlt*i numerous navigation mans and In strijiponfa. through which the obaor vationa are made. The machines r,ime Into Colum Ma at an altitude of 3.000 feet which was maintained throuphou the trip, exrenf the lap between Pa? elph and Plnehurat. where poo onnlltv raaoMne caused the me chlnea to climb to much higher a? tltudes. >?ALL YOU N AUC.A a ?ba \l u LANCASTER, S. C? TUES1 BOYS' CORN SHOW 1 ON DECEMBER 14 Prizes Are Offered for Best ( Ten Ears and Best HalfBushel in Ear. BE HELD IN LANCASTER 1 County Agent Graeber Asks i AH Members of Club t< Have Two Exhibits Carefully Selected. County Agent R W. Graeber has written the following letter to mem- 1 , hers of the Hoys' Corn club in Lan- i ^ caster county and has made arrange- ? mentB for holding the corn show in t this city on Saturday, December 14: 1 "I.ast spring 1 told you that wo > would have a corn show by the club * . boys this fall. I know that you 1 , have gathered your corn and com- 1 pleted your record book by this 1 time, so we will now ask that you f . prepare an exhibit of your corn for ' , the show, which we will hold on ' Saturday, December 14th, 1918. ' "We want two exhibits from each member. One exhibit to consist of ten (10) ears. The other to one half bushel (35 pounds) of ear corn. I am enclosing a list of prizes for each class of exhibit. "In selecting your ten-ear exhib't be sure to have each ear as near uniform as you can. in size, length, size of cob, color of cob, character of grain, etc. The rows of grains ? should be as near straight as you . can get them. Uniformity is a big factor in selecting an exhibit. A1 ears should be mature and sound , All grain should be tight on the cob "For your half-bushel exhibit we want 35 (thirty-five) pounds of ear . corn of a uniform character that k VI'AII M moUrt * * * j mnnr tnuiix si-en curn, r.acn j of you who secured your seed corn from the Farmers' Rank & Trus i company last Rpring will be expected i to give this half-bushel to the bank This corn will then he d's. irlbuted to other boys who join the I club for next year. "Each member should bring his ? exhibits to the office of the Gregoryi Hood Livestock company, not later than Saturday. December 14th. Yoi i may bring them a few days earlier If you wish. The county agent will l arrange all exhibits for display. All ? exhibits will be left In the show for one week, so that a large number of l farmers will have an opportunity to look them over. The judging will s be done by score card to show each hoy just where his exhibit was good . or bad. "Finish up your record book and have it signed in the back by two dis1 interested parties who helped you ' to measure your land and your corn. ^ Rring vonr record hook with vnn I when you come with your exhibit. In awarding the valuable State prizes, the reeord books are necessary. "Every member should have at exhibit. I will look for you on Saturday. December 14th. "Mr. Murray, assistant State club agent, will be with us for the show, If possible." Prize List. The following prizes will be paid by the Farmers' Bank & Trust com pany to the boys who show their corn at the Lancaster County Boys' Corn show. A For the best ten ears of white t Prolific corn, exhibited by Corn Club boy. 1st Prize * r> '>0 ? 2nd Prize 4.(M> i 3rd Prize 3 on I 4th Prize 2 on i 5th Prize 1.00 B. for the best half-bushel (''5 pounds in ear) of white corn ProP ; ' ; corn exhibited by Corn Club bov ! 1st Prize $5.00 2nd Prize 4.00 1 3rd Prize 3.00 1 4th Prize 2.00 5th Prize 1.00 f Note?Do not shell the half j bushel of corn. Firing 36 pounds o | corn on the ear. , ( llox Supper at Tnulesvllle. The News Is requested to an 1 nounre thnt there will be a box sup ' per at Tradesvi'le school house Fri 1 day night. The public invited. i : ? EED IS A HEAI OTTO DA Y, DECEMBER 10, 1018. MIST CHILDREN |KEE IN GARDEN WORK in Government Banking Movement For Gardens Under Direction of Schools. H* of fo< Lane TO ORGANIZE ONE HERE the i I'PHK I inint ^rank M. Harper, Government room Agent Here, to Work Up Ml , tile Organization in the Public at1(1 , Schools. meet ______ from U. R Frank M. Harper, representing the ^rs Jnited States school garden army from s In the city, his purpose being to paf;p ?nlist the school children of Lam-as -pj er, in the organization for the pur jllan jose of cultivating their home bade af;en rard gardens under teacher direc tjons .ion. Food experts at Washington. ire sending out warnings to the peo?le of the acute need of increased was food production. Not one of the louthern states raise enough fool :o feed their own people. It has jeen estimated that twenty million pie,i, tons of foodstuff must be shipped ryinj 'rom the United States this year to sl)gg relieve the suffering people of Eu PC( roDe. In orriinarv timr>? A - or j| (hips six million tons to Kurope. rhan Vnlted States Commissioner (Max ijvin on has devised a plan to enlist as jlave iinny as possible of the eighty-five ooun ?er cent of the public school children ),p,,n >f America who are idle after school fjia, louts in cultivating back yard gar- jj,eir iens. thereby helping to raise food aK,, with which to fee<l the people. Al- ^ono eady over one million and a half children have been enrolled In this . irmy. The department is making to r( i drive for Ave million. School ..j :>oards nre heing urged to appropri- n(ip(j ite two hundred dollars in every on 0 [own the size of Lancaster, with (h(1 , which to employ one of its graded trjPS school teachers to supervise these ra?tt tiome gardens after school hours and . mring vacation months. The P,an|ro-o| las been tried and it has been found I f() that each child who plants a car-| Kran ien will average $12.50 worth or rpj vegetables In a year. A company of .j his armv has a captain and a first <1 ' ()| ind a second leiutenant, selected by injnj the children themselves. A company jOUrl 'onsists of from twenty to one bun- rootT Ired and fifty young gardeners. As mi,.y soon as the garden is planted the government will, through the teacher director, present the young gar- p( lener with a bronze badge and a sc- Prs j irice flag. Rp,j Frank M. Harper, who for the past f?n(i sloven years, has been superintend wort snt of schools at Raleigh. N. <\. is j organizing this wo?k in the towns hous ind cities of South Carolina, and of <-;? S'orth Carolina. He called on Su- ?l,s perindent H. H. Scott, of the Lan O. 'aster public schools today, and me ier f the children in the auditorium. Af- Hi ter a brief talk by hini of fifteen min- offlrf jtes one hundred children expressed j j \ desire to become members of the Sprii ['nited States school garden army. jc. Fhe city of Columbia appropriated First PI.200 recentlv. with which to em- }{ r>lov six teacher directors. Chester, funi ror the same purpose, appropriated jc $200. The hoard of education of j, & Rock Hill will probably appropriate j P200 for the same purpose at their son , next meeting The training scho< 1 w it Winthrop college has arranged to way. smploy one teacher director, in or- j ler that the students of the college Hroo may observe the practical demonstration of the plan. The children will be instructed in CI the cultivation of both vegetables D. J< ind flowers, and a sense of beautyi Reb? will thus be instilled into their mind \ I ;:nc that will bear fruit in the beaut"', city i 'ng of thei'- own homes in the ye>rs arily to come. ; M ^ apar 1/Ojivr- fnr <'olunihio. Stroi F vp nut ?ni rhtles carrying twentv M Lancaster ronntv Rood roads enthu homi dasts |pft Lancaster at spvon o'clock Ira J ihls morning for Columbia, who o sevei hn good roads convention will hp homi *ie!d today and tomorrow The cars to g ivprp not decorated hut on the wind- Jenp shield of path one was a placard pros* reading: "Lancaster County. 10"). Mi Per Cent for flood Roads. I*ancastcr tor Leads." In the party were .1. II at M Withorspoon. f> Reeece W Plan , <'hr i< rieorge R. f'raven, VV F. Harpe- i The Mrs. Harper. W T. Orecory. R. N the 1 tVnlkOp K. W. S'starc. J. S Wilson, news F M Hughes, fl. M Plyler. Hoswell clcty Plyler, O. 11. Harflctt. J. F. Thom- :s at ftsson and J. J. B lac km on. j girl. 1 U AND A D< New SUBSC DERATED CLUBS TO CONSERVE THE FOOD W1 lutions I'hnm'iI at Meeting Held I Red ('nuts I(<kmiis Wednesday Afternoon. Dr lping to stress the Importance od conservation for world relief aster's three federated club-, Friday Afternoon club. Civic ?">C ue and Suffrage League, held ; meeting iti the Red Cross .. \ ? s Wednesday afternoon. s. T. Y. Williams, president of Friday Afternoon Hook clul he Civic League, presided at tho ing. She read "A Foreword," a recent publication. Mrs. R iddle read Hoover's speech, and U. E. Wylie gave selections President Wilson's peace tnespr< an le clubs were glad to have Miss ag ita N'eely, county demonstration t with them. She gave suggesi for meat substitutes, and told , let to prepare these. le following conservation pledge ^ read by the president: "We ?e ourselves to our country our op effort to prevent waste and the . ihness of our food reserves. We CO je our loyal co-operation in car; out the conservation measures . ested bv the government. And r>nnmv arnnnlimoB vmwu irLunnu. I oh ' this service works unwelcome - as' go in our accustomed manner or I as g. we will think of those who ofTered their lives for their , wt trv and those whose homes havo we devastated We will be glad BUI we, too. can serve in satisfying hunger in renewing their cour- ( ' and in re-establishing their ot I 9S. . sol tor the reading of this pledge DO jresident asked Mrs It. |E. Wylie . sin pad the following resolution: n oonsideration of the great in the world and the demands mr administration for relief of suffering in the devastated noun, we the members of the l^an- ^ >r Federated oluhs, respond to sol ippeal made to us for voluntary ^ aeration and willingly subscribe le pledge suggested in the pro- ^ i for food oonservation week." . , an le resolutions were passed, and Wylie was instructed to send ??, i i I m' ? w< uirill itf UUI Slillf HJOll UU- , on strator. The meeting then adtied to mee^ In the Red Cross is the first Wednesday in Jan * . *n Roll Call Workers. dinning is the. line up of work-; ,lr I 4 h n the Lancaster clistriei for the Cross "Christmas Roll Call." ^ the districts assigned to the V*: ters: M W. Knight, T L. Hilton -Court o block. ?o. W. Williams. A. J Gregoiv incaster Rank block. M Plyler, H. E. Coffey?Ply Mf tarage block. w' trrv Hirsch. E. W. Sistare Post- ^ block. *** T Wvlie, C, P. Latimer-- Fl ftgs block. 1 M. Croxton. Max O. Rrittain - in L National Rank block S Harper, Lee Steel Steel .f lingham block. ihn R. Faile W. F Harper ''l C. Repot. Ice Plant. Oil .Mi!', S Wilson J M. Knight -Wi! I "Y1 & Nisbet and Southern Depot. ')f . Deese, 1. P. Dabnev ?Mid M M. Sowell, II W. Plvler-- (,) iklyn ?. 1A Mrs. .IonPs in Charlotte. ^ larlotfe Observer: Mrs (*ha< ' lp< anes and little daughters. Misses! ri< 'oca. Lena and Klizaheth < f nr aster, S. P., have arrived in th i Tito make their home tempo'*w I rs Jones has leased the upstairs ve tments of the home of Dr. ('. M th ig. I er r and Mrs. Jones made ?hei 1 an p with Mr. Jones' father. Judge su 1 Jones, in Lancaster, S. and| he i ii i ? tt r.<lfc.ii .Millar JO'H'!' in p was burned and, beinR unable T1 ft located In Lancaster, Mrs in s has come to Charlotte for the le< ?nt |t? r and Mrs Jones' oldest dnuphMis? Mary Heath Jones, who *s ary Halwin seminary. will snend t dmas here with her parents. 0;, fart that Miss Jones will spend holidays here will he welcome \A i to the vounp members of so- Pr Miss Jones is quite pretty ana j0 l exceptionally attractive youn< ? ?V; . 'ixaim'pi si?r_ OLLAR S COTTON TODAY 27 CENTS * RIPTION $2.00 A YEAR GHT SCHOOLS TO BE HELD IN COUNTY ive Against Illiteracy Will, lie Carried on Throughout Lancaster. HOOL HERE DOING WELL. >w in Its Third Week and School is in Session Three Nights a Week and Doing: Good Work. f ily .IOS. K. ( ON NOUS.) The State of South Carolina is paring to make a very vigorous il thorough after the war drive ainst the widespread illiteracy thin her borders, and Lancaster, 3 Red Rose county, is taking the. id in this matter of endeavoring eliminate the unfortunate condi>n of ignorance over the county the establishment and successful eration <>r night schools in a nuns r of different sections of the unty. About two weeks ago the state airman of night schools of this ite appointed Mrs. It. It. Riddle airman for Lancaster county, and ked her to at once oppoint as many five chairmen in as many differt communities of the county iere she thought night schools re very much needed and could he fcessfully operated. These fivj airman were forthwith appoint. and it is thought that within anicr week four community night Tools, aside from Lancaster will holding regular thrice a week sesms. As to the night school at tins ice. it has already heen put on foot d well organized at the mill school tiding, and each week. three 2hts of the week, Monday. Tuesv anH ThuroHnv 7 iool Is in regular session and dolt hard, systematic school duties, present the school is being taught Mrs. Riddle. Miss Hennio Culp. d Jos. K. Connors. The school 's \v on its third weeks work. Adssion is opened to ail adults and to ildren 14 years of age and over 10 have to work during the day and nnot attend the day school. The following pupils have been rolled: Aaron Deese. Robert '?ns, Bonnie Morton. Samuel Hileth. John Knight. Martin Marall Burees Vick. Luther Rollings, M. Burnett. Monroe Wallace, irv'n Griggs, Miss Annie Deese, is? Mattle Griegs, Miss Bessio light. Miss Mary Martin, Miss Neil >rton Miss Pearl Norton. Miss olsie Wright. Mrs Donnie Walden. ' T. Hunter. W. 1). Williams. Miss rtha Knight. Miss Kffie Cook. Kdird Vick, Miss Lizzie Livingston, iss Georgia Tadlock. Miss Kat*? lent. Mir.s Lula Rollings, Misa nncps Jordan. Miss Martha Rushp. David Fvana, M'ss Fthel Robson. M-s. Ida Hard'n. M'ss Susie i?y Coker, Harold Harris. Henry Hledpe. W S. Knicht. Henry Meft'ev. Miss l.ola Lovery. Miss I4a mas. R. R. Carnes Chalmers irnes. Lewis Knipht. T. J. Carr. Iss Ola Lucas, Frank Gulledge, iniel Skipper. Miss Lula Lucas, Iss Mandie Wells, M;<s Julie Well3, ss Rose Kva Garland. Miss Pearl lent. Charley F. Snipes. Tolston eel. Miss Nellie Sanders. Miss ma Whitley, Miss Aleise Mehaffev, iss Hattie Sanders. Dewie Gu!? :lpe. M'ss Posa WnMen. Miss Car? Griirps. Walker Mr-Daniel, Leond Sistare. Miss Rss'e Sanders, M. T\.... T1 C*- fv * rx 1'i v. r?ov niuuiiT, Ili. IIPPSP. T>iose meetings three nights in the ?ek aro exceeding interesting and ry profitable, it is thought, and e work will likelv srn on for sural months yet if such good nttendro and excellent educational relts on the part of the pupils can maintained all alone as has been e case during the past two weekte people generally are manifestg interest in the night school and adin'r their (o-operation towards i success. Tt is the purpose of those who ivo this school in charge to make mean something real in the edutional progress and prosperity of e mill village and of the town of incaster generally, and the teachs earnestly request and confidently ok for the sympathy and support (Continued on Page *Four.)