The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, December 20, 1918, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3

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FRIDAY, DEC. 20, 1918. AWARD HONOR MEDAL TO GOVERNOR'S SON i 8?*rvi?'0 Cross for V.Ilium Sinklor Manning Who Was liilh'il in liattle. Maj. Urn. Joesph R. Kuhn. commander of the Seventy-ninth Division, of the American army in Franco has written Governor Manning that v it has been recommended that the; distinguished servico cross be awarded to the late Maj. William Sinkler Manning, who fell in action in . France November 5. A letter telling of the extraordinary gallantry of the. young man was received by Governor Manning from General Kuhn yesterdi.y. It follows: Near Verdun. Nov. 22. litis. ( His Excellency, the Governor of South Carolina: My Dear Sir?Before this can reach you the war department will certainly have acquainted you with the death in action of your son. Maj j William S. Manning. Three Hundred ami Sixteenth Infantry of the Seventy-ninth Division. i write you as a man and father to ooijvoy to you my deep sympathy for the ureal bereavement you have suf fered. Major Manning's commander general, I write to tell you that a bnver soldier never faced an enemy nml that in making the supreme saerlfitlco he set an example of courage and devotion to duty which serves as an inspiration for tho entire command. Almost from the organization of the Seventy-ninth Division, some 14 tn- nths ago, my attention was called to major, then captain. Manning, li's ability, soldierly bearing and i e^tlemanly conduct won for him the regard and respect o all his comrades who deeply feel his loss. Major Manning received his pro m Hon the very day the divlsio" tered the line on 'he heights no '< i f Verdun and eit of the Men < wnore not fistit!1 n w is in prop,or-Ho foil, pnllant'v e-d'np his men,, one week Infer, November F>. I have recommended that the dis-, Hnpuished servie-- cross he awarded for extra ordinary pallnntry in action and trust it will ho pranted. Very sincerely, (Sipned) Joseph K. Kuhn. Major General Seventy-ninth Pivislon. GOVERNORS M'y STATES IN ANNUAL CONFERENCE Mr. linker Says War Has Proved ImlispcnsiMlit y of Strong State <aOYCrlllllCllts. Annapolis, Md., Hoc. 19. Thirtysix state governors and governors elect in annual conference held hero were told by Secretary Maker that war had proven the indispeasihility of strong state governments in peace; as well as war times as the principal; agencies for mobilizing and demobl-' lizing armies, finding work for returning soldiers and developing better methods of physical training for young men At the same time he pleaded that state authorities give cities more freedom to work out their individual local problems. Early disbandment of the draft boards and state branches of the council of national defense as federal agencies was advocated by the secretary who urged, however, that' iMjiu remain in existence intormally to aid local authorities in solving, problems of the readjustment period, j Secretary Houston addressing the governors, suggested that state covt' ernors ascertain immediately what' farming lands might lie available' for use of returning soldiers. He cautioned, however, against throwing these men indiscriminately into agricultural pursuits without previous experience. Reconstruct ion problems, particularly those relating to labor, educa-| lion and public lands will be dis-j cussed by the governors at theiri meetings. Secretary Maker said his principal ? purpose In addressing the conference was to express thanks for the remarkable manner in which state and local authorities, through defense councils, draft boards and other of Petals, had carried out the federal government's wishes throughout the war. "This demonstration of the ability of a democracy to carry out great' undertakings, using Its constituted authorities, is one of the greatest touanna i\t tho u-o r " u/?neo*? ?<?? aid. "Instead of adding to the aggro J?ate of centralized power this wni f as strengthened state governments end made them more Indispensable than e\er in our scheme of governments." Mr. Baker emphasizing that one of the principal functions of states hereafter must be "to rescue young w erf < Jrffel tmmm 11 : "J?? J . i dor * 'a i CL ' J W CV-Tis S<?~A J /Cirzw 'i (/AsO-i p y ? . 4/w/Wfr~ o~i ' . ; ' /%jr A I * SJ &***(. . tr c/ . jj 4 ' - v'v: \ v" 'jfy? ' V o , |:jte} / U -O * &*C mnn from the situation shown during the recent mobilization when one-third of the drafted men wem found to be physically undeveloped or defective." Draft boards will bo disbanded at the end of this month, and state branches of the council of national defense will cease functioning as federal agencies as soon as possibl e, I THE LANCASTER NEWS, Cfir/jin "jivm t . CJ^^SP **& (3%u<J' rZZsTlrfPCs ycC^O^r^ ^r ^ y7-c^ C^/L/s?s-{ ^WV-' J? sc* 'Jtf /ivo^ cy$t~ Ufa 0 vntf CL j&rUrt&SL - <^U*\ >M cot strvy C /?. ~'V ^ *i?(rtu?(, <X/t" rif {PL. vhoc/fi di ic^j: x*l sj^Zds o-<aA- fa o~~ /^'<^u^' ^ &**?. . Usvvc/ 4 f &s s^c/fflsCe. ^<x^u scicr ^crm^ xz/U> . <p*r?e. CLZfA't <% y^cC^ '^laA^K. ^ICU +t?v)? c& <<*<&- rfdA* d~ A^- -sJ^l^lAser~l /(*L A ^V~7<i A*+c( 4rv6-/&. jLAy *L&e. yfac ch'&t f yyt?/\r&\. ^?*v2SL \y CX-.yds ^y~ -*A <*vA/^ -* ** - - ?/ (O /V- y/vL? -^^>1 VV ' (7 Mr. Baker said. He urged that both p co-ope;ate with employment agencies v in finding work for soldiers. Secretary Houston urged states to f establish strong (ontretired agrioul- 1 final departments; so define more c.early the function of the land a grant colleges, to continue promo- $ tion of agricultural extension worn, e build better reads and promote cam- fi I LANCASTER, S. C. ! IJ nas* ; TiJl'e, V** * : ' > > . ;; , ? K<s& - ' > .1:> ' ;*/&'' i ?A t - / A'f/* r*. Ifv * fr J// ' m **' "" v 60* i ' ""Nt* ' | UwfcvV >-. y :. | ? 1 i ( 1 J \yyx^ 'dsny ^7jl^UU aigns In rtral districts against preantahle diseases. < onsidenng the uncertainty of tin' I'tme of ttie world's t'ood produc-i Ion, Secretary Houston said: "Congress should make availah'e revolving fund of not less than 600,000,000 to effectuate the gov. | rnioent guarantee of $2.20 a bushel; ar wheat, for we cannot tell at this 0 I n rn II? II I II iV I II I I ? I IWMMI II IMM * imu what the real market lirlce will ta >e a year from now. It may be an n; it licit as $li.2" and it may he as i.ueh as fn( cents less thyn the guar-lei inteed price." a Those in attendance include: pi Jovernors Horsey, of Georgia; Hick- a tt Nort Carolina; Manning. South di 'arolina;G overnors-elect Campbell, rc >f Arizona and Cooper, of South 'arolina. si [JURAT POWER IDEA IS CONDUCIVE TO WARFARE w fl< >lu*t lie Done Away With If w l.i'jicui" of Nations Is to Surcecd. j)( I so London, Dec. 12.?"The Great ni 'ovver Idea" as represented by for- " ign offices must be done away with ,r t the proposed league of nations is o be a success, II. G. Wells, the ''' lovelist and publicist, told a large) w utdieme at the American Ollicers' lub. A league of nations, he said, was In accord with human nature and the spirit of nationality, and it was not ipposed even to what Americans Aould call the "king busim ss." Hut | lie great power idea would have toj do abolished if mankind was not to, <o down in bloodshed and ruin. The great power idea. he ex- s*1 plained, was that each state was in iontlict with ail other states, and it V absolutely opposed the idea of the I oniinon welfare of man. '1 "'it was only a little more active n in Merlin," he asserted, "than in the s it her cjtpitals of Kurope. Kvery for- t dim ollice war ollice and admiralty' ( has been organized to carry out tie s ereat power dreams. v "Foreign odices are too secretive ti iiihI advantage-seeking instrument-, and too antiiiuated for the didhitit 1< j| I Ha!i; a Cer I Half a Century Ago, e be supplied to some exte meat, drawing on live Now two-thirds of tl with millions of people, a miles away from the prin< ing sections, which are sj The American meat today is the development perform a national servic The function of prov velop accordingly. Thcn= ed the elements of the ch? the best facilities to m plants and branch house refrigerating equipment routes, trained organiza for former waste ? w ural, inevitable channels meat across the country* If there were a bett necessary service. Ami enterprise would have dis would now be using it. During 1918, Swift 6 a profit on meats (and m< iV. ")1/ J-tl - 11 let I I A> y<l tenia UUlic: profit to have any apprec Swift DW^ Join the Re d Cross -rft'U-u y*W STtmJZ "' PAGE THREE isk of dealing fairly with all other itions under a league of nations. '1 lie I'nhed States is in a differit position. It is a republic with president capable of speaking ainly to the peoples of the earth in manner which is enough to prone an epidemic of epilepsy in l?u>pean foreign oflices." A league of nations would have to ibstitute, be said, some sort of cenal control in which diplomacy on hi have to be pooled and repre? nt the whole of mankind. If this as left to the present foreign of^es to arrange, he contended, it ould bo asking them to arrange for leir own extinction. "I have always been an advocate,*' 3 added, "of complete victory. But nnetliing more than Germany is the alter with Kurope at the present me. I'nless the great power sysm embodied in present-day foreign Tires, pursuing secret policies, is pstroyed, this will not have been orth while." \ l.ost Opportunity. ( Chariot te Observer.) It is anything for "a little brief uthority." It was the gentleman rnm ('<> uioi tieut v ho "l?*t tho cat ut of tin* bug" with tho hopeful uggostion that tin- < (institution havit spec it'icaPy failed to nominate tho ice I' esi lent in the absence of tho 'resident, it became the solemn uty of com ress itself to name tho lan. And what fitter man could bo o manufactured into a President: ban tlie Honorable Senator front 'onnecticut ? The senate wad hatnefully asleep to its opportunity hen it let the trip given by Senaor Mrandegee remain among tho craps of paper that adorn the senaorial desk. itury Ago very community could nt with locally dressed stock raised nearby, he consuming centers, re one to two thousand cipal live-stock produc3arsely settled. : packing industry of of the best way to e. iding meat had to de;e men who first graspmging problem created eet it?large packing s at strategic points, (including cars), car tion, profitable outlets hich became the natfbr the vast flow of er way to perform this erican ingenuity and covered it, and others t Company has earned ?at by-products) of less ir of sales?too small a iuhU V??vv? Vll pi & Company, U. S. A. -r