The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 21, 1919, Image 1
TH
68TH YEAR. NO. 34. SEMI-WEEK
CLEMENCEAU SHOT
BY EMILLE C0TT1N _
llitkn?
Anarchist Fires Seven Times at
,4Tiger of France," Two
Bullets Taking Effect. Sumter,
dy oirouri
T.inn rvooc
NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED morning i
Irby iBrea
Despite His Advanced Age M. "
Clemenceau is Expected to used and
Recover Rapidly and Soon shot *a*8
wounded
lie Out Again. Toumey 1
later wit
T, , ? . conselouBi
Paris, Feb. 20.?George Clemen- ^
ceau, the French premier, was struck ? a^ j
three times by bullets in an attempt -^vi 111 am
to assinate him yesterday. One bullet
entered the right shoulder and y n
lodged under the left shoulder. * ,n*
I Baker
missing the spinal cord and the ', ,
.. . .... o clock ti
lungs. The other two bullets caus- ..
, . , # them. Ni
ed scarcely more than abrasions of
the skin on the right arm and the n
.... . shooting
right hand. ,
*ii . . ? . . younger 1
In all, seven shots were fired at , ,
AT j
the premier point blank by the as- ?
? , , William
sassin. Emile Cottin, known in an- , . A,
i.. .. . i .. u static
archi8tlc circles as Milou, who was
i*9i snotg
arrested directly after the shooting. , ,
g<rl Mis?
Two bullets passed through the
. .... . ... . a pistol t
clothing of the premier.
As the first shot struck the au- |?p<
tomohile. Premier Clemenseau le in.
. ,,i . .i Charles,
ed forward and began to open the ,
j i. . .... . i ...I brother a
door. It was in this clearly visible
Ignition that Cottln fired the shots c>oun,y J'
which took effort. The premier con- ,nary
tinued his movement to open the onrr 8 'n(
door which he did with his wounded <>n ,,aker
arm. The chauffeur. although inp Ir
slightly wounded, stopped the ma- ^'orKnn
chine, and the premier stepped to ?.p. Y
the roadway. The police agents already
were struggling with the pre- LEA(i
mler's assailant.
After getting out of the automo- ivhate \
hile In which he was riding when or
shot, the premier, without a glance
In the direction of Cottln, started to
walk toward the front door of his
home. Before he reached the door Washii
a number of persons came running the const
up to assist him. tions pro
''It is iiot serious this time," said a,p with!
the premier in reply to a sympa- President
thetic inquiry. cussion I
Leaning on the shoulder of one of kns <*nnf?
the domesttcs of his household, the senate a:
premi^j- walked up one flight of rom.mltte
stairs to his hedroom. M. Clemen- ruary 26.
ceau Hat down on the big armchair Renato
and began to Joke with his servants, toil- !tep?
who were in tears, saying to them: a statem
"Ce n'est rien" (It Is nothing). foati
Marshal Foch arrived nt the pre- tends to
mler's residence about 10 o'clock' f,rps* 1s
pfa | n a f)
and took a seat in an adjoining room
to await developments. The marshal ?' ,hf> 1
had a few words with the premier n't,t
and M. Olemenceau said: "I have mnBt
dodged bigxer ones than that at the P(' to ar
front" quOBt
About noon the doctors informed Sennto
newspaper men that the premier's 1
pf qpi
condition had been satisfactory up
to that time ard that no complica- n,ns: cr't
tions were feared. an^
Policeman Ooursat. who was intkhx
wounded in the right eye, although iy
not seriously, by one of the assas- New ^
sin's shot* told a representative of for |nter
the Associated Press that Premier memorial
riemenceau rushed up to the as- Vftjt
sallant and grappled with him. were mat
One of the witnesses of the shoot- velt peri
Ing. Henry Moulin, a barber'R as- tee.
sistant. told the Associated Press re-' \ rem
presentatlve that when he heard the; cans who
first shot tired he believed it was the' suggested
Americans firing In the air. "as they mortal; f
re in the habit of doing." he said.. dowment
Moulin rushed out of his shop when isting co
he saw what was happening, hower-! try's you
er. crying "they have assassinated national
riemenceau." He closed with the'various c
premier's assailant. Moulin added similar t(
nd the man threw away his revolver drbon so
and held up h's hands. I (ngton t<
Waiters from a nearby reastau-'as local r
rant Joined In holding the man. j ?
whom the police had some difficulty MFTOIATt
In yettlnpr from them and before the FOR
police secured the men he was heat- Washlr
en by the crowd. One of the men In nartment
the crowd seemed to wish to help Commissi
the premier's assaMant, and the " '"'pned
crowd heat him badly. between ?
Policeman Oonrsat gave his do-! fhe?r emr
ecrlptlon of the shootlnr to the As-1 w>i'<*h an
sociated Press representative In the ^
eltv hall wh ?re the arrested man was vnrsv hei
broucht. | their omn
An enormous crowd, which oh- depa
served a resnectful silence, assem- *lo"er ^
hied near M. Clemenceau's residence *I?OOt 2.<
**"r the occurrence. Within a half Oranltevl]
I In botl
ms.ndlny
E LAN
LY. LANCAST1
TO DEATH RFnilfF 1Q
UNCLE IN SUMTER 1J
M. linker Kills Irby I. HOLD PR!
?Wounded Man, Citizen ??
of lie? County. One Feature od
Bankers, M?
, Feb. 20.?A family trage- Farn
red at the Atlantic Coast
senger station yesterday
about 5:30 o'clock when MANNING
il Raker, aged 53, was Bhot
ephew. William Morgan _
l single barrel shotgun was l<orm^r South
the entire load of No. 5 ernor Chairm;
ed through the body. The Writing Imi
man was carried to the
lospital but died two hours tions at New <
hout regaining sufficient ?
ness to make a statement Now 0rjean8>
' . . gram for the redi
Baker and the daughter of , . .
.. ? , ... acreage planted 1
M. Baker walked to town .... ...
holding of the
he morning and the father. . . .
higher prices was
that his daughter and Irby . .. ,
lutions passed at
were about to take the 5 ? ..
? .. .of the conference
rain for Augusta, followed . . ,
. , . . chants and farme
o words passed between the .. , .
. .. . .... .. cotton producing
at the depot, it is said. The . , .
lient features of
took place as soon as the , _ . .,
. . . . . 1. Reduction <
Baker came near his uncle.
vwn n.,...... ? . ticreage by one-t
' With 1918.
Morgan RakeL was also at 2 A plftdge n(
m armed with a double bar- , ,.
of the present cr
un. After the shooting the ..
. , remunerative pr
i Edith Mav Haker, handed ... ... ..
this crop until th
0 a policeman. .. . .
it at such prices,
the persons concerned are ?
H ... ? 3. Formation
1 eoentv and live near St , ..
_ . acreage reduction
William Morgan Haker, his . .. .
business it will lv
ind his daughter are in the , .
? . ? ,. pledges to carry
ill here pending a prelim , ,
m . provisions from e
iring The jury at the cor . ,
. . .. ... and cotton prodii
luest found that Mack New ,
States.
was accessory to the shoot- ? . ,
_ . ..... 4. To brand ar
bv Israel Raker bv William .
to co-operate as
Raker. .. ... ,
lie spirit as to fo
ATTACK ON THE of
JlJE BEING PLANNED T a future cr
producers hefore \
fill Probably Be^ln In Day bort of the prof
> Despite President's He- outlined above is
.... erv cotton growln
qnest for Silence. ...
The resolutions
up by a commit!
igton. f eh. 20. Debate on banker, farmer a
itution of the league of na' parh of cott
bably will begin in the sen- beaded bv former
n a day or two despite r Manning of S
Wilson's request that dls- chnirmnn. further
>e postponed until after he accumulation or 1
?rred with members of the foi1 Jn fhp hnndR r
nd house foreign relations rbants of the son
es at the White House. Feb- dorl1nP in the prl
the cost of prodt
r Polndexter r\t W fiohlno.
- - war trade dlsori
lblicnn. who recently Issued <,Pf,rr|ty of ocean
ent sharnlv criticising sev- str,rtions on tra(,
ures of the league plan. In- PiRn nation(,.
open the attack. His ad- have prt
expected to precipitate sen- PO,tnn produclnRt
ate. hut whether members bankinR interests
orelgn relations committee prlpJs frallRhf wlt
iclpate appears doubtful as (hp prpHent wp)fai
them apparently are dlspos- wp|j as (o tbft
cede to the President's re thereof "
The convention
r Cummins, of Iowa, also sublect to the
:o speak during the week P,PaBant of Douls
nators reported to be plan The-rMolutlon
Icism are Reed, of Missouri ..RosoIved( flr8,
!, of Oklahoma. Democrats . . .
_ vent ion hereby df
tTIONAI, MKMOIUAT. Juncture a reductl
> ROO^FVFI.T PUOPOSKT. ^hlrd of the 1 f? 1?
'ork, Feb. 20.?Suggestion; planting of
national, national and loca food crops is imp
s to Col. Theodore Roose- r?r fhp Present v?
ired by Dr. Lyman Abbot prosperity of the
le public here by the Roose convention and tl
nanent national commit merchants and
thereof hereby pi
etery In France for Amerl their severnl capa<
i fell In the world war was ?wn actions and
I as an International ino termlned Inftuenc
bunding of a college or en- desired <*nd.
of a department In an ex- "Second. That
liege, to prepare the coun declares that if t
th for public services, as a n*e reduction plat
memorial and erection in fhcre he no n
ommunltiea of fountains part of the prest
r> that planned by the Au- than remunerativ
ciety^for erection in Wash convention hereby
) Roosevelt the naturalist rn embers and
nemorials. sacrifice the presei
the same until der
>UM ARK APPOWTFI) ,urh prices,
TWO TKXTII.K MTU IK F* "Third. That
igton, Feb. 20.?The do chants and bankei
of labor announced that should organize tl
oner W f*. T.iller had been finance to the enr
to mediate in the dispute rn<)uct'on and 1
itriking textile workers and *hn11 he carried i
dovers at Columbus, f?a.t In orv county and
prnvimMely 8.000 men are thoroot in
e involved In the contra state. that in furt
Iweec textile workers and tensive campaign
lovers at Oraniteville. 8. f\. a re already orpar
rtment appointed Commls eatiy prosecute th?
Tter?dhe1m as a mediator gun. and those at
not) are sa'd to he out a are not organized
He. once to marshall 1
? esses the men are de
a 43-hour week. ffortlnuert
, '><*4
CASTER
SR. S. C? FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 21, 1919.
19 CROP RAINBOW DIVISION
ESENT ONE DID MUCH FIGHTIN
F Resolution of Copy of Citation Sent to Tl
rchants and News By Private H. O.
ners. Sterner, of County.
I COMMITTEE WAS ON MANY FRON1
Carolina Gov- The "Forty-second" Made 1
*n of Committee Presence Felt and Was Fii
lortant Resolu- American Division to He
Orleans Meeting. Divisional Sector.
Feb. 20.?A Dro- Private H. O. Stocner. Co. R. 111
action of the 1919 Engineers, now with the A merit
to cotton and the army of occupation in Germany, 1
present crop for sent The News a copy of a citati
embodied in reso- his division, the 4 2nd, or Rainb
the closing session division, received in August of 1
of bankers, mer- year. It follows:
rs from all of the Headquarters 42nd I)iv. A. E.
states. Thfe sa- Aug. 12th, 1918
the resolution are: To the officers and men of 1
if the 1919 cotton 42nd Division:
hird as compared A year has elapsed since the f
mation of your organization. it
ot to sell any part therefore lifting to consider wl
op for other than y?u have accomplished as a com
ices" and to hold division, and what you should p
e demand calls for pare to accomplish in the future.
Your first elements entered
of State cotton trenches In Lorraine on Feb. 21
associations whose You served on that front for 1
p to obtain written days, you were the first Amerli
out the first two division to hold a divisional sec
very cotton grower and when you left the sector Ji
icer in the United 21st, you had served continuou
as a division in the trenches foi
iv man who refuses longer time than any other Am<
'so lacking in pub- ran division. Although you ente
rfelt the confidence 'he trenches without experience
y in which he actual warfare, you so conduc
yourselves as to win the respect f
invention of cotton affection of the French veteri
vhlch a detailed re- with whom von fought. Under
rress of the plans an(l bombardment, in raids in
to be made by ev- trols in the heat of hand-to-h;
jr state. combat and in the loner dull hours
which were drawn trench routine so trying to a i
tee composed of a dier's spirit, you bore yourselves
nd merchant from a manner worthy of the traditii
on growing states, n,!r country.
Governor Richard You were withdrawn from T,
South Carolina, as raine and moved immediately to
declared that "the Champagne front where during
arpe stocks of cot- critical davs from July 14th to J
if farmers and mer- 18th. you had the honor of he
ith and the drastic the onlv American division to fleht
ce to flpures below General Gauraud's army which
lotion, due to past gloriously obeyed his orders: "
panizntlon, to the will stand or die." and by its iron
tonnage, to the re- fense crushed the German assa
le imposed by for- nod made possible the offensive
July 18th to the west of Tlheims
'cipitated upon the Prom Champagne vou were cal
mercantile and to take part In exploitlnp the ?
of the south a cess north of the Marne. Fr<
h grave menace to from the battle front before Ch
e of the section as ons, you were thrown against I
future prosperity picked troops of Germany.
For eipht consecutive days you
i was adjourned fni,vo>i ou<iifnii<> ? ? >.i
H7.on nbould on n rt'od fo "v'ahHah. T'io influonoo
? work no well bo our norformnnoo on our allien ai
atCH which a" vo o"?* comics on^nof bo over oh
should proceed n mn'od for wo wore or>o of fho Pi
heir forros and 1* divisions ?ont from our country
on Png* 5.) (Cont'nned on Tape 5.)
._Ng
February 28 Na\
r
^ as Acreage Reduc
iie Day By Gov. Coc
Columbia, Fob. 1M>.?(
Ccm)[K'p tonight issued a |it
(ion designating Friday, F
rs as "C-otton l(?slu<tioii
Day" in South Carolina. Ho
all tho farmer* of tbo stato
ts pledge* on tbat day rodm
^ 1UIII cotton acreage ono-th
to reduce tbo use of ronimcr
lid tilizor*. 'Rio text of the pi
tion follow*:
"Whereas, an extraordinar
fion exists in the ootton
sates, due to the low price t
:an ton is bringing. which ?
,U8 threatens dire financial disti
on suffering to these states, beci
ow existing market prices do m
U8t' any margin of profit to the p
of cotton; and
* ' "Whereas. this situation ii
by the fact that the availabl
of raw cotton is in excess of
manii, which condition will
or~ if the 1 f* 1 f* crop should be
is one; and
hat "Whereas, the only plausil
,)at tion for the situation presei
r*' self is a reduction of the 1
ton crop;
"1P "Now, therefore, I. Rol
'K' Cooper, governor of South <
"" do declare Friday, Febn
"an i^(0 'Cotton Acreage
,nr tion Day.' and do call upon tt
in? planters of South Carolina
press themselves upon that
r a reduce the acreage ordinarily
:>r'~ in cotton by one-third, nnd t
rP(* the use of commercial ferti
,n l<arpc Crop of HUM Still or
ted "The cotton prowers tod
on hand more than one-thlr
1918 crop, which they cannc
Kn!' the prevailing prices with
pR* taininp a g^eat loss. It is a r
common knowledge that the
1 s\ipply and demand determln
and should the supply of ra"v
'n already too large, be grea
... v. nnnil IIIIJ |ll r|N1ir(| pflHlllO
call of Governor yOW captured fcreat stores of ar
isna. and munitions. you forced the ere
follows: tntr of the Ourcu, you took TH11 2
t. That this con- Sorev, Meurev. Forme and Serini
(Clares that at this t,v assault, you drove the enemy.
Ion of at least one- eluding an imperial guard divisi
cotton acreage and before you for a depth of fifteen I
largely increased ometers. when your infantry was
erntively necessary jfeved it was in full pursuit of 1
relfare and further retreating Germans, and your ar
south, and this )Pry continued to progress and si
10 several farmers, port another American division
hanker members tbe advance to the Vesle.
edge themselves In For your services in l*orra
pities through their your division was formally c
through their de- mended in general orders by t
e. to produce the French army corps under whi
you served.
this convention
. , . For your services In Champa*:
he foregoing acre- ' . . ?
. . A vour assembled oftlcers received t
form is carried out , ,
,, nersona' thanks and rommendatic
ecessity to sell any . . _ . . , ?
. .. of General Gauraud himself. h
mt crop for other
, . A. vour services on the Ouroq vour
e prices, and the , . ?, , ,
, . .. . vision was officially compliment!
pledges Itself andl, . ..
? it I in n lot Pr from pammonHinw
amnations not to * " '
it crop but to hold 1sf nrmy oorns of Ju1v 28th.
nand calls for It at '^0 y?"r success all ranks and
services have contributed and I c
the farmers mer- RirP fo every man In the co
rs of the south appreciation of his cot
lelr forces and In- aKf,ous efforts.
1 that the acreage However, our pnsit'on places
holding campaign burden of responsib'Mtv npon
rigorously Info ev- which we must strive to bear stea
every subdlvislot 11 y forward withovt faltering
cotton growing our oomrnrlo* "ho have fallen, i
hcranco of thi? In oho tho sacred obligation of mil
those states which tainlrg t*?? reputation which th
I tr'otism This mnvonu-nt to
*"M the financial collapse of th
should annual to the patrw
'nH every citizen, and no one sh
or s<re a personal gain to the i
(1i" the whole people I thereff
,>c' earnestly urge that the
n' merchants, business and proi
men, eo-opernte with the fa
this move and that the farr
operate w'th each other "
m- ? ?
ir- Fnpf. Klllott I
Ppl and Mrs Leroy Rpri
a last rleht for New York in i
us to a telegram announcing thi
1(j. of Cnpt. Klllott W. Snrlncs.
To Rnriogs Is ill with influenza
pcp v'ces received at Colonel
ln-j office today were to the effi
ev he is better.
Render in flood Standin
Pincinnatti, Feb. 20.
tlonnl Baseball Pnmmissio
?, restored to pood standing Ph
Render, of the Philadelphia
als.
vJrjr'x v ' V-1.V ifii V
rms men tod by a larpo crop in 1
result would bo tremendous
or- trous to the individuals of tl
tbo to tho stato. and to tbo
The prudent porson
ulvl ovorstookod with a lino of wa
Inn; not procure innro of those w
In foro bo has sold that which
so I on hand, and has paid n
Wo| southern cotton prowers mv
do-1 ate on tboso same principle*
u't I of purposo and concert of ac
of savo us from calamity, and
us our just sharo of tho p:
led which othor sections of tho
nr- aro onjoyinp.
?sh "Therefore as povernor <
ml Carolina. and as one to w
(he happiness of this state is of
port. I call upon tho farniei
somblo in each countv of t
n{1 op Cotton Acreapc Reduction
rp,, discuss and apree upon a
lPR ?he holding of the present c
^2 hand for the prope- protecfio
eo, cotton from depredations of
jn and for the curtailment of t
nn crop so that It will not e\ri
(jj thirds of the average yield.
rp_ iinon the farmers to sign th
reduction peldges which will
tjj sented to them on that day
?p create a puhlic sentiment wl
not permit individuals to vi<
reduction program. Unless
done we mav exnect pover
ine
othe*-? enioy wealth,
j f MliouM Appeal to Put riot Ism
^ "During the world war on
responded nobly to every ca
iVS
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
FEELS STiNG OVER
lion INACTION ON ROADS
Probable General Assembly Will
Hold Over Next Week to
rovemor | . ... , 1>M1
.Kiaurn Pass Highway Bill.
'ebruury
Acreage THE SENATE IS WORRIED
culls on
to sign
lug the Some of the Senators Think
ird ami MistaRe Wi? Re Made
rial fer ociiuna
if Nothing is Done at This
Session of Legislature.
y situa- ______
growing
hat rot- Columbia, S. Feb. 20.?
dtuation The senate today had an alarm
V.in (1 IM U.CI II1C IIUCl liiliure
iiuse the thus far to do anything with
ot allow reference to legislation In the
rodncers interest of good roads. It is apparent
that the session will
s caused continue next week and Senae
supply tor Johnstone said that it was
the de- well for the session to continue
continue if for no other reason than the
a large importance and necessity of
passing legislation for good
hie solu- roads. He felt that it would be
nting it a great mistake and great
Si 19 cot wrong to the people if the legislature
left here without dojert
A ing something for permanent
""arolina, road improvement,
nary 28 Senator Clifton joined in this po?
Reduc- sition and read a telegram addressed'
ip cotton to Representative Moise from Conto
ex gressman Lever, stating that conday
to gress had just appropriated two
planted hundred million dollars for good
0 curtail roads and for South Carolina to get.
lizers. its share that it would have to match
1 Hand, each dollar of the federal governay
have ment. Senator Laney stated that
d of the with the light lie now had he wad- *
it sell at opposed to any of the pending bills <
mut sus-1 and he saw no hope of road legisla-natter
of i lion.
ratio of The senate however recalled front
ies price, the committee the only highway bill
v cotton, that has passed the house and that
tlv ang- is before the senate nnrt Hnnoa ?<-?
919. the 'his as the frame work for a bill
!y dlsns-j'hat it is thought ran en through
te south,I the senate.
south at ! There is no question nhout the fart
who if.'that most of the senators are deeply
ires doe* in earnest in their desire to pass
ares he- road legislation and the talk todar
i he has vns that there will he no adjourn>r
The meat until something along this linit
iof one- is aetually enarted. At least the
T'nitv senate experts to do 'ts part,
tion will Senator Christensen's compromise
give to hill which undertakes to provide f??r
rosperltv a better -treet ear service in Charnations
lesion so far as the navy yard is roti|
rerned was finnllv adopted in the *
if South i senate. It now goes to the house for
hntn the concurrence in the substitute bill,
first im-1 The understanding is that the hill
rs to as-! is now acceptable to all who are inhe
state j terested in this contention,
i Day. to: Senator Moore's bill directed
plan for i against agreements as to insuranceotton
on rates was recommitted for the pur?.
in ofthis|pose of having hearings before the
weather committee and the hill will probably
he 1919 not he further considered at this sensed
two- | sion
I call The hill hv which it is provided
p cotton 'hat farm loan bonds may be used as
I ho ore- legal Investments for estates and
. and to banks received its final reading in
ilch will th" senate
>late th?-1 It is probable that the senate will'
this he 'odav take recess until Monday evenly
while; ing and in tlie meanwhile the finance
I committee is expected to prepare and
i of All. suhni't the committee amendments
r people! general appropriation hill
11 of pa-! The honen of representatives toprevent
<'av devoted its whole morning sese
south'"ion to thr "sounding" of its eal>tism
of endar which was interrupted at
oulil de-j 1:3(1 o'clock hv the house going to
njurv of 'he senate for the ratification of acta.
>re most This procedure likewise broke Into
hankers a spirited debate on the merits and
'essional demerit? of various species of dogs
rmer in ?n<1 whether a tax of $1.25 a head
ners co- would he burdensome on the peoplA
of the state.
The hill introduced by IT. H.
W. Evans, of Newberry, preventing tha
ngs left sale of cotton outside the state for
response! less than 35 cents, was rejected by
a illness! a vote of 72 to Ifi.
Oapt. The Pnrott b<li compelling railroad
but ad-1 companies to install telephone or
Snrings' telecraph service in depots at Jun
set that tiooal points where two or more
trains and vehicles connect. was
t'iven its final reading In the hou e
'? and was sent to the senate,
rhe Na Th*? Oliver bill permitting ad.itii
todnr rant eounties to rotnbina their rhaiunrloe
A gnnpa for road work paaaed third
(Continued on Pay0 Eight.)
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