The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 28, 1919, Image 1
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68TH YEAR. NO. 36. SEMI-WEEK
TOOOP SHIPS LEAVE I"' :
the military police, the 317th am- . _
The 2
munition train complete and the
366th Infantry complete. She also 8 ! ? *
carries the second corps artillery * llrh
park, a casual company of Illinois * ?U. '
- _. ate In thf
troops. ?0 casual officers. three convalescent
Uetachments and 67 naval year w th
cff^ersi la8t year
On the Great Northern, due at ARCTIC
New York March 1, are the field and
staff, headquarters and supply com- ON
pany, medical detachment and bat?er<o?
a TK C and D. of the 34 9th Htorkersei
field artillery of the 92nd. The ahlp pr
also carries a casual company of negro
troops for Georgia, eight convalescent
detachments and 15 casual
officers. Ottawa,
The transport Marfha Washing- VR1 on th?
ton. due at Newport News March 5, November
has the 49th regiment coast artillery, eon. the
and the field and staff headquarters 'our com]
comnanv. batteries A, B. C. E. and P* n dispatch
and several other detachments from Fort Yuk
each of the 335th and 336th regl- Vartment
ments of artillery of the 87th dlvis- The ex
Ion and 30 casual officers. north cons
The transport Niagara, due at to drift v
New York February 28. has on board across th?
casual companies of Georgia. Wash- that the
Ington California. Maine and Michi- on the co
pran troops: detachments of the from his <
312th trench motor battery and of on which
the 11th field artillery brigade, and carried th
26 casual officers. be consfdf
The transport Sobrnl Is due at New In addi
York Februarv 27. with the first and orv comm
second battalion headquarters, sanl- polar autl
tary and ordnance detachments, sup- rent. Sto:
ply and mnohiqe gun companies, and I,J,d resuli
companies A. R C. R, R nnd F, of portant d<
OCffth Inf 9 1A1L Til n U'A
>. iiic iiv mii i in .t in i v , inrriii iuu<u Inw "* ""
run battalion complete. and casual snn an'' l>
coirtpnu'es of New York, Illinois, Vllhpalmu
Ohio trnons. p<l to lent
Tho transport Maui, due at New was nreve
York February 28. carries the 3 50th The pa
field artillery complete with the ex- 'SIS. fro]
caption of 43 officers, casual comoan- north coa
fes from New York. Texas. Illinois. "et ron
Michigan. Iowa and Kansas, and four Fski
eight convalescent detachments. I *fi??r abo
The Montclalr, West Coast, and. Sror,<f snr
West Por* n1?o were announced as niPn anf'
having sailed with a few casuals J'mp ,ntpr
sled res w
men.
DIVISION* TO RR SENT HOMK o^The "c
IN OROEIl THEY WENT OVER ? "
M'""n wa?
'Washington. Feb. 27.?General W|nf?r ^
Pershing has notilied the war depnrt- |onH
raent that d'vlslons now In the th*-onrhoi'
American exped'tionarv forces ex- r>OBrs
ceptine those with regular army drl
designations would be returned to erees nort
the United States In the order or the jonr
arrival of their respective d'vlsional nomt rent
headquarters in France. This w?s wns 74 ^
Interpreted as meaning that all di- 7 *; > deerei
visions exrent the first, second th?rd.;t^o most 1
fourth, fifth, s'xtli and seventh. 144 j_2 de
wouin dp returned an snipping wan
available. I HI.M1HT
Combat troops not assigned to dl- pv''
visions will be returned In the order *?'thnunl"
! j o'.'kvk n
(Continued on Page Eight.) , damage w
FRANCE WITH 30,000
A _
1 1 MM Pi
Largest Homeward Movemen
of Men Yet Announced By
* War Department. Washins
Glass appe
pie to pay
30TH TO RETURN IN MARCH taxes whlc
______ signature 1
new rftYflB
Over 200,000 Men Scheduled to a8 a ..vlct
Come Back During Each of of a war
Next Four Months?Regulars I
Not to Return. once Inclu
, CO, soft
such as a
Washington, Feb. 27.?The larg- chewlng g
est homeward movement of troops machl
since the breaking up of the Amerl- poratjong
can overseas army started last No- pjare? ^
ember was announced by the war bu8,nGB8eB
department In reporting the depart- rev
uro i rum r rencn ports or 18 troop ...
. , ... . *\ ? *. already hi
ships with nearlv 30,000 officers and . .. ...
. . " . of the fllli
men aboard. The announcement of
. . , .. , on Incomi
the movement was made coincident- _.
, . A . profits ant
ally with the Issuance of a statement __
2 5 J)6I* 06'
that all divisions in France except .. . . .
. .v. . . . . that date,
those of the regular army would be secretai
returned as shipping becomes availthat,
the
able.
said:
Among the transports listed as ?j j
having sailed were the Aquitania . .
, ? ... . ism that
and Great Northern, each with more .. .
time of pi
than 5.000 soldiers aboard. The or- .. ,
war. It is
^anizations which have soiled in- ' . ,
. would shi
elude most of the units of the 92nd ?
.... . performed
(negro) national army division, im- jr
portant units from the 87th (Arl
... ...... ^ liberty tai
Kansas, Louisiana. Mlsssisippi and ^
Alabama) national army divisions
same, to <i
and a score of aero squadrons. war that
The Aquitania hase these units of .
__ . . . . States am
the 92nd: 317th train headquarters. . . .
hlo hnnn .
E LAE
;ly. lanca
9
ksks people to pdccincn
axes cheerfully ri\eolueu
? STRONC
roflts Taxes Are Price '
of Victory. Wants Speed
" Peace Treat
Cton, Feb. 27.?Secretary Out
taled to the American peocheerfully
the higher war
h went into effect with the WON'T ADD1
by President Wilson of the
ue bill. He referred to it t ((
ory tax" to bear the cost "I1 ree a
which has brought "the gion With ^
toon of peace." ^
rhich become operative at ives UUt
de those on liquor, tobac- posed Leag
drinks, so-called luxuries '
utomoblleB. pianos, candy,
urn, sporting goodB and Washington.
Ines; capital stock of cor- w,,son desires
brokers, amusement trcaty as 8Peed
cicabs and other special Kreat nuest
cept for adjust
enue bureau's machinery difforen(>e8. he
id Heen put into operation ?' worh
lg of returns on March 15, formHYPOaa
nrnfl 1 a on#I n?n? It W ft H 1 Ofi rr
1 the collection of the first ment to the pri
nt installment payment on the ,eaKue of
President Intel
y Glass' appeal, asserting ret"rn to
war must be paid for." meaa?res to b(
in enforcing tc
? shallow kind of patriot- Th,s was
does not burn brightly in oorro8Pondents
eace as well as in time of 'dpnt had a frei
? a poor sort of patriot who of h'8 work at
rk the duty he steadfastly t,ve 8?88'on lat
a year ago. spent two hour
icome tax last year was a m,n,8tration le
i. This year it is a victor*. 11 was ,he flnrt
le purposes of each are the ftnt8 ,n Washin
lefray the cost of a world's to He?^the Pros
has brought to the United Purher imp*
3 its Associates the ineffa- ?P<nlon on the
of peace. came today fr
ovemment therefore ap ,n h,a confaren
hat higher form of patriot- 'r?ni Senator !
is npt dependent upon the chairman
snd the tumult to co-oper committal
J collection of taxes this annate, and fro
the nam* splendid spirit of w""
last nljrht at tl
? President Wl
EXPLORER SAFE ???*?* with ma
[ COAST OF ALASKA ft,H? at a I !*
correspondent*,
In the success
" IjBHt March on a let it be know
Iftlng Ice Cake For expectation of
Siberia. peace within f
thlR connectlor
T. . _ ? . ndjuatments pr
Feb. 27.?The safe arrl- . . ,
.. , . , c?te problem
1 north coast of Alaska, on ,. ..
_ , . . , ' all other ques
7 last of 3torker Storker- ...
., , . . rapidly nearln
Arctic explorer, and his
. . . commlRslonR ai
pnnions was announced in ?
# ... _ . The Presider
i from him forwarded from
.. _ nressintr his b
on to the Canadian de- . ...
. , , tlcular did the
of naval service. . . .
. ... nf the league c
plorer set out from the . ...
. ... , . .. . 'can constitute
?t of Alaska in March. 1918, ... IT
doctrine He
irestward on an ce cake . . .
. . mind onlv one
s polar basin on the theory . , .. ..
. . ... to clarifv the c
currents would land him . . . .
. ?.. . forcement of t<
ast of Siberia. It appears ., , . .. .
.. . . .. . . reiterated that
Hspatehes that the ice cake . .
congress befon
nis party ramped merely
iem around In what might 7?" "0t a"k
red ? huge eddy. from ,h* "Pnnt
tlon to upsetting the the- Reluctant t<
on among geographers and Mr Wilson 1
torltles, of a westward our- rated that ho
rkerson reported his trip ?Pe" the leagi
ted In the taking of lm- ,hp peace confi
*en sea soundings. H? was rej
rk carried out by Storker- ,fiat w''tb the
i?s nwty was nlanned bv "nanlmously b
r Stefannson. who Intend- m?ny weeks' r
I the party personally. butibe inadvisable
nted by illness. Nations unless <
rty started on March 15, fundamental,
m Cross island, on the tnlnd was not
st of Alaska. At the out- ?cutlve.
slated of nine whites and Senator Hltt
mo*, with eight sledges. senate In vl
i?t two weeks of travel- replied
? sent hack four of the1 plnn. He
three sledres and a short tTnatlves befo
aent beck three more l,Par<' wffh th#
Ith all except four of the, nr?n,>rations fo
Infernntfonnllsn
r?y then established camn ",h'> socialist, 1
it and prenared for a trio; h?,sh#"''st " T
exne'ted to have lasted nll|n'f>rt ,hnt fhr" '
virtually without nrov's-! thp Monroe doe
v subsisted comfortably' "'"^elated by
t the trln on seals and po- phnr**?d oppon<
wh'eh were shot. j what thev reya
ft bejren at about 73 de- w,,h 'vonJurlnj
h latitude and 146 degrees To Its-sunn
'tude. The northwesterly1 Senate dehati
imci. nmrKTsnn reporteri. ui?rr??w. wiin
perpp? north latitude and li^nr? I.eader Lr
pb wpst Inncrltnde. while tlnKhyaon. of
?nntorlv nolnt rna^h^d \va? : ll**on?i
areas west longitude j Today Honati
ma Democrat.
K%KTll'?r?KF SHO"K | ?on vnmtln*
"PIto. Pph *7.? \ n'i*M i?a(M|P fn dpfl
p was fe't hare at 2:T> American sever
ruosdav afternoon No!
aa reported. I (Contlnut
ICASTEF
I . _
STER, S. C? FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1919.
IT WILSON IELMORE EVANS SHO
FOR LEAGUE RY UNKNOWN PAR
ly Conclusion of Agid Man Badly Though
y; Talks "Right Dangerously Wounded i
in Court. Brooklyn Last Night.
RESS CONGRESS A &HOT GUN WAS US
\
md Frank** Discus- falcjtdhounds Strike Trail
Newspaper Men and Police Have Clues Tho
His Views on Pro- No Arrests Have Been IV
ue. When The News Goes to P
1 I
Feh. 27.?President Bltnore Evans, well-to-do fa
conclusion of a peace living about four miles from
ily as consistent with city, was shot and badly wou
ion involved and, ex- about 9:30 o'clock last night
ment of territorial the cotton mill water tank in Hi
believes a great part lyh by an unknown assailant. A
is approaching final gun was the weapon used and
load struck Evans in the side,
led that the amend- and hands. Although badly w<i
iposed constitution of ed, information comes to The 1
nations which the that his condition is not consit!
ids to suggest upon dangerous.
Paris will deal with Evans was shot, according to
: unm uy me ii'ukiic a?ni:? gainerea r>v nip police, a
rrltorial decrees. left ft house In Brooklyn wher
farned by newspaper had been visiting, and the polic<
with whom the Pre- of the opinion that his assailnnt
e and frank discussion secreted under the next house. B
Paris and the; legisla- hounds were carried to the i
e today after he had soon after the shooting and
s conferring with ad- struck a trail, though there had
aders at the capito). so many people on the scene tha
time the correspond- tie importance was attached tt
gton had been invited work of the hounds. Other clue
Ident in several years, being ferreted out by the police
)rtant expressions of while no arrests have been mai
> league of nations the time The News goes to pre
om President Wilson is not unlikely that some wi
ces at the capitol, made before night.
Hitchcock, of Nehras- ^
of the foreign rela- OTHER ARRESTS MADE
b, in an address to the ... _
m senators and repre- NAVAL BRIBER\ (
the dinner he
White House. Five Naval Men Ckargftl With
llson. in discussing the reiving Money to Amtign Me
.mhers of congrees and to Khore Darj.
irence with newspnper
, expressed conrtdeneV,
of the plan. He also Washington. Feb. 27.?Arre
rn that he had every lwo additional naval reservis
the conclusion of connection with the investigate
i few months and in charges of bribery in the third
i sn id that territorial 'H^triot was announced by Seer
esented the most dell- banlels. This makes a total 01
remaining. Work on men now held. They are: L
Hons. he stated, is benjamin S. Davis and Renoit J
g completion by the R"ert; .Ensign Paul Reck and ?
jpolnted to handle it. boatswains "Lloyd f?. Casey
it was emphatic in ex- Frederick A. JoneR.
ellef that in no par- A statement issued by Seer
proposed constitution Daniels sa'd Davis was beliov*
onflicf with the Araer- have received $1,000 for enr<
in or with the Monroe men in the naval service and
also said he had in Ellert was believed to have rec
amendment, designed $20,000 in addition to a large
lause dealing with en- her of presents for having sei
srritorlal decrees, and assignments of applicants for
he would not address duties as would enable them to
a it adjourned and tinue their business in civil life,
anv formal expression The secretary said evldeni
e on the league. possession of the department sh
!? Reopen Covenant. fhst Casey received a total of :
ivas said to have indi- S3.000 and valuable present;
was reluctant to re- Placing several enlisted men on i
le constitution before ''"tv. while Ensign Reck was al
erence. " t? have received $1,000 and a
iresenting as feeling nT Presents for obtaining th
document approved j "'gnment of applicants "to
y 14 powers afteri berths on shore."
InllKnrnll... I * ... 1.1 I T>K ? _ ......
<M IW1I, 11 w ii; iii | I Iir nni I 1-vory f Mmcmuni a
to reopen the nepo-| that .lores was implicated as a
phanpes proposed werel complice of Casey In ohtatninir in
The chnnpe he has In f-rni applicant for release
so classed by the ex- active duty.
The statement said in additi<
hcock, in addressinp the men under arrest there was
Iporous support of the 'mplloated certain civilians who
to recent critics of both paid and received money in
declared that the al-| nection with the enrollment of
re the world were sons In the naval reserve force
* leapue or war and I was added that there also was
r war without it; the evidence that other officers and
fi of nations or that of in the naval service were inv
fhe anarchist and the hat that this evidence whs not d
he senator flatly de- su#b"?ent to Justify their arre
leapue violates either this time.
trine or the principles *?
Washlnpton and **MT OF" SOTIf TifVl^lOV
*nis witn mak'niryJn^ " ^ i<h<?i n1 '
rd as dangerous and Charleston, S. C.. Feh 27.t
up a scarecrow." flrst unit of the ThM'e'h d'vt
e Debate Tndnv. composed of Tennesso North
e will he resumed to- South Carolina pinnlsmon, i
addresses by Remih- route from Rrest France. to ]
>dge and Senator Fre- port News, Vn Colonel Lawi
New Jersey, Kopuh- f Brown, ef the southeastern
n"rtm??t of *ve army, annou
or Owen, of Oklaho Here
Introduced a resolu- The entire division, the war
amendments of the recently announced,
nltely declare thnt'spr>?1 ''sfed for early return h
elgntv Is not affected no Information could he oh
... I ? "? to when the other i
id on Page 4f) ( would start.
i Mift
\b O M ?b=?
IT GERMANS MUST SI
1 DRIVE AGAINS
rY ?
ArmlRtlcf IVntiH Fort)!
Movenifnt?Troope ft
Not (ft?M Ruwlan
n .
Treves. Feb. 20.?Un?
terms for the renewal o
,_j,n tlce. as presented to the
Marshal Foch, Germany
don all offensive movem
ant| the Poles and also must
troops from crossing
,u8 frontier at a certain Hi
?r>w_ w -
iauc * ur niiv ui uciuarcai
ress (,ermat,y and Poland is
follows: East of Gross
(southeast of Ilromberp
rmer Gabischin, south of
this north of Exln, (southea
nded berp), south of Sann, nc
near nlckau (east of Krtuz), \
ook- baum and Bentischen,
shot Posen), Pollstein, Gissa j
the Wlernzow and thence
face frontier between Silesia
>und- (This line of demarcatl
Mews Poland a considerable |
lered man Posen.)
It was provided by the
evi- that the armistice must
is he for an indefinite period
e he delay of three days for
e are elation of it. The old \
was armistice are to be carri
lood- pletely by Germany.
icene
they BLACK WANTS AF
be?*n READY AT A1
it lit
' ,h'' I'rpes Conprosv to (lb
ar^ for Options on Materii
, and
at in KmergeiK
rs it ?
Ill he Washington, Feb. 24
that congress give authi
army to take options <
which might be needed
gency, Major General
AoE of the engineer corps, '
fore the senate military
i Re- committee that preparal
,n possibility of extensive <
Mexico were being made
the declaration of war
"Yon don't expect any
ing the next fiscal yei
*n asked Senator Hitchcock
in of
. I m no prophet," rep
naval
eral, "but in case ther
etnrv
f five BU0'1 a provision woul
lent* rountry money."
ames Flans of the war dep
Chief template demobilization
and r'oc* extending as late a
Hrigadier General Man
construction division to
etarv
, . mittee.
?d to
illin Roth Republican and
that "enators protested agi
. sive estimates" in the ai
eived
Senator Hitchcock said
niiiricured
W8S demanding a redu
such Penditures to a normal
con- ,R|SH PET Ed ATE
in lTP AT THE CON
Owed
I hon t Accredited r.nvoy <?f
? for
,jj0rp Of the Irish Hepul
leged . ,n I'ariH.
num
e as- Paris. Feb. 27.--Seat
safe presented himself to th
ferenee as the "aeeredil
dried the provisional govern
n ao- Irish republic."
ionev O'Ceallieht has sent
from Clemeneeau, to Paul l)t
tary general of the peaci
>n to and to each delegate a le
also he brings to their noth
had of his government, in 1
eon- the Irish nation for inte
per- cognition of the lnd?
It Ireland as a constituent
some! the league of rations
mon ! Thio pnmmnnloafinn
olvd, oan'ed in each caRe by <
eem- T-'ph declaration of ind<
st a' January 21, and of t
proetinRS from the nafio
to the rest of the world.
In hifl letter O'Ceallipt:
\('K Professor de Valera, Ar
TVo and Count Pliink'tt hav
sion, #rated by the national
and rresent a statement t
a en "onference nrd to the 1<
New-i *!o"r tn fV?e name of th"
enco^ lie asks a date he fixed t<
de- tion of theRe men.
need P"er since it was i
J 1 r' <h would Fiend doles:
fir- neace conference >t has
has a'iv understood here th:
ome. , dentials would come befi
tain- mittipe on credentials ii
units manrer as ?hose of an:
j sons applying for reeoRii
If
,ws
f t
? . ? ?r?
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
;toppoles| FARMERS' MEETING
. OB_ LARGELY ATTENDED
uni not ??
mticr. Pledges for Acreage Reduction
Liberally Signed at Meeting
ier the new Here Today.
f the armiB
Germans by
muHt aban- INTERESTING ADDRESSES
ents against
the^Russian Rev' Mr' Murchison, R. S. Stewie.
art, County Agent Graeber
ion between an(j others Make Talks on Dioutlined
as ,
er Neudorf. versified Farming.
;), south of
Schodziesen, "Diversification" was the ruling
st of Brom theme at the meeting of farmers,
>rth of ( zar- merchants, bankers and business
*est of Hirn- nifin in the court house today
(west of beginning at 11 o'clock and lasting
and north of jQr about two hours. The meeting
along the wag ^ej(j jn re8ponse to the proclaand
Poland. matjon 0f Governor Cooper sotting
ion gives <n npart the day as "Pledge Reduction
oart of Ger-I ...
way, ana 11 was attended by about
two hundred farmers from different
allied terms part8 the county an(j many busibe
renewed n0!,g anu professional men of this
with a fixed cjty and D^|ier towns in the county.
the denun- yhe flrst Speaker waR rGV- Hugli
!erms of the ^ Murchison, pastor ,of the Presbyed
out com- terian church and a member of tho
state council of defense, who mad?
_,v an interesting address. Mr. Murchison
said his farming experience wai
LL TIMES limited but that he had visited every
county in the state as a member of
vc Authority the state council of defense and had
?ls Needed talked to farmers about the cotton
situation. He said that he had lived
y,
in several different sections of South
Carolina and that he knew the state
. In urging flnd state*s needs, and that the
ority for the farmer held the cotton situation in
on materials hJp own hftnda
In an emer- Mayor R. S. Stewart was the next
Hlack, chief 8pPafcer and he gave a plain, matterdisclosed
be- of.faot statement of the farmer's ac- >
affairs sub- Hotim In the past relative to cotton
tions for the a0rftagO reduction and told the faroperations
in mprft that they heretofore agreed t?
Just prior to rP(tU0P hut left it up to the other felOD
(i6imany. low to do thA rprtnr?lniT Mo oolH fViJ*
raembpr of tinned government operation of tha
railroad^ under pain of defeat, at the
was nrcom- polls in the next election,
mpies of the A widespread propaganda has
pendenee of been started. Mr Dyer said, adding
he message that the "propagandists" had estahn
of Ireland j Hshed headquarters In Washington
I from which representatives were boit
states that'll'* "bombarded" with letters setthur
Griffith' ting forth that it would he disase
been dele- trotis to the country to return the
assembly to roods to private ownership at this
o the peace time.
neiie of nn- Mr. Dyer said signatures for tho
Irish people, letters were obtained from men
or the recep- w'thont record to whether the>#
worked o? the railroads. He read
declared the severnt communications which he?
ates to the had received. Thev stated that hr?
I '
bpen genp'*-'had bepn elected to roncrpss largelv
it their ctp- 1 by the votes of railroad emnloyda.
ire thp com- and that tf hp wished to retain hi*
a tbp same position ho shou.d voto for thp pro-_
if othpr per- posed five year extension of governiltlon.
ment operation.
. t
trouble dur- campaign would be unavailing unlesa
ir do you?' thp farmer signs the pledge and lives
up to the obligation he taken when
lied the pen- signing it.
e were any County Agent R. \V. Graeber fofd
save the lowed Mr. Stewart and made a talk
on "Safe Farming" in which he gavo
artment eon- RoniP 'acts of interest to the fanner
over a pe- jn matter of diversification and
s July 1920, motion reduction.
shall of the J R rra,e and J Yodfir Wftro
dd the com- *1P nn'>' farmers who spoke. Both*
of these men are believers in the di~
I Democratic versification idea and are practicing
linst "exces-my
hill and T'ho farmers in attendance upon
the countrv thp meeting showed great interest in
dion in ex- matter and the indications are
haBjfl that T-nncaster county will show up
in the reduction column good and
SHOWS strong.
No business was transacted at tha
FEItEN( E meeting except in the matter of distributing
the pledge cards to the dlf"fJoverament
',>rPnf committees from the school
ilic" Is uisirir-Ts or tno county and giving
them instructions for 'ho beginning
of the work.
1 O'Oaiiight PROF* * r; a vp \ to RETAIN
e peace en- R ur CONTROL CHAROED
ted envoy of
ment of the
Representative Dyer fVrlnres Siitisto
Premier f<'r lnfl?enres Are at Work to
itasta. serre- Coerce Congressmen.
p conference.
tter in which Washington. Feb. 24.?Reprece
the e^'iim sentative Dyer, of Missouri, charged
[he name of in the house that "sinister'' efforts
rn-ttional re-1 were heine made to influence mera?pendence
of j bers of congress to vote for eon