The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 18, 1919, Image 1
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68TH YEAR. NO. 41. SEMI-WEEf
105TH AMMUNITION a^Z
TRAIN STARTS HOME..,.,,,
That W
^Many South Carolinians and Ec<
Several Lancaster Boys Members
This Company. Washing
members c
tatlves wil!
DUE IN STATES MARCH 23 to stuuy p
conditions
Transport Koningen der Neder- p^biems^
landen Included in Sailings are to con
Announced By War Depart- YoTk ApHi
ment from St. Nazaire. stay in Po
termined.
Th*lepjcite
The 105th ammunition train presentativ
is composed largely of South tended the
Carolina troops and among
them several Lancaster boys.
Itico, anno
a bill to 1
Washington, March 17.?The war p0j)(,y
department has announced the fol- island
lowing transports sailings: decide un
The transport Noordam. Brest to WaHhlnKto,
New York, due March 23, with the
would pro
following troops: Detachment of depen(lenc(
37th division headquarters for Camp Most
Sherman; 14 8th infantry, field and
gress, who
staff, ordnance and medical detach- ^ers of the
ments and machine gun company, ^
for Camp Sherman; casual com- tj1P)r ^.jVP
panles No. 37ft (Ohio); 76 (New 7lenreaenta
York); ftft78 (Texas); ft7ft (Conn.); (
1417 (Maine); 1418 (Mass.); 1431 niam, of
(Mass.); 1441 (Colorado); 1452, n;
(Idaho); 866 (colored) (South' Carolina
Carolina): 14 26 (colored 1 fsrst-l
tered), nnd 1476 (colored) (scat-J PEACE
teredfour casual officers and oth- enrkiri
er casuals. UM
The transport Koningln der Nedderlanden.
St. Nazaire to Newport nn,
News, due March 23. with the following
troops: 115th field artillery They Wi
less Battery A; 10th ammunition der
train, headquarters, headquarters
motor battalion. Companies A, B, C
and D, medical and ordnance de- Paris. M
tachments. Terence coi
The transport Matsonla, Bordeaux heard tl
to New York, duo March 23, with, Thrace. M
the following troops: Bordeaux j deputy In
convalescent detachments No. 177' and A. An
and Nos. 185 to 180 Inclusive; med-j Antoniades
leal detachment for duty: quarter-] a nrepondt
master casual company No. 5 (New! agriculture
Yorki and N'n. 6 (Now York); lfiO1 The On
infantry, flold and staff, maohino pun; arches at C
company. headquarters company. petition to
supply company, medical detach-J presented
meat; Companies A, P, C. P, E, F, Demand is
ft, ,11, I. K. f. and M; detachments of; Armenians
lf>ftth infantry; detachments of 26tli to live uni
engineers. ment and
? and Armei
PI.AN TO TF.T.T. PITRIJC such eovei
ABOUT DOINGS IN PARIS TbP po,i
allowed to
tory and
Opponents of Present World I.engue rltory In c
n #. v* n .. eluded In
Draft Will Form a Non-Pnrtlcountries.
san Organization. tpP formal
with access
Washington. March 17.?Prelim- Med,*erran
innry plana for the formation of a fn 801
national non-partisan organization vilayet
designed to keep the American peo-! nru' "1''
pie better informed as to events at h'1 in?'
the peace conference and to oppose '
i f] rppk<i nni
acceptance of the constitution of
, ... . important
the league of nations as now drawn
were made at a conference between nn*'
Senators Heed. of Missouri. Demo-'
crat, and llorah, of Idaho, and Poln- MAY I,E
dexter, of Washington, Republicans, OF PRE
and George Wharton Pepper, a
lawyer, of Philadelphia.
After the ronferenee it was an- ^ nshingtoi
nounred Henry Watterson, former litninnry
publisher of the Lotiisvllle Courier-1
Journal, would he president of the'
organization with Mr. Pepper as di-;
rerting supervisor. It was said Washingti
many senators who have been active it will he i
in opposition to approval of the of peace, t
league constitution would support not be In
the organization. ; was said i
i Senator Heed announced a state-; ter Secret?
ment outlining the purposes of the nounced in
organization would he Issued in a informed
few days. fine purpose, it was ex- f'able the r
plained, would he the co-ordination' hnd decide
of various local bodies that have1 he a part c
been fo-.med over the country In op-1 Officials
nnalMnn o tbo hioarno i ?
?..v Mf. ?jv. i i cnniu m,y iir?i)r
Diana for establishment of a sponk- tortous as?
ora' bureau and the conducting of an many only
Intensive campaign of publicity ferlzcd as
throughout the country. j ns such ne?
Senators said the organization senate fo
would be supported by voluntary the prelim
contributions and headquarters particular
would be prohnbly established at the final tr
New York. I the terms
Suggestions were made at the by all the \
conference that representatives be Among c
sent to Paris while the peace nego- Incorporate
ttatlons are In progress, but no which torn
agreement was reached. j will be tho:
0
E LANCi
tLY. LANCASTER, S. C., 1
^o?" CHAMBBSLAIN AIRS
_ PROTEST ON LEAGU
ill Study Political and
momic Conditions. Oregon Senator Prefers Anoth
War to American Surrender
ton, March 17.?Twenty of Fundamental Rights.
>f the house of represen
I visit Porto Rico In April
lolitical and economical SPEAKS IN WASH1NGT0
with a view to obtaining
a for solving legislative
iffecting the island which Dwells at Length on Address
ie before the next con- Viscount Ishii, Japanese Ai
ie party will leave New , , , ... . ,
12. bat the lancth of .be bassador in Washington Li
rto Rico has not been de- | Week.
Davlla, Porto Rico's ree
in congress, who ex- Washington. March 17.?Sena
Invitation at the request Chamberlain, of Oregon, chairm
Islative assembly of Porto of the military Committee of the 1
unced he would introduce 8Gnate- snid in an n^ress here
lx definitely the future fore thP Mt?si??lppl society that
the United States toward fPat of ,ho treaty of PGace and !
He said he would not ?,her war wou,d bo Preferable
til after his return to ,he surrender of any fundamen
n whether the measure American right. He dwelt parti
vide for statehood or in- ,arl>' upon ,ho Proposal of Vlscoi
, Ishll, the Japanese amhassa?
of the members of con- that thP constitution of the leat
will Include several mem- of na,i()ns forbid racial discriinii
house Insular affairs com- Con.
rill be accompanied bv "The right of racial discrlml
s. The party will include t,on ,s P?rely a domestic questlo
tives Kltchin and Webb. sa,<1 Senator Chamberlain. It is i
"arolina; Saunders and an international question. N
Virginia: Garrett, of Ten- however. Japan wants to make It
nd Domlnlck. of South international question. Tf the clai
that viscount Ishii insists shall
? in the constitution of the league
DELEGATES HEAR nations is permitted to stand.
3SMEN OF THRACE I" "" "I':' "? d'T"
bars to the admission of Orient?
That would mean the ruin of i
I .Armenians Declare That
"Hut if the allies refuse to all
111 No T/ongor IJvo I n- plan of Japan and that nat
the Turkish Rule. declined to join the league, then
will have three outlawed nation;
Germany, Russia and Japan TT
arch 17.?The peaee eon- what becomes of your world pea
nmission on Greek alTalrs, The three outlawed nations wo
le representatives ofj unjte and brine on another wo
Mamnavs, a former] war. I think we should very frai
the Turkish parliament! iy discuss these questions,
toniades, an engineer. M. should face the perils and be rej
told the commission of to meet them.
^rating Greek position in "i believe in a league of natii
and industry in Tharce. jH1( jf must be such a league as v
?ek and Armenian patrl-j not take away a single fundnmen
'onstantinonle have sent a' American ripht. Rather than
Premier Venitelos to be tlidone T would defeat the tre;
to the peace conference. I anq witness another creat war.
made that the Greeks and I "j hope our president whom
no loneer he compelled: an lnve, resnect and revere, w
ler a Turkish govern-, manage to obtain for the world
it is declared the Greeks in:,c,io of nations that w'll pr<
alans will not submit to HU0li power as to bring war to
*nment. ond T have told some of
t'on asks that Greeks be friends in the senate that il
live in Armenian terrl- should not be so strong in their <
Armenians In Greek te?-- position to the proposed consfitutl
ase they cannot he In- as to leave the president with*
the limits of their own power to conclude a treaty wh
The Armenians ask for which would provide for a perfec
lion of a great Armenia acceptable league."
i to the Black sea and the -
pan and say they would I MA J. PETERSON. AMERICA
p Thrace, Constantinople. u-n * lmtvoi
s of Smyrna and Brouasa ACE, WAS KILLED SI NIL
tn.1aks of Comedia and
irporated in Oreecp. |{|s Airplane Propped Nose Forwi
s expressed the united
I Armenians may become " Paytonn and the Major Was
factors in neace, progress Killed Instantly,
itlon of the near east.
AVF I ir srnp CUTT Seabreeze. Fla., March 17
LfcACiUIS. Dl 1 David McK. Peterson, one of Ami
ILIMINARY TREATY ca's officially recoRni/cd "aces." v
killed Sunday In a fall of his s
plane at Paytona Beach. Ma
i Officials Say That Pre- poterson'a address Is Honesdale. 1
Would Involve the Al- The airplane piloted by Major ]
and Germany Only. ,Prson an(l ,n wh,ch L,eut F
Paversick was a passencer, dropi
nose forward after reaching a heif
on, March 17.?Although of about 7T> feet while ascendl
neluded in the final treatv from the beach. Major Peter?
he lerigue of nat'ous miv Was killed instantly and Lleutent
the preliminary treaty, It Paverslck was inlured seriously
n official clrclea here af-j Previous to his enlistment w
?rv Tumulty had an-1 the American air forces. Major I
i New York he had been | terson was a member of the 1
by President Wilson by I Fayette escadrille While connc
denary council at Par'aled with the French aerial service
d the league plan was to' was unofficially credited with brii
if the treaty. Insr down 18 Herman machines. 7
explained the prellmln- official report of the war departmt
would he between the vie- giving the names of 62 recognlj
loclated powers and fler-i American "aces" showed that Ma;
; thnt It might be charac-l Peterson brought down five (1
the "final armistice" and man machines while serving In t
^d not he submitted to the' Ar.ierlcnn service.
r ratification. They said
Inary document In every ASMAII>ANT OF OLKMKNFK. \F
would be Incorporated In KWKIVBS I1FAT1I SKNTK\(
eaty which would present. Paris. March 17.?Emile Cotti
which must he agreed to ?h" anarchist who recently made
varlng nations. | attempt upon the life of Prem
ither details which will be George Clemenceau, was sentenc
d in the final troaty and to death by the court martial whl
e officials do not think was trying him. The verdict of t
?e of boundaries. ( court martial was unanimous.
kSTER P
UESDAY, MARCH 18, 1919.
i GERMAN DELEGATES
IE AGREE TO TERMS
ul??<l to It
ler 'Mercantile Fleet, to Ho TnLon ???
Over By the Allies Who Will
Provision Germany. Washing
homeward
N MAY MODIFY BLOCKADE "o 1
and South
of No Promise Given in Response "nd ()kIa,l<
r has begun,
m- to Request But Steps in That organizatioi
ist Direction Have Already Been ,hf! fi0? ?
Taken. -ho? Lp,
seven trans
the war def
tor rrussels, March 17.?The German at *^ew
an delegates to the conference regard- ,,0'Wf>r? Mi
ast ing the taking over by the allies of '*1<> RO"*
be the German mercantile fleet and the1 j'ci-t N<
de- provisioning of Germany, definitely v'rKinia an
an- accepted the conditions imposed by l,n'lR
to the allies. proceed to
tal A hoard of control for exports un*'s 1'"
ctt- will be established under the terms ,t} sa" frori
unt of the agreement. The hoard Approxin
lor probably will have its headquarters I men o
tue at Itotterdam. left Franc?
na- The Germans will be permitted to land, which
buy fish from Norway and re- imel March 22.
na- their own fishing in the North sea. Th" unit
n." The German representatives asked artillery hri
not for a modification of the blockade, battalion h
ow and while no promises were given field artillc
an them in this connection, steps in 1 lerv oomph
use that direction as a matter of fact) gun battali
he have already been taken. | the 114th
of The German representatives sat j Uric Gen.
it on one side of a long table while on! manding tl
the the other side were an equal numberI brigade, als
?ls. of allied representatives. There port
the were no greetings, salutations or! The 1141
amenities of any sort. The whole nessee nnit
OA* proceedings were marked by imper- l.ea.
Ion sonal rigidity The chairman of the
we German delegation stared at a spot FLYING
<? on the table ahd addressed his re- . ... ,,
1 I All 11. All# I.
ien marks no one in particular. X leepn
Admtrnl Sir Dooolun
n 1(1 Groat Britain, chairman of the allied Three Oiitf
rid delegation, began by reading a statenit
ment prepared for him bv the civil- ' x'n**
We lan members, calling on the Ger- Over
idy mans to say eategoricnlly whether,
they abided by the terms of the armins
1st Ire. I'nder-Serretn vy of State Washingi
i-111 I von Hrauni replied curtly. "Ves." dying cirru
tall Admiral Wevjnss then read one, ;t*id British
see'page of typewritten memorandum 1ru' f'Pturf
atvl giving In crisp sentences the terns will tour t
I of the allies for granting food to taction v'ft
xvp, ! Germany the German merchant campaign. i
fit ' fleet to be banded over ;?t once ties and ar
n financial provisions to be m ade at \merican c
>vo once, food to be delivered at once The denu
an :,"'i to i e continned until the next, the manage
my harvest, or as lone as Germany publicity bti
icvl abided by the terms of the agree- Wilson Is t
op_ ment. flights will
Ion As the statement was read it w as of the milit
mt | translated info German and French, 'he war dea
teh the German replies receiving the Fourteen
11 v same treatment. The air of imner- ^p,- planes
sonalitv was preserved throughout. News and v
It was then settled that the details Washington
i v of the ration of 170 nan ,.r i
| - m-enoan r
monthly with tho shipping and finan- the war wi
rial plans should ho el a bora tod in! tour
subcommittees and tho first plenary j^onph tho
?r?l *PMS'ori "d.Ion mod, having lasted on- (Jopc nof Q
ly a few minutes. squadron w
In this nicotine there wore no ap- trajn nf j-j
peals or references to humanity an.l end-d<
civ'lization or to women and ehil- fr
dren. the only statement in this rem- PaP|, sfl?
"7"; neetion belne that infant mortality ^ f
ri ! had doubled in the last three months,
i as! , .. , , , . . ve'oped din
: and this was simply mentioned as a }
cold declaration of fact in conn or- p"
jor .. ... .. . a ,| ,, whom has
tion with the request of the (.or- .
Pa.; ? ..... have left F
mans for more condensed milk
f*?~| The German delegates were nnx- ''
ions to enlarge the proposed monthly
imports of certain commodities HERMAN
only to he met with the statement- LARCiE
ioK vepret that the world's shioIOT1
pine does not make this possible "
int pjcfercnco on some pnlrts was re-' Over 2,000.
' served hv the Germans for discussion |<ing in
"h with the government at Rerlin "
(>p- G<
.a- TIUH'lif-K OVER NKGOTIATIONS
ct-| ('ON('FltNlNG GKICMAN SHII'S
he Paris. March 13.?'Notice of the t '^fle'eMn
ie"! interruption of the negotiations at
_ ... . , .. . tion of wht
ne Spa with respect to the surrender of
f'i r I v onto j
*nt the Gorman merchant fleet has been
.?,i i > i .u i. conference
tea received hv the supreme council.
. , , . ? . . , cordlne to
jor Premier Tdovd George addressed
fit f?'t mpeo (
er- the council with regard to the mili...
and IS? "?
he tary system of the preliminary peace
with Germany. The discussion of '
revtetualllng the states formerly In-j * 'P
... . . . ever, he Jef
eluding In Austria-Hungary was
mi; _ . * . i many for co
1 completed
an, Secretary I.anslng, of the Ameri- ^he fate
an can delegation submitted a proposal 'n neutral
ier with regard 1o German cables. j known, altf
ed At the request of the laltan dele-, probably ha
leh gates it was decided to appoint an' The tota
be inter-allled commiaslon to Inquire surrendered
j into recent incident at I^atbach proaimately
tews
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
? hve mS j, MR.COTBRAN WANTS
THE EXTRA SESSION
;oAch Nf*w|M?rt News on
rraiui|>ort Finland. If legislators Meet With I)e
termination to Enact Oood
ton, March 17.?The Roads legislation.
movement of three addi
>nal guard divisions, the
' TIIIV'UCJ im w*,x.r.
,.uiui v al UIIIIU ? mil no 11 11 Ul lill I'ASS
Carolina), 3 6th (Texas
>ma), and 37th (Ohio),
Several units of these P?' House of Keprespnis
were Included among tatives Issues Statement Relflicers
and 12,000 men . . t? ...... - a
' ative to Possibility of Extrairture
from France on
ports were announced by ordinary Session of Assembly.
lartment. The vessels are
York and Newport News ? , ,, ...
. , ? , ? Columbia, March li.?Should tho
irch 1 ? and 24.
. . members of the general assembly
hern troops will land at ...
, , meet with the determination of enpws
and go to camps in ,
. ... .. . acting pood roads legislation, he is
d Texan, while the Ohio ....
, . . x. v , , in favor of calling an extraordinary
land at New York and
. session, according to a statement ot
various ramps. Other ?? ... .
.... . , Thomas P. Cothran, of Greenville,
pse divisions are expected
speaker of the house of representan
! ranee soon. , , .......
tives. The adoption of the hill for
lately inn officers and 3- reform in assessmt.n1s of property,
f the 3nth division have Sft|d Mr rothran would socure aiJ
> on the transport Fin- additlonaj revenue far in excess of
is due at Newport News thp rost of fhp extra sesslon<
There has been much agitation res
include the Rath field Pontly for an extraordinary session.
Igadc; battery A and first dpspj,p positive statement of*
eadquarters of the llath fjovernor cooper that he would not
ry; the 14th field aitil- js9Ue tPo rfljj unless some extraorte:
the 11.1th machine djnary necessity arises for such a
on complete, and part of session. In his statement, the govmachtne
pun battalion. ernor l()ok |h<t posltion( in his opin.
John W. Kilbreth. com- jon fhut n() gUf.h norpssitv now pre_
ie 5f?th field artillery gentP(1 ,tsp,f Tho fr,Pm1s of an lm_
so is aboard the trans- prnved system of highways, however,
are awake and are leaving no
h held artillery is a Ten- stone unturned to impress the excommanded
by Col. I.uke P(M,t|Ve that an extra session is vital
_ Speaker Cothran, in his statement.
said:
( IRC I SES WILL "jf the members of the general
S LOAN C AMPAIGN assembly with the determ nation to
pass a good roads law providing for
one mill tax. special license tax on
Its Will Tour Country, automobiles and an assessment on
Aerial Sliain llattles abutting property owners for a reasonable
part of the cost of concrete
?n I rim ipal < lti?s. roads, nllowing the counties that
I have voted honds credit for the cost
ton. March 17.?Three of the vvork by the state
sr. of \merican. French highway commission. T should he in
aviators in American f:,vnr ,,f an px,ra Couple.!
,1 _i-- . with this is !>? ??"' Im.nrtn.t ......
.i nmurr pianos '
ho United State- in ron- ,Pr of 'oforni ,n nssessmrnts of pro fill
virtorv liberty loan r'r,v which, if adopted ?0?ld secure
giving aerial shain bat- !,n rovonuo for tho state
irobatics over 50 leading! fnr ln exce88 of ,hP rosf of An rxtrs>
ItIos session. This effort should be dii
reeled not. only to llm uuli^alion ol
nn?-trntions will be under
the burden of taxation, but to th<
merit of the victory loan , ......
. ' jdaoini' unon the tax boohs oi a va??
ireau. of whtoh Frank it. , .......
amount of nronertv which has hithlireetor.
an<j the actual i . , ' .
. . crto escaped and is now escaping
he under th" supervision
. taxation,
arv aeronautics branch of>
aartnient I "These two very important rnat_
, ters of legislation failed to receivo
raptured German Fok- , . , ...
. , v. in mv opinion at the last session the
were landed at Newport .....
... . attention thev deserved,
nil he shipped at once to
The best types of "T ani not in a P?s,tio? *!>.v
.lanes developed" during whether the temper of the general
11 be demonstrated. assembly has so ehanped as to ex......
,, , a . ri,? reasonable bone that these omiss
will start April lrt. al- . ... . , , . , ...
sfons would he corrected should they
loan selling campaign!
... . ,, reconvene In extra session.
en until \pn] 2 1 Kmh
ill he carried in a special ; . , . ,, . .... .
cars, traveling at night. ,-^1' ' RAILROAD ( LERKS
tor baggage cars will he, IN ATLANTA ON STRIKE
i carry the 17 airplanes
adron.
. i. ... a, . Rrjlioniil Director Wmtliv Over %r_
if 11fi uriusn mors ne-i
<np fho war will partici-1 Mon of l.flOO in Joining Strikers.
it French fliors. ono of, Freight Traffic Tied Up.
a record of 43 victories,'
'ranee fo rthe United!
ike part. j Atlanta, March 17.?Clerks on all
I railroads entering Atlanta Joined
S MUST frIVE lTP the walkout of the Nashville. Ohatt
tanooga and St. Fouls railroad
Nl M1IER Ol* SHIP, clerks and left the city's f'eight traf11"
at virtually a standstill. Some
...... . , ... . I.Rftft clerks quit work and later 100
(Hid (iross I oils of Sfllltmore
went out.
Mercantile Kl?vt in _. , , ., . . . ? . _
The orders for all clerks here tf>
prmitn Harbors. quit work in an effort to aid the N.
| C. and St. F. employes to enforce
I their demand for the removal of the
Jarch 1 iThe mercan- federal auditor to that road were
German harbors, dispost-j snj,| fo i,aVe come from Nashville.
ch will he decided at an ~ t -nn u n _ i . j, . _
TV I.. Winchell, regional director,
it the food and shipping ... , .
termed the men s action almost a
at Brussels, consists, ac- i. j -
, irrun . ttim sain nf ma
German figures. of believe thnt thev "realize they
,f 1 f86,70 0 gross ton8tnrf> goVPrnment pmplovM.- Hp lulling
vessels of 52.600, slgtpd ^ c]ftrVft Bhonld hav(. sllb.
Railing craft and some of tbcir grievance against th<?
steamers will, how- nndltnr tn tbp labor division of thet
by the entente to Ger- |Tnj^Pd States railroad admlnlstraastal
traffic. I jjnn ^he regional director salt?
of the German steamers PffnrfK would be made to fill the
ports is not absolutely pia0Pa Practically the only vaeantough
many of thera rjPa filled, however, were those of
ve been seized. baggage men. ticket sellers ant?
I tonnage that may be other passenger station employes,
to the entente 1r ap-| Officials of the roads had taken over
2,260,000 gross. I those duties.