The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 25, 1919, Image 1
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68TH YEAR. NO. 43. SEMI-WI
WAR DEPARTMENT lH<x
k TO PURCHASE CAMP _
w
In the List of Those to Be Acquired
and Retained is Camp
Jackson at Columbia. Ne
pram
>gene
ALSO OTHERS IN SOUTH orgai
this
zatio
Government Will Also Buy 13 tlnu8
Aviation Centers, With Those cotto
Already Acquired Making
Total of 19 Fields. istra
Pc
Washington, March 25.?Decision '
of the war department to proceed Hool
with the purchase of sites of 15 army
camps and 13 ballooon and flying are
fields over the country was announced
by Acting Secretary Crow- .
ell. Less than $15,000,000 will be
Involved, Mr. Crowell said, and it
will not be necessary to await action
by congress as the department
now has the necessary funds. port
With these purchases Completed
the army will have 30 training centl
camps, including the original 16 tonn
cantonments constructed for the h()pe
training of the national army, and an(j
19 aviation centers, most of which whjc
will be In the southeastern states, .
Texas and California. The few fields
to be retained in the north will be, J^\p
regarded as summer flying centers'
only. **
Many Camps to Go.
Twenty-seven camps and 15 avia- It H
tion fields will he abandoned. Orders
already have gone out for the
abandonment of 20 of the camps
including nearly all of the national
guard training centers set up after Pi
the United States declared war on dele;
Germany. "Construction work on clan
the 27 camps, according to war de- thre
partment figures, represents a cost fere'
of approximately $110,000,000, of wer?
which $43,000,000 was spent on the 8<
four embarkation cantonments? In tl
Mills, N. Y., and Merrltt, N. J.t and here
Stuart and Hill, Newport News. by ^
Approximately $280,000,000 has haRR
been spent In construction work on ^r?T'l
the 15 cantonments to be bought and 3a<*c
h? 1 f? now owned and It was large- bRn
ly because of the sum Involved the' rore
department decided to go ahead hor
with the purchase. Most of the 30 rU'7
camps are being used as demobilize-'
tlon centers, but no definite plans ios
for their employment after the war! bav<
army Is disbanded have been evolv-i Pat'(
ed. It was explained the whole.
{problem of the future use of the bed
camps depended upon the nation's! con<
military policy and no conclusion as' (
to that could be reached until the
peace conference at Paris had rendered
Its decision as to world dlsarmament.
?' r
Announcement already has been, atG
made that only two flying fields act-! no (
ually would be used in training army' wl^
aviators in peace time and others enre
parchnsed or now owned would be-| emb
come storage plants for material on j f
hand or under contract. T^ocatloni p
of the flying centers to be retained I ornf
shows a plan fco have three general, nno,
training confers, one In the far west,j-(he
one In the southwestern part of the com
country and one in the southeast,; wj,|(
with the different fields In each sec- wor
tlon close. enough together so ele- po)
mentary and advanced training will
be provided within n reasonable pov
area. Total expenditures on the 19 yor]
flying and balloon fields to be retained
represented about. $30,000,000.
o
I To Boy and SHI Sevier. tho
Besides the ffleds to be bought for
military pumoses. one other, Chapi
tn^
man field, Florida, also will be pur-' j ^
W chased "for business reasons'* and '
' subsequently sold. The same proeedure
will he Itollowed In the cane 0n'''
fpr *
of Camp Sevier, 8, C., which was _ '
used as a national guard training
renter. Mr. Crowell nald it was ^
cheaper for the government to buy p" ' ?
this fleld at the" option price of '
$197,940 and sell It again than to
pay the damage clatma made against
the government an the result of r,
building of the camp. I the
Secretary Crowell said the de-, will
partment had contemplated retaining'of tl
Hacelhurst fleld. on Long Inland, hut Wed
that the land would cost entirely folic
too much money. The option price ther
on the fleld wan placed at $1,560,- fronr
00, or nearly twice the cost of the rWe
alte of any of the 13 aviation cen- *nte<
era to be purchased. The govern- this
sent has spent $5,34$,flit on con- ran*
(Continued on Page 4.) | ratlr
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IE LANC
SEKLY. LANCASTER, S.
>VER WANTS FIXED PPCQRVTEDIAN1
FOOD PRICES TO STAND rllEjDI ILIVlrtlli
? Price Will Run Up If Sugar TO RAISE $3,5(
and Wheat Are Allowed to * ??
Find Own Price. Intensive Drive N<r
Way as Forerunner c
iw York, March 25.?A cable Campaigns I>at
i from Herbert Hoover, director
ral of the international relief
nization, expressing regret that AV^EKAiiE $1.0 PER country
had abandoned stabili
n of hog prices and 4irging conition
of stabilization In sugar ^ here are About 375,1
n seed products and wheat, was bers of the Souther
issed at a meeting here of ex . _
ve officers ot the tood admin- ter,an Church and 1
tion. Been Liberal in Pas
tinting out that hog prices had
since the stabilization plan was
doned two weeks ago. Mr The total membershii
irer's message asserted that if s?l,thern Presbyterian
only foodstuffs now controlled 376,000.^ The cal1 of 1
thrown -upon the market "with- aS8embly 8 committee c
any steadying hand." the dire 8h,p ln the intensive drP
of the world may produce fur- out the church during
dislocation and place an ad- m.on,h ,s for 13.500,000,
burden on American consum w'thin the next twelve
benevolent causes of tht
was said that, with ocean trans- a ca" for Practlcally t
still restricted, food must be rrom ea?h member of the
ped overseas In its most con- tbe total sum averages t
rated forms, but that when more from each member. Thi
age became available, it was the stewardship const
id such foodstuffs as beans, rice fir8t ra" 'n the progress!
canned vegetables and fish, of to continue for the next
h the United States has a sur- during which time $12,01
may be sent abroad be contributed for horn
^ ioreign missions, Christ
S DENY THREAT TO tion and ministerial rell
EAVE PEACE CONGRESS "r!^..^howTto"!
Southern Presbyterian cl
(ad Boon Rumored They Would ably leads all denomlnat
ithdraw Unless Racial Claims south in per capita cont
Were (Jranted. church benevolences. a
that are coming In lari
daily to the office of the
iris, March 24.?The Japanese present campaign si
gates to the peace conference de- ali sections of the ehurc
5 at no time have they made any bership is rallying to tht
at to break nwav from the eon- * - ? - -
__ me prnRram ror yet larg
nee if certain claims of Japan ^e support of benevolei
> not recognised. From no part of th?
>me concern had been aroused this awakening more e
he delegation by reports printed from churches in home
of the speech recently delivered ritory in the southwest
discount Ishii, the Japanese am- gome instances, subscrir
ador to the United States, in New during the present men
* city, to the effect the amhas- increase from 100 to 1.6
>r had stated in his speech Ja- increase in pledges for
would withdraw from the con- causes over what was
nee ir recognition were not * *?? the past year. In this e
claim for equal treatment of the are g94 home missionai
ens of all nations members of jpp their wives, who 1
league of nations. Tabled cop- flghly on the frontier, ir
of Ambassador Ishli's speech tains, among the negroc
> since been received by the dele- dependent and exoeptir
on, however, showing no such the salaries of many of
aration by the ambassador as far below what is recogn
been reported, and relieving tho the "living wage," and i
:ern of the delegation. ing testimony to; their efl
Ambassador Ishii In his speech that the pledges of churc
ire the Japanese society March mission territory show s
made a plea for the Inclusion In increase over the conti
proposed covenant of the league! last year.
intlons of a provision to elimin
race discrimination. Tie made HOSPITAIj UNITS A SSI
hreat, however, that Japan would FOR KARI/V RFU
draw from the peace confer- WashingtonU, March
> if such a provision were not following army organic
odied in the covenant.) announced as assigned t.
vov home from France:
?" w??r*. pltnls Nor. 62. 202. 40.
olumbla, 8. C.. March 24. Gov evacuation hospital No.
>r Cooper loft yesterday after- tpa,n No 29. hosp
i for Now York to participate In ronvalesrpnt ramn No
celebration In New York In wel- hnkery company No. 2T.0
Ing home the 27th division Announcement that 1
r>h was trained at Tamp Wads ftrf,)lPry- hod sal
th, Snartanhurg, S. C. Lieut. battleshlD Connecticut, <1
Wade Hampton Havea, of the| norf Npws Marrh 24 w
Blon. has been designated as to read ?62nd Held nrtll
ernor Cooper's aid while In New heodciuarters "
1 ' State Hoard of II
Appointed IVlcKRtm.
overnor Cooper has appointed Sanitary water annlys
following delegates. among a of wa,Rr ^Ired March
e number from other parts of from commissioners of p
state to the annunl meeting of kancaster, S. C.
United States Good Roads asso- Results
on to be held at Mineral Wells,
is. April 14-19: John T. Stev- r?,or
Kershaw: A. T,. Gaston Ches- ^hIo?"'n?
R A. Wilson. Rock Hill; C ammonia
nk Clvhnrn Kershaw; John R. A'h"mlnoid ammonia..
1. York: fJoorgn B. Craven. Lan- ?n Nitrites.. ..
er; R. G. Rhett. Charleston: O. N|tr0*en In nitrates ..
dills, A. R. Carter and L. C. Tn,nl
kins. Greenville. Bacterial Attalyi
Racterlal Indications
To Arrange Schedule. Inations: Negative.
r>l Leroy Snrlngs. president of Remarks: Analysts 1
Lancaster and Chester railway ter to he of good ouallt
hold a conference in the rooms from contamination,
le Chester chamber of commerce' Respectfully suh
Inesday morning. immediately! . F. L. Par
?wing the arrival of the train ?
e from this city, with ettizens' Hell Plxtur*
i Cheater, Richburg. Baecom-j The local board' for
. Fort Lawn and others Inter- countv Is advertising for
1 In the change of schedule of for the office fixtures,
railroad. He Is desirous of ar- filing cabinets, etc., us?
log a satisfactory schedule with- was in session. The equ!
resorting to the South Carolina good order and should
oad commission. I prices.
'ASTER N
C? TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1919.
SARE CAPTAIN SPRINGS |"AVl,j::S,
tO,COO IN VICTORY LOAN"" E
tv Under South Carolina Ace to Speak in Washington.
f Other Drive Which Begins Lat- agrees pubitsi
... *'on ?' t^e re<
er. ter I art Apt il. gress, itepresei
j of Massaehuset
MEMBER ALSO MEETS THIRTIETHI *,ow 7lth. MT 1
hassador to Jai
the ambassado
000 Mem- Invited to Be One of Receiving Jl?pnn ,s not 11
. intended to sn
n Presby- Committee in New York to a japanese mi
'hey Have Greet the Boys When They whoie-heartedij
. ,, . ,, Into the war.
t. Return Home. ? ? ,, .
Mr. Puller s
* der the privile
? of the The following Is from the Colum- 1? Insert In th
church la bla State of Sntnrrtnv aetnnllv ftelivo
the general The plan of the state committee cerned prima
>n steward- on the Victory Loan to engage he- franking privil
ve through- roes of the war to tell the people that subject, h
the present why the loan should he subscribed visit to Europt
to be paid Is developing daily. Capt. Elliott misflce was sL
months for Springs of Lancaster, American ace "Mv trip acr
> church Is and recipient of decorations from eventful." he
en dollars England Hnd France, as well as among my fell
! church, or from his own country, has been in- delightful pers
his amount vited to he one of the speakers. pr than M. Del
s call from Captain Springs has also been in- hassndor to Ja
itutes the vited to be one of the receiving com- 1? &sk the am
ve program mittee when the boys of the Thirtieth s"'t of his oh
three years. Division come home. He has been were sincei
30.000 is to ill in New York for some time with inquiry the
e missions, influenza, hut is expected in South VPr>' definitely
ian educa- Carolina next week. quired 'who i
ef. Sabbath Lorny Springs, who was in Colum-' 'h^y WPrp fine
hie cause. p|a yesterday, stated that he felt' "Ambassadoi
already tho R?re that his son. Captain Springs.) me Japan
huroh prob- wol,i,l be piPnHp,i tn c|0 anything that nort Germany.
ions in the couj(j promote the Victory n,'RRi?n visiter
tihutions to ij0an although as a matter of fact wDole-Donrt???l 1:
nd reports Captain Springs is extremely reluct- war they
ce numbers ant to talk about the war and to ap- A,nhassador D<
director of pPar )n public. This is in keeping j from Ja
low that .n wjth the high sense of honor of the when the pari
h the mem- American aces. They abhor any- new* '
support of i thing like personal glorification. rendered, the
:er gifts for , .... , ..... . the party wen
_ I This attitude is aptly illustrated ,,, .
it calinen i , _ . . . ne iiKen^a
. ' I hv Colonel Bishop, the noted British ..
> church is . , _ ^ . , military caste
ace, who is now making speeches in _
vldent than ... . ? ,. . . ? . Germany, He
this countrv. Recently he visited , ..
mission ter- M . ... , . and ideas and
Nashville and Birmingham among .. .
where, in .. , . .. 4. with those of
other places, and there upon the (
t ona made mpntlon of fhe name of Eniott IMPORT\N'
th show an'0 , . . . ... , vi?irm
! Springs he was greeted with so much i to t'AVVIM
00 per cent .. , . .. , , 111 * tJN
enthusiasm that the speaker said:
enevo ent ,,j ^is Sotithi Carolinian isi
contributed , , ,, , 1 Monroe Dorft
, .. not unknown to you, and after!
I* ?i 11 it """ pnytng a beautiful compliment to h s| Question nn?
es. in in chivnirv. Colonel Bishop tolel a storv To Con
abor unsel- ....... , , . ,
to illustrate his moelestv. Friends
1 the mnun- . , , , ,
who heard it thought it was good to
s and other , . Paris, Marc]
keep and wrote to Colonel Springs . ,
>nal classes, . . ,, . ' . ' ferenee commi
about it. According to Colonel .. ...
these being ; nation? at its
. Bishop, Mr Springs wrote to his son . , ,
lzeel as even: , ' . . .. _ . heaeleiuarters
? ,, for a photograph. Elliott Springs , . . n
t is a strik- 1 ?bip of Presld
, , declared, "Well, T will send him a . . .
feetive work I . .. ... , i consideration i
. , . picture, but he will never use it in .
hes in home1 .. . league covena
. a newspaper \\ hereupon he wrote . ,
uch marked , ' , , ' , . formal. The 1
.. 41 acrhss the face of the picture a . ,,
rlhutlons of. ^ concerning th<
snncv message which the father ,
, Japanese amei
would not have endured from anv ,
t treatment and
GNED hnt nn American ace fighting In I m re)atlve
CRN HOME l"ranre. The message was effective: roneral a(aff
25.?The nnd ,hP photograph never appeared s-,,oraflon af' ,
ations were|,n T>r,nt- held Monday i
0 early con- Elliott Springs retires from the Japan
Base hos- service with the rank of captain ofj been revised f
76 and 12:! the aviation corps, which is indeed! jn (he preaml
25; hospital a very high distinction, because he-1 P0?auty of n
>tal No. 41 ;i fore he had a commission of any belonging to t
seven, and kind he was commandant of a num-l
I her of men equal to an infantrv1 Mr. and Mr*
fhe "252rd company "hand his relative station Mr. and Mi
led on the therefor is about like that of a lieu-' lightfully ent*
lue at New- tenant colonel of the line. j dinner party
as correctedj While he makes no pretension In '?" to Mlsse;
lery brigade oratory, he will he effective among P"rrv Belle I
the forces to he used in fhe state to were attn
put over the Victory Loan more than! ?"f fhe house
eal?h. 1ftft ppf oent for So,lth Carolina. lovely In its a
Is No. 2087
10th. 1019, yin,|?s BRINGING ?Olf DIVISION ^
uhlic works, . . The Baptist
Wild, I,A\l) \T CIIARIF.STON . . ,
has received a
1 in Parts Washington. ^ March 25? All Lancaster, sn
i*er Aiimoni ..u...o mm" rltis and ask:
5 00 ,hf> Hickory) division j fhe hospital
1100 w<" Rn to ^har,pston- unless they jndy neglected
q 01! carry also sick and wounded so!- whlle the tnstl
q Ql dlers, for whom there are no faelll- (j,,. authorities
' 0.00 ,,ea at the South Carolina port communicate i
0.20 In addition to the transport
....90.00 Mercury, the war department an- I toads (iett
4iH. nounced officially that the trans- The roads <
of contam- ports Pocahontas Mafawaska and getting In gor
Konlngln Der Nederlanden. all with | ,iry weather 1
ndlcate w a- "n,,s of the 30th aboard has been lotte road Is f
y and free diverted from Newno-t News and *0i| has been
would land their men at Charles- st' etches near
mttted, t?n. In much bette
ker, M D. ^ were a few we
INDirTKT) FOR MT'UIIFR. biles worft g,
* Long Peach N. Y., March 2fi.? d'-ren The r<
Lancaster Dr. Walter Keen Wllklns. whose of Oooeh's fen
sealed bids wife was killed with a hammer on ditlon though
typewriter, the night of February 27 and. who' the road to F
'd while It told the police that burglars had fureton's ferr;
Ipment Is in committed the deed, was indicted part of the dl
bring good bv the Nassau county grand Jury for of I .ancestor tl
, murder in the first degree. I as Camden.
[EWS
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
R TON(TERM ANY ^ADDITIONAL UNITS
" OF 30TH TO ARRIVE
Mind.
March 25.?In an Returning Troops Are on Transit
in the final edi- t Madawaska and Exrord
of the last conitative
Aivant Fuller, pected About April 1.
ts, describes an Inter
Delanney, French am- DEBARK AT ( HARELSTON
pan, and attributes to
r the statement that t
iincereiy pro-ally, but included in Those Aboard is the
ipport Germany until _ - . , .
iHsion learned how Infantry and Thirtyr
America was Koing Seventh Division, the Latter
Expected About March 30.
remarks, printed un
ge accorded members
e record speeches not Washington. March 2a.?Addired
on the floor, con- tional units of the 30th division
riiy abuses of the have sailed from France and soon
lege. Turning from will land at Charleston. This was
e told at length of a announced by the war department.
' shortly after the ar- Simultaneously troops already at
tned. Newport News were arranging for a.
oss the water was un- review in the state capital of North
wrote. 'I found Carolina. Col. Albert Cox. at New?
ow passengers a most port News, was in communication
on. who was no oth- with Raleigh citizens regarding the
anney the French am- details of a reception for the 113th
pan. I took occasion field artillery.
ibassador if, as a re- The announcement of the war denervation.
the Japan- pnrtment shows that Brig. Gen.
rely pro-ally. To this Samson I.. Faison. of the headambassador
replied quarters staff. 30th division, is in'No.
sir,' and in- eluded in the offlcers and men of"
n the world thought that famous division, en route from,
erely pro-ally?' St. Nazatre.
r Delannev stated to The returning troops from North
ese intended to sup- amj South Carolina and Tennessee
but after their com- arP returning on the transport Mada1
here and saw howjwaHka an(j are due at Charlestou
v we were going into' April 1.
were afraid to do so. j On cabled advices from General
;1 anney stated that he1 Pershing the war department furpan
to Vancouver and nishes the following details regardty
arrived and learn- the sailing date of arrival and
that Austria had sur- ramp destination of the various^
Japanese members of untts of the 30th division now etr
? visibly disappointed, route home:
the emperor and the The transport Madawaska sailed
of Japan to that of from St. Nazaire March 18. and is
said their methods due to arrive at Charleston April 1.
ideals were identical with the following troops:
Germany." nr{n?;? 110th Infantry.
T AMENDMENTS Headquarters 30th d'vfsion. Camp4\jni
iiirir'zrTJoiTTl Jackson, 3 4 officers. 3 army field.
^L. !fnrlndina Brie. On. Samson
T. Fu5ann V? r>o ^nunrlorc' /lotdhhmonv*
inc Japanese Racial ;<o(h division f'nmn Jackson, 1 offl1
French Amendment ' ccr. 87 men: postal detachment 30tb
ae I'p Monday. 1 division, Camp Jackson, 1 officer, 23
'men: 10f,th train headquarters,
. m\ medical and ordnance detachment*
h 24.?The peace con.,
, . Camn Jackson, 4 officers. 20 men',
ssion on the league of
,, , . _ headquarters troops 30th division.:
moctlni' at American 1 ?
, .. . , Camp Jackson. 3 officers, 1 < 0 men;
under the chairman- ' ,
. i * * 11 i i 117th infantrv. headquarters second
lent Wilson completed
^ and third hattalions sanitary deaf
eight articles of the
... . . tachment. third battalion, compan- nt.
the changes being _ ? ,
mportant amendments; an ' ' aDlp ' ao
t Monroe doctrine, the son 21 o^ers. 875 men: 110th ,:radment
for just racial ff,ntry- regimental and first battalthe
French amend- ,on headqunrte-s. headquarters supto
the creation of a p,y and K?n companies,
were deferred for con- detachment first battalion,
he next meeting to be companies A. TV c and I). 22 officer#
at 8:30 p m. , and 120 mPnese
amendment has' Thp Mnu' d,lp at N'?w Yo'K
<o as to he introduced Maroh 20 w,th ,,n,ts of ,h" 37th di"
?1e and recites the vif5:?n aboard. as well as a casual
ationals of the states of nppro tronps for Sou?*
he league. Carolina.
i The T.a Touraine, due at Nesr
.. Hrittain Entertain York about March 28. has aboard
s Max Ttrittnin do- casuals nn<' fhp transnort Arizona
u-lalned at an elegant 1s exerted a? Now York April 2
on Friday rompllmon- v"k mn? Me med'ea' detachment,
? Genevieve Boyd and motor section headquarters at'd
lennott Spring flow- units of the fl!?h roast artillery
ictlvely used through- park and the Mf'th. 2.t>7th, 1 1 st,
and the table was 43rd 37th. 174fh 1.0th lath, 21st,
ppointments. 30th. 21st and 23d aero squadron.
Many Troops En Route,
t Her Name. rp^e transport Henderson is due
Jiospital in Columbia at \vw York Marrh 31. with troops
letter f'om a lady in returning from Franoe has on hoard
fferlnp with append!- 1.121 eonvalesoent officers and men,
ng to he admitted to ft detachment of hase hospital No.
for treatment. The 22 and two enseal companies,
to sign her name and,' The battleship Knnsns is duo at
t?tion will receive her. \>wport News April 1 with the
i do not know who to flrst battalion headquarters, niedivith.
ral detachment and companies A,
? B and C. of the 112th engineers
ing in <?'hk1 Shape. (37th division!: detachment of the
of Lancaster are now 14fitb infantry (37th division), en
>d condition since the route for Camps Meade, Lee. Gor?
ias come. The Char- don and Greene sod a few casual*,
rood as far as the top and naval enlisted men
put on and the bad The battleship Oeorgla, duo at
l'leasant Valley are Newport News April 1, has on boar'1'
r condition than they the fleld and staff, headquartei *
eks ago when automo- company, second battalion hea<>
stting stuck by the quarters company, second battalion
>ad to Chester by way headquarters, ordnance and medicif
y Is also In good con- detachments, and companies T), id
rough at places and and F, of the 112th engineers. On
tock Hill by way of board also are detachments of th??
y 1s good the greater 148th Infantry (87th division), et
stance. To the south route to Camps Clreene. T,eo arl
1e road Is good as far Bowie: detachment" of the 148th in*
J fantry and a few casuals.