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"THE BARRAGE IS DOWN-LETS DRIVE" "MAKE VICTORY SURE-BUY BONDS" The Lancaster News B8TH YEAR. NO- 53. SEMI-WEEKLY. " LANCASTER S. C.. TUESDAY. Vl>im ??? . ???_'' SUBSCRIPTION S2.no A VP AR SAVAGE ATTACK IS CR MADE ON BURLESON ^ 12,000 Men, (HI r He Says New York World Pub- Bl lished "a Rase Lie" in Its r\ew lorK, April yriucism 01 Him. ? ? troopship Leviathat soldier passengers, HE YEARNS FOR A FIGHT ransports to arri bringing 22,972 1 mine by only 30 f< Charges That Criticisms Arise otrund Banks of Wholly From Desire to Re* Tuesday morning. ported when she dc peal Zone Sytem of Rates to 8jx (ran8p0r Publishers. troops, lncludl hers of the 42nd Ion and 4,369 mem Washington, April 28.?Postmas- (Liberty division) ter General Burleson continued his | r|Ve(j here from Ft attacks against what he recently | ja one ()f jai termed an organized effort to de- ^ro0p arrivals in thl stroy him by issuing a statement re-1 The Transport Iterating charges that criticism of wlth 5,77a troops 01 his administration were not design- ^;iy shortly a ed to work improvements in the morning and was fi postal and wire service but to oh- hour later by the tain the repeal of the zone system of ^alolina carrying 1 rates on second class mail matter. 1 cruiser Montana wl' The postmaster general said 'he is- pa88enger lin< sue arising from the criticisms pre-' wj1389 casuals a sented a test which he welcomed. , Prinz Friedrich Wl "The news reaches the postmaster alj arr|ve(j by early general this morning," said Mr. ^jaj Boon Burleson in his statement. that (Urne(i on the Le' Mr. Burleson's methods 'as applied niand 0f the troops to the postal and wire service will be vision. These wen the subject matter of discussion ^0,*j]ows: day by the American -Newspaper Fifty-one olllcers Publishers' association.' While this of i4?uh field association is putting in the entire j cers an(, x 785 Ine, day talking about Mr Burleson and fleld ar,niery. 135 his methods the thoughts of certain men ul iil?J 111 V mil selfish members thereof during that gtaff four om<>er3 a time will not be on Mr. Burleson's g4th lnfantry br,Ka methods or on desired improve- conimanded by Hr, ments in the postal and wire ser j MacArthur; 85 oll ice. but on their share of the $72.-[ men Qf |hp 16fi(h 000,000 they have been enjoying as,^ and 1J)3 men nttnuol nnotal onlwi/lv fnr m HIIV i ... I uiiiiidi > puiKv i-ui years, and as to how they may re- cer8 am, ng men cover the part of which they were miUtary po?ce com, deprived by congressional action am, ng men of d| and how to remove the danger "f, ter8 troop. y0 otilcei losing more of It There may be lit- <)f 16g(h infantrv> tie said by them about this legalized, 4(..{ mpn of thp n? graft. Itiit it will be uppermost in . . . 1 less ambulance con their minds just the same. I . ... . , l and 1 b 7, and two "It is now insisted that this is- , men from scattere sue be not obscured to deceive the .... same outfit. American people. The real issue is Mnj (,pn 8a|nu< whether certain newspapers and . .... turned on the l.evia magazines shall continue to filch .... .. . Other units on boti from the postal revenue $72,000.iia 1 companies ot n> 000 each vear and impose tltat bur- ..... , t i<*ti t. Miissach uset t' den upon ether users of the mail. . . ,, , shire, Pennsylvania, This presents a test. | welcome it. ,n(Hanft Kansas> m "It is noted that <\ J. Post has ^ Missjssippl .Mi, promptly iden'itied himself as the . . . ,,, * Oklahoma and Was chief lohbvist of this coterie of sel- . . . ed casuals and j fish publishers to wiiom I referi ed . , , . ' wounded, of whom in a recent statement. The others den. to whom I referred in that state- ? ment will be at this meeting They eovTlifll op p lire Invited to disclose their Identity and to repeat what they said to me 1 COTTON SEE] "Mr. Post actually developed hvs-1 teria about 'Prussianlsm n"d vicious KfTort .Made to .Asl one-man censoiship established in, Uellnqu,Mh the postofbee.' The basis for hia Meet A in panic Is as infamous a falsehood as( vai ever published, to wit: The' alleged refusal of the postmaster' Washington, Ap general to have transmitted over the! sentulives of the e< telegraph wires certain matter eriti-i try, composed of clzlng the postmaster general. The! and refiners, confer New York World knew that this was1 ton seed division of a base lie when it published it. Mr. 1 istratton relative Post knew this was a base lie w". 'in 1 ment's stabitlzatio he repeated it As they well kniw.J which a minimum the postmaster general never at any I seed has been con time directed the exclusion of any ment with the indu wires, but on the contrary has or- (efforts were mad dered that even libelous matter as lution asking that against him shall not he refused, program "be stab! though the sending of such matter Is words, that the gc prohibited bv rules of the com- qulsh its control, panles enforced for many years. hours of discussion "Mr. Post falls' to disclose the unable to agree up amount of money raised bv him to t'on. and the meetli repeal tb's legislation or In what til Tuesday, manner II was spent. I am sure Officials of the this would be very llluminat'ng (o (jon expected the the public lie Indtt'ges In much paggnd at tin* next juggling of figures relating to pos was predicted that tal subsidies and defh-Hs. This shall no effeet on the fo< avail nofhlng bv way of eonfmj'ng and goVernment eo Ihe public If the postmaster gen tinu,. unlit after eral ean proven* It. The Issue is present crop shall certain newspapers and magfl-| zines enjoy a postage rate on their I Mr. Howell commodity, a large part of which 's The vacancy In ^ot only purely commercial. hut county superlntende highly profitable advertising, which Lancaster resulting entails on the postal establ'shment nation of V A. LI for Its transmission an annual loss bent, was flLed by of $7.2.000.000 to be borr.n bv oth of A. ('. Rowell > er users of the malls In an nnliist would have expired tax upon them. The postmaster Howell Is the coil general helievs that this Is outra- ent-elect. geoua and Indefensible and has sa!d so. The congress has partlv ror- general has refused rected the wrong. The postmaater aid In reversing thl SLKjDAY OF WELC01 i^viudiun, WAS GREAT E\ ' New Found- ? ?"k?. One of Largest Crowds i ? tory Was Here Saturda l 28.?The giant Attend Exercises, l, with 12,0001 the last of six I ve here Friday I SEVERAL SPEECHES 1 nen, missed a set while off the . Newfoundland Lancaster County Soldie her oflicers re- sented With Con^re; ,Ck d . >.? Medal for Conspicuous ts, carrying 22,ng 14,204 mem- lantry in Action. (Rainbow) divls hers of the 77th _ New York, ar- ?n* of th? ,arKftSt CroW( ench ports. This '? Lancaster w, , . Saturday.to witness the exer gest single day l8 porj welcome to the returned Mount Vernon. f,om ?n,y an? * n board, came up mal ?PRnin* "f ,h,> v"'?" r. , .. . campaign. The weather wa fter sunrise this 1 it,. for open-air services and th allowed about an ; ' ? ..i u *.? .i house green attractively do battleship North' r?., ,,,, i for the occasion furnished ai ,59.1 more. The: th 1.500 soldiers, ,ftnt so,,inK M,,sh' was f" er La Touralne|by a Vnltwl S,atPS n,arin' ... . . i which has seen service overs* nd the transport, Ihelm with 1.000 ,his r"a,Ur? ?f ,h? **"**** " afternoon. , preat,y pnJ?>'p<>?o \V. Head re- Th" PX<'rHspa were beKun viathan in com-1 conrort bv ,bp *'?"?> ?' h: . of the 42nd di- "in"' W r Robins"n- Pb:li' e divided as fol-!,h,> rov,n,y "ommitt. I master of ceremonies and nnr and 1.441 men ,b" sp"!,kors The first of th artillery. 58 ofll-| Ma>ror U S Stewart, who ,1, i of the 150th a 11 ?'b,rpaa ??f welcome. officers and 151 ! fp,,owp'1 b>" Hoildey Hell. r>n headquarters Thirtieth Division. who rend 22 men of the ,n bpbn,f nf ,h? "oldiers. de headquarters. I "PV M,,pb K- Murchlsnn r iK. Gen. DouKlas' r,oM Star roll, which carries llcers and 2 04 2 ,br',p names, and while this Infantry. six*"offi" lnp rftort ,hP ^Idlers rose , of the division b?rP<1 ?bp?r bPi">* i snort to tho men who made ia |i?an j , iwut of the division PrPme *?prlflce. >any, four officers' Tho next speaker was Col Ivision headquur Gaston, of Chester, district is and 3.233 men nian for the Victory loan ca ;)6 officers and who delivered an address th sanifary train, lean In his usually chara ipanies 165, 166 style and one creatly enjoyec officers and 20 audience. Mrs Hariet P !.t id units in the I Columbia, district chairman i woman's committee, was t ?1 I). Sturcis re- speaker and she made a p than as a casual. Impression upon the *reat c ird included eas ' Canta'c KlMott W Snr'?>e len from Connee- I caster's "Ace." followed Mrs <, New I lamp- and cave a vivid descrit Ohio. Maryland, flchiinc in the air in the lichican. Wiseon Huns. Ulchmond Ilohson 11 ssouri, Nebraska, near Kershaw was presented diincton. scatter- j concress'onal medal of hono 1,003 sick and some coaxing on the nart 00 werfi bedrid- committee to cet him on t! j form. Hilton is the youni I who killed six Hermans a RICE OF fared ten single-handed. \V I) DISCl'SSED h's Pr'?,nf1ors ;|t the poin bayonet, a Herman with bavonet was in act of killi c Hoveminent to; when Jether Faile. of th ol Falls?To downed him with the batt Tuesday. gun. Mrs Heroy Springs pt little Miss Rath Spake with rfl 28.?Repre- i . , , ? . , \ man helmet as a prize for t itton seed indus- , . . . slogan to he used in the rout growers, millers ... , , ... Ing the enmpaign. and this red with the cot- 1 .. , , .. . the exercises of the day. the food admin-I .. I The soldiers and sailors to the governand a march to the grove n program by home of .Tndce Krn?-st Mor price for cotton .... 1 heran Headed bv the hand talned in agreerade formed and counting i stry. biles and tracks was of cons! e to pass a reso- ,nnin,inlla ,,!ni? the government thp nnd'saih lized, in othet yirtOry loan workers in tho vernment relin-, A ft or sovoral tho Industry was SETTLEMENT EXPEn on conoortod nc- BY \MERIC \NS IN I r?ur adjourned un-j They Think Italian Trouble ' food adininistra- j roHolut ion to he j Settled When Orlando Pot mooting, but it Willi Parliament, thin would have J >d administration, ... Paris. April 28 While th? ntrol would eondisposal of the ? i* in ? i'T*?iir\ \% i ii ii fans they apparently were c< Appointed. tlia some settlement would the office Of he whon I'^mier Orlam nt of schools in f<>r* wi,h ,hp P?rliai from the resig The general opinion in Ai ngle. the incum- Circles is that the making o the appointment wl" he somewhat delayed <tr I.ingle's term Italian incident. There is n July 1 and Mt however, that President Wils nty superintend- yt?ld in the slightest con Flume and in the opinion ? 1 American an agreement ct to acquiesce or be reached by a change In tl s action." Ian attitude. WE "CONGRATULATIONS" "s rENT CABLE FROM WILSON. n His- One \Vor<l Comes Across Ocean y to Telling Women They're Doing Well. MADE SELLING VICTORY BONDS r Pre- Women's Committee Making ssional Every Effort to Rush Loan ? GaT- "Over the Top" to Victory, j State is Leading. ' I Is ever Columbia. S. April ?"Con- . as hero gratulattons!" rises of This one word from President J soldiers Wilson cabled to the Woman's Libhp for- ertv Loan committee Thursday, ry loan comes across the sea from Paris as is ideal a direct message to every citizen of e court South Carolina to push the loan i corated "over the top" to victory, it excel- The opening day of the drive Miss, rnished Jean Adger Flinn, state puhlioit> | ? hand. | chairman. sent the President a ca eas and hie telling him South Carolina was vas one leading the Fifth Federal Reserve j district in organization and pledging J w i t Vt a continued support. Wood row Wi1-: ?1 f past son's immediate response prove* j titan of I that he considers this information ie. was of sufficient importance to send a ton need prompt answer from "over there"! esc was to the citizens of South Carolina slivered I thrnneh the Wnmnn'a 1 o.i Hp wits commit ti p. t of th" South t*;irolina has boon eongrat t tponded ( ulatod. Now the -tirr'ng appeal i-> t | made to her pride to ndvati'-e, in end the the lead, and not delay a day in | twenty- striving to oversubscribe the al'ot'ed was he-j quota of $ 2 4 .! -I S. 0 o 0. tnd the I As Columbia is Wnoti row Wilson's. 'n re- boyhood home and he has a number j the su ! of relatives and old friends here it | I Is only natural that he should feet |. \ I. I a special interest in this state. It eliair- 'he midst of pressing problems. mpaigri. President Wilson now sends thisj on the fnb'e to South Carolinians as a per-; eferist't-' sonal message and because he re I 1 by the' cards the Victory loan second t-> | ; nch. of none in the vital issues of the mo i of the merit. ( he next' "Toda> the world stands free fr. o I rofound ',M> threat of uiiliti ism." the l''e i I rowd ! dent raided the \mcrh-an people < ! ps,??,.? Sunil v "?oit as \"t we 'aid 1 8, I.an-1 T vnch "n'v "P"" 'he threshold of 1 pp . r t ' . ilines To enter wo must fulfill to j tion ot the utmost the engagements we ha < t enetnv .. , made The Victorv loan is ;tn Inde < lton. of ... i spensihlo means. ( With a. i "Two vears ago we pledged out < r. after . i lives and our fortunes to the e.nu?? of the for which we have fouirht S:\tv I ie platthonsand of strongest sons have i? . ? man 1 deemed for us that pledge in blood nd can- , 1 ,, ,, , To redeem in full taith that promise hlle he : ? , , I we must now give evidence ot out i oi ms ' . purpose. . drawn * . ... . . 11 "The Barrage is Down' net ? , ng h*m , .. Drive!" its city. |[ of h s PEOPLE WARNED NOT TO esented MAKE LIQUOR AT HOME ] a Ger- j ho best I itv (lur '^'vnut' Authorities to Make Pult- ( closed lie Heavy Penult lea for People Violating the l<aw. formed j at the1 >re was Washington, April 28.?Persons' the pa who may he planning to make liquor i lutomn in their own homes after national Iderahle prohibition becomes effective July r was 1 are to be warned by revenue nil >rs and thorities as to the penalties to which grove they will be subject. The internal revenue bureau has sent to revenue PEP collectors and agents a Minimal v < 1 f' laws on the subject and penalties AHIS (j,,, suggestion that they be made known widely. Will lit- The achedule <?f penalties for v.i,fe|.? nous violations is as follows: , For failure to register still. $r>uo penalty, line of btween $l?'ii ami { l.Odo and imprisonment of between 4 Milt"* Flu ill tli :?inl iwi\ v firvj f/ir **? . Ir ? /\ iner et over ?nu "O'tor " a community where t li(, j, tj is prohibited by local nr *.1:law ^ infldent tax for violation war bo of- "mo prohibition $1,000 fino or one ( lo oon- y?'ar Imprisonment or both; for mont makinp a whiskey mash or a beer, fine of between $f?00 and $5,00o merlran . , , I and imprisonment of between six f peare , > bv tin n1' "'* and three years. ' . Ileer making routes within th? 10 hint' %... . same prohibitions, on wilt 1 rerninR f. I>. <\ To Meet. t of the The l.enrrs'er chapter. I'. !>. ' 1 111 only will meet with Mrs. Walter Steele 1 he Ital- Thursday afternoon at 4:30 o'rlo . . A full attendanre is desired. I SHIPPING BOARD TURNS nr DOWN BIDS FOR SHIPS Kt tcjwls Offers for Four l.uke || Steamers As Itcing Fur TOO IvOW. ! Jap. Washington. April 28.? All 1>I(1b ! n eceived l?y the shipping board for our stool reconstructed hike steam- * rs were rejected as being too low ind the steamers again advertised NO or sale. It was stated that the loard in its sale of the war-loiilt merchant fleet, did not intend to I'fP! laeriflce any \ossols merely in or- jj ler to dispose of them. The prices offered were about 4 0 )er cent of the appraised value ot m ho vessel. appraisement having ieen made bv the ocean advisorv n. omniission," the shipping board's mnouncemeni said. "The appraise-'',F>' nent was fair and impartial, and ttie j XV,IS vessels under the new bids, will indoubtedly bring a price more in 1100,1 teepiiiK with the appraisement than am" be bids received and opened." The new liids will be opened on ' ex pi; day 5. i , the Kdward P. Farley and company. ?id $142,000 each for four \essls.j \drian Iselin. 3,075 tons dead- farv veight; Lucius W. Robinson. 2,-825 i, our: F. P. Jones. 2.850 tons, and exec \ 1) Mactire, 2.025 tons N. A. that [selin, $120, onn for the Robinson. _ Spat ind $133,000 each for the Jones ind the Maetire. The New Fngland hit 1 and Tranaporatlon rniiipany bid1 . 1101.00(1 for the Mohinson. All <?t he vessels have been operating in he New Kngland coal trade be :|C ween Portland and Roston and Mai Iniore and Hampton Roads. 6X pit ITALY'S ACTION IS NOT I nowi KE(iAIU)KI) AS RriTTRE I tn O! Ilut Only As Suspension of Halt's *' n * oiiaiHiraiion in i -? ?? ? \ ?>tiu<iis. j Work on I'cat'f <'ommlssions. the 1 Hon I and Paris, April 28 ?Not a rupture, i hut a suspension of Italy's colluboriit ion in the pea on conference- that , .. < > f ?] is how the situation was defined in en to onferenee circles Thursday. The . f "'?!? Italian delegation feeling that its rema it iiiesfMitatite eharaetei has heon font a'led in uuestion in certain ouar t ho ors. rons dors it its iliitv to rofei to rpi 'pi' Italian parliament, but it is believed to ho p: t! ;! !'r?m t r irlando will lie hark in time 'or tin ,,, r~ tpeniiiK of tlie negotiations with the 'or 1 [ erman plenipotentiaries at V? rfailles, which will not occur before M May 1 or May , w i" i'ntil fiic Italian prime minister's ,>r,'s return the Italian delegates will not 'nVI it ml the sessions of either the con- ' " ' rerence or its commissions, but in T ir?1 ?-r to show that Italy desires to men maintain pood relations with the al- of t lies the Italians will eontinne to col- ence laborate on the inter-allied com- lar missions i n ! dele MARINES LOST HEAVILY VVil< IN BLOODY ENGAGEMENT 't^n i .Tapt At Cliatcau-Ttiirrry Out of ,W!:i: CHIOS M.OOO Were KiI!?*< 1 or WouniltHl. ( ()ln Iteports Are Misleading. dam ! 1. Washington, April 28 Of tin- Spnj< 8,otto officers and men composing Frei the marine brigade when it and oth- i*"*lt units of the second divison \v ro arrn , . , , i ftafi m onus ot the second d:\ts.on wore mon teau-Thirrry last June to -ioj> ' h ; Herman thrust at Paris. l t; oftheis f* in.I ft.07:5 men either w ere killed oi wounded before the brigade wan r? 1"" f T lievod at the end of t fie month 1 While in this nrti n the marines ink bury f.e Boego, (leaned up ani' Uelleau wood and finally raptured ol" ill- importani town of Hoiiiesches in disclosing these casualties. Major General Harnett, eommaiid.> ? ,,r *i... i - -? " .......It I UI (in, n IMI i?u lisbed stiit'-im'niM from army offi- vice era that the marines were no? in no'it ho I kjhliny' t Chateau T' crrv \vo*e tho misleading Tho marinos, he said, Ital? were not actually In th?' town its. li, o l?ut foupht in tho Chateau-Thierry niili a?< tor in tho notion known officially at I is tho hattlo of t'hatoau Thierry molt C.moral Harnett cited official com- com nn* 'cation both from General Per- tPf * <hinR and tho war department. lie T1 Honied out that a number of ma- the ires wo'o awarded tho distinguished a la lervlce cross by General Pershii k embi lor heroism "at Chateau Th cuy. Jin It VISED COVENANT AS BEEN ADOPTED tnese and French Amendments Were Finally Withdrawn. DIVISION OF THE VOTE orient Wilson Moved Adopon ot Covenant and the ouneil Vote Was Unaniious?Wilson Speaks. iris. \pril CR The revised nanf of tho league of nations adopted by the plenary session he peace conference Ihis afteri witheit division and without ndment The covenant had moved l>v President Wilson, resilient Wilson, in his speech lining the revised covenant of lenpue of nations, said that Sir Urnrnmo'id. of Groat Britain, boon named .as tlin tirst secreCeneral of the leapue. i.aidin:. the composition of the ut've coiineil. the President said Belpiitm. Brazil, Greece and n would In* represented on the ri! in addition to five prent powuntil a permanent choice had made. resentat ion of the amended 'if of nations covenant by PresiW'i'son marked the opening of sesssion The President then lined the various alterations, in President moved that the*rs nan e representatives to form mmlttee of nine to prenare plans rgnnize the league and establish seat of the league, hairmnn Acevedo of the Prune delegation. said he saw in league a meat aid to the vealizaof Latin-American industrial com mere>a I prosperity. 10 President said it was not neor\ to omrihas'zR the s'gn i flcanee He pvoat covenant a d the hones trained that a conference of tln^ n lions of the vo id would itain justice in their interna11 -flat on*- and peace between nations 1 o Japan* ' and French amendt? wore v Mu!r wn an I It Is untnod that they have boon left", incision by th" lenvue of nations f. Flomence.iu announced tin." drawal of Mm amendment and ident Wilson's propos I tilt the nan' of tin* league of nations, ulopted. was carried, hem was not more than a mot's pans*' in spit* of the creation Im lnacun of nations, the conferthen proceeding with the reguprogram. aron Makino. of the Japanesegation, spoke after President mn and said he regretted that President's speech had not been slated lie then moved tho inM" amendment on racial tlify. I!?> said It was a race ition with the possibility of being acute The equality of nas. he asserted, should be a funental principle of the league. r-*?n Pougeois former premier, ;e for Franc*- lie said that tho vh amendments to the league ndinc a demand for a national \ and police force, and the lintnn and certification of armat r>f all nations had not been it ed ranee. h< " > * i . would sign tho M Mini declared, he text of the labor principles for rtion mi the t o tv was adopted the >mfctenc' adjourned withcon siiler in c responsibilities. V 1'MTS ??l \MKKI< *.\ V \11MV I1MM.11\ IN ITAIA" ' ivhintMon. \pri' ?8. Cable adreeeiv.'d by the \v:ir depart, t ir:>v? the fallowing units na only army organ!/ ctions now i\ nc hundred and thirty-nint 'r tary poli'< battalion (staflonc 1 totnet; one organization of the i?r transport corps; 18th sale s niissary units; one ijuartermr oipply depot. he number of inen included i ? .above units is not known her< ? rge number of casuals havlr : arked from the American force* aly.