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C *v ,'AGE EIGHT * '? NATION AL GUARD IS j >?? TO BE ORGANIZED ,ir,! !v' \ a i Ad.lulanl tumoral Advised to l'iv>. Clu <ve?| Willi St a to Militia?Home serve I II ts Can lio .Morgoil. p0) Ha : ter Authority has boon in-anted bv the , , tor militia bureau in Washington for ( , the organization in South Carolina 1 at one* of two battalions of National ?> Guard. |tex Maj. John 1). Frost, assistant ad- stu jutant general, said that four of these companies will be rahabilitat-' ed units of the First South Garo-igaj lina regiment and four from the Second South Carolina regiment, both of which have Just returned nn< from France and have been muster-j ed out of the service after gallant c ' I / * action on the western front in the ' ' Thirtieth Division. Preliminary to selecting these companies, tlie adjutant general's * r< office is corresponding with Col. H. ,,ir B. Springs and Col. P. K. McCully ma and also Major Workman, comnianding officers with the regiments '' In France. wh The program of the department ^rt Is to have a full brigade of state :l>>' militia. The idea contemplated is to have two full regiments of in-1 ?"1' fantrv. a battalion of coast artillery, 1 'nP and to each regiment a supply com-! pany, a headquarters company, a TO sanitary attachment and a machine gun company. Organization of the two battalions of the National Guard is to be effected at once, in order to qualify: for federal support by June. Under. * the regulations of 1 ! 17 the minimum number of men for the recognition of an organization was 65, and the opinion of the adjutant ( general's office now is that with a (':u personnel of da men. Tie proposed not companies will be able to quality. on Major General O'ltyan, eommnn dor of the Twenty-seventh Division puu of National Cuard of Now York. which trained at ('amp W.ulsworth, .1 says, in no; imenting on the reor- Son Ionization of the National Cuard: gra "What wo nood is a treat <'it /.or. army, not a lar;ro professional army, vis. Wo need a citizen army that will ron cost tho government little to main- inei tain, secured liy rigid laws, which den ran not he misconstrued or tnis.ip disi plied by over centralized author- bee ity." stat The state has Id companies of the state reserve militia, organized dor- thj. ing the period of tho war to meet cop any emergencies. it is likely that -j some of tin-so organizations will. p(j when full authority has been grant- )])o> ed, he transferred from the reserve f.n, status to that of the National (iuard. j. j pho ANOTHER LOAN M \DE ? TO THE ITALIANS *>eei for i hav Transaction Tinier \Va> for Sev- n h I oral Wn-ks and Not Inter- Iner Son riipted by Crisis. fl|in I grai . .. . _ the wasnmgton, .xiny l. Italy was IClvp.n a new loan of $.10,000,000 ' r< ,n yesterday by the treasury to cover a number of obligations incurred by 'j'jj the Italian government on contracts for war materials and foodstuffs' * from American producers. The credit extension brought Italy's to nlo tal borrowings from the United 8tates to $ 1.5? 1,500,000. The loan has been under negotiation for several weeks and recent developments at Paris resulting from the Finnic situation, it was V stated officially, have not entered crea into the financial discussions of re grejpresentatives of the treasuries of the Prei United States and Italy. tra Tofal loans to all allies now are of < $9.238.82ft. 000, Congress has an ingt thorized total loans of $ 1 n.noo.ooo.- sess 000 and indications at this time are quei that the balance of *li a I'ho-iza- imp tion will he sufficient to care for a I- rear lied needs between now and the <!> - gem clarat on f pen'-e. After that date and no further loans to allied govern fore nients may be made, hut the wai tinp finance corporation has author t\ tun to finance exports bv \merican w he firms. This nia\ take the place to |, some extent of government loans in 0f providing credit bv which foreign Sj,P; intere t may purchase in the T'nlted tun States. for GERMAN NEWSPAPERS he 1 WILL GET ALL NEWS | ilea No Censorship Imposed on Conetent Npondents From Berlin, Who j,e Must Remain Isolated. enm the i tee, Vernaillea, May 1.?^Fifteen German put) newspaper men aceompanied the , Gill German representatives to the peace now congress. ' pari No censorship will be Imposed up-j obli on the newspaper men's dispatches on to Germany but they will not be al- not wiwuiiWMuiiiwnBMim ed to communicate with the ai-J I diplomats or newspapei men. Vhen the first train pulled Into ~ icresson half an hour late. M. : iliers and Huron von Lersner, - ? lowed by a hundred newspaper ~H a approached the car occupied by : reign Minister von Brockdorff- ? ntzau. Huron von Lersner en- ed the car and reported to the ? ?1 eign minister who then stepped : The head of the German dele i ion was received with a brief y 1 formal speech of greeting, the t of which had been carefully died by the foreign ministry in let* to give it the exact tone suit- ' e for the occasion. M. Chaliers ^ rl J 'As prefect of the Reine-et-Olse I 1 in the name of the government, I ? lave the mission to receive the citation of German plenipotentia- HB B ; on its arrival in Versailles. I re the honor to sahtte you. I sent Colonel Henry, chief of the >nch military mission, who will be ^^HHj liaison officer between the Ger- lK n delegation and the French re- HJ >1 ic and his alliances." I Hie German foreign minister, I * j|s| o removed his hat while the fcJpl fl| Mich official spoke, replied merely bowing. Then, followed by the ^ er delegates and subordinate rials, he proceeded to the wait- Y automobiles. j \ > PROTEST AGAINST I INCREASED RATES I 5^ te Railroad Commission Will Ippnse I In Meson's Plan?Chairman Shrilly Talks. 'olu tnhia May 1. The South 'olina Railroad Commiss'on will permit an increase in the rates 'oral I elet.limi i'S In ih? yl.iniliniii ? 1 T- i-yl <>IH> :i IKI T!>? rom y without ;i Contest. staled Frank Slif.ilv. chairman, a pn-s dispatch stated 111 t the th'-vn H< ll Toleehnne and Telenlw lompiniy haul tiled with tho irtria Pailroud commission a rem! schedule of rates, srivinu the ipanv about a 13 per cent reaso on business and resiico telephones. Although the >atch saiid thait the schedule hao n tiled in eight other southern tes and in Indiana, and Illinois. South Carolina commission up to i afternoon had not received its y. "lie telephone company announethat it was filfne its new sched? on orders from Postmastei ?eral Itu'leson. (tirector of the ted States Telegraph and T<dene administration. However. It i stated that if orders had not n received from the government an increased rate, there would e been a revised schedule tiled. eiiiR held hv the company that an having been passed. pageant ***** MISHI Mj^iiMi m.ina mmmwmnmm* I THE LANCASTER NEWS, LANC\ | Hi; M s i ^ ^ are built of w weaves to pie is conscientioi Come in t< ing insurance Lancasl q 'y L ^ ,,TI > , : y, ,J ^====== EXPOSITION |<iay evenings. PLANS PEFECTED t","?ent? w1111 night and a Ja tieally decorati Textile Show Occurs Xext ^ol 'lances, re eons Conven eek?To lie Held in ... , . . will also be he Greenville. garden. "Sailors and fittingly observ Mile, May 1 Elaborate 10 the ci08tnK , ons have been completed in honor of tl third Southern Textile Fx- men Qf Qreetn and convention week in rjaj exercises w e. May 5 to 10, Inclusive. Jn honor of th cations are that thousands Hn(j tho veterai ors will he here from j tW(.en t|,e State ut the south and New Kng-I the world war make this a supreme ?ventjgjjj,, jn a street extile industry. Kvery cot-| in the state will he repre- Senator y executives and many of (Greenwood ts have made reservation*! Friends of * their more progressive help are not surpris that thev inav derive hem..! onen statement i ihe instructive exhibits. does not hollevi 'k will he ciou (! () with i tntinn wait/." i if an entertaining, Inst rue- Senator Dial a patriotic nature the railroads t nectlon with the exposition one who knows the n Text le association, ual operation o on hers, will hold its annual knows as well m here May X and f, and pent a In the wa i.r'er. secretary, innoupced Dial helleves th t 11111 > I."on members are the country if to attend, possibly more, hack to their n t annual southern welfare find many peoj conference, in session May with him that a will also attract visitors the roads has 'are workers from through- from satisfactoi south. periment has iv of exposition week the country. In ( Order, Knights of Kho- ownership was !' South Carolina, will hold there could be iv ceremonial and will bo man railroad ts of honor that day at the could and did n. A fancy costume pa-' willy nilly as I nts and a banquet are to be ment. There c< he features of the ceremon- j cause If such a will be attended by "don-1 men who did I um different sections of thejthe colors and 1 done they woi M. C. A and patr'.otlcI to work and I of Oreenvllle and vicinity' could be shot a riblned to present a colossal tain line was ni on Wednesday and Thurs- ment could ra ease in rates is necessary Tho ?... . thorn Moll's associate lino, tho * * nherland Telephone and Teier>h company. likewise announced filing of a new schedule for inised rates. Southern ^ \\ E EXTRA SESSION IS WORRYING REPUBLICANS Clreent , _ . preparatl y Are Impatient Over Delay _ ' ' for tho liy the President in Conyen- 1 position ing the Congress. (ireenviil and ind> of visit 'ashincton. May 1 ?There is in-1 througho sing impatience among the con- lard to sienal leaders over the delay by of the ti ddent Wilson in calling the ex- ton mill session of Congress Members sented h ongress are returning to Wash- the plan on in anticipation of the extra to send ion. They come back with a re. in order it from their constituents for the tits fron ortant legislation necessary to The wee ljust industry and business life events n erally to after-war conditions tive and the enlarged opportunity for In eon ?i tr r i trade. Rut they are sit- the Soul idle, they say. without any in- 2.."no nir ition from the executive as to conventw n the se-sion will he called \ t? < iepre^entrtive Frederick f'.illetf today th Mi switch usct t s. who is to hi cxiiected iki*r in the next congress. re Tho firs ted to Washington yesterday af- workers having rondo spoor hes for three # nnri !?. ks in his homo district. Ho says and well las no lea whon tho extra sesiooi tut tho r tip railed. With other Repute' Tuesdr n leaders ho is studying tho; Hramatlr ly matters that need prompt at-rassan o ion from congress in order to! its sprin as folly prepared as possible toi Hi'' noes rt legislation As a member of' expositio house appropriation scommit-! rnde. stu of which he was ranking Re among tl lican in the last congress, Mr. la I that et.t regrets the condition which keys" fr ' exists of many government de- state, tments and establishments being The Y Iged to curtail important work leagues account of needed appropriations have con ASTER. S. t CLQ1 J INSUI V" P DUILDIIN hm ^ starts V foundation |fl| with an ins pf In the buildin design, workr teriak must 1 , a carefully. C 1 It's the same gh Art Clo uric I>t Slrouse A Bros., Inc., Italfimnr ear-giving materials in d< ase the most critical. T is and the High Art labe >day and let us show you is. \ V ter Departme IE BEST PLACE TO SHOP AFTE Concerts* and enter- wages to make it pay a I be offered every pie, both patrons am panese garden, artis- would be helpless. 1 (d, will be provided does not want either o ceptions and lunch- conditions, tions and assemblies Senator Dial announn Id in this spacious he is opposed to woma i This will be sad news t< Soldiers Day" will be were hoping that he w ed Saturday, May Pollock in favoring this ilay of the exposition, ? >e returned service ......... ....... Hie county Memo- FARMERS SUPPOR ill be held that day ie Confederate dead, ...... , .. . . .. ... ., All the farmers in the 1 is of the War He- . . , .. . are urged to support rn? \ s and the soldiers of ty lx>an bT Oliver Wilao will march side by Nat!(>n?i c.range, who i parade. ;;,e ioan as "onr great nat ? I s'bility " Mr, Wilson's Dial Speaks. lows I Index-Journal.) -.For fifth time the lenator Nat. It Dial J j* appealing to the people O/l ut Liu f m it If a?>/l I fgvsn- orai'lo given out today. Ho money was needed to win r much in tho "host people of all classe liher n polities. N,>w r*V , .. , , rtv I/o in a loan wh i favors tho rot urn of . "l?f ? -.von is no o ;vh: o their owners. As .. . . .. . .. ^ 'Intshing tho great task o much about tho act- m-erty and do. f n railroad and who ,)1ir struggle* and -wriflr. what tho public ox- fow years may not ha>i t v of service. Senator vain at it will he host for "t desire to apoenl tf the roads are turned "f " ye momher?hip and wners And ho will orar>' f" malnuin the pro . . ... have made in the prerinr do who will agreo \ nnlv subscribe what you lovorninont control of .. .. . _ . matter prominence at he.*n far. and is far.i n<,?t|,1#rs ;in,j enormrag* n ry. so far as tho ox- i-'^nd^ do the r pn-t t <ieveiopr>a in tnisj ,ltt ttt m (hit great natioi rjermany government a succeu becauaa no strikes on a C?er- . and the government BUSINESS NO fix rates and wages It suited the govern- WANTKO Cow, horse,, luld be no strikes be- and goat hidjs,> ^?e^ thing were tried, the you *4\\? ?jp?.rs <Jhu t would be railed to street., when that had been L? ild be ordered bark NOT1CK I have Impon If they refused they farm near Lancaster\i s deserters. If a ,eer- row hog Owner cary ot paying the govera- paying costs and /da dse rates or lower T. Carter. / FKI1JAY. MAY 2, 1919. rHING iANCE IG A HOME | with a good i and finishes urance policy g, such factors as nanship and mab'e watched most with clothing. thes e, Md. ssigns and fabric he workmanship 1 your insurance, what real cloth11 J il nt Stores r >_ f RALL." j JV kf ' > - nrt ttie poo- PI,ACE VOIU OHDKRS loi/sweet 1 employees Potato Plants now and\/ou will his country [ make sure of gettiire them, ne of these Nancy Halls, Porto RfcA, Godby Golden and others. vd. H. Mack's also that ! orell. 32-tf. n suffrage.' ) those u ho POTATO PI,A NTSPleWse119 ould follow | your order now for AoUfrj plants cause. | and you can ^etl JmemLa|iy time aftdi -AfirtT "\ fowj^ft/wTi^SlBtare T URGED ? J--\ ___J ('AISIIAQK PI,ANTS,of all kinds for Tnlted State. 8a,e 1* 26 cenu V/100- PIant 'ietory Liber ' now ftnd *ot an start. Ar.d n. maeter of its cheaper than buying the a? d characterizes J- B. fclaokorell. ' \ 32-tf ional re*p*?n \ s \ " appeal fol |tlTV A B^rYrhK and pay while you ride. it in cheapef than riding government your wofk animal*./ Come in and for financial see about it. J. a Mackorell. im occasions .?? \ J\ the war and ' \ f \ ally respond. ? ~f~ V "" Victory Lib- NOTICK l,\NC AsTKl4 <;K\I)KI> now that the HTHOOLM. py to aid in f assuring to To All Whom ft May Concern: no< rivrv that Take notice Vhat pursuant to a f ih . i ?? petition signed ita ten quiuitled vot' *' evs and freehold?Vs resident ill I..intern made in ,.nst#?r School I>isfrlct, in, the undersigned trustees hi' said district, do > our entire hereby call a pu'dV meeting to ho farmers gen- composed of all tlowo voters of tho nd rec >rd we snld district who rXtirn for taxam loans. N'ot lion real or per-.tonalVestate in said ,v district of the value Apf twenty-five ' dollars, or who has A \hild or rhllvour grange (jren then,or at the /nstXregular seseigtib >rs and 8loni jn pctuai atteddauA on any of rward fulfill f>,,. schools of saidyfllstrlcK to assenin*l responil hie In the court ltf>use at\.ancast< r. South Carolina. cJi Tuesday 'the ?>th day of May, I'.tl^h at 6 o'elo\k p. m.. r t ? ? ? n>r ine purpose/of electing \ chatrPTPTQ 4 man and seeremry of said nloetlng, lluXio IIvp trustees t(jr said school district, * * and of deternuninK what specinX tax. If any. not to Exceed nine mills, umll iiwile. nhw'p |)tt |#?vlod. t\A the majority present > me before shall decide/ on all real and ptr1*6* White' eonal prope/ty within said school dwr(4 trict, for /the maintenance of tW? public sch/ols of said district. \ 1 LKROY SPRINOS. \ nd?d on my h D FIINDERBURK. \ yfe red bar E. W. 8I8TARE, \ 'get same hvi -'J- T. TH0MA880N, \ mages W V OKO W WILLIAMS, mages^ w | ^ Trustee*- \ This April 17. 1919. >1 L. I