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) "THE BARRAGE IS DOWN?LET'S DRIVE" "MAKE VICTORY SURE?BUY BONDS" The Lancaster News 68TH YEAR. NO. 55. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. (\, TUESDAY, MAY (?, 1919. SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR tn "IIIM7 IT UAMr'' ll ilrvnt .n.m./v.i IV LITL ftl nVWIE AND FEED YOURSELF t graph fri regarding ( ifrantic Movement Launched in ruli a By South C;?olina Cotton Fiume Association. rnous por will bo a vnrious county cotton associations make rent* in this state if thev will have such . . . , . terms trran pledge circulated among the farmers of their respective counties. j "We believe that this movement MR. DA? will revolutionize the farming in- \ LJjN dustry in the sottfh and will mean more for the south than any movement that has been launched in this ( ^?*cretary section In a decade. There Is no Naval In Toason whv the south should plant! \V all of ' s land in cotton, sell same at a small profit, if indeed it is sold at a profit, and then turn around j on(^on and send all of Its money out west intonation for foodstuffs right here at home. necessary "If the farmer raises his own tions plan foodstuffs, he will have to curtail his j? declared cotton acreage. This means a very pbus Dani high price for cotton The high Df navy, a price will mean that he will get as h|R trip a1 much for his short crop as he would admirals o have gotten for the large crop and land some in addition he will have fed himself, particular!) x no umin-.v n?* gciM iroin 111a ronon | silalile then will he clear profit. He will "The de< uot have to send It out west im- , .. . er tn the li mediately for food. , ' ter peace. "The experience the cotton far- "and 8Uch mor has undergone during the past that It woi six months ought to make him a tem))l ? ready signer to these pledges. He As the 1 has been forced to seil his cotton, if . ... . . . , .... . 1 esta hlished he has sold, at a price far below the . , .. I ded. the nt cost of production. He has been , . eertujnlv b forced to pav the west for foodstuffs . , to the strei he could have raised himself and In-| stead of there being a big surplus s,'''l of cotton on hand there would not; 'rf,m v* have been morn than enough to have man buttle met the* demand. The price would ''"""tied to have been much higher and the far- ,*1<> '"SP?S" mer would have made a profit on h.s crop last year instead of having lost; S'r Ftohi heavily." ! 'he Ittnche - ?- ! r a relit p tJprr OUR TICOOPS OUT OP Bryce for t EITROPK HKKOIIK HKPTFMBKH! iTn'to.i XJtTnahlnl'tnn M.iw X UofA.mln- I Sii/?ro*firv T atlon of President Wilson, indicated j vis, Consul In press advices from Paris that no Hear Aflml ftnerlcan troops shall continue on of British i German soil for a longer period af- luncheon, ter the signing of the peace treaty letter from than may he necessary to embark savin* that them for home. Is born oilt by pros- ter would ent plans of the war department i fer of the f which contemplate the return of-the a bust of ( entire American expeditionary Paul, forces hy September. Because of a lertie i this General March, chief of staff, parliament la making every effort to speed up Daniels at ghe demobilization In this country. , Westmlnste MORE FOOD LESS COTTON = PEACE ' Every Farmer Should Raise All SATR ( rain. Hay and? Foodstuffs Needed By His Family and ?nl> <>IU Livestock. alum < i Columbia, S. C., May 5.?A gigantic "Live at Ilomo" and "Peed Paris, M Yourself" movement wh'ch those gation to t behind it claim will revolutionize pressing d the farming Industry in the south terms of tl is being launched among the farm- as they a ers of the cotton belt. The South the territo Carolina Cotton association is plan- has been ning to father the movement in this Malmedy, state. short disti From the headquarters in this Chappeile, city the first gun In the big drive before the was fired when a letter went to the Mrlinody \ county chairman of each county cot- The territn ton association asking if he would Scheldt ri\ take the initiative in the campaign In the Limbo his county. There is a cotton nsso-j mentioned elation in ev< ry county In the state. Of the ? The plan of the movement is said | tinned as i to he try to yet every farmer in the J dcinnity U state to sign a pledge solemnly bind-] ;iaM' tin- n ing himself to discontinue sending! placed to orders to the west for erain, hay; countries ? and foodstuffs after this season, loans. No Kach clti/en who signs the pledge, f,,r the rer also pled pes himself to use every non.oon ni effort to pet all other farmers to] nolgium a sign It. I pitim hank Regarding the movement a state-1 interest ai n ent given out by J. Skottowe Wan- circulation namaker, chairman of the central not pet committee of the South Carolina n.ooo.non.i Cotton association, says: % dually the "In various section? of the cotton wealth as< belt farmers are signing pledges |t,e ftpigim solemnly binding themselves to dls- M |)p!(M continue sendinp orders to the west Rrr|v,>d in for grain, hay and foodstufTs after hr1n?fne ? this season, to use every effort to thp Helgjn discontinue this practice and urg- with M n inp all farmers to enlist in the, pparp d0i<M movement. We have asked the) apr)Pttr hct'i tAl-LAWAHUW ?, May 5.?According to TAV AM I 1 h to tho Exchange Tele- 1 MA vJll Lit am Paris, tho question ; Flume has b?>en settled gieement with tho Ital- Collector of Intern nment on the basis that 1)^ Hevward (i tia.ll remain an autono* * t for two years, when it uable Inform: sstgned to Italy. - MEDICINES 1 P rERMS FAIL TO >FY THE BELGIANS One Cent Pays Tax < Drinks or on Territorial fiuim of iiH- Cent Purchase of ranted and Financial tides. iVrinN Displease. ? 1>. C. Heyward, Colic |?v 5.?The Belgian dele- n:,, Rwenue- fl he peace conference is ex- ''' to 'llfl taxpa; lissatisfactlon over the "1e r?l'owing Inform tie preliminaries for peace from the dep ffect Belgium. None of r?rpIPn ? *? sectior rial claims of Belgium r,'v?'nuo bill becoming granted except that for 1' in Rhenish Prussia, a Action 630. On w mice south of Alx-la- rnon'y known as soft the population of which P?"n(,pd ?nd mixed ? war was largely Walloon. Prox,m'<y to ?oda '""nl .vill revert to Belgium. slmi,nr l>,:,oes "f bus'r rv on the left bank of the i,'<l ' ho ta rer and Maastricht and I "n " M'h sal" of ,on ron uirg peninsula are notlif ahovn ,pn ron,s ?"p in the terms. | ">n rPn,s or fraction . . I The tax ts on the who ">00.000,000 already men-i., , ... ..... . , , too pr'ce paid t?v tti in immediate financial in I , .. . . .. ,, , , ,i when the price <s paid >r Belgium. more than ,. . .. . .. , ' thouirh it niiuh' tie in nontn has merely been , ... i several articles or drin Belgium s credit in allied! I are the sub'ect of a si is part payment of war ,. .... . t'on purchase or sale, provision has been made. , , , .. . , ? ? if a sale is made of all by Germanv of 6.000,-, , . . . ... " I coca-cola at the price o arks which were left in , , . , , . . .1 tax thereon Is one cen nd now are Iving in Belperson purchases five s and vaults, hearing no1 , .. . . | a price of 2:> cents thi nd unproductive, as the , ? - . I is 3 cents. <#i nit- 111?M ks in r^iRium mitted. -The amount of R *t'on 004. Povpi (00 marks represents vtr- "h?M ,ho following ar total Belgian liquid rp,a11 1,1 ,'*ress of i ?ets." said a member of; Prices. The tax Is 10 t delegation. j ,he amounts in excess olx. the Belgian pr?m*.r.! ,n* 1 P" Paris Saturday morning. I ' ' " Tni,lk mow of proteat from I3" fa",MS r">'? n annate. Ho cnfarre.l T""" V"'" 4 Va" r, , ' nags, Stilt rases, etc., [ymans, of the Belgian i ration, who is experte.l to 5" , PursPS' hockotboo ^re the council of three to handbags above Mentations concerning the *t?i 1 ?1 lighting t,\i ted Belgium. PfP aboVG $2S 7' V rasols. and ?un>dindes ; m Fans on amount nh< *JTELS TALKS AT House or smoking co CHEON IN LONDON and bath robes, etc. lb. Men's waistcoats rately from suits, abr of Navy Believes Large W..men's and misses' ternationnl Pol ee Force an'1 hoods above $15. ... .. .. and boys' hats above $ri ill lie AiH'ONsnrv. . . * and boys raps abovr $2 women's and boys' ! May 5.?A large naval h"mps. etc. above $10 al police force will be anfl boys' s,,k s,o?kl'1 under the league of na- ab"V** ?2 v?r pa,r lfi Immediately after peace hny*' n;rktlp* net . is the opinion of Jose- ^Vomen s and els, American secretary SI,,,'hings and hose a nd one of the objects of pa,r' 18' Mpn'a flhir broad is to discuss with each 18 Men'8 won and bovs pajamas, nlel f Italy. France and hng- underwear- on the a details as to this move. ^ of f5 pftoh 2 r the types of vessels de- pa(tlcoa(s and wa,8ts This tax has beep r ure of conquest will ling- ^ |nxurv f#x and .earts of some nations af- ^ af(pr May , M( ' Secretary Daniels. ^ red to renc,er nations must be shown covprtne fhe t nld be unprofitable to at- duHnp ,hf. Klv?n nionth ccompllsh those desires."! hmM hp Ropf afl ? w,? eatiue of nations becomes j fo ,;>ort the taxes roll* , Secretary Daniels ad-j0j above subdivisii ival police force would ly The tax cannot hf e decreased In proportion ,,)a sales price, but im r>pth of the leapue. j nr pnied as a separate retary has just returned] Section 007 Kffectl sit to the Interned Oer- tax on part, 2.1c fleet at Scapa Flow, lie part thprp0f of the aim exnress nn opinion as to. ftf)V following t !lon of these German war- aojd to ,h.> consumer o (11 Per'ume*. to r?rt #lladtleld presided at t( ;t<.t pytracts. toilet on The Duke of Don , ;||.""S. pBinllflim JPItK roposed. and Viscount I pomed *s. hair drcssin mer ambassador to th?i Ptorntlv?>a. ha'r dyes, o'.- seconded the health of i n|0(|th washes, dentr Daniels. Ambassador l>a-| ^^0". aromatic eachou | General Skinner and : ^em* (oher than soap ml Knapp and a number, any similar substance invai officers attended the, prnparation hy whats John Kennedy read a knoWii or distinguished the dean of St. Paul a above which are nsed < the dean and the chap- intended to be used 01 gratefully accept the of- tojtPt purposes, tulgrave institute to place ( ( Pills, tablet Jeorge Washington in St. fi?rfll,eH troches, or 1 n-s medicinal cordials lumber of the mm hers of anodynes. tonics, plaste will entertain Secretary fllliVes, ointments, pju a large private dinner a. ,r (Continued on Page I NEW LANCASTER COUNTY | 1XURIES SLOW ON THE LOAN is to lit* handed % ~ delegates sit Vei ;il Revenue Effort New Being Made to Speed day afternoon at ives Val- Up and Reach Quota By Definite annoui time when the Ge ition. End of VNeek. made cognitant*o once imperialist ER CENT ONE-EIGHTH SUBSCRIBED payntor hav,nK world war at last With peace ni in Two Soft Committees Appointed to Assist b> rei,8?n of ,lm a r A ulso seems to be Twentv-five School District ( hairmen Uie b(>lk.r that thi Toilet Ar- Will Canvas the County tween Great frit; fr,. i the United States Ihurstlav. , , Italy a ctatius r and the Dalmatia ctor of Infer- Tfie central committee for Lan-| he settled with fi easier county for the Victory loan I Italian l'remiei vers and pub- held a meeting at the court house j his foreign minis lation just re- yesterday afternoon at six o'clock nino, arc returuin art men t with foj- the purpose of discussing mean; Home, where they is of the new (lf speeding up the campaign. The they quitted the i effective May meeting was presided over by \V. I' more than a wee Robinson, county chairman. and inability to old; hat Is com- there was a deal of discussion of considered con drinks com- methods to put* the county "over the would satisfy Ita. t or in close top." With the Italit tains or other one detail decided upon at the tied, almost com less including meeting was the appointment of of sentiment woul x is one cent committees to go into the various! peace conferences ts or less and school districts of the county and I' ? cent on each assist the school district chairmen, nart thereof. ;n securing subscriptions This I)!S( OKI) KKTW le amount of will he done Thursday and a com-J OFFICI VI S ie purchaser mittce of two will go to each school * " _ at.one time dixtr'ct. spending the day with the . ? ' Kr/berger ami Ilea payment for chairman of that district in making ks hut which ,, canvas. nation at o.itsIrgle transnc- |s a f,l(.t that the campaign is i He Kxpedt For example, K0'i:g slow in Lancaster county. I'pj one glass of j0 iasf night only $26,000 in sub-j Berne, May f r? cents, the 8criptions had been reported to the, enccs have arisen t t. but if one cot,,11y chairman, and the county'" tors of the nuvioi coca-coins at quota is $202,000. There are hut; ernment and a cli; ? tax thereon ja few days of the campaign left in j peeled shortly. a? i which to reach the allotment, th re- grams from Berlli line the tax! fore it is necessary to lie on the a'.i rt The conflict b< ticies sold at' during tin* balance of the campaign. Krzberger. head ? .... .......... ?>*?.. unit paid for; to embark for ttie front. Practically preliminary work irtlcles when j 1! of these men. it was learned, situation In mill r user: j have been wounded or otherwise in- ' the south and in i'et essences.! capacitated during the months of operation of facto waters, cos- service. They had been returned the), work of as r>s. hair oils, front the hospitals and rest camps a(.? atM.s nf worki gs. hair re- to the division and when it received issuing age certifie tooth and orders for home, a special effort was . i!y ;iu eases, it \va iflces. tooth made by the division staff to gel to-.i <M ... ? ?,avi. welconi s. toilet pow-| gother all the original Rainbow per- 0f these agents as powders), or sonnel who had survived the rig > * j!ipr them ferret < article or of the campaign. . whose youth rend oevcr name The intense activity of the divis- profits subject to . any of the ion during the flrhting is shown l>y t. x. >r applied or; the number of replacement troops; In addition to t applied for hieli passed through its muster men, the revenne'b rol's during that period. Tins nuin-j to employ inspect! s powders u' v Is nJnccd by officers of the divis-1 violations. In al ozenges, syi 'in at approximately 67.000 no n said, efforts w.ll In i. or hitters agnlnst the full war strength of -~ - erate with manager rs. liniments 500. Kach time it was withdraw r. tories and with pa !tes. drops f"' test, it was necessary pract cal.v to render a "humat ..? ?o ^econsfitrte the dlVlltOli'8 per- of the measure am ? Klght) sonnel because of casualties. , j methods. m commission anil C me sped eil) trr,?f1 dorfT-Kantzau. fore , per oont of loan workers i r(.e!> of thp pp..(.p , of the follow-j TO make haiu) drive I to have reached th tnro frames^, _ j |crzberger, it is dec ;s above | , District Fxceeded Quota in utmost to make 4 above $5 per Hfth tr. ^ ^ ^ ^ ses. traveling Other lamas?Not Half Qu ^ above *25. liaised Yet. conference. ks, shopping _? {? <1(| it ion there *7>r,? fi' Richmond, Va., May 5.?For the tif.al problems arcs. lamps. ,U)erty ,olllia the tilth fed-| poUoy. Many men fmbrellas. pa ; ^ reserve district subscribed | jorltJ socialists. th? ibove $4. 8- ss4y.8ft3.k5tl. The combined qao-j p,.ar jn< i tied to co >v? . 9-| ta to'r the four loans was $til u.O.id.-j roilserVatlve indep ats, ,0,,nR'nc | 0(M, and the percentage of quota! ,n sa%e (jcrmany t'i ahovo $5.70. subs(>r|bef, for the district ?as ISft.dj on th,. bolshevik oi . sold sepe- vh. h Klves (||e ftf(h district secondj pr? ai0 s!li,l to fane f">. 11. jts lP(.ord being excelled only I n,,w government bi hats, bonnets Nf!W York. j ciple of councils oi f-- ,n s with two-thirds of the victory | tempts will be mi ' Men * i0;m campaign gone, the suliscrip- , naase and Herr 14 M<M1 ,|0!,s reported to the federal reserve j pendent socialists, toots, shoes. t ^ # . 1 f?. .Men's w> lu.ni.iumi loiai ??>>>,.n?o.- | ?r-n to tc * . tton cabinet. irs and hose *>50, or 38.36 per cent of the quota | m Men's and 'district is now bending every l 'pQ DISREC \R1 "kwear above cflort to maintain its high and hon- ? misses' silk orable place in the record of pre- ON C HII.I] bove $2 per v'??is loans in the fifth and final ts above $3 campaign. It is the home of the|Wi" Tax lien's, misses' secretary of the treasury and every inK Decision o it gowns and state chairman is being urged to re- Con mount In ex- 'double his efforts for the final dash - ft. Kimonas, ?' drive. Washington, Ma; above $15. * the Internal reven pferred to as | THE RAINBOW DIVISION ! force the child la monthly re-1 I ('istiict court in do ax collected Activity of Division in tlie ure unconstitutiom . and records Fighting Shown hv lairge \nm- ! b>' announcement he necessary Ihm- Replacement Troop*. agents have been ? ?cted on each ?i age certificates to nnq Mi'fl'i T'l t O _ I 'OlIHifft'S \\ hlTt* 1(K'J > 'ncludc'* m WnshJnKton. May 5 -Only about ,,ot adequate. Th. .si be staled ^ ^ 22'0ft0 continue at their ltom ' ' men ^imposing the 42nd < Rainbow! l4?a, decision by tl division) as >t returned from France wnj |, t ve Mgv 1. a were members of the original divis- j appealed, or fractional, ?on organized at Comn Mills. N. Y . I -pi... BUSIN liltOW 1\ M. y formulated b> PR Of so?iat"d powei> 1 l\v' to the German I -sailles Wednes- | 5 o'clock. Makes I nceinent of the 11 I'nf av rmans are to be j f the price that Germany must I instigated the.j ^y ^ has been made. ! easurablv neai j fact, there now | Confident good basis for t> differences be- ts nin. France and <? . Occasit and Italy over night, cgarding Finnic ! n coast may yet nil accord. New Ye r Orlando and unshakabl tor. Baron Son- tracted th in to Paris from i kef is th? have been since j revival is peace conference | makes It k aim owing to | orabic de lin what Pa^y | jt ts a cor cessions which i aciil test < liau ambitions. within th? in question set- | r?.Cent of plete unanimity I ?f stock t Id prevail in the plane aftr I h id climi i and had " I port show f EEN HIGH enrninrs .?.Hin ? vv "'nn in ,h< IN l.hUMAM I ?? ? I..-U- ! " ro?.-l, 'stop loss -Changes May ver!mi of , >?1 Shortly. ,,f (pp wc active trio Serious d.ltei ; .III MUViWl'' letweon the mem l spares flm iiiil (iiTinaii f<i\- inililnnshi aline niay he <-'x' stltution r cording tele-j The Mt I. | toward tli lit ween Ma thins j for t li?? rb if the armistiee j jj1f, week ount von llroek-j to guard inn min.ster. anil! lea lelegatlon, is said gcrious e breaking i>oint. (if.n roroip la red, will do his jt was t h litiifult the work thP o1i st( Ister whatever ;?t- foo rapid. at the Versailles ?i0nts we severe, an > aie serious poll trailing in 111 international hnl not fn niters of the ma-1 money eas e advices s.iy. ap-i b<1 ^a(1 fo, -operate with th?| th;(t vvhat endent socialists j (ho banks oat a governnieir (ion vv<1j , tier These lead- marplnal i vor creation oi a offend used on the prin-1 a ep r workers and at- i aroommnd ade to net lluK?i stocks not Breitched. intle ^ Ma to enter a coali- papt discovery iTKui.iM; the stock 1 LABOR LAW ()r>c1ine. t I effect Tl Provision* reinl- J th<> yiUssit f the Spretiie suffering rt. backbone vital poin / 5.? Intent.on o pnranda : ue bureau to en other con I,or tax pi ovision | time for v despite the ae-i TVscountli Carolina federal' cumulatlo claring the meas- preater a< il was indicated iiutHetc o that 20 women steel prod iinployed to issue On top of children in com- of huslnof il ape records are four nmn se women will that Insol work pending ai less than '.e supreme court 101S. probably will be Was it ! terrible tr ts are engaged in ha? taken of surveying the whether 1 towns, inainlv in W!th som? enlisting the co- natnre is ry managements which mat eertaining the e\- conditions ing children and to prtnc j ates. In practic- ponses thf is said mill man. - looK t>;>< k ed the assista nee have rein a means ot help- powerful Hit the children j j0,n 0f ra er the factory s passion o the 10 per cent ,){?Jv (tint j before the he force of wo- financial urenu p'ans later destined >rs to' watch for (hose thin I cases, ottlclals (on( that i> made to co-op- have to h s of mills or far- federal ad rents of children j The nee i administration" more urge il to avoid hnr;Vi (Cont ESS REVIVAL DRESSING WELL ( Impervious to Any orable Development Now Foreseen. OT l/NMIXED EVIL e H:is Stood the Acid on More Than One >n M'ithin Past Fort irk. May r>.?Behind thee confidence that has ate public to the stock mar1 conviction that business . progressing at a pace that, impervious to any unfavvelopment now foreseen, ifidence that has stood the >n more than one occasion > past fortnight, the most which was the resumption fading activity on a rising t the Steel corporation nated the extra dividend published a quarterly reing greatly diminished The few hours of depres > market Wednesday could are directly to a hear rale' ied a great number o' " orders thin to any reouitiment. The remainder ok brought nut the mos? ling of the year, entailing e in u h eh the railroad illy joined as ;i group. Th? irp day h is heroine an inather than a curiosity itude taken hy the hanks lis persistent speculation so is interesting Karly iti hankers took tiie lirst step against a condition that vp the market vulnerable attaek following the sudt of unforeseen had news, ought that specula lion in >rl<s particularly had been The margin requ Irere therefore made more d for a short time th?j this group was curtailed, ir long A little later cn'I ed until on Friday it con' 1 4 3-4 per cent, indicating ever restraining influence i will exert over speculalake the form of heavier requirements applicable to ing class of stocks rather neral increase in rates for ations that would restrain aimed at. v day disturbances in vas of this country and the of the dastardly bomb el ordinarily have caused market to pause, if not to >ut actually were without tie series of defeats which in soviet armies have been of late has weakened theof holshevism at its most t, and has made the proi less alluring thing in ntries Yet this is- not :c reiaxntion of vtgilence iir ho'shevism is the acn of reports reflecting tivify in manufacturing utside the areas devoted to action and copper refining. this is a favorable rev ew is failures during the first tlis of this year, show rig vencies were 4 7 per cent in the same period of not an unmixed evil. The >11 of liM's this latest one will leave every nation, firtoriom or vanquished, >thinpr of a constructive compensa t ion something i |?? ii;ct might not have boon ablo ibout Among i!io reeomit America will have t<? upon when conditions mod to normal will be A merchant marine, a s.vsilroarts freert from the opf a government regulativeall but strangled then war. and a position rt" supremacy which appe-.i' * to bo permanent. A ? gs being assured, it is p some radical change w t e made in the system Iministration. <1 for a change is nowher mt than in our method r f lliued on Page Right.)