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The ! 68TH YEAR. NO. 69. SEMI-WEEKLY. ' ddcoincwt toucan [endeavorers mee' i RlolUtlN 1 WlLoUn with Lancaster c SEES BELGIAN RUIN Vork DtatrIct nual Convention llero He Was Deeply Affected By Year. Havoc Wrought By Ger mans During the War. York, s. c., June 23.?V ______ rnon by the Rev. Andrew wood, D. D., pastor of the 1 great crowds cheer him byterian church, Columbia . . announcement and Insta _ . ., . . society officers for the ens Demonstrations That Might the annual conventlOB of Have Been Accorded Hero at District Christian Endeav Every Turn as President Vis- wh,<jh c?n "ed tJe M mortal buildinR Wednesd Its Towns. noon, came to a close evening. Lancaster was ? .. . the place of the next meetl Brussels, June 23.?President ... . ... , _ _ ..... ... ... .? will be with the First Pr Wilson with Kins Albert and Queen ckurch Elizabeth as their guides, saw the de- _ , , ... . . ? , . . Following is a list of t vustation visited upon Belgium by , _ ,, _ .. . , . elected Thursday:. Presld the Germans upon their visit hero _ . _ . ..... , . , m>. ? . ? ? . Fain, Rock Hill; vice-presi< last week. The first part of their . , _ ? ... . , . Adams, Bowling Green; visit deeply affected the Americans, ... . _ , ..... , . .1 Alex Bong. Jr.. Rock Hill; not only Mr. Wilson but those accom- . ,, _ ... .. secretary, Mrs. George panying him. The second phase was . ... . ... . Lowryville; corresponding of an entirely different character. ... . , . Miss Julia l'lexico, Ebenez In the forenoon almost no resi- ....... ... . intendent of missions, Mn dents were encountered. In the af- . , .. ., , , .. _ Jackson, Beth Shiloh; s ternoon the appearance of the Presi- .... . . . _ . . _ , . dent junior department, M dent at \ pres, Ostend, Zeebrugo and, ..... ', . .. McMurray. Fort Mill; su finally, Brussels, was made the oc- ... ... . , .. .. . , .. ent intermediate depart ni casion of demonstrations that might ,, ... , , . , George Plexico, Sharon; have been accorded a conquering . , ....... . ...... ., ? ,, , ... tendent graded Christian hero. With the President and Mrs. , , . , ..... ... .. . ..... Miss Ada Saunders, ^ork; Wilson were Miss Margaret Wilson, , , ....... ...... . .. , ,, perintendent, J. Webb Mo B. M. Baruch, Norman Davis, Gen. t., ? , ? , . ? . . esda; superintendent quiet W. W. Harts. Herbert Hoover, chair- ^ .... ,. ? Ellen < raw ford. Mc( onnell man of the inter-allied food commis- . , ... , ? _. , perintendent tenth legion, sion and Commander Baker. ... , ily Dulin, Bethel; pastor i Preimroa for Is>ng Trip. , , ... , ... . * board, the Rev. 11. R. 1 The night run from Paris ended I . , . _ uancaster, the Rev. J. K. at Adinkerke, .lust across the Franco-Belgian frontier, where King Al- ( 'm,r' ,'u Rev. k. R.i> Hi hert. Queen Elizabeth and a party of Bev. J. (. Ha Belgian officers received the Presi- noz< r> nn<' the J- 1' ?lent. The Americans had breakfast * b< s,Pr' ,n,ls'r director, tl on their train and stepped out of it 11 \Nardlaw. Ilethesda. prepared for their long drive. King Thp final ROH8lon was 0 Albert wore his officer's suit of moat interentlng and insp khaki, in which Americars in Paris of ,he ent,re convention, have come to know him bettor than * BOnK 8erv,ce '"reeled bj in any other dress. Queen Elizabeth F' H' Wa,<1|aw. a devotioi wore a simple white dress, with a was conducted by the Rev. dark blue motoring coat. Beneath dpU Thp of th the President's long duster he wore uas 'Bdi\eied by Dr. F a frock coat, and during the trip he The RubJpot waR "Manllnei wore a golfing cap. Mrs. Wilson AM ,bP "cRR,nns ?he < was dressed in dark blue, with a silk Wpre hpld ,n ,bp M(,Neel autolng coat. Brand Whitlock. h"i,di"*- ,h*> Sunday schoo American minister to Belgium, ac- thp F,rst Presbyterian ch eompanied the party throughout the S,MK,,M' is adinirabl> suit trl entertainment of large aud There were no ceremonies on the ,tR beauty and "^fulness train other than the ordinary greet- men,P(1 on by many of ,h? ings and introductions. Through onP *olnR so far as to sa> the little stations between which had ^""ding, with the conne< been elaborately decorated, the party 1 rosn>Tonan cnurcn, was moved to a long lino of cars and be- wor'(l famous ca Ran Its trip Into the shell-torn and. York' England, was to Hi* as yet. abandoned country. Serious Auto Acrid Studying Destruction. w ? Stpp)p of thp Jn From time to time the cavalcade , v 1 communitv of York conn halted to permit the visitors to study ,, , . , . . lleved to have received s at close range some piece of destruction that was unusually thorough. ternal injuries when an a Nleuport was the first halt. I'resl- in which he and several ot dent Wilson who was riding with people were riding Sunday King Albert followed Queen Eliza- went over a 10-foot embai beth and Mrs. Wilson, and walked a bridge spanning a small i through wliat had been the city of tween Rock Hill and Ind Nleuport to the ruins of the canal. The other members of tl From Nleuport eastward along the which included Eugen old line of trenches to Dixmude brother of the injured where the lines at one time almost Alice Garrison. Willie Gai touched each other, the party alight- George Edwards, escaped v ed at one or two places to examine bruises. It is stated that the nature of the trenches. It then dent was due to a faulty went on toward Ypres. All that gear. On noaring the br part of the ride was in an almost de- Alice Garrison, who was at serted country. There were very and who is an inexperlenc few refugees and there could be seen asked Eugene Garrison to little attempts towards reclaiming wheel and pilot the car i the soil. bridge. He moved Into tli It was like a dead country. Here 8eat a8 requested and foun and there a civilion was encounter- 8teer'a<? gear was not wor ed but always his face expressed waH unabie keep the neemingly hopelessness. Ypres, roat^ an{l missed the bridge however, showed a somewhat greater 8tream. ihe car going ove display of animation. Xotwithstand- embankment about 10 f< ing the terrible destruction wrought '^*,e y?un* man, who was i there, a few former residents have r'ously, is now receiving found their way hack and a doxen 'n a R??k Hill hospital. or more frame buildings have been >'oung people in the car livi I erected to serve as hotels, restau- Hook. rants, drinking places and Bmall ~ "*" shops. C D CHemblance of fJovernmcnt- The Lancaster chapter. A semblance of civil government met Thursday afternoon i v has been restored In this district, and W. H. Mlllen. As the gue the burgomaster appeared before od Mlss M;iry WoodH 8erve) the President, thanking him for , . . ... . ... , . , _. Ing ices. There were sixti what America did for Belgium. The British garrison and a number of hers present and several n British nurses added to the crowd hers were received. After that gathered to welcome the party, action of business of the ch The work of salvaging war material journment was taken for on the Ypres battlefield is almost .. n . . . . . . . , mer months. During the s< completed but enough remained to _ Miss Woods served delight! (Continued on Page Six.) and cake. m?i?i ? ii I msa 1 . I I LANCAf LANCASTER, S. C., TUESpA URGE FARMERS TO GEI Hold BUILD WAREHOUSES AI >e.\t And the State Will Take Them Act Over and Operate as Part ( Nth a ser- of System. W. Black- * uui the WILL PREVENT MUCH LOSS SM/ Uatlon of "the York Warehouse Commissioner Smith Onl) or union, Outlines Plan for Storing S? cNeel Me- Cotton Without Damage at A ay afterThursday Little Cost. IS chosen as Inc. which Columbia. S. C., June 23.?Fully Or esb>terian ajjve to protection state warehouse istry afford against loss on their cotton was he officers j)y weather damage or by fire, a num- mini ent, J. T. j)er farraer8 aro planning to build Herr lent, Giles piantat|on or community ware ing tieasurer. jlouae8 which will be taken in the to tl recording atate 8ystem. W. G. Smith, state fleeri J. Steele, warehouse commissioner, who is anx- ships secretary, jous enough warehouses built the er, super- anj p(lt -n 8tate warehouse sys- 0f t ' tem to take care of at least an ad- and uperlnten- dltional 500,000 bales of cotton torn, iss bsther gaj^ yesterday that ho would send1 heac perintend- lrom his oflice In Columbia the nec- af]nn sent. Mis. essary plans and specifications free of c, supenn- rharge to farmers who would build aoco onde.nor, warehouses this summer to be units n n , press su- jn state system. only oie. Beth- According to one estimate, "conn- we*? hour. Miss frv fl!imn?n.. ...? ? .. (im/iit ' \?ph in*' iiirniers i (o | j s\ille, su- nj. g0y|]| Carolina $14.175.000 on to s Miss Ktu- (jH> lots rrop of cotton. For this nunt * advisoty sum> (he state's entire lit 18 crop won Mur* bison, oouj(j jiaV(. been housed for over 15 T1 Berivhill, months In the state warehouse sys- jtr. ddle, l-ow- tem had warehouses been available dent illey. Kbo- Commissioner Smith said yester beiR ' day that there was no "red tape' miss te Rev. K about Retting a properly built ware- ;,f n bouse into the state system, ne of "10 "First, build the warehouse," j?? |rinR ones Si|j(j commissioner Smith. "Then sttui Following apply for its admission into the state fnr | the Rev. SVH(ein Then the state warehourv jn!r lal seivlce 0ommj88iOner will lease the ware- ,onf J. L. ^an- house for $1,000 a year atid issue to tidal e e\eninj? the owner or owners a license to from 'larkwood. operate it as a unit in the state pys- h, tem on payment of a fee of $2.00 sny ;on\ention yovf (j,R jnw authorizes the commis- c?!M Memoria Bjoner to name a suitable person as s<?nd il home of warehouseman and to bond him for that urch. 1 ho from $i ooo to $5,000, accordinn to! |0ar ed foi the ljje H|ze ()f warehouse. As soon J to ti iences and ag the warehouse is ready tor busi-i J)rRS was to npss the commissioner keeps it: eon-1 n||V speakers tents fullv covered ??*. ??> r that this a,, , , against tiro. The warehouseman is-1 rted First 111111, sues receipts for each hale of cotton! \\*oii for A 01k a?0re(|( which receipts after bcingl u thedral of , , . ,, . recordeci 111 the commissioner s office 1 itcitv 1 n?t 1 and sealed with the state seal. are| -pj 4 negotiable as security for loans at all| \i banks." ilia Hook . .. . ... ,omI A cotton warehouse with a ca- sign ty. Is be- paclty of 200 to f>00 bales can be (hey erlous in- built at a cost of a little over a dol- maj{ utomobile. lar a bale and a 1.000 bale ware- tjav her young ',onso ran ,)0 built for less than a jnlo dollar a hale, if farmers will adopt \ atternoon, . , _ . . . , ukment at onimiHaioner Smiths suggestion jn jj . and use their field hands on the con- i>i, i, stream be- ... . unii, ,, . struction during wet spells. tnrh la Hook. , , , , ,, l,,r" The fire underwriters have laid . ?,r. ho party "M down the following directions for ti e Steele 1 ' ... warehouse building which must be nn. man. Miss .. . no' , followed: Viiti rison and ? . >'"> ... .. . . For a warehouse to hold ;>(? ? hales, nari. vith flight pan . . the building must be 100 feet long fnrn, the aeei- iorni by 4 5 feet wide bv 11 feet high at TV,n1 steering . ' . inm , . ... the eaves. The roof may be ol comidge Miss , l)OSl . . position material or metal, the sides the wheel . ... , , . . . . . and ends of hoards or metal and th* ed driver, I \\ IK . , .. floor of cement or dirt. There must take the .. be one door in each end of the buildicross the 1, . , , ing and three on each side (for a !?.t .To bMo warehouse.) "So smokd that the .... , Diem . . ,. ing signs must be displayed and a p king well. ... ed ai . .. barrel of water and two buckets procar in the Anal ,. vided for each 100 bales of cotton to i over the . , . . hn'tl be stored. No cotton con be stored r & steep oonti . . . In the warehouse until four days v jet high . ' am 11 . . after it is ginned, njured se- w _ era , treatment ~ cond All of the Quantity of Paw-Paw. Ej e near In- The Rock Hill Herald savs: State . 1 "V ? 'Constable Bateman of Camden, u.s-j the slated by Chief of Police Youngblood Th of this cltv. Saturday afternoon selz- Itian U. I). C unde t.v \t (*<1 1752 bottles of Paw-Paw from . with Mrs rare! two local grocers, confiscating 1.524 sts enter- crew. rl refresh bottles at 'be store of H. E. Duncan move on Hagin street and 228 bottles from of d# sen mem- store 0f j A Howie at the Man- ing ' lew mem- cheater mill. The Paw-Paw is being down the trans- held at the city hall until further in- whirl apter, ad- vestigatlon* have been made. City ing a ordinances and state laws prohibit the sumthe sale of Paw-Paw as a beverage. tj, jclal hour ?(^on8tak>le Bateman left the city Sat- oerra ful cream nrrtay night but stated that he would return shortly. t -?i?d . m <' ' t - ITER Nl V. JUNE 24, 1919. {MAN WARSHIPS 1^ IE SUNK BY CREWS wm T? ~ frnv< Milking llis Perpetrated By German Hard jis a )flicers and Sailors Who Were in Charge. Toledo, June 23. challenger for tl championship, will ,1 ILLLR C RAF T BE AC HED to enter the ring aga here July 4 with hea _r ? . . i ^ Willard can pi f a \ery Few of Probably champion announced jventy Vessels Remain ed to request the To float?Only One liiK Ship ,on" ,he rtf' he and Dempsey go Left. with nothing at all - and have the tape . , their corners, i the verv day the German min- . , * , The champion det under Premier Scheidemann , , . . ,, favor of plain cotto giving way at Berlin to a new ,, , , , ... ? possibly a couple o strv under the premiership of , , , . gical tape wrapped Bauer, for the purpose of meet- .. , , ' the bandages in plat the allied demands with respec . , ,, T ? "That is all I ca le peace treatv, the German of .... T, ' . ? think Dempsey shou s and crews of the German war . . .... , way about it," Willi 5 interned at Scapa Flow opened .. ... , . . , * lieve it always looks seacocks of the vessels. Many . . . . tators to see a box< he larger vessels?battleships , , , , ring with his honds cruisers?were sent to the hot- , , . as a club because p Some of the smaller craft were . . , ,, ^ . heavy material, bed. Only a verv few remain , , Jack Kearns, man ' ? , , , lenger, said he was ider the terms of the armistice. , .... ..... . . by the decision of rding to the British admiralty, , . , mission on choice ol interned vessls were manned , . , .... ? , . . that he was willn bv Germans When tlie ships , bandaging done wr settling deep, the Germans took , , ... , . . although it would i in hoc**. sonic of which, ret using , .... , lay starting the con urrender, were shelled and a _ tier of the Germans killed or ||p\ nded. u> new German cabinet includes RE\ ISION OF r.uuam uavici, rormerly presi of hr> assembly,. Mathias K /- Hearings Win lJegh, or. head of the armistice com- < ,iai.n,n.. of"?, 1011, and Gustav Noske, minister at Ion a I defense. Mw,nM r?In,n :ace conference circles view the Washington. Jun itlon with optimism and plans hearings looking fo the signing of the treaty are he- eral revision of the carfied into execution. Th started by the house erence has not received any of- committee soon aft< I communications or requests nian Fordney, of th i the Germans. nounced at the clos i'por*? from nerliri. however, 'he request of the Mati^., Krzberger, head of the industries for protec nop prnitatiee commission, is Statistics and da ing the conference a request said, now are beini Germany he admitted to the the committee propi ue of nations, that the purpose sively and exhausl ">* the former emperor he not whole subject with sed and that the German indem- in-' a bill revising ho placed at one hundred billion cordance with the c:i Its gold There is no official con- 'he Republican ition of this, and a report from Kress. mar received in Copenhagen says A ways and meai not in accordance with the act- ?f which Represent facts. publican, of Iowa, : tie German government leaders begin hearings Man felmnr. after an unsuccessful at- button Industry. it to form a cabinet favorable to I" urging protec ing. on Friday announced that industry Dr. ("baric would wait IS hours before mer president of the ing another attempt. Late Fri- ical society, said G night, however, the leaders went guised as Swiss proi session again. ing entrance to this state of seige has been declared ~? 10 region of Minister, east of the , Evans 1 10 in Westphalia. Spnrtamn dis- ' ^ ^ans- a na< ances are reported to have led to 'ol 'in proclamation. 'I'" (5r"!" Fa,,a 1,0 ' ie Italian cabinet situation has ' ' bester coun yet been cleared up. Francesco! '''' ^a''inlay i .<ni , former minister of finance. ap-| n',,r ',,,at balls. ntly is continuing his efforts to; ?! aRf ,,nc' s,!Ixi . ? t. i? ? I The funeral services ...i,. , i . i at Lancaster vester asso Tittoni will resume his old . . . . , torment was made as foreign minister. Soldier* as Rd XiRSALR SINKING OF (Charlotte ( illlPS CARKFl'LLY 1'hWVKD The different tow indon. June 23.?The German son will vote all ai rs and sailors, forming the com- one million dollars ents of the German ships intern- construction in that t Scapa Flow, sank most of their part of this money Friday. All the big ships, the voted and the town: eships and battle cruisers, ex- in as fast as elect n? the Baden, and numerous ranged. Taking up ler craft, were sunk, while oth- labor for the proseci vent ashore in a half sunken work, Chairman Me ition. suggestion in The ghteen destroyers were beached Chief that opportun ugs; four are still afloat, while adaption of returned remainder went under the task It is stal to U.' hnlfifiu 1o cinHntr C\t thf. Hnr_ nor aonl a# # K ^ D?1 ships, which were surrender^ lectmen arc in the V\ r the terms of the armistice was now on the way hon ully arranged by officers and ber are engineers s. All explosives had been, re- many others have 1 >d and therefore the only means military road constri stroylng the fleet was by open- and the suggestion l the seacocks. The ships went ties give these boyi i slowly, with the German flag, occupation in road b h the crews had hoisted, show- together proper one. t the mastheads. certain that the lar Only (Jernianti In Crews. soldier boys that e crews composed entirely of 'n road work in Rob ians, under the terms of the ar- r?ad job will b< the better the road fContinued on Page Pour.) built. IWS SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR S m? ALL IN READINESS : FOR SIGNING TREATY IIIUMLN lAHtk <'lui?. But Actual Si^ninj* is Not Likely ? to Occur Before Thursday ?Jack Dempsey of This Week. tie heavyweigh lot be permitted Inst Jess Wiliard FAMOUS TABLE IS PLACED vily taped hands MH?t hXJZ9. Room Wil> l'rovided for ledo boxing com- hour Hundred Invited Per-ree to rule that sons to Witness Historic to the ring side on their hands Ltent. put on while In ?? Versailles, June 23.?Arrangedared himself in jnents already have begun to take n bandages with shape at Versailles for the signing of if layers of sur- lho p(JttCe treaty. Orders have beeu around to hold given to have everything in readiness :e. Tuesday, although the ceremony, acre to use and I cording to the Havas agency, is not Id feel the same iiko 1 y to occur before Thursday at ard said. '*1 be- thu earliest* bad to the spec- The famous gallery of mirrors has ?r come into the received its final furnishings. The looking as hard carpets have been laid and tho ornaroteoted by some mental table with its 18th century gilt and bronze decorations has been ager of the chal- placed in position on the dais where willing to abide tju. plenipotentiaries will be seated, the boxing com-l There will be room for 400 invited r the referee and! persons at the historic session. They lg to have the wm j)e given places in tho left wing lile in the ring,; 0f 11,jjaii of mirrors, while tho right unnecessarily de- wing Will be occupied by about tho test. same number of press representatives. Sixty seats have been allotted RIN(*S ON ljll, prench press. THE TARIFF The program of arrangements, as _ far us they have been settled, was submitted to Premier Cletneneeau Soon After July ? , , yesterday. The court of honor has use Ways and been cleared of capturcd guns. Three it too Says. regiments of infantry and live of ? cavalry will be on duty at the time of p 23. General the signing of the treaty. ltepublirward to a gen can guards in gay uniform will rea? tariff will he der the honors. They will bo staways and means tioned on the grand staircase by ;r July 4, Chair- which the pleniDotcntiarie* e committee, an- hall. e of hearings on According to the llavas agency, potash and dvo diplomatic relations with Germany tion. will not be resumed immediately on ta, Mr. Fordney the signing of the treaty, but only g assembled and otter its ratification. This also uprises to go pxton-' plies to the admission ol' German tlvely into the'subjects into France, a view to draft- Fronting M. t'lemenceau's presithe tariff in ae- dential chair will be placed a small impaign promises table on which the diplomatic iumajority in con- strumcnts will be laid. It. will be toj this table that each representative is is sub-committee i called in alphabetical order to sign alive Green, lie-1 bis name to the treaty and utlix to it. is chairman, will his government seal. As there are day on the pearl 100 delegates, the ceremony is exj pected to take at least 00 minutes, tion for the dye It is as yet uncertain whether M. s 11. Mertv, for-' Olemeneeau will make a speech. It American ('hem- is considered as not unlikely that the erman dyes, dis- Germans will raise a last protest at ducts, were seek- the moment of signing. * country. VOTK OF COXFIOKXCK IS Drowned. NEW GEItM.W GOVEKNMENT ive of Lancaster ? ,. , .... Horlin In?m *>'> in* a nemplove of uv""<>iiy win ompany at Groat Sipn th epeace ,n>aty of the ty. was (1 row nod aild a8soclated powers. The national ng 'while seining a8se,nbly yesterday afternoon hy vote Mo was 26 years to 188 decided to sign. Tho Ived hy his wife.! aKsoml)1>' a,s? voted oonfidenoe in tho i were'conducted ' new Rovernmenl of ,,Prr Baaer 236 day and the in- to 8!'' Sixty-eight members ab- I j1ere stained from voting. . On the question of signing the ^ jid Guilders. treaty five members of the assembly Jbserver.) abstained from voting, nships in Hobe- Before the vote of confidence was round a total of taken, llerr Hauer, the new premier, for good roads declared that the government would county. A largej the treaty, but without acknowlhas been already edging the responsibility of tho Gerships are coming man people for the war and without ions can be ar- accepting the obligations contained the question of in articles 227 to 230 in the treaty ition of this road relating to the trial of the former Neill, Jr., makes emperor and the extradition of other Maxton Scottish German personages. fty is opened for I soldier labor to TIIK GKKMA.N'S VOTK TO SIGN efl that over 7 0 WITIl GKKTAIN ItKSKKVATIONS heson county se , Paris, June 23.?Communication Mid Cat Division, from the Germans to the council of ie. In the num-j four, relating to the vote of the as ui expenrnce; s??-iuuiy ai neimnr, readied I'reslSeen engaged in dent Wilson at 7:45 o'clock yesteriction in France, day evening and are now being conthat the authori- sidered by the council. One of thu # preference for communications is understood to an>uilding is an al- nounoe that the assembly voted ii It would seem favor of signing the treaty with cerger the number tain reservations, elects to engage It is not known what the reservaeson the quicker tions are, beyond a declination to ads completed and mit the guilt of Germany in starting s that will be .the war and to give up the former emperor for trial.