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FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1919. MILITARY PRISONERS IN FRANCE BADLYTREATE1 Kornior - - < n iim dviuictb twiny i llarsh Trralinnit by American Oflircrs. Washington, July 17.?Six forme American soldiers testified before v special house committee Investigatin alleged cruelties to military prisoner in France, declared that merciless as kliults were committed without prove cation on the prisoners by arrogan officers in charge of the prison an camps. Only one of the witnesses, a oT whom were charged with being al sent without leave, was convicted, th * others having been acquitted or (h charge dismissed. "The bastile," "tire stockade, "prison farm number two." and "S Ann's hotel," also known as "th brig," were the places named by th witnesses as the scenes of allege cruelties, which were said to have e> tended over several months in 1911 Some of the officers in charge of th prison camps, it was said, had bee convicted by court-martial and other were awaiting trial. Lieutenant "Hardboiled" Smitl one of the prison camp officers, wa mentioned frequently, while other named were Lieutenants Mason an Sullivan and Ser??pnn?? Hull IVmIi mover and Hush. "Did thoy try tho ccm ral in charg of tho camp?" asked Chairman Johr son. who left his scat in congress t serve with the army hoard. "Not that anyone heard of," ar swered the witness. When Lieutenant "Ilardboiled Smith was tried at Tours early thi year a hundred witnesses appearc against him and he was convictec testified Sidney Kemp, 4 71* Wes 14Cth street. New York city, who wa a corporal with Company F, 102n engineers, 27th division. "Fifty witnesses who I can nam will verify everything said here, an tell more, too." asserted Kemp. Several of the soldiers testified thr in addition to being beaten, food 1 small amounts and of poor qualit was supplied, and that the beddin was poor, sometimes the mattress b( ing in mud under a small tent. "A prisoner was smiling and an ol ficer says, 'Take that smile off or will.' " A. H. Mondleburg. 14 10 Ea? Fayette street, Rultimore, who serve with base hospital 42, testified. "Th officer did by rolling the man in th mud." Mondleburg added. f "Did you get that officer's name? asked Representative Flood, Dem( crat, of Virginia. "I'm too sorry I did not take hi name," answered Mendleburg. When telling of poor food, Mendh burg said that "if you asked for^ a extra piece of bread you were flat o your back." Meals, he and other LI I .. 4 ? .1 * - -A ? - ?ti in. cuiiaiHied 01 <1 Slew, niHiin I If) I canned beef, one slice of bread an part of a. cup of coffee. Sometime only the stew was served, witnesse said. Charles Goldberg, 320 Centri Park west. New York city, a corpor; in Company G. 38th infantry, thir division, said that while at the "brig he was knocked down by an office and one of his teeth knocked oi! when he refused to surrender hi money belt. Drawing a blackjacl the officer and Goldberg fought a fe< minutes, but the witness said he ws forced to surrender because of tli pain he suffered from blows on ?h arms. "Once when I was scrubbing a Hoc a sergeant swung a club at my hea every few seconds," testified Gob berg. Paul Hoggs, Baldwin. N. Y? 318t field signal battalion, said men at th farm were often so hungry that the were "glad to eat dirty potato pee ings." He said he dipped a tin cm in a swill barrel so as to get soni grease that he would eat "with a re ish." "Instead of giving a command, was generally given with a club," a fttlfl lias more imitations ttian an other Chill and Fever Tonic on tl: t market, but no one wants lnilt.i tions. Tliey are dangerous thlnj In the tne<llcine line.?Adv. -DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS" You can't afford to neglect BOWEL DISORDERS. Tho minute thej tart give them attention?nerioui ^ and Intelligent attention. ' Diarrhoea, Flux, Cholera Morbus, Colic, "Summer Complaint", Cholera Infantum and the like are deadly dangerous If allowed to ""run on." j There'e a remedy! It'? safe! It's DR. THACHER'S DIARRHOEA MIXTURE?In successful use fof half a century (through two cholera campaigns). Sold at all drug tores for 35c. Compounded In (he laboratories of the THACHER MEDICINE CO., Chattanooga, Tenn. Oct a bottle and bare it In the house ready. Particularly for the CHILDREN; and then WATCH the kiddles and give them this \ good old medicine promptly. ??? W-, ? C sorted Hoggs, who said ho saw at >1 j least 50 men beaten. Alvin Hates, 42 Hawthorne street. Brooklyn, who was with the head" quarters troops, second army, said whenever "there was a formation a ui man was beaten up every five min- M utes" at the prison farm. He and tt Hoggs said that a Pole. serving in the a American army, was brutally beaten fe p and soon afterward the prisoner cut sji his throat with a razor. sf "Medical Inspection was a farce," 111 ( said Hates, referring to the farm, in . "You went in one door and were kick- it it ed out another." ; 11 U George L. I'allitto, 315 Walnut d< street, Newark, N. J , private in Com-! ( pany M, 113th infantry, 2"'h division, sj testified that he became known as a li e "nut patient titter he said that he did in ,, not like a nurse." fc ( I'allitto also told of many cruelties hi in the prisons in France, and ad-; mitted that he was absent without In j leave, for which he was sentenced. H The others said similar charges si j against them resulted when they were la trying to reach their units, and thev hi o were acquitted of the charge <1 is-1 at missed. I gj ? tc , PLAN FIGHT AGAIN TO s ENI) DAYLIGHT SAVING 01 i CC d ? ,s' u Itepiiblican leaders Will ^tteinpt to vj I'ass ltill Again Despite Wilson w P Veto. . d o Washington, July 17.?Republican i(, leaders of the house, supported by i- party leaders in the senate, have agreed to attempt re-passage of the agricultural appropriation bill with s its daylight saving reneal rider dr._ ,, m d spite the president's veto. Provisions . '. of the daylight saving law authoriz- jr it inu tiif Interstate Commerce connnisa I sion to fix standard time zones, how- j)( d ever, would not be discarded under the proposal. .j e In line with this decision, made hy ^ the Republican legislative steering tt connnittee, and after assurances had u been obtained that the rules commit- ai u tee would authorize the daylight sav- 8< ing repeal being incorporated in the t, 8 appropriation bill. Chairman Haugen, bt of the house agriculture committee, b< reintroduced the agricultural bill ' j House Republican leaders, al- oi ^ though doubting that the remodeled p measure, with the repeal provision,jtl would meet objections of President H Wilson, said that many Democratic P e members would join with a majority o ., of the Republicans in passing the new p measure. Chairman Gronna and o'h- cl er members of the senate agriculture tl committee, they said, had insisted on a is corporation of the repeal provision, u threatening to hold up early passage M of the bill without the repeal section a i For this reason, they asserted, no oth- A | er course of action was open. v n Although the house agriculture d coinniitteo had decided not to act on " !S a new bill until Friday, a later de- ** ,s cision by Chairman Haugen revok< d s' this agreement. Chairman Campbell, jl of the rules committee, also an- ,( tj nounced that his committee would ee J* in session ready to consider the day- * ll^ht repeal section, if requested by u !r agriculture committeemen. Considit eration of the agricultural bill on the s' |8 floor of the house will probably begin |ti Friday. | w w w 18 WIDE DECLINES MADE \\ IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE t IN ir Sterling and Francs at l>?\\e-t Quota ' tons Kver Ih'Cortlcil?Further l>e? lines \re Kxpected. ^ n lt. New York. July 17.?Absence of a >v short account with a heavy influx of I I commercial cotton and grain bills r ''! resulting from the approach of the w ie | < . crop moving season were th<* reason J ( [attributed for further violent declines it in the foreign exchange market, t( when sterling and francs fell to the t lowest quotations ever recorded heio. < while the Italian rate approximated a the low point made during the war. i n {s According to bankers conversant t; with existing conditions, still further ti ~~ declines may he expected unless steps t are taken speedily to stahfli/e th? e market. One large dealer in foreign p exchange declared he would not be t \ surprised to see England ship more p I gold to this center to Improve the sit u nation, as she did in 1916, provided j t she can spare the metal. Large ship- d , nients of grain, cotton and dried; fruits are going to England, he said, n and nothing Is being received In re- t 1 turn. v , Sterling, which was "pegged" at ; H 4.76 Vt up to last March, when the | ' British government withdrew its sup-it ' port, was quoted today as low as 4.31.if. with a minimum of 7.10 for franc ca- ( bles and 8.66 for lires. II i J ' ANYTHING In Engraving, Lltho P , grahing. Printing or Ruling. The r Lancaster News. (i THE LANCASTER NEWS, LANC, [OH OIlDKItS MAN ! FARM1 TO IjKAVK < Ol STY ( (Continued From Page One.) v ntil Sonipono shouted the name o? l??'cted r. Haigler> he'd better keep out of lis section."' If he has ever done anything to of- clems n?l any of his neighbors Mr. Stegall q mor ivs he is not aware of it. The mob' fur*iers' >emed to hold him responsible for After so, Is boy's deed, though he in no way of piann spired it or had anything to do with farniers' I've stuck to my boy all the way n.a,j,, a? irough." said Mr. Stegall, "and I'll jor som } it until tuy death." wm j)e j In conversation it h .the corre- six jondent he In no way tried to reeve his boy of blame. I^ike others ()j. , iterested in the case he on'y pleadeo ^js co.w, ?r leniency for Roy on account of Tho Q if youth. MondayMr. Stegall has not yet decided lf . consist c f> will obey the mandate of the mob. praj surN c says he had planned to leave that [arm3f a ction weeks ago. though he owns jnciudin nd there, but the threat of the mob M Rigg! as put a new complexion to the situ- from pr ion. His old home is near Win- jjurrjSi ite. and it was there he had planned commer< ? move. j Tuesd Some people familiar with the clr- and prll 1 instances, believe that the mob was . t urc-tl is? imposed of South Carolinians. ^r,!fr0m 8 'egull was unable to corroborate this farmjnK ew except to say that he noticed, (jons fr, hen the mob dispersed, that two no|efj a(1 irs went toward the state line, while pvonjn? ie Others pulled out in the opposite ()CCUp|t,,j Irection. According to this statolent it is reasonable to believe that ,inj u ie mob was composed of both Xortn ^ . r>d South Carolinians. the note It is believed from reports that the e|aroncr eople in Stegall's sertion are very |.'.irinor. inch displeased with the leniency w vjl s town Roy Stegall. even if he is noth- ,|,,par|ni ig but a youth. On the night of the Phillips lob's visit, the boy is said to have ,in(j j)r pen secreted in Monroe, but it is not jp?p nown if Mr. Stegall was aware of vl] w| lis fact. j ttecesslt! The boy was convicted at a recent raflGS >rm of criminal court here of assault uge -n pon a white girl about 13 years old couPCP nd a cripple, lie was sentenced to )|(l onjv >rve two years upon the ehaingang rq (.Pnts y Judge Shaw. Efforts were soon egun to secure the pardoning of the (JURAT ov. A number of petitions were cir- l> ilated and practically every minlste. Wash f the county and a number of the holdings rominent women of Monroe signed and pou jem. urging leniency toward the boy. July 1 t Hiring the last days of June, J. J __ arker, A. M. Stack and J. C. Sikes. f the Monroe bar. I>r II. E. Gurney, astor of the First Presbyterian hurch here, and Itev. R. M. Halgler, ie minister mentioned by the party. ppeared before Governor Rickett to ^ rge the pardoning of the boy. J. C.I j t. Vann, of the local bar, appeared Iso with petitions opposing a pardon. fter carefully reviewing the case the ^ overnor paroled the boy upon con- ^ it ion that he should remain under ^ Ie supervision of Probation Officer J . 11 Wolfe until he was of ag< . tioul?l attend school for a period of *2* vo years, and then should turn over > It. \V. Letnrnond. Juvenile court <?? idge for I'nion county, the sum of 100 each year for three years to he X sed for the benefit of the little girl. a making the parole the governor is- ^ ued a lengthy statement setting arth his reasons for so doing In ?* hich he stated that he could not see A: hat good it would do the contmuny, society, the little girl or the boy t ^ A imself l>y forcing the latter to servo ^ Lj ivo years upon the chaingang. TAN'S RIUHTTO KEEP X Hi LIQUOR BEFORE HOUSE 1 > Hi otice (iiven That Xmedment Will lie Offered, Making.lt Cnlawful to Keep l,ii|iior in Home. * : A Wa hington, July 17 A man's J Ight to keep liquor in his own home, rhich stood the test before the house ^ udiclnry committee, must take it-. % hance now in the house. Not i< e was served on the. commit- Jfc ee l>v one of its members that when i he hAnse resumes consideration of J he prohibition enforcement measure n amendment would be offered to uake it unlawful for a person to rea in possession of liquor stored prior o July 1. The committee, in framing Jfc /X he general enforcement measure, J llminated the section which would sive made home storage illegal, but he biR majority poller! yesterday by ?? rohibitioniste was accepted in some lartors to moan that the bill in cerain respects will be made still more J rastio. I The only refrerence to prohibition n the floor today was by Itepresentalve lllanton. Democrat, of Texas, who ranted stricken from the record the peech by Representative (Jallivan. emocrnt, of Massachusetts, ehaiRlnR ^ ^ hat members Of congress had hoard- } d larRe quantities of liquor. Speaker Illicit ruled, however, that Mr. (Jal- ?* Ivan's remarks were in order. The udlcfary committee held a brief exrutlve session and considered minor 1 A hunges In the bill relating to sale or ^ lavorinR extracts. ASTER, S. C. ERS' WEEK \T ' aco, reports made public LEMSON NEXT WEEK of apiculture si . increase in meat supplies li age varied from ti.ve per iUiuImt of l-uriucrs Are Kv? rases of dry salt pork to 1' 1 to Ciuthcr at I'lemson Co|? in the case of frozen lam lege July 21.? ion. Large amounts of a j poultry were shown by th< ? ,, _ ,, . , . _ I be held in storage, amount on College. S. C\, July 17.?; . , . , . ? classes to an increase of .? e week now and then the big . . ~ over July 1. 1'.' 18. week at t'lemson college. , , , . r Mocks of frozen beef veral weeks axul even months' . . amounted to more tha ing. the final revision of the . . . , pounds; cured beef. 2 week. July 21-26. has been , , ... . ? . ,, frozen pork. lod.MM.Ot id everything Is in readiness . . . lamb and mutton, <.2,;.?' e hundreds of farmers who . . , , , . , salt and pickled pork. ! iresent to enjov the profit bv , * ' pounds days of intensive instruction ^ r. P. H. H. Calhoun, director( Learn this by heart if you igrirultural department, and When you get down to orkers have arranged. i y m.j| flm) fh.? 1>u,.k ipening session will be on Pluck afternoon. July 21. and will Aml in few other places pf an auto trip to make a gen-| ^ rey of the college grounds and ! Willie Paw. what is nd of preliminary addresses, temperament? g a welcome by President W. j ''aw I hat is a high s, who has recently returned lor 11 mean disposition, m ance, and an address by H. ?????? comtrflssioner of agriculture, ^innnnnririf re and industries. ^jT-luiliniilljlLflL^ ay, Wednesday, Thursday J 1 day will he occupied in lec- l ussions of one hour each I to 1 ou various phases of ? ^ and farm life; demonstra- rfJ I I*-* YOI' W >111 2 to 4; and addresses by trlculturists and others in the pVJ Hocause?"If Saturday morning will be J 5 1 in stork judging contests in- E - 120 acres, two mi dairy and beef cattle, hogs through this place, jtrv - J 100 acres known a ' . . ' 1 timber and some nic eviously announced, some ot rtj , ... , , ... . ... . L. lou acres bclongii d speakers will be Editor 8ch()ol an(| ( hur,.h. Poo of the Progressive Jjl easily worth $2.500. Pr. \V. T>. Hunter, the boll j I07 .1-4 acres kno pecialist of the I'nited States E Only $3,800. ent of agriculture; Dr. E. P. [ ! 223 1""' acros ?" , , , , Z 1 roHu >. riose to scho of the bureau of entomology q- g;, lm., a(.r,.s b,.lo|1 I) \V. Daniel, of clemson ('<>1- r J Creek church and sc] toni land Think it hi acres belonging one mile to /ion; 1 > ot nringtng sheets, p.uow of Landsford aml M( iwels and toilet articles for ( ! Nice, neat, almost the dormitory rooms of the [ lot. Can't put this 1 Cost of board and room w ill f ] $ 1.50b. Located on ?. ..r . , , , 1 Three two-room h $1.00 per day. single meals [] goo<, Lnvo?tmont for e 3 Nice lot in good 1 : ^ | Five-room house gi'.WTITV OK MKAT M walls; ceiled overhea < IIKM) IN COLD STOltAGK f 3 $2,500 for house am ington. July 17.?Storage r 3 Store room on Mid I " From $10,000 to i of irozen and cured meats > j Six-room house ar It ry were decidedly larger ; 1 han 011 the same date a year t - ^ A < United States Railroad Director General of Itaili Southern Rail] SUMMER EXCURS From LANCAS *heville, N. C $8.82 Her aynesville, N. C 10.32 Try ike Junaluska, N. C 10.20 Sail at Rock, N. C 7.44 revard, N. C 8.82 1>,la< ilsani, N. C 10.7 1 idgecrest, N. C 8.04 llig (War Tax Extri AM) MANY OTHER ATTN Tickets on Sale Now. Finn Spend Your Vacation ii Mountains of West olf Tennis Horseback Riding P 1.1 VK Ol'TDOl IN "THE LAND OF T THROUGH SERVICE. W. B. CAUTE LANCAST1 ' '1 PAGE THREE by the de-| NOTICE OF OISC HAKOE. lowed. The iel?l in stoi-. Notice is hereby given that the uu . .... ' mi nii.iif,mu win, lis rtuiiuuisiriiiiix or V" pr>r rt-n' i t'ie estate of (Jeo. Ilumrick. deceas? ni '' ed. on the 26th day of July, 1919, 1 ' *"11 " make her final return as such Adill kinds of ininistratrix and apply to the Probato reports to Court of Lancaster county for letters ln? in somedisuiissary. r,7 cent JOSEPH INK HAM KICK. Administratrix estate of said deceased. on July Juno 26th, 1919 "0. n 16 2.3 S 6 1" NOTICE OF DISCHARGE. o; frozen an'' , v Notice is hereby uiven that the uniii 1 . . .-ni di i'signed will, as Administrator with will annexed of the estate of Mar yaret K. Hinson, deceased, on the n, v.,,a.,. 28th day of July, 1919, make his final return as such Administrator, > and apply to the Probate Court of is found in Lancaster countv for letters disinissary. E. M. CUOXTON, . Administrator of said deceased. Juno 27, 1919. 70-4t. an artistic ~?" I We are proud of the confldeme Umv nieiP doctors, druKKMs and the public have in Utttl Chill and Fever Tonic, y son ?Adv. mnnnrtririnriririnnnnniF 1 JLJULJLJIJ UIJIJIJUUUIJIJIJLl^ PLVLERI WT TO SMI L OK lll'V K It Can Be Did?Plykr Will Do It." ffi lo* from town on public road; crook runs E J cheap at $5,4 00. f J s Caskey place; 2 1-2 miles from town; some r J e bottom land; only $33 per acre. V ig to Mr. W. 13. Plyler, one milo to Antioch E Almost new house and barn. Buildings are f This is a bargain for $4,500. J wn as Hunter Place, two miles from town. J J crossing of Liberty llill and Brown's Ferry [2 ol and church. $40 per acre with terms. J J iging to Mr. S. S. Steele, one mile of Camp L hool. On Potter road. Fight acres nice bot- J 2 over. Only $4 0 per acre. _ j ; to Mr. L. S. Starnes, live miles from town; E 1-2 to Shiloh; 2<>0 yards to school; crossing f 2 mroe roads. Cheap at $31.50 per acre. new 4-room house with hall; 1-2 acre 1 ? louse up for $1,500. House and lot for only J ' end of South Main Street. J ouses that rent for $4 per month *?ach. A v $1,200. QJ ocation. 58x160 eeet, only $325. p ] and lot. almost new house with wood fibre I ? id. Can't be erected today for $2,500. Only ? ? 1 lot. p 3 [way, nearly new, $6,500. * $12,000 worth of lots in town. E ? id lot, fine location, only $3,000. j J >. . . . . aaaaaaa vv%?vvv Administration X oacLs . > road Lines ! > ION FARES x >TER, S. C. | % idersonville, N. C 7.62 on, N. C 6.48 ?f* ida, X. C 7.02 JL k Mountain, X. C 8.16 V > korv, X. C 6.00 . . V hland Lake, X. C 7.56 0 ? ACTIVE RESORTS * 1 i ?i rv i i ?? I i.imu in'ioner ?sisi A * n the Glorious Y v ern North Carolina * T flotoring Fishing Camping f V Y >KS y t IIH SKY" T CONVENIENT SCHEDULES. IEN, Agent I ?R, s. c. i: