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/ TUESDAY, JULY ! WILL RAISE THIRD i NEW GUARD I i* South Carolina to Furnl Regiment, Artillery ai Companies Washington, July 17. states east of the Mlssl vand the states of Texas, N lahoma and Arkansas wil ted to furnish approxl third of the national gu? of the nation under re "plans approved today 1 Raker. Southern states are ai letters of notification ser t>y MaJ. Gen. Jesse Mcl. < of the bureau of militai the representative stat generals to form 17 rei five battalions of infanti total of 4 7 regiments talions of that service i plated in tho entire nat em states, especially tho Atlantic coast, alsp are h sented in the coast artil The basis used in assigi tional guard divisions ' 800 men for each senato sentative, giving the na strength of about 44 Available appropriation will permit a strength o 106,(A)0 during 1920 or < 200 men for each senate Of the southern state! assigned the largest num six regiments of cavalry ments of infantry and or lery regiment. The aut Texas to organize six cavalry is regarded as s view of the constant men raids from across the Me: North Carolina and Cleori next to Texas among t states in armed guard str New York due to its pr of population, will lead t armed guard personnel \ panies of coast artillerj ments of infantry and c and a large number troops. Pennsylvania r in the nation. The letters sent to t jutant generals authorl proceed with the organ!; units assigned lmmediat nition will be given by partment as soon as insp the units qualified to re support. The assignments to t Btates follow: Arkansas: One regim one battalion engineers, lance company. Florida: Two compar tillery, two battalions i machine gun company. Georgia: Four com] artillery, one regiment i tallon Infantry, one squai one battalion field artille pany engineers, one 1 company. Kentucky: One regin battalion infantry, one s< airy, one machine gun tr talion field artillery, on< tal company, one ambul ny. Louisiana: One regim one battalion field artill nal company (wire), on? tal company. Maryland: One regim two batteries field artillf hospital company. Mississippi: One reg try, one battalion field i troops cavalry. North Carolina: Fou nnuut q rt { llnev nno rooini two troops cavalry, one b artillery, one company ei engineer train, one field 1 pany, one ambulance con Oklahoma: Two regl try. one battalion field ( company engineers, one pany (radio), one field 1 pany. South Carolina: Tw coast artillery, one regim one company engineers, < pital company. Tennessee: One regln battalion infantry, two I ry, one battalion field e signal company luuipom lance company. Texas: Three regime six regiments cavalry, c field artillery, one co neers, one signal com] one'field hospital compa bulanco ^ompany. Virginia: Four com artllery, one regiment 1 troops cavalry, one batta tlllCTV. one ambulance c West Virginia: One i .one battalion infantry. CLUB WOMEN MEI WINTHROP (Continued From Pa an honor of which any to ' > v - - . ' M 22, 1919. i OF I boast to hate one of its cli N SOUTH aPP?,nted state chairman fi Then Mrs. Fant, whose chai sonality and pleasing a ish Infantry I molroa OW Inalon* lmn?Ao> iiuuvo ubb iiiovauv iui^/i coi nd Other those coming in contact wi the first time, smiled and si ing this short course I havi Southern 8tudy,n? books altogether Issippi river been 8tudyinK women. An fiHnmiri Ok ly 8tttte that th,S honor waH I be perinit- ?" mately one- unusual ability and her fltn? ird strength P?8,tioa- 1 had not know organization f?re ^[s but afte ,y Secretary lntroduct,on 1 Boon reallzei was the person who should uthorized In at the head of th,s worl it out todav 9Ute " Mrs- McKlwec*a d' Carter, chief Fant 8tated> wiU include th< y affairs to of thr,ft activities among tl Le adjutant eel clubs of South Carolina. siinents and THE GOVERNMENT ! ry, out of a and 18 bat- VALUE OF ADVEI ire conteni ion. South- Using Newspaper Advert is si along tin crease Hail road Trave eavily reprelery branch. Stimulate ltecruiti., ling the na- , was that of Asheville, N. C., July 10.r and repre- purposes of economy as i tional guard efficiency the United Stab 0.000 men. ment is likely to become ar s, however, advertiser was brought out f only about week in reports made to tl in a basis of tion of advertising agei >r. newspaper publishers. 1, Texas was Up to a few months ago Der ot units, nine disposition on llie par , three regi- ington ofhciala to avail the le field artll- the power of advertising In hority given action of Uncle Ram's bu regiments of the somewhat different a dgnificant in their part at present is all ace of armed lessons learned during the xlcan bordc. For it is admitted on eve gia will rank those familiar with the gin he southern financing the operations of ength. try in tho recent great coi eponderance in arousing the American he nation in the necessity of sacrifice 011 vith 12 com- to win it speedily?that i r, four regi- contributed in a notable \ ine regiment achievements of which the of auxiliary tion is so proud, anks second Following the conclusioi war, it was but natural tha he state ad- force should be looked to Ize them to solving peace-time problem cation of the has come about that in s ely. Recog- passenger traffic the Un the war de- railroad administration ha ections show employed advertising and t ceive federal partment has been using lil Iiu me ucwspapi'rs 10 entv listments. According; to tho Informi ent infantry, out here, both these camp , one ambu- been highly successful. travel this summer will lies coast ar- than for years and the nfantry, one work for the army was thf cessful in proportion to c panies coast for a long time. Advertisii ind one bat- formed for these governm* Iron cavalry, cies the same character ol sry. one com- is all tho time rendering leld hospital business. Now that official Wash lent and one found out that by advert quadr%n cav- drods of persons can be rea oop. one bat- greater cost than would b 5 field hospi- to have scores seen by pers ance compa- views, the general demarn: omy in the administration ent infantry, fairs of the government ery. one slg- the utilization of advert! i field hospi- and more, is tho belief pressed by members of th ient Infantry, council of the American . iry, one field of Advertising Agencies, i Southern Newspaper Publ iment infan- soeiatlon. irtlllery, two ~ AMERICAN COTTON ir companies jq HELP THE F. ent Infantry. . attalion field Statement by Association igineera, one Figures Will lie fll' lospital com- Southern Producei apany. ments infan- Columbia. S. C., July irtlllery, one Amerioan Cotton assoclatl signal com- to see that the farmer it lospital com- ft8 to how much cotton ii he produced during the ci o companies son nnd ajao what it costi ent infantry. fartUre this cotton in sta >ne field hos- fat,rics and what these 1 bringing in the market, nent and orih (he producer of the cotton troops caval- a price for his cotton propi irtlllery, one the prjco which the manu ), one ambu- getting for the cotton g making due allowance for nts Infantry, manufacture. me regiment "To complete the chair mpany engi- mat|0n for the guidance < pany (wire), ton farmor jn the mnrket iny, one am- cotton. the American Cott< tlon proposes to see tha panics coast formation as to cost of ni nfantry, two Rf,ai| he made available for lion held ar- er when the association ompany. farmer informed as to amo eglment and (hje cotton. condition of tl crop and tire cost sr>f manti cotton fabrics and their pi 2T market, the cotton market COLLEGE staple as are the markets conlmodities. This reasoni ge One.) tton of stability the farr right to demand," says a wn may well# issued by the association. I m THE LANCASTER NEWS, LANC women tAIAWUA WAS UP TO [ma(1 wa or thrift." 17 FEET ON SUNDAY earth ai ming per- the con' ppearance (Continued From Page One.) Begin aion upon deluge I th her for ized and Frank W. Shealy. chairman both s,d lid: "Dur- Qf the State Railroad commission, is- landslld 5 not been sued orders yesterday that all sched- 8 1 ; I have uies be slowed down and in case of the wut d I frank- danger or probable danger that the ward II conferred trains are to be stopped. The dam the crc>l se of her at Caughman pond, nine miles below had for ass for the Columbia, broke yesterday afternoon, new b n her be- washing out a portion of the Atlantic through r our first Coast Line track between Columbia of abou i that she and Chllds and necessitating the now an be placed transfer of passengers of the after- would ? k In the noon trains from the Atlantic Coast * unities, Mrs. L,ine to the Southern. The Southern noon it a direction trestle at Childs was carried ofT later was doi le federat- and all late Southern trains were de- within i toured to Charleston by way of Black- opening ? ville. The Atlantic Coast Line track the SEES I was repaired by 8:30 o'clock lastl I he ITISING night and with the trestle at Childs I" the t it.- passenger trains were sent over t?rai pi; injr to In. It hist night. despera , , No other trestles are in any im- concreb 1 ana ,, . , ' mediate danger although the latest sary. 'K' report last night from Camden puts The 5 the Wateree river at 3 0 feet, five feet road lc ?That for. from one of the spaps of the Seaboard victim veil as of trestle there and only 15 feet from Bridge? ?s govern- steel span. The river is expected to higliwa 1 extensive reach near .16 feet by tonight, but county t here this is in no danger as this would still waters. he conven- leave nine feet between the flood The ncies and crest and the main span. in yest Up to late last night no trouble had and mil there was been reported in the telegraph sys- pair tie t of Wash- tems although the Columbia ofllces kept gc mselves of were accepting messages subject to to tnee the trans- delay. The telephone system was siness and slightly impaired locally, due to the Colu ittitude on puncturing of several cables by light- aged e< ributed to ning, but the long distance lines had fall. ] war. suffered no damage from the storm. washed ry hand by Over 3.6 inches of rain Saturday the wa int task of night and yesterday flooded practical- incline this conn- >' every stream in the county, wash- hundre nflict?andj'ng out roads in a number of places, and so people to carrying off bridges and destroying sar.v to their part crops throughout the county. Cotton Red idvertising1 an(l corn planted in the creek bottoms points vay to the have been ilnder water and are al- pedestr whole na- mos* a total loss. of dan Building Collapses. swept f n of the Early yesterday morning the old T. Mori t the same ,l- Aughtry building located at 1607- service for ahl in!09 Main street and occupied by the day ar s and so it (Columbia Cafeteria partly crumpled were hi to the cronnrt ctne to the aoolru.l foe it,. ited States' grounds and excavations behind the turcd ( ,s liberally Eflrd Department Store. The build- Mote he war de- inK '8 a 'wo story brick structure and Some iieral space about 100 feet of the rear end topourage en- P'ed to the ground. The kitchen of the cafeteria and a long room on the ttlon given , drst floor used as a warehouse by the aigns have 8ame establishment, together with Railroad the second story which was used for ^ be heavier lodging purposes fell to the earth. ? recruiting Presumption is that the wreck was ! most sue- caused by the excavation to the rear ost of any ?' Eflrd's and adjoining the Aughtry ig has per- building Earth had been removed to ?* . ?ntal agen- a depth of over ten feet alongside the I service it balding, which is an old structure, ' in private' and as no other part of the store was ^ J affected it is belie\efl this caused the V | ington has building to fall. The warehouse part ? lsing hun-j 'be structure fell and it was seen iched at no( t,,at the whole building was endan- ?? e required! *ered All occupants of the rooms on tonal inter-,'be second floor vacate?l the quarters I for econ- an(l no (>np was hurt when the cafe- i of the af- '?rla kitchen and sleeping quarters ^ will cause above fell to the grouqd early yestersing more day morning. The front of the strucfreely ex-! ,uro on Main street is apparently un- J e southern damaged, but has heen closed by Association! Cbief May of the flre department. $ ' ind of the Th? building is one of the old land- J I ishers' as- marks of Columbia. It housed the r firm of Iyorlck & Lawrance just after . the War Itefcveen the States and later ?? I MEN was occupied by the T. B. Aughtry j 4RMERS company. It is now owned by W. F. Jones and occupied by the Columbia J * Says I at- < afe,or'a- Mr. Jones said yesterday ^ pen the I ho hnf' ,naurance against the loss ^ and could place no estimate on the I damaged property. It will amount toij^ The 8PVf ra' 'bousand dollars, however, he on expects Kai(1" Tho 8?u,h wall crumpled com- i informed plete,y while the north wall only V s likely to part,y fo11 to ,ho ground, but is crack- ^ Icu ami inav mil. Wj3F T Water seepink in from Washington pie cotton' 8trefil flooded the cellar of the basefabrics are' mPnt ?' tbp Palmetto National Hank, JL Obviously reaching a depth of nearly two feet Jk should get tn "1<* bo'b!r room. The water seeped ^ ,rtioned to into thf> bu,1',tnK through a brick . facturer ls'wa" an(* completely covered the I ood* after fl?orH ?f tbp boiler and switch rooms, the cost of but 'iiHe damage. A little water ^ soaked into the barber shop on the i of Infor- bnRftment floor. All of the rooms J if the cot- rPapbp(' by tbe w?ter were under the ing of his H'flpwalk ?? that no water got into fh" in associa-' ,,aHPI1u'nf un<'Pr the main building. t this in-1 ^ro department RPnt onp of iis anufacture PnK'nPS '? ,bp scene and pumped out the farm- 'arger part of the water so that keeps the ,bprp no danger to the skyscrnper unt of vis- wb'fb rests on reinforced concrete ? ie {rowing P"Iars frpp from the water. ^ ^ ifacture of May Sweep Itridgc. i V Ice on the The modern concrete bridge rewill be as cently constructed on the darner's ?* for other Ferry road over Hampton creek, was | A able condi-' threatened with destruction yester-|JL ner has a dav afternoon and Supervisor Owens' 1 statement used a large force to sand bag thej * ^ ^ 1 north and south abutment wings. Tho ? - ASTER, S. C. iters had washed away the! ud the water whirled around' w w v crete wings in ugly fashion. I W I T inlng at Heath's Corner the I I B J| followed the concrete road on ?A ^ ,es of the concrete roadway. A1 LTJIZlZtl ;rJ When you want L er llowed down the slope to-| anrp nr QjeLnPCC unipton's creek. The water at ailCC, Ul JltAllCd9 ?k had broadened until a lake' ?m???alined on the east side of the ridge. The water rushed! A int? oroad opening at the rate I A. Vji. t 12 miles an hour and every >1 d then heavy pieces of timber, 1 IIO II o i? oil 11 drike a portion of the strucAt 6 o'clock yesterday after- ? appeared that the structure > , .. imed. The water had risen to downed out ' by the drenching a few inches of the top of the Few machines were seen o ; and floating logs were strlk- stl*'?,s un,il la,t n K a ' floor section. whp" th? falnt *IOW ? m hU i - , n peared on tho western horizon, roadway from Heaths Corner,1 1 ,, i,i w . I, Street car traffic was interi iridge will be damaged in sev- , i i ' on several lines. The tracks h ices. The water was making ?... , , I to Camp Jackson were under te efforts to undermine the 1" v ' ... . I in three places and no attenu e and repairs will be neces- i made t?) run to the cantonmenl ,i,i .. . i rx . rushing waters carried tons ol iteel bridge on the old Camden h , , ,, , , , ,, in its onward plunge and del fading to Camp Jackson fell 1,1 113 ^ 7. . to rushing waters yesterday. the earth on rails In nu.nt i on the Bluff road and other ,ow pP?ts' S(iuads of men we!: , .. e .. busy shoveling the dirt to mas ys in the lower section of the * t .u o i sage for the trolley wheels, were swept away by the flood * The city waterworks was m , ? , , turbed by the high waters yes countv roads suffered severely * . , . , and last niulit the friction win erday s flood and large forces ... .... si. the power plant on the canal ich time will be required to re- 1 ' . . 0 were about four feet above tli r washouts. Supervisor Owens , . i s i The big turbines were worki >ing yesterday and is planning; t the emergency. midnight. ... , . . r,.. The Columbia Street Railwa Washouts in City. , mbia's dirt streets were dam- ^ Kleetrie companj ia< a one insiderably by the heavy rain-)for an; emeigen?> at ^ ' sU ' is very niiislde roadway was near tne river oriage. Tne wat out in numbers of places by Pra(1?!l,1-V on the wester ters as they rushed down the and a 8?eam Pump was in readii Deep ruts were washed in work in case "owed into the ds of places on level streets inKme hard work will be neces- Th? '?a(,hinery in the motor repair the damage. of ,hr> Columbia Mills was belr lights were placed at various pare(l for rPn,oval in case the in the city last night to warn threatened to rise. The heavy 'fans and operators of vehicles mtus is raised by block and tu< igor. Walkway bridges were "**" iway at several points. ATTEMPTS TO MODIFY ling church and Sunday school PROHIBITION LAW s were slimly attended yester id in some cases no services Dry Forces, in Supreme <" eld. The rain fell steadily dur- ltonip Through the liill, S? - morning hours and few ven- tlon by Section. Hit. iring was difficult yesterday. Washington. July 21.?Atta cars seemed to be "literally drastic provisions of the proli United States Railroad Ad , 1 ? Director General of Ttuilroads Southern Railrt SUMMER EXCURSIO rrom LAlNtAol Vsheville, N. C $ 8.8*2 Henders Vaynesville, N. C 10.32 Try on, ] ^ake Junaluska, N. C 10.20 , , ? . Saluda, lat Rock, N. C 7.44 Srevard, N. C 8.82 B,ack ^ Balsam, N. C 10.74 Hickory tidgecrest, N. C 8.04 Highlan (War Tax Extra) AND MANY OTHER ATTRACT Tickets on Sale Now. Final Lii Spend Your Vacation in t Mountains of Westeri jolf Tennis Horseback Riding Moti LIVE OUTDOORS % IN ' THE LAND OF THE THROUGH SERVICE. CON W. B. CAUTHE LANCASTER A^a. i^A A^A A^A A^A A^A A^A A^A A ^ "y "0" if " ? 111 1 11 ummrnrnrnm 1 ????mmmrnmm**m?mmmi 1 11 mw?i??tmtamamM 1 PAGE THREE RANPF I .ife Insurance, Fire Insurand Accident Insurance, ?see ELLISON h tlie Hewt C<?iiipuitieN rains.' enforcement bill fell down again in n (he the house while the dry forces, still moon in supreme command, romped ne ap- through the measure section by sec| tion and put the lid on debate at a rupted nod from their leader, wading | k was a groat field day for tho mined drys. They took control at the start, >t was refused to permit house leaders to .. The take out f,ve minutes for cotisideraf sand tion t,f an important money measure, losited an(j )<,?pi on at work in an effort to iers of pass the bill at one sitting. While the house was knocking >0 DIISdown amendment after amendment >t lis ('e8'Kni>d t(> liberalize the measure. Representative Igoe. Democrat, o: ' ^ Missouri, announced he would offer a substitute that ootlld be enforced 1 bank ,, ... . .. , without the annual expenditure of ' $50,000,000 and without a standing ing at army. ' ^ There is no provision in the Igoe *' ,' bill for enforcement of the war time ready . " act, nor does it define intoxicating ligation . , quors, and persons manufacturing'. n wall se'"np- 'niporting, or exporting liquors would be subject to a $500 fiiie uess to ... . , , , , and one year s imprisonment for the build- _ . first offense, j ^ There was the utmost confusion af times during the day and often half it ig liredozen were asking recognition with water .... , so much clatter some members cornuppa p|aj?P{j thev did not know what the k,e- i ? < o ? house was doing. Several amendments offered by Chairman Volstead, of the judiciary committee, in charge* FAIL of the bill, went through. The house also accepted one by Representative ontrol, Miller, Republican. Washington, re*c" quiring doctors issuing whisky prescriptions at drug stores offices tr? have maintained such offices for a cks on period of one year prior to passage of ion the bill. AAAAAAAAA A ^ - a A - ministration % f T X tad Lines! n fares :| ER, S. C. | % tonville, N. C 7.62 T S\ C 6.48 N. C 7.02 % f tountain, N. C 8.16 V* , N. C 6.00 X (1 Lake, N. C 7.56 | TVE RESORTS Tiit October 31st jT T > he Glorious * 1 North Carolina jt x wing Fishing Camping f x T i SKY" T VENIENT SCHEDULES. ^N, Agent 1 S C 4" I v?. A J