The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 12, 1919, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
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Take War Heroes i
(Literary Digest.) | in
The war revealed many heroes, and
it also developed a few crooks. One] ca
class of the latter have been going til
around posing as great warriors who di
have gone through untold perils; or ed
as military geniuses with plans for 0(
campaigns or contrivances that were hi
sure winners; or merely as stately gh
and dignified officers, chiefly impres- th
sive for the beautiffll fit of their uni- te
form. What P. T. Ha#num said about fir
the birth-rate of suckers being as ap- gp
nlinoKIa tiwiuv a a vi'hnn P T if
these imposers have always been able fii
to gaiu a following. A number of fig
these men have been British, and sh
hence that government has stationed fo
an officer in America, known as the w<
British army provost marshal, whose hi
duty it is to see that Americans are sis
not imposed upon by crim'uals and in
fakers wearing the uniform of Brit- of
ain This officer is Lieut.-Col. Nor- tii
man G. Thwaites, and he holds at 44 en
Whitehall street, in New York City, th
One of the officers under Colonel wi
Thwaites recently related to a repre- of
seutative o: the New York Times a mi
number of interesting cases that had
been brought to the attention of the ici
B. A. P. M.. of which we quote the ta'
following: in:
There was the young aviator whose up
Scotland Yard record was bad. Hh fo
had done his two years in the peniten- th
tiary for forgery. He came to Amer- ou
tea and joined the air force in Can- w?
ada. A call was sent out as a meas- to
ure of warning. The B. A. I'. M. had da
a signature and a poor amateur snap- th
shot as the only clues. He had
changed his name and his appear- ha
ance. He was found, however, and su
brought to the New York office. He of
told his story, admitting his past of- mi
fences. He \v:inteil nnntlier onnnr- fr>
tunity. His commanding officers gave* th
him an excellent character as a fear- ov
less pupil in aviation and an observer di<
of military discipline. Presently he bl
won his wings. Not a word was said pi
to any one of his past career. In due of
time he went to France and became a re
scourge among the Hun airmen. He
won a decoration and met a hero's lo
death over the enemy's lines. so
In opposition to this case is one Pi
that deserves identifying, for the
rogue in question will probably re- th
main a rogue no matter what tender- 01
ness is shown him. This person, an to
American, changed his name and his on
habits with great frequency. At one hi
time lie was the Hon. Westmoreland w
Davis occasionally he was a peer of la
the realm. Always he had the habits h?
of a sultan, and in the course of his w
career in the I'nited States he map Pi
ried five women, who "loved him for IP
the dangers he had passed." w,
There is 110 record of this cadet's OI
ever having seen service in the field w
A judicial court in Virginia gave this
betrayer of women five years' penal yc
servitude. It is regretable to have to se
state that this man escaped from the vv
jail in spite of the kindness received
At_ .1 t . .. . U*
mere, sympatny oe:ng ten lor a man| "
of his intelligence, which led to the,la
superintendent placing him in the office
instead of on the rock pile. He is 11
believed to have returned to Texas, ji
In addition to this man's bigamies '
there was a long list of defalcations :
He wooed a waitress- at a New York E
restaurant and took $2dn of the girl's;
savings from her. lie masqueraded ^
as a British officer, although he never
attained any commissioned rank. His
victims in fraudulent transaction
were always women. p(
Some were able to put it over with; tc
thrilling talcs of heroic achievement]
or the wearing of decorations, the'
following being examples:
I oi
There was the case of an Irish ladj gt
who married a girl in New York in pt
November and a Texas heiress in I>e- in
ceuiber. both last year. This "super- 1c
man" had fought, so his story went.
against Villa in Mexico, he had faced
and slain Germans in Southwest Af- **
rica, he had been an aviator and had
conquered and killed his man lft.000 to
feet above the submarine base at Zee- Bl
uruKKf. nf is now in custody m
When young "Scott," a second
lieutenant, put up the V. ('. and
swaggered around New York he *r
n
thought it great fun. He found an
n<
accommodating organization willing) ar
to supply motcr cars to Allied offi- T1
cers. He applied for one "to make ex
a tour of inspection of training camps el'
around New York." For the sake of "
company he picked up some col- R
leagues. They presented their cards '8
to the sentry at a certain camp and 1
Of
in i few minutes the commanding officer
bade them welcome. Behold
them later in the reviewing stand. ~
solemnly taking the salute of some
10,000 youngsters of their own age.
A few of these fake heroes proved on
themselves truly heroic by the really do
noteworthy stunts they pulled off. not a 1
In the line of military duty, but in
connection with their faking. Such Ijlj
was the leading figure In the follow- cu
TH
1 DISCUSS
tnd Their Stunls
State Comro
g 8t?ry: Appit
A deserter from the Canadian army
tme to the United States at the
me of one of the Liberty Loan
ives, and by his eloquence succeed- Columbia
I in obtaining subscriptions of $50.-1 looking to tl
)0 in one evening. While he made'which will
s speech officers of the provost mar- with a well
al's office patiently waited, feeling state highwi
at such good work should not be in- when the si
rrupted. At the conclusion he was (held a brie
'inly led away. In the course of his Cooper, at
ieech he had held up his left hand will be intr<
lowing, so he said, he had lost two ing of the g
lgers in a desperate hand-to-hand cussed in de
;ht with a German. Investigation I The bill i
owed however, that he had never the state hi
light in France, and that the lingers eucouragem*
t're lost when he was a youth during ties to bring
s apprenticeship as a printer's as- such a con*
itant. In the course of his career'taken over b
America he bought $60,000 worth j mission and
Liberty bonds, although at that by the conin
tie he had but $4 in his clothes. He c. O. He
itertained friends in New York to commission,
e tune of $1S0, and when the bill yesterday sa
is presented issued a check, which.. tenance is al
course, was returned with the com- ja state syste
ent. "No funds." 'feature of th
He was a member of one of Amer- with the go*
i s most famous universities and es-lance. It is t
blished a reputation there as a re-j with an exp
irkable boxer. When first locked land then hai
i as a deserter from the Canadian j lack of prop*
ices he made a brilliant escape, al- bill is maint
ough handcuffed. He first knocked Continuini
t his keeper, stripped him. then, tax on auton
>aring his victim's uniform, he went j brings in api
the prison gate, walking down a ery year. E
rk passage right into the arms of j money goes 1
e guard. I whence it ca
The four keepers were armed with expended in
vonets, and in the battle which en- the highway
ed the darkness undoubtedly was' of surveys,
assistance to the offender, as hejso on.
inaged to escape after putting the! "Now this
ur guards out of business, some of'on automobi
em being badly wounded by their cents to 50
n bayonets. The prisoner himself! while trucks
d not escape scotfree. as a trail of'to their wei
ood was discovered. He was not rived from
eked up again until the sergeants j state highwj
the British Guard captured him as. provides tha
lated. is to be exp?
From a party named Percy Wil-' commission;
ughby one would naturally expect is to be turn
mething. and as a matter of fact but not quit
?rcy cut quite a swath for a while, i turned back
The name belonged to a private of, "Ilores w
e British forces who deserted from the commiss
te regiment to another, according (Greenville, s
his taste in uniform. His hair was which may b
irly and his voice was smooth, and tent. If tho
s success with ladies in New York taln'standar
as immense. As a captain of a High- tain way. th
nd regiment wearing staff badges the state hi
made a sensation on Fifth avenue'they will be
hen he tode in the preparedness mission?an
trade on a "charger" hired from a can cease to
.ery stable. The provost marshal would not
as severely berated by more than roads, but o
to charming girl when Master Percy would be a
as arrested. of roads. T
A New York newspaper took up the borne by th?
>ung man's cause and talked of per- "Noo.v \v
cution, publishing a long Interview Hearon. "th;
ith the young man intending to roads that c<
tow that tin ungrateful government ways. We pi
as careless of the welfare of a gal- such cases r<
nt officer who had shed his blood tv with the j
ir civilization. The fact, however,1 after these
mained that a jury found that Per- gineers will
Plantagenet was a petty pilferer.'be included
forger of checks and an itnposter. taken over b
;? . mission and
.ASTERN POETRY RANKS HIGH uu' an,y ass,
oth? r than tl
Ine Order of Literature Frequently ,axEvolved
by Writers of the Orient, ,tle
Says Weil-Known Author. would rest
adoption by
Many persons seem to think that the ot a state s>
r?etJc literature of the East Is fitted rost with tht
) yield only a barren crop of verbi- "The com
*e. or a tawdry tunes of sentimental oons|deratiol
ttravagance. It often has these char*
rterlstlcs. It also possesses all kinds VV,I*N '"Il>,ni
r wealth. In thalr most exalted de- ar,uaHy an<'
rees. and In their moat wonderful ' arolina is
refusion. The poetry of the unlmag roails rnovet
latlve Chinese Is noticeable for etb-,erty tax will
al food sense?a wholesome vein of , accurately."
>roely truth. Its beat Is clrcum- The comn
rlhed In the rang,* of practical ex- lar|?(1 par, Q(
rlence. The muse of China la ii .
ound sparrow. With the Arabs . . .1? e 1
iHr Ideaa seem to he transmuted In- , slderation.
sensations. Sanscrit and Hlndosta- measure wll
re poetry Is characterised. In Ha | members of
oat peculiar phases, by an unrivaled I w ithin the n<
palliation. Imagination oft?*n takes may have aj
reins from Judgment and runs riot, i at their leist
id language breaks Into a blossom- j Several pr
g wilderness of metaphor. But the j SpartanburK
rhness and originality of the result j
e frequently graud and exhilarating. ? " ( u' rl
le most distinctive Persian poetry roa<l 'h*hlblts
an exquisite delicacy of sense tween Spart;
*ewhere unparalleled, a rnst and Oienn Sprin
herenl play of fancy and sentiment, granted,
fetterless Jubllaney of reason and 1 Bamberg <
Ith, the rerv transcendent a I isrn of t q^o for wor
f.-WMllamR Alger, in "The Poetry |and AuRU3t|
tie )rU nt. the Barnwell
ing to the O
~ ? i distance of
U.y I Put t p With Bats for Years." ftre nQW a(
Writes X. Windsor, Farmer. Bamberg to 1
"Years ago I bought some rat pois.
which nearly killed our hoe watch Oconee co
g. It so scared us that we suffered 000 for the <
long time with rats unt.l my neigh- SOn. Westmli
r told me about RAT-SNAP. That's pca road
e sure rat killed and a safe one " v
iree sizes, 25c, 50c, $1.00. Sold and ' p^t,,>rr>'
a ran teed by Bennett-Terry Co. t ^00 for the I
IE LANCASTER NEWS, LANCASTER,
HIGHWAYS J
WITH GOVERNOR RaBHFT
lissiun Submits Bill for
>v?l?Provides for | . mm^rnr Jol
MH M O
enactment of measures JBWWB HE
provide South Carolina
1 maintained system ot
ays were taken yesterday
tate highway commission J
f session with Governor W^A
which time a bill which
jduced at the next meeteneral
assembly was d's- If \
provides maintenance for k "
ghways, and also offers
snt to the several countheir
county roads up to
iition that they will be DONT LET HIM
ly cne siaie nignway com- yoi remember hoi
perpetually maintained on hie pip* and lured
lission. who ar* try In? to ind1
aron. a member of the Stamp*. Th*y are mi
in speaking of the bill oern* ahlch they aay
id. "In my opinion, main- Don't ,et th* P,ed P'l
bout the largest factor in ? .
m of highways. The main Prosperity to Newbei
e bill which we discussed |s now being built fri
tremor today is mainten- tain to Prosperity. Wb
oily to provide a county roatj js completed it i
ensive piece of roadway way from Newberry t
re it disintegrate through county line.
?r care. The heart of this Those in attendar
enance." Thomas. Charleston;
5. Mr. Hearon said. "The ciemson College; M
lobiles i nSouth Carolina lumbia; C. O. Hearo
proximately >350.000 ev- t. W. Cothran. Green<
lighty per cent of this Pennell. state highwa
jack to the counties from ^
tme. Twenty per cent is One wants to be
meeting the expenses of rather than a paragi
commission, the making Efficiency is tough or
salaries, office rent and ]
M omen view with s
. ... .. . , tomatic stop on the i
bill provides that the tax
les be increased from 25
cents per horse power.
will be taxed according
ght. All the money dethis
tax is to go to the
ry commission. The bill
t 25 per cent of this fund
?nded in the work of the I
the balance, 75 per cent.
ed back to the counties?e
in the same way it is
now. I
Hat we want done. Say
don visits the county ot
ind finds therein roads
e included in a state sysse
roads are up /i cerd.
constructed in a cefey
will he taken over by
ghway commission. And
maintained by the comd
the folk in the county
i worry about them. We
take over all improved
nly the few miles which
part of the state system
he expense would be
1 automobile tax." ,
e know," continued Mr.
?t many counties have no
ould be called state highovide,
in this bill. that in **
>ads be built by the counassistance
of federal aid;
roads are built, the envisit
them, and they may
in the state system and
v the state highway com
Kepi in goon order withistance
from the county
lat derived from its autoconstruction
of roads
on the counties. Their
the commission as parts
'stem of highways would
? commission,
mission has also under
[i a property tax for highetion
Wewant to know
I truly, whether South
in earnest in this good
nent. A proposed prop- j ^ ?. *'
1 sound sentiment pretty *- >
% . *
lission was in session a
the day, and the features
were given careful con- '
Copies of the proposed
1 be mailed out to the
the general assembly
ext few days so that they
i opportunity to study it
ire.
ojects were passed upon,
county asked that $60..
:ed from the Howard Gap
Cedar Springs road beanburg
and Cnion via
gs. The was
count) *;? > Jfr.iiit.-.l $25,- ;|Bh J
k on the old Charleston jWUiyfl
i highway, beginning at
I county lifie and extend- fffifl |
rangeburg county line, a Rk
17 miles. Seventy men
work on the road from g
he Allendale county line.
iunty was granted $10,construction
of the Madi-j
nister, Richland and Sen- J
I
county was granted 118,-J
>uilding of the road from In?. ???
8. C.
^e^^w^Pied P) j^r
^
LURE AWAY YOUR GOVERNMENT 8ECU Rl
v the Pied Piper of Hamlin Town played a sin
the children away. The land is now full of Pled
uce jeraple to aell their Liberty Bonds and War I
iking "golden" promisee; they are offering stock
will make you rich. Hold your government sec
?ers make a laughing stock and a sucker out of
rry. A highway Wedded on a Stump,
jm Little Moun- It was in Murlposa county
the projected fornla, a locality noted for ti
dill give a high- Harmon* growth. The top of
, wood stump, smooth and level
0 the Lexington . ,
woodsman a eaw hnd left It, nr
20 feet In diameter, was the
ice were R. G. chose.1 for this wedding cer
Hale Houston, Decorated with the wonderft
. G. Holes, Co-( flower* of the region and surr
n, Spartanburg; giant tree*, no plaeos chosei
wood Capt Roy b* more beautiful or Impressive
lv eneineor ! The hrtd<* *nd bridegroom, tl
______ later and 50 guests, ascended
? Kl,_?_ . ? flights of steps about six feet to
a human being . .. . . . .
<w the stump and found teats
on of efficiency. ^ ftn<1 #mpl# room for a?
1 psychology. ( After the ceremony seats w
? .. moved and dancing took place. 1
uispirion the au- ^j^ans occupying a place on the
ihonograph. a? wej( as rinnocrs.
"Smoke Virginia-Caro
L.
Ameri<
like
Ameri<
tobacc
a 1 _ A.
in men
ci^aret
Out of 40 billion cldari
United States last year* 3
Virginia-Carolina tobacco,
keen* appetlslnd taste of
stacks up with smokers.
But If you want to rell*
limit* smoke Virginia-Carol
/ ,
Smoke It In a cltfaretl
V irtflnla-Carol Ine.
Smoke Piedmont!
^ 27i? Virginia ~ Cc
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1319.
Care of Gold Fish.
- (Cincinnati Post.)
The gold fish globe should bo*
placed at some distance from stove
I or register and not in rays of the sun.
The fish endure extremes of cold, a
temperature that causes a crust of ice
. to form over the water seeming to
| help rather than injure them. A close
pL : ! very wurui air, however, will some<
l . . times prove fatal. In the bottom of
' the globe have small stones, sand and
i a little charcoal. Also plant a spray
j of Cabomba (a fine water plant) in
5*^. 1 the globe if possible, as this aerates
the water. . J
i Feed only when fish are hungry
and not too much at a time, as sour\
ing food may cause death.
Once in two weeks remove the fl3h
to a pall of muddy water, clean the
globe, replace the shells, stones, etc.,
after thoroughly washing them and
flES. refill with clear, cold water.
?n tune Never talk about yourself?shout.
Pipers
Savmgn "Rat-Snap lloats the llest Trap Kvor
in con- Made," Mrs. Knil'y Shaw Says,
suritles. "My husband bought $2 trap. I
you- bought a 5f?c box of RAT-SNAP. The
trap only caught 3 ruts but RATSNAP
killed 12 in a week. I'm never
without RAT-SNAP. Reckon I
Call- couldn't raise chicks without It."
rees of ItAT-SNAP comes in cakes. Three
a red- sizes. 25c, 50c, $1.00. Sold and guarR*
(he anteed by Bennett-Terry Co. t
id over "
, p|?c?>
emony. PROFESSIONAL CARDS
il wild
ounded
a could DR. J. KRGCK FUNDKRJBURK,
' Dental Surgeon.
mln- ^ _ ?
a few 0fflce Hour#:
the top 8:30 te 12:30 A. M.
provld- 2:00 to 6:00 P. M.
And by Appointment,
ere re- ofllce Phone 180.
Residence Phone 52.
Office over Lancaster Pharmacy.
Una Straight99
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Dans
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Dan
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r
tes
ittea smoked in the '
0 billion contained
That shows how the
Virginia - Carolina
ih that taste to the
Una tobacco straight.
:e made entirely of
irolinu Cigarette
out
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