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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-12
BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK.
Californian, Clan Macalistcr and
MOOrina TOrpedoed.

London, Nov. 1O.-The British
steamers Californian, a vessel of
6.223 tons; the Clan Macalister and
the Moorina have been sunk.
The Californian was a Leyland
Line steamer OF 6,223 tons gross reg
lister. 447 feet long. SO feet beam and
30 feet depth, built at Dundee in
1902. Many months ago she was
taken over by the British for govern
ment service.
The Californian figured in the I'll
tanic inquiry. having been near the
scene of the wreck, but not having
gone to the rescue. Lord Mersey, in
presenting the judgment of the Brit
ish board of trade court of inquiry
into the disaster. mentioned the Cali
fornian as having seen the Titanic
signals at a distance of eight or ten
miles, and declared she could have
reached the liner without serious risk
and have saved many lives The Cal
iforiIian master, in subsequent
statement. declared that the signals
from the Titanic had not been recos.
nized by the officers as distress sig.
nails
The Moorina was in the service oi
the British government, and there
are no records of her recent move.
ments. Her net tonnage was 3.15s
The Mscalister, 1895 tons gross
was owned in Glasgow She was
built in 1903 and was last reported
at London on September 13.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-12
Recall Petition Up to Governor

Columbia, Nov. 10.--A petition
asking recall election for Mayor
John F.. Floyd and Councilmen C.. II.
Waller and John b. Fielder of Spar
tanburg has been filed with Governor
Manning by citizens of Spartanburg
The petition is signed by 392 persons,
of whom 312 are said to be qualified
electors.
Mayor Floyd called at the COVER
nor's office yesterday and made a
copy of the petition and the sigma
lures. He declared that he was not
worried. Councilman Waller is head
of the chemistry department at Wof-
ford College. Mr.. Fielder is mer-
chant.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-12
MILITARY PREPAREDNESS.
Is Commercial Necessity, Says Ed
ward r. McSweeney.

Savannah, Ga, Nov. 10.-Military
preparedness. urged as a commercial
necessity and for national surety by
Senator willard Salisbury of Della
ware and an attack on the LaFol-
lette seamen's act as a means which
would "enable Great Britain and ia
pan to monopolize the seas" by Ed
ward F. McSweeney, chairman OF the
directors of the port OF Boston, fea-
tured the sessions of the convention
of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways
Association here today.
Delegations began bidding for the
next convention today, and Boston,
Trenton and Baltimore were favor
ably mentioned.
Mr.. McSweeney also declared in
mis- address that while Germany and
England at present were marooned
commercially and industrially the
end of the war would bring them to-
gether again, with the United States
as the common foe-the easy mark
OF the seven seas"
Senator Salisbury in discussing
the American situation, said. 1--WE
cannot count on our conscious recti-
tude of action or intention to protect
us from the hatred OF the belliger-
ents."
He declared that Americas asser-
tions OF its rights as a neutral prob
ably would incur the enmity OF many
OF the lighting powers.
"There will come time" he said,
when We must stand prepared to
asist aggression"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-12
FINANCIAL LOAD
OF GREAT BRITAIN
War Is Now Costing England $21,-
100000 Daily-Cause of the
Increase

London, Nov. 1O.-Premier As
quith was to have asked. the house
OF commons today for vote of
credit of s2,O00,0OO,OO0, but some
unexpected development prevented
him from taking this action, which
was postponed until tomorrow. The
Premier. however, made his expected
statement in regard to the financial
situation and impressed upon the ma
tim the necessity of a careful nus
banding of Its resources.
including the new vote of credit
to be asked tomorrow the Premier
pointed out the total amount ai'orel
for war purposes will be $3.50. O.OGO.-
600
He presented figures showing that
the government had y sufficient SUN
left over from the previous vote to
finance the war to the third week of
November.
lie approximate daily cost ur the
war between September II and NO
VemDer was given by Mr.. AsCEith as
$21 100000. 1t rose to this figure
from $13 100000 in the earlier part
of the financial year
Loans advanced by Great Rritain
TO her allies and dominions betW cen
April ] and November Is. Mr.. As.
quith said, amounted to $4,000. .OO0
pounds. In the same period 23 900.
O00 pounds was expended for food
supplies and miscellaneous items.
The main causes of increase i'm the
cost of the war Mr. Asquith contin.
ued, were the great expenditures ion
munitions and the advances to Great
Britain's allies and dominions. Ii,
could hold out no hope that there was
any immediate likelihood OF a de
crease in those two items.
On the contrary they were likell
to increase.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-12
ANNUAL MEETING
OF A. R. P. SYNOD
One Hundred and Twelfth Ses-
sion Opens With Rev. G.. G..
Parkinson as Moderator.
WELCOME TO DUE WEST.
Opening Sermon Preached by the
Rev. Ii. II. Grier of Camden,
Alabama.

Due West Special to The State.
Nov. 1.-THE Synod of the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian church began
it's 112th session Wednesday morning
at IL o'clock. The opening sermon
was preached by the Rev. b. II. Grier
of Camden, Ala. His text was John
2:24. He discussed faith and what
it is.
After the sermon the Rev. G.. G..
Parkinson, ID. D., the moderator,
came forward and took up the organ
ization Of the Synod. After this he
thanked the Synod for the honor it
had conferred on his in making him
moderator and introduced the mod
erator-elect. the Rev. w. NJ. Hunter,
ID. d., Little Rock, Ark. After the
making Of announcements the SYNOD
adjourned until 3 O'Clock.
At the evening session the reports
of the various committees were made
and topics relating to business were
discussed. At the close of the meet
ing J. IE. Mcdonald of Winnsboro
made motion to the effect that the
students of the Woman's College be
given a holiday during the Synod.
1t was passed, and Or. Robinson
president OF the college, was notified
of this action of the Synod.
DR.. Robinson gave reception at
the Woman's College to the members
OF the Synod, the visitors and the peo-
pie of Due West The students of
Erskine also gave a reception
The Synod met Wednesday even
ing. The subject under discussion
was Home Missions and Church EX-
tension The Rev. T.. p Lindsay
presided and made the Introductory
address. in the absence OF the Rev
T. III. McDill. The Rev. II. G.. Miller
ID. d., Sardis, n. c., made an address
on The Needs of Home Missions and
Church Extension" The Rev. w. NJ
Hunter ID. d., Little Rock. Ark
made an address on The Progress
OF the Work of Home Missions anG
Church Extension" After these ad.
dresses there was general discussion
OF the subject. Short talks on the
! subject were made by the Rev. l. s
Caldwell, the Rev. w. w. Orr. ID. d.
Charlotte, n. c., and f.. C.. Stuart
Barlow, Fla.
About 200 delegates and visitor.
have arrived and more are expected
Places for all the delegates and visi
tors were furnished in the homes OF
the people of Due West. Some OF
them are being entertained at tn,
Woman's College and the colleg,
home.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-12
UNIFORM HEALTH REGULATIONS
Physicians Declare That Eventually
Malaria Will he STAMPED Out.

Dallas, Texas, Nov. 1O.-Means OF
eradicating malaria, the tonsils as a
source ofvinfection for tuberculosis
and other diseases and the need OF
uniform health laws in the South
were discussed at today's sessions OF
the Southern Medical Asso citation.
meeting here in annual convention.
Several physicians declared that
malaria eventually would be stamped
out. but none would predict when the
task would be accomplished. The
discussion centered principally in tho
efficacy OF the injection of quinine di-
rected in the veins as a means of
quickly curing persons affected and
preventing them from becoming car
riers of the disease.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-12
BANK CASHIER FOUND DEAD.
y. VI. HaddOn Came From Rocl,
Hill, -. G..

Cornelia. Ga, Nov 1O.-A NJ.
Haddon, cashier of the First National
his bed room here today. Friends in
dicatei their belief that he had shot
himself. but assigned no motive for
such an act. T. III. Little, president
cation showed that there was no con
nection between Haddon's death and
the institutions business affairs
Haddon, who was about 80 years
old, came here several years ago from
Rock Hill S. G.. 1t was not known
whether an inquest would be held.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-12
WANTS CHANGE IN METHODS.
County Engineer of Spartanburg
Makes Some Suggestions.

Spartanburg. Nov. 10.-A radical
change in the methods of maintain
ing the highways of Spartanburg
county is suggested by Hickman
Stribling. the county engineer, in a
letter to the members of the county
legislative delegation, for their con-
sideration in connection with their
plans for the coming session of the
general assembly.
Mr.. Stribling suggests that the
maintenance of the county roads be
taken out OF the hands of the county
chaingang. since these bodies are
not mobile enough. Instead, the en-
tire chaingang organization, he sug-
gests, should be placed on permanent
grading and top-soiling of roads, and
money fund be substituted for the
chaingang work in road mainten-
ance
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-12
FIRE AT BETHLEHEM.
Machine shop Destroyed With an rs
timatcd Loss OF Millions

South Bethlehem, Pa, Nov. 10
Fire virtually destroyed the No 4
machine shop of the Bethlehem
steel Company here today with an es-
timated loss Of from $1.OOO,OOO to
$4,OOO,OOO.
The building destroyed was recent
ly reconstructed and equipped with
machinery at cost of about $4,000
600. Eight hundred guns among
other war material were in process
OF manufacture in the shop.
The company issued a statement
that the fire was due to crossed
electric light wire circuit.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-12
DIR. WILSON HEADS PHYSICIANS
Charleston Man Elected President OF
Southern Medical Association.

Southern Medical Association.
Dallas, Texas, Nov. 11-Atlanta
was today selected for the 1916
meeting of the Southern Medical AS
ISOLATION
a DR.. Robert Wilson, Jr., of Charles
ton, s. c., was elected president of
thesassociation.
Dr. Hilman Taylor OF Fort Worth
was elected first vice president OF the
association, and Guy Hunter OF
Baltimore. second vice president. DR..
Scale Harris Of Birmingham holds
over as secretary and treasurer.
The resolutions suggested that the
number OF medical officers in the reg
nlar military establishment should
equal at least seventy FIVE -hundredths
Of one per cent OF the enlisted
strength. cor such number as the
surgeon general deems necessary"
They recommended also provision
for calling into service in war a re
serve medical corps Of physicians.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-12
SOME AMERICANS I'D
AMONG THE LOST
About u Believed to Have
Perished on the Italian
Steamer AncOna.
BUT VERY LITTLE TENSION
Washington Inclined to Credit story
"f Liners Attempt to- Escape
PurSucr

Washington, Nov. 1O.-About 27
Americans are believed to have been
lost with the torpedoed Italian liner
Ancona, according to a cablegram to-
night from Ambassador Page at
Rome. The ambassador said the
probable victims of the tragedy were
Alexander Patattivo, his wife and
four children of New York, and Mrs.
Frances Mascolo Lamura and about
~ unnamed third class passengers.
Mrs. Cecil l.. Griel (first reported
Grey) was named as the one known
American survivor among the mas.
sengers.
NO further word came from As,-
oassador Page during the night.
Secretary Lansing kept in touch
with the telegraph office of the state
department until nearly midnight,
hoping that additional dispatches
would tell definitely OF the fate Of
the missing Americans and throw
some light on the manner in which
the Ancona was attacked Such in
formation as has been received has
caused officials to regard il as prac-
tcally certain that the liner was at
tempting to escape when she was
sent To the bottom. For this reason
IN spite of the evident feeling over tho
loss OF American lives so far there
mas heen an absence of the tension
II official circles which was apparent
after the destruction OF the Lusitania
and the Arabic. News dispatches
which referred to the Smelling of the
Ancona by the Austrian submarine
lea to the belief generally among
officials that the Italian vessel ig-
nored warnings and attempted to
escape. This, in the view of this
government. would justify a subma-
! rine commander in the use OF force.
should it develop that no warning
was given note demanding disa-
Eowal, rcparation ana assurances that
ne incident would not be repeated
would be sent to Austria Officials
made it clear they did not consider
. that Austria was legally bound by
exchanges between her ally. Ger
many and the United States.
If the Austrian commander gave
/ warning and torpedoed the Ancona
only after she endeavored to escape
it is unlikely that the question of
submarine operations will become a
subject Of diplomatic correspondence
| with Austria
II was pointed out today that the
usual assumption was that a nation
would comply with international law
and that i'll the absence of a specific
violation there would be no ground
for inquiry as TO a governments in
tentions.
Ambassador Page and American
consuls throughout Italy were in
structed today by Secretary Lansing
to cable Immediately all information
they could gather concerning the tor
pedoing of the Ancona and to ascer-
tain particularly whether any Ameri-
cans were lost
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-12
Number Saved BAT.

Washington, nov. 11.-The state
department received a cablegram
from American Consul White, at Ma
pies today saying that the "Socleta
Italia" says 347 passengers and crew
of the Ancona are reported as saved
"pt of 400 and that the steamship o.
iciais believe that more will be re-
ported saved.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-12
MIR. WhitIock TO Return.

Washington. Nov 11.-Secretary
Lansing announced today that he eN
pected American Ministe~ Whitlock
would return to Brussels after his
vacation in the United States, thus
setting at rest reports that MIR Whit
lock would go to Hayre seat OF tho
Belgian government
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-12
VILLAS MEN FALLING AWAY.
Dcserters Continue to Join General
Carranza's Army.

Douglas, Ariz., Nov. 11.-Genera
Alvaro obregon left here today for
Nogales. Villa destrters continue to
arrive both in Do"g'as and in Agua
Prieta, just across the border. Gen
Gales is granting amnesty to prison.
ers. The deserters usually join the
Carranza ranks.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-12
PELLACRA'S, CAUSE
AND REMEDY FOUND
Public Health Service Makes
Formal Announcement of
GOldberger's Discovery.
BALANCED DIET THE CURE.
Says Demonstrations Prove Dis
ease is Caused by Wrong Sys-
tenn of Diet ng.

Washington, Nov. 11.-Discoverv
of the cause and cure of pellagra
was announced formally tonight by
the public health service. The an
nouncement follows the recent publ.
cation of report by Surgeon Cen
eral Joseph Goldberger on a year of
experiments in cooperation with
Southern States health officers, dem
,-cnstfating the correctness of the
Theory that a one-sided diet lacking
/, In proteids would cause the diease
: and that we'll balanced diet would
A;cure it.'N&
: "The spread of this dread malady,
(which has been increasing in the
United States at o terrific rate during
the past few years, may now be
checked, and eventually eradicated," ;"
says the service statement. 1T is es-
timated that $4,000 cases OF the dis
ease will have occurred in the United
States in 1915. and Of this number at
least $500 will have died before the
end of the year. In many sections
ceed 1T as cause of death"
The final dietary test made by
Surgeon Goldberger and Assistant
Surgeon G.. A. Wheeler at the farm
of the Mississippi penitentiary, whore
half dozen Of eleven convicts were
given pellagra by feeding them for
five months on bountiful meals, CON
sisting chiefly of cereals and sweets
and lacking in meats, milk, eggs
beans and peas. The victims recently
being restored to health through a
corrected diet.
SKIN SYMPTOMS SHOW.
Although the occurrence OF ner.
vous symptoms and gastro-intestinal
disturbance was noted early, says tho
service statement, lit was not until
September 10, or about five month
after the beginning of the restricted
diet, that the skin symptoms 50 char
acteristic of pellagra began TO devo
lop. The convicts upon whom the eN-
pertinent was made were kept undci
continuous medical surveillance. Nc
cases of pellagra developed in camp
excepting among those men who wer,
on the restricted diet. The expert.
menters have therefore drawn tho
conclusion that pellagra has beer
caused in at least six of eleven volun,
teers as result of the one-sided diet
on which they subsisted
ION the basis of this discovery the
States of Mississippi, Louisiana and
Florida have laid their proagandd
through their respective boards OF
health for the eradication of the dis
ease"
In earlier experiments about tive
hundred patients had been cured by
balanced rations. and at the end OF 6
year there had been slight recur
renee OF the. disease in only one in
stance.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-12
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MORE TALK ON KITCHENER
Asquith Again Declares He Did Not
Resign.

London, Nov. Ito make the
matter quite clear Premier Asquith
stated in the house of commons to-
night Field Marshal Earl Kitchener
secretary OF state for war, had never
rendered his resignation either to
King George or to the premier.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-11-12
Woman Philanthropist Dies.

=. New Orleans. Nov. 10.--Mrs De-
bora A. F. Milliken. reputed to be
one of the wealthiest women in Louis
lana and widely known in the South
for her philanthropy, died here today.
aged 81 years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-02
HAGERSTOWN

Mrs. John Miller, who is ill, faint
ed and fell at her home on Perry
street, Sunday, and broke a rib She is
confined to her bed and suffers in
tensely.
Form Junior Society. .
A Junior Christian Endeavor was
formed at the Christian church Sunday
with Miss Lulu Brown superintendent
Further organization to be made later.
Neweomb 10 Injured.
Charley Newcomb, who sustained a
broken leg a few months ago and who
for the past few weeks has been using
a cane, on account of his crippled con.
dition is again confined to his home
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-02
was named alternate. Dr. Roy D.
Morrow is medical examiner

The Christian Woman's Board of
Missions of the First Christian church
met Wednesday afternoon at the
church. Arrangements were complet-
ed for the observance of c. w. 5. M.
day. the first Sunday in December.
Mrs. o. H. Greish of Carlisle, the
state president, will deliver the mes
sage. The hostesses were Mesdames l.
S. Burns, Merle little, S. w. Hodgin.
J. Burris, Pettis Reid, Mrs Gist.
The members of Crochet club were
entertained yesterday afternoon by
Mrs. John Thomas.
A bazaar and food sale will be Civ
en- Saturday at the Wall Paper Store
on Main street by the Woman's Fran
chise League. All persons who have
fancy work articles are asked to leave
them Friday afternoon at the home of
Miss Elizabeth Comstock Food arti-
cles may be left at the room on Main
street after 9 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. A committee meeting will be
held at o'clock Friday afternoon at
the home of Miss Comstock
The Ladies auxiliary of the C. w. B.
NJ. of the Central Christian church
will observe c. w. B. NJ. Day Sunday
evening with little play given at the
Tabernacle. 1t is entitled, american
Expenditure" The cast of characters
follows: America" Mrs. George Chris
man; soft Drinks" Miss Mamie Hen
derson; Candy" Miss Ruth Blossom;
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-02

with injuries received in falling. The
Winchester Monday when he, with
Mrs. Newcomb, were on the way to
the railroad station. returning to their
home here after attending the funeral
OF Mrs. Thomas Best.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-02
Clubs
Teas
Dances

Chewing Gum" Mics Mildred Mullen
"Jewelry." Miss Emma Garland; mil
linery," Miss Ruth Motley: Tobacco.
Mr.. Kenneth Whitnack; Fire Crack
Carl Winding, Missions for America,
Little Miss katherine Doyle and mis-
sions for Foreign Countries" by Z
number of small children.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-02

A typists' union of 10000 girl stenog-
raphers and minimum wage of So a
week is the ideal for which Miss Ida
Fingerhut, secretary to City Chamber
lain Henry Breure, is working Miss
Fingerhut, who is one of the highest
priced stenographers in New York city,
is chairman of committee organizing
the union.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-02
FAvORS AUTOMOBILE SHOW
IN CITY IN EARLY SPRING

Richmond automobile dealers and
manufacturers favor holding the Rich
mond automobile show, proposed by
the executive committee of the Wayne
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-02


Japanese crepe in pretty shade of
lavender or white with facing of law
ender. used for this model. 1t is suit
able for lawn, percale. wolfe, silk or
flannel c'Thea garment is easy to de-
velop. II Is finished with a new
shaped color, and has sleeves in bell
shape. The pattern Is cut in three
sizes, small medium and large. It re-
quires 51a yards of 44-inch material
for a medium size. A pattern of this
illustration mailed to any address on
receipt of 10 cents in silver or stamps.
Size ..................
name ...........
AQoroSS .........
City ..................
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-02

Country Old Trails association. some
time in early spring. Omer Whelan,
chairman of the special committee.
has not called a meeting. but Is solicit
ing the opinions of automobile dealers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-02

PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-02

An election of officers resulting as
follows was held by the Ladies Aux
iliary to the Brotherhood of Railway
trainmen: President, Lillian Nords;
vice president, May Harper; treasurer,
Daisy Duvall, chaplain. Amanda Bry-
son; conductress, Ada Pierce. warden,
Minnie Snavely, inner guard, Mrs.
Shellenbarger; outer guard, Freda
Beard Amanda Bryson was named
delegate to the convention to be held
in Detroit in May. Mrs. Jessie Vossler