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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-18
VILLA DEATH STORY
STILL UNCONFIRNrE
Continued from Page II

with the de facto government oval
the recall of the troops. It was I'M
dicated, however, that official infor
nation as to the Parral incident still
was too meagre TO serve as the hast
for reply to Gen. Carranza's mes
sage about it. Mr.. Lansing said rel
plies to both the note and the mes
sage were yet to be drafted.
May Reassure Carranza
1t was thought possible, however
that instructions woM be sent I'd
Special Agent RogersNt Mexico CitJ
communicating through him to I'll
de facto government the willlngnes
of the United States to enter inf
the negotiations for the recall of IN
troops proposed by Gen. Carranza
A recapitulation Of official repor,
Of what the American expedition ha
accomplished at what cost other tba
financial shows the following:
Villa bandits killed 20, wounde
unknown, prisoners six. America
soldiers killed three, wounded n
missing one. In addition 40 civilian
or Carranza soldiers are reporte
killed in the fighting at Parral an
an unknown number wounded.
The destruction of another arm
aeroplane in Mexico also was reporl
ed, leaving three in active servic{
The aviator, Lieut.. RAIDER, escape
uninjured when the machine wa
wrecked, Four additional planes an
en- route to the border by expred
and the delivery OF four others b
the builders is expected any day.
A state department summary ri
ported quiet on the east coast 4
Mexico and at Monterey, where put
lii led accounts OF the Parral fight
in; were said to have caused no ej
element. The consul at Eagle Pal
said there was absolutely no ant
American sentiment in the Piedra
Negras district.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-18
GREAT vERDUN BATTLE
ENTERS ON NINTH WEEK
Continued from Page u

(Contmueu from Page ID
mont, Dieppe. Fromezeye, Haucourt,
and most important of all, Fort Dou-
aumont. These positions lie east of
the Meuse and north and northeast
of Verdup.
Fight for Fort Vaux
Fighting continued intermittently
northeast OF Verdun during third
week. centering in the struggle for
the possession or Fort Vaux. In this
week the Germans captured Frens-
nes, II miles southeast Of Verdun.
making three mile advance in this
section.
Meanwhile a new phase Of the
battle had developed west of the
Meuse. With batteries spaced, ac-
cording to German correspon dents,
nearly 100 yards apart, the violent
artillery attacks were made against
Dead Mans hill. preceding the long
expected offensive from the north
west. Forges, near Dead Mans hill.
was captured early in the third week
after an infantry assault along n
front less than three miles long. Po-
sitions south of Forges changed
hands frequently during the follow
ing days.
On March 81 the capture of NAL
ancourt was accomplished after fierce
night attacks. The Germans now
had occupied all the French posi-
tions north of Forges brook between
Haucourt and Bethincourt and had
materially advanced and siren gthen-
ed their battle line in the north
west. New batteries were moved up
and the infantry was rested and re-
organized for the next attack.
On the 46th day of the battle the
Germans announced the capture of
Haucourt. about three miles north
west of Dead Mans hill. which
formed a supporting point of the
French left wing. From it large
section OF the French line and forti-
fications could be taken under Ger
man fire, including Bethincourt. This
village then became the objective
point. The French admitted the
evacuation of the Bethincourt salient
two days later, stating It was pre-
meditated move designed to straight
en- out the battle line.
On Sunday of last week the Ger
mans undertook a general onslaught
along a Is mile front both west and
east of the Meuse from the Hau-
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Mysterious Vanished Race.

All that is ever likely to be known
Of the aborigines Of Newfoundland has
been printed by au antiquarian who
has made these vanished people the
study of his life. These mysterious
people were. it appears, not Eskimos
like some OF the tribes in Doctor
Grenwells parish" across the strait
in Labrador. The Eskimo has a squat
body, a fiat face and a nose hardly
large enough to be called such. But
this race was tall and long limbed
while n-ch skulls as have been pre-
served show the bones of noses rather
of the Roman than the Tartar sort.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-18
COUNTY NEWS
HEATH SPRINGS

heath springs, April 17.-Spec!ai
to The News:
Missionary Day was observed with
appropriate exercises by the Flint
Ridge Baptist Suday-school. Sunday
afternoon.
| Mrs. Catoe, of McBee, who has
been on visit to her brother. Mr..
Earle Shehane and family, returned
home Monday afternoon.
NJ. and Mrs. P. NJ. Mobley, of Ca
tawba Junction, spent spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. G.. l.. Mobley.
Mrs. f. c. Brasington stopped for
visit to her sister, Mrs. b. ID. Stall
maker. on her way to her home at
kershaw from Rock Hill. where she
has been with her sister, Mrs. Back
ham, at the Infirmary.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Hammond
were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. G.. d.
Ellis, Sunday.
Mrs. E. B. Mobley and Mrs. ]. x.
Burch spent Friday in Lancaster.
The silver tea given at the public
school house Friday night was well
attended and greatly enjoyed by
those who were present.
| Master j. Kerfoot Burch entertain
ed few of his little friends at a
birthday party given at the Baptist
pastorium Friday afternoon.
Mr.. ]. c. Beckham went to Rock
Hill Sunday morning to visit Mrs.
Backham, who went there for treat
ment few days ago.
| The seventh, eighth and ninth
grades in our public school enjoyed
a picnic at Cedar Falls Saturday.
They were chaperoned by Misses
Stokes. Peake and Davidson, of the
school faculty.
Mrs. ]. c. Hilliard, accompanied
by her son, Mr.. A. d. Hilliard. came
down from Lancaster Sunday to visit
her daughter, Mrs. P. T. Twitty.
Master Taylor Mobley was the
guest of his grandfather, Mr.. s. ID.
Taylor, at Lancaster, Saturday and
] Sunday.
/ number of the young friends of
Master Willis Twitty helped him in
the celebration of his birthday and
enjoyed party given In honor of
the occasion at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Twitty
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. A. F. Hammond went to Lam
caster Sunday to spend the day with
his sister. Mrs. Stogner.
/ Mr. S. G. McMackin made q busi-
ness trip to Lancaster Monday.
Miss Nellie Speer, of of Yadlliu
county, n. c., a former teacher in
the CASTOR school. Flint Ridge. Is
spending few days in the home of
Mr.. j. f. Sims, at that place.
! The Fork Hill school, after n sue
cessful session, came to a close Fri
day week. Miss Sallie Hendrix. the
capable assistant in that school IS
again at home with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. d. w. Hendrix.
Mrs. G. l.. Mobley left Monday of-
ternoon for Bethune to see her
daughter, Mrs. ]. r. Caskey, who
gave birth to a son Sunday.
Mr.. Rab Reeves. OF the Flint Ridge
section, went to Rock Hill Saturday
to carry his little daughter, Ger
trude, to an oculist.
Mrs. L. A. Duncan has been quite
sick for several days past.
Messrs. l.. j. Mackey and Marion
Cauthen, of Kershaw, spent Monday
afternoon in town.
Messrs. j. S. Wilson, R. E. wylie.
t. M. Hughes and w. ]. Cunning
ham. and DR.. s. L. Allen, were WIS.,
itors to our town Monday.
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SUMMONS FOR RELIEF
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
LANCASTER COUNTY.

BY Jno. L. Caskey, Esq, Magis-
trate.
To j. T. Woodward:
Complaint having been made unto
me against you by the Lancaster
Drug Co., It. Il. Doster. president.
THIS is, THEREFORE,, to require
you to appear before me, in my office,
in Lancaster, on the 5th day from
the service OF this Summons, eXclu-
sive of the days of service, at 10 a.
m. to answer said complaint, or
Judgment will be given against you
by default.
Dated April 4th. A. D.. 1916.
John l.. Caskey, Magistrate.
55-4tc-tues
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-18
Whenever You Need General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic Is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because 1t contains the
well Known tonic properties of OUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Fhriches the Blood AZ, !!
Builds up the Whole System. 50 ccnta.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-18

The Antioch school improvement
association will give an interesting
entertainment Tuesday night, April
18th. splendid program will be
rendered. Admission 10 and 15c.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-18

The patrons OF Lower Camp Creek
and Belle Town school districts are
requested to meet at the line between
o. H. Bells and H. B. Perry's on
the Browns Ferry Road, Friday.
April 21st. for the purpose of fl
nal disposition of consolidating the
two school districts. County Super
intendent Lingle will be present
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-18

The Primus Democrat Club will
meet at Primus, Saturday April %,
at 10 O'Clock a. m. for the purpose
OF electing its officers and delegates
to the county convention and execu-
tive committeeman. full attend
ance is desired.
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LOCAL DOTS
CONTINUED from Page 81

The Antioch Democratic club will
meet at the school house Saturday
afternoon, April %, at 1880 o'clock
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-18

We are glad to see Mr.. w. p
Stogner, the popular auctioneer, OIL
the streets again after a long spell
of illness.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-18

All voters Of the Lancaster Cotton
Mills Democratic Club are requested
to meet at the mill school house Sat
urday, the 22nd inst. promptly at
4:30 O'Clock p. m.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-18

Mr.. A. j. Drater, Of Charlotte, was
in town Monday.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-18

Miss Susie May Clyburn, Miss Gym
THE Team and Miss Dorothy Smith
Of Camden. spent Saturday with Mrs
ira B. Jones, Jr.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-18

Mr.. r. ]. Montgomery, Of Flat
Creek township, was in town Satur-
day.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-18
lnvigoratlng to the Pale ana SickIj

The Old Standard general strengthening toni,
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC drives on
Malaria .enTiches the blood and builds up the syl
TEN J. true tonic. F"- ""ui's and ch''H--n. Sd
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-18

Mr.. e. G. Mackey spent Sunday in
Columbia.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-18

Mrs. Jack c. White and children
returned to-day from visit to rela.
tives in Rock HILL
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-18

Messrs. r. F.. Wylie, IT. M. Hughes
W. ]. Cunningham, A. J. Gregory
and DR.. S. l.. Allen motored to Heath
Springs Monday afternoon.
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Continued from Page %
Col. Leroy Springs was at Fort
Mill Monday
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The Farmers Bank and
Trust Company
OF LANCASTER, S. c.

TO ASSIST THE PIG CLUB BOYS OF LANCASTER COUNTY
If they will comply with the following rules
F1RST.-Each boy shall recommended to his hon
esy and thrift such recommendation
teacher, farm demonstrator trustee neghbor farmer.
SECOND.He must give his bearing per cent in
erest for the cost of the pig We will neither
ment or take mortgage the pig but make the
first the Importance of his obligation to the who
mended him; second his financial obligation
THIRD.-He must agree than one half
of feed for his pig
FOURTH-We require a waiver from his Or guard
that the boy the sole that
guardian will not claim the profits same
FIFTH.-That each boy shall comply given
him by the PIG CLUB AGENT OR FARM DEMONSTRATORS
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PERSONALS

CONTINUED from Page %
Col. Leroy Springs was at Fort
Mill Monday.
Mr. e. C. Mackey spent Sunday in
Columbia.
Mr.. A. ]. Drater, of Charlotte. was
in town Monday.
Mr.. r. ]. Montgomery, of Flat
Creek township, was in town Satur-
day.
Mrs. Jack c. White and children
returned to-day from a visit to rela-
tives in Rock Hill.
Miss Susie May Clyburn, Miss Gym
THE Team and Miss Dorothy Smith
Of Camden, spent Saturday with Mrs.
ira B. Jones, Jr.
Messrs. r. F.. Wylie, r. M. Hughes,
w. J. Cunningham. A. J. Gregory
and DR.. S. L. Allen motored to Heath
Springs Monday afternoon.
Miss Mary Alice Gatling is at home
from Salem Academy to spend the
Easter holidays with her mother,
Mrs. Ola p. Calling and her grand.
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Payseur.
Mrs. ]. y. Bell and son, Master
Ulysse and her sister, Miss Annie
Gregory, left to-day for Dillon, s. c.,
to visit their sister, Mrs. A. P. Rog-
ers. Miss Gregory will go from Dill
lon to Jacksonville, Fla. to visit her
brother, 8. G. Gregory.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY
A GREAT SUCCESS

The Christmas play, "A Sixteenth
Century Christmas" presented by the
students of the high school Tuesday
evening, was a decided success. In
spite of the cold weather and the
busy Christmas season, it was we'll
attended. The proceeds from the play,
about $40, will be used toward the
purchase of a new victrola for the
high school.
The play itself as the name sug-
gests was typical of the festive
Christmas season in England during
the time of Shakespeare. The lords
and ladies with their rich costumes
and courtly manners, lent an air of
dignity and elegance to the Christ
mas company. The Jester with his
ready wit and clever acting was not
unlike the Jester of former times, and
furnished no end of amusement for
the audience.
Mention must also be made of the
village maidens, who, in their cos
tunes of delicate hues, and with their
graceful dancing, furnished q pleas
ing touch of brightness and color.
The "Waits" in somber gowns, set off
by the old Elizabethan ruffs, caroled
right merrily, and one could almost
imagine himself actually present at
a Christmas celebration in some old
English hall.
At the noisy appearance of the
Lord of Misrule and his merry band
of roisterers, the Christmas company
was complete. With the Yule-log so
Enthusiastically English, and the
Loving Cup" which circulated among
the guests, bringing with it the good
cheer of the Christmas season of by
gone years, nothing was lacking to
make the good cheer all that it should
be.
The Old English folk dancing helped
to make the scene bright, while the
poor Christmas waif with her Christ
mas box, caused the more fortunate
members of the company to pause
and think of those less favored, who,
nevertheless, deserves to be made
happy at the Christmas season.
Certainly the performance was a
credit to those who took part, as we'll
as to those who had charge of the
practicing and drill. The excellent
singing, dances and speaking evil
denced a great deal of work as we'll
as talent.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23

been operating in the Black Hills
country, and in some cases farther
north, are having, a hearing in the
federal court at Omaha and large
number Of witnesses from various
sections of the west have been ex-
amined. The government alleges that
a large number of persons were de-
frauded of sums ranging from 81 900
to $4,000 by the sale of phantom
herds of wild horses in Coconino
county, Arizona. The swindlers would
close up trade deal, taking almost
any kind of property, and in exchange
give the victim bill of sale for a
certain number of horses on the
range. When the victim attempted to
round up his stock he learned for the
first time that he had been swindled,
as the horses referred to were a wild
bunch at large in the mountains
and that it would cost more than they
were worth to capture them.
The government alleges that the
total sum obtained by the promoters
of wild horse sales is in excess of
$1O,000,000. Forty-two persons were
originally indicted by the federal
jury and of these two pleaded guilty
to using the mails to defraud, twelve
were released and eleven arraigned
pleaded not guilty. This seems to be
the same bunch of swindlers who were
heard of in the south country few
wears ago.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23
GRASSY BUTTE

Harold Rasc and Don Mckenzie
autoed to Dickinson lest Wednesday
returning Friday morning.
Bob Eval.s, the blacksmith, is doing
quite business in the sled line the
past two weeks owing to the continued
snow and cold weather.
The dance at the Hall last Satur-
day night was we'll attended. Music
was furnished by Mrs. VIM. Jcfferies,
Walt Murray and Bob Lyons.
John Rooney, the gc..i:.l manager
Of Reeds store, is very busy carrying
coal lately, and should be pretty we'll
practiced for some future period.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Jefferies, Sam
Glerup and Bert Waddell visited at
the Sam Rhodes ranch last Saturday,
the two latter happening in on a big
wedding anniversary dinner.
Killdeer and Grassy Butte want a
telephone line in the spring connect
ing on the Diamond C-Fayette line
or possibly running through to Kill
deer. Anyone interested will do well
to see DR.. Smith of Killdeer or the
First State Bank, Grassy Butte.
Walter Murray made a hurry-up
trip to Kiildeer last Thursday for a
doctor, the sm:.ll child of Elmer Gil
man being very sick with pneumonia.
Owing to the bad condition of the
roads it took most of the day to get
the doctor to the bedside Of the sick
child.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23
SLOPE FARMERS
GET BLOODED | STOCK

In the interest of more and better
live stock in the northwest, the
Northern Pacific Railway Company,
through its agricultural agent, E. A.
Wilson, is cooperating with the
farmers in securing cattle.
Mr.. Wilson has just returned from
Vermont and Massachusetts, where he
purchased two carloads of registered
milking Shorthorn cattle. These were
purchased on orders from farmers in
Minnesota, North Dakota and Mon
tana, the Northern Pacific having do
mated the services of Mr.. Wilson for
this work.
The demand for this class of cattle
in the northwest is greater than the
local supply, which accounts for going
to, New England for this shipment.
The New England farmers have been
breeding this class of cattle for gener-
ations, milking all of the cows and
turning the surplus male stock into
beef. Some very fine herds are to
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23

be found in that part of the country,
some of them having been bred on
the same farm for fifty to seventy
live years. In fact, purchases were
made from one farm where every
animal traces back to noted cow,
the founder of this strain of cattle.
The two carloads consist of four
teen bulls, ranging in age from six
months to two years, and seventeen
helfers from six months to three
years in age. The cattle are practi-
cally all from herds where milk rec
ords are kept of all the cows, which
lnsures their milking qualities. Many
OF the cattle are from herds headed
by very valuable bulls and containing
cows valued as high as 100000 and
more each.
Farmers in the northwest are
realizing more than ever the neces-
sity of keeping live stock on their
farms, and the principal demand is
for the class of cattle that will pro-
duce a good paying quantity of milk
and at the same time produce steers
that will make profitable beef. This
type of animals is best found in the
Milking Shorthorn. The principal diff
ticulty encountered is in securig ami
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23
Low TEMPERATURE
MONTH OF DECEMBER

The month of December has estab-
lished a low temperature record for
the northwest, according to informa-
tion given out from the weather
bureau stations. At Bismarck on
Wednesday morning at o'clock a
minimum of AZ degrees below zero
was reached, while at Dickinson the
experiment station thermometer at
the same hour registered only 26 be-
low, and 80 below two hours earlier.
The coldest periods of the week re-
ported from the local experiment
station were Tuesday morning % be-
low, Wednesday morning 80 below,
and Thursday morning 29 below.
This is the coolest December regis
tered at the local experiment station
since it was established nearly nine
pears ago. In December, 1914, the
thermometer registered 29 below, one
degree warmer than the coldest reg
istration during the present month
this year.
On account of the extreme cold
weather train service on the North
ern Pacific is crippled to great ex-
tent, all trains running several hours
late for the past several days. Local
railroad officials are handicapped for
equipment and round house room, ow-
ing to the fire at the round house
three weeks ago when ten engines
were seriously damaged and portion
Of the round house destroyed. The
wire service throughout the northwest
is crippled, wires being reported
snapped throughout the Canadian
northwest and the northwest central
portion of the United States.
Fortunately, the present severe cold
snap found plenty of coal on hond in
Dickinson, the local dealers being very
we'll supplied. In spite of the cold,
local business men are having a fine
holiday trade during the week and
many buyers are attracted from out
of town points.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23
EMPLOYEES OF WESTERN
UNION REMEMBERED

The local employees of the Western
Union will be remembered with a SUBJ
stantial Christmas gift according to
information given out by the heads
of the company. Employees who have
been in the service since the first of
the present year will share in the
generous gifts and, unfortunately,
only two of the employees Of the
local office come in under the sched-
ule. Messenger boys will receive $25
each, others whose salary is less than
$1,000 per year will receive 7 per cent
of a years salary and those whose
salary exceeds $1,000 per year will re-
ceive 6 per cent of their yearly sal
ary.
This Christmas generosity on the
part of the company will amount to
a small fortune in the aggregate, but
is greatly appreciated by the en-
ployees.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23
mails that have been bred for genera
tions for milk production.

mails that have been bred for genera
tions for milk production.
purchased for the following: H. W.
Fillbach, bull, Charles Lonnis, John
Owens, bull, II. F. Eggers, one heif-
er and one bull, T. E. Mcdowell, a
bull, F.. w. Schisow, bull, all of Car
son, N. D.; E. H. Truesdale, bull
and heifer, T. R. Thompson, a bull,
E. o. Starks, bull, Sam P. Yantis,
a bull, George Lewis, a bull, Rasmus
Husgy, a heifer, James A. Sullivan, a
heifer, John T. Thompson, heifer,
Frank A. Vasey, a heifer, Carl Muei-
Ter, a heifer, Robert Truesdale, a
heifer, w. J. Steer, three heifers, John
Ullberg, heifer, Henry Larscheid, a
heifer, all of Mott, S. N. Unkenholz,
Mandan, heifer; E. johnson, Para
disc, Mont, a bull, and the balance
for Minnesota farmers.
Delivery of the above animals to
Carson and Mott purchasers was
made on Monday of this week. Mr..
Wilson personally supervised deliv-
cry and Stated that as far as he
knew this was the first shipment of
registered Milking OnOTCnOTHS ever
brought into North Dakota, and the
fact that farmers in the southwestern
part of the state are purchasers
proves the often repeated statement
that we have progressive settlers out
this way.
John Foster of Barton (P. O. West
Glover), Vermont, brought the ship
ment Of cattle through, being on the
road just two weeks. The cattle cost
from $125 to $500 each plus about
$25 per head for shipping.