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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS.

"A case OF infantile paralysis has
been reported from st. Matthews.
approximately 1000 people gathered
at Tirzah, a station six miles east of
York, to attend the annual picnic held
at that place.
The Southern railway freight depot
at Sumter was completely DESTROYED
one night recently by fire, together
with almost all freight stored there.
Nine freight cars loaded with general
merchandise. which stood on the. track
nearby were also completely DESTROYED.
Mayor Griffith Of Columbia has ap.
pointed Thornwell McMaster of Col.
umbia as delegate TO the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association meet
Ing In September at Philadelphia.
The Charleston Van Moving e. Stor.
age Company was chartered with a
capital stock OF $4,000. the Officers
being @. F. Mnsladin, president, and
e. ]. Reddick. secretary and treasurer.
About October 10 70 Is. Columbia
will hold Its frst semiannual flower
and vegetable show. This contest will
be open 70 any white citizen, adult and
school children alike In Columbia
without entrance charges.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
GreenviIIe Improves Hospital.

Greenville-A new X-ray machine. as
hne as any TO be had In the United
states is now being installed at the
city hospital. The board of governors
purchased this apparatus some time.
paying about $4,000 for It, The ma
chine Will be ready for use within a
few days. This addition to the city
hospital will mean that this institution
is second to none in standpoint OF X.
ray facilities. Modern surgery and
medical practice relies more and more
upon X-Ray examinations. This being
true. the hospital board felt that the
Greenville hospital should be equipped
with the best apparatus that could be
had.
The board OF governors also pur.
chased $500 modern sterilizer that
viii be sufficient in its capacity for
the contemplated enlarged hospital.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
ANOsAKEs REPORT
- psress is Shown In
Prompt Report to-
Oepartmcnt.

Columbh
education a'o uepar'i"e" y.
re,o,.ts ~ z daily the annual
tendents osal county superin.
renor,s boa. Many Of these
the remaindNieu W oa'e anu
within the ne Oa"' ene III
Ir,,or rac.nweeks.
ly checked on Is careiui'
tendent's offiG s'a'e superh'
ures from ANs's oh Inc ns
clear insight In si'eS q
tfons in the Pied schooi cohoi,
7 p Fe,ton "a uperinten6 lent
Milling and sorus'ompt in com.
port. His co-ope annual 10
the state departn mus aiu'ns
toLa nm nron,rt, education tc
ohooriroov ovor .ho ,ous task oi
a.oh -, ~, A oov figures from
=, .n,r,o,o..s lways high
In the Is towns go.
,,,,,,,s u,r, onuo,, rson. 6.2S'
nvar ,h, roooa,n in OF go
o,,ord,noa - 80 70 averag'
a vain ~, ~ orar vas 4,34t
per cent OF the town ~ Y
regularly in school . n W." az
average session Of 1I" ;, ,
significant to note, howe ~
city, town and village 80
county ran practically n "
In the country. the re 10,
ment shows 6.044 pupils 80
a gain of 694 over last yea o
attendance during the ave VI
Of 1872 days was 1858. a 's. =.
over last year. The report "
81 per cent OF country boy
regularly in school. ,"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
HEAVY FIGHTING ON
THE MACEDONIAN FRONT

London.-Germany and Italy at last
are at war. Italy has ended the anom-
alous situation that has existed for
months by declaring that from Mon
day she considers herself the enemy of
her former ally. Heavy fighting con.
tinues between the Entente and Teu-
tonic Allies in the Macedonia theater.
In the region of Lake Ochrida east.
ward TO Kavala, on the Aegean but
with results beclouded by diverging
statements OF Berlin and Paris.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
ADMINISTRATION
ExERTS ALL EFFORT
OsiNG EVERY KNOWN INFLUENCE
ON 6RoTHERHooDs TO PRE-
VENT STRIKE.
LITTLE TANGIBLE PROGRESS
Confidence Prevails VI official Circles
That WaIkout viii be Averted.
Strike SetFor Labor Day.

Washington.-All the influence of
he administration was brought to bear
in an effort to persuade the railroad
brotherhood leaders to cancel or
postpone the order calling a nation
wide strike Monday while leaders in
Congress began paving the way for
Legislation designed to prevent or
stop the threatened industrial catas-
trophe Little tangible progress was
made in either dire ction but neverthe-
less in official quarters there still pre-
vailed confidence that in one way or
another the walkout would be avcrted.
To the spokesmen of President vii.
son all the brotherhood officials gave
the same reply; that they had no
power TO recall the strike order and
that only one thing satisfactory set
slement"-could keep their men at
work after n. M. Labor Day Fur
Aher pressure will be brought to bear
and as a last resort the president is
considering a proposal to the men
themselves to have the order rescind-
ed.
Apparently the legislation which is
being counted upon to stay the broth.
erhoods is that part of the presidents
program which would fix an eight hour
day for railroad employees engaged in
operating trains in interstate com
merce and provide for an investiga.
uoa of its effects by commission or
board This embodies the principal
features OF the presidents original plan
accepted by the trainmen and w. G..
Lee, head of the trainmen. said tonight
that its enactment with a guarantee OF
che present rate of daily pay would be
regarded by the brotherhood leaders
as a satisfactory settlement"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
$4,000 GUARDSMEN ARE
ORDERED FROM BUPDER

Washington.-Ord for the return
to their state mobilization camps OF
$4,000 National Guardsmen now Or
the Mexican border were issued by
the War Department. General Funs
ston was directed to return three reg
iments from New York. two from
New Jersey, two from Illinois. two
from Missouri and one each from
California. Oregon, Washington and
Louisiana. Secretary Baker announc
ed the order.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
Hold Community Fair.

Orangeburg people OF Pow.
man. Cow Castle and Middle town
ships OF Orangeburg county will hold
community fair at Bowman on
Thursday October s. Each of these
townships OF Orangeburg county will
mold a fair. The ladies of the town.
ship are very much Interested in the
community fair which will have a great
deal to do with its success. The house.
hold department will be featured and
Will contain interesting exhibits.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
SUBMARINE BREMEN
ON WAY TO v. 8. WITH DYES.

Berlin.-The Cologne Gazette, as
quoted by the Overseas News Agency.
says the German merchant submarine
Bremen is now on her way to the
United States with a cargo OF dyes.
The Berlinser Tageblatt prints an in
terview with Director Lohmann of
the company owning the submarine
Bremen in which he says the Bremen
is on her way to Baltimore and that
trade by means Of submarine fleet
soon will be increased materially.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
SENATE WOULD EXEMPT
INSURANCE TRUST FUNDS.
amendment to Administration Rev.
enue Bill Adopted Over Senator
McCumber's Opposjtion

McCumber's Opposition.
Washington.-The Senate voted TO
exempt from taxation all trust funds
of insurance companies held in re.
serve under state laws or by con
tract policyholders. The action fol
lowed an unsuccessful effort made by
Senator McCumbber of North Dakota
3 TO have all insurance investments ex.
-empted.
Senator Smith. of Georgia. offered
the trust fund amendment on behalf
OF the Finance Committee revision
OF the house bill making such invest
ments taxable a deluge OF protests
against the measure has been receiv.
ed from insurance companies through.
out the country.
Senator McCumber criticised the
measure, declaring it worked an in.
justice upon insurance companies by
including them with corporations
operated for the enrichment OF veal
they stockholders.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
-RUMANiAN ARMY PUSHING
AHEAD INTO MOUNTAINS

tro- Hungarian territory continues In
the mountainous region from Petrol
seny on the railway northeast Of Or
sova to the Gyergy omountains, so
miles north of Kronstadt. On the
Danube, from the Iron Gate to Gieur-
gevo, opposite Rushtchuk, Bulgaria.
there have been reciprocal lombard
ments at several points by Austro-Hun-
xarian war craft aud Rumanian shore
hRtteries.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
VIlIlSTAS TAKE TOWN
SAYS MEXICAN REPORT.
Satero, SO Miles South Of Chihuahua
City, Said to be In Possession Of
300 Bandits

Chihuahua City. Mexico. - Three
hundred Villa bandits captured the
town OF Satevo, chihuahua, 80 miles
south OF here, according to reports to
General Jacinto Trexino. The out.
laws. under Uribe Arrange and Martin
Popez, surrounded the town and after
six hours battle, the garrison, num-
bering 200, under Captain de La
Fuente being without ammunition,
was forced to evacuate. Villa him
self was not with the outlaws, 1t was
said.
A second engagement with Villistas
was reported by General Apolonio
Trevino from Torreon. He said that
20 bandits under the leader Fernizza
attacked a small detachment OF Car.
rama troops at Hachienda Coyote in
the Laguma district but were driven
off, their leader and six others being
killed after three hours OF fighting
Letters from Villa under recent date
were found in Fernizza's pockets, II
was reported.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
New Building for ore.nvIl,e.

Greenviile.-Within the next few
weeks construction work will begin on
new building on South Main street,
between the Markley property and the
river. This building, which is to cost
from $4,000 to $4,000. wfll be erected
by j. Q. Jones and II. B. Bates. It will
be OF brick, will have two store
rooms. several Office rooms, a base.
ment and storage room. Two floors
will be above the level OF Main street
while q basement and storage room
will be below The level OF the sterst-
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
Adulterated Oat Scct

Columbia-E ]. Watsons
sioner OF agriculture. il OF tht
that thousands OF dollars ha
lost by farmers of South Can'
the last two years by uncont
planting adulte-ated seed oats.
recently inspectors attached q
Watson's Office have stopped tn
Of five or six cars OF alleged rust
oats for seed purposes. shipped
the upper Piedmont section OF
state, for the reason that the,
loaded with Johnson grass seed
other adulterations.
I'VE have notified most shipJ
said Mr.. Watson. that future
ments OF this class OF seed will be
Jected to seizure under the law.
been a common practice for We
firms to sell any kind of alleged
oats In the markets OF Sou
States. am aware OF many
where the terminating power OF
seed received through Western
nels has been less than per
That. OF course. means a complet,
D the farmer. wiz no redress
the present law"
Chief Inspector 8. NJ. Sloan of
commissioners office is now in
upper part OF the state, where m,
the adulterated seed has been col
ed, making an investigation of
nents into that territory with
Of remedying this loss to the faI
as far as possible.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
REPORTS ON WAR GAME OF U. 9.
NAVY WHICH Is JUST COM.
PLETED.
ADMIRAL KNIGHT UMPIRED
Attacking Fleet Could Come to With.
In Twenty Miles Of Metropolis Un-
der Favorable Weather Conditions,
Says Knight.

Newport, R.I.-The war game Just
completed by the United States Navy
proved that under fairly favorable
weather conditions an attacking feet
has an excellent chance to land troops
within 20 miles OF New York, Rear
Admiral Austin NJ Knight declared.
Nothing of this sort would have been
possible" he said, "if the defending
blue fleet had had an efficient scout.
ing force"
. Admiral knight, umpire in the game
which ended in the virtual annihilation
of the blue" or defending fleet, arriv-
ed on the battleship Pennsylvania at
the head Of the victorious red" fleet
which represented the invading enemy
Throughout the week. he said, the
weather was misty and with a visi.
bility rarely exceeding three or four
miles. This condition is characters.
tic of the Atlantic coast at this time
of year and should be reckoned with in
future plans OF naval strategy. he said.
The red" fleet will be joined here by
the blue" fleet which is believed to
have anchored off Rock Island.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
Congress Passes Court Term Bill.


Washington.-The senate passed the
bill pending here to amend the law
fixing the times for holding terms OF
federal court in South Carolina.
The following is the new provision:
That the terms of the district court
for the eastern district shall be held
at Charleston on the first Tuesday in
June and December. at Columbia on
the third Tuesday in January and first
Tuesday in November. at Florence on
the first Tuesday in March, and at
Aiken on the first Tuesday In April
and October.
Terms Of the district court OF the
western district shall be held at
Greenville on the first Tuesday in
April and the first Tuesday in Octo-
ber. at Rock Hill the second Tuesday
In March and September. at Green
wood the first Tuesday in February
and November. at Anderson the
fourth Tuesday in May and Novem.
ber"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
Wins Trophy for Workmanship.

Columbia.-W. w. Moore. the adju
tant general will receive in a few days
a Workmanship trophy. presented by
citizens OF Ilion, ". Y. to the National
Guard Of South Carolina, to be award.
ed annually TO the company making
the best record for the year in rife
practice. The trophy Is a replica in
bronze OF the statue OF A1bin Polasek.
the bohemian sculptor. which is to
be unveiled soon at Ilion, In celebra.
ton OF the Tooth anniversary of the
making OF the first Remington rife at
the Mohawk Valley town.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
CHAUFFEUR HAULS $4,000
BANK BANDIT TO POLICE

San Francisco.-A bandit, who gave
his name as Jack" Evans, OF Chicago.
held up branch OF the Anglo Califor,
mia Bank, securing $4,000.
The bandit fed in a commandeered
automobile pursued by Emil Sutter,
bank teller and the chauffeur drove
him into the park police station, five
miles away. where he was acptured
with the money.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
A second engagemen, with Villistas
CHILDREN MAY PASS
THROUGH VIRGINIA

Richmond. Va.-State Health Com
missioner f. G. Williams, who has
charge OF enforcement OF the quaran.
tine against infantile paralysis, ruled
that children unler 16 years OF age
coming from New York. New Jersey
and Pennsylvania may pass through
Virginia enroute to some other state
provided they do not stop at any point
longer than is necessary to make con.
nections.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
SOLDIERS LEARN
TRICKS OF TRADE
COAST ARTILLERY IS LEARNING
RAPIDLY IN PRACTICE AT
CHARLESTON.
MANY BUSY DAYS FOR BOYS
Volunteers Who Knew Little Of the
Big Guns or War Game Soon Be-
come Experts.

Charleston.-A notable feature OF
the first annual encampment of the
South Carolina volunteer coast artil.
lery corps, in progress within the
boundaries Of the government reser-
vation on Sullivan's Island. is tho
smoothness and lack of confusion with
which the program of training is pro.
crossing. The percentage Of the vol
unteer artillerymen who had even as
much as seen big gun before this
encampment was undoubtedly small.
as all OF them come from q country
where guns larger than squirrel rifles
are as scarce as hens teeth. And yet
to see them, after only two days of
training. swing one of Uncle Sans
6-inch rifles into position and load it,
the layman would be inclined to think
they were regulars. Only they and the
regulars instructing them know that
the things they still have to learn are
almost too numerous yet to enumerate
Put this does not detract from the
credit due them for the progress they
are making with their lessons in coast
defense. the progress being the result
of their unhagging willingness and
commendable eagerness to master
the art so many of them have given
u her vacations TO learn.
The fact that they soon become
effio.ent enough to pull the lanyards"
of the big guns and set off full ser.
vice charge sending giant projectile
whirring toward a target. with regu.
lars looking on only for the purpose
OF seeing that the gun is pointed sea
ward and not toward the island resi-
dences of the city and that nothing
goes wrong, Is evidence OF the prog
ress being made. The fact that the
target will be a stationary one instead
OF the moving target fired at by the
regulars will detract little from the
pleasure the privates will take in put
ting hole through It or the pleasure
that their officers will take in direct.
ing the fire and watching for the hit
with field glasses.
"Chumships" between the regulars
and volunteers is one result OF the
encampment so far. They enjoy leave
together, go bathing together and drill
and work side by side. The regu
lars have that admirable tact OF over.
looking greenhorn stunts, some of
which are laugh provoking, while they
are at all times showing a friendly
feeling for the volunteers.
The officers of the fort and the Ma.
tional Guard officers have found each
others company pleasant and there
have been calls and return calls and
informal affairs that make the hours
off duty rounds of solid pleasures Col
M. X. Barroll, commandant of the
post has had all the visiting officers
for his guests on more than one occa.
sion, taking them for harbor excur.
sion, sightseeing trip and later enter.
tanning them at his home.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
SENATE REJECTS PROPOSED
INCOME TAX LAW

Washington.-A proposal to lower
the present income tax exemption,
written into the administration reye.
nue. bill by the Senate finance commit.
tee and then stricken out when House
leaders indicated they would not ac-
cept 1t, was voted down 81 to 19, by
the Senate when Senator Underwood
offered 1t as an amendment.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
GIRL CANDIDATE LEADS
IN RACE FOR CONGRESS.

Helena, Mont.--Returns from the
statewide primary for the nomination
OF candidates to be voted on at the
November election show that Miss
jeanette Rankin, OF Missoula. is lead
Ing the Republican Congressional
candidates
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
NAVAL CADETS BACK
FROM PRACTICE CRUISE

Annapolis. Md. The battleships
Ohio. Missouri and Wisconsin. COM
posing the Naval Academy practice
cruise squadron have returned to An
napolis
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
9TH VA. REPUBLICANS
RENOMINATE SLEMP

Bristol, Va-The Republicans of the
Ninth Virginia Congressional district
in convention here renoMinated Rep
resentative I. Bascom Slemp as their
candidate in the November elections.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
STATE OF ~
South Carolina
Department Of Agriculture,
Commerce and Industries,
Bureau Of Marketing.
z. J. WATSON Commissioners
A Weekly Bulletin of
Information
western Newspaper Union News Service

In view OF the fact that the Depart
ment OF Agriculture is now having
daily numerous instances OF inferior
Western oats carrying large percent
age OF Johnson grass and weed seeds
being brought into the State and Of
fered on the open market as RED Rust
Proof Seed Oats" and is being COM
PEELED to apply the seed inspection act
vigorously in dealing with such ship
ments. the advice to all merchants and
farmers is given to use the State Bu-
reau OF Marketing in securing sup
plies OF pure home grown oats and
| other grain seeds to be sold for plant
/ fhg purposes this season. The Depart
ment has also issued warning to all
! farmers against buying seed oats. seed
! wheat. seed rye and legume seeds from
houses from beyond the borders OF the
state direct. When the farmer makes
such purchases he Is cutting himself
off from all protection OF the State law
and there Is no Federal law that will
reach the cases. II farmers will buy
from houses beyond the jurisdiction
of the State authorities they should
stipulate in their contract that the
goods shall be subject to State inspec-
tioI before payment. However, there
are thousands OF bushels OF highest
grade seed oats seed wheat, seed&
and legume seeds home grown tha<
be had. and, they should be TAXI
: preference every time. The BureS$
Marking offers the correct channel to
a enable any farmer to secure pure home
n grown seed OF high terminating power
Y and there is no reason why the risi
OF entire loss Of crops should be rur
n by any one.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01
OFFERS.

3oshels Bright Fulghum oats, 900
5looShels Fulghum seed oats at soc.
plant'' '''S
Hat oats. hairy vetch and crimson
ciPSNoerf,Yed $3.50 per bushel
oo Ms oat and vetch mixed as
thresht htnough vetch for stand. 81 per
70 bis burr clover, not screened.
Mame ano OF cash or exchange.
Vv Ills bur clover free from nut
300 bV. turr clover at soc per bu.
A few "ts burr clover seed at 500
s2'so g 9ssAss,s,ap's p.s s's,,ap Prolific seed wheat.
clean D snd nrOis seed sb wses ssss
5000 ,rn., so" or Of wIii Sherfy trade snH for
sSSe. sSSns boar OF ne Orss' 81 cash dicess,
Grandson OF Lnder," $50. or viii ex-
change for thSghbrea Guernsey or
'ei Pure Sn BRED bred 50 30 val .u1n,e yaiSs rs q, IS
each. or will excl pe for Pulghum oats
Six nice Duroc Fsey pigt. mos old,
| 800 registered.
One registered lkshire toar 500 or
exchange for othersgs Berkshire boar
entitled to registratse sIb O0 "Win ex-
change for hogs, sep. or Nnythins OF
One big bone Guin, gilt. be $1,000.
Old time guinea hbtiVs b - weeks
old, $1,000 each. delived THIS old time
| breed In very scarce.
One pure grade Berkire sot slS One
$4,000
Exchange regIsteredp. C. Soars to
One registered Angus hi caifs7o fob.
One registered Eerefort bull. \2OO lbs.
| year old in December $lAOO
| Registered IaraaV DO Old
mos mos. old old, sse' Se'S'er'h JERSEY bull faf'
HSl.:.,n S.s Is Bull Herssy SCI. 90, cow '00. p"e
One nice mare with mare null colt. .
mos. old. s125.O0 Tor the tw, fol Ian
drum. One splerdid driviM hote am
ness for quick sale-the lot Tor k25o.
Pair OF registered Walker ,ox Aund,
Well trained. $50 per pair TrainA tire
aHgs; sis sii5ss each trained bird dogA fro'
Five. extra weli-bred mos. Aint,
pups, females. 81 each.
Ten EN- pointer S,. pups registered stock, bri'
Two Collie pups, mos old, maldar
female. Female IS, male $3.50 or siI 4
Six pointer pups sl5 for the lot. VIE
9id: .Is One s trained coon. o'possum andf
Zoo Warhorse strain Pit game pule
|
Six pure bred Blue Andalusian put,
and hens. -.
Barred Plymouth Rock hens. 75c ca
hens and cock $500
Fifteen 8. G. X. L. hens and one co
VIII exchange for same number Of Il
red Rocks, for best offer.
Few. well bred Thompson's Bar
Rock cockereis March hatch. 81. so and
Few well bred pure strain White I.
Sc. " 'N'V
One 40 egg Incubator and one 1875
Incubator. Will exchange for seed o,
One s-horse Tozer engine mounted
fob.
One double one-horse buggy $50, or
exchange for 8 Duroc pigs
100 bushels sweet potatoes. Porto r
81 90 fob.
Edison phonograph and 25 records,
Lyon and healy guitar. 80. Knittina {
chine, $40.
One Mccormick moving machine. i
One girls bicycle for girl under Is We
~ $40