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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-11-16
IIPPING is NEXT IN
IMPORTANCE TO ALLIES
% OF Army Abroad Will Be De-
termined BY Shipping
Facilities.

Washington. Nov. 12.-Aside
I'M the subject of actual military
erations, shipping will be the
,st important question taken up
American allied representatives
! the Paris war conference. Of
Y lals said 1t was realized that an
ternational policy respecting the
position Of tonnage must be
rked out.
The United States shipping board
s announced that it will turn out
tween now and early spring a mil
n tons of ships. This will fall
ort of the ever-increasing demand.
tn the army and the navy on the
e hand and the allies on the other
ling every day for more vessels.
'r every ship made available, the
ipping board finds a dozen uses.
AS the number of American troops
France increases, a continuously
rger supply of ships will be neces-
ry for the transport of munitions
d other materials. One subject
e conference will consider care
lily is that of how many troops
herica can put in the field without
,dangering the food and material
pplies of France and Italy.
sThe American view Of the situa-
4 will be set forth by Bainbridge
T by, who went with the American
} lmission as a representative OF
] shipping board.
THE shipping board also sent with
e commission. it was learned.
'ecial representative to study Brit
\ shipbuilding methods. He is
larles Day, Philadelphia marine
.gineer, who will investigate par
;ularly the construction in England
fabricated steel ships The ship
ng board expects TO obtain a large
Mount of tonnage from three fab
,ated plants now building in this
untry and wants the benefit of the
perience of English builders, who
ready are turning out fabricated
lips in numbers.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-11-16
Wanted All the SpoiIs.
(Chicago News.)

An old colored man charged with
stealing chickens was arraigned in
court and was incriminating himself
when the Judge said:
You ought to have a lawyer.
Where's your lawyer"
.'Ah amt got no lawyer, jedge."
said the old man.
Very we'll. then" said his honor,
"I'll assign a lawyer to defend you"
'Oh, no. sub; no, sub. Please
don't do dat" the darkey begged.
why not?" asked the judge.
1T won't cost you anything. Why
don't you want a lawyer
We'll. jedge, Ah'H tell you, sub"
said the old man, waving his tat
tered old hat confdentially. Hits
wav. An wants tab enjoy dem
en-, kens mahsef."
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-11-16

republic, New York and Boston. On
one side of the silver dollar write
these words: "In God we trust,Y
and on the other side of the dollar
write the words, And in England's
navy" Every force that makes to-
ward justice. humanity and liberty
is on our side. Soon or late. an un-
seen Providence will take off the
wheels from the chariot of the enc
mics of truth and justice. That
dying German officer in Roye pack
ed the genius of moral universe
into few words. Wounded last
winter through the spinal cord un-
able to move the lower part of his
body, for weeks he waited for death.
Two aged French women cared for
the dying man. Little by little the
wings of the Angel Of Death famed
away the mist before his eyes One
day the German officer sent for the
village priest and told him that the
Won HindenbuIg line was nearly
complete: that the order to retreat
had been given; that the home OF
these aged women who had cared
for him so tenderly would be burn->
ed; that not one church, house,
barn, vineyard or orchard would be
priest. In his dying hour a right
left. The news crushed the ola
German prisoner. These are his
last words. as l transcribed them
from the lips of that man OF God.
standing one day in Noyon: Curses
upon this army! Curses upon our
kaiser and his war staff Ten
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-11-16
ALLEGED LYNCHERS TO
BE TRIED THIS WEEK
Six White Men and Five Negroes
Charged With killing a Negro
Preacher.

York, Nov. 15.-The case of the
state against the six white men and
five negroes presented by the York
county grand jury for the murder
of w. T. Sims, the negro preacher
who was shot and beat to death five
miles west of York on the night of
August %, will likely be called at
the regular fall term of the court of
general sessions which convened
here Monday morning with Judge j.
w. DeVore. of Edgefield, presiding.
The whites are Ezell Bolin, Dick
Noman, Fred Penninger T. r. PEN
ninger. w. Carson baltimore and j.
Meek McGill and the negroes are Bill
Sanders, Tom Sanders, Lawyer San
ders. Lonnie Franklin and Frank
Twitty. All are out on bonds rang
ing from $500 to $4,000, granted by
Associate Justice r. c. Watts in Sep
tember
After lengthy investigation and
the holding of several sessions. the
coroner's jury rendered verdict
stating that Sims came to his death
at the hands of unknown parties. fol-
lowing which Solicitor j. K Henry
called meeting of the grand jury
and the men were presented for
lection.
murder. 1t is reported and gener-
ally believed that one of the defend
ants, Dick Norman, has turned
states evidence and that he will lay
bare all the details of the crime.
Several Of the white defendants are
men of prominence in western York.
]. Meek McGill being postmaster of
Hickory Grove and a leading mer-
chant Of that place, while w. Car
son Littimore has for several years
been Hickory Groves policeman.
Widespread interest has been mani
tested in the case and it will doubt
less be tried before a crowded court
room.
The crime is unique from the fact
that never before in the criminal
history Of York county had num-
ber of whites and negroes Joined to
put some one out of the way. The
belief is general that more than
eleven men were involved in the af-
fair, and it is possible that other
arrests will be made before court
convenes.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-11-16
+ + = = = = = = = = = = - = = .
+ EITHER GOD is DEAD OR Z
Z GERMANY Is DOOMED" :
= + + z = = = = = = 3 q . . q q a

(Rev. Newell Dwight Hills in Man
facturers Record.)
Over against the greatest military
machine that was ever forged and
controlled by merciless and cruel
men, who have given up all faith in
God. who practice the Ten Com
mandments with the mot" left out,
who have stamped out of the souls
of their soldiers every instinct of
pity and sympathy, are our allies.
Here is Belgium, after all her
agony, ready to die to the last man
rather than submit to a cruel mas
ter, the kaiser. And here is Eng
land and all the colonies. How glo-
rious this land! 1.-The land of such
dear souls. this dear. dear land" as
Shakespeare said. She has already
sacrificed 1-3 Of her total wealth,
a million of her sons, and here is
France. not bled white, but tired af-
ter three years of grievous toll. Her
bankers are tired, her business men
are tired, the women and the chill
dren are tired, for they have strug-
gled unto blood striving against a
cruel militarism for which they were
unprepared.
The French boy is like unto one
who carried food and drink a long
way unto perishing men until the
heavy burden forces his fingers to
relax-but give the youth a little
time. and he will take up his task
afresh and bring water to the.
thirsty soldier. The coming of the
American troops has been tonic
to France and rested her WEAKNESS.
Said the French wife as she sent
away her young husband with
smiles and words OF pride: Il give
him gladly; 1 am only his wife
France is his mother" And here is
Great Britain, whose feet today
holds the German battleships behind
the Kiel Canal and safeguards our
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-11-16

Irregular bowel movements, lead
To chronic constipation and CON
stipaIed habit fills the system with
impurities HERBINE is a great
bowc. regulator. 1t purifes the sys-
TEN, vitaKTes the blood and puts the
digestive organs in fine vigorous
condition. Price sec. Sold by all
dealers in medicine.-Adv.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-11-16

Put a porous plaster on the chest
and take a good cough syrup intern
ally II you would treat a severe case
OF sore lungs properly. Get the dol
lar size BALLARD'S HOREHOUND
SYRUP. With each bottle there is
free HERRICK'S RED PEPPER
POROUS PLASTER for the chest.
Sold by all dealers in medicine
Adv.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-11-16

thousand curses upon my country!
Either God is dead, or Germany is
doomed" The officer had come to
understand that soon or late the
wheels Of God will grind to nothing
ness those who wrong Gods chill
Sren. Woe unto the man who Of
fends one of my little ones. 1t were
better for him that milestone were
hanged about his neck and that he
were drowned in the depth of the
seas"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-11-16
DANIELS is PLEASED
WITH PROGRESS MADE
Results With Problem
OF Locating Submarines Says
Secretary.

Washington, Nov. 15.--Important
progress has been made in the prob
lem of locating submarines. after
which their destruction is a compar-
atively simple matter, Secretary
Daniels said in statement discuss
ing the 10000 separate suggestions.
plans or models of devices submit
ted to the naval consulting board
since the United States entered the
war against Germany.
"The idea that the submarine will
be overcome by miraculous inven-
tion is not now seriously consider
ed," the secretary said. THE more
intimate knowledge the civilian OBJ
tains on this subject. the more con-
vinced he is that the. submarine can
be conquered by persistently hunt
ing him down by the weapon of
which he is most afraid This is the
armed service boat, equipped with
all the latest scientific devices and
typified in the modern torpedoboat
destroyer. Foreign naval authori-
ties have frankly stated their admi-
ration of the degree of perfection Of
American designs.
I'm regard to the protection Of
ships against torpedo attacks, the
undeniable evidence of recent
months of submarine activity has
demonstrated that the immunity of
a vessel depends very largely on it's
speed and maneuvering ability.
There is a possibility that some ar
tticial means of protecting cargo
carrying vessels may be found prac-
ticable. In no other field have SO
many suggestions or so many dupli-
cate inventions been presented to
the board"
The secretary said that the
thought on submarine defense NAV
be sub-divided in three groups:
L. Methods to accomplish the do
struction of submarines. involving
lection and destruction after detec-
ton.
detection and destruction after de-
attack, involving instructions for
merchant vessels, proper handling
OF vessels, camoufage, smoke
screens and other confidential infor-
nation known to American naval
3. Protection of ships against
torpedo hits.
All of the 10000 suggestions have
received careful consideration. Mr..
Daniels said, and much valuable aid
has been given to various branches
of the war service. Many proposals,
however. have been found to be i'm
practical, largely due to the failure
of inventors properly to inform
themselves of certain fundamental
principles.
The naval consulting board and
the navy department have prepared
and are giving free distribution to
which give general infor-
nation to inventors that they may
avoid acting upon misconceptions as
30 fundamental principles with CO..
SeqUent waste of effort.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-11-16
Trustworthy.

Rufus. you old loafer, do you
at the washtub while you pass your
time fishing?"
'Yessah, jedge; it's all right. Nah
wife don need any watching. She'll
sholy wuk jes' as hard as if I was
ah.'--The Herald and Presbyter.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-11-16
"I'Il Show You How
Corns Peel Off"
Ever Peel a Banana Skin? That s 1t!

81 should worry about those corns
Il Just put some 'Gets-It on"
Corns used to poster the world into
q frenzy. enduring pain, digging.
slicing toes, tinkering with plasters
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-11-16
The Yam Again.
columbia State.l

The New York Sun says that po-
tatoes make good food for poultry.
We have also heard of feeding
pearls to swine
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-11-16
"Gets-It, Puts Your Feet I'm Clover
1t Ends Corns Quickly.

"Gets-It, Puts Your Feet I'm Glover
1t Ends Corns Quickly.
and tape, trying to n; q corn so ii
wouldn't hurt. But now no one in
the world should worry" because
the moment you put "Gets-It" on.
it means the end of corn.
There is nothing in the world like
"Gets-It"-nothing as sure and GER
tain-nothing that you can count
on to take off n corn or callus ev-
cry time. and without danger. The
corn never grew that "Gets-It" will
not get. 1t never irritates the flesh.
never makes your toe sore. Just
two drops of "Gets-It" and prestol
the corn-pain vanishes Shortly
you can peel the corn right off with
your finger and there you are
coTn-free and happy with the toe
as smooth and corn-free as your
palm. Never happened before. did
1t? Guess not.
Get a bottle of "Gets-It" today
from any drug store, you need pay
no more than 25c, or sent on re-
ceipt OF price by E. Lawrence & Co.
Chicago, Ill.
Sold in Lancaster and recommend
ID as the worlds best corn remedy
by Lancaster Pharmacy and J. r
Mackey & Co.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-04
TOO MANY CALLS.

Aside from the recognized organi-
cations that have been active for the
race, there are many calls" for con.
ventions and congresses. The Star
does not believe some to be worth
the PAPER on which they are written.
The Negro press is able to classify
these various programs. 1t should
keep in mind the. veteran organiza.
tons and fraternities which need the
support of these tangent promoters.
Join the old guard and make the most
of what we have. There is no use
of a bunch of personal prominence
promoters (who are fortunate to have
railroad fare) calling meeting simply
to draw resolutions and get publicity.
The religious, educational, political,
professional and industrial organiza.
tons are pretty we'll known and are
able to give all the publicity needed.
They can be depended on to do their
duty.
Let US look out for the things that
concern our race in our local commum.
ties. We can do more than by long dis.
lance calling" on a congregation Of
strangers at a great sacrifice of time
and money.
Oftimes those who seek a national
reputation cannot claim to being the
right kind of a local character.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-04

Considerable interest has been awak-
ened recently In the literary works Of
Walter Everette Hawkins by the read
ing public, educational institutions and
libraries. As writer Of verse Mr..
Hawkins is thoughtful and inspiring.
His poems bear the stamp Of efacien-
cy and show the easy grasp the
author has Of the English language.
He is modest and withal a man Of
action in the world Of letters who is
to be reckoned with in his chosen line.
Walter Everette Hawkins is a native
Of Warrenton, N. c., and is just ap-
preaching his thirty-fourth birthday.
After finishing his studies in the pub
lie school at Warrenton he entered
Kittrell college, Kittrell, N. c., from
which he was graduated in 1901.
Among Mr.. Hawkins best known
works are'"Chords and Discords," pub
lished by Murray Bros. at Washington;
1.-THE Child Of the Night" 1.-THE Black
Soldiers" Loves Unchangeableness"
uuu 4OO MuSh AtCllSlOu.
While on a visit to New York In the
early part Of June Mr.. Hawkins was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ed
ward Bruce of Madison avenue. The
poet is now a resident Of Washington,
in which city he is making many
friends. His poem '"Toast to the Eth
opian Maid" follows:
I mingle my goblet with oil Of the vine
And drink to the health of a maid most
benign; .... b. e
No less do drink to her beauty and youth
Than to her meek Innocence. virtue and
truth,
And meekly arrayed in thy modest bro
I drink to thy health. Ethiopian maid.
Mid noontide and moontide. whatever thy
themes,
Thy vision creeps in the entertainments Of
dreams;
The pipings of skylark and thrills Of the
wren
Are mixed in the midst Of the melody
Thy laughter rings out in the vine scented
glade. o.
AS drink to thy health, Ethiopian maid.
I dance at the feast Of the gay daffodils.
I drink from the fount Of life's full flow
ing rills
The altar Of roses, the nectar Of wine,
But turn from them all for the love that
Is thine
The essence Of life in thy beauty displayed.
In thy radiance Of soul, Ethiopian maid.
When sun Of the tropics turns westward
and dies
The magic still fingers in light Of thine
eyes;
mingle my goblet with oil Of the palm
Where spices hang over and summer
smiles warm,
And there mid the magic of forest and
shade
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-04
Our. Friend at Court.

Every Negro owes a lasting debt OF
gratitude to Hon. Theodore Roosevelt,
who placed the American people on
record for the responsibility of the
horrible outrages on defenseless Ne
groes at East st. Louis, ILL.,, during the
-reeent riot ana tho weff-meanfng peos
pie of the civilized world honor him
for his noble speech and manly stand.
Not only does Mr.. Roosevelt preach
the square DEAL" he practices it, and
by SO doing he has done much to de-
stroy the spirit Of lynching and mob
violence. Mr.. Roosevelt has called on
the Wilson administration to act on
this occasion. The President of our
great democracy CD has not deemed
the affair even worthy of comment.
Mr.. Roosevelt is Americas greatest
statesman and we are proud to have
such friend at court.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-04
THE NAVY NEEDS MEN
Red-blooded, but not black-skinned

Ked-blooded, but not black-Sk1nnco.
The following is the copy sent to
Northwest papers by Lieut.. Com
mander, Jas. D. Wilson. U. S. Navy.
Mr.. American Citizen:
Do you realize that the United
States Navy is still short many thou
sands of men to properly man the
ships now building to be ready for
active war service the latter part OF
this year?
The Navy needs real men - red
blooded Americans who arc willing
to do their bit for good old y. S. A.,
as did the men and boys of 1875 and
1861. Are you going to sit tight and
LET George do it" and in the future
be ashamed, to answer your children
and grandchildren when they say,
Daddy, what did you do during the
great Warp, or are you going tc DE
in position to say Daddy was
Navy Volunteer, fought for this coun-
try of ours and helped to make the
blessings of Liberty secure for our
selves and our posterity, and also
helped save some of the Starving
mothers and children of Europe"
Now is the time for you to step for
ward and volunteer for the Navy
always found ready when needed by
your Uncle Sam. Men of the type
of jFarragut, Dewey, Lawrence, Perry
and Nathan Hale are wanted. There
are plenty of them in this city who
;e<o xhax
volunteer. The Northwest has never
been found wanting when the Nation
needed men. Volunteer now, write
or telegraph Navy Recruiting Sta
ton, Minneapolis. Branch stations
at St. Paul, St. Cloud, Duluth and
Brainerd, Mimi, and Fargo, Grand
Forks, Minot and Bismarck. N. D.
THE NEGRO'S ANSWER.
Dear Uncle SAM
I realize your position for which
you are entirely responsible. / have
offered my services, but according to
your orders Negroes are not want
ed" as white men. My fathers fought
with Perry on Lake Erie, with Far
ragut at New Orleans and in Mobile
Bay. served with Dewey at Manila
and With Sampson at Santiago, and
have never been found wanting"
other than a chance to fight for you.
A thousand of my brothers are wait
ing, until you cast aside your pre-
JUDGE, and you will be compelled to
do so. The Negro Americans are
sitting tight and do not care, who
does it. Should you need them (and
you certainly willy they are ready.
Discrimination has denied them the
ability to serve you, as they would
like to; but your persecution has not
overcome their patriotism. They
are here, there, and everywhere, in
the land of their birth, the u. S. A.
An American Negro,
A native citizen.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-04

We have some among our advertis-
ers and subscribers who are a credit
to our race for their business.like
-methodss--+ They pay promptly IN adj
vance and expect nothing unreason-
able in return. Others want to know
why we can't trust them?" or send
bill, and then a collector, and finally
censor Negro editor because he can't
run his paper like the white man."
Few persons realize that it pays to
pay as you 60. The Star is not an
installment plan proposition. 1t is a
real newspaper run under many diff
culties mostly due to the foolish no.
tions and ignorant whims of those
whom it serves and protects and from
whom it should get it's support and
their consideration.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-04
GR0NMA AND LA Toilette
JOIN IN PACIFlST MOVE
Formally Align Themselves With Peo-
pIes' Council in Constructing Ma.
tion-wide Peace Campaign.

New York, Aug 2.-Senators La
Toilette of Wisconsin and Gronna of
North Dakota have formally aligned
themselves with the pacifist move
ment, according to kilograms from
them given out here by the Peoples
Council, which is conducting a ma.
tion-wide propaganda.
Senator La Toilette was quoted as
having wired the council mot to be
intimidated by the threats Of war
traders" but to begin at once to work
for the election of members of Con.
gress who would stand for the repeal
of obnoxious laws"
Senator Gronna, the council an.
nounced, had wired that the "Constitu-
ton has not been repealed nor sus.
pended"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-04
BETHEL'S ABLE MINISTER.

Baltimore Church Makes New Finan-
eiaI Record Under Dr.. Brooks.
Baltimore.-What was the biggest
rally ever held in a colored church in
Baltimore came to an end on Sunday,
July 20, when about $4,000 was report
ed in the effort at Bethel A. NJ. E.
church. The rally was planned by the
Rev. DR.. w. Sampson Brooks, who has
been pastor Of the church since last
April. AS DR.. Brooks raised over ST.
500 in one effort while pastor of st.
Paul A. M. E. church, st. Louis, the
rally here created general interest.
This interest was heightened by the
fact that Bethel church has a debt ap-
proximating $4,000. Since DR.. Brooks
has been here the attendance and col
lections at the church have increased
threefOld. For the purposes of the raj
ly the workers were divided into three
groups called annual conferences, each
of which was presided over by
"bishop."
The first two reports by conferences
and bishops follow: Thousand dollar
conference, Bishop John Williams,
$657.75; Earthquake, Bishop Theodore
White, $441.13; Turncoat, Bishop A. N.
Peck, $3SS.71; Paupers'. Bishop Ed
ward r. Barnett, $542.2o; Nightingale.
Bishop Daniel w. Lee. $26s; Ship
wreck, Bishop Jacob Heath, $3.50;
Rough Riders, Bishop William B. Ma
mer, $370.35; Matter of Fact, Bishop
Robert Sorrell., $Ss2.6s; Little Kid.
Bishop George Palmer, S575; Ethio-
plan, Bishop Thaddeus Copeland.
$25S.6O.
One hundred twenty-one dollars and
sixty cents was received from the "gen-
eral officers" $S7.46 in the public rally
collection, S29O.05 from the commence
nent Of "Wilberforcetul" university.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-04
THE BEER TRAFFIC.

1t has come to our notice that beer
Is delivered in large quantities to Ne
groes on the North Side for CONNER
cial purposes. Although it was claimed
that the brewers would cooperate with
the Public Safety Commission, it ap-
uvering the goods" under a system.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-04
Fewer British ships Sunk.

London, Aug. 3.-Some falling off
in the loss of British merchantmen by
submarines Is noted in the official
summary just issued. Eighteen Brit
ish vessels of more than 1000 tons
were sunk by submarines or mines
last week. Three vessels under 1900
tons were sunk, while no fishing YES.
ing vessels were lost.