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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-12-14
WILSON ACCOUNTS FOR
THE BIG WAR FUND
Remainder of Hundred Million Dol
lars Appropriated Will Proba-
bly, BE Used Next Year.


counting to congress for the $780,
100000 war emergency fund placed
| In President Wilson's hands last
April shows that the president had
| allotted to 20 departments, bureaus
and newly created war bodies $31,-
597, 900 of which $21,621,OOO has
been spent. Congress now has been
asked to make the remainder avail
| able up to the close OF the fiscal
year next June instead of only to
december 81 and the house appro-
priations committee favorably re-
ported bill for that purpose.
Five of the presidents allotments
were made under the head of "exe-
cutive" for which no itemized dis
bursements were given. They were
$1,35O,OOO for the committee of
public information; $4,000 for
preliminary work expenses Of the
fuel administration; $25O,00O for
the war trade board, and $25, 700 for
administration Of the priority in
transportation law. The disburse-
ments of these items totalled ST.
O69,15
| Food and Fuel.
| In addition to their preliminary
funds, the food and fuel administra-
tions were allotted 100000 for
buildings, of which $4,000 has
been disbursed, and $2,OOO,OOO for
educational work of which $4O6,-
600 has been spent.
Two temporary allotments or
loans to the war department aggre-
eating 65,000,0OO were made but
the money was returned when regu-
lar appropriations became available,
and the department now has moth
ing charged against 1t from the
fund. A temporary allotment OF
! 100000 also was made to the war
risk insurance bureau and 100000
OF it turned over to be repaid when
premiums accumulate.
In the seven months up to Decem-
ber Z, when the report was compiled,
the government spent S1.679.OOO
from the emergency fund for secret
service activities and gaining infor-
nation from abroad. The president
granted $2.203, 900 for that purpose.
To Report Vessels.
Almost 100000 went to the
shipping board to repair German
and Austrian vessels seized in Amer
lean ports when the United States
entered the war and with the ex-
ception of s1,35S,OO0 all of it has
been turned over to the board.
The federal trade commission was
allotted 100000 to investigate
costs and prices and up to the time
the report was compiled has receiv-
ed $196,26S of it,
The Council of National Defense
had $225.0OO allotted to it and has
spent nearly all.
Some of the instances where al
lotments have been comparatively
large and disbursements small so
far, include the navy department for
exisency work, allotment $1,36S,-
900, disbursement $34,5O1; interior
department allotment $15O,OOO, dis
bursement 100000; commerce de-
partment. allotment $575,55O, dis
bursemcnt "a, 900. and for the dis
tribution Of labor under the labor
department allotment 1886, 900, dis
bursement 100000
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by the local board tomorrow. The
legal advisory board committee ia
intended for the safeguarding of the
rights OF the draftees and to show
the draftees how the blanks should
be filed.
Prize-winners in the mill village
junior tomato club are announced
as follows: Girls club-first prize.
SO, Lois Sanders: second. 81, Ruth
Baker; third. 81, virgie Outen.
Boys club-frst prize SO, Hoyt
Robinson; second. 50, Otis Lowery;
third. 81, Burgess Wick. The clubs
were under the direction of J. l..
Carbery. of Rock Hill, superintend-
ent of mill village agriculture, and
the prizes were given by the Bank of
Lancaster.
The State Highway department ex-
poets to begin sending out the 1918
automobile license tags in a day or
two. The license fees for 1918 will
be 20 cents per horse power, plus
eight cents postage and insurance
fee. The State Highway depart
ment estimates that between $4,000
motor vehicles will be registered for
1918. This does not include the
number Of dealers to be registered
the fee for which is SIS for each
make of car handled, with extra
plates furnished at so cents each,
the postage being the same as In
case OF owners.
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Charge Dismissed.

Austin, Tex, Dec. 13.-Judge
James r. Hamilton, of the criminal
district court, has dismissed the en-
bezzlement charge against former
Governor James e. Ferguson on mo-
ton Of District Attorney John T..
Shelton.
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Rev. F. M. Skinner will hold SER
vices at the Episcopal church Sun
day morning at the usual hour.
DIR. w. S. Holly, of Butler, N. j.,
has located in Lancaster to practice
his profession. DR.. Holly is veter-
mary surgeon and has his office at
the Gregory. Hood Live Stock COM
pany.
Rev. III. c. Dunn has accepted the
call to the pastorate of the Kershaw
Baptist church and will take up his
new work about January 1. He
comes from the Baptist church of
Latta.
A new resident of Lancaster is
Will Hough, who with his family is
residing on Catawba street in the
house recently vacated by j. L. Dris-
coll. Mr.. Hough comes to the city
from his farm several miles from
the city which he has rented to o.
H. Bell.
w. F. Little, who was arrested at
Kershaw last week charged with en-
ticing and transporting laborers
from the state and who was lodged
in jail In this city in default Of bond,
finally gave the required bond and
was released. He was an employe
OF the Southern Power company.
The News will print letters to
Santa Claus in the issue of next
Tuesday. They should be short, as
Santa Claus Is a very busy man, and
must reach the office not later than
Monday noon in order to appear in
Tuesdays paper. The Tuesday pa
per will be our Christmas edition and
will contain twenty pages.
School having been suspended for
two days this week the children have
been enjoying snowballing and
sleigh-riding. Inability to heat the
school building was the cause OF
f-suspension. There has been lot OF
fun on the streets since the snow
fell Tuesday night and the sidewalks
have been flying up and hitting peo-
pie promiscuously.
Attorneys c. ID. Jones, w. p. Rob
tnson and T. Y. Williams have been
appointed by Governor Manning as
a legal advisory committee to as
sist the selectmen in filling out the
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SOCIAL.

Thomas Leroy Smith, of Monroe
n. c., spent Wednesday and Thurs
day in the city.
Theudus and Jethro Faile, OF
Camp Sewer, are spending a few
days with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Faile.
John Poag, of Kershaw, spent
Wednesday night with his family
here.
Mamie Hirsch spent Wednesday
in Heath Springs.
- 2
Corporal Leon Cauthen, who is
stationed at Camp Jackson, is spend
ing few days at home with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Cauthen.
l.. M. Bennett left Wednesday for
Charlotte, where he reported for
training in the aviation corp.
John Faile left Wednesday for
Fort Sam Houston, Tex, where he
goes in training in the aviation
corp.
Mrs. Ira B. Jones, Jr., has return.
ed to the city from Camden, where
she was the guest of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Taylor.
Mrs. A. j. Gregory left Wednes-
day for a visit to her parents, DR.
and Mrs. III. V. Horton, at Winston
Salem, N. c..
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Attorneys c. D. Jones. w. p Rob
inson and T. Y. Williams have been
appointed by Governor Manning as
legal advisory committee to as
sist the selectmen in filling out the
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-27
WASHINGTON.

Three Italian airplanes circle about
American capital.
Gen. Scott Is succeeded by Gen.
Bliss as chief OF staff.
Bernstorff asked for $4,000 to buy
up United States Congress.
America expected favorable reply
by central powers to Pope's peace
plan.
House committee may postpone pro-
posed investigation Of Won Bernstorff
plots.
Government to make an effort to
stop employers from enticing men
from other firms.
Further deep-laid plots and conspIra.
cies Of Germans in United States ex.
posed by Secretary Lansing.
A majority Of the negro men Of the
national army will be called out for
mobilization at the training canton.
menn with the contingent Of draft
forces summoned for Oct. 3.
Mrs. Robert Lansing. wife Of the
secretary OF state, has accepted tbs
secretaryship Of the National Associa.
tion Opposed to Woman Suffrage
which recently moved its headquartsrs
from New York to Washington.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-27
WEsTER RN.

Texas governor found guilty OF
charges and impeaehed.
Wisconsin governor may ask for ar.
rest OF Senator La Toilette.
American flag torn to shreds at
meeting OF draft resisters in Okla.
homa
Development OF King Copper Is
progressing far beyond my expecta-
tions,' declares Nat p. Wilson, presl.
dent and general manager OF King
Copper Company OF Arizona.
Mrs. Lynn Kelly, wife OF the Rev.
Mr.. Kelly. on trial at Red Oak, Ia,
as the Iowa axman. went on the wit.
ness stand for half an hour to assist
In the defense OF her husband
While seed conservation OF field
crops is a vital subject this season.
forestry bureau officials near Portland,
Ore, are giving special thought to the
collection OF another seed crop, that
OF evergreen trees for reforestation
purposes.
Total oil production In Texas for the
second quarter of the year ending
June 80 was 7,72l.s l.s36.6s barrels. an
increase OF l.34s.795.6s barrels over
the figures as shown by the reports
filed for the first three months nj
1917.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-27
SPORT.

The football game between the Uni
yersities OF Colorado and Wyoming
scheduled for Sept 90 was called off.
Earl c'Click'1 Clark. captain OF the
Montana State University football
team and all-star northwest end for
the past three seasons. has enlisted
In the navy.
Hutchinson won the Western League
pennant for the last half of the season
by defeating Joplin in the third
straight game OF the play-off series in
a shut.out. 2 to 0.
Louis Chevrolet won the l00.mile
automobile race for the Harkness gold
trophy on the Sheepshead Bay speed.
way track In New York. Ralph de
Palma was second, Eddie Hearne
third. Ralph Mulford fourth and Dan
W. Hickey fifth.
II took thirteen heats to race off
three events OF the Grand Circuit
meeting at Columbus, Ohio. The
first seven heats saw different heat
winner each mile. Directum J won the
2:09 pace after losing the first heat.
Ross b took the 2:0s trot under like
circumstances. Count Marque won tho
2:l5 pace in whipping finish.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-27
Perseverance,.

Sheriff Wheeler OF Bisbane, the Arr
zona patriot who deported 1900 anti
war agitators, said at q banquet In
Phoenix:
II got the best Of these rascals by
the employment of perseverance. In
the police world you've got to have all
the perseverance Of q Boozer.
"Boozer. you know, was crossing the
continent on the limited, and one night.
after too many high balls, he tackled
me In the smoker, and told me long.
long story about his domestic troubles.
"The next morning. headachy and
sober. he came to me again and said
how much he regretted his confession
Of the evening before. and he hoped
the facts he'd revealed would go no
farther.
"'Oh. that's all right said /, I never
listened to you. old man, and haven't
the least Idea of what you said
"Well. that night the chump turned
up In the smoker again, drunken than
before, and he sat down beside me,
and laid heavy hand on my knee and
said.
"'Now, then, durn you, you said you
ildnt listen to me last night. so I'm
zoln' to tell you the whole story Of my
nlserable-hIc-marriage over again."
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-27
GENE hAl.

Two street car riots In San Fran.
cisco in day.
Streets OF Preside, Tex, flooded
with two feet OF water.
Strike eonferees at Frisco reach ten.
tatiye wage agreement.
The American Express Company Is
replacing its drafted men with their
women relatives.
The second Liberty Loan campaign
Will last four weeks. opening Oct. |
and closing Oct. 81.
Wheat Is being fed to livestock as a
substitute for corn In many counties
Of northeastern Oklahoma.
CASTOR Bullock Means was arrested
at Concord, N. H.. formally charged
with the murder OF Mrs. Maud A.
King.
The price of silver made another &c
advance Sept. 81, going to Sl.Osla an
ounce, gain OF &c In a week, making
the high mark since 1890.
William A. Holman. premier Of New
South Wales, speaking at a luncheon
In Boston. urged autonomy for ireland
as we'll as for Belgium and Serbia.
Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell, tariff expert,
author. editor and member OF the
women's committee OF the Council Of
National Defense. is III at Baltimore.
A quarterly dividend OF 50 a share
and an extra dividend OF "a share
have been declared on the stock Of
the Prairie OIL and Gas Company, pay.
able Oct. 81 to stock OF record Sept.
20.
The plan OF the Aero Club Of Amer.
lea for national airway extending
from New York to San Francisco, to
be called the Woodrow Wilson aerial
highway" has been approved by the
President.
Some Of men mentioned in exposure
Of German plots try to explain.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-27
FOREIGN.

New food economy scheme for Eng.
land announced.
Sweden faces ministerial crisis as
Argentina puts off war with Germany.
Kaiser and Emperor Charles both
send replies to Pope on peace pro-
posals.
About $3.50. 100000 will be spent In
the expansion OF the Japanese army
In the next eight years.
Francisco Villa believes the United
States and Mexico will have a war
soon, and he has warned Gen. Fran.
cisco Murgia against pursuing him.
Explosion OF a bomb In sack of nj.
trate being loaded on the japanese
passenger and freight steamer Seiyo
Maru. at Iquique, Chile, killed two per
sons and injured ten.
In reply to the peace proposals OF
Pope Benedict. the German and Aus,
troHungarian governments express
the hope that the pontiff's efforts may
bring about a cessation OF hostilities
The replies made by Germany and
Austria to Pope Benedict's peace pro
posal contain nothing that will in any
way alter the position OF the United
States as outlined in President VII
sons reply to the Pope.
The Frankfurter Zeitung says that
the Swedish embassy. which has taken
over the affairs OF the American EN-
bassy at Constantinople, has been or
dered TO cease the transmission OF ci
pher messages to America.
Emperor William passed through
Budapest. Hungary, on his way to So
fla. the Bulgarian capital. II is be.
lieyed to be the emperor's intention to
try TO smooth over difficulties which
have arisen between Bulgaria AMI
| Germany.
With view to promoting temper.
ance permanently the Russian provis-
ional government has ordered that all
supplies OF alcohol at distilleries and
on licensed premises shall be used for
the manufacture OF vinegar and min
eral waters.
A new instrument OF torture has
been discovered In the ranks OF the
Germans in the form of flaming
bullet which sets fire to the clothing
OF the wounded soldier. In many cases
wounded British troops had TO be
rolled in the mud before the flames
were eXtinguished.
Mexico is to have its Liberty loan.
like its northern sister republic. Com.
mittees are now at work throughout
the state creating sentiment in favor
OF loan OF si50.OOO,0OO tgold) to the
federal government to provide funds
for the reconstruction OF Mexico fol
lowing the six years OF revolution.
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Germany. through the then for
eign secretary. Zimmerman, plot
ted to align Mexico and Japan in
war against the United States.
She sought to influence the Con-
gress Of the United States against
war by expending q sum up to
$4,000
She used the Swedish minister at
Buenos Aires AZ a means OF COM
municating Count Luxburg's inso-
lent advice that all vessels be
"spurlos versenkt."
She used the Swedish diplomat
cronholm. at Mexico City, as her
active messenger and. according to
letter In American possession.
also as a direct spy.
She plotted through her ally Aus
tria for destruction Of munition
plants In the United States.
She tried to stir up revolution
In the Philippines-by promising
the Fiiipinos white women In re-
turn for an uprising.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-27
MeAdoo Announces Loan Tour

Washington. = Secretary McAdoo's
second Liberty Loan campaign .itine-
rary contains the following speaking
dates: Cleveland and Toledo. Ohio.
Oct /; Indianapolis. Oct. Q: Madison.
Wis. Oct. 8; Sioux Falls. 8, D., Oct.
4; Aberdeen. 8. D.. Oct. s; Butte.
Mont. Oct. I; Spokane. Oct. 8: Se-
attic and Tacoma, Oct. .. and Port
land, Ore. Oct. 10, Further than
Portland the itinerary was not an.
nounced. Secretary McAdoo. however,
will speak in San Francisco and Los
Angeles.
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MASoNS' new OFFICERS
GRisARp ELECTED HEAD or col.
oRApo KNIGHTS TEMpLAR.
PiekerIii 10 Grand High Priest Of Royal
Arch Masons and Grain 10 Mas
ter Of Grand Lodge.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denyer-The grand commandery oil
the Knights Templar OF Colorado held
It's annual election at the Masonic
temple. VIII d. Grisard OF Pueblo was
named as head of the order with the
title OF grand commander. The other
officers elected are Clarence NJ. Kel.
logg, Denver, deputy grand command.
er; George A. Reese. Trinidad, grand
generalIssimo; Stanley C. Warner
Denver, grand captain general; James
P Barnes, Colorado Springs, senior
grand warden; H. Ward Woodward.
Leadville, grand Junior warden: Franz
L Bishop. Denver. grand treasurer;
Charles H. Jacobson. Denver, grand
recorder; Fred W. William. Denver.
prelate; Marshall II. Van Fleet. Ala
mosa. grand standard bearer; Charles
E. Keepers. Denver. grand sword
bearer: William A. Balcom, Pueblo.
grand warder; Allen J. Read, Denver.
o. ano AAPt0ih Vi tuG kuhIa.
The Royal Arch Masons OF Colo.
RADIO in annual conclave elected the
following officers: William s. Picker.
Ill, Durango, grand high priest: Her
bert s. Sands, Denver. deputy grand
high priest; Marshall II. Van Fleet.
Alamosa, grand king; Mark B. Gill.
Fort Morgan. grand scribe; Robert NJ.
Simons. Denver. grand treasurer:
Charles H. Jacobson. Denver, re-elect.
ed grand secretary: Fred w. Wilman.
Denver, grand chaplain; George B.
Clark. Pueblo. grand lecturer; Thomas
E Shears, Denver, grand captain Of
the host; Samuel J. Sweet, Denver.
grand principal sojourner: VIII d.
Grisard. Pueblo. grand royal arch cap
tain; Reuben w. Hershey, Denver.
grand master Of the third vale: Harry
Y. Williamson, Delta, grand master Of
the second vale; Walter r. Lewis.
Trinidad. grand master OF the first
vale; Allen J. Read. Denver. grand
sentry.
L. D. Grain OF Fort Collins was elect
ed grand master OF the Masonic grand
lodge OF Colorado at the closing ses.
sion Of the lodge in Denver. Charles
H. Jacobson Of Denver was reelected
grand secretary. Other officers elect
ed were Clarence M. Kellogg, Denver.
deputy grand master: Frank L. Bish-
op, Denver. senior grand warden; Has
lett p. Burke, Sterling, junior grand
warden: H. w. Woodward, Leadville,
grand treasurer; Fred w. Whitman.
Denver. grand chaplain; Marshall H.
Van Fleet. Alamosa. grand orator;
William w. Cooper, Denver. grand lee
turer: Edward p. Huiford, Colorado
Springs. grand marshal; John II. Ga.
briel, Denver. senior grand deacon.
Ernest E. Fordham, Glenwood Springs,
grand Junior deacon; Jesse C. Wiley,
Del Norte. senior grand steward; Will
liam II. Delbridge, Jr., Greeley, junior
grand steward; Allen ]. Read, Denver,
grand tyler.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-27

Washington. - Secretary Lansing
made public as an astounding addi
tion to the series OF disclosures Of
German intrigues In America anG
elsewhere message sent by Count
Won Bernstorff in January Of this veal
to the Berlin foreign office requestins
authority to pay out $4,000 to influ
enee Congress through an unnamed
organization apparently known to tho
Berlin authorities.
Whether the State Department Is In
possession Of other evidence indicat'
Ing the ambassadors activities has
not been revealed. but the extraordi.
nary disclosures already made have
fixed the belief that agents Of the
United States government have col
lected and compiled the entire story
OF German duplicity and intrigue and
that additional chapters will be
added.
The reference to avoiding war. Is
taken as an indication that Ambassa.
dor Bernstorff had prior knowledge OF
his governments intention to proclaim
a merciless. widespread submarine
warfare. and that he was equally con.
fident that the United States govern.
ment could not be easily placated by
mere promises.
The German announcement OF its
intention to expand Its submarine
activities was not made public until
Jan. 81, when the world was startled
not only by the determination to re-
move all restrictions, but also by the
statement that II would become effect.
i've on the following day.
Three days later the United States
government had expressed its disap.
proval by severing relations with Ger.
many.
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THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

Argentina sends ultimatum to Ger
many.
German agents furnished money for
draft resisters. -..-.
The Italians have won new gains in
the Dolomite Alps.
Sweden protests to Germany regard.
Ing Argentine affair.
Over 1000 prisoners taken by Brit
ish In days fighting.
American regiment takes place Of
French on battlefront.
Five steamships and two destroyers
sunk by German U-boats.
British firmly entrenched In posi-
tions gained In Flanders.
The unarmed American schooner
Ann J. Trainer was sunk.
Latest British victory shows futility
Of new German plan OF defense.
Russia recognizing army to make
firm stand against Germans.
Two German submarines have been
sunk by British naval forces.
Germans make new attack at Rus
sian line and make good gain.
Kaiser hurries TO Bulgaria TO
Btraighten out difficulties there.
Argentine Senate votes to break of
diplomatic relations with Germany.
Gen. Cadorna reports that he has
ropulsed violent Austro- German at
tack on the Bainsizza plateau.
American soldiers will be literally
armed to the teeth when sent to the
trenches against the Germans.
A British destroyer has been torpe-
doed and sunk by German subma.
rine In the approaches to the channel
The Russians are fortifyIng them
selves along the Dvina and have
checked the advance OF the Germans
near Jaeobstadt
In the Aisne and around Verdun the
6Atlsh and German artillery continue
their deadly duels. but no actions OF
Importance are reported In the Sunday
dispatches.
The German minister TO Sweden for
mally expressed to the Swedish gov
eminent Germany's regrets In conse-
Quence of the Swedish-Argentinlan tel
egram affair.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-27
Shell Victim Buffalo Bill Relative

Denver.-While driving an army am.
bulance somewhere in France" Paul
Bently, a young Harvard student, re.
ceived fatal injuries from an explod.
Ing shell. succumbing to his wounds
In one Of the hospitals at the front.
His companion. Carson Kicks, Of Eu-
rcka, Cal, also sustained serious In
juries. but 10 now recovering. Bent.
ley's mother. who resides in Cleve.
land, Ohio. was formerly Miss Josie
Cody, . cousin Of Buffalo Bill Cody,
and has frequently visited Denver.