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The Washington times., 1917-12-07
MANY SEEK NEWS OF
RELATIVES IN HALIFAX

NEW YORK. Dec. THE main Of
nces OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company are crowded today with per.
sons seeking news OF relatives and
friends at Halifax.
Announcement has been made that
one wire connection has been re-estab.
lished but that all messages were
subject to delay. Many hled mos
sages of inquiry today and then pscsd
the floor while hoping for rspIisI.
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RUSSIA TRICKED
BY BOLSHEV|KI,
SAYS KERENSKY

PETROGRAD. Dec. r Former
Premier Kersnsky has again been
heard from. A local newspaper. the
DialonarodR (The Peoples Work..
published a letter to the Russian
people from Kerensky. in which he
says. among other things:
do you not see that your frank
ness is being made use OF and that
you are being deceived: You were
promised peace with the Germans
within three days. where IL IT.?
Where il the liberty which was
promised you?
at is dishonorAble. Infamous
Fools! II Is ]. Kerensky. who tell
you this. For eight months ! safe
guarded the liberty OF the people and
the future happiness of the masses
OF workers. Now they realize that
when was in power liberty was and
democracy really existed"
The newspaper does not state
whether Kerensky Is still a prisoner
OF the Bolsheviki government
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U. S. FLYER KILLED
INFALLMFRANCE;
ANOTHER INJURED

! An American naval flyer has bssa
killed and another injured in . sea
plane accident In France. according
to an Official statement by the. Navy
Department. The aviator killed was
Claude Albert Baker. seaman. second
class, whose father. william B. Baker,
realdes at sparrows-Polnt. Md. The
body was not recovered. Richard W.
Thompson. OF Raleigh, n. c.. gunnsr's
mate. sustained a broken thigh.
The War Department has announced
the names Of one officer and twelve
enlisted men in the American army IN
France. who were recently Wo1ndsd
In action. No details were given.
The wounded are:
Lieutenant Cone. whose father, L
q. Cone, lives in Artemesa, Cuba
Sergeant Frank Haley, emergency
address, ]. A. Frank, friend. 100 East
Nlnsty-seventh street, New York
city, n. Y.
Sergeant Patrick A. Long. emery
ency address, Joseph Long. brother.
s46 Broadway. Bayonne, n. J.
Corporal Philip A Berl, emergency
address, Mrs. Bertha KinEfnsr. Sister.
IL walworth street. Brooklyn. n. 7.
Corporal Charles I Critically,
emergency address, Mrs Rosa criteh-
ely, 2o1 West I4eth street, New York
city. N. Y.
AooIeSs, James angus rather, De-
Vanhe GardenA Aberdeen, ScotIand.
Private s. James A Groean, smsr-
ssncy addrsss- Ms NfsrT = csyo~.n
mother 81 I,ott Strset- RroakIvn n
Y. - = =, -
Private iaador a Eiasuh1w.a. susr.
rency addres1. David IerSn, coafe,-
VILE Pa, - -
Private Jau,ea. A -rarso Yo.thSS
Mrs. John Earen. Great Meet. a
Private vIliian, n. Par1a1- sl1tsr
Mrs. Arnaa NJ RarneaL n lcaat Rroad,
way, Portland. ore
Private Charles A e.tssp ooth6r Z
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RELIEF
FUND IN CAPITAL
PASSES $4,000

The Jewish Relief Fund here went over
the $4,000 mark today. and the workers
are confident that they will soon attain
the 10000 goal at which they are aim
ing.
On Sunday, which Is the Jewish nag
day. workers will carry the pennant OF
the House OF David from the head
quarters OF the Ahavath Zion Society
and will canvass the city for subscrip-
lions.
ON Monday. which Is a Jewish holiday.
generating the Feast OF the Lights. the
women will take over the reins in the
Dig Drive. Joint meeting OF their so
cieues being scheduled for the Eighth
Street Temple
dance last night IN Flynn's Hall.
Elshth and h streets northwest. held
under auspices Of the Junior League.
was the means Of raising So for the
fund.
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TEACHERS RETIREMENT
BILL Is INTRODUCED

Senator Hollis OF New Hampshire
introduced a teachers retirement bill
in the eSnate today. The bill Is based
upon the plan which is favored by
the teachers OF the District OF CO.
Iumbia and is substantially the same
as the bill which Senator Hollis pre-
scented in the last Congress. Accord
ing to its provisions the teachers
would contribute go per cent and the
Government would give 90 per cent
TO provide the funds to pay pensions.
The bill was referred to the SEN
ate District Committee.
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IMo, CAUSE OF EXPLOSION,
HAD 5000 TONS OF GRAIN
FOR ALLIES AS HER CARGO

NEW YORK. Dec. 6-The NorweE-
Ian freishter limo. which collided with
the French munitions ship Mont
Blanc in Halifax harbor Thursday
morning, left New York eight days
ago with . cargo OF 5000 tons OF
grain. It was announced today by Of
hcials OF the Norton and Lilly Com
pany.
The limo was built at Belfast in
1881 as the White Star liner Runic and
was sold a few years ago to the South
Pacific Whaling Company OF Chris-
tiana- She carried a crew OF sixty
men, according to shipping records.
and was commanded by Captain
From. She was an iron vessel of
5.043 gross tonnage. 40 feet long.
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NAVAL DRIVE IN
DALMATIAN ARCHIPELAGO
NOW IS BEING PLANNED

PARIS, Dec Naval and military
circles are greatly interested today IN
the report that On allied naval drive
lie being planned in the Adriatic
against Pola. the AIstro-Hungarian
base at the foot OF the Istrian penin-
ula, and the Austro-HuuEArlan naval
stations in the DalmAtian archipelago.
II IL believed that this move was
planned by the new naval council Of
war.
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GERMAN DIPLOMATS SAFE.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-Two Scandi-
navian liners carrying returning Ger
man diplomats from South and Cen
trail America left Halifax a few
days before the explosion. Reports
had II that both vessels had been
caught In the blast
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
BAY STATE RELIEF TRAIN
ARRIVES AT CANADIAN
BORDER AHEAD OF TIME

VANCE BoRo, Maine. Dec. THE
Massachusetts, Relief Special, bearing
Red Cross doctors and nurses from
Boston, reached the Canadian border
at s:25 q. m. The train was twenty
minutes ahead OF its schedule. 1t
will arrive at Halifax late this after
noon. The train carries eleven sur
Eeons, ten nurses. twenty Red Cross
relief workers and q carload Of medi-
cal and other supplies.
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HEARD 400 MILES AWAY.

Prof. Alexander Graham Bell yes
terday sent the following telegram to
hilbert II. Grosvenor, editor OF the
Geographic Magazine. in this city.
from BGddeck: The terrible ex-
pIosion at Halifax this morning was
heard here at a distance Of nearly
200 miles. Help IL being flushed to
the stricken city from all over Nova
Scotia" .-.
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
BRITISH DROP BOMBS
ON GERMAN AlRDR0ME
AT SPARAPPELH0EK

LONDON, Dec. IAN official state
menr says that British sfrpianss have
done great damage in . bombardmsnt
Of the SparappeIhoeK GirdroFhe. They
also dropped bombs on . train leav-
ing there.
Effective hits were made on the
Engel ammunition dump.
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GERMANS INCREASE.
COMMANDMENT ON
BANKS OF SCARPE.
Continues from First PaEe.)

Continued from First Page.)
As the British see Il, Germany IS now
at the zenith Of her military power.
With Russia out OF the war, Ger
many Is enabled TO draw on Increased
man power heretofore held along the
Russian lines. She 10 apparently pre-
pairing to throw every ounce OF her
energy into q supreme effort at .
military victory before arrival of
American troops on the fighting line.
In the Bourbon sector there were
only two alternatives open TO General
Byng. One was 70 push ahead and the
other was to step backward to q more
secure footing. with the Russian sit
uation permitting the enemy to mass
great forces on the Cambria line, the
backward step seemed the only thing
to do. ....
Much BETTER Positioa-
The withdrawal puts the British
into a much better posture to receive
the expected attacks. II was carried
out perfectly-Ao perfectly the Ger
mans looked foolish in their attacks
on unoccupied land. The Bochss
sheIled the uninhablted land and
Whereabouts for hours with 4 hurri-
cane barrage. Then they attacked
with dense masses. Their stormlng
waves found the forest Of Bourbon
garrisoned only with the dead
Patrols from the enemy lines later
cautiously wormed their way to the
ruins nearby, like wary mice approach
ing a suspicious bit of cheese. One
dash OF British shrapnel sent them
scurryinE back. Then came thick
waves OF more German shock troops
charging over the crests and upon both
sides Of Bourbon. They were charg-
ing positions occupied at that mo
nent only by ground rats. When the
Boches got there and were trying 20
puzzle out the withdrawal British
guns pelted their closely PACKED
masses with shellA
German AIrmen Busy.
The British did not leave q single
piece Of material in the evacuated
section Even telephone wires were
neatly rolled up and taken away
Every dugout was destroyed.
Today the German airmen are try
ing in fiocks and with all their might
to find out what Is occurring behind
Byng's lines of retirement.
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
ITALIAN TROOPS HOLD
POSITIONS At MELETTE
DESPITE FIERCE BLOWS

ROME, Dec. Under tremendous
pressure from great masses OF the
enemy, italian troops strongly de-
Tended positions around Melette until
The Washington times., 1917-12-07

orders came to retire. the onncGal
statsnsent declares.
Fighting ON . scale Of almost IN
preosdented violence was reported -
attending the renewed 0erman-Aus-
trian drive.
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
STREAM OF CITIZENS
START EXODUS FROM
HALIFAX, HORROR CITY

MONTREAL, Dec. IA great sX-
odus from Halifax, city OF horrors,
has begun, according TO information
reaching here today.
While police, Eoldisrs. sailors.
United States sailors. and civilian
volunteers are digging in the debris
Of ruined portions OF the city for
dead and MANNED. . stream OF WON
en-, children. and some men are flock
ing from the town. Preparations TO
care for these refugees have been
made in many nearby towns. Most
OF them are being conveyed by train.
others are riding in wagons but
lately used for hauling corpses.
Two thousand dead IL q eonSerVa-
tive estimate, according TO the police.
When the work of clearing away de-
bris begins, further horrors may be
revealed. At present the nre-swept
area lie sheathed in ice.
number of bodies have been re-
covered from the bay.
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
PHILADELPHIA. De

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Ethel
bert wGttsn American consul general,
and his aides, at Halifax. are safe.
This information was contained in
. telegram from Mr.. waite to his
wife in this city.
MrB. watts wac ovsrjoysd to learn
that her husband was safe.
Why the State Department in wash
lngton did not receive q message from
Mr.. Watts Is not explained.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-10
MT. CR0GHAN LOCALS

Mt. Croghan. Oct. 8--Mr.
Mack Gibson has accepted a
position wit the Bank of Ruby
and Mt. Croghan, aud is work
ing in Ruby.
Mr.. CLAYTON Sellers has apo.
sition with Rivers Bros.
Mr.. S. ]. Huntley is clerkina
in the Mercantile company's
store.
Mr.. Len Rayfield fell off his
barn the other day. and broke
his leg Just above the ankle.
The county fair November :
9-lO. The community fairs
should be held the latter part oI
this month. A prize of SIS fol
tile best one! We should gel
ready and secure the SIS again
this year.
Preaching next Sunday even.
ing at $3.50 at the Methods
church. Sunday school at 2:3O
You ale cordially invited to at.
tend both.
The marriage of Mr.. J. Oscar
Taylor of Mt. Croghan and Mis-.
Lucy Jordaa of Gastonia, N. C
has been announced for the ear.
ly part of November.
Mr.. Paul Baker spent las,
week at home. and returned tc
school at Wingate Sunday.
Because of i'll health Mr.
Joyce Baker had to give up his
studies at Mars Hill. He came
home last week.
Miss Bertice Rivers, who is ir
school at Columbia, spent Sun
day at home.
MIR. ]. 0. Taylor is having Mr.
J. Norton to bore a deep we'll al
at the hotel.
Mrs. +. NJ. Moore has been
SICK Tor several weeks but Is
much better now.
Hope that you folks will give
me any news they happen tc
have. Don't be backward abou,
II 1t will look better in prin,
than you think. Let's get til,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-10
Estate Notice

lhe undersigned having duly
qualified as Administrator of the
Estate OF James F. Hunter, de
ceased, hereby gives notice 10
those who may hold CLAIMS
against the estate to present same
at once duly itemized and vcr1.
fled and those who owe The
estate must settle at once.
JAMES +. HUNTER,
Administrator,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-10
$1.OO per year
FIVE FORKS NEWS

School will begin at Fi1 e
Forks the 18th of this month.
Hope all the small children api
as many others as will start OF
the opening day.
Mrs ]. NJ. and G.. w. Arm t
spent Sunday at Jefferson,
Mrs. l.. J. kellough and Flor.
ence Arant visited at Mr.. W..
Hicks Sunday.
MIR. Robert Threatt of Peach
land, \. 6. visited in this com
munitv Sunday.
Messrs. H. L. Threatt ami
Frank TAYLOR spent Sunday in
LancaSt county.
Mr.. Will Evans is spending
some time in Charlotte.
MIR. Mack Starnes spent Sun
day down on the creek in a
scaly bark tree.
Mr.. James Williams SAYS the
large barn he built in the spring
will not shelter his hay, so he
built skyScrape.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-10

news in print, and the othe peo.
pie will know we are on the
map. Give me the news, and
then subscribe for the Journal.
Let's make our column newsy
and then get our friends TO sub
scribe for the paper. J. w. Gale.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-10

erty bonds will be buying the
best possible insurance against
the hard times which, we fear.
may come upon us in the not
distant future"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-10

The service that could be rem
dered by the individual can be
still better comprehended if it is
realized that the saving of one
slice of bread each meal of any
week, by each inhaDitant of the
United States would mean a to-
tai weekly saving of one hun
dred fifty million loaves of
bread.
1T is the purpose of this cam
palgn to bring these facts direct
ly home to the individual, and
to force upon his consciousness
his individual responsibility in
the winning OF the war. 1t is
all we'll enough to wave flags,
and bid our soldier boys God
speed, but unless the individual
citizen can be made to realize
that he has a part, and by no
means an unlmportant part in
the winning of this war, we will
not measure up to Our obliga-
Lions as a nation. The central
powers have not waited to call
upon the voluntary service in
this respect, but they oblige their
citizens whether they will or not,
to conserve food.
"One of the smallest demecra-
cles in the world, Switzerland,
could well be copied in America.
Here is a democracy whose peo-
pie are voluntarily conserving
food, and who are absolutely
united and unanimous in doing
so.
You ask why the necessity
OF the pledge card and its &C
ceptance by the head of every
household in America? From
the above it is plain that in order
to win this war we must con-
serve food and the place that the
individual family has in this
conservation. The Food Ad-
ministration expects, by the
pledge card campaign and the
house to house canvass to bring
this directly to the attention of
the head of every household,
and 1t can not be done other
wise.
The above facts have been
explained to the Campaign Man
ayers in each State. They
again explain same and instruct
the county chairman, the Cap.
talns, the various .Lieutenants,
and the Lieutenant workers. So
the gospel will be carried by the
workers into every home. The
signing OF the pledge card by
the individual householder
means a direct acceptance on
his or her part, of their personal
obligation in this war, and a
promise that SO far as their cir.
cumstances will permit they will
.. carry out instructions of the
Food Administrator. These
cards will then be gathered at
the State headquarters and will
be used as mailing list for
sending out from time 10 time OF
additional instructions and sug.
gestions.
While the work of conserva.
ton is essential for the winning
OF the war, and not for the low.
ering of prices, the very conser
vation or food in itself will have
d bearing on prices. Again, all
Campaigns Of this character at
thls time are valuable in arous
ing the consciousness of our
people to the fact that we are
IN a great war, stirring up patri
ollsm and unifying and solidlfy.
Ing our great nation in a nation.
al will TO win"
Estate Notice
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-10

Grulf Bachelor Gin restaurant
i am glad 10 s2e your baby
has kept still at last, madam.
Mothe-YeS. sir. Yod are the
only thing that has pleased him
since he saw the animals eat at
the 700.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-10
Momentous Session of Congress
Closes With Ho! Discussion


Closes With Ho! Discussion
Washington, Oct. 6.-In the
midst of today's thrilling debate
on alleged disloyalty of Senator
La Toilette of Wisconsin, the
extraordinary session of con.
gress, which began April . and
generally regarded as the most
momentous in American history,
was adjourned sine die at 3 D. m.
today.
| Vehement criticism of the
Wisconsin senator and his own
defense occupying virtually the
entire day, marked the close of
tne war session, with other GUS
tomarv Legislative procedure, in.
Guiding President Wilson's at
tendance at the capitol. The
usual llth hour grist of legisIa.
ton was put through after six
months of important war action,
and tonight most of the mem
beIs who had remained for the
final day were en- route home to
await the call of the next session,
December 3
With galleries crowded to
their capacity, the senate cham
Der was the scene of five hours
stirring discussion of Senator
La Follette's attitude, but in the
house there was little to mark
the occasion except submission
of a committee report mildly
censuring Representative Heflin
of Alabama for critIcising fellow
members in connection with
Count Won Bernstorrf'S request
for Berlin to furnish funds to in
|
The day began with three
hour speech by Senator La Fol
lette in defense of his criticisms
of war questions Without men,
tioning his recent address before
11the Non partisan League at ST..
Paul, investigation for which
arrangements were completed
by subcommittee, or naming
any OF his critics, Mr.. La Toilette
read a carefully prepared de-
tense OF his course and declared
his intention to follow it IN the
future. He was interrupted only
once and was applauded by the
galleries when he closed.
Senators Kellogg OF Minneso
Ia and Fall of Mexico. Republi,
cans, and Robinson OF Arkan
sas. Democrat, replied with
criticism of Mr. La Follette's
public statements. They de
nounced what they termed his
unpatrlotlc stand. Statements
accredited TO the Wisconsin,
member in his St. Paul speech
were flatly Contradictcd, esprci
ally that regarding Former Sec
retary of State Bryan's know.
ledge OF ammunition being or
the Lusitania before she sailed
on her fatal voyage.
Senator La Toilette stated tina,
he wished to make known au.
ihoiJty for his declaration re.
gardlng the LuSitania and tonight
announced lie would issue a
pubic statement tomorrow. On
Monday the senate PRIVILEGES
and elections Investigating sub
committee will meet to investi
gate his St. Paul speech, includ
ing the Lusilania incident.
During interruptions of The
days debate congress found
time to dispose of few last
moment matters, with President
Wilson in attendance during the
last hour in his room near the
senate chamber, signing bills.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-10
Campaign to Enlist Every House
hold in South Carolina in
Food Conservation

HOlO IN SOutn SafOIlna In
Food Conservation
Columbia, S. c., October s.
The machinery for the registra
ton of over 200, 900 South Caro-
lima families in the food conser
vation movement is being gear
ed up and made ready for work
by the State Food administra
ton. D. r. Coker, State Food
Administrator has called for
5000 volunteers TO assist in regis
tering all families of the state
A county chairman has been
named for each county and
there is every evidence that the
people of the State will get be
hind this movement to help the
Government win the war.
A. V. Smell, Social Field Rep
resentative of the United STATES
Food Administration is now
making a tour of the State in
terviewing the County Chair
men. MIR. Smell has issued the
following statement concerning
the campaign for food conser-
vation:
1T is now generally conceded
that the most important factor
in the winning of this war is
food. 1t is true that on the
part of the general public this is
a hard matter to realize, because
OF its very nature. The building
of an army and navy, the call
ing out of the soldiers coming
from every section of the Ma
tion. city and country alike, has
naturally attracted the monopo.
lized public attention, but the
very fact that these men have
been called out. men who were
formerly producers, not only in
all the allied nations, has caused
a deficiency in the food supply.
More and more the allied
nations are depending upon the
United States for this supply,
and this is especially true with
the constant reduction in shipp
ing. United States and Canada
being the shortest haul, there
fore cutting the number of
ships required to the minimum.
Probably the most immedl
ate need in the food supply i,
wheat, meat and sugar 1t does
not seem to be generally under
stood that it is impossible to use
coin except in small quantities
in France. There are no roller
mills with wich TO grind the corn
and corn meal will not ship. In
addition, bread is baked in pub
lie ovens and not in private
kitchens, therefore ii is almost
impossible in this immediate EN-
ergency to use corn. Wheat
must be used and must be con
served, as we'll as other pro,
ducts mentioned,
The producers of the coun
try have responded 10 the call
for increased production snlen.
didly and ii is now Squarely up
to the homes of the country to
conserve the food supply pro
duced. In this every household,
no matter how humble it NAV
be, Cali have a part and perform
It's patriotic service. This fact
again has not been brought tU
the full consciousness of our
people. Have you ever realiz
ed just what small saving OF
food supply on the part of every
Individual in america, or each
individual family, would mean:
For example, one slice of bread
per individual, saved each week,
on the part OF all the people in
the United States. would be a
little over one hundred million