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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-06
AMERICAN EMBASSY IN
PARIS MUCH ENLARGED
Working Force Is Now Nearly EIGHT
Times It's Pre-War
Strength.

Paris. Sept. $50 great have
been the war demands upon the
/ diplomatic and consular services OF
the United States in France since
America entered the conflict that the
embassy has had nearly to multiply
eight times its former strength in
Paris and the consulates all over
/ France have doubled their forces In
/ addition there have been established
/ in Paris. either in the embassy or in
close laisOn with its branches of the
war trade board. the Hoover food
bureau and the committee on public
| information
! The working force az the embassy
before the war began about 10 eX-
/ elusive of secretaries and attaches
Today il is so. About 20 clerks
have had to be brought over from
Washington TO take care OF the grow
ing influx of work.
At the embassy In pre-war times
there were two attaches-nayal and
military. Today the naval attache
has four aides and clerical force
of about ; persons. while the mill
tary attache is surrounded bv five
aides and from Is TO Is clerical en-
ployes. In addition new attaches
post has been created. that of scien-
thc attachc. a post filed by Or.
Frederick Durand. He represents
the board of inventions in France,
and investigates all inventions in
France that may be used in prosecut-
ing the war successfully
The establishment in Paris OF a
branch Of the bureau OF public in
formation is another event of recent
occurrence. Headed by James Ker-
ney the board employs a staff OF
American and French newspaper
men VINO are both gathering and dis
seminating information about events
in France. and are making il dailv
clearer to the French public Just
what America is doing in the war
This bureau works IN Iiaison with.
and not directly under. the en-
bassy.
The war trade board. Paris branch
is another-new feature. Headed nv
William McFadden with Clarence
Stetson as assistant. the board here
is incessantly active carrying out the
directions Of Vance Thompson. head
OF the parent board in Washington
and in general looking after Ameri-l
can trade interests in Europe.
DR.. f.. Dana Durand. one-time
chief of the census, is at the head of
the Hoover food bureau that has re-
Gently been established here. This
bureau follows ship movements. the
food situation. gathers food statis-
tics, and is responsible for the divis-
ion of the food supplied to the allies.
By Keeping an intensive watch on
the various food DEGREES promulgat
ed by the French authorities IL isl
aDIe TO advise accurately concerning
the apDortionment OF food and the
amounts to be sent each month.
A passport bureau or Office after
the British model has been installed
at SO Rue Pierre Charronm and to IL
were transferred the STATS OF the
embassy and the consulate that had
formerly done passport work. There
are over 20 clerks here today, un-'
der the direction of Lee Meriweath- |
er. assistant to Ambassador Sharp
Second Secretary Ben Thaw and
Vice-Consul Henry p. Elliott.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-22
PERMITS WOMEN
 TO GROSS OCEAN
Great Britain AbOlisheS the Re- Strictions as to Travel Af-
 fecting Subjects Here.

New York, Nov. 22-The British Consulate General at A Whitehall street was directed Wednesday by a cable dispatch from the Foreign Off, flee in London to remove the restric- tions, in existence since April 1917, preventing women who are British subjects from crossing the ocean to England, Scotland, Ireland or Wales.
 This did not apply it was explained, to women who desired to visit Great Britain for sightseeing purposes, but referred only to those desiring to see their families abroad. Voyagers will have to give IA days notice to the United States immigration authorities at the permit office after their pass ports have been vised at the Consulate and also have the passports stamped at the Customs Intelligence Bureau in Room 129, Custom House.
 Passenger agents of the various steamship lines said yesterday they did not expect that tourist travel to Europe would be permitted by the United States and Allied governments until 1920, because the steamships would be required for other purposes. i It Is understood that the White Star and Cunard liners will begin imme- diately to bring back the 18,000 American troops stationed in the
 camps in England, and after that task has been accomplished they will call l at Queenstown to convey Irish men and women to New York who have l been waiting for nearly two years for a chance to return.
 ] One of the best informed steerage passenger agents said that there were at the least 25,000 men and women waiting in Ireland to come over. A large percentage of these, he added 1 had been servants in hotels and pri- vate houses in this country and were visiting their relatives when the edict against permitting women to cross the Atltntic was put into rorce.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-22
CONCRETE SHIP FAITH
 IN N. Y., SUGAR LADEN

The steamer Faith, the first con- crete steamer built in this country and the first concrete steamer to ar rive in the port of New York, is dis charging sugar at one of the refiner- ies in the harbor. Since her launch ing early in the year at the yards of San Francisco Shipbuilding Co.,, the Faith has acquired a vast amount of publicity in newspapers and movies. She has a deadweight capacity of A. 500 tons
 Following her completion she took a cargo of lumber from the Pacific Coast to Chile whence she brought nitrate to New Orleans. From the latter port she went to Cuba a few weeks ago and took on a cargo of sugar which, according to her skip | per, Captain R. B. Cornell, she brought to New York in tip-top con- l dition. Captain Cornell said yester- | day that instead of water the Faith makes dust"
 The Faith is owned by the Sar Francisco Freighters' Corporation oi which Bowring & Co.,, of this city | are the New York agents. The Bow. l ring interests are said to be financial Iy interested in the San Francisco 1 concern. Following the discharge ot | her sugar cargo the Faith will go into
 dry dock for about a week and ther
 will be put on berth for general car 1 go for the West Coast of Soutl America. Valparaiso will be tn,
 vessels destination and calls vii 1 probably be made at Guayaqul ant l Cailao,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-22
DANIELS PRESSES
 FOR GREAT NAVY
Fleets of America and Britain May Have to Police Seas
 for League of Nations.

Washington, Nov. p - Secretary Daniels appeared before the House Naval Affairs committee Thursday and explained that hew ould press the continuation of the three-year naval building program despite the end of the war and the possibility that the peace conference would limit interna- tional armament. The completion of the first three-year program and the carrying out of his present recom- mendations would give the American fleet 32 new capital ships or 51 dreadnoughts, which would place the navy of this country in second place, and C. ose to Great Britain.
 The policy of the Navy Department toward further armament was given to the committee in executive session after Republican members yesterday had seriously objected to the an- l nounced plans of the government to expend more next year in increasing the navy than was done last year in the war period.
 MT. Daniels explained that the esti- mates had been prepared in Septem- ] Der, when peace was not in sight, and contemplated the equipment of the ! navy for another years war. He said that the estimates amounting to $2,- 400, 100000 would be scaled down greatly, especially in ordnance and personnel. The expenditure called for a navy or 100000 men, while 1t Is not intended, he said, to keep the navy in peace time at more than half that
 strength, including the men to be used in the merchant service.
 In reply to questions as to why he advocated the policy of expanding the
 navy in face of the possible creation
 of the League to Enforce Peace, MT.
 Daniels said that 1t was desirable to
 have a navy which would be thor
 oughly representative of the nation,
 and place it in a position of strength
 with the fleets of other world powers.
 The impression given by the Secre-
 tary was that the United States and
 Great Britain would be the major sea
 powers in the League of Nations, and
 that their navies would be expected to police the seas and maintain peace. Republican objectors to the ex- penditure of so much money seemed to be greatly impressed with his state
 ment. There were only four Republi-
 cans and one Democrat at the meet ing and therefore no policy was ar.
 rived at as to the appropriation fol
 the three-year program. One of th' ' leading members said that the. Repub licans finally would be united, ant } while they would not oppose the build < ing up of the navy, if 1t was necessar! 2 they would demand that all building a activities cease for 8 year, or until tn peace conference should decide upol the armament question.
 d An attempt probably will be mad to authorize the Secretary of the Nav, to continue the building program a
 the end of the peace conference Il
 case the limitation placed on arma s ment permits the American navy to b H expanded.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-07-11
TRAINING SCHOOL is
CHARTERED BY STATE
Instruction Will Start September 8,
'+~ At Liberal Hospital

The Liberal Hospital Training
School has been granted a charter
by the State and is now authorized
to do business as a fully accredited
institution.
The training school was started
several months ago by DR.. F. w.
Huddleston, manager of the hospital,
and a number of nurses have been
taking training pending the granting
of the charter. Since it has been
granted the curriculum is in prep
aratiop. This will be finished at an
early date, instructors will be Sc
cured and instructions will begin
September 1.
The board of directors includes
prominent physicians and business
men, and is one that guarantees that
the institution will be first class in
every respect. The following are
the members: DR.. A. T. Jones, DR..
Geo. S. Smith, DIR. F. w. Huddleston,
c. E. Woods, R. A. Jones, Miss Flora
Cox.
DIR. Huddleston, manager of the
hospital, in conversation with a rep
resentative of the Democrat, said
that it was the intention of those in
terested to make a school just as
good as possible. No time or ex-
pense will be spared to achieve the
best results. When the new build
ing is completed and the equipment
installed there will be at the disposal
of the students everything necessary
for complete instruction and prac-
tice, and this will be so thorough and
efficient that nurses graduated from
the institution will have high stand
ing throughout the country.
The movement is going to mean a
lot to the town and we are glad that
the matter is in such competent
hands.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-07-11
GUILD GIRLS HAVE
A SLUMBER PARTY

The members of the Westminster
Guild of the Presbyterian church Gel
ebrated the 4th by a slumber party
at the W. E. Farmer home in the
north part of the city.
After attending prayer meeting
the girls met at Farmers where they
were served with lunch Of ice cream
and toasted marshmellows, after
which they went serenading some of
their friends who lived near by, and
about 1890 retired to their beds on
the lawn. They were just well off
in the land of dreams when a little
shower of rain came and compelled
them to move to sheltered quarters
where they remained until 6 o'clock,
when they arose and journeyed to the
near by pasture where most appe-
tizing breakfast was prepared over
a camp fire.
Those who were participants of this
jolly affair were: Misses Minnie Ed
wards, Elderia Riggle, Hettie Gray,
Cliffe Bell, Nadia, Gertrude, Ola and
Dorothy Farmer, Wanda Cross, Susie
and Mary Farmer
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-07-11
AN URGENT CALL
FOR SKILLED MEN

Men who are registered are called
upon to volunteer for service in the
Engineer Corps. They should make
application to their Local Board on
or before the 18th day of July, 1918.
Men of any class, who are physically
qualified for General Military SER
vice may be voluntarily inducted, but
any men in a deferred classification
and in case such deferred classifica-
tion is on account of dependents
such dependents will be required to
waive the deferred classification.
The list called for is as follows:
Auto repairmen, -axemen, black
smiths, boatmen, bridge carpenters,
buglers, cabinet makers, caulkers,
concrete foremen, concrete workers,
construction foremen, cooks, drafts
men, electricians, gas enginemen,
telephone operators, topographers,
stationary enginemen, Farriers,
horseshoers, photographers, machin-
lists, photographers, plumbers, pow
dermen, quarrymen, riggers, saddlers
shoemakers, surveyors, tailors, team
sters, timbermen
All applications for any of the
above will have to be in the hands of
the local board at the close of bust
ness July 1913.
Francis E. Franklin, Order No.
161, who has heretofore been in Class
Four, and Arthur M. Andrews, Order
No. 371 who has heretofore been in
Class Three, have volunteered and
been selected by the Local Board to
fill call No. 819. They will be en-
trained in Manhattan, Kansas, Sun
day, July ID, 1918, where the Gov
ernment will train them as experts
along mechanical lines for service.
Section 121A Of the Selective Ser
vice Regulations it is made the duty
of all persons and citizens, to report
to the nearest Local Board all facts
which may come to their knowledge
concerning the registrants who are
idle or who are engaged in any oc-
cupation or employment which are
nonproductive occupationes or en-
ployment.
1t is the duty of the Local Board to
investigate all such reports, and re-
classify such registrants if the facts
warrant it and induct such persons
into military service.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-07-11
Committee Did Not
Complete Canvass
w. s. S. Drive Still $751; Short.
Will Continue Drive.

AS the committees have not yet
finished their work it is not thought
advisable to print the names of the
subscribers this week.
Headquarters gives out the state
ment that the shortage at this time
is something like $4,000.
According to the committee there
are 100 men in the county who are
able to subscribe and have not done
so. These have been placed in the
Stacker list. About 200 have not sub
scribed as much as they should and
letters will be sent to them at an ear
ly date asking them to come through
with more subscriptions.
The final drive is now on, and it is
up to the people to come across and
raise the quota.
Everybody hates a Stacker. Don't
let it be known that you are in that
class.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-07-11
TEST FOR CLEAN THREsHING.

Following is the Food Administra-
tons official test for clean thresh-
ing.
MAKE blanket test on separator
operations by having spout machine
deposit straw, ETC., on wagon sheet
during the time the weighing device
trips five times recording two and
one-half bushels. II over one pint Of
wheat il winnowed from straw on tile
canvas, bad work is indicated and Il
over three pints is found reason
able time should be given to correct
the bad operation and second test
should be made. II remarkable i'm
provemeNt is not indicated steps
should be taken through county coun-
Gil Of national defense and food ad-
ministrator to discontinue operations
until the avoidable waste is corrected.
"Report whether tight bottom racks
prevail, and whether cleanup Is
thorough.
"f five trips Of weighing device,
which equals two and half bushels
Of grain puts one and one-half pints
of wheat in the straw, It means loss
Of one per cent. II gallon Of wheat
is put in the straw the loss is ten per
cent.
Any farmer can make this test and
should insist on doing 50. Thresh-
ermen will be glad to have farmers
make the test II their machines are
doing good work. If they are not do.
ing good work the thresherman may
object to the test
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-07-11
Van WOrmer to
Prison for Life
Supreme Court Holds Resisting an
Officer Is Not Self Defense
and Orders Immediate
imprisonment.

Dan Van Wormer, of Rolla, Nor
ton county, must serve life sentence
for the murder of Martin C. Moore,
sheriff of Morton county. Van
Wormer is now; at Liberty on a $685.
600 bond. The supreme court made
special order last week directing
that Van Wormer be arrested and
taken to prison at once, without the
formal delays for rehearsing fire.
quently allowed in such cases.
Killed Sheriff Moore
This case attracted wide interest in
the southwest. Van Wormer, who
lived in Rolla, Morton county, had an
alteration with a man named Per-
klns, and a shotgun belonging to Van
Wormer was discharged. Perkins
was shot in the face but not seriously
injured. When sheriff Moore went to
the Van Wormer home to make an
arrest he did not have a warrant for
Van Wormer. When he returned to
the home, Van Wormer and the sher-
iff got into row and Van Wormer
escaped.
Moore went to his car and got
revolver. Van Wormer ran into the
house and got shotgun. AS the
sheriff stepped on the porch, Van
Wormer fired thru the door. In the
trial of the case Van Wormer made
plea of self-defense on the ground
that he had been arrested by con-
stable for disturbing the peace and
that the sheriff had no right to take
him away from the constable. The
court held that resisting arrest could
not be self defense except in the case
where the officer used undue vio-
lence. The case was tried at Syra-
cuse, Hamilton county and the sheriff
Of that county was directed to take
Van Wormer into custody and deliver
him to the state penitentiary at Lam
sing,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-07-11
DIDN'T STAND FOR HoRsEPLAY

Selfishness of one farmer has re-
suited in the Carter Oil company
abandoning its plans to drill test
for oil short distance north Of
Brookville, southwest of Salina, in
Saline county. With the exception Of
one, all the landowners had placed
their acreage in the block obtained
by the Carter company. The farmer
who had not given lease on his land
said he would, and the neighbors
said "his word is as good as gold" !"
The Carter company moved its rig and
string of tools from Ellsworth county
where it had just completed dry
hole. Before work Of building the
rig near Brookville was begun, the
farmer with the unleased land was
approached by a representative of
the Carter company He then declin-
ed to give lease, probably believing
that the Carter company would go
ahead with the project. But he was
wrong. The company moved its rig,
material and string Of tools away
from Brookville. Thus the hoggish-
ness of one man lost test for oil in
that section of Saline county.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-07-11
LIEUT.. SHELTON VISITS
SEWARD co. PHYSICIANS

This week DR.. G. S. Smith, county
health officer, accompanied by Lieut..
Cbas. d. Shelton, an army medical
official, visited all the physicians of
Seward county, urging upon them the
necessity Of prompt reporting and
quarantine of communicable disease.
Lieut.. Shelton has been assigned by
Surgeon General Gorgas to investi-
gate the, state and local boards of
health as to their efficiency in disease
control, and to insist upon energetic
and prompt quarantines. This ac-
ton of the war department is explain
ed by Lieut.. Shelton as follows: "a
great many people, and some few
physicians, are disposed to look upon
measles, mumps, whooping cough,
chickenpox and German measles as
mild diseases which everyone must
have and therefore no precautions to
prevent their spread is necessary.
Yet these mild (?) diseases contract
ed by the non-immune soldier when
he first enters camp are very serious
affairs. They not only make him
liability instead of an asset to the
government for from four to six
weeks, but they make him ready
victim Of more serious infections
such as Pneumonia, diphtheria and
meningitis. If he does not contract
these latter, at least an attack OF
measles or mumps delay his training
for a considerable time, and most
persons are familiar with the possi-
BILE results of a delayed army at this
critical period"
DR.. Smith assured Lieut.. Shelton
that the people of Seward county are
loyal citizens and that the Kaiser will
not continue to profit as result of
their carelessness in the spread OF
these diseases. Every physician
promised his cooperation in prompt
reporting and quarantine Of cases
in his care, and to keep the health
officer informed Of cases in their
communities not attended by physi-
clans. When no physician is called
it is the duty Of the householders to
report cases of contagious disease
of any character to the health officer.
The county health officer will appre-
ciate information of concealed quar-
antined cases, and evaders Of the
state laws will be Immediately re-
ported to the county attorney for
prosecution.
This county has no place for
"Hun" sympathizers who knowingly
refuse to cooperate with the health
authorities is suppressing contagious
disease.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-07-11
DEMAND FOR LABOR TO RE-
suit IN NATIONWIDE SEARCH

Every community will be combed
for war workers. War industries
are short nearly 100000 common
laborers, and lack of workers in the
coal mining industry is imperiling
war production. There is also SER
ious shortage of war labor. One of
the largest munitions plants, turning
out heavy caliber guns, is short 1000
machinists. The war plants of Con-
necticut and Maryland are underman-
ned $4,000 machinists.
The United States Employment
Service will begin an extensive re-
cruiting of workers for war work
from the non-essential industries.
Employment offices will be increased
and the force of local agents and ira
yelling examiners will be enlarged and
sent into every community that relief
may be given before the ban against
private labor recruiting goes into eff
feet August l.