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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-12
EAT POTATOES TO SAVE
WHEAT FOR SOLDIERS
This Is One Way You Can Helm {,
Win the War For Soldiers
Must Have Food.

BY eating potatoes instead OF
wheat bread, the people of South
Carolina can help win the war as
we'll as by purchasing Liberty bonds
and contributing to the Red Cross.
With this statement, the conser-
Nation division of the food admins
tration for South Carolina, an
noLnces the Potatoes for America
Wheat for Europe" campaign in this
State.
The existing situation calls for
further curtailment of wheat con-
sumption, and there is no better
substitute, and no substitute for
wheat bread that is to be had in
such quantities as potatoes We
have not enough wheat for our allies
and ourselves, but we have an
abundance of potatoes-an excess of
"O,OOO,OOO bushels over normal
times. If we are to win this war the
allied armies and the allied peoples
must have wheat. The potato can
not quite come up to wheat in food
value, but it does come about as
close to taking the place OF wheat as
any other food
By eating more potatoes. there
fore, the people of South Carolina
can save more wheat to send to Eu-
, rope.
Americans first realized how i'm
portant a part Of their daily food
the potato played when last year a
scarcity Of this vegetable drove its
price almost to prohibitive heights.
When planting time came again,
every one planted potatoes. The
farmers were particularly urged to
plant potatoes as a patriotic duty,
and accordingly there was an abund-
ance of potatoes produced.
AT time when the world is so
sorely in need of food-only in
America is there an abundance-it
would be criminal to waste anything
so important as the potato. The DO
tatoes raised through patriotism
should be eaten through patriotism
substituted for wheat bread to as
great an extent as possible, and the
wheat thus saved sent to Europe, be-
cause while the people OF European
countries consume in normal times
about twice the amount of potatoes
per capita as do the people of Amer
lea, shipping facilities are so limited
that 1t is impossible to ship the sur
plus OF potatoes abroad owing to
their bulk; also by reason OF the
fact that potatoes do not keep so
well as the grains. Neither are pota-
toes needed so much for the allies as
wheat, meat and fats. 1t should
therefore be accorded privilege
that we may eat potatoes at home
and release more wheat for the army
and the people who are looking
across the sea to us, depending on
us for their daily bread.
Potatoes have been such an inte-
grail part of the dinner diet that peo,
pie do not tire of them, nor is there
need OF monotony serving them.
There are more than hundred ways
Of serving potatoes. and one way of
using up some of the surplus supply
is the use OF potatoe bread rather
than wheat bread. Many old-fash-
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-12
PRESERVE WAR HISTORY
BY USE OF GAMER A
state Council OF Defense Desires
photographs of War Activity
i'm ANY Part of state.

Columbia, S. c., April 11.-South
,Carolina's part in the history of the
war will be preserved in pictures if
the local commercial bodies in the
various towns and cities will CO.
operate with the State Council of De-
Tense and the Office of the chief OF
staff at Washington.
The war department has written
Reed Smith, executive secretary, re-
questing photographs of all war ac-
tivities in this State. Among the
special subjects included in the re-
quest are photographs of the activi-
ties OF local war relief societies,
which include the work OF the Red
Cross. and of the food administra-
ton, scenes showing the activity in
the campaign for the sale of gov
ernment bonds and war stamps, Wis
its OF foreign officials, military
equipment and method OF manufac-
ture. the drilling home defense or
ganization, draft scenes, enlisting
scenes, entrainment OF troops and
photographs Of local commissions,
boards and committees engaged in
public service in connection with the
war.
The department is also anxious
for photographs showing the arrest
OF enemy aliens and suspects and
photographs depicting the destruc-
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-12
NOTICE MEETING OF STOCK
HOLDERS.

BY order of the board of directors
of the Kershaw Mercantile & Bank
ing Co., corporation existing un-
der the laws Of the State of South
Carolina, meeting of the stock
holders of said corporation will be
held at the Office of Leroy Springs in
the Town of Lancaster, S. c., on the
third day OF May, 1918. at IL o'clock
M. for the purpose of voting upon
the question of increasing the capi-
tai stock of said corporation from
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars to
One Hundred Thousand Dollars.
T. ]. GREGORY,
Secretary.
April 3, 1918. 47-4t.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-12
"See sGets.lP Peel
Off This Corn"
Leaves The Toe as Smooth as the
Palm of Your Hand.

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
presto! the corn-pain vanishes
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
REVOLT IN ROUMAN|A
German Forces Are Said to Be
Leaving Country.
Peasants Have Been Forced by leu
ton Agents to Work Long and
l.aboriousIy.

Paris, Oct. 1.-The German forces
Of occupation in Roumania began to re
tire from that country Friday, accord
Ing to information received in Swiss
political circles. There are persistent
rumors in Switzerland that the Rou
manian population has revolted. The
German civil authorities are said to be
removing their archives hastily.
There has been a steadily growing
belief in Roumania that if the Ger
domination and oppression con
tinued there might be an uprising
among the people, particularly if the
food and clothing famine was not re
lieved. There are many who feel, says
a prominent Roumauian who has just
returned here from Jassy, that it may
not be impossible that the Roumaniar
ermy will again take up arm against
The Central Powers. This conviction.
said he, is the stronger since the re
cent decisive victories of the Allies
on the Western front.
The peasants have been forced BY
the German agents to work long anG
laboriously in farm and factory, with
scarcely sufficient wages to buy theil
daily bread. The Germans are thor
oughly disliked by all from the roya.
family down to the humblest peasant
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03

Last week I told you that the news
during the week had been continuous
ly good" said General March. This
week it is continuously better"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
They Give American Soldiers Best
Of Everything
People Back Government Freely So
That Soldiers Lack Nothing
That Money Can Buy.

Is the money you are putting into
Liberty bonds doing active service?
Capt. Robert L. Finch, one of the
thirteen captains turned loose by the
Red Cross in the American sector in
France to ascertain how our soldier
boys are faring answers that CUES
ton for people of the Ninth Federal
Reserve District. Capt. Finch is one
Of the speakers on the war exhibit
trains touring the Ninth District.
II have talked to our soldiers in
France from the boys In the front
line trenches within sight of the Ger,
man helmets way back along tho lines
of communication and transportation
to the boys at the terminals at the
French seaports," said Capt. Finch,
lin a way it might be said that I was
looking for trouble but I could not
find any. I found our boys enduring
hardsh1ps, encountering and overcom.
Ing tremendous obstacles, fighting all
manners of inconvenience, but I did
not find an American soldier in France
who was shy of anything that Amer
lean money could buy. / never heard
a complaint of the character or variety
Of the food, a complaint regarding the
clothing, rifles, guns, ammunition, hos,
pital equipment, or medical service.
"You people over here have backed
your Government freely and you may
have the satisfaction Of knowing that
u Army in France lacks nothing
that money can buy, though Of course
as the Army increases, so the expense
increases, and you have got to keep
up the good work. That means buy
Fourth Liberty Loan bonds"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
SACRIFICE THE THING WHAT l. l. BONDS DO !.
Word Is True Definition of Patri-
otism
Assertion Of Sergeant Davis, Speaker
In Ninth District Fourth Lib
erty Bond Campaign.

Sergeant Leslie w. Davis, who halls
from Kentucky, and is a veteran Of the
Philippines and Cuba and Of the
trenches In France and who is a
speaker on the wal exhibit trains
touring the Ninth Federal District, is
a reticent man in private life but once
he starts talking war he brings the
Liberty Loan money out Of hiding
places in a golden stream.
Davis answered the call to the
Colors in August, 1917, and went to
France in December with Co. E, 81
Engineers and saw active service all
along the line, but gas and shell-shock
temporarily wound up his fighting ca
reer and he was shipped home to
talk for Liberty Loans.
When he landed in Ninth District
headquarters, Minneapolis, he did not
act like a speaker for he simply gave
his name and credentials and said he
was ready for service. An effort was
made to get him to talk but nobody
could get a rise out of him. Finally
he was asked point blank:
Davis, what do you say to a man
who could afford to buy a Liberty
bond and doesn't?"
The fire leaped to his eyes, his hair
seemed to bristle, he bounded out of
his chair and launched into an extern
poraneous Grafton which trilled every
one in district headquarters. When
Davis was through the tears were
running down his checks, he was shak-
ing like a leaf, and it was necessary
to lead him to a chair. No one re-
members all he said but they all
remember his last sentence:
"The true definition of patriotism
is sacrifice"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
Win on Western Front.

"The detection of Bulgaria, their de.
sire for a separate peace, is not only
important toward the conduct of the
war from the standpoint of diplomacy
and its general effect upon the grand
strategy Of the war, but it also illus
trate to a striking degree the results
Of the present concentration of forces
on the western front.
Previous to this time when any
part of the Teutonic empires front
was threatened it was possible for
Germany to devote and divert some
German divisions with German com.
manders to the threatened front while
they held the western front with a
relatively small force.
"This day has gone past. By con.
c%entrating the entire American force
on the western front that force to-.
gether with the British and French
armies under General Foch, holds the
German army there and we see the re.
suit in Bulgaria demanding a separate
peace.
1.-The obvious Importance of this
move, which would foreshadow if it
goes through, the isolation of Turkey
and the probable remittance Of Rou.
mania into the war, needs only to be
mentioned. 1t is perfectly clear to
everybody"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
WILL FINANCE CAMPAIGN
Patriotic Act of Americans of German
Birth in Rice County.

Rice county, Minnesota, Americans
of German birth or descent have taken
a positive method of showing their
love for their adopted country.
Ilson Blodgett Of Faribault, Rice
county liberty loan chairman, received
a communication from some Faribault
Americans who recited that they were
all Of German birth or descent and
that it was their desire to donate to
the Rice County Fourth Liberty Loan
committee sufficient funds to defray
all the expenses of the committee in
this liberty loan campaign.
The Rice county committee accepted
this offer and adopted a resolution
expressing it's appreciation of this 10y.
al action.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
Chief of Staff Explains Opera.
tons Causing Bulgaria
to Seek Peace.
HOLDING UPPER HAND
Massing of American, French and
British Forces on Western Front
Has Prevented Germany From
Aiding Balkan State.

Washington, Oct. LIN the opin.
unified military operations On the
western front, backed by the concen-
tration offensive power Of the Amer
lean army, has forced Bulgaria to seek
separate peace.
The detection of Bulgaria, carrying
with it the only connecting link be-
tween Turkey and Teutonic powers
and the foreshadowing of the probable
restoration of Roumania to the fight
ing ranks, the chief of staff said in
his weekly conference, is due directly
to the. massing of French, British and
American forces on the western front.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
NEED NO RUM sTIMULANT
American Soldiers Go Over the Top on
Their Own Courage.

american soldiers go over the top
on their own courage and do not need
q rum stimulant before they start"
So says G. H. Langford Of the 102nd
Regiment of U. S. Field Artillery in
valided home from France with a
hole in his left leg and shell-shock to
talk Liberty Loan in the United
States.
ut is quite the custom in the Euro
pean armies" said Private Langford,
'to serve out some sort of stimulant
in the gray Of the morning before the
over the top call. This is not true Of
u Army. No rum is served and our
boys do not want it. They go over
with a cheer and q SMILE"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
Bean Yield Sets Record,

0Sdu IlSiO SctS hCCOfO.
Huntington Beach, CAL, Oct. L.
More lima beans will be threshed in
this section Of Orange county than in
any previous year, notwithstanding
that the estimated yield will fall be
low that of last year and some other
years since the lima became n OF
the staple crops Of the valley land
ten years ago. The bean experts esti.
mate that the 1918 crop covers about
5000 acres and that the average yied
per acre will be close to fifteen sacks,
making an aggregate Of about 100, 00o
bags.
Observation-Disclosures county has been
assigned one-half million dollars IT
the bonds to be issued In the fourth
Liberty loan, of which amount about
one-half are to be taken up by the
capital city. Arrangements for the
campaign are about completed, and
quick work is expected in subscribing
the required quota Of the loan.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
May Drop Some chapIains.

Washington, Oct. 1.-Chaplains il
training at Camp Zachary Taylor, who
in opposing the new War department
order taking away their insignia O.
rank, appealed to Congress for help
are likely to be discharged from thu
army for INSTRUMENTATION. Northwest
members Of Congress, asked to inter
vene with the War department, were
told that in all probability tho chap
lains most active in the rebellion
against the order will be summaril,
dropped.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
100000 PRISONERS, 800 GUNS
Allies Have Made Big Captures in
Three Days.

Paris, Oct. 1. - French, British,
American and Belgian troops in the
last three days have captured 4 10000
prisoners and 800 guns, it is estimted
here. Since July IS the Allies have
captured 100000 prisoners, 5000 guns,
10000 machine guns and enormous
quantities of material. This does not
take into account the operations in
Macedonia and Palestine.
Since Friday the entire department
of the Somme has been liberated from
the German invaders. In the last three
days part of the department of the
Ardennes has passed into French
hands for the first time since 1914.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
vent Manipulation of Market.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 1.-Drastic &C
ton to prevent manipulation of the
coarse grain markets, corn and oats,
was taken by the directors of the
board of rade at the request of the
National Food administration. A res,
olution adopted at the meeting de,
clared:
THAT dealers who are long on the
market must be able TO produce a
Food Administration license authoriz,
ing their purchases. and that dealers
who are short on the market must be
able to show that they can make de,
livery in Chicago"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
COAL CAR RULES UNIFORM
McAdoo Says Mines Will Be Supplied
According to Output.

Washington, Oct. - Rules gov
erning the distribution of coal cars
to mines have been made uniform fol
all roads in the United States, Directo,
General McAdoo announced.
Mines hereafter will be supplied
monthly with cars on the basis Of
their shipping ability.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
THOUSANDS CHEER SPEECH
Colonel Roosevelt Insists Germany
Must Be Conquered.

Baltimore, Oct. 1.-More than 10,
900 men and women vigorously cheer
ed former President Roosevelt al
Oriole Park when, in the course of his
address opening the Liberty Loar
drive in Baltimore, he said:
Let Germany be so thoroughly
licked that nc other nation dare t.
attack u.s."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
Rivet Record Is Claimed.

Newark, N. j., Oct. IA worlds
record for ship riveting was claimed
here by men employed by the Sub
marine Boat corporation when 81
gangs drove 1880 rivets into seven
ships in eight hours-an average OF
488 for each gang.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
SOME SENTRIES.

naluI1tIatIUn uUco not CUu1o1uPIorO I'M,
mediate withdrawal of restrictions on
the use of gasoline by automobiles on
Sundays.
This announcement was made by
the administration.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
MUST BE ABLE TO DELIVER

Chicago Board Of Trade Acts to Pre-.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-03
SUBSEA BOAT SUNK
Austrian Diver Victorious in Naval
Encounter.

Paris, Oct. 1. - The French sub
marine Gree was sunk by an Aus
trian undersea boat on Sept. 20, &C
cording to an official statement issued
The second officer was the only sur
vivor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-15
NORFOLK SHIPS BIG
LOAD OF LIQUOR HERE.


sh-sh-sh, whisper, Plenty OF booze
here In Richmond. 1t came yesterday
and was taken right into building
in East Grace street. near the corner of
Seventh. Wagon loads of the stuff
came here bearing the legend bottled
in bond" and carrying the mystic
1917. Kentucky Rye" No attempt was
made to get the stuff into the build
ing without being seen. The whole
transa ion was in broad daylight.
Wagons drove up to the place and
halted and able bodied men yanked the
barrels and boxes to the sidewalk and
then proceeded to hustle the stuff in
side. Not a policeman was in sight.
Men folks passed along and saw the
sight and gazed in wonder
Old topers got glimpse of the con-
tainers. hoping that bottle might
break or one of the barrels spring a
leak that they might get Whit, but
nothing happened, and the cargo was
taken up the steps and soon was out
of sight
Look at dat, will you said col
ored man. pointing to the barrels and
boxes. "Jes look at de booze" Peo-
pie began to pause and to get a
glimpse OF the stock Men who want
ed to get a taste of the Tate lamented"
paused and their eyes began to water.
They could not speak. Aridity was
marked. and they realized more than
ever that the drouth Is on.
Right here it is not out of place to
say that while the sight Of the barrels
and boxes came near creating panic
in front of the office of the prohibition
commissioner. just think of what must
have happened in Norfolk when that
same booze was placed on drays and
sent to the railroad for transportation
to this city. for the shipment was moth
ing more nor less than the liquor cap
tured in that city by the vigilant police.
But there Is much more here than
there was shipped from Norfolk. for
the police force here is larger.
There iS liquor here. but not drop
to drink, and the only way that one
may even see the stamps on the bottles
and barrels Is to get real sick, call in
a doctor. let him make an examination,
prescribe the liquor. then got to drug
gist and have him sell small amount
The druggist will get your name. age.
residence. occupation, nature Of illness.
length Of sickness to what due and
then register the same Incidentally,
he will get the name of the doctor. his
oath that the liquor is essential to
health, see that he Is registered. get
his residence and then charge enough
for the liquor to make a reasonable
profit.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-15
KEEP YOUR TRUCKS
MOVING; SAVES COST
Idle Trucks Eat Up Operation
Charges-Usc Those of
Small Capacity.

Keeping the truck moving Is one
of the big secrets of success in motor
truck hauling. There is nothing that
eats up operating costs SO fast as an
idle motor truck, even If idle for
only n few minutes at a time.
The owners of big five and ten-ton
trucks are the greatest losers from
idle trucks, because il takes so. long
to load and unload them Some own
ers of big trucks elimiuatN some Of
the waste by using trailers. But the
simplest and most sensible way to get
rid OF the wait at the loading and un-
loading platforms, according to the
Fulton Motor Truck company, is to
use trucks of small capacity. These
can be loaded and unloaded quickly
with hardly any delay.
The Fulton company, at its factory
at Tarmingdale, Long Island, makes
a truck of just the right capacity for
quick dispatch. There is only one
model and its rated capacity Is one
and one-haf tons, 1t can be loaded
in 'Jiffy'' and unloaded even
quicker. The time consumed by the
driver and the truck is negligible at
either end OF the run. This is espe-
cially important in the short hauls
about town, where the time spent in
loading and unloading Is a large part
of the total time.
slogan adopted by the government in
the interests of conservation of time.
labor and gasoline. The big business
man who needs trucks in his busi-
ness can hardly do better than to
standardize his fleet with trucks of
small capacity
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-15
Mrs. Eliza Ellen Norris.

Charlottesville. Va. sept 14~Mrs.
Eliza Ellen Norris, wife OF the late
J. r. Norris. died at 1880 O'Clock
Friday afternoon at her home. 21s
Ridge street. after an illness extend
ing over several years.
The funeral took place from the
Norris residence this afternoon at 4
o'clock
Mrs. Norris was n daughter Of the
late j. T Marshall, Of Milton. lea ID =
ing farmer of this county In his day.
and Vas sixty eight years of age.
She Is survived by six children
Thomas +. Norris. an electrical engi-
neer now In the employ OF the Rall
Grain Explosive company mt vii
mington. Del. Marvin e Norris. of
Ashland. ky Mrs. c. F. Shutting Of
Hillshoro, W. Va. and Misses Minnie
b. Daisy G. and -Essie J. Norris all
of this city. She also leaves one
brother. r. r. L. Marshall. Of Rich
mond, and three sisters--Mrs. d L.
smith. Of Shadweij. Mrs. p, s Mar
shall Of richmond, and Mrs G. w
Fuller. OF Charleston, ". Va