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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01
MIR. Hines Introduces Bill Au-
thOrizing Election in This
School District.
$4,000 FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Bone Dry Prohibition Bill
Passes House and is Sent to
the Senate Where Mt Will
Likely Pass.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 31.-The
following are some of the new bills
introduced in the house:
Colleton delegation: To author
ize the highway commissioner and
county treasurer Of Colleton county
to brow money for current expenses
for 1918.
Mr.. Hines: To authorize an
election on issue Of $50, 900 school
bonds by Lancaster school district.
Mr.. Redmon: To allow the town
council of the town of ST. Matthews.
Calhoun county. State of South
Carolina, to impose an annual tax
of not exceeding 13 mills on all
property in said town for municipal
purposes.
(S. S7S) Mr.. Robinson: To
change the Liberty Hill voting pre-
cinct in Mccormick county to White
Town School House in said county.
Judiciary committee: a Joint
resolution proposing to amend Sec
tion ! of Article II of the constitu-
tion, relating to qualifications OF
oficeholders. so as to allow women
to be appointed.
Mr.. Goodwin: To amend the law
relating 70 tbo rauos ana a.ia
nracincts
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Many Reported Killed.

Bristol, Tenn.-Va., Jan. 31.-A
telephone message received here
says practically every person on the
day coach of the Memphis special.
wrecked near Dublin. Va, is dead or
seriously hurt
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01
New Jersey Senator Dies

Washington, Jan 31.-Senator
Hughes. of New Jersey, died yes
terday afternoon after long illness.
Word of his death was received at
the White House.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01
Number of New Men To BE
Called Has Not Yet Been
Decided Upon.
1T DEPENDS UPON EVENTS
Possibilities of Shipping Sit
uation and Developments
Abroad Will Determine
Many Questions Involved.

Washington, Jan. 31.-EXpansion
Of Americas fighting forces beyond
their present strength depends upon
such factors as events abroad and
the shipping situation. Secretary
Baker said in disclosing rNa, the
war department has not fixed q date
for another draft nor even dctcrm-
ined how many new men shall be
called
When Mr. Baker told the senate
military committee Monday the
United States would have half a
million men in France early this
year and that in all million and a
half could 20 across if ships could
be found to carry them, he referred
TO the divisions now i'm training
camps and those already i'm Europe
Future developments will decide
what additional forces will be sent
The secretary made clear his
opinion that If events made il nee
eSsary to call out more than another
increment of half million men the
executives authority to draft men
for fghting units other than reserves
would be exhausted and further leg
islation by congress would be nee
essary. He said however. that un-
der the authority TO call two incre-
mcnts of line soldiers of 500. 600
each and such additional numbers
for recruit battalions and special
units "as the President may deem
necessary" the second draft might
bring out in all as many as a million
men.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01
Enthusiastic Food Conservation
Meeting Was Held Here
Last Night.
FORM AN ORGANIZATION
Lancaster Merchants ASSOcia-
tion Elects w. u. Bennett,
President, and J. NJ. Madra,
Secretary.

An enthusiastic meeting of the
merchants OF Lancaster was held
last night in the court house at the
hehest of County Food Administra-
tor j. II. Witherspoon for the pur-
pose Of arriving at an understanding
OF some Of the most important rul-
ings Of the federal food administra-
tion and to agree upon maximum
prices to be charged the consumer
on food commodities.
Mr.. Witherspoon called the meet
ing to order and briefly stated it's
purpose. particularly streSsing the
most recent rulings of the admins
tration and the food-saving procla-
nation Of the president. He named
the substitutes for wheat flour which
are TO be sold in equal quantities
with -four as follows: Hominy,
erits, corn meal. corn -four, edible
corn starch, barley -four, rolled oats,
oatmeal, rice rice -four, buckwheat
| -four. potato -four, sweet potato
-four, soy bean -four and feteria
-four.
Following the suggestion Of tho
federal food administration an or
sanitation was perfected to no called
the Lancaster Merchants Associa-
ton" and W. p Bennett was elect
ed nrosido,, o,d Io,, NJ MI,
secretary. An executive commit
tee was elected as follows @ n
Jones. chairman: J. II Witber-
/ spoon vicc-chairman; John r
/ FafIo !. e. Edwards n w prvIer
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Eleven Thousand Officers

Washington. Jan. 31.-Army Of
hcers today estimated that 1000
ofhcers will be graduated from the
third series of training camps. now
n progress
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01
Short Items Picked Up Here,
There and Everywhere for
Busy Readers.
GAFFNEY TO QUARANTINE
Bill introduced in General AS
Sembly to Prohibit the Teach
ing of German in Public
Schools of State.

A. y, Nickles has been granted Il
pardon by Governor Manning to re-
store citizenship. Nickles was pa
rolled last August He had been
convicted in Florence county of
breach of trust with fraudulent in
tent and sentenced to one year at
hard labor in the State penitentiary.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01
Youths Becoming FL.

The senate committee tentatively
approved legislation proposed by the
war department TO provide for the
registration Of youths attaining the
age OF 2l years since June , au-
thoriZing the fixing OF quotas on the
basis of Class of the new cIassif-
cation and empowering the Presi-
dent to call men needed for special
Industrial or other work. Provost
Marshal General Crowder, appear
ing TO explain the bills. told the
committee II was proposed to hold
new drawing to establish the or
der OF liability OF the new regis
trants. When the new men have
been given their serial numbers their
names will be inserted in the
classes to which they may be as
signed according to a plan now be-
ing worked out
IL is assumed, General Cr0S5er
said, that most of the new regis
trants will fall into Glass 1, giving
that class this year a total of some
two million men. From Class 1 II
's proposed to take the next and any
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MUST DECIDE EACH
CASE ON MERITS
cRoWDER TELLS DRAFT BOARDS
TO USE COMMON SENSE AND
SYMPATHY - MANY BOARD
HAVE INDICATED DOUBT.

Washington, Dec. 31-Local draft
boards have been instructed by Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder to
use common sense and sympathy in
the facts OF each Individual case"
in determining what would be ade-
quate support for dependents OF a
man registered for war service.
Many boards have indieatea doubt
as TO what should be done when it
appears that soldiers pay and war
risk allowances will provide support
for dependents whose claims, other
wise would entitle the registrant to
deferred classification. In message
made public tonight General Crowder
said:
Reasonably adequate support can
not be determined by rule OF thumb,
but must be determined with common
sense and sympathy in the facts OF
each individual case, what would be
adequate support in one locality, or
in one set of circumstances might
not be adequate support in another.
The question of adequate support
must be determined by the boards
after careful consideration Of the In.
terests of the dependents on the one
hand and of the government on the
other, and with the thought always
in mind that the present classifica-
tion scheme is designed to raise our
armies with minimum of hardship
and suffering to those who are to
be left at home.'
To clear up doubt existing on other
points, General Crowder gave the
following supplementary instructions:
Subdivision A. Glass Is
the residuary class for registrants
whose wives or children are mainly
dependent on them for support, and
this applies to widower whose own
children are mainly dependent upon
him for support.
"Second-If registrant has both
wife and child, but there are such
other sources Of support available
that the removal of the registrant
Will not deprive the dependents Of
reasonably adequate support, he Is
to be placed in subdivision A OF
Glass 2.
THRIFT a registrant has wife
but no children, and there are such
other sources OF support available
that the removal of the registrant
will not deprive the wife OF reason
able adequate support he gees into
class as not being Included in any
other division of the schedule
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LEST WE FORGET"
Progressive Farmer)


It's time to begin writing for
seed catalogs.
Most people get shot when the gun
in the case is supposed to be "un
loaded"
Why not let the boys and hireo
men try their way of doing things
occasionally.
A coal scuttle is one of the best
things with which to put grain in
bags. Try it,
Hardwood wedges will soon work
out of an axe handle A wedge made
of soft pine is best.
Let's go slow and sure with the
crop money. Well need all of 1t
before the end of the year.
Some of the stumps you pull up or
blast out may do for fire wood.
Let's utilize every waste product.
This weather is mighty cold on the
unprotected bee hives. Pine or cedar
boughs piled on the north side will
do lot of good.
Get ready now for the 1918 garden.
Hog and Hominy" is too expensive
for an all the year round diet even
If it furnished balanced ration.
Now is a good time to look after
the lawn shrubbery. Cut out the
dead wood and trim the branches
where they have become too thick.
There's still time to attend your
agricultural college winter short
course and you'll be proud of your
self later for having done it.
While Mr.. Farmer buys Liberty
Bonds let Mrs. Farmer and the boys
and girls buy War Savings Stamps,
and thus help Uncle Sam as we'll as
promote thrift.
Work animals should not be al
lowed to get poor from lack of care
during the winter but there are prob
ably more animals injured at this
time by overlooking than under feed
ing.
Stock and especially dairy cows,
are apt TO suffer from lack of salt
and mineral matter in winter. To
avoid this keep before them at all
times a mixture of one part salt and
two parts ground phosphate rock
Make use of your state experiment
station and agricultural extension di-
vision service They are established
to help you. Write for bulletins on
any subject in which you are inter-
ested and submit perplexing prob
lens for special consideration and
advice.
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SAGE AND SULPHUR
DARKENS GRAY HAIR
It's Grandmother's Recipe to
Restore Color, Gloss
and Attractiveness.

Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea
and Sulphur, properly compounded
brings back the natural color and lustre
to the hair when faded streaked or
gray. Years ago the only way to get this
mixture was to make it at home, which
il mussy and troublesome. Nowadays, by
asking at any drug store for "Wyetn,,ss
Sage and Sulphur Compound" you VIII
get large bottle of this famous old
rec;pe improved by the addition Of other
INGREDIENTS, for about so cents.
Don't stay gray! Try it! No one
can possibly tell that you darkened your
hair. as it does it so naturally ana
evenly. You dampen sponge or solb
brush with it and draw this through
YOUR hair, taking one small strand at a
time: bv morning the gray hair dis-
annears. and after another application
or two. your hair becomes beautifully
dark. glossy and attractive. !,
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
ia a delightful toilet requisite for those
who desire dark hair and youthful APP
nearance. 1t is not intended for the cure
mitigation OF prevention Of disease.
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Thirty Thousand Boys and Girls are
Wanted
REviSER REGULATIONS FOR
NEWSPAPER CENSORSHIP

Washington, Dec. 31.-Revised reg
ulations or requests. to guide the
American press in the voluntary cen.
sorship observed since the country
went to war have been issued by the
committee on public information. eff.
fective January l. Several important
changes have been made representing
lessons learned by the committee
and the army and navy officers since
the first regulations were issued last
June.
Three of the original requests, to
which special Importance was at.
tached, and under which loyal news
papers have gone to press without
many an interesting piece of news,
have been withdrawn entirely. They
are requests that nothing be publish
ed tending to disclose names of line
officers or individual units of the
expeditionary forces, tending to dis
close identity of American merchant
ships and their crews defending
themselves against submarines, or
giving information relating to dry
docks and repair and construction
work
Unofficially it is explained that
these prohibitions are withdrawn
largely because of difficulty in hav-
ing them universally observed, and
in the belief that such information
would be obtained by the enemy re-
CARELESS of whether it appeared in
the American newspapers Other
changes are made and there are some
additions, but most of them are of
minor character.
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y. N HARPER snow MS patriot
ism, but an opportunity to acquire
wealth at the same time.
Offsettine Labor Shortage
In view of the fact that farm labor
is scarce and high, every effort should
be bent. towards securing maximum
yields per acre, with fertilizer, which
is one of the best ways to conserve
man power
Unfortunately no industry has been
more directly affected by the war than
the fertilizer industry. The govern.
ment is communicating materials i'm
portant 10 this industry for the pur-
pose Of manufacturing munitions of
war and hence has greatly reduced the
possible tonnage to be used in fer
tilizers. In other words, while the
nation is calling for the largest pos
sible crop yields, there is, at the same
time, a great demand for gun powder.
Some one has aptly said, "Plants and
cannons eat the same food" OF course,
under present conditions, the cannons
must be fed first
There is a considerable shortage OF
fertilizer ingredients, and the prices
of these ingredients are corresponding
ly high.
Fertilizers Relatively Cheaper
In consequence Of high prices of ma
terials, due to their scarcity, and be-
cause of higher labor and transporta-
ton costs, fertilizers will be higher
this spring than ever before.
While the prices of fertilizers have
advanced, fortunately for the farmer.
the prices of crops have advanced still
higher, so that fertilizers are relative.
ly cheaper than before the war. A
bale of cotton with its seed will buy
more fertilizer today than ever before.
The same is true of bushel of corn ,
bushel of wheat; "A bushel of pea
nuts; bushel Of potatoes, etc.
Why Fertilizers Are Scarce
The causes of the shortage of fertil-
izer materials may be summarized as
follows:
Previous TO the war. most OF our
potash came from Germany. The pot
ash now on The market is produced
largely in this coaatly, but it is far
short OF the demands. This American
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Better Farming in the South
The Present Fertilizer Situation
BY Harper Farm Bureau Atlanta Georgia

made potash, however, is just as val
liable as the potash salts that were
formerly obtained from Germany.
Acid phosphate is scarce. due to the
fact that there is a shortage of sui.
| phurlc acid--a necessary compound in
the manufacture of acid phosphate
Sulphuric acid is scarce, because py.
rites, from which most of il Is made
has been coming from Spain and ships
are not now available with which to
transport it,
The fertilizer manufacturers have
been compelled to turn to the domes.
tic pyrltes and readjust their manufac-
turing plants to the production OF sui
phuric acid from birthstone obtained
from Louisiana and Texas. The gov
eminent is requiring of the fertilizer
manufacturers sulphuric acid in large
amounts to be used in the manufacture
OF explosives.
Then. too, there 10 considerable diff.
fculty in obtaining supplies OF rock
phosphate, because OF the Transports
ton shortage.
The supply OF nitrates has also been
curtailed because large amounts Of sui
refrigeration purposes, and the manu-
facture OF munitions Cotton seed
meal, a valuable source Of nitrogen, 10
being used more and more for feeding
live stock Tankage, another splendid
source of nitrogen, is also being used
for the sam purpose; consequently cot
ton seed meal and tankage are high in
price.
Nitrate OF soda Is more expensive at
the Chile mines, and shipping rates
have increased enormously. and NUM-
ton requirements are heavy.
The fertilizer manufacturers find 1t
hard totsecure bags for shipping, since
there is a tremendous shortage Of bur-
lap.
Thus it can be easily seen that 1t will
be very difficult to obtain necessary
fertilizer materials, and the farmer
must take due notice and act accord
ingly if he would make sure OF getting
his plant food.
Order At Once
The farmer must not overlook the
fact that transportation difficulties are
increasing daily. The railroads are lit
orally overwhelmed. They have, there
fore, been compelled to rule that fer
tjlizers and freight in general must
move in full load lots, which means
ears must be loaded to their maximum
capacity.
Therefore, Mr.. Farmer, order your
fertilizers NOW: order PLENTY OF
them; use them literally and judicious-
ly, and thus secure maximum yields or
crops, and so do your part TO supply
the crying needs of the world, while
at the same time You increase your
bank account.
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things some time -take out life and
fire insurance; make viii; get
better live stock and poultry; have
the health of the family better safe
guarded; and provide better con
veniences for Mrs. Farmer. But a
certain very warm country is said to
be paved with good intentions. II
we are ever to convert these dozen
good intentions Of ours into real
achievements, there was never a
better time to begin than right now.
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Is SUPPLY FAILS
LITTLE ROCK SHIVERS
. ,pcH SERVICES ABANDONED
&,NDAY NlGHT-PEOPLE TAKE
&rrlJcE IN HOTELS-coUNClL
10 ACT.

.tt,e Rock, Dec. 31.-Although
|,stomed to weak gas pressure
4, GAS is most needed, Little Rock,
A Bluff, Malvern, Hot Springs
other Arkansas cities supplied
|tbe Arkansas Natural Gas Com
4, from the Caddo, La, fields
A not prepared for the failure Of
supply which arrived Saturday
N The frigid night and Sunday
4 cnent with virtually no gas.
bnday night the pressure strength
4 and was better Monday morn
/ Gas company officials said it
nrobable the traditional pipe
aleak' had been repaired, or an
Eroency well had been tapped,
thew were without direct news
the gas field. Virtually all
ngArcial users have turned to
installing coal burning boilers,
J domestic users have exhausted
SIMPLY of wood and coal stoves
heating and cooking.
is believed that the real trouble
heen that the company endeav-
to supply more cities than 1t
adequately serve during a cold
The only consolation the COM
has to offer rs when it gets
IA the pressure will be normal.
| the meantime members of the
council are threatening to intro
an ordinance repeating the
bany's franchise. Virtually all
tches abandoned services last
Hotels were damned all Sun
| nv persons driven from their
les by the cold.
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lew good layers. Poultry advice of
all kinds, covering such questions as
the best breed of chickens. questions
concerning the Matching, etc. will
be supplied by H. b. Lansden, Poul-
try Specialist, who says, Now is
the time for those who are already
Keeping chickens to find out which
are the winter layers, and to breed
only from few of the best LAYERS
In building up the flock. To find out
which hens lay most use the trap
nest. 1t will show not only which
hens lay in the fall and winter. but
those which lay the most eggs and
are, consequently. most profitable.
Such hens should be marked now
and their eggs used for setting next
spring.
Thirty Thousand Boys and Girls are
Wanted
Thirty thousand boys and girls
are wanted in the Agricultural Clubs
OF Arkansas, right now Learn to be
modern farmer See your county
agent or write to W. j. Jernigan.
Extension Division, Old State House
Little Rock, Arkansas.
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list of these long deferred tasks
summon our most resolute determi
nation, and then tackle these jobs
one after another, marking them of
the list in order until we have a
clean sheet for all the rest of 1918?
OF course, every farmer has some
plans of his own, peculiar to his
situation, but here are an even dozen
jobs which we knew nearly every
body is likely to defer from month
to month and from year to year. Let
every reader ask himself how many
of these things he has been postpon
ing but will now, God willing, post
pone no longer:
1. Let's get will made-and re-
member the community in making it.
2. Let's take out some life insur-
ance SO that the wife and children
may be protected in case the bread
winier of the family should die.
Considering also whether it may not
be well to have tn insurance money
paid, at least In part. in monthly in.
stallments.
8. If not now taking out life in
surance, let's have a physical exami-
nation now and once a year hereafter
so that any disease may be detect
ed and cured in the outset rather
than allowed to run on till too late.
4. Let's take short course at
the agricultural college-something
M Farm 10 foo old Tn do f
s. Let's have dentist to put the
teeth of the whole family in order
and have competent physician ex-
anime each child for eye, ear. nose
and throat defects--pecause a great
measure OF rural illhealth is due to
neglect at these points.
6. Let's start a bank account-be-
cause 1t means safety. thrift and a
new sense of dignity.
z. Let's take on, some fire insur-
ance because the average farmer is
not able to rebuild a burned home
for years, and insurance is just and
equitable cooperation, whereas get
ting subscriptions from neighbors is
not.
8. Let's provide enough raincoats,
overshoes, overcoats, cloaks, boots,
or leggings for every member of the
family, because they cost less than
doctors bills and collins.
8. Let's start now to make wood
and water just as convenient as pos
sible for the good wife, providing
wood house to keep fuel dry, and II
we can't provide waterworks. then
at least a nearby well with covered
walkway to 1t.
TO- Get some pure bred poultry
now and resolve that every animal
born on the farm henseforth shall
have a pure bred sire, because this
increases pride and profits
IL. Build good implement shed
and provide sanitary and convenient
privies, because absence of these adj
vertises the farm owner as careless
of cash, health and civilization.
IL. Let's make friends with any
neighbor with whom we have been
at outs, submitting to arbitration
rather than a lawsuit any matters
about which we can't agree.
Most OF US intend to do all these