The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-01-25
NEWS OF INTEREST
OVER THE STATE
Short Items Picked Up Here,
There and Everywhere for
Busy Readers.
CONVICT COUNTERFEITERs
President Wilson Thanks Retail
Merchants for Patriotic CO.
Operation in Matter of Fuel
Conservation.

Conservation.
Governor Manning has ordered a
special election for February 12 on
the question of annexing a part of
Colleton county to Bamberg county
The territory affected is three and
nine-tenths square miles.
According to the records of the
State board of health, there are a
total of 163 cases of cerebro-spinal
meningitis at Camp Jackson and SO
deaths from the disease. These
hgures show five new cases and no
deaths since Saturday.
Lieut., Albert c. Smith of the One
Hundred and Seventh Infantry, who
was tried recently before court
martial at Camp Wadsworth on the
charge of encouraging the beating
up of an enlisted man, has been ac-
quilted and will be restored to his
company.
South Cardinals proportion of the
250,000 shipbuilders to be raised in
the United States is approximately
5000, according to information re-
ceived by the State Council of De-
Tense from the Council of National
Marion. is to direct the drive for
these workmen in this State.
Senator Laney of Chesterfield
has introduced a bill to provide for
women to practice law within the
State of South Carolina. There are
two young women attending the
University of South Carolina who
desire to be admitted to the general
practice of law in June and Senator
Laney's bill would pave the way for
them.
William Waddell, a white man,
who says his home is in Darlington
and that he has been working at
Camp Jackson, and who was charg-
ed with counterfeiting, was declared
guilty by jury in the federal court
OF the eastern district Of South
Carolina, in Columbia Tuesday. 1t
is likely that motion will be made
by Waddells counsel for a new
trial. The case of Rufus and Matte
Shannon. co-defendants with Wad-
dell has not been tried yet.
According to reports received by
the State fuel administration, $50
retail food dealers in South Caro-
lima have signed the pledge card
agreeing to give their customers
fair and moderate prices. The food
administration has received a tele-
gram from Washington to the effect
that 10000 out OF $4,000 gro
GERS in the United States have sign
ed the retailers pledge at the end
of the second weeks canvass.
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lS6th machine gun battalion. sta
toned at Camp Wadsworth. was
found dead in a Spartanburg hotel
Monday. Lieutenant Buchanan
had been shot through the back OF
the head, the bullet passing through
the brain and coming out of the fore
head. Lieut.. Buchanan lived a.
Grove City. Pa. He went to the no
tel Sunday afternoon and secured a
room spending the night there. The
next morning ne came out and made
purchases and after his return the
shot was heard.
j. j. Hope, president of the Co
lumbia Retail Merchants Associa-
ton. has received from President
wilson a letter acknowledging the
associations patriotic telegram of
cooperation when the recent fuel
order was issued. The letter sign
ed by Mr.. Tumulty, secretary to the
president reads: THE president
very deeply appreciates the loyal
and patriotic cooperation of the Re-
tail Merchants Association of Co
lumbia in the matter, OF the fuel
conservation order, and he asks me
to convey to you and to every one
concerned an expression of his warm
thanks" .,