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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-21

be advised OF what appeared in the
subsidized journal
An appendix to the concluding INSTALL
ment is what purports to be tran
script of a unique telegraphic CONVERSE
ton between Tchitoherin. now Bolshe-
vik Foreign Minister at Petrogad. and
Trotzky, at Brest-Litovsk last February,
a few days before Trotzky made his
notorious 'no-peace -no-war' play.
Tchitcherin is quoted as promising
a separate peace by which Russia would
not cause a rupture with the Allies and
saying that England and America are
playing up to us separately"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-21
ADMITS HELPLESSNESS
Her,ling Says German Food Demands
Can't Be Met

Parts, Sept 2l.-Chancellor Won Hert
ling. replying to complaints made nv
German syndiCalists and the Socialist
party about the scarcity of foodstuffs
admitted that he could not promise TO
meet entirely the demands which had
been made, according to a dispatch from
Basle.
The chancellor said the scarcity Of
food in German is not so much due to
defects in organization as the peti
TONERS asserted, as to the lack of Labor
for agriculture and the scarcity of food
itself.
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FRANCE DISD4INS
REPLY TO VIENNA


COPYRIGHT, 1918, by NcW York Times Co.
Paris, Sept. ~.
Paris learned with delighted chuCkles
that France disdained to make any for
mai reply to the Austrian note. The
chuckles were not due to the fact that
no reply was to be sent. but to the
manner In which the Government mad
intimated its intention. in which Paris
recognized with delight another example
OF the inimitable Clemenceau touch.
In acknowledging the receipt from
the Swiss Minister in Paris of the Aus
tru-Hungarian note, forwarded through
him." formally runs the quaint little
oficial communique specially issued for
the occasion, m. Pichon attached to
. his letter copy of the official journal
=, e,confAining the speech of NJ. Clemenceau
fHthe Senate as constituting the reply of
Z the government of the republic to the
s note from the cabinet of Vienna :"
The satisfactory news arriving every
day from all parts of the front has
keyed tie people here TO an even higher
pitch Of cain confidence in the future.
The expectotion is becoming stronger
that great events are imminent at sew
erai points on the front, and especially
that portion specially identified with
American troops.
81 Inat enlgmatlc American army. as
Z II is now styled here. which seems to
, be silently waiting for its call from
Foch on Frances western borders, is
the subject of constantly increasing
SPECULATION, which has been enormously
stimulated by the news that American
guns have been for some time heavily
bombing Metz Notifications.
Paris is well content with the way
things are going. Unity of command.
II is felt. is being transformed through
the genius of Foch into universal vic-
tory. The Turks have beer beaten in
Palestine and Mesopotamia, the Bull
gars are being beaten in Macedonia
the Austrians are beaten on the Piave
All the Kaiser's accomplces are being
brought nearer and nearer to the date
when their accounts must be paid. while
& the Germans are being steadily beaten
from the User to Nancy and Bolshe-
z ytsm Is being throttled
' The Allied barometer never point ed
more steadily to fair"
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"SIX-FOOT" REGIMENT
TO PARADE IN CITY
Sixty.third From Pacific Coast
Coming to Philadelphia
Next Saturday
Camp Meade. Md. Sept. 21.


Phladelphans will have a chance to
see stalwart body Of men when one
of the battalons of the Sxty-third In
fantry Regiment marches in that city
next Saturday, Liberty Loan day. The
men Of the battalion are mostly giant
young fellows from the States of Wash
ngton. Oregon and california, who
came here a few weeks ago.
The boys from the West will be
headed by their band, which made big
hit out on the Pacific coast Whenever
the band gave a concert there were
always big crowds. and the reputation
of the organization became so great that
there were invitations from a number
of the Pacific coast cities for them to
play. The men of the battalion are
looking forward eagerly to that trip to
old Phily, for to most of them the land
of the East has been a Closed book.
AprOpos of the SiXty-third Regiment.
military necessity has swung forth it's
mighty arm and knocked fat one OF
the most picturesque military organiza-
tions that has been seen in this section
of the country for a long, long time.
The machine-gun company of the Sixty
third which boasted short time ago
that II had no man in the company who
was under the siX-foot mark, cam lay
claim to that boast no longer An edict
has been sent out from division head
quarters cutting the company in half
and sending the cut off half to the
Seventy-second Infantry regiment, which
was but recently organized.
Colonel Brewer, commander of the
Seventy-second regiment, will build up
a machine-gun company of big men
with the men acquired from the Sixty
third as a nucleus for his organization
Big men are needed to do the work
husky fellows who won't mind toting q
machine gun around from place TO place
| and turning ii effectively on the boches
Oficers Transferred
Eight officers. all second. Heutensnts
have been transferred from the Eleventh
| Ammunition train TO the Eleventh Artil
lery brigade These officers and tn
units to which they are assigned are
Emanuel r. George and Leonard w
Gester. TO the Thirty-first Field Artil
lery; Edward c. George, Albert J. Ges
ter and carlton s. Gaynor. to the Thirty
second Field Artillery and Welland Gay
Harold l.. Gaymon and Fred C. Cell
10 the Thirty-third Field Artillery. Mn
other officers all first leutenants. VIII
have reported to division headquarter
for duty, who have been assigned to in
fantry organizations are: George A. NJ
gent and Henry w. Bergy Seventeent
| infantry Clarence l., O'Neill and Sam
ue, w. Stephen, Sixty-third Infantry
4 Luther l.. Bruker and David w. Nor
row. Seventy-irst Infantry: Thomas {
LuIl. seventy-second Infantry; Richar
X. white. Thirty-hrst machinery bal
4 S.st~r I.foufenant Alfred G. SneiRh
nsshiy 81 ~ ssstal''a.
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Reading Physician Dead

Reading. Pa. Sept. 2l.-Dr Ross
physicians is dead at his home here
He was ffty-seven years old. He was
in practice in the German Hospital.
Philadelphia AT Strassburg. Lancaster
County. and in this city for more than
forty years. Doctor Rove was a grad
uate of Princeton and of the University
OF Pennsylvania Medical school
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FRENCH LINER IS SUNK
Six Lives Lost When Ship Is Attacked
nv Unseen Submarine

Paris. Sept. 25.-The French Line
steamship Admiral Cahrnsr. bound from
Bizerta to Malta. has been torpedoed
whit the loss of six lives. according to
an official statement. The passengers
and crew numbered ia. An unseen
submarine fired three torpedoes. two of
which struck the ship. but the vessel
remained aflOat three hours
The Admiral Cahrner was vessel of
46O4 tons Her home port was Havre
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new GERMAN PLANE SHIFTY
Hun Aviators Also Using Para.
chutes to Escape

American Headquarters in France
Sept. 21.-patrolS report having en-
cOuntered an entirely new type of en-
cmy airplane. designed especially to
make it easy to maneuver.
They also report that the Germans
are adopting the parachute as a means
of escape from damaged planes
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BERLIN ORDERED
MUNITION FIRES
Instructions to Criminals to
Destroy Plants i'm U. S.
Revealed
PREPARED FOR WAR
Industrial Concerns MObilized
Six Weeks Before Storm
Broke
PREPARED FOR WAR
Washington. Sept. 81.


Another convincing Iinl, In tho nroof
,ha, ,,.. ..,.,.- l.. ...
'""'E was P''p"''' '''s w
war of world conquest AT least SIX
weeks before the excuse for 1t was
offered nv ,,,a o,.,,,i,,o+ion of tho Ans.
,
- Ia" heir apparent AT HaraleNo con-
cludes the amazing series of disclosures
which the American Government has
,,;,,o,, :, ,-, -. H.,
~ '"' Pu"''' '"'""H'
menus IL brought out or RUSSIA.
Two authenticated documents are in
cluded in the final ChaDter of the story
which began a week ago. with evidence
removing any doubt thafi may have ex-
listed that thei Russian Rolsheviki gov
ernment. headed hv Lenine and Trotzky
is a tool of the Imuerial German Gov
ernment.
one of these is an original circular
from the German general staff. dated
June .. 1914 directing that all indus
trial concerns he notified to open their
secret instructions for industrial mobil-
ization
Aharchists '"r h"mp i'"'S
Another. dated November 90. 1914. is
from the German naval general stan.
and reveals that within -four months
after hostiliies began in Europe de
struction agents" were ordered to Cana
'da and the United states to hire anar-
Chists and escaped criminals for the
bomb plots and work OF terror whlch
IihalIF piaNed Phrt III ura"l"s ''e
~, ,1i.i, .,.i,,' u,is a,,har,ica,ed owl
49,. r,,,. e,i,,,,,, w.t.. nbtained the
-, s, ,,l,,,,i,taa nm u,hIic in
fcr,,,,ion ,,rrore a ren,arlxable pro,Ip Of
circulars nm, ont in Russian text at pet
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, Raise Flag at Curtin School

More than 1000 Germantown citizens
braved the rain last night TO witness
the unfurling of i27-starred service
flag at the Curtin School. Hortter and
MusSrave streets Speeches were made
by Representatiye George ,, Darrow.
shoysf and Thomas q Wsfsoa
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Special Gable to Erening Public Ledger
Copyright, 1918, bp NcU York Times CO.
London. sept. 81.

Copyright 1918, BY NeD York Times CO.
London. sept. 81.
The British army continues TO take a
big share in the work on the western
front. and the enemy's nervousness on
the Cambrai-Dou front, which is Of
such vital Importance to him, is
obviously increasing daily. You cant
fool all the people all the time. and
now that Ludendorff has completed his
much advertised shortening Of the
front. and got his troops into the Hin
denburg line, he must. for the sake of
public opinion at home. hold on to it,
for a time at least. This he cannot
do il he loses Douai and Cambria.
Sir Douglas Haigs attack of the 18TH
was intended to take his troops from
Gouzeaucourt southwark into the posi-
tons which they held on March 90 1t
was in no sense an attempt to assault
the main Hindenburg line, and still
less was it an attempt to capture Cam
our men got beyond their old lines,
the advance being continued on parts
Of the front OF attack during the night
Of the 18th and 18th and yesterday
morning they occupied outpost positions
in front of the main Hindenburg line at
a number of points
Ii is quite obvious that the enemy in
tended to keep us at a distance from
his positions IL he could, for no one
would lose 5000 prisoners in defense of
an outpost position. The French on our
right carried ou, corresponding adj
vance Immediately west and south, of
St Quentin with equal success
In Touth with Hindenburg Line
We are now. from Mouvres south
westward. everywhere in close touch
with the Hindenburg main line. hav-
ing on this section of the frCnt re-
gained all the ground lost IN March,
with the one exception of that portion
of the Hindenburg line west Of Cam
brai which we held at the end of the
battle Of last November which saw the
first big surprise attack by tanks. Be
tween Mouvres and ArleuX to the west
Of Douai. thanks to the victory oi
September . we stand in new ground
well by the northern extension of the
Hindenburg line, while from Lens
! northward to Nueve Chapelle We have
been quietly pushing into new territory
and F'osse's The Dump" and Aurh lie
Me La BaSSee. which were scenes OF
desperate and bloody fighting at the time
of the battle of Loos, passed into our
hands almost without attracting atteh.
| ton and at insignificant cost.
All that now remains. to the enemy
! of his gains of the spring are the ruins
| of Armenteres and WytsChaete and
! Passchendaee ridge. while to the west
of Douai he lost ground of great impor-
! tance our French and American allies
| have the S.; Mihel salient to s"t against
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prchension lest those less experienced
II Austrias tortuous diplomacy should
accede IN the smallest degree to that
poisonous peace offensive which js In
hnitely more dangerous than her mill
tary effort Once again Americans have
every right to feel proud of their
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New York
Hotel Pennsylvania
Now Building

Hotel Pennsylvania. now
building in New York Opposite
Pennsylvania station), will be
Statler-operated.
The Pennsylvania Railway
System and Hotels Statler are
cooperating to the fullest to
make this new house the fore
most hotel of the world in every.
sense. 1t will have 200 guest
rooms, each with private bath.
Hotel Pennsylvania will be al
together worthy Of Americas
greatest railway system, her
largest city and her most inn
portan hotel chain.
Opens about January lst .
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Must Keep Up Pressure
NOU, Declares Maurice
Imperative to Maintain Strength of British
Army in France Before Winter Hats
Operations, Expert Asserts


Director the peration of the British Army
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-11
POAsTMisTER BOWERS RESIGNS.
After Faithful Service of Nearly
Half Century Voluntarily Retires
Town Has Had Only two
poastmasters in History.

Prosperity, Jan 10-Since Prosperity
hac been town there have been only
two postmasters. First, Mr.. David
Kibler, then our present postmaster,
Mr.. l.. S. Bowers, who has served con-
tinuously for 40 years, being appoint
er by President Grant.
1t goes without the telling that
Mr.. Bowers has been d popular and
efficient postmaster as he has been
re2ppointed by each successive ad-
inistration.
Mr.. Bowers has sent in his resigna-
ton to take effect as soon as his
successor is appointed.
Mr.. Bowers has the distinction 0S
holding this position the longest in
the State if not also in the United
States, and Prosperity regrets his re-
tirment fromm business.
Mr. Francis Bobb Prospe-ity's s
Oldest merchant is very i'll With pnen
monia.
The Winthrop girls returned to
college to5ay: Misses r. Wheeler,
Cairo l1'yohe, Susan Quattlebaum,
Grace Sease, Lazette Counts, Mary
DeWalt Hunter, Ruth Hunter. Ellen
Wheeler, Moss FeJecs, Susie Langforo
Josephine May.
Misses Doris Kohn and Katie Mae
Nance left today for Columbia college.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Taylor or Bates
burg are spending awhile with Mr.. A.
G. Wise.
DR.. and Mrs. o. B. Simpson are
home from Salisbury, Md, where they
spent several weeks with Mrs. Simp'
sons mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Placl have been
visiting relatives in Fairfax making
the trip in thier new Piedmont car.
Misses Dennis Of Newbe-rr F77r'oe
Of Winns5oro and Dixcn of Florence
will resume their work in the Pros
rerity school.
Mr.. T. A. Dominick has conc to
Columbia to attend the legislature.
E. o. Counts, Tr., OF Camp Sewer
hos been home on short furlough
Misses Willie Mae Wise and Ethel
Counts our efficient county canning
club demonstrators are taking a
special course at Winth7 op.
Miss Norace Cousins of NewberrJ
has been visiting Miss Ruby Mae
Merchant
Mr.. and Mrs A. G. Wise and Mr..
A. H. Hawkins were business visitors
to Columbia Wednesday.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-11
Columbia, Ian. 9.

Columbia, Jan. 9.
A resolution proposed by Mr.. ] o.
Kelly, of Darlington, in the house OF
representatives today to declare vac
ant the seat Of his colleague, Mr..
Victor E Rector, on the ground that
Mr.. Rector holds professorship in
the University of South Carolina, was
rejected by the house without disse1&
tire vote The resolution, intimation OF
which was given by Mr.. Kelly yester-
dav created somewhat Of mild SEN
sation in the house. 1t was r-rked
"By request" The speaker was about
to refer it to the judiciary committee
when Mr.. Rector urged that it be
considered Immediately. and Mr.
Noise of Sumter. moved that the
house refuse to receive the resolution.
NJ Mo'co's resolution was adorted,,
which ended the matter. The Kelly
resolution contended that by holding
both positions Mr.. Rector was vlo-
lating the constitution of the State.
NJ. Rector. in asking for immediate
consideration of the resolution. said
that when was elected professor
of agriculture in the university, moth
ing had occurred to him but to resign,
but that Speaker Hoyt had volunteered
the information to him that the con-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-11
The House Refuses to
Consider the Proposition
Would Raise an Unpleasant Subject to Bring Up the
Matter of Members Holding Two Offices. Res-
oaation is Not Receiued.

stitution did not require his resignat-
ion 'I took the mater up Immediately
with the university authorities then"
said Mr.. Rector, Stating that
had found no experience in my life
any more pleasant, and I felt that I
had a measure of success in the house,
and if the university felt that I could
be Of service here to let me know, and
if they would let me arrange my work
go as to attend the session I would be
glad. i am here through no chicanery
or trickery," concluded Mr.. Rector,
"and would like for the matter to be
settled by vote Of the house"
mo. K: <Aull
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-11
PRESIDENT WILSON'S PLAN
FOR WORLD WIDE PEACE

(Ry The Associated Press
|, Washington. Jan. 8.-President
Wilson dow a11ressing Congress de-
livered a re-statement Of war aims
- aareer> 1T with the recent declara-
ton by the British premier, Dava
LLOYD George. The president present
ed defin-s, rro"raro for void "eoce
containing fourteen specific considera-
tions.
The president presented the tol-
lowing as necessary elements Of
world peace
Open covenants of peace with
out private international: u'lierstand-
ings.
Absolute freedom Of the seas
in peace or war except as they may
be closed by international action.
3-Removal of all economic bar
riers and establishment Ct equality
of trade conditions. amone r"+'"Hs
conse1ting OF peace and assoclat1S
tbemselgss for mainteRen'e
4-Guarantees for the reduction OF
national armamn"+e 70 two low st
point consistnt with domestic safety.
5-Inpart'al adjustment OF al cello
nial claims based upon the principle
tnst the people concerned have equal
weight with the interest OF the gov
ernment.
{ 6-Evacuation Of all Russian terri
ftody and opportunity for Russias
. political developement.
7-Evacuation of Belgium without
any attempt to limit her sovereignty
S-All French territory to be free
and restored. and reDaratior for the
e-Readjustment of Italy's from
taking Of Alsoce-Lorraine.
tiers and on clearly recognizable lines
of nationality.
1N-Freest opportunity for auto.
nonors deve1o-cn-ent of the reorlns
OF Austrian F~ngary.
L1-Eraorotion of Rn"'~nnia Co..
hia and ,fontenegro with acess to
the SO for Serhfa ana International
guarantees Of economic ara political
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-11
independence an1 territory integrity
O.: the Balkan states.

12-SecuTe soyurigny for Turkeys
poction OF tie Ottoman empire but
with other nationalit;es under Turk
ish rule assured security of life and
oppor..G ity for autonomous develop
ment nth the Dardanelles perman-
emily opened to all nations
13-Establishment of an indepen-
dent Polish state, incluling territories
inhabited indisputably Polish popula-
tos with free access to the sea and
political and economic independence
by international covenant.
1a-Ceneral association Of nations
under specific covenants for mutual
guarantees of political independence
and terretorrials iategrity guarantee !
small states alike.
For such arrangements and coven-
ants" said tie president in conclusion
I'VE are willing to fight and continue
to fight until they are achieved; but
cnly because we wish the right to pre-
vail and desire a just and stable
peace
Such program, he said, removed
chief provocations for the war.
"The moral climax Of this, the
eliminating and final war for human
liberty has come" said the president
in ending his address, "and they,
ready to put their own strength. their
(leople OF tie United States) are
own highest purpose, their own inte-
gritty and devotion to the test
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-11
CHURCH Sf the REDEENER

Rev Edward Fulwinder, Pastor.
The following will be the program
of divine service. at the Lutheran
church of the Redeemer. next SUNDAY: :,
1915 A. NJ Sunday school,
11:15 A. NJ. The morning service
and holy communion Report Of
treasurer, and committees. Being the
annual congregational meeting thereo
will be an election Of elders. Every
member of the church is urged to De
present.
Come and worship with us.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-11
To Move To Newebrry.
Anderson Tribune, 9Th.

Anderson Tribune, 9Th.
B. T. Anderson, the genial proprle-
tor of The Anderson Dry Goods COM
nanv announces that he will begin
Friday closing out sale. He ex-
pects to return to his old home at
Newberry where he will open up busi-
ness as soon as he closes out here
Mr. Anderson has made many warm
friends during his stay here who Will
regret to part with him, as well as
Mrs. Anderson, who is an Anderson
lady, being miss Pickle before her
marriage to Mr.. Anderson Few
months ago.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-11
Stubborn Fight Presaged On
Nation Wide Prohibition!
= rszgE
The Youss Judiciary Committee Evenly D:0ided On me
Proposition of Amending the Federal Constitution o"
- the Liquor Question.

OF the liquor traffic is police power
which belongs to the state and tna'
the prohfblionists can urge nothing
but sentiment in its favor, as the
States now have ample power wnlch
thew ought aot to surrender, to con-
troll the liquor traffic. In both houses
bills have been introduced to refer
the matter to the people.
The house killed the two-cent pass
enger rate by an aye and nay vote
CT SO to 26.
Tno. K. Aull
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-11
Columbia, Ian. 10.

Columbia, Jan. 10.
A stubborn fight in the house
AGAINST ratification of the prohibition
amendment to the constitution OF the
United States was presaged last night
when the house judiciary committee
Submitted a faborable report upon
fhe ioinf resolution by the bare major
itv Of one Seven members of the
committee, it was learned, voted for
the favorable report, and six for the
unfavorable. Opponents of the
amendement urge that the regulation
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-11
Mr. Francis BObb

Mr.. Francis Bobb, the Oldest mer-
rhant at Prosperity. died at his home
there on Wednesday night after
brief illness of pneumonia. He was
buried at Prosperity Thursday