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The Washington herald., 1918-11-17

Following successful Hidden Fires" Mae Marsh will be
Southern Pride Kentucky racing which will rank
in popularity with the famous an Old Kentucky
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-08-13

county treasurer, w. II. Milling,
turned over to the representatives of
the state association a check for the
total county allotment and a white
ribbon was placed on the state man
for Lancaster county, the first coun-
ty in the state to become white
ribbon" county.
Two dominant subjects OF the en-
tire convention were the task of re.
ligious education for all the people.
and what the Sunday schools can do
to help win the war.
The following officers were elect
ed from the coming year: President.
John T. Green, Lancaster; vice-pres,
ident, ]. w. Hamel. Kershaw; secre-
tary, Miss Onnibel Duren, Lancaster;
treasurer, w. H. Millen, Lancaster.
Division superintendents: childrens'.
Miss Lille Usher, Lancaster; young
people, Mrs. Reid Williams, Ker-
shaw; adult, l.. r. Rollings. Ker-
shaw; district presidents No. 1.
Coker Fletcher, Kershaw; No. 2, w.
c. Ellis, Heath Springs; No. 3. Rev.
w. S. Patterson. Lancaster; No. 4.
A. G. Rowell, Lancaster, No. 5, ]. NJ.
Yoder. Fort Mill.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-08-13
COUNTY MEETING OF
CLUB MEMBERS HERE
All Agricultural and Live Stock
Clubs to Have Big
Rally.

County Agent Graeber has sent out
the following letter:
We will have a county meeting or
rally Of all the corn and pig club
members op Saturday, August nth.
at the court house in Lancaster. Time
OF the meeting will be IL O'Clock. We
want and expect every member to at
here. This will be the only county
meeting that you will be asked to
attend until we have the big corn and
pig show this fall.
Mr.. l.. l.. Baker. state supervising
agent Of boys club work, and Mr..
Parsons. assistant special boys pig
club agent, will be with us and bring
valuable lessons to every member
OF the boys and girls clubs.
We want you to bring your faith
ers and mothers with you for this
meeting. They will enjoy the meet
ing and will then take a deeper in
terest with you in your work.
Pig club members are asked to
weigh their pigs on Friday, and come
prepared to report how much your
pig has gained. and the number Of
days you have had your pig since you
first weighed it.
Each corn club boy is asked to
bring one stalk of corn from his
acre. Bring the whole stalk, roots
and all Select what you think is a
good stalk. Select a stalk with two
to four ears on it,
AT this meeting announcement will
be made regarding the big corn and
pig show which we will hold this
fall.
Every pig club member Is anxious
about the registration papers for his
or her pig. Be sure to attend this
meeting. We will deliver all regis
tration papers at this meeting.
Don't forget the time, Saturday,
August nth, at IL o'clock.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-08-13
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT
COUNTY S. S. MEETING
Broke All Previous Records, and
Was Success I'm Every y
Way.

(Reported for The News }

The-s Lancaster county Sunday
school convention, which was held at
Tabernacle Methodist church, fifteen
miles from here, Thursday and Fri
: tendance, in the number OF schools.
In the amount Of cash and pledges
subscribed. and the report Of work
done during the year by county and
district officers. The convention
was held i'm one OF the most prosper
GUS communities in the county, and
the open-hearted hospitality OF the
people in the community contribut-
/, ed largely to the success of the meet.
ing.
According to reports submitted at
the convention. the county associa-
ton. under the leadership of John
t. Green as president. became dur
ing the last year one of the few
gold star counties in the state, reach
Ing and helping in a definite way
every Sunday school in the county.
oThere were present at the conven-
sfion 6O0z peopie. delegates from
thirty Sunday schools.an about rs
Sunday schooI omcerssznd teachers.
The financial support of the work
was the best ever seen in the
countysS&
$224 was subscribed. and 1854 of
this amount was paid In cash. At
the close ofythe convention the
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-08-13
SALES OF SUGAR
CLOSELY WATCHED
Retail Dealers Required by the Pood
Sshninistration- to Keep Aeouracs
Rsoerds whIoh VIII Be Carefully
Checked Up by County Food Ad-
mlnIstrators. - r

|, Columbia, Aug. SIT 10 .sternly
necessary for tho retailers to- super.
wise the sale of sugar and prevent
those who are greedy and unpatriotio
from obtaining moro than their share" Z"
says the Food Administration h An
'ordsr requiring the retailer to keep .
rscordTof all sugar salss made. A
carbon copy ot this record IL TO BE-
sent to the County Food Administra-
tor. and . check will bstksp< upoa
those who seek 70 buy more han their
proRorttonats sLara Of sugar.
ynfis' sssential1sthAt an equal dIstrS
button Of sugar q made q the sugar
;situatiel 10 very acute =,
The proflt On susarwill b closely
y,tched BY the Food AdministrationA
me retail profit should not be more
than one cent . pound. except whore
me frAction OF . cent 10 involved.
Sales OF sugar should not exceed
two pounds At one sale to q customer
vhe hyee n town. and should not e1.
csed nvs pounds 10 . customer resid-
ihS In the rural districts. For can.
ning purposes not more than 3S pounds
may be sold to . householder ON
Home Gamers Sugar Certificates ax.
oept upon written permissioa ot the
County Food Administrator.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-08-13
Same Way With
Printing

You pay little more for little better
grade of paper and little better grade
of work.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-08-13
When We Print
For You

You get the best that can be made with
modern type faces, modern machinery
and good papers.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
ANSWER HAS
BEEN Sent
TO LONDON
Men Will be Put Aboard
Vessels as Soon as An
swer is Received.
EIGHTY SHIPS TO
BE TAKEN BY u. S.
Number of Boats Now I'm
der Control of Ameri-
cans by Agreement.

Washington. March 1s.-Plans for
operation of the Dutch shipping
which will be acquired by the United
States and Great Britain. either vol
untary agreement or by requisition.
were going forward steadily today
while the governments awaited the
reply of Holland to the demand that
she accede to the terms of the con-
tract which Germany blocked. or suf-
fer seizure OF all her tonnage in
American and British waters. ~
Hollands reply, which has. been
dispatched to London, is expected by
officials to conclude the negotiations
there today. Seizure of the ships in
American waters will be delayed,
however, until the reply is received
here, which may not be until tomor-
row.
AS soon as word is received here Of
Hollands decision, the navy depart
ment will put men on board the YES
sells to take formal possession. It is
understood the navy department will
provide sufficient American soldiers,
possibly from the naval reserve, to
comply with the American laws, the
remainder Of the crews to be made up
Of Dutch sailors. About eighty Dutch
ships of probably 100000 tons will be
taken over by the American govern
ment. Some of them already are in
the American service under a ninety
day agreement mad with Holland
two months aRp
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
BELCIANS INCREASE
EFFICIENCY DURING
THE WINTER MONTHS

On the British Front in Flanders,
Sunday, March 17.-(By the Associ-
ated Press)--The Important coast
sector Of the western front, which
for conside derable time has been. held
by the French. has been taken over
by tho Belgians.
That King Albert's new army has
been able to assume this additional
burden speaks highly for the condi-
ton OF thk comparatively small fight
ing machine which has battled so
valiantly from the beginning On a
recent visit. to the Belgian front the
correspondent learned that the Bel
CLANS had effected a great improves
ment in their organization during the
winter months. and certainly the
morale of troops and officers seems at
the highest pitch. Lieutenant Colonel
De Ceyninck, the minister Of war. in
formed the correspondent that it
sometimes had been difiicult to re-
strain the Belgian soldiers until the
proper moment for action came. The
war minister. seemed to reflect the
general voice; Of the army when he
said: ,'i SS,-
'.Whenever. the call comes We shall
be waiting to respond with every
atom Of strength we have" m
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
Slall9 l'ERS AND -. :
POLICE FIGHT IN THE
STREETS OF BELFAST

Belfast. March 1s.-1n the rioting
between a mob Of Sim Feiners and
the police in the Nationalist quarter
of Belfast early Sunday, sticks, clubs
and stones were the chief weapons,
but some revolver shots were heard.
The trouble lasted from midnight un-
til a. m. and many persons, includ-
ing some policemen. were sent to
hospitals.
The Sim Feiners had announced
they would hold meeting in st.
Mary's hall, nationalist gathering
place, but the authorities closed the
hail. Saturday Sim Feiners were
brought in from different parts of the
country to begin imprisonment in the
Belfast Jail. Many sympathizers
came along.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
FRENCH DEBATE
OVER REPRISALS
FOR AIR RAIDS
Destruction of Women and
Children not to be Used
as Reprisal.

Paris. Saturday. March 1s.-An i'm
portant debate appears to be in pros
pect in the chamber of deputies on
the subject. Of reprisals for aerial at
tacks on Paris. Recently there has
been a revival Of the discussion con-
cerning the possibility of an agree
ment on the part of the belligerents
to cease reprisals of all kinds. par
ticularfy air raids over open towns
outside the fighting zone. This dis
cussion originated in the report that
central powers had made a proposal
to this effect through neutrals. at the
same time agreeing to give up the
use of gas and liquid fire at the
front. Since that tim, the Germans
have intensified their air raids. in
stead of taking a step in the opposite
direction.
In France there always has been
a strong element hostile to lombard
jectives
Premier Clemenceau has been quot
ed variously on the subject but gen.
orally is understood to be in favor Of
reprisals in the way of attacks on
women and children in undefended
towns. He Is believed to favor air
raids made as far as possible within
the German frontier but strictly upon
establishments of military value.
The Interpolation prepared by Dep
uty Mayeras. radical Socialist. will be
presented on the return of the pre-
mier. Abel Ferry. radical Socialist
deputy. and an active member of the
army committee who has intervened
frequently during the wer IN regard
to important questions announced
he will ask the government to pro-
pose to the enemy. through neutrals.
that all reciprocal action of the var
ious aviation corps be limited to the
zone of bombardment by cannon of
the longest range. The objection is
raised. however. that Nancy. Dun
kirk and Rheims would thus be at
the mercy of the Germans, whereas
the allies. could reply only against
| Belgian, French or tAlsatian towns
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
Today's War
Summary

French and German troops have
been engaged in heavy fighting on
both sides of the Meuse in the Verdun
sector. West of the river the French
have gained the enemy positions on a
front Of about 1.40O yards to a depth
Of 500 yards while east of the river
the Germans were unsuccessful in
strong attacks on a six mile front.
Sunday the Germans sent heavy
forces against the French positions at
Samogneux, north of the Boise De
,Caurieres and near Bezonyaux. They
entered the French line at various
points. Violent French, artillery fire
inflicted heavy casualties on the att
tackers and they were unable to Hold
on to the trenches they had gained.
The front east of the Meuse has been
the scene Of much violent artillery
fire during the last month.
The French success west Of the riv.
err was made at Nalancourt, west Of
Dead Man Hill. At the Cheppy wood,
Immediately west Of Malancourt the
FreAch late Friday penetrated Ger
man trenches on a front Of 500 me-
tres to a depth Of 800 metres. After
destroying the positions the French
returned with 80 prisoners and seven
machine guns East Of Rheims, in the
Champagne. German troops gained
iuoHeHIdtuy d looliDb III rIenCH pO-
sitions west Of Xaudesincourt. but
suffered heavily under French
counter attack which restored the sit
uation.
Raiding activity on the British
front has died down somewhat and
the Germans for the moment at least,
have given up their strong raids on
the Ypres-Arras line. The artillery
fire here and In the Cambria area,
however, is intense. British airmen
persist in their bombing raids against
military targets and have accounted
for % more German machines.
On the American sectors at Toul
AMI Luneville there has been no
change in the situation. American pa
troll parties are still visiting the enc
my lines and returning with valuable
Information. On the Toul front the
American artillery fire has been very
heavy. the gunners. shelling billets,
troops and works over an area ap-
proximately six miles wide and two
miles deep. East Of Luneville also the
artillery bombardment has been
heavy.
Having occupied Odessa and Niko-
layev, important naval and grain
ports, the Germans in southern Rus
sia continue their advance northward
from the Black sea toward Kherson.
an important commercial, center and
capital of the province of the same
name. The All-Russian congress of
Soviets has declared Moscow to be the
Russian capital and it is said that all
government and military effects have
been removed from ,Petrograd. The
Bolshevik leaders. although they urg-
ed and obtained ratification of the
German peace treaty, are said to have
little hope that the treaty will bring
soviets to form military organizations
with which to combat the Germans
should their invasion continue further
Into the heart of Russia
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
Men Who Fought On
Chemin Des Danes
Are New Englanders
Identification Disclosed Recently
Massachusetts Men Especially
Active

With the American Army in France,
Sunday. March 17.-(By the Associ-
ated .Press.)-The American troops
who have been in action along the
Chemin Des Danes are a division
composed exclusively of New England
units. The division contains units
from all the New England states,
troops from Massachusetts having
been especially active.
The Identification Of these troops
up to this, time has been prohibited
by the censor. The restriction was
removed when it was discovered that
the Stars and Stripes, a newspaper
published by. for and of the troops of
the American expeditionary forces.
had contained in it's latest edition a
story disclosing their identity.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
Government AWaitS Reply
From Holland Regarding
Taking Ouer of Steamers
Is KILLED in
EXPLOSION IN
PARIS FACTORY
American Red Cross First on
Scene to Aid Victims
of Accident.

Paris, Friday, March 1.-two very
violent explosions today in a factory
at La Courneuve, north of Paris.
caused the deaths of 16 persons and
the injury Of large number, mostly
slightly.
Tho causes of the explosion have
not yet been definitely determined.
La Courneuve is seven kilometers
from the Cathedral of Notre Dame. in
the direction of st. Denis.
American Red Cross and army am
balances were among the first at the
scene of the explosion. A large fleet
of ambulances, kept at the American
hospital at Neuilly for emergency
in a few minutes after the explosion
with two men on each car. officers
of the hospital staff supervised the
removal of the injured.
A number of wounded were car
ried away in motor trucks of the
American army. American soldiers
approached to within few hundred
yards of the burning buildings and
carried the injured across fields to ve-
hicles waiting to move the victims to
hospitals in Paris and the suburbs.
An American army officer dressed
the wounds of a child cut by flying
glass nearly a mile from the scene Of
the disaster. The child was one of
several score in a school in which ev-
cry window was shattered.
Firemen were unable to approach
the burning factory nearer than 500
yards.
Survivors declared that the acci-
dent was due to a man dropping a
box of percussion fuses which set of
a box of grenades.
All roofs and windows within a cir
cumference OF miles Of the building
were demolished, while buildings COL
lapsed from the violence of the ex-
plosi0n. In every quarter Of Paris
windows were shattered and furniture
overturned.
Nearly 1000 persons are shelterless
as the result, of damage to their
homes. Sr
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
BRITISH AIR RAIDS
z CAUSING PANICS in
TOWNS In GERMANY

Geneva. Thursday, March 14.-Re-
ports reaching here from Germany
say that panics have been brought
about by the British aerial attacks
on German towns. At Coblentz. ac-
cording to a Basel despatch, there
were several outbreaks Of fire in the
southern portion of the town. and an
ammunition factory was blown up
The railway station at Fribourg was
again badly damaged.
Swiss travellers report that in the
principal Rhine cities many houses
and apartments are vacant. number
of persons moving to central Germany
and Switzerland. They say opinion is
growing against continuation Of Ger
man air raids
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
RATIFICATION OF
PEACE TERMS BY
RUSSIA DENO UNCED
Russian Ambassador in Wasl,instoa
Says Independence Of Country
Is Threatened. . IS. .lSgsss:

Washington, March 1s.-Russiass
acceptance of the German peace, terms
was denounced hero today by Boris
Rakhmeteff. the Russian ambassador
who last November formally repual-
ated the Bolshevik government
The conditions imposed by Ger-
ence Of the country. The embassy No.
declares. will continue to adv0cate CO.
operation with the allies in the wari
on Germany S:.S 4 81 .ss ;t5s,ss
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
KAISER HOLDS OUT
STRONG HOPE FOR
VICTORY IN WEST
In Message He Expressed Confidence
That Hindcnburg Will Get
Results.

Amsterdam, Sunday. March IT.
II have strong hope that Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg will soon win for
us complete victory on the western
'front.'" reads message sent by En-
peror William to the Pomeranian
provincial council, as quoted in the
Lokal AnZeiger of Berlin.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
FARMERS. MUST PUT
WHEAT ON. MARKET
BEFORE MAY FIRST
Date is Onc-third Normal
Amount.

Washington. March 1s.-Although
a continued increase in the move
ment of corn to primary markets is
shown in reports today to the rail-
road administration, the quantity of
wheat shown in reports today to the
railroad administration, the quantity
of wheat transported remains at
about one-third normal despite ef-
forts of the government to induce
hand.
State food administrators have been
instructed by the food administration
to appeal to farmers to market be-
fore May l, all the wheat they hold
except required for seeding purpose.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
RELEASED GERMAN
PRISONERS WORK
WITH BOLSHEVIKI
Have Joined in Campaign in Siberia
Against General ScmenOff's
Forces $u

IIarbin Manchuria. Monday; March
Released German prisoners are
cooperating with the Bolsheviki in
Siberia in the campaign against the
the non-Bolshevik faction. WOUNDED
soldiers OF General SemenofT's COM
mand say that in battle on Marchi1
they We're fired upon by former Ger
man prisoners attached to the Boil
shevik forces. 1t is estimated that
200 Germans took part in the fighting
One wounded soldier claims that
General Senenoff's troops bayonetted
the armed Germans in hand to hand
combat. -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
British And French
MAXI Coed. Progress
t,:s. 81. :. s In Several Sectors
130 Prisoners Taken in -Four Raids
by French, Says Oh7cial An
nouncemea1t.

Paris. Sunday. March 17.-French
raiders were active last night and
brought back more than 130 prisoners
in four raids. according to an Official
statement from the war Office today.
The largest raid was made at Chep-
py Wood, northwest Of Verdun,
where the German trenches were en-
tered on a front Of 1,400 meters to a
depth of 800 meters and where the
French captured eighty prisoners.
The other raids were at Vaquios, in
the Ardennes; near Malancourt, east
of Cheppy Wood, and north of st.
Mihiel
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
DUTCH PAPER SAYS
TAKING OF SHIPS Is
ACT OF VIOLENCE
Declares A0uand Cannot Give Affirm
atiyc Answer TO Entente Proposal.

The Hague. Saturday. March 49,
1t is impossible fer Holland to give
an affirmative answer to the ententc's
proposals concerning Dutch ships
says the Nieuwe Courant.
1T is an act of violence" it adds,
Ito which we are subjected by the
rulers of the ocean and nothing
makes US so bitter as the attempt be-
ing made toa base it on the so-called
rule of International law-the anti
quated Angary law-which is in no
wise applicable here"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
TO MAKE WEEKLY REPORTS.

Washington, March 1S.--To obtain
early Information on the trend of
railway earnings under government
operation Director, General McAdoo
today requested about twenty leading
railroads to make weekly reports. In
addition all railroads that have rev.
cnues Of more than 81 100000 year
will he ordered to report in detail
monthly on their earnings and ex-
penSeS. 5'
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
JUSTIFY INCREASE IN RATES.

Washington, March 1s.-Proposed
increased proportional rates for
transportation of grain products from
Minneapolis and st. Paul to Chicago
and Milwaukee forwarded by lake
routes to the east were found justi-
fled today in tentative report by an
interstate commerce commission ex-
aminer.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
GERMANS CLAIM To-
!. HAVE BROUGHT q
ALLY PLANES DOWN

Berlin. March 1S.-(Via I.ondon)
-Twenty.two entente airplanes were
brought down by the Germans yester-
day ON the Franco Belgian front,
army headquarters announced today
French airmen. the statement de-
clares. bombed hostile establishments
at lie Thour (north OF Rhcims) 4
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
BOLSHEYK LEADER
SAYS PEACE TERMS
MEAN DISASTER

Fetrograd. March Is (Friday) -.
Maria Spiridonoyo. Bolshevik leader.
In, an appeal to the peasant declares
that ratification OF the German peace
terms means that they will lose their
land and freedom. .
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
Germans Found Out.

London. March l8.-Gernan troops
occupied Bakhmatch and Konatop
lin the province Of Tchernigov. about
$50 miles southwest of Moscow but
were forced to retire from Brainsk
Gn the province of Orel. zoo miles
southwest of Moscow toward tho
Telegraph dispatch from Moscow
dated Saturday. Austro- German
troops are moving on Woroshba and
Kharkov (capital of the provinces Of
the same name and about 100 miles
south of Moscow. Orders haye been
given to evacuate Kharkov.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
success for Enslish.

London. March 18.-"Engliah
troops carried out a successful raid
last night south of Acheville and cap
tured several prisoners with little
loss to themselves says todays ON
cial communication. Casualties were
inflicted on the enemy in patrol en-
counters northeast of Zonnebeke,
Hostile artillery was active during
the night south of the Bapaume-
Cambria road and in the neighbor-
hood of Lens, and there was consid-
cradle activity against our forward
areas between Warneton and Zonne-
beke." 5- ..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-18
REAL DEVOTION.

II have a devoted husband
"Uh!''
"He phones me from the Office
every day."
Mine phones me once or twice on
the way down."-(Louisville Courier
Journal.)