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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24
CITATION FOR LETTERS OF AD-
MINI>TRATION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
County of LancaStpr

by }. T.. Stewman, Judge OF Pro-
bate.
whereas Alice Jones hath made
SUIT to me TO grant her Letters OF
Administration Of the estate and eff
fects of Van Jones.
These are. therefore. to cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dr"d and creditors Of the said de-
ceased. that they be and appear be
fore me. in the Court OF Probate. TO
be held at Lancaster on 9Th Jan.
1919. next. after publication thereof
at II o'clock in the forenoon 10
show cause II any they have. whv
the said administration should not
he granted.
Given under my hand this 2Oth
day OF Dec. Ammo Domini 1918
]. r. STEWMAN
10 Probate Judge
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CLERKS SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County OF Lancaster.
In Common Pleas.

John T. Stevens ct al, Plaintiffs,
VS..
John w. Ingram. Defendant
Pursuant TO a decree made in the
above stated case by Judge Ernest
Moore, dated December 11th, 1918,
will sell at public auction to tho
highest bidder at Lancaster Court
House, on the first Monday in jan
uary next. within the legal hours or
sale, the following described real es-
tate to-wit:
All that certain piece parcel or
lot Of land lying. being and situated
in the town OF Kershaw. in the coun-
ties of Kershaw and Lancaster. State
OF South Carolina, and bounded
north by lot now or formerly owned
by L. Hrsch & Sons. east by alley,
south by East Marion street OF the
said town Of Kershaw, and on the
west by North Hart street OF the
said town of Kershaw. and being the
same lot formerly conveyed to JnO.
I. stevens, w u Threatt. J. NJ
Carson and Jno w Ingram by r.
T BlackmOr by deed dated October
9th. 1913, and recorded in the Office
of the Clerk of Court for Lancaster
county in Book ~" at pages 50
and 60
Terms Of sale. cash. Purchaser or
purchasers TO pay for papers.
PAUL MOORE,
C. c. c. l.. C.
]. c. Massey.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Dec. II, 1918. 16-3t.-1taw.
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ST. Winnitred
and the Tree

one story Of the origin Of the green
tree as the Christmas tree among the
people OF northern Europe Is given In
legend of st. Winnifred 1t is one
or the many thousands of those sim
pie and beautiful beliefs that have at
tached themselves to the mdwinter
festival and which generally pass now
under the name of "Christmas myths"
1t Is related that st. Winnifred, a great
christian missionary, began cutting
down sacred" oak which had been
the object of worship by the northern
pagans whom he was seeking to lead
Alright. While he was hewing down the
huge tree 1t was blasted by sudden
whirlwind. Close beside 1t was a
young fir tree, which was not harmed
either by the whirlwind or by the fall
OF the giant oak. Then st. Winnifred
is reported to have spoken as follows
to the paganS:
This little tree, young child of
the forest, shall be your holy tree to-
night. 1t is the wood of peace, for
your homes are built of 1t. 1t is the
Sign OF an endless life, for its leaves
are always green. See how 1t points
toward heaven! Let this be called the
tree of the Christ Child. Gather about
1t; not In the wild woods, but In your
homes; there 1t will shelter no deeds
of blood, but loving gifts and acts of
Kindness"
The fir tree, the common evergreen
OF the northern regions. became the
holy tree Of the converted pagans, and
in Its honor or I'm memory OF the
thoughts 1T stood for they decorated II
with lights and gifts at Christmas.
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ing the way Of eats. My
wife hasn't time to cook. She's enter
ed in the Christmas handicap. You talk
about the six-day races where fellows
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-12-24

John T Stevens ct al, Plaintiffs,
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Very Likely.

Very Likely
"The political and military situation
this month will be in one respect like
the family one"
How sof
There will be carving up OF Tur-
key about Thanksgiving"
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CLEpE'S SALE.
16-tf.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
County of Lancaster
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11
VICE PRESIDENT
7 SIDES OVER
AB|NET MEET
Acts Rsouest of President
wilson
MAX FEw PRECEDENT
No other Vic President, According to
Records a1er Presided at
Cabinet Session.

Washington, Ieec. 10.-Vice Presl-
dent Marshall presided over today's
cabinet meeting, cat the request Of
President Wilson, who is enroute to
Europe and set. according to the
White House staff. a new precedent
in the conduct of American executive
affairs. No other vice president, so
far as records show, ever presided at
a cabinet session.
In taking his seat, Mr.. Marshall set
at rest any theories that he might be
acting as President He said he was
attending the gathering informally
and impersonally, not undertaking to
exercise any official duty or function.
This summary Of his statement was
given out at the White House:
"In assuming the chair and presid-
ing over what is known as a meeting
of the cabinet, | deem it proper to
make brief statement so that my
conduct need not be misunderstood
nor misinterpreted. | am here and
am acting in obedience to the request
of the President upon the eve of his
departure and also at your request
but am here informally. and person
ally. / am not undertaking to exer
else any of the duties or functions OF
the President | shall preside in an
unofficial and informal way over ycui
meetings out of Difference to your de
sire and those of the President"
Before going to the White House
Mr.. Marshall explained the -'r res
ident before departing for had
asked him to preside at the cabinet
meetings and had repeated the re
quest by wireless from the George
Washington.
No business requiring the attention
of the President developed it wal
said. and the wireless carried no mes
sage from it to the Presidential shil
George Washington.
The cabinet meeting to- was tn,
last which Secretary McAd3o will at
tend as he will be succeeded mex
Monday by Carter Glass. Mr.. Meade,
bade farewell to members OF the cab
net and attaches of the executive Off
ces although he will remain in Wash
ington until January | or until hi
successor as director general of raj
roads is appointed
SO far as any one here knows.
vice president never before has pre-
sided at a cabinet meeting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11
Avoid "Soggy" Cake

With good butter selling from soc
to 6Oc a d.. very few housewives can
consider its use in making cakes, pies
etc. Lard is too heavy and greasy.
But science now comes TO the house.
wife's aid with Benefit Brand Sweet
Nut Margarine, a delicious. whole
some product made from the white
meat of ripe cocoanuts and churned
with pasteurized milk. Nobody can
tell the difference between Benefit
Brand Sweet Nut" Margarine and
the best creamery butter-they taste
and look the same when served. and
nourish the body alike but there's a
big difference in price-thi cocoanut
milk-churned product Is only 33c a
10, makes delicious bread spread
and is ideal for all cooking purposes.
Try this new Nut Butter and save
money You can buy Sweet Nut"
Margarine only at the Direct Import.
ing Co.'s yellow front store, 43S Main
St. Bennington whore Benefit Brand
Teas. Coffees and Grocery Specialtles
are retalled at wholesale prices. Lool,
out FOR our store IN your town
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11
PRESERVING MEAT
BY NEW PROCESS
Discovery viii Increase Storage Sup
ply and Do Away With Ice and
Salt Process.

New York. Dec S.--A new drying
process by which meats and fish can
be kept indefinitely and then restored
to their former state OF freshness by
the application OF water which, it is
believed, will increase tho world s
meat shipping capacity more than II
times by doing away with The need for
refrigeration has been perfected in
the chemical engineering laborities
at Columbia. University it was an
nounced tonight
During a period OF comprehensive
tests the statement said meats that
had been dried and kept a year were
restored to their fresh state and
served in the homes Of professors at
tached to the laboratory a shipment
of 200 pounds was sent 20 a camp in
the South and served 10 the soldiers.
Reports received from the camp state
that those who ate the restored meat
failed to discover any difference be-
tween it and strictly fresh meat
Hitherto in the shipment of meat
and fish it has been necessary 10 re-
sort TO icing. the use of sa'. or brine
or. as in the case OF ham and bacon
smoking or treatment tith chemicals
by the new process il was asserted
all bone, waste fat and connective
tissue are removed from the meat q.
fish to be treated leaving 100 per
cent food The meat u then cut mtl
cubes or. in the case OF beef. int
steaks, placed In a vacuum and sub
jected TO period drying al a relative
ly low temperatures No other treat
ment is necessary.
Neat thus dried. il was stated. ex
hibits no visible or chemical chang,
with the sole exception hat an watet
is removed The meat also remain.
free from purifying germs so that j
can be kept indefinitely without re
frigeration
Research into the subject was be
gun more than a year ago az the Har
riman laboratories at Roosevelt hos
pital under DR. X G. Falk and DR. F
NJ. Frankel After the tests had Pre-
gressed sufficiently they were trans
ferred to Columbia, where they wer
perfected with the cooperation Of Dr
Ralf H. Mckee, professor OF chem
I ical engineering.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11
CHILE REFUSES WILSON'S OFFER
She May Accept Argentina AS
Mediator.

Buenos Aires. Dec. 10.-The reply
of Chile to the offer Of President Will
son 10 mediate i'm the controversy be-
tween Chile and Peru is looked upon
by Chilean newspapers as refusal TO
accept American mediation The
American note said President Wilson
was ready to attend any suggestion
made by Chile"
On the other hand. President lrigoy-
en- of Argentina sent note to Chile
in which he said he offered mediation
lin order to deiniteiy arrange the
Tacno-Arica problem
Dispatches from Chile indicate
there is a tendency in that country to
accept the Argentina offer and refuse
the American. Chilean statesmen in.
sist that the question should be set
tied according to the treaty of An
con.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11
ONLY F0RTY-F0UR
OF NAVY Vessels
WERE DESTROYED
So Sec. Daniels SAYS in Supple
mentary Report
THREE LOST BY MINES
Naval Casualties include sos Dead,
1870 injured, % Missing and 8
Prisoners.

Washington. Dec 1O-Only forty
four vessels Of the navy including
army cargo transports manned by
naval crews. were lost from the dec.
laration OF war April 6, 1917, until
hostilities ceased November H. And
only twelve Of those We're destroyed
BY enemy submarines
This is revealed by an appendix to
the annual report Of Secretary Dan
iels. made public today Only three
OF the twelve ships torpedCod were
war craft. the destroyer Jacob Jones.
sunk December G. 1917 i,h a loss of
62 lives and the coast guard cutter
Tampa sunk September 6, 1918. with
a loss of ll2 lives. and the armed
yacht AlcedO, which carried down
twenty-five men.
Three ships LOST by minos included
only one war craft the arm0red cruis.
er San Diego. which went down off
Fire Island n. T.. last July 10 with a
lost Of fifty lives, This was the only
loss Of life on ships destroyed by
mines. but q total Of 67s men on tor,
pedoed ships were drowned or Killed
by explosions These included forty
men on two ships, the transport Mt.
Vernon and cargo carrier Westhridge.
which were towed TO port aud re.
paired
Fifteen ships including the destroy.
ers Chauncey and Shaw, the subma-
rine FL, four Submarine chasers, the
coast guard cutter Mohaw. the cruiser
Schurz. the Yacht Wakiya II and the
patrol 0oat Yargnlula, were lost in
collisions Th otlSl vessels 0f the
fifteen were carsn carriers. The total
loss OF lie was II.
Fourteen vessels. incu udins the col
lier Cycl0ps. were given under the
head of miscellaneous sinkngs. These
included three submarine chasers. two
trawlers, TWO patrols. two yachts and
/ TWO tugs land the total loss OF life
was BAG The Cyclops was given IN
the list as mysterionsly disappear
cd. One Of the patrol boats was
sunk by German shore batteries
} Whie one OF the submarine chaser.
was "shelled by mistake Two oil
the ships were DESTROYED by interna
/ explosions.
a total OF .15i American merchant
vessels were lost between August
1914 and Nov II, 1918. Submarine.
accounted for 1879 of these mines five
/ and enemy raiders seven.
Naval casualties In the enlisted per
sonuel from April 6. 1917. 10 last No
yember IS, were l,121 including 81
men OF the United States STEAMSHIP
Scorpion interned al Constantinopl,
The summary shows
Dead, S9S, injured. $50: missing
%: prisoners. g unaco0unted for. 3
aud in hospital condition unknown
10
There were 351 casualties amonl
the commissioned personnel. S6 OF
iicers We're killed in actual comba
with the enemy 81 died of accident
collisions. etc, and 234 died of natul
al causes
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11
TRANSPORTS WITH
SOLDIERS ARRIVE
About Seven thousand Troops Are
Landed In United States Today
From Overseas.

New York, Dec. 10 Four days ov-
erdue. the American transport Gala
mares. carrying nearly fifteen hun
dred navy personnel reached quaran-
tine today The transport, Guantana-
mo also arrived The steamer Kroon
land dockod aftor spending the night
down The bay with seventeen hun
dred returning soldiers
Other arrivals were the Tonadores
with nine hundred troops and one
hundred fifty civilians, including vel
fare workers and the British Trans
port. Ascania with diteeu hundred
troops
The Canopic arrived at Boston wifi
fifteen hu/'red soldiers mostly from
the wostom states. who went TO Cam
Deyous
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11
FoRTNIoHTLY PROGRAM
Child Dancer Will Be Feature
Saturday.


The Fortnightly club will meet Sat
urday afternoon, Dec H. at the Sec.
ond Congregational ohaple at 3
o'clock. The program that has been
arranged is entirely different from any
thing that has ever been presented be-
fore the club. Miss Alice Packard
Coleman, the little protegie OF Mrs.
+. G. Packard of Cambridge will en-
tertain the Fortnightly with lnterpre.
tive and fancy dancing The follow.
ing program will be given
l.Oir du Bal Nalse a Ia Mode
Danse de Pep Hello Hawaii
Spanish Dance Espana
Classic Dance
! Interpretation THE Pipes Of Pan
Rag-time Music Box Rag
Hawaiian Dances
(al Wailana
Oh HilO
Egyptian Ballet Dance
Imitation of one-step with her pro-
fessor when six years of age
Star Spang.ed Banner
Several pictures of little Miss Cole
man may be seen in Griswold's win.
dow. She has studied dancing with
Russian teachers and her work is said
to be excellent
Guest tickets will be % cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11
LAWRENCE M'NEARY DEAD
Young Man Passed Away at Putnam
Hospital Last Night.

Lawrence McNeary. aged %. son Of
the late Charles McNeary of this VII
lage, died last night at the Putnam
Memorial hospital Of pneumonia de-
veloping from influenza.
The young man had been employed
during the past three years at the
farm of Philip Jacobs in the western
section of the town He had practi-
cally become a member Of the family
aud because OF his faithfulness. indus
try and honesty had made place for
himself that cannot be filled.
Other than a sister. Miss Abbie Nc
Neary Of Springfield. he leaves no
near relatives. Miss McNeary is in
such feeble health at the present time
that she will be unable TO attend the
funeral which will be held from the
Walbridge undertaking rooms at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock.
holders OF the County National bank
will be held at their banking rooms,
bennington, VT, on Tuesday, January
Z, 1919, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
for the election of directors for the
ensuing year and for the transaction
of such other business as may prop
erly come before the meeting.
Homer Ii. Webster, Cashier.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11

London, Dec. l0.-One Of the great
est problems at the Peace Conference
will be based on what is meant by
freedom OF the seas" and what con
cessions Great Britain is going to
make in that direction. said Sir Fred.
erick T.. Smith, Attorney General.
speech at Liverpool yesterday. lie
added that he was engaged in prepar-
ing memorandum on the subject for
the War Cabinet
America has rendered brilliant ser.
vice in the cause OF civilization" he
said, "and Great Britain is bound to
approach the conference with de-
termination to concede everything
possible % American sentiment and
American views. having regard for ma.
tional security and existence Of the
empire Americans must remember
that the seas are free TO every one in
peace time. and that to none has that
freedom been denied In time OF war
however. one might well talk of the
freedom Of the land as the freedom
OF the seas
III has been recognized for more
than three centuries that a nation
which Is supreme is as much entitled
TO impose its will maritimely on in
ferior enemies by blockade as a ma
tion stronger on land is able to impose
its will militarily on a weaker ma
I ton
Il am sure that Great Britain will
not have to say to the Allies at the
Peace Conference. We shall be
quite satisfied with such a definition
of freedom of the seas as will enable
the British Navy in the unfortunate
event OF future war to do exactly
what the British Navy, aided by IN,
American Navy. has been doing fol
the last eighteen months
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11
card Of Thanks

We hereby wish to thank tho many
friends and neighhors. especially Mar.
Tin Harrington and family for their
kind assistance during our recent
bereavement Also the employees of
the EAGLE Square Company for the
bautiml Covers
Emest iarirngton ana family
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11
COUNT czERNIN SPEAKS
Former Austro-Hungarian Minister
Whitewashes William

Vienna, Dec 9 Count Czernn. for.
mer Austro Hungarianloreign minis
ter, in discussing Austra's struggles
TO end the war, said Regarding
Emperor william, feel he did not
want war. but he did not know how to
get out of IT, believe the Entente
heads are wrong, for they probably
believe they caused the struggle"
II was minister to Rumania when
war began, and honestly believe no
one wanted hostilities to begin.
might explain the fact that war start
ed by saying there was too much dip
lomatic bmifing, with everyone for
the other fellow to recede from his 30.
sition
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11
WILSON, s IDEA
Of FREE SEAS
SUITS BRITAIN
British Now Have Better Under
standing of Proposal
ARE FIRM ON SEA POLICY
British Are Determined Not to Sur.
render Right Of Search, contraband
Law and Right of Blockade.

London, Dec. l0.-As a result of in
formal conversations regarding Presi
dent Wilson's freedom Of the seas
proposals. the British Government is
now in possession Of the concrete
suggestions which are more under
standable than the Free Seas clause
in Wilson's fourteen points, accord
ing to the Express.
The President, the newspaper says,
has information showing definitely
that Great Britain cannot surrender
the right of search. contrahand law,
and the right to enforce the block
ade. 1t is understood that Wilson's
proposals do not include abandonment
of any of these rights and that they
are generally in no wise antagonistic
to British interests, as has been sup.
posed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11
NOTICE Z

The annual meeting OF the stock
holders OF the First National Bank of
North Bennington, VT, will be held at
their banking house on Tuesday, the
seventh day of January, 1919, at ten
o'clock. A. NJ, for the purpose OF elect
ing a Board Of Directors for the ensu-
ing year and for any other proper and
necessary business
Ralph a. Jones, Cashier.
Dated North Bennington, VT, Dec
ember, 5th, 1918
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11
GEORGE H. o'ealeN WOUNDED
searsburg Boys Name in Casualty
List Today.

The name Of George H O'Brien APP
pears among the severely wounded In
the casualty list issued by the war de-
partment today The young man is
the son of Mr. and Mrs William p.
O'Brien who lived In Searsburg at the
time the young man enlisted but who
later moved To- this village
Private O'Brien enlisted In Ben.
nington in company of the FIRST Yer.
mont regiment In June, 1917 while
Can't Gibson was securing recruits
for his company Ne went TO Fort
Ethan Allen with the regiment and
later went to Camp Bartlett pt West
field, Mass
other than the parents the family
consists OF at least one brother
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11

We wish 30 hereby express our sim.
cero appreciation fer the many kind.
nesscs given us during our recent
bereavement
Mrs Carl Natter
Mr. ana Mrs Caspar Natter
Miss Mary E Natter
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Comar
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11
ELEVEN D'EAD OR MISSING
AS Result Of Explosion and Fire al
Shawnican Falls, p. @.

Quebec. Dec. 9.-Four persons, in
GLIDING two women. are dead and
seven others are missing as a result
Of an explosion and fire Saturday
night in the plant Of the Canadian
Electric Products company at Shaw.
inigan Falls,
Three hundred workers were in the
plant when the explosion occurred in
an outlying building where prussic
acid was made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11

EltLMoRE EARM DoRsErs
Exhieit Sweet Boards at lnternation-
al Stock Show in Chicago.

dl CAl(K SNSW " N''tNNSNs
Charles Bretell. superintendent Of
the Fillmore Farms. has returned
from Chicago where he made small
exhibit of Dorset sheep at the Inter
national stock show The exhibit
from the farms consisted of but three
sheep one ram and two wethers, and
all yearlings, but they won first prizes
in every possible event.
The ram won first prize in the yearl
ing class il was then entered for
the grand championship against rams
of all ages and was first prize win.
ner. In the contest for the best nut
ton yearling II was again a first prize
winner
The wethers won first and second
in the class for yearling wethers.
The winner in the class for ram
lambs was also bred al Fillmore
farms, but had been sold to another
exhibitor
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11
NAMES OF PUBLIC MEN USED
judiciary Committee Propaganda In

judiciary Committee Propaganda In.
curry Shows Up German Methods
Washington. Dec. TO- Senator
Hitchcock, chairman Of the foreign re-
lations committee. addressing the
Senate regarding the mention of his
name among the advocates OF a muni-
tons embargo in documents pro-
duoedhin the iud ny 0grnmittee pro-
pagaDda inquiry said it was evident
That the Germang had used the names
OF many public men recklessly if not
falsely
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-11
LEGAL ACTION
AGAINST FORMER
GERMAN RULER
Prosecution States Army Com
manders Directed Atrocities
MINOR GIRLS ABDUCTED
They were Submitted to odious Treat
ment and Placed in Contact With
Notorious Women.
MINOR GIRLS ABDUCTED

Paris, Tuesday, Dec 10.-Legal ac-
tion against the former German En-
peror has been announced by the or
ganiZation Of Lille Mothers. The
prosecution demand states that Ger
man army commanders in 1916 direct
ed that minor girls be carried away
from their families; that they We're
submitted to odious treatment and
forced into close contact with motor
ious women.
The statement adds that command
ers were thus guilty of abduction, and
that they were under orders from
their former emperor