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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
NO MATERIAL DECREASE
IN THE WAR EXPENSES
Cost to Nation for January Was
81 1000, ,0G0, 600, $4,000, ,O00
Less Than December.

Washington. Feb. 3.-.Although
nearly three months have passed
since the signing OF the armistice,
the American governments war en-
penses show no signs OF decreasing
materially, except in loans to allies
In January the treasury paid out
about $1,000, 100000 for ordinary
war expenses. exclusive of allied
loans, or only s7O.OOO,OOO less than
in December, $55, 100000 less than
in November and considerably more
than in any month heretofore
Officials explained this was not to
be taken as indication that produc-
tion of war materials is continuing
at the tremendous rate OF several
months ago. Manufacturers now are
presenting their bills and receiving
long ago, however, and this keeps up
expenses.
Payments to the allies fell to
about s19O.OOO,OOO in January.
ed, the government contemplated
turning over about 100000, 900
credits TO the allies every month, but
actual payments ordinarily ran
around $3SO.OOO, 900 monthly.
The treasury cited figures on the
present government outlay TO en-
phasize the necessity for another big
war loan OF five or six billion dollars
in April. Current expenses now are
paid largely out OF borrowings from
banks and other purchasers of the
governments short term certificates
OF Indebtedness.
The governments aggregate ex-
penses in the months of the war have
been s26.256. 900. 900. it was cal
culated This includes $7,875,0OO,-
600 loaned to allies.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
GREAT. FALIS PERSONALS.

Great Falls. S. c., Feb. l0.-Mrs.
III. b. Mebane returned home Friday
morning, after spending two weeks
visiting friends and relatives in
Washington and New York city.
Mrs. Eunice Gouge and little
daughter, Rose. have returned to
their home in Atlanta, after spend
ing several weeks here with Mrs. w.
7. Ruff. sister of Mrs. Gouge. Mrs.
GOuge and daughter came here for
the RuffMebane wedding. as little
Rose was the ring bearer.
Mr. and Mrs r. III. Thomas have
returned from their bridal trip,
which included Washington, ID. c..
and several other cities
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
SICK AND WOUNDED TROOPS
SENT TO CAMP HOSPITALS

Newport News. Feb. 6-Two hun
dred and twenty-five sick and
wounded soldiers. who recently ar
rived here from overseas left today
on special hospital trains for camps
and hospitals in various parts OF the
country. They will be divided be-
tween the following camps: Gordon
Fort Mcpherson. Greene. Fremont
Fort McBenry and Meade
Twelve general prisoners. men
who have arrived here from time to
time recently on transports as stow
aways, will leave tomorrow for
France on the steamer Aeolus Most
OF them claim they slowed away on
the ships because they became sep
arated from their organizations
which they could not locate All
will be court-martialed on charges
of desertion upon reaching France.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
ALLIES TO TIGHTEN
UP ON THE GERMANS
Expected War Council VIII Take
Measures To Make Huns
Toe Mark

Paris, Feb. 10.-The allied pre-
miers, who met Friday afternoon as
the supreme inter-alled war council
will fix new terms to be imposed
upon Germany, whose tactics of OBJ
struction and recriminatiOn are said
to have reached a climax in threat
made at Weimar by Chancellor
Ebert that Germany would break of
negotiations with the allies
The feeling in peace conference
circles is that the Germans are more
and more forgetting their position
and II is expected that the supreme
war council will take measures to
bring them to a sense OF the reali-
ties.
Marshal Foch will go to Treves
February II, to fix the conditions for
a third renewal of the armlstice and
a discussion of the conditions TO be
imposed probably will take up most
OF the time of the supreme war coun.
Gil session.
1t is understood that the council
will fix a brief time within which
the Germans must carry out the con-
ditions they have only fulfilled in
part. In this respect. 1t Is noted
that none OF the German merchant
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
THE RRAILROAD PROBLEM.

Washington. Feb. 1O-Plans for
the solution OF the railroad prob
lens were presented to the National
Rivers and Harbors congress last
Thursday by VIM. Jennings Bryan.
Luther M. Walter, OF Chicago, gem
eral counsel for the railroad securi-
ty holders organization, and other
speakers. Improvement OF port ia
cilities was urged by Secretary OF
Commerce Redfeld as a means OF
increasing the nations foreign COM
merce.
In presenting a dual plan OF state
and government ownership OF rail-
roads. Mr. Bryan predicted the roads
would be returned to private owner
ship at the end OF twenty-one months
after peace on the same basis as that
existing when they were taken over
by the government, unless the Pres
ment should arbitrarily turn them
back before
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11

Probably Few People Have Right Con-
ceptIon Of What an Enormous
Amount II Represents.

We hear OF billions these days, but
II Is probable that very few persons
have any notion Of what an enormous
amount Of money a billion represents.
We do know. however. how rapidly
an expert counter Of coins manipulates
them. You can scarcely follow the
motion Of his fingers as he shifts the
coins from one pile to another and
counts them. The experts In the
treasury department will count 1000
silver dollars an hour and heep this
up all day long. but that is their
liyn!t. UJN = rv
Working eight hours Q day. then, an
expert counter Of coin will count 80.
600 silver dollars In q day, but how
long will II take him at that rate to
count q million dollars? Thirty one
days!
Rnt that Il only the beginning Of
the measurements OF great figures,
for II the same man were to continue
to count silver dollars at the same
rnte Of speed for ten years he would
md that he had counted only 1OO.-
OOoWO OF them, and that to count
1,OVO,OOO,OOO of them would require
1O2 years OF steady work at the rate
or eight hours day during every
working day OF every one OF the 1902
years.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
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Many Lancaster Readers viii Feel
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
THE MANDATORY PLAN
is CRITICISED BY TAFT
Former President Predicts That It
Will Prove Unsatisfactory I'm
League Of Nations.

New York. Feb. 1O.-Predictions
that the plan Of manufactures propos-
ed at the peace conference for the
society OF nations will prove unsatis-
factory, was made by William How
ard Taft, president Of the league to
enforce peace. at the opening here Of
the Atlantic congress for a league
Of nations. Asserting that to be ef-
fective, a league Of nations must
have legislative. executive and judi
cial branches, Mr.. Taft added:
There should be a court OF con-
ciliation to consider non-justiciable
questions. While we may accept the
plan Of mandatories. in the end 1t
agency of the league will have to be
put in operation, governing with
sole regard for the benefit Of the
people in the colonies and countries
taken under supervision. There
should be an executive council to
carry out the executive purposes OF
the league, made up Of the nations
which contribute to the forces used
in making it's DEGREES effective.
Mr.. Taft said all nations should
be represented in the league and
that the number OF delegates allot-
ted each should be fixed by charter
members.
Terming talk OF entangling alli-
ances futile" Mr.. Taft said:
1--WE are already in an entangling
alliance and we must see the thing
through. Those who think we can
go back into our shell OF isolation
are blind and deaf to the lessons we
have learned"
cambridge Colby, Or. Henry Van
dyke and Clifford Pinchot were
among those who addressed the con-
gress at the first OF its two-day ses-
sion.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
HAD BIG PART IN VICTORY
World Likely 70 De Amazed When 10
Learns What the Aircraft Really =.
Accomplished.

We have become 90 used to stories
sf wonderful feats accomplished BY
aircraft during the war that every
most cold. The things that, before
the war. would have furnished bold
headlines In the newspapers and have
been a topic Of discussion for days In
the places where people congregate
excite no more than passing notice,
1t IL scarcely surprising. then. thas the
story OF how touch has been maintain
ed for more than two years between
the allied armies OF the Near East and
tho gallant remnants Of the Serbians
and MOntenegrins who were hidden
among their mountain Businesses, and
Of how they were supplied with arms
and cartridges by airplane, has hardly
attracted attention. There has been
nothing but the barest mention OF the
fact. We are not told how and from
where the machines carried out their
mission. Of how many were engaged
In the task Of supply. or of what ef-
feet their wonderful performances
may have had on the situation by keep
'"S w uN SpiTNs VI tHe khildnt lew
who have held out against the enemy
for 40 many weary months. We are
simply told that the Serbian army, in
Its victorious advance, has obtained
touch with those bands, who "since
the lgarian occupation have
been holding out among the noun
tains and have been continuously sup
piled with arms. food and cartridges
by airplane." Now that the episode Ia
historical, concludes Flight, and the
enemy can gain no possible advantage
from knowing how II was done. 1t Is
pity that some official commentator
with an imagination cannot tell us
the full story, which must be a real
epic OF war.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
GERMAN ARMY GREATLY
REDUCED IN STRENGTH
Organized Army Number From 300
900 to 100000 Men-New Vol
unteer Army About 2OO, 900.

Coblenz, Feb. According to
estimates made by intelligence Off
GERS of the American third army
based upon reports from all parts of
Germany, the organized German ar
my now located in various depots
numbers from 100000 to 100000
men The reports dicate that
these soldiers are of such morale
that they hardly will be available for
operations of any extent The num-
Der OF men in the army reports
reaching COblenz suggest is decreas-
ing rapidly.
The new volunteer army numbers
between 100000 and 100000 men
Of doubtful morale. as they have not
yet been organized fully nor tested
fairly. The volunteer army which is
being organized for the purpose of
stopping Polish and Bolshevik in.
vasions of German territory has 40
600 men in the region Of Frankfort
on the oder. Many volunteer bat.
talions also are reported moving
eastward.
The organized German army con.
sists of the classes of 1898 and 1899
less some men discharged because
they live in occupied territory, less
large numbers OF deserters and less
some men discharged according tC
rehabilitation plans.
Evidence is said to be conclusive
that the troops now in the depots
have assumed the attitude of draw
ing their pay and doing as little as
possible until they are discharged.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
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Fort Mill, S. c.. Feb. 10.-The
February meeting Of Knanawhs
chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution. was held Tuesday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Elizabeth M. BelR
as hostess. A paper read by Mrs
Thomas b. Spratt on the work Of the
surgeons and physicians during the
war was listened to with interest. A
discussion was entered into as tC
ways and means for entertaining
the returning soldiers OF the For,
Mill light infantry, which may reach
home about March 1.
The monthly meeting Of the Pa.
rent-Teacher association was held in
the school auditorium Thursday af-
ternoon, when an interesting pro-
gram was carried out Miss Minnie
Lee Garrison. county demonstration
made an address.
Mrs. George Fish was called to
the bedside OF her daughter. Miss
Dorothy Fish. in Pawtucket. r. l.,
this week. Miss Fish has influenza
Mrs. Joe Minis left during the
past week for Badin. N. c., where
she will join her husband and make
her future home.
Rev. G. w. Cheek. OF Albemarle.
NJ c., was the weekend guest of
Mrs. James ID. Fulp. He filed the
pulpit OF the local Presbyterian
church at both the morning and
evening services.
Rev. j. w. II. Dyches Pm. D.. left
Fort Mill Monday morning for Rich
mond, Va, where he will be the
guest OF r. d. Garland. secretary
Of the state mission board, and will
attend the services being conducted
by Rev. Billy Sunday
Lieut.. A. r. Butziger. OF Attic
boro, Mass. was the guest this week
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Fish
Lieut.. William Ardrey spent sew
eral days OF sthe week visiting his
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs w. b.
Ardrey
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
LONDON TIMES FAVORS
THE MANDATORY PLAN
Scheme For Disposal Of the German
Colonies Evokes Favorable
Comment.

London, Feb. 3.-The official an.
nouncement issued by the supreme
council Thursday night is welcomed
by the Times. in an editorial. as an
indication that the controversy over
the future Of the German colonies is
ton.
"On the first capital point" the
Times says. "the allies and the Unit
ed States are absolutely agreed
They are unanimous that in no cir
cumstances can any colonies be re-
stored to Germany. She has de-
monstratd her unfitness to be q
colonizing power by her abuse OF the
possessions she had before the war.
Economically, she exploited the
lands, and the people for her selfish
advantages; her civil administration
was ruthless and barbarious tyranny
and her political aim was the estab-
lishment Of 'militarism.'
The man eating tribes in German
east Africa from which she re-
cruited her soldiers, are the only ma
tives of whose good will she could
boast. She has proved that colonies
in her hands means brutal oppres-
sion to the inhabitants and a menace
to Europe and to America To re-
turn them to her would be as unjust
as it would be fatuous."
The Times compares the manda-
tory system with the system of direct
transfer and says that the true solu-
tion of the problem is in the discrim-
mating choice of systems to be ap-
piled in different cases. 1t adds:
There is everything to be said
for the conception of the mandatory
system. The principles which it en-
bodies are nothing more than the
principles on which our own imperial
system are based and the wide ac-
ceptance with which those principles
meet is really the highest possible
tribute to the fundamental doctrine
of the British empire"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
Some Name!

According TO the camp poster at
Camp Lewis. American Lake, Wash.
camp record blanks were found INSULT
cient TO accommodate the address Of
assuming name Of the individual, Liam
Observation-Disclosures In the coun-
ty OF Anglesey. North Wales. when
he Joined the army he held resi-
dence at Waenarlwgdd. Swansea road.
GovertOn. South Wales.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
THE BOLSHEVIKI BADLY
BEATEN BY AMERICANS
They Suffer Heavy Losses, Being
Driven Back in Great
Disorder.

Archangel Feb. 10.-Heavy losses
were inflicted on the Bolsheviki by
the American forces Tuesday and the
enemy was driven back in disorder
from the village OF Vistaka, on the
vaga. The American casualties was
five killed and several wounded.
Many Bolsheviki soldiers were taken
prisoners by the Americans.
The enemy early in the morning
began a bombardment with field
guns and howitzers and under cover
OF shrapnel and pompom barrage
essayed a frontal attack with in
fantry in the Arctic twilight at 8
O'Clock in the afternoon. The Amer
lean troops who were rested after
their retirement from Shenkurask
and were now established in a good
position, poured a heavy fire from
artillery and machine guns into the
charging Bolsheviki. whose ranks
broke and fed into the woods.
Captured Bolsheviki declared the
enemy had planned flank attack
movement, but this was abandoned
when the Vistavka attempt failed.
Chinese and Manchura troops are
now included in the Bolshevik forces
opposing the Americans on the Vaga.
So far these have been held in re-
serve but the Americans are prepar-
ing a warm reception for the yellow
soldiers If they appear in the fight
ing line. in view of stories reaching
them of the Manchu treatment Of
prisoners in the Baltic provinces.
The defeat of the enemy on the
Vaga, together with his failure on
the Dvina, typifying the spirit of the
American and other allied troops
who are fighting with the utmost de-
termination to hold their position
until reinforCements can reach them.
These defeats have considerably
lowered the enemy morale. but the
Bolsheviki are being constantly re-
inforced, and while their offensive
has been temporarily checked. there
are indications that it will be re-
newed when fresh Bolshevik forces
reach the line.
Details were received at head
quarters of the bravery displayed by
a little SQUAD OF about is French
men, who were victims OF an enemy
raid on the village OF Bolshoie
Ozera. Mistaking the enemy for re-
turning Russian prisoners OF war
the French detachment permitted
the Boishcvik 30 advance close
their position. Then they found
themselves suddenly surrounded by
a force OF $50 OF the enemy. Called
upon surrender the Frenchmen re-
fused and tried to fight their way
out. Two were killed; three were
wounded and six were unaccounted
for. for a time Four Of these six
turned up. two OF them wounded ap-
parently having escaped from their
captors.
The situation is unchanged on the
Dvina and railroad fronts Allied
troops We're again forced to retire in
the face of BOlshevik attacks alonc
the Pinega river. but the positions
OF the Americans at the town Of
Pinega have not been attacked
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
REFUSES EIGHT-HOUR DAY.

Columbia. Feb. 10.-The house
by a vote of So to 23, refused to
grant textile operatives an eight
hour day.
A bill OF interest TO Charleston
was that offered by Mr.. Brockingtop
providing for the issuance OF $275,-
900 in bonds to construct perma-
nent roads and build bridges.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
Miaht Have Cracked Joke.

"If," inquiries the Dexter States
man. "her aerial chauffeur addressed
Mrs. Hohenzollern ns your royal high.
ness st as they were sailing through
cloud, why notf-St. Louis Re
public.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
PRESENTS ARABS CASE
TO SUPREME COUSCu,

Paris. Feb. 10.-Emile Faical.
who was commander OF the forces OF
the King of the Hedjaz in Damas-
Gus, presented the case OF the Arabs
TO the supreme council.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
The lena Arm.

The war has furnished many strange
condolences. Here is another. A
young ofhcer came home on leave and
brought his nancee a piece OF a shell
fred by the Germans, but which had
evidently been among ammunition cap
tured from us. He thought II would
Interest her, and IT did. for she was
able to Identify II as having come
from the munition works In which she
worked. II interested her still more
when she found her own mark on IL.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-11
Their Revenge.

TheIr HeVsnoe.
'"The Yanks In Russia must b hav.
ing great fun"
''In what wAyr'
I'm herring the Russian correspond.
ents worry over the English and Amer
icsn aamsA"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-08
j. w. HOFFACKER,
Chairman State Central Committee.
r. @. WELLS,
Chairman County Central Committee.

CARNATIONS i'm the county were pres
emit Special arrangements were
made and committees appointed for
the county exhibit which will be held
November 10, 20 and 21st.
The most important committee ap-
pointed was the committee on prize
money. In order to award prizes Tor
the best products and to the Boys and
Girls Clubs $500 will be necessary.
This amount will have to be raised
by subscriptions from the business
men of the county and towns. AS
the most popular counties of the
country are noted for their fairs and
exhibits it is up to every Carroll
countain to help make the Carrotl
County, Exhibit this year a success.
This can only be done by seeing that
everybody has several exhibits, and
those who can, will help swell the
prize fund.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-08
Road Notice!

Notice is hereby given that appllca-
tion will be made to the County
Commissioners of Carroll County, at
their next meeting, thirty days lroIle
date hereof to-wit the Sth day OF
August, 1919, to locate ana open d
nublic county road, leading from
point on the Westminster ana Man
chester State Road in said County,
about IL miles east OF the city OF
Westminster, at or below the seconu
bridge spanning a stream immediate
" south of the Electric Power House
on said State Road, and running
thence southeasterly over the bed OF
an abandoned mill-race on the lana
belonging 10 the heirs of John Flohr,
deceased. and the land OF Emory
Merryman, thence continuing in
southeasterly direction and following
an old road commonly known as the
Dark Hollow road through and
over the lands of Edward Wltte,
Smith YingIing & Co, August W1tte
and the Carroll Oak Tanning Com
pany. to the Tannery Road, and
thence through and over the lands
of E. C. Wright, Charles Conway,
The Carroll Oak Tanning Company
and Jefferson D. Green, to intersect
the Gorsuch Road about p mile
southeast of Tannery Station, Carroll
County, Maryland, for the distance OF
approximately IL miles from the
place of beginning.
CARROLL OAK TANNING COMPANY,
L. c. WRIGHT
and so others.
Aug SGT