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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-04
lOKC IN HOLY CITY
American Resident OF JerusaIsm
for Many Years.
-. N. wheIan First - Welcome Bril-
ish Treops When They Entered
Was Representative Thsrs
q the Bible esoiSty.

Although II ID q year since Allenby's
Stctorious army entered Jerusalem.
and the greatest Christian shrine In
the clutches Of the infdel Turk. one of
tho most striking episodes Of all those
that marked that entry has only re
Gently become known.
TO Americans this episode Is Of
especial interest, since II came a. the
climax Of perhaps the most picturesque
Of all the many services that have
been rendered by the allied nations,
and to humanity generally, by individ-
ual Americans, from Gerard and Brand
Whitlock down, since the beginning Of
the war.
For nearly three years, or from
early In 1915 until the uelivsrsnce Of
Jerusalem In December, 1917, one Of
the oldest and most famous Of British
organizations remained In unblissful
ignorance rs to what had become Of
its depot" in the Holy City. This or
ganization is the british and Foreign
Bible society. which tike Its great sis
ter organization In the United States,
sxists for the purpose Of distributing
the Good Book among Christians in
srery part OF the world.
In February. 1915. or soon after
Turkey threw In her lot with the CEN
trsl powers, the Bible society's depot
in Jerusalem. which contained many
thousands OF volumes, had to be aban-
doned hastily. The workers there
were brought to Egypt on an American
warship. From that day until quite re-
Gently nothing whatever was known re-
garding the fate OF the depot or its
contents. 1t was assumed that both
had probably been destroyed by the
Turks. But then came q letter from
the society's secretary at Port Said in
closing one from the commander OF
the London Scottish, the first British
regiment to enter the Holy City. In
this officers letter the striking story
was told OF how a venerable American
resident OF Jerusalem. by name NJ. NJ.
Whelan, came forward spontaneously
after the abandonment OF the Bible
society's depot, took up his residence
therein and courageouslS carried on
A. it's custodian.
1T may interest you to know" this
officer wrote, that as I entered Jeru-
salem with the nrst troops, I was met
by a quaint old American. named Whe-
Ian, seventy years OF age, who told me
he represented the Bible society, and
presented me with a beautiful copy OF
the Scriptures"
Beyond the fact that II. NJ. WhPlan
IL naturnlined Irish citizen OF the
United States, and that he had been
living in Jerusalem for several years
before the war. little is known by the
Bible society at present regarding the
picturesque character TO whom II owes
% great debt OF gratitude. II Is not
even known from what pHrt ut the
United States ne comes. The society
has, however, received a photograph
OF its venerable American benefactor,
which shows him to be a truly patri-
archal type.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-04
New Orleans French.

Negro troops from Louisiana have
. linguistic advantage over other
American soldiers. Many OF them,
through living In sections where
French still Is spoken. are more or
less familiar with the language Of this
land when they get here. But they
have their difficulties. nevertheless.
ITS dis way" exclaimed one. "Ah
talk French puhfeckly. but not de kind
dey talk in DIS country. You see, All
learned French from NAH fnthah-ds
pure, classical ole New Orleans
French-an' dey don't speak dat kind
obab eah."-Stars and Stripes.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-04
BOHEMIA HIVE OF INDUSTRY
Little Country, Now to Be Given op-
portunity to Progress, Has Been
Much Misunderstood.

Not one Of the little countries which
have come into being as independent
states. or parts OF new nations. since
the triumph Of the allies, Is more often
misunderstood In America than Bo-
hemia has always been. The very
name has implied, for many persons
the unconventional ways of artists,
the gypsying of vagrants. and the i'm
patience Of restraint which Is sup
posed to characterize countries remote
from great centers Of trade and in
dustry and rather backward in their
business interests.
But Bohemia Is wonderful hive Of
hard-working and skilled artisans. It
is one of the most densely populated
countries in the world, exceeding, in
that respect, Germany, Austria-Hun-
gary. as a whole 'or In either half Of
the old monarchy, and even Italy. The
number OF inhabitants, In proportion
to the area, Is rs per cent greater than
IT Is in France. Bohemia is almost
exactly half as large as Ohio. but Its
population, nearly 100000 at the be-
ginning Of the war, Is about S5 per
cent greater than that Of this state.
There Is no other division of Aus
tria-Hungary, taking into the reckon
Ing the entire territory formerly In
that dual monarchy, which is equal to
Bohemia in manufactures. 1t is
notable center of iron and steel pro-
duction. It's textiles are an impor-
tant factor in the trade Of Europe, and
Its glassware, china, sugar, beer, chem
icals. paper. tobacco. lace, toys and
many other products of skill and pa
tient labor are widely known. Neces-
sarily, the commerce of so busy
country Is large and far-reaching.
All that Bohemia needs Is the op-
portunity which has come at last to
prove the capacity Of Its people for
great progress beyond the level they
have already attained.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-04
n other parts OF the world.

in other parts of the world.
What we have been asked to
do" the paper says, eve will not in
volve the prolonged retention in the
army of more than one man in four
OF those serving at the beginning of
November. Enormous quantities of
war material are being salvaged and
men at home are still required for
garrison duty, coast defense and the
maintenance OF internal order. In
Paletine. Mesopotamia and Turkey.
we have serious commitments and
there are garrisons to be maintained
at Gibraltar and Malta, and in the
crown colonies. In India the army
will remain at something like its
strength before the war. In the
circumstances rehabilitation cannot
be carried through thoughtlessly or
in Wholesale manner"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-04
ABANDON
HEADACHE TABLETS
THAT DEPRESS HEART
Adopt AspitOne, the New Tablet
in Which All Heart Depress-
ing Qualities Are Counter
acted by Heart TOning Agents

Physicians and druggists who
have kept up with recent discover.
les in medical science are now intro
ducing to their patients and custom
ers the new pain relieving tablet
called Aspitone, which does not de-
press the heart and circulation. They
explain that headaches and neural
gias as well as colds and grippe are
usually attended by fatigued heart
and circulation and that it is dan
gerous at such times to use coal tar
derivatives. In fact they are claim
ing that all the coal tar derivatives
are positively dangerous. even to
strong hearts. They say that many
sudden deaths have resulted from
taking them and that there is no
except under the watchful care Of a
physician.
1t is explained that Aspitone ia
not coal tar derivative. but is COM
posed OF vegetable elements, which
relieve the pain Of headaches. neu-
ralgia, toothache. rheumatism,
colds, grippe. ETC., at the same time
supporting the heart. 1t is pre-
dicted that Aspitone will take the
place OF the coal tar derivatives. The
product is new to this State. but
may now be had at the Standard
Drug Co. and at all leading drug
stores in all communitios.-Adv.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-04
THE BRITISH TO ADOPT
DRASTIC IMPORT RULES
viii Protect Industries During Re-
construction Period-RegulatiOn
Will Be in Effect March 4.

Washington, Jan. 3O.-Drastic
import regulations. covering a wide
range of commodities and effective
March l, have been promulgated by
the British government for the pro-
lection of it's industries during the
period of reconstruction. Tho re-
stricted list was made public here by
the war trade board on advices from
Consul General Skinner at London.
Commodities not on the list may
be imported without special British
import licenses until July 1, the an
nouncement said. and restrictions on
the importation of syrup. molasses,
and other articles Of like nature will
he removed February "a. Row hales
of all kinds also will be admitted.
Commodities which may not be
imported into Great Britain after
March 1, without special licenses
ranged all the way from essentials
to luxuries and include machine tools
and machinery for working in both
metal and wood. wearing apparel not
waterproofed, cement, linen yarns
and manufactures thereof, mats,
mating.
On the list permitted until July
1, are works OF art, apples. bananas,
castings and sausage skins. cocoa,
coffee. fruit from all sources. canned,
bottled or preserved, hides. wet ano
dry. vegetable ivory, marble. onionN,
nimentoes, rum. sugar cane and to-
bacco, manufactured and manu-
featured. including cigars and cigar
cites.
The war trade boards announce
ment said the restrictions were not
10 he regarded as of a permanent ma
ture and that they were necessary in
order that Great Britain might
bring her own manufactures to a
state of stability approaching that Of
pre-war days"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-04
cIemenceau, Playwright.

Like many another Partisan Of poll
tics. Monsieur Clemenceau 10 inter
ested in the finer things Of theatei
and, like Waldeck- k-Rousseau before
MIN, assiduously freQuents IL even
though he happens to be prime min.
lister OF France. In his years Of leis
ure he has dabbled also in the writing
OF plays and two Of his pieces. Les
Requlns" and lie Wolfe du Bonheur,.
have found place on the stage.-Bos
ton Transcript.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-04
BRITISH WILL NOT KEEP
BIG FORCE IN GERMANY
Will BE Smaller Than That OF
France or America, Declares
the London Times.

London, Feb. 3.-The British con-
tribution to the allied armies OF oc-
cupation in the Rhineland says the
Times, In an editorial, will be less
numerically than that OF either
France or the United States, consid-
ering having been given to the part
played in the war by the British
navy and to British responsibilities
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-04
uppatriotIc.

"why did you change your board
ing housof"
my landlhdy got too enthusia site
about this food conservation"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-04
Its MeanIno.

"whht Is elastic currency, popr
''It is NY Christmas money this year,
son. 1t had to keep stretching TO cover
everything"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-04
LONDON PRESS FLAYS
THE BRITISH DELEGATES
Censured for Surrendcring Empires
interests In Disposition OF
German Colonies.

London, Feb. 3.-The discussions
of the Paris conference regarding
the future of the FORMER German
colonies is being followed with in
tense interest here. In some sec
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-04
Had Cause,

I'VE sent the flower Of our young
manhood against the Huns"
''Yes, and all the Huns say they
were wild flowers"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
''F0rce Without Stint

Very much the same line of
argument is expressed in "The
Nation"
"When the governments of the world
have been preaching force without
stint for five years as the means of
accomplishing their aims and desires,
it is not Surprising that unbalanced or
crimially minded individuals should
likewise think to accomplish their
purposes by killing and destruction.
The fresh bomb outrages are the most
unhappy illustration possible of the
hateful idea that the way to achieve
reform is to use violence. There is no
place in America for terrorism of this
sort, and not the slightnest need of it;
for the AngloSaxon way Of altering
social and political institutions by free
de bate and discuss ion remains the only
sound and safe one. What these
fanatical bomb throwers will accom-
plish is nothing less than further re
strictions on immigration, the immcdl-
ate passage of severely restrictive and
rcactionary legislation at Washington
and the strengthening of the hands of
such visonlcss legislators as Senators
King and Ovcrman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
What Violence Breeds

AT the same time it is only just to
point out that the country is now reap
ing what the government has sown
throughout the war by its Prussian in
tolerance, its stpid prosecution of men
like Eugene Debs and its abolition of
the right Of free speech and free
press. The Nation has steadily pointed
out that Prussianism Of this kind in
Washington meant inevitably the driv-
ing Of the extremists to n resort to
underground measures. But none Of
these governmental plumbers, however
Grass, pallintc In any way the crimes
Of the bomb throwcrs. The 'hnnrchis-
tic fighters have thrown down Il
gauntlet which society will promptly
pick up. Unfortunately 1t will be force
against fovce. violence against vio-
lonce, from which, alas! no progress Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
Lunotics With Explosives

As for the amateur dabblers in
radicalisn, no paper is more vehe-
ment in condemnation than "The
New York Evening Post 1t says:
But much more is to be said of those
dabblers in revolution, those triflers
with anarchy, who by their wild and
whirling words about the rotten Amer
ican government, Of which they profess
TO be ashamed and about the posi-
blity of its violent overthrow, are in
curing a fearful responsibility as real
promoters Of these crimes, and morally
participants in them. They are like so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
+'''eo> Z ~, IKE Red Flag

Hut TIE nideous offspring Of this H.
l.sii panderiag 10 tie plejudices of an
a.csy and defiance Of law il Row active,
a. ugly. murderous. cowardlv thing
with sinister design. which, unsup-
nre sod. threatens to grow to alarm
ing tstule Il must be stamped ont
effectively. nos merely tina. an end may
be put 70 It's bloody exploits, but that
en- example may be made Of it to
deter all who nay n2rbor notions OF
violence. And, most Of all. Bolshegism
and all the various forms OF anti
American propaganda upon which a.
sasSlnatlon feed and thrves should
be suppressed. Away with the red
fag The soapboN agitator who breaches
violence -hou.d be summalMy sup
PRESSED. The 'parlor' Bolshevists are
a-eompiices o. nation. If their
csrsesp o~dence aere ins pectoj the au-
'7orlties doubtless would ind letters
.som ONE o. .ae identical screants
VAC snaped the plot TO terrorize and
murder public men and their families.
Free speech has been outraged long
eaoasn L. there be few free treat
msn.s in the electric chair"
There is widespread agreement in
ne view thai too much lenicncy has
Been shown. In the words Of "The
rleveland Plain Dealer:
II any American still believes that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08

many lunatics playing with high ex-
plosives. And as such they are in need
of restraints. Whenever possible the
straitjacket of legal penalties-for
there are stringent laws against inct-
ing to murder-should be slapped on
them. But in any and all cases they
ought to be made to know what social
ostracism means, in the abhorrence
felt by every decent citizen"
The same demand for social ostra-
cism appears in "The Philadelphia
Public Ledger:
There is such a penalty as social
ostracism 1t should be put in force
for the 'parlor Bolshevists the peo-
pie who trade on their gentiity to gain
a hearing for indefensibe courses of
predatory lawlessness. They call it
progress. They use mighty catch words
OF truth and freedom and justice to
cloak fell designs. They talk about
securing fair play for the masses when
they know that they only seek selfish
private gain.
The radicals were at first inclined
to dismiss the bomb explosions as
frameups. Later "The New York
Calf laid the chief blame for the
outrages to the spirit of war and
deprecated the use of all violence:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08

Let each side organize and work in it's
own way and make such contribution
tC the Socialist movement in America
as it can. Better a hundred times to
have two numerically small Socialist
organizations, each homogeneous and
han mcnious within itself, than to have
one big party torn by discussions and
squabbles, an impotent colossus on
feet of clay. The time for action is
near. Let us clear the decks.
An editorial in "The Gail" con-
trasted the Russian problem with
that in the United States and ar
gued that Russian methods were in
advisable
Marx somewhere said that history
often repeats itself; once as tragedy,
then as farce. The Russian revolu-
ton is the great tragedy; the Left
Wing is either farce or buresque
We are not certain which.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
War Spirit the Cause

For nearly five years mankind has
been systematically filled with a phi
losophy of violence and force. News
papers have been filled with hate and
intolerance. Cody men have worked
themselves into a frenzy of passion
and urged most cruel punishments for
the 'enemy.' Universities have contrib
uted their scholars for the same ser
vice, and their presidents have been
busy stirring up patriotic fervor
Lynching and physical assault have
had plenty of apologists. Poets have
given us their hymns Of hate. The lit
erary cult has written stories with ven
geance as their theme. Patriotic ora
tors have whipped the masses into an
orgy of violence. Suspicion has been
sowed nationwide, and hate has become
!, national dogma
at is to be expected that all this
would cultivate intelligent views or
that it would make US descend a niche
lower in the animal scale? Whatever
the answer may be. there is the fact
that bomb explosions in no less than
eight cities are reported in the press of
Tuesday,
".All the fine frenzy Of 'nationaism,'
patriotism democracy and liberty
cannot wipe out the stain. the horror
of murder, committed in their names
Whether it be dropping bombs on de-
fenseless cities in Great Britain or
Germany; whether it be sending out
liquid fire from one or the other side
of armies locked in mortal combat;
whether it be bullets and the torch on
the hillsidcs of Ludlow, numbering
women and little children in the name
Of capitalist law and order; whether it
be murderous blockade, or whether it
be the midnight assassin placing bombs
at the doors Of individuals, it is all a
denial of civilization; it is all return
to brutishness that bodies i'll for the
race that suffers it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
The Demand for q Roundup

Here are the steps which THE
Boston Transcript declares should
be undertaken:
what in view of these facts and
indications. is the duty of the public
authcriticso 1t is to make the utmost
possible use, and immediately of the
reprcssive powers that exist in the
laws new and old; to round up at
once all the known Bolshevsts; to
hold them where ground of suspicion
exists; to investigate the occurrences
TO the very bottom; and promptly to
lepovt all men and women whose ut
tcrances and acts point them out as
capable CT either committing, encour-
aging or executing such crimes. 1t is
evident. in the exceeding little that
has been done toward experimenting
the authors of the mail bomb plot
OF April so, that the national au-
thorities are weak along this line
The Department of Justice has accom-
plished nothing, apparently, except to
attract the cnnity Of the anarchists
TO its head. and this enmity may rest
partly on German grounds.
But if the federal authorities are
deficient, that is no sign that the state
authorities should be- The attempts
were committed under their jursdic-
ton. The local police know the re-
sorts OF these disturbers. These peo-
pie hold their meetings and dcnounce
the law almost every night. They have
public meeting scheduled at this mo-
ment. Let our locoal authorities take
instant advantage of the law anow on
the status books. The stream Of dis
order should be checked at its very
source. If few "parlor' Bolshevists
a*o caught, so much the better.
"Rund up the disturoers and in
stigators, Of whatever degree, and turn
them over to the federal authorities
for confinement or deportation"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08

party; we are not afraid to &C; pre-
cisely as the Bolshevik and Spar
tacans did. American socialism shall
be represented in the Communist In
ternational, it shall respond to the
BolshevikS partacan call for solidarity
and action, Our comrades call-an-
swer,
you cannot mix laborism and petty
bourgeois socialism with revolutionary
socialism. You cannot betray social
ism and yet claim to represent the
proletarian revolution
Clear the decks. Clear them-clcan.
We refuse to turn over the Socialist
party to the moderates. We shall not
abandon the struggle to revolutlonize
the party, for the bulk of the mem
bership is overwhelmingly revolution
airy. We shall reorganize the party,
we shall crush the moderates and the
criers after the dead, we shall make
the party worthy of membership in
that Communist International of the
Bolsheviki and the Spartacans, Of the
Socialist party of Italy, Of revolution
airy socialism in all lands We shall
conquer the party for revolutionary
socialism.
Clear the decks.
The slogan of the moderates is: Split
the party for moderate, petty bour-
geols socialism.
The slogan of the Left Wing is:
Conquer the party for revolutionary
socialism, for the Communist Inter
national.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08

Lett wing, are outside the
party walls.
The nationa! executive committee
al Chicago last week began a policy
Of eNpelling the Left Wingers. Michi-
gan was oustcd bodily The Cook
County organization was suspended
twenty-five party branches in Man.
haitian have been expelled. Eleven
foreign language federations affili-
ated with the party, forming a large
fraction of it's membership. have
been thrown out.
These explosions must come be-
fore the party convention next
August, but it is not thought likely
that the decision will be reversed
The national committee believes
that the left wingers are in minor
ity. A new organization Of left
wingers, corresponding TO the Spar
tacus group in Germany, is expected
to result.
"Overboarding the Bolshevist
Jonah" The New York Tribune calls
the move, and sees in it a reflection
of the waning fortunes of Bolshev-
ism in Russia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
Death for the Murderers, Deportation for Alien
Agitators, No Free Speech" for Anarchy and
Ostracism for ''Parlor" Bolshevists

the Bolshevist peril in this country
should be met with mere kindness,
that the Bolshevist merits nothing
more severe than we'll phrased hon.
lily or a slight tap on the wrist he
should pay heed to this second attempt
within few weeks to terrorize the
country with wholesale murder plot.
Moral suasion alone will not make
good citizens of those who plotted to
kill Attorney General Palmer and the
others of the group chosen for this
most recent bomb outrage Words
and measures Of mere mercy do not
meet the necessities of such stua-
ton"