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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-06-20

Approximately 500 casuals ar
rived at Camp Jackson Tuesday.
practically all of the men belonging
to the Three Hundred and Eigh-
teenth Field Artillery, Eighty-frst
Division. Many of the men are from
South Carolina. They will be dis
charged in a few days. Four hum
dr"d men were discharged from the
camp, but the new arrivals a littlo
NOR" than balanced the discharges.
IN" Oklahoma and Texas troops who
reached camp several days ago will
be sent TO other camps for demoBili-
zation the latter part Of the week.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-06-20

AT the evening service Sunday in
the Fort Mill Presbyterian church
the Rev. James b. Black. formerly
Of Elizabeth City, y. c., was duly
installed as its pastor. The commis-
sionors convened with an opening
prayer by Elder j. X. Roach of the
First Church of Rock Hill The ser
mon was preached by the Rev. T. T..
Gillespie. ID. D., pastor of the First
Presbyterian church OF York, the
charge to the pastor was delivered
by the Rev. r.. w. Gregg. ID. d.. pas
tor OF the First Presbyterian church
of Rock Hill, and the charge to the
congregation by the Rev. j. c. Bal
ley, pastor Of EbeneZer Presbyterian
church.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-06-20

Hundreds of South Carolina Bap-
lists are looking forward with pleas
ure to the fifth session OF the annual
Baptist summer assembly to be held
at Greenville June % to July IL The
assembly is one Of the big conven-
tions held yearly by the Baptists ana
usually attracts many visitors from
all sections of the state. The Official
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-06-20
a GLIMPSE AT THE STATE.
Short Items OF Interest Gathered
Here, There and Everywhere.

With the exception OF Arizona and
Idaho, all the states in the Union
were represented in the units which
were landed at the port terminal.
Charleston, Tuesday from the trans
officers and 1898 men belong to the
Three Hundred and Forty-fourth
Field Artillery in the Ninetieth Di-
vision. Col. Richard II. McMaster.
OF Columbia. Citadel graduate, was
the senior officer aboard the trans
port. On the way over the ship roll
ed considerably for several days and
the soldiers were very seasick.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-06-20

Justice r. G Watts has granted
bail 20 Eugene NJ Lancaster. the CO.
lumbia policeman. In the sum of
SI,5Oo. The records in the case
were taken last week and they were
returned to Columbia and fled in
the Office OF the clerk of court. At
torneys representing Lancaster i'm
mediately set out 10 arrange bail
and secured the following bonds
men: j. r.. Turner, G. ]. Halter. G..
T. Martin and Clarence Richards.
r.. Nj. Lancaster has been confined i'm
the county jail and went to his home
on the Broad River Road as soon az
MS bond was arranged. He is
charged with killing his wife, Arrie
IS. Lancaster and Newton s. Lorick.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-06-20

Allendale county convened its
hrst county court at noon Tuesday.
with Judge II. F.. Rice presiding and
H. l.. Gunter as solicitor. Witness
ing the convening OF the first court
in the new county were fully 800
people, including many of the prom
inent people of Barnwel, Hampton
and Allendale counties. The first
case disposed OF was that of Alex.
Badger. charged with violation OF
the prohibition law. Badger was
given sentence OF two months son
the county gang Shortly after
court had convened an Allendale at
torney made a motion asking that
court be adjourned until the Sep
tember term. giving as his reakon
the grassy condition of the crops in
the county and the fact that many
witnesses were absent due to the
iact that this was the first court and
the witnesses were not all properly
hotihed Judge Rice placed the
question before the grand jury and
accepted its decision to continue
court as final.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-06-20

A Joint meeting OF the Georgia and
South Carolina Cotton Seed
Crushers' association convened at the
Savannah Hotel Tuesday morning
at $3.50 o'clock with II. f.. Watkins.
president OF the Georgia association
presiding. An address of welcome
was made by Murray NJ Stewart.
mayor of Savannah and was respond
ed to by G.. FitzSimons of Columbia,
general manager Of the Southern
Cotton Oil company immediately
thereafter service fpgs we're pre-.
sented by the two respective states
showing 744 members of the cotton
seed oil industry to enter the service
from the Georgia mills. nine of
whom lost their lives, and 426 from
the industry in South Carolina. 20
of whom lost their lives. The pre-
sentation speech was made by John
T. Dennis. Jr.. of Elberton. Ga, and
was a beautiful tribute to the valor,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-06-20

w. w. Moore, adjutant general, is
out on ten days inspection tour in
the state. He will make inspections
of the proposed eight companies
which are to be mustered in as the
two battalions OF National Guard. re-
Gently authorized. General Moore
was in Greenville Monday. Tuesday
in Pelzer. Other places and dates
are: Greenwood, June IS; Spartan
burg. June 10; Laurens. June 20:
Columbia, June 21; Hartsville. June
%: Charleston. June "a Later the
National Guard is to be strengthen
ed until there is full brigade. The
limited organization is necessitated
at this time because OF the limited
funds available.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15
To Insure Square Deal
 For the Man In Prison

FUDGE WILLIAM E. FORT of the O criminal division, circuit court, has drafted bills for modifying the Iindeterminate sentence law. They will be submitted to the legislature during the current session.
 Judge Fort, who is a deep student of penology and man of broad hu- manitarian views, seeks by his pro posed amendments to the law now in force to do away with feature which has caused much unfavorable criticism and that is placing the fate of pris- oner given an indeterminate sentence entirely in the hands of prison war den.
 The amendments provide for the appointment by the governor of not less than three nor more than five state parole agents, with headquar- ters in different parts of the state. These agents will be empowered to recommend paroles in deserving cases and they will be required to make an exhaustive investigation, not only of the prisoners themselves, but of their home life, their family connections, their previous records and all other matters which might have an influence for or against granting them parole.
 The penitentiary warden will con- tinue to keep a daily record of the prisoners in his care, but the parole agents will have access to this infor- nation and will be permitted to make any investigation in the penitentiary they see fit. The agents will also be given power to demand monthly re- port from employers of paroled con- victs and to make contracts for their employment.
 The effect of the amendments, which should be passed, will be to throw greater protection around prisoners given an indeterminate sentence, both while they are in prison and while paroled for good conduct. Any con- Iscientious warden would do all in his power to protect the interests of his prisoners, but if he were not con- scientious, if he had grudge against particular convict, or his assistants were careless or prejudiced, man en- titled to parole might be forced to serve his full term.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15
FORGIVEN
From the Indianapolis News

From the Indianapolis News.
 The principal of a certain Indiana school is very thin. Also she is very sensitive about this quality. At her school no one mentions it.
 Recently several of her boys had a long series of quarrels with the boys of the neig'hboring ward school The principal talked and talked against the fighting. but with no results The fighting continued. Finally, one day she announced that she would give the combatants at her school a thrashing if any more frays followed A long time and all was quiet Then one day came the usual fight and. of course, the inevitable lining up for the Tick in"
 Before I punish you want you to tell me what you were fighting about this time." the principal told the re- creant ones.
 All were silent, but finally the lit- tlest fighter spoke up. Well. the boys up at that building teased us and said we had the skinniest principal in town. and we told them you weren't skinny at all, but slender, and then they began fighting"
 Needless to say no one got thrash ed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15

Washington, July 14-(Special.) How many fishermen realize that there are found in the Atlantic ocean offshore De- tween Miami and Key West nearly oc' varieties of fish-an amazing total when constitutes one-fifth of the entire fauna of the American continent north of Pan ama?" asks John Oliver LaGorce in a communication to the National Geograph- ic society which is quoted, in part, ID the following bulletin:
 What the rolling prairie of the Tar west was to the buffalo in the olden days' when it roamed in counties thousands to and fro in search of new pastures ana salt, the ever-rolling gulf stream - that mighty warm river which parallels the east coast of Florida-is to the fish le- gions of our semi-tropical seas.
 .oTo even sketch the possibilities or snort fishing along the far-flung coral reef off Miami the southernmost clly of the Florida mainland and the fourtn in size within the borders Of the state. enc must discount the old question: Are all fishermen Intentionally dlslngenuous or do only lairs fish,? for the facts con corning the variety, gamenes, weight ana diversified color of the citizens or the deep, abounding in these waters, require a high raS>sg as to the personal veracity and the courage to prove that ancient proverb about truth being stranger than fiction.
 ..The fresh water fisherman who, armed with lirht tackle, matches his wits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15

ers.' The brain from which the inn mortal melody sprang could not con- ceive the thought of harm to a fellow being!
 To oppress tenant! Per>la Madonna Non, non! Impossible!
 It was thus Tobani expostulated to Capt. Charles A Goldsmith of the mayors committee on rent profiteering. when number of the composers tenants saidl he had ayiated the rents. Tobani ad- mitted that he had given the rents small jump, not fortissimo crescend, jump, but a pianissimo adagio one. A larger rent was coming to him on ac count of the raise in labor and material.
 At this juncture an undersized young man in the garb of a private in the United States army charged through the squadron of feminine tenants and lodged bis complaint with Captain Goldsmith.
 T go to de warl I fight like hell in France! My brod' he stay in de cellar and sell de ice! I pay dissa man seven dol for de cellar! When I coma back my brod' he say he pay dissa man eight dol', I sey eet is notta right!"
 Tobani tried to stay the flow of crip- pied English.
 What dissa man say ees lie! Feet ees He!''
 'As you weren' commanded Goldsmith. and the young private subsided.
 Captain Goldsmith, after figuring out Tobanis expenses and receipts, came to the conclusion that his raises in rents ---o.o .,o+ oyorhitanf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15
A ONE-REEL RENT DRAMA

From the New York Sun.
 7NHEODORE ToBANI is a composer
 of music. He is also owner of a
 tenement house in Long Island City. He bought the house with money in part received as royalties on his Hearts and Flowers that sticky sweet melody that the orchestra plays pianis- simo when lovers are saying good-by over the garden gate in the good old melodrama, or, in these later days, when the reunited hero and heroine go into the clutch at the finish of 5-reel thriller.
 Tobani is a stout good looking son ot Italy. Though his abundant crop of hair is silvered by the years, his mustache is black, jet black. and there is req son.
 Indignant Nature hides her lash In the purple black of a dyed mustache" i; so song Bret Harte in his 'Tale of a Pony" But the dye makers have made certain strides in their processes since Harte's day-Tobanfs mustache shows no hint of purple.
 Now, could this man who composed such a tender thing as Hearts and Flowers cypress bunch of tenants Tobani asked this question and there was absolute denial in the infection ot his voice. Of course not.
 Still there are tenants who are unrea- sonable; madre di Dia! Si, Si; very un-
 .1xe ,Ol1a if a landlord desires to adjust the rent so he may not lose what he made on the royalty returns from Hearts and FLOW
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15
"BIG GAME' HUNT OF THE DEEP

against the quiclzness of the black bass. the brilliant generalishp of the brook trout, or the fierce chareg of the mus kellunge, in his inland streams and lakes, may not consider it superior sport to wet his line , in salt water along the North Atlantic coast, for not many or the fish in cold seas are considered for men worthy of his steel.
 "Yet a different story can be told or their warm sea brethren, and he needs only to hunt out, for example. the fear less tarpon, the dashing sailfish, or the powerful and valiant bonef1sh, not to men, ton a score of other finished fighters of the gulf stream, to realize that he IS called upon to extend his every faculty and skill to bring such game alongside as trophies of his prowess.
 Tt would be interesting to have a mo- tion-picture record Of the thoughts which flash through the mind of even an ex- perienced inland fisherman the first time he feels the tiger-like swoop of five foot barracuda, the yank of 1oo-pound amberjack, or the sullen surge of a big grouper on his line; for even when armde with the heaviest rod, a reel as big in comparison as the cylinder of an auto mobile engine, and line which ap- breaches a hawser in thickness, he is pretty sure to wish, at least subcon- sciously, that his equipment was twice as formidable and his arm thrice as strong"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15
COUNTING THE COST IN MEXICO

From the New York World.
 If Representative La Guardia is cor rectly reported, Major Gen. Wood has been encouraging the new "On to Mexi- co" movement of big business by say ing that with 10000 men he could ''go through that country, clean it up and establish order" if he were not ''com- pelled to use educator bullets" In dis agreement with the most talkative of all American soldiers, the General Staff estimates that 500,0oO men would be needed.
 Three years ago when Gen. Pershing crossed the border with the single ob- ject of pursuing Villa, disavowing his tility to government and people, he had Il, ,0o0 men with him, and more than as many more were needed to protect his line of communications. He operat- ed in one state only of country that has about thirty states. and although part of his command advanced more than 200 miles, his one achievement was driving the bandit and his forces into the fastnesses of the mountains. Since conditions in Mexico are again
 under discussion, with many people treating the subject of armed inter- vention as lightly as Gen. Wood has done it is desirable that there should be no misapprehension as to the magni- tude of the job. Forty thousand men mi ght fight their way to the city of Mexico and expel or subdue whatever government they found there, but it
 would take ten or twenty times that number to go through the country, clean it up and establish order.
 As for Gen. Woods sheer in regard to educator bullets, it is education that will triumph over the great mass of
 Mexicans quicker than anything else. Unless we are prepared to police the country for a long time with an end in view, for which hundreds of thou sands of men will be needed, war will be an unprofitable business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15
A SECOND CRIMEAN WAR

From the New York Herald. 4
 While representatives of the alileo and associated powers have ben rhr'- inp with the 8olsheviki patrlotfc Russian leader has done more to move the obstacles to the peace or 'he world raised by Lenine ana iro'zhy than all the deliberations of the peace oorfererce General Denikine in six
 nths has accomplished as much as cra.t Rritain. France, Turkey ana sa rdinia did in the last century when they stopped the march or hussiah ar mics to the south.
 r>his second Crimean war has ben won with far less display than the AL ,ias showed in the first. There was ro charge of the light brigade; the cossacx forces were poorly equipped in comparison with the French ana English troops of sixty-five years ago, and, moreover, had no fleet to support them. On the former occasion actual fighting in the Crimea lasted about a wear. from september IS. 1s45. to the capture of the Malakoff on September s. 1855. General Denikine's campaign began last January and has ended With the complete conquest of the Crimea-
 That this important result should have ben attained with such little pub licity is surprising. Only few obse- cure paragraphs have chronicled the progress of the Russians who were fighting to redeem their country unaid- ed and almost unnoticed. Of course, this was partly due to the concentra- tion of attention on the peace confer ence, but that does not derogate from the importance of General Denikine's victory. which marks the turning point in the war against the Bolsheviki and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15
Change of Rank In
 United States Army

lNEMoTIoN of officers through @ the demobilization of the ex- peditionary force is working swift changes in ranks, says the Associated Press under a Brest date line.
 This anecdote is told:
 A captain, wearing four service
 stripes, disembarked at Brest a
 few days ago. It was his second
 trip to France. At the pier he was
 met by a lieutenant colonel They
 were introduced and chatted a few
 minutes, and them the lieutenant
 colonel said:
 Jones, why I knew your broth
 CT. He was first class man at
 West Point when I was plebe."
 You did not know my brotheI"
 responded the captain. You knew
 me I was a first class man at
 West Point in 19oS."
 'Impossible," retorted the Ieu-
 tenant colonel. Why, the man I
 know is brigadier general"
 That was I. two weeks ago."
 said the captain.
 A West Pointer will not drop any lower in the regular army than wher he first drew his sword, figurately speaking. He may, however, lose his "expeditionary" rank, which ofter rose high during the war.
 If captain in the regular army got to be a 1ieutenant-colonel, he went back to his captaincy, unless Con. gress, by a special act, promoted hin in the regular establishment.
 During the civil war many officers were brigadier- generals or major generals of volunteers and only cap tains of the regulars. After the wal was over there was general reor |ganization of the regular army grades land in nearly every instance the Wes1 Pointer got promotion. A major-general in the war army if he had been captain in the regu lar army, was, as rule, made g major; frequently lieutenant-colonel General Nelson A. Miles came out oj the war a major-general of volunteers but he started out in the peace army full colonel.
 Congress will doubtless follow the same custom when the reorganization takes place on peace basis presently
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15

assures the doom of the Red regime.
 Starting from the shores of the Cas- plan the Cossack leader has regained a greater area than that wrested from the Germans in France. With the car- ture of the Donets coal and iron basin he has deprived the Bolsheviki of their principal supplies of those products vital in war, and with the seizure of harkoff he has taken from them their chief base of operations in the south. JIe is now ready to advance on Moscow 'n cooperation with the Siberian army on the east. He recognizes the all-Rus- sian government of Admiral Kolchak. showing that he is not actuated by personal ambition. Now is the time for the allies to remove the curse of Bol- snevism from the world by giving to kolchak and Denikine their efficient support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15
$ < 2 France Rejoices Over Peace and Victory

HIRAsTTLE DAY" was celebrated
 ID in Paris yesterday, as sym bolizing not only the birth of French liberty, but the triumph of the allies over Germany. Paris has had many tumultuous celebrations, but probably none has ever surpassed in ferver the stirring events of yesterday.
 When Marshal Foch and Marshal Joffre, riding side by side, as became Frances two great heroes of the war, passed under the Arch of Triumph the bitter memory of 1870 was plotted out. France has come through baptism of blood and fire, to emerge greater in spirit than ever before, and as for the future, she may rely on the friend ship and assistance of the two most powerful nations in the world-Amer- ica and Great Britain.
 Much has been written of French heroism during the war. Too much praise cannot be given her, but other armies were brave. Englishmen, Rus sians and Belgians fought with equal gallantry on the battle field, and later on, America, but above the grim cour- age of her poilus was the national spirit of France the soul of her peoI le-which no disaster could darnt.
 Just as our Fourth of July now has new significance for France, "Bas- tile Day" means more than it ever did before to the American people. France did not achieve her destiny without blood and violence, but the French re- public is firmly established and there is bond of sympathy between the two great republics, France and America which will endure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15
1 Field Agent F. W. Gist, is highly en-

Y lSAu ASSul T. W. OlSI, ID AiSAly VII couraging.
 We used to think Alabama was do- ing we'll when it produced sixty or sixty-five million bushels of corn a year. The forecast for this year is 75, ,S52, 1000 bushels. Acreage enough was planted to corn to yield fully I1O0,O00,0O0 bushels this year. With the first season of favorable weather we may look for the new high record of far upwards of 1oo, 1000, ,000 bushels.
 The forecast for cotton in this state is 837, ,000 bales. This is most liberal estimate. If Alabama produces 700,- 900 bales it will be surprise to many observers.
 Our sweet potato yield is estimated at 20,554, ,000 bushels and our syrup at nearly 23,0O0,0o0 gallons.
 The number of blows operated in 
 Alabama is increasing-397 500 in 1919 as against 3S1, 1900 in 1918. * < x
 Gen. Wood is reported to have said that he could clean up Mexico with 10000 men. With all due respects to Gen. Wood. it might take that many men to lay Villa by the heels, and he is but one trouble maker.
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 Hard-worked photographers may soon have to add the verb ''blimp" to the language, ITO blimp'' means to proceed in leisurely way through the air without any unnecessary thrills
 # # < Fitting honors were bestowed on Marshal Joffre when Paris celeb brated 'Bastile Day" It is entirely too soon for F'renchmen to forget the battle of the Marne. The booze burglar, the most heart less criminal of his day, has already begun tc rob the cellars of provident citizens.
 In urging a pro-Aemerican policy for the German press Won Bernstorf is not trying to make amends. He is still, as ever. a polite person. *. x x Europe may welcome the spiritual guidance of America, but it also casts an appraising look on Uncle Sans cof- fers.
 Germany will soon be knocking at the door of the league of nations. If she behaves herself the latch-string will be hanging out. The bolsheviki still control Moscow and Petrograd, the only cities in Rus sia the average American knows any thing about.
 
 optimistic if it expects Bella Kun to abide by any of its decisions. | < * # 1 President Wilson has added dignity to the state legislature by taking a hand in the suffrage fight. # # $ l The submarine faces dubious fiture It could not even be made profitable l for sightseeing tours. # # x Judging from all we have heard that is creditable to the London 'bobby," he deserves an increase in pay. < # < l In the courts 2% percent beer is | showing an astonishing kick" # * x