Lexington Dispatch-News, 1917-12-19

UJL Ulliuvmw M. V. v?3..w. Thev were told, however, he said, to discourage the granting of unusual numbers of furloughs at the holiday time.' The chief reason given for the or der is that transportation facilities of the country have been taxed to their utmost and it is felt that to send the j great numbers of men home from! camps for Christmas would be too heavy a burden. It is also stated that the training of the men might be seriously affected if many were absent. . AMERICAN TROOPS HIGHLY . COMMENDED With the American Army in France ?A number of well known war correspondents of important French newspapers have visited the American troops and followed the lines of communication from the sea to the advanced camps. After interviewing pen. Pershing, who expressed . to them his unalterable confidence in an allied victory, the journalists summarized their impressions in the following statement: "We have come to a striking real ization of American power. We have

consists of* Judge* C. M. Efird, J. j Brook Wingard and T. C. Callison,1 all residents of Lexington, and these!' gentlemen are already performing; their patriotic tasks 'willingly and! freely. Lexington county registrants! are always on the job, standing ready at all times to respond when duty calls. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO REGISTRANTS Under jurisdiction of this .Local Board whose order numbers are be tween No. 1 and No. 635, inclusive There has this day been mailed to j you a questionaire which you are re j quired by law to execute and return i within seven days from date hereof.j Failure to do so constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by not to exceed one year's imprisonment; and such failure may also deprive you " o,f valuable rights and results )n your immediate induction into military service and trial by court-martial W. H. WITT, Member of Local Board. Date Dec. 19, 1917. nrtv n 1 nTV A wrv r AVP U/AI K"

be of value to the boards in iixingi the class to which a man is to be as- j | signed. No details of the status of dependents, or of possible or actual outside sources of income, has been overlooked. The registrant .after filling in the inside of the questionaire, indicates on the front the class to which he believes he should be assigned. If the board agrees, there is no further , action necessary by either party until the individual comes due for military service and is called up for phy sical examination. If the board dis_ agrees and places the registrant in another class, the machinery for appeal to the district board is set in motion automatically. SOME FURLOUGHS TO BE GRANTED CHRISTMAS. ' Washington, Dec. 17.?Secretary Baker today denied reports that com manding officers at camps and can tvriments have been ordersi to refuse ? -t-_r^^cfmoc "f11 '.nnorhs

SUpiCIUC VVUXby iiawyy tice Gary, Associate Justices Watts, 1 Frazer, Gage and Hydrick. Other honorary pall bearers will be Gen Wil ; lie Jones, B. L. Abney, Col. J. Ful ' ler Lyon, Judge J. W. Devore and ' Dr T.' M. DuBose, Sr. Active pallbearers are: E. J. Brennen, J. C. Otis, D.* C. Ray, W. H. Townsend, H, F. Jennings and Dr. F. W. P. Butler, i Members of Camp Hamton, United Confederate Veterans of which Gen eral Brooks was an active member up until his last illness attended the funeral in a body, as several representatives from the Confederate soldiers' home at Columbia, an insti tution in 'which the deeased was always interested. The Daughters of the Confederacy and th?* 'Girls of the 60's. of which Mrs. Brooks, Widow of the late Gen eral Brooks was an active worker, iHanflo.A .Ov-. funeral

ances that the seven years period would be approved and that he did not believe a roll call would be necessary. The president's approval is not required and the State legislatures may act as soon as they please after the signature of the vice president and Speaker Clark have been attached to the resolution. "It will be submitted tomorrow as a Christmas present to the America* people," said Sheppard, "and I believe it will be ratified within three years." Every atempt today to put -o* amendments to except -light wines. ^ and beer was beaten and 141 'Democrats stood aligned with 137 Repubh* cans and four independents to win the final victory for the prohibitionist focres. . / PROGRAM LOWER DIVISION OF LEXINGTON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. The lower division of the Lexing A'-X nrill Tn H71 fV>

i rot LI, OitllUCXS uuignaiu, uaiuco xs. Mims. Irmo:?J. W. Hook, R. E. Mathias. All registrants in the vicinity of j the above named persons, who mayj. desire aid in answering the questions are earnestly requested to apply to j one of the above named parties for j aid and advice in preparing their j answers. C. M. Efird, T. C. Callison. J. B. Wingard. Legal Advisor' 3oard. LEXINGTON EXEMPTION , BOARD VERY BUSY. The Lexington County Exemption Board, D. Frank Efird, chairman; Dr. (W. Price Timmerman and William H. Witt, are a very busy body nowadays. John D. Carroll, clerk of the board, has been busily engaged in sending out the new questionairs to all registrants in the county; and the answers are expected to commence to arrive at an early date. The | board appointed to assist registrants!

ton .Baptist assoLiiiLiuii win XUW V VTX?M the King Grove church on Saturday before the fifth Sunday in December. The following program has been I arranged: . Meeting called to order 10:30 A. M. 10:30 to 11:00?Devotional service. 11:00 to 11:30?Enrollment of delegates and reports from the churches. 11:30 to 1:00 P. M.?First query "A live church and how to keep it so"?Rev. J. R. McKittrick and R. J. Fallaw. 1:00 P. M. to 2:00 P. M.?Recess for dinner. 2:00 to 3:00 P. M.?Second query? "What is the meaning of the 6th verse of the 11th chapter of St. John"?By Rev. W. B. Fallaw and J. D. Moore. 3:00 to 4:00 P. M. Third query? "Owe no man anything but to lore one another" Romans 13-8-11?Rev Carten and B. C. Herlong. Sunday?Meet at 10:00 A. M.

position he had held in the State cap itol and also because of his prominence as a writer and speaker. He < was a man of genial disposition and < those who knew him became attach \ ed to him. He numbered his hosts of friends both among the older citi zens of the State and the younger ] people. He was ever ready to greet ] a friend with a smile. ' The funeral services were held Monday afternoon at St. Peter's Ca < tholic church at 3 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. Father T. J. Hegarty. ^ Interment followed in the Catholic cemetery at Elmwood. General ' Brooks was a faithful and active meinber of this church for a number of years. The honorary pallbearers for the 1 funeral will be the members of the : - *?n?f nomolv P.Viipf .TllS -