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1 v\\r ftctabliahed 1844. The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. The Press and Banner Co. Published Every Tuesday and Friday Telephone No. 10. as second-class mail mat tar at post office in Abbeville, S. C. Terms of Subscription: One year $1.50 8ix months .76 Three months .60 I Payable invariably in advance. I Tuesday, October 23, 1917. PLANTING WHEAT. The farmers of Abbeville County should bear in mind that the Federal Government has agreed on a ' " " i. price for wheat which means tnut the price of flour will remain in the neighborhood of what it now is for a year at least. If no such agreement had been made there is little probability that the price would be less in the next twelve months. The suggestion that each farmer plant at least one acre in wheat for each one-horse farm and that it be planted on the best of the land and then well fertilized is a wise one. If the wheat shall not make sufficient yield to pay for the work, the work will not be lost as it'will only make the land better for some other erop to be planted in the spring. !f, on the other hand, as much as ten bushels of wheat are raised in this way on each acre of land ?o planted it will mean that two baiTe's of flour less will be bought for each one-horse farm; that there will be thai much more bread for the , allies in the great war, as well as more at home. While it is the duty of every person to conserve the food supply, it is equally tlwr duty of everyone to produce more wheat where the opportunity offers. IS THE SOUTH PATRIOTIC? j | All over the Southland there is j prosperity. The South's chief money j crop this year has been converted! into a veritable gold mine. Men' who have never prospered before are1 having prosperity thrust upon them. J Men who have found it hard here-j tofore to make buckle and tongue1 meet are finding themselves nowj with money in their pockets, money; which they did not dream six months ? ago they would make. j It is but the truth to say that the j war has brought, and is bringing, j to the people of the South hundreds; and thousands of dollars and enriching our section of the country. Will we, knowing this to be true, turn) a deaf ear?to the call of duty as it j comes to us today? Will we do our'j part to equip the army and navy and make of them the greatest fight- j ing machines possible? Will we take; the profits and tell* the rest of the j country to furnish the patriotism?; Or will we help the men who are . shouldering the guns? Which will we do? THE LIBERTY BONDS. ' ! Every young man who has volun-j teered to serve his country during! wnr nnH pvcrv voiinc man who i has answered the call to arms under the Selective Service Act is giving of the best years of his life, giving of the fruitful years of his position, of his profession and of his business, that free government may live on the earth. These young men are making the supreme sacrifice for you and for me and for all those who remain at home. We are called upon to do but little. We may loan the government a ' few dollars for which we receive the best collateral on earth, or we may v eat a little less of certain things, or \ we may pay a little more taxes, but what are all these things as compared with what the young men of the country are giving? On behalf of the boys who are to do the fighting and in order that; i! n v> mm. nnrl ' mc uai 111 ajr uc 4UitMjr vrv/u, anu that the casualty list may be kept to | a minimum, you and I are asked, not I to give anything, not to deprive ourselves of anything of real value, not to make any human exertion, but to invest in the safest security j wkich may be offered. How many men in Abbeville whenj the representatives of the govern-j ment call this week, will give enough! for it to be felt? How many indeed, j will turn a deaf ear to the calls of the men who are wearing the country's uniform and who are soon to | oe ngnting in tne trencnes in France: | If we are not willing to pay a| !if*le more taxes, if we complain of; the restrictions placed upon food by j the government, and then refuse to j provide for the brave soldiers of the country by loaning of our substance, where is our boasted patriotism? Are we patriotic or not, in fact, if we are unwilling to invest until it hurts? , s _ .1 SEVENTEEN COLORED MEN _ ^ The next quota of colored men i will leave here on Sunday morning, Oct. 28th, on the Seaboard at 12.34 o'clock. They are to report to th>3 < board at the court house at ten t o'clock. Box lunches will be fur- j nished them at Clinton. The following will have to report: Willie Alexander, John Bass, John ' Bryant, Jas. M. Callaham, Fate 1 Cunningham, James Elmore, Ed Gordon, Earl Martin, Vester Nixon, W. H. Patterson, John Perrin, James i Robinson, Lewis Reeder, George jJ Scott, Henry oibert, Ernest anis, | , Benson Williams. IN JAIL FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER Judge M. E. Hollingsworth held the preliminery hearing Friday in the case of Tolbert Murray. He was charged with trying to murder Nannie Coleman with an axe. They are both colored people and livp on Mr. J. B. Green's place near the city. It seems that Murray was having some words with the negro woman. After he had beat her and done everything he could he was trying to get her down so he could cut her head off with an axe. Timely aid came. He was brought here to jail and after the hearing Friday he was ' bound over to the court. TRY NEGRO SOLDIERS ON SERIOUS CHARGE San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 21.?The 63 negroes of the Twenty-fourth'Infantry,; charged with murder and mutiny as a result of the riots at Houston. August 23, arrived here today from El Paso and were placed in the calvary guard house at Fort Sam. Houston, awaiting their trial byj courtmartial, November 1. i HERE IS DATA ON i UNCLE SAM'S NAVY| Washington, Oct. 20?Uncle Sam's! navy, including marines, today num-j bers more than a quarter of a mil-! lion men and omcers. wnen we;| broke with Germany last February, i j the enlisted personnel of the, navyj was 55,445; of the marines, 11,618. j Since that time this strength has | j more than tripled, and by additions i > to the naval reserves and national1 j naval volunteers, or "naval militia." n has quadrupled. Here is the strength 1i of our naval forces as they stood i j September 26: Enlisted line of navy 143,776 Naval reserves 42,000 ] National naval volunteers 14,500 > Marines 32.000 i Hospital corps 6,500 !] Coast guard 5,000 1 Officers 12,809 i \ Total 256,585 RUSSIANS DESIRE PEACE BY RIGHT c 1 Kerensky Says Country Will Not C Bow to Force. h c Petrograd, Oct. 20.?Premier Ker- * 1 - A l T? C ensiiy un opening tne xvussiari preliminary parliament today in the c Marinsky palace made a ringing v speech in which he said: "Russia wants peace by right, but we never will bow our heads to force." j. This declaration was warmly ap- ( plauded by the members of all politi- v cal factions. The premier, who has just recovered from his recent ill- j ness and was slightly pale, 'confined t his address largely to an explanation t nf flio miliforv oifnofihw ar^A ?% A n claration as to the necessity of sav- s ing the country. He said: r "We must fight only to save the \ country." b The Bolsheviki left only occasion- r ally applauded. * Premier Kerensky paid an enthusiastic tribute to the valor of the * Russian sailors, but said he could not say as much for Russia's troops on land. ^ After his address the premier of- j fered the presidential chair to Ma- j dame Catherine Breshkovkaya, the "grndmother of the revolution" as ^ she is the senior member of the pre- ) liminary pariiment. She received a great ovation as temporary chair- s man, and after a speech, invited the assembly to elect its presiaent, M. Avskentieff, chairman of the executive committee of the council of ^ presidents, was elected president by ^ a majority of 288. i BREVITIES. ? Shop early for Liberty Bonds. Gen. Pershing likes apple pie. The salvation army leader sent him up ;en large ones. An Army officer at Camp Jackson wants the movies' on Sunday or he ivants a strictly kept Sabbath. According to Dr. Evans, cottage +V? rt nlo/ia ftf moafc; wllCCdC tail w?x\t UIC paw VTA 3ii a meatless day. It is very rich in protein. j , I 5 The cotton seed men are against j lontrol. Tht products which are; used as food should come under the Food Administration. The farmers are being urged to plant more rye to take the place of so much oats, vetch and clover as it will furnish grain to make bread. Three sisters withdrew their savings of $7000 from a 5 per cent in-; vestment and bought Liberty Bonds it 4 per cent. They are truly patriotic. Capital punishment should be^ measured out to pick-pockets. It's Dad enough to have your money ;aken when you are looking., but; vhen you are not it's awful. In^New York the menu card of a eading hotel contained this note: 3ufcar?Two lumps, 5 cents; powder id sugar, 10 cents a portion. We ion't take sugar in our coffee now. With butter at forty cents a, >ound and eggs at sixty cents a doz- j ;n, there won't be any use to tell | :he people to conserve because they' vill have to. I Roosevelt hasn't seen out of onej >f his eyes since he left the White i Souse. He lost it in a bout with-a; roung artillery officer one day. A; punch in the eye broke the v blood vessels and ruined the sight. A lady told us one day last week ;hat she had walked two miles to get i dozen eggs and then had to payj ;hirty-five cents for them. She want-j ?d to get a chicken but didn't suc-j :eed. It doesn't pay to carry too muchj noney around in your pockets as a || Macon, Ga., man can testify. He wouldn't deposit his money in the oank, and during a circus parade a pickpocket relieved him of it. : ' The moonshine distillers are mak- *jj ing whiskey out of molasses cane. Wi) rhe taste is similar to corn whiskey jje 5ut the effects are different. It takes longer to get over the drunk. fQ] We guess more people will begin toj^j raise cane. ~ SCI Everybody is buying Liberty ne Bonds. A servant girl in Columbia | vho has been the mainstay of the | 0? "amily and who had accumulated gja 5200, invested the whole amount in &r( liberty Bonds. She is as patriotic as is those who spend millions, for she las contributed her all. ne, " the MRS. BALDWIN DEAD. an) Mrs. Grace Crawford Baldwin lied at her home in Lockhaix last rhursday afternoon at half past five ] 'clock. The remains were brought Me lere Friday afternoon to the home ret ?f her sister, Mrs. T. M. Miller, and; wil he funeral was held at Long: Cane coi hurch Saturday morning at eleven 'clock, Rev. James Pressly, (who vas a Deiovea teacner 01 irnj aeeased) conducting the services. > Her five brothers and a first cou- tor in, Mr. Hugh R. Crawford, who. cit; vas as a brother, were the pall- He earers. The interment was in Long Du 3ane cemetery by the side of her the nother and small sifter, Carrie. fin< Mrs. Baldwin was born Aug. 4, to .887, in this county. She attended Mc he country Ischools and finished at he Asheville Normal and Industrial! ollege. For six years she taught | chool. Early in life she became aj , nember of Long Cane church. She] gjg vas much loved by all who knew ?rj ler and her death will cast a sad- ^ less over many a friend and rela- . ive- i tifl She is survived by her husbandind a baby boy four weeks old, her 'ather who is 85 years old, five sisers, Mrs. W. D. Ferguson and Mrs. L\ M. Miller of Abbeville, Mrs. J. j ] I. Mcllwain of Due West, Misses Na Slise and Rebecca Crawford of near 'n Due West, five brothers, C. H., J. R., N. D. Crawford of McCormick, C. N. and W. M. Crawford of Due N est. i The bereaved family have the jiaj ympathy of the community. vj hei RODNEY STEPHENS. thz Rodney Stephens is home from pa: Charleston for a vacation and a pie risit to his home people. He is look- fiv< ng fine. { lea STOVES A Solid Ca 1i Crescent Stoves J Ranges an < Stoves froi thelargestA full line stoves. Yoi w. i ?i r^i ^ ^ \ 4 KINNEY-TENNANT. Mr. Pat Tennant, son of Mr. and J s.. Ciscero Tennant of this place,; Ma is married in Atlanta to Miss Nel-j Kinney, Friday afternoon in the, tholic church, Father Jackson per-j rming the ceremony. A few; ends and relatives were present. UQ The bride has been for the past Ril /eral years employed in the milli- 1V1< ry department of Davison-Paxonjkes Co. She is a young woman many charms and our people are TRII id to welcome her to our city. The ful I >om is employed by the Seaboard von a fireman. He has numerous 5efo ends who wish him much happiss and prosperity. They will make ^ iir home for the present with Mr.! 1 Mrs. Tennant. I Grec MR. HORTON. , Mr. E. C. Horton," Editor of The Iridium, is at home now. He is sec- ,, ary to Senator B. R. Tillman. He 1 stay in Abbeville until Congress lvenes in December. SERGEANT DUNN. 1 J- T t> Pi A nm'll I jcrgeaut/ uaiJiCO jlv. uuiih ui auiuoi, Ala., sper.t last week in the f and counter visiting his relatives. ] i3 a son of the late Clarence i nn of Level Land, and a half bro- ] >r of Miss Ruth Dunn. He is a a looking young man. He belongs j; the Motor Truck Co. at Camp Clellan. CARD OF THANKS " L. A. Richie, W. T. Richie and ters, wish ta thank their many ends for the kindness extended m during the re:ent illness and ith of their mother; and for beau- J ul floral offerings. ATTENDS CONFERENCE. "Tt Dr. C. C. Gambrell attended the tional Public Health Conference Washington last week. TOO MUCH TO EAT. To j rhere is a lady in this county who > quantities of canned things. A J7 itor went to spend the day with; She opened five cans of her Ol ^ )ducts to serve for the dinner. If ^ o it lady lived in town and had to ^ V the high prices that salaried peo- Tra have to pay she would have made o \ 2 dishes out of one can. She must * rn to Hooverize. AND RAN irload Just j y size. ' ) flio em a Lit U1V OJ.AAW -burn coal o of heaters irs for Stoves, 1 ' - . 3ES HOME OUT / V, . ~OWEN BRO * ' v ' irble and Granite Company signers uiufacturers ectors BUTES IN STONE Is a beautilittle booklet which will, tell many things you should know re placing your order for a ument. It is free. ' he largest and best equipped umental mills in the Carollnas. mwood, S. C. Raleigh, N. C. 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