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Abbeville Press and Banner! Established 1844. $1-50 the Year. Abbeville S. C., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 191& Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th YeailgH RUSSIANS J HARD PI Will Give Up Much Of Her Valuable Proper. ty to Huns WILL WITHDRAW FROM FINLAND Win Give Back to the Turks the Ground Taken From Then in Battie?Surrender Abject. The Bolsheviki government in Russia, represented by Nikolai Lenine and Leon Trotzky, has acceded to the demands of Germany and announced its readiness * to accept the hard peace terms which Germany has laid down. Thus, apparently, without further "hesitation, the Russians are prepared in an effort to stop the inroads me 'Germans now are making into their country, to add to the enemy's alTeady vast holding more of Russia's most valuable western territory, extending from the Gulf of Finland southward to the Black Sea, and even to withdraw her troops from Finland and give back to the Turks what has been taken from them in battle. Abject Surrender. The surrender seems abject. Russia is immediately to send a delegation to Brest-Litovsk, there to discuss with German representatives " the final details of the peace and sign the compact. At last accounts the German armies in the east were giving no heed to talk of peace, but, on the conwore methodically DUshine forward their line over the more than 500-mile front from the Gulf of Finland region to Volhynia, and still nowhere meeting with any systematic attempts to hinder their progress. No Big Fights. On the battle fronts nowhere has there been an engagement of great dimensions. On the line in France there have been several patrol encounters, with the French the aggressors against the Germans, of great er than usual violence. The artillery activity all along the front continues violent on isolated sectors. The Germans again have tried to outgun the Americans in their sec *- - -e m 1 A - tor norcnwest ox ioui. as uu several former occasions, the Americans retaliated with such fierceness and accuracy of aim that the enemy desisted vvvvvvvvvvvvvvu V V V AMERICANS CAPTURE V V NUMBER GERMANS V V . V V With the American Army V. ' V in France, Sunday?An Am- V, V erican patrol in the Chemin V V. Des Dames sector in conjunc- V V tion with a French patrol V V each yesterday penetrated a V V few hundred yards into the V V German lines and captured V V two German officers, 20 men V V, and one machine gune. V V There was some sharp V V fighting and a number of the V. V enemy were killed and V V wounded. No American cas- V V ualties are reported. V V V BACK HOME. Mrs. B. S. Barnwell and Miss Mary Aiken have returned to the city from Florida, where they have been spending the winter. They had a most pleasant stay and have been greatly benefitted by the change. They both look well. kCCEPT EACE TERM Honor Roll of Abbeville Schools HONOR ROLL OF THE ABBEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE FIFTH MONTH. Grade V.?Ralph Bauknight, Gus Smith, Frances Gilliam, Jensie White Mary Swetenburg. Grade VI.?Caroline Chalmers, | Helen Cromer, Mary Jones, Deborah A?? Dnmo Fmnrv Pennev. VJ wen, TT 1I11C uvniv, , - ( Grade VII.?Willie Eakin, LulaJ Mann, Edwin Barksdale, Lemuel Lawson.?Miss Lillian Swetenburg, Teacher. . I Grade VIII.?Janie Vance Bowie, Elizabeth Gambrell, Lena Belle Johnson, Helen Milford, Florence Neuffer, Mary White. Grade IX.?Everett Hughes, Margaret Swetenburg.?Miss Lynch, Teacher. Grade X.?Margaret Cox, Alpha Graves, Mary Reed Moore, Herman i Wisby.?Miss Wood, Teacher. ... * PETTIGREW-HADDON. A marriage that was a great surprise to their friends was that of Mr. R. B. Haddon and Miss Idelia Petigrew of the Midway section. I They came to Abbeville to the home j of their friend, Mr. Will Cason, and ! Rev. H. W. Pratt performed the 1 ceremony last Sunday night. Mr. j and Mrs. Haddon will make their home for the' present with the groom's brother, Mr. James Haddon, ol Santuc. AMERICANS TAKING ON LARGER DUTIES Secretary Is Pleased I With the Conduct of Americans : j GENERAL REVIEW OF WAR British Have Taken Over an Additional Segment of the French Line. Washington, Feb. 24.?Increas j ingly important activity by the American forces on the western front j and the return for rest at a leave | station of the men who have comj pleted their first period of duty in the trenches are noted in this week's review of military operations by the War Department. In the news of the renewed German offensive against Russia, the most important development of the j week, the department finds no cause j for surprise, but adds nothing to the information carried in press dispatches. The review was written before the announcement came from j London that the Bolsheviki had acI cepted Germany's peace terms. | "Hitherto little opposition has I been offered to the advancing Ger - ?^nnQt*fmrtf" snvs. "And J IliaiiO) bll^ UV^/ma vii*v?*w ?. j it is not as yet clear what preparaI tions the Russians are making to ! meet the en6my. Owing to the dis| organization of the Russian forces it is difficult to presage what effective opposition they may be able to place in the path of the invaders." MR. PARKER DOING WELL Mr. L. C. Parker underwent a serious operation at Johns Hopkins last Monday. News from him yesterday stated that he was getting on as well as could be expected. Mrs. Parker and Mr. M. B. Reese were with him at the time. Mr. Reese is expected home today. 'ft* ' y. -V'. I THE WORK OF T I Act of the Legisla ture T and Electric Light Plai Board of Commissioi Text of Act. Electic We promised the people of the cit tliem a copy of the Act of the Gene ment of the public utilities was takei and transferred to Commissioners of ceived for our Friday's issue, and it people should read it and study it. AN To Amend an Act Entitled "An A Laws of South Carolina, 1912, Vo Commission of Public Works of the 5th Day of February, 1915, by Stril on Lines 30 and 33 of Said Act and Relating to Abbeville County. Section 1. Be it enacted by the G Carolina: That Act No. 51 of the J 1915, be, and the same is horeby, an Abbeville," on lines 30 and 33 of sa Act the following proviso: Providec Public Works for the city of Abbev herein at the general election for i following the passage of this Act/' i shall read as follows: Section 3016. "At such election three citizens of such town or city, ; i lively two, four and six years, and i pal officers next following the expira successors are elected, and qualified. ! to the term shall be ascertained by j lot. At each general election for m ation of the term of the Commissi ] every such election every two year I shall be elected for a term of six y? j and qualified. The officers so electe< ; known as the Commissioners of Publ J that name may sue and be sued in a I -* - r ?i !..? the nrst meeting or me vommuiiau 1 tion for full term, they shall organ number as chairman. The dark or ! I as secretary of the Commissioners, i or the Intendant and Wardens of a I in said Commissioners by death, res I for the unexpired term. The persoi : shall qualify by takigj; the same oatl | cipality take. The Mayor of the ci j notify the person so elected as men Works of their election within ten i ! is declared: Provided, That there i ; Public Works in the city of Laurel ; town of Clinton, but all of the dut ! Board of Commissioners of Public City Council of the city of Lav town pf Clinton; And, Provided Board of Commissioners Pnblit all the duties, powers and responsifa ! of Public Works are hereby devolv< of Chester: Provided, That in the | adopted and is now operated under the Board or commissioners oi * uu the powers, duties and responsibilit Works, including all powers iind dul bonds for municipal purposes, are cil of Orangeburg: Provided, furtl lie Works for the city of AbL*erille at the general election for municipa the passage of this Act. Approved the 14th day of Febi i I | ! ADJUTANT FLEURY HERE LAST SATURDAY NIGHT Adjutant Fleury, of the French | Military Mission to America, cume : to Abbeville Saturday and Satur! day night spoke on "Life in the j Trenches", to an overflowing crowd ! in the Court House. The Adjutant spoke about forty minutes and then answered any questions that the audience cared to ask. He has been in the war for over three years and has spent two years and a half in the trenches. ' He has never been wounded which j is reassuring to those interested in our boys getting into the trenches. The Adjutant is a pleasant .speaker, and told many interesting things of life in the army. He thinks th<?re is nothing exciting in trench life and advises that books and papersi be sent our boys. He spoke of cap tured prisoners, saying that they were much more willing now to give information than at first. He thinks the men captured now are a very poor class of soldiers. He gave a very vivid picture of the arrival of some of the American troops in France. He said that thoir pockets were bulging with money and as they bought they took no - - ' '* ' , HE TRIUMVIRATE. ransferring Waterworks nt from City Council to tiers of Public Works. >n to be Held Shortly y on last Tuesday that we would give ral Assembly by which "the manage1 out of the hand* of the city council f Public Works. The Act was not reu accordingly inserted today.. | The The following is the new law: ACT. xt to Amend Section 3016, Code of lume I, Civil Code, Relating to the City of Orangeburg," Approved the :ing Out the Words "and Abbeville," Adding a Proviso at the End Thereof eneral Assembly of the State of South ^cts of 1915, approved February 5th, tended by striking out the words "and id Act, and adding at the end of said I, further, That the Commissioners of ille shall be elected as provided for nunicipal officers for said city, next o that said section, when so amended, for bonds the electors shall vote for whose terms of office shall be respec* until the general election for municition of the short term and until their The classification above designated as the Commissioners after election by iunicipal officers following the expironers holding the short term and at thereafter one such Commissioner tars and until his ttuccessor is elected, ?J *i? _cc__ .u.ii 1 1 Ana LUC IT lULkOISUI 1U VIUVO ?uau wo lie Works of suck municipality and by .ny of the Courti of thu State. At ers after election, and after any elec> ize by the election of one of their recorder of the municipality shall act The Mayor and Aldermen of the city, town, shall fill any vacancy occurring ignation or otherwise, by appointment as elected or appointed to such office i as the election officers of the muni* ity or the IntendanA of the town shall abners of the Commissioners of Public dayii after the results of such election ihali be no Board of Commissioners of ds and the city of Camden and the ies, powers and reiiponsibilities of the Works are hereby devolved upon the trens and city of Camden and the , further, that there shall be no c Work* in the city of Chester, but >ilities of the Board of Commissioners ;d upon the City Council of the city city of Orangeburg, which city has the commission form of government, lie Works is hereby abolished and all ies of said Commissioners of Public ties in relation to issuing and selling hereby devolved upon the City Counher, That the Commissioners of Pubshall be elected as provided for herein il officers for said city, next following uary A. D. 1918. RICHARD I. MANNING, Governor. change which has given rise to the ' talk of the French over-charging the Americans. i The Adiutant was the sruest of > Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Coleman, who . after the lecture, had open house to i those who wished to meet the sol. dier. Many of our people called to pay their respects. The evening was made especially pleasant by the singing of Miss Fannie Stark, Mrs. J. D. Kerr and Mrs. Otto Bristow i and the serving of a refreshing punch. Sunday morning, while riding overj the country, a short stop was made I at Due West. Adjutant Fleury was introduced to the college boys, who were at dinner and spoke a few words to them wbioh they enjoyed and received with prolonged applause. The Adjutant wore a blue uniform, a little deeper in color than a Confederate grey, which went further to endear him to the hearte of the Southern people." VV^VVVVVVVVVVVVV V COTTON MARKET V V Cotton 32 l-2c V V Seed $1.06 1-2 V V V vvuvuvvuuvvv .... '.V ; .^: STEAMER Gd WITH AH I r".\ t > % V 1 Effort To Oust g President Tinoco 7 / ,,z LITTLE COSTA RICA AGAIN FACES REVOLUTION?SEVERAL TOWNS FALL. San Juain del Sur, Nicaragua, Feb pj, 24.? A revolution is in progress In ^ Costa Rica. Wire communicatioli has been interrupted between the frontier and Las Canas. It is known < that the towns of Aljueta, San Ma- Re teo, and Heredia are in the hands j0] of the revolutionists. It is reported fa that Las Canas and Punta Arenas ciu probably will fall shortly. pa, The present government of Costa Rq Rica came into power in consequence js of a revolution in January of last i0g year. President Gonzales was overthrown by General Tinoco, \yho as- tra sumed the presidency. The United ^ States has not recognized the Tinoco me government. NEGROES LEFT YESTERDAY. Ju WT Yesterday, according to schedule, SGI the 57 negro selectmen left Abbe- . ville for Camp Jackson. Quite a ^ large crowd of their relatives and ^ friends came to town with them to (?n see them off. After the roll call _ Kl r?l each man was given a blue ribboff ^ to let everyone know that he wai going. Dr. G. W. .Swope made a' 8, short talk aiyi bade them fareVell ? '< x rm i?v tne luwii. iiiejr were an m ui^u spirits and seemed to be looking m i forward to a good time." They-left'^? I on the Seaboard at 12,34. ^ DISLOYAL CAPTAIN GIVEN LONG TERM jj ( - Henkes Also Loses His w ? - re Army Commission as gi Captain m Bi CLAIMS GERMAN DESCENT, of da Wrote Secretary of War Declaring to He Could Not Fight His Si Friends. er m New York, F'eb. 24.?Capt. David i A. Henkes, Sixteenth infantry, U. S. A., has been sentenced to dismissal from the service and confined at hard labor for twenty-five years by a general court-martial held at Gov- ^ ernor's Island. . Henkes, who is of German des; cent, endeavored to resign his com ov Uj ] mission, saying he did not care to I fight against relatives and friends. re ij Capt. Henkes, who was stationed xn at San Antonio, Tex., last May, ? wrote to the Secretary of War urg- H< ing him to accept the resignation, hii which he had already submitted, scl and giving reasons which he declar- inl j ed would no longer allow him to | serve as an officer of the American a army. of * ed DR. MOFFATT AT gr TEACHERS' MEETING of pa The Teachers' meeting at the I Court House on last Saturday was j aP opened with a prayer by Dr. J. S. cai Moffatt from Erskine College. Mr. ble Riser asked if there was any busi- th< ness which should come before the cal meeting, and Mr. Reed reminded to the association of the invitation blc from Due West asking the teachers to meet there in March. sh< Dr. Moffatt said at the beginning ah * 1 1 x, A 1*" tfll ot ms aaaress uiat ue u<*u wmms.- ? ed taking some phase of the war or alt the subject, The Bible in Literature, tes as a possible subject, but had de- no: termined on making a practical talk pei to teachers as being most helpful, otl i?s down i )nboari3 ed Cross Liner el, Wrecked In Blife"opleton shore bp rm Men Seen C!u|in( to t Dtuk But When Lin* Wm?^ Shot Later No RetponM. St. Johns, Feb. 24.?The d Cross liner Florizel frotnV.jMilgMi ins for New York by way oif t, with 140 persons aboardr ; &^KjH iding seventy-eight passengmn|flM ed nnon the ledees near GnIkBI^N ce during a blizzard today believed that all on ^iboard ?oH Naval gunner* sent on a simmM 9 an from this eity, shot -a ross the bow of the partly >rged ship tonight, but wajt^wS^MH in for it to be hauled' abouj||9H9 at before darkness , blotted/^jflBfl H eck from view, five men drhMg^^^H >m the forecastel by the is, were seen to climb the foninSiHB fging signalling feebly for it when they failed to make e line it was feared they had jnNl||s9| mbed to the cold and expbem^^H lese five were the only ones 2'on board several hours after Rescue. Steamers. Somewhere beyond the aelstrom of breakers two scue, steamers, the .T^ria Noya^w|.";aB e Home, manned by New nd sailors, lie in Waiting able moment to send &' rough the surf, but though> JB orm appeared to be subsiding, 'Iraa H as feared that it would be 4g^gSO eak before the sea lough to make it possible M Included among the paseengtiqj^ ere twelve women and four n. Among the first cabin ;rs were John Shannon -Mun, anaging director of the firm dwring Brothers, Limited, owmh^|| jH ' the liner, and his three-year*J tughter, Betty. They were Jjj New York to meet Mrs. Munn'a^f||;H r Edgar Bowring, one of the 'tiW|g^BjH s of the line, for a visit of t?? onths in Florida. :.4 y? MR. DEWEY SICK. Mr. D. A. Dewey, accompaniedr. J. E. Pressly and Mr. Wattar.^t^B cCord, went over to Chester J iy. Mr. Dewey has been alth for sometime and he hat' er to Dr. Pryor's for treatm?aL^^gH is friends are wishing him a spefjy'f^B covery so that he can be amoa^.r.^H ; said that he had been a teadier'.vz^J mself and had sent children t?? -ijttH liool and was, of course, In a very emphatic way, but great deal of sympathy he the opportunities of those ucate, of the faults found in" eat deal of teaching, and fiflaQft.. the faithful teachers' reward.1> AM rents who are going to school * : persons of their children preciate his condemnation of f?HP \||?M reless assignment of long impoan-" ; lessons and of too great use of j text books which Dr. Moffaftt Ho/1 tVio (Irw hnnos nf instrUctlM ' be made alive with thfe flesh a?d tod of outside interest. He said that a teacher not onlr >uld know his work but should in le to impart that knowledge. Hk VraB k closed with the thought tint hough a trained conscientio?i ' <: ichers' reward was not immediate H r financial) it was certain a?i A.M rhaps surpassed by that of ' .iM m