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Abbeville \ Press and Banner! Established 1844. $1.50 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Tuegday, May 21, 1918. Single Copies, Five Cento. 75th Year. :;Jj UNDERGO1 I Bg3f> . * c Railroads to Spend Or Billion Dollars foi Additions. U': ??? TWENTY-NINE MILLIONS FOR SOUTHERN RAILW/ Administration Authorize! Vast Si to Be Invested in Betterment and Equipment During Year. . ______ Washington, May 19.?Railroa under government operation tl year will spend nearly a billion d Urs for additions, betterments a equipment, or approximately tbr times as much as in any one of t past three years. Total, capital expenditures s * proved by the railroad administi tion as announced today are $93 961,318. Uf this big sum $44U,U7 000 win be spent for additions a betterments, such as stations, a Other property improvements; $47 i 686,000 for equiument?car3 and comotives already ordered throu "the railroad administration; a - $18,203,000 for track extensions. The figures show the determir ition to Wt the railroads make a necessary improvements which th had neglected during the last thi years througuh prmitting tracks * ?*?% /J/vttm on/4 TkAefnAnino' oil " n< 4 UU UV TV 11 UUU yVOV|/VM?Ug * ** 2" sible projects requiring big expe dittires of capital. It also is shoi ? that the railroad administration * " Tiot encouraging many extensions lines during the war emergency. Requests Pared Down. Railroads this year asked mu more than was actually approvi and the railroad administration eli I inated $349,247,000 or nearly oi iourtn 01 tne proposals. ?n pan down the budgets to this extent t administration made it plain tl most of its decisions might be : considered later in the light of a growing necessity or lack of need betterment. In general the tru lines, were given authority for i provements and equipment for t transportation of the great flood traffic 'towards Europe. In ma cases, however, the budgets w< i. cut sharply. Part of the capital will be si plied by the government from 1 $500,000,000 revolving fund of t administration, although advan< will be repaid eventually by the dividual roads. Wherever possib railroads will finance their own ? Iterprises without government aid. Examination of the roads' budg< has been directed by Jttobert s. u ett, chief of the railroad admin tration's division of capital exp? ditures, and John Skelton Williar In disapproving certain items, 1 rector General McAdoo adopts t same policy for railroads which, secretary of the treasury, he as other business interests to adopt I a war measure. FRANK GARY, JR. Mr. Frank Gary passed succe fully the entrance examinations I April 16 to U. S. Naval Acaden Mr. Gary is seventeen, a Sophomc of Citadel Militarry Academy, an< successful business man of his a? He will no doubt carry off the ava able honors at the Naval Academj OUR ATTRACTIONS. \ The flowers around the Poctoffi are blooming beautifully and ma that part of toon an attracti place. The Monument Park is unusua pretty this year, the flowers and e ergreens being luxuriant and t two handsome signs left from t reunion bids everyone welcome. T signs should be permanent. \ VERNHENT 4NAGEMENT \ ie 500 Arrests Are Reported in Ireland IRISH VOLUNTEERS CALLED FOR TO AVOID CONSCRIPy TION MEASURE. ! im London, May 18.?The Evening s -News today says: "The situation in Ireland arising 4-Via iliiiKnvsnr nf fhti frPTTn J171 ds plot is so grave that 500 arrests alais ready have.been made." ol n(j London, May 18.?Faced with the ee possibility of a revolt in South Irehe land following the arrest of thirteen leaders of the Sinn Feiners, if conscription is enforced, Sir Edward ? Short, Secretary of State for Irera y land, has issued a proclamation call/ ing for voluntary enlistments. n(j The proclamation, it is said, was Uif waii1/4 nnf Ko jj(j 133UCU III uuyc yuuv XV TfVM4<? **w mv 9 . necessary to resort to compulsion" lo- *? gain Irish recruits. gh In a previous proclamation the ' nd Lord Lieutenant had stated it had come to the attention of the Govern- la ment that certain subjects of King ny George in Ireland had entered into iey treasonable communication with the j ee Germans. to The Government is attempting to 5S" have Ireland's quota in the empire's 1 !n" i army brought to its proper strength >vn j without recourse to conscription. ^! The Secretary of State's an; nouncement was the first intimation 1 that abandonment of the Irish con- ' ? scription plan was even remotely j possible. While it was issued osten' sibly to gain recruits and block the German-Sinn Fein plot it is considie < ered certain it will result in a lessng . ^ sening of the animosity aroused by;' ' the possibility of enforced war service. reny "Meanwhile," says The Chroni0? cle's Dublin correspondent, "the nlj danger of the enforcement of conm. scription may be finally and definitehe ly put aside." of The Freeman's. Journal (of Dubny lin) says: if/* ?nrL!i. 12. xt. _.I_ _ * i*- vvxuie it is possiuie tnai a iew foolish persons may have conspired ip- to invoke German aid, the Irish peo>he pie, notwithstanding the provocate tion ttf England, are not pro-Ger;es man." in- There were other arrests later, 1 1. I ' among those taken into custody be-'' in~ ing Dennis McCullough, Professor j Valera was arrested at his home at I' I 1 " midnight. Some of the principal! )V_ | I arrests were made at Belfast. ; is-1 . 1 | Dar rel Figgis, who was seized in i " I ? ( ! Dublin, was taken to Dublin Castle * j in an army lorry and there placed ^ under guard. Figgis is secretary of j' ag the Sinn Fein organization and a!, ^ I poet and writer. Arthur Griffiths, asj another of the a::rested men, is pres- , ident of the Sein Feinners. MR. GEORGE REID DEAD. i ssMr. George Reid, son of Mr. T. ' on I H. Reid, died at Chester Hospital ; ^e'on Sunday morning, May 19th, atj< j I 5 o'clock. He was sick about two! i j weeks, suffering from a complica-| '..'{tion of diseases, one of which was': ill-! . i jaundice. i j r' \ . ... lhe funeral was conducted yes-j terday morning at the home, three' miles from Abbeville. The inter-1 ice ment followed at Long Cane ceme-j, ke j tery. The deceased was about , ve j twenty-eight years of age. His mo- i I ther, who was Miss Dusenberry, died lly! about two years ago. He is surviviv-j ed by his father, two sisters, Mrs. j he1 R. C. Wilkes and Miss Maggie Reid, j ^ he'and a brother, Mr. Hoyt Reid. i hej We extend hearty sympathy to < the bereaved family. I Attention! Young All young men who have bec< ince the last registration, or wb 5th, 1918, are required (to registi plicants for registration will*app tration for Abbeville Couinty in t of Court, on the day named. Hi to properly register. congress anxious i to close session - / Revenue Matters May Detain Body, However. TO HEAR FROM McADOO Secretary .Plane Conference With ' Leaden?Chamberlain Inquires Bill Up in Senate. * Washington, May 19.?Congress probably will decide this week whjsth ] er it shall abandon plans for ad- j joumment July 1 in order to enact ] the new revenue legislation, asked j M/i A/1aa 1 IUI uy kJcv^icoai4v IUVAVIWI ? The revenue question comes to J the fore tomorrow, when Secretary 1 McAdoo is to confer with congres- 1 sional leaders. Before a decision is 1 1 1 reached, President ' Wilson's views 1 will be sought. ' - ' . .y . In other respc?(^^ojigress in (,re.a^arded in good position foreclosing down in July. Two-thirds of the reg- * ular appropriation bills virtually 1 have been disposed of, while the ' 1 1 rrnn AAA AAA OTT on/1 <51 KftH ? ^ tpJLJ.) I WyVWfVW CtllllJ uuu y ajwv v j 000,000 navy bills are to be submitted early tljis week to the house and senate, respectively. The Chamberlain resolution, authorizing the senate military com- i mittee war inquiries, probably will 1 be brought before the senate Tues- 1 day. Leaders- of both factions hope i to submit compromise amendments 1 which will remove President Wil- i son's objections and still allow the i aircraft, ordnance and other army J investigations planned by the mili- ] tary committee to proceed. ] RED CROSS CANTEEN. ? * ! The ladies of the Re<f Cross havej organized a Canteen and will givej what is called "attention service" to the soldiers who pass this way. The organization is in charge of * Mrs. Dendy Miller who has as her first ( assistant chairman, Mrs. C. C. Gam- ^ brell and Mrs. J. H. Sherard as se- * cond assistant. ' The town is divided into wards ( and each ward has a captain and jJ two lieutenants and seVeri assistants j( These assistants must be over twen- < ty one years old and a solemn oath is required of all, no one may take advantage of the soldiers. The captains are Mrs. M; T. Coleman, Mrs. P. A. Cheatham, Mrs. J. C. King, Mrs. A. B. Morse, Mrs. C. H. McMurray, Mrs. W. F. Nickles,^ and Mrs. W. C. Sherard. These ladies will wear a uniform of blue, ancl, Jio doubt, will do great good. Four automobiles will be enlisted for service, the drivers being ladies and in uniform. Ic SEEING THE SOLDIERS. I Mrs. T. L. Davis and Miss Fannie Stark went up to Spartanburg last rhursday and spent a pleasant day ivith friends at Camp Wadsworth. j Lieut. Albert Morse came down from Camp Wadsworth Sunday to >*isit homefolks. He was accompaned by Lieut. Houghland of Indiana, ind Lieuts. Booth and Below of /t \Tew York. v Men! Register! T~~ 4 ime twenty-one years .of age 10 will become 21 before June er on the last named date. Apear before the Board of Regisk I be office of J. L. Perrin, Clerk Bavy penalties follow a failure l . " M EXPLOSION GUIS FIFTY-SIX I Many Others in List of Injured and Missing. A SCENE OF DESOLATION # ? rhree Southern Boys Killed in Destruction of Gr^at Chemical Works Near Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, May 19.?Fifty-six men are known to be dead, 94 in? -i J _ 1 .'1-1- 1 01 lurea ana in nospitaia aim ox employees of the Aetna Chemical Commy are missing as a result of the mine explosions yesterday which tvrecked Ihis. company's explosive manufacturing plant at Oakdale, 16 niles from this city. This report is the result of the day's investigation! ay State, federal, county and city j jmciais. , , Throughout the night and all day :oday men were extinguishing small ires in the debris and t>nnging biff' remnants of human bodies. In most :ases there was nothing to indicate identity. NEW BOOKS. r ,!* '? The Library under the efficient! nanagement of Mrs. Henry Nor-j cvood, is beginning to take on new! ife. An active campaign hsa been | inaugurated for new members and, las bee^ most succe^ful. With the! noney received for these members' lew books will be bought which will I idd greatly to the popularity of the' place. A list of these books will be i published as soon as they arrive. Mrs. Norwood has reindexed and shelved the books and she will be ?lad to have those interested call ind look over them. DEATH OF MRS. KENNEDY. . On last Tuesday night as the :lock struck 12, the spirit of Mrs. Lizzie Kennedy was translated from1; ?arth to Heaven. She had been very| M for about ten days. On account ' >f her age friends were apprehensive from the beginning. Just a few' lays before her death pneumonia! leveloped and the end was hastned. j1 Rev. J. P, Pressly conducted the j 'uneral and made the address. Rev. j i. T. Kerr of Bradley offered pray- j ;r. The burial then took place in j ;he Due West cemetery. Mr. and'' VIrs. W. P. Devlin, Mr. W. W. Pur-!1 ly, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kerr, Mr. j1 ind Mrs. J. Livy Watson of Bradley;1 tfr. and Mrs. Jno. Kerr of Verdery, j VIr. and Mrs. Cogsburn, and Mr. I' 2arol Cogburn of Ridge Springs, S. nil unlotitrnc atfonHorl flip fun-1 ' >ral. Mrs. Kennedy was preceded j' ust fifty years ago, lacking 12 days}' >y the death of her husband, Mr. [ Cdmund P. Kennedy. She leaves) wo sons, Mr. A. D. Kennedy and J Ir. E. P. Kennedy, both of Due,'^ -Vest, to mourn her loss. A very 5 arge circle of kindred and friends I * nourn with them.?A. R. Presby-! ei'ian. . Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Allen went ( o Greenville to visit home folks last I /eek-end. i ; / V GERMANS I! FOR Boys Of 21 To Enroll June 5th NEW* REGISTRATION EXPECTED TO ADD 800,000 TO NATION'S . DRAFT LIST. Washington, May # 18.?June 5 1 has been set for the registration of all young men who have attained the age of 21 since the last registration day, Provost Marshal General rowder announced this afternoon. 1 _____ i Men who have become 21 years of * aeg since Juue 5, 1917, will be reg- i istered under the Government se- 1 lective service act on June 5 this ' year, according io official announcement received from Washington 1 Qofiirrlotr Ktt Moini> .Trial R Mnllof 1 in charge of the selective service in ] Georgia. *. i * V ^ All local boards in Georgia are < being notified of the new order and 1 are being instructed to make all nec- ] essary arrangements, in accordance \ with regulations, which are being i sent out. % i Y A camaign of publicity is being j inaugurated for the purpose of letting every person affected become j thoroughly familiar with the new j i J ?J -f-? 4.1. ? oraer ana avoiu cumusiuu uvu wc ( date of registration. / ^ Under orders from the military ( department, th^ work of registering j the men will fall upon the shoulders \ of the local boards,! which ..will elimi- i nate all the confusion incident to \ the first draft. It is estimated that ^ the number of men to register on June 5 will be only one-tenth of the j ^ number who registered for the first: ? draft. General Crowder expects i j. about 800,000 to register in the na- j tion* V. \* In the various cities and counties offices of the local boards will be! the" places of registration. Members ^ of th ecoal boards will act as chief ^ registrars, and, assisted by the clerks will perform the duties of registrars . Local boards will be required to 1 furnish cards to the sick and nonresident, registrants within their jur- * isdiction, and will be required to certify to the cards of nonresidents, 1 * . Robert B. Rhett ^ ji German Prisoner!' Summerville Officer is Now in * I ^ Hands of Enemy?Day's Casualty List. ' \ Washington, May 19.?The army A casualty list issued today contained c 59 names, divided as follows: ' Killed in action 4, died of disease ' 4, died of accidents 2, died of disease 3, wounded severely 36, wounded slightly 6, missing in action 4. S Lieut. Robert B. Rhett of Sum- 1 merville, S. C., previously reported I missing, is shown by the list to be j T a prisoner in the hands of the Ger-j mans.. Lieut. Jefferson D. Vincent! g of Buffalo, who died of accident, is I J the only other officer named. I Besides Lieutenant Rhett the fol- J lowing Southern men are in the list: 11 Die dof wounds, Sergt. William Bell | Tr_. 9fi Woodson St.. Atlanta: diedi A )f disease, Privates Jesse Chaney, Sreenville, S. C., and Thomas L. E Walker, Crews, Va. E Wounded slightly: Private Albert j A.. Lowdermilk, Morgantown, N. C. F Vlissing in action: Master engineer, senior grade, George L. Mackay, j G Dcala, Fla. j IV THE CIVIC CLUB. j S, : s. The regular meeting of the Civic,V Ulub will be held at the home of ^ Urs. W. P. Greene, Thursday after- A loon at half past five o'clock. EADY BIG DRIVE ; Bring Up Guns and Sup || plies to Renew Disas- tl trous Offensive. || TEST OF STRENGTH AWAITED BY ALLIES Big American Forces Arriving at vjJ? Front?British Take Village of Ville-Sur-Ancre and Prisoners j9 Although the Germans in Flanders -jaH md Picardy are keeping up incea- .? iantly their preparations ? for a re- ' sumption of their spring drive, there fn is as yet no indication that an atAck on a large scale is immediately mminent. For several weeks past the enemy v.-$w| las been engaged assiduously in rffl wringing up guns and supplies of all dnds and also new forces to recon- j',J? stitute the units, which the Ameri- ','J8 :ans, British and French guns cut [~M :o pieces as he tried at various joints to break the allied line, ,and ;he feeling now is that the work 'airly well done and that any daj nay witness the commencement o? inotner great orrensive. As reday as is the enemy for the jattle stand the allied armies, fit da ,'ar as men and gun power'are con- jM :erned, are confident that no ad- ??i vantage will be gained over them ' :>? ?xcept as has been usual by; the jayment of an awful price in m?i v tjSk :ed to the guns. Large numbers of Americans daily, are being brought ;o front ready for immediate serrice. i( VjM Meanwhile the big guns continue , fli a roar in mighty duels on various lectors and hefe and there small >ands of infantry constantly are eaving their trenches in raid? or '|?|g imaii aw*c?u?, : i : The latest of these small affairs, 'M vhere a bit of ground was required, regj las been successfully carried out by he British in the caputre of the vil- :,$i age of Ville-Sur Ancre on the Amens sector. Not noly was the posi;ion taken, but with it 360 prison- . VB srs and 20 machine guns fell into -jg he hands of Field Marshal / Haig's J Jffl n'en- - kmti M In raiding 'operations northwest - ?| >f Albert and near Hamel the Britsh also were enabled to take addi- M| ;ionai prisoners ana macmne guns. ira That the German9 have the capure of Petrograd in prospect seems ivident from their latest operations n the Gul of Finland. Here they /{,|3S iave taken the island of BjorkO vhich lie& only 30 miles northwest >f the Russian capital. 10N0R ROLL OF HIGH SCHOOL M Grade V.?Ralph Bauknight, Gua '*|j smith, Jeanne wnite, rranees vxuiam, George Hood, Angela Roche, ^ .ucile Welch?Miss Lucile Kennedy, i'ijl teacher. Grade VI?Willie Bowie, Ray Jwetenburg, Caroline Chalmers, /'J lary Jones, Elzabeth Lyon, Grace J|| lilford, Debbie Owen, Irene Starnes ^ larion Wilson, Bessie Shaw.?Miss J2 'ennant, Teacher. Grade VII?Edwin Barksdale.? liss Lillian Swetenburg. VTTT?.Tnnie Vance Bowie. llizabeht Gambrell, Helen Milford, yjk lal Moore, Mary White. Grade IX.?Ralph Lyon, Bruce ";JS 'ant, Helen Eakin, Victoria Howie. Grade X.?Lois Ferguson, Alpha [raves, Ruby Mann, Mary Reed -f||a loore, Herman Wisby. vvvvvvv^vvvvvvv COTTON MARKET V . Cotton 28 l-2c. V it