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h " _ . . ' J||t? . - ' . Abbeville Press and Banner i- ' . WWMrh&k: >. ' - ' ' 1 . v . ' , ; . ' , ,;Vi ?? ; - . V 1 " T Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Abbeville, Sj C., Friday, January 24, 1919 Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year, 1 RUSSIA MAY ENTER ' PEACE CONFERENCE1 I - __ ' ' ' . 9 Suggestions of President Adopted by / Great Powers, *> a r h FACTIONS ARE INVITED b TO HQLD DISCUSSION; e .. 1 , id . a Hoped to Bring Order From Chaos q By Having Warring and Troubl- | 1 ed Element* Confer With Representatives of the , '* SJ Allied Governments. Paris, Jan. 22.?Led by President^ Wilson, tre supreme council of the great powers today moved to unite J/ " ) 1 0 the factions of distracted Russia ! and bring them into the peace congress. - They unanimously adopted a . \ I St proposition brought forward by Pres-, jdent Wilson asking all the Russian - s 1 j c< > factions, including the Bolshevists to. meet 4fcfe allied and associated gov- . 1? ToTanil in t.Vlf* - *T ernmenu* At *** ??? ^ W: Sea of Marmora on February 15, the i a, - contending factions meantime declar-, ing a truce and suspending all mili-, tary operations. j The joint commission fo the asso-j ciated governments will be announc-^ jj . : , > ed as soon as the Russian factions QI jT accept the proposal whcih was com- w municated to them by wireless to- _ . " night. The Russian commission will; a] " proceed to t)he meeting place, prob-| jj ably /on a warship, by way of the ^ Black Sea and the Bosphorus. I a, P Gen. John J. Pershing, the Ameri- j ai ??. can commander in chief, has been L'.. ' gs called to Paris and it is expected that ^ ho will be military member of the 'j) American representation of the joint ^ commission. ! Q. j&L, Aside from the importance of the'r< conclusions reached it was especially ^ Rjj? n6table as being the first time that: g B -the voice of the United States had ^ I X_? IV. J: u.? n-e U)!; UIEWCI1 W1C UllCVUVll ill Viic vvuvviv vx jy] ?y . European powers on the most serious C) ?: i-question now presented. There w^ S( %' added significance in the fact that an C! American president in person had a: $ taken leadership in the council made t) p up chiefly of European statesmen. |J- . and had pointed a way which they I Cv had unanimously adopted. , 1 hi The final result came after three a Kj days of continuous discussion of Rus-1 it [ sia, which did not crystalize until a P the final hours, when President "Wil- v son presented in writing the plan he1 v had elaborated. Ip There was little opposition, and | this was based mainly on doubts as a | to whether the proposition would be tl H accepted. !y A plenary meeting of the full con-j.tl ference was announced for next Sat- J c " 'ay whene th plans of President e Wilson and David Lloyd George, the! t Rritish nrime minister. rleslinc witb o a lsague of nations will be the first | h Norder of business.' \ a ' Today's action on Russia and Po- a ' land, however, goes into effect with- h out presentation to t^e full confer-' enct and is taken as the action of v the great powers. S , . f TO FIX HOG PRICES. Washington, Jan. 21.?The hog . price fixing policy of t^e food admin-"1~ istration will be continued despite at-' * tacks upon the present price of $17.-' V 50 in the face of present large sur-, * r plus, F. S. Snyder, head of the meat, C division, announced today. The food administration will ful-! r fill ifa T\la/ln?A +a 4-Vi a Viao nrn ?1?4 1VO 5?T?U _ VV VMW IlVg |/IV- ^ ducers of the country November 3,; 1918,'.' said Snyder. &? .. A FAMILY SICK. ' i , I t ! t The family of Col. Foster McLane I are all sick with flu, the mother and ( baby and four children being in bed.; I The Colonel and young Robert are | : just getting up and around and all i together they are having a pretty 1 bad time of it. Their many friends s hope they will soon be well again. ft"1 1 Wi :: i .v r ' IAD DEATH OF MISS MARY D. KENNEDY ,'eacher in the Abbeville Mills School Died at the Community House, Where she Made Her Home ?Was Eldest Daughter of A. D. Kenntdy. Death claimed Miss Mary D. Kenedy Tuesday evening, January 21, t nine o'clock. Miss Kennedy had een ill for several days with Influn?a, having been taken sick on Monay of last week. She went immeditely to her room, and had the best f medical attention. Her friends rere not alarmed' about her condiion, as the news came each day that -in nrna imnrnvinff On Saturday night she complained f feeling worse, and on Sunday lorning the dread pneumonia devloped. In spite of the constant care f physicians and trained nurses, as ell as the ministrations of relatives nd friends, - its hand rould not be ?yed. , Miss Kennedy was thoroughly unscious of her condition from the me pneumonia developed, and she newvthat the end had arrived. She \ . | as prepared for the great change, nd made her plans and gave direcons as to her wishes as she had so ften done ?in life. Death held no ?rrors for her. One of the sad things about her Iness, however,' was that fact that 5 she lay ill, her people at Due West ere also ill from the same disease, j taking it impossible for her father ' nd sister to be with her in her last Iness. Her mother was with her, i owever, during the serious sickness,! 5 was her aunt, Mrs. Pdce Drennan,1 id other relatives. Miss Kennedy was the oldest aughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald ( j Kennedy, of Due West. She was lirty-three years of age at the time P her death. She was born and iared in Due West and educated at le Woman's College in that place, oon after graduation, she began to ike a great interest in educational latters. She taught with great sucess in the schools at Due West for j'veral years. In the summers she mvassed for the Woman's College, nd was a great friend and helper of le institution. She did riot confine her work to le school-room, nor to looking after er alma mater, however. She felt great interest in suffering humany, and for several years she was an ngel of mercy to those about Due Pest who were in distress or who rere suffering* It was her greatest leasure to look after, their wants. Becoming interested in this work, bout a year ago she sought work in he Abbeville Cotton Mill village, rhere she was engaged to teach in he public school, and to assist the ommunity worker in the village. She ntered on the work with great enhusiasm, and proved a tireless Workr for the sake of others. She made ier home at the Community House, nd made the life of the people mongst whom she dwelt a part of ier life, and she enjoyted it all. She made a great success of the illage school which sheN taught, some idea of this mav hp", irninor? rom the fact that although a most xcellent teacher taught in the same chool a year ago, her average atendance was about thirty pupils. Jefore Miss Kennedy had taught our months the average attendance yas above sixty. There was no com ulsion and no inducement for these hildren to attend school, "except," is an officer of the mill said on the light of her death, "Miss Mary Kentedy." Miss Kennedy was for many year' i consistent member of the Associte Reformed Presbyterian Church. 3he lived the religion which she >rofessed. She was a constant attendant upon the services of, her :hurch and a worker in it and in the sabbath school. In Abbeville she lot only was this, but she took a jreat interest in the Sabbath school vhich she taught in the village where ihe lived. Following in the footsteps of Him BRITAIN'S DOMINIONS RAISE BIG LEAGUE PROBLEM May Oppose the Mother Country Unless Admitted to the League of Nations on the Same Basis as Belgium. Paris, Jan. 22.?New claims, which are characterized in official circles as among the most momen- j tous that will come before the. peace j | conference, will be raised by the' ] I self-governing dominions of the Brit! ish Empire in connection with the , ! formation of a league of nations. The < i dominions will ask to 'be admitted to j the league witV the status of individ- j { ' ual nations whose sovereignty, asj ! far as internal affairs are concerned, j l ' shall be recognized clearly by the j ! wnrH nlf-.hmich t.he richt of Great' i i Britain to control their foreign re- i ' lations is admitted. ] j Canada, Australia, New Zealand, \ ! and to a lesser degree South Africa, ( > j i will claim the right to enter the lea- j i gue on the same basis as Belgium f ' and other similar powers. In some ( 1 quarters this is taken to mean that < i should the occasion arise the domin- t I ions might oppose the mother coun- < I try in the discussion of problems t I brought before the league. i I Canada, Australia and New Zealand have for several years, claimed c I for themselves absolute indepen-'i dence?as far as the conduct of in-; i i ternal affairs was concerned, but t ! this prinicple never has been formal-; i ly admitted by England. The do-' s j / ! minions, it is said, will now ask for t formal recognition. ' . .rjt I , GINNER'S REPORT. [ ? ; The Gainer's Report issued by the ^ United States Government. on yes- k terday morning showed the amount of cotton ginnedL up to the 16th of January, to be 11,058,450 bales. This,/* is *hort^&# ^v^ynent estimate* for the.Sj^br ^pu^ TpO.OOQ bales.; The cotton'stiff to be ginned will prove the government estimate about 1 as accurate as it is possible to make ^ such an estimate. Cotton broke sharply on the re-j( port, May cotton being down 107}! points at 12 o'clock, and January-" cotton being off 158 points, i - - i GEORGE C. GAMBRELL. George C. Gambrell writes to the j ""vess and Banner asking that his*pa-j I per be sent to his present address, 1 | Gorgas, Ala., care of the U. S. Ord--1 I nance Accounts. He advises that he^1 jis happy and still good-looking. We I re prepared to believe the first part j ;f the statement. The latter part of fit may be believed by some of his j near relatives, or other persons kind, ly disposed. I i HOME ON LEAVE. I ' | Lieut. Frank E. Harrison is at j heme on a short leave to s?e lvs people who have been sick rscs::'*rr 1 with the prevailing epidemic. 1:;c J young soldier is looking well. I j ! ] whom she professed to love, she gave ' her life, as He did, to the service of others. And like.Him she laid it down before the work seemed be! gun. But it was finished. She did I /hat she could in life, and she left l ? i j an impress in her home community, | ' and in this community, where she was so generally loved and admired,' | notwithstanding her short residence . here, for a young woman of the highest Christian character, thor| oughly loyal to the people whom she ! sought to serve, thoroughly capable ; of being of service to humanity, I * : and deeply'in earnest in the accom-; ' "ishment of her mission* in life. The body of Miss Kennedy, accompanied by her mother and other | kindred and friends, was taken to : Due West on Wednesday morning, i|and it rested at her home until i Thursday at half past two o'clock,' 1 when funeral services were held by i Rev. James P. Pressly, her pastor, | after which the interment was in i the Due West cemetery. "OLD HICKORY" TROOPS I WI1 TOLD TO "MAKE READY" S ? ? Thirtieth Division, Including South Carolina Udi Who Broke Hinden<> burg Line, Ordered to Prepare T< .for; Embarkation. > Washington, Jan. 21.?The homeward flow'<jf American fighting units N which had.^e'opportunity to disijin- two ?uish themselves in action soon will with segin. I the ; The wrfr department announced to-, Pari; day ths^;; three famous National! 000 3uard divisions?the Twenty-seventh! Trai (New, York), Thirtieth, now known ver^ is the rt01d Hickory" division, and the Thirty-Beventh (Buckeye), hadi T' aeen ordered to prepare for embark-! tical ition. There was no information as|s*ck ;o when the divisions would start j from Freiicit ports, but heretofore it | T1 las required several weeks for'ron? ' TJ jnits to embark after being assigned; Fenl ;o early convoy. | Divisions having a distinguished: lghting.record and others having a' listinctive local identity in the Unit-j ;d States, will be kept together after | cam< ;heir return from France until they mar' :an be paraded at home and receive wee* .he welcome that the people are anx-j P?*n ous to bestow upon them. *. | No definite plans as to the three livisions now designated for early |ca^e eturn have been made here, but it s assumed at the war department toW hat the various units of each divis- men on will be sent home close together, o that it will be no hardship upon Ni he men who arrive first to . keep ships hem organized until the entire div- 450C sion can be paraded. | The The Thirtieth Division will go to, inch; i Southern;' camp> where it can be s?ve eviewed by. the people of North and head South Carolina and Tennessee, from atta< vhich States came its original per-1 ficer :onnel. Thd Thirty-seventh under woui ;his policy, will be concentrated at T1 3amp Sherman, or some other point men rifOhio. v m ' loffici W V, The Twenty-seventh and the Thir- fron :ieth Divisions werp commanded by Men ^ield Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the fron British commander in chief, whose panj official report at the close of the war qua2 ?ave to these American troops, then! ply 52i*ving with the British Fourth Ar-j ians ny, credit for breaking the Hinden- of tl "inrr? linp in TMnri^oro ' ? 0 - -w.**v*oiv^rw SUTHERLAND GZLLS. Gen _ civil John F. Sutherland is still offering some, bargains in real estate. He N :losed a deal last week by which he with disposed of the farm of James T.1 fron Cox, below town. He has other deals( port pending at the present time. If you troc rlesire to buy or sell a farm it will ?.ccc pay you to communicate with him. I of t STEWART MILLER BETTER. I I cons The news from Mr. Stewart Miller,' ?ne I who is sick at his home on Magazine street, was more encouraging on FIF 'hursdry morning, htough he is still: *\.v rick with pneumonia. . I \CDNEY STEPHENS SALESMAN.! ^ ! ! < depj Rodney Stephens, who was recent-; fj v mustered out of the service, has ___ ' men 'rcepted a position as traveling Qja; salesman for Morris & Co., with ^ headquarters in Atlanta. He ' made!cajj( his first trip last week, and met with jasj. -uccess in the new enterprise. ! that SCHOOLS CLOSED. I is t ! 'oar By order of the Local Board of ,rr Health the schools were closed on last onC( Tuesday until the situation here im- thei proves. No definite time has been ^ fivorl for +V10 ef>Vir?rv1e fr\ nr\ar\ tliio rln IS t sending on circumstances. The pret- reta ty teachcrs are remaining in Abbe- on ville until some definite announce- cen is made. hev ' vers LIBRARY OPEN. favi mei The announcement is made that tor? the Library will not be closed on ly 3 account of the quarantine. Anyone paij can get a new, or exchange an old "nn book ,this afternoon, as usual. '"*.7 A. HANDLE MANY INCOMING OLDIERS AT NEWPORT NEWS I ' :ials Planning to Handle 50,000 sekly?Some Transports are Diertcd to New York?British ( Ship Tangled JLJp in U-Boat Net. J ewport News, Va., Jan. 22?With battleships due next Monday, . troops from France officials of1 port of debarkation heTe are pre-! ng to handle from 50,000 to 60,-'* troops a week in the future.' isports due this week were di-j ed to Hoboken for reasons which J ers here declined to discuss, he camps and hospitals are pracly empty now, large numbers of and wounded and wel^ troops ng left today. tie 477th aero construction squadcomposed largely of men from ( lsylvania and other eastern states. j today for Garden City. ! r Tangled Up in U-Bot Net. j , | v ewport News, Jan. 22.?The Bri-j t battleship Warrior, which be& entangled in the discarded sub-| ( ;ne net at the Virginia capes last . c, has been towed to Sewell's i \ t, and probably will go to the smouth navy yard for repairs, net could not be removed at the s on account of bad weather. \ of it was cut away and the ship id into harbor in order that workmight more easily get to it. j g Many Land in New York. , ^ ew Yoitt, Jan. 22.?Three steam-, ^ 3 r -rived today with more than j ) troops and' civilian passengers.1 j U. S. S. Dakalb brought 651 men r iding the 113th sanitary train,'^ . i n omcers and \)z enlisted men, ? [quarters company of artillery. z :hed to the second army, one of-1 ( and 104 enlisted men and 406 ( tided. r j' le George Washington had 3,436 c including the 49th infantry, 28 i ers and 1,860 enlisted men, 71 j l Port Slocum, 51 from Camp ritt, 46 from Camp Dix and 91J j l Campi Upton; headquarters com r 83rd division, brigade head-, ters 16 th infantry 308th; suptrain, 15 army nurses;. 43 civil-] , 21 officers and 350 enlisted men lie navy, 16 officers and 860 men, or wounded. he Italian steamer* Verdie from ' no on/1 CIi 1 f o Y? Krniio-^f ian passengers and 439 sailors. 1' Men With Dependents First, ewport News, Jan. 22.?Men ' t dependents who are discharged i the debarkation force at this i will have to be replaced with ps from elsewhere in ithe future, >rding to Colonel Supplee, chief he staff. \ pplications for discharge filed by. with dependents are given first sideration in everything the Col-' I said. : |) . ' ' P TH LIBERTY LOAN, STARTING APRIL 6, WILL BE THE LAST | I Washington, Jan. 20.?Financial ' irtments in the Government to- ' were interested in the announce-' ) , t of Secretary of the Treasury, >s that the "Victory Loan" drive, | :he Fifth Liberty Loan is to' be I sd, in all probability, will be the j he general belief seems to be : the effect of the news that there 0 be "but one more big public 1 would be to stabilize prices of ner issues and small bondholders e more were advised to retain * r holdings. t is known that strong pressure leing brought to bear upon Sec:ry Glass to have the interest rate the new loan fixed at 4 1-2 per' I t. instead of 4 1-4, but it is be-j ed that if this is done, the con-i iion privileges which Mr. Glass! ors, will not be extended to for* issues. It is believed the "Vic- i f Loan" will be for approximate-1 55.000.000.000. and that the cam-' *n will .start April 6, the second iversary of our entry into ?he' PLAN EXPANSION MERCHANT MARINE Foundations Laid by Conference for Permanent System. 5HIP MEN IN WASHINGTON? SENATOR RAMSDELL PRESIDES * ' ?? Foundation Laid for Permanent Organization for Maintenance and Expansion of . American .Merchant Marine at Meeting in Washington. Washington, Jan. 22.?The founlation for a permanent organization laving for its purpose the mainte-lance and expansion of the Ameri:an merchant marine was laid here oday at a conference of representaives of ship operators, builders and jmployees. The meeting was called >y Senator Ramsdell, of Louisiana, vho presented subjects for discus^on and who, as temporary chairnan, named committees on permalent organization and resolutions vhich are to to report at the final lessions tomorrow. 1 Commissioner Charles Page, of the hipping board, said that body would itai/iaima 4*ua mm /i /\ / tuc auvitc a4iu aooubaiac vx he conference, and other speakers, ncluding some of the foremost shipmilders of the country were unaninoos in declaring opposition to gov- . jrnment control and operation of ihips during peace, and in behalf of i national policy of subsidizing ship >peration, other by direct payment >r by application of differential rates, rhey also demanded delinquishment )f government wage control shipyard* is a first step toward meeting world ind particularly English opposition. ' - v " RESPONSIBILITY FOR STARTING WAR IS A GRAVE ISSUE v ? ; Associated Powers Want Expression From America nn Matter. Paris; Jan. 22.?American peace delegates today appeared to allow a thorough investigation to fix responsibility for the war that no culprit < might escape, and that punishment might be meted out to all those sharing in the guilt, from the Kaiser iown. i . With the conference program calling for memoranda from all the powers regarding responsibility for starting and continuing the war, there was tremendous interest in the atti. Is of the American delegation particularly President Wilson. The' * French already have drafted a proposal that the Kaiser be tried before international court. Premier LloydGeoi^e in his recent political cam- , paign made punishment of the Kaiser one of his principal planks. Wilson has been silent thus far, but a survey of his associates viewpoint today in uiuatcu iuc^ auvui uic must taiciui investigation to determine who is responsible?the Kaiser or others. The President has always held ?uilt to be personal, and it has been recollected that when he was governor of New Jersey he advocated a law to determine personal responsibility for the acts of corporation officials. Application of the principle of personal guilt to the Kaiser is stayed by doubt whether he was the perpetrator of the crimes growing out of the war or was merely the tool of th? military clique which surrounded him Hence it appears that the Americans will advocate the most thorough inquiry to determine every parson who is guilty and the extent of their guilt. HELPING OUT. While four new subscribers wer? contracting for the news on Wednesday, nine of these who have been our readers renewed their subscription! for anqther year.