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Abbeville Press and Banner J $15o ?? ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, 15,1915. established A YEAR. TILLMAN RAPS 1 > TEDDY AND BRYAN |r TILLMAN SAYS TEDDY IS THE Q] GIANT IN MOTHER GOOSE, ir AND RAPS BRYAN. P o: Washington, Dec. 13.?Describing P William J. Bryan, as "simply obsess- ? TtionHnro Roosevelt as the ? "giant in mother goose," Chairman ^ Tillman of the naval committee ad- e, dressed the senate on national de- js fense, and assailed what he characterized as the greed of private manu- e. facturers of war materials. He up- sj held Secretary Daniels' administra- jy tion of the navy department. "The ^ question of preparedness requires n grave consideration and prompt ac- ^ tion," said Senator Tillman. "My p Bryan, the evangel of peace at any ^ price is bitterly opposed to any and a all increase. He seems, to be simply sj obsessed on this subject and has lost e: his mental poise. Ex-President Roosevelt on the other hand who _ snorts and roars like a veritable bull poses as a god of war and clamoi'S for a very large standing army and great reserves." He said he realized the necessity b for a greater army but that the s< navy, the first line of defense, should w come first. He said he favored a ic xia\y octvuu v/mj uvr In stating what he considered the S( ' need for government armor plate, he said: "The country ought to regard as a public enemy any senator or tl member of congress who tried to de- w lay or thwart this purpose. The coun- t< try is in the grasp of an armor trust j and has been these twenty years." Ci He said former Secretary Meyer, ft one of Daniels' chief critics, in in- j< dieting the Daniels administration, a merely indicted himself. e: "Poor old Massachusetts! How un- ^ fortunate to give birth to such a man u as he. I have known many and p; great men from that state, and I feel 0 sorry that she should be held up to t< scorn, (if such a little mean man can s] be held up to scorn), by the action 0 of Mr. Von L. Meyer." si IT T. PERRIN WARDLAW. b n i Editor .Abbeville Press ?\nd lc Dear Sir:?In your issue of Dec-j d, ember 1, appeared an extract from o the Aueusta Chronicle, announcing ti the death of T. Perrin Wardlaw, my f; true and faithful friend for many n years. It did not surprise me to it read that his death caused deep and tl sincere grief in all Augusta, and that b he hsd been loved and respected by n all who knew him. Few men are cl blessed with the gentle and lovable b nature which was his, a disposition it flvhich he inherited from his saint- tl 7\" like mother, whom all Abbeville v, knew and loved as "Aunt Eliza." a The Chronicle mentioned "the fact a that Perrin Wardlaw was the last w survivor of twelve brothers, nine of a whom had served in the Confederate s< army. This last statement?which ti is true? is my excuse for troubling ti yoa with this note of inquiry. I de- a sire to know if my memory serves b me right as to the following incident { which I heard recounted many years h ago: It was stated that on a Monday p Salesday during the War, three old w ' gentieinen happened to meet in the f, public square in Abbeville and be- 0 gan to inquire about and to ex- ? change news from the battle front. w The three men were Col. Charles ^ Haskell, "Uncle" Robert Wardlaw, j, and old Capt. Sharpe, whose home j( was on Turkey Creek, some few p miles from Cokesbury. In the p course of conversation it appeared ^ that those three fathers had then either twenty-five or twenty-seven sons in the army at the front. Robert Wardlaw had nine; Col. Haskell j had seven, and old man Sharpe had either nine or eleven. I am not sure as to the last. This extraordinary incident, without a parallel in the North or the a ' South, naturally .made a deep im- ^j * pression on all who heard of it. And s. ' shortly after the War, Gen. A. P. 0' Hill, I think it was, published the p fact in a Southern magazine, a short-lived publication, whose name j, I think was the Sunny South. a There must be some one among v the readers of the Press and Banner g ?some one belonging to my genera- a tion?who can supply the facts f\ * 1 T ? ?<- T-f about wmcn x am uui> ouu. aw may be that some one in Abbeville has a copy of that magazine. I shall be very grateful, as also will be all your readers, if you or any a one of your subscribers will furnish p the Press and Banner with a correct +j statement. It is a historical fact worth remembering and cherishing. It should go down in history in company with the two other striking facts of which old Abbeville is proud j( namely, that in the grove on Maga- j, zine Hill in Abbeville town, was v held the first public mass meeting in the Southern States that voted for c W Secession,?and that President Jeff s Davis held his last Cabinet meeting c Abbeville. Strange, that the v same little town should have witness- 0 ed the rise and fall of the Southern v Confederacy, of which an English poet has said, 1j "No nation rose so white and fair, r Nor fell so pure of crime." v W. C. B. ; Mr. and Mrs. W. T. McDonald of Atlanta, were here Sunday for the g day. a .ITTLE PEACE IN FORD PARTY [AD A ROW OVER PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. Aboard the Steamship Oscar Secnd, Dec. 13.?Resolution condemnig the president's preparedness lans brought a protest from some f the members of Ford's peace arty. S. S. McClure and Judge Ben indsay refused to sign it on the j round that it is unpatriotic. Some j lembers of the party even threaten- ! d to leave the party after Europe j : reached. An appeal was sent by wireless to ' ach belligerent monarch in Europe lying the party had no intention to. ltrude, but pointing out that six;en months of war had resulted in o gain, that each nation thought self right, and each had the same atriotism, and requests an immeiate truce to discuss peace proposls, which it said, will be submitted miiltononiislv tn onrVi nf t.he hellis' rents by neutral nations. ALHOUN'S ONLY LETTER TO HIS FIANCEE All prosaic business details having een at last arranged, and the dayi it for the marriage, Mr. Calhoun rote this, his first, last and only >ve letter to the sweetheart he had > persistently wooed, and who was )on to become his wife: , "Abbeville, S. C., 28 Sept., 1810.1 "I rejoice, my dearest Floride, lat the period is fast approaching hen it will be no longer necessary ) address you through the cold meium of a letter. At furthest it annot be much longer than a month efore I shall behold the dearest ob;ct of my hopes and desires. I am nxious to see you, and my impatince daily increases. May Heaven rant you a safe return. What pleas re I have experienced in your comany, what delight in the exchange f sentiment, what transport in the istimonials of mutual love! In a lort time this, with the permission f Heaven, will be renewed, and I lall be happy. To be united in lutual, virtuous love is the first and est bliss God has permitted to our atures. My dearest one, may our, >ve strengthen with each returning ay, may it ripen and mellow with! cr vears, and may it end in immor- I il joys. It gives me much satisiction that time and absence make o impression on my love for you; ; glows with no less ardor than at ie moment of parting, which must e a happy omen of its permanent ature. When mere personal harms attract, the impression may e violent but cannot be lasting, and ; requires the perpetual presence of le object to keep it alive; but -Vion honntu nf mind, the soft. nd sweet disposition, the amiable nd lovable character embellished ith innocence and cheerfulness re united to the .attractions of perjnal beauty, it bids defiance to1 me. Such, my dear Floride, are le arms by which you have conuored, and it is by these the duraility of your sovereignty is estab-' shed over your subject whom you, old in willing servitude. I am much involved in business at, resent. Court commences in two ; reeks, and in a week the ' election sr Congress will take place. My pponent is General Elmore, of aurens, but it is thought that I ill succeed by a large majority, .s soon as the result is known I will lform you. Write me before you ?ave New Port. I wish you a leasant journey home. May God reserve you. Adieu, my love; ly heart's delight. I am your true lover, Jno. C. Calhoun." illmain urruana STAMP, ON CHECKS Washington, Dec. 13.?"Every me a man licked a tamp to place on check, he would cuss the democraic party," Senator B. R. Tillman aid, in announcing his intention of pposing President Wilson's plan for lacing a revenue stamp on checks. "I favor an increased graduated icome tax and whenever a man has n income of one million dollars, I :ould take all in excess of that," enator Tillman added. "A million year is enough for any man and tie government needs the money." HOME AGAIN. Mrs. R. S. Link is at home after prolonged visit to her home in ilabama, where she was called by he sudden death of her father. BUFFALO BOX PARTY. The Box Party given by the Buffa5 Literary Society, Thursday evenng in the Buffalo School building., /as a decided success. The decorations were the school olors, red and white. There were 1 1 ? ~ /?or.^*T on/1 eveiai UUULI15, tvacic vciiiujr oiiu ake were sold, and a tiny well, from /hich Jack and Jill "fetched pails" f lemonade, which was served free, irith the cake. Mr. F. L. Morrow auctioned the ioxes in a spirited and interesting nanner, and, in an equally delightful ray, with the assistance of Mr. ^rch Talbert, conducted the cakeralks. Everyone seemed to have a jolly rood time, and the society cleared ibout thirty-eight dollars. AGREE TO RETAIN EMERGENCY TAXES ?? \ HOUSE DEMOCRATS CAUCUS ON QUESTION. Washington, Dec. 13. ?House Democrats in a caucus tonight agreed to support a resolution designed to extend the life of the present emergency tax without change until December 31, 1916, or for one year. The resolution will be introduced tomorrow. It probably will be voted on Thursday. Democratic leaders tonight predicted its adoption in both houses not later than Saturday, when the Christmas holiday will be taken if the measure is out of the way. Only two of the 150 Democrats who attended the caucus declined to be bound bv its rules. Reoresenta tives Keating of Colorado and Calloway of Texas, said they had promised their constituents to oppose a continuance of the tax. The chairman, Representative Saunders of Virinia, said that the rules would not be binding upon them under the circumstances. Majority Leader Kitchin warned the members that they should do their utmost to have all Democrats on the floor Thursday. Otherwise, he said, grave danger would lie ahead of the resolution. Mr. Kitchin was interrogated extensively on revenue plans generally and was on the floor almost an hour. Representative Kitchin explained after the caucus that the year's extension did not mean necessarily that the tax would be imposed during this full period. Its future will depend, he said, solely on what course other revenue legislation takes. Mr. Kitchin's estimate is that if the present administration plans carry and the tariff is kept on sugar $125,000,000 more than can be raised by the emergency tax will be required to run the government during the coming year. At present the emergency tax is netting between $6,000,000 and $7,000,000 monthly. CAPT. BOY-ED PART TURK. \ Capt. Boy-Ed, naval attache at the German embassy, is a typical German in appearance, despite the faot that his father was of Turkish origin, says a Washington special to the New York World. The Army and Navy, Metropolitan and Chevy Chase Clubs, saw much of Capt BoyEd before the war began, but the day hostilities commenced, he hurried to New York and opened headquarters at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Before the war had been going on a month, Capt. Boy-Ed was thrust into the limelight, where he has remained ever since. From a quiet, affable society leader and club fellow he became an aggressive, assertive German partisan, directing a campaign pf publicity to create proGerman sentiment in the United States. Capt. Boy-Ed is forty-three years old. He is the son of Mrs. Ida BoyEd, the most popular novelist in Germany. His father was Karl BoyEd, a wholesale merchant of Turkish ancestry, who died in 1894. He has a brother, Walter Boy-Ed, now in Germany, and a sister, Miss Rose Boy-Ed. Mrs. Boy-Ed lives at Luebeck in a house that was given to her by the townspeople because of their liking for her books. Capt. Boy-Ed never lost an opportunity to gather facts and make observations concerning the American army and navy. He made many visits to Annapolis, and also kept post ed about all the navy yard and naval stations. Not long before the war began he completed a tour of investigation through the country. It is said by persons who know him intimately that he is better informed about the United States navy than many of its own officers. He is familiar with all the coast defenses and other fortifications. It is believed that if the United States were to have war with Germany, and Capt. Boy-Ed ever got back to the Kaiser's navy, he would be able to pilot the big warships or the submarines to places they could do most damage. The British government began to take notice of the many things Capt Boy-Ed was suspected of doing, and to have tab kept on him. London newspapers charged him with stirring up strife among the German-Americans. They described him as a "particularly interesting man, who served for six years previous to coming to the United States at the elbow of Grand Admiral von Tirpitz, as the chief of the 'news division' of the Imperial Admiralty at Berlin. They said his chief duty was to manufacture public sentiment in favor of the Imperial Admiralty's expansion. Two "inspired press" was fed by Capt. Boy-Ed. The pamphlets "The Coming Naval War" and the like, bore the earmarks of Capt. Boy-Ed. "No man except von Tirpitz him1 r 1 J ~tn -nnmilnrizt* sen, iias uunc mule iu the notion of German sea power and to achieve it than Capt. Boy-Ed" is the estimate one English writer makes of the popular naval attache. "No more competent functionary could have been appointed to second Count von Bernstorff's efforts in the ERNEST MOWER ACQUITTED AT YORK NO DEMONSTRATION AS VERDICT IS RETURNED. York, Dec. 10.?After being out one hour and 30 minutes the jury in the Isenhower case brought in a verdict of not guilty at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon. The case went to the jury at 1 o'clock, after which court was adjourned for the noon recess. The verdict was returned immediately after the convening of court for the afternoon sesion. The result was heard in silence by a packed court room, there being no sign of demonstration of any kind. Court convened this morning at 9:30 o'clock and preceding the concluding arguments in the case Judge Rice addressed a few remarks to the audience in which he called attention to the solemnity of the occasion, and gave warning that he would tolerate no manifestation of approval or the reverse by those in the court room at any utterances of the attorneys in "heir arguments. The first argument of the day and the closing one for the defense was made by C. L. Blease, speaking a few minutes over one hour. Solicitor J. K. Henry made the closing argument for the State, speaking a little less than an hour. Judge Rice delivered a clear and comprehensive charge to the jury in which the law applying to the case was fully explained. 'Shortly after the verdict had been returned by the jury court adjourned until Monday when general sessions business will be resumed. The other Fairfield cases scheduled for trial have been continued 'until the April term of court. 60-DAY REPRIEVE GRANTED TALBERT ] A reprieve for 60 days has been granted by Governor Manning to A. ; C. Talbert, of Greenwood, who is under sentence of death for the murder 1 of his wife. Talbert was to have been electro- 1 cuted on Friday, but this morning 1 1 the governor erraated a stay of sixty ' days to the condemned man in order 1 to allow time for the board of pardons to pass on the case. Talbert ' cut his wife's throat while in their home at a mill village in Greenwood. ] Friends of Talbert insist that he is unbalanced and should be committed to the asylum. WANT FEDERAL AID. Washington, Dec. 13.?The people of Anderson county, S. C., and Hart county, Ga., are again agitating the building of a highway bridge across the Savannah river to connect the two counties. A citizen of Hart county conceived the idea that it would be a fine thing if the federal government would help build the bridge, and Representatives Aiken and Tribble have received letters on the subject. . n _ ? iL! ll wouia De a line uuug, ujl cuuisc, if the federal government would help build the bridge, but there is no prospect of anything of the kind being done. It will be necessary for congress,-though, to grant permission for the building of the bridge, as the Savannah river is a navigable stream, in theory if not in fact, and i Representatives Tribble and Aiken v/ill put the necessary bill through if it appears that the people of the two counties are in earnest about building the bridge. A. M. Carpenter. PAINTING DR. HARRISON. The portrait of Dr. Harrison, which is to be presented to the Shriners at Charleston this week, was painted by Mr. W. E. Hill of this city and is a striking likeness, and an exceedinelv fine piece of work. Mr. Hill is an artist of whom any city should be proud. educational' and 'influencing' of American opinion." Capt. Boy-Ed, as chief of the news division of the Intelligence Service, kept well to the front, "The English Peril." In 1910, during his service as press agent for the German navy, the Reichstag appropriated $100,000,000 for the navy. The tremendous budget was put through without much debate, owing to the fact that the public sentiment beaten up by Capt. Boy-Ed and his superiors was ripe and ready for it. Capt. Boy-Ed entered the German navy on October 4, 1891, at the age of nineteen. He had eleven years and nine months of sea service. For six years he was at the head of the German naval intelligence office, and made a reputation for originality and enterprise. On March 22, 1913, he came to the German embassy in Washington as naval attache. His rank is that of Fregattenkapitaine, which corresponds more closely to the position of Commander than that of Captain in the United States navy The Overseas News Agency reported on October 20 that he had been promoted to full captaincy, but no reason for the promotion was given. BULGARS PURSUE ALLIED FORCES NOW WITHIN FIVE MILES OF GREEK FRONTIER. London, Dec. 13.?The Bulgarians within five miles of the Greek frontier and are following slowly in the wake of the allies, according to the Saloniki correspondent of Reuters, who says Doiran and Gievgeli have been evacuated. London, Dec. 12.? The AngloFrench troops, who last week began their retirement from their advanced positions in southern Serbia, are approaching, if they have not crossed the Greek frontier, and the attitude Greece will adopt becomes more and more important. Dispatches from Athens and news available in London indicate that the matter, which was left to the Greek and allied military authorities at Saloniki, is being amicably arranged and that the allies will be allowed to retire to that city without any interruption by the Greeks and will be permitted to remain there. According to information from Athens today the Greek government has agreed to withdraw its troops from Saloniki. Questions seriously occupying the Greek government have to do with the use of the railways which are needed for the Greek troops, and the damage that might be done to them with the object of impeding Bulgarian pursuit, should the Sofia government decide that the Britih and French are to be followed into Greek territory. The Greek government has good evidence of the effective manner in which the French engineers destroy railways in the work done along the line north of the Greek frontier. So well was this n /1/t rt/J ft I av;uuiitpiioiicu mat tuc xj uigax iaiio were greatly delayed, having to use roads covered with snow, with the result that the French escaped almost unscathed. The British casualties are estimated at 1,500 while they were forccd to leave behind eight field guns which had been placed in position to cover the retirement and, could not be removed. What next move will be is known' only to the allied staffs, but it is, generally believed that the Anglo-' French forces will fall back to Saloniki, where reinforcements are ar-1 riving and which will be fortified, j There also are reports that the allies have landed a division at Kavala, 90 miles along the coast from Saloniki and rear the Bulgarian frontier, but there is no confirmation of this. If it is true the object doubtless is to secure the railway and prevent the Bulgarians from sending troops westward into Greece. The Austro-Hungarians continue1 their attack on the Serbians in the Albanian mountains and on the Montenegrins in their hills, but apparently their advanvce is much slower than it was in Serbia, the positions being easier to defend. London, Dec. 13.?The British and French troops have successfully carried out their retirement from Serbia across the Greek frontier, and by an arrangement with the Greek, government a clear road has been left for them to fall back on Saloniki, which is being organized as a base. 1 The German official report of today claims that "approximately two English divisions were annihilated" during the retirement, but this is considered here an exaggeration. Accounts from Athens and Saloniki say the retreat was carried out in an orderly manner and without heavy losses. By the destruction of rail way Driages ana roaas, ana Dy stuuborn rear guard actions, in one of which two companies of the Inniskilling regiment sacrificed themselves to save their comrades, the Bulgarians were kept at a fairly safe distance. The question now arises whether the Bulgarians and Austro-Germans intend to follow the British and French troops into Greece, and what action the Greek government will take should they do so. The impression gained from despatches emanating in Athens is that neither the Bulgarians nor the Turks, who also are reported to have arrived near the frontier, would i"i welcomaA in flrflo/>o onrl flint. thprAforP. if it has been decided to follow the Entente Allies the task will be undertaken by Austrians and Germans. However, with the railway destroyed, it may be some days before Greece is called upon to take action, and by that time the Anglo-French forces should be safe in the defenses of Saloniki and under the guns of tlipir shins. The remnants of the Serbian army are still resisting the Austrians and Bulgarians in Albania while the Austrians are making very slow progress in their efforts to overwhelm Montenegro, where heavy fighting continues. Only small actions have taken place on the eastern and western fronts. On the Gallipoli peninsula a ff.ll of snow is impeding the operations, although the Entente Allied ships keep thing? lively for the Turks, whose attempt at an offensive last week seems to have failed. British official report says that the Turkish attacks at Kut-El-Amara, where British reinforcements are ar CHARLESTON FILLED WITH VISITORS MANY NOTABLE MEN ADDRESS SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL MEET. * Charleston, Dec. 13.? The Southern Commercial Congress began its seventh annual convention here today with addresses on the South's and the nation's commercial and industrial problems by Secretary of the Treasury, McAdoo, Gov. Henry C. Stuart, of Virginia, John Barrett, director general of the Pan-American Union, Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, qf Columbia university, Senator Dancan U. Fletcher, of Florida, president of the congress and John Temple Graves, of New York. Plans of the congress to build a "greater nation through a greater south" were outlined by the speakers. Dr. Butler, addressing the night session, declared that international problems of fye United States now overshadow domestic policies, though the latter have not diminished in importance. He urged that the United States prepare to aid Europe at the end of the war in setting up its "overturned political fabric" upon democratic principles. Gov. CI J T 1 3 J 3 i.L owiari, wnu aiao auuresseu me congress tonight discussed agricultural and commercial problems of the south. Senator Fletcher, in his opening address, told what the congress already had- accomplished in developing the south's resources. A suggestion by Dr. Chas. W. Eliot, that the Southern Commercial congress drop the word "Southern" from its title, was presented by Senator Fletcher. To the suggestion the senator replied that the congress sought to aid the nation through developing one of its sections, and declared the word "Southern" had no more limited the scope of the congress to the south than had the word "Commercial" in its title. John Temple Graves, speaking on the "victories of peace" traced the south's development since 1865 and referred to peace as "the spirit which has wrought this modern miracle. ( Secretary McAdoo told the congress than "an obvious duty confronts the nation." The first necessity, he said, was to provide for the nation's physical safety, and the se-r cond to secure its economic safety. He asserted that both could be aided by establishment of a merchant marine. Mr. McAdoo brought to the congress the personal greetings of President Wilson. The President also expressed his good wishes for the congress in a telegram. Making a plea for closer understanding between all American republics, Mr. Barrett declared that after the European war the United States would find itself "unbeloved by all the present belligerents." "The victor will say, 'we won despite the United States' while the los ers will say, 'we lost because ot the United States' " Barrett declared. He added that the leading men land the leading newspapers of all twenty Latin-American republics stood with the United States in its I attitude towards the European bel! ligerents and declared that the PanI American doctrine will some day supercede the Monroe doctrine, and the great South American republics will stand behind this country in its relations with foreign nations across ! the ocean, as the United States under its Monroe doctrine today would back up its southern neighbors. The afternoon session was given over to the women's auxiliary. Secretary McAdoo and John Barrett left for Washington tonight after attending a dinner given by Gov. Manning in honor of themselves and Stuart and official representatives of other southern states. SEflB CAMPAIGN COST 317,000 TEUTONS Geneva, Dec. 13.? Swiss experts to-day estimated the losses of the central powers and their allies in the Serbian campaign at 317,000 men killed, wounded or stricken with sickness. In this total they include l German, Austrian, Bulgarian and jTurkish troops. The losses of. the four nations are [given thus in the estimates: Killed. Wounded. Sick. GERMANY. 127.000 43.000 47.000 AUSTRIA. 23,000 58,000 51,000 BULGARIA. 11,000 32,000 8,000 TURKEY. 3,000 14,000 WOULD MAKE THE NATION DRY Washington, Dec. 13.? Congress will be asked at this session to submit the question of a national prohibition amendment to the states for ratification. This was decided at a mass meeting under the auspices of the Woman's Temperance Union attended by prominent temeperance advocates throughout the country. riving, have been repulsed. The attacks were made from all sides, but the British position was so strong that the Turks were unable to make any impression on it.