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DECLARES THE ALLIES ABLE TO LAUNCH GREATER OFFENSIVE h ? / / London, Dec. *4.?"Despite its blatant and arrogant tone, Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg's peace speech offers us much encouragement - *? J J?frnrn a military wnen cunsmcicu u?u. _ . standpoint," said Gen. Frederick D. Maurice, chief director of military operations at the British war office, on discussing today with the Associated Press the military significance of the German chancellor's peace offering. Gen. Maurice continued: "Of course, until we receive definite terms ft will be impossible for us to discuss the German peace terms The militaiy reasons which led \ to . their utterance certainly are not discouraging to us. "The Germans know we are capable of a greater offensive than we launched last summer on the Somme and they do not like the prospect. We are increasing our forces and out munitions and are improving our positions. "Lately, independently, but from similar data we and the French i?thfi German losses V lltlVC VVUl^UWM V?? on the Somme and have arrived at exactly the same results, which may be expressed as follows: "The total German loss in men was more than 700,000 which included 95,000 prisoners. In material we took 135 heavy guns, 180 field pieces and i.,493 machine guns. "It must be remembered that oui prisoners were first line fighting men from the front line trenches while the recent captures made by the Central Powers consisted in large part of the army service medical corps and other practically non-com^ batant portions of the army, which necessarily were pifcked up in operations like those in Rumania. "Germany knows we are prepared to initiate a greater onensive av ?u> place on the western front than on the Somme. When I talked to you last I said that Germany had made no important captures of men in Rumania, but just at that foment she was making a large scOop of prisoners from the second Iumanian' army. However, it is doubtful if the Germans will get ay satisfactory Christmas dinner froni the capture of food supplies in Rumania. Not being in Field Marchall Von Hindenburg's confidence, I cannot tell how far he will carry his offensive, but he can undoubtedly go farther." SHERIFF TALKS , OF PRESENTMENT . Anderson, New 30.?An incident, < bordering onto a scene, involving Sheriff Joe M. H. Ashley and Presiding Judge John S. Wilson, of the court of general sessions, occurred last night after the clerk of court had finished reading to the court the presentment of the grand jury. When the presentment had been read, Sheriff Ashley, who was sitting in front of the judge's desk, arose from his seat and addressed remarks to the court in which he charged the grand jury with making a political issue of that part of the presentment involving nimseii. juage wiison im' mediately reminded the sheriff that the court room was no place for a matter of that kind to be discussed. Sheriff Ashley continued in his remarks and again the presiding judge reminded the officer that his remarks * - were out of place. The sheriff was about to continue his remarks when the presiding judge, speaking firmly and rather sharply, interrupted the sheriff and requested him to be seated ' After the adjournment of court Sheriff Ashley handed a representative of the Anderson Intelligencer a written statement of his remarks, which were as follows: . "In the presence of the grand jury and the press I desire to say that so much of the report as relates to me, I can only say that I've known all along that the personel of the grand jury are opposed to me politically and I am not surprised at their findings. The whole matter is a political issue and I am not concerned with the opinion of my political opponents but will continue to do in : i the future as I have in the past; that is, to perform the duties of my office regardless of whatever my political enemies may say." The sheriff was here by order of the court prevented from making any further statements - EXCITEMENT AT DONALDS. Donalds, Dec. 14.?Alf Mo, the Chesterfield of Hog Skin, called to see us a few days ago. Alf was con IFOR , The Lawson pla< acres, just 2 miles the city of Abbevill two tenant houses, stables. A good p? ing land. This is an ideal Can give good te ROBT. k , siderably mussed up by being struck ; over the head with a scouring mop. j He is a handy man for all the win- i dows and other lovely women, and j 1 he said there was a widow down his j way who thought she had the best 1 I horses, the finest milk cows and the , | biggest hog of any one in the com- j ' munity. This widow had been brag- < ging to Alf about her big hog and j one day last week called on him to j butcher the swine. j They went out to hunt the axe to j execute the swine, but the chopping j instrument could not be found. Alf < looked at the grunter and said, j "Don't worry aBout the axe; when 1 I kill a hog of that size at my house i I just knock it in the head with my j ; fist." At that the widow lambasted i Alf on the think-chest with the scour- j ' ing mop, thereby closing for the 1 time his conversational equipment. Mo said it always did make him mad to be hit on the head with any kind .< 1 of furniture. , The Galloway Special broke down one night last week on its run to Due ' West Acylinder of the big mogul , ; got the head knocked out, but Presi- i [ dent. Galloway loaded it in his auto 1 and sent it to Anderson and'had it i ; fixed without stopping traffic. < . | OVERLAND CARS READILY I FIND SALE IN HOLLAND, SAYS DUTCH DEALER i That American automobiles have satisfactorily filled the gap in Eu1 rope, caused by the discontinuance 1 of automobile manufacture by the ; big war, is the opinion of Anton P. ! M. Ceurvoorst, Overland and Willys- 1 1 Knight dealer at Amsterdam, Holland, who is also the distribtor for ] 1 these two cars in the land of dikes ' ' and windmills. He has just com, pleted a visit to Toledo factory of J | The Willys-Overland Company. ' "Before the war," said Mr. Ceur- ' 1 voorst, on .his trip to Toledo, "there > 1 were only four makes of American 1 ! automobiles sold in Holland. Today < \ scarcely an American car lacks rep- < ' resentation. .' "We sold more Overland and Wil- ' ' lys-Knight cars during the past year ! J than ever before; in fact, our sales 1 would have been tripled had we been 1 | able to get the cars." 1 ' Unfortunately, shipping facilities r" to Holland have been very uncertain. ' Ninety per cent of the space on ( 1 board steamers bound for this country is used by the Dutch Government for its own needs. , I "In Holland," continued Mr. Ceur- ! voorst, "the system of automobile taxation differs from the one in ' your country. Over there we are J ? * - i-L, 1 J ' taxed according to me owe mm stroke of the motor: thus, an Overi land Model 75-B with its motor of 3 3-8 inch bore and 5 inch stroke is ; taxed $80 per year. The Overland Model 85-Six would cost the same, whilp the Models 84-B, 86 and 85Four would all be assessed $100. "Gasoline since the war has become quite an expensive item. Before the war we paid 25c per gallon, but during the past two years the price has doubled. Here is where the economy of all Overland and Willys-Knight cars proves a sales factor that enables us to make more sales. "Natrally, all American cars sell for a great deal more in our country than they do in the States; for instance, the Mbdel 75-B, the factory price of which is $635. is sold by no 411 flfl nrifhnnf tirp#. Th? Willys-Knight Model 84-B and the Overland Model 86 sell for $2,000 in American money. "The WillyB-Knight car finds a very big market in our country. Unlike the situation in your country, the Knight motor is a very well known motor in Holland, due to the fact that the Daimler, Minerva, Mercedes and Panhard, all Knight motored, have found a ready market in j Holland. However, all these cars are very expensive, costing from $4,000 to $8,000. Naturally, when we can sell the same sort of a motor in a car for $2,000 we can find a , market ior it witncut tne sngntest difficulty." Mr. Ceurvoorst estimates that in Holland ,a country of six million inhabitants, there are about 7,000 registered automobiles. WARRANTS, FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS In some states money for road improvements is raised by issuing warrants running from 5 to 40 years. They frequently carry 6 per cent interest, and consequently if they . m / t ' sale i je, containing 54 1-4 ? from the center of ; e. A good dwelling, ^ large barn and good ^ istnre and fine farm- rA home for someone. jrms. i s. link i 1IIM t run for a long time they prove coatly. Their expense is enhanced by. Jie fact that they are usually sold at a discount which occasionally is eis much as 40 cents on the dollar although usually it is only 10 cents. ' A.n instance will show what an ex-! pensive metnoa 01 raising iuuhcj such warrants prove. If a gravel road costing $4,000 is built by issuing 5 per cent, forty-year annuity bonds sold at par the anuual payment for interest and retiring the bonds is about $233.11. If 6 per lent warrants are issued the annual payment for interest and retiring the warrants will be $265.85 if the svarrants are sold at par and $295.38 if sold at the usual discount. In other words, financing such an improvement by warrants rather than bonds increases the cost of the work 25 to 30 per cent. In many counties where warrants are used, there is strong opposition to employing an engineer to plan and superintend the work properly, although the charge for his service is usually only about 5 per cent of the total cost of such improvements or about one-fifth of the sum lost by the warrant method of financing the operations. This indicates how poor finance and poor technical administration work together to waste road taxes. Summons. For Relief. The State of South Carolina, County of Abbeville. Court of Common Pleas. L. D. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, against MRS. S. E. YOUNG, Defendant. To the Defendant Above Named: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve ? copy of your answer to the said Complaint on. the subscriber at his office " at Abbeville ' Court House, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if pou fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in Dated 19th day of December, 1916 WM. P. GREENE, Plaintiff's Attorney. To the Defendant Above Named: TAKE NOTICE:?That the Complaint in the above stated action, together with the Summons, was, on December 19th, 1916, filed in the office of the Clerk of Cotfrt of Common Pleas and General Sessions for To Get Yoi .i^? *" iii ? W? Gui v i FOR ONL1 11 Only One Set To Customer I The only condi i iiacn set consists*of th ty years one six quart prese covered Berlin sauce pan (2 sisting of a salt shaker, pepp one measuring cup, one suga will notice illustrated above (see illustration), a self-basti tard cups, pudding pan, dair; thia 35 piece set. We ABBEVILLE, r Abbeville County, South Carolina, where the same are now on file. December 19th, 1916. WM. P. GREENE, Plaintiff's Attorney. Summons. For Relief. Is The State of South Carolina, County of Abbeville. Court of Common Pleas. W. L. MUNDY, CYNTHIA E. HANNAH and JANIE B. STEVENSON Plaintiff, against MRS. ESSIE ANDERSON, Defendant. To the Defendant Above Named: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in ! this action, of which a copy is hereIwith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the subscriber at his office at Abbeville Court House, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Dated 7th day of December, 1916. WM. P. GREENE, Plaintiff's Attorney. ^ t To the Defendant Above Named: TAKE NOTICE:?That the Complaint in the above stated action, together with the Summons, was, on December 7th, 1916, filed in the office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for Abbeville County, South Carolina, where the same are now on file. December 7th, 1916. WM. P. GREENE, Plaintiff's Attorney. 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Each tion under which you can ol UNHEARD OF PRICE IS TO CALL e following pieces of Quality Br? rving kettle, two bread pans, twc nnA nn* niinrt llDTieJ Sftl! T -rr er shaker, tooth pick holder, and r shaker, one combination funnel in the center picture.) It consist: ng roaster (see illustration), or as y pan, round cake pan, bean bak Ml Sett only One W. A. C I \ ! FarmLoans atS I am prepared to on improved farn County at seven per are to be paid in ins per cent, each yea: interest, principal able on Nov. 1st of i forty to fifty per c( of the properly is lc is made except a f? inspection and the an abstract. , I \ * t ' Wm.EC Abbeville, \ * j ' : ' .... ' Now Paid for What He Mo brighter, no more capable than you,_ b ' rue. 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No charge >e of $5.00 for an cost of. making A * | ' ' ' v \REENE <? c 4j* < 1 "" """"" at determined to by Draughon's. T ^ %I i a^womcain |8rtrtMhaTO teJoePjtKc 1 . etc., and their rtBSt'Swataf^Tt^m it a higher positions and BIGGER PAY. I the nelping hand that will take voaout I WQ iss into the select, well paid cirde. I >ook of Banker?' Advice to Young Men, I PIAII KII0IUM0 AflllMC I } IIWU. DUdlltCM IttJLUKI cwewmtt . c. ^ ^ | ,*W|i >/ ; rhis Store ? , or . ' ETE SET ll| HBt?,.yMiiiiMi mm ffWMHTWfffll QI.9Vv <<W' v?j I \ ?'. 1 -t w,. me or Mail Orders I.?, VT/.H R? Filial . 'J I ' >eta at this I I r ? ' *41 11 ' . s&m J' ' ??? laranteed to wear for twcn! pieces), one three quart pan, one castor set, con:a strainer, one cake turner, lation outfit, (this set you mits of its use as a steamer* roaster, egg poacher, cusutensil and is included in lo met a nAi TM A LAIVULillA | I