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"' ? -t\ Vv '.wfl Abbeville Press and Bannejl Established 1844 $1.50 the Year ABBEVILLE, S. C., Wednesday, April 25, 1917 Single Copies, Five Cents 76th Year ||| ' WAR COMMISSION GIVEN HIGH HONORS Balfour and Party Received by Chief Officials in the American Capital. Washington, April 23?Great Britain's war commissioners snent today in the American capital receiving every mark of.honor and courtesy within the gift of the government. Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfoor, formally presented by Secretary Lansing: to President Wilson in the moping, was the guest of honor tonight at the most notable dinner at tne White House in a generation. During the day he was presented to Vice President Marshall at the capitol, lunched with Ambassador Jusserand at the French embassy and received cards or calls from many prominent persons, including Former Secretary Bryan. Meanwhile Lieut. Gen. Bridges and other British army officers called on Secretary Baker, Maj. Gen. Scott chief of staff, and war department officials: Admiral de Chair and his naval aides called on Secretary Daniels, Admiral Benson and other navy department officials, and Lord Cunliffe, governor of the Bank of England, called on Secretary McAdoo at the treasury department The conferences so far, with the I enthusiasm that the people of the capital have shown and the courtesies and cordialities extended by the officials, have taken the British commission completely by surprise. Mr. Balfour, after three-quarters of an hour's conversation with President Wilson, remarked enthusiastically that his trip had been justified by that meeting alone. Touch Broad Piuiei. While no formal ne&oiations were entered into today, President Wilson and Mr. Balfour are known to have touched on the broad phases of the situation in such a way as to give eac\ an insight into the other's personality and viewpoint and. to have established an atmosphere of confidence and concord. The official prediction was made that no formal conferences would be begun until the arrival of the French commissioners, expected now in the next few days. Mr. Balfour plans to spend tomorrow mornine mannincr out the divis ion of work and arranging for the proper British and American officials to meet for the task before them. Another score of subordinate British officials are expected shortly on a merchant vessel. The British commission announced that its purpose in coming to this country was purely one of cooperation and the decision of the conferences would rest largely with the American government. At the same time American officials convinced the British that this country is fully dedicated to every possible effort against the common foe. Mr. Balfour, it also was stated, will make several public statements during his stay as to the English point of view and will attempt to remove any misconceptions he may find existing. Vice President Marshall invited him to .address the senate but it is improbable he will appear before congress unless perhaps with M. Viviani, French Minister of justice. Arrangements are being made for him to see members of the press Wednesday. Gen. Bridges will be ..fUVV4f**,|fVU WIIW/11VW OUU UVXU \J uu - liffe on Thursday. HOME FROM STYX. James Cox is at home from Styx where he went last Monday to back up the president in saving: the country. James was not accepted as the jegiments are not being recruited to full war strength. He was not discharged however, and is liable for a calL 4 . " 1 A PLEASANT PARTY. Mrs. Frank B. Gary entertained Iki a si a1 4 /*U f/1 AO*/] novftr Inof Tkimn AV B UCU^UMUi VOX U WJ i(Ul X11UI D* day morning, complimentary to Mrs. Thos. Pope and Mrs. Sidney Eason. There were four tables of bridge play ere and the games were enjoyed. WAKING UP WILLIAMSTON. John Lomax Forded it to Williamston last Sunday to see one of his sweethearts and he wore such a loud tie that it woke up the whole of the sleepy old town to, say nothing of the young lady. DEATH OF A CHILD. Alvin Jr., the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Williams, died on last Thursday afternoon. The child was sick only a few days, and its death came unexpectedly and leaves his parents lonely and bereft of Anltr /?V?i 1 ^ Funeral and burial services were conducted by Dr. G. W. Swope on Friday afternoon and was - tenderly laid to rest at Melrose cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have the sympathy in their bereavement of their relatives and a host of friends. DOC BOWIE DIES. ] Hezekiah Washington Bowie, known to his friends and acquaintances as ','Doc" Bowie, departed ' this life on Thursday of last week, April 19 th. Funeral services were held at Gilgal church, of which he was a member for many years, on Friday afternoon at four o'clock, conducted by j Rev, Mr. Sharp, the pastor, assisted T\_ T T A ViViziTrillo 1 uy JL/r. <1. JL/. i/Olllcl m nuuvTutvi The interment was in the Gilgal cemetery in the family plot. Mr. Bowie was 82 years of age. He was a son of James Price Bowie, formerly of Abbeville county, and his wife, Elizabeth Sims Bowie. He was a Confederate soldier, being a member of Capt. G. M. Mattison's company. During most of his life he lived in the Santac section of the county, being a prosperous farmer. After the death of his wife he removed to Abbeville, where he has lived for the last several years. He served one term as coroner of Abbeville county and was a familiar figure about Abbeville all of his life. I Ha in survived bv his two 80ns. J. William Bowie and J. R. Bowie, both of this county. An only daughter, the wife of Joseph Munday of this county, who died many years afro. Eli Bowie, a brother, and Mrs. John Smith, of Easley, a sister, also survives him. A number of people from the city attended the funeral, among them the following veterans: Thomas Seal, R. E. Hill, Capt Dellinger, Mr. Howard, C. A. Botts and S. T. Eakin. FOR THE CONSERVA. TION OF FOOD The civic club has had the offer of the services of Mrs. John A. Dickson for one day in each week this summer to can and preserve the surplus fruit and vegetables in the city. The city council will co-oper- 1 ate with the civic club and will furnish a canning outfit of about one thousand cans capacity a day. A room will be secured on the square and will be open to the publie and all vegetables and fruits sent ' in will be canned for the use of the person sending it. Tin cans will vave to be bought and anyone wish- ! ing to take advantage of this offer ] should phone their oraer for e'ans to ' Mrs W. R. Bradley or Mrs. W. P. , Greene at once. The supply of cans : is short and they are advancing at the rate of six and eight dollars per 1 thousand each week. t There is a cry all over the world ; as to the shortage of food and e*r- j ery community is being urged by J the President and the Agricultural I Department to plant war gardens and to save what has been wasted heretofore. Along this line the ? club will offer prizes to the boy or girl in town who will offer for canning the best collection of vege- } tables, such as beans, okra, tomatoes and sweet peppers. Rules for this ^ contest will be announced soon and ( any boy or girl wishing to enter * should begin the preparation of their ground. * FAIR WEATHER* IS FORECAST FOR WEEK ] ? j Washington,* April 22.?Generally t [fair weather with normal tempera- ^ jture is the forecast for the south- t eastern states during this week. I i CANNOT ESCAPE I BY MARRYING 1 t Washingon, April. 23.?The war s department has announced that men ? who have married since the -declar- i ation of a state of war against Ger- * many will not escape military ser-j vice and will be treated on the same basis as upmarried men as far as military obligations are concerned. DR. A. S. HA WES. J c Dr. A. S. Hawes, of Elberton, was ^ in the city Monday on business. He I is engaged in the hardware business c in Elberton and has large farming t interests. He thinks the business t outlook is good. - f The doctor nas many inenua in Abbeville who are always glad to see him. TO ENLIST 25,000 DOCTORS. ] Auxiliary Medical Committee for j National defence Seeks This Num. 1 ber for Reserve Forces. Twenty-five thousand medical reserve officers is tie goal of a recruiting campaign inaugurated by the * auxiliary medical committee for na- s tional defense. "Twenty-five thou- \ sand is not too many to begin with" \ says Surgeon General William C. f Gorgas. The basis of this estimate s is ten surgeons for every 1,000 men. i A committee of ten physicians has ? been appointed to study the plans iouowea in Hingiana ana r ranee, i under which the practice of doctors c who enter military or naval service x lis taken over in their absence by 1 physicians who remain in civil life and returned intact when the army and navy surgeons are mustered out of service. THE ROOK CLUB. ] l Miss Mary Perrin was charming s * ? it. i_J:__ 4 nostess to we youn^ muico xwutv i club yesterday aftrenoon at 6 o'clock at her home on South Main street, i NEW QUART-A-MONTH ACT EFFECTIVE NEXT THURSDAY Several Restrictions Made and Permits Must Be Secured From the Probate Judge Next Thursday the quart-a-month act becomes effective and the gallon-a-month law will then be a thing of the past The new act not only restricts orders to one quart but also provides that minors, students and women, who are not heads of families, shall prohibited from the operations of the law. It further restricts orders to thoiie who secure a permit from the Probate Judge after the proper affidavit has been made to the effect that it is for personal or family medicinal use In view of the fact that the act involves several new features of which the public may not be entirely familiar Judge Miller has issued the following statement: "On and after the 26th of April, between 10 A. M., and 3 P. M., permits for the purchase of wines or liquors, not to exceed one quart a month, will be issued by the Probate Judge. Where affidavits are made at this office a fee of ten cents will be charged. Where affidavit is made before another officer and tttailed to tfae Fro bate Judge, a lee >f twenty cents most accompany application. "In no case will a permit be famed if the affidavit is not made on the prescribed printed forms and if not plainly and completely filled >ut and properly signed. To show whether the applicant is male or female, one of the given names nust be signed in full. In no case :an we undertake to change your noney. Affidavit blanks will be furnished from this office." GOVERNOR OFFERS REWARD Makes Effort to Prevent Entice* ment of Labor From Farms. Governor Manning has offered a eward of $50 for the apprehension ind conviction of any labor agents vho are enticing negroes from this state to other states. The governor n his proclamation sets forth the .act tnat iaise promises nave oeen leld out to the negroes as to the vageB and other conditions in the tforth and other centers where iiey have been lured by false promises. The governor sent word to each >f the 45 sheriffs in the state of lis offering, of this reward and lrged them to lise every means to )ut a stop to the activities of lajor agents. In his communication to the sheriffs the ~ governor also asks hem to report any act at disloyilty to the United States or to the itate government. He stresses the 'act that this country is now at var with Germany and any eviiences of disloyalty should be jromptly attended to. )EATH OF MRS. WADE WILSON Friends extend sympathy to Mrs. larve Wilson, Mrs. Gussie Corley ind Mrs. S. A.'Allen in the death >f their sister-in-law, Mrs. Wade ft'ilson, who passed away in a hospi?1 Sunday morning in Jacksonville, rla., after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Ulen left Sunday night to join the >arty in Columbia and will go to Virginia, where Mrs. Wilson will be mried at her old home. Mrs. Wilon visited here several years ago, md her relatives and acquaintances n our city will be sorry to learn of ler death. GOING TO REUNION. Mr. Ed. Calhoun and Miss Eunice Calhoun left this week for Chester, +Vatt mill aHaiiJ fVi? reunion if the Confederate veterans. They rill be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sdwin Calhoun. Mr John Calhoun, f Georgia, will join them in Cheser and these two young boys expect o have a gay old time meeting their riends of long ago. A NEW MAN ON THE JOB. Mr. Callaham, is here from Honea Jath and has gone to work for the Abbeville Light and Power company, le is a man of experience, having tad a similar position at Honea Path. "PREPAREDNESS." Last Thursday was observed as 'Ppenarprfneas Hav" in the Abbeville chools. The price lists of all foods trere put on the boards and talks rare made by the teachers on the ood situation. Mr. Elliott, who poke in the court house in the mornng also made a talk at the High School. A United States flag, the gift of he local D. A. R.'s has been run up in the flag pole and the scholars yere instructed as to the proper saute Monday. TAKING A TRIP. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Evans leave this veek for Livingston in Orangeburg :ounty, where they will visit their lephew, young Archibald nutto, xor leveral days. They made the trip hrough the country in their car and rere accompanied as far as Johnton by Mrs. Sherard and Mrs. Sign. / : HOLLEMAN FREED BY FULL PARDOfi Absent Eight Year* Returned Volun tarily to Take His Punishment , Some Months Ago. Columbia, April 20.?J. Townei Holleman of Anderson was granted t full pardon, yesterday by Gov. Man ning for the purpose of restoring his citizenship. Holleman was serving i sentence of two years in the Stat< penitentiary, imposed by Judg< Hayne F. Rice, February 9, 1917, to lowing Holleman's plea of guilty iz the court of general sessions oJ Anderson county to the charge o: breach of trust with fraudulent in tent. I4T .^4 xL.x'T x uu uuu ueiuiAW u> nay uiut i ail sure Mr. Holleman had proved him self a useful and excellent citizen un til the time of hit unfortunate breach, and that if pardoned he wil again prove himself to be a useful and excellent citizen. I do hot wist to be understood as recommending pardon, but in no sense do I oppose Kurtz P. Smith, solicitor of the Tenth circuit, who was preesnt at the time of Holleman's pies of guilty has said that he "heartily. concurs it the petition for his pardon." More than 5,000 citizens of An derson and Pickens cuonties anc some from adjoining counties, signec the petitions urging the governor tc grant a full pardon. About eight years ago Hollemar used the funds of the Bank of Anderson, of which he was cashier, foi speculative purposes, intending, according to his statement, to replace the money. The amount grew toe large and he fled, explaining the mat ter by letter to the president of the bank. While he was a fugitive, he replaced part of the funds. During his exile, says Holleman in his signed .statement to the governor, "my conscience scourged me like the lash oi scorpions and I knew no peace, waking or sleeping. A last I found 1 could have no rest tOl I came bacli and publicly confessed my sin, and so voluntarily I came home and publicly entered plea of guilty to the charge of breach of trust" THE FIRST GRANDSON. j Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Nickles are proud in the possession of a ne* baby boy born to them two week* ago at their home in Columbia. Mrs Nickles is well known in Abbeville as Miss Mary Cox, one of the prettj daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J. C Cox. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Nickles came up from Columbia and spent Sunda; with Mr. and Mrs. Cox and the two grand parents talked over tnis, the first grandchild in either family. THE DOCTORS TALK. Dr. C. C. Gambrell is back from the meeting of the State Medical Association last week in Spartanburg. The meeting was a pleasanl and a profitable one, the doctor: listening with much pleasure to two talks by Dr. Yarros of Hull House, Chicago. FIRST REGIMENT TO BE ORDERED TO DUTY AT ONCE Columbia, April 21.?Orders received at Camp Moore today indicate that the companies will be ordered out by the end of the week to various parts of the state. The companies will be under the direction of Col. P. K. McCully. A lieutenant colonel has not yet been named. governor Manning, speamng at Lexington, replied to the war resolutions recently passed in that county, N. W. Daniel and W. Banks Dove were the other speakers. SAYS NO U-BOATS ON THIS SIDE YET Berlin, April 21.?An official announcement says: "The Reuter telegram regarding the attack by a German submarine on the American destroyer Smith can be described only as a frivilous means of attributing to Germany the opening of ViAfffilifioo Tn fonf nft aiiKmarina ia yet in the western half of tie a? lan tic." THE BRIDGE tLUB. Mrs. Lawrence Parker will not entertain the Bridge club Friday afternoon on account of sickness in the family IN ATLANTA. Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Pressly took one of their little girls over to Atlanta on last Saturday for medical attention. They have returned home and the baby is improving which will be a source of pleasure to every one. LOSES LOOSE CHANGE. The Sheriff's office received a long distance call Tuesday evening asking that officers be sent to Donalds at once to apprehend parties alleged to have broken into the house of Lafayette Morrison, who resides ncai uuci uu uxvuuaj auu uv have stolen the sum of seven hundred dollars which Mr. Morrison had in his house. Sheriff Burts left at once going through the country In his automobile. JAMES P. GORDON. I Mr. James P. Gordon, of the Donalds section of the county, died on last Wednesday afternoon, April A 1 Q VtnnW- fniliiwA \ v xo) vi ucaxv lauuic* Mr. Gordon was born and feared in the county, being closely related to Messrs. Samuel and Harvey Gorj don, who live on the Due West road. i He was a Confederate Veteran, hav- 1 . ing been a member of Company A. j First South Carolina Cavalry. t He . was a member of the Presby> terian church, holding his member\ ship at the Greenville church. { The funeral services were held t on Thursday and the burial was at 1 c Long Cane cemetery. Mr. Gordon i F is survived by. his sons, J. Newton j . and Samuel Gordon, prosperous framers of this county, and Jesse 1 x Grdon, who resides in the State of . Pennsylvania, and by one daughter^ ; Mrs. J. B as kin Winn of Donalds, S. i i C. His wife pre-deceased him by 1 I many years, as did his oldest daug- ' I ter, who was the first wife of Mr. . Winn. 1 m i f ./ 1 s SOME INTERESTING ' AND VERY OLD PAPERS , ! 1 Mr. John D. Cade was in the city j [ Saturday and showed us some inter- ' eating old papers. In the settlement of their father's estate the Cade's 1 j have found papers of much histonI cal interest ana value. , Of especial interest, particularly to the people of Elbert, Wilkes ana , Lincolnton counties, Georgia, is the old muster roll of the Delli-Rangers, ! of which company Drury B. Cade . Was captain. This company was ac, cepted into the service of the ConJ federate states for the duration of the war, on August 1st, 1861, and J was stationed at "Camp Walker near s Manassas," and they formed a part , of the 16th Regiment of Georgia [ volunteers They were equipped with 71 Springfield muskets, 71 knapr sacks, 71 haversacks, 71 canteens, , ; 13 tents, 2 axes, 2 spades and cookr ing utensils complete. The oldest men in the company , { were Isaac A. McLendon, 2nd Lieutenant, and private James H. Willis, [ both of whom -were forty-two years, while the youngfest man was L. W. D. Quinn, a planter, who was sixteen. Capt Cade was twenty-three. Most of the men averaged five feet eight and nine inches, though there 5 were three men in the company who r ran up to six feet two. The ma5 jority gave their occupation as planters, th6ugh there was one teach! er, one printer and two tailors. The r flag of th6 Delli Rangers was a beau tiful blue silk affair with a white star in the center with thirty three ! stars circling it and the name of r the company on a red scroll below. 1 The Rangers must have presented ! a fine appearance on march with so handsome a flag floating over them. Another interesting paper found ia o /^t>otrnn*? /\^ fli a if amao ao a uianiug vi uuc maomc vx iuoiiao~ sas. It is most instructive and to a i person who has heard the story told [ by an old soldier, the turnpike to . Centerville, the stone bridge, the ; position of the sharpshooters to j check up Sherman's advance, the , house where the old woman was t killed by the cannon ball, all have a familiar sound. The papers should be framed anji ] preserved. They give a valuable'bit ] . of the history of the South. a iana grant irom wm. jjowers to Drury Cade bears the date Aug. ' 30th, 1785, and gives the informa: tion that it is just after the battle 1 of Kettle Creek. 1 People had plenty of titles in those 1 days ior one paper bears the title, : "To the Hon. George Matthews, Es1 quire, Captain General, Governor Commander-in-chief and over the : said state." ' 70 VOLUNTEERS EXPECTED FROM ABBEVILLE COUNTY Army Recruiting Stations, April 24, 1917. Savannah, Ga. 35 Barnard St. Charleston, S. C., 199 Meeting St. Spartanburg, S. S., 148% Morgan j Square. Columbia, S. C., 1522 Main st. Florence, S. C., Pose Office Build- ing. Greenville, S. C., 118% South c Main St. e The regular army must be increas- c ed to full war strength immediately. c Thirty days has been decided to ^ be sufficient to accomplish this in- f crease. p Te total number your county is s expected to furnish on this call is 70 { men. t To secure this number in the 30 days period will require cooperation of patriotic citizens. Therefore, * this letter is being sent and I appeal to you to put your shoulder to the wheel. fc To be effective our patriotism t must be practical. ( Your Postmaster is a recruiting a agent. 1; a I/fCITIV/* A PTW i_ T IJ1 1 111U A 1 Ji I A. C Mrs. M. T. Coleman, Misses La- I vinia and Eugenia Coleman, Mr. P Furman Longshore, Mr. Scoggins and e Mr. Smathers of Greenwood, went F down to Styx Sunday and spent the aay with friends in camp They report the soldiers in good spirits and ready for any fray. VISITING HER BROTHER. \ Mrs. J. W. Stull and three bright \ and ^attractive children, of Lignite, p w. va., are in tne city on a visit to c Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Aiken. I MEMBERS AGAINST CONSCRIPTION PLAN - :-issSm Expected That Fire of S?ren Sooth : Carolina Representatives Will Oppose BUL Washington, April 21.?Five of v|| the seven members of the SonOL Carolina delegation in the hou**? is understood, will not support tiM military bill with the conscription , feature unless amended. Tbef*'\#W;\:;"3 Byrnes, Whaley, Dominick, Nic'hOlM ^ and Stevenson. The two who /frill likely vote for it are Levar and &?? >1 dale. In making his position clear today " 1 Mr. Byrnes was very emphatic. "I . do not think it wold be wise at all," [ lie said, "in a district like mine, and many others in the South, to pass a ' general conscription bill of the kind .1 now under consideration. It is not necessary for me to go into particu- J lars, hat I feel certain the people in ' my district will understand why tinless there is some restriction or soma J i amendment which would v permit of a proportionate number of whites and negroes that it would not do to pais the bill. "Exactly how this is to be determined I do not know unless possibly one of the amendments providing for me organization oy tne war depart- ?' (| ment of "home guards" to be coat- % posed of men who are too old -nr ^ otherwise disqualified for service la the field, bnt who would be dUUi * ;ij for duty at home, is passed. Withe at something of the kind, I am agafawt ' - 4 it" | GOVERNMENT PLANS ' 'M FOR FIXING PRICES j| Houston Outline* Needs of Moment ' ] in Meeting Pressing Food ProbUm. ;,j Washington, April 21.?The gov- "v l 2rnmtent'8 programme for food control during the war was put before 4 eongres today by Secretary Houstoi 'i in a communication v to the senate asking power for the department | agriculture to take direct supervision sf food production and .distributibil -m in the United States and requesting ' a $25,000,000 appropriation for put? <1 ! ;?./? i--*? v killK buc JIUIU uiw vpciauuii. Authority was asked for thecoun- A :il of national defense in an eiper- I ?ency to buy and sell foodstuffs arid to fix maximum or minimum priced v As outlined to the senate the go*-" 't ernment's plan is, first to make ? < complete survey of the country** food supply to determine its ownership and distribution. Then, if necessary, to license and control the '. . i; operations of all concerns engaged ^ in the manufacture of food or feed, ' < agricultural implements and all ma- ') terials required for agricultural pur- ? poses. Anthority is sought for tlM igricultural department to take over . 3 find operate theconcerns if it ap> :j pears that course is demanded by toe i public interest. Giving the government power to ieal directlyy in foodstuffs probably 1 would make its application unneceslary, Secretary Houston declared, is its very existence would tend to ceep conditions normal. He propos>d that the government should lucre full discretion, saying it might be vise, if an emergency arose, to. fix " r >rices on a single commodity. Market grades and classes for u 'arm products, Secretary Houston ; J laid, are one of the chief needs of ; ' 7 he country to insure proper condiions in producing and marketing x ; aiui UiVUUVM. Authority also was asked for the lepartment to require of transportaaon companies preference for the Movement of farm machinery, seeds <1 fertilizers and materials tat enter :: nto the proceses of food production. Enlargement of the market news ervice of the department was ree mmended as a means of insurinf iquitable distribution to prevent unlue food sohrtage in any consuming enter and to provide against waste 3S lue to temporary oversupplies of ood in some communities. The detriment wishes to allow the market ervice division to assist in the rout ng or iooaacuii8 to relieve conges- < ion on transportation lines. .reenwood talent coming. The play "Mr. Bob," which is leing staged in Gerenwood by local alent for the benefit of the Red Jross, will come to Abbeville soon ,nd play here for the Red Cross adies. There are seven in the cast nd the lines are attractive and right The company is being coached by drs. Rosenberg, who charmed the teople of Abbeville when she appeard here in "Seven Keys to Bald>ate." 1 a may day party. The ladies of the Associate Re- ' | PvoaKtH-fiwat* ?? A i VUWJ wVilUli VUUIV^U OIC CUT" ., ;i anging for a May Day Party, to be ;iven at Klugh's park on May 1st rhere will be several pretty May >ole dances and many pleasant ways >f entertainment for children. A small admission Will be charged. J