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& k -i'ii-.i-y-i 1 i ' ''' > ' ' ' " r^fm ) . , . -w-m ' ' i ' Abbeville Press and Banneti ' . ' ' ^ Established 1844 $1.50 the Year ' ABBEVILLE, S. C., Wednesday, May 2, 1917. Single Copies, Five Cents 76th Year Q j SELECTIVE DRAFT ' MEASURE PASSES1 > ' \ Both Branches of Congress By Big ? ???? e u: r?:r: majoriiy~i3Buic mium vuference*. Washington, April 28.?By an overwhelming majority both the senate and house passed late tonight the administration bill to raise a war army by selective draft. The final roll calls brought into line behind . the bill many senators and representatives who had fought for the volunteer system until routed by the T decisive defeat of volunteer amend- j ments earlier in the day in both j houses. { The senate, which had voted down 1 the volunteer plan, 69 to 18, passed the bill by a vote of 81 to 8. In the ' house the vote against the volunteer plan was 313 to 109 and that by which the bill itself passed was 397 ] to 24. " As passed by the senate the measurue provides for the draft of men between the ages of 21 and 27 years, while in the house measure the age j limits are fixed at 21 and 40. This j and lesser discrepancies will be i i. t i_ ; uircsueu uui> in tuuicicutc ccuijr next week, so that the bill may be in the hands of the president as quickly as possible. The war department already has completed plans for carrying it into effect. Senators who voted against the bill are: Democrats: Gore, Hardwick, Kirby, Thomas and Trammell. Republicans: Borah, Gronna, and La Pollette. Total 8. Senator Vardaman, of Mississippi, (Democrat) was excused from voting at his own request He did not give a reason. The representatives who voted in the negative were: Republicans: Bocon, Hayes, King, La Follette, Lundeen of Minnesota; Mason, Nolan, Powers. Democrats: Burnett, Church Clark of Florida; Claypool, Crosser, Dill, Dominick, Gordon, Hillyard, Huddleston, Keating, Sears, Sher- ? ? t>? wooa, oisson. rruiuuiuumsi,. ivon- t dall. Socialist: London. The senate approved an amend, ment by Senator Stone .which would definitely confine the operation of the draft to the period of the existing emergency and another by Senator New providing that notwithstanding exemptions each State must furnish its quota in proportion to its population. Chairman Chamberlain accepted another amendment authorizing the president to " raise by voluntary enlistment or draft, such "special and technical troops" as he deems necessary. Mr. Chamberlain said this would apply particularly to railroad aid other x workers of this character. Both senate and house adopted amendments just before the final roll calls which would greatly increase the pay of enlisted men during the war. The house provision would make their pay $30 a month, and that approved by the senate would fix it at $29 a month. The present i f pay is $15. < In the house at the last moment t Chairman Fitzgerald of the appropriations committee objected vigor- s ously to the appropriation of $3,- l 000,000,000 carried in the bill for the expense of the new army, and f the section finally was eliminated, c Mr. Fitzgerald declared that to 1 place this vast sum in the hands of < the secretary of war would make of \ congress a "mere automaton" and y promised that if the section were voted down the committee would 1 provide funds promptly in a separ- i ate measure. < < Among the amendments adopted i in the senate was one which would ( permit Col. Roosevelt to recruit a ? ' * -- * f _ T71 volunteer iorce ior service in r ranee t A similar proposal had been Rejected by che house. Speaker Clark, Demo- 1 cratic Leader Kitchin and Chairman Dent of the military committee, who had favored the volunteer system, all voted for the draft bill on the < final roll call. Republican Leader i Mann aso was recorded in the af- ( firmative as was Miss Rankin, who s previously had voted with the vol- i unteer advocates. } A MERITED PROMOTION. ! Giles McLane, the oldest son of ] Mr. and Mrs. Foster McLane, has 1 been promoted from the express of- ? fice at Abbeville to the run on the < Seaboard from Atlanta to Monroe, i as express messenger. This position ( gives him an excellent salary and a > dav or two in each week at home. 1 Giles is a young man who fulfills < well his part in life and makes < friends wherever he goes. Everyone s wishes him success in his new position. . 1 His position in Abbeville has been 1 taken by Gilliam McLane. ] BENEFIT THEATRICAL. 1 5 Under the auspices of Unit No. 1, 1 ?i - -i? i :n a benent meatncai win uc given Thursday, May 3rd, for benefit of the Red Cross. . The cast is composed of Green? wood talent and is under the direc- J tion of Mrs. Sam Rosenberg. The entire proceeds will be used i for Red Cross work. Tickets are on sale at McMuray's < Drug Store. 1 - 3IL TANK STEAMER f" SUNK ON SATURDAY ? BY GERMAN U-BOAT ./ Chief Mate and 17 Men Landed? Boat Containing Captain and Remainder of Crew MiaBtng. London, April 30.?The American >il steamer Vacuum was sunk Saturiay by a German submarine while p ;n route to the United States. The ^ :hief mate and 17 men, including ail ;hree American naval gunners have ^ jeen landed. A boat containing the 'antflin nnH n>mAind?r of thp. crew. O. i naval lieutenant and nine naval runners are misBing. Lc Carried 15 Americans. New York, April 30?The Vacuum it} vas commanded by Capt. S. S. Harris, of New York, and left here on tfarch 30th for Birkenhead, Eng- aJ] and. The vessel carried a crew of . 54, including 15 Americans. Sl( FOOD CAMPAIGN IS ^ PROGRESSING WELL Letter* Indicate the Thoroughness of Work Being Done in the (J[| Various Counties. ? ?.? fa Columbia, April 30.?The very do nany letters that reach prepareaiess headquarters show the thorough pe )i<jparedness of tne organization in _ ;he various counties and what satis- ^ factory work is bein? done. A typi- be :al letter, which indicates the prac- T deal results, has just been received "0 :rom Mr. W. A. Stuckey, chairman ffi, >f the preparedness committee for jee county, in which he writes: pl< "On Monday and Tuesday previous ? a our county meeting several auto- ot nobiles made a personal and almoBt louse to bouse canvass of Lee couu7 and distributed the enclosed cir- th< :ulars, taking time to explain to the farmers in detail. In consequence of w his action the court house was un- 0-p ible to accommodate the crowd. ? "A committee for each township of las been appointed and three townthip meetings have been held and ;hree more are scheduled for this gg; veek. Lee county has been thor>ughly canvassed on the food propo- pr [ition.. and literature widely and ve iboundantly distributed. "The negroes constitute twohirds of the inhabitants of Lee t> :ounty, and we are receiving a ready esponse and active co-operation Pj from them. We expect to have some;hing like 700 or 800 negroes in a ne neeting tomorrow night. "This ca.nvass on the food ques;ion will have material results, es- 0f jecially in the truck line. Any suggestion that your commission may an lave to offer will be gladly received" ? In connection with this letter, Mr. btuckey has sent headquarters 1 a III :opy of striking circulars that have 1AJ )?en distributed in that county. One VI >f them is most interesting for the iractical suggestions that it throws )ut, and reads as follows: "Farmers! Prepare to Meet a [leal Crisis! You are urged to plant it once one-half acre Early Dent ;orn; fertilize well. You are also jarnestly urged to increase your icreage of field corn at least one stl icre to the plow. Not less than one >r two acres of velvet beans should >e planted in com to the plow. "Early maturing 'sweet potatoes ihould be planted at once. Plants nay be shipped in for this purpose. j0j "Garden corn should be planted in gardens as well as all kinds of gar len vegetables. iSix weeks' snap jeans should be planted at once, Juick maturing peas of the speckled e(j variety should be planted at once, vhere this has not been done already "Every man, woman and child has lis or her part in this fight! Make 801 ill food crops you can. Save every ?? :rumb of food. The United States s in war. The food reserves are now Ma ilarmingly low. We must produce, >ave and feed ourselves, or go hun- ?o fry. What will you do? ^ rHE COLONELS AND nrnr vn iiri d r? a nnrwc fin 1HC.IIV TTAR UAIU/?ill<> "v * ser Last Thursday afternoon we passid down the Greenville street anlex and were inspired by the sight ? ' )f Col. W. W. Bradley in shirt ileeves and bare headed working lis crop of Irish potatoes. He irI landles a hoe just as though he hoed un< >n Long Cane Creek, but there was P?' 10 sign of lively pleasure on his Df "ace. Further down the street Col. A wrri 4- />Aof AV Ortl _ Hwl UCIUCIW AUCUy VT1VUVUU VV?V vr* vw. ar, was engaged in a hand to hand cai struggle with a hundred regiments )f frisky potato bugs. The next we ifternoon we helped Col. W. P. ?ai areene set out two dozen acme to- *0E nato plants. The colonel carried ;he water to the garden in a big :hurn and poured it on each plant >ut of a big tin can, which was a fai sight that arrested all passers by. opi It would have taken a brave man Th Lo pass any of the three and give a for lurrah for the Kaiser. tro Col. Kerr has the right idea when a i le says that any man who declares tat le likes to work a garden is a liar nei ind that for his part, he has joined Wa lio otonrafinn sntmri put NOTICE OF D. A. R. MEETING. fro Andrew Hamilton Chapter D. A. tyi R. will meet Wednesday afternoon, gai May 2, 1917, in the chapter room at live o'clock. coi At this meeting officers will be sm sleeted for the ensuing year and a an full att^nd^c^s ed JG NOW IN S FOR GREAT VAL MEETINGI '.VERYTHIh READINES, ORR REV1 t The following churches c svival under the leadersh d Prof. W. P; Armstroi iv. H. Waddell Pratt, Pa rope, Pastor; Methodist >ng Cane Presbyterian cl 3Sociate Reformed churcl r Episcopal church, Rev. A hearty invitation is e3 [ denominations and it is le will come and hear the e meeting. The Blairsville Courier i 3tory have its people be ring the progress of the ct that Dr. Orr is not at es not attempt to sweep als made a most powert >on saint and sinner, and tter town than it was th urnal says: "After thr< at and snrronnding spac< s eager to hear the last >irit through the mouth e greatest preacher who e largest congregations ' >rd of God in the city, alteration of the Christian denominational affiliatio These meetings will be ating from 1200 to 1500 ovided for about 1200 pe announced next week. Union Prayer meeting ol iptist church Wednesday ? !! 1 1 *ayer Meetings win De j xt Friday evening at 8:.' iek. Everyone is urged 1 the people. Yon can't inouncement of the placei 'ANT ID ON rn FRO it? Department Withholds portent Passage* in Joffre* Statement. Washington, April 29.?Ma: ffre told the people of Americ 7 through the Washington nev correspondents who called i a, that France cherished the ent hope that the flag of the 1 States soon will be flying on irtle lies. Victories sure to be won by diers of the two republics, re fighting shoulder to shoi liberty, declared the hero oi .rne, will "hasten the end of r and tighten the links of 8 n and esteem which have ited France and the Ui ites." rhe marshal, replying to ( ns, said he deemed it advisab id one American unit at a tir ance rather than to wait for nplete equipment of a big a :ause of transportation probl said, too, that he did not t icrxuauo uv n nivu vuv ** ny should be withdrawn to ? der the American flag, ex jsibly a few specialists who n useful in developing the trai the new American force. He irty tribute to the valor of Ai is now fighting' in France. American officers, he beli< re fully competent to train Ai 1 men, and he gave it as his < i that an American army w relop rapidly. Waart French Uniform. Al door at the end of the i thest from the correspond sned and the marshal walke< a nrnaviner Ilia c xamvuo tt vma * *?> in?blue jacket, brilliant users and leather puttees? josition at the head of the coi tie, while his callers cr<H irer and began to file by. T s a clasping of hands and in le of those correspondents >ke French a word or two feting. Then the marshal >m the pocket of his jacket >ewritten sheets of paper and i to read in French. When the marshal concluded, respondents applauded and iled. Then a military aide English version which he exp was hurried made and imper >f Abbeville have joined in a Uni< ip of W. W. Orr, D. D., Evangelis lg, Singer: Presbyterian chnrc stor; Baptist church, Rev. Geo. T church, Rev. J. L. Daniel, Pasto hurch, Rev. H. D. Oorbett, Pasto 1, Rev. M. R. Plaxco, Pastor; Tri Ambler M. Blackford, Rector, [tended to neighboring churches < i exDected that the whole countr A t i noted Evangelist and co-operate 3ays: ''Never before in the town en so wrought up and stirred j *se meetings. And, in spite of t] all sensational in his methods ai his auditors off their feet, his a ul impression upon young and ol as a result Blairsville is by far ree weeks ago." The Spartanbui >e services each day, at which t] 3 on the lot were covered with pe messages from Jesus by the Ho of the evangelist, Dr. W. W. Oi ever preached in Spartanburg that ever came together to hear tl j the reward of the harmonious c l people of the people, irrespectr ns.,, i held under a big gospel tei people. Comfortable seats will 1 ople. The locations of the tent w F all the churches will be held in ti ' evening at 8:30 o'clock. Cottaj leld simultaneously all over tov 30 o'clock. Over 300 attended la ;o go to these meetings in the hom afford to miss them. Look for t 3 and GO! ~AWES OF MICA NT HONORWASHINGTO Im- Pledga Hi?bmItm To Fight Au i cracy as Washington Would Hat* Dob*. rshal Mount Vernon, April 29.?T a to- flags of Great Britain, France a repa- the United States floated proudly ' upon gether over the Tomb of Geoi con- Washington. Beneath them spok Unit- men of the three great democraci i her paid homage to America's soldi and statesman, and pledged the the selves, each to the other in t once name of the dead, to prosecute t llder Present mighty struggle against s I the tocracy on the lines tie himself h |-he followed in bringing America in iffec- bein?ever Eminent Gathering. lited in groups of twos and threes, i eminent gathering, including t iues- members of the French and Briti le to war commissions, the presiden ae to cabinet and members of congress h the strolled up through the slopi rmy, grounds from the river bank un ems. perhaps half a hundred people sto hiflk with bare heads in a semi-circle I ench fore the tomb. The day. which h lerve been heavy and threatening as t cept, party approached on the Mayflow< light suddenly burst into sunlight whi mng played through the trees on the ui paid forms and faces of those assemble neri- - Address by Viviani. Without formality, Secretary Da jved, ieis motioned to M. Viviani, min: neri- ter of justice, and former premi >pin- of France, who advanced slowly in ould the center. Before the tomb of Was ington, whose efforts towards liber his own ancestors had had glorious oom aided, M. Viviani delivered an a lents dress in which the whole force 1 jn# his emotional power, deedened 1 uni- the significance of the occasio recj fought for expression. took The spectators, though most mcil them could not understand Frenc vded c&ught the suppressed feeling ai here ^re the orator and followed 1 the w?rds spellbound as they quickem who under the thrill of his imaginatio of Apart from his voice, not a soui took could be heard. I VISITING IN HARTSVILLE. the Miss Lavinia Coleman left Tuc I he day for Hartsville, where she w read visit Miss Eunice Chamers. Mi lain- Coleman will be away about t\ feet, weeks. BATTLE OF ARRAS IS RAGING WITH ISSUE YET IN BALANCE /** Tens of Thousand* of German ReS serves Have Been Hurled Agains Allied Lines. The batle of Arras still rages with )n the issue in doubt. For six days tor, rents of blood have flowed and the armies of Great Britain and GerJj many still struggle for master in a ' conflict which baffles Superlatives. V. Tens of thousands of Gerinan re. serves have heen hurled in -* vain r > against the British, who foot by foot continue to advance. Artillery flght' irig south of St Quentin in which H- the French poured destructive fire on German defenses is announced. However momentous the results of of the bloody struggle they are insufficient to hold the attention of y- the German people who are facing a :n tgreat strike that may shake the foundations of the entire country. On the eve of May Day a majority , of the Socialists are supporting the 8 government's efforts to cajole and as frighten the workers from striking. Even the radical minority seemed lie frightened at the possible results ol the agitation they have fostered. n_ MR. ANDERSON STEERED ^ ORGANIZATION SUCCESSFULLY n Retiring President of Water and Light Association Highly Cg Commended. Mr. E. M. Anderson, retiring preai0 dent of the Tri-State Water and Light Association of the Carolinae ly and Georgia, has received a letter from the organization's secretary, r> Mr. W. F. Stieglitz, of Columbia, to highly commending him upon hi* , record, as president Mr. Anderson ae has been active .in the formation ol q. the association, and daring his administration did much to. carry the (re work to success. The letter: Mr. E. M. Anderson, ?+ Abbeville, S. C. L ' Dear Sir:?The 1917 convention be of the Tri-State Water and Light mi Association of the Carolinas anc Georgia was the most fruitful anc beneficial in the history of the or, ganization. The papers presented he the discussions, the interest display ~e ed and the enthusiasm of the mem = bers'were marked, and, that *lont Txi with the splendid treatment accord^ ed the convention by the good pdo St pie of Macon gave us the great pa meeting we enjoyed. Your activity and deep interest in'the work of th< lie association in your official capacity as president contributed in no smal degree to the success of the meet ? ing. You have been one of oui most helpful, energetic member) ever since the organization starte< on its mission and I for one sincere ly hope you will continue to lenc your aid in all the work of tho as Nsociation. Personally I thank yoi very much for your cooperation ant assistance in my work as secretary treasurer and assure you > of mj gratitude. You may expect me t< consult you from time to time. . With best regards, I am, Very truly, W. F. Stieglitz, Sec-Treas. FIRST REGIMENT HEADQUARTERS TO BE he AT STATE FAIR GROUNDS nd to- New Location Much Easier of Ac ge cess Than Camp Moore Out at es- Styx. ies ier The State Fair grounds, situated about one mile from Columbia, will he become the headquarters for the he First regiment It is announced thai iu- units of the regiment kept in reserve LOAfl a* mni*a rnoriiifo * ** UCI C axiu Uic AVV vi 4UVAV J. WA Mtvt, ito will be transferred to the new location on Friday of this week. This action follows frequent conRn ferences between Col. P. K. McCully jje Jr., the regimental commander, and sh city and state officials. Col. McCully t?8 made a personal inspection of the a(j site and wired the department of the n? east that he considered it preferable to the ground at Styx. The matter ocj was left largely to the judgment of )e_ the commander, and on bis rceoma(j mendation the transfer will be made he The chief reasons which prompt er the choice of the Columbia site are ch its availability for quick distribution of the troops and the readiness with which supplies and munitions may be brought to and removed from the n_ camp. [g_ The city authorities have a force oj. of men at work extending all water to mains to the fair grounds. A splenic did supply of water for all purposes ^ will be provided free by the city. It jy is thought likely also that the city will furnish free lights to the men 0f stationed at the fair grounds, by Columbia will likely do much to ? relieve the tedium of camp life for the soldiers. Distribution of cigaretts 0f and other comforts for the men is jj being discussed here.?The State. id ??? Lis PROMOTING THE BOYS. ed News has been received in Abbeld ville of the promotion of Gottlob ? - ' -i 1 tt? TV iNeutter to 1st sergeant ana v*. u. Wilkinson, 3rd Sergeant, of the Anderson Machine Gun Company. These boys enlisted for service on !S- the Border and have lisen steadily ill since. iss Abbeville friends are glad of any ?o promotion that comes to them and is proud of her two soldier boys. SAYS U-BOATS SUNK 1,600,000 IONS | Saya English Merchant Fleet Can't Cm. 1 1LM L * _ ^4 'jB jiana muwa liuuyoi ai * koioui Rate. Amsterdam, April N29.;?(Via Loudon) In the first two months of un- - ,M restricted sumarine warfare shipping: 3 to the amount of more than 1,600,000 tons was sunk was sank by the J Germans, Dr. Karl Helfferich, Ger- & man secretary of the interior, told VJ the Reichstag main committee yea- . ^ terday. Asserting that the submar rine campaign was proving a great 1 success, he continued: "The first month's results excelled ^ the best previous results by 25 per cent, the second month's by 50 per ) cent Exact figures cannot be given, ^ but in the first two months the ' ' freight tonnage sunk exceeded ly 1 600,000, of which more than 1,000*- |j i 000 was British. Perception of eco- J nomic conditions in England is mad* { i difficult by the fact that the British VJ Government, since the beginning of unrestricted submarine warfare, baa ^ decided on far reaching' statistic!! concealment. England could no Ion- r ger afford the publicity of the eaiv ' } lier period of the war. * 1 "From our figures one may estimate the total tonnage still available i for British trade at 7,000,000 to 24*000,000. It is clear the British chant fleet cannot long bear sinkfaaps ; ' 1 at the present rate. Adequate i stitutions by new constructive 4W. impossible, as the British increase in 5 , ships in 1916 notwithstanding esery , effort, was not sufficient even to re- ' i place the normal diminution of i peace time." Says Plan WU1 Fafl.. "The British attempts to reemploy ; . 1 on a great scale neutral tonnage wifi fail, as it is in the interest of nue- ,? trals to preserve their fleets for tha time when peace comes again. Sopposing that England was deprived of [ about half of neutral ship traffic by j the beginning of the unreftrictod , submarine warfare we arrive at the 1 result that arrivals at and sailing! ' from English ports as regards ton nage must hav6 diminished in the first months of the U-boat war by one-quarter to one-third. The figuree of the traffic since the beginning of;.. * the U-boat war represent 40 per- ' cent less than the average sailinya ' and arrivals at English porta m times of peace. This effect is pro-: gressively increasing. "Lloyd George justly recognized that the question of ships will be decisive for the future of Britkh. world power and the issue of the war. America's Wooden Fleet. "The wooden ships which the United States intends to build to save Great Britain will, in all probability, only come into use when they have s nothing: more to save. * * * Great' Britain's attempt to alleviate her . difficulties by drastic restrictions in importations of the less essential commodities is doomed to failure because of her total imports in 1916 of 42,000,000 tons, 31,000,000 tons consisted of foodstuffs, luxuries, wood and iron and among the rert Mnnvr fVivtrM in/)icmonaoK1o til VYCIC UlOllJ MUU50 war times." < Dr. Helfferich then concluded. Short But Secur*. "We in Germany have been kept short, but we stand secure. The war of starvation is turned against its originators. The American apostles ? I of humanity who are trying to drive ' 1 our neutral neighbors to war against us with threats of death will not ' > turn the scales of fate. "Realizing her position, Great 1 Britain is seeking a decision on land* - driving hundreds of thousands of her sons to death and ruin. The belief that she could comfortably wait ' until hunger had conquered us and until her great brother beyond the water ' amp to her rescue has di* 1 appeared. If we remain true to 1 ourselves, keep calm, maintain our 1 nerve and keep our own house in order by maintaining internal unity we have won the war." THE LIGHTNING BOMB. Dr. S. G. Thomson's house was struck by lightning Sunday evening while the family were at church. Upon their arrival home they found the cupola badly damaged, window 1?j ?J panes craciteu aim sumgica wiu uu? Russell was very much alarmed at first, for he thought the Germans were here and had dropped a bomb on his house. HOLDING A MEETING. Dr. G. W. Swope left Monday morning for Sumter, where he is conducting a series of meetings and will be away a week. Dr. P. N. K. Bailey of the B. M. I. of Greenwood, will fill the Baptist pulpit next Sunday. WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST. The weekly weather forecast, issued by the United States Weather Bureau, Washington, for the week beginning Sunday follows: For South Atlantic and East Gulf States: Probably showers first half of the week, latter half fair. Cooler first part of the week, temperature below seasonal normal thereafter. i I ' ' . y-- ..