University of South Carolina Libraries
^ ' Jll Abbeville Press and Banner] m Established 1844 $1.50 the Year ABBEVILLE, S. C., Wednesday, June 6, 1917. Single Copies, Five Cents 76th Year || RUSSIA SUFFERS INFERNAL STRIFE Fighting Against French Net Crown Prince's Army Some Slight Gains. The taking over of the government of the great fortress of Kronstadt by the local council of workmen's and soldiers' delegates and strike outbreaks in many of the large munition factories of Petrograd indicate that the new provisional g overnment of Russia is meeting with increased internal opposition. Kronstadt, twenty miles west of Petrograd, is the main fortress guard ing the Russian capital and is the main port of entry to the capital from the Baltic Sea. The workmen's and soldiers' delegates there not only have taken charge of the town, but have declared that they do not recognize the provisional ^govern i. mi.. -1 .J 4.1^4. menu xiie council uunuuiiceu tuau all relations between Kronstadt and Petrograd hereafter will be carried out only through the Petrograd branch of the workmen's and soldiers' delegates, which recently caused the overthrow of several members of the Russian cabinet. More than 120 of the largest factories in Petrograd are threatened with a complete tie-up because of strike demands made by workmen. Several factories already have been tied up by strikes and a conciliation board is endeavoring to bring about an agreement between the workmen and their employes. Continuing his isolated attacks against the French lines, the German crown prince on Friday threw his troops forward north of Moulin de Laffaux, where the battlefront bends northeast of Soissons, and against the battle scarred positions on Hill 304, on the Verdun front. Checked Thursday in his attempt to hold positions won on Mont Haul in Champagne, the crown prince had better success in his efforts to retake the French line near Moulin de Laffaux. The Germans gained a foothold in some advanced trenches and, while counter-attacks by the French troops forced them to retire irom most of the elements taken, they still maintain tenure of a portion of them. French artillery fire sufficed to check the German efforts against Hill 304, the Germans suffering heavy losses. There has been increased artillery firing, in the Ypres sector in Belgium Both London and Berlin comment in their communications on the activity of the heavy guns in that region. The inactivity in infantry fighting on the Arras portion of the front during the last several weeks is shown by the report of British captures during May. These amounted to 3,41 _ Germans and only one large German gun. In April the British x i- ii t r\ aaa ??: i tuutt. mure uiaii pxi^uueis aim _57 large guns and howitzerg. YOUNG MEXICANS LEAVING THE U. S. Laredo, Texas, June 4.?More than 300 Mexicans, mostly young men, were waiting here when the Mexican consulate opened today to get passports to enter their native country. It is reported they are leaving the United States because of the impression they are subject to draft. THE STUDY CLUB. The Study Club will resume its regular meetings at the home of Mrs G. A. Neuffer next Tuesday morning. BELLEVUE ON HAND. All the good friends from Bellevue came to town last Friday to take in the Orr meeting. As a community Bellevue has more good citizens and good livers than any place we know. We are always glad to see them in town. PROF. RISER HERE IN JULY. Prof. Riser, the new Superinten dent of the city schools will arrive in Abbeville about July 10th. to begin his work for the fall session of; the schools. The people of the city i will have a chance to meet him and to get acquainted with him and Mrs. i Riser before the actual work begins.1 ONLY" SIXTEEN ARMY CAMPS; THIS STATE WILL GET ONE War Departknent Cuts Number of Cantonments in Two?Act of Economy. Washington, June 1.?Important revisions in the plan for training the war army have been made by the | War Department, which announced I today that the half million to be called to the colors in September will be concentrated in sixteen cantonments instead of thirty-two, and that many of the forces probably would be put into tents instead of wooden barracks. Lack of funds, material, labor and transportation facilities. Secretary Baker said, were determining influences in the decision to reduce the t number of cantonments. The larger j number would have made a much greater demand on the overtaxed re' sources at the department's command. Four Sites Chosen. Although the change will upset all the tentative plans for camp locations it is not expected to delay the mobilization of the draft army. Four of the sixteen cantonment sites under the new plan already have been selected. The four sites selected are at Atlanta, American Lake, Wash., Ayre, Mass., and Wrightown, N. J. Secretary Baker intimated the build ing would proceed as rapidly as possible. A more plentiful supply of canvas than expected made it possible to put some of the troops under tents. Most of the tents used probably will be placed at Southern camps. In making the announcement Secretary Baker said also that forces in excess of those which could be cared for in the sixteen cantonments would be placed under canvas. This was taken as referring to National Guard divisions. Sixteen Guard Divisions. There is no indication of an intention to alter the plan for formation of sixteen divisions of the guard. The question of filling these up to war strength probably will not be settled until selection of men for military service in the draft army begins. It is possible that it will be found better at that time if the State forces have not hp.en rerriiiteH tn full strength, to consolidate into a small number of divisions, but under the law either the regulars or guards can be filled up with men from the selected lists. Meantime the National Guard nuits of the Eastern portion of the country will be drafted into the federal armies on July 15. Undoubtedly they will be put under canvas as rapidly as divisional mobilization is ordered and the plan of training virtually all guard divisions in the Southern section of the country will be adhered to. The guard already has a considerable supply of tenage and the machinery of the Council of National Defense is at work endeavoring to secure enough for all forces with little delay. All of the guard units will have i been drafted into service by August | 5. That does not mean, however, that all will have been ordered to divisional training camps at that time, Presumably the best equipped and , recruited forces will be made ready | first for duty abroad. More than 60,-1 000 guardsmen are engaged in police , work guarding bridges, factories and | other structures and that work will I jhave to be kept up The task of building a cantonment i I is a big one. Miles of roads, water,, | sewer and light construction must be J put in. More than 2,000 buildings. ; must be erected in each camp and railway connections must be estab-1 lished. To begin the simultaneous construction of thirty-two such cities, officials feel would have been more than the resources of the de-1 partment or of the country could j have borne without seriously inter- ! rupting the ordinary course of com-, mercial life. Augusta, June 1.?Gen. Wood, in an interview here tonight, said he has received no orders to alter ori-, final rtlans for armv cantonments, ! and that if the number has been rej duced, he is of the opinion that it is only a temporary arrangement, and that all places in the department designated for army camps will ultimately get them. Atlanta, Macon J and Columbia to get their camps at once. | Buy a Lil ENLIST YC v s GERMANY v s If you can't offer yourse j. u.< V S Your countrymen are gi\ asked to le] V s The more you lend tli v s To contribute now is to youi V s Realize your indi Your money < V s Your country expects yc NATIONAL GUARD TO FRANCE SOON Intnffiripnf Moncv. IV?r?r and Mi terial for 32 Camps, War Department Declares. Washington, June 1.?Specia Again the plants of the War Depar ment as to cantonments have bee changed, and all previous announc< ments concerning sites are in dout except as to very few places. It i regarded here as practically certai that there will be a cantonment ? Columbia and one at Atlanta. Secretary of War Baker today tol newspaper men that after the d< partment commanders had been cal ed upon to make recommendatior upon the basis of thirty-two cantor ments for the entire country, th quarter-master general's departmen in cooperation with the Council c National Defense, had found that th cost of so many cantonments woul be in excess of the appropriation made by Congress for the purpose and that it would be impossible, o account of labor, material and trans portation conditions, to build such large number. It was also explained that th supply of tentage has so increase that it will be practicable to, hous in tents a considerable proportion c the draft army which would othei wise have been sheltered in woode structures. The army war college has recoir mended that the number of cantor ments be reduced to sixteen, and th chief of staff is in communicatio with the department commander wiht regard to the sites to be selecl ed on this new basis. As to the Southeastern Depart ment, instead of twelve cantonment as heretofore contemplated, ther would be only three under the nei arrangement. One of these woul De in iNortn uaronna, Tennessee an South Carolina, division; one in th Georgia, Florida and Alabama divis ion. and one in the Louisiana, Miss issippi and Arkansas division. However, there have been so man changes already that it is not certai that the new plan will be final. Cor gress is said by many of its member to be ready to grant additional ap propriations to defray the increase cost of cantonments and there is a important consideration involved a to the National Guard. Gen. Taske H. Bliss, acting chief of staff of th army, is in favor of sending the Na tional Guard to France for traininj with a view to its utilization on th battle front. The original plans as t cantonments contemplated the train ing of the guard in these camps a home. /-i _ J? congress is in uetiucmy ieal state as to this idea of sendin; the National Guard abroad at onc< If the guard is trained in this coun try, sixteen cantonments will hardl; be sufficient, unless ther size is great ly increased over the former esti mates. Ni Deity Bond! ? )UR DOLLARS. k ^ ^ ^ is1 IS WATCHING. n? er k V V V. m til If ancl your sons, offer your )llars. ol in re ring their lives, you are only h? ad your money. e\ ifc wi e sooner the war will end. ri AVSk w render a double service to w: couaty. ? vidual responsibility. ea. of jannot be neutral. d< Pf ^ V V m m +r? mnlv-p vrnn* mnnpv "fifrlit. " ' ' r?? re to of Io SUBMARINES FIRE ? ON AMERICAN SHIP ec of Boat's Gunners Send Explosive be Shells in Direction of .the sj] Submersible*. 0f ti< New York, June 3.?Two German nc t- submarines made a concerted torpe- V1' n do attack on the American line or steamship Kroonland on 'ier last out- w ward voyage from this port, firing b >t four torpedoes, two of wh.;ch hit the i is liner glancing blows, according to a to n report brought here by an American ar kt recently in England. c? The liner was nearing the British 17 d coast, the American was informed, ?_ when two torpedoes fired from oppo1. site sides of the vessel from sub- v1 l3 merged u-boats were seen. Both tori pedoes missed the bow of the ship ? e by less than 20 feet. t, The Kroonland already was going g6 if at high speed and then a vigilant ' e officer on the taidg.e gave orders to d zigzag. Quickly two more torpedoes ea l8 were launched. This time the aim of 5| the Germans was better, for themisn siles actually tx uchc d the sides of the liner, but the blows were not sufficia ently directed l;o explode the torpe- jjj doesi. The nav-al gunners on the in e Kroonland opeaed fire at the unseen d targets, sending explosive shells into ^ ie the water at tlie points it was judg- ar ,f ed the submersiibles were when the torpedoes were launched. 11 OWENS SPEED WINS PRIZES. 1 Sunday's Columbia State of May, 27th has the following to say of Owens Speed: "Howard Owens |a" n Speed of Abbeville, won the col- ? , lege prize for l.he best work in phar"~;macy and also the Cole L. Blease 0J u jmcuai ivi puoj uiavj* ^ j Owens Speec- is the son of Dr. and tir iMrs. P. B. Speed and his parents ^jand friends heve and elsewhere con- ^ ^ j grat.ulate him :?n these medals and i ^n< ^ for carrying o.'F the honor of his Je< j class. This is a grsat deal of pleas- .sai ure to his people and to his friends ;mc | to know that he has made such a,?12 I brilliant record throughout his en-, ; tire college career, both at the an Citadel of which he is a graduate and "[also at the Medical College in Char- *ei |leston. His record is one of whom as ( j Abbeville is indeed proud. ^ | Owens was sfiven his diploma in pharmacy a month earner in oraer , ? to enter the Training Camp at Fort i Oglethorpe. ; tio r I ? Shi e | THE D. A. R. MEETING. a 1 th; = I The D. A. R's will hold a meeting j e, Wednesday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock, 0 | in the club rooms in the city hall, j ~ All members are urged to be present. I t . He OFF FOR THE SUMMER. M< i- ho g Miss Carolir a Graves leaves this i. ;week for Augusta, where she will.Gi .- spend sometime with relatives. She Gr y | will spend a portion of her summer, thi also with friends in the mountains, nu ' tt ? ~ j" v* awn +v?nf v> i I- ner many mcnua nupc iai 1 J cation will be pleasant indeed. ,coi WY DOORS OPEN AFTER REGISTER recruiting Officer* Go to Every Section of South Carolina Tomorrow. Columbia, June 4.?Men who regter tomorrow, Lieut. 0. F. Cooper, ivy recruiting officer, at Columbia, nphasizes, are eligible for enlistent in the navy prior to the time e selective draft goes into effect. In order that no young South Car inian should fail through lack of formation to consider the navy and cruiting officer, has arranged to ive representatives tomorrow at rery county seat in the State who 5 needs, Lieut. 0. F. Cooper, navy ill be prepared to answer all inquies concerning navy life, pay, prootion and opportunities. These men ill also conduct examinations and ill furnish free transportation to jlumbia for all qualified applicants t the navy. Recruiting parties left Columbia irly Saturday morning and by toght will have canvassed a large part ; the State. Moving pictures, slides :picting actual navy life, lectures, jrsonal canvassing and every legitiate means will continue to be used secure recruits. Few if any men gistering in any of the county seats morrow will escape the solicitation ' these vigilant workers. The navy's west pay is now $32.60 and all livg expenses furnished free. Four hundred more men are needl in South Carolina before the call ; the president to this State has sen answered. The total enlistment nee January 22 is 601 recruits, 19 ' whom are from other States. Spartanburg county led the coun;s of the State late Saturday after>on in navy recruiting, having proded 43 men, Richland coming secid with 42 and Greenville third ith 29. Less than five men have ien enlisted from Bamberg, Chesr, Chesterfield, Colleton, Georgewn, Hampton, Pickens, Saluda, id York counties. Only one reuit has been secured from each of e following counties: Abbeville, jrkeley, Calhoun and Cherokee. ;aufort county has yet to contriite its first recruit to this arm of e service. Among the postmasters of the ate who have been alive to the eds and opportunities of the navy, B. James of Union and Dr. Dick, Sumter, have enlisted most men, *1. 1 J 11 ?-i-J .in Having iittu ?JL nicii acceptcu. / LUSTRATED TRAVELOGS ON THE WAR Rev. H. W. Pratt will deliver five ustrated travelogs on the War now progress, at the Opera House on mrsday nights, beginning June h. The titles of these travelogs e as follows: June 7th?War Lords. June 14th?Conquest of Belgium. June 21st?Teutonic Allies. June 28th?Russia at War. July 5th?Constantinople. These travelogs are under the spices of the Library Association Abbeville, the admission will be cents per lecture for young and i, children the same price as the ults, and the proceeds will go enely to the Library Association. The Opera House management 11 furnish Burton Holmes-Para>unt movies illustrating the subit of the lecture, provided the me can be secured. These Para- j >unt films are the finest on the ( irket, and the slides for the trav)gs are furnished by Underwood d Underwood, the same firm which . rnished those used during the winr. Further notices will be given the lectures progress. I "Life in the United States Navy" the title of a government picture lich Mr. Pratt will show in connecn with the travelogues. Mrs. Min- ' ill, the local postmistress, received telegram Tuesday morning stating,j,' it the picture would be sent here..,! ON A RECRUITING TRIP.''"0" i H.'X i [ I W. D. Wilkinson and Corporal ' tmbree spent from Friday1^' tihtiTr rnday in the city with ':W.'D.'g1' mepeople and friends.':,:Tlh,ey are:'i :mbers of the Andersbn Machine in Co., but have been $1Miohed';'&t ' eenville the past \thfte. They made 1 2 trip though thtf'country to ichine gun trudk. " i.wiujor, Claude Wilkinson has joined thisji mpany and is leaving today. ji HONOR THEIR 1 FALLEN COMRADES I Veterans in Washington, Assembling for Reunion, Pay Tribute to the South'* Dead at Arlington. ? ?? . . m > ' Washington, June 3.?ConfederX ? * ''* aie veterans nere lor tneir annual reunion went to Arlington today and paid tribute to the South's dead. President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson ~.yj attended the services but the president did not speak. He received an ovation from the old soldiers, however, and many shook hands with , '?1 him. The exercises, held in the shadow y' $ of the monument erected to the Con- 'k federate dead by the women of the 'sJ 'Confederacy, were opened with the rl 'sound of the assembly call by the ^ [ marine band and the singing of "The !' I Star Spangled Banner" by a special '* [choir, the old soldiers and the audi'ence helping to swell the refrain. Flowers were strewn on the graves - -j and special services were held at the | tomb of the unknown dead and the grave of Gen. Joe Wheeler. - ''/* Gen. Bennett H. Young, past com- - mander-in-chief of the veterans, and Representative Frank Clark of Florido were the orators. ' iMm "We are here to honor our Confederate dead who gave their, lives ;j for one of the noblest principles that ever muveu iiuuian nearis, nervea ' ,, human arms or stirred human souls ?the precious doctrine Of self gov- ;; efnment," Gen. Young said. ' $| "Our blessed republic is now en- ;4 gaged in the greatest of all wars. .! The human imagination can not yet grasp the figures that shall estimate and calculate the losses of this stu- ?, pendous conflict. We know full well that the American nation will measure up to the most exacting demands of humanity, and shall with fullest hope and without a single fear abide the hour when the world will witness j the complete triumph of the principles of a people's government and a . true democracy." ' !, The exercises were under the t auspices of the local organization of the United Confederate Veterans, Sons of Veterans, Daughters of the Confederacy and the Southern Relief Society of the District of Colum- . , bia. The annual memorial exercises, a feature of every reunion, will beheld in the Confederate section of Arlington on Wednesday The veterans will go over in a body headed by Gen. George P. Harrison, the commander in chief. Bishop Collins. Denny, of Richmond, Va., will be the orator. NEW SCHOOL TEACHERS. At a meeting of the trustees , of this school district held on last Thursday evening the faculty of our schools was completed by the election of Miss Wood, of Woodruff, and_ Lynch, of Lancaster*, and Professoi^ Rembert, of Richland county, (aa^. teachers in hte High School, Miss Etta Allen of South Amboy/^N^ J., as teacher for the fourth g^ade^ Miss Allen spent last winter ux ' . JllT ADDevnie at tne nome 01 miss oifpw , Haskell. She has been teaching for1 , ? , Ala ; a number of years and is a ?OUTi% lady of fine attainments'*an<i,(wili'rndj doubt be a very accepta&fe teactier ^ in the Grammar Sclioot ^he^ther'^ teachers in the Hi^h'" ?cffoo? 'and^' perintendent Riser jaTter invest!-"' gation, and it is'fteii^ve^'that *vill make splendid teachers'llfor'the"' High School? 4&J ' The trustees have' #ecide&'to a'cftl'" the eleventh grade lo the "course''' off1 study so that pupils from our schools may enter'any of tlie cotieges pi:r&ie kij/v. !?r o )if)a iiiv'.vj state without examination. After this ,year pupils from ,sciiools'' only" ten' grades'will "not be allowed"" to enter the colleges" "of* &'e state c exempt ujport'&xkWiin6!titttl["" i 1 ' .ico;iui ,iir.-i.i; - a. 'iv/i'.'U THE BUTLER:.GUARI> MEMBERS.,/ ' flliv''Mm, H?f * ? ** !- ? I r<uti\u 1 The. boys iwhonbave- becojne.itmemf' ! bere of the-Butler Guaards arej-iChafc. Armor, John. McGlellan*.: Ansel /iPufer-, r man*.'Casper little, MiFurman Loug-oj shoney ; G;. Stevenson* . >Leonav>i.I Whitlock, John Calvert, Maek. Rekl/..'t nnnLnmrfU R.mnrit" n'Ramoij i Irwin 'Kirby, Gary Evans, .Tom..Shem/. krd.i? All of< these boys hava tiasso.i.,;. the:!examinatioa' and .Rave been cepted. James Cox could not get in on account of his eyes. ? ? -niflifrll