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, ' - an advertisement in the press and banner is an investment?not a speculation w-m Abbeville Press and Banner! Established 1844. $1.50 the Year " ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5,19117. Single Copies, Five Cents. 76th Year MUST BE A ' LASTING PEACE " SAYS PRESIDENT. 2 WILSON'S REPLY TO THE POPE ? ? " j;_j vi; I "To His Holiness, oeneuicbus a?,! Pope: ? "In acknowledgement of the communication of your holiness to the|C belligerent peoples, dated August 1, 8 1917, the President of the United s States requests me to transmit the ? following reply: "Every heart that has not been ? blinded and hardened by this terri- ? ble war must be touched by this moving appeal of his holiness, the Pope, ? must feel the dignity and force of 11 : the humane and generous motives ? - 'which prompted it, and must fervently wish that he might take the path ?, of peace he so persuasively points . 1 out. But it would be folly to take it if it does not in fact lead to the ^ goal he proposes. Our response must be based upon the stern facts and upon nothing else. It is not a mere 0 cessation of arms he desires; it is a ? sfnhlA and ^ndurincr peace. This ^ agony must not be gone through ^ with again, and it must be a matter ^ of very sober judgment what will in- n sure us against it. ^ "His Holiness, in substance, pro- * poses that we return to the status! ~ quo ante-bellum, and that then there j h be a general cW^^ion, disarma-tl ment and a nations based G upon an acc^mmce of the principle p of arbitration ; that by a similar con-'h cert freedom of the seas be establish-1 it ed; and that the tentorial claims |T of France and Italy, the perplexing ju problems of the Balkan states, and r the restitution of Poland be left to o such conciliatory, adjustments as may p be possiblt of the peoples whose po- d ... litical fortunes and affiliations will n be involved. f Object'of War U to Free World. ti "It is manifest that no part of this p program can be successfully carried v out unless the restitution of the sta- d tus quo ante furnishes a firm and , > satisfactory basis for it The object Si of this war is to deliver the free 0 j * peoples of the world from the men- t] ace and the actual power of a vest 0 military establishment controlled by b an irresponsible government which, 0 ? having'secretly planned to dominate f; the world, proceeded to carry the plan out without regard either to tl the sacred obligations of treaty or n the long-established principles of international action and honor; which chose its own time for the war; de- _ livered its blow fiercely and suddenly stopped at no barrier either of law w or mercy; swept a whole continent ^ within the tide of blood?not the blood of soldiers only, but the blood ? of innocent women and children also, " and of the helpless poor; and now ^ stands balked but not defeated, the enemy of four-fifths of the world. p This power is not the German peo- 0 pie. It is the ruthless master of the 8 German people. It is no business of p ours how that great people came un- s< der its control or submitted with ^ temporary zest to the domination of its purpose; but it is our business ~ to see to it that the history of the ? rest of hte world is no longer left to 11 its handling. ^ Proposal* Would Aid Germany. ' "To deal with such a power by way of peace upon the plan proposed 1 . by his holiness the Pope, would, so In far as we can see, involve a recuper-1 ation of its strength and a renewal ^ of its policy; would make it neces- & sary to create a permanent hostile combination of nations against the S1 German people, who are its instru- a ments; and would result in abandon' ing the new-born Russia to the in- ^ trigue, the manifold subtle interfer- c ence, and the certain counter revo- ^ lution which would be attempted by ^ all the malign influences to which u the German Government has of late ^ accustomed the world. Can peace be; ^ , based upon a restitution of its power; ^ or upon any word of honor it could |n ?'?3? owionf on/1 ! Tt piCUgi? ill & u caujr ux owviwiuviiv uuu j accommodation? "Responsible statesmen must now ^ everywhere see, if they never saw n before, that no peace can rest se- r curely upon political or economic e restrictions meant .to benefit some a nations and cripple or embarrass P * others upon vindictive action of any sort, or any kind of revenge or delib- " erate injury. The American people lBBEVILLE minister pleases people at bold springs Lev. G. W. Swope Conducted a Very Successful Meeting?Many Accessions to the Church. Callison, Aug. 28?The ordinances f baptism will be administered at told Spring Baptist church on Sept. nd, the doors of the church will be pened for the reception of members n that day. Paw n W Swnne. nastor of the laptist church in Abbeville, recently reached for us five days, beginning londay morning, Aug. 20th and losing Aug. 24th. He is an unusully vigorous gospel preacher, clear ane and spiritual. His illustrations re appropriate and impressive and is sermons scriptural and uplifting, n the social circle he sheds a genial hristian light. He made many riends around Bold Spring and will ive some of the themes used by him a his services which had the strictst attention of his hearers. Viz. londay evening: How shall we esape if we neglect,so great a sauvaion which at first began to be spoken y the Lord, and was confirmed unto 8 by them that heard him. The tackslider. A Golden Bell and a Pomegranite n the hem of a robe around about. Repentance unpardonable sin. The Ihristian Inventory. The last inviation. The sweetest love story ever nown. As a partial result of the leeting, fifteen have been added to lie church, eleven by experience and our by letter.?Greenwood Index. ?vp fniflFered .intolerable wrones at be hands of the imperial German Government, but they deside no rerisal upon the German people, who ave themselves suffered all things i this war, which they did not choose 'hey believe that peace should rest pon the rights of peoples, not the ights of governments?the rgihts f peoples great or small, weak or owerful?their equal right to freeom and security and self-governlent and to a participation upon air terms in xthe economic opporunities of the world?the German eople, of course, included, if they rill accept equality and not seek omination. "The test, therefore, of every elfish and exclusive economic plan f peace is this: It is based upon le faith of all the peoples involved r merely upon the word of an amiHnna nnH iTitricuinc Government. n the one hand, and of a grdup of ree peoples on the other? This is i a test which goes to the root of le matter; and it is the test which tust be applied. U. S. Purpose* Known to World. "The purposes of the United tates in this war are known to the hole world?to every people to rhom the truth has been permitted > come. They do not need to be iated again. We seek no material dvantage of any kind. We believe lat the intolerable wrongs done in lis war by the furious and brutal ower of the Imperial Government ught tp be repaired, but not at the xpense of the sovereignty of any eople?rather a vindication of the ivereignty both of those that are reak and of those that" are strong, tinitive damages, the dismemberlent of empires, the establishment f leagues we deem inexpedient, and 1 the end worse than futile, no roper basis for a peace of any kind, sast of all for an enduring peace, hat must be based upon justice and lirness and hte common rights of lankind. "We can not take the word of ae present rulers of Germany as a uarantee of anything that is to enure, unless explicitly supported by uch conclusive evidence of the will nd purpose of the German people lemselves as the other peoples of tie world would be justified in acepting. Without such guarantees, reaties of settlement, agreements or dirarmament, covenants to set p arbitration in the place of force,) jrritorial adjustments, reconstituion of small nations, if made with le German Government, no man, no ation could now depend on. We lust await some new evidence of rie purposes of the great peoples of tie Central Powers. God grant it lay be given soon and in a way to estore the confidence of all peoples verywhere in the faith of nations nd the possibility of a covenanted "ROBERT LANSING, Secretary of State of the United States of America." CITY SCHOOLS 10 [ BEGIN SESSION SEPTEMBER 17 The Abbeville City Schools will open Sept. 17th. It is very essential that all children should enter promptly. The firBt, second, third and fourth grades and that section of the fifth grade taught last session by Miss Edwards, will have rooms at the grammar school building, on Main street, where Miss Robertson is principal. The other grades will have rooms at the high school building on Greenville street This is a- district in which the compulsory school law is in force and we shall expect every child of school age to be in school. We shall also welcome any pupils from any part of the county. No tuition will be charged any pupil in the high school. f The trustees have added tne eleventh grade, and we shall make that grade mean a year's work in college. All new and irregular pupils will meet us at the grammar school building on Thursday and Friday of the week before school opens. Parents will do well to see that their children have been successfully vaccinated within the last five years. If we can get the co-operation and good will of this school district we can have one of the best schools in this state. Let us add that hasty criticism harms nobody but ypur own child. The teachers have been assigned work as follows: 1st grade?Misses Allen, Phillips, and Hinnant (Mill.) 2nd grade?Misses' Epting and Brock. 3rd grade?Misses Robertson and Richards. 4th grade?Misses Edwards and Etta Allen. , 5th grade?Misses Tarrant and Kennedy. 6th grade?Miss Tennant. 7th grade?Miss Swetenberg. High School. Miss Johnnie May I^ynch?English Miss Leila. Wood?Latin. Miss Magill?History, Science. Math?to be supplied. The section taught by Miss Allen last session goes to Miss Epting. Miss Landers goes to Miss Brock. Miss Epting's goes to Miss Robertson. Miss Brock's to Miss Richards. Miss Richard's to Miss Edwards. Miss Robertson's to Miss Etta Allien. Miss Edward's to Miss Tarrant. Miss Powell's to Miss Kennedy. Miss Kennedy's grade will be at the high school. D. R. Riser, Superintendent. SOLDIER BOYS TO LEAVE FOR CAMP JACKSON Accordnig to orders from the Adjutant General's office the 5 per cent of Abbeville's quota ordered to report at Camp Jackaon on Wednesday the 5th, will leave here via the Seaboard Air Line at 12:34 and will arrive in Columbia at 5:20. The people of the city and county should be jat the depot and give the boys a send-off. The following have been selected by the local board to make ! up the quota of 9 men, or 5 per cent. I Everyone of these asked to be sent first, and in fact a number of others wanted to go in the first crowd but [as only 9 was needed some had to be left. The following go today: Gus H. McGee, Abbeville. Jas. Victor Lomax, Abbeville. Allen G. King, Abbeville. Claud F. Tucker, Calhoun Falls. W. Leslie McMillan, Abbeville. Gerald E. Martin, now of Atlanta. W. L. Brownlee, Due West. R.E. Agnew, Due West. Arthur P. Rosenberg, Abbeville. 40 per cent, or 69 men, will be or dered out on September the 19th. All of these sent to Columbia will be reexamined by regular army surgeons jand it is possible some of them may be turned down. MOVING. Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Ramey have moved from their apartments at1 Mrs. Minshall's to the house on upper] Main street recently occupied by Mr. W. W. Matthews. / / GULF Of RIGA IS NOW A BASE FOR GERMANY Italians Have Taken to Date 128,000 Austrian Prisoners in the Big Drive. Riga, Russia's big port on the Gulf of Riga, is in the hands of the Germans and its garrison and the civilian population are in retreat eastward. Following up rapidly the advantage they gained in driving the Russians across the Dvina river on both sides of Uskull last Saturday, the Germans threw bridges across tins stream and soon were on the heelst of the former defenders, some of'whom offered resistance, but others of whom showed the white fetither, giving the invaders no trouble in marching up the eastern bank of the D/ina toward Riga, fifteen miles' distant. Seeing the disaffection and the inability to stem the tide of the advance, the Russian commander or dered an evacuation. Between Two Firei. With the falling back of the Russians from the city proper and the advance of the Germans northward along both sides of the stream, the Russians still defending the western bank around Dahlen, seemingly are in danger of being caught between the ?wo fast-moving bodies of the enemy and made prisoner. Behind them the Russians in their retreat from Riga are laying the country in waste, burning villages and farms. ? Whether the city ilaelf remains intact has not yet I ee'n made ilaiown, but doubtless the guns in the fortress and the ammunition stores either were removed or destroyd to prevent them falling into th hands of the Germans. Value of Position.. Asioe irom me strageuc vaiue 01 controlling the Gulf of Riga, and of a base nearer the mouth of the Gulf of Finland, at the head of which Petrograd is situated, for the moment it is impossible to see the importance of the German gain, especially with tho near approach, of winter, when military operations in.this northern region are almost impossible. Heavy Austrian Losses. Advices to the Italian embassy in Washington are to the effect that in the present offensive the Austrians have lost more than 128,000 men. Reports from Udine, Italy, give the Austrian losses as one-third of the first line army. The batteries of Field Marshal Haig are still pouring an incessant fire against the German trenches in Flanders, but as yet the anticipated new da.sh by his men to capture them has no t started. Doubtless the knocking down of the defenses has. not reached the limits which the British commander always requires before he throws his infantrymen into the fray. On the remainder of the front in the west, held by the British, there have teen the usual trench-raiding operations, in one of which south of Monac!oy-Le-Preux German dugouts and machine guns were destroyed and some prisoners taken. / vmiTllMr. MISS RF.SS ALLEN. Miss Susie Mabry went up to Greenville Sunday to take a look at the big camp and to see the soldiers. She remained in the city for a visit of a week to Miss Bess Allen. Miss Susie is having a delightful time. GOING BACK TO COKER. i Miss Caroline Reese left this week fora visit to her brother, Mr. Fuller Reese, after which she will visit friends in Atlanta and Florence before going back to Coker college. She will be missed among the young people of the city. 1 I SOMETHING TO EAT. | In the last two week's the gardens of Abbeville have failed completely, ^even tomatoes being hard to get. Tilings nave Drigntenea up consmerably since the rain. The first sweet potatoes of the season have been offered for sale. They are of first' class variety and are bringing thirty five cents a pack. I I. ' CAPT. JOHN W. NICHOLS PASSED AWAY FRIDAY Esteemed Citizen of Abbeville?Is Mourned By a Host of Friends? Funeral Was Held Sunday. Capt. John Wesley Nichols died Friday evening, August 31st, 1917, about seven o'clock, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lucie Cochran, after an illness of one week. /Capt. Nichols moved to Abbeville about eight years ago and since that time has been manager of the Abbeville Bottling Works. By a strict attention to business, a high standard of integrity and honesty and an affable and courteous mariner, Capt. Nichols has gained the respect and liking of all our people. He was a / nnoictont momhcr r\f t.Vio Rnnt.int .church and has given of his time and money to the church at Abbeville. He was a deacon at the time of-his death and had acted as superintendent of their large Sunday school for several years. Any enterprise for the upbuilding and spreading of the church's influence was dear to the heart of Capt. Nichols. Funeral services were held in the Baptist church Sabbath morning at eleven o'clock, conducted by Dr. G. W. Sw'ope in the. presence of a vast concourse of sympathizing friends. The active pall bearers were: Messrs. M. B. Reese, C. E. Williamson, Otto Bristow, Paul Link, T. L. Purdy and W. H. Beauford. The honorary escort were: Messrs. J. S. Stark, W. D. Barksdale, A. H. Barnett, G. C. Dusenberry and R. C. Philson. The interment was at Long Cane, haaiHa a lif+.lp OT#nHsnn. who HipH several years ago. Capt Nichols was a native of Rome, Ga., and in his youth was happily married to Miss Elizabeth Scarborough. For forty years they have lived a happy, and contented life, i doing good all the days of their life. Mrs. Nichols and three children survive, namely, Mrs. Lucie Cochran of Abbeville, Rev. George Nichols of Macon, Ga., and Mr. S. P. Nichols of Jackson, Ga. > The sincere sympathy of the people of Abbeville go out to the bereaved family. A SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATOR Miss Ida May Brownlee is at home for a vacation and is spending most of her time with Mrs. J. A. Dickson on Wardlaw street. Miss Brownlee is the County Demonstrator for Jasper county and it is mo^t interesting to hear of the progress and life in ! An ViaVin Aftnutir nf +Vla Stjltfl TVlP W1V' UMUJ VVWitV^ VA v**w p^w>vv? people of the county have taken a lively interest in the Home Demonstration work and much fruit and vegetables have been canned and saved this year. Jasper is in the truck gardening district and the people down there have made so much money this year on potatoes that they don't know what to do with it Miss Brownlee returns to Jasper after her vacation is over. HOME ON A VISIT. Billy Bradley came home last Saturday and spent several days with his mother, _ Mrs. W. W. Bradley. io in Pnlnm. UkllJ AO 5?KI/iUg VU M* wvavmbia. On arriving this time he presented Jack and Hugh, his young brothers, with a quarter apiece which confirms their belief that he will soon be a millionaire. VISITING IN NEW LONDON. Miss Lavinia Coleman left Sunday afternoon for New London, Conn., where she will make an extended stay with her brother, Mr. Robert' Coleman. The trip to New London was made from Charleston by water, a new and pleasant experience. WHAT $50 LIBERTY BOND WILL DO TO HELP The proceeds of one $50 Liberty T non Rnnrl will niirrhflSP * Thirteen 13-pounder shells for de- j stroying submarines. Four 5-inch shells for the same purpose. One hundred pounds of smokeless powder. Eighteen gas masks for a like number of soldiers at the front. Enough coal to drive a destroyer 120* miles. Enough gasoline to drive a submarine destroyer 150 miles. ' A sailor's uniform outfit. Four months' subsistence for a soldier. ; mUKSBFIh : : | mmiiFiHF. I w Hi aw w mm NATIONAL ARMY ABBEVILLE'S QUOTA OF 172 , J Complete. List of Those Who Hm ' ? Been Certified .to the District Board in Greenwood. The following is the complete list - ^ of those in Abbeville county who* have been certified to the District Board in Greenwood, by the local ^|| board, and who will go to make up Abbeville's quota of 172 men for the National Army. It is possible that ' the District Board will exempt some of these on account of occupation or profession, otherwise: they will be called. 5 per cent of white will be recalled to report today, Wednesday, ; jl the 5th. Harvev B. Bowen. Antreville. S. G. *M Oliver Rags dale, Abbeville, S. C. Gus Hill McGee, Abbeville, S. C. Frank Gibbs, Lowndesville, S. C. 7 Lawyer DuBose, Abbeville, S. C. ;* John Bass, Calhoun Falls, S. C William A Scuddy, Antreville, S.C ' ':tj. Tillman Tarrant, Greenwood, R. 1. . Foster L. Cunningham, Level Land >' Allen Freeman, Antreville, S. C. ,/* John Young, Mt. Carmel, S. C. Gill Cade, Hester, S. C. Henry W. Hinton.t Greenwood,RFD : '< Ben Tillman Bonds, Lowndesville. Lonzo Evans, Abbeville, S. C. Gerald E. Martin, Abbeville, S. C. '5 (now 71 McDaniell St. Atlanta, Ga Harrison Brown, Abbeville, S. C. Eugene DuBose, Abbeville, S. C. Berry J. J. Jordan, Calhoun Falls. : James V. Lomax, Abbeville, S. C. . ^ Shelton Beauford, Abbeville, S. C. 'S Allen G. King, Abbeville, S. C. Claud T. Tucker, Calhoun Falls, jV William L. McMillan,' Abbeville. Allen RobinsoA, Abbeville, S. C. uio^i r.aAa AKk^riii^ <a r Arthur Rucker, Calhoun Falls. : , < Henry Lindsay, Honea Path, SC Charlie Williams, Abbeville, S. C.' Julius Bowie, Calhoun Falls, S. C. f Luke ambert, Antreville, S. C.,, Jas. Robinson, Level Land John Perrin, Abbeville, S. C. Vester Nixon, Honea Path, S.'C. John Bryant, Abbeville, S. C. Jris. Elmore, Calhoun Falls, S. C. - Palmer C. Anderson, Hodges, S. C. Henry Jones, Abbeville, S. C. Jas. Thos. Dickson, Hester, Si C. - .1 J. B. Cochran, Abbeville, Route 5. Sammie C. Roberson, Donalds. Claude C. Abbott, Calhoun Falls. John B. Thomas, Lowndesville. Jas. M. Calaham, Calhoun Falls John Epps, Donalds. William Yance, Abbeville. . ; J. Andrew Belcher, Calhoun Falls Ed Gordon, Due West. J. R. Martin, Abbeville. Fate Cunningham, Level Land. Zannie Harris, Lowndesville. Willie Alexander, Calhoun Falls. Huber T. Mcllwain, Abbeville. Edgar Brown, Honea Path. David Rouse, Abbeville, Rt. 4. Will Walker, Abbeville. W. R. Nance, Lowndesville. Wade Roberson, Lowndesville. Edmond Jenkins, Abbevillfe, Rt 3. C. F. Wilson, Calhoun Falls. n l:. n t t a ijurub ^unuiiigixttui, ucvci uohu. Ebb Christian, Abbeville. Amos Glover, Abbeville. Elbridge Cunningham, Honea Path. Jas. Hawthorne, Honea Path. Alvin Haynie, Due West. Anthony Crawford, Abbeville. ( Z. A. Brown, Abbeville. ; Henry Sibert, Abbeville. A. K. Patterson, Abbeville. .T n F! T.nft.ifi. T.nwndesville. Will Jones, Donalds Henry Sibert, Abbeville. Benj. F. Pennal, Abbeville. Iradell Matthews, Antreville. Jesse P. Rutledge, Honea Path. Wade Atkins, Jr., Honea Path, R 3 Erskine Vauss, Due West. Benson Williams, Abbeville. J. H. Drake, Donalds. Wesley Anderson, 'Donalds. J. C. Kay, Calhoun Falls. Ernest Sills, Abbeville. H. G. Finley, Abbeville. 0. B. Hall, Donalds. i B. W. Meggins, Abbeville. F. W. Allen, Abbeville, Rt. 1. Aaron Boyd, Abbeville, Rt. 3. Eddie Wardlaw, Abbeville. W. C. Campbell, Lowndesville. W. L. Brownlee, Due West. Lewis Wooden, Abbevile. Major Chappell, Abbeville, Rt. 3. (Continued on Page Two.)