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MUST BE A '
LASTING PEACE "
SAYS PRESIDENT.
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WILSON'S REPLY
TO THE POPE
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"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.
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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.
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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.
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SOMETHING TO EAT.
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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.
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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.
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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.)