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I THAIS PEOPLE i t FOR KINDNESS i Vs". 10 THE SOLDIERS i \ I Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. r August 29th, 1917. c Dr. C. C. Gambrell, Mayor, j Abbeville, S. C. } Dear Doctor Gambrell: _ ^ I am writing this to try to express j to you and to the people of Abbeville j the appreciation of the men of this c regiment in whose honor the recep- v last -areolr was <riven. We all 1 Wv" ?vv? O" appreciate very much the compli- , ment paid to us as soldiers and sons ^ of Abbeville and we give our sincer- r est thanks to Abbeville's people for j the trouble they took for us, and for their good wishes expressed in such ( appropriate manner. a We want to thank the good ladies ^ f again for the comfort bags. Most of t us have already found them very a useful things to have. Charlie Lyon c and John Calvert are still trying to r . figure out just what to do with all t those pins. s This letter, I know, should have been written several days ago, but <j we have just got back from a six 5 day hike?to Anderson and this is the n first opportunity I've had. a v Give our regards to all the home- h folks. And, with best regards to fc you, I am j Very truly yours, h Gottlob A. Neuffer, Jr. j, LETTER FROM COL. KERR. New York, Thursday. ^ H Dear editor.?No* having seen my 'I- name in your last two issues, al- G ! though I have looked through both >; . papers carefully several times, I have decided to seat myself and drop you a few lines, hoping that g( you may be induced to keep your y mind on your business, and me, more when putting the names of prominent . , people in ycur paper. 11 As you know I boarded the train ? in Abbeville about three weeks ago to pay cousin Percy's party call. You . know that I gave cousin Percy a 15 party Christmas, and of course he v should, according to the rules of so^ ciety, have returned a party call. s< Not having done so, I told Mrs. K Kerr that I would not allow the laws of society to be trampled under foot in QiiTr lira\r oc T am a low nnHinf order man, and that we would go up n and pay the party call ourselves, which we are now doing. Only I tl ' _/,i find since I got up here that brother h Stillman is some richer than cousin k Percy and I have tried to feel at e: home by spending most of the time d with the former. Brother Stillman y is living at a hotel, and eats hotel ^ * , rations every day which suits my indigestion better than cousin Percy's h fare, as I can here get the white ti meat of the chicken and the red meat ^ of the ham, as well as other accou- tl trements which go along with a sick ^ 'man's diet, so here I am, and here's HI let me rest. f: I hope the furniture business and the buggy and wagon business is;t] prospering. If you should see any-|.? body inquiring about anything in;F either line tell them to see Sam Mc-,n Cuen, Roy Power or Jim Stark, asip . ' I have no time to talk business at; ^ present. I am trying to build up the1 s inner man ior uie iuuire, ana you t; have no idea what a change of diet r will do for a man, especially the ti change from what I have at home to n what we get up h^re. You should take a trip up here d sometime. This is one of the lar- t! gest towns in the state. They have o a great many skycrapers up here and j fine restaurants on every corner. L There are several streets here with j sidewalks on both sides of thejc streets, and large houses higher than'c a telegraphi pole built on them. II hear that i^metimes a man does not|c know who his next door neighbor is, L 1 i. T X I 1 J.L' T 1_J out i cannot oeneve tms. 1 can oniy ^ say that if I lived here I would get^ acquainted with my neighbors andje live on good terms with them or ^ know the reason why. | They have a street here named r Wall Street. Cousin Percy would i not let me go down on it as he tells! me that the street is named Wall because they have a great many Jersey bulls down there on one side and several kinds of bears on the other and they have to build high walls to keep them apart, as there would be a big fight if they got together. They have other kinds of bulls besides Jerseys too, and if you will see Gordon White and John Kennedy and Mr. Allen Smith, and; some of the other stock-raisers, it, might be to their interest to get me Is to go down and look over the cropl* of bulls and I might be able to buy them a good one and ship it to themjl' cheaper than they are buying them f now for their stock farms. I will t do the best I can for them, if I can t get loose from cousin Percy long enough to go down there, because fi / ie will not go with me as he says h s no man to look at cattle. H wouldn't even look at uncle Jim' nule when he was her^ Christmas. I have not met many of the prom lent men here since I'have been u lere. Very few people * stop an hake hands on the street. Cousi 'ercy pointed out Joe Harriman t ne one day, and the next day I wa valking up and down the street an saw Joe coming and I made up m nind to tell him that I was a cousi >f his friend, Walter Tusten, bt ust when I was about to speak t rim, a policeman asked me what vas doing walking up and down th itreet so much. I guess he thoug> was a German spy or a submarin >r somethnig like that, and while vas busy telling him where I wa :'rom, Joe got away and I have nc een him since, though I have nc valked up and down the street an] nore, as I do not like to bother th jolice force of any city. I guess we will be home next weel Cousin Percy tells me that he ha t letter from some friend of h: lown South who says that the col on is opening fast and the furnitur ind vehicle business has alread ipened up, and brother Stillman tel ne that the hotel people are wantin h| room I have been sleeping in t tore'the butler's wardrobe, and w lave about decided after a goo leal of consideration to hurry hom< !o look out for us. If any of th leighbors should be planning to sen nything in tell them that we will g ome for dinner the day we arriv< ut will take that meal with unci im and his wife, but that we will b ome for supper and the' next mom ig for breakfast. Yours as ever, Col. J. D. Kerr. P. S.?New York is bounded b; lie ocean on one side. iERMAN PRISONER BELITTLES UNITED STATE! Paris, Sept. 2.?"It is a pity tha 0 much blood has ' been shed ii ain." A German officer, taken prisone 1 the recent French advance nortl f Verdun is thus quoted by thi !cho De LaRochelle and a staff of cer who interrogated the Germai ; given as authority for the' inter iew. The German paid homage t le heroic courage of the Frencl jldiers, but tried to discourage th< lea that help would be forthcomini rom the United States. "Why delude yourselves with chi lerical hopes and thus prolong th mrderous struggle?" He went on tr? X J f iou expect irresisuuie aiu iruu le United States. They promise it ut they will never give it W now perfectly in Germany what t xpect as to the intentions of Presi ent Wilson. He is playing wit] ou; he will temporize without goin] rhole-heartedly into the conflict "When you are hopelessly beater e will be the arbiter of the situa ion and will impose a peace tha rill be advantageous to no one fou he United States of America. H rill never compromise the stars am tripes in an adventure on you ront." French ofiicers vainly informe be prisoner that thousands o imerican soldiers have landed i; 'ranee and England and ha larched through the streets o 'aris and London, that a division o imerican troops was preparing fo ervice at the front; that other cor ingents, more important would ai ive before the end of the year an hat th" United States was arminj lillions of men. "Those are only adroit maneuvre eisgned to keep up the spirits o he combatants," replied the pris ner. t The French officer said: "W rill convince you; you shall be cor i i-J i- _ n l Tk Li xL uctea Deiore uenerai rersning, ui ommander-in-chief of the Amer: an expeditionary forces in Franc< iow here on the Verdun front. Yo an question him yourself and yo rill learn whether it is the Germa eople or us who are being deceive iy those who govern." When th scort came to conduct the prisone tefore General Pershing, big teai oiled down his cheeks and he r? narked sadly: "Since that is th ase, it is all over. We are lost." NEWS OF MRS. DICKSON. . Mrs. John A. Dickson has accepte he position of manager of the Mes tall at the Washington and Le Jniversity and will leave soon fo Virginia to take up the work. Mri )ickson had contemplated going t he country and her friends ar )leased that she will be so muc nore pleasantly and advantageousl iituated, though we all regret to giv ler up. Mrs. Dickson is an expert house ceeper and with her knowledge c 'ood values will enable her to fi his position with great credit t lerself and to the college. She will take her two sons to Vii finia with her. i e VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV e ^ ^ V DUE WEST. V 3 v ^ ; vVVVVVVVV^VV^V i- ; p Due West, Sept. 3.?Dr. Robinson j d filled the A. R. P. pulpit last Sabbath n week and Dr. Stevenson last Sabbath o in the absence of the pastor. is Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Kennedy spent d Saturday in Spartanburg on a visit to y Mrs. Lila Vernon. n Miss Rebecca Addison reached Due it West from New York after spending v a year in that city studying voice. I Miss Glendale Bowen of Antree ville, is the guest of Miss Hattie Agit new and Miss Vrginia Staley for a e few days. I Mrs. W. C. Haddon and family is left last Tuesday for Anderson, the >t home of her brother. It is with re>t gret that we lose this good family. 1- Dr. J. S. Moffatt returned last e week from the wes?. After spending a day in Due West he went down to Bradley and Cedar Springs in the d interest of the college endowment. 15 tTos3s?s\'ri A-f WinfKrnn ml. "" A. X VX J.AUUUVi* VJ. if ??i VM4. Vj# vv> B t- lege, is visiting his mother. He has I e enlisted in the army and is expected I y to be called to service at once in the I Is home field. I g Mrs. R. S. Galloway, Willie, Virgin- I 0 ia and Miss Virginia Reid left Mone day morning for Hendersonville, N. d C., to be gone some days. Mrs. Delia Davis returned from a e visit of some days to her daughter, d Mrs. Alpha Brooks of Belton. it Mr. and Mrs. 0. Y. Brcwnlee, Mrs s? R. C. Brownlee and Mrs. 0. Y. Bone ner went to Charleston on Friday to e visit the boys in the camp, i- Mr. Roddy Devlin was in Due West last week on a short visit. He left on Saturday morning for the officers' training camp at Fort Ogley thorpe, having volunteered. Dr. and Mrs. Moffatt returned from Fort Oglethorpe last Thursday. Mr. Gaston Moffatt is the only one 5 of his company left at Fort Ogle tnorpe. ne was to xaice cnarge 01 a t new squad of men for training purn pose. Rev. A. J. Ranson and family exr pect to reach Dve West the first of l September. Thy have rented the e pretty home of Mrs. Sophy on North _ Main street. Our people will be glad 1 to have this excellent family spend the year in our midst. Mrs. Sophy 0 will visit friends in Virginia her old a home. 1 ' ' 1 e Miss Mildred Watkins, a mission^ ary to China, under the auspices of the Southern Presbyterian Church, I is on a furlough home and is the guest of Mrs. J. I. McCain. e Last week the ladies, with Mrs. " R. C. Browniee as chairman, had 40 1 to 50 hands and wagons working, in tne way 01 grauing itnu m drain ditches at the Womans College gove campus. Mr. Jas. C. Hemphill has a Suclr ~ beautiful plan designed for the cam- the pus. The citizens have been donat^ ing their teams to help in the haul- DRA ing. Mr. Will Gordon and Mr. Wal' ter Bonner have been looking after ~ the work. 1 ing t DISTRICT EXEMPTION BOARD, they e ly al * The District Board for the West- was r ern District has adopted the follow- 1 ing resolution: . ^,e d "That the Government Agents of ^on f all counties in the Western District ness' n are hereby requested to have insert- This <* ed in the local papers of the respec- near f tive counties of the Western District f a notice requesting all persons who The r have any criticisms or objections: to i*1 Q ' make in regard to the actions of the to ^ Local Boards in granting discharges 1?arnf d or exemptions, to submit affidavits T1 S in duplicate to the Government "5 Agents of their county, setting forth arm' 8 the facts upon which their criticism Pla>" f or objections to the actions of the wori Local Boards are based." . 9ues In the opinion of the Board, some t0 ? e criticisms no doubt have been made caml i- with reference to the actions of the e Local Boards in exempting parties this i- from military service, and the dis- an(* ?, trict board thinks it will have a exen u good effect upon the public if such beer u notice is given, to the end that all pres; n persons who desire to make legiti- will rl moffl pritipioma pnn Hft aft in tjlp shat)e HTOVC u I i"MWV V4iVkV?WM*W VM.. MV ? ? ... ? x e of affidavits. :irm] r The Board has also made the fol- emp s lowing announcement: Also ' "Our Board has discussed the mat- I51S*? e ter of having the Government Agents man appear before the Board, but we have concluded that if the Govern- man ment representatives appear before ^ the Board we would have to grant :5^a^( d the same privilege to representatives l=rai: !S of appellants or claimants. We jq e[ therefore have determined that we ,r | will not hear Government rep.-esen3 i tatives or other attorneys, except ^ 0 where the Board especially requests anc^ e their presence. We will- therefore n h be glad if you will submit in writing ? o?"? infnymofinn tliat mil HpSlff* t.O . . y w..-., J ^ e communicate to the Board with ref- ^ erence to the appeals taken by you. , ? j. We think this will be fair to all ,f parties, and will enable us to con11 sider claims and appeals upon writ0 ten evidence." All complaints under the above - resolution should be filed with Wm. M P. Greene at Abbeville, who is the Abb I / The Rosenl DEPAR / This Weel Hart Schaffr Howard & F Krippendorf for Ladies. Boys' Clothir Shirts,, Hosiei Great Cases in on every freig n ? 1 tome in ana 1 Hie Rosenb rnment representative here, i complaint* will be filed with District Botird by him. lFTED maim cannot EAT, WORK OR PLAY = ashville, Tenn., Sept. 2.?Claim- ^ that the drafted man for whom| ? were pleading had been scarce-1 ale to eat, work or play since he H drawn for army service and that nan. would die before he reached fighting line, a claim for exempwas received by the Middle Ten- _ ee exemption board yesterday. ?* g plea comes from one of the _ by counties and one member of 00 county board signs the appeal. affidavit also claims that the man uestion will be worth far more le country to be left alone on the 1 than to be taken into the army. le appeal in part, reads: -j.1 since he has been drafted in the j if he can neither eat, work or| ^ . His nature is such that he s ying himself to death. It is L tionable whether he would live et in a fight after he goes to p. The local board at P*' him that all the facts set out in paper was not a good excuse ?S0 that is why he did not send his iption papers. But since he has m< i accepted it has had such a desing effect and realizing that he be worth so much more to the ~ srnment on the farm than in the P^ace ^ y, we think he ought to be ex- h*8 be ted, on agricultural grounds. t^ree 1 he helps support two dependent a^tly 1 rs and a father who is a delicate r' Vi q q nine children. Hisi?^* 1 er , is also a poor| ^r'enc*s , can hardly make ends meet." | embers of the board refused to i yesterday whether they would it the apped or not. ^r* 11 . Mills, i TEACH SOLDIERS busines TO SPEAK FRENCH young tune o ew York, Aug. 28.?In accord- others, t with instructions of the War zen fin artment, 7?>,000 copies of an elsewhi lish-French phrase book, prepar>y the National Security League, ! been ordered shipped to Nationruard and national amiy camps. ^r* book is intended for instruction Sundaj oldiers going to France. where ? in ncr BACK AT WORK. They V beville iss Caroline Graves is back in to eville and is at her accustomed Mr. terg Mercant nrnk. trnkinr nTAnr uvi&m oivJKJIt's New Ar ier & Marx Clot! 'oster Shoes for ] Dittman Shoes z 1 ? i Ig. ' ry, Neckwear. of New Fall Goc fht t let us show you V > -I i j ierg Mercant AUCTION TATl ir Oak Stock Farm T 211 _ ro, i ennessee, win si SATURDAY, SI Abbeville, S. C. a a t. This load consists d Short Horn cattle. I ifers. Here is your c ? ove your stock. e T. G. WHITE for ition. rith S. J. Link. Miss Graves j cess in } en away on a vacation of and you aonths, which she spent pleas- made mi it her home in Latimer, and elatives in Augusta, on the A She is looking well and many are glad to see her. 1 ant part OKING TO THE FARM. ght cc 1 Miss Be: H. 0. Watson, of Calhoun friends. vas in the city Monday on an^ ^e ss. Mr. Watson is another m aanci man who is seeking his for- joyment n the farm. He sees, as do ca^e ser that the real progressive citi- *n?ds a bigger field there than >re. RETURNING HOME. The r Club wi and Mrs. Robert Coleman left the hom r afternoon for Charleston, half pas " il -C Urm* ciiey win sou iur men uvwv 7 London, Conn., on Monday. OFF lave spent the summer in Ab- Mrs. I ind their visit has given pleas- for the i all their friends and relatives, where si Coleman is meeting with sue- her siste . .. _ . - ' > *: 0i? > / -: lie Co. - V I rivals . ' ' liP I ? : , ' Men. ' ?5'jg?^ uid Boots ids come / ' . ^ 'iv ile Co 1IC vUf v / V# 11 . SALE i = LE! of Murfrees ell at auction EPT. 8th. I ir of fine cati of Her fords Bulls, cows and hance to imfurther inforV v ' I lis new home Mrs. Coleman ng Robert Hemphill, have > any friends on this visit. PLEASANT PARTY. W. S. Cothran gave a pleas;y at her home last Friday >mplimentary to her niece, ssie Cothran, and her little ' A Ihrge crowd was invited time was spent pleasantly ng, chatting, and in the enof the delightful cream and ved at the close of the evenTHE BOOK CLUB. egular meeting of the Book 11 be held this morning at e of Mrs. Jas. Chalmers at t ten o'clock. TO THE MOUNTAINS. ^ ^ ie lflovincr U. V/. 11VX IV11 iO 1VU(*1>5 ?~u?JT mountains of North Carolina, ? he will spend sometime with ir.