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Abbeville Press and Banner] m Established 1844. $1.50 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Friday, Nov. 16,1917. Single Copies, Five Cents. 76th Year ^ AMERICAN GET IHE1I American Infantrymen Ambush German Patrol BOYS ARE GETTING SOME REAL FIGHTING Patrol of United States Soldiers Lay In Wait For Hans and Get Their Revenge. With the American Army in France, Nov. 14.?American infantrymen exacted a part revenge for a trench raid during a recent night, by ambushing a large German patrol in No Man's Land, killing or wounding a number of the enemy. The American patrol in which there were some Frenchmen, arranged the ambuscade near the German lines on a shell-ruined farm. After lying in the mud nearly all - * * - if ? * iL. Mgnx xne patience yx uie watcueis was rewarded by the sight of a large German patrol, its number more than double that of the Franco-Americans. The Germans were permitted to pass, when the Americans and French on their flank opened a hot fire from shell craters and other shelters where they were secreted.^ The Germans were taken comc pletely by surprise and bolted carrying with them their men who had been hit. mt. L-l - 2? J I J J ine nuuiuer ui. ueau anu nuunued Germans is uncertain, but none of the men in- ambush was hit by the bullets the Germans later sent in from a distance.. There were congratulations all around when the Americans and French re-entered their trenches. Patrol work on both sides is becoming more active, as is also the artillery fire. The Germans during one 24 hour period of a recent day sent over at least three times as many shells as on the first days dur ing which the Americans were entrenched. One night the firing in the back areas against the approaches of the communication trenches reached the proportion of drum fire. It was evident the Germans thought an American trench relief was taking place. As a matter of fact, no relief was in progress and no material damage was done. During the last two nights the Germans have continuously used machine guns in the direction 01 the American line. Sniping is becoming more active on both sides. American sharpshooters are working close to the German lines, especially when the nights are clear. The activity by enemy snipers thus far has resulted in one American casualty. A non-commissioned officer was hit in the head and killed. BUY COTTON SEED CAKE IN SMALL QUANTITIES, SAYS U. S. FOOD BOARD Washington, Nov. 11?"Purchase cotton seed cake in small quantities; do not buy your winter supplies now;" is the advice of the food administration today to the cattlemen of the drought-stricken areas of the Southwest. The food administration warning says that, owing to the embargo on its exportation, the supply of cotton seed cake will be ample and that buying in large quantities -at presAVki Kfill A AmIiT f A PAW/1 *>> !/? An 4-/% Cllt will ficivc vmy tu aunu iv high levels. BRIDGE CLUB. The regular meeting of the Bridge Club will be held at the home of Mrs. Lewis Perrin next Wednesday, Nov. 21, at 4 o'clock. SOLDIERS II REVENGE; A GLANCE OVER THE COUNTRY News in a Condensed' Form to Be Read By the Busy Reader. Idle steamers will be used for shipping foodstuff to the neutral nations. It is hard for Austrians to secure dynamite under the new restrictions ruled by Secretary Lane. The demand is greater than the supply in coal. Munition factories need great quantities of fuel. Prohibition was the topic at a spirited debate at Episcopal Convention in New York. A new topic should have been discussed. I Lloyd George may be forced to; step down, is the headline, on account of the formation of International War Council. j i The second detachment of Ameri-; can soldiers have returned to their' billets. The third detachment went| into the trenches on a bright star-j ngnt nignt. I i Lieut. Resnati an Italian army aviator, made the trip from New| York to Newport News in less than: i four hours with nine passengers in ] a Caproni biplane. I Mayor Dabney of Meridian, Miss.,' is going to enforce the blue laws; 1 for Sundays. It will include the hotels, restaurants, and newspapers with other establishments from do-1 1 lng business on Sunday. Three soldiers lost their lives in an accident at Fort Worth. They were in a tunnel, an old grave pit I about four feet below surface whenj I it caved in. i i A dispatch says: "Officers at Tor-' ' nea, Finland, say that Siberia has declared its independence Jind pro-; claimed former Emperor Nicholas | as Emperor Cossacks have occupied; ' Kiev." I I SURGICAL DRESSING CLASS, j I j The class in surgical dressings had' 'their fifth lesson Wednesday morn-j "*& I Monday will complete this course of seven lessons. The classes have been interesting and well attended throughout, every place being taken The following dressings and bandages have been made by the class during these lessons: '5 comoresses 9*9. : 30 compresses 4x4. 25 gauze sponges. i K wxllc AO I WHO. 18 folded gauze strips. GO gauze squares 9x9. 1 18 absorbant pads Sxll. 30 Irritation pads 10x24. IS Scultetus cr many tail bandj ages. ! 21 Triangular bondages or slings. 18 abdominal bandages. 18 head or four tail bandages. Those who are taking the course are: Mrs. F. E. Harrison, Mrs. James Sherard, Mrs. Otto Bristow, Mrs. A. i B. Morse, Mrs. Ella Latimer, Misses , Caro Morse, Mary Aiken, Maggie1 Latimer, Leila Link, Onie Morse, I.Mrs. Annie Harris, Mrs. W. W.! Bradley, Mrs. C. H. McMurray, Mrs1 L. C. Parker, Mrs. Ellen Norwood, | Mrs. C. C. Gambrell, Miss Emma^ | Harris, Miss Edna Shearer. ACM SERVICE FOR NEW OFFICERS All Who Qualify Will Be Assigned to Ac- j tive Service O/MIT? urn ? or DITT 3Umc, niLL Ub * w? WITH THE TROOPS Others Will Go to Service School* for Further Training Until Call in Spring. Washington, Nov. 14.?All men who qualify in the officers' training camps will be given commissions and practically all of them will be assigned immediately to active service either with tfroops or at service schools. Secretary Baker announced today that restudy of the situation had disclosed that it would be unnecesary to place any considerable number of the camp graduates on the inactive list. The announced intention of the department to assign to active service only a small percentage of the men who will complete their course in the second series of camps this month caused a flood of protests from friends and relatives. The plan had been to commission many of the students as reserve officers and allow them to return to civilian status until needed. Places for many of those commissioned now are to be provided by creating divisional organizations among the regular regiments in the United States. The remainder will be assigned either to various staff corps where additional officers are needed or be attached to various army units as supernumerarians for further training. Since it is practically certain that 313,000 more National Army men will be called out by spring the officers will be needed at that time and officials have decided that it would be better to keep them actively employed. The regular army now has been virtually fully expanded but aside from the overseas contingent under General Pershing no divisional organization has been provided. The regiments are in dependent units. No provision has been made in the regulars as yet for adding the three lieutenants to each company required under the new plan of 250 men to a company unit. They remain at the old system of a captain and two lieutenants. It will require more than 4,000 of the second camp graduates to fill up the officer personnel of the regular regiments. Another 1,000 will be needed in the organization of divisional units. It will be necessary also to provide material for corps and army troops attached to the headquarters units of large tactical organizations. in all pi'obabihty O.OUU omcers are necessary fo rservice with the regiments under this plan and the needs of the staff corps outside of this provision will absorb many more second camp graduates. MR. BAKER'S TURNIPS. M. W. Baker has our thanks for a sack full of turnips. They were, the largest we have seen in sometime. Two were larger than dinner plater, ana measured aDout six inches through from the top to the bottom. If each one of our subscribers would bring us just one turnip we would have a sufficient supply for the winter. i JUDGE JOHNSON. ! Judge Johnson of .the Federal 4- n ninVtf Ttrifh llic no. V'UUI L, spcn U ?. iii^uv ?? A v*? phew, Mr. Herbert Allen, this week. . VVVVVVVVVVVV^VVVVi V COTTON MARKET <v; V Cotton 29.20 V, V Seed $1.08 Vj REGISTERED MEN I TO BE CLASSIFIED Every Man Who Is Registered . Must Answer Questions j PRISON PENALTY FOR THOSE NOT REPLYING AT ONCE ] | Government Questionnaire Made Public Will Determine Status of All Men Between 21 and 31. Men Who Fail to Qualify in Class One May Never Get Chance to Fight. Washington, Nov. 14.?Men placed in other than class one under the new selective service rules will probably never be drawn for service j war department officials said today. "We almost certainly won't get beyond the middle class of class two . anyway," said an official, adding that if the 400,000 boys who have 1 become twenty-one since the selec- t tive service law became effective are taken in by legislation of the com- " ing congress, class one undoubtedly ^ will be the only one used. He esti- ^ j mated that 1,000,000 men will be ^ I put in class one.. I nffiniolo vronf nnnffroee crolppf VlllWiaiO TTWIIK VVtt^AVOW WV uw.ww v ^ ' the 600,000 newly twenty-one men j ^ ! "because they are not indispensable j c : industrially, have no dependents, ; and make the best fighters because j : of their enthusiasm, enterprise and! j stamina." o j THE SERVICE LEAGUE. . * c At the request of the local Char-j* man of the Red Cross Charter, the. ^ Abbeville Branch of the National ' League for woman's Service has uiv dertaken. ' Abbeville allotment of 112 Christ- * mas packets to be sent to our sol-; diers and sailors. Approximately j on^-third of this allotment had to be * sent not later than November 15th. * These packets to go to the men ? 1 aboard. The committee appointed j * ' t odo this work consists of Mrs. J L.' * McMillan, Mrs.. Lewis Perrin, Mrs. !s Davis Kerr, Miss May Robinson,'* Mrs. A. B. Morse, Mrs. J. C. Hill, i j Mrs. Lila Mabry, Mrs. C. D. Brown, j : Mrs. S. G. Thomson and Mrs. D. R.! " ! r , Riser. This committee met at the homejc of Mrs. W. A. Haris Monday after-1 nnnn in vk -fawr Vmnrc fViP "Fnrtv . packets were ready for shipment. ! r The Service League is working in1 ' close co-operation with the Red! Cross and was glad of the privelege; e i of furnishing these packets. How- ( i ever, as the League calls for no dues s or fees it will be readily seen that I the money must be raised through ( | contributions by individuals for this s special purpose. Those wishing to! help give our soldiers and sailors ^ ' Christmas cheer mav do so either by c " ' k , seeing or 'phoning any member of f this committee.. r Each packet contains one tablet, Ui cnvtiu^go, ptuvu, age of tobacco and cigarette papers, 1 6 package of Nabiscos, package of hard candy, package of milk Chocolate in tin foil, and chewing gum. The packages were then wrapped in: a large khaki handkerchief, tied ~ with one inch red ribbon and a^ Christmas card bearing the greet- '' ings of the chapter was placed un-P der the bow. The parcels were! again wrapped in heavy manila pa- f per and tied securely with red cord n and American flags were used as I. seals. F The mint candy and half of the Ii pencils were given by Mr. A. B. i Morse. i _ * jF FUNERAL SUNDAY AFTERNOON' The remains of Mrs. Virginia c Gambrell Zimmerman will arrive n this afternoon on train No. 6 on the e Seaboard. Funeral services will be a held Sunday afternoon at half pastjd two o'clock at Melrose cemetery. j ti PRESIDENT USEJ HONOR ROLL OF CITY SCHOOLS Following is a List of Honor Roll for Month Ending Nov. 9. Primary Department. Grade I.?Coline Phillips, Teach;r?Oscar Clark, Henry Power. Grade I.?B. Epting, Teacher.? Louise Beauford, Mary Chalmers, Smily Morse, Sarah Perrin Smith, Sarah Thomson, Edna White, Wiliam Thomson, Rivers Mabry. Grade II?Flora Timmons, Teach sr.?Charlie Cox, Robert Johnson, rohn McMurray, Mable Bradley, \.gnes Eakin, Nell Flynn, Julia 3wen, Mary N. Perrin, Minnie E. Swetenburg, Sara Wilson.. Grade II.?Olive, Brock, Teacher. ?William H. Goode. J. Ralnh Link. William J.* McComb, Adair M. Aicen, Josephine F. Barnwell, M. Eselle Lyon, Jean W. Milford. Grade III.?Miss May Robertson, reacher.?Henry Culbreth, 92; Wiliam Deadwyler, 94; Ellen Carter, 10; Elizabeth Corley, 95; Alma Gason, 94; Anna Jones, 92. Grtide III?Miss Richards, Teachir.?Pat Howie, 94; Frances Ferguon, 93; Irene McMahan, 93; Margaret Stallings, 93; Sara Cowan, >2; Ethel Casey, 91; Margaret ^lynn, 91; Thelma Bauknight, 90; James Graves, 91; Thomas Raines, io. I Grade IV?Miss Edwards, Teachir.?Mildred Deadwyler, 91; Mar-; han Mann, 91. Grade TV.?T,_ ATlpn sr.?Danner Cann, 91; James S.: }ox, 92; Willis Harrison, 98; Thos. ). Howie, 98; Ena Cunningham, ?4; Edna Dawson, 94; Catherine j Jibert, 91; Margaret Harrison, 99^ lubie Hughes, 91;Rachel H. Min-1 hall, 98; Pauline E. Welch, 93;! Clene Williams, 96. Grammar School Department. Grade V.?B. Tarrant, Teacher.' ?Ellis Poliakoff, 95; Anthony Ten-j lant, 92; Jack Thomson, 91; Fran-j es Rose, 90. Grade V.?Miss Kennedy, Teachir.?Jeanie White, Kathleen Lonax, Mary Swetenburg, Lucile Velch, Ralph Bauknight, Gus Smith Grade VI.?Miss Tennant, Teachsr.?Willie Bowie, Ray Swetenburg, Caroline Chalmers, Madge Fergu-j on, Mary b. Lrilham, Mary Jones, Elizabeth Lyon, Annie Mabry,[ Jrace Milford, Deborah Owen, Bes-i ie Shaw, Irene Starnes. Grade VII.?Lillian Swetenburg,! teacher.?Emmie Haigler, Thelma >eal, Elizabeth Thomson, Clayton! Shirley, Willie Eakin, Celia Chal tiers. i High School Department. Grade VIII.?Miss Magill, Teachr.?Elizabeth Gambrell, Helen Mil-, ord, Florence Neuffer, Mary White; lal Moore. Grade IX.?Miss Lynch, Teacher.1 ?H. Bruce Fant, Everett Hughes, j talph Lyon, Helen Eakin, Cather-I ne Faulkner, Mary H. Greene, Mar-j aret Swetenburg, Mary Stevenson.' Grade. X.?Miss Leila Woods, tichard Swetenburg, Nina Bauk-; ight, Margaret Cox, Grace Dawson,! ,ois Ferguson, Alpha Graves, Helen; [aigler, Mary Hill Harris, Mary i leed Moore, ;( Grade XII.?Mr. Lever, Teacher.! -Elizabeth Faulkner, Fannie Du-| ?re. . Soldiers are passing through the ity almost every day now. We can-!' ot get our thoughts collected 1 nough to write much, therefore we;' re glad we haven't a wedding andji og fight to write up at the same: ime. i WILL IK POWER President Is Ready to 1 Use His Power to Prevent Strike BELIEVES BROTHERHOODS WILL NOT BE UNPATRIOTIC Will Confer With the Railroad Brotherhoods But Will Use , Force If Necessary. , ( ' . J3fl Washington, Nov. 15.?Once again President Wilson has under- j taken personally to prevent a general railroad, strike. He has called the heads of the four great rail- ', | road brotherhoods to meet him in conference November 22, and will j insist that patriotism be put aheftd of private interest; that there be np attempt to handicap the operation of a vital part of the nation's warmaking machinery. The president is confident that - ^ nothing unpatriotic will be done, but if the necessity arises he is pte- -h pared to take the required steps to / :$ prevent a tie-up of transportation. In announcing today the coming conference with the union chiefs, , "i. Judge William L. Chambers, chairman of the boards of mediation and conciliation, made public a letter from the president, whieh said: "It is inconceivable to me that patriotic men should now for a moment contemplate the interruption of the transportation which is so absolutely necessary to the safety of the nation. The last thing I should wish to contemplate would . I be the possibility of being obliged to take any unusual measure to operate the railways and I have so much confidence that the men you are dealing with will appricate the patriotic motives underlying your efforts that I shall look forward with assurance to your success." At the time of the threatened strike averted by the eight-hour law last year, it was understood that the government had developed plans for emergency operation of the railroads, if that became necessary. At that time the United States was not at war. "President Wilson's letter was sent to Judge Chambers two weeks ago, before the mediation board i chairman left for Cleveland, Ohio, to confer with the union leaders. It is understood the conferences held there were productive of substan? tial agreements, but that the engineers, conductors, trainmen and firemen were unwilling to commit themselves unconditionally to arbi trauon, aitnougn welcoming mediation. An adjustment at the White House conference next week is hoped for which will dispose of the possibility of a strike, at least for the duration of the war, either by an agreement to submit the difficulties to an arbitration board whose findings would be binding, or by postponing a wage contest until the enemy overseas has been defeated. The switchman's union of North America nas agreed to arDitrauon and it is understood the Order of Railroad Telegraphers also is willing to put their case in the hands of an impartial tribunal. The new demands by the railroad workers would add $109,000,000 yearly to their pay envelopes, according to calculations of the railway managements. AT THE A. R. P. CHURCH. The pastor, Rev. M. R. Plaxco, will fill the pulpit of the A..R. P. Church at the regular hours of service next Sabbath. In the morning at 11 o'clock and in the evening at 7:30 o'clock. You are very cordially invited to attend these services. ' J