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Abbeville Press and Banner ] i^nshedlS^ $1.50 the Year., Abbeville, S. C., Friday, Feb. 15,1918. Single Copies, Five Cento. 75th Year. jM FIGHTERS I IN THE SI *' . y > Tillman Asks Mechanics of State to Help Build Ships MANY REPLIES COMING IN V v * .! * j-V.-' l.ii . ^ List of Men Available Growing, and Those in ^Charge Are Very ' *+' - Optimistic.' -t ??? / Colombia, Feb. 13.?Many replies are coming in from all parts of the State and Horace L. Tflglpwm if in charge of the work of prepar| l .nig an eligible list of men available for work in the shipyards of the Country. Mr. Tilghmans office is in ! the National Union Bank Building, N .Columbia. He feels optimistic about getting the 4*000 men jtreeded from -South Carolina. Tonight, William ' .Banks, editor of the Columbia Record, who.is assisting Hr. Tilghman j .in this work, received the following message from Senator Tillman, in I Washington, chairman of the Sen' ate committee on naval affairs: "On America reSts the responsibility of placing her almost infinite n-f men and munitions and OWVXVtf food quickly on tie western front to crush, once for all, the strength of the German junkers. America now v has the trained men and resources to accomplish this end. Only onej thing is lacking to place those re-[ sources where they will prove decisive, and that thing is ships. .. "She has the materials, she has .the plants to produce them, but to jproduce them, she must have the men, preferably trained mechanics, jfeajJl-^o. assipne the task and with willingness and enthusiasm push it to a. successful conclusion. Can the response for a moment be. doubted? pen, I It is for the mechanics of America, whose stake in ftis war is perhaps greater tflan xnat vi wuj w- *. I to come to the colors,-j$ot as fighters I on the front line -trenches, but, just I as vital at the moment, as fighters I in the shipyards of America. With I their aid the end eannot be doubted. I "I think if we have any men in South Carolina -who can help build dips they ought at once to make up Hr their minds to go to work for the government and enlist in that great I cause. General Pershing and his gal lent army need reenforcements and I any one who can contribute in the I least ought to get to work immeI diately." m ROBERT GREENE. Robert H. Greene has a position with the Rosenberg Mercantile Co., in their Hardware and Grocery De partment. He is well known by the ; ' and will be] (people ox me glad to have them call on him at his new place. EATING HER COOKING. Miss Mary Martin, our County! Demonstrator, is moving this week! to Mrs. Henry Hill's, where she will f have rooms and do light house-1 keeping. Her friends are anticipat-f ing taking meals with her and test-j . ing whether she really can cook all i T the things she lectures about. VALENTINES. Yesterday being St. Valentine Day all the little children were taking valentines to their sweethearts. We were lucky enough to receive I pretty little cards from two handsome little boys, Masters Douglas and Joe Guy. We appreciate them more than we can say for it is pleasant to be Remembered by children. A contest is something that some>boiiy elte always wins. - - DEEDED HIP YARDS Train Engineers Are Needed in France WANTS COMPETENT MEN. \ Men Are Wanted For Tank And . Transportation Service In - France, j . Washington, Feb. 13.?The War Department has asked the Brother-, hood of Locomotive Engineers to furnish 60 men for tank service and 1,000 .engineer^ tor jxanroorusuyii ' f . i Irti ( service in France. Warren S. Stone, gtpnd, chief . of the ': Brotherhood .today told the Railway Wage Commission that he would furnish the Department the names of > men available. r During the Mexican, troubles Stone said the War Department also asked the Brotherhood for aid obtaining men who spoke Spanish and were competent to move troop trains He said he furnished them more than 300 names. DEATH OF W. B. MOORE. Mr. W. B. Moore, at one time Secretary and Treasurer of the Abbeville Cotton Mill, died at his home in Greenville Tuesday at two-thirty o'clock, of. hearT failure. Mr. Moore was originally ' of North Carolina, but for many years had been associated with the. mill industry of Greenville, being one of the founders of the Mills' Manufacturing Co., and President and Treasurer of the organization at his death. t ' Mr. Moore was a man of progressive spirit, haying .the interest ..oi operatives at heart and doing nrach for..their uplift and betterment. ;; . While in. Abbeville .^e made nxnj warm friends wjio sincerqly sympathize with the wife and three children, who survive. ~ ' V't'VT"' T ' ?t/\t nr/\ uttvt munci nui iv num. Happoldt Neuffer has returned home sinco the adjourning of t3m Legislature whdre he took his brother, Frank's placeas page. His pockets jingle with money, he has enough to lend the other boys." TWO CLUBS. * . Miss Mary B. Martin went to Calhoun Falls this week and organized a Girls Tomato Club with 36 members. She also organized a Woman's Club with 24 members. 70 BALES GINNED. The Oil Mill was busy Friday and part of Friday night ginning cotton. Seventy bales of cotton were ginned. Thq way the wagons were waiting their turn made it look like the fall nf +Vio iTflor iriefonrl r\f thp snrinp Vi UiV J VC*X iiicvvww vA ??W T* "C when it is almost time to plant cotton again. The bad weather has made it impossible for the farmers to finish gathering their cotton. OUNCE OF PREVENTION. It will be wise for every mother to have her children spray their throats with some good antiseptic during this season of Meningitis to prevent the spread of the disease. The germ is taken in through the nose.. Kissing is also a good way to spread the disease. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure is an old adage, but a word to the wise is sufficient. SERVICES AT TRINITY CHURCH Rev. A. M. Blackford will hold services in the Episcopal Church at 11 A. M. Sunday. He has not yet received his. appointment a* Religioue Secretary in the army Y. M. C. A. V .1 SHIP BUILDERS REIN-BOATS Submarines Had Decided Advantage Last Year. WORK OF DESTRUCTION. Tonnage Sunk Three finei Greetei Then That Produced?^Change Will Come. Washington, Feb.- i3.?Ship ton nage auu?. bj Buuuuuuica ioi was nearly three times as great as the .total of production in the United States and Great Britain during thai year,. .v .. ... , This was disclosed today by the announcement of ^Andrew Bonai Law, chancellor of the exchequer .ir the British house of commons thai Great Britain produced^only 1,163, 474 tons of shipping last year. Th< output in the United.. States wai "901,223 tons, a total combined ton nage of 2,064,697, while sinkings bj submarines last year generally arc recorded at 6,000,000 tons. While complete figures on cop struction in Japan, Italy, Franc* and other nations in 1917 are no yet available, officials here do no believe their aggregate equalled tha of the United States. If that is th< case submarine sinkings more thai J doubled all new tonnage produced., Both American and British offici ! als expect a very different story ii ' j 1918, however. TW United State and <jreat "Britain are speeding u] their building programs and nava officiate <of both countries have con dently predicted that the submarim wall be curbed this summer. The output of ship tonnage in th< United States in 1918 hasten var | i*asly 'estimated at from 2,500,001 tons. to. 4,000,000 tons. No estimat of tireat Britain's output has beei received. .. FLOUR CENSUS. . ' V The following telegram was re ceived by Dr,/Thomson, Food Ad nnnistrator for Abbeville: S; Thomson, Abbeville, S..C. Washington has authorized flou census on basis agreed upon at ad ministrators meeting as follows: All persons are invited to repor I to County Food Administrator th amount -of flour they have on ham in excess of thirty days supply. I should be made entirely clear tha they should keep this flour unles II some disposition of it is ordered b; I Food Administration and that it i (ja census and not a plan of confls | cation. Also make clear that whei j these written Teports are filed th' j person accurately making them wil i be relieved from charge of hoard I j ing or either unpatriotic act. Thi I will make plan popular. / Certificat , i should be very simple. :| I suggest the following: "I havi lion hand pounds of flour ii j excess of thirty days supply." Sug gest that this census may result ii great saving of transportation sinci i| shortages can be thus equalized, i I will be glad to have suggestion j in order that I may pass them 01 I to others to make plan a success, i Elliott. HAD TO REGISTER. N. R. Schram and his son, Charlie who live at Sharon, were jn the cit: J Saturday. Mr. Schram has neve: taken out naturalization papers an< he came in to register. He say that he has made /attempts to get hi papers fixed up but was not aDie t< do it. He has been in this count: [ for a number of years and has raise< a large family and even has grant 1 children. He has voted and serve< on the jury. Mr. Max Below is an other one.of our prosperous farmen i who haa lived his life here and ha< to register. n * * S GARFIELD STOPS ' FORCED HOLIDAY ! ? Heatless Monday Program Suspended for Present MAY BE RESUMED LATER. ' State Fuel Administrators Have Authority to Continue Closing Order&in Their Jurisdiction. Washington, Feb. 13.?Suipension of the heatlais Monday program s in the East was announced today by t Fuel Administrator .Garfield vfrith the i reservation that it may be put back into force before the ten weeks' per! iod expires if a return of bad wear ther brings another . breakdown in i railroad transportation.. t At the same time Dr. Garfield gave - State fuel admin istrstora^ftill aui thority to continue, the closing or- ' 3 der in territory, under their" juris diction if in their .opinion cfrcum1 stanes demanded lit. Aside from.New i England it was said there was little Tvrnhahiiitar tha<? it would remain in V ? ? - force anywhere. - j Th<? heatless Mondays were de-i 11 creed by the fuel administration on tj January 17 and four have been, obtj served in all States east of the Mis^ 2 j issippi except those south of Vir1! ginia. A preferential coal distribution * list established by the orders re11 mains in force as does the section 5 providing for the orider'u enforce-1 ? | ment. 1 . . HER BROTHER WOUNDEDe News was received in Abbeville ? last week that Dallas C. McRorie, of u! Unionville, N. C., had been wound- J |j! ejd in France. The young man is a i B j brother of Mm. I* 2. Howie, ffkt a{ was not told of this sad happening j until this creek. !ETer ba&y irifewu the victim of meningitis, iw r 'pronounced better, and an the road to !" t 4 i recovery, / - ; v. >; ' w v w| The wounded, soldier has. been -1* in the army for four $eara and was j with Pershing on the Border *nd I.Was one-of the first brave boys to r ; go across. : ' v ' * * ru. 1 -i The friends of Mrs. Howie are' : ninooofi fKot fVio Kjibv mi be'tter and ! J^liVWUVU^ * ? . 11 hope that the , younjj . brother's e | woiinds are not serious. INDEXING "'RECORDS. 4i _ . j The Government wants a record j of all the men who have received! V 1 . / j Questionnaires. All of the teachers) have been called on to clo this work, of indexing. Prof. D.' R: Riser,' 11 Misses Etta Allen* Maj Robertson,; ^! tind Miss Timmons have volunteered 11 ' j their services and have buen at; j work in the Clerk of Court's office S' this week. Sj RECOVERY DOUBTFUL.. B | ) x ) i| A. C.' Sutherland, who was injur-j 1 ed by a fall from the uostairs win-! j ' I (i;dow of the concrete house that he| ejhad charge of on South Main.'jitrpet,! . is ih the Baptist Hospital in Colums | bia. His condition is critical and j 11 little hope is held for his recovery, j Besides the broken bones the shock j j to his nervous system was treat. | J FOR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. ,f The following boys went up to' 7 Greenville Wednesday to stand the, r physical examination for the army:! i James Cox, Ralph and Sam Adams,! 3 James Ferguson, Julian Wilkinson j a Leonard Whitlock. Kluerh Eakin. j I John Presgly Young, T. Huber Mc/ J Ilwain, Jas. J. Parker, Neuffer and 1 David McNeil, A. B. Welch, Shelton I Beauford. Colored J. R. Wilson, I .Henry Weston, Jim Ware and Hore McKnight. 3 _ _f ? ?1 Be modest in good fortune, pru dent in misfortune. TUSCANIA V RESTI Raid By French On Huge Scale ' GERMAN POSITIONS x ENTERED Enemy Defenses ' Overthrown and Shelters Destroyed With Over ''- Hundred' Prisoners Taken , J - .J I . Paris, Feh. 13.?A big raid was earned out today * by the French southwest of Butte Mesnil. The German . positions were entered up to a the third line and . many defenses ^ and shelters . wepe destroyed: This i announcement wa? made by the war office in its communication tonight, i f.t - w't ; ? '.i-.it ' the, text of .which, says: : . 'lIn the Champagne, afte^ brief 1 artillery preparation, we carried out; a big raid.in tlie region .south of fcutte Mesnil oh a front of about 1,200 metres. Our detachments; penetrated .the German position as far as the third line, overthrew the, enemy defense and dstroyed ntuh-. erous shelters. We captured more * than 100 'prisoners. "In the period from February 1 to February ltKour pilots brought down 28 Gennan airplanes, 14 of which were entirely destroyed and the other 14 seriously damaged." LEGISLATIVE NEWS. After a session lasting only thirty five days, the representatives have returned home. Ah outline of some of the bills passed that is of local interest is sn appropriation fo $15, 000; for the Maintenance of Lethe, which is now under State : Control, also |500 for a - fire -escape for the rh'_ :_r? mnrn +V.o . AUCVUIC JIUlf t/v iv< 1I1UWUU5 wv Books m. the offices of the. Cleric of |f.*. <:*+ n ~;? *. * ? 7Couct and the Judge pf Probate. The TpwnsSip Board of Assessors < wepe changed ijow the trustees the fc;1)p6J& Mje ? to_ set .as.; the i Boar^ of ^sessort in each district. ; ..A few of ..the most . important i bills passed of interest ojthezt .. than loeal, ia^the modification, of;the Aus.tralian Ballot Syptem. It i only apt plies to - the cities and towns,- and .not. to tli,e rural, voting- precincts. The Age of Consent ;was raised from 141 to 16 years. The state .uouncu : of Defense bill was parsed. It provides in addition,, to the present members of the State Council of Defense that each county have a representative who is to be appointed by the governor on ttie recommendation of the delegates . from that county. The bone dry bill was killed by only 3 votes. A bill providing for a Girls Reformatory was passed, the location has not yet been selected. The negro boys Reformatory of Lexington, which is under the State Penetentiary managers, has been placed under the management of the Boys Reformatory of Florence. COLEMAN-KENNEDY. Miss Lavinia Coleman, of Abbe-j ville, and Mr. William Patton Kennedy, formerly of Troy, now a mem-i ber of the Greenwood Coast Artil-| lery ' Company at Fort Moultrie, I were married at the A. R. P. parsonage yesterday afternoon by Rev. John T. Young. While a few of the intimate friends of the young couple expected the happy event to take place, the marriage came as a surprise to many. Immediately after ceremony the bride and groom went to Abbeville and later to Troy. Mrs.. Kennedy is a.daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Coleman and is a very popular young woman. Mr. Kennedy is a son of Mr. and 1 MV? f5. TfpnnpHv of Trov. He ^ returned to his post at Fort Moul- 1 trig this morning.?Greenwood ' Journal. ' ifc-i;' ' T j. 1 ' - raws j SCOTLAND Bodies.of 131 Ameri- ''.>11 cans W h o Perished ' Are Identified 33 kiftfiUN UNIDENTIFIED Villager* Come Many Miles Throatgjb . Downpour of Rain to Pay itwtf A Scotch Seaport, i'eb. 12.?%i ruesdaynight, a week after'tfw'dEfeaster, 1,71 victims of the Tuscania had been laidtio -rest aft (Afferent points on the ffiotfiA'-flft*. . 'M These were divided iw fotfoWsf' Americans, 131 Identified a?d thirty-three an identified; crew, 'iowt Identified ihd thr?e 'unidentified. >f The Assoiated Pre&s correKpoaderit"cooperated with the AnserttsH ;:i$M army officers-in obtaining' these ures, which go fotvmrd to WasKfilpton as the most accurate and t*m- . plete list obtainable. The last ji*enteen of these bodies recover?#? ?$? all Americans?were buried thfa mf- ; VjSg| temoon, villagers again cornier many miles in a downpour of latins to pay their simple tribute to tte ; American dead... The bodies warn /j$ broucht to the burial place on on - 'jj$m big: motor- track, which .was foW- ,j| ed. along theroute several miles by the squad of. twenty^fi^e khaki- ."Vy. clad American survivors and the vil- . to^S| lage mourners. One of the viHagow 'yV carried the Union Jack, while 'am American soldier held aloft the Stara and . Military Honon. ' 1" . .i: ' * I7J- Cli I ' ,-rf>S8 . At the graveside the American Ml- ^ diers. sangj'*Th'e Stkr^Janfeled 1MbMrr''/foilowed bV, &e nacres IttMfc- ' j irig "(God Sav^ '&e king.1** TfcelA-v &9 al military salute ' was J ending jtne ceremony. rmt .. Temporal^ fences 'Save fleeh ititit around 'ftle^grav^i 'fo l>e V penmuient eiKWitftfe. . 5^ tlie rmaterial8 can t>e hrffltgHt ftla . $3 these desolate /sKorw. ' '-'A. BritiMk colonel, wiSb lias 'Worked ''dij1 'ilrtL '|jS night since the disaster helping Vffca & Americans bury &eir dead,anna?aced today that die people of' nearby countryside "Had started1'' a -,j3 public 'subscription to erect a pisr- | manent monument to the Amerieua. There are eight Americans "...J here too ill to leave, several of thca . . tiaj still dazed by their experiencea. They are quartered in nearby fxym- j# houses and village hotels. Hnp American officer and /i teen men are still in a hospital m Glasgow. CALHOUN PLACE SOLD. Mr. W. D. Barksdale has pa*chased the home place of Mr. Edwia Calhoun on Greenville street for Ida daughter, Mrs. Frank WelslL The price paid was $3,000.' Mr. and Mb. Welsh will move here in the*neanr ;$ future. Their friends are deligfctei that they are coming back here te ^ GUARDING THE GERMANS. Several of the Greenwood boys ; fcjj who are now on the coast with Capt Henry C. Tillman'3 company, were assigned recently to guard four kmdred and twenty interned Genana being transported from Charleetea ' , K to Hot Springs, N. C. These Germans were being sent from the r**ippines to North Carolina by yww& of the Canal. The boys had twentynine hours guard duty without relief. k COTTON MARKET. . V V Cotton 1 v 81 l-?e. V W Seed 11.06 i-$ v ||8 > V ' . ' 5 I. \ I ' .... ! * ' jftlg "* ' - .