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RUSSIANS J
HARD PI
Will Give Up Much Of
Her Valuable Proper.
ty to Huns
WILL WITHDRAW
FROM FINLAND
Win Give Back to the Turks the
Ground Taken From Then in Battie?Surrender
Abject.
The Bolsheviki government in
Russia, represented by Nikolai Lenine
and Leon Trotzky, has acceded
to the demands of Germany and
announced its readiness * to accept
the hard peace terms which Germany
has laid down.
Thus, apparently, without further
"hesitation, the Russians are prepared
in an effort to stop the inroads me
'Germans now are making into their
country, to add to the enemy's alTeady
vast holding more of Russia's
most valuable western territory, extending
from the Gulf of Finland
southward to the Black Sea, and even
to withdraw her troops from Finland
and give back to the Turks
what has been taken from them in
battle.
Abject Surrender.
The surrender seems abject. Russia
is immediately to send a delegation
to Brest-Litovsk, there to discuss
with German representatives
" the final details of the peace and
sign the compact.
At last accounts the German armies
in the east were giving no heed
to talk of peace, but, on the conwore
methodically DUshine
forward their line over the more
than 500-mile front from the Gulf
of Finland region to Volhynia, and
still nowhere meeting with any systematic
attempts to hinder their
progress.
No Big Fights.
On the battle fronts nowhere has
there been an engagement of great
dimensions. On the line in France
there have been several patrol encounters,
with the French the aggressors
against the Germans, of great er
than usual violence. The artillery
activity all along the front continues
violent on isolated sectors.
The Germans again have tried to
outgun the Americans in their sec
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tor norcnwest ox ioui. as uu several
former occasions, the Americans
retaliated with such fierceness and
accuracy of aim that the enemy desisted
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V AMERICANS CAPTURE V
V NUMBER GERMANS V
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V With the American Army V.
' V in France, Sunday?An Am- V,
V erican patrol in the Chemin V
V. Des Dames sector in conjunc- V
V tion with a French patrol V
V each yesterday penetrated a V
V few hundred yards into the V
V German lines and captured V
V two German officers, 20 men V
V, and one machine gune. V
V There was some sharp V
V fighting and a number of the V.
V enemy were killed and V
V wounded. No American cas- V
V ualties are reported. V
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BACK HOME.
Mrs. B. S. Barnwell and Miss
Mary Aiken have returned to the
city from Florida, where they have
been spending the winter. They had
a most pleasant stay and have been
greatly benefitted by the change.
They both look well.
kCCEPT
EACE TERM
Honor Roll of
Abbeville Schools
HONOR ROLL OF THE ABBEVILLE
HIGH SCHOOL FOR
THE FIFTH MONTH.
Grade V.?Ralph Bauknight, Gus
Smith, Frances Gilliam, Jensie White
Mary Swetenburg.
Grade VI.?Caroline Chalmers, |
Helen Cromer, Mary Jones, Deborah
A?? Dnmo Fmnrv Pennev.
VJ wen, TT 1I11C uvniv, , - (
Grade VII.?Willie Eakin, LulaJ
Mann, Edwin Barksdale, Lemuel
Lawson.?Miss Lillian Swetenburg,
Teacher. . I
Grade VIII.?Janie Vance Bowie,
Elizabeth Gambrell, Lena Belle
Johnson, Helen Milford, Florence
Neuffer, Mary White.
Grade IX.?Everett Hughes, Margaret
Swetenburg.?Miss Lynch,
Teacher.
Grade X.?Margaret Cox, Alpha
Graves, Mary Reed Moore, Herman
i Wisby.?Miss Wood, Teacher.
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PETTIGREW-HADDON.
A marriage that was a great surprise
to their friends was that of
Mr. R. B. Haddon and Miss Idelia
Petigrew of the Midway section.
I They came to Abbeville to the home
j of their friend, Mr. Will Cason, and
! Rev. H. W. Pratt performed the
1 ceremony last Sunday night. Mr.
j and Mrs. Haddon will make their
home for the' present with the
groom's brother, Mr. James Haddon,
ol Santuc.
AMERICANS TAKING
ON LARGER DUTIES
Secretary Is Pleased
I With the Conduct of
Americans
:
j GENERAL REVIEW OF WAR
British Have Taken Over an Additional
Segment of the
French Line.
Washington, Feb. 24.?Increas
j ingly important activity by the American
forces on the western front
j and the return for rest at a leave
| station of the men who have comj
pleted their first period of duty in
the trenches are noted in this week's
review of military operations by the
War Department.
In the news of the renewed German
offensive against Russia, the
most important development of the
j week, the department finds no cause
j for surprise, but adds nothing to the
information carried in press dispatches.
The review was written before
the announcement came from
j London that the Bolsheviki had acI
cepted Germany's peace terms.
| "Hitherto little opposition has
I been offered to the advancing Ger
- ?^nnQt*fmrtf" snvs. "And
J IliaiiO) bll^ UV^/ma vii*v?*w ?.
j it is not as yet clear what preparaI
tions the Russians are making to
! meet the en6my. Owing to the dis|
organization of the Russian forces
it is difficult to presage what effective
opposition they may be able to
place in the path of the invaders."
MR. PARKER DOING WELL
Mr. L. C. Parker underwent a
serious operation at Johns Hopkins
last Monday. News from him yesterday
stated that he was getting
on as well as could be expected.
Mrs. Parker and Mr. M. B. Reese
were with him at the time. Mr.
Reese is expected home today.
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I THE WORK OF T
I Act of the Legisla ture T
and Electric Light Plai
Board of Commissioi
Text of Act. Electic
We promised the people of the cit
tliem a copy of the Act of the Gene
ment of the public utilities was takei
and transferred to Commissioners of
ceived for our Friday's issue, and it
people should read it and study it.
AN
To Amend an Act Entitled "An A
Laws of South Carolina, 1912, Vo
Commission of Public Works of the
5th Day of February, 1915, by Stril
on Lines 30 and 33 of Said Act and
Relating to Abbeville County.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the G
Carolina: That Act No. 51 of the J
1915, be, and the same is horeby, an
Abbeville," on lines 30 and 33 of sa
Act the following proviso: Providec
Public Works for the city of Abbev
herein at the general election for i
following the passage of this Act/' i
shall read as follows:
Section 3016. "At such election
three citizens of such town or city, ;
i lively two, four and six years, and i
pal officers next following the expira
successors are elected, and qualified.
! to the term shall be ascertained by
j lot. At each general election for m
ation of the term of the Commissi
] every such election every two year
I shall be elected for a term of six y?
j and qualified. The officers so electe<
; known as the Commissioners of Publ
J that name may sue and be sued in a
I -* - r ?i !..?
the nrst meeting or me vommuiiau
1 tion for full term, they shall organ
number as chairman. The dark or
!
I as secretary of the Commissioners,
i or the Intendant and Wardens of a
I in said Commissioners by death, res
I for the unexpired term. The persoi
: shall qualify by takigj; the same oatl
| cipality take. The Mayor of the ci
j notify the person so elected as men
Works of their election within ten i
! is declared: Provided, That there i
; Public Works in the city of Laurel
; town of Clinton, but all of the dut
! Board of Commissioners of Public
City Council of the city of Lav
town pf Clinton; And, Provided
Board of Commissioners Pnblit
all the duties, powers and responsifa
! of Public Works are hereby devolv<
of Chester: Provided, That in the
| adopted and is now operated under
the Board or commissioners oi * uu
the powers, duties and responsibilit
Works, including all powers iind dul
bonds for municipal purposes, are
cil of Orangeburg: Provided, furtl
lie Works for the city of AbL*erille
at the general election for municipa
the passage of this Act.
Approved the 14th day of Febi
i
I
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! ADJUTANT FLEURY HERE
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT
Adjutant Fleury, of the French
| Military Mission to America, cume
: to Abbeville Saturday and Satur!
day night spoke on "Life in the
j Trenches", to an overflowing crowd
! in the Court House.
The Adjutant spoke about forty
minutes and then answered any
questions that the audience cared to
ask. He has been in the war for
over three years and has spent two
years and a half in the trenches.
' He has never been wounded which
j is reassuring to those interested in
our boys getting into the trenches.
The Adjutant is a pleasant .speaker,
and told many interesting things
of life in the army. He thinks th<?re
is nothing exciting in trench life and
advises that books and papersi be
sent our boys. He spoke of cap
tured prisoners, saying that they
were much more willing now to give
information than at first. He thinks
the men captured now are a very
poor class of soldiers.
He gave a very vivid picture of
the arrival of some of the American
troops in France. He said that thoir
pockets were bulging with money
and as they bought they took no
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HE TRIUMVIRATE.
ransferring Waterworks
nt from City Council to
tiers of Public Works.
>n to be Held Shortly
y on last Tuesday that we would give
ral Assembly by which "the manage1
out of the hand* of the city council
f Public Works. The Act was not reu
accordingly inserted today.. | The
The following is the new law:
ACT.
xt to Amend Section 3016, Code of
lume I, Civil Code, Relating to the
City of Orangeburg," Approved the
:ing Out the Words "and Abbeville,"
Adding a Proviso at the End Thereof
eneral Assembly of the State of South
^cts of 1915, approved February 5th,
tended by striking out the words "and
id Act, and adding at the end of said
I, further, That the Commissioners of
ille shall be elected as provided for
nunicipal officers for said city, next
o that said section, when so amended,
for bonds the electors shall vote for
whose terms of office shall be respec*
until the general election for municition
of the short term and until their
The classification above designated as
the Commissioners after election by
iunicipal officers following the expironers
holding the short term and at
thereafter one such Commissioner
tars and until his ttuccessor is elected,
?J *i? _cc__ .u.ii 1
1 Ana LUC IT lULkOISUI 1U VIUVO ?uau wo
lie Works of suck municipality and by
.ny of the Courti of thu State. At
ers after election, and after any elec>
ize by the election of one of their
recorder of the municipality shall act
The Mayor and Aldermen of the city,
town, shall fill any vacancy occurring
ignation or otherwise, by appointment
as elected or appointed to such office
i as the election officers of the muni*
ity or the IntendanA of the town shall
abners of the Commissioners of Public
dayii after the results of such election
ihali be no Board of Commissioners of
ds and the city of Camden and the
ies, powers and reiiponsibilities of the
Works are hereby devolved upon the
trens and city of Camden and the
, further, that there shall be no
c Work* in the city of Chester, but
>ilities of the Board of Commissioners
;d upon the City Council of the city
city of Orangeburg, which city has
the commission form of government,
lie Works is hereby abolished and all
ies of said Commissioners of Public
ties in relation to issuing and selling
hereby devolved upon the City Counher,
That the Commissioners of Pubshall
be elected as provided for herein
il officers for said city, next following
uary A. D. 1918.
RICHARD I. MANNING,
Governor.
change which has given rise to the
' talk of the French over-charging
the Americans.
i The Adiutant was the sruest of
> Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Coleman, who
. after the lecture, had open house to
i those who wished to meet the sol.
dier. Many of our people called to
pay their respects. The evening
was made especially pleasant by the
singing of Miss Fannie Stark, Mrs.
J. D. Kerr and Mrs. Otto Bristow
i
and the serving of a refreshing
punch.
Sunday morning, while riding overj
the country, a short stop was made I
at Due West. Adjutant Fleury was
introduced to the college boys, who
were at dinner and spoke a few
words to them wbioh they enjoyed
and received with prolonged applause.
The Adjutant wore a blue uniform,
a little deeper in color than
a Confederate grey, which went further
to endear him to the hearte of
the Southern people."
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LITTLE COSTA RICA AGAIN
FACES REVOLUTION?SEVERAL
TOWNS FALL.
San Juain del Sur, Nicaragua, Feb pj,
24.? A revolution is in progress In ^
Costa Rica. Wire communicatioli
has been interrupted between the
frontier and Las Canas. It is known <
that the towns of Aljueta, San Ma- Re
teo, and Heredia are in the hands j0]
of the revolutionists. It is reported fa
that Las Canas and Punta Arenas ciu
probably will fall shortly. pa,
The present government of Costa Rq
Rica came into power in consequence js
of a revolution in January of last i0g
year. President Gonzales was overthrown
by General Tinoco, \yho as- tra
sumed the presidency. The United ^
States has not recognized the Tinoco me
government.
NEGROES LEFT YESTERDAY. Ju
WT
Yesterday, according to schedule,
SGI
the 57 negro selectmen left Abbe- .
ville for Camp Jackson. Quite a ^
large crowd of their relatives and ^
friends came to town with them to
(?n
see them off. After the roll call _
Kl r?l
each man was given a blue ribboff ^
to let everyone know that he wai
going. Dr. G. W. .Swope made a' 8,
short talk aiyi bade them fareVell
? '< x rm
i?v tne luwii. iiiejr were an m ui^u
spirits and seemed to be looking m
i forward to a good time." They-left'^?
I on the Seaboard at 12,34. ^
DISLOYAL CAPTAIN
GIVEN LONG TERM jj
( -
Henkes Also Loses His w
? - re
Army Commission as gi
Captain m
Bi
CLAIMS GERMAN DESCENT, of
da
Wrote Secretary of War Declaring to
He Could Not Fight His Si
Friends. er
m
New York, F'eb. 24.?Capt. David
i A. Henkes, Sixteenth infantry, U.
S. A., has been sentenced to dismissal
from the service and confined at
hard labor for twenty-five years by
a general court-martial held at Gov- ^
ernor's Island. .
Henkes, who is of German des;
cent, endeavored to resign his com ov
Uj
] mission, saying he did not care to
I fight against relatives and friends. re
ij Capt. Henkes, who was stationed xn
at San Antonio, Tex., last May, ?
wrote to the Secretary of War urg- H<
ing him to accept the resignation, hii
which he had already submitted, scl
and giving reasons which he declar- inl
j ed would no longer allow him to
| serve as an officer of the American a
army. of
* ed
DR. MOFFATT AT gr
TEACHERS' MEETING of
pa
The Teachers' meeting at the I
Court House on last Saturday was j aP
opened with a prayer by Dr. J. S. cai
Moffatt from Erskine College. Mr. ble
Riser asked if there was any busi- th<
ness which should come before the cal
meeting, and Mr. Reed reminded to
the association of the invitation blc
from Due West asking the teachers
to meet there in March. sh<
Dr. Moffatt said at the beginning ah
* 1 1 x, A 1*" tfll
ot ms aaaress uiat ue u<*u wmms.- ?
ed taking some phase of the war or alt
the subject, The Bible in Literature, tes
as a possible subject, but had de- no:
termined on making a practical talk pei
to teachers as being most helpful, otl
i?s down i
)nboari3
ed Cross Liner
el, Wrecked In Blife"opleton
shore bp
rm Men Seen C!u|in( to
t Dtuk But When Lin* Wm?^
Shot Later No RetponM.
St. Johns, Feb. 24.?The
d Cross liner Florizel frotnV.jMilgMi
ins for New York by way oif
t, with 140 persons aboardr ; &^KjH
iding seventy-eight passengmn|flM
ed nnon the ledees near GnIkBI^N
ce during a blizzard today
believed that all on ^iboard ?oH
Naval gunner* sent on a simmM 9
an from this eity, shot -a
ross the bow of the partly
>rged ship tonight, but wajt^wS^MH
in for it to be hauled' abouj||9H9
at before darkness , blotted/^jflBfl H
eck from view, five men drhMg^^^H
>m the forecastel by the
is, were seen to climb the foninSiHB
fging signalling feebly for
it when they failed to make
e line it was feared they had jnNl||s9|
mbed to the cold and expbem^^H
lese five were the only ones
2'on board several hours after
Rescue. Steamers.
Somewhere beyond the
aelstrom of breakers two
scue, steamers, the .T^ria Noya^w|.";aB
e Home, manned by New
nd sailors, lie in Waiting
able moment to send &'
rough the surf, but though> JB
orm appeared to be subsiding, 'Iraa H
as feared that it would be 4g^gSO
eak before the sea
lough to make it possible M
Included among the paseengtiqj^
ere twelve women and four
n. Among the first cabin
;rs were John Shannon -Mun,
anaging director of the firm
dwring Brothers, Limited, owmh^|| jH
' the liner, and his three-year*J
tughter, Betty. They were Jjj
New York to meet Mrs. Munn'a^f||;H
r Edgar Bowring, one of the 'tiW|g^BjH
s of the line, for a visit of t??
onths in Florida. :.4 y?
MR. DEWEY SICK.
Mr. D. A. Dewey, accompaniedr.
J. E. Pressly and Mr. Wattar.^t^B
cCord, went over to Chester J
iy. Mr. Dewey has been
alth for sometime and he hat'
er to Dr. Pryor's for treatm?aL^^gH
is friends are wishing him a spefjy'f^B
covery so that he can be amoa^.r.^H
; said that he had been a teadier'.vz^J
mself and had sent children t?? -ijttH
liool and was, of course,
In a very emphatic way, but
great deal of sympathy he
the opportunities of those
ucate, of the faults found in"
eat deal of teaching, and fiflaQft..
the faithful teachers' reward.1> AM
rents who are going to school *
: persons of their children
preciate his condemnation of f?HP \||?M
reless assignment of long impoan-"
; lessons and of too great use of
j text books which Dr. Moffaftt
Ho/1 tVio (Irw hnnos nf instrUctlM '
be made alive with thfe flesh a?d
tod of outside interest.
He said that a teacher not onlr
>uld know his work but should in
le to impart that knowledge. Hk VraB
k closed with the thought tint
hough a trained conscientio?i ' <:
ichers' reward was not immediate H
r financial) it was certain a?i A.M
rhaps surpassed by that of ' .iM
m