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Abbeville Press and Banner ! Established 1844. $1.50 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday, March ,5,1918 Single Copies, Five Cento. 75th Year.^^j SLAV TRO HAS! V * Germany Announces Signing of Peace by Russia ? 'I JAPAN WILL PROBABLY TAKE ACTION ALONE Jr. Conclusion Of Peace Will Brm* Negotiations Regarding Siberia To End. _ v # Berlin, via London, March 3.? "By reason of the signing of tne ?- peace treaty with Russia," says the official communication.- from headquarters tonight, "military movements in Great fiussia have ceased". Petrograd, March 3.?The peace treat^ with Germany has been signed. The Ukrainian army has occu' pied Kiev, Gomel aad Berdichev. Washington, March 3.?One of 'the immediate effects of the signing, * """ : f hr thft j 01 liennanys jjcolc ? Russian Bolsheviki representatives probably will be to bring to a quick v? r, x -conclusion negotiations among the Allies and the United Stages over t. steps to be taken in Sibferia to protect military .stores there and check i any move the Teutons may make in that direction. There still is every indication that u ' the American government will join with the allies in agreeing to action by Japan alone, with an understanding as to the scope of any operations to be undertaken. So far there has been no announcement 01 an agreement but ev&n before the news that the Russians formally had accepted the German terms came it was understood that the exchanges on the subject were about concluded. President Wilson has been follow-! ing tfce situation in Russia very closely, particularly because of its close relation to the important step proposed by Japan. There have been suggestions that he might appear before congress soon to make a statement on the subject, although no one professes to know his plans. DEATH OF MR. J. E. GRAY. News was received here Saturday afternoon of the serious illness of Mr. J. E. Gray at his home in Greenville. He died Sunday afternoon at six o'clock. Hardening of the arteries was the cause of his death. He was about 52 years old. His body was-brought here yester-| day afternoon and taken to the? home of his daughter, Mrs. C. L. Evans, where his numerous friends j went to pay their tributes of respect. The funeral will be held today at eleven o'clock at Sharon and the burial will be in the Sharon cemetery. Rev. M. R. Plaxco will conduct the services. The pall bearers * are G. W. Godfrey, I. C. Brown, A.j TT 15 171 A Piitnsm nnH two n. JJttI licit, a., n. A representatives from the Junior Order of which he was a member. Mr. Gray was a member of Associate Reformed Presbyterian church at this place and was a regular attendant until he moved his family to Greenville about three years ago. , , He was overseer or boss in the! weave room and was doing well. He leaves besides his wife, two daughters, Mrs. C. L. iJvans 01 tnis place, and Mrs. Edna Sizemore of Greeville, five sons, Ernest, Rob, Emory, Sam and Ross. To them is extended the sympathy of the community. ENGINEER LUCAS. Engineer Lucas, the one who ' blows the wailing whistle at every telegraph pole, was shot in his arm four times by his negro fireman at Howells last Friday. It is said the provocation was slight. The fireman has gone to parts unkown. JYTO i PEN ACTION Farmers Draft Free Till The Crop Is In FARM LABORERS WILL PROBABLY GET TIME FOR HARVESTING CROPS. , Washington, March 2.?Farm labor probably will b? entirely exempted from the second draft until thefall crops are harvested. j Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, f indicated this when he announced ^ on the floor of the Senate this afternoon that he had been assured by the Provost Marshal General's office that farmers need have no hesitanTiinnfincr their croDS because ; vj ... v 0 _ ? of fear that the second draft would ; take away their labor. "I was assured that a-general order will be issued shortly' which will ^ provide for this," Senator Smith stated. c Senator Owen, of Olahoma, de- . 1 clared -conditions had reached a s stage where "Congress has got to take concrete action." Senator . Vardaman, of Mississippi, advocated ^ the, calling back of all farmers now ^ in the army and sending them back . to their farms. Senator Hollis, of New Hampshire, declared that at j ^ least the men should be furloughed and returned to the farms for the harvests. Senator John Sharp Williams, of 6 Mississippi, then interrupted: "I am getting a little bit tired of ^ all this patrioteering business," said Senator Williams. "What's the Use talking of the hardships of the * American people? They/ haven't done anything yet but complain." Senator Oweft introduced a joint| resolution in the Senate this after- ^ noon providing that no farm labor should be taken in the selective * draft during the year 1918. h , ' f ABBEVILLE COUNTY f TEACHERS' MEETING C I The next meeting of the Abbe- 8 ville County Teachers' Association e is to be held in Due West, March 16, * instead of of March 23rd. This ohancp is made because the speakers ^ o - _ we want cannot come any other day in March. * p Dr. Snyder, of Wofford College, t will make the principal address. ^ There will be other interesting fea- ^ tures on the program, which we will ^ publish in the next issue of this paPer. r We want to make the meeting a ^ great successs socially as well as intellectally and ^therefore we have ^ planned a social hour that we be- ^ lieve will be enjoyed by all." The ^ meeting will be held at 12 o'clock in the Memorial Hall of the Womans ? College and at 2 o'clock there will Ko. o inni>honn sprveH bv the Junior UC " V r Red Cross to the teachers in the ^ dining hall of the Carnegie building ^ i of the Woman's College. Prof. g Long will have charge of the toasts at the table. _ We are anxious for every teacher in the county to be with us that d?y and we extend a hearty invitation to each and everyone. The following is the menu of the luncheon which the Junior Red Cross s will serve at fifty cents per plate. Roast Chicken. Rice Gravy 1 (] Dressing Creamed Asparagus Fruit Salad J UailUTTtVMvw . Sherbert Cookies Coffee. We asked the Food Administrator ^ of South Carolina for permission for ^ Red Cross to use chicken. Due West Teachers. ^ THE BOOK CLUB. ^ The Book Club will meet Wed- ^ nesday morning at 10:30 o'clock, ^ with Mrs. Herbert Allen. > MASKED I 10 HELP FARMERS Houston Issues a Call ' to the Urban Population AID IN CROP PLANTING. Secretary Urge* Neceaaity of Raia- J ing Food Supplies for Civilian Population and Army. Washington, March 3.?Secretary louston of the department of agri :ulture, today issued a call to ur- ( >an people to study the farm labor : ituation and to render assistance to ( armers during the coming crop sea- . on. ] "If soldiers are willing to serve ] n the trenches and risk their lives/' 1 * * ? * TT i. leciarea secretary nuuswn, uW.v ( :ivilians can well afford to spare a i (art of their time to serve in the ] urrows and in the harvest fields; ( (specially for the seasonal- strains , ?f planting, cultivating and harvest- { ng, it will not: be too much to ask , uch men to aid the farmers in the s tecessary undertaking of maintain- j ng and, if possible, supplementing, , he food supply in order to i'eed ? he armies and to sustain the civil- ] an population behind them." Leaders in towns and cities im- \ aediately dependent upon regiions , m ? -* ? 4-a r?nf mere I arm era are uut ouio w lecessary labor should establish ouch with representative farm loadrs and see if they can not assis t in olving the problem, Secretary louston suggests. i M ?? :all forty-one for fifty stenographers Itate Headquarters, Columbia, S. C. y.o all District and Local Boards: 1. The following induction call or the State of South Carolina is ereby announced. Call No. 41 for ifty stenographers to be inducted] or the Aviation Section Signal I 3orps and sent to Kelly Field, San Lntonio, Texas. Only white men nd men physically qualified for gen 1 ral service may be inducted under , he above call. ] In filling this call the following j rocedure is directed. Until March j th, Boards may accept applicants ( or voluntary induction who fully ] ossess the requisite physical and ^ echnical qualifications. If the calls ( lave not been filled by March 8th | >y voluntary induction the Boards j: rill immediately induct a sufficient j j umber of qualified men to fill their j ^ espective allotments Dy selecting) ro mClass One qualified men in se-j, [uence of order numbers. Imrtie- ] liate local publicity should be givfen } o this call in order that, if possi- j ile, it may be filled by voluntary in-' r luction but nothing herein contain-! :d should be understood as permit- j j ing the voluntary induction of any, j egistrant who is not physically and | f echnically qualified. As fast as in-L luctions are made men should be |, ent to the proper destination. Form |, Jo. 61 controls as to the preparaion of the mobilization papers. If this call is not filled by volun- j eers on or before March 8th, it irill be necessary to apportion this j all among the Boards of this State ^ ls eauitablly as possible but with he primary purpose of securing the j :ind of men needed at the earliest , tracticable moment. The Chairman . i 11 >f each Local Board is hereby diected to make report to this office i low many qualified men they have in 3 lass One for this call. Do not deay in making this report." For further information call at ( he office of Local Board. darch 2, 1918. J Av vvvvv\vvvvV VV 1 COTTON MARKET V 1 k Cotton 32 l-2e V ( k. Seed $108 1-2 V > V ' ) DEFENSELESS WAR, WED ON RUSSIA Germans "Infamous" Policy Attacked in Reichi.tag FOR PROPERTY OWNERS ? / Makes Charge That Alroady Austria And Germany Are Wrangling Oyer Lhrains. London, Saturday, March 2.? The German govern ment'H "infamous war policy" was assailed in the reichstag in the course of Friday's debate by Herr Gogtherr, an independent socialist, according to Berlin advices sent from Amsterdam by the Reuter correspondent there. "The German ultimatum is not calculated to create conditions of peace and friendship with Russia." Herr Vogtheer declared. "In the :ase of the Ukraine peace, Germany ind Austria already are quarreling aver the booty. The war we now ire waging in defenseless Russia serves only the propertied classes of :he disputed territory. In Lithunia we have made no moral conquests, rhe Lithunians long to b<! back in Russia. "We are not allowed to know the iruth. The fatherland paity is pursuing a bloodthirsty propaganda tgainst foreign countries. We are sold body and soul to the military :aste. we are pursuing an nixaiuvus war policy." At this point, the vice president :alled the speaker to order, but he nsisted on continuing his speech. "High wages in the munitions iniustry," flerr "Vogtherr declared, 'are corrupt wages for the purpose >f keeping workmen in good temper in the interests of carrying on the near. The imperial chancellor has food sent to him from Bavaria, ;hereby infringing the law." 3EATH OF MR. JAS. TAGGART. Mr. James Taggart died Friday norning, March 1, 1918, at three >'clock of neuralgia of the heart. Se had not been feeling very well, 3UI nis iamny wiougni ne was guttering from an attack of acute iniigestion which he frequently had. 3is friends and the whole community were shocked to learn of his leath. Funeral services were held Sunday iftemoon at five o'clock at the lome where a large crowd gathered ;o pay their last tribute of respect. Dr. J. L. Martin conducted the services assisted by Rev. H. W. Pratt. "Jesus Lover of My Soul" and "Abide With Me" were sweetly >ung by a choir of splendid voices.) The interment was* at Long Cane :emetery. An unusually large col-1 ection of floral designs attested the ligh esteem in which he was held, rhe pall bearers were: J. L. Perrin,| Dr. F. E. Harrison. Dr. J. E. Pressly rhos. Thomson, L.. C. Haskell, F. 3. Hill, W. E. Hill, W. D. Wilson, j Mr. Taggart was bora Feb. 4, iqsi wic mother was Elizabeth Baker, daughter of Alpheus Baker, j who came to Abbeville from Char-' eston as a noted educator. He wasj ;he finest linguist in the up country' it that time. Besides Gen. M. L. Bonham, Thos. Perrin and Judge Wardlaw, he prepared other noted nen for college. Moses Taggart h:'is .grandfather, was the first clerk of court of this :ounty. He owned the first, cotton *in in the county which was located where the Episcopal church ( now stands and he also owned the old A.rcher House, where John Taggart, lis son, and James Taggart, his grandson, were born. John Tag-j ?art was at one time: sheriff ol tms :ounty. As a young man Mr. Tag&art served as apprentice under the firm of Seal, Sign & Robinson, coach, buggy, / - - i.... - RUSSIANS S TO (MR, U. S. Troops Put Foes to Wild Flight UNITED STATES TROOPS ARE PRAISED FOR THE FIGHT GIVEN FOE. Amsterdam, March 2.?Twelve American prisoners were taken in a raid northeast of Seicheprey Friday according to an announcement made today by the German War^Office, according to advices received here. The statement also added that Germans inflicted casualties. With (the American Army in France, March 2.?Words of praise were heard on every hand\today for the bravery of the Americans who beat off a strong German attack north of Toul Friday morning. The Americans met the best picked troops of the German army? troops of the "shock" type, especially trained for raiding?and beat them at their own game of war. In ! ll. - V I 1 : ~J? 1. iL. A tuc uttiiu-wimiiu auLuggie tuc aiuericansMost some in killed and wounded, including officers. A few others were reported missing. After the fight, twelve German bodies were found in the American trenches, while about a score more bodies were seen in the snow and amidst the barbed-wire entanglements. ^ The attack was made in a driving snowstorm against a salient on the American front, and was carried out by about 240 men. A "heavy bofflbafdment~of the American position accompanied the attack. But instead of finding the Yankees bewildered, stunned and crouching gas-masked in their dugouts, the Germans met a maddened crowd of bareheaded demons intoxi I cated with excitement ana the joy of combat. Hurling themselves upon the Germans, the young Americans fought desperately, entirely smashing the carefully laid boche program. The German survivors were sent scuttling back to their lines, while Jhe American gunners slammed down a violent barrage through which the fleeing troops had to pass. Three German prisoners remained in the hands of the Yankees, two of them having been wounded, i ===z3i=z====z==zzi=z=iz=zzzzzzzzzi: [ and wagon makers. He was coni nected with them for twenty years, j I He was a contractor and a builder j ; afterwards. In 1879 he was happily married' I to Miss Mary Holcombe and to them ? i m i i# were born tnree cnnaren. ur, xuaxtin performed the marriage ceremony and the baptismal rites for | each of the children. | The oldest daughter, Mamie, who I married Joe T. Hughes, died I about seventeen years ago. Winton, I the second daughter, who married1 H. A. Benton, lives in Raleigh, N. C. The youngest child and only son, Hal, M. Taggart, is with the American Bridge Co., in Erie, Pennsylvania. The family has the deepest symthy of the community in this hour of their bereavement. Mr. Taggart was a man of pleasing manners and friendly disposition which gained for him the friendship of all who Knew una. Those attending the funeral from a distance were: J. H. Holcombe of Dublin, Ga., and J. H. Holcombe Jr., of Savannah, Ga., F. J. Holcombe of Palatka, Fla., Mrs. A. H. Graham of Dublin, Mrs. Howard Lathrope of Charleston, Mr. William Steltz of Greenville, Mr. Jag. Taggart of Flatwoods, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Benton and little Mary Louise Benton of Raleigh, and Mr. Georgo Shillito of Colombia. V iURRENDERl ?, POWERS Delegates to Confer- g|| ence Accept Term* of |||| Teutonic Allies | SOCIALISTS ATTACK J GERMAN WAR PARTY M Germany and Austria Already Qnarrating Orer Spoil* of War ik th? ' .*| Eastern Territory. x ' ,v Petrograd, March 3.?A Germaa l ^ airman bombed various parts of the city. Three persons were killed ?n4;=^S|^-| fivewounded. The material damag* was unimportant. | Russia has bowed to the Teutonic! -JaB -vj allies. The Bolsheviki eomm'iasion-vij J (ers sent to Brest-Litovsk have "'sign-; ed .the treaty of pefrce presented i the Gerzbans, according to an official ^Hl statement from Berlin, which ;adds-;'Jffly that solitary movements in great Russia have ceased. J It was reported on Saturday the Bolsheviki commissioners thej-i^ were about to sign the treaty. Thi? '*rf$mm report was telegraphed to Lenine and Trotzky after the delegate* ;^! | sent to Brest-Litovsk had met th* % f| German emissaries. There is little ^'i^Sm information available as to the de- -.^|: tails of the meeting between th#% rj peace delegates, bat the Bolsheviki said they realized that any further; delay would mean more onorous|^^?| conditions and they woald sign the treaty without discussion. ' _'y$ -AlUaJy Qu.rr.Im,. , 4 While it is understood Chat all the J Teutonic allies have signed the for- tfjgi '-'A mal treaty ending the war with| Russia, it is said that the economic fig J and legal phases of resuming peace- jl will be taken up individually by JSwJj each\country. The German Social *||a& ists have bitterly attacked the peace " 1 treaty with Russia. In a debate in . | the Reichstag there were charges that Germany and Austria already are quarreling over the spoils of was ' ?nr? thai. f.ViP rp?1 tnifh Rrfcn- vV-TaflE ation in the east is being kept from >>*3 flfa the German public. % DEATH OF MRS. JOHNSON, Mrs. J. T. Johnson died at her .'-'-7*8^ home in Donalds Saturday morning ^Jap at seven o'clock. She had been sickr'/ for two weeks, of pneumonia. Every ?||| 3 attention was given her; that medi- j cal skill knew but it was of no Funeral services were held in the ;^||? Baptist church, conducted by the v|j? pastor and the burial was in the ad- W) joining cemetery Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. In his remarks :?-3gHj the pastor summed up her life by saying that it was so beautiful that anything he could say would spoil M the beauty. She was a woman wh6 jfl loved her God and her home. She -?||H was a member of the Methodist church. She leaves four small children, the youngest is two and a : half years old, while the oldest is ;%* twelve. Their names are Garard, Marvin, Paul and Louis. Besides $ ] her husband she leaves her father, C. V. Martin, two sisters, Annie and Ja Lois, and a half brother, Earle, bf . Mrs. John was the wife of J. T. Johnson, a brother of W. E. John- gal son, who lives here. LIEUT. HARRISON PROMOTED Friends in Abbeville of Lieut. Frank E. Harrison, will be pleased to know that he has been promoted 1 from Second to First Lieutenant. Lieut. Harrison is now stationed at .ijgH Fort Monroe, and is in the regular j army. He is connected with th? j coast artillery. He is feeling fine j and "rearin" to go otw. j