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F, , ' ' i- ; :.y;'?b-Wm Abbeville Press and Banner \ " ' ^ f -.jig Established 1844. $1.50 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Friday, April 26, 1918. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year. GERMAN MC LONG PRf V * tuii i VI a a?mmi| mering at Front Door of Amiens. < TEUTONS GAIN MILE AS BRITISH RETIRE < ' ' Haig's Men Withdraw From Village j of Villers-Bretonneu* on North- j j em End of Latest Fighting , Front?So Far as Known AI- j '< lies Hold Firm in Other ( Places.j After three weeks of preparation j 1 in the Somme, during which time {! thev launched an offensive in Flan- J' ders, the Germans have resumed< 1 their hammering at the front door j1 of Amiens. For days there has been j1 heavy artillery firing along the j' northern sectors of the Somme sal- j' ient and finally the German infan-i try began their attempts to advance i1 on the line passing Villers-Breton-j! neux, have caused a British with- j' drawal from this village, according; to a report from Field Marshal Haig, This marks a German gain of about 11 a mile. ' J ] Villers-Bretonneux is about 11 m " ' *' ?- * * ?j ! i mnes directly east ox Amiens anu 101 on the northern end of the latest ] fighting front. It is situated between the So'mrae apd Luce Rivers, and, while it is flanked on the south . by low lying ground, it is by rolling ^ hills to the west and northwest. Little News From North. I ( The fighting on the rest of the! ^ front where the Germans have re-! sumed their drive toward the allied '' * ? , - - XT i.1 Dase 01 supplies 111 i^urnicxii i-mun; has not, so far as known, resulted in any notable retirements on the part of the allies. The German official rfeport issued on Wednesday 1 was silent as to events in this sec- 1 tor of the front. An attack on this particular part of the line in the Somme region had 1 ""been expected and it is probable ; that preparations to meet it had j1 been made. The British lines held ( firm in this region during the last * days of the initial drive while the Germans were able to forge ahead ] farther south until they reached the 1 village of Castel, about three miles 1 from the railroad running to Paris s * . * 4 from Amiens.' i LIBERTY LOAN TOTAL l NOW IS $1,700,094,850 J " " ' I I * L Washington, April 24.?The to-J tal subscriptions to the Tfyird Liber-j ty Loan, actually paid in, x havei reached $1,700,094,850, it was an-; nounced by the Treasury Depart- ^ ment today. No decision has yet ^ been reached, it was announced also, ' as to whether the St. Louis or Min- j ^ neapolis Federal Reserve districts M was the first to attain its quota. Today's reports show that twelve States have exceeded their quotas,! H the last two to go over the top be- J1 ing Colorado and Arizona. The | ( amount of their oversubscription is! 1 | not yet available, however. j j * i. ? QUITS SELLING FLOUR TO HELP WIN WAR j Americus, April 23.?Liston K.! Bagley, a prominent merchant of DeSoto, informed the Sumter Coun? ty food administration yesterday he had decided to discontinue en- 1 tirely the sale of wheat flour. He! l said: "If the Government wantsm the people to stop eating flour, then 11 ? I think the merchants ought to stop | ( ^ selling it. and I have decided to adopt that course. I am trying to co-operate in every way possible, ' I and if giving up flour will help win > the war, I believe that is the path 1 ^ for me to follow." , b IVE AFTER iPARATION \ V Brakes Put On U-Boats For Time GERMANS MUST DO MUCH DREDGING TO CARRY ON UNDERWATER OPERATIONS . London, April 24.?Submarine operations by the Germans will be hampered for some time as a result of the successful raids carried out against Zebrugge and Ostend, according to information received today from Amsterdam. Complete official reports have not been received, but it is believed the sinking of ships laden with concrete uff the harbors of both bases will impede the passage of U-boats and make it necessary for the tJermans to do much dredging before they can carry on their underwater operations with their old time freedom Zeebrugge is the largest and the more important of the two bases 1 1 1 moww fiiYIOC ana nss ueen aiLatftcu wauj oy British and French airplanes. Gate Blown Up. It is reported by The Mail that two . destroyers got inside of the Mole and 'blew up the gate of the Bruges Canal dock, which the Germans had been using for submarine purposes. This is regarded as one. of the most remarkable feats of the war, is the ships had to come under the fire of German shore batteries at :lose range in addition to avoiding jxtensive mine fields. - When the lock of the canal was destroyed ships broke away from ;heir moorings and a considerable lumber of craft was carried out to ;ea. , This was ?he biggest offensive move the British fleet has made since :he battle of Jutland. British Very Clever. The British carried out their enterprise very cleverly, using fog and smoke screens to hide their movenents. The ships were almost inside )f the harbors before they were detected. ' Two of the out-of-date cruisers :hat were sunk went down exactly n the middle of the. passage through which the Bruges Canal enters the sea. This will be a severe handicap for the Germans, for they have been ? il? - - L ~ f ni.,n;nn thoir enhmn. Ill wit; nauii ui luiuiiiig uiivii fines up the canal for overhauling ifter operations at sea. NEW BORN SON TO TAKE SLAIN BROTHER'S PLACE Dalton, April 24.?S. G. Slaton, father of John F Slaton, the first Dalton boy killed in action in France las announced that he has another to take his place, another son having been born at his home, and Mr. Slaton has named his new son Woodrow, after the President of the Unted States. Mr. Slaton is devoid of any bithpmp55 at his son's death, and has expressed his pride at being the father of the first Dalton boy who laid down his life in defense of his :ountry. He states that his newest son will be ready, should occasion arise, to avenge the death of his brother. BOUND OVER. Wilmer Grier was bound over to the court Tuesday for shooting Arthur Hunter, some time ago. Huntei lias been in the hospital but is getting along all right now. Both are colored men from the Antrevillt neighborhood. W V vvvv v'v wvvvvv w COTTON MARKET \ < Cotton 30c. V SHIPPING BOARD ORDERS MEASI Next Year's Prograi More Extended. GROWTH TO CONTINUE Estimated That Construction i 1919 Will Exceed Ten Million Tons, Unheard of Figures. Washington, April 24.?The shi ping board has decided on a su stantiai increase in its uuuuuig pi gram fc or 1919 over the tonna; planned for this year and indie tions are that the increase will continued in 1920. Plans for net year"Vere discuss today at a luncheon attended 1 Chairman Hurley and other mel bers of the shipping board, Vi President Piez and Director Gener Schwab of the Emergency Fleet C poration, P. A. Franklin of the I ternational ship control comtaitte Major General Goethals and oth officials. Especial attention was pa j to the question of passenger shi i and refrigerator ships, for *whi i the war department will make lari I demands as the war nroeresses. j For military reasons the exa ' size of the future building progra : was not made public. From previo j statements of Chairman Hurle j however, it has been estimated th ! the construction in 1919 will be j excess of 10,000,000 tons, the far ; est amount in any one year by ai nation. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTIO The District Interdenomination Sunday School Convention compr: {ing Donalds and Due West Tow ships will be held in the "Bapti Church at Donalds, S. C., next Su ! d'-tv rr. crning, Anvii the 28th. T! ! exercises will begin at eleven o'cloi Every Sunday School in these t\ Townships are earnestly request* to send delegates to this Conventio The District Interdenomination Sunday School Convention coi prising Abbeville, Long Cane, Ma j nolia, Indian Hill and Cedar Sprii Townships will be held in the Met i odist Church at Abbeville next Su day afternoon. The exercises w ! begin at 4 o'clock. Every Sundi School in these townships are i quested to send delegates to tl convention. Miss Milwee Davis of Spartanbu nnH Hnn M. F. Ansel will be Dre ! ent at both conventions and mal I j addresses. C. E. Williamson, i Secretary, * Abbeville Co. Interd nomination.^ S. S. Associatio I THE USE OF SUGAR IN NONESSENTIAL FOOD PRODUC1 ! During the three months peri< from April 1st to June 30th, 191 manufacturers of non-essential foi products* must not use more th? j eighty (80) per cent, of the amou ! of sugar they used during the co ! responding three months of 1917 Non-essential food products i ciude: Candy, confectionary, cho< late coatings, cocoa, chocolate pro i ucts of all kinds, chewing gui ' sherberts, water ices, coco-cols i heverae-e svruos. fruit syrups, gi ger ale and soft drinks of all kinc soda water syrups soda water flavo ! cordials used for beverage purpose f I sweet pickles and invert sugar. I The word "manufacturer" i | eludes hotels, clubs, restaurants ai j retail stores which manufacture ai j of the commodities mentioned abo' Manufacturers of ice cream, pr I served fruits and preserved veget j bles need not limit their consum j tion of sugar to eighty (80) p cent. William Eliott, Food Administrator for S. I Columbia, S. C., April 24, 1918. i. Vi , (FRENCH FIGHTING E ALONG LONG III n All Day Battle Still G * ing on Fiercely. i HUNS GAIN FOOTING >n Defender* Continue to Strive D perately to Prevent Advance of Invading Forces. ( p- Paris, April 24.?The battle b- the whole front south of the Som o- and on-the Atre lasted all day ? ge still continues, according "to the \ a- office announcement tonight. 1 be Germans gained a footing in. woods to the northward of Hanga ed en-Senterre and also in the west< by outskirts of the village, which 1 in- French are desperately defendin ce Several enemy assaults were si 'al tered near Hailles and attacks or; Senecat wood and Hill 82 also fi n-j ed. !e>! The reference in the official sta er i ment issued by, the French war i fice definitely locates the Americ Ps! troops which were moved from ' nil1 i southern sectors of the battle 1 ge, to parts of the French front wh 1 were hard pressed during the gr " i German drive through Picardy. imi On April 10 dispatches from b< US ' ; the French and British headquart yN in France reported the arrival i American troops. This was prior I 4-1 *V1 n tlrUnn f Vt ft nvlnilf p- i and retail stores which manuf; er I ture any of the commodities m( J tioned above. William Elliott, C. i Food Administrator for S. j Columbia, S. C., AnrU 24, 1918. 1 IIIC VllliC VTI1CII UIC 1 lCiau V/AVV11V ^ I their lines far to 'the north of Mo ny | | didier." The French official sta ment may indicate that the Am< ' cans did not move to the north wl N i I the British forces were replaced I the French, but held the positi< al j to which they were originally isr | signed. __ n-j istj TO DECORATE THE CITY. n-| i j Harry W. Lewis of Atlantic Ci ck will have fharge and supervision v0 i the decoration of the city for 1 &(i i Veterans Reunion to be held hi n' | May 7-8. His representatives M | srs. ' deo. W. Stewart and Joe P n" j kyn, have already arrived and hi nr. ] i opened up headquarters in one the Rosenberg stores on Soi Main street. They will begin d [jj orating the Court House and C - Hall Monday and then the Moi ment Park will be next. The sto e~ are supposed to be decorated s 16 they will gladly do this work foi i fair price. It is hoped that many re % the homes in town will also dress for the occasion. Flags of all kii KG and nations will ibe used. 1 Court House and City q Hall \ have the United States flags wli e" the Monument Park and white v, n'| posts around the park will have 1 j flags of the Confederacy. The fls Pg: of the allied nations will be us i where best suited. d| " q i TO ALL DEALERS IN SUGAR: o>: odl m ! Without permission from the I H'nnA A/Iminictrnfinn Ills 11.CU uvabwo Jl VUU <&%* *<?? < -?? r-1 Washington, you are forbidden . j sell sugar to manufacturers of n< n-! essential food products who hi co j started business on or since Januj d-: 1, 1918: n, j Non-essential food products is,j elude: Candy, confectionary, ch( n- j late coatings, cocoa, chocolate p Is,, ducts of all kinds, chewing gu rs: sherbets, ice cream, water ices, i is,: co-colas, beverage syrups, fruit rups, ginger ale and soft drinks n-; all kinds, soda water syrups, sc id water flavors, cordials used for b< iy j erage purposes, sweet pickles a ve; invert sugar. e-J The word "manufacturer" a-j eludes hotels, clubs, restaurar RYAN TAKI 1 OF BIG All o- , Camps Announced For Drafted Men ?,. NEARLY TEN THOUSAND WILL GO TO CAMP JACKSON FROM FIVE STATES. on Washington, April 24.?The train me ing camps to which the 150,000 md drafted men ordered mobilized next var Friday will be sent were announced rhe here today by Provost Marshal Genthe eral Crowder. In some cases, States rd- have been directed to seftd their ern men to camps other than those to the which they previously had been g. sent, due probably to the crowded hat conditions in some camps. at Camp Jackson, with totals assign-1 ail- ed and the States from which the men will come are: ,ie- White:, 0f_ Camp Jackson, South Carolina, 6,;an 318, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee. ine Negroes: Camp Jackson, South Carolina, eat 3,512, South Carolina, North Carolina. . 5th MISS RUTH HOWIE erSi AGAIN HONORED of j to! led j Miss Ruth Howie, the talented nf-? Mi- nnrl Mra T V I ,te- Howie, is reaping more honors at >ri-' Brenau. Only a f^w weeks ago we' len1 had a report of a high distinction j by conferred on her on account of the1 i I >ns fine stand she was taking in heri as- classes, being numbered among the nine best students in the institution Now comes another honor which has been conferred on her, as the letter below will show. The people of Abbeville always o? feel honored when an Abbeville boy the i or ma^es ???d> an(* it is a ore! great pleasure to them that this eg_ | pretty and accomplished young woman from our midst is helping to ar- , | keep us on the map. v. mi I * J 1. o?| me letter reierrea iu is as auiithil0W3:' ec_| "The annual election of new ^ j members to Mu Phi Epsilon, the 1U honorary musical sorority, was held reg in the Brenau Auditorium Thursday in(j noon, April 18th, during the chapel . 0 hour." The selections are made by A 0? the Conservatory faculty, and elecUp tion to this sorority is the greatest 1(js honor that can be bestowed upon! ^! the Conservatory students. The old < members of the sorority gave a veryj delightful recital, after which Prof.j ray Otto W. G. Pfefferkorn delivered | a short address and announced the .?|new members. Among the recipi70^ | .ecj I ents of this honor is Miss Ruth j Howie, of Abbeville, S. C. Very truly yours, Virginia Blocker, Rrpnaii News CorresDondent. I i Per Ellyne Strickland. Jn-j at j AN OPERATIVES BANK. to! jn-j The operatives of the Abbeville ive | Cotton Mills have decided to go iniry to the banking business. An appli j cation has been filed with the Seein j retary of State for a charter forj >coj the institution, which will have a j ro-j capital stock of ten thousand dol-| im,' lars, to be divided into four hundred j 1 co-j shares of twenty-five dollars each, j sy- j The stock will be sola to employees i of i of the Abbeville Cotton Mills,' the | da; Mills taking what is not at first sub- J 2V- scribed and holding it for sales to | nd operatives from time to time until the stock is all taken up. in- The plan is intonJed to stimulate its, the employees in the matter of makac ing small savings and to teach the jn- value of thrift. The bank will no doubt be of great benefit to those who become interested in its affairs, C. and we hope to see it grow to be of benefit to the whole community. ; . . 1 - W-A 4 - . 8 CHARGE iPROBLEM Copper Magnate Krects Question of Aircraft Production. SIGNAL CORPS WORK > WILL STAND ALONE 1 Successful Financier to Hare Position Corresponding * to That Held by Schwab in Ship "' Making? ' Full Power Granted to Act in Executire Capacity. /Washington, April 24.?Direction of the army's great aircraft pro- j|| duction problem has been placed, in the hands of a civilian, John D. M Ryan, copper magnate, railroad man ^ 'j| and financier. Secretary Baker announced the ^ step tonight, disclosing at the same time a reorganization of the signal , ^ corps under which the aviation sec tion virtually is divorced from the J corps proper, heretofore supreme on M all questions. With actual production turned over to a civilian divis-, ion headed by Mr. Ryan, Brig. Gen. , J William L. Kenly is made chief of ^ a new division of military aeronautics, to control training of aviators and military use of aircraft. Major General Squier, chief sigflal officer, will confine his activities ;/JB to the signal branch. Howard Cof- -.<* fin, chairman of the aircraft board J and under whose direction the building program has developed to its 2 present stage, retires from the board and relinquishes the chairmanship to . f-j Mr. Ryan. The aircraft board it- ^ self, created by congress, will con- ??3 tinue as advisory body. Throughout an me agiianon over aeiays aqa mistakes in getting quantity produc tion of aircraft under way, all critics have agreed that the great fault lay in the absence of concentrated control. The power of Mr. Coffin -M and his board was subject to the sig- . nal corps and this divided responsi- /M bility has been blamed largly for v4j the' fact that the program is about |1 three months behind. ' * gM PLENTY OF TOBACCO IN FRANCE FOR SAMMIES Washington, April 24.?Ameri- > can troops in France are bountiful- %ly supplied with tobacco, and the sending of pipes, cigarettes and ci- J gars by relatives and friends in this :{M country will shortly be prohibited, in order to save tonnage space, it was learned at the War Department 2-: today. MULE STOLEN. 'J? Tuesday night someone visited the stables of Mr. H. N. Cochran, '-?3j at his residence on the Lowndesville road about five miles from the , p city and stole from the stables a bay horse mule, weighing about J 'titM 800 pounds, and about 8 years of 1 < age. Mr. Cochran values the mule at around two hundred dollars. No trace of the thief has been Vy? found, except that a strange negro was seen on the place in the afternoon inquiring the distance to Lowndesville. This negro was barefooted and had his hat in his hip pocket. The party stealing the mule was also barefooted, and below the house in the field where the thiei :/? made his get-way a shoe was found. It is supposed that the negro is tne same one seen in the afternoon from this circumstance. Mr. Cochran is offering a reward of twenty-five dollars for information which will lead to a recovery of the mule. . After 250 years of more or less | intermittent effort the Bible has been translated into the Eskimo lan- ^ guage.?Ex. ''* * || . ' '-.rA