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Abbeville Press and Banner! Established 1844. $1750 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday, May 14, 1918. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year. ?i|| ARMIES OF STILL R] Meanwhile Allies Prepare for Onslaught Close at Hand. SOLDIERS OF ITALY ~ TAKE COL DELL ORSO Troops Storm Mountain Position and Destroy Garrison?French Recover Territory. The German armies in France and! . . Picardy are still inactive. Except fori their rrtilery wings, which are carrying out bombardments on various sectors, they are doing little work' anywhere. Evidently, the enemy is not yet! prepared to test his strength against i ? j ? -r J.I? ?i I tne reimorcea lines ui t,ue amra, ?i-| though it is still expected that the! day is not far distant when he again; will try to break through. Mean-j while, the British and French armies ! ,are letting no opportunity pass to; peck at the Germans where the enemy front is considered particularly vulnerable. North of Kemmel the French have recovered another slice of territory in a sharp fight in which they came into hand to hand com bat with the Germans. The Germans endeavored to offset this advantage by an attack against the French northwest of Arvillers-Sorrell, but the defenders turned their artillery on the enemy J and successfully withstood the at-! tack, inflicting heavy casualties. Considerable activity is in progress in the Italian theater. Between, ' Asiago and the Brenta River, on the1 northern front, the Italians have I stormed Austrian positions "at Col Dell Orso and destroyed the garrison: In hand to hand fighting. At several other points along the northern front the Italians have worsted the! enemy in engagements evidently, started with the intention of rectify-J ing the lin?. The Austrian emperor,! accompanied by his foreign minister' has paid a visit to the Italian front, j w P BEARD ARRESTED SUNDAY?NOT IN JAIL' W. P. Beard was arrested Sunday by Deputy Marshal C. J. Bruce, and taken to Greenville, where he will! be given a preliminary examination before a United States Commissioner on a federal warrant, issued Saturday, charging him with .disloyal utterances against the government and with attempting to obstruct the operation of the Selective Draft Law. Beard, it will be remembered, was convicted at Greenwood some J ' ?fUa oc. I months ago 01 vuuuuuu VI Ui? wo- | pionage law, and of publishing ut-i terances. He has been out on bond! i since his conviction pending an appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals. The Greenville News says that at! a late hour Sunday night Board had not been committed to jail, but was i in the custody of the United States Marshal, C. J. Lyon. CALL 374?WHITE MEN ONLY I The number of men required to | fill this call must be obtained fromj Class One?even though it is neces-j sary to send farmers. Each Board i must fill its quota." The Local Board cannot excuse anyone* whose number is such that he will be in this call, as all others J have been sent, and only farmers! are left. U. D. C. Members of the U. D. C. of Ab-' beville, will meet with Mrs. J. Howard Moore this (Tuesday) afternoon, at 5 o'clock. .. V '.V?. TUETONS EMAIN IDLE ; List of Delegates at U. C. V. Reunion i | LIST OF DELEGATES AND THE HOMES IN WHICH THEY WERE ! ENTERTAINED. VV. J. Andrews?W. C. Algary. ! H. L. Allen?W. B. Bruce, W. A.j | Marshall, of Lancaster. Wyatt Aiken?Jno. W. Smith, J.' W. Simpson, S. C. Pritchard, A. C. i McGhee, John Miller. * K. M. uurts?jacK n,imore. Miss Maggie Brooks?J. M. Smith and W. T. Magill. W. R. Broom?Robt. Byers and J. R. Wilson. J. S. Bowie, (Hotel)?Alfred,Aldrich, T. N. Price. W. M. Barnwell?(at S. T. Eakins)?J. L. Scott, W. T. Broadwell. C. D. Brown?Col. Cardwell. W. W. Bradley?J. H. Alewine, J G. Rykard, Thos. Wiley, A. E. Clink-j scales. w 'n T3ot?L-o/1q1o C. R Tarrant. T. J. Garrison, R. J. Wade, 0. I!. { Counts. Mrs. Otto Bristow?J. W. Hart-j ley and companion. Frank Andrews?Miss Sanders,! Miss Fleming. J. S. Cochran,? (1 at S. T. Eakin) j Mrs. Cunningham?J. W. McGrady, P. I. Rowe. W. S. Cothran?W. G. High, M.| A. Adair, Geo. N. Adair, E. F.; Wall. W. F. Clary?B. F. Gassaway, T. I C. Jones. M. T. Coleman?Miss Lewis, Miss: Hicklan, P. A. McDavid, Walter' Mitchell. to- a t? T r RirH .T i Clinton, S. C. J. T. Hughes?J. C. Gluck, Fuller. ; Mrs. H. H. Hill?J. M. James, j Rufus Brannon, W. H. Dempsey. T. V. Howie?J. P. Caldwell, W. S. Terry. Z. Howie?B. F. Driver. Mrs. Hood?J. D. Duffie. Mrs. Hamilton?G. M. Timmerman, B. A. Ragsdale. J. A. Hill?Lewis E. Campbell. (Continued on Page Five) - -' ' v',1^ "... ... VV . A. vaivcib X-I. V. V. v., v. . B. Hampton, H. H. Hughes, T. J. j June. Fred Cason?G B. Aull, J. B. j Sheely. P. A. Cheatham?W. A. Black, j W. H. Edwards. W. T. Cason?D. P. Hannah. G. E. Calvert?A. F. Calvert and| I. A. Keller. Mrs. R. E. Cox?Folger, and A.j T. Mcllwaine. ' James Chalmers?Henry Tennent,! Geo. C. Graves. nn cj po1uaii? twa 1 kj. vaiuvuu & ??v? VH. L. Dargan?T. P. Quarles, M. W. Clark, Johnson. W. J. Duncan?A. Moseley. T. J. Douthart?R. E. Blakeley, J. P. Boswell. J. T. Evans?D. M. Ward, R. T. C. Hunter. J. F. Edmunds?L. F. Hair. i S. T. Eakin?W. 0. Sturkey, E.; B. Tyler. Gibert Evans?E. F. Waldrop, G. P. Grant. W. D. Ferguson?P. A. Jones, J. j B. Hubbard. J. B. Ferguson?G. P. McFerrin. G. L. Flynn?J. B. Wharton. S. A. Graves?L. P. Harling, Geo. Farr. J. R. Glenn?B. P. Maule, N. W.l Jones. C. C. Gambrell?W. F. Russell, J. i R. Deloach. W. P. Greerje?Miss Bonham, Miss' White, Miss Hollis. ! C. F. Graves?David More, L. G.! Wheeler. J. I. Gilmer?Z. E. Grambling, G. A. Myers. Geo. C. Gambrell?Isaac Adair,] m FROM WILSON MIGHT BRING PEACE t European Trip for the President is Suggested. COMES FROM FRANCE Paris Editor Says Labor Mission From America Has Accomplished Great Good. , Paris, May 12.?A visit to Europe by President Wilson "as our supreme^war lord for peace by "victory" may bring the final decision in the war, says Paul Hyacinthe Loyson, editor of The Rights of Man in a statement prepared for the Associated Press concerning the American labor delegation which has just completed its visit to France. M. Loyson attaches the greatest importajaae to the moral support? given ijUp^mericsi to France, which feels the nearly four years of war. He*jrtaHe's that the action of the Socialists, who assured the Americans they would have no part in an international Socialist conference in which representatives of; the enemies' country participated was^ of deepest significance. Referring to the American labor; delegation with which he visited thej French front, M. Loyson said: "In sending over this delegation: as much has been done for the sal-1 vation of France as by Secretary Baker in dispatching & whole army to our front. "Npvpv hava'ntiv rvion tioon oniiJv1 high spirits since 1914, but allow-j ance must be made for a certain nervous strain at the rear as conse-j quences of 46 months of war. Mcre-j over, this natural phenomenon has: been deliberately exploited by a; small number of perverted persons j who advocate a patched -up peace.; For a whole week these politicians! have made desperate pressure . on! the Amrican delegates to bring them around to the idea of a conference with the Germans. "But you can not compress Am-: erican stt:el. Much the reverse. The Americans have strengthened the backs of the war weary and have caused the defeatists to hide their: faces." MOTHER'S DAY. Mother's Day Nwas appropriately ; celebrated in most of the churches in the city Sabbath, sermons being preached in accordance with the President's proclamation. In the Methodist church the vases were fill- j ed with red and white roses andi throughout the town many red andj white boutonnaires were worn by the men. I I ? ? | FROM CAMP WADSWORTH. j 1 A party of young soldier.3 came' down from Camp Wadsworth Sunday and spent the day with friends.' The young men made thu trip! through the country and mace their j headquarters at the home of Mr.! and Mrs. M. T. Coleman. The dif-j ferent young were entertaired at! tea at the homes of Mrs. J. S. Stark,; Mrs. W. S. Cothran, Mrs. W. P. j Greene and Mrs. Coleman. In the party were: Sergts. Frank A. Hol-i ler, Harold J. Fink, Walter A. War-j ner, Howard A. Van Loan, Wilbur.; A. Marks, Jesse J. Derx,. Earl W. j Blake and Robert Wood. Privates j LeGrand C. Markle, George Nicho-, las, Lawrence G. Bellamy, Corp.; William P* F)ricf>nl anil WAC^mier' Andrews. The young men all came| from the State of New York and i ! have been for many months at J Camp Wadsworth. They like the' South. Mrs. R. S. Link and children have returned home after ah extended / visit.^to.jrelatii-es in Courtland, Ala. SOLDIERS PRAISED BY LONDON PRES! National Army Parad< Arouses Much Enthusiasm. ' ! SCENE IS NOTABLE ONE? I . I I "Huskies" New Name Selected fo Americans as They Leave Waterloo Station. ???? London, May 12.?The appear ance of American National Arm: men on parade in the streets o: London yesterday aroused the en thusiasm of the Sunday papers ai i have few events in many months Thd writers unite in giving unstint ed praise to the appearance of th< men ?nd predict for them a recorc of splendid achievements when the] I reach the front. i "Since the thriling days of th< first months of the war," says Th( Observer, "London has not knowi such a notable scene of enthusiasn as that evoked yesterday. 'The fin est s'f;ht I have seen since the wa: began' was the verdict of a young soldier who has seen service on the fronts. 'The men are a fine looking body and appear to be in the pinl of condition.' "Londoners cheered yesterday as they have not cheered for mans .months," says Lloyd's Weekly News "It was the women who gave the Americans a special welcome. 'God bless you' they cried all along the route. Mothers lifted their children that they might have a sight of the soldiers from across the sea who were going .to fight side by side with daddy. Find Nickname. "And the waiting crowds found a name for the visitors. As the first r battalion swung out from Waterloo station some one called to a friend that they were 'A real husky lot.' The word pleased the fancy of /the crowd and soon every one was calling for cheers "The Huskies." "Jt was great friendship which was struck up betw?en the London crowd and the American boys who have come across to give them a hand." CAPT. PIEREE LECTURES. Capt. Pieree, a French officer, now serving the Allies through the A awiaam "D nrJ lirt 11 <4 n *-wnci itaii ivcu \jL\JODf win uciivci a lecture at the Opera House in Abbeville next Saturday, May 18, at 3:30 P. M. All loyal citizens in the city and country are invited to attend this patriotic exercise. As Capt. Pieree is from the people who at the front are bearing the heaviest burdens of tjie world-war, his talk in the interest of the Red Cross should be of special interest to Americans. STILL TRYING TO FIX THE PRICE OF WHEAT Washington, May 11.?Another futile effort has been made by senate and house conferees to fix the price of wheat in the agricultural bill which has been in conference for some time. On account of the absence of Senator Gore, Senator E. D. Smith, of South Carolina, is acting chairman of the senate committee on agriculture, also acting chairman of the conference committee. The conferees will meet again at an early date and endeavor to agree on a minimum price for wheat, which is the only serious obstacle in the way of perfect harmony regarding this big appropriation measure. I ?> VVVVVVVVVVVVVV^^ V COTTON MARKET V V Cotton 28 l-2c. V >> >.>>_>>> >\>>>>>> AMERICA 1 ! wm n 01 Abbeville Red Cross Campaign, May 20-27 . % ^ ABBEVILLE AND AUXILIARIES TO RAISE $10,000.00?LIST OF COMMITTEES. The Abbeville Chapter Americai f Red Cross is getting ready for it) f campaign for the week May 20-27 -; Our Chapter and its auxiliaries, An s i trevme, Lowndesville and Mt. Car . mel, are to raise $10,000.00 We have made arrangements t< j hav?,Captain Pierre, of the Frencl i Army, to lecture to us on Saturdaj j afterireoh, May 18th at 3:30, anc after the lecture we want a meet > ing of all tlte committees that hav< ; been appointed to carry on this cami paign. \ i Dr. G. A. NeufFer, the camp^igr - manager, has appointed Mr. Jas. S : Cochran- Chairman of the Publicitj ji Committee and Mr. J. M. Nickles, ; I Chairman nf fViP Snoalra-ro Pwmtv.Jf : tee. : He has appointed the following i committees in Abbeville: ij Committee No. 1.?Mr. W. *F. r Nickles, Mr. J. S. Stark. No. 2.?Dr. C. H. McMurray, Mr. s Geo. Gambrell ij No. 3.?Mr. S. H. Rosenberg, Mr. s! M. B. Reese. i No. 4.?Mr. Jas. S. Cochran, Mr. i W. L. Peebles. ? No. 5.?Mr. J. F. Barnwell, Mr. A. S. [Thomas, Mr. W. M. Langley No 6.?Mr. T. V. Howie, Mr. W. j J. Duncan., vr~"" n Tir I r\ m n nu. i?rur vvaxu vne?jxir. a. u. J White, Miss Oney Morse, Mrs. M. ,B I Syfan. No. 8?For Ward Two?Mrs. J. | L. McMillan, Mrs. Joe A. Wilson, j Mrs. Richard Sondley. No. 9?For Ward Three?Mrs. C I C. Gambrell, Mrs. J. C. King, Miss Boyd. No. 10?For Ward Four?Mrs. I W. F. Nickles, Mrs. E. R. Thomson, ' Miss Eugenia Robertson. Latimer?Messrs T. B. Frazier, i and C. G. McAllister I Monterey?Messrs. Jas. F. Clinkj scales, Claude Lanier, J. T. Stokes ! and J. A. Nance. Calhoun Falls?Messrs. E. M Lander, Frank Sherard, Monroe Burriss, F. B. Milford, Dr. J. V. Tate, W. J. Blake and Dr. T. V. Farror Sharon?Messrs W. J. Evans, Joe B. Wilson, A. L. Knox, and Miss | Gertrude Penney. j Bethel?^Messrs L. A. Jackson, D. j A. Wardlaw and E. R. Wardlaw. Warrenton?Messrs F. W. Wilson I Chas. Gilliam and H. M. Mundy. Reid School?0. S. Cochran, S. | F. Reid and Otto Price. Brownlee?Mr. H. J. Power, Mrs. | H. P. Salley and Mr. J. W. tfradi berry. Lone Forrest?Messrs J T. Hodge and J. J. Grant. Cold Springs?Messrs W. B. Uldrick, W. J. Milford, W. E. Dawson and J. A. King. , Long Cane?Messrs J. R. Lomax, R. H. Stevenson and A. T. Mcllwain Smithville?Messrs E. M. McCord, Augustus Miller and Mrs. Emmie Jones. | Promise Land?Messrs T. P. | Thomson and J. A. Fell. I 1 TVT p-mo D nKnvf Wi'lcnn I V^CIILlell?? 1UC3010 JtlUUVi w u Iitfvu J and M. L. Mclhvain. Hagan?Mrs. Henry Nickles, W. J. McKee and W. S. Jordan. Park Creek?Messrs W. F. Radcliffe, Andy Milford and Dr. P. B. Carwile. Fonville?Messrs J. H. Ferguson, J. H. DuPre, Jr., S. A. Allen and Mrs. John T. Cheatham. Ray?Messrs J. W. Norris and F. . E. Gable. Midway?Mrs. 0. B. Rogers, Mr. OSTRIKE 1UGE FORCE Action Deferred Until Army Becomes Powerful Force. , ENTENTE WAITING TO BE , REINFORCED BY AMERICANS |1 1 French and British Able to Meet ^ With Strategy Onslaughts of Ottawa, May 12.?Convinced that '. M the allies can withstand any drive the Germans "can launch, it has been ^ decided not to use the American j army until it becomes a complete ..;3| and powerful force, according to a cable summary of operations on the western front received here tonight ;jw from the war committee of the Brit- :Y$fl ish cabinet. JS "The position now is," said the -jS summary, "that the Germans are .-^Sl draining their country dry to force . a decision before it is too late, while the entente are so confident that, having been given the choice of a small immediate American army for defense, or waiting till they 'Jg q vo rai n ^Arnn/^ ** 1 4VUUUXVWU UJ <* WillJJlC tc, |IUW? \ism erful, self-supporting American army, they have chosen the~latter. 'IS "To the sledge hammer uses of j-^9 masses of men by the enemy lhe> :|,jj!a| " allies are opposing the strategy' of | meeting the blow with the smallest ;.|S j force capable of standing up to the j shock while keeping the strongest ;~|i reserve possible. Troops on the ^ wings are permitted to give'ground ' y4j within limits whenever the enemy has been made to pay a greater . ;.?a price than the ground is worth. "In the present operations the X"! British army has withstood, many || times its own weight of enemy masses. It has retired slowly, exacting the fullest price. Meanwhile, .;:J Foch holds the hulk nf fVip Frpnrh wa |,army in reserve sending units only . ' / |a to points hard pressed. This strategy has justified itself in that in . three weeks it has seen the ^nemy brought to a standstill without a >$0 single strategic objective being ful- ;5| filled and with losses so immense ^ that his reserve is in danger of provi ing inadequate. "The German commanders seeing .; yjg| how nearly he is delivering himself '9^ to the allied reserve, has been compelled to accept temporary failure | and call a halt. His position is tactically exposed in two dangerous < ' 50 ically exposed in two dangerous salients on waterlogged ground. His ' ; countrymen are dissatisfied at the immense price paid for his failure" JSg to terminate their sufferings. His vx| allies are on the verge of quarrel- 'fM 'ing and daily exhibit their growing 7\j dislike and distrust pf the taskmaster who robs them of their lives and food. "His reserves have nearly reached ^ I complete exhaustion. Those of the 'Xja ! Franco-British are still in being j while the American preparations ! Hpvplrm Thp timp. draws closer ! when defeat is inevitable. There| fore, he must i*enew the offensive. j We may therefore, expect a rei newed furious onslaught before ! Frank Rogers and Mr. R. R. Price. Pineville?E. R. Miller. | Antreville, Lowndesville and Mt. ''a| I Carmel, Willington and Bethia Chap ters will appoint their own commitTo canvass the colored people? L. A. Richey, Rev. Christie, Rev. Kennedy, Rev. Shaw, Henry Taylor, ' D. B. Collier, J. J. Wright, Jessie M Sanders, A. C. Coleman and Jas. Buchannon. J. S. Morse, Chairman.