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IURCRAFT]
TO BE UN
hamberlain Recedes,
.eaving Hughes With
Free Hand.
TUATION IS CLEARED UP
ipartment of Justice investigation
Dnducted by Charles E. Hughes
to Go on Without Interference
From Senate Committee.
Vashington, May 22.-i-There will
no controversy in the Senate ovthe
military committee war inry
plans to which President Wilobjected,
and the Department of
tice investigation of aircraft protion
directed hy Chas. E. Hughes
proceed without having its path
ised by Congress.
evelopments came quickly today
i situation which had threatened
? 1 A a
iopen Ilgni on uie nuui ui
ate and in which administration
lers saw the possibility of two
lltauneous inquiries into all
5es of the government's aviation
fram. First, a compromise was
hed under which the resolution
Senator Chamberlain authorizing
stigation of various branches of
activities, including aviation,
passed by the Senate after bestripped
of language which the
ident had construed as virtually
tituting the military committee
mmittee on the conduct of the
Letters Received.
>on afterward Senator 'Chama
loffar "frnm Ah.
I 1111 lCtClTVU a iyvvvA **vm? ...
jy General Gregory inclosing
from Mr. Hughes in which the
r stated that the work he has
rtaken at President Wilson's
est would be embarrassed by a
llel inquiry. Mr. Hughes outhis
idea of how the depart;'s
investigation should be caron,
declaring that a statement
jsults should be given to the
c regardless of whether basis
found for either criminal or
proceedings in the courts,
is letter for a time seemed to
ten a new conflict. Members
ie military committee, howeverly
recognized the force of Mr.
ies' statement, and it was tensly
agreed that the sub-com
Ii on aviation should continue
tivities to looking overvthe exsituation
and leave all that
one before to the Department
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jtice.
i demand of Mr. Hughes for a
land was endorsed in a note
insmittal by Attorney General
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iry WHO, It is repurteu, uau
sed the matter with President
SOLDIERS IN TOWN.
ine lot of soldiers detrained
Wednesday and marched
:h the streets to the splendid
of their own band. These
rere from some camp in Alaand
bound for parts unknown,
are many of Abbeville citiirho
were reminded of the ex
I it of some fifty-five years age
the boys in gray stepped in a
: manner to the roll of the
and the strains of Dixie.
t BENEFIT RED CROSS.
Seventh Grade will have a
party Friday afternoon at
['clock at the home of Miss
pth Thomson, for the benefit
Red Cross. An admission of
Its will be charged, and ice
y will SELL candy during
bernoon.
INQUIRY
FHAMPEREI
The Red Cross
Campaign Speake
RED CROSS SPEAKERS AT TI
j COLORED CHURCHES SUN
DAY, MAY 26th.
Mulberry?Dr. G. A. Neuffer a
Jas. S. Cochran.
Long Cane?Wm. P. Greene a
Dr. C. H. McMurray.
Salem?J. S. Morse and R.
Darga.n.
Campfield?Dr. J. L. Daniels a
I Fred Cason.
Flat Rock?C. I). Brown and
| L. Allen.
St. Peter?Rev. H. W. Pratt a
; W. L. Peebles.
' Fairfield?Judge F. B. Gary a
i Dr. C. C. Gambrell.
Clear Springs?C. E. Williams*
Rocky River?Dr. J. S. Moffi
I and Dr. J. A. Anderson.
; Mt. Carmel?J. H. Moore and
M. Burts".
Glovers Chapel?J. M. Nickl
; and E. M. Lander.
Mt. Calvary?J. Moore Mars a
j R. H. Kay. '
i utmdv ahamq mi ored.
I nUXll\l ,
; STABEED TO DEA1
i On May 21st, Esq. M. E. H
i lingsworth held inquest over t
' body of Henry Adams. Mansfi<
[ Harris and Lucile Johnson testifi
j that H enry Adams got into a 1
! fight when Douglass stabbed Adar
, who fell and never spoke again. T
! difficulty occurred in a field beloi
I ing to Mr. Wade Cothran, where 1
! negro men were engaged in plo
i ing. Coroner's Jury decided 1:1
A Jnrrtc rtomo f a liia rloafli
iiciiiy nuamo caiiiv wv ****-?
I the hands of George Dougless by
i wound in the breast.
I Later?George Douglass was
j rested Tuesday evening by Ch
'Johnson between Abbeville and C
! houn Falls and lodged in jail.
HONORING MISS /WATSON.
One of the most enjoyable eve
that has taken place recently, v
the going-away dance given in hoi
of Miss Louise Watson by M
Gladys Wilson. Miss Watson
leaving some time soon for Sumt
where she has accepted a very
sponsible position as st^nograpl
for one of the law firms of tl
place. The evening was spent
dancing, card playing and poe
reading by the young ladies prese
Delightful refreshments were se
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I cu wiui;ii auucu vci) mu^u i.u '
11 occasion for the crowd that do
I enjoy such dainties but once ir
' life time.
Those that took part in enjoy:
the evening were: Misses Lula El
| Evan Reams, Louise Watson, Col
Phillips, Flora Timmons, Albe
j Clinkscales, Nina Wilson, Mess
j Lowry Wilson, John Lomax, Hi
^ Hannah, Henry Wilson, J. T. Clii
scales, Grier Sherard.
MOORE FOR SENATE,
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: , In another column will be foi
the anouncement of J. Howi
' Moore, Esq., as a candidate for
II senate from Abbeville County. I
! I Moore is a well known attorney
j the Abbeville bar. He has served
; the House of Representatives as
j representative from this coupty
j a number of terms, and the pul
l j is acquainted with his position
; public matters. He will make kno
i his views further as the campa
; progresses.
> Candidates for U. S. Senate ^
begin their campaign tour of
^ State on June 18, and will speak
Abbeville on August 10.
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Attention! Young
)A11 young men who have becoi
since the last registration, or whc
5th, 1918, are required to regijite
plicants for registration will ap'pe
tration for Abbeville County in
pg j of Court, on the day named. He
I to properly register.
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" GERMANS FACING I
nd
^ STOUT DEFENSE
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H" Time Has Strengthen- I
nd ed the British Army
Considerably.
nd
DELAY. IS NOT EXPLAINED
>n.
^ United States Army Officers Think L
Hun Has Been Forced to Patch
Battered Forces.
es? Washington, May 22.?The long
i delay in renewal of the German r<
nc* | drive in Picardy and Flanders, is 1<
j variously accounted for by officials o
| of the war department, among whom d
j it has come to be a subject 01 am- i<
PH; mated discussion. p
| The most generally accepted explanation
is that German divisions a
?1- engaged in the first phases ;of the ^
he battle were so badly scattered that ri
sW it has 'taken time to restore them to P
ie(J j fighting form. It. is apparent, how-117
ist ever, that many officers feel that a
ns? deeper reason than this underlies f(
he the lull. They regard it as certain
l&" that only some serious internal con
;nei dition would cause.the German high
'w" command to lose advantage gained o
ia^ by the first rush of the great offen- A
nf I
j sive. The value of pressing forward a
ai without pause, once an offensive ef- r<
' fort is made, is well recognized, ci
ai~ That the Germans have sacrificed. A
ief
During the lull the strength of ri
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the British army is understood to ^
have been steadily increased. French T
troops have been brought up and ti
disposed to block the roads and d
^ American forces have been assem- n
bled in both of the sectors 'of at- ii
pas;
I tack. Itt now appears, therefore, ti
ior|
.. i that when the assault is renewed, a
.iss
. ! the Germans will face again well P
is |
er setablished defensive systems. e
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ier REGISTER JUNE 5th. h
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1-jyS The following registrars will be j a
nk j at the places named below on June j p
rv-j 5th, 1918, to register the young|t(
the imen who have become 21 years of|s
n?t-jage since last June: L,
t a j J. B. Winn?Donalds, S. C. ! t(
! M. J. Ashley?Honea Path, S. C.
ing| F. C. Nance?Calhoun Falls, S. C.!
lis,! T. C. Liddell?Lowndesville, S. C.j
jnej A. D. Kennedy?Due West, S. C.j
rta | E. R McCarter?Antreville, S. C. j ii
rsJ E. R. Miller?Hodges, S. C. RFDjn
igh' W. W. Wilson?Level Land, S. C.js
~ ? ' All Ml ^ _ 111 _
nk- registrants at ADDeviue win cauia
on Local Board at their office. | g
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HOME FROM CHARLESTON. t
tl
md Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Kennedy I h
arc^jcame up from Charleston, and spent jc
a few days this week with their i a
home people both in Troy and Ab-! P
beville. Mr. Kennedy is a private]
.lnj in Captain Tillman's company of;
aj Coast Guard Artillery, now stationed j
f?rjon Sullivan's Island. The happy J
'lie j young couple look well and their
on: friends were glad to see them. j ^
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ign BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICE. tl
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The pastor's subject for Sunday t
will morning will be, "The Happy Chris- n
the tian," and a very important service h
in will be held, at which he desires all g
members to be present. ,
Men!. Register!
me twenty-one years of age
> will become 21 before June
r on the last named date. Apar
before the Board of Regisle
office of J. L. Perrin, Clerk
avy penalties follow a failure
IHE OFFICERS
TO BE IN CM
Railroad Administra
tion Wants Capable
Men.
THE CHANGES AS FOUND
fntil Government Representative
Are Appointed Present Management
Will Prevail.
Washington,' May 22.?The rai
oad. administration today bega
)kimr for the most able oneratin
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fficer of each of the 200 roads ur
er government control -to becom
ederal director of his line to r<
lace the president as chief execv
ive for operations. As these officei
re found and persuaded to resig
?eir official connections with th
ailway company, they will be aj
ointed ancL until then the preser
lanagemenf will continue.
A surveyf today of available me
Dr these positions indicated tha
lany presents would be chose
:>r the new positions.
General dismay among railroa
fficials over Director General M<
.doo's newly announced policy wa
ppareTH in inquiries reacning rai
sad administration headquarter
oncerning the intent of the order!
J1 inquiries were told that the d:
ector general was desirous not t
ith her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ft
'. Coleman, while Mr. Kennedy r<
arned to his post of duty Wednes
isorganize existing railway manag
lent any more than necessary t
i?ure a higher degree of cooperc
ion between the government mar
gement and the individual railroac
tactically no executives or emploj
es who contribute to the actus
hysieal operation of the roads wi
>se their jobs.
Thes assurances calmed the rai
ray officers who had feared mar
goments were to be torn up an
ut together again on a new pa
em. There was still considerabl
peculation, however, concernig tli
alaries to be paid the federal direi
r\>*c .
HOME FROM SCHOOL
Miss Ruth McLane held the clo:
1 g exercises of her school last Wet
esday night and finished a mo:
uccessful year. The exercises wer
ttended by a large crowd and wer
Teatly enjoyed.
Miss Ruth has made an exceller
eacher and the trustees expresse
heir confidence in her by re-electin
er and offering a substantial ir
rease in salary. Miss McLane hs
lso had a good class of music pi
ils.
AN AUTO PARTY.
Mrs. Francis Henry, Mrs. J. (
rill 7N/TJcfnp Momio ?? nrl Taccio TTll
Lilly iUiCOtvJ AUUIIliV UIIU V v?w*v
)r. J. E. Pressly and Mr. Albei
lenry went to Winsboro throug
lie country Wednesday. Mrs. Henr
rill spend a month with her daugl
er, Mrs. J. B. Doty. The othe
tembers of the party returne
ome Thursday. Dr. Pressly was th
uesst of his parents,' Rev. and Mri
leil Pressly, while there.
AER1ALBA1
ALL AL
Great Fear Felt
In Rhine Cities
ALARM CAUSED* BY ALLIED
AVIATORS?NO PEACE FOR
HUNS.
With the French Army in France,
May 22.?Germans captured by the
French testify to the brilliant work
Eof the entente allied aviators, who
the prisoners say, leave the Germans
no peace. Fears are expressed re-,
gardihg future operations by allied
airmen on the Rhine cities, which
! they believe would be laid in ruins.
The Germans declare their antiaircraft
defenses are insufficient to
nrpvenf-. the allies visitinc either Hav
or night the Teuton camps, cantonments,
depots and airdomes.
Other prisoners assert that Emper?
or William hesitated a long time before
starting the offensive this year,
but that General Ludendorff obtained
the upper hand by promising to
1-; force a peace by beating the allies
n i by Easter. The crown prince, with
S the military caste in Germany, they
i- say, succeeded in ejecting Rudolph
ejvon Volentini from power after he
-- \ had predicted a catastrophe for the
i- German arms.
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n RED CROSS CAMPAIGN NOTES
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j.j Four days of the campaign are
^ over and the t;o\*n of Abbeville has
only subscribed $3,100.00. Total for
n the county $5,568.16. Allotment
lt $10,000.00.
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One big farmer in the county
subscribed $10.00 and his neighbor,
^ a colored man, $15.00.
3 In Sumter 21 men subscribed
$500.00 each, in Abbeville we have
>s two subscriptions of $100.00 each
3- and two $75.00 each.
i-'
oj Calhoun Falls reports $750.00 and
t. still working. The Mills at Abbei
ville and Calhoun Falls are in a
>- race to see who can raise the most
e per capita.
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i- WORK OR FIGHT IS ORDER
i- BY GENERAL CROWDER
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r- Washington, May 23.?Every man
xl of draft age must work or fight af11
iter July 1, under a drastic amendJ
ment to the selective service regulal_Jtions,
announced today by Provost
x_ j Marshal General Crowder.
Not only idlers, but all draft reg1
j istrants engaged in what are held
je' to be non-useful occupations are to
ie be hailed before local boards and
given the choice of a new . job oi
the army.
Gamblers, race-track and bucket
j shop attendants and fortune tellers
| head the list, but those who will be
3-! reached by the new regulations also
i ! Jnplnrlp waiters and bartenders, the
stiatre ushers and attendants, passen-j
e jger elevator operators and other at-j
e J tendants of clubs, hotels, stores, etc. j
domestic and clerks in stores.
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d ARRIVED SAFELY.
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j- Definite news has been received |
is i in Abbeville that Lieut. Gottlob A. i
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i- NeufFer has passed safely over the i
first lap of his great adventure, Dr.
NeufFer receiving a telegram Wednesday
morning from him saying,
"Arrived safely overseas." This is
3. glad news to his many anxious
1> I friends.
"t Lieut. NeufFer was or>e'of the
h I first of Abbeville's young men to
y volunteer for border service. He
i- has advanced from private to first
' T lieutenant, winning his way on his
d merit. He has the confidence and
e respect of his men, and at home the i
3. love and esteem of a wide circle of 1
friends. ,
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ONG FRONT
Work of Aviators Most
Notable Feature of the
War Situation
AMERICAN AVIATORS BUSY
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Germans Have Tremendous Forces
in Striking Distance But Allied
Blows Appear to Have Upset
Plans.
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In the past years of the war a period
of extraordinary activity by the
aerial squadrons of the contending
armies, in France has been considered
as an. indication that events were '
rapidly shaping themselves for an
offensive by one side or the other.
At the present moment the most
notable feature of the war situation
is the remarkable work of airmen in
various sectors where a German attack
is looked for.
Daring Air Raids.
This activity has not been re- . ;f'
stricted to the actual battle area,
but far back of eacn irons mere
have been daring raids. The Rhine '
cities are being frequently bombed,
while Paris has agoin been in danger
of a new German attack from the
air.
Amerifcan aviators have borne a ;
prominent part in this fighting. In
the Luneville and Toul sectors they
have given a magnificent account
of themselves.
. Hun Plant Upset.
rne uerman pians iur ? icaumption
of the offensive in France have
been seriously hampered-. by ihe .
sudden blows of the Allies here and
three along the front. The Germans
have been forced back at numerous
points and new lines which may be
more easily defended have been established
by the Allied nations.
Americans Active.
The Americans on their own sectors
have given the enemy no rest.
The artillery has battered the German
lines night and day. Gen.
Pershing's men have won several
hot fights with the foe and have captured
prisoners. As night gas attacks
were loosed on the Germans by
Americans near Toul, three waves
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ol snens arencmng a wuueu pvomvu
of shells drenched a wooded position
DEATH OF MRS. GORDON.
Mrs. J. Newton Gordon, of the
Donalds section, died on Wednesday
night, May 22nd, at her home after
a short illness from pneumonia.
Funeral services were held at Greenville
church of which she was a member,
after which the burial took
place in the church cemetery. ?
Before her marriage Mrs. Gordon
was Miss Mattie Winn. She was
born and reared in the section where
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she spent her me. tier iamer w?
the late Calvin Winn and her mother
was Mrs. Lizzie Hagan Winn.
Messrs. John Winn, Eugene Winn
and Charles M. Winn are brothers.
Mrs. Gordon was a young'woman
of fine characters. For several
years she taught school in the county,
and did excellent work. She will
be greatly missed in her communiy.
The husband and one child survive.
NEWS OF MRS. REID.
Mrs. Sam Reid was taken to
Chester for medical attention last
Monday and it is hoped that she is
improving steadily. Mrs. Reid has
only lived a short while in this community,
but by her bright and attractive
manner has endeared .herself
to all with whom she has come
in contact.
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