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. , " j '.:ii vtfl ? ^ ^ 'i'Jffl Abbeville Press and Bannerf Established 1844. $1.50 the Year. . Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday, June 4, 1918* Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year, PREPARING Tl THE Kv-V - " Battle Expected An; Moment Says Admir al Gleaves AMERICAN AND BRITISH SHIPS SIDE BY SID United States Battleships to Fig] Beside British in Great Naval Engagement. New York, June 2.?The Unite States now has a large number < first-class battleships "preparing sic by side with the best ships of tl British navy. for an engagement o the high seas, which is expected 1 oc^ur at any time with the Germa fleet," according to a statemei made in an address here tonight b Rear Admiral Gleaves. "I am not going beyond the bo: ?? ~r nA/iMA/iTT? uer II lie U1 SGV.J.CVJ) uvviuvu ... miral Gleaves, "when I say tfiat few days ago there came an alan to the heads of the British navy thi the German battleships were aboi * to come out for the expected ei gagement on the high seas. I kno that the British navy heads gave tt first American battleships a post c 1 honor in preparation for the attach Money to Back It. Asserting that it was gratifyin to note that the appropriation bi awaiting the signature of Presidei . Wilson for $1,300,000,000 to bac up this rapidly growing navy of oui _Admiral Gleaves added that we no * ? "1 H AAA aoro an I nave a .navy ui a^vw vwvuo more than 400,000 men, or a nav | t 1 four times greater than it was jus before we entered the war. "I do not profess to know muc of what is going on in the arena ? war on the other side of the ocean' Admiral Gleaves continued, "b? cause I am kept busy with my ow ]jart of the game, which ii tfc management of the cruiser an transport operations. "Again I am limited to narro lines in the matter of giving out ii formation, and I would not go int ! details even if I did know sue I thines. I "I know that our ships workin with^the British navy in makin ready for this fight are in the prim of condition and are fully prepare to win the engagement. We ha\ about 150 vessels over there no' and between 35,000 and 40,000 me aboard them.". R. C. BROWNLEE IN FRANCE. 1/ II Robert Brownlee, of Due Wes who is with the American forces i France, has written two interestin letters to his homefolks, which hav been published in the Columbi Record, from which we make th following extracts: "The childrerf here are the mos interesting persons I find. I like t sit down and talk with them fc they catch on easily to what I ai trying to say and I can learn a 1c that way. I can make myself undei stood all fight, eVen though m French is rather meagre. It com* back to me right quickly, thougl and I believe it won't take me Ion to get on to it. They seem to tal very fast, but I suppose that ou [talk seems just as fast to them. "We took a hike this mornin [through two or three small village [and everywhere the peoole were s to us. Everywhere we fin Hftflfcyme and beer shops and as you hav m^Hieard before the people all drin HRgErine and beer instead of water. Th |HBme and beer are both light, bv don't especially care for eithc ER&nd I guess I will have to be one o HsgBhe "fool Americans" who, drin RHHKrater. The little beer gardens ai flMo picturesque with their rustic ti HHles and benches in dense shade." 3 MEET , GERMAN FLEET y Limited Service Men Only 4THE MILITARY AERONAUTICAL BRANCH IN NEED OF CERTAIN ! E .1 SKILLED JVIEN. "Repeated requests have < been re j I I 1I13U UJllCUb lu&u, .v.vR.? , phers, draftsmen, piie 'cjriver foremen stationary v engineers for donkey m engines, steamshovel operators, ^ carpenters, steam fitters, electricians auto mechanics, auto drivers, cooks, ' clerks, railroad brakemen,' railroad w 1 conductors and a large number of. laborers." >f t " MRS. KATE LOMAX BRYAN. \ g Mrs. Kate L. Bryan died in Green! U ville last week, after a short illness, | ^ and was buried in Columbia Friday j . mnmin? at eleven o'clock. :K ? " ? ^ She was born in Abbeville in w 18fe0. Her father was Col. James <1 Lomax of Abbeville, and her moth-J y er, Mrs. Catherine Macfie Lomax, a J st1 daughter of the late Mrs. Catherine! j Macfie of this city. :h | In 1890 sh'e was married to R. >f'Berkeleyf Bryan, who died March! 25, 1917. e-j Mrs. Bryan leaves three children,; n | a daughter, Catherine McGregor, | ie now Mrs. Hugh Wilson, and two sonsj id! Richard Lathan Bryan, now of the | army, and James Lomax Bryan, a w student at college; a brother, John i- Calhoun Lomax of North Carolina, ;p and two sisters, Mrs. Maude L. Mch Gregor of Lowndesville, and Mrs. Wl Alston Pringle of Charleston. g The Bryan's have had a summer g home near Lowndesville for some ie years and old friendships have been d renewed. Mrs. Bryan leaves many re relaitves over the county who hear w with sorrow of her death. . n I ' # , FOUR SONS IN SERVICE. | I i Mrs. J. M. Wilkinson from Abbe-1 ville, is here on, a vist to her son,j t, Dr. Alvin Wilkinson, a member ofj n the sanitary detachment at Camp I g Sevier. Mrs. Wilkinson has fourj e sons in the service of Uncle Sam.; a She has one at Camp Sevier, two j f with the American expeditionary! forces in France and one at Clem-;j 5t son college taking special training, i o Mrs. Wilkinson is bearing the bur-| >r den without the slightest hseitation, j n realizing that it became her duty and i >t her privilege to "do her bit" to; r_ whip the kaiser by giving her fourj y sons to fight for the noble cause.?! ;s Greenville Daily News. A PAINFUL ACCIDENT. ? k " Mrs. Mary Kennedy had the mis-! ir I fortune to fall last Friday and break j ' her arm and severely sprain one | ankle. She was taken over to Ches-1 ' j ter Saturday for special attention. . Her friends hope for her an early j recovery. k ON PLEASURE BENT, e Mrs. Fannie Haddon went over toj !r Atlanta last week to be present atj the graduation of her son, Dr. Chal-j k mers Haddon, from the Southern e Dental College. Mrs. Haddon stopl" ped at the Piedmont and saw the [ sights of the big city while away. J at ceived at this office for an opportunity for limited service men to enter the service. These men will be engaged in spruce production ^ work for aeroplanes, which is jnteresting and healthful work and if properly prseented should appeal le " " " . , j strongly to qualified registrants. o The following types of men are den sired: locomotive engineers, fire^ men, railroad grade foremen, rail* road track foremen, wooden bridge carpenters, locomotive repairmen, telephone linemen, surveyors v or ^ 1 i?man faloapra. RALLY?TO TH CARO "South Carolina stands at 1 per capita purchases of War month of June, which has be< paign in which South Carolii not less than $20,000,000 du Stamps, let us see to it that appropriate place in the roll forward to a rest from campj AMERICA SUES THE WORLD RECORI Destroyer Launched I Seventeen Days. USED TO TAKE 11 MONTH! if \ Record for Merchant Ship Conttru tion Alto Held by the United States. Washington, June 2.?Establis ment by American shipbuilders of . new world's record in war ship co struction was announced today 1 Secretary Daniels. The feat w penormea m ine launcmng yesxe day at the, Mare Island navy yar San Francisco, of the torpedd bo; destroyer Ward, seventeen and on half dpys after the keel was laid. The record for merchant ship co struction is held bv the Unit* ' '? States, thp collier Tuckahoe havii been launched'recently by the Itfe York Shipbuilding Company in tWe ty-seven days after the first ke plate was put down. The Tuckahoe was practical ready for service when put ove board, while the Ward was 84 pi cent, complete,_ with the engines ai boilers yet to be installed. Before the United States went war, Secretary Daniels said, the a erage time for a destroyer on tl ways was eleven months, but wi the destroyer program rushed du ing the past year this time has be< reduced to five months. As much structural work as po sible for the Ward was prepared b fore the keel was laid. Naval constructor H. M. Gleaso planned and had immediate charge < building the Ward. - > GOING ACROSS. v \ Col. LaRoque, State Bank Exam ner, has offered his services to tl Y. M. C. A., and will go across 1 France for work among the soldier Col. LaRoque attended the Veterai Reunion in Abbeville in May ar he and his handsome uniform wei much observed of the pretty spoi sors and veterans. LEAVING US FOREVER. Miss Etta Allen will leave f< her home in New Jersey Friday. Mi Allen has taught in the Gradt school tor the past year and hi proven herself to be one of the be teachers we have ever had in 01 town. In addition to pleasing tl patrons of the school, by her brigl and vivacious manner she has ei deared herself to many and wi leaye behind her a host of war: friends who wish her-, every happ ness in her future life. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY. Roy Gilleland Jr., celebrated h fourth birthday Friday afternoo] The time was pleasantly spent i different amusements which the chi dren enjoyed after which they wei invited into the dining room whei pink and white ice cream, cake candies and fruits were serve Punch was served throughout tl afternoon. About fifty of nis litt friends enjoyed his hospitality. E FRONT?SOUTH G LINIANS. r ^ .y . ' .v I :he foot of the list of states in,/its Savings Stamps. Duruing the in set aside for an intensive cam- ' ? 1a is expected to pledge to invest (j ring the year in War Savings we do our part and take a more of states?and then we can look Tt ligns until November." C M LEGISLATION~'= , col D BEFORE GUNK: Bo \ ste evi n National lawmakers ne. Face Busy Week A1: s| Wa 5 MAY GET A VACATION. lie I c- McAdoo to DUcum With Ways and ^ Meant Committee Bill Designed' P01 " to Raise Big Sum. ^?r ; v _______ 110( h- Washington, June 2.?Entering a < a this week on the seventh'month of!^ n- its prseeijt session, ^congress will be-1 ] JV cin work on war ta* legislation I as which may hold it in session until ^ t- well into the fall with possibly brief wo d, respite in mid-summer. Hearings on the at the new revenue bill, now informally err e-. designed to raise between $7,000,- e$f . 000,000 and $8,000,000,00o of" next the ny year's war expenditures, estimated! sd at something like $20,000,000,000,1 m/ ig will begin next Thursday before the w house ways and^ means committee n- with Secretary l^cAdoo and Inter- ] el: nal Revenue Commissioner Roper as: Ru ! the first witnesses. The hearings1 rjei ly! probably will continue two or three j pa] gj weeks. j the er J Progress on the tax bill and pas- j sist id I sage of many pending appropriation ( fri( { and other important measures prob-1 ' to; ably will be determining factors in dai y-jplans for a "vacation for congress o^Mc le a month or six weeks during July | bel th; and -Augusut. Postmaster General lies r- Burleson has announced that the ad-jatt ;n! ministration is not opposed to recess j fri< while the revenue bill is being! < ! framed. . ' i No lS~ The recdrd breaking 512,000,000,-| Ba; 000 army appropriation bill, passed! n01 unianimously by the house, will be Ah ^ laid before the senate tomorrow. Ou The other appropriation measures, wjs the $1,210,000,000 naval supply bill tur the postoffice, agricultural* military ret academy, legislative, executive and judicial and rivers and harbors bills on le are in conference, while two remainto ing important money measures, a| I 1 Ml - 1. . ^ An AAA AAA ,sj Din carrying upwaras 01 $a,uuu,uuu,-j L lsj 000 for fortifications and the sundry j 1(j! civil budget, are before the house j j re I appropriations committee. Army j wa< n_ | investigations by senate military jja : subcommittees will continue this j noc week. j due A PRETTY VISITOR. ; anc )r ~ J sg Mrs. C. E. Williamson, who always ja 1 ^ has pretty visitors, is especially for-; on tunate now in having as her visitor,! for IS gt her sister, Miss Powell, of Pansy, | Ga., a stately brunette who?is mak-j ing many friends while here. ie - ; ^ 11! D. A. R. MEETING. j Mr! Bi ' ' iinff The Abbeville Chapter D. A. R.'s ing m! will hold its regular meeting Wed 1 j i ll"jnesday afternoon, June 5th, at 6 ' *' j o'clock in the chapter rooms. . \ crei . ' ?. i A PPFTTY rniJSIN tfpfl, j ask lsj Miss Julia Jay spent several days Hie in Abbeville this week with Mrs. ancj ini Fannie Haddon, and charmed cur 0f '^"j people by her dainty loveliness. the :ej Miss Jay ascompanied Mrs. Had- con re | don to Atlanta to be present at the s? graduation of her cousin, Dr. Chal- I d- mers Haddon. ert; le :? old le Mr. H. M. Hill of Antreville, was tre1 in the city on ousiness yesterday. last . ERMANS FORI TO otton To Be Seized For War By the U. S. IE ENTIRE OUTPUT OF THE OUNTRY IS EXPECTED "TO BE SEIZED. Washington, June 1.?An or4er tually commandeering the entire tton output of the country is momtarily expected by men in the tton industry, it was learned here lay. . * Members of the War Industries ard'refused to deny that such a p was contemplated, and it was i^ent that the extensive cotton eds of this Government and the I lies had produced a situation that # ajCute ajjd which could be reired only by a drastic move. The formal announcement that in Scott, of Chicago, had been apnted textile administrator of cott fabrics, was made this afteron, and was the first step toward :omman'deering order will havp :en, it was believed. * ' . ' ' [t was said to be probable that the lie procedure that attended the :ing over of the wool supply uld be followed and that after s .cofnmandeering, when the Govim^it needs have been determine the less essential industries will n be taken care of. lRRIAGE of miss MADGE McLESKY Miss Madge McLesky and Corpl.| ssell C. Wade were happily mar-; d Saturday night at the Baptist rsonage, by Rev. Ged. W. Swope, i bride being attended by her ;er, Miss Myrtle McLesky and her 2nd, Miss Mary Aiken. rhe young bride is the second lghter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Lesky and has been known and, oved of our people since her ear-! 4- Clio Vin p Q Vi r*Vi >v tuuuuuvu. KJllK, liao C4 K/i. Itli w: I ractive manner and her host of; ?nds wish her great happiness. Corporal Wade is originally from: rfolk, Va., and is the son of a ptist minister He is stationed1 v at Camp McClellan, Anniston, i., and is doing well in the army, r people congratulate him and ih him happiness and a safe ren from France. Corporal Wade! urned to Camp Sunday afternoon' ile Mrs. Wade will go to Anniston | Saturday to remain until herj iband leaves for overseas. P. HARKNESS, ESQ., DEAD. Ylr. L. P. Harkness, of Antreville 3 buried at Shiloh church, with sonic honors last <Sunday at >n. Rev. Martin, his pastor, con-j :ted the funeral services. . idr. Harkness was 70 years bid, | 1 is survived by his wife. He wasj lseful citizen, well liked in his) imunity. We extend sympathy, Mrs. Harkness. BOOK CLUB. rhe Book Club will meet with 5. L. C. Parker Wednesday morn-| at ten thirty. This is the meet-; for the. election of officers. Appropriations to provide for inases in salaries of $5 to $7 each; nonth for approximately 500 chers in the grade schools were' ed Monday morning by J. E.j key, of the Board of Education, r J. C. Wardlaw, superintendent, the Atlanta publjc schools, when; y appeared before the finance imitee of the General Council, j >Ir. J. D. Lewis, who owns prop-! y in Georgia, and a part of the Watite Milford place, near An-j irille, was in the city on business: ; Saturday. I I CED YIELD GROUND lllighty Strokes of the , | Allies Productive of Results. A SEVERAL VILLAGES TAKEN BY FRENCH No Effort Made by Army of Inyad- -\'j ers to Cross Marne?Only Fresh Gains on Road to Rheims. The strength of General Foch's reserves Kas been felt by the armies V J4 of the German crown prince in the a? "battle for Paris." East of the line running from M Soissons to Chateau, Thierry, where % the Germans Sat-nrrlaw in o ^ ation of their mighty strokes gained several additional villages, and then -) attempted to procee^ farther west- 5 ward, magnificent opposition was imposed by the newly strengthened lines and with terrific smashes, the French forces recaptured Long Pont . Corey, Foverolles and Troesnes, _ p vantage points in the center of the line leading to the forest of Villers '' ;ij Cotterets, which seems to be the present objective here of the enemy. f Villages Held by Huns. The Germans, however, still have vi in their possession the village of Vaurezis, lying west of Soissons, and farther south Saconni-et-Breuil, Cahundun, Licy and Bouresches, the last named directly west of Chateau Thierry. A little to the southwest of Chateau Thierry the enemy has reached the Marne. ' ' HI Nowhere has there been any at- 'ik'l tempt by the invaders to cross the * river and at all points, east of Cha- . teau Thierry, they are hugging the north bank of the' stream. It is not improbable, however, that the tac- ' tics of the Germans have in view X* the fording of the river when the v'fij time is more propitious, for the center of the line between Chateau Thierry and Rheims they have pushed back the allied front across the Rheims-Dormans road between Oilizy-Viclaine and Ville-en-Tardenois and are pressing onward toward the Marne. This is the only point on their left wing, however, where the enemy ha# been able to make fre^h gains, notwithstanding the fact that he has hrown new divisions into the battle. ^ V *4, British R&id Tranche*. : f The British in the regions of Ar- v : ras, Lens and Bethune are keeping up their trench raidng operations against the Germans, Saturday night contingents German trench southwest of Arras and took 27 prisoners while east of Lens and north of Bethune similar maneuvers were successfully carried out. There is considerable artillery actiuitv hv hntti sides? on the northern ",1WJ ?? ? sectors of the Western front. As yet the expected great battle has not broken in the Italian theater. There has been only moderate artillery activity along the whole front. German airplanes again have de livered an attack on Paris. Several persons were injured. - Vw CHILDREN'S DAY SERVICE. * P.VinrpVi At. the ni L11C lUCVUVUluv w *? > v.. regular service hour Sunday, a varied and interesting program was caried out. Ms. J. C. Ellis and committee trained the children for this occasion. The songs and recitations were well rendered. The church was tastefully decorated. A large congregation was present to encourage the children and swell the contributions. Lieut. Davis of Waycross, Ga., was a visitor in the city last week.