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Steamship and Schooii
er Sent Down By Lurk
ing Submarines.
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| NO TORPEDOES YET
USED BY SEA PIRATE
Believed Submarines Reserving Toi
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I if piviawvuwj **? 1
^ is that the U-boats are still opera*
I ing near the coast ahd have not r<
/ turned to their bases, assuming' tht
?> the "two which already have bee
' identified are the only ones on th
side of the Atlantic.
The location of the attack sho^
also that the submarines are1 movin
j steadily southward, if they are th
same ones which attacked shippin
l alnnnaf of tllO trotpWUV tO NeW YOI
igM>nvov ww w??v q ? *? ? , _ ?
'harbor. The Navy Department r<
ported yesterday an encounter b<
tween a destroyer $nd a submarin
off the coast of Maryland.
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c ; Another fact which is regarded s
significant in maritime circles here j
that none of the vessels reporte
sank thus far was sent to the bol
torn by a torpedo. It is considere
Rertain that the undersea craft cai
pry torpedoes and that they are cor
[serving them in the hope that the
Iiay get . an opportunity sooner c
ter to attack a transport loade
ith American troops. The unarme
erchant ships which have been al
icked thus far have been sent t
ie bottom by the use of bombs an
lell-fire.
A possibjliy that vessels still ur
ported may have been sunk wa
I en in a suneuieiit ui uic iuuwi u
e schooner Samuel C. Mengel, wh
lived here today with his rescue
ew. He declared he was told b
? commander of the submarin
[lich destroyed his ship that th
boat had ?unk three steamers, on
passenger liner, and three schoor
s last Saturday. No vessels hav
en reported sunk that day and i
believed either the U-boat captai
is lying or that Captain Hanse:
^understood him.
So far as known the only loss o
e was aboard the New York an
rto Rico liner Carolina and tha
is definitely established tonight a
ly 16 by revised figures compile'
j the company showing that ther
ire aboard the vesse lonly 218 pas
?gers and 11 in the crew, makinj
|>tai 01 azy, msteaa 01 sou, a
inally reported.
HE BUSY BEE CANTEEN.
he Busy Bee Canteen, of whic!
. Morse is Captain, Mrs. H. W
;t, First Lieutenant, and Mrs
Neuffer, Second Lieutenant
present to the public a mos
iue entertainment on Saturday
i 8th, on thfe public square,
he Beast of Berlto, Kaiser Wil
i, will be present in his coffin
rybody come and drive a nai
:eep him in. x"
sware of the Busy Bees?a stin]
cost you something!
HERE ON A VISIT.
r. and Mrs. Ben T. fcochrai
[pretty little duaghter, Jean
kere from Timonsville on a visi
leir home people. Mr. Cochrai
spend a week, while Mrs. Coch
and Jean will spend about i
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tpedoes W nn nope v??
Transport.
New York, June 5.?Two moi
I vessels, a Norwegian steamsmp an
' one schooner,, were added today t
. the list of ships known to have bee
sunk by the German submarint
? which are raiding in American wa
ers. The fotal now stands at thu
p. teen?five steamers and eigl
4 schooners.
j.- The fact which stood out mos
in develomnenl
APS
1 BY U-BOATS
Young Men Registered
" As Others Are Called
ORDERS FOR MOBILIZATION OF
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
SELECTMEN IN JUNE.
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Washington, June 5.?While a mil
r. lion young Americans just turned 21
were registering today for service
in the war for world freedom, orders
went out from the office oi
>e Provost Marshal General Crowdei
(j to the governors of all States except
0 Arizona for the mobilization ben
tween June 25 and 28th of 200,5S
000 more registrants. This was in
addition to 40,000 negro men regisr_
tered today from 20 States and
brings the total number of selective
service men called to the colors
to 1,596,704, aird when they are ir
^ camp the nation's army will number
well over 2,000,000 men.
The registration <oday apparent^
ly was attended by the perfect ordei
that marked the enrolling a year
. ago of 10,000,000 who form the
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great reservoir upon which the nar
tion is drawing to furnish the balance
of nower to crush the German
g machine.
g The men who appeared today belt
fore the 4,500 local boards over the
2- country have become of age since
i- the first registration day, June 5,
e 1917. Military authorities estimate
that from their number there will
be had 750,000 men fit for active
~ duty.
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KEEPING UP THE RECORD.
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v J It has always been said that it
i-1 made no difference how - long the
y I drouth, it always rains on the "girls
irjday" at the Due West Commenced
| ment. This year the record was
d' maintained except that the rain
t-jcame Tuesday night, almost a day
o j ahead of time.
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j SURVIVORS TELL
i- HARROWING TALE
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Lewes, Del., June 4.?Nineteen
0, survivors, passengers and crew of
^ I the submarined steamship Ca?olina
y I were landed here today and brought
e a harrowing tale of the sea, the news
e of the loss of 16 of their number
e and a remarkable rescue of a girl
l" while they drifted helpless on the
e ocean during a severe thunder storm
Sunday night Ten boats left the
n Carolina before* she was sunk by
n the German submarine U-37, all
passed through the same storm and
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the survivors here said they had felt
^ surue all were lost. They, expressed
* great joy when informed that most
* of the Carolina's company had been
^ l saved. The 19 persons landed here
e were brought in by a British vessel
1_ which picked them up more than 25
? miles off the Delaware capes. They
s were taken in charge by the naval
authorities. They made full statements
to naval officers. None of the
survivors had any knowledge that
. the submarine had shelled the life
h ,
. boats.
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,'iSIX U-BOATS OFF
a ucdira m rn a qt
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'! New port News, Va., ^lune 5.?
I Wireless reports received by incom "!
ing steamers indicate that there are
l* six submarines lurking off the At^
lantic coast, it was reported- in maritime
circles here today. Two of this
? number have been sighted off the
Virginia coast during the past week.
IN TOWN.
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, Mrs. J. A. Dickson, Miss Ida Mae
t Brownlee and young Paul Dickson
i were in the citv for a while Wed
-1 nesday morning on business and
11 seeing their friends. They are welcome
visitors always.
GERMAN TROUBLES
: WHEN WAR CLOSES
[ Trade Struggle Will Be
Intense.
UNCLE SAM HAS PART.
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Sending of Economic- Representa
i tive of State Department to
Rome May Be First Step.
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Washington, June 5?What may be
the first step in a general policy of
more active participation in pra;
parations of the nations at war
witn uermany tor tne aiter-me-war
. trade struggle has been taken in the
t appointment of an economic rep
resentative of the state department
[ to join he American embassy at
. Rome. It was learned today that
i the new envoy i3 about to proceed
i to his post.
Though the recommendations of
the Paris economic conference never
. have been formally accepted by the
United States which in the past has
viewed with disfavor attempts to
s impose artificial obstructions to free
. commerce, recent develomnents in
. Europe have led to conference bei
tween representatives of the entente
powers and officials of the state department
and the war trade board
, which may result in a complete
, change of the attitude.
The entente powers and America,
i as the plan has been explained,
would be excluded from the markets
of this mittel-Europa combination,
but on the other hand would
be forced to buy Germanic products
at prices to-be fixed by the makers.
Oa JILim .> Bifta yi nflRniolc Vl a
been told that the instance of selfpreservation
dictates that some arj
rangements be made between the
I entente allies and America to proj
tect them from this menace and
j insure mutual aid and assistance
j not only through financial loans and
credits, but by special tariff ar|
rangements insuring their supplies
I of raw material against German
! control.
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The Italian government recently
j appointed a commission to study
! after-the-war problems and with
j this commission the American ecoj
nomic delegate is expected to have
I close relations.
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| SEAWRIGHT VS. OIL MILL.
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| In the case of J. M. Seawright,
j of the Antreville section, against
t.he Southern flnt.fnn Oil nnmnnnv
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! tried at Anderson on Wednesday of
j this week, the jury awarded the
| plaintiff a verdict for three thousand
j dollars. Mr. Seawright sued for inj
juries alleged to have been received
j at Abbeville when a pile of cotton
j seed meal fell on him in March of
j 1917.J
He was represented at the trial
by J. Howard Moore and A. H. D^gnall,
while Wm. P. Greene and J.
B. Park represented the Oil Mill.
A motion for a new trial was
made and is under advisement by
the court.
OFF TO PELL CITY.
Mrs. J. F. Barnwell and Josephine
j-and Foster Barnwell left Thursday
j for Pell City, Ala., where they will
I spend sometime with Mr. and Mrs.
| E. A. Thomson. Foster will spend
j the summer with his grandparents. ;
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A LITTLE SOLDIER.
Pat, the bright little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Zimmer Howie, has;
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the interest of her country at heart,
and is doing her best to help winj
the war for she has saved up her
nickels and dimes and has bought
three War Savings Stamps and a
thrift stamp or two.
Pat is nine years old, takes a
high stand in the second grade and
is a little soldier, indeed.
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IF WHISKEY LIVES
BEER SUK
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Hoover Opposed to Pr
posed Plan.
WOULD OUTLAW ALL.
But Food Administration Does N
Want Nation on "Whiskey, Gil
and Brandy Basis.w
Washington, June ' 5.?Admini
tration opposition to any attempt
stop the manufacture of beer ai
wine so long as the sale of whiski
is permitted, was made certain t
day with the announcement th
Food Administrator Hoover oppos<
such a step because he believed tl
evils attendant upon putting the n
tion on a "whiskey, brandy and gii
basis would far outweigh the smj
food savings that would result.
President Wilson already hi
stated in a letter to Senator She
pard of Texas, prohibition champio
that he would not use his power 1
nmkikit tKo liao nf frtftrfstllflFa
I beer and wine unless Mr. Hoovi
! regarded such a step as necessary.
After the opposition of the pres
dent and the food administrator hi
been made known, Senator Sheppai
and other senators said the sena
would strike from the $11,000,0(
emergency agricultural bill a hou:
amendment prohibiting the use <
some $6,000,000 carried by tl
| measure unless manufacture of wii
i and "beer was stopped by the pres
dent.
Senator Smith of South Carolin
of the agricultural committee, upc
his return to Washington, tonigh
Said he was inclined to oppose tl
amendment because a very sma
proportion , of grain is being used i
the production of alcoholic liquo:
since the distilling of whiskey wj
stopped last September. Senate
; Smith said efforts would be mac
I to have his committee take up tl
bill without delay.
Mr. Hoover explained his positic
j in a statement made public tonigl
along with his ' letter to Senat<
j Sheppard. He said that "if the An
! erican people want prohibition
should prohibit by legislation 1
that erfd and not force the food a<
ministration to the responsibility ft
an orgy of drunkenness."
jv NOTICE TO KNITTERS.
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1V Persons knitting for the
! V Red Cross will x please use
A the following dimensions:
i V In knitting sox be sure the
iV leg measures 14 inches long,
! V. and 4 inches wide, and the
X foot 11 inches long and 4 in.
wide, and don't have the toes
too pointed and have no
knots in the sox.
i V Mrs. E. R. Thomson,
! V Chairman,
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SUJLUltKb I IN I OWN.
Last Wednesday the public squar
! again presented a martial appeal
! ance. A squad of fine young soldiei
marched and cheered tiie Red Cros
I ladies. Fifteen trains of soldiei
! passed over the Seaboard Tuesda
i flight and Wednesday. The Cantee
i Committee served refreshments t
' the boys passing througuh to th
front.
PLEASED WITH DUE WEST.
Dr. Geo. W. Swope was among th
distinguished visitors at Due Wes
Tuesday in attendance upon th
closing exercises of Erskine college
Dr. Swope was pleased with th
exercises, enjoyed the crowd, dine
pleasantly with Mr. R. S. Gallowa;
and came home feeling like a genu
ine A. R. P.
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ALLIES LINE HI
S AGAINST
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French Press Highly
^ Praise the Americans
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, THE AMERICANS ARE FULL OF
ZEAL, SPIRITED IN ATTACK
AND STEADY AS ROCKS.
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a Washington, June 5.?An official
dispatch from France today says the
French press is commenting ii? the
s- warmest terms on the intervention
to of the American troops in the great
id battle takiner ulace between the
ey | Oisne and the Marne.
o- "All the newspapers lay stress
at upon the brilliant operations of the
ed wood of Veuilly and of Jaulgonne",
ne said the message. "The Matin
a- writes 'Amongst the reserves which
i'' are continuing to arrive it is necesill
sary to note the American troops
which, though scarcely in the lines, .
id have distinguished themselves by rep
establishing the situation in an inn,
dependent sector. The Americans
to have shon themselves full of zeal,
in spirited in the attack and steady as
er rocks in the defense. These young
robust soldiers have in a few weeks, .
?i- with a tremendous effort, become ,
id on modern battlefields the equals of i
rd their French and British comrades ,
be who were their instructors.
>0 "We will wager that the Germans
3e who amused themselves by speaking ^
>f ironical terms of the army which
ie came from the other side of the
ie water, must by now have changed ,
I Irt? AAn/ioimin?v tkft mill
'* U1CU upmiuu vuu^citaiig buv U4U1tary
qualities of an adversary that .
has inflicted a telling check on their ^
m'J best troops of attack." ]
'H A SOLDIER IN MAKING^ 1
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\ j Mr. Ed Smith went up to Green- '
in j ville last week and was accepted at
I Camp Sevier in the training camp
is! . 1
j and,, is now enjoying getting up to
.' | "reveille" and turning in at "taps." 1
ie| With his charming manners Ed is a, *
j hero to the ten and twelve year^
! old bovs around, while the older,1
,n I I i
^ generation wish him every success, 1
)r as a soldier in the making.
?- - BRIDGE ON FIRE. >
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'? The Seaboard bridge on Long i
I Cane was discovered to be on fire (
>r last Tuesday afternoon and quickly <
the Section crew was required to t
j put it out and get the trestle in j t
I shape for the passing troop trains j s
j on Wednesday. , i
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THE BOOK CLUB.
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The meeting of , the Book Club at||
the home of Mrs. L. C. Parker, Wednesday
morning, was pleasant in ev
ery way. In the election of officers 1
i Mrs. J. F. Miller was chosen President:
Mrs. J. A. Hill, Vice Presi?
i dent and Mrs. C. D. Brown, Sec^e- *
I tary and Treasurer.
I Mrs. J. C. Klugh and Mrs. McMurray
have served the club most
faithfully as its officers for the past
V year and the ladies gave them upi"
^ i with regret.
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DEATH OF AN INFANT. 11
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j The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. j 1
r~f Will Edmunds, died in Spartanburg! v
"'Tuesday, and was brought here for,
,S; burial Wednesday. j(
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y CHILDREN OF CONFEDERACY. |i
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oj The Children of the Confederacy ^
e | will meet Saturday afternoon at a
| 5:30 o'clock with Miss Mary White r
! on Greenville Street. j j
U. D. C. MEETING.
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The U. D. C.'s will meet next
e Tuesday afternoon, June 11th, at
five o'clock, with Miss Nettie Ruse
sell.
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y From June 19th to 24th, 51 regis- a
i- tered negroes will be sent to Camp I
Jackson from Abbeville county. n
PING i
'HUN ATTACK J
Nowhere Are Germans
Making Progress A- \
gainst Allies.
FURY OF INVADERS
KNOWS NO CEASING ^
Launching Assaults on Various Sectors
in Hope That Ground Miy
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The allied stone wall of resistance
is still being imposed against the
Germans on the battle from Soissons
to Chauteau-Thierry. Nowhere is the
enemy making progress.
me tury of the invaders,; however,
has not yet been checked, for
all along the front they are launching
assaults on various sectors in ^ \ .
the hope that the allied ranks may ^
give further ground which would
enable the enemy to straighten out 1. ;sS
the curve in the line from ^Moulin
Sous-Touvent, northwest of Soia- /j
3ong to Troesnes.
Great masses of artillery and
large numbers of troops are being
used by the Germans in almost continuous
battles, but notwithstanding
this fact the allied line everywhere
has held strnogly and at several
points the defenders have taken "Jl
:he offensive. '
Berlin Change* Tune.
Standing out in sharp contrast *
igainst previous communications issued
by the German war office claim
ing gains by feats of arms or the
falling back of the allies, is the anlouncement
made in Berlin^ Wed- '
lesday night. . "
The Germans are still suffering
leavy casualties in their unsuccessful
assaults.
Along the Martie front there has ' ^
)een no fighting o;f great moment, -A
ilthough in the vicinity of Rheims
;he German artillery has begun a
violent bombardment which probably
ndicates another infantry attack in
his region., ., r
Americans Show Merit. rfjg
The American troops in the Lunelle
sector daily are showing their
nerit in fights with the enemy. Wednesday
witnessed another venture \rM
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:arried out successfully by them, 30
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)f the men from overseas attacking
;he German lines and penetrating
;hem to the third defenses and asV
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saulting 200 occupants of them with
ifles, bayonets and grenades. The ;
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osses to the enemy were numerous.
Jnstinted praise continues to be
jiven the Americans for their in
;repiaity.
AMERICAN PATROL
IN HOT FIGHTING
Surrounded by Overwhelming Numbers
They Fight Their Way Thru.
?Losses Are Slight.
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With the American Army in * .
rrance, Monday, June 3.?An Am?rican
combat patrol engaged in a
lesperate fight with a larger enemy
>atrol near Ancerviller, in the Lunerille
sector today. The American
osses were slight. The Uerman caslalties
are not known.
Two Americans discovered the
Jerman patrol and endeavored to
urround and capture the enemy.
During the fight the Americans
bund themselves being surrounded
iy overwhelming numbers, but man.ged
to extricate themselves and
etire fighting all the while. It is beieved
certain that punishment was
nflicted upon the enemy by the greiades
and rifle fire of the Americans
1EEING HER FRIEND GRADUATE
Miss Ruth McLane went up to
)ue West Tuesday tp be present
t the graduation of her friend, Miss
,o1s McDonald, a bright young wolan
who led her classes at Erskine.
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