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GERMANS LAU
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Huns Gain Two Mile?
at Rissons-sur-Matz,
in Center, However.
FRENCH RESISTING
DRIVE HEROICALLY
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Fighting of Sanguinary Character
With Defenders Displaying Usual
Valor?Americans Hold <
Village of Cantigny.
The armies of Grown Prince Rup
precht of Bavaria again are nnunj
, the allied line in a new offensiv<
with Paris apparently their objec
tive.
Between Montdidier and Noyon
over a front of about 20 miles, pre
ceded as usual by a heavy bombard
ment with shells of calibres ant
with noxious gasses, the enemy';
first maneuver evidently has in viev
the bending back of the allied fron
toward the town of St. Just, on th<
northern wing, and toward the rail
road junction of Compiegne, on th<
southern flank, getting astride th<
Oise River and driving southwes
toward the French capital. Th(
French troops are resisting the im
pact with their usual valor, but th<
Germans on their right and in th<
center have been able to penetrati
the line for distances ranging Iron
two-thirds of a mile south of Mont
didier to relatively two and a hal:
miles at Ressons-sur-Matz, in th<
center. Thence to Noyon, however
the allied line is holding strongly.
The fighting is of extremely san
guinary character, and whether i
will be confined to the area at pres
ent affected remains to be seen. A
last account it had not spread nortl
of Montdidier to the village of Can
tigny, which the American are hold
.
mg.
The American casualty list issue<
Sunday was the largest yet of anj
^ - single day since the war departmen
began to make public the Americai
losses. It contained 198 names.
U. S. MAY STRIKE
' HUNS FROM EAS1
Got. Manning, of South Carolina
Tells of War Situation as Viewed
From Nation's Capital.
Columbia, S. C., June 7.?Speak
ing before the South Carolina Coun
'cil of Defense here, Governor Rich
ard I. Manning, just returned fron
Washington ,told the members i
may be necessary for the Unite<
States to place a large army in Rus
sia. He also announced that th<
much-desired agricultural exemp
tions will have to be waived. Gov
ernor manning returned irora wasn
ington while the council was in ses
sion, and^ came to the meeting direct
ly from the train. He said he die
not wish to unduly alarm the mem
bers of the council, but felt impellec
to bring to them the apprehensior
existing in Washington relative t<
situation abroad. He said the mem
bers of the body should take bacl
to the people the facts as nearly a:
could be given, and to encourag(
and urge that the people realize th<
utmost necessity of setting on ar
effective war basis without delay.
HUCKLEBERRIES.
g? Huckleberries are being brough
n in from Little Mountain every fev
6K days and are selling at two quart:
Kg for a quarter. On account of th<
KB war the bushes are having a hare
B5 time raising the berries and th<
HE price has gone up. Dewberries
gBj blackberries and honey are all high
ES er this year than last and no doubl
Ru the war is to blame.
Bfit Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Anderson, C
jgg L. Richey and Miss Lillian Richey
spent Sunday in Greenwood.
NCft NEW (
IVE FOR PARIS
; Committees In Drive ]
War Savings Stamps
WHICH OPENS FRIDAY, JUNE
14?INVEST YOUR MONEY
IN A GOOD CAUSE.
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( Men's Committees.
W. F. Nickles, J. S. Stark?From
! Hot Hustler Racket Store. to Post
Office. i I
C. H. McMurray, Geo. C. Gam- g
* brell?From D. W. Thomas' Stable n
; to Oil Mill. t
J S. H. Rosenberg, M. B. Reese? t
* From Fred Hill's Market to Harri- 0
son's Garage.
\
' J S. Cochran, W. L. Peebles? ^
From Philson Henry's Store to Fire
* Department. a
3 A. S. Thomas, J. F. Barnwell, W. n
7 M. Langley?Cotton Mill. , d
^ Jno. T. Evans, A. H. Barnett? t
s Lower Main Street. , p
M. B. Syfan, W. G. Moore?Fort o
% Pickens.
[ C. A. Haigler, H. B. Wilson, Lew
is Sondley?Shops
Meeting at Court House, six-thirty
Wednesday afternoon. a
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Mrs. F. B. Gary, County Chairman, ^
Ladies' Department. d
Ward 1.?^Misses Morse, Chair- n
1 men?Mrs. T. G. White, Mrs. R. L. a
f Mabry, Mrs. Herbert Allen, Mrs. v
W. P. Greene, Mrs. J. D. Kerr, Mrs a
M. B. Syfan, Mrs. G. A. Neuffer,
' Mrs. J. A. Smith Jr, Mrs J M Wil- v
kinson, Miss Janie Morse, Miss Fan- j
nie Stark. v
j Ward 2.?Miss Sara Perrin, Chm. v
| Miss Margaret Perrin, Miss Margaret c
! Bradley, Miss Fannie DuPre, Mrs.
1 J. M. Morgan. n
Ward 3.?Mrs. Otto Bristow, I
Chairman?Mrs. James Sherard,
Mrs. Gullidge, Mrs. Will Speed, I ^
* Miss Boyd, Misses Margaret Coth-j^
[ ran, Lillian Richey, Winona Barks'
dale, Leila Link. j ^
1 Ward 4.?Miss Mary Hill, Chm'n. | ^
Mm Frank Nickles. Mrs. W. A. Lee, ^
Mrs. J. L. Wisby, Mrs. W. A. Harris!
Mrs. Moore Mars, Misses Bessie Leej
f Cheatham, Louise Brown, Ednaj
Sherrar, Mamie Kay. I
? Post Office Booth?Mrs. H. W.J
Pratt, Chairman?Mrs. A. M. Smith, j
| Mrs. R. L. Dargan, Mrs. Amos B. j
Morse, Mrs. G. A. Neuffer. |
City Hall Booth?Mrs. T. Gordon j
" White, Chairman?Mrs. J. D. Kerr,f
" Mrs. J. C. King, Mrs. J. A. Hill,
1 Mrs. W. H. White, Misses Sara
^ Haskell, Marion llabry, Sara White,
* Mrs. C. A. Milford.
McMurray Drug Store Booth,?
i W. A. Harris, Chairman?Misses j ^
" j Magaret Bradley, Susie Stevenson,! ^
"I Mrs Thos. Davis.
I IK
"| Bowden-Simpson Drug Store j
" Booth?Mrs. Joe Wilson, Chairman, |
" Mrs. Charlie McKenzie, Misses Sara' ^
* Perrin, Mary Aiken, Virginia Aiken. 11
Meeting called for 6:30 Wednes-'^.
' day afternoon at Court House. |
* i
, ATTENDING THE FUNERAL
c Dr. G. A. Neuffer went down to
5 Columbia Saturday to attend the' v
> funeral of Mr. }?red C. Perry. Mr. ?
" J SL
i j Perry lived in Abbeville many years
j ago and is well remembered here. g
| He has held many high positions
among the Odd Fellows. j y
THE ECLIPSE.
t t
r The elclipse came off on time Sat5
urday afternoon. The sky was cloud- y
jjless and every one could see the L
I wonderful sight. a
? Smoker glass and "squinted up" ii
f faces were all the style from dinner t'
. on and people watched the sun for i h
I many hours before the eclipse wasj a
due. I n
j a
Misses Sadie Hammond, Nelle(C
r McGaw and Lucy White spent Sun- e
] day with Miss Maggie Link. C
ME LAUNCH
ANOTHER ATTACK
Slow Launched in Region
Between Montdidier
and Noyon.
HE FRENCH STOUTLY RESIST
lermani Who Had Penetrated
Foch's Lines Driven Out; Leaving
200 Prisoners.
Paris, June 9.?The Germans be;
:an an attack, in force at 4:30 this
norning to the west of the scene of
he recent fighting, in the region be
ween Montdidier and Noyon. The
fficial statement of this afternoon
ays that the French resisted with
alor in the protected zone and
hat the battle is continuing.
Between the Oisne and the Marne
nd south of the Ourck the French
lade gains, capturing two woods,
[riving out Germans, who had penerated
their lines, and taking 200
risoners. A German attack west
f Pkoimo -failoH
. THE CHURCH SOCIETY.
The ladies society of the Associte
Reformed Presbyterian church
ield its regular meeting at the
ome of Mrs. W. P. Greene Thursay
afternoon. During the sumaer
the society has very little work
nd the time Thursday afternoon
/as devoted to a musical program
;nd social intercourse.
Those entertainine the members
fere, Miss Ruth McLane, Mrs. S. M.
Jradley and Miss Mary Greene,
rho furnished instrumental ^olop,
rtrile Mrs'. ^Plaxco and Mrs. Sign
harmed with their singing.
A report of the work of the Worians.
College at Due West, bjr Mrs.
*laxco was listened to with interest.
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V V V VvV V V V V V V V vv
k NOTICE TO KNITTERS. V
. <
Persons knitting for the V
Red Cross will please use V
the following dimensions: V
In knitting sox be sure the V
leg measures 14 inches long, V
and 4 inches wide, and the V
foot 11 inches long and 4 ift. V
wide, and don't l\pve the toes V
too pointed and have no V
knots in the sox.
Mrs. E. K. Thomson, . V
Chairman. V.
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LIEUT. DEVLIN.
? I
Lieut. Roddy Devlin spent Sabath
in Abbeville with his sister,
Irs. M. R. Plaxco. Lieut. Devlin
5 stationed now at Camp Wadsrorth,
after finishing a successful
ourse of training in the Machine
kin school at Fort Sill. He hopes
o dispose of as many Germans as
here are in the Crown Prince's
rmy.
B. Y. P. U. SOCIAL.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
all give a social for its members
svt-VkAT* trnnr* rr nonnlp nf t.Vl P
UU UUICl JVUUg . jf/vv/ji/.v. ?
hurch at the City Park Tuesday
vening at 8:30. All the young peole
of the church are cordially inited
to attend.
LEARNING TO BE SOLDIERS
Albert and Alpheus Lesley, the
oung sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
iesley, have arrived at Plattsburg
nd write home that they are havig
the time of their lives, "but
hat even Plattsburg is having a
ard time coming up to Clemson
nd South Carolina. These young
len were among the five hundred
nd forty cadets selected from
ilemson to go to Plattsburg and
nter the Reserve Officers Training
lorps.
GREAT DEMANDFOR
LESS ESSENTIAL?
In Most Cases Manufacturers
Unable to
Fill Orders.
CURTAILMENT THE CAUSE
Monthly Business Condition Report
Issued by the Federal Reserve
Board.
" Washington,. June 9.?Curtailm
onf a-f lV?o nrn^nr?fi r?n nf 1 oqc oc.
sential articles has greatly stimulated
the demand for them. The
monthly business conditions report
of the federal reserve board, issued
tonight, says retail dealers and consumers
clamor for supplies before
they are exhausted and place abnormally
large orders which manufacturers
in most cases are unable
to fill. This has been true particularly
of the demand for pianos, talking
machines and other musical in
SllUlUCUld.
Business conditions throughout the
country continue healthy, with war
orders tending more and more to
crowd out orders for cilivian consumption.
Labor conditions are a
little more settled, but the supply is
still scarce, and in some parts of
the East considerable shifting from
one industry to another is reported.
Money rates in most federal reserve I
districts are steady. Construction
| is light.
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AN INTERESTING OCCASION.
An extremely pleasant occasion
supper Friday night giren
j at the mill by the Sunday school
classes. In the way of stimulating
interest in the Sunday school a red
and blue membership contest has
been running for some time and
j Friday night the successful class
j complimented the losers with a sup- j
| per.
! The tables were laid in the open
j air in the tennis court and covers
; were provided for over a hundred
j people. Many handsome baskets of
' flowers were used in the decora|
tion while a Victrola and the newly
i organized band furnished music for
the occasion.
! A delightful three course supper;
1 was served. Mr. A. S. Thomas acted'
as toast master and capital speeches
| were made by Hon. George C. Hodge
J of Greenwood, and Rev. M. R.
i Plaxco. !
1 The supper was served by the
i - -- - ... . . . ^ !
j ladies society of tne Associate ne-i
| formed Presbyterian church.
I THREATENED TROUBLE IN \ >
OKLAHOMA IS DISSIPATED!
I,
Henryette, Okla., June 7.?Fear
of a possible uprising among Indians;
and negroes and those of mixed In- J
j dian and African blood in the Old.
Hickory stamping grounds was dis-jJ
j pelled today when the Henryeta'1
i company of home guards led by!,
| Captain Kiersting, returned here
j with word that the mal-contents had j
: promised to disperse their bands andj
would not attempt any trouble. j;
Dissatisfaction over the draft, the ]
' - < I I
I tact that they were iorcea to Duy i
I ' '
wheat flour on the card system and ,
I that they were made to support va-i.
i rious war causes, were said to be,
1 the reasons for the discontent among
'the inhabitants of the region made1]
i famous by hte Crazy Snake rebel- |j
j lion of 1908. j 1
j,
AMERICANS PENETRATE
GERMAN FRONT LINES j,
I *
Washington, June 6.?PenetratI
tion of enemy positions in Picardy
and Lorraine by American patrols 1
which inflicted heavy losses upon the | ^
enemy in killed and wounded, was ^
reported tonight in General Pershing's
communique. In the Woevre
artillery fighting has diminished.
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STEAMER SUNK
MAI
Offensive Will Win
Gen. Foch Holds
ALLIED COMMANDER IN CHIEF
SAYS WARFARE MEANS DESTRUCTION
ENEMY FORCES
London, June 9.?That battles can
be won in the end only by the army
which takes the offensive is the significant
declaration made by General
Foch, commander in chief of the .
allies, in an important article conk.r
Uin. ? /* TUa in
UlUUbCU UJ Uliil IV llic X 1C1U| 111
which he discusses the problem of
the soldier and the way to victory. ,
"Modern warfare to arrive at its
end and to impose its will on the
enemy," says General Foch, "recognizes
only one means?destruction
of the enemy's organized forces.
"War undertakes and prepares
this destruction by a battle which
brings about the overthrow of the
adversary, disorganizes his command,
destroys his discipline, and
nullifies his units as far as their
.
fighting power is concerned.
VJUJL liiau ciAiuiu muau uc tuat ;
completely to achieve its object a
battle must not be purely defensive.
A purely defensive battle, even well .
conducted, does not result in a victory
and a vanquished foe. It is
qimnlw a era mo thnf 'mnot ho Koonin
r v V41MV 4MWMW VV WV^VtM
over again."
NAILING IN THE KAISER.
1
About 575 nails were driven in
the Kaiser's coffin. The amounts
naid Sor nails Mere ffom 10 cents to !
one dollar. Lawyer D. H. Hill
(
drove the first nail.
The little boys who helped the
ladies were allowed to drive a nail
apiece in appreciation of the help
they gave. vWhen these boys were :
each offered a nickel to buy an ice 1
cream cone they replied, "No, we
are helping the Red Cross." Now
wnere can you nna truer patriotism
than that? , ^
I
Quilla Wardlaw, a faithful and! (
patriotic colored citizen, walked allij
around the square drumming up his ,
colored friends. Quilla brought
from 15 to 20 of his friends who ,
paid in nickels, dimes and quarters j.
ana also arove raore nans tnan anyn
man in town. | ]
Mr. John T. Cheatham, who has j j
two fine sons in the army and a1 ]
splendid farm not far from Abbe-1 j
ville, sent the Busy Bee Squad, a ^
basket of beautiful peaches. Mr. <
Cheatham is proud of his boys and ,
is appreciative of the work the wo- r
men are doing for the boys of the j
U. S. A.
The Busy Bees watched the sun
in eclipse when they were not too ^
busy making "honey" and as the
"shades of night" were falling fast f
they returned home from a profitable
days work, having made $101.67.
MARINES' SUCCESS INSPIRES ! (
AIRMEN TO BREAK RECORDj '
! j
! I
Miami, Fla., June 7.?After read-|J
ing of the marines' success in France jk
Lieutenant L. Lifleer made 109 sue- *
cessive loops at the marine flying!
field here. This breaks the record j *
for military aviators. j1
jl
Columbia, June 8.?With reports , s
i /? rr a _ -/* r n i 1 l _ J _ _
received irom 04 01 00 locai uuurus|t
in South Carolina, headquarters of 1
the selective service in the state;
announced last night that .,637 men!
who have become 21 years of age!
?ince June 5, 1917, registered for!
military service Wednesday. Of this; ^
number 4,835 were white men andj1
4,780 negroes with 22 aliens. The|*
two missing' boards will make a to- j *
tal of approximately 10,000 addi- *
tional registrants. *
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. McAllister j f
ire visiting relatives in Laurens. 2
IIIMI
I OFF I
iYLAND COAST I
Submarine Destroys the
American Vessel
Pinar Del Rio. '9
CAPTAIN AND SIXTEEN jHI
OF CREW MISSIN<|||g
Vessel Was Standing Seventy Mitftiw 9
Off Coast When Attacked By
Boat?Sixteen Reach Land ^
Washington, June 9.?The Amerf-,;" JMj
can steamer Pinar Del Rio was sunk||H
by a German submarine seventjfla^E
miles off the coast of Maryland yea- 'M 9
terday morning. One of her boft&Jwjfl
with the captain and seventeen mem r;%
bers of the crew is missing; another^^S|
with sixteen nien has landed on the ^||j^
Virginia coast. JS
A brief dispatch to the Navy
partment tonight announcing ;
sinking did not say whether the ahhn'^1
was shelled or torpedoed. Hope ipwsi
held that the missing boat either 9
been picked up by some passing ve*? ^ H?
sel or will turn up at some poin^^ S
along the coast. fl
. Until tonight the raiders had
been reported as showing theia^aH?
selves since the Norwegian steam<ff?5M
Vinland was sunk off the Virginia,
capes iasi weanesaay evening J|
The Pinar Del Rio was a
er of 2,504 gross tonnage and wM^||g?
built in England in 1895, beiny ^J 5
christened the Saba. She was bough^fljj
by an American firm some time a^ifsgs
and placed under American reg*stafc$Ml
It is asumed 'here she was in I
coastwise or West Indian trade.
A SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
The Abbeville Graded and Higfc;"j|j8lj
3chools closed Friday after a suc^JJoH
cessful and a pleasant year. - The j|a ?
people of Abbeville have been lor-^lafj
tunate indeed in that the teacherirfJS l
have been careful, painstaking and ^gl
interested in their work. The chil??4]a|
dren have been happy in their aSS0^M| I
Nation with the teachers and^all to^ ' A?a|
?ether the year has been most sue
The High school teachers for next^^H
pear will "be, Prof. McTyre Daniel,
ind Misses Lynch, Wood and MagiIL;;^^S
[n the Graded school Miss SwetenDurg
will teach the seventh gT^de,
Miss Tennant the sixth, Miss Glady*
Buckner one section of the - fifth,
Miss Lula Moore Logan of York, will 'i^l
:each one section of the fourth, MissSarah
Perrin and Miss May Robert>on,
the third, Mrs. Riser and Miss V;-$|[
Fimmons, the second, and Misses #<y|a
Spting and Phillips the first grades,
Two teachers are still to be elect- ' xjM
;d, one for the fifth and one for j#Saa
;he fourth. J
Miss Mary Kennedy will
:harge of the first grade at the milL ;
WE ARE PROUD OF LESLIE. j
Lieut. Leslie McMillan was home
Saturday on a short leave. He ha$
ust been commissioned a Second
lieutenant and assigned to Camp
Sevier as an instructor in the oficers
Training School. J
Lieut. McMillan attended the of- ^ jj
icers school at Camp Jackson and
n a class of over two hundred men $9
le made the highest marks of all ,'J^M
;ave one, something that his friends.
tnd his home town are proud to
enow. , .
DR. GREGG. .
The congregation at Upper Long
?ane, as well as the Presbyterians
>f this city, will be glad to know
;hat the degree of L. L. D. was con'erred
on Rev. F. W. Greeg at Winhrop
during the closing exercises . I'
ast week. Mr. Gregg served the
longregation at Long Cane faith- V3
ully some years ago and our people
ire interested in him. '