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Ok. ESTABLISHED 1844 i The Press and Banner 1 ABBEVILLE, S. C. ' ? j Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. I ?. i; The Press and Banner Co. j * Published Every Tuesday and Friday * Telephone No. 10. ! * W lr * i? Entered as second-class mail mat- j j ler at post office in Abbeville, S. C. ! I" . :rc t- .. | Terms of Subscription: : 1 wS* V One year $1.50 [ Six months .75 j KThree months .50 v r Payable invariably in advance. || Tuesday, June 1-S, 1918. ^ a . ... 0 BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. I Those people who do nothing to' help the government by buying Lib- v ' . erty Bonds and War Savings Stamps tl need not think that the government d i 'will always permit the loyal to be n . the burden bearers of the communi- h ?~ ty. while the disloyal engage umy u? 6 " profiteering by reason of the advan- s tages which have come to them ii . . through the war. The men who run the government are not fools; they v will not be deceived; every man P must bear his part of the load i-' whether he will or not. v (The men who give a little, or t . lend a little, when they should take 1 their place in the front ranks of t those who assist the government are n not only slackers but hypocrites as s ; well. They are one thing and seek v to appear in another role by doing t $ less than their duty. Ameriqfi expects every man to do F his duty willingly. If he will not v do it willingly he is expected to do a it anyway. r America expects every man to do r *_ _ rrTTTAT 1? J-.4.? q ms naubii uuy. ||; , ENFORCE IT. J The ordinance adopted by the!1 8 City Council on last Friday evening s requiring every able-bodied person 1 to have some remunerative employ- C ; ment and to do fifty hours labor in r every week is a step in the right 1 direction. The ordinance will mean r nothing, however, unless it is rigid- c ]y enforced. The fact that the ne- c gro laborers at present-wages can s make enough in two days to keep 8 them going for a week is no reason why they should not work. It is up to * I ' the civil authorities to see that they do work. There is no reason why ' the country should suffer for want * of labor while labor is being thrown ' away. 'Loafing must come to an 1 end until the war is over., What is true of the negroes should also be true of the whites. Every man should be engaged in some useful occupation, and should give it his undivided time and attention. Let every man get in the trenches in his particular calling, and do duty as v *.he soldier is doing his in France. ^ , ^ ENFORCE THE RULE. i*"*' ? I v One of the rules adopted by the1 . I c Democratic Convention in May is _f. J ^ . to the effect that no man who voted; igr t against the nominees of the party i in the election last November may' note this summer in the primaries.; This means that those persons who: ^ vote this summer in the primaries, j ^ ?*'. son or Governor Manning may notj now claim to be democrats. 0tV I s This is as1 it should be. On the:, , ^ i h face of the returns Governor Man-; I a ning was the nominee of his party. He was the nominee in fact, but ^ there were those who pretended to believe, and perhaps others who e were made to believe, that he was i 2 # not fairly nominated. There was a remedy for any candidate who believed this both through the party; machinery and through the courts. '1 '1 X - - ...nn J +A AWP I Aiiai neiuiei was icsui tcu iu suuno . { how empty were the charges. The charges, however, were suffi-! cient to induce some designing per-' sons and others who did not know J any better to nominate and vote' for Cole L. Blease for Governor, | notwithstanding Manning was declared the party nominee. Those so; ? voting for Blease can on longer vote j '< in the Democratic primaries in j < South Carolina. They pledged them-11 selves to support the nominees andji laving violated the pledge they have J ( ost their starrding in the party. | ? | THE RETIREMENT OF LEVER. C - I The decision of Representative; * -.ever to retire from the race fori * he United States Senate and to of-j 1 'er again for his "present seat in; * he House clears the political at- i nosphere. A few poor politicians r \-ere responsible for the blunder of j * Jr. Lever. He never had any real; 0 hr.nce to win against Senator Till- f ^ nan. Had he waited until after ' * he Democratic Convention in Col- ^ imbia, instead of following the v dvice of over-zealous persons bent 1( n the defeat of Tillman, he would'0 lever have offered. ! His continuance in the race could! n iave accomplished but one thing,! c nd that was the creation of fric-J11 ion between his friends and those a f Senator Tillman out of Which j ^ - ~ - * . r* i I ft {lease might have hoped to prom, i 'he request of the President that P e continue to hold the position ^ fhich he now holds for the good of g he country, and especially in or- ^ er that he may assist in the enact- s lent of needed legislation offered n im an opportunity to step aside racefully. We are glad that he ^ howed no false pride by undertakig to "back his judgment." c The President is not slow to see * rhich way the -wind is blowing in olitics. It is evident to him, as it ^ 5 daily growing evident to others ? rho have been doubtful, that Sena- n or Tillman will succeed himself. ^ 'hose who have been undertaking. * " ?J--~ ?e I b 0 discount tne sianumg ui tuc mu ian by claiming- that he is not phy- 8 ically and mentally able to cope e ^ith the situation are finding him P oo much alive to handle easily. a This is no time to think up old"'' lolitical grudges, nor to. talk about a trhat somebody said twenty years igo, or longer. South Carolina S teeds to send to the Senate the best nan we are able to send. The long ervice and experience ef Senator rillman, his good standing in the <j Senate and before the country at ( arge, and his pre-eminent ability ^ nake him the only man to be con- s iidered in the present emergency, j V.ny thoughtful man who will sit j lown . and commune with himself \ nust conclude that this is true. Any } nan who in this day and time does j lot vote for the best man for this I >fflce is not true either to himself <j >r his country. A man may be a e lacker when he goes to the polls 4 is well as elsewhere. '* It remains to be seen whether, in ' he greatest crisis of the world's 1 listory, men in Abbeville and South Carolina will vote according to old t >rejudices which should long since a lave been forgotten, or whether \ hey will vote to save the state and a ountry. [ J Patriotism today demands that p ivery man do his duty. 11 ~ e CLEARS THE SITUATION. c . u Congressman A. F. Lever has r irihtdrawn from the race for the a Jnited States Senate and will offer j b or re-election for Congress from s is old district. . , t The move has been expected: Mr. s ,ever and his advisers have made s L nnoslKlo mnvs nftpr their n UC ueat j(uacn/iv ~ - ? reat blunder. It is not too late! d 1 K o correct it. | ^ The worthy gentlemen who have' a ffered for Mr. Lever's seat have n ilenty of time* to withdraw and toj,c ontinue in the race after the Presi-j v lent's request of Mr. Lever that he e gain offer for Congress would be 'I omething no one of them .would' lardly do. As good Democrats, loy-J 1' :1 to the Administration, these gen-; I lemen will rise to the occasion and " orget for the present their Con- " sessional ambitions. Gov. Manning, it is presumed, willj ' iicn vicp tn the occasion and do the! " ight thing. j F All of which means the return to: a he United States Senate of Sen. E.jl *. Tillman, the correct and proper; hing for South Carolina to do. It is well.?The Greenwood Index, j SHOULD CALL OFF STATE CAM-; i PAIGN. | \ j a If Mr. Lever withdraws from the, 1 senatorial race, or does not enter, j I md Mr. Tillman can not make thejs :anvass and Mr. Blease will not at-' I :end the meetings there is not much! r ase of the campaign as scheduled.,' i Hall it off. j ~ Then these are times when we! | hould not do anything that will be :alculated to take the minds of our >eople from tb* one great purpose hat should control them at this| ime, the winning of the war. This s no time for political agitation and he stirring up of the people. We vant every citizen to work in harj nony with every other citizen for he welfare of the State, and politial debates and harangues by canlidates for office will not contribute o that end. And besides that the leople are well enough acquainted i'ith the men who aspire to the var-j aus offices to make a selection with- j ut this canvass of the State at this ime. We would be glad to see the; leetings so slimly attended that the; andidates themselves would see the( ecessity of quitting tlje campaign, nd going home and announcing hrough the press of the State the | ffices they seek and telling the peo-j le who thev are and their fitness; * H ! or the job ami then let the people j o quietly'to the polls and cast their: j allots and let us all resolve to; tand by the majority without murlur or complaint. That's the way wt see it and we elieve that it is the right way. We Dok that position as to the county! ampaign but. the chairman ruled hat the rules of the party required he appointment of the meetings. Ve hold the same view as to the itate campaigns. The people are in o frame of mind at this time^to be . istening to political harrangues. We want to see the offices filled y men who are competent and of ood character and loyal to the govrnment, but we believe that the teople can make the selection just s well by doing away with the " 1- TT~?1 J itate canvas.?iNewDerry nciow; ,nd N?ews. ilTTING DOWN AT CARDS WITH A BLACKLEG. In April, 1916, replying to the lemand of President Wilson, the Jerman Government pledged its, vord that it would cease "ruthless laughter upon the high seas." Withn six weeks after that solemn promse, Secretary Lansing tells us, Am>assador Von Bernstorff requested lis Government to let him know in ~ idvance whenever the time came to ireak it. "How well the ambassa- ^ lor knew the character of his Govirnment," says Secretary Lansing, n 'and how perfectly frank he was!" s' 'What a commentary on BernstorfFs n m '1 ? ? ? ^ on/1 b 'estimate 01 tne sense ux uvuu> auu 'good faith of his Government!" ^ We did not need this revelation ^ 0 convince us that with Germany 1 pledge, a treaty, a promise, a 1 <rord of honor, is considered solely P is a military manoeuvre. We knew S( t before. If the Belgian scrap of P taper did not convince us, the 'treaty" of Brest-Litovsk did. The h ividence is cumulative, crushing, 0 omplete. Shall the lesson be lost ^ ipon us when Germany makes her *1 ' ' mionnnj I ^ 16XD proposal i/U auopguu iiv?vi?vtvM. nd gather around a conference ta- ^ ile to discuss terms of peace? We a hall know then, as we know now, ^ * n hat her only object will be to detroy us, that the peace conference n he proposes will be as much a ~ lilitary manoeuvre as is Luden- 1 orff's advance between Noyon and 0 lontdidier. We shall know then, ir s we know now, that^> what she: CI leans by a conference and a "peace! if understanding and give-and-take" , /as demonstrated by her confer-, 0 nee, her treaty, and her peace at ^ Jrest-Litovsk. When she makes these proposals _ et us answer them in Secretary u .ansing's words: "We must go onj^ with the war. There is no other j 0 'way. This task must not be left | * half done. We must not transmit)^ 'to postei'ity a legacy of blood and i I 4-. misery." For that is what herjtl leace conference will mean for us|c I y. ind for posterity.?The New York! w times OFFENSIVE PEACE TALK. J F i The German "peace offensive" is, - nricivn in ?ill cunsps of the o UUCCU UIIVIIUI T v. ... V*. w vord. It smells to heaven. It is an, d iffront to sane human intelligence. The proposal to England and the|t< Jnited States that they buy a I hameful peace at the expense of p France would be merely silly and j h lot worthy any discussion if it werej lot for the fact that there are a^p Let Music Bri After all, it's not tl which molds'the child, tray that fact during 1 A home with any c is enjoyed and underst will become a man or i for lasting happiness. Thel "The Phot You want to give 3 That is just one reason This wonderful instrumt home; Ke-Ureated by the i No matter where you liv musical advantages that you New York for the opera seas The New Edison does n< ear can distinguish artist fr tests have proved this, not o Call at our store for a dei enjoy it too. TTOVES??RAN" * ew pacifists in England, and more| ere, who are still obsessed by thej otion that peace can be gained by | ome sort of bargaining. We shall ot betray France, we shall not aandon any of the weaker nations a Germany, but that even the 'euton mind can conceive such reachery to be possible is amazihg. 'hat they do believe it may*be, in art at least, due to the iact max ome of our pacifists are set in high laces. The demand that Germany "state er terms for peace," is equally vicius. No sane persan cares what rermany's "peace terms" may be. t is of no consequence; it does not latter what she wants. The only; jrms are unconditional surrender,' fter conclusive military defeat. I erms of settlement must be laid | own by the Allies; not reached byj egotiation. We shall dictate themj -with justice, stern, retribute jus- j ce, and also with mercy, but with-j at allowing the offender any choice. i the matter. ! When an individual has committed; rimes such as arson, rape, and murer, we do not allow him a choice f punishments. When we know im to be guilty we overpower him! nd kill him. The case is not other-; ise with a criminal nation. The! lea that one cannot draw an inictment against a whole people is bsolete in the face of the events of i le last four years. If we fail to o our full duty in pronouncing sen-| jnce it will simply leave the task* > our children and our children's] (lildren. The world cannot exist alf German and half civilized. But: e shall not fail.?New York Sun. j j OUR IMPORTANT ORDINANCES Four important Ordinances were nacted by the City Council last Friay night. 1. An Ordinance to protect wa-| 2r and electric lines of the city. j 2. An Ordinance to regulate the' urchase and sale of junk, scrap' 6n, brass, copper, etc. 3. An Ordinance to preserve the' eace in the city of Abbeville and' ighten the Lives of '1 le school training but tl Children brought up in their entire lives. It lea1* laim to culture is a hom ood. A child whose inter* woman who possesses a : i MEW EDISON iograph With a Soul." four children every a< i why you want brings the best music righ world's greatest artists. e you ayour children can hai would possess if you could ta son. Dt merely imitate. It Re-Create om instrument. The famous ] nee, but more than 1500 times. ? i! A v> J 1%**I ?-? /v 4-1* A /1I11I iioiisimuuii. ^iiiu ui nig LIIC ciiii 5ES ?r HOME OU1 promote the cause of the United) States government in the present' war, and to prohibit any act, word,! or deed that would in any way hinder the cause of the U. S. in the war, or that would aid any enemy country or its cause. 4. An Ordinance to Prohibit Loafing and Loitering in the City of of Abbeville.. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Abbeville and by I authority of the same: That it shall be unlawful for anyj able-bodied person to loaf or loiter j < A 1.1 ill J ^11 I witftm tne uuy 01 ADoevnie, ??u an able-bodied persons are required to habitually and permnently engage in a lawful and useful occupation, working not less than fifty hours per week. Any person who violates the provisions of this Ordinance or fails to comply with the terms thereof shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than, one hundred j dollars or imprisoned for a period; of not over thirty days. NEW BUSINESS. J. *M. Anderson & Co., are having the old H. H. DuPre store remodeled for an up-to-Boston ladies' fur- 1 nishing establishment. This de-' partment will be openf for business next week. Only gents clothing and; furnishings will be retained at the present stand. Two new men clerks will ge added to the force, Mr. E. 0. McLinin, of McDonalds, and Mr. Livy Pratt, of Level Land. IN GREENWOOD. Mrs. T. J. Douthart of Abbeville,; is the guest of Mrs. Hugh Giles. Mrs Giles and little son, Edward, will ... -ar _ __i.1 4. 4.^ return home witn iurs. juoumm-t tomorrow morning anil be her guests for a week.?Index. 0 i Miss Mamie Devlin is at home again after a week spent in Greenville with Mrs. McClintock. Miss Sa'.lie White is at home for the summer, after a successful session of teaching in South Georgia. ! I -* - ?' ? - * _ / ru:u i uui v^iiiiurcii a ie home atmosphere l a cultured home be- I /es a lasting imprint. 1 e in which good music I est in music is fostered B resource which makes I re the same T H ike them to H s. No human - wBj I FITTERS TVSO.CA Earthquake in Nicaragua. Managua, Nic., June 16.?Three HBQ strong shocks of earthquake wereHK felt early this morning. No serious damage has been reported. iBM l nH BLACK-SCHROEDER. ? HH t - . m J -:-Li _4. 4-Un Liast luesucty lUgllL au wc tist parsonage, Miss Margaret Black of Mt. Carmel, a charming young^^H lady, became the bride of Mr. Lu-^^J cien Schroeder, of this city, an em-^HB ployee of the Seaboard. Dr. Geo.HH W. Swope read the marriage service^Bfl in a simple but impressive style. After the marriage ceremony the^^H happy couple started on a trip north^B8 visiting Norfolk, New York, an^^HB other cities, before returning Abbeville, where they will mak^^^| their home. IT IS A BOY. Mr. and Mrs. L. Wardlaw Smitl^^H of Greenville, announce the birth o^^^f a son, Lewis Wardlaw Smith, Jr.,H^fl June 11, 1918.?Greenville Dail^^^J News. RED CROSS PIG CLUB. A Red Cross Pig Club?the firABjH one in the United States?will senc^^^H to the St. Louis market in Sept'en^^^H ber 3.000 hogs from Carroll Count;fl|^H Mississippi. This will mean moi^^^H pork for the .country, more mone^^SI for Carroll County and a contriui^^^M tion estimated at $10,000 to Red Cross. The Red Cross Club was organized last winter 0. F. Turner, county agent in Ca^^^H roll County. He started out combine pork production and Cross work and tried to get 2,5<^^^H people each to raise one pig to known as a Red Cross pig. Inste^^^^^ of 2,500 memberc he got 3,000 a county that has only 1,600 vote^^^^H Every banker, lawyer, minister, pl^^^^H sician, and nearly every mercha^^^^| in the county is a member. pigs are weighed cn the last Sat^H^H| day of each month and a $25 reg^^^Hl tered pig is given as a prize to member whose pig makes the gre^^H^H est gain through each month. hundred negroes are members. - ?? M