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I ' f I I ( . 1 3 ) , Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844. $1.50 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday, June 25, 1918. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year.' FRENCH PRE1 t i ? . Spends' Day at American Headquarters. Inspects, Troops. OFFICERS DISCUSS THE COOPERATION OF ARMIES j i I Important l^ilitary Conference, Participated in by Numerous Gen- * . erals, Held, in Afternoon i 1 i ; Paris, June 23.?Premier Clemenceau passed the day at American headquarters. He was accompanied by Capt. Andre Tardieu, the French high commissioner' to the United Sjtates and recently appointed head of the new department for FrancoAjmerican cooperation in the /war. They 'tbok luncheon with General Pershing' and dfterward inspected the American troops. / j An important ( military conference was held during the afternoon. Among those present were M. Clem enceau, General Pershing, General Fjoch, Captain Tardieu) Major Gen-, eral Mac Andrew, General Mordacq and General Weggand. I Questions concerning FrancoAmerican cooperation were discussed and the measures to be taken vfithin the next few months in concert x were talked over. Complete agreement was reache^. ! The troops quartered where the inspection wks held belong to a division which landed less than a week ago. They were presented to M. Clemenceau by General Pershing nnd Major General MacAndrews. [The magnificent bearing of the men kn/1 flioir frain incr c+rnntrl\r Itfttv* VUVtA "V4vw5v mpressed the premier, who chatted vith them. General Pershing hurriedly aslembled the officers of the regiment In the cantonment when Premier plemenceau arrived. The premier poke a few words to the officers xpressive of the great confidence f France fr the men from overseas. fOLUNTEERS FOR . \ SPECIAL TRAINING I The call of the State for volunbers to receive special training .at lie State University for skilled serIce in war departments has been mswered by three white men and |>lored from Abbeville.. I The whites: E. R. Wardlaw, J. I Clinkscales, and Eugene B. Gary, I The colored to go to Orangeburg: m Collier, Thos. Harris and Jas. right. >LORED REGISTRANTS ENTRAIN FOR CAMP JACKSON T [Last Friday morning at eleven lock, the roll of 51 colored regrants was called in front of the prt house. All were present but Dj Jno. A. Higgs and Dave Davis. [The boys then marched to the kboard station where they were pressed by Rev. H. M. Moore, of I colored Baptist church of AbKtlIIa Tnof Kofnra fraiti fimo fKo V uviviv v*. uiii tmiv vuv Hs filed by a window from which H ladies1 of the Canteen CommitMB'.handed each one a generous HBcb. , A good crowd of colored H^Bple and many whites were at train. The colored soldiers HB^Hned very cheerful and ready to NR^K>t the dangers that may await ^HjHlieir leaders were Joel Bacon BM9 Jesse Smith. IlRVESTING burr clover. t. Robt. S. Link has lately been 'esting burr clover at Donalds, reports about 700 bushels gathfroin two especially good acres, will handle about 4,000 bushels season. About 12,000 bushels gfrown in Abbeville county. IER fISIT PERSHING Congress Works For July Recesj WOMAN SUFFRAGE AND PRO HIBITION TO FORE?HEARING IN SENATE. Washington, June 23.?Womai ; suffrage and nation-wide prohigitioi , as an emergency measure are ex ; pected to continue this week as th< centers of interest in a crowde< legislative calendar which congres hopes to speedily clean up with : I view to recessing early next montl for three weeks or more while th( new revenue bill is being framed b} the house ways and means commit tee. The house resolution proposing submission of a woman suffrage amendment to the federal constitu tion will be called up in the senat< Thursday. With a two-thirds ma jority necessary for adoption of th< resolution both sides still claim vie tory. By rushing through the monej measures needed by .Jtily 1 an< cleaning up numerous other press ing legislative affairs, leaders o: both houses of congress hope that i recess of about three weeks can b< arranged about July 10. PROF. LONG AT CAMP SEVIER Prof. Edgar Long, of Eiskine'col lege,* is temporarily located in th< citv to do religious work at Camr j Sevier under the auspices of the As I sociate Reformed Presbvteriar | churuch. He is a graduate of ErsI kine in the class of 1906. Since graduation he has in the main been en gaged in teaching, having taught ir ! the University of North Carolina anc ' at Erskine. Px-of. Long, while not ar ordained minister, has taken a theological course in the seminary al Erskine. While in the city he wil make his home with Rev. W. A. Mc Auluey, paster of the A. R. P ' rhnvrh. herp.?nrpp.nv\l]e Npws. I m ' SOLDIER VISITORS. . 1 ! --? ' '! i j / f j J ' ' ' .Abbeville's social circles wer< much enlivened last week-end by th( presence! of a number, of opr fine , young soldiers. Messrs. J. A. Ver ; chott, Reese Hall. Sergt. Alberl Rosenberg, Ed Smith, Frank Allen and Julian Wilkinson were here from Camp Sevier, and James CoxJulian Roche and Wallace Harris from Camp Jackson. SHORT NOTICE. I Mr. Frank Elrod was in Phila delphia, where, at 10 o'clock Suni day he received a telegram frorr I the Registrant Board of Abbeville ! notifying him to answer roll call al 10 o'clock Monday morning. Franl had just hour to pack up as his trair left Philadelphia at 11. But he answered to his name Monday at rol call. OPEN AIR SERVICE. The first open air service will be held at the Presbyterian Churct Wednesday, June 26, at 9 P. M. The song service will be followed by an illustrated address on the onkiA/tf 'or Q/MitViAi*n Qooc " ro. ; V VI UUUUiVlil - UVMkJj * V lating chiefly to the Bible Societj work in the islands of the Pacific I , Ocean. | j ATTEMPTED HOUSEBREAKING. On last Friday morning, aboul I a _ ?_* i. . n.i: Jin 4 o ciock, runceiiian ^itimuii uia covered Willie Pope, colored, at tempting to open a window of Bow den-Simpson Drug Store. Pope was taken before Mayor Mars and finec $15.00 or 30 days in jail. The fint Was paid. The uncle of the boy (who is about 12 years old) wil take him to the State reformatory. . FRENCH GENERAL : i PRAISE AMERICANS American Division: at * Toul Congratulated Upon Its, Fine Work ' i | SHOWED THEIR SUPERIORITY j ! French General Cqngratulates Divi < i--. it it.ii'. it iL_ ision on bonauci or uims uuuci ' Fire at J^ivray. B 'it j With; the American Army jn France, June 23.?The French gen5 : ; ? erals commanding the army corps I ; i > I with which the Americans are fight! ing in the Toul sector have conI gratulated\ the division on its fine work last. Sunday at Xivray. ' The r general commanding the army says: ] "I am happy to acknowledge the fine conduct of the American units in the course of the action, the i < ' \ ' spirit of initiative and general, grasp! of the situation as shown by the decisions of the commanding officers, and the stubbornness of the - ' ^ -1 deiense ana me siiarpuca? ui ????; 7 attack as shown hy the participants" * The order of the general commanding the corps says: f "The brilliant action does the ^ I greatest honor to the division and , demonstrates unquestionably the superiority of the American soldiers, over the German. It shows clearly what can be expected from the' . magnificent troops, when in its turn ; the entente assumes the offensive." ' HAVE WON BATTLE I OVER THE AUSTRIANS "j Rome, June 22.? The Austrians j< ', unable to retire, will employ all, their available reserves in a desperII ite effbrt' to -secure some' sbrt of a * j success. | "I . | Premier Orlando declared in con- ' versing with Deputies today, "The battle has been won," he said. ; ' 1 * J, "The. Austrians are fighting with j pnparaileled desperation and vio-| lence," the Premier said. I : : j "It is certain there will be still , more fighting. The Austrians, uniable to retire, are bound to exert : i their utmost, if necessary, by engag: ing all. their reserves?for the pur-', i pose of securing some sort of a sue-1 i - cess. i i J I, v "In one sector alone 5,000 enemy 'dead are buried.; ! "The attitude of the Italian popu-! ?i Iation in the rear of the lines is magnificent. Their, confidcnce is sublime." ; I j ! j A BIG SUCCESS. "j The Exchange held-last Saturday,; ' June 15th, by the "Help Win the j' 11 War" Canteen Gommittee, was a! 11 glorious success. * The sales amounted to $80.00 and,' - j this amount will be of great assist- j | ance to the committee in their Can-!; teen work. 1 I Mrs. W. F. Nicklse, and the members of "Help Win the War" committee wish to thank their many < j friends from Warrenton, Antre, j ville, Means Chapel, Edgewood, k j Pratts, Bethia, and the city for their generous assistance. FRIEND OF UNCLE SAM. ] !! I Charlie Wilson, a young boy re- : r siding at the Abbeville Cotton Mill, < : has purchased tweny-five dollars ] | worth of War Savings Stamps, and i I has pledged himself to purchase ten | ! j-ii !, iuuuara muic m L/ctcmuvi. ( . is twelve years old but he has ! I caught a clearer vision of the line i j of duty than many men of two and 1 three times his age. i * STATE CAMPAIGN. i i Saturday, July 6, is named as the , date for speakers and others inter- 1 1 ested in the campaign for State of- < fices to appear in Abbeville. < SUPPLIES FOR NAVY [ BOUGHT WITH CARE; r I Efforts Made to Eliminate Commission Men. M'GOWAN HEARD FROM ; } Rear Admiral's Statement Says Re-j sponsibility of Contractors Scrutinized. J i ... Washington, June 23.?In purchasing supplies and materials, the navy department has used every endeavor to eliminate brokers and j commission agent^, Rear Admiral j McGowan, paymaster general of the' navy, said tonight in a statement in connection with the department of justice investigation into th6 activity of commission agents who have secured war contracts for manufacturer?*. The deDartment's efforts have been : so successful, Admiral j McGowan said, that of the 14,000 j forms on the bidders' list of the navy's bureau of supplies and accounts, only a few do not present their bids directly. Those few, the admiral added, seem to prefer to deal through commission agents. . r Admiral McGowan denied published reports that since the volume of contracts has grown it has been more difficult for naval intelligence officers to investigate the standing and reputation of all. persons seek ing war orders. "The fact is," said the admiral's! statement, *'the responsibility of^ contractors was. never so thoroughly investigated and they were - n?ver ^ held to a stricter accounability than1 they have been since this country entered the war. , The safeguards against profiteering have not been' relaxed but strengthened." ' I WHITE REGISTRANTS ENTRAIN One of th^ most notable events in the daily life of Abbeville occurred yesterday at the noon hour when 3T of the brave and gallant'young meri of the community said goodbye and boarded the train for Camp Jackson. The roll was called at 11:45 in front of the Court House1 and with cheerful faces and elastic step the boys marched to the Seaboard station following Paul H. Mann, who was selected as captain, W. G. Pruitt and J. W.. Carroll assistants. At roll call every name was answered promptly. At the station Rev. M. R. Plaxco| congratulated the young soldiers on this their opportunity to train bodyi and mind under self-control to: obey, and having done their part to; win victory for humanity will re-, turn as heroes to take the lead in j a new-born civilization. I The ladies of the Canteen Service passed to the men Abbeville post-i cards to remind them to write home Then they served large glasses ofj iced tea and presented bumper box-j es of lunch. REACHING CONCLUSIONS. Many letters from our soldiers in France are being published in the j different DaDers over the State and I from them it is easy to draw this conclusion: That France is a beautiful country and well worth, the fight, that the very flower of thiisj food land is in the fight, and that; every man seems willing to take hisl share and play the game, but does not wish his home people to fret or worry about him. QUESTIONNAIRES TO BE MAILED OUT The Local Board, Abbeville coun-] ty, will begin mailing questionnaires; ah June 26 to those who registered an June 5, 1918. GREAT AUSTR1 STARES Dl t ' * * Casualties .Grow In Army Overseas TOTAL THUS FAR NEARLY NINE THOUSAND? REPORT BY PERSHING. Washington, June 23.?Casualties in the American army overseas thus far reported by General Pershing, including the list made public today, total 8,634, as compared with 8,085 a week ago. They were divided in the war department's weekly summary today-as follows: Killed in action (including 291 lost at sea,) 1,312. Died of wound9, 432; died of disease, 1,268; died of accidents and other causes, 446; wounded in action, 4,811. Missing in action, including prison res, 365. Casualties among the marines with the expeditionary forces are not included1 in this list. The 549 names reported by Gen. Pershing since last Sunday includued 140 killed in action, 69 died of wounds, 34 died of disease, 24 died of accidents and other casualties, 64 wounded in action and 19 missing in action, including prisoners. With some 900,000 men now in France, the small number of deaths from disease reported is considered rather remarkable. IMPERATIVE CALL FOR RED CROSS NURSES Surgeon General Gorgas, United States Army, . most have 25,000 nuruses for the Army alone. It is the duty of the American Red Cross to supply them^ He must have 5,000 of these nurses at once. The needs of the Navy must also be met. Do You Realize: That the well-being of the fighting army depends upon the size and efficiency of the nursing army? That in this call General Gorgas seeks to conserve the health and lives of our boys?the health and life of your own boy? This Call is Imperative. The Nurse?Must Be the Volunteer. SHE is the only woman who will share the hardships, the dangers and the privations at the front. SHE it is who must give all, even her life, if necessary, for your boy. SHE it is who must, stand in the place of mother, wife or sisters when he is burning with fever or shattered by shell. SHE it is who must be you to him at his sick-bed and at his death-bed. SHE it is who will catch the last whispered message to you. For information regarding this work, apply to Miss Mary E. Hill, Chairman of Nurses Bureau, Abbeville Chapter American Red Cross, j AN HONOR MAN. Mr. Francis G. Stack, who is in the city enjoying the pleasures of j the Haigler house party, has just graduated at the University of Georgia, carrying off the honors of| his class. He has offered for the j aviation branch of the service and) will go into training soon. SALES OF STAMPS. The sales of War Savings Stamps I in Abbeville County up to Saturday! night amounted to $86,500. The / onvoac! ia nrnr?ppHinc this week. I Abbeville County should have four hundred men on the Limit Club. The! city of Abbeville should furnish more than a hundred. Mrs. J. S. Anderson has returned to her home in Coronaca after a two weeks visit to her son, Mr. J. M. Anderson. IAN DRIVE iFEAT IN FACE j Enemy in Retreat From Montello Plateau to Adriatic. i | LEGIONS OF KARL TRY TO FORD PIAVE ' ? j With Pontoon Bridges Swept' Away [ Escape Without Further Heavy' j x Losses Seems Remote. The first phase of the Austrian of! fensive has ended in failure?in de feat. The culmination of what was intended to be the crushing of Italy between the jaws of the Austrian pincers is the rout of the invaders om ooltroa With their backs to the swollen Piave River1 the Austrians for several days past have been trying td ward off the vicious counterattacks of the Italians and save the situaation. Now they are endeavoring, and , still under great, pressure, to ford the stream and reach safety. . From the Montello plate&u to the Adriatic the enemy is in retreat. Already his losses are estimated at 180,000 men and the chances of hi^ escape without additional Jiaevy casualties seem remote. Large numbers of the pontoon bridges that the Austrians threw across the Piave have been swept away by the torrential stream and on all the sectors of the 33 mile front where they gained edges of the Ven^tiah plain they are being sorely hatrassed by the fire of the Italian / i i guns. Plans for Offensive. Monster preparations have been made by the Austrians for what was 1 to be the death blow to King Vic I tor Emmanuel's men. Thousands 1 upon thousands of meni many of ; them brought from the Russian and Roumanian fronts, and guns arid ' stores of tremendous quantities ha;d been parcelled among the various commanders for the drive vore a I battle arc of virtually 100"miles. > . GREAT FOURTH CELEBRATION. i Washington, June 11.?Uelebrdtion of July 4 this year will be made [ notable for all time by the launching from American shipyards of the ; largest number of ships of the great est aggregate tonnage ever put into water in one day. Independence day's contribution to the merchant fleet on which the world-is depend| ing for victory over the Germans i"will be at least 89 vessels with a I | capacity of 439,886 deadweight tons | In addition, enthusiastic workmen j are straining every nerve to com plete six other hulls in time ior them to join in the splash that will be heard around the world, which would make fehe total tonrfage 470,i 886. , i A COLD SNAP. I Buenos Ayres,. June 22.?Snow j fell for an hour here this afternoon This is said to be the first time in the history of the country that enough snow has fallen to make the ground white. WHAT DID YOU DO? John Pressly, a colored ,man residing on the plantation of John T. Cheatham in this county, along with members of his family, contributed sixty-three dollars to the Red Cross during the recent drive. Besides this he collected among his neighbors twenty-five dollars more. GOING THE LIMIT. Mr. Aug. W. Smith, who was ever a sport, is down in the Greenville News as one who is to "go the limit" on War Savings Stamps.