Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I Xocal | | flews j j^personafe Eft./* "* > Miss Sarah Harkness Is visitin) Mrs. Lamar Gilliam. ? ' Clint Dodson of Donalds, was i town Wednesday. I '? Mrs. J. A. Dickson and sons hav rooms at Mrs. Laval Miller's. k r. i Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Baker hav moved into the Catholic rectory. f. . i J,. Miss Minnie Hodge of Lowndes ville, was in town Wednesday. Mrs. Wright of Clinton, is visit ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gee White. I Mrs. R. Kirkwood will "leave oi the first to spend a week in Hender sonville, N. C. with her cousins. Mr. George Clark of Augusta spent Wednesday with his mothei Mrs. A. W. Clark. i Mrs. Blackmon of Durham, N. C is visiting her brother, Lewi | u Blount in Warrenton. I Ralph Nance of Augusts, spen f Tuesday in town with his brothei J. A. Nance. Mrs. B. H. Reames has returne< * from a short visit to relatives u |||^; Williamston. Hiss Blanche Smith, of Anderson j is the attractive guest of Miss Ev; 3 Reames on Magazine street. B I | Mrs. Lawrence Carwile and daug] E ter, Mrs. Hugh Crawford, of Leve a Land, were in town Wednesday.^. I Dr. and Mrs. J. Irwin Gilmer am B little Dorothy, will return tomorro\ Ilrom a visit to relatives in Atlanta t Miss Ruth Howie left Thursda; for Brenau, where she will atten the summer school now in progress Miss Julia Cade of Washington Ga., is spending a few days in th I city the guest' of Miss Maggi I Brooks. I! I I s Dr. Chalmers D. Haddon wen I down to Columbia this week, wher S he stood the examination before th I Dental Board. I \. I - Mr., and Mrs. Geo. C. Gambrel returned Wednesday from a tw I weeks visit to relatives and friend I in upeiiKa, Aia. Mr. R. Kirkwood returned las Wednesday from a several days tri; to Rock Hill and Camp Sevier, seek ing business, health and pleasure. Mrs. Fred Stubbs and young son Gilmer, who have been visiting ii Petersburg, Va., for some time, ar in the city to spend a while befor returning to their home in Fitzger | aid, Ga. THE OLD MEAN THING! I "Somebody is always taking th pleasure out of life." The Secre tary of the Navy has issued a de cree that the yoemen?that is th young women who do clerical wor in the navy department?mus lengthen their dresses and no sil: Btockings must be worn. N LIBRARY NEWS. I The children who are makin; Icrap gooks of pictures from book lectured from the Library are re nested to bring in their books to lay or Tuesday. A committee wil lidge the books and prizes will b Ivarded to the best two. B"My Four Years in Germany" b; nbassador Gerard is proving ftpular book among those recentl; Iriered. The hook tells much o dark plotting of the war lords the women, of society and give licture of the Kaiser. AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. 11 Last Monday evening about 8:30 ] 11 there occurred near the Baptist | church what came near being a seriI ous accident. As Mr. E. W. Acker | was crossing the street on his way |' home he stepped around some vehiII cle into the head light of an auto- ^ |! mobile driven by Mr Maxwell Smith. | Mr. Smith saw Mr. Acker and fore-! I ed his machine towards the curb to 3 < I miss him, but Mr. Acker stepped . | back under the car which knocked him down. Dr. Simpson was called S and the injured man was taken to j the doctor's residence, where he has remained for treatment. Be- , n | sides a few bruises, a dislocation of j J j a shoulder or a broken collar bone, | j : was the most serious mjuruy suse' tained. Mr. Acker did not lose ] I consciousness. < . e I 70 MARINES KILLED IN . j WAR, LEAVE $500,000 TO , J THEIR BENEFICIARIES . Washington, June 24.?Govern- ^ ment insurance amounting to more than $500,000 will be paid to the * j beneficiaries of 70 of the 72 United States Marine^ whose deaths were j recorded in the casualty list of June 17, it was announced at the', 1 r I Marine Corps headquarters this af temoon. * Fifty-two carried the maximum allowance of $10,000, one had $8,- j, ''000, and twelve had $5,000 each, a ^ ' grand total of $638,000. Only two g ihad failed to take out insurance. ! DROWNED IN CONGAREE RIVER . s v 1 | Columgia, June 26.?Capt. P. D. , Shaw of the Depot Brigade at Camp t . o , Jackson, and Miss Pearl Pennington, j" 9 ! \ a nurse in the Base Hospital, were ' drowned in the Congaree River sev-j j erM miles below Columbia last a i night. Their bodies have not yet a been recovered. a I . , li VISITING THE INJURED. ii i' f | Mr. and Mrs. Acker of William- a i ston, and Mrs. Ramsey, of Ander- g 3 son, came to Abbeville Tuesday s j morning to be with Mr. Ed W. Acker 11 who was hurt by ,an j.automobile I j 0- ' ? : ^ Monday night. I j Mr. Acker is improving, which is t s good news to his family and friends, j i.' * | g MR. LEVI GOES HOME. ? Mr. Lewis Levi went down to his _ y ? 2 j old home in Manning this week. Mr. . Levi has been in bad health for some time and hopes a visit to his old home will put him in good shape e again. e Dr. Neuffer accompanied Mr.' , Levi to Manning returning home on: ^ Wednesday. | s t i - j e DEATH OF MRS. HAMLIN. It Mrs. Mary Frances Hamlin, wife; of Mr. Albert B. Hamlin, died at;S 11 her home on Upper Main street,' o Tuesday night, June 25th, 1918, at! ^ s twelve o'clock, after an illness of a!j few days. ^ ! Funeral services were held at ^ejj t home on Wednesday afternoon at! 1 I I ? six o'clock in the presence of a > large concourse of sympathetic friends and were conducted by Rev. _ J. L. Daniel and Dr. Geo. W. Swopej l? and the interment was at Melrose j n cemetery. The pallbearers were her g e two sons, Ware and Charlie Hamlin, e her grandsons, Eugene and Alvin ^ Williams and Mr. John Williams and; ! a Horace King. Mrs. Hamlin was seventy-five I years old and had lived all her life in Abbeville county. She was the ' e 1P , daughter of Mr. J. T. and Maryj Frances Hill, and was born in the' i. 1r old Shiloh neighborhood. She is j survived by her husband, and three . , daughters, Misses Rosa and Corrie , Hamlin and Mrs. E. E. Williams and two sons, Mr. Wade Hamlin of Mc\ Cormick, and Mr. Charlie Hamlin, of Augusta. Mrs. Hamlin found her highest I \ g duty and pleasure in her home, surs rounding her children with love and [ * effection, who in her declining years | ^ i-1 repaid her with a deep and lastingI ~ il love. . | e Th" many friends of the family' I sympathize with them in their loss.' I . ? I yi LEAVING TOWN. s a1 ' y Engineer Cicero Tennant and his * ! f. family left Abbeville Wednesday; ; for Monroe, where they will make sj their future home. They leave s I many friends behind them. t -v . .. & : k . V- r v ? . V ?&* :.nh*T ''J-? u >V:, t.ihAL'.i. -fi- ' .(''5\ >' 111 ' r 1 IN NO MAN'S LAND LIEUT. CARROLL SWETENBURG WRITES HIS MOTHER OF HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE FIGHT Some Where in France, ' *; " June 4th, 1918. My Dear Mother: Well, your boy has been where the best only can go and came out| safe and I would not take a million for my experience. (I dropped you a note from the trenches as I will,1 always try and write you, makes no difference where I am and you can always feel that I am thinking of you all all the time), and in my note I could not write very much as [ used pap3r from my note book. Now, "No Man's Land" is all you hear that it is and your boy has *een there end heard and seen it ill. Of course I can't express the feeling the first time you are there, sut that is only a second and that is all gone, and you, or at least we, feel the same there as you all do jack home. Now the first shell that joes over ones head seems to carry i peculiar noise, but soon they are is common as the babbling of a jrook, and the thing that makes me wake up is the modern weapon cnown as the Machine Gun* You can )lay most any tune you would wish o with them, and after all there is lot so much to fear, and as we lave lived and tried to Jeam all his for a year, we never think of iny fear, it is always to try and ret the "Bosh", and I guess you lave heard so much of the "Wire" t is not so bad, and in fact, I guess rou may not think so, but the-first rip was enjoyed very much and 1 an really say, I am a seasoned eteran. Ha! Ha! . I am writing this in a hurry, and .s we will be off early tomorrow gain I don't know when I will haVe nother chance to drop you a few ines, so I can't tell you all I want n this one, but will write more the irst chance, and you all be sure! ;nd write often, thought I would ;et a note today, but guess I will ome time soon, and the last letter received from you all was mailed lay 4th. Tell Lillian, Bayard and "Jeill I sure appreciated their, leters, and to write often. . ' n j 1*. 3 oo you ioik.5 aon t worry anu uej rood and sweet and tell Eugenia to! >e a sweet girl. Am feeling fine; md fit to go to "Berlin." Ha Your devoted boy, Carroll. A RED CROSS CONCERT. Some of the Abbeville young peo-j >le went up to Donalds last night, md gave a concert for the benefit >f the Donalds Red Cross. A de-l icrVi+'fnl rvrncrrnm nf arrl ropi-i ations had been arranged and was J accessfully carried out realizing a| leat sum for the Cross of Mercy. Those going to Donalds were: Mrs Jristow, Mrs. W. E. Johnson, Miss ilargie Bradley, Miss Fannie Stark, Jr. Alvin Ellis. Rev. H. W. Pratt, fas. S. Cochran, Joe T. Hughes, Jiss Mary Greene, Miss Victoria lowie and Leslie and Paul Swope. WHAT WILL WIN THE WAR? I i The New York Tribune recently j aid editorially that "Victory is a I [uestion of means," and then it I yent on to list the means. These ire: First, the raw materials. Second ,the plants where raw maerials are converted by industrial irocesses into sinews of war. Third, the labor to art upon the aw materials. Fourth, the fighting man power! n uniform. Fifth, transportation. ' Labor and materials, in other vords, are what are necessary to^ vin the war. What, then, is the j luty of all of us? Obviously what! ve must do is to produce all that is; >ossible and consume as little as j lecessary and give the Government! ?ur utmost financial support. If we follow this creed, we shall j eave for the Government more la-; >or and materials for strictly war, mrposes and we shall accumulate avings for investment in War Sav-; ngs Stamps. Thus we shall help >oth the Government and ourselves.: . I Even Abbeville is enforcing anj inti-loafing ordinance. Think ofj ;hat.?Anderson Daily Mail. ABBEVILLE CIRCUIT NOTES. There will be evangelistic services at Sharon next Sunday at 11 o'clock Six young persons have joined already. A $300.00 piano has been placed to take the place of the organ, and $200.00 repairs on the church. All claims were met in full for six months. Everybody are invited to these growing services which are rendered each Sunday. A protracted meeting will begin at Grace Church next Monday night. Rev. Mr. Griffith will do the preaching. This church has met all claims in full. We need a larger attendance with a gracious revival of religion. You are invited to come and assist in any way you can. Bethel is on the upgrade list with her Sunday school and attendance The pastor has done double pulpit service for the first six months. May God give all the churches a gracious revival is our earnest prayer. J. N. Isom, P. C. . USE LESS ICE. Columbia, June 22.?Soda fountains, hotels, restaurants, boarding houses and public eating places are advised, in official orders just issued by William Elliott, food administrator for South Carolina, of the new regulations regarding the use of ice, which have already become effective Soda fountain and soft drinK dealers are notified that no crushed or shaved ice shall be used or served in drinks. . Hotels, restaurants, boarding- I houses and public eating places are forbidden to serve crushed ice or! shaved ice in drinking water. No crushed ice or shaved ice shall I be served around fruits or other! ^ dishes, or in finger bowls, says the11 order. 8 f It is further provided that no ice shall be bought except for necessary t uses. These steps have become neces- * sary, says the Food Administration, ? on account of the great shortage of * ice, and these rules will be rigidly js enforced. ? - r The necessity for conservation of:J ice- in private homes is as great as!1 in public places where ice is used, 1 and the appeal is made to the people1 * of South Carolina to make only ab-! * solutely necessary use of ice. ? . * I ! ] MEETING DEMOCRATIC 1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ~ 1t The Democratic Executive Com-1 mittee will meet in the office of Wmj P. Greene, in the City Hall, on! next Monday, July 1st, at 12:30 for,1 the transaction of business. At: this meeting the time for filingly pledges, and the dates for campaign meetings-will be fixed, as 'well asj other matters of business attended < to. A full meeting is desired. ; < ! 1 HUNS ORDERED TO HOLD AT ANY COSTj With the American Army in; France, June 20.?At dawn this'} morning American troops stormed ( German trenches and machine gun j nests in front of Cantigny, in the^t Montdidier sector. Those of the Ger-|c man garrison who remained to fight ( and carry out their orders to hold the positions at any cost were killed by rifle and machine gun fire and | j by bayonet. The Americans also' j took prisoners. ! x The American artillery put down a! heavy box barrage on the rear of I ^ the enemy positions. A few minutes,-^ later the infantry swarmed over the t top and rushed the trenches. Some'r of tVio fiprmp.ns had tried to escape1 through the barrage, crashing to, their rear, but few of them got thru, j Prisoners captured declare they1 had orders to hold on at all costs, J r and this was apparent by the des-: r perate manner in which they fought.! ( The battle was short, but deadly, t for the enemy positions were swept' clean of Germans. The official re-| port says that a great many Ger-1 mans were killed. I T IA SUB OFF S. CAROLINA COAST, j Coastwise Passenger Escapes Be-^C cause of Superior Speed. ; J 1 0 A Gulf Port, June 20.?A coast-i] wist passenger ship, which arrived | here late yesterday, encountered a! h German submarine at 1.35 p. m. last Saturday off the coast of South -- ~ - I. . ..... - "MiyJoi ~<=r All you nee _y Does the JfF Suit bear a I M label? If it g the only ques U to decide cc B and color. . 1 m KEEP-KOO m care of style, ship. T1 " ? ?ssS KEEP-KOOL Clothing ?"MADE IN U.S.A."is making Americai trade history?promot * . A ! ing ana proiecung Amenau textile industries. Keej these facts in mind whei you choose Summer Clothei THE HOUSE OF KEEP-KOOL the snellenburg clothing compan1 Philadelphia Parker & Reese / ' . Carolina, it was learned today, but! nade good her escape because of ' ~? ? ? J J Ann AAIIS I upenur spceu anu uci wucicoo v?uo or help, which apparently forced he submarine to give up the chase. Officers of the steamer sighted he submarine as it came to the lurface less than a mile off the port )ow. It started full speed for thej ihip, at the same time diving. The tteamer immediately was put on a' :igzag course, and when the subma*ine came to the surface it wasj learer, but for some reason did noti ire. Wireless calls for help were1 jeing sent out rapidly and the Ujoat quickly gave up the chase, apjarently fearing the appearance of jatrol vessels. J Only two passengers were aboard ;he steamer. Miss Mary Frances Wickliff, of; SVinthrop College, and Mrs. Woi-k-; nan, sister of Dr. D. B. Johnson, of; EVinthrop, spent Wednesday here' vith Miss Marion Cason. i Mr. and Mrs. Joel Aiken came J )ver from Greenwood and spent the) lay Wednsday with Mr. and Mr| EVyatt Aiken". DEATH OF MRS. HUGHES. i Mrs. Sarah Ella Hughes, died at, ler home in Fort Pickens last Tues-j lay at two o'clock in the afternoon, j iged 49 years. She leaves a hus-j >and, Mr. E. H. Hughes, and five! ihildren, two boys and three girls, j )ne of the daughtesr is Mrs. T. S. i IVhite, of this city. The family has been living in' rort Pickens about fifteen years, j tfrs. Hughes was sick about three veeks. She was a faithful member, if the Baptist church. The funeral I ervices were conducted at the home, Wednesday afternoon by her pasor, Dr. Geo. W. Swope, and inter-: nent was at Long Cane cemetery. QUESTIONNAIRES MAILED ! I All Qestionnaires for those who egistered June 5, 1918, have been' ttaii Viotm rtnf Q ' XX. JUU UU?t MVU 1VVV1T VU M Questionnaire come to the office of; he Local Board, at once. WANTS TO GET THE NEWS. June 25, 1918, Camp Jackson. )ear Mr. Greene: Please send me The Press and! Banner so I can see what is going >n. We Agbeville boys are all to- i ^ether. Everybody is in fine spirits' ind T am certain we are going to; ike army life fine. Send paper this week. Hoping to1 tear from you, I am, Yours truly, Paul H. Mann. i i --- i ??1 I d know is-%^ M Summer KEEP-KOOL % J : does, then S;.ll tions for you ?V%| ncern model rhe House of H f| L has taken jp fit, workmanley are guar- JW meet every LcPkfbi*tfi? Ubol /: Our Second Sector On novman ^ntli :?; A lutui -I n- - NOW ANNOUNCED?IT IS ALSO IN ALSACE, MAKING THIRD ^ THERE. i With the American Armies h| jv|? France, June 26.?An American nni? $ has taken over a new sector in German Alsace, it is now permissabhr to announce. Already it has repeHel \/?*> several minor German raids. This new sector is in the vicinity ;S| of Gebweiler. The line runs throngk an extremely rugged territory of ^ mountains, deep ravines and denae forests. It is the third sector taken ^ over by the Americans in Alsacev * v J and the second in German territory. J? Sunday Night Raid. Details are now available of the ; fioTmQn miH nn the American lines north of Baccarat Sunday night The Germans laid down tw? heavy box barrages, completely sur- \ itH rounding two Franco-American out- ^ or positions. Simultaneously enemy planes bombed Badoiivillers and Neuviller, to the north, During the barrage two groups of German infantry each numbering more thaa 150, attacked the Americans and French who had been cut off. In j one of the positions the Americans i> refused to give a foot, although they 4 were outnumbered three to one. J I They fought until practically every one of them were casualties. Most of them received injuries that will incapacitate them only temporarily. The other group of Boches penetrated a village and took a few prisoners. They fled before a counterattack. I TVPD U/III PPM A IN ON WASHINGTON JOB Seventh District Congressman Announces That He Will Make No Speeches for Reelection. Washington, June 21.?When Congressman Lever was asked yesterday if he would join the campaign in his district, in which he hai opposition, he said: "Yes, I notice I have opposition for reelection, but be that as it may, in view of the correspondence between the president and me, published in all the newspapers, and read by everyone? it is clearly my duty to remain in Washington to assist the president in any way that I can in the vigorous prosecution of this war to a successful and early conclusion, and ^ therefore I shall not stump the district. The people of the district will thoroughly understand the situation and I am confident that thej will indorse this course overwhelmingly." IIMIIillM