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ESTABLISHED 1844 The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. J The Press and Bapier Co. Published Every Tuesday and Friday Telephone No.10. Entered as second-class mail mattar at post office in Abbeville, S. C. Term* of Subscription: One year $1.50; nortnfliQ .751 U1A rnvuvuu ......... Three months 1 .50 Payable invariably in advance. j : , ! FRJDAY, JULY 5, 1918. : 1 B. R. TILLMAN. When death called Senator Tillman on Wednesday morning, South' Carolina lost the most distinguished man in public life who has lived in this generation. For nearly thirty years he has been a leader in the political thought of the state. j Coming into power as the result of a bitter political struggle, he made many political enemies, and in many quarters he wa3 for a long time misunderstood. He did things and said things in his political camnaiens which in his more mature moments he would not have done and said perhaps. But Senator Tillman was always a lover of his state. He was honest and courageous, if he was blunt spoken. He lived long enough for the people to find this out. His old political enemies forgave him as he did them. In the United States Senate he was the most able ar>d distinguished representative the state has had since the days of Calhoun. For a long while he was ' misunderstood I there. He was bitterly condemned 1 In some quarters and despised in others ,but with the passing of time even the people, who at first condemned him and despised him, learn- ^ ed to know that he was a patriot and statesman. Before his work was . finished he was recognized as one1 of the best workmen in the vineyard. , Of his work as governor and as. ltnn mrn'44an am/J ocimbv* if/ivUKu mivwn <*tiu said. His constituents in South ( Carolina know his life history. It is enough to say that it will be a long while before South Carolina^ sends his equal to the senate, either . in point of ability, devotion to duty, or loyalty to all the best interests of ^ the people and country. i ^ He died in the service of his ( country. AN EXPLANATION, In naming those men who would represent Abbeville County in the General Assembly with credit, we were particular to say that there were many other men in Abbeville County as able to represent the county as were those named, or any of them. This should have satisfied most of the other prominent men in the county, and seemingly it did. j We have a complaint, however/ from our distinguished friend, Col.; . ' S. J. Link, of Press and Banner Row, that the name of ".the poor man's friend" was not specifically ( and loudly called out. In fact the Mnrtoman rpfprrpd t:n himself thinks that we do not appreciate his advertisements in our paper, as he says we named Col. W. A. Calvert, his competitor, as a good man for the legislature, and failed to name him, although he claims to advertise twice as much as Col. Calvert. V We have not been accustomed to put down self-evident propositions. Everybody we take it knows of the pre-eminent qualifications of the "poor man's friend" to do anything from selling a broken-legged table to .presiding at a faculty meeting of the set-back college, on Cothran's branch, between which extremes Deing a memoer 01 me legislature should comc somewhere, at least it seemed so to us. However, Col. Dote Smith, in whose political sagacity we have unbounded confidence, urges us to 'modify the opinion expressed on the ground that '"the poor man's friend,' like a great many other such friends has fallen from his high estate, and is now among the 'malefactors of great wealth" in this community. The wide expanse of business about '- r ; - ' which he wrote Cousin Percy a few weeks ago seems to have dethroned the erstwhile friend of the pooi man, and he is now put down wit? John D. and Andrew Carnegie. He is no longer available timber for th< "legislator." ' * REGISTRATION OF VOTERS While the voters are registering for the primary elections they should not forget that this is the y^ar foi registration for participation in the general elections. The Constitution of 1895 requires a re-registration oi all voters each ten years. The firsl registration was in 1898, the second in 1908, and accordingly, this year, the voters must register again. The officers designated by law foi this duty are at their post in the Court House and will keep the books open for the next sixty days, in which time they will make a canvass of the county. It is important that every person duly qualified register at this time. Not only is it important that men be prepared to vote for all officers in the general election, but the multiplicity of calls which come for * * A-* 4.1? special elections, mosuy uu 4?cr tions of taxation, makes it the duty of all good citizens to be prepared to express their will when called on. Last year we had an election in this county on the question of issuing bonds for good roads, as it was called. In that election, according to our recollection now, less than one thousand men went to the polls and voted. A great many good men could not vote, either because they had not registered as required by law, or because they had lost their registration certificates given them by the commissioners when they did register. Accordingly, while the election no doubt, so far as the result was concerned, reflected the will of the people of the county, it was not a full expression of their opinion and preference 3uch as is desirable in all elections. This only serves as an example to sVh-wttt tViof +V10 nonnlp arp not. nrenar ed to exercise their full duties as citizens in emergencies. Some day there will be an election won or lost on account of the neglect of the men who should register to do so, and when this happens, the election laws will be blamed no doubt, when the men who fail to register are alone responsible. More and more as the years pass, unless there is a change, we will have these special elections. Let every man, therefore, who desires to be a part of the country and to take part in its affairs put himself in po sition to perform the duty, of voting. LEAVING MONDAY. Frank Gary leaves Monday for Annapolis, where he will stand .his final examination for entrance into the Naval Academy. He has passed all the examinations except the physical, and everyone wishes him great success with this. WINTHROP COLLEGEf~ SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATION. The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop College and for the admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on Friday, July 5, at 9 A. M., and also on Saturday, July t>, at 9 A. M., for those who wish to make up by examinations additional units required for full admission to the Freshman Class of this institution. The examination On Saturday, July 6, wilt be used only for making admission units. The scholarships will be awarded upon the examination held on Friday, July 5. Applicants must not be less than sixteen years of age. WVirtn cfV>r>1nrcliinc: nro unfntit nffpr July 5 they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examintion, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for scholarships should write to President Johnson for scholarship examination blanks, These blanks, properly filled out by the applicant, should be filed with President Johnson by July 1st. Scholarships are worth $100 and irce tniuon. rne next session wu, open September IS. 1018. For further information and catalogue, address President D. B. Johnson, Rocli Hill, S. C.?Adv. 5-17-lt ea. week through July 2. L NEWS I : i hat Hindenburg and Ludendorff ire ready to strike. Wheher it is igainst the Channel ports, as most ixperts believe, against the road to 'aris or at some point not publicly onsidered, the Allies are ready. Lnd no small part of the defense vill be the task assigned to the American forces. I GENERA ; ii London, July 3.?A .message of j t personal greetings from President1 a Wilson will be delivered tomorrow, g by the American Red Cross to every | I ? American soldier and sailor in hos-' I pitals in Great Britain. i c i Washington, July 3.?The fuel: ^ ' administration is about to make a \ ruling so drastic that it ^11 prac-| ' tically put the breweries of thei ' country out .of operation for the; ' duration of the war. I s Washington, July 3.?The San- t ders substitute for the Aswell resolu- e ion, giving the President authority s to take control of all communication j, systems in time of war, was ordered r favorably reported to the House late r this afternoon by the Intersate Com I ^ 9 f merce committee. P " i? - i n t Washington, July 3.?The treas-j n ury this afternoon extended to the i ^ ' French Government an additional] credit of $100,000,000, bringing the I total to France to $1,765,000,000 and the aggregate allied credit to $6,081,590,000. With the American Army ir J j France, July 2.?Returning from i j ^ ' in t.lm Montdidier scctor, Lieut.; j Christian H. Holmes today found | Gen. Pershing waiting to decorate ! personally himself and six others T I with the distinguished service cross. * i ' | The ceremony was held well within U the range of enemy guns. g h < fli Washington, July 3.?Gen. Persh-1 d ing's communique for yesterday an-j ? nounces that one German regiment p was practically annihilated in the * heavy losses inflkted by the Ameri-i ? ! cans when they stormed and held ] a: ; the village of Vaux and the neigh- j "j boring Wood, advancing the Ameri-: ? cans positions 1,000 yards on a mile: p and a half front. War material was b captured, including trench mortars p, and more than sixty machine guns. ^ j Three American aviators are report- t? ed missing. London, July 3.?American troops! j will play baseball games in connec-' j tion with the celebration of the ! fourth, which will be observed vir-1 tually by every city in Great Brit-! - ain. All receipts from the games will be divided between American' and British Red Cross funds. The1 celebrations in Liverpool, Sheffield] and other large cities will take an elaborate form. i i Washington, July 3.?Represen-! j tative Lever, of South uaronna, wnu i j withdrew from the senatorial race at 'the behest of President Wilson, was! j undecided today as to whether he I would re-enter the race now that j Senator Tillman's death has removed; | what was believed to have been the j ! principal cause of the President's | j objection to his candidacy. j Washington, July 3.?American jtroops advanced 1,000 yards on a j mile and a half front in the Chateau m1 * ? ? offomnnn j lmerry regiun muuuaj ui,vi..w.., General Pershing reports in his com1 jmunique dated July 2, made public I by the War Department today. The enemy losses in killed .were heavy,1 I he adds. Three American aviators : are reported missing. j Paris, July 3.?Civilians without1 I distinction of age or sex, who are j wounded or mutilated during the . | war, will receive a special badge, * which has been authorized by presi| dential degree. The badges show that the wearer was not suffering ,from some accident, but from the !| effects of war and will tesify to the methods employed by the enemy ' against non-combatants. ; With the American Army at the < - Marne, July 3.?Quentin Rosevelt j j [ young son of the former president, j i now a full-fledged aviator, was ] 11 among the American birdmen who | , hurried to the Marne to assist in the \ f, success of the latest engagement, j i in which the bravery and work of j the aviators was a big factor. I' ' . i 1| Washington, July 3?America's j troops will hold the line in the com.! ing great German offensive on the :j western front. Experienced army \ officers here today expect that drive i ar.y day now. All reports indicate With the American Army in France, July 2.?The distinguished ervice cross has been awarded to wenty-two soldiers of the American xpeditionary forces by Gen. Periling. Medals were given for galantry in action at Cantigny, aound Chateau-Thierry and in Loraine. The recipients are seven ofcers, two posthumous, nine nonommissioned officers, one posthuious, and six privates, three posthuious. ' BE PRETTY! Ill ' '/ bltA! HAIn IM ?ry Grandmother's Old Favorite Recipe of Sage Tea and Sulphur, i Almost everyone knows that Sage 'ea and Sulphur, properly compoundd, brings back the natural color and jstre to the hair when faded, streaked r gray. Years ago the only way to et this mixture was to make it at ome, which is mussy and troubleome. Nowadays, by asking at any rug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulhur Compound," you will get a large ottle of this famous old recipe, Imroved by the addition of other mredients, at a small cost Don't stay gray! Try it! No one an possibly tell that you darkened our hair, as it does it so naturally d evenly. Tou dampen a sponge or >ft brush with it and draw this irough your hair, taking one small trand at a time; by morning the gray air disappears, and after another apllcatlon or two, your hair becomes eautifully dark, glossy and attractive. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Comound is a delightful toilet requisite >r those who desire dark hair and a outhful appearance. It Is not' ininded for the cure, mitigation or preentlon of disease. \ ^ jB i ll 1 This Drawing Is Means To IV It's from an actua ropolitan Opera sing on the New Edison. "But what's rema] i fact which we want' distinguish the artist Creation. This is w truth of the Edison < T "Tin It proves Unit tho instruii those tone tests have been them. Ami not one could nu-nt. With tho lights low j ly hailed. i Conic into our store an I STOVES AKDSAN V 4 - ? ' * - <w -x* J- l i / >JiL-i Y. M. C. A. WORKERS I OH ARMY TRANSPORTS Y? M. C. A. Secretaries Now Accom. pany Troops From Home To The Camp And From Camp All L. The Way To The j V' Boche Trenches Y. M. C. A. secretaries have carried their work to the troops in transport, says an announcement just received; ' from the National War Council of the Y. M. C. A., and are now promoting a systematic recreational, educational, social and religious program for the soldier boys en route by sea to France. With the sanction of the War' i Department each transport now car- j , rles one or two such secretaries whose function it is to do all that is possible to make the voyage both comfortable j and enjoyable for the fighting men j | abroad. i "Games are provided, musical and! j movie entertainments staged, magar | sines and books are supplied and writlng paper Is issued free to the men,*' the statement continues. "A report of a transport worker recently arrived shows that in his equipment there were such articles as a folding organ and song books, motion-picture equipment with 20 reels, pocket testaments, writ I mg paper, -oozing giuvtw, uieuicme | ball, rope quoits, checkers, dominoes, | Victrola and records and a Soaora machine. "The appointment of transport secretaries completes the link of 7. ML C. i A. work, which begins with the rei emits in camp, continues through the 1 training period, comes OTereeas on the ! transports and goes on in the camps ; in Franco all the way from the porta i to the front line trenches. Transport ! secretaries are assigned to ships, and remain on their ships as does th? >*? '" ' |vvvvwvvvv\vvvvv\ V SEABOARD SCHEDULE. V i V -A.I I k. . 1 Train No. 5 1:10 P. M. ; I Train No. 29 4:55 P. M. | ' Train No. 11 4:25 A. M. Train No. 17 4:45 A. M. Train No. 12 ^2:00 A. M. Train No. 30 12:25 P. M. I Train No. 6 6:45 P. j Train No. 18 10:00 P. M ' Miss Lillian McCanty was in town ' Wednesday shopping. ?^? ? |||| From A Photograph lutch _ i <> -r-i T T ,1 photograph 01 rrieaa i ;ing in direct cor iparison rkable about thi; ?" you to drive home i; that no ; from the instri ument: s hat we call the tone test Company's claii is about he New Edison ' Phonograph with a Soul" iiont does By-Create, not morel; conducted. More than l\()00,0()( say when it was iiu> ;irtist lie lie orod to hide tlio sinner's lips tin d rocoivo a demonstration of tlii !?ES HOME OUT \ * . "V' -1 \ ' A \\ , '/, ' :#? : ' ' " ' ' I' ' * ' - , i J.c lV;-.. AGED SENATOR TILLMAN ANSWERS LAST SUMMO] (Continued from Page One.) Honorary Pallbearers. , Among Senator Tillman's friei in Sout hCarolina the following 1m been asked to act as honorary pi bearers at his funeral: Dr. Wal . ' M. Riggs, of Clemson College; 1 D. B. Johnson, of Rock Hill;'Dr. / V. Babcock, of Columbia; the H< J. Elmore Martin, of Charleston; 1 Hon. J. C .Sheppard, of Edgefie the Hon. J. W. Thurmond, of-Edj field; the Hon. John Gary Evans Spartanburg; Gen. Wilie Jones, Ninety-Six; Dr. W .S. Currell, Columbia; and Messrs. J. K. Dui of Greenwood, and J. L. Sims, Charleston. Active Pallbearers. ? ' . -A The following have been asked be active pallbearers: Represntat James F. Byrnes, Rear Admiral Si uel McGawon, Secretary James Baker, of the Senate, Messrs. J.. Knight, of Greenville, A. M. Pj gett, of Edgefield, and Grover P ten, of Hartsville. President Wilson expressed d? regret at the death of Senator T man and sent personal condolent to he family. All of the Washing! newspapers are carrying several c amns each in reminiscences of 1 famous South Carolinian's pict esque ways and political and par) mentary prowess. No man who came to the Senate left a deeper prssion upon the memory of Capital City. Representatives From House, The House of Representatives i pointed the whole South Carol: delegation to attend senator _ man's funeral and in addition resentative Padgett, of TennessW chairman of the naval committ^B Representatives Butler, of PennaflB vania; Cannon, of Illinois; ' WelH of Massachusetts; Sess, of KentucH Williams, of Illinois; Austin, Tennessee, and France, of Ida]H Among those who accompanied Senatorial party was Mr. L. H". W^B namaker, Jr., Secretary sto SenajD E. D. Smith. K. F. H I ijtl V " ' ' . . ' <? ' if* h S I n[ . r-Kj i==That's Why it lempel of the Met- B with her own voice H ask. The amazing human ear could' : H 5O perfect is the Re . And it proves the H 1 peoj?ic have attended H ;ir<l aixl when tlio instru- SH audience vas completep marvelous New Edison. BR Cq:.Mif FITTERS i/MCM