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w> - - ' // / ' / ,/ . ' ;ii ' ? < / \' '"i ' > ? A } -' /. " 7s. " v^. jr* ^ rt+r-' /' : , I " t' y N y - / ?i-rC7 >>?. . } .. . ' V - Abbeville Press and Banner ; { >.. ' - ' . j -j ' Established 1844. $1.50 the Y^ar. Abbeville, S. C., Friday, July 12> .1918. '' Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year. EYES OF WOR CENTERI r f \ __ Success of French anc j Italian Line Fraught With Possibilities. . ' FIGHTING IN , MACEDONIA w ? , r ? Along British Front Intermitten i Artillery Duels?French Continue Offensive Tactics From Marne . > to the Aisne. f " ' -/ For the moment, the eyes, of th Allied world are turned away fror -the battle front in France, wher the Germans are believed to be pr< paring for a resumption of their oi fensiveagainst the positions held b "the soldiers of the Entente nation: The most active area in the variou theaters of the war is in Albania "where the French and. Italians ar Continuing their successes agains * jthe'Aiistrians. Far Reaching Results. ' ' * --la.-J * L Wbile It IS not expecteu iui jcMku ' ing results will be brought about b th6 offensive in .this: section of th ' [world, the movementl has in it^p.oss: Abilities which seem interestng. Th 'rapid progress made by the Frenc >and Italians, the" probability tha :thd: Austro-Bijlgjtfitina ttt the. jeas I past Lake Ochrida may be oatfiani and the possibility that an oi {pBipive may be launched along th Salon iki front, tendv to give th events in Albania some importanc . at a time when the main battl area i* guiet. * ^ In M?e?iMk. There hare been indrcatwrns w iX'eently that an offensive might b f begun in Macedonia, if for no othe - reason than to draw Austrian, an possibly German troopfe from Ital and Prance. It is reported that th Bulgarians are war weary and tha a powerful blow along . the fror " north of Saloniki. might bring abou notable military and poetical re i suits. The Teutonic Allies in Mace J donia have been savagely attackin the Entent lines, but have been dri\ en back. Quiet on Amreican Front, j There have been no events of a: j unusual character along the Ameri can held sectors, of the line excep 1 at Chateau-Thierry, where America I aviators have been active. On f squadron has penetrated far behin [ the German lines and it was be lieved it brought back valuable in formation as to the conditions there The situation in Russia remain h obscure, and Germany has as ye I wiuHp no move as the seauel ofi-th I.' " "" / * assassination of Ambassador Coun von Ulirbach, at Moscow. IMPROVEMENTS IN DUE WEST In ^addition fo improving the li brary the Alumnae Association ha stressed during the year the im provement of the campus. 'Unde It tie direction 01 a special uuiumnie appointed in June, 1916, the ground were graded, new walks were made and lawn furniture was bought. Ear ly in the spring a landscape garden er was secured and planting plan were prepared. Several generou friends contributed to a plantinj pnd and a beginning lias been mad in the planting of evergreens ani 3hrubs. In the work of campus im provement Mrs. R. C. Brownlee, o tfie class of '73 has been very active 5he has not only worked zealousl; lerself but has also stimulated oth L_ j HNmI The campus plans call for five pe J?M;olas. One has been erected. Th ^^Hunds were raised by Mrs. F. Y l^^^ressly. She secured money largel; Bjj^nrom the Pressly family and rela Kg^Kves, as it is known as the Pressl; HHngola. . The additional pergola H^Hriil be erected as soon as the fund K^HK-e in hand. They will add mud the comfort of the students a ^^Bell as to the appearance of thi g^^Bimpus.?A. R. Presbyterian. |MHHH Ojn LD NOW 3) ON ALBANIA i I Men to Leave for Camp on July 15th WHITE MEN TO LEAVE ABBE! VILLE ON JULY 15, 1918, FOR CAMP WADSWORTH. . it The following white men will leave Abbeville, Ss C., on July 15, 1918, at 10 o'clock over the Southern for Camp Wadsworth, Spartane burg, South Carolina: n Walter Morse Bonner, e Robert S. Owens. s- j Sivier Wilson M Roddy S. Ellis. y James S. Cothran. s.. Reese McDonald. | ' y a -TaIih PTonru flrAm^r i, ; ^ Ward Dean Pruitt. * e Willie Elbert Daniel, it Herman R. Loftis. Ollie. Brown Ellis. ^ Pleas Hutchison, i- Robert Lee Monroe. , y Curtis Fennell Crowther. e >.rArthur Frankline Parker, i- . . Fletcher Calhoun Medlock. e 1JC Robert Raymond Scoggins. h Andrew Hagen Jackson. ,t . i Dougleas Medlock. ,? . r S FWnlfliti Sherard. % .-Horace Harkey. : . _ Moffatt G. McAdams. e Substitutes. , e Noah McMahati. . e Knox CanipbeD. e | | FORMER RESJPP<T.0IUBBE. , VILLE, VICTIM OF -MENOIG1TIS ' Dread Disease Claims Son of Mr. 6 'v ? and Mrs. J. M. Lawton, of For nee County. ^ Florence, July 8.?After an illy ness of only a few days, Lewis Law6 * ton, aged 15 years, the second son t. if_ j lr t ir r_ l ii. i ui xur. arm i?irs. o. m* ljawton, aiea 1 at 7:30 o'clock last at their hom? two miles from the city, on the Loop road. 'The news of the lad's death came as a great shock to e his friends and to those of the family. Lewis Liwton, familiarly known to his friends as "Snip", was a man' ly boy. Bright and merry always, of n a friendly disposition, he was a ' favorite among a large circle, and they will miss him sadly. At school n he played a prominent part in ath6 9 letics, being a star member of the football team. He was taken sick Wednesday. Only a day or two bel" fore he had returned from a trip I i. -n i j j 'i it va ii.i I iv xviuniiiona, ana it is tnougnt wiat S' .. ? ' | there he contracted the disease, ! meningitis, which caused his untime0 j , j ly death. The funeral services were held at the home this, morning, the funeral being a private one. The I Rev. F. H. Martin, D. D., conducted the services." A number of years ago Mr. J. M. i- i ; Lawton lived in Abbeville and cons' j ducted a lumber yard. People, whose r j memory runs back ten years or so, may recall Lewis Lawton, who was a I little bov at that time. s !> PEEPLES GOES IN RACE FOR SENATE 3 Thomas H. Peeples, attorney gens eral, last night withdrew from the S: race for governor and entered the e i race for the short term for the Unitdj ed States senate. -j The short term is that portion of f! the unexpired term of the late Sena!* I tor Tillman, which extends beyond y | the tenure of Senator Christie Benet, - j the appointee by Governor Manning. i Eight months of the term are to be r | served and the appointment by the e: Mvprnnr ran not evtend hevond six j months. yj Mr. Peeples has been making the - race for governor, the State office 7 party having canvassed 15 counties, s Mr. Peeples will join the senatorial s party in Dillon next Tuesday. He has i been attorney general six years and s when elected the first time was the b youngest man ever to hold the office in South Carolina.?The State. VETERAN RETURNS FROM THE FRONT Lieut Ernest Rosenberg Visited in Abbeville Wednesday. TELLS OF HIS EXPERIENCES. Captain Herbert Rosenberg Also Present?News of Lieut. Visanska of Abbeville. Abbeville was honored by the visit of Lieutenant Ernest Rosenberg on Wednesday. . A nephew of Mr. Philip Rosenberg and known to practically all of the people of this vicinity, it is perfectly proper for us to join Greenwood in saying that he "is the first home boy to return from the trenches" and proudly to welcome his arrival. When the rfr. porter of The Press and Banner went to see him at the home of his - unele, he found the lieutenant enjoying a partial family reunion. Captain and Mrs. Herbert Rosenberg of Fort McPherson, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Rosenberg, of Atlanta, j Mrs. Albert ftosenberg, ' of Greenwood, and Mr. Sam Rosenberg of the same city, "fore gathered on the porch. It was easy to see the pride which the whole family justly feel because of the achievements a? the Lieutenant, who appeared the . picture of health.' However, the talk was not altogether of battles and Boches. Mr. Philip Rosenberg .took :great delight in showing a fourteen inch ear o? <x>nv\vhieh he had just what the people at home could do to help feed our soldiers and thus win the world for democracy. In Fighting -Around Cantigny. . j Lieutenant Rosenberg sailed for America on the 8th of June, lie had been in France since last Seivtember; being one of the first j 180 officers, unattached, who were sent over to France after Pershing j had t arrived with the first contingent of i the American Army. His return came as a complete surprise, the or| ders to that effect reaching him bhly j twenty minutes before he was again J to take his place in' the trenches. I However, the orders1 did not come | before he achieved the distinction : of being one of the veterans of the [ first great American victory, namely, the Battle of Cantigny. After losing the town twice, he states j the Americans and French again gained Cantigny. ^Thereupon, the Germans I launched eight fierce counter attacks I one after another. But the Amerij cans held so stubuornly and attackI ed in turn uso brilliantly, that the 1 positions were saved. In all this I furious fighting1, Lieutenant Rosen! berg participated. The Americans I made a great reputation for them1 selves, he assured us, and the BritI ish and French were not only pleasj ed but also astonished at the finish I - ? . , _ j of the American iroops. i Dramatic Parting From Lieutenant Visanska. I i It was on this same battlefield of j Cantigny that Lieutenant Rosenberg j parted from Lieutenunt Visanska, ! an Abbeville boy, who made good as an attorney in Charleston andwho is making an even better record according to Lieutenant Rosenberg, j at the front. Ernest Rosenberg was | named after Ernest Visanska, who, | j it may be remembered, was a gradu-j ; ate of Yale University and also of j j the University of Virginia Law; School. The two have now been j j almost constantly together for two j years. They campaigned in Mexico , under Pershing, attended the train| ing school at Oglethorpe together, j and went to France as officers in j th same regiment. One night on J the Cantigny battle ground, LieutI enant Rosenberg was ordered to take his platoon out in No-Man'sLand and consolidate a position. (Continued on Page 5, col. 5.) LAURENS FOLK ASK SUPPORTFOR DIAL Hold Mass Meeting for Home Candidate for Senate. RECORD OF SUCCESS , f ' Voters of State Urged ot Elect 'Simonpure Democrat to United States Senate. Laurens, July 10?A rousing mass meeting of the citizens of the city and county of Laurens was held here this afternoon, giving indorsement to the candidacy of N. B. Dial for the United States senate. Resolutions settine forth Mr. Dial's stand ing and worth in this section were unanimously adopted and a ffumber of speeches were made 'by various citizens voicing the estimate that is placed on Mr. Dial as embodied in the resolution. As stated by the chairman of the citizens' committee which presented the resolutions, the people of this county want the people of the State who wish to vote for the national government and its policies to know that Dial is in thorough accord with the Wilson policies and that the people of ,this county -stand squarely beUgd him for the nomination to th$ senate. The meeting was atfanAaA Vitr /?i+i?rono frntn oil nnr+a /? f the county and Was one of the .most enthusiastic ever held here in behalf of a fellow citizen. The resolutions as. adopted are as follows: ***--'* CuMMaJwl' V "The citizens of Laurens hereby commend to the voters of the State the candidacy of N. B. Dial for Unj ited States senator from South Carol lina and submit for consideration a brief statement of his qualifications. He is a lifelong and - simon-pure Democrat and an unequivocal sup"poirter of WbodrdW* Wilson^ liadi ministration and its policies. Reared on a South Carolina farm, he received a liberal education at Richmond College and Vanderbilt University, ! and is a graduate of the law depart: ment of the University of7 Virginia, j with 30 years' experience in- pracI tice at this bar. Mr. Dial is now in | the prime of life and mental vigor. ! He is an enterprising, energetic j citizen who believes in progress and j improvement and has always been a j great worker and builder. "He is the founder of many business institutions in the city and ! county of Laurens. More than 20 j years ago he established here the ; first bonded warehouse for the stor; age of cotton in this part of the j State. The experiment of that early | day is now an enlarged and successful enterprise still under his manage ment. By counsel, advice and the providing of the necessary facilities he has for years encouraged the , farmers to market the cotton crop i gradually as -a means for securing better prices. He has also advoI cated and assisted in" the introduc ; tion of improved breeds of live stock 1 and the advancement - and betteri ment of rural conditions generally. Not Wealthy. j "While in this his native county one may see on every hand tangible i evidences of his business activity, initiative and foresight, his many ventures have not brought him great j wealth. They have yielded a livelihood only. He has paid the price so often exacted of pioneers in' all lines ana nas not lost ine common touch; he knows the trials and discouragements of the hard working man, for he is one of them and loves the game. "Mr. Dial is an enthusiasttc student of political and economic questions and has always been an outspoken champion of all helpful and constructive legislation. His patriotism and loyalty are beyond question and his powers of analysis and discernment are good. Endowed by ^ _ . . : ;... j " COMMITTEE d BLEASE Illicit Liquor Distributor Caught DEPUTY-SHERIFFS JONES AND CANN ARREST W T THRASHER IN LOWNDESVILLE. A liquor case of considerable importance-has been developed this week by the county officers. Last ; Saturday night, a call came over the phone from LoWndesville that j big things were brewing. It was re; ported that a man was selling liquor at a negro hot supper. Deputy, sheriffs Jones and Cann, Commis. sioner Williamson and C. J. Bruce i went over to Lowndesville immedi. ately and were there joined by Mr. i Junius Harper. They continued to i the. suspected house. When they got there, however, the bird had flown. W. T. Thrashi er, the person they were after, had gone. He lives near ^owndesville. i Under the circumstances, there was . nothing further to do there. However, the officers heard that another hot supper was going on down on Dnnrmon'o nlono Sn than nrncpprl. [ ?VTT*4I?UU ed to the. house, and : there found Thrasher, In. the latter's machine, which was standing there, were found five empty quart bottles, some ! with a few drops of whiskey in ; them. There was not sufficient evidence to convict of distributing lii quor, nevertheless, a pistol, found in the machine, was seized. < ,v, .After returning., andlooking.into the law on the subject, the sheriffs swore out a warrant on the charge Lof unlawfully carrying a weapon, went back to Lowndeaville ,and arrested Thrasher. He was arraigned before Judge Elli8 of that town and fined thirty-five dollars, which he paid. .. Now the United States Revenue Law says that a tax must be I paid on all liquor, whether sold or | merely kept for consumption. The ! sheriffs swore out a warrant against j Thrasher for failure to pay this tax, ! and re-arrested him. He is now j . - lodged in the AbbevUle jail and awaits trial before the federal authorities. * On.the same day-he was tried, Judge Ellis, disposed of the case against Harriet Moore, who was with him in the car the night deputy : sheriffs Jones and Cann found him. ! She was convicted of vagrancy, i fined thirty dollars, or given thirty ! days in jail. e ANDERSON HOSPITAL DAMAGED BY FIRE I | I Loss Estimated at $10,000?Patients All Taken Out Without Harm j Anderson, July 9.?The.Anderson hospital was damaged to the extent of $10,000 to $12,000 in a fire which I , i destroyed the top of the east wing ; of the building. The fire was disi covered between six and seven j o'clock this morning. The fire dei partment responded promptly and j soon had the fire under control. All i patients were removed from the ! building without harm to any of J them. : NEWS FROM MRS. McMURRAY. n u\ M/iTVfnrrinv is at Ches 1U1S. V. J.* ? ; ter in the Pryor Hospital and has j undergone a serious operation sucj cessfully. This will be pleasing news ! to her many interested friends who I hope for her an early recovery. are in Chester for. several days, nature with above the average by education and experience, he has acquired the breadth of vision, cor-j rect ideals, seasoned judgment, high; character and statesmanlike qualities needed in one who will worthily represent this commonwealth in the J halls of national legislation at this; time." . L ? I - INSURES AND McLAURI I ' 1. , :'r Party Machinery Considers Expulsion of Two Candidates. * * >J i APPEAL TO VOTER TO ACT i ' I ' .* Overtures to Republican^- "Independent' Ticket and Contiguous EfJ i -. v . forts to Destroy Faith cf People <- -T-si > y -i in Party Bring Alarm. ?L :'l Several hours were consumed on j Tuesday by the State Democratic i executive committee in dphatinc the proposal of taking the names!, of Cole L. Blease and John L. McLaurin from the rolls of the Democra, . x tic party. Strenuous argument on the part of several committeemen to let the people themselves determine, the A question at the polls, at the August a', primary, finally prevailed against the disposition of the committee to act ' summarily. The alleged perfidy of Blease and McLaurin, as revealed in McLaurin's recent exposure of an attempt to sell the democratic party 'i out two years ago, the Blease "independent'' ticket two years ago, which ticket was. alleged by W.' P. Beard, who put' out the- ticket, to have been named by Cole L. Blease, ,v. and the announcement by Blease , that neither he nor his followers iu' were bound by their oath to support :\, k the nominees of the party in 1918" and - Blease's reiteration of fraud ' mitteemen's fire. 1 ? ' ' Would Kick Out of Party. j T. H. Ketchin, State senator from ^ r ! PaiwAAI/) Pftnntff 'ftin JL' OllliClU WUUbjr* uiiu v& uuw executive committee, urged the appointment of a committee of five, '![ before whom Blease and McLaurin i should be summoned and if the facts were found to be as published j over the names of those friendly to Blease and McLaurin at the time of the various incidents, then to "kick them," Blease and McLaurin, ' .. . unceremoniously out of the party ranks. The question of this authority being lodged with the executive committee, was the storm center: of the debate. There was no division of opinion as to the just deserts- of ; the candidates in question. Some' of the committeemen took the position ! that the elimination of Blease and j McLaurin from the Democratic tick; ets would cause a great furor over 1 the State. If left to the voters, proper disposition would be made-of the issue in casting ballots. The I voters could be trusted to retain tne I party in its purity and to rebuke those who had sought to betray it to Republica s. The qt stion was raised by John Gary Evans, State chairman, who j said he was tired of the party machinery being villified and abused by j Blease throughout the State, ind j charges of fraud two years ago re[ iterated, when Blease did not have | the courage or manhood to protest j the election before the committee or to carry tne question into me courts. ; He was continuing this charge of I fraud and partisanship against the j present committee ipr' refusing to ; speak at York "under the hammer ! of a partisan executive committee" i and would not speak until the regui lar meeting had been dismissed. He ' had also consistently refused to folj low the itinerary as arranged by j the executive committee, in further i emphasis of his disregard for the J party machinery of the State. Effort I to sell out the party at a time like j this and destroy the faith of ' the people in the party wnicn controls the State and the national government constituted treachery to the State, the nation and the head of the nation. It was finally agreed to issue the address of Mr. Evans as a (Continued on Page 2, col. 3.) ' " ' i .