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' .. ..... Abbeville Press and Banner j Established 1844. $1.50 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday, July 16, 1918. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year. | GERMANS STAB DRIVE AGAIN: Germans Started New! j Drive Against Airieri- I cans Yesterday. L - s . ! c - I ITS SUCCESS NOT YET KNOWN IN ENTIRETY ; But Germans Havfe Been Repulsed By American* At Vaux. Fighting 1 at The Marne Now. J J J With the Americans on the Marne, c ;>' July 15 (2 p. m.)?The Americans s shortly before noon launched a hea- ( y counter attack against large i forces of Germans which had forced t a crossing of the Marne at three s points on a four-mile front, east of 1 Chateau-Thierry. The result of i tfus fighting is not known. i Shortly before this the Americans s counter-attacked at Vaux west of t , Chateau-Thierry completely repuls- c ing the German assault They hurried the Germans back 700 meters | most half a mile, beyond the point i . where the attack began. The Ger- c * * -l??. maof T nan drive extenas uvu COV VA | Chateau-Thierry to east of Rheims. t American troops are ' involved on t t both sides of Chateau-Thierry. The r Germans apparently are trying to ^ reach Chalons. ? Bitter fighting is in progress es- i pecially along the Marne east of * Chateau-Thierry,> where an Ameri- t can counter attack is under way as c this is cabled. s . \ With the Americans on the Marne t July 15. (10 am.)?The Germans * attacked the American positions in (the region of Vaux, (two miles ?' west of Chateau-Thierry) at six I o'clock this morning following j f heavy bombardment with gas and j 8 high explosives. c The American artillery responded 11 with a barrage, and at the hour of s cabling the situation is well in hand. I How They Crossed. f At daybreak, the> Boches threw I pontoon bridges across the Marne. Supported by artillery and machine I guns their infantry rushed across in s the face of heavy fire. The Ger- e mans succeeded in crossing the ? I river at three places. At Mezy, at j ^ Jaulgonne and at La Gretonnere f farm north of Fossoy. i Fossoy is four miles east of Cha- I teau-Thierry. Mezy is two miles 11: north of Fossey. Jaulgonne is thej f same distance northeast of Mezy. ] t I i \ * I . Soon Extend Attack. | t Simultaneously the enemy started! a heavy bombardment in the region ' of Jaulgonne (seven miles east of js Chateau-Thierry on the north bank;2 ? \ [ j Io me luaiue.; When the fighting got under wayjc the Germans began, bombarding.! Meux (25 miles west and south of j t Chateau-Thierry) on the road to |? Paris with long range guns. | * The weather has cleared and is!? ideal for fighting. s 1 AMERICANS INVOLVED * IN AT LEAST 2 PLACES i r I Total Front On Which Attack Start-1 ed Was Full Fifty Miles. Paris, July 15.?(4 p. m.)?The,1 French army of the Champagne is | holding magnificently against the | ~ new German drive, according to dis-! t patches received from the battle j t front this afternoon. The enemy ! concentration appears to have been i a Greatest between Dormans and. > Rheims, (a front of 25 miles.) The c Germans are reported to have cross- j i Id the Marne at several points be- j I fcween Chateau-Thierry and Dormans, which would be easy because j i j?f the narvowness of the river. Else-!: phere the French are holding the! c Germans in their outpdst. j c Simultaneously with the drive on! f bie fifty-mile front between Cha- j j .. v j. ,i I ? IT NEW ST AMERICANS 1 \bbeville Bids Farewell To 23 More Boys SEVERAL HUNDRED CHEER THEM AT THE SOUTHERN DEPOT. The determination of this governnent to push the war to a certain ind successful conclusion is being 'orcefully impressed upon the minds >f the people of Abbeville by the light of boys leaving for the various :amps every few days. Sixty-one ire listed to leave Friday and tweny-three went yesterday. Following i last Sunday spent with sweettearts and relatives, at home and x -i v. if j ^?1? it caurcn, luunuay xuuniiii^ vany 'ound the young selected soldiers trriving in and around the court louse for the final routine before leparture. Express Sentiments as to Leaving While they were standing around n little groups waiting for the roll sail, the reporter of The Press and banner found it interesting to ask he candidates how they liked the houghts of going away. Ollie Bonier Ellis admitted that he did not ?ant to go very much. "But", he idded, "if I have to go, I am wiling to go and do my share." He v&b twenty-six years old last Augist and is the son of Mr. F E.. Ellis >f Level Land. Both father and on are farmers, having lived in that icinity all their lives. Mr. Ellis is he youngest boy. He has five brohers and one sister. ]' " Ward Dean Pruitt took a more ato cal attitude with regard to his de>arture. "It doesn't make any diference with me," he said. It seems is though most of the candidates ome from big families, ' for Mr. >ruitt has five brothers and three isters. He is also a farmer of jevel Land, where he has lived all lis life, and is the son of Mr. J. 0. >ruitt, a farmer. When we next asked Herman -.oftis how he felt about fotag, he poke more positively than the oth;rs. "I( am taking it as my part and im going to do my best," was the vay ne expressea 11. "i am twentyive years old and have been farmng all my life. My father is C. H. -<oftis of Long Cane." Asked if he lad any brothers or sisters, he re>lied that he had one of each. "My >rother John, is already in the service," he said. "He is a private in he artillery." Young Volunteer Happy to Go. One young man, with the face and ;tatue of a boy, was all smiles when isked how he liked the idea of leavng. He was Moffatt G. McAdams, >f Antreville, a young farmer, barey twenty-one years of age. "I like he idea of leaving fine,' he said, i'i : ~ ?T>H uiu turning tu a JLiicnu, saiu, x 11 earn how to salute now." "Leave i few of the Germans for me Mac", iomebody shouted, and the crowd aughed. Just then Doctor Neuffer, lead of the exemption board, came ip. "I want you to make special nention in the paper," he said, "that ;his lad is a volunteer. He didn't lave to go for a long time yet, but :e asked to be allowed to go imme(Continued on Page 2, col. 3.) ;eau-Thierry and Main de Massiges ;he Germans attempted a formida>le attack on the Orcq front, tovard la Fere?Milin (15 mlies north vest of Chateau-Thierry.) They enrountered a crushing barrage and jnable'to debouch from their own >ositions. The main drive appears to be an lttempt by General von Gahvitz's :rmy which previously has not been ;ngaged in the German offensive to :onverge upon Chalons (24 miles ;outheast of Rheims) from several >oints. \ AMERICA POURING" TROOPS ACROSS 82'd Division Placed In Second of Three Complete Army Corps. TROOPS* STILL GOING OVER No Diminution of Flow of Men to France, Asserts General Peyton C. March. Washington, July 13.?America's fighting forces in France today are numerous enough so that they have been organized into three complete army corps. These corps comprise from 225,000 to 250,000 men each, fighting men and not non-combatants. This information was made public today by General Peyton C. March, chief of staff of the United States army. Its timeliness was freely commented on in official circles in view pf the studied attempt now being made by the German newspapers to belittle our effort in the war. General March let the Senate military affairs committee know today* that the actual number of American troops now in France, which figures include noncombatants, is now 1,100,000. Not only men, but plenty of supplies are being rushed overseas at top speed, the general said, j In addition to the announcement j that there now are three fully organized army corps in France, General March stated that the movement of troops overseas is proceeding without tot-up anywfiere. The enormous percentage of troop movements, already announced, is being kept up. Liggitt Commands Corps . T]ie three army corps have been formed under the command of ma jor generals aetanea ior mai wont, who, if they make good, later on will be promoted to the rank of lieu1 tenant general. The name of only ! one of these general officers was j made public, Major General Hunter j Liggitt, who commands the first dij vision. General March had no theory dealI ing with the delay of the Germans i in renewing their offensive. No offil rial word dealing with this phase has j come from overseas. It is, of : course, presumed the German high | command is refitting its forces and I filling up all ranks from the various ! depots in order to have the army on j the western front as strong as posj sible. ! General March explained that j there has been no increase in the ; number of troops sent to Italy since | his last announcement on that subject. The action on the various fronts | in the last week he described as of I a minor character. There have been I I numerous small raids which have I been marked with success for the ! Allies. The greatest advance has | been on the Macedonian front. I There with the French supporting I the Italian right flank and with heaI vy support by light draught moni; tors, the Italians scored an advance I estimated at about 22 miles. This j movement covered a crescent some , 80 miles long in the Balkan mouni tains. ! I i DEMOCRATS In order to vote in the demo< enroll on or before July 23rd, date as the fourth Tuesuay in J as stated in the rules. The er not answer. There must be a write their full names (not thi mation called for by the enrollr committee this week. It will nc ONLY PEACE BY SWORD POSSIBLE Gen. Sir Francis Lloyc Declares Peace by Negotiations Impossible AMERICAN RESPONDS TO TOAS' / ?? Gen. Biddie Attends Angfo-Frencl Dinner in London Celebrating French National Feast. London, July 14.?Major Ger Biddie, commanding the America; forces in the United Kingdom wa among the guests at the annual An glo-French dinner organized by th Alsace-Lorrance Patriotic League ii London last night in connection wit! the French nationab fete. Baroi Burnham presided. Gen. Sir Francis Lloyd replyini to the toast "Success to the Allie Forces," said: "There can be no peace by negc tiations and nothing bnt peace b; the sword. Now that we have on ur desirable asset which has come to u across the western waves at a tim we most need it, we surely shoul carry through and attain the desire end." Gen. Biddle replying to the toasl "Our Guests" said: "Great as have been the sympath; and friendship between the Frenc and the American nations . the never have reached a climax unti today, when happily both nations ar fighting side by side." Gen. Biddle read a message b Marshal Joffre to Gen. Pershing, th American commander in France, ii which, referring to the fourth o July and the fourteenth of July cele brations, he said: "On these two solemn days Amer can and French hearts beat in uni son . All feel that the moment ap proached when, thanks to their com mon efforts, the defeat of German; will allow all free nations to cele brate at last the independence o the world." vvvvvvvvvvvvvu* V * ^ NOTICE TO PUBLIC. * V < V Because of the extreme dry V. weather, the city's water supV. ply is very low. All consumV ers are requested to use as V little water as possible. All V sprinkling of yards and garV dens must stop at once. | V W. M. Barnwell, Chm'n i V Board of Public Works. ! V vuuvvvuvuu ] ! FIRST AUGUST CALL IS FOR 12,143 MEr Washington, July 13.?The firs ; August call for selective service mei ; was issued today by Provost Mar shal General Crowder, and is fo 11,99 white and 154 colored mei having grammar school educations They will be trained as gas engin men, electricians, blacksmiths, car penters, automobile mechanics, gun smiths and sheet metal workers. Twenty-eight States are include* in the call, and the men will b I mobilized on( various dates betweei | August 1 and August 2 . MUST ENROLL. :ratic primaries every voter must of this year. The law fixes the uly, and not the LAST Tuesday trollment of two years ago wilt . new enrollment. Voters must eir initials) and give the inforV nent book. See your enrollment >t do to delay the matter. SOLDIERS OF : NATIONS i Colored Men to Go To Camp July 1 LIST OF COLORED MEN TO G TO CAMP JACKSON, COLUM r BIA, S. C. JULY 19. k These men are to leave over tl Seaboard at 12:25 o'clock. Jno. Wesley Higgs. , Clarence Boyd. ' Sydney Kennedy, n Robert Robinson. s Israel Elmore. "Rnv M?son Martin. Clarence S. Prince. 0 Eddie Davis. a Joel Pettigrew, h Dolphus Adkins. n Joseph Lomax. Julius Gray. Alfred Chiles. ? John Wm. Clinkscales. ? McClinton Scotland. rrea nenry. John Calhoun. ^ Andrew Tennant. l" Collins Wardlaw. 8 Peter Patterson. David Jenkins. ' * 1 Thomas Olliver. ^ Eugene Miller. Joe Horton. ^ Oscar Thomas. ! Henry Jordon. Howard Wilie. k Clyde Brownlee. James Wideman. d Joe Williams. John Martin. i PvAflalir niloa I JL X COOIJ VJUbBl K Clifton -Bighy. Willie Edwards. ? Jim Bugg. , James Brown. James L. Posey. . | Vester Robinson. David Arnett Wilson. Joe Wright. Dave Hall. Jefferson M. Eakin. David Walker. ^ James Bryant. Elihu Underwood. John Thomas. k Henry Ellison. k Henry Dawson. ^ John Henry Taylor. T i.. ^ Licsicr uccuui. J David Abraham Smith. J Bud Lee Clinkscales. J Robert Eugene Young. J Elijah Finley. J Johnnie Cunningham. J George Brown. WJ Thomas Liddle. . j Isaac Jackson. Lewis Calhoun. Bob Callaham. J Burt DuBose. Jas. Williams. Substitutes, fj Jim Wise Tinsley. Sam Houston. Arthur Johnson. Clarence Jones. Sam Savage, r a! CONGRESSMEN ARE J LEAVING CAPITA e! ?r -j Washington, July 14.?Efcodus < -'congressmen from Washington f j a summer vacation was in full swii i | today. Most senators departed u Sjder the agreement made yesterds ^ i to suspend important business un1 j August 24, although a few remain( . to hold the perfunctory sessioi j Mondays and Thursdays each we* i required by law while many repr j sentatives left tcwn in anticipatic : of formal agreement by the hou: 1 tomorrow for a similar vacatic I until August 19. \ _ i GREENWOOD VISITORS. Dr. and Mrs. Crymes came ovi ; from Greenwood Sunday and spei i the day with Mr. and Mrs. J. ] Kerr, who entertained at a pleasai dinner for them and the Stai'k far ily and Capt. and Mrs. Thos. Davi -N. ' 7 MANY 1 HONOR FRANCE J All Allied Nations Rep- $||j resented In Parade In ']M 0 Paris on Bastile Day AMERICANS WERE GIVEN A TREMENDOUS OVATION British, American, Italians, Greeks, Russians, Poles, Portuguese Paris, July 14.?Heroes distinguished during the war in all the en- - ; :$? tente allied armies participated in a monster parade through the streets of Paris today in celebration of the fourteenth of July?Bastile ' day. American troops from the first jiff and second divisions, recently cited ? in army orders, represented the * United States army. One detach- ; if# ment took part in the capture of ^$11 cantigny, while others were in the Chateau-Thierry fighting. All the American units had been in France more than a year and .raj wore two service stripes. The Am erican expeditionary forces were showered with flowers by French girls and were received all along the route with the greatest enthusiasm. The parade was reviewed by President Poincare, who wsa accompanied by Geii. John J. Pershing, the com- ' i||j mander-in-chief of the United States force in France. The Americans occupied second place in the colump. All branches of the French armfy service were represented. The Am- ^ pine Chausseurs received an ovation while singing their well known Alsatian song along the line of march. | Historic French regiments, with battle flags of the Napoleonic wars, '' aa wen as 01 engagements in tfte present war, including the battles of Iki the Marne, the Verdun, the Somme, the Aisne and Champagne, were cheered with "Vive la poilu." while girls threw flowers to them. i-i-IHS A battalion of Belgians folowed ! the Americans. Then came British ! contingents, including the Grenadier | guards, the Black Watch, Irish Guards, Canadians and New Zealanders. Bagpipes accompanied Highlanders who came out of the trench'es yesterday. The Italians representation ineluded Alpine units. A detachment of the Polish army was loudly cheeri ed by the crowds. A band played a I Sousa March, while many Poles j greeted the American expeditionary ! soldiers linine- x the streets with | "Hello Amrican boys!" 1 j Czecho-Slovaks who had fought I on the Russian front, carrying the : banner recently presented them by i President Poincare, sang a battle v song that was pleasing to the spectators who cheered them. The song ' ^jS was timed to marching cadence and the singing was as perfect as the unity of the lines of the chorus. A Russian detachment of the I French Legion of Honor, officered j by Russians, occupied a place in the parade. A battalion of Greeks and \ | Portuguese also were present. Part of the line was taken up by French or: marines, sailors and cavalry. H?[ American ambulances concluded n*, the procession and here again the *y overseas soldiers were showered til with flowers and cheered, id Special arrangements allowed ns wounded soldiers to have good Jk places to see their comrades." >n LIEUT LONGSHORE WANTS se CHOCOLATE OR TOBACCO Mr. E. II. Longshore received a , letter from his &on, Lieutenant F. B. Longshore, Saturday. The lieutj enant is now in the front line er trenches of the French front. He nt says, "Tell everybody Hello!" D. lie is getting along fine, with one at he wrote, "for a piece of chocolate n- he wrote, for a piece of chocolate is. or tobacco."