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mmumammtmmunm Extracts Froi - 'TO BE BRIEF IS TO BE POPU LAR."?Johnson. State Items. Several cases of the dreaded hog cholera have appeared in Gaffnej and vicinity. Three members of the faculty and twelve students are attending the Plattsburg Camp from the Bailej Military. Institute. \ ... One hundred German prisoner have been sent from Fort McPher . son to Camp Wadsworth, Spartan t burg, to be employed as laborers. .i A hungry patriot bought a cak< for $107.40 at a recent ice cream festival given by the Blythewooc branch of the Columbia chapter oJ the Red Cross. Greenville county has received ap proximately $8,000 from the federa highway commission for aid on th? national highway-, north, just com pleted, and on the Jones gap roac between Greenville and Brevard. I . . Two South Carolinians are men tioned in the casualty lists of th( week: Lucius Hampton, St Mat thews, S. C., died of ,disease; Thure ton McSwain, Blacksburg, S. C. missing in action. National Items. The House of Representativef agreed Monday by unanimous consent to adjourn in a series of three day recesses until August 19. ? < "/V A*- - Guy Empey, author 01 "uver tm Top" and formerly a sergeant ii the Canadian overseas forces, ha: been commissioned a captain in the national iarmy. - ! ' t One thousand, street railwaj workers of Atlanta struck Tuesday They want the reinstatement oi Union men discharged this year anc during the strike of 1916. Two hundred trainmen; memberf of the three brotherhoods, went or a strike in Cleveland Tuesday night following the failure- of a federa mediator to settle their grievances. War Savings Stamps and Thritf Stamps have netted the governmeni $70,960,063 from July 1 to July 12 the Treasury Department announc ed Monday. This amount is greatei than any received for an entir< ' ' month. "Boschee's German Syrup" fo: coughs is being advertised by ai Altavista, Va., firm in the Altavistj Journal. The idea may be that th< medicine is as nasty as the Huns But for advertising purposes, a least, the name sounds unhappy. Prohibition has gone* so far ii Georgia that the temperance com mittee of the House Monday after / noon voted favorably to recommen* the bill prohibiting the sale of sof drinks containing caffeine withii the State. Two evils were cited a reasons: the soft drink habit an< the waste of sugar. 1 ' i -i *! An electrically driven diving ma chine, designed to make possible th< recovery of steel vessels sunk b; German submarines, was given j successful private test in Long Is land Sound Tuesday. It carried : crew of two men, was driven b; propellors, and clung to the sub merged vessel by means of magnets International Items. The German drive up-to-date ha been the greatest failure of th war. The United States has charterei 150,000 tons of shipping from Japai and purchased 127,000 tons more it "tais announced at the shippini K/vov/1 UVHA U iUVUUUj Lieut. William P. Plyer, a U. S aviator from Kershaw, S. C., ha been reported a prisoner in German though the government has not ye officially sanctioned the report. Capt. Archie Roosevelt, who wa twice wounded by shrapnel las / March, has undergone an operaio: ji-IV-'?- V - V'- : ,_V ' V- ' ii Everywhere for the purpose of readjusting the nerves in his left arm, which was partially paralyzed. , The Germans are employing from > j thirty to thirty-five divisions, from 360,000 to 420,000 men, in the present offensive. There is nearly one , division (12,000 men) attacking on j each mile of the fighting line. 1 The British, French and Japanese ministers to China have strongly 3 protested to Gen. Horvath, who has formed a temporary war cabinet for Siberia, asking him to withdraw his dictatorship on the. ground that it is unwise and untimely. t The drive of the Allies on Bosnia, j though overshadowed in point of in; terest by the German offensive, may be the more important yet For Bosnia and Hungary back of it are dis. affected to such an extent that they I may be separated from Austria, k - ? Haiti is the twenty-second nation I to declare war on Germany. The council of state, acting iri accordance with the powers given it under . the new constitution, has unanimous? ly voted the declaration of war upon . Germany demanded by the president . of the republic, says a dispatch of the week. 9 } . \ > i V FAIRFIpLD. ' V - S. V . fc Fairfield, July 17.?The farmers 5 around here are about up with their 1 work as it is so dry. A good rain 5 would help everything s<J much, 5 which I hope we will get in a few days. > Messrs. J. A. and E. C. Young r went to Greenwood Friday after" noon on business. Miss Sallie Creswell spent one day * last week with Mrs. T. A. Talbert and family. Mr. Furman McCaslan spent Sab3 bath afternoon with Joel Young. 1 little dears nf Lethe, also Misses j littel dears of Lethe, also Misses Janie Belle and Martha Ellen Wiley were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. k W., Long and family Sabbath. t Mr. and Mrs. Noland Tinsley and little dears from Spartanburg, came down and spent from Saturday unr til Monday with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. 2 Creswell and family. They made the trip in their Ford. Miss Minnie Belle Talbert spent r Sabbath with Miss Mary Dowtin. i Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Purday and i little dear spent Sabbath at the e home of Mr. T. F. Langley. ? Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wiley of Let the, spent Sabbath with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Young and family. i Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Russell and - little dears, also Mr. and Mrs. H. G. - Bowen and dear little Dorothy, were 1 the spend-the-day guests of Mr. and t Mrs. E. C. Young and family on a last Sabbath. s Messrs. J. W. Long and J. W. i Young dined with Mr. Joe Young and family on last Monday. Mrs. J. W Long also Mrs. S. L. Long called to see Mrs. Yarborough B Monday afternoon. I Little Thomas Spence spent Sata urday night with his aunt, Miss Zel lie Langley. * Miss Irene and dear little Nora 7 Young spent one day last week with - their aunt, Mrs. John McCaslan. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Young and little ones called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D.; Creswell Sabbath s afternoon. e # vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv V V d V ANTREVILLE. V a V V V^VVVUVSVVVVU s Antreville, July 17.?Dr. John G. Clinksctles of Wofford College, lec> tured *o a large and interested s crowd at Shiloh church last Sunday 7 morning at eleven o'clock. He is it an interesting speaker and everyone is delighted to hear him any time. We only wish he could come ? more often. it Those who had the pleasure of ii hearing Dr. Clinkscalea from Abbe ville were: Mr. and Mrs. J> R. Lorn ax, and daughter and Mrs. Pratt and Miss Helen Pratt, Mr. Fleet Crowther, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mann, Misses Prude and Mary Mann ' of near Abbeville, and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones of Anderson. Privates Marvin Patterson and Frank Anderson of Camp Jackson, spent the week-end at home. Mrs. J. W. Marion and two children, Wyatt Jr., and Martin, are visiting Mrs. Martin's father and sister, Rev. W. S. Martin and Miss Luna Martin. Mr. Curtis Crowther left for Camp Wadsworth Mbnday. We will miss him very much in our community. Our best wishes go with him. Miss Mayme Bowen is visiting Mrs. Frank Gilliafd in Andesron this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jones and children of Anderson, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Keaton. Mr. Prue Bell of Danville, Ky., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bell. Prue is very surcessful in his work and is always welcomed in Antreville. Miss Pearson, Mrs. Brown Pennell Misses Nan and Edith Pennell of near Belton, spent last Friday with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bowen. ( " Mr. C. A. Suber and son, Elmore, and Dr. J. A. Anderson will attend the District Conference at Williamston this week. ? ? jThe following girls are attending the Short Course from Antreville: Misses Althea Keaton, Myra Wili ... r * lianis, Amy and Elizabeth Suber, Lavinia McCarter, Marie and Sara Black. V V v. BETHIA NEWS. S. V . V Bethia, July 17.?The crops are liking for the need of the showers now,^ but the Lord knows best; for He. will send the good showers when he sees fit to. We must not grumble. Miss Ruth Beauford is spending the week over in Greenwood with Miss Ruth Camfield. Mr. D. L. Jenkins and Mrs. W. M. Hall spent the day Monday with Mrs. I. H. Hall. Mrs. Jim Link and a number of children spent the day last Sabbath at Mt. Carmel. , Miss Kittie Link and a number of friends motored to Greenville last Sabbath to see some of the soldier boys before leaving. Miss Doretta of Lethe, who has been spending a while with Mrs. Tttlio FinPrno r\-? A /iqty>a Vvtt u Uiia i/ux ictj vi> vauit wjr and spent the day with Miss Addie Woodhurst yesterday on her way back home. Mrs. M. E. Beauford and Mrs. D. J. Jenkins and Mrs. W. M. Hall were invited down to Mr. Mack Dansby's yesterday and enjoyed eating a 40 and 35 pound watermelon and canteloupe by the dozen, i Mr. Willie Horn, Mr. King and Mr. Goff of Troy, motored up yesterday to see Mrs. M. E. Beauford on business. Mrs. Talbert and Mr. and Mrs. Roten of Greenwood, motored over Sabbath afternoon to see her mother, Mrs. J. H. Hall. Mr. Johnnie Beauford of Greenwood, and Mr. Jim Beauford of Abbeville, spent Sabath with Mr. John Beauford and family. Wonder what is the matter with the Red Cross meetings, only two were present last Saturday afternoon. Miss Maud Pettigrew is gone to Abbeville shopping today. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dansby were in Abbeville Saturday shopping and also Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Dansby. Mrs. M. E. Beauford and daughter, Miss Ruth, motored to town Saturday morning for a short while on business. Erna Dansby and little sister of McCormick, is spending a while with their grandmother before moving to Charleston. UNVEILING THE MONUMENT. The unveiling of the monument to John A. Bowie will take place at Gilgal cemetery next Sunday at 3 o'clock. Special ceremonies will be performed by the Woodman's Lodge John A. Bowie, who died last fall, was born and reared in Abbeville County. He was widely acquainted and very popular throughout this section. I .vvvvv.vv.v.^vl* N \ tY V SANTUC NEWS. V la \ > P1 V^VVVVVVVVVVVVVV tY U! Santuc, July 17.?Mrs. W. J. Mil- o] ford and daughter, Miss Janie, were m the guests of Mrs. Jessie Boyd this week. ft Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Richey of ^ Ware Shoals, spent from Friday un- sl til Sunday with their daughter, Mrs tl James Haddon and attended Chil- ai drne's Day. at Gilgal Saturday. e< Mr. Clarence Hagen and family m spent Monday at Mr. W. E. Morri ti son's. m Roy Kay and Ralph McGee spent' f( Tuesday night at Mr. W. F. Kay's, fi Messrs. Miles and Clarence Mor- oj rison are visiting relatives in and near Hodges. tl Mrs. W. F. Kay spent Saturday ei with her sister, Mrs. A. M. Milford. tl Mrs. Ermie Haddon and niece, w Miss Lois Morrison, spent Tuesday lv at Mr. Thos. Mc Cord's and Miss Ruby McCord returned home with them and spent hte -night. Miss Mary Kay had as her guest ? Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Jessie Boyd, and Misses Lizzie and Willie Abies. Mrs. Ermie Haddon had as her guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie ^ Richey and Mr. and Mrs. James Haddon and baby. Messrs. Geo. Morrison and James ^ Haddon spent Monday with Mr. J. ^ C. NicMes of Central. ^ Mr. Tom Abies went to Green- G wood Monday and purchased a beau- cj tiful Bulck 4. Mr. Abies is one of our leading farmers and, look out/1 girls. ^ ; Mrs. Tuppy Boyd is visiting Mrs. t< W. j. Milford this week. e Mr. and Mm. Frank Kay and little Frances, Jr., spent Tuesday with ^ Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gordon of Donalds. Misses Mary, Annie and Louise ft Kay spent Sunday afternoon at Mr. Joe Abies. The ladies are busy canning preparing to live at home this winter ( as near as possible. ."" b A large crowd attended Children's I day at Gilgal Saturday and about j 12 o'clock a nice dinner was spread jj and all enjoyed it very much. Misses Mary, Annie and Louise Kay and Kalph Mcuee spent weanggday at Mr. Claud Kays. . ' c SENATOR BENET IS HIGHLY HONORED ; b Assigned to Membership on Appro* priations Committee?Presides Over Senate. a Washington, July 11.?Senator e Christie Benet was highly honored e n today by the Senate. In the first ^ place he was assigned to member- j. ship on the committee on appropri- I ations, the most important commit- h tee in the Senate, a very unusual ^ b and really almost sensational tri3 bute to a brand new member. ^ Senator Martin, of Virginia, chair man of the appropriations commit- ^ tee, and majority leader of the Senate, made the motion that the young South Carolinian be assigned to his ^ own committee and also to member- . ship of Cuban relations expenditures in the Navy Department, five ^ civilized tribes of Indians, forest reservations, and protection of game, private land cfaims and trans- v portation and sale of meat products. The Senate approved the motion immediately by unanimous consent. 1 Later in the afternoon Senator * Benet was summoned from hsi office ? to preside over the deliberations of 4 the Senate, which he did with dig- * nity and grace until he had to leave s the chair to keep an appointment s with President Wilson at the White 1 House and with Chairman Harding f of the Federal reserve board. I \ LIBERTY BOND WARNING. Columbia, July 10.?In advising the people of South Carolina against the exchange of Liberty Bonds for securities or merchandise, the State Council of Defense is acting with the approval of the Council of National Defense and the Treasury Department. Secretary McAdoo said recently, regarding the exchange of merchandise for Liberty Bonds:! "When the bonds are exchanged fori merchandise, it defeats the primary I purpose of their sale, it discourages* ??? Iiimiwi I nn I limn Ml. >! 11 irift and increases expenditures, tus depriving the government of bor and material needed for war jrposes." It is also pointed out iat bonds taken in exchange are sually sold immediately iiv- the pen market, thus depressing the arket price. All offers to accept Liberty Bonds i exchange for other securities, or >r merchandise, should not only be eclined, but the concerns making ich offers should be reported to le Council of Defense. Not only re many of the securities so offeri worthless, but, to quote a comlunication from the Council of Na?onal Defense at Washington, "the lere fact that any security is ofjred in this unpatriotic way justies suspicion and an investigation E its character." Government bonds are, of course, le best security in the world. Govmment bonds should be held by ieir original purchasers, except hen their sale is rendered abso itely necessary by misfortune. PERCY OUZTS A PRISONER. dgefield Boy Known to Man/ People of Abbevile, Misting in Action. Mr. Joseph Percy Ouzts, son of \>i late Mr. Ouzts, who was postlaster of Edgefield, has been reorted "missing in action" in the larine casualty list of Saturday reek . He is a nephew of Mr. D. A. r. Ouzts and well known to many itizens of Abbeville. The young i lan's mother has been informed of ic misfortune in the following let\ ?r from the navv deDartment. nrint d in The Edgefield Chronicle: Washington, D. C., July 8th, 1918. Irs J. P. Ouzts, Edgefield, S. C. * Ir. Dear Mrs. Ouzts:? This morning I received from our lutual friend Mr. Harling, a letter jlling me of the telegram received y you with reference ot your son. immediately went to see General iarnett who called for the files and aformed me that hey had .received o information since the receipt of he cable giving the list of those miscin? in action," which list inluded your boy. Since that time hey have received other lists of hose killed, wounded or missing, >ut no further mention has been aade of your son, and his concluion is that he was captured by the nenay. Gen. Barnett states that missing in action" in practically ev ry caee means "captured by the nemy." He believes that this is alaost certain in this case because of he nature of -the actions in which he Marines have been participating, presume from his statements that le means that the Marines have ieen gaining ground, and that if a ioy is either killed or wounded in n advance, his body would certainly all into the hands of our forces. If he boy had been either killed or seiously wounded, the Germans would lot have bothered to capture and told him, or take him with them, therefore, I conclude that the boy s alright, but is a prisoner. I asked when they would probaily get any information about prisiners. They advise me that the only vay they get such information is hrough Switzerland, where the Red 3ross agencies secure the list of >risoners whenever such lists are >ublished at German headquarters, indfrom Switzerland this informaion is forwarded here. They say it vill probably be a month before such i list is received as they generally lecure this information about a nonth after a man has been reportid missing in action. They have >romised to let you know promptly vhenever they hear. While distressing you can yet :omfort yourself with the thought Viof i-F ativ hnrlv r*nn win cood treat nent from the German army your joy will find a way to do it, and the ihances are great that he will yet urn up alright. His impetuousness nay have made a captive, but we enow he was doing his duty like the >rave boy he is, and you would not lave him do less. I somehow feel hat God will bring him back to you n safety. ' Sincerely, j, JAMES F. BYRNES. QUESTIONNAIRES WANTED! ______ i The following men have failed H return their questionnaires. If aw one knows the whereabouts offfl of them, please report it to the cal Board at once. George Donnald, (col.) |9 Ewell Moore, (col.) S Kise DuBose, (col.) o| U. S. COTTON EXPERT 9 IN COLUMfl Columbia, July 15.?Dr. Ge<^K H. Denny, of the Cotton Seed tion of the United States Food H| ministration, will hold an imporBJ meeting at the Court House, in^M lumbia, at noon on Tuesday, 23, for the purpose of confenB with all persons who are inter^H in cotton seed matters. . The.i^H ing will bee open to the public, it is expected that it will be la^H nttpriflprJ hv cotton seed men all parts of the State, as matteflH importance will come up for d^H sion and explanation. ml AN EXPLANATION. H| 1 In its last issue, The Press^^H Banner contained an article boys, who left Monday, and sentiments with regard to thaHEH parture. It is felt that some ^Haj derstanding might have unint^^K ally been caused by its menti^^B the fact that Mr. Robert S. was not present. To correcflHH such wrong impression, it shc^H|| stated that Mr. Owens met th^^H by arrangement with the ex^HB board, at Greenville. In waived all deferrment becaus^HB recent marriage and actedfl^H loyally in the matter. MASTER'S SAh| STATE OF SOUTH CAR(fl9B County of Abbeville-^^HH Court of Common Ple^HHj ACKER BUILDING & REPMH| Plaintiff, J. T. HUNTER, S. D. PRlflHi F. S. SMITH, TrusteeHjHM Clement African Church South, Defend^^^H By authority of a decre^^^^J by the Court of Common IflUIB Abbeville County, in made in the above statecfl^^SH will offer for sale, at Publ^HBHfl at Abbeville C. H., S. C. day in August A. D. 19lHBRK the legal hours of sale, ing described land'to wit:^HHH A church house situa^HHnS and being on the followii^Bnm ed tract or lot of land to^^H^H All that tract or parc^H^^^H situate, lying and being.iHljHfl Hall Township, Abbevil^^HBH South Carolina, containin^^^HB Acres, more or less, ai^HHD by Public road leading treville to Abbeville and J. H. Moore, D. H. Hil^^^H ers, the said church bu^^^^^J known as Mount Cleme^^^^^H TERMS OF SALE? chaser to pay for papers P. THOI^^^^fl Master A. LADIES! ll Use Grandma's Sag^^^HH Sulphur Recipe an^^^H89 will KnovtHBHU The use*ofrSage and storing faded, gray color dates back to time. She used It to^^H^HflH beautifully dark, gloss^^^^^^^l tlve. Whenever her haflH^H dull, faded or streake^^H^^^H i.thls simple mixture wonderful eiTect. But brewing at out-of-date. Nowadayz^HNHE^HE any drug store for a boflHHH bage ana tuipuui? will get this famous oBHH improved by the additJ^^aHHaflj gredlents, which can on to restore natural to the hair. A well-known dowfl|^H^HM| says It darkens the hH^^flH and evenly that nobod^HHRwS^X been applied. Tou sponge or soft brush this through your h^^nHI strand at a time. gray hair disappears, other application or I beautifully dark and HHoHh i Wyeth's Sage and^HBEHBBH pound is a delightfu^HH|HlB for those who desire appearance. It is the cure, mitigation disease. "