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AUGUST 24TH NEXT
REGISTRATION DAY
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Date Set For Boys Who
Have Reached 21 Yrs.
| Since June 5.
NO DATE FIXED FOR
18-45 REGISTRATION
September 5, Originally Selected,
' Will Be Changed on Account of
Primary Election*.
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Washington, Aug. 14.?August
24th will be the next registration
day for American boys who have
. reached 21 since June 5 last.
To prepare for any delay in the;
passage of the new man-power Din,
^ Provost Marshal General Crowder
has issued orders to state headquarters
calling for a registration Aug.
> ust 24 th.
v September rth,"the date original-,
ly set for the big registration of
men included under the new man
power bill, will be changed because
; in a number of cases primary elections
will be held on tljat date.
It was officially staged by Provost
I^-Alarsnai ijenerai winvuci tuai
object of the new registration is to
keep Class One fall during the fall
months, pending registration and
classification of the new millions to
' be -added under the man-power bill.
The August registration will prevent
any draft upon deferred classes
and' is expected to furnish about
150,000 men for Class One classification.
TTn/}<?r .a nresidential proclamation
I issued today the same rules will govern
this registration as those covering
previous registrations. Any persort,
who, on account of sickness will
be unable to present himself for
registration on the day set, may apply
at the office of any local board
for instructions as to how he may
register by agent, the proclamatior
says.
Persons absent from their place of
residence on this day may register
by mail, but his registration card
+Vl/-V lft/tol ltnaWI llflVITlff
IlilU&b icav.it bllC i wui T ...e
jurisdicton of the area wherein he
^permanently resides on the date
named for registration.
Those on sea or outside the territorial
* limits of the United States
shall, within five days after reaching
the first United States port,
comply with the regulations pertaining
to absentees. Persons without?
permanent residence will register
with a local board in whose jur
Iisdiction they are on August Z4tn.
The time for registration will be
between 7 a^ m. and 9 p. m. August
24, 1918.
A day of registration in the territories
of Alaska and Porto Rico
will be named later.
lieut. McMillan
safely overseas
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McMillan have
received a cablegram from tfheir
son, Lieutenant Wm, Leslie McMillan,
stating that he has arrived
safely in France.
The Lieutenant, who is a gradu
M|^Kte ot (Jiemson, ana Known to pracHBBEically
every person of this vicinity,
DHK;
^ carries with him the congratulaBnHtions
of a host of friends in having
^ successfully passed the first phase of
frightfulness. It will be assured
fl^Hthat he will render a good account
|^R)f himself on the soil of La Belle
I^^Wrance.
Rwr. verchott also overseas
Just as the paper is going to
cH^Lress, news comes that Private J. A.
HH/erchott has also arrived safely
^HHverseas. He is remembered here as
manager of the Opera
M^Hlouse for several years precding
BSHie
31U. S. DIVISIONS
ARE NOW IN FRANCE
Conduct of "Yanks" Is
Highly Praised By Allied
Commanders.
CAPTURED ISO MEN /
. AND SEVEN BIG GUNS j
Allie* Have Now Driven Germans
Back on Line* They Held in the
Winter of 1916.
Washington, Aug. 14.?The 131st
regiment of the 33rd U.?S. Division
was the American unit which took
part in the Franco-British-American
offensive in Picardy, General March
announced today in his conference
with correspondents.
This regiment of Illinois troops,
operating near Chippilly, captured
three officers, 150 men and seven
105 milimeter guns from the Ger-j
mans. - !
The conduct of the American;
troops, March said, won the highest;
praise from the Allies.
March stated that there are 31!
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complete American divisions in j
France. He said the other day that
j each American division has between'
! 40,000 and 45,0Q0 men, which would
; bring the total organized force up
j to nearly ..1,400,000 men in France;
i today.
The British and French offensive j
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j has now driven the Germans backj
! to the line they held in the winter
j of. 1916 in the region of Sauterre,;
! March said. The fact that the Ger-j
' mans found there the entrenchments j
! they left in their advance probably j
' accounts for the stiff resistance the
| Allies are meeting on that front, he j
added.
Some points on the old line of.
1916 has not yet been reached by,
| the Allies.
March said that the line across!
ithe Marne salient is practically as;
jit was last Saturday. He confirmed:
the fact that an American counter-j
attack had recovered Fismette, re-'
taken by the Germans after the
original American occupation.
August 10 was fixed by March as
j the date of the final organization of!
j the first American army. He an-j
; nounced that Major General M. C. (
! Andrews is chief of staff of thisj
j army so far as the department'
i knows.
I General Pershing has been asked
! for special reports on the use of.
| air craft in fighting.* March stated.
i that Pershing's dispatches do not in-'
j dicate any shortage of airplanes on i
i the American front in the Marne i
i
sector at least. He made this state-j
I ment in reply to reports that the J
i Amercian forces there ar.e at a
i disadvantage because of lack of air
j craft.
March appealed for the elimina-:
I tion of he word "Sammies" with rej
spect to American troops, saying if,
there is one thing the United States
I soldiers did not like it is to be call-;
1 ed "Sammy."
The British have discarded it in
! favor of "Yanks", March said.
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SERGEANT ROSENBERG
SAFELY ACROSS
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Mrs. Philip Rosenberg of this ci?y
has just received word that her son,
Sergt Arthur Rosenberg, has arrived
safplv in France.
The Sergeant has been about the
most enthusiastic soldier Abbeville
has given to the war and his many
( friends are glad with him that he is
now going to get his chance at the
Hun.
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ATTENDING FUNERAL
Dr. W. D. Simpson ,his wife and
son, Henry, left early Wednesday
morning for Monroe, to attend the
uneral of his sister-in-law, who died
suddenly Tuesday. His mother and
sister of .Monroe, who were visiting
him here, returned with him
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MO SUBMITS I
HIS TAXATION PLAN
Not Far From Kitchin's (
Position.
WILL GET TOGETHER 1
Committee, However, Still Finds It-j 1
self Short of Eight Billion Dollar!
Needed.
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Washington, Aug. 14.?Secretary',
McAdoo laid b<jdore the house ways (
and means committee today his plan e
for an excess profits tax with an al-1 (
ternative war profits levy to be inclu-11
ded in the new revenue bill. The plan j s
proposes the retention of existing! 1
rates in the present excess profit lawj
with the alternative application of an i
excess profits tax with a maximum ^ ]
of 80 per cent, affecting about 90 per j
cent, of all the business corporations <
coming unaer xnis suoject. , j
Secretary McAdoo estimated this:
treasury plan would produce from
three hundred millions to four hun-|
dred millions. more than under the |
plan tentatively agreed to bythe committee
recntly. !
The secretary was accompanied by!
Assistant secretaries Leffingwell and
Love, Internal Revenue Commission-j
er Roper and other treasury experts.!
Messrs. Roper and Leffingwell and
Dr. T. F. Adams, chairman of the ex-j
cess profits tax advisory board of thetreasury,
will return to the commit-j
tee tomorrow to present further,
views and the committe hopes to
reach a satisfactory agreement oy
tomorrow night. j1
At the conclusion of the conference,
Secretary McAdoo and Chair- (
man kitchin joined'in the predic-1.
tion they would get together on a 1
plan, ami Secretary McAdoo added (
that "you can see that Mr. Kitchin >
and I have no bayonets for eachi
other."
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Despite the increased revenue;
claimed for the treasury plan which:
Secretary McAdoo said would take
care of exceptional cases like the,
Ford industry, some of the Stand- j
ard Oil subsidiaries and others, it ,
was stated tonight the bill still falls .
short to the extent of between $500,-!
000,000 and $1,000,000,OOo of the ,
$8,000,000,000 sought. A port tax
on tea, coffee, cocoa, sugar, bananas
and other tropical fruits coming
through the ports may have to be ,
resorted to it was said or some
other new tax feature considered.
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"SOMEBODY DONE ME WRONG")
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"Now, ladies and gentlemen, I'se
been preachin to you, but, some- '
body done me Wrong."
Every one who sings or plays a pi :r.o
has heard about this parson.
Well, Rev. H. D. Corbett, of the Long
PracKvfnrion rr?Vi trrsl* *:n i;*
VW11C X itOL/JT yv/l JMU s,\ % r*' '
teres^ed in his own sermon last Sunday
night, that ho forgot to look at
his watch. However, rt.at isn't the
point we are driving at. The sermon
might have been a long one and then
again it might not have been, which'
is that the old darky meant when he
said that the exten'sun of a sermon1
alius depends on de fact as to whether
yo' had de chicken befo' or after, j
The point of the present story is
this: Rev. Corbett forgot all about
his watch and left it in the church.'
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Subsequently a colored gentleman of .
the neighborhood got sort of relig-!
ious and decided to go into the Long
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Cane church for his health. He came
out ucK.ng?a noisier arm wiser man.
Uovvpver, Rev. Corbelt <!t;2:cleci long
ago that a Ford coukl not keep up
with him. Officers Jones and McLane
were soon raising dust across country.
As a result John. Fair, whose
complexion isn't as fair as his name,
appeared before Judge Hollingsworth
Tuesday and was offered his choice
of thirty days 011 the gang or $50
line. He took the 30 days. He wont
fool with a minister next time.
fW ALLIED DRIVE
AT ANOTHER POINT
C?reat Advantages Are
Gained By Allies.
1,250,000 AMERICAN FIGHTERS
'ossibilities of An AU-American
Drive On Line Beyond Verdun
Discussed.
Washington, Aug. 14.?A new
Irive against the German positions,
;ither in Flanders or between the
3ise and Soissons, is expected by
irmy officers here as a result of the
slowing up of the advance in the
Picardy theater.
Outlining the situation at his midveek
conference today, General
VJarch, chief of staff,, confined his
statements to pointing out that the
jermans have now been forced back
antil they are not within 50 miles
)f Paris at any point. The head of
:he army has previously laid stress
>n the fact, however, that the greatest
advantage won by Marshal Foch
n a military way is in having wrestjd
the initiative from the enemy.
The opinion prevailed among
)ther officers that the present struggle
around Roye and Lassigny would
;oon terminate in the capture of
those points to be followed by the
;aking of Noyon. They agree with
-Vio cnmmontotnrc aT->rnnr1 that oiomc
indicate that the enemy intends to
(withdraw and is fighting fierce rear
*uard action only to recover his retirement
and to permit him to prepare
strong lines in his rear on which
to stand fast.
In the course of his discussion,
General March said that Gen. P.ershing
now has 1,250,000 American
troops organized into the first army
:orps.
FIRE PROOF FORD
Everybody thought that the modern
skyscraper was fire-proof until
they all burnt down during the San
Francisco earthquake. Then experts
hit upon a more modest term.
They call the buildings "fire-resist
"'fci
Frank Thornton hasn't even this
much to say for the charred remains
of his Ford, which nearly burned
up Tuesday night while the respected
members of the Fire Department
were finishing reading the Press and
Banner. Indeed that latest scoop
story was so interesting that it is
doubtful if any of Frank's Ford
would have been left to carry him
back and forth to Atlanta if it had
not been for Hap Seal, who hollered
across the square and awoke the fire
experts from the hypnotic influence
mentioned. It might be interesting
to mention that the Troy fire depart
mer.t responded by mistake and got
'is far as the city limits before they
found out that Hap was only talking
to R. H. Kay & Co., in front of the
postoffice.
At any rate, Frank got his car out
of the new garage on Main street
and extinguished the blaze with a loss
and gain account of one seat and numerous
blisters respectively.
MEETING AT CROSS HILL.
Rev. H. Waddell Pratt retui'ned
Monday, after holding: a very successful
two weeks meeting at Cross
Hill. The attendance on all services
was good, and increased gradually,
tibout 250 being present at each
service. In the entire community,
there were about 27 persons not
members of any church. Of these,
sixteen came out publicly and made
profession of faith. The presence
and power of the Holy Spirit was
manifest at all times.
Little Rivers Mabry and Mr. and
Mrs. II. L. Mabry have gone to Williamston.
Mr. Mabry is testing the
beneficial effects of the mineral
spring there.
HUNS SURRENDER
IMPORTANT POINT
Ground Lost Both
North and South of
Somme.
GERMANS FALL BACK
ON FIVE MILE FRONT
Trenches in Number of Villages
Found Untenable in Face of British
Activity.
j North and south of the Somme the
| Germans have lost further import-j
j ant ground. In the former region |
they have -evacuated their positions'
over a five mile front to the British
j north of Albert while in the latter
; *they have been beaten back in the
hill and wooded districts just north
j of the Oise River by the French. J
i Gern\an front line trenches at
Beaumont Hamel, Serre, Puisieux-;
j au-Mont and Bucqoy were found un-!
j tenable by the enemy in the face of j
I the recent activity by the British all
, along the line from Albert to Arras
j while the French have persevered in1
j their attacks against the Germans |
| on the sector which dominates the!
1 lower portion of the Picardy plain'
i and the Oise Valley and have en-j
j croached further upon the Lassigny,
j massif and the Thiescourt plateau
j and farther south have captured the|
important town of Ribecourt.
"Unofficial reports have announc-;
j ed the capture of Lassigny by the'
French and of all the German posi-j
tions between the western outskirts
of Braysur-Somme and Etinehem
by the Australians. There is, how-:
ever, no official confirmation of
them.
Germans Fight Hard.
From the Somme to the Oise, ex-,
j cept in the latter region where the
| Frnch have made .further gains, the!
j Germans seemingly have had fur-(
j ther success in holding back the al-|
i lied troops and still are in posses-'
i sion of Chaulnes and Roye, upon the
| capture of which the efforts of the
British and French have been cen-;
i tered.
On this central part of the battle,
front the enemy continues to deliver
'.violent counterattcaks and also has
i further reinforced his line with meni
j and guns and is using them without
i stint to retain his positions, realiz-j
ng that their capture would spell
disaster.
j The giving up of front line trench-;
j es north of Albert possibly may
I mean -that the German high com-!
1 i
mand foresees the ultimate success,
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; of the American and British oper-.
j ations along the Somme and is re-|
{adjusting the positions to meet any.
! eventuality.
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GOVERNMENT FIXES
CHARGES FOR GINNING
| Columbia, August 13,?The Food
j Administration has fixed the price
' which may be charged for ginning
j in South Carolina. This fixed price
j becomes effective immediately, and
is as follows:
For ginning a bale of 500 pounds
of lint cotton or less, $3.00 per
I bale. For each additional 100
i pounds of lint cotton, at the rate of
TO ccnts per 100 pounds. When
bagging and ties are furnished by
1 ginner, $1.50 additional.
The farmer shall have the privilege
of furnishing his own bagging
and ties.
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION? ;
AUGUST 24TH, 191S
_
All young men who have become
twenty-one (21) years old since
June 5t, 1918, must register on
August 24th, 1918.
The men appointed to register
those of June 5th, 1918, will act as
Registrars for Aug. 24th, 1918, also.
The Registrars will be at the usual
places for registration.
AIKEN AND DOMI- I
NICK llf ABBEVILLE 1
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Spoke to an Indifferent
Audience Thursday
Morning.
COURT
HOUSE ABOUT HALF
FILLED WITH HEARERS
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Aiken Charges That Dominick Record
Stamps Him as Opposed to
the Administration.
Thursday morning, the candidates
for the United States House of Representatives,
Mr. Wyatt Aiken and
Mr.. Fred Dominick, made their campaign
speeches before an unenthusiastic
audience, which about
half filled the court chamber of the
Court House. At the conclusion of
us speech, Congressman Dominick '/
received the applause of three or
four men, one of them using his *
mouth instead of his hands. Excongressman
Aiken was greeted with
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scarcely greater acelaim. He did
get a hearty laugh when he stated
that one could put Beard, / Blease,
Dominick, and his crowd together
and Beard would be the best of the
:
bunch. Outside of this, the audi- ,
Q
ence was unresponsive.
Congressman Dominick devoted
most of his time to a refutation of
AiVpn'o flint. his rocnrd '
stamped him as an opponent of the
administration. With regard to his
vote against the war, he stated that
other men had taken the stand as
he and had not therefore been
stamped as disloyal. Congressman
Kitchen had voted against the war
-O']
and is right now head of the Ways
and Means Committee of the House.
Mr. Gary Evans of South Carolina
opposed the war and, despite thi*
fact, was put on the National Democratic
Executive Committee when
t
Senator Tillman died. *
Replying to the charge that he
showed himself disloyal to the administration
is opposing conscription,
he stated that he merely wanted
to give the volunteer system a
fair trial bfore resorting to compulsory
service. The Congressman
claimed- that Aiken had misrepresented
him with regard to the espionage
bill. The record shows that
he voted for the bill as finally a- ' . 'i
mended, his'opposition being directed
against the censure clause af- .
ccting publicity.
After taking up the charges in
great detail,. Mr. Dominick concluded
by comparing his own record with
that of his opponent.
Aiken had said that he does not
represent the loyal people and pat-.
i - $
riotic sentiment of this district. In
reply, he stated, that the only person
therein convicted of disloyal utterances
had been William Beard,
who in his paper, the Scimiter, had ,
opposed him consistently and supported
Aiken. Indeed, Aiken, while
in +wir?p vnted acainst in
creasng the size and efficiency of
the army and navy. "I am willing to
put my record of 18 months against
Mr. Aiken's record of 14 years."
Mr. Aiken began by saying that
he was glad of the opporunity to
give his side of the garbled statement
of the issue as made by Dominick.
"If one half of it is true," he
stated, "I'll quit the race." It is
reported from Greenwood that
Dominick stated that I deliberately
misrepresented his record. Nobody
can say that I deliberately misrepresent
anything or anybody to my
face. If they do, they will only do
it once.
Having thus relieved his feelings,
the former Congressman proceeded
to ntt:u*k Pominick's vcord, :>s disloyal
to the admi;nstraHun and a
hindrance to the govtrnment in the
carrying on of the war. in much the
same way as the Greenwood paper
reported he did in Greenwood. The
record of Domi.iick shows that he
voted nr-air.st the administration *
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