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4? %jsB V* - Abbeville Press and Banner j M : :$ *' ? ' y Established 1844. $1.50 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday, Aug. 20, 1918. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year. BRITISH GUNS NOW j PUSHING HUNS Germans Seeking Safer' Ground in Famous Lys Salient. I. FORCES OF KAISER GAIN LITTLE REST i Franco-British Troops North and, Sontk of Somme Keep Up Heavy i Fire While Americans on Vesle and in Lorraine Continue Activity. | Gradually the famous Lys salient, in the region west of Armentieres is giving way under the pressure of the British. Again Field Marshal i Haig's forces havecompelled the enemy to seek ground on the east where he will be secure from the shells of big guns that for several weeks have v been firing criss-cross over the entire salient, working havoc among the defenders of the insecure line. J Likewise the Germans are being; given. no rest by the Franco-British forces north and south of the Somme and the French and Americans along the Velse and the Americans in Lor-; raine also harrassing them by artil-j lery fire and local, attacks. Nowhere has the enemy had the better of any encounter. Over a front of four miles between; "Raillpnl and Vieux Berauin on the Lys sector, the British haye forced; back the Germans to a depth ranging J from 1,000 to 2,000 yards, taking in the maneuver the village of Outter-, steen anl 400 prisoners. A little to! the south /along the Lys river neari , Merville the British also have ad-i, -v .JEBBJCad their line? -and still- farther south between Arras and Albert the | Germans have been relieved under j || pressure of further terrain nearj Busquoy. . , While, as a whole, the German J lines between the Somme and the: Oise rivers are'still holding, notwithstanding the terrific pounding it is receiving from the allies, the British have withdrawir nearer ^the road leading from Chaulnes to Roye, bes u tween Chilly and Fransart, placing Koye in greater jeopardy by attack from the north. In Lorraine where the Americans captured the village of Frapelle, near St. Die, Saturday morning they have pressed on and gained more ground notwithstanding a heavy 1 I J X I il immparumciii/ uy vnc eucuijr. v . - .V V REGISTRARS. AH young men who have become 21 years of age since June 5, 1918, nrask register on Saturday, August 24, 1918. "The following will act as regis[ * traic: "P! R Miller T.nnor flnno TnwniVnn IM. J. Ashley?Will be at Honeaj Path S. C. J. B. Winn?Donalds, S. C. A. D. Kennedy?Due West, S. C. W. W Wilson?Level Land, S C. E. R. McCarter?Antreville, S. C. T. C. Liddell?Lowndesville, S. C. F. C. Nance?Calhoun Falls, S. C. All those who register in Abbeville, will register at the Local Board office. IN CLINTON. I Om last Sunday evening the Rev., lloffatt Ro?s Plaxco, pastor of the; Associate Reformed Presbvterian, I-" -Church of Abbeville, preached to aj large congregation at the union seryices in the First Baptist Church.1 The Rev. Plaxco is a son of the Rev. W. A. M. Plaxco, who for several | 'years was pastor of the A. R.- P. Church here, and he is well known; here.?Clinton correspondent News i and Courier. / r iff- rrA- Mrs. Andrew Ferguson apd George McCantey are spening; few days in the mountains of ;Isorfcb Carolina. / . V v"s '? 1 Work For Congress After Summer Rest MAN POWER BILL FIRST AND|! MOST IMPERATIVE OF SEVERAL BIG QUESTIONS. Washington, Aug. 18.?Summer) vacations ended, many members of1 congress ^returned ' to Washington j today in preparation for important1 legislation which is expected to keep them engrossed until the November elections or even later. The three! day vacation recess' agreement of! the Jiouse expires tomorrow and | while the senate's arrangement runs; mtil August,26 leaders hope to set, it aside tomorrow and get down toj work* Thursday on -the man power bill extending the draft age limits; to 18 and 45 years. Delay in setting aside the vacation agreement would postpone ac-l tion on the man power legislation' . ji i? ii r?j a. i i. I unm ine ionowing ivionaay ai itjasuj The man power measure will be taken up tomorrow by- the house military committee with Secretary, Bnker. General March, chief of staff, and Provost Marshal General! Crowder scheduled <o~ appear. The prospects are mat the bill will be passed by the senate before the; house is called upon to act. Chairman Dent has announced that the hearings at which the war department chiefs will give their views will be open to the public. . CALLS ON THE PEOPLE TO MAKE SACRIFICES; Governor Manning Talks of the WarJ Situation. "The call for men on the Western j battle front is imperative and cannot j be ignored by our people", said Gov-' ernor Manning yesterday in speaking, of the war. Governor Manning has. just returned to the city from North-' ern poiitts-tuid has had trp portunity' during his absence to confer with of-; ficials who are intimately acquainted with the situation in Europe. /'Our people should be prepared; no regard should be taken of person-J al conveniences; we must subordinate our own ambitions and desires andj hopes to the call of our government.! Men are needed not only on the] Western front but in Russia, and the j Russian situation will be dealt withj before .Germany will be in a mood to j discuss peace. All the resources in' the shape of men and munitions and guns that can be gotten together are needed. "Our people will be patient. This State knows what it is to sacrifice; I we have done so before; we can do so] again," continued the Governor j Some of the local boards report that j if men are called now from the farms j and other industries, it means loss. That is regrettable; the government j realizes it; the war department feels it keenly. But the first hing to do is to win this war. "We must recognize that the call i is for men, and men, and more men! ?and when our people realize what! is expected of them, they will not disappoint our government and our sister states." Governor Manning has been noti-j fied that the government can furnish | the Stata reserve militia with 90! modern army rifles. The old Spring-j fields will be returned and will pro-: bably be reissued to colleges, and military schools. He has also received a letter from i Lieut. Col. J. M. Johnson ofthis State,: i who is with the rainbow division of; leriners. The division has had con-1 trol for 110 days of a front line sec-j tor independent of any other forces. < The controlling of-this sector for so J long a time justifies the highexpecta; tions the people had of this famous division. O. K T.nRnnup in Y.M.Cl.A. wnrlf A letter to the Governor from Col. Roque has been assigned to the Rainbow Division and will be with the boys up at the front. He has been working as a stretcher bearer, and writes that he loves the work. The morale of the men is high, he says, and the only complaipt. that the wounded make is that their injuries will keep them out of the fight. RIOTS IN TOKYO GROWING SERIOUS Empire May Be Facing 1 Social Crisis. MUCH DISORDER SEEN. Poor and Middle Classes Protesting Against Economic Conditions in Japan. Tokyo, Wednesday, Aug. 14?The; newspaper comment here seems to: indicate that the food riots through-^ ou tthe country are an expression of,1 growing social unrest among the j ' people and to reflect the belief that ( the empire is advancing toward* a ( social crisis.' The .riots are spread- j' ing, involving alike the poor and the'1 mddle classes, who feel impelled to j' protest against economic ^conditions, j1 It is remarked that the uprisings i * * I are often anticapitalistic^in nature, ] the mobs attacking and destroying^ the property of the wealthy and j 1 voicing anger at evidences of lux- p ury. Geisha girls have been stoned [ while driving through the streets in f ^ automobiles and the houses of the!1 rich have been assailed. ' While the;1 war has created millionaires and in- 1 ceased the luxuries of the rich itj. has also increased tjie misery, of the; < poor because of insufficient wages, i 1 .Factory hands especially are fo-j^ mented by the ring-leaders of the;j riot# which are the first of the kind $ {i to occur since Japan was opened to jv western civilization. i r BLEASE CAN NOT BE [ ] FRIEND OF WILSON j j ? "4 Spartanburg, Aug. 15.?President jJ Wilson has addressed a letter to;' Thomas H. Daniel, Washington cor- 1 respondent of the Spartanburg Her- 1 aid, in response to a request for an expression of views on the senatorial 1 race in South Carolina, in which Former Gov. Cole L. Blease is a candidate ,in which' he says: "Let me say that have perfect confidence that the people of South , Crolina will judge rightly in the;, senatorial contest and I have net the | least fear that they will believ that Mr. Blease is or can be a friend of the administration. The record of his opinion is already written and it is a little late to expunge it." Mr. Blease, who is a candidate for the senate to succeed the late Senaor Tillman, is in Spartanburg tonight and will make a campaign of the county tomorrow.?The State, Aug. 16. DISTINGUISHED WEDDING. 9 The home ol Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary was the scene of an inter-j esting marriage ceremony Saturd-iy' noon, when Miss Eliza Tusten Gnry,. daughter of the Chief Justice, be-, /* o *yi o Williom Ti?nir_ I ! vctii&c biic uiiuc \jx JLSX T? iiiiaiii iiaj - i . lor Briggs of North Augusta, S. C..1 Dr. Geo. W. Swope officiated at] the service, which was marked with;: impressive ' simplicity. The bride) was 'attractively attired in a brown j ^ravelling suit. Only the family andj immediate relatives were present.) Private Eugene Gary Jr., succeeded: in reaching the city, after an eleventh hour trip from Columbia. Following the ceremony, the young couple left immediately on a bridal tour. They will make their home in North Augusta, where Dr. Briggs is a practicing physician. CALLED TO The Provost Marshal General ! ? A II I. ...I I ayii nidic persons whw ? ??v * ! 5th, 1918, and on'or before August ust 24, 1918. " These men should consult with when they should register." maBBimnaannHmnam: A FIRST AMERICANS AI VLADIVOSTOK Uneventful Voyage Is Made From Manila. FIND GREAT WELCOME. Soldiers Kept on Board Ship Awaiting Arrival of Companions on Another Transport. Vladivostok, Thursday, Aug. 15.?! The transport carrying the first con-1 ;ingent of American troops arrived; lere this afternoon after an un-j jventful voyage of seven and half; lays from Manila. The men were! n excellent spirits and crowded the: rails and rigging, cheering and be-1 ng cheered by the men of the allied! .varships in the harbor. The crowds on the water front ap-: : jeared amazed at the noisy entry ofj ihe Americans as contrasted with; ;hat of their lesss demonstrative al-! I ies. u Groups of Czechs about the docks' kvere vociferous ?"n their welcome of i the Americans, who will be "kept, iboard ship until the arrival of other transports due tomorrow. This transport bearing this first :ontingent of Americans lay fog aound outside the harbor for five lours. PAINFUL ACCIDENT. Little George Tate, aged one year, ivas seriously burned Friday morn-j ing, when the mosquito netting over bis bed caught fire and burst into iame. : The baby was nlavine with some papers on the be<I when Jack, who is only three years old, struck a I match, it is supposed, which he | found lying around somewhere. The oapers and netting were lighted and immediately blazed up. Mrs. Tate, tvho was in an adjoining .room, heard the children's screams and rushed in to the baby's rescue. But the little one was painfully burned, one side of its face being seriously blistered. The. child is getting along better at the present time. POOR PREACHER! " ' ' I Rev. J. L. Daniel and Mrs. Dan-j iel, Miss Marion Daniel and Mr. McTyiere Daniel, ipotored over to Laurens Thursday and enjoyed a visit with friends and relatives until Saturday. While in the metropolis, the Reverend complacently exploded. the whole theory of the "poor parson" and purchased a brand new automobile. It is of the same make as the former one, but larger and a newer model. LATEST WAR NEWS. Washington, Aug. 19.?Eighty divisions of American 1 troops in France under the new man-power bill can end the war successfully in 1919, Chief-of-Staff March told the House Military Committee today. London, Aug. 19.?(4.20 p. m.,) French troops have advanced two, kilometers (a mile and a quarter) between Lasigny and the Oise, according to . reports received here this aftprnnon I Paris, Aug. 19.?The French are in the suburbs of Roye. The British | ar? carrying out a flanking move-1 ment north of the town. | REGISTER. issues the following reminder: .' I hed their 21st birthday since June 24th, 1918, must register on Aug- j local draft boards as to how and | BBBHQBH x3XS>t0CQia I Colored Men to Go To Camp Jackson TWENTY-FOUR TO LEAVE FRI DAY, AUGUST 23RD FOR COLUMBIA. List of colored men to report tc Local Board for entrainment foi Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C., or August 23, 1918. They are to report at 10 o'clock. Adams, Joseph Allen, Alexander Bobo, Clarence Bowis, David 'Buchanan, Timothy Davis, Clinton Devlin, William Danley, Jim Donley, Joseph Simon Fair, Tom / Glover, Mose Harris, Allen Hunter, Johnnie - Jackson, Jbugene % Jenkins, Isaac Jones, Willie M. Martin, Dave McAdams, Thomas Postell, Robert Reid, Pleasant Simpkins, Willie Tennant, Elljptt - Wanix, Henry Watt, Henry SUBSTITUTES? Jesse Ely Aaron Tate Lewis Underwood. POLITICAL NOTES. The campaign meetings sched uled to be had at Due West anc Antreville during the present weel have been called off on request o: the people in those communitie: and no further meetings will be held Everything awaits the. event-At-th< 27th. GET ROLLS AND TICKETS. County Chairman Wm. P. Greem announced Monday that th? roll: had been copied and corrected a: required by law and the instruc tions of the County Executive Com mittee and the managers of electioi should call during the present weel for the books as well as the ticket J which have been prepared and ar< ready for distribution. MR. HILLARY DEVLIN OF VERDERY PASSES AWA1 . Mr. Hillary Devlin, of Verdery, i well known known citizen of thi county, and a large' farmer, die< suddenly at his home at Verder; about midnight last night. The news of his death was a dis tinct- shock to his many friends a he was thought to be enjoying hi usual good health.; He appeared' a well as usual Tuesday. After supper it was stated, fee went to the hom< of a relative nearby to look at i cow and on the way seemed not t< be feeling well, but said that after j night's rest he woull be all right After he had gone to bed Mrs. Dev lin noticed his heavy breathing an< became alarmed. His sons were sen for but before the doctor arrived thi end had come. Mr. Devlin was 60 years old, hav ing been born in 1850, He is sur vived by his wife, who was Miss Ag new, a daughter by this secon* marriage, Miss Lucile Agnew, an< three sons by his first marriage Messrs. Walter, Dr. E. 0. Devlin, o Verdery, and Mr. Jerome Devlin, o: Florence, Ala. He also leaves on< brother, Mr. William P. Devlin, o: Bradley and two sisters, Mrs. J. B Muse, of Due West, and Mrs. Cog burn, of Ridge Springs. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at Cedar Springs church yard. Mr. Devlin was a large farme; " J UoJ n ?miw?Ua?? r\ f ^i*i'on/lo 1 n f U* till 11 Iiau iX 11UU1UCJ. \J J. 11 1C11UO in Hi' county who will be grieved to lean of his death.?Greenwood Index Aug. 14 th. ' I Sheriff Burts went to Belton Fri cUiv on business. . PLENTY OF WAR i FOODFFOR ALL 1 ! All Nations Fighting i Germany Will Be Well Fed. OF BETTER QUALITY THAN PREVIOUS YEAR Admniistrator Hoover Tells of Plans I Worked Out by Meeting of Controllers in London?Rigid Econ- ? omy Necessary But Danger . or rrivation Uver. * London, Aug. 17.?Universal war j bread of better quality than last year for all the nations fighting Germany, particularly without ra- > tioning will be one of the chief resuits of the food conroller's conference at London. Herbert C. Hoover, American food j administrator, announced to the j Associated Press tgday. He added, t that there will be ample supplies of .'. fats and meat if the populations are economical and avoid waste.. 'The danger of privation is now j passed," he declared. He said the people af North America were now able to take overseas the great bulk of food supplies required and it will j.1 ? 1 :li. i. ~ L-:i Lnereiure ue pussiuie LU uuriun tuts y , :? total length of the voyage necessary / to bring these supplies to the Eui- rf ropean allies, thus effecting a considerable saving in tonnage. Mr. Hoover said a program had been reached regarding the different r. 'v j commodities that are required, not 3 only to maintain the health but the comfort of the armies and civilian population. He appealed to the United Sates for "continued rigid economy in consumption to meet th? increased demands of Europe and ' ^ to enable us to carry over from this -j year's harvest a stock of foodsuffs 3 j that will form , positive insurance 3 again any possible climatic eventu"lalities in the next harvest." ~ v ,! * KEEPING FRIENDS. 3 ,Goli J. D. Kerr, of the Furniture e Emporium, Kerr & Edison, .and ^Uncle Jim's- Buggy business, infOjfms us that Mrs. Kerr will be very much offended unless she sees in this issue ^ a statement that her handsome young son, J. D. Kerr, Jr., went . v.;1 \ I " ' 4? I over to Greenwood Saturday and I was admitted into J;he Bailey Mjli- tary Academy as a cadet during the ^ approaching session. We have stated 3I8 ' HOME FROM A VACATION. 11 Miss Lizzie Penney, young Eni&ry b; Penney, Margaret Penney and Miss a I Ethel Perry are home from a ; tw? 3 weeks vacation spent at Lake Junaa I luska. They had a delightful time j and found it cool enough to sleep J under blankets every night, ij J- ' N MR. SAM NANCE SICK. B! ^ I'. J The friends of Mr. Sam Nance j will regret to know that he is quite " sick at his home in Fort Pickens. "| He suffered a prostration from the j heat last week and has been confined j to his bed since. MISS LYNCH IS BACK. i . / ! Miss Johnnie May Lynch is ex! pected in the city today. She vill : be the guest of Mrs. W. P. Greene " until the opening of schools. Her friends are glad to see her. f\ . -I MD DACnrV I 1M UACOITA I ~| mrv. Ill i arkbi. r Mr. C. H. Bosdell is in Pryor's ; Hospital, Chester .suffering with a j1 serious complication of the liver. His ! many friends, who remember him i as the former manager of the City Market, regret that he is so serious- ^ - Iv ill and wish for his speedy com- . V ~!.\:c?nce. "V -M