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ESTABLISHED 1844 e The Press and Banner rv ABBEVILLE, S. C. ( !. v.'. Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. | ?? c The Press and Banner Co. 1 Published Every Tuesday and Friday ( i Telephone No. 10. , ? c Entered as second-class mail mat- ( ter at post office in Ahhe*8ie, S. C. ^ -isVV ? 1 r . 5 Terms of Subscription: , t One year $1.50 ( Six months - .75 \ \ ' '' Three months 4 .50 < : 1 , Payable invariably in advance. I 1; DV I ~ WAR S A VINOS STAMPS i CONSTANTLY I" ' I I'" I' H'l usjj I t : :j . , " fc FRIDAY, SEPT. 20, 1918. P& ( The time to catch the rabbit is 1 ^hile you are after him. . 1 ^ .' ' ^ ? *'* >- I > People who love to give are going * >; - ' to 'have a fall of full enjoyment. ^ v t K;V- 5 ' v _ ) We think that Uncle Jim should haye>been allowed to pat his foot at t P. the concert. 11 i t ... The ice man does not care how hot F it gets; that is, he does not care un- r less it is cold enough for coal. 11 V 1. h *. " * ... The Austrians have asked for F fi peate, but we believe the Germans ^hould be forced to pray for it. c i t ' t fc'S ' I J I 4 About the time the collections j 1 -Start for the War Work funds thejc fcanvassers will find that a few of \ the people "have not sold cotton." ji i1 Whfcn Governor Cooper assumes c office, set-back will be the State t Game. He "finishec" in the Green- r ville Street Set-back College. c Kyi -v 1 3 - r 5?.\ . . ^ After measuring the waist line of ] some of the registrants the govern- j s ment will not think them worth the 1; ->' cloth it will take to make the uni- j i &M, form. i m v ' i Sfef v ' * CoL S. 37 Link tells us that the < reason he has but one bed in tne s J 1 window is that he sold the other i ninety and nine on the first few days t t m the week. . ^ . I .. i We would like to know what the r Austrians thought they were at - St. Bfi , *. ' i Mihiel for if not to hold the front j t door while the Germans excaped a F<cT!pv* ;k'' through the rear door. . ( sfnv v ; . i 1 c While the city council is condemn- T f*. 1 ing the property for a sidewalk on [1 Pinckney street, enough should be a 1 condemned to widen the street as \ y well as to build the sidewalk. j r | . " < '. *-?. If the people of Due West want'c to take all the Liberty Bonds assign-; a ,ed to the county in the forth-coming1 4. " ? v I j- campaign we move that they be al-jc I - i lowed to do so. They are good peo-1 ^ IKple- I; : f These people who are loyal will j, have the opportunity to prove it in 1 t a!substantial way when the Liberty r Loan campaign starts. Until it ? comes along they may buy War Sav- ,, 9 I * les, or lay up money for the Red j Cross.' ' * j' ^ THE PEACE PROPOSAL. a _ ? , f The reply of this country to the ^ c Austrian peace note, which was in! n fact a German peace proposal, is I short and to the point. The country t ' can have little confidence in the ofi fer of negotiation coming from the c present rulers of Austria and Ger- n fci many' 1 Speaking for ourselves alone, we are of the opinion that peace should s some when the present governments e In these two countries have been ov- v 1 V cf-JL*A':. ?> -11' ls>V,\ I 'rthrown, and when the governments vhich take their places are governnents by the consent of the peoples >f these countrie^. Certainly, we are entitled to some ruarantee that the German Governnent will not, as soon as^ it may, :ommence another forty years of )reparation for the purpose of conquering the world, in which effort leutral countries wili be invaded and aid waste and men, women and ch|iren murdered on the high seas, and ilsewhere, contrary to the laws of lumanity and of the nations, if it suits the taste of leaders who are re-i sponsible to nobody. The question now is, will we treat) ;he murderer and reward him for his I :rimes, or will we go on in the fight! vhich we have begun until the mur-! ierer is punished, and the country nade free? When we make peace we are enitled to a peace covenant that will itand up. It should be more than "a icrap ot paper" or me promise uo. i Hohenzollern. ' ; ^ ?<? ' \ RELIEVES OFFER MAY LEAD TO END OF WAR few York Times Urges That Allies Accept Austrian Peace Proposal. New York, Sept. 14.?The New fork Times in an editorial today irged that the Allies accept the Ausrian proposal for an "unbinding deision" looking toward peace. The newspaper, however, declares 'peace negotiations must throttle xermany!s military power and there nust be no repetition of the war. It omes in a form which the Allies may lonorablv accept in the confident be ief that it will lead to the end of he war." j "The custom and practice of naions," the editorial continues, "denand 'that, this invitation to enter ipon th? preliminary discussions ' of >eace receive the most serious and 0 espectful attention of the governaents to which it is addressed." Commenting on causes for the iroposal, it said: "For the actual and moving cause if the proposals we must look to the >attlefields of France. The French,] British and American troops under ommand of Marshal Foch, the adrancing and victorious legions diected by Haig, by Petain and byj >ershing, have brought about this omplete change in the minds and in he attitude toward the war of Vienta and of Potsdam. The refluent urrent that began to bear the Ger-j nans back from the Marne on July ^8, and has never ceased its irrelistible sweep extinguished their last topes of victory. St. Mihiel comes is an admonition of impending and rretrievable disaster. The Times declares all 'belliger:nts desire the end of the war but ;ays it would be the worst blunder 'or us or any of the entente Allies o abate war preparations now. Commenting on what might be orced from the Central Powers, the lewspaper said: - It A a1 X 1-^i At A peace mat leu uermany maser of the East would be a crime igainst ourselves and our posterity. Control of vast regions where she ould renew her now diminished Bight, she must at once and for all j imes renounce. The restorations, md preparations to be decided in the | trocf aro omiollv inHocnoncoVilo hut' eiteration has made them familiar.". Other New York newspapers de-1 iared the proposals must be spumed .s they now stand. "No one but a German or a vassal | if Germany could imagine that withj he responsible leaders of Prussian j nilitarism almost as false and boast-j ul as ever, a pea?e by negotiations s impossible," the World said. "The awful tragedy of the war is lot to be thus adjusted. No lie is to ome triumphant from the fields: i-here so many brave men have per-| shed." The Tribune asked: "Do we not believe what we say; i ibout this German thing? That it is, rightful beyond redemption; that it' annot be lived with, and that itj nust be utterly destroyed," and then i lointed to the crimes which havel teen committed. "Germany has lost the war," it ontinued. "The peace offensive is low her most dangerous weapon, jet it break, itself upon the text: "He that leadeth into captivity hall go into captivity: He that killth with the sword must be killed nth the sword." 1 COTTON & POTATO CAMPAIGN Si The Help Win the War Unit of the Red Cross Canteen Service, whose work consists in serving lunches and E other refreshments'to our soldiers, u sailors and Marines passing through h Abbeville to and from military camps P desire to give our people generally o an opportunity to contribute to this c worthy cause. ' p It is therefore suggested- that the 1 farmers when selling a bale of cot- s ton, remember our fighting men, who ^ are daily risking their lives and not n only risking their lives, but shedding ^ their blood and ofttimes giving their ^ h lives, to save all that is dear to us 1 1in religion and civilization. Yes, we ask the big-hearted country and town ^ farmers (white and colorf^A^^ttA a piece of silver in our tias>eU^HPl n as a silent but powerful1 reJnnder c that the comfort of our boys is not P forgotten by the men at home, who, tl while not on the actual firing line, c: are still'soldiers of the U. S. A., be- ti i-1 -C ] XT cause wiey art: raising tut; iuvu anu j clothing necessary for our soldiers S and those of our brothers in arms? ^ the men of France, England, ' Bel- b gium and Italy.w ' ^ "therefore, we ask these aforesaid 0 country and town fanners to remember when selling their crop and S( when digging potatoes, don't forget the "Help Win the War" Unit. Send , tl them peck or a bushel and I assure you we will not be frightened at a 1? wagon load, for we have facilities u for storing them and we can s*ell all t that is donated to make money to . c relieve the tedium of the long railway rides over hundreds of miles, tl which our soldiers must undergo in receiving their military training. f I b A receptable to receive these pat- g riotic offerings will be placed in all v the city banks so as to be convenient n to depositors. . ii Feeling assured that we will meet n with a hearty response and thanking a each and every one of you' in ad- e: vance.. Mrs. W. F. Nickles, f< Captain A. R. C. Canteen, b VITAL STATISTICS FOR CITY OF ABBEVILLE. p Month of August. k Birth: White, 5; Colored, 4. = Deaths: White, 3; Colored, 2. WANTS J I FOR SALE:?a Jersey <jow, a smau horse, and buggy. J. C. STEELE,1 11 (Bowie St. N 9-17-2t. FOR RENT:?I have 2 nice rooms,! furnished or unfurnished, with j bath accommodations. MRS. W.j W. BRADLEY. 9-20-lt. | FOR SALE:?Kimball Piano, as| good as new. French walnut case. | For information apply at Press and j D-r. V> n I , JJfcUlIlCl Vllitc, VI nilVQ X. \s. UVA 205. I FOR SALE:?One 1918 Ford Tour- I ing Car. T. G. WHITE, Abbeville, I S. C. 9-20-tf. I NOTICE:?When you are in town, stop at No. 17 Main St., and see; Mrs. J. W. Baker's line of spices, so&ps and flavorings of all kinds. 9-20-8t. REWARD?$5.00 Reward for the j return or information regarding) red heifer calf, 6 months old with jo dark stripe across nose caused by I halter. Strayed or stolen from fl Cox's pasture Aug. 14. G. W. | Stalnaker, 30 Maple St. 2tp?tf. j I L. NELSON.. Abbeville, S. C. Wanted ^Wanted Junk of all kind Rags. Rubber, Bags and Iron 5-7-tf. WANTED:?2 experienced salesmen H wanted for clothing, shoes etc. and for Hardware and Grocery I store, to begin October 1st or ear- I lier. THE ROSENBERG MER- I CANTILE CO., Abbeville, S. C. Write fully stating salary etc., to S. H. Rosenberg, Abbeville, S. C. 8-20-tf. FOR SALE?Car load of South Carolina grown Appier Oats; from one of the best oat-growing sections of ;he State. J. Allen Smith, Jr. 9-3-tf ERYICE FLAGS FOR THE COUNTY The Abbeville Chapter of the laughters of the Confederacy have ndertaken to supply a want that as long been felt by a number of eople in this county. With so many f our young men in the training amps and' across the seas, and the rospect of ever increasing numbers oining that band of soldiers and ailors, a service flag and honor roll ecomes not only desirable but> even ecessary, to properly record the istory of our part in the great war. Lbbeville Chapter, as above stated, as decided to assume the responsi1 ility for such a service flag and onor roll. Central authorities' at Washington otified the local chapter that they ould not aid them before tlite exiration of six months or more. So le ladies of this vicinity have deided to go ahead on their own iniative and make a record of the oung men and ladies actively enaged in war work. These names ill be placed on an honor roll to e set up in the Court House. There ill be two service flags instead of ne. The first will be for native hita soldiers. The second will be or the negroes who have entered srvice from this vicinity. ^Of course, the task undertaken by tie Daughters of the Confederacy ! an arduous one and must have the nqualified support of the people to p. a success. Everv relative or riend of a person in the servicers ailed upon to send immediately to Irs. P. A. Cheatham the name of hat soldier or seaman, together with is address and a description of the ranch of service in which he is enaged. It is understood that this initation applies to ladies engaged as urses and all those actively engaged 1 warfare. Friends sending the ames of persons in the srevice are Iso, asked to contribute 5c. for evry name they send in and thus pay Dr the star representing their. -son, rother, or sweetheart. Mr. W. S. Burfora, or Calhoun dlls, made a business trip to town J ednesday. ' l , ?= /: II . BUY WAR SAYING STAMP! CONSTANT V = :l 1 in this y exact Prices ^ & Ma $25.00 once .. edge t0 thing Yo $37.50 carefi ! _ *ii _ Will t I you g isfact The Kosi DE ? Abbeville, I I. ' "OW'^ Howl hat in men Do you blame the soldier in. th that he will "amputate his reveill you're Jiuman thi\ breezy little son "Oh! Fr ?another sprightly song with clc went to France with an ambula .Snatches of familiar songs of the 1 here and there. I jj Both tongs are cheerily prei ability as a finger is paralleled 1 popular sppgs. | ^ Victor Dguble-fao -j Two other goo j That clever comedienne, Mar! to Hindenburg N I "When AlexanderT ake* Hii i When he hears American ragtime feel the need of something strong 1 Miss Harris gives voice effectively T: Tm Gonna Pin My Medal i I ' J The brilliant thought of an exp camp "over there" is immortalized effective bv the Peerless Ouartet. |1 , Bpth of tbctc tonfi are on one Vi< i Drop in and let us play them i | I U New Victpr Records for Sc M'MURR/ ' Drug Company I =11. ' . Good S Save^ Ones buying clothes or anythin ear, it's a good thing to ly what you're getting. len you see a Hart Schf irx label in a garment, you in possession of all the k you need; it tells you t ; we dont need to say a 1 u know the clothes are all Lilly tailored, that the el ave because of the long s< -j. 1 *r/vnv /?nmn CI d?114. ilia(. y uui ion is guaranteed. / ? ?V enberg Merca PARTMENT STOR Sou I lorning"* ? is song for threatening the bugler \ e and step upon it heavily?" If f g will strike a chord of sympathy. 9 , enchy" I ' ver words?all about Rosie who I. nee and fell in love with Jean. i' French boulevards are recognized jr ^ tented by Arthur Fields whose |r >y his reputation as a writer of K , cd Record, 18489 li d soldier songs . / I . I ion Harris, tells what will happea f B (Ragtime Band to France" ' I1 1 floating across the trenches he'll t| H cr than a boche gas-mask. And jir to the sentiment. p on the Girl I Left Behind", I i CV-lAUl J4U1IUIC A9 UC ailUiO in aong.* Its rendition it made j;| :tor Double-fsced Record, 1MM la,. For you?and hear the other Jy. ptember ft iV HI ... --j-~.?-v \ * t Clothes I .fl^N -Poor I Waste j I II * Hi riJB g else B knov/ * H * 1^3 a Prices H iffner H 1're at IB nowl- $25.00 jvery- 99 word. to M urnnl. ? 9^9 lothes $37.50 M EH9B tntile Co. I th Carolina