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Established 1844. $1.50 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday, Sept. 24, 1918. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year.
ALLIED STROKES
ROUT THE ENEMY
British, With Allenby at
Head, Pound to Pieces
Enemy in Palestine.
IS,** PRISONERS COUNTED
Ma?i4??ian Front Sees Entente
F?r?e Wedge Into Enemy Positions
for Important Gains.
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Witk the violence of the operai
tiea? en the Western front in France
considerably diminished in intensity,
the Tark* in Palestine and the Bui-,
gariani and their allies in Macedonia
are fceing put to the test. But no-,
where thus far have they been able
. te b?!d back, or even to counteract,
the enslaughts of their foes.
hi Palestine the Turks seemingly;
are in the process of being crushed;
in Macedonia the entente forces are
driving sharp wedges for consider-,
able distances into the enemy fronts.
Ia Prance and Flanders where
there has been no fighting of importance
above patrol encounters, the
British, French and Amreican troops
liava lranf fVio lienor rion/l onrl
aa?ed their respective lines.
British Sweep Forward.
. Of transcendant interest, for the
moment, at least, are-the operations
of the British General Allenby's
forces in Palestine. Here in less
than four days the British have
swept forward in the center between
the river Jordan and the Mediterranean
and taken famous Nazareth,
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swift enveloping movement and nipped
within the jaws of the great pin
cer all the Ottoman forces in the;
coastal sector, the plain of Sharon,
tlf.t b!!! I.r tuo ccr.tci autl a'-';
so the western Jordan valley. Mean- i
while to the northeast the friendly
Arab forces of the King of Hejaz
hare cot all railway communication
ia front of the fleeing Turks and are
standing a barrier to their escape by
way of the eastern plains.
More than 18,000 Turks had been
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made prisoner by the British and
guns in excess of 120 had been
counted when the last reports from;
General Allenby were received and;
still others had not been counted:
owing to the rapidity of the move-,
*ent. j
It is not improbable that within
the bag, the strings of which have
^ been drawn taut, closing the mouth.:
thosuands of Turks are enmeshed.
Bulgars Hard Pressed.
In Macedonia the Italians have
jeined the fray with the British,
French Serbian and Greek troops and
are hard after the Bulgarians and
their allies, who are being driven
orthward through southern Serbia.)
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ers, although the Bulgarians and
Bulgarians and Germans are sending
up reinforcements, the allied troops'
kave continued their pressure.
On the Lorraine front the Ameri-;
c?ns have carried out two successful
raids against the Germnas and taken!
prisoners. In addition some casualI
ties were inflicted on the enemy.
Several guns also were captured.
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SONG TEST.
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Tke singing public, and those interested
in singing, are invited to a
Community sing-song tonight at 7.30
'clock. The singing will be under
the direction of Miss Fannie Stark,
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a Liberty Loan Worker, and will be
held on the Court House portico.
A sincrin? countrv cannot be
beaten .therefore, every man, woman
aad child in Abbeville, and the surrounding
county are urged to take
part in the singing.
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Mr. Donald McLeod of Sumter,
spent Sunday evening in the city
. rtrictly on business.
j Drastic Ruling
To Enlist Labor
| NON-ESSENTIALS DRAFTED IN
OTHER EMPLOYMENT O R
FIGHT.
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The War Industries Board will is-.
sue at once the most drastic regula-:
tions ever promulgated in this coun-'
try compelling male citizens of the,
United States engaged in non essen-]
tial occupations to go into essential
employment or fight, according to a:
ruling from Washington received by!
the State Council of Defense. Theseregulations
are being compiled and;
will be mailed to local labor boards
in the next few days."
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''Because of a present million and j:
a half labor shortage, both skilled
and unskilled, in war industries with
an increased army coming," said the
statement to the State Council of
Defense, "Nathan A. Smyth, assistant
director of the General United ;
^tates Employment Service, is today
mailing most drastic instructions 1
sver issued in this country to all 1
community labor boards ^instructing
them to prepare and publish in every city
of the country lists of non es- !
sential positions now being held by '
men that could be filled by women. I
The result will be that men failing >
or refusing to get out of such posi- 1
tions on their own accord and take 1
up essential work will be looked up- (
on as slackers. The order is intend- 1
ed to force the hand of both non es- ^
sential labor and employers thereof. *
"The lists probably will include, 1
clerks and office help, ticket sellers 1
of all kinds, attendants and similar
occupations. This is in line with 1
Provost Marshal General Crowder's
'work or fight' order, with instruc-;
ticns already issued for the placing 1
of women in industries, with the or- 1
der of the War Industries Board \
stopping unnecessai'y construction,'j
with actions limiting bank loans and i
the taking of raw materials from non <
essential industries. Mr. Smythe's 1
order may ultimately become the <
most drastic of all: for commhnity t
labor boards will insist that no man i
shall occupy a position which a wo- i
man can fill. This nation must work i
work or fight, and the order is made t
necessary because employers of non'1
essential labor have, in many cases,
failed to meet the issue squarely." j1
The publication of the lists is to
be progressive in character, with the 1
lines drawn closer from day to day, i 1
according to the instructions receiv-; ?
ed, and as the work progresses vari-; s
ous industries will be combed fcr.l
men.?The Stat.e j 1
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LABOR AGENT TO SPEAK. \'
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Mr. T. D. Wood, the Field Agent jl
for the Federal Labor Division in1*
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South Carolina, will be in Abbeville, 1
this, Tuesday afternoon, and will, i
speak at the Assembly Hall at the
Cotton Mill at 8:30. He will arrive t
sometime in the afternoon and will c
be glad to take up the matter with s
such parties as are interested in the 1
question.
Chairman P. A. Cheatham will try j
to arrange for Mr. Wood to speak ?
up-town sometime about 6 o'clock ,
so that the people who are not
able to go out at night may hear
him.
The labor situation is so acute
just now that everybody is interest
ed in it, and it will be worth while
for everybody who can do so to hear '
Mr. Wood. He speaks with the authority
of the Federal Government
and he has something to say which
we all should hear. Make it a point (
to hear him.
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Mrs. T. B. Eakin, Miss Pearl Ea- c
kin and Master OUie Eakin of Honea
Path, were visitors to the city Satur- i
day. Though shopping was their ob- i
ject, they did not overlook the im- 1
portant item of business of renewing
their subscription to The Press and i
Banner before the price goes up. i
ALLIES IN CHARGE
NORTHERN RUSSb
Establish Protectorat
In Rear of Entente
Front.
PATROLLING IN ARCHANGE
Action Result of Attempted Ovei
throw of Tchaikovsky Government
by Tchaplin.
Archangel, Monday, Sept. 9.?A
a result of an attempt to overthro'
the Tschaikovsky government the A
lied diplomatic and military chieJ
today assumed temporary directio
and established a protectorate in tfc
region in the rear of the Allied fror
pending the adjustment of politic;
disputes. This decision followed th
arrest of M. Tschaikovsky and all bv
two members of his government eai
ly Thursday by a party of conse:
\'atist officers, headed by Col. Tcha
pin, the Russian army commander
ivho sought to establish a new rt
iime. M. Tschaikovsky and his mir
isters were taken on board a ship e
route to the Solovetsk monasters
from where they were returned b
>rdcr of the Allied ambassadors, wit
the aproval of Consul General Pooh
Meanwhile the Allied forces, incluc
ng the American troops, are patrol]
ing the city asuring tranquility an
i just settlement of all disputes.
The Allied ambassadors had absc
utely no desire to interfere in intei
il affairs, but they considered ..th
T'chaplin party's attempt to estat
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isn cnemseives oy steaun ana iorc
:o be incompatible with the princ;
>les for which the Allies are fighting
\s soon as he learned Thursda;
norning of the coup de tat Ameri
lan Ambassador Francis'rolled a Wt\
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ference of the diplomats and Cour
:il General Poole with the result tha
;he government was prohibited fror
functioning and the Tschaikovsk
ninisters were ordered immediatel
-eturned pending an adjustment an
;he proclamation prepared. Mean
while, however, proclamations b
rchalpin and Ianoff and Dedusenkc
vho were not arrested, and th
rschaikovsky ministers appeared i
:he streets. These several proclama
;ions so confused the people that
;econd Allied decision became neces
>ary for working men and operative
before the Allied decision becam
cnown, called strikes which are bein;
idjusted. The Tchalpin group cor
;ends that it was not fairly repre
>ented in the government. The pre
;lamation by Dedusenko charged tha
rchalpin was attempting to restor
i monarchy, headed by Grand Duk
Michael Alexandvovitch, brother o
he late Emperor, who, they contend
s hiding in Archangel. Of this ther
s no proof.
Archangel is generally trnnryjii; n:v
he people are watching the .Amri
an and other guards, apparently
satisfied with the fairness of the A1
ies.
M. Tschaikovsk and members o
lis cabinet conferred with the Allie<
imbassadors in an effort to reach ai
idjustment satisfactory to all.
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AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK.
5ixty-Four of Torpedoed BViena Ven
ture's Crew Missing.
Coruna, Spain, Sept. 22.?Thre
)fficers and twenty-seven of the cre\
>f the American steamer Buena Ven
;ura have arrived here. The vesse
vas torpedoed last Monday. Thre
)oats, with sixty-four of the crew
ire missing.
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ine Duena ventura was pruceeu
ng from Bordeaux, where she ha<
inloaded a cargo of petroleum fron
Philadelphia.
The vessel was of 4,881 gross ton
ind belonged to the United State
Steel Products Company.
DANIELS OUTLINES
i SOURCE OF SUPPLY
e Plan Adopted for Navy
and Marine Recruiting
MEN CALLED MONTHLY
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I Secretay Announces Program Under
rJ Which Forces Will Come From
| "Run of Draft."
i Washington, Sept. 22.?The pros
gram under which the navy and the
marine corps will secure the men
i hereafter needed was announced toj
?_jday by Secretary Daniels, after conniference
with representatives of his
(department, the marine corps and
^ the provost marshal general's office.
The navy is to have an average of
1 15,000 men monthly, while the marinc
corps will get 5,000 monthly for
f_ four months and 1,500 each month
thn-rno-ff ni*
j_ Of the navy's allotment of 15,000
.. it may enlist or enroll men who have
special qualifications for certain
navy work, but the remainder will
n. come from "the run of the draft,"
navy officials calling out skilled men
f J
y to meet as far as possible the special
l needs of the service. Men who now
j hold or may hereafter be given dei
*;.rred classification on account of
dependency will be permitted to en(l
list in the navy as the higher pay
j given is expected to do away with
| the possibility of hardships to the
: dependents. Those who have had
j previous service in the navy also will
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i be permitted to reenlist.
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: ! A FOURTH LIBERTY
y: LOAN SUGGESTION
i-| Washington, Sept. 17.?Thomas A
i-' Edison has suggested that every letit
' ter written in the United States durn!
ing the next five weeks shall close
y with the words "Yours for the Fourth
y Liberty Loan."
d The suggestion has been adopted
by the Liberty Loan Committee, and
y is being sent broadcast throughout
>>1the country.
e; If every person, business firm, or
: corporation follows the suggestion,
L" '.he Postoffice Department estimates
a the slogan "Yours for the Fourth Lib
erty Loan" will be uttered more
s than 40,000,000 times every twentye
four hours.
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CHIEF JUSTICE AT SALUDA.
Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary and
8 Mrs. Gary spent Monday in Saluda
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^ in attendance on the dedicatory ex^
ercises of the new court house just
' completed there at a cost of sixty
'housand dollars. The Chief Justice
i 'Slivered the principal address on
hi> occasion, which is printed else"
| There in this issue.
^ On the way to Saluda, a night was
spent at Chappells, and the remainder
of the journey was through the
f country. At Chappells the night
1: was spent at the home of Hon. W. A.
n I Webb, formerly a member of the
legislature, and whose wife is related
to Mrs. Gary.
Many distinguished persons were
! at Saluda to attend the exercises,
i among them Justices Gage, P'raser,
(and Watts, and Governor-elect R.
A. Cooper, all of whom had a hand
in the launching of the new ship of
; justice.
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HELPING THE BOYS.
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e wnne tne younger women 01 tne
city were holdirfg a meeting last
j week for the purpose of perfecting
- plans for the Fourth Liberty Loan
\ Drive the "Girls of the Sixties" were
i having a knitting party. Pictures
' were taken which will be sent to
s Washington to be kept in the res
cords. Everyone is doing their "'all
; to assi.-t the hoys at the front.
Colored Men To
Leave September 26
I FOR CAMP SEVIER, GREEN-j
VILLE?TO REPORT PROMPT- j
LY AT 8 O'CLOCK.
List of Colored men to go to Camp1
Sevier on September 26th, 1918.'
These men will report promptly at
8 o'clock.
Dennis Allen
Lenon Adams
Lonnie Anderson
Charlie A. Brownlee
Booker J. Bolden
S Willie Brown
Ernest Burriss
Rolands Burns
James Henry Cunningham
Hubert Henry Clinkscalea
James Cowan
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Henry Chiles
Clarence DuBose
Esau Fair
Wade Foote, Jr.
James Fisher
Milledge Harkness
Dave Hughie
Harrison Jones
Andrew Jenkins
David Johnson
William Lee Kieser
Edwin Isom Lee
Henry Latimer
Bennie Mack
Earle Mattison
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Rayford Mattison
George Martin
Paul Pinson
James Pace
Walter Patterson
Henry Rapley
Willie Solomon
Charles Coleman Susewell
i William Seawright
Nelson Savage
Cleve Thomson
Lucian Tribble
John Thomas
Singleton Tucker
Arthur Vance
Andrew David Valentine
Willie "White
James Willliams
Augustus E. Wharton
Fred Dougless Wilson
Jim Walker
Hamp Williams a
Norman Foster
Henry Walker
SUBSTITUTES
Emory Lomax
R. L. Terry
! Willie Wharton.
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GIBSON EDWAHfbs IN NAVY. '
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Mr Gibson Edwards has enlisted
in the navy and is awaiting his call.
! He was ordered to report for active
!duty last Saturday, but at the last
; moment the order was countermand'
ed. Mr. Edwards is the only son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. 0. Edwards and, as
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a consequence, this enlistment de-,
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mands more than the usual amount
of sacrifice. He finished in the High
School in 1917.
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SEAMAN LOMAX BACK. J
Seaman John Lomax enjoyed his
first furlough, since joining the navy,'
; by spending Saturday and part of
Sunday among his friends in Abbevil'e.
After visiting the old stamp!
ing grounds and telling Messrs. Philson
& Henry how they decorate mil1
linery windows down in Chawlstawn,
he went around to see all of his old
girls, thereby causing many a flutter
in those tender breasts.'
On Sunday, he went down to Newberry,
where his folks live, and from
them he will go to Charleston, where
he i? stationed on a submarine chasei\
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JUDGE LYON HERE.
Judge J. Fuller Lyon of Columbia,
was in tho city last week visiting at i
the home of Mrs. McDiil. He took :
this opportunity to shake hands with 1
all his old friends, who are rlwavs
glad to welcome him back to Abbe- i
viile.
CONTINUE TO MAKE f
; GAINSINMACEDONIA j
Making King Ferdi- 4
nand's Bulgars Uneasy.
ALLIES UNDER FRENCH LEADER
Serbian.! on Their O-.vn Soil Oace j
More?Filled With Figktiag j
Spirit.
Paris, Sept. 23.?Allied Forces ia
Macedonia have captured 25 addi- \
tional villages in' the last 48 hours, 1
according to dispatches received her* J
London, Sept. 23.?Allied troops
in Macedonia have cut the railway : ":
"rom Gradsko to Prilip, according to ,
the Serbian official communique received
here today.
The Uskup-Salonika railway also has
been cut, thus stopping all supnlies
to the Bulgarians on the whole
65 mile front Prilip eastward to th?
Lake Doiran region. .
Up to Saturday the Allies had ' \
made advances of more than forty
miles, certain infantry units ad- vancing
25 miles in one day.'
"Un to Satlirflfiv we a
depth of over 65 kilometers" the 1
communique said. ?' *.<a
Certain infantry' units advanced |
10 kilometers in one day. I
"Certain elements crossed to th? |
left bank of the Vgi'dar and cut the 1
lain railway- from Gradsko to Pri- 1
"All the surrounding enemy ig ' xvM
feeling the effects enormously."
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JOINT MEETING. ? ,
Mr. W. M. Barnwell, Chairman of
the Men's Fourth Liberty Loan Com- 9
mittee of Abbeville county, has in- I
vited the Woman's Committee to 8
meet in joint session at the Court j|
House this afternoon at 6.30. Plans B
will be perfected by which the Fourth 5
Liberty Loan Drive will excell th? 9
Third Drive.
South Carolina is unique in that nl
the Men and the Women are work- S
ing enthusiastically together. 9j
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CONVERSION OF fi
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS 9
To Holders of 4% Bonds of the ja|
First Liberty Loan Converted and 99
4% Bonds of the Second Liber- fin
ty Loan: Hj
"The privilege of conversion which 39
arose in consequence of the issue of 9
4 1-4% bonds of the Third Liberty , jjffl
Loan will expire on November 9th I
and under existing law cannot be w
extended or renewed, Holders of gB
these 4r/c bonds lost nothing by ex- Kg
ercising the privilege of conversion 9|
and gain 1-4% interest per annum. H
Holders of 4% bonds should not 6B
wait until the last moment to exercise
the privilege of conversion but H
proceed to do so promptly. Delay
viii result in overburdening tfte Bi
banking institutions of the country S9
and the Treasury Department by Wj
making it necessary to handle all co* SH
versions at the last moment, and may kH
result in the loss of the privilege of
conversion altogether. R|
Holders of coupon bonds ar? M
strongly advised to request issue of
registered bonds in order to protect ^9
'.hemselves against the risk of loss, S0K
theft and destructior of their bonds. 9S
OfTicial Department Circular No. Mfl
114, with form of application, has flffl
been distributed to Federal Reserve MTO
Banks and banks and trust companies
hroughout the United States. These fflB
institutions are asked, as a matter of SB
patriotic service, to assist bond 3M
holders in exchanging 4% bonds for HH
4 1-41# bonds and in registering SbB
their bonds." 99H
(Signed) W. G. McAdoo. ?9