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Abbeville Press and Banner
Established 1844. $1.50 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Friday, Sept. 27, 1918. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year. '
ARMIES OF ENTENTE
CONTINUE ADVANCE
Teutonic Allies in Mace
donia and Turkey Still
in Flight.
ALLENBY INCREASES
BAG OF PRISONERS1
Now Has Forty Thousand Men and
Tw? Hundred and Sixty-five Guns
in Hand.
Tke Teutonic allied> forces in Macedonia
and Turkey still are in flight
hefore the armies of the entente,
while on the highly imporatnt St.
Quentin sector in France the British
and French armies after hard fight-:
ing hare drawn more closely their
line3 in the investment of the town
on the northwest, west and south.
The stubborn resistance of the Ger-j
mans, in defense and in counterattacks,
has been unavailing except to
impede the progress of the men of
the armies of Field Marshal Haig
and General Debeny.
In Macedonia, the Bulgarian , and
German troops are still faced with
disaster; in Palestine the remaining
Turks seem to have scarcely a
chance for an escape from the British
forces and friendly tribesmen
who are closing in upon them east
I of the river Jordan. More than 4U,000
prisoners ancT" 265 guns have
been taken by the British and yet.
General Allenby's appetite for further
emoluments for his hard camI
paign has not been satiated.
Gauged by the swiftness of the
strokes Allenby is delivering it is)
his purpose absolutely to overwhelm
the Ottomans. And the fulfillment
of his plans seems appreciably nera-!
Critical in Macedonia.
Ia no less critical situation are the j
Germans and Bulgarians in the Mace-j
J4-U/vn + Aw ov/>onf immo. '
Iuuuia tucatci. v/vwj/v ,
diately on the Bulgarian frontier!
where the mountainous country gives
them ground for strong resistance
to the invasion of Bulgarian terr;
tory through the passes the Burgar-I
ians and Germans everywhere are in'
rapid retreat between the Italians,!
Serbians, Greeks and British. Rent)
in twain at several points the enemy
forces are bewildered and operating
as separate units.
Rear guards of the enemy, armed
with machine guns, are but little delaying
the men whose task it is to
reclaim their kingdom.
I As yet there is no news of great
pctivity in Albania, but a resumption
|>f operations there in conjunction
vith these in the east aparently can
lot long be delayed.
Mr. R. Glenn Kay spent Wedneslay
in Anderson on business.
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County Behind I
With Its Pledges
! has fallen short of w. s. s.
Pledges to extent of
$26,514.00.
Charleston.?Figures now com- ^
pleted at the office of the South Caro
lina War Savings committee show
that Abbeville county, up to Sept.
1, has fallen behind in its War Savi
ings pledges to the extent of $26,-1
514.00. With figures for 34 coun-jjS
j ties completed, the entire state has .
purchased $114,272 worth of War!
; Savings Stamps in excess of the |
pledges made in June, and it
can thus be seen that Abbeville coun-j ?
ty is not up with the balance of the i
! state in making its War Savings (
pledges good. \
1 The record for Abbeville county'I
' shows that of the June campaign c
! quota of $280,000 worth of W. S. S. jt
$250,959 worth was pledged, which'
was 89.6 per cent of the quota. Of 5
a white population of 10,500, 5,347 t
or 50.9 per cent pledged themselves :t
to purchase W. S. S.; and of a col- p
ored population of 17,500, 129, or ti
.07 per cent pledges themselves. The't
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average wnue pieuge woo ytu.uv ouu i,
the average colored pledge, $13.79. |t
The per capita pledge for the coun- H
ty was $8.96, against the maximum I
quota of $20.00. c
It can thus be seen that while' Ab- a
beville made a fair showing in the
pledge campaign, it is one of the 1;
few counties of the state which are f
failing to redeem the pledges, and t
the War Savings committee calls this ii
.to the attention of the Abbeville p
public in the hope that those who d
forgot or neglected their pledges h
will redeem them at once. a
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DEATH OF A. F. CALVERT. i ?
A. Foster Calvert, a prominent c
/lUirrnw flio T Annr Pana nf C
the County, died at his home on
Tuesday of last week, Sept. 17th. I
Mr. Calvert had been in declining j
\ealth for about two years, but he t
recovered sufficiently from his earli-; t
er attacks to take an interest in!
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business and in the affairs of his|t
neighbors and of his country. " I J
I Mr. Calvert was one of the lead-; v
1 ing men of his section of the county, j s
| He always took an interest in public
matters, and was prominently con- j c
| nected with the organization of the t
| Democratic Party. For a great num-: ^
! woe TVT n fnr
j JC1' Ul yxzciio lit; v? uo luug^viuvv *v* j
i Long Cane township. He performed . *
the duties of the office with ability;!
and fidelity to the public. j *
In early life he connected himself,(
with the Greenville Presbyterian' i
hurch and he was a consistent mem-. *
ber of that denomination until his' I
death. He was a man of large heai-t, {
a neighborly hian, and his home was;
one of the most hospitable in the ?
county. ; t
Many years ago he married Miss':
Susan Nickles, also of this county. '
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&ne witn tnree sons, jesse l,. i^aivert, 1
>. merchant residing in Union Coun-;<
by, Dr. G. E. Calvert, of this city, <
I also Alva Calvert, of this county; j'
! two daughters, Mrs. David Nicklesjl
j id Mrs. Calvin Coleman, survive i
I him. j{
The funeral services were at the : <
I residence on Wednesday, and werei<
j conducted by Rev. H. D. Corbett,
] assisted by Rev. M. R. Plaxco, and
j the Presbyterian minister from Hod|
ges. The interment was at Long;
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! Cane cemetery.
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j THE COMMUNITY SINGING. 1 :
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The Community Singing at the' :
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1 P!rmrt Wnnsp ln<sf. Tiipcdnv wn? n sup.' i
cess in every way. A large crowd ;
: gathered, occupying the portico of
. the Court House and sitting in cars ;
and on the grass in front of the; j
building. Many people joined in the i
j singing which was led by W. E. Hill,
i Miss Elizabeth Edmunds and Mrs. ]
Otto Bristow.
i Many familiar tunes and patriotic
airs were sung, and the gathering 1
was enjoyed by all present. ; !
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DENEY'S MEN
Gil GROUND
Germans Fail to Shed
"Last Drop of Blood"
FRENCH CHANGE STYLE
ihift of Tactics Puzzles Huns Who
Are Forced to Submit to
Capture.
With the French Army in France,
5ept. 25.?General Debeney's troops
n their latest advance towards St.
Juentin took a position at Dallon
vhich the Two Hundred and Twenty Mrst
German Division had been orlered
to "hold to the last drop of
ilood."
The German^officer:; and more than
100 men were prevented from making
he supreme sacrifico demanded of
hrm Thpv foue-ht well under the
irotection of a curtain of fire from
heir artillery posted around St. Quenin,
but the French troops were on
hem in successive waves so quickly
hat they could not carry out the oi*er
of their commanding general, von
-a Chevallerie, by committing suiide.
The alternative of captivity
ppeared acceptable to most of them.
The Gex-mans suffered there from
ack of appreciation of the resourceulness
and suppleness of the French
actics. General Debeney's men havng
approached the position to within
iroper distance for an assault, abanoned
the method of infiltration which
iad . characterized the operation
round St. Quentin and made a resoute
frontal attack which the nature
f the obstacle necessitated.
In the first bound they took the
antral point of resistance at Franillv-Selency
and the cross roads '500
ards to the east.
Keeping close up with the creeping
larrage' which their artillery mainained
with splendid precision, the atacking
waves went on sweeping the
astern edge of Savy wood clear of
he enemy, passing thorugh and berond
Riarjorin wood and taking the
rillage of L'Epine de D^lon by as
ault.
Meanwhile German reinforcements
oming up through the ravines from
he region of St. Qufintin were caught
mder the fire of the French guns.
This made precarious the German
lold on Hill 138. This is the highest
joint in the positions along the ridges
rom Holnon to Dallon which the en:my
has been fortifying with feversh
haste. Its fall, while it might not
nean the fail of St. Quentin, would
neatly weaken the defense of the
:ity.
The troops that took Dallon by assault
were the same troops who dis;ir.guished
themselves in the fighting
if T o Pannoforip nlnrcr the danal du
^ord and took Beuvarignes three
:imes during the campaign th;>t freed
:he Montdidier pocket and drove th>;
aermans to the Hindenburg Mn?,
rhey have changed their tactics ir
ighting in the bush, in marshes anc
n the open air with the same success
ind with an endurance that is emphasised
by the number of fresh Germar
livisions they have met since the bathes
at Beuvraignes.
MR. BOTTS IMPROVES.
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ill i'. JLI1U5. JTI. 13 U LIS, WilU 5UUCXCU c
light stroke of paralysis on Tuesday
of last week, was in the city or
yesterday, considerably improved
[Ie is still weak, however. He callet
it this office to pay his subscriptior
in advance as many other good citizens
are doing.
Mr. Botts was for a number oi
years a policeman in this city and ir
that capacity he discharged his du
ties faithfully and fearlessly. Hifriends
were sorry when he gave uf
lis position on account of his health
Miss Fuller, of McCormick, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. R. Hilton
She is always an attractive visitor.
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GRIP OF DISEASE
PEINE EXTENDED
Many New Cases of
Spanish Influenza.
IN TWENTY-SIX STATES
i Appears on Pacific Coast in Califor- J
nia and Washington But Not Epi- !
demic There. I
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Washingrtor^ Sept. 25.?Spanish in,
fluenza has spread over the country1
| so rapidly that officials of the public
' health service, the war and navy de'
partments and. the Red Cross con-'
f erred ?oday on-measures to help local
communities in combating the
; disease. Calls for assistance already
' have been received from several cities
and in one instance, Wilmington, |
j N. C., the public health service hos-'
pital was opened for treatment of
persons suffering with the disease.
Surgeon General Rupert Blue of
' the public health service said tonight
that latest reports showed that
the malady has made its appearance
in 26 States from the Atlantic to the
I Pacific. The disease is epidemic in
New England, where it first appear-,
ed and officials in that section are
considering drastic steps to curb its
spread, including the prevention of
public gatherings.
LIEUT. WILLIAM LEGARE.
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! William Legare has just finished
his training at Plattsburg and though
below age, has been commissioned a
I second lieutenant. He is the only
I son of the late Congressman George
' S. Legare of Charleston, who is well
i remembered hroun^- Abbeville by
the older generation who will be/
glad to know of his son's success.
G. R. TOLSERT LOSES HOME. '
| The residence of G. E. Tolbert, on;
i his farm eight miles from Abbeville,!
, on the Greenwood road, was totally
| destroyed by fire on yesterday morn-j
-? -i- p.on 4-u- +v>a fivQ
my, m, u.ovj, i/iic ui igiu vi u>? mv,
being unknown, but probably acci;
dental. The furniture in the home
wis a complete loss, but most of the |
clothir.f* ;nd beddir.g in the house
and th? lighter articles were saved.
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i It was stated by neighbors that
, Mr. Tol'oert had his home insured,!
;i but this could not be verified.
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' v the swope boys.
;> Leslie RI. Swope, accompanied by
i. his younger brother, Paul, left on
! last Monday night for their new home
j in Richmond. The young ladies:
about town and some of the older
' people will miss them greatly.
During the summer months, Leslie
[ has been the newswriter for The
s | Press and Banner, which accounts
I the fact that its columns have
1 ">?<n irnusually attractive as well as
' ill nf news. Though new to the
i work, he handled the business of
I newsgetting as well as the books of
5! the office with the skill of a trained
I person. We shall all miss him great-!
i j ly, none more than the editor whom
- i he relieved of a great deal of the
: work connected with the paper which
j otherwise would have been a heavy
burden.
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t! DEATH OF MR. THOMAS.
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II News was received in Abbeville
. Thursday of the death of Mr. Sam
I Thomas at his home in Denver, Col.,
i of heart failure. Mr. Thomas was
- well known in Abbeville, being the
J husband of Miss Annie Hill, daugh
r. ter of the late Judge R. E. Hill, arid
i lliey have a wide circle of friends
- and relatives who regret his untimely
5 death.
> Mr. Thomas was in Abbeville
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. when Judge Hill died and seemed in
i excellent health and friends here are
s shocked at the news. He is survived
.1 by his wife and one son, a young
: soldier at Camp Gordon.
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Committee Met
Tuesday Afternoon
WOMEN'S AND MEN'S COMMIT-!
TEES FOR 4TH LIBERTY LOAN i
HOLD JOINT MEETING.
Tuesday afternoon, at 6.30 o'clock J
the Men's Committee and the Wo-j
man's Committee for the Fourth
Liberty Loan Drive met in joint session
in the city council chamber..
Chairman Barnwell called the meet-|
ing to order and stated why the
meeting was called. Mrs. Coleman, J
chairman of the Woman's Committee,
explained how the women would'
assist the men. A complete censukj
of the town by wards, the cotton
mill and the business section has
been taken and during the drive
cach person will be visited and ask-j
ed to buy one or as many bonds as'
they are able to buy. Both commit-'
tees are working together in perfect
harmony.
Mr. H B. Wilson has been appoint-;
ed as City Chairman for the Men's
Committee and Mrs. W. A. Harris
for the Woman's Committee. They,'
in turn, have appointed their ward
canvassers and a meeting was arranged
for last night. Just before
the meetine a nhotoeraDh was taken
of those present which will be put
in the Record Scrap Book.
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The pupils of the Graded and High
Schools have volunteered their ser-,
vices to assist in the Liberty Loan
Drive. Yesterday afternoon eight
members of the Volunteer Service
distributed hand bills for the Woman's
Committee.
The D. A. R. of this city as a
unit, has offered its services to . the
Woman's Committee to assist in the
Fourth Liberty Loan Drive. in tne
big pageant that will be held he'fl? on
Liberty Day, October 12th, which is
the anniversary of the Discovery of
America, the D. A. R.'s will represent
the spirit of 1776.
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COMMUNITY SINGINGS.
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To arouse interest and to get on
a more Community-Spirit footing,
the Woman's Committee for the
Fourth Liberty Loan Drive has arranged
to have a song service in
front of the court house every night
nt 8:30. Everyone is invited to come
n.nd bring their voices with them, for
everyone will want to sing. Tuesday
evening was the opening night
and a large crowd ,well mixed with
rwon onrl wnmon uraro nroconf .QnnffC
iiiisii anu t? vmv.ii j nviv ^/i vuviivi
familiar - to everyone were sung,
such as "America," "My Old Kentucky
Home," "Swanee River," "It's
a Long, Long Trail," "The Old Gray
Mare," "Juanita,' 'and others, ending
with "The Star Spangled Banner."
Next week at the conclusion of
the singing some good speakers will
hold forth for five minutes each
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night. Let us all be present andi
sing for the boys "over there." The
only -drunk that is not prohibited is
to be thoroughly intoxicated with
Liberty Loan Enthusiasm, so let's
all join in the singing.
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CHANGING POSITIONS.
With the coming of the Fall season
there are always changes in the
different clerks around town.
Mr. R. C. Wilson is no longer with
Barksdale, hut can be found at the
Peoples Bank.
Jim Bradley, who has been burning
'em up along the public high-,
ways in one of Barksdale's trucks,'
will walk in the future as call boy at
the Seaboard.
Mrs. Cliff King is with the HaddonWilson
Co., in the millinery department
and will be glad to have her
friends call on her there.
Mrs. Mattie Bowen is serving the
many pleased people who go in and
out at Cochran's every day.
Link Evans has been with Parker
and Reese since the war fever took
Cliff King. ?
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MEN BETWEEN 19 AND 36
FIRST TO BE CALLED
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Delay Necessary Until Local Boards
Can Correct Serial Assignments
for Registrants.
Washington, Sept. 25.?The national
lottery which, in a measure,
will determine the order of the calling
of the 13,000,000 men between
18 and 45 years of age who registered
September 12, probably will not
be held before next week. Officials
had hoped to fix a date late this
week, but this plan is understood to
have been abandoned in order that
additional time may be given local
boards to correct any errors made in
assigning serial numbers to the registrants.
SinPP men hofmoon 10 O?
...v.. wwnvwii xu auu ou art?
to be the first called to the colors,
the drawing will have less effect upon
datermining the order of the call
than did that for the nearly 100,000,000
men who turned 21 before last
June 5.
Order numbers for all the 13,000,000
men will be drawn, but youths
of 18 and men between 36 and 45 ,
will not be classified until the boards
have given classification to all the
;ien between 19 and 36 who are the
first to receive their questionnaires.""
In the meantime many of the 19- /
36 classes will have been inducted into
service.
Reports received by Provost Marshal
General Crowder from nearly
"!1 States indicated that satisfactory
progress is being made by local
>oards in attaching serial numbers
o the registration cards, but in one
or two instances mistakes by- local
hoards have made it necessary the
renumbering of the cards for all registrants
under their jurisdiction. No
date for the drawing can be fixed until
this work is completed.
Only five States have now to report
the totals of the registration.
Unless their returns show sharp decreases
under the .official estimate,
the total registration will exceed the
original estimate of 12,778,000.
Distribution of a manual for the
guidance of .legal advisory boards
throughout the country in assisting
registrants to fill out their questionnaires
was begun today by the office
of the provost marshal general.
Attendance of at least one member
of the advisory board during all
ittings of the local board, was urged.
The obligation resting upon the
-egistrants to see that they received
their questionnaires in time to make
returns within the specified seven
flays is emphasized in the manual,
which points out that the registrant
can guard against delay by consulting
the daily record of questionnaires
mailed out at the office of the local
board. *
In conclusion the manual says *
that not only those on the legal advisory
boards but "all lawyers should
deem it a privilege and a patriotic
duty to stand ready and willing to
advice registrants without compen- %
sation."
TOO LIVELY FOR
TWO OLD TIMERS
At the Community Singing last
Tuesday night Sheriff Burts and Dr.
Thomson held out nogly as long as
~~~fiv?Q.I fa 11 f>:niro.
MIC SHI^lIliA ?tie wuiiiivu iv?
noe River," "Old Black Jo?." "Juanita,"
and such tunes, but as soon as
it shifted to a "Bamboo Bun^a'ow",
and "Good bye Broadway, Hello
France," their fire voices were silanced,
Dr. Thomson remarking that
such sir.gfinjr \v..s a ^feneration or tw?
ahead of him.
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