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PRESIDENT APPEALS
FOR LOYAL SUPPORT
Says Return of Republicans
Would be Harmful.
WOULD CREATE IDEA
OF DISTRUST ABROAD
The Leaders of the Minority in the
Present Congress Hare Unquestionably
Been Pro-War But
They Have Been Antif
Administrative
President Wilson Friday appealed
to the country for a vote of confidence
"both at home and abroad"!
1? n TYomnprafilr .I
1 CtUl iiuig bUV ?
gress.
In a statemerit addressed to "My
fellow countrymen" he said that the
Repulican leaders "have unquestion-j
ably been pro-war but anti-adminis- 1
tration", and said election of a Republican
majority to either house of j
Congress would certainly be inter-,1
preted on the other side of the water
as a repudiation of my leader- 1
ship." ^
The President's lette^follows: (
"My Fellow Countrymen:
"The Congressional elections are |
I at hand. They occur in the most crit-,,
ical period our country has ever fac- ,
ed and is likely to face in our time.'
If you have approved of my leader- ^
ship and wish me to continue to be:
your unembarrassed spokesman in(
affairs at home and abroad, I earnest
ly beg that you will express yourselves
unmistakably to that effect by ^
returning a Democratic majority to
Both the'Senate and House of Rep- J
resentatives.
"I am your servant and will accept
your judgment without cavil but my
power to administer the great trust '
assigned me by the constitution 1
would be seriously impaired should!
your judgment be adverse and I 1
must frankly tell you so because so|'
many critical issues depend upon your!
verdict. No scruple of taste in grim
'? 11 -1 1J 1__ -11 J 1^1
I limes UKe tnese snouia De anuweu iui
itand in the way of speaking the'
>lain truth. ,
"The leaders of the minority in the
jresent Congress have unquestionibly
been pro-war but they have been
inti-administrative. At most every
urn since we entered the war they ,
lave sought to take the choice of pol- ;
cy and the conduct of the war out
>f my hands and put it under the
>ontrol of instrumentalities of their
>wn choosing. This is no time eithsr
for divided council or for divided
eadership. Unity of command is asj
lecessary now is civil action as it is
ipon the field of battle. If the conrol
of the House and Senate should:
>e taken away from the party nowj
n power, pn opposing majority would j
issume control of legislation and ob
Iige all action to be taken amid conest
and obstruction.
"The return of a Republican ma-,
ority to either House of Congress,
vould, moreover, certainly be inter-:
jreted on the other side of the water,
is a repudiation of my leadership, j
Spokesmen of the Republican party:
te urging you to elect a Republican;
ongress in order to back up and
upport the President but even if_
pey should in this way impose upon |
ome credulous voters on this side
If the water they would impose on
o one on the the other side. It is
fell understood there as well as here
fiat the Republican leaders desire
ot so much to support the President.
c f>r?ntTT\l Viim Tho npnnlps nf
I be allied countries with whom we
re associated with against Germany
re quite familiar with the signifiance
of elections. They would find^
rvery difficult to believe that the vo- j
rs of the United States had chosen
> support their President by electing
> the Congress a majority controlled!
y those who are not in fact in synt^
athy with the attitude and action of
le administration.
; Continued on Page 6.)
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Americans Account
For 70,000 Germam
UNCLE SAM'S MEN HAVE EN
GAGED 30 DIVISIONS, BEATING
THREE OF ENEMY'S CRACK
FIGHTING UNITS.
With the American Armies ir
France, Oct. 26.?(Night)?The to
tal German casualties inflicted bj
the American first army in the pasl
month were estimated tonight al
more than 70,000.
The Americans have engaged 3C
divisions, and have decisively beater
three of the existing guard divisions
In the fighting about Hollain, British
patrols forced a passage of the
canal close to the town where previous
attempts to cross had failed.
Further evidence of the hardships
endured by civilians in allied territory
occupied by the Germans is furnished
by recently released residents
of Bertry, near Le Cateau.
They state that they were fed almost
entirely from supplies imported
for relief from America, laterly
administered by the Spanish government.
The rations seem to have been issued
at fairly regular intervals and
were sufficient to keep body and
soul together. The food was brought
by the French local authorities from
Caudry. Bread was drawn twice a
week, the individual ration being
about 35 grammes a day. This was
the usual heavy black German bread
The American wheat sent for civilion
relief, which was of excellent
quality, was confiscated by the Ger
mans as soon as it reached the mills
it Valenciennes and a low quality of
rye flour issued instead.
All crops in the last two years
pere confiscated and any civilian
found cutting grain was fined, usuilly
about 80 marks.
No fresh meat: ever was issued to
civilians. It either was salted or preserved.
American powdered milk occasionally
was issued in very small
quantities.
Coal was rationed, about 50 kilo
grains oeing anowea eacn nouse every
three months.
BIBLICAL DISCUSSIONS.
The churchless Sundays have been
longs days for some of our old residents
like Judge M. E. Hollingsworth
and Col. A. B. Hamlin. In
order to keep the home fires burning,
however, they have met on
Col. Hamlin's front porch each Sunday
afternoon to discuss questions
growing out of the scriptures. When
we passed there Sunday afternoon
Col. Hamlin was trying to find out
whether the man who hit somebody
with the jawbone of an ass was guilty
of simple or aggravated assault
and battery, while Judge Hollingsworth
was unraveling for him some
of the fine points of the law on the
matter. Henry Goode, who was present
seemed to be greatly enlightened
on the subject as the discussion
proceeded.
BOMBING 'PLANE PRODUCED
THAT CAN DO 180 PER HOUR
Washington, Oct. 26.?American
genius has produced an airplane
which may stand out as one of the
war's greatest inventions, members
of the senate military affairs committee
said today, following their
weekly conference at the war department.
Committee members said thej
were told by officials that a bombing
plane, designed by Glenn Martin,
Cleveland, 0., inventor has develop
ed a speed of 180 miles an hour,
twice the speed of the ordinarj
bomber. Bombing planes must al
ways be protected by a flock oi
speedy pursuit planes, but the Mar
tin machine committee members
said, will need no such protection
as it is capable of holding its own
with the speediest flyers.
Committee members said thej
were informed that 2,000 airplanes
have been shipped to France. Thej
learned, they said, that the Caproni
the Italian bombing plane, has pass
ed satisfactory tests.
?
. MAKES REFERENCE"
TO GREATCHANGES
Civil Government?Ger1
man People Are in
r Power?
t ?? -'REPLY
CLEARS THE WAY
FOR PEACE DISCUSSION
>
i After Individual View* of Allies Are
Learned, United Front Will Be
Presented to Central Powers
?Question of Conference
Considered.
i New York, October 27.?The Ger
| man government has prepared a re
joinder to President Wilson's last
note, in which after again referring
to the far-reaching changes which
have been carried out and are being,
carried out in the German constitutional
structure to which the military
powers have been made subject,'
I it declares that Germany is now
| awaiting the proposals for an armistice.
A London dispatch, however, in reporting
the fact that Premier LloydJ
George and Foreign Secretary Bal-;
1 four had gone to France with naval
I . . ... I
ana military aavisors, says it is unj
i
1 derstood authoritively that the allied
governments will not reveal their ar-j
! mistice terms until Germany has re1
plied to President Wilson's last note,'
j which it probably was expected would
J contain more than the mere fact that'
Germany was waiting for the terms!
of the armistice.
Allied Leader* in Conference About
Amuiiee
The unofficial text of Germany's
reply to President Wilson was received
Sunday night too late to be
I seen by the President and other officials.
The question of an armistice and|
peace is already being considered by i
I the allied governments and the United
States. Col. E. M. House and!
Admiral W. S. Benson, ranking offi-j
cer of the American navy, recently!
arrived in France, the former to rep-j
resent the President in the discussion,
to be held at Versailles, where the
9 I
supreme war council sits. Admiral j
Benson will represent the navy in,
any matters relating to an armistice
in so far as American naval forces:
may be affected. General Tasker H.
Bliss, former chief of staff, is thej
American military representative at
the council.
The German reply is expected to
I clear the way for a general discussion
of the individual views of the
entente powers on peace terms and^
an agreement among the nations
fighting Germany so that a united
front on these questions may be pre-j
'i sented to the common enemy. A Lon
lj don dispatch Sunday night announ-'
| ced that Premier Lloyd-George and'
1 Foreign Secretary Balfour had gone
'to Paris with military and naval adj
visers, indicating that the confer- j
ence between the representatives of,
J the allied powers and the United!
States were soon to begin,
ji Germany's reply does not change
the diplomatic situation. Those in'
, the conference of President Wilson'
have said that his dealings with the'
j I
i German government ended with his
, note informing it that the request
.' for an armistice and peace had been
transmitted to the allies and that fur-,
ther action rested with those gov
ernments.
j' The German reply may or may not
prove that Germany will accept such
terms of an armistice as may be pre-;
.;sented. j
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si j
MISS ROCHE BETTER.
i:
j Saturday's State brings news that
r Miss Hannah Roche, of Ursiline Con-:
|
5 vent, has been discharged from thej
r Baptist Hospital where she has been
, unlergoing treatment. Her friends J
' in Abbeville will be glad to learn of,
| her recovery.
INT TO DOOM
ON ILL-FATED SHIP
. ?
Otranto Sunk Early In
the Month of October.
WAR DEPARTMENT MAKES
KNOWN LIST OF THE LOST
Mafty South Carolina Lad* Among, 1
Those Who Perished With Ship ]
?Nearly Eevery Southern I
State it Represented in <
the Death List. <
Names of two hundred Americans^
some from Georgia, and some from'1
almost every Southern state, who J i
lost thei^ lives in the sinking of the ^ s
transport Otranto, which collided ^ i
with the steamer Kashmir off the ^ <
Scottish coast early in October, were, <
made public Sunday by the war de-js
partment, together with the names' I
of twenty-nine men who were saved.' 1
This is only a partial list of the ^ >
lost and saved, the total American \
loss being estimated at about 372. j
The exact number cannot be defi- +
i 1
nitely determined. j \
The original muster rolls were lost f
with the ship and duplicates had to' t
be ^ent to England by the war de-, i
parjment. This accounts for the i
length of time required to establish p
thej identity of the men lost. j t
^he South Carolinians lost were s
as follows: 11
falter C. Brooks, Sumter; Wat- fc
soq 0. Justus, Woodford; Lee Wil-( t
liams, Seneca; James W. Meeks, Pel*! c
zer; Brox Nelson, Union; Raymond s
A. Simpson, Pendleton; Rudolph V. t
Torch, Charlestn.
David R. Sutton, of Glendale, was
saved. ! ?
NEED FEW LAWYERS.
Information reaching Governor j
Manning from Washington Friday (
was that no lawyers in Class A 1 of,
the draft will be commissioned from
civil life.
Legal work of various kinds is to |
be done at army camps and in Washington,
or in the military headquarters
of the various departments andj
lawyers for these duties are to be;
commisioned as rapidly as conditions j
justify. The commissions are to be |?
lieutenancies, captaincies and ma-j
jorities, according to the ages and
capacities, majorities to be given to
those between the ages of 35 and
50 years, who have demonstrated exceptional
capacity as practioners.
The appointments to be made are
possibly not more than 15 per month
? it - _ tT-.fi- J mL '
lor wie wnoie unnea oiates. ine
prospect of appointing any particu- 1
lar lawyer would be exceedingly in- '
definite, it was emphasized. 1
WILLIAM CLAY.
The body of William Clay, who J'
was killed in an automobile accident 1
near Chadwick, N. Y., was buried at '
Lebanon Church, Monday, Oct, 21st. J1
Mr. Clay was born in Abbeville
county June 25, 1880. He leaves a 1
number of friends in and around
I
Abbeville who sympathize with his 1
relatives in their bereavement. j'
He is survived by his mother, Mrs:
Lillie Connor, his wife, Mrs. Katie
Clay, his sister, Miss Sallie Clay and
his uncle, Tom Clay.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Hillhouse.
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NUT SHELLS NEEDED.
_ I j
The government needs 1,000,000
pounds of nut shells and fruit stones
daily for manufacturing gas masks ;
charcoal and at present is unable to (,
l j-L J 1.1 i. i. mi,:.
purcnase une-tnira uiau ainuunt. xma^
and the failure of the public to co-j
operate fully by saving and sending
in this form of waste from the kitch- j
en have made it necessary for the J
chemical warfare headquarters here
to renew its appeal. <
Colonel House
Now In France
PRESIDENT'S } PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
ARRIVES IN
* FRANCE FOR OBSERVATIONS.
London.?Col. E. M. House personal
friend and adviser of President
Wilson, has arrived in France, ac-j
cording to a Paris dispatch to The
Times.
Washington?Arrival* in France of:
Colonel House, President Wilson's
personal representative, and Admir-.
al Benson, the highest ranking offi- j
:er in the American army base, (
cleared the way for the beginning of,
such deliberations by the supreme
war council at Versailles as may be'
necessary to frame the draft of an
irmistice to be submitted to Ger- j <
raany. The premiers of the allied i
:ountries who make up the political 1
;lements of. the council can be as-^l
sembled at short notice, but it is J
jresumed their presence will not be 11
lecessary until the military and na-;i
ral members have completed their ?
vork. ! \
It was said today in official quar- 1
ers that Colonel House would not 1
>e a member of the council at least t
'or the present; that he simply is ^
he eyes and ears of the president i
n Europe, charged with ascertain- 1
ng the exact state of public and
irivate feeling in regard to all mat- ^
ers connected with the war. Pos-'-^
I
essed of full knowledge of this na- c
ure it is believed the president will *
ie even better prepared than here- 3
of oreto deal with every! phase of the e
omplex problems that will arise as
oon as negotiations for an armis-'c
ice and peace are fully under way. 1
View* of Entente. !1
Individual views of the entente
lowers are certain to develop as the(
esult of the action of President
Wilson in bodly stating the war^
rims of the United States; in fact
I' is understood that the president'
lesires to "have these disclosed at the|
;arliest possible moment so that a
mited front on these questions ^
night be presented to the common (
;nemy by prior agreement among
;he countries fighting the centra^
lowers, Colonel House will be in a;
position to learn these separate
news and perhaps to raoncile ap-j
jarently conflicting interests and de-:
sires through personal discussions, j
Later Colonel House may take a
place at the council table if the'
president desires. The president has
i vote in the council in the disposinon
of political matters and it is re-j
rnivlorl n<a nrtQojhlo fhnt-. Iia mav HpIp
*- - ? 1
2fate this power to Colonel House.
[t has been suggested, however, that;'
these of the term "vote" in connec-J1
tion with the proceedings of the |
:ouncil is misleading. What is meant 1
is rather a voice in the proceedings, 1
for there is to be no voting in the |'
ordinary sense; no questions of ma-'
jorities or minorities. The members 1
are charged to broach freely for dis-j'
cussion of any subjects they please,t
and if any line of action is deemed;
necessary each representative will
notify his own government of the1
general sense of the council and it^
will hp for the home governments to
: i
give the necessary instructions for
any change in policy.
Benson Represents Navy.
Admiral Benson's status differs
from that of Colonel House in that
he presents himself at Versailles in
his capacity as the ranking officer of
the American navy and consequent- ,
ly probably will be welcomed as an
expert and authority by the technical
members of the council. No one
knows the extent of the powers with
which he has been clothed by the
president or Secretary Daniels, but ,
it is assumed that he can give any
orders necessary to carry out the
naval phases of any armistice that
is agreed upon so far as it may be
necessary to affect the American
naval forces in European waters. j :
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M. G. Dennard was here on Fri- s
day enjoying the rain. 1
FURTHER GAINS ARE
LATEST REPORTS
!
Germans Crumble Under
Heavy Blows of
Allied Hammer.
BIG ADVANCE BY FRENCH
ON THE OISE-SERRE FRONT
At Some Points the French Hm
Penetrated German Position* to
Depth of Fire Miles?British
Repulse Heavy Counter
Attacks.
On the Western battle front the
British. French and Americans hnv?
continued to make further gains
against the Germans; in the Italian
theater both the British and Italians
lave scored successes, while in Asiatic
Turkey the British have cap;ured
Aleppo in Syria and are drivng
ahead on both banks of the Tigris
in Mesopotamia, with the Turks
inable to check them. The fall of
Meppo and the continued advance
lp the Tigris are moves of such stra;egic(
value that it is not unlikely
rurkish opposition shortly will be
:ntirely overcome both in the Holy
jand and Mesopotamia.
The French armies fighting on the
10-mile front between the Oise and
Viano rivpTd arc trppninc lit* t.ViMT
*** w*v ?wr?.0 -r v"v?
ifFensive against the Germans and
lave made additional gains, taking
:everal villages and compelling the
snemy to fall back at various points.
In the region southeast of Valen:iennes
around Le Quesnoy the Gernans
have delivered violent counterittacks
against the British. Their
ifforts to throw back Field Marshal
Jaig's men from the positions they
iold were unsuccessful and heaVjf
casualties' were inflicted on the enehy
by machine gun rind rifle fire.'
American Troepa Preaa Germans.
The Americans have begun the
second month of their operations in
;he region of Verdun by keeping Up
;heir attacks against the Germans
from the Meuse to the wooded coun;ry
north of Grand Pre. Some farmer
progress has been made notsvithstanding
continued strong oppositions
by the German machine gunners
from behind the natural fortifications
which abound throughout
this district. 'American airmen also
ire continuing their bombarding operations
behind the German lines,
;h?ir latest effort in this respect having
been made against the territory
around Briquenay, north of Grand
Pre, in which 140 airplane's took
part, sixty of them being bombing1
nr* q irioo
lUOVlllllWOt
Since the Americans began their
operations northwest of Verdun
more than 45 villages have been liberated,
an advance to an average
depth of ten miles has been made
and more than 20,000 Germans have
been taken prisoner.
NEWS FROM HAPPY SEAL.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
P no Txroll nq t.Vip mnnv friends
of Lewis Seal, will be glad to know
that the wound received by Lewis,
who is familiarly known as Happy,
was only a flesh wound, painful
enough it is true, but not of a serious
nature. The lacerated muscles
were cared for by the doctor, and
he thinks that Happy will have the
use of his arm as soon as he recovers.
Happy wants nothing further to
do with a shot gun. The rabbits
may eat up all the winter collard3,
and the squirrels the small crop of
hickory nuts, so far as he is concerned.
MR. KLUGH HOME.
Mr. W. A. Klugh, who has been
in Pryor's Hospital in Chester for
sometime undergoing treatment, has
returned home. His friends will be
sorry to know that he is not recovering
as fast as they would like.
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