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FINALLY REPORT
15,000 PRISONERS
Allied Advance in Italy
On Fifty Mile Front
Going Strong
)HIO UNIT CROSSES
PIAVE RIVER
fore Than a Hundred Villages East
of Piave Have Been* Occupied?
Italians Close to Treriso?-Austrian*
Cheer Italian Kisg.
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IVY 1111 1 lie Italian niuus?. -v
alian and British armies, complete1
piercing the enemy resistance, are
ivancing rapidly eastward between
le two railway lines feeding the
ustrians on the Piave front.
The Italians have extended their
Fensive to the Adriatic, increasong
e width of their drive to a front
1 more than 100 kilometers, (62
iles.) They are now pressing forird
from the raGppa region to thej
(The two lines of railway runj
Dm Treviso to Casarsa, 35 miles j
irtheast of Treviso. The northern j
le crosses the battle front at Cone-i
ano the southern at San Donaj
Piave.) - J
Ohio Men Over.
American troops comprising Ohio|
its, have crossed the Piave and arej
idy tQ take up the advance with
?if Italian and British comrades. !
1100 Villages Taken.
More than a hundred villages and
nmunities east of the Piave have,
m liberated. The Italians occupied
negliano an important raihyay andnmunication
centers 15 miles
rth of Treviso Wednesday. At 9
m., a bicycle corps entered the
y. Airplanes signaled their arrivand
a Rome brigade completed the
:upation.
rhe tenth army is advancing rapy
eastward employing many abanled
Austrian batteries to shell the
reatine army.
IVTien several thousand Austrian
loners reached an island in midsam
the enemy artillery cut the;
Ige leaving the prisoners under a'
ific bombardment which was kept;
for hours in an effort to prevent'
Italians from rebuilding the
Ige. The prisoners suffered heavy!
laities.
[ore than 15,000 prisoners have
n officially reported captured.
Austrian* Cheer Italian King.
ling Victor Emanuel crossed the
ire with a regiment. He was greetwith
cheers from Austrian pris-j
fc
he Italians have taken 25,000
oners and more than 200 guns,
heir present offensive, it was of-;
Illy announced Wednesday. To-!
Austrian casualties are estimated
Uer 40,000.
fATH Of J. A. BLANCHETT.
r. J. A. Bianchett, age ay, aiea
is. home on the Vienna road
beyond the city limits, on Wed-j
I ay morning, 3Utn, inst., irom
effects of the Spanish Influenza,
h developed pneumonia. j
r. Blanchett was an industrious
i& man, who was making his way
te world despite many obstacles.
vas a son of Mr. J. J. Blanchett,
lerly of this city, but lately of
nville, S. C. He married Miss
Ie Simmons, daughter of Wm.
ions, who survives him along
a family of six children, the
t a boy of seventeen.
neral services were held at the
i at Melrose Cemetery on
sday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the
les being conducted by Rev. H.
lell Pratt, pastor of the Presian
Church. Interment followte
services.
vis Kerr went over to Union
sday to let all the girls see how
some he looks in his uniform.
Appeal By Austria
Not Yet Considered
OFFICIAL TEXT REACHES
WASHINGTON AND WILL BE
TRANSLATED.
Washngton, Oct. 29.?In the absence
of any official announcement
there was a somewhat widespread
impression here tonight that Austria's
renewed appeal to President
Wilson for an immediate armistice
and peace would be transmitted tc
the allied government before which
Germany's request has been placed,
In some quarters, however, there
was disposition to accord different
treatment to the Austrian piea Decause
of the complex problems arising
from the conditons which apparently
have developed in the dual
monarchy since the president replied
to Austria's original request
for an immediate cessation of hostilites.
The official text of the Austrian
note was delivered to Secretary
Lansing today by the Swedish minister
soon after the regular Tuesday
meeting of the cabinet, at which it
was understood the unofficial version
as- transmitted by The Associated
Press from Basel, -Switzerland, was
given consideration. If any definite
decision was reached the fact was
not revealed, officials stating that
they could not indicate what disposition
would be made of the note in
advance of a careful study of the
official version.
The text received at the Swedish
legation was in French and it has
not yet been translated at the state
department. After a preliminary
examination it was said there that
it did not differ essentially from the
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unomciai as reueiveu ?*vux umw-uviland.
No indication was given as to
when the translation of the note
would be made public.
Changes in Dual Monarchy.
Those adhering to the opinion
that different treatment ,should be
accorded to the Austrian request
than was given the plea of the German
governments pointed to cable
dispatches today reporting the establishment
of the independent state
of Hungary; of the recognition bj
that state of the independence oi
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tne L/Zecno-axoVttK. anu o ug v-uah T
provinces and also of German Austria
as suggesting the introduction
of complex factors into the problem
of stttling with the dual empire,
Even if each of many nationalities
which make up that empire becomes
independent before peace is arranged,
it was said that they still musl
bear their individual shares of the
responsibility for the acts committed
by the empire. Logically each mighl
have to sue for a separate peace.
Vienna's plea for an armistice is
interpreted quite generally in military
circles here as an offer to capitulate
as completely as did Bulgaria
Military officials, both allied and Am
erican, believe that the complete
elimination of Austria-Hungary as a
beligerent would bring the world wai
within sight of an end.
While there is doubt that it woulc
be practical to attack Germany frorr
the south the best informed entente
officers on duty here firmly believe
that Germany would not attempt tc
fight on with Austria out of the war
The greatest fear the Gemans have
they say, is of invasion of Germar
soil and in the end, they believe
Germany will capitulate rather thar
face the contingency.
THE BIGGEST IN FLCTDA.
Miss Carrie Cochran, who sets th<
news for The Press and Banner or
the big linotype, received througl
the mail yesterday the biggest co
coanut which grew in Florida thi:
year. It came from Mr. C. J. Cap
plemann, who formerly worked ir
this office, and who is now enga^e(
in war work at Miami, Fla. Th<
nut is still enclosed in the fibre jus
as it came from the tree and i<
worth seeing by those who have no
. seen one growing.
i LATEST PROPOSALS
FROM THE PEOPLE?
55, '
i Believed Movement
[' Has Passed Beyond
Military Control.
[another note comes
>j FROM BERLIN OFFICE
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| State Department Does Not Make
'l Public Document Understood to
'| Attempt to Show That Efforts
"j Toward Democracy Have Been
Successful in Germany.
[j Washingtoij^ Oct. 30.?The generj
al opinion among officials and diploi
mats here is that the German proposal
for an armistice and peace,
while having its origin in a plan to
gain time for strengthening the ar
my and restoring its shattered mo,'
rale, has now gotten beyond control
no >4tr on/)
v/i uiv uiiiivoi/ aiiu wiu?v vu^
; German people are the force which
' is driving the German government to
; make for the end of the war.
i! Another note from the German
; | government explanatory of the
i changes that have been made or are
projected in the German constitution
and form of government was received
today through the Swiss legation,
but the state department did not
I make it publifc. This note was un
i derstood to b4 supplementary to the
j preceding German communication
saying to the president that he has
knowledge of the efforts that have
; been made to democratize Germany.
President Wilson was at work today
on his reply to Austria's renew,
ed plea for an Armistice and peace
; and it was expected that it would be
dispatched before night, but later today
it was said at the state department
that there would be no ani
nouncement' regarding the reply toi
night.
Austria Nearly Out.
, It was understood that in the note
. i the president intended to touch upon
,; the steps that Austria and Hungary
,' have taken in the decision of releas;!
ing subject peoples from political
J bondage, but that the Austrian gov.1
ernment's plea would be referred to
i'the allied governments. The admini'
istration was Said to be well con,!
vinced now that Austria already is
s; nearly out of the war and that her
(jwill for peace is simply tempered by
.ja natural disposition to get the best
;! terms possible short of unconditioni
al surrender. The report that Count
[ Andrassy, the new Austrian premier,
; is about to sue directly to Italy for
j peace, on the ground that Italy is
i Austria's "sole antagonist," is generally
regarded as confirmatory of this
. understanding of the hopeless situa.'
tion in the dual empire.
It was pointed out that since Italy
; solemnly engaged with the other eni
tente powers not to make a separate
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peace if Austria carries out this plan
j it naturally would be referred by
I Italy to the supreme war council.
k There was no official information
? here today as to the progress of the
deliberations of the supreme war
, council and notice was taken of the
, reserved attitude of the council in
, issuing any statements to the public,
i The inference is drawn that a definite
policy has been agreed upon to
i withhold all information regarding
the discussions before the council of
the grave diplomatic and military
questions which now engage its atcention
in connection with the preparation
of an armistice.
i NEWS OF THE HARRISES.
i
Miss Salome Bookman came up
s from Columbia last Thursday to be
- with Mrs. W. A. Harris, who has
i been quite sick with influenza. Mr.
1 Harris, who was the first victim of
i the disease, is up and about, having
t suffered the loss of about twenty?
five pounds of good flesh.
t The friends of Mrs. Harris will be
, glad to know that she is much better.
AMERICAN LINE IS
MOVING FORWARD
Position Improved in
Grand-Pre Region.
ENEMY ARTILLERY ACTIVE
EAST OF THE RIVER MEUSE
Occupation of Aincreville Brings
Series of Hills Within General
Pershing's Lines?Germans
Show Activity in Air.
With the American Forces North-j
west of Verdun, Oct. 30.?General j
Pershing's forces today improved
their positions and the region of!
Grand-Pre, Belle-joueuse farm now^
is virtually within the American
lines. By the occupation of Aincre-j
ville the Americans have brought.
! within their lines a series of hills
and natural positions- dominating
1 the country for miles.. Aincreville
was taken witn but little opposition,!
the resistance being principally from
machine guns.
East of the Meuse there was con-j
siderable activity today but there
was no material change in the line. |
The Germans desperately resisted (
' attempts to drive them from Hill
! 360.
Enemy artillery activity east of,
' the River Meuse decreased this ev-]
!
ening but the Germans continued to(
1 throw gas into different parts of the!
; line and to hurl shells of large cali
bre in the back areas.
! The American artillery pounded
I away at the positions behind the Ger- j
! man lines. Their targets included (
J cross roads and woods where enemy:
' troops were reported to be encampI
ed.
The Germans showed more than'
1 ordinary activity in the air on Tues-j
day night, bombing the region of,
Montafaucon, Cuisy and other places
The German squadron known as thet
"Traveling Circus" also appeared
! at different parts of the front. The
1 airplanes were painted in bright col- [
' ors. A number of combats resulted j
j and several German machines were
brought down within their own lines.
KILLED IN BATTLE.
!
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Sanders, who;
live about four miles south of the'
city, received news yesterday of thej
death of their nephew, Private Eugene
Woodward, on the field of bat-:
tie. The news came by letter from'
a lieutenant of the dead soldier's
! company, stating that he was found
' dead by stretcher bearers after the
battle was over, with a testament'
| open in his hand as if he had been'
reading from it when death came.
Private Eugene Woodward was
I reared by his uncle and aunt whose,
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names are given above. He was 24
| rears of age. He enlisted from|
Abbeville County in October of last!
year, and went to Camp Jackson.1
I From there he was transferred to
! Camp Sevier. He was assigned to
the 30th division, made up of South
I Carolina, North Carolina and Ten-1
nessee troops, in which division are
most of the Abbeville boys. Hg became
a member of Co. I which company
came originally from Cheraw.
He is the first of the Abbeville
, J
young men, so far as reported, to
make the supreme sacrifice on the
battlefield. He died for his country.
CHRISTMAS BOXES . j
FOR SOLDIERS
If you expect to send your soldier
hoy a Christmas box and have
received the label from him author
izing you to obtain one, present the
same to Mr. J. S. Cochran, the local
hairman, and you will be supplied.
This is very important and should
i>e attended to at once, as the boxes
MUST be in the mails by November
15 th.
These boxes are regulation size
and are being furnished by the American
Red Cross. j
President May Attend !
Peace Conference
GOSSIP AROUND WASHINGTON
THAT HE WILL BREAK PRECEDENT
AND GO TO EUROPE
That President Wilson will attend,
the great peace conference wherever
and whenever it is held, is the belief
of his friends in Washington.
For some days the report, without f
official confirmation as yet, has been|
circulating in official and diplomatic |
quarters that the President will attend.
Just a Precedent.
There is nothing to prevent it, the
constitution making no stipulation j
against the President leaving his j
country, and precedent alone has.
guided the action of former executives.
President Wilson has broken.
many precedents.
By those who believe he will go,
it is pointed out that such action |
would serve to climax his efforts for|
his kind of peace "based on justice
to all."
Owing to his high position, it was
stated at allied embassies Wednes-(
day he doubtlessly would be made
chairman of the peace conference,
if he goes.
Should the war go on for years, (
as is possible, the President's re-,
ported desires might be altered, of
course.
Should he go, the constitution pro-(
vides that.during the period of his(
absence the Vice President would di-^
rect the executive work or tne wnite(
House. It would be the first time in
the history of the nation that a Presdent
had visited Europe if the con-,
ference is held there.
Col. Roosevelt, however, went to
Panama while president.
DEATH OF MRs"
MARY PRESSLY AGNEW
Mrs. Mary Pressly Agnew was bu-|
ried in the Due West cemetery last
Friday morning. The body was
brought here from Waynesville N.j
C., that morning and the interment
took place immediately on arrival in
Due West Mrs. Agnew reached
Waynesville from El Paso, Texas,
about one month ago. Mrs. Agnew
has been in declining health for sev-;
eral years. Her husband spared no1
expense to relieve her, but to no
avail. Mr. H. D. Agnew, his son and
daughter and the trained nurse and
companion, Miss Wilson, accompan-1
ied the body to Due West. Both Mr]
and Mrs. Pressly were raised in Due1
West ,and graduated from our
schools. They grew up together, j
were always firm friends. Mr. Hen-^
ty D. Agnew was a son of Mr. Sam-!
uel Agnew of Due West. Mrs. Ag-i
new was a daughter of Mrs. Lois
Grier Pressly and Rev. David B.
Pressly.
The funeral exercises took place
at the grave and were very simple
and in charge of Drs. Stevenson and
Parkson.
This Providence calls out the deep'
sympathy of a very large circle of
friends and kindred.?A. R. Presby-'
terian.
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rr\l DI1DDICC ADD I VP Q
WL? UU1UMUJ ni\i\i ? mm.
I
Col. Monroe Burriss, of Calhoun
Falls, accompanied by his handsome
young son, Joel, was a visitor to the
city on Wednesday. They brought
along two of the smallest pigs on the
farm which they dsiopsed of for the
sum of one hundred and thirty-five
dollars, nearly the price of a bale of
cotton. From this it seems to us
that pigs beat cotton, because you
re compelled t? work cotton your
self, while the pigs do their own
rooting.
Mr. Burriss has one of the best
managed farms in the county. He
brings the finest fruits and farm
products to this market, besides producing
those things which are grown
on most other farms. He is succeeding
in life.
T. H. Hanks, and G. S. McCoy of
Honea Path, were in the city yester-'
day on business.
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BRITISH ARE TIRING
OF HUN BRUTALITY
Patience With Germans
Almost Exhausted.
PLENTY OF EVIDENCE
MISTREATMENT OF PRISONERS
Immediate Release Will Be Insisted
On as Part of Armistice
Terms?Such Demand to Be
Important Factor.
London, Oct. 30.?That the immediate
release of all British prisoners
will be insisted upon by the government
as part of the armistice terms
is confidently expected here. Sir
Geroge Cave, the home secretary,
announced in the house of commons
yesterday that the same conditions
imposed on Bulgaria in this matter
would be insisted upon in any truce
with Germany or Austria and General
Allenby had been instructed t*
follow the same policy in dealing
with the Turks.
There is plenty of evidence that
British prisoners have received
worse treatment throughout the war
than the others except the Russians.
Such a demand will be a very important
factor and it is not likely
that the other allies will show less
regard for their nationals who are
suffering in German camps. Events
since the German peace overtures
were launched have not tended to
install any spirit of conciliation, forgiveness
or leniency toward the enemy
in British breasts.
The sinking of the Leinster followed
close on the German note.
The evacuation of Belgium and
French towns, for years under German
rule has opened what has heretofore
been largely a sealed book of
rumors and authentic stories from
truthful people of German barbarities
towards the inhabitants have
been flooding out.
Finally yesterday's discussions in
the house of commons of the treatment
of British prisoners appeared
to have been about the last straw
breaking the back of British patience
?patience which the country generally
seems to think has been carried
too far. The Germans have
only themselves to blame that these
revelations came at a time so unfortunate
for German interests.
SITUATION IMPROVES
The situation here with regard to
the epidemic of Spanish Influenza is
greatly improved, as the reports below
will show.
On Tuesday morning 13 new cases
were reported, with no pneumonia
cases.
On Wednesday morning 7 new
cases were reported with one case
of pneumonia.
On Thursday morning thete were
4 new cases with one case of pneumonia.
The total number of cases reported
to yesterday morning amounted
to 904. The number of pneumonia
cases is 45, and 9 deaths have resulted
from the disease in this city,
which is quite a remarkable record
according to tne doctors, ana as is
well shown by the number of fatal
cases in other cities like this.
The condition is so far improved
in Abbeville that Dr. B. E. Garrison
left Thursday morning for Columbia
from which place he will be sent
to some other place, likely a town
in the Pee Dee where the epidemic
is just now making its appearance.
MISS SULLIVAN TO
SEE SERVICE
Miss. EJith Sullivan, of Honea
Path, who is so well remembered in
Abbeville, and who was one of our
best school teachers when she was
hero, will soon sni! for France where
she will do wrr work. Her friends
will wish her pood hud: in the undertaking.
and thev know that she
will perform the work with the spirit
which becomes a soldier.