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F I Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Friday, Nov. 15, 1918. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year. } PRESIDENT ADVISED NOT TOM Whether or Not Mr Wil son Attends PracticalJ . 1 y Certain Secretary ; Lansing Will be One of Delegation. AMERICA TO SEND HUN FOOl Dr. SolPa Suggestion for Prelim nary Conference Not Likely to Be Taken Up, Unnecessary. Washington, Nov. 13.?Presidcr Wilann was said today to have give no indication as to how he regard the suggestion from high sources i Europe that he attend the great cor ference which is to reestablish th peace of a war-torn world. Most of the President's adviser however, are understood to conside that acceptance of the invitatior would involve needless risk an serve no purpose that could not b accomplished through the delegate who will be appointed to represer the American Government and wh will be in constant communicatio with Washington. Lansing to Go. Should the President decide to a1 tend the conference?and some c those usually well informed say h has an open mind on the subject that point would not mean, in th belief here, that Secretary Lansin would not be a member of the An erican delegation. It was said ths upon Mr. Lansing would fall muc of the weight of the heavy tasli connected with American participj tion in the conference, not only b virtue of his high rank, but also b< cause of his wide experience in othe international conference and arb trations. No Preliminary. The proposal of Dr. Solf, the Ge: man foreign secretary, for a pr< liminary peace conference had n< reached Washington in official fori x?j_iL..i. n. ?j?t. j 4.1,. tunigiit, uut it is UIIUIMUUU tuc there is little probability of its ai ceptance. Such a conference is r< ' garded here as unnecessary and i likely to uselessly complicate th ?ork of the general conference whe it is held. Ostensibly, Dr. Solf's proposal based upon the urgent need of Ge: "T.ny for food and other supplie but it is pointed out that these coi ditior.s will be dealt with by tl United States and the Allies in a< vance of the peace conference ui "ar the general pledges contained i 'the armistice and given by the si preme war council at Versailles. Further assurance on this subjei given the German Government t 1 Secretary Lansing, who in a nol handed today to the Swiss minist< reply to one from Frederick E! ert, the German chancellor, said tl President is ready to consider fa1 orably the supplying of foodstuf to Germany and to take up the ma ter with the Allied governments u] on assurances that public order wi be maintained in Germany and a equitable distribution of the food I guaranteed. THE SMATHERS MOTOR CAR C< The Smathers Motor Car Compar has opened a sales-room in the Pre: and Banner Block, next door to tt office of The Press and Banne This concern handles the Aubui car as well as the Maxwell. It h: ttie news models of the Auburn it? sales-room and the manager anxious to show them to prospects customers. Mr. Smathers has bee i? the automobile business for nng time and knows all about goc cars. He will be glad to demoi strate to you the merits of the cai whick he is handling. Read the ai Tertisemerit ^in this issue. WILL FIND JOBS il FOR FIGHTING MEN! (Soldiers and Sailors to Have Work? Demobilization Problems Being Worked Out in Advance by Labor Departments. [. Washington, Nov. 13.?Demobili- ] zation of men in the military and naval service of the United States after their return from France will I be carried out lartrelv on a basis of the ability of trades and occupations \ to absorb them under a plan being worked out by the labor, war and <; navy departments and the war industries board. It was said today * that the plan will be submitted to President Wilson in a few days. The war industries board has sent ^ questionnaires to employers in all init dustries asking the needs of each c n for men and the answers will show S' [s where when and how rapidly jobs n will be ready for discharged soldiers ^ l- and sailors and what trades are most v rs e in need of them. Supplementing this information will be that receivs, ed from draft boards and communi.r ty labor boards, which are to ^oop IS| erate in the work. d! The war labor policies board and e the United States employment ser>3 vice will be permitted to handle the labor department's end. o| With the conversion of industry!^ njfrom a war to a peace basis many] j workers also will be released from | f i emergency jobs created by the war, {hut this problem has been taken into! ^"j consideration by the officials who are' ^ i working out plans for a general j <J ie! stabilizing of labor conditions whenjp ~~I the soldiers are returned to civil j rr iei life. I g; %' Secretary tfi-Ker said today that; h l"i every phase of demobilization of i n the army is being carefully studied |P hjoy war department agencies, but as jit 31 yet no plans have been final'y for- b l"l mulated. The only orders so far is-j c< y j sued curtailing war work deal with j ? i_; projects upon which work has not'ti !T| I'CtuaJly started, he said. l~| The question of the number of. d I American troops to be retained in; u (France or elsewhere in Europe is' r_i being studied on that side, Mr. Ba-: a SJ ker said, while the general staff isj J .^1 preparing recommendations as to the g ' number to be kept under arms in n this country. ! CJ Mr. Baker said several factors q _ i will govern the order in which men! I will be released from the army. It; ie' is obvious, he said, that, as a matter c ,-i of justice, men who had been long-: jest in the service shr-V. be released* j first, but the induv.-ial situation' ; rJ and the special need for men of a 0 i certain calling probably will modify v ! the principle of making length of ; service a guide to order of muster' ;; i-;out j_i Labor department officials are con- r jnifident that the demobilization of the ,j a_ 4,000,000 men now under arms at' ,1 ; home and nvprconc onrJ fl-m ~ UlC V.WUVCI* ^ sion of industry to its peace status ? 1 will not cause any serious problem l i of unemployment. :c *r VISITING THE OLD HOME. b\ __ .... ? ie js Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Marshall are ^"jhere from St. Louis on a visit to the old home. Mr. Mrashall is the *"i oldest son of the late Dr. Marshall , b P'land the older inhabitants among our ^ ^"j people remember him well and are in glad to see him. This is the first ^ 18 visit Mrs. Marshall has made us in j forty-three years and save for the ^ j | addition of electric lights and other *, modern improvements she finds the ^ ' old home much the same. The old trees, the old shrubs and old friends 0 . S are still here to crive thpm n oroi le ? o come. r.| , ""I MRS. GAMBRELL BETTER. is | j ' 'n, The friends of Mrs. C. C. Gam-,11 1S1 brell are glad to know that she is!c 1 1 rl rei much better after her recent severe in j illness and hopes soon to be up again. 4' a j Dr. Gambrell will return to his work j 'd j when his ten days furlough is up. j 0 -.J - 1 < rsj Mrs. W. R. Ellis, of Cold Springs i- was in town Thursday looking after t j business. t A# -i ro DRAW PROGRAM I FOR PEACE TIES .^resident Considering 1 Construction Com- ' mission. yOULD BE ADVISORY BODY lommerctl, Industrial, Labor, Afri- ^ cultural and Social Int?ro?U to Bo Roprocontod. Washington, Nov. 13.?President ^ Vilson has under consideration the t ppointment of a reconstruction J ^ ommission to develop a comprehen- ^ ive program for the nation's cona ersion from a war to a peace basis. ^ 'he commission would be advisory j, ather than executive in functions c c nd the plans developed and coordi- j ated by it would be carried out by xisting government departments ^ nd agencies. "As now considered, the commision would be representative of I f ommercial, industrial, labor, agriultural and social interests; its t lembership would be small and it|^ 'ould deal with all phases of the j p reat problem of easing the country ^ rom war to peace. [ Prefect Specialists. ; A The President is understood to bej* istinctly opposed to the suggested, a lan of having a congressional com-|& littee prepare a reconstruction pro- j * ram. He is said to prefer men who! P ave made special studies of eco- s omic and social problems. The r resident is said now to be considerlg what emergency legislation may] c e necessary before the governn^nt' n an proceed systematically to turn j11 !1 resources of the country to peace j 0 ime production. i 8 How to shut off further war prouction without closing plants, throw ^ ii? men out of work and causing I 0 nancial strain, is the most immedite reconstruction problem facing be government. Hundreds of telerams of inquiry reaching govern- " lent departments today disclosed nxiety of business men over this . uestion. j No Wholesale Cost. Government authorities having harge of the placing of war conracts are considering a plan for discing raw materials from war ini ? U'tries where they can be used at r.cc for reconstruction. War orders rill not be cancelled in a wholesale .vy until such a plan is dcveoped,; ; is believed. < I In this connection the Chamber of. c 'ommerce of t\e United States to- t ay made public a letter to Presi-|s ent Wilson citing evidence of anx- v jty among business men over the overnment's future course, suggest- c ng a development of uniform noli- 1: ies for all departments. ERVICE OF PRAISE AND THANKS SUNDAY f ? ' X ' f The Session of the Abbeville Pres- r. ' yterian Church at its meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1918, unanilously passed the following resolu- 3 ion: j j That the churches of all denomi- s ations of the town and county be s nvited to unite in a service of v raise and thanks for victory and j ieace at the Presbyterian church, Sunday night, Nov. 17th, at 7:30 r 'clock. ^ \ The Session is very desirous of v olding such a meeting, and believe ? hat as far as possible it should be a' ^ nf fV?n nnfiro lucwug icpicaciitan*c vi. vjivhv, ounty. It will be full moon on Sun-i , ay night, and with the pleasant) /eather we are having now, wej eel sure that the members of manyj f the country churches will be able o join in such a meeting. We hope c o make it a meeting of praise and t hanks in which a great manw will i < ake part. v M CASUALTIES NOT OVER 100,00 Estimates by Officia for American Expedi tionary Forces. THOSE MISSING INCLUDE! )eathi From Wound* Probably,W Not Be Reported For Some Time. Washington, Nov. 13.?Officii lere estimate that the total casu ies of the American expeditions orces in the war will not exce 00,000, including the men killed ction, wounded, died of wouni lisease and accidents and the mi: ng who never .will be accounted f< ioroe of those who have been rail ng probably will be accounted f rhen the prisoners are return rom Germany. It was said today that it will robably several months before t ecord of casualties can be coi leted. It is regarded as almost c< ain that many of the casualties he recent heavy fighting by t 'irst and Second American armi ave not yet been reported. Lis lso must be compiled of unreport imerican casualties in British a: 'rench hospitals, especially frc mong the United States forces b aded with Allied units. Deat rom wounds probably will be i orted for some time, while lists lightly wounded being sent by co ier may be delayed. The lists for several days ha onsisted of approximately 1,0 ames daily. Secretary Baker h idicated that a considerable numb f reported casualties remain to' iven out, but that these will be i ?ased as rapidly as newspapers c andle them. An unomciai taDUiation 01 puDiis d casualty lists, including those Jovembre 12, shows a grand to1 f 71,390 men. Careful estimal nade today,based on knowledge he battle conditions faced by t "irst and Second armies in the da mmcrliately preceding cessation loslilities and on the average li: leretofore, lead officers to belie hat all unpublished and unreport asualties will not exceed 30,000. Estimates based on revised r< irds fix the total marine casualt: i France at less than 5,000. THE WILKINSON BOYS. Mrs. J. M. Wilkinson has had ne if all her boy? in the last two hree mails and they all are in fi pirits, they have escaped bei J 1 A 1 J 11 /ounaeu anu are nappy ana wen. Alvin, who is with the 81st Me al detachment, writes that he 1: een paid off in French money a ie knows that from the amount either a Rockefeller or a Vandi lilt. He says he is well equipp or the North Pole as he has rubfc oots, sweaters and fur lined coa Te says he will soon be home wi nough stories to entertain the fa ly for three years. Julian, who is in Headquarters ( 112th, in France, says he has ga d so much flesh that it will take pecial boat to bring him home. ] ays he is well and happy though vould give a whole farm just to s lohn Perrin. Claude Wilkinson writes that 1 ). was taken sick one day of the 1 >attle from the effects of gas a ras carried to the rear and is now i hospital. He says that Paul S ivpn is improving rapidly. These boys write such cheerf sntertaining letters that it is a pie; ire to hear from them. MOVING. Mrs. Burnett Eakin and her fc ihildren are moving this week ;he home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Eal >n Washington street, and will 1 irith them in the future. j FOOD FAMINE MAY COME TO EUROPE NOW I . : 01 Hoover Says Famine Breeds Anarchy and Own Interests If j Not Humanity, Demands Our Action. lg Washington.? Warning against famine and anarchy in Europe, Herbert Hoover (Tuesday declared that the American people must conserve food along new lines that Europe 0 may be fed. "Famine", he said "Is the mother rill of anarchy. If we value our own safety and the social organization of the world, if we value the preservation of civilization itself we a*3 cannot sit idly by and see the growth al" of this cancer in the world's vital side. e<* "There are 40,000,000 people in 111 nortn Kussia to wnom little food ^3? can be gotten to this winter. I ex8a" pect the most dreadful results of 5r- starvation beyond all human power 5S* to allay." or His Appeal. ed Hoover's discussion on the food situation in Europe was made to a ^e'gathering of state food administrate <-,rs. He appealed for the necessity m" of a continuance of organized food 5r_ conservation in the United States, 'm even though the armistice is signed. Food Must Come. 'es "From the inability of governments ?ts to secure food for their people," he e(* said, "grows revolution and chaos. n(*!From an ability to supply their peo-j >ml ' <? grows stability of governmentj md the defeat of anarchy. Did we| hs| pUt it on no higher plane than ourj 'e- interests in the protection of our| of institutions we must bestir ourselves 'uJ in solution of this problem. "There are millions of people now ve liberated from the German yoke for. 00 whose interests we have fought and as bled for the last 18 months. It is not1 er up to us to neglect any measures be which enable them to return to e-j health, self support and their na-' an tional life.1 This is the broad outlook of some kind of food administration^ ih- -luring the next twelve months. As of j o what the detailed structure of our tal ^ organization may be can be develop:es j from time to time to suit necesof sity. It will be months until formal he >sr;,ce. . In the meantime the organiys zation must remain intact if we are of fO serve the high purposes I have sts outlined and after that we can vej decide our courses upon the basis of ed' national unity." Hoover told the state administrate tors that "a new world situation im ies food" requires a change in domestic 1 'cod policies. EXAMINATIONS TO PROCEED. \ I ws, The Local Board for Abbeville has ori received the following telegram: i ne I.ocal Board, Abbeville, S. C. rtcr t? i. "hjr l.i /-i 1 i* rrovost iviarsnai Lrenerai directs I that the examination of all Regis-; di-; ;rr?nts placed in Class one between las ajres 0f nineteen and thirty-six in-1 elusive, and of eighteen years proceed with the utmost expedition. j er~ Directs that registrants, who on e(* September 12, 1918, have obtained ,er 'heir thirty-seventh birthday and te'jwho have received questionnaires ith neefi not fill out such qustionnaires, m"ibut they are to immediately return I such questionnaires to their Local j0- Boards. in-( ?_____ a THE NEWS ON NORTH MAIN. I He! he; In our search for news Thursday, see a lady friend on North Main street; I told us that the sick was all improv-. W. ling. Mrs. Haigler, who has spent a jig weary time in the hospital, is well nd enough to be at her machine again. | in; Mrs. Lila Mabry is out visiting ..1 ' U /-i v* onrl Trtf^QTl Pomov' ui- JIUL 1X1C1IUO; ail VA 1UJ.O, uv/iuau JkVUlllWJ I land her young baby are both recov-' ulj ering from a struggle with the flu. I ss-1 ; MRS. REAMES BEREAVED. I Mrs. B. S. Reames spent last >urj week in Williamston at the bedside to J of her father, who died Friday. Miss cin Eva Reames went up Friday to at-' ive tend the funeral. Sincere sympathy ! is felt for them by their friends. I i WHOLE ARMY 10 BE RE-ORGANIZED General Staff Mapping Out Program for Baker to Pass Upon Before Presenting to Congress. MANY NEEDED IN EUROPE. > In Reorganization Principle of Uni? ersal Military Training Bill u Likely to Be Included. Washington, Nov. 13.?Plana for the reorganization of the War Department and the army itself now are in progress of formulation by the general staff and soon will be before Secretary Baker. Orders for the actual breaking up of the army cannot be promulgated until these plans finally are completed as the demobilization program is dependent to some extent upon the adoption of a reorganization policy. The Secretary has indicated that new legislation will be necessary to carry out the reorganization and is expected to lay a definite program before Congress at the earliest possible moment. This may reopen the whole question of universal military training and many officials anticipate a long legislative struggle before final action is taken on whatever policy Mr. Baker may propose. i^arge rorcei Required. Existing law authorizes the maintenance of a regular army of ap- ^ proximately 375,000 men. While it is not possible as yet to forecast the number of American troops that must be employed in Europe even after the peace treaties have been signed, military men believe now that the authorized regular establishment cannot provide an adequate force for all purposes at home and abroad. Of the 3,700,000 men now under arms, probably not more than 100,000 are under obligation to serve beyond the restoration of peace. There were some seven thousand officers and about 120,000 men in the regular army when war was declared. Expiration of enlistments, how aver, probably has served to reduce this considerably and all wartime enlistments are for the war period only. As to Officers. Thousands of the officers now in service are on emporary commissions in the regular establishment. TheSe commissions are issued for a definite period of years and these might be held, although the general attitude of the department would ot indicate any intention of holding such officers against their will when the war emergency has passed. The number of men necessary to be mantained in Europe probably will be worked out by Gen. Pershv.g's staff and since similar calculation's for the United States and its possessions are being made here, it is expected that the size of the army for which it will be necessary to provide, soon will be arrived at. LEAVING US AGAIN. Lieut. J. C. Hill, M. D., left Thursday for Camp Greene. He came home during the influenza epidemic and rendered valuable service to his old patients and the afflicted in general. SPENDING MONEY. Mrs. Pierce Bowen was in the city Thursday spending big money, for she was fitting out her three hand' some young children in shoes for the winter. Miss Neva Show is one of tha pretty young girls clerking at Bow!-?n-Simpsons. She has been working ' out three weeks and is a Vetera* when it comes to efficiency.