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Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Friday, Dec. 27, 1918. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Yeai^^l ENGLAND GREETS WILSON ROYALLY (z ' - . . ' ' ' ?r? President Accorded All Honors Ever Given Royalty. ' \ * PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE la Address to SoMlers ?t .Front Intimates Quick And Satisfactory Peace-?Neutrals Barfed From Congress. ? n . V . . ' *< ' ' \ London, Dec. 26.?President and in. Ruclrincrham palace this afternoon after a journey from Calais to London during which they were accorded all the honors ever given royalty. Never has a royal tftiogtftm#' except those of great national ceremonials excited such interest here a* the first state visit Ox csu AhiviICflu pTvoKrvIivi The drive of this short procession from the station to' the palace Was Oxwgh street. lfa^wftfethe ( guards regiments in kfcafcL fcesh flags irag overhead and coveted the AmeHttM tutor* It Wte a brifiburt sjktetacle. Firtt came the sovereign'** escort of troops with %'?' helmets and steel cuirasses. Then earne d carriages with Ki*g George and President Wilson, and Quean Mary, Ifrs. Wilson and Princes Mary. These were followed by three :>f^B2?a-;/iss iU*yes \re^":o?;vHf, and Mrs. Wilson and the royal family. Although the trip was a short on^e, it lay through a most fatti&tiatff ?. section of London. From Ctiirlnqi Cross the route ran along the north side of Trafalgar square, with the Nelson monument towering on tjhe left and ?he national gallery on tfhe , right. It continued along ?al!l Sail, toftftig northward at St. James place an3 up St. James street to .Piec?d3* ly?the1 chief landmarks along this stage being the solid, Weather-worn knNittnrta ?*# flio nlit Tendon />hiKl no\f docked with bunting tHey keep fo^ specifal occasions. The procession drove westward along the north aiae of Fkcadilly, passing a ttact of clubs and big hotels and ptttatfe! residences, notably the home of the Duke of Dettttshirey with th& Red Cross flag over it, ajid the residence of the Duke of Wellington, at thf entrance of Hyde Park> where the" procession turneq, that such masses of American flags could' be produced at sueh short" notice was a revelation of London's resources Mnd none appreciated them more than the Ameri , can soldiers'and blue jackets among the spectators. The president's trip to London was carried oat according to schedule. His train, which left Dover at 12:33, o'clock, arrived at Charing Cross station* on time. As the president's tram crossed the Thames and entered the station a ?' great cheer went up from the crowd A salute of 41 guns was fired from : the tower of London and in Hyde "> ' Z:7pcesidenfs. arrival it thoughLondon mt. .to have its coldest day of the winter. There vis ice in the streets and a white froBt on the grass. Fortunately, however, theTe was neither the rain nor the log which usually pre* vail in December. Before 11 o'clock streets in the west end were filled with holiday throngs afoot and iq motor cafes watching hundreds of workmen'patting the finishing touches to the' decorations, softie Of Which had been' blown down doting the night. . AcrosS St James street was a huge blue banner with the words, "The citizens of Westminster weir PnsMm* Wilson/' in gold letters. Pi. ' - L'-:.??~ i hungef L__? . K FstiStc~ Conditions BM Serious food Shortage Hjscg Samdat frcserti Tbod ff* E^efl . Bui Mure Se -. IBVA 8y pe*t hwtoi wr ?pxp?4* tfii Chralao only those countries whfcd | have metatslned sarin# cwii(fi hav? sojReieat supplies te m4e ec^?a^tn** BMt terrMt, MR <?*ta the Bkntlftst with stores ge?* , *^fc*d ctf the farm*, ther* is famlai ; fotfc* large centers ? population. mlp ^tinct'ft'wa'ti!erSfttt? BaroS U ? <K*en?t relt 'MmWmMir natloM te the p?o gift et theUnited States.' America Hkj '' fir .few years mala tain* the smtl l. w aktttti it Sii|h|Bi Md iictMni Fessct, aed la alzeatx ????*. sneda] iwdtj vtM', eWf t)MM 9t Secfcta, msst be laeloded fit till pto. irgeat is the extreme aad het hir* Immediate relief, The gramn?e of the Belgian nation Mf the heifo Jtwrica has extend** ti her tola# the war constitutes th* fjfltAm Tbe moment the Gmbu aa>J? wtt**rawfremfcer?>U aotiftM WW erttttafred ?Bot more in her m ^ ?,; M |j (I Eminent Chester Surgeon and Physician, Proprietor of Magdelene Hospital, Passes. I . ' v?? Chester, ^ C., Dec. 27.?Dr. Stewart W. Pryor died here this morning of pneumonia, superinduced by influenza. Dr. Pryor was a native of Spartanburg County and waslborn on January 29, 1864. His parents were Stewart Love Pryor and Susan Catherin" (Haynes) Pryor. Dr. Pryor spent his boyhood day3 upon the. farm, taking every advantage offered 1 3>ythe rural schools. He left the! farm in 1881 to accept employment in a taercantile establishment ait Gaffney. In 1882 he pursued ' course at a well known business colege at Baltimore, Md. Returning to Gaffney he was employed as a bookkeeper from 1983-86. Resigning his bookk^ejftng position, Dr. Pryor at'rf ' a xl a. /i: i? ? teiraea. tqe Aiianta, ua., meaicai College, where he .was graduated with high honors in 1887. He also pursued 15 postgraduate courses, one anntrajly for 16 years at the New York Polyclinic. Frequently from. time to titne he took special advanced courses in surgery at Mayo Brothers* at Rochester, liinn., where he waS held in the highest esteem both professionally and personally by these eminent surgeons. I DRAWS 1 ' 1 _L r ' * ' .' i y . * ' %>;;:' H LrI i fif 1 . . ' -1 11'' llli . . ^ r t*i? to a* Oiriiiniaii at babw to fcBel?iQflL te n^iw ?! tin TIim tf ?!**{^V'?Sr? ??t**???. i cmtawi tMii ft ^b.pcwlpt ia<Bf r?*r' Mf WiocS iiSS k_ ' i ../v; ? > . -> .*.. ? .. P VCBIW ? . f . - England, Fraace, the Nethertinrtr and Portugal, all of which hare bee* i maloti lappet* lai i11 li; rtfrpllei. h ijjMffiilrhlM immHWta I ana dltfcWitittf^ ^^wiine U true of 1 i trNp^rrvrwvjff DWVQ0S ?JIQ v "wfcoa* F^#fro4>*a<frert ^>tf who 1 ***e MW |ilfl<.WIW WI018tfl8(WI I ttere* > >W|* Be/era- #wtfhar, spring thoroi> ** i This applies ai W?1 to Poland and [ fprseticiiij kfoogfrottt the Baltic reDr. Pryor following graduation at c Atlanta practiced medicine at Chero- 5 kee Springs, soon afterwards moving; to Lowerwille. in Chester cbuntv. * i c where he staid several months. He ^ then came to Chester where he was (destined to become a foremost Bur's geon. From the start in Chester his j abilty, skill and resourcefulness as a I physician and surgeon were quickly! recognized' and he speedily built up a j u large and lucrative practice.. After a\ few year's practice in this city Dr. -L Pryor's skill in surgery ant^ other *n branches of medicine began to attract 0 patients -from all sections of the Car- 11 olinas and he built a combined hospi- 11 tal and residence in order to care for 6 them. Soon-this hospital became inadequate and in 1914 he erected a 0 large hospital with every modern e- a quipment on Saluda street, which he * nnmorl .Mncwlnlinp Tn 1 Q1 ft kno.'."C pital ww<jestipye4 bgCflxe. In about six months folla^g^e'4?a1araction i> qf the hospital Dr. Pryor had rushed F through to completion a magnificent A hospital on York street, said to be r complete in every respect^ It repre- v serits an expenditure of approximately $150,000. His charity work alone o at his hospital amounted into the 4 thousands of dollars. ' C Dr. Pryor several years ago was C highly complimented by being elected n to membership in the American Col- F lege of Surgeons. Before this dis- C tinguished body Dr. Pryor has read V notable papers. s He has been one of the leading X surgeons of the Seaboard Air Line S Railway for a number of years, and F has Been surgeon-in-chief of the Car- o v sJBt.s. . '... - ,,?< ' ..... 'HE MAP 4 ' \ B^BB^BIHMIMHBffr^iiinTm .J",ii.r Ji.ln uju'iu U. n.i.:. ' flwig,: wttt caMltfaoa moat *eri?s ii ^Bohemia, ' jaJbtt. Romnanla and MeotaoSSi iSta w^tt*ch?<Itfa? Msato* pater ni a??*ettaf ahean toll ?f deith. Thf AnMnlaa pwml*H?m la hlllaa M*h waiilr hnftMl iftkes lb ttfi/thtf 1i Qtr&Wi Alhanl* as* Rouauki* ? sitirfos trtf thottrt ;?hortagea Ortt la aaar. Ai ,tt!Wgh atsrtattonis sotyttlmailaonf, Ifiuy; Switifitand, ;Bnlg?ria and Xur-. Key 'tit' i? sbi* 'V 7 , ty . In OTdea t<* Aa*rica'a fttodf* la world relief ? lrfft ,.lm to ejporl #rery ton of fbod which can ba is* dtetf thnmxh anr fron*. tftftsMStiitat ftt# T?rj l**#Jt mlniawa tau cottuarad with 6LOOO.OOO tou Ka Sir exported . toss's* ported lart ii^l65w^lW4 by tha ties of war ts the Buropet* allies. u ;wy; i v ': ( ;* l?,m|Ul * l^tsa tha black ?ot* on tha bsncsr map or if aw allow aa> L*U1 |b? feroattftt Refslt sad stare*} tsetttafciy; foa?rw BboaMk thi* fc&pen WtffUp* it otbj?-Mfb| o( Melt sw OVr ngnC TOT WvrZG fllf! will hats been In rials. Ii' 'i i>in t ii ' .in n i .i >'' -ii > ? >lina & Northwestern Railway for rears. Dr. Pryor wis a president of the Chester County Medical Association, hrfirman of the board of health and tad been vice-president of the South Carolina Medical Association. He ras also a member of the Tri-State ifedical Association. i Dr. Pryor had achieved a wide repitation on appendicitis operations. In Edition to being an eminent surgeon )r. Pryor was one of the largest! ilanters in the Carolinas. He was: ne of Chester's most successful busness men and was prominently con-| lected with different business inter-,1 i sts. Dr. Pryor was a consistent member| f Bethel Methodist Episcopal church nd was always interesj^Ljn the acivities of that den^minauoS^ both loftily and thiiugkotft the St$te. .> He Knight Templar and took inch interest in this : lodge. Dr. *ryor was married to Miss Carrie lagdaline Tinsley of Union, on Febuary 14, 1888. Magdaline hospital raB named for Mrs. Pryor. In addition to Mrs. Pryor, Dr. Pryr is survived by the following ehil ren: Mrs. Malcolm L. Marion, of !hester; Mrs. R H. McFadden, "of Chester; Mts. E. 0. Steinfcach, of Sella, Ala.; Mrs. Alex L. Oliphant, of 'ort Worth, Texas; Misses Rnth and Jlara Dale Pryor, of Chester, and S. V. Pryor, Jr., of Chester. He is also arrived by two sisters, Mrs. Anna V ilk ins and. Mrs. Janie Epton, of ipartanburg; and tw<? brothers^ E. "ryor, of Rock Hill and J. C. Pryor, f Gaffney. I , / l ' . f . .* / - ' -V -A I'vv .... ... - { 5 ' ' - ' ' NO* VAIN SACRIFICES , | MADE BY AMERICANS i. > 1 i . i | Wilton Assurei United State* Solj diera at Historic Field Near Langres That They Can Depend I Upon Him to Attain Ends for Which Republic I Entered War. ? President Wilson on Christmas day i pledged himself to the Amerioan "troops in the field to attain a peace [which\ would preserve the fruits of | the sacrifices they have made. Stand! ing with a bared head in a field near I Langres, over which Caesar marched { with his legions centuries ago, the ! president told' 10,000 American in | fantrymen, now that they had done I heir part to win the ideals for which ( America entered the war, they could ! depend upon him to see that thev j were preserved. | The president went up from Paris ' to spend Christmas day with the men | who have done such a great part in | winning the war. Historic old Chau i ; moot, h^dqujurters of the American I army, did. itself proud in its reception. ' In it$ homely wa? it rivaled Paris and ! in th^deyth of its sincerity it. fully | equaled ^ l The/ oldest inhabitant w^s out with | his age old ailk hat; the prettiest little 1 .girl W$a out yfttfc h#r best gown. The streets were lined with American and [ French troo^a and the sidewalk*We chpjced with Frenchmen cheferlng | tfia^selyes hoarse. ^ The mojri grown roofs of the houses were loaded folk, froiji the cojgp? tryaide.who cared nothingfor the frm. i cuuj, wiufl ipst, swept oyer tne land [ or for jjjfc occasion*} touch of mow; Cold jgnp| cloud 'banks shut out the sun and th? ground was wet $nd sodden. But there was no dampness in ^e^oine., Chaumont simply wait wiii tf?a r&? trwpi, muddy, cola and soaked, but ;happy, seemed just as enthusiastic aa the cpuntry. people. 1 The president's train arrived at 9 , o'clock in the monling and the party Weht at once to the city hall, where , there tart a fortaal receptibn, speech-, es and the jfresen&tion of fWers. Less than a tenth of those ittVited! could crowd into the' small room, Which already had in plxce a table, commemorating' the presWenfs visit : TO SERVICE FLAG. . Daughters of Conf?d*p?y to Hold , ezmtbm xto ooM H6vm S*tar? Afy?-Smd From Gump Jackion. ;i The Daughters of the Confederacy | will hold memorial service* and un , veil a service flag representing the ] white soldiers of Abbeville County,., containing four hundred and twenty- * one stare?406 blue and 15 gold? at the Court Souse today, (Satur- , day) at one o'clock. ] The flag will be unfurled by Mrs. , J. M. Wilkinson, of Aibbeville, who ] has five sons in the service, all of whom have seen service overseas ex- , cept one, who is located at Long ( Island, r. Y. Miss vannie Stark will sing the ( "St r Spangled Banner" while the j flag is being unveiled. ( The presentation will be made by Dr. J. S. Moffatt of Due West, and ? the flag will be accepted by Hon. J. j Moore Mars, mayor of' Abbeville. s General M. L. Bonham of Ander- , / c son, who is well known to practically rj aH of our citizens, will deliver an ( address after the flag has been ac- r cepted. y Hon. J. M. Nickles will occupy the chair during the exercises. By special arrangement, the 59th Artillery "Band, of Camp Jackson, consisting of thirty piecesyvhas been secured to furnish the music for the E occasion. 1: The public is invited to attend < these exercises, and it is especially r desired that all who have sons in the c service be present. I . 'm. r DR. NEUFFER RETURNS. t ' _ x Dr. G. A'. Neuffer returned to the ( city yesterday from Chester, where he has been rendering professional services at the Pryor hospital. i NEARLY 100 KILLED IN BERUNJUESO/W1 Fight Between Republi* 3 can Guards and Re- 1 volting Sailors. 1 GERMAN SOLDIERS AND SAIL- M ORS IN NEW REVOLUTION | Ex-Kai?er's Quarters Occupied a M Looted?Movement Directed Against the Ebert-Haase London, Dec. 26.?The mutinous 1 sailors who had been holding out in~,3 the Red palace at Berlin nave hoist- J ed the white flag and have been al- ^1 lowed to leave under guard, accord- 1 'ing to advices from'Berlin sent iy J the Exchange Telegraph corre^poB^ ^ ent at Amsterdam. Government J troops, the message adds, flow occupy the patece'j&d the Wj&i itables. ,r| i - .. ...... { ?' Hundred* Aro Killed. , - The Alexander and FfalUtffr regi- I ments had openly joined the* ia^r sailor* m Bfetiijr &f it Was pre- 1 dieted in Advice* from Berlin late Christmas night that nearly . tie them, laying the government wWk . out troops. '' J These Advices *ere transmitted by he Exchange Telegfaph correspondm% at Copenhagen. Titey add that ^ large cumbers of sailors axe reported to be canning fro<V KM to join tifcir > , comrade in Berlin. p -MM N*arfr W M In 4 the strwt figfcWwWih berah fa a Berlin on Tuesday morning, accord- J ing/' to the Wtett' report* ?ro?d the German, capital, transmitted, by tte- jfl Exchange telegraph correspondent 1 at Gopenhagem 'torn republish -J? guards tried several times to toko I the rogral.stafcle* and tbe beadqaatr- '-.-M t^apf th?t revoking sail or a, bnt were I wpjWi' . 'm Many *>ldtori totoftfetofl* 16 v the --*|B Berlin guards and a few of the re- 1 pu&lican gtuadg joined in vrftS thfe m sailors, Vorwaertx report*. M When these reports were aent a 1 large nuniher of araied dviliaiisWarb'Jl continuing to jota* the sailors, n*t (/jH only at the royal sfctibfafc, but & Koenigstrtsso, - This street witfc a& ?|B its houses, vr& reported irttlfei tanifc >f the; sailors* who- woife supported v;ff| ay /the: Spertacus. They demanded iM D\at Premier- Bbert : and Secretary ^ Basse resign and be replaced' b/ g George Dedebour and Dr. Karl Lleb- ' i cnesht. . 1 ' , Dr. Liebknecht, the advices add, went to the chancellor's palace and lad a long conference with the mis- j stersj the results of which was un- vf mown. , ^ Further fighting was anticipated, } t was added,,as the Spartacus and - j ;he sailors ? ? -<?T? *.VV*VIVV4 WV ?l/VVUl|/b W 'orce the guards on return to Pots- 4 1pm. The guards were stationed in : Jnter den Linden and on the Werierschen Platz. According to an Exchange Telerraph dispatch from Copenhagen, a orce of 800 sailors Monday formed 1 guard and .seized the Red castle, ^ me of the former royal palaces. M They flocked the main streets and sntered the public buildings and rot?, ested Herr WeHs, the mllitary-ci^^ aander of Berlin; Herr Fischer, his idjutant ,and Dr. Bongard. NEARLY 17>000,OOP ON ROLL. Washington, iDec. 26.?An enroll* aent of nearly 17,000,000 was shown >y reports from the American Red >o?s Christmas roll call received to ngnt at national Headquarters. Many livisions reported that thus far they .S lad been able to get only scattering eturns from many chapters and his led officials to believe that the iltimate total will exceed 20,000,- '.& >00. Sergt. Henry Cascn is here spendng a few days with his home people. ? 4 I : -i-m ,