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II' : " . .' vr:-^-;v.r^fe-;^;j-4'%w";-t>:'">:"-j;.;v-.-.r-^<v-;*-.'^T^*;t>;:v-.:^;: [ Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1919. Single Copies, Five Cents." 75th Year. I 1 * " ~ 1 : ' 1 " ' ~ i ~~T^~ ^ r? HEW YORK STRIKES ADJOURN WHILE \ Marine Workers Vote to Return to Their Duties. REQUEST OF WILSON RESULTS IN ACTION Whole Controversy Left to War La< * - - ? *? & All bor Board tor seiucmw. nU, Agencies Agreed But Private Boat Owner# Who Have Not Indicated Position. \ . ;i . ? - New York, Jan. 11.?The marine workers, whos<- strike has tied up lh< - port of New York for three days voted tonight to return to work as aoon as possible, in compliance witl the cabled request of President Wilson, according to an announcemern by ^Stephen J. Condon, secretary oi . r -the marine workers' affiliation. Mr. Condon also stated the strike -com .?it:-* had ordered word be senl Immediately to all members of the affiliated unions that as many as posy sible should return to "work tomorrow morning. He added the committee had agreed to leave the whole con troversy for settlement for the national war labor Ijoard which is expected to meet Monday morning a1 - the latest. ,While the war labor board wil have .to settle questions of both wages and the eight hour day,'it is the Jatter which will cause the chief dif^ 1 ficultv. In announcing its inabilitj t to effect a settlements the , boarc IS stated that it was the demand for ar I eight hour day to which the boal I owners reused to agree that preI -vented settlement. , , I While the strikers offer a unitec | body with which the board may deal the employers' side included several [ . parties. Besides the four govern ment departments?army, navy railroad administration and shipping board?the "v^ar labor board had alsc to listen to the pleas of private boal owners. " - . . A .The government parties to the con troversy announced today that thej ' were willing to submit to arbitratioi by the board. The private boat own ers alone have failed thus far to in ? dicate whether they will agree to th< Teauest of President Wilson and ar gue their side before the board, bu it was reported tonight that the; ,? would take their men back to worl pending a final settlement. . k . Shortly after midnight announce ments were made by officials of vari our railroads that their ferry line would resume operation early tomor row. From John H. Delaney, com missioner of plants and structures came word that he would tell em . . ployees on the municipal ferry lin between Manhattan and St&ten Is land to report at the same time. HOME ON A VISIT. 1 *' <*/ A i - .? . ' r ?? i . Giles and J.'C. McLane, the hand some young sens of Capt. and Mrs J. Foster McLane, are at home for i few days enjoying a belated Christ ? mas. Both the voun,? hoys are hold ing down good jobs on the Seaboar as Express Messengers and are draw |v ing down good government money ii - the way of salaries. Mr. and Mrs. McLane entertainei at' a pleasant dinner party in bono of'them Saturday night. The younj people invited had a most enjoyab! A TEMPORARY NAVAL FORCE. ! V/ashrrgion, Jan. 11.?A tempor ary naval' force of 225.000 enlistei men for the yersr beginning ne:c Jtily -was decided on today by th hqusc naval sub-committee, in be ginning the work of framing the nav al appropriation bill for the next fh cal year. This force is 25,000 les than was recommended by Secretar; Daniels. STRIFE IN BERLIN > APPEARS ON WANI '; Ebert Government Seems .to Hav< Survived to Date?Declared Gen> era] Strike Has Been Called Jan. Id to Save Revolution. k " Paris, Jan. 12.? (Havas)?Semi official advices from Berlin indicat* that the insurrection is decreasing ii power and it no longer seems doubt ful that the Ebert-Scheidemann gov r ernment has been maintained by th< > loyal troops whose discipline has beei strengthened by the- presence in thi city of Field Marshal von Hinden burg. The Spartancana appear t< have transferred the struggle to th< provinces, where they seem to b< gaining what they have lost in th< capital. Karl Liedknecht is reported t< ! i have proclaimed a "red terror" and j ' J dictatorship. The proletarians de 1 clare a general strike "to save thi 1 revolution" has ben called for Janu ary 19, which has been fiexd as thi " date fo rthe election of the genera L \ssembly. . t While the Spartancan activity ii Berlin has developed into guerilli warfare with the plundering of foot shops as its main purpose, seriou fighting has developed in Munich rj where the government has forbiddei 5 all demonstrations. Disorders in Dresden have beei quelled hut in Stuttgart the Sparta cans are masters of the city hall an< ' the municipal council has been dis solved. Strikers in the Westphalii ^ region now number 100,000. s CABLE COMPANY PLEA j FALLS ON DEAF EAR! r! V . r; ./ 1 Injunction Suit to Restrain Burlesoi i From Taking .Over Line* for- Got* ernment Dismissed by Fedenl Judge Who Decided Case on Merits Alone. I . f ; New York, Jan. 11. ?The ;?ijur.c [; tion suit brought by the Commercia . [ Cable Company and the Oommercia f ' Pacific Cable Company to restraii , | Postmaster General Burleson fron >j taking over for. the government thei; ; 'respective cable lines and merginj ** ?:j-1- t: j?J l , ; uieni witii nxies cuuwuncu uy tu< . Western Union Telegraph Company j1 was dismissed today by Federa !1 Judge Learned Hand. Counsel fo .'the companies announced that ai .1 appeal would be taken. ^. j Judge Hand decided the case on it .' merits, passing witl^put decision th t jurisdictional point raised by th' y United States district attorney, whi ?! contended that the suit could not b maintained on the ground that it wa _ directed against the United States _ and in effect against the president. g Taking up the claims of plaintiff _ that the seizure of the cable lines oi .'November 16?five days after th i signing ofHhe armistice was not jus _ tified, the joint resolution of Jul; i ifi 1 oi o ~ ?... 2 iU) .Li/jLo, aucuui i?iii? lutwiuncu ittui ;. ity &nd defense, and that the resolu | tion itself was not a sufficient wax J rant for thj2" seizure; Jade Hand de I cided both claims adversely. Commenting cn the contention o - 'counsel for the cable companies thn i. the "necessity" for seizure " withi a, the meaning of the joint resolutio , had terminated with the signing o -'the armistice, Judge JTand said: d "The resolution expressly extend - he powers unfil peace has been dc n clared. Had they (congress- intend \ ec.l that a suspension of hostilitie d should terminate the right, the r would not have said' precisely th 1 contrary. a * The ri^ht of congress to authoriz ! ,1. ; i it. i l r .micii ix 2Ci-sur? vy xuc president wa | Jtisiified by Judge Hand on th i^rourid that as commander in chie of the armed forces of the nation th - ^president was permitted by the con 1 stitution to hold either mciey o t property to be used for the nations e defense. t . A TRAVELING SOLDIER. Lieut. G. A. Neuffer, Jr., went u 3 to Greenville Sunday afternoon o / Measure bent. He made the trip i j 'lis czlr and did not mind the weathei MISS BESSIE EPTING v! SUCCUMBS TO PNEUMONIA l l _____ j ^ ; 5 Beloved Teacher of Abbeville Gradei School Passed Away Here Friday After Short Illness. Burial vat Williamston. ,i . f The death of Miss Bessie Epting 2 which occurred Friday morning, Jar l 10th, 1919, at eight-forty-five o'clock - at the home of Mrs. L. W. White - was a shock to the people of Abbe i ville and expressions of sincere sor i row were heard .on all sides whei $ it became known that she had passe* I -1 away. > I Miss Epting went over' to Athen ij Lo spend the holidays with her moth i! er who is in feeble health, and i i is thought that she contracted influ j enza on this trip. A few days afte: >| her return she developed doubli ?. pneumonia and from then on littli -j hope of her recovery was entertainei 5: by her friends. \ I w f I , "i Mfcs Epting was the daughter o 51 Dr. H. I. Epting; of Newberry Coun 1 ty, and his wife, Mary Jane Hill, o: Abbeville. Dr. Epting engaged b 1 the practice of his profession at Wil *, liamston and Miss Epting was bor 1 i and; reared in that town. She wa 9' a irraHnoto WiHiomofftn Fonrnl > College and taught for some year * in her home town. She taught alsi at other towns, coming to Abbevill 1 about six years ago. She was a nat - yal teacher,.having the confidenc 1 and* esteem of the trustees and teach - ers, and the sincere affection of he i pupils. She brought out the best al ways that was in a child and createi ,in it a desire to learn. j Miss Epting was a member of th Presbyterian church, and waa ac*jv , in its works. Since the war she ha 1 / * had charge of the Junior Red Cros work and has been most energetic ii the work. For-'the past several years Mis Epting has made her home while t Abbeville at the home of Mrs. 1. V* 1 White, and here on Saturday morn ] ing at nine o'clock short and simpl i! funeral services, conducted by Re\ i H. W. Pratt, were held after whic r! the remains were taken to William I r ston for burial. Accompanying th a | family from Abbeville;, were. Mis J May Robertson, Miss Lillian Sweten 1 burg, Miss Erline Hart, Miss Carte r;and Miss Kortjohn, representing th teachers in the school. Among th i friends and relatives, were: Mrs. "ft si Cromer, Mrs. W. A.'Calvert, Mr; e! F. Nickles, Mrs. G. A. Neuffei e'Mrs. George White, and Rev. H. W u! Pratt, Albert Henry, and D. H. Hi J There were many beautiful floi'al oi # \ 9 s'ferings, handsome designs bein (> j sent by the trustees of the schoo j by the different grades, one froi 3' the teachers and one from her, Sur n 1 day school class. e- Miss Epting is survived by he i-'mother, three sisters, Mrs. CharJe y Anderson, of Westminster, Mrs. Da-\ ;J TV - -T TT - i -fcr r\ - iu jycivcsiwfji t, 01 norsesnos, in. 1/ i-]and Mrs. W. W. Well, of Pennsy -1 vania, and by Messrs. Jas. n. an i-j ~. 0: Epting, of Athens, A. G. l~> j *,ing of Charlotte; and Dr. Erin Er f. :rj? of Panama. Mrs." Epting, th ,t pother, is a sister of the late Judg iv ? . E. Hill, cf Sirs. Frank Ilenry, an ti^'^rs. A. ?. Cox, which gave Miss Er filing .a wide circle of affectionat i relatives in Abbeville, who doplor s her untimely death; Miss Eptinp: filled a place in th [- choob and in th,e affairs of ou o >rvn wViirli ft. will Vin Viot.-I + r> y The children of the school h:we Jos e ':vra friend and the school a ccn ! -c'.cnt tcacher. e' ; * s WAS CAPTAIN-GAMB^ELL, . e NOW DOCTOR CAMBREL! f ' ? " a Dr. C. C. Gambjell has been mu r eJ home ar.u will tal:c up his prattic ij -in. Dv. Gambrol! was commis si op. ad n Captain in the army, ssm; timo ago, and has been in Florid for scmstiine in charts of a la?g p hospital. n i'.c is loohing wc!J and lias enjoye n '."ie worl: in the Siroy, but b glad t r, be at homo again among his friar.di I | SOUTH CAROLINA BOYS i / V PAY PRICE OF VICTORY; V ' d Long Officer Casualty List Shows I Heroic Work of 118th "Infantry In Break Through Hindenburg Line?Many Make the Supreme Sacrifice. '' Fort Mill, Jail. 11.?Through the ] courtesy of Lieut. Col. Thomas B. j t Spratt, The State's correspondent has (s 'jbeen privileged to examine'copies of s field orders covering the instructions p ^ to the One Hundred and Eighteenth! h ^ Infantry, Thirtieth Division, compos- J ed of the troops from South Caro-j lina, and reports of the operations of, <3 s the regiment between the period; r " from October 5 to October 20, the' d t period during which the Hindenburg; \ line was first broken by these troops j a rjand their objectives obtained. There jc ,are also original maps which were^h e j used on the field showing by annota- I ^ tion the progress made by the troops a as they went forward to their objecf lives.' ,' ' ( 5 - <;The orders contain a wealth of de- b f j tail which seem to cover every con- h Qjtingency from the laying down of r - j the first barrage to the disposition c & I of the dead, wounded and prisoners, s Sl and show the particular duty of each E e I aipi of the service, including artil- I s, lej-y, machine gun detachments, ae- o j roplanes, cavalry, water supply, food, c e; flrpt'aid, and all in such accurate de- i - j ta^l that the mind trained to the busi- a e: ness should find no difficulty in any ? -! contingency. The mass of this infor- s r mation is staggering to the lay mind t - and indicates the necessity for skill- t i ful training. The orders originating c - witfc the high command comp down! i e by trades and are written, usually in a e all |ases except by the majors,. of s battalions who assemble their com- t s pany commanders and personally go i n through their orders. . j ' Regiment Occupies Trenches. ( s The regiment left le Mesnil where r it bad been stationed for tw-> lr;*' . I following the'ope>Uciuns at Bellicourt, ( I on October 5 and was moved bv bus t l"i e I convoy to Ronssoy, marching thence ;s r j to the trenches southwest of Nauroy. jl k! On the same night it proceeded to j L_! the vicinity of Montbrehain and took ] e! over the lines of the Twenty-first and i t I TWenty-seventh Infantry , Battalions ' I 1 ( I and the Second Pioneer Battalion, A. [ 3 r|E. F. Th-V' line was continually j < ! harassel trT artillery fira on bothj i ei front and flanks, but in ?pite of this 1 r ; the positions were improved ar.d t"he j1 (lines advanced in some instances,'! 1 ' ' i J while a few prisoners were captured 1 r j by raids on enemy posts by parties 1 II! from , the Thir Battalion. On the : f_j following ^morning, with the cooper ' ation of the One Hundred and Sev- < j erteenth Infantry, on the left, the i regiment madev an advance of 1,100'' ' vnrds on a 700 yard front, with the , r.id of a creeping barrage, and snf- 5 fered few casualties in the opera- ' ir lion. This operation was for the ( purpose of straightenig out the line ' ar.d providing a -jumping off place 1 ? -r.- r7 nt^nck. planned for October 3. 1 o orders for this attack came ^ ' ' ': ard; in the abser.ee of Colonel 1 V.V.fe, were issued to the majors by . J iau tenant' Colonel Spratt, who spent 1 G \ the whole night in the preparation in 1 1 or']or that there should be no delny. 1 However, there was little time after ' . ! the receipt of the orders. since the ^ e , attack was to begin at 5 o'clock in , 3 j the morning.. :1 Break Hindcnfcurir Lire. ; ! Q t Shortly after this hour the regi- ' ir . . . ; nl ilfidrivl with cjjvfli TCrifi^n . , Division on the right and the Ore ! it ^ Hundred and Seventeenth Infantry ' "n the left and breaking through the : ! TTindenburg line advanced to a .depth i of 5,800" yards en a front of 2,500 [, capturing the vi!b?.ge of Bnn; co'irt, tha normal objective, and the j. h'gh ground beyond cr a two b.'.ttal- ' t_ "on frcrt, the latter bsing the cone ':hg>r.fc objective. The advance was -.-FisJo;! by t:viks and artillery >. rage. The advance of the left bata'talion was steady, but the advance e' vf the right was held up temporarily " I by fierce rcsistnnco in Brancourt. ' J i'h.3 normal objective was . reached v o the First P^ttalion about 8:30 in 5. .he morning.. -Iiile the contingent i ATTORNEY GENERAL ; GREGORY RESIGNS, j| 'resident Has Agreed to His Retire-! ment March 4?James K. Polk and J J. Ham Lewis Mentioned in Connection With Successor. a .Washington, Jan. 12.?Thomas I Vatt Gregory, Attorney (feneral of he United States since 1914, has re- ' igned because of "pecuniary respon-^ ibilities" and will return to the I ? ractice of law. President Wilson J tas agreed to his retirement nexti larch 4. Mr. Gregory's letter of resignation / iated January 9, and the President's , eply, cabled from Paris the next lay, were made public tonight at the Vhite House. 'The Attorney Gener,1's letter disclosed that he hald long onsidered retiring from office and ias discussed the matter with the c 'resident before Mr. Wilson went p broad. . v Mr. Gregory's successor has not t ret been appointed and there has e ?een no official intimation as to who r le will be. In speculation today the I tames of Frank L. Polk, counsellor t if^the State Department and acting ecretary while Mr. Lansing is in r Curope, and Senator Jdmes Hamilton c jewis, of Illinois, were mentioned. e r objective was reached about 12:30! s n the afternoon. The enemy resist-1 v mce was mainly of machine gun fire|t md artillery, the latter in some, in-j I tances firing over open sights at the ? idvancing infantry. In this opera- f ion the regiment captured 16 offi- c :ers and 750 men and six square = niles of territory. The regiment ( luffered severely in casualties owing o the difficulties to be overcome and l ;o the spirit and enthusiasm of the^ i nen who went forward to their ob- 1 iectives with ent-ire disregard of' i :xposure or- impediment. _ j i After the opening fight on October j'l I. the regim^t >n October 9, .making .headway,. r ;hough somewhat retarded as a result of the slow progress of the Eng- i ish on their right. Their objectives t vere reached w#h the capture of 200; * jrisoners and five square miles of ?j) During the operations of October-! L1 great resistance was encountered^ md it was evident that the enemy^ ntended to hold his line at all costs. J 3 Prisoners reported that the hills were: 'ul lof machine gun nests and at the!" i . ;ime.the regiment was not prepared, with proper artillery support for ;he combat, as-it was a case of rifles, 1 x^ainst machine guns. However, two 1 square miles of territory were gain-!( 3d and the regiment was relieved for ' rest and reorganization until the : light of October 1_. On the morning of October 17 the "egime/it attacked again on a thou- ' said yard front and in the dense fog of that morning a part of the Third. 1 r> i^-i. ..A J oaituiiun lust its uueuciuii, too far to the right, and got into the 1 town of Molain, which they captured from the enemy and later turned over to the British. The. Second Bat;alion came up meanwhile and as- ' sist&d the, Third in taking the 'town 1 of St. Martin Rivere, and the latter } proceeded to within _00 yards of its i objective, but was forced to fall back.! i>y the unusually heavy machine gun ire. Progress was made to the objectives and the renort indicates that the operations Ivom October 5 to October 20, the Thirtieth Division. ' penetrated 0 depth of over 18,-|f ;00 yr.rd-3, 5 vatds of which ' ,':r- m." Je' while * * Ilfcndrcd '; And Eighteenth Infantry ?,v the' . ' . ' i ; rtr.z jine. The first Battalion lost 12officer!* . 1 470 men;*,h? Second Battalion,' ' i officers and-62-i men; ths Third ctnttalion, 16 officers and '511 men;' }.*adquarters Company, .10 officers' md 232 men; Machine Gun Coman-y, four oflice^s and 48 men, and lie Su?vl7 Company tu*o m?n. Field orders issued by the com i:1'.-; officers : re full of pra' j. i'U"l commendation for the t" ;ops viio^o accomplishments are de cribed ii worthy for tlia generati^ j to fol-' r.n*. # ^ew Director General Agrees With His For- 31 mer Chief.' >IRECTORsj LEARN KEYNOTE OF PLAN Assistant Placed in Full Operation of Railway Lines Under Govern- .U ment Control?Believe Five Year Plan Now Being Agitated is Best Solution. Washington. .Tan. 11.?Thf? nnliJ ' ies of Walker D. Hines, newly ap ointed director general of railroads, . :'||| nil advocacy of a five year coninuation of government control 'or arly relinquishment- of the road? to - { irivate control unless congreSfc iromptly enacts remedial legisla- vr "Mr. McAdoo's policies are my tolicies and I intend to carry them ut through the existihg railroad or;anization," he telegraphed today to egional directors immediately after mnouncement of his appointment vhich was made by President Wilson ' 3 >y cable and on recommendation of dr. McAdoo. The new director geniral also declared for a square deal or labor, fair treatment of railway ' '' >wners and patrons and closer undertanding between the.public and the ' . government on railroad questions) Before the senatfe interstate comnerce committee, which., is condqcjfevn^Mearing3 on railroad- Jegislatijon,. Hr. Hines probably next week will nake" an effort to show the governnent's difficulties in supervising the ailways with the control period linr , ted to 21 months. As ector general he advised Mr. Mc* , - - r 5.doo during the formulation of the ecommendation for five year exten- y :ion of federal management and nany other policies of the /: railroad j/lmi'nich'ofinn Vicnro hoon ll^Qcorl f\n lis recommendations. He was called n as Mr. McAdoo's principal assistint immediately after the govern' '' ' nent took charge of the railways ? fear ago. V _ Mr. Hinesl first.official act today vas to delegate the railroad administration case in the New York ma- >' ^ :ne workers' strike to the war labor S . 3oard for settlement. In a statenent he pledged himself to "a square leal for labor with not 4 . only un- ' v; i_: iI?a. _ I i:Jl ^ruuging uut u sincere aim curuiui recognition of its partnership in the railroad enterprise." 'j;' . Later he discussed his policies with .'ailers. The icfea of combin*-^ several hundred private lines-into ' * . * "tw federal concerns has been con!'lered bv Mr..Hines, but he said the riuestions relating to that. subject "ere so numerous and perplexing it \jS confusing to try even to list '.hem. He believes, however," it will be an advantage to have the railroad . problem discussed during the next presidential campaign basing this oti ho feeling that sentiment -of the nation is not sufficiently crystalized ;o permit congress to-enact legisla lion tliat would ha satisfactory. ' The director renerol said he favor I discussion and testing of federal control over n period that would ive .needed,information to the coun try, after which conpress would be bio to act with greater safety. While >. advocated immedfate return of ihe railroads to their owners. if the ^nsion is not -err ant id, Mr. Jlines ;; the possible labor d"f|:rjlt;c.~ a>iij ... "ial problems' rf the , ' * Old man 7'.to his room for the ii. ' days, a victim of a rniM case Ma. The little hoys around tewr. are so mad about him missing fx-'noi that the?/ are - le "i-e him a lmnch ef de-.-' -j.. .ve c.cmes back. < mg V r . *