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> ! ' ; ' 'V/'.r ' .J I ... ... .is?, , '.y-'.y:'ryi-'MBsk ' V \ 'V ' .* * ' ' " ' ^ / /' .'/ J " i . v_;. l| Abbeville Press and Banfier j N ' 'g| Rfttnhlished 1844. $2.00 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Friday, April 18, 1919. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year. ^ TERMS DENOUNCED 8Y GERMAN PRESS Unjustly Extorted Peace Will Brinj Forth Larger Armaments, They Say?Declares That a Peace of Violence Must be Absolutely Rejected. ' Berlin, April 16.? Semi-officia ** v n-f tVip rnndi n rrencn aimuun\.ciu&iira ? Htions to be laid down .in the treaty of peace are denounced by the Ger Hman press, Prince Lichnowsky, ii San article in the Tageblatt, declare France "forgets that, instead o: Heading to disarmament, an unjustly ^ extorted peace will bring forth onl; ^Bfresh armaments, throwing into thi ^Hihade all former armaments, becaus< B& mailed-fist peace can be maintain Rd only by the mailed fist." EEj Declaring that a peace of violenc< ^Hnust be absolutely rejected, he con "Nobody can recommence the wa ^Kgainst us. Neither can we be starv jj^Ad out, without the common enemy j^lommunism and terrorism, throwinj Mil mankind back into the primitive Ino vjeruitiii ^uvcuuucub von ach terms," the Vorwaerts declares The Entente statesmen must them ilves settle with the inhabitants o: le Saar valley; who are thoroughly -erman and they may.find that th< 1ms proposed as indemnity canno' e exacted, even if the last shee taken from our beds." The Lokal Anzeiger says: "No more shameless mockery o1 resident Wilson's 'fourteen points In be imagined than the proposed Iution of the eastern question." - ?j pRL?SON MOVES I TO EfJD STRIKE imulty Assists Postmaster Genera i Effort?Warning is Issued? Telephone Operators Told That People of New England May Turn Against Them. Washington, April 16.?Steps to ,rd settlement of the strike of Nev igland telephone operators wer< I. today by Postmaster Genera rleson and Secretary Tumulty ch official urged the strikers to *re to to work immediately and sub t their demands for a higher wag* Lie and recognition of the right t< [lective bargaining to the genera nager of the New England Tele bne and Telegraph Company, the operators were assured b; |h the postmaster general and Sec pry Tumulty that their applicatioi pld be acted upon promptly afte I submission to the general mana I r?f fVip cnmnanv w>in Tins hew Iorized to accept any propose* ement and recommend its adop by the wire operating board, a statement given out late to after a conference with Secre Tumulty, Mr. Burleson declare the postoffice department wa free to grant wage increase h would have to be paid for b: public "without carefully in ing into the relation betwee: o 4-v, inucs anu cApcuuituics ui tn pany. He promised, howevei if the increases weive found t 'just and reasonable" they woul granted even if the charges to th lie had to be advanced, [r. Burleson warned the striker unless they returned to work a k the people of New Englant w suffering so seriously from th of service" would turn agaim p and would be "less likely t I the employees, the support ne< Ir to warrant favorable goven action." 3. Louis Levi and children r< d to the city Wednesday froi ta, where they have been , wit evi, who is there'-foi^ freatmen report "hita gt^ly'ln^rove e hope* to return home ?hortl: INDICTED FOR TRANSPORTING. ' I A warrant has been sworn out in the Federal Court against Clayton ^ Bapnister and McCullough, who were | inujred in an automobiles accident i near the residence of Mr. George J | Mann sometime ago, charging them ;| with transporting contraband li quors. It is stated that at the time of the accident they had in their possession about two gallons of the best made on Savannah River. It was reported in Abbeville on I yesterday that McCullough had died J of his injuries at the Anderson Hos' pital but the report was liot conJ firmed. He was taken from AbbfeI ville to an Anderson hospital for | treatment following the accident. 5i r ; ? VICTORY LOAN FILM jTELLS 111 SECRETS r Treasury Presents Film of Events in/ Great Conflict Showing What n?i. w:n Qhnw*. ' v . . ^ at "Opera House Thursday, > Matinee and Night. 1 Secrets of the war recorded by the ' .motion picture camera and only now J released by the censors are revealed 'i in "The Price of Peace," kn official ? j film issued in behalf of the Victory p ' i Liberty Loan, and to be shown at: , ' > Abbeville on Thursday, , the 24th, j both matinee and night. j . "The Price of Peace" is v the only, , official picture ever assembled which1 j ^ purports to cover the war from the day it was declared down to date. ' The purpose of the picture as announced by the Department of the Treasury through Frank R. Wilson, director of publicity, is to put before; ' r the public a graphic accounting and to make clear why there is now ai j I Victory Liberty Loan. The picture opens with a scene in President Wilson's office and a refer-!' ence to that momentous April 6,; 5 when war was declared. It concludes j ] with a remarkable view of the Statue; 1 of Liberty,*in New York harbor, and' 1 j . # I the homecoming of our army. Butthere is a vast deal between, includ-'' j ing the embarkation of troops, their, 1 landing in France, final training over, ] there, then the desperate realities of | 1 the front line trenches, gas attacks,' army railroading under fire, the j great attack from Soissons to Chaj teau Thierry, infantry and artillery j under heavy bombardment, a battle between aeroplanes and the downing pf an enemy airman, the observation' balloons under fire, then the battle' dead,' the prisoners, captured guns, j our troop* marching over the Rhine' r i . into Germany, General Pershing andj his men in Prussia, Christmas with; l ? ^ the Army of Occupation in Germany, j and the homecoming. Probably the greatest thrill of the! < picture is in the-scenes where our i troops are seen going "over the top"| ^ and into the wheatfields at 4:35; o'clock on that famous July 18, 1918 S There is a dim, misty light, faithfully portrayed by the photographer that gives these scenes a peculiar and fascinating intensity. Other scenes | of desperate fighting show an Ameri can battery under heavy fire from ' enemy guns in the Argonne. In yet ^ other scenes American soldiers are | shown bravely advancing under 6 i shrapnel fire across an open glade.: Two are shot down near the camera.' ' The activities of the American navy^ j furnish another important chapter of| the picture. A number of impressive! ^ scenes show the German fleet steam- j ing in to surrender. ;0 Near the conclusion of* the film former Secretary McAdoo is shown in his office at the Department of thei Treasury welcoming in Secretary) Carter Glass, who forthwith sits dowa to his desk and writes a me?sage, to the American public. ;h t, ^ "Glenn ' Kay went down to j. Greenwood Tuesday on business. GRAVES GIVl OF SIBER A - D TV SlTflCriLUflS i\C/UOC I U Denies Accuracy C Out Of Revolt Hot Washington, April 16.?Reports of changes in regulations governing censorship of cables was denied today by acting Secretary of State Polk, who stated that all cables from European countries except France and England were censored only by officials in those countries, he said, while the United States exercises a similar censorship over messages to Great Britian and France originating in this country. Mr. Polk said there had been many sensational. Reports recently that were unjustified. This statement followed closely one by Acting Secretary Crofrell, of the war department officially denying a published report that Major General Graves, commanding the '' ni.i.. r Ci:V Un<l unite a states xorcea in oiuciw, reported the failure of American troops to aid the Japanese in a recent engagement was due to the fact that the Japanese had shot- down women and children. It was disclosed that the engagement in question, which has been the Bubject of various dispatches from Vladivostok and Tokyo, wap fought at Habarovsk on February 25 by a Japanese unit against revolters a^ainst General Horvath, one of the SAFETY FIRST PICTURE EXHIBITED BY SEABOARD Shown at Local Theatre on Wednesday Night to Large and Appreciative Audience Composed Mostly of Seaboard Employees. Mr. J. A. Jester, of the -Seaboard Railway Employees Safety First Department, was in the city on Wednesday loking after the interests of the employees of the company at this point. Mr. Jester brought with him a very interesting as well as educational picture?teaching many good lessops in avoiding accidents due to carelessness and absentmindednss. Tickets were distributed to all employees during Wednesday by a locr.l committee. livery one who could possibly do so, and was not on duty, attended the show. The title of 'the picture was "The House That Jack Built," which furnished about forty minutes^ of entertainment?ending with one of the greatest lessons that it is possible to portray in this monner. Mr. Jester was very much impressed with Abbebille while here and promised that "just as so6n as he had educated all the employees in accident-avoiding" he was coming back to see us again. WATER AtfD LIGHT COMPANY The Water and Light Plant now has offices on the public square. The store of J. Foster Barnwell has been rented and the office furniture and supplies were moved on yesterday. A change was made for the reason that the Superintendent is selling electric fixtures and appliances, and nn AWkAMMA ItA J Uaam aa uiiia CApcnsc iiau uccn gone to, it was believed that the increased sales by making a display oi the goods on the square where thej would be seen would justify the increase in rent. Another reason for the change was that a great many people objected to being forced to walk so fai to pay the bills. A more convenienl piace was aemanaea Dy tne puouc It was thought too that by having the office on the public square the consumers of water and - electricitj would be the better reminded of the paydays, and that thev account! would be paid more promptly. IS REPORT IAN TOUBLEi Help Japanese. Pol )/ Reports Growing Against General .7 vatn. Siberian military commanders wil whom the allies have cooperated an | that no American troops were in ' vicinity at the time. The Japanei force was literally wiped out. Some unofficial dispatches from tl East have created the impression-th; ! America stood by refusing to g j to the aid of outnumbered allies. ' j was officially explained today as I matter of fact the Japanese con I mander had asked for cooperation i j advance and ordered the expeditio j unaided after being informed ths | the Americans could not participal in an attack upon people who wei not recognized as enemies or Bolsh< ! viks. General Graves' report outlinin ' this state of facts said the revolt i j gainst General Horvath was cause I by alleged atrocities, such as tl I killing of women and children. Tfc ! trouble appears to have been loca however, and officials of l>oth tl state and war departments regai the attitude of General Graves t i entirely proper. The America ! commander had positive instructor ' when he went to Siberia to refrai from interferring with local contrt versies and political movements. ANOTHER STILL CAPTURED, BUT NO LIQUOR FOUNI i Much Math it pound and Destroye< Still Made of Copper and Modern in Every RAspect?No Arrests Made. Deputy Marshal Bruce, Deput j Sheriff Lester Cann, Chief of Polic | Martin, of'Calhoun Falls, snd^Coi j stable Hall of the latter place, caj | tured a still on Rocky River on las i Tuesday morninc. The still is sai to be one of the most' up-to-dat j which has been found in this coupt: j It is now being exhibited at th Sheriff's office. It is of about fort % gallons capacity. Along with the still was foun about 400 gallons of mash which wa destroyed. No liquor was foun< The still has, however, been in r< ! cent operation. i The owner of the enterprise hi j not been arrested. He is known 1 | the officers and will no doubt t ' brought to justice. It is believe j that other parties are also intereste ! :n running it. These are beh I j watched. CHANGE AT EUREKA. * ?? Mr. W. A. Jamieson, who has coi t ducted the Eureka Hotel for a nun ber of years with entire satisfactic to the people of the city and to tl traveling public, is leaving the cit; He goes from here to 'Elberton, Gs where he has rented the Piedmoi Hotel. The people of the city regri j to see Mr. Jamieson leave. They r I gret too to part with Mrs. Jamieso: I who has made so many friends wil .j the ladies of the city, and who is s I j generally liked by our people. The Eureka has been taken ov< Jby Mrs. Mary Taggart. Mrs. Taj f'gart has made a great success r running her boarding house in tl . city. It has been more than a boar ing house because a great maT i transients have , always stayed wi . her. She knows how to run a fir . class hotel, and best of all, she kno\ t how to prepare and serve a go< meal, and that is what the trave , ing public likes most. Mrs. Tagga ? took charge on yesterday, and h; f things running now in good shape. if w in the city a few hours yesterday. PRIMARY FOR TREASURER. The Cotfnty Democratic Executiv* ? Committee met in the office of - th( * County Chairman on Wednesday a1 1 o'clock, and after some discussior it was decided to brder a primary t< b suggest a man for appointment as County Treasurer. The first prim' ary is to be held on May 31st, ape the second, if necessary, on June 14 th. HanHiHatps for the rmsifcinn are re. quired to file their pledges and paj '.h'e assessments by May 10th. al 'k which date the lists will be closed. l(* The assessment was fixed at twenie ty-five dollars, the committee feel3e ing that it would take this amounl to pay the expenses of holding th< ie primary. I TIME IS REQUIRED TO SIGN TREATY be 1 re 5- German Answer Arailable Early ia May.?Other Hunt Later.?Au?ig tria-Hungary, Turkey and l- Bulgaria Will be Sumid moned Latfer. ie! . 16' f- Paris, April 1.? (By the* Associated Press)?The entente delegates to ^ peace conference believe Germany ig will require at least one week aftiei n receiving the peace treaty before it I can, be digested and an answer prepared and also that the delegates will need about four diys for travel bei tween Berlin and Versailles and re| turn. Consequently they express/the " opinion that Germany's answer will not, be available before May 6. D| Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Buli garia probably will be summoned to h Versailles a fortnight after Germany J to consider their peace treaties, j which temporiarly are overshadowed | by the German negotiations, yj' There is the greatest uncertainty ' concerning the disposition of the ^j xurKisn empire, i ne entente apparel ently is anxious to have the United ^1 States accept Armenia and Cilicia as a mandatory but the American dispo! sition towards this has not been indite | cated clearly. The fuuture of Cona I stantinople has not been determined j although some of the American deleI gates would prefer to have the Unitj! ed States take charge, of it rather than of undeveloped territory and j convert it into a model city with ^ modern docks and ideal sanitation. The British, French and Italians apparently are willing to have the ^ United States take over Constantinoie pie as this would avoid possible disl(j putes from European jealousies. i(j The desirability now Is being disg cussed of having a separate commis| sion from each of the five big coun! tries ero into the Orient and investi gate Syria, Palestine and Armenia rather than have joint commissions do this work. y / i MR. HAFNER MARRIES. ie! ie|. y*j Mr. John Hafner and Miss Marj l*?|Jane Pool of Greenwood, were happily married on April 16th, and will come to Abjbeville shortly and make e-j this place their home. n?i Mr. Hafner has been an employee ;hj of the Seaboard and is a young mai | wiiu lias L-iic xcopccu auu cvuiiuvnv\ | of all with whom he is associated. 3rj A host of friends congratulate hhr 6T-1 and extend a warm welcome to hi: >n charming bride. le d,y vvvvvvwvvvvvv^ th V. ^ St v COTTON MARKET. N ys ^ ?: - ^ )d V Good cotton on the Abbe- N >1- V ville market brought "27 l-2c S rt ^ yesterday. May future* V as closed in New York at 27.40. S V , Spot cotton is off whilft S V futures advanced. vwvuvvwvvvu^ f / iiS: . ... ALLIES AGE ON TERMS, GEORGE SAYS ?? i - Urges Tolerance for Those Trying to _ ? I .Do Their Beat?Declares Interren5 \ tion in Russia Would Be Act of . Stupidity?Says Conference Has Not Wasted Time, r ^ London, April 16.?The allied representatives in Paris have arrived at , ' a complete understahding on the * great fundamental questions that : would effect peace with Germany, \ Premier Lloyd George declared in addressing the house of commons today. The allies had formulated- their demands and he hoped that by the j ' end of week they would be presented. Replying in the house of commons ' today to previous criticisms of hiflf _ ' activities at the peace conference in Paris, Premier Lloyd George said the situation was "still full of perils for all countries." He pleaded that 1 "those who are trying to do their best be let alone." Mo Anfi*A1*flT)Aa ?? llial-AtiTf ao?<l Aa iw V?**VV*VUW? *** UlOVViJ) oaiu UIU premier, had been faced jrith problems of such variety, Complexity, magnitude and gravity. The congress , of Vienna, which was the nearest ap, proach to it, took eleven months for f i . . , . . its work, but that congress, Mr. , Lloyd George pointed out, sank into . insignificance as compared with what had been settled by this conference. The time spent by the peace conference in framing the League of Nations plan saved time instead of wasting it, Mr. Lloyd George de- / clared, as the League would provide | a means of adjustment of possible ! errors. * | "I would rather leave Russia Boli shevik until they see their way out ' of it rather than see Great Britain i landed in bankruptcy," was one of I the premier's declarations. Denies Friction. | "It is not true that the United i States and Europe have been at ra. riance," the premier declared. He V ,, i deprecated attempts to sow dissen- $$$. ;r' j sions among the delegates. j Mr. Lloyd George said-that it wa? . I his earnest conviction that military j intervention in Russia would be the j greatest act of stupidity. Much as the British government f i deplores conditions in Russia, the | premier continued, it is not its duty j to Dimmit England to a gigantic enterprise in order to improve condiI tions in Russia. He added: 1 "Russia is..a country very easy to 1 invade and very difficult to get out , of." >> ? . . There was no question, he continued, of recognizing Russia. It had ' never been ^promised and had never ' been discussed. / ^ / r< The premier said reliable informa' tion showed that while the Bolshevik force was apparently growing, Bol' shevism itself was gradually waning ?breaking down before the relentless force of economic facts. 1 A PLEASANT ' DINNER PARTY' r Lieut. Gottlob A. Neuffer enterI tained a party of his young friends i at a pleasant dinner party Wednesj day night. The young people presl ent were: Misses Marv. Sarah and J Margaret Perrin, Miss Janie Morse, ; i and Miss Mary Milford, and Lieuts. j Owens Speed, W. D. Wilkinson, CarJroll Swetenburg, Arthur Link, John J Calvert and Hubert Cox. The guests spent the time in the enjoyment of the delightful , dinner served, while the young ladies listened with interest to the war experiences of the soldiers. / THE DOCTORS MEET. Dr. G. A. Neuffer returned Thursday from Florence,, where he went attend a meeting of the State Medical Association. .r.. v iLS 1 a ...*a T :ui? I 1*11 bo Allllie DCim UiHIC in VIOI V1U( k at Ware Shoals. n. , I M . ' - : i