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I 4 Abbeville Press and Banner Established J&44- $2.00 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Friday, June 20, 19197 Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year. JO LENIENCY 10 BE j SHOWN in *" ??!? ?> Patrol Arr^ntu Iites Delicate Situation?Carranza Government Displeased?Fears As to Effect on Villa of Latest | American Move. Washington, June 17.?What is e United States going to do about exico? The return of American / valrv from its brief patrol south If the Mexican city of Jaurez has lly served to accentuate the delica-j r of the whole situation. Sojourn 1 Mexican soil indefinitely in the! irsuit of the rebels who fired into! merican territory isn't pleasing to j e Carranza government and to J ay on the border and watch Mexi-j ns fire bullets into the homes of n eric an citizens isn't pleasing to j e Washington government. Presi-j nt Carranza has made no public j oteet against the entry but he j *1. _ I.5X T\? Iesn't 11 Ke it a oil. i/ispatciitn> iruiu : sxico city would seem to indicate it he is depending upon General adido Aguilar,' his confidential >resentative in Washington to ike his position clear. The general was called into conence by acting Secretary of State illina stiff (riven an idpA of what' I American troops were trying toj ?to protect the border. Aguilar m't asked whether he agreed withj American government's position! whether his government consent- j -he was simply told the situation. \ n principle, the Carranza governlt has accepted in writing before idea that a raid into American ritory by Mexicans can be resed by American troops who may1 tinue the pursiut into Mexican! ifr>Tv TViflRr?n1+i?v? ?.ro?w? over the i Itinue the pursuit into Mexican: eminent upon each occasion thatj >ps were to be dispatched into] rico and over limitations upon,' size of the expeditions so the ' iprocal agreement was never rati-i . But Major Langhorne, in! rge of border patrols, has frently pursued raiders into Mexican itory, returning within a day or! and there has been no complaint! n the Mexican government. Fears as To Villa. ome apprehension is expressed,: ever, over the effect upon Villa he practical co-operation between United States and Carranza es. The department of state once, xted permission for Carranza! ps to travel through Texas to rez and Villa attacked Columbus, If Mexico, as a reprisal. Recently j state department refused to give: such permission. But when the ' i troops opened fire on American' itory there was no hesitation.! plan of action had been careful-1 orked out. The border was to be1 ected at any cost. : PIONEER TESTING ASSOCIATION MAY REPORT) 0 venty-two cows made more than' Iounds of butterfat in May ur Pioneer South Carolina Cow 9 I ing Association, according to the rt of J. W. Herring, official! r. This continues the good rec-! of April, which was the first' ;h of the Association's official ? i flq. i ws making the official record ( irement were 4 Guernseys own-! y R. M. Cooper, Wisacky; 2 Inseys, owned by u. uicuutcn-, Bishopville; 3 Guernseys owned J . A. Smith, Lynchburg; 1 Hoi* and 1 Jersey owned by Archie i, Sumter; 11 Jerseys owned by Shanklin, Camden. & highest producer among these >ws in May was one of J. A. din's Jersevs. which produced Ijounds of butterfat. Two other ps of the same herd produced lounds each. Among the Guernhe highest production wa3 48.5 Is. The only Holstein in the list ced 46.1 pounds. f A. F. L. REFUSES TO INDORSE THE GENERAL STRIKE CALLED JULY 4 Atlantic City, N. J., June 17.? Following a sharp debate, during which several of the delegates almost came to blows, delegates to the American Federation of Labor convention here adopted a resolution late this afternoon retusing to indorse the general strike called for July 4 as a protest against the imprisonment of Tom Mooney, and censuring the Mooney defense committee for its alleged efforts to disrupt the American Federation of Labor. The resolution, however, directed the executive council of the American Federation of Labor to "exert every effort to bring about a new trial for Mooney through recognized processes." Organized labor struck a blow at the Bolshevik element in its midst when the American Federation of Labor in convention here introduced a resolutin denying labor's recgnition of soviet Russia. This memorial voted for after the radical element had attempted to have adopted resolutions calling for tne witnarawai 01 troops irom kussia and the lifting of the blockade in Russian waters, expressed the convention's "well-considered conviction" that while the troops ought to be withdrawn as soon as possible, "we refuse indorsement or recognition of the soviet or any other form of government until the people of Russia by a constituent or , other form of national assembly establish a truly democratic government." A committee of two was appointed to go to Toledo at once to confer with officials of the Willys-Overland company in an effort to settle the strike there. NO NFW ncvn nPMCWTS IN CASE OF NEGRO SMITH MURDERED NEAR HERE Nothing of great importance has developed in the Mark Smith case since Sunday. The coroner's juryj met Wednesday and was in session! about an hour during which time it examined several witnesses.' One witness examined was Ralph Davenport ,who was locked up in the county jail Tuesday as it had been rumored that he was about to leave the country. After he was examined Wednesday he was released. The coroner's jury is making every effort to throw light on the crime and their work is progressing. ATTENDING THE CONVENTION. Supt. Hix went over to Greenwood Wednesday to attend the Tri-State Water and Light Convention, which is in session there. Mr. Hix listened to the wisdom emanating from the; convention, took in the electrically] cooked dinner and all the other! pleasures provided for the large j crowd of delegates present. CAMPING OUT. 1 Davis Kerr, Jim Coleman and Wil-j liam Hill are at Little Mountain this week enjoying the simple life. They, are camping and doing their ownj cooking and it is safe to say they will i come home hungry. WILLIE JONES LEAVES FOR NEW ORLEANS Willie Jones left this week for New Orleans, where he has accepted a position witn L?ean Bros. ne recently returned to hi3 home in Abbeville after service overseas, where he won the Military Medal and the Disitnguished Service Cross. His friends in this city regret to see him i leave and wish him the best of suc! cess in his new home. THE BLACK HAND. This is the open season for the Back Hands, the blackberry canning season is now on and many hands of hitherto spotless appearance have gone over to the other side. ATTEMPT BY ENGLAND I Ql TO BLOCKADE GERMANY IS STOPPED BY WILSON Adinkerke, Belgium, June 18.? ] President Wilson has ordered all the | American vessels unloaded in Ger- wil man ports to disregard British or- mil j ders to cease discharging their car- wa . goes, it was learned today. Ho j American naval vessels, it was ] said, were also1 ordered to disregard evi a British order for re-establishment na1 of the blockade of Germany. the The president's action was under- foi stood to have been taken prior to to | his departure from Paris last night civ I for Brussels. ] j * News of the British move was said tu? I to have aroused feeling, since the die , supreme economic council?which lief i has charge of blockade operations? pn j is said not to have been consulted. sul I Through modification of the Ger- mu i man blockade the allies have been in I sending food into Germany for some j pet | time. Much of this food was shipped the | from the United States in American cai j bottoms. nai The above dispatch is the first in- vio I timation received in this country that of Great Britain had undertaken to re-|dei establish a complete blockade. It ma was understood that re-establishment of the blockade, in the event Ger- W< many refused to sign the peace treaty, would be ordered by the suj prem eeconomic council, in which i I 4VA wvinnmol eeflAiiiofo^ nrtWOlM Q1*A I t VI1C JJ1 lUWX^lAi UOCVA/ 1UWUV4 ^VTTVAW T represented. to Adinkerke is a Belgian town near an( the Franco-Belgian border. the , vis DR. THORNTON WHALING ' ma TO DELIVER LECTURE ] HERE SUNDAY NIGHT fr0 coi Dr. Thornton Whaling, of Colum- thr bia Theological Seminary, will de- \0^ liver his lecture, "The Making of the Woodrow Wilson," at the Presby- ha( terian open air service next Sunday ' night. This is the Union Service of to all the churches of the town. All the pje country churches are invited to^join kn< in this service. S01 The service begins at 9 o'clock. SETTLING DOWN. Ralph Syfan, who was the first ] soldier from Abbeville to get to ] jng France, has been home for the past hin ten days and is settling down to our ag? i quiet and prosaic ways, for he has jn gone to work in the post office. Lieut. Syfan got his training at Fort Ogle- ma thorpe and volunteered for immedi- tj0] ate service. He was at the post of- pa] fice duty for many months and has the returned to us safe and as handsome ret as ever. We wish him mighty well in the pursuits of peace. j gtfl pec Dirigible to Cross Sea. ^ ! vs.; ! > Washington, June 17.?The gianti j British dirigible R-34 will start fromj^ I Encland sometime next Fridav andl reach Hazelhurst, Long Island, the' J following Sunday, according to pres- tan ent plans as known to British officials ^ here. iCh( Army and navy air craft will be. sent to sea to welcome the British j 300 flyer and escort her to the mooring wo< places. Special radio communication bear- anc ing on weather conditions are being|*er sent out for the pilots of R-34 to useling in planning their voyage and thei 1 system will be greatly extended as re? J soon as the start is made. 1 'For Eight Hour Day. Chicago, June 17.?Advocates of | "an eight hour day and a six day r. week," addressed the sessions of the bat American Train Dispatchers' Asso- hoi ciation today. Warren S. Stone,; nal i grand president of the Brotherhood j Lai of Locomotive Engineers, supported | Wi the movement. j Cal "Get what you should have and geti da> it now," said Mr. Stone. "Do not[ sor wait until it is given to your grand j ' j children. You need it now more thanj in they will." I sch Mr. Stone also advised the dis-' fac i patchers to stand for the abolishment aw | of liquor that would rob them of Soi their energies. ing I \ JESTION OF EX-KAISER'S TRIAL IS SECOND ONLY TO SIGNING OF TREATY Paris, June 18.?Second only to s question of whether the Germans 1 sign the peace treaty in the nds of the French people today; s the subject of bringing Wilhelm henzollern to trial. Even should the former kaiser ide the ordeal of facing an intertional tribunal, the Germans?if! iy accept the revised terms?must| mally acknowledge his liability I answer for the high crime against ilization. Renewal of the likelihood of actl prosecution of Wilhelm was in-1 ated by the statement of the alj' reply to the German's counter >psals that they are prepared to : jjpit a final list of "those who] ist be handed over to justice withone month after the signing of ice." While it is learne from au iritative sources that the Ameriis so far have not submitted the mes of any persons responsible for lations of the laws or practices law, the European allies are unrtood to have long lists in the king. 3RK TO COMMENCE ON STREET PAVING IN THE NEAR FUTURE | City Engineer Sanders is expected arrive here today from Anderson i will draw up specifications for s street paving. He will also ade with the City Council on the tter pf the sale of the bonds. No w^rd has been received as yet m cherGeorgia Trust Co., Atlanta,] lfirming sale of bonds to themj ougb {heir bid, which was the at the same time in which : trust company claimed an error, 1 been made. rhe work of surveying the streets be paved has been nearly com-j ted and as soon as it is definitely swn that the bonds have been d work will commence t>n the pav' of the streets. ANDREW WHITE HOME. Mr.,Andrew White is at home giv his friends the opportunity to see a and to congratulate f ourselves lin on the fine part Abbeville took the big war. Mr. White served in i Medical Reserve Corps for ny months in France, being staged in a hospital just outside of ris. Mr. White is a graduate of Harvard Law school and since urning from abroad has been adit ed to the practice of law in the in *\ ? TWnnnnaMm A KKfttflllo VC UI iUO^OOtllUO^WbDt XT.T liiv | >ple will watch his career with | Brest. TERTAIN1NG FOR MRS ALLEN : Urs. William. M. Barnwell enterled at a pleasant Bridge Party jrsday afternoon at her home on sstnut street, in honor of Mrs. H. Allen, who is leaving Abbeville n to make her home *in Green- ( 3d. There were four tables of players | I the games were lively and entaining. At the close of the evencream and cake was served. Abbeville gives Mrs. Allen up with Tet. She has made many friends Dse good wishes will follow her. A FAMILY REUNION. rhe Haskell's enjoyed last Sabh a pleasant family reunion. Cal in liasKeii was nere irom oavan1, Langdon Haskell from Salt ce City, Miss Kate Haskell from nthrop College and Miss Lallie Ihovm from Greenville. On Tuesj the family went up to Henderiville for a week's stay. This is Langdon Haskell's first visit three year and friends and old ool mates take pleasure in the :t that he is succeeding in his far ay home. Calhoun is with the uthern Cotton Oil Co. and is mak; his way among men. KNOX OPENS HIS j I FIGHT TO DIVORCE PACT AND LEAGUE jL Washington, June 17.?Warning! democrats against any stand that; utauM rloriv +V?a aonofo a* +Vin A mavi' .1 ivuiu uwiij wiv guiiHVW vi 1/iiV XlklllCil' can people opportunity of mature de-: liberation upon the League of Na- i ^ tions, Senator Knox today opened; 1 the senate fight over his resolution to | virtually separate the treaty and the league covenant. Senator Knox defied democrats in effect to filibuster on his resolution, or to attempt to prevent a test vote' upon it. ' n If senators on the other side con- u tinue as a party to oppose all efforts 0 to secure full consideration of this p great matter, if they do not cease ^ to listen to and to obey the mere! fiat of a partisan executive, if they! P remain firm in their stand against 11 the constitutional right of the sen-' ate fully and fairly to consider this! question upon its merits, and if they i ^ ! s< persist m tneir denial of the sover- ^ eign right of the people to deliberate upon and reach a decision con-j, ' b cerning it, if this is to be the party attitude of sehator who oppose, then , Qi I say here and now, in all soberness, I shall be the last to shrink from the issue which tl?ey so force And I will u say further if to stand for the right | of the senati as a co-equal part of the treaty-making power is a mani- ^ festation of partisanship, then I am a partisan; if to demand that the ^ people of the Uniterl States shall ^ have a right to make up their own ^ minds as to whether or not we shall J P tut ourselves under the domination _ on of the balanceof the world, then, gj thank God, I am a partisan. Senators of the opposition, you may make this a partisan issue if you choose, but ^ if you db, you must pay to the Am- ^ erican people and to their posterity! throughout all time the penalty which they will exact" ti / _____ IN HONOR OF MISS DARGAN. G c< Miss Elizabeth Gambrell gave a ' lovely party Thursday afternoon at her home in honor of Miss Mary Louise Dargan, who is here from' ^ Spartanburg on a visit. There were twenty-eight young | ^ ladies invited and they played many|r( merry games of rook, after which | fc. they en/oyed the delightful cream' and c^ke served as refreshments. I ^ Miss Elizabeth's parties are always j enjoyable and Thursday afternoon ] everybody had a good time. Q, TAKING A VACATION. ct ! Ui Mrs. Gertrude Sign is here from I SI Alcolu spending her summer vaca-j p tion. For the past ten months she tQ has been assistant book-keeper at. the D. W. Alderman Lumber Co., | 0( and has been pleasantly situated at the little town of Alcolu. Many in-; gg terested friends are glad to have her ^ back for a while. ^ ARTHUR ROSENBERG COMING j ? Sergt. Arthur Rosenberg, who has served his country so creditably with the 81st Division, has cabled hisj home folks that he left St. Nazaire on the 9th of June and was to ar-:y( rive at Newport News on June 19th,' which was Thursday. It is a pleas-1 st are to the friends of the young sol-j jn dier to know that he is on American j as soil and that he will soon be a famil-| ar icir nguic diuuuu tunii, H ENTERTAINING SWEET SIXTEEN Mrs. J.* M. Anderson has as her th guests, her nieces Misses Ruth and w Margaret Lazenby, of Bluefield, W. tr Va., and Miss Elizabeth McCarter of to Antreville, and Wednesday afternoon! a. gave a charming rook party com- si plimentary to them. The house was _ festive in its decoration of pot V - ? J plants, bowls of nasturtiums anu x roses and was beautified in the ex- V treme by the twenty-four young rose V bud girls who played the games. V Refreshments of cream and cake V w.\s served at the close of the after- V no.m. V V AST ALLIED NOTE DEPRESSES HUNS % > mbittered Over Disrepect Shown German Delegates By French. Whole Draft U Overbearing and Rough Say Germans?Express Doubt As to Signing. * Weimar, June 17.?The new Aled terms reached here late last ight and the first apparent effect pon the German leaders, was that f depression. A report passed raidly through the old castle where le government heads are residing smporarily, that the signing of the > eace xerms Dy liermany was ir.gnjy nprobable. Every official and every member f the foreign office available exressed the deepest pessimism and re;ntment at the alleged cruelty of le terms. i The Germans were especially em ittered over a report that a French tob had stoned the helpless German elegates at Versailles. ' Telephone Call The secretaries who had remained p in the hope of receiving some ord from Versailles were rewarded t 11 o'clock by a telephone call rom Versailles announcing the dearture of Count von Brockdorfantzau and the other delegates with < Hies' reply. It was a moody and ispirited crowd that heard the telehone report in the castle of the forler Duke of Saxe Weimar. The mesige read as follows: The delegation has left for Weilar. A brief view of the document ount von Brockdirff Rantzau is irrying reveals the following delils: The tone of the document is ex-aordinarily harsh and insulting. ermany bears all blame and must in ' jnsequence be punished. It can be glad if it comes out half ell. German View of Term*. "The conditions handed over are lose of an alleged peace of justice conform to the Wilson program. he whole form is extraordinarily >ugh and overbearing. The original me limit of five days has been by :quest, extended by forty-eight ours. This includes the three-day rmistice limit. The period of seven lys expires Monday evening at 7 clock. "Concerning the contents there inbe said at this moment only that it opponents grant us less concesons than were mentioned in the aris newspapers of yesterday and >day." "The departure of the delegates icurred amid the shouts ,hoots, and ?r of a crowd which threw stones. riously wounding two delegates. ,r " tie crowd acted in the usual French >odlum fashion. The police made )t the slightest effort to stop the >odlumism." HOME AGAIN. Miss Helen Guild is in Abbeville rain after an absence of nearly a :ar, in which time she has been >road engaged in war work. Her ay in France was pleasant and rich many experiences. She is looking I charmine as ever and her friends e glad to have her back. AVING HER THROAT TREATED Mrs. C. E. Hix is in Spartanburg is week in the Steadly Hospital, here she has been having her throat eated. The two boys went along o and had their tonsils removed. 11 are doing well and will return lortly to Abbeville. \ COTTON MARKET. V Cotton sold on local mar- V ket yesterday for 31 1-2 cts. V Train ^nfiiroa in NfiW York at 31.55. V V / A