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I GERMANS TO SIGN I'
THE PEACE TREATY ,
a
Make Reservations Which Are Re- ^
ejcted by Council of Four?Vote ^
of Confidence For New Hun
Government?Treaty
Signing on j ^
Monday. g
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Berlin, June 22.?Germany will
sign the peace treaty of the allied and
associated powers. The national as- j
sembly this afternoon by a vote of j l
237 to 138 decided to sign. The as-|C
sembly also voted confidence in the $
new government of Herr Bauer, 236 j 1
to 89. Sixty-eight members abstained \
from voting. $
On the question of signing the ( C
treaty five members of the assembly jp
abstained from voting. j I1
Before the vote of confidence was \
taken, Herr Bauer, the new premier, j a
declared that the government would ; s
sign the treaty, but without acknowl-j $
edging the responsibility of the Ger-jv
man people for the war and' without a
accepting the obngations contained $
in Articles 227 to 230 in the treaty \
relating to the trial of the former a
emperor and the extradition of other 1
German personages. I
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ttt_: T??? 91 ?Tn annminrincri ^
TT CLUlai , UUUV MA* ?M o,
the decision of the government to P
sign the peace terms, Premier Bauer j ^
said before the national assembly to-!*'
day: j5
"The allied and associated powers J ^
cannot expect the German people to *
agree from inner conviction to a ^
peace instrument whereby without P
the populations being consulted liv- a
ing members are severed from the ^
German empire, German sovereignty ^
permanently violated and unbearable
economic and financial, burdens im- -j
posed upon the German people."
Paris, June 22.?Communications',
from the Germans to the council of | f
four, relating to the vote of the as-j C
sembly at Weimar, reached President s
Wilson at 7:45 o'clock this evening 1
and are now being considered by the c
. council. One of the communications j s
is understood to announce that the asj i
sembly voted in favor of signing the j 2
fronfTr with certain reservations. I fc
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is known what the reservations j t
are, beyond a declination to admit j\
the guilt of Germany in starting the! c
war and to give up the former emper- j t
or for trial. 11
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Paris, June 22.?The council of s
four has definitely rejected the Ger- t
man suggestion that farther altera-1 j
tions be made in the peace treaty. 1J
. The council received four notes i
from the Germans, which are suppos- t
ed to have been prepared in advance c
and were held to await advices from r
Weimar on the result of the meeting; g
of the assembly. President Wilson j 1
went at once to the residence of
Premier Lloyd-George, where the j
council took up consideration of the!.
notes.
One of these, from the new German
government, declared that Germany
was ready to sign peace if the
clauses making Germany responsible j <
for the war and calling for the trial i <
of the former emperor were eliminat-j*
ed. h
The council of four remained inN
session until 8 o'clock in the evening!?
" J Am A ^ /% M i k
diiu LI1C11 aujuuiUCU xui uumcii *. tiv i
council met again at 9 o'clock and after
brief further consideration took
its decision to reject the German request.
Ensign Thomson In the Orient.
Friends around Abeville who rem-j
ember Frank Thomson will be glad!
to know that he is still backing up
I the navy, remaining lor turtner aer- '
vice as an Ensign in the navy and is *
now on tour in the Orient. The 1
young man had finished his educa- 1
tion as a lawyer but at the call of his '
, country he went into the navy and 1
has served faithfully and efficiently ^
throughout the conflict. i.
)LD MILLER PLACE
SOLD AT AUCTION
FRIDAY, JUNE 20TH
The old Miller Placa. between Ab>eville
and Greenwood was sold at
uction Friday. There were about
.,000 acres in this plantation and
he land brought on an average ol
125 per acre.
A barbecue dinner was served and
i large crowd attended the sale from
ioth Abbeville and Greenwood. The
ale was made through the South
Atlantic Realty Co., of Greenwood.
The sale by tracts follows:
No. 1 ,15 1-2 acres, $65 per acr^,
Ir. McCaslin, Greenwood; No. 2]
5 1-2 acres, $30 per acre, Mr. McJaslin,
Greenwood; No. 3, 15 acres,
121 per acre, J. S. Stark; No. 4,
88 acres, $15.50 per acre, J. R.
Vilson, Greenwood; No. 5, 25 acres,
18.50 per acre, R. T. Metflock, of
Jreenwood; No. 6, 40 acres, $18.50
ier acre, R. T. Medlock, Greenwood;
To. 7, 55 acres, $13.50 per acre, W.
V. Wilson, Greenwood; No. 8, 63
cres, $13.50 p?r acre, W. W. Wilon,
Greenwood; No. 9, 110 acres,
14.50 per acre, J. R. Pinson, Greenrood;
No. 10, 40 acres, $36.50 per
ere, J. M. Nickles; No. 11, 97 acres,
30.50 per acre, C. T. Bailey, Greenrood;
No. 12, 35 acres, $22.50 per
,cre, J. R. Wilson, Greenwood; No.
3, 28 1-4 acres, $22.50 per acre, J.
t. Wilson, Greenwood; No. 14, 46
cres, $26 per acre, J. R. Wilson,
Jreenwood; No. 15, 113 acres, $26
ier acre, J. R. Wilson, Greenwood;
lo. 16, 13 1-2 acres, $72 per acre,
'. M. Nickles; No. 17, 25 acres, $35.>0
per acre, J. M. Nickles; No. 18,
15 acres, $15.50 per acre, J. S. Stark;
Jo. 19, 25 acres, $23 per acre, R. T.
ledlock; No. 20, 21 acres, $17.76
ier acre, J. S. Stark; No. 21, 38 1-2
cres, $17.75 per acre, J. S. Stark;
lo. 22, 14 acres, $31 per acre, Alert
Henry.
RAINING SCHOOL AT
LANDER JUNE 22-29
There has been received at this ofice
a pamphlet from Rev. Leo. D,
Jillespie, of Greenwood, executive
ecretary of the Upper South Caroina
Conference Sunday school board
ontaining announcements for the
econd session of the Standard Trainng
School at Lander College June
12-29. This school is conducted foi
he purpose of giving opportunity tc
hose interested in Sunday school
york^ and the general work of the
hurch along advanced lines, to studj
hese subjects under methods simiar
to those of the high schools and
:olleges of the State in the seculai
chool work. From the outlines conained
in the pamphlet at hand we
udge that the school qt Lander this
rear -will be of more than ordinary
nterest, and that those who have
he Sunday school work at heart wil!
lo well to attend if possible. Infornation
of any kind desired will be
fladly furnished by Rev. L. D. Gil
espie.
Mrs. Annie Mary Blessing and lit;le
daughter, Elizabeth, left lasl
veek for a short visit to relatives ir
Baltimore.
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w GERMANS WILL SIGN.
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w Pari*, June 23.?The Gert
man delegate* at Weimar anW
nounced today that they
^ would accept the peace terms
w unconditionally. The German
k. attitude still remains that
W they consider the peace one
W. of violence. The Italian dele- S
^ gation at Pari* today said >
< that they had been authorized S
< to sign the treaty. This re- S
w moves one obstruction, which N
t it had been feared would N
W complicate matters. The for- S
W mal liffninv of the trMtv will S
W probably take place Wednei- S
i day. S
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REPEAL OF WAR-TIME
PROHIBITION APPEARS
I LOST IN SENATE VOTE
i
Washington, June 21.?Certain
defeat for efforts to have congress ex
; emp beer and wine from operation;
1 of the war-time prohibition law was
- seen in an overwhelming vote of 55
to 11 in the senate late Wednesday
1 against an exemption proposal.
By that margin, the senate tabled i
! * 1 ? X TM. .1 n.***
I a motion Dy oenatur rneian, x/cwv-1
1 crat, of California, to add a rider J
to the agricultural appropriation bill'
for application of the war-time pro-j
; hibition law to distilled spirits alone.;
' The sentiment of the senate thus|
expressed in the first test vote of
' this congress was taken generally
' to sound the death-knell for meas*
ures designed to permit use of beer '
; and wines under the war-time legis-!
| lation.
J A new tack was taken in the;
j house however, by advocates of sus-j
pension of the war-time prohibition I
law's provisions in so far as they af-j
feet beer and wines. The house,
judiciary committee received and
.agreed to vote next Saturday on an'
amendment by Representative Gard-.
^ier, Democrat, Ohio, to prohibition!
fenforcement legislation which would!
j authorize the president to suspend
! the war-time ban on beer and wines. [
'Rejection of the amendment by the
j committee generally was predicted.
! The committee also decided to reci
ommend enforcement of prohibition J
'j by the internal revenue commis-j
1 sioner and not by a special prohi-j
j bition commissioner.
Disposition by the senate of the
Phelan proposal came after little
| discussion except by Mr. Phelan, and
; none by ^advocates j of prohibition.
; The California senator urged that
. the senate's rules against legislative
riders on appropriation bills be
set aside to make his rider in order.
As such a motion required a two#
thirds majority, Senator Gronna, Re1
publican, of North Dakota, declared
that interminable debate would be
' entailed and moved to table Senator
Phelan's motion, shutting off further
! discu&ion.
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I MRS. ANNIE E. COX.
I
Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Cox, 83
' .vears old. died Friday marnine at
p- - ? - I ~ I
ithe home of her daughter-in-law,]
i Mrs. R. E. Cox. The funeral was
- held Saturday morning at 11:30
r o'clock, conducted by the Rev. H. W.
Pratt and Dr. J. L. Martin. InterI
ment was made in Long Cane ceme
tery.
'| Mr. Cox was born and reared in|
! | Abbeville county and was a life-long j
i I member of the Presbyterian church.
She is survived By two daughters,
JlMrs. W. 0. Cromer, Mrs. Mamie
II
I Wharton; one sister, Mrs. Sallie
j Henry; one brother, Mr. J. L. Hill.
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VETERANS RECEIVE
PENSION AT ONCE
^ Columbia, June 20.?The State
pension board, which has been in
session the last two days, adjourned
yesterday afternoon. Another meet'
ing will be called within the next
, few weeks to complete all details as
k to the distribution of the extra $100k
000 appropriated at the last session
k of the general assembly for Confedk
erate veterans, who heretofore had
1 not received any pensions, me uses
of awards have not been completed.
W. D. McLaurin, pension commissioner,
said yesterday that the commission
had enrolled of these about
2,800 veterans. These are divided into
two classes, the classification being
determined by physical condition,
financial circumstances and age.
The more indigent class will receive
$40 and the other $32. There are
about 450 in the first class and about
2,300 in the other.
. Members of the State pension
k.| Doara are: u. w. mci->aurin, vyoink
missioner, Columbia; John Ahrens,
k, Charleston; J. E. Craig, Chester;
^ George M. Hannah, Cross Hill, and
( James C. Sellers, Sellers.
ATTACK OF LABOR
ON BURLESON IS
COMMENTED ON
Washington, June 21.?Must Postmaster
General Burleson go?
The resolutions adopted unanimously
by the American Federation
yjk uauvi in 'vuvia h?iu?m>* w?4< vu??v ?
at Atlantic City, demanding the removal
of Albert Sidney Burleson as
postmaster general constitute the
first public demand ever made by
that organization or any other labor
body for the dismissal of a member
of President Wilson's cabinet.
The administration of Mr. Wilson
has been particularly friendly to labor,
and when congress in 1913 created
a department of labor the presi^
dent selected as the first head of that
department an official of the American
Federation of Labor?William
B. Wilson. Samuel Gompers, president
of the federation, always has
had the ear of President Wilson, and
has been given a free hand at the
Paris peace conference, where various
questions of labor have been discussed
in connection with the covenant
of League of Nations or any
other international action.
Because of the facts and circumstances
it is not doubted here that
the action by Mr. Gompers' organization?and
unanimous action at that
?will have a profound effect upon
President Wilson.
Were it not for the fact that many
people in the national capital are silently
in concurrence with the postmaster
general's views on labor,
though the 7 differ with him on other
questions, the resolutions at Atlantic
City would have been looked upon
as a basis for action by the president.
*
How Capitol Feels.
But at the capitol, particularly
where Mr. Wilson is repeatedly accused
of catering too much to labor,
it v was plain to see that some
men thought it would be highly unwise
and undesirable for any member
ot the cabinet to be removed
! in these times for a, refusal to recognize
labor unions.
On the other hand the progressive
elements who count themselves cham
pions of labor and who agree with
the substance of Preident Wilson's
A- 1 _ J
I lasi message to congress, cauieu
from Paris, that labor is at the very
*r ..
I forefront of the world situation to|
day, believe the president must make
his deeds square with his words and
sever connections with any member
of his cabinet who does not uphold
his view.
Disorderly Conduct.
Dock Williams, negro, was arrested
Saturday night charged with disorderly
conduct. He was released
on putting up $7.50 bail, which he
forfeited when his case was called
Monday morning.
Store Sold.
Messrs. 1 J.' S. Stark, Wm. Mi
Barnwell and Wm. P. Greene sold the
: Rusell store on Monday morning to
Manos Bros. Inc., of Anderson, S. C.,
for $l2,50C. The store was bought
at the sale in April for $10,250.
W. Joel Smith Returns.
1st Sergt. W. Joel Smith, 81st Division,
has returned to his home in
Abbeville after ^ervice overseas.
Sergt. Smith was on the square Monday
greeting his many friends and
I looking happy over his return.
M. C. Hoyer, for several months
in charge of the Five and Ten Cent
Store in Abbeville, will leave Wednesday
for Columbia, where he will
enter the Win. H. Cobb Co. store.
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V COTTON MARKET. V
V Cotton sold on local mar- V
W L-nf nootwdov ff\T S3 r.ATlts. V
V July futures closed in New \
V York at 31.55. V
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FORD CALLED FLAG I
SCOUNDRELS' REFUGE, I
WITNESS DECLARES
Mount Clemens, Mich., June 19.?
Henry A. Wise Wood, a New York
engineer, who was prominent among
those who urged preparedness early ^
in the European war, testified today
}n the libel suit of Henry Ford against
the Chicago Daily Tribune.
Mr. Wood testified to an interview
he had with Mr. Ford on May 18,
191b. Me quoted ur. f ord as saying
that after the war the Stars and
Stripes would come down, never to
go up again; that flags were the ref- *
uge of scoundrels and also "some- a
thiny to rally around."
Witness testified that the $5-a-day *
paid at the Ford plant was said by
Mr. Ford to be an economic and not s
a humanitarian measure, in that it I
intensified production and decreased r
overhead expenses.
Willis J. Abbott', of New York, c
who identified himself as an author r
and writ^, was the /ne?t witness. He c
said he talked with Mr. Ford for pub- t
licatiofa on two occasions in 1918, a
when Mr: Ford, at President Wilson's
suggestion, became a candidate for s
United States Senator. Mr. Ford told g
him his trip to Europe on the Pekce i
Ship in 1915 convinced him it was 0
necessary to smash the military pow- r
er of Germany before world peace [j
was possible.
S. J. WAKEFIELD FARM r
IS SOLD; BRINGS !
ABUU1 91UU rC.lt AtKL ^
? ll
The S. J. Wakefield farm, better g
known as the Glowing Springs farm, p
near Abbeville, was sold at auction
Thursday afternoon. The average |
price per acre was slightly under
$100. There were 600 acres in the
farm. The names of the buyers, with
tracts bought, follow: Tract No. l,j
Joe Bell, Lowndesville, $100 per
acre; Tract No. 2, R. Casey, Calhoun
Falls,"$75 per acre; Tract No.
3, Mrs. Peyton, Calhoun Falls, $135
per acre; Tract No. 4, E. R. Horton,
Anderson, $82.50 per acre;
Tract No. 5, J. B. Hall, Lowndesvill^
$95 per acre; Tract No. 6, J. S.
Stark, $160 per acre; Tract No. 7,
S. J. Wakefield, $67.50 per acre;i
Tract No. 8, J. S. Banks, $100 per!
acre; Tract No. 9, L. C. Parker, $76
per acre; Tract No. 10, E. R. Horton,
$76 per acre.
This sale attracted a large crowd
and it is generally thought that excellent
prices were obtained for the
land.
ACCIDENTAL KILLING
AT CALHOUN FALLS
Asa Jordon accidentally tipped
over his shotgun last week at Cal-i
houn Falls and killed his wife, Clara <
Jordon. The gun was on a low shelf i
ih one room and Mrs. Jordon was in ^
the next room. There were no wit- t
nesses, but according to Mr. Jordon 1
he was pulling off his shoes when he s
accidentally jarred the gun off the t
shelf, discharging the piece, the load
going through the door into the next ]
room and striking his wife in thej i
heal. The coroner's jury brought injs
a verdict of accidental shooting. j 1
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DEATH OF G. H. YARBOROUGH. I (
G. H. Yarborough passed away at J s
his home here last Wednesday even-!?
ing, June 18. His wife and five chil- j
dren survive him. The children surviving
are: Mrs. R. W. Jones, Abbeville;
Mrs. S. E. Jones, Hodges; Mrs.
J .R. Henderson, Columbia; J. B.
Yarborough and J. H. Yarborough,
Chattanooga, Tenn. Interment was
at the family burying ground.
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DR. THORNTON WHALING.
Dr. Thornton Whaling, Columbia j
Theological Seminary, addressed a 1
large audience at the Presbyterian |
t ui-ch Sunday night, his subject be1
"The Making of Woodrow Wilst
Dr. Whaling and President
W '3on were college-mates at David- J
son. It was an interesting address, '
full of references that gave intimate i
sidelight touches on the life of Wil- 1
son at college and in the making.
?RESOLUTION
TARI FD IN SFN4TF
II1UL.L.IS 111 VLIlllll.
Republican* Abandon Effort* to '
Bring About Test Vote?Fight
Will Now Center on Final
Ratification?Senator
Lodge Make* . y
Statement.
Washington , June 22.?Senate
eaders opposing the league of nations
ibandoned today their plan to try
'or a test vote in the immediate fu:ure
on the Knox resolution, and
urned their attention to crystalizing
entiment behind Elihu Root's pro>osal
that the league covenant be
atified with reservations.
.The decision was taken as a fore
ast that the league fight would re- ,
nain in a quiescent state during the
oming week and probably until the
reaty is submitted for ratification
ibout two weeks hence. ' '
There may be sorqe debate on the
ubject and possibly an attempt to
ret action on a substitute fbr the
Cnox measure, but in the main the
opposition efforts seem certain from
iow on the final ratification fight
tself.
Statement by Lodge.
Republican leader Lodge in a statenent
tonight announcing that the
Cnox resolution would not be called
ip tomorrow said that the decision
lad been prompted by a desire to
;ive undivided senate attention to
tressing appropriation bills. Other
eague opponents are known to feel
Jso that action now would be inapiropriate
since the resolution, introluced
two weeks ago by Senator
Cnox (Republican) of Pennsylvania
7as designed principally to request ' s
l provision in the peace treaty by
?hich the senate could ratify the r
locument and still reserve judgment
?n the league.
"l am very strongly in fayor of
he Knox resolution", said Senator
liodge in his statement. "I think
he league and the peace with Gernany
ought not to be interlocked.
SVe ought to be able to ratify the
ieace with Germany at once and then
jive the proper discussion to the cov
a. - J- it. i
;nant ui trie league ujl aatiuuo nuivu
involves the entire jfoturef of the
:ountry. 1
"I should like to bring the Knox
resolution to a vote at once, but aftconsultation
with Senator Knox
;his afternoon, I have come to the
conclusion that in the present situa;ion
of the appropriation bills, and
^specially the army bill now before
;he senate, we ought not to press the
Knox resolution at this moment because
it will lead to debate and noth
ng should be allowed to interfere
with the passage of the appropria;ion
bills before July 1. We propose
;o pass them before that date and
shall sit day and night if necessary
;o do it.
"I am more willing to accept this
Dostporiement because the resolution
s growing stronger daily and the ab.olute
necessity of amending the
eague if it is to be made safe for
he United States and for the causo
>f peace has just been freshly demon;trated
in Senator Root's letter with
;xtraordinary force."
Major McAliliy Arrirea.
Mr. W. S. McAliliy received news
as tweek of the safe arrival in New
fork of his brother, Maj. A. R. Mc- ,
Milly, after nineteen months of
itrenuous and creditable service
ibroad. The Major will visit Abbealle
shortly and give as all an op)ortunity
to look at a big man
Attending Commencement.
Mrs. Fannie J. Marshall and Miss
Kate Marshall will go to Anderson
rhursday to be present at the com
A _ / it. TT:~V. onr?
nencement ox wit?
to see Misses Frances and Virginia
Marshall garduate.