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. -v* ' , -; -m Abbeville Press and Banner E^tabiith^^1844. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, S. C. Wedne?day, Augu?t 4, 1920 Single Copiet, Five Cento. 77th Yew.-. Jil POUND POLISH PLATOONS 10 PIECES I I BOLSHEVIKI HURL GREAT MASSES AGAINST BOLISH FORCES AND CAPTURE BREST-LItO VSK?OUTDISTANCED ARMIS TICE PREPARATIONS.?LAST OKbAl rum uuakuiiiu rrni\SAW HAS FALLEN. London, Aug. 3.?The Russians occupied Brest-Litovsk August 1, it is announced in Monday's official statement from Moscow, received today. Further progress of the Soviet troops toward Warsaw on the road from Bialystok is reported in the communique; which reads: "In the Lomsa region our troops have occupied Szczuczyn (west of Ossovetz, close to the German border.) "Southwest of Bialystok we are advancing on Mazovetzk (Mazouietski 70 miles northeast of Warsapr.) ' "After fierce fighting we occupied Brest-Litovsk August 1. "In the Crimean sector exceeding ly fierce figh'ting is proceeding along the line of the river Konskai."' Warsaw, Aug. 3.?Brest-Litovsk, the last great fortress guarding War saw from the east, has apparently fallen before a tremendous assault by the Russian Bolsheviki. North of that place. Soviet forces have smashed their way forward in their drive westward to point only sixty miles east of this city. Over a front of 1200 mi:es, Polisli armies are being pounded to pieces before the rush of Bolsheviki hordes which are being hurled into the battle in a desperate attempt to capture Warsaw before the conclusion of the armistice conference at Kobryn. Reinforcements are being surrled to the :'ront by the Russians to complete the defeat of the Poles before hostilities are halted. An official statement issued lait v ni?ht showed the Soviet armies had reached a lir.e running from Kossaki to' Ciechanowicz, which ;s only 60 miles from this city, witn wnich it is connected by an excellent automobile h'gliway. flront nf RnlsViPviki have been flung against the Polish breastworks defending the part of BrestLitovsk east of the river Bug. Fugitives who arrived here iast night frcm that city reported the Soviet forces were in control of the eastern half of the town. It is officially admitted the Russians have reached Mielnika, northeast of Brest-Litvosk. Far to the southeast, near Brody, the Bolsheviki have rushed reinforcements into the line and it is expected a terriffic attack will be launched there for the purpose of capturing Lemberg before an armistice is declared. On the northern sector Soviet troops have advanced and nave reached the region of Ostrolensk, which is but 60 miles from Warsaw. Cavalry regiments from the extreme tip oi the right wing of the advancing BolcltAinUi lina t%r\A Itoro frtA ^roqVj fAf. OUVf tat A * 4*v f wttvi a?V'A<wy wvy * w** ?v* ces ar?"being brought up. Apparentlj it is planned to carry the drive mucl nearer this city before Wednesday the earliest date set by the Soviel plenipotentiaries for reaemng a decision relative to. an armistice witl Poland. ' REAL ESTATE DEAL. The Dixie Land Co. yesterday sole for Jesse Cann 135 acres of fin< farming land to Edwin Campbell The land is located in the Nation set tlement near Lowndesville anc innn ANDERSON VISITORS Samuel Prince, Esq., a son o Judge Prince, and Mr. Leon L. Rice candidate for solicitor in the Ander son district are visitors in the cit; today attending to legal business. SOLDIER WHO KILLED CHAPLIN GETS 3 YEARS War Department Approves Action Of Court-Martial in Convicting | Camp Jac)uon Man Washington, Aug. 3.?Dishonorable discharge and confinement with hard labor for three years at 1 the Atlantic branch of the United States disciplinary barracks, Fort Jay, N. Y., was the sentence of the war department today, placed on Private Roy Sanders, who, an Janu, ary 19, 1920, with other soldiers attached to Camp Jackson, shot and killed William S. Chaplin ,a citizen of Columbia, near Heathwood. Corporal Edmund Maston, Com-J ' pany C, Forty-eighth infantry, has already been sentenced' to serve one year in the United States disciplinary barracks at Leavenworth, to be reduced to thfr ranks to be dishonorably discharged from the army and to forefeit all pay and allownces d,ue or to become du? for his art in the matter. Lieut. Talbert B." Fowler was recently sentenced to lose 100 files in the lineal list of infantry officers, and fined $300. Private Januez was t.ied and acquitted. With the sentence of Sanders the case ends. Sanders was the man who actually fired the fatal bullet into the car in which Chaplin was riding when killed. Sanders admitted during the trial that he fired the shot but claimed that he shot into the ground a few feet below the rear light on he machine. j Because of the seriousness of the mtter, unusual time has been taken by the judge advocate general of the army to examine Sanders' part in the homicide. P. H. McG. I 'nations will talk of communication ?. Conference Called Under Auspices { Of League of Nations Scheduled For Washington Washington, Aug. 3.?The international communications conference called under the auspices of ^ the jleague of nations it was announced j'today, would be held in Washington September 15. Delegates from the allied and associated powers, including Great :Britain, France, Italy, Japan and .the United States are entitled to | representation. Delegates from jjapan already have arrived here in ^preparation fcr the conference, j The principal business of the jconference is expected to concern he allegation among the allied and associated powers of the German jcables confiscated djirng the war. Vhe United States will be repreentod at the conference by Chairnan Benson of the shipping board, and others. CHAIRMAN DOLLAR DEMOCRACY CAMPAIGN i ; Major J. D. Fulp received a telegram yesterday notifying him that he had been appointed county chair, man of the Dollar Democracy campaign which fs being put on t throughout the Southern states in the interest of Governor Cox's cam! paign for the presidency. Announce ment of the appointment of com mittees in the various townships of ' the county will be made in Friday's i issues of The Press and Banner and , The Medium. ' LEARNING TO BE A DOCTOR. r. Johnnie McMurray has felt the cal of tile Muse of medicine, whaleve her name may he Reep or something else and has spent a part of this week I assisting in operations at the County ) Memorial hospital. So far none of the Datients which Johnnie helped . dissect and sew up have died. The I worse may yet be to come. COL. LONGSHORE RESTING Col. E. H. Longshore, of Buick, ? Dodge and Set-back fame is resting this month and has gone to Waynes_ ville where he and ^ol. Pat McOas= y lan will attempt to teach the mountaineer the tricks of the game. / BAD NEWS FOR THE YOUNGSTERS City Schools Will Open On Septem ber the 6th.?Rer. A. J. Derbyshire Will Have Charge of French Class The board of trustees of the city schools met yesterday afternoon and ' decided that the young boys and ' girls had had about enough vacation 1 and that they would be caUed to 1 school the first Monday in Septem- 1 ber, which falls on the Ctn tills year. ^ Of course it's Labor Day or why ^ would the trustees open schoo.1. that ' ctyy? As has been previously announced ' Rev. A. J. Derbyshire will have charge of French in the High school this session and a nominar tuition charge of $2 per month has been authorized by the board of trustees for all who take French. The modern language course will not be compulsory save on those pupils not taking Latin. No pupil will be permitted to carry both French and Latin without permission of the superintendent. Mrs. W. Frank Nickles is chairman of a committee from the ParentTeacher association to arrange boarding places for the new teachers coming in the first of September. Mrs Nickles will appreciate information regarding suitable boarding places for the new teachers. It is hoped that the housewives who are in a position to do so will open their Homes to as many teachers as the> can take care of this coming session. Mrs. Nickles , Xl has a list of the teachers, together; a with their home addresses and de-/* nominations so that she can inform the heads of the household fully re- F garding the teachers. ____________ s A GENERAL LEAVES PEACHES ^ e As the Anderson Mail recently remarked, "The gods are sometimes good to editors." The saying was cer- ^ tainly true yesterday when General W. F. Radcliffe of Gilgai?ne's way 3 above the average colonel in gener- , t osity if not corporosity?brought the assistant editor a basket of the s finest peaches east of California and, ^ grapes such as we imagine the spies brought back from Can?an. The fruit was perfect and perfectly delicious. ^ We were mighty glad the "Big Boss'' was out of the city yesterday. < for what he would have done to that basket of fruit would have been a plenty. ??.. t Dick Parker Behaving Himselt c Dick Parker is behaving himself. ] The reason we know he is, is be- j cause he is now at Col. B?b Perrin's j camp in Brevard, N. C. We know of j ^ no better model to set for a young-j( ; ster than Col. R. McC. Perrin, who! ^ (has the manners of a Chesterfield' land the character of a real gentle-1 [man. Dick's daddy took advantage of the occasion by making-the trip to Brevard with his son and Col. \ Parker is enthusiastic about Camp ^ j Transylvania. He declares the spirit j among the ten professors and their ^ proteges to be splendid and the ] boys think a whole lot of their sum- t mer teachers. Dick is a handsome i fellow himself and has the makings t of a real citizen. t BOND WITHDRAWS ROM RACE Mr. E. M. Bond of this city announces that he has withdrawn front j the race fbr magistrate at the Court ( House. He wishes to thanfc the many ] friends who have encouraged him so ] I far in the campaign^and to say'that , | he regrets that circumstances have , | arisen which compel h!m to change ( I his plans regarding his candidacy. ( HUNTER PLACE TO BE SOLD The Hunter place, 1,250 acres, half way between this city and ] Troy, is being subdivided into J tracts and the whole will be offered ^ at auction August 13 by the Sou- ] Lhern States Realty Co. Full adver- ] tisements of the sale will appear I in our next issue. ' HIRAM LAWSON PLACE IS SOLD Sale Included Beautiful Home Tract With Mahogany Trees.?Other City Property Sold by Piedmont Land Co. Yesterday was a big day for Calhoun Falls, the candidates, and the Piedmont Land Co. As had been advertised the land company pulled off i big auction sale at the Falls which aras attended by a score of candidates for various county offices and about ive hundred of the "dere pepul" who iid the bidding. While the farm lands brought *ood prices the bidding was not very ively. This may be attributed to the :ight money market and to the fact ;hat yesterday's crowd just was not i bidding crowd. If the "dere pepul" lad bid as strongly for land and lots is the candidates did for votes "he mctioneer would be receiving bids ret. The sale of the Hill-NicHe/store juilding on the S. A. L. railroad in Calhoun Falls was not confirmed at ;he auction yesterday but the buildng was bought this morning by DeflTitt Hall for $2,550. None of the other sales of store :uildings were confirmed yesterday, ["he Hotel George as finally knocked lown to Mike Kustas for $4,525.00 md the two lots between the hotel tnd the C. & W. C. railroad were >ouught by R. S. Link and J. D rulp for $640 while W. M. Burria r,ot the corn patch at the rear of the| lotel for $305 making a total ofjj >5,470 paid for the hotel property. The sale of the Hiram Lawson lace near the city of Calhoun Falls c .ttracted the largest crowd and was j old in subdivisions at good prices. L number of the tracts were knock-' d down to W. A. Calvert while Char-jj ie Taylor got the tract on which is;, he old Lawson homestead for -150; in acre. There are about 51 actes in^ his tract. Some unusually fine pecan ,? ? V* i' rees are also on this tract and sever-L il real mahogany trees, one of themj >ig enough for the sawyer, which! tand in the front yard of the Law-', on home attracted considerable att ention. After the sale was over those at< ending it were given a barbecue din- j ler by the land company. SYNAGOGUE ROBBED j] BY BANDIT OF $400' jl Minneapolis, Aug. 3.?An armed >andit held up the Gamillus Ghesad ' Synagogue here shortly after ser-j ri/>oe ViaH Kpoti <?nnr?lllHpr? last nicht ' md escaped with $400. The money lad been collected at the services for cans, to the poor, and members of ;he synagogue had just finished :ounting it when the bandit entered, ired a shot, scooped up the money ?rom a table and fled. OFF FOR NEW GOODS \ ? Mr*, R. C. Philson leaves today 'or Baltimore and New York in; vhich markets he will purchase the all stock for Philson and Henry's vell-known dry goods store. Mr. 'hilson states that he does not inend to let any store in the state lave an opportunity to say this fall hat it has as uperior line of goods o that of Philson and Henry. FIXING FOR THE PREACHER. : The Episcopalians are having their parsonage renovated''atVi put in first ilass shape for their neW'pastor and ais bride who are staying temporari-j ly at the Eureka hotel. The parsonage will be put in excellent repair, painted inside and out and an electric range has been installed for the convenience of the new housekeeper. CENSUS FIGURES Population of other southern places announced today included: 5t. George, S. C., 1386; SummerMile, S. C., 2.550; Jonesboro, Ga., I, 060; S. Matthews, S. C., 1,780; Batts'wurg, S. C., 2,848; Brooklartd, 3. C., 1,703; Leesville, S. C., 1,216. And none for Abbeville yet. THE CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN OPENS TODA Candidates For Congress and Solic tor From This District Fire First Guns At Newberry Today The big noise in the congressiom and solicitor campaigns ? commence at Newberry today. The candidate for congress from the third distric and the candidates for solicitor of th eighth judicial district are Jpiakin the campaign together and their^itir erary pretty well covers the whol district. It is to be presumed that thl double party will attract more ir terest and speak to larger audience than any of the other political aspii ants will do in this section. iThere is an Abbeville citizen i each party; W. W. Bradley is oppo: ing F. H. Dominick for congress an Senator Howard Moore is makin the race for solicitor with H S. Blaclf well of Laurens and F. Frank McCor of Greenwood. The itinerary is as follows: Newberry, Wednesday, a. m. Ai mist 4. o ? Whitmire, Wednesday, p. m., Aug ust 4. * I ? Greenwood Thursday, a. m. Auf 5th. 4 " Ware Shoals, Thursday, p. m August 5. Abbeville, Friday, a. m. Aug. 6. Lowndesville, Saturday, a. m Aug. 7. V| Clintori, Tuesday, a Aug. 10. Lauren^, Wednesday; p. m. Auf 11th. JR. GAMMON DECLINES CAL1 Mr. J. C*. T&ompson, cierK 01 im session of the Presbyterian churcl s in receipt of a letter from Dr. Ed vard G. Gammon of Hampden-Syd ley, Va.f stating that he feels tha lis work is not completed in th? Virginia field and that he declines vith real regret, the call recently ixtended him to become pastor o ;he Abbeville Presbyterian church [n part Dr. Gammon says: "I have given the call extende< ne careful and prayerful considera ;ion. As much as I would like to bi ible to accept it and to what thi :hurch there wants, I still feel m; luty is here for the , present. T< lave to forego the -privilege o serving your church is a real sor row to me." The members of the church her* ire very much disappointed that Dr Gammon could not see his wa; :lear to accept the call as he wa the unanimous choice of the congre Ration. SUPPLY FOR BAPTIST CHURCH THIS MOtfT! Owing to the absence of the pastoi Rev. Louis J. Bristow, the pulpit c the Baptist church will be Fupplie during the month of August as fol lows: Sunday. August 8, Dr. A. 'J Jamison, president of Conrfr. Maj well orphanage; Sunday, August 1i Dr. Charles E. Burts, genera? s-ecri tary of the Bapt'st Board of V thi ?tate; Sunday, August 22, Ur. G. V Gardner of Greenwood; Sunday August 29, Dr. J. C. Danford of th faculty of Anderson College. MR. GILLELAND BACK ON JOB. Mr. Roy Gilleland returned to hi old position as manager of the C< operative Mercantile Co. today re lieving Mr. T. M. Millerwho ha with Mr. John T. Evans purchase the stack of E. R. Thomson's grocer < - - L la store. Messrs mi tier ana xtvana m take over the Thomson business o Sept. 1. Mr. Gilleland has man friends who are glad to have hii back'with the Cooperative. ' S. A. McCUEN TO CALVERT'S Mr. S. A. McCuen who for some time has been a salesman for th Kerr Furniture Co., has resigned hi position with them and accepted similar one with W. A. Calvert i Sons. Mr. McCuen is taking hi vacation this month and will begi: work with his new firm Septembe 1. 'NEW CHARGES " EFFECTIVE AUG. 26 J ? NEW RAILWAY KATES WILL: WAIT ANOTHER WEEK BE. " '|j e'- FORE 'TARIFFS AkE kfeAlfe^^M e MUST FIRST BE FILED ON AU- l9 L" GUST THE 21.?RATE SHOULD .|B ts NOT BURDEN PUBLIC. EMPLOYES WILL PAY TAX ' || r" - , Washington, Aug. 3.?New freight :'3m ratfa and passenger Sares wiU be , || n made effective, on Augdst 26, instead ' *" of on August 20, for passenger fares^ ^ 33 and August 25 for freight tariffs, g railroad officials announced tonight. At the same time it was announc ^ ed that the American railroads would ask the Canadian/ railway commiB- -M sioners for permission to make the ] l" new rates effective on transportation ::J| } li um tut; uiuieu ouiies lu Liie aumiFj- :ja Decision to postpone the putting :? f* into effect the advance cnarges au- fg thorized last Saturday by the inter- :'M state commerce commission from the 'Jj] dates announced yesterday was reached today after tariff experts of y-|S the carriers had informed Alfred P. ^ Thom. eeneral counsel-for the Asso- 3 ciation of Railway Executives that it ill r would be impossible to save the ;M blanket schedules ready before Aug- v* ,J| ust 21. Under the orders of the com* ,.;|9 mission, the new schedules must be ~3j filed five days before tney become - ' J8B s effective. I Application of the new scnedoles v * $13 . to transportation to Canacra, officials "-M . said, will mean that shippers will pay t! freight,charges under the new tariffs ^ e! for their classification territories un- ~ 1,1 less the shipment passes through \ j I more than one group before crossing ~ f j the line in which case the inter-terrl- * itfl . jtorial rate, which i^ to De advanced j 33 1 3 per cent. w6uld apply. '4Jj II Canadian railways, it was said will .'apply to the interstate commerce e i commission for authority to maKe the. j e i new charges' effective on transporta- J \f i tion from the dominion into the Unit- j 31 ed States. L*. j Washington, Aug. 3.?increased j revenues officially estimated a; ?100,- j a AAA AAA ...ill 4-n fVia ' ' I ej WV/,VW axi II U.di 1J, win v\j vue ' | treasury as a result of the advance j y j in transportation rates aliowed the ' j s | , ailroads. The added income to the - government officials say, would be de- j /ived from increased transportation | taxes which are paid by the public as J Well as through operation of the in- "M rijcome and excess profits tax. J Should railroad traffic continue at I r its present volume, all of tne taxes j ,f! received from the passenger, Pull- ~ j man and freight charges will be in- I creased, proportionately with the in-^ J ^ crease in rajtes. j . Another source of Revenue would ^ be from income taxes levied against I the railroad corporations. Railroad I j executives expect many or the car- j f j riers to earn sufficiently large returns j ' under the new rates to compel tne j payment of income taxes for the first I time since prewar days. j The wage awards of $600,000,000 j a year, one of the causes for the rate j is advance, also will result in producing 1 >. a return to the government for it I - places most of the railroad employees j ^ within jurisdiction of the income tax J d laws'. Amounts levied- on mOut of the y workers will Jhe small but it . waa ; :^5| n pointed out, tie railroad labor army ] n numbers ipore than 2,000,000 per- j 3 y sons. - - H Miss Mamie Hall of Iva and Miss J Eloise Hall of Calhoun Falls were shopping in the city today. e COTTON MARKET s a January 219.25 i (March 28.77 s July 28.50 n October 31.03 r December 30.00 9 . i .1