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ULTIMATUM ISSUED f
BY ALLIES TO REDS1
PROTEST MADE AGAINST REhi
QUIREMENT THAT . POLISH
WORKMEN SHOULD GE ARM-T
ED ?DIVISION DESTROYED?|n<
iy<
POLES COMPLETELY SUR-jn<
ROUND THE BOLSHEVIKS. ' U
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Lucerne, Switzerland, Aug. 24.? j
Great Brtain and Italy, in demand- ?
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ing that the Russian modify -their ^
armistice proposals to the Poles,
have sent a peremptory message to cj
the Bolsheviki requiring withdrawal
' of the objectionable clauses before ^
the end of the week. j
Disclosure of the dispatch of this
message was made by Premier ^
LJovd George in an interview today. ^
' The soviet demand that the
Polish workmen be armed , is so intolerable
that we (Lloyd George
and Premier Giolitti of Italy) have
g<
sent a peremptory message, asking
a reply before the end of this week, ^
assuring us of the withdrawal of
this and any similar demand," the ^
British leader said.
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"Imagine the soviets asking Eng-J ^
land to .draw its army only from a ^
specified category. This would be jn
direct interference with our affairs, ^
and we cannot permit a similar at- ^
titude towards Poland." ^
Giolitti declared the action of ijn
Italy and Great Britain will be sure !cc
to meet with the pproval of the oth- ^
er allies. Both he and Lloyd George co
' denied any meeting or communica- jn
tion with Foreigh Minister Simons,
of Germany.
Statement in Part |jj{
"Until peace is fully established I ar
between Russia apd the rest of the
world an atmosphere of disturbance
and unsettlement will continue to yj
menace the world," says the 'state- ^
ment in part. m
"Therefore the British and Italian fr
governments have been taking steps y
in the face or much misrepresenta- fe
tion, to restore communications be- gj
1 tween Rufesia and the world outside. 0f
Therefore, with profound regret ^
they have just heard that the soviet sj(
government, despite repeated as- 0f
surances to-the contrary given offi- m
cially on th^ir behalf in London, co
have sought to impose on Poland so
conditions incompatible with nation- pe
al independence.
"To have added such a condition,
after Kameneff's pledges to
the British government that nohing
not of secondary nature was omit- tl
ted from his summary of the terms, S(
is a gross breach of faith, and nego- h:
tiations of any kind with a govern- ei
ment whi^h so lightly treat's its j fi
word becomes difficult, if not im-1 c]
possible. . | ti
"The soviet government has re- di
jected the suggestion by the British hi
government for a truce under con- bi
ditions which would have guaran- n,
/ teed Russian territory against any
acts of aggression and has continued
its career of invasion or
tehnographical Polish with a view
to the conquest of that country by ^
force of arms for soviet institutions. **
"If the soviet government, not- P'
withstanding > the punishment ^
which its aggression is encounter- ^
ing, still refused to withdraw this ^
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sinister proposal, but continues the
war inside Polish territory in order es
to force its acceptance on the Polish **
tf
people; no free government can
either acknowledge or deal with "the ~
soviet oligarchy." ^
Eight Soviet Divisions Have Been th
Annihilated te
Paris, Aug. 24.?Eight Bolshevik
divisions have been completely annihilated
and eight others reduced ro
by half, according to unofficial ad-^ar
vices from Warsaw today. > in
The Polish victory is growing, of
Prisoners already counted total
more than 40,000, and more than hs
200 guns have been captured. vi
0.:ly the Fourth and Fourteenth P)
Fi. s- an armies are still able to of-jof
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OTTON GRADER ABBEVILLE
COUNTY ARRIVES IN CITY I
oi.ie To This "County Well Equipped
For Duty Having Had Twenty-Six
Years Experience In
The Cotton Business
Mr. L. W. Tutt, of McCormick,
is been appointed as official cotton
rader for Abbeville County. Mr. 1
utt comes well equipped for his
jw duty, having had twenty-six
;ars experience in the cotton busijss.
He was once employed by the
. S. Department of Agriculture at
Washington, has classed export cot>n
at Savannah, and for the past
x years has ben in the cotton busisss
in McCormick. We feel that in 1
le person of Mr. Tutt we have a 1
an who knows the business of 1
assing and stapling cotton thor- i
jghly and one who will render the ^
irmers of Abbeville County an ?
iicient and impartial service. j
The primary object in locating an
iicial cotton grader in Abbeville ?
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ounty is lor tne purpose 01 m>rming
the farmers as to the actual
rade and staple of his cotton in
der that he might sell same intellijntly.
We feel that the farmer is
ititled to the same information as
i what he offers for sale as the
an who buys it. and we recognize
ie fact that in the majority of
ises tlie farmer is ignorant a? to
ie grade and staple of his cotton,
seems best anyway to have a disterested
party to grade coton for
e farmers because it removes any
>ssibility of suspicion on the part
: the farmer as to the buyer failg
to properly grade and staple his
itton, and for this reason we feel
iat the cotton buyers should velime
he service of an efficient and
lpprtial cotton grader.
Mr. Tutt is here for the purpose s
' rendering to the farmers of Ab- c
affinmnf imntirfial ?.
;vmc VJVUXIUJT cuiV4Vuw|
id real service and we want all of j
em to feel free to use him at any (
me. But as to the amount of ser
ce Mr. Tutt renders to the farmers g
ill depend largely upon the far- t
ers themselves, they must feel c
ee to meet him half way and give a
m the opportunity. There will be a t
e of 35 cents charged for the
ading and stapling of every bale
: cotton and all the farmer has to .
> is to get a sample from both .
ies of the bale and bring it to the ^
fice of the cotton grader. The
oney collected for the grading of
itton and all samples that will be
Id will go on the salary and extnses
of the cotton grader. ' 1
JOEL S. MORSE SICK
TUa Tnal Q . MArco nf ;
x 1IC liiciiuo vrx w vvi k/W. v* .
le Amos B. Morse Company will be .
>rry to learn that he is confined to i
is home with a case of typhoid fev- 1
Mr. Morse was taken ill four or ]
ve days ago, and the physicians in 1
large have pronounced his illness J
rphoid. News from his bedside to- i
ay is that he is resting well and that
is condition is as favorable as might ]
e expected at this stage of his ill- 1
ess. <
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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
Prof. Edgar Long came down 1
rom Due West this morning to look *
le town- over. He had as his comanions
on the trip, Mr. A. Selden
ennedy, of Due West, Dr. Payson
ennedy, head of the City Board of
ealth of Atlanta, and Mr. Charles
rice, of Spartanburg. They came
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my ana reournea m wruer tu ncatj
le campaign speeches in Due West
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>day.
c
r real resistance, it' was reported. I ?
(The Fourth army is fighting in
e Lomza region, and the FourQ
enth on the Southern front.)
Bolsheviki Surrounded
The Poles have completely sur- u
Q
unded the Bolshevik Fourth army
id the Third cavalry corps, accordg
to advices to the French foreign
fice today.
The Polish army north of Warsaw J
is completely crushed the Bols]^)fl|
k Fifteenth army and occuf^JBI
ryzasnysz (fifty-five miles nofttil/
Warsaw). d
Chamber of Co
Fine Meet at
William T. Royster of
Speaker And Entert
Present With a Del
Might Be Expecte
cial Organizati<
retary?Mr. B
Duties
That was a most interestii
neeting held at the court house la
light under the auspices of tl
ocal chamber of commerce. Tl
:rowd present was not an ove
vhelming one, but all on har
ihowed a deep interest in the pu
>ose of the meeting.
The speaker was William R. Ro
iter, of Griffin, Ga., secretary <
;he Griffin and Spaulding couni
:ommercial club. He had for h
;ubject, "How to Organize ar
ttaintam a unamoer 01 tommerce
le was introduced by J. M. Nickle
resident of the local chamber ar
n a very happy manner, first ou
ining the plans of the newly forme
>rganization in this city and what
vas' hoped to accomplish through i
ifforts. Acknowledging the intr
luction the speaker then went into
letailed statement of what had bet
iccomplished by his association
he town of Griffin and Spauldir
:ounty in the sister state of Geo
fia. During his talk he took occ;
ion to throw numerous bouquets j
he city of Abbeville, emphasizir
he splendid opportunity she hi
>efore her and the splendid sta
he has already made on the ro?
>f progress. In a clear and concii
nanner he explained the aims ar
rnrpose of the average chamber <
:ommerce, explaining thorough!
h inside workings cf such an o
,-anization and throughout his ei
ire talk stressing the importan<
>f such an associition to the tov,
ind community ir which it oper;
ed.
The speaker -staued that he wt
imazed at what he had found hei
n Abbeville. Instead ' f a wide pla<
n the road, a tovvr.. just waking, v
o its importance, he found a cil
ilready on the hi?h road to succe:
md immense pojsibilities loomir
CARRIAGE BUSINESS NOT
RUSHING ?N ABBEVILL
irir.li: of inn -fnr n man
ige license was made at the office <
Tudge of Probate Miller during tl
last week. This license was securt
ast Sunday morning by Henry Bayi
Foster, of Chattanooga, Tenn. Tl
jride to be named in the license w;
?rs. Pauline Hendricks of Taladeg
Ma.
tJpon securing the license the ha;
ay couple hied themselves away 1
;he Baptist parsonage where in sho
>rder they were made husband ar
vife by Rev. Louis J. Bristow.
Soon after the tieing of the nu
:ial knot the newly made bride ar
*room left for Atlanta, Ga., in whi<
:ity they contemplate making the
lome.
OFF FOR NEW YORK
Sol and Artnur itosenoerg ieav
omorrow for New York. The trip i
ne of combined business and plea;
ire, in that way they will make pui
hases of new goods for their d<
artment store in this city and aui
tig off hours take in the sights an
muser/ients of America's ?greates
ity. They expect to be away som
en days or two weeks. Their hos
f friends will wish for them a su<
essful and enjoyable trip.
A VISITOR FROM RALEIGH
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Miss _,ean mormon 01 rwueifji
I. C., is spending a few days in th
|ty as the guest of Miss Mary Hi
tarris. Miss Thornton was once a
Lbbeville girl and her friends ar
lelighto.d to see her again.
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mmerce Staged
The Court House
Griffin, Ga., Was The
ained The Small Crowd
:ailed Outline of What
d of A Live Commer)n
and a Good Secarnes
To Assume
Sept. First
lg up before her. He complimented in
st highest terms her splydidly paved
'streets and other indications of progress
and prosperity, urging the
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I while a greater harmony and closer
r" j cooperation among the business
1(*! men and citizens generally, all
r" which tends to the making of a bigger
and better city for people to
\7? 1 ir a i n nm/] aa11
j iivc in auu tan uicn uuiuc.
^ | It will be recalled that about sixy
days ago the business men of the
131 city woke up to the fact that the
lc*,town needed a live commercial or
ganization. They therefore wfnt to
!S> I work and the result was the forma1(*
tion of "the local body as already rel"
ferred to. A few weeks ago" a meetJ(*'ing
of the board of directors was
if
1 held and at this time a permanent
secretary was chosen in 'the person
?"Jof George T. Barnes of Atlanta. Mr.
a | Barnes has accepted the position
m and will assume the duties involving
in.' *
upon him after September 1st. He
comes to Abbeville very highly rer"j
commended and the indications are
a" that the directors acted very wisely
at n their choice of a secretary.
The meeting last night was in the
nature of a sret-to-gether meeting:,
ft I
^ for the purpose of learning first
hand from an experienced man the
^ purposes of a real live chamber of
. commerce and the duties of a first
)f *
class secretary. In other words the
^' members and prospective members
r
of the new organization wanted to
get started out on the right road,
and for this reason invited Mr. Royster
here that such results might oba-1
tain. The meeting was all that was
expected, notwithstanding the small
iS crowd that availed themselves of
re the opportunity to hear this well in5e
formed man and talented speaker.
lP Those present were enthuiastic over
the outlook and of the opinion that
3b the meeting would result in much
ultimate good.
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VOTERS PREPARE FOR
E SELECTION OFFICERS
i- County politics are rapidly being
Df brought to a close in this county as
ie well as the other counties through;d
out the state. The first primary will
ie be held next Tuesday, August 31st.
ie The county itinerary closes in this
as city Saturday, at which time the
^ candidates will make the last appeal
jto the voters for their suffrage. The
p- polls will open at 8 o'clock and close
to at 4 o'clock.
rt The state itinerary also closes
id this week, the senate at Charleston
, "tt-: J J n \Tati?
JTiluay auu me siiiic uiuucis <at ncnp
berry Friday.
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,h POLES REFUSE RUSSIAN
ir| SOVIET TERMS OF PEACE
London., Aug. 24.?Official announcement
was received here
^ from Moscow today that the Poles
c had completely refused the Russian
js Soviet Peace terms.
. GETTING THE HABIT.
fMr.
Perrv T. Garter and Mr. Joe
[ - *
j S. Plaxico have returned to the;
| homes in Chester after a pleasant
visit to friends in Abbeville. The
e
young men were charmed with our
; town and with our pretty girls ant
they are getting the habit of comir.*'
over.
MOVING IN
l.
e Dr. and Mrs. Guvton have move!
11 to their home on Greenville stree
n and are comfortably settled. The Doc
e tor ahd his charming bride are meet
iv.g with a warm welcome.
DR. P. K. BLACK HURT j|
, RESULT OF COLLISION
' . ?. i'
tietween His Automobile and a C. &
W. C. Train Near Mt. Carmel?
Taken to Hospital in
Augusta.
News reaches this city of the seri- i
ous injuries received by Dr. P. K.
Black of Mt. Carmel' in a collision
between an automobile in which he
was riding and an engine on the C.
& W..C. railroad near that place.;
Full particulars of the accident could
not be learned, but it is understood
the doctor in his car had rushedon to
the railroad tracks from a curve In
the highway and did not see ine train
until it was right upon him.
When physicians reached him it was
thought that both legs were broken
and that he had sustained a num- '
ber o other injuries. At first it was
thought his back was also broken.
3e was rushed to a hospital at Augusta,
where upon examination It
was found that this was not true, and
fVir%f V??a lor*c nrovn tiftf arnl'oH
biiab i wo itgo n tit uvru uiwnvii*
c
Late information from the hospl- ^
tal is to. the effect that he is getting
along nicely and without complications.
will soon recover.
?>r. Black is well known in this
section and has many friends here
who will be sorry to learn of his unfortunate
accident and will nope for
his early and complete recovery.
MUCH IMPROVEMENT
IN CAR SHORTAGE
Shortage Less Acute With Commercial
Freight Now Being
Loaded in Quantity ^
N r
Washington, Aug. 24.?The great- ,
est improvement in the car shortage '
situation since January is now be? ?
ing accomplished by the railroads of
the country, the railroad car ser- \ *
vice commission declared tonight. !
Commercial freight loaded during!
the week which ended August 71
comprised 942,000 cars compared j
with 914,000 cars during the pre-|
vious week and 872,000 cars for thej
corresponding period in 1919. I
The car shortage for the week;
ending August 6 amounted 125,219 \
cars compared with 132,370 cars I
fof the previous week. The roads i
during the week of August 13 were
unai^lp jfco movei,)T9213 cars while jfor
the previous week the car accumulation
was 84,949 cars.
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DR. HARVIN RETURNS.
Dr. A. L. Harvin, who has been on!
a two weeks visit to relatives in Ab-]
beville and Manning, has returned to'
Washington, where he is regarded as
one of the Capitol City's most dls-i
tinguished dentists.
When asked about the political situation,
Dr. Harvin stated that he!
only hears the republican side of the!
discussion, but from what he hears, *
it seems that the democrats will have '
a better chance to win with the worn- *
en voting. The League of Nations 1
:uts little figure in the chances of the c
party, so far as he hears, liquor be- t
ing the big question. A large per- r
centage of the people with whom he *
eomes in contact are strong for light 1
wines aftd beer, he says. Among the v
people with whom he has talked in v
Washington Cox is regarded as the ^
"wet" and Harding as the "dry" t
candidate.
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RETURN FROM NEW YORK.
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Mrs. Lizzie Cason and Miss Marionj t
Cason have returned after a stay of|
two months in New York wnere theyi v
attended the teachers training school.' ^
While away they spent ten days inj ^
Canarla nnH visitpd Niacara Falls and!
other places of interest. They had a ^
pleasant as well as a profitable trip, j
PRETTY VISITOR. c
Miss Sallie Powell, of North Caro- ^
lina and Miss Bess Allen, of Greenville,
are in Greenwood for a visit to
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Allen and came
ovr to Abbeville Tuesday and spent
th? night with Misses Susie and Mar
ion Mabry. These -young ladies have
many friends in Abbeville and are
always welcome visitors. ^
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SURPRISE ATTACK I
MADE TENNESSEE
GOVERNOR ROBERTS CERTIFIES. fM
ACTION OF LEGISLATURE TO \'J|
SECRETARY OF STATE AFTER>;$i
ATTORNEY GENERAL HAD ADVISED
HIM COURT HAD SET
ASIDE RESTRAINING ORDER, 1
Nashville, Aug. 24.?Governor
Roberts, today certified by mail to ^
Secretary of State Colby Tennessee's
ratification nf +Viq J
?v* viiw nvmaii ' OUUltl^O
amendment after receiving from Attorney
General Frank M. Thompson \
an opinion that a writ issued by Chief ^
Justice D. L. Lansden, of the State
Supreme Court, last night set aside
a lower court order temporarily restraining
the Governor from taking
such action. The injunction was ob- * A
tained by citizens of Nasnvllle- opposed
to suffrage^ |; H
Issuance of the writ and the Gov-- - ^
jrnor's certification serves to trans* ^
fer to Washington the battle over * v
legality of ratification. Anti-suffrage
leaders declared the American const!- ' {
tutional league was prepare# to ap<'||
ply to the District of Columbia Supreme
Court for an order restraining S
Secretary Colby from issuing a proc- J
lamation declaring the amendment In j''
effect. So far as court action in Ten
nessee is concerned the only thing in
prospect for the antis Is ro request v'
the Supreme Court to rescind the In/. *31
lividual action of Justice Lansden. J
rhe court meets in Knoxville Septem- "t
aer 20. ';|fl
Announcement this morning thAt ;|j
Justice Lansden h,ad issued the writ, ?|H
followed an hour later by the statsr. 'M
nent that the Governor had mailetf 'I
;he certification was a bombshell in _ -J3
;he camp of the anti-suffrage forcea>
ind an agreeable surprise to tbe^sof- ,"'<a
fragists. There had been no tntixtta* .' < 9
;ion such a course was planned.
Attorney General Thompson fil^d /|
;he petition for the writ with Justice 'JM
Lansden at his residence last night on
jehalf of Governor Roberts, Secre;ary
of State Stevens and SpeakerYndrew
Todd and Clark W. M. Car;er,
of the Senate, parties to the re- ||
staining order.
Mr. Thompson argued the case be
ore me justice ana me wnt was
ranted. The petition was filed with JS
he clerk of the Suprenje Court at.
):55 o'clock this morning and twen- |:|j
y-five minutes later the certificate ':M
>f ratification was in the mails on ita i JS
vay to Washington. 1
VISITORS AT THE KLUGH'S. M
Miss Margaret Klugh, who has. ,Jj
>een on an extended trip to New -$g
{ork is in Abbeville for a stay with , 'M
ler mother, Mrs. J. C. Klugh. Whiles jl
kliss Margaret is at home, tne?other 'jfl
laughters have been paying a visit ||
o the old home. Mrs. Maurice Gar- /?
ter and little Mary Klugh are here -.ja
rom Union, and Mrs. B. A. Maults- |1
>y and her young son from Bennetts- 'M
ille. Mr. Garner and Mr Maultsby '||
t'ere here also for the week-end but -^j
iavi? returned to their homes where 3
hey are engaged in business. j
A FAMILY REUNION
Mr. and Mrs. Joe F. Edmunds have
ieen entertaining a house parry for - '21
he past week, but some or their |
;uests have departed for ttieir nomes. ;
Irs. J. M. Sewell left yesterday for
or home in Augusta, while Mr. aijd ' f
Irs. Joe B Brunson and Miss Kate > ^
h-unson have returned to Parksville.'
Irs. John Brunson and Miss iSmmle
Srunson are staying over for a furher
visit. - . .JHj
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