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100,000 HOMELESS ARMENIANS WANDER ABOUT AIMLESSLY Government U Unable To Obtain Housing for Population. Half of The Population Wiped Out by Hunger and War Triflis, Dec. 2.?Armenian forces have been driven eastward by the Turkish nationalsits until the region they hold is entirely outside the tra- j ditional boundaries of Armenia. As a result, Armenia is reduced to a little caucasus republic such as was i _ created by the Germans and Turks, during the war. Turkish nationalists have occupied Kars, Alexaadropol and Surmalou. Hostilities betweene the Armeni ans anH Turkish nationalists have been suspended through interven tion by the Bolshevik government at Moscow, and hopes are entertained that further bloodshed may be avert ed. Conditions, however, are fright full in the district held by the Ar menian forees. One hundred thou sand refugees in the last stages of destitution, are traveling through tiie snow in all directions and the Aremian government is unable to provide housing or food, pending the arrival of grain promised by the n ? -u: frv-. T,.?L~inU XVUSMttU uywacviM. auo iu?a?u jm?* tionalists assert they will not crush Armenia but will grant lenient terms. These terms, however, must be in conformity with Turkish as pirations, it is declared. The morale of Armenia's shatter ed army is very low, while the Turks by contrast, are well disciplined and equipped. Reports that soviet Russia is in disagreement with the Turkish nationalists are accepted as true and it is said Moscow views unfavorably the Turkish advance into Armenia. Observers regard Armenia as be ing a state of utter ohaos. The coun try, they say, has ceased to be inde pesdent and half of its population has been wiped out by war or star ation. Workers for the American I Committee for Relief in the Near East are still at their posts in terri tory occupied by the Turks, who have thus far conducted themselves in a respectful manner toward the < Americans. PUT OLD GLORY IN HEARTS OF YOUTHS 1 Boston, Dec. 4.?"I would rather 1 have the American flag implanted in the hearts of the children of Europe ' than flying over any eitadel of vic tory," said Herbert Hoover today in presenting to a gathering of busi ness men and women here the obli gation upon this country to supply the needs of three and a half mil lions of youthful sufferers by the war in eastern and central Europe. The occasion marked the formal opening in New England of the na tionwide campaign for $23,000, 000 which it is estimated will be re quired to keep the children alive un til the next harvest. "These are children of friend and enemy, of Jew and Gentile of Catho lic and Protestant," said Mr. Hoo ver. "No matter what conflict there may be as to our views on our inter-1 national relationships, this mass of children is no part of our conten tions. "The war collapsed among both allies and enemy in the face of the greatest famine in 200 years. The fopd supply for all that 200,000,000 jreuyic coot vi uk viu xrcovciu nviiu was largely exhausted by poor crops and destruction." A wedding march played by a, Chiese orchestra with torn toms and other weird instruments featured the wedding of Miss Lois Baker, a grad uate of Leland Stanford university, who was married recently in Tsing-1 tau to the American representative \ of the Standard Oil company :n! China. CAPTURED IN TRUNK Anderson, Dec. 2.?Furman Acker the young negro boy, who broke loose from the officers after having been recaptured when he escaped from the jail some weeks ago, was again caught late Tuesday afternoon at the home of his mother, near Honea Path. Acker was found in a trunk after the officers had made a thorough search of the house and premises. The younger brother of Acker, a boy 14 years of age, was arrested charged with aiding his brother to escape. He is believed to have furnished him with the hack saw blades with which he sawed the bars. i ABBEVILLE COUNTY GINNING SHOW INCREASE Figure* For the State, However, Are Less Than to November 22nd Last Year. Director Sam L. Rogers, of the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, announces the prelimin ary report on cotton ginned by coun ties, in South Carolina for the crops of 1920 and 1919. The report was made public for the state at 10 a. m., I 1U/VM Jmt XT rtir /\TV1 Urtw OO 1 QOA iUUHUaj J IWt ClUUCl AtfAV, (Quantities are in running bales, counting round ^ half bales. Linters are not included* County? 1920 1919 Abbeville ? 24,795 21,540 Aiken 37,014 . 35,587 Anderson 62,381 67,357 Bamberg 18,194 22,117 Barnwell __ __ 26,060 ' 28,151 Berkley __ __ 5,732 8,046 Calhoun _. . 28,791 28,996 Charleston __ ... 478 5,384 Cheater . 24,468 25,308 Chesterfield 21,653 28,006 Clarendon __ . ... 35,226 33,212 Darlington __ . ... 33,265 35,239 Dillon 26,126 . 34,398 Dorchester 8,052 13,364 Edgefield __ . 21,364 20,442 Fairfield . . 19,101 17,613 Florence 26.455 34.706 Georgetown _ . ? 2,637 3,579 Greenville __ 31,903 39,696 Greenwood __ ... 30,372 29,004 Kershaw ? 26,758 25,866 Lancaster __ ? 15,944 17,961 Laurens 47,071 40,815 Lee __ _ 33,320 37,947 Lexington __ 23,361 23,173 McCormick .. 13,115 14,256 Marion __ __ ... 13,022 15,438 Marlboro 47,628 61,679 Newberry __ , .. 33,259 27,154 Oconee _ 15,068 18,448 Orangeburg .. 69,598 75,539 Pickens __ __ 12,832 18,576 Richland __ 27,025 22,449 Saluda 23,844 20,402 Spartanburg . . ? 58,171 59,637 Sumter 41,449 39,207 Union __ __ _ ... 18,211 14,711 Williamahnnr . 22.271 21.761 York 29,071 35,654 TOTAL 1,098,787 1,185,021 The Quebec Curling Club is pre paring to celebrate its one hundredth anniversary by pulling of? the big pest bonspiel that ever has been held on the American continent. The club officials will try to get*entries from American as well aa Canadian cities and figure on getting perhaps 200 teams in the competition. Legal Blanks for Sale Here.? rhe Press and Banner Company. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT State of South Carolina, Countv of Abbeville. Take Notice, that on the 9th day of Dec. 1920, we will render a final ac count of our actions and doing as executors of the estate of B. L. Mor rison, deceased, in the office of judge of probate for Abbeville County, and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from our trust as such. All persons having demands against said estate will present them for pay ment on or before that day, proven and authenticated or be forever barr ed. DAVIS & MORRISON, 11-15 3toaw. Executors. PEOPLE OF OUR TOWN This prosperous Gent with the Care free Air Is a Steady Advertiser. Busi ness is Good, and Bank Account is Growing every day and a New Car roosts in the Garage. His only Worry is that his Competitor will Wake Up some day and he a Steady Advertiser too. in which case lie Wouldn't have it S) Soft. > V V. COLD SPRINGS. \ M V ^ V Miss Ola Winn, of the County Hospital is visiting her home people for a few days. Misses Sara Uldrick and Cyrena Pearson spent last week-end in I Woodruff, S. C., with Miss Pear-' son's home folks. Mrs. Mattie Bowen, of Abbeville, J spent Saturday night and Sunday with her daughters, Mrs. T. F. and Mrs. B. A. Uldrick. Mr. Roy McCombs, of Greenwood, j spent Saturday night and Sunday i with home people. ' 5{r. and Mrs. Otis Smith and chil-1 dren spent the week-end with Mr. D. E. Newell and family. Messrs. Claude and Julian Uldrick spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kay. Mr. and Mrs. Henry McGee and children, of Belton, spent Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Newell. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kay and chil dren spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hagen. Misses Ola Winti and Maybelle Osborne spent Monday night with Mr. ana aits. w. ?. tins. Mrs. Edward Milford and baby spent Thursday with Mrs. Andrew Newell. Messrs Claude and Julian Uldrick spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R, A. Hagen. Mr. and Mrs. Henry McGee and family, of Belton, spent Saturday with Mf. and Mrs. J. A. King. Miss Ola Winn spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Cochran. Miss Maybelle Osborne is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. W. Nash. SLAYER OF WIFE HANGS HIMSELF IN RALEIGH JAIL Raleigh, N. C., ?Dec. 1.?Charles E. Davis, prominent Wake county farmer, who early Monday morning shot and injured his wife so badly that she died yesterday, hanged him self in his cell at the Wake county {nil here annuo time dtirinc the niffht. Davis used yie two sleeves of bis un-u. dershirt in hanging himself. IMPORT DUTY ON WHEAT PROPOSED Washington, Dee. 2.?An import duty of 35 cents a bushel on wheat is proposed in a bill which Representa tive Tincher, of Kansas, has drawn for introduction in the House of Rep resentatives next Monday. Representative Tincher -also has prepared another bill designed, he said, to eliminate "speculation and gambling" in good products on ex changes. r-r1 i?n iwenty-rive rer Off on all Good LINK 0 Here is a great cut and means a gr We offer every pair of Sho< Women and Children, We offer every piece of Ui Men and Women, at We offer every yard of Clot 1 Ala A>Pfnn ai/nnu Trunk in nil VVC Vlll/I VfUl J I I U...1 ? w We offer every Hat in our \ We offer every Blanket and We offer every Stove in oui We offer every Sewing Macl We offer every piece of Fui These prices are fc So. Public Square WILSON WILL BE VERY GLAD TO SEE HARDING Washington, Dec. 2.?Presdient Wilson will be very glad to see Pres ident-elect Harding when Mr. Hard ing conies to Washington Monday J for the opening of congress, it was said today at the White House. There was no suggestion, however, that the president-elect planned to call at the White House during his stay in the capital. Mr. Harding, who still retains as senator from Ohio, will come here , from Bedfod, Va., where he will speak at the Elks Home Sunday | and it is the expectation of some senators now in Washington that he will visit the senate during his stay. There are said to be 2,000,000 more women than men in England. The British railways employ 10, 000 women clerks. TAKE ANC HOI PHIlj ~n K Is at \ /I _^ut\ in prices of as good s eat saving to every m 38 in our house for Men, I iderwear in our house for Lh in our house at r house at ?ouse at I Comfort in our house, at. i p house at hine in our house at . . . . . rniture in our house at >r cash only and surel dollar durir S. J. WILSON STILL WORKING ON HIS ANNUAL MESSAGE Washington, Dec. 2.?President | Wilson still is at work on his annual message to congress, and it was in-. dicated today that it probably would j not be completed before the end of this week or early next week. It i:> I understood that the present plan is | to communicate it to congress next | Tuesday, the day following the opening of the session. The president is expected to make a number of recommendations ie garding taxation and government fi nances and senators from the wes-; tern and southern states are hopeful that he also will deal with the situa- i tion which the farmers are facing as, a result of falling prices ior their i nrnHiiop Children have been born to Eskimo j women who were only 11 years of i age. ,. . I i i UftKTMA RGAIN I .-A ADVANTAGE OF n; 1s1mu ) save money jday purcha: SON & HE Goods Cents LI joods as w re ever ofl an, woman aed child wmn. y means that 75c wil. g this sale. MINNESOTA FARMERS WILL SOLVE MARKETING PROBLEM Chicago, Dec. 2.?Farmers of Minnesota, with more than 3,100 associations, are prepared to move . ;j forward together to solve the big marketing problems that face the A merican farmer, M. J. Holmberg, Minnesota, commissioner of agricul ture, told the national association of commissioners, secretaries and de partments of agriculture, in conven tion here today. "I believe the time is here," Mr. Holmberg said, "for the farmer in co-ooeration with his neighbors and federated cooperation and other groups of farmers to finance the market movement and the selling of his products through the entire chain from the farm at least as far as the terminal market., The ancient Egyptians regarded the bracelet as the symbol of marri age. * SSSSSStSStSSSSMSSSSSSSS$3SSSSSS$3SS$S ON 3ES :nry 3 at Seventy-Five on the Dollar at TVT 17" 9 O n iv o * > fered in Abbeville in this section. DN THE )OLLAR do the work of a AbbevillejS. C.