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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
MAKE EFFORT FOR
SIX CAPITAL SHIPS
COMPROMISE BETWEEN DAN.
IEL'S PLAN AND GENERAL.
BOARDS RECOMMENDATION

Washington, April 3.-The house
naval committee brought to an end
today prolonged hearings on the
1917 naval appropriation bill. Sec
retary Daniels closed three-day
statement before the committee with
a final appeal in support Of the ad-
ministration's fve-year building pro-
gram. A subcommittee immediate.
ly will begin framing the bill.
1t became known tonight that a
determined effort would be made to
provide for six capital ships, two
dreadnaughts and four battle cruis-
ers, as a compromise between the
recommendations of the secretary
and of the navy general board.
Mr.. Daniels parried all efforts to-
day to get statement as to what
relative place among naval powers
the United States should occupy. He
said the five year program he had
mapped out would not put the coun-
try in second place, in his Judgment
and that the present congress could
not be asked to make up for, deficien-
cies of 20 years past. At. the close
of the war he believed great oppor.
tunity would come for international
limitation of armament and with q
strong building program adopted, the
United States would be in q, better
position to urge that movement suc-
cessfully than if its fleet was weak.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
WOUND IN HIP WAS A STORY
CONCOCTED BY VILLA AS
A RUSE.

Ell Paso, April 3.-Villa, un-
wounded and with only eight men,
was at Satevo, fifty miles south OF
Chihuahua City two days ago, accord
ing to information received here
from reliable Mexican resources. If
this is correct it bears out previous
reports that the bandit is headed to-
wards Parral and is leading his
American pursuers by at least sixty
miles. The route Villa is supposed
to have taken from Guerrero is
known to natives as 'Pancho's road"
The man who brought the story here
said Villa has never taken part in
any fighting with Americans. He
left his main band at Guerrero with
instructions to oppose American as
far as possible. He said the story
that Villa was wounded was concoct-
ed by Villa himself and given to
poems with instructions to tell it to
the Americans. The American col
umn, fooled at first, he said, is on
the right track now and is driving
towards Villa with the advantage of
a good road and without the handicap
of lack of forage and water.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
TEST CoNSTITUTIONALITY
OF ANTI.COMPAcT LAW

Columbia March 80. - Especially
The constitutionality Of the anti
compact law, which caused the with.
drawal of the fire insurance compan-
les from South Carolina, will be tested
before the supreme court immediate-
ly. This action was decided on at
meeting here to-day Of the committee
of business men named at the recent
State wide conference on this subject,
The committee was instructed, to EN-.
ploy attorneys to bring the suit test.
ing the act and the chairman was au-
thorize to name county chairmen who
are to call meeting in each county Of
business men, farmers and members
of the legislature to consider the sit
uation. The following members Of
the committe were here for the meet
ing: B F Mcleod, of Charleston, chair
man; G. II. Edwards, of Darlington,
B E Child, Of Whitmire, William Otis
and R. w. Holcombe both Of Colum.
bia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
EXTRA SESSIONS is NOW
ADVOCATED BY McLAURIN

Columbia, March 80. - Especially
An extra session of the General AS
sembly to be called for the purpose
Of enacting a law for State insurance
was suggested to Governor Manning
this afternoon by John L. McLaurin,
State Warehouse Commissioner, who
in letter to the Governor says: "The
situation has reached a point where
it is necessary that you call the legis-
lature together to provide for State in
surance." He says that he is convinc-
ed that the fire insurance companies
are determined to make fight to the
finish and he does not believe in sur
rendering to them, and the only alter
native is for the State to 60 into the
fire insurance business.
The Warehouse Commissioner in
passing the buck" to the Governor
says he thought he had the cotton
warehouse insurance safe but that the
big companies are whipping the little
companies into line and that nothing
can be done. The only thing, he says,
to do is for the State to 60 into the
insurance business. Sen. McLaurin
suggests to the formation of State
warehouse insurance by each ware
house taking stock in central COM
pany, pay the premiums a year in
advance and the central company to
reinsure.
He also approves Of the formation
of mutals and suggests that the state
make arrangements to borrow ST.
100000 to start off the State insur-
ance company.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
THIRD ANNUAL FIELD
DAY FRIDAY---PROGRAM
BIG CROWD is EXPECTED HERE NEXT
FRIDAY AT ABBEVILLE COUNTY
SCHOOL FIELD DAY.

Great plans are being made for
the School Field Day on April TIN.
1t is thought that this will be the
greatest day for the schools of the
county Abbeville has ever seen.
Schools all over the county are get
ting ready for this day.
Some minor changes were made
in the program last Saturday at the
Of the county teachers at
Due West. Both prizes for floats
were raised to $4,000. There will
be two contests in spelling for the
second and third grades-one for
each grade. In judging the contest
for the school having the largest per
cent of pupils in the parade, only
resident pupils of the district will be
considered. Free tickets to the
Fair Grounds will be given all child
rem in the parade.
The people of Abbeville have kind
ly offered to entertain all the con-
testants in the preliminary contests
in defamation Thursday night, pro-
vided their names are sent to Miss
Mae Robertson, Abbeville, S. c.,
before April 5th. Any teachers who
wish to come to Abbeville Thursday
will be entertained also, if they will
send their names to Miss Robertson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
PARADE-FORMATION.

1. Mayor and Chief of Police in
Automobile.
2. J. L. Grier, President County
Teachers Association and r. B.
Cheatham, Chairman Committee Pa
rade, mounted.
8. Band.
4. Teachers and pupils in line
by schools alphabetically.
5. Floats "a" first, Class
"B" second.
The Parade will start promptly at
twelve o'clock:
All teachers and children in the
parade will be given free tickets to
Athletic Contest at Fair Grounds. All
others must buy their tickets before
they will be admitted. No vehicle,
except the "Floats," will be allowed
to stop on Main Street between the
Baptist Church and Nickles Ave-, be-
tween the hours of eleven and
twelve-thirty. It is absolutely nee
essary to keep this part of Main
Street open at that hour.
All teachers are requested to look
out for any children who might be
present without their teacher. Five
dollars will be given to the school
having in line of march the largest
per cent present of the yearly resi-
dent enrolment.
Twenty dollars will be given for
the best float of each class. Floats
tying will divide prizes. The judges
decision will be final.
R. B. Cheatham,
Chairman Com. Parade.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
News From Front Reaches Washing.
ton.

Washington, April 2.-Sunday
brought no news to the war depart
ment about the hunt for Villa. Since
the report came Of how Col. Dodd
and his troopers had routed the main
command of the outlaw chief, no
word has reached Washington re-
garding the operations of the Mexi-
can expedition. -.
Secretary Baker received nothing
but routine kilograms from Gen.
Funston.
Hope for the early capture of Villa
still prevails in official quarters, but
some of the seasoned army campaign
ers fear that failure to take him at
Guerrero may result in long chase.
Admiral Winslow, reporting to the
navy department today on conditions
along the west Mexican coast, said
that although the situation at pres.
ent was quiet there were signs OF
unrest among the natives.
Investigations by commanders OF
naval vessels in Mexican waters, both
on the east and west coasts, Of re-
ports that Felix Diaz is in Mexico
heading q new revolution, have fail
ed even to establish that Diaz is In
that country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
ATHLETICS-2 P. M.

All athletics contests will be held
according to rules given by the Inter:
High School Athletic and Oratorical
Association of South Carolina. A
COPY of these rules may be gotten
by writing to the University of South
Carolina for a Bulletin of these
rules.
No pupil may enter contests unless
he or she has been enrolled and IN
attendance in some school in the
county during at least three months
of the last four months Immediately
preceding Field Day. Each teacher
is responsible for the observance OF
this rule, and any one violating this
rule may be debarred from contests.
All contestants must report to l..
L. Moore, Chairman, at the Fair
Grounds at 2 o'clock and receive
further instructions as to the con-
tests or be ruled out of contests.
Points will be counted as follows:
First Winner --- - - Five Po!nts.
Second Winner ------ Three Points.
Third Winner ---- ---- One folnt.
In case of tie in any event, the
points shall be divided and a prize
given to each contestant.
A handsome banner will DE given
the school winning the most points,
A prize valued at Five Dollars will
be given to the school winning the
next highest number of points but
this school must not be in the same
class as school winning banner.
(Schools classified as given under
Parade.)
Contestants must provide their
own eggs and sacks for these races.
Slippers must not be worn in shoe
race. :,
In all cases the decision of the
Judges will be final.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
GERMANS CONTINUE
TO STORM vERDUN
TEUTONs CONTINUE TO STRIKE
IN THE TERRITORY AROUND
VERDUN.

The Germans still are carrying on
strong offensive operations northeast
and northwest of Verdun. About four
and one-half miles northeast of the
fortress they penetrated the Caillette
wood, just outside Fort Douamont,
after violent bombardment.
From part of this wood the French
in an immediate counterattack drove
back the invaders.
Another powerful attack was de-
livered against that portion of the
Avocourt wood held by the French!
but here the French barrier fire and
machine guns held the Germans with
out gain.
The French now have entirely
evacuated the village of Vaux and
have drawn their lines south of the
town, but in its immediate outskirts
Berlin says that northeast of Hau.
court, between Malancourt and LIE
Mort Homme the Germans have en-.
tirely cleared the French from about
1000 yards of trenches, where they
remained since the German victory
on this sector March 80.
On the other sectors about Verdur
there have been only intermittent
bombardments; artillery duels have
characterized the action along the re.
mainder of the front.
Air craft have been very active
around Verdun. The French brought
down three German machines, but
Berlin asserts that the aerial combats
have resulted in their favor. Both
sides have been busily engaged in
dropping bombs on military estab.
lishments at various points. Greater
activity than usual has been display.
ed in the fighting between the Ger.
mans and Russians in the region OF
Baranovichi, southwest of Minsk
Elsewhere on the Russian front the
situation is unchanged.
Three British and one Norwegian
steamer have been sunk by subma.
rines or mines. Two of the British
boats, the liner Achilles and the
Ashurton were on their way to Lon
don from Australian ports. The
British steamer Goldmouth was on q
voyage to London from Texas with
oil. The Norwegian boat was the
Peter Hamre. She was sunk while
at anchor. Of her crew of Is only
one man escaped.
Four members of the crew of the
Achilles are missing, two ofdthe crew
of the Goldmouth were wounded
when landed, and five members OF
the crew of the Ashurton were taken
to hospital for shrapnel wounds.
Scotland and the northern and
southern coasts of England have re.
ceived visitations from Zeppelins
which dropped bombs at various
places.
In an air raid on the northeast
coast of England Friday and Satur'
day nights SO persons were killed ano
1876 wounded.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
COOPER is PLEASED.

Columbia, March 29.-R. A. Coop
er, of Laurens, solicitor of the 9th
judicial circuit and candidate Tor
Governor, passed through Columbia
yesterday on his way to Batesburg,
where he was to speak last night.
Mr.. Cooper had nothing to say
for publication as to what his attl-
tude on public questions would be IN
the approaching campaign. A detl-
mite and comprehensive statement
s'will be made in due time" he eX-
planned. His announcement is meet
ing with more generous appreciation
than he anticipated, he said: Let
ters from all sections of the state
are reaching him, he said, endorsing
his candidacy and pledging him sup
port.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
EXCLAMATION CONTEST 8 P. M.
High School Contest, Grades 8, 8, 10

Two medals will be offered, one to
the best boy speaker, and one to the
best girl speaker of the county.
Each school should hold a prelimi-
nary contest and select one boy and
one girl to represent the school.
The committee will hold a prelimi-
nary contest in which the number of
contestants shall be reduced to five
boys and five girls for the final con-
test. This preliminary contest shall
be held in the Abbeville County
Court House on Thursday night.
Each defamation shall be limited
to ten minutes.
Grammar School Contest, Grades 5,
6, and 7.
Two medals are offered, one to the
best boy speaker and one to the best
girl speaker from these grades. Only
two contestants will be allowed from
each school.
Preliminary contest will be held
Thursday night before Field Day in
the High School Building. The ten
best speakers, five boys and five girls,
will be selected to speak in the final
contest.
No speech may be over five min
utes.
COMMITTEES.
Class Room Contests Miss Flor.
ence Bradford, Chairman, Calhoun
Falls, S. c., R. F. D.; Miss Mary
Bagwell, Honea Path, s. c., R. g.;
Miss Aileen Heron, Antreville, S. c.,
Mrs. E. P. Jones, Abbeville, S. c..
R. F. D. g.; Mrs. Lizzie M. Cason,
Abbeville, S. c.. .
Parade-R., B. Cheatham, Chair.
man. Abbeville, s. c.; Miss Mabel
Campbell, Abbeville, S. c.; Jno. w.
Huff, Wilmington, S. c.; Miss Maud
Livingston, Abbeville, S. c., R. F. D..
Rev. H. B. Blakely, Wilmington, s. C.
Athletics-L. L. Moore, Chairman.
Antreville, S. c.; o. M. Nickles,
Hodges, S. c.; Miss Connie Morrow,
Nc Cormick, S. c.; H. D. Brown.
Abbeville, S. c., Route l.; N. H.
Fender, Lowndesville, S. C.
High School Declamation-H. B.
Blakely, Chairman, Due West, S: G.
L. C. Kirby, Donalds, S. c.; Miss
Mary F. Poole, Abbeville, S. C.
Grammar School Defamation
Miss lone Smith, Chairman, Able
vile, S. c.; Miss Grace Crawford,
Due West, s. c.; Miss Mary Rudisail,
Abbeville, S. c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
VILLA NOT WOUNDED
VILLA ANOTCAPTURE
NO CONFIRMATION, HOWEVER,
OF. THE PERSISTENT REPORTS
MORE TROOPS SENT.

Columbus, N. M, April 2.-Army
men here were considerably disturb
ed today by numerous warnings from
confidential sources that adherents of
Francisco Villa were gathering in
the Chihuahua desert, both north and
south of Ascension and near the mo-
tor trail leading from Columbus to
Casas Grandes for the purpose of at
tempting to cut the line of communi-
cation of the American punitive ex-
pedition in Mexico.
An. extra heavy guard of infantry
men, with specific instructions in
event of attack was placed on truck
train, which left here for the front
today. Isolated camps of soldiers
guarding the line were reached by
field telegraph and ordered to watch
closely for signs of hostile forces
Lieut. A. w. Cutler, goth infantry,
of Lexington, KY, adjutant of the
base, left by train for Colonia Dub
Ian, where he will attempt to co-or-
dinate more closely the work of the
expeditionary force and that of the
base camp.
North from the town of Guerrero
and east of the Mexican Northwest
ern line through Arroyos and over
trails through the buttes and canyons
of the Sierra Tarahumare, American
cavalrymen of the seventh regiment
are riding night and day seeking
Villa, according to reports from field
headquarters at Colonia Dublan.
Villa Captured.
There were persistent reports that
the forces of Col. Dodd had captured
the bandit leader but because of diff
ficulty in communication had been
unable to report. Late advices from
Gen. Pershing's camp stated that the
track of a vehicle believed to be car
rying Villa in his flight, had been dis
covered.
Unofficial information here today
was that several score of Villas ad.
herents, captured or wounded in the
engagement at San Geronimo ranch
last Wednesday are expected here
during the night. The four Ameri-
can troopers wounded in the same
DdCCle, IL WAS, SuueTSu' WouuuS ho'
serious enough to necessitate their
being brought here and probably
will be taken to the field hospital
at Casas Grandes for treatment.
While the usual precautions were
taken to prevent trouble among the
soldiers here who receive their
monthly pay today, the usual pay
day excitement in a military camp
was absent, the men apparently
realizing the seriousness of the task
before the troops. =.
When Jesus Sanca and his daugh-
ter crossed the American line today
at Palmos, the first Mexican town
through which the American troops
passed on their way to the front was
left without human inhabitants.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
CALLS IN CIRCUIT JUDGES.

Columbia.-An en- banc session of
the supreme court and the circuit
judges of the state has been called
for Friday, April IA, to pass on the
legality of the election establishing
Mccormick county out of portions OF
Greenwood, Abbeville and Edgetield
counties. The order for the en- banc
session states that there is a ques-
ton of constitutionality involved in
the matter upon which the supreme
court justices cannot agree and they
have decided to call the circuit
Judges to their assistance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
PARADE E-12 O'CLOCK.

The parade will consist of school
children in line with banners, flags,
followed by floats. Each school is
urged to have at least one large BAN
ner with the name of school. 1t is
also urged that each school have a
float. A teacher should be in charge
of each school. All school children
without teachers, will, however, re-
port to the Chairman of Committee
on Parade and be assigned place in
parade.
The parade will begin at the Grad
ed School Building at twelve o'clock
sharp, march to the square and
around same forming on the west
side to review the floats which will
Immediately follow the children. The
parade will be led by band.
All floats not ready to move at the
command of the chairman will be
ruled out.
PRIZES.
Schools will be divided into two
classes. Class A-Schools having
only one teacher. Class B-Schools
having more than one teacher.
Best Float by School Class A-$20.0O
Best Float by School Class B-$2O.O0
School (any class) having the largest
per cent resident yearly enroll
ment present and in line during
parade - $o.oo
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
GOING TO PRESBYTERY.

The Second Presbytery of the A.
R. P. Church meets in Greenwood
this week and Rev. M. R. Plaxco will
attend from the Abbeville church.
Mr.. W. R. Bradley will be the dele
gate from the Abbeville church and
will extend an invitation to thS Pres
bytery to meet in Abbeville in Nov
ember.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
sAPP SUCCEEDS DoMINICk

Columbia, March 30.- (Special.)
-Claud N. Sapp of Lancaster, was
this afternoon appointed assistant at
torney-general and instructed to re-
port for duty Monday, Announce
ment of the appointment was made
by Acknowledgement Peoples. Mr.:
Sapp succeeds F. H. Dominick, OF
Newberry, who resigned and return
ed to his home in Newberry two
weeks ago.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
PROGRAMME.

10 A. M.-Class Room Contests,
Graded School Building.
IL M.-Parade-Form at Graded
School Building.
1 P. M.-Dinner.
2 P. M.-Athletics at Fair Gronds.
8 P. M.-Declamation Contest at
Theatre.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
EXCLAMATION CONTEST.

The preliminary contest of the
Abbeville City Schools for Field Day
was held in the Court House Friday
night, March 81. The program
was as follows:
FOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL,
Ada Faulkner "The Fire Fiend." !"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
U. s. FIGURES SHOW DEsTRUC,
TON OF 646, ,000 TONNAGE OF
NAVAL VESSELS.

Washington, April 1.-Oficial in
formation of the General Staff of tho
United States as to- European war
losses up to January. 1, 1916, was
transmitted to Senator McCumber by
General Hugh L. Scott. Senator
McCumber obtained the figures for
use in an anti-preparedness speech.
The estimates follow:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05

A bachelor who reads the marriage
notices isn't satisfied with his lot.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05
Losses in Mer

P1o5o0ol0oo
General Scott points out that since
last August the War College has re-
ceived no official list of casualties
from any Government except the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-02-10
WOMAN ADOPTS MAN OF 81
New New York Law Permits Aged
Lady to Fulfill Hope Of
Years.

New York.-The new law permitting
the adoption Of adults made it possible
for Mrs. Sarah Ella Furnald, seventy
one years old and widow of Francis
P. Furnald, to fulfill a hope of years
when Surrogate Fowler permitted her
to adopt Rev. Henry Natsch, forty-one
years old. With his wife the clergy.
man resides at the home of Mrs.
Furnald, "a West Seventy-second
street.
Mrs: Furnald was the mother Of
four children, all of whom are dead,
the last dying in 1899. Her husband
died in 1907. Her only living relative
Is an aunt, eighty years old, who has
no relatives. Mr.. Furnald had no rel
atives. She had hoped to be able to
perpetuate the family name through
an adoption.
She met Mr.. Natsch when he was
student in the Union Theological
seminary in 1902, and shortly after
he went West to live with Mr.. and
Mrs. Furnald. He married Miss Ethel
Helena Burlington December 2, 1914,
and the two made their home with
Mrs. Furnald. Mr.. Natsch now be-
comes Henry Natsch Furnald, and his
wife's name changes accordingly. Mrs.
Furnald has a substantial estate,
which she says she will leave to her
adopted son. .,.