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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-05-02
ABBEVILLE
GREENWOOD
MUTUAL
INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION.

Organized 1891.
PROPERTY INSURED $2,500, 600.
Write or call on the under
signed for any information
you may desire about our plan
of insurance.
We insure your property
against destruction by.
Fire,
Windstorm
or
Lightning
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GIRLS! LEMON JUICE ;j5
is SKIN WHITENER
How to Make a. Creamy Beauty Lo-
ton for a Few Centc.

The juice Of two fresh lemons
strained into a bottle containing
three ounces of orchard white makes
a whwole quarter pint Of the most
remarkable lemon skin beautifief at
about the cost n must pay for a
small jar of ordinary cold creams.
Care should be taken to strain the.
lemon juice through a fine cloth, so.
nolemon pulp gets in, then this To-
ton will keep fresh for months. Ev
cry woman knows that lemon juice
is. used to bleach and remove such
blemishes as freckles, sallowness and
tan and is the ideal skin softenef,
whitener and beautifier.
Just try i'll Get three ounces Of
orchard white at any drug store and
two lemons from the grocer and
make up a quarter pint Of this sweet
ly fragrant lemon lotion and massage
it daily into the face, neck, arms and
hands.-Adv.
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STATUS OF MEN
AT FIT. oGLETHoRPE

Washington, Aug. 11.-Ciyilions
are unlikely to understand the diff
ference in the status Of officers OF
the regular army, the reserve army.
and the national, or, draft army. A
brief explanation in connection with
the Fort O%glethorpe announcements.
may be of interest.
Officers in the regular army are
bona fide officers from the date Of
their acceptance of commissions, and
pay begins on that date. &
Officers in the national army are
bona fde officers from the date Of
their acceptances of commissions, but
are automatically furloughed with
pay until ordered specifically to some
army camp to join q INIT.
Officers in the reserve corps, which
is the body from which officers are
ordered to duty as needed, have no
actual military function until for
mally called to active duty. Their
pay and allowances do not begin I'M
til the date of such order to active
service. In some cases, such orders
may already be in force, but in the
majority of instances the men grad
uated from the Fort Oglethorpe
camp will receive NJ pay from the
date of its close until new orders are
issued to them. 49,.
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THREE

psnsion Of bread grain in certain
parts of the country, it is necessary
to consider wheat and rye together.
This is because rye can be planted
safely on many fields with less risk
than wheat.
Further, rye can be used as sub
stitute for wheat as a bread grain by
those who are accustomed to it. Rye.
succeeds on poorer soils and with less.
fertilizer and in colder climates than
wheat, and for these reasons should
be planted in preference to wheat
where it has been proved a safer
crop. The farmer who, because Of
an attractive guaranteed price, for
wheat, may be tempted to plant
wheat rather than rye in a locality
where rye is the more certain crop
takes a speculative risk Of loss
through winter killing and destruc-
tive wheat diseases which is unwar-
ranted. While no guaranteed price
for rye has been authorized by Con-
gress, there is every reason to expect
that the price of rye for the next
year will bear a satisfactory relation
to that of wheat and, therefore, JUS
tify the planting of rye where the
present experience with it indicates
its superiority.
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How's This

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
five years, and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Hairs
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces. expelling the Pol.
son from the Blood and healing the dis
eased portions.
Medicine for a short time you will see g
great Improvement in your genera
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh Med.
cine at once and get rid Of catarrh. SEND
for testimonials. free.
T. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, Ohio.
Bold by all Druggists. 7ec. D..
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production of over one billion BUSH
els of wheat and over eighty-three
million bushels of rye, through the
planting of 47,337,OOo acres to win
ter wheat and of $4,000 acres to
rye this fall, is the immediate war
agricultural program for the Nation
announced today by David F. Hous-
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ton, Secretary Of Agriculture. This
record winter wheat acreage, an in
crease of 10 per cent over last year,
would yield 672,Ooo,oo0 bushels if
the average yield for the past ten
years is equaled, or under a repeti,
ton of the favorable conditions of
1914 would give ssO,OOO,OO bush
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SALE.
The State Of South Carolina,
County of Abbevile.
Court of Common Pleas.
MAX BELOW,
against
JOSEPHINE HUNTER. ct al.

JOSEPHINE HUNTER, ct al.
By authority Of a Decree of Sale
by the Court of Common Pleas for
Abbeville County, in said State,
made in the above stated case, l will
offer for sale, at Public Cutlery, at
Abbeville C. H., S. c., on Salesday in
August, A.. D., 1917, within the legal
hours of sale the following described
land, to wit: All that tract or par
eel of land situate, lying mad being
in Abbeville County, in the State
aforesaid, containing One Acre, more
or less, and bounded by Peter Hunter
and others.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH. Pur-
chaser to pay for papers.
R. E. HILL,
Master A. c., S. c.
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BILLION BUSHELS
WHEAT NEXT YEAR
United States Department OF Agrl-
culture and State Officials Set
High Mark for Wheat.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 14.-The
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-01
GERMANY WANTS
PR0TECTI0N;N NOT
ADDED TERRITORY
Such Is Purpose of Declare
tion by Semi Official
Berlin Paper

Amsterdam, June 1.-The declara-
ton is made by the semi-official Nord
Deutsche AIgemeinen Zeitung sof
Berlin that Germany desires no extern
sion of territory for the purpose of
ACKNOWLEDGMENT or of political or
economic accretion of power. Ger
many wish es solely to defend her own
territory against foreign plans of con-
quest, the newspaper says, and more
over demands such guarantees as will
serve for the purpose of her future
defense and self protection.
These statements are made in com
menting on the recent speeches by
Lord Cecil, British minister of block
ade, and H. Fl. Asquith, former Brit
lsh premier. The newspaper says
that, apart from the imputations in
Mr. Asquith's speech, the principles
expounded coincide with those of re-
spons1ble German quarters, both for
merly and during the present war.
Lord Robert Cecil said in the house
of commons May 16 that Great Bri-
tain could not commit herself to a
policy of returning German colonies
and Turkish provinces in which the
nativs had been mistreated, and ask
ed whether such a policy should be
adopted in the cases of Poland, AL
sace-Lorraine and Italia Irredenta.
He said Germany should make re-
paration for despoiling Belgium, Ser
bia and northern France and Destroy
ing merchant ships. Mr.. Asquith said
that if the war were to end in an hon
orable peace there must be annexa-
ton, continuing the emancipation of
populations 1aboring under foreign
domination.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-01
BRITISH LOSSES
IN OFFICERS and
men, 1928
Casualties Are for May
Alone, Second Month of
Arras Battle.

London. June british casualties
as published in May show a total of
$500 officers and LOG, 331 men.
The British offensive on the Arras
front, involving some of the severest
fighting of the war, naturally has re-
suited in a large increase in casualties
over the inactive winter season. Casu-
alties over the inactive winter season.
Casualties for the last few months
have not been received, but in .Febru-
airy the total reported was only 1,24a
officers and 17,185 men.
The assertion of the British that
their losses were so per cent. smaller
than in the battle Of the Somme, not
withstanding the fact that larger
forces are engaged, is not borne out
by the May figures, although in the
absence Of the casualty report for
April, early in which month the Of
fensive as launched, the showing is
not conclusive. The casualties record
ed in the first three months of the
Somme. drive were 307, 1853 officers and
men. IN August, last year, the second
month of the Somrne battle, the casu-
aities were 127,945. as compared with
1923 for May, the second month of
the Arras battle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-01
TT. S. Plans to Reach
All Skulkers Abroad

Washington, June If there arc
any Americans who contemplate en-
deavoring to evade registration on
June 5 by going to Cuba, Mexico.
Canada, or other foreign lands they
will find it difficult to succeed in their
efforts. Steps are being taken to reg
lister all Americans abroad except
those who are fighting in the ranks of
the Entente armies.
Inasmuch as it might embarrass the
Entente powers for this government to
undertake to compel all Americans
abroad to register. the principle upon
which the War Department is now
acting is that registration Of Ameri-
cans abroad for the selective draft
would not for the present be attempt
ed compulsorily in the case of Amer
teams already abroad, but those who
fail to register while abroad and are
not serving in the Entente cause, may
be dealt with after they return to the
United States, if it is possible to reach
them under the law.
The report reached Washington on
Tuesday night that within the last
ten days a very large number of
young Americans had gone to Cuba,
and that the consulate general there
had announced that the War Depart
ment considered registration abroad
fer the selective draft a voluntary
matter. This is only true in sense
War Department officials were unwil-
ling to give an official ruling, but it
was evident from what they said that
they intend to do everything within
their power. short of legal compul-
sion, in foreign countries. to obtain
registration cards from all Americans
abroad, not actually serving on the
side of the ;United States in the war.
At the request of the Provost Mar
shall Generals office the State Depart
ment has supplied American embas-
sizes. legations, and consulates abroad
with registration cards which are to
be filled out by Americans and mailed
to this country to be considered in the
selective draft process. Registra ton
agencies are being opened at all
American embassies, legations, and
consulates.
1t was learned that the Provost
Marshal Generals office early foresaw
the contingency Of dealing with a pos
sible effort to evade registration by
Americans going to Cuba, Mexico and
Canada or other foreign countries.
Fortunately there as no general jex-
odus of Americans to Cuba or Canada
before steps were taken to close those
avenues or escape from registration
line question of the status of Amer
leans abroad and those going abroad
came up early in the consideration OF
the situation by the Provost Marshal
General, but there has been no formal
| announcement regarding the matter
because it was complicated bv the
fact that there are some $4,000 Amer
leans now fighting in the ranks of the
Entente armies, and the officials hand
ling the matter have not volunteered
to discuss the matter in the press on
| account of the delicate question in
volved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-01

rectly involved in an accident result
ing in personal injury to another, or
in apparent damage to the property
of another in excess of ten dollars.
must make a written report Of such
accident to the commissioner.
Grating chauffeurs will receive a
decided setback under section thirty
which makes it a Jail offense for any
person to receive any gratuity or con-
sideration for the purch. je of supplies
or for work on motor vehicle, and
likewise makes it Jail offense for
any person to offer a gratuity to a
chauffeur for purchasing. supplies or
having work done.
The Commissioner of Motor Vehi-
cles will hold his hearings in the va
rious counties of the state where the
interested parties reside or where an
accident has occurred. Examina-
tons for operators licenses will also
be held in the digerent counties of
the state.
The operation of a motor vehicle
whileunder the influence of intoxicat-
ing liquors is dealt with str1ngently.
The minimum penalty for first Of
Tense is a suspension of all licenses
and registrations held by the one
convicted for a period of not less
than one year and a second or sub
seouent conviction of driving while
intoxicated will result in total sus-
pension of not less than five years.
Under section 40 the motor vehicle
operator will not be allowed the priv
lege of being arrested for intoX1ca@
ton, even when not operating a mo-
tor vehicle, without paying the PEN
atty. Upon conviction of such in;
toxication, the court will report 1t to
the Motor Vehicle Commissioner and
the Commissioner will revoke the OPP
orators license for one year. Neither
may a new oper ator's license be
granted to any person within one year
from the date of conviction OF
drunkenness.
The new motor vehicle act has a
strong temperance trend, as far as
motor vehicle operators are concern
ed. 1t is to be commended.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-01
Unearth and Break
Plot to Tieup ALI
Commerce on Lakes

Detroit, June Federal officials
announced yesterday that an alleged
plot to tie up great lake commerce
through strikes was probably broken
up by the raid last night on the local
headquarters of the Industrial Work
ers of the World. Two officers of
the organization were arrested and
considerable literature was confis-
Gated.
J. Herbert Cole, special agent of
the department of justice said that
an investigation of an attempt to dis
organize service on the great lakes,
brought the governments agents to
the T. W. w. headquarters.
1t was said that some Of the ma
terial seized by the government was
Damaging evidence
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-01
Stamford Man Wins
Suit Over Salary

A dispute as to whether E. B. Cock
ems of Stamford was engaged as bus
mess manager of the North Stamford
and Long Ridge Auto Bus Co. or as
private secretary to the president, was
decided in Cockems' favor yester-
day when Judge Walsh of the COM
mon pleas court awarded him s2S0.02
damages.
Cockems claimed he was engaged
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-01

June II, 1915, as business manager
and acted i'm that capacity until Octo--
bse, 2e. 1915. at aysalary of $50 week.
He claimed $722.87 was paid him but
523s IS is still due. The company all
legged Cockenns was never hired as
business manager and that he had
been amply paid for what work he
did.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-01
Watch For Slackers
Fleeing the Country

Jacksonville, Fla, June 1.-Sheriffs
along the Florida coast yesterday
maintained a close watch for slackers
who might attempt to ieave the state
for foreign shores by launch or steam
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-01
SENATOR'S REGISTER
FOR. MILITARY SERVICE

Washington. June I'm compli-
ance with the CONSUMPTION act mem
bers of the Washington baseball
team registered today for military
service at the district building. Only
two, Mcbride and Craft. are exempt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-01

COR7EZ C. ROCKWELL, plumb
ing and Heating. tobbing a speciality.
3051 Main and Hillside avenue.
Phone 1862. B 10 .tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-01

er to escap@ registration Under in
structions from Gov. Cats, who says
he has information that not a few
draft subjects have already left for
Cuba, the sheriffs will from now un>
til next Tuesday detain any person
within age limit suspected of trying
to escape.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-01

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-15
JAPAN'S AND AMERICAS
AIMS ARE IDEN TICAL
Head Of japanese COmmis-
sion DenOunces Submarine
RuthleSsneSS

A Pacific Port, Aug. 15.-A plea to
America to forget "the little molehills
that have been exaggerated to bar out
good relations" so that America and
Japan may ''march together, work to-
gether and fight together until the end
has been reached and the victory won, .
was repeated by Viscount Kikujiro
Ishii, head of Japan IS war mission to
America, at an address he delivered to-
day during dinner in honor Of the
mission here.
The plea first uttered by the Wis
count at banquet to the Japanese mis-
sion last night stirred the five humid
red banqueteIs to high pitch of en-
thusiasm and brought a demonstration
of patriotism such as this city has sell
dom seen.
The ambassador denounced in un-
measured terms the German submarine
policy and declared that chad the bar
barian not been rooted from his Or
iental bases, the shuddering horror of
the Atlantic and the Mediterranean
would today be a grim reality in the
Pacific" He reiterated his often voic-
ed message of good will and cheer and
asserted that in this struggle, the pur-
poses, road and goal of the Japanese
empire and the American republic are
identical.
The entertainment of the mission
continued today with an automobile
trip to points of interest in this vicin-
ity with dinner at one of the west 8
most prominent universities.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-15
INTERFERING With
S. P. BLOCK SYSTEM
Someone Has Tempered With
Wires for Sixth Time
Recently

Is there some on trying to wreck
Southern Pacific train in this city, or
is some one experimenting with the rail
road block system so that it can be
put out of order and trains endan-
gered9
This is the question that has been
puzzling residents in the vicinity Of I'm
ion street who have been observing a
strange man prowling about the rail
road trestle just north of the city where
a branch of North Mill creek passes
under the track.
Some one has been tampering with
the wires of the block signal system.
This much has been discovered by D..
G. Wallace, signal man, who found the
jumper wires Of the block signal twist
ed up and over the top of the rail so
that the first train passing would cut
them in two and so sever the electrical
connection.
This morning the wires were found in
this condition. 1t is the sixth time and
the work is laid at the hands of an un-
known man who was seen prowling in
that neighbOrhood.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-15
Prices Of All Stocks
Generally Lower

New York, Aug. 15.--The New York
Evening Sun financial review today
said:
Since the stock market was entirely
in the hands of the professional trad
ers there was today movement to put
out new lines of shorts. The price list
was narrowly irregular, but whenever
it was possible for any trend to mani
fest itself it was downward. There
were exceptions such as the shipping
shares, for instance, and at intervals
the steel issues, but whereas gains
were for the most part fractional, de-
clines extended over range of one to
three and even four points.
Bethlehem Steel stocks were again
pushed downward on persistent reports
of heavy financing to be undertaken.
The motor stocks suffered losses,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-15
MAIN FACTORS
lContinued from Page One }

by war will stimulate business lnseast-
ern sections. A good cotton crop at
high prices must similarly affect the
south. Thus, for all sections OF the
country, an active business is to be
reasonably expected for the coming fall
and winter. of course, much unrest may
develop here and there, owing to un-
avoidable arrangements caused by the
war. also to disaffection in industries
and classes unfavorably affected by the
same cause.
Bank Situation Good.
Our banking situation is exceptional
1v satisfactory, considering the vast
strain imposed upon our resources py
the war. The Liberty loan was sue
cessfully floated with scarcely ripple
It was the biggest financial TRANSACTION
in our history, and yet made compare
lively little impression upon eltner
loans or discounts. Another instalment
will probably be issued within couple
of months. Terms are already being dls-
cussed, and optimistic opinions as to its
success are universal. There is an abun-
dance of money to invest, and the PROB
abilities are that the second loan will be
even more literally subscribed for than
the first. Many buyers who were too
timid to avail themselves of the first
offer will act upon the second. Savings
banks have adapted themselves to the
changed situation, and viii be more
ready to cooperate on the second loan
than at the time of the first offering,
when there was justly some fear of de-
positors withdrawing their funds too
freely. This fear has since disappeared.
Many wealthy buyers of Liberty bonds
who only received one-fifth of their
bids will also be liberal buyers, so the
new loan is assured of a large initial
demand. Interest in the war has also
deepened considerably during the past
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-15
We Are Fighting for
Victory Of Democracy
Over Aggression

London, Aug. 15.-''we are fighting
for one thing, victory of democracy over
aggression" declared Premier Lloyd
George in an address today.
His utterance was regarded as espec-
tally significant in view of the peace
proposals from the pope.
The premier was discussing the pro-
gram of the labor party, when reference
to the aims of the allies was made but
the reiteration of the allied basis of
victory at this time was greeted as the
government informal answer to the
pope.
Lloyd-George appeared at the liberal
war committee's s luncheon to Premier
Holman of New South Wales. Adding
to his statement of what England is
fighting for, he declared nothing in the
program of labor is attainable if the al
lies should be beaten,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-15
month, and this will be helpful.

mOuIH, anu luIS Will D6 utlplul'
The outlook of the market is some
what confused by numerous cross cur
rents. AS shown above, the agricultur
al and industrial interests of the coun-
try are sure of a season of great pros
perity, which will be reflected in all
the distributive branches of trade, The
chief offsets are government regulation
of industry and trade and the diversion
of capital from new industrial develop
ments to war purposes. Some inconven-
ienee may be felt by the withdrawal of
labor for army purposes; but this on the
other hand will be offset by various
economies, by curtailing the production
of unnecessaries and by the introduc-
tiOn of labor saving devices. As for
government regulation of bsiness, that
should now be factor of diminished
uncertainty. The limitations and meth
DDS of such regulation are already
known. They are left largely at the
discretion of the President. He may or
may not exercise these powers. Thus
far, the administration has shown a
disposition to use these powers wisely
and in moderation, and to prevent ex-
cessive and unfair profits rather than
to prevent fairly liberal returns, which
are often justified by the necessities
and unusual risks created by war. Mid
summer quiet prevails at present, but
before very long activity should be up
on the ascending scale.
Very few industrials are actually sell.
ing ON the basis of war profits, United
States Steel, for instance, selling only
upon the basis of dividends actually
paid. Hence government restraint upon
profits through price fixing or taxation
Of excess profits may not prove quite
as harmful as sometimes feared. 1t is
well also to remember that drastic re-
duetion of profits by the government
would lessen the taxes from excess pro-
fits. Also that there are in Washing
ton today a large number of our ablest
business men serving the country pat
riotieally and without profit to them
selves. Their presence in Washington
should be assuring, since they viii bring
the government in close touch with big
business, thus avoiding misunderstand-