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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-10-19
ASHES FURNISH PLANT FOOD
Act e%enehclaIIy Both Physically and
Chemically, Supplying Potash
and PhosphorIe Acid.

Ashes have a two-fold value to thu
soil, acting bene1cially both physically
and chemically. Used principally as O
potash fertilizer they also contain
phosphoric acid, another necessary
plant food. In addition about one-dfth
is lime and this acts benefcially on the
physical condition as well as liberat'
ing inert or locked-up plant food. Sc
fail not to use all the wood ashes you
may procure. Coal ashes are value
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-10-19
SALE.
The State of South Carol
County of Abbeville.
Court of Common Plea
Virginia State Insurance Cd
a Corporation, Plaintiff,

a Corporation, Plaintiff,
against
VIM. F. Perrin, and Abbeville
ance and Trust Company,
poration, Defendants.
By authority of a Decree Z
by the Court of Common PIE
Abbeville County, in said stat
lin the above stated case, Nv
for sale, at Public Cutlery, al
vile, C. H., S. c., on Sales
November, A. D., 1917, withiI
gal hours of sale, the followi|
scribed land, to-wit: All It'd
or parcel of land situate, lyi1
being in Abbeville County,
the corporate limits of the q
Abbeville, in the State aft
containing Twenty-nine and
half go NJ Acres, more
and bounded on the North
13-44 Of the Cox property,
lands formerly of ]. C. KlugH
by lands of Alfred Jones, Pet
kins and William Ellison, WI
lands of Lethia Clinkscales arI
Washington.
Also-All that lot or pal
land in the city of Abbeville ;
ing One and One-half Il IL
more or less, being the reside
of the said VIM. F. Perrin, Fl
of R. E.. Cox, bounded on n
Main street, South by lot o.
Francis Henry, West by othd
formerly of R. E. Cox and
by lot formerly of Mrs. A,
next below described.
Also all that other lot of j
ing and being in the city of
vile, county and state aft
containing One and One-half
Acres, more or less, now ow
VIM. F. Perrin, formerly til
perty of Mrs. A. E. Cox, bou
North by lands of Mr.. A. B.
East by Main street., South
dence lot last above mention
West by lands of VIM. F.
and G. N. Nickles.
R OF SALE-CASH
chaser to pay for papers.
R. E. Hill
9-12-3.
Master A. c..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-10-19
News for the Farmer

as our farmers Snould cOnSluer Ilils
statement at any crop-marketing sea-
son, it now deserves tenfold greater
emphasis than usual. During the
next few weeks hundreds and hum
dreds of millions of dollars will be
paid out to the Southern farmer for
"the garnered largess of the fruit
full year. The question is how many
hundred millions he will keep for
himself and his family. The question
is whether he is going to save or will
again exemplify DR.. Seaman A.
Knapp's saying that the Southern
man "seems to have a weakness for
letting money slip through his fin
gers"
We have made this appeal once
before on this page, but the oppor-
tunity this year is so remarkable, so
unusual, so unprecedented, that we
cannot refrain from making it again
Right now at the virtual beginning
of the crop-selling season we want
every Southern farmer to register a
VOW before Heaven that he is going
to a v some money-that he is 60
ing to make at least a start toward
thrift and independence.
First of all let us say a word to
the man who has been a slave of the
crop lien and slime prices" For
you, at least, the year of jubilee has
come. For you, at last, there is an
emancipation proclamation. Resolve
now that you are going to put aside
enough money so that you can pay
cash for your supplies next year.
Don't neglect this nest-egg of indie
%pendence. Don't let any slick-ton-
gued travelling agent, any willy clerk,
any over-persuading merchant, in
veigle you into spending this money.
Fool it away on something you might
get along without and you will la
ment too late that you have snapped
your birthright for a mess of pot
tage. Don't do it. Put the money
in a savings bank and keep it there
or else put it in a horse OF nipple
ments that will both enable you to
make a bigger crop next year and
will constitute security on which you
can borrow at 6 to 8 per cent. inter-
est, instead of paying 40 to 80 per
cent. a year in the form of "time
prices" This year at least, with
high prices for all we sell and a live
at-home policy demanded by every
circumstance, we ought to bury the
"crop lien and time-prices system"
so deep that even Gabriel's trumpet
will not revive it.
Then there is the farmer who has
been running himself but owns no
land. This is his chance to become
a home-owner. Let him either buy
land now or put enough aside to
make sure that he will at least soon
sit under his own vine and fig tree.
, And then the more well-to-do farm
owner; there is the call for pure
bred livestock; for better farm ma
chinery and equipment; for a better
residence and better barns perhaps;
and at least for paint, lights, and
waterworks"-a subject on which
we shall have more to say next
month. "
Let's save for all these things and
so make 1917 memorable as "the
year that brought freedom" to tens
of thousands of farmers from the
Potomac to the Rio Grande.-The
Progressive Farmer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-10-19
Mice overrunnInp Australia.

Mice by the million are o%verrunning
a large part Of Australia. They are
adding nightly to the wartime trou-
bles Of the farming community and
oficials-particularly the former. The
havoc they are causing in bagged
wheat-for Australia has not the grain
elevator system as outstanding In
many rural districts awaiting possible
shipment to overseas markets Is fast
becoming a question Of grave national
import.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-10-19
Too Much Practice.

Lady-What r you crying for, my
little man?
Bobby-My father has been beatin'
me.
Lady-Well, don't CRY. All fathers
have to beat their boys sometimes.
Bobby-But my fa-tather isn't like
other fa-fathers. Hes In q brass band,
and Bobcats the big drum.-London
Mt-Bits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-10-19
'MANGER FOR SLOW feeding
Recent Invention May Be Termed
semI-AutomatIo Feeder operable
by the Animal.

The Scientific American, In illustrat'
ing and describing a slow-feed manager
invented by ]. I. Brown Of Shippan
Point, Stamford, Conn, says:
"This invention relates to managers
and particularly to what may be
termed a semi-automatic feed manager
and provides means which will insure
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-10-19
DETERMINE NOW THAT
YOU, WILL SAVE SOME
MONEY THIS FALL

"The wealth-producing power of
the rural South" says Prof. E. c.
Branson, "is enormous, but its
wealth. holding power is feeble. Our
great problem is not only to produce
wealth but to retain it," Seriously
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-10-19
Doors on Inclined Tracks.

counterbalanced by weights suspended
on ropes, run over three-inch pulleys;
as shown. This makes it easy to slide
the doors into place up the incline.
The sectional plan shows the arrange
ment Of the rope counterweight de-
vice, and the pulley rigging is. also
shown In the sketch. By extending the
control ropes, the doors can be opened
from the barn below.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-10-19

South a bearded wheat, as 1t is safer
from damage to the bloom by the
summer rains. Fulcaster is good and
the Red Mediterranean. Drill five
pecks an acre.-The Progressive
Farmer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-10-19

Remember that the question is not
whether you personally may feel that
you can afford to waste food; the
point is that the Nation can not af-
ford to have any food wasted by
alphabetically News. ,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-10-19
HappIIy Married,

Happily Married.
"He's happily married."
"SoY'
Eyes, he thinks marriage Is going
to exempt him from war service"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-10-19
MASTER'S@sSALE.

The State of South CARROLL
County Of Abbville.
Court of Common Pleas
JULIUS M. VISANSKA
against
ORR CLINKSCALES and
MESCHINE.
By authority of a Decree of
by the Court of Common Plea
Abbevllle County, in said State
in the above stated case, I will
for sale, at Public Cutlery, l
beville C. H., S. c., on Sales
November, A. D., 1917, swithi]
legal hours of sale the followi]
scribed land, to wit: All thai
or parcel Of land situate, lyiI
being in Abbeville County, il
State aforesaid, containing Ont
dred and 24-1O0 ga 24-10o)
more or less, and bounded BY
of R. B. Bryan and Carlisle laI
the North; East by lands Of
Carlisle, Whitman, Harper an
Gowan; South and West by
No. Is of the Masculine land
same being tracts No. 16 d
Meschine land.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH.-
chaser to pay for papers.
R. E. HILL, |
Master A. c., !
10-12-3. Master A. q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
FIXES TUESDAY EVENING
AS TIME FOR NEXT DRILL

The next drill of the Military Service
Legion Will be held in the rooms of the
National Guard Armory. 5th and l.
streets northwest. Tuesday evening.
The instruction classes held each
Thursday evening at 5 o'clock have
proved popular. attested by the at
tendance. since every man present gets
an opportunity to ask questions COW
ering almost the entire range of mill
tary subjects. The explanations are ac
companied by illustrations a black
board so that the movements or points
under discussion may be made entire
ly clear
Last Thursday evening Col John
company on the subject Of target
shooting and followed with a practical
demonstration Of the handling of a
military rifle. So enthusiastic are
many of the men for military school
ing that the Thursday evening instruc-
ton classes have on several nights
been followed by squad and company
drills of short duration
Any man of good character. with or
without military training is welcome
to join in the drills and classes con-
Quoted by the Military Service Legian.
No obligation of any kind is incurred
by such participation. Men who have
had some experience will find room in
the ranks of the companies while the
man without any experience will get
instruction with a squad of beginners
The Military Service Legion is an or
ganization of men who have served in
the Army or Navy or National Guard
and many of them are Spanish-Ameri-
can war veterans The purpose of the
legion is to further military knowledge
With the mobilization Of the National
Guard as an integral part Of the fed
eral forces. the District of Columbia,
1t is pointed out, is in a measure left
without any military organization that
can be called upon for emergency duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
German Divisions in Line.

1.-THE German divisions in line on the
western from. were, moreover, in June,
1917, distributed as follows: Forty
two opposite the English. eighty lone
opposite the French. A German divi-
sion holds an average front of four
kilometers and 700 meters; French
division an average front of five kilo-
meters and 500 meters; that is to say.
sixth more.
80 Artillery.
1--WE were amply furnished with
'75s' since the beginning OF the war.
The number of these guns was con-
stantly increased: it is adequate to our
needs AS for the heavy artillery. we
had in August 1914. so guns. grouped
in regiments. In June, 1917. we had
5000 Of them. mostly modern. During
our present offensives we have, on an
average. one heavy gun for twenty six
meters. If we sum up all the trench,
field. heavy artillery. we have one gun
for eight meters in the sector of attack.
our output in munitions was ar
ranged in August. 1914. for $4,000 shots
of '75s' a day. 1t is now arranged for
100000 shots of '75s' and 100000 shots
of heavy guns.
ITO be equal to this enormous pro-
duction. invaded France did not hest
tate in the midst of war. to create new
industries and to bestow on military
industries the best of it's productive
strength.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
WASH|NCTONANS PICKED
FOR NEW RESERVE LIST

Adjt. Gen. Mccain has announced the
ingtonians in the Officers Reserve
of July 81.
In the Infantry-Alan W. Payne Of
3605 14th street, to be- second lieu
tenant.
In the Engineers-Gratz B. Stricken
of the Colorado building, to be a ma
jor; Frederick w. Albert of the Dis
trict building, John J. Phelan of71a 18th
street. Arthur J. Patterson Of 158 Que
bee place. Charles r. Marsh Of the Mu-
nicipal building. Charles H. Moorefleld
of the Office of public roads, William
l.. Nodell of BAL Mt. Pleasant street,
James II. Ferry of 507 Columbia road.
Guy Boschke Of the Bellevue Hotel.
and George r. Boyd of the Office of
public roads, to be captains; Albert
o. Burkland Of the United States geo
logical survey. julius NJ Cohen of the
T Cooke. jr.. of 1925 18th street. STAN
ley W. Galhuly of 1908 Spring road,
Carl l.. Raymond of the Hibbs build
ing. August ]. Bohn of the Munsey
building. Johnson c. Brady of 1917
Vernon street. James F. Quisenberry
Of 1913 E street and Jacob Berman of
the general land office, to be first
lieutenants: Charles H. Davey of the
geological survey, Charles W. Barber
of 1929 Brown street and Albert c..
Dunn of the Office of public roads, to
be second lieutenants.
In the Quartermaster Corps-Eben f.
Whiting of 2e22 2 street. Durant w.
Robertson of 1904 New Hampshire ave
nue., George ID. Gamble of 81 Jeffer-
son street, William J. Goodwin of 1920
street, William S. Parker of 1851
] th street. James A Nowland of 1850
Park road and Floy L. Hester Of 1906
NJ street. to be captains.
In the Ordnance Corps-Harry T. Her
ring of the Army and Navy Club. to
be captain; ]. Raymond Hoover of the
Hibbs building, Sewell NJ. Jones of
$500 Goth street and Harry E. Ducks
! ton of 1929 \ street. to be first lieu
tenants.
In the Signal Corps-Robert E. Win
ters of the Munsey building. Milton T
Charles r. Mayberry of the Signal
Corps to be first lieutenants.
In the Aviation Corps-William A.
Smith. jr., of 100 18th street. to be a
captain. and Lawrence Schank of 1880
Massachusetts, avenue, to be first lieu
| tenant.
| In the Medical Corps-James G. Nc
Kay of 2o0s Columbia road. to be a
ma jor; Eugene c. Rice of Garfield Hos
I pital Harry NJ. Price of 1915 Rhode
| Upshur street and Patrick S. Madigan
of 2302 Nichols avenue. to be first lieu
| tenants
| In the Dental Corps-John R. Hogan
| of 1926 NJ street and George j. Sibley
| of sos 14th street to be first lieuten-
| ants.
In the Veterinary Corps-George F.
Campbell of 1906 10th street. Raymond
L. Martin of 3010 South Dakota ave-
nue. and James G. Catlett Of 31s Sd
street. to be second lieutenants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
GREAT, FREE RUSSIA
FORESEEN BY ROOT
Returned Envoy Expresses
Faith in Her Ability to Work
Out Democracy.
By the Associated Press.

A PACIFIC PORT, August faith
in the ability OF Russia to overcome her
difficulties and perpetuate a great and
free democracy was expressed today
by Elihu Root. head of the American
mission to Russia. in a speech delivered
at luncheon here in honor of the re-
turn of the mission. The members of
the party landed here late last night.
After the luncheon today the, boarded
a special train which will carry them
to Washington.
Il have abiding faith that Russia,
through trial and tribulation, will work
out, create and perpetuate a great, free,
safeguarding democracy" Mr. Root
said in his address
Processing a sincere admiration for
the kindly character of the Russian
people. "considerate of the rights and
feelings of others. and with a high ca
pacity for self-control and noble
idealism, heading always in a better
way toward higher things" he pleaded
for deep sympathy for the nation.
which is struggling witt, the prob
lens that We have been studying for
$40 wears and have not yet solved.
Declaring that America must mus
ter It's MANHOOD with democracy against
the power of autocracy," he said.
there will be death, widowed homes
sacrifice and suffering. doubt, almost
despair. In the end will rise a great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05

free country. remade In the spirit Of
our fathers. competent to accomplish
its divine mission and carry liberty and
Justice throughout the world.
war. but realize that the time has now
como when American liberty. American
Justice. American independence and
freedom is the stake for which we must
fight"
Basil Soldatyen Koff. special envoy Of
the Russian government. accompanying
the mission. expressed the gratitude Of
the new republic for the help and
He asserted that the two needs OF the
new Russia were time and friendly
sympathy.
Charles Edward Russell, writer and
said: BE of good cheer IN regard to
Russia. II democracy survives in the
world the people OF Russia viii rule.
Democracy Depends on America.
OF the task before America he said:
my country or My balance sheet be-
fore my country or My class or
creed or association before country,
he is not an American. America is in
sideration until we settle the question
of whether democracy shalt live. De-
mocracy hangs by a thread. Its ex-
istence depends on the union and ut
most determination of the United
States Of America"
James Duncan. vice president OF the
American Federation OF Labor. after
paying a high tribute to the behavior Of
the Russian people during the past
months. declared earnestly:
This is no time to squabble over in
cidentals. The workingmen OF Ameri-
ca are back of the President and the
government. The fight now is between
autocracy and democracy"
Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, chief of
staff Of the United States Army, re-
sponded to calls with a declaration that
the American Army that Is to be sent
to France will go under better aus
pices, better equipped. better Differed
and better cared for than any previous
American Army has ever been on go
ing into battle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
RETAILERS ARE DENOUNCED.

Retail dealers who have raised the
prices of glass fruit jars are denounced
by the Department of Agriculture in a
statement yesterday, which declares
the increases began with the govern
ment's emergency campaign for pres
ervation of food.
The department quotes from a con-
ference with jar manufactu to
show there is no shortage, as follows:
I'VE have not received enough orders
to take care of our daily capacity, and
have even offered to sell jobbers lars
on consignment. to be paid for as sold
1--WE have sold to the jobbers their
usual supply, what they usually pur-
chase in a year. They have sold to
the merchants the usual supply and
they are not ordering any more until
they begin to sell and reduce the stock
on hand. BY the middle of August we
should begin to ship very freely for
the fall trade"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05

fensive quality of the troops whose
numerical strength have indicated
above I can do nothing better than to
quote some more figures. The western
front has an extension OF 739 kilo-
meters: 81 kilometers ara held by the
BelEians, 1913 kilometers are held by
the English. 574 kilometers are held
by the French. The French army
holds, accordingly more than two
thirds of the western front; that Is
to say, of the front where the enemy
has always directed its chief execution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05

AnE1 HIS is the supreme hour In
DO the life of this nation and
the world. A new economic
q and social order Is emerging
in every land. and a new internationalism
/. being born from the blood and suffering
OF mankind. With all its terrors and con-
fict, We should be glad that We live in
this Homeric age. We are in the midst
CT the fnA test of our three greatest
principles and may share in their vindi-
cation in the crucible of the worlds great
est wa-."
cago. president of the National Womeu's
Trade Union League OF America. VINO
recently came to Washington to repre-
sent her league at a meeting OF presi-
the women's committee of the council OF
rational defense to formulate denhite
plans for the war work of every impor-
tent woncan's organization.
One OF the strongest and most pleasing
personalities in that group Of women
gathered together at that meeting repre-
sentinS millions of organized American
women was that of Mrs. Robins and she
made her plea that women engaged in
American industry might be protected
row. ard that present Industrial protec-
tien should be continued after the war is
over Asked what were the three great
principles she referred to. Mrs. Robins
said:
1.-The first is democracy-this truth for
which we have labored and suffered; the
right OF individual freedom and self-gov-
eminent. This is now declared to he the
whole purpose of our armies and all those
fighting in the allied cause Democracy
is on every tongue. The second Is worth
of labor. On every side il is "cknowl-
edged that the issues OF titanic
struggle will; be determined by ,.Ie pro-
ducers OF the world. Captains and kings
unite In sounding the praises and dig
nifty of labor. Whether in the trenches or
in shop. mine or field. In blood and sweat,
the workers bear the burdens OF the ma
tions at war. The days of the superlnen
Napoleons and Caesars have gone,
neyc- to return. while battalions II WORK
ers, whether by coal dust or gunpoT-der
are the common hope of democrat and
king.
THE third of the three great princi-
pies being tested in the crucible of
war Is the rise OF woman. Wonderful
n is this hour for democracy and Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
Strength in Discipline.

IF France alone. who has only u.s.
100000 Inhabitants and whose richest
and most populated provinces are in
vaded, was by herself capable of such
a financial effort. it IS because of the
strict discipline which she forced upon
the employment Of her resources. This
discipline also is a proof of strength.
Such is the situation. Severe was the
ordeal. Stronger is the national energy.
Now it is a question of striking the
last blow to the adversary. You will
help US.
But at the moment when the Ameri-
can soldiers arrive in France. it is
proper to let them know that they will
find, to receive them. a country which.
today as we'll as during the past three
years. bears the principal exertion of
our dreadful foe: country which
maintains to the maximum of her
power, without hesitation and without
weakness. her strength. her means and
her will
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Continued from First Page)
lin proportion to the total modified
strength substantiate this:
"Eattla of Charleroi and of the
Marine. Sal per cent casualties; first
six months of 1915. 2.39 per cent: sec
ond SIX months months OF o., 1 lo,s Icy per cent;
second six months Of 1916. LES per
cent.
Front held:
For measuring the offensive and de.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
Weight of Projectiles.

IF you consider. on another side. the
weight of the projectiles shot on the
German trenches during one of the last
offensives you will find the following
figures for one lineal meter: Field ar
tillery, 407 kilogrammes trench artil-
lery, 203 kilogrammes; heavy artillery.
7O4 llilogrammes; high power artillery,
723 kilogrammes.
Here. lastly. come figures on the
monthly expenditures in ammunition
for the '75s': July. 1916 $4,000 shells;
September. 1916. 1000. 900: October. 1916.
100000. During the last offensive the
expenditure was 12,000.v00 shots in all
calibers. | might also add that we COM
pletely re-equipped and rearmed the
Belgian, Serbian and Greek armies.
II recall. likewise, that the number
of heavy guns given by US to the allies
exceeds 500.
n. Financial effort.
THE financial effort cannot be sepa-
rated from the military effort. Here
are some more figures: France has ex-
pended since the beginning of the war
the following sums: 1914, 5000. O0O. 900
francs: 1915. $500, 100000 francs; 1916
$3.50, 100000 francs: 1917. 1857, 0O0. 900
francs. Total. S2.641.o00.000 francs She
received from foreign countries from
Augusta l, 1914. to January /, 1917, 6,000.-
100000 francs. During the same Pc
Rod she loaned to several allied gov
ernments 1000, 900, 900 francs