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New Britain herald., 1917-12-14
New York in Danger of ca
Famine, Scows Being He
Off Coast by Dangerou
Seas.
WIRE AND RAILROAD 81
SERVICE HAMPEREI


All Lines Centering at Danbur
Blocked by Drifts and Traffic Iss,
at Standstill-New York City SUR
face Lines Hard Hit-Winsted Re-
ports Fall of ~ Inches-Central
New England Crippled.
New York, Dec. 14.-A snowstorml
of blizzard proportions that ragged
throughout the night tied UP all trafii4]
here today, interrupted telegraph and
telephone service and brought intene1|
suffering to the poor. The gals
whipped up. a heavy sea, driving sma
craft to cover and causing consider1
able damage along the water 'front.'
The storm came suddenly from the
Atlantic coast early last night and,
gradually increased in intensity. The9
snowfall, at first light, was accom-
panied by rain and covered the streetA
with slush. But as the temperature,
dropped steadily during the night, tle,
rain turned into sleet the fall of snow,
became heavier and by midnight the
city was covered with five inches on
snow. The wind, in the meantime in
creased and along beaches 1t was
blowing at the rate of IS miles ar
hour. ~.
The storm gained fresh impetus just.
before daybreak, and the wind which
seemed to come from all quarterS.
caused the snow to drift to degree
unusual for New York. The small
army of snow shovelers experienced
considerable difficulty in clearing side-
walks and the important thorOugh1
fares. Owing to the scarcity of laboA
the regular force of shovelers Wal
reduced to about 5000 and in ordeI'
to meet the situation, 1000 reserved
were called upon. -
With trolley service virtually par1
alyzed in many sections of the ciss'
and elevated trains running spasmod4
really the early morning rush of N~Urf--
ers overcrowded the subway lines.
The coal situation which has beer,
acute for weeks caused much apprc]
hcnsion today The local fuel trans
portation said there is 10000 tom
off New Jersey ports awaiting trans
portation here in scows. The heavs
seas made it dangerous for the Graf
TO attempt the trip during the mor11
ing.
In the Bronx the entire supply wal
exhausted and crowds besieged empty
yards in vain. In Brooklyn and New
York east side there were many small
riots in which the chief participant
were women pleading that their chill
dren were dying of cold at home.
Health officials, alarmed at the In
creasing number Of deaths from pneN
monia, due to the recent cold weathor
have appealed to the fuel admtnt1
traitor to help the situation.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-14
Cossacks Reported Defeated.

Petrograd, Thursday, Dec. 13.-In
the battle near Bielgorod, according
to a Bolsheviki staff report, Gen.
Korniloff's Cossacks were defeated.
They retreated to Vasileika.
In connection with the battle at
Rostov the evening newspapers re-
port the Cossacks as victorious, the
Bolsheviki forces having retreated
across the Don river to Nakhitchevan.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-14
FOR POLISH CHILDREN

Red Cross Sends 100000 to Starving
Bows and Girls-American Legation
at BeIne RENTS Money.
Berne, Switzerland, Dec. 14-On be-
half of the Red Cross, the American
legation has remitted to the Polish
relief commission 100000 for starv
ing Polish children.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-14
Austrians Creep Up on Italians.

Italian Headquarters, Northern
Italy, Dec. 13 (By the Associated
Press) ).-After three days of fighting
on the mountain front between the
Brenta and Piave rivers, the enemy is
holding some trenches on Col Bereta
and the summit of Mont Spinuccia,
but all the rest of the Italian line is
in it's original position. This is the
enemy's third successive attack with
the object of breaking through the
plains
The backward season continues to
be an important factor. A downpour
in the last two days has filed the
Piave which had nearly run dry, OBJ
literatinS the water barrier with the
enemy trenches only a few hundred
yards away. The water in the inun-
dated section on the lower Piave has
also fallen from five feet to a foot.
Taking advantage of the low water,
the Austrians occupied a villa near
the lagoon of Venice, in the vicinity
of Boro Cavlino. The italian de-
stroyer Sauro managed to work into
the lagoon and landed a party Of
sailors who destroyed the villa to-
gether with the telephone and ma
chine guns which had been installed.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-14
Artillery Battle in Chamnaene.

Paris, Dec. 14.-Heavy artillery
fighting occurred last night in the
Champagne, the war Office announces.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-14

OLGA ROMANOFF ILL.
Petrograd, Dec. 13.-It is reported
from Tobolsk, Siberia, that Olga, eld-
est daughter of former Emperor
Nicholas, is seriously i'll.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-14
Prussians Beat OFF British Attack.

Berlin, Dec. IA, Via London
British troops trying to recapture the
trenches lost to the east of Bulle-
court were beaten back yesterday, the
German general staff announces.
On the front of Duke Albrecht in
eastern France the French artillery
fire increased.
At isolated points between the
Brenta and Piave rivers, in northern
Italy, the German general staff an
nounces violent artillery attacks.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-14

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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-20
SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

l will offer for sale, at Abbeville
Court House, S. c., ON salesday in
December, at auction, in front of
the Court House, to the highest bid
der, the following described real
estate; to wit: Lot No. 43, in Block
2 as shown by map of Calhoun
Falls; said lot facing on street
leading from Hotel in Calhoun
Falls to the Depot and said lot hav-
ing store room therein twenty
five feet by sixty feet with rooms
in the rear, wherein j. H. Ham
mond resides.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH. Pur-
chaser to pay for papers.
D. H. HILL,
11-13-3. Attorney in Fact.
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GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Has been used for all ailments
that are caused by a disordered
stomach and inactive liver, such as
sick headache, constipation, sour
stomach, nervous indigestion, fer
mentation of food, palpitation of
the heart caused by gases in the
stomach. August Flower is gen.
tie laxative, regulates digestion
both in stomach and intestines,
cleans and sweetens the stomach and
alimentary canal, stimulates the
liver to secrete the bile and impuri-
ties from the blood. 25 and rs cent
bottles. Sold by P. B. Speed.
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feverish, give a teaspoonful OF
"California Syrup of Figs" and in
a few hours all the clogged-up, con.
stipated waste, sour bile and undi'
gested food will gently move out OF
the bowels, and you have a well
playful child again.
Sick children needn't be coaxed to
take this harmless "fruit laxative.
Millions of mothers keep it handy
because they know its action on the
stomach, liver and bowels is prompt
and sure. They also know little
given today saves sick child to-
morrow.
Ask your druggist for a 5O-cent
bottle of "California Syrup of Figs
which contains directions for babie:
children of all ages and for grown
ups plainly on the bottle. Beware
of counterfeits sold here. Get the
genuine made by "California Fig
Syrup Company."-Adv.
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A BAD YEAR FOR TICKS.

Washington, D. c., Nov. IT,
Here are some of the reasons why
December 1, 1917, will be memoir
orable day in the Southern States:
An area greater than ever be-
fore freed from Federal quaran-
tine against the cattle fever tick
will have been released between
March and December.
A broad wedge Of free territory
will have been driven through the
tick lines to the Gulf of Mexico.
More than half of the 728,565
square miles heavily infested in
1905 will have been pronounced
clean.
Farmers will be free to ship
their cattle to the great markets
for competition on their own merits
with other cattle, and not under
the quarantine which requires sale
at buyers prices for immediate
slaughter.
Cattle will increase in value,
weight, milk production, appear
ance, health productivity and length
of life.
Farmers will be able to bring to
their farms better stock and thus
raise the standard of their herds.
The Southern States will have
taken big strides toward their posi-
ton as a great cattle-raising coun-
try, to which their natural advanta-
ges entitle them.
Over half of South Carolina is free
from ticks.
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EAT LESS AND TAKE
SALTS FOR KIDNEYS
Take a Glass Of Salts if Your Back
Hurts or Bladder Bothers.

The American men and women
must guard constantly against Kid,
ney trouble, because we eat toe
much and all our food is rich. Our
blood is filled with uric acid which
the kidneys strive to filter out, they
weaken from overwork, become
sluggish; the eliminative tissues
clog and the result is kidney trou.
BILE, bladder weakness and general
decline in health.
When your kidneys feel like Jumps
of lead; your back hurts or the
urine is cloudy, full of sediment OF
you are obliged to seek relief two
or three times during the night; if
you suffer with sick headache OF
dizzy, nervous spells, acid stomach
or you have rheumatism when the
weather is bad, get from your phar-
macist about four ounces of Jad
Salts; take a tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast for
a few days and your kidneys will
then act fine. This famous salts is
made from the acid of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia.
and has been used for generations
to flush and stimulate clogged kid.
neys; to neutralize theacids in the
urine so it no longer is source of
irritation, thus ending bladder dis
orders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot
injure, makes a delightful efferves-
cent lithia-water beverage, and be-
longs in ever yhome, because no,
body can make a mistake by having
a good kidney flushing any time
Adv.
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Get the Habit Of
Drinking Hot Water
Before Breakfast
Says we can't look or feel right
with the system full
Of poisons.

Those of US who are accustomed
to feel dull and heavy when we
arise; splitting headache, stuffy
from a cold, foul tongue, nasty
breath, acid stomach, lame back
can, instead, both look and feel as
fresh as a daisy always by washing
the poisons and toxins from the
body with phosphated hot water
each morning.
We should drink before break.
fast, glass of real hot water with
a teaspoonful of limestone phos,
phate in it to flush from the stom-
ach, liver, kidneys and ten yards OF
bowels the previous days indigesti,
BILE waste, sour bile and poisonous
toxins; thus cleansing, sweetening
and purifying the entire alimentary
tract before putting more food in.
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PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
\ Tells How to Open Clogged
H. Nostrils and End Head
Colds
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You feel fine in a few moments
Your cold in head or catarrh will be
gone. Your clogged nostrils will
open. The air passages of your
head will clear and you can breathe
freely. No more dullness, headache
no hawking, snuffiing, mucous dis
charges or dryness; no struggling
for breath at night.
Tell your druggist you want a
small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm
Apply little of this fragrant, an.
tiseptic cream in your nostrils, lei
it penetrate through every air pas,
sage of the head; soothe and heal
the swollen inflamed mucous mem
brane, and relief comes instantly.
1t is just what every cold and ca
tarrh sufferer needs. Don't stay
stuffed-up and miserable.-Adv.
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LADIES! DARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
Use Grandma's Sage Tea and Sui.
phur Recipe and Nobody Will
Know.

The use of Sage and Sulphur for
restoring faded, gray hair to its
natural color dates back to grand.
mothers time. She used it to keep
her hair beautifully dark, glossy and
attractive. Whenever her hair took
on that dull, faded or streaked ap.
pearance, this simple mixture was
applied with wonderful effect.
But brewing at home is mussy
and out-of-date. Nowadays, by ask
ing at any drug store for a bottle
of "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" you will get this famous OLD
preparation, improved by the addi,
ton of other ingredients, which car
be depended upon to restore natural
color and beauty to the hair.
A well-known downtown druggist
says it darkens the hair so natur.
ally and evenly that nobody can tel
it has been applied. You simply
dampen a sponge or soft brush with
it and draw this through your hair
taking one small strand at a time
By morning the gray hair disap
pears, and after another applica
ton or two, it becomes beautifully
dark and glossy.
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound is a delightful toilet requis
ite for those who desire a more
youthful appearance. It is not in
tended for the cure, mitigation o.
prevention of disease.-Adv.
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EXPRESS COMPANIES
ASK HIGHER RATES
All American Express Companies
Apply to !. c. c. For Ten Per
Cent. Increase. i''

Washington, Nov. 16.-Express
companies today applied to the In
ternstate Commerce Commission
for an increase of 10 per cent in
rates.
The Adams, American, Southern
and Wells-Fargo companies, making
the application in behalf of them
selves and other express companies,
set forth that they had suffered
net loss of s39,s4s as the result of
increases in operating expenses and
taxes during the first six months of
this year.
The companies assert that they
ere carrying on greatly increased
business "under the most trying
conditions,' and that their facilities
are taxed far beyond their normal
capacity. 1t is increasingly difficult
their application says to obtain nec-
essary labor, and because of the in
creasing demand for express and
baggage cars for movement Of
troops and military supplies, it has
been impossible to obtain adequate
equipment.
Frequent and substantial advance
in wages, particularly to employees
receiving low rates of pay, are said
to have been necessary to retain
the employees and it has been neces-
sary to hire large numbers of new
men to fill the places of those
drafted into the army or taken to
other employment by higher wages.
Present rates, the companies de-
clare, "are insufficient for service
under existing abnormal conditions
and do not produce sufficient reve-
nue. to meet the actual expenses and
taxes of your petitioners" They
add that they are not unable to
earn a reasonable or any return for
their services to the public but are
doing business at an actual loss"
In support of this contention fig
ures are cited to show that operat-
ing expenses and taxes of the four
principal companies for the six
months ending June 80, 1917, were
$99,653,848, and receipts were
$99,613,999. The deficit for July
was estimated at more than $780,
600.
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ANTREVILLE.
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Antreville, Nov. 16.-The Quar-
terly Conference was held at Shiloh
church last Saturday and Sunday
All the churches on the Antrevillt
charge were well represented. Rev
O'Dell preached his last sermon
Saturday, having served Anderson
district four years.
Rev. Kirkland of Anderson
preached for US Sunday. He is
splendid preacher and we are al
ways glad to have him preach fol
US.
Mr.. and Mrs. Press PettigreV
and daughter, Miss Annie, Mr.. ant
Mrs. J. R. Pennel and dausnt srs
Nan, Elvira and Edith; Mr.. and Mr.,
Robt. Keaton were among those
who attended services at Shiloh OF
Sunday.
B. Bowen of Camp Jackson, spent
the weekend with homefolks. Ev
eryone was glad to see him.
Miss Zula Suber is spending thi:
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Fleetwood
Crowther in Santuc.
Mr.. Archie Keaton Jr., of Wof'
ford College, spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R
A. Keaton..
Mrs. Frank Gilliard of Anderson
spent Sunday with her sister, Miss
Mayme Bowen.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. W. j
Bowen, Oct. 12, 1917, a daughter.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Err,
win, Oct. ID, 1917, son.
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to the stomach.

to the stomach.
The action of limestone phosphate
and hot water on an empty stomach
is wonderfully invigorating. 1t
cleans out all the sour fermenta'
tions, gases, waste and acidity and
gives one a splendid appetite tol
breakfast and it is said to be but a
little while until the roses begin to
appear in the cheeks. A quarter
pound of limestone phosphate will
cost very little at the drug store, but
is sufficient to moke anyone who is
bothered with biliousness, constipa'
ton, stomach trouble or rheuma'
tism, real enthusiast on the sub
Jest of internal sanitation. Try ii
and you are assured that you will
look better and feel better in every
way shortly.-Adv.
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Masters Sale.
State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas.

State OF South CarOilna,
County of Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas.
J. R. VANDIVER, Ex.
against
FANNIE T. ALLEN.
By authority of Decree of Sale
by the Court of Common Pleas Tor
Abbeville County, in said State
made in the above stated case, vii!
offer for sale, at Public Outcry, al
Abbeville, C. H., S. c., on Salesday
in December. A. D. 1917, within
the legal hours of sale the following
described land. to wit: All that
tract or parcel of land situate, ly,
ing and being in Abbeville County
in the State aforesaid, containing
Sixty-Five (65} Acres, more or less
and bounded by Josiah Burton, Mrs
Mary Black, Estate Lewis Bosler
ct al. .
TERMS OF SALE-CASH. Pur'
chaser to pay for papers and Reve'
nue. Stamps.
R. E. HILL,
71-16-3. Master A. c., S. c,
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LEMONS MAKE SKIN
WHITE, SOFT, CLEAR
Make This Beauty Lotion for a Few
Cents and See For Yourself.

What girl or woman hasn't heard
of lemon juice to remove complex.
ion blemishes; to whiten the skin
and to bring out the roses, the
freshness and the hidden beauty?
But lemon juice alone is acid, there
fore irritating, and should be mix
ed with orchard white this way
Strain through a fine cloth the juice
of two fresh lemons into a bottle
containing about three ounces OF
orchard white, then shake well and
you have whole quarter pint OF
skin and complexion lotion at about
the cost one usually pays for small
jar of ordinary cold cream. Be
sure to strain the lemon juice so no
pulp gets into the bottle, then this
lotion will remain pure and fresh
for months. When applied daily to
the face, neck, arms and hands it
should help to bleach, clear, smooth
en- and beautify the skin.
Any druggist will supply three
ounces of orchard white at very lit
tie cost and the grocer has the lem
ons.-Adv.
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10 CENT "CASCARETS"
BEST LAXATIVE FOR
LIVER AND BOWELS
Don't Stay Constipated, Headachy
Bilious, With Breath Bad or
Stomach Sour.

No odds how bad your liver, stom-
ach, or bowels; how much your
aches, how miserable and uncom-
Portable you are from a cold, con-
stipation, Indigestion, biliousness
and sluggish bowels-you always
get relief with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight; put an end to
the headache, biliousness, dizziness,
nervousness, sick, sour, gassy stom-
ach, bad cold, offensive breath and
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County OF ADDeVllle.
Court of Common Pleas.
JULIUS M. VISANSKA
against
E. C. MESCHINE, HARRIET c.
MESCHINE, EFT AL.
By authority of 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 outcry'
at Abbeville C. H., S c., on Sales
dav in December, A. D. 1917, with
in the legal hours of sale the follow,
ing described land, to wit: All
that tract or parcel of land situate
living and being in Abbeville Coun-
ty. in the State aforesaid. contain
mo Eight Hundred and Sixty-Four
and 44-1OO 1854 44-10O Acres,
more or less, and bounded by, Sa-
vannah River, Ross Creek and 9TH
ers-made up of Several tracts-as
follows:
tanning ---- 1898 Acres
Tract No. 5 of Meschine lands, con-
tanning 74.91 Acres
Tract No. 4 of Meschine lands, con-
tanning 82.01 Acres
Tract No. 5 of Meschine lands, con-
tanning ---- 1915 Acres
Tract No. of Meschine lands con-
tanning -- 1854 Acres
Tract No.. of Meschine lands, con-
tanning -------293.66 Acres
Tract No. 13 of Meschine lands. con-
tanning ------ 1885 Acres
Tract No. IA of Meschine lands con-
tanning ----- 1888 Acres
Note.-Tracts Nos. 2, 3 and A
sold at the risk of the former pur-
chasers.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH. Pur-
chasers to pay for papers mad Reve-
nue. Stamps. WV,
R. E. HILL,
11-16-3. Master A. c., S. &.
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all other distress; cleanse your in
side organs of all the bile, gases
and constipated matter which is pro-
ducing the misery.
A 1O-cent box means health, hap
piness and clear head for months.
All druggists sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little in.
sides need gentle cleansing, too.
ADV.
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A CHILD GETS CROSS,
SICK, AND FEVERISH
WHEN CONSTIPATED
Look Mother! IF Tongue is Coated
Clean Little Liver and Bowels

If your little ones tongue is coat.
ed, it lisa sure sign the stomach, liv-
er and bowels need a gentle, thor
ough cleansing at once. When your
child is cross, peevish, listless, pale
doesn't sleep, eat or act naturally
if breath is bad, stomach sour, sys.
tenn full of cold, throat sore, or if
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DOCTOR SAYS
V|NQL..: IS. THE: =.
BEST. TONIC
Honest Opinion Doctor Gave
His Patient

Bedford, Ohio.-"I was in a pitiful
condition, weak, nervous and run
down 50 I could not do my housework.
I had doctored for years and tried
everything under the sun. A friend
told me about VinoL I asked my
doctor about it, and he replied, 1T
certainly is the best medicine that can
be had today. I couldn't give you
any better I took it, and today: I
am as well and strong as any woman
could wish to be, and it was vinol
that saved me."-Mrs. Frank A. Hor-
key, Ash St., Bedford, Ohio.
We.guafantee this famous cod liver
and iron tonic TO- all such conditions.
..- P. B. SPEED.
Abbeyille. s. G..
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RHEUMATISM

Why will yo usuffer from this most
dreaded disease, when L-Rheumo has
proven the greatest remedy for the
past rs years? Thousands of people
testify to its wonderful cures.
This prescription should be in
your home. Take it when you feel
that first pain. Demand the bottle
with big "L". 1t will cure you.
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Masters Sale.

State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas.
JJTIIUS M. VISANSKA