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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-09
GREAT CAMPAIGN
FOR INSURANCE
Soldiers and Sailors tc Buy Policies
At Very Low Rates.

Washington, Nov. 6.-The great
est insurance selling campaign in
history will be undertaken soon by
the government to induce every sail
or and soldier to buy life insurance
provided at low rates under the re-
cent act of congress.
Thousands of insurance agents
and other public spirited citizens will
be enlisted in the government to
preach the gospel of government life
insurance among civilian populations,
on the theory that pressure from
home will be necessary to persuade
many soldiers to subscribe and that
most of Americas future soldiers
still are civilians.
Secretary McAdoo on his return
to Washington tomorrow from a va
cation will decide whether the ma
tionwide campaign can be directed
legally by the treasury's war risk i'll
surance bureau which has charge of
administration of the insurance. If
he decides the bureaus function
should be limited to operating the in
surance machinery the solicitation
probably will be turned over to a
committee of LEADING citizens with
headquarters in Washington. The
war department will have exclusive
charge of distributing application
blanks within camps and arranging
meetings of soldiers to hear exposi-
ton of the government insurance
scheme.
About 10000 applications for in
surance hav. cen received mainly
from the Rainhoa Division of Ma
tiona Guardsmen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-09
FOLLOWERS OF VILLA
MURDER AND PILLAGE
One Hundred and Twenty-Five Sol.
diers and Passengers Killed on
Mexican Train, Which Was
Completely Wrecked By Dyna-
mite Placed By Bandits.

Juarez, Mex, Nov. with blood
stained floors, shattered windows and
coaches crowded with frightened
Mexican men, women and children,
who were shivering half naked in
the bullet broken seats, the Mexican
Central passenger train which was
attacked by Villa followers at Aman-
deriz station Sunday, arrived here
last night. One hundred and twen-
ty-fve soldiers and passengers were
killed on the train. The peon pas
sengers were still so badly frighten-
ed they could only tell disconnected
stories of what occurred Sunday
morning on the desert so miles south
of Chihuahua City. The locomotive
and two cars were completely wreck
ed by the dynamite which had been
placed on the track. The 60 train
guards from the federal garrison at
Torreon were either killed during the
attack or executed soon after. Every
one on the train was robbed and
made to disrobe, even the clothing
of the women and children having
been taken by the Villa followers for
the bandit followers.
The messenger for a large Ameri-
can company in Mexico is missing
and the 100000 worth of silver
bullion which he was bringing to the
border is also missing. The express
messenger was killed as was the
train conductor and other railroad
EMPLOYEES, the engine crew losing
their Ives when the engine was
blown II,
Villa: men fred voi.cy after vol
ley into the traia killing many
guards Aid passengers. They then
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-09

The new British offensive in Pal
estine, which is being prosecuted Wig
orously now that the oppressive heat
of the summer season no longer
causes enforced inactivity, is being
developed along front extending
eastward from the Mediterranean
coast. GAIA is thirty miles north of
the Egyptian border, near the coast.
It is about thirty miles southwest Of
Beersheba, which the British captur-
ed a few days ago, and fifty miles
southwest of Jerusalem.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-09
OUARTERMASTER AT CAMP
SEWER is ARRESTED ON
ON EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE
Admits Shortage in a Statement Is
sued Wednesday-Explains by Say
ing No Vouchers Were Issued

Raleigh, N. c., Nov. 7.-Major
George L. Peterson, of the quarter
master staff of the Thirtieth Divi-
sion at Camp Sewer, Greenville, S.
c., was arrested Tuesday night
charged with the embezziement Of
$1,000 of State funds while pay
master general of the North Caro-
lima Guard.
In a signed statement today he
admitted the shortage, but said that
it was due to disbursements properly
made for which no vouchers were
issued.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-09
PREPARE BURIAL FOR u. S.
TROOPS SLAIN BY TEUTON
Wounded Men Tell How Large Ger
man Force Overpowered Them in
Small Trench Cut OFF by Barrage.

With the American Army at the
Front in France, Nov. They are
making ready to bury in the hallow-
ed soil of France the first American
soldiers to fight and die to make the
world safe for democracy.
Three of them died, four others
sustained wounds, and thirteen are
somewhere behind the German lines
in this first encounter-and today
every man is making ready for the
battle line warded to them the su-
preme :ommendation that in their
fight they sustained the best tradi-
tions of the American army.
They were outnumbered, this little
detachment of soldiers. The fact that
they fought against overwhelming
odds and were irretrievably cut off
from reinforcements did not deter
them in striking back with all their
power.
In the narrow trenches, where
there was no room for rifle shots,
the Americans fought with their
clubbed guns, their bayonets, their
trench knives, their intrenching
spades-even their hands. Flares
and the sudden glare of exploding
shells showed occasional rapid pic
lures of struggling groups-one or
two American soldiers surrounded
by a solid mass of Germans, a
whirling maelstrom of arms and
hands and kicking feet, flashing
bayonets, shouts, muff1ed yells and
the sound of pain wrung from the
wounded.
This was the story as survivors
told it. The Americans did not have
chance against overpoweringly su-
perior masses of the enemy. The
fact that they didn't have a chance
didn't make them stop fighting, how
ever, until they had literally been
smothered under the Germans.
The small American detachment
was in a front line trench. The usu-
al desultory fire suddenly rolled to
an intense rumble. The enemy puts
down heavy barrage of shells COM
pletely round the single unit. Then
a big party of Germans-American
wounded estimate them at 21o in
all-suddenly swarmed over.
"Shock Troops" Attack.
The German raiding party was
composed of picked and veteran
"shock troops"-specialists in attack.
They charged over in powerful
rush. The American troops had
just entered this particular bit of
trench. They fought back like wild
cats until literally smothered in the
weight of the superior attacking
forces. Then the Germans scurried
back to their own lines, dragging
their own dead and wounded with
them, together with their American
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-09
BRITISH MAKES
IMPORTANT GAIN
BRITISH TAKE GAIA AND
TURK DEFENSES
RouIers Bombarded and Pass
chendaeIe Held BY Gen.
Haig's Force.

London, Nov. 7.-Capture Of GAIA
by General Allenby's expeditionary
army in Palestine was formally an
nounced today.
The British have made an advance
of nine miles, carrying the whole
Turkish system of defenses in this
region and capturing two towns in
addition to GAIA.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-09

Target practice will commence at
Camp Sewer about the 18th of this
month. Practice will be started. with
rifles only, but machine gun firing
will be started at an early date.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-09

Canadian Headquarters in France
Nov. 6. (by Canadian Press, Limit
ed).-Possession of Passchendaele,
dominating Roulers and Roulers
Plain, gives the allied forces firm
footing on the series of great spurs
extending from Gheluvelt on the
south, including Bellevue Spur, and
Passchendaele Ridge running north
eass for miles. Its capture marks a
great triumph in the long struggle
to win this higher ground. The al
lies now have the advantage of posi-
ton in the salient and have relegat-
cd the enemy to the lower levels,
dominated by our guns.
Knowing too we'll the vital neces-
sity of maintaining the Passchen-
daele position secure, Won Hinden-
burg, after the successful Canadian
advance on Bellevue Spur and the
capture of Great Farm and Meet
cheele, issued a special army order
commanding that Passchendaele
should be held at all costs and If lost
must be retaken. For days the en-
smy had been rushing up guns and
new formations of troops to insure
his hold on the position. His efforts
proved unavailing. The enemy's best
troops have given ground before our
forces who have moved steadily to-
ward their objectives since the be-
ginning of the Passchendaele opera
tions, October rs. At 6 o'clock
this morning our guns opened a tre-
mendous barrage fire, and two min
utes later men from Manitoba, Sas-
katchewan, Alberta and Western and
Eastern Ontario were out of their
shell holes and Temporary mud wall
trenches in an advance which by 1880
o'clock had carried them beyond
their objectives. 1t was an artillery
machine battle. For an hour and a
half our guns were never silent.
Protected by splendid barrage, our
infantry moved slowly forward while
our counter batteries dominated the
enemy's guns and swept his assem-
bled artillery positions with their
tre. Details of the fighting are not
yet to hand, but our forces on the
right plunging towards Passchen-
daele have advanced we'll beyond
the ruined village, overcoming the
fortified enemy shell holes and con-
crete strong points in advance and
capturing numerous machine gun
positions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-09
MEASURES
ADOPTED IN BRAZIL

Rio Janeiro, Nov. 1.-THE chamber
of deputies today adopted all the
measures recommended to the cong
ress by Pres. Braz as reprisals against
German aggressions, as well as SUP
Elementary annulment of contracts
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-09
CANADIANS CAPTURE
IMPORTANT POSITION
CANADIANS GAIN IMPORT
Ant PRIZE
Allies Secure Firm Footing on
Series of Spurs Running
Northeast for Miles.

pAssCHENDAELE CAPTURED.
London, Nov. 6.-The town OF
Passehendaele, lying northeast OF
Ypres, has been captured by the
British forces, according to the Of
AsGal communication issued tonight.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-09

The first woman mail carrier wa:
put in service in Washington thi:
week. Shortage of men forced thu
move.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-09

A boy age twenty, walked 119
miles to enlist in Kansas but was
turned down on account Of defec-
tive heart.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-09

Atlanta is going to get all of the
personal tax money. An ordinance
passed by the city council makes it
necessary to give in the name of ev-
cry man over Fl and if anyone en-
ploys person over FL it has to be
given in.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-09

Siamese Twin girls are going to
be separated by an operation. 1t
is hoped that it will be successful.
X-ray examinations show that they
are entirely separate in every way
except the flesh wall that joins them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-09
A GLANCE OVER
THE COUNTRY
SHORT ITEMS OF Interest
The News in Condensed Form
to Be Read Easily BY the
Busy Reader.

In Raleigh a burglar choked a four
months old baby to death to prevent
it from crying out.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-03
CIGAR ASHES FATAL 10 FORD WHEN THEY
 DROP IN THE TANK
Bisbee Man is Forgetful of the Fact That Gasoline is Voia- tile and Highly lnflamable. His Memory improved.

A man stopped with his car at the Ford garage in Johnson addition yes terday afternoon for some gas. "Jim- my, the demon gas man at the ga rage, had four gallons in the tank, and was letting the fifth one trickle through the hose, when this casual careless, cursory gent, standing on the running board of his car. thrust his hand behind him and with a simple little movement fiicked the ashes from his lighted cigar into the mouth of the tank. Bing, Bang, 'Siss-booml
 Jimmy" dropped his flaming hose, not being up on the latest tactics for liquid fire offensives as practiced now adays on the Flanders battle front, and cut the gas off from the big tank and beat it.
 The owner of the car, he of the lighted cigar, fell off the running board and crawled beyond the range of the young volcano he had started
 People crowded up around the blaze that was raging at the mouth of a 200-gallon gas tank, but a special dis pensation protected them; the side walk did not raise like entrenchments | above an exploded mine. It was a narrow escape for the entire garage but the fire was extinguished without very much damage
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-03
PITCHING STAFF 0F
 WINNING TEAMS ARE
 KEYSTONES or SERIES
New York and Chicago Both Have Excellent Staffs. Theil
 Work Will Undoubtedly Determine World Champs.

NEW YORK. Oct. 2.-No single fac tor has a greater bearing upon the out come of world series than the pitch ing staff of the two teams involved This is an accepted axiom of D. ofea sional baseball which is particularly true of the two clubs which are sched- uled to begin their battle for the pre- mier honors of the diamond at Chicago on Saturday.
 While neither the New York Nation als nor the Chicago Americans Cui Q equal the machine-like perfection in balance and play which has disting uished several preceding combinations in the series. they are, neverSleIess, strong aggregations which appear to be evenly matched. Under these cir cums .ances any edge or advantage which may develop is likely to appear in the work of the hurling forces.
 So far as numerical strength is con cerned there is little if any choice as both the White Sox and the Giants have seven twirlers who have worked in the box with reasonable frequency during the season. The records show that manager Rowland sent Dan forth in 70 46 games; Ciocit into A; Faber 35: Russell, B: Williams, 39: Benz. r; and Scott, 24. Wolfgang, although rated as a pitcher, has done but little work on the mound against opposing teams having been used to pitch to his team mates during prac- tice
 For the New York Nationals, Dem aree has figured in 34 games, including his Chicago National 1917 record; An derson 8; Schu9p. 32; Perritt, 31; Sallee, 29; Benton and Tesreau, 2S each. II will be seen from the fore going figures that the Giants have shifted their hurlers more frequently than the White SoX but the results do not appear to indicate that this had | any outstanding effect upon their win ming ability. In the matter of right and left hand twirlers the situation is 1 again a stalemate for each club carries and uses four right hand delivery box men and three DOT side or southpaw ! pitchers
 How these right and left handlers will fare against opposing bat wielders | is problematical Eddie Collins, Weav- l CT and Jackson have all shown ability ! to hit portside pitching which they and other members of the White Sox team are likely to face in a majority ! Of the games if McGraw's plans do no. | miscarry. Felsch is another Chicago player who has shown that left hand. CTS have no terrors for him. The team batting average against portside hurl ing is close to 260 which appears tc give them an advantage over the Gi ants in this respect.
 The New York players, however. be
 lieve that they will face Cicotte and Faber, both right hnaders, more ire
 quently than the White cox soutn
 paws. For this reason they are par
 ticularly interested in the delivery of these two pitchers, especially the SO called shine ball' of Cicotte. There is wide difference of opinion among
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-03
AMERICANS
(By Review Leased Wire.0 Doubleheader Divided.

BOSTON, Oct. 2.-Bos on and Wash inton divided their double header in the opening games Of the final series Washington won the first in ten in nings by hitting Leonard freely. In the second Ayers and Mays, who are after bonus money, were the pitchers and Boston won two to one The game was called in the eighth on account of drakness.
 ScOre-Firs. game:- R H E Washington Q. GOO 402 010 2-9 15 2 Boston .... ..24O 200 900 CT II 2
 Harper. Gallia, Ayres and Henry; Leonard and Mayer.
 Score-Second game:- R H F Washington .. 100 O00 OO-1 : 2 Boston ......... GOO 200 0x-2 10 l
 Ayers and Henry; Mays and Agnew.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-03

even .he American League batters re- garding the methods or means by which Cicotte gets the wierd curves and breaks which has made his deliv- cry so effective this season. It is cer- tain that the Giants will scTutinize 10th the ball and breaks with extraor- dinary care.iR the coming contes s. Faber's moist ball' delivery is also certain to bother the New York bat ters especially if the pitcher can main tain control Russell and DanfC=th are the formidable left handlers likely to be used against the McGrawites.
 The Giants strongest box quartet will probably be composed of Sallee, Schupp, and Benton, all left handlers, with Barritt the leading right handler Anderson, Tesreau and Demaree will form the second string and any one of this trio may prove unexpectedly eff fective under certain weather and sky conditions. It will be seen, however, that the Gian-s' leading boxmen are southpaws and if the records are cor rect the White Sox will not be so han dicaDped before this form of delivery as would appear to be the general i'm pressiOn.
 So far as other departments of play, in which the pitchers are concerned, here does not appear to be any great advan age one way or the other. In batting and fielding there is little mar sin on either side. Tn Giants twirlers lave Q few more double plays ro their credit and the White Sox hurlers have
 he edge on stolen bases.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-03
BASEBALL RESULTS
NATIONALS
(By RevIew Leased Wire)
 Break Even.

PHILADELPHIA, Oc-. 2-Philadel- phia and New York broke even. A muffed hy-ball by Fletcher with two men out in the ninth inning of the op- ening game prevented Perrittfrom get ting a shut-out. The second game marked Alexander's thirtieth victory of the season. In 1915 he wan 31 games while in 1916 he wan thirty three.
 Score-First game R II E New York 1000 100 100 OO9-5 II Philadelphia .. 900 0O6 O2x-S F
 Perritt and McCarty; Rixey and Ad- ams
 Score-SecOnd game:- E H F New York e. .. .OO1 GOO OO1-2 l Philadelphia .... 900 006 2x-S 12 ,
 Demaree, Benton, and Rariden, Gib- son; Alexander, Killifer.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-03
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Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-03
chamberlain's ccught Remedy the
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Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-03
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Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-03

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Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-03

Russell, Benz. Danforth and Lynn, King; Coveleskie, Klepfer and Billings
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-03
FACTORY DAMAGED.
fBv Review Leased Wire)

LONDON, Oct. "A serious fire and explosion has occurred in a muni- tions factory in the north of England, according to an official report. Much damage was done to the factory but thus far there have been no deaths.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-03
Athletics Lose.

NEW YORK, Oct. New York. with a team of recruits defeated Phil adelphia The two teams will close the season with a double-header comor row, Thursdays game being moved
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-03
Braves Win First.

BROOKLYN, Oct 2.-Boston won the first game of the final series with Brooklyn, scoring five runs in the third on two passes, four singles and a hit batsman Powell in the ninth hit to deep center for the circuit.
 Score:- R Fl E Boston =. ... ..OO5 OOO OO1-6 g o Brooklyn .. %. .000 001 010-2 9 l
 Barnes and Tragressor; Pfeffer and Miller
 Other games not scheduled.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-03

Johnson and McAvoy; Brady, CulIo and Ruel.
 Other games not scheduled.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-03
Sox Beat Mans.

CLEVELAND, Oct 2.-Chicag5 de feated Cleveland in the frs. of series of two games to prepare the American League champions for the world ser ies. Cleveland played listlessly in the 6a1d
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-03
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