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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18
Armies of Central EN-
pires Fail to Reach
Plains of Italy
HUNS SCORE SUCCESS
AT CAPRILLE HILL
French Worst Enemy in Champaign
Region and North of Chemin des
Dames-British Maneuver in
Cambrai Sector Results in
Capture of Prisoners.

Notwithstanding the terrible loss
es they have sustained, the German
and ustro-Hungarian armies in
the mountainous region of North
ern Italy continue their efforts TO
break the Italian line and open a
passage way to the plains below. In
France and Belgium there is little
military. activity, except for small
engagements by outposts and raid
ing contingents and artillery duels.
The nearest approach to attacks in
force were made by he Germans
Saturday night, in the Champagne
region of France, and to the north
of the Chemin-Des-Da In both
of these the Germans were worsted
by the French. 4 small British man
oeuver south Of Canahl ai resulted
in the capture of a few German
prisoners. ~
Hard Fighting.
Between the Brenta and Piays-
rivers in the Italian highlands hard
fighting continues without cessation
The enemy to the east of the Bren--
ia has been able, by throwing huge
numbers of men into the fray and
seemingly disregarding the enor-
nous casualties that are being in
flicted upon him, to advance his
lines to Caprille Hill, dominating
point at the head of the San Loren
20 valley, which leads to the Vene-
tian plains. Here, however, he has
been forced to stop, under. the ter
rife defense of the Italians, whe
evidently have massed their forces
in order to bar the way to further
advance.
Prior to gaining the summit of
Caprille the invaders twice were
summarily repulsed, but for their
final attack they brought up large
numbers of fresh reinforcements
and the valiant defenders were COM
PEELED to give ground.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18
PERSHING REPORTS
SEVENTEEN MISSING
Lost Account of November 30tt
When Turning Movement at
Cambria Occurred.

Washington, Dec. 16.-Seventeen
enlisted men of the United States
engineering corps were reported
missing in action by Gen. Pershing
in "a dispatch to the War Depart
ment. They were missing on Nov
ember 80, the day of the German
turning movement at Cambria, and
are believed to have fallen into the
hands of the Germans while fighting
valianSly with the engineer contin'
gent which distinguished itself help.
ing the British to check the attack
The missing men cor sisted OF
Sergt. Paul M. Sweenson and Cor,
poral Frank Upton, both of New
York, and fifteen privates, all OF
New York, New Jersey and the New
England States.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18
FULL PROTECTION
FOR HOLY PLACES
British Troops Finally Complete
Movement Delayed by Disincli
nation to Inflict Damage.

London, Dec. 11.-Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of the exchequer,
announced in the house Of com
mons today that Jerusalem, after
being surrounded on all sides BY
British troops, had surrendered.
The chancellor said British,
French and Mohammedan repfesep-
tatives were on the way TO Jeruss-
lem to safeguard the: :h9g places.
General .Allenby reported that :qa
Saturday he attacked the ,snsmyastps
sitions south and vest of >IerpssieH
the chancellor said. Welsh apd. hone
county troops, advancing from g.
direction Of Bethlshem, drove :bsst
the enemy and, passing Jerusalem
on the east, established themselves
on the JerusalemLerieho road. At
the same time London infantry ard
dismounted yeomanry attacked -fe
strong enemy positions west and
northwest Of Jerusalem and placed
themselves astride the Jerusalem
Shechem road, The holy city, being
thus isolated, surrendered to Cen
eral Allenby,
The capture of Jerusalem had
been delayed to some degree, adasd
the chancellor: in; consequence nee Of II TIE
great care that had been taken -
avoid damage to the sacred places
in and around the city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN.

This week is to be used through
out the United States to secure
members to the American Red
Cross. 1t is known as the Christ
mas Campaign for membership. The
object of the campaign is to secure
100000 additional members to
the Red Cross in this country. This
means that one out of every ten
persons must join.
The campaign will begin this
morning at ten o'clock in every
school district in Abbeville county.
Committees have been appointed to
work among both the white. and
colored people. 1t is planned to
make as far as possible a house to
house canvass of the county and to
give every one a chance to show
their loyalty and to do their duty
to their country.
The membership fee is only S1.00
per member. All that is necessary
is for you to give your name and
address and $1.00 to the committee
that calls upon you.
We want to print the names Of
all those joining, in the papers by
school districts, and the school dis
trict securing the most names will
be the Banner School District of
the County.
This is an appeal to your latriot-
ism. The reason this campaign is
made is to show to our Soldiers, our
Country and our Enemies, that we
are in this fight to the finish and
that those of US at home are going
to do our part in giving the help
and relieving the suffering amongst
our soldiers, that is being so effec-
tuallv done through the Red Cross.
Money is needed of course, but
what is needed most right now is
our moral support, your member
ship in the Red Cross means that
you are interested in the welfare of
your sons and brothers who are in
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18
RUSSIANS AND HUNS
SIGN ARM|ST|CE
Suspend Hostilities Un-
til Jan. 14--Now Talk
of Peace
PEACE PARLEYS
TO OPEN AT ONCE
Armistice Extends to All Land,
Air, and Naval Forces Com
mon to Both the Fronts in
the East.

Berlin, Dec. 16.-Via London
An armistice agreement betwee7
the Bolsheviki government is Russia
and the Teutonic allies was signed
at Brest-Litovsk Saturday, accord
ing to an official communication is.
sued today. The armisti ice beI
comes effective at noon Monday and
is to remain in force until January
IA.
A provision in the armistice
agreement is that peace negotia-
tions are to begin Immediately af-
ter the signing of the armistice.
The text of the communication
follows:
can armistice agreement was
signed at Brest-Litosk yesterday by
plenipotentiary representatives of
the Russian upper army administra-
ton on the one hand and those OF
the upper army administration of
Germany, ia-Hungary, Bull
garia and Turkey on the other hand
"The armistice began at noon
December II, and remains in force
till January 4, 1918. Unless seven
days notice is given it continues in
effect automatically. 1t extends to
all the land, air and naval forces OF
the common fronts.
According to clause 9 of the
treaty peace negotiations are to be-
gin Immediately after the signing
of an armistice."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18

Claude S. Spreckles, President Of
the Federal Sugar Refining Com
pany, asserted that raw sugar from
Cuba was passing through New
York for Canada, where refners
are permitted to pay higher prices.
He put in evidence letter in which
Mr.. Hoover declined to allow him
to pay a higher price for the raw
sugar saying that spectators were
holding the sugar in Cuba for high
er prices and that the American
standard price would be maintained.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18

A war order in England is to
the effect that the tops of ladies
shoes to be made of leather is to
measure onl 7 inches in height and
Of any other material only 8 inches.
Gen. u. R. Brooks, a gallant Con-
federate Veteran is dead. He died
at his home in Columbia Sunday
morning at the age of II years. He
wa sfor over twenty-five years clerk
of the supreme court.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18
Advocates Nationwide
Dry Amendment Con-
fdent of Victory.
RECESS FOR HOLIDAYS
WILL START TO-DAY
Many Important Matters Disposed
Of i. Fortnight Since Body As
seabled-Senate Resumes In
vestigation of Sugar and
Fuel Shortage.

aSniHSCou, DSS' AN'
unusual record for business accom-
plished at a pre-holiday session al
ready made, congress turns tomor-
row to a clean up ofdomestic legls-
lation before the Christmas = holl-
days, after which it proposes to
devote itself exclusively to war
problems. Adjournment next Tues
day until Thursday, January 3-a
holiday recess somewhat longer
than usual-is planned.
Since the session began a fort
night ago congress has declared war
against ro-Hungary, extended
the Presidents s1OO,OOO,0OO war
emergency fund, passed the $685.
100000 postofice appropriation bill
through the house and launched
several important Investigations, in
cluding those into the army and
navy war preparations and the su-
gar and fuel shortages.
To be squeezed into the two days
before the recess is much other i'm
portant legislation and during the
recess committees will proceed with
investigations and drafting of ap-
preparation bills to- follow into the
new year.
Prohibition Vote Today.
Chief in interest now is the ma
tion-wide prohibition question to be
voted on by the house tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. Prohibition
advocates are confident of cconsid-
erably more than the two-thirds ma
jority necessary for approval of the
resolution for submission to the
State of national prohibition
amendment to the constitution. The
resolution was adopted August l,
last year by the senate by vote OF
65 to 20. Action by the States
three-fourths of which must ap-
prove before theamendment be-
comes effective required in sew
en- years by the house resolution
and six years under the senate reso-
luton.
Consider Navy's Work.
Plans to begin inquiry into the
navy's war activities will be made
tomorrow by the house naval sub
committee at a preliminary meet
ing.
\ Investigation of the sugar and
fuel shortage will be resumed to-
morrow by the senate manufactur-
ers subcommittee.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18

Henry Ford believes in Unified
Railroad System. The secret of his
belief lies in his last sentence as
follows: In the country 80 per cent
of the road hauling is done on 20
per cent of the highways. If this
20 per cent of the roads is rebuilt
of concrete, trucks and automobiles
will take over much of the short
haul business and bring land and
city nearer together. -,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18
DIAZ'SLLNE HOLDS
AGAINST INVADERS
HONOR PUPILS OF
CITY SCHOOLS
For Third Month End
ing With December
9Th.
The following is the honor 70

The following is the honor roll
for the third month of the Graded
and High School of this city:
Grade Miss Bessie Epting
teacher.-Mary Chalmers, Emily
Morse, Charlotte Reese, Anne Smith
Sarah P. Smith, Sarah Thomson,
Edna White, Jack Sutherland, Mike
Mcdowell.
Grade Oscar Clark, Baskin Gi-
bert, John Graves, Leon McCord
Margaret Maxwell, jamie Bell Nc
Twain, Virginia Starnes, Laura May
Welsh.-Miss Coline Phillips, teach
er.
Grade TI.-William Goode, Ralph
Link, William McComb, Adair Al
ken, Martha Calvert, Fannie Greene
Estelle Lyon, Jean Milford.-Miss
Olive Brock, teacher.
Grade H.-Leon Ellis, John Nc
Murray, Ruby Brown, Agnes Eakin,
Nell C. Flynn, Elizabeth Martin,
Julia Owen, Mary Norwood Perrin,
Ethel Whaley, Minnie Ella Sweten-
burg.-Miss Flora M. Timmons,
teacher.
Grade III-Sara Cowan, 95; Mar
garet Flynn, 81; Pat Howie, 95;
Irene McMahan, 92-Miss Richards,
teacher.
Grade III.-William Deadwyler,
90; John Harrison, "a; Mary Bruce,
90; Ellen Carter, 92; Elizabeth Cor
ley, 95; Mary Ferguson, 95; Alma
CASTOR, 90; Frances Jones, 80;
Ernestine McCord, 94.-Miss May
Robertson, teacher.
Grade IV.-Julian Ellis, 95; Mar.
ion Poliakoff, 81; Margaret Able
90; Sara Able, 90; Lucy Clark, 90
Annie Bell Greene, 97.-Miss Sara
w. Edwards, teacher.
Grade IV.-William P. Greene
Jr., 81; Willis Harrison, 90; James
McComb, 90; Rose Lee Anderson
90; Margaret Harrison, SO; Haze
McCurrey, 81; Rachel Minshall, 81
Ada L. Perrin, SO; Harriet Swope
81; Pauline E. Welch, 90.-Miss L
L. Allen, teacher.
Grade V.-Faster Barnwell, 81
Ellis Poliakoff, "a; Bessie Goth
ran, 90; Anthony Tenant, 81
Mary Carter, 91.-Miss Blanche
Tarrant, teacher.
Grade V.-Ralph Bauknight, Boz
Link, jamie White, Mary Sweten
burg, Kathleen Schroeder, Frances
Gillian, Mary Fant.-Miss Kennedy
teacher.
Grade VI.-Caroline Chalmers
Helen Cromer, Mary Shaw Gillian
Mary Jones, Elizabeth Lyon, An
ME Mabry, Debbie Owen, Willie
Bowit, Bernard Roche.-Miss Ten.
nant, teacher.
Grade VII.-Elizabeth Thomson,
Emmie Haigler, Maria Neuffer, Ger
trude McMahan, Ada Faulkner
Thelma Seal, Willie Eakin.-Miss
Lillian Swetenburg, teacher.
Grade VIII.-Helen Milford
Mary White.
Grade Ix.-Ralph Lyon, Helen
Eakin, Rebecca Edmonds, C'athaeer'
inc Faulkner, Mary H., Greene, Vic
toria Howie, Mary Stevenson.
Grade X.-Margaret Cox, Alpha
Graves, Helen Haigler, Mary Reed
Moore,-Miss Wood, teacher.
Grade XI.-Fannie DuPre, Eli
Sabeth Faulkner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18

Besides the meatless and wheat
less days, Anderson is to have two
lightless nights. On Thursdas and
Sundays the streets of Anderson
will be without lights. This is on
account of the shortage of coal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18

The extraordinary session of the
congress of Peru could not be con-
vened on account of the lack of a
quorum.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18

Liquor permits are on the in
crease. Nineteen thousand have
been issued since the law became
effective.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18

The Clyde Line wants to cancel
their second class and steerage
rates for passengers from New York
to Southern and Southwestern ports
This would mean an increase ir
passenger rates.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18

Frank Gotch, the champion wrest
ler, is dead. He had amassed
large fortune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18

The coal situation is still very
critical. The Fuel administrators
call on everybody to help conserve
the small supplies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18
Terms Agreed Upon.

Petrograd, Dec. 16.-Announce-
ment was made today by the Boil
shevil1i official news agency that
Russia and Germany had agreed
upon the terms of an armistice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18

Eighty cars loaded with coal were
left standing in the Birmingham
district on the railroad tracks at
one place. The destination would
not be ascertained. In West Vir-
ginia several cars loaded had been
standing on the tracks since the
middle of October. Whose fault is
that?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18

The holiday vacation of the
schools in a number of places is
being heightened in order to save
the coal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18

Higher prices for coal has been
ordered by the Fuel Administration
for ship bunkers and for export.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18
VOTE ON PROHIBITION
CAST IN HOUSE
A GLANCE OVER
THE COUNTRY
News in a Condensed
Form to Be Read By
the Busy Reader.

General Pershing reported to the
War Department that four men had
died in France from natural causes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18
NEUTAA[SANDAL[|ES
SWAP SUPPLIES
American Army l n
France Helps Fight
On U-Boats
PURCHASE EVERYTHING
POSSIBLE IN WAR ZONE
Neutrals and Allies Are Swapping
Supplies From Surplus of u. S.
Forces-General Trade
Agreement.

With the American Army in
France, Dec. 16.-The army itself is
helping to best the submarine. Fig
ures just made available show that
the American expeditionary force
has released the ships of the allies
of the task of carrying many thou
sand tons of army material, the
ships being utilized for other serv-
ices.
This has been done through the
activities of the general purchasing
board, which has bought all the ma
terial possible on this side of the
Atlantic rather than order it ship
ped from the United States.
The magnitude of the task is
shown by the figures for the first
half of November, during which one
of the numerous branches of the
board bought in France, $4,000 tons
of tools and equipment, 1000 tons
of railway ties and 100 tons of cars.
These purchases involved an expen-
diture of 100000 francs, a sum
of which goes to help the indus
tries of France, while at the same
time saving the cargo space of some
twenty vessels of 1900, tons each.
Before the American troops be-
gan coming across in great numbers
the system for buying supplies of
food, timber for ties, steel rails and
rolling stock had been worked out.
Ships had to be listed and so di-
rected that preferred shipments
could be speeded up. Vast quanti-
ties of coal had to be brought to
France for the army and, if posi-
BILE, the winter needs of the civilian
population.
Moreover, similar work had to be
done for the British, French and
Italian governments. During the
course of the transactions the allies
sell to one another their respective
surplus and also negotiate with neu-
trails.
Inter-Allied Trade.
For instance, if neutrals owning
timber needed cotton or coal they
were supplied and thereby trans
formed into appreciative business
friends. The new army purchasing
system played a large part in pre-
serving the leading manufacturing
industry of a neutral country to
which raw material had been sup
piled, the army receiving in cx-
change urgently needed war mater
| ial.
The price fixing policy which the
7 United States has adopted at home
in certain articles is being carried
on by the army in France. Requi-
sitions are sent to Washington only
when the desired supplies are not
obtainable in Europe.
Whatever material is needed,
whether food, steel, wool, cotton or
| zinc, the board confers with it's vol
! unteer advisers, selected from the
, foreign branches of American COM
mercial houses, and these organiza-
tions give prompt advice with all
their obtainable information. This
aid also is shared with the allies,
who respond with coordinating ef-
forts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18

Mrs. Kate Ricahrds O'Hara, edi-
tor of a Socialist paper in North
Dakota, was sentenced to serve five
years in the penitentiary at Jeffer-
son City. 1t is asserted that she
discourage obedience to the draft
law by utterance that she made in
a speech at Bowman, N. D.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-18

There are thirty thousand gar
ment makers in New York city who
are out of employment and without
prospects of any work in the near
future. They are women and have
called on Samuel Gompers, Presi-
dent of the Federation of Labor to
use his influence to have them sent
to work making garments for the
government.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-04-18
Mayme Gansky Of
Sleepy Eye Is Shot
Math. Lange Shoots And Kills
Girl Who Refuses to Mar
ry Him
HOLDS CROWD AT BAY
Is Captured After Display of
Unusual Nerve on Part of
Walter Ball

Miss Mayme Gansky Of Sleepy
Eve was shot and instantly
killed on the streets Saturday
afternoon at about five o'clock,
the deed being done by Mathew
Lange a rejected suitor. The
murderer was taken immediate
ly to the Jail at New Ulm in or
der to save him from lynching
by the mob of infuriated citi-
zens. Funeral services for the
girl whom he shot were held at
the Catholic Church at Sleepy
Eve Tuesday morning and in
terment was made in the Catho-
lie cemetery.
The trouble between Miss
Gansky and Lange was of sew,
eral months duration, he having
threatened to kill her while at
a dance at Essig in February.
At that time he was arrested
and fined heavily, and the mat
ter was allowed to drop there.
Saturday he stood in an alley
evidently waiting until Miss
Gansky came from the millinery
store. AS she stepped onto the
alley crossing he spoke her name
and as she faced him fired =
shot into her breast. She ther
turned and before she fell, dead
he fired two shorts, both hitting
her in the back. Death wa
practically instantaneous, tbs
first shot apparently being thG
fatal one.
Following the shooting Lange
made his escape to the lumber
ward where he held at bay witt
his revolver the large crowd thai
gathered to take him. Through
the unusual nerve of Walter
Ball, who talked soothingly t
Lange while the latter held h:
gun pointed fairly at his chest
the gun was finally Wrested from
the criminal and he was takel
to the Sleepy Eye jail. However
in the face Of the great sentI
ment against him, a lynchine
Eseemed inevitable and under tn
custody of four deputy sheriff:
he was taken to the New Uln
jail, where he is at present.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-04-18
MRS. JOSEPH GEROY DIES
Continued from first page)

and of the Order Of the Eastern
Star and until her illness was
active in many circles.
Beside her husband Mrs. Ger
oy is survived by her two sons,
Sam and Budd and her daugh-
ter Miss Doris Geroy, and by
several members Of her parental
family. The relatives who at
tended the funeral included Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Altnow OF Ar
lington, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Lee of Albert Lea, A. A. Alt
now of Luck, Wis, J. A. Altnow
Of Lisbon, N. D., c. w. AltnoW
of Minneapolis and Mrs. H. w.
Ollig of Winthrop.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-04-18
CARD OF THANKS

Jos. Geroy and his children
wish to thank the friends and
neighbors of the family for the
many kindnesses and the assist
ance given during the long i'll
ness and after the death Of Mrs.
Geroy. They feel they have had
most generous and friendly SYM
pathy and help and wish to in
this way express their gratitude
to all who showed them such
unstinted kindness. They are
also very grateful for the beau
tiful flowers.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-04-18
DELHI NEWS ITEMS

Miss Christena Stronach was
out from Redwood Falls for an
over Sunday visit with the home
folks.
Mrs. M. S. Miller was a week
end guest Of friends at Morton.
E. E. Bliss and wife returned
the last Of the week from sew
eral days visit with relatives at
Morton.
If you haven't yet tested your
seed corn this would be a very
good time to commence.
Robert G. Rogers was a busi-
ness caller in the Twin Cities a
few days last week.
Louie Starr and Charles Har-
manson have been subpoened
to serve on the grand jury at
Redwood Falls, commencing on
Monday, April 16.
E. E. Bailey has been drawn
as petit juror, called to appear
at Redwood Falls Tuesday, April
II. Mr.. Bailey says he hasn't
time.
Twelve Of the lady friends of
Miss A. r. Piersol worked out a
very clever surprise on her last
Wednesday, the occasion being
her birthday anniversary.
George Ewert and Walter
Calvin of Morton were at Del
hi Friday.
Our farmers were very busy
last week putting in their small
grain, and many of them report
that the ground was never in
better condition.