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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-03-14
Die bnr6 sic eegenmartigen Ser

bdltniiie gei6offe11e ytotbpenolgfe1t
Ser &o11ierpierung miro leet a11f anf
5biere in @ulo n1o @aioe, beion=
,oers iold)e ser g%efie0erten Mrt, aus
ge0ebnt. Sos lit fren6ig gu begru=
Bert> 1pielpoW ii6 0arin ein 8e0auerr1
mii6t, buB eselo 1pat gei6iebt. Sic
umsrifonil6e geation IN ibrer @e=
lammtbeit fat lei0er friiber feiner1
@egriff gebobt, tpel6 groBen &ei5 ibr
9on6 our6 Sen lteberfl1B an &C.
ldopfen oiei Jet Mrt belaB. 9ie Wal=
ser uno oie 6el0er tparen BOILER Suit,
@elang u1p6 2eben Biz Meni6en Of
ne @er5 11n6 @efiibl iie m%1Sgerottet
,battten. Mber n1b in 6ieiem Saae
trifft 6as Spri6tport 5u: v8eiier
lp1t, uIs MEL" No6 laBt ii6 Bieles
bon bent olte1r @eitnm0e retten, men11
sic @elebe, 6ie iebt erloiien mer6en.
getreulid 8adturug finon. 90 meit
es sic gtG6ter betriff, miro bariiber
ni6t GIT flogen iein. 3u befampfen
lit MIR ser @igenitnm bes 6armers,
Ser in je6em Gogel ei1ten &diuber iei=
mes Outs erbIid nn6 nibt be0enf,
baB er iein Suffer 6ur6 6ie Ber1ihz
tung bon Snieften, Die bun1ertfob
gr0Beren S1o6en anridten> rei6li6
Der0tenf.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-03-14
Mnd, elmer ppm &pmmii1Gr fir 6as

in11r0iide Steatertpelen %gegebene1
Grfl6r1tna iino Genuine aus benz
Goder1piel lteuerpflihtig. 9agege1
tbiirien @erlltlte bon be1n itel1erpfli6=
tigen Sobreseinfommen niht IN Ab=
sl1g gebrodt merbe1. 9as bot fltr
Epcferipieler SEN &ortbeil, baB tie
lutr tire @e1pi1me, nidt aber ibre
Terll1lt tie SIT b1td)e1 brol16en. Was
moncben piel Nerger uno an Sflul1e
oes Sohres arobe gntta1tifa1ng er=
lparen miro. 3esban ioQten 0ie $50
ferlpieIer oes ga115en 9u1roes iid) 5lt=
i%omme1tf11n nno 0em &ommilldr IN
oeeio1pter @ei1e ibren tiefgefiiblten
Gonf sum- M1tsbr1td bringen.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-03-14
SPLITTER

ioute1n oornoh iebert, 6oB Sic gauge
6amilie menigitens 8 o6er 4 3oien
elmer gan5lid reinigenoen, 0as
GWtem o~usp1benoen Me6i5in 6ieles
6riibiabr nebme. Sebt lit Ste Belt.
9ie Gami1ie miro gel lumber, gliidaider
fem nn6 .beIier 511redtfommen, mern
6as Blut elmer gdn5li6en &einigu1g
unter5ogerL Ser Mogen un6 sic gin=
getpeibe a11sgep11bt ur6 Sic Seine 6es
@inters, 6ie ii6 in bem SDltem an
gelamn1elt baben, bertrieben 1per6en.
Soui1ters &odD Wountain Sbee lit Ell
ne Ser be1ten . nnb itderlten Sriib=
iabrsme0i5ine11, 1ie genommen mer=
SEN f0n11e11. &auft ite un6 nebmt
Ben l1nteridie6 IN ser ga15en 6ami1ie
mabr. Sbre Scribe miro better iein,
Tie miro iid better fiiblen un6 gei1tnh
un6 gliidlid iein. Martin Molitor.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-03-14
K!rhhNe nd6riOten.

@odap. Serr Solepb 8ulder bon
@elt Union erbielt Die traltrige Nad=
ridt, 6oB ieine Mutter int Sitter bon
76 Sabren 6as 3eitlide geiegnet ba=
be. Sic 6reun0e 6es 6en SOB Ser
Me11tter betra1terr6en bodhp. 9errrt
@rider 1i11o gebeten, ser Geritorbe=
11et ont Mltare u10 inn @ebete ge6e11=
fert at mollen.
8 So1u1tog, Montog ltn6 9ienltog
fon6 in ser @er5 Seil=&irde 81
Sreeport sic 40ltiinoige Webetsan=
oaht ltott, mdbretrb tpeld)er ben1
bod)m. P. Maltrus, 8. g. s., Sic
bod)m. @eneoiftirer Serbert, Mlpbons
1tr1o 8ebo 1t116 bie bodtp. 9erren Mr5t
bon gu,tf Centre 1tt1b @ltld)er BON
@e1t Union M11sbilfe leilteten. 9ett=
g%e1ronnter bielt 9ien1togobe1tb Sic
S6ll1Bpreoigt, rrtb bohm. Serr Mrst
preoigte Montagabenb. Die @noben=
5eit lpltrbe bon Ser go1t5en @emein=
6e 5rm @irfen 6es S%ee1enbei1es be-
items ben1tbt. = &pmmenben Cont
tog hegi1n1t Sos 40ltiinbige @ehet it
ser bom bpdm. Serrn Mr5t SIT Soltf
Centre paltorierten ct. Hal1ls &C.
1teitt6e.
$ Sodhp. P. 9eonorb, s.. g. g.,
bon Mpon trat om 9ienltog Sic &eiie
mod Sloriba ont Tint iei11en id)iner err
fra1tften @r11oer, bodan. P. Fabier,
8. g. g., meld)er iid in ienem
Staote in eirem Sonitart1tm befin=
Oct, GIT befuden. &odm. P. 9obier
nor etpu ieds Sabre in Der Ct Mn=
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-03-14
@cnn man Sag Mrbeitspenimm Be!

Morplono 2eSislotur beobodtet,
Damn fann man ieber, 6aB sic &a=
tbolifenboiier nod nibt a1e lin6.
Gie1er aorperidaft liegen 6rei fatbo=
lifenfeinblide Gorlager CUR Mnnnb=
ME Dor. Cine ser 8orlagen itebt Sic
9elte1erung often &irdeneigentbrn1s
Dor, neldes nidt atsi9lieBli9 gum
offentliden @ottes6ienit benl1bt miro.
Cine onoere perlongt g%nt5iebung Ser
Stoatsbeitr6ge unb cine 3. 8orlage
foroert Sic geo11fii6tigung Ser Bfarr=
if11len. Gs lit gu ertporten 6oB oie=
len Gorlogen Elm o%nitdn6iges 8egrdb=
niB 5lttbeil miro, nenm ibnen in
MarpIon6, Ser 8iese ser &eligtons=
freibeit, Elm friiber 500 beihie6en
Iein lollte. Giei lie Gorlngen iin6 1d)o1
in mebreren @toatslegisloturen BE-
groben poroen, ober "immer .tau6en
lie tpie6er ouf iie i6einen ein relt1t=
fodes 2eben GIT baben. @ir boffen,
boB oie @efebgeber Marplan6s 6ieier
&GoIienge iebgebung, 6enn cine iolde
lit es, SEN SooesltoB berieben. 8enn=
gleid Bic 8orlogen 6em @ortlo1tt
nod nidt ipe3ien gegen 6ie &otbolt=
fen oeridtet iin6, 10 peiB 6o6 je6es
&in6, melde Stride @l01ter nn6
Gforrihulen beiibt. Mon bra11dt
nidt biel Sdorftm GIT boben, I'M
olts5ufin0en, mem Ser StoB gilt. 8ir
lernen bltrd 6ie1en 11elten Sntoleran5=
off, 6aB mir beitdn6ig m1f ser Suit
iein miiiien. Ser 6ein6 itirbt ntdt,
er i6lummert MIR.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-03-14
@enn man sic brutale @eualt be-

tradtet> tpelde sic @roBma9t Ser
omerifoniiden Brelie bdufig antpen=
oet, un 6ie 0ffent1i6e Meim1rrg IRE
at fitbrert, 6ie beribie6enen 8ebo1fe=
r1tngselemente gegen chamber 5n
ldG6igen, f0nnte man beinube 6a5lt
perleitet peroerr, cine Seninr gegen
oieie @roBmodt 51 befiirtporter, 0ie
in fritiiden 3eiten ia mobl big GIT
einem getpilien @robe bere6tigt tit.
&11r3 Dor ieinem So6e I'M Sabre
1880 i6rieb Srie6rid Ser @roBe> Ser
beoeutenoite Gpro1ie Ser berbaBten
6oben5ollern: Scr 8erfolglngsgeiit
lit Elm mabrer Spru111, tpelder Die
2dnoer entbo1fert; 6ie Solerar1s lit
cine 56rt1ide M11tter, melde fte Bit
beno modt!" Ser @ei1t, tpelder lt6
in Ser bel1tigen 3eit in einem Sbeil
ser merifmiihen Breiie fl1n6 gibt,
Benefit Ste @obrbeit Die es Ml1s1pr1t=
dies, sic 1ridt eridiittert meroen fam,
trob6em ite BON eirem Moroar6en
entitommt. gu melh' gratiamen
Mitteln 6ieier gerfolgl1ngsgeiit greift,
bos miii1en sic Mdnner, Die an Ser
Spite 6ertids@m 3eit11n=
gen 1teben, olltdglth empfinoen, Die
6ogege1t nift einrnoI atfdmpfen fon=
men 11r6 Sic in peinliden Qrtalen
i6neigenb oIles ertragen miii1en, Inn
Ser 8erniht1tng ibrer @rtiten5 bor5t=
be1tgen. &ein Sre11n6 riibrt fir tie
cine Sonb. &ein @11n6er, 6aB mani
der madere &ollege Dor l1eber6r11B Ole
Jltnte ins @orn tpirft.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-03-14
@eil es feline Tram huber tbren

8eil es feline Trm1 huber tbren
@sillen gefiiBt botte, 1T in gfetp Ser
lep ein Monm bes tbatlid)en M1'grit-
les idp1loig ge1proden iporoen. Wtr
luae,1 nid)t germ etapas geger 1l11ler11
Mehtspflege l1nb ibre Srgane, saber IN
oieieu1 Salle miirben mir iener Mn-
truo, sen b%etreffenoen Gidter n1f let
nel1 Sci tes5ultono nnteril1den SIT lu1=
len, nit @ergniigen u1,terItiiten.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-03-14
Yrciserh6hnna!

9ic Gplb Curing @ranerei
3etgt ,ueae11 Ser &ertbe1termng
rDn @erte, Mal5 @ppfcn nnb
anberen 8eitanbtbeiler, iue1de
betm Sierbranen n6tbig itnb,
cine ErciserG6b1tn9 ibrer Erp=
S,tfte at. @ier beim SAT- fpitet
S1.00 mebr 1tnb betm Tlaiden=
bier lit etn MrRdlag BON 3S nnb
so Gent per Site. @abrIdctn=
lid ieben iid) sic Salppnbeiiker
beranlakt, feline Slider fir Sc
,tnb er6Rere fit 10e s1t ben,t-
ten.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-03-14

Sic eiebe lei cine Giienbabn, be-
ro,,ptet elmer, ser &orliebe fir Snn1=
mel jiige SIT boben ideint. Menm bus
mobr u1re, n1iibte es i6on e111e
omerifunide Gilenbobn le111.
@coeu Ser pieleu gntgleill1nger1.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-03-14
Giaiam Sennings SrDan lit enOltd

ErGijoent %ge1poroen - Nralioent Der
MISUNDERSTANDING unierer Erobtbls
tionilten. Gin 8e1peis, Oab 0aS &a(b
&6ni9 nid1t blob I'M Sfufitaa 1o11=
bern oltd1 I'M &nnelpfer6 meroen
tu1llt.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-03-14
BtQn Sunban riibmt itd, tn Set

@1noesbuuptitoot ied5ebmtauieno
Seelen gerettet SIT baben. 9ufilr bot
Ct 'ef5ehntm1ie no 0oaar einge1tedt
1t1o nieocrun1 %bepieien, baB Ell Der
bofltbe5oblte S6api1roler aler Soften
1T
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-03-14
Mo Ghicooncr @rpSihIGdlter be

Die Gbtcaguer @rpkidladter be-
treiben aues in rieltgen Maii en. Sie
1hlahten Sic enodien, 5ablen tbre1'
crlten @eomte1r Mielengebalter, 16la-
oele outs oem Nltblifltm &ieiengetpin=
ne 1n1o la1ien ihre Mrbeiter oie Site
1enfalrit 0es @opitals fiible1, oie tie
mirtb1dai tlib SIT SpOe miirgt.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-03-14
WRONG
Sic idl6uite DISCRIMINATING tit

cine MISUNDERSTANDING
Inns fiir 9eben a1no Sterben Die
merthpolllte.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-03-14
@er @elo III orten @apiereu a,tle=

gen Mil, bral1d)b nidt 51 marten, bis
sic ,pe1le @riegsanQeibe a11fgelegt
miro. &riegslparmarten iinb a1sge-
5eidrete 4nlagelpertbe e%betfalls, ut1o
Sic li1ro iiberau 81 baben.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-03-14

Ser S1t6mneger nennt ben ifhpar=
5e1 0iiitef1raben ieinen uSnfel."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18
With Its Famous Characters

Judge I. w. Bowman, of the Second
Circuit, was reelected over his only
opponent, E. J. Dennis, of Berkley'
a member of the house by vote of
81 to 43.
Judge John S. Wilson of Manning
was unopposed for reelection as
Judge of the Third judicial circuit.
Judge Wilson was nominated by Sen
ator DuRant of Clarendon.
Judge T. H. Spain of Darlington,
was opposed for reelection as judge
of the Fourth judicial circuit by Col.
Edward McIver of Cheraw and Jen-
nings K. Owens of Bennettsville.
Judge Spain was nominated by Sen
ator Lee of Darlington, Mr.. Evans
by Senator Evans of Marlboro, and
Col. McIver by Representative j.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18
Friday, January IS, 1918.
JUDGE McIVER.

1t sounds we'll to say Judge Nc
liver again. The new judge will
wear the judicial robe with honor
to himself and with credit to the
bar of which he was member and
the judiciary of the state to which
he has been elected.
No reflection, we take it, has been
cast upon Judge Spain by his re-
tirement. Judge Spain was elected
four years ago we believe. On ac-
count of i'll health he has been able
to give little time to the duties of
bis high office. His place on the
bench has been taken by special
judges at great expense to the state,
and perhaps with some disadvan-
tages in the administration of JUS
tice.
We regret to see worthy and
conscientious officer such as Judge
Spain was, and is, retired. But the
public good, and not the feelings
and wishes of an individual must
be looked after. Judge Spain did
not find his ill health on the bench,
and, therefore, the members of the
General Assembly did not feel that
he should be reelected when there
was no certainty that he could do
the work.
They accordingly elected another
man. And as regrettable as are the
circumstances demanding the
change, the change was nevertheless
demanded by the public good, to
which every man should bow.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18
ONE MAN CONTROL
UNDER NEW PLAN

Military Committee Thinks of Mu-
nitions-May Create Position.
Washington, Jan. 15.-Legislation
to be pressed by the senate military
committee for one man control of
war supplies probably will provide
for an administrator with broad
powers under the president, instead
of creating the new department and
cabinet officer to which President
Wilson and Secretary Baker object.
Chairman Chamberlain and other
members of the committee indicated
tonight that the Chamberlain bill
proposing a secretary of munitions
would be so amended before it got
to the senate for consideration.
The committee, which plans after
tomorrow's session to suspend its
investigation of army preparations
temporarily, heard today Walter S.
Clifford, director of the Council of
National Defense, who approved the
plan for Capitalization in an indiv-
idual, under the president, of au-
thorty to direct industrial coordina-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18
TWO RED CROSS UNITS.

Two more live neighborhoods
have joined in the Red Cross work
in this county. Mrs. Allen Hagen,
as leader of the Bethlehem section,
has taken 40 pairs of pajamas and a
quantity of wool for sweaters and
other knitting.
Miss Macie Sharpe, leader at Ar
borville has taken a quantity of wool
and pajamas, also.
Both of these places are doing
fine with their work and great re-
suits will be accomplished.
1t will be fine when all the ladies
in the county are helping with the
Red Cross work. Those who are
unable to give money certainly can
give few hours a week in sewing
or knitting. Some can sew better
than they can knit and others can
knit better than they can sew. Ii
would be we'll for them to do the
thing that they can do the best and
do it we'll than to try to do some
thing that they can't do so we'll.
Our boys are going cover there
pretty soon and we don't want to
wait until they are suffering for the
need of the garments, bandages and
other articles before we get to real
work on them. Labor is the one
thing that is most needed and our
women are giving it willingly.
Our Abbeville county women have
been noted for their work in every
worthy undertaking and now We
want them to keep ahead of others
or at least keep up.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18

tees of State institutions, two direc-
tors for the State penitentiary.
Six names were placed before the
joint assembly in the race for in
surance commissioner. They and
the votes received on the first bal
lot were: W. A. McSwain, Newberry
Sc; S. L. Miller, Columbia, 8; j.
R. Fulmer, Columbia, "a; Harry G.
Coker, Columbia, "a; W. A. Bar
ton, Greenville, 6; Sam M. Grist,
York, 20. The name of F. M. Phil
lipi was not placed before the as
sembly, but one vote was cast for
this candidate.
The joint assembly at noon Tues
day reelected Associate Justice Hy-
drick and Judges Hayne F. Rice and
John S. Wilson without opposition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18
SIMPLIFIED SPELLING.

Col. j. S. Stark informs us that
he appreciates the kind words we
have been saying concerning his ne
phew, but he inquiries where we
learned to spell it "sut." He says
it is "soot" in his dictionary.
The Colonel has evidently not
heard of the new invention of sim
plified spelling used on Greenville
street.
Then again SCOT on Main street
is sut on Greenville street.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18
OF STATE OFFICERS.

The election of a State insurance
commissioner was left Hanging in
the air" Tuesday by hungry legisla-
tors, after one ballot for this Office
had been taken. w. A. McSwain of
Newberry held the lead by a wide
margin among the six candidates
nominated, receiving Sc votes, but
needed ID more for a majority.
Judge Ernest Moore of the Sixth
Circuit, Judge Frank B. Gary of the
Eighth and T. J. Mauldin of the
Thirteenth were reelected without
opposition. The elections will be
resumed at noon Wednesday to
finish balloting for insurance COM
missioner, State Warehouse commits
missioner, code commissioner, trus-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18
JUDGE GARY REELECTED.

Hon. Frank B. Gary, judge of the
Eighth judicial circuit, has been re-
elected to his high Office for an
other term of four years. Judge
Gary is one of the able judges of the
state. His ability, coupled with his
long experience as a presiding Off
Ger, makes him one of the best of
the circuit judges in the state.
The Press and Banner congratu-
lates Judge Gary upon his re-elec-
ton, and it congratulates the state,
too, on being able to find so worthy
an officer who is willing to serve
the public for the meagre compen-
sation which the position pays.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18

tion and government war purchasing
as outlined yesterday by Daniel
Willard, chairman, and Bernard M.
Baruch of the war industries board.
Mr.. Clifford, like Mr.. Willard, said
the war department reorganization
ordered by Secretary Baker is def
ective in that it failed to place NUM-
tons authority in one person and
also relies upon voluntary effort.
Work of the civilian advisory
bodies was staunchly defended by
Clifford, who said they had saved the
government several millions of dol
lars in supply contracts.
Before suspending its inquiry to-
morrow the committee will hear a
statement of savings to the govern
ment effected by different branches
of the council of national defense.
On iron and steel alone table was
given showing that S3,112,00O,000
had been saved by price fixing agree
ments and savings of many millions
were shown in copper, lead, cement,
lumber, alcohol, foreign aircraft
patents, shoes, motor trucks, grain,
tools, horses, flour, and fuels.
A letter was put into the commit
tee record from Mr.. Willard, dis
claiming any intention to create the
impression by his testimony yesterday
that he favored discontinuing the
council of national defense. What he
meant, he said, was that certain ac-
tivities of the advisory committee in
connection with the purchase of sup
plies should be discontinued.
The house Republicans in caucus
tonight discussed at length various
munitions control proposals but did
not reach a vote and adjourned to
meet again January 26. Represen-
tative Mccormick submitted for en-
dorsement the munitions secretary
plan but later accepted an amend
ment yb Representative Lenroot to
provide that the head of the depart
ment of administration should not be
to the president but 10 a
of the cabinet.
Secretary Baker issued a state
ment tonight describing the reor-
ganization in the war department as
previously outlined to the senate
committee and adding:
cit is believed that the organiza-
tions above described will provide a
business like and Efficient plan for
the coordination of the several gov
ernmental departments and for max
ing easily available the full manufac-
turing facilities and raw material
and supplies of the country for SER
vice to the nation"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18
FREE BAND CONCERT
A Play for Everyone

C. Rivers of Chesterfield. On the
first ballot there was a total Of 145
votes cast, necessary for choice,
6s. Of this vote Judge Spain re-
ceived 40, Mr.. Owens 80 and Col.
McIver Sc.
On the second bollot Col. Mc1ver
got SO votes, Judge. Spain Sc and
Mr.. Owens 10. Of the total vote
of 1876, 68 was necessary for a
choice. Col. McIver receiving ma
jority, was declared elected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18

The General Assembly might have
made some other changes in the
judiciary of the state without ma
terial injury to its reputation for
ability and fidelity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18
AS SHE ARE SPAKE"


Colonel w. P. Greene, editor of
The Abbeville Press and Banner, af-
ter praying out of his prayer-book
for the President "and all others in
authority" went home, got out his
inkpot and quill and penned this:
"Not since the immortal John T.
Sloan delivered that grand charge of
olive On, Senators" to the repre-
sentatives in the upper House of the
General Assembly, have the walls of
the historic State House accustomed
to house great men, echoed back to
those present words of fine oratory,
like Demosthenes used to speak, un-
til that silver-tongued orator, An
drew jackson Bethea, on Tuesday
arose and separated himself from
these few lines which will adorn the
pages of the worlds best oratory
and be declaimed by every school
boy in the land in every cross roads
schoolhouse until time is no more:
"I saw something of German
barbarity, German cruelty, German
perfdy, German treachery, German
greed and German lust for power, I
thought then, as l know now, that
this war is not war against Eng
land or France or Russia or Italy,
or even the United States as separ-
ate or organized states, but this is
a challenge to the preamble of the
Declaration of Independence. 1t is
a challenge to the Stars and Stripes,
the emblem of liberty and light. It
is a challenge to the spirit of Wash
ington and Jefferson and Madison
and Marshall and Rutledge and Lau-
rens and Marion and Sumter and
that host of immortal men-those
matchless men-who founded this
republic in truth and justice and es-
tablished the free institutions under
which we live. It is a challenge to
Woodrow Wilson, the great exemplar
and exponent of democracy in the
world today and the chief spokes-
man for the rights of man."
Editor Greene has graced the
bench of South Carolina on several
occasions, yet we fear he is not an
altogether discriminating judge of
true eloquence. How much more
moving is this perfervid paragraph
from the same Grafton of the Patrick
Henry of the Pee Dee:
"Let us answer it (the German
challenge) with shot and shell. Let
us answer it with money and men.
Let us answer it with labor and law.
Let us answer with sacrifice and suf
fering. Let us answer it as Pinkney
would answer it: Millions for de-
fense, but not one cent for German
tribute"
Is there in all literature, sacred
and profane, a better example of
capt alliteration's artful aid"? How
shall we answer the challenge with
"law"? There are many ways, but
citing Bethea's Code of 1912 should
be the coup de grace for the Hohen-
zollerns and the Hapsburgs. Why
not answer oligarchy with oratory?
Meanwhile, time is too slow as we
await that titanic gubernatorial con-
test next summer when our grace
full, handsome and genial Leften-
ant-Governor will unfold his most
splendid pages of oratory, and from
Pickens to Pocotaligo proclaim the
perpetual principles of patriotic pro
cedure. The thought of what we
have to look forward to is as cheer
ing as a deep draught of persimmon
beer, as enlivening as a "sociable"
in the consecrated shades of Due
West.-Greenville News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18

Senator Smith has been reassured
that the advantages of the Chrales-
ton port will not be overlooked in
the construction of the steel vessels
of the government. Other places
are trying to get the plant.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18

Speaking of automobiles, none of
them are worth the money, except
the Ford, and it isn't worth the
trouble.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18

Green persimmons make a fine
food for mothers-in-law, so says our
new foreman, after trying one.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18

It will soon be written-The
bride was dressed in a calico dress
and wore a coal brooch, the present
of the groom.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18

Mr.. Rogues Gallery writes us that
he refuses to have anything to do
with furniture dealers. He wishes
to retain control of his hall.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18

Residents of Main Street who lost
chimneys from their residences dur
ing Fridays storm are growing in
the social scale.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-18

Several sermons which would
have been delivered last Sabbath
but for the cold weather, have been
canned for use in the future.