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STATE OF SOUTH CARO-
County of Abbeville
Court of Common Pie
K BUILDING & REP
Plaintiff,
oooipst
J. T. HUNTER, S. D. PRI
F. S. SMITH, Trustee
Clement African
Church South, Defend

By authority of a deere
by the Court of Common
Abbeville County, in sal
made in the above stated
will offer for sale, at Publ
at Abbeville G. H., S. c.
day in August A. D. 1911
the legal hours of sale, til
ing described land to wit:
A church house situa9
and being on the followiI
ed tract or lot of land toi
All that tract or parcd
situate, lying and being
Hall Township, Abbevil|
South Carolina, containin
Acres, more or less, az
by Public road leading
treville to Abbeville and
j. H. Moore, D. H. Hill
ers, the said church bui
known as Mount Cleme1
R OF SALE-Q
chaser to pay for papers
THOS. P. THOU
Master A.
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.Greenville county has received ap-
proximately $4,000 from the federal
highway commission for aid on the
national highway, north, just COM
pleted, and"on' the Jones gap road
between Greenville and Brevard.
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Two South C%arolinians are men
toned in: the casualty lists of the
week. Lucius Hampton, st. Mat
thews, S. c., died Of disease; Thurs
ton McSwain, Blacksburg, s. c.,
missing in action.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-07-19

A hungry patriot bought a cake
for SrO7.40 at a recent ice cream
festival given by the Blythewood
branch of the Columbia chapter of
the Red Cross.
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Guy Empey, author of "Over the
Top, and formerly: a sergeant in
the Canadian overseas forces, has
been commissioned a captain in the
national army.
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Two hundred trainmen, members
of the three brotherhoods, went on
a strike in Cleveland Tuesday night.
following the failure Of a federal
mediator to settle their grievances.
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One thousandutfstreet railway
workers of Atlanta. struck Tuesday.
They want the reinstatement Of
Union men discharged this year and
during the strike of 1916.
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National Items.

The House of Representatives
agreed Monday by unanimous con-
sent to adjourn in a series of three
day recesses until August 10.
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PERCY QUITS A PRISONER.
EdgeGeld Boy Known to Many Peo
pie of Abbevile, Missing in
Action.

Mr.. Joseph Percy QUITS, son of
the late Mr.. QUITS, who was post
master of Edgefeld, has been re-
missing in action" in the
marine casualty list of Saturday
week . He is a nephew of MI. D. A..
G.. QUITS and we'll known to many
citizens of Abbeville. The young
mans mother has been informed of
the misfortune in the following let
ter from the navy department print
ed in The Edgefeld Chronicle:
Washington, D. c., July 9th, 1918.
Mrs J. P. QUITS,
E~dgefeld, s. C..
Mr.. Dear Mrs. Ouzts-
This morning I received from our
mutual friend Mn. Harling, a letter
telling me Of the telegram received
by you with reference OF your son.
l Immediately went to see General
Barnett who called for the files and
informed me that hey had received
no information since the receipt of
the cable giving the list of those
missing in action" which list in
cludeG your boy. Since that time
they have received other lists of
those killed, wounded or missing,
but no further mention has been
made of your son, and his conclu-
sion is that he was captured by the
enemy. Gen.. Barnett states that
missing in action" in practically ev
cry case means captured by the
enemy" He believes that this is al
most certain in this case because of
the nature of the actions in which
the Marines have been participating.
1 presume from his statements that
he means that the Marines have
been gaining ground, and that if a
boy is either killed or wounded in
an advance, his body would certainly
fall into the hands of our forces. If
the boy had been either killed or Sc
riously wounded, the Germans would
not have bothered to capture and
hold him, or take him with them.
Therefore, I conclude that the boy
is alright, but is a prisoner.
I. asked when they would proba-
bly, get any information about pris-
oners. They advise me that the only
way they get such information is
through Switzerland, where the Red
Cross agencies secure the list of
prisoners whenever such lists are
published at German headquarters,
andfrom Switzerland this informa-
ton is forwarded here. They say it
will probably be a month before such
a list is received as they generally
secure this information about a
month after a man has been report
ed missing in action. They have
promised to let you know promptly
whenever they hear.
While distressing you can yet
comfort yourself with the thought
that if any body can win good treat
ment from the German army your
boy will find a way to do it, and the
chances are great that he will yet
turn up alright. His impetuousness
may have made a captive, but we
know he was doing his duty like the
brave boy he is, and you would not
have him do less. I somehow feel
that God will bring him back to you
in safety.
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One hundred German prisoners
have been sent from Fort McPher-
son to Camp Wadsworth, Spartan
burg, to be employed as laborers.
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ITO BE BRIEF is TO BE POPU-
LAR."-Johnson.
State Items.

Several cases of the dreaded hog
cholera have appeared in Gaffney
and vicinity.
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Three members of the faculty,
and twelve students r attending
the Plattsburg Camp from the Bailey
Military Institute.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-07-19

for the purpose of readjusting the
nerves in his left arm, which was
partially paralyzed.
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War Savings Stamps and Thrift
Stamps have Melted the government
s70,960,O63 from July 1 to July H.
the Treasury Department announc-
ed Monday. This amount is greater
than any received for an entire
month.
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International Items.

The German drive up-to-date has
been the greatest failure of the
war.
The United States has chartered
10000 tons of shipping from Japan
and purchased $4,000 tons more,
it was announced at the shipping
board Monday.
Lieut.. William P. Plyer, a U. S.
aviator from Kershaw, S. c., has
been reported a prisoner in Germany
though the government has not yet
officially sanctioned the report.
81, :. ..S =. g: D..
Capt. Archie Roosevelt, who was
twice wounded by shrapnel last
March, has undergone an operation
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"Boschee's German Syrup" for
coughs: is being advertised by an
Altavista, Va, firm in the Altavista
Journal. The idea may be that, the
medicine is as nasty as the Huns.
But for advertising purposes, at
least. the name sounds unhappy.
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An electrically driven diving ma
chine, designed to make possible the
recovery of steel vessels sunk by
German submarines, was given a
successful private test in: Long Is
land Sound Tuesday. It carried a
crew of two men, was driven By
propellors, and chung to the sub,
merged vessel by means of magnets
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nerves in his left arm, which was
partially paralyzed.
The Germans r employing from
thirty to thirty-tive divisions, from
$50, 900 to 100000 men, in the pres
emit offensive. There is nearly one
division $4,000 men) attacking on
each mile of the fighting line.
The British, French and japanese
ministers to China have strongly
protested to Gen. Horvath, who has
formed a temporary war cabinet for
Siberia, asking him to withdraw his
dictatorship on the. ground that it is
unwise and untimely.
The drive of the Allies on Bosnia,
though overshadowed in point of in
terest by the German offensive, may
be the more important yet. For Bos-
mia and Hungary back of it are dis
affected to such an extent that they
may be separated from Austria.
Haiti is the twenty-second nation
to declare war on Germany. The
council of state, acting in accord
ance with the powers given it under
the new constitution, has unanimous
~ voted the declaration of war upon
Germany demanded by the president
of the republic, says a dispatch of
the week.
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Prohibition has gone" so far IN
Georgia that. the temperance com
mittee of the House Monday after
noon voted favorably to recommend
the bill prohibiting the sale Of soft
drinks containing caffeine within
the State: i Two evils were cited as
reasons: the soft drink habit and
the waste Of sugar.
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Extracts From Everywhere

1xASo O
aan.aa%%anasssas a"Hns1""aa%a
ITO BE BRIEF IS TO BE PoPU-
LAR."-ohnson.
State Items.
Several cases of the dreaded hog
cholera have appeared in Gaffney
and vicinity.
Three members of the faculty,
and twelve students are attending
the P~lattsburg Camp from the Bailey
Military Institute.
~, -
One hundred German prisoners
have been sent from Fort McPher-
son to Camp Wadsworth, Spartan
burg, to be employed as laborers.
A hungry patriot bought a cake
for StO7.40 at a recent ice cream
festival given by the Blythewood
branch of the Columbia chapter of
the Red Cross.
.Greenville county has received ap-
proximately $4,000 from the federal
highway commission for aid on the
national highway, north, just COM
pleted, and on the Jones gap road
between Greenville and Brevard.
Two South Carolinians are men
toned in the casualty lists of the
week.: Lucius Hampton, st. Mat
thews, S. c., died of disease; Thurs
ton 'McSwain, B%lacksburg, S. c.,
missing in action.
.,----
National Items.
The House of Representatives
agreed Monday by unanimous con-
sent to adjourn in a series of three
day recesses until August 10.
Guy Empey, author of "Over the
Top and formerly. a sergeant in
the Canadian overseas forces, has
been commissioned a captain in the
national army.
One thousandut1street railway
workers of Atlanta. struck Tuesday.
They want the reinstatement OF
Union men discharged this year and
during the strike of 1916.
Two hundred trainnnen, members
of the three brotherhoods, went on
a strike in Cleveland Tuesday night.
following the failure Of a federal
mediator to settle their grievances.
War Savings Stamps and Thrift
Stamps have Melted the government
s70,96O,O63 from July 1 to July IL,
the Treasury Department announc-
ed Monday. This amount is greater
than any received for an entire
month.
"Boschee's German Syrup" tor
coughs: is being advertised by an
Altavista, Va, firm in the Altavlsta
Journal. The idea may be that, the
medicine is as nasty as the Huns
But for advertising purposes, at
least, the name sounds unhappy.
Prohibition has gone" so far IN
Georgia that, the temperance com
mittee of the House Monday after
noon voted favorably to recommend
the bill prohibiting the sale of soft
drinks containing caffeine within
the State: Two evils were cited as
reasons: the soft drink habit and
the waste Of sugar. ,,
{ E"t*. -
An electrically driven diving ma
chine, designed to make possible the
recovery of steel vessels sunk by
German submarines, was given a
successful private test in Long Is,
land Sound Tuesday. It carried 4
crew of two men, was driven By
propellors, and chung to the sub
moroed vessel nv means of magnets.
The sun., 1918-07-15
11,24S,242 BALES IN
1917 COTTON CROP
Yield Smallest Since 1909, Ex.
cept That Of Thrce>Sca-
sons Ago.

The cotton crop Of the United States
for 1917. according to the returns Of the
sinners. amounted to ii.24s.242 running
bales. counting round as half pales.
equivalent to ll.3oc.375 bales of 500
pounds gross weight With one excep-
ton 1t was the smallest crop produced
since 1909. that of 1915 amounting to
only ll.06S.l73 bales. Compared with
the crop OF 1915 there was a falling OF
In Alabama. Arkansas. Florida. Missouri,
North Carolina, Tennessee. Texas and
Virginia. and an Increase in Arizona,
California. Georgia. Louisiana. Missis-
sippi. Oklahoma and South Carolina. The
most notable Increase was In Louisiana
where the production was 62s.7I9 bales,
the largest for any year since 1907.
Weather conditions affected the crop
to a greater extent than usual. Texas,
with a largely increased acreage, showed
reduced production. the crop In the
southwestern section. owing TO extreme
drought, being almost n total failure.
Although the amount of cotton grown
In Arizona and California is still rela-
lively small. the Increase In those States
is notable. Compared with the crop Of
1916. the Rinnings In Arizona Increased
from 5000 TO $1,000 bales and In Cali
fornia from $4,000 to $1,000 bales. The
production In these States from the crop
OF 1913 promises n further increase.
since the acreage planted in both
States Is much above that devoted to
cotton last year.
The Sea Island cotton crop OF 1871
s2.Sls bales-sirows a falling of OF 49,
900 bales as compared with 1916: how
ever. Il CLOSELY approaches the aver
age production OF Sea Island cotton for
the 10 var period during which the
Census ONCE has collected statistics Of
cotton ginned.
Only two counties produced as much
AZ 100000 bales OF cotton In lsl7-
Bolivar. In Mississippi. with llO.f07
bales. and Ellis. In Texas. with lOsI7i
bales. Other counties which led in their
respective States In the production OF
cotton from the crop Of 1917 were
Madison, In Alabama; Jefferson. in
Arkansas: Alachua. IN Florida; Burke
In Georgia; Caddo (parish), in Louisi.
ana: Dunklin. In Missouri; Johnston. in
North Carolina: Garvin. In Oklahoma .
Oranseburs. in South Carolina. and
Shelby, In Tennessee.
The sun., 1918-07-15
BETHLEHEM STEEL
TO GET ADVANCE
War Finance Corporation
Agrees to Take $2O,O00,O0O
of New Note Issue.

The War Finance Corporation has
agreed to take $2o.000.o0o of the $780,
100000 Bethlehem Steel Corporation one
to five year per cent notes which a
large syndicate of bankers will offer to
investors to-day at prices yielding an
average return of about 7ss per cent. on
the investment. A selling syndicate of
banking houses and banking institutions
has taken $3o.oOO.o00 of tho notes and
has an option on the remaining 100000
600 taken by the War Finance Corpora:
tion. All of the $50.000.00o. however.
will be offered to the public.
The syndicate to sell the bonds has
been organized by the Guaranty Trust
Company. Bankers Trust Company,
Chase Securities Corporation and J. &
w. Seligman & Co., who are the syndi-
cate managers.
In commenting on the direct advance
made by the War Finance Corporation
to the Bethlehem Steel through the pur-
chase of the 100000 notes, the syn
dictate managers says:
ut is understood that the War
Finance Corporation has agreed to make
this direct advance to enable the Steel
Corporation to undertake the construc-
ton of certain additions to its plants
desired by the United States Govern
ment and that the increased output re-
sulting from such construction will con-
sist OF commercial steel products. essen
tial to the Governments war pro-
gramme.
1T is understood that It was mutu.
ally agreed that 1t was more properly
the function of the War Finance Cor
poration as an agency Of the Govern.
ment to make such advance rather than
to have the corporation sell this amount
of additional notes to bankers. In or
der. however, to give the investing
public an opportunity to purchase the
entire issue. which 1t Is believed will
prove very attractive. arrangements
have been made for an option under
which the notes taken by the War
Finance Corporation can be sold to the
public through the bankers. This fea-
ture marks a new departure for the
War Finance Corporation. which 1t Is
believed will be very favorably re-
garded by the banking community, be-
cause 1t indicates their desire to make
advances in the form Of securities
which will later prove marketable, thus
enabling them to reimburse their capi.
tai and be in position to make add.
tional advances to other concerns"
The notes are secured by the pledge
of s7o.000.000 of bonds to be issued
under new consolidated mortgage tc
be created by the Bethlehem, and
which will be limited to $500. 000, 900
The notes will be convertible into the
new consolidated mortgage bonds, wher
pledged. on 6h per cent. basis. Ths
new mortgage will cover all the com
pany's property. but subject to under.
lying indentures.
OF the total issue amounts Of ST.,
100000 each mature annually for tn.
next four years, while $50. 900, 900 OF
the notes have a maturity OF Ave years
The sun., 1918-07-15
New England sales of stocks.

BOSTON. July 13.-Saies of New Eng
land manufacturing and other securities
for the week included:
The sun., 1918-07-15
SINKING FUND NOTICE
KNICKERBOCKER ICE COMPANY
First Mort grge Five Fer Cent. Gold Bonds
due July !. 1891. secured by Mortgage

CENTRAL UNION TRUsT COMPANY
OF NEW YORK, Trustee. gives notice that
In accordance with Article Seven Of cor
tain Indenture made by the above com.
pany. dated July l. 1871. II will receive
above described bonds at rate not to
Exceed 1857 and accrued interest. the total
OFFER not to consume more than the
amount OF SFSESTY-OSE THOUSAND
SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-TwO $500 pol.
LARS tIl.632.0D, Sealed proposals Will
be opened at tho once OF Central Union
Trust Company OF New York "a Wall
street. at twelve o'clock noon on the
twenty-nfth day of july. 1919
CENTRAL UNION TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK, Trustee
ny j. y. WALLACE. President
The sun., 1918-07-15
SINKING FUND NOTICE
ROANE IRON COMPANY
Six Per Cent. Gold bonds
due January I. 1879. secured by Mortgage

CENTRAL UNION Trust COMPANY
OF NEW YORK gives notice that in sc-
cordance with Article Third OF the above
referred to mortgage, II Will receive sealed
proposals to sell the above described bonds
At rate not to exceed 1867 and accrued
interest, the total orrer not to consume
more than the amount Of TEN THOUSAND
to.ioi.os Sealed proposals will be
opened at the once OF Central Union Trust
Company of New York. 81 wall street. at
lslS,
CENTRAL UNION TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK, Trustee
BY J. -. WALLACE President
The sun., 1918-07-15
DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST.
ATLAS POWDER COMPANY

Wilmington. Del, July ?, l9lN-
The regular quarterly dividend of / = r
on the Preferred Capital stock Of this
Company has been declared payable Al.
gust !. 1915. to stockholders OF record at
the close Of business July %, 1918. Pre-.
ferred Stock transfer books will he closed
July 20, 1919. and rcopened at . O'Clock
A. N. August ]. 1918
LELAND LYON, Treasurer
The sun., 1918-07-15

Justice Donneiiy Of the Supreme Court
has granted permission to the consre-
ration sheriff. BNai Israel to sell 90
East llsth street to the congregation
Beth David Anshei wilma for $4,000.
The sun., 1918-07-15
ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.
THE LEXINGTON MILLS, INC,
Sl1 stxth Avenue.

- WV TUX, July T., TT =
Notice Is hereby given thai tho Annual
Meeting Of the Lexington Mills. In W y
be held at the once If the Corporation, :
sixth Avenue. on Monday. August hf'l
1919. at three o'clock p NJ. for the pq.-
pose of electing directors and for trans
action Of any other authorized business
thst may require tho action OF the Stock
JEAN ". DIEUhIpE SECRETARY
The sun., 1918-07-15

CONGREGATION MAY SELL,

'Inciudes one.third share Irving Trust.
tSes Irving National Bank,
The sun., 1918-07-15

e liz oas lots d lot TRANSACTIONS ARE 1ss0d
The sun., 1918-07-15
OLD COLONY TRUST COMPANY, Trustee
BY J. r. WAKEFIELD. Vice President
Date, July s, 1913.

TO the Hoiucrp 81 f1rst Mortgage 6Tc bonds
Of the American Sewer Pipe Company
formerly American Clay Manufactur-
ing Company.
booker Trust Company. as Trustee under
the mortgage above referred to. will under
authority Of said mortgage, receive Offers
Of bonds OF said issue to an amount sun
Client to exhaust the sum of Fifty thousand
two hundred etfhty-four and S2/loo Do.
lars Bo.2S.S0 on or before July 3lst. 1915,
at IL o'clock noon.
Sealed Offers of said bonds may be sen;
to Columbia Trust Company. Trust Depart
ment, 50 Broadway. New York City. Bonds
accepted must be delivered on August lst.
1918. or security furnished that day II re-
CURED. that delivery will be made within
ten DAYS The right Is reserved nv the
undersigned to reject any and ali offers
Dated. New York. July Ind. 1915.
COLUMBIA TRUST COMPANY.
Successor Trustee.
nv GEORGE r. WARREN. vice. President
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-01-25

And simultaneously the war aims
OF Germany have emerged to the
light of day. The Bollheykl. naive.
ly aiming at tempting the German
prolotarlat into revolution, have torn
tho veil or German Intentions and
shown the world tho bare, crude
program OF annexation And the
sight is q wholesome one for Amer
leans. many Of whom know Europe
so little a. to believe that there Is
such thing as German liberalism,
which will spare them the burden
OF war. and that a political Of
fonslye" will open the road TO a
democratic peace. In so far as We
lend ourselves to the belief that we
aTo thus undermining the morale
OF the German nation, we are weak
tnlng and destroying our own. Be-
Hld0. we are decelving ourselves.
There Is no longer any excuse for
failure to understand what this grim
business implies. Prussia always was
and now remains an army, which
believes In its right OF unlimited az.
erosion. which intends to conquer
the territory Of other natlonl, to
hold and rule II by force OF arms.
No political offensive will ever pen.
citrate the skin Of German until his
pride and conildesee In that army
are destroyed by defeat. II Prussia
lies down, II Is only by the greoter
effort that the rest Of the world can
save Itself The Public.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-01-25

During the tendency OF this war
! shall decline to be draWn into any
active participation in politics. am
not pesslmlst, but am as | have
always been, an optlmlst. know
that America will win tho war. but
| also know that II will only do so
through the efforts OF every man,
woman and child In America. Each
Of US has our share to do In what.
ever way It can best DO done. II
occurs TO me that In doing my little
share | can only hope to be cifec-
tive by avoiding partisan controver-
Ales.
II shall vote for every man now
In office who stands for reelection
who Is supporting by word aud act
President Wilson and his war poll
cies This goes from Jess Urban,
the constable OF my precinct. TO W.
p Hobby and Morris Sheppard. gov
crnor and senator, respectively. OF
my state. =" That is what Jake VOL
ters says.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-01-25

Secretary Garfield, with approval
OF President Wilson Issued an order
last week to require al machinery
plana. cRccpi railroad and manu-
facturors OF munitions and food
stuff to stand closed on Mondays
for ton weeks In order to save tho
supply Of coal. Strong protests woro
made agalns, tho order but the adj
mlnisratlon stood arm.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-01-25
600

Col. Halbert OF Coleman expects
about two good rains before January
closes and reasonable rains during
tho spring and then the heavy down
pours during July and August. II
has come about that thorc is no dis
grace In proph@ylng rain. Tho Deo-
plo don't expect anything to come OF
II anyhow.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-01-25

Jim Ferguson is about the only
one who takes his candidacy Seri-
cusly. the people generally consider
him barred by law from holding Of
flee. lie insists that kangaroo legla
laturo couldn't lmpeach him and ex-
poets the seth to restore his Citizen
ship. but no may find the people oil
Teras ciectlng another kangaroo leg
islature.