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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-31
PEACE OF WORLD BY ~
CONCERT OF NATIONS
(Continued from Page l..

q .
and cheering as he passed out.
The president was given notable
ovation on rising to begin his speech
and some of the points that won: re-
newed applause were his tribute to
the armies of the associated govern
ments and his declaration that peo-
Die throughout the world wanted
peace and wanted it Immediately
not, however, by conquest but by
agreement of mind. :.
The distinguished government and
other officials received by the lord
! mayor before the presidents arrival
included Premier Lloyd George, Field
Marshal Haig, Foreign Secretary Bal
four, Admiral Sims, Former Premier
Asquith, Andrew Bonar Law, the
chancellor of the exchequer; and the
ambassadors of the principal allied
governments. =
After President Wilson's arrival all
were grouped on the dais, the lord
mayor in the center and the president
on his right next to the Duke Of Con,
naught. The royal artillery band in
the gallery played American airs
ushering President Wilson /. in with
the s.Star Spangled Banner"
So In the course of his speech the
president declared the soldiers had
fought to do away with the old order
and establish a new one. The ole
order, he said, had for its center the
unstable thing called the balance
! Of power, determined by competitive
interests, Jealous watchfulness and
an antagohism Of interests"
AZ. The men who have fought the war
! he said, had been "men from free
nations who were determined that
this sort Of thing should end now
and forever
The minds Of the leaders Of the
British government, the president
! said, were moving along the, same
lines as his own<and their thought
had been that the key to the peace
was the guarantee Of it and not the
items of it. The items Of it, he add
sd, unless a concert Of power stoot
hack Of them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-31
MASTERS SALE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
:, County Of Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas.

Court Of Common Pleas.
CALLIE GRAHAM, and others,
Plaintiffs.
against
MATTE LoUSLINK and others,
.,aa. g Defendants.
By authority Of Decree Of Sale
by the court of Common Please for
Abbeville County, in said State, made
in the above stated case, I will offer
for ssaisJsat Public outcry, at Abbe-
,gille C. a., s. c., on Salesday in jan
uarssA. D., 1919, within the legal
hour of. sale the following described
land to wit: All that tract or parcel
of lind aituate, lying and being in
Abbevills County, in the State afore-
said, Containing One Hundred and
Nine (109) Acres, more or less,
consisting Of two (2) separate par
cells to wit: No. 1, containing Sixty
nine-tss1- Acres, more or less, and
bouhEe8 BY lands of Mrs. Fannie E.
Hagan, ]. A. Gillian, John McDin,
Robert Brown and: Mrs. w. A: Lee.
No. 2Gcontaining Forty t4o)TAcres,
more Sspless, ana bounded by lands
f Mrs. A W. Jones, Mrs. W. A. Lee
and Mrs. Fannie E. Hagan. e.
TERMS OF SALE-CAsH. Pur
chaser to pay for stamps and papers
THoS. P. THOMSON,
Dec. II, 1918. Master A. c., 8. c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-31

Prince of Peace.
Miss Lorene Cook Of Lowndesville
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. s. ]. Wake
field.
Misses Myrtle and Valeria Crow
ther, who have been away teaching,
are home for the holidays.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-31

Buy W. s. s.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-31
Ladies Long Coats and Misses Coats
Ladies' Long Coats

1898 Ladies' Long Coats, ats 6.95
S16.50 Ladies' Long Coats, at 1850
$3.50 Ladies' Long Coats, at 1850
$24.50 Ladies' Long Coats, at 1850
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-05
Queen City For WE'LL.

Will WE'LL has written the
Post-Dispatch a disclaimer, {
refutation, of the charge that he
was moving from Charlotte tc
New York City. This paper car.
RED a news item to this effect
last issue, and in writing the edi.
tor denying it, he says:
i have Travelled over much of
the United States, and some parts
of other countries, but I have
never been in any State that I
would swap for old North Caro-
lima. | want to live in N. c. I'M
til die; | want to be buried in
N. c. when | die; and when the
heavenly angels carry me aloft |
want to rise from N. c. soil!
charlotte is, and will continue
to be, my home. With kindest
regards to you personally, and to
all the other good people in my
Did home, land l love it, l am,
very truly, Will WE'LL"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-05

The cash-in-advance system for
all papers, ordered by the Gov
eminent to become effective o.
tober 1st, will save thousands of
tons of paper and lift a big weight
from the postal transportation.
For instance, we are informed
that the Rockingham postoffice
receives monthly over 5000 pieces
of undelivered mail - refused
papers, papers addressed to par
ties who have moved etc. And
the new law will eliminate all
this waste and congestion.
Yes, it is a good law-for both
publisher and subscriber. Many
a paper IS literally FORCED on a
man, and ofttimes it seems i'm
possible to have a paper discon-
tinued; it just keeps coming and
coming. But after October LIST
the conditions will change. The
rule will be mo PAY, NO
PAPER"
By the way, stop right now
and look at your label on the front
page. We would regret having
you miss even one copy of the
Post-Dispatch. If your label
shows you are behind, renew at
once and so keep it coming to
you.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-05
NORTH CAROLINA
Killed in Action.

The British casualties during
June were l41,1 47, July 1921
and during the month of August
4,379. The French casualties
during those three months were
even larger. In comparison with
the above figures, the casualties
of our American forces are light.
Our total casualties from the be.
ginning of the war total $4,000.
Willie F. Warren, Topnot, disease.
d. S. Pearson, Moravian Falls, and
Fred c. Kabe, Canton, missing in action.
Hammet D. Harris, Townsville.
Thomas L. Perry, Eure.
Paul E. Shore, Winston.
Augburn D. Martin, East Bend, marines.
William c. Littleton, Salem, died of
wounds.
Roland Harrell, Aulander.
Robt. c. Williamson, Winston.
]. Leslie Stillman, Canton.
Paul Stallings, Belvidere.
Melvin McDeese. Monroe, died of
wounds, and Jesse Capers Durham, Ros-
coe, died of disease. - -
Jonathan Tayloe, Windsor.
Lola L. Owensby, Fletcher, died of
wounds,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-05
Victory Flour.

From Sept. LIST mills will do the
mixing, and all the world will be
eating the same mixture, which
will contain 20 per cent SUBJ
stitutes.
This flour will be branded
Victory Mixed Flour, and will be
labeled with the ingredients used
in the mixture. The Victory
mixed aours may be sold without
substitutes, but at no greater price
or profit than the regular flour.
The rule limiting sales of 1-8
barrel in town and IA barrel in
country is cancelled.
The Food Administration, in
the light of its past experience,
feels that it can rely on the volun-
tary action of our homes to en-
force these rules.
The Victory bread is whole
some, and there is no difficulty
in preparation.
The removal of the specific
restriction regarding the quanti-
ties of flour that may be sold to
consumers leaves in effect only
the general provision of the Food
Control Act, which provides that
a consumer may have on hand
or under contract reasonable
requirements for a reasonable
period" For the time being this
office will regard not exceeding
S1XTX DAYS as a reasonable
period and of course the calcu-
lation would be on a basis of the
voluntary ration of six pounds of
flour per person per month.
The new program changes the
procedure, simplifying it to a |
degree; but it is not ex-
pected to change the rate of con-
sumption of corn meal and other
cereal substitutes. Consumers
are simply given more latitude
and discretion in the use of sub
stitutes and in a greater degree
are put upon their honor to OBJ.
serve the Food Conservation
program.
w. N. Everett,
County Food Administrator
The rule under which a farmer
can purchase 1-8 of a barrel of
iour on certificate is rescinded.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-05
Weekly Casualties Review.
Killed, Wounded, Prisoners and
Missing as officially announced
during the past week for North
Carolina and Richmond County.

The war news the past week
has day by day been a series of
forward movements of the allied
forces. The famous linden
burg line has been pierced for a
distance of 10 miles by the Brit
ish, and no where on the battle
front as yet have our forces been
halted. 1t is expected that the
Germans will finally make their
stand on the Hindenburg line,
and the war then settle down in
to the old style trench method of
tighting--until next Spring when
we shall have sent across such a
preponderance of men that a Big
Offensive can be undertaken.
And yet on the other hand, many
believe the Hindenburg line will
be broken before winter sets in
and the Germans driven back to
their frontier. However, our
people must not become too op-
timistic about this.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-05
CITY SCHOOLS
The Whitesand Colored,,::City
Schools Open Next Mon
day. Compulsory Ages
| 8-14 at Outset. Names of
Teachers. :, s.:t..e,

The City Schools, white and
colored, will open Monday, Sept.
9th.
The compulsory I attendance
period for all white pupils, 8 to
, IA years of age, begins with the
opening day. Parents should see
to it that their children are there
promptly.
The doors of the building will
be opened at $40 and work will
begin at 9 o'clock.
However, if there are homes
in which there is a contagious
disease, children from such
homes should not enter
until quarantine is removed, and
the superintendent should be
notified of the presence of such
disease.
The teachers of the city schools
are:
WHITE SCHOOLS
L. J. Bell, Supt.
Miss Kate Finley, Principal,
English.
Miss Meriel Groves, Science
and History.
Miss Georgia Faison, Mathe-
mates.
Miss Isabel Arrowood, Latin
and French.
Miss Sallie Boddie, Domestic
Science and Art.
Miss Flora Cooper, Grade 7.
Miss Lillian Rose, Grade 6.
Miss Mary Workman, Grade S.
Miss Mary Eaves, Grade Alb.
Miss Maude Moore, Grade IA.
Miss Ethel Brock, Grade 3.
Miss Alma Black, Grade 2.
Miss Anne Watkins, Grade 1B.
Miss Bernice Turner, Grade l.
Miss Annie Smith, Music.
COLORED SCHOOLS
J. H. Floyd, Principal.
Era Covington, Primary.
Carrie Hooper, Sewing.
Two other teachers to be ad-
ded later.
L. J. BELL, Supt.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-05
What Will the Answer Be?

The splendid record of Rich
mond county is at stake next
week. Beginning next Monday
and continuing through three
days, those people of the county
who have not heretofore pledged
as much as they were able to in
War-Savings Stamps, or who did
not pledge at all, will be given an
opportunity to say to the Govern
ment whether or not they can be
counted on to help the war
through the purchase of Thrift
and War-Savings Stamps.
The quota for the county is
S432,806; so far S246,836 has been
pledged, leaving Sl86,O10 to be
pledged. 1t is a big task, and
for that very reason it is all the
more worth doing.
To make our county's record
clean at the close of next week |
should be the business of every
citizen. Can we afford to be
stingy with our dollars when our
soldiers are offering their lives?
If possible, increase your pledge,
and if, perchance, you have not
pledged anything, do so without
delay.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-05
"Clainl Allowed"

A local talent play from Eller-
be, "Llaim Allowed" will be.
presented in the Rockingham
opera house Friday night at $50,
to which admission will be Is
and 15c. The proceeds will all
60 to the Rockingham Red Cross
chapter. The play has been
given at Mt. Gilead and Rober.
del, and at Ellerbe twice, and
the proceeds at each of those
places, amounting to nearly $500,
are to be given to the local Red
Cross Chapter.
The public is urged to attend
this meritorious play.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-05

James L. Cushing, Rosemary.
Walter L. Jones, Franklinville.
George Ruork, Baldwin.
Clarence L. Waters, Winston.
Charlie F. Richie, New London.
Howard Robertson, Knightdale.
c. M. Adams, North Charlotte.
Fred L. Webb, Marble.
Cook John Wilson, Charlotte.
Moody l. Kern, Ether, missing.
Herbert Champion, Mooresboro.
George Holder, Winston.
Jno. M. Parker, Stem.
Jas. F. Shoemaker, New Hope.
Thos. Mikelin Holt, Mebane.
1t. Robert Kephart, Charlotte.
Jas. P. Hicks, Canton.
Corporal Mitchell o. Huffman, Reddies
liver, and James E. Swangune, Asheville
Missing in action.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-05
Wounded Severely.

1t Adrian B. Rhodes, Wilmington.
Burton c. Hicks, Francisco.
Ephraim E. Jones, Rocky Mount.
Murphy N. Matthews, Kipling.
Stephen H. Cartright. Fairfield
Sergeant Lonnie c. Tucker, Monroe.
Kirby W. Hunt, Bostic.
James c. Dean, Goldvllle.
Ralph L. Clark, Swannanoa.
Henry N. Mclaughlin, Elise.
Virgil F. Miller, Sloan.
Eustice M. Yates, Merry Oaks.
Clearance Digh, Bostic.
Eugene Strayhorn, University.
Corporal Robt. Critcher, Durham.
VIM. T. Haizlip, Spray.
1t. VIM. T. Williams, Murphy.
Malcolm L. McIver, Jonesboro.
Corporal Thad M. Carlton, Woodruff.
Corporal Lester R. Wall, East Bend.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-05
FLOUR REGULATIONS
Pure Wheat Flour

Wheat flour which has no
substitutes must be sold by our
merchants with 20 per cent of
either barley flour, corn meal or
corn flour. No certificates can
be taken. Every sale of flour
must be made with 20 per cent
of these substitutes, which the
consumer is asked to mix with
the flour.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-05
Big Fish----True Tale.

While in the river Monday,
F. B. Manship and T. R. Graham
espied moving object that to
them at first sight appeared to be
a submarine; closer view showed
it to be a huge sturgeon. The
fish was in shallow water and they
finally succeeded in killing it with
an axe. The sturgeon was eight
feet long and weighed 200 pounds
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-05

The compliance of the people
with the Sunday "pleasurs-riding"
request must be exceedingly
gratifying to the War Admins
tration.
An inrease in the demand of
gasoline for war purposes had
arisen, which required that the
supply be safeguarded. Accord
ingly, last week the Fuel Admin
istration issued a request that
the use of gasoline on Sundays
for the purposes of pleasure-riding
be stopped. The words pleasure
riding" were particularly stressed
and were not to be confused with
trips of a necessary nature, of
those in the country legitimately
going to church etc. The idea
was to conserve gasoline by
eliminating PLEASURE RIDING on
Sundays.
The Government made this
request of our people, and our
people are expected tp comply
with it heartily. The person
who fails to comply with it is
just as much of a Stacker as the
man who refuses to buy War
Savings Stamp who is ABLE TO.
Some may think themselves ag-
grelved to do without their Sum
day "Joy Ride" but how about
the boys over yonder? Yes, the
man who uses his car on Sundays
now for PLEASURE RIDING is a
Stacker in every sense of the term
and deserves the contempt of
every patriotic citizen.
The streets of Rockingham
were remarkably free of autoists
last Sunday. Of course some
few disregarded the request, and
a number used back streets in
getting in and out of town; and
some actually took circuitous
routes to avoid the town!
An amusing incident was that
of a car full of young people from
town, Splitting the city
wide," and flying at the front and
rear large U. S. flags! Their
pleasure riding gave the lie to ;
heir fag-fying patriotism" k
Elsewhere in this issue page '
I'D is a statement from Chief of
Police S. r. Covington, in which
he gives fair notice that nextl
sunday he will make a note of J
ne drivers of all unnecessarily 9
|riven cars, bent on pleasure
iding, and will publish these !
ames in next weeks paper,
nder his signature, as a matter
news.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-05
Jewish New Year.

Saturday is the Jewish New
Year. and accordingly the store
of Hopkins Bros. will be closed
in proper observance of the day.
Also, the store of A. Arenson will
be closed Saturday.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-05
Montgomery County Sups.

R. E. Hamlet, of Mt. Gilead,
was the 9th elected County
Superintendent of Education for
Montgomery county, to succeed
M. T. Tanner, who had resigned
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-05
Stores Sell Stamps.

the various stores of Rocking
ham have to date sold $7O87 in
War-Savings Stamps.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-05
COLLEGE BOYS
Letter From Supt. Bell Re-
garding Status of Boys
Entering College.

Boys 10 years OF age and over
by Sept. 18th are required to
register at the appointed places
OF registration on that day for
military service. All who are
prepared to enter college, that is
able to offer the required num-
Der OF units, should matriculate
at the college of their choice as
a regular student, when that col
leee opens for the fall term.
About October 1st such boys
viii. be given the opportunity to
be indicted into the Students
Army Training Corps at the
College where they are in at
tendance. They thus become
soldiers in the U. S. army, sub
ject to discipline, with the pay of
private $50 per month, board,
clothes, etc. Here at the college
they will be given military train
ing by regular U. S. Army Off
GERS and other instruction ap-
proved by the War Department.
The boys who register and are
not able to meet the entrance re-
quirements of the colleges, hav-
ing had only grammar grade
training or insufficient High
School training, should make ap-
plication through the Richmond
County exemption board to be
sent to technician schools to be
designated later, where they will
be given similar military training,
with vocational training, addi-
tional, with the pay ola private
as stated above. Both these
classes of boys will be subject to
the governments call to active
service whenever it deems it to
be necessary, just as will be the
boy who remains at home await
ing call. The latter boy has no
advantage over the other classes,
and in addition receives no board,
clothes, privates pay, or training
while awaiting call.
1t is therefore decidedly to the
advantage of all the boys of the
1921 class that they arrange to
make full use of this opportunity
for education and training at
government expense.
| am writing this explanation
of the governments plans, as l
them at this time,
because | have received requests
from boys and parents of boys
in all sections of the county. |
shall be glad to assist any boy in
Richmond county in making
preparation to avail himself of
either of the offers of the govern
ment. | append a letter received
from the State University in
to my request as to what
steps the boy should take who
is not prepared to enter college,
The vocational training given at
the technician schools in such as
will fit one for better service in
war purposes, perhaps motor
mechanics, electrical work, sig
1al service, radio work and the
ike.
L. J. BELL"
SSpl. q, 1910.
Dear Mr.. Bell:
In the absence of President Graham, |
IN writing to say that we. cannot admit
tudents with less than IL units of High
chool work as yet though me may do
o later. would advise boys situated as
hose about whom you write to apply to
he local exemption board be sent to
echnician's school.
Very truly yours,
THOS. ]. WILSON, JR.
,egistrar University of North Carolina"
OfNIs II 80
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-12
RED CROSS CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL

Next week is the time for the Christmas Red Cross
roll call for membership The fee for 1919 for all persons
spny ST. and other campaigns for funds expected
during the entire year. Those whose names appeared in
the Courier last week district workers. with those they
may enlist to help them will do great service indeed
humanity if they will divide the work in the districts and
that every man. and child is urged to give his
her dollar for years membership in institution
whose mission is mercy. The names of Mrs Tom Fuller
dMrs. William Courtney have been added to the
and Mrs. William Courtney have been added to the
Brush Creek district and the of Mitchell Canter has
been added to assist the committee already appointed in
the Difficult district
Recently in moving some wounded men to hospital
in Paris this conversation occurred between Red Gross
worker and wounded American soldier The worker said
"Straighten out your legs they strike anything
the soldier looked up smiled and sad Don't worry about
them they both gone The worker said "Wait min
ute and let get his arms straight and him up
good" and after fixing his left and feeling for the
right arm the brave lad again smiled and said Never
mind that's gone too.
1t is for the healing of such bodies, the mending of
broken homes and hearts that1the Red Cross is working
for Can any one withhold the smallsum Of dollar
for such mission? One dollar from each one is not
much but all together they will many lives. Let
everybody be soliciting committee and in the week of
December 18th to 23d everybody and get everybody
to join this great order
j. NJ. COX, Chairman,
MISS ANNIE LEE MYER, Secretary.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-12
E. M. WHITLEY DEAD.

Ebert M. Whitley died Of influenza
Sunday night, December 8, 1918,
at the home of his parents, DIR.
and Mrs. w. B. Whitley, of Gordons-
vile, with whom he has recently been
living. The remains were Inferred
the following day in the Gordonsville
cemetery, after impressive funeral
services had been conducted by Rev.
T. E. Marshall from. the Presbyterian
church, of which he mas member.
Mr.. Whitley was about 81 years of
age and one of Gordonsville's best
citizens. For long time he has
been identified with his father in
farming and the stock business, and
was regarded as a success in this
line. His wife and two sweet little
children survive, besides his parents
and one brother.
Mrs. Whitley, who was seriously III
of influenza at the time of the death
of her husband, is reported to be i'm
proving, and hopes are now held out
for her recovery.