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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-07-12
well.
People Will Protest.

Gen. n. L. Bonham of Anderson,
doubted the wisdom of Mr.. Ketchins'
motion. "The. people themselves are
loyal" he said, ''and I am satisfied
that they will register vigorous
protest at the polls against those who
tried to sell out the Democratic
party" He paid a glowing tribute as
a member of the exemption board to
the patriotism of the people of his
county and to tn. boys, representing
every shade of Democratic opinion
who were in the fighting ranks Of
their countrymen.
Mr. Maxwell of Florence, was satis-
fed htta the people would register
their vote in disapprovaI of Messrs.
Blease and McI.aurin. "I don't believe
it is necessary to read these men ou:
Of the party" he contended. Let
the information go out to the people
OF the State and they Will die an
ignominious death"
j. Fl. Moorer cf Colleton, at this
Point offered a resolution as a sub
stitute to the Ketchin motion, that
the committee offer it's unbounded
confidence in and give its approval to
Chairman Evans. Following strenu-
oas objection by Mr. Evans and fur
thar bedate. this resolution likewise
was tabled on the motion of Mr..
Brown.
Mr. Evans said that he did not want
a vote of confidence. for he paid NO
attention to the 'barkings of a cur." "
He stated that these men were at
tempting to assassinate the Demo
cratic party, and asked the committee
if it was going to sit supinely by
and "allow this miserable gang &C
throw spittle in your faces
At this poi Mr.. Williams. of Ian
caster, made motcn to require Cole
L. Blease and John L. McLaurin to
show cause why their names should
not be stricken from +he ballots. This
motion was never put, as Chairman
Evans later ruled that it was out Of
order in that other motions were be-.
fore the body by rule of priority.
Can't Make Them appear.
There is no man in South Carolina
who has a greater contempt for a
traitor than I have" said R. B. Cald
we'll of Chester. 'T have a brother
On the firing line in France. But these
men. if you send for them, will prob
ably tell you to go to the devil, and
Won will have no recourse. You are
rowerless to force them to appear"
He stated that Cole L. Blease and
Tohn L. McLaurin had been running
for office as long as he can remem-
y,er and probably would continue to
do so. Both had been repudiated by
the people and he predicted that they
would be overwhelmingly defeated
this time.
Davd B. Traxler of Greenville, said
that he had fought Bleaseism TO"
years. but he thought that the exec
utive committee was attempting some
thing which would stir UP politicai
war in South Carolina and would re-
dound to the benefit Of Mr. Biease.
He contended that the former Gov
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raSsk8.5s
To Meet Next Monday.

The county democratic executive
committee will meet at the court
house next Monday, July 18th, at Il
O'Clock in the forenoon.
3. B. Leitzsey, Sec.
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house. The Jail will be ready IN
about month.
For petit larceny Jim Suber, color
ed, paid 9 fine Of $s in the reco.der's
court Thursday. ). -.
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Iews and Courier.

#&NewS and COURIER.
8 Columbia, July "a solemn warn
ing embodied in an address by ex-
Governor John Gary Evans, of Spar
tanburg, chairman, was isued TINS al
tSrnoon by the State Democratic En-
ecutiYe Committee of South Carolina
I'm which the Democracy of Cole l..
@Blease of Columbia. candidate for the
United States Senate and John l..
McL.aurin, of Bennettsville, candidate
for Governor. was challenged.
The action of the committee was
taken after several hours Of debate,
in which some of the committeeman
were in favor of calling the two can
didates in question before the body
a&a requesting them to show cause
Ehy they should not be expelled from
tine Democratic party. The allega-
fions against Messrs. Blease and
MeIaurin were based on the McLau-
rim letter. recently published, in
which Mr. Blease was charged with
1ickering with the Republican party
in 1915, and the replies of Messrs.
Blease and Aull in refutation, and
also on the later published communi-
! cation of W. P. Beard. who is serV-
3EAng a term in the Federal prison
Atlanta. for seditious utter
les. The majority of the
"A losnmittee, after considerable discus
# lon, decided to issue the address de-
sered to that body by Ex-Governor
D!gohn Gary Evans, in which no names
= were used. but which referred to tpe
senatorial and gubernatorial candl-
aatas in question to the voters OF the
State.
List Not Reopened.
The question of reopening the list
for the entrance of other candidates
for the United States senate was nos
brought up at the meetiae. which was
held in the legislative library of the
State House and lasted from noon uIl-
I'll shortly before 8 o'clockSf this after,
nooa.
simultaneously with the meeting OF
the State executive committee exGoy
ernor Blease was holding meeting
ua his factional leaders from many
sections of the State at his law Office
ION Washington street When tole
this afternoon of the action OF the ex-
ecutive committee, he would not IS
sue a statement for, publication. Dur
ing the debate as to what disposition
sAAxld be made of him, numser oT
personal friends of Mr.. Blease
in the rear of the legislative
Candidates for Short Term.
= The committee decided that candi7
dates for the short terms in the sen
ate to complete the unexpired term
left vacant by the death of Senator
Tiliman, should make the itinerary
with the seekers for the long term
senatorial term and should join. the
party Tuesday, July fs, at Dillon.
The time for alirg pledges will ex-
rsFe at moon Monday. July The
aepsssnaens for che snass sern sges
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-20
GERMANY LEARNED
OF AUSTR|A'S MOVE
II. s. Government In
formed as to Facts
i'm Case.
GERMANY IN FULL
STEP WITH ALLY
Washington Sees Marked Resemb-
lance to Initial Peace Efforts
Launched in 1916.

Washington, Sept. 18.-German
disclaimers of knowledge of Aus
tria's intention to dispatch her pro-
posal for a non-binding discussion of
peace are being made in the face of
information in possession of the Am
erican Government that the German
Government was fully aware of its
ally's purpose. It is not known that
Germany gave her specific approval
to the Austrian move, but officials
are satisfied that if approval was
withheld it was solely for. the reason
that doubt was entertained as to
the success of the undertaking.
That the German Government was
in full step with the Austrian pur-
pose is regarded as established from
the record. Officials today called at
tention to the fact that this latest
proposal was in reality nothing more
than anselaboration in many words
of one of the initial peace efforts
launched by both Germany and Aus
tria, December IL, 1916. On that
date not only Germany and Austria,
but Turkey and Bulgaria, also, ad-
dressed identical notes to the neutral
diplomats at Berlin charged with
looking after the interests of the Al
lied Governments, expressing an in
clination to enter into peace negoti-
ations and requesting them to trans
NIT this overture to enemy States.
AS in the present case the special
interest of the Pope was solicittd
and neutral States were notified.
Officials here see the marked re-
semblance between the two PROPOSE
tions. It was said at the State De-
partment today that so far it had
not been informed of the replies to
be made by any Of the other co-bel-
ligerents, but it was manifest that
little doubt was entertained as to
what they would be-.
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ed was in substance the same as that
administered in Columbia Tuesday
evening and is as follows:
GAS a citizen of the United States
with my country at war, and realiz-
ing my full responsibility for victory
or defeat:
81 do solemnly pledge that I will
give the time asked of me by those
n charge of the sale of fourth Liber-
ty loan bonds, to promptly and thor
oughly cover and solicit the territory
assigned to me; and
'I do further solemnly pledge that
I will promptly attend all meetings
called for the consideration Of mat
ters pertaining to the sale of said
bonds, unless prevented from so do
:ng by sickness or circumstances be-
yond my control"
Officers 70 the Local Organization.
Mrs. M. T. Coleman, County Chair
man; Mrs. Ollie Brownlee, Chair
man Due West Township; Mrs
Pruitt, Chairman Honea Path Town.
ship; Mrs. W. A. Harris, Chairman
Abbeville Township; Mrs. D. A. Rog-
ers, Publicity Chairman; Mrs. W. P.
Kennedy, Photographer.
: The volunteers were: Mrs. Goth
ran, Mrs. Mcmillan, Mrs. Wade, Mrs.
Bristow, Miss Maggie Brooks, and
Mrs. Wilkinson; and the Misses Sara
Haigler, Cothran, Brown, Calvert,
Swetenburg, Epting, Lynch, Logan,
Best, Kiljohn, Hart, and Carter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-20
Tars and Marines Will
Be Drafted as Well as
Soldiers.
FIRST CALLS EXPECTED ....r
WITHIN A FEW WEEKS
Present Physical Standard OF Army
Will Apply, With Few Ex-
ceptions.

Washington, Sept. 1S.-Beginning
the latter part of this month men for
the navy and marine corps will be
drafted as we'll as those for the army
Provost Marshal General Crowder
announced today. Calls for the navy
probably will be announced at the
end of September or the first of Oct
ober and marine corps calls also will
be issued within a few weeks, III
This extension of the draft means
the permanent abolishment of volun-
tary enlistment in all branches, and
incidentally places in the hands of
the War Department the entire work
Of manning the nations defesne arms
Calls for the navy and marines
will be made exactly as those for the
army. A distinctive arm-band will
be provided for the men inducted
under navy calls, bearing the letter,
"U. S. N" In selecting men for the
navy the present physical standard
of the army will apply with the fol-
lowing exceptions: No venereals; no
color blindness; no man with a WIS.,
ion, minus glasses, of less than. 1920
in either eye; no man with Trans
mittable skin disease and no man
over IA inches in height shall be for
warded. ..<. .
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WOMEN START FOURTH
LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE
Mrs. J. T. Slater, State Organizer
From Columbia, Speaks in the
Court House.

An audience of nearly two hund-
red persons, largely consisting OF
ladies, were present at a mass, meet
ing in the Court House Wednesday
night, when the local drive for the
Fourth Liberty Loan was launched
by the ladies of this county and the
vicinity. Mrs. J. T. Slater, State
organizer from Columbia, was the
speaker of the occasion. A handsome
woman of forceful personality, and
dressed in the regulation military
uniform with the exception that she
wore a khaki skirt instead of trous'
ers, she made a deep impression up
or her hearers. The uniform was
presented her by L. Kopp of Colum-
bia. She wears it by special per-
mission from Washington.
Mrs. Slater spoke of the general
organization of the State and local
committees and then discussed the
ways of forwarding the loan drive
in this community. She called upon
all women to give their unstinted
support and said that this fight,
which was a fight for each and ev-
cry American home, must be fought
to the finish by the women at home
as we'll as by the boys in the trenches
At eleven o'clock Thursday morn
ing, pictures were taken of the
school children volunteering to aid
in the local drive, the pictures to be
sent to Washington and put in Ma
tional scrap book. At twelve o'clock
there was a meeting of the township
chairmen in the court house, where
in ways and means were discussed
in greater detail. Those ladies, who
volunteered at the conclusion of the
the night before to be
workers in the drive, were also
sworn in on this occasion by Chief
Justice Gary. The oath administer
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-20
MR.. WILLIAM HILL NEAR DEATH

The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jas. A. Hill are certainly glad to
learn that the condition of their son,
William, has now passed the danger
noint. Following an operation at
Pryor's Hospital and his return
home, the young man suffered such
a severe relapse that DR.. Nardin, a
specialist from Anderson, was hasti-
ly summoned to his bedside. DR..
Nardin performed a second opera
tion and William is now thought to
be on the road to recover.
Andrew Hill, who came back from
Clemson to be at his brothers bed
side, expects to go back to the col
lege today.
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YOUTHFUL PATRIOTIC ORATOR.

Little Miss Anne Slater, the ten
year old daughter Of Mrs. J. T. Slat-
ter of Columbia, was the honored
guest of our public schools yester-
day, when she made patriotic speech
es before both the elder and younger
students. Despite the fact that she
is so young and looks even younger,
she spoke with the confidence and
polish of. a Jeanette Rankin and
bids fair to succeed DR.. Anne How
ard Shaw as the leader of American
women. The school children were
delighted.
Mrs. j. T. Slater, mother of the
charming young lady, is a state or
ganizer for the Fourth Liberty Loan
Drive and has been in the city mob
ilizing the energies and capacities of
our ladies for that great work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-20
Cotton Price Must Be
Fixed, Says Sen. Smith
SOUTHERN CONGRESSMEN ARE
COMING AROUND TO WILSON'S
VIEW OF SITUATION.

Washington, Sept. 19.-Fixing of
the price of cotton is inevitable if
an equitable scheme of distribution
is to be worked out that will prevent
gobbling up of the available cotton
supply by one nation, declared Sena-
tor Smith of South Carolina today.
Smith indicated that cotton states
representatives in Congress are COM
ing around to President Wilson's
view of the cotton situation and the
need for establishment of some
means of distribution which will
preserve the balance of trade and
the United States friendly relations
with all it's Allies.
We have 100000 bales and a
100000 bale demand, he declared,
"Unless somebody controls distribu-
tions the available supply will be
gabbled up by the buyer with the
most money. The price under such
an arrangement might 60 beyond all
reason. Therefore, it will have to
be fixed.
"The President is gathering data
on the situation. Cotton producers
are chiefly interested how is the me-
thod Of distribution to be adopted"
The President is being urged to de
termine the government policy on
cotton before the Liberty Loan cam
paign opens late this month. Cotton
men have pointed out to him that
with $1O,OOO,OOO,OOO worth of busi-
ness involved in the present uncer-
tainty, even the most patriotic cot
ton producers are likely to go slow
on Liberty Loan purchases.
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YOUR QUESTIONABLE.
The Local Board has r

). The Local Board has received no
atice to commence sending out the
questionnaires Immediately. Ac-
cordingly a number of these have
been mailed already and others are
to follow in order.
Those people who receive them
are hereby advised that the commit
tee in Abbeville will not commence
the work of rendering assistance un-
til Monday MORNING when Mr.. D.
H. Hill, with a full force of assist
ants, will be found in the Court
House ready to help everyone ap-
plying. Others will take up the
work on other days.
NO QUESTIONNAIRES WILL
BE FILED ON SATURDAYS.
Those coming to Abbeville for as
sistance should take notice of this
announcement.
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Solicitor General
To Be Ambassador
JOHN w. DAVIS SELECTED AS
AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE
AT COURT OF ST. JAMES.

Washington, Sept. 18.-John w
Davis, solicitor general of the United
States, has been selected by Presi'
dent Wilson as American Ambassa.
dor to Great Britain, it was officially
announced today.
John William Davis, selected by
President Wilson to the highly i'm,
portant post of American Ambassa.
dor at the court of st. James, is q
medium tall, slender man whose al
most white hair gives him a distinct.
ly distinguished appearance.
He is married, As years old anG
one of the most able orators of the
Government. He is personal frienc
of Secretary of State Lansing, Pres.
ident Wilson, Colonel House and
Lord Reading, British Ambassador
and his training in handling "big
business" cases for the government
before the supreme court gives him
the necessary foundation, it is held
for handling the intricate interna-
tional trade problems that will arise
after the war adjustments. In max
ing official announcement of Davis
choice, the State Department issued
the following statement:
THE Secretary of State announ-
ces the selection of John William
Davis as ambassador to Great Brit
ain."
Mr.. Davis is now attached to the Am
erican prisoners commission to. meet
with the Germans at Berne Septem-
ber %.
Davis was born at Clarksburg, W.
Va, April 13, 1874. He graduated
from Washington and Lee law school
and later was assistant professor of
law in the institution. He has been
prominent in Democratic politics all
his life, being a former member OF
the West Virginia House of Delegates
delegate to Democratic national con-
ventions and member of the 62nd
and 63rd congressse, from which he
resigned August 80, 1913 to become
solicitor general at the request of
President Wilson. He is a 32nd de-
gree Mason.
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Maximum Gain f
) Three Miles. With
Mny Prisoners.
FALL Of ST. QUENTIN
SURE TO COME SOON
Although Allies Have Difficult Oper-
alton Before Them, Important
City is Now Menaced on Three
Sides-Bulgars and Germans
Still Falling Back.

British and French veterans have
made another vicious and successful
smash at the Hindenburg line. Sweep
ing forward on a front of 22 miles,
they went ahead from one and third
to three miles, taking many prisoners.
The most important aspect of the ad-
vance is that it makes more certain
the capture of St. Quentin, which the
Germans have been ordered to holdat
all costs. This important city is vir-
tually surrounded on three sides and
its fall seems only matter of days.
Field Marshal Haig's Third and
Fourth armies charged over the
trench system occupied y the British
before they were pushed back by the
'cutonic flood last March. They cap
tured, in wide sectors, the outer de-
fenses of the Hindengurg line.
The British assault was over front
of 16 miles, from Holmon, west of st.
Quentin, to Gouzeaucourt, north Of
Epehy. In their advance, which reach
ed depth of more than thre miles
at some points, they took more than
5000 prisoners. .
Not only did the blow bring nearer
the capture of St. Quentin, which the
Germans are struggling desperately
to hold, but it went far towards wip-
ing out the only bulge in the British
line which resembles a salient. Epehy,
at the apex of the bend, has been TAX
en- and the same fate has befallen
Gouzaucourt and Hargicourt, which
stood at the neds of the wings.
The Importance which the Germans
attached to the territory wrested from
them is indicated by the announce
ment that they launched counter-at-
tacks as soon as they could organize,
from Kargicourt to the Omignon riv-
ulet.
The success of their efforts remain
somewhat obscure, but it is not be-
lieved they canrecover the ground
they have lost.
While the French advance was less
spectacular than the British with
whom they co-operated they were
equally successful in gaining their OBJ
jectives. They moved forward on a
front of six miles to an average depth
of one and a half miles, adding sew
eral hundred prisoners to the British
bag. They now hold the southern
outskirts of Contescourt, less than
three miles from the suburbs of ST..
Quentin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-20
OFF FOR CLEMSON.

George Cam, George Jones, MAJ
Smith, Weber Wilson, Bill Hughes
and Maxey johnson left yesterday
morning on the Southern for Clem,
son College. They will all join the
S. A. T. c. and become college ca
diets. AS soon as Max Smith is elect
ed captain and gets his new uniform
he expects to make a great trip tc
Hartsville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-20
RETURNS AFTER VACATION

After an extended trip to Indian
Springs, and Forsyth, Ga, where he
drank plenty of mineral water and
breathed the fresh air of his uncle's
farm, Mr.. Sam Morris returned to
the city Monday evening renewed in
vigour and increased in strength.
His friends are glad to see him about
his shop again.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-20
NEW SUPERINTENDENT HERE

Mr.. C.. E. Hicks of Spartanburg,
arrived in the :.ty Monday evening
and immediat..J entered upon his
duties as the new superintendent of
the electric light and water plant.
His family will follow him as soon
as he can secure suitable home.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-09-20
MRS. GORDON WHITE HOSTESS.

In honor Of the birthdays of her
mother, Mrs. L. W. Perrin, and of
her mother-in-law, Mrs. L. W. White,
Mrs. T. Gordon White entertained
welve elderly ladies yesterday
morning at her home on Greenville
Street.
1t was a regular old fashioned So
cial gathering and all enjoyed them
selves. A light luncheon was served.