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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-27
Tells How He Is
Relieved of Bad
Kidney Trouble
Liver Disorder And Catarrh of the
Head Also Wiped Out Declares
Rev. F. w. Vance In Signed
Statement.
SOUTH CAROLINA
PREACHER TESTIFIES

Here is another signed statement
telling of what the new natural herb
medicine, Dreco, has accomplished
in case of liver and kidney COM
plant combined with catarrh of the
head.
"Dreco has done me lots of good
in a very short time. My complaint
was kidney and liver trouble and
catarrh of the head. I can say
truthfully that Dreco has relieved
me and I expect by continuing to
use this medicine I shall be fully re-
lieved and 1 do now recommend it
to any and all who may suffer with
the above complaints.
(Signed) Rev. F. w. Vance,
Spartanburg, S. G.
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SSS
STATE SKETCHES.

The 44th annual meeting of the
South Carolina Press Association
will be held in Gaffney Wednesday
and Thursday, September 1S and
10, the announcement being made
by ]. L. Minis, president of the as
sociation. Owing to war conditions
there was some doubt for time
whether the meeting would be held
as planned early in the summer. Re-
Gently Mr.. Minis addressed inquiries
to nearly a hundred newspaper men
over the State to ascertain whether
the number who could attend would
warrant holding the meeting as usu-
al. A sufficient number of affirma-
tive replies were received to justify
completing the plans for the meeting
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-27
INTERNATIONAL IDEATIONS.

A large British .airplane carrying
it's crew and nine passengers has
made the trip from France to Eng
land. The whole journey from an
airdome in the interior of France
to one in the interior of England oc-
cupied little more than a half hour.
The trip was made under routine
conditions with an ordinary service
airplane of the largest type. The
passengers carried the normal a.
mount of baggage as if travelling by
train or boat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-27

Australian losses on the British
front in Italy between June Is and
August Is were 10000, according to
advice received in London, British
casualties in the same period totaled
$500, it is said.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-27

Carlton w. Sawyer, comptroller
general of South Carolina, was al
most instantly killed Friday after
noon when his gun, which he was
cleaning, preparatory to dove hunt
Saturday morning, accidentally dis
charged. The accident occurred in
his apartment in Columbia. Sawyer
would have been reelected Tuesday
in the state primary election with
out opposition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-27

Terms of the commercial treaty
recently signed by the entente allies
and Sweden, and which is expected
to diminish the sending of supplies
to Germany, were made public by
Axel R. Nordvall, head Of the spe-
cial commission Of the Swedish gov
;esfinent to the United States. 1t
gives to the allies 100000 tons of
deadweight shipping 100000 tons
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-27

"The Bible is certainly the best
preparation that you can give to an
American soldier going into battle
to sustain his magnificent ideal and
faith" writes Marshal Foch in a
letter to the American Bible Society
in appreciation of nearly a quarter
of million copies of the scriptures
distributed among American soldiers
abroad. The society is also supply
ing thousands of copies every week
to men in the embarkation camp.
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German propaganda designed to
create dissension among the allies
with stories that the United States
will use it's enormous fleet of trans
ports and food ships for trade con-
quests after the war, were the sub
ject of a statement Friday by Chair
man Hurley, of the shipping board.
He said every nation lined up a.
gainst autocracy can be depended
upon to detect the source of these
suggestions, and discount them.
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Bethia, Aug. 21.-Mrs. J. H. Hall
sister-in-law, and two nephews from
Lincolnton, Ga, spent last Wednes-
day night with her, and she returned
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-27

A big sausage shaped observa-
ton balloon at Camp Jackson was
responsible for the discovery of an
Illicit still last week. The details
were rather meager, and the reve-
nue. office declined to discuss the
matter when asked about the re-
port. The observers in the balloon
saw an almost continuous column
of smoke rising from woods to the
south of the camps. The smoke be-
gan to attract closer attention, and
the surroundings looked suspicious.
The search was instituted according
to the data from the observers and
the plant was located.
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NATIONAL NARRATIVES.

Four members of the local eX-
emption board of Barlow County,
Ca, have been dismissed by the
Military Department. Complaints
reaching the military department of
irregularities in the operation of the
selective service machinery of the
Barlow board, resulted in an inves-
tigation by agents Of the Georgia
seIective service officer. A file con-
tanning information obtained by the
Investigation was turned over to the
Federal War Department, and was
passed o min Washington. Orders to
dismiss the four members, together
with announcement of the appoint
ment of their successors, were re.
ceived late Thursday afternoon.
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Every shipyard in the country,
through representatives of the un-
ions of the allied shipbuilding trades
has demanded 81 an hour for the
workmen, double time for overtime
and half day on Saturday, it was
authoritatively learned in Washing
ton last Friday. Hearings on the
demands are proceeding, it was
learned. Unless the demands are
granted, it was stated by a shipping
board official, a nationwide strike
is possible. The n1en making the
demands are representatives of the
workers in every shipyard on the
Pacific Coast, the Great Lakes, the
Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic
Coast. Men on the Pacific Coast are
getting $5.77 a day and men on the
Atlantic Coast are getting from
$3.50 to $3.50 a day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-27

:: Eleven hrigadiert generals of the
army have been nominated by Presi-
dent Wilson for promotion to the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-27

The news has come from Ander-
son that "the bottom seems to have
fallen out of the Blease organization
in Anderson county, the only county
in the State which has always been
considered Blease stronghold" "
One of the strongest of Blease's for
mer supporters renounced him We'd
nesday, when Col. Victor Cheshire,
editor of the Anderson Tribune,
came cut for Dial. He said in his
editorial: "Governor Blease has re-
, peatedly denounced Congress and
the President for bringing on this
war. He has never denounced Ger
many and the kaiser for originating
1t and continuing it. AS loyal citi-
zen of the United States, I cannot
and will not support man who be-
heves according to his own admis-
sion, that our young men now in
France are shedding their blood in
an unjust and unrighteous cause.
Ny motto is, America first, last and
all the time, and to hell with the
kaiser"
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Because the Bolsheviki govern
ment declared state of war exists
between Russia and the United
States, Vice Consul Imbrie has low
cred the United States flag over the
consulate at Petrograd, closed the
consulate and placed the affairs of
the United States in charge of the
Norwegian government.
Americans in Petrograd, of whom
there are approximately twenty, have
been warned to leave the country by
the vice consul. Their houses were
searched, one of them arrested, and
one is in hiding.
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NEWS IN NOTES **.

grade of major general. They are:
William H. Johnston, Beaumont B.
Buck, William Wiegel, Robert L.
Howe, Robert Alexander, John L.
Hines, Grote Hutcheson, Walter H.
Gordon, Eli A. Helmick, William
Lassiter and William S. McNair.
A secret report on the aircraft
situation, containing many disclos-
ures not touched upon in the pub
lished report Of the Senate aircraft
investigating commission, was laid
before Secretary of War Baker Fri
day by Senator Chamberlain, chair
man of the Senate military affairs
committee. The report is designed
to aid Secretary Baker in building
success upon the ruins of the old
aircraft program. It will not be
made public during the continuance
of the war. It contains much infor-
nation that would be of very prac-
tical. value to German general staff.
Herbert Hoover, United States
food administrator, arrived at an
Atlantic Port Friday from England.
A staff of Government experts ac-
companied Mr.. Hoover, the party
arriving on a big British liner. The
American food chief was in excel
lent spirits, chatting freely with
newspaper men and indicating that a
statement he will issue before leav-
ing for Washington will contain op-
timistic reports on the food ques-
tions in Europe Other notables on
the liner were: Louis Strauss, AL
exander Smith, DR.. Alonzo Taylor,
Sir Robert L. Borden, Premier of
Canada, and a large Canadian Off
cial staff.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-27

The government has begun ma
tion-wide crusade against the "vam-
pire war BRIDE" Scores of these
unserupulous women already have
been arrested and will Be interned
~or sent to federal prisons. These
war brides in numerous instances
marry more than one soldier, re-
ceiving from each SIS of the sol,
dier's monthly pay and like amount
from the government: One was
ssecESTged, with having married IL
aaen collecting $3.50 a month, while
her, husbands were in training camp.
and in trenches cover there" -
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of Swedish iron. Sweden also agrees
to license the export to the allied
goernments of wood pulp, iron, steel
etc., and to grant to the allies suit
able credit in Sweden for the pur-
chase of Swedish goods during the
continuance of the present unfavor-
able monetary exchange. The Stock
holm government, according to Mr..
Nordvall, has given satisfactory
guarantees that no goods imported
to Sweden from allied countries or
any nations whose shipping the al
lies control will be exported to any
of the central powers.
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BETHIA NEWS.

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New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

and Chevincourt, which had been as
signed as the final obicctives of the
attack, were reached in the first hour
and the drive was continued toward
Roye.
At Thiescourt the Germans began
during the night to send material to
the rear for the purpose of organizing
final resistance further back. General
Humbert reached Boulognc-lc- -Grassc.
Ricqucbourg and Helincourt the next
evening. This serious menace to their
rear precipitated the fight of the Ger
mans from the vicinity OF Montdidier.
The French advance over very diff
cult ground paved tho way for the Sec
ond phase Of the battle, which was tho
attack eastward in the direction Of
Ribccourt and Ncyon. German rein
forccments began to arrive, the ground
became more difficult among the wood
ed ridges and ravines Of Thiescourt and
progress was slower. In an advance
Of three miles, however, the Third
Army reached the plateau of the St
Claude Farm and pushed further on
to tho Ecouvillon Farm.
Ecouviaon Height ovcrooks the val
ley of ths little River Divcttc. The
French thsrefoxs msnAced the rear Of
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

Meade, Md, General March said that
nominations of number of major
generals would soon be sent to the
Senate, and their assignment to new
divisions would be announced after
their confirmation.
Discussing the reports that Ameri-
can prisoners had been i'll treated by
their German captors, General March
said:
1--WE get information about the treat
ment of American prisoners Of war in
Germany officially from the Spanish
Embassy, which represents US at Ber-
lin. No testimony has been received
by us that American prisoners of war
have been singled out for any treat
ment different from what all the rest
get We are now about to embark
upon convention with Germany about
the whole matter Of prisoners of war,
which will be held in Switzerland, and
any question about their treatment Of
our prisoners and our treatment of
theirs will be thrashed out. We even
have their menus. The Spanish repro
scntatives drop in on these camps un-
announced and find out exactly what
they have to eat, and we receive that
information"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

respondents again to-day after the
capture Of Ribecourt. He modestly re-
Trained from references to his pre-
viously expressed hopes, saying simply
that he had got back on to the Las
signy massif, and would stay there
until ne went further on. He described
graphically the work Of his men.
The operations of the Third Army
which resulted in the wiping out Of the
Montdidier salient were subordinate to
the attack Of Field Marshal Haio's
forces north and south Of the Somme.
1t was impossible for the Third Army
to attack until the operations else
where had produced results, as there
were serious terrain difficulties fac
ing it.
AS soon as the Germans began to
give way before the combined French
and British forces the Third Army be-
gan to advance on August 10.
The battle began without artillery
preparation, the French batteries open
Ing fire only when the infantry ad
vanced to attack. The Germans were
therefore caught by storm OF rifle
bullets, .Hhells and machine gun fire
frpm tssM. Cuvillx4 Rcssonx- -surs Matx
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
American PLANE
Is Victor in Fight
With f Enemy Croft

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-two enemy
nirplanes have been brought down by
American fiers, General Pershing re-
ported in communiques made public to-
night.
The text Of the statement for Satur-
day reads:
"In the Vosges our troops in the
course Of successful local attacks capt
ured the village of Frapelle.
Yesterday in Lorraine one of our
aviators shot down q hostile machine -
The communique for Friday folo ows ::
yesterday in the course of a combat
in the region of Flirey our aviators
shot down q hostile machine. The fol-
lowing details of the aerial combat
have ben reported:
lieutenant Stiles and Lieutenant
Drew engaged four Fokker bplanes
over Flirey on August IS. One of the
planes was brought down, Lieutenant
Stiles and Lieutenant Drew being cred
tied equally with the destruction of the
machine
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
y. S. Sanitary Unit
Is Given New Honor,
Ten Americans Receive w..
Cross for Their Bravery
at Front

PARIS. Aug. 17.-sanitary Serv;..
Unit 544, commanded by Liep,a,.s
Russell X. Dougherty, distinen;,ssaa,,
itself in the recent heavy fighting ~ S
ten of its members have receivsa ~ ~
War Cross from the French divisio,.,
commander. This makes twenty.
decorations to date among the Am..,
cans in the unit and t., TO, ~.
French members. The ten vbo
ceived the War Cross are:
Haro J. McGou., Charles n n,..-
, Hubert L. King, David T. McDsyss
Henry j. Knowles, Ear ". Mslor"s
JOIN N. Shaw, John O. Curry. Kars
Nichols and vii lam B. 0 Brien no o.
is the second mention for Nickols s.s ss
O'Brien. sAa
During the year the United s.,...
Army Sanitary Service attached to sss
French army has had 1893 inaivianraas, ras
mentions and number of see.;"sa
mentioned as a whole, while Sect;ns
GAG has been given the aiguilettea ~;
the War Cross, being the first ssn
tary unit to receive this honor fror,
the French command.
The casualties in the service dur,nc
the year amounted to twenty-six killsS
twentynine missing and l59 woundsS
or gassed Besides performing ;,s
duties with the French armies the ssr'
vice has lent temporarily several se..
tons to the American army.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
The Official Statements

again made strong attacks. In the
afternoon they extended north to
point southwest of Chaulnes and
south as far as point northwest of
Lassigny.
The French and the Canadians, BY
assaults which were repeated until
late hours of the evening, attempted
at these widely separated points to
break through our position. The
army Of General Won Hutier COM
pletely frustrated these attacks, and
the French, who bore the main bur-
den of the fighting, again suffered
very heavy losses.
Near and south of Hallu our con-
centrated artillery fire was directed
on the preparations and positions
Of the enemy and on groups Of
armored cars. Enemy attacks car
ried out here in the evening hours
broke down before our lines.
The foes attack yesterday on both
sides of the Avre was preceded by
strong artillery preparation and was
carried out by the infantry in deep
echelons. Near Boyencourt the
enemy temporarily gained some
ground in the direction of Roye. He
was, however, thrown back again by
our counter attack, which was made
from north of the town. Portions Of
our foremost battle line on the
Amiens-Roye Road, which still re-
mained in the possession of the
enemy after the conclusion of fight
ing in the evening, were recaptured
during the night.
South of the Avrc French attacks
were rcpulsed, many times collapsng
Immediately before our fighting lines.
Here, especially, the effect of our
machine guns was considerable.
Near and south of Bcauvraignes
our artillery fire broke the force Of
the enemy's assault. Infantry fight
ing developed only at certain points,
and here the enemy was repulsed.
There was lively aerial activity over
the battlefield
Between the Disc and the AisDe an
enemy thrust in the morning hours
south of Nampcel failed. In the
Sundgau sector our storming detach-
m onts, which penetrated by means OF
fame throwers into French trenche,
north of Largitzen, brought back
some prisoners.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Canadians Tanks
Play Great Part
In Allied Victory

WITH THE CANADIAN FORCES IN
FRANCE. Aug. 16.-Al ranks Of the
Canadian force freely admit the ereat
part played in the victory by the i'm
peTiai tanks operating under the Com
mander of the Canadian forces. They
hsvo done wonders in overwhelming
the enemy trench system, breaking up
machine gun nests and even com
ing to grips with concealed enemy bat
teries. Among them, too, occasion ally
crop out the humors OF war that alone
make it cndurable
One tank WAS standing on Thursdav
last week at the limit of it's objective.
"Wby the devil don't you 10 on?
You are badly needed ahead" cried an
excited staff officer as ne yalloped up.
"No petrol and no paper, sir" was
the reply.
What on earth do you need paper
for!" queried the officer.
I'VE have run right through our map
and van. new ono for the most part"
Was tho explanation given,
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Mon-PoUer Wastage
Forcing Enemy to
Desperate Straits

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Aug. 1.-THE actual prog
ress made by the Allies during the last
week was comparatively small, but emf
nertly satisfactory. We are nov at
period when we might look for a vio-
lent enemy reaction, but thus far the
enemy efforts ct recovery have been
minor and unsuccessful.> There are no
issS,eations that he is prepared to do
more than n.eintain defensive atti-
tude along the recent battle front.
The wastage in man power during
seriously General Ludendorff's stra-
tegic scope. A large proportion Of hi,
available reserves have gone into the
melting pot, while our front stands
massive and unweakened by the brill
liant victory won by the Fourth Army,
without taxing our reserves.
Fine weather and good ground have
enabled the necessary artillery adjust
nents to be pushed on without check.
Although the same conditions equally
favored the enemy, our preponderance
Of batteries is so great that he usually
san smother any visible attempt at in
fantry concentration.
May we not interpret the movements
CT withdrawal in Artois and Flanders
as direct results Of our successes of
the last month? The enemy edmts he
Is going back to husband h;a man.
power, alike by taking up positions he
hopes will be less expensive Of tenure,
and by shortening his front, releasing
line men for reserves. He has lost
the initiative, and apparently Is comb
ing out every German available In
desperate effort to buttress the rising
tide.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

in concentration against one of the AL
lies. Germany's peace drive is likely
to consist of a similar attack, but
whether against Italy or France it is
hard to say. Perhaps France may be
selected, because Karl must be concili-
ated His subjects are encourag sng him
TO throw off the German militarist yoke,
and now that Germany is asking in
stead of giving assistance, his demands
will carry greater weight.
If Germany could separate the Allies
she would gam a great victory, but that
possibility passed when America ar
rived The German wireless tries con-
stantly to divide the Allies and to ex-
aggerate the bravery and losses of one
to the detriment Of the other. She will
probably follow the same tactics at the
coming peace drive.
English Pacifists Decreasing
Lord Northcliffe yesterday called
Lord Lansdowne an "amiable Junker"
He said that Earl Beauchamp, posses
sor of the Order of the Red Eagle,
feared for his landed interests, and de-
clared that there is not a pacitisttpaper
in England which is not subsidized
Northclitfe said that Germany had fur
nished an example in the peace of Yer
sailles for the Allies to follow, and the
coming peace must be made at Potsdam
or Berlin.
There is less pacifsm in England to-
day than at any time in the last three
years, and there are many who are
more moderate than Northclitfe. But
the Brtons have learned lesson at
Brest-Litovsk which they won't forget
quickly. Lichnowsky. Muehlon and
huehlmann, not to mention MaXimilian
Harden, have done much, in the words
of the ex-Krupp director, to contribute
toward reconciliation and diminish war
fever" in Germany. Until the German
government begins to follow the lead of
these men peace will be distant.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Maps Guide Air1nen
In Raids at Night
For Long Distances
Compass Course Is Planned
and Wind Direction
Is Determined
/ Landmarks Sought
Rivers Prove To Be the Best
Guides for Aviators in
Nocturnal Flights

Correspondence Of The Associated Press)
AN AMERICAN AIRDROME IN
FRANCE, July 20.-Before leaving on
a long distance night raid the armen
first prepare their maps with great
care, marking on them the detailed
course from the airdrome to their
objective.
By means of small balloon, whose
speed, direction and height are recorded
by an instrument on the ground, the
force and direction Of the wind at diff
ferent attitudes are discovered, and the
compass course, allowing for wind