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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-23
BELGIAN RELIEF
SHIP May HAVE
BEEN HUN TARGET
Damaged Vessel Is lowed to
Port After S, 0, S, Calls,

AN ATLANTIC PORT, July pa
large steamer with part OF her smoke
stack gone and her bridge damaged, in
tow OF government tug off the south
ern New England coast, was reported
by the captain Of a steamer which ar
rived here today The captain believed
the disabled vessel to be a Belgian re
lief steamer The tug and her tow
were in the vicinity OF the scene OF the
operations OF the German submarine
which on Sunday attacked a tug and
fodr barges
The sighting OF the disabled steamer
follows the report OF signals OF dis
tress heard last night Vessels were
sent ont early today and searched the
seas Most Of them returned this aft
ernnon with the report that there were
no sigus OF the craft IN distress
Relief Ship Is Seen.
AN ATLANTIC PORT. July %
A Belgian relief ship with a smoke
stack missing passed here in tow OF
tug bound eastward this afternoon.
The words Belgian Relief" could be
plainly seen from shore.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-23
tn ARIs July 2Accordng review OF the military situation In
~ LHomme Lbe owned by Premier Cemeneeu
q since March approaching 100000

WASHINGTON, July 23-Since the Frsnco-Ameri-
advance the Marine wedge begun last Thurs-
day. and the position of the battle line at o'clock this
morning allied troops have than 800
miles, dispatches to the department today declared
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
DEATH OF MISS STRIcKLE.

Miss Rebecca Strickle, sixty-fve
years of age, died Wednesday morn
ing at two-thirty of Brights disease,
death overtaking her at the home of
her sister, Mrs. T. ]. Douthart. She
has lived with her sister for num-
ber of years.
The funeral services were held
Thursday morning at twelve o'clock
at the home of Mrs. Douthart, Rev.
H. Waddell Pratt officiating. Inter
ment took place at Long Cane ceme-
terry.
The deceased left three immedi-
ate relatives, two sisters and a
brother. Mrs. Douthart and Mrs.
W. P. Beard were the sisters. Mr..
Geo. R. Strickle of New Orleans, is
the brother. All four were born in
Wilmington, Ohio.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
WRECK. ON SEABOARD.

Late Wednesday afternoon, a
freight train on the Seaboard was
derailed just this side of Elberton,
Ga. Eighteen cars were thrown off
the track. Masses of wreckage,
cars overturned at various angles,
and jammed freighters greeted SAL
vagers on their arrival. Travellers
from Atlanta, had to spend the night
in Elberton and walk mile up the
track the following morning to con-
tinue their journey northward.
The wreckage was cleared aw.y
and the track fixed by noon Thurs
day, however, and trains ran on
their regular schedule.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
Americans, French and
British Score Success
es Over Germans.
GROUND MAINTAINED d,
ACROSS THE VESLE
Haig's Men Strike Hard Blow Along
Five Mile Front in Famous Lys
Sector and Advance to Depth Of
Thousand Yards. Petain Sue.
ceeds in Triangle Effort.

The allied armies have obtained
further successes over the Germans
in fighting in the Soissons-Rheims
sector and to the north in the Mont
didier regoin and still further north
in Flanders between the Laws and
Clarence Rivers.
East of the town of Braisne On
the .Vesle River, midway between
kSoissons and Rheims, American and
French troops after the stiffest kind
of fighting have crossed the river
and held all the positions gained
The French to the north of Rheims
have penetrated the German posi-
tions for more than 400 yards IN
the railroad Triangle beginning at
Rheims and running northeastward
toward Rethel and northwestward
toward Laon. In addition all the
positions previously gained by the
allied troops throughout the entire
Rheims-Soissons sector have been
solidly held, notwithstanding coun-
terattacks and the heavy, artillery
fire the enemy has poured down
from the heights north Of the Veile
upon their antagonists. Near where
the Ves1e enters the Aisne east OF
Soissions the French have overcome
the resistance Of the enemy and T.
ken the village of Ciry-Salsogne. I
In the Montdidier sector the
French south and southeast of the
town have further advanced their
line on this important sector, which
represents the junction point of The
armies of the German crown prince
and Crown Prince Rupprecht of Ba-
varia.
It remained for the British, how
ever, to deliver the hardest blow
against the Germans Wednesday,
following up a previous advance m
the famous Lys sector northwest OF
La Bassee, Field Marshal Haigs
men pushed froward their line over
a front of nearly five miles to a
depth of a thousand yards betweea
the Lave and Clarence Rivers. The
details of this advance are not yet
in hand but the maneuver doubles
will go a far way toward lessenins
the point of the hasty salient that
has stood as a menace for months
to the British line north and south
of it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
Of BLEASE
ON TROUBLE BENT
Tries to Use Pocket
Knife On Pollock.
SCENE. AT NEwBERRY,
Serious Difficulty Narrowly Averted
at Senatorial Campaign Meeting
Wednesday.

Newberry, Aug. 1.-THE tensest
situation of the entire senatorial
campaign developed in Newberry
today when the shedding Of blood
was norrowly averted. Throughout
the meeting the atmosphere was
surcharged with excitement which a
single rash word or act would have
caused to flare up into bloody wrath.
Once the strained circumstances got
to such a pitch that John Henry
Chappell, ardent supporter Of Cole
L. Blease, attempted to get at Pol
lock with a pocket knife after Pol
lock had concluded his speech and
was getting a breath of fresh air in
the rear door of the court room.
The Chappell incident had its in
ception near the conclusion Of Mr..
Pollock's speech. Mr.. Chappell ask
ed the speaker if he had said the
supporters of Cole L. Blease were
disloyal. 81 am not charging anyone
as being disloyal." Mr.. Pollock
said. He was simply putting the re-
cord of Mr.. Blease from Blease
newspapers before the voters. This
did not satisfy Mr.. Chappell, who
said something about Mr.. Pollock
being too much of a coward to say
so and started towards Mr.. Pollock,
who made an effort to answer, but
only got=so far as. to say "Now,
look here, my FRIEND" when he was
admonished that his time was up.
Sheriff Cannon G. Blease and others
forced Mr.. Chappell back into his
seat.
While James Francis Rice was
speaking Mr.. Pollock and number
of others were standing at the rear
of the court room. Mr.. Chappell
came back thrugh the rear room
with large knife in his hand and
when he came on Pollock began to
give vent to his wrath by cursing.
Sheriff Blease and others pulled him
away before the knife could be
brought into play.
Candidates had been forewarned
of prospective danger at the New
berry meeting just as threatening
letters have been received, relative
to pending meetings in the Pied
mont. Harry H. Blease, county
chairman, also appreciated the ugly
mood the followers of the ex-gover-
nor were in, as evidenced by his ur-
gent appeals that the candidates be
allowed to deliver their speeches.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
Of SLAvS
TO TRAIN IN STATE
European Races Mobil-
ize at Wadsworth.
BY ORDER OF MARCH
Oppressed Peoples of Central Pow
ers to Receive Military Instruc-
ton to Enter War.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE Slavic
Legion of the United States, author
lied in the army appropriation Of
July 9, will be sent to Camp Wads-
worth for training preparatory to
service in Europe, according to gen.
eral order No. 70 of Gen. Peyton c.
March, chief of staff, which will be
made public in aday or two. The Le-
gion will be compose dof Jugo-Slavs,
Czecho-Slovaks and Ruthuenians,
Ukrainians in the United States who
are not citizens of the United States
but are desirous of engaging in the
war against the central powers. For
the most part they are of the races
under oppression in AustriaHungary.
Officers of the United States Army
who so desire may be assigned to
these regiments provided that all Of
ficers below the rank of field officer
must be able to speak both English
and the Languages of the race in the
regimen ito which they desire trans
fer.
The Legion will be organized as
infantry regiments of the National
Army and so far as practicable the
companies will be composed. Of the
same race. Enlistment will be vol,
untary and will be handled through
the regular recruiting stations. Proof
iof loyalty to the cause Of the Unit
ed States and Of a desire to fight
the Germans and the Austro-Hun'
garian government will be required
The recruiting of these regiments
is expected to be begun at once as
the Slavs in the United States were
anxious for the arrangement au-
thorizing them to raise regiments
of their countrymen in the United
States who are not citizens of the
United States and therefore not sub.
ject to draft, but who are anxious
to get into the big war on the side
of America and her allies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
GRAVES WILL COMMAND
AMERICANS IN RUSSIA
Army of Five Million
Men Is Planned
WILL BE USED TO SPEED UP
PROSECUTION OF. WAR AND
BRING 1T TO EARLY CLOSE.

Washington, Aug. I'm urging
enactment of the administrators
man-power bill extending selective
service ages to from 1S to 45 years
of age, General March told the SEN
ate military committee today that
the war departmt1t plans an army
of approximately 100000 men, to
be raised as soon as possible.
While realizing. the Importance of
the measure, General March said he
did not believe it was necessary to
recall congress before the present
recess plan expires on August "a,
providing the bill could be reported
at that time.
! About July 80, General March
said, the United States reached a
decision to enlarge its military pro-
gram to carry out the policies
agreed upon at the recent inter-al-
lied conference at Paris to speed up
prosecution of the war and bring it
to an early conclusion.
The chief of staff entered into a
general discussion of the entire sub
ject and the necessity for amending
the present law. Much of his state
ment givenito the committee behind
closed doors was supplementary to
that of Provost Marshal General
Crowder yesterday.
Questioned by senators regard
ing the apparent "'change of 'front.'
of the war department in its pro
gram, General March told of the
governments decision in according
with the Paris conference.
For the new program Secretary
Baker and other officials concluded
that there must be an extension Of
the age.
While about three million men are
now under arms, army officials think
there should be approximately five
million men at home and in France.
In order not to disturb the present
system and to avoid calling men who
had been given exemption, exten.
sion Of the ages is necessary.
From General March's testimony
and other information received, the
committee has gained the impression
that while all men between the ages
of eighteen and forty five would be
subject to military duty, under the
new law it is proposed that those
between eighteen and twenty years
of age be kept in this country until
the last.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
BASEBALL IN GAS
MASKS "OVER THERE"

i A full nine-inning baseball game
with players wearing gas masks, and
the spectators, as well, is the latest
sport arranged by an American
Army Y. M. C. A., physical director
cover there" who brought the bats,
|mits and balls by automobile truck
Ito the men near the front lines in
France. An indoor baseball was
used to guard against injury to the
gas masks. The size of the score
{was not kept, due to the scarcity of
bidding machines.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
DEATH OF BILLY DARRACOTT.

DEATH OF BILLY DAkKACOiI l.
Mr.. William Darracott, commonly
known to his friends as Billy Darra-
colt, of Mccormick County, died on
9th inst. at his home, in the sixty
ninth year of his age. The funeral
services were held on the following
day.
Mr.. Darracott was an honest, in
dustrious citizen. Denied the bene-
fits of an education, he learned in
the school of experience those ten
cts of right-living and right-think-
ing which make for good citizenship
He was possessed of modest for
tune, and sought but little of the
worlds goods. He was interested
in the welfare of others and of his
state, and sought to serve it IS it
was given him to see the truth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

Mr.. w. F. Malone, of Greenwood,
2 lineman with the Western Union
Telegraph Company, received a dis
located arm and a severe jolting on
Wednesday, when he fell out of the
big hickory tree on the premises OF
DR.. C. C. Gambrell. 1t is presumed
that the belt, by which he was fas-
tened, broke and caused the fall.
DIR. Gambrell gave immediate at
tention and no serious results are
now expected. Mr.. Malone has re-
turned to his home.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
DISTINGUISHED NEGRO
TO SPEAK HERE

Bishop w. W. Beckett, negro mis-
sionary in South Africa, is spending
few days in town with Rev. D. A.
Christie of the colored Methodist
Church. He has been in and through
the war zone and has numbers of
experiences to relate.
He will speak of his voyage and
observations in Africa Monday ev-
ening in st. James Church. The
public is invited.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
ERNEST PENNAL
PROMOTED QUICKLY

1t is no longer Private Ernest
Pennal, and he has only been gone
six weeks. But Corporal Pennal, the
son of Mrs. H. M. Pennal, received
his promotion the other day and has
been transferred from Camp Jack
son to Camp Cusseta, Michigan. If
he gets a promotion like this every
six weeks it won't be long before
General Pershing will have to look
out for his job.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
KENNEDY
SAFELY OVERSEAS

News has just been received that
Corporal W. P. Kennedy of the 62nd
Artillery Division has landed safely
on the other side. Not only his i'm
mediate family is glad to learn of
his safe arrival, but host of friends
in Abbeville and Troy, who are fol-
lowing his career with interest, are
delighted to know that the first per-
lis if the great game have been safe
ly passed over.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
CHEESE SPECIALIST
TO BE HERE

Miss Elizabeth Forney, State Cot
tage Cheese Specialist, will be with
Miss Martin on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday of next week, Aug.
IL, 13, and 18th.
The following meetings will be
held at the times stated below, and
all ladies in the various communi-
ties are urged to attend these meet
ings:
Warrenton-Aug. IL, at 9:30 o'clock
Monterey-Aug. IL, at 400 o'clock.
Cold Springs 13, at 9:30.
Sharon-Aug. IS, at 400.
Mrs. Wham's-Aug. IA, at 9:30.
Acknowledging. l., at 400.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
MR.. AND MRS. ROSENBERG
GONE TO SALUDA

Mr.. Sol Rosenberg and wife took
their little child, George, to Saluda
last Tuesday. They will remain
there some time, to see if the noun
tains will not imprvoe the health of
the little boy, who has suffered a
great deal this summer. It is GER
tainly hoped that their wish is graft
fed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
THE HOME TOWN MAP.

Large scale maps of the United
States hanging on the walls of Am
erican Y. M. C. A. huts in the war
zones are being "flagged" by our
bows in Khaki. The maps are COW
cred with tiny, American flags mark
ing their home towns in the various
states. It's a great game.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
Two Regiments of Reg
ulars in Philippines
Are to Go.
OTHER TROOPS SENT
FROM UNITED STATES
General March Makes First An
nouncement of Details Of Military
Aid to Be Sent Siberia for Pro.
lection of Rear of Czecho-
Slovsk Forces.

Washington, Aug. First detalis
of American military aid to be sent
to Siberia for the protection OF the
rear of the Czecho-Slovak forces IN
their movement westward against
Germans, Austrinas and hostile fac
tions were made public today with the
announcement by General March,
chief of staff, that Major General
VIM. s. Graves, will command the
American forces, the nucleus of which
will be two regiments of regulars
from the PHILIPPINES. General Graves
now is in command of the Eighth
division at Camp Fremont, Cal. The
regiments to form the vanguards OF
the American contingent, General
March announced, ewill be the 9th
and 31st, neither Of which is recruit
ed to war strength. This forces will
be supplemented by tropos from tne
United States, the number Of which
has not been revealed, the chief of
staff said, however that the American
force will not be large one.
In announcing the selection Of Cen
eral Graves to command tn Amrican
forcs, General March took occasion
to- state that so far as he knew no
commander in chief for the whole ex-
pedition had yet been designated. He
recalled that this could only be done
by international agreement such as
was found to be necessary to con-
centrate the supreme command of
all the entente and American troops
in Europe in the hands of General
Foch. From other sources it was
, leafhed that negotiations are under
way to this end and that the chief
of staff of the japanese army, Gen"
eral Baron Uyehara, has been sug-
gested and his name is under con-
sideration as commander in chief.
No Advance Notice.
Genral March said that the sail
ing of the expedition of GeneSal
Graves will not be announced, but
that upon arrival of the forces the
news will be made public. 1t was
not stated whether an announce
ment of the size of the American
contingent may be expected. The
japanese froce, in, conjunctino with
the Chinese which will act under
Japanese direction, probably will be
more numerous; in fact, Japan is
preparing to send into Siberia any
number of troops necessary to carry
ost the declared purpose to give eff
fective aid to the Czecho-Slovaks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
LIEUT.. DEVLIN
SAFELY OVERSEAS

News has arrived from Lieut.. j.
Roddy Devlin, stating that he has
arrived in France, after an unevent-
full trip across. He is remembered
here as being for years connectes
with the Milford Drug Co. His many
friends are glad to know of the sue
cessful termination of the first lap
of his journey.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
OUR BOYS REAL SPORTSMEN.

Statistics compiled by the Army
Ind Navy Y. M. c. A. Physical De-
bartment show that 165,156 games
bf baseball, vollyhall, boxing match
Is, track meets, etc., were conducted
b the training camps of the South
|astern Military Department during
he month of June.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-09
THREE BATTLE FIELDS
SEE ALLIED ARMIES WIN
Sixteen Fine Soldiers
Left Here Wednesday
THREE ARE ABBEVILLE BOYS
KING SOL ON HAND AND MOST
BOISTEROUs IN FAREWELL

he LllTdCulouS 10 udTVelouS OHly
so long as it is not commonplace.
This is theme for a sermon, but we
apply it only to the small crowd that
bade farewell to the latest group of
soldiers sent off by Abbeville to the
great war. Only a few people were
at the Court House when the roll call
took place Wednesday morning, but
they, like the selected men, possessed
the quality of greater quantity.
The sun had already hailed Able
vile with boisterous "Good morn
ing" when the event took place. The
chosen few, who are now hep, hep,
hopping at double quick time, about
facing, and-LI'll bet a dollar-wish-
ing they were back in dear old Able
vile with all it's Coca-Cola, found it
expedient not to make too many ef-
forts in getting around, but sat quiet
ly on the shaded portions of the Court
House steps, or in automobiles filled
with sisters and sweethearts, or in
the Greek's-name unspellable.
Three of the young men were Able
Vile bows iure and proper. James
T. Stevenson, one of them, was made
captai and had charge of the rest
during their trip to Camp Wards
worth. He is the son of the County
Supervisor, Mr.. W. A. Stevenson,
and is just twenty-one years old.
John Magill is a son Of Mr.. and Mrs:
W. T. Magill. He used to%work in
L. W. Whites and has recently been
ON the road. The third, Manning
Bryson Cochran, likewise is one of
the latest registrants. He is the son
fo Mrs. S. H. Cochran and is remenn-
bered as the efficient clerk in S. J.
Link's-the man whose shoes Max
Smith is now wearing.
All said it is fine looking bunch
of men that Abbeville sent away this
time. Pinkney Anderson stood every
bit of six foot two and Benjamin
King did not fal far short of the same
mark, not speaking of several other
young giants. And J. A. Magill is
known around these parts chiefly
as the lusty wielder of the pigskin.
He ought to hit the Hinderberg line
hard. Well, John Alewine went too,
and so did Calvin Asheley, despite
his salt and pepper suit, Lycurgus
Ayers, Hertford Cam, Andrew Fergu
son, James Gillian, William Keller,
Sloan Pruiutt, R. L. Speer, Henry
Smith, and James Walter Watt. They
all were fine fellows.
At the station the canteen ladies
distributed their usual gifts and ad-
ditionally some well iced water, in
consideration of the weather. After
farewells of all descriptions, jocular,
joyful, husky, and fearful, the "Dixle
FLYER" for Hodges pulled out and the
crowd turned towards the square
wondering who is t ogo next.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-07

Clint c. Greer, constable of Vau- zine township, formally announces in this issue of The Gra9nic as a the will of the Democratic voters, as expressed in the primary on May 2S, 1918.
 Mr. Green has just emerged triumphant from a criminal case, in which he successfully defended charges against his character. The testimony of the prosecution was heard Then Mr Green told his. story A jury, the equal Of any tha; could be assembled. required only 20 minutes to return a, verdict eyon- erating him. Ee feels that under the ciimustanccs the Democratic voters of the township who believe in fair play" will consider his record as a peace official and support aim in his race reelection.
 The constable points out that his attoracys asserted and tne assertion was not disputed that Mm. Green has arrested and convicted more 'toot- leggers" than "all other departments of the county together" He thinks the fair-minded men and women who vote will take this into consideration when they vote, and will cast their ballots for him.
 Than Clint Green, his friends and supporters say, there is no more eN- perienced or better equipped official in the state, nor one who can be bet ter depended upon 10 enforce the law, they add. Previous to his election as constable, he served in the sheriff's office for four years. He nas main taned this record, ttey declare, in the constabie'e office. Nothing has