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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18
Many Rumors In the
Air of Collapse OF
Germany.
BIG GAINS MADE
l., BY THE ALLIE S
Notwithstanding Furious Efforts OF
Huns, Americans and French Con-
ti.ue Their Advance in Cham
pagne.

IJnconfrmed rumors are in the air
that Germany has capitulated and
that Emperor William has abdicated.
The rumors emanated from Dutch
and Swiss sources but as yet the
German Government has not official
! " informed either the Washington or
London governments of its intention
to accept in their entirety the condl-
tions for a cessation of hostilities as
laid down by President Wilson.
Meanwhile hostilities are proceed
ing without cessation and as in days
mast the forces of the Allies every
where are defeating the enemy. In
belgian Flanders the British, Bel
gium and French troops under King
ALBERT are sweeping forward Tor
further material gains in the process
lbf driving the invaders from Bel
pium soil. On the front in France
the British, French and Americans
are hard after the Germans and are
making progress, although slowly not
vithstanding the strenuous defense
which is being offered.
rt. In the East.
Both in Serbia and Albania the
Entente troops are ridding the in
kaded districts of the Austro-Hun-
yarian and German contingents, in
Albania being we'll to the north of
Durazzo on the Adriatic sea and in
Serbia a considerable distance be-
tond Nish with the enemy falling
back toward the frontier of Austro-
hungary.
In the Palestine theater the Brit
sh cavalry has driven far to the
(orth and northwest of. Damascus,
laving reached Tripoli, near the Me-
(iteranean coast, forty-fve miles
korth of Beirut, and HONS, eighty
I've miles north of Damascus. By
his maneuver there seemingly is
reated for the Ottoman forces the
henace of again being caught be-
ween Gen. Allenby's armies and
rushed as was the case in the early
ays of the offensive in the region
orth of Jerusalem. The maneuver
lse may forecast a new drive by
he British from the Bagdad region
form a junction with Gen. Allen.
y at Aleppo and thus take the Holy
and in it's entirety from the Turks
Champagne Region.
In the Champagne region where
he French and Americans are driv-
lg their way northward further
pod gains have been made notwith-
anding the furious efforts of the
ermans to hold their line,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18
PERCY LEACH TO THE FRONT.

Percy J. Leach, Jr., has been ad
mitted to Camp Gordon in the off
GERS training school. He left Mon
day afternoon to commence work
He has been a student at Clemson
College for sometime, and his mill
tary training there will be of great
assistance to him in preparing him
self for army work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18
ALWAYS A HIGH FLYER.

News has. come to Abbeville that
our erstwhile young editor, Leslie
Swope, has received his call for ser.
vice, and will train as an aviator al
Minneapolis, MINI.
The Swope family has had the
Flu" since going to Richmond but
all are recovering now.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18
OUR SON BILL.

Our son Bill has been a victim of
the Spanish Influenza for the past
week and Frank Neuffer has been
delivering the Evening Index for
him. Bill says ''its no polite feeling"
to have big mustard plaster on you.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18
DEATH OF INFANT.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert S. McCombs
have the sympathy of their friends
in the loss of their infant son, which
took place on October 3rd. The fun.
eral services were conducted by Rev
NJ. R. Plaxco, and the interment wa:
at Melrose.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18
SEND NAME OF SOLDIER
OVERSEAS.

The name of each soldier
overseas from Abbeville
County sould be sent to Jas.
S. Cochran, Chairman of the
Home Service Section of the
Red Cross, at once, so that
he may get the regulation
boxes furnished by the Red
Cross. If you expect to send
your boy a Christmas Box
attend to this before Oct. 20,
as the local chapter must
know by that date how many
boxes to order.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18

The town of Due West has gone
ever the top, and the territory in
that vicinity is still climbing. The
county seat must keep up with the
seat of learning, or else the county
seat might be moved.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18
GERMANY HAS CAPITULATED
WILLIAM MHASABDICATED?
Influenza Epidemic
In Abbeville
CITY DOING ALL IN ITS POWER
TO FIGHT THE DISEASE-DR.
E.B. GARRISON HERE.

|
E. B. GARRISON HERE.
The epidemic of Spanish Influence
seems not yet to have reached the
crest in Abbeville. On last Friday
there were reported to the City Board
of Health $50 cases in this city. On
that day 4S new cases were reported
On Saturday there were 33 new cas-
es, with 2 cases of pneumonia, on
Sunday there were again 33 cases,
and on Monday 81 new cases, with
no new cases of pneumonia for these
days. On Tuesday So new cases dev-
eloped with 5 cases of pneumonia,
and on Wednesday there were AZ
new cases, with 3 cases of pneu-
monia.
The Mayor and members of the
City Council and the local health Of
ficers have been active in fighting
the disease, while the local physi-
clans have been on the go almost
night and day.
AS reported in our last issue Con-
, gresham Dominick had wired the
Mayor offering to procure assistance
if necessary, and in response to a
telegram from Mayor Mars asking
such assistance Mr.. Dominick sue
ceeded in having Surgeon-General
Blue send Dr.. B. E. Garrison here.
DR.. Garrison is from Kansas City,
Mo-, and is an expert in treating the
disease. He is now attached to the
office of the Surgeon General, how
lever. Mayor Mars also wired Con-
gresham Dominick that DR.. J. c.
Hill, now of Camp Greene, be de-
tailed here for thirty days to assist
the local doctors. The response
came directly that he had been de-
tailed for fifteen days and that this
would be extended an additional fif-
teen days if necessary.
The Mayor, at the suggestion of
the local doctors, also called on the
State Board of Health for assistance
with the result that DR.. Griffin, of
Greenville, has been sent here and is
now actively assisting with the work.
An order has been made that all
soda founts and soft drink stands be
closed down, and that people in pub
lie Offices and places of business
where they come in contact with the
public be required to wear masks
which order is being generally OBJ.
served.
So far there have been few deaths
from the disease in this vicinity
among either the whites or the ne.
groes.. The local physicians have the
disease we'll in hand, if only it could
be stopped. There is nothing so i'm.
portant as that people keep away
from crowded places, and that they
do not allow themselves to get under
the weather. A little active medi.
cine, with attention DO the throat
and nostrils twice day, with a suit.
able spray, which may be had at the
drug store, will help to keep away
the disease. If it is contracted, the
person affected should Immediately
60 to bed and commence proper
treatment. Above all else take plen.
ty of active medicine, and keep it up
is the advice of the physicians. II
is we'll to be prepared with mustard
for making plasters, and with Vick's
or Gowan's S Pneumonia cure, OF
some like remedy. The disease will
not wait for the doctor. The rene
dies are simple and may be applied
while waiting for him.
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18
COTTON SEED REDUCED.

The State Food Administration has
fduced the price of cotton seed one
bllar per ton on account of the fact
lat the seed are not yielding as
|uck oil as expected.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-04
The Telephone Controversy

Pursuant to announcement the Com
missioners arrived here Tuesday and
proceeded to thresh over the moot
question. All day and evening were
devoted to the taking of testimony and
collection Of statistics on and for and
against both sides and the matter OF a
decision did not even get look-in
Case is to be further continued at Lin.
coin on the 18th. On account Of har-
vest the Farmer stockholders were un.
able to attend, but the Complssion re,
fused further adjournment
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-04

Harry Roa,s went to Kansas City
yesterday on business trip.
Dr. Henry Cool, enjoyed visit from
his daughter, Mrs. L. c. Patrick and
children.
The willing Workers of the Bap-
tist church will serve lunch In the
James Peterson building July lth
Mr.. A. e. Hauserman of Alma is in
the city aud assisting in the produc-
tion of "The Kaiser" at the Orpheum
July 3rd ard 4th
Mrs. A. V. Ducker. who underwent
a serious operation at Rochester, Mimi,
is improving so that she may be able
TO return home within short time.
The Brethren church announces
there will be no service in their church
on Sunday evenings during the warm
weather. Preaching and song service
will be held on the lawn at the homes
of the members. Announcement of
the location of meetings will be made
! from week to week
Try the following substitutes in
place of sugar in your cooking re
cipes one and one-iifth cups corn syrup
or honey for one cup of sugar, One
and one. half cup molasses for one cur
of sugar. Reduce each cup of mois
ture in the recipe to three.fourths cup
Try corn syrup in lemonade, coffee
aud iced.tea.
Clearing the gutter and grading NJ
the street centre has greatly improved
9th Avenue. The recent rains were
test of what, this sort of work accom-
plishes. The Webster st. and Sth Ave
corner cleared nicely, Instead of muC
and water backing up and spreading
over the walks it all ran on TOWARD
the creek. This sort of work pays
DO some more Of II.
a little Red Cloud girl-a pet of th'
family-cutely expressed her views o
the war situation when she remarked
Say, mamma, there aint much on th
table to eat, is there?" No, my dear
bot these are war times and many REQ
pie have even less" "Well, mamma
they took the sugar out of our pie an'
| suppose next they will take the mill
/ ont of the butter" And she know
} nothing about oleomargerine, either
a meeting of the Webster Count
Medical Association was held her
5 Monday for the purpose of appointin
I delegate to the District Council As
/ ~embly which will be held at OXfor
}. IN the near future for the purpose G
4 selecting doctors who are eligible +
I enlistment Dr. Ambrose, of Guild
Rock, received the appointment. Th
Webster county quota of doctors fc
, the army is four Three ate now /
the service, leaving but one to be $,
, lpcLed
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-04
Junior Red Cross Institute

A Junior Red Cross Institute will be
held at Hastings July llth. District
No. 5, comprising the counties of
Hamilton, Kearney, Adams, Clay,
Nuckolls, Webster and Franklin, is to
be represented in this assembly which
precedes the County Institutes and
will make plans for program to car.
ry the work on to them and thence to
every school in the state. Thereby,
shortly after the fall opening every
school in the state will he doing Red
Cross work
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-04
as TOLD TO US

S.::::.::.:'.:':':'':'.:::
Miss Bessie johnson is home from
Otis. Colo.
Eat and drinp, at Powell & Pope's
Cafe. II
Marion Slawson is home from Camp
Funston on furlough.
Good meals good service-moderate
prices Powell Il Pope's cafe.
Judge Dorsey, of Bloomington, was
here Monday sitting in special ses-
sion of Court.
Harness repairing and half'soleing,
in basement under Eyes store.-P. H.
HANSEN. 2otf
The Auld Public Library will be
open on July 4th from to $50 and 7
TO 0p m You are welcome.
The ladies of the United Christian
Church will serve dinner at the DR..
Moranvi!le place on July ith
The Farmers Union Cooperative Co.
report continually growing business.
They are adding new customers to
their list each week.
Our friend Wm. Kudrna of route }
reported Monday that the harvest is
about all cleared up in his section
Some of it pretty good, other just
fair.
The State Journal is responsible for
the report that the Supreme Court has
rendered decision in favor of defen'
dant in the case of 5. Il. Bailey VS. Red
Cloud forimalicious prosecution.
Fifty men recently transferred from
classes 9, 3, and 4, to class l, were
called for examination Wednesday,
Twenty-three of these will be selected
to go to Camp Dodge some time within
five days from July %.
The first hail of the season to do
damage in the McCook territory ac.
companied the 80 of an inch OF rain
on Friday night. Driven by high
wind the hail losses are being reported
all the way from twenty-five per cent
to total losses.
Our exchanges report the wheat har'
vest on in full blast this week. The
work is we'll on toward the finish and
indications are that the crop will be
better than was predicted during the
recent hot weather. Some sections arc
actually producing more wheat tlan
ever before in their history.
If you have an item Of news that
a->ou would like to see in the paper
don't be bashful about sending it in
The editor cannot be in all places OF
hear of everything going on and ap'
preciates being told. Use the phone
or send written note. We will fix i
up for you so it will read right
The county board has just received
from Lincoln, notice of reclassticaVior
of the following named men. These
are additional to the list recently pub
Iished, and are all transferred to Class
/. Their original class is given in thu
figures following each name; tloyt
n. McMurdy, Guide Rock, 4; Clit
ford G. Waller, Cowles, 2; Emil IL
Volk, Campbell, .; Charles Paveika
Bladen, 2.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-04
Council Proceedings

Tuesday evening was the date set
for regular Council meeting but there
being no quorum present meeting was
adjourned subject TO call.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-04

Every one knows what Red Cross
is doing for our boys Remember that
every membership helps to carry on
this work. Do your bit by joining
now. July 10Th is the day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-04
New Photograph Firm

Messrs Louie schultz and +. A.
S ,haal have purchased The studio and
will continue the business heretofore
conducted by Stevens Bros. Mr..
Schultz is a we'll known young man of
this city and has just returned from
McMinnville, Tenn, where he took a
complete course in photography. Mr.,
Schaal is also we'll known In Red
Cloud as a man active in public wei.
fare aud patriotic work. lie is Lieu
tenant of the Home Guards and Super.
intendent Of School Gardens. Both
men have many friends who wish them
success.
"Stevie' retiring from business is
subject to call in his country's service.
by strict attention to business and
| tirst.class photo work the firm built up
a good trade and moved in large
social circle.
The Smith County Journal announ'
ces a change of management, Hattie A
Baker having sold her interest therein
to j. W. Morphy, at present post
master at Russel, Kan. Mr.. Morph,
was associate editor of the Journa
for number of years in the ninetie'
and will be welcomed at his old post
Of duty. Mrs. Ben Il. Baker is tn,
other member of the Journal Pub
fishing Co., and the Chief wishes then
continued prosperity.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-06
'uy Associated Prsss.1

wy Associated Presn.t
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Food
sufficient to furnish balanced
ration to an average of more than
100000 men yearly was shipped
irom the United States to the allies
from the beginning OF the war to last
January /, the food administration
announced in making public an
analysis of the nations enormous eX-
ports of foodstuffs to Great Brit.
am France, Italy and Russia. In
addition there was a surplus of some
tz5'OGe IONS of protein and 26S,0OO
tons of fats.
Russia received less than / per
cent OF the total or only enough to
reed about 10000 men a year. Great
britain took more than half of the
entire total, or enough to feed about
oOOO'OOO men France was next,
with enough for 100000 men, and
italy sufficient for more than 2,0OO..
VOO men. The three together re-
eeived an excess of protein capable
psSReeRA~eAaaa.Aaaa -
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UNITED STATES FEEDS MILLIONS

Of supplying this portion of the diet
TO some 20,000,000 additional men.
The total exports OF wheat and
wheat flour to Great Britain, France
and Italy was equivalent to $4,000,
900 bushels, or an average of no..
900 bushels per year Exports of
pork and pork products totaled al
most 2,OO0,0OO,O00 pounds, while
sugar exports to those countries
showed a yearly average of 64S,OOO,-
900 pounds Oats exports for the
three and one-half years totaled 212,-
ISL 900 bushels; corn, 24,310,OOO bush.
els, and rye, S,61s.OOO bushels
Exports of fresh beef amounted to
443, $4,000 pounds in the three and
one.half years, while exports of but.
ter totaled 29,0OO,OOO pounds;
cheese, 1OS.9OO pounds, and con
densed milk. 12O,OOO.OOO pounds.
Cottonseed, llnseed and other oil
products and by.products to be used
for feeding cattle totaled $1,000, 900
pounds.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-06

WASHINGTON, March 6.-It is
authoritatively stated that the Unit.
ed States has not communicated
with Japan on Siberian action. The
government will probably convey
any views to Britain, through which
the United States received its in.
formation.
II is further stated that the Unit.
ed States has not assented, dissent.
ed or protested and that Japan un.
derstands the friendly attitude OF
the United States and its dispotion
to take no part. In addition, Japan
understands that the United States
credits her with disinterested pur-
poses If it should take action in 81
IBERIA.
1t is believed that Japan under.
stands the United States must feel
that absolute necessity should be
apparent before action is taken
-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-06

ley w Queen, surgeon on one of
the destroyers, who came to the
navy from Texas and whose death
is the first from disease since the
arrival of the American forces over
here The other three mere victims
of accidents on board their ships,
They were William Lusso, an elec-
trician of Kansas City and Martin
O'Callaghan and John Bourke water
tenders.
There also took place the other
day the first burial of an American
naval man at sea from an American
destroyer over here He was Willis
Martin Goodrow, a maehinsts mate.
whose home was in Charleston, S. C.
He was killed In an accident on
board ship and was buried in a
U-boat infested area.
One o'clock on a bright afternoon
was chosen as the time for the serv.
ice. The body was placed in a
canvas casket Draped with the
Stars and Stripes. it reposed on the
after deck of the ship while the
bluejackets listened to the Episcopal
burial prayer read by their com.
mandlsg officer This over the de
stroyer was brought to a stop for
thirty seconds while four sturdy blue.
jackets lowered the body OF their
shipmate over the starboard side OF
the vessel.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-06
AMERICAN VESSEL
IS BADLY DAMAGED

tny Associated Preaa.l
A PACIFIC PORT, March 6.-The
American liner Umatilla, on its way
from this port to the Orient with
passengers and freight, is ashore
about seventy miles from Yokohama,
Japan. according to word received
by the merchants exchange of this
city.
She is lying on an even keel and
will be pulled off soon, 1t is expect
ed. The Umatilla is of 1925 net
tonnage and is owned by the Pacific
Steamship company.
According to the local officers Of
the company she was being operated
by the government She sailed on
February 10 for Singapore via Hong.
kong.
The Umatilla grounded, the ex-
change men said, near where the
Hill liner, Dakota, was wrecked sew
eral years ago.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-06
RESULT or ELECTION
IN NEW YORK CITY
,ny Associated Pre.s.,

80 @A~3NNAANCo NGAAsy
NEW YORK, March 6.-WilIIam e.
Cleary Democrat, was elected to
congress from the Eighth congress
sional district of this city yester-
day to succeed Daniel ]. Griffin,
Democrat. His plurality over WiImot
L. Morehouse, Republican, was
4,744.
Nearly half the 22,211 votes cast
in the district we're polled by wom-
en-.
John j. Delaney, Democrat, was
elected in the Seventh district by
a pluarlity of 1856, to succeed John
J. Fitzgerald, also Democrat. Wom-
en- cast 1905 of the 19,145 votes In
the district.
Anthony ]. Griffin, Democrat, was
elected in the Twenty second dis
trict over Richard Furlong. Repub-
lican, by plurality of 6,148, The
vote for Furlong was exceeded by
that of Arthur F, Beickman, So
cialist
The woman vote was 5,4Ss out Of
12,9OS.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-06
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL OF NAVAL MEN.

NttN AnAOt-hNNeu FFeaNsl
BASE AMERICAN FLOTILLA IN
BRITISH WATERS. March 6.-The
bodies of four American naval men
who have died over here have just
been shipped back home on board
a United States naval supply ship
brief funeral service-the first of
its kind to be held here--tOok place
on the quarter deck of the supply
ship when the bodies in sealed lead
en- caskets, were received on board
The ship had just finished unload
ing American supplies at dock so
that several hundred townspeople
were able to witness the funeral
service from points of vantage
ashore.
All flags on the American and
British men-of-war were half.masted
during the service, which was con
Quoted by the chaplain of the Amer
lean flotilla flagship. The coffins
were placed in the center OF the
deck and each was covered with
"old Glory" while grouped about
were several bluejaekets. The read
ing of the funeral service over, the
band from the flagship played
Nearer. My God to Thee" Then
the coffins we're lowered into the
ships hold. All the time the sery.
ice was in progress the civilian on.
lockers stood with barred heads.
One OF the bodies was that OF Dud.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-06
PARIS SALON WILL
ONCE MORE Be HELD
,"y Associated Press1

=
PARIS, March 6.-The Paris Salon
will be held this summer after an
interruption of three years. 1t will
inaugurate an innovation, all the
French art societies joining in the
exhibition for the first time in many
years. The Grand Palais of the
Champs Elysees being still occupied
as military hospital, the Petit Palais
on the opposite side of the Avenue
Alexandra will be utilized, the col
leetions now hung there to be tenn
porarily stored.
The exhibition will be necessarily
restricted as compared with those
of recent years because of the con-
sidefably reduced space available in
the Petit Palais. 1t viii probably
be opened early in May.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-06
SHELLS ARE FALLING
On AMERICAN LINES
IN, Associated i'rc-s.l

tuy Associated frrsa.l
WITH TIE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, March 6. Shells have
been falling thick and fast within the
American lines and upon the enemy
posltlons on the Toul sector Aside
from big barrage which the enemy
placed on the American positions at
daylight yesterday in this neigh
borhood, two thousand projectiles
have been dropped in the vicinity of
the terrain occupied by the Amer
leans many OF them upon towns.
The American casualties, however,
have been extremely light.
Sunday night the Americans con.
tinued to shell the enemy and put
down two barrages on his positions
The infantry activity was confined
solely to patrol parties. The Amer.
leans searched No Mans Land in
the snow for the bodies of enemy
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