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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
SOLDIERS MAY WRITE.

Washington, Oct. 4.-American
soldiers hereafter will be allowed to
write for publication and receive
pay for their work. The general staff
announced today that the order pro-
hibiting such writing has been modi-
fed to keep alive interest in individ-
ual achievements at the front and in
view of the fact that practically all
of the literary ability in the country
has been called into the service by
the draft laws.
Soldiers will not be permitted,
however, to act as regular newspa-
per correspondents, nor write criti-
cisms of conditions and activities.
Writing of fiction or letter for publ
cation will be allowed providing the
work contains nothing relating to
the military profession, war or to
current events.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
EYES Of FRANCE
NOW ON AMERICA
People Ask What Will
son Will Say About
Peace.
"WE HAVE GOT THEMw
NOW THE EXCLAMATION
Paris Joyful on Learning That Cen
trail Empires Seek Cessation of
Hostilities.

Paris, Oct. Gall eyes in France
today turned towards America-to
Washington and Wilson. j..
"What will President Wilson's re-
ply, be-" the people are asking and
wondering, now that they know that
the central empires, particularly
Germany, are seeking the cessation
of hostilities and peace through the
president of the United States. !
The feeling is general that the
central empires, bent upon the great
est gamble of all times, have attempt
ed to bring about by one stroke the
termination of their losing game by
trying to seek the good Offices of
President Wilson as intermediary
Paris went to church today as ney-
er before since the opening of hos
tilities. In the dark days when the
Germans occupied Chateau-Thierry
when their bridgehead south Of the
Marne was like a leveled pistol at
Frances heart, menacing Frances
very life, Paris remained indoors.
But today Paris sauntered out early
and the churches of all denomina-
.tions were filled to overfowing. Z
St. Gervais Church, which was
damaged by the shell from the long
range German gun on Good Friday,
has been sufficiently repaired to peg
nit its doors to be opened today. and
worshipers flocked thither to the
shrine where once women and child
rem were praying for Frances liber-
alton were sacrificed. But then it
was on Good Friday. It was Te
Deums and hosannahs of victory
that floated to the heavens today.
AS Paris emerged from the church.
es it overfowed upon the cheerful
boulevards or sought temporary
abode in cafes bathed in sunshine
and everywhere one heard no longer
the familiar and hopeful cry of eve
shall get them;" but the satisfied and
contented exclamation of, "We have
got themr'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
FRENCH AND AMERICANS
CROSS OVER SUIPPE RIVER

Paris, Oct. 7.-(4:30 p. M
French and American troops, cross
ing the Suippe river on a 10-mile
front, are advancing northward to-
ward La Melville and Semide. Ia
Neuville is Is miles northeast of
Rheims, Semide is 10 miles east of
La Neuville.) Despite their desper-
ate resistance in this region and
north of St. Quentin the Germans
are reported to be Withdrawing their
destroying that which is
too bulky to move quickly.
Captain Won Salesmann, writing
in the Yossische Zeitung, urges the
German high command to shorten
the west front.
at does not matter if we make a
vast retreat provided the front
holds" he declared.
"It is vitality necessary to hold the
front at any cost"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
PAY YOUR RED CROSS DUES.

Of the $17,671.25 pledged to the
Second Red Cross War Fund by our
Chapter in May, only little over
100000 has been paid, leaving a
balance of more than 100000.
The Red Cross needs this money now
more than at any other time during
the war. Order after order is COM
ing to this county for Hospital sup
plies. These needs meet be met or
our soldiers are going to suffer.
A good many people have just for
gotten to attend to this. Please go
to the Farmers Bank to-day and pay
your pledge; by attending to this at
once you may save many lives.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
U. S. SENATE WILL NOT RATIFY
ANY HUN PEACE TREATY

Washington, Oct. From the
United States Senate which must
ratify the treaty of peace with Gem
;ral Powers when it is made, there
vas issued today to the American
people emphatic assurance that this
Government will not for an instant
seriously consider the Austrian-G Ger
man armistice proposal.
Democrat and Republican leaders
Joined in the most decided manner in
declaring "unthinkable" any negoti-
ations with the enemy, even upon
the basis of the ID general terms of
peace laid down by President Wilson
:: his speech to Congress on Janu-
ary 8.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
LINES CONTINUE
TO co FORWARD
American Troops Make
Important Gains on
Champagne Front.
STRONG OPPOSITION
OVERCOME SUNDAY
Pershing's Men Capture St. Etienne
Along With Seventeen Hundred
Prisoners.

With the American Army on the
Champagne Front, Oct. 6.-The Am
erican troops operating on the Cham.
pagne front with the French again
advanced their lines today. They
captured st. Etienne and further act.
ed as leverage at the right of the
Champagne offensive, which resulted
in the withdrawal of the German
lines on a % mile stretch.
The bulk of the work in the Ameri-
can operations was done by a divis.
ion which is among the best known
the United States has in France and
which has invariably covered itself
with laurels. All of it's advances
since the "jump off" on Wednesday
have been made not only in the face
of most tremendous opposition, but
against a frequent fanking fire or
both wings.
The advance today was easier thar
that Of the previous three days be.
cause the terrain was far less en-
numbered with powerful enemy pill
boxes and concrete Notifications
The fanks of Americans were better
covered by troops who pressed for.
ward fast so as to prevent a deadly
enfilading. e.
: This forward movement amounts
to between four and four and a hall
miles from the starting point. It aids
materially in completely freeing
Rheims from the German menace anG
makes the enemy positions north OF
Rheims harder and harder to hold.
The Americans have captured up
to this afternoon, 1,700 prisoners,
including 48 officers. They took
much material, many cannon and
machine guns, including rs seized
with more than 200 Germans in one
section of nest.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
RICHEY-JOHNSON.

The following invitations have
been received by friends in Able
Vile:
Mr.. Charles Lamar Richey
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of his sister
jamie Lou
Mr.. William Wilson Johnson
on Thursday, October the seven
teenth
at five o'clock in the afternoon
Presbyterian Church
Abbeville, South Carolina.
Miss Richey is young woman
whom everyone will wish the great
est happiness and they will have the
sincerest congratulations for Mr..
johnson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
RURAL SETBACK COLLEGE.

Col. Pat Roche took Uncle Jim out
in the country Friday night where
he would not be under police protec-
tion, and trimmed him up and top
ped him, and then cut him down and
burned him. Col. Roche's partner
was Mr.. R. o. Hunter, who, Mr..
Roche says, played the poorest game
of his career, forcing the colonel to
beat not only his two opponents but
his partner as we'll. Col. Roche will
deliver lecture at the Cothran's
Branch Academy one night soon on
GLOW to Bid on Your Partners
Hand"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
Text of Note Sent to
Washington by Ger
man Chancellor.
REQUESTS WILSON
TO CONSIDER PEACE
Accepts Program of President as Set
Forth in Message of Congress in
January and September Speech
in New York as Basis for
negotiations.

Copenhagen, Oct. 6-Prince Maxi
milan of Baden, the new German
imperial chancellor, announced in the
reiehstag yesterday that he had sent
. note through the Swiss government
to President Wilson in which he had
requested MIR. Wilson to take up the
question of bringing about peace and
to communicate with tho other bel.
ligerents regarding the subject.
The chancellor told the reichstas
he had addressed his note to the
president of the United States be.
cause Mr.. Wilson in his message to
congress on January. 8, 1918, and in
his later proclamation, particularly
hi. Now York speech on September
~, bad proposed program for a
general peace which Germany and
her allies could accept as a basis for
negotiations.
Amsterdam, Oct. 6.-The text of
the note forwarded by the Imperial
German chancellor, Prince Maximil-
ian, to President Wilson, through
the Swiss government, follows:
"The German government requests
the president of the United States to
take in hand the restoration of peace,
acqusint all the belligerent states of
this request and invite them to send
plenipotentiaries for the purpose of
opening negotiations.
"It accepts the program set forth
by the president Of the United States
in his message on January 8 and in
his later pronouncements, especially
his speech on September ~, as a
basis for peace negotiations.
"With a view to avoiding further
bloodshed the German government
requests the immediate conclusion of
an armistice on land and water and
in the air."
1t is announced that Turkey will
take a similar step.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
Armies Continue Vic
torious March Against
Enemy on All Fronts
BELGIAN TERRITORY
TAKEN FROM BocHES
Germans Unable to Do More Than
Retard Progress of French, Brit
ish, American and Italian For
ward Drives From Arras to
Verdun.

While Germany and Austria-Hun-
gary are clamoring for peace the On
tente allied governments thus far.
are paying scant heed to the propos-
ais, but their armies are pressing
forward to further victories on an
fronts. - =
Officially no cognizance has yet
been taken of the request of Prince
Maximilian of Baden, the new Ger
man chancellor, or that of the Aus
tro-Hungarian government for an
armistice on land, on sea and in tha
air, and the commencement of peace
negotiations, for President Wilson,
to whom the dual and highly similar
proposals are addressed, is not yet in
receipt of them.
Unofficial opinion, however, indi-
Gates that the request will fall upon
deaf ears, and that no peace is pos
sible for the Teutonic allies except
through unconditional surrender and
acceptance to the full of the terms
President Wilson enunciated.
GIVE GROUND EVERYWHERE.
On the battle fronts the Germans
everywhere are being forced to give
yround to the allied troops. In Bel
gium the enemy is gradually being
pushed eastward, and in anticipa-
tion of "a forced final withdrawal is
continuing to make ready for the
eventuality by removing his guns
and otherwise lessening the value Of
his defensive works in the territory
upon and adjacent to the North Sea
coast.
To the south, from Arras to the
Verdon sector, the Germans are be-
ing hard pressed by the British, Am
erican, Italian and French forces, and
although on numerous sectors, they
still are offering desperate resistance
they seemingly are unable to do more
than retard the advance of their foes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
LOOKING UPWARDS.

Our son Bill has been "butching"
for the Evening Index for sometime.
He took in a good collection one day
last week, and was counting it at
the supper table. His sister sug-
gested that he would be millionaire
someday if he kept going, to which
Bill replied, what are you talking
about, I will be the sheriff of the
county before I am fifteen years
DID,"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
LIEUT.. HILL AT HOME.

Lieut.. Jas. C. Hill, who is now in
the service of the government in the
Medical Corps, spent Saturday and
Sunday at home with his family. He
is looking fine, and enjoys the mill
tary life. He tells US that the work
is doing is instructive as well as
pleasant, and h ehopes to profit
greatly by reason of the service he
is rendering the government.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
ALLIES TO REJECT GERMAN
PREPARED PEACE PROPOSAL

Washington, Oct. 7.-President
Wilson's reply to the Teutonic peace
offer will be a refusal to accept ac-
cordiag to strong indications from a
This authority who predicted accu-
This autohrity who predicted accu-
rately the rejection of the last Aus
trian peace note, said today he "as-
sumed," the answer would be a re-
lection.
The State Department declined of.
fetal comment on the peace note sit
uation. 1t was officially announced
that the Swedish minister had deliv.
cred the Austrian note. At about the
same hour the Swiss minister who
had received the German note, was
calling at the White House.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
TALK OF PEACE FAILS
TO HOLD BACK IALLIES
Flag Trick
Paris Paper Thinks

Paris, Oct. 6.-"The white flag
trick" is the caption of the editorial
in The Temps on the peace PROPOSE
tion of the central powers. "What
Germany has done, says the news
paper, "is to invite the United States
who are belligerents as much as
Germany to play the role of media
tor, as if they were outside our al
lance" -
In return, continues The Temps,
Germany is willing to admit as the
basis of negotiations President Will
sons program for a general peace.
"Admit as basis is vague" says
The Temps. "The question is what
does Germany accept and what does
she reject? Germany only invokes
President Wilson's principles to
make let fall our arms. 1t is easy
to understand that the kalser's staffS
approve of Prince Maximilian's poll
cies, but Maximilian with Ludendorff
and Scheidemann are mistaken in at
tributing so much naivette to Presi-
den Wilson.
"The cornered beast draws in it's
claws and offers us it's bloodstained
paw" says The Journal des Debats.
It declares that the suspension of
hostilities will be acceptable only on
condition offering the same advan-
tages as the continuous victorious
advance of the allied troops-the
evacuation of territories occupied in
Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Rus
sia, Italy, Roumania, Bulgaria, Ser
bia and Montenegro. ...
eve shall keep our program of res
titution, reparation and guarantees,
says this newspaper. "There will be
no armistice before we possess guar
antees."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
FORWARDS TO MIR. WILSON
GERMAN PEACE NOTE
Sen. Smith Wires Us
Correction Cotton. Story

On September goth, this paper
published story under a Washing
ton date line to the effect that, after
consulting with the President, Sena-
tor Smith had announced that the
price of cotton must be fixed, and
that on account of an apparent short
age, regulations must be made to
secure a just distribution of the
crop. The Press and Banner at that
time had no reason to doubt the
truth of the story. 1t was printed in
other papers besides this paper.
On Saturday morning last, we re-
ceived the following telegram (col-
lect $1.18) from Senator Smith ad-
vising us that he had been misrep-
resented by the story referred to,
and in order to set him straight be-
fore the people of this county and
others who read the story, we pub
lish his telegram, which is as follows:
1 AN S 1l8 Collect Govt.
Lynchburg, Va, 4:30 P. M,
= Oct. 8, 1918.
Press and Banner,
Abbeville, S. G.
Your issue September 20 carries
a statement to the effect that I
agreed that price fixing must come
This untrue. The whole article in
reference to my attitude to price fix
ing is erroneous and misleading. I
was and am against price fixing. I
led the congressional fight against
the present agitation with some sue
cess I hope. The prominence and
publicity given my part in the fight
by the press throughout the country
as leading the opposition to price
fixing makes the article in your pa
per surprising. Please do me the
justice to give this the same promi-
nece as the misleading statement of
the goth Sept.
E. D. Smith.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
OUR PRESENT STRENGTH.

Washington, Oct. "A total of
$4,000 American troops have
been sent over seas to date, members
of the House military committee said
they were told at war department
conference today. Committee men
also quoted war department officials
for the statement that 234 De Havi-
land air planes had been produced
last week bringing total production
to 1894.
Liberty motors production now to-
tails S,216 committeeman said they
were told.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
LIEUT.. LONG IN TOWN.

Lieut.. Edgar Long was down from
Due West Saturday on business. He
reports that Due West is getting ac-
customed to Erskine being a military
school and that the boys are getting
down to work. Lieut.. Long was in
training all summer at Plattsburg,
and in company with two other
young Lieutenants proposes to make
Erskine one of the very best Stu
dents Training Schools in the South.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
WILL 1T BE GENERAL?

DR.. j. E. Pressly was notified by
the War Department last Wednesday
that his application to enter the
medical department of the army had
been accepted and that commission
will soon be issued to him. His
friends expect that he will receive a
commission commensurate with his
ability and worth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
AN EMERGENCY CALL
TO THE RED CROSS

An emergency call has been re-
ceived at the Red Cross rooms for
one thousand Contagious Disease
Face Masks. A telegram has been
received urging the sending of these
masks as fast as they are made. Ev-
cry one that possibly can, come to
the Red Cross rooms Thursday morn
ing and afternoon, so that large
number may be sent off on the night
train.
Mrs. T. G. White,
Director Woman's Work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
MISS McCORD BETTER.

The many friends of Miss Essie
Lee McCord, chief operator at the
telephone exchange, will be glad to
know that she is improving after an
attack of appendicitis. Miss McCord
is a very efficient and obliging oper-
ator and is greatly missed from the
office.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08

The parade and other arrange
ments previously announced in con-
nection with the Fourth Liberty
Loan Drive in Abbeville have been
called off on account of the influ-
enza epidemic. A future program
and date will be announced later.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08
EVERYTHING CLOSED

kilograms from DR.. James
A Haynes of the State Board
of Health to Sheriff Burts
and the local Board of Health
yesterday ordered them to
- close call schools and other
institutions of learning,
churches, picture shows and
other public gatherings and
to see that there is no. crowd
ing in stores, hotels or else
where.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08

Mr.. W. D. Barksdale went over to
Greenwood Friday to- see his nephew,
John burst Payne, who is critically
ill with pneumonia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-08

DR.. J. S. Moffatt was in the city
Monday attending the sales.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-06
People Urged to Hold Bonds.

Secretary McAdoo has telegraph
ed District Directors of the Third
Liberty Loan, to make appeal that
Liberty Loan bonds be not traded
for merchandise or for the securi-
ties OF private corporations.
1t has come to the attention of
the secretary of the treasury, that
in number of instances the good
sound, government bonds have
been traded for some very doubtful
securities.
But aside from warming people
not TO trade their government bonds
for securities of moor doubtful value
| wish to appeal to bond holders in
general not trade their bonds for
anything, either for good securities
or for good merchandise, says
Mr.. McAdoo. To do so would
be to defeat in a considerable meas
ure the purpose of the liberty loans.
am informed that many mer-
chants have advertised that they
would take liberty bonds of any of
the three issues in exchange for
merchandise. | do not think that
these merchants have intended to
interfere with the purpose of the
liberty loan in any way.
But we have sought to have
these bonds purchased for perma-
nentinvestment out of past or future
savings, such saving thereby effect
ing conservation of both labor and
materials. To exchange these
bonds for merchandise or services
is to thwart the conservation feature
of the Liberty Loan campaigns.
The inadvisability of exchanging
government bonds for doubtful Sc
curities needs no argument. But
they should not be exchanged for
securities of any kind Practically
all the substantial andrepresentative
investment houses have unselfishly
aided in the Liberty Loan campaigns
and it is inconceivable that after the
magnificent work of distributing
government bonds any effort should
be made to substitute other secur-
ties
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-06
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRA-
TlON MARRIED BY RAIN
Parade and Patriotic Exercises Called
Off On Account of Rain Races
Furnish Entertainment.

Rain in the forenoon int rfered
with Hurley's Fourth of July Cele-
bration. A steady downpour made
it impossible to have the parade
and carry out the exercises to fol
low. The big feature of our cele.
bration was to have been the pa
rade. and there was keen disap-
pointment on all sides when Jupiter
Pluvius stepped in and made ii
necessary that the forenoon pro-
gram be called off.
About noon it ceased raining
and soon the sun made its appear
anCe and fair weather marked the
afternoon of the Fourth, so that at
least part of our celebration pro-
gram-the sports and races-were
held. This part of the program
was held on Silver street, and fur
nished entertainment and amuse-
ment for hundreds of people who
lined the street. At q o'clock the
crowd repaired to the ball park
where the Ironwood and Hurley
teams held forth. The game re-
suited in a victory for Hurley by a
score of 6 to s.
A bicycle race for boys in the
evening completed the sports pro-
gram for the day. The Hurley
City Band gave a concert from 7
until 9 O'Clock before a large crowd
assembled at the corner of Silver
street and Third avenue. The.
band also furnished music in the
afternoon, and for a short time in
the forenoon, braved the elements
and appeared on the streets.
The dance in the evening by the
local company of Wisconsin Guard
Reserves at Bonino's hall was
largely attended.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-06
REPUBLICANS HAVE THREE
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES.
Gov. Philip, Senator Wilcox and James
N. Tittemore Will Be Lined Up
AT September Primary.

Three Republican candidates for
governor are ready to step off in
the Sept, 3 primary, says Nil
waukee dispatch.
This probably will be the field.
Senator r. P. Wilcox formally an
nounced his candidacy Monday
and there came all announcement
for the LaFollette wing that Edwin
! Gross, Milwaukee, will not run
So Gov. +. L. Philipp, Senator
Wilcox and James N. Tittemore,
who was chosen by the recent Non
partisan league conference in Mad
ison, will be the three from which
voters in the Republican column
must make their choice.
A Madison conference of La
Toilette men has decided that they
will support Tittemore for governor
and ostensibiy the rest of the farm
er-labor ticket running as Republi-
cans. The Tittemore ticket may
become formidable because of the
promised coalition of the farmer,
labor and perhaps the Socialist vote.
A committee named by the state
Socialist convention here two weeks
ago, is about ready to report on
prospects of uniting with the Non
partisan league in the campaign.
The Socialists have nominated Aid.
Emil Seidel for governor, but it is
intimated that neither he nor party