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Arizona republican., 1918-09-04

ing German planes and rained bSmbs down upon the masses. and this prob ably upset any idea the Germans had of making a determined stand west of the canal.
 Infantry Moves Rapidly
 Since that time airplanes report only a few Germans visible for any distance on the western side of the canal and these observers flew over the whole region at an altitude of only two or three hundred feet.
 During the forenoon the British in fantry moved forward so rapidly at many places that they completely out ran their own artillery and pressed Cn with only machine guns preceding them. Since then the guns have been brought up and are pumping shells at the far side of the canal, especially at the point where it is crossed by the Arras Cambrai road. There is d bridgehead and the concentration of fire undoubtedly is hindering the en- emy eforts to get his transports and his guns on the east side.
 The men can cross by scrambling down and up the sides, and probably a few crossings have been thrown over
 Begin Drive Past Moeuvres
 After Inchy was taken. the British forces among them Royal Marines and naval battalions, began a drive to the south past Moeuvres in an effort tc reach the Bapaume- Cambrai road be fore the Germans who were fleeing along it. Pronville having been taker during the night, the British worked southward and closed the valley of thu | Hirondelle river to Germans desiring to retreat that way with the result tha the enemy forces had to swing south. ward, then eastward. probably alons the direction of the Bapaume- Cambra | road also.
 Some idea of the German disorgani zation may be had from the fact tha
Arizona republican., 1918-09-04
VICTORY OF BRITISH
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ing German planes and rained bSmbs down upon the masses. and this prob ably upset any idea the Germans had of making determined stand west of
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-07-15

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CIRCULATION aOoks OPEN
no ADVERTISE

Monday july p 1918
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31
COSTA RIGA JOINS
FOES OF GERMANY
Total of Nations Now at War With
Central Powers Reaches Twen-
ty-One.

San Juan, Del Sur, May 24.-The
government of Costa RIGA has de-
clared war on the central powers &C
cording to advices received here.
The declaration of war by Costa
RIGA on the central powers brings
the total number of nations aligned
against Germany up to a total of
21. All of the central American
States now have clearly defined
their attitude toward the war. Pan
anna, Nicaragua, and Guatemala
have become belligerents. Honduras
has severed relations with Germany
while San Salvador has remained
neutral explaining that this neu-
trality is friendly to the United
States.
The government of Costa Rica,
"a. LEN -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31
:: The Rosenberg Nero. Go.
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Staff corps position include many
duties behind the front. Every head
quarters unit includes a number OF
positions for which the older men
would be just as we'll suited as the
present occupants who under the
new plan, would be released Tor
line duty.
Official estimates r that a mod
ern army, to be maintained as an
efficient unit, must have between 4O
and As per cent, of its actual
strength on duty behind the fighting
zone. This means that of the first
1000. 900 men sent to France, AGO.
600 serve along the line Of COM
munication.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31
GASOLINE PRICE is
FIXED BY ALLIES

Washington, May 24.-With a
view of stabilizing the price Of gaso-
line, fuel oils and other petroleum
products to domestic consumers,
Mark L. Requa, director Of oil sup
ply of the fuel administration today
announced the prices the allies will
pay for these products for tie &c
days from May 20 to- July 70.
1t was pointed out by CO c9c!cials
that while the price to the c!:!cs ap-
Piled to their purchases alons, and
not to domestic users, the allies are
such large purchasers of petroleum
here their price has a powerful eff
feet upon the domestic market:
The price of gasoline to the allies
was fixed as follows: TO. b. Gulf
ports 10 cents per gallon;f. o.. b At
lantic seaboard, % IL cents per
gallon; United States navy specifi-
cations in both cases.
At the same time the price for
aviation naptha was fixed as follows:
80 cents per gallon gulf ports; 81
cents per gallon, Atlantic seaboard;
British specifications 3O2 degrees
Fahrenheit. Final boiling point, in
both cases. ..t'
Fuel oil prices were fixed at:
Gulf ports 5 1-2 cents, British ad-
miralty specifications, 5 Ia cents;
United States navy specifications,
Atlantic seaboard, 71-2 cents; Unit
ed States navy specifications.
The price of standard white re-
fined kerosene was fixed at z IL cts
at Gulf ports and 8 IA cents at
Atlantic seaboard. Mexican reduc-
ed oil was fixed at six cents, At
lsntic seaboard. ....
The prices become effective May
20 for go days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Sunday night the pastor will
preach his second sermon to young
ladies. His subject will be: "Es-
theirs Throne" This, in a very
strong sense, is woman's duty. All
doors are opening to her religiously
and politically as well as socially.
One woman sits in congress, one
woman in Abbeville carries the mail,
women in some places are police.
men. We have women lawyers and
doctors, and ere long we will have
women judges and governors, then
will be a struggle for the Presiden-
cy. Great religious conventions
this year have thrown open their
doors for women delegates. Quo
vadis? Are the times filled with
bright light or gathering gloom?
Where is Woman's true throne?
Where was Ester's throne? Young
ladies will usher and receive offer
ing. The flower girls will again
add to the charm of the service.
Special music. $50 sharp. Be on
time and get a seat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31
GEN. WOOD APPEALS
HIS CASE TO WILSON

Washington, May 2S.-General
Leonard Wood, after spending; an
hour with President Wilson late this
afternoon, refused to amplify his
statement, made earlier in the day,
that he would stake his orders like
a soldier" 1t was learned, however,
that he requested the president to
use his influence to have him sent to
France. 1t was said that the Presl-
dents attitude was far from discour-
aging, and one close to the general
intimated that an announcement in
the nature of a surprise might be
Forthcoming before the end OF the
week.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31

The law which requires that au,
ditors and t%reasurers be appointed
by the Governor should. be rigidly
adhered to. The practice of nomi'
mating these officers in the demo
cratic primary should be discon'
tinued. A man who assesses proper,
ty for taxation, and a man who col,
lects taxes, should not be called on
to hold office at the will Of the peo-
pie whose property he assesses
There is no Office under the gov
eminent which demands more indie
pendence than that of the tax as
SCISSOR. When the democratic party
or any other party, makes him the
product of a primary election, in
most cases, 1t makes a poor tax as
SCISSOR. One man has about as much
human nature about him as another.
These officers should be appointed
in fact as we'll as in theory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31

of losing a limb.
He will live five years longer
cause of physical training.
He is freer from disease in
army than in civil life.
He has better medical care at
front than at home.
In other wars from ten to fift'
men died from disease to one II
bullets. +.
In this war one man dies II
disease to every ten from bullets
This war is less wasteful Of
than any other in history.
Buff we do not support
Red Cross this percentage in I'd
of the soldier will be reduced.
If we had had an active, Y
Red Cross in 1898, we would i
had fewer deaths from disease
the horrible camps for soldier
Exchange.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31
SOLDIER CLOTHES
WILL BE PROTECTED
Olive Drab and Khaki Colored Cloth
Not Manufactured for Civilian
Use.

New York, May 28.-Olive drab
and khaki colored cloth will not be
manufactured hereafter for civilian
use, the American Association of
Wooden and Worsted Manufacturers
announced after a meeting today.
The restriction was decided upon at
the request of the war department
which pointed out that the olive
drab and khaki have been conse-
Grated to the use of United States
troops and that the commercial use
of the colors is improper.
1t was explained that the decision
will affect the Boy Scouts and all
who have sought to make their styles
of wearing apparel partake of the
military mode.
Bringing the subject to the at
tention of the manufacturers, H. P.
Bonties, chief of the wooden branch
es of the Quartermaster's depart
ment, said.
81 trust that you will use your in
fuence to prevent what seems to
me to be at best an exhibition of
bad taste. As an imitation always
tends to cheaper the original, so the
use of the military shade by the CIV
ilian tends to lessen the respect
that we should associate with it."
Substitutes for wool in the I form
of cotton or reworked woods undoubt
eddy will have to be used in produc-
ing fabrics for civilian wear, &C
cording to Mr.. Bonties.
The jobbing and tailoring branch
es of the trade must face a gloomy
period in future, according to their
representatives at the meeting. The
almost complete elimination of i'm
ported w,oolens and the actual i'm
possibility of ordering cloth from
domestic mills, with any prospect of
delivery, gave rise to fears that the
situation may become critical.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31

Just now there is a shortage of
labor in many lines of industry. The
farms are short of the necessary Ia
Dor to properly work the crops.
The nation needs the crops. There
fore, the government is wisely plac-
ing a great many men in the de-
ferred classes, who otherwise would
be called on for military service.
Some. who have been called are be-
ing given f%urloughs. in order to
complete the which they have
commenced. This suggests to us
that maybe no farmer will be al
lowed to run for Office this summer
Certainly no farmer SHOULD neglect
the business of growing food for the
army in order to hold office.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31
MEN PAST FORTY
MAY GET CHANCE

Washington, May 24.-Another
move towards full utilization of. the
country's man power was made to-
day when Secretary Baker sent to
congress the draft of a bill propos-
ing to raise the maximum age limit
for voluntary enlistment in the army
from 40 to IS. All men over 40 so
enlisted would be assigned to nom
combatant service. In a letter to
Speaker Clark asking that the bill
be pushed, Secretary Baker said:
every mar above the age Of 40
years who is enlisted in non-com-
Blatant branches of the service will
make available for duty with the
line troops a man within the pre-
scribed age limit for all troops.
"Many men whose long expert
ence as mechanics and artisans will
make them particularly valuable to
the various staff corps and depart
ments may be thus secured instead
Of younger men without such ex-
p~erience."
There probably are 100000 men
between the ages of 40 and SIS, and
many thousands of them already
have attested their desire to serve
by bpmbarding the department with
applications. While the great ma
jority of the men in this class I'M
doubtedly will be restrained from
enlisting by family and business ties
the number at liberty to join the
colors is expected to be o than
sufficient to meet the purpose in
view.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31
ABOUT PAYING x

We have called attention several
times to the fact that a great num-
Der of people have not been paying
their just proportion of the taxes
in the city of Abbeville. The Board
of Assessors in this school district
is determined as far as its members
are able to wipe out these inequali-
ties, and to put every taxpayer on
an equality.
In undertaking to make the as
sessments the members of the board
have been more than surprised to
see that a great many people have
been lodging the payment of their
just proportion of taxes all these
years, and that residents of the city
owning property have not paid a
cent of taxes for years. The prin-
cipal offenders in this regard are
the money-lenders. The. banks and
trust companies who are in the
business of lending money are al
ways called on to pay their part of
the burdens of government, but
those people who stay at home, rest
comfortably and live on the income
of their money loaned at high rates
of interest have been paying moth,
ing.
The Board of Assessors has placed
on the tax books thousands Of dol
lars in taxable values so far, anc
they are anxious to see that every
dollars worth of property which
should be taxed is put on the books
Wherever they are able to learn Of
it it is being placed there.
1t is evident however that this
board cannot make a survey of the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31

With the American Army II
Picardy, May 27.-Germany's pick
ed storming troops were outmatchee
at every point by the American:
holding front-line positions here
early today in a battle that LASTED
from 6 to 9 o'clock. Attacking il
three sections, the Germans wer
able to reach the American frs
line. They were quickly driven out
however, and the Americans imme
diately counter attacked and swep
forward well within the enemy-line:
Using hand grenades and theil
bayonets, the Americans inflicted
heavy damage on the Germans. Gen
eral Pershing's men held their posi-
ton in the German lines until they
were recalled by their commanders
They brought back several German
prisoners.
The German artillery heavily bonn!
barded the American lines before
the attack. The Huns also dropped
scores of mustard gas shells along
the American front.
According to military experts the
Germans purpose in attacking the
American lines was to feel out the
strength of the French and American
forces. As a result of their curios-
ity they got a we're trouncing. The
bombardment that preceded the raid
was one of the heaviest American
troops have felt. 1t is estimated
10000 shells dropped within the
American lines.
Five hundred picked shock troops
attacked in the center and were sup
ported on one side by a force of 12O
and on the other side by a force of
100.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31
AMERICAN SOLDIERS DEFEAT
PICKED FORCE OF GERMANS

With the American Troops in
France, May 27.-Five American
pursuit airplanes, cooperating with
French planes, successfully engaged
a German air squadron this after
non. Responding to an alert near
Pont-a-Mousson, the Americans, fly
ing low, drove off attacking enemy
planes and, in conjunction with the
French, used their machine guns
with telling effect against the Ger
mar infantry.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31

The next Governor Of South
Carolina has announced that he will
be ready to assume the duties of the
Office when Governor Manning is
ready to retire. His name is Cooper.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31
KEEP UP THE PERCENTAGE.

The soldier has Twenty-Five
chances of coming home to n OF
being killed.
He has ninety-eight chances of re-
covering from a wound to two
chances of dying.
He has only one chance in 500
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31

property OF tne school alstrlct. lhls
work should be done by some ap-
pointee of the city and school trus-
tees combined. Hundreds of cows,
dogs, hogs, and other species of
property as we'll as numerous lots
of real estate may be found in ev-
cry ward on which nothing is being
paid. Perhaps a hundred thousand
dollars worth of property in the
Abbeville School district may be
found which is escaping the pay
ment of taxes. Every dollar OF
this property should be on the tax
books. But it will not be there un-
til some authority puts it there. The
fact that nearly fifty per cent. OF
the people in this school district
make no returns for taxation what
ever shows how lax the law is in
it's enforcement against tax dodgers.
It must be the business of some
body to bring these people up be-
fore the proper authorities and see
that they pay their taxes and pro-
perly return their property for tax
alton.
There is now provided by law a
penalty of fifty per cent. on all tax
payers who fail to make returns.
The penalty is not exacted by the
officers of the law, mainly we pre-
sumo, because it is too extreme IN
many cases. The legislature should
in the place of this penalty how
ever provide some penalty which
may be imposed on every taxpayer
who fails to make his return and 1T
should be placed there by the tax
ing powers, and if not so placed,
the amount should be collected from
the officer of the law allowing these
parties to escape, or assessed
against his official bond.
One other matter deserves no
tice. About half the people who
are liable to the payment of poll
tax, or should be, do not pay this
tax. If a fellow has a crook in his
arm, or a boil on the back of his
neck, or if ne limps a little, even
though he does not make his living
by physical labor he escapes the
payment of poll tax. No such tax
lodging should be allowed. This
fellow will always stand around on
the street corner and proclaim that
taxation is the fairest way to
raise money for public enterprises
and forthwith bestir himself to keep
from paying his portion. If some
of the patriots who are not paying
poll taxes were marched before the
public they would be stoned.
The man who is "a willing tax
payer and makes no kick from year
to year is the culprit. The taxes are
assessed against him as if he were
the burden-bearer of the commun-
ity, while a great many people who
live off the taxes which other peo-
pie pay are particular to pay none
themselves, or as little as may be.
The law is perhaps 10 blame in a
great many respects. 1t should be
amended. Then the law in all its
stringency should be enforced to
the letter to the end that "no
guilty man escape"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31

Glasgow, May 27.-The Herald,
in commenting upon Premier Lloyd
Georges Edinburgh speech, said
that Scotland is as firm as her
mountains. High tribute is paid to
the unity and determination to win
the war.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31
Friday, May 81, 1913.

The candidates have commenced
the work of building their plat
forms, but what the people want
most is a man to stand on a plat
form.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31

After a long interval, the
mans again began to lombard
with long range guns at $3.50 O.
Monday morning.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31

headed by President Tinoco has
never been recognized by the United
States. 1t came into power after
the deposition of President Coma
les in January, 1917.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-31
A Prosperous Old Gentleman With :
oo>qrisnt Ha. s.batner& Marx
Pleasant Smile


You can see that at a&glance. &
He's active in business, right on the job,
feels young and is a very neat dresser.
His suit is a tropical worsted, made by
=, Hart Schaffner & Marx, bought right out
of stock.
His Shoes are made Of glazed kang, on
a neat but comfortable last, manufactur-
ed by Howard & Foster Co. His shirt is
an Eclipse" white with a small black
stripe.
A Manhattan" union suit, cool and
comfortable. And it took him about ten
minutes to make his selections and be pro
perly fitted.
A complete and large stock, represent
ing some Of the most reliable manufac-
turers in America, and statesmen OF ex-
p%erience, who know their stock, makes
shopping easy, and assures you lasting
satisfaction.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-04-26
YPRE!SS SECTOR
REPORTED WEAK
(By United Press)

Washington, April 26.-Army
men view the north end of the
western battle line as presenting
more dangerous elements that the
struggle in the Amiens sector.
since. i reinforcements, sufficiently
strong, have been thrown into the
Amlens battle, but there appears
to be. more weakness along the
British front to the north.
The fact is the lines about
Amiens have yielded but little
thus far, which fact has been
most encouraging and has offset.
the news Of the withdrawal in
the Bialliul Wyscheate sector.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-04-26

Mrs. 0. B. Howe, wife &C sa,,es-
man OF the National Cash Regis
ter Company once prominent in
society cf akland and San Fran
cisco, has been on trial for her life.
on the charge Of numbering w. II.
Brooks in a hotel III Porlervillc.
Cal. She declared that he had
prosecuted her and had been the
cause Of the separation of herself
and her husband.v
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-04-26

Ii any one doubts the ability
OF the women Of this country as
fighters they are reminded that
just now these women are sue
cessfully prosecuting three great
wars: They are doing yeoman
service in whipping the kaiser,
are successfully prosecuting a
war for political recognition, and
are whipping John Barleycorn to
q standstill.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-04-26
FRENCH TRO0PST
SURR0UNDED0N
MOUNT KENNEL
(By United Press)

(By United Press)
With the British Armies in
Flanders, April 26. - The
French troops are almost
entirely surrounded on Mount
KENNEL. They are still )
. fighting.
After eight hours of fight
ing the German storm troops ,
finally wedged their way be-
tween the French and British ,
tanks and crossed the KEN :
mel-Ypres road, where a ter )
rlfic allied fire held them up :
for two hours. :
They turned southwark 4
and poured down the valleys
west Of KENNEL hill, sur i
rounding the French who are =
still fighting at the top of the j
heights. $
x x *;s x * x i: y x X X X y
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-04-26
NEW SN|INDIE
GETS PARENTS
(By United Press)


Washington, April 26.-Parents
Of soldiers in camps are warned
by tho war department Of a swim
die which has been successfully
operated in various camps.
A telegram is sent informing
that the soldier has a furlough.
home, waving Identification. The
rest is mere matter of detail.
Parents and friends should be
warned Of this game and Of the
similar one where the telegraph
ic request is to mail money to the
soldier, care general delivery.