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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-06
WOMAN IS ELECTED

Nr. l.. H. Haralson, wife of the late pr pal of the Lipscomb school, was eisetes to succeed him at mass meeting Of citia ans at the Odd Fellows hall Mon aay ening. The vote was unanimous, bsire aken by exclamation. request win be made by the citizens of the com snlfn t5 to the county board of education fos s Haralson to receive the appoint mem Mrs Haralson is the widow of the late of. l.. H. Haralson, who was killed by tVgo negroes, Louis ard Qufllas Lilly. ,yho w ore brothers. several weeks ago.
 zsp w. F. Reed will be tried on chsrse of robbing mocking birds nest in Ns Bessemer inferior court before Jucee Herbert Etheridge Friday morn- ing Inc warrant was sworn out by H. E gg Gee. It Is believed that no trial on similar charge has ever been held.
 PURDY-TOWNSEND
 Mss Esther Townsepd and Mir. Evans puf was solemnized at the residence ot brides SAmn4k Mr.eand Mrs. w.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-06

H. Townsend Monday afternoon The decoration for the wedding were of daisies ferns and palms. The ceremony was per- formed by Rev Middleton s. Barnweli. rector of the Church of the Advent m the presence of few friends and reia tives The bride was given in marriase by her father, and wore a navy blue tri- colette suit, and carried an arm bouquet of radiance roses and lilies of the valley The groom has recently returned from oversea service. After wedding trlp they will reside in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-06
Negro Is Lynched
By Assneiated Press

BY AssNcIatBd Pross
 Cochran, Ga, August 5.-An unidenti- fled negro who was taken from Southern passenger train here last night on complaint of negro passen- gers and placed in the city barracks, was lynched by unknown persons dur ing the early morning. His body was found swinging to a small tree 50 yards from the Cochran and East man railroad line,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-06
AUTO ACCIDENT

Harry M Kohn of Birmingham suffete6 serious internal injuries Tuesday after noon about o'clock when an automobile in which he was driving struck tele- graph post, throwing him with violence against the steering wheel. Mir. Kohr was trying to evade another car. which was approaching. when the accident hap pened He was rendered unconscious by the blow, and was carried to the Eliza beth Duncan Hospital where he after wards regained consciousness. and re- uuested that his wife be called and told of the accident Mrs. Kohn hastened to his bedside and immediately called pr Solomon from Birmingham. who upor consultation with the local physician de- cided to operate upon the injured man The operation was performed about $ clock.
 Annie Blevins. a negro woman. was painfully injured Monday evening when the buggy in which she was driving was struck by an automobile being sdriven by VIII Rosser at Clarendon avenue and Twenty First street Rosser was placed under arrest by Detective Harrison on charge of reckless dEiving. and it is stated that he was drivin& rapidly without any lights on his car. The woman suffered a broken arm and other bruises, while the buggy in which she was driving was com pletely demolished. Her husband was with her in the buggy. but escaped in- jury The Ford car being driven oy Rosser was also damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-06
Monthly Bar Docket

The monthly bar docket of the crim- inal division of the circuit court has been placed in the hands of the print CTS and will be teady in few days, according to announcement made ast the county courthouse yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-06
Discharged Soldier Sentenced to Twenty
 Years for Murder
By Assoeia,ee Pres,

Somerset Ky, August 5.--James discharged soldier, who on June 3 shot and killed Conductor s..m Burns on cincinnau, New orleans {: Texas Pacific railroad passenger tram near here. rolovsns dispute over fares has been given a sentence of 2l years in the penttentiary after d tr.al lasting all day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-06
pERSON AIS

N l.. Carpenter left for his home in New York Tuesday after a pleasant visit to Dr. and Mrs J. s. Winters and Dr. and Mrs. w. D. Taylor
 Miss Sadie Phelps is at Biloxi, Miss. where she will spend the month of Au- gust
 Miss Avernell Jones is the guest of Miss Bara Nolen at her home in Joneshoro,
 Miss Nellie Neal returned Tuesday rom
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-06

of David Nixon, senior patrol leader of Troop No G. and while their motive is to do Mrs Lane a good turn, they are having quite an adventure in the search for her husband, and tell many interest ing things that happened to them. This is the second time within the past few
 months that MT. Lane has disappeared from his home on Ninth avenue, and rela. tives are greatly concerned about him.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-08-07
FAMOUS
PEACE TREATIES
TREATY OF ST. PETERSBURG. 1772.

BY II. IRVING KING
lure News paper Syndicate.)

their way into the country, gathered
to themselves business and industries
and worked their propaganda.
In 1878 the election of Augustus III
TO the Polish throne was accomplished
by open bribery and under the guard of
Russian soldiers.
Poland Stirred to War.
But Poland did not die without
struggle. KOsclusko who had served
under Washington during the Ameri-
can revolution, returned to the native
country, inspired the spirit Of pa
triotism into his fellow Poles and
stirred all Poland into war against her
Oppressors. The Poles fought brave
ly and defeated the Russians in the
fierce battle of Dubenka. But now
Prussian army entered Poland.
KosciuskO was defeated and Poland
Overrun. The Austrian troops had
joined with the armies of Russia and
Prussia and the three powers, In the
face Of the protests of the western
powers and the outbursts Of indigna-
ton from NIL upright men, proceeded
to third partition which gave to
Prussia $4,000 square miles OF ter
ritory with 100000 Inhabitants, TO
Russia $4,000 square miles with 81
100000 inhabitants; Austria had been
slow and got nothing this time. a
general rising Of the Poles followed
and again the leader was KosciuskO.
Hordes of Russian and German soldiers
were poured into Poland and at length.
on October 10. at the battle of Macie-
jOwice. KosciuskO was defeated and
taken prisoner, and Freedom Shrek
ed as Kosciusko fell" wrote the poet
Campbell. The victorious Austrians,
Russians and Prussians now proceed
ed to finish their work by taking Po-
land off the map altogether. OF what
they had not stolen before they pro-
ceeded to portion out to themselves
the remnants of the kingdom was as
follows Russia, $4,000 square miles
with 100000 inhabitants; Prussia, 81
600 square miles with 100000 inhabi-
.ants. Austria had taken part In this
last subjugation Of Kusciusko and got
$4,000 square miles with 100000 in
habitants. The deal begun at the sign
ing of the treaty of St. Petersburg on
August 8, 1772, was completed. PO-
land ceased to exist. AS full of crimes
as history Is it contains no record of
such another cold-blooded crime by CIV
illzed and Christian powers as the an
Inhalation of Poland.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-08-07

cross the Atlantic and attack the
shores of Spain. AS soon as 1t be-
came evident that the purpose was
reality and not bluff other European
powers put diplomatic pressure" on
spain to end the war. The prospect of
American guns awaking he echoes of
European hills was not looked forward
to in 1898 with the eager pleasure that
1t was anticipated by some nations a
year and half ago. Spain did not
need much urging, and on July % the
Spanish minister of state transmitted
through the French ambassador Mt
Washington letter to President Nc
kinley asking for peace. This letter
reached the president on July 20, and
four days later the secretary of state,
Mr. Day. replied, stating the terms
upon which an armistice would be con-
Guided. They were: The evacuation
OF Cuba by Spain and the relinquish-
ment of all claims of sovereignty over
that island; the cession of Porto Rico
and all other Spanish West Indian
islands to the United States the ces-
sion to the United States of an island
i'm the Ladrones to be selected by the
United States. and the occupation by
the United States of the city and bay
of Manila pending treaty Of peace
which should determine the disposition
of the Philippines.
On August IL M. Jules Cambon. the
ErDnRh mi Inn Sior III
of Spain the protocol, or terms of
armistice, in which were embodied not
only the demands stated but three 9TH
er articles providing for the method of
evacuating Cuba and Porto Rico. Fight
ing stopped. 1t was arranged that
peace delegates should meet at Paris
in October. Mr.. Day resigned his
office as secretary of state in order to
accept an appointment as first dele
gate. The other delegates were Sena-
tors Davis Of Minnesota and Frye of
Maine, and Whitelaw Reid of New
York. Spain sent like delegation.
Philippines Stumbling Block.
The principal stumbling block was
reached when the commissioners came
to consider the Philippines. Having
taken them and destroyed the only
government in the islands the United
States could hardly go away and leave
them loose In the world, as 1t were.
Other nations had envious eyes on
them and stood ready to grasp the
fruits of American success. Spain re-
fused TO give them up and threatened
to break off negotiations. The United
States made the cession of the islands
an ultimatum and, running true to
form" In paying cash for what she had
already obtained by conquest, offered
Spain twenty million dollars IL she
gave them up. Spain yielded and the
treaty was signed on December 10.
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Poland. having been taken Off the
map 10y Il treaty. Us now to be put
hnrk again by another treaty. In the
Poland was the dominant power In east
ern Europe. Her dominion extended
from the Baltic TO the Dnieper and
pressed down upon Austria TO the
south. while Red Russia, White Rus
Sia, Black Russia and the Ukraine
huddled up in a corner on the Baltic,
and surrounded on the other sides by
Poland. Courland and LivOnia were
Polish provinces. The Prussians or
BoruSsians, We're an idOlatrous tribe
who INDUCED in human sacrifices and
Poland called In the Teutonic knights
20 subdue them.
The TeutOnic knights subdued the
BOrussianS, but they turned Prussia
into a militant little state which be-
gan at once wars to Increase It's ter
ritory. A Hohenzollern had himself
elected head of the Teutonic knights
and thus began the house of Hohen-
zollern, and that power destined to
have such large share in the down
fall of Poland and to be such men,
ace to the world, sprung from race
of savages led by an adventurer.
AS late as 1868, when the American
colonies were already settled common
wealths. Poland was so powerful that
her king. John Sobieski. marching with
a Polish army, relieved the siege of
Vienna and saved Europe from being
ovcrrun by the Turk.
Dynasty Came to an End.
With the death Of Sigismund Angus
tus in 1872, the dynasty of the old
kings came to an end and Poland
adopted system Of elective kings. and
badly and contributed to the downfall
Of the nation. The Polish diet elected
the king. 1t consisted of chamber
Of peers and house of representa-
tives Of the lesser mobiles. The diet
sat only six weeks each year and its
decisions were obliged to be unani-
nous to be effective. Also there was
recognized right Of any mobiles con-
federating together to enforce their
will by the power Of arms. Naturally
the result was discord and sometimes
civil war. Russia, the growing Prus-
STA and Austria fostered these internal
disagreements with hungry looks on
Polish territory.
A large number Of Germans found
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-08-07
TREATY OF PARIS, 1893


After all, 1t took four months after
the signing of the armistice to sign a
treaty with Spain after the Spanish
war. And that was a comparatively
simple affair with only two nations In
volved. The protocol. or amistice,
was signed on August II, 1898, and
the treaty signed on December 10
four months lacking two days from
the ceasing of hostilities. The treaty
was not ratified by the senate until
April IL of 1899. So, theoretically, we
were ut war with Spain for a year
lacking few days, although actual mil
itary operations did not last many
days over three months.
The principal events of the Spanish
American war most people remember.
War was declared by Spain on April
"a and by the United States on April
%. There was a curious little exhi-
bition of "Castilian pride" about that.
Spain learned on April "a that the
United States was going to declare war
the next day and promptly declared 1t
herself. Another interesting point is
that the United States began the
blockade of part only of the Cuban
coast at first and began II two days
before Spain declared war and three
days before we declared 1t. And the
American proclamation of war was
made retroactive to April 81. Dewey
entered Manila bay May i and de-
stroyed the Spanish fleet there.
Cervera's fleet got into Santiago on
May 10, where, 1t was bottled up by
the fleet under Sampson and Schley-
Sampson being senior officer. The
American expedition landed at Dali
quiri June 20-22, and the battles of I'll
Caney and San Juan Hill took place
on July IL. On July the Spanish
fleet attempted to escape and was de-
stroyed in the naval battle of Santi-
ago. Santiago surrendered on July
IL and the campaign in Porto Rico be-
gan on July 20, and was in progress at
the signing of the armistice. Manila
was captured on August IL, the day
after the protocol was signed. Ma
Mia had been practically at the mercy
of the Americans since the May morn
ing on which Dewey destroyed the
Spanish fleet. 1t had been only
question of getting American troops
there to occupy the place in sufficient
force.
Spain Was SuIIen.
SPANS attempt to stand against the
power of the United States had every
where resulted In disaster to the Span
ish arms. Her fleets had been swept
from the seas and her colonial possess
sions were In American hands. She
could carry on no more war overseas,
but threatened to sit sulIenly at home
and defy the United States still. But
after the battle of Santiago the Unit
ed States began preparing a feet to
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WOLVES OF THE SEA
Bv RANDALL PARRISH
Copyrighf, by A. c. MCCLURE 6 Co.

these arms I'm the rack here, and be
ready for business-the rest will be
done In hurry. I'll wait here for
your report"
At the very best Watkins could
scarcely perform the task assigned
him In less than an hour. The success
or failure Of our effort depended en-
tjrely upon taking these fellows by
complete surprise. If 1t came to an
open fight our cause was hopeless, for
that would mean fourteen or fifteen
men unarmed, pitted against over a
hundred thoroughly equipped and
trained fighters. Only by sonhping
them below, with matches battered
down, and carronade trained upon
them, would we be safe.
sat where could watch the stairs,
and the entire forward part of the
cabin. Gunsaules lowered the table,
and began preparing the morning
meal. Finally he announced break
fast.
Suppose you rap on the lady's door
yOnder, and ask IL she will join me.
Say your message Is from Senior
Gates"
She came at once and seated herself
opposite me, and we spoke of the
weather while Gunsaules served. He
was still lowering about, but my anX-
iety to have word with her alone
caused me to send him to attend Cap
tain Sanchez. We waited until he dis
appeared within the after stateroom,
bearing tray; then her eyes sudden
ly lifted to mine, filed with question
ing.
"Tell me what has happenedw She
breathed eagerly. 81 heard the noise
of struggle out here, and voices con-
versing. Why are you alone?"
leaned over to speak In as low a
tone as possible. And I told her the
situation in detail and my plans.
She sat silently gazing at me across
the table, her parted lips trembling to
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-08-07
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Deck Is Ours.

/ had the next step carefully out
lined In my own mind, and yet hest
tated a moment, glancing into the two
faces before me, with a sudden reali-
cation Of what the contemplated ac-
ton would mean to all of us, IL by any
chance 1t should fail Of success.
managed to speak cheerfully, putting
q ring of confidence into my voice.
"Then the sooner we act the better.
Watkins, have LeVere order these men
aft. Let him say that Senior Estada
wishes them to break out some stores
in the lazaret. They need be here only
long enough for us to distribute these
arms among them, and for me to speak
q word of instruction to them"
"But have 1 no part? Is there no
way In which can help?" asked the
girl.
"You have your pistol? Then re-
main here. shall have to go on deck
with the men, and will not dare leave
them a moment until the ship is abb
solutely secure. Manuel Is locked In
that stateroom, but must not be COM
municated with by anyone. It will be
your part to see that Gunsaules
neither enters that passage leading
amidships. nor approaches this door.
Keep him In sight. You will save us
a man. Wait here now until see how
securely this passage forward Is
closed" =
It was as described TO me--a heavy
oaken door, nail studded. not only
locked, but held firmly In place by a
stout iron bar. There was not the
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-08-07

an unasked question. Before she could
frame this in words, the door to the
companion opened, and Watkins de-
scended the stairs. At sight of her he
whipped off his cap.
"YOu may speak freely" said.
"This is the young lady / told you
about, and Of course she is with us.
Only talk low."
"Yes, sir" using a hoarse whisper,
and fastening his gaze on me. "It's all
right, sir"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-08-07
Celtic Isle.

The smallest dependency of France
is the lie d'Hoedle, situated at the east
of Belle isle. Its population is 238
The people do not speak French, but
Celtic. Fishing is the principal indus
try, and all the Inhabitants are pro
vided with food at an Inn managed b.
the women. The town has no stz'eetf
The houses are mostly Of mud
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-08-07

author Of the
well-knOwn "Notes
on the p e n { a.
teuch." In an ar
ticle under this
caption he points
out that many
who have been de-
livered from le-
gality d e sc e n d
into levity. From
the one extreme
of living In bond
age to the law
they pass to the
other of turning
the grace of God
Into lascivious-
ness" It Is about
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-08-07
True wayfarinq Christian.

He that can apprehend and consider
vice with all her bats and seeming
pleasures ard yet abstain, and yet
distinguish, snd yet prefer that which
is truly better, he is the true way
faring Christian-John Milton.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-08-07
Damon Of Sin.

Sin is never at a stay; II we Dc
not retreat from IL, we shall advances
in It; and the further on we go. the
more we have to come back.--Barrow
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-08-07
Legality and Levity
By REV. L. w. GOSNELL
Assistant Dean. Moody Bible
Institute. Chicago

TExT-That the righteousness of the
law might be fulfilled in us. who walk
not after the flesh. but after the Spirit
Romans GA.
We have borrowed the above title
from an old writer, G. III. Macintosh,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-24
New Scales Installed.

The Abbevile Ice Plant has install
ed new scales at the plant in the
city. The scales are of the Howe
make, and are regular $4,000 lbs.
wagon scales, weighing the team, wa
gon and all. and insulln" correct
weights. The understructure is of
steel, which keeps everything in a
level position and in proper balance.
The Howe people guarantee that a
silver dollar is sufficient to throw
the scales out of balance if placed
on them in balance. The scales we're
erected by Col. James Reliable
Thornton and are therefore all right.
They will be used in the coal business
of the Ice Plant.
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Society Leaders.

The following ladies have been Sc
lected and have signifed their willing
ness to start society week in Able
vile, beginning Monday, Oct. 9th,
and continuing through Friday, Oct.
3lst. A great deal of interest is be-
ing manifested in the scheme, as a
means to RAISE MONEY for the
Memorial Hospital. The society lead
ers are: Mrs. C. C. Gambrell, Mrs.
w. P. Greene, Mrs. Foster McLane,
Mrs. M. T. Coleman, Miss Maggie
Brooks, Mrs. c. H. McMurray, Mrs.
+. E. Harrison, Mrs. D. A. Rogers,
Mrs. Gulledge, Mrs. Elbert White
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-24
RED CROSS
HOME SERVICE SECTION.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Red Cross Roll Call Committee.

Red Cross Roll Call Committee.
A strong and intensely alive, COM
mittee has been appointed to con-
duct the third annual Red Cross Roll
Call, for the Abbeville Chapter,
which begins Nov. 9rd and ends Nov.
18th. This committee is composed of
J. S. Cochran, Chairman; 1t. Sweten-
burg, Director World War Veterans;
H. B. Wilson and W. M. Langley, Di-
rectors, Industrial Division; Mrs. Cliff
King, Director Womans Division; Hon.
J. M. Nickles, Director Mems Divis-
ion; Rev. Louis j. Bristow, Director,
Speakers Bureau, and Mrs. M. T..
Coleman, Director Publicity and Sup
plies. A large majority of the peo-
pie are opposed to the idea that be-
cause the war is over Red Cross work
will cease, and believe that if invited
the membership will be a 100 per
cent for the Third Roll Call. y,
Women May Have to Sew and Knit.
1t has been announced that part
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# the Peace Program Of the Red

Of the Peace Program Of the Red
Cross vii be the establishment Of
Disaster relief units. These units
will probably be established at Base
Hospitals at various camps and will
consist of equipment and supplies for
any emergency. The women who did
such fine work during the war may
be asked to make pajamas, hospital
robes, etc.
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THE PRESS AND BANNER: ABBEVILLE. S. C.

easy way to contribute money to a
worthy enterprise and to give pleas
ure to your friends. Entertain eight
ladies who will give a quarter and
will pledge themselves to give a
party.
Phone Mrs. McLane if you will
give party.
The men will pay the bills.
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About Parties.

Read the advertisement in this is
sue of the Society Tournament being
arranged for next week by the Civic
Club for the benefit of the Hospital.
Get clear idea of the arrangement
and phone your name as volunteer
IN the Social whirl. Give a party
Monday and 60 to a party any day
you are invited.
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What the Red Cross Thinks of MIR.
Cochran.

The following telegram has been
received by Mr.. J. S. Cochran from
the Division office of the American
Red Cross, and shows that the excel
lent work done in the> Civilian Relief
Department Of the local Chapter by
Mr.. Cochran during the war is justly
by headquarters.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. %.
j. S. Cochran,
Abbeville, S. C.
With you at head of Red Cross
Roll Call know Campaign will be sue
cessful. Letter follows.
E. R. Black, Manager. O.
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The Book Club.

The regular meeting of the Book
Club was held Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. Sol Rosenberg. The meet
ing was we'll attended and was most
pleasant. In the absence of Mrs. Link
Mrs. ]. F. Miller presided.
Mrs. Week, Mrs. Levi, Mrs. J. r.
Nickles and Mrs. Plaxco were the
guests of the afternoon. A delightful
salad course with coffee and bon
bons was served after business was
over.
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Mrs. w. D. Barksdale, Miss Lilly
Clark, Mrs. J. M. Anderson, Mrs.
Frank Andrews, Miss Helen Edwards,
Mrs. B. T. Cochran, Miss Mary Mil
ford, Mrs. Minshall for Misses Susan
and Racn,i Minshall Mrs. }. Il. Pow
er, Miss Jict1,ia Howie ard Miss
Eleanor Gchroedcr.