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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03
NAVY HAS PLANS
III FOR WAR COLLEGE
Vice Admiral Sims to Return Soon.
VIII Be President-Man Who Has
Directed Efforts Abroad Re-
quests Assignment to Duty at ~
Newport.

washington, Jan. l.-Under plans
for a comprehensive expansion of
the naval war college at Newport, R.
T., until it's work will reach officers
throughout the fleet, Vice Admiral
Sims, now commanding American
naval forces abroad, will return to
the presidency of the college : when
his present duty is completed. j,
Secretary Daniels disclosed this as
signment today in presenting to the
house naval committee a request for
double the appropriation made for
the college last year. He also told
the committee that Admiral Sims
had requested that erbe returned to
Newport, which he left just: before
the United States entered; the war, in
order to hasten to, London to arrange
for the participation of the American
navy in the fight against the COM
mon enemy. 54a E.: .; :.
4sThe study. of naval strategy and
naval tactics during the last, four,
years, }. the secretary told the COM
mittee;, "will have deep interest for
every naval officer and, the applica,
ton Of the principles learned during
the war in future naval strategy:will
need to be studied by all naval Off
RS who may be charged with re-
:ponsible duties. I do not think that
any money for, naval purposes can
be expended more wisely than to give
she opportunity for naval officers to:
study at the war college sand to car
ry the study to all men insthe fleet.
"Undes Admiral simss direction.
s,he college VIII expand its work so
that It win touch every officer in the
5feet as3wen as those officers who are
privileged to 90 TO Newport for a,
term: It is my purpose to have as
signed to the college an eminent nav
al constructor, and along with, the
study Of tactics and strategy there
will be the study Of naval construc-
ton. We have learned many things
about the buildings Of ships and the
Importance Of the protection Of ships
during this war. Other officers and
other stats and corps will have the,
advantage Of attendance upon the
war college. .; i
"It would be manifestly. unjust
now to put in force an order that no
man should be assigned to an i'm
portant place in the fleet who had
not taken the college war course, but
we are looking towards that end and
must make provision for affording
opportunity to- all officers to take
this course. When this has been
done promotion and leadership in the
lavy should go to those who have
mastered strategy and tactics as
taught at the war college, as well as
to those who have shown mastery
over the seas in the actual practice
of seamanship afoat." 49,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03
REHEARSALs FOR THE MUsI-
CAL PLAY, "AMERIcA FIRST

Under the auspices Of the eanteen
committee, are progressing finely
and the play will be- given at the
opera house on Monday night, Jan.
1s. There are one hundred in the
cast.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03

/ RELAXATION q ESQ
oN5NEW I YEARS DAY n
I arnou. Course for Hour OF
d of Periods of Reposs-
INT and Madame Poin-
4.ee Pay Call in the
/ Afternoon.

Jan. President Wilson
j en- route to- Rome where
.te the guest Of King Victor
Al. During his stay in the
hpital he viii visit the pope.
the Methodist 6 Coilege and
4inue his conference with,
Premier I, Orlando and Baron !
the foreign minister Inn.
results are expected from
which win be last to the M
antriess. is . before 5, the beginning
sace conference 4,
lately after breakfast this
the president D went with
Eson and Rear "A diniral Cary
SGns his Fspars9na physician,
saptiful St, Cloud course
nv butt fainless clouds and
for al. 4 hour. !. 81 q. {
was 81 auiet family New
hnners at the Muras Mansion.
1iness was put before the
et His only departure from
|snction OF dnairal Grayson
BE the day; 20 comp etc relax
So ssf
Tn he received q New Years
Fla Presid dent ;ands Madame
II and lateFsyisited Cot Fl III N Y.
with whom he had a confer
lryond this he had no appoint
conference in Rome with the
statesmen will, in Q asense, be
haation lof those held here
ting. Victor Emmanuel visited
eTha President. also talked
Esmier Orlando and Foreign
sonnino while they were
Ehe results Iof President vii
differences with The British
David Lloyd George and
Minister Balfour, which
kt yet been fully disclosed,
viii have an important re-
IS the continuation Of the
ices with the Italian leaders.
kForking machinery of the
n commission has been thor
organized during the presi-.
bsence in England and every
practically ready to begin
/ when he returns from Italy.
[ppears no reason for alter
forecast made four weeks
/ President Wilson intends
lex in Washington before the
Of the American congress on
or that, if necessary he
arn to France early lin the
% continue his work There
Rever, some indications that
sident's hopes that his return
/ be necessary may be real
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03
FARM LOAN BOARD
HIGHLY PRAISED
Success. Of Banks Has Been shown
Time for Increaseshould Have
Greater Lending Power and
IS Write Fire Insurance on
Property. ~

Washington, 9afn. Il increase M
the lending power OF 1ederal iano
banks and the grant t.tf 81 authority ati, ZOE ZOE
them to write hre insurance [l'lps' on on Ialm
property were advocated 'Dy tne
farm loan board IN It's annuai mi report
submitted today 70 congress Modin- !!
cation OF the federal farm A. loan act
so as to ma make the minimum MI nun loan
500 instead Of $100 and maximum
loans Of s25, ,ooe instead of $4,000
also was urged 81, Z
The report was sdeseribed as coy /.
ering the hrst year or operation. OF
the farm loan system, tne nrst year
OF. the board being spent IN organl-
zation. - 5.ts.& =,
The year was one S9f very evident
progress declared Fne 'S1s report, wnaeh
contained table showing that "a farm =
loan ssoclatlons9 9l increased aE IIom :
.S39Fto S,459 during the year; tnat tina
the capital OF the q Iederai lana la
banks Increased from Ply, ,aSsS,2So ls, to g
6;250, ,2S5 thy that lll loans IN force IN: r.:
creased from s2a,Sl6, 3Q5 to $149,:
,0Q4 ,4s9 that Joint stock land ban banks +
increased from four to nine and that
their loans nov amount q TO $7,Ssso.-
s734; and that interest rates ofs tae
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03
MRS. HOWE IMPROVES.

Mrs. Howie, who has been sick
COR. such a long time at the home OF
her son, Mr.. Zimmer Howie, has re-
covered sufficiently to get about on
c1utches. y A..e
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03
u. S. Transport Runs
Into SandEa * Near
New York.
NORTHERN PACIFIC GOES s.
AGROUND OFF FIRE ISLAND
When shif. Comes Men win Bs,
Taken From Northern Pacific 70
Other. Boats-2,4s0 Soldiers
Aboard, l,7oo IF Whom Are Y 4 y
4i';y%g5a Sick or Wounded. iy

New York Jan. i1.-RelatiyeSs of
men aboard the United States ttest trans r. na I
mort Norihern I'm pacific !. asplro,rind III 4 .
sand bar off Fire island 4 tdesd havea g
no fear ,fortheir safety, 9 aeeordian,es
tota wireless message 4 i froiin 81 g CAPTAIN
t,onnelly, coninalnaine, 4 fiecesiassd s fs to.ti z
night by the s:Associateta q ,pfe33s ft9s
4 i.itsNorthern Pacific III Ii nio DANCE 81
said Captain Connolly message.
aReiatRes Z Of soldiers ana I'LL crew 1:ss
need have no fear Of theft saf u etey. 81.
Theasoldiers N all probability win
be landed tofnorr6w {, or : wheH HeSaestf e
,winds shift orth,wvaard va 81 81 west. Il 81 n e
The navafS Sauthoritiss sfe taxing
every precaution, however to tgesiafd
the lives of the q, $50 soldiers aboard
she transport, nearly t,700 iSf whsJ}mrnt
are Sick or wounded.s "a 8 braeches
buoy has been rugged from t,1et shore
to the vessel ready forFuse. j at any; any
time time if It is deemed best to.rish futt.,
.her injury to the streteheri cases; bSy,
removing them f ;n3xhe craft, wl{liIey
1s destroyers and riayal 8 t,.as III
standing, by to lend Assistance II, an
ergency. ! ID e .Sli$yt
Nearinq Fv.n * ~ 81 3, II 4: ss.tsIs v:
The transport which, ], !! str,,ck n / sbei,
sand bar in > heavy foo, at 4 .ai, tb;s
morning was, restiin,e, n,ors =, :, s;,,, l.. .
night and WAS annroa chino, on ss,,o,, ,5.,
keel. altbouoh, sbo had ,;sto i, ,,1,;,,,
earlier il the dav.. s,no 4 n,,ta,,..ssy !
difficult about. her. s,;nnarp aecLs
over which high seas were ua chine, &
She was a considerable distance Off
shore when she went aground but
now has been driven 10 t';iaJ, within 1aa.
than 900 wards Of the beach
The wind was s+i,, sb1o1r,;;,,,,,,,. f,o,,.3 4,
the southwest ton;ob+ bn, had .o,,, - :. 3
what abated. aIthoupb the daaa +. .co,,, 4,
tinued rouoh and tbara,, mo = j ! =,
fog off shore Mari, ar, Z ,,,sd Ia al
however. that the. >. wind .yro,,t5 .s,;ft
to the northwest hafor. 4 4, o,ni,,s. I,,,
making condftions ffavnrable for
transferring the troops to destrov-
ers. If this is done The me,i I.,i;, viii be
brought direct to New York
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03

W. ]. Milford was a business visi-
.or to the city Thursday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03
SICK WITH ..FLU."

[Bessie Epting returned from
! the holidays with relatives
ms. and has since been quite
h influneza. Her friends
her an early recovery.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03
OFF TO YORK.

OFF TO YORK
). W. Perrin is leaving this
: York, where she goes to
/ Ater, Mrs. Alston, who has
\ uring the holidays, but
II he road to recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-20
Organization and
 Alabama $ Memorial

THE campaign for raising the
 9 money for building Alabama's memorial in honor of our soldiers who fought and died and who stood ready to fight for humanity's sake begins week from today.
 The drive will last only a week ending on the Fourth of July. The organization is being perfected and as the people are aroused to high degree of enthusiasm, the contribu- tions will come fast and in generous amounts. While half million dollars will pay for a handsome building, we should strive to collect double the sum first sought.
 Organization will accomplish won- ders. Everybody must give something and out of nearly two and half mil lion people a million dollars should be Ian easy achievement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-20
DEFENDING A MINSTREL

thousands, the millions. who have heard toward sunset, or in the twilight of sum-
 mer evenings, the song of the catbird, oftentimes mistaken for the song of the mockingbird. which is a greater inpro- visatore, more perfect imitator. will feel inclined to resent reference to the catbird as a rowdy.
 | The catbird, especially when disturbed by fears for it's nestlings, utters cry somewhat like that of a cat, but when the punishing heat of the day has gone and the dusk and the dew have come, how gladsomely, and gloriously. the neighbor- lv little songster celebrates the gloaming, or sings the days hunting and the trophies of the chase!
 The minstrelsy of the Middle Ages waited upon patrons; was parasitic. The minstre1sy of the catbird is poured into the ear, poured out almost at the elbow, of the householder whose garden is the better for the presence of the bird, and the brood, in it's vicinity. No poet, how ever licensed to tamper with fact in the interest of art, is Justified in pieturing
 the second cousin of the mockingbird as
 mere brawler, atoning for its raucous-
 ness only by it's energetic work as a de-
 stroyer of insects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-20

Unusual activity is reported at Ameron- gen. We refuse to get excited until it is authoritatively announced that Will helm is packing his trunks. | x # # American doughboys by the thousands have enjoyed the Riviera without having an opportunity of trying to break the bank at Monte Carlo. | * * # American army horses will help to till the soil of France and some of them may eventually end a career of usefulness as horse steaks. Don't be alarmed If the head waiter has far away look In his eyes. He may be trying to visualize the future after July l. Having acquired considerable store of American dollars, John Mccormack is now and American citizen and all is we'll.
 
 ''wanted; Detectives who detect"- Philadelphia Public Ledger. Oh, come now. Isn't that asking bit too much?
 # H # Costa Rica is reported mobilizing for war on Nicaragua. Ho, hum! Another little job for the Marines.
 # # x Mir Willard probably doesn't pay his sparring partners 5000 week, but they earn fully that much.
 x * < With Sergeant York in motion pictures it behooves the director to keep firm grip on his temper. # # ]; A battleship couldn't get out of date much sooner if it were designed by ''Lu- ciie."
 x # #. Poundage is an important factor in pugilism as we'll as in matrimony.
 & # + Germany will sign the treaty of peace because there is nothing else to do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-20
THE VICTORIAN CENTURY

From the Boston Transcript.
 One of the remarkable people who were born in the year 1S19 was Victoria, daugh- ter of Edward, the Duke of Kent, and granddaughter of King George the Third, who, on the death of William the Fourth, in 1857, became queen of the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Princes Vic toria was born on the 24th of May, and this day throughout her beneficent reign of more than 63 years became so firmly established as a national holiday in Britain that it has been found well-nigh impossible to replace it with the natal day of either of her successors. Indeed, the name and thought of Queen Victoria became so intimately associated with
 public and private life, even with peo-
 ple's trappings and belongings, that the actual faults of our taste in the bour- geoning time, here as well as in Eng land, became victorian" The use of the word is actually a tribute to the worlds affection for this simple woman, who was the greater British sovereign for her simplicity.
 In no small measure IS the IdCl uuc to- Queen Victorias character that the British throne, when others are totter- ing, remains firm. And this in spite of the fact that at least one of Victoria s rare intrusions into the field of govern ment was extremely hurtful to the na- tion-to-wit, when in 1864, she objected I to the proposal of Lord Palmerston to
 support Denmark against Prussia, and | succeeded in preventing help to the lit
 tie Kingdom, thus directly and power
 fully paving the way for the subsequent attacks of Prussia upon Austria and
 France and for the great war of German
 aggression, which has cost Britain mil
 lion lives and forty billions of treasure | This act of Queen Victorias was un-
 doubtedly inspired by personal friendli
 ness for the house of Prussia, with which
 she was so closely allied personally. Ths | sequel is found in the fact that the roya house is no longer that of Hanover, bu
 of Windsor, and that the German roya tie is broken forever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-20
"TEETOTAL,

From the Chicago Herald and Examiner
 Once upon a time a stuttering plaster" CTS laborer, Richard Turner by name lived in Lancashire, England. He was opposed to "hawf measures" in the tenn perances debates of the period and once said: 'Ill have naught to do with thls moderatno- botheration pledge - I'll oe set down tee-tee-total for ever and ever. To this the chairman replied: Well dohe' Dick, Thatll be the name of our new pledge"
 That was the recognized origin of the .teetotar' pledge until an 1rishman came along with the statement that "teetotal was corruption of the Irish word ttoo- hair'-a dictionary word for centurles' The meaning is an "entire destruction, or total annihilation.
 In view of what is going to happen within the month we submit the orlsH of the word as a subject for debate III the long evenings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-20

tigation, is considered one of the best detectives in the country and it is as-
 sumed that he is employing his tall ents to advantage in ferreting out an- archist plots, but would it not be a
 better course to warn those persons who are in danger of attack and make every effort to prevent the threatened outbreak, which we are assured is now being done, than to create an impress sion throughout the country that a reign of terror is impending which may not develop, after all?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-20
TWENTY YEARS AGO IN THE AGE-HERALD
Events Recorded June 20. 1899

A battalion of the Fourth infantry,
 which set out from linus, in the Philip pines, where General Wheaton is in com
 mand, to reconnoiter toward Pera De
 Martin, was attacked in the rear by a
 party of natives yesterday The en-
 gagement lasted several hours. Five Americans and many rebels were killed. Joseph J. Willett of Anniston, recent |ly elected president of the Alabama Bar association, has been invited. to make the principal address at Tammany Halls Fourth of July celebration.
 pr. L. G. Broughtbn, pastor of the Baptist tabernacle of Atlanta, makes sensational attack from his pulpit on Mayor James G. Woodward of Atlanta.
 Charges made against Mayor Woodward will be investigated by the city council. | German opposition to the court of ar bitration supported by the British, Ameri- can and Russian delegates at The probable that any further step will be 1 taken until the conference hears effi- cially from Emperor William.
 1 The funeral services of Dr. F. B. Meek late professor of English in the Uni versity of Alabama were held yesterday morning at II o'clock in Clark hall. So'
 cial festivities during commencement
 week have been abandoned.
 | The report that the Tennessee Coal
 Iron and Railroad company had pur
 chased the entire property of the Shef
 field Coal, Iron and Steel company was ! Verified in Birmingham yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-20
Eauipping the Disabled

Maj. J. A. Fillmore, who is in charge of the government vocational training board in this city, said:
 .'The men are coming more and more to realization of the fact that the gov ernment is really trying to do them a service, in~ equpping those disabled by foreign service and otherwise, in the vo- cation to which they are best adapted The common impression, that many of them held, that they would be under 1ur- ther obligations for military service IS gradually wearing away and we are daily sending men to the schools"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-20

W. R. Rose, in the Cleveland Plain
 Dealer.
 N 1T NEWFOUNDLAND, oldest of Brit HWl ish possessions in North Ameri- N ca, has been the hopping-of place of two of the worlds most famous pace-annihilating successes.
 The first of all submarine cable mes sages was sent from the island coast to Ireland in 1858, and in 1919 intrepid airmen have crossed from Newfound- land to the European coast in the first of all transatlantic flights. Yes, and Newfoundland received the first trans atlantic wireless telegraph signal on December 12, 1901.
 The island owes it's share in these achievements to the fact that it hap pens to be nearer the European coast
 than any other point on the west shores
 of the Atlantic. Cape Spear, close to St Johns, is 1640 miles from Valentia, Ireland, and is 1000 miles nearer the British Isles than is New York city. That is why the first cables were teth- cred on the island. and why the air
 plane victors started there, and why
 Marconi made Newfoundland the re- ceiving station for his first faint wire less signal
 On a plateau at St. Johns for mum
 Der of weeks q score of airmen have been preparing for the overseas flight and awaiting favorable weather condi- tions, and although successful flights have now been made by both British and American flyers, it is not believed that the group at St. Johns will dis perse. There are records to beat and records to establish, and the game is really just beginning.
 Newfoundland has been left out in the >cold, as it were politically, sociaN ly and industrially, for many years. It is the fishing industry alone that makes it notable-an industry that dates back to 15o0, and has known no lapse. The southern and eastern shores of the island fairly reek with the fnny re-
 mains. A Cleveland man Who was in St. Johns sometime ago was told by | a boastful native that the Newfound- l flanders had been fishing for cod for l 500 years. Indeed" said the shifting Clevelander, then I'm inclined to be- lieve that the remnants of the first
 catch still remain unbuEied l As far back as 1517 the Bretons, anc the Portuguese. and the Spaniards. and | the French. and the men of the nortf ! of England, were crossing the Atlantic in their frail fishing craft to take share in the sport
 | Old John Cabot discovered the island in 14s7. only five years after Colum bus came ashore on San Salvador. Johr | called his discovery St. Johns island because he first saw it on St. Johns day. but when he reported his find te the British court it was promptly christened the Merchandising, and SC it remains.
 It may be of interest to recall tn, first connection the island had with wirld event This was the landing O. ! the Atlantic cable. laid in the summe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-20
* * * More Bomb Outrages Predicted By Flynn

TIT is doubtful if anything will be 0 gained by William J. Flynn's statement that the country faces an- other series of bomb outrages. Tim crous persons will be needlessly alarmed and the anarchists, if they are planning a reign of terror, in an attempt to overthrow the American government, will be put on their guard and will go more warily about their work.
 Mir. Flynn says he believes there are "more bombs to come," but does not claim b know what day has been set for the next fred" outbreak. In veiw of the fact that little has been accomplished in running down the per petrators of the May Day explosions and those which followed a month later, it is reasonable to suppose that the bolsheviki in America are still confident and active, and convinced that they will make better show ing next time. It does not require any great powers of deduction to reach that conclusion.
 Mr. Flynn, who is chief of the de- partment of justices bureau of inves-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-20
AN ISLAND IN THE LIMELIGHT

of 1858. On August 1T of that year Cyrus W. Field sent the first message from Trinity bay to Valentia. Unhap- billy. the insulation was defective Four hundred messages were sent altogether in the IS days of the cables virility. On September 4 it became unintelligible and was abandoned. Eight years later the first successful cable was laid by the famous big steamship Great East ern, the American end being taken ashore at Hearts Content, Newfound- land. On August 4, 1866, the Transat- lantic Telegraph company was declared open for business.