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Abbeville Press and Banner | r Established 1844. $1.50 the Year ABBEVILLE, S. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1917. Single Copies, Five Cents. 76th Year AMERICAN SOLDIERSjl MADE PRISONERS AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARE g TAKEN BY GERMANS 1 Small Scouting Party Supposed to Have Been Captured. j GERMANS CLAIM CAPTURE Mnv 3. (via London).? j * JUC1 A&AAy . . , The capture of American soldiers by! a German reconnoitering party is | announced by the war office. The j1 statement says that on the Rhine- 1 Marne Canal as a result of a recon- * noitering thrust North American soldiers were brought in. N II The portion of the official state-) ment making -this announcmentj ^ reads: ( "At the Rhine-Marne Canal, as the result of a reconnoitering thrust North American soldiers were j brought in as prisoners." ] j Washington, Nov. 4.?Berlin's terse announcement today that North American soldiers had been captur- 1 ed by German patrols on the Rhine- i( Marne canal on the French . front, j] brought the American people a step j ^ nearer to the heart of the great;1 struggle. j1 There was no doubt here that the; men referred to were members ofL General Pershing's force undergoing ( final training with French regiments in front line trenches. Confirma-1 ( tion from General Pershing was lacking, but in due course he will;. transmit the names of any men miss-1 ing and. this may furnish some light. J If, as is assumed, a small scout- j ^ ing party was surprised by a Clerman j j patrol in No Man's Land and all cap- j tured, details of the incident may . never be fully told since only captors j and captives would know what hap- , pened in the encounter under cover ^ of darkness. ? I This is the fi:-st report received! here of the capture of any members I ( nf flip American expeditionary for-L ces, but a number of naval gunners) i from American armed ships sunk by i, I submarines and civilian members of j the crews of other ships are held in ( German prison camps. j ^ An Important Task. 11 Night patrolling is a vitally im-jj partant part of the final training of I the American forces as it is upon| these patrols that the commanding of j ficers rely for information of activity nn the enemy's front line. Every < night the scouts creep out with faces blackened against the keen vision of < enemy lookouts and a swift, deadly ^ * 0 ?min Tliav ctr% Spun irom u uiatmuc su"- j creeping across the shell torn ground j up to the enemy's entanglements, , crawling and listening, dropping flat when a flare breaks out in the air above them, sometimes lying absov lutely still for hours while rifles and machine guns hammer above them. Not a night passes on many parts of the line but patrols encountereach other. Sometimes it results in fir-j ing, but that is seldom, for the men-1 ace of the opposing trench lines which | ' rifles, machine guns and star rockets! bursting out at the slightest hint of j danger, hangs over friend and foe' alike. j Usually one patrol discovers the I other and stalks it stealthily. A time I( comes when a surprise attack can be i ^ made. It is swift, silent, hand to i hand work and rarely is a shot fired, i1 The victor carries off his prisoners! and when morning comes a report ^ goes back on the other side of thej line that a patrol of so many men is I missing. That is all that is known.: 1 Officers here believe that this was i what happened on the French Ameri-, 1 < TT. J 11 L C_ 1 can ironx. nau mere ueen ?uy nr- * ing, or had members of the patrol! ^ made their way back to the French-;' American trenches, General Pershing < probably would have reported imme-j< diately. As is was he probably was waiting to make certain that the i missing men were not hiding in a 1 shell -holes until dark came again to : give them opportunity to make their 1 1 GLANCE OVER THE COUNTRY JHORT ITEMS OF INTEREST rhe News in Condensed Form to Be Read Easily By the Busy Reader. Coal is now $60 a ton in Paris. ? . - ~ " L iuqual sunrage win ue vuieu v/?i ;oday in New York State. Berlin claims that 200,000 Italan prisoners have been taken by ;he Austro-Germans and also 1,800 juns. Rotary Committee in Atlanta will segin this week to collect $46,000 to furnish entertainment for the solliers in and near that city. Eton College has more youths of lobility a sscholars than any other English school. So many have fallen heirs to titles on account of their fathers being killed in the war. Atlanta Waterworks pumping station has received sixteen carloads of :oal after a month's negotiation. Slow the trouble is to get men willing to unload it and haul it from the j-ailroad yards to the station at $1.50 per day. A military organization known as ihe Culpepper Minute Men which waa jrganized a few weeks after the Declaration of Independence was gone )ut of existence. The three reginents consolidated to form the new LI6th Infantry. About 6,000,000 people will have ;o pay income tax. A married man md to have an income of $4,000 before he would have to pay tax and i single man would have to have an ncome of $3,000. That amount has ;een reduced so that it takes in more people. That one is as old as his fancy is iemonstrated by one Ernest P. Ray lor, age 50, of Fort Townsend, {Vash. He registered as 30 and passjd the physical examination al;hough the examining physician lookid on him with suspicion. He did all ;he necessary stunts required to test ;he physical fitness. He was overioyed for he wants to fight Germany. PRETTY TEACHERS. Miss Margie Bradley and Miss Susie Stevenson came down from \ntreville Saturday and spent until Sunday afternoon at home with ;heir parents, Both young ladies are naking a success of teaching, Miss Vlargie in the school and Miss Susie ;vith a large music class. HOME FOR A FEW DAYS. Judge Frank B. Gary came home "or a few days this week on busiless. He has been holding court in ;he low^r part of the state, and naking his headquarters in Charlesion, where Mrs. Gary is spending the vinter. SURGICAL DRESSING CLASS. The Surgical dressings class startid Monday Nov. 5. Classes will be leld Monday, Wednesday and Frilay mornings, at 10:30 o'clock and vill last two hours. vay into their own lines. It was agreed that the loss of the jatrol might have a very salutary effect upon American troops in the front line. They are young, in perfect physical condition and fairly onging for a chance at the enemy, tt has taken all the authority of their )fficers to curb their desire to go jver and share in the daring work )f trench riding. Men who have spent years in the irmy know what the situation must ae. They are hopeful that the lesson of caution will be brought home to the men by the loss of this party. ITALIANS HOLDING I THEIR LUES AUSTRO-GERMAN HOIST IS NOT ABLE TO CROSS Still Standing With lltalian Armies on Tagliamento. Standing on the line of the Tagliamento, General Cadorna has so far been able to hold intact his north and south front along the river despite several attempts by the Austro-German invaders of Northern Italy to effect a crossing. It is pointed out that the new Italian front although the forced retirement to it was marked by heavy losses in men and material affords the stragetic advantage of being 'jstraighter and shorter than the old line and therefore theoretically is easier to defend. With the known strong concentration of Austrian and German forces , against the Italians, however, there ' exists the menace to this line of a flanking thrust from the north. Close ' attention, therefore, is being paid to 'the Trentino front whence a heavy; blow is now an unlikely develop-; | ment, provided the Teutonic inten-1 i tion is to pursue the campaign in i 'jltalv beyond the stage already; 'J reached.' Berlin announces the completion: j by the Germans of the withdrawal i of their line from the Chamin des: j Tlames plateau. The Paris account, ! of the movement shows the German! ! retirement to have extended along a 13 mile front from the Oisne-Aisne canal to Corbelny. The crown prince withdrew his lines a maximum distance of a mile to the north bank of j the Ailette, commanding the ap-i j proaches to the fortress of Laon, the j keystone of the German line in this | region. * j This movement was oDviousiy l forced by the recent success of the; ' French in their drive southwest of j Laon. American prisoners have been tak-, en by the Germans, Berlin announc-j | ed officially today, stating that the I captures were the result of a recoinj noiterating thrust at the Rhine. Marne canal, which crosses the French front near the Germun border 20 miles northeast of Lunevill. No announcement regarding the captures has been received in Washington from General Pershing at a late hour. MRS. J. E. SUTHERLAND. j Mrs. Pearl Milford Sutherland, wife of J. E. Sutherland, died at her home in Antreville Thursday afternoon after a long and lingering illness. She was born June 10, 1877 | and was therefore, about forty years ! old. About two weeks ago she asked j her people to take her by the ceme| tery and while there she selected the place where she wanted to be buried. The funeral was held at Shiloh church conducted by Rev. Mr. Campbell of Iva. She leaves five children,, j Andrew, Furman, Hoyt, Frances and | | Lurrell, besides her husband. She is j survived by her father, Mr. Geo. W. I Milford, and one brother, F. B. Milj ford of Calhoun Falls, and four sis1 ters, Mrs. W. B. Fleming and Mrs. J. F. Gray of Antreville, Mrs. E. C. Shirley and Mrs. Geo. Shirley of ; Bowersville, Ga. Mrs Siithprlanrl was a mpmhpr of ] Shiloh church and took a deep in- j i terest in the work of the church. She | will be missed by the whole com- j i munity. | lv v !v COTTON MARKET V ; V Cotton 28 1-8 V jV Seed $1.15 Vj . ... . -a".. 1- :"r-.r BRITISH AND GERMANS MEET ELEVEN GERMAN VESSELS SENT DOWN BY BRITISH I Auxiliary Cruiser and Ten Pa-! trol Ships Sunk Off Cattegat?London Reports. ? j ? xr... o rrL* A Jjonaon, inov. o.? xnc Auumai^ announced today that a German auxiliary cruised and ten German patrol] vessels had been sunk off the Cattegr.tt, an arm of the North Sea, in Danish waters. The Admiralty announcement said there were no British losses. The Admiralty later announced that British warships are bringing prisoners taken in the engagement to -his country. The cruiser sent to the bottom was the Marie Flenlerg. More than 50 of her crew were taken prisoners. Tjc cruincr was a vessel of 3,000 tons and cai*ried six-inch guns. DEATH OF JUDGE W. H. KERR. .Tii,1<rr? W Kerr died suddenlv Thursday, Nov. 1st, 1917, at his j rooms in the Moroland Apartments) in Greenwood. Judge Kerr has been| in failing health for sometime though ' he had not complained lately of feel-1 ing worse than usual. He retired! to his room early in the evening and I when he did not come down to break-' fast, investigation was made and he! was found to have passed away. Judge Kerr was a native of Connecticut, -but moved to South Carolina when he was a child and the greater part of his life was spent in Fairfield County. He enlisted in the army and served the Confederacy until he lost an arm at the battle of; Seven Pines. After the war he held positions of trust in Fairfield, being Clerk of Court, and enjoyed a large measure of this world's prosperity. In later years he moved to Greenwood where he was assists,nt clerk 01 court, the mayor of the city and has served several appointments as mag-j is1;rate. All these positions he filled I with abliity and firmness. in ftis youtn ne was marriea ioj Miss Mary Agnes Davis and of this union there survives, Mrs. T. J. Crymes of Greenwood, Mrs. T. L. Estes and Miss Eula Ken1 of Union, Mr. W. H. Kerr, Jr., of Mississippi, and Mr. J. D. Kerr of this city. Funeral services were held in the Presbyterian church at Greenwood Saturday morning, conducted by thej Rev. J. B. Green and the interment; was in the city cemetery. Judge Kerr was a man of affable: disposition and made many friends! among bath old and young. He was: an agreeable talker and he will be missed by a host of friends. Sincere sympathy is felt for the family. Attending the Funeral. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Stark, Miss, Fannie Stork, Rev. and Mrs. H. W.j Pratt and Mr. W. P. Greene went! over to Greenwood Saturday and! attended the funeral of Judge W. H.' Kerr. CANTEY-GAMBL.E. One of the late engagement announcements which will be of inter-1 est to many Abbeville friends is that of Miss Rose McGowan Cantey to t n norvikio tt q m I UlCU U luiuax u vi. UMiui/iV) v. n/. ?iii Miss Cantey is a daughter of Mr.j and Mrs. Hamilton B. Cantey, 123' Park Ave., Jamaica, New York. Both families are from the South. Miss' Cantey is a grand niece o:r Gensral' Samuel McGowan of Abbeville, and niece of Admiral McGowan, U. S. N, also grand daughter of late Major XT' TD r> <2 a n ^ ' lid, U. l/Uy Ui k/1 MilU j Capt. Homer L. McGowan of Lau-| reus, S. C. ! Lieutenant Gamble is a graduate j of Annapolis, class 1915, and a son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Gamble of; Louisville, Ga. NEW OFFICERS SUBJECT IB CALL TRAINING GAFlflP BOYS definite Place Already Provided in Law for These Placed in Reserve Corps. Washington, Nov. 3?Under plans completed by the war department for disposition of the graduates of the second series of officers' training camps,which closed this month, every man of the 19,000 who is recommended for commission either will be commissioned at once or placed on an eligible list subject to call. The commissions, as was the case with the graduates of the first camps 11 1 . xl .A? 9 will De in trie omcers reserve vurps or the National Army. On the eligible list will be placed men who are above the legal age for commissior in the reserve corps at the rank tc which their showing at the camps entitled them. As there is no provisior for an inactive National Army commission, they will be put on an eligible list and commissioned in the Na tional Army when needed. It is expected there will be only a smal number of such men. Not all of the men commissioned when the camp close will be callec to service immediately. In fact, il was pointed out today that many ol them, particularly the lieutenants, mi^ht not be called to active service i JI J PAA AAA iL. until tne secona ouu,uuu men uji tut National Army are organized. Officers in charge of the camps art selecting 1,000 men between 21 anc 27 years of age for commissions as provisional second lieutenants in the regular army. They will be attached to regular regiments for additional training and will be given provisional commissions to be confirmed if thej make good in active service. After these 1,000 are selected, the men remaining will be considered foi c signal corps and ordiance bureaus, Virtually all of the majors and many of the captains of the line com missioned when the camps close will be needed immediately. There are indications of a shortage of/reserves in this grade which may make it necessary to reopen the army to civilians generally if officers' casualties prove as heavy as is to be expected. ABBEVILLE AT THE FRONT. The National Geographical Magazine for August is of espcial interesl to the people of Abbeville in thai it contains a first class likeness ol Col. Frank LeJ Parker. The picture shows Col. Parker comfortblj seated in the former Czar's Imperial Train in company with the Military Members of the American Mission to Russia, in which they traveled from Vladivostok to Petrograd. Col. Parker has been an observer along the Russia and Roumanian battle line fox some time, but since the beginning of the war has returned to this country and is now stationed at Camp Jackson in Columbia. The old friends of Col. Parker in his old home rejoice in his rapid promotions and in his splendid success as a military man. BAVARIAN PREMIER ON GERMANY'S AIMS Count Von Herting Has Been Offered the German Chancellorship. Berlin, Oct. 31.? (British Admiralty, per Wireless Press.)?Official announcement is made that Chancellor Michaelis has resigned and that Count Von Hertling, the Bavarian premier, has been offered the chancellorship. Count von Hertling is now negotiating with the leaders of the ricehstag parties. The foregoing gives official confirmation to yesterday's reports from Amsterdam and Copenhagen of these changes. THREEAIMS 1 KIIIFI) IN RATTIF I I lUBtotav vi mm ^ SLA!N BY GERMANS IN RAID ON TRENCH j Gen. Pershing Reports First Fatalities and Prisoners to Fall In Hands of Enemy. , , Washington, Nov. 4.?Advancing :: under protection of a heavy barrage fire, a German raiding party ber fore daylgiht on November 3, storm Jed a trench held by American infan | try, killing three, wounding five and i capturing 12. according to dispatches from General Pershing received by / > the war department tonight. t American infantry were in occu- . 5 pation of a small salient, for in. struction when cut off from the main ; body by heavy bombardment of Ger, man artillery. General Pershing re. norts the caDture of one prisoner. . . Enemy losses are not known, says , the dispatch. The official statement issued by . the war department is as follows: "The war department has received . a dispatch from the commanding genI eral of the American expeditionary forces which states that before day I light November 3 a salient occupied j for instruction by a company of Amt erican infantry was raided by Ger, mans. The enemy put down a heavy barrage fire, cutting off the salient from the rest of their men., Our losses were three killed, five woundj ed and 12 captured or missing. The I pnpmv's losses are not known. One j J wounded German was taken prison1 Pershing's cable received late to! night by the war department gave ' the first meagre details of the first ' rctual fighting experienced by Amer' ica's overseas forces. Intimations of ' a conflict were had in dispatches from Berlin yesterday declaring that x American prisoners had been cap' tured. i ;y||| LEGAL SALES. ' Judge R. E. Hill, Master sold several tracts of land yesterday. In ' the suit of Ludie K. Cox vs. Marcus : Frazier, the house and lot was bought 1 hv'Mrs. Cox for $100. In the suit of Mrs.^John T. Evans 1 and others, against Jas. F. Hutto, a 1 tract of 29 acres brought $2,000, and the store and house lot brought 1 $2,000 being bid in by J. Howard Moore. H. H. Goodwin vs. W. C. Goodwin, - | a 32 acre tract brought $340. Robt. Nash vs. Aaron Jackson, a ' tract of 30 acres bought by J. M. | Oulla for $837. j Henrietta Garrison vs. Butler B. '} Pace, 69 acres at $30 per acre bought j by John Blanchette. 'I J. R. Vandiver vs. Mrs. Fannie T. j Allen, 65 acres for $420, bought by ' J. E. Clinkscales, Attorney. 1 Julius M. Visanska vs. Orr Clink' scales, 100 1-4 acres for $802 bought 1 ! by T. J. Bowman. Julius M. Visanska vs. E. C. Meschine, Tract No. 2, 79 acres, at $6.75 per acre, by J. H. Moore. 1 Tract No. 3, 74 acres at $5.50 per acre, by J. M. Nickles. Tract No. 4, 82 acres, at $7 per I acre, by L). A. uooiey. J. F. Miller, Judge of Probate, also sold 92 4-5 acres of the Latimer lands to Luder F. Kay at $72 per acre and 48 acres to M. A. Kay at $76 per acre. Of the Azra Clinkscales land 122 1-8 acres was sold to J. N. Nance at $30 per acre and 77 2-3 acres to W. L. Anderson at the same price. I | CANNON BALL, WAR RELIC, UNEARTHED IN ATLANTA Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 30.?A relic of the battle of Atlanta was unearthed i Monday morning by workmen who were excavating for a water pipe near the home of Judge Charles W. Smith, at 161 North Whiteford avenue. It'was a cannon ball weighing about tn or twelve pounds. Judge Smith, who is judge of the Stone Mountain circuit, brought the relic with him to his office Monday morning and exhibited it to his friends.