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Abbeville Press and Banner Established 1844. $1.50 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Friday, Sept. 27, 1918. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year. ' ARMIES OF ENTENTE CONTINUE ADVANCE Teutonic Allies in Mace donia and Turkey Still in Flight. ALLENBY INCREASES BAG OF PRISONERS1 Now Has Forty Thousand Men and Tw? Hundred and Sixty-five Guns in Hand. Tke Teutonic allied> forces in Macedonia and Turkey still are in flight hefore the armies of the entente, while on the highly imporatnt St. Quentin sector in France the British and French armies after hard fight-: ing hare drawn more closely their line3 in the investment of the town on the northwest, west and south. The stubborn resistance of the Ger-j mans, in defense and in counterattacks, has been unavailing except to impede the progress of the men of the armies of Field Marshal Haig and General Debeny. In Macedonia, the Bulgarian , and German troops are still faced with disaster; in Palestine the remaining Turks seem to have scarcely a chance for an escape from the British forces and friendly tribesmen who are closing in upon them east I of the river Jordan. More than 4U,000 prisoners ancT" 265 guns have been taken by the British and yet. General Allenby's appetite for further emoluments for his hard camI paign has not been satiated. Gauged by the swiftness of the strokes Allenby is delivering it is) his purpose absolutely to overwhelm the Ottomans. And the fulfillment of his plans seems appreciably nera-! Critical in Macedonia. Ia no less critical situation are the j Germans and Bulgarians in the Mace-j J4-U/vn + Aw ov/>onf immo. ' Iuuuia tucatci. v/vwj/v , diately on the Bulgarian frontier! where the mountainous country gives them ground for strong resistance to the invasion of Bulgarian terr; tory through the passes the Burgar-I ians and Germans everywhere are in' rapid retreat between the Italians,! Serbians, Greeks and British. Rent) in twain at several points the enemy forces are bewildered and operating as separate units. Rear guards of the enemy, armed with machine guns, are but little delaying the men whose task it is to reclaim their kingdom. I As yet there is no news of great pctivity in Albania, but a resumption |>f operations there in conjunction vith these in the east aparently can lot long be delayed. Mr. R. Glenn Kay spent Wedneslay in Anderson on business. kVVVVV WW vvvvvv L v L" NOTIPF Tfl 5IIRKPRIRF.RS V V The Government requires V tkat all unpaid subscriptions V be discontinued on Oct. 1. V Newspapers have no option V in this matter. They cannot V extend credit after Oct. 1, V no matter how willing they V. might be to do so, or how V. great their confidence in the V subscriber's ability and readi- V ess to pay. V Hie Press and Banner would V urge any of its subscribers V. who may be in arrears to give V this matter their attention V immediately. Those who wait V until the last day are almost V sure to have their service in- V Iterupted, since any paper V vast be stopped on October V 1, payment for which has V not been received and credit- V ed before that date. V V Buy Liberty Bonds, 4th Series? County Behind I With Its Pledges ! has fallen short of w. s. s. Pledges to extent of $26,514.00. Charleston.?Figures now com- ^ pleted at the office of the South Caro lina War Savings committee show that Abbeville county, up to Sept. 1, has fallen behind in its War Savi ings pledges to the extent of $26,-1 514.00. With figures for 34 coun-jjS j ties completed, the entire state has . purchased $114,272 worth of War! ; Savings Stamps in excess of the | pledges made in June, and it can thus be seen that Abbeville coun-j ? ty is not up with the balance of the i ! state in making its War Savings ( pledges good. \ 1 The record for Abbeville county'I ' shows that of the June campaign c ! quota of $280,000 worth of W. S. S. jt $250,959 worth was pledged, which' was 89.6 per cent of the quota. Of 5 a white population of 10,500, 5,347 t or 50.9 per cent pledged themselves :t to purchase W. S. S.; and of a col- p ored population of 17,500, 129, or ti .07 per cent pledges themselves. The't V ^ _ _1_J ao 4. average wnue pieuge woo ytu.uv ouu i, the average colored pledge, $13.79. |t The per capita pledge for the coun- H ty was $8.96, against the maximum I quota of $20.00. c It can thus be seen that while' Ab- a beville made a fair showing in the pledge campaign, it is one of the 1; few counties of the state which are f failing to redeem the pledges, and t the War Savings committee calls this ii .to the attention of the Abbeville p public in the hope that those who d forgot or neglected their pledges h will redeem them at once. a . jli DEATH OF A. F. CALVERT. i ? A. Foster Calvert, a prominent c /lUirrnw flio T Annr Pana nf C the County, died at his home on Tuesday of last week, Sept. 17th. I Mr. Calvert had been in declining j \ealth for about two years, but he t recovered sufficiently from his earli-; t er attacks to take an interest in! I ' I business and in the affairs of his|t neighbors and of his country. " I J I Mr. Calvert was one of the lead-; v 1 ing men of his section of the county, j s | He always took an interest in public matters, and was prominently con- j c | nected with the organization of the t | Democratic Party. For a great num-: ^ ! woe TVT n fnr j JC1' Ul yxzciio lit; v? uo luug^viuvv *v* j i Long Cane township. He performed . * the duties of the office with ability;! and fidelity to the public. j * In early life he connected himself,( with the Greenville Presbyterian' i hurch and he was a consistent mem-. * ber of that denomination until his' I death. He was a man of large heai-t, { a neighborly hian, and his home was; one of the most hospitable in the ? county. ; t Many years ago he married Miss': Susan Nickles, also of this county. ' ./ * ? ?il j1 - - t t n 1 j_ ! 4 &ne witn tnree sons, jesse l,. i^aivert, 1 >. merchant residing in Union Coun-;< by, Dr. G. E. Calvert, of this city, < I also Alva Calvert, of this county; j' ! two daughters, Mrs. David Nicklesjl j id Mrs. Calvin Coleman, survive i I him. j{ The funeral services were at the : < I residence on Wednesday, and werei< j conducted by Rev. H. D. Corbett, ] assisted by Rev. M. R. Plaxco, and j the Presbyterian minister from Hod| ges. The interment was at Long; i i ! Cane cemetery. I '! . !< j THE COMMUNITY SINGING. 1 : ji The Community Singing at the' : ' j 1 P!rmrt Wnnsp ln<sf. Tiipcdnv wn? n sup.' i cess in every way. A large crowd ; : gathered, occupying the portico of . the Court House and sitting in cars ; and on the grass in front of the; j building. Many people joined in the i j singing which was led by W. E. Hill, i Miss Elizabeth Edmunds and Mrs. ] Otto Bristow. i Many familiar tunes and patriotic airs were sung, and the gathering 1 was enjoyed by all present. ; ! i ' I * j ?Buy Liberty Bonds, 4th Series? ! DENEY'S MEN Gil GROUND Germans Fail to Shed "Last Drop of Blood" FRENCH CHANGE STYLE ihift of Tactics Puzzles Huns Who Are Forced to Submit to Capture. With the French Army in France, 5ept. 25.?General Debeney's troops n their latest advance towards St. Juentin took a position at Dallon vhich the Two Hundred and Twenty Mrst German Division had been orlered to "hold to the last drop of ilood." The German^officer:; and more than 100 men were prevented from making he supreme sacrifico demanded of hrm Thpv foue-ht well under the irotection of a curtain of fire from heir artillery posted around St. Quenin, but the French troops were on hem in successive waves so quickly hat they could not carry out the oi*er of their commanding general, von -a Chevallerie, by committing suiide. The alternative of captivity ppeared acceptable to most of them. The Gex-mans suffered there from ack of appreciation of the resourceulness and suppleness of the French actics. General Debeney's men havng approached the position to within iroper distance for an assault, abanoned the method of infiltration which iad . characterized the operation round St. Quentin and made a resoute frontal attack which the nature f the obstacle necessitated. In the first bound they took the antral point of resistance at Franillv-Selency and the cross roads '500 ards to the east. Keeping close up with the creeping larrage' which their artillery mainained with splendid precision, the atacking waves went on sweeping the astern edge of Savy wood clear of he enemy, passing thorugh and berond Riarjorin wood and taking the rillage of L'Epine de D^lon by as ault. Meanwhile German reinforcements oming up through the ravines from he region of St. Qufintin were caught mder the fire of the French guns. This made precarious the German lold on Hill 138. This is the highest joint in the positions along the ridges rom Holnon to Dallon which the en:my has been fortifying with feversh haste. Its fall, while it might not nean the fail of St. Quentin, would neatly weaken the defense of the :ity. The troops that took Dallon by assault were the same troops who dis;ir.guished themselves in the fighting if T o Pannoforip nlnrcr the danal du ^ord and took Beuvarignes three :imes during the campaign th;>t freed :he Montdidier pocket and drove th>; aermans to the Hindenburg Mn?, rhey have changed their tactics ir ighting in the bush, in marshes anc n the open air with the same success ind with an endurance that is emphasised by the number of fresh Germar livisions they have met since the bathes at Beuvraignes. MR. BOTTS IMPROVES. nr.. nni tt r ill i'. JLI1U5. JTI. 13 U LIS, WilU 5UUCXCU c light stroke of paralysis on Tuesday of last week, was in the city or yesterday, considerably improved [Ie is still weak, however. He callet it this office to pay his subscriptior in advance as many other good citizens are doing. Mr. Botts was for a number oi years a policeman in this city and ir that capacity he discharged his du ties faithfully and fearlessly. Hifriends were sorry when he gave uf lis position on account of his health Miss Fuller, of McCormick, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. R. Hilton She is always an attractive visitor. ?Buy Liberty Bonds, 4th Series? GRIP OF DISEASE PEINE EXTENDED Many New Cases of Spanish Influenza. IN TWENTY-SIX STATES i Appears on Pacific Coast in Califor- J nia and Washington But Not Epi- ! demic There. I I Washingrtor^ Sept. 25.?Spanish in, fluenza has spread over the country1 | so rapidly that officials of the public ' health service, the war and navy de' partments and. the Red Cross con-' f erred ?oday on-measures to help local communities in combating the ; disease. Calls for assistance already ' have been received from several cities and in one instance, Wilmington, | j N. C., the public health service hos-' pital was opened for treatment of persons suffering with the disease. Surgeon General Rupert Blue of ' the public health service said tonight that latest reports showed that the malady has made its appearance in 26 States from the Atlantic to the I Pacific. The disease is epidemic in New England, where it first appear-, ed and officials in that section are considering drastic steps to curb its spread, including the prevention of public gatherings. LIEUT. WILLIAM LEGARE. ! f* j ! William Legare has just finished his training at Plattsburg and though below age, has been commissioned a I second lieutenant. He is the only I son of the late Congressman George ' S. Legare of Charleston, who is well i remembered hroun^- Abbeville by the older generation who will be/ glad to know of his son's success. G. R. TOLSERT LOSES HOME. ' | The residence of G. E. Tolbert, on; i his farm eight miles from Abbeville,! , on the Greenwood road, was totally | destroyed by fire on yesterday morn-j -? -i- p.on 4-u- +v>a fivQ my, m, u.ovj, i/iic ui igiu vi u>? mv, being unknown, but probably acci; dental. The furniture in the home wis a complete loss, but most of the | clothir.f* ;nd beddir.g in the house and th? lighter articles were saved. j ? i i It was stated by neighbors that , Mr. Tol'oert had his home insured,! ;i but this could not be verified. I j ' v the swope boys. ;> Leslie RI. Swope, accompanied by i. his younger brother, Paul, left on ! last Monday night for their new home j in Richmond. The young ladies: about town and some of the older ' people will miss them greatly. During the summer months, Leslie [ has been the newswriter for The s | Press and Banner, which accounts I the fact that its columns have 1 ">?<n irnusually attractive as well as ' ill nf news. Though new to the i work, he handled the business of I newsgetting as well as the books of 5! the office with the skill of a trained I person. We shall all miss him great-! i j ly, none more than the editor whom - i he relieved of a great deal of the : work connected with the paper which j otherwise would have been a heavy burden. ! t! DEATH OF MR. THOMAS. | II News was received in Abbeville . Thursday of the death of Mr. Sam I Thomas at his home in Denver, Col., i of heart failure. Mr. Thomas was - well known in Abbeville, being the J husband of Miss Annie Hill, daugh r. ter of the late Judge R. E. Hill, arid i lliey have a wide circle of friends - and relatives who regret his untimely 5 death. > Mr. Thomas was in Abbeville j i . when Judge Hill died and seemed in i excellent health and friends here are s shocked at the news. He is survived .1 by his wife and one son, a young : soldier at Camp Gordon. j ?Buy Liberty Bonds, 4th Series? i Committee Met Tuesday Afternoon WOMEN'S AND MEN'S COMMIT-! TEES FOR 4TH LIBERTY LOAN i HOLD JOINT MEETING. Tuesday afternoon, at 6.30 o'clock J the Men's Committee and the Wo-j man's Committee for the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive met in joint session in the city council chamber.. Chairman Barnwell called the meet-| ing to order and stated why the meeting was called. Mrs. Coleman, J chairman of the Woman's Committee, explained how the women would' assist the men. A complete censukj of the town by wards, the cotton mill and the business section has been taken and during the drive cach person will be visited and ask-j ed to buy one or as many bonds as' they are able to buy. Both commit-' tees are working together in perfect harmony. Mr. H B. Wilson has been appoint-; ed as City Chairman for the Men's Committee and Mrs. W. A. Harris for the Woman's Committee. They,' in turn, have appointed their ward canvassers and a meeting was arranged for last night. Just before the meetine a nhotoeraDh was taken of those present which will be put in the Record Scrap Book. I j The pupils of the Graded and High Schools have volunteered their ser-, vices to assist in the Liberty Loan Drive. Yesterday afternoon eight members of the Volunteer Service distributed hand bills for the Woman's Committee. The D. A. R. of this city as a unit, has offered its services to . the Woman's Committee to assist in the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive. in tne big pageant that will be held he'fl? on Liberty Day, October 12th, which is the anniversary of the Discovery of America, the D. A. R.'s will represent the spirit of 1776. i i COMMUNITY SINGINGS. \ To arouse interest and to get on a more Community-Spirit footing, the Woman's Committee for the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive has arranged to have a song service in front of the court house every night nt 8:30. Everyone is invited to come n.nd bring their voices with them, for everyone will want to sing. Tuesday evening was the opening night and a large crowd ,well mixed with rwon onrl wnmon uraro nroconf .QnnffC iiiisii anu t? vmv.ii j nviv ^/i vuviivi familiar - to everyone were sung, such as "America," "My Old Kentucky Home," "Swanee River," "It's a Long, Long Trail," "The Old Gray Mare," "Juanita,' 'and others, ending with "The Star Spangled Banner." Next week at the conclusion of the singing some good speakers will hold forth for five minutes each i night. Let us all be present andi sing for the boys "over there." The only -drunk that is not prohibited is to be thoroughly intoxicated with Liberty Loan Enthusiasm, so let's all join in the singing. I CHANGING POSITIONS. With the coming of the Fall season there are always changes in the different clerks around town. Mr. R. C. Wilson is no longer with Barksdale, hut can be found at the Peoples Bank. Jim Bradley, who has been burning 'em up along the public high-, ways in one of Barksdale's trucks,' will walk in the future as call boy at the Seaboard. Mrs. Cliff King is with the HaddonWilson Co., in the millinery department and will be glad to have her friends call on her there. Mrs. Mattie Bowen is serving the many pleased people who go in and out at Cochran's every day. Link Evans has been with Parker and Reese since the war fever took Cliff King. ? ? ?Buy Liberty Bonds, 4th Series? mgm National Lottery For , Numbers?Search For Errors. MEN BETWEEN 19 AND 36 FIRST TO BE CALLED ????^ ^ Delay Necessary Until Local Boards Can Correct Serial Assignments for Registrants. Washington, Sept. 25.?The national lottery which, in a measure, will determine the order of the calling of the 13,000,000 men between 18 and 45 years of age who registered September 12, probably will not be held before next week. Officials had hoped to fix a date late this week, but this plan is understood to have been abandoned in order that additional time may be given local boards to correct any errors made in assigning serial numbers to the registrants. SinPP men hofmoon 10 O? ...v.. wwnvwii xu auu ou art? to be the first called to the colors, the drawing will have less effect upon datermining the order of the call than did that for the nearly 100,000,000 men who turned 21 before last June 5. Order numbers for all the 13,000,000 men will be drawn, but youths of 18 and men between 36 and 45 , will not be classified until the boards have given classification to all the ;ien between 19 and 36 who are the first to receive their questionnaires."" In the meantime many of the 19- / 36 classes will have been inducted into service. Reports received by Provost Marshal General Crowder from nearly "!1 States indicated that satisfactory progress is being made by local >oards in attaching serial numbers o the registration cards, but in one or two instances mistakes by- local hoards have made it necessary the renumbering of the cards for all registrants under their jurisdiction. No date for the drawing can be fixed until this work is completed. Only five States have now to report the totals of the registration. Unless their returns show sharp decreases under the .official estimate, the total registration will exceed the original estimate of 12,778,000. Distribution of a manual for the guidance of .legal advisory boards throughout the country in assisting registrants to fill out their questionnaires was begun today by the office of the provost marshal general. Attendance of at least one member of the advisory board during all ittings of the local board, was urged. The obligation resting upon the -egistrants to see that they received their questionnaires in time to make returns within the specified seven flays is emphasized in the manual, which points out that the registrant can guard against delay by consulting the daily record of questionnaires mailed out at the office of the local board. * In conclusion the manual says * that not only those on the legal advisory boards but "all lawyers should deem it a privilege and a patriotic duty to stand ready and willing to advice registrants without compen- % sation." TOO LIVELY FOR TWO OLD TIMERS At the Community Singing last Tuesday night Sheriff Burts and Dr. Thomson held out nogly as long as ~~~fiv?Q.I fa 11 f>:niro. MIC SHI^lIliA ?tie wuiiiivu iv? noe River," "Old Black Jo?." "Juanita," and such tunes, but as soon as it shifted to a "Bamboo Bun^a'ow", and "Good bye Broadway, Hello France," their fire voices were silanced, Dr. Thomson remarking that such sir.gfinjr \v..s a ^feneration or tw? ahead of him. ?Buy Liberty Bonds, 4th Series? 4