Calm in the Aisne Marne battle as Fochs plan looms
Washington reports a rare lull in fighting near the Ourcq as General Foch prepares for new operations. The Rainbow Division and Third Army hold the line while Allied forces push toward Chalmont and a possible Vesle breakthrough. General March states both sides aim to destroy the other’s fighting power with no half measures.
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Washington
Aisne-Marne
Paris
Berlin
Foch
Ourcq
Oureq
Chalmont Butte
Vesle
General March
March
They Grow Big in Florida Tales by Cheatham Visitor
Mr. J. Ernest Cheatham from St. Augustine Florida visits friends and kinfolks. He is a successful demonstrator of farm work and shares large and interesting stories of things that grow in Florida.
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J. Ernest Cheatham
St. Augustin, Fla
Florida
Major Butler Visits Abbeville Traveler Known Confederate Soldier
Major John Butler, a veteran traveler and Confederate soldier, stayed in Abbeville Tuesday and was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Harris. He is highly regarded by all who know him.
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John Butler
Abbeville
W. A. Harris
Butler
German Shell Dumps Found Along Aisne Marne Front
Allied troops discover vast caches of German ammunition in the forests of Fere and Ris near the Marne. Many shells intended for 210 millimeter guns revealed a large prepositioned stock and camouflaged depots. Allies plan a systematic assembly for later use against German forces.
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Aisne-Marne
Fere
Ris
Epernay
Marne
Fourth Liberty Loan campaign opens September 28
Washington reports that the fourth Liberty Loan will run three weeks from September 28 to October 19, with an expected $6 billion issue. Secretary McAdoo announced a shorter, more intensive drive to involve business leaders and workers, and a special appeal may target farmers who supported the last issue.
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Washington
McAdoo
Treasury
Uncle Sam Begins Recruiting Labor for War Crisis
The federal government will take over in every state tomorrow the recruiting of common labor for war industries. States will receive labor allocations by population and move workers where needed to stabilize wages and boost production. The plan, announced at a luncheon for Secretary Wilson, creates 18 federal districts each with a district superintendent and state directors to direct recruitment and reallocation of workers.
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New York
France
Wilson
Grosvenor B.i Clarkson
Council of National Defense
John B. Densmore
Federal Employment Bureau
United States Employment Service
Federal Employment Service
Slace
The Way of the Rich Returns to Union and Nearby Visits
Mrs. J. Davis Kerr and her husband “Father” Kerr depart for a ten day trip to Union and surrounding areas to visit relatives and friends. If his indigestion worsens from fried chicken and boiled ham, he will seek a week of rejuvenation at Glenn Springs. He requests local providers to continue supplying mutton, chickens, eggs, and butter, promising top prices on his return.
Haskell Family Visits Caesar's Head on Thursday
Mr. L. C. Haskell and his family traveled to Caesar's Head on Thursday. Miss Kat Haskell plans to spend some time there.
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Mr. L. C. Haskell
Caesar's Head
Miss Kat Haskell
German dictator truant slain report from Stockholm
Amsterdam July 1 Field Marshal von Eichorn the German commander in the Ukraine and his adjutant were fatally wounded by a bomb in Kiev Tuesday. The attack occurred as they rode to their headquarters from a casino. The adjutant Captain von Dressler died. both men were reported mortally wounded and then killed. The Kaiser sent a message of indignation.
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Amsterdam
von Ejchorn
Ukraine
Kiev
Captain von Dresaler
Moscow
von Eichorn
von Dressler
Reti
Government Cotton Report Sets July Condition at 78.6 Percent
The government report released yesterday shows cotton condition at 78.6 percent as of July 25, down from June’s 85.5. Estimated yield is 177.8 pounds per acre, totaling about 15,619,000 bales for the nation, with a month earlier projection of 15 to 16 million bales.
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Ararraarra Aran
Handsome Lieut Foster McLane Chosen as City Gardener
Lieut Foster B McLane known as the handsomest man on the police force sent us a fine supply of summer tomatoes grown in his war garden. He tends the plot before breakfast and after supper each day and plans a two week rest at Mr David Gilliam's to enjoy fried chicken with ham and red gravy. Mrs Bookman and Miss Salome Bookman visit the city. Salome returns from Washington where she held a government post. Mr Ralph Adams and Mr W P Wham took a business trip to Columbia.
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Lieut
Foster B. McLane
Lieut. McLane
David Gilliam
German High Command Publishes Full Confession After Marne Setback
Washington reports from France indicate the German high command released an official note titled The Situation admitting defeat in the second Marne battle. The note aims to deceive the German public and justify the failure of a plan to seize Paris and crush the Entente forces.
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Washington
France
Germany
Marne
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Paris
Foch's Men May Halt for Breathing Spell
Fourteenth day of great fighting reports suggest Allied forces under Foch may pause. General positions and lines are described with cautious notes on potential relief and regrouping amid ongoing shelling.
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Foch
Early German Punch Fades As Allied Pressure Mounts
The article reports a marked slowdown in German offensives on the Soissons Rheims front amid Allied advances from the Marne. It notes German weariness, manpower strains, and rising American arrivals, with Ludendorff fearing home political repercussions and German searches for a defensive posture amid ongoing shelling and small-scale clashes near Fere en Tardenois.
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Saissons-Rheiman
Endeavo
Marne
Oureq
Great Pocket
Soissons
Rheims
France
Maren
Germany
Ludendorff
Rupprecht
Preaching at Cross Hill This Week
Rev. H. W. Pratt is in Cross Hill this week preaching a series of sermons to the people of that community.
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Cross Hill
H. W. Pratt
County Democratic Executive Committee Meeting Set
Abbeville County Democratic Executive Committee will meet next Monday at 12 30 to transact business. The closing time for listing candidates for county offices will be fixed and election managers for primaries will be appointed. The chairman notes several clubs have not sent Books of Enrollment, risking voter eligibility.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Abbevile
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Uncle Sam
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Quichy-le-Chateau
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