National Army to Move 687000 Men by Sept 5 9
Fairfax Harrison announces plans for the largest troop movement in U S history. The American Railway Association coordinates rail transport for 687000 National Army recruits to training camps, with three movements scheduled from September 5 to October 3 and massive support for National Guard movement.
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Washington, D. C
Fairfax Harrison
Railroads’ War Board
American Railway Association
United States
National Army
National Guard
London Overrun With Americans In Busy City Welcome
Aug 26 London was flooded with American soldiers and sailors in the downtown area especially the Piccadilly district. They fraternized with British troops and other Allied forces while locals welcomed them with roses and warm hospitality. Guides and escorts helped groups navigate landmarks as Americans spent freely at hotels and shops.
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London
Picadilly
United States
Young Men's Christian Association
Austrians foresee peace before winter in Berlin report
An intelligent Austrian traveler returning from Vienna told Copenhagen reporters that Austrians would rise in revolution if a reasonable peace offer is rejected. He met with German Foreign Office representatives in Berlin who, he said, believed peace would come before winter.
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Copenhagen
Vienna
Austria
Berlin
Dr Pressly Recovering After Appendicitis Operation
Dr Nett Pressly, at Fennell Sanitorium in Rock Hill, is recovering from an appendicitis operation. He has been in ill health for some time, and local readers are glad to hear he is progressing well after the procedure.
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Nett Pressly
Fennell
Rock Hill
Mobilization Plans Pushed for National Army Call
Government calls for drafted men to report to local boards for mobilization with strict penalties for failure or tardiness. Cards warn desertion a capital offense, and rules cover baggage, meals, lodging, and race segregation locally while forming units. Only hand baggage allowed. soap, brushes, towels, underclothes, and shirts may be taken.
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National Army
Manning
W. W. Moore
Pullman
Crowder
Bcards
Secretary of War
MEN WANTED NOW TO GO TO FRANCE
The United States Engineers Corps seeks 200 workers for Europe jobs. Fifteen0 of them will be stenographers and general clerks with salaries 1000 to 1200 dollars annually, plus rations quarters medical care and transport. Fifty are needed as draftsmen in typographic architectural and mechanical fields earning 1500 to 1800 dollars. Apply at Room 30 Custom House Charleston or write telegraph to Washington. no civil service exam required.
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United States Engineers Corps
Europe
William Vaughan Howard
Custom House
Charleston
Washington
Book Club Meets at Mrs Chalmers Home
The regular meeting of the Book Club will be held at Mrs. James Chalmers home this morning at half past ten o'clock.
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Book ‘Ub
James Chalmers
Local Board Permit Request for Home Stay During Orders
A fragmented permit text shows a request to eat and sleep at home while under local board orders prior to entrainment. It states the applicant may be reachable by telephone, requests no meals or lodging from the board, and will notify the local board if permission is granted.
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United States
Volunteer Ralph Sifan Goes to France from Fort Oglethorpe
At Fort Oglethorpe volunteers were called for immediate service in France. Lieutenant Ralph Sifan volunteered and his name was drawn. He will depart soon for the front. He is a promising educator and has joined the Artillery, and his friends bid him a brave farewell hoping he returns honored and with duties well done.
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Fort Oglethorpe
France
Ralph Sy|fan
Ralph i
Mrs Coleman Honored by Tea in Honor of Rob Coleman
Mrs R R Hemphill entertained a few couples Saturday evening at tea in honor of Mr and Mrs Robert H Coleman. After the supper the guests were invited into the parlor for conversation and musical selections. Guests included Mr and Mrs Robert Coleman Segret and Mrs D T Smith Miss Lavinia Coleman Miss Mary Quarles Link and James C Hemphill.
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R. R. Hemphill
Robert H. Coleman
Robert
U S Planes to Enter Fight Early Next Year in France
Washington August 25 tests of standardized United States airplane motors under the aircraft board suggest American fighting planes will be ready for service in France early next year. Three service types are planned: fast air duel craft, fast but carrying observers and bombs, and slower night bombers with greater payloads.
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Washington
United States
Aircraft Board
France
Socks for Soldiers Shine From Magazine Street Knitters
Local knitters organize across the city with expert sewers on Magazine Street praised for sock work. Groups meet at various homes in the afternoon and night to produce socks for soldiers, turning spare hours into useful aid.
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Magazine Street
Mrs Dickson Leaves Abbeville For Farm Move
Mrs Johm A Dickson will move October 1 to her country farm in Brownless. Her two sons John Albert and Paul go with her. Friends regret the departure and wish success. The Dickson house on Wardlaw Street is rented to Dr Raiford Power.
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Johm A. Dickson
Wardlaw Street
Dickson Boys
Dickson
Raiford Power
Riots Quelled After Night of Civil Unrest in Houston
Houston under martial law after rioting linked to negro soldiers from the Twenty fourth Infantry. Fifteen killed and many wounded as troops patrolled the city, led by Gen John A Hulen, with 400 regulars from Galveston and National Guard units responding. Captain J W Mattes of Illinois Field Artillery was among the dead.
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Houston
Twenty-fourth United States Infantry
John A. Hulen
Texas Nations Guard
Galveston
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Hulen
Ilinois National Guard
Texas National Guardsmen
Camp Bowers
J. W. Mattes
Battery A
Ilinois Field Artillery
Calhoun Falls Doctor Heads to France for War
Dr Geo Calhoun Pruitt of Calhoun Falls has been commissioned as 1st Lieutenant in the Medical Officers Reserve Corps and on August 21 received orders to report to New York for transport to France. He leaves behind a growing practice and a grateful community, with Mrs Pruitt and their son George Calhoun Jr staying with Mrs Norwood Calhoun until his return.
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Calhoun Falls
Geo. Calhoun Pruitt
Medical Officers Reserve Corps
New York
France
Pruitt
One Hundredth Birthday Tribute for Mrs Hemphill
At the Atlanta Camp No. 159 UCV meeting on August 20 1917 a resolution honors Mrs Sarah Ann Hemphill born August 22 1817 in Athens Ga for her century of life. The note expresses gratitude for her loyalty to the Confederate cause and prays for many more years of good example. It forwards copies to her sons Colonel William A Hemphill and Robert A Hemphill and Camp 159 officials with best wishes.
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Atlanta Camp No. 159
U. C V
George Hillyer
Sarah Ann Hemphill
Athens
Lomorrow
William A. Hemphill
Robert A. Hemphill
J. T. Shepard
W. H. Harrison
Derry
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Jackies
DR. Pressly
Army
the Book Club
Local Board For
Mrs. Coleman
U.S
Ammerican Made
Seouta
Mrs. Dickson
Abbeville
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