Extension of Government Control of Railroads Favored
Washington December 12 Extension of government control of railroads for five years or until January 1924 was urged by Mr McAdoo before commerce committees. He argued extending the period would remove railroad questions from politics and provide stability for officers, employees and the public.
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Visanska Home Returns as War Records Mention
Telegram from Erfiast L Visanska notes arrival from overseas and seeks family members. Mention of Charles Visanski, a former Char 0 lawyer, wounded by a machine gun bullet in the feet, later assigned to the Judge Advocate office in an American hospital, with hope to resume practice in Charleston.
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President Wilson to visit Rome before Christmas
Rome dispatch announces President Wilson will arrive in Rome on December 22 at 7 pm and be hosted by Victor Emmanuel for three days prior to Christmas. The schedule places him in the Italian capital for talks and ceremonial duties.
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France backs Wilson principles but wary on seas freedom
Paris reports a French official affirming full agreement with Woodrow Wilson's fourteen points while urging careful, material questions first. He notes France's natural reserve on freedom of the seas due to Britain's insular reach and empire, and expects Wilson's interpretations to guide implementation.
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Navy discharge hopes reduce war burden by year end
Washington reports Secretary Daniels hopes the 100000 navy men designated for discharge will be out by year end. He adds 74000 more should be discharged by July 1 next, leaving an enlisted navy strength of 350000.
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Daniels
Local Navy Muster Brings Joy to Je Dies Over Lovers
Lowrie Wilson has been mustered out at Charleston Navy Yard and returns home to delight of Je dies who are in love with him. News also that John Lomax, the other town beau, will arrive in a week or two.
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Lowrie Wilson
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Army Candidates Dominate English Election
In the upcoming English vote the army shows bold in candidate count with 256 servicemen seeking office including 19 generals 82 colonels and lieutenant colonels 69 majors 67 captains 15 lieutenants two sergeants one corporal and one private competing for seats.
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England
Out After the Cash Urges City Aid for French Orphan
Local residents gathered Tuesday to raise funds for a French orphan. A young girl visited homes asking for support noting that even a penny would help the grade.
Senate Tackles National Labor Policy Plan
The Senate adopted a Kenyon resolution directing the Education and Labor Committee to study a broad welfare program. It would examine a national labor tribunal, a national employment service, unemployment prevention via public works, housing control, insurance for workers, a national minimum wage law, and training for the disabled. The panel will begin inquiries immediately and may urge legislation.
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Committee On Education and Labor
United States Employment Service
Fourteen Women Seek Seats in Parliament in 1918
London reports that fourteen women are among the candidates for Parliament, including Christabel Pankhurst, Emmeline Pankhurst’s daughter, Mrs Frederick Pethick Lawrence, Mary McArthur, and Countess Georgia la Markievicz. The piece also notes War Savings Stamps sales in Chester and local casualties in the war.
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Christabel, Pinkhurst
Emeline Pankhurst
Frederick Pethick Lawrence
Votes For Women
Mary McArthur
British Women’s Trades Union
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Dublin
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Liberty fuel improvised substitute touted to cut gasoline costs
Washington reports the war department’s Liberty fuel a government inventor backed substitute for gasoline. Major Zimmerman and Captain Weisberger say patents will allow private manufacture with government rights to production. The kerosene based fuel could yield 100 barrels from 80 barrels of kerosene, saving money for motorists nationwide.
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Weisberger
Mr Thomas to Leave Abbeville Mills Superintendent
Mr A B Thomas resigns as Abbeville Cotton Mills superintendent after four to five years. He will depart Abbeville shortly after the holidays and has accepted a new post with Whitney Mills in Spartanburg. His colleagues honored him with a generous Masonic ring in a farewell gesture.
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Whitney Mills
Winchester
Remarkable Sixteen Pound Sweet Potato Grown Local Farm
Mr. W. B. Ellis brought a sixteen pound sweet potato from his farm five miles from town. The tuber weighed about five and a half pounds in each of three sections. The paper notes the crop may avert famine and invites competitors to submit larger specimens for judgment.
Lloyd George Seeks Peace Terms Shaping Future Conscription
British Prime Minister Lloyd George, speaking in Bristol, said the military service act was to address a great emergency and would lapse after it ends. He warned future conscription would depend on peace terms and stressed Britain's defense and navy purposes amid talks that could leave a lasting world impact.
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Europe
Cotton Crop Estimate Shows higher yield than last year
The Department of Agriculture estimated total cotton production for 1918 at 5.5955 billion pounds or 11.7 million bales of 500 pounds, up 397,625 bales from 1917. Virginia 48,777 bales, North Carolina 617,898, South Carolina 1,236,871, Georgia 1,888,911, with other states and Sea Island estimates listed.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
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North Carolina
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Georgia
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Arizona
Sea Island
Florida
Oklahoma
Opera House Attractions Planned for Friday and Saturday
The Opera House manager announces high class pictures for Friday and Saturday with Hit the Trail Holliday and Then Man Without a Country. Tarzan of Apes is set for December 20 and 21, followed by The Kaiser's Finish on December 26 and 27. Mr Kay invests in top films to draw crowds in Abbeville.
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Abbeville
Abbeville Men Share War News and Homeward Hopes
Huburt Cox reports his regiment back from the front and plans for a May homecoming. Mrs W Jock Smith has letters from W Joel describing the final days of the war and armistice. Joel notes meeting Matt Cheatham Ed Smith and Arthur Rosenberg on the battlefield with good outcomes.
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Hubert Cox
America
Mra
W. Jock Smith
W. Joel
Matt Cheatham
Ed. Smith
Arthur Rosenberg
Ship construction returns to normal after ban lift
Washington reports American shipyards may accept contracts for steel or wood ships for private American interests without shipping board permits. Bainbridge Colby announced the lifting of restrictions, aiming to restore private construction to normal channels while protecting the public interest.
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Shipping Board
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Lloyd George Says Navy Must Be Defensive
In Bristol on December 11, Lloyd George defended the navy as a defensive weapon and said Britain does not intend to give it up. The speech emphasized preservation of naval strength as a core policy.
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