Government to Operate Railroads Steps Declared by McAdoo
President Wilson proclaimed government possession and operation of the nation s railroads to take effect Friday noon. William G McAdoo remains Secretary of the Treasury and is named director general of railroads to unite and oversee all general transportation including steamship lines. The railroad board of five heads will manage operations under his supervision as Congress prepares legislation on pre war earnings and property maintenance.
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Washington
Wilson
William G. McAdoo
Congress
War Baker
Railroad Board
McAdoos
Their Persuasive Eloquence Raises Red Cross Support
An energetic drive for 1918 Red Cross membership spreads through city and county with speeches at negro churches. Mayor Gambrell and Mr. C. D. Brown appeal effectively, drawing many converts and even securing nine baptisms at one church. Lieut. Morse and Dr. Gambrell augment the effort with a Shady Grove visit yielding fifty members. Kathleen Patterson visits Anderson this week. Cotton market notes appear at end.
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Red Cross
Mayor Gambrell
C. D. Brown
Fire Band Baptist Church
Brown
Joel Morse
Albert Morse
Dr. Gambrel
Shady Grove
Lieut. Morse
Nationwide whiskey seizure and allied force updates
Five thousand quarts of Kentucky whiskey seized before entering Bone Dry States valued around 50000 dollars. Some were concealed in fruit layered barrels and lard kegs. General Sarrail will be succeeded by General Guillaumat at Saloniki, a Verdun hero arriving Saturday. Seven Swedish sailors executed for aiding Germans during mine planting off South Africa. Allenby’s troops advance on Sharon plain north of Jaffa, taking four more towns. South Carolina General Assembly to convene January 8, 1920, with David R. Coker resigning as food administrator and William Elliott named as successor president pro tempore.
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Kentucky
P. M. B. Sarrail
Guillaumat
Saloniki
Verdun
U S Senate Probes Sugar Inquiry Delayed to Friday
A Senate committee extends the sugar inquiry with a Friday deadline set for a Hoover statement. Officials anticipate new evidence on centralization of road relief measures and related federal actions.
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Senate Committee
Hoover
Greece Bids Greeks to Join U S Army
The Greek government instructs Greeks in the United States that enlisting in the American army counts as serving in the Greek army. It grants collective authorization and promises rewards for gallantry, extending to those already enlisted.
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Greece
SONS
U. S. Army
Washington
United States
State Department
Royal Legation
New War Council Formed Under Secretary Baker in 1917
Washington December 25. A new war council of five generals under Secretary Baker will guide decisions on vital army matters and war prosecution. Additional officers will be added as needed. The group aims to coordinate supply, equipment, and conflicting staff views to resolve major war questions.
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Washington
War Department
Baker
War Council
Council
Bombardments and Raids on Snow Covered Fronts Reported
Snow covered fronts see bombardments and small raids with Teutonic forces regaining some ground on the northern Italian front. Italian highlands west of the Brenta River report counterattacks around Col Del Rosso and Monte De Valbella, with initial gains reversed under renewed German pressure. Berlin says Italian counterattacks failed. In France the front is quiet beyond bombardments. The Russian peace talks remain stalled as Germany delays response and asks for an extension.
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France
En Tire
Brenta River
Col. del Rosso
Monte de Valbella
Berlin
Death of Mrs Simmons at Calhoun Falls
Mrs Mattie Simmons wife of W F Simmons died at home in Calhoun Falls on Christmas Day after ill health. She led a Christian life and was active in church. Survived by three sons one daughter and several grandchildren.
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Mattie Simmons
W. F. Simmons
Calhoun Falls
Miss Winton Parks to Visit Abbeville Guests Gambrells
Miss Winton Parks is expected in Abbeville on Sunday as the guest of Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Gambrell. She is greatly beloved by Abbeville residents and her friends welcome her return with warm regard.
Dinner outing with friends at Dyson's this week
Mr. E. A. Thompson Mr. Bradley Reese Prof. D. H. Henry and Mr. I. C. King traveled by car to Dyson's for dinner with their friend Jim McMillan. They reported a large and flourishing time during the visit.
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E. A. Thompson
Bradley Reese
D. H. Henry
I. C. King
Dyson's
Jim McMillan
Miss Margaret Wilson Returns Home From Eventful Visit
Miss Margaret Wilson has returned to her home in Ivo after a stay at the home of Mr. W. D. Wilson. She was among the attractive young ladies who served refreshments at the Link-Everett wedding reception.
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Margaret Wilson
Ivo
W. D. Wilson
Link-Everett
Handkerchiefs Bought for Christmas Gifts
A young man visited L. W. White's Dry Goods Store last Saturday and purchased 11 dollars worth of crepe de chine handkerchiefs. He received 44 handkerchiefs and distributed them among his cousins as Christmas presents.
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L. W. White
Soldiers Should Be Trained Year Across United Camps
Washington reports direct information on American equipment in France and training camps. The Senate Military Committee, meeting with Major General O’Ryan, urged urgent winter clothing for camps with shortages and ordered Baker to mobilize departments to supply gear.
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Washington
America
France
Senate Military Committee
O'Ryan
Camp Wadsworth
Spartanburg
D. C
New York National Guard
Pershing
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
Baker
McKellar
Promoting From Within Aims For Broad Army Ranks
New plans for promotions in the U S Army in training at home and for expeditionary forces in France open temporary higher grade appointments to lower ranking officers and noncommissioned ranks with a dedicated training school for NCOs. The system mirrors Navy paths from warrant officers and enlisted personnel and ends sole access through West Point or Annapolis. The approach echoes Napoleon on soldier merit and Marshall’s baton in the knapsack. Miss Willie Ables and two brothers visited the city, bringing holly for Due West burial.
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Army of the
Daniels
Navy
West Point
Annapolis
Regular Army
United States
National Guard
National Army
Napoleon
New York World
Willie Ables
Thos
Henry
Santue
Family Burned to Death in Christmas Eve Fire
Mrs J L Whitman and six children perished when their Greenwood area home burned on Christmas Eve. The father and one son, away in Greenwood, survived. Cause of the blaze unknown as investigators recovered remains placed in a single casket.
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J. L. Whitman
Greenwood
World War Fronts Largely Static in 1917 Christmas
The 1917 Christmastide reports show vast fronts largely inactive. Teutonic forces push in Northern Italy while Russians, Belgians, and Ottomans show mixed gains and retreats. Allenby advances in Mesopotamia and Palestine as Bethlehem and Jerusalem recapture symbolic Holy Sites.
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Italy
Venetia
Baltic
Black Sea
Isonzo
Belgium
Dun Great
Visitor from Camp Jackson Impresses Friends
Lieut James Carlisle Fair from Camp Jackson visited last Saturday during the holidays and left a pleasant impression on all who met him. The piece of berries was the only one we had.
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James Carlisle Fair
Camp Jackson
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McAdoo
Kathleen Patterson
Anderson
Allenby
Plain of Sharon
Jaffa
General Assembly of
South Carolina
David R. Coker
Hartsville
William Elliot
Columbia
Coker
U.S
Goa
Garfield
Athens
White House
Senate
Jrailroads
Lovett
Fuel Administration
Kenan
Kenyon
Council OF War
Secretary of War
Bren
Simmons
Miss Winton Parks
Miss Margaret Wilson
Gen. O’ryan
Due West
Christ
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