De mobilization Gains Pace as Divisions Return Home
Washington reports the Thirty first National Guard division and Thirty-seventh National Guard division and Ninety-first National Army division are slated for early return from France. Major General Reed’s Second Corps heads 83,000 troops designated for homeward move. Openings for reserve and temporary officers to join regular army are noted as part of proposed reorganization.
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Washington
France
March
Pershing
National Guard
National Army
Reed
War Department
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Treasury Department
Embargo on Export Freight Believed Temporary
Washington officials of the railroad administration say the embargo on export freight to New York Boston and Philadelphia is a temporary measure. They describe it as a precaution to prevent congestion from the holidays and freight handler strikes while traffic improves. other ports like Baltimore and Norfolk could be used if needed.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Americans Fight in Snow Near Kadish and Endish
American troops with the Allied Army of the Dvina fight Bolsheviks near Kadish and along the Petrograd road. They win control of Endish after a gallant assault as snowdrifts reach two to four feet. Casualties are light on Monday, with a reinforced line held against a fierce Bolshevik counterattack on Tuesday. An American officer’s body is returned for burial after sledge transport to Archangel.
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The
Dvina
Kadish
Onega
Petrograd Road
Endish
Archangel
Bolshevists
Elberton Visitor Attends Mrs. Lee’s Party With Twins
Mrs. Fred Herndon of Elberton visits in the city to attend sister Mrs. Gus Lee’s party honoring Miss Mary Hill. She is accompanied by her twin girls, described as handsome.
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Fred Herndon
Elberton
City
Gus Lee
Visiting the sick in city for Miss Bessie Epting
Mrs Davenport of Horseshoe North Carolina and J and H Epting of Athens visit their sister Miss Bessie Epting who remains very ill with pneumonia in the city.
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Mrs. Davenport
Horseshoe, N. C
Messrs
Jay and
Harry Epting
Athens
City
Bessie Epting
Theodore Roosevelt Dies in Sleep at Oyster Bay
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt died in his sleep at 4 15 this morning in Oyster Bay New York. Dr G W Fuller said the death likely caused by a pulmonary embolism a blood clot on a lung artery. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday from Christ Episcopal Church Oyster Bay.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
United Press
G. W. Fuller
Roosevelt
Fuller
Christ Episcopal Church
Hoover To Head Food Relief Work In Germany
Paris and London reports indicate President Wilson named Herbert Hoover director general of the international relief organization for liberated countries, with Norman Davis as assistant. The move aims to unify relief efforts under U S leadership and coordinate food finances and shipping across allies.
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International Organization
Wilson
Paris
Herbert C. Hoover
International Organization For the Relief
Norman Davis
Oscar T. Crosby
United States
Europe
Hoover
American Peace Commission
Great Britaan
Italy
Herbert Hoover
M. Clenea
M. Villiam
Heinenll
Death of Mrs Gossett Shocks Abbeville Community
News from Abbeville reports the death of Mrs. Gossett wife of Conductor Gossett of Seaboard Air Line Railway on January 5 1919. The Gossetts moved to Abbeville about a year ago and resided on Upper Main Street. Formerly Miss Pinson of Saluda North Carolina she died after influenza developed into pneumonia while visiting her parents in Saluda. Funeral services were held Monday at Coronaca.
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Abbeville
Gossett
Seaboard Air Lime Railway
Miss Pinson
Saluca
N. C
Mr. Gossett
Coronaca
McAdoo Urges Five Year Extension of Federal Railroad Control
Director General McAdoo told the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that extending government control to January 1, 1924 is needed to test reforms and prevent a return of private ownership. He warned a swift return to prewar hands would undo reforms and risk huge rate cuts, with three options including private control, government ownership, or a unified mixed system.
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Washington
Congress
McAdoo
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Washington, Dan
When Dreams Come True and Forestry Experts Meet
A Jacksonville report notes two days of forestry talks led by J. G. Peters on railroad fire protection and public education. Attendees include Southern state foresters and Texas official E O Siekem. H S Graves was absent due to illness. The play When Dreams Come True arrives at the Opera House January 13.
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Jacksonville
Pla
United States
H. S. Graves
United States Forestry Department
J. S. Olmes
North Carolina
J. G. Peters
Washington, D. C
United States Railroad Administration
E. 0. Siekem
State Forester
Texas
Town Faces First Real Cold Spell Of Winter
The cold wave arrived on time and remains, with temperatures near twenty two, nineteen, and fourteen degrees. Water is cut off for many, and plumbers anticipate a busy spell fixing frozen pipes.
Baker lauds a league of nations as new world demand
Buffalo January 5 Secretary Baker told the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce that a peace league or other arrangement is essential to prevent future disasters. He said Americans who sacrificed for victory deserve lasting peace and argued the president speaks for a democratic world, urging bold actions beyond traditional treaties.
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Buffalo
Buffalo Chamber of Commerce
Baker
Ppace
America
Versailles
League of Nations
Belfast Gifts Land for American Cemetery
Belfast city corporation in Ireland has given free for all time the cemetery section where 84 American influenza victims lie. The American Red Cross announced the gift and noted plans for a monument and a named American plot to be decorated and marked.
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Washington
Belfast
Ireland
American Red Cross
Flu Toll in Abbeville Report Shows October Cases
Dr. Akin reports Abbeville logged 980 influenza cases in October with 16 deaths among whites and 26 among negroes. Overall 1,170,000 cases yield fewer than 5,000 deaths.
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Akin
Abbeville
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Allied Naval Commission
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Mecklenburg
Schleswig- Holstein
Wilhelmshaven
India
China
Serbia
Greece
England
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Harwich
Decares
MADOO
Southern Association
W. A. Giles
Antreville
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