Kronstadt Seizure Sparks Russian Internal Strife
Kronstadt workers and soldiers delegates seize control of the fortress near Petrograd and reject the provisional government. Factory strikes threaten more than 120 Petrograd plants as conciliation efforts try to avert total work stoppage. German and French fronts report ongoing artillery and trench activity with shifting gains at Moulin de Laffaux and Verdun.
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Kronstadt
Workmen's
Petrograd
Russia
Baltic Sea
Workmen’s
Ened
Moulin de Laffaux
Soissons
Hill 304
Verdun
Mont Haul
Champagne
Ypres
Belgium
London
Berlin
Arras
Young Mexicans Leaving the U S En Masse
Laredo Texas June 4 More than 60 Mexicans mostly young men waited at the Mexican consulate to obtain passports home after an impression they may be drafted spurring return to Mexico.
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Laredo
Texas
United States
Study Club to Resume Meetings at Nenffer Home
The Study Club will resume its regular meetings at the home of Mrs G A Nenffer next Tuesday morning.
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Study Club
G. A. Nenffer
Bellevue Visitors Attend Orr Meeting
Bellevue residents came to town last Friday to attend the Orr meeting. The note praises Bellevue as a community with many good citizens and fine residents and expresses happiness at their visit.
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Bellevue
Orr
Prof Riser to Lead Abbeville Schools in July Arrival
Prof Riser the new city school superintendent will arrive in Abbeville about July 10 to begin work for the fall term. The public will have a chance to meet him and Mrs Riser before the school year starts.
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Riser
Abbeville
Mrs. Riser
Sixteen Army Camps To Be Built In War Department Cut
The War Department cut cantonments to sixteen from thirty two for the forthcoming draft army. Four sites Atlanta American Lake Wash Ayre were chosen with tents urged for southern camps. Officials say the change won’t delay mobilization though some guard divisions may be consolidated and built under canvas.
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Washington
War Department
Baker
Atlanta
American Lake
Wash
Ayre
Mass
Wrightown
N. J
National Guard
Council of National Defense
National Guard to France Soon Plans Cut to Sixteen Cantonments
Washington reports indicate cost and resource limits force a reduction from thirty two to sixteen cantonments. Proposed sites include Columbia and Atlanta with three Southeastern divisions. National Guard training abroad faces congressional skepticism despite Gen Bliss favoring overseas training.
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Washington
War Department
Columbia
Atlanta
Baker
Council of National Defense
Southeastern Department
North Carolina
Tennessee
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana, Mississippi
Arkansas
Congress
National Guard
Tasker” . H. Bliss
Army
France
Submarines Fire on American Ship Kroonland
Two German submarines attacked the American liner Kroonland off the British coast firing four torpedoes. One hit near the bow after zigzagging and a second torpedo struck the side as the vessel moved at high speed but failed to explode. Gunners aboard the Kroonland replied with explosive shells toward the unseen submersibles.
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Kroonland
England
Kroonlajd
Owens Speed Wins College Pharmacy Prizes
Howard Owens Speed of Abbeville won the college prize for best work in pharmacy and the Cole L. Blease medal for pharmacy. Parents and friends applaud his brilliant college career at The Citadel and at the Medical College in Charleston. He received his diploma in pharmacy before entering the Fort Oglethorpe Training Camp.
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Columbia
Owens Speed
Howard Owens Speed
Abbeville
Cole L. Blease
Oweng Speed
P. B. Speed
En‘tire
Citadel
Medical College
Charleston
Owens
Fort Oglethorpe
D A R Meeting Scheduled for Wednesday at City Hall
The D A R will hold a meeting Wednesday afternoon at 5 30 in the club rooms in the city hall. All members are urged to be present.
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City Hall
Miss Caroline Graves Leaves for Augusta Summer Trip
Miss Caroline Graves departs this week for Augusta to spend time with relatives and later visit friends in the mountains. Friends wish her an enjoyable vacation and pleasant experiences ahead.
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Caroline Graves
Augusta
Navy recruiting drives to fill South Carolina calls
Navy recruiting officers will station at every county seat tomorrow to answer questions about life pay and opportunities and to conduct examinations. Free transportation to Columbia for qualified applicants will be provided as 400 more recruits are needed statewide. Spartanburg led with 43 enrollments, Richland 42, Greenville 29. Beaufort has not yet contributed a recruit.
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Columbia
O. F. Cooper
Navy
C. F. Cooper
South Carolina
Spartanburg County
Richland
Greenville
Bamberg
Chester
Chesterfield
Colleton
Georgetown
Hampton
Pickens
Saluda
York
Abbeville
Berkeley
Calhoun
Cherokee
Beaufort County
B. B. James
Union
Sumter
Illustrated Travel Logs at Opera House War Lectures
Rev H W Pratt will deliver five illustrated travelogs on the war at the Opera House on Thursday nights starting June Tth. Lectures cover War Lords Belgium Russia at War Constantinople and more with proceeds to the Library Association.
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H. W. Pratt
Opera House
Belgium
Russia
Constantinople
Library Association For
Abbeville
The
Library Association
Burton Holmes-Paramount
Paramount
Underwood and Underwood
Ter
Confederate Veterans Pay Tribute at Arlington Reunion
Washington June 3 Confederate veterans in Washington attended annual reunion services at Arlington National Cemetery. President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson were present but the president did not speak, receiving an ovation instead. Gen. Bennett H. Young and Rep. Frank Clark spoke, honoring the Confederate dead and the principle of self government while plans were laid for a future memorial march led by Gen. George P. Harrison.
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Washington
Arlington
Wilson
Marine Band
Joe Wheeler
Bennett H. Young
Frank Clark
Florida
Gen. Young
The
United Confederate Veterans, Sons of Veterans, Daughters of the Confederacy
Southern Relief Society of
District of Columbia
George P. Harrison
Bishop Collins. Denny
Richmond, Va
NEW SCHOOL TEACHERS SELECTED FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Trustees announce new High School faculty including Miss Wood Woodruff Miss Lynch Lancaster Profensor Rembert Richland county and Miss Etta Allen South Amboy Nave J. The appointments aim to strengthen the teaching staff and prepare students for college.
Butler Guard Recruit Trip Report Mentions Candidates
On a recruiting trip several guardsmen including W D Wilkinson and Corporal members spent time in Greenville with W D’s man Casper Little Furman Long and others. Claude Wilkinson joined the unit James Cox could not enlist due to eye issues.
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W.D. Wilkinson
Butlen Guarda Ares
Chas Hembree
Lellany
Ansel Pute
Casper Little
Furman Long
Arelshore
W. C. Stevensong
iLean
Anderson Machine Whitlock
John Calvert
Mack Reiss
Cevte
James Cox
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U. S
Prof
Germany
AAAAL
Ee Aee
Boat
New York
D. A. R. Meeting
United States Navy
Pratt
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