Germans Launch New Drive for Paris
German forces under Crown Prince Rupprecht renew pressure along a 20 mile front from Montdidier to Noyon in hopes of bending the Allied line toward St Just and Compiegne. French resistance remains firm with intense, bloody fighting. Americans defend Centigny as casualties rise to 198 in a single day.
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Rupprecht of
Bavaria
Paris
Montdidier
Noyon
St. Just
Compiegne
Oise
Ressons-sur-Matz
Cantigny
U S May Strike Huns From East
Governor Manning told the South Carolina Council of Defense in Columbia that the United States may need a large army in Russia and that agricultural exemptions will have to be waived. He returned from Washington with a note of urgency and urged war footing without delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
South Carolina Council of Defense
Richard I. Manning
Washington
United States
Rusia
Manning
Market report on huckleberries and berries
Huckleberries from Little Mountain arrive every few days selling two quarts for a quarter. War disruptions raise prices as bushes struggle to bear fruit. Dewberries blackberries and honey also command higher prices this year. Mr and Mrs J M Anderson C L Richey and Miss Lillian Richey spent Sunday in Greenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Mountain
J. M. Anderson
C. L. Richey
Lillian Richey
Greenwood
Committees In Drive War Savings Stamps
War Savings Drives listed by committees with names and booth locations across town, including Post Office City Hall Booths and merchant booths. Meeting called for 6 30 Wednesday afternoon at Court House with county chairwoman and ward chairmen directing volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Thomas
J. F. Barnwell
W. M. Langley
Jno
T. Evans
A. H. Barnett
Lower Main Street
M. B. Sysan
W. G. Moore
Fort Pickens
C. A. Haigler
H. B. Wilson
Lewis Sandley
Court House
Ward
Fannie DuPre
J. M. Morgan
Otto Bristow
James Sherard
Gullidge
Will Speed
Boyd
Margaret Cothran
Lillian Richey
Winona Barksdale
Leila Link
Mary Hill
Chi'n
Frank Nickles
W. A. Lee
T. Gordon| White
J. D. Kerr
J. C. King
J. A. Hill
W. H. White
Saral’ Haskell
Marion Mabry
Sara White
C. A. Milford
McMurray Drug Store Booth
W. A. Barris
Magaret Bradley
Susie Stevenson
Thos. Davis
Bowden-Simpson Drug Store Booth
Joe Wilson
Charlie McKenzie
Sara Perrin
Mary Aiken
Virginia Aiken
Attending the Funeral for J ered C Perry in Columbia
Dr. G A Neuffer travelled to Columbia on Saturday to attend the funeral of J ered C Perry, a former Abbeville resident remembered for his many high offices including his work with the Odd Fellows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Neuffer
Columbia
Red C. Perry
Perry
Abbeville
Odd Fellows
Germans Attack West of Montdidier Noyon Front
Paris reports a morning German assault west of Montdidier and Noyon with French forces resisting in a protected zone. In other sectors the French claim gains between the Aisne and Marne, taking two woods and 200 prisoners after driving back German penetrations. a German attack near Rheims failed.
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Paris
Montdidier
Noyon
Aisne
Marne
Rheims
Curtailment Boosts Demand for Less Essential Goods
The June 9 Federal Reserve Board monthly business conditions report notes curtailment of production for less essential items has spurred demand in piano and talking machine sectors. Across the country, retailers and consumers seek supplies before exhaustion, while manufacturers struggle to fill orders amid war-driven demand and scarce labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Cilman
East
Federal Reserve
The Church Society Holds Summer Meeting at Greene Home
The Ladies Society of the Associ ate Reformed Presbyterian church met at Mrs. W. P. Greene's home Thursday afternoon. With little church work in summer, the gathering featured a musical program and social only. Performers included Miss Ruth McLane, Mrs. S. M. Bradley, Miss Mary Greene, with singing by Mrs. Plaxco and Mrs. Sing. A report on the Women’s College at Due West by Mrs. Plaxco was heard with interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Society
The
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
W. P. Greene
Ruth McLane
S. M. Bradley
Mary Greene
Plaxco
Sign
Womans, College At
Due West
Notice to knitters for Red Cross use dimensions
Instructions for knitters specify measurements for a leg 14 inches long and 4 inches wide and a foot 11 inches long and 4 inches wide. Do not shape toes too pointed and avoid knots in the leg. Signed by Mrs. E R Thomson, Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
E. R. Thomson
Pleasant supper honors Sunday school contest winners
A Friday night event at the mill hosted by Sunday school classes celebrated the red and blue membership contest. Over 200 attendees dined outdoors in the tennis court, with flowers decor, music from a Victrola and a new band, and speeches by Hon. George C. Hodge, Jof Greenwood, and Rev. M. R. Plaxco. The ladies society of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church served the three course meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
George C. Hodge
Jof Greenwood
Rev. M. R
Plaxco
Ladies Society
The
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Lieut Roddy Devlin Returns from Training in Abbeville
Lieut Roddy Devlin visited Abbeville with his sister Mrs M R Plaxco before being stationed at Camp Wadsworth. He completed a machine gun course at Fort Sill and hopes to reduce German numbers in the Crown Prince’s army during his next assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roddy Devlin
Abbeville
M. R. Plaxco
Lieut. Devlin
Camp Wadsworth
Fort Sill
Crown Prince's Army
Threatened Trouble in Oklahoma Dismissed
Henryetta Oklahoma June 7 fear of uprising among Indians and mixed bloods in Old Hickory stamping grounds dissipated as Henrietta company of home guards under Captain Kiersting returned with word that malcontents would disperse and not cause trouble. Discontent stemmed from draft, card system wheat flour purchases, and support for war causes amid Crazy Snake rebellion history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henryette
Okla
Old Hickory
Henrieta Company of
Home Guards
Kiersting
B. P. U. Social At City Park
The Baptist Young Peoples Union will host a social for church members and other youths at City Park on Tuesday evening at 8 30. All young people of the church are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Young Peoples Union
Eclipse Observed Under Clear Sky Saturday Afternoon
The eclipse occurred on schedule Saturday afternoon as a cloudless sky allowed spectators to view the sun for hours. Misses Sadie Hammond Nelle McGaw and Lucy White spent Sunday with Miss Maggie Link following the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Hammond
Nelle McGaw
Lucy White
Maggie Link
Learning to be Soldiers at Plattsburg from Clemson cadets
Albert and Alpheus Lesley, sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lesley, report from Plattsburg that they are enjoying the training but note Clemson and South Carolina set high standards. Five hundred forty Clemson cadets were chosen to join the Plattsburg Reserve Officers Training Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Alpheus Lesley
W. E. Lesley
Plattsburg
Clemson
South Carolina
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Americans Penetrate German Front Lines in Picardy and Lorraine
Washington reports in General Pershing's communique that American patrols penetrated enemy positions in Picardy and Lorraine causing heavy losses in killed and wounded. Artillery fighting in the Woevre has diminished.
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Washington
Picardy
Lorraine
Pershing
Offensive Will Win Gen Foch Holds
General Foch, chief of the allies, declares that only an army taking the offensive can win battles. In a Field article he explains warfare aims at destroying the enemy’s organized forces through decisive battles that overthrow, disorganize, and break the adversary’s fighting power, noting that purely defensive fighting cannot yield victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foch
Nailing In The Kaiser A Red Cross Nail Drive Article
About 575 nails were driven in the Kaiser's coffin with contributions ranging from 10 cents to one dollar. Lawyer D H Hill drove the first nail. Young helpers, including little boys, earned a nail each and refused ice cream for patriotism. Quilla Wardlaw rallied 15 to 20 friends who paid nickels dimes and quarters and drove more nails. John T Cheatham sent a Busy Bee Squad basket of peaches. The Busy Bees earned 101 67 for the drive as night fell on a productive day supporting U S A soldiers.
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Kaiser
D. H. Hill
Red Cross
Quilla Wardlaw
Quilla
John T. Cheatham
Abbeville
Cheatham
Marines' Success Spurs airmen to set record
In Miami on June 7 Lieutenant L Lisleer piloted 109 consecutive loops at the marine flying field, surpassing the record for military aviators. Reports from South Carolina boards show 137 men aged 21 since June 5, 1917 registered Wednesday, with 4,835 white, 4,780 negroes, and 22 aliens. two boards pending bring total near 10,000. Mr and Mrs H R McAllister visit Laurens relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
France
L. Lisleer
Marine
Columbia
South Carolina
Selective Service
Submarine Sinks American Vessel Pinar Del Rio Off Maryland
The American steamer Pinar Del Rio, a 2504 gross ton freighter built in 1895 and under American control, was sunk by a German submarine miles off Maryland coast yesterday morning. One crew member is missing, sixteen landed on the Virginia coast, and hope remains the missing man will be found or picked up. The raid follows the sinking of the Vinland off the Cape last Wednesday.
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Washington
Pinar del Rio
Maryland
Virginia
Navy
Capes
Abbeville Schools Close After Pleasant Year
Abbeville and Abbeville-Graded schools closed Friday after a successful and pleasant year. Teachers praised for care and diligence. students happy with the year. Next year’s staff includes Prof McTyre Dannehy and Miss Lynch Wood Magill at the high school. Graded school assignments list several teachers for seventh to first grades and note two positions still to be filled.
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Abbeville
Tennant
Misa Gladys Buckner
Lula Moore Logan
York
Willl
Sarah Perrin
May Robert
Riser
Timmons
Spring and
Phillips
Mary Kennedy
Leslie McMillan Receives Commission and Leave Home
Lieut Leslie McMillan was home on short leave Saturday after being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. He is assigned to Camp Sevier as an instructors in the Officers Training School. He studied at Camp Jackson where in a class of over two hundred men he had the highest marks save one, earning pride for his hometown.
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Leslie McMillan
Camp Sevier
Officers Training School
McMillan
Camp Jackson
Reverend F W Gregg Given L L D At Winthrop
The congregation at Upper Long Cane and Presbyterians in the city note that Rev F W Gregg was awarded the degree of L L D at Winthrop during last week’s closing exercises. Gregg served the Long Cane congregation about forty years ago and is of interest to local parishioners.
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Upper
Long Cane
F. W. Greeg
Winthrop
Gregg
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Bissons-sur-Matzin Center
Centigny
War Department
U. S
Gov. Manning
W. F. Nickles
J. 5
Stark
H. McMurray
Geo. C. Gambrell
D. W. Thomas
S. H. Rosenberg, M. B. Reese
Fred Hill's
Harri Son
J. 8. Cochran
W. L. Peebles
Philson Henry’s
F. B. Gary
MER
Coase
the Church Society
Karas Is
Oklahoma
B. ¥. P. U. Social
Allied Commander IN Chief
Mrs. H. R. McAllister
Laurens
Leslie
DR. Gregg
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