U S Faces Mexican Volemency Dilemma Over Border Fires
Washington debates how to respond as Mexican rebels fire into border towns near Juarez and U S troops pursue raiders into Mexico. Carranza officials weigh acceptance of American actions while Villa fears the widening clash and U S pressure on cross border operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carranza
Villa
Washington
United States
Exico
Jaurez
Tca
Dido Aguilar
Aguilar
Major Langhorne
Department of State
Ted
Texas
Columbus
Mexico
State Department
Pioneer Testing Association May Report Details Dairy Yields
Pioneer South Carolina dairy figures show May butterfat output across herds. J. W. Herring reports May tallies include 48.5 pounds from a Guernsey, 46.1 pounds from a Holstein, with multiple Jerseys and Guernseys contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Testing Association
South Carolina
Association
J. W. Herring
R. M. Cooper
Wisacky
B. B. McCutch
Bishopville
A. Smith
Lynchburg
Archie
Sumter
Shanklin
Camden
J. A.lin
AFL Declines to Endorse July 4 General Strike
Atlantic City June 17 delegates at the AFL convention refuse to back the general strike for July 4 in protest of Tom Mooney's imprisonment and censure the Mooney defense committee. The body directs the AFL to pursue a new Mooney retrial through proper channels. A separate vote rejects labor recognition of Soviet Russia while urging withdrawal of troops from Russia and blocking non democratic regimes. A two-person committee will travel to Toledo to meet Willys-Overland officials to settle the strike there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor Comvention
Tom Mooney
Mooney Defense Committee
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Mooney
Organized Labor
Soviet
Russia
Russian
Toledo
Willys-Overland Company
No New Developments in Case of Negro Smith Murdered Nearby
The Mark Smith murder case shows no new developments since Sunday. The coroner's jury met on Wednesday, examined witnesses, and released Ralph Davenport after questioning him about possible flight from the country. The jury continues its work to clarify the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Mark Smith
Ralph Davenport
Counry
Superintendent Hix Attends Tri-State Water and Light Convention
Supt. Hix attended the Tri-State Water and Light Convention in Greenwood this Wednesday. He listened to sessions and enjoyed dinner and other events for the large delegate crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. Hix
Greenwood
Tri-State
Camping Out at Little Mountain
Davis Kerr Jim Coleman and William Hill camp at Little Mountain this week doing their own cooking and packing home hungry after the rustic stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Kerr
Jim Coleman
William Hill
Little Mountain
Willie Jones Leaves for New Orleans
Willie Jones departs for New Orleans to join Dean Bros. after returning to Abbeville from overseas service where he earned the Military Medal and the Distinguished Service Cross. Friends in the city wish him success in his new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Jones
New Orleans
Dean Bros
Abbeville
Wilson blocks British blockade move in Germany
Adinkerke Belgium June 18 President Wilson orders all American vessels unloading in German ports to ignore British orders to stop discharging cargoes and to disregard a British push to reestablish the blockade. Naval vessels are also told to ignore Britain’s blockade reinstatement. The move follows nonconsultation with the supreme economic council and signals Allied food shipments via American ships continue to Germany. Adinkerke lies near the Franco Belgian border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adinkerke
Belgium
Wilson
Germany
Paris
Brussels
Supreme Economic Council
United States
Great Britain
Lecture on The Making of Woodrow Wilson by Dr Whaling
Dr Thornton Whaling of Columbia Theological Seminary will deliver his lecture The Making of Woodrow Wilson at the Presbyterian open air service next Sunday night. This Union Service invites all town and country churches to join. The service begins at 9 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Whaling
Columbia Theological Seminary
Woodrow Wilson
Presbyterian
Settling Down After War Service in Abbeville
Ralph Syfan the first Abbeville soldier to reach France returns home after ten days settling into civilian life. He trained at Fort Oglethorpe volunteered for immediate service and served at the post office before returning home safe and handsome. The community wishes him well in peacetime pursuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Syfan
Abbeville
France
Lieut. Syfan
Fort Oglethorpe
Dirigible R-34 Set for Atlantic Crossing
The British airship B-34 will depart England next Friday and reach Hazelhurst Long Island the following Sunday. Army and navy planes will greet and escort her to mooring sites. Special weather radio messages will aid R-34 pilots during the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
England
Hazelhurst
Long Island
Eight hour day and six day week urged by dispatchers
Chicago June 17 advocates of an eight hour day and a six day week addressed sessions of the American Train Dispatchers Association. Warren Stone grand president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers urged that they should claim their rights now and not wait. He urged dispatchers to push for liquor abolition to preserve energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American
Black Hand Season Opens and Allegiances Shift
The Black Hand era begins as the blackberry canning season starts drawing in many people who were previously unassociated, signaling a change in loyalties and routines among the community workers.
Question of Ex Kaiser Trial Moves Second After Treaty
Paris reports that trial of Wilhelm Hohenzollern dominates French thoughts second only to peace signing. Allies hint at lists of those to be handed to justice after treaty, with American submission not yet made public.
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Paris
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Wilhelm
Work to Begin on Street Paving Soon
City Engineer Sanders arrives from Anderson to draft paving specifications and confer with the City Council on bond sales. The Georgia Trust Co. in Atlanta has not yet confirmed their bond bid, which was reported low but under review for an alleged error. Survey work is nearly finished. paving will start once bond details are finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanders
Anderson
Georgia Trust Co
Atlanta
Andrew White of Abbeville Returns from War Service
Andrew White, formerly of Abbeville, is at home after serving in the Medical Reserve Corps in France. A Harvard Law School graduate, he has been admitted to the Massachusetts bar and Abbeville residents wish him well as they follow his legal career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew White
Abbeville
White
France
Paris
Harvard Law School
Massachusetts
Entertaining Bridge Party Honors Mrs Allen’s Departure
Mrs William M Barnwell hosted aBridge party Thursday afternoon at Chestnut street Abbeville with four tables. Guests played lively games in honor of Mrs H L Allen who will soon move to Greenwood. Cream and cake followed. Abbeville bids her farewell with regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William, M. Barnwell
Chestnut Street
H. L. Allen
Abbeville
Greenwood
Family Reunion Highlights Haskell Visit and Plans
The Haskell family held a pleasant reunion with Calhoun Haskell of Savannah Langdon Haskell of Salt Lake City Miss Kate Haskell of Winthrop College and Miss Lallie Galhown of Greenville. They planned a week in Hendersonville starting Tuesday marking Langdon Haskell’s first visit in three years and noting Calhoun’s rising career with the Southern Cotton Oil Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell
Calhoun Haskell
Savannah
Langdon Haskell
Salt Lake City
Kate Haskell
Winthrop College
Lallie Galhown
Greenville
Hendersonville
Calhoun
Southern Cotton Oil Co
Knox Opens His Fight to Divorce Pact and League
Washington June 17 Senator Knox launches the senate battle to separate the treaty from the League covenant urging full consideration. He challenges Democrats to vote and warns them to stop partisan obstruction as he defends the Senate's right to deliberate and the American people's right to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Washington
Senate
League of Nations
Tam
Tnited
Elizabeth Gambrell Honors Miss Mary Louise Dargan Party
Miss Elizabeth Gambrell hosted a Thursday afternoon gathering at her home in honor of Miss Mary Louise Dargan from Spartanburg. Twenty eight young ladies attended and played games of rock before enjoying cream and coke as refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Gambrell
Mary Louise Dargan
Spartanburg
Elizabeth
Mrs Gertrude Sign Returns From Alcolu Vacation
Mrs Gertrude Sign from Alcolu enjoys a summer vacation in town after ten months as assistant book-keeper at D W Alderman Lumber Co. She is warmly welcomed back by many interested friends before resuming her stay in the little town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Sign
Alcolu
D. W. Alderman Lumber Co
Arthur Rosenberg Returns From Service in France
Sergt. Arthur Rogenberg of the 1st Division cabled that he left St Nazaire June 9 and expects to reach Newport News June 19. Friends welcome him home as he returns to American soil and anticipated neighborhood visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Rogenberg
St. Nazaire
Newport News
German Leaders Despondent Over Harsh Terms After Allied Note
June 17 report from Weimar says German officials moodily pessimistic about signing peace terms. Delegates faced jeers and stones in Versailles. count von Brockdorff-Rantzau carries a harsh document blaming Germany and promising punishment. Terms seen as rough and less concessionary than Paris newspapers. The five day limit extended by forty eight hours. seven day deadline looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weimar
Germany
Foreign Office
Versailles
Count von Brockdorf- Rantzau
Saxe Weimar
Count von Brockdorff Rantzau
Iequest
Home Again Miss Helen Guild Returns to Abbeville
Miss Helen Guild is back in Abbeville after almost a year abroad where she engaged in war work in France. Her stay was pleasant and she appears charming as ever, with friends pleased by her return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Guild
Abbeville
France
Mrs. C. E. Hix Receives Throat Treatment in Spartanburg
Mrs. C. E. Hix visits Steadly Hospital in Spartanburg for throat treatment this week. Her two boys also had their tonsils removed. All are recovering well and expected to return soon to Abbeville.
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C. E. Hix
Spartanburg
Steadly Hospital
Abbeville
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Allen
Miss Dargan
Arthur Rosenberg
J.”M. Anderson
Ruth
Margaret Lazenby
Bluefield
W. Va
Elizabeth McCarter
Antreville
HMS
Geemant
Aan
New York
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