Italians Storm Col Dell Orso and Drive Off Garrison
Italian forces breach Austrian positions between Asiago and the Brenta River and destroy the garrison in hand to hand fighting. German activity remains limited in France and Picardy as Allied artillery targets vulnerable fronts. The Austrian emperor and foreign minister visited the Italian front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Picardy
Kemmel
Arvillers-Sorreil
Asiago
Brenta River
Col Dell Orso
Beard Arrested Sunday Not In Jail
W P Beard was arrested Sunday by Deputy Marshal C J Bruce and taken to Greenville for a preliminary examination before a United States Commissioner on a federal warrant. The charges include disloyal utterances against the government and obstructing the Selective Draft Law. He was convicted earlier in Greenwood for espionage and publishing utterances and is out on bond pending appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Beard
C. J. Bruce
Greenville
United States
Beard
Greenwood
Circuit Court of Appeals
Greenville News
C. J. Lyon
Call 374 White Men Only Draft Call Quotas
An excerpt notes a draft call specifying men must be white and that quotas must be filled by different boards. It states the Local Board cannot excuse anyone if his number falls within the call and that only farmers remain to be sent.
U D C Meeting Notice in Abbeville
Members of the U D C of Abbeville will meet with Mrs J How ard Moore this Tuesday afternoon at 6 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbeville
J. Howard Moore
Delegates Named for U. C. V. Reunion
A long list of delegates attending the U. C. V. reunion is published, naming individuals with initials and surnames, plus affiliated hotels and companions. The roster spans numerous towns and families, with a note that the list continues on page five.
Visit From Wilson Soldiers Praised By Paris Editor
Paris editor Paul Loyson says a visit to Europe by President Wilson as supreme war lord for peace could decide the war. He credits the American labor delegation with moral support to France and notes the impact of socialist opposition to an international peace conference. He compares American actions to Baker's dispatch of forces and praises American resolve against defeatists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Europe
Wilson
Paul Hyacinthe Loyeon
Rights of Man
Associated Press
France
M. Loyson
Hacnes
Helbt
National Army Parade Arouses Enthusiasm in London Scene
London crowds greeted American National Army troops arriving from Waterloo station with rare enthusiasm. The observers praised the soldiers as a fine, fit force and welcomed them with cheers and prayers. The nickname Huskies emerged from the crowd as the battalion led the parade through London streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Army
London
Sunday Papers
The
Observer
Waterloo Station
Mother’s Day Observed Across City Churches
Churches marked the day with sermons aligned to the President’s proclamation. The Methodist church displayed red and white roses, and many men wore red and white boutonnieres throughout the town, reflecting coordinated celebration.
New York Troops Visit South After Camp Wadsworth Duty
A party of young soldiers from Camp Wadsworth visited Sunday and stayed with Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Coleman. They were entertained at tea by Mrs. Stark Cothran Greene and Coleman households. The group included Sergts Frank A Heller Harold J Fink Walter A Warner Howard A Van Loan Wilbur A Marks Jesse J Derx Earl W Blake Robert Wood and Privates LeGrand C Markle George Nicholas Lawrence C Bellamy Corp William E Driscol Wagoner Andrews. They hailed from New York and expressed fondness for the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Wadsworth
M. T. Coleman
J. S. Stark
W. 8. Cothran
W. P.greene
Coleman
Sergis
Frank A. Heller
Harold J. Fink
Walter A. Warner
Howard A. van Loan
Wilbur A. Marks
Jesse J. Derx
Earl W. Blake
Robert Wood
LeGrand C. Markle
George Nicholas
Lawrence C. Bellamy
Corp
William E. Driscol
Wagoner Andrews
State of
New York
South
Capt Pierce to Lecture at Abbeville Opera House
Capt Pierce a French officer serving with the Allies through the American Red Cross will give a lecture at the Abbeville Opera House next Saturday May 18 at 3 30 P M All loyal citizens are invited to attend The speaker is from the front lines bearing the heaviest burdens of the world war and will speak on the Red Cross cause for Americans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt
Pierce
Red Cross
Abbeville
Still Trying to Fix the Price of Wheat in Congress
Washington reports renewed efforts by Senate and House conferees to fix a minimum price for wheat in the agricultural bill. Senator E. D. Smith of South Carolina serves as acting chair during Gore's absence as talks resume to resolve the key issue hindering the large appropriation measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Gore
E. D. Smith
South Carolina
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Abbeville Red Cross Campaign Plans May Fund Drive
Abbeville and its auxiliaries prepare for a May 20 to 27 Red Cross campaign aiming to raise 10000. Committees are named across Abbeville Latimer Monterey Sharon Bethel and other areas with Capt. Pierre of the French Army set to lecture May 18 at 3:30 PM followed by a committee meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbeville Red Cross
Abbeville
American Red Cross
Antreville
Lowndesville
Mt. Carmel
Pierre
G. A. Neuffer
Jas. S. Cochran
J. M. Nickles
Allies defer American army action until it is a powerful force
Ottawa cable reports the British war cabinet summit deciding to wait for a complete and self supporting American army before using U S forces. The Allies intend to meet German blows with force, while keeping reserves, as German manpower drains and German command falters.
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Ottawa
Western Front
War Committee
Foch
Local Committees Named For Colored Canvass
J S Morse chairs a meeting listing committee members for the canvass among colored people in Pineville E R Miller Antreville Lowndesville Mt Carmel Willington Bethia Chapters. Members include Frank Rogers R R Price L A Richey Rev Christie Rev Kennedy Rev Shaw Henry Taylor D B Cullier J J Wright Jessie Sanders A C Coleman and das Buchanan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rogers
R. R. Price
Pineville
E. R. Miller
Antreville
Lowndesville
Mt. Carmel
Willington
Bethia
L. A. Richey
Christie
Kennedy
Shaw
Henry Taylor
D. B. Cullier
J. J. Wright
Jessie Sanders
A. C. Coleman
Das
Buchannon
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Italy
P. Beard
U. D.C
W. J. Andrews
Algary
H. L. Allen
W. B. Bruce
W. A. Marshall
Lancaster
Wyatt Aiken
Jno
W. Smith
J. W. Simpson
S. C. Pritchard
McGhee
John Miller
R. M. Burts
Jack Elmore
Maggie Brooks
J. M. Smith
W. T. Magill
W. R. Broom
Robi. Byers
de R. Wilson
J. S. Bowie
Alfred,Aldrich
T. N. Price
W. M. Barnwell
J. L. Scott
W. T. Broadwell
C. D. Brown
Col. Cardwell
W. W. Bradley
J. Hf. Alewine
G. Rykard
Thos. Wiley
A. E. Clink
Otto Bristow
J. W. Hartley
Frank Andrews
Miss Sanders
Fleming
J. S. Cochran
S. T. Eakin
Mrs. Cunningham
J. W. McGrady
P. J. Rowe
W- S. Cothran
W. G. High
M. A. Adair
Geo. N. Adair
E. F. Wall
W. F. Clary
B. F. Gassaway
T. C. Jones
Miss Lewis
Miss Hicklan
P. A. McDavid
Walter, Mitchell
W. A. Calvert
J. B. Hampton
H. H. Hughes
T. J. June
Fred Cason
G .B. Aull
J. B. Sheely
BP. A. Cheatham
W. A. Black
W. H. Edwards
W. T. Cason
D. P. Hannah
G. E. Calvert
A. F. Calvert
A. Keller
R. E. Cox
Folger
A. T. McKwaine
James Chalmers
Henry Tennent
Geo. C. Graves
T. S. Calhoun
R. L. Dargan
T. P. Quarles
M. W. Clark
Johnson
W. J. Duncan
A. Moseley
T. J. Douthart
R. E. Blakeley
J. P. Boswell
J. T. Evans
D. M. Ward
R- Ty C. Hunter
J. F. Edmunds
L. F. Hair
8. T. Eakin
W. C. Sturkey
B.tyler
Gibert Evans
E. F. Waldrop
Wheeler
J. J. Gilmer
Z. E. Grambling
G. A. Myers
Geo
Gambrell
Isaac Adair
Clinton
S.C
Mrs. Hamilton
G. M. Timmerman
B. A. Ragsdale
A. Hill
Lewis E. Campbell
WHSON
London Press
America
Huskies
Lloyd's Weekly News
Daddy
Camp
Wadsworth
R. S. Link
Gonstiend
Ala
Capt. Pieree
W.F. Nickles
C. H. McMurray
Geo, Gambrell
Hy Rosenberg
M. B. Reese
W. L. Peebles
J. F. Barnwell
A. S. Thomas
W. M. Langley
T. V. Howie
W.4
Buncan
Ward One
T. G. White
Oney Morse
M B Sylan
Ward Two
J. L. McMillan
Joe A. Wilson
Richard Sandley
Ward Three
C C. Gambrell
J. C. King
Boyd
Ward Four
W. F. Nickles
E. R. Thomson
Eugenia Robertson
Latimer
T. B. Frazier
C. G. McAllister
Monterey
Jas. F. Clink
Seales
Claude Lanier
J. T. Stokes
J. A. Nance
Calhoun Falls
E. M Lander
Frank Sherard
Monroe Burriss
F.B. Milford
J. V. Tate
W. J. Blake
T. V. Farrar
Sharon
W. J. Evans
B. Wilson
A. L. Knox
Gertrude Penney
Bethel
L. A. Jackson
D. A. Wardlaw
E. R. Wardlaw
Warrenton
F. W. Wilson
Chas. Gilliam
H. M. Mundy
Reid School
O. S. Cochran
F. Reid
Otto Price
Brownlee
H. J. Power
H. P. Salley
J. W. Bradberry
Lone Forrest
J T. Hodge
J. J. Grant
Cold Springs
W. B. Aldrick
W. J. Milford
W. E. Dawson
J. A. King
Long Cane
R. Lomax
R. H. Stevenson
A. T. Mellwain
Smithville
E. M. McCord
Augustus Miller
Emmie Jones
Ray
J. W. Norris
Gable
Midway
C. B. Rogers
Entente
J. S. Morse
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