Allied raid on Ostend and Zeebrugge targets U boat bases
British forces raided Ostend and Zeebrugge to disrupt German submarine bases. Five old cruisers loaded with concrete were run aground and blown up. The operation, reported by the Admiralty, met a reasonable measure of success with diversions in progress. Sir Eric Geddes said the overall result was very satisfactory.
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London
Foday
Sbmarine
Ostend
Rebrugge
Admiralty
Zeebrugge
Bruges Canal
Eric Geddes
House of Commons
Eric Said
Eric
Germany
Zeebugee
Larers
Devastating Rainfall Submerges Dillon Area
Heavy rain Saturday drenched Dillon and surrounding areas claiming the heaviest downpour in county history. One quarter of Dillon flooded. Main Street became a lake. Seaboard station area four feet deep. sewers overloaded and manholes overflowed. Rail traffic halted. trains detoured or delayed until Tuesday.
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Dillon
East Dillon
Main Street
Second
Fourth Avenue
Seaboard Passengr
West Main Street
Story of American Gallantry in France April 22
American troops in France report two German planes shot down by machine gunners near Leichprecht northwest of Toul. Signal corps workers and ambulance teams endured heavy shellfire to restore communications and tend the wounded as a German attempt at surrender failed in a grenade attack.
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France
Leichprecht
Toul
Signal Corps
No Man's Land
Freiet
Salvation Army
River Flood Swamps Multiple Bridges
High water on the Little Pee Dee river floods and rises further on Monday. Stafford’s Bridge is partly washed away while McInnis Harlee Concrete and Cambell’s Bridges are nearly uncrossable. Huggins’ Bridge reports no fire but likely blocked. Concrete Bridge holds though water covers the embankment. Water extends half a mile from Stafford’s Bridge with visible embankment only at its highest point.
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Pee Dee
Stafford’s
McInnis Bridge
Harlee's Bridge
Cambell’s Bridge
Huggins’ Bridge
Stafford’s Bridge
Dillon County Bonds Pledge Surges Over Quota
Dillon residents pledged 173400 for Liberty Bonds last Friday, surpassing the 144000 goal with 17S4 pledged at Liberty Loans events in Dillon and Latta. Attendees from Camp Jackson and nearby towns heard addresses by local leaders including Mr Muller and Dr Sikes, as pledges poured in.
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Dillon Ncy
Libery
Dillon
Latta
Camp Jackson
Comsman Magsdale
Dr. Sikes
Cprench
Son
Mr. Muller
W. DB
Dun Herd
Hla
Willis
Lynch
Florence
Chi
Gibsonp
Anatia
Sybe
Seven Sons In A Goy
Manning's severed business in Gruenville is disposed of and his sons offer service to the country. Two of the governor's sons are officers while the others are privates.
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Goy
Manning
Severyy
Gruenville
Othys
Citizens Report for Military Duty at Court House
A list of men called to report for military duty at 4 o clock this afternoon and again on April 28th at the Court House is provided. Names include Elbert St Hayes Latta Rufus H L Cain Thomas Flowers Dillon Stanley Hamilton Like Munroe Pha Wedd Hamilton Dillon Walker Turner Hamer Loyd Ke Andrews Dillon Henry Lee Fairmont Willie Meir Burden Baltimore M will Campbell Dillon Morris Davis Brownsville Chalmers Smith Hamer Frank Allen Latta Robert Peterson Brownsville James Hodge Latta Joe Page Nichols Dismal Crawford Butterworth Jeff Stewart Sellers Arthur Jones Dillon Nathan Hamer Dillon Golden Hightower Dillon Robert McEachern Hamer Ian Thompson Nichols Joe Randolph Brownsville Tom Blackwell Dillon Jack Lewis Fairmont Shelton Poteet Sumer John McLellan Jr Little Hook Ed Me Rant Brownsville Frank Rogers Latta Walter Gibbonsellers Willie Rhodes Dillon Elijah Carmichael Dillon Howard Alston Dillon David Hardy Dillon.
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Court House
Elbert St. Hayes
Latta
Rufus HL
Cain
Little Rock
Thomas Flowers
Dillon
Stanley Hamilton
Munroe
Pha Wedd Hamilton
Dillon Walker Turner
Hamer
Loyd Ke Andrews
Fo Courie
Marion
Henry Lee
Fairmont
N.C
Willie Meir
Burden
Baltimore
Will Campbell
Morris Davis
Brownsville
Chalmers Smith
Frank Allen
Robert Peterson
James Hodge
Joe Page
Nichols
Dismal Crawford
Butterworth
Jeff Stewart
Sellers
Arthur Jones
Nathan Hamer
Golden Hightower
Robert McEachern
Ian Thompson
Joe Randolph
Tom Blackwell
Hl Wakefall
Huger
C. Well
Dilon
Nosh
Jack Lewis
Shelton Poteet
Sumer
John McLellan, Jr
Little Hook
Rant
Frank Rogers
Walter Gibbonsellers
Willie Rhodes
Dillon Elijah Carmichae
Dillon Howard Alston
Dillon David Hardy
Poison gas shells suffocate 2000 German troops
In a battle the evolving use of gas shells included slow dispersing gases and poison fumes. German troops initially removed masks as non poisonous shells proved ineffective, then after hours a jump to toxic gas caused about 2000 Germans to suffocate when caught without respirators.
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Apru
Dillon Man Opens Columbia Office for Liberty Motor Car
Mr KE Moore returns from Savannah where he closed a state agency contract for the Liberty Motor Car. He will split time between Dillon and the state capital, with duties in Columbia handled by Bulan, former Tate publicity manager. Moore contracted for forty cars to be delivered by July 1 and plans a broad state campaign.
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Moore
Savannah
Liberty Motor Car
Columbia
Dillon Wd
Columbia Blies
Tate Eas Bulan
Liberty Motor Manufacturers
Mete or meteor? Loud explosion shakes Dillon town crowd
Dozens of Dillon residents awoke Tuesday morning to a loud blast. A shelf of paints and oils at the Dillon Hardy Co. store was torn loose but no major damage reported. The cause remains uncertain with many suggesting a meteor may have fallen near town.
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Little Pee Dee
Citizens Feed Soldiers At Dillon During Water Standstill
Five to six hundred soldiers from the north halted at Buck Swamp crossing on the Atlantic Coast Line near Dillon. Local women provided sandwiches coffee and fruit while three barrels of apples were sent to the troops. The visitors praised Dillon’s hospitality as they continued toward Camp Sevier near Greenville.
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Maple Swamp
Dillon-Marion
Seaboard Air Line
Mt Swamp
Saturdiight
Buck Swat
Atlantic
Dilton
Wilmton
Bennettsville
Tuesda
Dillon
Buck Swamp
Sevier
Greenville
Mason Dixon
Item
Wight
Pathwen
Mule Drowns When Bridge Collapses in Flood
A mule belonging to a resident of the lower county drowned Sunday morning after high water washed away bridge supports near Mr Frank Easterling’s. The mule stepped on the bridge end as it gave way and fell into the stream. Williams escaped but the animal’s loss hits hard at his earnings.
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Albert Within
Frank Easterling
Willaams
Willams
Methodist Church Services and Farewell event
The notice lists church activities at Main Street Methodist Church led by Dr Watson EB Duncan and Superintendent Preacht SEA. It mentions an Epworth League farewell for Ms Wild at 7 45 led by Mr Braddy Jr and a Wednesday Prayer Service and Teacher Training Class at 307 M ve Public Cordiau with details unclear.
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Main Street
Churen
Watson EB. Duncan
Wom
Heres Muller
SEA T
Vigilance urged as Sedition Bill passes Congress
The State Council of Defense appeals to loyal citizens to report disloyal acts and sympathy for the enemy. Reports go to county chairmen or directly to the War Department intelligence division in Charleston. Names of informants are not to be divulged, and reports should include time and place. Dillon County chairman is W H Mullar who will forward tips to officials.
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Columbia
Congress
State Council of Dete
Dillon County of
State Council of Defense
W.H. Mullar
Heart of France Cathedral Scene Remains as Ruined Symbol
In Rheims the cathedral survives as a haunting shell after war damage. A shell hole sits near Jeanne d Arc’s statue as U S troops and locals reflect on France’s resilience and the monument’s future. The Pee Dee Sunday School Convention meets April first with officers elected to guide ongoing religious education efforts.
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Jeanne D’ye
France
U. S
Pee Dee
Pee Dee Association
KL Mason
Reident
A. Johnson
W. A. Jones
British Lines Hold Amid Quiet Front As Submarine Goals Afoot
British forces report unchanged lines with minor operations and improved positions on several sectors. Allied naval actions near Zeebrugge Ostend and Dutch coast aim to curb German submarine bases while German shelling targets Ypres Kemmel Nieppe front.
Meteor light in Dillon area bursts into fragments
A bright meteor sighted near Dillon, Wisconsin, after dusk Tuesday lit the sky for miles. The fireball broke apart into thousands of fragments with a long luminous haze lasting about thirty minutes, suggesting an unusually large meteor bursting in Earth's atmosphere. A Spartanburg dispatch notes a similar explosion near Spartanburg, about 150 miles west of Dillon.
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Thearth
Spartianburge
Spartanburg
Dillon
Richardsen and Prank Rie Tie at Little Rock Parsonage
Richardse and McKenzie were married at the Little Rock parsonage by Rews Seite on Sunday afternoon. The couple received many friends and well wishes as they begin life together in Dillon where Mr Richardsen once lived.
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Prank Rie
Reitie McKenzie
Little Rock Parsonage
Rews Seite
Laughter
Mr. AL
Dillon
Richardsen
The
Herald
Nichlen McKennie
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