American Delegates Push Sinking of Enemy Warships
December 18 report says American delegates at the peace congress advocate sinking enemy warships and distributing captured ships among allies. The plan includes maintaining naval bases at Brest Gibraltar and the Azores for a year to aid distressed American shipping and refit vessels. Demobilization moves toward transferring reserve lists and staffing the merchant marine with experienced veterans and naval officers.
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American Delta
Peace Congress
Wilson
Eric Geddes
Admiralty
Brest
Gilbraltar
Azores
France
Eng
Portugal
Shipping Board
United States Navy
Gibraltar
Brother Kills Brother in Gallivants Ferry Township
Charley H. Floyd was shot and killed by his brother A Pitman Floyd in Gallivants Ferry Township last Thursday night. Pitman Floyd surrendered to Sheriff James A. Lewis and awaits bail. an inquest will be held by Magistrate H C Dawcey. The shooting occurred at Pitman Floyds tenant house where a new family had moved in the same day.
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Harry Herald
Charley H. Floyd
A. Pitman Floyd
Gallvants Ferry
Conway
James A. Lewis
H. C. Dawcey
Pitman Floyd
Mr Gore
Pitmar Floyd
Galivants Ferry
Tur bulging horrors in Turkey and Persia threaten millions
War era report by Henry Morgenthau describes extreme Armenian famine in Persia with Teheran near decimation and starvation deaths. Workers for Armenian and Syrian Relief race to shelter and feed displaced, wild with hunger as winter looms.
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Teheran
Persia
American Committee of Armenian and Syrian Relief
Henry Morganthau
Hor
Hunger and hardship shadow Berlin during Christmas season
Berlin reports extreme shortages with prices sky high for basic goods and scarce fuel. Descriptions detail empty shops, rationing by necessity, and a growing chorus of discontent among soldiers deserters and displaced workers.
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Berlin
Germany
Metropole Theatre
Fritizo Massary
Freidrichstrasse
Kaiserkeller
William Hohenzollern
Unter-den-Linden
Cheaper flour urged after milling regulation lift
Cancellations of all flour milling regulations including fair price schedules were announced by the food administration. Officials expect cheaper flour as prices for mill feeds rise, with profits, hoarding, and profiteering still banned. The action follows a sharp rise in wheat bran and mill feeds on the Minneapolis market.
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Washington
The
Food Administration
Food Administration Grain Corporation
Minneapolis
Senator Questions Barmer on Nitrate Situation
Washington December 18 Senator of South Carolina inquires into nitrate supplies for farmers facing the coming season. He discusses government handling and the Chilean soda supply with the Agriculture Secretary to clarify the situation and potential government actions.
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Washington
South Carolina
Chile
the of Agriculture
Freak of Nature corn cobs draw crowd in Mullins street
W. F. Lewis a local Black farmer living on Jas Williams place west of Mullins exhibited two corn cobs shaped like human hands on the streets last Friday. One cob resembled a right hand with four fingers and the other a left hand. The unusual display drew considerable attention during the event.
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Harry Herald
W. F. Lewis
Jas. R. Williams
Mullins
Singlar Accident Wounds Laurens Man In Auto Mishap
C Yates recently admitted to the bar after passing the Supreme Court exam endured a painful and singular accident. His auto slid on slick mud and plunged into a roadside ditch. The impact shattered the windshield and injured Mr Brown with a severe knee cap injury.
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Laurens
C. Yates
Supreme Court
Brown
Police seize trunk of minister Gonzales at railway station
Police at the railway station seized the trunk of William E. Gonzales minister to Cuba containing three quarts of Jamaica rum one pint of brandy and one quart of gin along with diplomatic papers and other belongings The trunk and its contents were held at the police station awaiting disposition and the discovery occurred after a bottle broke spilling Jamaica rum.
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William E. Gonzales
Cuba
Jamaica
Mr. Gonzales
War Work Campaign Report Error Correction
As Chairman of the United War Work Campaign I note a reporting mistake for Manning School District No 18. The district’s amount should be $100 instead of $80. J H Berry chaired Manning District but illness prevented full service yet he still achieved a 25 percent over quota. Very truly Joe P Lane Chairman.
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United War Work Campaign
Manning
J. H. Berry
Joe P. Lane
French Losses and Demobilization Debate in Chamber
Socialist Deputy Lucien Verlin told the Paris chamber that about 1,400,000 French soldiers were killed in the war while 800,000 were wounded. He noted 6,900,000 mobilized and urged immediate demobilization of 1,200,000 reserves, territorials, and heads of families to return to soil and factories.
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Paris
Lucien Verlin
Chamber of Deputies
Verlin
Negro Wounded on Train No 80 At Local Station
A wounded African American man, who had just arrived on Atlantic Coast Line Train No 80, was carried from the train to a truck and remained there for over an hour. He was shot in the left lung on Sunday afternoon while reportedly working for the Marion County Lumber Co. and was en route to Hamlet for hospital care.
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Atlantic Coast Line
A.C. L
Trucl
Demobilization Reaches 30,000 A Day in U.S. Forces
Washington reports demobilization at the home camps hitting 30,000 a day, after a seven day period ending December 14 averaged 27,000. Gen March notes over 900,000 men slated for early demobilization, including 21,000 divisional troops and 43,000 engineers. Pershing cites 3,210 Americans repatriated by December 16, with routes through Switzerland, Holland, Denmark and to England. few prisoners remain in Germany as efforts continue.
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Washington
War Department
March
Military Aeronautics Division
Pershing
Red Cross
Ned
Switzerland
Holland
Denmark
England
Germany
Sweeden
Airplane lands near Benner Ville in rough field
A government plane landed Saturday afternoon in Mrs. Crosland's field near Ehenheim road, half a mile south of the depot. The spiral landing damaged the ground and propeller, but pilot Lieutenant H. H. Pope and Sergeant Van Acker escaped injury. They guarded the craft around the clock while awaiting a replacement blade and possible departure conditions improved.
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Pee Dee
H. H. Pope
van Acker
Pope
Camp Jackson
Fayetteville
Lieut
Sergt. Acker
Tuma
Deas Hodge and Prosperity Attendees Named
Ms Hardy and Miss Bernice are mentioned among a group of people enjoying prosperity in a social note. The fragment references Deas Hodge and a general sense of community well being one week ago.
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Ms. Hardy
Bernice Peesome
Bafoss
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