Dillon County Senator race letter weighs war time service
A reader lauds Dr J H David as fit to fill the Dillon county senatorial seat amid World War I calls to unity. The letter argues Rogers may have withdrawn, urges service over personal ambition, and discusses Allied and German actions, flags ongoing warfare and American troop progress in Europe.
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The
Herald
L. M. Rogers
Fork
Fae de Sisto
Dillon County
J. H. David
Dr. David
Rogers
David
Notable Robeson Native Generals Highlight War Fame
Robeson native General R L Bullard, veteran of the west front in France and a Pershing colleague, draws county attention through family ties and a Raleigh News publication. Major Harllee of the Marine Corps, linked to Robeson counties, also earns local notice for service in Philippine and Boxer campaigns and later actions with the South Atlantic Squadron. The town notes Mr A W McLean’s Washington visit and ongoing cotton mill meetings, with the Herald Publishing Co. advertising its goods.
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Robesonian
Lumberton
Dilton County
R. L. Bullard
West Front
France
Robenson County
Daniel Bullard
Alabama
Robennon
Bullard
Messrs
Lon
Will ‘Bullard
Elrod
R. Walter Townsend
Rayn Fgham
Umbert
Townsend
eBullard
Vent pePoilnt
Gen. Pershing
Mexico
Robeson County
A. W. McLean
Washington
Mrr
McLean
Adeell
Ma Bamon
Ansell
North Carolina
McLeananya
Pershing
Harllee
Marine Corps
A. ‘T. Harllee
Rowland
South Carolina
Townsends
McCallooms
Robeson
Major Harllee
Dillon
Will” Harllee
John Harllee
Capt. Tartlee
Little Rock
Texas
Capt Harllee
China
Funston
Oranjebo
Peking
Charleston
American soldiers fight like veterans as submarine sinks barges
An enemy submarine attacked four miles south of Orleans and sank three barges of a tow. Seventeen crew on the tug and barges were rescued. one Austrian, 25, had his right arm blown off. An eleven year old hoisted a flag to the gunners as a hydroplane attacked the submarine and drove it off.
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Orleans
Mans
Chatlam
Nauset Harbor
Orleans Life
Atrack
New York
Thorty
Where Ignorance is Criminal in Public Health
Fifty years ago it was common to expose children to contagious diseases to hasten adulthood. Now experts warn that avoiding such illnesses strengthens kids. Whooping cough measles and scarlet fever kill or maim many children in the United States annually.
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Unite States
Morganton Confederate Dead Monument Address Speech
At the June 22 1918 unveiling in Morganton Chief Justice Clark delivered the address. An extract from his speech begins with a contrast of 3,860,000 men in the Union Army and the South and continues with patriotic reflections on memory and sacrifice.
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Morganton
Clark
Americans Shell Germans Under Fire On Marne for 72 Hours
Reuters dispatch from French headquarters details an American battery of 75s on the Marne plateau shelling German positions for 72 hours while under heavy bombardment. A young lieutenant kept contact with infantry after wires were cut, riding 16 trips through shellfire. eight horses were shot, and he was wounded in the knees on the final run. The battery, though losing men and horses, remained in action, with telephone crews manning a single gun. Subscriptions and weekly list revisions noted at paper’s end.
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London
Bank of the Marne
Reuter
Leutenant
Ialson
Frontline Send-Offs and Sacrifice for the War Dead
The text recalls North Carolina sending 125 000 troops to the front out of 650 000. Of these, 43 000 did not return. It mour ns fallen soldiers at Gettysburg Charleston Vicksburg Chickamauga and other epic battles. It honors them as they lie in various rivers and seas, with references to Appomattox and the futility of drum and retreat.
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North Carolina
Gettysburg
Charleston
Vicksburg
Chickamaupy
Chickahomlny
Appomatox
County Happenings and Community Notes
Local notices describe summer visits, family travels, and social visits across communities including Mrs. Dan Coleman, Mrs. Gates of Florida, Miss Sophie Alford, Mrs. J. M. Hugh and Miriam Whyte, and others. Agricultural questions hinge on wheat planting and small-farm threshing challenges, with calls for better threshing setups and extension support. Obituary notes include Mrs. Addie Hodges Smalls and health updates on Mr. R. B. Braddock. Protracted meeting begins next Sunday with Rev. W. W. Reynolds assisting.
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J. H Stackhouse
Dl. Welhaurin
J. C. Mowry
Ob Dien
Grantham, Co
Sin. J. W. Connelly
Addie Hodges Smalls
Browneville
Herald
Mullins
Bethlehem Cemetery
J. B. Weldon
R. B. Braddock
Will J. Galloway
Colina
A. G. Ellen
Dothan
Mallory
Catfish
W. W. Reynolds
Virginia
Quiet Home Wedding Sets Rural Tone in Dillon Area
A small ceremony Monday afternoon July 22 united Miss Edith Allen daughter of Rev. Joel Allen and Rev. Arthur Sherwood of Bennettaville. The couple left for North Carolina to celebrate and plan future farming advice citing corn yields and fertilization tips, urging South Carolina farmers to boost acreage and apply balanced fertilizers for 30 to 40 bushels per acre, with potential to 40 to 50 bu via proper management and bean intercropping.
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Edith Allen
Arthur ©. Sherwood
Bennettavile
Joel 1. Allen
Dillon
North Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolin
Jearth Hus
Hiade
Bramvon
Lee County
Reids
Yeo Dees
Goodnan
Lowman
Belmont
Garrie
Mosby
Baldwin
Dauthit
W. Li
Hutchenson
Clemsen College
South Carolina Cultivation and Corn Yields Emphasized
The article extols corn and cotton as the nation’s top crops, praising South Carolina’s soil and land types. It notes high corn yields under proper conditions, compares regional yields, and argues that home grown corn supports prosperous farming alongside cotton, stressing productive soils and suited land for high yields.
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Voorn
United States
South Carolina
Wen Wade
Methodist Church Services and Sermons Schedule
Morning Sunday School at 10 a m with W Harry Muller as Superintendent Preaching at 11 a m and 8 45 p m by the pastor Morning subject The Beast Whose Number is 666 a discussion on its reference to the German Kaiser Evening subject Restoration and Service Evangelistic service Epworth League at 7 p m President L Braddy Jr Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 40 p m
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Main Street Methodist Church
Watson B. Duncan
W. Harry Muller
Epworth League
L. ©. Braddy, Jr
Marriage of Peter Mon and Kina Beatrice Owed
On Friday evening July 19 1918 at the Methodist Parsonage in Marion Dr Watson B Duncan performed the ceremony uniting Peter Franklin Mon and Kina Beatrice Owed. A few intimate friends witnessed the event and the couple returned to Marion to begin their life together.
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Peter Franklin Monor
Kina
Beatrice
Marion
Watson B. Duncan
Major BC Majors Arrival In Military Medical Service
News from the city reports Major BC Majors late overseas arrival. His family will stay here while he serves abroad. He has won an enviable position in the country military medical department Latta Observer
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Major
Latta
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