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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13
LED CAPTIVES BACK.
American Prisoners See CaptOrs TAX.
en- Captive in Battle Con-

American Prisoners See Captors TAX
en- Captive in Battle Con-
fusion.
London. June 10-How the cap
tors Of three American soldiers on
the sector northwest of Chateau
Thierry unwittingly led them back
into the allied lines owing to the
tangled conditions Of the fighting
front there is told by the CORES
pondent Of the Times with the Amer
lean army in France.
Corporal Sidney w. Rogers and
Privates Raymond Howard and
Frank P. Ridgway were captured at
Hill 204. Two Germans started with
them to the rear but became con-
fused and walked straight into the
French lines and themselves were
taken prisoner.
The Americans reported that Ger
man officers had questioned them
closely as to when and where they
had landed in Europe. where they
were trained and the identity Of
their units. The Americans refused
to answer any of the questions. The
Germans served the American pris-
oners with a nauseating compound
of flour and water as food.
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TOOK GOODS FROM CAR.
But Hid Them i'm Woods and Failed
to Haul Them Off.

A robber or robbers entered a
freight car in the Seaboard yards
Saturday night and emptied it of
merchandise in the shape Of grocer
les, snuff and tobacco. The strange
part of the proceeding is that so far
as could be learned the robbers did
not make away with a single pound
OF the loot. Sunday morning the
merchandise was found scattered ov-
er a small patch of woods near the
freight yard and when the goods
were reloaded Agent Powell checked
them out and did not find a thing
missing. Little attempt was made to
conceal the goods. Many of the box
es were only few feet from the pub
lie road and were exposed to the view
OF persons passing along the road.
The theory is the robbers were
frightened away and did not have
time to come back for the loot
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13
LABOR AGENTS MUST QUIT.
Congressman Ragsdale Gets Order
Forbidding them to Operate.

A laboE agent representing the Du-
pont Powder Co.. took about 20
negroes from Dillon and Marion coun
ties to Virginia one day last week.
The agent claimed that he was work
ing under authority Of the govern
nent and when interviewed by May
or Thompson he produced credentials
from the Wsr Department which ap-
peared to be genuine. The labor
agent was allowed to proceed with
his negroes. but the matter was re-
ported to Congressman Ragsdale
who promptly took it up with the
War Department and entered Wig
orous protest against the action of
the government in allowing labor to
be taken out of the state when il
was so badly needed on the farms.
The War Department took the mat
ter up with the DuPonts and the
DnPonts have assured the War De-
pIrtment that the agents were op-
Grating in South Carolina without
thelr approval or authority. The
DuPonts addressed telegrams to
their agents calling them away from
from this state and ordered them
not to bring with them any laborers
that were ready to leave. The state
is very much indebted to Congress
man Ragsdale for the prompt action
he took in this matter. Labor is bad
ly needed down here and if the agent
had beenspermitted 20 remain in this
state the farms and saw mills would
have Jared badly.
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AMERICAN LOSSES 1915.
Exact Total of Casualties Since Land.
In of First American Forces.

Casualties among the American ex-
peditionary forces thus far reported
by General Pershing including Sun
days list, total 1915, the War De-
partment announced yesterday in
making public the first of regular
weekly summaries of casualties.
Deaths in action and from wounds,
disease. accidents and all other caus-
<es numbered 1927 while 4,O46 men
have been wounded and 342 are
missing in action including men held
prisoners in Germany.
The departments recapitulation
follows,
Killed in action dncluding 291 at
sea- 1898; died of wounded, 80;
died of disease. 1,192; died Of acci-
dents and other causes. 392; wound
ed in action. 4,O46; missing in action
dncluding prisoners) 342; total,
1915.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13
Court General Sessions.

The Summer Term of General Ses-
sions convened at 10 O'Clock Monday
and the business of the court was
finished by one o'clock Judge Ed.
McIver, of Cheraw. presided and
Solicitor Spears and Stenographer
Kilgo were at their posts. This was
the first time Judge McIver had
presided at Dillon since his election
as judge of this circuit and he made
a splendid impression on the men,
bers Of the Bar, court officials and
attendants.
The following cases were disposed
of: Jim Black, manslaughter, 10
years; Gus Mcleod, manslaughter,
5 years; Floyd Faulk. stealing au-
tomobiie. 1-2 years; Prince Allen.
housebreaking. year: Rex White.
housebreaking. 1s months.
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Mach Depends ON Result Of Fight.

London, June 10.-The new Ger
man attack is directed Immediately
against Copeigne as part of the cam
palgn against Paris. according to vir-
tually unanimous newspaper COM
ment here.
In the opinion of some comments
tors in the morning papers the Sec
tion attacked is vital ore because
of the various detached heights
which lie across the head of the val
ley of the Osie and it's great railway
and road to Paris. Any important
gain in this direction, it is remarked
would bring the enemy out into the
level country towards st. Just and
Clermont and enable him to avoid q
frontal attack on the forests of Cop
eigne and Villers-Cotterests which
are of great value to the allies for
defensive purposes. Such a gain it
is held, would probably compel a re-
adjustment Of the allied front be-
tween the Osie and the Marne. An
other object of the new move is as
sumed to be an attempt to outflank
The French line in the sofssons
sector. ~
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Saw Vessel Sink.

Norfolk, Va, June 1O-Sixteen
survivors of the crew of the Ameri-
can freighter Pinar Del Rio, which
was sunk by an enemy submarine
raider off the Maryland coast Satur-
day, announced on their arrival at
Elizabeth City. N: c.. today enroutc
to Norfolk. that shortly after the
C-boat sent their ship to the bottom
of the Atlantic they witnessed the
sinking of an unknown schooner a
few miles away.
The survivors said the Pinar Del
Dio was sunk by gun fire, four shots
shattering the hull of the vessel
amidships and two ripping open her
sides forward. They declared the
U-boat bore no Identification marks.
They were picked up few hours
after the submarine disappeared and
landed at Kill Devil Hill life saving
station on the Carolina coast and
sent here by steamer.
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The Red Cross Needs Workers.

The Dillon Red Cross Chapter has
Just gotten an order for eight thous-
and surgical dressings, which must
be completed in thirty days Our
brave American boys are now in the
battle line, and these dressings must
be sent to them without delay. There
are great many ladies in Dillon
county who are not giving this work
their consideration. but are riding
around in automobiles having a good
time. The burden of this work is fall
ing on faithful few. Some of our
women are "slackers" in this work.
and you are beginning to be talked
about; some haven't turned their
hand toward doing this work, and.
yet they have good servants and
small families. We have several wom-
en- with large families. and practi-
cally no help, who are working.
You older women and young
girls VINO have done very little, or
nothing. should promptly offer your
services to the Chapter for the need
is urgent. IL you don't do your bit,
please don't whine when an ava
lanche of criticism strikes you. That
viii be the result The time is COM
ing when the man or woman who
fails to do his or her duty in this
great CRISIS will be despised, hated
and cstracised by society. Yet, many
don't seem tc appreciate where they
ere drifting A WORKER
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COUNTY news
and HAPPENINGS
NEWS LETTERS BY REGULAR
CORRESPONDENTS.
News Items Of Interest to Herald
Readers, Ebb. and Flow Of the
Human Tide.
Oak Grove.

The third quarterly conference for
the Brownsville >circuit will be held
et Bethesda next Saturday and Sun
day. There will be preaching on both
OF these days by the presiding ell
der. Rev. M. w. Hook, Of Marion.
The Sunday school at Bethesda
will have children's day exercises
the fifth Sunday in June. An inter-
esting program is being prepared
and the public is invited to be pres
ent.
Good rains are making crops grow
very rapidly, especially the cotton.
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EIGHTEENTH VICTIM
OF UNOERSEA BOATS
SUBMARINE ACTIVITY OFF OUR
COASTS CONTINUE.
American Steamer Pinar Del Rio
Brings list Of the Vessels Sunk
I'm the Past Week to 1S.

New York, June 1O.-Captaip J.
Mackenzie and 16 members of the
crew of the American steamship Pi-
mar Del Rio, who have been missing
since the vessel was sunk bv a Ger
man submarine off the coast of
Maryland on July 8. reached here
today on Norwegian steamship
which rescued them from a small life
boat about 70 miles off the coast Of
New Jersey.
All the members of the crew are
thus accounted for, as the chief mate
and 10 men were landed early this
morning at life saving station ON
the North Carolina coast.
Washington, June 1O-Germap
submarines, whose operations off the
Atlantic coast became known a week
ago today, hav added another
small craft to their list of victims.
Navy department dispatches publish
ed today announce the sinking Satur-
day morning of the American steam
er Pinar Del Rio, of 2,504 tons, en-
gagged in West Indian trade, about
20 miles off the coast of Maryland.
One of the vessels boats contain
ing the captain and II members OF
the crew had not been heard from
early today. Another with 16 men
landed late yesterday on the North
Carolina coast.
Dispatches to the navy department
failed to reveal whether the steamer
was torpedoed or sunk by shell fire,
but press dispatches from Norfolk
quote the survivors who landed
south of that point as saying she
was torpedoed.
The loss of the Pinar Del Rio
brings the total known list of yes
sells sunk by German raiders to IL.
eight steamers and 10 ships of 9TH
er types.
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''MOTHER" SHIP
WITH SUBMARINE.
Tells Of Vessel Of Six Thousand
Tons.

Norfolk, Va. June 1O-Survivors
OF the American freighter Pinar del
Rio. arriving here today from Man
toe. N. c.. said the German submar-
Inc which sunk their vessel 11O
miles northeast Of Cape Henry last
Saturday morning after q chase Of
more than an hour was accompanied
by o large steamer which they be-
lteved to be .'mother" ship. They
also asserted that after their yes
sci was sent down by gun fire the
submersible sank two American sail
ing vessels.
Wxitee b. Burrows. first assist
ant engineer of the Pinar del Rio, de-
scribed the craft accompanying the
submarine as q vessel of about 5000
gross tons, with single funnel
amidships. She was painted grey and
stood some two or three miles In the
offing while the submarine sank the
Rio. When the American craft went
down. the submarine signalled the
vessel in international code, Follow
me" and the U-boat and her consort
steamed away.
According to the survivors, the
first OF the sailing craft attacked by
the submarine after she had destroy
ed the Rio was a ship, while the
second was schooner. They knew
nothing as to the fate of the crews,
but assumed that the men were al
lowed to take to the small boats as
were the captain and 33 men of the
Rios crew.
William F. Clark of the naval re-
serves. who said he was aboard the
Rio In training for services as an Of
ficer on. merchant vessel, asserted
that the submarine fired six shots
at the Rio before the American craft
stopped. When the first shot was
fired the captain put on all steam in
the hope Of making port and escap-
Ing the enemy, but the submarine
proved too speedy. The crew had
taken to the boats before the sub
marine arrived alongside.
Both Burrows and Clark said the
submarine was about $50 feet long
with what appeared to be about 6
inch calibre rifles mounted fore and
aft. The u-boat they said, was paint
ed light grey and appeared to be
weather and sea worn.
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Like Jonah.

A party Of tourists were discussing
the Darwinian theory, and one of
them, turning to the guide, said,
And what, my friend, do you think
Cf the matter?"
We'll. SIR" said the guide, you
gentlemen may all have come from
apes. It's not for me to contradict
you. But as for me, can say that
my folks came from Wales. - Bos-
ton Transcript. NJ
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SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN AIKEN.
Son OF Well-to-do Farmer Kills His
Invalid Mother.

Aiken, June 9-One OF the worst
killings that has even stained the
annals Of this country occurred near
Perry. Aiken County. yesterday morn
ing when Govan Stephenson. Jr., the
son OF a well to do farmer. shot to
death his own mother
Mrs. Stephenson was semi-in-
valid for the past year, having only
partly recovered from a stroke of pa
ralysis, and was shot by her son
three times in the head with a revol-
yer.
From what can be gathered from
the affair here-the prisoner refuses
to talk-the killing was the outcome
of simple quarrel over a foot path
that ran through young Stephensons
garden, and which the dead woman
insisted upon leaving open for her
family's convenience to and from the
house.
According to reports, Stephenson
shot his mother twice in the head,
then truning and shooting a young
neice once in the face before he
emptied the revolver's fourth bullet
into his mothers brain. The dead
woman was respected by the whole
community where she resided.
Arthur Bushbee, a neighbor. when
he heard the shooting, ran to the
Stephenson home and catching hold
of young Stephenson, disarIned him
and tied him hog fashion while he
sent word to Sheriff Howard.
The neice will recover from her
wounds. but will be disfigured for
lite. 1t is reported that young Ste
phenson also ran his father from the
premises after killing his mother.
When seen at the Jail the young
man appeared entirely indifferent to
the fearful crime he had committed
and smilingly that he had moth
ing to say at present.
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First Baptist Church.

Sunday school every Sunday at
10 O'Clock. a. m., w. V. Jones, Sup
erintendent. Prayer meeting every
wednesday evening at $3.50 O'Clock
In charge of Mems Bible Glass.
Preaching next Sunday. June 18th
by Rev. j. A. Mcmillan. The public
Is cordially invited to come to any
and all Of these services and worship
with US.
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Red Cross Activities.

The Red Cross Workroom was
alive with activity Monday afternoon
when the workers met to begin the
drive to complete the June allott-
ment of 5000 surgical dressings as
signed to the Dillon Cour.y Chapter
The 40 or more wo1 ~ soon
caught on to the art unt the su-
pervision OF Mrs.. Curtis I'D her
able corps of instructors. Mrs. L.
Cottingham, acting as chairman wear
ing the blue veil the other wearing
the grey. and ESQ gauzs dressings
(Sx4) We're satisfactorily completed.
The packing committee also had
splendid helpers to finish off a pile
of hospital garments needing but
tons. button holes. ETC.. and the the
box was packed and shipped, con-
tanning the following neatly made ar
ticles: sc bed shirts, So suits of pa
jamas, "a pillow cases, SO operating
caps. IL pairs operating leggings.
The work room will be open ev-
cry Monday from 8 to IL and every
afternoon from 8 to o'clock until
this allotment OF surgical dressings
is finished.
The sewing and knitting can also
go on as before and there's work
for all who want to do their bit.
Captains have been appointed for
each day and the various women's
organizations have been assigned
regular hours in the work room, but
other workers are always welcome.
The National Red Cross has called
for 36.00O,0O0 surgical dressings to
be used in caring for the soldiers
who will probably be wounded in the
great drive on the the western front.
We will surely do our part in fill
ing this urgent need!
MRS. L. COTTINGHAM, v. Ch.
from the Woodmen of the World is
gratefully acknowledged by the local
chapter.
Important - Directions for Knit
ting socks The foot should meas
ure IL or IL inches from back of the
heel to end of the toe.
The foot should be about 4 inches
across at the instep. The leg should
be about IA inches long from the
bottom of heel to the top OF the sock.
In casting in stitches do not pay so
much attention to the number of
stitches as to the number of inches
and the sock should measure about
4 inches wide across the leg.
1t is absolutely imperative that the
socks be free from knots. the SOL
soldiers cannot wear them unless
they are-From Red Cross Brief for
June 1st.
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Little Rock.

Misses Anna McColl. Ruth Wal
lace and Dorothy Huggins were sent
by the Baptist church Of this place
to Coker College this week.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13

rdS BOX 73.~- '--,aa--a -.. -...-s ,r.4--s -a.-.
John B. Breeden. Dillon. No. 3.
David Cooper, Latta, No. 1. I
William McEachern, Hamer.
James Mcbride. Dillon, No. 3.
Make McRae, Jr., Hamer, No. 2.
Sylvester Townsend, Hamer No. 1.
Jim johnson. Dillon, No 1, Box rs
Willie Green, Dillon.
Geo. Washington Green, Little
Rock.
Anderson Couser, Clio, No. 1.
Ben Werner. Dillon.
James Afford, Dillon, No. /.
Arch Bethea, Hamer.
Frank Abraham, Dillon No. 1.
Box 75.
Ionic johnson, Dillon.
Luke Simpson, Minturn.
Luke Ellison, Minturn.
Robert Stackhouse, Hamer No. /,
Box 80.
julie Hurley, Hamer.
Davis Owens, Dillon.
Walter Harley. Dillon No.3, Box
10.
John Limo. Hamer, No. l.
Dan Breeden, Dillon No. 3, Box 10
Samuel Greair, Dillon, No. /, Box
55.
John Odom. Dillon, No. 1, Box SIS
David Townsend, Dillon No. 1,
Box 43.
Andrew Hamer, Pervis, N. C.
Daniel r. Davis, Little Rock, No.
Archie Mcqueen. Little Rock, No.
/.
Albert McNeill, Dillon, No. /.
Henry Page. 327 N. G.. Ave. Pet
ersburg, Va.
Fred Mcclellan. Little Rock, No. 1.
Box 2.
Chancellor Miles. Sellers. No. 1.
Joe Sparks, Latta, No. l.
Daniel Bethea, Latta.
Oliver White, Sellers.
Adam Glover, Sellers.
Joe Witherspoon, Sellers.
Edward Smith, Latta, No. 2.
Earl Bethea, Latta.
Irwin LeGette, Latta.
George Bethea, Latta. No. 2.
James Sparks, Latta, No. /.
David johnson, Latta, No. 8.
John Wesley White, Sellers.
Charlie Platt, Latta, No. 8.
Hassie Bethea, Latta, No. 2.
Asa Crawford, Latta, No. j.
RUFUS Virgins, Latta, No. 1.
Rufus Ford, Nichols, No. /.
Newett Carmichael. Dillon, NO 2.
Evan Frazier. Nichols, No. 1.
Joe McNeill, Dillon, No. 4.
Tucker McLennan, Fork.
Charlie Edwards, Lake View, No.
8.
Abraham Wallace, Kemper.
H. l.. Davis, Fork, No. /. ~
Prince Allen, Jr.. Latta.
Rex White, Latta.
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Red Cross Contributors

The following names were mad
vertantly left out of the list OF Red
Cross contributors In the last issue:
7. A. DiHon. ---- ---- - 10000
Gibson = Muller, 10000
w. 8. Campbell -- $500
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13

Misses Louise and Margaret Be-
thea are visiting relatives at Wilson,
N. c.
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Sanford Britt
Sandy RUFUS Rogers.
Harvey Hewitt.
Hiniard McIver Roster.
Corbett Cook.
Carl Watts.
Wallie Thomas Arnett.
Carl Lonnie Gilbert.
Luke Webster.
Otto Lyde Carmichael.
Daniel Cody Cook.
Ed ] 2tler.
JAR 5 Carlos George.
Luther Martin Lee.
sJno. Knox Afford.
Earnest Christmas.
Robert Wilmer Anderson.
Lanney Brady Mcqueen.
Leroy Mccormick.
George Nd. Clark.
Curtis Gambler.
Thomas Scott.
Neal Cox.
James Albert Mccormick.
Mack Cott1ngham.
William Spivey.
Colored
Will Campbell.
John Mcclellan. Jr.
Ed McRant.
Walter Gibbons.
Walter Rhodes.
Howard Aston.
Frank James.
Ben Henderson.
Luther Platt.
Herbert McRae.
Eddie Blackwell.
James Naming.
Cornelius Small.
Comedo Page.
fhad Reaves.
James Lloyd.
DaXid N. Turpin.
Mack White.
Jerry Wilson.
Robert Johnson.
Fred Jones.
VIII McNeal.
John Kirby.
Jesse Chance.
Jack McNeal.
Fred Carroll.
Haywood Page.
John Mango.
Robert McBryde:
Tom Gibson.
Bethea.
James Manning.
General Lee Stafford.
Willie Hampton Mclean.
Fred McCrey.
Jacob Graves.
Daniel Frank Mccormick.
Scipio Holmes.
Luther Jenkins.
John Montgomery.
Robert Manning.
Walter Rogers.
andrew Manning.
James Williams.
Latte Floyd.
Lawrence Bethea.
Walter Commings.
Nelson Mckay.
George Blue.
Jesse G. Newton.
Percy Bethea.
Joe David Breeden.
Clarence Campbell.
Ben RobesOn
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MEN REGISTERED WEDNESDAY,.
1O7 Men Have Reached Twenty-One
Years Since juno s, 1917.

Following is list Of the men reg
istered In Dillon county LAST Wednes-
day who have reached the age Of 81
since June 5th. 1917:
White
Thomas Dillon David, Dillon.
Lanneau Coward. Dillon, No. 2.
Raymond Berry. Hamer.
Jim Miller, Hamer.
Perlie Stephens, Dillon.
John Daniel Henderson, Little
Rock, No. 1.
Lucian Norton, Dillon. No. 3.
Schubert McCutcheon, Latta.
James Hovey Gaddy. Hamer. No. /
James Leroy Plexico, Dillon.
Dave Brumbles. Dillon, No. 2.
Earnest Hinton Brumbles. Hamer.
No. /.
Addison Henry Collins. Dillon.
Curtis Hyatt, Dillon.
Eddie Graves, Dillon.
Isaac Iseman, Little Rock.
Shelby Herring Williamson, Lit
tie Rock.
Willie Horn. Hamer, No. /.
Benz. Franklin Weaver, Dillon.
Robert Leroy Hyatt, Dillon. No. 2.
Clayton Smith, Little Rock, No. 1.
David Archie Hyatt, Dillon. No. Q.
Hyman Price Holt, Hamer.
Guss Wilkes. Hamer, No. 2.
Truss Wilkes, Hamer, No. 2.
William Maynard Sellers, Dillon.
George w. Atkinson, Bingham.
Walter B. Willis, Bingham.
Daniel E. Herring, Latta.
Joseph Flowers, Latta, No. 1.
Howard Griffin. Latta.
Andrew F. Dew, Latta, No. 2.
Geo. Woodberry Pate, Latta, No Q.
N. Hannibal Pierce. Latta,
Furman Jackson, Latta, No. 3.
VIM. Henry Weatherford.. Latta, 2
John Herring. Mallory. No. 1.
Erasmus Clark, Sellers, No. /.
Henry George. Sellers, No. 1.
Rufus Hubbard, Latta, No. /.
Robert Jackson, Dillon.
John Mcdowell, Mallory, No. 2.
Gurney Scott, Lake View, No. 8.
Charlie ]. Ayers. Nichols, No. 1.
Ellie L. Tanner. Lake View.
Ralph M. Utley, Dillon. No. 2.
Evander v. Barfield, Lake View.
Colored
Eli Covington, Jr., Hamer.
Willis Roberts, Hamer, No. 2,
Box 2.
John Bethea. Lake View, No. /,
Box 46.
Robert Borwn Murphy. Dillon No.
73,-- a.-. -. - =
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Buy War Savings Stamps
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-13

Following is list Of the men reg
istered in Dillon county last Wednes-
day who have reached the age Of 81
since June 5th, 1917:
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Another generous check for 5000
from the Woodmen of the World is
gratefully acknowledged by the local
chapter.