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All about World War I in The Pioneer News As segregated from transcriptions by Edith Blissett May 12, 1916 considerate President who loves his July 12, 1916 country and countrymen. The following party of young people ***Editorial - War May 26, 1916 motored to Lincoln Farm Sunday: Misses Ada Greenwell, Violetta It seems that all danger of war with Misses Edyth and Ansile (sic) Roby, Sola Mae Hibbs, Myrtle Germany has passed. This is as it Barger entertained Sunday Crenshaw, Mollie Roby, Lena should be. Looking the situation in afternoon: Misses Mollie and Evans, Ansilee Barger, Messrs the face, measuring all distance, Violetta Roby, Sola Hibbs, Myrtle Courtney Evans, Horrie Thompson, sounding all depths and heights, we Crenshaw, Messrs Lupearl Hibbs, Bernard Roby, Jesse Ice, Frank can see no reason for war. When, Horrie Thompson, Bernard Roby, where, why and how should we fight Mudd, Gabe McCormick, Mr. and Ernest Hibbs and Milton Clark Mrs. Herman Crenshaw and Mr. and Germany. She is there, we are here. (Cedar Creek news) For more than twenty months, Mrs. Robert Ice. All returned home nations living right in German’s Misses Violetta and Mollie Roby late Sunday afternoon after spending front, side and back doors, have been and Miami Deacon, Messrs Horrie such a delightful time (Cedar Creek battering away with huge armies and Thompson and Lupearl Hibbs news) big guns, trying to force, strategy attended church at New Salem July 21, 1916 and otherwise to land on German Sunday and spent a most delightful soil, and are not there yet. outing afterwards. (Cedar Creek **The Deutschland news) Cam we do any better? Shall we One of the most sensational features declare war, load our big transports June 9, 1916 of the war was the arrival at with soldiers, start them across the Baltimore recently of the German Misses Violetta and Mollie Roby submarine boat, Deutschland, Atlantic only to have them sunk by entertained the following guests German submarines? Shall we send directly from Bremen with a cargo Sunday night: Misses Ada of dye stuffs and other very valuable hundreds of thousands of our best Greenwell, Sola Mae Hibbs, Messrs and bravest young men across the goods of 300 or 400 tons. The boat Henry Adams of the city, Lupearl seas to risk death by submarines and was entirely unarmed and declared Hibbs, Horrie Thompson, Clifford torpedo boats and mines? And if by U. S. Custom official to be Bolton and Mr. and Mrs. Oral they escape that, to die in the strictly a merchant vessel and Basham. (Cedar Creek News) trenches? And just suppose they entitled to such privileges. She made should escape death in all those June 16, 1916 the trip in 14 days, avoiding the ways and should help the allies to English blockade and claiming to The guests of Jess Roby and family conquer Germany, when the spoils have come through the English Sunday were Misses Zora Raymon, were divided, what would we, what Channel, running under the English Geneva and Alleen Swearingen, should we get? We would not want fleet. The Germans claim that quite Messrs Eherman (sic) Daniel, of a part of the German Empire, nor a a fleet of these merchant submarines Louisville; Horrie Thompson, part of colonial possessions in is being built in Germany and that Lupearl Hibbs, Mrs. Lillie Africa. What would we get out of they will soon be making regular Thompson and Marvin Weller, wife such a course? Regardless of where trips between U.S. and German and children. our sympathies lie, we cannot agree ports, delivering dye stuffs and other with the brave kickers and paper June 30, 1916 high priced freight badly needed heroes that we should declare War here and heretofore prevented by the W. P. Swearingen and wife, Misses on Germany. It is a case were we English blockade. The Deutschland Violetta and Mollie Roby, Zollie have all to lose and nothing to gain, is reported to have discharged her Swearingen, Messrs Lupearl Hibbs, and the hot-heads who are cargo at Baltimore and have re- Horrie Thompson and Gussie demanding a declaration of War loaded with nickel and rubber, Swearingen were guests Sunday of would hide under the bed if war articles badly needed in Germany Fletch Swearingen and family of were declared. Woodrow Wilson has and to be about ready for her return looked the matter full in the face, Cedar Grove. (Cedar Creek news) trip. It will be a hazardous and and his course is that of a sane, dangerous one and if successfully Page 1 All about World War I in The Pioneer News As segregated from transcriptions by Edith Blissett made, an achievement wonderful in Violetta Roby, Sola Mae Hibbs, Services Sunday morning at the naval history. Messrs Horrie Thompson, Willie usual hour. J. R. Cunningham Deacon, Leslie Herps, Frankie Lee ***In France March 16, 1917 and Loupearl Hibbs The Germans still continue **Fighting is almost a certainty now. October 13, 1916 hammering and battering at Verdun, Our bravery and patience which won the strong fortress near the eastern Miss Sola Mae Hibbs, Messrs us independence is still much alive. French border. They claim some Frankie Lee, of Shepherdsville, At last “patience has ceased to be a successes, but seem to have made no Bruce Bridwell, Horrie Thompson, virtue”. Generous consideration for permanent gains so far, and the Lupearl Hibbs and Milton Clark a nation already at war has brought French assert they are holding their were guests of Misses Violetta and home disaster and contempt, and our own. Along other sections of the Mollie Roby Sunday night. county is virtually at war with trench lines, the British and French November 24, 1916 Germany. Not with the brave, have made decided gains, having industrious, generous citizens of driven the Germans back on fronts John Spier, Henry Adams and Germany, but with the greedy of from 8 to 20 miles in length and Horrie Thompson, of Louisville, Emperor of Germany who is from 1 to 6 miles deep. The Russians and Willie Swearingen were guests sacrificing his country and his still claim big gains along the of Jesse Roby and family Sunday. countrymen to satiate his damnable eastern front and to be within 20 The two former ones will remain out greed for more power. miles of Kovel, a vital point in the from the city for a few days hunting. Austro German Lines, which if That even this heartless war lord December 1, 1916 captured, will necessitate immediate should have believed for one withdrawal or surrender of large Horrie Thompson, of the city, spent moment that he could drive numbers of their troops. The Sunday here. (Personal News) American ships and commerce from Russians claim to have captured the high seas by one of his dogmatic January 19, 1917 over 270,000 Austrian and German threats or decrees, is almost troops since their advance began. Mr. Rob Caster, who is an unbelievable, but such is the case, electrician on a war ship came home and it now remains for us to teach July 28, 1916 on a furlough to see his mother who him the folly and disaster of such Misses Aileen and Texia lives in the city, came out and spent reasoning. Swearingen entertained the a few days the past week with his The solemn truth is, we have dallied following guests Sunday night: aunt, Mrs. Nettie Grant. (Pleasant too long with this pirate and he Misses Violetta and Mollie Roby, Grove News) mistook our humanity for a lock of Milton Clark, Horrie Thompson January 26, 1917 national stamina. Does he think that and Lupearl Hibbs. the blood which flowed through the **Hebron Church veins of the heroes of the great September 8, 1916 We are living in an age when we are Revolution had dried in our veins? Misses Annie and Mary Weller, all accustomed to war terminology. Does he imagine that we are living Louvenia Kulmer, Messrs Henry Our whole consciousness is for the welfare and glory of his Adams, of Louisville, Horrie underlaid with war as a fact and an Empire? We want peace with honor, Thompson and Roy Shaw were the existing condition of the greater part but it must be maintained with guests of Misses Violetta and Mollie of the world. As Christians, our’s is honor, or we shall have war. Roby Sunday. the duty to pray that it may be brought to an early termination, and The High Seas do not belong to September 15, 1916 what more directly concerns us and Germany as yet, and she cannot drive our ships there from by edicts, Misses Alleen and Texia our duty, that during this struggle and in the period of reconstruction, decrees and ultimatums; she will Swearingen entertained the have to use her guns. following guests Sunday night: we may be willing to do our part, Misses Ada Greenwell, Mollie and whatever that may be. Page 2 All about World War I in The Pioneer News As segregated from transcriptions by Edith Blissett That love of liberty which filled the attention to “halt” uttered by the In the usual column will be found heroic breasts of three million sentry, and even attempted to pass the announcement of J. L. Kelley for patriotic colonists, and that bravery him by force, when the guard fired . re-election as Magistrate for the Pine Tavern District. “Squire” Kelley was and patience which won our A paper found on the dead man independence, still live in the hearts born and reared in the district, the revealed the name of ...ck Carrier, and breasts of one hundred million son of a Confederate Veteran, and but held no further identification.