British Advance in Belgium and Draft Exemption Moves
Washington reports General Crowder orders closing all draft escapes including marriage. President Wilson may issue an executive order to prevent marriages from exempting men from service with June 30 as a possible deadline. Crowder says dependency not law. women who marry to aid slackers are liable under the Graft act.
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Belgium
Oxford
Brou
Gen. Crowder
Wilson
Lcense
General Crowder
Crowder
Progress of British Effort in Flanders Continues
The London front reports the Titanic battle advancing in West Flanders as Anglo French forces push a new offensive. They have captured about 4000 prisoners and over a dozen villages along a 25 mile front between the Franco Belgian border and Nieuport. The Washington briefing notes the offensive could shift Belgium’s balance of control and possibly crumple the German lines on the western front.
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London
West Flanders
Flanders
Washington
Belgium
Germany
France
Oxford to Re-surface Main Street and survey rooms
Oxford business men approved resurfacing Main Street and a road-building machine will be bought to start the work. A survey of vacant rooms and boarding houses is planned with Anniston Chamber of Commerce to handle Camp Mc Clellan visitors. The Oxford Commercial Club backs the plan as traffic to the camp boosts local business.
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Oxford
Jacksonville
Talladega
Oxford Commercial Club
Camp McClellan
Anniston
Need of Small Dwellings Spurs Resolution in Anniston
Anniston trades council adopted a resolution calling for new workers housing near the city and the Plant north of town. The move prompts plans for a new labor residence area between Anniston and Jacksonville, with capital from Birmingham Atlanta and Nashville eyed. A committee will be formed to appeal to the mayor and chamber of commerce. The Anniston City Land Company reorganized to support housing efforts as Camp McClellan’s selection draws capital and builders to the area.
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Jacksonville
Avannah
Anniston
Anniston Trades Council
Ton City Land Company
W. A. Davis
W. H. McKleroy
W. H. Weatherly
Birmingham
Atlanta
Nashville
Camp McClellan
Record Heat Wave Deepens In New York City
New York reports a continuing heat wave with 32 deaths citywide and over 200 overcome. At six am the thermometer showed 84 degrees while the day’s heat pushed 94 yesterday, with higher readings possible today and no relief in sight.
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New York
Anniston
Weather Bureau
Cotton crop condition and yield forecast reported
The crop reporting board of the Bureau of Crop Estimates, Agriculture Department, says cotton condition on July 25 was 70.3 percent normal. Estimated yield is 11,949,000 bales with an average of 168.9 pounds per acre forecast.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Ef Bureau of Crop Estimates
Department of Agriculture
Certificates Awarded Thirty-Eight Teachers in Two Counties
Montgomery Aug 1 Special Nineteen persons in Barbour county and nineteen in Talladega county received certificates to teach in Alabama public schools after passing state tests. William F Feagin announced the list featuring named teachers across grades and routes in Clayton Eufaula Louisville Clio Skipperville and Montgomery.
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Talladega County
State Department of Education
Board of Teachers’ Examiners
William F. Feagin
Clayton
Luna Stephens
Clio
Jessse R. Bizzell
Montgomery
Talladega
Eleanor Hanks
Sarah Rogers
Taxicab Licenses Issued to Meet City Camp McClellan Demand
City Clerk W C Ward issued thirty two special taxi licenses costing 15 to 25 dollars for five to ten passenger cars to handle growing city and Camp McClellan traffic. A special tax collector was appointed to enforce fees on drivers and truck owners hauling supplies.
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W. C. Ward
Camp McClellan
Camp McClellan Food Bill Reaches Ninety Tons Daily
The army camp will feed about forty five thousand soldiers at four pounds per day, totaling roughly ninety tons of foodstuffs daily. Local dealers report growing demand as contractors employ sixteen hundred workers and source supplies from Anniston. Wholesale grocers see robust business with multiple car load orders for sugar and flour.
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McClellan
Anniston
Calder to oppose Colby on shipping board
White House reports Senator Calder of New York will oppose Bainbridge Colby's confirmation to the United States Shipping Board. Administration expects the appointment to pass despite the objection.
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Washington
White House
Calder
New York
Bainbridge Colby
United States Shipping Board
Germans Drive Hard in Belgian Battle After Night of Struggle
London reports that amid driving rain German forces surged to recapture ground from the Anglo French in a vast battle that began in Belgium yesterday. Attempts to retake La Basseyvilla failed as British and French troops pushed along the Comines canal south of Ypres, extending and improving their lines.
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London
Belgium
la Basseyvilla
Ypres
Comines Canal
British French Offensive Opens Vivid World War I Clash
An epoch making offensive launched by Britain and France against German lines between the River Lys and Boesinghe began at daybreak. On the first day the assault achieved most aims with few exceptions and promises to become the greatest conflict of the war. The attack targeted positions once held by Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria.
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France
Begium
Lys
Boesinghe
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Tobacco Dealers Seek Perique Flavors For Camp McClellan
Local tobacconists report Camp McClellan workers demand favorite old brands and the distinct perique from St James Parish. Dealers rush orders, hoping to match northern soldiers preferences with Virginia leaf cigarettes and Egyptian flavored blends for a cosmopolitan mix.
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Anniston
Camp McClellan
St. James Parish
St. Charles Street
Royal Street
Evangeline
Tobasco
New Jersey
Maryland
Washington
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