City considers large sanitary upgrade amid federal recommendations
Public health officials seek a $46 000 to $50 000 expenditure for drainage upgrades and elimination of dry closets to improve city sanitation. Mayor Scarbrough noted federal officers’ sanitary survey and proposed expert inspection in Panama Canal Zone if work proceeds. City treasury lacks funds and must balance budgets while granting no tax raises. (Continued on page five)
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United States
Scarbrough
Panama Canal Zone
Anderson Tales
BC. Anderson
Exemption Board Finds Sixty Percent Physically Unfit
Local examination results show fifty percent of men unfit for army service and sixty three percent filing exemptions. Many claim dependents and bring wives and children to test their cases at the courthouse. A second quota is being examined as the second call looms.
British and French Launch Another Offensive in Belgium
British and French guns prepare a fresh infantry drive in Belgium as clear weather allows massed artillery to pound German trenches and field forts along a 35 mile front from Armentieres to the North Sea.
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Armentieres
North Sea
Malian
London
Belgium
Ameer Strike Ends With Agreement in War Construction Work
In New York on August 10 the carpenters strike over war construction work in the county ended as an agreement was signed by Henry Steers representing Pelham Bay and Theobald Erie representing the ear.
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New York
Ameer
Henry Steers
Pelham Bay
Theobalderie
Ear
More Soldiers Coming to Minston
Montgomery Aug 10 Company K Second Infantry left this morning for Anniston to join Company I in guarding Camp McClellan Major W M Weston commands the two companies with headquarters at Anniston The move follows orders last night by brigade headquarters directing Company K to proceed to Camp McClellan to assist Company I in guarding government property during camp construction Major Weston to command during the posting at Anniston Company I has been at Anniston several days Also Major Weston recently obtained a license to wed Miss Margaret Patterson of Tallassee The couple planned a day in Tallassee before proceeding to Anniston Two hundred eighty nine of Alabama 625 National Guard reservists reported at Montgomery headquaters for assignment Many reservists have not reported awaiting orders and lacking transport.
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Montgomery
Second Infantry
Camp McClellan
Anniston
W. M. Weston
Weston
Margaret Patterson
Tallassee
Annieton
National Guard
Alabama
American Wounded Will Stay in France
American wounded soldiers will be treated in France and none will be sent to the United States. Officers in charge of the first expeditionary forces report the health of the Sammies is still exceptionally good.
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France
United States
Hot Air Plant Installed in County Court House
The Holland Furnace Company began installing a hot air system in the county courthouse under a month old contract with the board of county commissioners. The project aims to evenly distribute heat and improve sanitation by filtering air, at an estimated cost of $2600 with completion before fall weather.
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Holland Furnace Company
Court House
Board of County Commissioners
Poop hill NOW LAW Washington Age 16
The four epoch making food control bill, debated for weeks in Congress, is now law. President White signed the bill at 1:15 this afternoon without ceremony.
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Washington
Congress
Witeon
Tresevant Arrives To Lead Anniston Chamber Campaign
M B Tresevant a city development official from Chicago arrived in Anniston to direct the Chamber of Commerce campaign for soldiers welfare facilities for arriving troops and companions. He praised local businessmen and plans a ten day stay to centralize efforts and avoid overlap. He will meet Anniston women at the Alabama hotel tomorrow at ten.
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M. B. Tresevant
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
Anniston
Mr. Tresevant
New Orleans
Pew
Mr. Trevevant
United States
Annist
Tresevant
Congress to be asked for new bond legislation
Washington August 16 Congress to be asked to authorize at this session additional bond legislation Secretary McAdoo intimated today He indicated the request would come as part of the administration’s financial measures for the war effort.
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Washington
Congress
McAdoo
No Americans for Peace Conference to Attend Stockholm
London reports British labor will be represented at the international Socialist peace conference in Stockholm next month if delegates can secure passports. Meanwhile Washington states the American Federation of Labor will send no delegates to the Stockholm conference, according to President Gompore.
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Stockholm
London
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Gompore
Calhoun Transfer Company Organizes in Anniston
The Calhoun Transfer Company filed articles of incorporation in the probate court. It has 2000 dollars capital stock and will haul freight and passengers, rent motor cars and trucks in the city and county. Directors are K. R. L. Hughes, Rowe Moore and L. B. Doriman with E. R. Hughes as secretary and treasurer.
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Calhoun Transfer Company
KR. L. ‘Hughes
Rowe Moore
Dor‘man
Provident
Ie Fi
Doriman
Ie R. L. Hughes
County Commissioners Inspect County Roads and Poor House
County commissioners in session inspect county roads this morning and plan to visit Jacksonville to review the county poor house. Improvements include installing a heating apparatus to keep inmates comfortable in the coming winter.
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Jacksonville
British Troops Take Weethoek and West Hoek Positions
Reports from the front describe savage cannonading near Ube schoote and Hollebecke as British forces complete the capture of Weethoek in their advance. The War Office notes other operations including a cameral raid east of Monehy and preparations for a Pall Campaign as Austrian command shifts headquarters to the Isonzo front.
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Ubeschoote
Hollebecke
Weethoek
Wight
West Hoek Idee
War Office
Monehy
Rome
Fty
Areneo
Trentine
Isonoz
Negotiations Open for Preferential Trade Treaty in Vienna
Zurich reports negotiations have opened in Vienna for a preferential commercial treaty among Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey according to a dispatch from the city.
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Zurich
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Vienna
Germany's Michee lle and Kuhlmann Reach Headquarters
Chancellor Michee lle and foreign secretary Dr. Kuhlmann arrived at the German high command for cabinet councils. Dispatch from Berlin says discussions will cover military, domestic, and international conditions and other momentous matters.
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Amsterdam
A Micheelle
Germany
Kuhlmann
Herlin
Carpenters Arrive in Anniston for Camp McClellan Work
About forty additional carpenters arrived in Anniston from Cincinnati yesterday and went to Camp McClellan. They began work this morning as rain ceased to hamper operations, with ample materials on the ground to resume construction projects.
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Anniston
Cincinnati
Camp McClellan
Poisonous plaster incident prompts federal inquiry
In Cleveland on August 10 a man of German-Polish descent, unnamed, was treated and handed to federal authorities after a shipment of poison from a Chicago company. Two half bushel baskets contained the toxic substance.
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Cleveland
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