British French And Portuguese Hold Fronts In France
British French and Belgian artillery fire intensifies as Haig signals another strong infantry thrust. Portuguese join British in France, holding Neuve Chapelle. Russians and Rumanians check Mackensen near Fokshani. Austro Germans pushed from Slanic and Grozechti heights. United States troops march past Buckingham Palace after welcome. Lens Loos front attack secures objectives after severe bombardment.
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von Mackensen
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Moldavia
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Slanic
Grozechti
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London
United States
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Barracks
Lens
War Office
Loos
West Flanders
Dixmonde
Paris
Bankhead Highway Locating Commission visit to Anniston
The Bankhead National Highway Locating Commission gathered in Anniston for a dinner and remarks praising the city's Good Roads work. J B Carrington presided, W P Acker welcomed guests, and speakers including Dr T W Ayers and Dr W M Griggs highlighted two decades of road progress in Calhoun County and the planned highway route.
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Alabama
Bankhead National Highway Locating Commission
Bankhead Highway
Alabama Good Roads Association
T. W. Ayers
J. A. Rountree
J. B. Carrington
Chamber of Commerce
W. P. Acker
Annistonians
Eldridge
Anniston
Maurice O. Eldridge
United States Good Roads Service
National Association
Calhoun County
Bankhead National Highway Association
Z. C. Plowman
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Senator seeks to end interference in peace talks
Washington August 15 senator introduces a resolution to halt congressional interference in peace negotiations as a substitute for the La Follette measure. The move frames congressional action as unnecessary meddling in diplomacy.
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Washington
Five Prisoners Taken by U-Boat
Secretary Daniels confirms Captain Oliver and five Campana gun crew members were taken prisoner when the tanker Campana was torpedoed off the French coast on August 5. The State Department seeks their whereabouts and treatment through Spanish and Swiss sources.
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Campana
State Department
Government Grain Co Creates $50 Million Capital
Washington August 15 Food Administrator Hoover announces the committee to fix wheat prices. President Garfield of Williams College will chair. An executive order creates a grain corporation capitalized at 50 million dollars with the government as sole stockholder.
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Washington
Hoover
Garfield
Williams College
Alabama Power and Chamber discuss Alma streetcar extension
James Mitchell and W. M. Walmsley of the Alabama Power Company visited Birmingham with Chamber of Commerce leaders to inspect possible rights of way for a street railway to Camp McClellan. Officials favored the extension but questioned financing. further talks planned with Maj. Charles L. Dulin and a Chamber meeting scheduled for Friday.
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James Mitchell
W. M. Walmsley
Alabama Power Company
Birmingham
Camp McClellan
Chamber of Commerce
Charles L. Dulin
Mitchell
Swiss Mission Arrives to Discuss Food Licenses
The Swiss mission to the United States arrives at an Atlantic port. Five men travel led by Jean Adolphe Sulzer and will proceed to Washington to pursue licensing act foodstuffs matters for Switzerland.
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Atlantic
United States
Jean Adolphe Sulzer
Washington
Switzerland
First Tennessee Infantry Ordered to Greenville
Nashville Aug 1 A company of the First Tennessee Infantry is ordered to entrain for Greenville South Carolina to assist in preparing the cantonment there for the reception of troops.
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First Tennessee Infantry
Greenville
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Calhoun Guards Plan Labor Day Target Shoot
At the Calhoun Guards monthly meeting initial plans were made for a Labor Day target shooting. A $250 state grant plus $25 more has been pledged for rifles and uniforms with a drive to raise the rest from local manufacturers and merchants. An August 28 meeting will finalize details and membership aims to reach 100.
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Calhoun Guards
Ross Green
National Army
Pope Benedict Speage Proposals Meet Tepid Reception
Washington Aug 15 Officials view Pope Benedicts proposals with grave concern though sincere they mark a return to belligerent status quo. They warn such terms could freeze peace sentiment and affect Russia, while the administration weighs action as Congress maintains cautious silence to avoid embarrassing the executive.
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Washington
Pope Benedicts
United States
Weevils Absent in Unity Area as Crops Prospects Bright
O M Alexander, vice president of City Bank and Trust, reports boll weevils not as bad as feared across Unity County. Farmers see good cotton prospects with early picking, while corn, velvet beans, and cowpeas yield uncertain. G F Haywood from Four Mile reports 50 to 100 pounds of cotton per 25 acres and ongoing weevil control. John F Hubbard notes excellent corn and velvet beans well above average, with strong sorghum and pea crops countywide.
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O. M. Alexander
City Bank and Trust Company
Star Office
G. F. Haywood
Four Mile
John F. Hubbard
Calhoun
Sheffield Coal and Iron to Clean Jasper Coke Ovens
The Sheffield Coal and Iron company will begin cleaning its 400 coke ovens at Jasper on Wednesday and start operation immediately, providing work for about 200 men.
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Jasper
Sheffield Coal and Iron Company
Harvesting Canada’s Wheat
Washington reports an accord allows American labor to assist in harvesting Canada's grain crop. The agreement, reached today, was between W. W. Corey Canadian deputy commissioner of the interior and U S department of labor officials.
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Washington
W. W. Corey
Vatican peace pitches meet cold in London and Paris
London reports a cool reception to the pope's peace proposals while Berlin and Vienna show indications of acceptance. Entente negotiators work on a reply form as talks progress amid hopes of moving toward an armistice. Germany Austria Hungary reportedly favor the Vatican plan and shift the burden of rejection to the United States and allies. The White House and State Department caution public discussion and promise careful consideration.
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Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Teutons
Washington
Germany
Arstria
Hungary
Vatican
United States
White House
State Department
Prominent Financier John J Gannon Resigns Leadership
John J Gannon resigns as vice president of the New Orleans Railway and Light Company and as chairman of the board of directors of the American Cities Company, the holding firm for street railway and light concerns in six southern cities. He offered no reason for retirement.
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New Orleans
John J. Gannon
New Orleans Railway and Light Company
American Cities Company
Taft Improves. Leaves Clay Center After Ride
William Howard Taft, earlier a patient in Clay Center Kansas, showed marked improvement and took an automobile ride today. He plans to depart the city tomorrow as part of his recovery.
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Clay Center
Kan
William Howard Taft
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