French Triumph Intensifies War Effort Across Front
From Washington to London and Paris reports describe a growing Allied push. Kerensky cites strong Russian defense aims, while British forces in Lens sector claim victory with 1200 German prisoners and several key positions captured. Air battles yield several enemy aircraft downed, with both sides suffering losses.
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Lens
Havrincourt Wood
Berlin
Straits of Dover
British War Office
Dr Mary E Lapham Visits Athens For Day
Noted medical figure Dr Mary E Lapham of Highlands Sanitorium, an authority on tuberculosis treatment and prevention, visited Athens for a day, praised for advancing care in the Piedmont South. Also mentions assorted nuts cheeses fruits at Williambon’s store.
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Mary E. Lapham
Athens
Mary E. Lapman
Highlands
Piedmont
Powell Powers Tar Heels Past Georgia 5-0 in Chapel Hill
UNC breezes to a 5-0 victory over Georgia with Powell striking out eleven and limiting the visitors to three hits. Georgia musters no runs through six innings before UNC explodes for a final tally, as Westbrook and Rawson pair with Powell and Bennet on the batteries.
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Associated Press
Chapel Hill N. C
University of North Carolina
University of Georgia
Powell
H. E. Georgia
North Carolina
Georgia
Westbrook
Rawson
Bennet
Mexican congress greeted by Germans as Americans hissed
A refugee in El Paso reports a message from the German minister in Mexico City describing a grand ovation for German and Austrian ministers at the opening of the Mexican congress in Chihuahua City. The message, sent April 23, also notes American reactions.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Texas
Chihuahua City
Mexico City
Seaboard Air Line to adjust Athens schedule
The Seaboard Air Line Railway will soon change its train schedule affecting Athens. The afternoon train from Atlanta will arrive in Athens about 3 o clock and depart Atlanta about 1 o clock Athens time, likely around May fifth or eighth. The shift will let business people receive day mail and reply before offices close and allow morning travelers to return to Athens sooner.
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Seaboard Air Line Railway
Athens
Atlanta
Florida Senate approves equal suffrage resolution vote
Tallahassee Florida April 22 the Florida senate passed by twenty three to seven a joint resolution to submit an equal suffrage amendment to the voters.
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Associated Press
Tallahassee, Fla
Florida Senate Today
State Normal School Student Entertainment Delightful
At the State Normal School last night a student publication staged a lively entertainment for the benefit of the Normal ile. The program included musical numbers vocal and piano, ukulele, chorus, burlesques, skits and monologues. The evening proved delightful for those in attendance.
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State Normal School
Ile
Superior Court in Clarke County Holds Double Session
Clerk Elmer J. Crawford presided as civil and criminal branches jointly met in a historic double barreled session. Civil cases involved John Doe versus Richard Roe with consent verdicts for defendants. In criminal court Ellie Mathews was found guilty of assault with intent to commit a statutory offense, with sentencing set at one to twenty years. Additional guilty pleas and certiorari rulings followed, with several cases slated for today’s calendar and a new trial for the W. C. Roberts case scheduled Friday.
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Elmer J. Crawford
Superior Court
Clarke County
Henry West
Cobb
A. J. Cobb
John Doe
Richard Roe
Jas H. Lester
Fleming
Scudder
Abe Hix
Will Jones
Ellie Mathews
Matthews
Sam Shaw
Will Butler
Pate Grim
Will Bates
Fronte Briatain
Recorder’s Court
Inez Turner
Miller Fur, Co
J. P. Court
Justice Court
Trene Smith
Georgia Mutual Ins. Co
el Moro Cigar Co
Vic Petropol
J. P
J. Thomas Heerd
Bloomer Smith
F. J. Kemney
Guardian
W. C. Roberta
Two More Georgia Mercer Games Added This Season
Georgia and Mercer will play two additional games this season bringing their total to four meetings with games set for May 2 in Macon and May 5 in Athens. Georgia seeks a third game with Clemson to settle the series after Clemson won the first and Georgia the Saturday game. Tech is scheduled to play two games in Atlanta May 11 and 12 and two in Athens May 18 and 19. Our store will be closed all day Memorial Day.
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Georgia
Mercer
Athens
Macon
Clemson
Tech
Atlanta
Thuradal
King Hongson CO
Agricultural high schools meet in Athens for district contests
The second annual meet of Georgia agricultural high schools includes 11 district schools with a 15-representative limit per school. About 100 contestants will compete in literary events, debates, spelling, music, and athletic field day sports, plus agricultural contests in ploughing live stock judging poultry cotton grading canning sewing cooking and dairy activities.
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Athens
Georgia State High School Association
Madison
Monroe
Georgia
Gainesville
Cadet Corps
Denmark Hall
Ag. College
Down 10 clean fight army bill narrows in congress
Washington April 23 congressional debate on the army bill narrows to the strength of opponents to the administration plan. Passage of the general start bill in the senate seems assured. House vote likely Thursday with Dant supporting amended reads. Recruiting figures show a steady decline with 1900 enlistments on April 21 22 after over 2000 daily earlier. The labor department orders mobilization of a million boys through national active farm workers program. Secretary Houston advocates price fixing under Council of National Defense. Transatlantic transport shifts begin to support food program with coastwise ships diverted to canning and planting needs.
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Senate
House
Dant
House Military Committee
Washington, D. C
Washington
Department of Labor
Naional
Houston
Congress
Council of National Defense
New England
Transportation Com Administration
Athens Red Cross reports 1062 paid memberships
Athens Red Cross wires a Washington report detailing paid in memberships in the Athens chapter. Life, sustaining, subscribing, and urinary members list totals and recent additions are noted, with names of new members reported to the local chairman. Also local grocer and fish market ads punctuate the page.
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Athens Red Cross
Washington
Athens
Kir. G. A. Mell
Escape at Clarke county jail sparks chase in Georgia
British commission dine disrupted as three negro prisoners escaped from Clarke county jail early Sunday. Correy Davis, a condemned church burglar, was captured at Winder and returned to Athens. John Harris, a life term for murder, remained at large after leaping from a courthouse window with injuries. Jailer Cook described how cotton blocked locks, allowing the escape via corridors, sky light, elevator shaft, and a tied blanket descent.
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Clarke County
Correy Davis
Winder
Athens
John Harris
Court House
Cook
Fravette
Lewis Shirts Factory Fire Damages Stock and Machinery
Last night at about 9 50 oclock smoke issued from the Lewis Shirt Manufacturing Company building at Foundry and Broad streets. Firemen arrived quickly and damage was limited by water. The extent of injury to machinery and stock will be assessed today. Partial insurance coverage on the building and plant.
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Hox 16
Foundry
Broad Streets
Lewis Shirt Manufacturing Company
Grady Blackman
Bananas and Produce Specials This Week
Specials in bananas for this week only. Over 900 bunches bananas and a variety of produce including 4 drums beans cucumbers squashes twenty crates tomatoes arriving about 1 o clock grape fruit 50c per dozen oranges apples and more at lowest prices. Pete Petropol at Corner College and Bread invites inspection. Phone 1431. Evaporated fruits also available at Williamson's with home raised strawberries today.
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Pete Petropol
Corner College
White House Dinner Ties British Mission to Allied Bond Plans
Washington April 23 Foreign Secretary Balfour and senior British commissioners dined at the White House in an informal gathering with President Wilson. Formal talks to begin with French representatives later. Details of the $5,000,000,000 bond issue will be announced by Secretary McAdoo in a few days, with the U S to loan about 3,000,000,000 to Allies.
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Associated Press
Washington
Balfour
British Commission
White House
United States
Viviani
Wilson
Daniels
Lord ‘Cunliffe
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Protest Planned Over U S Plot to Aid Cuba Uprising
New York April 23 The Republic Cuba News Bureau reports protests to the U S State Department over alleged U S plotting to trigger a new Cuban revolution. A proclamation dated May 20 is said to have been issued, though Dr Orestes Ferrara denies authorship.
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Cuba
Associated Press
New York
Republic of Cuba Newa Bureau
State Department
Washington
United States
Orestes Ferrara
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Florida
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Clemson College
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