No Gains Follow Bulgarians Attempt to Seize Danube Island
Across the war fronts no notable gains were reported after Thursday fighting. Russian and Austro German forces clashed in the Stodhead area while Germans repelled British assaults in Deville Wood. In Galicia battles raged along the Dneister and Serb rivers as Italian and Austro Hungarian forces pressed in the Travanazze valley. A Bulgarian attempt to capture an island in the Danube was reportedly thwarted by Romanian frontier guards. British and German leaders claimed contrasting victories at sea and in air, with Casement executed for treason in London.
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Associated Press
Ibandon
Stodhead
Deville Wood
Dneister
Galicia
Diarbekr
Caucasus
Travananzes
Franz Joseph
Adige Valley
Posina
Cortina D'Ampezz
Danub River
Bucharest
Athens Railway plans one-man car service in August
The Athens Railway and Electric Company announces a vacation plan for August to operate street cars with one man per car. The aim is to give motor men and conductors rest while maintaining service, starting August 8 and continuing until all have taken time off.
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Athens Railway and Electric Company
Athens Railway & Lec. CO
East Lynne at Colonial Opera House With Theda Bara
Theda Bara headlines a continuous picture show of East Lynne at the Colonial Opera House starting at 3 PM with Haughey’s Orchestra. Admission is 10 and 20 cents. 10 cents for children, 20 cents for adults. The program runs from 3 PM to 11 PM with continuous showings and live music.
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East Lynne
Colonial Opera
Ture
Haughey
William Fox
Theda Bara
Colonial Theater
Miss Bara
Athens
Cotton rotting in bolls due to wet weather in Clarke county
Farmers in Clarke county report excessive rain has left cotton fruiting bolls rotting. Field checks suggest similar conditions across this region, with growers noting spoilage as the crop develops.
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Clarke County
The Flower of No Man's Land at the Elite
Mero Columbia presents Viola Dana in The Flower of No Man's Land at the Elite today. John J. Collins wrote and directed the photoplay made for Miss Dana. Dana displays strong emotion and humor, with scenes meant to delight audiences and convey the film’s heartfelt message.
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NO Man's Land
Viola Dana
Mero Columbia
Metro
John J. Collins
Miss Dana
No Man’s Land
Specials Today at Piedmont Market
Piedmont Market offers Fat Hens 50c, Fancy Fryers 30¢, Fresh Butter Beans 20c per gallon, Pole Beans 15c per gallon, Ripe Tomatoes 20c per gallon, Tender Corn 20c per dozen, Tender Okra 10c quart, Cooking Apples 15c per basket, and a full line of fresh meats. Fresh Fish for afternoon delivery and reliable delivery service. 10 pounds Snow Drift $1.25. Fresh goods Arnold and Abney.
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PHOME
Princess Chrysanthemum closes Georgia summer school on campus
Under Prof John Jackson and Miss Glenn Allen the thirteenth summer school presented the Japanese operetta Princess Chrysanthemum at The Octagon on the University of Georgia campus. The event featured a strong male and female chorus, a fine piano solo, and glee clubs from Athens and the city schools. The orchestra arrived late but performed with cohesion. cast members included Miss Edna Chapman and Miss Kate Holiday with Fairy Moonbeam and Saucer-Eyes in a tale of abduction, magic rings, and royal reconciliation.
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University of Georgia
John J. Jackson
Glenn Allen
Princess Chrysanthemum
Miss Stevens
Miss Allen
Haughey
Athens
Emperors Garden
Chrysanthemum
SoTru
Sob
Saucer-Eyes
Cat
Inky Night
Sotra
Saucer- Eyes
Sosli
Fairy Moonbeam
Lotru
Princess Crysanthemum
SaucerEyes
C. V. Brown
Wizard Cat
Miss ‘Stevens
Spirit of the
Felder Stabbed in Atlanta During Recall Fight
Thomas B. Felder a prominent Atlanta lawyer was seriously stabbed. G K Wasson door keeper of the Georgia assembly was arrested charged with the act. The stabbing is tied to Felder opposition to Savannah mayor recall legislation.
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Thos. B. Felder
Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Thomas B. Felder
Atlanta
South Carolina
G. K. Wasson
East Point
The
Georgia Assembly
Felder
Savannah
City to Build 82 Million Gallon Water Reservoir
Athens moves forward on a new water works plant with 64- by 300-foot lake, 63-foot depth, and 82 million gallon capacity. The project, led by City Engineer Barnett and directed by Jack Watson, aims to deliver pure water through a 20 inch main to the filtering station for citizens.
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Tibbetts
Water Works Committee
Jack Watson
Tion
Barnett
Athens
Hardman Club names officers as campaign groups form
The Hardman Club chooses a president and officers in Athens with plans for a strong organizational drive. An active campaign committee will be named soon as club members forecast enrollment of five hundred supporters in Athens and Clarke County. Headquarters are in the Holman Building, inviting supporters to visit and hear campaign news.
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Hardman Club
Geo. H. Hulme
Athens
John R. White
Whitehall
M. M. Arnold
James W. Morton
Clarke County
George Thurmond
H. J. Oldham
Princeton
F. W. Coile
Winterville
Sam E. Woods
W. F. Dorsey
E. K. Greer
J. R. Bullock
W. D. Beecham
T. E. Jago
M. G. Michael
John G. Quinn
B. F. Woods
Abe Joel
Abu Nix
T. J. Shackelford
P. W. Hudson
H. C. Tuck
J. A. Pitner
M. J. Abney
A. O. Harper
W. G. Griffeth
W. S. Hol‘man
J. H. Goss
Friends of the Commerce
Athens Hardman Club
Dr. Hardman
Qconee
Madison
Oglethorpe
Lexington
Holman
Friends of the Commerce Man
Georgia
Cloud Burst Devastates Blair Creek Area
Twenty five people are known dead as a cloud burst swells Blair's Creek near Tazewell Tennessee. Rescue teams report six miles of homes wiped out and many more feared dead with families left homeless. Crews continue searching for survivors.
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Associated Press
Middlebroro
Tazewell
Tenn
Blair’s Creek
Mrs G T Young Dies Quietly at Washington Hotel
Mrs Hortense Kinnebrew Young widow of Judge Charles T Young and proprietor of the Washington hotel died suddenly from heart trouble at about 1 o clock this morning at her Jackson street home. She was sixty five and leaves three children W J Young of Macon Mrs Ida Thomason of Athens and Charlie M Young of Washington City. The funeral will be held tomorrow with details to be announced. She was a member of the First Baptist church and known as a Christian woman.
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Charles T. Young
Judge Young
Washington Hotel
Jackson Street
Young
Hortense Kinnebrew
W. J. Young
Macon
Ida Thomason
Athens
Charlie M. Young
Washington City
First Baptist Church
Pearl Smugglers at Strand Aids Donal d Brian Stardom
A five reel comedy on the Paramount Strand features Donald Brian as a wealthy promoter who loses his wife s 20000 necklace on a European tour. Detec tives pursue the fake pearls as he battles to recover the real gems and clear his deception in a series of comic suspenseful scenes.
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Famous Players
Paramount
Donald Brian
Strand
John Battleby Watts
Europe
Custom House
Watts
Bill to bar interstate commerce of child-labor products
In Washington on August 3 the Senate began debate on a bill to prevent interstate commerce in products made by child labor. The measure, urged by President Wilson, faces opposition only from Southern Democrats and is expected to stay on the legislative agenda until passage. Senator Robinson outlined public support with newspaper excerpts from North Carolina South Carolina Alabama Georgia and Mississippi.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Today
Wilson
Senate
Robinson
Commerce Committee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Methodists to Build Quarter Million Dollar Church in D.C.
Bishop W. A. Candler and Dr. George S. Sexton announced a contract for a $250,000 capital church gift by Southern Methodists. The structure will be built in Washington using Georgia marble and serve the national capital.
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Church of Ga
Associated Press
Washington
W. A. Candler
General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
George S. Sexton
Fresh Produce and Dairy Offerings at Arnold & Abney
Local ad lists fresh corn young okra and ripe tomatoes from Arnold and Abney with phone 1076. Philadelphia cream cheese pimiento cheese and club cheese also shown. White onions for pickles ten cents a pound and fine dry yellow onions four pounds for 25 cents. Pure apple cider vinegar forty cents a gallon advertised as stronger than rival dealers.
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Arnold & Abney
Philadelphia
Progressives Decide Not to Nominate President Candidate
Indianapolis August 3 progressives announce they will not nominate a presidential candidate this year instead creating a 15 member executive committee to sustain the party and adopt a resolution criticising the national committee for endorsing Hughes in Chicago in June.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Progressives
National Committee
Hughes
Chicago
Directors Meet At Rest Room Chamber Commerce
The regular weekly meeting of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the offices on Clayton street. Full attendance is earnestly desired.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
Clayton Street
Deutschland Safe Bremen on Her Way
Norfolk August 3 Deutschland is safely at sea on its homeward voyage after eluding Allied warships off Virginia capes. Captain Hinch of the Neckar chose the Deutschland departure and declined to state Bremen’s arrival time but indicated he knows it.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Virginia Capes
Hinch
Neckar
Court-martial findings to be sent on Nichols case
The court-martial trying Lieut. W. S. Nichols for allowing torpedo destroyer Terry to run aground at Porta Plata harbor Santo Domingo completes today with four defense witnesses saying he bore no blame. Findings will be forwarded immediately to the Navy Department in Washington.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. S. Nichols
Terry
Porta Plata
Santo Domingo
Navy Department
Washington
Flood Victims Counted in Alabama River Flood Areas
Mobile August 3. Twelve hundred persons are destitute in Baldwin and Escambia counties due to floods in the Alabama river bottoms. J. W. Roberts of Perdido reports the condition reaching Mobile. Immediate relief has been requested of congressmen.
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Associated Press
Mobile
Ala
Baldwin
Escambia
Alabama
J. W. Roberts
Perdido
Mexico Names Commissioners for US Negotiations
Mexico City August 3 the government named Luis Cabrera Ygnacio Bonnillas and Alberto Pani to negotiate with the United States on the questions at issue Cabrera will head the commission Juan B Rogo will be secretary
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Associated Press
Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Luis Cabrera
Ygnacio Bonillas
Alberto Pani
Cabrera
Juan B. Rogo
Garment Makers Strike Declared Settled After Four Months
New York reports the garment makers strike ending tonight after four months of disruption to the women's suit and dress industry. A meeting of the strike committee of the union announced settlement, ending a prolonged labor action affecting manufacturers and workers citywide.
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Associated Press
New York
Garmentmakers
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