First Third of Clarke's Quota Certified for Draft
The first third of Clarke's draft quota, 81 men, has 60 qualified and filed no exemption. The list shows sixty eligible and ready, with about 100 including those who failed to appear. Local board expects over 300 more notices for examination within five days.
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Clarke
Billups
George Peter
Bell St
Atlanta
Dellinger
Jesse Lee
Athens
Jackson
John
Lyndon Row
Firor
William J
McWhorter
Hal Benjamin
Washington St
Morton
Gilbert Will
Warsaw
Weatbrook
Edison Collin
S. Lumpkin St
Lambert
Kenneth Hink
Milledge Ave
Logan, Welton
Church Bt
Pittard
Durward Wm
Winterville
Reed
Eddie
Prince
Griffeth
Wissen
Frank Benjamin
Chase Bts
Kirk
David Paul
Pulas- el
Johnson
Charlie
Herring
John Henry
Hall
Luther Lee
Foster
Waddell
Wee
Vaughn
Tanner
Wm. Prince
Jones
Eugene
Pope St
David Linton
Henry Jabus
Bogart
McDorman
John Kensley
Whitehead
Willie Rich
Government exemption hearings assigned for Clarke County
Col. S. C. Upson, solicitor of Clarke County City Court, is named by Adjutant General Nash to represent the government in exemption claims hearings for Clarke. Nearby counties designate agents including 8. I. Jolly Banks, G. A. Johns Barrow, T. B. Fullilove Oconee, Hamilton McWhorter Jr Oglethorpe, B. T. Moseley Madison, L. C. Edwards Elbert, 8. J. Nix Jackson, A. 8. Skelton Hart, I. L. Oaks Gwinnett, W. R. Little Franklin, F. W. Gilbert Wilkes, Orrin Roberts Walton.
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Col
S. C. Upson
Clarke
Nash
I. Jolly
Banks County
G. A. Johns
Barrow
T. B. Fullilove
Oconee
Hamilton McWhorter, Jr
Oglethorpe
B. T. Moseley, Madison. L. C. Edwards, Elbert. 8. J. Nix
Jackson
Skelton
Hart
I. L. Oaks
Gwinnett
W. R. Little Franklin
F. W. Gilbert
Wilkes
Orrin Roberts
Walton
Conspired to Free German Consul Exposed in San Francisco Arrests
D J Harody and H Delacy were arrested on charges of conspiring to release Franz Bopp former German consul general and his interned aides. Federal authorities reveal Patrick Farrally an Immigration Inspector at Angel Island acted as a government decoy. Names and addresses of numerous individuals listed in the document accompany the report.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
D. J. Harody
H. Delacy
the Ledger
Franz Bopp
Patrick Farrally
United States
Angel Island
China Declares War as British Lines Hold Steady in Flanders Air Fight
In Washington Aug 14 China declares war on Germany and Austria Hungary joining seventeen nations in the anti Central Powers alliance. British lines near Steenebake river hold with gains reestablished east bank. raids near Lens and reconnoitering near Rheims reported. A dramatic air duel over France sees a British pilot take on three German planes at 11 000 feet, felling two and destroying a third as the foe fled.
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Associated Press
Washington
China
Germany
Austro-Hungary
Ypres
Steenebake
Haig
St. Quentin
Lens
Rheims
France
Secretary Daniels Calls Navy League Officials to Resign
Secretary Daniels letter to Robert M. Thompson denounces league accusations as false and slanderous and urges Thompson and other officials to resign. He says a Navy Yard commandant board pursues a full Mare Island explosion investigation without interference. The Navy League has attacked his policies since he took office.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Daniels
Robert M. Thompson
Navy League
League
Mare Island Navy Yard
Thompson
Navy
Navy Yard
Navy Department
Pope Benedicts Peace Proposals Stir World War I Talks
The Pope sent peace terms proposing the restoration of Belgium Serbia and Romania. Allies refuse to discuss any terms while Germany holds territory taken by force, prompting cautious reaction in Washington and London. Germany and its allies expected to accept. Entente unlikely to agree.
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Germany
Associated Press
Rome
Pope Benedict
Belgium
Serbia
Romania
Washington, D. C
United States
Balfour
Viviant
Washington
Lucy Cobb Bill Not To Be Considered This Session
A University of Georgia trustees committee decides the Lucy Cobb Institute takeover bill will not be acted on this session. The move preserves the school’s 50 year tradition, with Miss Mildred Rutherford as president and the institute limited to sixty boarders ensuring individual attention and home-like surroundings.
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Lucy Cobb
Lucy Cobb Institute
University of Georgia
South
Mildred Rutherford
Daughters of the Confederacy
Jurors Await Chemists Report in Mrs Looney Death Case
Jefferson Georgia August 14 two juries the coroner s and the grand jury await a report from chemists in Atlanta on the stomach contents of Mrs James Looney killed near Mayaville. Dr McDonal sent viscera to Atlanta and plans to speed the inquiry yesterday the grand jury adjourned to resume Thursday morning.
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Jefferson, Ga
James Looney
Mayaville
Atlanta
McDonal
Superior Court
Vaughn
Commerce
O. A. Philips
Foster Cauthon
A. M. Anthony
Great Hog Sale At State College Draws Farmers
A big sale of pure bred hogs at the State College of Agriculture in Athens is set for tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock drawing about three thousand farmers from across the state. Visitors will tour the campus with stations at key buildings to view livestock, crops, and farm machinery while the Gainesville Midland runs a special train for Hall Jackson Barrow and Walton counties.
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Athens
State College of Agriculture
Chamber of Commerce
Gainesville
State College
Co-Operative Creamery
Jersey
L. I. C. Scudder
Nebraska
Sanford Field
Lumpkin Street
Government probes coal strike in Kentucky and Tennessee
Knoxville reports a government investigation into the Kentucky and Tennessee coal strike where 15,000 miners are idle. Officials arrived as nine men are detained in Madisonville and troops search for thirty others amid martial law in Clay and Providence following clashes between strikers and soldiers.
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Associated Press
Knoxville
Tenn
Kentucky
Tennessee
Madisonville
Providence
Clay
Many Arrests in County Clare Under Defense Act
Ennis Ireland Aug 14 Many arrests were made today in County Clare under the Defense of the Realm Act. The prisoners are charged with illegally drilling Sinn Fein volunteers.
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Associated Press
Ennis
Ireland
Clare
Sinn Fein
New Day Dawns for the Nations at Pacific Port
Viscount Ishii, Japanese ambassador to the United States, urged after dinner that nations forget exaggerated disputes and work toward better relations. The event highlighted food production, poultry interest, and upcoming talks at the college with lectures on cotton culture and a hog sale led by L. I. C. Scudder. Visitors were invited to Sanford Field to inspect the stock before the auction on Thursday.
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Associated Press
Pacific
Viscount Ishii
Japan
United States
A. M. Soule
EB U Stone
American Hampshire Wine-breeders’ Association
Peoria
Loy B. Rast
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