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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1914

Page

2

Americans, Athenians Among Them Leaving Germany

Reports from multiple cities detail American and allied evacuations as war spreads. Amer icans may depart Germany as train service resumes, with others fleeing European centers. General von Emmich, German commander at Liege, is reported dead and to be succeeded by von Der Marwitz.

Germany Europe Associated Press Washington Gerard Berlin State Department Copenhagen London Brussels Exchange von Emmich Liege von der Marwitz Washington, D .C St. Petersburg Moscow Sweden

Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials

An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure at 75 cents a bottle with claims of internal blood action. F J Cheney Co of Toledo is backed by testimonials from the National Bank of Commerce and others. Also included is a testimonial for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from Geo W Brock. Sold by all druggists.

F. J. Cheney & CO Toledo F. J Cheney National Bank OF Commerce O. Hall Tave Ball Chamberlain Geo. W. Brock The Enterprise Aberdeen Adv

Norman Field Players Open Season at the Colonial

The Norman Field Players launch the stock season at the Colonial in Athens with The Lost Paradise on August 31. Led by Norman R. Field, the company returns after a strong last season, delivering serious drama on the high cost of living with fine acting, scenery, and familiar faces plus new additions.

Associated Press Paris Diest Hasselt Wise and Tongres Colonial Athens Norman R. Field Colonial Theater Norman Field Mr. Field Field

Market Trends Amid War Unsettlement and Measured Restorations

Bradstreet's Review cites unsettled war effects across American trade with commodity prices fluctuating yet mostly rising. Banking and currency stabilize, rail talks advance toward mediation, and rains aid crops. Wheat and corn faces selling pressure as export revival expectations soften. hog prices ease with normal receipts and early trans actions show declines.

iNew York Bradstreet Federal Reserve Board Western Railway Great Britain Tosc

Weekly Cotton Review Reflects Near Standstill in Futures

New York reports two weeks after market closure little activity. Traders focus on closing old commitments using the last quotation and shifting remaining interest to December to ease liquidation. Spot trades are scant as mills hold for lower offers and bankers’ financing plans loom for the coming crop season.

Weekly Cotton Review New York the Exchange

Baseball Scores Across Leagues On A Busy Day

American League results include St Louis 7 Chicago 4 and Cleveland 7 Detroit 1. New York 0 Philadelphia 6 Washington. National League games feature New York 0 Boston 2 in 10 innings. Brooklyn 8 Philadelphia 4. Chicago 1 St Louis 2. Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati 0. Federal League notes Chicago 10 Pittsburgh 6. St Louis 11 Brooklyn 6. Kansas City 4 Baltimore 3. Indianapolis 5 Buffalo 3 and 3 8 in second game. Southern League matchups list Atlanta 6 Chattanooga 5. Memphis 3 Nashville 1. Birmingham 8 Mobile 0. New Orleans 4 Montgomery 0.

St. Louis Chicago Cleveland Detroit Boston New York Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Cincinnati Brooklyn Kansas City Baltimore Indianapolis Buffalo Atlanta Chattanooga Memphis Nashville Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Montgomery

Sports scores and literary quotes in a clipped city column

Baseball scores show Augusta 1 over Columbia 5 and Charleston 2 over Savannah 0 in eight innings darkness with Columbus 3 tied 3 Jacksonville 3 and Albany Macon remain. Quotations include Voltaire on royalty and Edna Ferber’s Amer Magazine Jack McChesney riff where the younger generation favors action over patience with the word Produce.

Edna Ferber Jack McChesney Jock

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