Campana Surrenders After 180 Shots In Atlantic Clash
An American steamer Campana surrendered to a German submarine on August 6 after 180 shots exhausted its ammunition. Third mate J H Bruce described the sinking, eight Campana crew members in navy gunnery, with captain and five gunners captured. The rest were rescued by French destroyers. another French warship reported sinking a submarine nearby. Captains warned prisoners would be treated as POWs.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Campana
J.-H. Bruce
Bruce
Peru Sends Ultimatum to Germany Stiff Message
Amsterdam reports that Peru has sent an ultimatum to Germany. The Hamburg prize court recently refused damages to the owners of a Peruvian vessel sunk by a submarine.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Berlin
Vossisch Zeitung
Peru
Germany
Hamburg
Secretary Socialist Party Is Bound Over
Adolph Gilmer, secretary of the National Socialist party, is bound over in Chicago on August 23 charged with a violation before Judge Carpenter.
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Socialist Party
Associated Press
Chicago
Adolph Gilmer
National Socialist Party
Film Favorite Here In Picture' Yesterday Denied Exemption
Bryant Washburn, a movie actor, was denied exemption from the national army. Secret service agents report he has a bank account over $5,000. His wife Mable Forrest, an actress, appeared in pictures before and after their child’s birth. Washburn, known for the Skinner series, was at the Strand yesterday in Skinner's Bubble.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Bryant Washburn
National Army
Secret Service
Mable Forrest
Washburn
Athens
Strand
Skinner
Habeas Corpus Again Sought as Miners Talk Strike
Birmingham Alabama August 22 Secretary of Labor Wilson to confer with the Miners Union over strike contentions with some hope to avert. Coal operators complain at presidential price fixes and small operators fear shutdown. Habeas corpus sought to free J H Verner, arrested on a distant desertion charge, with requisition papers due. Arnold Abney offers cooking apples cornfield beans Irish potatoes with phone listing.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Secretary of Labor
Wilson
J. H. Verner
Anderson
D. C
Verner
Columbia
Athens
Arnold & Abney
Big Bonds For The Anti-Draft Rioters
In McAlster Oklahoma on August 22, a preliminary hearing concluded with 146 alleged anti draft rioters held for the federal grand jury. Twenty-one cases were postponed. The report notes bond figures with a high of 15 dollars.
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Associated Press
McAlster
Okla
Federal Grand Jury
Jeffersonian and The Masses Denounced by Postmaster General
Washington August 22 The Jeffersonian and The Masses were denounced by Postmaster General Burleson who said leaders of organized propaganda discouraged enlistments obstructed the draft and prevented Liberty Loan subscriptions. He offered no further reasons for barring The Masses from the mails.
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Liberty Loan
Verdun Battle Sees Intense German Counterattacks
Paris August 22 reports the second day of Verdun with eight German counterattacks repulsed. Germany unleashed gas floods and fielded five divisions of reserves and four hundred batteries. French troops advanced two miles in an hour while gas masks protected soldiers and nurses. German airmen struck hospitals, turning their machine guns on staff.
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Associated Press
Paris
Verdun
War price study undercuts steel pricing plan
Washington August 22 The President discussed with the trade commission the cost of producing steel and potential controls on the coal industry. Officials say coal price fixing will precede steel policy though varying plant costs make steel price fixing impracticable. The commission’s work is praised as a definite policy nears.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Trade Commission
Trade Commissions
Commission
The
Exactment Coal Operators Associaion
Pittsburgh
Cheer Up Men With Flat Feet May Join
Washington D C Aug 22 Flat feet will not disqualify men for the army General Crowder called attention to the regulations Only an extreme condition will disqualify Specials for Salads Peeled Fruits in Glass Grape Fruit in Cans Fresh Shelled Pecans Shelled Almonds ARNOLD ABNER
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Crowder
Arnold & Abnby
Examination of additional five hundred men for army service begins Monday
Clarke county local board Sheriff Jackson and Clerk Crawford announce the first group of 500 callups for physical examination under the conscription act will start Monday morning August 27. The 500 are divided into four groups for August 27 29 and 30 with two sections daily and morning or afternoon reports.
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Clarke County
Jackson
B. I. Crawford
Prominent Commerce Youth Dies After Accidental Shot
Lawrence Hardman, about twenty, son of hardware merchant Thomas C. Hardman and nephew of several local Hardmans, died from a gunshot wound suffered earlier when Cooper’s weapon discharged accidentally. He was found near Commerce, transported to town, and died from the injury. Cooper expressed sorrow over the tragedy. Hardman was a well known figure in Commerce business and social circles.
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Commerce
Lawrence Hardman
Thomas C. Hardman
L. G. Hardman
W. B. Hardman
John B. Hardman
Athens
Cooper
Hardman
Athens Named Next Convention By Fourteenth Division Odd Fellows
Athens and nearby lodges hosted a large Fourteenth Division Odd Fellows meeting in Washington Ga. Delegates from Williams and Glenn lodges attended with officers of the order. The afternoon featured reports of growth and loyalty, plus a notable resignation by Carl von der Leith. The convention voted to hold the next semi annual meeting in Athens in February with officers to be chosen at the winter session.
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Divison
ODD Fellows
Athens
Washington
Williams and
Glenn
Norman
Berlin
William A. Slaton
Norman Lodge
C. B. Sutton
Slaton
R. L. J. Smith
Commerce
Our Order
J. E. Bohenheimer
Odd Fellowship
Willams and Glenn
Senate approves higher income tax push in surtax row
Washington Aug 22 The Senate rejected the finance committee plan to raise surtax revenue by 72 million dollars on individual incomes and tied up La Follette's substitute seeking more than 723.6 million. The decisive move signals a sustained push to raise income rates as the session recessed.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Finance Committee
LaFollette
Mechanics Pledge War Support At Philadelphia Navy Yard
Seven thousand mechanics and civilian workers at the Philadelphia Navy Yard pledged full support to Secretary Daniels for war plans. The delegation presented a memorial expressing willingness to serve and do their duty, signaling a precursor to possible wage and manpower increases.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ame
Daniels
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Force
Navy to build destroyers rapidly with private plant aid
Washington report says naval officials approve a faster destroyer program and support financing expansion of private shipyards to boost production. The plan, costing hundreds of millions, aims to match ship output with available officers and sailors. Secretary Daniels notes the fleet’s fighting ships are in satisfactory condition for officers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Daniels
Phone Service Out Of Commission In Athens Area
This report notes interruptions in telephone service between one and two o'clock with the exchange operator unable to establish connection due to a break in phones or wires. Similar outages occurred Tuesday night and again this morning, leaving Athens with no phone communication for about an hour. The frequency of such troubles is unusual for the Athens area.
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Perator
Athens
Butchered Teeth to Dodge Draft Warned by Officials
In Atlanta on August 22 officials reveal a new draft dodging tactic by men pulling teeth to appear unfit for service. Dr. G R Armstrong of Georgia Dental Society warns dentists to stop extracting molars and to keep records since the army requires certain teeth for examination. Georgia dentists and the state society will cooperate with the government to enforce the rule and punish noncompliance.
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Atlanta
Georgia
The
Georgia Dental Society
G. R. Armstrong
Augusta
Armstrong
Washington
Wheat Price Insight Sparks Buy Plan by Food Administration
Washington on August 22 reports the food administration is likely to pay over two dollars a bushel for the portion of the wheat crop it purchases. The move aims to support farmers amid fluctuating markets and ensure steady supply.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Food Administration
Air Raids Hit Yorkshire Coast and Allied Advances
London reports a German air raid on the Yorkshire coast wrecking a chapel and damaging several homes with eleven killed at Dover and Ramsgate. Italians capture over 13,000 prisoners near Tolmino while warships shell Trieste. Canadians push before Lens. French advance and capture prisoners. Germans retreat east of Riga and bombard Dvinsk. Zeebrugge base bombed by aviators.
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Yorkshire
Associated Press
London
Tolmino
Triest
Vienna
Selo
Lens
Germal
Antery Annd
Riga
Dvinsk
Zeebrugge
Many Seek State Game Warden Post For Georgia
Atlanta Ga Aug 22 The term office of the state game warden begins September first. Current holder Charles S Arnow of Camden county will depart for St Paul to attend the national convention of game commissioners representing Georgia. Governor Dorsey has 75 to 100 applications and will decide by September first as he clears legislative business.
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Atlanta
Charles 8. Arnow
Camden County
Dorsey
Neident
Arnow
St. Paul
National Convention of Game Commissioners
United States
Record corn crop safe from frost says weather bureau
Washington reports the record corn crop will pass the danger point from frost at the first killing frost, despite being ten to twenty days late. Weather bureau confirms the outlook as harvest proceeds. Fresh Watermethos Guaranteed ripe. Extra quality Celery. Fresch Lettuce. ARNOLD & ABNEY.
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Associated Press
Washington
Weather Bureau
Arnold & Abney
Plan to Spend Five Million to Make Emory Oxford
A report from Atlanta dated August 22 cites a meeting of Methodist laymen and representatives urging about 5 million dollars in Southern states east of the Mississippi for expanding Emory University into an institution comparable to England's Oxford. Asa G. Candler supports enlarging Emory to its new aims.
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America
Oxford
Associated Press
Atlanta
Asa G. Candler
Emory’ University
England
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