DAY IN WARS FROM BELGIUM TO VOSGES REPORTS
AP dispatch reports ongoing shelling and fighting from Belgium to the Vosges with British and French artillery sapping and bombarding positions. Zeppelin L-19 missing after reconnaissance. relief aid for famine Poland approved. air raids and artillery duels continue on multiple fronts. Nine Moewe type raiders built at Kiel. one more escaped.
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Associated Press
London
Belgium
Vosges
Somme
Ancre
Huluch
Ypres
Loos
Neuville
Argonne
Berlin
Germany
Poland
Fredrick Walcott
Rockefeller Foundation
Whitney
Amerian Sssentor
Shumak
Volhynia
Brzna
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Ishni River
West Africa
New York
Appam
Kiel
Francis Fuller
Old Man Shoots Girl Then Self in Douglas Mass
John H. Pierce, sixty, shot and killed Lena B. Keyser then fatally wounded himself in Douglas Massachusetts. Police say the couple planned to marry but the girl's mother halted the ceremony citing Pierce's prior marriage and lack of divorce.
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Associated Press
Douglas
Mass
John H
Pierce
Lena B. Keyser
Germany and Lusitania dispute over illegality in talks
Washington reports a crisis in Lusitania talks as Germany refuses to admit illegal sinking. Von Bernstorff proposes Germany accept liability for neutral deaths to calm US, while not halting submarine warfare. Secretary Lansing says US position unchanged and the situation remains grave for days.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Germany
von Bernstorff
Lansing
Berlin
Wilson
Clarke County Medical Society Holds Noteworthy Meeting
The Clarke County Medical Society met at city hall with an unusually interesting session. A highlight was an address on serum production and antitoxin, illustrated by brief motion pictures.
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Clarke County Medical Society
YWCA Exhibition Basketball Game Highlights Jubilee Month
The YWCA played an exhibition basketball game last night as part of Jubilee Month. Captain Barrow led her team to an 18 to 10 victory over Captain Brown while both captains and players Irene Epps and Catherine Epps stood out. Referee and timing details noted, with free admission drawing a good crowd.
Senate Passes Philippine Bill in Senate Vote
Washington reports the Senate approved the Philippine bill by 52 to 24 setting a path to greater self government and potential independence within four years if conditions are favorable. The measure authorizes treaties on foreign property rights and U S bases, with House action expected. Senator Smith warned against ceding the islands while Senator Stone defended the bill. The text then shifts to an advertising insert for lettuce and bakery items from Arnold & Wene y.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Congress
United States
House
Wiliam Alden Smith
Providence
Stone
Smith
WAL Bee
British seek Appam handover under Hague. US weighs prize rules
The British ambassador formally requests the Appam be turned over to the British consul under The Hague convention. The State Department signals intent to let Germany keep the vessel as a legal prize under the Prussian treaty, with the key question being how long it may remain in an American port. Britain warns that allowing the German prize crew to improve the ship or recruit would breach international law. Only 22 crew are aboard, insufficient to operate the Appam, complicating any compliance.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
State Department
Germany
Lansiig
Appam
Mexicans Indicted in Neutrality Violation Case
A federal grand jury indicted seven Mexicans for violating U S neutrality laws. They allegedly conspired last November to ship munitions from New Orleans to Mexico via Pensacola. Named defendants include Felipe wusart Quintant and J De Las Munecas Zimavillay, reported in Pensacola.
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Associated
New Orleans
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Georgia Wins Basketball Over Columbus 46 to 24
Georgia defeats Columbus 46 to 24 with key contributions from Scott and McCall. Columbus lineup stars Massey McDuffie Struppa and Patterson. Georgia features Morrison Brown Scott Meall Rawson. Previously, Georgia beat Auburn 32 to 8 on outdoor court and heads to Rome for next game.
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Columbus
Georgia
Coumbus Tonight
Scott
McCall
McDufffe
Massey
McDuffie
Struppa
Smith
Trumer
Patrson
Morrison
Brown
Meall
Rawson
Auburn
Georgia Five
Rome
Mohr murder case edges toward jury verdict this afternoon
Elizabeth Mohr and two defendants Cecil Brown and Henry Spellman face a Rhode Island murder case over Dr. C. F. Mohr's death. The prosecutor urged the jury to view the woman as the mastermind behind a hired killing while the judge's charge is set for tomorrow morning amid courtroom color and local ads for King Hodgson Co. groceries.
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Associated Press
Providence
R. I
Elizabeth Mohr
Cecil Brown
Henry Spellman
C. F. Mohr
Captain Johnston to Speak on Preparedness at University Chapel
Captain Gordon Johnston aide to General Leonard Wood will address University of Georgia faculty students and city business leaders at 1 o'clock in the chapel today on Preparedness and the Chickamauga training camp. Classes suspended from 1 to 2 with cadets and students required to attend. Major Boswell urges broad business attendance as the talk is described as timely.
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Gordon Johnston
Leonard Wood
United States Army
University of Georgia
Chickamaugs
Johnston
South
General Wood
Doctor James Lumpkin Dies Aged 81 In Athens
Dr James M Lumpkin died yesterday at about 4 30 am in his Athens room in the eighty first year after a pneumonia attack He was a Confederate Army surgeon and elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Athens His funeral will be at 11 am Saturday from the First Presbyterian Church with burial at innocence cemetery Honorary pallbearers include Col W J Morton and Judge A J Cobb among others Relatives in Athens and Atlanta remain in mourning fieldsavours
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First Presbyterian Church
Hill
D.P
Innocence Cemetery
F. L. Upson
C. A. Talmadge
Carlisle Cobb
E. I. Smith
H. H. Linton
Louis Camak
Joe H. Stone
J. ¥. Cash
Dorsey
Col. W
J. Morton W. A. Carlton
R. K. Reaves
G. Griffeth
A. J. Cobb
Jos. M. Hodgson
J. A. Hunnicutt
Cobb Lumpkin
Lumpkin
Athens
Philadelphia
Berlin
United States
Copenhagen
First Presbyterian
Senta
University Cadets Likely April Encampment At Georgia
Cadets from the University of Georgia may hold their annual encampment in late April. Lt. Walter Boswell commandant plans six companies in the cadet regiment. Potential dates span April 22 to 28 with Gainesville or other sites under consideration. The camp offers practical training and a classroom relief before exams and commencement. Weather has previously varied with rain and cold conditions during camps.
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University of Georgia
Walter Boswell
Gainesville
Augusta
Two Policemen Seize Thirty-Nine Bottles of Whisky
Two officers walked to headquarters yesterday with thirty nine bottles of Hamilton County corn whiskey concealed in pockets of their overcoats. They claimed the liquor was taken from George Smith, a colored man, and Smith was also brought to headquarters. The whiskey and Smith were turned over to the chief for safekeeping. Smith faces charges under Section 317.
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Hamilton County
George Smith
Smith
Composing Stick Missing From Banner Office
A brass composing stick 12 inches long and 2 1/2 inches wide is missing from the Banner's composing rooms. It may be located in a locality where readers can spot it. The office asks for information on its whereabouts.
Laurier Calls Fire Disaster Accidental if Proved
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, opposition leader, compared the last night’s destruction of a magnificent building to Louvain and Rheims losses. He cited at least six deaths and 6,000,000 dollars in damage, urging officials to treat it as an accident if proven.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Wilfred Laurier
Louvain and
Rheims
Lucy Cobb to Meet Decatur High in Afternoon Basketball
The Lucy Cobb Institute basketball team will face Decatur High School this afternoon at 3 30 in the gym. The Decatur lineup includes Helen Christy center Caroline Montgomery and Myrtis Stephenson forwards with Harriet Mack and Mary Will Montgomery as guards. Lucy Cobb lineup features Martha Nicholson center Annie Linton Louise Mays Jeanne Flanigen and Eva Prina as guards and forwards. Both teams are in good condition for a keen scrappy spirited struggle.
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Lucy Cobb Institute
Decatur High School
Decatur
Helen Christy
Caroline Montgomery
Myrtis i Stephenson
Harriet Mack
Mary Will Montgomery
Lucy Cobb
Martha Nicholson
Annie Linton
Louise Mays
Jeanne Flanigen
Eva Prina
Arkansas Floods Swallow Towns Leave Seven Dead
Rain and rising waters inundate southeastern Arkansas turning towns into a vast lake. One to fifteen feet of water cover streets as relief efforts loom. seven lives lost and property damage counted in hundreds of thousands. State and federal aid expected to begin tomorrow.
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Aera Associated Press
Sae City
Arkansas
Seven Picture Shows Here on Last Evening
The largest number of motion picture exhibitions ever shown at one hour in Athens occurred last night with shows at the Elite Vaudette Marion and Colonial plus a colored house on Thomas street. Pictures also at the Agricultural Club and for the Medical Society at city hall. From 8:30 to 12 oclock thirty three reels were shown.
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Athens
Vaudette
Marion
Colonial
Thomas Street
Agricultural Club
Medical Society
City Hall
Two State Cases Closed by Police Yesterday
Police arrested John Hill on jewelry theft charges and Will Johnson on a misdemeanor and turned both to the county sheriff and bailiffs. Local ads offer free headlight inspection and low prices on fresh eggs beans and canned goods at Bolton's and Arnold & Abney.
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Will Johnson
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