Election of City Officers Ratified by Council
Last night the mayor and council confirmed the election of city officers made at a prior caucus. Salaries were set for several posts while officer pay for chief of police and some captains and assistant chiefs remains to be resolved next week.
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Police
Fre
Alderman Wright
Fire Department
W.L. Wood
Serasvatath
R. K. Reaves
Jerome Michael
W. M. Burson
Michael
W. L. Wood
Barnett
Athens
New York
Provisional government seals orders after Petrograd unrest
Petrograd reports a temporary halt to Maximilist disturbances as military presence and open bridge spans reassure the city. In Kiev, 5,000 soldiers seized the arsenal but later evacuated, while a new commission agreement links workmen and soldiers delegates with the Petrograd commandant to maintain order.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Kiev
Perograd
Food Bill Substitute Adopted by Senate Vote
Washington July 19 The bipartisan conference substitute food bill was adopted by the senate 60 to 16 as a measure placing feeds foods fuels kerosene and gasoline under government control A three member board will administer the act Action may be reconsidered before Saturdays final vote but leaders expect it to stand The senate plans to dispose of the modified federal licensing section and the minimum wheat price.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
U S Troops in Border Skirmish Reported at Rio Grande
Associated Press dispatch from Mission Texas reports American soldiers engaging across the Rio Grande at Rjo de Aguas eight miles west of Mission. Troops rushed to the border outpost by automobile. about five hundred shots fired with no American casualties and three Mexicans believed killed.
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Associated Press
Mission
Texas
Rio Grande
Rjo de Aguas
Here
President Wilson Thanks Georgia General Assembly
President Woodrow Wilson thanks the Georgia General Assembly for endorsing administration war policies in a July 16 1917 letter to Sam L Olive president of the Georgia Senate. The notice accompanies a Sugar Sale and local specials from McClure Co and Costa's Delicatessen with fruit and produce offerings.
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Atlanta
Sam L. Olive
State Senate of Georgia
Woodrow Wilson
General Assembly of Georgia
Senate
White House
Washington, D. C
Censorship Delays Chancellor Address as War Fronts Simmer
World waits for the new imperial chancellor’s stance as censorship blocks the address. German offensives are reported from Brody to Kalush. battles push near Zlochkoff, and artillery duels continue between Britain and Germany in northern Belgium.
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Associated Press
Germany
Galacia
Brody
Kaluss
Zlochoff
Soissons
Rheims
Belgium
Plan Change Delays Army Draft Drawings Across States
Special to The Banner reports Crowder halted the war army draft plan due to procedural errors by local boards, notably in New Jersey. Drawings of 10 500 numbers will occur publicly in the Senate office building with a blindfolded draw and simultaneous number announcements. Savannah district reports 63 missing numbers in Georgia registration. largest overall number is 4 491.
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Washington
New Jersey
Crowder
Senate
Savannah
Atlanta
Georgia
Denies Shoe Contract Profit Claims by Committee Members
Joseph Rosenwald, chairman of the committee on supplies, says the shoe and leather committee had nothing to do with awarding contracts or making recommendations and denies profits by officials on government shoe contracts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Defense Council Committee
Joseph Rosenwald
Committee On Supplies
Senate endorses Judge Roscoe Luke in Georgia vacancy
The movement to secure endorsements from the Georgia General Assembly for Judge Roscoe Luke of the Court of Appeals to fill the Southern District vacancy gained momentum. Nearly all state senators have indicated support for his appointment as the general assembly considers the selection.
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Atlanta
Federal District
Georgia
General Assembly
Roscoe Luke
Court of Appeals
Senate
Luke
Lightning Hits Oil Tanks in Fromright Oklahoma
A lightning strike destroyed fifty thousand barrels of oil and set off explosions near Fromright Oklahoma. Several houses were burned and about two thousand residents were displaced as three additional tanks were wrecked.
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Associated Press
Fromright
Okla
False idea is fostered by Germans says British general
Major General Frederick Maurice, chief director of military operations at the War Office, told the Associated Press that the German plan is to plant the belief in the United States that British fighting jobs go to Australians Canadians or Scots. He warned this propaganda aims to sow dissension among the Anglo-Saxon race and strain ties with the United States.
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Associated Press
London
Frederick Maurice
War Office
United States
Eaglshman
Great Britain
Schools in caves for French pupils during war
Official report to New York regents by John Finley notes France education under siege with pupils and teachers in gas masks inside caves. Women increasingly replacing men as educators, following a recent mission to France.
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Associated Press
New York
France
Regents
University of the State of New York
John Finley
University
State Commissioner of Education
Finley
Women of Georgia Hear Club Leaders at Athens Session
A large audience at the University of Georgia Octagon heard addresses by Mrs Nellie Petera Black and others on the economic value of women to the state, club efforts for child welfare and education, and cooperative plans for national defense and civic improvements.
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Athens Woman's Club
University
Nellie Petera Black
Georgia Federation of Womans Clubs
Richardson
College Park
Julia Head
Clarkston
Celeste Parish
J. Z. Hoke
Athens
Betwen
Georgia
Commonwealth
Black
Thomasville
Augusta
South
Pelham
Meigs
Denman delays Goethals shipping plan decision
Chairman Denman said no decision on approving Gen Goethals shipping program will be made until full consideration is given. The board seeks further information and friction with Goethals is noted. Many foresee a presidential ruling on who holds supreme charge. Denman suggests disagreement with Goethals over site for shipbuilding plants.
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Associated Press
Washington
Denman
Gen. Goethals
Goethals
Americans Shot Over Attempt on German Emperor
Amsterdam dispatch says two Americans were shot recently on charges of trying to assassinate the German emperor. The report notes information must be treated as tentative and reserved.
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Associated Press
London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Submarine Danger Diminished If Vessels Hit 20 Knots
At a New York ship building conference under the chamber of commerce, charts showed submarine danger virtually ends if a ship reaches 20 knots. A push to settle the ship construction controversy urges building ships to that speed, backing Red Cross and Food Conservation efforts. Mrs. Julia Head of Clarkston praised club life for country women and highlighted club impact on community benefits, while Miss Parish urged teachers and educators to continue school and civic improvement through clubing efforts observed at the Octagon event.
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Associated Press
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross
Georgia
South
Nation
Eure
Julia Head
Clarkston
Woman's Clubs
Local Produce Prices Trim Costs As Cantaloupes Flow In
Home grown cantaloupes arrive with lower prices while a few flavorful varieties from Tifton appear. Arnold and Abney offer Florida specimens described as sweet and juicy including grape fruit.
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Tifton
Arnold & Abney
Florida
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J. M. White
W. T. Eberhart
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