Pershing Arrives in London to Lead American War Effort
Gen Pershing and staff arrived in London welcomed by Ambassador Page War Secretary Lord Derby and officers including Viscount French. He said the trip was delightful and that America would soon play a major part on the Western Front as standard bearers in the great war.
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Walter Hines Page
Lord Derby
Viscount French
Lord Brooke
General Pershing
England
Associated Press
America
Windsor Castle
Thames
Ambassador Page
Gen. Pershing
John Astor
Whitelaw Reid
Wilton Phipps
Craig McKerrow
Washington Wood
Almeric Page
L. W. Blackwell
Special Committee Session At Chamber Of Commerce
A Liberty Loan campaign committee meeting is called for today at 1 30 pm in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. The School and College Faculties Committee will be represented by H J Rowe as chairman along with Chancellor Barrow and members Harry Hodgson Dr J M Pound Prof A Rhodes Dr H W Odum Dr H C White Dr A M Soule and Prof E B Mell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Michael
Central Committee
H. J. Rowe
Liberty Loan
Chamber of Commerce
School and College
Barrow
Harry Hodgson
J. M. Pound
A. Rhodes
H. W Odum
H. C. White
A. M. Soule
E. B. Mell
City Election Date Change To June 21
The city election date for voting on the proposed new city charter has moved from Wednesday to Thursday June 21. A tentative draft charter will be mailed to every registered voter, who should read it and participate in a city hall discussion next Wednesday so officials may learn public input and consider improvements.
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Update From New Orleans
May to June reports show subscriptions to the Liberty Loan totaling 700 million dollars. Secretary McAdoo announced that the amount desired remains substantial and ongoing, with new subscriptors urged to support the effort despite early totals.
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New Orleans
McAdoo
Ieee
Soldier cities planned for six hundred thousand men
Washington June 8 preparations have begun for starting work on sixteen soldier cities to house 600000 men of the selective army. Awards of contracts will probably be announced tomorrow. A score of captains in the quarter muster corps were ordered to report to the chief of cantonment construction to handle the work.
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France
Washington
Lieutant Whiting
Massachusetts
Chevalier
Rhode Island
Griffin
Alabama
Lieuenant ]Dickman
New York
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Cantonment Constuction
Further delay on war tax measure discussion in Senate
Washington June 8 The senate finance committee spent the day debating rates on sugar and publishers taxes within the war tax bill but made no decision. Senator Hardwick of Georgia again urged advertising taxation. The bill’s completion will be further delayed.
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Associattd Press
Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
Hardwick
Georgia
B and O buys the Cincinnati to Toledo line
Dayton dispatch reports the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, via Kuhn Loeb Company, has acquired the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton main line from Cincinnati to Toledo for 3.5 million dollars.
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Associated Press
Dayton
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Kuhn Loeb Company
New York
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
Cincinnati
Toledo
Fresh Red Snapper Salmon Trout Butter Fish
J. van Straaten advertises fresh seafood including red snapper salmon trout and butter. Phone numbers 1475 and 1476 accompany the listing.
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J. van Straaten
Salvador quake damage not great as first reported
San Salvador and nearby towns were said to be destroyed by an earthquake that began at 7 p m and lasted through the night. Casualties were small with some fires. Nicaragua ordered relief committees and aid to the homeless as cables with San Salvador were interrupted. Seismographs in the canal zone showed no disturbance and Mexico City felt the quake as well.
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Salvador
Associated Press
San Juan Delsar
Nicaragua
San Salvador
San Tecla
Nica- Fagua
San Miguel
Panama
Canal Zone
Mexico City
Queen Narrowly Escapes Injury In Train Wreck
London June Queen Wilhelmina of Holland survives a near fatal train crash with serious injuries avoided. No further details released about passengers or fatalities. Local authorities investigated cause and safety lapses on the line.
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Associated Press
London
Wilhelmina of Holland
Specials at Costas Delicatessen Today
Special section notes daily specials at Costa's Delicatessen. Juicy Cuban grapes and Florida oranges are offered by the dozen with other produce including apples, tomatoes, cantaloupes, lemons, iceberg lettuce, celery, beans, corn, carrots, beets, and potatoes. A fresh shipment of Frank's meat treats is announced. Phone 1131.
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Florida
Frank
Income Tax Payment Window Set by June 15
Atlanta official says Georgia residents owe income tax and must pay by June 15. Collector A. O. Blalock notes a strong rush to pay in the past week and calls the voluntary response the best yet.
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Atlanta
A. O. Blalock
Georgia
Uncle Sam Buys 100000 Autos
Chicago notes bids opened at the quartermaster's department for 100000 motor vehicles for the army. The project cost is approximately 150 million dollars, reflecting a major wartime procurement by federal authorities.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Army
Quartermaster’s Department
Government Seizes Sugar to Curb Speculation
The government issued a decree seizing all sugar stocks in the government warehouse and authorizing the purchase abroad of 40 000 tons to curb speculation.
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Bennos Aires
Goethals Dismisses Aides and Talks Loyalty
Washington June 8 General Goethals dismissed aides from the Emergency Fleet Corporation after two charges, one of disloyalty. He said loyalty to his country comes first and the nation has a right to know it can have ships if it wants them. Clark, replying to the dismissal, indicated the charges and noted the government's need for ships.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Goethals
E. Eustis
Hunt
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Clark
States and D C register 2.3 million, Census estimate ahead
Seven teen states and the District of Columbia surpass 2.3 million registrations. If this rate holds, over 85 percent of the census estimate is registered, risking a total of about nine million registrations, more than a million below the census figures.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
District of Columbia
Executive Committee State College Meeting
Hon J J Connor of Cartersville arrived to attend the executive committee meeting of the State College of Agriculture board of trustees. The committee will review annual reports in advance of the general board meeting on the 14th. Other committee members will arrive today.
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J. J. Connor
Cartersville
City
Board of Trustees
State College of Agriculture
Alex Wier to Go Soon to France with Red Cross Service
Alex Wier, longtime Athens Railway and Electric Company employee, recently joined the Doherty properties in Alliance Ohio as a promotion. He is visiting his parents on Hill Street and will soon depart for France to serve as an officer in a Red Cross ambulance unit.
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Alex Wier
Athens Railway and Electric Company
Doherty
Alliance
Ohio
John B. Wier
Hill Street
France
Red Cross
Tornado Toll in Oklahoma City Hail Sown Destruction
Two persons were killed and many injured as tornadoes struck Oklahoma last night in Muskogee county. Council Hill and Bram suffered heavy damage with crops and property damaged across the region.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Muskogee County
Council Hill
Bram
Family killed in Jersey home by unknown assailant
In Fleington New York on June 8 a family was murdered in their home. William Queen a brother of U S Commissioner Jonn Queen of Jersey City his wife and their 22 year old daughter were shot and then an axe used. The killer escaped.
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Associated Press
Fleington
New York
William Queen
United States
Jonn Queen
Jersey City
Morgan Company Takes Forty Millions of the Era
New York June 8 Associated Press reports the J P Morgan Company has subscribed for 50 million dollars of Liberty Loan Bonds. The Drexel Company, its Philadelphia house, took 10 million of this sum.
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Morgan Company
Associated Press
New York
J. P.morgan Company
Drexel Company
Philadelphia
Rivers and Harbors Improvement Fight Looms in House
Washington June 8 The rivers and harbors appropriation bill carrying 27 million dollars is up to the house. Indications point to a hard fight due to the war emergency with many representatives urging postponement of most improvements until peace.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Fruits and Vegetables at Low Prices This Morning
Oranges bananas apples grape fruit lemons peaches oats potatoes and cabbage offered at 4 lbs for 30 cents and tomatoes at 55 cents a basket this morning. Quick delivery. Cal and see for yourself that the goods are the best at the lowest prices. Pete Petropol phone 1431 cor Broad and College.
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Pete Petropol
Cor
Broad and College
Assessment Notice and Local Goods Advertisements
Notice from Athens Georgia dated June 7 1917 demands a 250 assessable payment to the Oconee Burial Fund for the death of Mr T H Morris due at once via W J Smith & Bro or J H Mealor. Also local produce prices listed including fresh okra cucumbers lima beans squash peppers tomatoes peas beets potatoes with various per unit prices.
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Athens
Oconee
T. H. Morris
W. J. Smith & Bro
J. H. Mealor
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Pershing
Great Britain
Western Front
Southland
Edward Gigney
Berlin
Messines Wytschete Ridge
Berlin War Office
Belgium
Ypres
Aisne
Manchester
Amsterdam
Sit
Atlantic
Sunniva
Skarpens
Petrograd
Russia
U. S
Old England
Charles Bathurst
Food Control Department
Guildford
Robert Cecil
House of Commons
Stockholm
Kronstadt
M. Tseretelli
Posts
M. Skobeleff
Kronstradt
Kronstradt Council
J. J. Pershing
U. S. Treasury
Liberty Loan Local Committee
CH. & D. Road
Inr. R
COSTA
Uncle Sam
Associates Press
State College Meeting
Red'cross Service
Arnold & Abney
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