French Break German Trenches East of Verdun
French forces launch a surprise attack along the Meuse east of Verdun driving Germans from trenches on about 200 yards of front and repelling German assaults in Champagne. Italian and Monte Ademello movements, plus Turkish retreat near Mosul, occupy space in the day’s war briefs with Greek Entente ties noted.
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Associated Press
London
Meuse
Verdun
Champagne
Loos
Monte Ademello
Trent
Mount Sperone
Sensumo
Petrograd
Armenia
Mosul
Bagdad
Greece
Protest to Great Britain Prepared for Neutral Trade
Washington May 15 Negotiations with Great Britain over interference with mails and neutral trade will be resumed soon. A note demanding changes in mail treatment has been prepared. A reply to Britain's note on neutral trade interruptions will be started soon as Wilson seeks firmer language than the first. Germany's submarine note had pressured the US to act carefully. Secretary Lansing indicated hurried action might appear to bow to Germany.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
Wilson
United States
Germany
England
Lansing
County Commissioners Schedule Regular Meeting Morning
The board of county commissioners will hold their regular mid month meeting this morning in the clerk's office at the courthouse. Also advertises home grown vegetables and produce from Arnold & Abney including cabbage potatoes beans and squash.
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Board of County Commissioners
Tate Wright
Court House
Mexican Problem Deepens as Diplomatic Talks Pause
Washington reports await a detailed El Paso conference report before a Mexican border accord. General Scott sees improved understanding but no shift in border tensions. U S and Carranza seek a formal protocol. Also three Villa bandits killed near Rubio and seven Villa bandits granted 21 day respite in Deming. Lost trooper Bundanis found demented and half dead near Boquillas. Major Langhorne’s column advances toward bandits south of the border.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Departments
Carranza
el Paso
Scott
War
State Department
Santa Fe
N. M
McDonald
Deming
Columbus
Marathon
Texas
F. Bundanis
Fourteenth Cavalry
Glenn Springs
Boquillas
Bundanis
Hospital Corps
Langhorne
Explosion at Dupont plant kills and wounds in New Jersey
An explosion at the Repauno plant of the DuPont Powder Company near Gibbstown New Jersey on May 15 killed at least fourteen and injured about thirty. Among the dead are W F Lawley assistant superintendent and George Marsh foreman of the Trinitrofulous plant where the blast occurred. A nearby benzol production building also blew up. Cause of the explosion is not determined.
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Associated Press
Gibbstown
N. J
Repauno
DuPont Powder Company
Here
W. F. Lawley
George Marsh
Brandeis Nomination Faces Senate Fight Without Committee
Washington reports the Brandeis supreme court nomination will be debated in the Senate without a judiciary committee recommendation after a protracted session. Several senators favor returning the nomination to the full Senate without recommendation. Tender string beans, 10c a quart. Arnold & Abney.
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Associated Press
Washington
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Arnold & Abney
Northeast Georgia Fair Dates Set Oct 31 to Nov 4
A chamber committee approved The Northeast Georgia Fair with five days of events from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4. Plans include field crops livestock poultry horticulture and machinery exhibits plus amusement features and multiple themed days to attract crowds and support permanent annual scheduling.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Robertson
Messrs
C. D. Mlanigen
C. D. Heidler
Jas
W. Morton
H. W. Odum
A. Rhodes
J. G. Woodruff
D. G. Bickers
E. W. Carroll
M. P. Jarnigan
E. D. Sledge
W. G. Dilps
Robertson
Morton
Woodruff
Athens
Georgia
Auto Show Promises Three Day Event and Parade
Interest runs high for a three day automobile and electrical show next week at Moss auditorium. New entries arrive daily with top cars from manufacturers and displays by General Electric. A Wednesday parade features hundreds of cars and prizes are offered as attendees plan daily visits, music, and dancing.
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Mars
Secret Order
Robertson
Moss Auditorium
James Music Company
General Electric Company
Athens Capitalist Purchases the Jefferson Cotton Mill
Late yesterday the superior court confirmed the sale of the Jefferson Cotton Mill to W. T. Bryan of Athens for 44000 dollars. Bryan and partners will assume control on July 1, with the mill continuing as a going concern. Disputes between the Martin Institute Jefferson and the Methodist church delayed the sale until Judge Brand concluded the matter.
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Athens
Jefferson
Jefferson Coton
W. T. Bryan
Bryan
Martin Institute
Methodist Church
Exhibit by Western Electric at Banner Auto Show
Mr. James W. Smith of Western Electric Company arrived in the city to arrange a display for Banner's Auto-Electric Show. The exhibit, directed by a top company executive, is expected to be among the most complete ever shown in the city with many electrical appliances on view. The show opens next Tuesday in the ground-floor auditorium room.
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Grand Lodge
City
W. H. Leopold
Savannah
J. C. Sipple
Athens
Sipple
James W. Smith
Western Electric Company
Atlanta
Mercer Faces Red and Black This Afternoon
The article notes Mercer plays Red and Black in the first game this afternoon. It also mentions Standard Oil forming a company and its inclusion in a Banner edition, with large advertisements planned for the upcoming big automobile show starting Tuesday. The show is described as increasingly significant and the most interesting yet.
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Mercer
Standard Oil Company
Rural credits bill clears House with land bank plan
Washington May 15 The rural credit bill passed the house by 295 to 10 creating a farm loan board and twelve land banks. It permits loans to farmers at six percent through local associations on mortgages five to thirty six years. The main split vs the senate is capitalization: senate 500000 per bank, house 750000.
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Associated Press
Washington
Farm Loan Board
House
Senate
Farm
May Day Games Include All Athens School Levels
The Athens public school system will stage May Day folk games and dances across high school and all grade levels. A date is not set, possibly later this week, with Sanford Field again hosting a large audience for the event.
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Athens
Sanford Field
Tech
Information: Fourteen Hundred for Knights of Pythias
The reception committee has opened an information station at the Georgian Hotel during the convention week. Sam EB Woods leads the station, equipped with a dedicated phone for inquiries about arrivals rooms and board. Call 1400 One Four Double0 for the K P Information Phone. Small Pig Hams Fresh Country Butter 25¢ per pound.
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Knights of Pythias
Sam EB. Woods
K.P
Georgia to Face Mercer in Sanford Field Con Test
Georgia baseball meets Mercer at Sanford Field this afternoon at four. Mercy’s coach Jake Zellars leads a strong Mercer squad after a solid season, while Westbrook likely faces Fuss for Georgia. General admission fifty cents, grand stand twenty five cents. Lil Marcan will umpire.
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Met
cerGeorgia
Palmer's Drug Store
General Admis
Sion
Lil” Marcan
Atlanta
Jake Zellars
Mercer
University of Georgia
Techn
Sanford Mead
Georgia
Macon College
South
Auburn
Baptists
Westbrook
Tech
Strand Today Presents Sold for Marriage at Strand
Strand shows Sold for Marriage featuring Lillian Gish in a dramatic five reel tale set in Russia and the US metropolis. Also on the bill Roscoe Arbuckle and Keystone comedians. Strand Monday afternoon offerings include fresh snacks and Arnold & Abney provisions.
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Lillian Gish
Triangel Fine Arts
Strand
Triangle
Maria
Russia
Roscoe ‘Arbuckle
Keystone
Arnold & Abney
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Frank Gobert
Milledgeville
Jones House
Hancock and
Lumpkin Street
Old College
Barrow
Bank of the Knights of Pythias of Georgia
Macon
Alumni Hall
Pythian Sisters
Mount Vernon Masonic Lodge
Herschel Carthers
Mr. Harold Bintoy
Ireland
Belfast
Ulster
Asquith
Redmond
Britain
U. & Auto Squiad
Lake Itascate
Mexico
Julio Cardenas
Villa
Rubio
George S. Dutton
Dupont Powder Works
Brandeis
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