Allies Press Greece as King Constantine Stands Firm
London reports deep concern over Greek stance toward Entente armies as Allied and Russian allies press for a clear guarantee of safety. Bulgarians reinforce central and southern Serbia with flanking attempts toward Babuna Pass while Austro German forces push near Nish. Franz and Russian statements note river fighting on the Styr as winter weather tightens the front.
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Associated Press
London
Serbia
Greece
Saloniti
Constantine
France
Great Britain
Earl Kitchener
Aegean Sea
Denys Cochin
Athens
Babuna Pass
Prilep
Monister
Gradsko
Cerna River
Nish
Vienna
Styr
Woodmen May Increase Assessment in Chicago Case
Circuit Judge Windes refused to enjoin the Woodmen of the World from raising their assessment rates. The injunction petition was filed by Sadore Brown, a Chicago member, in a Chicago court.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Windes
Jefferson Highway route chosen from New Orleans to Winnipeg
Directors of the Jefferson Highway Association tentatively pick a path from New Orleans to Winnipeg via Eston Rouge Shreveport Denison Texas Muskogee Ohio Kansas City Minneapolis and on to Winnipeg. The notice notes the route passes through several cities in the southern and central United States.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
The
Jefferson Highway Association Today
Winnipeg
Eston Rouge
Shreveport
Denison
Texas
Muskogee
Ohio
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Wina'pes
Questions Raised on Austria Hungary Over Ancona Torpedoing
The United States instructs Ambassador Penfield to press Austria Hungary for full details on the torpedoing of the Italian liner Ancona and the loss of American lives. Key points sought include warning shots, timing for lifeboat boarding, and whether a torpedo struck while passengers were aboard.
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Associated Press
Washington
Penfield
Austria-Hungary
Ancona
United States
Berlin
Federal Reserve Board Delays Bank Rethink
Washington reports the Federal Reserve Board postponed decisions on cutting the number of Federal Reserve banks and on altering reserve district boundaries. Officials say it may be several weeks before the matter is revisited.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Big Special Coat and Suit Sale At Davison Nicholson
Athens mercantile interest centers on Davison Nicholson Companys big seasonal sale featuring over 500 coats and suits from recent makers. Styles include silk finished broadcloths gabardines and poplins in greens blues blacks and prune with sizes 14 through 47 and range from children to stout adults. Buyers save from five to twenty five dollars on outfits with wide skirts long belted coats and fur trim.
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Athens
Davison: Nicholson Companys
Endowment funds at Scarritt School vanish on reports
Miss Mabel K. Howell, superintendent of Scarritt Bible and Training School in Kansas City, confirms loss rumors about endowment funds estimated at 100,000 to 150,000 dollars. The school, run by the Women's Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, allegedly had funds misappropriated by a local investment company.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Mabel K. Howell
Scarritt Bible and Training School
Women’s Board of Missions
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Roosevelt Again New Haven Case
The government at the New Haven directors trial introduces a letter from Charles S. Mellen to Roosevelt secretary William Loeb Jr. showing a later misunderstanding about the 1900s interview. Mellen said Roosevelt promised no action if steamship lines stayed, but no immunity if laws were broken. He urged a conference with rail presidentsto clarify Roosevelt policy. Defense objects, labeling it political.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles S. Mellen
Roosevelt
United States
Mellen
New Haven
William Loeb, Jr
Melen
Read Jossey’s Prices Then Compare
Advertisement lists various grocery prices such as turnips 1 peck 12 34¢, collards 5¢ per head, beans 25¢ per gallon, cabbage 2½¢ per pound, oranges 2¢ a dozen, eggs and butter priced, and turkeys promised for Thanksgiving with delivery phone number 1176.
Pan-Hellenic Council Set to Meet Tonight at Yelook
The Pan-Hellenic Council at the university will meet this Wednesday evening in the faculty room to discuss important fraternity business affecting the institution.
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Pan-Hellenic Council
Yelo¢k
Pan-Hellen
Campaign vows and prizes drive Athens Banner gift plan
Candidates push best effort as first voting period ends for the Athens Banner Christmas Gift Subscription campaign. Offers include 200000 extra votes per $20 subscriptions and prizes like a 1916 Hudson Six, a Ford tourer, two $400 pianos, two $75 gratanolas, two $50 scholarships, and gold watches. Nominations open. forms and campaign info available at headquar ters.
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Athens
Lassnet and Yow
Griffeth Implement Company
Cable-Nelson
Toomer Music Company
Athens Business College
Elgin
Holman
the Banner
England Extends Formal Recognition to Carranza Government
Great Britain has authorized Charge Hohler in Mexico City to extend recognition to the Carranza de facto government upon his return to Mexico City. Hohler will confer with Carranza representative Elesic Arrendendo on safeguarding British interests.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
Charge Hohler
Mexico City
Carranza
Hs Post
United States
Hohler
Elesic
Servant in the House hailed by drama league tour
The Colonial presents The Servant in the House by Charles Rann Kennedy, secured through Redpath Lyceum Bureau. William Owen leads a top tier touring company, endorsed by the drama league, promising a sold out audience next Tuesday night.
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Redpath Lyceum Bureau
Charles Rann Kennedy
William Owen
Redpath Bureau
Lyceum
Drama League
The Impostor at Elite Today
A picturization of Douglas Murray’s The Impostor, featuring Jose Collins as the gypsy girl and Alice B. Frances in the twin roles, opens at the Elite with strong acting and a gripping story of twin brothers. Also Friday Ethel Barrymore stars in The Final Judgment at the Elite, with H. Cooper Cliffe in the cast.
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Douglas Murray
William A. Brady
Jose Collins
Alice B. Frances
Ethel Barrymore
Athens
H. Cooper Clife
Marguerite Clark at Marion Today
The idol of screen and stage Marguerite Clark returns to Marion theatre in The Pretty Sister of Jose a romantic Burnett tale that drew crowds and prompted requests for a return engagement today at the local venue.
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Marguerite Clark
Jose
Old
Spain
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Marion Theatre
Will Merritt to Be Tried This Morning
Will Merritt the negro accused of slashing Mr George Mayne without provocation will face a preliminary trial at 10 o clock. He is said to have attacked a negro woman with a leg broken recently then slashed Mr Mayne on the sidewalk and cursed another white man. Officers arrested him before they had reason to believe he was the suspect in the Mayne assault. Fresh Sealshipt Oysters. We handle no other kind.
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Will Merritt
George Mayne
Mayne
Mr. Mayne
Georgia House Sets Speed Record on General Appropriations
In Atlanta Virginia Nov 16 the Georgia House of Representatives passed the general appropriations bill in two hours and fifteen minutes to set a record. The session moved from 10:50 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. with limited debate as amendments were called for but not deeply contested. Chairman Fullbright explained the bill ran as completed in the regular session, save a restored $900 salary for an executive messenger. The Senate planned an afternoon session, aiming to finish the money bill by Friday night and send it to conference.
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Atlanta News Bureau
Atlanta
House of Representatives
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Senate
Fullbright
Appropriations
Executive Department
Harris
Washington
Connor
Spalding
School of Technology
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