Great Battles Loom On Western and Eastern Fronts
News from London reports two major front lines in Northern France Belgium and Russian Poland at peak. Allied gains near Lens Arras Albert and Rheims contrast with German attempts around Calais Somme Oise and St Die amid a tense stalemate and shifting troop moves. Turkey warns of demobilization if funds do not arrive as Goeben and Breslau move toward the Black Sea.
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Associated Press
London
France
Belgium
Poland
Calais
French
Porte
Lye River
Lens
Arras
Albert
Somme
Oise
Graome
Barry-Au-Bac
Rheims
St. Die
Motorcycle rider clings to car in milledge baxter crash
Yesterday morning at Milledge avenue and Baxter street a collision occurred between a car driven by J H Wilson of Watkinsville and Howell Arnold. Arnold grabbed the car hood as it rolled thirty yards, escaped with a crippled motorcycle, several bruises, and minor scratches.
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Milledge Avenue
Baxter Street
J.H. Wilson
Watkinsville
Howell Arnold
Arnold
Flite Theater Changes Hands at Clayton Street
The Elite theater on Clayton street changes management with Mr Barrs leaving after weeks and Messrs Coleman and Bar ber taking charge. Also advertised are fresh produce items and prices from Arnold & Abney, including beets carrots cauliflower and fruit.
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Clayton Street
Barrs
Pess
Messrs
Coleman and
Barber
Clarke County farmers prepare alfalfa on large scale
Clarke county farmers, numbering fifty to sixty, are preparing land for alfalfa this fall. The Banner notes many are buying seed, inoculating soil, liming fields, and planning to raise cattle and other livestock to profit from the hay crop. Notables include Judge John R. White and A V Deadwyler among others. Thousands of pounds of seed and carloads of lime are being used or received for this effort.
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Clarke County
Banner
John R. White
A. V. Deadwyler
W. 8
Holman
G. W. Patton
Henry Comer
E. J. Crawford
T. R. Crawford
F. G. Umbach
T. W. Morton
J. W. Morton
Claud Tuck
Letcher Tuck
J. L. Spinks
J. D. Tribble
A. L. King
J. C. Smith
J. G. Wallace
N. B. Davis
C. F. Bailey
H. A. Haynes
J. H. Edwards
L.B. Thurmond
Wiley Grier
G. H. Hulme
R. W. Holman
J. H. Noell
T. Jago
Walter F. Mathews
A. Dudley
R. T. Yarbrough
J. P. Phillips
J. A. Payne
Local Grocer Ads Fresh Produce and Staples
Nice green cabbage and celery on display with bargains on yams potatoes beans peas coconuts and fruit. California grapes oranges and apples priced for quick sale plus bacon and canned vegetables from Buchwald's with Pride of Bedford tomatoes and violet peas advertised.
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California
Kingham
Pride of Bedford
Oconee River Rises to Record Levels in Seven Years
Heavy rain fell for about fourteen hours causing streams in the county to swell with the Oconee River roaring to a height not seen in seven years. Upstream rainfall likely intensified flooding as waters surged until early morning and then began to recede after 1 a.m. Local recount notes a savage rapid rise with persistent downpour and eventual slowdown.
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Oconee
Georgia to meet North Carolina in Atlanta clash
Atlanta previews the Georgia vs North Carolina football game at Grant Field. NC coach Doggie Trenchard leads a Princeton-influenced Tar Heels aiming to topple Georgia, while Georgia, trusting in captain Paddock and stars Henderson and Logan, plans a strong showing as first year players may see time.
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Tar Heel University
Doggie Trenchard
Georgia
Georgia Bunch
Captain Paddock
Atlanta
Henderson
Sewanee
Logan
Conyers
Virginia
North Carolina
Fifty Foot Iron Bridge Was Washed Away By Freshet
A fifty foot iron bridge at Tur key Creek near the Lester place in the county was washed away early yesterday by a freshet from hours of steady rain. The bridge stood on concrete pillars fifteen feet above water and was carried nearly a hundred yards downstream. County officials surveyed the damage, calling it the only loss of that kind from the heavy rain that struck Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
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Turkey Creek
Lester Place
Athens
McLeroy
Scale gas rates for Athens approved by R R Commission
Special to The Banner says the Railroad Commission of Georgia approved the Athens Gas Light and Fuel Company rate scale. Company officials John Gribbell and J D Shattuck argued the old rates were unfair and science-based readjustment aims for near equality among consumer classes. The piece mentions a Southern Market ad at 265 Broad near American State Bank.
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Athens
R. R. Commission
Atlanta, Ga
Athens Gas Light and Fuel Company
Railroad Commission of Georgia
John Gribbell
J D. Shattuck
Philadel _phia
Shattuck
Railroad Commission
Broad
American State Bank
Ros
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Ostend
Paris
Germany
Turkey
Przemysl
Galicia
Lemaberg
Austria
Mon Falcone
Goeben
Breslau
Black Sea
Kustendje
FLITE
Malaga
Arnold & Abney
RED Cross
Mary Bridge
Marne
Alfalfa
In.clarke
Buchwald's
Oconee River
Congress
Washington
N. C
Prof
Sanford
Cunningham
Peacock
Grant Field
Tech
Ee Agante
James Barrow
Senate
HOUSE
Smith
Sheppard
Texas
Overman
Secretary of the Treasury
House Rules Committee
Wilson
Conference of Commissioners
A. T. Stovall
Okolona
Miss
Illinois
Illinois Bar Association
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Banks
Mary Bickford
Alice Joyce
The
Majestic
Clarke County Bank
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