German Drive Forward Near Dvinsk Faces Unchecked Push
Berlin claims the drive toward Dvinsk advances unchecked with 5 000 prisoners taken in 24 hours and a push to within about 30 miles of the fortress. Riga remains unthreatened but a Russian advance in Galicia continues. Parliament reconvenes in London after six weeks with debates set on conscription and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Berlin
Dvinsk
von Chindenburg
Riga
von Hindenburg
Petrograd
Baltic
Galicia
City Union Met With Strong Attendance At First Baptist
The city Baraca Philathea Union held its regular monthly meeting at First Baptist with good attendance. Activities included songs, prayers, readings by Miss Ruby Bridges, duets by Mrs Vaughan and Miss Mewbourne, piano solo by Miss Ruth Jackson, and an award of the banner to the East Athens Senior Barca class. Monthly start time changed to 8 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Baraca-Philathea
Franklin
Union
Ruby Bridges
Vaughan
Mewbourne
Ruth Jackson
Union Quartet
East Athens
Barca
A. S. Rowland
Books Today for Over 2 500 School Children
City public schools begin fall term with ecards issued to hundreds and teachers assigned. Attendance expected to rise over last year as the new term opens.
Pan American Meet Postponed to Saturday in New York
Secretary Lansing announced the Pan American conference on the Mexican situation will be held in New York on Saturday instead of Wednesday due to one conferee's illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
New York
Lansing
Uniformed Rank WW.0. W. To Meet
A special meeting of Uniformed Rank of Woodmen World is called by Von der Leith at their hall at 8:30. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von der Leith
East Side political figure indicted in Giamari murder plot
New York dispatch reports a grand jury indicted an East Side political leader for instigating the March murder of Michael Giamari, aide to Tammany manager Foley. Franklin Finnimore pleaded guilty to a role in the crime. four others face perjury charges linked to Montimagno’s trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
East Side
Michael Giamari
Thomas F. Foley
Tammany
Perkins
Foley
Riordan
Assassian
Tammany Club
Frank Finnimore
Giamari
Gentano Montimagno
Valdosta Capitalist Suffering Serious Illness
Atlanta reports Hon. J. W. West, brother of the former U S Senator, is slowly improving from a serious illness in an Atlanta hospital after a Saturday admission in critical condition. A prominent capitalist in lumber shipping and real estate, he planned to relocate to Athens once recovered and has taken the Griffith residence on Milledge avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
J. W. West
Mr. West
U. S
West
South
Co. B. Griffith
Milledge Avenue
Athens
Marriage licenses issued in absence of county judge
In Judge Orr’s absence the marriage license books were placed with the county clerk’s office. Clerk Tate Wright or assistant Miss Ruby McGowan issued several licenses yesterday, acting for the ordinary when applications were legally made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Orr
County Commissioners
Tate Wright
Ruby McGowan
Wright
Liberty Bell Unable to Return via Athens Itinerary
Clerk W L Wood reports the Liberty Bell return committee cannot comply with a request to pass through Athens Georgia. The itinerary is nearly complete and does not pass through your state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Wood
Liberty Bell Committee
Philadelphia
South Carolina Adopts Prohibition by 2 to 1 Vote
Incomplete returns indicate South Carolina adopted prohibition effective January 1 next year by about two to one. Prohibition 33 104 to 14 157 with only one county favoring local option in dispensaries. Charleston shows 90 percent against prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Charleston
Seventy Thousand Students Dismissed as Heat Wave Grips Cities
In Pittsburg seventy thousand public school children were dismissed due to record heat. Superintendent Davidson announced no more closures yet while heat persisted. At 6 p.m. the temperature reached ninety one degrees and several students were prostrated. In Chicago the day also marked the hottest of the year with ninety degrees, beaches reopening as conditions cooled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pittsburg
Davidson
Chicago
Murray county board to jail dispute over court house plan
In Atlanta, Murray county commissioners vow to go home and go to jail after Judge Fite threatens contempt charges for opposing his plan to place the new court house. Prominent locals Dr. Dunn J M Belters J A McGhee and T J Hemphill face possible incarceration as the feud centers on building site and doorway orientation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Board of Commissioners
Murray County
Judge Fite
North Georgia
Dr. Dunn
J. M. Belters
J. A. McGhee
T. J. Hemphill
Cherokee Circuit
Georgia
Three Hoboes Sentenced For Railway Ride Theft
Will Highley was yesterday morning sentenced to pay a $30 fine or serve three months for stealing a ride on the S. A. L. Railway. Bruce Taylor and John Colquitt were the day before given the same fine or term for the same offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Highley
Bruce Taylor
John Colquitt
University of Georgia Opens 116th Session With Ceremonial Exercises
The 116th session begins with chapel ceremonies at 10 o clock in Athens. Trustees, faculty, Clarke county delegates, and city ministers are to assemble at 9 30 for a processional. Rev. Charles C. Jarrell preaches, Rev. E. L. Hill welcomes, and Chancellor D C Barrow greets new and returning students. Registration totals 163, surpassing last year’s pace by 17 on day two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Georgia
Prudential Committee
Board of Trustees
General Assembly
Clarke County
Charles C. Jarrell
First Methodist Church
Vari
Ous
E. L. Hill
D. D
First Presbyterian Church
D. C. Barrow
Athens
T. W. Reed
Death 10 Grinoes Tactics Stir Mexican Border Town
Brownsville Texas dispatch reports two infantry companies dispatched to San Benito and Lyford amid threats after Mexican holiday tensions. Six bandits found dead, five shot, one floating in the Rio Grande, plus a detachment of U S cavalry at Laferia. Three Mexicans among six prisoners killed near San Benito after an escape from jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Brownsville
Texas
San Benito
Lyford
Rio Grande
Carranza
Laferia
Here
Tex
Los Indios
Pro German Bankers in U S Oppose Big Allied Loan
In New York on September 14 pro German bankers in Wall Street likely to be invited to join a billion dollar loan for Great Britain and France. A western faction with pro German sympathies would oppose participation even if the funds aid the U S. Some bankers feel excluded while others in St Louis Cincinnati Milwaukee and Chicago oppose the loan.
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Associated Press
New York
Great Britain
France
Wall Street
United States
Commission
Basil B. Blackett
James J. Hill
Jacob H. Schiff
Hahn Loeb and Company
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Chicago
United States Berlin Tense Over Arabic Affair
Washington reports favorable prospects for US German rapprochement hingeing on Berlin's response to Ambassador Bernstorff's recommendations after a Lansing meeting. Washington demands disavowal of the Arabic torpedoing and reserves arbitration on indemnity lives lost until Germany's position is clear.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Germany
Berlin
Bernstorff
Lansing
State Department
Athens business men rally for October festival night plans
Athens Chamber of Commerce launches a city wide effort for October first events. Decorators plan bright Clayton Street lighting from College to Wall with thousands of lights and bands along the thoroughfare. Advertising chief Turner pushes festival materials to newspapers and organizers prepare tours from Macon to North Georgia, aiming for an unprecedented Georgia town celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Georgia
Sikes
Clayton Street
College Avenue
Wall Street
Turner
Albney
Macon
North Georgia
Two Jury Trials End in Favor of Defendants in City Court
In city court two trials reached verdicts with the defendants winning. Snell vs Epps Garage saw the plaintiff seeking damages after a breakdown following a repair, while Toledo Cooker Company vs Dorsey Furniture Co. involved unsatisfactory goods returned to the factory. Other cases were settled or dismissed and jurors were excused until Thursday at 9.00 a.m.
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Snell Vs
Epps Garage
Toledo Cooker Company
Dorsey, Furniture Company
Messer
North American Insurance Company
Newsome
Mills
Elliot
Joseph
Elliott
Jones
LeFible
J. M. Smith
Wilson
Sprout
Peacock
Auditor Warlick of Doherty Company Visits City
Mr. O. P. Warlick, auditor for H. L. Doherty Company which owns Athens Railway and Electric, is in the city for several weeks auditing departments. A prominent Mason, he may confer degrees at Mount Vernon lodge during the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. P. Warlick
H. L
Only American Money in Cuba After November 11
Havana reports a presidential decree stating that only American money will be accepted in Cuba as currency after November 11. The move targets foreign currencies chiefly Spanish and French gold and silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Associated Press
Havana
Doctors Peacock and Ware Move Offices in Insurance Building
Notice states physicians D. L. Peacock and S. J. Ware relocated from second to fifth floor of the Southern Mutual Insurance Building. New suites are 517 618 519 on the fifth floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Peacock
8S. J. Ware
Southern Mutual, Insurance
Mrs. Wallie Cora Locklin Dies After Illness at 260 Baxter Street
Mrs Wallie Cora Locklin nee Doolittle dies at her home 260 Baxter Street after months of illness She leaves husband James F Locklin five children her mother Mrs Doolittle and three brothers Funeral at Bethabara Church noon tomorrow led by Rev R E Neighbour She was a Mars Hill Baptist member and regarded for her Christian fortitude
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Wallie
Cora Locklin
Doolittle
James F. Locklin
Baxter Street
Messrs
J. L. Doolittle
H. C. Doolittle
Walter L. Doolittle
Mars Hill Baptist Church
Bethabara Church
R. E. Neighbour
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Penices Age
N. Y. East Side
Valdosta
Atlanta Hospital
Liberty Bell
Arnold & Abney
Prohibition
U. 5
Flanigen
Chambare of Commerce
Frojans
City Court
Auditor Doherty Company
Lodge
Jas. F. Locklin
Baxter ST
Gream Puffs
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