Allied Drive Gains in Argonne and Champagne Fronts
Allied advances in Argonne and Champagne are reported with gains near Hill 140 east of Vimy and along the railway junctions. German forces retreat to defensive lines while reinforcements move to back the British. Reports also note Russian pressure near Dvinsk and Volhynia, and a large Austro German force massing for Serbia. A Bulgarian student train leaves Berlin for Sofia.
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Associated Press
London
Eae
Champagne
Rman
Hk Artois
Vimy
Spenesy
Hi Fampagne
Argonne
Vouziers
Labassee Canal
Mipsin
II Ersthere
Aisne
von Hindenburg
Dvinsk
Vileika
Molodechno
von Mackensen
Prince Leopold
von Linsingen
Volhynia
Mesopotamia
the Tigris
Bagdad
Radoslavoff
Berlin
Sotia
Western
French War Office
Paris
Artois
Massiges
Fatal Explosion Reported at Ammunition Factory
Stockholm reports claim an explosion at the Wittenburg factory August 23 killed 242 workers. Berlin dispatches say Ceylon is in rebellion with over two thousand shot and two and a half million in damage, while Vienna shows improved conditions and adequate wheat supply. German losses in recent battles exceed 120,000.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Agent Nyheter
Germany
Wittenburg
Prussia
Ceylon
Berlin
Overseas Agency
Columbo
Vienna
Washington
Cuban campaign heats up after Gomez remark
In Havana a Cuban presidential race flare follows Jose Gomez's claim that re election of a certain leader would spark revolution. Liberal factions debate sidedness as campaign tensions rise amid continuing allied Western Front advances in World War I.
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Associated Pressi
Havana
Jose
Yotay
Gomez
Zayed
Yeader
Immense Army Moves On Serbian Offensive
London reports three hundred thousand Austrian and German troops advance toward the Serbian frontier near Orsova. British and French troops land at Port Kathrin to aid Serbia. Bulgaria poised to attack Serbia within fifteen days with German officers assisting in Sofia. An officer says a major operation to land troops in Macedonia could push toward Berlin while Mesopotamia nears Baghdad.
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Associated Press
London
Orsova
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
Sayville
Serbia
Port Kathrin
Saloniki
Greece
Budapest
Frankfurter Zeitung
Bulgaria
Paris
Havas
Sofia
Macedonia
Constantinople
Gallipoli
Dardanelles
Mesopotamia
Bagdad
Suvla bay-Gaba Tepe
Smallwood Arrested On Jefferson Pocket-Purse Charge
J T Smallwood, a mill operative from Jefferson, was arrested by Athens police on suspicion of pocketing W A Gordon’s purse during a ride from Jefferson to Athens. Gordon reported $65 missing. officers found $59 total on Smallwood in shoes and shirt pocket. Gordon returned home. money held by police pending investigation.
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J.T. Smallwood
S Mill
Jefferson
W. A.gordon
Smallwood
Athens
Gordon
John M. Booth
Gasoline Prices Stiff in Athens Versus Atlanta
Athens consumers and local dealers complain about gasoline costing 18 cents a gallon in Athens versus 16 cents in Atlanta with similar freight. sellers blame higher costs and discrimination as Chicago prices show 11 cents for the same fuel, sparking statewide gripes.
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Atlanta
Athens
Chicago
Garden cafe closed for gala preparations
The cafe parlor at Ye Garden will be closed until noon for decorators preparing for tomorrow's gala. Candy will be served to visitors on opening. The wholesale department will continue its usual deliveries.
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Ye Garden
Local Prohibition Bill Promised for Clarke County
Notice announces an extraordinary Georgia session bill to amend Athens charter to prohibit sale or manufacture of all beverages mimicking alcohol in Clarke County. Local supporters aim to restrict near beer this year, with broader state measures debated for January 1917 or the 1916-17 session.
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Clarke County
Helden
Cobb
Citi
Zens
Athens
General Assembly
State of Georgia
Final Arrangements for Great Events
Final arrangements are made for a South Georgia tourist welcome in Athens with a 4 PM committee meeting. Decorations and lights progress as Athens hosts a multi-band entertainment event with 125 cars arriving from Macon and surrounding towns. The Queen of the Street Dance contest generates many votes with numerous entrants from local and distant communities.
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Chamber of Commerce
South Georgia
Macon
Milledgeville
Eatonton
Madison
Farmington
Bishop
Watkinsville
Athens
Athens Party
Georgia
Janie Mae Webb
Harriet Benedict
Jennie Arnold
Florence Hooper
Eleanor Lustrat
Natalie Bocock
Miriam Haselton
Gertrude Bernstein
Jean Flanigen
Josephine Wilkins
Neal
Swears Carranza Officers Commanded Raiders in Progreso Attack
San Antonio dispatch reports Captain Frank R. McCoy said Guadelupe Cuellar sworn statement ties the Progreso attack to Carranza officers. Cuellar alleges an American soldier was captured and shot to death with head and ears cut off as trophies in a raid on Mission, Texas area.
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Carranza
U. S
Associated Press
San Antonio
Frank R. McCoy
United States
Mission
Texas
Guadalupe Cuellar
Progreso
Cuellar
Richard Johnson
Wireless voice heard across continent yesterday
Washington reports the first fulsome long distance wireless telephone transmission of the human voice over radio. The landmark experiment demonstrated cross continental communication linking distant points by audibly transmitting speech.
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Associated Press
Washington
Half Billion Loan Absorbed Faster Than Expected
Chicago September 29 Thomas W Lamont agent for J P Morgan and four associates predicted a half billion loan would be absorbed more quickly than usual After a conference with J Mitchell president of the Illinois Trust and Savings he said Chicago banks would not subscribe much but individuals would take the loan.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Thomas W. Lamont
J. P. Morgan
Dhn J. Mitchell
Illinois_ Trust and Savings
Rounding Into a Shape for Game at Sanford Field
Yesterday several of the men showed up well especially good work for Holzendorit and McLaws. The game is scheduled tomorrow at Sanford Field at 3 30 Central time 4 30 Athens time. Admission is fifty cents.
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Holzendorit
McLaws
Sanford Field
South Georgia
Athens
McManigal to Testify in Los Angeles Times Case
Ortie McManigal, confessed dynamiter and witness against the McNamara brothers, will testify in the trials of Matthew Schmidt and David Caplin accused of murder in the 1910 Los Angeles Times bombing. Schmidt’s trial opens Monday.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Valif
Ortie
McManigal
Dynamiter
McNamara Brothers
Matthew Schmidt
David Caplin
Los Angeles Times
Schmidt
The Man from Oregon at the Lyric
The Man from Oregon leads the Lyric bill with Clara Williams and Howard Hickman in a social drama about political land sharks. A Navy radio experiment by Captain Bullard and AT&T Western Electric enables wireless telephone conversations between Arlington and Mare Island, 2500 miles apart. Wireless speech to Europe and Japan is deemed feasible, with further installations needed for Atlantic and Pacific links.
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Stone's Place
Lyric
Oregon
Washington
Clara Williams
Howard Hickman
Ado
Arlington
Gulf Coast Storm Hammers New Orleans and Gulf Ports
The Sept 29 gulf storm brought winds of 86 mph isolating the Mississippi coast from Bay St. Louis to Pascagoula. Five known dead or injured, extensive property loss, truss, trestle damage near Bay St. Louis, Biloxi and Gulfport reported high water, Mobile and Pensacola spared major damage. Children injured at Pascagoula when a house was unroofed.
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AsSociated Press
Orleans
Mobile
Dena
Mississippi
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Bay St. Louis
Pascagoula
Pensacola
Biloxi
Gulfport
Torreon Falls to Gen O bregon
Vera Cruz reports Torreon capitulated to General Obregon today after a telegram from Obregon to General Carranza.
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Torreon Falls
Gen. Obregon
Associated Press
Vera Cruz
Torreon
O’bregon
Carranza
Elite Show Experiments With Pauline Frederick In Sold
Paramount day features Pauline Frederick in the silent drama Sold at the Elite. Critics call it a rare emotional performance and a film classic. Morning and afternoon showings urged to ease evening crowds. Also ads for fruit cake and fresh produce from Arnold and Abney.
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Pauline Frederick
Frederick
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