Russo Rumanians Push for Ward Take 4300 Prisoners
Allied war report notes Russo-Rumanian forces broke through between Putna and Casin valleys, seizing twelve miles of front, capturing 98 guns and 4,599 prisoners. British and French advances near Ypres and the Yser, with heavy bombardment along Aisne, while German counterattacks and submarine losses shape the day’s fighting debris.
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Flanders
Ypres
Yser Canal
Aisne
Cern
Taropol
Galicia
Putna
Casin
Nine Days of Session Left in Georgia House
Atlanta Aug 1 Speaker Holder and the rules committee struggle to move the house to afternoon sessions as the general tax act and appropriations bill loom. A looming deficit of about one million dollars next year prompts talk of a budget system and an efficiency commission.
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Atlanta
Holder
Rules Committee
House
Hall
Appropriations Committee
Wright
Jones
Floyd
Swift
Pace
Sumter
Exemption Boards Urged to Avoid Unjust Draft Discharges
Washington Aug 1 The Provost Marshal General warns exemption boards to prevent discharges from the draft on grounds of personal hardship or employer impact. Automatic appeal will review dependency-based discharges and a government challenger will assess local boards. Firemen police and technical students are excluded from industrial exemption rules.
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Associated Press
Washington
Exempton
General Crowder
Make Lynching and Mob Violence a National Crime Petition
A committee of African Americans who demonstrated in New York against race riots left a petition at the White House urging Congress and the president to make lynching and mob violence a national crime punishable under U S law. The document notes nearly 3 000 lynchings in thirty one years.
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Says
Associated Press
Washington
New York
White House
Congress
United States
Hoke Smith and Hardwick in Georgia dispute over loyalties
A Georgia political rift pits Hoke Smith against Hardwick with indignation toward Hardwick for open hostility to Wilson and policies. The piece accuses Smith of demagoguery, disloyalty to the president, and obstructionism on ships purchase and food conservation bills while praising Hardwick’s candor. It asserts Smith manipulated support and sided with Germany’s interests indirectly, contrasting their approaches and public conduct.
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Georgia
Hardwick
Hoke Smith
Smith
Woodrow Wilson
Judge Harmon
Ohio
Cleveland
Wilson
Senate
The
Atlanta Journal
Gwad
United States
Germany
Alies
State University
Washington
House
Cotton crop forecast signals near record yield
The year s cotton crop is forecast at 11 949 000 equivalent 500‑pound bales based on July 25 conditions, up from 11 633 000 bales in June 25 estimates. Drought in parts of Texas and Oklahoma worsened prospects, while eastern regions faced excessive rain. Weevils caused damage in southern areas, yet some infested zones show strong prospects. Labor and pickers remain a concern. harvest progresses with improving top dressing in parts of the eastern belt. Cotton futures surged about 7.50 after the report, with October up from 23.74 to 25.30.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Department
South Carolina
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
Florida
New York
Campaign tactics cited in letter about Hoke Smith
A reader warns against betting on a loud show of support as Ralph Smith may publish another letter claiming his master supported the administration and voted for the food conservation bill. The passage asserts these methods build a campaign record for Hoke Smith.
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Ralph Smith
Hoke Smith
Pledge by Minnesota men at Fort Sheridan boosts war ideals
A Banner reader letter prints a pledge signed by over 400 men from the Minnesota University unit entering Fort Sheridan R O T C. The pledge commits to keep war aims free of hatred and graft, to live a clean life, and to ensure officers set a moral example and uphold American ideals in the army.
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Minnesota University
Fort Sheridan
Fifty Two Teachers of Jackson County at Summer School
Jackson County sends fifty two teachers to the University of Georgia Summer School for the full term led by Prof. Luther Elrod sup erintendent. The honor roll lists Erma Hancock Malla Harvis Mary Nix J R Flanigan Eva Huh Jimmie Simpson Mamie Pendergrass and many others with Professors C B Lancaster W T Evans Y J Stover H H Foster M W Rogers Clifton Hodge and H B Smith among staff.
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Jackson County
Luther Elrod
Jefferson Local System of
University of Georgia
Jackson
Direct
Erma Hancock
Malla Harvis
Mary Nix
J. R. Flanigan
Eva Huh
Jimmie Simpson
Mamie Pendergrass
Bonnie Brock
Mra. Z. J. Berry
Eveline Riley
Mary Lee
Clare Clark
Pauline Odum
Viola Arthur
Nettie Tolbert
Nell Deadwyler
Julia Gillespie
Faye Lord
C. B. Lancaster
W. T. Evans
Y. J. Stover
J. R. Ellison
H. H. Foster
W. M. Rogers
Clifton Hodge
H. B. Smith
G. W. Westmoreland
H. H. Shirley
Ernest Barrett
Cordis Thurmond
Conditions of the Crop Report Indicates July Droughts and Rain Damage
The July report from the Crop Reporting Board notes cotton was unfavorably affected by weather but signals an improvement of over 300,000 bales. Serious drought noted in Texas and western Oklahoma, excessive rain in the eastern, southern and central belt, with damage in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and Georgia.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Carolinas
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Crop Reporting Board
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida
Georgia
Bartow County Farmers Visit State College of Agriculture
A large Bartow County farming delegation from Euharlee Taylorsville Carteraville Adairsville and other Bartow points toured the State College of Agriculture. The group met college staff heard lectures visited dairies pastures and experimental plots then joined a luncheon hosted by the Athens Chamber of Commerce with the college and trade group receiving thanks for hospitality and opportunities.
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Bartow County
Euharlee
Taylorsville
Carteraville
Adairsville
Eubarlee Farmers’ Club
State College of Agriculture
Athens Chamber of Commerce
D. P. Haselton
Trade Organization
First Open Boll Cotton Reported in City
The first open cotton boll of the season was brought to the Banner office by J. E. Cobb of Oconee County. The Hastings Improved Bank Account variety opened July 28 from a field planted April 16 in rows three and a half feet apart. County Agent Joe Woodruff estimates two bales per acre, with Cobb having grown this variety for sixteen years yielding early and well.
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J. E. Cobb
Oconee County
Watkinsville
Hastings
Joe Woodruff
Cobb
Deserter Willis Taylor Joined Army Over Navy Action Fear
Willis Taylor, recently enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, was moved to New port News under arrest for desertion from the navy. Officers say he feared his ship would not see action and he joined the army. Also notes widespread cotton rainfall patterns and that heat has not seriously harmed growing crops. The government projects light relief from the heat wave despite a real hot spell.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Willis Taylor
Fort Oglethorpe
Newport News
Navy
Army
Washington, D. C
United States
Sim Ujtaneous
Winter wheat estimates rise with spring crop gains
Chicago reports Clement, Curtis & Co estimate the winter wheat crop at 429,000,000 bushels, up 27,000,000 from government July returns. Spring wheat is pegged at 234,000,000 bushels, totaling a national crop of 663,000,020 bushels, about 23,000,000 more than last year.
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Chicago
Clement, Curtis & Co
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Bergen
Norway
Davis
Holmgrau
Brown
Underwood
England
France
Italy
Journal
Juy
Av. Va
N. C
America
Bartow County Farmers’ Visit
Athens
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