Allied advances push along Somme Oise front in August drive
Allied forces led by Americans, British, and French press German fresh reserves along the Somme Oise line. British and American gains include Bray-Sur-Somme, Proyart, and Gury with French advances toward Noyon. Zeppelin reported down off the English coast amid continued air raids on Frankfort Metz and Hagenau. Prisoners and airfields captured. morale among German troops described as sinking.
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ARIES
Somme Oise
Associated Press
Somme-Oise
Bray-Sur-Somme
Proyart
Gury
Noyon
France
Ger
Howard says only God can remove him from rage in Georgia race
In Macon on August 12 Congressman William Schley Howard, candidate for the U S Senate, framed his response to President Wilson and Clark Howell urging Georgia Democrats to back William J. Harris to defeat Thomas W. Hardwick. He spoke to about 800 at the new city auditorium, denouncing the Macon Telegraph and its editor George H. Long with sharp anger.
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Amsterdam
Helferrich
Senta
Thas
Moscow
Pskov
Berlin
East
God
William Schley Howard
United States Senate
Woodrow Wilson
Clark Howell
National Democratic
Georgia
Democrats of Georgia
William J. Harris
United States
Thomas W. Hardwick
Howard
New City
Macon Telegraph
George H. Long
Mr. Long
Volunteers aid Georgia Food Administration efforts
United States Food Administration reports enthusiastic support from volunteers and college workers across states. Georgia officials note help for county administrators and a request for 60,000 sugar certificates. The letter urges limiting grocer deliveries to one per route per day and expanding cooperative systems.
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Atlanta
Food Administration
The
Conservation Division
War Industries Board
Freight Insist On Early Shipments Warns Shippers
Mr. B. L. Winchel regional director of railroads in the south urges all shippers to rush supply shipments for fall and winter before railroad congestion. He calls this crucial during war times and warns delays may push needed goods to next summer.
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B. L. Winchel
South
Fourth Liberty Loan Effort Drives Athens Campaign
The Fourth Liberty Loan drive in Athens is shaping up with Col. M. G. Michael leading the zone and seeking volunteers for stenography and typing work. He urges firms to release qualified staff for short daily shifts, promising pay while pledging top service for the Cause. Also noted are Food Administration rulings on retail deliveries, co operative delivery ideas, and carload shipment rules for rice and rice flour.
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Athens
Georgia
M. G. Michael
Michael
U. E. Food
The
Food Administration
Wilson Urges Georgia Voters to Back Harris for Senate
President Woodrow Wilson writes to Atlanta editor Clark Howell urging Georgians to unite behind William J. Harris in the U S Senate race. He notes Harris supported the administration while opponent Senator Hardwick opposed it and calls for a combined effort to sustain the government’s war policies. The White House letter is dated August 7, with Howell’s July 24 inquiry previously sent.
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Woodrow Wilson
Georgia
William J. Harris
U. S. Senate
Wilson
Clark Howell
Atlanta Constitution
National Democratic Executive Committee
Howell
United States
National Democratic Committee
Sense
William Schley Howard
Howard
Hardwick
Harris
White House
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Peokie
Washington, D. C
Atlanta
Letters From a Clarke County Boy During World War I
A Clarke County youth Frank Fowler writes from Base No. 19 aboard a navy ship detailing a week at sea, radio repairs, sea sickness from boiler water, and an island stop near Belle Isle. He describes candy from home, weight of 154 pounds, and hopes for an end to the war while praising the navy life and French hospitality.
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Belle
Sarah Bernhardt
William
Waldrep
Oscar Kinnebrew
LeCrisse
Brest
Tenth Gold Star Adds Georgia’s Tenth Gold Star
In Georgia casualty lists yesterday the group includes Paul B. Milner of Monticello. He died in action in France. Milner was a former University of Georgia student and starred in the blue star on the university chapel flag now to be replaced by a gold star.
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Georgia
France
Paul B. Milner
Monticello
University of Georgia
First Open Bolls Reported in Clarke County
Mr. Sam Cutler brought to the Banner office a fret open boll of cotton from a three acre field near his town. Open bolls were taken Saturday and Sunday from that field and yesterday. Soon after, Thomas Stark delivered additional well open bolls from a farm several miles from the city.
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Sam Cutler
Thomas Stark
Leave of Absence Granted to Two UGA Professors
The prudential committee of the board of trustees of the University of Georgia yesterday granted a year's leave of absence to Prof. John Morris and Prof. M. D. DuBose. Prof. Morris is already in YMCA educational work at Camp Gordon and Prof. DuBose will soon depart for special educational service.
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Prudential Committee
Board of Trustees
The
University of Georgia
John Morris
M. D. DuBose
Morris
Camp Gordon
DuBose
Clarke to Send One Man to U. Fla for Training
The selective board will entrain one man for the training detachment to begin auto mechanics instruction at the University of Florida Gainesville on the 15th of this month. Byron Williams will go from this county.
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Selective Board
University of Florida
Gainesville
Byron Williams
Anna Held dies after illness in New York
Actress Anna Held, famed stage star, died in New York today after several months of illness. Her death closes a storied career linked to European and American theater and cabaret, with tributes pouring in from colleagues and fans.
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Associated Press
New York
Anna Held
A Daughter of the Land by Gene Strallen Porter
The Bookman announces A Daughter of the Land by Gene Strallen Porter to be released next Saturday by Doubleday, Page & Co. The heroine Kate Bates embodies American grit as she fights luxury and hardship to preserve self respect, highlighting sacrifice, patriotism, and the farmer’s vital role in the nation.
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Gene Strallen Porter
McGregor Company
Doubleday, Pars & Co
Kate Bates
America
Elberton Trumpeter Victor Harper Wounded in France
The name Victor E. Harper of Elberton appears in the casualty list from France. His injuries are described as of undetermined character. Harper served as a trumpeter in the unit reporting the loss.
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Victor E. Harper
Elberton
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Avre
Berlin Vorwarth
Russia
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Macon
United States Food Administration
Andrew M. Soule
Liberty
Annie Hope Moore
Penfield
Duluth
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Council of National Defense
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Son
Frank Fowler
U. S. Naval Force
Care P. M
George R. Martin
Emory
Fenny
Napoleon I
Motor Transfer School No. 1
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American Post Office
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Katie
Papa
Julia
Florence Hale
E. G. Hale
Fitzgerald
Castoria
Paul &. Mitner
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