Lovett Named Coal Administrator as Control Moves Forward
Washington Aug 20 The president announced Robert B Lovett chairman of the Union Pacific will be administrator of the new transportation authority. Government coal control nears reality with Lovett's order requiring rail and steamship lines to give northwest shipments preference. A coal administrator will be appointed soon to oversee production and distribution. choice not yet disclosed.
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Lovvett
Washington
Robert 8. Lovett
Union Pacific
Transportation Law
White House
Washington, D. C
Lovett
Northwest
Off to Take a Look at Roads
Messrs. W. G. Griffeth M. J. Abney C. D. Flanigen and Jake Bernstein with a driver for the Hudson depart this morning for a highway scouting trip through South Georgia. They are active members of the Athens Chamber of Commerce good roads committee, praised as tireless promoters of safe practical road improvements.
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W. G. Griffeth
M. J. Abney
C. D. Flanigen
Jake Bernstein
South Georgia
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Labor dispute in Arizona sparks governor rebuke
Phoenix Aug 20 Governor Campbell condemned both sides in the clash between alleged Industrial Workers of the World members and Loyal League citizens. He denounced deportations of more than a thousand Bisbee strikers as without due process and called the strike sympathizers tactics a stench in the nostrils of decent Americans.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Arizona
Industrial Workers of the World
Loyalty League
Bisbee
Campbell
New Channel For All Contributions To The Sailors Now
A Washington dispatch reports that Navy League and Daughters of the Revolution divisions have been told of new channels for sending comfort garments to sailors. The move follows a dispute between Secretary Daniels and League leaders. Robert Thompson, league president, directed the letter to be sent through Mrs. James Frazier in Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy League
Daughters of the Revolution
Daniels
League
Robert Thompson
James Frazier
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Athens Resident
Mia J F Dunston of 362 Dougherty St Athens testifies Doan's Kidney Pills removed kidney trouble signs seven years ago and she has had no need for kidney medicine since. The ad notes price 60c at dealers and references Dean's Kidney Pills by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Athens
Dean
Mia
J. F. Dunston
Dougherty St
Doan
Eame
Dunston
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
City Court of Athens Put Off Till November
The Athens city court session adjourned to the November term as Judge Geo C Thomas and Judge West agreed to carry civil business over. Sheriff clerk and solicitor are occupied with wartime service and exemption board duties as young men join the military. Three defendants pleaded guilty to liquor charges, fined 35 dollars each, after a car loaned without consent helped transport the alcohol.
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Henry
S. West
National Army
Geo. C. Thomas
West
Will Gregory
Harry Stokes
John Henry Matthews
Gregory
FTC to fix steel and copper prices for war needs
Preliminary estimates of steel and copper production and costs have been completed by the federal trade commission. The report goes to the president for use in fixing prices for government war requirements and recommends appointing someone to continuously investigate costs and determine costs for each order.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Georgians To Buy Entire Grain Crop
A Georgia grain firm moves to organize machinery to purchase the entire wheat and rye crops for the government under orders from Herbert Hoover and the federal food administrator. Headquarters will be in St. Louis on the effort announced August 20.
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St. Louis
Herbert Hoover
Food Control
Georgia
Carranza's Daughter to Wed General Aguilar
Mexico City reports President Carranza has left the capital for Querétaro to attend the marriage of his daughter Virginia to General Aguilar, a former provisional foreign minister.
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Carranza
Gen. Aguilar
Mexico City
Quertero
Virginia
General Aguila
Italians and French push front in Verdun and Alps
Decisive French blows on Verdun front shift eleven miles as Italians breach Austrian defenses crossing the Alps and Isonzo river. About 1200 prisoners taken. French capture Avecourt Wood and Le Morte Somme summits. French and Italian air crews claim dozens of enemy machines. Flanders quiet. Canadians surround Lens, trapping enemy moves.
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Associated Press
Verdun
Alps
Isonzo
Avecourt
Lemorte Somme
Corbeaux Wood
Land Champeuville
Flanders
Lens
The Soldier Not a Slave Conscription Law Valid
Mount Alfy Ga Aug 20 Denying the habeas corpus writ for Albert Jones a negro Federal Judge Emory Speer declared that agreeing the selective draft law contravenes the thirteenth amendment would equate a soldier to a slave Nothing is more abhorrent to the truth he said The Jones test case was brought by Thomas E Watson The Jeffersonian case The federal government is cited to file a bill detailing objectionable features in Watsons Jeffersonian withheld from the mails at Thomson
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Associated Press
Mount Alfy
Gga
Albert
Jones
Emory Speer
Thomas E. Watson
Speer
Watson
Thomson
Clarke county praise for Brown and DuBose in lengthy session
After a strenuous legislative session Clarke county representatives Brown and DuBose returned. DuBose served on multiple key committees and blocked the Hall of the appropriations committee from impacting the education budget. Brown chaired the university committee and secured full funding for Clarke County educational institutions. Both are credited for steady, experienced advocacy ensuring Clarke County received the approved appropriations.
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Messrs. Brown
DuBose
Clarké County
Clarke County
Representative DuBose
House
Senate
Representative Brown
Appropriations
Brown
Joe Hill Hall Hall
Semi annual session of Fourteenth Division ODD FELLOWS
Washington Ga hosts the semi annual meeting of the Fourteenth Division S O Q F Georgia on August 22 with Norman's Lodge 88 as hosts. The secret session starts at 1 30 pm central time followed by a public meeting at 8 pm with welcomes by Col C B Sutton and Hon W A Slaton and addresses on the order and its community role by Rev J R Allen and Hon J E Bodenhamer.
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Washington
Georgia
Norman
Old Washington
R. L. J. Smith
Commerce
Gua
Grand Herald
Grand Lodge I. O. O. F
Secret Order
J. R. Allen
Our Order
J. E. Bodenhamer
Grand Lodge I, O
Decatur
Odd Fellows’ Hall
War tax debate push for eighty percent profits tax
Washington August 20 momentum grows in the senate for higher war tax rates. Rep Johnson California urges taxing eighty percent of war profits and half of millionaire incomes as Britain does, to boost war funding. He notes broad support for increasing taxes on profits and high earners.
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Rep
Johnson
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
California
Brittain
Father of Youngest U S Navy Captain Visits Athens
The father of the youngest U S Navy captain, Capt. P. P. Barry, known from the Shelton family on Hopt street, visits Athens with Mrs. Capt. Barry. They recently sold their ship to the government the Nageida as part of their city stopover among visitors including a native Georgia woman from Thom.
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U. S. Navy
Athens
P. P. Barry
Shelton’s
Hopt Street
World At Large
Capt. Barry
W. H
Georgia
Thom
Nageida
Exemption Board Clears 25 Of 29 Draft Claims in Clarke County
After court session, Clarke county exemption board reviews 29 draft claims. Forty six affidavits filed. 25 approved, including four already in service or training. Four disallowed for lack of proof. remaining cases to district board for further review.
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Fred Jones
Edwin Barnett
Mat Thomas
Eddie Hampton Bugg
Dr. H.I. Reynolds
Fort Oglethorpe
N. B. Barber
Navy
H. F. Mewborn
National Guard
John H. Moss
Younger Captain Heads American Navy at Twenty
He has traveled widely and will rest several weeks before going to Washington. His son Captain Joe Barry is barely twenty and is said to be the youngest captain in the American navy.
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Washington
Seven Seas
Joe Barry
Barelly
Dentist Kalman Gruber Indicted As Gobetween In Draft Case
New York reports that federal prosecutors seek speedy justice in the Kalman Gruber case. Louis Cherry and Doctor A B Bernfeld, former exemption board members, pleaded guilty and were sentenced to two years each in federal prison.
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Associated Press
New York
Kalman Gruber
Louis Cherry
Doctor A. 8
Bernfeld
Enormous Increase Coal Transported in July Railways
New York Aug 20 An increase of more than 6 000 000 tons in the amount of bituminous coal transported by the railroads of the United States in July over the same month last year is shown in the report of Fairfax Harrison chairman of the railroad war board. Cooperative efforts by the railroads to give the nation maximum service for war purposes has made this possible.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Fairfax Harrison
Railroad War Board
Made In Germany Is Popes Proposal
Members of the Belgian war mission oppose the pope peace plan. They say the plea for cessation of the war draws inspiration from Berlin.
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Germany
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Berlin
Employment And Emigrant Measure In Georgia
Atlanta August 20 One of the General Assembly measures passed places all employment and emigrant agents in Georgia under the Commissioner of Commerce and Labor. Agents must report monthly with names, numbers of hires, locations, wages, and fees. Licenses and bonds required. Teachers agencies included. A free bureau will be run by the department to help solve the labor crisis.
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Atlanta
General Assembly
Georgia
Commissioner of Commerce and Labor
Senate
Department of Commerce and Labor
No Evidence of General Strike Reported in Northwest
San Francisco reports no general strike by construction workers and harvest hands in the northwest. IWW leaders did not carry out James Rowan's order as swift military action led to arrests. In one case at St John’s in Spokane eighty men refused to work in the fields.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Northwest States
James Rowan
Rowan
Spokane
Industrial Workers of the World
St. John’s
Exchange views pope proposals in Britain and US response
Washington reports Lord Cecil said the Entente governments will exchange views before replying to the Pope's peace proposals. No premiers gathering. America will not join due to time. Exchanges are expected to begin soon as the president's stance remains unchanged.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Lord Cecil
State Department
America
Aviators Burned to Death in Air
Buffalo New York August 20 Charles Wall Jr and Richard Mead were burned to death when an airplane they were testing a smoke bomb in caught fire midair. The craft then crashed to the ground. Wall head instructor and training for aviation service.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Charles Wall, Jr
Richard Mead
Wall
Promised Exemption For Primary Votes
Charges against Sheriff James Taylor and Judge J N Edward will be vigorously prosecuted United States attorney Berry Miller said The charges allege Taylor promised exemption to men in return for voting in the primary for Edwards and other candidates
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Associated Press
Louisvits
James Taylor
Logan County
J. N. Edward
Berry Miller
United States
Taylor
Edwards
Shipping Board to Ask Billions for Ship Building Plan
Washington Aug 20 The shipping board likely will ask Congress for a billion dollar program to complete shipbuilding. Contracts soon to be placed will push the total above a half billion as part of the development effort.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Congress
Shipping Board
Private R T Holmes Visits Ranger Georgia Note Correction
A note from R T Holmes living in Ranger Georgia asks for a correction to a printed note about his visit. He emphasizes self control as the nation’s first word and expresses pride in being just a private.
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R. T. Holmes
Ranger, Ga
Uncle Sam
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