Red Cross Spirit Highlighted At State Workers Meet
Dr Stockton Axson addressed the State Red Cross conference in Athens speaking on the spirit and purpose of the Red Cross. He urged civilian Home Service and morale support, noting 22 million Americans would later join in peace discussions. The program featured organizational talks, women’s work, and civilian relief demonstrations welcoming attendees and volunteers.
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Austria
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Red Cross Organization
United States
Axton
Home Service
League
Red Croce
University Chapel
Woman's Bureau
Jos. C. Logan
Bureau of Civilian Rellator Home Service
Mrs Burne Letter On Town's Common Health Concerns
A reader from Savannah Missouri dated October 12 1916 describes needing a bottle of Chamberlain Olio and Diarrhoea Remedy. The letter discusses common household health issues and advises neighbors on how to handle similar illnesses and care for family members during outbreaks.
Remarkable Cure Cited for Colic and Diarrhea Remedy
A man testifies that nine years ago he cured dysentery with Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy and that a later attack resolved with the same treatment. He notes he has recommended the remedy to dozens of people since his first use.
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Chamberlain
Home Service and Red Cross Family Support Plan
Prepared for the Red Cross by Jos C Logan, this piece outlines Home Service as Red Cross support for families of enlisted.service members. It details aims to fill home vacancies, strengthen morale, offer intelligent neighborly aid, and form local committees with experts to advise on health, legal, finances, and comfort.
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Athens
Jos. C. Logan
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Navy
Airt
Ted Croas
Home Service Committee
Home Service
Protests Lodged Over Swift & Company Profits
Chicago July 2 Louis F Swift president of Swift & Company telegraphed a formal protest to the Federal Trade Commission denying the report contains unwaxed statements and asserting profits are reliable and necessary for efficient business. Flour makers in Washington report excess profits during this fiscal year as charged by the FTC to be offset as cash profits to government under Hoover regulations. The token pledge is a world where every human being benefits from this service.
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Federal Trade Commission
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Washington
Senate
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Germans Lose Regiment In May Allied Advance At Chateau Thierry
In late May amid a French American offensive near Chateau Thierry the German line was pressed at Vaux Hamlet and nearby woods. The attack yielded gained ground for the Allies, with about 500 prisoners captured and one entire German regiment reported annihilated. Italiana claimed Austrian gains near Montepraphia with nearly 600 prisoners. British northwest of Albert fought to hold captured positions, while French fronts near Oise and Rheims saw local clashes and reprisals. American forces on the Marne reported about 500 Germans captured, including seven officers, as air combats over Chateau Thierry downs several German planes with mixed results for US units.
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Rheims
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Wilson
Baker
France
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Germany
America
Harris declines to debate Howard in Atlanta
Special to the Banner Atlanta July 2 William Schley Howard invites a joint debate in Atlanta July 5 but W M Harris declines citing prior engagements and belief joint debates promote personalities. The Gainesville debate earlier prompted Harris to oppose the format, saying Georgians will approve his stance.
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Atlanta
H. H. Dean
Gainesville
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W. J. Harris
Atlante
Georgia
Wm. J. Harris
Flour dealer faces $25 penalty or closure in food control case
Atlanta July 2 The J Kulla Co flour dealer 2 Stone St New York City faces a choice of paying 25 to the Red Cross or going out of business for violating United States Food Administration rules. Investigators found excessive profits on flour and substitutes and many sales without proper substitute cases.
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Andrew M. Soule
J. Kulla Co
2 Stone
New York City
Sirom
Red Cross
United States Food Administration
Progress Toward Government Operation of Telegraph, Telephone, Cable Line
Washington plans were moving toward enacting legislation to authorize the president to operate telegraph, telephone, and radio systems. Secretary Baker and Daniel, and Postmaster General Burellson stressed their approval of the measure as it advanced in Congress after the summer recess.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cess
Congress
Red Cross Women Bureau outlays standard articles for relief work
Georgia chapters cooperate in standardizing Red Cross supplies. Article bags for bed heads were adopted after division samples were tested at National Headquarters. The piece praises Georgia women for order and efficiency, notes daily warehouse activity, and urges continued cooperation amid changing needs. President Wilson reports over one million American troops overseas by July 1 as part of the war mobilization.
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Athena
Athens
Red Cross
J. W. Grant
Southern Division
Woman's Bureau
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Georgia
National
Washington
National Headquarters
United States
Woman's Department
Red Cross Bull Sale Nets $80 000 for Society
Birmingham reports the Red Cross bull sale raised over $80,000. Sixty bulls donated by the Shorthorn Breeders of America contributed to the total. Leader Lepresident, a former Lavenders Lord owned by President Wilson, sold for $10,000.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
America
Wilson
Edward Bancroft Eppes 49 Dies in Augusta
Edward Bancroft Eppes formerly of Athens died in Augusta at age 49. He was son of the late St Mary’s rector, brother of Francis and W Eppes and Martha Eppes, and husband of a wife with one child. Funeral at Clarkenville where the family kept a summer home. An University alumnus and civil engineer noted for his work with the Gainesville Midland Railway and other firms. He previously lived in Gainesville and the western states.
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W. EB. Eppes
Martha Eppes
Clarkenville
Eppes
University
Gov
Dorsey
Gainesville
Trade Balance Ends First War Year At About Three Billion
Washington July 2 The United States ends its first year as a war participant with a trade balance around three billion dollars Exports total six billion while imports rise from 2 059 billion to about three billion This reflects the Red Cross spirit of service and sacrifice urged across the nation as the voice of wartime support continues to echo through public sentiment and civic duty.
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Associated Press
Washington
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