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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1917

Page

5

German Offensive on Aisne and Hindenburg’s Armistice Offer

Reports from Paris and Copenhagen detail German offensives on the Aisne with clashes at Cerny and Corbeny, plus repelled attacks near Griccourt. Hindenburg allegedly offered Russia a new armistice via wireless, while other dispatches note Russian forces in Galicia and new French town control by American military police.

Aisne Hindenburg Associated Press Meuse Avorcourt le Mort Homme St. Quentin Griccourt Cerny Corbeny Galicia Agnell Pass Trent Copenhagen Field Marshal von Hindenburg Russia

Inaugural Address of Governor Hugh M. Dorsey

Gov. Hugh M. Dorsey delivers Georgia's inaugural address, pledging fidelity to the Constitution, outlining proposed fiscal reforms, tax measures, and efficiency plans. He advocates a Finance Committee merger with Ways and Means, an Efficiency Commission, and early governor seating in January, plus state defense council. He urges better educational funding, local taxation for schools, agriculture focus, and civil reforms to curb waste while stressing efficiency and economy.

Atlanta Hugh M. Dorsey Georgia General Assembly Commonwealth United States of America State Tax Commissioner Insurance Department Ways and Means House Efficiency Commission Board of Control Friends of the Public United States Senate Secretary of State State House State Council of Defense Nationa Congress Council of National Defense Commerce and Labor Agriculture National Council Rangini Empire State South

Suit filed to stop International News Service piracy of war news

Philadelphia June 30 Public Ledger Company sues in U S district court to enjoin the International News Service from pirating war news. The action mirrors a successful New York suit brought by the Associated Press against the same organization.

Associated Press Philadelphia International News Service United States Public Ledger Company New York Associated Presa

Coal Prices Too High Says Baker

Washington reports Secretary Baker condemned a $3 per ton coal price agreed by operators with Secretary Lane as exorbitant and unauthorized. He repudiated the contract while Secretary Daniels noted navy purchases would remain at $2.33 per ton and price decisions await the FTC cost review.

Associated Press Washington Lane Baker War Department Department Council of the Defense Daniels Navy Federal Trade Commission

Man Sought in North Carolina Train Collision Case

Raleigh June 30 G B Jacobs Seaboard telegraph operator at Franklinton N C sits in jail charged with manslaughter over a head on crash that killed four train men He was previously convicted in Franklinton mayor court for drunkenness and disorderly conduct and brought to Raleigh for safekeeping Officials assert Jacobs failed to hot the northbound train and delivered an order canceling a prior instruction to meet the southbound at Kittrell

Associated Press Raleigh N. C Jacobs Seaboard Franklinton Kittrell

Congressmen Play 22 to 21 in Washington Baseball Tilt

In Washington and before the president and top officials the House Democratic baseball team defeated the Republicans 22 to 21. The game lasted over three hours and raised more than $3,000 for a cause.

Associated Press Washington House of Representatives

Bread in Canada Inches to Seven Cents a Loaf

Quebec June 30 The bread price rises to seven cents a pound starting Monday an increase of one cent per pound. It marks the second rise in a month as costs shift in the market.

Canada Quebec

Value of Experience in Quiet Persistence

A reflective piece argues every experience holds a lesson and urges steady, real work in response to unjust criticism. It champions perseverance, honest effort, and press and appreciation as paths forward.

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