Press Association Endorses Administration Policy
In Thomasville Georgia on July 17 W J Harris addressed the Press Association, prompting a spontaneous display of confidence in the president and support for wartime policies. He did not announce a campaign but speculation rose that he may seek the United States Senate. Newsmen at the convention affirmed loyalty to Wilson and the administration with Harris seen as a possible senate candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. Bickers
Thomasville
Press Association
W. J. Harris
Georgia
Mr. Harris
Sponse
United States Senate
Harris
Senate
Wilson
Daily
Weekly Press of
Georgia Historical Association Urges Senators to Support President
The Georgia Historical Association calls on Georgia's senators to back President Wilson as the nation sustains war against Germany. It argues for conscription, defends executive power in wartime, and condemns opposition as hindering the war effort, urging lawmakers to align with public will and democratic ideals. Led by Lucian L. Knight with Theodore H. Jack and R. P. Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Georgia Historical Association
Georgia
South
France
England
Lincoln
Davis
Wilson
Lucian L. Knight
Theodore H. Jack
R. P. Brooks
Changes in British War Cabinet and Munitions Posts
The British War Cabinet saw Sir Edward Carson resign as first Lord of the Admiralty and join the war cabinet without portfolio. Sir Eric Geddes becomes head of munitions supply, while Winston Churchill takes over as minister of munitions, with Addison moving to minister without portfolio in charge of reconstruction. Baron Edwin Samuel Montague is named secretary in India. The reshuffle follows Chamberlain’s departure to join the small war cabinet.
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Churchill
Associated Press
London
Edward Carson
Admiralty
War Cabinet
Port Ofolio
Eric Campbell Geddes
Winston Churchhill
Christopher Addison
Addison
Edwin Samuel
Montague
Beaulieu
India
Chamberlain
Indian Affairs and Laws
Geddes and Churchhill
Food Prices in Canada and the United States Must be Fixed
Montreal July 17 Hints that compulsion in price fixing may be needed to conserve food supplies and allow export to allies were offered by W J Hanna Dominion food controller in a Canadian club address. He estimated North America must export 460 million bushels of wheat while US and Canada hold 300 million, leaving 160 million to be made up.
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Canada
The
United States
Associated Press
Montreal
W. J. Hanna
Dominion Food Controller
Canadian Club
North America
High Ideals, Not Armies, Make Nation Triumphant
Rev. R. Belk preached on Ideals stressing that armies win no victories, only righteousness holiness justice and truth empower a nation to triumph. He warned America risks drifting from God while praising the United States as greatest in size wealth and power when guided by high ideals. He next spoke on the Use of the Talents and will preach on the story of the woman who saved a nation.
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REV. &. R. Belk
R.belk
America
Dr. Belk
Texas Cotton Growers Call Free Zone To Halt Pink Boll Worm
Representatives of south Texas cotton growers urge the department of agriculture to set up a cotton free zone along the Mexican side of the Rio Grande to stop the pink bollworm from spreading from Mexico into the United States.
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Texas
Associated Press
Washington
South Texas
Department of Agriculture
Rio Grande
Mexico
United States
Marines Recruiting Visit Sparks Local Interest
Hugh L. Ray, Marine recruiting officer, has arrived in the city to recruit volunteers. He will remain in the post office building through Saturday to provide information on Marine service requirements and opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Uncle Sam
Hugh L. Ray
Marine Service
Freedom Granted To One Hundred Persons
Macon Georgia July 17 Judge Emory Speer of the United States court issued an order granting freedom to two hundred and one persons who were held under suspended sentence. The order complies with the president's proclamation granting amnesty to all prisoners under suspended sentence.
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Associated Press
Macon
Emory Speer
United States Court
Mr Claude Maddox Returns to His Hometown Visitor
Former Athens resident Claude Maddox now based in Kansas City Missouri visits relatives and friends. He has found success as a photographer in the west and praises the city’s growth and improvements during his stay, planning to remain several days before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Maddox
Athens
Kansas City
Maddox
Post Office Announces Mail to Soldiers and Sailors Abroad
The postal service said magazines and newspapers bearing one cent stamps may be posted unwrapped if addressed by non publishers and will be forwarded to American forces in Europe. The Monroe doctrine is described as a menace and a manifestation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Europe
Post Office Department
German Captain Escapes From American Soil
Captain Frederick Hinsch who ran the marine end of the merchant submarine Deutschland escaped from Southamboy New Jersey after the war declaration. He reportedly reached Germany safely with a crew of three men.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Frederick Hinsch
Germany
Hinsch
Southamboy
New Jersey
Individual Cups Promoted for Public Use and Worship
Public notice urges use of individual drinking cups in all public places and churches. Emphasizes enforcement of state law and wider adoption in gatherings and communion services to reduce danger.
Cut In Train Service Increases Coal Supply
New York July 17 railroads cut passenger trains representing over 200 miles of service yearly to maximize freight transport for war purposes. Fairfax Harrison, head of the railroads war board, said the move will free more than a million tons of coal for other uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Fairfax Harrison
Railroads War Board
Mexican Bandits Arrested in Mexico by Carranza Order
Brownsville Texas July 17 Anice to Pizana and Louis de La Rosa alleged leaders in the 1915 bandit raids near Brownsville have been arrested in Mexico by orders of President Carranza according to a report.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Texas
Aniceto Pizana
Louis de la Rosa
Here
Mexico
Carranza
Sixteen Suffragists Sent To Work House
Washington July 17 Sixteen women suffragists arrested during a woman's party demonstration in front of the White House were sentenced in police court to sixty days in the DC workhouse. They refused the $25 fine and were taken to Occoquan Virginia to begin their sentence. Baths and clothing exchange were provided before assignment to sewing rooms.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
District of Columbia
Occoquan
Virginia
Labor Agents Reported Targeting Negroes To Move North
Police warn of labor agents in the city urging Black men to migrate north for high paying trust positions. They claim southern people will mistreat and kill whites when war starts, urging escape for safety. Officers are watching and will seize such agents for court action.
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Police Department
Labor
South
Congressmen Brand Publishes Home Canning Bulletins
Congressman Brand announces two Agricultural Department bulletins on home canning and drying fruit. Bulletin 829 covers the One Period Cold Pack Method, and Bulletin 841 explains drying fruits and vegetables at home with a cooking receipt. Request via postal card to receive copies by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Brand
Agricultural Department
Department
Cc. H, Brand
British Soldiers May Wear Service Medals
King George approves officers and men of British forces to wear on uniforms the decorations awarded by the United States for war service in a wartime collaboration move announced from London on July 17.
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London
George
United States
Death Sentence Halted for Austrian Doctor Adler
London July 11 The Austrian parliament decided Doctor Frederich Adler, assistant to Premier Karl Sterkh, should be tried by civil rather than military tribunal. The death sentence imposed will not be carried out.
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London
Frederich Adler
Karl Sterkh
Austria
Dispatch
Denman Goethals Dispute Remains Unsettled
Washington July 17 The rift between Chairman Denman and General Goethals halts the shipbuilding program with Denman blaming Goethals for slow release of contract information on ship plans. The despondency note cites digestion and constipation relief from Chamberlains products.
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Washington
Denman
General Goethals
Goethals
Pratt Resigns as Chief of Bureau
Dr Edward Pratt chief of commerce departments bureau of foreign and domestic commerce resigns at secretary Redfields request. Differences arose over the export control clause of the espionage act.
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Pratt
Associated Press
Washington
Edward Pratt
Commerce Departments
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Redfield
I COLORED FARMERS TO HOLD MEETING IN CENTER GA
A meeting for the colored farmers and citizens will be held at Nimno chapel Center Ga next Saturday. Prof S F Harris, chairman of the Farmers' Conference, directs arrangements for a program including speakers from the Georgia Agricultural College. Topics cover Food Crops Hog Raising and Live Stock with timely discussions by prominent men of the colored race. A barbecue dinner is planned. The annual conferences draw large attendance and the 1916 session was notably well supported. this Saturday’s conference is expected to be the most successful yet.
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Nimno Chapel
Center
S. F. Harris
Sana
Georgia Agricultural College
Are You One of Them Chamberlain’s Tablets Relief Story
Mrs M R Sears of Baldwinsville New York recounts a six month stomach spell with gas and severe pains. A druggist recommended Chamberlain’s Tablets and after a full course she was cured. The tablets do not just relieve pain but may prevent its return after recovery.
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M. R. Sears
Baldwinsville
N. Y
Bill Would Increase Senatorial Districts From 44 To 55
Special to Banner reports the House Constitutional Amendments Committee favors passage of a bill to revise the state Senatorial districts from 44 to 51. The committee also recommends exempting college endowments from taxation, opposed by Han of Bibb and supported by Atkinson of Fulton. Agricultural committee delays action on the state market bureau bill. A measure to abolish the clerk of the city court of Douglas is passed with a referendum for April. Senate committee backs creating Cook County with Adel as county seat.
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House Committee On Con
Atlanta
Constitutional Amendments Committee
House
Han
Bibb
Atkin‘son
Fulton
Douglas
Coffee County
Senate
Cook County
Adel
Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Endorsed
A reader touts Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as highly effective for family use and personal relief. The note also pivots to a question about raising rabbits, proposing the Belgian hare as a wartime meat source.
Chamberlain's Colle and Diarrhoea edy Advertisement
An old advertisement urges buying Chamberlain's Colle and Diarrhoea remedy now to be prepared for summer colds and diarrhoea. It emphasizes value and readiness, suggesting the product can save the family during diarrhea or stomach illness.
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Chamberlain
John PF
Jantzen
Delmess
Rask
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