Piave On Rampage Puts Stop Temporarily 10 Austrian Route
The Piave front is reported to be cleared of Austrian rearguards with Italians holding the river from Montello to the sea. Italian forces pursuing retreating Austrians inflict heavy casualties as bridges are swept away. Austria admits a reverse along the Piave but says it followed planned movements with no material loss. Reports also note Allied and German wartime diplomacy and rising casualties.
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Piave
Montello
Diaz
Austria- Hungary
Richard von Kuehlman
War Office
France
Belgium
Three Million in Arms by August First, War Dept Plan
Washington reports the War Department plans to raise three million men in arms by August and calls on governors to furnish more troops for July reporting. Crowder instructs all states except Arizona and Illinois to provide manpower July 22 to 25, with over 240,000 men expected and 22,000 white men to be called. Georgia is asked to supply 3,055.
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Washington
War Department
Crowder
Arizona
Illinois
Georgia
Change in draft ages debated in senate
Washington June 25 The senate discussed extending draft ages in the army bill. Senator Fall revised the amendment to set ages twenty to forty and drop the twenty-one call up provision, but the proposal was laid over until tomorrow amid divided sentiment.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Fall
Late Mark Twain Quoted On False Death Report
Aviation officer Lieut. Richard Meriwether Anderson of Athens was reported dead by the War Department in Houston. The message carried a Mark Twain quotation implying the report was exaggerated. The Athens lieutenant, alive and well, had not died.
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Troy Beatty Anderson
Richard M. Anderson
Houston
Tex
War Department
Leutenant
Mark Twain
Athens
Richard Meriwether Anderson
The Little Play Soldiers and the Mother's Dream
Poet Frank L. Stanton reflects on child soldiers and mothers, linking play soldiers marching to war with Liberty and divine protection. The poem contrasts weary mothers waiting at doors with the soldiers’ brave, hopeful rise to defend liberty and faith in a brighter future.
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Liberty
Kise
Washington Draws Draft Numbers For 800000 Registrants
The Banner reports 800000 men who registered on June 5 will have their draft numbers drawn Thursday in Washington in the game room where the first drawing was held. Numbers determine call order for service, with careful cross checking and a large blackboard display. Officials will post numbers as drawn, guiding Clarke and surrounding counties' registrants in order of potential call.
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Washington
Clarke County
German Raider May Be Off West Indies
Reports from Norfolk say a heavily armed German raider may patrol West Indian waters at up to fifteen knots. Descriptions liken it to a cruiser and suggest it could serve as a mother ship to submarines off the American coast. The Navy in Washington had received no confirmation of such a raider.
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West Indies
Associated Press
Norfolk
West Indian
NAVY
Washington
Navy Department
Atlantic
Department
German menace in old Ireland heads Ireland plot claim
London June 25 Edward Shortt chief secretary for Ireland told the house he believed a real imminent danger existed from a German plot in Ireland. He said Germany was in touch with Ireland and messages traveled both ways between German and Irish sources.
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Associated Press
London
Edward Shortt
Ireland
Germany
Patriotic Rally to Feature Cobb and Rutherford at Tugalo
Special to the Banner Tugalo Georgia June 25 Judge Andrew J Cobb and Miss Mildred Rutherford will speak to Stephens county residents June 30 at 3 30 p m The Tugalo Woman's Club hosts the event and will escort the speakers to the new Tugalo Dam at Seven Islands before lunch served at 1 30 p m A Southbound Southern train No 11 departs Tugalo at 6 15 p m for Athens and Atlanta All are invited and welcomed
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Tugalo
Stephens Co
Andrew J. Cobb
Mildred Rutherford
Stephens County
Judge Cobb
Miss Rutherford
Southern
Athens
Atlanta
Judge Hamilton McWhorter resigns as Southern Railway counsel
Judge Hamilton McWhorter, after more than a quarter century of service as assistant general counsel for Southern Railway, resigns effective July 1 due to ill health. He has steered the legal department through growth, and will devote time to personal affairs and farming interests, leaving a legacy of steady leadership and professional courtesy.
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Hamilton McWhorter
Southern Railway
Southern Railway ‘Company
McWhorter
Judge McWhorter
Southern
Storm Last Night Cuts Athens Long Distance Service
Athens suffered widespread tel ephone outages after a severe storm last night damaged underground lines and hundreds of sets. Southern Bell crews worked through the night at the new Clayton and Hull location to restore service as managers warned of continuing repairs and limited long distance connections.
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Athens
Clayton
Hull
Whch
Jarrell
Southern Bell
Wheat and sugar limits urged for home front use
United States Food Administration details the 60-50 rule for flour substitutes and weekly wheat and sugar allowances for households in towns and rural areas. It stresses no hoarding, encourages home canning sugar use, and urges rationing of meats and bread. Officials report enforcement actions in Hawaii and advise mothers to protect babies with substitutes like barley and rice.
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Atlanta
M. Soule
Victory
United States Food Administration
Theountry
Food Administration
Europe
Rivalry sparks debate over national protection and duties
A provocative call urges citizens to prove their worth by saving and supporting the army and navy. The note contrasts Greek rhetoric with local tension over the Gainesville dispute tied to royal candidate for the United States senate, suggesting ongoing unsettled commentary.
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Jnispute
Gainesville
United States Senate
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Frank L. Stanton
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A. J. Cobb
Andrew M. Soule
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W. L. Burke
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Red Cross
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Ah Leong
Honolulu
J. F. Childs
Hawai
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