Largest farm land sale in state history yesterday
The James M. Smith estate was divided into 53 farms spanning nearly 70,000 acres and selling for $374,342. The auction at Lexington drew 12,000 to 25,000 spectators from Oglethorpe and surrounding counties, with most buyers local. The American Land Company conducted the sale, led by Tom Dozier and Olin Dozier, finishing by 4:30 p.m. amid strong local participation.
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James M. Smith
South
Col. Smith
Lexington
Court of Ordinary
Oglethorpe
Mississippi
Texas
Prince
Oglethorpe County
Big
American Land Company
Athens—Mesers
T. H. Dozier, Jr
Olim Dozier
Tom Dozier
Bee J. Cunningham
Hall Reynolds
Atlanta
H. Mathews
Comer
Howard Place
J. Manley
T. C. Estes
A. J. Gillem
A. 8. Murphy
Ogle- Thorpe
A. P. Dunaway
Geo. J. Cunningham
Hamilton McWhorter, Jr
J. D. Power
W. A. Rowe
R. 8. Collier
J. Carmichael
Pershing to be promoted to full general rank
Washington October 2 The War Department plans reviving the grade of full general to give Major General Pershing a suitable rank as he commands the American expeditionary forces. Four Americans have held the title Washington Grant Sherman Sheridan. Secretary Baker says early promotion is essential as Pershing will command a large army and divisions will form army corps under lieutenant generals. The move avoids embarrassment next to Allied commanders holding higher ranks.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
War Department
Pershing
Washington
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Baker
Last Chance for University Quartermaster Training
Prof. 8. V. Sanford said about fifty or sixty men are enrolled in the university course to be completed before January. Twenty-five more may join as the government plans a large quartermasters school in Jacksonville. Applicants should act promptly to secure this opportunity before Christmas holidays. Mrs. Sanford travels to New York with Lt. Sanford as he sails for France.
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V. Sanford
Department of the University
Harte
Quartermasters’ Corps
Washington City
War Department
Jacksonville
Norwegian Losses In Shipping Great
London Oct 2 The Norwegian legation reports that in September nineteen Norwegian merchant ships totaling about thirty thousand tons were lost.
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Associated Press
London
Colored Red Cross Committee to Meet
The colored committees of the Red Cross war fund raised here in the campaign of some weeks ago are all requested to meet tomorrow afternoon at 4 o clock with all monies collected to date for this purpose at the Samaritan building.
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Red Cross War Fund
Samaritan Building
Hindenburg's Birthday Celebrated in Germany
Field Marshal Von Hindenburgs seventieth birthday was celebrated across Germany today as a national fete with greetings from the emperor and the imperial family. A hope for early peace was voiced in the messages.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Field Marshal von Hindenberg
Germany
Famous airmen meet their end in war newssheet
British Headquarters in France and Belgium reports the body of the famed German airman Lieutenant Vosse, long listed as missing, found within British Lines. Messages dropped by British airmen confirmed Vosse’s death, a coincidence with the similarly timed demise of French ace Guynemer. Vosse is described as dying in valiant combat.
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Associated Press
France
Belgium
Vosse
Guynemer
War Tax Bill Passes Senate and House for President
Washington Oct 2 Congress sent the war tax bill to the president for signature after the conference report was adopted without a record vote. The measure adds more than two and a half billion dollars in taxes including income corporate and individual taxes and war profits. Senator Smoot condemned the postage provision saying many publishers could be forced from business. The bill is estimated to raise about 850 million from incomes and corporate taxes and about a billion from war profits.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Contress
Senate
House
Smoot
Thirty Cents For Cotton's Suggested
New Orleans Oct. 2 A price of thirty cents a pound to the farmer was agreed upon at a meeting of men marketing cotton in ten southern states as justified by current selling prices of manufactured cotton products. L B Jackson proposed the figure. Delegates formed a Cotton States Official Marketing Board to collect data and distribute it to farmers.
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Associated Pressy
New Orleans
L. B. Jackson
Georgia Bureau of Markets
Cotton States
Commissioners of Agriculture
American tank steamer Weatwego arrives at Atlantic port
From Paris dispatch last month the Weatwego was reported to have been in a massed attack of six submarines on convoy merchant ships. Here officials confirm one merchant ship loss but do not mention any submarine sinking.
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Associated Press
Atlantic Port
Weatwego
Navy Department
Paris
Officials deny aides to House yet named in peace talks
Washington Oct. 2 White House officials dismissed reports that public men are being designated to assist Colonel House, the president's personal friend, in collecting data for use when the peace dissusor shall start.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
White
House
Colonel House
Athens Grain Dealer Elected National Director
Mr. J. H. Beussee of Pitner & Beusse received notice from Secretary Treasurer Chas Quinn of the National Grain Dealers Association that the Athens grain dealer has been elected as a director of the national organization. The remark ties the farmer planning fall sowing to the idea that he brings the wheat supply.
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J. H. Beussee
Pitner & Beusse
Chas. Quinn
National Grain Dealers’ Association
Athens
National Association
Government estimates cotton crop for 1917 at 12,047,000 bales
The Agriculture Department reports September conditions declined 7.4 points due to boll weevils and worms. Drought, weather, and labor shortages reduced yield prospects. final production will be estimated in December. Area planted totals 34.6 million acres with 1917 forecast at 168.5 pounds per acre.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
German record and the colonel Roosevelt speech claim
Amsterdam October 2 The Frankfurter Zeitung prints what it calls the German foreign office record. It states Col Roosevelt told the German ambassador in Washington that the best guarantee for improving South American conditions would be the establishment of a German state in southern Brazil.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Col. Roosevelt
Washington
Frankfurter Zeitung
Foreign Office Record
Roosevelt
Brazil
Federal fuel administrators confer on coal pricing nationwide
By Associated Press Washington Oct 2 Federal Administrator Garfield explains how retail coal prices will be fixed for all communities. State officers must select state local committees to aid in the work. Attending the meeting was Dr L G Hardman of Commerce Georgia.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Garfield
L. G. Hardman
Commerce
Georgia
State Senator Ware Named as Man Higher Up in Gunmen Case
Philadelphia report states State Senator Ware was identified in testimony as the man higher up who would supply money to bring alleged gunmen from New York for the September primary in which a policeman was killed.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Ware
New York
Expulsion Demanded For Sen LaFollette
New York on October 2 the American Rights League called for the expulsion of Senator LaFollette from the senate in a telegram to Vice President Marshall. The group warned that thousands of young Americans could be sacrificed to years in service due to LaFollette and his followers seditious and treasonable utterances.
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Associated Press
New York
LaFollette
Senate
Marshall
American Rights League
Agreement Reaches Wage Increase Accord in D C
Washington Oct 2 coal operators and miners in the central competitive field reach a full agreement on wage increases. Discussion will continue tomorrow. The notice includes an advertisement for Texas Wonder kidney and bladder cure with testimonials and mail order availability.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Texas
St. ‘Loula
Indictments Of I W W Members Made Public In Chicago
Copies of indictments returned last week against members of the Industrial Workers of the World are made public. It is disclosed that members called themselves workers terming other classes as capitalist master and ruling class. Enid Oklahoma reports the case against eleven Working Class Union members on trial for conspiracy to resist the military draft law will go to the jury tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Industrial Workers of the World Organization
Enid, Okla
Liberty Bond Sales Surge Nationwide and in Districts
News reports show 50 to 60 million subscribed in two days for the second Liberty Loan nationwide. Educational systems across states will aid sales, with insurers German American and German Alliance Banks and groups like Knoxville and Tampa each contributing sizable subscriptions. In Athens, progress is steady as banks sell bonds to customers and local committees plan further outreach to meet allotments.
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Associated Press
New York
German Alliance Insurance Company
Athens
Seon
Col
Michael
Chaiman
First Colored Selectmen From Clarke Honored by Both Races
The thirty-one colored selectmen, first of their race chosen from Clarke, were honored in Athens with a dinner, parade, and speeches at Morton's Opera House. White and colored leaders praised their service while pledging support as these men join the nation’s war effort. The event featured a Cross-shaped table setting, Red Cross hosts, two bands, and a packed 1,200-seat crowd.
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Clarke
Southern Railway
Jim Brown
Good Samaritan Temple
Frank Allen
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Morton
Opera House
Colored People
Chamber of Commerce Committee
J. T. Johnson
Prof. Brown
Jerues
America
Georgia
Athens
Third Contingent of National Army Begins Mobilization
Washington October 2 The third contingent of the National Army will begin moving to sixteen cantonments tomorrow where about half of 687000 drafted men are already mobilized Quotas range from seventeen to forty percent It is unclear how many drafted men will join national guard organizations Remaining seven million registered men expected to be examined and classified for service Congress must act first due to examination costs in the war deficiency bill.
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J Ofer
Associated Press
National Army
National Guard
Congress
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Jim. Smith
Sanford
Colored Red Cross
Hindenburg
Georgia Market Bureau O
National Grain Organization
Mustang
Ciniment
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
California
Arizona
Sen. LaFollette
Second Liberty
Federal Reserve District
Knoxville, Tenn
Tampa, Fla
F. Hardeman
C. H. Phinizy
Hardeman
Phinizy
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