Allied Drive Clears Belgium and France of Invaders
Allied forces continue their steady push to reclaim Belgium and France as German resistance weakens. French troops under General Barthelet strike near Rheims capturing Berry-au-Bac and threatening the Chemin-Des-Dames. British gains east of Arras aim to seize Deunai while Americans advance east of the Argonne forest. Submarine lanes at Zeebrugge and Ostend are blocked, and a French naval division reaches Beirut amid relief in the region.
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Barthelet
Rheims
Berry-au-Bac
Aisne
Chemin-Des-Dames
Graniee
Hoirut
Belgium
Allenby
Palestine
Arras
Deunai
Meuse
Arvenne Forest
Es Press
Pershing
Cunel Woods
Citywide order to close theaters and public places due to flu
Athens and Clarke county issue emergency measures to curb Spanish influenza. Mayor Erwin orders carnival performances halted and public venues closed, enforces anti spit rules, and calls health board and physicians to assess the outbreak. Quarantine rules for cases and families follow, with stay-at-home guidance for a week as the Board of Health warns against an epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Clarke County
Erwin
Board of Health
Athens Board of Health
Heart of Health
British Admiral Geddes Heads Admiralty Delegation in Washington
In Washington on Oct 7 the admiralty board led by Sir Eric Geddes arrived as guests of the Navy Department. The party arrived aboard a vessel flying the admiralty flag for the first time outside British home waters. Bond sales and liberty loans noted in the dispatch.
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Associated Press
Washington
Admiralty Board
Sir Eric Geddes
British Admiralty
Stleste
Navy Department
United States
Admiralty
Athens Will Name a Tank for Liberty Bond Effort
Counties and towns across the Sixth Federal Reserve District race to name ships and tanks for the Fourth Liberty Loan. Awards go to communities achieving one hundred percent subscriptions relative to 1910 census population, with eligible towns limited to 5,000 or more. Sponsors chosen by the winning community from among top sellers. Buy Liberty Bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Federal Reserve District
Liberty Loan
Foch Aims for Winter Pressure as Allied Forces Rally
The article notes Allied morale rising with renewed French and British vigor, and American reinforcement boosting confidence. It argues German resilience remains intact despite hardships, with German press and officials acknowledging American strength and the difficulty of defeating a strengthening foe.
Red Cross to Aid Fight Against Influenza Epidemic
Washington Oct 7 The American Red Cross approves mobilization to combat Spanish Flu. Chapters will enroll nurses and use surplus hospital supplies in cooperation with Public Health Service and state boards. Surgeon General Blue suggests closing schools and public amusements where illness is prevalent. Buy liberty bonds. Clarke cotton ginned to Sept 28 1918 shows 2473 bales versus prior year.
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Washington
Public Health Service
State Boards of Health
Red Cross
General Blue
Public
Clarke
Brother of Pastor Reported Dead in Commerce
ITV reports the brother of a Commerce Presbyterian pastor died after a mission to Toccoa. Key Ian A. Simpson, newly called pastor, was en route to Commerce with his family when notified in New York of his brother’s critical condition. The brother’s death occurred as the group returned to their former home for the interment Sunday afternoon.
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Commerce
Ian A. Simpson
Commerce Presbyterian Church
Toccoa
Simpson
New York
Cattle Industry in Georgia on Verge of Big Leap Forward
Atlanta dispatch reports a regional push to import over 100000 Texan cattle into Georgia. State College agents survey county needs, rail freight rates are cut, and a plan to ship cattle from Texas to Georgia central points is being prepared amid Texas drought and beef surplus.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Southeast
Winecell
State College of Articulture
J. Phil Campbell
Athens
College
Texas
Rairoads
Rai
Wit R. Tucker
Toecker
State Agricultural College
Texs
Railroad Administration
State College
Stavety
Tucker
Southeastern Railroad Agricultural Departments
Central
Mien Edith Thomas
Shaners
Commonwealth of Right
Army Cutting French Timber for Hospitals
The Associated Press reports massive French timber cutting for U S Army needs in France and Switzerland. Forests yield to rapid wood construction for hospitals, docks, and barracks amid war demands. Hospitals alone require up to 200000 beds for a million men, with 400000 attendants. warehouses, docks, and barracks rise at vast scales as builders work to finish before winter. Also details brave British air actions destroying a Somme bridge to hinder a German counterattack.
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Tours
France
Associated Press
Switzerland
Spain
America
Panama Canal
United States
BUY Liberty
Soldiers in France Learn German and French in Spare Moments
With American forces in France many soldiers study German during spare moments to talk with German prisoners or to be ready for Berlin. Nearly every company has one or more members who can speak German and after two to three months in France they often speak some French as well.
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France
Associated Press
Berlin
Liberty Loan drive to oversubscribe county quota
In Commerce Jackson county prepares for a Fourth Liberty Loan rally with speakers at 10 a.m. in every schoolhouse. Ex mayor W F Dorsey will address the crowd in the public school auditorium, with a patriotic program planned. A separate item notes Gibson Mercer students forming Christian Workersite to perform service and mentions the school’s military department and officers. A local foreign war dispatch reports American bombers using large bombs and their combat successes over Germany, including aerial dogfights and destruction of enemy aircraft and hangars.
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Commerce
L. G. Hardman
Jackson County
W. F. Dorsey
Athena
France
Liberty Gibson-Mercer
Bowman
Gibson-Mercer
Gibson-Mercer Christian Workersite
Paul Sayer
Mallon Thornton
Swift Vaughter
Mink Hannah Brown
Lawson Ki. Brown
John A. Pool
Hoker ‘Ginn
Vernon Cofle
J. Maxwell
George Adair
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Zeebrugge
Ostend
Perching
Verdun
Associat
Beirut
Paris
Syria
War Labor Policies Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Labor
Bonos
Cucette Ltd
Prapain
Bears
Limite Signatere
G-Athia
EW York
Castoria
Foch
Othe Meena Berees
Associated
Ross
Marshal Boch
Pooh
Americcas
Germany
Americ Mh
Ani
ITV
Tebokh
Somme
L. Walmsley
Royal Air Force
Feading
Heally
Liberty Bonds
Hartwell School
Woolioe Hilips
Flartwell
Mine Phillips
Winterville
O. NL
Piedmont College
lonDs
Emmy
Pristiog
Americana
Tiecovery
Dimeog
Berat
Janrhey
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