Teutonic Losses in Serbian Campaign Reported
London dispatchs cite official notes on fierce Serbian front fighting. German claims of progress at Vranova mountain and Smol Jinac. Nish reports 25 000 killed and 60 000 wounded in the Serbian campaign. British ships blockade Bulgarian ports and Allied troops join Serbians on the frontier.
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Teutonic
Associated Press
London
von Mackensen
Vranova
Smol Jinac
Zajecar
Nish
Semendria
Danube
Pozoarvac
Bulgaria
Dedenghatch
Porto Lagos
Maronia Mech
Aegean Sea
Vermelles
Champagne
Aubrive
Saloniki
Serbo
Athens
Army of Mission and Quarter Proposed in New U. S. Defense
Washington reports a plan to enroll a citizen army of 800000 within six years by requiring employers to permit two months of military training for workers over three years. The proposal includes funding around 400 million dollars, with 140000 regulars and 300000 reserves, plus naval expansion plans.
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ARMY
U. S
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Navy
College on Lumpkin Hill Proves Strong at State Fair
The College of Agriculture faces high demand for livestock and grain judging at fairs across the state. Faculty and senior students judge at neighboring events, boosting exhibit quality. A carload of College exhibits heads to Macon for the state fair, with purebred livestock to follow. Prof. Guy W. Firor leads efforts to deliver the best college exhibit yet, including boys and girls club displays shipped from all regions, prepared by state agents.
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College of Agriculture
Agricultural College
Macon
Guy W. Firor
Y M C A Work Praised By Athens Businessman
Joel Wier of the Athens Engineering Company shares the benefits of Y M C A involvement. He recalls entering as a lonely stranger in Mexico City and finding lodging, friendship, guidance, and relief from temptations. He notes the Athens Y M C A's expanded facilities will further help others and regrets not fully expressing the value in the brief “One Minute.”
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Joel Wier
Wier
Athens Engineering Company
Mexico City
Athens
Fire guts Mutual Film office in Atlanta blaze
In Atlanta on October 16 two women died and four others were critically injured in a fire that destroyed the Mutual Film Corporation offices in the Mion building. Several people jumped from a second story window suffering minor injuries as flames spread from an exploded electric fuse igniting films. Clark Westbrook and Lottie Haim died of burns at the city hospital.
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Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Mutual Film Corporation
Mion
Clark Westbrook
Lottie Haim
Wood Property Changes Hands at Broad and Foundry
Yesterday morning the sale of the Wood property at Broad and Foundry streets was completed with W. L. Wood transferring it to the Georgia Railroad Company through Erwin & Company for 15 000 dollars. The buyer had acquired it years ago for 1 000 dollars, and the acquisition completes the railroad’s piece in the area where terminals, viaducts, warehouses and passenger station plans will be built, with future land and building expenditures nearing half a million dollars.
Georgia Agricultural College Featured in The Country Gentleman
The Country Gentleman devotes a full page to the Georgia Agricultural College at Athens. The article highlights the college's work through extension service, field instruction, and its influence on Georgia farming, including alfalfa development, cotton grading, poultry, dairy and hog cholera efforts, and the statewide reach of county agents and club programs. It notes 15,000 enrolled in boys and girls clubs, 207,116 attendees at 1,474 farmers meetings, and a broad impact on southern livestock and crop production.
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Country Gentleman
Curtis Publishing Company
State College of Agriculture
Athens
Georgia
South
Lumpkin Hill
Georgia Agricultural College
The
Agricultural College
Mystery of Atlanta Man Charles W Martin Disappearance
A well known Atlanta business man, Charles W Martin, vanished on Peachtree Street at noon after a call. Police and private detectives failed to find him, leaving his wife and two children awaiting his return at 185 Holderness Street West End. He is described as 5 feet 11 inches, light hair and complexion, about 140 pounds, with a peculiar muscular twitch.
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Charles W. Martin
Atlanta
Martin
Candler
Fee
Peachtree Street
Holderness Street
West End
Georgia Apple Industry Shows Rapid Growth and Adoption
Georgia apple growers report a strong expansion in culture and marketing. Prof J W Wiror notes Habersham county leads production while older orchards with thinning yield large crops, and several varieties such as Kinnard Ben Davis Shockley Yates show strong commercial promise.
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Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Florida
J. W. Wiror
Georgia State College of Agriculture
Wiror
Habersham
H. R. Staight
Sharp and Yeoman
R. H. Black
B. R. Haskett
Shockley
Kinnard
Ben Davis
Yates
Delicious
King David
Brilliant
Jonathan
Virginia
North Carolina
Limbertwig
Bonim
Cattle Raising on Sapelo Island Enthuses Georgia Veterinarian
Banner special from Atlanta reports Dr. Peter F. Bahnsen state veterinarian praises Sapelo Island stock farm. H. E. Coffin leads the venture with F. M. Butner in charge. The operation has 42 car loads of stock totaling about 2,500 cattle and plans to ship 250 native cattle over 1,000 pounds soon. Three 280 ton silos in use, a fourth under construction, tick eradication efforts co financed with state support, marking a successful move toward profitable Georgia livestock raising.
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Banner
Atlanta
Peter F. Bahnsen
Sapelo Island
Darien
McIntosh County
H. E. Coffin
F. M. Butner
Savannah
Bahnsen
Georgia
Hahnsen
Many Killed in Union Pacific Bridge Disaster
Near Here on October 16 a Union Pacific motor car plunged through a bridge into a swollen creek. Sixteen believed dead, ten bodies recovered, many others in mud and water, majority young women and teachers. Only four of sixty five escaped unharmed.
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Associated Press
Handolph
Sans
Union Pacific Motor Traction
Preservation bill endorsed by Southern Appalachin Good Roads Assn
In Bluefield West Virginia October 16 the Weeks bill for preserving the Alleghney forest system was endorsed at the association's closing session. Executive committee members include Geo B Towell W S Follis H B Warner North Carolina E J Watson South Carolina and S B Slack Athens Georgia. John A Smith Gainesville is a vice president. The 1917 convention, invited to Athens Georgia, will move to Lexington on a later date.
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Associated Press
Bluefield
W. Va
Southern Appalachiin Good Roads Association
Geo. B. Towell
W. 8. Follis
H. B. Warner
North Carolina
E. J. Watson
South Carolina
S. B. Slack
Athens
Georgia
John A. Smith
Gainesville
Association
Lexington
Villa's Lieutenant Drowns Foreshadowing Villa Turmoil
An official El Paso report states General Rudolfo Fierro, second in command of the Villa army, died by drowning while fording a lake near Villa Ahumada. The death follows accusations tied to the Jaurez killings of three men two years prior. A denial was issued that Villa’s forces were court martialed at Casas Grandes.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Texas
Rudolfo Fierro
Villa
William ‘Benton
Anton Bauch
Jaurez
Pierre
Villa Ahumada
Casas Grantes
Old Man and Woman Speak of Restful Farewell
Margaret Steele Anderson in Southern Woman's Magazine portrays aging as a quiet journey. The couple longs for a sunny corner, bread and broth, and a peaceful transition rather than labor or music as they near departure.
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Margaret Steele Anderson
Southern Woman's Magazine
Hyde Named Democratic Mayor Candidate at Canvass Under Militia Guard
In Charleston on October 16 the Democratic executive committee nominated Tristram T. Hyde for mayor after a Tuesday primary canvass under militia guard. Hyde led Mayor Grace by 128 votes as attendees were searched at the hall. Mayor Grace, Police Chief Cantwell, and Sheriff Martin were said to have been relieved of revolvers. The meeting adjourned at 7:30.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Democratic Executive Committee
Tristram T. Hyde
Hyde
Grace
Cantwell
Martin
Commerce F C P Fair Crowds Attract Big Attendance
At 12 tonight the gates closed after a large fair in Commerce Georgia drawing about 4000 daily with huge Saturday crowds. Jackson county won top prizes in Ladies and agricultural exhibits and George Williamson led individual exhibits. Notable displays included Commerce High School sewing and cooking and Athens Agricultural College cattle. Hardman praised for leading the 1915 Fair as the biggest yet with orderly crowds and festive mood.
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Commerce
F.C. FP
Jackson County
Franklin
Madison
Banks
Jackson
George L.williamson
Charlie Neal
Milan Holland
Commerce High School
Margaret Joseph
Agricultural College
Athens
Jersey
Woodruff Nair
Winder
Georgia
John 8. Hardman
Athens Boy In The Red Rose at Colonial Theater
Athens born actor Wilbur Cox of the E D Cox family appears in the company’s production The Red Rose at the Colonial next Saturday night. Cox, noted for his work in Alms Where Do You Live last season, portrays a unique and interesting character, drawing praise from friends of his boyhood.
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Wilbur Cox
E. D. Cox
Dixie Highway Tourists Arrive in Atlanta
Atlanta Ga Oct 16 Dixie Highway tourists arrived here on the Chicago to Miami route at 8 45 tonight They will leave tomorrow for Macon Ga
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Chicago
Miami
Fis
Macon
Jaly Defies Austria While Guarding a Strict Rule
A fragment hints at Jaly clashing with Austria yet maintaining a rigid regime, described with cryptic phrasing and a jar image as a metaphor. The readable bits point to political or personal tension, but specifics are unclear.
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Weilerkopf
Vosges
Paris
Reillon
Orrane
Linge
Schratzmannele
Berlin
Dvinsk
Smorgen
Riga Gulf
Havas
Zurich
Switzerland
Bessaraba
Petrograd
Baltic
the College
Mutual Hlm CO
Athens Institution
Apple Industry
Tick
C. T. Martin
Easley, S. C
Union Pacific
8. B. Slack
University Good Roads Department
Red
Jaly
Austria
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