Better Baling of Cotton to Be Studied in New Orleans
European and American spinners will join in a World Cotton Conference committee led by Col Harvie Jordan to push improved baling of American cotton. James Inglis notes users abroad favor reforms as Egypt and India exports show heavy burlap packaging and density. The aim is joint action by European and American interests to remedy long delayed changes and end the current inefficient baling methods.
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New Orleans
Col
Harvie Jordan
Georgia
James Inglis
Commitn
Europe
Egypt
India
Gers
Athenians to share in bond interest money
Washington notes a gray haired man recounts luck after joining the United States Army at forty two. He contrasts a long career as a drug clerk with a choice to quit and seize opportunity. The scene involves a bald clerk and a window desk, with monograms engraved on silver and watches.
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Washington
United States Army
Wilson notes say Irish nationalists failed hearings
Private talks among senators on treaty reservations stretch as the foreign relations committee reviews a Paris memorandum claiming President Wilson and Colonel House sought Irish nationalist hearings. The memo quotes Wilson blaming Walsh and Dunne for derailing chances, while stressing sympathy for Ireland and limits on official action.
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Wracbington
Foreign Relations Committee
Irish National Bureau
Paris
Wilson
Frank
Colonel House
Ireland
Nations to Attend World Cotton Conference in New Orleans
President Wilson invites thirty nations to send delegates to the World Cotton Conference in New Orleans in October. European delegates will travel aboard the New Amsterdam, visiting New England, Charlotte, Greenville, LaGrange, Memphis, and other stops before and after the event, with coordinated receptions by major cotton bodies and chambers of commerce.
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Wilson
State Department
New Orleans
Europe
South America
The
Orient
West Indies
Commission
New Amsterdam
Falmouth
England
New York
New England
William M. Butler
New York Cotton Exchange
E. M. Weld
Association
South Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Association
LaGrange
Fuller E. Callaway
European Commission
Scott, Miss
British Fine Cotton Spinners’ Association
Memphis
Memphis Cotton Exchange
Memphis Chamber of Commerce
South
State Highway Board 10 Meets Each Saturday
The State Highway Board announced that chairman Dr Chas M Strahan of Athens will devote Saturdays to public inquiries and information until a schedule is set. Offices are in the Walton building Atlanta with clerks and engineers available. The board works on a program to advance Georgia roadbuilding and will issue a concrete announcement soon.
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New Estate Highway Commission
Chas. M. Strahan
Athens
Walton Building
Atlanta
Georgia
Junior Red Cross To Edit Magazine
The Junior Red Cross News begins in September as the official organ of the Department of Junior Membership. Published in Washington, it will reach schools nationwide in fourteen regional editions. The Southern Division edition will feature junior achievements and will accept contributions from Junior auxiliaries. The September issue highlights French children with reports from Junior Red Cross workers in Europe. The paper will be issued nine times annually during the school term.
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Atlanta
Junior Red Cross News
Department of Junior Membership
Washington
France
Red Cross
Europe
War Loan Director Takes Hold Of the Episcopal Drive
Lewis B. Franklin, former Director of War Loan Organization, assumes charge of the Episcopal Church Every Name Campaign. He will organize eighty seven dioceses for a nationwide effort to visit members and urge renewed church involvement with November 16 and December 7 targets. Franklin led Liberty Loan drives and chaired wartime fundraising, linking business leadership to church finance. He advocates lay leadership in church financial affairs to lift the stigma of begging and promote dignified fundraising.
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New York
Lewis B. Franklin
War Loan Organization
Treasury Department
Episcopal Church
Franklin
United States
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Liberty Loan
War Savings
Hhis
Divorce Surges In Atlanta With One Petition Every 12 Hours
Atlanta officials report Fulton County courts see about eight hundred divorce petitions annually, with the rate described as one filed every twelve hours. Probation officer S P Coogler voiced astonishment as he visited the superior court and encountered the steady stream of cases and domestic entanglements.
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Atlanta
S. P. Coogler
Fulton County
Literary Digest
America
Superior Court
Arnold Broyles
Coogler
Reno
Mr. Coogler
Peachtree
Monster airship to fly ocean voyage from England this fall
Tendon Sept 8 reports that the airship R-80 will carry twenty passengers and a small cargo on the first Sarrow-in-Furness to Rio de Janeiro voyage this fall. If successful, a regular four day service between these points is planned via London, Sierra Leone, and Atlantic routes. The craft seats 55 cadets for a Royal Air Force college opening next February, with age limits 17.5 to 19 for entrants.
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Sarrow-in-Furness
Rio de Janeiro
Leviathen
London
Sierra Leon
West Africa
Atlantic
Woodman Burbidges
England
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force Cadet College
Royal Air Force
Clip Coupons on Bonds This Month in Sixth District
United States Government will pay residents of Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi and Tennessee 2 295 050 81 on September 15 as semi annual interest on Third Liberty Loan bonds. Treasury urges reinvestment of interest in War Savings Stamps to boost government financing and secure quarterly compounding at four percent. War Savings Stamps available in Sixth District. $100 stamps cost 84 and $1 000 certificates cost 840, with value rising monthly.
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Atlanta
United States
Federal Reserve District
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Treasury Department
Silas W. Davis
Sixth District War Savings Organization
Treasury Savings
Mr. Davis
Federal Reserve
Admirals Benson And Sims Given Permanent Rank
Washington September House votes 244 to seven to confer permanent rank of admiral on Admiral Benson and Rear Admiral Sims. Mra W D Hooper hosts Miss Florine Holmes of Columbus as her guest.
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Benson and Sims
Washington
Sept
House of Representatives
Benson
Sims
Mra
Pershing Fourth Leader to Lifetime General
New York dispatch notes John J. Pershing became the fourth man named permanent general in U.S. Army history following Grant Sherman Sheridan. The piece details his rise from captain in 1904 through West Point in 1886, Indian Wars, Geronimo campaigns, Philippine service, Moro battles, and rapid promotions under Roosevelt’s patronage, culminating in his high military standing among World War I leaders.
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Associated Press
New York
Congress
John J. Pershing
United States
Grant
Sheridan
Sherman
Wilson
Pershing
Europe
Charles M. Sewab
Russia
Reams
Philippine Islands
Roosevelt
Mexico
Villa
Funston
Vera Crag
West Point
Geronimo
France
Belgium
No Man's Land
Miles
War Department
Department of Arizona
Tenth Cavalry
E Caney
Washington
Philippines
Department of Mindanao
Jolo
Ifr
Leonard Wood
Centu
Wood
Mindanao
Perahing
San Frantisco
Eighth Brigade
Presidio
San Francisco
Higue
Germains
Foch
Marshal Foch
Alsace-Lorraine
Batte
Hygiene Work of Red Cross Proves Potent Factor
Atlanta report shows the Southern Division with 2,577 women enrolled in Red Cross hygiene classes across 95 localities. Up to August 1, North Carolina had 506 students in 14 towns, South Carolina 758 in 27 towns, Tennessee 1,527 in 26 towns, Florida 318 in 16 towns, and Georgia 468 in 12 towns. Courses focus on prevention and treatment of influenza.
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Atlanta
Red Cross
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Florida
Georgia
Essex Cars Offer Comfort Beauty Power and Economy
Essex dealers tout a car that blends comfort, beauty, power, dependability and long life with economy in operation. Advocates claim the Essex offers large-car virtues at a lower first cost and upkeep, with over 10 000 units in service backing the claim and rising demand prompting early ordering to avoid delivery delays.
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The
Essex
Essex Brig
University Military Feature Expands Cadet Training Enrollment
The article outlines War Department regulations allowing new student veterans and ROTC members to enter basic and advanced courses at the University. Credits for prior service, government-provided equipment, and a $12 monthly commutation are described, with admissions decisions by military professors and college leaders.
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Banme
Reyorganiza
Wiliary
An Georgia
Ada Maty
War Department
Congress
Omoera
United States
Cera
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Army Training Corps
Military Department
France to Suffer During the Winter
Atlanta inquiry notes dire needs in devastated France with over one hundred towns ruined and five hundred thousand people to aid. Charity appeals urge Southern support as coal is unavailable and food is scarce for small towns across the affected areas.
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Atlanta
American Committee For
France
Lindsey Patterson
Southland
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State Highway Board
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