Prices For This Year Crop Not To Be Fixed On Cotton
Atlanta Sept. 17 President J J Brown of the Cotton States Official Advisory Marketing Board reports Washington telegrams say no government move to fix cotton prices now or later for 1919 20. The board urges farmers merchants and lawmakers to press for a free open market and notes the 1918 crop costs producers over 30 cents per pound to grow. The piece highlights wheat planting as a patriotic pivot and praises R K Jarman of Baxley for seed wheat orders and a planned Georgia wheat mill.
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Warner
Atlanta
J.J. Brown
Cotton States Ofcial Advisory Marketing Board
Washington
E. A. Calvin
Yn Ae Gems Ve
War Industries Board
Marketing Board
Brown
South
New Orleans
Orang
State Department
Georgia
Coastal Plains
J. J. Brown
R. K. Jarman
Baxley
Tennessee
Appling
Jarman
Bulgars Loaned Divisions Needed to Bolster Kaiser
Allied fighting in Macedonia and France intensifies as Serbian reports claim 3000 prisoners and cannons taken. German lines under pressure on the western front while an eastern front offensive may require Bulgars recalled from Bulgaria to bolster German resistance in France and Flanders.
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Associated Press
Macedonia
Foch
Kaiser Wilhelm
France
Flanders
Emphatic Reply to German Challenge in Lorraine
American forces in Lorraine on September 17 repelled German attacks along the new line. Artillery, infantry, and aviators met the challenge as the enemy bombarded points with vigor and released gas while attempting aerial incursions, yet no sign indicated any plan to recover lost territory.
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Lorraine
Associated Press
University of Georgia trustees meet in Atlanta for women admission talks
A called meeting of the University of Georgia Board of Trustees occurs in Atlanta to discuss matters with the Georgia School of Technology and the potential admission of women to the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Governors and trustees cite crowded campus from many new, returning soldiers as a reason the university may not admit women at this time.
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Board OF Trustees
THE
University OF Georgia
Atlanta
State Capitol
Dorsey
Georgia School of Technology
Whit Institution
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Allied Citizens in Russian Peril Reported
Washington reports from a neutral country that Allied citizens in central Russia are in danger with the Russian people described as tragic. Five hundred were shot in connection with the assassination of a Bolshevik cabinet minister Uritek Bolahovik. A large number were said to be held for execution.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Russia
Uritekt
Bolahovik
Wessage
Wife of Editor Is Found Dead in Hotel Cumberland
New York news reports Mrs. Charles B. Chapin wife of the editor of the New York Evening World was found dead with a bullet wound in a hotel room. A letter to the paper’s business manager hinted at self harm and said he could not leave his wife alone. Chapin a twenty year city editor was sought by police into the night.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles B. Chapin
New York Evening World
Chapin
Hotel Cumberland
the World
Evening World
St. Louis
Resolutions Adopted In Tallulah Falls Over Death Of Mary Ann Lipscomb
Tallulah Falls Georgia September 16 1918 citizens offer heartfelt sympathy to the Lipscomb family praising her gifts and influence on children and schools. Resolutions order printing in local papers and sending copies to numerous relatives and school groups.
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Tallulah Falls
Mary Ann Lipscomb
Jet. Bett
J.K. Harvey
Myrtle Harvey
J. E. Fincher
W. E. Mangus
R. C. Harvey
Wyley Pitts
Wiley Pitts
H. M. Pitts
Coffer
Bertha McEntire
Long
Walter Hunni
Butter Prints Then and Now No Less Than a Pound
United States Food Administration in Atlanta announces a January 1 1919 effective date for prohibiting butter sales in prints under a pound to save paper and cartons. Retailers may cut a pound to satisfy demand. The Cuban sugar crop will be purchased for allied distribution starting December, under a price of about 5.60 per hundred pounds fob Cuban ports. Gas mask carbon will be sourced from fruit pits and nut shells, with campaigns led by Red Cross and county administrators to collect pits from households and businesses for emergency use.
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Atlanta
Mbor
Paich
Sugar Equilization Board
United States Food Administration
Red Cross
W. M. Jackson
United States Army
West 4Th St
New York City
America
Europe
Revisions in selective service rules mailed to boards
Atlanta visitors report revisions to selective service regulations governing draft classifications for employment including agriculture. Leaflets outlining the new rules will be mailed with questionnaires to registrants aged 19 to 46. District boards retain judgment. industrial advisers assist but cannot bind boards with prior lists.
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Warner
Atlanta
Selective Service
District Board
War Industries Board
Tthe
Funeral of Mrs J R Crawford in Madison county
The funeral for Mrs John R Crawford who died at home yesterday was held at 4 p m at 606 Franklin Street conducted by Rev Dr Lynch pastor of the Mount Baptist church. The remains were buried at Williams burying ground in Madison county after the service.
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John R. Crawford
Thin City
Franklin Street
Dr. Lynch
Mirnt Baptist Church
Wiliams Burying Ground
Madison County
Modification of Income Tax Rate Approved by House
Washington Sept 17 the house approved a provision in the new revenue law aimed at raising 2.376 billion dollars of the measure s 8 billion toll with no changes to the rates proposed by the ways and means committee Two changes requested by the committee lower corporate income tax on liberty bond purchases to twelve percent from eighteen and allow individuals to deduct all interest paid and accrued in calculating incomes
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Associated Prdes
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Beer brewing stops December 1 after October 1 ban
The president signed a proclamation prohibiting the use of any foodstuffs in brewing beer and near-beers after October 1. Brewers must cease brewing entirely after December 1, though existing beer in vats would remain for two to six months and sales would continue.
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Associated Press
Washington
Memphis Teachers Strike Shuts Schools As Walkout Grows
Associated Press reports Memphis teachers strike as 316 of 400 teachers fail to report for duty and three schools are entirely deserted. The board of education urges city commission to influence the legislature next January to raise teachers salaries, with the outcome tied to the strike’s end.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Board of Education
Clarke County Women’s Clubs Meet Saturday at Court House
The Clarke county federation of Women’s clubs will hold its regular monthly meeting at the courthouse Saturday at 4 o clock. Miss Mary E Creawell of the Washington office department of agriculture will deliver an address. A special program of music and other features will be offered. Public invited.
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Clarke County Federation of Women's Clubs
Reguar
Court House
Mary E. Creawell
Washington Office Department of Agriculture
Paid Visit to Camp Gordon Brightens Athens Trip
Mr. R. Dobbs and A. F. Comer spent Monday in Atlanta and at Camp Gordon visiting Prof. John Morris who works with the Y M C A. They saw Athens boys at the cantonment and reported they are in fine health and spirits. A meal with the soldiers at the camp was a rare treat and the visit thoroughly enjoyable.
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R. Dobbs
A. F. Comer
Atlanta
Camp Gordon
John Morris
Quick Action on Revenue Measure
Washington report: House began immediate consideration of amendments to the war revenue bill. In about fifteen minutes, members approved sharply higher normal and surtax rates for individuals, estimating revenue near one and a half billion dollars, while defeating all changes proposed by the Ways and Means Committee. A motion to strike the income tax extension to top officials failed, and final action on taxing state and local bonds was postponed due to no quorum.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Wilson Promises to Help Women Vote in Senate
Washington Sept 17 a group of democratic women urged the president to use his influence to move the federal suffrage amendment in the senate before November elections. The president reportedly replied he would assist them in every way in his power.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Pyesldent
Bridgeport Strike Nearing The End
Bridgeport machinists strike to end as muleteers and workers expected to return to the plant after a day of idle action. Associated Press reports the local disruption near conclusion with workers slated to resume duties today.
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Bridgeport
Associated Preas
Conp
Wark
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Resistance
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H. J. Rowe
J. R. Crawford
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