Great Herds of Cattle Behind German Advance
Berlin reports through Overseas News Agency that German and Austrian forces moving through Poland are fed by vast cattle herds and mineral water supplies. Russians burned villages and removed resources as prisoners describe scarce ammunition. Neutral representatives remain in Warsaw and Lemberg as crowds greet Germans, while peasants are returned home and flour stores fall to conquerors.
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Berlin
Poland
Vistula
Bug
Ivangorod
Warsaw
United States
Norway
Tageblatt
Lemberg
Galicia
Leopold
Bavaria
Lublin
Frank Moran Seeks Fight With Willard After Paris Bout
Frank Moran, the heavyweight who sparred twenty rounds with Jack Johnson in Paris in June 1914, arrived in New York aboard the St Paul from Liverpool. He announced his intent to seek a match with Jess Willard.
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New York
Frank Moran
Jack Johnson
Paris
St Paul
Liverpool
Jess Willard
LAND AND SEA ATTACK MADE AT DARDANELLES
An official Constantinople communication reports a joint land and sea assault on Gallipoli Turkish positions. It notes Turkish forces recaptured portions of trenches on the left wing near Ari Burn and near Seddul Bahr on the right, with continued artillery duels and counterattacks. It also states the enemy evacuated positions near Alashgerd in the Caucasus and retreated toward Russedagts.
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Amsterdam
London
Gallipoli
Constantinople
Turkish War Office
Stoss
Dardanelles
Ari
Lana
Seddul Bahr
Sughadere
Caucasus
Alashgerd
Russedagts
13 656 Officers Lost by Great Britain
London July 20 Correspondence of the Associated Press officers casualty lists from July 19 to July 5 show the British army lost 115 killed 246 wounded and 14 missing a total of 363 This brings the aggregate officer loss since the beginning of the war to 13 656 of whom 4 17 are recorded dead e305 wounded and L176 missing
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London
Associated Press
Joss
Elimination Doubles Start This Week In National Meet
Chicago August 3 Five pairs vie in the national elimination doubles at Lake Forest this week for a chance to meet Maurice McLoughlin and T C Bundy in New York for the national championship. Western champions Hagen and Burdick face Heathly Ford and Dex Squair in the opening round with other regional pairs, while Pacific coast duo Griffin and Johnston meet Norris Williams Jr and Wa shburn in the eastern bid.
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Chicago
Lake Forest
Maurice McLoughlin
T.C. Bundy
New York
Yenterday
Walter Hagen
Ralph Burdick
Heathly Ford
Dex Squair
R. Norris Williams, Jr
William" Waahburnain
Dean Mathy de Seorgan Church
Northwest
B M Grant
Nat Thornton
Atlanta
Church
Hayes
Louise Pound
Lincoln
Neb
Miriam Steever
Carrie B Neely
C W Adame
Carranza Aims for Peace with Mexican Leaders
A New York report notes Carranza’s moves toward peace negotiations in Mexico amid a flood of cargo arrivals. Secretary Lansing and Secretary McAdoo conferred in New York on unsettled questions tied to stabilizing Mexico, while Brazilian minister Cardoso de Olivera seeks a U S warship to journey to Key West en route to Washington. Carranza forces recaptured Mexico City waterworks and power plants, with no disorders reported.
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Lansing
Maddo
New York
Mexico
The
Treasury
McAdoo
Maine
Wilson
Cornish
Lansing Wee
Washington
U. S
Mexico City
Jose Manuel’ Cardoso de Olivera
United States
State Department
Key West
Gonzales
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Legation
Havana
Extra Session Looms Over Western and Atlantic Fight
Lawmakers brace for a clash over prohibitions and Western and Atlantic bills. Prohibitionists plan to table orders until a hearing, risking the session’s fate. A potential extra session looms as Governor Harris receives statewide appeals.
Compulsory Education Urged by B R Holmes in Atlanta
BR Holmes president of Holmes Institute urges compulsory education to curb crime among Atlanta's colored children. He cites one third never attending schools due to poverty and work, warning that without reform many youths may join gamblers robbers and loafers, and advocates bills to save thousands of colored children from crime and shape productive citizens.
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Atlanta
BR Holmes
Holmes Institute
Balloon Observation Over Arras Front Reveals War’s Eye in the Sky
Amsterdam report from July details a German line ascent in a captive balloon near Arras. The observer describes the balloon as a stationary, long-enduring platform feeding artillery with photographic data, while gunners and crews watch for flashes and adjust fire amid endless gunfire and smoke across the Lorette and Bougigny sectors.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Associated Press
Berliner Tagieblatt
Arras
Manis
Solicitor Whisky Orders Fined In Wilkes County
Washington GA August Special For soliciting whisky orders through the mails Cashing of Augusta was fined 750 dollars in Wilkes county superior court which adjourned after a week Cashing pleaded not guilty and appeals were noted The grand jury reported extensiveprohibition violations in the county seeking to end the practice Meanwhile Jackson GA August Special The summer term of Butte county superior court will convene in Jackson with Judge W E H Kearcy presiding first time There is much civil and criminal business to be heard including more than twenty large damage suits and several murder cases drawing interest
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Washington, Ga
Cashing
Augusta
Superior Court
Wilkes County
Jackson
Butte County
W EH Kearcy
R T Daniel
Charlton Determined To Get Dixie Route
Waycross Ga August special Renewed assurances have been given Charlton county commissioners of the determination of Nassau and Duval counties to complete their parts of the proposed Dixie highway without delay and to maintain the highway after it is built Charlton county people deny reports that the Dixie highway cannot be maintained due to small population Grat Charlton county is one of the largest in the state with a small population and has done more road work in three years than most counties Charlton residents say they are united to secure the Dixie Highway and will not be deterred by critics Chamber of Commerce leader T W Wrench says Charlton will grow and prove its worth with the highway pursuit and will take steps to get it
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Waycross
Charlton County
Nassau
Duval Counties
Brunawick
Georgia
Chariton
Dixie Highway
T. W. Wrench
Chamber of Commerce of
Folkston
Charlton
Mr “Wrench
Walkers Condition Reported Critical In City Leader
George Walker long prominent citizen, typhoid fever four months, reported critically ill at 613 Washington Street. He is president of the Second and Third Ward club, served on the city water board, and is a member of St Philips Cathedral.
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George Walker
Washington Street
Walker
Third Ward
City Water Board
St- Philips, Cathedral
Farmers Union Warehouse to be enlarged at Jackson GA
The Farmers' Union warehouse in Jackson, one of the state's largest, will gain another room. The expansion was decided at the annual stakeholders meeting due to growing business.
Allies Bid For Aid Of Balkan Powers
A Reuters summary notes allies seek Bulgaria talks amid Balkan tensions. Serbia may concede Macedonia to Bulgaria while Greece resists Kavala restitution. Athens’ stance could shift with Venizelos's return in September. Rumors swirl over a Bulgarian note and a potential trade of territories for Bulgaria’s active allied support.
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Balkan
Serbia
Macedonia
Bulgara
Greece
Kavala
Vilayet
Saloniki
Bulgaria
Menizelos
Venizelos
Kaxala
Bulgirte
Aciturn
Greege
Constantine
Cabingl
Lenden
Stolia
Russia
Teriiter
Turkey
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Walton Street
Atlanta, GA
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