RUSS FORCES ADVANCE IN POLAND AND WESTERN FRAY
London dispatch reports Russian gains in northern Poland capturing trenches and guns, while in Galicia they inflict heavy Austrian losses. Western front sees French and German clashes near Nieuport and along the Argonne Meuse heights. German bureau notes Russians strengthen Galicia forces and French activity from Bel Fort Epinal to Nancy.
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London
Poland
Vistula
Pilica
Warsaw
Galicia
Francis Joseph
Servia
Austria
St Georges
Nieuport
Bruges
Argonne
Meuse
Berlin
Paris
Steinbach
Upper
Alsace
Germany
England
Holland
Russia
Krasno-Jasin
Vosges
Belfort-Epinal-Tour-Nancy
Bundgau
Moraht
Pageblatt
Cuxhaven
Holstein
Ead
Payhis
Gerany
Divorce Suit Alleges Infidelity By Atlanta Doctor Hopkins
Mrs. McKie Bennett Hopkins seeks divorce from Dr. John R. Hopkins of Atlanta alleging repeated infidelity in Atlanta and Washington. He owns a large patent medicine business and may oppose alimony. Testimony will be taken by William C. Arnold. The couple married in 1881 at West Point Mississippi and has one child, Russell Hopkins, linked to a $1,000,000 bequest from Dr. J. Lawrence.
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New York
John R. Hopkins
Atlanta
South
McKie Bennett Hopkins
Supreme Court
Hendrick
Wiliam C. Arnold
Broadway
Hopkins
Peachtree Street
Syx Street
Third Street
Maryland Avenue
Washington City
Martha
Virginia
Neil
Dr. Hopkins
Russell Hopkins
Women who demand new styles blamed for lack of work
Philadelphia December 25 Miss Mije Het Stuart Poyntz of Boston told the national conference on the unemployed that American women who demand new styles each season are largely responsible for unemployment. She added caprice in fashion depresses industry as manufacturers cannot forecast demand and that labor unions could ease conditions by ending sharp trade demarcations.
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Philadelphia
Stuart Poyntz
Boston
American Bankers as Guests of U S Officials
Washington December 29 The United States invited ministers of finance and leading bankers from Central and South America to a Washington conference on financial and commercial problems raised by the European war. The event aims to strengthen Pan American ties and may challenge London as a premier financial center.
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South and
Central America
Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Americas
McAdoo
Bryan
Wilson
Congress
State Department
Treasury and Commerce Departments
South America
Europe
New York
London
Rio Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Federal Reserve Board
Ormond Succeeds Hammond As Woodward's Secretary
Sidney Ormond, longtime city editor and writer for The Constitution, will become executive secretary to Mayor James G. Woodward, succeeding Frank Hammond who resigns to enter advertising. Ormond, a Atlanta figure, has a storied career across The Constitution, Memphis papers, and Arkansas Gazette, and takes up duties January 15. Hammond departs after guiding the mayor since 1913, moving into advertising with offices in the Empire Life building.
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Sidney Ormond
James G. Woodward
The
Constitution
Frank Hammond
Mr. Ormond
Atlanta
Ormond
Columbus Ledger
Columbus
Memphis
Memphis News
Telegraph
Commercial Appeal
Arkansas Gazette
Little Rock
Times-Democrat
New Orleans
Mississippi
Woodward
Empire Life Building
Rochester Photo Press
Hammond
City Hall
Aldine
Bustitivs
Wife Accused in Dr Whitmore Divorce Proceedings
The pretty young wife of Dr Samuel L Whitmore, a prominent Atlanta physician, is accused in sensational divorce filings of multiple murder attempts by poisoning meals and of breaking a costly candelabra over his head. He alleges she deserted him for Milford Texas, where she owns extensive cattle lands, and that she declared she loved another.
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Samuel L Whitmore
Asheville
Whitmore
Dr. Whitmore
Milford
Texas
Whitmores
Beer Prohibition Ordered in Petrograd City
Reuters dispatch reports a Petrograd order banning sale of all alcoholic drinks in the city including beer. The ban extends to clubs and high‑grade restaurants, building on wartime vodka prohibitions. Lighter drinks like beer had been allowed earlier in the war.
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London
Reuter
Petrograd
Russia
Eclectics Barred At Grady Hospital
With twelve members of the Grady hospital board present and a short speech by Dr Willis Westmoreland the board unanimously reported unfavorably to council on the proposed ordinance to admit eclectics to the staff Plan has been abandoned Judge Candler to lead opposition against the ordinance The hospital seeks a $240000 appropriation for 1914 and notes 23869 Aguentes continued on page three
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Grady Hospital Board of Trustees
Willis Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Candler
Ragsdale
Grady Hospital
Council
W. G. Summerall
President Wilson Urges Honest Shipments To End Contraband
President Wilson urged American shippers of non contraband goods to keep contraband separate. He said the U S could press Britain for better treatment of neutral commerce with honest manifests. Officials warned against doubtful shipments and discussed potential penalties and reprisals if Britain does not comply.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Great Britain
State Department
England
White House
Johnson
Germany
Austria
Cecil Spring-Rice
Protests By Press Of England On British Note On Neutral Trade
London papers comment at length on the American government note to Britain about treatment of American commerce by the British fleet. They urge a friendly, goodwill reply but await the note text before detailed critique, noting neutral trade issues and the war’s impact on global commerce. The Times and Morning Post acknowledge difficulties of neutrality and seek a modus vivendi within international law.
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London
Great Britain
Times
America
Wilson
Morning Post
England
United States
Confederacy
Potomac
Mexican
Washington
Foreign Office
Edward Gres
Foreign Affairs
War correspondent Paul Rockwell in French Foreign Legion hospital
Paul Rockwell once Atlanta journalist in France reports from a hospital after fighting near Craonne and Rheims. He says he and his brother Kiffin Rockwell are in trenches, with winter exposure and cold, while sharing food wine and risk. he fears Christmas recovery and notes low battalion losses and mail constraints.
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Paul Rockwell
Atlanta
France
French Foreign Legion
Rockwell
Asheville
N.C
Kiffin Rockwell
Craonne
Toulouse
Camp du Mailly
Chalons
Verzenay
Rheims
Aisne
Kiffin
Sildat
Etranger
Bataillon C
le Cle
Sen
Armee Prance
American Note on British Trade Sparks London Headlines
London papers report a surprising American note protesting British handling of commerce. The note, described as friendly in tone, drew the largest headlines and reignited talk of friction. Officials say delays in examining cargoes impact American trade amid wartime pressures.
Weather Prophecy Partly Cloudy Weather Outlook
Georgia forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and colder temperatures on Wednesday and Thursday. No significant rain expected as winds remain light and afternoon highs dip into the cooler range.
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Georgia
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