Verdun Battle Deepens as German Offense Rages
German forces under Crown Prince Frederick William attack along a twenty five mile front north of Verdun with the aim of seizing the fortress. Paris acknowledges some advances but says French defenses hold with heavy losses on both sides. The struggle extends from Malaucourt to Etain and Verdun lies at the center as a pivotal focal point amid broader Russian Austrian actions and Caucasus reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Frederick William
Verdun
Malaucourt
Tain
French War Office
White
Sime
Caucasus
France
Varla
Etain
Malancourt
Champagne
Page Tu
Fardy Revealed Sleeping in Wilhelm Kitchen After Arrest
William Fardy a 4 year old wire drawer living at 6 Ethel street was arrested for drunken and disorderly conduct after officers found him asleep in the kitchen at C W Wilhelm's 226 West Third street residence around midnight. Bond set at $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fardy
Ethel Street
Fardy
Gorman and Watson
Engine House
C. W. Wilhelm
West Third Street
Wilhelm
Judge Fite 10 Try Smith Estate Case Declares Meadows Disqualified
In Chatsworth Georgia Judge A W Fite ruled Judge David W Meadows disqualified from matters affecting the James M Smith estate and assumed jurisdiction himself granting an injunction against Oglethorpe County authorities and temporary administrators. A hearing set for April 1 in Atlanta. A new board of temporary administrators was appointed to oversee the estate estimated at 4 5 million with hundreds of claimants and leading lawyers involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatsworth
James M. Smith
Ogrethorne County
A. W. Fite
David W. Meadows
Amary
Oglethorpe County
Capitol
Atlanta
J. S. James
J. R. Bedford
Pite
Meadows
George M. Napier
Stone Mountainery
Decatur
Elberton
Thomas Lumpkin
Cartersville
G. C. Bullard
Stephen C. Upson
Athens
W. Paul Carpenter
United States District Attorney
Smith
Bilbo
Mississippi
J. R. Bedgood
Fite
Lexington
Smithsonia
Mr. Bedgood
J. 3
James
William Smith Heirs
Flite
The Woman as Chief Economist of the Family in Advertising
The piece argues women are the primary readers of advertising and the main buyers of necessities. It notes women study ads, seek bargains, and shop to save, using advertising pages as a daily guide to best goods at lowest prices, while men focus on personal needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Constitution
Local Stores Tout Lowest Prices In Advertised Pages
Bargain pages show retailers claiming record savings on items, urging shoppers to compare prices and visit stores. Advertisements highlight daily deals and reduced costs across household goods, groceries, and apparel with emphasis on deep discounts.
Trial recounts Miles called dog by sister of slain man
In Atlanta 1916 court hears dramatic testimony as J H Miles stands trial for murdering Anderson Eady. Eady’s sister Annie Berdick testifies she heard Eady threaten and Miles shoot. Messenger boy James Hudson places him at the scene. Court adjourns with defense to begin later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Miles
Anderson Eady
Elizabeth Berky
Criminal Division Superior Court
Frank
Eskridge
Eady
Jamee Hudson
Mites J
West
Wills Street
Dorsey
J. J. Moore
James W. Austin
J. A. Stephene
John ¥. Smith
Johnny Boykin
Ren Fill
W. Ju. Thomas
Valdusts
Mrs. Berky
Macon
Underwood Typewriter Company
Atlanta
Ivy Streets
Shee
East Elis
Milles
Anderson
Miles
Annie Bordick
James Hudson
Ellis Street
Henderson
Elis Street
Miles Home
Water ban extends to all Philadelphia city workers
Mayor Thomas R. Smith announced citywide enforcement of anti intoxication orders across all departments. About 12 000 employees in public safety water and electrical bureaus face suspension without pay for liquor use or influence at work.
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Philadelphia
Thomas R. Smith
Lst
Wilson
Department of ‘Public Safety
Carleton B. Davis
Bureau of Water
James P. McLaughlin
Electrical Bureau
German Raider Making Prizes of British Ships
London dispatch reports the German raider Moewes has captured and sent seven crew plus one officer from the Westburn, a 3,300 ton British steamer. About 206 prisoners from Jamenco, Korace, Clan MacTavish, Cambridge, Edinburgh, and Luxembourg are aboard. The Westburn departed Liverpool January 21 for Buenos Aires and is now at Santa Cruz Teneriffe. Several earlier ships including Flamenco, Horace, Luxembourg, and Edinburgh are noted as ships sunk or captured by the raider, with prize crews and passenger vessels involved. The dispatch lists vessel details, tonnage, owners, and routes, implying a wider destruction of British shipping off Africa and South Atlantic waters.
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Londons
Santa
Crux
Teneriffe
Camary Tatands
Westburn
Moewes
Heard
Liverpool
Buenos Aires
J. Westall
Sunderland
Jamenco
Korace
Clan MacTavish
Cambridge
British Park Edinburgh
Luxembourg
Wentburn
St. Vincent
Cape Verde
Flamenco
Newport
England
Valparaiso
Horace
F Eddinburgh
Rangoon
India
Africa
Edinburgh
Moene
Appam
Hampten
Corbridge
London Dispatch
Aciadne
Drumenby
Farringford
Pacific Bteam Navigation Company
Belgium National Transportation Company of
Antwerp
Brazil
River Plate Steam Navigation Company
Corbridge Steamship Company
Cardiff
Edinbourgh
London
Cyclone Cuts Swath in Central Alabama
A cyclone swept central Alabama at 3 PM, demolishing Appleton near Montgomery and damaging homes and a store owned by J. B. O'Bannon. The storm stretched from east of Brewton to Clan ton, with Appleton suffering major damage while other areas reported heavy rain and hail. No fatalities reported though contact with Appleton remained cut off by nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Brewton
Appleton
J. B. O'Bannon
Alabama
Clanton
Plumbing Thieves Strip 300 Houses Since 1916 Began
Real estate managers in Atlanta push for tougher junk dealer rules after reports of over 300 vacant houses robbed of all plumbing fixtures since Christmas. They blame detective inaction, seek badges for plumbers, and call for full records of junk bought and sold.
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Atlanta
Newport A. Sanford
Benjamin D. Watkins
Watkins
Williams
Watkins’ Agency
Baker Street
Krog-street
Whitehall Street
Connally
Connaily Street
Whitehall Terrace
Park Avenue
Cooper Street
Glimer Street
Piedmont Avenue
Avery Drive
Prisoner Escapes Hall County Jail by Friends Aid
Sheriff from Hall County met with federal officers about an escape plan that used a closed carriage to take Willie Davis from the jail yard over the fence to a livestock car heading toward south Georgia. Davis was briefly freed in Evans County for vagrancy before officials moved to recapture him.
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Spencer
Hall County
Willie Davis
Davis
South Georgia
Evans County
Junior Order Men to Meet Tonight in Atlanta
Washington dispatch reports representative William Schley Howard leaves for Atlanta to address the Junior Order of United American Mechanics on Military Preparedness. The event at the Auditorium Armory includes Governor Harris and Mayor Woodward. expected attendance exceeds 7,000 with free admission and possible seating for late arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Washington
William Schley Howard
Atlanta
Order of United American “Mechanics
Schley “Howard
Birmingham
Homer J. Weaver
Harris
Woodward
Jesse W. Armistead
Sanabufn
MH. Abbott
Leondan F. Summerall
Allen M. Pierce
C. E. Acree
J. B. Loveless
D. H. Starnes
J. H. Moore
J. A. Ware
Charles Steigisl
W. Jay Bell
H. L. Culberson
M. C. Strickland
William §. Wier
Jeane W. Armistead
W. Tom Winn
W. M. Mayo
Bill Gody
H. M. Patterson
C. C. Gillett
Mrs Archbold Bitten by Rattler on Archbold Estate
Mrs Joan F Archbold daughter in law of John D Archbold of New York and Standard Oil was bitten by a rattlesnake while hunting on Archbold estates near Thomasville Georgia late today Doctors said the heavy leather boot prevented poisoning and her wound would not prove fatal She shot the snake after being bitten.
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Thomasville
Joan F. Archbold
John D. Archbold
New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Archbold
Here
Farm Loan Bank Bill Passed in Mississippi
Jackson Feb 23 The Mississippi House passed a farm loan bank bill authorizing banks with at least 200000 capital to loan funds for purchase development and improvement of farms. The measure now goes to the Senate for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Loan
Mississippi
Jackson
Miselasippi House of Representatives
Farmc
Ake Dim
Goss
Senate
Democrats split on arming ships debate reaches Congress
Agitation over warning armed merchant vessels grows in Washington as the foreign relations committee votes to survey House sentiment while President Wilson resists Congressional action. Senate support surfaces but officials say Berlin must yet respond before any final stance is announced.
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Germany
Washington
Congress
Democrats
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Wilson
Lansing
Senator Stone
United States
Berlin
Capitol
Aome
House
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Wilhelm Kitchen
Smith Estate
Sibe
Mrs. Elizabeth Berky
Continea
Santa Cruz
Sanford
Georgia
Gov. Harris
John F. Archbold
Rattler
Wealington
Mar Teches
Hain
Tom
Finches
Rein Ead
Eldy
Baltimore
Buffalo
Charleston
Clear
Galveston
Hatteras
Clay
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Knoxville
Loutaville
Rato
Mashville
Orleans
Raleigh
San Francisco
St. Louis
Shreveport
Tampa
Vicksburg
P. cl
C. F. von Herrmann
Oo Direster
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