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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1915
Page
5
London reports strong public interest as Britain prepares a preliminary reply to the American protest over interference with shipping. The question centers on whether the reply will provide more facts than the American note, while the foreign office insists the response is friendly and conciliatory and not retreating from its stance.
Ambassador Page and Sir Edward Grey agreed the preliminary reply will not be published without Washington approval. Britain plans a more definite reply within two weeks and will negotiate cases of detention before a final answer. Official figures show 773 ships left the United States for Norway, Denmark and Sweden since the war began, eight to prize court. Copper in cotton bales claims persist in England, though no cotton cargoes have reached the prize court and the American embassy has no knowledge of smugglers.
The Anti Saloon League events bring notable speakers to Atlanta for Sunday field day services. Ex Governor Glenn already spoke in Athens and will address students at the normal school and university before returning to Atlanta on the Joan train to stay at the Imperial hotel. Patterson of Tennessee arrives Saturday from Nashville and will join Glenn and Patterson at the Imperial. Dr Louis Albert Banks arrives in the afternoon and will join the group, with Dr A C Bane arriving tonight at 10 o'clock.
Florence Moss Holmes accuses G. W. Holmes of taking the engagement ring from her finger as part of a divorce suit filed in superior court. She seeks a permanent divorce but asks for no alimony after fourteen years of marriage.
London dated report from Exchange Telegraph states Denmark will curb passport issuance after a claim that Danish IDs are being sold to Germans in the United States. Consuls in America are to prepare banners to minimize improper use as a precaution.
Reports say Russia has defeated the Turks and seeks to reach Asiatic Turkey toward Constantinople. A Vienna statement confirms Russian advances from Bukowina through Galicia to the Carpathians, with Austrian retreat due to numeric superiority. Fighting continues on the Servian front with small-scale engagements near Belgrade and no imminent large-scale Austrian attack.
Paris reports German redoubt captured north of Soissons with two trench lines seized after three German counterattacks failed. In Argonne French forces counterattacked and reoccupied positions after a frontal assault on Chevauchees heights. Artillery activity remained high along the line from the sea to Alsace with French gains near Lombaertryde and St Georges, and advances in Rheims and the Meuse region while trenches and mine warfare continued across multiple sectors.
Reports from Vienna and Berlin recount retreats and gains as Austro-German forces withdraw to safer mountain passes in Bukowina and Carpathians while pushing in the Argonne. German claims include foothold gains near Oberburnhaupt and progress in eastern fronts, with Russian prisoners taken. Serbians report repelled Austrian forces near Belgrade with minor losses.
Petrograd reports from the Caucasus describe a decisive action near Ardahan 40 miles northwest of Kars where Ottoman units were dispersed and destroyed. Large quantities of war booty including cannon and arms were captured, with many officers killed or captured and Snow covered caches found in mountains and forests.
The piece argues against conscription and urges every man to devote assets to support the war effort. It quotes the Marquis of Crewe defending recruitment in Ireland amid criticism and desertion claims, praising the navy for sea control enabling operations with minimal commerce disruption. It notes regular drafts and that an Irish infantry regiment is near the front.
Pittsburg Pa January 8 The French government has placed an order with a local firm for thirty tons of cocoa for the use of its soldiers, an announcement made here last night.
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