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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1916

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Carranza vows pursuit of bandits over American killings

General Carranza pledged to punish those responsible for the Santa Ysabel murders of Americans near Santo Ysabel. He told the U S ambassador that orders for immediate pursuit and punishment had been issued and that a decree would allow Mexicans to execute bandits without formalities. He warned that attackers linked to Villa sought to provoke international trouble and noted mass loyalty to the law will prevail at times of disorder.

Washington Carranza United States Santo Yuabol Consasitiman Querataro State Department Silliman Department Eliseo Arredondo Mexico Carranzn Sulman Departments Santa Ysabel Villa Trevino W Hand Murterera Arredondo Enersotte Party of Vitusta Jacinto F. Trevino Republic Apozaco Jalase

Bishop Candler heads to Mexico for church conferences

Atlanta's Bishop Warren A. Candler will travel to Texas New Mexico and Arizona before entering Mexico to attend three Methodist conference districts in Paso del Norte Arizona and San Luis Potosi. He expects a two month absence despite dispatches of violence in the region. He has previously overseen these conferences six times in prior years.

Atlanta Warren A. Candler Methodist Episcopal Church Mexico Methodist Church Florida North Carolina Bl Paso Texas Verder Chihuahos Paso Avizonia Arizona San Luis Potosi Candler

Atlanta Weather: Sleet Closes Streets Across City

Early morning sleet with strong wind covers Atlanta streets making travel difficult for horses and pedestrians. Forecast predicts a cold wave with rain or snow and a sharp drop in temperature through Monday, with worst conditions expected as night workers head home.

Washington Atlanta

Carranza moves to curb alcohol in Mexico

New York dispatch reports the Mexican government under Carranza has ordered a nationwide prohibition on pulque and tightened restrictions on whisky. Pulquerias in Mexico City are closed and enforcement will be strict across the republic. The note notes aims to abolish pulque and later muscal and tequila, promoting light wines and beer and establishing family-friendly drinking places similar to Germany and Nordic countries. A gradual limit on whisky sales is planned with strong moves toward total prohibition.

New York Carranza O Mexico Republic Alfred Cataregh Seneral Minater of Foreign Affairs Mexico City Carransa

Soap and at home washing as economy and health

A general piece urges washing at home to avoid germs and doctor bills. It promotes buying advertised soaps and regularly reading grocery and drug ads in The Constitution to save money on laundry needs and related items.

Atlanta Mices

Suits Arrested in Innocence Claim Shocks Moultrie

John Hiers and Jake Godwin, once suitors of Mrs Wilk Biers, are jailed on murder warrants tied to the H M Carden assassination at his home. Coroner Dyke and Solicitor General Wilkes filed the warrants. suspects deny guilt and claim alibis. Godwin says he knew nothing of the crime until after it happened. Hiers wrote letters to Miss Carden before her marriage but stopped a year ago. Authorities pursue possible other suspects as the grand jury convenes seeking more evidence and a possible commitment trial set for Monday.

Carden Mountrie Althin Hiers Godwin Misa Carden Will Hiers Miss Carden Aviation

Bergen Fire Wipes Third of Norwegian Seaport

Christiania January 16. Bergen a bustling Norwegian port with about 90 000 people lost a third of the city in a major fire. Two lives reported, 2000 homeless, with property damage estimated at 15 million dollars. Fire hit business districts as well as wholesale houses hotels schools and banks. Groceries scarcer than since the war began as storage houses containing provisions burned. Bergen, an ancient ship center on a hilly peninsula 190 miles northwest of Christiania, sees fleets carrying fish and other goods through its bay.

Christiania Norway London Bergen National Museum

Clyde King Held Up In Bandit Style At Powell And Gaskill

Clyde King a 19-year-old resident of 46 Harrell avenue was targeted by two gunmen in bandit attire at Powell and Gaskill streets late last night. They forced him to resist while firing a 34 caliber pistol. the bullet struck his overcoat and dress coat, injuring him only slightly as witnesses Officer Wade and Barton of No 12 fire house observed the incident.

Clyde King Harrell Avenue Powell and Gaskill Streets King Wade Barton No. 12

Morality Play at Unitarian Church Promotes Drama and Religion

In Atlanta a morality play titled The Starry Wey will be staged at the Unitarian church next Friday at 6 15 pm. Miss Marion Berry portrays Humility with Frances Clarke as Aspiration and Mrs Hamilton Block as Love. The cast also includes Henry Heinz, Howard Ware, Charles Robertson, and others. music direction by Miss Mary L. Potter. Tickets via Ivy 8288-7.

Unitarian Church Marion Berry Tlanta Frances Clark Hamilton Block Atlanta Piration Frances Clarke Huquility Henry Heinz Howard T. Ware Charles E. Robertson T. Clutton Iga Smith J. LeRoy Duncan Misa Tinsley Harcriton Mary Barnett Evelyn Lovett Mary L. Potter Wilford Waters Wiley Broward Davis Ivy

Double Murderer Ends Life After Shooting Kin in Tennessee

Horace Jones a 42 year old Knoxville hotel clerk shot and killed his sister in law Mrs John A. Jones 43 and her son Walter 21 at their Concord home. He then cut his throat and died. Police have not determined a motive.

Knoxville Tenn Horace Jones John A. Jones Walter Concord Jones

Burglars Break Up Home In Daybreak Attempt

James Kempton of 602 Ponce de Leon avenue and his son Frank thwarted a burglary at the estate early Sunday. The pair armed themselves, alerted by noises, and forced intruders to retreat as police suspected a larger ring watching the residence.

James Kempton Ponce Fie Leon Avenue Fulton County Daily Report Kempton Frank Kempton University of Georgia At Athens Rank Kempton Sun Parlor Peleve Gang of Thieves

Governor to Attend Eagles Banquet in Augusta

Augusta officials announce a banquet next Wednesday for new mayor Dr James R Littleton with Governor Nat Yarris in attendance. W J Grayson of Savannah grand worthy president of the Eagles joins for Lee's birthday exercises and the postbanquet gathering. The Augusta Aerie reports over 400 members.

Augusta Augusta Aerie of Eagles James R. Littleton Nat ©. Yarris W. J. Grayson Savannah National Order of the Eagles Lee

ATE ENORMOUS MEAL THEN BROKE DISHES CHARGED

C M McEntyre, 25, living at 272 Decatur street, was arrested after allegedly eating all the supper at a boarding house and then breaking dishes. Officers McDaniel and Watson reported he acted after a Sunday afternoon drinking episode, sparking anger among 16 to 20 hungry boarders.

Decatur Street C. M. McBntyre McDaniel and Watson McEntyre Ting Boaraers McIntyre

Coast Circuit Meeting Opens In Atlanta Today

Representatives of Associated Press newspapers on the Coast circuit gather in Atlanta for their annual meeting. Headquarters are at the Piedmont hotel with sessions starting at 10 o'clock. R T Stoall, general manager of the district, will attend from Washington.

Associated Press Papers Piedmont Associated Press Coast Atlanta The R. T. Stoall Washington

North Holland Floods Ravage Dutch Towns

Floods in North Holland continue to devastate the region. Purmerend near Amsterdam lies underwater with water levels three feet higher than yesterday. Cattle drownings and floating corpses are reported as several farmhouses are submerged and twelve bodies wash ashore in scattered sections.

London North Holland Purmurend Amsterdam

Rioting at Sacred Heart Church Ends in Death and Injuries

In Scranton near DuPont Pennsylvania a riot at the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus left one man dead and several dozens injured including two critically. Troopers protected Mass as factions clashed with knives guns and clubs prompting a large police deployment.

Scranton Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus DuPont Here George Greizer Ross Hunter Pottsville Joseph Tinh M. J. Hoban

Ford peace delegates barred by Germany

The Hague January 16. Ford peace board members vainly appealed to the German minister for permission for the Scandinavian peace delegates to return home through Germany. German military authorities blocked their crossing as undesirable. Delegates are Danish Swedish and Norwegian subjects who arrived with the peace expedition and wish to go home by way of the North Sea. Paul Lyndhagen mayor of Stockholm among those marooned and faces possible dismissal. Mme Resika Schwammer a Hungarian urged Berlin to lift the embargo.

the Hague Ford Peace Board Hague Germany Berlin Ford Party Denmark Sweden Norway North Sea Votte Paul Lyndhagen Stockholm Mme, Resika Schwammer Hangerian

British Drive Turkish Forces in Mesopotamia

London reports British forces in Mesopotamia forcing the retreat of Ottoman troops along both banks of the Tigris south of Kut el Amara. Turkish withdrawals continued January 10 to 14 as British under General Aylmer pressed them, with fighting intensifying on the Tigris front and Turkish positions astride the river.

London Caucasus Mesopotamia Tigris Kut-el-Amara Constantinople Karadach Petrograd Persia Togris Aylmer Montenegro Galicia Bensarabian France Belgium Berlin Tolming Gorizia Mreliveh Monte San Michele Podgoritza Cettinde Nisic Scutari Albania Rome Serbia Semmi Foucault Adriatic Thifteen inter-Amara Orah Nahtrat

Weather Prophecy For BALN Or SNOW Regions

Washington forecast calls for rain or snow in the north and central regions, with a cold wave at night and Tuesday generally fair but colder in the southeast. Kentucky remains fair but cold, Tennessee cold into Monday with a west to east contrast, Tuesday warmer but not as cold. Mississippi partly cloudy north with rain or snow, cooler south. Alabama cloudy Monday with rain and a cold wave, Tuesday fair but rain near the coast. Louisiana fair Monday, colder with a southeast wind shift, temperatures dropping 23 to 30 degrees, fair Tuesday.

Washington Georgie Centain Tues Bay Porson Kentucky Tennessee Tuesay Fair Warolina Wondar Alabama Poston Olen Evider Louisiane

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