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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1915
Page
5
A public address laments beer saloons and locker clubs, accusing city leaders and church members of lax morals. Georgia figures urge enforcement of law and a move toward prohibition, citing a missing son over revenue. A speaker questions licenses and hotel practices amid political pressure and alleged corruption.
A tense exchange centers on Major Woodward and Atlanta police duty as locker clubs and near beer saloons come under fire. Mr Jackson accuses the mayor of vetoing a repeal while pledging to close liquor venues and push statewide temperance measures.
Reader letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as relief from female troubles and pain, avoiding surgery. Mrs. C. H. Grerrira of Cleveland reports side pain and later regular cycles after using the remedy. Mrs. Apa W1.2 of Hanover describes severe pain that prompted surgery but improved quickly with the compound.
Berne July 11 Swiss hospital trains carry about 300 men each from Constance and Lyons and pass through Switzerland overnight en route to storage. Between 4000 and 3000 invalids await transportation at Constance and Lyons as negotiations move forward under papal mediation. Monsignor Marchetti, pope's household prelate, is tasked with arranging the sojourn of 20000 prisoners in Switzerland and handling related correspondence.
Fires rage across Silesia with villages evacuated as war prisoners assist local fire brigades. Amsterdam reports from July 12 via London note prisoners helping reach fire sites and crews struggle to localize the blazes amid widespread destruction.
Ellaville voters approved a local school tax yesterday by a good margin. Bonds for a school building were sold and contracts for construction are underway.
Field Marshal Sir John French censures German conduct in April and May actions of the British expeditionary forces. He condemns use of poisonous gas and brutal methods, noting the Hague conventions were violated. He laments that a once chivalrous army would employ such devices against brave foes.
Federal officials weighed whether General Pascual Orozco would appear in court to answer conspiracy charges under U S neutrality laws. Bondsmen believed he would attend, while Mexican sympathizers predicted forfeiture of his $750 bond. Fellow defendants Marcel Carasco, Frank, Ike Aliderette under similar charges were expected to appear before Commissioner George B. Oliver as a preliminary hearing potentially waived in favor of a grand jury.
Telegram dispatches from Petrograd describe deadly gas use and rapid German advances near the Russian front. Reports mention numerous deaths and ongoing heavy fighting as the conflict intensifies.
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