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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1915
Page
5
Reports from Paris Berlin and Sofia detail Balkan battles with Serbian and Bulgarian forces. Front movements include Bulgarian offensives and Republic entente setbacks, with Tetovo and Krusevac contested and casualties cited.
Vladivostok dispatch reports more than half a million German and Austrian prisoners and interned civilians cared for along the trans Siberian line. Russian authorities restrict access near Vladivostok while American officials in Washington and at Vladivostok manage welfare funds and camp inspections. Refugees from Poland and Galicia reach Vladivostok as they move toward distant Siberian camps amid limited rail service and munition train disruptions.
The funeral for Charles D. Meador Jr. will be held at his home at 1 East Linden this morning at 10 30. Interment in Oakland cemetery will be private. Meador, son of the city tax assessor, was a Georgia Tech student and a member of the Alpha Tau Omega chapter.
London reports say Russians repelled Von Hindenburg drive toward Riga and Dvina and pushed counter offensives west of Riga while Austro Germans claimed a 1500 prisoner success along the Styr frontier. French and Italian fronts show limited gains and continued artillery fighting as winter looms.
Rome November 14. Pope Benedict breaks tradition by visiting the church of St Anna beside the apostolic palace and thus leaving the Vatican precincts. The move is noted by The Giornale D'Italia as a protest against the modern order since the papacy lost temporal power.
The 1915 Georgia Harvest Festival runs from November 13 to 30 in Atlanta. A complete program is provided free with ticket stents on the West Point Route or Georgia Railroad.
The Austrian chargé d affaires Baron Zwiedinek met the State Department to deny charges that Austrian consulates in the United States foment strikes. He alleged Goricar offered money to stop utterances, which Goricar denied in Providence. The U S Justice Department investigates linked to Archibald. Russia opens 7000 post office savings banks in Petrograd.
Visitors are invited to stop by A. K. Hawkes at 14 Whitehall next to the festival headquarters for quick eye care. Get lasses straightened, lenses tightened, a new case, and a lens cleaner. Also note a mention of the show Twin Beds at the Atlanta tonight.
Rev Richard Orme Flinn warned at North Avenue Presbyterian Church that England is in grave peril due to the banishment of liquor in a crisis, linking war and prohibition. He cited American liquor troubles, urged love over selfish gain, and condemned parliamentary peers for blocking wine restrictions.
The article quotes Mararity arguing for Prohibition and criticizing Georgia lawmakers in Addunta Macon and Columbus for failing to unite against the liquor trade. It laments repeated legislative defeats and praises citizen effort versus minority resistance in the state.
Three African Americans were killed by men of their own race in rural Dublin Georgia. Jerry Hurst, jailed locally, confessed to ambushing Plummer Booker and Rebecca Robinson at a rural frolic and shooting Booker, then killing Robinson. Deputies moved to arrest him as coroner’s inquest delayed. George Hughes and his wife were jailed on a separate claim they killed a Negro woman.
Americans in Japan sent a memorial to Emperor Yoshihito congratulating him on his coronation and stressing peace and security in Japan. The report notes five women honored in the coronation including Umeko Tsuda Kouko Kaetsu and Kajiko Yaima as social reformers.
In Anniston, Alabama, 17 year old Ne Fincher is held in jail pending charges after shooting Mrs Ma son Eason following remarks heard at Sunday school. Police say Fincher acted after claiming she repented for the provocation. The case centers on alleged hostile remarks and the shooting aftermath.
Berlin dispatch reports Afghan forces mobilizing to war against Britain in India. Telegrams received by the Overseas News Agency indicate readiness and strategic positioning, reflecting heightened tensions between Afghanistan and British authorities.
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