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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1914
Page
4
Reports from Petrograd and Vienna describe advancing Russian and Austro-German fronts across Poland Galicia and the Carpathians. Cracow fears Russian reach while defenders fight near Przemysl and along the Vistula as strategic movements continue and evacuations occur.
An old folk remedy claims to strengthen weak kidneys and bladder disorders. It recommends two spoonfuls of Stuart's Bevehav juniper compound after meals and avoiding sweets to stimulate normal kidney function and flush dull misery, backache, headaches, and urinary troubles.
Amsterdam reports that the French prisoners held at Zussen near Berlin publish a weekly French language paper called Le Heraut. The paper aims to comfort prisoners by hopeful, humorous content and to keep them connected to the world by telepathy, with the back page featuring advertisements and a fur trader's offer from a former proprietor.
Washington reports Colonel George W. Goethals, governor of the zone, details in his annual summary the canal builders battles with earth slides the development of a permanent zone government fortifications and waterway defense while detailing costs including more than 854 million dollars total and 374 million appropriated during the era new gun and mortar batteries concrete work and backfill progress. he notes earthquake shocks and reduced force as traffic began with 39 673 workers on June 30 1914 and an emigration surge.
London reporting from Vienna and Berlin notes fierce Servian resistance at Valjevo aided by snow and rain. Austrian forces push along the Save river from Skala to Keoceljeva and the Drina line while Montenegrin fronts see repulsed attacks and reinforcements flow to Montenegro. Berlin says Austria orders an offensive to end the Balkan phase before winter and free troops for Russia.
The Forsyth Theatre hosts a varied vaudeville bill featuring the Marx brothers and fourteen players in a two scene miniature comedy with musical acts. Other acts include John F. Carey and his Diving Models, Raymond and Bala, Stickney's Circus, George the blackface performer, and the Garasner Trio. The Marx act is shortened due to length.
The Sunday club meets at Georgian Terrace with a program featuring Mrs Hybil Gwen Hartley, soprano, assisted by Dr Kraft city organist. Her songs span modern and classic styles, with a tribute to home production. The hotel orchestra closes the event, and Dr John R Atkinson is presented as the Terrace's new chaplain.
Dr Angren Holderby, pastor of Moore Memorial, frames World War I as murder and vows divine vengeance on belligerents in a Sunday sermon titled Thy Brothers Ride. He argues war is wicked and unjustifiable, cites Cain and Abel to claim murder scales from individual to mass conflict, and contrasts an Englishwoman with a Royal Flying Corps son to a German man returning to Germany.
A collection of short obituary notices moves through Georgia and nearby states. Mrs Nancy E Lee 80 dies at her son’s home in Dunn Street with four sons and a daughter surviving. body to Birmingham for funeral. Helen Norton 8, daughter of Colonel and Mrs J B Norton of Lithonia, dies at home. funeral Monday at First Methodist, interment Lithonia. T J Wicker of Andersonville dies after months illness, survive by wife and children. Virginia Chamblee Hall eight months dies at home. body to Greenberg Bond chapel, then Fort Gaines for interment. Mrs Henry C Cady of Decatur dies at home. survived by husband and two daughters. Episcopalian. Mrs Slappey of Andersonville dies after months illness. survives husband and two children. Helen Horton dies at Lithonia after scarlet fever. Mrs A H Behrien of Rome dies at 64. noted citizen. Three million dollars spent to bring power of a waterfall ninety miles to Bombay for electric light and power.
The City Federation of Women's clubs plans a Georgia Products day luncheon at the Auditorium Armory on Wednesday with Joseph Habersham chapter D A R members as head-waiters and twenty Georgia girls as waitresses. Notables include Mrs W D White and Mrs D C Lyle. Plates limited to 1000. tickets on sale. The event features patriotic music by Dr Kraft and a speech by Senator Hoke Smith after the dinner.
The Audacious, a super dreadnaught, struck a mine while in squadron speed, towed by the Olympic in failing attempt. Four Manila hawsers and two steel cables processed sternward as seas surged. All lines broke and darkness forestalled rescue. none of the Olympic's 200 passengers were landed for six days.
A petty officer aboard the Olympic recalled the shock at eight bells and the torpedo hit on the port side. Water flooded the ship as doors closed and the fire rooms were flooded, silencing the engines amid disciplined crew actions.
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