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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1914
Page
8
A World War I letter from Lt Fritz Seidler of the German army describes trench misery in the Aisne district. He writes of waterlogged trenches, one meal daily, raining blood and wounded, and a shattered brigade with no officers alive. He notes bombardment by English forces and severe hardship for three days in a ruined frontline position.
A terse wartime diary fragment describes relentless artillery, night firefights, and brutal conditions. The writer details eating from field kitchens at sundown, tending the wounded, and burying the dead as English artillery thunders at dawn. He recalls a bullet wound to the right arm and a shrapnel injury to the foot, with hope of returning to duty in two days amid advancing reinforcements and fierce Bavarian expectation.
In a Washington frame on temperance, Mrs Ellis stressed the W C T U's power and said national prohibition could come by 1920. Mrs Boole urged moral reform and home education as keys. Delegates gathered at the Tabernacle heard two talks and a Sunday vesper service. Florida delegates gifted juicy oranges to all delegates.
An instructive article by Dr Andrew Soule of Georgia Agricultural College lays out a practical five acre division plan to diversify crops. It emphasizes oats and wheat first, then cotton, corn, beans, millet, and forage for hogs, chickens, and a family garden, aiming for self sufficiency and steady cash from surplus crops and livestock.
A Mexican crisis report notes tensions among constitutionalist factions led by Carranza and Gutierrez. Consul Silliman in Mexico City sees brighter chances for peaceful settlement. Obregon urges unity after Villa’s retirement. Vera Cruz refugees crowd hotels as Carranza’s Tampico support grows with the gunboat Zaragoza declaring for Carranza.
Washington reports the state department will seek to recover baggage lost by Americans in Germany and Austria at the war start. Owners must mail receipts and ownership proof with trunk descriptions to American Consul General Lay in Berlin.
Moore and Sons Opticians at 420 Broad Street advertise standard spectacles and special designs to suit individual requirements. The promotion highlights a small speck in the eye as a cure for many people driving without wing gossies, presenting a quirky, period-appropriate note.
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