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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1914
Page
6
Washington reports cable from Ambassador Page in London denying claims that German military authorities were stopping food shipments to Belgium. He said there had been no interference, though some reports suggested otherwise.
A mother recounts her baby’s severe eczema breaking out on the head face and body. After trying two treatments with no relief she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment for about four days and the child slept and improved greatly then was cured over months. The ad notes prices and offers free samples by postcard.
London reports the House of Commons united behind Premier Asquith in approving £225,000,000 and one million more soldiers for World War I. He cites 1.2 million under arms, daily costs near five million dollars, and plans to lend Belgium and Serbia funds. Debate covers censorship, morale, and recruiting as 700,000+ recruits since the war began.
George Batchelor Perkins, Boston architect, charged with murdering W R Hinman of Jacksonville on the high seas, is reported to be gashing his throat from a wound made with a broken drinking glass. Hospital authorities declined comment. physician said the injury was not serious. The incident occurred amid scarce details from the voyage.
The forty sixth annual National American Woman Suffrage Association session in Nashville ends with calm after debates over policy. Dr Arma Howard Shaw is reelected president for the tenth term, with officers listed including Mrs Stanley McCormick, Mrs Desha Breckinridge, Miss Katherine B Davis, and others.
The architect Perkins, hospitalized since last Thursday after a fatal shooting aboard the American steamship Mohawk off the North Carolina coast, is linked to the crime. Mr Hinman died, Captain A D Ingram and H Wright were wounded. Perkins has shown erratic behavior and narcotic use, with a preliminary hearing before US Commissioner Arthur Huger deciding hospital care. Dr William Johnson, attending physician, and US District Attorney J Waites Waring conferred. no statements were made after the meeting.
Keith Vaudeville at the Forsyth features the Marx Brothers in a lively tabloid show with dancers and a varied cast. Jack George entertains with satirical monologues on woman suffrage and prohibition, while Gardner Trio perform a Texas Tommy dance. Ray Raymond and Florence Bain present Locked Out, and Stickney's Miniature Circus along with Conover and his Diving Models round out the act.
Correspondents report from Innsbruck that Emperor William is named dictator of the Austro German army, demanding the resignation of the Austrian heir apparent and eleven division generals for failures in Galicia. Emperor Franz Joseph reportedly approves removing the generals but resists the heir apparent’s retirement. Some Austrian officers may resign after German control shifts. The German backed leadership follows a table d hote dinner at the Winslow Southern Garden with a motherly meal description.
Washington reports indicate peace in Mexico after weeks of general talks among constitutionalist leaders. Messages from U S agents describe hostilities ceasing between Aguas Calientes forces and Carranza loyalists, with Carranza possibly resigning. Gutierrez aims at reconstruction. Villa and Carranza may depart as the government reorganizes. Bryan cautions that the latest status remains uncertain pending further word from Carranza or Canova.
G. Peeples, a Bean & Magill printer, his wife and two children narrowly escape death when their residence at 417 Glenwood Avenue burned last night about midnight. The blaze was caused by two defective fire starters and Peeples awakened as ceiling fragments fell on him in his sleep. An unrelated sentence about an elephant sleeping five hours is ignored as nonessential.
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