Cotton loan fund urged for diversification aid in South
Washington November 18 The 135 million cotton loan fund is ready but officials say diversification of crops and lower cotton acreage next year are needed for full benefits and higher raw cotton prices Secretary McAdoo urges farmers to grow more food and outlines agricultural support while bankers should temper loan terms to steer crop choices United States Treasury and Federal Reserve will supervise with a New York meeting planned for the loan committee The committee includes W L Harding M Warburg James S Alexander and others and will appoint state and local subcommittees for loan approvals
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New York Fugay To Make Plans For Saez Ins
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Jurors Select Men To Ignore Female Charms In Trial
Chicago jurors were chosen to be insensible to female charms in the trial of Louis J. Weigie a broker accused of flirting with Miss Mary McKinney on a suburban train. Club women back McKinney and Weigie has previous acquittal under aliasJohn Jones test the jury with questions about fairness and appearances. The panel includes ten married men one widower and one bachelor. Testimony to continue tomorrow.
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Turkey Is Asked to Explain Shots at American Flag
Washington officials announced that Turkey was asked for an explanation of a firing by Turkish land forces at a launch from the American cruiser Tennessee en route to Smyrna. Officials expect a speedy diplomatic adjustment and deny any intent to wage war with Turkey.
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Russia ends vodka era as empire goes dry
Petrograd reports a total prohibition across the Russian empire affecting 150 million people. Michael D. Tchelisheff, a Samara-born former mayor, leads the anti vodka drive raising sobriety, cleaner porches, and less crime in Petrograd and Moscow. The measure, enforced by police at shops, claims to end widespread drinking and sparks claims Russians now appear as a different people.
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Nicholas
Dr W P Lovejoy Dies at Marietta Georgia
Dr W P Lovejoy 72 longtime North Georgia conference presiding elder and Methodist leader died in Marietta from ptomaine poisoning after eating salmon and milk. Memorial service set for Thursday and funeral Friday in Cartersville at Sam Jones Memorial church. Survived by four children Hatton Lovejoy LaGrange Paul Lovejoy Atlanta Mrs Frank Tarwell LaGrange and Mrs Paul Alina Cartersville.
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Innes Habeas Corpus Fight Ends With Appeal
Victor Innes loses habeas corpus bid in San Antonio as appeal seeks Supreme Court review. Writ delays extradition to Atlanta while Mrs Nelma and J W Anderson pursue larceny after trust case in Georgia court. Telegram from Starnes notes travel plans as authorities plan transfer and prosecution advances.
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Peace Dove Flies Away as Villa Marches on Mexico City
American Consul Silliman reports worsening conditions in Mexico City as General Villa marches from Aguas Calientes toward the capital. Carranza forces hold Queretaro and Irapuato while Obregon moves north to confront Villa. cross-border fire injures six on the U S side and a passenger train is hit by stray bullets.
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Germans Lock Brawl With Russians in Great Battle
Petrograd reports an ongoing four day clash around Soldau with Russian forces forcing positions while suffering heavy German resistance. Berlin says battles continue near Lodz and Soldau with no decisive result yet. Austrians declare Cracow sorties captured a Russian fort north of the border as Servians retreat.
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Western Front unchanged as heavy losses mount on both sides
From London dated November 18 the latest field reports show near constant fighting along the western front with no major change. German and Austrian forces price heavy casualties while pressing at Ypres and along the Aisne and Meuse sectors as Allied defenses hold. eastern theaters see German Austrian concentration against Russian forces in East Prussia, Poland, and near Krakow signaling likely major battles with wide impact on the war.
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Weather Prophecy Pair Georgia Fair Warmer Days Ahead
Georgia forecast calls for warmer conditions Thursday and Friday with partly cloudy skies. Local report lists temperatures and rainfall figures including 46 and 38 as extremes, 31 inches as mean rainfall, and 1.63 inches excess for the month with 3.62 inches total to date.
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