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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1914
Page
7
As Antwerp falls the German advance continues toward Ghent and Bruges with the aim of occupying all Belgium including coast towns and possibly northern French ports. Ghent fell with little resistance and forces move toward Ostend amid a reassured Belgian army reorganizing and reinforcing.
Censorship limits details as German advances push west from Ghent into Belgium and threaten the coast. French and British forces respond along the Somme and Meuse while Antwerp forts brace for bombardment. Russiareports siege progress at Przemysl and Sandomir with cautious maneuvers against Austro German forces. Boer revolt ripple reaches South Africa as Maritz gains attention. Turkey expels Greeks and preaches Holy War as Black Sea fleets loom.
Paris reports progress at many points with notable gains near Hazebrouck Bethune Arras and the Meuse sector while German forces shift toward Ostend and Cassel. The French claim gains in Berry Au Bac and on the center near Arras and Verdun with ongoing attrition and stiff resistance around Soissons and the Argonne.
Petrograd reports a hand to hand clash at Raczki near Suwalki in Russian Poland. Cossacks swam the Rospuda, charged German lines, and took 3,000 prisoners along with two batteries. Captives mostly Landwehr, many under 18 or over 40, with minimal training.
Rome Georgia October 13 Special Mrs Bonnie M Ledbetter sues Ollie G Ledbetter for alimony claiming cruel treatment and a $50 monthly payment agreed upon. She says payments continued through September but stopped at the start of September leading to court action.
In Gilmer Superior Court Judge E Patterson presides the murder case of Oscar Griggs charged with killing Tom DeFore in Ellijay last June The defendant was wounded by his cousin Charley Griggs but recovered after surgery Charley Griggs remained at large while Oscar Griggs was held in the Tower in Atlanta awaiting trial
Columbus Ga on October 13 a local typewriter company representative Dr Barnwell was arrested this morning on a charge of public indecency and placed under $100 bond for his appearance in police court Wednesday Barnwell created a scene by removing his clothing and sitting in an upstairs window in a fashionable city section Also notes of seats for David Warfield Friday and Saturday
The Central News correspondent, citing Het Volk, reports the Argentine consul at Antwerp, M. Lemaire, was killed during bombardment. A shrapnel shell hit the consulate roof and penetrated to the cellar where the consul slept. This follows a report of injuries to other occupants.
A reader testimonial praises Baughn's Pellagra Remedy, claiming weight gain from 60 to over 100 pounds and urging others with Pellagra to contact the American Compound Co. in Jasper Alabama for a free book and remedy. The note emphasizes cure claims and refunds if no cure is achieved.
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