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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1915
Page
8
In Chicago on October 15 the Puenees maternity facility adopted footprints taken in the first hour of life to identify newborns. The ink impressions on glossy paper serve as a permanent scientific record, with experts asserting lines will not change and substitutions are unlikely.
Advertisement offers a home treatment for piles promising immediate relief and speedy cures. Mrs M Summers invites interested readers to mail their address to Notre Dame Indiana for a trial kit with references upon request. No money required.
London reports British submarines have driven German merchantmen from the Baltic and sunk a destroyer and a torpedo boat, with additional German warships possibly destroyed. Submarines also operate in the North Sea. many German ore carriers are interned in Swedish ports. A second German destroyer and a cruiser reportedly succumbed to British torpedo attack near the Sound. reports claim Dutch or Danish observers note no survivors. The Salerno steamer is reported sunk with the crew saved.
The article reports Thereaters claim some successes against the Austrians while Austrian authorities deny them British forces improve positions near the La Bassee canal and the Hohenzollern redoubt Field Marshal Sir John French notes gains on October 13 The Russian war office cites continued fighting near Dvinsk on the western front
Military reports describe intensified artillery duels and counterattacks across the European and Middle Eastern theaters. Allied and Central powers claim gains and repulses near Tarnopol, Dvina, and the Stripa while Turkish forces push in the Van region and Russians penetrate German lines near Dvinsk and Wesadows.
Our fire broken enemy groups hidden in Lodinut pass woods at the head of the Chiarzo torrent on the 13th. They were subjected to artillery and rifle fire and faced patrols that took prisoners. On the Carso, Monte San Michele saw a morning surprise attack by our troops occupying an advanced position on the northern slopes.
A late dispatch from Nish reports Austro German forces on the Belgrade front suffering 20 000 killed and 40 000 wounded with Serbian resistance holding key lines along the Drina Danube and Danube corridor. Berlin and Vienna reports claim advances and captures while Greek and Russian moves loom.
London reports official casualty totals through October 9 at Gallipoli amounting to 96,399 British losses with 18,957 killed including 1,185 officers. The figures reflect heavy French and Australasian casualties and follow Lord Milner’s blunt remarks in Parliament about the expedition’s hopelessness and possible withdrawal.
A proposal outlines a continental army made up of volunteers and national guardsmen with two months yearly training. It envisions 500,000 regulars, raised from civil life, with officers from educational institutions and national guard. The plan details organization, mobilization, pay, and progression to divisions and corps.
The British Association of Atlants adopted new membership rules at its monthly meeting in the Analey hotel. Residents of British birth or descent within twenty miles may join as active members for $5, and those living farther may become associate members for $2.50. Associates cannot vote or hold office. Committees on relief work, membership and finances reported well. The isolation fund, aimed at aiding British subjects temporarily without support, has advanced since its founding last year. Several social events are planned in the coming months.
Sofia reports Serbian incursions aimed at occupying defensive positions along roads to Sofia. Bulgarian troops countered, with Bulgarian casualties cited as eighteen killed and about 150 wounded. Other dispatches note Romania neutral on war, Italy planning Balkan deployment, and speculation Bulgaria could be split by allied offensives.
Fulton county court house library set to receive nearly 5,600 law books from Harrison Co. by county commissioners. First order costs about 2,500 dollars with December 1 delivery. Books and furnishings to be installed in court house rooms with Wynton shelves. A librarian will be placed in charge to assist users.
Report covers cotton prices and futures across Chicago and St Louis with wheat oats rye and clover values, plus weather remarks noting mild temperatures in the South. Also includes coffee market moves in New York, butter and cheese prices, and live poultry market activity with regional farm receipts.
Chicago October 15 A sharp rally in wheat followed news Britain and France might abandon the Dardanelles as traders awaited any signal of supply from the Black Sea. December rose to 1.03 and May to 1.0878 with gains in corn and oats. Provisions fell 17.5 to 70 cents. Wild early trading gave way to profit-taking as Liverpool nerves and domestic weather shifted sentiment.
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