Allies retreat disputed as fronts flare across Europe
German reports claim allies withdrawing from several key positions while French dispatches in Paris insist the allies hold and resist. From the North Sea to the Swiss border both sides trumpet gains or stalemate as each side asserts strength. Russian sources claim a great victory near Warsaw and Ivangorod, with Germans retreating and abandoning supplies. Belgian coast villages suffer shelling as Italian troops prepare for France. Audiences hear of heavy combat at Nieuport, Ostend, and Furnes with brutal hand to hand fighting and large casualties on both sides.
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Tona Vita tonic touted as aging cure in early ad
An advertisement extols Tona Vita tonic as a modern rest and exercise substitute promising added vitality, appetite, and peaceful nightly rest. It claims thousands of elderly users credit the product with reversing premature aging and urges purchase at Atlanta drug stores and Dayton Ohio suppliers.
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Destruction and shelling hit villages amid fierce front line actions
Reports detail terrible destruction with civilians killed and a whole family found dead. In one village 500 Germans perished after fighting, while Allied and German troops contest positions near Lille. The bombardment from Ostend to Nieuport rages as rains swamp the terrain and hinder German advances.
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Violent German Assaults Repulsed In French War Office Report
Paris dispatches describe continued French and Belgian defense along the front between the sea and La Bassée and near Arras and the Oise. The war office cites repeated German attacks repulsed, with some progress in the Argonne and Meuse regions, while the Russian advance toward Warsaw is noted as significant.
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Allied Forces Retreat Indicated by German Report
A German war office dispatch dated Thursday reports ongoing fighting along the Yser canal with Allied retreat moves. British vessels shelling Ypres area and Lille region engagements persist as German artillery gains sea reinforcements near Nieuport. Prisoners and machine guns captured in Polish theater. Warsaw reporting quiet elsewhere.
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Cotton Filibuster Delays Adjournment In Congress
Congress stalled as a quorum proved elusive and adjournment failed. Southern leaders pressed for cotton related relief and banking amendments while President Wilson stayed at the Capitol, awaiting action on the cotton warehouse bill and war revenue measures set to tax beer, wine, tobacco, and stamps.
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British release of Standard Oil tanker amid war tensions
Washington officials say three American ships seized are likely to be released after clarifications on cargo destinations. The tanker John D. Rockefeller was freed following assurance from Denmark that oil would not reach Germany, while Denmark fears a petroleum shortage from continued wartime disruption. The Brindis a crew allegedly attempted to scuttle her at Halifax as tensions over neutral trade and British patrols persist, with the Brinda and Fateuna not yet protested by Standard Oil.
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Path Forbidden at Theaters Stars Three Roles
At Grand Patrons this week Getavia Hanaworth stars in The Path Forbidden a five reel picture about two sisters separated in infancy and reunited later in life in a tale of indulgence danger and family ties The elder sister runs afoul of the city while the younger cares for her father and operates a country hotel The film climaxes with a dramatic sequence and Hanaworth also plays the mother bringing the sisters together On the bill is Mabel's Awful Mistake a burlesque spoof of the melodramatic sawmill saws.
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Jewell Kelley Company Delights Bijou Audience
The Jewell Kelley company presents a warm and well received performance at the Bijou. Vernon Wallace and Hose Morris shine in congenial parts as the troupe delivers engaging melodrama and comedy with strong stage settings. Next week features a farce titled The Wecotdam Family.
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Germans Retreat Russians Claim From Warsaw Front
War dispatches report a rapid German withdrawal from Warsaw as Russian artillery damaged fortifications at Ivangorod and bridges. In Galicia fierce fighting continued. over thirty officers and 2,000 soldiers were captured along with rapid fire guns near Przemysl and the Vistula. Siberian regiments reached Warsaw, and German assaults along Koninowa and Preusskoff were repulsed.
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Gopher Presented to Cartoonist Gregg at Constitution Building
Dr H H Truax arrived in Atlanta from an automobile trip to Gcilla Ga with a big gopher. He presented the animal to cartoonist Gregg as soon as he reached the Constitution building, and the creature settled in at once.
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Meeting in Americus addressed by Jordan
In Americus Georgia on October 24 a meeting of merchants and farmers heard Harvie Jordan outline the cotton situation and relief options. Resolutions urged Governor Slaton to press the legislature for a special session to pass acreage reduction laws for next year.
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