German Peace Mediation Suggestion From Berlin
Washington reported Germany informally proposed that the United States seek terms from Britain France and Russia for peace. Kaiser Wilhelm gave no reply and President Wilson called the message non committal. Berlin indicated Germany would consider mediation only for a lasting peace with security guarantees.
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British Ships Sunk by German Cruiser Emden Off India
Tokio reports the German cruiser Emden has sunk five British steamers off the Indian coast. Passengers are said to have been saved.
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Coffin With History Now Has New Owner After Years in Pawn
A rusted waterworn coffin from the Georgia Railroad Company old hoss sale four years ago was bid on by M L Brennan of Atlanta, pawned for a dollar, and finally sold to John Kelley, a Butler Street undertaker, for 150 dollars after remaining unredeemed.
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Howard Pattillo Foils Robbery Near East Fair Street
Howard Pattillo a former Atlanta police commissioner and noted fire insurance man rushed from his home after hearing cries to help an old man assaulted by two women who robbed him of 60 dollars. The suspects Eliza Martin and Willie Lowe were later identified and detained by officers as Meeks and King attempted burglaries were thwarted with a gunfight. King was shot and taken to Grady hospital with a thigh wound.
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Memphis Streetcar Crash Kills Nine Injures Fifteen
Nine people die and more than fifteen are hurt when an Illinois Central freight train hits a Memphis suburb streetcar near Binghampton during rush hour. The trailer car was toppled into a ditch as two freight trains crossed. witnesses say the motorman failed to see an oncoming train. Identified dead include Dr I HB PFPIMAN dentist, Douglas 43 salesman, Henry Hodges 18 carpenter, A Roper, W H Owens 25, B S Pegg 22, Herman I R Bedgger contractor.
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Barrier of Corpses Halting German Retreat at Aisne
London reports The Times correspondent in Paris describes the Aisne fight where Germans stall retreat with a six foot barrier of corpses. Turcos report 7500 dead, bridging the river under heavy fire as British and French cross to press the pursuit. Air battles, pontoon work, and brutal artillery exchanges mark a day of fierce combat and shifting positions.
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Hindenburg summoned to command western divisions
Copenhagen September 14 General Von Hindenburg who has been directing German forces in East Prussia has been urgently summoned from East Prussia to take command of two divisions in the western area according to a message received from Stockholm.
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Fortified Points Halt Allied Advance In Fierce Aisne Clash
From Fortified Points Germans Are Resisting Advance of the Allies. Conflict North of the River Aisne Has Raged for Hours. Both sides reinforced as Lord Kitchener warns the tide has turned. Lenton reports a major battle from Noyon to Verdun with heavy forces and concentrated artillery on both sides.
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Dead Austrians choke streams and retreat in rout
Horrific battlefields abandoned by Austro German forces described by London and Petrograd correspondents. Rivers clogged with corpses and streams, fields littered with weapons, wagons seized, and wounded riderless horses roaming. Central News says retreat becomes a rout as discipline collapses in Galicia. Prisoners numbered around 200 000, assigned to labor from railways to harvests, with Germany planning new concentrations amid enormous losses.
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German Forces Fortified North of Aisne Front
German forces have fortified mountains north of the Aisne and through the Champagne plain and Argonne region, reinforced from the north and east. They face Allied strengths on the western wings as battles continue, with repulsed counterattacks and contested views on German retreat plans.
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Weather Prophecy Local Thundercowers Forecast
Local weather note warns of thunderc showers Friday in Georgia with potential storms and brief heavy rain. Forecast calls for unsettled skies, gusty winds, and pubic area impacts to outdoor activities.
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