Education Board Condemns Double Sessions In Atlanta
The Atlanta Board of Education unanimously opposed the double session system after considering its failures. It plans to ask the city council for 19000 to abolish double sessions, freeing 1500 children and 47 teachers from crowded schedules. Three board members will petition the finance committee for relief funds and suitable classrooms.
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Atlanta
Board of Education
Aldertan
Jesse Armistesds
Council
Slaton
Doc R J Gavin James L Key
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Tan
Jessa Armistead Alder
George M. Hope
Terrell
Green
Gummer
General Council
Plaa
Villa Urged to Make Peace With Carranza
Hope that generals Carranza and Villa would settle their differences peacefully and avoid a second revolution was expressed by officials. The United States warned both men that further fighting in Mexico is undesirable and troops will stay at Vera Cruz until the dispute is resolved. General Carranza promised defensive actions while Villa is not expected to strike soon. High officials noted continued American restraint and ongoing discussions with Carranza, Villa, and mediators Gonzales and Carothers as talks continued.
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Vera Cruz
Washington
Carranza
Villa
Wilson
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Vera Drug
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State Department
Torreon
Americus
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Focal Medicine Company
Miss Wiliams
Miss Williams
War on East German Austrian Fronts Near Prussia and Galicia
A dated panorama of World War I movements outlines the Russian push into East Prussia and Galicia with German reinforcements, noting key locations such as Breslau Ivangered and Przemysl. It details Austrian advances along the San, with references to Lyck Sandomir and Tarnow as critical points and Baranow as a southern push, amid fortress defenses and supply stocks.
Wilson Receives Cotton Growers Delegation in Washington
President Wilson met with a large southern farmers and congressmen delegation led by CS Barrett of Georgia to discuss the cotton crisis caused by war demand decline. He warned against radical, unsound policies and signaled openness to government loan ideas while stressing caution to avoid future economic missteps. A House bill by Representative Henry proposing direct government loans to cotton growers was referenced. A second note reports the death of a son of Field Marshal Count von Moltke in action in Paris and mentions the ongoing fighting asternay.
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Georgia
National Farmers Union
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Paris
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Asternay
Germans In Despair And British Advance Report
Sir John French states in a battle dispatch that German forces are in despair as Allied units press on slowly. The report notes heavy German artillery and a siege warfares hinted pace, with continued progress expected to extend into dawn.
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London
Landwehr
Paria
Situa SE
German General Von Deimling Dismissed in France
Geneva dispatch to the Daily Chronicle reports General von Deimling who commanded the German army in France has been dismissed. London sources confirm the decision with emphasis on leadership change impacting Franco German operations.
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von Deimling
London
Ver’ Dewaling
France
Geneva
The
Daily Chronicle
Allies Drive Germans, Capture Peronne in Fierce Verdun Fight
Reports from the front describe a vigorous German offensive along the Oise Aisne and Woevre lines. Allied reinforcements helped gain ground, with Peronne captured after a brutal engagement. A trench burial of 900 dead marks the clash, as French and German casualties mount and Verdun defensive efforts continue amid heavy sacrifices.
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Lenere
Russians Storm Cracow Gate in Galicia Advance
A Petrograd dispatch reports Russian advance guards reach Cracow before the Austrian fortress while Galicia successes are aided by Polish regions. Russians capture Jaroslaw fortifications, twenty cannons, and push toward Przemysl cutting Austrians from routes to Cracow. Morale plummets among Austrian troops as bridges blow and prisoners, including officers, are taken.
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Kresheschow
San
London
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Galicia
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Jaroslau
Petrogran
Reuters Telegram Company
Wistok
Khyrov
Hungary
Jaroslav
Paris
General Star Today
Jarostau
Staromlanto
Przewersk
Lancut
Jarosiau
Trawler Destroyed by North Sea Mine
London September 24 Another Grimsby trawler was blown up by a mine in the North Sea. The vessel stayed afloat ten minutes, allowing the crew to escape. One deckhand was killed by falling debris.
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London
Grimsby
North Sea
Weather Prophecy Showers Forecast in Georgia
A brief weather note predicts showers in Georgia followed by clearing skies. Friday looks cooler with a transition to fair conditions by Saturday.
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Georgia
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