Armour Joins Buy-a-Bale-of-Cotton Club in Chicago
J Ogden Armour became a member of the Buy-a-Bale-of-Cotton club initiated by William Randolph Hearst in Chicago. He signed a $500 personal check and the club membership form, endorsing the plan to aid the South by increasing cotton purchases, with his letter to The Chicago American printed. Executives from Armour, Partin Manufacturing, and Liquid Carbonic voiced support for the drive, urging broader, coordinated action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Packer
Armour & Co
Sira
Armour
United States
Mr. Armour
South
Hearst Papers Sell Cotton to Patriotic Buyers
Fragmentary notes indicate Hearst's Chicago papers sold more than $50,000 in cotton to patriotic business men. The unread text hints at funding or influence tied to Monroe and Nevada figures, with references to railroads and wartime procurement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearst
Chicago
Buy a Bale of Cotton Movement Spreads to Chicago Firms
J Ogden Armour transfers a ten bale purchase to The Atlanta Georgian and orders his Southern offices to buy one bale each at 16 cents per pound. The Partin Manufacturing Company also buys 1000 bales totaling $50,000 through Texas dealers, aligning with Chicago’s campaign to aid the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour
South
Home Office
Partin Manufacturing Company
Texas Motor Car and Truck Company
Chicago American
A. R. Brunker
Liquid Carbonic Company
Chicago
Hearst
J. Ogden Armour
Armour Company
Partin Company
Texas
Dallas
Austin
Germans Advance Slowly in France Says General Staff
Official wireless bulletin from Berlin reports the German army pressing forward in the battle between the Oise and the Meuse. French efforts to pierce the German right wing failed, Verdun sorties were repulsed, and German airships operated with no losses to the enemy.
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Berlin
Sayville
S. 1
France
Oise
Meuse
Verdun
French Claim Repulse of Germans
Paris reports the Allied left wing making slow gains at points while German counterattacks against the English army were repulsed. The official statement says no major change overall with three German offensives checked near Craonne and at Rheims, and the eastern Argonne-Woevre frontier remaining unchanged.
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Paris
Oise
Woevre
Aisne
Craonne
Rheims
Argonne
Lorraine
Vosges
Carrel Praises French Wound Care Method
Dr. Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller Institute in New York, placed in charge of Lyons military hospitals, proclaimed French wound care methods unequaled. He noted only 20 deaths among 14,000 Lyons wounded and cited siege artillery as the main danger. A German pavilion at Lyons Exposition remains under flag but bears a French banner and a note declaring property of France.
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Atlanta
Paris
Alexis Carrel
Rockefeller Institute
New York
Lyons
Lyons Exposition
France
Canadians Fire on U S Flyer Over Canal
State Department issued an official warning that American aviators must not fly over the boundary into Canadian territory. Acting Secretary Lansing said American aeroplanes were fired upon by Canadians near the Long Sault Canal as Canadian authorities sought to protect their locks from damage.
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Washington
State Department
Lansing
Long Sault Canal
U S Flag Socks Fad In London
In London a new fashion of socks patterned like the American flag goes on sale. Vendors claim the Uncle Sam design marks Americans abroad and keeps feet warm. Stripes run full length with three star rows on a blue field above the ankle. A merchant says no passport needed for wear. Also high demand for President Wilson postcard pictures.
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London
Wilson
Montenegrin Troops Struggle With Cold Front Advance
Montenegrin forces contend with extreme mountain cold as they press a rapid advance toward Sarajevo in Bosnia and toward Mostar in Herzegovina. Units push through rugged terrain as weather hampers movement and logistics.
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Cettinje
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Mostar
Herzegovina
St Louis Firm Buys Two Bales From Each Southern State
George J. Barnard of St Louis, a stationery maker, sent Governor Slaton a $100 check for two bales of cotton and endorsed the buy a bale movement. The Barnard Company reports similar gifts to governors of eleven cotton states as part of a $1,160 purchase.
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St. Louis
Slaton Friday
George J. Barnard
Stationery Manufacture of
St Louis
Barnard Company
Labor Unions Urge Probe of Atlanta Textile Strike
The Southern Labor Congress adopted resolutions urging U.S. Senators from Georgia and Alabama to push a Congressional investigation into the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills strike in Atlanta. They also urged rail reforms requiring a foreman for every eight miles of track and a section hand per mile. Jerome Jones of Atlanta faces no opposition for president, and Chattanooga will host the next convention.
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Birmingham
Southern Labor Congress
United States
Georgia
Alabama
Fulton
Atlanta
Jerome Jones
Chattanooga
Wife Sues for Divorce Over Support Claims
Carrie May Abernathy sues Ernest Venson Abernathy alleging he quit work after their marriage and refused to provide food or clothing. She says she had to work as a theater ticket seller to avoid starvation.
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Venson Abernathy
Carrie May Abernathy
Ulster Leader Weds Opponent's Daughter
London report states Sir Edward Carson leader of the Ulster Unionists married quietly to Miss Ruby Frewen niece of Moreton Frewen a noted Irish Nationalist supporter. The surprise news links Carson to the Frewen family and highlights ongoing Irish political tensions.
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London
Edward Carson
Ulster Unionists
Ruby Frewen
Moreton Frewen
Judge Elbert Gary and Bob Adamson in Cotton Move
The Buy-a-Bale-of-Cotton movement reports generous purchases from firms and individuals across the North and South. Montgomery Ward & Co. buys 10,000 bales for 500000 dollars, with others including Nathan Straus, Charles Otis, and Judge Elbert Gary aiding the effort as New York presses for broader Southern and New England support amid wartime hardship.
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North
South
Partin Manufacturing Co
Chicago
Nissen Wagon Works
Winston-Salem
N. C
J. Ogden Armour
Quaker Oats Co
Georgia
Congress
William Gordon
Cleveland
R. S. Abbott
Ford Motor Co
Robert Adamson
New York
Henry W. Fairfax
James B. Regan
Elbert H. Gary
William F. Schneider
Frank Speer
G. Cohen & Son
Peters Street
G. E. Kenny Co
Baltimore
Princeton
Gainesville
Hearst
Montgomery Ward & Co
Inspiring Line
Nathan Straus
Charles Otis
Knickerbocker
B. C. Forbes
New York American
O'Leary
Frank Spoerr
Adamson
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
Boston American
New England
113 000 Prisoners Held in Germany Asserted by American
New York report cites August Pfaff, a Chicagoan returning from Europe, claiming Germany holds over 100000 Russian British French and Belgian prisoners in camps near Berlin and Dobritz and Colompe. He notes German fortifications and plans to bombard the French coast and Dover with long range guns.
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Germany
New York
Berlin
August Pfaff
Furone
Cretic
Dobritz
French
Calais
Dover
French Crew Seizes German Owned Ship in Marseille
A German-owned vessel flying the Roumanian flag was captured in the Mediterranean and brought into Marseille by a French prize crew early today. The ship carried a large cargo.
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Marseilles
Mediterranean
Buy a Bale Movement Aids Southern Cotton Markets
In Europe, sacrifice is urged as cotton market steadiness grows. The buy a bale drive steadies prices as small farmers meet immediate needs via buying power. A plan aims to move 20 000 bales daily for export and home consumption, totaling about $1 000 000. Southern merchants back the effort to boost retail trade, with Memphis sending a delegation to Northern cities to promote the program.
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Liverpool
Memphis
Allies to Let Artillery Decide It on the Aisne
Paris reports after six days of battle the Aisne stalemate shifts to an artillery duel. General French, General Joffre, and Minister Miller meet as the Allies rely on superior firepower to break German lines. If the Allies win, Germans may be driven from French territory.
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Atlanta
Paris
The
Aisne
French
Joffre
Miller
Les
Noyon
Soissons
Laon
Lafer
Allies Fail to Dislodge Germans
Paris report on the six day battle along the Aisne and Meuse lines. Allies and Germans have won no decisive advantage as French and British artillery struggle to dislodge entrenched forces along the fronts.
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Paris
Krank
Aisne River
Meuse
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DG Unineod
Hearst Newspapers
Club
Editors
Novada Roar
Cort
Monnta
Ovina Lenin
Frederick Werner
Dr. Carrel
Canal
U.S
Ernest
Ulster
Bob Adamson
Cotton
John Temple Graves
Georgia Society
Southern Society
Ciety
Colompe
Europe
Atlanta Georgian
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