War News Roundup From Europe and Africa Fronts
London dispatches report British progress in four days of fighting with Gaza Styled fronts near Lille and Dunkirk. French forces recapture Armentieres and hold the Yser front as Germans retreat toward Namur Metz. British destroyers sink German torpedo boats. Hawke goes down in the North Sea. Reports also cover Belgian refugees return talks, anti German riots, and Botha rallying to defend the empire in South Africa.
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London
Bordeaux
The_ ‘Times
Joffre
Lille
Namur
Metz
Air-la-Chappelle
Dunkirk
Calais
Paris
Armentieres
Yser
West Flanders
Belgium
British Admiralty
Undaunted
Lance
Lennon
Legion
Loyal
Admiralty
Austria
Hague
Roosendaal
Antwerp
Germany
Holland
Old Kent Road
Deptford
Hawke
Pegasus
Zanzibar
Hugh Williams
North Sea
Bac
Botha
Town
South Africa
Maritz
Cape Provinces
Louis Botha
Union of South Africa
Union
Union Defense Force
Warsaw
Havas
Fetrograd
Russian Prince Oleg Killed in Cavalry Action Front
An official Petrograd dispatch says Prince Oleg, son of Grand Duke Constantine, died from wounds suffered in a cavalry engagement at the front. In a separate report from Amsterdam, Argentine consul M. Lemaire was killed during a bombardment as shrapnel struck the Antwerp consulate.
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Petrograd
Oleg
Constantine
London
Central News
Amsterdam
Antwerp
M. Lemaire
Dutch protest over Scheldt status as neutral waterway
Germany informed The Netherlands that the Scheldt waterway to Antwerp is considered neutral. The Dutch government notes Germany’s position and seeks clarity on neutrality status of the river.
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Scheldt
Berlin
Netherlands
Antwerp, Bute
Cotton Prices Tied to Cereals Sown in South This Winter
Pres. Andrew M. Soule of Georgia State College of Agriculture argues that cotton prices will rise or fall with the amount of oats wheat and other cereals sown in the South this fall. He urges farmers to diversify into food crops to secure profits and reduce reliance on cotton.
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Andrew M. Soule
Georgia State College of Agriculture
Europe
Growing Wheat In Georgia Prof. John R. Fain Notes Varieties
Professor John R. Fain of the Georgia State College of Agriculture outlines wheat adaptation to Georgia soils, favorable fertilization with phosphorus, limited early nitrogen, and methods for seed bed preparation. He discusses sowing between cotton rows, drill use, and bearded vs smooth varieties with Blue Stem and Georgia Red cited as examples.
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John R. Fain
Department of Agronomy
Georgia State College of Agriculture
Georgia
Planet
College
Varieties Tested Useful in Short Run
Fulcaster and 25.57 alongside Deitz Mediterranean Red May Fultz and Australian showed good results after one year of testing other varieties also performed well with positive early outcomes.
Start a Patch of Alfalfa
John R. Fain of the Georgia State College of Agriculture outlines fall seeding for alfalfa to establish before cold weather. With good drainage seedbed prep lime and inoculation, the college reports 6.5 tons per acre in five cuttings the first year and 4.5 cuttings the second year, weather delaying some yields. Cultivation after the second cutting helps control crab grass using a disc harrow spike-toothed harrow or a dedicated tool.
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John R. Fain
Georgia State College of Agriculture
Progressive candidates for the Georgia senate
A political appeal urging support for McClure and Hutchens against Hoke Smith and T W Hardwick. The text charges the Smith Hardwick ticket with manipulating the Macon convention and calls for a two white party system, with a platform emphasizing rural credits free school books and constitutional amendments on Prohibition. Campaign manager contact listed in Atlanta.
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Henry
United States
United States Senate
Georgia
South
J. L. Sibley
Atlanta
McClure and Hutchens
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Willesden
C. G. Reeber
Willsden
Egypt
Turkey
Constantinople
Vossiche Zeitung
Alexander of
Servia
Prince George of
AGO Daily News
Bill
Senate
G. R. Hutchens
Tom Hardwick
Democratic Party
Hoke Smith
T. W. Hardwick
Hardwick
C. W. McClure
McClure
Hutchens
West
Wall Street
Congress
Hoke
Progressive Party
Smith-Hardwick
Macon
Nollivasellys Wnoa
Sunowep
Georgia State Fair
Georgia State Agricultural Society
Macon, Georgia
Dixie’s
Julius H. Otto
Harry C.robert
Sec’ty
Gen
Mgr
A. B. & A. Railway
N.B
Mark, Ga
South Georgia
Florida
Thomasville
W. W. Croxton
Atlanta, GA
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