11 Jan 1923
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1923
Page
1
The map depicts the Ruhr Valley, an industrial region France would occupy to secure reparations payments. Coblenz is named as the American army of occupation headquarters, ordered to return to the United States. Essen, once Germany's top munitions hub, is noted in the report.
Washington Jan 11 Chairman Mellon of the American debt commission expressed belief that an agreement to refund Britain’s debt of over four billion dollars would be reached before the British commission sails January 20. Both sides have exchanged data and discussions, with data from Britain aiding progress toward terms that may exceed congressional limitations.
Palermo Sicily January eleventh Former King Constantine of Greece died suddenly in Palermo from a cerebral hemorrhage. He had earlier abdicated in 1917 and returned to power in 1920 after a plebiscite, then led Greek forces in Anatolia in 1921 against Turkish nationalists, with Eski Shehr captured and Athens praising the king before his illness.
Albany officials denied permission for a public meeting announced by Rev Roy E Davis a Ku Klux Klan spokesman to be held Friday night at the municipal auditorium Col William Joseph Simmons founder of the Klan was slated to speak Bastrop La day 11 Fred Higgenbotham a Klan charter member testified in a Morehouse parish hooded band inquiry claiming he could name only one official Captain Shipwith the Morehouse Klan He denied aiding in a kidnapping involving Watt Daniel and Thomas Richard during the August incident
Leadi ng bankers and merchants in Athens and Northeast Georgia met to aid Clarke county farmers for the next cotton crop. They urged five steps: deep ground prep, seed quality, heavy fertilization, intensive cultivation, and calcium arsenate, stressing calcium arsenate alone would not suffice. The meeting was called by Hugh H Gordon Jr and included Dr Andrew M Soule and Harrold Hulme. details continued on Page Five.
Marshal Ferdinand Foch directs French forces as they move into the Ruhr Valley while Rafet Pasha is identified as the Turkish Nationalists’ top strategist. If Mosul action arises, he is likely to command it.
Amer icas enforces city ordinance against cattle roaming at large. Chief Bragg will issue warnings before action, aiming to curb depredations and protect property. If warnings are ignored, drastic measures will be taken.
Macon January 11 Rev J D Smith superintendent of the Methodist Orphans Home under the South Georgia conference will continue as head of the institution. He has not been asked to resign and will not offer resignation to trustees after an investigation into the chaining of three older girl inmates. Continued on Page Five.
Sensational charges arise in Albany as advocates of the commission-manager system file a cross bill against the old city government. They contend the old mayor and council act illegally since the city charter expired the second Monday in January and that the referendum ratifying the commission form was proper.
General Sir Charles Harrington is British commander in chief at Constantinople and would head any offensive against the Turks. His position signals that London expects a significant push in the campaign, with Harrington poised to direct key operations from the Ottoman capital.
E F Cauthorn of Atlanta representing the Chilean nitrate committee visited Americus today. He called on George O Marshall at the Chamber of Commerce and spoke to students at the Third District Agricultural College about agriculture.
Americus Boy Scouts from Troop 2, led by Scoutmaster Dan Chappell, will visit the Americus gas plant Friday night with Superintendent Ewing. A gas making demonstration is planned and scouts should meet at 7 30 pm in the Americus Lighting Company office before touring the Plum Street plant.
Jenkins county jury convicts George Jackson, a farmer, of murdering Tom Aycock, another farmer, on October 13. Jury of ten recommended mercy and life imprisonment. Attorneys vowed an appeal for a new trial amid contested lighting of juror count and defense claim of insult to Mrs. Jackson.
A Ruhr protest by Rhenish and Westphalian labor groups calls for a brief industrial strike starting Monday to denounce French occupation. In Essen, French troops entered at 10 am with Belgian forces moving from Duisburg via Mudheim, escorted by French troops and an ammo column, all in full war equipment.
Dr. Wilhelm Mayer the German ambassador to France departs Paris for Berlin at noon and will hand the embassy to the counsellor before leaving the city. A separate dispatch notes American policy on Rhine troop return and reparations participation, and reports a Memel revolt in East Prussia seeking incorporation by Lithuania.
France has entered the Ruhr region with tanks troops airplanes and engineers ready Essen will bow to the French and Premier Poincare will outline actions in parliament He has done what he planned with Belgium and Italy backing a separate action The decision by President Harding to withdraw American troops from the Rhineland was a blow to French pride and sense of right though no official criticism followed.
Reuters dispatch from Essen reports that martial law is to be proclaimed in the city by French occupational forces almost immediately with timing noted as 4:30 this afternoon.
Washington Jan. 11 The senate agriculture committee has reported favorable the bill of Senator Pat Harrison extending the cooperative marketing law to include naval stores.
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