Demobilizing S A T C Units At University Of Georgia
Work on discharging the Student Army Training Corps at the University of Georgia has begun. By December fourth Section B should be discharged once forms arrive, then Section A will start. Most cadets will be discharged, though the commandant post after Christmas remains unsettled with Captain Thweatt possible to remain.
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Student Army Training Corps
University of Georgia
Athens
United States
War Department
Thweatt
Chilean Army Recalls Reservists Amid Conference in Santiago
Bandago Chile December 2. Chilean army reserves from five districts released during 1917 and 1918 have been recalled to service. Naval commanders from across the Republic are reportedly summoned to Santiago for a conference today.
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Associated Press
Bandago
Chile
Repube
Santiago
Germany to Pay Bill Will Be The Findings
London dispatch reports a gathering of Great Britain France and Italy on Downing Street to discuss peace conference preliminaries. It is understood the fate of the former Kaiser and the demand that Germany pay the full bill will be raised before the conference meets.
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London
Downing Street
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Florida Dry After January the First
The Florida house passed the Stokes bill unanimously to enforce statewide prohibition after January first. It bans transporting any alcoholic beverage within the state and makes possession of more than four quarts of whiskey or twenty quarts of beer a misdemeanor.
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Tallahassee
Fla
House
Senate
Election Tomorrow For Four Aldermen
Municipal election slated for tomorrow to elect one alderman from each of the four wards. The primary was held last month on the 2nd, with candidate R. T. Dot- mentioned.
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R. T. Dot
Athens Bar Assoc Holds Banquet and Meeting at Georgian
The Athens Bar Association held its annual banquet and business meeting at the Georgian Hotel on Saturday. T. S. Mell served as toastmaster with speeches on topics including The Lawyer In the Era of Reconstruction and Miscellaneous Reminiscences by Judge Andrew J and Hon. T. W. Rucher. The retiring president Prof. Thomas F. Green led the business session.
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Athens Bar Association
Georgian Hotel
T. S. Mell
Andrew. J
Sylvanus Morris
T. W. Rucher
Thomas F. Green
Henry C. Tuck
Thomas J. Shackelford
Milton Thomas
Horace Holden
T. W. Rucker
Judge Holden
British cabinet urged extradition of former German emperor
Liverpool December 2 Sir Frederick Smith attorney general was interviewed by the Echo which said the British war cabinet including colonial representatives unanimously decided to press Holland to extradite former German emperor.
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Associated Press
Liverpool
Frederick Smith
The
Echo
Holland
Poles Again in Power Amid Chaos in Galicia
Lemberg, the capital of the Austrian Crownland Galicia, is once more under Polish control after months of fighting with Ruthenians. Jewish sympathizers align with Ruthenians as order is maintained, while Polish leadership remains uncertain amid a country split into three districts.
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Associated Press
Lemberg
Crownland
Galicia
Florida land officers nominations sent to Senate
Washington December 2 The nominations of Robert W. Davis to be Land Office Registrar and Perry M. Colson to be Receiver of Public Moneys at Gainesville Fla were sent to the Senate today.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert W. Davis
Land Office
Perry M. Colson
Galmneville
Fla
Senate
Soldiers Returning in Steamer Kroonland Voyage
Washington dispatch reports the Steamer Kroonland sailed from a French port November 29 with thirteen hundred forty nine American soldiers aboard. The War Department announced the return as thousands of boys coming home daily is underway.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
City Court in Athens Faces Light Docket
The City Court of Athens met Monday morning with Judge Henry West presiding and a sparse docket. Jurors were dismissed subject to call, and the court stayed open for several days. The sole trial was State versus A. Y. Escot for assault and battery. The courthouse closed in the afternoon due to the death of John R. White, father of Commissioner Hugh W. White.
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City Court of
Athens
Henry
West
Steve C. Upson
A. Y. Escot
John R. White
Hugh W. White
Burleson Fires Postal Officials in Washington
Washington reports that Secretary Burleson confirmed the dismissal of Edward Reynolds, vice president, and another official, asserting the department will not explain dismissals. He stated, They know why they were dismissed, as policy remains unchanged.
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Burleson
Postal Telegraph Company
Associated Press
Washington
Eward Reynolds
Wal
Half Million Men for Regular Army Estimated
Washington reports the regular army is projected at about a half million troops for the 1920 fiscal year. Total proposed budget reaches 1.922 billion dollars excluding fortifications, covering payment for 21,000 officers and 382,000 soldiers, plus 130,000 non combatant personnel.
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Associated Press
Washington
Preparations Under Way For Wilsons Rome Visit
Big preparations are under way in Rome for the visit of President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson. They will be guests of the King and Queen at the Quirinal and will occupy the same apartment formerly used by the Kaiser and Kaiserin during their Rome visits.
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Associated Press
Rome
President Wilson
Mra
Wilson
Quirinal
Kaiser
Kaiserin
Russia Ready for Terms Reported in Stockholm
A Stockholm dispatch via Central News says negotiations yield a plan for all Russian governments under Entente protection with a voluntary army backing them.
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Associated Press
London
Central News
Stockholm
Six Billion Francs Damage to Belgium Reported
Brussels reports the central industrial committee finds Belgian damage from German occupation and seizure of machinery amounts to six billion francs after reviewing estimates and wartime losses.
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Belgium
Associated Press
Brussels
Central Industrial Committee of
Wilson to Depart for France Aboard George Washington
President Wilson will leave Washington tomorrow to board the liner George Washington with the peace delegation for France. He plans to name the secretary of the treasury and several railroad directors before departure.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
New York
R. George
France
Secretary of the Treasury
Geveral
Former Military Aide Arranges President Wilson Visit
Colonel William W. Harts, once military aide to President Wilson, has been given full charge of arranging the president’s arrival and visit in Brest. Wilson will be the guest of the French nation, with French wishes guiding entertainment details. He is expected to arrive in Brest on December 11 afternoon and depart for Paris the next afternoon.
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Associated Press
Pals
William W. Harts
Wilson
Ae American
Brest
Paris
Federal Trade Commission hits grafters in meat charges
Washington December 2 The Federal Trade Commission in a supplemental report to Congress charged five large meat packing firms with restraint of trade and controlling livestock and meat sales Evidence was cited in support of the charges Swift and Co Armour and Co Morris and Co Wilson Co and Dudahy Packing Co were named.
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Federal Trade Commission
Associated Press
Washington
Federal ‘Trade Commission
Congress
Swift & Co
Armour & Co
Morris & Co
Wilsom Co
Dudahy Packing Co
War costs in peace time outline budget figures
Washington reports a fiscal year budget draft showing seven billion four hundred forty three million dollars in outlay. Of this, five billion two hundred twelve million is allocated to war and navy departments and eight hundred ninety three million to interest on war debts, with five hundred seventy nine million to merchant marine.
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Sy Aisbelated Press
Washington
War and Navy Departments
Department
Congress
Improved shipping rules ease south cotton exports
Washington dispatch reports Senator McNellar after a Railroad Administration talk announced tomorrow new restrictions will be issued for exporting cotton from interior southern points. The order permits direct shipments from the interior south to all allied and neutral countries except neutrals adjacent to Germany and Austria.
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Associated Press
Washington
McNellar
Tennesee
Railroad Administration
Germany
Austria
Republicans Lost Their Nerve and Didn’t Interrupt President
Washington reports that in a joint session President Wilson announced plans to attend the peace conference and shared views on postwar readjustment. Democrats cheered. Republicans were largely silent except for mentions of Pershing and Sims. He urged continued soldier support, called for woman suffrage, urged action on the Colombian treaty, and suggested War Trade Board authority to manage exports while planning an overseas trip as his paramount duty.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House Democrats
Pershing
Sims
Wil
Son
War Trade Board
Wilson
President's Message Draws Limited Capitol Comment
Washington February 2. Commentary on the president's address shows little general reaction at the capitol. Democratic Senate leaders Martin and Kitchin and Republican Lodge declined to comment. House leaders Kitchin and Speaker Clark voiced approval alongside former Speaker Cannon.
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Associated Press
Washington
Capitol
Martin
Lodge
Hitchcock
Foreign Relations Committee
House
Kitchin
Clerk
Cannon
Christmas Vacation Shortened for Athens Schools
The Board of Education voted to cut the December vacation to one week in Athens, covering December 20 to December 30, to makeup for influenza quarantine time. They praised Lieutenant Henshaw for leading the High School Cadets and did not discuss his replacement.
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Athens
Board of Education
Funeral of Judge John R White Held Yesterday
Hundreds of sorrowing friends filled the Presbyterian church for the funeral of Judge John R White held yesterday afternoon. The service honored a prominent Athens financier and manufacturer, remembered for justice, generosity, and leadership. He is survived by his wife and three children. tributes praised his kindness, independence, and strong civic service.
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John R. White
Presbyterian Church
Southern Mutual Insurance Company
Charles H. Phinizy
Aaron Cohen
Tate Wright
B. F. Hardeman
John W. Hinton
F. A. Lipscomb
J. M. Hodgson
M. G. Michael
A. ‘A Parker
Judge White
Ufo
John Richards White
Clarke County
John White
University of Georgia
White
Georgia Manufacturing Company
White Had
Athens Foundry & Machine Works
Tme
High Shoals Manufacturing Company
Georgia Railroad and Banking Company
Tallulah Fails Railway Company
Athens Railway & Electric Co
Athena
Hugh W. White
Robert P. White
Morris
Major E W Moise Safe and Alive News from France
Anxiety in Athens ended as Major E W Moise, of the 82nd Division, is reported alive and promoted to major after serving in the Argonne. A University of Georgia alumnus and Rhodes Scholar, he studied at Oxford, practiced law in Atlanta, and married Marion Gerdine.
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E. Warren Mole
France
War Department
Iself
Argonne
Mra. Moise
Capt
Moie
Major Moise
Mra
Molse
Jersey City
326Th
82Nd
J.C. M'Arthur
Athens
Moise
University of Georgia
Rhodes
Oxford University
England
Atlante
Ft. McPherson
Misa Marion Gerdine
Sons of
Georgia
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Florida
BAR Assn
Russia
Henshaw
David C. Barrow
E. W. Moise
Philadelphia
Dol Costa
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