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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1918
Page
1
The campaign seeks 15 million dollars to aid starving Jews in Poland Galicia Palestine and Turkey with Athens aiming for a 7500 quota. A Birmingham News editorial urges broad support across communities highlighting shared sacrifice and the allied fight against hunger and oppression.
The Banner Commissary fund shows daily growth with a total of 417.00 reported yesterday. A long list of contributors includes Miss A T L Blacksheer Mrs John B Gordon Hardeman & Phinizy Chancellor D C Barrow Mrs D C Barrow Patrick's Pharmacy F A Lipscomb Mr and Mrs H B Ritchie Mrs Fanny Long Tayor Miss Kate Simpson John B Gamble L O Price Mrs Walter H Jones Athens Hardware Co Mr and Mrs Billups Phinizy Mrs F J Myers Mrs T H Nickerson Trust Fund M 8 Hodgson Mrs H G Warner J C Hutchens W H Harris Mrs H C Conway Mrs R D Mure Mrs J H Bessy T W Morton Mrs Lee Morris T W Rucker Mrs 8 Slowman Miss Baseline Prince A Rhodes W B Pope Sidney Boley Prof and Mrs J L F Edwards Mr and Mrs G A Melliere Judge A J Cobb Mrs Martha P Percy F M Hodgson Griffeth Implement Co Costa's weeeeese eee Mrs J L Sexton Sylvanus Morris M P O'Callaghan John White Morton H D Dozier Total.
William J. Bryan addressed the opening session of the annual convention of Farmers of the National Congress in Jacksonville Florida. He praised American soldiers, urged early demobilization and proposed employing discharged men in public works.
With the American Army of Occupation units pushing toward the Rhine, Germans again showed indifference as khaki troops moved at dawn through numerous villages. Farmers and villagers glanced but returned to work, and marching covered about twelve miles this day.
Washington reports the guaranteed nineteen nineteen wheat price is fixed at 2.26 dollars per bushel Chicago basis. The Food Administration intends the price to stand even if the Lever Act ends with peace. A separate note mentions war work fundraising by Birmingham and a humane drive starting Monday for one week, tied to a Jewish festival.
The Georgia division of the Jewish War Relief Fund announces a three day drive starting December 10 to raise 300000 for war stricken Europe civilians. The appeal emphasizes non sectarian aid and urges all Americans to donate, noting millions are in dire need and that charity remains essential.
Hon Henry Morgenthau former ambassador to Turkey arrives in the city tomorrow morning by the 8 A S at 10 35. Chancellor Barrow Col Michael Dean Snelling and Col Max Michael meet him. He will address the student body faculty and the public at the University chapel followed by a luncheon at the YMCA with Morgenthau as guest of honor.
A United States drive for the Jewish War Relief fund will run from December 9 to 11 to aid starving Jews in Eastern Europe. Louis Marshall of New York chairs the executive committee while Henry Morgenthau Jr. leads the campaign. Morgenthau tours the South to organize cities. his Athens visit targets student outreach at the University of Georgia. Athens volunteers aim to exceed their quota by Saturday night, with Morgenthau expected to report progress to national headquarters on January 5.
Merchants urged to remove old war posters from shop windows and replace them with fresh Red Cross Roll Call lithographs. Officials emphasize that keeping outdated posters undermines the impact of the new campaign and hurts public notice.
Washington reports that Lieut. Cols. J. G. Vincent and Geo. W. Mixter, named by Charles E. Hughes in the aircraft investigation, were pardoned by President Wilson for transacting business with private concerns in which they held financial interests. No DOJ action against them. Attorney General Gregory recommended the full pardon. Vincent was vice president of Packard Motor Company and a Liberty Motor designer.
Washington report states Fuel Administrator Garfield resigned and President Wilson accepted the resignation, announced at the White House. Also appears brief ad copy for Norfolk Oysters from Arnold & Abney and various Purina feeds and pancake flour promotions.
Dec 3 dispatches report no US proposals to Chile or Peru regarding the Tacna and Arica dispute. The State Department said Washington has made no territorial recommendations and is urging all parties maintain peaceful relations while mobilization in Chile continues in the north.
Washington Dec 3 Senator Smith of South Carolina said after a White House conference he found the president sympathetic to removing restrictions on cotton to restore normal market conditions. He met with Brand and Gwathney of the Cotton Distributions committee and Chambers of the Railroad Administration, all favoring elimination of wartime cotton regulations.
Washington dispatch reports that as President Wilson prepared to depart for Europe the appointment of the Secretary of the Treasury to replace McAdoo would be made public tomorrow from New York. No decision indicated on the Director General of Railroads post.
Twenty three party experts will sail with President Wilson aboard the George Washington to join Paris peace negotiations. The group includes specialists who studied Europe for years, carrying documents and maps, forming a vast collection of international data overseen by Colonel House.
President Wilson left Washington on a special train for New York as his party prepares to board the transport George Washington for Europe. The itinerary remains undisclosed and two of the five American delegates will sail. Colonel House and General Bliss are already in Europe. The George Washington, with a naval convoy, is expected to depart New York tomorrow and dock at Brest, France. Wilson plans to stay about six weeks.
President Wilson will land at Brest on December 12 and be greeted by Foreign Minister Pichon, Marine Minister Leagues, and Captain Andre Tardieu. The presidential train will arrive in Paris on December 18 amid Franco-American war questions talks.
Washington declares all home and public sugar purchase limits removed. An expanded Louisiana cane and western beet sugar supply and an expected Cuba crop arrival allow abandonment of the sugar ration system, according to the Food Administration.
Washington December 3 The National War Labor Board urged the Cleveland Railway Company to dismiss one hundred fifty women within thirty days after a hearing with Mayor Davis. The move aims to end the strike that began this morning.
Washington December 3 The dispute over the president's Europe trip pits Senator Sherman Republican Illinois against Senator Williams Democrat Mississippi who proposes declaring the office vacant and triggering presidential succession. Williams defends the trip noting Taft and Roosevelt are abroad. House Republican leader Mann issues a statement urging factional strife not disrupt the president's mission.
Frederick William Hohenzollern, interned at Pastors Cottage in Costerland Holland, says he has not renounced or signed away his claim as Crown Prince. He would return as a simple citizen if Germany becomes a republic and is willing to work in a factory to aid the country. He regards the war as lost after the first Battle of the Marne and is prepared to sacrifice Alsace Lorraine.
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