Clarke County War Savings Campaign Seeks Pledges
Athens reports show Clarke County fell from first to third in state per capita War Savings, with Newton and Whitfield ahead. A December 27 campaign will redeem about 4,000 pledges, with Walter T. Forbes leading a 450-strong effort to verify credits and redeem unredeemed pledges.
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Athens
War Savings
Atlanta
Clarke County
Newton County
Clarke
Winifield County
Whitfield
Newton
Chattooga
Hen Hill
Spaching
Stephens
Pike
Troup
Jenkins
Bchky
Washington
Wilkes
Ware
Nty da
War Savings Campaign
Walter T. Forbes
Messrs
John White Morton
Frank Harkeman
Max Michael
8. V. Sanford
Andrew Erwin
Morton Hodgson
Ike
Moody Dies in Florida Legislature member from Flagler
I L Moody, a Flagler county legislator, has died in Bunzell Florida from pneumonia. Moody born in Appling County Georgia was president of banks in Baxley and Alma Georgia.
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Associated Press
Bunzell
Fla
I. I. Moody
John Reese Weir Returns to Athens After Absence
John Reese Weir son of Captain R. H. Weir arrived in Athens yesterday after months away. He served in the spruce production department of the United States Corps, stationed at Mula Washington, and said his work involved the heart of Washington's spruce forests. Also note random old ads mentioning Abney and Arnold & Abney selling raisins and pineapple in cans.
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John Reese Weir
R. H. Weir
Athens
Weir
United States Corps
Mula
Washington
Government will aid unemployed civilian war workers
The Civil Service Commission outlines plans to place dismissed civilian war workers into reemployment. An executive order directs listing eligible workers on registers for reappointment for one year. Cooperation with the Labor Department aims to find private sector jobs for those not returning to government service.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Commission
Posiiions Io
Department of Labor Ins
United War Work Committee Buys Hospitals
The United War Work Committee in Atlanta announces the armistice allows purchase of fifteen 100 bed hospitals with full equipment and 200 trucks for a nominal sum. Buildings in Turkey Armenia and Syria were bought, with equipment shipped from France. Trucks will aid returning refugees and food distribution in starving districts.
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Atlanta
United States
United War
Turkey
Armenia
Syria
France
Georgia Leads States in Roll Call Campaign
Atlanta reports the southern division of the Red Cross pushing universal membership amid influenza and bad weather. Georgia, with Tennessee close behind, shows strong interest as La Grange surpasses five thousand enrollments on day one. The division total nears two hundred thousand with two days and partial reports remaining.
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Atlanta
Red Cross
Tennessee
la Grange
Athene
Athens
Simon Michael
E. H. Comey
Ralph Hodgson
T. J. Wooster
A. G. Richards
F. A. Lipscomb
FE. R. Hodgson, Jr
Rodney Wilson
Rufus Turner
Julius Talmadge
W. GC. Ash
Harold Hinton
Ashford
Park and Hasettion
Sam Harris
Delegates Favor Sinking Surplus Warships at Peace Talks
Paris December delegates to the peace congress vow to advocate sinking the mirrendered enemy warships and oppose distributing them by naval losses. Close to the American team say the stance would ease tension and back President Wilson’s war aims. Sir Eric Geddes signals continued British support though rivals may push for prize distribution.
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Associated Press
Paris
Peace Congress
Wilson
England
Eric Geddes
Admiralty
United States
Sser
Oscar Kinnebrew Returns From France
Oscar Kinnebrew arrives at Norfolk after a year in France serving with Naval Aviation. Telegram from his brother says he saw actual fighting and plans to spend Christmas in Athens.
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Oscar Kinnebrew
Norfolk
Virginia
France
Naval Aviation
B. H. Kinnebrew
Athens
Lieutenant Lyons Joel Dies of Wounds in France
Athens reports the death of Lieutenant Y Lyons Joel in France from battle wounds. He attended the University of Georgia and earned a law degree posthumously. he served in the first officers training camp and his parents Mr and Mrs Lyons Joel of Atlanta survive.
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Y. Lyons Joel
France
Athens
Jake Joel
Joel
University of Georgia
Law Department
Atlantic
Chateau-Thierry
Lyons Joel
Atlanta
Naval Review Postponed by Secretary Daniels
The Atlantic fleet review scheduled for December 24 is moved to December 26 due to bad weather delaying ships from European waters. Admiral Mayo informed the Navy Department the vessels would not reach New York until the day after Christmas. Fresh Cocoanuts Today- 16c and 20c. Arnold & Abney.
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Associated Press
Washington
Daniels
Navy Department
Admiral Mayo
Mayo
Department
New York
Banner's Commissary Office Opens Today in Athens
The Banner announces the Commissary Office opens at the old Elite Theatre building to receive contributions for Athens' poor and needy. Donations of money clothing and toys are welcome with a focal meeting at eleven o'clock led by chairman Mrs A S Parker and her committee including Mrs Hi B Ritchie Mrs W J Watson and others.
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Athes
Athens
Shilte Theatre
A. S. Parker
Parker
Hi. B. Ritchie
W. J. Watson
John D. Moss
Flury
Misa Ellen Burton
Tom Seart
Tom McMahan
Governors Praise Wilson During European Trip
Annapolis report says war governors at the annual conference heard Secretary Daniels and Secretary Lane praise the president for traveling to Europe aboard the Mayflower. They also discussed selecting next year’s conference site and federal reimbursement for colleges hurt by the Student Army Training program cutbacks.
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Daniels
Lane
Wilson
Associated Press
Annapolis
Dee
Mississippi
Chesapeak Bay
Europe
Alaska
Utah
Miken
Maine
Wilson refuses to demand navy reduction to unsafe point
Paris reports President Wilson and advisers see no reason to alter his view that a league of nations is inseparable from the peace treaty. They say he will assure Lloyd George he does not intend to push Britain to reduce its navy to endanger the empire. Hope remains that further talks will clear up any misunderstandings.
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Wilson
Associated Press
Paris
France
League of Nations
Gaylng
Wil Essure Lloyd George
Navy Manpower Rise Proposed to 217000 Enlisted
Washington DC, 18, naval affairs committee endorsed a bill to raise enlisted strength from 131000 to 217000. The plan would add 175000 seamen, 24000 apprentice seamen and firemen, 12000 in trade schools, and 5000 in the flying corps.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Naval Affairs
Caning
acUng
Bureau of Navigation
Flying
Army Flying Corps to Serve Post Office Department
The post office appropriation bill of 350 million 350 thousand dollars passed the house with an amendment directing the postmaster general to use army aviators for mailplanes instead of creating a separate postal flying corps. This marks the first of the twenty twenty supply measures approved by the house.
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Army Flying Corps
Post Office Department
Associated Press
Washington
Post Office
Tate
House
Economic Basis of the Future Discussed by Federal Reserve
The December bulletin of the Federal Reserve Board foresees a new era in American finance filled with major problems rivaling wartime ones. It calls for rationing financial resources during transition, support to foreign governments via banks, inflation prevention, essential industry adaptations, and absorbing war loans to build a broad economic basis for the future.
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Federal Reserve
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Aerial Mail Service From Chicago To New York Begins
The New York Chicago aerial mail service started yesterday with Pilot Hike Eversole delivering a cargo to Chicago from Defiance Ohio. He will depart eastward from the eastern outskirts field tomorrow morning as officials caution several days may pass before regular service is established.
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Chicago
New York
Associated Press
New York-Chicago
Hike Eversole
Defiance
Ohio
de Haviland
Postoffice
War Department maintains policy denying active service promotions
Secretary Baker announced the War Department will continue denying promotions to officers on active duty. Advancement will only come via retirement to the reserve, as demobilization leaves many captains and majors unassigned. The policy targets officers of high rank and reflects a fixed promotion stance in the current service.
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WAR Department
Associated Press
Washington
Baker
Reserve Corps
Harmony Drive in Farm Labor Aids Harvest in Nation
United States Department of Agriculture reports cordial farmer town business cooperation boosted harvests nationwide. Tens of thousands of city residents helped in Kansas Nebraska Oregon Missouri Indiana Illinois and other states, reducing labor shortages and saving transportation time. Red Cross drives in Athens lag behind expectations though urging broader support as campaign progress is shared.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Nebraska
Oregon
Missouri
Indiana
Illnois
Prkees
Bill of Rights Adopted by Jewish Conference
The American Jewish Congress adopted a bill of rights at its final session in Philadelphia and will present it at the Versailles peace conference. A nine member delegation will represent the Jews of the United States.
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Jewish Conference
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Penn
American Jewish Congress
Versailles
Gibraltar of the Rhine Occupied by Americans
Coblenz December 17 The German fortress of Fhrenbrettetein known as the Gibraltar of the Rhine is being prepared for occupancy by American troops across the river from Coblenz.
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Gibraltar
Rhine
Associated Press
Coblenz
Turaday
Fhrenbrettetein
Gibraltar of the Rhine
Wilson Visits U. S. Mission First Time
Paris December 18 President Wilson paid his first visit to the headquarters of the American mission conferring with Colonel House Secretary Lansing and Henry White and inspecting the organization taking shape delegates had met for two hours before his arrival to map out work and divide into sections
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Associated Press
Paris
Wilson
Miession
Colonel House
Lansing
Henry White
Arnold & Abney Sugar and Cakes Ad
Arnold & Abney promote cube sugar and good granulated sugar plus medium brown sugar. They advertise Old Fashion Pound Cake Lady Fingers Almond Macaroons and fruit cake with strong sales yesterday and remaining stock. Indian River Oranges heavy thin skinned grapefruit tangerines also featured by Arnold & Abney.
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Arnold & Abney
Lady Fingers
Indian River
George Nicholson Returns From France
George Nicholson has landed safely at Newport News Virginia after serving in France. He first joined the Seventeenth Engineers and later transferred to the infantry where he fought in some of the war’s heaviest battles. Friends in Athens celebrate his return.
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George Nicholson
Newport News
Virginia
Nicholson
France
Seventeenth Engineers
Th Infantry
Athens
Mann Announces for Speaker Next House
Representative Mann of Illinois, GOP leader in the House, formally announced his candidacy for Speaker of the next Congress, which will be controlled by Republicans.
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Mann
Associated Press
Washington
Representative Mann
Ilinois
House
Boy Hurt by Auto Near Clayton and Lumpkin
A car driven by T. R. B. Anderson struck a small boy named Coil from Winterville yesterday afternoon at the Clayton and Lumpkin streets corner. The injuries were not serious. Eyewitnesses said the accident seemed unavoidable.
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T. RB. Anderson
Coil
Winterville
Clayton and
Lumpkin Steets
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