America Ready to Bear World Responsibility
Resolutions adopted at the Atlantic congress of the league to enforce peace declare the American people are ready to join other nations in forming a league of free nations. They say war aims and peace treaty goals depend on this league to safeguard peace and resolve disputes by reason and conciliation rather than war.
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Associated Press
New York
Society of Nations
Atlantic Congress
League
Wilson
League of Free Nations
Allira
United States
London Railway Dispute Reaches Satisfactory Settlement
London reports an unofficial tonight announcement that a settlement has been reached in the London railway dispute. It is said to cover tubes and all London railway systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Choate Chosen Chairman of Atlanta Freight Bureau
H E Choate former Athens man now a leading Atlanta businessman has been selected as chairman of the Atlanta Freight Bureau. He serves as vice president and treasurer of the J K Orr Shoe Co, a major southern firm, and is noted for his strong industry ties and rapid ascent in Atlanta business circles.
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H. E. Choate
Atlanta
Atlanta Freight Bureau
Choate
J. K. Orr Shoe Co
South
The
Atlanta Journal
Herbert E. Choate
Ralph Rosenblum
Treas
John M. Cooper
Harry T. Moore
J. K. O' Shoe
Highway Law Study Committee Names Members
Craig Arnold of Dahlonega and Prof. C M Strahan are named on the study highway station committee in Athens. The group includes Lampkin county representatives and other North Georgia leaders as the panel advances the highway plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Arnold
C. M. Strahan
Craig Armmold
Dahlonega
Legiala- Lampkin County
North 1
Athens
Spe
Study Highway Station
Long Continued Unemployment Discounted in Spring Shortage Forecast
Washington reports that long continued unemployment is being discounted as the Training Service of the Labor Department predicts a spring shortage of several million workers once agriculture and industrial hiring begin. Assistant Secretary Post and John B. Densmore, director general of the Federal Employment Service, shared similar views before the House Appropriations Committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Training Service
Department of Labor
House Appropriations Committee
Post
John B. Densmore
Federal Employment Service
Mathews Homeward on Two Week Furlough From Fort McPherson
Audrey E. Mathews, once of this city, returned home on a two week furlough from the Fort McPherson base hospital where he has been recovering from wounds. He was wounded five times in different battles while serving in the trenches and shared vivid details of patrols in no man's land before heading back to Atlanta for further treatment.
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Audrey E. Mathews
Jackson County
Mathews
Fort McPherson
No Man's Land
Atlanta
Swift Company Contributions Tied to Campaigns in 1912 1915
Henry Veeder, counsel for Swift Company, testified before the Senate agriculture committee that Swift & Co. contributed to campaign funds for Representative Rodenbrg of Illinois in 1912 and Representative Taggart of Kansas in 1915 during cross examination by Francis Hency.
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Associated Press
Washington
Swift & Co
Rodenbrg
Illinois
Taggart
Kansas
Henry Veeder
Francis Hency
Senate Agriculture Committee
Division of Land In Hungary To Begin Immediately
Count Sarolyi, Hungarian president, told the cabinet that land division will start as soon as the land reform act is published. Harolyi's estate will be the first to be distributed, according to a Vienna dispatch.
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Associated Press
Basie
Switzerland
Count Sarolyi
Hungary
Vienna
Harolyi
Hilley Furniture Co Reorganized Under Arnold and Hilley
The Hilley Furniture Co at 268 Jackson Street is reorganized under Mr. Ed J. Arnold and Mr. Walker W. Hilley. The business will continue under Arnold with same up to date policies. Arnold previously ran a nine year business in the area and plans to maintain Athens involvement.
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Hilley Furniture Co
Ed J. Arnold
Hilley Furniture Company
Jackson Street
T. W. Hilley
Ed. J. Arnold
Walker W. Hilley
Busiegs
Arnold
Toccoa
Athens
War Declared On Cotton Enemies At Macon Meet
A mass meeting in Macon GA unites farmers bankers merchants and editors to attack cotton depressors. Delegations report prearranged organization and a plan to cut 1919 cotton acreage by 25 percent while holding stock until price reaches 30 to 35 cents per pound. The group calls for lifting blockade on German Austrian ports and anti short selling plus future contract reforms. Thomas J Shackelford outlines resolutions on speculative short selling and delivery of graded cotton.
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Macon
Georgia
Jackson County
John N. Holder
Georgia House of Representatives
Andrew J. Cobb
Wilson
Co Ton
Congress
Thomas J Shackelford
Athens
Boldereff Urges Russians to Fight Bolshevik Force
General Boldereff advocates Russian led resistance with Allied moral and material support rather than foreign military aid. He seeks to suppress the Bolsheviks by Russians through education and morale, while delaying direct arms enforcement until a Russian army is formed. He rejects current government and stayed at the front as arrests occurred.
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Vladivostok
Associated Preas
Trotdereff
Ufa
Omsk
Kolchak
Russia
Bolsheviks
Roldereff
Allis
Boldereff
Bolderet
Kolehai
Mules Horses Cattle and Pigs For Sale
Farmers advertise mules horses milch cows with young calf or shores for sale. Contact A L or F Allgood by phone 397 for details.
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A. L
Allgood
Phone
Mrs W L Hamilton Dies at 18 in Bogart
Mrs W L Hamilton died yesterday at her parents home in Bogart. Funeral services will be at 4 PM this afternoon at Bogart Baptist Church conducted by Rev Mr Stiles. She is survived by her husband, parents Mr and Mrs J M Miller, and a brother Joe Miller of Bogart.
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W. L. Hamilton
Bogart
Bogart Baptist Church
W. D. Nicholon
Wiliam D. Nicholson
Wheer's Cemetery
Commerce
Nicholson
Bernstein Brothers
Rutabaga Turnips and More at Arnold and Abney
Local market note lists rutabaga, turnips, hard cabbage, and tender string beans available from Arnold & Abney. Vendors advertise fresh produce and seasonal selections.
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Arnold & Abney
Appreciable Progress in League of Nations Work
Paris Feb 6 The commission on the league of nations reports notable progress in drafting the sea clause at its third meeting. It unanimously agreed to include representatives of Czech Slovakia Poland and Romania in its deliberations. After two sessions the group has covered about a third of its tasks and expects to complete remaining articles swiftly.
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Associated Press
Paris
Commission On
League of Nations
Czech
Slovakia
Poland
Rumania
Five Die in Paris Metz Railway Tunnel Fire
In Nantuil a Paris Metz train entered a tunnel with German coaches that released toxic gases and flames when exposed to air. Five people died and sixteen were injured as a second train struck passengers fleeing the burning cars.
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Paris-Metz
Associated Press
Paris
Nantuil
Germany
Belgium Seeks Loan of Locomotives from United States
The Belgian government asked the United States to lend four hundred locomotives and two thousand passenger cars and to return all 349 locomotives supplied to the American expeditionary forces. The request was received at the State Department through the American legation at Brussels.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
State Department
Anertan Legation
Bruss
Lack of Poll Tax Payments Delays Florida Election
In Flagler county at St Augustine, Governor Cajts postponed a March 4 special election for a state representative after only four voters paid the 1918 poll tax. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling that a legal quorum must vote, leaving the four taxpayers theoretically sufficient if the election had proceeded. Flagler was formerly part of St Johns county with Saint Augustine as the seat.
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Associated Press
Augustine
Fla
Flagler County
Cajts
Florida
United States Supreme Court
St. Johns County
St. Augustine
Germans Recapture Bromberg From Poles
Bromberg in German Poland has been recaptured from Polish forces by German troops according to advices received. The report places the action in a wartime context and notes the German possession of Bromberg as of the date.
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Bromberg
Poles
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Poland
Florence Reed Shines in Today at the Elite
Florence Reed headlines the sev en part production Today at the Elite Theatre drawing hundreds of fans. Viewers urged to see it today as the standout superfeature of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eryone
Florence Reed
Miss Reed
Elite
Fresh Bakery Bread and Rolls on Time
Fresh Graham Bread and ON Time Cinnamon Rolls are featured along with Parker House Rolls and Finger Rolls from Arnold and Abney.
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Graham
Parker House
Arnold & Abney
Root defends security league amid war effort critique
Elihu Root, honorary president of the National Security League, told a special committee that Congress only backed Wilson’s war program after public demand for full cooperation. He defended the league against charges it favored munition makers and denied other improprieties, saying the public was dead serious.
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Associated Press
Washington
Elihu Root
National Security League
League
Congress
Wilson
Root
Fifty Thousand Soldiers Enroll in Post Schools
Paris February 6 Fifty thousand American soldiers have enrolled as students in army post schools directed by the army educational commission. Courses offered include French garrison crafts architecture composition literature causes of the present war mathematics shorthand and elementary studies.
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Associated Press
Paris
Army Post
Army Educational Commission
Disorder in Saxon capital Madgeburg reported by Berlin
Berlin dispatches say serious disorders erupted in Madgeburg the capital of Saxony. Soldiers and sailors armed with grenades and machine guns broke into the courthouse freed 160 prisoners. Windows were smashed shops looted and machine guns trained on residents as government troops launched a vigorous assault on the revolutionists.
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Associated Press
Paris
Madgeburg
Saxony
Berlin
Pershing Denies Mail Congestion in France
General Pershing cabled the war department denying reports that mail to the American expeditionary forces was congested at French rail heads. He said 1,210 sacks incorrectly addressed were being redirected.
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Associated Press
Washington
General Pershing
War Department Today
Pool Halls Are Banned By Texas Legislature
Austin Texas February 6 The senate bill to abolish pool halls in Texas passed the house today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Senate
House
Day May Play With Red and Black Team
Georgia Tech center Herschel Day once named an all American by Walter Camp has left Tech for the University of Georgia to pursue an agricultural course. His eligibility hinges on the 1918 season ruling by the IIA. A year out would keep him from Georgia until 1920 unless the season is nullified.
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Herschel Day
Georgia Tech
Walter Camp
Tech
University of Georgia
Atlanta Journal
Day
Georgia
Woodmen elect delegates to Rome convention
At the Classic City Camp meeting W. O. W. elected Messia J. D. Wood K. A. Hill W. W. Beacham J. H. McKinnon and Prof. R. E. Carter as delegates to the state head convention in Rome Georgia beginning April 2.
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Rome
Messia
J. D. Wood
K. A. Hill
W. W. Beacham
J. H. McKinnon
R. E. Carter
Funeral for J. O. Spinks Held at Corinth Church
The funeral for J. O. Spinks, who died Wednesday at his home on the Barnet Shoals road, will be at 11:30 this morning at Corinth church. Rev. W. M. Saye will conduct the services.
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MR. Spinks
J. O. Spinks
Barnet, Shoals Road
Corinth Church
W. M. Saye
President Wilson Work on Italy Slavic Feud at Paris
President Wilson met with M. Trumbitch Yugoslav foreign minister and with Malian Premier Orlando to help settle conflicting claims over Albania Fiume Istria and Dalmatia. The aim is to relieve the supreme council from deciding this issue unilaterally as a major peace conference challenge.
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Associated Press
Paris
Wilson
M. Trumbitch
Orlando
Albania
Fiume
Istria
Dalmatia
Thuy
Supreme Council
Son of Arab King Presents His Case to Allied Council
Paris February 6 Prince Feisal son and commander of the forces of the king of Hedjaz in Damascus presented the Arab case to the supreme council this afternoon. The supreme council will reassemble Friday afternoon at 2 30.
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Allied Council
Associated Press
Paris
Prince Feisal
Hedjaz
Damascus
Supreme Council
House Committee Agrees On Wheat Price Protection Plan
Washington February 6 The House Agricultural Committee approves a bill granting the president authority to create a new agency or sustain an existing one to maintain the guaranteed price for the 1919 wheat crop. The measure includes a revolving fund of one billion dollars for working capital and sets farmer payments at 2.26 dollars per bushel. If market value falls, wheat would be sold to consumers at lower prices, and the government absorbs the difference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
House Agricultural Committee
Arkansas Assembly Seeks Heavy Fines on Drunkards
Little Rock officials report the Arkansas House passed a bill imposing fines from ten to one hundred dollars for drunkenness marking a strict new public order stance.
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Arkansas Assembly
Bogart Elects City Officers Unopposed Victory
Bogart voters chose J. E. Wood as mayor and P. P. Nunnally along with J. W. Norris as councilmen. All selections faced no opposition, reflecting unity in the progressive town and unanimous support for the new authorities.
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City of
Bogart
J. E. Wood
P. P. Nunnally
J. W. Norris
Friday Fair Weather Across Georgia and Southeast
Athens and vicinity expected to have a Friday fair day with a slight rise in temperature. Georgia statewide also fair and slightly warmer in the north and west. A moderate disturbance in the southwest brings increasing cloudiness to the Mississippi Valley and clouds along the South Atlantic coast that should fade within 24 hours. Temperatures lower in the central and eastern cotton belt and higher in the west. Northwest readings drop to six below at St Paul and ten below at Huron, with no southward advance of the cold air. Shippers should expect near freezing temperatures for 36 hour shipments north through Tennessee, North Carolina, and northern Alabama.
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Athens
Georgia
Mississippi Valley
South Atlantic
Cotton Belt
St. Paul
Huron
Allight
Tennessee
North Carolina
Alabama
Fresh Country Eyes Special Today
Creamery butter priced at 60 cents per pound highlights a local fresh country sale. Limited time offer for shoppers seeking dairy bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold & Abney
Federal Troops Quarters In Seattle Tacoma Amid General Strike
Federal troops from Camp Lewis are quartered tonight in Seattle and Tacoma, ready for any emergency as forty five thousand union men strike in sympathy with shipyard workers. Seattle streetcars stop, schools and restaurants close, newspapers suspended while other industries halt. Tacoma disruption affects carmen timber workers barbers and clerks.
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Associated Press
Staite
Wash
Camp Lewis
Seattle
Tacoma
Carmen
Paderewski Wins Polish Election
Paris reports Polish elections for the constituent assembly led by Premier Paderewski and M. Dmowski with half the total votes. The Polish socialist party secured fifteen percent and the remainder went to Jewish candidates per the official agency telegram.
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Associated Press
Paris
Poland
Constituent Assembly
Paderewski
M. Dmowski
Polish Socialist Party
Huge Seaplanes Join Fleet Maneuvers Reach Tampa
Three large seaplanes from Pensacola arrived in Tampa at 6 10 this overday with Lieut J H Hawkins aboard after a 350 mile flight from Pensacola via Tarpon Springs. They will depart tomorrow to participate in Atlantic fleet maneuvers.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fls
Pensacola
J. H. Hawkins
Tarpon Springs
Ton Sionte
Uunianato
Amo
Sisnaiet
Atlantic
Era of Shipbuilding Development on Pacific Coast
The Pacific coast expects a wide shipbuilding boom as wartime demands subside. San Francisco plans pier and warehouse reconstruction and port-charge relief. Pacific shipping may rival Japan as U S Shipping Board releases ships for private lines resuming Panama Canal trade.
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Associated Pr
San Francisco
Indus
Pacific
Boargy
Robert Dollar
America
Japan
United States Shipping Board
Panama Canal
Une
Texas Congressman Attacks President in House Debate
In the House, Representative Dies of Texas challenged the president's overseas trip during a general debate. He said there are men in this house more fit to be present than the president himself.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Representative Dies
Texas
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Foote
Labor Department
Loring
A. E. Mathews
Swifts
Admission of Counsel
Cotton
Commission
Belgium
France
Little Rock, Ark
Arkansas
Comino Pacific Yas
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