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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1917
Page
1
Washington March 8 The senate passed an amendment shifting two thirds rule to curb filibusters while the fight over votes on a key bill unfolds. The Downgrade raises questions on how the new rule will affect Navy and merchant ships as warship status and neutrality issues loom.
Amsterdam reports during the first quarter of 1916, there were 11,000 arrests and 8,200 convictions for smuggling to Holland. New measures for stricter frontier control will take effect next month.
Associated Press report describes Birmingham approved scheme for wartime retail. bread and milk to be produced and distributed from centralized centers with pooling of small one man businesses. after the war these measures to revert, aiming to boost open camp access.
More than fifty Democratic congressmen have voiced opposition to the president's plan that civil service rules govern all first second and third class postmaster appointments.
Washington reports Turkey seeks U S consent to drop the capitulations that allow foreigners in Turkey to be tried by their own consuls. The United States has refused the change.
The National Research Council will lead a broad investigation to assess any poisoning risk from canned foods. The National Consumers Association will fund the research, with over 100000 dollars potentially allocated by the Canners Association if needed, and the project will run independently of the association except for financing.
London report notes hearse scarcity in remote England districts as the Duke of Norfolk's coffin traveled from London to Arundel in an ordinary farm wagon drawn by four horses. Farmers in rural areas distrust hearses, believing the Lord's harvest should be carried as man's harvest.
Canton China March 8 smallpox runs high with severe cases. Authorities set up forty eight vaccination stations and enforce compulsory vaccination to curb the outbreak. In other news, Sorrells & Co lists fresh produce with low prices and Arnold & Abney advertise egg and potato bargains.
American marines landed to protect order as warships stayed offshore near Santiago. The move followed tensions and aimed to deter unrest while authorities stabilized the area.
Four hundred men from United States warships landed to take charge of Santiago amid fear of rebel attack. Marcia Munos requests American protection and Commander Belknap to land 500 troops immediately. Cane fields and San Luis sugar mill burn as troops arrive. civilians barricade streets while Cuban fighting continues near Palita Soriano. Rebels suffer 300 dead and 280 wounded. Jose Miguel Gomez and staff captured in Havana.
Judge John C. Hart reports three years after the tax equalization act the state taxable values rose from 867,973,737 in 1914 to 954,136,070 in 1916 an increase of 86,163,333 and 2,372,998 over 1915 Improved acreage grew from 31,289,939 acres in 1913 to 32,221,015 in 1916 while wiki land acreage declined.
Many auto owners flocked to the police chief’s headquarters yesterday to record the number and description of their cars. The registry has no initial fee, but a charge takes effect by March 16.
In HOH Washington on March 8 the government reports semi-official sources indicating a powerful wireless plant in Mexico City enabling direct contact with Germany. If true, the discovery could bypass U S censorship and affect wartime communications and submarine operations. German agents in the United States also reportedly met in Vera Cruz and Monterey to coordinate a response to a potential war.
The weekly directors meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will convene this afternoon at four o'clock in a called session. The board will discuss several matters of importance and act on issues brought by various committees.
George W. Gutherie of Pittsburg American ambassador to Japan died of apoplexy Thursday night Japanese time in Tokio. Born 1848 in Mason, he was internationally known for Masonic work and had a noted career in law and politics. Appointed ambassador in 1913.
Washington March 8 President Wilson who has been in bed with a cold since yesterday morning shows signs of improvement though still confined. Official word notes he slept well and his condition remains under careful observation by physicians.
Fire crews rushed to the corner of Clayton and College as a lit cigarette dropped from an upper floor igniting an awning over a corner stand. High winds fanned the flames, endangering the heart of the business district.
Governor Harris calls an extraordinary Georgia General Assembly session for March 20 1917 at 10 a.m. to address pension appropriation deficiency and to review prohibition laws including shipping importing or bringing liquor into Georgia with aims to revise tighten and enforce the ban. Opposition voices predict debate in both houses as dry legislation aims unfold.
County commissioners reported that Athens highway enthusiasts plan a mass meeting soon to back the Washington to Atlanta Bankhead highway division. Oscar Mills, Athens Bankhead director, will join a delegation from Atlanta for a conference in Athens with leaders from two proposed lines through the Carolinas to decide whether the route goes via Anderson or another path.
Adolphus Williamson Green, head of the Nabiseo party at the National Biscuit Company, New York, died here tonight at age seventy four after a tongue ailment. Fresh sees. Phone 1076. (aBxSLD & ABNEY)
An unexpected show of strength by American and Mexican forces drives rebels south of Fort Hancock to seek refuge in the mountains. Villa partisans understood raids would be followed by U S troops into Mexican territory.
Washington March 8 The department of agriculture statistics show creamery butter held in cold storage on March 1 was three percent less than a year earlier Holdings totaled 14 582 975 pounds across 215 storage houses.
March crop summary from the Bureau of Crop Estimates shows wheat on Georgia farms March 1 stocks at 609000 bushels with producers' price $1.83, U S on farm stocks 101000000 bushels at $1.64. Corn on Georgia farms 30400000 bushels at 113 cents, U S stocks 789000000 bushels at 101 cents. Merchantable quality for 1916 wheat and corn reported with state and national percentages. oats on Georgia farms 2010000 bushels at 83 cents, other figures included.
World war updates report Turkish forces pressed on three fronts by Entente and Allied powers. British forces near Baghdad eight miles away. Russian advances in Persia. British push toward Jerusalem and French gains in Champagne. Reports note Turkish retreat and possible stand at Baghdad. China may sever ties with Germany as parliament weighs joining the Entente.
Mexico City reports the wounding and capture of General Jose Isabel Robles in Tenango Oaxaca. Robles shifted allegiances at least a dozen times since 1910, joining Villa during the Agua Caliente convention, then deserting after defeats, later backing the constitutionalists, and finally being seized by villagers while attempting to loot a food store.
Waste of food at nuptials draws action from the Food Controller banning rice throwing at weddings. City officials report a brief illness and a return to duties by W. L. Wood, city treasurer, as records note price context for March.
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