Mexican Bandits Active as Arranza Govt Warned
The American embassy in Mexico City was instructed by the State Department to press the Mexican government to protect U S citizens in northern Mexico where Villista bands have been active for about twelve days. The U S seeks the release of American James E Whelen and Joseph Bentley bishop of the Mormon church and naturalized Mexican captured near Lee Cruces Chihuahua. Villa reportedly planned actions to influence the stance of the American government.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mexico City
State Department
Mexico
James £. Whellen
Joseph Bentley
Mormon Church
Villa
Lee Cruces
Chihuahua
M International
Mrs Naomi Campbell Sentenced To Two Years In Cobb County
Mrs Naomi Campbell was sentenced by Judge Norris in Cobb County Superior Court to two years on the farm for cruelty to children. The indictment lists five charges against Campbell and her husband. No courtroom details were announced. an effort to have her examined for mental state was hinted.
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Naomi Campbell
Associated Press
Marietta
Norris
Cobb County
Gorve
Ritionad
Fin Sry
Campbell
Mrs Foon Key Wer Rises From Key West to Capital of Cuba
Havana reports Major General Ge agrees to sever ten t are Key. A hydro airplane flight took place in the afternoon. Crowder was invited by the Cuban government to revise election laws. Large Norfolk oysters fresh today. Arnold and Abney.
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Mrs. Foon Key
Key West
Cuba
Associated Press
Havana
Hydro
Rat Crowder
Allied Conference to Study Better Rehabilitation Methods
Delegates from allied countries opened a four day international conference on rehabilitation of disabled under the Red Cross. The gathering aims to compare methods and develop new approaches for restoring injured individuals to society across nations.
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Allied
Associated Press
New York
Red Cross
Captain W K Meadow Returns to Athens
Captain William King Meadow resumes law practice in Athens with Hon. F C Shackelford, recalling a prominent early partnership and wartime service. He joined the officers training camp at Camp Gordon, volunteered for overseas duty, led his company in fierce action, and sustained wounds during the Argonne Forest battle with extended hospital treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William King Meadow
Athens
F. C. Shackelford
University of Georgia
Meadow
Shackelford
Camp Gordon
The
Argonne Forest
Rewuencahd
Florida East Coast Stockholders Elect Directors and Officers
St Augustine Fla March 18 All the directors and officers including President W H Beardsley were reelected at the annual meeting of the Florida East Coast Railway stockholders.
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Associated Press
St. Ueusine, Fla
W. H. Beardsley
The
Florida East Coast Railway
Athens Chamber of Commerce Calls General Meeting
President M G Nicholson of the Athens Chamber of Commerce urges all members to attend tonight at 8 o clock. The meeting will cover important matters as committees and the board of directors present their reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Nicholson
Athens Chamber of Coutierce
The Heart of Humanity Draws Enthusiastic Movie Fans
Reviewers hail Allen Holubar's The Heart of Humanity as a masterwork with Von Stroheim portraying a chilling villain. The piece contrasts his screen power against earlier works with Mary Pickford and other characters, noting the film’s anticipated triumph as a wartime drama.
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von Strohelm
Mary Pickford
30000 Additional Troops Take Ship for Home Voyage
The War Department announced the departure from France of about 30,000 officers and men, the largest homeward movement since hostilities ended. They sail aboard two cruisers and fourteen transports, due in American ports March 24 to April 2, including units from the Thirty-seventh Ohio National Guard Thirtieth Tennessee North and South Carolina guards, Seventy second coast artillery, and many casuals.
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Associated Press
Washington
France
War Department
Thirty-seventh
Ohio National Guards
Thirtieth
Tennessee
North
South Carolina
Fifty Million Dollar Loan To Railroad Admin
Washington March 18. The War Finance Corporation loaned fifty million dollars to Director General Hines as the first advance for the railroad administration after it was left without funds by Congress. Other loans will follow as arranged.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hines
War Finance Corporation
Railroad Administration
Lenroot Warns Congress May End Peace Talks
Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin warned that if President Wilson fails to secure a satisfactory peace treaty Congress may pass a joint resolution to end the war with Germany without a treaty, leaving American participation in the league of nations to future decision.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Congress
Germany
League Ofiny
Agreed Upon Says Paper of Army
Paris reports that a paper from the Patit Parisien states an agreement has been reached between the allies on the strength of the army of occupation.
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Associated Press
Paris
Patit Parisien
Rhine navigation to be controlled by Allied commission
In Paris on March 18 the peace conference commission on international regime of ports railways and waterways decided future navigation of the Rhine will be controlled by an allied commission.
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Allied Commission
Paris
Associated Press
The
Rhine
Peace Conference Commission
William H Pleasants Dies Former Railroad Executive
William H Pleasants a veteran railroad and steamship executive died in New York at age 65 after a long illness. He formerly led the marine section of the Railroad Administration and later served as general freight and passenger agent vice president and general manager and president of the Ocean Steamship Company. The date was March 18.
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Associated Press
New York
William H. Pleasants
Marine Section
Railroad Administration
Ocean Steamship Company
Canteen Workers Meet Many troop Trains
Red Cross canteen teams have served regular and special troop trains, aiding hundreds of returning soldiers. A Sunday train carried 316 men of the 82nd Division from Texas, with many Louisiana Creoles fluent in French sharing stories of experience.
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Red Cross
Texas
82Nd Division
Preston
Newport News Strife Between Police and Textile Workers
March 18 reports say police and textile workers and strike sympathizers clash in Newport News. Officers exchange gunfire with occupants of a house resisting arrest. four men arrested and twenty-one held on bonds. other skirmishes occur without shots. Also ships from France bring 6000 officers and men including the 113th field artillery of the Old Hickory division, as the town plans a welcome for the troops tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Lawrence
Mass
Besh
Newport News
France
113Th Field Artillery
Ilinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Alabama
Wisconsin
Texas
Brooklyn Rapid Transit official acquitted in manslaughter case
Thoma F. Erwitt, division superintendent of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, was acquitted by a Supreme Court jury in Minola Long Island of manslaughter connected to the wreck on the Brighton line last November. The indictment accused Blewitt of culpable negligence in assigning a green motorman to run the train involved in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Minola
Long Island
Thoma F. Erwitt
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Supreme Court
Brighton
Blewitt
Holy City sung by Athens talents at Central Presbyterian
Local musicians directed by Mrs. Hugh L Hodgson presented The Holy City at Central Presbyterian Church with a free will offering for the Ladies Auxiliary. All 16 numbers received praise highlighting Athens talent and Mrs Hodgson's directing ability.
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Athens
Holy City
Hugh L. Hodgson
Central Presbyterian Church
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Hodgson
Methodist Centenary Council Meeting Notice
The and church directors of the Aee Eeree church will hold a meeting tomorrow at the First Methodist church on the call of Mr EB Bondurant who heads the Centenary movement finance. The council opens at 11 and closes at 3. Dinner will be served to attendees.
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Aee Eeree
First Methodist Church
EB. J. Bondurant
Banker's Wife Killed by Garden Bomb in Oakland
In Oakland California on March 18 Mrs George Greenwood wife of the vice president of the Savings Union Bank and Trust Co of San Francisco was instantly killed by a bomb explosion in a garden overlooking Lake Merritt in the residential district.
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Associated Press
Oakland
Cali
George Greenwood
Savings Union Bank and Trust Co
San Francisco
Lake Merritt
Soldiers and Sailors May Take Standard Insurance at Option
Secretary Glass approves regulations converting wartime insurance for soldiers and sailors to standard government policies. Options include ordinary life, twenty and thirty payment life, twenty and thirty year endowments, and endowment payable at ages six to two. Rates will be about thirty percent lower than private policies.
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Associated Press
Washington
Glass
Dry Amendment Resolution Rejected by House in New Jersey
Trenton March 18. The House of Representatives rejected ratification of the national prohibition amendment which the Senate had previously failed to pass. The decision ends the effort to ratify the federal measure in New Jersey.
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Associated Press
Trenton N. J
House of Representate
Senate
Henry J Jackson Fined for Drug Law Violation
Henry J Jackson republican national committeeman for Georgia and former internal revenue collector pleaded guilty in federal court in Atlanta on the Harrison anti narcotic law violation and was fined 400. Justice agents had raided his offices and reportedly found opium and an opium smoking outfit.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Henry
Jackson
Georgia
Internal Revenue
Department of Justice
Conference at Berne Proposes Amendment to League of Nations
Representatives at an international conference in Berne March 6 to 13 propose amending the League of Nations constitution. They urge an international parliament elected by peoples to replace the Paris assembly, with full prerogatives and legislative powers and one member per million inhabitants for each country.
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Paris
International Conference of League of Nations Societies
Berne
Peace Conference
League of Nations
Funeral of Mrs Lester at Eleven OClock This Morning
The funeral for Mrs. W. T. Lester, who died Monday night, is scheduled for eleven o'clock this morning. The services will be held at the family residence with limited attendance.
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Mrs. Lester
W. T. Lester
St Mary's Church to Be Remodeled for Union Sunday School
Mr Elwood Jackson has obtained use of St Marys Church on Ocohee street for a Union Sunday school. He has organized a large group of children and will hold exercises each Sunday afternoon. Jackson is a known Athens resident who recently lived in Augusta.
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St. Mary’s Church
Ocohee Street
Elwood Jackson
Jackson
Athens
Augusta
Scientist Hite’s pressure method for killing germs
The article describes Prof. B. H. Hite of the University of West Virginia and his pressure method to kill milk bacteria. Using a steel cylinder and hydraulic pump, pressures up to 100 000 pounds per square inch may sterilize or pasteurize dairy goods at low temperatures, potentially replacing heat based pasteurization. The discovery connects to Georgia figures, with kinship notes to Dr. W B Lawhead and others.
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Keeneey
B. H. Hite
University of Work
W. B. Lawhead
Athens
Thomasville
W. B. Lete
Hite
Paul Conolly
Atlanta American
American Chemical Society
University of West Virginia
Chemical Society
New York Evening Post
Professor Hite
Local Hazard Report Teaches Rough Meal Preparation
An obscure fragment mentions Columius Mississippi residents and damaged goods. Names such as Arnold Abeay appear, with a note about a destroyed basic building and bread and potatoes. No clear event or dates are given.
Medals From German Guns For Liberty Bond Workers
Zone Chairman Michael received word from the treasury that medals made from captured German cannon will be awarded to all workers in the Victory Liberty Loan drive. The half dollar sized medals bear the Treasury building on one side and a Loan participation engraving on the other. Col. Michael and his committee heads travel to Macon for a state wide conference as the Fifth drive prepares to open April 22. Athens Clarke County leads in past drives and vows a strong campaign with the motto we must buy bonds to finish the work or pay taxes.
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Zone
Michael
Treasury Department
Treasury
Col
M. G. Michael
Macon
Col. Michael
Athens
Clarke County
Clarke
Geo. A. Mell
Billups Phinisy
Athens and
Liberty Committee
John J. Wilkins
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J. A. Morton
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Michaal
M. Hodgson
Lord God
F. J. Ball
W. .W. Brown
Bolling DuBose
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HL Jodgson
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Mary Cumbus
Helen
Bass
Clifford Hodgson
Morton Hodgson
Walter Hodgson
B. H. Kennegrew
J. R. Potts
Frank Schley
J. Jo Wilson
H.L. Hodggon
Methodist Centenary Council
Henry J. Jackson
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S. Bernstein
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W. C. Jordon
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