Healdton Torpedoed Amid World War News
European neutrals may offer mediation as the Wilson administration weighs responses to illegal assaults on American shipping. Preparations in the Navy and War Departments proceed ahead of a potential million-strong volunteer call following Congress's extra session. The American steamer Healdton was torpedoed near Terchelling, with nineteen feared dead and twenty crewmen drowned. eight American officers aboard are named by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
NAVY
WAR Depts
Congress
Wilson
War and War Departments
Cloverhurnt Country Club Called Meeting
Regular members are summoned to a 5 p.m. Friday meeting at the Chamber of Commerce Rooms. President H F Porter notes the importance and asks attendance if possible. Also includes a brief news roundup: Healdton sinking viewed as not changing U S status. war readiness discussions by the Council of National Defense. Senator Tillman favors voting for war at first opportunity. a Madison Square Garden war rally endorses Wilson. Jacksonville Greeks volunteer to serve if war comes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloverhurnt Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
Madison Square Garden
New York
Wilson
United States
Germany
Elihu Root
James
Jacksonville
Fla
Georgia Senate Battles House Over Prohibition Bill
Atlanta is the battleground as the senate again tops the house on prohibition legislation. Efforts to add a West Virginia style home quart were defeated. The house plans a final vote tomorrow and a possible six hour fixed agenda. Conference likely as both chambers differ. Minority report attacks the bill as unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Senate
House
Georgia
West Virginia
Special Temperance Committee
Spencer R. Atkinson
State Supreme Court
W. W. Stark
Jackson County
Robert Blackburn
Harris
Walter P. Andrews
Fulton
Wilson
National Congress
Trade at Home Athens In another place in this issue of the Banner
The Banner urges readers to buy locally in Athens, arguing trade at home keeps money circulating, funds city services, and supports institutions. It extols home merchants for understanding local needs, offering delivery, credit, and prompt service, and invites readers to read the trade at home advertisements.
Living Pictures Beautifully Shown at Childs Street School
Yesterday afternoon at 4 at Childs Street School a large crowd enjoyed a living pictures program featuring children in tableaux alongside a display of famous paintings and etchings. An afternoon repeat was planned, with drills and dances by second graders and the evening County Fair to follow. proceeds fund school beautification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toiné
Athens High Girls to Play Greensboro Today
The Athens High School girls basketball team travels to Greensboro this morning for a return game against Greensboro High School this afternoon. Chaperone Mrs. S. B. Smith and Mr. D. D. Quillian accompany the players. Team members include Missea Maude Smith Annie Pendley Mollie Gholston Ruth Ingle Bessie Bramblett Joan Morris and possibly one or two others. They return tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Greensboro
Greensboro High School
Thousands of Dollars Worth of Fine Pictures on View
The Curtis & Cameron collection from Boston, including Copley etchings and medical prints, is on display for a limited time. The trunk full of thousands in artworks spans Italian, Dutch, Flemish, German, Spanish, French, English, and American schools with works by Abbey, Botticelli, Inness, Sargent, Rembrandt, Rosetti, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
House of Curtis & Cameron, Publishers
Boston
Copley
Abbey
Alexander
Bottcelli
LaFarge
Inness
Sargent
Raphael
Rembrandt
Gaines
Borough Remington
Rosetti
Funeral for Lawler slayer attended by crowds
David D. Overton, the slayer of Probate Judge W. T. Lawler of Huntsville, was buried today in Huntsville after a public funeral. Thousands attended as news noted he had killed the judge following a jail escape in Birmingham and a later fight with a posse.
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Associated Press
Huntsville
Ala
David D. Overton
W. T. Lawler
Birmingham
Specials at Costa's Delicatessen Today
Specials at Costa's Delicatessen include fresh spinach and strawberries at 26c per pound, carrots, parsley, soup bunches, new Irish potatoes, cauliflower, celery, iceberg lettuce, fresh shipment of franks meats, and a listed phone number 1131 for orders.
Local Market Notes Includes Dressed Chickens and Fresh Produce
J Van Straten advertises dressed chickens and seafood items such as Spanish mackerel and roe shed. Arnold & Abney offer pound and angel food cakes. King Hodgon Co and Kins Hodgson Co list fresh produce including lettuce celery cranberries eggplant cabbage and turnips.
Germans End Retreat Prepare Battle at Vilna
Entente reports say Germans end retreat and ready for battle with heavy fighting from Somme to Olse. In Vilna region Germans advance two miles east of Lida, seizing 225 Russians and guns. Petrograd notes later confirmation. Near Brody in Galicia, German attacks repulsed. Moeno raider returns to Germany after capture. Devastation of farms threatens France. Mau rice warns of German use of scorched earth to pressure peace talks. Russian paper Volta proclaims Long Live the Republic. United States formalizes recognition of new Russian government. China plans to repatriate dismissed German diplomats through U.S. channels.
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Associated Press
Paris
Somme
Olse
Berlin
St. Quentin
Vilna
Lida
Petrograd
Galicia
Brody
Tunisia
Persia
Monastir
Serbia
Moeno
Germany
Entons
la Fere
Food Controller to Take New and Drastic Action
March 22 report says the Food Controller will soon implement new drastic measures despite earlier success of voluntary rationing. A Dutch steamer Lacampine is sunk by a German U-boat in the North Sea safety zone with an American aboard. Amsterdam dispatch notes Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg travels to the front with von Hindenburg to discuss policy and the U.S. situation. Newfoundland reports another vessel sunk, the Coronda, by a submarine, near St John’s.
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London
Healdron
Yunulden
Holland
Lohdén
Lord Devonport
House of Lords
Washington
Krok
Rotterdam
State Department
Lacampine
Gustave Claude
Amsterdam
von Bethmann Molloweg
von Hindenburg
United States
Newfoundland
St. Johns
New Foundland
Coronda
Booth brings fine mule herd to Athens market
Mr. John L. Booth returned from the best mule markets with a large cabload of mules. He will quarter them at the Thomas street stables after unloading. The lot is described as among the finest animals brought to Athens this season and purported to meet any buyer’s demands.
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John L. Booth
Thomas Street
Athens
Williamson's Fresh Produce and Canned Fruits Ad
Mexican style ad lists mackerel at 15 a pound and dressed chickens at Western Market with phone numbers 1446 1447. Features fresh vegetables Indian River fruits grapes oranges fancy apples bananas and cake, with a note of California canned fruits. Prominent Brown ad tone for Friday and Saturday sales and multiple mentions of Williamson's as the vendor.
Also Mentioned on This Page
America
Healdton
Central News
Philadelphia
Chester
Wexthington
Mahin
Erete Department
Conrad Mahin
Terschelling
Terchelling
Fourtee
H F. Porter, Pres
U. S
Council OF National Defense
Beker
Tillman
Augusta
Childs Street
Athens High
Gardner
King-Hodgson CO
St Thornton's
Andrews
Funeral Lawler
Slayer
COSTA
Buck Shad
J. van Straaten
Angel Food
Arnold & Abney
King Hodgson CO
Kins-Hodgson CO
Russia
France
Maurice
Reuter’s
Russkia Volta
the Republic
U.S
Francis
China
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian River
Florida
Arnold Abney
Williamson's
Williamson’s
California
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