Young M C A Directors Convene For Big Drive Inauguration
The Board of Directors of the Young Men’s Christian Association held a meeting to organize a $16 000 campaign aimed at raising $15 000. Four committees were formed with 25 members each, covering publicity church cooperation promotion materials and county and Athena districts. Athens and county women’s and men’s committees were established plus dinner arrangements with Red Cross canteen and local clubs to serve April 8 to 11.
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M4m
Joel A. Weir
D C Barrow
Hodgson
Dan H. du Pree
W.d. Griffeth
Jere M. Pound
C. M. Snelling
C. A. Rowland
Walter Hodgson
N . Slaughter
John High Morton
Messrs
Ps. Phinssy
R. Hodgson, Jr
Iikins
Robert P. White
M . Morton
L. F. Ards
Nierlal
Fa. Booth
W. W. Brown
A. G. Duddy
Claude Tuck
Parker
J. L. Pendley
W. T. Bryan
e@ Athena clthens
James W. Morton
Nitelly
Alties
Folowst
Prof. A. Rhodes
R.ck Branth
Winterville
Colle
J.T. Pittard
R. E. Johnson
Athens
Min
eRites
Julius Talmadge
Athens Women's Committee
Red Cross Canteen
Athans Woman's Club
Laca’ Garden Club
Ladies’ Ry
Coutters
Koreans Die as Protests Roil Provinces
A terse AP dispatch from Kores reports rising death tolls in the provinces amid widespread unrest. Foreign observers note mounting anxiety as clashes and security actions unfold across several areas, with casualties confirmed in the past days.
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Associated Press
Se Kores
Iris Eatimatthag
OT TO REOPEN NEWSPAPER COST
Washington March 28 The federal trade commission considered the application of newspaper publishing interests for reopening the allotment of newsprint costs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Fed- Trade Commission
Explosion at Maryland Ordnance Proving Ground
An Associated Press report from Maryland details an explosion at the Ordnance proving grounds in Maryland on March 28. Fifteen people, including several soldiers, were injured with no fatalities reported. Initial accounts say the blast began when a fire of unknown origin started the incident. authorities continue to assess the damage and cause.
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Associated Press
Igton
Maryland
Riment
Undeia
New York in Grip of Heavy March Blizzard
New York March 28 relief expected soon from a March blizzard that paralyzed harbor traffic and split telegraph and telephone lines. Winds up to 90 miles per hour lashed the city as two ships the Norwegian bark Yola and the Standard Of bark Secony were driven ashore. Two men drowned after a capsized boat half a mile offshore. Several ships including troops ships Santa Anna and Santa Oliva were delayed entering the harbor.
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Associated Press
New York
Weather Bureau
Yola
Secony
Gama
Santa Anna
Wholesale prices inch down but still above last year
The March issue of the Labor Department monthly labor review reports wholesale prices remain higher than a year ago. Food clothing and metal products show the greatest declines in the last two months.
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Associated Press
Washington
Labor Department
Monthly
Labor Review
Ireland Peace Conference Claims and Passport Grants
Washington reports state department granted passports to Frank P. Wabash Edward F. Dunne and Michael K. Ryan former officials bound for Philadelphia Irish race convention in March to press self determination and recognition of a republican government for Ireland before the peace conference delegates.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Frank P. Wabash
War Labor Board
Edward F. Dunne
Wiinoja
Michael K. Ryan
Pennsylvania
Public ‘Service
Philadelphia
Walsh
Ryan
Ireland
Aviators sworn into New York police reserves
In New York City on March 28 twenty six aviators from American British and French ranks were sworn as police reserves. Colonel Jefferson Rampant Thompson will command the aviation squadron and planes are to be ordered in May.
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Associated Press
New York
Jefferson Rampant Thompson
German Delegates To Meet Allied Financial Council
Paris report says German delegates will meet representatives of the Allied supreme economic council next week at Compiegne about 40 miles northeast of Paris.
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Council of Allies
Associated Press
Paris
Allied Supreme Economic Council
Compiegne
American Detachment Arrives on Murman Coast
The first detachment of American railroad troops arrived on the Murman coast for the Murman railway project at Archangel on March 28. Additional detachments are expected to follow. The item also includes an apparent bakery advertisement mentioning Strawberry Short Cake, Benson's Bakery, and various produce and a phone contact.
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Associated Press
Archangel
Murman
Murman Coast
Red Goon
Overseas service offered to fifty thousand volunteers
Washington March 28 Discharged troops and those trained but kept back by the armistice were invited to volunteer for overseas service. The War Department issued a call for fifty thousand men to enlist for three years with early duty in France to relieve expeditionary forces and allow some to return home.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Europe
France
Congress Asked To Submit Woman Suffrage Question
St Louis dispatch reports the American Woman Suffrage Association passed resolutions endorsing a League of Nations and urging the US government to promptly redress grievances to guard against violence. A second resolution calls on 66th Congress to submit a constitutional amendment for nationwide woman suffrage to the states at the earliest possible moment.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
National American Woman Suffrage Association
League of Nations
United States
66Th Congress
Bandits Loot Westside Bank Securing Bonds and Cash
Fourteen people including women patrons were herded into a lavatory and vault during a daytime robbery at the Westside branch of the Commonwealth State Bank in Detroit. Six unmasked bandits escaped in automobile speed. Police said the haul included $10,000 in cash and unregistered Liberty bonds valued at about $65,000.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Westside
Commonwealth State Bank
W. S. Johns Leaves Commercial Bank for Fed Reserve Post
W S Johns to join the Federal Reserve System as an auditor in the Reserve Agent’s office on April 1, leaving the Commercial Bank of Athens where he has been a leading cashier and adviser. J Everett Patman succeeds him, resuming cashier duties after prior service with the bank and a stint at North Georgia Trust Company of Winder. Patman, a lifelong Athens resident, hails from J H Patman and is warmly welcomed to his new responsibilities as the bank notes his proven training.
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W. 8. Johns
Commercial Bank of Athens
Federal Reserve System
Reserve
Johns
Commercial Bank
Federal Reserve Banking System
J. Everett Patman
Patman
J.H. Patman
Health Officials Meet in Athens Monday
A federal state county and city health conference will convene here Monday under the 8th District federal clinic chaired by Mr. Joh D. Moss of Athens. A mass citizen meeting at the courthouse follows at 8 pm. Doctors, city and county officials, women’s clubs, and civic groups are urged to attend.
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8Th
Joh D. Moss
Athens
Court House
Major Bowdoin
Federal Health Service
Falkner
Raoul Foundation
Waygood
State Board of Health
Mig Jackson
Oul Foundation
Woman's Clubs
Moss
J. C. McKinney
Georgia Ties Auburn In First Game Of Series
Georgia and Auburn battled to an 11 inning 6 to 6 tie as darkness halted play. Philpot pitched superbly for Georgia, allowing no third-inning threats while Johnson struggled with holes. Satterfield and Mott produced early threats, but timely errors favored Auburn. the game featured windy, cold conditions and questionable umpiring as Moore was slated to pitch the second game.
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Auburn
Georgian
Philpot
Johnson
Georgia
Ollinger
Creel
Cranford
Hancock
Philpo
Satterfield
Mott
Davis
Cody
Mire
Mangum
Athens
Moore
Boens
Bite
Mr. W. J. Russell Here In City Today
Deputy collector Mr. W. J. Russell will be in the county courthouse office today to assist with making corporation returns due by April 15. Also advertised are fruit and produce specials from local shops including Costa’s Delicatessen and Arnold & Abney Strawberry Short Cake, with Benaon’s and Banseg’s bakeries noted.
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W. J. Russell
County Commissioners
County Court House
Difficulty in Polish Frontier Talks Faces Hurdle
Paris March 28 Preliminary peace terms with Germany remain under study by President Wilson and the premiers of Britain France and Italy The Polish frontier question divides Allies as newspapers report potential difficulty in annexing to Poland territory with two to three million Germans potentially involved
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Wilson
Great Britain
France
Italy
Havas
Poland
German Subs To Be Exhibited In Loan Campaign
Five surrendered German submarines will leave England tomorrow for the United States, manned by American crews and convoyed by the Bushnell. They are due in American waters late in April and will be displayed at ports chosen for the next Liberty loan campaign.
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Associated Press
Washington
England
United States
Bushnell
Governor Roberts Leads Home Coming Troops in Parade
Nashville march scene features homecoming units from the 114th machine gun battalion and 306th trench mortar battery of the 30th division, plus 140 casuals from Tennessee and Alabama. Crowds line streets as Rainbow and Wildcat divisions pass, led by their officers.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Alabama
Jhistermoon
Villa Offers Aid To US In Defensive Campaign
An American prisoner released near the border says Francisco Villa pledged to help the United States repel any foreign invasion. Villa told the prisoner he stood ready to shoulder a rifle and aid his neighbor whenever needed, a claim deemed reliable by the returning captive.
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Villa
United States
Associated Press
Jaarez
Mexico
Franjcisco Villa
Rumanian and Czecho-Slovak Forces Cross Frontier
Paris dispatch reports two Rumanian army corps crossed the eastern Galacian frontier as Hungarian revolutionary government measures begin. Geneva dispatch to Petit Parisien notes cooperation with Czecho-Slovak forces in the East.
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Galacian Frontier
East
Associated Press
Paris
Geneva
Petit Parisien
Forced to Descend By Low Temperature
Lieut. Alfred W. Vance in charge of Flying at Souther Field with Lieut. John W. S. Erosi aboard ascended to 19,000 feet but faced a temperature of 20 degrees below zero. The aircraft could not reach four miles elevation and had to abandon the attempt as ground temperature was 60.
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Associated Press
Ambricos
Alfred W. Vance
Souther Field
John W.S. Erosi
New York
New Working Agreement For Shipyards Drafted
A delegation of Atlantic and coastal shipyard workers in conference today drafted a working agreement to be submitted to employers. The pact would affect about 200000 workers, offer a 44 hour week in all yards, and create a conciliation board to address wages and working conditions.
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Associated Pressington
Atlantic and
Gui Coast
Actfvat
Prominent Bishops Set for Athens Centenary Conference
Bishop Ainsworth of Texas and Bishop Warren A Candler of Atlanta will attend the April 6 7 centenary conference at First Methodist Church in Athens to launch a world wide drive for 35 million dollars in denomination funding. Also on the program are Bishop McMurry Dr E H Rawlins and Rev T B Ellis with invitations sent across Elberton Gainesville and Augusta districts boosting attendance.
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E.H. Rawlins
T. B. Ellis
Atheny
Wigwins Hag
Elberton
Gainesville
Augusta
First Methodist Church
Elam F. Dempsey
Germans Open to Polish Troop Landing at Port Stettin
Amsterdam report says allied note warns Germany of armistice breach if Polish troops land at Danzig. Germany declines Danzig landing but offers to facilitate a landing at Stettin. Berlin dispatch notes increasing German garrison at Danzig port signals resistance to peace conference decisions.
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Stettin
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Germany
Danzig
Berlin
Purie
Tokio Citizens Make a Protest- League Nations
Tokio March 26 A meeting of prominent residents passed a resolution against league provisions that include racial discrimination. Speakers urged officers and citizens to uphold moral standards, report on policy questions, and represent the country with dignity as they helped secure victory and the army’s moral and physical return home.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Totio
League
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