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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1915

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Kitchener Visits Paris and William in Vienna Signal War Council

London reports Lord Kitchener arrived in Paris to confer with French staff while Emperor William traveled to Vienna to meet Emperor Francis Joseph and discuss next moves. Analysts expect a Allied war council and possible shifts in Balkan and Bulgarian fronts as fighting persists around Gorizia and Monastir.

Associated Press London Lord Kitchener Paris William Vienna Kitchener Balkans Italy Francis Joseph Serbia Bulgaria Rumania Turkey Priesined Monastir Gorizia Poincare

Japan Denies Probe Of Proposed Alliance

The Japanese foreign office said Britain told Tokyo it had not contemplated an alliance with China as had been reported. Reports from Peking claim German and Austrian ministers seek China's stance on a potential Entente alliance.

China Associated Press Tokio Foreign Office Great Britain Peking

Government takes no position on Boy-Ed case

New York November 29. Hamburg American Line officials on trial for conspiracy in dispatching supply steamers from American ports to German warships closed today. Defense motions to dismiss indictments were overruled and may present evidence tomorrow with jury deliberation likely Wednesday. United States attorney said the government had taken no position on Captain Boy-Ed as conspirator.

Associated Press New York United States Boy-Ed

Funeral Held For Six Week Old Patel Baby

Little Margaret Patel lay in a white casket at home on Dearing street as family and friends gathered Sunday afternoon for a tender service led by Rev. E. L. Hill. Flowers from sorrowing friends filled the room while the minister spoke of the Master gathering souls to His garden. The choir sang, prayers were spoken, and the child was laid to rest with mourners cherishing her brief time with them.

Patel Margaret Dearing Street E. L. Hill

Vi­tagraph Blue Ribbon Feature at Elite Today

Vitagraph presents The Turn of the Road at the Elite with a gripping drama and a dramatic climax. Stars Virginia Pearson Kilgour Childers Gaillard and Bobby deliver strong performances in a suspenseful photo drama hailed as a masterpiece. Also advertised are fresh baked bread and oysters from Arnold & Abney.

Vitagraph Company Lising Vitagraph Virginia Pear- 50 Joseph Kilgour Naomi Childers Robert Gaillard Little Bobby

Charles W Shackelford Dead at Attica After Long Life

Charles W Shackelford of Attica died Sunday at his home after years of farming. He was born in 1826 in Crawfordville Georgia and served in Cobb's Legion during the Civil War. Survived by four sons Thomas Frank Henry George, funeral at his son Thomas Shackelford’s Milledge Ave home with burial in Oconee Cemetery.

Charles W. Shackelford Attica Crawfordville Thomas J. Shackelford Alexander H. Stephens Panama Canal Athens Jackson County Thomas Williams Cobb’s Legion Caroline Daniel Messrs Frank C. Shackelford Henry N. Shackelford George O. Shackelford Abbeville Presbyterian Church Charlie Thomas J.shackelford Milledge Avenue Oconee Cemetery E. L. Hill J. Gartledge Messrs. H.,m. Holden E. H. ‘Youngkin H. J. Rowe G. Bo Scott H. A. Nix J. W. Barnett W. 5. Peeples T. W Reed

Moonshiners Battle Wounds Two In Georgia Raid

Early yesterday morning in Barrow County near Statham a pitched clash erupted between revenue officers Deputy Marshal H. D. Miller and L. A. Miller and six alleged moonshiners. Green Fuller suffered a shattered arm. Obe Peppers was lightly wounded. Deputy Marshal Miller and his son, aided by R. C. Parks of Auburn, raided an illicit still and opened fire as the moonshiners resisted. Fuller was sent to Winder for surgery, Peppers treated, and Payne and Smith faced U S Commissioner hearings in Athens with bonds set at 5000 and 500 dollars respectively. The clash recalled older northern county conflicts over illicit distilleries.

Teo Statham Barrow County Green Fuller Obe Peppers H. D. Miler L. A. Miller R. C. Parks Auburn W. M. Payne Young Miller H. D. Miller Fuller Winder Peppers W. K. Smith Athens U. S W. G. Cornet Payne Smith

To the Men of Athens Vote for City Hospital

A city hospital measure urges male voters aged twenty one or older to cast ballots in the general election on Wednesday December 1. The hospital committee notes a city attorney ruling defining qualified voters as those who have paid all city state and county taxes for last year and meet mental competency requirements.

Athens Atlanta Johns Hopkins Recorder’s Court

Athens debated hospital funding and city debt

A reader questions Athens plan for a 30 to 40 bed city hospital and argues taxes will rise to cover costs. They warn of debt, suggest bond elections, and note potential revenue gaps from beer revenue cuts and fines while urging transparency on location size and management.

A Fool There Was At The Colonial This Thursday

Patrons at the Colonial Theater will see Robert Hilliard in A Fool There Was next Thursday night. The piece, rooted in Kipling’s The Pire, is praised for its dramatic structure and the compelling portrayal of evil.

the Colonial Colonial Theater Robert Hilliard Kipling Denly

Watson on trial defends own case in obscene mailings

Augusta Ga November 29 The open ing arguments of both prosecution and defense to the jury in the trial of Thomas Watson charged with sending obscene matter through the mails were concluded. Watson as his own counsel is to close tomorrow. Government and defense differ on whether the material is obscene and on who bears responsibility.

Associated Press Augusta Thomas Watson Wallace Miller Watson W. H. Pleming

Taft objects to Garrison arraignment over Philippine policy

Former President Taft denounces Secretary Garrison as unjust and vehement in his arraignment of Taft’s stance on Philippine affairs. He defends the Republican administration’s removal of officials and Filipino appointments and criticizes Governor Harrison for discharging republican appointees.

Associated Press New Haven Taft Garrison Republian Harrison

Splendid Sermon for Commandery at First Presbyterian

A special worship service at First Presbyterian church Sunday at 11 honored Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery Knights Templar. Most members gathered in full uniform as Rev. E L Hill D D pastor preached an enthusiastic sermon amid Templar ritual music.

First Presbyterian Church Godfrey de Bouillon Knights Templar Templar E. L. Hill Temple

Death Of Little Reba Morgan At Home

Yesterday afternoon the four year old Reba Robens Morgan died at 960 South Lumpkin Street. The funeral and burial are set for 3 PM at Oconee Cemetery with Rev. Dr. J. W. Lynch officiating. Pallbearers named B. Dunaway J. A. Hale George Stone and T. S. Mele.

Little Reba Robens F. P. D. Morgan South Lumpkin Street Oconee Cemetery J. W. Lynch B. Dunaway J. A. Hale George Stone T.s.mele

Princeton professor talks on Simplified Spelling at chapel

Yesterday morning in the chapel, Dr. C. V. Croissert of Princeton, now heading the English department at the University of Kansas, and field agent for the Simplified Spelling Board, delivered an address on Simplified Spelling.

C. V. Croissert Princeton University of Kansas Simplified United States

Men Gather for Elite Theater Meeting on Right Ideals

A Sunday afternoon gathering at the Elite theater chaired by Rev. Enoch W. Jones drew a larger audience. He contrasted flawed rulers like Alexander the Great Nebuchadnezzar and Ahab with Abraham Moses and Paul, praising Jesus Christ as the supreme model of unselfish ideals. Later a Y M C A boys meeting featured C A Rowland and Morton Hodgson inspiring the older and younger groups. organizers praised the growing religious effort in Athens.

Enoch W.' Jones Alexander the Great Nebuchadnezzar Ahab Abraham Moses Paul Jesus Christ C. A. Rowland Morton Hodgson Athens

Mr Henry Shackel Ford Improves. Attica Friends Noted

Friends of Mr Henry Shackels ford of Attica report progress in his health and recovery. The note indicates he is improving after an illness and extends thanks to supporters.

Henry Shackelford Henry Shackelsford Attica

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