Arm American Merchantman Aztec Sunk. War Talk Rises
The Aztec, the first armed American merchant ship to sail from a U S port, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine near the Channel Islands. It carried two five inch guns, a crew of thirty nine with sixteen Americans missing or rescued. President Wilson urged Congress to declare war and mobilize a half million through universal military service, stressing defense of democracy and opposition to autocratic power.
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Trotteyr
New York
Island of
Best
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Germany
America
England
VaFollette
Hitchcock
Foreign Relations Committee
Brandege
Smoot
Utah
United
Senator Chamberlain
Address to War Effort and League for Democracy
Washington April 2. The address declares dedication of our nations fivers and fortunes to the battle to secure world peace through democracy. It asserts fighting German aggression to protect liberty and rights of nations, with high spirit and fairness, while maintaining friendship with German people and seeking early reconciliation. It stresses duty to bring safety to all nations and uphold the principles of right and fair play.
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Washington
Germany
New Key Men Athenis Boy Among Phi Beta Kappa Members
The University of Georgia seniors selected Monday evening for Phi Beta Kappa membership include Eugene R. Black Atlanta Wm Parks Brooks Athens Roland Bilis Jr Macon Dozier Nelson Fields McDonough Andrew Stewart Harris Atlanta James A Lowry Augusta Howard Henry McCall Jr Atlanta John Pendleton Stewart Atlanta and William Osmonde White Savannah The honor marks the highest scholarly distinction, with limited yearly openings in the graduating class. Spring colds are dangerous Sudden temperature shifts bring colds Dr Kings New Discovery provides relief Clears head soothes membranes and breaks up lingering colds Take it until the cold is gone
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University of Georgia
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Eugene R. Black
Atlanta
Wm. Parks Brooks
Athens
Roland Bilis, Jr
Macon
Dozier Nelson Fields
McDonough
Andrew Stewart Harris
James A. Lowry
Augusta
Howard Henry McCall, Jr
John Pendleton Stewart
William Osmonde White
Savannah
Society of the Key
Dr. King
German ship engineers convicted of conspiracy in Berlin
Associated Press reports in New York that Captain Charles Von Kleist and five German steamer Friedrich Der Grosse engineers were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to destroy ships carrying food and munitions from New York for the Allies. They face up to two years. sentencing is set for next Friday. Separately, an advertisement urges consumers to seek genuine Laxative Brom Quin ine with E W Grove signature for cold or grip relief at 25 cents.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles von Kleist
Hoboken
Karl Schmidt
Ernest Becker
Frederick Karbade
Wilhelm Parades
George Fraedel
Friedrich der Grosse
Federal District Court
Bentente
E.W. Grove
Sign of Good Digestion and Cham berlain's Tablets
An old lady's cheerful digestion is linked to Cham berlain's Tablets. The ad claims tablets strengthen the stomach and improve digestion while gently moving the bowels. Also present is a political aside about democracy and world peace.
Commencement Address Set for Athens High School
Rev. M. Ashby Jones will deliver the commencement address for the Athens high school term end in the Octagon on the University campus. The event moves from the crowded high school auditorium to a larger, more comfortable venue with a long anticipated baccalaureate address as part of the program. Jones has a history of leading commencement sermons and Y M C A talks in Athens.
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M. Ashby Jones
D. D
Augusta
Athens
Sunday School Convention Delegates Named in Georgia
The State Sunday School Convention committee in Savannah May 8 9 10 is praised for arranging speakers John L Alexander Nan Fraser and E O Excell with P W Erwin to lead sessions Georgia leaders including J J Eagan E C Dargan F J Reese and others will speak Delegates three per Sunday School plus three alternates are urged to attend trains provided by the entertainment committee and lodging meals arranged nearby Also an ad notes Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey for colds and a quip about one party in the United States the All American Party
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Savannah
America
John L. Alexander
Chicago
International Sunday School Association
Misa Nan’ Nie Lee Fraser
Louisville
Kentucky Sunday School Association
E. O. Excell
Ill
P. W. Erwin
Georgia
J. J. Eagan
Atlanta
The
Georgia Sunday School Association
North Avenue Presbyterian’ Sunday School
Funeral for J H Langford at Mars Hill church
The funeral for J H Langford, 72, prominent Oconee County citizen, was held at Mars Hill church with Rev W M Saye and Rev E H Jennings officiating. Langford, long a Mars Gill church deacon, was noted as the man who first urged the preacher to enter the ministry. A large crowd attended the service and procession.
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J. H. Langford
Oconee County
Mars Hill Church
W. Mf. Saye
E. H. Jennings
Friends
Langford
Mars Gill Church
Langton
Roy Simms funeral draws school turnout in Oconee
Practically the entire HGH high school faculty and over seventy upperclassmen attended the funeral Sunday at noon for Roy Simms who died Friday night from an accidental pistol wound. The service was at the Mars Hill church near his home in Oconee County with Rev. Jennings preaching. Flowers from classmates honored his life as grief filled the gathering. In a separate note, the column asserts cold symptoms are caused by cold weather, endorsing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective.
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Roy Simms
Oconee County
Mars Hill
Jennings
You Need Spring Laxative From Dr King's Pills
Spring sale pitch promises Dr King s New Life Pills remove winter wastes from the intestines and blood. Claims brighten eyes clear complexions and restore vim with non griping laxative action.
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Dr. King
Death of Mr Tom Dunn of Winder reported
Many here will be sorry to learn of the death of Mr Tom Dunn son of Winder formerly in the cotton business in Athens He was killed Saturday night on a train near Atlanta an ambulance took him to a hospital where he died shortly after His funeral was yesterday at Winder He leaves a wife and several children he was in the cotton and fertilizer business at Winder.
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Tom
Dunn
Winder
Athens
Atlants
Tabernacle Baptist Raises Five Hundred Dollars
Sunday morning at Tabernacle Baptist Church a collection toward Maui deficits on the building fund raised a little over $500 in about 15 minutes. Combined with $1,000 raised in January this brings more than $1,500 recently paid on the church debt, excluding current expenses and missions. Rev. B. H. Jennings praised the spontaneous generosity amid large congregations and frequent baptisms.
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Maui
B. H. Jennings
Life's Test and Understanding in Hard Times
Horace Traubel quotes a meditation on sadness and endurance. It reflects on how true hearts endure hardship without wavering, and likens growth to aging wine becoming mellow. The piece extols mutual understanding among individuals, families, and nations as the essence of heavenly harmony.
How to Prevent Croup Attacks in Children
When a child is prone to croup, avoid heavy evening meals to prevent an attack. Watch for the first symptom hoarseness and give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soon as hoarseness appears. Obtainable everywhere.
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Chamberlain
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