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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1918
Page
4
City and county officials join to curb fuel shortage amid severe winter. Convicts cutting and hauling wood reach homes as coal supplies expected but relief remains temporary. Citizens urged to thank authorities for preventing a broader fuel famine and to support further winter relief efforts.
The Athens Weekly Banner lists Clarke County rates for yearly, six months, and three months subscriptions and urges readers to join the Red Cross. Editor W H. J. Rowe notes payment by cash, money order, or registered letter and promotes the Red Cross appeal.
Athens women organized a strong Red Cross drive and in three days enrolled nearly 2500 members for the Athens chapter. A standing membership committee will continue efforts into 1918 with a goal of about 5000 members. Leaders praised include President Tibbetts Captain Barnett and Mrs Geo D Thomas, with support from Madame Lustrat and others. The drive surpassed 1917 totals and aims to grow through continued outreach.
Texas towns report rapid Red Cross gains as zeal for wartime aid leads to forced enrollments of some German descent farmers in Brenham. Community funds collected to cover memberships for the needy and to buy whips for reluctant joiners illustrate the period’s aggressive mobilization. Athens and southern areas celebrate new members and pledge ongoing support for soldiers and their families.
In a December 4 address to Congress President Wilson denounces Germany as a “Thing” of menace, combining intrigue and force. He says it has no conscience or capacity for negotiated peace and must be crushed and shut out from friendly intercourse.
A short tale describes a bird with a long beak and keen senses ascending to a great height. It constructs a sturdy nest high in a tree and remains safe within it.
The Banner pledges strict control over war news and moves, urging citizens to rely on official directives from Wilson and the government. It notes Associated Press reports about failed shipbuilding efforts and misalignment with the war department’s expectations.
The Banner condemns press coverage of war operations arguing such reports aid Germany and should be kept within executive departments. It asserts timber ship素材 problems show missteps but should not be publicized, leaving details to President Wilson and his administration.
In a strong editorial urging, the writer argues President Wilson should seize control of the coal mines and enforce drastic measures to end the wartime coal shortage. The piece blames coal operators and a miners' alliance for price pressure and calls for firm government orders and enforcement to protect the public.
A Chester M. Wright piece for the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy denounces pacifists as a threat during wartime. It portrays disloyalty, warns of secret propaganda, and urges workers to defend democracy, the labor movement, and the nation with vigilance and unity.
English women who served in the war are criticized for flourishing beauty parlors and face creams while men produce munitions. Hair waving salons and manicure rooms spread across cities with women aged eighteen to forty now regulars at beauty shops. One case shows a woman who started cosmetics five years before the war and now runs a thriving business after near bankruptcy.
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Reports from the European fighting zone show cold weather and snow reducing military action to a minimum, with minor movement in northern Italy near Monte Tomba. Austrian air raids on Padua killed 13 and injured 60 as British torpedo boat destroyers were sunk off the Dutch coast. British gains near Jerusalem expand, driving Turks back on a 13 mile front. Jellicoe’s removal as first lord is discussed amid the Dutch coast destroyer losses.
L. A. Snead head of the fuel administration distributing agency testified before the senate committee studying the coal shortage. He forecast government control of mines and labor conscription as likely, but said the only solution lies in improved transportation.
Special to the Banner from Atlanta reports that federal food officials in Georgia warn of cutting supplies amid violations of liquor laws in about a dozen counties. Moonshine, often made from cottonseed meal, rye, sugar, and potash, triggers enforcement as raw materials are regulated. The food administration will shut off sources of supply for noncompliant dealers and prosecute violators under food control laws.
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