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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1919

Page

6

Five Cardinal Points of Bolshevism Shock Europe

Amsterdam dispatch reports former Dutch minister M. Oudendyk detailing Bolshevism in five points: high wages with no work, taking others’ property, no punishment, no taxation. He warns the working classes worldwide against Bolshevik rule, claiming Russia suffers under unemployment starvation and ruin, with factories idle and corruption rampant. He says the world must aid Russia’s fate or face collapse.

Amsterdam Associated Press M. Oudendyk Petrograd Russia

Dr Poteat to Speak at Georgia University Visit

Dr William Louis Poteat president of Wake Forest College will visit Athens next Tuesday. He will address the University club on Natural Selection and the War, then meet with sixty YMCA leaders for supper at the Methodist church, followed by a University Chapel talk on The German Demonstration. The event draws many local residents.

Athens William Louis Poteat Wake Forest College University of Georgia Young Men's Christian Association University Club Methodist Church Ube University Y. M.C. A. Abe Dr. Potent Ofc USA University Chapel Potgas Germar al Atheng Poteat Goa Macon Germany Bes Sas E. M. Poteat W. L University

Minister lecture captivates Seney Stovall audience

Dr Kerr Boyce Tepper delivered The humorous side of a ministers life in Seney Stovall chapel at Lucy Cobb Institute last night, stepping from his scheduled subject to present an improvised talk that drew an attentive crowd and lively response from listeners.

Topper Kerr Boyce Tepper Seney-Stovall Chapel Lucy Cobb Institute

American Sailors Criticize Life In English Cities

London dispatch reports 15 000 American sailors in London share blunt, humorous impressions of the city. They note few restaurants, transport flaws, and a more democratic tone with English ladies. Sailors recount friendly locals, wartime strains, and lighthearted exchanges with Grand Fleet members.

London Associated Press Edinburg England States America Strand Piccadilly Circus Sailor Firth of Forth South Chicago New York Middle West Kansas

New Airplane Engine Set To Boost Flight Power

London. January 14. One of the factories that built two planes helping British aviators defeat Germany in France is preparing a new engine. It is expected to develop from 800 to 1,000 horsepower and be the most powerful engine yet, aiding commercial aviation.

London France Tere

Duke Claims To Be A Real Socialist

Amsterdam December 5 report that Duke Hraent Gunthir of Schleewig Holstein told a Holstein bir pub meeting in Primkepau he has been a socialist for twenty years and seeks socialization of the duchy while supporting an eight hour day. He is brother of former Empress Augusta Victoria and his warnings have often been ignored as he spoke to cheers.

Amsterdam Hraent Gunthir Schleewig- Holstein Primkepau Holstein Essen Allgemeine Zeitung Augusta Victoria Vienna Associated Press Charles Switzerland Arch Lukes Zita Francis Joseph Em’ Yeror Gisela Valerie Rhch Windischgraetz Ekertsanu Hofburg Castle Repubics Hapsburga Altho

Americans in Russia In Great Game Land

Correspondent reports American troops in a remote Russian river town chase ducks geese and other game during leaves from the front. They use scarce shotguns to shoot service rifles at waterfowl in a marshy ducking ground known as a duck's paradise. Bears are anticipated once winter drives the birds south.

Dohta London Associated Press Tony Dwina Nicholas

French Will Demand Surrender of Supergun After Paris Fire

Paris authorities pursue surrender of a German Bertha supercannon used to bombard Paris. The push follows reports of three initial guns near Mont-Joult forest and Laon supply lines, later modified into larger calibers. Allied counteroffensive disrupted German plans as experts note the weapon’s high explosive powder and exceptional steel construction.

Paris Associated Press Place de la Concorde Mont-Jols Saint Gobala Laon Crepy Forest of St. Gobain Soissong Dunkirk Soissons-Chateau Thierry Mirbel Preas Foch

German Propaganda Continues in Mexico

Mexican readers face German wartime falsehoods as Allied misreports fuel claims of armistice terms and continued German strength. Pro German papers push the line that the fleet remains interned yet ready, while warnings note Britain’s goods despite postwar aims.

Mexico City Associated Press Germany Mexico Mortier Heights

Tales of Horrors From Territory Under Bolshevists

Archangel reports tales of horrors inside Bolshevik territory as drivers slip through lines to publish in local papers under The Russian Nightmare. Archangel officials quote Lenine on Europe, describe torture and disappearances, and note wealthier prisoners freed for money. Bolshevik leaders Sar Zinovieff Bukharin discuss repression, uniforms, and planned world revolution amid weakening power.

Archangel Jouden Dee Associated Press Sidyventurous Trussian Duma Moscow Nikolai Lenine Europe Central All- Russian Investigation Commission Commission Trotzky Lenine Central Soviet Zinovieff Petrograd Smolny Institute Neva Red Guards Ural Bukharin Germany Austria England America

Texas Peanut Crop Shortfall Ties To Drought

Dallas report notes Texas peanut production 25 percent below normal due to severe drought last summer and excessive rains before maturity. Major buyers say 15 million bushels were produced in 1917, while 1918 outputs fell, with a region producing 2,000 carloads in 1917 dropping to about 300 carloads this year.

Dallas Tex Texas Higginbotham

Food Regulations In England Relaxed

England eases wartime food rules as sugar ration rises to 12 ounces next year and lard becomes coupon free for pastries. White bread and flour become more available. fancy bread remains forbidden. London docks discharge over forty thousand tons of sugar and meat arrivals increase while tea supply exceeds demand.

London Associated Press England

Negro Boys Confess Turning In Alarms

Arthur Matthews and Mose Battles, two small African American youths, confessed to turning in several fire alarms to alarm enemies and to thefts while caught entering Mose Hiner's store. Judge West sentenced them to reform school as police continued long seeking the mysterious perpetrators.

Enemes Arthur Matthews Mose Mose Hiner West

Hood Is Newest of England Warships Known as Hush Boat

London reports a Clydebank vessel nearly completed described as a remarkable British navy ship called the Hood, a battlecruiser of extraordinary size speed and gun power. Fairplay praises its potential to lead new naval methods and outpace German designs as it nears fitting out.

Hood England Hush Boat London Clydebank Vairplay Lusitania

Small Boys Arrest Order Aims To Curb Night Loitering

Chief Beusse issued an order to arrest all small white boys found loitering after 10 PM. He cites nightly mischief and predations, urging parents to keep children at home or face confinement.

Beusse

Mounted Police To Be Reorganized In Canada

Regina Sask Jaz 16 Canada s Scarlet Riders the Royal Northwest Mounted Police to be reorganized on a pre war basis. Squadrons return from overseas to join a revived force of 1200 men with Regina as general headquarters. District posts re established at Winniper Regina Prince Albert Lethbridge Edmonton Vancouver and Danyon Outposts at Macleod Battleford Maple Creek and Peace River. The force s storied history includes bravado in the wilderness and a strict vendetta against criminals with officers sometimes mushed into distant regions to arrest violators.

Regina Sask Jaz Canada Scarlet Riders Royal Northwest Mounted Police Dominion France Prairies Arctic Port Arthur British Columbia No Man's Land Winniper Prince Albert Lethbridge Edmonton Vancouver Danyon Macleod Battleford Maple Creek Peace River

Athens Men Among Those Commissioned At Camp Gordon

Among 138 officers commissioned at the Central Officers Training School Camp Gordon two Athens men Raymond Wood Short and Jacob Pope Everhardt are listed. Georgia graduates include Frank Herrold Americus Irvine Phinizy Augusta Wesman I Dooly Watkinsville Lorrie Kenneth Bethune Pavo William Earl Marks Augusta C F P Bond Americus W C Buan Cedartown W H C Clofton Everett City H C Olmstead Sagan pAb and Duther Daniel Wallin Americus. Friends of Messrs Raymond Short and Irvin Phinizy are celebrating their graduations upon commission.

Central Officers Training School Camp Gordon Athens Raymond Wood Short Jacob Pope Everhardt Frank Herrold Americus Irvine Phinizy Augusta Wesman I. Dooly Watkinsville Lorrie Kenneth Bethune Pavo William Earl Marks U. of G C. F P. Bond Amaricus W.C. Buan Cedartown W. H. C. Clofton Everett City H.C. Olmstead Sagan. pAb Duther Daniel Wallin Amercus

Wealth of Former Austrian Rulers Proving Problem

Vienna dispatch reports ongoing parliamentary probe into Imperial funds. Former Emperor Charles and the royal family face scrutiny over dispositions, with possible exile and complex distribution of estates, jewels, and art across republics. Charles’ supporters credit reforms and detachment from old court.

Editors Call Punishment of German Leadership For War Atrocity

London dispatch reports American editors and publishers who toured Belgium and France urging punishment for German leaders and agents for piracy murder and pillage. The letter signed by Horace M Swetland Roger W Allen and nine others argues for restitution and strict enforcement of laws and says such measures would gain broad American support if echoed by victims' testimony.

London Associated Prews England Horace M. Swetland New York Roger W. Allen New York Business Publishers Association Boston Chicago Belgium France Germany Notons

Lucy Cobb Elementary School Remains Open Despite Health Order

The elementary department of Lucy Cobb Institute will stay open as usual, unaffected by yesterday’s city board of health order. The announcement confirms no disruption to the Lucy Cobb elementary program.

UCY Cobb Lucy Cobb Institute City Board of Health

Russian Orthodox Church Battles Bolshevik Rule in Russia

AP correspondent reports in Shenkursk and along the Dwina and Vaga rivers that the Russian Orthodox Church grounds its revival amid anti religious aims of the Bolsheviks. Monastic leaders recount efforts to aid the poor, brave confrontations with confiscations, and a nun recounting a tense arrest scare ending in the Bolsheviks’ retreat.

Shonkursk Russia London Associated Press Vilne Vaga Votngda Raphelia Ghenkursk Shenkrusk Bolsheviki Moscow Bosheviki Isheviki Mother Raphetla Nura Shenkrask Raphotia

The Heart of Woman and After by Theodoala Garrison and Margaret E Sangster

A paired poem feature on wartime sacrifice by Theodoala Garrison and a wartime reunion by Margaret E Sangster, exploring the toll on women and the hope of return. The piece ends with a local notice announcing Mrs C M Snelling’s missionary circle meeting at 4 o'clock.

Theodoala Garrison

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Dr. Poteat Georgia University Duke Claude Bridges J. Mi Bridery Messrs Raymond Short Irvin Phinizy Hans Tahoe Margaret E. Sangster
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