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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
2
The Athens Banner notes air war momentum and a debate over term usage for military enrollment. It cites Dr. Lynch sermon at the Octagon urging selective conscription as a method to match men to tasks, likening divine selection to mobilization.
In a New York dining room a man with a foreign German name left a card offering to discuss chemicals tied to Russia. The author warns against speaking on delicate topics in public and notes wartime spy fears that can lead to innocent people becoming victims of spy mania.
A devotional poem in which a pious wife asks the Virgin Mary to guide her daily domestic tasks from loom to kitchen. The speaker seeks divine presence at work and at judgment, invoking Mary as handmaid of the Lord and protector of labor.
The large liberty loan issue drew strong public response showing deep war support. Subscriptions near three billion dollars exceed limits as small investors rush to fund the war effort, with nine million registered for the draft and readiness to serve. The public is variedly aware of the conflict’s gravity, yet the national response remains strong and ready.
The president signed pardons for about five thousand individuals who had been at liberty under suspended sentences in federal courts. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling that federal judges cannot suspend sentences, and aims to align with court wishes while allowing many to continue as productive citizens.
The piece argues that the United States cannot instantly build vast military and industrial capacity. It notes the need for ships, crops, munitions, and labor, warns of labor shortages, and says government money helps but cannot swiftly supply all required resources.
Allies expect Russia to regain fighting shape as provisional government strengthens control. Mutinies are suppressed and fear of a separate peace wanes. A demand for orderly government grows while the American party’s Petrograd arrival and Wilson’s message boost confidence.
The article notes growing air power shaping war as aircraft move from cavalry role to scouts and fighters. It warns of heavy casualties from raids on London, cites U S lag in equipment, and explains plans to accelerate American development and training of pilots and planes.
The article argues that railroads seek reductions in train service to meet wartime needs for food supplies, munitions, and troop transport. It urges government priority for essential movement while demanding full public consideration of service levels and the rights of both railroads and people.
The University of Georgia Board of Trustees asserts women deserve equal educational facilities and urges legislation to create a branch women’s college using Lucy Cobb Institute as its foundation. It opposes admitting women to the university campus but backs establishing the branch as a state-wide advancement.
The article discusses speculation on where the American expeditionary force might strike in Europe. It debates options from France with the French on the front lines to striking from Russia’s side if conditions allow, and considers a potential landing in Holland to bypass Rhine fortifications.
The poet asks if stamps must be inclosed while mailing verse. The experienced orhor replies that inclosing stamps is more necessary than inclosing poetry.
A fragment notes beverages made from palm sap and mentions a source in Ae Pasieatae. It describes the sap as a toned or processed drink component linked to palm trees.
Pan-Russian congress voices insistence on aligning with Allied goals and rejects separate peace. Paris reports 272 American volunteers join French front, totaling 1500 in ambulance and transport services. British Cameronian sunk by submarine. 63 presumed drowned. Entente massing in Thessaly signals moves toward Nish while Austrians and Italians shift lines on Carso plateau and Arras front sees continued fighting. Russian morale improves. French minister Albert Thomas calls a resumed offensive likely. German forces destroy Russian base on an island in the Bay of Riga.
Dublin reports that Count Plunkett and other Sinn Feiner MPs arrested June 9 for attempting a prohibited meeting to protest Irish rebel imprisonment have been released.
An Athens resident J L Byrd of 149 Wilkerson Street testifies that after suffering back heaviness dizziness and frequent nighttime urination from fall injury at the Athens Pottery Dean's Kidney Pills brought great relief and a permanent cure. The ad notes the price 60 cents and urges buyers to ask for Dean's Kidney Pills by brand name.
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