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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
2
Paris reports a war correspondent says American troops acclimated quickly in trench warfare, showing keen, punctual shell fire and eagerness to fight. A French chief notes Americans will hunt the land’s dangers with poise and learn fast, aiming to astonish the world with capable combat.
W T Cox Minnesota forester and conservation champion urges using beavers for clothing and food while promoting population control he notes over a thousand beavers in Itasca Park near the Mississippi headwaters and describes the meat as excellent.
It doesn t pay to bother and pester and interfere with and hinder officers of the Ath ens police when they are in duty. The city earns fines. W. Dudley J L Preeman J Y Christian and H C Dudley were arraigned for interfering with policemen. Fines of 50 dollars or 100 days in the stockade were imposed on three defendants. Freeman’s case continued to May 4.
Our Dumb Animals magazine features a special junior Red Cross story by Dr. I N McCracken with a Batstone illustration of the Childs Street school unit Auxiliary 4 Athens. The piece honors Athens and its Childs Street children and their Red Cross work in the United States.
The line separating opposing forces has not moved, with American troops maintaining the same positions as prior. No significant changes or deployments have been reported, and command discussions emphasize stability rather than rapid shifts.
Military YMCA driven effort seeks 100 volunteer athletic directors for Southeastern Division camps to supervise baseball basketball football and other sports. With over two million participants and more than a million spectators in March, the drive targets former college coaches athletes and qualified amateurs for overseas service.
The Georgia Association for the Advancement of Education Among Negroes will hold its annual meeting at Bethel A M E church in Atlanta on May 2 and 3. The event aims for broad attendance from across the state and seeks wide participation in educational work. County and state superintendents have been asked to allow teachers to attend without pay loss, with officials invited to address the gathering and a large chorus providing music for sessions.
Eddie Rawson has been named an officer in the cadet corps at the Georgia Military College in Milledgeville. His friends in Athens celebrate his athletic record at G M C in football basketball and baseball, noting his long association with the local community.
A large and valuable shipment of blue ribbon cattle intended for breeding purposes has been lost at sea during transit to the United States. The consignment was viewed as among the largest and most valuable collections of short-horn cattle ever sent abroad.
Atlanta April 30 for first time Georgia certified public accounting students face questions on income tax and excess profits law in the upcoming CPA exam. The May 15 exam in Atlanta requires familiarity with the federal income tax return form and its consenta. Women are eligible and the board notes broad interest with potential for Georgia to have its first certified woman accountant. Joel Hunter Harold Hirsch and R W Jemison head the board with applications through them.
Grace Luts's novel The Enchanted Barn follows Shirley, a bold city girl who finds refuge and adventure in the Enchanted Barn. She faces swindlers, a government contract betrayal, and high finance plots while protecting great interests and her own life, proving dreams can become reality. The tale, published by J. B. Lippincott Company, offers romance, danger, and a reward as unexpected as it is delightful.
Amanat London reports that 340 British nurses have died on war service according to an official tally. The figure reflects ongoing losses among nursing staff several months into the conflict.
Atlanta officials dispute district performance in the Third Liberty Loan drive. Liberty Loan leader W. C. Wardlaw says bankers in the Sixth district are lax in reporting subscriptions, delaying counted totals until deposits are made locally and forwarded to the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta.
With P H Smith as president, Medéh Roy Brooks and Palmisano form a new Hudson Super Six management group for this territory. Brooks remains with Ath ens Overland, Palmisano brings local business success and car knowledge, and both back the Hudson line. The new company aims for strong sales with several models already shown at 140 Washington street.
Yesterday was the last return day for the May term of the city court with Judges H. S. West presiding on the third Monday. Most cases were suits on accounts and receivables. The contract has been let for a mil.
A new group, Soldiers' Families of America, formed in New York to support U S soldiers in France by aiding their home dependents. It establishes Regimental Family Units, with committees to aid soldiers and welfare needs, and aims to extend nationally with local units and unity of action.
In London Apr 30 horses are dying nearly as fast as flies due to overwork and near starvation with cruelty worsening the toll. Francis A. Cox of the National Equine Defense League pleads for higher horse rations and living condition reforms. He warns of wartime neglect as decently trained care disappears under irresponsible youth. The government contemplates rationing feeding stuffs for farm horses at ten pounds daily.
A third meeting in Athens involving Seaboard, Central of Georgia, Southern, and Georgia railroads debated merging passenger and freight stations and depots. Despite talks on cost and manpower savings, officials concluded consolidation would yield no real benefit and recommended against a union.
A city case involved Tom Alexander and Claude Culver. Culver paid a six dollar and seventy five cent fine for drunkenness. Alexander was fined for drunkenness and reckless driving and bound to the state court on possession of liquor and paraphernalia inside and outside the car.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a postponement until August 29 of the increased rate schedules for interstate transportation of grain feed hay and straw which would have become effective tomorrow in Washington on April 20.
Miyako Okuyama, wife of the Japanese embassy secretary at Petrograd, says many former Russian noblewomen are now newspaper sellers in the streets after returning from Russia, highlighting social upheaval and economic hardship.
A reflective poem where women from past days acknowledge changing duties and gratitude. It contrasts old fatigue with present resolve, urging devotion, endurance, and praise for those who persevere in housework and public life. The speaker asks for divine strength to sustain their efforts.
In Washington in April 1880 a port, terminal and harbor improvement commission was created to oversee port facilities. Its aim is to cut delays by coordinating railroad and shipping lines to speed the arrival and departure of ships in American ports and reduce unnecessary waiting times.
Messrs Arnold and Smith two Moore students were struck by a car Saturday night. Arnold is badly hurt and Smith is recovering from the crash. Moore faces three charges including driving on the wrong side of the street reckless driving and intoxication. He has been placed under bond to appear in state court.
Owing to the war cloud over us there will be no alumnae banquet this year at Lucy Cobb Institute. Mrs Allene Walker Harrold will deliver the alumnae address at Seney Stovall chapel Friday evening May 26. The business meeting is set for the next morning at 11 o'clock.
Miss Margaret Wilson daughter of the President will tour southeastern military camps in May singing for troops at Camp Sheridan near Montgomery Ala Camp Pike Ark Camp Gordon Camp Jackson and Camp Wadsworth She funds the trip herself raising money through tow prays Milas Wilson supports the tour with Y M C A help and she has praised American soldiers brightening khaki and blue audiences during past performances with future Europe concerts arranged by the Y M C A
Thirteen year old Miss Sarah Price daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugh Price and granddaughter of Judge and Mrs Hamilton McWhorter made a notable contribution to Red Cross efforts in Athens. She knitted four sweaters and four pairs of socks this winter while studying at Lucy Cobb Institute and won a prize for best essay on The Confederate Navy on Memorial Day.
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