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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
3
From Manufacturers Record an exhortation on sacrifice and duty during war. It contrasts Christ’s crucifixion with the suffering on Europe’s battlefields, urging readers to support food production, Red Cross work, and liberty bonds, and to scorn slackers who fail their country.
North Georgia figures trade sharp exchanges over U S senator Thomas W Hardwick as Judge Franklin of Clarkesville responds with a blunt rebuke. Franklin accuses Hardwick of disloyal propaganda and urges retirement while noting Georgia’s fatigue with the current senate representation.
Washington April 29 The secretary of war Baker is expected to present Congress with plans to expand the army by a million men at the earliest opportunity, raising total forces to more than three million as Germany presses its drive, according to Associated Press dispatches.
American shipbuilders responded to the shipping board's urgency by boosting output. For the week ending today 41,000 tons were launched, raising the total to 1,400,000 tons since the program began, with nearly 50,000 tons of ships completed that week. Three steel vessels totaling over 18,000 tons were launched in a single day.
Jefferson City Mo April 29 following Judge Graves declination Governor Gardner tonight offered to the senate the seat made vacant by Senator Stone's death to Kenep hon P Wilfley a member of the St Louis board of election commissioners Wilfley has accepted
In Oglethorpe county and New Hope colored church venues, local speakers led a Liberty Bond drive. Dr. Jere M. Pound and Judge G. C. Thomas spoke after Sunday school, with three thousand five hundred dollars and fifteen hundred dollars in bonds purchased, totaling five thousand five hundred. Madison county events were canceled due to rain.
Macon reports extensive damage from Sundays tornado across Georgia counties near the Florida line. Three dead near Valdosta and several injured. Heavy crop damage reported. wire service restoration incomplete.
In a detailed dispatch from London dated April 29, Allied forces led by Britain France and Belgium halted a major German offensive with heavy casualties on a front of twelve miles east of Ypres. Haig notes the Germans gained little beyond dead and wounded as the British lines held firm. A British ship ferrying workers was torpedoed but all aboard were saved. The broader war scene shows Austrian pressures continuing with unsteady momentum.
Federal food administrator Dr Andrew M Soule released a plan allowing Georgia households to buy up to 25 pounds of sugar at a time for canning and preserving. County officials must limit sales to five pounds city and ten pounds country without a written certificate and require purchaser records. A sugar pledge form accompanies the certificate, forbidding resale or loan.
Tampa on April 29 reports about 6,000 cigarmakers on strike, with 2,500 other workers idle. Only factories not tied to the Tampa Cigar Manufacturers' Association could operate.
Washington reports seventy percent of the $3 billion Liberty Loan minimum subscribed. Treasury tabulations show daily subscriptions of about $119.5 million needed for the rest of the week to meet the target. The fourth district is expected to go over the top soon, with Chicago and San Francisco leading, while Atlanta remains at the bottom with 37 percent reported.
Mr F T Banks of the Y M C A aims to recruit first class Athens professional men for camp work and foreign service. The New York and Paris HQ note 100 placements in French territory and a demand for 1200 men monthly for three months. A Friday conference in Athens seeks business and professional leaders to join and enlist.
Rev W A Langford of Jefferson spoke at Young Harris Memorial church about the earthly theme of Mother linking old work to the better land. Meetings gain momentum as attendees join, several in last two days. Rag meetings Sunday drew good attendance despite weather. yesterday afternoon there was a large, attentive crowd. This afternoon a children’s meeting at 4 government time. tonight Dr Langford will speak on The Judgment. All are invited and urged to invite others.
A resident's testimonial promotes Doan's kidney medicine citing past severe back pain and irregular kidneys. The speaker claims long-lasting relief and ongoing occasional use. Prices of the remedy are noted to be widely available at dealers.
The University of Georgia has named junior orators for this year’s commencement after a rigorous trial. In alphabetical order the selected speakers are L. Brown Fort Valley Charles Cander Jr Deratur W. M. Dallas Thomaston William D. Hooper Jr Athens W. L. Brokes Atlanta Wallace P. Zachry Atlanta Alternates are Elijah A. Brown Atlanta J. W. Abney Athens and C. M. Byler Savannah.
A local farmer walked fifteen miles to invest $3,000 in Liberty Bonds, carrying cash in a strong box to town before closing hours. He explained the sacrifice was to support the government, returning home after selling wheat at market and living on cornmeal and buckwheat bread.
Miss Oliver the county agent urges the Athens Woman's Club sponsors to meet at the county superintendent of schools office in the courthouse Friday morning at 11 o'clock. The meeting concerns the fifteen white rural schools of Clarke county and promises important business.
Ben Francisco April 29 2 Thomas J Mooney under death sentence here made public telegrams sent to labor leaders urging strikes be dropped. He also sent a telegram to President Wilson outlining efforts to avert threatened troops in the war industries.
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