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Athens Weekly Banner

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Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1915

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Ultimatum to China tensions in Tokyo and Peking

Reports from Tokyo and Peking detail Japan delivering an ultimatum to China with a May deadline. China seeks concessions including Kiao Chow negotiations and reimbursement, while the U S reiterates it seeks a satisfactory settlement without surrender of treaty rights and aims to preserve open trade and peace.

Associated Press Tokio Japan China Kiso Chow Germany Kiao Chow Peking Legation Foreign Office United States Great Britain Russia France Washington State Department Bryan United India Intease

Athens Presbyterial closes Gainesville meeting in Georgia

The seventh annual session of the Athens Presbyterial met at the Presbyterian church in Gainesville May 6 30 delegates from 16 counties attended. Visitors were hosted by Mr and Mrs J W Barnhill and the nursing staff. Speeches by Mrs Motte Martin a missionary to Luebo Africa and Mrs Archibald Davis among others highlighted foreign missions and Nacoochee Institute. Resolutions praised Gainesville Hall county hospitality and called Gainesville the Queen City.

Gainesville Athens Archibald Davis Atlanta Winsborough Lacy Little Presbyterian Church Georgia United States Little China J. & Colt Nacoochee Les Colt Nacoochee Institute Audley Morton A. R. Waterman Hall County Missionary Society W. H. Bocock R. L. J. Smith E. H. Graves W. J. Peeples

German Hardeman Heads Order at Ailly Wood Capture

Berlin reports German forces forced French troops from Ailly Wood and captured over two thousand French soldiers with heavy French casualties. A German official statement quotes large French losses and asserts German control in the area.

Associated Press Berlin Aillly Wood

Paint Now and Price Warnings for Home Improvement

Ad highlights Devoe paint from Talmage Hardware Co with a price note of five to six dollars for paint and labor. The piece stresses delaying painting increases cost and suggests buyers will purchase more paint to cover deteriorated surfaces and rising wages.

Devoe Talmage Hardware Co Ady

Dobbs Hurt in Athens Auto Crash Near Bostwick

W F Dobbs was seriously injured when a car went over a stone wall on the Bostwick Madison road after hitting sand covered embankment. A. M. Smith suffered a mashed foot but was able to walk after the incident. Both young men were returning from business in a two seat car.

Bostwick Madison Road Dobbs Mr. Smith Hobbs Athens Mr. Dobbs St. Mary's Hospital Winterville

Engineer Moore Brings Train Into Athens Despite Severe Burns

Athens residents read of Engineer Tom Moore who brought his passenger train into Athens on time after a boiler flare up near Lula. His left leg suffered severe scalding but he insisted on completing the run, aided by colored fireman John Mann. Moore, famed for a spotless safety record, will rest at home for several days as Robert Lemmond fills in.

Tom Moore Athens Lula John Mann Lala Robert Lemmond Moore

State Police Accused of Suppressing Strikes in Pennsylvania

Washington May 6 James H Maurer president of the Pennsylvania state federation of labor charged before the federal Commission on Industrial Relations that the state constabulary was used to break strikes and terrorize workers during industrial disputes He said police acted against union strikers and urged Pennsylvania unions to study military tactics to defend themselves and learn to shoot accurately.

Associated Press Washington Pennsylvania State Constabulary Federal Commission On Industrial Relations Today James H. Maurer Pennsylvania

No Aches or Pains Peruna Did It for Me

Mrs. Thomas M. Morgan of Wadsworth Ohio testifies that Peruna cured her stomach cramps headaches and long standing ailments. After medical relief failed she followed the remedy and now feels like a new woman with no aches or pains and will not be without Peruna.

Peruna Hartman Peruha Wadsworth Ohio

Tornado toll in Acadia Parish Louisiana kills fifteen

From Jennings Louisiana May 6 a tornado traversed Acadia Parish leaving fifteen dead and many injured. All victims are black except one. Reports describe widespread damage across the parish in the lower part of Louisiana with only partial details available.

London Lloyds Cathay Associated Press Louisiana Parish Jennings Acadia Parish Louisiana Boon

Roosevelt testifies in Barnes libel trial in Syracuse

Theodore Roosevelt again took the witness stand in the New York supreme court at Syracuse on the Barnes libel suit. He remained long enough for attorney Jories to tell him politely that he had no desire to question him. It was likely the Colonel’s last appearance as a witness.

Associated Press Syracuse N. Y Theodore Roosevelt Supreme Court William Barnes Joies Barnes

Moonshine Raids Net Two Barrels in Madison County

Deputy Marshals Miller and Lanier raided surrounding regions near Pocatoliga Madison County and seized two barrels of moonshine corn whiskey believed imported from the mountain country. They transported the liquor to the federal building in the city in a Ford and had not yet made arrests. The recent spring cleanup has already removed nine barrels in the area.

Miller Lanier Internal Revenue Force Pocatoliga Madison County Federal

Georgian University Magazine Urges Better Patronage

The current issue of the Georgian literary magazine, published by two University of Georgia societies, features poems and pieces by Allan O’Neil Louie Morrison Eugene Oberdorfer Stephens Mitchell Haliford Wood R P Brooks and B B Cab ae Jr. An editorial requests stronger reader writer support and reproduces the editorial staff list including Lewin A pivkau John Mitchell Raiford Wood Terrier Hendricks Charles M Tanner Jr W Raymond Hastings 398 Hancock Ave Athens Ga.

Georgan Allan O'Neil Louie Morrison Eugene Oberdorfer Persoone Chez Sol Stephens ‘Mitchell C. M Tanner, Jr Faustine Haliford Wood Oxford Rhodes Elilpa R. P. Brooks B. B.cabae Jr Lewin A. Pivkua Eohn A. Stephens Mitchell J. Raiford Wood Terrier. Hendricks Charles M. Tanner W. Raymond Hastings Hancock Avenue Athens, Ga

Heavy tourist season seen as new hotels rise along Tallulah Falls line

Franklin N C May 6 Preparations for a heavy summer tourist business are under way along the Tallulah Falls Railway. Miss B H Willis is converting the old Franklin Academy into Franklin Terrace a twelve room hotel with baths furnace heat and summer porches. A Riley Ga 21 room hotel is being built by Howard Orchard Co and Clayton hotel renovations are planned. The river region along the railway is touted as Georgia’s premier playground with growing hotel facilities and easy access from major regions.

Franklin N. C Tallulah Falls B. H. Willis Franklin Academy Franklin Terrace Anne Miss Willis Riley Howard Orchard Company Clayton Tallulah Pails Georgia

Concert by the Garet Band Delights Campus Audience

Yesterday afternoon after drill the cadet band gave another enjoyable concert lasting nearly an hour on the campus. Many students attended, and the performance drew a large crowd.

GARET

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