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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
4
Barred Plymouth Rock pullets at the State College poultry yards are laying daily this spring. One bird hatched January 1 began laying April 25 at three months, 24 days old, while others have started by four months.
Honorable F. E. Callaway of LaGrange launches a major food conservation effort he bought one million sweet potato slips and offers premiums for best bushel and best acre in exchange for his slips paid in potatoes. Prominent backers include T. J. Shackelford who has planted acres in South Georgia and urges buyers to contact listed dealers across Georgia and Florida for slipper purchases.
A residence on Athens Street in Winder owned by Col. W. H. Quarterman and occupied by R. R. Barber was completely destroyed by a fire at 1 30 this morning. The structure valued at 3000 dollars was insured and contents partially covered with cause undetermined though medicines were stored in a room said to have started the blaze.
German forces gained a foothold in British trenches near Fresnoy after heavy fighting. British counterattacks reclaimed ground, but Germans returned with fresh divisions forcing a British withdrawal. French reports say attacks south of Berry-au-Bac were repulsed and 120 more prisoners were taken, totaling over 29,000 German captives since April 19. Gas shells and Canadian machine gun fire marked the fighting. Minor activity reported elsewhere, with intense artillery in Macedonia.
Freeman’s Creek Baptist Church at Farmington ordains three men to the deaconate after a May 6 service led by Rev. J A Bell with Rev. C H Edwards delivering the charge. E H Jennings serves as moderator and J A Bell as secretary.
Walter Forbes secretary of the VM returns from a conference of secretaries and YMCA leaders in Chattanooga. Dr King’s New Discovery touted as a 60 cent cold remedy with 48 years of use in homes, claimed to ease coughs colds throat irritation and bronchial issues.
In Washington on May 8 the Federal Council of Protestant Churches of North America endorsed prohibition as a war measure, urging national unity and wartime restraint to support the war effort.
A Brandon Springs Alabama parent praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a severe whooping cough case in their baby. The ad notes the product is obtainable everywhere and claims rapid improvement after use.
Honolulu May 8 George Roenitz former chief clerk to the Pearl Harbor commandant was arrested on espionage charges for possessing maps photographs and base descriptions He is held on $25000 bail
Washington reports the first detention camp for interned aliens will be in the North Carolina mountains near Hendersonville on a five hundred acre tract. Some eighteen hundred officers and sailors from German merchant vessels will form the initial detachment. The men will cultivate the land and the camp will also oversee lumbering and road building with prevailing wages. The first detachment is to be sent this week.
Washington reports persistent rumors of German U boats in the South Atlantic. Government agencies are pursuing a report that freighters of an American trans Atlantic company under the American flag carried supplies to sea for the submarines.
In Kansas City on May 8 four defendants in the Florida Fruit Lands cases pleaded guilty in federal court to mail fraud charges. R. J. Martin and J. H. Bordens, managers of the Florida Fruit Lands Company, Edwin Van Asmus of New York president of the Everglades Plantation Company and of Miami Everglades Land Company, and Arthur E. Perkins, an Everglades salesman, were fined $5,200 for three defendants and $700 for Perkins.
More than a million New Yorkers gathered to welcome the French war commission in New York. Mayor Mitchell led the reception while Commissioner Vivian delivered the longest speech yet in America, noting America entered WWI to aid France and liberty. He cited conscription as essential as long as Germany wages war.
Washington reports more than 200000 men have applied for sixteen officers training camps set to open for the new American armies. About 40000 will be selected for intensive instruction within ten days, with 10000 chosen from the three months training to become officers in the first army of 500000 called to colors around September under selective conscription.
The Clarke county tax receiver and Southern Mutual Insurance Co clash over taxes on added returns. Arbitrators ruled the dispute must go to the attorney general for a decision unless the company and receiver or the tax equalizers settle. Equalizers Cobb Lampkin D G Anderson and James W Morton set a meeting for the 15th.
Washington May 9 Representative Thomas Bell of the Ninth Georgia District laid before the War Department designs of two Georgians who seek to make American soldiers more bullet proof. John Mappin of Athens an Englishman living in the United States for twenty five years has devised a steel jacket said to be light and flexible while offering bullet resistance. Thomas M Norwood of Savannah sent a steel jacket and helmet design claimed to render head and body immune from bullets. The three designs were referred to the efficiency board.
In a senate address Arthur Balfour outlines a three democracies alliance to defeat Germany. He asserts joint fighting will prevail and Germany will fail to grasp the shared resolve.
If you suffer from chronic or muscular rheumatism try Chamberlain's Liniment. It eases pain and is worth many times its cost. Available everywhere.
A vintage ad touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a solution to dull skin after winter. It claims the pills flush the intestines and clear wastes to brighten the complexion and eyes and promotes use tonight at drugstores for 26 cents.
Washington May 8 The official wheat crop estimates show the United States will produce enough wheat this year only to supply home consumption unless current use decreases The May 1 forecast puts winter wheat yield at 366000000 bushels the smallest in thirteen years Reserve stocks are at their lowest for the season Greater use of cornmeal for bread is urged.
The Lucy Cobb Institute plans for the fall term starting September 19 with Mildred Rutherford as president. New teachers include Mary Lyndon, Gertrude Perkins, Laura Cobb Hutchins, Hardee Mucklow, and Isabelle Hutcheson. several departments and courses expand while core offerings remain, aiming at strong college entrance preparation and broader literary, domestic, music, and art studies.
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