Athens Weekly Banner notices and early 20th century war relief influx
The Athens Weekly Banner reports on subscription rates for Clarke County readers and notes a federal bulletin about saving the doe. It also covers American Red Cross war relief efforts in the Far East and France, the Shanghai Red Cross Chapter, and consular aid. The piece ends with U.S. import totals for the prior fiscal year, detailing rises from North American and South American sources and increased imports from China and Japan.
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China
Far East
France
American
Red Cross
Red Cross War Council
Shanghai
Thomas Sammons
United States
South America
Japan
A Pacifist by Helen Gray Cone in Vigilantes
A poem about Philip who refuses to serve to keep his soul inviolate and dies in a peaceful accident. He awakens to fear and a darkly smiling figure who asks why he would not lose his soul to save the world. He awakens, departs his room, and goes to the recruiting station.
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Philip
Moses
The Student Goes to War Poem Excerpt
A poem recalling Oxford spires as war calls many Oxford men to fight abroad. It laments leaving river, cricket field, quad, and lawns for khaki and gun. The author wishes God brings fallen scholars to a fairer place beyond Oxford town.
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Oxford
Oxford Town
W. M. Letts
Dutton
Dallas County Votes Dry In Texas Goes Dry
Dallas County the state’s most populous cast its ballot today in favor of Prohibition with a lead around 1,500. In a total tally near 19,000 votes, the dry result reflected strong statewide sentiment as the election unfolded.
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Wiggest County
Texas
Associated Press
Walles
Tex
Dallas County
Traitors and Spies Ply Their Trade Across America
A wartime column warns that Germany uses agents and American recruits to subvert the U S war effort. It urges drastic government action to root out spies who travel the country, gather loyalties, and aid German goals while Americans contribute to the war.
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Germany
America
Lower Prices for Retail Coal Promised by Government
Dr. A H Garfield fuel administrator announces relief on retail coal pricing. Government to cooperate with mines and wholesalers via local committees to fix reasonable winter prices. The aim is to curb profiteering, ensure living profits for dealers, and protect public from excessive coal costs this season.
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A. H. Garfield
Record Breaking Corn Crop Spreads Across Southern States
President Fairfax Harrison of Southern Railway cites US Department of Agriculture estimates showing Virginia to Tennessee produced 678,998,000 bushels of corn this year, up 183,762,000 from 1916, with large crops of peanuts soybeans velvet beans cowpeas and other feeds. The surplus boosts local markets and expects banks and merchants to aid in marketing. The South aims for greater prosperity as markets and pricing improve.
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Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railway Company
President Harrison
United States Agricultural Department
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Kentucky
Tennessee
South
Senator Hardwick Should Resign for Detrimental Policies
The Banner urges Georgia voters to petition Senator Hardwick to resign before the 1919 end of his commission. It cites his opposition to wartime measures and a proposed fifty dollar monthly pay for soldiers abroad as a threat to national honor. Fellow senators condemn his actions as humiliating and self inflated.
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Hardwick
People of
Georgia
Commission
Nelson
Williams
Mississippi
Demand for Senator Hardwick's Resignation Echoes in Georgia
A Georgia voice calls for action against Senator Hardwick, labeling him an enemy to the people and urging resignation from the United States Senate. The speaker argues Georgia deserves proper senate representation and condemns his ramblings as unsuitable for a national council member.
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Georgia
Empire
South
Senate
Hardwick
United States Senate
Why Should Watson Go Free In Speer Ruling
In light of Judge Emory Speer dismissing the injunction against the Thomson postmaster blocking the Jeffersonian from mail and labeling Watson's articles treasonous, officials should press ahead with Watson’s prosecution. Speer cites false statements, disloyalty, and propaganda to degrade America, arguing Watson harmed the nation and misled the public while inspiring upheaval. The piece warns of further harm if courts are defied and notes Watson’s promotion and potential future schemes.
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Watson
Clarke County Tax Rate Reduced by Commissioners
Clarke county commissioners are lauded for a year of prudent action that cut the tax rate from seven mills to six and a half mills. Including the state levy, the total is $11,560 per thousand, among the lowest in the state. Chairman Hugh White and Commissioners Hodgson and Bramblett are praised for improved roads and county management, with townships and Athens benefiting from better bridges and travel savings. The Banner commends their effort to elevate Clarke county to a state-standard level and notes renewed road work before winter.
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Athens Weekly
Clarke County ‘Aid le
Post Office
Clarke County
The
State University
Hugh, White
Hodgson and
Bramblett
Etn
Georgia
Athens
State Normal School Opens Fall Term With Large Attendance
The State Normal School opened its fall term with the largest attendance in its history, turning away over two hundred young women seeking admission. Georgia should fund more buildings as demand grows, with new classrooms and dormitories needed to sustain the school’s educational impact and pride in Athens.
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State Normal School
Normal School
Georgia
Normal
Athens
Officials Should Be Consistent In Postage Ruling
Judge Emory Speer of the Federal Court barred the Jeffersonian from second class mail rates due to treasonable articles in its news and editorial columns. The Thomson Ga paper, published by Thomas E. Watson, loses government mailing privileges for subscribers.
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United States
Emory Speer
Thomson, Ga
Watson
Sufehlas
Federal Court
Jeffersonian
Thomas E. Watson
Thomson
The
Watson Faulted for Treasonous Papers and Postage Favoritism
A Thomson editor newspaper case argues Judge Speer found treasonous content in the Jeffersonian. It notes Watson’s involvement, calls for federal punishment, and questions allowing a renamed paper to use second class postage despite the alleged law violation.
Bright outlook for University of Georgia session begins
One hundred seventeenth session of the University of Georgia will start next week under bright prospects despite wartime conditions. Expected smaller dropoffs are limited to seniors and lawyers, while lower classes should grow enough to offset losses. Parents should sacrifice to send sons to college, for personal and national service.
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University of Georgia
Value of the Convoy System in World War War Effort
The convoy system proves its worth by moving supplies and troops with fewer merchantman losses. Destroyers vigilance and air support, including depth charged bombs, curb U-boat activity though the submarine threat remains. Still the convoy aids England and American troops bound for France amid the ongoing naval war.
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Germany
England
France
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Bears
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