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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1919
Page
1
The War Department announced large price cuts on surplus frozen meats for municipalities to relabel to residents. Pork loins drop from 27 to 20 cents a pound and mutton falls from 16 to 22 cents per pound in first case lots, with other reductions noted for jammed items.
Local recruits are told they can choose from four top training stations with government covering travel and expenses. Stations include Newport Naval Training School Rhode Island, Great Lakes, Hampton Roads Virginia, and San Francisco California. A letter from Christie Middleton, former Waverly Georgia, now at Hampton Roads, describes daily schooling, meals, and bunk to hammock shifts while praising Navy life and sharing letters home about the experience.
Polish forces have driven Bolsheviks to the northern bank of the Dvina River reaching Disna and occupying Korosten, while the Ukrainian front sees General Petlura forced from Radomyshl. Siberians under Admiral Kolchak advance, and Bolsheviks suffer a heavy defeat in the Trans-Caspian region as Archangel operations continue.
In New York on September 18, executive members from fifteen city employees unions approved forming a central council to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor, uniting organized groups under a common umbrella.
The first train of repatriated German officers from American camps in France arrived at Coblenz with German colors displayed from coach windows. American military police tore down the colors before departure and the supervising officer was reprimanded and relieved from duty.
Steel workers on the national committee announce the strike will begin Monday after adjournment. Chairman Fitzpatrick said plans to make the strike effective were set, despite President Wilson’s request for postponement. A letter to Wilson with eleven reasons for noncompliance was made public, arguing that delay means surrender of all hope.
A special meeting of tax officials from Barrow, Elbert, Madison, Hall, Oconee, Jackson, Oglethorpe, Clarke counties will be held in Athens on the twenty second to discuss tax values. Hong H. J. Fullbright, state tax commissioner, will preside and has invited tax receivers, collectors, and board members to seek uniform valuation across counties.
Hartwell September 18 Peyton S McMullan a leading Hart County farmer died at his country home after months of declining health His death comes as a shock to family and neighbors He was son of the late Rev Jas H McMullan and leaves a wife Miss Lola Oglesby of Elberton A large landowner he recently sold about 1000 acres for roughly 150 000 He also owned the store building occupied by A N Alford Co Yates Hardware Store on Depot Street and the Bargain Store Burial will be at Sardis church on the Hailey Ferry Road at eleven o clock Friday morning.
London and surrounding areas suffer heavy soot fall with 60 tons per square mile yearly, according to the British Meteorological Office.
Lima reports circulating in Chile claim President Seguia of Peru was assassinated, but the rumor is untrue and the situation there remains normal.
Atlanta dispatch reports President Wannamaker of the American Cotton Association urging President Wilson to convene a Washington conference of bankers exporters and producers to devise financial credits for Europe. The letter stresses aiding European recovery to restore trade and raw material exchange, warning of Europe’s ruin and urging prompt action to prevent calamity.
Raleigh September 18 The North Carolina division of the American Cotton association announces a broad campaign to organize cotton growers across seventy two counties. Objectives include protecting producer interests, regulating supply to ensure fair profit, diversifying crops, expanding warehouse and transportation facilities, broadening cotton markets, collecting trade data, and maintaining unified efforts to secure fair prices while coordinating southern cotton interests with a larger business south.
Washington Sept 18 summary of the Bulgarian peace treaty released by the State Department outlines a plan mirroring the Austrian treaty. Bulgaria faces a 2.25 billion Franco debt over 37 years, army reduction to 20,000, exclusive volunteer frontier police, limits on war material production, and surrender of ships and air forces. Western Thrace ceded to the Allies, with frontier tweaks favoring Serbia.
Athens chapter executive committee outlined a roll call campaign for new Red Cross members. E R Hodgson Jr was named district chairman and Clarke county chairman designate. Goal is one in three residents in large towns and one in four in smaller communities. Local chapter to fund its $4,676.23 share of a $15 million national drive. Only Canteen and Civil Relief committees remain active pending potential needs.
Emmanuel Church held a morning service honoring Rev. Dr. Troy Beatty who was consecrated bishop coadjutor of Tennessee in Grace Church Memphis. The service was replicated here so Athens friends could participate, with the same Collect Epistle Gospel prayers and hymns. A good congregation attended.
Mineola New York September 18 Rolan Rohlfs Curtiss test pilot reportedly set a world altitude record this afternoon the altimeter showing thirty four thousand four hundred feet The report notes factors contributing to the stability and profitability of the cotton producing industry.
Associated Press Rome Sept 18 The Message says Premier Lloyd George Premier Clemenceau Italian foreign minister Titton are in perfect accord over a definite solution of the Fiume question ensuring the Italian nationality of that town and are awaiting President Wilson's decision.
The Athens high school manual training course started for first and second year boys and is elective for third and fourth years. Students build items from wastepaper baskets to desks, focusing on precision and finish to teach hand skills and adherence to plan. Les ter A. Hall leads the program, with experiments in a well equipped shop and electricity powered machines. An exhibit will be held later for public inspection by the Futureschool.
Rapid growth of the death list from the Gulf coast hurricane and tidal wave led relief workers and officials to expect about 500 deaths. Much shore line remains unsearched and wreckage not fully removed. The loss is placed at around twenty million dollars in Corpus Christi and Nueces Bay area. In Athens, Ga, a relief fund was organized with Hugh H. Gordon Jr. named treasurer to aid Corpus Christi sufferers, with donations directed through the Commercial Bank of Athens.
President Wilson urged in San Francisco that accepting the peace treaty is a good business proposition and refusing to debate would isolate the United States. He argued the league of nations deserves fair debate and warned against misrepresentation of the treaty. In Berkeley he said he opposed long debate and favored fair discussion. In San Francisco he addressed California’s support for peace and explained Shantung questions and historic transfers involving Germany, China, and Japan.
Prague reports goats replacing cows as main milk provider after four years of war devastated cattle stocks. Goats, cheap and fast to mature, now common in households. horses and oxen scarce. harvest low and fields show war blight.
In a contested move, requests for higher wages for Navy personnel ignite a dispute within government circles as officials weigh cost and impact on naval readiness. Authorities debate funding, potential layoffs, and the broader defense budget amid mounting critiques from lawmakers and labor advocates.
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