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COTTON
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ATHENS, GA, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1915.
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BALKAN SITUATION CRITICAL;
SERBIAN RETREAT IS CUT OFF;
ALLIES IN EARNEST CONFERENCE
(By Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 17.—Both the mili
tary and diplomatic situation of the
Allies in the Balkans is disquieting, if
not critical, and it is believed that it
was this which caused Premier As
quith, David Uoyd George, and A. J.
Balfour to go to Paris to confer with
the French cabinet and General Jof-
tre.
The main Serbian army operating
the north is now encompassed on
every side except one, and being cut
otf from the south by the Bulgarian
advance beyond Tetovo, must depend
on the rough roads through Monte
negro and Albania for supplies.
In the south, the Serbian position
Is almost as bad, as the Bulgarian
flanking movement at Babuna Pass
and the advance from Veles prevent
ed the hoped-for junction of the Ser
bian and the French.
This leaves the Serbians only two
lines of retreat; one into Albania,
where unfriendly tribes might harry
them, and the other into Greece
where there is danger of their being
interned.
It is to prevent the latter that the
Allies are putting forth every effort,
and unquestionably this is being dis
cussed at the conference in Paris.
Great (Britain has taken additional
action by retaining in port all Greek
vessels except those now loaded or
actually loading, while Denys Cochin,
a member of the French cabinet, who
received an enthusiastic popular re
ception on his arrival in Athens, Is
■expected to express firmly the French
view of Greece’s unsatisfactory reply
regarding safe passage for Serbian
and Anglo-French should they have
to retreat into Greece.
Bari Kitchener is reported to be in
Gallipo.i, although it was rumored
that the Greek king expressed a de
sire to see him.
(Like j Italy and France, England
now demands that Greece either join
the Allies or clearly declare that she
will allow safe passage if Allied
troops retire into her territory, and
also that she will afford additional
facilities for landing and transporting
Allied troops.
INSISTS ANCONA
TRIED TO ESCAPE
. (By Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 17.—Ambassador
Penfield at Vienna today cabled the
state department an official communi
cation from Austria-Hungary, identl
cal with that of the Austrian admira
lty, in which it is declared that the
Italian liner, Ancona, fled at full
speed when a warning shot was fired
across her bows, and denies the Ital
ian charges that the submarine shell
ed the steamer after she stopped, or
that life boats were shelled.
It became known that Secretary
Lansing considers he has sufficient
official information to form the basis
of an inquiry of Austria-Hungary re
garding its attitude toward the con
duct cf submarine warfare. Mr. Lan
sing indicated, however, that no com*
munication will be sent, pending a
reply from Penfield on questions he
was asked to submit* to. Austria-Hun
gary. V *'
Athens celebrates Agricultural Day
today.
The “Georgia Products” Dinner is
to be given this evening at the State
Normal School at 8 o’clock.
. .The Chamber of Commerce will hold
its meeting—then,there.
The Athens Center of the Drama
League will hold its first meeting of
the year—also then and there.
The address of the evening will be
made by Mr. Percival Chubb, presi
dent of the Drama League of America.
Athens will lead the state in this
occasion. -
DEVICE MADE TO
FIND FOG SIGNAL
CAN’T KEEP
INSIDE OF II. S: LIMIT
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Nov. 17.—Professor A.
G. Webster, of Clarke University, in
an address at the final session of the
National Academy of Science today,
announced that he had perfected an
instrument for finding the direction
of a fog signal, and which he expects
will rob the sea travel of some of its
greatest dangers. He said that with
his instrument available the Empress
oFlreland would not have been sank
in collision.
Government may bOild two
( BIG BATTLESHIPS IN HER
OWN NAVY YARDS.
NOW FRANCE SHIPS NO
MORE GOODS TO GREECE.
London, Nov. 17.—A Marseilles dis
patch says France has forbidden addi
tional shipments of merchandise to
Greece.
In the east the Russians report ths
repulse of Teuton attempts to cross
the Dvina river below Dvlnsk and the
Teutons are declared to have been
driven out of their trenches west of
Dvlnsk.
Farther south the Teutons still are
on the offensive along the left bank of
the Styr river, although the Russians
have driven them back several times.
fcussian warships are reported to
have bombarded German positions on
the coast of Courland.
Tnere was no damage on the French
or Italian fronts, although a French
official statement tells of violent
artillery duels arounds Loos, Angres,
and Souchez, and also in Champagne.
The latest Paris announcement also
said that in the Serbian theater west
of Krivolak the Bnlgarlans had aban
doned their attacks and retreated to
the heights north of Clcevo, after los
ing 4,000 men, against slight losses for
the French.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 17.—Because of
the failure of private bidders to keep
their proposals within congress’ $7,-
800,000 limit of cost for hulls and ma
chinery of battleships Numbers 43
and 44, the construction of both ves
sels may be at the Navy Yards. The
government is still considering bids,
none of which when opened today
came within the limits, although the
government plants'submitted bids less
than the limit. ,
NOT DECIDED ON
COTTON QUESTION
GOVERNMENT, PREPARING NOTE
ON CONTRABAND, MAY NOT
« INCLUDE COTTON.
HOSPITAL SHIP 8TRUCK
MINE; MANY FATALITIES
Dover, Nov. 17.—Nearly 100 men,
most of them seriously wounded, lost
their lives today when the British
hospital ship,’ Anglia, returning from
France, struck a mine in the middle
of the English Channel end sank.
There were 300 aboard.
It was the same ship which carried
King George across the Channel. The
collier, -Lusitania, was trying to aid
the Anglia and struck a mine and
foundered. All her crew was saved.
AUSTRIAN AEROPLANE
RAIDS ITALIAN CITY.
London, Noy. 17.—A brief dispatch
fro:*; Rome says that an Austrian
Rome says
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(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 17.—The state
department has begun preparing a
draft of a note'to Great Britain re
garding contraband. It was learned
today that the state department has
not yet decided what attitude. the
United States will take regarding
Great Britain's placing on the con
traband list cotton and other pro
ducts never before treated as contra
band. The decision Is expected in a
few days. -•
Turkey offere tO- V
JEWg, inducements
(By Associated .Presq.).. .
Washington; mr. 17—iarau .effort
to attract Jews from, nearby .terri
tory into Turkey, the Turkish gov
ernment has decided to grant, them
the same benefits and exemptions
granted Moslem immigrants, it was
announced at the Turkish embassy
today. ; -
Hens, frys, turkeys, fresh country
Klng-Hodgson’s.
N.
Old fashioned and self-rising flour,
Y. State cheese; Klng-Hodgson’s.
Lot of new hats, at Mrs. Burch’s,
Holman Bldg. ;
AT THE ELITE
ELSIE JAN IS AT ELITE TODAY.
A distinct novelty In the way ot
a motion picture story is “’Twas Ever
Thus,” written by the famous come
dienne, Tlsie Janis, and the attrac
tion at the Elite today. A triple it*
mance, describes best, this charm
ingly delightful photo comedy of the
art of love making from the prehis
toric down to the present, and Elsie
Janis, as the heorine in the different
episodes of the story, attains her
greatest film triumph in this unusual
play.
Owen Moore, Hobart Bosworth,
Myrtle Stedman and other screen
stars compose the cast, and assist in
making “Twas- Ever Thus” one of
the brightest film comedies of the
year and one that will he long re
membered by the picture goers.
CLOSE OF THE FIRST VOTING .
PERIOD FAST APPROACHING
Standing of Candidates will be Published
Again Friday. Interesting Announce
ment to be Made Then.
Each candidate
greatest opportunity
votes on subscriptiona
great Yuletide Cam;
T
us la the
ipalgn is
:es that the
secure more
Banner’s
between
now and Saturday, November 20th.
After that date the second voting pe
riod will prevail, which will repre
sent a smaller voting scale on all sub
scriptions secured than the present
voting schedule, so it should behoove
all candidates to be up and doing
and make each MOMENT HAVE A
MEANING OF ITS OWN.
The campaign headquarters is a
very busy place these days, being
visited from early morning until late
at night by candidates from both in
the city as Well as out of the city.
This certainly denotes interest and
is one of the best criterions to go by
in judging Interest. The interest is
being manifested to a very great ex
tent by all candidates and taeir many
friends stand ready and willing to
give them a subscription to the Ban-
her that will materially Increase their
opportunity of claiming one of the
valuable awards on December 21sL
The standing ot the various can
didates will appear Friday’s Issue
of the Banner and aSould he'read by
every one, as there will .be shown
some material gains that have been
made by several candidates who,
heretofore, have been satisfied to
stand back and watch the others get
under headway. These candidates
themselves have started now and
promise some very exciting times for
the ones who made such a quick get
away when the campaign was an
nounced. They have issued a warn
ing to the effect that they are in this
very interesting race and expect to
remain until the last ballot is counted
that will determine who the fortunate
ones will he when the grand awards
are announced.
Just a little of the old Georgia
spirit has already shown itself and
especially the young ladies in the city
should not be over-confident as quite
a few from ‘District No. Two have Is
sued a warning that they are in to
the finish.
Nominations continue to come in
as well as the deluge of coupons
every d/ay. STHCKTOFITIVENE1SS
with determination to succeed is
what counts and let each candidate
determine that and they will not be
classed among the disappointed ones.
There will he a very interesting an
nouncement made in Friday’s issue
of the Banner that will mean a great
deal of enjoyment to the candidate
that can take advantage of it. Watch
for (Friday's paper and t<r learn com
plete details, call in person to the
campaign headquarters in the Hol
man building, or phone 1306 and de
tailed information will be gladly
given.
ETHEL BARRYMORE
AT ELITE TOMORROW
Latest of celebrated stage stars to
turn to the silent stage is Ethel Bar
rymore, who appears in “The Final
Judgment” at the Elite tomorrow.
And likewise one of the most eminent
playwrights, George Scarborough, au
thor of “The Lure,” “At Bay,” and
other successes. t “The Final Judg
ment,” by this author was originally
Intended for the legitimate stage but
was secured for motion picture pro
duction, and Is brimming, with thrills
and vital human Interest, and gives
an opportunity to this distinguished
star to display her supreme art to the
best advantage.
“IN
THE^ PALACE OF
THE, KING” HERE SOON
Richard C. Travers, leading man
with Viola Allen In “The White Sis
ter,” appears in another of F. Ma
rion Crawford’s plays, “In the Palace
of the King,” which will be seen here
soon. Produced in six acts, it can
truly be declared as one of the most
spectacular films of the season as
well as the most expensive. “In the
Palace of the King” has received col
umns of favorable comment in the
papers of the larger cities, and the
movie fans'are anxiously looking for
ward to Its presentation in Athens.
aeroplane raided the city today andi
dropped five bombs, wounding five
persons bur doing no property dam
age. The dispatch appeared so-cen
sored that it was- impossible to tell
whether it referred to Rome or some
other city*;' - - •• ■ . - -
Buy ft Serv-Us Quality Groceries,
each package bears coupon. Ten
whole coupons admits adult and five
whole coupons admit child to any
performance at the Elite theatre. Al
so good for valuable presents. tf
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NOMINATION BLANK.
Good For 5,000 Votes in Banner Great Christmas Gift Subscrip
tion Campaign.
I Nominate
Address St.
No.
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Nominated by
NOTE.—Only the first nomination blank received when pro
perly filled out, will count 5,000 votes. The management reserves
the right to reject any objectionable nominations. Those who
make the nominations can, upon request, have their names with
held by the manager, who will under no circumstances divulge
name. Any one can make nominations. Nominate yourself or
a friend."'
ATIONS TO ORIGINAL FIGURES
AND HOUSE SEEMS TO BE DE
TERMINED TO HOLD THEM
DOWN TO THE LATEST
CUTS
(Banner's Special Correspondence.)
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 17.—The senate
appropriations committee this after
noon completed consideration of the
general bill and will report it tomor
row morning with recommendations
that it do pass.
Practically disregarding the action
of the house in making cuts, the com
mittee has reported the bill entirely
in spbstantiatly the form it was re
commended by the house committee
in the regular session, before- the
house began knifing it.
The senate will almost certainly
pass the bill as recommended and the
house will refuse to concur, which
means that the conference, on Satur
day will necessarily be a give-and-
take affair.
Tnft senate is determined that the
institutions shall be taken care of as
originally provided and the house
seems determined that its cuts shall
stand. The senate has added $15,000
for the boll weevil fight.
for the department of keeper of pub
lic buildings and grounds. In the
latter the recent shortage in that de
partment, a portion of which is the
deficiency resolution, was made the
basis of the fight.
In the matter of the resolution-for
the experiment station, which was
lost, there cropped out a desire to,
BILLS OF APPROPRIATION
WERE RAPIDLY HANDLED^
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 17—The boose
ground out special and deficiency ap
propriation bills today with^a remark
able rapidity, but refused to adopt a
resolution, Introduced by Judge Hop
kins, providing that adjournment Sat
urday be without date.
It is now apparent that all the busi
ness proposed to be handled by the
legislature can’t be completed by Sat
urday night, and the desire was mani
fested to put on some kind of pressure
that would command attention to bus
iness and further the effort to wind up
by Saturday.
The resolution for payment of the
state militia for riot duty was perfect
ed and re-adopted.
On two other appropriations resolu
tions there were small fights which
were of moment; one directed against
expending $5,000 annually on the state
experiment station, of whioh $1,000
was to be provided, is the original
resolution to pay expenses of the
board of directors in holding four
meetings a year, and: the other the
provision of a deficiency of a little
more than fourteen thousand dollara
abolish' that station entirely, inasmuch*
as the more recent perfection of the
same work through the district agri
cultural colleges and the state college
of agriculture has virtually made the
experiment station of no further real
necessity to the state.
The appropriation resolution provid
ing for an audit of the state depart
ments was finally passed, amended
to limit the amount to $5,000 for
purpose, and leaving it discretionary
with the governor whether or not the
audits shall be mare, and what de
partments shall he audited.
In committee of the whole, with Mr.
Connor, of Spalding, in the chair, the
bill providing for an appropriation of
$9,000 for maintenance of the Girls’
Training School in Atlanta, from June
1, 1915 to* December 31, 1916, and an
additional sum of $1,500 for installing
a heating plant, was recommended,
and passed by the house.
With Mr. Yeomans, of Terrell, in
the chair in committee of the whole,
the special deficiency bill, introduced
by request, to provide $15,000 to cover
a deficit in the state printing fund,
Mr. Knight, of Berrien, made a fight
on the bill on the ground that he
could not understand why the state
should be called upon to appropriate
$60,000 a year for the use of the print
ing commission and then be asked to
tack on $15,000 for a deficit, and oa
voting, when the bill came before the
house for passage, said he would
vote no because he thought it “la
time for the state to put a stop to this
thing of being robbed annually for its
printing, and because I think the $65,-
000 we appropriate is too much.”
The real fight of the morning came
over the special bill to provide $14,-
210.83 to cover the deficiency in the
department of keeper of public build
ings and grounds, the bill setting out
that it included repairs made on the
mansion, and a deficiency In the of
fice of the keeper. {
By a vote of 54 to 53, the committee
of the whole recommended to the
house that the bill do pass. When the
house got the bill a motion to table It
carried by a vote of 77 to 27, and
It is probable that it will lie on the
table until the next session, at least.
(Continued on page five.)
MANAGERS AND POLLING PLACES
ANNOUNCED FOR PRIMARY OF 23D
4 4 4^4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ♦ 4. ♦ 4 4* 4» 4 4
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YOU ABE GOING TO HEAR
THIS--YES, OVER THE PHONE
“Hello, this is the Athens Banner.
“We are going to run a Classified
Business Supplement for the tele
phone directories in the next three
Sunday issues and in one weekly Is
sue of the Banner.
“Yes, we’re getting this list up to
meet the demand for a calssifled bus
iness section in the telephone direc
tory but which, the -telephone com
pany does not print.
“So the list will be published In
the Banner—laid oat in pages just
the size of the telephone book and
with a big heading instructing the
telephone users to cut the pages out
and paste them In the back of their
telephone hooks.
“See what this means to you?—
Sure.
‘Now, we will print' your name,
and address and telephone number
under the correct classification in this
list In the three Sunday issues and
the one weekly for one dollar.
“You are with ns, aren’t you? Yes!
Thank you.”
Let’s make'this the Best Business
Directory ever published in Athens.
Ask your grocer for Serv-Us Pure
Food Products; 10 whole coupons ad
mits to any performance Elite theatre,
Quality the best. Children admitted
for five coupons. tf
ALL CANDIDATES EXCEPT ONE
FOR COUNCIL HAVE PAID
ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED
All the candidates for mayor and
aldermen—with one exception—have
paid their assessments required by
the rules and regulations of the pri
mary as fixed by the democratic ex
ecutive committee. The entries closed
Saturday last.
Mr. Frank Hodgson, a candidate
for council from the second ward,
went to the Georgia-Tech football
game and overlooked the fact that the
day was the last In which to meet the
assessment demand. The other can
didates are, alphabetically listed:
(For mayor, Messrs. R. O. Arnold
and E. H. Youngkin.
Council, First ward; A. G. Dudley
and K. A. Hill.
Council, Second ward: T. E. Jago,
Vincent Mathews, and Harold Tuck.
Council, Third' ward: Albert Da
vison.
Council, Fourth ward: B. Dunaway,
H. H. Gordon, and E. K. Lumpkin, Jr.
' Yesterday (the announcement of
managers and polling places for the
primary was made:
Managers and Polls.
The following polling places are
hereby designated for the city pri
mary to be held on November 23,
1915:
First ward: Stables of W. Y. Escoe
on Clayton street.
Second ward: ? City Hail.
Third ward: Weatherly’s stables
on Broad street.
Fourth ward: (Brick store house on
corner of Prince avenue and Newton
street, formerly occupied by Thomas
Brothers’ furniture business.
The following managers and clerks
for said election are hereby appoint
ed:
First Ward.
Managers: T. R. Crawford, P. M.
B. Y. Davis, F. (S. Patat. Clerks: R.
T. Dottery, Emory Kirk.
Second Ward.
Managers: C. T. Young, George H.
Palmer, J. F. (Hart Clerks: B. H.
Weatherly, J. M. (Head.
Third Ward
Managers: A. O. JHarper, O. It.-
Dobbs, Carlisle Cobb. Clerks: S. Os.
Reese, M. G. (Bearing.
Fourth Ward.
Managers: J. C. McConnell, D. D.
Stynchcomb, C. F. Crossley. Clerics:
Carl Von der Leith, Prescott Briggs.
If any of the managers or clerks
for any reason cannot serve, they will
please notify the chairman promptly
to that effect so that their places
may be filled.
This 15th day of November, 1915.
HOWELL 0. ERWIN, Chmn.
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