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ATHENS, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26, 1915
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GREECE YIELDS TO EVERY ES
SENTIAL DEMAND DF ENGLAND
RUSSIA’S NEXT MOVE IN BAL
KANS VITAL; ROUMANIA’S
ATTITUDE IS NOW A
PROBLEM
(By Associated Press.)
London, N’ov. 25.—Although the
full text of the Greek reply to the
collective note presented by the En
tente has not been made public, the
indication here is that Greece lias
yielded every essential point and the
British government is satisfied with
the position taken by Athens.
Whether a guaranty is made of
surety to Anglo French troops will
carry Greece to the extent of op
posing German forces which might
attempt pursuit should Allied troops
retreat into Greece can not be as
certained until full dispatches are re
ceived.
Germans are reported to have
seized the approaches to the Kossove
plain, which has been expected to
form a strong defensive line for the
Serbians, who are reported now in re
treat toward Albania's border.
In the south, where the Anglo-
French forces are operating, the sit
uation is reported unchanged.
Heavy fighting, with the repulse of
the Turkish offensive, is announced
in an official statement from Paris.
The Allies bombarded the railway be
tween Constantinople and Dedea-
ghatch, Bulgaria, damaging the
bridges.
Warships fired on the coast of Asia
Minor.
Small engagements, including ar
tillery' duels, in Galicia and a Rus
sian offensive on the Stripa have oc-
cmcr9<E, l9 _
389 BALES LESS
THAN LAST YEAR’S
MADE MISTAKE OF
ALLOWING EXHIBIT
OF PARISIAN GOWN
IlN FIERCE-FOUGNT GAME YES
TERDAY GEORGIA DOWNED CLEM-
REPORT OF THE GINNING OF COT
TON IN CLARKE COUNTY
UP TO NOV. 14TH.
Mr. Thomas Crawford, the govern
ment agent for Clarke, has received
announcement from the department
that up to Nov. 14 there had been
ginned in the twenty gins of Clarke
this fall 9,980 bales of cotton—
against 10,369 last year.
STEWARDS TO ENTER
TAIN CONGREGATION
One of the largest social affairs of
the season will be the reception given
this evening at 8 o’clock at the First
Methodist church by the stewards of
the church to the i*d,ult members of
the congregation—some special inter
esting features having been planned
for the occasion.
JUDGE DICK RUSSELL
A PROMINENT VISITOR
RUSSIA’S MOVE IN
BALKANS INTERESTING.
Russia’s proposed move in the Bal
kan is now the center of attention. It
is known that a large Muscovite army
is massed on the Rumanian frontier
and it is reported that heavy guns for
its use have arrived at Odessa from
Japan.
The Rumanian attitude, while caus
ing uneasiness in Germany (for a -e-
port that Premier Bratiano said that
relations between Rumania and Rus
sia were never better) is 3till in
doubt.
French and British naval brigades
sent to tho Balkans are reported safe,
the French arriving in Monastir and
the British heard from at Mitrovitza.
British tars took part in the Serbian
defense of Belgrade a year ago.
Among the prominent visitors here
yesterday for the Georgia-Clemson
game and the “turkey day” occasion
in Athens—his old home, where he is
ever welcome—was Judge R. B. Rus
sell, of Russell, Ga., the chief of the
appellate court bench of the state.
He is always welcome in Athens,
where beh&s many friends.
FLORIDA POSTMASTER
SUICIDE IN MONTANA
TWO MACHINES WRECKED
ONE PASSENGER IS HURT
AUTOMOBILES COLLIDE AT JEF-s
FERSON AND COMMERCE
MAN IS INJURED.
(Special to the Banner.)
Jefferson, Ga., Nov. 25.—Two auto
mobiles were wrecked here this af
ternoon, utterly ruined, and one of
the occupants of one of the cars pain
fully hurt when the cars collided. Tom
QuiUlan’s car from Commerce and
Dr. Coffee's car from Auburn were the
.cars -wrecked. Parks Holcombe of
Commerce was rather badly hurt; the
other occupants escaped with slight
Injuries.
IRMER GOV. SLATON
RECEIVES INVITATION
(By Associated Press.)
Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 25.—Judge
William M. Wilson, postmaster at
Santa Rosa, Fla., who disappeared
two months ago, committed suicide
in a Billings, Mont., hotel, according
to a telegram received at Santa Rosa
today.
LONDON TO RID CITY
UNDESIRABLE ALIENS
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin, Nov. 25.—-When dress re
formers today held a meeting under
the patronage of the crown princesses
to deplore French fashions and ugre
the ,use of simple German modes
they made the mistake of allowing
a place on the program for an oppo
sition speaker. The opposition speak
er produced a number of the most ex
treme gowns and received the ap
plause of most of the audience.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC
TO BE TODAY AT
BOBBIN MILL
Elver attend a picnic in the latter
part of November? The intermediates
of the First Methodist Sunday school
will enjoy one today. The young
folks will go to the Bobbin Mill to
spend the day and enjoy the weather
—and the dinner. All the downton
pupils are asked to meet at the church
at 10 o’clock this morning—and Mr.
Sledge will go with them to the Bob
bin Mill. The uptown pupils are ask
ed to meet on the porch of Mrs. W.
B. Hill’s home, comer Milledge and
Springdale, at 10:30 o’clock. Each
one is allowed to invite a guest to go,
too—provided lunch is carried for the
guest also. The party will walk to
the picnic grounds, wagons taking
the lunches and frying-pans.
MEXICANS FIRED
ONU. S. TROOPS
(By Associated Press.)
Nogales, Arizona,; 'Nov. 26.—Fifty-
eight Mexican soldiers, crossing into
the United States et Harrison’s
ranch, east of here, fired on six Amer
ican troopers of the Tenth cavalry
aand twenty-five others of the same
troop fired on the Mexicans, killing a
number, according to reports, bring
ing one wounded prisoner into camp.
Acting Governor Carlos Randall tele
graphed Washington today that riot
ing last night was caused by rumors
that General Ohregon had been al
lowed to advance on Nogales, Senora,
over American territory.
VALESKA SURATT
AT ELITE TODAY
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Nov. 25.—Henry Ford
aright said he had received accept-
ncee from Thomas A. Edison, John
fanamaker, Miss Jane Addams, Miss
lelen Keller, Mrs. Garland Spencer,
id Frederic C. Howe to his proposal
take the American Peace Commls-
to neutral Scandanavian coun-
1es in an effort to end the war. Gov
ernor Manning, of Sonth Carolina, and
iner Governor Slaton, of Georgia,
avo received Invitations.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 25.—The recent ar
rest of Tod Sloan, famous American
jockey, on a deportation charge, ac
cusing him of operating a gambling
house, has revealed a campaign re
cently begun by London police to rid
the city of undesirable aliens. Since
the beginning of the war, it is said,
London has been flooded with unde
sirable aliens who make a living by
their wits and off young army officers
from the front on a furlough, who fall
easy victims to gamblers - of both
sexes.
TRIUMPHANT DEBUT OF FILM’S
FAIR FASHION PLATE AT
POPULAR THEATER.
GRANDFATHER OF ATHENS
LADY DEAD AT GAINESVILLE
Many friends here sympathize with
Mrs. S. B. Wingfield, Jr., in the loss
of her grandfather, Mr. Jos. R. Boone,
at Gainesville, which occurred a few
days ago.' Mr. Boone was 84 years
old. He was for some time ordinary
of Hall bounty and then for 18 years
treasurer of that county. He was one
of the best, truest, cleanest men Geor
gia ever produced.
CHILEAN SHIP IS
REPORTED LOST
FOOTBALL RESULTS.
At Clinton, S. C.: Newberry, 19;
Lik Carolina Presbyterians, 13;
Coupons
(By Associated Press.)
Tacoma, Nov. 25.—A Victoria, Brit-
ish Columbia, dispatch says the
Chilean full-rigged ship, Carol Mapu,
has been lost with her crew of about
twenty-five.
PRESIDENT WILSON LEFT
LOVE FOR—DUTY
(By Associated Press.)
" Washington, Nov. 25.—President
Wilson abandoned all hts plans today
to spend Thanksgiving day with his
fiancee, Mrs. Norman Galt, and locked
himself In his private study and spent
the day at Us typewriter working on
his message to congress.
SON TIGERS ON SANFORD FIELD
Georgia won one of the flercest-
fought games ever seen here from
Clemson yesterday afternoon by the
score of 13 to 0, the Red and Black
scoring in the first and final periods
while the Tigers never threatened
the locals’ goal line.
The first touchdown resulted from
a forty-yard run by Paddock after he
picked up a fumble by Halfback Mc
Connell of Clemson. Henderson kick
ed an easy goal. . The last touch
down came in the last quarter and
was made by Fullback Neville after
series of terrific plunges and one
beautiful run for thirty yards by the
smashing Georgia full back.
Although Georgia outweighed Clem-
soa several pounds to the man, the
purple Tigers ppt up a game fight
and held their opponents time after
time for downs and got away with a
number of good gains. McMillan
at quarter and McConnell at half
back carried*the hulk of tjie offense
and stopped many of Georgia’s rush
es through the line. The gritty Tiger
quarter had to retire, however, in the
middle of battle on account of a
sprained ankle and this weakened his
team somewhat.
The defense that Georgia put up
was the stiffest ever seen by any team
on the local gridiron. With the ex
ception of three good gains around
end the Clemson offense crumpled be
fore the charges of Cunningham’s
men and for two-thirds of the time
Were thrown for losses, sometime for
as much as ten yards.
Neville and Paddock Star.
Quarterback Paddock, playing his
last game for Georgia, put up one of
the best games of his career, both
defensively and offensively. He
squirmed through the line and raced
around end for some of Georgia’s long
est gains and taking a fumble on the
40-yard line went over for the first
score of the game.
It was Neville, though, that drew
the focus from the 2,000 spectator.,
present. That he is the best fullback
In the South and the best Georgia has
had since the days of Hatton Love-
Joy was easily demonstrated by yes
terday’s game. After ramming for
constant gains the first three periods
and backing up the line in great style
he was given the hall in midfield
on the first play of the final quarter
and tore off tackle for thirty yards
before being finally downed. He was
given the hall on every down then un
til he finally went over for a second
(Continued on page five.)
HENRY LANIER, FORMER GEORGIA
STUDENT, KILLED; AUTO WRECK!
(By Associated Press.)
Americas, Ga., N<
«Toa2, Fla., eigl
years old, and Henry Lanier, of Amer-
icus, are dead; Miss Sarah Towers,
of Americus, nineteen, was seriously
injured, and Stephen Pace, an Amer
icus lawyer, John Flournoy, Miss
Mary Bell Hixon and Miss Mildred
Hollis, all of Americus, slightly hurt
in an automobile accident near here
today when a tire, blew out and the
.achine was aarartuzftflfc
LEGISLATURE FINISHES ITS
WORK AND ADJOURNS TILL THE
THIRD WEDNESDAY JONE1916
FIVE KILLED;
HONORED OORT
TORNADO AT HOT SPRINGS, ARK.,
TAKES FEARFUL TOLL OF
LIFE.
(By Associated Press.)
Little Rock, Nov. 25.—‘Information
received at the local office of the
Rock Island Railroad tonight report
ed five persons killed and more than
a hundred injured in a tornado at
Hot Springs today. The conductor of
the Rock Island train which reached
Malvern, Ark., stated that when his
train left Hot Springs the number re
ported killed was eight and the in
jured sixty-five. He said many build
ings were demolished and some were
burning when the train left.
While the latest reports indicate
that three persons were killed and
sixty-five injured in the tornado at
Hot Springs, advices are so meager
that the death list may be greater.
The southwestern outskirts of the
city were the only section said to
have been damaged. The United
States reservation in the center of
the city was not hurt.
INCREASE IN INTER-
m NAL REVENUE TAXES
SECRETARY M’ADOO MAKES SUG
GESTION TO GET MONEY
FOR DEFENSE PLAN.
The' news in the above dispatch
will come as a shock to Athens
friends of two of the young men—
(Messrs. Lanier and Pace, both of
whom were students a few years ago
at the University of Georgia. Mr.
Lanier was a brother of Mr. Hollis
Lanier, who recently left school here
to enter business in Americus.
OCONEE STREET BRIDGE SCENE
TWO AUTO ACCIDENTS YESTERDAY
Valeska Surratt, the best gowned
actress in the world, is here today,
in the most gorgeous film novelty of
the year, “The Soul of Broadway.”
Conceived and created by the mas
ter director of the William Fox
forces, Herbert Brenon, “The Soul
of Broadway” is a resistlessly and su
perlatively great photoplay which
combines a superbly splendid eye
feast of dress.
A different gown every forty feet
of film, embracing hundreds of dif
ferent costumes, whose beauty and
daring will make every beholder gasp
In amazed wonder, each designed by
an internationally famous artist of
the ultra-modern school.
A striking and original drama of
’The Great White Way,” “The Soul
of Broadway” is a story of thrills
and surprises, and will he long re
membered by the hundreds who will
see it at the Elite today.
As an added attraction will also be
presented the current week’s chapter
of ’"Teal of the Navy.” The many
thrilling events which lead up to the
final climax next week, make this
chapter one of the best yet
No advance in admission at the
Elite today.
In the identical spot, near the Oco
nee street bridge, late yesterday two
automobile accidents occurred, the
latter one piling oDe of colliding ma
chines on top of the wreckage oft the
macnine which earlier ran into a
horse and buggy.
W. T. Arnold, according to the po
lice, was racing down the grade to
ward the bridge, apparently trying to
overtake a smaller machine driven by
a town man and ran into the rear of a
team—shattering the buggy, breaking
the horse’s leg, and throwing the oc
cupants, Mrs. Morrell and her two
daughters to the ground, slightly in
juring all three. The machine was
crippled and left by the side of the
street. A case was made against Ar
nold.
MUSICAL THEATER
WiU show the second 6-reel picture,
The Earl of Batucket," starring Law
rence D’Oser. Those that have seen
“Scandal” can guess what they will
see in "The Earl of Patucket” Don’t
miss this great star and feature.
Next Wednesday, Dec. 1st, is big
Musical Theatre, the best of all serial
pictures yet, will be shown in “The
Broken Coin.”
About 10 o’clock last night a new
machine driven by Tom Murray, of
Athens, collided plump with a ma
chine driven by Mr. Wood, of Com
merce, just outside the bridge and
one of the damaged cars was piled
up on the Arnold car. The same po
liceman who made the case against
Arnold was watching the repairs to
the machine and saw the second ac
cident. A case was made against
Murray for being drunk and for reck
less driving. Murray ran at a rapid
rate down the grade, according to the
officer, swinging to first one side and
then the other of the street, shot
1 (By Assi
Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 25.—Increase in
internal taxation rather than issuance
of bonds to meet the first year’s ex
penses of the administration’s defense
program was advocated by Secretary
McAdoo in a statement today, stating
the government’s revenues and ex
penditures to the end of the fiscal
year beginning next July.
Assuming that congress will keep
in effect the present emergency tax
laws, the secretary estimates $112,-
806,394 ^Additional revenues needed
for the 1917 expenditures, including
$93,800,000 for the national defense
plan. He suggested a (eduction of
the income tax exemption of single
persons from $3,000 to $2,000 and on
married persons from $4,000 to $3,000,
in setting forth the figures which
showed on the present calculations a
deficiency for 1917 of $25,806,394.
BANNER TR PRESENT
SERIES GOOD ARTICLES
LEADING CITIZENS, LEADERS
COMMERCIAL AND OTHER
LINES, TO WRITE THEM.
IN
W. AND A. BILL AND AUTOMO
BILE MEASURE ARE FINAL
LY PASSED IN TflE
SPIRIT OF HARMONY
The Banner takes pleasure in an
through the bridge, raced up the hill; nouncing that it will at brief inter-
and was coming hack at a lively clip \ present articles written by lead-
when he ran into Wood’s car.
J. C. HUTCHENS, JR., SHOT BY
INSOLENT NEGRO ON SIDEWALK
Last night at the corner of Hull
and Broad streets Mr. J. C. Hutchens,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hutch
ens was shot twice by Louis Jones, a
young negro, who was later arrested
by Officers Wood and White.
The young man, a student at the
University, was going home, accom
panied by a school mate. They met
the negro man who was with a ne
gro woman, and asked for room to
pass on the sidewalk. The negro re
fused passage and: is said to have
cursed the young man, which he re
sented. The negro stepped back, pull
ed a gun and fired several times at
the young man. One shot hit a hand
and fractured two bones in the fin
gers, another shot inflicted a slight
flesh wound in tho left leg. - A third
shot Inflicted a flesh wounc on the
hip of a second negro wom-m named
Kidd. .r
j Ing men of the city in various com
mercial and professional lines—touch
ing upon this city, its advantages, its
prospects, its present status as to bus
iness and deirability as a place ol
business, a city for residence, and a
center of education.
The first of these articles appeared
yesterday on the editorial page of the
Banner, written by Mr. J. Warren
Smith of the American State Bank.
Two Littledrls Star Witnesses
for State in Winder Murder Case
(Special to the Banner.) dinary business being packed into
Winder, Ga., Nov. 25.—With the ad-two and a half dayA—and the work
journment of Barrow county superior done well. A day ,'and a half of that
court yesterday, Judge Brand- and time was consumed in the trial of a
Solicitor Gamble, at their posts, a rec- murder case—that of the State vs.
ord was made—about ten days* or* Charles Tanner, locused of the killing
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CHANGE OF MANAGERS
FOR THE WESTERN UNION
Mr. J. F. Bentley, manager for the
Western Union office here for some
months, has been transferred to Ma
con. Mr. J. T. McCalpus, for several
months at Dublin, Ga., has been plac
ed in charge here—taking the duties
of the office up yesterday.
of Mark Sells at the Bethlehem
church annual celebration last spring.
Tho feature of the trial, which re
sulted in a verdict of guilty and re
commendation to life service, was the
testimony of two little girls, the star
witnesses for the state—Urania
Hayes, nine years old and Maggie
Oliver, aged, thirteen. On their testi
mony principally the state hung its
case—and made it out -
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(Banner’s Atlanta News Bureau.)
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 25.—When ■ tho
extraordinary session of the Georgia
legislature adjourned sine die at 12:30
o’clock today, there ended a session,
which will go down in history as tho
one most favorable to educational
advancement and development in tho
state of any held in many years. That
Its fruits will bear in the future, and
the early future, is the expressed,
conclusion of some of the biggest men
in both branches of the assembly.
When the assembly convened this
morning there remained two import
ant matters to be finally closed up; tho
Western and Atlantic bill by confer
ence committee report, and the final
action of the senate on the house au
tomobile bill.
On the Jones automobile bill the
senate made a number of amendments
—nearly all of them technical. The
senate had changed the provision cov
ering the use of mufllers on automo
biles on the public highways, and on
that the house refused to agree. The
senate, though receded from its
amendment.
Mr. Eakes in the senate and Mr.
Olive of Richmond, in the house,
fought vigorously and until the last
to have eliminated the tax of two
dollars on chauffers, but the tagj-Went
through.
The Western and Atlantic Flgl
The., situation this morning was
serious, however, oft the Western and
Atlantic leasing commission bill.
The Commission Finafy Provided.
The commission as finally fixed
in the bill now passed is composed
of the following:
The governor, N. E. Harris.
Chairman of the railroad commis
sion, G. Murphy Candler.
Three cilizens, Messrs. G. Gunby
Jordan, Judson L. Hand and Fuller
E. Callaway.
Counsel for the commission, Wil
liam A. Wimbish.
This is identically the commission
contemplated in the Dorris bill as
agreed upon in conference when Col.
M. J. Yeomans and others (joined
Mr. Dorris in introducing his bill as
a substitute for the one which came
to the house, hut their bill provided
for the appointment of the three citi
zens, finally named in the adopted
bill, by the governor and the chair
man of the railroad commission.
The bill as adopted was acted upon
as the house Western and Atlantic
committee substitute for the other
bills offered, but was drawn by Mr.
Herman Swift of Muscogee who, un
questionably, has devoted more time
and study to the question and given
more effort to it, particularly in the
last days, than any one member of the
legislature.
Can Fill Vacancies.
As flftally adopted the bill provides
complete authority for the commission
leaves it to form its own organization
and, in event of either of the three
gentlemen named declining to serve,
for other reason vacancies oc
curring, such vacancies are to be fill
ed by the remaining members of the
commission. No compensation is pro
vided for the governor or the chair
man of the railroad commission, but
those two are to agree on compensa
tion for the citizens appointed on the
commission and for the attorney and
the secretary.
Provision is also made that the
leasing road, whoever it may be, can
enter into sub-contracts or trackage
rights upon written consent of the
governor, and further provides that
whatever improvements are made on
the road during the life of the lease
shall become a part of the railroad
property end shall revert to owner
ship of'the state upon expiration of
the lease.
Final Message From Governor.
Upon conclusion of the W. & A.
bill, thq senate receding from its
one amendment to the automobile
bill, to which the house objected, and
the adoption in the senate of three
(Continued on Page Four.)
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