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ATHENS,
TUESDAY MORNING,
1915.
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ENGLAND ADMITS GEDMAN
SUCCESSES IN WEST DUE
TO SUPERIOR WAR-
ENGINES'
(By Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 20.—The announce
ment that the British troops have
withdrawn from the Sulva Bay andt
Anzac Cove section of Gallipoli, fore
casting the abandonment of the pro
ject of capture!ng Constantinople by
forcing the Dardanelles, overshadow
ed all the other war news today.
While the war office declared that
the withdrawment was accomplished
without loss and that these troops
will be sent to the scene of other op
erations, no announcement was made
as regarding the troops at Seddul
Bahr.
It Is assumed that the Allies will
hold this point at the lower end of
Gallipoli, commanding the entrance to
the straits.
On the other fronts nothing is re
ported.
Reports of the Greeco-Bulgarian
clash were cleared when it was an
nounced that there was only a slight
encounter in which a few were hurt.
This occurred in the Albanian terri
tory.
Paris has announced that no enemy
detachment has yet crossed the Greek
frontier and Greek military circles
declare that the Bulgarians will not
enter Greece for fear of provoking
the Greeksi
The Germans, they say, are grateful
for Greece*’ neutrality.
MECHANICAL SUPERI
ORITY GERMAN FORTE.
London, Dec. 20.—Lloyd George,
minister of munitions, declared today
that the German successes, due al
most entirely to their preponderance
in machinery, would end at the “soon
est "possible moment” He admitted
that German advances in the east
and west and south were due to their
mechanical superiority and failure of
the Allies to drive them back and due
to the tardiness of the Allies In de
veloping mechanical resources.
In desiring that steps be taken to
speed up British output he mentioned
especially the purchases of machin
ery in America.
TRIANGLE DAY
ELITE OFFERINGS ARE SUCH AS
TO MAKE ‘1SHOP EARLY" AD
VICE APPROPRIATE.
BANNER’S CAMPAIGN CLOSES AT
SIX O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON
All Ballots Must be Deposited in Official
Ballot Box Before the Closing Hour.
Premiums to be Awarded
I
SOUTH GEORGIA EXPERIENCES
FIRST SNOW AND SLEET
AND FREEZE IN YEARS
lynched-, hanged to a tree and their
5 ... bodies riddled with bullets.
Yes, it’s Triangle day At; the Elite ^ Qf thp negroe8 * HaW to hav «
T-oday. .. , • • con f esse( j the murder a»ad robbery
■ “Shop Early” before the evening q£ ^jg^chant, A. M. Bachellor, near
rush ' I Eastman, and implicated another ne
gro, John Stevens. Stevens could
not ho found by the mob, which num
bered about 200 men.
This evening promptly at 6 o'clock
the Great Christmas Gift Subscription
Campaign of the Athens -Banner
icomes to a final close and within a
few hours afterwards the winners will
be determined aud announced and
the ten grand premiums awarded.
Counting of the ballots will take
place at campaign headquarters on
the ground floor of the Holman build
ing. Subscriptions can be turned in
today by the- candidates as late as
8 o’clock and votes will be issued on
-them but tbe moment the clock
strikes six, all will be over and no
more votes will be issued. The bal
lot box will be turned over to the
Judges promptly on the hour and tbe
counting of the ballots will begin im
mediately.
All ballots issued during the cam
paign' on subscriptions turned in and
which are now in the hands of the
candidates MUST BE DEPOSITED
In THE OFFICIAL BALLOT BOX AT
CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS BY 6
O’CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON OR
ELSE THE CANDIDATES WILL
LOSE THEIR OPPORTUNITY OF
WINNING A PREMIUM.
There remains -but a few more
hours for candidates to strengthen
their position by securing subscrip
tions. Ten thousand extra votes will
be issued again today for each and
every club'of ten dollars in subscrip
tions turned in or one thousand ex
tra votes for every dollar in subscrip
tions turned in during tbe day. But
none will be accepted- after 6 o’clock.
The invitation to the various can
didates and their friends and tbe pub
lic generally is again extended by the
Banner to be present at the count to
night at campaign headquarters al
though it is not necessary tor the can
didates to be present. The list of
premium winners will be published in
the Banner Wednesday morning and
the premiums can be claimed at cam
paign headquarters any time during
the day Wednesday.
(By Associated Press.)
SNOW AT SAVANNAH.
Savannah, • Ga., Dec. 20.—Snow be
gan falling here tonight for the first
time in many years.
Reports from South .Georgia indi
cate that- snow fell throughout the
sectRpn generally.
A heavy fall was reported at
Thomanviile this afternoon.
DISTUBANCE GENERAL.
Washington, Dec. 20—A disturbance
over the Gulf to Florida. east coast,
the weather bureau announced, was
attended by rain and snow along the
Atlantic coast, with northemly gales;
from Gape Henry to Cape Hatteras
Rain and snow is the forecast for
today for the south Atlantic coast
FREEZING AT JESUP.
Macon, Dec. 20.—With the ther-
momether below thirty degrees at
Jesup, Ga., snow was reported at Fort
Valley, Glennvflle, and Waycross,
all south of here, tonight.
BOTH SLEET AND SNOW.
Albany, Ga.,- Dec. 20.—Snow has
fallen in Albany most of the morning,
melting as fast, as it hit the ground.
There has been sleet also.
FIRST IN THREE YEARS.
Americus, Dec. 20.—Light snow is
falling- in Americus today tor the
time in three years. v
MOB LYNCHED TWO.
Later.—An A. P. special by long
distance to Macon tonight stated
about 2 o’clock that the two negroes,
Samuel Bland and* Willie Stewart,
Lovers of pretty scenery, of a beau
tiful story and those who pride them
selves upon a certain amount of pa
triotism will enjoy “The Martyrs of
the Alamo,” the Triangle Flnearts
picture at the Elite today.
For its educational valhe the' pro
duction is unequalled yet is not too
exclusively historical to lose sight of
the beautiful story that is carried
throughout the entire picture. It is a
drama of the stirring days of 8am
Houston, Santa Anna, Silent Smith,
and others whose -names live in the
“Lone Star Sinte” as well as in the
nation as idolized heroes.
This play has been styled the “Sec
ond ’Birth of a Nation’ ” on account of
its dealing with the birth of a new
part of a nation in the freedom of
Texas, its massiveness and pretenti
ousness. 8,000 soldiers are seen in
action while the photography of it is
as high a class as that which has
marked all the Triangle features so
far. . . ' :
The Laughing Comedy.
Mack Swain and Chester Conklin
are the fun-makers at the Elite today
and when these twa are run in double
it means there is something stirring
in the laughing department. “Saved
by Wireless” is the caption under
which today’s farce is put on.
Besides being a scream it carries
lot of fine scenery, daring feats
from an air ship ml elopment in a were ^ from aJ1 Bt ^ tman and
yacht and other thrills that must be
seen to be appreciated.
SAFETY OF NAVY YARDS, ARMY
FOSIS, COAST BATTERIES POOR
(By Associated Press )
Washington, Dec. 2fD.—With the
bulk of the mobile army on the Mexi
can border and the navy taxea to the
limit to men ships and keep expedi
tionary forces in Haiti and the West
Indies waters, concern is felt here
over the safety of the navy yards,
army posts, ana coast defunse batter
ies, which are inadequately guarded.
-Coast defense guns worth $41,000,-
000, are in charge solely of caretak
ers and are without trained forces at
them The navy plants are under
guard hardly a quarter as strong as
officials think they should be.
City -police at convenient points
may. be asked to provide guards until
the army and navy increases are
made.
KILLING IN WALTON COUNTY AT
EARLY HOUR SUNDAY MORNING
(Special to the Banner.)
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 20.—The Geor
gian this afternoon carried the follow
ing story: *
News came to Atlanta Monday that
H. N. Maxey, a Barnett (Ga.) mer
chant, shot and instantly killed J. C.
Ferguson, an Atlanta real estate deal
er, Sunday morning at 2 o’clock at
Walnut Grove, seven miles south of
Loganvllle, Ga.
Ferguson and Maxey were said to
have quarreled over an old debt owed
to Ferguson. As they sat in the home
of A. Etolbry, Ferguson remarked, ac
cording to a dispatch to the Geor
gian, that he had not been treated
right, and Maxey polled out a pisto
and shot him through the heart.
Maxey (hen went to a telephone at
John Smith’s home, called Sheriff Gib
son at Monroe and gave himself up.
(Ferguson was connected with the
W. L. Cline Realty Company at Room
No. 322 Healy building. He lived at
Barnett and was accust-. med (o go
there for the week-ends. W. L. Cline
failed to hear from him Monday and
began a search.
Ill
LOST LIFE IN AUTO ACCIDENT
FIVE PROVINCES DE
CLARE INDEPENDENCE
ALL OF CHINA DOES NOT APPEAR
TO BE IN FAVOR OF THE NEW
MONARCHY.
(By Associated Press.)
San Francisco, Dec. 20.—Tong King
Chong, president of the Chinese Re
public Association, heard ton'ght
from Shanghia association that five
provinces have declared the independ
ence of Yuan Shi-KaL
JOSSEY’S PRICES ARE
BETTER THAN EVER
‘I
MUTUAL MASTERPICTURE FEA
TURING MARGARITA FISCH
ER AT THE VAUDETTE.
Horrible Conditions Revealed
Vice Commission, Baltimore
by
. (By Associated Press.)
Baltimore, Dec. 20.—Institutions to
which a mother could consign her Il
legitimate child upon the payment of
a stipulated sum and forever rid her
self of .its legal responsibility are
said to be flourishing here, accord
ing to a report today of the State
Wide Vice Commission, appointed two
years ago.
Of hundreds of babies taken by tbe
institution, the report asserted, eighty
to ninety per cent die, and are buried
In heaps in small plots. One plot, ap
proximately 55 feet square, bad been
(be tomb of 5,000 babies since 1886.
THE J. N. WEBB HOME
1STB BESBLB TBBAY
This morning at 11 o’clock in the
office of the referee in bankruptcy,
F. L. Upson, will occur the sale of the
J. N. WCUb home on Prince avenue,
the sale being conducted by the trus-
F. C. Shackelford.
is one of the moat desirable
i the city and since the first
salfe' was published quite o
has been manifested in
' will take place this
FOSS’ PLACE FOR SALE
At 11 o’clock Thursday, Dec. 23, In
referee’s office in Southern Mutual
building, 1 will receive bids on the
soda fountain, fixtures and goods of
Poss’ Place, 157 College avenue^also
on one 1 two-passenger Mi tchell auto
mobile.
Dec. 20, 1915.
H. A. NIX,
2t Thistee.
Save Sf/Vf’Uf ' Coupons
10 Admit -You to Elite Theatre.
Fresh country eggs, not storage,
35c.
Nice flat frys, 33 1-3© each.
Half grown frys, 37%c each.
Few tot hens, 47%c each.
Stall fed turkeys, 18%c pound.
Sweet potatoes, 25c peck.
Lady and black-eyed peas, 10c qt.
White cabbage, 2c pound.
-Large red onions, 6c pound.
Best canned tomatoes, 3 for 25c.
Fresh canned okra, 3 for 25c.
15c English peas, 10c.
15c Fame brand corn, 10c.
-Cultivated blackberries, 10c
Select prunes, 12%c pound.
California dried peaches, 3 pounds
for 25c.
Best California raisins, 17%c lb.
Fresh cocoanuts, 10c each.
■Sweet Florida oranges. 17c dozen.
Black walnuts and hickory nuts,
6c quart.
Pride of Virginia Apples, 17c doa
-Fresh bntter, 25c and. 30c.
Lima and sonp beans, 10c lb.
PHONE 1176.
Yesterday was a great day with
a great picture at the new Vaudette
theater, Y. M. C. A. old corner.
Today will be even a greater.
The bill for today includes—along
with other good things—a four reel
Mutual Masterplcture, “Infatuation,'
produced by the American Film Co.,
and featuring Margarita Fischer and
Harry Pollard.
It Is the screen version of Lloyd
Osborn's novel of stage life—and true
to the startling story told in
Pinned for an hour beneath the
steering apparatus of a small Ford
automobile, Dr. Emmett K. Butts, of
Newark, N. J., an expert in the serv
ice of the bureau of animal industry,
department of agriculture, met his
death in a tragic manner late Sunday
afternoon, in Oglethorpe county, near
Lexington.
Mr. J. F. M. Alexander, a whit*
man who lives on the place of Hon.
Nat D. Arnold, of Oglethorpe county,
was also in ther machine and was rath
er painfully but not seriously hurt In
the same accident which caused the
death of Dr. Buitts—being in the ma
chine with him.
The two men, it is said, had been
on a visit to Mr. John Moody of Ogle
thorpe, and, were returning to Lexing
ton. In some manner the car got ne>
yond the control of the driver and
overturned. Mr. Alexander was
thrown from the car and rendered un
conscious for some time. Dr. Butts
was caught beneath the car and pin-
MOB AT EASTMAN
NEGROES REPORTED TO HAVE
BEEN TAKEN FROM JAIL IN
SOUTH GEORGIA TOWN.
(By Associated Press.)
Macon, Ga., Dec. 20.—A mob of 200
this evening took two negroes, sus
pected. of the killing of A^ M. Batch-
ellor Sunday, from the jail at East
man, Ga., according to a telephone
message tonight and is now await
ing the capture of the third negro im
plicated. *
Batchellor was beaten and robbed.
NEGRB IS ARRESTED IN
WASHINGTON, GA„ AC
CUSED OF KILLING
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Ga., Dec. 20.—Sheriff
Ramsey left for Gainesville, Bla., this
afternoon with Willie Turner, a negro
hostler, -who recently confessed that
•he killed F, G.: Avery, a turfman.
Turner, who did not fight extradi
tion, told the criminal court judge
here that he was afraid he would be
lynched after reaching Florida.
ned to the earth. Just what caused
fits death appears to he a mystery—as
no bones were found broken and no
evidence of violent injury that could I ^^ me '
have been caused by the accident. It ed at a previous meeting but there
COUNCIL HELD A
10 MINUTES MEET
PRESSED RESOLUTION TO MAKE
LEGAL TEMPORARY LOAN
CITY OAUST NEGOTIATE.
A called meeting of the mayor and
council last night lasted less than ten
minutes. The meeting was called
to pass a. resolution to authorize the
mayor to borrow a comparatively
small amount of money for a short
The resolution had been pass-
is possible, it is said, that he was
seized with an attack of some kind
and thus lost control of the machine.
Another theory is that he was pinned
beneath the car in such mamrer that
death was caused by strangulation.
From the statement of Alexander
It was nearly an hour before help
reached the men who had been
was some slight irregularity and the
called meeting rectified that; passed
the ordinance and adjourned-
Permanent Registration.
There will be another meeting ot
council before the first of the year
to perfect the charter amendment
providing for a permanent registra
tion for the city. The amendment
thrown by the machine—the cries of j was passed by the legislature at the
Alexander finally attracting the atten- regular session and now an ordinance
tion of a negro living near the scene is required to make it operative. The
of the wreck who responded and help-j registration books have been order
ed to pull the overturned car off the ed and have been received and with
body of Dr. Butts. I the first of the year, after a special
A local'undertaker went to Lexing-' ordinance arranging the details shall
ton and brought the body of Dr. Butts have -been passed, Athens will have
to Athens. It will be sent today, ae- permanent registration regulations
cording to instructions received from ( njj e the state and county,
a brother in New Jersey, to his form
er home in that, state, where his par
ents reside.
Federal Authorities Believe
i Conspiracy Was Country wide
workT It is bravely and frankly told.
Phyllis Ladd, the idolized daughter
of a man of wealth, becomes infatuat
ed and elopes with Cyril Adair, an ac
tor. The most striking incidents ot
the play are the father’s efforts to
separate the Two, the trials and suf
ferings they (Wergo and the wonder
ful transformation wrought in the
husband’s character by the purity of
thought and loving constancy of the
wife.
Mr. E. P. Stone, the lessee and man
ager of The Vaudette announced that
the prices are five and ten cents.
Mr. J. W. Beckwith is here for some
weeks demonstrating the wonderful
new piano-pipe-o'rgan-orchestra instru
ment The Vaudette has Installed.
Hear it. in charge of (his skillful ex
pert demonstrator.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 20—Information
which leads the federal authorities In
vestigating the alleged plot of Paul
that Koenig, the Bamburg-American Line
detective, to blow up the Welland Ca
nal, to believe that a conspiracy ex
tended throughout the country was
given to the grand jury today.
Peace Plans troceed in Mexi
co, But Villa Has Disappeared
AT WESTERN MARKET TODAY
Fresh fish, Spanish mackerel.
Fine turkeys, fat dressed hens.
Fresh country eggs, nice Christ
mas hams.
Fresh meats of all kinds.
PHONE 451
•—•'"Christmas Box—A nice selection of
eight different articles ->rrxnged in
box, a nice Chrisfmso ; ask to see
them—at WILLIAMSON’S.
—:—rjry,
One, Four and Five Pound Fruit
Cakes. Don’t wait; select your goods
now. (Fancy Indian River Oranges,
the best I have ever handled! see
them and note the difference. Dark,
firm, good keeping Cranberries, New
Soft Shell Almonds and Walnuts
Paper Shell Pecans, Large Heavy
•'"’ocoanuts, Fresh Shelled Pecans
Walnuts and Almonds; Fancy Import-
ad Raisins, California Raisins, Dates
Figs; Fine Dark Red Eating Apples
"rape Fruit, Mince Meat, Plum Pud-
ling, Nice \Vhite Celery. Come and
•ee what we have, and place your or
’<?r for Christmas. G. H. WILLIAM
i JON.
r
An indictment is expected against
Koenig and Richard Emil Leyendeck-
er, an art- dealer who was arrested
with him, Wednesday or Thursday.
Attorney Marshall declared that the
indictment will probably be merely
the forerunner of others dealing with
Koenig’s activities.
— ■ t
CITY MUST RAISE
$57,000 IN 1916
THAT SUM WILL BE REQUIRED
BY THE DEMANDS OF THE
BOND. COMMISSION.
i- Tag - -
' (By Associated Press )
Washington, Dec. 20.—Early peace
in Mexico is seen'by officials here as
the result of the withdrawal of Villa
and by the agreement of eleven of
his generals to turn the rebel army
of .the north over to the Carranza gov
ernment.
With Villa out. Carranza Is free to
move his forces south against rebel-
ious bands still operating near Car-
pita. -
Sucb developments, it is believed,
will result in the United States ma
terially reducing its border . patrol.
However, apprehension is felt tonight
over news that Villa left Chihuahua
with four hundred men and his
whereabouts could not be determin
ed, although his generals today told
’he Carranza consul at a conference
♦hat the peace pl-n would proceed on
Villa’s au’horization.
By virtue of the agreement Car
ranza gains control of the state of
Chihuahua and the cities of Chiu.alma
end Jaurez and 4,000 former Villa
troops.
Amnestly was granted to all save
Villa and his brother, Hipolyto.
It was estimated here that the
United States will allow Villa refuge
against all political offenses, but not
guard him against criminal proced
ures brought in Mexico.
The bond commission of tbe city.
Ool. C. \M. Smelling, chairman, held a
meeting last night in the mayor’s of
fice at the city hall, to prepare their
report for the year of the acts and
doings of the commission tor the year
just closing, the report to be made to
the last meeting of the present mayor
and council of the city of Athens.
The report indicates among other
things that it will bd necessary for
the city to set aside during the next
year the sum, of $57,600^—for interest,
retiring of maturing bonds, and the
amount legally required as a sinking
fund.
Special for Today Only.
3 dozen .Eggs for $1.00 with 3
pounds Fruit Cake for $1.00.
ARNOLD & ABNEY.
3 pounds of Fruit Cake and 3 dozen
fresh country eggs for $2.00.
ARNOLD & ABNEY.
Indian River Oranges and Indian
River Grape Fruit. Arnold & Abney.
Turkeys.
We have a small lot of fat turkeys
from $1.75 to $3 00. Arnold, & Abney.
'save x $1
10
\ Coupons
Admit Yon to Elite Theatre.
FORD CANT HOLD
MEETINGS IN THE
CITY OF COPENHAGEN
(By Associated Press)
'Christiania,''Dec. 20.—-Henry Ford
was informed today that he will be
prohibited from holding a meeting in
Copenhagen.
(He will go there, however, and se
lect delegates to accompany bis peace
party to The Hague.
SKATING RINK OPEN.
The Moss Auditorium skating rink
is^open every night from 8 to 10.
Gentlemen’s skates, 25c; ladles free.
Come tonight adv
NOTICE TO OUR PATRONS.
We will close Christmas Day. Will
be open till_12:00 Fri'^av ni?ht.
HILLEY & JONES BARBER SHOP.