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WEATHER
Fair and Warmer
THE ATHENS BANNER
COTTON
Spots 19 to 19 l-4c|
ESTABLISHED 1832
ATHENS, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, • 1917.
E8TA8LI8HED 1832
U. S. in Virtual State of War With Germany
STRIKE AVERTED BI WOK
UV CONSTITUTIONAL
QUESTION NOW TO BE SETTLED
AS TO ROW MUCH BACK PAY
EMPLOYES ARE ENTITLED
It SINCE JANUARY I .
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, March 19.—The imme
diate effect of the supreme court de
cislon, which five to four decided the
Adamson law constitutional, will be
to fix a permanent qight-hour basic
day in computing the wage scale pnd
give to trainmen increases in wages
of about twenty-fire per dent at a cost
to the railroads estimated at $40,000,-
000 to 850,000,000 annually.
Chief Justice White, Justices Mc
Kenna, Holmes, Brandeis and Clark,
constituting a majority, held that both
the carriers and their employes, be
ing engaged in public service, are sub
ject to the right of congress, to com-
• pulsorily arbitrate dispute.
Dissenting opinions, by Justices
Day, McReynolds, Pitney and Van De-
vanter variously asserted’ tbs law
void because i It was beyond the con-
' stitutlonal powers of congress.
't QUESTION OF BACK-PAY
\ IS NOW TO BE ADJUStED.
New Tork, March 19—With . the
strike averted and the Adamson law
declared constitutional, all that re
mains is to decide how much hack
pay the employes are entitled to.
Agreement is signed by both sides
nnd the Adamson law' provided for
tile operation of the new wage and
hour schedule retro-active begin'nlng
“SIBLEY SHOWS”
EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD AMUiSE
MENT AGGREGATION BEGINS
ENGAGEMENT HERE.
The Sibley Superb Shows arrived
by special train yesterday afternoon
and the work of unloading was com
menced Immediately. The carnival Is
located at the Lumpkin street show
grounds, where a small army of busy
workmen are forming a city of tents
i tf by magic.
The shows will be ready and open
for business by this afternoon or to
night and Mr. Sibley, proprietor of
the organization guarantees each one
of his numerous hows to be free Prom
any vulgarity, obscene or immoral
features and this is a point strongly
In favor of the Sibley shows. They
come to Athens highly recommended
by the press and by'various fraternal
organizations under whose auspices
they have shown throughout the sputh
all this past winter as strictly first
class and much above the average of
carnival companies,
Among the various shows carried
are several that are deserving of spec
ial mention. The Champion Lady
Swimmers and Divers of the big water
circus give a most pleasing and in
structive exhibition in water athletics
and the grace with which they do all
the difficult dives places them in the
A-J class at once. Miss Margaret
Offer, tipping the scale* at 817 pounds
is featured. Miss Offer has title, of
the world’s champion heavy weight
inner and-dives Jor, several years
THE ORDER DELAYING DE-
MOBILIZATION RESCINDED
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, March 19.—Beyond
saying that there is no change in the
decision to let the demobilization of
the national guard proceed, the war
department declined to comment on
orders delaying mustering out In sev
eral states.
It was Indicated that Major General
Wood had ordered demobilization held
up without a war department order
because of the situation caused by
the sinking of the three American
ships.
The, war department admitted that
the order for delaying demobilization
had been Issued Saturday, as a pass!
ble precaution.
It was reclnde'd formally tonight.
MB. BRYAN COLUER
Tfl LECTURE TONIGHT
FORMER GEORGIA GRADUATE,
NOM EMINENT ENGINEER, TO
MAKE ADDRESS.
The students of the University and
the people of Athens are invited to
hear the illustrated lecture by Mr.
Bryan C. Collier, member of American
Society Civil Engineers, tonight at 8
o'clock at Moore College on the cam
pus. Mr. Collier is an engineer of dis
tlnction, a former graduate of the Uni
versity some 20 years ago, and he is
now on a lecture tour visiting a num
ber of large cities ahd appearing be
fore engineering societies nnd other
important bodies. His rubject cover i
the interesting advances recently
made in forcing cement and concrete
nozles by means of what is called the . , ■ ■-. ..
cement-gun. After a career of note e >' Vlullaucla was sunk without warn
in-the euJpeet* service of New York] W ttdded i? t »*. g^ve situation
SINKING OF THREE AMERICAN
VESSELS, mill LOSS OF LIFE,
BRINGS 1 NEW CRISIS 10 0. S.
PREPARATIONS
UP AND Cl
DE GALLED
APRIL I6TH
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(By Associated Prats.)
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Washington, March 19.—With- ♦
♦ in the next forty-eight hours ♦
♦ President Wilson la expected to ♦
♦• Indicate definitely that he be- ♦
♦ lieres virtually a state of war ex- ♦
♦ ists between the United States ♦
♦ and Germany. ♦
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Yesterday brought the news of tur
ther ruthless destruction of American
vessels: The City of Memphis, the
Illinois, and the .Viigiiancia—ail Am
oilcan vessels, homewird bound,- and
unloaded, were sunk Friday night
without warning. They were unarm-
No effort was made, It Is said,
to save their crews. Some of the
crews were landed safely—others are
lost, several Americans.
LOSS OF AMERICANS 18
CAUSE GRAVE SITUATION
(By Associated Press.)
Washington,’ March' 18—ljie news
that fifteen men, somsof them Amer
icans, were drownedMviien the- steam-
when the steamer was torpedoed by a
German submarine.
Survivors, who landed here and
-probably will make affidavits before
the American counsel tomorrow, were
In the lifeboats from Friday morning
to Sunday afternoon.
Several Americans were among the
drowned, according to Capt. Frank A.
Middleton, of New York, one of tne
survivors, who landed here.
Captain Middleton saya he saw no
submarine during the attack, but one
of the engineers thought he saw
periscope.
The captain saw two oily streaks
about a thousand yards from the
steamer which thought were caused
by torpedo. The Viigiiancia was fly
ing ,the American flag.
SIXTY SUBMARINE CHAS-.
ER8 ORDERED CONSTRUCTED
Washington, March 19.—Secretary
Daniels has ordered the Immediate
construction at the New York navy
yard of sixty submarine chasers, cost
ing 330,000 each.
Deliveries will begin in sixty days.
Secretary Daniels’ action came af
ter President Wilson authorized the
expenditure of $115,000,00 of the naval
construction emergency fund - for
-special war craft
Suspension of the eight-hour day
law at the navy plants and the gradu
ation of the first and second class at
Annapolis in March and September,
respectively, also was authorized.
2,000 MOTORBOATS TO
PATROL THE COAST. j3T
MORE THAN HALF A HUNDRED VIL
LAGES FILL BEFORE IRE ALLIES
ATIEfU H8HI cue
BSTMIUT GROWING
NOW~NUMBERS NEARLY A HUN-
DRED MEMBERS AND MANY
MORE WILL SOON JOIN.
Messrs. C. W. Cofleld aud O. D.
Fields representatives of th? Georgia
State Automobile Association, who
have been working on the matter of
forming an “Athens Motor Club” to be
affiliated with the “Georgia St?:e Auto
Association” -and American Automo
bile Association in the interests of
good roads throughout, tbs state,
stated last evening that the member
ship lltt had reached 100 with a proa
peet of 50 more before they leave
Athens.
Mr. Addison O’Flint.
Mr. Addison O’FUnt, managing direc
tor of the Georgia State Association
and Representative of tlu) American
mobile Association will he In
Athens when the club Is formed. He
I speak on good roads and organize
the Athens Motor Club. Mr. O’Flint
has been active in the forming of
these good roads clubs In several dif
ferent states and is one of the most
Interested persons in the good yoads
work.
Mr. Tom _Wynn. ■
Mr. Tom Wynn, of Atlanta, presi
dent of the Georgia State Automobile
Association is expected ’ to attend
when the meeting..is called.- As soon
as a wire is received stating the time
Mr. Wynn can be in Athens the meet
ing will be announced and held
STARTLING RAPIDITY NARK
THE ADVANCE OF FIENCB
AND BHITISB IN NEW
OFFENSIVES
(By Associated Press.)
Beth British and French are /Still
advancing on the front Arras to Sols-
sons.
Forty more villages were..captured
by the British, while twenty villages.
In addition to the hundred re-occupled.
recently, were captured by the
French.
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GERMAN8 IN RETREAT ARE
LEAVING WAKE OF RUIN8
So rapid has been the advance of
the French- that they penetrated
Brlond, the village of Ham, twelve
miles southwest of St Quentin, and
Brlond Chaulnes, which Ilea fifteen
miles north df'the line from which tne
offensive started.
Operations ‘ from the south are
menacing the St. Quentln-Laon line
and it the rapidity of the movement
Is kept up the town of St. Quentin j
will be menaced.
Germans are in retreat and burning
villages, destroying orchards, and
even blowing up farm lands.
Meanwhile the Russians and British :
are keeping up a strong offensivo
against the Turks in Mesopotamia,
Armenia, and Persia.
The British advanced twenty-five ’
miles north of Bagdad.
In the re^nt German naval raid a
Ramagato y*.British
have between $12,000,000 and $13,000,-
000 i-oming to them.
BELIEVED DECISION WILL
END ALL RAILROAD 8TRIKE8
Kansas City, March 19.—Frank
Hagcrman, special government attor
ney in the test case upon which the
Adamion law was decided, declared
that he believed the ruling means an
ond of all strikes An Industries and
utilities engaged in Inter-state com
merce. ■
UTAH LAND CASE INJDNG- -
TION HAS BEEN UPHELD
. (By Associated Prase.)
Washington, March 19.—The su
preme court today sustained the In
junctions ousting the Utah power
companies from the federal forest re
servations, upholding the federal and
limited state sovereignty in the de
velopment of the resources in the
western “publlo land” states.
REV. J.E. HEMPHILL
TO SPEAK THIS EVE’G
Rev. J. E. Hemphill, of Atlanta, will
address the Georgia T. M. C. A. pro
motion committee at their 8:30 lunch
eon at the Methodist church this
evening.
He was here test year in a series
of addresses snd Is known to the stu
dents—a' former college man, athlete,
and football player. He knows how
to talk to young men.
Ross, New England's offering In cliam
plon girl swimmers and and divers
are among the company who assist
Miss Offer.
Dions Big Fr^ak Animal Show has
proven one of the feature aitraetloni
of the Sibley Midway. Here are
shown living specimens of moat ex
traordinary animate both foreign and
native.
. Omenla. the lady who allows thou
sands of volts of electricity to past
through her body without even so
much as the movement of an eyelash
is a scientific marvel worth seeing
while the Barnes Comedy Company
gives' one of the largest values in up
| to the minute vaudeville and musical
I hits that is seldom if ever seen out
side a theater.
“Ada, That Strange Girl" attracts
the morbidly curious, so sympathetic
ally appealing is the paragon of mod
ern days, while the Golden Days of
California furnishes a treat to all who
love mirth and music.
The Ferris wheel carried by the
Sibley show Is the latest model and
takes you up sixty feet or more Into
the blue sky.
The merry-go-round with its hun
dreds of dazzling electric lights Is al
ways popular and the latest thriller
In riding devices carried by the Sib
ley shows. The Whip, —Say, Just try
it—and oh Joy! You'll try It again.
Prince Nelson, one of the most daring
high wire artists in America gives, a
free performance at the carnival
grounds twice daily- /
Florida Cabbage, Cauliflower.
Celery, Rutabaga Turnips.
,At WILLIAMSON'S.
Fresh Strawberries, today
At WILLIAMSON’S.
Canned Vegetables—
Pork and (Beau. Snap Beans, Ten
der Beets,
, Peas, Com, Spinach. Okra and To
matoes At WILLIAMSON’S.
Mice Fat MaokereJ, Cod Fish.
At WILLIAMSON’S.
Nice Ripe Cranberries.
At WILLIAMSON’S.
Yellow Yam Potatoes.
Shipment .of South Georgia Yellow
Yams due today.
ARNOLD ft ABNEY.
Freeh White Cauliflower.
Green Florida Cabbage.
•Rutabagas. ARNOLD & ABNEY,
Iceberg Lettuce, Celery, Snow
White Cauliflower and Carrots.
KING-HODOSON CO.
Fresh shipment DIO Pickles, Sweet
mixed, ISonr Cucumbers, and Sour
Pickles—Olives in bnlk, 49c quart
KING-HODGSON CO.
New Yerk State Cream Cheese.^ Pi
mento and Philadelpria Cheese.
- KING-HODGSON CO.
Lot Fine Mackerel, 10, 15. 25 cents
each. KING-HODGSON CO.
developing the machinery by which
remarkable results are achieved
handling cemont mortars and con
cretes with powerful pressure ap
paratus as though It wore a liquid
INTERRED GERMAN SAIL
ORS ATTEMPT TD ESCAPE
(By Associated Press.)
Philadelphia, iMsnch 19.—Seven Mu
on from tba interned German cruis
ers, Print ESttel Frederich and Kron
Print Wilhelm today attempted to es
cape from the navy yard. All seven
were recaptured by the police and
marines after several shots were fired
at the fugutives who were trying to
swim hack in the channel of the na
vy yard.
The crews will shortly be moved to
Atlanta and Chickamauga. Ga.
THE DEGOBATIONS
AT THE OCTAGON
The Octagon, was a beautiful scene
Sunday afternoon on the occasion of
the address by Vice President Mar
shall. As a background for the stage
were two large red crosses, one on
either side of the speaker—and In the
center Old Glory. The stand formed
a shield of stars, and across the front
of the stage hong the welcome pen
nants. From the celling and beams
hung scores of American flagB and
red, white and blue decoration*—aud
from every post snd upon the side
walls were more flage. The effect
was artistic and beautifnl. The dec
orations were donated to the Athens
Red Cross by Dsvison-Nicholson Co.
PLENTY OF 8UGAR.
Come dealers were unable to supply
their trade, but Arnold A Abney an
ticipated the shortage and have am
ple stock.
Fresh Iceberg Lettuce ,
Crisp Florida Celery.
Carrots. ARNOLD A ABNEY.
Phil. Cream Cheese.
Pimento Cheese.
Club Cheese. ARNOLD ft ABNEY.
-Home Ground Graham Floor.
At WILLIAMSON’S.
commerce
move was not disclose
out thh
night.
A cabinet meeting will probably be
held tomorrow and it Is believed the
whole situation will be discussed.
SUf^VIVOR8 TO TELL OF
8INKING OF THE VE8SELS.
Plymouth, Eng.. -March 19.—Fifteen
members of the crew ad the American
steamer yigUsncta lost their lives
viili* privately owned motor boats can he
mobilized for coast patrol duty.'
Informal negotiations will be start
ed for a working agreement with the
British and French patroi squadron
endeavoring to protect ships passing
through the submarine zone.
Secretary Daniels declined to dls
cuss the uses to be made of the now
chasers. They will be of sufficient
size, however, to permit of use Bar off
from shore.
VICE PRESIDENT ADDRESSED
PEOPLE ON DEAL PATRIOTISM
GREETED IN ATHENS DY A BIG
AUDIENCE WHICH OVER
FLOWED THE LARGEST
, AUDITORIUM
Sunday wss a notable day in Ath
ens, marked by a visit and an address
from the vice president of’ the Unit
ed States, Hon. Thomas Riley Mar
shall—who came.at the Invitation of
the secretary of 'the local Red Cross
chapter to speak to the people of this
section on tfce work of that organiza
tion. ,
l Athene was honored by this visit—
and Athens did herself proud, accord
ing to the etatement of the vice pres
ident, in the reception this city gave
to the man second in. rank in official
life of he ’United States.
Athens did him honor from the mo
ment he arrived till -he left Sunday
evening—and though the day was ob
served quietly and without the more
spectacular and noisy celebration
Which might have marked his visit
had it been made on another day than
Sunday, yet the hospitality, the cor
diality, the loyalty which Athens peo
ple feel tonnd expression in many
ways appropriate to the day and the
occasion.
Escorted, to the City.
A special committee went to Atlan
ta Saturday evening to come back to
Athens with Mr. Marshall—Messrs. J.
F. Tibbetts, president of the local Red
Cross and of the Chamber of Com
merce, and Messrs. C- M. Fuelling,
J. V. Found. J. Luntrat, and J. Z.
Hoke. The special service on the
train bringing him from Atlanta to
Athens was in charge of Traveling
Passenger Agent C. s. Compton.
Hundreds met the train at the sta
tion—and scores of automobiles were
waiting to bring the party to the ho
tel. As Mr. ’.Marshall stepped from
the car be was presented to the com
mittee in waiting: Chancellor Bar
row, Judge ’McWhorter. ’Mr. Cf D.
Flanigen, Mr. A. Rhodes and others.
Reception at Georgian.
Mr. Marshall was taken in Mr.
Tibbetts' car to the Hotel Georgian,
where he rested for an hour. From'
12 to 1 an Informal reception was
held In the reading room of the hotel,
which bad ’been brightened with pahus
and ferns snd presented an attractive
appearance.
Chancellor Barrow and Dean Snel-
ling, of the University, Messrs. G. A.
Melt and H. J. Rowe presented citi
zens to the vice -president as they
streamed Into tbe hotel—and in the
hour hundreds of Athenians and .vis
itors in Athena, ladies and gentlemen,
and a number of tittle children, had
the opportunity of meeting Mr. Mar
shall, shaking his bend, receiving the
cordial acknowledgement of a respon
sive grasp and bearing him apeak a
word of sincere appreceiation of the
welcome.
Luncheon at 1:00.
At one o’clock -Mr. Marshall was
the honor guest at a course luncheon
given by Mr. Geo. A. Met! at the
citizens. The flowing were invited
to tbe luncheon with the vice presi
dent:
(Continnel on lost Page.)
Georgian, a delightful event of the
day which assembled a number ofKwards, Bob Davis, T. P. Stanley. J. R-
hearty support rendered them In tbe
wprk by the citizens of Athens. They
are especially anxious that the club
may reach 150 members and feel they
will be able to do this owing to tbe
fine assistance given them by the-
citizens and the Chamber of Com
merce. They wish to see thia one of
the largest clnbs in the state. They
tsk that allgood road enthusiasts at
tend the meeting and hear the good
roads speakers in the interest of ad
ditional membership.
Lltt of Members.
Martin J. Abney. C. D. Flanigen.
James Morton, John F. Tibbetts, W.
G, Griffeth, The Banner, The Herald,-
Lucien B. Flatow, Athens Overland
company, Miller ft Company, Morris
Yow, Wlngfleld-Chambertaln ft Reid,
J. L. Johnson, Winterville; L. C.
Brown, E.-S. Sporting Goods company,
C. ’M. Stratum, O. R. Dobbs, A. G.
Dudley, R. O. Arnold, J. T. Pittard,
Winterville >. Clare D Heldler, D. H.
Winter, WinL-rville: Conti's, John W.
Welch, Clarke County Motor company,
O. R. Hinton, E. Howard Scott, C.
N. Sisk, M. D.; .Andrew C. Erwin,
J, B. Joel, H. Abit Nix, B. R. Blood
worth, W. H. Kytle, J. K. Davis,
C. Saye, C. H. Phinizy, J. N. Chip-
ley, H. R. Hodgson, Jr., Albert E. Da
vison, L. N. Betts, Jack Swafford,
M. D., W. F. Dobbs. W. A. Ivey,
Henry Comer, Walter C. Pitner, M.
G. Nicholson, W. R. Coile, Winter
vllle; A. D. Tucker, Winterville; D. E.
Williams, Winterville; F. W. Coile,
Winterville; W M. Coile, Winterville;
R W. Spier, J. C.'Holliday, M. D„
Barrett Phlnisy, Q. Palmisano, P. 8.
Johnson, B. H. Sasnett, Sol J. 'Boley
company, J. K. Bullock, Winterville
Sheriff W. E. Jackson, Hugh H. Gor
don, Jr„ A. J. Palmer, John White
Mdrton, H. N. White, Whitehall; Rob
ert White, Whitehall, Ben T. Epps,
Epps Garage, $&pttn. Bros., .p.i£
Thrasher, Watkinsvlile; R. W. Billups,
WatktasvUle; W. M. White, M. W„
Watkinsvlile; C. A. Ashford, Watklns-
vllle; T. B. Fullllove, Watkinsvlile;
R. L. Bramblett, Joel A, Wier, Roy M.
Strickland, E. E. Lamkln, Armstrong
ft Dobbs, S. 8. Smith, M. D„ a M.
Watson, H. M. Rylee, E. 8. Rylee,
CheroCote Bottling. company, I. T.
Kilpatrick, Blanton Fortaon, Fred J.
Orr, J. D. Brad well, A. Rhodes, T. H.
Nickerson, Talmage Hardware com
pany. Dr. H. I. Reynolds, L F, Ed-
Myers. and Athens Lumber Co.
Nice Ripe IStraberries. '
At WILLIAMSON’S.
BRITISH ADVANCE STRETCH.
ING IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS f
London, March 19.—Renters British t
headquarters correspondent says Vhat
the British advance line has reached
a line east of Bapanme and extending
from Vaulx-Vraucourt, four miles
northeast of Bapatune, to Ytres, six
mils* east southeast of Bapaume. P *’
BELGIAN RELIEF VE8SEL V
ATTACKED BY SUBMARINE 'T y
Londpn, March 19.—A boat contain
ing the first, second, and third mates
ahd five seamen of the ’Dutch steamer,,
'Selien, chartered by the Belgian re
lief commission has bean shelled by
a submarine and its occupants killed,
according to n Reuter dispatch from
Stavanger, Norway. -f
The steamer Selien, which arrived
at Stavanger, said the steamer was
attsoked by a submarine and did not
stop, but a life boat waa lowered with
the mates and seamen aboard, which''
was sheUed and all eight killed.
NO AMERICANS KILLED
IN RU88IAN RIOTING.
Washington, March 19.—Ambassa
dor Francis, at Petrograd, has cabled
the state department that no Ameri
cans have been reported Injured dur
ing the revolution and the embassy
and staff were undisturbed.
Official dispatches Indices ted the
working men’s committee opposing
monarchy of any sort and demanding
a social republic.
Other news said a compromise waa
effected.
Rumors Spread of
Rioting in Berlin
The. cotton wires yesterday carried
a rumor, unconfirmed, that there was
a report that rioting had brokea oat
in Germany’s capital, and that a revo
lution was talked of, but the regular
new* channels have carried no such
reports.
SPANISH MAGKEIEL
Shad. -Snappers.
j. VAN STRAATEN, Phone 931.
Fancy Indian River Oranges and
Grape Fruit, Apples. Bananas. King-
Hodgson Co.