The Athens banner. (Athens, Ga.) 1902-1923, January 31, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextESTABLISHED 1832 WEATHER: COLDER, PROB. RAIN ATHENS, GA* THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 31, 1918. COTTON: 31 14 CT6. E8TABLI8HED 1833 Germany In Throes Of Gigantic Labor Upheaval Definite Motive For Double Killing Here Is Being Sought t > . . r\:_ • • » __ censor has ordered the Berliner Tage Two Austrian Divisions Are Blatt the VorWBrtg> and the Berllner ‘Wiped Out And. 2,600 Prisoners Taken by Ital ian Forces on The Asiago Plateau Region. (By Associated Press.) A large part of Germany Is appar- •ently in the horrors of a great labor 'upheaval. Thousands upon thousands of. the working classes, both men and worn' en, are reported on a strike and many ot the great manufactories and 1n- 'dcstrles are affected. In Berlin alone nearly halt a mil Hon persons are reported on a strike. Likewise In‘Riel, the great ship yard center, at the Hamburg Iron works and the Rhenish West,. Pballan mine region the workers have left ■their lobs. Post to cease publication, according to a dispatch from Berlin. The ban was placed on these newspapers owing to their attitude toward striking work men in Germany, the dispatch said. A WONDERFUL VICTORY ' FOR THE ITALIANS. Two Austrian divisions were al most completely wiped out and 2,600 prisoners were taken by the Italians during the fighting for domi nating positions on the Asiago Pla teau. ' ALL KIEL SHIPYARD WORKERS ARE STRIKING. Amsterdam, Jan. 30.—The Berlin "Vosslsche Zeitung" of Tuesday re ports that all the workmen In the Riel ship-yards, Including the govern ment yards, struck Monday and all bakers shops hare been guarded Blnce Friday by troops and armed po lice. . • .j; , . At Hamburg says this paper, all ie workmen In the MANY DEAD OR INJURED SOUTHERN RAILWAY’S “MEMPHIS SPECIAL” IN HEAD-ON COLLI SION LAST NIGHT. (By Associated Press.) Bristol, Va., Jan. 30.—The “Mem phis Special,” a Southern Railway train, collided head-on with a freight train near Dublin, Virginia, tonight, according to a telephone message re ceived here, and practically every person on the day coach of the speo- ial Is reported dead or seriously hurt IC6ELGI GERMANS 8TRIP HOU8ES OF LINEN AND DENY BELGIANS PO88E8SION OF WOOLEN8. DARING RECORD OF THE PACKERS WASHINGTON REPRESENTATIVE OF ARMOUR A CO. CENTER . OF ATTENTION. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 30—The robbing of Belgium and the destruction of Bel gian industries by the Germans con-' tlnues relentlessly, according to dis patches to the Belgian legation here. Linen and mattresses are being tak en from hotels, boarding houses and convents and Belgians are not allowed to have woolen in their possession MOTIVE OF DOIME TRAGEDY ON W CWIK YBTERDAY MORNING IS STILL MISTEBY TO THOSE IHIMSTED IN CASE BEEN OVER THE TOP LECTURES HERE Will Speak at High School This Evening For The Benefit War Thrift * Prize Fund. Responding to the request from Mr. C. D. Flanigen, chairman of the local thrift campaign, the young Canadian officer, Lieutenant Harry W. Lalte, v. to is la the country on sick leave, will addrese the people of Athens to night at the High school auditorium'. An admission charge of twenty-five cvnts will be charged and the pro ceeds be used In the conduct of the present Thrift Stamp campaign. Lieutenant'Lalte hid!been through ,'tite furnace of'war, being attached to the "Princess Pats,” the Canadian in fantry regiment which made such % name for itself in Belgium. He has been wounded once with shrapnel, Pelt the cold etoel of the German bay onet, and - breathed the poisonous German gas. His experiences arc worth the hearing. He speaks flu ently and Impresses his bearers with the fact that he knows from a very (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 30.—The reading of letters and documents from the- confidential files of Chicago packers Into the records of tho federal trade commission’s meat packing hearing Vulcan works I was suddenly halted late today to gnd marched through | permit Francis J. Heney, special il, to return to Chicago and di- for more material. „ packers, competing wfth smaller Arms.’ which Heney declared virtually drove many of the latter out ot business, and the activities of Collin H. Liv ingstone, Washington representative of Armour & Company, were deocrlb- ed In documents ' put into the record today. The character of Livings tone’s work In Washington attracted considerable attention from the com mission. A telegram from the legal department of Armour & Company, datod August 3, 1916, Instructed Liv ingstone “You will please, represent Armour. & Company In ’ munition matter and got in touch with Stone and our two senators soon as possible. Our In terest In this matter Is tho fact that wo are supplying munition manufac turers with largo quantities of lint and fibre.' COMMITTEE WILL HAVE CHARGE OF ALL SHIPPING OUT OF AMERICAN PORTS. personal experience what this thing of making war is. if. . •■ ■-•■ Enlisting at the age of seventeen, ho went to the front with the first Canadian troops. He Is now but twenty-one, yet evidences the matur ing influence of actual warfare. Lieu tenant spoke yesterday morning to the Lucy Cobb Institute and held his audience with the story of his per-, sonal experiences. It ie seldom that W have an opportunity to hear from one who .has been through the mill thls.atory of what our boys at the front are experiencing. His rehearsal of his thrde years of servlee will open the eyes of those .that hear him. Lieutenant Waite, while invalided heme by his government, has for the past few months been going around through this country talking to the people under the auspices of onr own government Last summer and tall be was active In the New England states during the Liberty Bond cam paigns. Tonight at quarter after eight Lieutenant 7 WaIte will speak to the people of Athens at the High school auditorium. From Society Editor to Representative . of Big Life Insurance Company, Mrs. A. H. Adams Becbmes First Woman Agent Here The hundreds of friends of Mrs. , Alice H. Adams, for all her, life a resident of this city and tot)several years society editor of the Athens Dally Banner, will be,much Interest ed to know that she has accepted a position as local special agent repre senting the Atlantic Life Insurance Company, of R!ohm<n d, Va.^ and will enter upon her careey in her homo dty as its first woman actively en gaged In life Insurance work. ’ .. Mrs. Adams leaves today for Rich mond, to visit the home -offices of the big company and secure the outline of her work for the future months. The compar officered by ' "men of hot only to those with whom she daily- labored In the editorial work, bnt to all with whom she dealt as a news paper-woman. The Banner sincerely regrets ,to give her up—and, with countless other friends, wishes her all . the success that is possible In the new field she has selected to enter If she shall he as successful in that field as her work-on the Banner has been satisfactory—ehe will beat any man In the Ufe Insurance field in thia part of the country. Indian Fruft. River Orsinges and Grape At WILLIAMSON’S. Paper 'Shell Pecans, very fine, Lay er Figs. % -jjjiy At WILLIAMSON’S. Spanish Mackerel and Roe Shad. tor NORMAL MARKET. Phone 133*. Ice Gorges Threaten Further Damage Ohio (By Associated Press.) Cincinnati, Jan. 30.—Ics gorges had again formed abovd and below Cincinnati harbor tonight and river men expressed the tear that when these gorges break the damage to river property will be as great, or creeper, than from the break earlier today, which sank three large steam ers and swept another away, causing $300,000 loss. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 31.—The creation of a ship control committee, with su preme authority over American, Al lied, and neutral shipping out of Am' erlcan ports, was today announced by the shipping board. The arrangement, as explained by shipping board officials, In (effect creates plies to Europe. Goods destined over seas will be loaded In available ships whether operated by tho United States or the Allies. With (he aid of the railroad admin istration, the committee will divert to southern ports, largely to Charleston and Savannah, much of the supplies that heretofore have clogged the port of New York. . • BRAZIL'S FLEET TO AID/miES" (By Aasoclated Press.) Rio Janeiro, Jan. 30.—Admiral Pe dro Front! Las been appointed com mander of the Brazilian fleet, which will cooperate with the Allies in European waters. For a long time it had been knoWn lat the Brasilian fleet would assume ie responsibility of patrolling the last line from the Guiana border to the southern boundary of Brazil, bnt this It the first indication that It would cooperate In European waters drltb the Allies’ warships. pool of shlDH moving aim- F ° r S * X m0nths pa8t the BannBr uuiuunaeu m rangioie iaci. come .neTnv“r haB been e » ch wonca A stories- - rone, fjooas riesfinerf over, vvflek> a page advertisement, setting Father of Athens Citizen is Dead Many here sympathize deeply With Mr. O. M. Roberts, ot this city. In the recent death ot his father, which oc curred at the old home of the family fn South Carolina. BUY-MENS FOR 8IX MONTHS BANNER’S WEEKLY APPEAL HAS BEEN FOR HOME TRADING. Likely to be Full Investiga tion to Clear up The Many Rumors and Reports Which are Circulated. American Balloon Over New York City . Creates Sensation. (By Associated Press.) New York, Jan. 8(1.—An American dirigible .balloon over New York city this afternoon caused considerable excitement In the streets. Apparent* Iy the dirigible -was having a tryout. Buffeting Ice, Big Dreadnaught Aground On a-Long Sand Bar! Will Hold American Ambassador Personally (By Aasoclated Press.) _ _ I An Atlantic Port, Jan. 30.—While Responsible For Them breaking the Ice in, the channel near a {here today, a battleship of the pie- (By Associated Press.) ‘ - idresdnanght type, went aground on a Washington, Jan. 30.—Ambassador bar and. tonight was stfll fast Francis, at Petrograd, today cablod ! fl be was said to.be resting easily and the Btate department that a group, of I bar officers expected to float her un- Russian anarchists had notified Mm i damaged at. the next Ugh tide, that be would be held personally re- ( sponsible for the safety of Alexander * Berkman and Emma Goldman, under sentences in the United States .for violating,the draft law. Victory Rye Bread* ’ ’ X Victory Vienna Bread. \ ;. \ . Victory Whole Wheat Bread. Victory Rolls. Eat Victory Bread. ’• :? ARNOLD & ABNEY, New York Cream Cheese. Philadelphia Cream Cheeso. seV... ARNOLD & ABNEY. -Home Grcund Meat Fresh HndnUt Grits. t Buckwheat Flour. Y f\. ARNOLD A ABNEY. Ripe tomatoes. Iceberg lettuce. V‘- - ■. ,, Fancy celery. , . ... Spinach, carrots,: parsley, Spanish onions. . . - Cauliflower, 10c lb. COSTA’S DELICATESSEN 1 . Rutabaga bage. Turnips, Carrots, Cab- At WILLIAMSON’S. Q14-fashion Buckwheat, Self-Rising Buckwheat: Maple and-South Georgia Syrup, j . ‘ . . • , ; ' At WILLIAMSON’S. Evaporated Apricots, Peaches am Prunes. ^ ■’ ‘ /. At WILLIAMSON’S. forth In succinct and concise form tho arguments, good arguments, for trading at home, buying In Athens, keeping your dollars at home. The campaign has borne fruit in -ore careful attention by Athens buyers to find the things they need at home and stick to the home mer chant—who Is a part of the city and who bears hls share of the .burden of -rrnment and does his share of the things that are. to he done at home. Today the last Installment of tbo scries of page advertisements appeal ing .especially to the trade-at-home spirit appears. The advertisers are acknowledging the good work done through, this means—and the people Of thli city bavo been the gainers for following tho sound advice given In that special pag^ Read It over to day! . . ■ it'rjti- ■' The shocking double-killing which occurred on the campus ot the Uni versity at an early houx yesterday morning—when young Jamie John son, of Jefferson, a visitor in the city lor the night, shot and killed Bella Hill, a seventeen-year-old girl, origi nally from hi: home county of Jack- son, and then, according to the find ings of the coroner’s . investigation, killed himself—was the theme of universal comment and speculation yesterday over the city, following the ublfc&tlon of the news in the regu lar and special editions of the Ban ner, which carried the story to thousands, many ot whom lived near the scene of the tragedy, who knew nothing ot the shooting till the morn ing paper told the story. Many Rumors 8pread. The air was full ot reports and ru mors and speculations. Some of the rumors were founded on slight cir cumstances—and later found to be unfounded In tangible fact. Some Hundreds In Line For Half Pound of Sugar in Chicago (By Associated Press.) Chicago, Jan. 30.—Sugar lines were formed here today, hundreds ot per sons standing tor hours at a number of big department stores awaiting their turn to purchase half a pound of sugar. The' smaller stores, for the most part, reported their stocks vir- u tally exhausted. . CHOICE FRESH FISH Mackerel Steak, Spanish Mackerel, Salmon Trout and Oysters. J. VAN STRAATEN, Phone 147M47*. Thornton’s Luncheonette Snsclal Today. Chicken Salad, Bread, choioe.of Coffee, Chocolate or Milk ....%« Vegetable Soup ..., .... .... ..10c Hninswlok Stew i5o Chicken Stew, Creamed Mashed Potatoes, Stewed Com, Steamed Klee, [tread Pudding and Bis cuits .... ......sso Hot RoaBt Beef Sandwich ISo Cold Dolled Ham ..... .... ......253 l DO*- Oysters, Fried or Stewed...60c X Doz. Oysters, Fried or Stewed. .30« Raked. Apples, Whipped Cream...lOo rences at the Holland Hotel—where With nothing to warrant them. Some facts in the case, known to tne jury investigating the affair and to those who visited the scene and saw the bodies of the dead couple, were pass ed over—in deference to decency and good taste. • ■ ' ; Students Go Home. One rumor which flew was to the effect that the three voting men, stu dents In whose room In the old lab oratory building the shooting took place, had disappeared and fled from the city—but that was without foun dation, except that on advice of Dean C. <M. Snelllng and Dr. A. C. Holliday, who Is uncle of all three of the young men, they left early yesterday morning for Jefforson, their home, to In person take the news of the de tails of the death 1 of young Johnson to hls widowed mother—known-per sonally to all three. The students, Messrs. Holliday, Dadlsman and Pen dergrass, on advise of the dean, also went to Jefferaon to avoid the noto riety which Idle questioning by cur-. Inns hundreds here might entail.- They, were not dismissed from school nor suspended—but left tor Jefferson, to ho called at any time to return to their work or to take part In any possible farther Investigation. ■} ” Another False Report. Another report which gained a great deal of whispered currency, was that the shooting actually occur red early In the night, between ten and eleven o’clock—and was not re ported till late In the night, about four o’clock. Indeed, by strange co- •: Incidence, two or three mEfcl shots were heard by a number of'reliable parties between ten and eleven o’clock, and some living near the campus declared that the shots ap parently came from the locality • hero the tragedy occurred. That the killing happened at the time the young men who swore be fore the coroner’s inquest stated, Is borne out by the fact that the bodies of the couple were hardly. cold, in fact were Umo as the body of a per son asleep, after 5 . o’clock, when po licemen and representatives of the Benner assisted the undertakers In bearing the corpses from the auto Into the embalming room of Dorsey’s establishment. Jn addition, the pair, Johnson and the girl were seen and conversed with by a number of per sons between 11 and 12 o’clock at the’Manhattan Cafe. : Happenings at Hotel. There wore also reports of OCCUr- Homu Made Pie 19* Lemon, Apple, Sweet Potato, Cocoa- nut. Coffee 6c, Tea 5c, Chocolate 10c. the couple Is said to have registered as man and wife. The evidence at the coroner’s Investigation did not (Continued on page 4.)

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The Athens banner. (Athens, Ga.) 1902-1923, January 31, 1918, Image 1