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THE BANNER, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3, 1918,
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(HE ATHENS BANNER
1832 Ettabllthed 1832
H. J. Row*, Editor
lnt*r*d m Mcond-clM* mall matter
w th* poet offlo* at Athens, Ga.
HEATLESS MONDAYS MAY BE DISCONTINUED
It Is practically certain that “Heatless Mondays” will be dlscontinned aft
er tomorrow and the Garfield order rescinded. This change and abolition of
the order conies about from protests received from the commet.-iat Interests
of the nation. Not that the representatives of the commercial Interests show
ed any indication whatever of an unpatriotic spirit, but It was not believed
that the order closing Industries and commercial pursuits brought about the
desired saving as expected.
Director General McAdoo and Fuel Director Garfield, after a prolonged con
ference, have practically concluded that the Interests of the country will be
best served by rescinding the order. It Is certain that after a conference be
tween these officials on Tuesday, the order will be suspended and normal con
ditions restored throughout the country.
However, without expressing an opinion as to the wisdom of the order,
certainly its observance demonstrated that the American people are loyal to
every order issued by those In authority, even though they may bring hard-
8ub*crlb*r« ar* requested to notify ships. The people of this country are willing to undergo a great deal in order
promptly th* bualne** office of 1st* to help win the war.
delivery, fallur* to carry paper* t* I ]D At hens, the merchants and manufacturers responded to the suggestions
porch** or fallur* to d *' lv * rwltb 'contained In the order and split no hairs In carrying out Its meaning, regard-
•slut* regularity on tne part of tn*
carrier. Such notification la th* only less of openings which were shown and caused many to differ on the con
source of knowing of th* exlstano* of atructlons placed upon it. Tomorrow will be observed here. Just as it has been
THE ATHEN8 DAILY BANNER It
delivered by carrier* In th* city, or
mailed, postage free, to any address
at th* following rat**: 85-00 ptr year;
tt-tO for six months; $1.25 for three
month*, or 10 cents a week.
Remittance* may be mad* by ex-
press, post offlo* money order, regie-
t*r*d letter or cheque.
sny cause for complaint, and w* will
appreciate It accordingly.
fEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED
PREB8.
Th* Associated Press Is exclusively
doDe the past two Mondays and if the order is not suspended, it may be ex
pected that merchants and manufacturers will continue to do so.
It should not be understood that with the suspension of the order, a great
The Bookman And The Winter Books
James Lane Allen, author of “The Kentucky Warbler," just published by
Doubleday, Page & Co.
Major General W. B. Brancker, Dep
uty Director General of. Military Aero
nautics who says:
“The author depicts the dally life
of the (lying officer in France, sim
ply and with perfect truth; Indeed
he describes heroic deeds with such
moderation and absence of exaggera
tion that the reader will scarcely
realize that these stories are part of
the annals of a suadron, which for a
time held the record In the.Juavi-
| U-Is of its losses. The author is
still flying In France—a veteran
fighting pilot of 24."
Captain Bott'a account of the fight
with German airplanes at 9,000 feet
altitude, while his machine la on fire
land In range of the enemy's ontl-air-
plane "archies" is told without a .par
ticle of "side" or pretense of stirring
word description. Yet the reader
hardly breathes till the chapter ends
with the landing of the author and
bis pilot just within their own lines;
planes riddled with shot holes, gas
olene tank punctured and engine
dead.
I don’t have as much time for read-
mistake was made by Fuel Dlre/tor Garfield. In this time of war, the greatest lug aa 1 did when I was a school boy
struggle the world has ever known, there Is bound to creep in the direction of ^
entitled to the us* for republlcetlon of matters orders which may appear as errors aud inconvenience the peo-
all new* dispatches credited to It or
general ramrod of a weekly paper
, i such matters orders wbicu may appear as errors anu inconvenience me peo- ^ ^ , cgg pewg , n u each wegk
net otherwise credited In thle paper, * p,e ’ but 11 18 P urp ° 8e of the offlcla ' 8 t0 acl ror ,he be8t intere3t8 of the entlre to "get up” as the Banner has in any
end alto th* local newt published nation, as they see It, and from no selfish or unpratrlotlc purpose. one short day. I have to select my
herein.
All right* of republlcetlon of epeclal
dispatches are also reserved.
One of the big buy-products of the
war is the Thrift Stamp.
Yesterday was ground-hog day—
and porkless day. Wbat a pity! How
we do like sausage.
j reading like the old lady who had
, only 31.60 had to be careful about
The autos and the mud in the roads
of this part of the country will not
mix to any transportation advantage
these post-enow-eleet-rain-freeze spells.
Mr. Farmer: Have you made ap
plication for your nitrate as yet?
Monday ts the last day. Tell your
neighbors to apply to the county agent
before Monday night.
Tomorrow Is ‘Thrift Day”—today
being really the date, but as Sunday
cannot be observed the day Is pushed
up one notch to allow work for the
thrift and war savings campaign.
The weather man is evidently an
ardent member of the Conservation
Club. He 1* apparently conserving
the good weather, not using It, not
serving It, not even putting It on dis
play— :o save for the good old sum
mer time when we won’t need It at
all.
Clarke ia a small county. There
are many acres of land In the county
owned by people who live In the city
of Athens. And the farm owners here
are r!ready planning a campaign in
co-opt ration with their renters and
tenants to put Id definite areas In food
stuffs, gardens, and fruits and side
lines that will swell the home supply
of food this year.
NO INCREASE IN FLOUR SUBSTITUTES gelecting her drcgg .
Since the action of the government officials requiring a reduction of flour I
consuming and restricting the sale of flour to consumers, an effort Is being | ° n ® J selected and watched for and
„ ordered was Christine—the most
made to Increase the price of flour substitutes. Food Administrator Hoover |utlm&te p , cture of Gennany on the
has Issuod a drastic order controlling this practice, and those violating tha. rv0 ot the great war tba t I have seen
order will he prosecuted and if found guilty punished. [anywhere. "Christine” is going now
Many complainti from all sections of the country have been made to Mr. Into the largely several thousand
Hoover and It has been shown that a practice has commenced which would ~ and sboald ke8p gol °* **** * H Am '
. . . _ , , , . Orleans have read It. It Is not a war
cause a higher price for substitutes of flour to the consumer than the price ot g , cry _ thongh , t w „, dt> more t0 re .
pure flour. j veal to Americans the German war
Such action on the part of any citizen should receive severe punishment a‘ms and the German false attitude
end It is believed that the food administrators throughout the country will see ■ than any state paper or any techpl-
to It that equitable prices on all such substitutes will be lived up to by the 081 treatise or any strictly-speaking
war story."
dealers.
When Mr. Hoovers’ attention was called to the matter, he said:
“Mills of the country are prepared to meet the greater demand of
housewives and bakers for other cereals during the next few months.
"At least one of the substitutes ts produced in quantity in almost
every part of the country. If any shortages occur they will be local.
The supply of substitutes is ample to meet our needs.
“The normal tendency of local scarcities would advance prices out
of line with the cost ot production and distribution under the food con
trol act this will not happen All licenses dealing In food commodi
ties who do not give their customers the benefit of fair and moderate
prices, selling at no more than a reasonable profit above cost, will
have their licenses revoked.
“Unlicensed food retailers who sell at more than a reasonable
profit will have their supplies cut off by the food administration.”
A CARTOON IN TYPE
Thrift .with her promises
Promises backed by the Guarantee of Certainty
Stood at the door for a long time, knocking.
But the Man was asleep or at dinner or at play
And heeded not the call.
Till War came sweeping up the way toward the house
And then the Man called in Thrift to help him In protection of his home.
—D. G. B.
JUSTAVERSEADAY
We get all mixed up on the days
of the week in the new Hoover cal
endar. Which Is meatless and which
Is swaetless, which is heatless and
which Ik eatless, which Is beatless and
Which is bleatless—and so we have] THRIFT DAY,
compromised on cutting out wheat|°h» Good of might and master of ail power, whose hands
and meat and sweets on seven days Hold all the mlllloned treasures of all lands.
In the week and omitting fuel on Mon-'whose own are cattle on a thousand hills, whose store
days, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thurs-*^ treggure , Qelhauat|bIe )n mIne , 8 meaanre d more
days, Fridays, Saturdays, and Bun-
dayg By vastness than by little parcels, and whose fields
. a - Are rich with plenty—unto Thee, upon this day that yields
The population of this district is Its dangers, opportunities and all the new and untried ways
slightly more than eighty-three per o/ progress through the struggle now supreme, we raise
cent rural, and yet in the Second Lib- Qur heartg ln search 0{ truth We ]earn from T
erty Loan campaign there was less
than three per cent of the amount of Jhe lnflnlte ,n aU re80urce8 ’ that tbere cannot *
the Liberty Bonds sold taken by the A P ,ace for u»eless waste in Thy designed and planned
farmers. It can hardly be that, with J And purposed scheme. Allwheres, ln precept and command
cotton at the highest price since the From Thee are lessonB taught that every tremor slight
War Between the States, everything of power j g (or a uge deg | gned> th8t evei7 ray o( „ ght
the farmer makes at twice and thrice ........
the usual price, with the farmer auf-, 1 " ne - c<led tor lta work eomewhere ’ that ever y at <>m small
ferlng not at all from the fuel famines! 01 mat,er ' precious, refuse, any class, or all,
and little from necessity tor having toHas value In Tby sight, a place In Thy design. . . , Help us to see
buy food stuffs and feed stuffs—It That if Thou canst not suffer waste in Thy wide, infinite economy,
can hardly be possible that the 17 P«r Then we are b ollndent Jn our mtl# g ph er ea, to watch with care
cent urban population has ninety-'.,. . .. ..... . ,
seven per cent of the ability in money | 0hat every meanB ’ the t,ttle and ,he Iar ^’ 8ba » hav « «■ aba ™
to buy bonds to aid the government va ^ ue ^ sight, shall find its use, perform Its purpose fine— 1
That purpose and that plan the proper service through design.
—D. G. BICKERS.
title, eh? If you have read "The The Guaranty Trust Company of
Three Sister*’’ and “The Belfry” and Now York bas recently complied and
the others you will wan*, to read bad printed a book on "Bank and
thls-and then be Interested that it Holidays Throughout the
Is different; and yet, If you have not World. It waa not without a degree
read the others, when you have done of humor that the literary editor of a
this you will want to Immediately diily paper—who has some half doz-
read more than May Sinclair has "■> other functions, duties, obligations
written. end departments to look after—a copy
Miss Sinclair can always be count- of the list of the holidays that other
ed upon to tell a good story—and a folks have. The Irony and the sa-
timely one, too. Her new novel is o! °re and sarcasm of It! One thing:
very present interest. Its root mo- The tuelless days are not included,
live is a vindication of the present I 1° this book are shown the holidays
generation ln England, the generation *hioh banka and business bouses, tn
that was condemned as neurotic and «™ry Important country and colony
decadent by common consent a little ln the world, are likely to obierve.
more than three y:ars ago;—and yet ; ~“’
Is enduring the ordeal of the war Here Is a real delight for every
with so great singleness of heart. r«der of good thlngs-a new story
This theme assumes tremendous dra- by James la.no Allen,
matlc proportions ln Miss Sinclair’s James Lane Allen needs no intro-
bands and.gives her at the same time ductlon for the writings of this es-
cpportunlty for careful character teemdd author, about the'South -he
analysis, ln which she is equalled by knows so well, are always a Joy. Suf-
few contemporary writers. "«• ‘® 8a * “Th® Kentucky Warbler"
"The Heaven Tree" Is from the evidences all the charm,of his other
Macmillan Company's New York books.
houge | The same charm of writing and
"By ’Contact’ ’’ Is the way u new earnest delineation of character that
war book is written, according to the has been evidenced ln his writings
title—and the parenthasis tells that app ®w* *8®!® •“ Kentucky
"Contact" is Captain Alan Bott, M. C. Warbler,” the latest work from this
There Is an Introduction by Major- well known writer, published by
General W. 8. Brancker, deputy dl- Doubleday. Page & Co., January 24t .
rector-general of the department of, With delicacy and whimsy, Mr. Al-
mllitary Aeronautics. The title Is **“ here tB,la the ,U>rr ot * Kentucky
"Cavalry of the Clouds" and when ted bearing the Illustrious name of
predate all that la beautiful either one first glances at the front cover Daniel Webster. W«bster, fed up
In natnre or in art. rejoicing humbly coo who it thinking of the real Is- a with geography, an
over her own great gift, endowed sues and the real sacrifice of the war Hke seeks the why o ®*.
with a keen sense ot humour, Chls- reads It Involuntarily, “Calvary of 11,6 and guided by the spirit ot -
tins’, is a thoroughly wholesome and the Clouds." a "der Wilson, the f®*‘ A “ ar *'“
lovable character. But charming as The Garden City, Long Island, ornithologist, ho begins s Jo y
Christine's personality and her liter- bouse of Doubleday, Page ft Co., has cn tbe broad hlg way .
ary style both are, the main value of (ust Issued the volume In a dollar I His search for the en uc y
the book lies ln Its admirably lucid and a quarter edition. | ,e r Is a search of you h or 9
4 vocation and the boy’s finding of a
In this story Is chronicled the dally new understanding and a new vision
life and adventures of these dare- , ls Mr. Allen’s story. ,
devils who have wrested the mastery j
of the air from the Germans BoardefS Signing
One writer said:
‘‘A book which Is tree In essen
tials—so real that one Is tempted to
doubt whether it is fiction at all—
doubly welcome and doubly Impor
tant. ... It would be difficult indeed
to find a book in which the state of
mind of the German people Is pic
tured so cleverly, with so much un
derstanding and convincing detail. . .
Intelligent, generous, sweet-natured.
broad-minded, quick to see and to ap-
analysls of tbe German mind."
Have you read many of the stories
May Sinclair has written? Whether
you have or not you will be interest
ed in “The Tree of Heaven." Strange
The book baa an Introduction by
and pack away on the safest Invest
ment on earth. Perhaps the Liberty
Loan wasn't advertised ln Just the
right way to reach the farmers.
A distinctly new form of service
will be employed. These young worn
en will go among the men In the hos
pital and take their letters to home
will shortly be inaugurated by the foIkg lnformlng them how the „, ck
American Red Cross In all srmy' are progregglng . Co , onel w L
training camps, and the Southern dl- pee , general mangger „ f the aouthern
vision of the Red Cross In whose ter- | dlT|g|on |g hIghly enthn8ta , Uc over
titory are located a majority of these M wlI1 ^ „ much
establishments, Is busy making plan* !, pprecIated „ ffien unlform and
for commencemen of the work It thelr famlUeg „ other gervIce the
will consist, to state it briefly, of fur
nishing aH men ln training camp hos
pitals with stenographers to take the
letters they wilt dictate to their fam
ilies. A special building will be con
structed for the purpose In connection
Red Cross Is rendering.
To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUI
NINE Tablets. Druggists refund
with each cantonment hospital. A money If It falls to cure. E. W.
competent secretary will lie placed In GROVE’S signature Is on each box.
charge, and a force of stenographers 30c.
When You Have a Cold.
It is when yon have a severe cold
that you appreciate the good quali
ties of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy.
Mrs. Frank Crocker, Pans, Ill.,
writes: "Our five-year-old son Paul
enught a sever cold last winter that
settled on his lungs and he had ter
rible coughing spells. We were great
ly worried about him as the medi
cine we gave him did not help him
In the least A neighbor spoke so
hlehly ot Chamberlain’s Cough Rem
edy that I got a bottle of 'It. The
iirst dose benefited him so miich that
f continued giving it to him until
he was cured."
ADVERTISE YOUR WANT!
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DRINK HOT WATER AND RID *
JOINTS OF RHEUMATIC RUST
Why rheumatism and lumbago sufferers should drink phosphated
hot water each morning before breakfast
ROST
IRON
Up The Food Cards
Just as coal, when It burns, leaves
behind a certain amount of Incombus
tible material ln the form of ashes,
so the food and drink taken day after
day leaves ln the alimentary canal a
certain amount ot indigestible mater
ial, which U not completely eliminat
ed each day, becomes food for the
millions of bacteria which Infest the
bowels. From this mass ot left-over
waste material, toxins and ptomaine
like poisons, called uric acid. Is form
ed and then sucked Into the blood,
where it oontlnues to circulate, col
lectlng grain by grain ln the joints »<
the body much like rust collects on
the hinge as shown above.
Men and women who suffer from
lumbago, rheumatism or sore, stiff,
echlng joints, should begin drinking
phosphated hot water, not aa a means
to magic relief from pain, hut to pre
vent more uric acid from forming In
tbe system. Before eating breakfast
each morning, drink a glass of real
hot water with a tcaspoonful of lime
stone phosphate ln It This will first
neutralize and then wash out of the
RUST OF
RHEUMATISM
stomach, liver, kidneys and boweti
tbe previous day’s accumulation of
toxins and poisons; thus cleansing,
sweetening, -and freshening the en
tire alimentary canal, each morning,
before putting more food Into the
stomach.
A quarter pound of limestone phos
phate costs very little at the drug
store, but Is sufficient to make any
rbeumatlo or lumbago sufferer an
entbuslaat on the morning Inside
bath.
Mllllena of people keep their Joints
free from these rheumatic acids by
practicing this dally Internal sanita
tion. A glass of hot water with a tea-
spoonful ot limestone phosphate,
drank before breakfast, ia wonderful
ly invigorating; besides, It cleanses
tbe alimentary organs of all the
waste, gases and sour fermentations,
making one look and feel clean, sweet
and fresh all day.
Those who try this for one week
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BOARDERS' PLEDGE CARD •
* Washington, D. C. •
e I, at present a boarder ln this •
* city, hereby accept membership •
* In the United States Food Ad- •
* ministration, pledging myself, as •
* a patriotic duty, to cooperate •
* with the proprietor ln the con- •
* serration of meat, wheat, sugar •
* and fats, according to the dlrec- *
* lions and advice of the Food Ad- *
* ministrator. •
* Name •
* Address •
The above Pledge Card being dis
tributed by boarding house keepers In
Washington, the National capital, has
been found very effective according to
advice* received by: Dr. Andrew M-
Soule, federal food administrator for
Georgia, who recommends its consid
eration by boarding house keepers In
Georgia who desire to be patriotic
and at tbe same time are anxious less
they “offend” their boarders by ask
ing them to do without meat and
wheat aa provided In the new food
regulations. The distribution ot the
card has the official sanction of the
Federal Food Administration, Dr.
Soule says and its distribution does
not imply -any ulterior motive on the
part of the boarding house keeper.
A similar pledge distributed among
college students last fall met with a
very patriotic response and has
meant a considerable saving of wheat
and meat in the state's educational In
stitutions.
TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
AND BUILD UP THE SYSTEM
Take tbe Old Standard GROVE'S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, aa the formula
Is printed on eve-y label, showing It
may find themselves free from sick 1* Quinine and iron In a tasteless
headaches, constipation, bilious at-1 form. The Quinine drives out malaria
tacks, sallowness, nasty breath end, the Iron builds up the system. «o
stomach acidity. 'cents.