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ATHENS, QA., FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4, 1918.
81.00 PER YEAR
PROGRESSIVES
DECIDED NOT TO NAME RUNNING
MATE FOR PARKER; TO
KEEP PARTY INTACT.
(By Associated Press.)
Indianapolis, August 3.—Tho pro.
t-ressives win not nominate a candl
date for president, party leaders at
conference here today declared, but
will appoint an executive committee
of fifteen to perpetuate the party and
adopt a resolution criticising the na
tional committee for endorsing
Hughes In Chicago in June.
MY REVISORS
JUDGE BRAND NAMES MESSRS.
ANDERSON AND NUNNALLY
FOR EXPIRED TERMS.
Judge C. H. Brand yesterday ap
pointed Mr. D. G. Anderson of Ath
ens and Mr. J. P. Nunnally of Brad
berry's district, the county, to be
Jury revisors for the ensuing term
In the places of Messrs. Jack P. Jack-
son of Athens and J. F. Payne of
Whitehall, whoso terms of office have
expired. Tho board will take up the
annual work of revision of tho lists
in a few dayb.
BIG HEARINGS
JUDGE BRAND WILL HAVE SEV
ERALIMPORTANT MATTERS
BEFORE HIM 8ATURDAY.
Tomorrow Judge Brand has a num-
l>or of unusually important cases to
hear at chambers.
The hearing on the motion for a
new trial in the case of J. W. Par-
tee, recently convicted of man
slaughter and sentenced for fifteen
years.
The consideration of a cross bill
filed In the matter and a petition for
an auditor In the case of John R.
White and J. M. Hodgson, executors
of the estate of the late A. H. Hodg
son, vs. Mrs. Hodg3on, Frank Hodg
son. et al, will be also had. This Is
to be a case Involving many unusual
and Interesting features, it Is sold.
Today Judge Brand will have a<
hearing In the matter of the petition
for alimony by iMrs. Clarence Allen
of Buford, Gwinnett county, against
her husband, Clarence Allen. The
prominence of tho parties in busi
ness and social circles gives a large
ly added Interest to the case.
1,200 DESTITUTE'
FROM TOE FLOODS
(By Associated Press.)
Mobile, Ala., August 3—Twelve
undred persons are destitute In
-aldwin and Escambia counties, Ala-
ama, because of floods In the Ala-
atna river bottoms, according Ho J.
IV .Roberts of Perdido, Ala., who
niched Mobile today. Immediate re
ef has been requested of congress-
len.
Mexico Names
Commissioners
(By Associated Press)
Mexico City, August 3.—The Mexi
can government selected the follow
ing commissioners to acgotlatc with
tho United States on the questions at
Issue between Mexico and the United
States: Lula Cabrera, Ygnaclo Bo
nillas, and Alberto Par.l. Cabrera la
to head the commission; Juan B.
Uogo will be secretary.
Should Sloan's Liniment Go Alongf
Of course It should! For after a
strenuous day when your muscle*
have been exercised to the limit an
application of Sloan's Liniment will
take the soreness and stiffness away
and get you In fine shape for the mor
row. You should also use It for a
sudden attack of toothache, stiff
neck, backache, stings, biter and the
many accidents that are Incidental to
a vacation. "We wonld as soon leave
our baggage as go on a vacation or
camp out without Sloan's Liniment."
Writes one vacationist: "We use II
for everything from cramps to tooth
ache.” Put a bottle In your bag, be
prepared and have no regrets, ad*
NO GAINS
NO NOTABLE CHANGES ARE RE-
CORDED ON ANY FRONT OF
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
Sensation Follows Attempt of Bui
garians to Seize Island
of Rumania.
(By Associated Press.)
London, August 3.—No notable
gains are reported by any of the bel
ligerents following Thursday's fight
ing in the various war theaters
Violent engagements between tho
Russians and the Austro-Germans con
tinued In the Stodboad region.
German counter-attacks against tho
British In the Deville Wood sector, In
which heavy bombardments featured,
wero repulsed.
Battles continue between the Slava
and tho Teutons along the Dnelstet
and Serth rivers In Galicia.
The Czar's forces carried out a bay
onet attack on the Turks near Dlap
bekr In Caucasus, taking 300 prison
ers.
The Italians are making progress
against tho Austro-Hungarians In the
Travnnanzes valley.
Franz Joseph’s troops are bombard
ing the Italian positions In tho Adlgo
Valley, upper Poslna region, and in
the district of Cortina D’Ampezz.
A sensation was caused here by tho
reported attempt of the Bulgarians to
seize an island In the Rumanian wa
ters of the Danub river. A dispatch
received by the Bucharest newspapers
said the Rumannlan frontier guards
discovered the Invaders and raised tho
alarm. A lively exchange of fire en
sued, followed by the flight of the
Bulgarians.
ENGLAND SAYS GERMAN
FLEET WAS A BIG FAILURE.
London, August 3.—A. J. Balfour,
first lord of the British admiralty, Is ■
statement published here today said
"Every week which has passed since
the German fleet was driven badly
damaged Into port after the Jutland
battle, has seen new successes for the
Allies In one part or another of the
field of operations. The battle was
tho attempt of Germany to break tho
bars and burst confining gales, with
which failure the German high seas
fleet again sank Into impotence.”
SAYS GERMAN VICTORY
ON SEA HELPED NEUTRALS.
Berlin, August 3.—Admiral Von
Holtzendorff, chief of tho German
naval general staff told the Associat
ed Press today that the victory of the
German fleet over the British at Jut
land was in the interest of all neutrals
and those dependent upon the freedom
of the seas.
DECLARE CASEMENT WAS
TRAITOR OF WORST 80RT.
Ixmdon, August 3—Ail official
statement of the British press bu
reau says that Sir Roger Casement,
who paid the death penalty for high
troosen this morning, 'was punished
and convicted for treachery of the
worst kind to the empire. He had
served as the willing agent of Ger
many. Conclusive evidence has come
into the hands of the government
that Casement entered into an agree
ment with Germany to raise a brigade
Irish soldiers to employ against
the crown In Egypt.”
EV. HENRY BATTLE
HERE NEXT SABBATH
WILL PREACH FOR DR. LYNCH AT
FIRST BAPTIST; DR. LYNCH
OFF ON VACATION.
Rev. J. W. Lynch, D. D.. leaves to
night for a month's vacation. He will
first to WYlghtsville Beach. The
pulpit of the First Baptist church will
be supplied during the month of Au
gust by Rev. Henry W. Battle, D. D-.
of Charlottesville, Va. Dr. Battle Is
one of the leading ministers of the
Southern Baptist convention. He Is
man of the finest culture and a ora-
of wide reputation.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Signature of
CLOUD - BURST T>
TWENTY-FIVE, SOME REPORT
FIFTY, LOSE LIVES IN TEN-
NE^SEE DI8A8TER.
(By Associated Press.)
Mlddlebroro, Ky., August 3—Twen
ty-five persons are known to have lost
their lives near Tazewell, Tenn., to
day when a cloud-burst caused Blair's
creek to rise and overflow Its banks.
Rescue parties returning from the
stricken section say every home for a
distance of six miles was washed
away. Some think fifty may be dead
Many are made homeless. Rescuers
aro still at work.
FARMERS COMPLAINING THAT
THE B0LL8 ARE BEING AF-
FECTED BY ROT.
Farmers from tho surrounding sec
tions are complaining that, owing to
the excessive wet weather or other
causes, much of the cotton no* In pro
cess of fruiting, is rotting In the boll.
Clarko county farmers upon closo
Investigation in their fields may find
that tho same conditions obtain In this
part of the state.
MRS. C. I. YOUNG
WIFE OF JUDGE YOUNG DIED
SUDDENLY AT AN EARLY
HOUR THIS MORNING.
K B. FELDER SERIOUSLY
STABBED; BOUSE BOOB-BEEP-
EB CHARGED HUB SHUBIN
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Go., August 3.—Thomas B.'
Felder, a prominent member of the
Atlanta bar, well-known for partici
pating in the -South Carolina dispen
sary cases several years ago, was se
riously stabbed here tonight.
G. K. Vasson of Hast Point, Ga.
door-keeper of the lower house of the
Georgia assembly, was arrested,
charged with tho act.
The stabbing is alleged to have
been a result of Felder’s efforts
•gainst the bill to allow the recall
Savannah's mayor.
CUV WATER SUPPLY WILL BE
RESERVOIR 12,000,00b GAUMS
Work on ths new water works
plant la being carried on at a rapid
rate and U Is
will be in ope
of September.
Yesterday
tho water v
panted a ropi
to the new
course of const
carried on is a
Mrs. Charles T. Young, wife of
Judge Young, former councilman and
Justice of the peace and now proprie
tor of the Washington hotel, died sud
denly from heart trouble this morning
about 1 o’clock, at the home on Jack-
son street.
Mrs. Young was before marriage
Miss Hortense Klnnebrcw. She was
sixty-five years of age, Besides her
husband she leaves three children;
Mr. W. J. Young of Macon, Mrs. Ida
Thomason of Athens, and Mr. Charlie
M. Young of Washington City.
Tho funeral will be tomorrow, de
tails to be announced.
Mrs. Young was a member or the
First Baptist church and a Christian
oman whose life was an Inspiration
and an example and whose death will
bo sincerely mourned by hundreds of
friends who knew her and loved her.
EUTSCHLAND SAFE;
BREMEN ON HER WAY
(By Associated Press.)
Norfolk, August 3.—So far as Is
known, the Deutschland is safely at
sea on her homeward bound voyage,
after successfully eluding the Allied
warships watching outside the three-
mile limit off Virginia capes.
Captain Hinch of the war-bound
German liner Neckar. who directed
tho departure of the Deutschland, de
clined to say when the Bremen will ar
rive, but Indicated that he knew the
time.
SOUTH GEORGIA PLANTEB.
FORMER LEGISLATOR. HERE
ight that the plant
-n by the fifteenth
Tibbetts, of
committee, accom
itlve of the Banner
which Is now In
;lon. The work os
elation In moving
and handling dirt. Here you will find
several big electric pumps running at
full speed and driving a stream of
water with such force that embank
ments are washed away and the dirt
carried In a .stream and placed in po
sition for building the big dam whlcb
Is now being constructed.
System Is employed in everything
connected with the work and the
rapid way In which depth is being
secured for the big lake, it will not
be many weeks until the purest water
In the state will be pumped through
tho mains for the consumers.
Mr. Jack Watson, under the direc
tion of City Engineer Barnett, is car-
tying on this work and It is being
carried on In an economical and sub
stantial manner.
The city has twenty-five acres of
land in the tract purchased for ths
big plant; It Is splendidly adapted ta
the purpose for which it Js being
used and besides the acreage used for
the water system there are several
acres surrounding the plant which
will be valuable for other purposes.
The big lake measures 640 feet
across and the base will be 300 feet
wblle the depth will average 63 feet.
The lake will have a capacity of 82,
000,000 gallons of water, and from
this lake a twenty-inch pipe will carry
the water to the filtering station
where ft will be sent pure and fresh
to tbe citizens of Athens.
Chairman Tibbetts baa devoted
much time and gtven much attention
to the construction of this plant
which will be a credit to the city and
an absolute guarantee for years to
come to the people of this city of
pure and wholesome - water.
SOUTHERN ANNOUNCES
NEW SERVICE TRAINS
HARDMAN CLUB PERFECTS A
STRONG ORGANIZATION BEBE
Mr. J. W. Williams, of Statesboro,
_ large and prosperous planter of
Bullock county, and who has repre
sented the county several times In the
legislature, Is visiting his son, Mr.
S. Williams, who resides at Mr.
Hinton’s on Prince avenue.
Just the Thing for Diarrhoea.
About two years ago 1 had a se
vere attack of diarrhoea which last
over a week," writes W. C. Jones,
Buford, N. D. "I became so weak
that I could not stand upright, a
druggist recommended Chamberlain’s
Colic, Cholera and Dlarrheoa Berne-
The first dose relieved me and
within two days I was os well as
ever.” Many druggists recommend
remedy because they know that
la reliable. Obtainable everywhere.
ad*
this
It
If Georgia had a few alxty-nlne mil
lion dollar Morgans who would die
out and leave the state to colloct two
and a halt million “transfer” tax from
tho estates we'd pretty soon not care
whether Georgia owned a W. t. A.
railroad or not
Tbe Hardman Club hero has oi
ganized for business—with the ex
ception of the naming of an active,
working, campaign committee which
will bo announced In a few days.
Tho election of officers resulted In
the choice of the following prominent
citizens of tho city and county:
President, Geo. H. llulmc, Athens.
Vice Presidents, John R. White;
Whitehall; M. M. Arnold, Athena;
James W. Morton, Clarke county;
George Thurmond, Clarke county: H.
J. Oldham, Princeton; Dr. F. W.
Coile, Wlnterville.
Secretary, Sam E. Woods.
Executive Committee: W. F. Dor
sey, chairman; E. K. Greer, J. R. Bul
lock, W. D. Bcocham, Dr. T. E. Jago,
M. O. Michael, John G. Quinn, B. F.
Woods; Abe Joel, Ablt Nix, T. J.
Shackelford. P. W. Hudson, H. C.
Tack, J. A. Pitner, M. J. Abney, A.
O. Harper, W. G. Grfffeth. W. S. Hol
man, Dr. i. H. Goss.
By Saturday night ft Is confidently
declared by the friends of tbe Com
merce candidate there will be an en
rollment of fully five hundred good
men In Athens and Clarke county.
The Athens Hardman Club will also
extend Its activities, as a c entrol
extend Its activities, as a central
with Dr. Hardman's friends In Oco
nee, Madison, Oglethorpe, and the
other adjoining counties.
Reports from the effects of the Lex
ington speech of (Dr. Hardman and
from his campaign In Madison coun
ty, as they come to the headquarters
here ore most encouraging and they
have Inspired confidence In the abil
ity of the doctor to practically sweep
bis whole section, his friends here as
sert.
The headquarters of the Hardman
Club are In tbe Holman Building,
Room 411, and all friends of the Com
merce man are cordially Invited to
visit headquarters, report conditions
and hear the favorable news from all
sections of tbe state.
Friends of Dr. Hardman here are
enthusiastic and confident and they
will wage the most thorough and sys
tematic campaign ever handled for a
gubernatorial candidate In this sec
tion of Georgia.
Athens Lady to Address the Con
federate Veterans in Re-Union
It will be of especial Interest to
Athens people to know that Miss Mil
dred Rutherford Is to be a speaker on
the program of the coming Confeder
ate Veterans' Ile-unlon at Amcrlcus,
and, further, that the father of an
Athena man, ITof. U. H. Davenport,
la the presiding officer of that re
union convention.
The following I* the program of the
meeting In Americus:
Thursday, August 24—Morning See
•Ion.
9:30 a. m.—Convention called to or
der by Commander H. T. Davenport,
of state division, of Americus.
invocation—Lieut. Colonel Lansing
Burrows of Americus.
Welcome Address in Behalf of ths
City of America*—Thomas O. Mar
shall, city recorder.
Welcome Address In Behalf of tbs
A. S. Cutts Camp of Sons of Veter*
ans—E. A. Nlsbet, commander.
Welcome Address In Behalf of
Americus U. D. C.—(Mrs. Frank P
Harrold, president.
Welcome Address In Behalf of
Sumter Camp of Confederate Veter
ans—M. O. Council.
Response—(Governor Nat E. Harris
10:46 a. m.—Business session; an
nouncement of committees.
Introduction of official ladles.
11:00 a. m.—Address by Luc len La
mar Knight of Atlanta.
Afternoon Session.
2:30 p. m.—Business session; re
port of division adjutant general.
4:00 p. m.—Address by Colonel W.
P. -Burroughs of Brunswick.
Address by Major M. V. Calvin of
Waycrosa.
5:00 p. m.—Reception to official 1»
dies by Council of Safety chapter.
Daughters of American Revolution,
at residence of Mre. Eugene A. Hew
kins, on Church street.
Evening Session.
3:15 p. m.—Address by Miss Mil
dred Rutherford of Athens, historian
general of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy.
10:00 p. m.—Confederate Veterans'
FOR RECRUITS
OFFICER AND OETAIL IN CHARGE
OF 6TATON IN THE FEDERAL
BUILDING HERE.
A recruiting station, for enlistment
of young men either In the national
guard of Georgia or tho regular Uni
ted States army, has been opened In
the federal building In Athens, Capt.
A. P. Leard of Hartwell, In charge,
with a detail of SgL J. B. Maglll,
Corp. J,. H. Estes, and Private W. W.
Ayers, all of Hartwell. They have
laid out the territory of the Eighth
district and will canvas it thoroughly.
Tbe officers In charge of the re
cruiting stations in the other eleven
congressional districts of tbe state are
as follows, each officer being accom
panied by a detail of three men:
First district, Capt. R. E. Riley sta
tioned at Savannah.
Second district, Capt. Sullivan of
Savannah, stationed at Albany.
Third district, Capt. Waller of Sa
vannah, stationed at Americus.
Fourth district, Lt. Manghum of
Savannah, stationed at Columbus.
Fifth district, Lt. Metcalf of Savan
nah, stationed at Atlanta.
Sixth district, Lt. Metcalf at Atlan
ta (two districts.)
Seventh district, Lt. E. B. Reas of
Savannah, stationed at Rome.
Ninth district, Capt. Dorough Se
well of Winder, Btatloned at Gaines-
vllle
Tenth district. Lt. J. E. Kelley of
Elberton, stationed at Augusta.
Eleventh district, Lt. A. H. Drake
oj Elberton, stationed at Brunswick.
Twelfth district, Lt. E. W. Leard of
Hartwell, stationed at Vidalla.
(Special to the Banner.)
'Washington, D. C„ August 3.—Ef
fective August 3d, trains 11 and 12
will be operated dally between Knox-
and. Asheville. Train 12 will
take up connection* of'both trains St
and 26 at Knoxville and leave Knox
ville 8:35 a. m. for Asheville. 8hould
train 26 be late 12 will take up that
connection at -Morristown. Train 11
will leave Ashvllle 12 noon, central
time, for Knoxville and arrive Knox
vllle in time to deliver connections to
trains 25 end 27; these trains will
carry only baggage, mall, express
and paseenger coaches, no sleeping
cars. It Is anticipated by August 13,
conditions will be such as to en
able operation regular schedules. No
change in operation of trains 27 and
between Knoxville and Cincinnati
present.
Effective same date, August 3d,
trains 42 and 9 will be restored be
tween Asheville and Columbia, 8. C„
regular acbedulea, using only
coaches between Asheville and Spar
tanburg, then effective Sunday, Au
gust 6th, In addition to trains 42 and
trains 41 and 10 will be restored
between Columbia and Asheville on
regular schedules using coaches be
tween Spartanburg and Asheville;
trains 9 and 10 will continue to ban-
sleeping cars Jacksonville
Spartanburg and between Charleston
and Spartanburg.
CLARKE DIGEBI
COMPTROLLER GENERAL AND
STATE TAX COMMISSIONER
PRAISE MR. DORSEY.
Tax Collector Dorsey—who without
the aid of any board of tax equalizers
this year turned In a handsome halt
million dollar Increase in the taxable
property of tbe county—baa received
the following acknowledgements from
the state capital:
From Comptroller General.
Mr. Wright, the comptroller gener
al, wrote; "Your digest for 1916 baa
been received In good condition, and
after examination I find tbe same boa
been properly made up And consoli
dated."
State Tax Commissioner John C.
Hart writes: “I beg to acknowledge
receipt of the Clarke county dlgeat
for 1916. 1 must say more than It has
been received, for tbe digest shows
that your work as tax receiver of
Clarke county has been marked by
efficiency and fidelity. There la noth-'
ing In publlo office except, flrit, to
deserve and, then, to receive the good
opinion of good people. You have
earned the good opinion of the good
people of Clarke county and I trust
that you will enjoy it”
COURT MARTIAL OF
NICHOLAS COMPLETE
Charleston, August 3.—The find
ings of the court-martial which baa
been trying Lieut. W. 8. Nichols on a
charge of allowing torpedo destroyer
Terry run aground In Porta Pints har
bor, Santo Domingo, will be forward
ed at once to the navy department at
Washington, tbe trial being complet
ed today with the examination of four
witnesses for the defense who said
he was not to blame.
REALLY "HANDSOME”
EAR OF FIELD CORN
At the courthouse on exhibition yes
terday morning was an ear of corn
of most unique shape. It was raised
by Mr. W. A. Mallory, tax collector.
It L* ten or twelve inches fn length
•nd shaped almost perfectly like a
very slender forearm and band of a
woman. It has tbe thumb laid \back
against tbe rest of the band—and tbe
effect la of a slim arm, hand and wrlat
Inclosed In an old-fashioned fingerless
mitten.
No more beauty contests for the
newspapers—so smith the legislature.
After mouths of the facts Berlin has
admitted” that the French have
'gained ground/’
The finance committee says that
the state Is facing a serioni deficit,'
and John Spencer of the Macon Tele
graph is quick to declare that "he
knows just how the state feels.”
ball.
Friday, August 25th.
10:00 a. m.—Assemble for parade
10:30 a. m —Grand parade.
1:00 p. m.—Barbecue.
Afternoon 8esslon.
Invocation—Ueut. Colonel Lan
ding Burrows.
Recitation—Alin Lorens Roberts
of Albany.
3:00 p. m.—Business session.
Reports of committees.
Selection of next place of meeting
Election of officers.
Convention adjourns.
6:30 p. m.—Reception to tbe official
ladles of tbe Amerlcua chapter of tbe
Daughters of Confederacy.
10:00 p. m.—Sons of Veterans' ball
The railroads of tbe state hava
granted a special low rate for tbe oc
caslon of the reunion In Americus,
end It Is expected that hundreds of
visitors will be In tbe cKy besides
tbe veterans.
HELD FOR ALLEGED SELL
ING MORTGAGED AUTOMOBILE
J. C. White a white man, was yes
terday bound over, 5100 bond, by
Judge Carlisle Cobb, on a charge of
disposing of a mortgaged automobile.
He was arrested at Fort Valley;
Bailiff Wood went after him, and
found that a habeas corpus proceed
ings bad been Instituted. The Athens
bailiff, however, succeeded In getting
custody of tbe man, caught a train
leaving a few minutes after bta arrival
and came away with White.
RED CROSS WILL GET
SUPPLIE8 INTO GERMANY
New York, August 8.—Red Cross
officials announcod tonight that they
had taken steps for shipment of hos
pital supplies to Germany and her
allies by tbe reestablishment of Red
Cross units in these countries.
MISS RUTHERFORD TO
LECTURE AT CHAUTAUQUA
The Piedmont College Summer As
semblies opened Sunday, July 30th,
and *>111 close on Friday, August Utb.
One of the most interesting events of
the season will be Miss Rutherford’s
lecture In costume on "The South of
Yesterday,” which wfll be given In
Demorest on Thursday night August
10th. This fine Chautauqua course In
Demorest has been made tree to the
public this year through the generosi
ty of the towns-people of Demorest
and Piedmont College, and the un
selfishness of fine lecturers and enter
tainers, some of whom have offered
their services gratis—to help along
this movement to uplift and give
pleasure to the people of that commu
nity.
The Chautauqua management most
sincerely appreciates Miss Mildred
Rutherford’s gracious offer, and ahe
will be greeted with enthusiasm in a
community where she already baa
made boeto of friends.
The Athens T. W. C. A. girls will
be there In large nnmbert to cheer
their president, of whom they are so
Justly proud.