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THE BANNER, FRIDAY HORNI NO, JUNE 14, 1618.
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MOST INTERESTING LETTER8
FROM THE MOUNTAiN FEL
LOWS WHO ARE MAX'
ING GOOD.
Mr. B. R. Hodgson, Sr., treasurer
of the Rabun Gap Industrial School
baa shown os two Interesting letters
from students of that Institution just
published In the Clayton Tribune. One
of these boys, R. L. Keener spent last
winter In Athens attending the Uni'
varsity. There are about thirtjtfive
boys from Rabun Gap . Industrial
School now wearing Uncle Sam'
. khaki. In fact every boy old enough
to get in is in the ranks. The letters
were as follows:
A Letter Prom France.
American Expeditionary Force.
May 4, 1918.
Dear Mrs. Ritchie:
If you could be here this morning
I am sure you'Would and could realise
that qt last we'are getting mixed up
in this question right. However, al-
though, I am In the hospital now-
doped up with the well known "Ger
man perfume" they call gas. I ex
pect to get out and go to duty soon,
But thank goodness, I know there
Is enough here end on their way to
teach those Square Heads a good les
son in the long run.
I would be glad If Mr. Ritchie would
read this to all the boys, and tell
.them that have attained the age of
18 to come on in and get their feet
wet, that they have a duty to perform.
I hope that all is well with the R.
O. I. S. I can just see things as they
used to be at the Gap, but now I know
that the schooling I got there was the
making of me.
Tell them all, girls Included, that I
would appreciate letters to read at
times like this and that I will answer
all that I possibly can.
Give my regards to Mr. Ritchie,
Ruth and all the rest and accept love
and best wishes from,
Tours very sincerely,
CORP. L. T. HAGOOD.
Co. O, 18th U. 8. Inf., 1st Div., A. E.
F. France.
And One From Camp.'
Co. No. 1, Fourth Offlcers Training
Battalion, Camp 'Wheeler, Oa.
1 have thought several times that
I would write you but have never
taken the time. That sounds like I
am awfully busy all the time doesn't
It? Well, we are busy most of the
time, that is those who are trying to
be really good soldiers. It was very
■Ice of you to say tbose kind words
•bout me when 1 left Well, I can
■till repeat what I told you on the
evening Sept. 19. Old Rabun will
carry her part of tbe burden of this
world war. True she can’t do so very
much but what she does she can do
It gladly and with a loyalty unsur
passed for the Old Red, White and
Blue. You know I love Rabun and
her people and I could do myself no
( greater honor than to call myselt one
of her sons.
I believe that If tbe people of
Rabun Gap understood as well as I
thlpk I do, the condition under which
this war Is being fought and the pur
pose for which ere are fighting they
would feel as I do .that It would be an
honor to die In order that the world
might have freedom.
I waa transferred from' Camp Gor
don to Camp Wheeler in October. I
made an effort to get into the trd
-officers' training camp but failed, but
my captain made me a non-commis
sioned officer, that is a corporal and
a month later I was made sergeant.
Tbe fourth oncers’ training
school opened tort Wednesday. For
tunately I was one of the lucky can
didates who applied for admittance In
to this school. It is my utmost en
deavor now to make a success of my
work here and win a commission. And
If you are a friend to old Rabun and
me give me a hearty good .wish. As
I said once before, we need encour
agement rather than sympathy. I
can still feel the touch of your hand
on my back that was there , on Sept.
19, 1917. (You remember don't you?)
When I began this letter I intended
to tell you all I knew about our Rabun
county soldier boys but my time and
space are taken up. Will tell you
next time.
Very sincerely,
CADET R. L. KEENER.
nulls BV FOOD flIHIO
Atlanta, Ga., June 10.—Charges of
profiteering doing*business without
prober license and improper practices
have been preferred by Dr. Andrew
M. Soule, federal food administrator
for Georgia, against two Savannah
firms in what appears to be one of the
most aggravated cases yet confront
ing the administration in this state.
Following searching Investigation
by special agents of the food admin
istration into each charge and based
on their reports, vigorous prosecu
tions are to follow.
A. Ehrlich A Brother Grocery Co.,
of Savannah, Ga., at 106-111 Bay street.
West, are charged with profiteering
on mackerel, molasses and other arti
cles, with making sales within the
trade where such sales had a tendency
to cause'an'-Increase in‘the price of
the commodity sold, with selling sugar
in excess , quantities and with selling
flour without requiring a sufficient
simultaneous quantity of substitutes.
Thomas Duggan, wbolesole dealer,
Stalls 21 and 22, Savannah City Mar
ket, is charged with profiteering, with
doing a wholesale business without
federal license as required by the
food control act, with selling flour
without the required substitutes, with
selling sugar In excessive quantities
and with selling flour In excessive
quantities.
The aggravating feature in the cases
brought by Dr. Soule against the two
Savannah concerns to in the fact that
evidence shows they were engaged
making heavy profits out of transac
tions In provisioning two British mer
chantmen, the Cretvala and the Ben-
arty, engaged in Important commerce
between this country and foreign
ports, while the merchantmen were
docked in Savannah.
The. evidence shows that the trans
actions with these two ships, as made
by the Ehrlichs and Duggan amount
ed to 19,000 in tbe handling of the
provisions passing through tbe hands
of the two Savannah firms In direct
Une of trade, two profits were made
and other regulations of the food ad
ministration were grossly violated.
The method employed was that in
stead of the Ehrlich firm making the
sales direct to the ships, the goods
were passed on to Duggan, handling'
them as a wholesaler, but without
cense, made sales and delivery to the
ships, both firms making a profit on
the transaction.
In addition, the evidence carries
charges against both of violation also
of both the sugar and flour regula
tions.
Tbe two firms have been cited
through their members by the federal
food administrator and will be requir
ed to appear and stand trial on each
of the charges.
It to anticipated that there will be
further and possibly more important
developments growing out these cases
In the next few days.
COAST OF 1 ATLANTIC, REPORTED
(By Associated Press)
Washington, June 10.—Germany's
submarine raiders apparently are still
ranging off tbe Atlantic coast, al
though no reports of additional sink
ings bed been-received at the navy
department tote tonight to increase
the official toll of eighteen craft
Naval observers here believe the
vessels attending tbe raider which
sank the Plnar Del Rio was not
“mother ship,” as the crew of that
vessel reported, but probably a freight
steamer overhauled by the raider and
kept within range of Its guns with a
view to replenishing Its stores before
sinking the craft
REPORTED MOTHER BOAT
Norfolk, June 10.—Survivors of the
Americas steamer Plnar Rel Rio, ar
riving here, assert that the enemy
submarine which sank tbe vessel' off
Virginia Capes Saturday was accom
panied by a mother ship of about
8,000 tons, painted gray with a funnel
amldshlp.
FIRED At SUBMARINE.
Atlantic Port, June 10.—An Ameri
can transport fired five shots at
German submarine this morning, sev
enty-five miles off the Jersey coast,
with the result unknown, according
to information brought in tonight by
the captain of a Brasilian steamship,
T MARI
YEARS TO BE THE GREATEST ON EARTH
,South Bend, Ind., June 10^-America
In 1920 will have a merchant marine
of twenty-five million dead-weight tons
Chairman Hurley of the shipping
board said tonight In a speech to tbs
graduates of Notre Dame University-
This great cojnmerce fleet, the larg
est ever assembled In history, involv
ing the expenditure of more than five
billions wlU link the United States
with the whole world. Hurley said
he and Schwab expected the shipping
output this year to exceed three mil
lion tons dead-weight Next year the
new shipbuilding Industry will be
capable of turning out thirteen and a
half million dead-weight tons, more
Great Britain, hitherto the
world's greatest shipbuilder, ever <
pleted in five years. >
Immsnse Appropriations.
Washington, June 10.—An appropri
ation or (1,791400,000 for tha Amerl-
can marine is provided in the sundry
civil bill reported to the house today.
The measure carries a total of
(2.881400400 la direct appropriations.
The bouse to expected to add up
wards of fifty millions more. The
amount for ships to over a billion but
less than the shipping board request
ed, but chairman Hurley explained
that the rseeipta from the operation
of ships can be devoted to building
charges and no curtailment of the
building program to contemplated.
KEEPS THE WAR SAVHGS MOVEMENT
■nr BEFORE PEOPLE OF II. S.
“Liberty Motor” Makes
Good, Says Air Expert
Washington, June 1(L—Teats of tha
Liberty motor made In England “place
the engine at once in the first line of
high power air engines,'’ the British
air minister today cabled Lordoo
Reading, British ambassador bora.
The following letter has been re
ceived by the Georgia National Bank
president. Hr. John J. Wilkins, from
Secretary McAdoo:
To the Bankers of America: I have
expressed to you my appreciation of
the prompt and generous way the
bankers of the United States have
responded to their country's needs.
Tbe success of the This* Liberty Loan
gives me the pleasant importunity of
expresing to you again a) thanks for
the splendid service you Hye render-
ed.
While the attention of the
has been centered recently a;
Liberty Loan, wa must keep
ly at heart the success of
Savings movement.
Individual economy and the
ration of labor and material la
absolute necessity forth* financing
of tbs war on a t ‘ ‘
to bring this necessity home to tbe
people of the county there will be con
ducted under the direction of the
Treasury Department a campaign for
pledges culminating on June 28th, de
signated by the President as Nsdon-
sl War-Savings Day, when loyal Am
ericans throughout the country win be
ssked to commit themselves to saving
and economy.
Unfortunately tha Impression to
held in some quarters that only the
poorer classes and children are ex
pected to save and Invest In War- Sav
ings Stamps. It to necessary that an
classes—men and women, and child
ren, rick and poor alike— shall save
and eliminate waste and unnecessary
expenditure. The government derives
that svery man, woman and child In
.country shall pledge themselves
lave to the utmost of their ability
to Invest definite amounts In War
IN W. S. S. SOLD
AT MATURITY THE STAMP8 80LD
BY NOT-A-CHANCE CLUB WILL
TOTAL S1540&00.
Though the campaign conducted by
the Net-a-Chance Club yffung ladies
and a number of other workers whom
they Interested in cooperating with
them, under the auspices of the Geor
gia National Bank, for the sale of
War Savings Stamps ended, aa an-ac
tive canvass, Saturdsy evening—the
work of selling and the privilege of
toying war. savings stamps and thrift
stamps to extended—through the year.
June 28th is to be Thrift Day and
by that day it to hoped that the (20
per head, man, woman and child,jin
Georgia will be made up.
The campaign by tbe young ladles
—three days’ work—waa exceedingly
successful.
Saturday, the last day of the cam
paign, was the best day of all, show
ing 776 sales and a total of (4,726-04.
Previously reported 1,466 sales and an
amount of (8,023.64. Total for the
campaign 2,220 sales amounting to
(12,748.68.
This means more than fifteen thou
sand dollars on January 1st, 1928,
when the baby bonds mature.
In the Casualty List
!■ the casualty list published yes
terday, the first name oa the “roll ot
honor" was that of a former student,
an alumnus, of the University of
Georgia, Captain James A. Anderson,
28th infantry, who was graduated
from the Institution here about
twelve years ago. He was a resident
of SummlL Ga.
tasking Urges Boys
To Write Home Often
GROUP OF PROMINENT EDUCA
TORS AND BU8INES8 MEN
LOOKING OVER “GEORGIA.”
The board of visitors named by the
governor to- visit the -University, qf
Georgia arrived yesterday, organised,
and began their round of'inspection-
Mr. M. L. Parker, College Tar)t, was
named chairman;,the other members
are Messrs. Paul King, Dublin; H.
Tift, Tilton; A. O. Miller, Way cross
H. L. McCord, Mansfield and R.
Brooks, Albany—all of them being
school men except Hr. Tift.
Dr. Soule Spoke
To Seed Crushers
(By Associated Press)
New. Orleans, June 10.—a boiler ex
plosion in the Central Power plant of
the New Orleans Railway and Light
Company tonight resulted In injury
to eight men, two probably fatally
and plungad the city In almost total
darkness for nearly an hour. Street
car service waa suspended and may
not be resumed for fortyelght hours.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, June ldAGeneral Per
shing has Called upon tbe American
soldiers of the expeditionary force in
France to write home frequently and
regularly and keep In constant touch
with family and friends. This, he
said was one of the soldiers’ mdst im
portant duties. _
ANOTHER ATHENS CASE
It Proves That Thsrs's A Way Out
for Many Suffering Athens Folks.
Just another report of a ease In
thens. Another twplcsl case. Kid-
nay ailments relieved in Athena with
Dosn'e Kidney Pills.
N. E. Hill, farmer, R. F. D. No. 2,
says; “For several years I was af
flicted with kidney complaint,
blame tha nature of my work for
bring oh this complaint. Jolting ever
tbe roads so much made It hard on
my kidneys and bock and I had In
tense pains through my back and
down into my. hips. It put me In
misery when going about my work
sad some of tbe Mme my kidneys
didn’t act as they should. The bottom
of my feet would bum, too. I tried
different remedies for a long tima
with no results. Finally I began us
ing Doan's Kidney PUto and they wore
no time in fixing mo up in good shape.
haven't toon bothered with my kid
neys since I took this treatment sev
eral yean ago."
Price 40c, at all dealers. Don’t sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that
Mr. Hill had. Foeter-Mtlburn Co.,
Mfgrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
Savings Stamps during the remainder
ot this year.
I earnestly bespeak the hearty as
sistance and cooperation of tbe
banks ot the country In the WarSav-
Inga Campaign. I especially request
that bankers cooperate In every way
possible in making the June 28th War-
Savings Day a complete success, end
that each bank secure and have on
hand at ^11 timet a supply of War-
Saving* Stamps adequate to meet all
demands. I urge that every tanker
pledge himself, end urge hte custom
ers to pledge themselves fo practice’
tbe patriotic self-denial required of
an.
I am sura that the American people
will be glad to pledge them selves to
become War-SaVers, thereby giving
concrete, evidence of their devotion to
their country's wtl'are ami of their
Inflexible purpose to fight until a tri
umphant victory to secured. I am sure
that tbe tankers of America will be
found in the front ranks of the na
tion's patriotic WarSavsr*.
Sincerely yours,
W. G. McADOO.
MADE AN INSPIRING AODRES8
BEFORE THE CONVENTION
AT ATLANTIC BEACH.
(Special to the Banner.)
Atlantic Beach. Fla., June 10.—Dr.
A. M. Soule, Federal Food Administra
tor for-Georgia,'delivered an'inspir
ing address to the advance guard
the Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
of Georgia, thia afternoon, who are
here to attend the fourteentlf annual
convention of this association, which
wlU take place on Tuesday and Wed
nesday, June 10th and lltb.
No one totter than Dr. Soule under 0„,.xL„„_
stands the close relationship existing wOUtfiem 152Sekall
between the food administration and
the Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
Mr. Hoover recently made the state
ment that had It not been for cotton
seed oil, there would have been a fat
famine In this country this year.
Dr. Soule has long been an advocate
ot the use of cotton seed meal aa
cattle feed and cotton seed oil and cot
ton oil compound for human consump
tion in place of olive oil and animal
fata.
The program for Tuesday, the open
ing day of the convention, tncludee
the patriotic address by Dr. Aibby
Jones, of Atlanta, whoea subject will
be "Bueiness Character, aa Developed
fcy the War."
President W. M. Hutchinson, of At
lanta, will give an account of tbo
work accomplished by the association
during the part year. He will be fol
lowed by Secretary-Treasurer Chivers
and will make a report for hla office.
A number of social diversions have
been planned for the large number of
todies, who are In attendance upon
thia meeting of the association.
Income Taxes Are
Due in Few Days
There are many who have no: yet
paid their Income taxes—many who
are liable and quite a number who
have received notices ot this lls’illlty,
June 16th, Saturday of this weak,
positively the last lay tbs government
will permit these taxis to to paid—
except at the additional cost ot pro*
rm-ltons.
One Killed, One Hurt
In Fall From the Air
(By Associated Press)
Arcadia, Fla., Juna 16.—Ltout. Ben
Hetotand and Cadet Caston, Penn
sylvanta, airmen at Dirr Field, fell
with h plane a hundred feet. Hetotand
waa Instantly kilted; Caston has
broken tag.
Department Not Taking
Part in Senatorial Race
(Spsctol to tbo Banner.)
Atlanta, Ga., June It.—Emphatic
and unequivocal refutation was tiven
by Commissioner of Agriculture J. J.
Brown today to the undercurrent ru
mor spread by somebody, believed by
friends of Mr. Brown to to emanating
from some political headquarters, that
the state department ot agriculture
to concerned actively in the present
senatorial race. Mr. Brown today was
asked;
'la the report coming from one of
the campaign headquarter* that ths
department of agriculture to taking
a hand in tbe senatorial race true 7“
To this Mr. Brown replied:
“Not only to it untrue, but there
Isn’t the shadow ot foundation for It.
This department Isn’t running and
has nothing to do with any candi
date’s race for the senate. It to not
because of tbe fact that there to
promise of about three months heated
political campaign in the state I say
that, tat toemus* of the tact that the
department of agriculture and every
man connected with It has a pretty
good job before him attending to hte
butinee* in tbe departatent”
u.$.
INFRANCE
—SECRETARY BAKER.
(By Associated’ Press.)
Washington,! June ■ 10.'—More than
700,090 'American soldiers have been
■ent to France, Secretary Baker told
the French “Blue Devils” who came
to the United States to aid In the
Third Liberty Loan.
The latest official announcement
some week* ago said that more than
a half a million had gone over.
NEW ORLEANS HA8 ACCIDENT
WHICH INJURED SEVERAL
AND DID MUCH DAMAGEj
League Unanimously
Decides to Close on
/
June Twenty-Eighth
BY RUNNING THROUGH JUNE CAN
HOLD FRANCHISE AND PLAY.
ERS, IT 18 8AID.
/ (By Associated Press)
Birmingham, Ala., June 10.—The dl
rectors of the Southern Baseball
League unanimously voted todsy to
close tbe season June 29th.
lack of Interest, Increased cost of
transportation and the government’s
“werts or fight’’ order are assigned
as tbe reasons.
By continuing through Juna 28th
the clubs can hold franchises as well
as players.
FRIZES ATHf
TWO OFFERED TO THE NIGHT
SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE
MOST HIGHLY PRIZED.
Ai the closing exercises ot tho East
Athens Night School, which were held
Saturday nlgH two prizes whlcn have
been given by friends of the school
were awarded to tbe soccessful pu
pils.
The prize of (5.00, given to the
school by Mrs. I. T. Plttsrd and Misi
Lucy- Bishop, In memory of their
mother, Mrs. Martha Bishop, who was
a teacher of mathematics, to the best
pupil In mathematics was this year
shared by four hoys, Roy Gunnels lead
ing. Tbe givers or this prize agreed
that the winners should be presented
useful books.
The Anna McWhorter prize of (5.00
given by her daughter,'Mrs. A. C. Ed
wards, In memory of her mother, who
was a friend of the school and Ita
work and a life long friend of the
principal, Miss Louie Lane, wbb won
by Louie Miller. This prize is given
to the girl who has shown the greatest
all-round development of character
during the term.
Committee Meets
This Morning at
10, Michael Bros.
The committee on planning for the
financing of the project to accommo
date 500 soldiers bare In the Univer
sity Training Detachment, will meet
this morning at 10 o'clock at tho of
fice of Col. M. O. Michael, chairman,
Michael Brothers Store.
1 Contracts Let For
40 Concrete Ships
EIGHT TO BE BUILT AT ONCE AT
EACH OF FIVE SHIPPING
YARDS.
Platform Embodies
' Only Forty Words
Support the Administration and win
the War” will be the Keynote of
Hon. T. W. Rucker’s Campal|
Congress.
(Sunday Constitution.)
Athene, Ga., June 8.—(8pecl*l.)—
Colonel Tlneley w. Rucker, In tha
Sunday papers, to making bis an
nouncement for congress from the
eighth district, to oppose tbe incum
bent, Judge Charles H. Brand. I(Is
platform, which to leas than 40 words
long, he says, takes In nil that can be
talked about till the war ends: Prom
ising, It elected to give the people the
beat work of which he to capable, no
says: “I believe In supporting the ad
ministration, and 1 aip for tbe • rrncst,
vigorous presecutlon'of tho war until
It to won." '7*."
Colonel Rucker spent 49 days
congress In the spring ot 1917, the
unexplred term ot the late Congress
man Tribble. The race was a ncated
one, with several candidates afield,
terminating In the election ot January
11,1918. He was a member from this
district till March 4 1918, Judgo
Brand being In tbe meantime elected
with Colonel Rucker not offering
Colonel Rucker made a characteris
tic record In his stay In Washington .
lie said todsy that tome have inti
mated that tbo short stay "turned his
bead,” and adds that it was turned
toward Washington and It la “a migh
ty safe thing to keep your head turned
toward where fan are going-’’ He
hau already been Into every county of
the dlstlrct talking with tho people.
bto announcement tomorrow to
tha remit of his tour. He will make
a vigorous campaign.
(By Associated Preaa)
Washington,. Juna 10—Contracts
building forty concrete ships, of
7600 tons aaeh, in flva government
shipping yards, sight st each of the
yards, has been awarded by tbe ship
ping board.
ay Rescind Part
Freight Rate Order
(By Associated, Press.)
Washington, Juna 10.—Railroad ad
ministration officials todsy reached a
tentative decision to rescind that por
tion of the new freight rate order pre*
scribing that higher interstate rates
shall apply on Intrastate shipment*
when Interstate schedules already ex-
A final order to this effect may
Issued shortly. Without such mod
ification. shippers complained, to*
rates on intrastate shipment* would
Increased in many cases several
hundred per cent.
iqual Suffrage League
Aids Charity Overseas
Cut off Supply of
Coal Auto Makers
i*-
(By Auaoclated Press).
Washington, June 10.—Tbe curtail
ment of coal supplies to manufactur
ers of passenger automobiles for the
year beginning August 1st to twonly-
five per cent ot the quantity consumed
this year, waa announced tonight by
the fuel administration. This Is on*
step In the drastic program of reduci.
Ion of fuel allowed non-war Industrie*
in order to meet the expected coil
shortage next winter.
Government-Owned
Corporations For
Aircraft Making
Washington, Jpne 10.—Authority to
ganlze one or more government
owned corporations was asked ot coa
is today by John D. Ryan, direa-
or of aircraft production. It Is pro
d to apply to aircraft production
the plan (ucceeafully used by the
shipping board through the emergency
fleet corporation. A bill has been in
troduced In tho senato by Senator
Chamberlain chairman of the military
committee, with th* approval of So
cretary Baker.
Two Georgians in List
of Marine Casualties
The Athena Equal Suffrage League
has juit transmitted to headquarters
donation of 921 for tbo work ot tha
relief ot the suffering women and
children snd babies of France. The
local league assumer its quota, fifty
dollars, and $21 has baon raised and j reported in today s marine corps wi
sent forward. The remainder of the unity list; Privates Lee Roy Todd, of
quota win to sent in a few days, ft is I Concord, and Jo.- McKinley Brook,
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