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THE BANNER, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 21, 1218.
B»101ALUEDMIIir
Certain-Fire Machine Guns
of Americans Wipe Out
An Entire German
Patrol Party.
(By Associated Press)
Tbe Austrian pincers are not clos
log upon Italy with the precision of
last October when they forced back
the Italian armies from the Julian
Alps to tbe Plave river and from the
northern Italian regions almost to
the Venetian plains.
In fact they don't seem to be clos
ing at all.
The Italian war office announced
that the enemy everywhere Is being
held along the Plave.
On the crucial sector of tbe Montel-
lo plateau, which bars the way from
the northeast to the Venetian plains.
The Italians have strengthened their
positions on the north edge of the
plateau and repulsed two enemy at
tacks on the northern border.
Infantry operations on the French
battle front continue virtually at
standstill,b ut Allied and German guns
are roaring on various sectors.
In the Alps the Austrians have been
unable further to advance their lines
since their Initial onslaught last week.
Everywhere from the Aslago pla
teau sector eastward to tbe Plave
river, all their attacks have been
quickly repulsed by the Allied troops,
who In their turn, delivered counter
attacks, regained lost terrain. Inflict
ed heavy casualties on the enemy
and have taken a considerable number
of prisoners. ^
All along the Plave river fierce
fighting is going on, especially on the
MonteTro plateau.
Vienna on the other hand, asserts
that the Austrians have gained
ground at various points and that
the battle Is following Its intended
course.
AMERICAN FIRE ACCURATE.
With the American Forces on the
Marne, June 18.—Several German pa
trols attempting last night to ap
proach the American lines In / tho
Marne sector were smashed by tbe
accuracy of the American machine
gun fire.
One German patrol was almost
wiped out.
CLAIM 30,000 PRISONERS.
Vienna, via London, June 18-—The
number of prisoners taken by the
Austro-Hungarians in their new
drive on the northern Italian front
has Increased to 30.000 aud the guns
captured number 120, according to a
war office statement.
SPEECH
SOCIALIST OUTBREAKS.
Paris, June 18.—Socialist manifes
tations, occurred in Vienna yesterday,
according to a dispatch received by
the Havas agency from Basel, Swltser-
land.
“PATRIOTISM”—
NOT OLD JOKES
(From Savannah News.)
Not so long ago the Morning News
said that some of the politicians who
are active in the senatorial campaign
had mistaken the temper of the peo
ple, thinking that the old.political
methods of the piping times of peacn
would obtain in this contest. Yester
day. In conversation with a represen
tative of the Morning News, Judge
Andrew J. Cobb, of Athens, voiced the
same opinion. He said that "cam-
paigners this time need not expect to
hold the attention of the people with
the old stump speech tricks which
caught them in less strenuous days;
the voters do not want to listen to a
lot of jokes and charges and counter
charges, but they want to hear
straight facts about loyalty and dis
loyalty, about who is holding up the
hands of the President In this war."
The Morning News believes the
People of the state have already made
U P their minds to elect William J
Harris senator. Judge Cobb sal I
yesterday that he believed there was
not any doubt that Mr. Harris, al
ready very strong, is getting stronger
*11 the time. The people of Georgia
who have sons and brothers in the
war do not want to be represented
In the United States senate by a man
who bas'stood in tbe way of giving
those boys tbs powerful support that
Is their due. They do not want to
hear jokes from the stump; wbat they
want to hear is a speech that will
•Irfks the chord of patriotism that I*
The Alumni Society was the center
about which revolved the main fea
tures Tuesday In the commencement
at tbe University of Georgia, the an
nual oration being delivered by Hon.
Mcyhew Cunningham, of Savannah,
who, waiving for the moment classi
cal and patriotic themes, addressed
himself to the practical anticipatory
matter ot discussing the question of
government ownership and operation
of railroads after the war.
He conceded and defended the gov-
ernment operation of the roads
an emergency measure and declared
It was necessary and timely, both for
the government and th9 railroads,
Looking ahead, however, to the fu
ture he said that the return to raff
roads to their owners for operation
again after the war will involve dif
ficulties and'delicate questions. He
then went'lnto an argument, compact
and close-knit, in favor of private
ownership—claiming for private own
ership, as against federal ownership
and control, many elements of effi
ciency, safety, development and ser
vice.
He concluded with the declaration
that this country has left her ancient
moorings, after tbe war she will be
in world trade, her railroad systems
with millions ot men and miles and
billions of money will be a tremendous
factor In commerce, and that “there
Is grave danger to the republic in tbe
federal ownership and control of the
rigid system of roads—danger to the
sovereignty ot the states that com
pose the federal union.”
To Finish the Gym.
The principal matter of business of
the Alumni Society was the naming
of the land trustees as a committee to
prepare a history of the Alumni Gym
nasium Hall—and tbe authorization
after that history shall have been
prepared of a comlttee. President C
M. Candler and a member from each
congressional district in the state, to
effect tbe necessary financial steps to
complete the building.
CLA88 OF 1898 IN REUNION CRE
ATED FUND TO AID WOR
THY 8TU DENTS.
(From Wednesday’s Banner.)
The class of 1898, University cf
Georgia, held- a most delightful re
union yesterday—and till late In the
night last night. They enjoyed the
alumni day exercises and spent the
hours In pleasant social remnlscences,
Last evening they held a specially in
teresting session,
At that session 81,500 was subscrib
ed by the members present toward a
15,000 endowment fund to be known
as the “Class of ’98 Endowment Fund’’
to be used to assist worthy young
NO raUCM KET AT THE GET
TO HE ERECTED NEMS. A. 1. STATION UNIVERSITY, 8T ACTION OF 11!
men in obtaining University educs' >ter ,han at present. The result
Immense War Debt
England Now Bears
(By Associated Press)
London, June 18.—Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of the exchequer. In
troduced a vote cf credit of live hun
dred million pounds sterling In the
House of Commons today, and gave
some figures regarding the total war
credits, which with the present ap
propriation, would amount to 7,342,-
000,000. sterling.
Commandant Ft Oglethorpe
Hospital Was Discharged
Chattanooga, June 18.—Major
Charles A. Smith, commandant of the
Ft. Oglethorpe geneAtl hospital, has
been given an honorable discharge as
a result of the alleged treatment of
a tubercular patient by a nurse for
which Smith Is held responsible. The
patient is alleged to have been placed
on a bread and water diet for iufrac
lion of rules.
Million For Submarine
Base at Key West Fla.
Washington, June 18.—The noose
today approved the senate amendment
to the naval appropriation bill carry
ing a million dollars for a submarine
base at Key West.
In every one of them, the same pa
triotism that sends their sons tc
France to protect our nation’s rights.
■This Js no time for old-fashioned,
peace time, political campaigning. It
is a time only for making sure that
the mau we send to the Senate will
be the opposite of Senator Hardwick,
will be a man upon whom the people
of Georgia may depend and upon
whom the President of the United
States, the head of tbe national De
mocratic party, America’s and the
world’s leader, may lean. We want
a man President Wilson can trust, In
whose word and In whose loyalty he
has confidence. The same reasons that
should oust Mr. Hardwick should and
will elect Mr. Harris.
tlon. Trustees for this fund were
namedMessrs. B. D. Watkins, C. H.
Black and Y. L. Watson. Patriotic re
solutions were passed bearing sig
nificant sentiments of loyalty and de
votion to the country. They follow:
The Resolutions.
“We, the members of thee lass ot
’98 assembled la reunion amid the
academic shades of our Alma Mater
desire before disbanding to commend
the faculty, trustees, alumni, and the
student body of the University for
their patriotic services In the present
world crisis.
"The record shows that 1,287 alumni
are now In tho military and naval ser
vice of our country, that the campus
buildings and entire equipment of
the University are now being used In
training and equipping young men for
various activities in tbe service,
movement Is on foot for the under
writing by the partlotlc citizens
Athens of p 320,000,000 project look
ing to the enlargement of the facili
ties of the University for special
training of enlisted men. The Uni
versity is, and always has been, the
center of culture and patriotic
deavor In tbe state and tbe entire
south.
The members of the faculty. In
cluding notably a member of this
class. Prof. U. H. Davenport, are now
giving their unselfish service and valu
able time in instructing these young
men. We are Inexpressibly proud o.‘
this service and record.
‘We note the activity cf the secret
arm ot the government In making
graft exposures in connection with
war work and contracts, aid It is
our collective and Individual opinion
that the laws of the country should be
so amended that tbe severest form ot
punishment for crimes might be In
flicted on all parasites and grafters
preying upon the vitals of tbe repub
lic, Including certain citizens that
have personally profited unreasonably
at the expense of the people, and we
commend the efforts of those In au
thority to reach these offenders.
‘We deplore the seeming tolerance
of our people In condoning the ef
forts of certain public men to Im
pede and hinder effective wat legists-
tlon and the enactment of more ef
fective measures. We unqualifiedly
condemn all public servants vho
have been unloyal to their country
and would consign them to political
and social oblivion. We are convinc
ed that tbe patience of tbe rank and
file of democracy Is exhausted and
that the time is at band when such
grievances will'be corrected In n'
uncertain manner.
We commend with the greatest
degree ot fervor the unselfish and pa
triotic servlets of the ministers
the gospel -in general In Instilling
Into the .minds of the people their
patriotic and religious duties.
'To the women of America,
their various activities, for their un
faltering faitr, an£ unceasing labors
in this holy cause of the Allies, we
olee the appreciation of all loyal
Americans.
To Woodrow Wilson, our beloved
president, we pledge our united sup
port and endorse, commend, and up
hold him In his course and policies,
and we congratulate our common
country In being so fortunate as to
have as Its leader this clearest think
er and most forceful executive, this
broadest exponent, and the antithe
sis in every respect of all that Pros-
slanlsm and German Kultur repre
sent"
Those at tbe reunion were Messrs.
Chas. H. Black.
B. D. Watkins.
Cruger Westbrook.
Ben F. Riley. Jr-
The Canteen committee ot the Ath-
ens Red Cross has ministered to prob
ably more than thirty thousand sol
diers passing through Athens In the
last several months—at the station of
the Seaboard Airline Railway, the
only through line passing Athens.
The need for this service is likely
to be greater In the future.
Mme. Lustrat and ner loyal aides
on tbe executive commute ot the
chapter have for some time had In
poind a way of meeting this need bet-
of
this work Is:
A handsome building will be erected
in the park at the 6. A. L. station, just
south of the station. Mr. Fred J. Orr
had drawn plans for just the build
ing that will be needed; contributions
ot money for materials and supplies
from 3100 down to 310 from leading
friends of the work have been volun
teered; the lumber companies havo
promised the material; the electric
company has given tbe lighting and
wiring and a handsome sign, a big
Red Cross to be | laced above th
structure; the gas company has give
the gas company has given the ga.
the gB« for making the coffee
and other necessities; a gas stove wai
given by Misses Gerdine and Brumby
there will be a big coffee beating tank
Installed; the city has donated the
water to be used; and the training do
tachment at the University will do the
actual carpentry work In the con
structlon of tbe building. (
The place will be kept supplied with
materials for Immediate service of all
things that can be kept in stock.
There Is need for some other con
tributions to make the success of the
project assured. This la a part of the
work that the men can aid In—Indeed
It Is desired that only the men-contri
bute to this project. Some have been
magnificently generous In many ways
to tbe canteen committee; others wl:
follow their example. Tbe good
ladles have been doing this canteen
work, in rain and hot sun, day and
night—and the men now have an op
portunity to some fine supporting.
THRIFT AND WAR SAVING STAMPS HERE
More than four hundred workers
will In a few days begin tbe most
thorough canvass ever made of Ath
ens In any campaign or drive or move
ment-
in the Interest of tbe War Savings
Stamp sale. -
Efforts were made by Chairman H-
H. Gordon, of tbe county organiza
tion, to secure one leading business
man after another to take the lead In
the drive—but for one reason or an
other they could not take up the work.
Mr. W. T. FOrbes was finally per
suaded to accept the leadership. He
was first looked to for the work—
but he has been busy with Y.,M. C. A.
work, has given more than half bis
time In the past year to drive after
drive, and Is preparing now for the
summer camp of the boys—
But he shouldered the work with
loyalty and has fairly begun the most
complete organization do go over the
whole city that has ever been effect
ed.
He declares,' however, that ho
MU8T have the co-operation and sym
pathy, the ACTIVE aid of every busi
ness man In the city and every loyal
woman in Athens to make the work
thorough.'
Over 400 Workers.
The plan requires the work of more
than 400 workers, men and women.
The city is to bo districted and every
business house and every residence,
cottage, big house, apartment—will bo
visited. The time Is short. Tbe plan'
heretofore followed will not work in
this campaign- The beads of every
home must be seen.
Captain Barnett has taken the map
ot the city and carefully Iffld out the
business district into twelve sections;
similarly tbe residential dlstrlcta will
be divided into twelve sections. There
will be two mens teams and two wo
men’s teams to each section, the men
for the business areas bnd the wo
men for the homes.
The Organisation.
There will be six battalions of men.
strong business men, with a major
for ?ach two districts; there will be
a lady adjutant tor eacb.of tbe majora
In each battalion there will be 4 com
panies and with officers and office
force, there will be over 200 persons
In the organization.
Tbe personnel:
Mrs. T. F. Green will be colonel of
the ladles' battalion. 1
The sly majors of the business
men's battalions will be Messrs. John
White Morton, Andrew C. Erwin.
Max Michael, B. F. Hardeman, Mor
ton Hodgson, and S. V. Sanford.
Conference Today.
At six o'clock this evening In tho
Y. M. C. A. building there will be a
conference ot the six majors and their
twenty-four captalne to select theft
teams. It la important that every one
of these officers be on hand this even
ing at 6 o’clock at tbe Y. M. C. A.
Big Sum to Raise.
The city and county are expected to
pledge the sale of 3440,000 In war
-stamp savings paper—the original
amount being 3560,000—with about
3120,000 already sold.
This will be 320 per head for every
man, woman and child la the city and
county. Therd Is a limit of 31.000 by
the government on the amount that
can be purchased by any one Individ
ual and It will be needful for many-
very many—full limit 81.000 pledges
to be secured to carry Athens and
Clarke over the top In this most tin-
portant of all the campaigns to date.
U. H. Davenport.
J. T. Dorsey.
W. C. Pltner.
,E. W. Martin.
B. C. Yancey.
E. E. Pomeroy.
Glous Stephenson.
Roacoe Perkins.
Dupree Hunnlcutt
Y. L Watson.
By the way, while we think of it
and yon have nothing else to hunt
ap, who was the guy that put “labor"
In "elaborate r "
HOWARD DECLARES IF ANY MAN WILL
ATTACK HIS PUBLIC RECORD IN ANY
PUCE HE WILL RETIRE FROM RACE
(Special to tbe Banner.)
Hartwell, Ga., June 18.—Hon. Wil
liam Scbely Howard, candidate for
the United States Senate from Geo
gla, spoke to about two hundred peo
ple in tbe Hart county courthouse
yesterday afternoon. Mr. Howar-l
labored under some difficulties as lo
cal friends had advertised the meeting
for eleven o'clock and the headquar
ters had Mr. Howard booked tor 1:39.
Mr. Howard and Forreat Adair, Jr. ar
rived In Hartwell about twelve. On
account of the confualon of hours
many people from tbe country return
ed to their homea and did not hear
the speaker. Mr. Howard was intro
duced J>y Hon. Walter L. Hodges,
Judge ot tbe Northern Circuit, who
paid a high tribute to Mr. Howard’s-
legislative record, declaring that he
had always stood for legislation that
was for the benefit ot the common
people. Mr. Howard made a strong
speech, and was liberally applauded.
He declared that a acbejne was on
Grace Lusk Declared ,
Sane And is Sentenced
(By Assectatsd Press)
Waukesha, Wla., Grace Lusk, con
victed of second degree murder for
slaying Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts,
wife of Dr. David Roberts, former
state veterinarian, today waa declare!
foot that would retire Dean from tbe
senate race on a promise to bo made
U. »■ judge to succeed Newman and
that BUI Burwell had been promised
tbe district attorneyship In South
Georgia. He was particularly-scath
ing In his denunciation of Dean and
Hugh J. Rowe, of tbe Athena Banner, j
Howard stated that if any man would
attack bis public record In any place
that he would retire from the race.
He Invited everybody to come
Gainesville on June tbe 29th to bear
tbe debate between he and Dean.
From tbe conversation of Mr. Howard
it would appear that he has been
loaded by Gainesville enemies of Dean
and that the debate la to be heated.
D. T. Quinlan, ot Gainesville, was tn
Hartwell to bear tbe speech end re
port to Dean, and several times Mr.
Howard turned to Qullltan and de
clared "that he could carry that mes
sage to Hub.” "
Hart county has spent little time on
politics so far but baa been buy
with tbe crops.
THE HUN BEAST
THEME OF FINE
(From Wednesday's Banner)
Last night a big audience gathered
at the Octagon at 9 o'clock to hear
Sgt. Maj. Ivan Staneslau, disabled
Canadian soldier, member of the 297th
Canadian Overseas Regiment, speak
on the war.
Personal Experience*.
He did not apeak of his personal ex
periences till he wsa requested to do
so—and that part of the talk was very
Interesting. ' He was, according to his
address, sounded once and taken
prisoner by the German once. Wound
ed first, he was taken back to a hos
pital. Blinded and wounded—and re
covered; later he was captured—
taken to Belgium and Inoculated with
tuberculosis serum,*given work that
afforded opportunity to escape, and al
lowed to go—to spread the white
plague. The inoculation failed, how
ever—and he Is In no danger from
that source." He got back-to the lines
and was again wounded—being a suf
ferer how from affection of tbe eyea,
and having a leg shattered, wearing a
metal plate to bold the knee straight
enough to support him.
He told of a Red Crus nurse, a
Miss Morton, whom he bad known,
aken by the Germans, who administer
ed to their wonnded, and then was
violated, murdered, and mutilated—
with an Impious German legend writ
ten acrus her body.
He told of a captain of their own
command who penetrated to the en
emy lines and was captured—bis body,
horribly mutilated being found when
the Canadltans captured the village—
crucified to a bam door.
When a prisoner he met a German
officer who bad In youth coma to Am
erica poor and friendless, made mon
ey and friend*, gone hack to Germany
with bla American-made fortune and
who tortured the prisoners held by his
men, showing the scars of barns on
his wrists made by-that same officer.
Then he said that the statement
that we are fighting the kaiser, his
bloody officers, and a handful of tyran
nous Prussians—was a He. He said
that the whole German nation is as
Inhuman and cruel and Hun-llke. He
said that we should make relentlus
war on “every damnable German” In
the Empire.
He was sorry to say, he declared,
that the women of Germany were fall
ot this vlclons and hitler hate. While
prisoner he and seven others were
hauled In an ox cart through^ the
streets of-a German city, aa examples
to stimulate the people to subscribe
to the loan fund of the emperor—and
women cursed them and offered water
when they were thirsty, holding the
vessels near to their lips snd then
spitting In the water aa they sneered,
He declared that more than a mil
lion Belgians the first two years of
the war, were slaughtered, tortured,
mutilated, and violated. In some
cases whole cities of old men and
women and children were massed
and shot down. Americans, he declar
ed, could not believe the stories of
tjie atrocities at first. When he was
recovering In the hupltal from a
wound he had seen the funeral pro
cession of 102 babies and 12 women—
!q one day—victims of the bombing
by Germans of a great maternity hos
pital. He said that 7,000 young Can-
Admit Women to The
School of Education.
The trustees cf the University yes
terday afternoon by a vote ;f 12 to
S reconsidered the action cf Monday
which admitted women to tbe Junior
and senior classes of the School ot
Education,.University of Georgia, and
by the same vote declined *o grant
them that right.
The “Woofter resolution,” which ad
mitted women to tbe school of edo
cation, it I* said, provided t r tn.i
admission to the "Junior and senior
classes” of that school but in the
arrangement jot the courses would
have virtually and In effect opened the
doors of the University to women
—to every class In the Institution,
save one or two.
For Murder of Whites
Lousiana Negro Pays
(By Associated Press)
Natcbex, Miss., Juno 18.—Georgq.
Clayton, a negro, was lynched by a
posse of citizens near Mangham, La,
across the Mississippi river tonight,
after he bad killed one white man
and wounded six others.
Western Hemisphere
Troops to Train In
America, It Is Said
(By Associated Praia)
Washington, Juno Ig.—Congress fa
to be asked by the war department
(or an appropriation to provide train
ing facilities in this country for forces
other than American troops, It ami
learned authoritatively today.
The assumption Is that they would
come from one of the western hem's-
phere nations slliad against Germany.
Definite arrangements have not-been
made, however.
Kentucky School Teacher
Makes a War Work Record
(By Associated Frets)
Knoxville, June 18.—Mia* SnlHe
Lanes, a Knox county school teacher,
who has two brothers In the army, hav
established a record for woman wai
workers by mowing six acres ot-bay
In one day on her father’s farm.
Cent a Mile Rate For
Confederate Re-Union
(By Associated Praia.)
Tulsa, Oklr, June 18.—The assur
ance of a'railroad rate of a cent a
mile with thirty-day ■ stop over priv
ilege for the Coufedsrate Reunion
hers the week of September 34th has
bsen given by Director McAdoo, Gen
eral Forest, in charge of arrange
ments, announced today.
aana by the board of alienlati and
Judge Martin Lueck sentenced her
to nineteen years Inprisoiment.
Dr. and Mrs. Harold Amoss, of Nov
York, announce the birth of a son
Harold Amosa, Jr., oo Saturday, Jmv
16th. Mrs. Amoss was formerly Mbs
Marguerite DuFreo of this dty.
adians, taken prisoners, had been hr
oculated with typhoid snd tnberen-
loali and back to Canada, had re
cently come 865 young men, who had
gone out In the strength and perfec
tion of manhood, so horribly, unspeak
ably mutilated that they can never
be able to make their natural contrl
bntlon to posterity. He told of how
German science had boen prostituted
till airman from the Empire had re
leased over towns and vlllagei where
there were schools for Uttle children
thousands of attractive colored bal
loons—filled With deadly germs of In
curable diseases.
These he recounted as among the
horrors of the German method of war
fare.
Ha said that the German philosophy
had drilled the people for more than
a peneratlon Into the belief, mpqtii-1
and unreasoning, that anything that
aided the state in any of Its objects,
however unfair or wicked, could not
he crime—that what added to the
might If the atata was right, no mat
ter bow such act might bo as rotated
to Individual actisB.
Ha referred to the Germans always
In hla talks as "The Beast, the Hun."
He said that Americans must help
conquer this beast. Me said that the
world knows how worn pre the men
of Belgium, how weakened the armies
of France; that Britain, too, has lost
much—and It la up to America to de
liver the world. He said that the true
American la he and he alone who
fights yonder, or, unable to shoulder
gun. who does hls full share here In
support of the soldier and the cause.
He said that tbe foreigner who cams
to America, enjoyed the freedom hero,
the opportunity, the protection—and
did not now Join America in defense
of right—sboula be sent back whence
he came. He said that the man boro
in America waa not neoessarily Amer
ican—but waa an American only who
measured up to this responslTdllty of
service and sacrifice bow.
The meeting was In the I
the War Savings campaign, i
Hugh Gordon presided; Dr. I
ed a prayer at tbe
meeting; the audience waa
and Interested; and at the close a col
lection was taken for the expenses of
the yonng officer who wa* persuaded
to remain over for a few days to aid
In stirring Interest In the campaign—
and who received only bta pay of 3*8
• month from the Canadian govern
ment.
The- leaaon was pressed homo oo
the hundreds that heard—that all who
are at home must make dentate, sacri
fice, mutt do their utmost
way—end all can aid the war i
plan of furnishing moans to (
war—to back the
fighting the 1
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