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ATHENS BANNER, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1921.
FAMOUS KRONSTADT
BUILT TO PROTECT
IE
(Special to Tho Banner)
ANITA STEWART IS AT HER BEST IN
“HARRIET AND THE PIPER” AT PALACE
Washington, I).
Kronstadt, famous Rusi-Ian fortress.
Where the revolt against bolshevism
started early In March. and where
a committee 1h reported to have
formed "the Kronstadt government."
is the subject of the following bul
letin issued from the Washington
atioual (1
St He
Kronstadt
C., hcadcjuaiters of th
graphic society
"What GI bra It n
to the Mediterr.ui
golmd before i:
caused Its diemant
trkilce to tlu* Kb
has been for more than .00 years to
the eastern end of the Gulf of Finland,
the northeastern arm of the Baltic.
One of the most heavily fortili'd
Islands in the world, It was consid
ered the impregnable guardian of the
mouth of the Neva and of Petrograd
—then Ht. Petersburg—capital of the
Ruasian empire.
Doth a City and a Fort.
"Kronstadt may mean either- the
group of mighty forts or the town,
#ith a population of 65,000 before the
war, which lies behind them. Put the
town, for nearly half a century, has
been of Utile Imports nr*- aside from
that which It attained directly from
the presence of the forts, the bar
rack? and the naval base. It has long
bfcfn the 3cut of th* Baltic licet, the
greatest of the Russian naval units
"Kotlin, the Island on which Kron
stadt is situated, ilea about sixteen
miles west of Petrograd. with no land
Intervening. About 12 to 15 mips
frdm the city the north and south
shores of th* Gulf of Finland ap
proach each other most closely, be-
lag less tlirin ten miles apart With
in these points the waters of t!i- Gulf
of Ftulani are called Neva Hay.
Marking the outer extremity of the
bty In, the middle rlao the Buna of
Kronstadt
“Some of the forts are hull! on the
tlD of the Maml nearest PeCroEiad.
while other?, built on pile*, flank them
On the closest point of the north
mainland nre the batteries or l.isl Nos.
Six orsev-n miles north of Llsl Nos
ll tho eaetern border of Finland, and
just short ef.lt are other powerful bat
teries, There are known both by tho
Rwedl-h name, Hyetm-lmk, and th?
Hraslan name, SestroryeUk. Clpaer
(till ti) Kronstadt, a hare three miles
away on the south mainland, is the
town of Ornn | enb»i.in. where there
are more runs and hi addition bar
racks.
"This Hi a In of forts hems Petro
grad in and protecta It <*n tho sea
side. But It Is obvious that they can
with equnl-dase he turd against the
city or a reluct each other If they fall
lhto opposing hands.
th
th
Canal Ends Commercial
Importance.
“Neva- Bay ia very shallow, aryl In
the early years of tho existence of
fjt. Peterilurg Kronstadt was 1t3 port.
The chrge?!! were transported to and
from tho Island In lighter draft boats,
ft) 1881, a’ de< u canal or narrow ehsn
tic 1 was completed, extending through
the bay from one of the mouths of the
Neva river 11 th.* roads of Kronstadt.
This m*td n It po-slbla for most of the
ships trading with Petrograd to go
directly tr wharves In the city. Slneo
the completion of the canal tho com-
in*rc!iil Importance of Kronstadt has
Bet been great. ■
"Though Peter the Great, creator
3 fit. Petersburg, founded Kronstadt
prot»rt that cltv of his dreams, and
though th- or.ars thnt came after him
added to it) strength with the same
end In view, tho- fortress has been
the scene before this of movements
against th? city and the government
Durint-1 the unreft In Russia in 1905
and 1900 whlHi;w-a.- teally tho fore
runner of th? revolution that finally
dethroned the ca.it in 1917, one of tho
most drimwlc Incident? wan the ris
ing of the garrison ot Kronstadt In
All'-Mlst, 19U6. Tile lejlorioua secret
police w'ere aware of the plot, and
the mutineers found themselves with
out arms firing loyal troops brought
n from a distance tho day before
he uprising Th? unarmed rioters
vere shot down by tho hundreds In
the conrtjards of tholr barracks."
FOR YOUR SUNDAY DINNER, lllack
Walnut Ice Cream. Costa’s
•Harriet and the Piper." Anita ! i ewo1 * u " d K owns e VPr w0 ™ *»Y Anlta
Stewart's latest First National picture T, "V p, ?. ,ure ’
which Opened a two-day’s engagement 1 ".. a H us “ < *H oen "
a, the Palace yesterday appearing , mince' ^stume.'h.uivlly fallen TlU,'
VS&1 Ti*!? .*»<»- - displaying •*
name. Tho storv. which has a Green*
wlch Village Retting, ran
the pictorial Review, and has sin
been published In hook form Sup
Jurists and lawyers of the state. He [give out the delicate scent of roses,
is not only an eminent man in his pro- while lily of the valley Is considered
fession, but is one of the outstanding more apropriate for white gowns. The
Christian laymen of the stiuth. ] scent is sewed into the seams of the
An interesting fact in the religious j Frock,
life of Judge Cobb is that he was the j - y ' “
first president of the Athens Young,
Men s Christian association when it * * ee IwCUKWlWl
was organized back in the early eigh
ties. He has been closely identified
with and a supporter of the work of
tin* association ever since, and is a
man who is always ready to help the
youth of the land. ! , , . .
Previously reported ....
Ison A: Nicholson Co,
Church Building
Fund Campiagn
PALACE Today
“Appolo Trio-'”PosHiJi| Study.
MUTT and JEFF COMEDY
AND
fol-
biilllant feathered headdress. Tlu
which are true reproductions of
. j Greenwich Village utudioe, were ar
ranged by Director Bertram Bracken,
porting” Mfs'il StcwarTis "an" all-'slar J*"“
. . , ... , ,, ,,, , ramoiis Bohemian quarter to net at
Z H - ln, ' !l " U '\ nl t r “ ne ’ ' m<*sphere for the Deduction
& Nix
Richman, Irving Cummings, Byron
Munson, Myrtle Stedman, Margaret
Landis, Barbara La Marr Dooley and
Loyola O’Connor. Bertram Bracken
directed the production.
Those who have already seen "liar
rl‘f and the Piper,” both at the coast
and fn New York, are unanimous In
d'daring it the best film vehicle in
v hie.. Miss Stewart has yet appeared ,
not excepting "III Old Kentucky,”
wlife li was one of the most successful
t T last season's productions.
Dazzling Gowns.
The most dazzling assortment of
Erwin, Krwii
J. It. Smith »
Tlios. J. Shackleford ..
James L. Thompson ..
Cobb Bampkln
S. R. Scar hour
G. Paine, Jr.
Judge Cobb’s subject will he
lows: "Prospects for the Present
Day.”.
A most cordial Invitation is extend-
< I to all boys between the ages of
ten and twenty to be present to hear
Judge Cobb’s address.
The hour is three o’clock, and it is
hoped that a full attendance will bo j \\\ p. Eberhuit
present, as during the last month two j. l. Holcomb .
of the meetings have been merged in j A Paine
to other services—one when the North ' j jj Epting
Georgia Older Beys' conference was in |
session, and the other on las: Sunday j Total to date
afternoon, when Dr. Broughton spoke i
at tlu* First Methodist rhmdi. | fiUORGIA—Clarke Countv.
I Those wiio hear Judge Cobh will ; Arthur .1. Palmer vs. Mattie Lee Al-
" | have the thoughts from a ripe and ex I ],.n Palmer—Clarke Superior Court.
The hoys' meeting of the Sunday perleneed mind that thinks dearly on ! April Term. 1991.
'" club tomorrow afternoon at 31 all present-day problems. | To Mattie l.e- Allen Palmer:
lock al the Young Men's Christian, ~ ~ ' " ! ^' v order of the ( ourt you are re-
A different odor for every frock Is qnlred to he mid appear at said (.ourt
addressed by t ) le | a t(.st fashionable idea of Parisian I on the second Monday in April next.
Sunday Y Club Will
Hear Distinguished
Jurist Tomorrow P. M.
so'iation, will
uib;e Andre
•obb.
j dressmakers. A pink creation should
petition' r’s libel for di
and in default thereof Hie Court will
I;Creed a:*. to Ju-tlce shall appertain
Witness the Honorable Blanton
Fortson. Jud"e of said Court.
'Phis the 25th day of February. 1021.
E. J. CRAWFORD.
Cl rk.
THOMAS f. THOMAS,
PetitIcner’s Attorneys.
Court you are re
1 appear at said Court
rn the wond Monday in April n-e
to answer petition' r’s libel for divorce,
and In default thereof the Court will
proceed au to Justice shall apn«rf*«»i
WitueiH the Honorable Blanton
Fortson. Judge of said Court.
This the J2th day of March. 1^21.
E. J. CRAWFORD.
C|. rk.
THOM AH THOMAS.
Petitioner’s Attorneys.
Anita Stewart with the "Apollo Trio” at the Palace today for the l»et time.
I CFOROIA—Clarke County.
l To All Whom It May Concern:
[ G. A. Booth, of sahl State, having
In proper form applied for permanent
letters of administration on the es-
! ta«? of Geo. M. Booth, late of said
County, deceased, this is to cite all
an I singular tho creditor? ami next
of kin of said deceased to ho and up-
r»*nr nt the Court of Ordinary of said
County at the April Term, 1921. and
show cause, if they have or can, why
P* rmanent letters of administration
should not be granted to said G. A.
tb'oth on said estate.
Witness mv official signature this
the 9th day of March, 1921.
U. C. ORU,
Ordinary. Clarke
County, Georgia.
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