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The Athens Daily Herald
VOL. 7, No. 96.
Associated Press Leased Wire Service.
ATHENS, GA., SATURDAY EVENING, pECEMBER 21,1918
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. |6.00 PER YEAR.
[LONDON WILL WELCOME
WILSON WITH IMPOSING
MILITARY CEREMONIE
london, December 21.—Arrange-
.atnti are being made for an impos-
L, military reeeptloh of President
Wilson, according to some of the
Mwipapers. There will | be a guard
j honor at the itation when he ar-
rifes and ho will be greted by King
Mr. Wilson nd the king
aill drive to Buckingham Palace
I through streets lined with troops.
■ They will rids in the royal carriage.
| Premier I,loyd-Geoge will be among
I die prominent persons taking part
I in the welcome of Mr. Wilson.
I it is said the route of the proces.
I lian will be as extended as possible,
| io as to permit of a' great popular
I welcome. It is unknown whether
I President Wilson has as yet replied
I to the tprd Mayor's invitation to a
civic lunehon in Guild Hall, where It
is understood the city corporation
wishes to present a welcoming ad
dress to Mr. Wihon. This address,
g time permits the luncheon to be
riven, will be enclosed In a golden
I cssket.
League of Nations Favored.
London, December 21.—The inter
view obtained by the Times with
President Wilson at Paris yesterday
was distributed to the whole Lon
don press bv that newspaper. In the
Times itself Idle interview is given
tn extraordinary display. Comment
ing upon it. the Times says:
' “All freedom loving nations look
to President Wdlson as the most
powerful factor in making a right
eous and durable pace.”
The newspaper xpresses convic
tion that such peaca is “not to be
occurs without the realization of Mr.
Wilson’s ideal of a league of na
tions. The most abiding impreasion
[ of his visit to England will b* that
the Englsh are determined that safe
guards against future wart must be
crested.”. •,
Switz"rland Wants Wilson. ■
Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, De
cember 20.—Gustav. .Ador, president
elect of Switzerland, paid today while
discussing the . possibility of Presi
dent Wilson visiting
country:
, "R Mr. Wilson does us the great
honor to visit Switzerland, as we
desire, we should be glad to lay be
fore him the economic condition of
the country.
. “Switzerland desires that a just
and equitable peace be secured on the
j “v,?, l ! lnci P ,es proclaimed by Presi
de Wilson. Wishing to be politi
cally and economically independent,
she, therefore, hopes that free ac-
«•*, to the sea be guaranteed her.
England and American know too well
our position amidst the great pow
ers of Europe with whom we must
bs able to exchange our products not
to realize the requirements of our
industries, which have no raw ma
terials at their command.
“If President Wilson comes here,
we wouhl be able to exoress our
gratitude for all the sympathy he has
shown us. We would ask him to de
fend the rights of neutrals at the
peace conference. H[e knows that
our democracy, inspired by the same
ideals at the American nation, la de
sirous of being able to work freely
without being subjected to any con
trol prejudicial to its sovereignty."
Stone Looks for Relief.
Paris. Friday, Decentbtr 20.—
Count iRomanones, the Spanish pre
mier, in discussing his visit to Paris,
•aid today:
“Span cannot remain isolated at
the present moment. She has al
ways maintained the beat of rela
tions with the allies.
Tn coming here to take advantage
of the invitation given me bv Presi
dent Wilson. 1 have profited by talk
ing with him and also with mem
bers of tre French ministry. I have
conversed with Premier Ciemenceau
and Foreign Mlnieter Pichon and
left them with good impressions.
“I believe my sojourn in Paris
will advance the interests of my
country.”
“Spain does not ettfoy absolute
tranquility at this moment, because
bf the Catalonian movement, for
which I hope to find a satisfactory
solution:”
J
CRUISES 5
German Ships Will Be
Used To Send Food From
America To Europe
Paris, Friday, December 20.—Her
bert C. Hoover, American food ad
ministrator, will soon come Into pot-
union of a million tons of German
shipping, Which will be employed u.
revictualling devastated portions oi
France, Serbia, Belgium and Ruma
nia, now destitute of food. These
•hips were wrung from the Germans
by the armlzttce commissioners,
without pledging that Germany
would be supplltd with food. .
At present no supplies will be lent
to Germany, ths drat relief work of
the allies being planned in neutral
countries. Meanwhila, it la believed
that the Germans can subsist on food
stored for thi use of their army
and hoqrded by peasants.
A thorough investigation of th»
food resources of tha central powers
is being made and only after the
needs of the entente nations and
neutrals art met will supplies be di
verted to enemy powers, should aucL'
action be found imperative.
Studying Sbippinf Problem.
Tours, December 21.—E. N. Hur
ley, chairman of the United States
Shipping Board, has been the guest
of Quartermaster General Harry L.
Rogers hare while making an exten
sive tour of inspection of the Amer
ican supply service. He la being ac
companied on his Journey by Wil
liam S. Gibbs, of the Ship Control
Company, and Thos. F. Logan, spec
ial American shipping commisiioner.
They are gathering informat on so
that they may proceed immediately
with the reduction of Hie shipping
program for the American expedi
tionary forces on account of reduced
•hipping neceszltlea since the sign
TAysa®.*
States senator from New York, l»
here and both he and Mr. Huriey.
were impressed by the salvage plant
established in this city by the Am
ericans. Thay declare it should be
taken back to America Intact to
serve as.a model there.
Geraian Shipping Short.
Paris, - December 21.—(Havas.)—
Instead of the *<280,000 tons of ship
ping demanded of Germany by tnc
allies to carry out the provisioning
THE WEATHER
Washington, December 21—
Georgto: Rain tonight and proba-
bly Sunday, somewhat colder Sun-
dy la west portion.
of that country, mentioned in the
armistice, the German authorities
will be able to collect only 2,000,000
tons according to German advices oy
way of Geneva.
Farmers of Clarki
To Organize Here
Next Monday
The farmers of Clsrke county havo
been called to meet In Athena next
Monday morning at 11 o clock, Ath
ens city time, for the purpose of or-
ganising Into a cotton holding move
ment. Every farmer in Clarke coun
ty should attend this meeting, 'flic
following formal notice of the meet
ing has been issued by representative
planters of the iounty: •
To Meet In City Hall
To the Farmers of Clsrke County:
At the auggession of Mr. J. J-
Brown, Commissioner of Agriculture,
we ask the fanners of Clarke count}
to meet us at the city hall in Ath
ena, Georgia, on Monday, December
23rd, at 11 o'clock a. m. for the pur
pose of organizing fas farmers or
Clarke eounty, and to induce them to
hold their cotton for a minimum
price of 38c per pound. We believe
that we can zecure thiz price for cot
ton and a much hettar pneo than this
if we will only organize to holffour
cotton. Thiz price is cheap, indeed,
compared to the price of other com-
modifies now on the market Even:
other enterprise in the country I.
organized. They find It nece.sary to
protect their intereztz. The cotton
mills are organized, then why should
not the formers do likewise T
We urge each and every farmer in
the county to be present at this meet
ing Monday. _
J. D. TRIBBLE. .
JAMES MORTON.
CLAUDE TUCK
5&BSU
•”“ ra j r™ s » E «raTrL.un
Sheffield. Ala., December 21—
About 00 iron workers and * small
number of carpenters joined the
plumbers and iteamfltteri in their
strike which began last Monday at
U. 8. Nitrate Plant Number 2. Offi
cials do not believe that anything
PEACE POINTS
Washington, December 21.—Five
of President Wilson’s 14 principles
of peace were held up in the senate
today by Senator Lodge, the republi.
can leader, as questions which might
lead to a division among the nations
which have conquered Germany and
which certainly should be postponed
until after the peace conference.
They are the first four and the last
of the points enunciated by the pres
ident In his speech of January 3,
1918, and relate to secret diplomacy,
treedom of the seas, economic bai.
riers, reduction of armaments and
the league of nations.
Address Fully Prepared.
The senator delivered a prepared
address on the problems of the peace
conference. He spoke of the heavy
responsibility of the senate in the
work of making peace, recalled that
no traaty can become binding upon
the United States without the sen
ate’s consent and declhred untoward
results could be avoided only If the
senate expressed itself frankly in ad
vance.
“While I think it a grave miitake,”
he said, "on the part of the presi.
dent to ignore the senate, because
our ultimate reaponsibility in making
the peace is quite equal to his own, 1
have no fault to find with his not'
appointing aenators as delegates to
the peace conference. There is no
obligation whatever upon him to
make such appointments.'
Freedom of the Scae.
In his discussion of the freedom of
the seat, the senator called attention
to "the strange development” In con
nection with the pending naval ap
propriation bill, the advocacy b)
Opera Singer Is Using Old Stockings to
Make Warm Clothing for Shivering Children
{UVlJlIKblVIl VISJ, MIC nUVWAVJT UJ
Hear Admiral Badger, of a program
calling for a navy as large af that
of England by 1925. He said though:
he had favored-building more ships
thkn anybody else, but that he never
had contemplated such a • program
and did not think it necessary.
‘.‘The only naval danger that we
were obliged to consider in the past
on the Atlantic coast has ceased to
be. Wa nted a powerful fleet in the
Pacific and I feel sure we will have
a navy sufficient to furnish that fleet
to the western coast. And yet, at
this moment, we are suddenly called
upon to build a fleet which shall be
the equal of that of England.”
Navy Needed For Police Duty,
Of suggestions that a great navy
is needed as police for the league or
nations', tbs senator said he would
not stop to ask “who is to order that'
navy about the world."
Mr. Lodge said he would be glad
If tha senate debate* on peace were
supplemented by zome definite reso
lution* expressing views on. impor
tant points. He continued: ,
Suggestions by the Senate.
“Whether the senate will take
such action* although I know that
wa have very definite opinions, i
cannot tell, because there seems to
be a feeling among some senators
that It is an act of Intolerable au
dacity for the senaU even to suggest
to the executive that it hat opinions
which ought to be considered. Per-
sonally I do -not ahara that view.
“If the peace with Germany is to
be durable, terms must be exacted
which will make it, so far as human
foresight goes, impoasible for Ger
many to break out again upon the
world with a war of conquest. This
cannot be done by treaty engage
ments and signatures to documents.
At this juncture of affairs, Germany
would sign anything, and her pledge
would be as worthless as the guathn-
tees aha gave to Belgium.
Some Gnaranftes Named. ,
I do not need to rehearse what
those physical guarantees should be,
for I hive stated my views upon
them more than once to the senate,
and I think there to general agree
ment upon them not only in the »en.
ate, but among the American iwopie.
They include the restoration of Bel.
glum, the return of Alsace-Ix>rraine
to France. of the Italia Irradanta to
Italy, the extension of a Jugo-Siav
stats and of an independent state
formed by tha Csecho-Slovaks. They
include alio tha zeeurity of Greece,
ths settlement of Albania and Mon-
tenegro, the restoration of Rumania,
the consolidation of all the Rumanian
people under one government, as well
aa the neutralization of tha straits,
the putting of Constantinople undet
international protection, with Greece
perhaps a* the mandatory of the
powers to administer the affairs-of
the city, the Indspemienee or Arme
nia, the return of those portione <*
Asia Minor where Greeks are pre
dominant to Greece, the protection of
Syria and Pnieatine from the Turks,
a Urge, powerful and independent
Polish sUtc, the independence ox
Russia’s Baltic provinces, the retur.t
of Danish Sleswig to the Danes and
PEACE CONFERENCE IN
PARIS IS POSTPONED
TILL FEDRUARY FIRST
Everybody agrees that Geraldine
Farrar can aing. This picture may
convince them that she la a rather
successful seamstress. The dolls she
holds in her arms were - clothed in
garments made of old stockings
which were contributed to the Chil
dren’s Garment Service for Ameri
can Relief, the hchdquartars of which
are in New York City.
IS IT WORTH II
TO
pose upon Germany, and then, and
not until then, call in the represen
tatives of Germany and Impose the
terms upon them.”
Of tha league of nations proposal.
Senator Lodge' said no definite plap
has yet been put forth that would
not cause indefinite controversy. Rus
sia, Senator Lodge declared, presents
an imiiortant problem in connection
with world pence and reconstruction
.... — , ... — - - - - . which cannot be shirked. All dvil-
Srecta about 600 out of ton thousand .the United States to meat «}d do-’ j Z td nations, he Urged, must aid in
men smpioyed at Plant No. 2. terroiM wh»t tarn* they will >m- tha reitoration of Ruzsla.
anoroachlng a general strikt will the neutralization of the Kiel canaL
take place. Great majority of the j Duty of the Ailiea.
men are -satisfied. The strike now ) "U is the duty of the allies at*
To every man and woman with a
heart in Athens and Clarke county
Join the Red Cross! .
The Christmas membership cam.
oaign -which - started'last Monday is
lagging, primarily do doubt due to
ths Murky weather, but incidental
ly to indifference on the part of
many. - '
It to hoped—and certainly expect
ed—that every individual who ap
proves of ths' wonderful work that
the Red Cross has done and to do
ing for suffering humanity, that U
has done and is doing to make this
a better world to live in, will en
roll himself and herself in the mem-
brship of the organisation.
It only coats a dollar to Join, al.
though you can give as much as you
desire- But a dollar will get you
in. That dollar may not be work
ing. Put it to work for humanity.
Invlat in a Red Cross membership it
v-ill do more good than you can po»-
sibly Make it do in any other way,
either fo r yourself or’for the world.
Athens is behind in this great
work—the first time In her history
that she has faltered in any patrio
tic duty. , . ,
Will you Join and do your purt be
fore the campaign closea next Tuea-
d “* 7 . i:
GERMAN BOHEMIA
IS CUT OFF FROM
GERMAN AUSTRIA.
Pragu, December 21.—With the
occupation of Eger and Ruehenberg,
the Ceecho-Slovak eeem to hare all
German Bohemia completely cut off
from Cerman Austria.
Geraton Bohemlo is unable to re
sist, since the Austrian army does
not exist. The Czecho-Slovaks, on
the other hand, have kept,their
forces intact and have evon mobiliz
ed a cw class of recruits.
E
Berlin, December 20.—(Via Copen
hagen.)—The question of whether
tho German revolution was financed
from Russia is agitating political
circles, the Imputation being that tho
independent socialists received large
sums from Russian sources, -
Contributing to this discussion,
some of the socialist newspapers
have printed what purported to be a
wireless dispatch from Adolph Joffe,,
former Bolshevik representative in
Berlin, to Richard Barth and Hugo
Haase, of the German ultra-radical
faction to the effect that while Joffe
has not paid the Gorman interest*
anything directly they ware weh
aware whence the money had come.
Joffe further declared that Oscar Co
hen, German under secretary of Jus
tice, had control of ton million rubles
for the furtherance of tho Germaii
revolution and that altogether Bus-
ala ptaced 24,000,000 marks at tho
disposal of the German revolution-
Ufa. -. vt .*•'
The Independent socialist nowspa.
per Freiheit says that party decidcu.
months before the revolution not to
accept the money from Russia and it
energetically resents Joffe’s imputa.
tions. Hugo Haase denies the Bol
shevik, i gmtosary’s allegation^ out
right, but Herr Barth up to this
time has had nothing to say regard-
Parte, December,21.—The prelimi
nary peaot conference at Versailles’
hat been postponed untlr the bgin-
ning of Fbruary, at the earliest, says
Marcel Hutin, editor of the Echo
de Paris. This postponement is due,
he. says, to changes in plans because
of President Wilson’s visit to Eng
land and the reconstruction of the
British cabinet which will occupy
Premier Lloyd-George aa soon as tho
result of the elections is announced
Dietmbar 28.
Preliminary exchanges, which were
to begin in Paris today, acording to
original plana, have also been de
ferred. ’
Paris Puts Off Holiday Attire.
Paris, December- 21.—King Vic
tor Emmanuel of Italy loft Paris at
midnight on his way to visit Ital
ian troops in Belgium. With his de
parture, Paris put aside her holiday
attire and matter of fact considera
tion of conference arrangements be
gan In earnest this morning.
Premier Orlando and Foreign Min
ister Sonnino of Italy will start for
Rome tonight, expecting to return
early in January. Tho Italian king
will start on Sunday for Romo, going
directly from Belgium.
President Wilson and the Ameri
can delegates had a day of few In
terruptions before them in which to
study in a preliminary way various
pinns proposed for carrying out de
tails of Mr. Wilson’s program.
Apparently tho other powers are
looking to tho United States to
bring forth a concrete -proposition
regarding freedom of the seas.
In answer to the British plea that
sn/e requires a great navy to defend
her colqnies, advocates of the plan
of limiting construction sav that,
with no strong enemy of the sea,
England would not require a great
fleet as she could protect her distant
possessions by troops transported on
armed transports.
This, however, is only one of the
plans advanced to open tho discus
sion and develop the views of other
powers.
Delay in formulating plans for tho
procedure of tho peace conference is
causing uneasiness among American
nnd other foreign correspondents who
are eagerly awaiting definite an
nouncements as to whether open ses
sions will be held nnd whether tho
censorship will bo relaxed a.s to
nows of non-military character.
Flans ‘havo boon perfected for the
American correspondents to make a
trip through tho battle zone during
the Christmas holidays. Chaumont
and Tours will be among the points
visited.
Count Romancncs, tho Spanish pre
mier, was ir. conference for half an
hour with President Wilson last eve
ning. It is reported that the pre
mier invited the president to visit
Spain, but no offical announcement as
to Mr. Wlson’s reply has been made.
Pmmier Ciemenceau also confer
red with the president ’ during thq
evening being at the Murat resi
dence from 9 to 9:30 o’clock.
Tilt- Sorlionno will confer an hon
orary degree on the president late
this afternoon.
30,000 Men Discharged
Daily From the Army;
26,903 Oiiicers Out
Washington, December 21.—With I Holland nnd Denmark are now en
a total of 188,502 men discharged [route for England, the dispatch tuiti.
from the army during the week end- I General Pershing expressed
thi
Eger is a Bohemian town 9* miles
west of Prague. It to built on a
steep eminenc and was fomerly an
important fortress. 'Reidhenberg to
58 mils* northeast of Prague.
STREET RAILWAY MEN
QUIT WORK IN SAVANNAH
Savannah. Go., December 21.—A
Urge number of employes on lbs
Svannah Electric Company cars, both
motormen and conductors, declined
to return to work this morning be
cause the Savannah Electric Com
pany declined to recognize the union
to whieh they belong. The men eUim
to be quitting at individuals, an in
junction having been secured yester
day to prevent them going out aa an
organisation.
ing them.
SHEFFIELD MEN
ARE ARRESTED ON
LYNCHING CHARGE.
Sheffield, AU., December 21—A*
11 o’clock this morning the office of
the circuit clerk In TWeumbU gave
out the names of seven additional
men ’who h*v« been arrested, charg
ed with murder in the first degree
in connection with the lynching* of
Will Byrd and George Whitesides on
Novmb’r 10 and November 12. Four
teen men are now under arrest and
ten warrants -for the same offenses
are still in tho hands of thr sheriff.
It to predicted locally that sensation
al events are sure to follow the ar.
rests. Tht man on whom warrants
wire served yesterday are:
Peter G. Freeman. Sheffto’d. Alai:
Ralph Owen. Sheffield: Chi*. W,
Basdcn. Sheffield; Stephens alias
Slim. Sheffield; D. C. Keith, Detec
tive for. Southern Railway Company,
Sheffield: Bennett Stone, alias Ston-
-v Sheffield; Frank Harmon, Shef
field.
FORMER KAISER”
NOW ABLE TO WALK
ABOUT GROUNDS.
Amerongen Holland. Friday, De
cember 20.—Former Emperor [Wil
liam, who had been ill during all tha
present week, -was ab'e to walk
about the cattle grounds this morn
ing, taking advantage of a few hours
of fin* weather. He had been con
fined to his bed since last Sunday.
The ex-emperor apptnred to have
recovered from his -chill and whUo
hto ear affection still troubled him,
its was understood to have been
gpsatly alleviate*
ing December 14, General March an
nounced today that the war depart
ment has about reached the average
of thirty thousand discharges daily
for which the demobilization plana
call.
On n seven day basis the average
for that waek wa* 27,000 men a day,
iut in many eases demobilization of
ficials did not operate on Sunday.
. Additional units In this country
designated for . early demobilization
brings the total of men selected to
BOOfiOO, Genera! March announced.
Up to date of the latest official re
ports 26,903 officers had been honor-
Bb (Tenerai r pcrshing has reported that
3,210 American prisoners of war oral March stated today that the w
wore repatriated up to December 10.
Of these 2,053 came through Switzer
land, 324 pnssed through tho Amer
ican front lines, 120 went tnrough
Holland, and 113 passed througn
Denmark. Thoso passing through
opinion that very few American pris
oners remain- in Germany and be
lieved those would be quickly releas
ed. lie said a continued search is
being made for isolated cases.
New Chief of Air Service.
Washington, December 21.—Ap
pointment of Major General Chas. T.
Monoher, who commanded the 42nd
(Rainbow) division in France, as di
rector of nir service, succeeding John
D. .Ryan, was announced today by
General March.
Not Concerned in Strike.
Washington, December 21—Gcn-
depnrtment was not considering tak
ing over New York hnrbor traffic in
connection with the threatened harbor
boat employes strike there. Such a
course lias been suggested in govern
ment conferences on the situation.
MB. FRiRK E. GRIFFITH
RUBIED SATURDAY
'The body of Mr. Frank Eberhart
Griffith, who died of pneumonia at
his home in this city Friday morn
ing*' was Jaid to rest Saturday morn-
NEW YORK TO HAVE
GREAT CHRISTMAS
PARTY FOR SOLDIERS
New York, December 21.—A mon
ster Christmas party, with a tree,
music, presents, good things to eat
and drink and in ddition, a half hour
entertainment by professional enter
tainers, which will be participated in
by more than 10,000 persons, has been,ng at 11:30 o’clock in Oconee ceme-
uranged for the officers and enlist
ed men nd women of the army amk
navy attached to the port of em
barkation at Hoboken, for the after
noon of December 23. y
The party will be held in the large
passenger dock at pier 4, the for
mer landing pice of the largest Ger
man ships. The canteen service of
the Red Cross will provide the re-
freshments.
Other celebrations, including one
for orphans on board the Leviathan
on Christmns day, are being arrang
ed by various ships in porl
AMERICAN ACE IS
NOW CARRYING MAIL.
'New York, Leesmber 21—D. I.
Lamb, who was an American “act”
western front left the Bel-
uit flying field at 9:38 a. m.
today for Bcllefonte, Pa., with 302
pounds of mail. Moat of the mail
destined for Cleveland and Chi
cago and tha pouches will be turn
ed'over to another aviator at Bellt-
font*. ,
FIVE TRANSPORTS BRING
SOLDIERS FROM FRANCE
Washington, December 21,—Sail
ing of five transports bringing Kdme
troops from France, was announced
today by the’ war department The
La Fra nee sailed December 17 with
868 officers, 3387 men, 21 nurses, 15
Frehch mission officers and several
civilians.
tery. Hundreds of friends and rel
atives of Mr. Griffsth from Athtim
and surrounding territory gathered
at that hour to, show their respect
and love for the stalwart young busi
ness man and Christian citizen who
had fallen victim of ths terrible ma
lady with which the community has
been afflicted for the last sever;:!
months. Ths floral Offerings were
many and beautiful. Tha services,
which were unusually impressive,
were conducted by Doctors J. W.
Lynch and E. L. Hill.
A masonic escort, consisting of
Messrs. J. G. Quinn, Gasper Palm-
faino, M. T. Summerlin, Georjr:? E.
Stone, George Joyntr and W. A.
Capps, together with tbe directors of
the Younjr Men’s Christian Associa
tion, in both of which institutions
Mr. Griffcth had for many years
been an active worker, attended the
funeral.
The pallbearers were Messrs. W.
T. Forbes, • Aaron Cohen. W.
Cooper, L. L. Maxwell, E. C. Payne,
E. R. Hodgson Jr. R. P. Stephens
and Martin J.^ Abney.
COTTON
30 3-4 Ccnt«
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