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U,S. Formally Disapproves French Course
Administration Convinc
'd! That Program Must
He Carried to a Final
Test.
*0 \LTERNATIVE
COURSE IS SEEN
r. w. Boyden- American
Unofficial Observer in
France May Be Recalled
Soon.
WASHINGTON. — The order
bnnging the troops home from the
Rhine will not be followed by a
withdrawal cf American partici
pation in the reparations commis
sion unless there is a change in
the present policy of the American
government as outlined Thursday
in authoritative quarters.
WASHINGTON* — Decision of
the s vernment to withdraw
American tmops from the Rhine
u-k regarded ner« Thursday as
cot only a wove to emphasiso the
administration's disapproval of the
uuvlction that the program now
n:uri k carried to the Anal test
u: results before there can be any
iu'pr of an alternative Course.
Xj ampliiicutton ci the reaa'-
vtis which i.rompted the with
drawal decision whs forthcoming
tr>iu any official source Thurg-
«i.c. h wevtT. beyond the ex plant- !
lion given at the White House j
Wednesday that the president j
'‘‘fined the action expedient at
il ls tine. Nor had there been any
d.sflosure of the nuture of the de
! duneat exchanges uy which it it
n.tlmated France fiad been 'ln-
f rmed that perseverance in her
lur.i of forcible measures in Ger* !
-my would result in American
withdrawal front the Rhine. Ap-
Vircntly. however, this Intention
the American government was
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in Germany and was j
when its suggestions j
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A tl SOLDIERS BACK
BY FEBRUARY 5TH.
0NSTIT1E. EX
KING OF GREECE.
DIES II
i Death of Former Ruler
of Hellenes Came After
a Very Trying Period of
World Difficulties. -y.
HEMORRHAGE OF
BRAIN WAS CAUSE
Deposed During World
War and Again Last
Fall, He Has Been Liv
ing in Exile.
PALERMO. Sicily.*—(By The As-
( sociated Press)—Former King
! Constantine of Greece died sud-
* I denly here Thursday of cerebral
hemorrhage.
The death of ex-King Constan
tine of Greece came after a series
of* Wing expSTObfies which' We
former ruler of Hellenes had tUBr
dergone. beginning with the out
break of the world war.
Constantine was forced off the
| Jail Terms For
! Mothers-in-Law
CHICAGO—Mothers-in-law who
are found guilty by Judge Schul-
man, as causes ,for family quar
rels will be given Jail sentences.
Judge Schullman mude this an
nouncement when a mother-in-
law was arraigns! before him on a
charge of kidnapping her three-
year-old granddaughter from her
daughter’s home.
IRE
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AS “LADIES’ DAY”
P TRIAL
ESSEN RESIDENTS
REVOLT AS FRENCH
PARIS.—(By The Associated
Press)—Premier poirffcare’s for
mal explanation of the govern
ment’s action in the Ruhr as pre
pared for presentation to the
chamber of deputies and the sen
ate Thursday afternoon recalls the
condition under which the confer
ence In Paris broke up, 'pointing
out that Great Britain was in dis
agreement with the other allies
Wednesday .Night 5,000
Citizens Storm Hotel
Where Frenchmen Were
Believed Staying.
DISTURBANCE
HARD TO QUELL
Dr. Luther, Cabinet Mem
ber, Aids in Halting
Trouble. He Assails the
French. Attitude.
throne of Greece by the allies in with the reparation policy
1917 after he had successfully re- , The statement declares that the
sisted numerous attempts to bring specific measures which France,
MELLON BELIEVES
BRITISH DEBT BE
ADJUSTED EASILY
Ml. Is the date by ! WASHINGTON—Chairman Mel-
entire Rhine contingentj ion, of the American debt commis-
innnd expected to -j on was represented Thursday as
tin* United states. I feeling certain that an agreement
J nato which recently ] f or the refunding of the British
resolution urging with- • 4^ of more than four billion^dol-
American occupation | i a «| will be reached before the
di&cussion was in j tentative sailing date of the Brit
NEW YORK.—A request of Ros-
coe conkling Bruce, a negro gradu-
of Harvard University that a
room be reserved in the freshman
halls at Harvard for his son, has
| been refused by President A. Lav.
rence Lowell, a.lettor published in
Greece into the war on the side
of the allies. In exile until after
the war’s close Constantine was
called back to Greece in 1920 and
resumed the throne. Under his re
newed reign Greece plunged into
the war with Turkey in Asia Mi
nor, Constantine personally going
to the front at one period of the
campaign.
Last fall came the disaster to the
Greek forces In Asia Minor, speed
ily followed by the revolution In
Greece which again swept Con
stantine off the throne. He abdica
ted and retired to Italy and has
been making his home recently at
Palermo. 14$K30BH
DEATHllATSFDR
HERRIN WITNESSES
Belgium and Italy have felt call
ed. up on to take as a rdsult of
Germany’s continued defaults are
without prejudice to further steps
to which those powers may have
recourse after January 15, in seiz
ing collateral for the moratorium
demanded by Germany. The prem
ier was prepared to make a ques
tion of confidence of his request
that all interpolations on foreign:
affairs be postponed. V
There seemed to be no doubt that
he would get a substantial majority
vote, carrying with it full approv
al of what he has done in the Ruhr
and sanctioning any future course
of action.
Only the extremists were left to
oppose the government. The radi
cals called a special meeting last
evening to abstain from voting, an
nouncing that they disapprove the
'economic but not military penal-
' ties.
Twenty Witnesses Were
to Be Heard From Dur
ing Day. Their Testi
mony Corroborative.
WIDOW OFDEAD
MAN TELLS STORY
She Says She Warned
Her Husband to Be
Careful- Many Other
Women Inform Courts.
BASTROP, La.—-Thursday was
“ladles* day’’ at the open hearing
In connection with the investiga
tion into masked band murders in
Morehouse parish. Eight women
were announced as witnesses to
testify during the day.
State’s attorneys announced ear
ly Thursday that a total of 20 wit
nesses witi be on hand. (Most of the
testimony to be adduced will be of
a corroborative nature, they said
Those who were to take the stand
are:'Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Clark, Mrs.
Hamilton, mother of Addle May
Hamilton, W. E. Hopkins, John
Davenport, Mr. and Mrs. J.- C. Net
tles, Mrs. Inabnet, Mrs. Lewis,
Mrs. Groves, Mrs. Marris, Mrs. Mc-
Uwain, Fred Higginbotham, Conrad
McDuffie, John Barham, George
Sims, Kelly Harp, R. L. Dade, Joe
Davenport and W. R. Noteworthy.
the advisa- j jgh debt commission on January
8 rocaii.
>' uld follow
troops,
state
•link Roland W. Boy- • 20T • • j disclosed.
ric:ai observer of the j The conversations between the ; Replying to Bruce President
on the reparations 1 debt commissions thus far and the Lowell wrote:
ereat mass of data submitted by j “ X am sorry to have to *ell you
democrat. Mis- * ho1iflVfid ‘
introduced the troop
resolution broached
ot Mr. Hoyden’s re-
‘ och on the floor Wed
hieh he discussed the
ities abroad and de-
mofflciai represent® -
11 ull official meddler.
Senator Reed said,
v the return of Amerl
MARION. Ills. — (By the Asso
ciated Press) — Delos Duty.’
state's attorney said Thursday
_ _ that four witnesses reported to
the New York World Thursda> j him that they had received death
' rK “ men were
testimony
K-oartment
ii„ " ll;r ' d ,0 Withhold from
. " lh “ text ot Mr. Boy-
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the British delegation Is believed | that 1n the freshman halls where
to have cleared the way for ear- residence Js compulsory, we have
lv discussion of terms. It was de- (e it from the beginning the neces-
clared to be practically certain that s i t y of not including colored men.
the nlan of settlement would con- : To the other dormitories and t in-
template an arrangement of con- ! mg rooms they are admitted free-
alderablv more liberality than! i y , bu t in the freshman halls I am
would b£ possible under the Xmlta-, sure you will understand why,
tfona laid down by congress. ! from the basinntn.j we have not
U While it was emphasized that j thought It possible to compel men
the British had as yet made no def- ; of different races to reside togeth-
‘If ‘be i^Bruce, who lives at Kendall. W.
m Charged* it was made Known that Vo.. Is ihe son of .Blanche Kelso
the American commission was ^In
clined to view the whole situation
in a most friendly spirit by reason
not alone of the world economic
situation but also because the mon
ey advanced to the British govern;
ment during the war wae spent al
most entirely in. the’ U'nlted Stales
giving profits to American work-
5a and manufacurirs ?nd ,)nrge
revenues to the American govern
ment through collection of taxes.
liihej os' 1 u “ f J 11 ** Banner is pub-
»»e 0 ( th H '" d . a . 5 '. morning. No i«-
eUe ”"" ld ls Sat-
Ba nne1lherald
ATHENS, GA. T • :,
U. S. CONSIDERS BRITAIN
GOOD CUSTOMER
It was said to be the offidal view
that In dealing with Great Britain
the American government was
much In the same position as an
Individual dealing w-ith hls test
customer since Great Britain has
long Offered one bt the chief mar.
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Bruce, former registrar of the Uni
ted States treasury who was s
member of the class of 1920, won
membership in Phi Beta Kappa-and
was chosen class orator. The son
Is preparing to eiiter Harvard ot
Phillips Exeter academy.
ATTENDS
Meeting
According to the newspaper, a
meeting of several of the Harvard
graduates who signed a memorial
to president Lowell last June op-
nosing was was asserted to be a
breaking of. the Harvard tradition
as regards treatment ot negro stu
dents ,w.:s held heie Wednesday
and was attended by President
Lowell.
Among the signers of the memo
rial, according to the paper, was
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threats. The four
warned to retract
given against the live defendants
on trial for murder in connection
with the Herrin riots he said.
They are George Harrison, Bank
er and Farmer; R. P. Poole, real
estate dealer; R. o. Greer, for
mer mayor of Herrin, a nd George
Nelson, a farmer,
Ttu- lotte s were ruid to havo
been unsigned and were ^ left at
th® homes of *i a four witnesses,
in several instances attached to
Piros of’ hangman's rope.
C. W. Middleknuif special ns-
tisti'tt a*tcmey getorja salt* that
the incidents had been repcr»od
to him.
Sixth Axe Murder
In Birmingham
solve another axe murde
sixth within the last twelve
months. ,
Joseph Klein, north side raer-
Many phases of the case were
expected to be connected up by
the witnesses Thursday, counsel
for the state said. They also inti
mated that including Thursday’s
list, probably not more than 20 per
cent of the total prospective
her of witnesses will have been
called on to testify. The testimony
of Mrs. T. F. Richards, widow of
one of the hooded band victims.
AMSTERDAM.—(By The As
sociated Press)—An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Ber
lin Thursday asserts that the
German government has decid
ed to take the following meas
ures immediately after the
French occupation is p.ccom-
pllshed;
1. The peace treaty will be
declared broken and its execu
tion decided inoperative.
2. Germany will no longer
negotiate with the ^reparations
commission unless t£is injustice
is removed.
3. The use of alcoholic li
quor will be reduced.
4> Sunday will be declared
a day of national mourning.
A dispatch from Essen to the
Exchange Telegraph says the
Rhehiah and West Phatlan la
bor organizationa have decided
to proclaim a brief strike be
ginning Monday, throughout the
whole ^Industrial district in pro-*
test against the French occupa
tion. '" ’
ESSEN HAVE FULL
WAR EQUIPMENT
As Military Units Arrive
At Ten O’clock Thurs
day, the Residents Are
Warned Remain Quiet.
DEATH PENALTY
IN THE WARNING
French Regret Removal
of U. S. Troops From
Rhine. Hun Ambassador i
Has Left Paris.
ESSEN.—The French are in Es
sen. The first troops entered at ten
o’clock Thursday morning.
TJie Belgian contingent, moving
from Duisburg, proceeded to the
city by way of Muelhim simuletn-
eously with the French. The Bel
gians were accompanied by a con
siderable body of French troops
and an ammunition column. All the
soldiers have the fullest war equip
ment. even gas masks.
BERLIN. — French airplanes
dropped leaflets over Essen Wed
nesday calling upon the people to
remain quiet, according to dis
patches received here Thursday.
The leaflets asserted that perrons
who stopped .work would be de
ported and that those who' pre
vented or interfered with the nor?
mal course of the ciy’s activities
wc*:i)d be subvert.to the death pen-
*!ty, . .
RUHR TO BE OCCUPIED
BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON
ESSEN.—(By The Associated 1
Press)—A sample of the .political
electricity surcharging the atmos- !
phere here is found in Wednes
day night’s disturbance \yhen about
5,000 Essen citizens stormed the
doors of the Kaiseroff, the city’s
leading hotel, demanding the ex
pulsion of the French commission
which the crowd believe'd was lodg
ing there. The management’s as
surances that not a Frenchman
was in the house were unsatisfac
tory, especially in view of the fact
that a flower pot inopportunely fell
rom an upstairs window among the
demonstrators. Scores of persons
swarmed into the Building, but
Dr. Hans Luther, former burgomas
ter of Essen and now the minis
ter of food in the Cuno cabinet,
appeared on the seeqe in time to
prevent more serious consequences.
Dr. Luther is temporarily in the
city.
Dr. Luther, when the disturbance,
for Thursday. She testified to
conversation said to have taken
place between Mrs. Hugh Clark,
Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Mcllwain and
Mrs. Ibnabnet, following the first
; kidnapping of her husband. She
; claimed that her husband treated
mD „, ' T ..„ !the affair lightly which seemed to
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Birming-j jj ave Rotated Mrs. dark who re-
ham police were today trying to » mar ked to Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Inabnet
™ the | an( j Mn Mclnwain that the next
( tline the Ku Klux Klan got Rich-
jarda he would not get off so light.
Joseph KKum nonn Sltl f A week later Richards disappeared.
Cham, died Thureday tmm injuries I Mrs clark was expected to telI on
" “ “ “ ° the stand where she got her infor-
Wednesday is responsible for the began had just begun to read aD
calling of several of the womep address to the foreign correspond
from an axe wielded while he was
at his store Wednesday night, at
which time his 14-year-old daugh
ter, Ethel, was attacked in a like
manner. Klein suffered terrible in
juries from the instrument. The
daughter received one blow but will
recover. In all except one of the
axe murders the victims have been ^ ^ w(t u>ii
foreigners or . “turalized citizens j QUire's'sTl^on.ThT’stand
late Wednesday.
THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS
Will be spent in week-end-
Saturday shopping in the
stores of Athens. *
* A majority of these week-
end-Saturday shopping dollars
will be largely guided in their
pnrehases by the store news
and business announcements
appearing in the Banner-Her
ald.
At season, it’s impor
tant—“Before you shop in th*
stores of Athena, Shop first
in the Banner-Herald.**
matlon.
The other women are expected
to tell something of the various ac
tivities of the Morehouse chapter
of the Ku Klux Klan, while Fred
Higginbotham is slated to corrobo
rate some of the evidence submit
ted by young Harry Neelis, who
of foreign extraction.
Schaeffer Given
Another Trial
CHICAGO — Jake Schaeffer, of
San Francisco. Thursday was en
titled to another try for the ‘18-2
balkline billiard championship
Willie Hoppe wrested from tho
elder Schaeffer, the “Wizzard,”
and has held for 17 ypars except
ing last year when young Jake
astonished the billiard world by
capturing it in tournament play
and defending it in much play
31st, will be devoted to boys’ work
ed victor over Conti in *a poorly
played 1.500 point match here last
night, 1,500 to 781.
The Schaeffer-Hoppe match for
the world title hafc been set for
March. It will be.played in New
York. ,
According to Neelis’ testimony,
Higginbotham acted as a messen
ger between the black-hooded band
oatposts when he was seized on
the Bastrop-Mer Rouge road the
afternoon of August 18, a short
while before Thomas F. Richards,
who worked for Nellis in Bastrop,
was kidnapped the first time.
Higginbotham was also referred
to by W. C. Andrews, one of the
flogged men on August 24,. the day
Richards and Watt Daniel disap
peared aa having been a member of
the Ku Klux Klan band at Stamp-
ley which held up Daniel, young
Neelis and himself and took away
their weapohs.
ents gathered at the Kaiserof ho
tel in which he made a plea for
moral support for Germany in the
Issue raised by France.
The occupation of the Ruhr, he
said would be a violation of the
rights of humanity as well as of
the treaty of Versailles. He cited
instances of acute distress among
the people to refute the French
charge that Germany is able but
unwilling to pay. In the course of
the interview Dr. Luther mentioned
that he had just come from the
largest mass meeting ever held in
Esseh at which citizens of all po
PARIS (By the Associated
The entry of the Frencii
into the fl^st zone of the Ruhr,
comprising the city of Essen: be
gan when the advance guard ot
the "control commissions” military :
escort crossed the boundary line
from the occupied area Thursday
morning. The rest of the troops,
according to the plan of Marshal
Foch, were to follow with regu
larity and it was said here that
the whole E8ser zone would be
under French supervision by af-
terpoon. with the commission of
Allied Engineers,' which will super
vise the coal deliveries installed
and ready for business. The plans
call for the occupation of the she
ond zone, including the Bochen
and Gelsenkirchen,' after a brief
interval.
The Ruhr troops, it is estimated,
comprise approximately ,' one
French division together ^ith a
strong detachment of Belgian
forces under the command of Gen
eral Henhys. The military will
operate under the orders of'^Gen
eral Simon, who is at Duesseldorf.
.. - m
• General DeCoutte who- is in
supreme command of the French
has drafted a proclamation to
residents of the Ruhr explaining
the character of the movement
and making clear that it Is being
effected in the names of France,
Belgium and Italy. This notice
will be posted throughout the zone.
News that France had at last
taken the action which a large hia
jority of the public has been urg
ing for some time caused a lively
satisfaction here, although it was
litical creeds with the exception of j marred to some extent by the an-*
communists, had psptested against
the French occupation. He read a
copy of a resolution adopted at this
meeting. It was addressed to the
German ambassadors to Great
.Britain and the United States and
called attention to the alleged ille
gality of the French procedure.
The resolution asked •America
and Great Britain to come to the
moral aid of Germany. It further
asserted that the French policy
spelled perpetuation of hatred be-,
tween the French and German peo-
nouncement that the American
forces on the Rhine were to be
withdrawn. The press although
refraiuing from comment on (W8
phase of the situation is careful
to explain President Harding's
step 'as the result of American
political motives. The ordered
Withdrawal the newspapers point
but has no connection with the
occupation of the Ruhr inasmuch
as it was practically decided upon
some time ago.
The • news thi^
Ambassador
pharand constituted a most serl- ha8 been summon*! $o Ber
ous danger to world peace. j.jjn ;puzzfes tl?r Press, which won
ders Whether the German envoy
has been, recalled, thus involving
u suspension of diplomatic' rela
tions or whether he has merely
been asked' to go to Wilhelm-
strasse for a conference with bis
government.
rn. VBTiiDnTK, ,Tn n „..nn.,o.. GERMAN AMBA33ADOR ;
ffcwtANCE-.wipoHio
In the crowd outside the hotel
were many ot the persons who had
adopted the resolution.at the meet
ing earlier in the evening. Ur.
Luther was obliged to appeal to
the gathering impaaaionately .in or
der to induce It to disperse. He
Hugh Clark and W. E. Hopkins was very noticeably disappointed
were vuted Wednesday by Addle when Informed ot the American
May Hamilton as having “fixed'’ It government’s order withdrawing
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Dr. Wilhelm Mayer, the’German
ambassador to France, left Paris
tor Berlin at noon Thursday.
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