Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

In letter addressed to the president OF
the Bavarian Red Cross, former Crown
Prince Rupprecht, OF Bavaria, who command
ed German armies in Belgium and France
during the and who now is in Swltzer-
land, offered to surrender himself in response
to the demand of the entente for the extra
dition Of German army leaders, provided that
his action viii bring about the release Of Ger
man prisoners held in France.
The former Grown Prince brands the de-
mand for extradition, in view OF the fact
that Judge and prosecutor are one" as "a
mGckery of every sense of Justice He agrees,
however that if the entente insists upon the
fulflment of the eXtradition clause in the
Peace Treaty before the prisoners are releas-
cd, he will present himself for extradition,
Cbservart persons in Paris are talking Of
the possibility of an alliance being formed
between Great Britain, France and Italy, with
the object of securing the execution OF the
German peace treaty and effecting other OBJ
Jects on the league of nations program
1t is forecast that the step toward the al
nance Will be taken at the conferences in
which Premier Clemcrceaa who ia now in
Eonoon, Will participate, The conferences
WILL be between III. Clenelceau, Lloyd George
and Vitforio Sciaioia, the italian Foreign Min
!SteT. The general subject fer discussion. il
IS sG!d, Will be the measures to be taken for
Iec protection Of the common interests o9 the
three nations in case the United States does
Hc~ T@fiiy the peace treaty. or the LEAGUE o.
-i',-.ol>3 GOES not begin fC&c1. o2--,cc shortly.
Inaavercnt omieaion of Cu5a frnn, tho
'l''6 OF countries carried On the Official victory
11caGi IS aiding in the SUCCESS Of t-2o ail:cd
&4-1s mas <bec2a c2i5od to the attention of tbo
7 yer department, ard Major General Frar5r
! Eyre, 2cSing chief CT staf, ordered rn i'm
| c 2t2 inquiry
= TGG animated that steps would be takan
L owe a..
20 - - ~7a3. W.. donrrt-,,c5,t
oniclals said Crb2 assisted the general c9,,ga
IN proportion to heg size as narch as am, otb~r
nation. 90 '"A' o'li''f
The re1TeGa natives oG tie Government O..
/ i4dhonia, botFia, Litnuania. Poland, Ukraine,
ard WhitS Russia, in conference at Dofpat.
/ &aTe declared Themselves il favor of a mill
gary AID political cOuve!2 ION to defend the;7,
! independence, according TO n3v-3 roac:2snr
| 3-G1Gon from KOy. O.
/ captain Ross Smith. Australian avi6toY. han
&%I!yed @22c]y at Port Darwin, Australia, from
England, thus winning $4,000 offered for
Z the 1irst aviator to make the voyare. Under
the conditions laid down F3y the Australian
government, which offered The rriza, the dis
tance OF 1850 miles had to DO covered in
thirty days
Americas claims agahl2t Germany grow
! ing out Of the shaking Of tEe LUstGnia and
other vessels by submarines and on account
! CT ether damages will more than offset
the amount which will be due from tho
United States on account OF the leo German
steamers scicGd in American ports when the
United States entered the war, say shipping
board officials.
Under the. peace treaty the value OF tho
vo5sals,, cstiInate ted by board officials at from
$3.50, 100000 to $140, 100000, will be crod-
tied TO Ger1na1y on indemnfties awarded b.
the allied PREPARATIONS commission, but, as the
Amc-c2n claims before the commission will
more th2n offset the value OF ships, officials
asserted there vas little likelihood that the
United States would be called upon to make
any payment to the commission.
Three Of the solzQd German ships were
var veGsels-Gernaan commerce raiGara-
j which took refuge in American ports before
the United f5tSt9G entered the war and were
interned.' Their value will not be included
with that o. the vessels which were peaceful
merchant Graf.
Figures compiled by tho stctiatics branch
I oG the general staff on iliit2rGcy III the enler-
gency army show that probably rs per cent
| Of the entire force was illitGrate and IL 4
relatively illitcrate The figures are based
: On a total Of 100000 rleu.. OF this total,
! 311,0 900 are olasged wholly ilitarate and
! $4,000 as relatively ;l1iterata, al aggregate
! u 1,e2300e. The litorate class numbered
! 100000.
| White soldiers classed a5 wholly iluterate
| numbered $4,000, or s.5 p2r cent Of t>.e j.
| tire white strength, and relatively iIliterate,
,G00, or. s p3r ccnt. Tf!2ite3 il nc II -
| atc class numbered 2,8255000, or 975 per
cent Of the total in the service. Colored IL
litcrotos murdered 125. 000, or 25.6 per cent
Of tho Total colored strength, while negroes
relatively illtterata numbered 123,G00, o.
1 23.1 pei cent. The litcrate class of negroes
numbered $4,000 oout Of total OF 100000,
or 49.4 per cent.
Sale Of the explosives plant at Nitro, w.
Va, to the Charleston wv. Va.) Industrial
Corporation for $8,551,c00 has beon an
ncunccd by tho War Department OF the re-
Gently submitted informal bids for the plant
and other facilities owned by the department
! at Nitro, That of the Charleston corporation
was tho highest. The plant and town cost
I th9 government approximately S75,000.0C0.
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