Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08

week in the house Of commons. Mr.. Long
pointed out that the program had been re-
duced very considerably before the sinking
of the German vessels. The possibility of
the destruction of these warships had not
been taken into consideration in drawing up
the British construction program, the first
lord added, but there had been consideration
taken of the fact that there was no chance
of the German fleet being restored to Ger
many, and that, therefore, it ought not to Do
calculated as a possible enemy FORCE, but
instead as a possible addition to the fleets
of the allies.
America paid tribute to Lafayette on July
in France, when Hugh G. Wallace, Amer
lean ambassador to France, laid wreath
on the tomb of the French hero in the Picpus
cemetery Afterwards Andre Tardieu an,
nounced that France will build monument
to American soldiers in the Picpus cemetery
near Lafayette's grave, to commemorate
those who persisted in the world war.
Serious riots occurring in Florence,
ITALY, in protest against the high cost of liv-
ing. Merchants have been held up and prices
on foodstuffs arbitrarily fixed. Only food
stores were looted.
A survey of the meat-price situation, the
United States department of agriculture says,
reveals that the excessive retail prices now
existing not justified by wholesale quota
tions. Prices to the producers have declined
since the war, it was said but prices paid
by the consumers have not materially les
sened. The only solution, the department be-
lieves, is more strict federal supervision.
President Pardo, of Peru was seized by
two regiments of the military on July at
his palace at Lima, and the insurrectionists
then proclaimed Augusta B. Legina president
of the republic. Only few shots we're fired
and there were no casualties.
The women's emancipation bill giving Eng
lish women equal civil and judicial rights
| with men was defeated last week in the
British house of commons. A new bill to take
it's place will be introduced this week.
| Political circles in Paris are specializing s
! who will succeed Premier Clemenceau should
he resign his office. GoG-,p says that he will
be succeeded by Andre Tardieu, who was the
French high commissioner to the United
| States. Tardieu is very popular in France
| and might be acceptable even to the Social
lists if he promised tor give Socialism repre-
! sentation in his cabinet
The great gold medal of the city of Paris
| was presented on July to General Per-
shing and Rear Admiral Knapp, commander
of the American naval forces in European
| waters. Inc presentation was MADE at a
| reception at the Hotel de Vile. as,
LEROY Moye an American citizen employ2
ed by the Mexican Gulf Oil company, was muir
dered by Mexicans in the Tampico oil fields
last Tuesday night according to dispatches
| to the state department. Acting Secretary
Phillips Immediately cabled the American
embassy at Mexico City to make urgent rep
reservations to the Mexican government for
the apprehension of the murderers and for
the protection of Americans in the TampicO
district Moye was native of Alabama, and
his home was in Livingston, Texas
! Forty students in the military college at
Budapest have been executed by order of the
Hungarian communist government, according
to advces received in Vienna. Bella Kun has
| issued a proclamation declaring that since
proper appreciation had not been shown of
the "mild treatment of the past three months,
tblood shall flow hencelorth if necessary to in
sure the protection of the proletariat."
T. 7ndo- ,rS
Ec,2The bill for ratification Of the peace treaty
| was introduced into u belgian chamber of
deputies July 4. TENDERS of the cham
bers cheered when reference to the allies
was made. letter from King Albert was
read asking unity and steadfastness of the
Belgian people in the days of reconstruction.
Camp Gordon, Atlanta, after a long period
| of comparative inactivity, is to again become
bustlng military center and instead of re-
ceiving small and scattered detachments of
men from overseas, will receive on an aver
age of 500 men daily, the first large detach-
ment to arrive in about ten days. This an
nouncement made at camp headquarters
following advices received at the cantonment
to the effect that Camps Funston, Meade
glethorpe, Jackson. Custer and Bowie are
to be abandoned as rehabilitation points, and
Camp Gordon will receive for discharge the
large numbers of men who would have other
wise gone to the other camps. This new
plan Of rehabilitation means that men will
come to Camp Gordon direct from overseas
and will be Immediately discharged from the
Atlanta cantonment and sent to their homes
The arrivals at Camp Gordon will total about
$4,000 each month, and practically all or
these soldiers will be men whose homes are
in the southeast.
WATERING FARM HORSES. 49,.
Walter Moore, a well-knowh writer, says:
"It is common thing for farmers to