Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-04


while on Tuesday afternoon at 5 O'Clock Ad-
mral Hugh Rodman hoisted his flag as COM
mander of the new Pacific fleet. Impressive
ceremonies marked the formal division of the
navy fleet, the navy department being repre-
scented by Admiral W. S. Benson, of the general
navy board. Admiral Wilson succeeds Admiral
Henry T. Mayo in command, Admiral Mayo
going to Washington for duty with the general
board The Pacific fleet will begin its voyage
west on July II by way of the Panama canal.
More than 10000 soldiers, many of them still
overseas have notified Secretary of the Interior
Lane of their desire to obtain farms under the
plan Endorsed by him and now being considered
by the house public lands committee.
Premier Lloyd George received rouSing
ovation when he appeared in the house of COM
mons on July l. The premier had been cheered
by crowds on his way from Downing street to
the house, but the reception from his fellow
members in the house eclpsed the cheers he
had received eswhere since his return from
Paris.
The Krupp gun works at Munich have been
sold to Americans, according to dispatches from
Munich quoting newspapers there. 1t is added
several industrial concerns in the BaVarlan cap
ital also have passed into American hands.
Henry Morganthau. former ambassador to
Homer H. Johnson, of Cleveland, will compose
the commission which the American delegation
will send to Poland to investigate reported
pogroms. The commission will leave Paris in
few days.
George ]. Gould was removed by supreme
Court Iustice Whitaker, of New York, as ex-
ecutor and trustee of the estate OF the late
Ia,, Could. his father The court based Its &C
tion mon the motion made by Frank Jay Could
a brother of George. In his decision, Justice
Whitaker reviewed all of the numerous aile-
cations of wrongful acts and wrongful attltuueS
CHARGED against the "oldeSt of the sons OF tine
late railroad magnate" in rank Gould'S mo-
ton, but declaring it impossible to unraVel tnlS
apparent legerdermain of finance" with the AID
only of affidavitS, he based his decision on
three of the allegations which he said had
been admitted and undisputabiy proved
The allied governments have represented to
the government of Holland the necessity OF
taking steps to prevent the departure of the
former German emperor from Holland, T. D.
HarmSworth, EnglandS under-Secretary OF state
for foreign affairs, announced in the house OF
commons Tuesday afternoon
Theat of reprisals against American citi-
zens in Russia, if the Bolshevik 'ambassa-
DOR Martens is molested by police made In
note from the Russian soviet government TO
the state department. was met tuesday with
the reply that the reprisals would be certain
to arouse in the United States an oyerwhelm-
ing sentiment of indignation against the au-
thorities in Moscow responsible for such acts.
Ar mail service between New York and
Chicago was inaugurated Tuesday with six
hour service.
Urgent representations have been made to
the Mexican government for the punishment
of those responsible for the murder of John
w. Carroll, an American citizen, the maltreat
ment of his wife and the attempted murder of
his son at their ranch near Colonia, twenty
seven miles north Tampico, Instructions
have been sent to both the American embassy
at Mexico City and the American consulate
at Tampico to urge immediate capture and
punishment of the perpetrators of the outrage
an dprotection for other Americans in the
district
A prosperous year marked by large output
and almost unprecedented financial re-
turns," is promised by business activities of
June, the federal reserve board says in its
monthly statement issued Tuesday from
Washington, D. c. The report also contained
Il warning against transportation and the
forecast of possible coal shortage during the
winter.
The Turkish situation is giving the peace
conference muCl un6aSlneSS REPORTS
ceived in Paris indicate that there have been
organized in Asiatic Turkey three Turkish
armies whose generals refuse to obey orders
from COnstantlnOpIe. These armies are con-
centrated to Amashia, Balikesri and Kona
The Turks at Amasia are threatening the
Italians, while those at Balikesri are oppos-
ing the Greeks AS the position of Constan-
tinOple has been much weakened by the re-
fusal of the conference to consider proposals
from the Turkish delegates immediately it is
feared Independent movement will develop
throughout Asia Minor
Rumors that Ireland will be proclaimed a
dominion within the next six months with Sir
ihomas e. Shaughnessy as governor general
IRE OF particular interest in the United States
BECAUSE Shaughnessy is an American He
vas born in Milwaukee, Wis. where he spent
his young days and attended the public
School He entered the service If the Chica-
90, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad at six
cen, and in later life became president of the
Canadian Pacific railway the largest trans
portatlon system in the world. II his official
capacity he rendered valuable service to Greai
rTltaln during the war.
The customs intelligence bureau. which
because OF the ending of the war will cease
operations next week, completed its record nv
uneafthlng few days ago, in New York a
plot to send thousands of aliens to Serbia
Rumanla and Hungary on forged passports
1nelr own countrymen defrauded the gulible
aIi9hS out OF sums OF money ranging from
500 to SIS each, giving in return bogus per-
mits to leave the country. One hundred and
ten aliens were rounded up just as the steam
er was about to sail, all of them having fake
passports. In many instances real PASSPORTS
could have been secured free of charge
Following earlier action by the house, the
Tue Law ipht Tod tho