Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-04

The Supreme Council in Paris has under
discussion the creation of an interallled mill
tary commission to direct the movement OF
troops in the occupied area of Germany and
the plebiscite sections after formal ratifica-
ton of the treaty. With such ratification the
supreme military command will cease, and it,
therefore, becomes necessary to create an or
ganization to supervise military movements
provided for in the treaty. If this interalled
military commission is created, Marshal Foch
will undoubtedly be chairman Of IT, says a
Paris dispotch.
Additional measures to curb activities of
radicals have been instroduced in the house.
Under the provisions of bill by Representa-
tive Smith, of Michigan, the display of a red
flag at any public assembly or demonstra-
ton would be prima facie evidence of it's use
as an emblem of anarchy" The measure
provides punishment of five years impris-
onment and $1,000 fine
All radical literature looking to the over
throw of the government or resistance to it's
laws, as we'll as documents dealing with pro-
Jected railroad strikes, would be barred from
the mails by bill of Representative Blanton,
Democrat, of Texas. The measure also would
make punishable display of banners intend
ed to promote or incite the overthrow of the
government by force or violence or reGis-
lance to federal laws.
Werner Horn the German reservist, who at
tempted to destroy the st. Croix bridge by
dynamiting it February 2, 1915. was sentenc-
ed Friday at Frederick, NJ B., to ten years in
the penitentiary
After a thirty-day tour of the United
States Albert, king of the Belgians, and
Queen Elizabeth, left Friday on the trans
port George Washington on their return trip
10 Belgian. Theirs was the first visit of
relgnlng soVereigns to this country.
Fire cf an unknown origin DESTROYED a
compartment of the Farmers warehouse in
Ilgnall, eleven miles north of Washington,
Ca, early Friday morning. Six hundred
bales burned.
The Georgia Memorial commission. which
was created through an act of legislature and
ny appointment of governor for the purpose
OF erecting monument to the men who went
from Georgia and died in the world war will
nold a called meeting at the state capitol
November H.
The bill providing for the purchase of the
canadian Grand Trunk railway by the gov
eminent has passed the committee stage in
the Canadian house of commons If is nra-
olcted that the bill will encounter strong on
position in the Canadian senate.
For the first time in the history of New
oAA 0t0IO' IWO uldSl6lIdL6S one or each
sat on the judicial bench to hear cases. The
woman was Mrs. Jean H. Norris, assistant
secretary of Tammany Hall, who was ap-
pointed the first woman magistrate by Mayor
Hylan. The newly appointed magistrate will
sit in the women's day court.
United States District Judge Hand has
granted temporary injunction at the re-
quest OF the United States district attorney
prohibiting the sale in New York of all LIQUOR
containing one-half of l per cent or more
alcohol. Under the injunction saloon-keepers
who violate the prohibition enforcement law
can be summarily arrested and imprisoned for
contempt of court