Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-19

vostock by the American government. IL
was said officially last week that 45,OOO r1neS
and several million rounds of ammunition
had been sent from San Francisco and tnaC
additional supplies would go forward this
week on an army transport.
The amount of material ordered to Siberia
was not disclosed, but was said to be YER,
large" and to include motor vehicles as well
as rifles and ammunition. The original con-
signment was largely increased after the
recent reverses of Kolchaks army, 1t was
said The material comprises stocks orlgl-
nally purchased from the war department py
the Kerensky government
IT is reported from Warsaw that 4O,O0p
Polish Jews have asked permission to em!
CRATE to America 1t is expected there wall
be great number of emigrants leaving the
whole of Central Europe in the near future
for America.
Major General Enoch H. Crowder Judge
Advocate General of the United States army,
arrived in New York last week aboard the
Cuban gunboat Cuba from Havana, where
he went last March at the request Of Presl-
dent Menocal to aid in the revision OF CUBAN
laws For his labors in the interest or the
Cuban people the Cuban congress gave
vote of thanks to him and passed a special
act authorizing the University of Havana to
confer the degree of doctor of laws on him.
ton built up by France during the war is
proceeding When it is completed the Or
ganization will be the same as in 1914 be-
fore the outbreak of the war The french
army, if present intentions are not cnangea,
will comprise the twenty-one corps of 1874 4
and two corps created during the war.
The International Labor Conference, pro-
yided for in the peace treaty, has been called
by President Wilson to meet in Washington
October 90 All nations members of the In
ternational Labor Organization, as defined hD
Article 3S7 of the Peace Treaty, and those
which probably will become members prior
to the conference have been invited to send
delegates. Secretary of Labor Wilson has
been asked by the president to take charge
of the arrangements The International Or
ganization committee of the conference has
completed it's work in London and Ambassa-
dor Davis has been instructed to invite the
committee in the name of the president to-
meet in Washington in September.
Sergeant Bo, of the Italian aviation mis-
sion has established a South American record
for altitude with passenger. He assembled
49, 40 feet in a biplane. =.
Secretary Baker has announced that by
September 80 the army will be reduced to
the peace-time figures authorized by congress-
and that practically all men serving for the
period of the war will be demobilized by
October 81.
John N. Holder, speaker of the Georgia
house of representatives. Clifford Walker, att
torney general for Georgia, and A. o. Blalock,
internal revenue collector, ahve all definitely
stated that they expect to be candidates in
Georgia's next gubernatorial campaign. j. D.
Weaver, of Dawson also has under considera-
ton the idea of running, as have several
other well-known Georgians
The Hungarian public prosecutor has is
sued an announcement that proceedings will
be begun against all individuals charged
with crimes during the Bella Kun dictator
ship and that steps have already been taken
for their arrest and extradition, according
to advices from Budapest. Another an
nOuncement says that it is intended to prose-,
cute Bella Kun, erstwhie Bolshevik dictator
of Hungary, and his associates for incite-
ment to murder robbery, and forgery Gov
ernmental discussion in Vienna is centering
about the problem to whether Bella Kun
should be accorded asylum in Austria or be
delivered to the first country demanding him
for trial. according to advices received here
from the Austrian capital. 1t is said that
sentiment is decidedly against granting him
asylum.
X. Shidehera, vice minister of foreign af-
fairs in the Japanese cabinet, has been ap-
pointed Japanese ambassador at Washington
to succeed Count Ishii, according to cable
advices received in San Francisco from To-
kio by the Japanese American. Japanese
language newspaper.
Attorney General Palmer made two i'm
portant moves last week in the governments
fight to reduce boarding and profteering in
the necessities of life One was a request
to congress Immediately to amend Section
of the food control law so as to add wearing
apparel to the list of necessities of life spe-
officially mentioned in the law. The other
his announcement that he will imme-
diately ask for an appropriation of $780,
the activities of the secret service in running
down hoarders and profteers and for tie
prosecution of the offenders.
TWenty-one foreigners including Ameri-
cans, Spaniards, Cubans, and citizens of the
Argentine Republic, have been expelled from
Mexico recently by order of CarranZa Off
Gals, according to FL Dia Espanol, the
Spanish paper in Mexico City. Misconduct
while in Mexico was given as the reason.
Unconfirmed reports from California City
brought to the border stated that forty per-
sons had been executed as a result of the
discovery of the mutiny plot in the Federal
garrison there last week. The first reports
stated fifteen had been executed.
THE BOY AND THE FARM
Thirteen-year-old John Arthur HinckIey, an
heir to 100000 estate, accustomed to all
the luxury of New York and Paris, is tired of
the splendid hotels and steamships and auto
mobiles and fine clothes and elegant houses.