The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-10-03

PRESIDENT wilson lelt On MS uA6
speech making tour on the night OF
September 3, and will cover the en-
tire country in the interest of his
league of nations.
Congress has been asked to appro-
late two million five hundred thou
sand dollars for fighting forest fires
in the West.
Practically ell the restrictions now
existing against trade with Hungary
have been lifted by the war trade
board. License will be issued freely
on export of goods to that country
except those Of strictly military
nature.
President Wilson says il is appar-
ent that the cost of living has reached
the peak, but, in spite of the situa-
ton we are facing, merchants every
where are out advertising about high
prices and telling the public that
prices will go higher. There is abso-
lutely no basis for such advertising,
the federal authorities say, and rigid
prosecution will be enforced. The
people are frankly told not to be STAN
peded by tricksters in the mercantile
business into purchasing things they
do not need. The people have the vic
tory in their own hands. says the pres
ident.
Operations of all coastal and trans
oceanic radio stations by the navy de-
partment and rigid control Of all COM
mercial land stations by the depart
ment of commerce is proposed in a
bill submitted by the navy depart
ment to congress.
Recognition of the de facto govern
ment of Peru is announced by the
state department. Secretary Lansing
has instructed the American legation
at Lima to advise the minister of for
eign affairs that the United States FEC
| ognizes President Leguia as head or
the de facto government of Peru.
| Late cablegrams from Ambassador
Morris, United States ambassador to
Japan, made strong plea for imme-
diate recognition of the Kolchak Rus
sian government by the United States.
Only two men of the thousands of
| the American expeditionary force who
went into battle against the Germans
remain unaccounted for, according to
a casualty list issued by the war de-
| partment.
Recent arrests in New York for
| violation of the prohibition law will
be followed Immediately by clean
ups" in other cities. This is announc-
| ed by Attorney General Palmer He
declares that liquor dealers who had
thought that the law enforcement ac-
tivities of the department of justice
had been laid aside for the high cost
of living investigation would be shown
that they we're mistaken.
Resignation of DR.. Paul S. Reinsch
as American minister to China was
announced at the white house. Off
Gals said he had asked to be relievde
because of ill health and desire to
return to private work.
In recognition of Gen. John j. Jer-
shing's services in the war, the house
has passed bill authorizing the pres
ident to confer on him the permanent
rank of general The measure has
gone to the senate.
power of treaty negotiations.
A review of the fight in behalf Of
better rates on cotton linters by Geor-
gia cotton seed crushers and the de-
cision of Director General Walker D.
Hines of the railroad administration
to stand by the ruling of the inter-
state commerce commission have been
made known in a letter from the di-
rector general to Senator William J..
Harris of Georgia.