Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-05
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

A tremendous drop in food prices may be
expected in the United States during the
next few months, said Herbert Hoover. in his
testimony before the congressional commit,
tee in Paris investigating war expenditures.
The spectators have reached the end of their
powers, Mr.. Hoover declared and are no
longer able to maintain corners in stocks,
owing to Europe's inability to purchase
Americas over-prOductiOn.
warehouses in Amsterdam, Rotterdam,
Copenhagen, and Stockholm are now full of
foodstuffs from America, he said, "but no
outlet exists as the countries in need of iS are
unable to pay for it at present prices.
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth, of Bel
GUM, are expected in Washington aboNt
October 1, and will be guests of the presideh
and Mrs. Wilson at the White House, probI
ably remaining three days. The king and
queen will arrive in this country late this
month and will go directly to Washing
ton to visit the president and Mrs. Wilson
before beginning tour of the country.
1t has been learned that the tentative
itinerary provides for their return to New
York from Washington for public reception.
Afterwards they will leave on a journey that
will carry them to the Pacific coast The
cities which will be visited en- route have
not been determined upon finally.
The supreme council in Paris, desiring at
| the earliest moment possible to conclude q
treaty with Bulgaria, has decided to hand thu
| bulgarian delegation the text Of treaty
which will determine the boundaries of the
| country. The document will provide for a
| Bulgarian port on the Aegean sea, but will
| not name the port. The Bulgarian delegation
will be asked to renounce it's claims to GER
| tain territory which will be stipulated in the
| peace treaty. The distribution of this terri
tory will be made later. The situation WITH
regard to the disposition of Thrace, on which\
| the allied delegates still are divided will not
be cause for delay in the conclusion of peace
with Bulgaria.
| The leaders of the Pan-German league at a
gathering in Berlin Sunday, expressed their
desire for return of the monarchy, accord
| ing to dispatch from the German capital.
| Herr BaZin, a lawyer of Vienna, said in a
speech at the meeting that the Hapsburgs had
disappeared forever. He said that Austrians
wanted rule by Hohenzollern, and that when
a revolution came they would support a true
| Prussan ~
On the ground that publication of such in
| formation would be incompatible with the
public interest, Secretary of Labor Wilson
has refushed to furnish to the house a report
on the present activities of the Labor De-
| partment in the case of Thomas J. Mooney,
! who is serving a life sentence for the pre-
paredness day bomb explosion in San Fran
| cisco in 1915.
Just before the Leviathan left Brest this
week two French army officers boarded the
transport and conferred French war decora-
tions on the colors and on the commanding
officer Of the 18th Infantry Regiment. Brig
adler General Briquet and Colonel Laureau n
chief Of staff of the French mission, be-
slowed the decoration.
Word of the ceremony received in
cablegram from Brigadier General Frank
Parker, commanding the First Brigade to
Major Charles S. Soulter, an Eighteenth in
fantry officer with the First division ad-
vance party.
The decoration, called fourragere, is q
braided emblem, which may be worn hence
| forth by every member of the regiment over
his left shoulder Colonel Hunt is COM
handing officer of the Eighteenth
| Vice Admiral Albert Gleaves, aboard his
flagship, the South Dakota, took formal,
command this week of the Asiatic feet with
the full rank of an admiral amid the
cheers of 1000 sailors, marines and invited
guests The ceremony simple an i'm
pressive The blue flag of the admiral with
its four white stars slowly hoisted to
the masthead, and the South Dakota and
| other vessels on the Hudson river doomed
out the salute of nineteen guns At the
| conclusion of the salute, Captain Casey b.
Morgan read orders signed by Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roose-
welt.