Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-27

France is planning the identification of the
main railway system of the country. For this
purpose the government has introduced bill
for the absorption of all private water power
undertakings into one combination. The bill
also provides for improvement Of lighting,
tramway, traction and a system of pumping
for agricultural irrigation and local indus
tries.
Government-sponsored air routes are now
open to civilian travel in England. The air
ministry has opened thirty-four stations at
which landing grounds, petrol and service OF
mechanics is available and the number Is to
be extended to 12O. The jumps between sta
lions range from % to 143 miles.
Harbor plans for Toxic, Japan, calling for
an expenditure of $5O,000,000 are now
ready Ten years ago the work could have
been done for $15,000,000. The government
will be asked for one-third of the amount,
reclaimed ground will pay third and re-
ceipts from ships entering the harbor are ex-
pected to pay off the bonds for the remaining
third.
Tens of millions of dollars worth of Amer
lean machinery will be sent to Siberia from
this country inside of few months after
business relations are again established be-
tween Russia and America. The orders for
this business are already on the desks Of
American manufacturers. The Siberians
know exactly what they want So do the
American manufacturers. And on the day
that peace-time business arrangements are
again in force between western Asia and the
United States, there will be an automatic re-
lease Of tremendous volume of business
More than 1000 devices intended to aid
America and the allies in Germany's destruc-
ton were submitted to the United States pat
ent office during the war. and Of this number
200 were given consideration. Inventors
from all over the world presented their ideas.
Senator Hale of Maine, who last year voted
against suffrage for women, has announced
that at this session he will cast his vote In
favor of equal suffrage. This gives sixty-six
votes according to suffrage leaders estimates,
and only sixty-two are needed to pass the
bill. 1t is believed that other opponents of
the measure will follow Senator Hales lead.
New York City is leading the nation in the
number of men out of employment, accord
ing to reports of the United States employ
ment service for the week ending May II.
The city has minimum of from 1875, 900 to
10000 men without employment. Cleve-
land has 10000 out of jobs, and Pittsburg
$1,000.
Alarmed by the belief that Germany will
not sign the peace treaty and that the allies
will occupy Mannheim, citizens became panic
stricken and stormed the Municipal Savings
bank. Many persons have fed from Mann
helm. Large crowds later gathered and held
protest meetings and other demonstrations,
which added to the general confusion in the
town. An official expression of regret has
been issued in Berlin that the people OF
Mannheim appear to have lost their heads
The war department for the first time has
40 of nid oYd
cutions in the American army during the war.
Among the 100000 soldiers who went
abroad there we're only 181 suicides and only
six executions Of the suicides 154 were en-
listed men and 81 officers. This is a lower
percentage than the suicide rate among civil
ians There were 1876 suicides in the army
in this country, Is more than occurred over
seas, and there were 25 executions. This
makes total Of only 81 soldiers executed,
10 of these being negroes involved in the
Houston riots. None Of the executions were
for military offenses but for murder and
crimes against women.
The German war ministry is, to all intents,
virtually mobilizing troops on the Polish Dor
der, says dispatch from Geneva. Military
commanders of east and west Prussia, Pome-
rama and Silesia have been ordered to con-
centrate their forces in strategic positions and
to issue calls for volunteers. Personal solicit
tations urging re-enlistment have been sent
out extra daily pay and "a free grant of
eastern lands for settlement after the cam
paign" being offered as inducements.
For the purpose of discussing with Orville
Wright airplane inventor, the likelihood of
using the airplane for North Pole trips, With
jalmur Stefansson, international explorer has
visited Wright in the latters home in Dayton
ton, Ohio. Stefansson declared he believed it
possible to construct special type Of air ma
chine that would carry party of explorers to
the North Pole. He plans, If satisfactory ar
rangements can he made. to attempt such
trip during the year or the first o the coming
year.
The latest report from the restitution
service whose task is to recover from Ger
many Belgian machinery and tools which
were stolen, shows that there are 1909 de-
mands from Belgian owners of missing prop
erty on the books.
Already property has been returned to
the amount of 154 carloads, aggregating
1,349 tons of material.
After having been in the mud for nearly
five years off Hamburg. the great steamship
Imperator, formerly German owned, has
locked at Hoboken She was one of the
eight transports that on Thursday brought
in 27,309 American soldiers.
The casket used in the recent funeral of
Grand Prince vi, of Korea, fashioned
100 years ago, and was coated with black
lacquer two and half inches thick
Within ten years regular airship service
will be in opertioi4 BETWEEN New York and
London, says Glenn H. Curtiss, who collab-
Grated with the bureau of construction Of the
United States navy in designing the sea-
planes, which made the fight from Trepas-
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