Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-25
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

The Belgian government will issue regula-
lions next week governing trade With the
Germans. Every transaction will require
license, and importers and exporters will be
Obliged to submit specifications prices and
other details. Subject to this control, trade
will generally be free, except the expectation
of gold, platinum, arms and munitions. I'm
portations of raw materials from Germany
will be encouraged and the importation of
finished products not directly competing with
Belgian industries will be permitted
The new Japanese army budget as prepar-
ed by the war office proposes credit of $780,
100000 yen approximately $175, 000,000)
for strengthening Notifications or the empire
and building new works. The newspapers
say the budget provides for building pro-
gram to cover fifteen years. 1t is also stated
that the war office has completed plans for
an increase in the number of army divisions,
but this program has not been included in
the budget.
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Bringing notable and distinguished COM
pany Of military officers, civilian officials and
foreign diplomatists, the Aquitana, of the
Cunard line, arrived in New York Sunday
completing her last voyage as troopship.
Eleven American generals were on board, the
ranking officer being Lieutenant General
Hunter Liggett, hero Of the second Marne,
and it remarked tina, his Homecoming
marked the first anniversary of the turning
point in the in which he and his troops
played so large part-the second and final
turning back of the Hun invader at the
the Marine. Of great portent was the arrival
of the American aviation mission, headed by
the First Assistant Secretary of War, Bene-
dict Cro>ell It's Investigations and probable
recommendations, it is believed, will presage
a new and better era for tn development of
aviation in America, particularly as pertain
ing to military uses
The United States senate has voted to raise
the legation in Belgium to the rank of an
embassy, as requested by President Wilson.
Premier Clemenceau, who for his cab
met a vote of confidence Tuesday in the
French chamber of deputies, emerged from
the conflict stronger than the test vote
showed The final vote of confidence on
resolution by Deputy Semyian, approving the
governments declaration Of policy showed
confidence in the government by 289 to 176,
majority of 113. The first vote, which was
on demand for priority for the resolution
of Deputy Channel. gave the premier
iorty of 81, the resolution being defeated,
272 to 1871. M. Chaumet's resolution, for
which priority was asked, was on the high .
cost of living. Priority for it was sought
over the resolution of Deputy Augagneur,
which was adopted Friday by a majority of
fourteen, the government being in the minori-
ty. 1t was the Augagneur resolution that re-
suited in the resignation of M Boret the
former food minister now replaced by Joseph
]. B. e. Noulens. The premier directed his
own fight.
A resolution directing the Georgia railroad
commission to investigate the cost and FEAST
blity of extending the Western and Atlantic
railroad to the Atlantic ocean was introduced
in the Georgia house of representatives on
Wednesday by Representative Sweat of Ware
county
Conferences with Republican senators on
the peace treaty and the League Of Nations
covenant were continued Wednesday by Pres
ident Wilson. Senators on the visiting list
were Page, Vermont; Sterling, South Dakota;
Mclean, Connecticut, and NewberI.y, Michi-
gan. Mr.. Wilson's condition continued to inn
prove today, and it was expected that within
a few days he would have entirely recovered
from the effects of an attack of intestinal
trouble The president, however, is still
weak, and for that reason held conferences
in his study in the White House instead of
in the executive offices.
Official inquiry has been started in Chicago
by States Attorney Maclay Hoyne to fix re-
sronsibility for the explosion and collapse of
the dirigible which crashed through the roof
of the Illinois Trust and Savings bank Mon
day afternoon, killing eleven persons and
CW0HI-SX OLn6rS. Un1C0Q states DIS
trict Attorney Charles F. Clyne also assigned
an assistant United States attorney to attend
the coroner'S inquest. Seventeen employees of
the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company, of
Akron, Ohio, owners of the airshp have been
detained pending a decision as to whether
charges of criminal carelessness should be
filed against them.
In response to President Wilson's request
that it approve provisional appointment of
an American representative on the repaFa-
tons commission to be created under the
peace treaty the senate foreign relations COM
mittee has adopted declaration that until
the treaty is ratified mo power exists" to
carry out it's provisions The declaration in
the form of resolution by Senator Knox,
Republican, of Pennsylvania, was adopted
without record vote, though the commit
tao previously had divided eight to seven in
favor of substituting the Knox proposal for
one which would have left open the question
OF the presidents authority In this vote.
Senator McCumber. Republican, of North
Dakota, joined the Democrats in the negative. 7,
QUlPS AND QUIDDITIES
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