Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-27
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

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of commons, Andrew Bonar Law, the gov
eminent leader declared that not only is
Frederick William, former German crown
prince, liable for trial under the terms of the
peace treaty but commandments of prison
camps as we'll.
The German national peoples party has
presented to the national assembly at Weimar
an appeal signed by many thousands of the
party's members, asking that the legislative
body provide a governmental home in Ger
many for former Emperor William. The party
also has telegraphed to President Ebert ask
ing his support for the plan.
Plans for enforcement of constitutional
prohibition and for a worldwide dry cam
paign will be formulated at the nineteenth
convention Of the Anti-Saloon League OF
America to be held in Washington City
June AS. The prospect Of repeal or modih-
cation of wartime prohibition is expected to
be given only cursory discussion, leaders sald
because their canvass has shown that con-
gress will not seriously consider such action.
John Armstrong Chaloner, the New York
millionaire who escaped from Bellevue luna
tic asylum twenty years ago but who in two
other states has been declared perfectly
sane has won a verdict of $4,000 against
the New York Evening Post in his suit al
leging libel. 1t is believed that this legal
victory will be the first step toward securing
control again of his property taken out OF
his custody by the charge Of insanity.
Will Hays chairman of the Republican
national committee has announced that no
contribution of more than $1,000 will be re-
ceived from anyone in the approaching Re-
publican campaign
Major General George B. Duncan, of Ken
lucky went abroad as a colonel and return
ed with not only his present title but Win
three decorations for gallantry. He was
awarded the distinguished service medal,
the cross of the legion of honor and the
Croix de Guerre.
Millions of pounds of meat and millions
of cans of vegetables bought by the United
States for war use are to be sold IN this
country The war department roughly es-
Inmates that it has zoo, 100000 pounds of
meat and 00,000,0OO cans OF vegetables on
hand.
Some of the London newspapers are criti-
Ching severely the British government for
it's failure to patrol the seas along the air
route taken by Harry Hawker in his daring
attempt to win for England the honor of
making the first trans-oceanic flight
Eighty-eight thousand men among those
tuberculosis, according to figures given out
by the National tuberculosis association.
Exports from the United States during
April surpassed all previous records by $92-
600, 900. The total was $715,O00,O0O for
that month compared with 1923, 900
during january, the previous high record.
Concessions on some points in the peace
treaty have been made to the Germans by the
Paris peace conference. Slight notifications
have been made in the terms of the Sarre
valley award, and the terms regarding repa-
ratons, as they stood in the original text Of
the peace treaty, also have been modified in
some degree.
The only two definite bids received 4by tine
navy department for the construction of two
of the ten super by the 1916
congress, showed that the battleships will
cost in the neighborhood of $50 900 eacn.
The bid from one concern was $21 800, 000
and from the other $22,580,000, these not
including armament.
The 5000 women employees of New York
Rapid Transit lines who are being dis
charged, will fight for repeal Of the Lock
wood-Caulfeld law which prohibits women
from working lines between 10 p m. and
a.. m Companies gave this law as the rea-
son for discharging the women conductors,
ticket clerks, cleaners, etc.
The American navy is planning still greater
experiments in aerial navigation, said Sec
rotary Josephus Daniels, following the meas
safe arrival at the Azores. Plans have al
ready been laid to construct even more pow
erful seaplanes than those in the trans
oceanic fight.
After two months spent in the one-timo
battle zones of France, Senator William j.
Harris has returned to this country. He
came on the steamship Imperator which
brought over more than 5000 troops and ran
a neck-and-neck race from Brest with the
Leviathan. Both vessels locked Thursday
afternoon at Hoboken On the lmperator also
were Major General Peter G. Harris, the al
iutant general of the army, brother OF the
senator and Captain Cranston Williams, OF
Americus Ga who will return to civil lie
rs the secretary of the junior senator.
Retail prices for food in the United states
during April were per cent less than the
high mark reached last December, according
to a statement by the bureau of labor sta
tistics Prices during the month, however
showed an advance of per cent over those
in March.
Admiral Sir John r. Jellicoe of the Brit
ish navy hes gone to Australia TO reorgdhlze
the Australian navy.
OUIPS AND OUIDDITIES
what is this leathery stuff" demanded
the man at lunch.
''That, sir, is flet of SOLE
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