Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01

The census bureaus annual compilation
| of mortality statistics for the death-regis-
| traton area in continental United States
shows 1,O68,932 deaths as having occurred
! in that area in 1917, representing rate of
14.2 per 1000 of population. OF these
| deaths nearly one-third were due to these
causes-heart diseases, pneumonia and
tuberculoss-and nearly another third re-
suited from the following nine causes;
Bright's disease and nephritis, apople3y,
cancer, diarrhea, and enteritis, arterial dis
eases, influenza, diabetes, diphtheria and
bronchitis.
| There is a definite prospect that the sum
| of $40, 600 will go into the building of
| better highways in Georgia in eighteen
months, spreading over at least sixty coun-
| ties of the state network of permanent
! thoroughfares equaling the cost and ex-
| ceeding the length of a concrete boulevard,
| from Atlanta to Los Angeles. Figures fore
casting an unprecedented era of good roads
| development in Georgia through county,
| state and federal cooperation have been is
sued by Frank T. Reynolds, secretary of the
| Georgia State Automobile association, whose
knowledge of the situation is based on long
effort devoted to furthering the movement.
| His statistics include actualities only and do
not attempt to suggest the expansion posi-
| BILE if nearly 100 Georgia counties follow
| the example that has been set by minority
| of communities and if the federal interstate
| highway bill now before congress becomes a
| reality.
Former Emperor William and his advisers
apparently are fully confident the Neither
| lands government will be unable to consent
| to the ententes forthcoming demand for his
/ extradition, which the former emperor's
suite regards as illegal under existing inter-
| national law. Several members of the en-
| tourage are away from Amerongen, being
! busily engaged in inspecting houses with a
HOhanZO1-
! lern's future residence, and indications point
| to his removal within short period from
| his present place of exile The former
monarch himself is outwardly calm now
after the first shock of hearing that Ger
many had decided to sign the treaty without
| reservations. His wife, however, was more
affected and appeared to be deeply saddened
| by the prospect that it will be impossible
| for her ever to return to Germany.
Three credits totalling $65,OO0 900 were
divided Saturday among allies of the United
States. This makes a total of $9,455, 219,-
| t24.27, which the United Staes has loaned
| to its allies. The latest credits were divided
| this way: $50,000,O0O to France; $40 000,-
600 to Italy; and $5,O0O,OOO to Rumania
Arthur Henderson, British labor leader,
| announced at the labor congress at South
port, England Saturday, that the workers of
| Britain, France and Italy had agreed to a
| general demonstration July 20 or July Fl
| in protest against intervention in Russia
| The nature of the demonstration will be
| decided later.
| No interest has been paid since November
| 1917, in loans totalling $187,500, 600 made
| by the United States government to the
| former Russian imperial government, Under
| Secretary of State Polk told the house COM
mittee state department expenditures
| Saturday. He declared no government of
Russia would be recognized by the United
| States or any of the allied powers, unless,
as one condition, it recognizes obligations
assumed by it's predecessor.
The allies duty to be vigilant in enforcing
the peace terms with Germany and
tribute to American participation in the war
were among subjects discussed by President
Poincare at the dinner which he and Nine
Polncare gave to President and Mrs. Wilson
and delegates to the peace conference at the
presidential palace in Paris last week. |
President Poincare's speech preceded that
of President Wilson who made a formal
farewell to France and the French peopIe |
Two hundred and thirty persons were
present, including diplomats and delegates
from all countries attending the peace con-
ference, marshals of France, members of
the cabinet, former premiers, presidents of
the chamber of deputies and the senate I
FORMER foreign ministers and other prom
nent representatives of parliament and of
the judiciary.
Stimulus was given to the wheat-growing
industry in Georgia Friday when the Atlanta
Milling company welI-known Atlanta manu- |
facturers of -four secured a permit for the
construction Of a 200, O00-bushel grain ele- !
vatOr.
This elevator, one of the largest in the
country, will be completed by October 1
1t will be of concrete reinforced by steel |
Ihls, with the new elevator at Macon with |
capacity of $4,000 bushels, will give Geor-
gla an elevator capacity of $50 900 bushels.
The railroad administration in Washing
ton is giving serious consideration" to the
question of raising freight rates aagin Di-
rector General Hines told the house inter
state commerce committee. He declared the
administration faced a grave problem in OBJ
tanning revenues to meet deficiencies
Our deficit largely is due to falling off !
IN business" Mr.. Hines said. 80 far we
do not know how much it may be cut down
by resumption of ira c. There are two
phases to the deficit problem, however and
and we have reached no conclusion as to
what will be necessary in solving the rate
question"
DR.. Theobald Won Bethman- Hollweg, for
mer German chancellor, has formally asked
the allied and associated powers to place him
on trial instead of the former emperor The
former chancellor says that he assumes re-
sponsibility for the acts of Germany during
his period of office and places himself at the
disposal of the allies. The request of the
former chancellor was made on June rs in a
communication to President Clemenceau
president Of the conference. Dr. Won Beth
mann-HollWeg, it is said, desired to take this