Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-03

Mount Yauna Loa, on HiIo island, burst
| into new eruption late Tuesday night, and
a wide stream of lava began pouring down
the Kona side, destroying many homes. The
residents of the Kona are reported flee
ing to the sea, which is thirty miles distant.
The mountain, which is $4,000 feet high,
first became active on Saturday, Wnen
smoke and gases came from the crater 1t then
subsidized until late Tuesday night Whe nthe
lava began pouring down the KOna side.
During an eruption in May, 1916, cloud OIL
steam and smoke was sent 10000 feet into
the air when the peak burst into eruption.
Notwithstanding the strike the British
government intends to keep the Irish ques-
ton to the fore, and it is expected the cabinet
will again discuss a settlement OF the irish
problem during the present week, according
to the Mail. Sir Edward Carson, who was
prevented by the strike from attending the
Ulster ay demonstration at Belfast, sent the
following telegram to his supporters:
The conspiracy against our civil and re-
| ligiOus liberties backed by cruel aSsassina-
tions in Ireland and lies and misrepresenta-
| ton in America to separate us from the
British empire, must be COuntered by the
organization of all our forces. We stand by
| our covenant in the letter and spirit and
with Gous help will defeat our enemies
as we did before"
| Henry L. Deceive, Belgian consul in At
| lanta, Will go TO WdSulnSIOu W dCISlIu Lh0
reception that will be rendered the king and
queen of the Belgians and will second the
invitation extended the royal pair by the At
! lanta chamber of commerce to stop at At
lanta on their tour of the United States.
Charles NJ. Schwab Sir Cecil Spring-Rice
| former British ambassador to the United
| States Lord Fisher, of the British admiralty;
the late Lord Kitchener and the British vice
Fconsul at Ensenada, Mexico, were marked
for assassination by agents of the German
government, according to sworn testimony
given by former Lieutenant Wilhelm Won
Brincken, formerly attache of the German
consulate in San Francisco to Commissioner
Of immigration Henry M. White, of Seattle,
Wash A transcript of the statement has
| been received in San Francisco by Attorney
Henry NJ. Owens, Won Brincken,s legal adj
wiser in San Francisco. Won Brlncken is
! serving a two-year sentence in the federal
penitentiary at McNeills island for the part
he played in the so-called Hindu conspiracy
cases
The state department at Washington has
been asked by the shipping board to take
I'D with the American peace commission at
Paris the question of the possession of the
| Imperator, Prnz Friedrich Wilhelm, kaiserln
| Auguste, Victoria Cap Finisterre, Mobile
PraetOria, Patriacia and Zeppelin. Ihese
are the eight German ships taken from Ger
! lied Maritime Conference to the United
States government. 1t is learned that in
| the meantime the war department will con-
| tine to, turn German ship over to the snip
ping board as fas as they are released from
transport service. The fmperatOr has already
been turned back to the board and was not
handed to the Cunard line as that COM
pany had expected. Until the diplomatic as
pect of the situation is settled and the entire
disposition of the ships as laid out by the
peace council is thoroughly understood IN
| this country, the eight German vessels will
| be retained by the shipping board.
Germany will soon be bettered by the adj
vent of 40 900 of her citizens, we'll clothed,
we'll fed and in the best of health, but with
a wholesome respect for the allies and par
! ticuIarly for the American army. The 4O,OOO
| are prisoners held by the Americans in
France Plans are now being made for their
repatriation, task in which the Y. M. &. A,
at the request of the army, will assist, in so
far as the army wishes According to an
nouncement of the plans for repatriation, the
German prisoners to be released by the Amer
leans are less Teutonic and less Bolshevistic
in their thoughts and bearing than any set
! of Germans in all Europe.
Announcement by Director General John
Barrett, of the Pan-American union, that he
would tender his resignation at the November
meeting of the unions governing board, al
ready has aroused considerable speculation
among Latin-American diplomats here as to
| his sCcesSOr. The diplomatic representatives
! of the Latin-American countries together with
! the secretary of state constitute the govern
ing board which will select the new director
general
Informal discussion Of Mr.. Barretts sue
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