Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05


drawal of the recognition of the Carranza
government and military occupation of Mex
leo by American forces, until stable govern
ment has been established.
The government has redoubled it's efforts to
prevent smuggling of arms across the border,
and has issued warning to the citizens that
violation of the anti-smuggling law would be
vigorously prosecuted.
Philip Thomson, a fourteen-year-old boy,
son of an American citizen, was kidnapped by
bandits from his fathers RANCH thirty miles
from Mexico City and is being held for $500
pesos ransom.
These are the latest developments in the
Mexican situation.
The Montenegrin government, in an Off
cial statement, replying to demands made
upon it by Serbia, maintains that the Monte
negrin people are engaged in an uprising
against the Serbian troops of occupation, and
declares the Serbian government was inter-
pellated recently on this subject in the parlla-
ment at Belgrade.
In the statement, the Montenegrin govern
ment reiterates it's demand that it be given
representation at the peace conference and
that the Serbians evacuate Montenegro in or
der to put an end to the struggle.
President Wilson has made formal denial
of the truth of the statement made by John
w Kehoe a hospital superintendent OF the
Knights of Columbus, that Mrs Wilson dis
covered evidences of great brutality to Amerl-
can war prisoners in Paris military prisons;
A dispatch from New York quoted Mr.
Kehoe as saying that Mrs. Wilson, while at
Base Hospital No. 81, was beckoned. to the
cot of soldier who displayed numerous Welts
on his back and arms, and that Mrs. Wilson
reported this to the president. In letter to
Representative Dallinger, Republican, OF
Massachusetts, the president labeled Mr..
Kehoe's statement as entirely inaccurate
King George of England is in favor of do
nestle education for girls. On recent visit
with the queen to the British scientific prod
ucts exhibition at Central Hall, Westminster
his majesty is quoted, in part, as follows:
methods of preserving and utilizing fruits
are very important. l think they should be
taught in schools. All knowledge is desir-
able but some are more desirable than Others
and while it may be very we'll and very IN
teresting to teach girls about flowers, winch
they seldom see, and birds Whlch they can
never catch, I think it would be better to
direct attention first of all, to those things
which would help to make good housekeepers
of them.'N
The queen, the Princess Mary and Prince
Henry listened approvingly.
Count Michael Karolyi, former Hungarian
provisional president his wife and his entire
suite have been arrested and are detained at
Prague according to the Vosslsche Ze1tung
The question of the necessity Of forced
loan by Germany of 100000 marks
1850, 900 900, 000) has been raised, according
to the Lokal Anzeiger.
There has been considerable discussion in
dispatches from Germany within the last Tort
night of possible levies on property, some or
the advices stating that sliding scale was
contemplated, reaching ten per cent for prop
erty valued at so, 900 marks and rising to 65
IN Dronartv above 2 100000 marks,
the levy being payable in instalments extend
ing over thirty years. The latest f1nanclal
estimates published in the North German
Gazette, showed that Germany would have to
raise $4,000 900, 600.
Relief from the proposed enormous rise IN
the price of shoes is promised by the Amerl-
can-Russian Chamber of Commerce. Hides are
very plentiful just now in Siberia, but IL is
stated by the chamber that the peasants aD-
solutely refuse to dispose of these hides Tor
money, offering them in exchange only for
farm implements, agricultural machinery, and
certain forms Of merchandise. II these can
be shipped to Siberian centers, the people
will gladly release the hides and open trade.
The first effort to lift dreadnaughts
through the Gatun Locks of the Panama Ca
nal was successful, four mighty ships part
of the Pacific Fleet, being lifted through on
July 25th, coming to anchor in the fresh wa
ters Of Gatun lake, eighty-tive miles above
sea-level. They were the New Mexico, Ar
kansas, Texas and New York It required
one hour and seventeen minutes to lift the
flagship of the fleet through the Locks.
The Prudential committee of the Yale cor
poration class of 1882 of which Murray
Dodge Of New York is secretary, has offered
a prize of $1,000 for a new tune to take
the place of that to which Yale's famous old
song, Bright College Years." has always been
sung, the reason being that the song has
formerly been sung to the tune of 1.-THE Watch
the Rhine"
Batavia, ILL.,, remembers her fallen heroes
beautifully. An evergreen tree has been
planted in the center of the town-square, and
in the top-most branches of this tree, hangs
an electrically lighted golden star" The
tree will serve as a community Christmas tree,
and everything possible will be done to keep
the thing it stands for, fresh in the hearts
of BataVians.
The Finback, an American schooner, is on
her way to the Arctic, to sell goods to the Es-
kimos. Her cargo included, among other
things plentiful supply of gumdrops.
Miss Frances Jordan, one of the most pop
ular show-girls in New York, and famous
beauty, was married recently to Lieutenant
Commander Frank HuntOon, of Rock Island,
ILL.,, now executive officer aboard the =. S. S.
Bailey Perhaps Miss Jordans chief claim to
fame is that she was chosen, from %, 9th
er girls to be the model for the picture used
to decorate the calendar of the War Risk Bu-
reau. Miss Jordan will not leave the stage.
A bill has been introduced in the house
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