Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-22

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Nineteen thousand allied soldiers, picked
men from famous combat divisions, the names
of which are written large on the pages OF
history of the world war, marched through
Londons streets Saturday in celebration of
the return of peace. The line of parade was
more than six miles long. The procession
began at Albert Gate, and passed through
Sloane Square to Buckingham palace road,
crossing the Thames at Vauxhall bridge. 1t
then passed to Westminster bridge and re-
crossed the Thames, going on to Whitehall
and Pail Mall and termination at Hyde Park,
which adjoins Kensington Gardens. King
George, with other members of the royal
family, army and navy officers, and leaders
of both houses of parliament, stood on the
steps of the Victoria memorial in front of
Buckingham palace to receive the salutes OF
the warriors.
The vanguard of the Pacific fleet sailed
from it's anchorage at Old Point Comfort,
Va, Saturday morning, bound for the Pacific
coast via the Panama canal. No unusual
ceremonies marked the departure of the six
superdreadnaughts and thirty destroyers ayd
tenders which are leading the way for the 200
naval craft now assigned to Pacific waters. :
The beginning of the voyage marks an epoch
in American naval history. For the first time
the fleet has been divided. An exact half Of
it's power has been assigned to guard the
western seaboard. For the first time, also,
the strategic value Of the canal is to be fully
tested when Admiral Hugh Rodman, COM
mander of the Pacific fleet, moves his armada
through to Pacific waters and for the first
time Americans of the Far West are to see
with their own eyes the full pomp and power
of the navy that has been their pride for
years.
S. J. Konenkamp, president of the Com
merciaI Telegraphers' Union of America, has
announced his resignation The resignation
| ;c 70 he nffoa Two vUho hn
Konenkamp said his reasons were purely per-
sonal. He denied he has been requested to
leave office after the failure Of the recent
strike which he led against the commercial
wire companies. go ..et 49,
The supreme council Of the peace confer
ence in Paris Friday discussed the disposition
of 24O, 900 Russian prisoners of war still in
Germany. These prisoners were held by Ger
many at the request Of the allies after the
armistice and have been fed at the expense or
the entente powers. AS many OF them are
badly infected with Bolshevism, Poland and
other countries through which they would go
on their way back to Russia have objected to
giving them passage for fear of Bolshevik
propaganda. Moreover, it is said, they would
be either forced into the Bolshevik army or
killed If sent home. The expense OF main
tanning them in Germany, however, is becom-
ing burdensome. The council was unable to
reach decision and referred the question to
it's military advisers for report
Rapidly spreading forest fires in northern
Idaho, western Montana and eastern Wash
ington covering many thousand acres OF cut
over and virgin timber and new fires reported
almost hourly caused much concern Saturday
to the federal forest service officials. APP
peals for men to flight the forest fires have
been made and every man who could qualify
for the arduous work of fighting the fires in
the mountainous regions of three states were
srNra dfdtn IHy m
the end of the railroads and then by trails to
the scenes of the fires The forest service
was handicapped in fighting the fire on Rat
tlesnake creek northeast of Missoula, Mont!s
by agitators urging the fire fighters to strike
for fourteen hours pay for twelve hours
work. Twenty-four men quit in response to
the agitators appeals. fg
An airplane flight around the rim OF the
United States, for distance of 1905 miles,
was started from Washington Monday by
Lieutenant Colonel r. S. HartZ, command
ing officer Of Boiling Field. He will fly in an
army bombing plane, in the interest of re-
cruiting and route charting, the army air
service announced. The trip will take TIE
party across thirty-one states.
Attacks on drastic provisions of prohibit
ton enforcement bill fell down again Satur-
day in the national house, while the dry
forces, still in supreme command romped
through the measure section by section and
put the lid on the debate at a nod from
their leader. While the house was knocking
down amendment after amendment design
ed to liberalize the measure, Representative
Igoe, Democrat, of Missouri, announced he
would offer substitute that could be en-
forced without the annual expenditure Of
$50, 900 and without a standing army"
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig was taken
i'll and had to be removed to his home IN
Kingston in motor car after the Victory
parade Saturday in London. Many had noted
that Field Marshal Haig looked i'll while
riding at the head of his men.
The French commission named to determ-
inc Germany's reparation debt to France an
nounced last week that it had fixed the sum
at forty billion dollars.
Bearing signatures of 115 Atlanta lawyers,
petition has been presented Representa-
tive John Y. Smith, of the Georgia assembly,
requesting him and other members of the
Fulton county delegation to present bill az
the present session amending the act Great
ing the municipal court of Atlanta so as to
provide for the election of judges of that
court by popular vote instead of being ap-
pointed by the judges of the Fulton county
superior court.
Dougherty county heads the list of Geor-
gia counties with 100000 in the distribI-
ton of the federal highway fund announced
saturday by the state highway onn1isson
The largest amount given to any other coun-)
ty was 100000 to Union. The next largest
amount was $4,000 to Bib, Chatham and
large number of others. There was $2A
500, 900 to be apportioned at this time, and
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