Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-22

| against Germany since the armistice was
| signed, according to Venese newspapers, who
! characterized the efforts of Italian armistice
officials to secure the return of famous works
of art by Italian PAINTERS to Italian art gall
leres as the biIderkrieg," or picture war
Some of the almost priceless works of art that
were taken to Vienna from Venice in 1916 and
1888 are being removed to Italy again, the
paintings comprising the works of such famous
artists as Tintoretto, Carpaccio and Gina da
Conegliamo. The demand is being made that
| Germany also be made to pay for damages to
| Italian works of art by the return of some
of the most famous Italian paintings in Ger
man galleries, and among others mentioned
is the famous Sistine Madonna by Raphael
| This world-known painting is now in the gal
| lery at Dresden.
Two divisions of japanese troops have been
| ordered to Korea to suppress the revolutionary
uprsings there, according to cables from Toxic
| to the Japanese-American newspaper in San
| Francisco. Another cable to the same paper
| from Fusan says that 5000 Japanese troops
and 400 gendarmes have already landed
there.
Canada most distinguished member of par
lament, and the only member of the national
| legislature to win the supreme honor of the
Victoria Cross, is Colonel G. w. Peck, V. G.
D. S. o. M. P. When he entered the house
of commons recently, having just returned
from overseas he was given an ovation. His
home is in Prince Rupert the British Columbia
gateway to Alaska. Colonel Peck went to the
war captain in the Thirtieth Canadian bat
talon. He won the Victoria Cross last Sep
TENDER in the second battle of the Arras,
| when, a. ompanied by tho crs, he led his
battalion in person in charge GG"'-st a Hun
machine gun nest.
The status of those members of the Society
of Friends who voluntarily entered military
service, was discussed at the yearly meeting of
Orthodox Quakers Of Philadelphia, held re-
Gently in that city, and it was agreed that "a
loving and tender spirit should be observed
| toward such Friends, but that such spirit
should not be construed to mean there was
any change in the Quaker principle of opposing
war.
| Secretary of War Newton D. Ball. who is
now in France, and who is making tours of
investigation among the American troops in
Germany, says in recent interview in Paris,
that if any agreement should be reached
whereby American troops would participate in
| the defense of the Rhine indefinitely, only vol
unteer soldiers will be used in the army of
occupation.
Representatives of Norwegian interests
| dOn where they went to arrange for air traf
| fic lines between Norway and England. Prob
| lens of international law will probably delay
| opening of service until next year.
At national Socialist party headquarters,
| Captain Horatio G. Winslow, commander at
Archangel of the Michigan troops of Company
| /, 339th Infantry, who demanded explana-I
| lions from their superior officers as to why
! they were at war with Russia and are report
Cd To hou fi17in ic cd 1oYI
member of the Socialist party and editor of
| the Socialist magazine, the Masses, previous
| to the editorship of Max Eastman. Captain
| Winslow is a son of Chief Justice John E.
! Winslow of the supreme court of the state
| of Wisconsin,
Prince Christopher, of Greece, is now a
| Dane. His naturalization in Denmark is rec
orgnized by a royal decree permitting him to
| renounce Greek citizenship.
Caproni, Italy's builder of airplanes, will
make no attempt to cross the Atlantic this
| year, it is said, but will cross from Ireland
| to Newfoundland next year in a new machine
he is building. Caproni is believer in big
planes and he is building four times as
large as his present greatest, which is a 600
horsepower trfplane
A storage reservoir for oil to be used as
fuel for British warships with capacity of
silky million gallons is being built at Rosyth
England. 1t will cover eleven acres with a
roof area of seven acres.
Failure of Premier Paderewski to win
Danzg for the Poles may presage his polti-
cal downfall, according to persons in close
touch with international affairs. With Pad
erewski's return to Warsay it was predicted
a strong effort would be made to force his
resignation and stampede Poland into a
semi-alliance with Germany. 1t is known
that Paderewski would not lend himself to
such a scheme, though it is apparent one
man prominently suggested as his successor
is favorable to the idea.
The Florida senate has voted favorably on
a resolution to submit the question of suf |
frage for women to the voters of the state at
the next general ell elton.
The French chamber of deputies has given |
a vote of confidence in Premier Clemenceau, |
close the debate evoked by Foreign Minister |
Pichons recent refusal to disclose from the |
floor the details of the preliminary peace
agreement.
The Canadian Club of Guelph has proposed |
that all Canadian clubs in Canada and the |
United States unite in erecting a memorial to |
Lieutenant Colonel John McRae, whose beau
tful poem "In Flanders Field" is generally |
considered the most exquisite piece of verse
prompted by the great war.
Although the presidential election in
Mexico does not occur until July, 1920, there
are already six announced candidates for Car
ranZa's place.
Carranza himself is not eligible to re-elec-
ton under the constitution. Two members