Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-09


and sunk by submarine chaser No. Alt. The
chaser vas getting under way to
take a party of wounded soldiers on Voy-
age around the Atlantic feet, and just as
they started the dOry swung across their
path with a party returning from visit to
the dreadnaught Wyoming. Owing to mis-
calculation either as to distance or the an
tics of the tide, the submarine chaser hit the
dory full force, the knife-like bow cutting
away the entire stern of the dory. Only the
most daring swimming by sailors on nearby
warships prevented a heavy death toll, and
officers who witnessed the rescue, said that
it was the finest piece of seama4-sAip they
had ever witnessed. Five victims went to
the hospital, but none are seriously injured.
Francisco Villa has started new revolu
ton in Mexico, and has captured Parral,
Jiminez and Bustillo in Central and South
ern Chihuahua, according to information re-
ceived in Washington City.
According to Baron Maxine, head Of the
Japanese delegation at the peace conference,
the policy of Japan in regard to Shantung is
to return the .peninsular in full sovereignty
to China, keeping only the economic pfivi-
leges granted to Germany and the right to
establish a settlement under the usual con-
ditionS at Tsing-tao. The Chinese delega-
ton insists that Japan is getting more than
the kaiser had and that China loses all
around in the settlement.
The Second Pan-American Aeronautic
convention in session at Atlanti. City devot-
ed Sunday afternoon to a very impressive
memorial service to the airmen of America
and the allies who made the supreme sacfi-.
fee during the war.
Belgium has been awarded her full war
costs, including all damages and expenses,
by the allied peace conference. The amount
aggregates 5000 100000, of which So
00O, 900, 900 is made a priority claim against
German payments. American loans to Bel
GUM will be discharged by acceptance of
German obligations instead of Bels ian.
Nearly three million children, including
members in the United States, Hawaii and
the Philippines have enlisted up to date in
the United States school garden army
Money in circulation has increased since
last year, the treasury department of the
United States estimating on May l that a
total of $5,S63, 288,091 is in circulation
compared with $5,318, 546,718 on May Of
last year The per capita national wealth of
the country is placed at $54.64.
Queer things continue to happens. Victor
Berger, the Socialist elected to congress by
the state of Wisconsin, who is now serving
time in federal prison for violation of the
espionage law, is receiving regularly in Jail
his congressional salary of 1925 a month.
The sergeant-at-arms of the house has al
ready forwarded the convict congressman
$1,250; and until some congressional action
is taken, he will continue to receive the
money although he has been tried, convict
ed and sentenced as an enemy of his country
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker has re-
turned to this country after an absence of
TNY1o
day night on the transport George Washing
ton, which has now become recognized as the
presidents ship. He says the millionth
American soldier will leave Brest for home
this week. over half of the great American
army now being discharged
Gottlieb Won Jagow, formerly German for
eign minister, has just published book
called 1.-THE Universal War, It's Causes and
Beginnings" in which he admits that the pre-
text for Germany's declaration of war on
France was only an imaginary invasion of
German territory, and that Germany made
attempt to verify information reported by
subordinate officers as to French incursions.
Bloody conflicts due to Spartacan uprisings
in Berlin have become so numerous that
President Ebert has added extraordinary
military courts to the existing martial law
courts, the duty of trying all persons charg-
ed with insurrectionary crimes devolving
upon the new courts.
Present indications point to the most Won
derful celebration in the history of the Unit
ed States at the time of the first meeting
of the League of Nations in Washington
next October great naval pageant in
which all the fleets of the world will take
part and a magnificent parade of the world S
best troops led by Foch, Haig, Pershing and
and other renowned military men are two
features of the celebration now under dis
cussiOn.
Austin Chamberlain, British chancellor of
the exchequer, states that he must find for
the current financial year $7,500,0 100000,
and that the present basis of taxation in
England will yield only $4,680,000,000 of
this amount, excess profits taxes included.
1t is believed that the chancellor will recon-
mend the raising of five billions of the re-
CURED amount by taxation the remainder to
be secured through loans.
Because the French authorities virtual
ly prohibited the French workers from ex-
pressing their thoughts and manifesting
their aspirations on May day. Leon JON
haux, secretary general of the French Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, has handed in his writ
ten resignation to Premier Clemenceau as
supplementary representative of the working
classes at the peace conference in Paris.
The private will take issue with and will
not salute his general, although each will
be in uniform when the first American gath
ering of the American Legion of world war
veterans is held in st. Louis, May 8, and
10. Officers of the army and privates will
meet on the same level.
The pleasant trade relations between the
United States and Brazil and the assurance
of future expansion of mutual commercial