Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST


Montreal Star, which adds that the transfer
involved the appropriation of land of local
owners on the famous battlefield. Great in
terest is being aroused among the Vimy Ridge
community as to what the Canadian authori-
ties propose to do with the Site 1t is under
stood a Canadian memorial building will be
erected by the Canadian government to house
Canadian records relating to that sector. The
chief Canadian memorial, however, must OBJ
viously be at Ypres itself. The site formally
presented by the Belgian government to
Canada is now marked by temporary Cana
dian building, into which have been gathered
large number of guns and other material
taken srom the Canadian trenches
Residential sections in New Jersey within
easy distance of New York are flooded, sec
lions of railroad tracks are washed out, and
service on commuters trains seriously Grip
pied as the result of the nine days of almost
continuous rain. The total rainfall within
this period was seven inches Heavy dam
age has been done to crops in the rural sec
ton near the city. The dam at Grants Park,
on the Whippany river, mile north of
MorristoWn, n. j., broke and the waters
swept thro lgL Speedwell Park, one of Nor
ristoWns public parks, and the lower section
of the town, causing estimated damage of
$4,000. Many sections in Long Island are
threatened with floods, and meadows on the
island are already converted into lakes
Congress has been asked by Secretary Lane
Tor special appropriation of 100000 to
fight forest fires in Montana, Idaho and
Washington. Latest repotrs from Idaho, he
said, declare the fires cannot be extinguish-
ed save by heavy rain, of which there is
no immediate prospect" To meet the emer-
| gency the secretary authorized the use of
$4,000 appropriated for the land office field
| service, but not intended for forest fire fight
ing.
Germany's financial program, calling for
| the raising of $4,000 10000 600 marks annual
ly (normally $6,250 900, OO0), agreed upon
| by Matthias Erzberger, minister of finance,
and a group of experts, has been published
| by the North German Gazette" The confer
| ence was said to be in complete agreement on
the financial reforms. Eight billion marks
| ($2,00O,0O0 000) will be obtained by war
| taxes, according to the "Gazettes" summary
| of the proposed plan. The remaining H.
O00,0OO,00O marks ($4,25O, OOO,OO0) must
be raised from new sources. The first of
these will be heavy increase in the tax on
business turnovers. The second new source
OF income is called "the imperial sacrifice to
needs. The third new set of taxes will be
on the necessares of life
Under present plans of Republican leaders,
the peace treaty will be set aside Temporal
rily for consideration Of the treaty between
ment to the latter of 25,000,000 for dam
ages arising from American acquisition OF
the Panama canal. Chairman Lodge, of the
senate foreign relations COMMITTEE, said the
Colombian treaty would be taken i'll by the
committee this week with plans for it's i'm
mediate ratification by the senate. Action
| on the treaty has been urged by state depart
ment officials.
Refusal by the senate to ratify the League
of Nations covenant would be "a shameful
betrayal of civilization at the greatest crisis
IN history" declared Senator Smith, of Arr
iona, to the senate. Senator Smith said
league opponents for partisan purposes are
trying to brighten the American people with
"specters and goblins.' MAY God have
mercy on the man who would willingly place
party success above the peace and prosper
ity OF his country" said he.
Elaborate preparations for the reception
and entertainment of the officers and men of
| the Pacific feet are being made all along the
west coast. Representative William Kettner
| will assist the mayor, civic organizations and
citizens committee at San Diego in welcom-
| Ing the fleet there about August Z At Los
| Angeles Mayor Snyder has named citizens
| committee of thirty members to co-operare
with civic orga nizatiCns in formulating plans
Tor the entertainment of the thousands of
| bluejackets who will visit the CITY and other
| entertainments are being planned
! President Wilson has denied unfinished
| reports that he had told Senators he was
| responsible for the Shantung settlement in
tne treaty with Germany. A statement is
sued at the White House, read
| The president authorizes the announce
| ment that the statement carried in several
OF the papers this morning that he originated
or formulated the provisions with regard to
ohaHtung IN the treaty of peace with Ger
| many is altogether false. He exerted all the
| influence he was at liberty to exercise in the
! circumstances to obtain a modification of
| them, and believes that the ultimate action of
| Japan with regard to Shantung will put the
whole matter in it's true light"
france may again be put on bread rations
! IN September 1t is believed that the system
| or bread cards probably would be re-estab-
| lished in that month, because of a possible
| shortage OF wheat. Wheat and other grains
advanced sharply on the market in Buenos
AIRES on the receipt of news that France was
| racing wheat shortage. Wheat advanced
| above II pesos hundred kios and corn rose
above 10 pesos hundred kilos.
"They are liars, of course, as usual" said
senator Fall, of New Mexico, when shown
Mexico City dispatches announcing that
letter purporting to offer overtures to Fran
CISCO Villa through the Senator was to be
made public tomorrow in the Mexican capi-
tai. The New Mexico Senator said that with
out his consent or approval, the letter was
written to Villa by Colonel Charles F. Hunt
When he learned of it, Senator Fall said, he
sent, on March IL, 1917, copies of the CORE
spondence along with letter of transmittaI
to the State Department for it's information
and files On May 26, 1917, he said, New
Y DIRK morning newspaper published a Mexico