Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-08
CURRENT EVENTS

ment has been made plain to the allies; no
definite statement has been made, however,
of the conditions laid down,
Private advices received in Washington
City from Mexico during the past few days
clearly indicate a sudden change of sentl-
ment on the part of the Mexican ugovernme"
toward foreign investment; and it is believed
that the approaching session of its congress
will clear away much of the hostility that has
been exhibited since the adoption of its 1917
constitution.
The war department. has announced that
twenty-one aero squadrons will be retained
as the flying arm of Americas peace army.
Rehabilitation of the air forces will cor
tinue until the personnel is cut down 30 &c
teen thousand persons.
For the first time in the history of Har-
ward university a woman has been appoint
&c as a member of the university faculty.
This honor has fallen to Dr.. Alice Hamilton,
bacteriologist and, specialist in industrial
medicine and occupational diseases. She isS
Chicago woman, a resident in H Ill House
and an intimate friend of Miss Jane Adams.
Since 1910 she has been connected with the
United States Department Of Labor. AT
Harvard she will act as assistant professor
of industrial medicine. She is fifty years old.
OF the troops in action In Europe at the
allied powers still have rs per cent of their
men under organization while the armies OF
the central powers now in Europe constitute
only about Is per cent of their strength at
the time of the signing of the armistice.
This announcement was made by General
March in summarizing the situation of the
armies overseas on April 6, which was the
second anniversary Of Americas declaration
of war. The aggregate strength of the CEN
trail powers last November was seven million
hun md thousand Whlla
that of the allies at the same time was thlr-
teen million six hundred and sixty-three thou
sand. AT present the strength of the central
powers amounts to only one million one
hundred and twenty-five thousand men, while
only IS per cent of the allied armies has been
demobilized The number Of American troops
already demobilized is one million six hun
dred and twenty-four thousand one hundred
and seventy-one, of which ninety-one thou
sand six hundred and seventy-four were Off
GERS.
All disabled soldiers will be we'll cared for
after their discharge from military service,
says the war risk bureau. The disabled men
will be sent to government hospitals, where
every attention will be given to them.
Twenty-one hospitals are already in use, and
the war department has turned over in addt-
ton seven camp hospitals for the care OF dis
ability cases. These are to be enlarged and
improved out Of the fund Of nine million dol
lars which has been appropriated for the use
of such hospitals The work of caring for the
men will be under the control of the war risk
bureau but will be conducted by the public
| health service department. Any man dis
| abled in the service may make application
| for treatment to the public health service
station nearest his home town, and men who
| later develop physical disabilities attrlbut-
able to their military service are also en-
| titled to treatment.
| Major General Leonard Wood, ranking
! officer of the regular army, has been award
| ed the distinguished service medal or the
| United States for conspicuous service to the
nation in the preparation of the army and the
mobilization of industries for the war. Sec
| rotary of War Baker personally presented the
! medal which was given at the same time
| number of other army men and c1V1llans VINO
| have rendered valuable service.