Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28

taches and the deputies of all the political
parties, except his own, walked oStentatiOus-
ly out of the German chamber when former
Chief of Police Eichhorn, of Berlin, took the
speakers stand during the debate on the la
Dor minstry's budget last week. Eichhorn,
who is under Indictment on charges of riot
ing and grating, but who is enjoying i'm
munity from arrest as a member of parlia-
ment, was not announced in the days list
of the speakers until late in the afternoon,
The moment he appeared before the speakers
stand the government bench and the floor of
the house emptied, as if the occupants had
been given signal. Only the official stenog-
rapher and few of the Independent Social
lists remained in the chamber.
An unusual rush of emigrants from Italy
toward America is in progress. Two th0u-
sand Italians applied for passports to the
United States for the first fortnight of Octo-
Der. The increase of available ships and re-
mOval of restrictions on American passports
are given as the cause for the migratory
movement.
The trial of various persons who contrib
uted to the Gazette Des Ardennes, published
during the war by the German staff in the
French language, has been ended in Paris.
or the defendants, who were charged with
giving intelligence to the enemy, Second Lieu
tenant Roger Herve Louis Tavern and Henri
CROOKED, were sentenced to death. The last
namd has fled the country. Seven of the de-
PENDANTS received sentences ranging from
five to seven years Yvonne Vies an eight
een-year-old girl, who wrote three articles
for the Gazette, was sentenced to five years
Imprisonment.
Resolutions asking American assistance for
Vienna so that city might be able to exist
through the winter have been passed by the
city council of Vienna. The resolutions call
attention to the deplorable condition of the
and hot tho
terment is poor.
The personnel Of the British navy will be
reduced to $4,000 men when the limited
states [atlnes the peace treaty it is stated
by the Evening News what it declares to
De authoritative information. The number
OF Marines it declares, will be cut to 10000
Pre-War strength in 1914 was 114236 Off
GERS and men for the navy and 1902 for the
marines 1t is the intention of the govern
ment to close all overseas naval stations
showing the flag abroad only bv means of
lying squadrOns.
From two to ten billion dollars in Ameri-
can creoltS are needed to put Europe on
Sound economic footing, according to, differ
ent members of the foreign missions to tba
international conference which opened last
week in Atlantic City, N. j. The minimum is
almost certainly too low, since Germany.
Austrla ana southeastern Europe come into
DnIipUp6
ny most American business men at the con-
| ference higher than could be arranged
smuggIers' tunnel 700 yards long I'M
der the SWiss-Austrian Alps has been found
IN Switzerland, it is reported, by the police
at Krenglinzen, a small town at the lower
end of Lake Constance. The passageway
leads from an ancient Augustine abbey in
which the smugglers made an Aladdin's
cave; 1t is supposed they have been operat-
ing there several years, handling contraband
goods. The smugglers were given a start nv
finding a forgotten underground passage ex-
tending from the abbey, which they prolonged
to bring it out we'll beyond the Austrian
frontier
Decision to leave the settlement of the
Flume question to direct negotiations be-
tween Italy and Jugo-Slavia has been reach
ed by the peace conference according to
the "Excelsior' of Paris
Field Marshal Count Seiki Terauchi for
mer premier Of Japan, who last week was Of
ficially reported dead in Toxic, regained con-
seriousness after the announcement, and still
lives.
Ramla, ten-year-old bay Arab mare, ridden
by A. W. Harris, Chicago banker fifty-one.
years OF age, was the iwnner of the three hum
bred mile cavalry mount test from Fort
Ethan Allen, VT, to Camp DevenS. Ramla fin
iShed with percentage of 929. The horse
is owned by w. R. Brown of Berlin N. H.
The test had the sanction of the Bureau of
Animal Industry anc of the Army Remount
Board Prizes were $1,000, $500 and $3.50 e.
Spectively for first, second and third The
winner will receive for one year possession of
the United States Mounted Service Cup The
cup will be contested for annually hereafter
until one owner has won it three times, when
it will go into his permanent possession
Pierre Lenoir, convicted in Paris France
on charge of having held intelligence with
the enemy, has been exected at Sante prison
Lenoir, who had been i'll for some time, suf-
fering from paralysis of both legs, had to be
carried to the place of execution His attor-
ney, M. HoleDe, asked that the prisoner be
examined mentally and physically.
1T is an impossible thing to execute a
sick man." the attorney claimed The Off
Gals decided, however, to proceed with the
execution regardless of this protest
The former German Emperor and the for
mer Crown Prince concerned in the in
trigues of the German Royalsts, the poit-
zeal correspondent of the Daily Mail as
serts.
"The former emperor" says the writer, els
far from leading a life of detachment from
German affairs. He recently has seen a num-
Der of mysterious visitors from Germany and
is receiving many kilograms.
"He is constantly in communication with
some place in Germany by telephone. These
communications are with German Royalists.
"The former crown prince also is known
to be intriguing with German royalists In
quiries on this matter will be made in the
house of commons next week.