Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30

Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, head Of the Rus
sian Soviet Bureau, who has refused to an
questions put to him by the Lusk De91-
lative committee, of New York, has 1n-
nounced that he is ready to appear before The
Senate Committee on Foreign Relati'& s at
Washington and tell all he knows. He says
he is prepared to make sensational disclos-
ures concerning "counter-revolutionary prop
uganda" which he alleges has been carried
on in this country against Soviet Russia.
For weeks Mr.. Martens has defed the Lusk
committee. When the committee obtained
writ calling upon him to show cause why
he should not be imprisoned for contempt
Mr.. Martens departed for Washington He
admitted that he had removed from the jul
risdiction of the state certain letters and
documents demanded by the committee.
A plot to kidnap Bella Kun, the former
Communist dictator Of Hungary, and hand
him over to the Hungarian authorities has
been frustrated by the Austrian police.
The police, learning of the plot, arrested
two brothers, Ladislyus and Andreas Hor-
vath, at HARRISON, where Bella Kun is IN
termed The brothers, who are Hungarlans
made confession to the authorities, it was
stated.
Joseph Cserny and thirteen other Terror
lists, accused of excuses during the Bella Kun
regime in Hungary, were executed IN Buda-
pest Just before Christmas.
Secretary Baker stated last week, in re-
sponse to the question of a newspaper man
that there was nothing in the army regula-
lions to prevent Major General Leonard
Wood becoming a candidate for the presl-
dency Secretary Baker said, IN answering
the question, that he did not care 10 put
himself in the position OF maklns any G oon
ment on the possible candidacy OF General
Wood. But, he added, the General "oulu
he free so far as army regulations "ele
concerned, to run for any ottlce. ,,oa
Mr. Baker said that if his memory h&o
not faded Major General Hancock VINO was
tho candidate of the Democratic party IN
1890. was in command of department. VI
the army when nominated. Hancock was
defeated by Garfield.
The Austrian authorities arranged loi
Christmas gifts Of one loaf OF bread LOT edcn
narson The bread. it is said, was OF slightly
better quality than usual.
Physicians report an epidemic OF lntestlnai
diseases in Austria owing to the pad oreau
which has been consumed in the last lew
months
The Belgian chamber has adopted the Min
lister of Wars suggestion that two classes De
called to the colors within year. Th1s Will
give Belgium total electives to the NUMBER
of 600, 600 men.
According to dispatches, Belgium has re-
fused the offer by France and England OF ter
ritorial guarantees in exchange for pledge
bv BELGIUM of unlimited neutrality.
Reports to the Postoffice Department at
Washington, D. c., from many parts OF the
country today showed the Christmas mail to
be Is per cent heavier this year than last,
when it reached the greatest volume known
up to that time. No congestion on trains or
in postoffices was reported. One office re-
ported an increase Of 135 per cent.
The Sex disqualification Removal Act, MAX
ing women eligible as Magistrates, having
been passed, the British Lord Chancellor has
announced in London the appointment of the
following women to act in that capacity when
required The Marchioness Of Crewe, the
Warehouses of Londonderry, Mrs. David
Lloyd George, Mrs. Humphry Ward, Mrs.
Sidney Webb, Miss Elizabeth Haldane and
Miss Gertrude Tuckwell.
They are to constitute also a WOmen's Ad-
vsory committee to advise the Lord Chancel-
lor as to the fitness Of women for Magisterial
office when vacancies occur. The Lord Chan
cellor is Of the opinion that women are es-
pecially qualified for work in children's
courts, several of which have been eStab
lished in large cities
When Nova Nikolaevs5, in eastern Siberia,
was captured on December 13, 0,000 sol
diers and 500 officers fell into the hands of
the BolsheViki, according to an official state
ment issued by the Soviet government at Mos
COW. Booty taken by the Reds comprised
a section of the American Red Cross, the Ufa
branch of the State bank with 100000
rubles in Siberian bank notes and masses of
other stores, it is said.
Severe fighting is going on in the Narve,
Kiev and Kharkov region, the statement de-
clares.
Seven hundred soldiers Of the army COM
manded by Admiral Kolchak, head Of the
all-Russia government in Siberia, have been
found frozen to death in a hospital
Omsk, according to a wireless dispatch re-
ceived in London from Moscow.
Reports are current in Ottawa that Cana
dian liquor dealers may attempt to salvage"
many of the hundreds of thousands of gal
Ions of "red liquor which must be shipped
from the United States before the federal
prohibition amendment becomes effective Jan
uary 16.
Whether dealers would seek American i'm
ports it was said depended chiefly on wheth-
err they considered it likely that provincial
acts prohibiting the sale of liquor would be
repealed by the various governments. The
repeal of Dominion wartime liquor legisla-
ton, which prevented inter-provincial traf-
fc, manufacture and importation Of liquors,
has created a peculiar situation in which
liquor may be freely imported, but not sold
because Of prohibition acts effective in every
province but Quebec. There sales are rev
s;ricted to beer and wine.