Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

to the Paris newspaper lie journal says.
Crown Prince Charles, who is in his twenty
sixth year, contracted morganatic marriage
with Miss Zyzis Lambrino in September,
1918, without the sanction of the king He
was disciplined for his marriage and his
parents this year forced him to obtain
divorce. On June IL report was received
in Paris that the crown prince had shot HIM
self because his father insisted that he leave
Rumania within six months. 1t was adde6c
that Charles was still deeply attached to hia,
former wife. report received IN VIENNA
on July lis said that King Ferdinand was
to find wife for Charles among
the European princesses.
The Georgia Assembly was in too big
hurry to reject the Susan B. Anthony amend
ment to the federal constitution granting SUI
frage It was in such haste to reject the
amendment that it overlooked the necessity
of passing the resolution in both house ana
senate, investigation having disclosed that no,
action was taken on the reso!u"
ton by the house and the senate though each
passed a resolution separately. Therefore
Georgia cannot go on record as having oHl-
cially rejected the amendment.
The British government has given out de-
tails of the new offer which Sir Auckland
Geddes, minister of reconstruction, has
promised the executive committee of the To-
connective engineers and iremen Of England
crease of approximately 100 per cent over the
average standard prewar rate of pay for the
classes concerned and gives majority or the
engine drivers new standard wage In eX-
cess of their present earnings. The offer
is at present under consideration by the Ma
tional Union of Raiwaymen.
King Victor Emmanuel, of Italy, has con-
ferred on General John ]. Pershing, the
American commander-in-chief the grand
cross of the military order of Savoy, the
highest Italian military honor The only
other men to receive this decoration have
been Marshal Foch. Field Marshal Haig, Gen.
eral Diaz and General Cadorna.
General Pershing, cornmander-in-chief |
of the American forces in Europe, will
sail for home on the first available Amerf-
can transport sailing from Europe after Au-T
gust 81. This means that General Pershing
probably will leave for the United States dur
ing the first week in September, and that he
should land in New York about the middle Of .
that month.
Germanys delivery of coal to France from
the Ruhr region has begun 1t Is expected
that about one million tons will be shipped
during the first month
bill has been submitted to the Prussian
cabinet which provides that 170,0O0,OOO
marks (S425OO OOO) shall be handed over to !
for the civil list he lost through forced abb
dication, according to Weimar dispatch to
"Die Freiheit." The cabinet has not. yet
reached a decision, it is said, because the
scheme is opposed by Herr Won Braun, the
minister of agriculture.
The United States shipping board has
that up to August IA it had sold 1S5
of its vessels for a total sum of $127,1S7,740.
The amount of tonnage represented in the
Der of steel ships disposed of 1872, this in J
Guiding the 100 recently sold to the Ander-
son Overseas corporation. The steel ships
brought total of 500, 642, $50. The 83 wood
en- ships were sold for $27,545, $50. The to-
tai tonnage of this group was 246, 1882, dead
weight .....l g..
The proposed treaty by which the United
States would go to the aid of France In event
of an unproVoked attack by Germany is not
in conflict with the Constitution In the pin
ion Of the senate judiciary subcommittee ap-
pointed to consider the question.
Senator Fall, Republican, New Mexico, was
absent, attending the White House confer
ence, at the time the question came up, but
the opinion of the remainder of the sub-com-
m1ttee was unanimous. The other members
are Nelson and Kellogg Minnesota, Republic
cans; Overman, North Carolina and Walsh,
Montana, Democrats. Chairman Nelson will
prepare report for submission to the full O.
COMMITTEES Monday. The treaty is similar to
one between France and Great Britain.
Thomas Nelson Page, of Virginia, has for
mally resigned ambassador to Italy So
far as could be learned his successor has not 4
been selected. E
Bolshevist wireless message received
in London, England, asserts that after a
meeting of Russian monarchists in Siberia
the Russian throne was offered to the Duke
or Romanowsky, a member of the younger
branch Of the Romanoff family. The duke acJ
cepted the offer, the dispatch adds. This
Duke OF Romanowsky referred to probably is
Prince Alexander Romanowsky. head of the
house of Beauharnais and son of the late
Duke Georges Maximilianovitch and Therese,t
Duchess of Oldenburg.
Dispatches to London England report that
Maxim Gorky, the noted Russian novelist and
poltlc1an, has been captured and shot by Let
ism troops under orders from Jake" Peters
he extreme Red leader.
The British admiralty has officially con-
armed the sinking of the Bolshevk battle,
cruiser Petropavlovsk, the battleship Andrea
Pervosvan and Bolsheyik destroyer by Brit
sh naval forces during an engagement in
The Gulf of Finland last week. A Russian
cruiser probably was seriously damaged also
It was announced.
The British were said to have lost three
nOtorboats and to have had eight officers and
three men killed. a
The voters of Nebraska have the righY
% vote to reject or approve the action of the
state legislature in ratifying the federal pro-
libtion amendment, and until vote is taken
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