Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-03


Senator Theodore Burton and other Republic
cans, with 2nator Hitchcock and leading
league friends, be asked to at
tend the meeting. This conference, 1t was
stated, would be for the double purpose OF
discussing plans for meeting the opposition
and of informing the country that the presi-
dent, as chef sponsor for the league, does
not lend himself either to Democratic or Re-
publican efforts to make it party issue.
The bill of Senator Hoke Smith extending
the scope of his previously enacted bill for
rehabilitation and education OF re-
turned soldiers injured in the world war has
been unanimously reported by the Senate
on education and labor. The sup
bill extends the benefits OF the
vocational education act to those injured in
industry as we'll as battle.
William Jennings Bryan was in Atlanta
He spoke twice on the world pro-
hibitiOn movement.
Howard Wilcox of Indianapolis, won the
seventh International sweepstakes race Sat-
urday at Indianapolis. The distance was 300
miles, and Wilcox made it in 544;2175.
His victory entities him to $4,000, the first
ten drivers sharing $4,000.
The Swiss government will not aid the AL
lies in Tightening the blockade against Ger
many should the Hun decline to sign the
peace treaty. Such compliance would be an
infringement of Swiss neutrality, the govern
ment holds.
England's great universities are again be-
ing filled with students, and the war atmos-
phere is giving away to normal life again.
According to the Master of Balliol, Oxford
sent approximately $4,000 OF its men TO Inc
war or into the government service. OF these
1894 were killed and 100 are missing. More
than 1000 won honors in the war including
sixteen Victoria Crosses The figures or
would be about the same, the
writer estimates. 2,
Louis LeCocq, his mechanician, R. BandiRi,
and A. Thurman were killed Saturday in the
motor speedway races at Indianapolis Lee
coco and Bandini were caught beneath their
car when it turned over and were burned TO
death. Thurman's car left the track IN
triple spin and turned over.
The Yukon legislature has passed an act
extending the franchise to women in all ter
ritorial elections on full equality with men,
and has asked the Canadian Federal Govern
ment to grant similar rights to women in all
future elections.
American citizens who served with the
Canadian forces and were discharged as phy-
sically disabled and have returned to their
homes
pital treatment under the War Risk Bureau
provisions.
Conviction. seems to be growing that the
government will have to float another loan.
Requests for appropriations to come before
the present congress total $4,000 ,oOo'ooO:
and new plans of financing" must be inquired
on References on the floor Of the house to
the nations financial status brought out the
facts that on May / only $2,226,O0O,OOO or
the Victory Loan money, remained In the 4
treasury and that Expenditures are still rang
ing upward of S1,400, 900 month with
takes and other sources of revenue expected
to produce not more than $4,000 100000 In
the next year.
Everything Is in readiness to put the block
ade in force against Germany within three
days if Germany actually declines to sign
the peace treaty. Seventy-tWo ho.rs notice
will be given at the expiration OF which Brit
ish, French and Americans will advance into
Germany. Simultaneously the blockade will
go into effect 1t is rumored at Versailles
that Won Brockdorf-Rantzau has resigned as
head of the Hun delegation and that new
peace delegation is being formed with in
structions to sign the treaty Immediately.
The American cruiser Des Moines has
reached Archangel with Admiral McCully,
commander of the American naval forces in
Russian waters, on board. Transports car
rying new British voluntary army units to
relieve Americans an dother troops that have
been fighting since last April arrived at the
same time.
Latest election returns from the state OF
Texas indicate that woman's suffrage is
probably defeated there, though the prohibit
ton law seems safely passed.
Guy Bedwel1, trainer of Sir Barton, the
three-year old colt who Is taking all the rae
ing laurels just now, is jubilant over the
colts victories There is just one thing
which makes him prouder and that is that
Sir Barton, though owned by a Canadian
turfman, is of good American blood.
EXies from Mexico will be permitted to
return only after they have proven their
strict aloofness from Mexican politics during
their stay abroad President Carranza hay
ing declined to present general amnesty
bill to the Mexican congress that might open
the way for extensive anti-government agita-
ton, according to an announcement made
by the National Association for tie Protec-S
ton Of American Rights in Mexico.
Lieutenant Kurt VOCAL the German officert
who Nas sentenced tt two years imprison-
ment in connection with murder in Berlin
of DR.. Karl Liebnecht and Rosa Nuremberg
the German socialist, has escaped from
prison Investigation indicated tn he was
assisted by Lieutenant LindemanH, who fled
with Vogel to Holland after securing the
necessary passports and papers Die
Freiheit, the Independent Socialist organ
comments bitterly Oh the escape declaring
that the comarilla of officers openly disre-
gard all measures resulting from the revolu-
ton. They refuse to obey government or
ders II the orders do not please them"