Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-14

Four thousand anarchists, Bolshevists and
l. w. w. terrorists, more than five hundred
of them women, in defiance Of peace orders,
undertook to parade in New York City last
week as a protest against the refusal of the
allies to lift the blockade of the ports OF
Soviet Russia The mob clashed with five
hundred police and agents of the department
of Justice and soldiers, seamen and civilians,
who volunteered their services In the riot
which followed the marchers came ouE sec
ond best
The extradition of Count Otto Bismarck,
grandson of the famous German chancellor
has been demanded of the German govern
ment at the instance Of courtmartial authorl-
ties at Lille, according to the correspondent
of the Excelsior published in Paris. Eight
other Germans are also to be extradited, the
writer states. Count Bismarck is accused o.
having had fourteen inhabitants OF the VII
1aee of Viceigne shot las an example ana OIL
burning several houses there. Similar
charges are preferred against the others
whose extraditon is demanded.
The publication of twenty-five New YORK
magazines has been temporarily suspended as
the result of a strike of pressmen VINO WANT
more nav and shorter hours. In conferences
between the employing printers anu Ino
strikers the former are represented py VIII
liam Green and the latter by Leon II. Rouse,
nresident of the big Six printing union, ana
John OConnell, secretary ana treasurer -
the "Bix Six
National prohibition has been adopted IN
Norwav nv the vote at a general pleb1sclte
hold Tuesday The country has 0een greatiS
excited over the question, and Premier hnuu
sen announced that he would resign IL prorl
nition failed of adoption. NThe measure "p
plies only to whisky, brandy ana othel 81 o1S
liquors. Champagne and all other wines ana
beers are not affected. The law governing pro-
hihition in the United States figured III the
campaign to very considerable extent
Addressing a meeting of the Mississippi
Valley Association in Chicago, ILL.,, President
Harry H. Merrick pledged the power Oh the
organization, backed by 5O,OOO,OOO persons
including 100000 farmers, to SMASH BOZ
shevism and the Soviet idea.
1--WE are going to get the people PACK 10
the Constitution of the United States as IN
terpreted in the light of the Ten Command.
ments," shouted Mr.. Merrick, after telling Oh
the great growth of farmers ORGANIZATIONS
Eve are going to get away from the lnolVlu-
ualist ouacks and political self-seekers ana
return to government by law instead OF gov
ernment by force in mass form. We are gong
TO see that the Soviet and what it stands Tor
is smashed so fat you can't pick 1t up with
q scoop shovel"
The Sugar EQUALIZATION Board is given con-
troll over the sugar crops of 1919 and 1920,
and the president is authorized to regulate
prices, sales and distribution of sugar, in
Guiding the placing Of an embargo on exports
of sugar from the United States until De-
cember 81, 1920, under the terms OF Dill
introduced in the senate by Senator McNary,
Of Oregon, chairman of subcommittee OF the
senate commerce committee recently ap-
pointed to draft legislation to prevent ire
mendous increase in the price OF sugar.
The subcommittee met only one day and
heard representatives of the Sugar Equaliza-
ton Board The McNary bill was drafted
and agreed upon by the subcommittee as the
solution by the United States Food Admins
tration so far as sugar is concerned, and
places responsibility for the conservation OF
the sugar supply and its distribution in the
president.
Great Britain's ratification OF the peace
treaty, the foreign office says, awaits only the
kings proclamation. All the dominions have
ratified the treaty, the Australian house on
September 10 and the senate October l.
The capture of $4,000 Bolsheviki during
operations around Voronezh by General Deni-
kin's troops is claimed in communique re-
ceived by wireless from the general head
quarters. The Denikin troops also took
large amount of booty.
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