Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

Telegraphing from Warsaw the correspond
ent of the London Daily Herald says that he
hears from reliable sources that Poland is
about to issue a simultaneous invitation to
all the belligerent parties in Russia, includ-
ing Finland, Esthona and the other border
states to cease fighting November rs and
send delegates to Warsaw for peace confer
ence.
The whole world will be dry by 1925, Miss
Anna A. Gordon, national president of the
W. C. T. u, predicts. Miss Gordon says
"The w. G. T. U. of the world will carry pro-
hibition into every country by 1926" she
said land the organization in the United
States will take no small part. With prohbi-
ton already in froce in this country, we will
have time to assist in the movement in the
other countries. The w. G.. T. U. has apprc-
priated 100000 for the work and will send
workers to all parts of the world
That Cuba is to appropriate $15, 100000
for the development of aeronautics and to
establish aerial mail lines from Cuba to the
United States and to other countries and is
to hold a stupendous Pan-American AernAAss~
tic congress, with airplane races Tor $4,000
in prizes, has been announced at the Aero
Club of America by Victor Hugo Barranco
special representative of Mario G.. Menocal
president of Cuba.
The announcement was made Simultaneous
| ly with General Menocaps election as a life
member of the Aero Club of America and is
part of the extensive plan which will make
Cuba the center of aeronautic activities this
winter and early spring.
Large orders for arms and ammunition.
placed by Mexico in Belgium and Spain, in
preparation for the possibility of American
intervention, came to light when the state de-
partment let it become known that the gov
eminent had taken steps to prevent their
shipment.
The charge d'affaires of the United States
embassy in Brussels has protested, under in
structions, that shipment of the munitions
would be in violation of the international
arms convention. AS Spain is not party to
the agreement, which was designed to aid in
keeping the peace of the world during the
postwar transition period, such direct ac-
ton is probable at Madrid.
President Wilson, propped up in the great
mahogany bed in which Baron Renfrew, later
King Edward VII, slept when he visited
Washington in 1860, on Thursday greeted the
grandson of that British king in Albert Ed
/ ward, Prince of Wales.
The prince was taken to the presidents
sick room after he had had tea with Mrs.
Wilson and the presidents daughters Miss
Margaret Wilson and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre.
The visit to the White House followed
motor trip to Mount Vernon, where the youth
full British heir laid a wreath on Washingtons
tomb and planted young cedar before the
resting place of the leader of the American
colonies in their struggle with England,
At Hobozen, where 1000, 900 men of the
American evolutionary force took ship for
France, and where their feet again touched
American soil for the first time, the bodies Of
1913 slain soldiers of America were brought
to shore last week from the transport Lake
Daraga, which brought them from their
graves in Archangel. These were the first
soldier dead returned, and full naval and
military honors were accorded to the heroes
of the world war.
Camp Mills, N. Y has been sold to house
wrecking company for $2S1,00O. Work will
begin Immediately the dismantling of the
cantonment, which was one of the first in the
country 1t was there the famous Rainbow
division trained. All buildings excepting the
laundry will be torn down.
The former German, emperor assumed for
NAL possession Of the House of Doom, at
Doom, Holland which he purchased some
time ago, when the keys were handed over to
him last week, although he will not actually
take up his residence there until early in
1920. The first act of the new owner was to
| raise the salary of the gardener from IA to
Is forms ($56O to So per week.
The British house of lords has rejected the
clause in the bill for the removal of sex quail
fcations which would permit women to sit in
the house of lords. The clause, in the form
of amendment, was added to the bill by the
house of commons October 27.
The "red" apostles of sabotage and unrest
received another setback in New York when
William McAdoo, chief city magistrate, as
serted in an opinion that any person who
swore and subscribed to the constitution OF
the Communist party was guilty OF criminal
anarchy and subject to arrest and prosecution
at any time. BY this ruling more than $500
members of the organization in New YORK.
City are subject to immediate arrest.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg has re-
turned to Berlin, where he was received with
military honors. He met at the station
by General Ludendorff, once his chief of
staff and DR.. Karl Helfferich, former vice
chancellor.
The field marshal had an enthusiastic popu-
lar reception, the people singing "Deutsch-
land uber Allies
Judge j. M. Jackson, of the Phillips county
circuit court in Helena, Ark, has sentenced TO
electrocution at Little Rock eleven negroes
recently convicted of murder IN the nrst de1
gree in connection with the nsurrection OF
October last.
The Rev. Francesca Scatigua, of the town
of Tocorotondo, in the province of Bari CLAIMS
to have discovered the perpetual calendar.
which has baffIed scientists for centuries his
calendar consists of two discs, one Superlm-
posed upon the other, by the turning OF when
the correct day, week and month may be oo-
tanned If his statement be correct it will dis
proye the prediction of the great astronomer
Herschel that perpetual calendar never could
be devised