Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-23
|L|GGETT AND HINES
SENT To COBLE|VZ;
TRUCKS GO FORWARD
Americans Prepare for Fur
Their War If Occasion
Arises-AIIied Armies Are
Ready for Instant Action

COBLENZ, Wednesday, May I'll
(By the Associated Press -Lieuten-
ant General Hunter Liggett, COM
mander of the army of occupation,
and Major General Hines, commander
of the third corps, who were on
their way to London, today were re-
called to Cob1enz by orders from
American general headquarters.
Nine hundred motor trucks began
to move Tuesday midnight from west
of the Rhine to the bridgehead area.
The trucks are being distributed to
various points of advantage among
the troops holding the zone east OF
the Rhine should the occasion arise
for the Americans to start an al
vance.
The recall of General Liggett and
Hines, it was learned in CoblenZ,
is part of the new program for the
American army in the event the Ger
mans do not accept the peace treaty;
The composite regiment of the third
army, which was organized for par
ticipation in the Empire day festivl-
ties in London, in which Generals
Liggett and Hines were also to take
part, is being held in Coblenz because
of the new turn, in the peace situa-
IL,
London and Brussels as intended If
the peace treaty is signed within the
next few weeks.
The movement of the motor trucks
continued throughout Wednesday and
most of Wednesday night and was
German civilians in CoblenZ. Many
| civilians complained that the trucks
as they rumbled across the Rhine
| bridges at night disturbed their sleep.
OF IRELAND
DEMANDED BY SINN FEINERS
| PARIS, May 22.-Premier Clemen-
ceau, president of the peace congress.
has received letter from Edward
de Valera. Count Plunkett and Ar
thur GriffitEs, Irish Sim Fein lead
ers, In which they declare that Ire
Of the British delegates on the cues
ton of peace. They ask recognition
on behalf OF Ireland.
SOLDIERS AND WORKERS
DEMAND SIGNING OF PACT
BERLIN. Wednesday. May 81
| (via London)-The Greater Berlin
soldiers and workers council today
adopted resolution demanding
that the peace treaty be signed and
appealing to the proletariat of the
allied countries.
NOTE OF PROTEST is
| SENT TO ITALIANS
| NEW YORK, May 21.-(Summars
of European Cables to the Asociat-
| ed .Press) Great Britain, Francs
| and the United States are reported
| from Paris to have sent a joint notS
to Italy asking for an explanation Of
! the landing of, Italian forces inwTuEi
key. Premier Orlando answered stbt
| note and it is reported there Was
a personal clash between him axl
Premier Venizelos of Greece. which
/ resulted in the latter withdrawing:
from the meeting of the council.
The difficulty apparently is over
the landing of independent italian
forces in the vilayet of Smyrna
which allies are trying Jointly To
pacify with view to a mandate tc
Greece for it's administration.
The conclusion of peace between
the allied and associated govern
ments and Germany has been refnov-
ed further into the future by the ac-
ton of the peace conference yester-
day in extending. until May 20 the
date for the Germans to submit thei;
answers to the treaty of peace sub
nitted, May 7. Accordings.to esti'
mates at Paris thereFwas SOME ex
pectation that tho, pact might l1e
signed about june 81 but it now aD
pears that the date Of the signature
Of the document will be week OF
| more later.