Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-24

General John J. Pershing who was one OF
the distinguished visitors at the recent Mardi-
Gras carnival in New Orleans, was the guest
Of honor at the ball which concluded the
festivities. Fe WIS created a Duke of Biz
tory" by Rex, the Carnival King who this
year was John F. Clark, a prominent cotton
broker. Miss Eleanor Bright daughter of
another cotton broker, was Queen of the car
nival, which was largely attended and very
gay, despite rainy and cold weather during
a part of the festivities
Government officials in Italy have taken
possession of the offices of the Idea Nazonale
in Rome and it is alleged that the reason for
the seizure is that the newspaper had printed
an article hostile to France and based on false
information.
The text of notes alleged to have been ex-
changed between France and Jugo-Slavia rel
ative to a military understanding were print
ed by the paper few days ago, following
which the French government quickly de-
nounced the notes as spurious, declaring that
no such negotiations had taken place 1t is
believed probable that this incident was the
basis for the action Of the government in TAX
ing possession of the offices of the newspa-
per.
The combined operations of the British
and Italians with tanks and air craft have
routed the Mad Mullah" from Abyssinia
The Mad Mullah has recently been preaching
a holy war, according to the Somali tribes
and during the recent war continually raided
the country, necessitating the maintenance
of garrison by the Italians The British
colonial under secretary announced in the
house of commons that the Dervishes had
been attacked by air planes in Somamiland;
but that the Mullah had escaped. His posi-
tons, however, were captured, with much
booty, and the power of the Dervishes has
been entirely destroyed, it was stated.
Revolution has broken out in Vladivostok
Nikolsk, Yenshiesk, and Blagovestchensk,
where all authority is now in the hands of
the provisional government, whose program
is in favor of union with soviet Russia, says
soviet wireless communication received from
Moskow
The British Labor party delegation which
visited Ireland recently has reported in ia
vor of Withdrawing the governments Irish
bill and settling the Irish question from an
entirely different standpoint it was stated
recently. The delegation is said to have come
to the opinion that the problem is as much
an industrial as political one and that it
should be solved by taking both these factors
into consideration.
On what it says is excellent authority"
Excelsior, a newspaper of Mexico City, in its
issue of few days ago declares Luis Cabrera
will retire from the ministry of finance, Gin
order that the people may regain confidence
in the issue of currency, which has been un-
popular" Licenciado Manuel Rueda Magro
sub-secretary of the finance ministry, will
succeed Cabrera, according to Excelsior.
A new Chinese-Amercan bank, entitled
the Commercial Industrial Bank Of China, has
been opened in Picking. The offices were
crowded the first day with Chinese and
foreign guests, offering congratulations
Among these were members of the cabinet
foreign bankers and merchants. The depos-