Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-17
Rechristen Petrograd


The Russian Soviet government, which for
a long time has Appeared inclined to revert to
the Germanic name, St. Petersburg, for the
former capita, reversing the wartime edict
changing the name to Petrograd, has official
ly adopted the designation Of Petrograd for
the city, according to the Krasnia Gazette OF
Moscow.
French Costs
The cost of living in France has decreased
slightly since ear ago while the prices OF
many necessaries remain unchanged. Meat
of all kinds is as dear as a year ago, despite
tn fact that live stock on the hoof sells
much cheaper. A decrease is promised by the
butchers after an ultimatum by the minister
of provisions.
Bread anG Lutter remain nigh.
French housekeepers calculate that house
hold expenses show only a slight diminutior
on the whole.
Quits Ship Board
The resignation of Captain Paul Foley, u
S N, as director of operations of the ship
ping board, was announced this week b!
Chairman Benson. w. B. Keene, assistant
director of operations, has been designated
acting director.
Australia ACtS
The Australian government has instituted
a. civil government in the former German ter
ritory in the island of New Guinea, thus TAX
ing her first official action IN connection VIII
inundated territory.
League to Meet
The Assembly of the League OF Nation'
will hold is next meeting September b, II
Geneva. President de Cunha, OF the league
council, issued the call for this session.
Plague on Steamship
A negro passenger on board the steam
shin Panuco, which arrived at Havana q
Caibarien from Mexican ports, died at Cal
BARREN from bubonic plague, according u
newspaper dispatches.
Russian Immigrants
According to a dispatch received at Rig
from Petrograd twenty-four patches of Amer
lean workmen and immigrants, totaling 8,
O42 men, arrived in Petrograd from Decem
bei, 1920, to April l last, and during tn
brst part of April 1000 additional person
arrived Most Of the immigrants remain II
Petrograd. The others have been sent int
the provinces.
It is announced that in the future emmi
grants must be organized into productive
they may be distributed among Curious 10
calities after their arrival
Smokers Happy
Smokers Of Vienna who for some tim
have been short of tobacco, are rejoicing 10
day over the arrest of thirty persons wh'
are charged with irregularities in connection
with the tobacco monopoly. 1t is said tina
several thousand employees of the govern
ment took their pay in tobacco, instead o
money, and sold the tobacco to band o
profiteers at enormous prices for export o
Illicit trading. This has caused a loss to tn
government estimated at several hundre
million crowns.
Alaska Losing
Unless development of Alaska is st1mulat
ed, depopulation will reduce it's inhabitant
to Esquimaus and Indials only, j. L. Nc
Pherson, civil engineer who has spen
twenty-three years in the territory, declared
before the house territories committee n
urged passage of Chairman Curry's bill t.
create a board five members to administe
he affairs of the territory.
Mr.. Mcpherson said it was virtually impos
sible for white settlers to get possession o
Alaskan lands or resources without consult
ing one or dozen of the thirty-two d1neren
conflicting and overlapping federal bureaus
De-Inlxing Process
In the laboratories of the United State
forestry service at Madison, Wis, expert
ments are bein made to determine whethe
certain clay, found in large quantities II
Wyoming, can be used successfully in a pro
cess for de-inking printed newspapers.
Scientists Starving
Maxim Gorky, the Russian writer, is re
ported in Helsingfors dispatch to have is
sued through the Finnish newspapers "an ap
peal to the world to come to the rescue O
the representatives Of Russia's intelligencia
The message quotes him as saying that abou
5 900 savants in Soviet Russia are on thu
verge of dying from hunger.
CobIenZ School
An American chool where the children Of
private soldiers mingle in study and at PLAY
with the children of colonies is one of the
institutions organized by the Young Men's
Christian association in CoblenZ of which
General Allen, the American army commando
er, is the prouGest
The work of the school ranges from kim
dergarten to high school graz es. There are
1872 children registered and the average at
tendance is about 100. Miss Elsie A. Ham
mond, of Nebraska, has charge Of the work
in which five other teachers are engaged.
Communist Uprising
Communists at Vienna stormed a meeting
at st, Lorenz while Governor Rintelen, OF
Syria, was addressing the audience. The
governor was beaten, tn. ON from window
of the building and then toned His con-
dition is reported to he serious. Many ar1
rests have been made as result of the 1n1
cident.
The Communists charge the governor with
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