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FORTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO. 7.
FLU BAN TO BE
LIFTED; HEALTH
BOARD READY
TO REOPEN CITY
Council Expected to Be Called at
' Once to Revoke Ordinance
Prohibiting Meetings.
The ban on meetings of all kinds
which was Invoked a few weeks ago
during the wave of Influenza, is to be
removed at once.
Dr. B. F. Bond, commissioner of
public health, spent all morning call
ing on various members of the city
board of health, and secured from a
majority of them endorsement of his
statement issued yesterday through
The Tlmes-Rccordcr. that the ban
could be removed now in safety. Fol
lowing the endorsement by the board.
Dr. Bond this afternoon was prepar
ing a statement to the city council
recommending that the restrictions be
Hayor Shepard was out of the city
on business a large port of toady, but
he was due back late this afternoon,
and it was expected that he would call
* special meeting of council to revoke
the closing ordinance which
passed to meet the emergency at the
request of the city board of hoaitt.
That the ordinance Would bo repealed
was a foregone conclusion, the Mayor
and members of the council often hav
ing stated that they were ready tb act
on the advice of the medical author
ities.
JAPAN NOT TO
INTERFERE IN
ANY DEMANDS
MADEBY CHINA
Minister Says Attention Was Only
Called to Procedure on Confi
dential Matters.
TOKIO, Fem. 10—(Monday)—(by
Associated Press.)—Kijuro Shldchara,
vice foreign minister of Japan, speak
ing today regarding the publication of
the Chinese treaties with Japan, said
that Japan simply called China’s at
tention to the established procedure,
according to which neither govern
ment may publish confidential corres
pondence without previously consult
ing the other.
He salf Japan had npr Intention of
Interfering'with any demands or con
tentions China may present before the
peace conference.
Pressing Club Negro NBW '**■&•**• it-*** B0 r-
® glum, sculptor and Red Triangle
worker at the front, has been awarded
the French Croix de Guerre, accord-
Held As Blind Tiger
Ed West, colored, who operates
pressing club on East Lamar street,
found himself in the clutches of the
law again last night on a charge
having liquor in his possession con
trary to law.
Thq arrest was made by Officers Mc-
Gehee and Lee, plain clothes men, who
had bad West under suspicion for
some time. Last night they saw him
arrive at his home on McCoy street, in
*n automobile, accompanied by a wo
man. Be had apparently just come
from the country. They saw him car
ry something into the house, which
they suspected was liquor. A search
warrant was secured and they found,
they reported, a demijohn, with about
three pints of liquor. According
them, West said he had bought the
liquor, which was of the blockade va
riety, from a white man near Hunt
ington. whose name he did not know,
for his own use.
West was convicted In the City
court last February on a liquor charge
and given « heavy fine.
LIEUT. JOHN M. SLATON
RETURNS FROM FRANCE
ATLANTA, Feb. 13.—First Lieu tea
ant John Marshall Slaton, Jr., one ofK
three brothers who entered the mill
tary service of their country as vol>
unteers Immediately after the United
States declared war on Germany, has
returned from France and will short
ly embark upon bis profession as an
engineer..
Lieutenant 81aton is the son ot Wit
Ham M. Slaton, formerly superintend
ent of Atlanta public schools, and the
nephew of former Governor John M.
Slaton. Hts oldest brother. Captain
William F. Slaton, la now In Germany
as an officer of the famous Second di
vision, which.won immortal glory by
holding the Prussian Guardi at Cha
teau Thierry. Another brother, lieu
tenant Waldo M. Slaton, died a few
weeks ago'in Chicago ot influenza.
Lieutenant John Marshall Platon,
Jr., left Georgia Tech before graduat
ing and entered the first officers*
training school at Fort McPherson.
Subsequently he received bis diploma
and his gold "T" for scholarship, be
sides being elected to the Court ot
Honor for scholarship. He was assign
ed to the Coast Artillery corps, took
a course at Fortress Monroe, and im
mediately went to France, where be
served as an instructor In several ar
tillery schools.
U. S. and Japan Agree In SIbera.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—(By Asso
ciated Press)—Acting Secretary Polk
announced at the state department to
day that the United State’s had accept- 7
" formally the proposal ot the Japan
ese government in regard to plans for
the restoration pf railway triffle in
Siberia. - '
SUCCESS OF BOLSHEVIKI MOVEMENT IN RUSSIA
LAID TO AID FROM NEW YORK BY MINISTER
SENATORS HEAR
FORMERIHEAD
OF METHODIST
CHURCH^ THERE
Yiddish Element of Lower East Side
Predominating Influence of
Propaganda Here.
AMERICAN NEGRO ON REDS’
GOVERNING COMMITTEE,'REPORT
Only 16 True Russians on Petrograd
Board With 265 New Yorkers,
He Hears.
The new guard is rellevlng^heold, the soldiers are ‘’presenting arms,", the old guard sentry repeating
ders of the day to the new. (c) Underwood & Underwood. ,,
uTsTcasualues
IN SIBERIA NOW
TOTAL ONLY 324
Gutzon Borglum’s
Brother Decoratec
to information just received by the
New York office of the National War
Work Council of the Y. M. C. A. He
Is a brother of Gutson Borglum, who
Is under contract to carve the world’a
most gigantic bas-relief on the side of
Stone mountain, near Atlanta 01
memorial to the Southern Confederacy.
Mr. Borglum was attached to the
Foyer du Soldat. or French service of
the American Y. M. C. A.
"As a member of the wonderful or
ganization of the ‘Foyer du Soldat,’ (Y.
M. C. A)" wrote Lieut Col. Le Roy,
commanding officer of the lS8th regi
ment, in citing Mr. Borglum In regi
mental orders, “he has given himself
wholeheartedly ito the welfare ot the
regiment Without cessaton for
number of months, he has given all
his soul and strength to organizing
and serving In the ‘Foyers' behind the
front lines and In the villages under
bombardment He has rendered and
continues to render the most praise
worthy services to the regiment
through the faculties ot his organiza
tion. through hts generosity and kind-
The services rendered by'the won
derful organization of the Y. M. C. A.
Are incalculable. Particularly is this
true of the 158th regiment They are
aways certain in arriving In the unin
habited villages to which they have
been assigned, to find a hut warm,
light and cheerful, which ttyey call
their home.
“This alone makes It possible for
them to write to their families, to
find much needed recreation and ob
tain their much relished cup of choco
late at a moderate price."
| THE COTTON MARKET}
Exchange closed; Lincoln's birth
day; national holiday.
Tags Confiscated
To be Turned Into
Children’s Clothing
M UNICH.—(Correspondence of
The Associated Press.)—Ba
varia Is so short ot material for
children’s clothing that the gov
ernment baa issued an order con
fiscating all flags measuring more
«h»n 20x20 inches, so as to use the
material in them for the manu
facture of children’s underwear. A
call has been Issued to the pabllc
to donate unnecessary flags for the
same purpose. It Is presumed that
the colors will' be extracted from
the flags before they are manufac
tured Into clothing.
The manufacture of any sin flag*
Is forbidden.
DE PALMA SETS
NEW MARK FOR
" MILE AT 24.02
/
DAYTONA, Fla., Feb. 13.—(By As
sociated Press.)—Ralph DePalma in
an all-American car hung up a new
mile record today when he dashed over
h measured mile course on the beach
here in 34.03 seconds, under the su
pervision of the American Automobile
association.
The previous record made by Bur-
man here in 1911 was 25.40 seconds.
State Reunion is
Set For Dawson
ATLANTA, Feb. 12,-Gen. Jas. A.
Thomas, commander of the Georgia
division of United Confederate Veter
ans, has appointed to fill the position
of commander of the western division
made vacant by the resignation ot
General Hobley, of Vienna, a N. Bar-
row, of Griffin. To' fill the vacancy
caused by the death of General Mar
tin, of -Atlanta, Judge George Hlllyer
has been appointed-brigadier genera!
of the Northern division.
At the solicitation of the city and
Chamber of Commerce ' of Dawson,
General Thomas has designated that
city as the place for holding the next
state reunion, the same to be held at
date to be hereafter fixed, pobably
the month of May.
The prevalence of the “flu" prevent-
the holding of the 1918 reunion,
which was to have been held In At
lanta, and General nomas is anxious
that there should be a full attendance
Dawson. He has been assured that
the people of Dawson will open their
bomes to the veterans and make their
stay pleasant The precise date will
made known as soon as agreed
upon.
| .Crawley Gang of
^ ‘Desperadoe/Meek
Pair When Caught
, A TLANTA. Fob. 18.—That a des
perate and dangerous moun
taineer fleeing from a posse Is ap
parently not as dangerous In real
ity as he would seem In the news
paper accounts of his "red flag re
publics” and similar flub-dub,
would seem to be shown by the
meek and mild surrender of
George and Decatur Crawley when
a department of justice agent walk
ed on them In a mountaineer’s ca
bin f&rty miles from Knoxville.
After a posse of soldiers from
Camp Gordon had, chased the boys
out of Union , county near Blairs-
YiHe and followed them on a long
chase through the mountains of
North Carolina and Tennessee, the
public’s appetite was whetted for a
bloody encounter when finally they
should be cornered. Then came
along a single-handed arresting of
ficer of the government and brought
the boys In without a semblance of !
a struggle.
2 MORE PARTIES
OF UNDESIRABLES
0 BE DEPORTED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—(By Asso
ciated Press.)—A cablegram today
from headquarter* of the American
expeditionary forces In France gave
the total casualties to American forces
in Siberia to February 9 as 10 officers
and 314 men killed, died of wounds,
died of disease, wounded and missing
In action. Of these two officers and
60 men are listed as killed In action.
King Alfonso Will
Visit South America
)r. Grubbs Buys
Old Country Club
deal has Just been completed
whereby Dr. L. R Grubbs comes Into
possession of the old Country club
property, on South Lee street, a tract
ot 90 acres, which he purchased from
R. W. Buchanan for a consideration
said to bp close to $8,500. The pur
chase was made os an Investment
Mr. Buchanan, who haa been operat
ing a dairy business on the premises,
has rented the Warren property on
Brooklyn Heights, where he will con
tinue his dairy baaiaess until he oan
arrange for a soluble farm location.
The sale waa made through Willi
ford A Crockett
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.—(By Associated
Press.)—T^ro more parties of undesir
able aliens will be deported soon, lo
cal immigration officials said today.
One party will be sent via New York,
Terms Rejected by
Part of 41st Div.
For Camp Gordon
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—(By Asso
ciated Press.)—The cruisers Pueblo
and Montana, and the transport La
Touralne have sailed from France
with 6,000 U. 8. troops and are,due in
New York February 21.
The Pueblo la bringing some at the
Forty-First division, a portion of
whom will be sent to Camp Gordon. .
PARIS, Feb. 13.—(By Associated
Press.)—King Alfonso, of Spain, has
definitely decided to visit South Amer
ica, according to the Gaulols. He will
go to Buenos Aires, Montevideo and
Rio de Janerlo. The date has not yet
been determined. it
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Canadian May be
Ambassador Here
MONTREAL, Feb. 12.—(By Asso
ciated Preea.)—Sir Robert Borden, the
Canadian premier, has been ofTered the
post of British ambassador to the
United States, according to a report
in newspaper circles in London, re
ceived by the Canadian press here.
Miners of England
LONDON, Feb. 12.—(By Associated
Press.)—The conference ot the miners
Federation of Great Britain at a meet
ing at Southport today, decided
against acceptance of the terms offer
ed by the government
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.—(By Asso
ciated Press.)—The success of the
Bolshevist movement In Russia was
attributed to aid from the lower east
side of New York by Rev. O. A. Si
mons, former head of the Methodlat
Episcopal church In Russia, testifying
today In the senate propoganda hear
ing.
The witness said the predominating
influence of Bolshevist propoganda
here was a Yiddish element of the east
side. He explained that In stating his
views he meant no reflection upon the
Jewish people In general.
He further said he was having In
vestigated a report that the governing
committee of the northern commune In
Petrograd In December last contained
only sixteen true Russians, 265 per
sons from New York and one Ameri
can negro. (
Conference Preferred to War.
LONDON, Feb. 11.—(Tuesday.)—(By
Associated Press.)—Lord Curzon,
president of the council, said today la
the house of lords that none of the Al
lies Is prepared to invade Russia to
exterminate the Bolshevlkl. He said
such action would have meant a new
European war and that the Princes’
Islands conference was proposed in
stead. s
Four Factions To Be Represented
PARIS, Feb. 12.—(By, Associated
Press.)—The prospects are bright for
the assembling of at least four ot the
Russian factions at the conference to
be held at Princes' Islands. These
are exepeted to include the govern
ment of Ukrelnla, the government of
Crimea, and the Russian Bolshevik
government.
Army Liquidation
Commission Named
Shortage of Help
In South Reported
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12 —(By Asso
ciated Frees.)—A shortage of negro
domestic help in Louisiana and slight
shortages of labor In Sooth Carolina
Virginia are noted In the current
Issue of the United State* Employ
ment service bulletin out today.
flThe loss of a position
las no terrors to the
efficient workman whoj
L „„ .1 ... lock the combination with the aid of
naS learned the use ot a mirror Is somewhat beyond tbe com
prehension of the DeKalb county sher
iff, who maintains that an accomplice
aided Bulloch to escape.
classified advertising.
Want ads are “Jo8
Insurance” at a very,
low rate. .... J
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—(By As
sociated Press.)—Appointment of a
'United States Liquidation Commis
sion of the War Department,” to liqui
date business and financial affairs ot
the United States army In England
and France, was announced today. Ed
win B. Parker, of Houston, Texas, is
chairman.
EX-POLICEMAN SLIPS
OUT OF DE KALB JAIL
ATLANTA, Feb. 12.—Working the
combination ot a lock with the aid of
mirror was the‘method ot escape
employed by O. N. Bulloch, former
Atlanta pollcemana, who recently got
ont of DeKalb county Jail in a very
mysterious manner.
At least, that Is the way he claims
to have unlocked the door ot his cell,
which was locked after he got out, and
none ot the bars of the cell were dis
turbed. Just how he managed to un-
I WEATHER FORECAST. \
For Georgia: Cloudy tonight aag
Thursday probably rain, except fair la
southeast portion; warmer tonight.