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— A Southern Newspaper for Southern People PUBLISHED IN THE ■BORDER HEART OF DIXIE WEEKLY EDITION 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 That the ordinance Would bo repealed was a foregone conclusion, the Mayor and members of the council often hav ing stated that they were ready tb act on the advice of the medical author ities.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 1 ' 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.