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By Morris
WHAT THE* SALVATION
ARMY HAS DONE
OH JIM,
HERE* a
GOV WRNTJ
TO KNOVV
What sttle
OF car you
PR£F£R.
■ to enlarge its work here, has done. To answer this question, Ri
Baum, business manager of the organization in the Atlanta distr
tents these these gures:
FIELD STATISTICS—THE SALVATION ARMY.
Corps and Outposts ........— 054 Children Sheltered
Officers and Cadets 2,918 RESCUE HOMES AND
Indoor Meetings 177,169 MATERNITY HOSPITALS.
Indoor Attendance 6.294.526 *fomes and Hospitals
National' Capital Makes
Home Coming Great
Holiday
Accommodation
PENNSYLVANIA AVE
LINED BY THRONG
Returned Heroes Make
Great Spectacle In
Notable Pageant
Accommodation
Beds Supplied
o id. Meals Supplied ...
toil PRISON WORK.
Hours Spent Visiting .
...... 669,672 p,,miners Assisted on
Discharge —....
Situations Found
11 MISSING FRIENDS.
i — 131,021 Inquiries j.
.... 17,164 Found ............. .........
GENERAL STATISTICS.
Homes
Accommodation
Men Admitted
Men Passed Out
Meals Supplied
Beds Supplied
SLUM POSTS AND
NURSERIES.
Posts and Nurseries
Hours In Active Service
Families Visited
WASHINGTON, September 17—
(By Associated Press.)—The nation
al capital made a holiday today to
welcome .home General Pershing and
the First division. Every govern
ment department and commercial
house was closed.
Hours before the parade was to
start every street was pouting Us
thousands into Pennsylvania avenue
to line the sidewalks and’fill review
ing stands, 'it was estimated near
ly a half a • million people saw the
spectacle. Brilliant sunlight, touch
ed with tang of autumn in the air,
m^de the day ideal.
Marching in mass formation and
equipped with all the guns, gas
throwers and countless other death-
43.345
Verity
WRGES
Christms Dinners (1017) ......
Children Given Christmas Toys (1917)
Thanksgiving Dinners (1917^
Persons AITordcd Temporary Relief Outside Industrial Homes
and Hotels ^
Mothers Given Summer Outings
Children Given Summer Outings
Men Found Employment Outside Own Institutions .,
Women Found Employment Outside Own Institutions
Meals Given Outside Own Institutions -....w.„...„.„.....'.
Beds Given Outside Own Institutions
Pounda of Ice Distributed
Pounds of Coal Distributed
r /fan*. r dealing devices of front line-servicc,
fy0/?P/f the First division, fresh home from
• ' , France, moved along the broad, avo-
— enue, a living tide of sunburned
lighting manhood that filled the
PASTOR BRINGS tr z$£2A
1 HU I Vll MlUilUJ There was nothing lacking to make
M nrnv Ir TA thc P arade an epitome Of the whole
K r r I Y III vast.army American skill and indoml-
llLll LI Iv tablo will had created to meet and
PRESBYTERIANS SwSSKasS
^through the streets. Machine guns,
j big and little, bristled among the
Rev. Frank P. Anderson, of Green- riflemen j squnt mortars to hurl
ville, S. C., who was recently ex- bombs from the trenches; hl((h
tended a call to become pastor of | rifles which peered skyward
thc Presbyterian church here, to HU fl‘;.^. OU I h „m'i" , wf n tre ,,rC ^„ 0 s f 'Z
the ,_I a f! U1C5r “ u "? by the recent horse-drawn, some trundled .behind
resignation of Dr. L. G. Henderson, panting motor trucks or tractors
arrived in Americus this morning, it The show was as complete as In- I
was Mid to convey hi* answer in genuity of the War Department could 1
church tonight, and ft was said that
a meeting of the .Session or congre
gation might be held at that time
to hear hit reply. Although there
was nothing official on the subject, it
was believed his answer would be
favorable.
STATE CONVENTION
PLANNED BY LEGION
ATLANTA, September 17—Plans
for the state convention of the Am
erican Legion will bo discussed at a
meeting of a special committee from
the Charles T Montgomery Post No.
1 and Harry M. Atkinson, Jr., Foot
No. 2, to.be held in room 208 of tho
chamber of commerce Thursday
night
The convention will be held in At
lanta October 15 and 16 when he
roes of the world war from all parts
of Georgia will gather here. .
come home. There were Major Gen.
William L. Sibcrt, who took it to
; France, and Lieutenant Colonel Rob-
i sit L. Ballard, who took it into ac
tion and snrrendered command only
to take a higher post. Marching
ahead of the formations, also came
a host of officers and men who saw
their first service with the First di
vision in France, later to go to oth
er units as instructors.
To one regiment of long, trim it captured 163 German officers
"75’s M an unnsnal honor was accord- . and 6,304 German men; it captured
ed. The Sixth Field Artillery was also 119 German guns; 62 trench
placed between the two infantry I mortars and 413 machine guns. It
brigades instead of marching with lists 4,411 officers and men killed
the rest of the arfUery brigade be- or died of wounds and had 17,201
hind the Infantry, for it was C. bat- men wounded or gassed in the days
tery of the Sixth which fired the it spent at the front and lost only
first shot, at the Germans on Oct. 162 of its own personnel as prison-
23, 1917. ers to the enemy. Its replacements
v A Great Record, were greater than It original
So far as the First division itself strength, 30,206 and'356 of its mom-
Is concerned, the official record of its beta won Distinguished Service
activities during the war recently Crosses for conspicuous gallantry in
Mr. Scarborough, both made forceful
and eloquent addresses to the jury,
while an interested audience listened
intently.
which was scheduled to go to coun
cil Monday afternoon, demanding
a flat $30 per month increase for
the firemen. When council met.
however, and some rumblings had
gotten here of the Macon situation,
it was decided by the firemen of At
lanta that they would not press their
petition at this time, and it was not
presented. V®
iness ability. The extreme high val
ue of turpentine and rosin may make
it advisable to first develop to tnr-
pentine' privileges and then saw ont
the lumber.
Burmese Marriages.
A curious Idea among the Burmese
is that people born on the same day
it the week must not marry. Hence
each girls carries a record of her
birthday In her name, etch day having
i letter belonging to It, end nil chll-
Iren ore calleil by a name that be-
published by the
action.
War Department
A Southern
Newspaper for
5outhern People
FORTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO; 38.
fWEEKU
EOITI0I
* inunjuftrAflLKNUUN, au* l tMfcsLK 18, 1919. PRICE FIVE Cl
RELAND’S CHANCE IN LEAGU
Killing the Goose That Lays the Golden Eggs.
MACON, September 17—(By As
sociated Press.)—The union police
men and firemen still stood firm to
day in their refusal to obey the or
der of the city civil service Coramle-
•ion that they dissolve their unions
or resign. Lieut. Martin Thompson,
who holds a union card, has been
promoted to chief of police follow
ing the resignation of Chief .War
ren McWilliams.
Chief McWilliams handed his
resignation to the civil service com
mission yesterday afternoon. He re
tired from the department, declin
ing to take a position as patrolman,
" was understood.
Two hours before he handed in his
resignation Chief Williams stated to
and out™But I am going to ISrfr ! n,i “ ioncr * took * n F »<*<<>» «t «>• de-
through." * ^ *****! m,nd of the m “» m * e ting of eiti-
Tatrolmen and firemen continued Zcn3 ‘
BOSTON STRIKE LEADER
SAW SERVICE IN GEORGIA
ATLANTA, September 17—John
F. Melnnea, leader of the Boston Po
licemen’s Union, now on a strike,
was formerly commander of th« At
lanta detachment provost guard, a
first lieutenant of infantry who was
widely known in Atlanta.
Lieutenant Melunes. before re
ceiving a commission in the late
war, was a veteran of tho, Philip
pine* and the Spanish American war,
and was a detective lieutenant on tho
Boston police force. His position
there was held open for him during
his service in the army and he was
discharged nearly a year ago, re
turning to his home.
His record in Atlanta with the
military provost guard was char
acterized by hie strictness and he
made a reputation in the army at
a disciplinarian.
— 48,591
4
486
127,839
389,075
10,624
FORUM FOR
CLAIMS, WII
SAYS, REPLY!
TO PACT!
Interprets Effect U.
Gaelic Race For First
Time
u. s. Not bound
AID IN REBEL! I(
Nor Limited In R<
ing Independence
Peoples
Of
force the policemen and firemen to
give up their union cards is unknown
reporter: “This is a strenuous “j 1 * «“*•, 1 Th * cir “ ** ,T,C * com :
of* “ I missloners claim that the action of
en duty throughout yesterday, refus-
'"g to turn In the badges or their
“nion cards,. The policemen deelar-
they would not resign and woold
Patrol their beat* even though their
'labs end badges were taken from
uicm. The firemen said they would
fontmue to fight fires and wonld not
five up.
Following the proposition of the
That both sides ar e playing poli
tics in the matter was the charge ot
many persona.
TROUBLE IN MACON
HALTS ATLANTA DEMANDS.
ATLANTA, September 17.—There
is an interest in certain municipal
circles in AtlantL in the police and
_ — r .. r —fire department developments in
American Legion to take care of tho Macon. The Are department in At-
GREAT DOOLY 'TIMBER
TRACT REPORTED SOLD
policing Of the city in ease the eenr- ! lanta was “unionised” sometime ago,
tes Of ita members are needed, the and ther e was worked out a plan
"ifon Fire Underwriters yesterday
“ted to man the fire tracks of the
'F in case the necessity arises.
Tne civil service commiselon pass-
th e dc-unionizing problem to the
: council lest night, asking that
*t body endorse the resolution
uopted by the commissioners,
j'ty eouneii met at 7:30 o’clock
"1 Promptly refused to take any
, 1 “ n on the resolutloh. The conn-
held that the civil service eom-
,ion had foil authority under the
’ to act under the r*»?Mie";
alone ia responsible for the
""g and hiring of member! of the
We.
J** next move in the fight to
ON PRESIDENT’S
TRAIN, Sept. 17—(By
Press.)—Setting: forth publicly
the first time his interpretatiMi
the League of Nations covenaato i
it affects Ireland. President M
said in a statement given out 1
that the League constitutes a 1
before which could be brought 1
claims for self-determination
are likely to affect the peace of
world.
“The covenant does not Mnj
United States to aHsist in pa
down rebellion in any foreign <_
try," he asserted, “nor would it 1
the power of this country to.
nise the independence of any ]
who seek to secure freedom."
He said ^Ireland’s case was .
heard at Versailles, because it
not come within the jurisdiction
the peace conference.
Answers Labor Council.
The President’s ‘statement wa
reply to a series of questions
j to him by thg» San .Francisco L
' Council. It is understood that i
in a few days .he will reply siailofe
to questions put by other bodien iw»
garding Shantung and the repn>w»>
tation of the British dorainiaaa fe
the League assembly.
Reply ing direetjy to a question i
to his attitude ‘.toward
It took a jury in the City Court
only ten minutes today to reach a
verdict in a case whl^h required the [nation for Ireland, Mr. Wilson aaM
better part of ten days to try. It position was expressed in Artfcfe
the case of )V. H. Scarborough rf. ~ Jc . ve ; °f th « covenant, under wfckfc
George D. Wheatley ini W. M. An- }j ” ‘L„ rcd member as.
•irews for the recovery by Mr. Bear
ever, affecting international relation
winch threaten to disturb inters*,
tionnl peace or thc good undo-
Btanding “between nations xipm
which pence depends.’’
The Statement.
. president's statement, d»>
tailing the Labor Council’s
and his answers, follows:
1— Under thc covenant doe*
nation obligate itself to assist .
member of the League In puUfcw
down a rebellion of its subiecui .
conquered peoples?
ANSWER—It does not.
2— Under the covenant, can U
nation independently recognize
government whose people aecfc
achieve, or hav 0 achieved, their
dependence from a member of I
League?
ANSWER—The independent w-
tion of the government of the Unitsi
States in n matter of this kind k
n no way limited or affected J
the covenant of the League of nT
tions.
3—Under the covenant, arc >*■-»
aubjcct nations or peoples that us
mentioned In the peace treaty <•-
tied to the right of self-determ imm
Hon or does the league pos.esa tar
right to accord a similar priv9n
to other subject nations or —
j ANSWER—It was not possible Hw
LOCKOUT SENDS U.S. SHIP j reganPtb '° “* * 4 »
NEW YORK, Sept 17—(By Am-
socisted Press.)—Much government
repair work at thc Brooklyn ship
yards has been transferred to south
ern port! as a resulf of the lockout
this week of four thousand employ
es, it was learned today. The com
pany* affected issued « statement
Tving that all men who had taken
a half holiday Saturday to enforce
their demand for a 44 hour week not heard st the Peace Con'f,
were considered strikers and would j ANSWER—The case nr <
not be taken back. (Continued on ^.°^
„ , scif-determination at
any territories except those which
had belonged to thc defeated »
pires, but in tho covenant of tfe
League of Nations, it has set far
the first tim e in Article Eleran s
forum to. which all claim, of *
determination which ■ are likely i
disturb the peace of the world i
the good understanding between m
tions upon which the peace of
world depends can be brought
■*—'Why was the ca«e of