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Allied Soldiers Return from Captivity In Wretched Condition
FRENCH IN METZ: HUNS HURRY TO RHINE
Another German Conspiracy Is Suspected
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This photo shows the Trianon, in Versailles, where Inter-Allied War Couneil takes place. The peace terms will be discussed in
this palace within the next few weeks and President Wilson will be there when the details of the official ending of war with Ger
many are considered.
Members of the City Council com
mittee on telephones which had under
ccnsideration Tuesday the ordinance
eauthorizing the Atlanta Telephone
Company to sell its properties to the
Bouthern Bell Company were prepar
ing to go thoroughly into the matter
of rates and service before recom
mending the ordinance for passage, it
was reported at the City Call. Coun
eliman Maffett, chairman of the com
mittee, had not called a meeting, but
it s expected he will do so within a
short time,
The plea of the Independent com
pany to be permitted to sell out to
the big one has caused more discus
gion in Atlanta than anything since
the news of the armistice in France.
The ord'nance was.introduced at
the Monday afternoon meeting of
Counell by Councilman W, R, Bean,
and it is understood to have the au
thorization of the Federal officials in
ehoree of the telephone and telegraph
lincs since the Government took them
over for operat'on some time ago.
The consolidation of the two com
anles was strongly opposed Tuesday
g_v R. C, Turner, the city electricitan
who addressed a letter to the com
mittee declaring the ordinance should
be turned down, as tha public will
have to pay the whole bill,
Mr. Turner's letter follows:
“rhe petition of the Southern Bell
Telephone Company seeking the ap
proval of the city of a merger of the
two comnanies has been referred to you
by the City Council for your considera
tion. ‘The proposal of the Southern Bell
a 8 now submitted should be turned down
flat, as no consideration Is flvnn to the
sublie in the matter, and | granted In
l( present form the public will be ealled
on to pay the entire cost of the trans
action in the form of Increased rates for
telephone service, The telephone users
o Atlanta are already ;vnylng this com
serv axcesshv@ rates for very inferfor
service
“It has been my privilege, or rather
I spent my vacation In October in In
vestigating the rates and class of serv
fce being furnished by the Bell Tele
phone Company in eight of the 'prlnclpnl
eities of the ecountry and found
throughout the North and East the neo
le were disgusted with the rotten serv.
l:tp and the complete cave-in of the Bell
organization under war conditions, At
the (me the City Counell permitted the
treet ear lines to consolidate the ecity
‘on-m! the company to agree to pay into
the city treasury each year 2 per cent of
the gross reccipts and at the end of fif
teen vears 3 per cent of the gross each
ear, and the company aiso at the same
{ime agreed to grant universal trans-
Continued on Page 3, Column 1.
Full International News Service
WASHINGTON, Nov, 19.—Constant
activities, apparently looking to a
continued Government control of tel
}eg aph and telephone communication
after the war, is noted at the Post
office Department. Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson, in an order issued to
day, has appointed public utilities
and public service commissioners to
the committee on standardization of
telegraph rates and telephone rates.
The announcement by Burleson
says the appointments were made
“pursuant to the policy of wire con
trol, to keep in close touch with the
public service and public utilities
commissions of the States and to have
the advantage of their experience and
acquaintance with public require
meoents,”
Those appointed to the committee
on telegraph rates are Charles G.
Marshall, Ohio Public Utilities Com
mission, and Joseph B, Eastman, Mas
sachusetts Public Service. Paul P.
Haynes Indiana Publie Service
Commigsioner. and Noah W, Bimpson,
Missouri Public Service Commission
er, were named on the telephone
rates committee,
Rates Are Reduced |
On Night Telegrams
WASHINGTON, Nov, 19-—Reduc
tion in the rates for night message
telegrams was announced today by
Postmaster General Burleson. Under
the new schedule these messages may
be sent from coast to coast for 50
cents for ten words and will be de
livered at their destination by post
office carriere. The cheapest rate
heretofore was sl.
The night message telegram will
cest a minimum of 20 cents for 10
words and onc¢ cent for each cxtra
word for the shortest distances and
60 cents for 10 words and two cents
for ench extra word for the longest
distances. A comparigson of the day
rates for ten words with the new
night message rates follow:
Where day message rate Is 25-2,
night message rate iy 20-1; day rate,
30-2, night rate, 256-1; day rate 35.2,
night rate 26-1; day rate 40.3, night
rate 30-1, day 50-3, night 385-1; day
60-4, night 40-1; day 765, night 456-2;
day 100-7, night 60.2, |
SPARTA MERCHANT DIES, ‘
SEPARTA, Nov. 19.—E. H. Rogers, a
leading merchant of this city, died at
his home here last night of complica- |
tions that developed from Spanish in
fluenza. The deceased leaves a wife and
one son, The Interment took place in
the Sparta cemetery.
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Allies Will Take Over
\
- German Navy Thursday
~ (By International News Service.) ‘
. LONDON, Nov. 19.—The surrender of
the German war fleet to the Allies will be
completed Thursday. ‘
- Plans for turning over the German de
stroyers were concluded today, Purt of‘
the German fleet of submarines will ar
rive at Eastport harbor tomorrow, The
German battleships and cruisers will lom’el
their home port tomorrow morning for the
rendezvous in the North Sea,
The main surrender will take place on
Thursday to British, French and Ameri
can men of war,
Alford and Son Taken l
To Montgomery County
SAVANNAH, Nov. 19.—0 n wafrants
from Montgomery County, J. A. Alford
and his son, Jesse, were removed this
afternoon from Chatham County jail to |
the Montgomery County jall. Sheriff
Davis took the men, The warrants |
charge the father with murder of J.‘
Ben Wilson, deputy United States mar- |
shal, and the son with shooting with
intent to kill. The young man shot
Deputy Homer B. Adams at the time
his father killed the deputy marshal,
They were brought here yesterday aft.
ernoon, following their surrender in the
morning in Loulsville,
.
All Rulers of Allies to
.
Attend Peace Meeting
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Nov. 19.—A1l of the rul-|
ers of the Allied Powers, including
President Wilson, will be in Paris for
the peace conference and will head
the procession through the Are de|
Triomphe, sald an Exchange Tele
graph dispatch from the French capi-
Cermans Formally
.
| Accused of Pillage
(B{ International News servlco.)‘
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The Ger.
man military authorities were formally
ccused of sacking houses in Alsace- |
?,m'r.’\.lnfl. despite the provisions of the
arimstice, by Alsatian deputy r!n!nzntvu]
in the Strasshurg council, nccording to a |
diplomatie dispatch recelved here this
afternoon,
Fire in Bristol, Tenn.,
Does $150,000 Damaage
BRISTOL, TENN. Nov. 19 -—Fire!
broke out in the business district here
this morning dentroylnf five buildings
and threatening the business section of
the town for several hours. The loss
will excoed $150.000. Falling walls en
dangered the lives of the firemen.
Kaiser’s Iron Crosses
.
Are Selling for 1 Cent|
(By International News Service.) |
AMSBTERDAM, Nov, 1980 lavish
ly did the German Kalser bestow irnn’
crosses during the war that thev are
nov; 4 lling for 6 pfennig (1 American |
ceny, aplece, says The Telegraat.
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ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 19i8
New York and Chicago and San Fran
cisco, not to mention Birmingham and
points South, have waked up to the
fact that Atlanta is first over the top
of all the cities in the country in the
united war work campaign It threw
new pep into severai other cities, to
judge from telegrams received T'uesday
at the general headquarters,
Chairman W. R. C. BSmith Tuesday re
ceived a wire from Harvey J. Hill, of
the staff of John R. Mott, at national
headquarters,
“Great stuff!” it said. “But why keep
it quiet when folks up here need some.
thing to cheer them up?"
Mr. Smith telegraphed in reply that
if Atlanta's example cou'd serve as an
inspiration to little New York, she was
welcome, and so were all other cities,
as there's no copyright on success.
» .
R.R. Key Men’s Chairman
Opens Headquarters
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., Nov. 19
J. W. Anderson, general chairman of
the Southeastern District Rallway Teleg
raphers’ Unfon, has established head
quarters in the Ellis Hotel, in this city,
and today stated that the men were not
at all satisfied with the delay in receiv
ing ofMicial notice of Secretary MeAdoo's
action in meeting thelr demands, and
that unless the notices were received by
the first of next week the men would
quit,
Only Five Weeks
Until Christmas.
You'l! he hapnier It vou do not put |
off vour final g!ft sclections untll the
eleventh hour of the day. So will the
stores with the clerks who are not |
too tired to enjoy Christmas with the ||
rest of us. |
Shop Early in the Day.
Make Up Your Gift Lists From
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(By International News Service.)
LOUNDUN, Nov. 19.—That the Ger
mans are plotting to form a federa
tion with a pooulation of 94,033,293
and with the ex-kaiser at the head of
it is the opinion of Lord Robert Ce
cil and other prominent British
statesmen.
This view is widely circulated by
the press with big headlines today.
The plan, it is said, is to unite the
German populations of Germany,
Ge.man Austria, Holland, Switzerland
and Sweden, thus sowing the seceds
for another war.
A German-inspired revolution for
this purpose is reported to be brewing
in Holland, Switzerland and Sweden
The former Kaiser is said to be
behind Chancellor Ebert, formét
Chancellor Max and Field Marshal
von Hindenburg. It is pointed out in
this connection that the former war
lord has never signed a formal de
cree of abdication nor a valedictory
message to Germany, and that he ev..
idently hopes to return soon.
15,000 Red Guards in
Control of Vienna |
(By International News Service.)
LONDON,; Nov. L. (11:45 a. m.).—
Fifteen thousand Red Guard troops
are in control of Vienna, said a dis
patch f.om Copenhagen today. The
city has been given over to anarchy
and plunder.
Copenhagen reports all of the Ger
man conservative parties have com-
Ibined against the Socialists.
Crews of Submarine
Agree to Give Up Craft
(By International News Service.)
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 19.—~The crews
of the German submarines at Wil
helmshaven have adopted a resolu
tion to take the U-boats wherever or
| dered, it was stated ir dispatches
from that city today,
Advices Saturday said the com
manders of the German submarines
refused to take their craft to England,
evidently fearing punishment for their
crimes on the high seas.
Hungarian "Repuonc Is
| . .
Proclaimed in Budapest
| (By International News Service.)
| WASHINGTON, Nov, 19.—The
Hungarian republic has been pro
claimed in Budapest, the capital, said
a diplomatic dispatch received today.
The national council has announced
fts own dissolution and has charged
the Karolyi cabinet to exercise all its
powers until the convocation of the
| constituent assembly, the dispatch
adds.
. . .
‘Revolution in Vienna |
‘ “ ”
'Was Not So Very “Bad
| LONDON, Nov. 19 (by British
| Wireless Press).—lf there has been a
‘revolution in Vienna it has not been
a very “red” one, and, judging from
appearances, it seems to have been a
“white” one, according to advices re
celved here today. |
Shops have opened up in the Aus
trian capital and are full of brilliant
' and charming Christmas wares.
| Only two or three of the stores in
| Kaorntnorsbrasse had boards ready
to protect their plate plate glass win
dows In the event of riots, About the
'only color lent to the seenes in the
. Viennese streets was given by the of
:'fl('p"s. Most of the clivilians were in
lack,
Bernstorff in
German Polities
(By International News Service.)
- PARIS, Nov. 10 (2 p, m.).—German
propagandists have announced the for
mation of a democratic popular lesgue
in Berlin, according to radlo advices
from Rerne, Swlitzerland.
The league, which {a reported to have
been formed Saturday, had demanded
the immediate convoeation of the Na
tional Assembly Among the leaders In
the formation of the league are Count
von Rernstorff, General Rathnau and
Dr. Naumann, |
.
Frank Walsh Resigns ‘
Place on Labor Board
&By International News Service.)
'ASHINGTON Nov, 19— The resig
nation of Fraunk P, Walsh as joint chair- |
man of the national war labor board wun|
announced today.
Professional engagements, many M‘
which were assumed prior to the crea
tion of the board, make his resignation
Imperative, Walsh says In hig letter to
the President. Ho also wishes the Pres
fdent a safe journey, “and the winning
of the world to your splendid ideals.” ‘
,
Airplane Took Empress
To Holland, Is Report
LONDON, Nov, 19.«The German empress |
is belleved to have arrived in Holland in |
an airplane, sald & news agency dispateh
\lrom Amsterdam guoting ;ho Telegraat,
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, Nov. 19.—British, French
and American prisoners of war are
arriving at Nancy from Metz in pitia
ble condition. They are being clothed
and fed by the Y. M. C. A. workers.
Paris papers are denouncing Dutch
aviators for banqueting the ex-
Kaiser, who is held responsible for
the loss of 1,800,000 French lives. |
Freed U. S. Aviators
Dyine of Hun Cruelty
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.—Disclos
ures of wretched conditions behind the
lines of the retreating German armies
have been made by two American
aviators just released from captivity
by the Germans, both of whom are
now dying from the result of the
treatment accorded them.
According to a dispatch received
today by the French high commis
sion from Lyons, the aviators were
shot down at Tanney November 4.
Back in the American lines, they sald
the food given them by the Germans
consisted only of black bread, oceca
slonal potatoes, cabbage and thin
soup, although the German quarter
master corps did a thriving business
selling betier food. ‘
The aviators were billeted in a
smal!l schoolhouse, which was exces
sively dirty. There was no heat and
no bedding
The Germans the aviators talked to
were all indignant because none of
the Kaiser's six sons wore wound‘
stripes. All the German soldiers with
whom they talked were tired of the
war and wished to go to the United
States, the dispatch says.
,
Two U. S. Sailors Are |
Commended for Bravery
(Bv Intarnational News Service,)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-—Recretary
of the Navy Daniels today commended
lan E. Mclntyre, first class reman, of
Wellsville, N. Y., and Elmer R, Lloyd, |
machinist's mate, of Stsalton, Canada,
both of the I'. 8, N,, for their bravery
In resene work |
Mceilntyre was cited for his *“prompt |
and gal'ant rescne of a shipmate,” Wal- }
ter 2. Biot, on the evening of September |
8. The men were attached to the U,
8. 8. Tahoe Returning from leave,
Biot endeavored to hoard the ship by a
Indder from a lighter alongeide, The |
current earried away the small hoat, the
ladder fastenings broke and RBiot, who
conld not swim, fell Into the water,
Melntyre dived In and pulled him out, ‘
Lloyd was ecommended for his “hero
fsm and perisstence in repeatedly dlv
ing under the wreckage of a sean'ane,”
which had bheen wrecked on Octobher 4
off Gu!! Point, Escambla Bay, Pensa.
cola, Fla I lovd reeovered the hoadies
of Ensign Carl 00, Peterson and Chief
Quartermaster's Mate Paul Reichel, who |
were killed by the accident.
. »
Five Licutenants of
y . au
Aviation Come Home
!’Bv International News Service,) |
NEW YORK, Nov, 19 —Five American |
aviation Meutenants who have all been
decorated for bravery were on the
Cunapd Liner Orduna, which arrived
here today from Livernool. They were
Lieutenants Jogseph H. Conover, Thomas |
E. P. Rice, J. C. Stockman, Mulr B.
Falirchild and Arthur R. Knight, ‘
.
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$421,359,000 Navy
Contracts Canceled,
Earle Announces
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.—Can
cellation of naval ordnance con
tracts aggregating $421,369,000 has
been ordered by the Navy Depart
ment since the German armistice
was signed, Admiral Earle, chief
of the navy orénance bdureau, in
formed the Hoiee naval affairs
committee this afternoon.
Suspension of work on proposel
explosives plants at Barksdale,
Wis.,, has saved $12,000,uv0 alone,
the admiial sald.
Barle stated, however, that naval
expenditures, iacluding that for an
increased personnel of 352,790 men
by July, 1920, would exceed any
thing before undertaker by the
United States for the maintenance
of a larger navy.
(By International News Service.}
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.—1 t has
been decided that the United States
will be represented by five commis
sioners in the peace negotiations at
Versailles, The official announcement
of the makeup of the delegation will’
be made in the ve.y near future.
During the last 48 hours there have
been a number of changes in the pro
posed personnel.
Today the line-up was as follows:
President Wilson, who will head the
American delegation, but who will not
remain through the entire conference,
aithough voting through a proxy on
all questions arising. |
Colonel E. M. House. ,
Secretary of State Robert Lansing.
! Secretary of War Newton D. Baker.
One other to be selecetd, who may
be either former President William H.
Taft, Elihu Root or a “dark horse.” '
The names of Justice Brandels,
Henry Morgenthau, Charles BE.
Hughes, Secretary of Agriculture
Houston and several others have been '
eliminated overnight. ;
The President has fully decided that
he will go across on a liner and not a !
battleship, although his naval advise
ers have been trying hard to have!
him agree to travel on one of the
newest and largest dregdnoulhu.
Wilson Will Insist
On League of Nations
By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN
Staff Correspondent of the |. Pf 8.
WASHINGTON, Nov 19 —Presi
dent Wilson goes to Europe to fight
for his league of nations idea. That
is the compelling reason why the
Chief Executive must break all prece
dents to go across the Atlantic early
next month, !
l The President will meet with Pre- |
‘mle.-s Lloyd George, Clemenceau and
Orlando in Paris prior to the formal
assembling of the peace conference at
Versailles. He will explain to them
certain clouded points about which
there now is very serious apprehen
’ sion In certain quarters. Then he will
take up individually with the repre-'
. sentatives of other nations kis gen
| eral plans t..at in his opinion, and in
the opinion of many leaders of the
world, will end for all future time
wars between nations. These plans
include, in addition to his “world fed
eration” idea, the reconstruction of
the map of a good part of the world
along racial lines,
Opposing Elements. '
There are two sharply opposing ele
. ments that are today very gmvely‘
i!h"eatpning the success of the peace
conference. First, there is the open
and flagrant efforts of the Germans
to stimulate pity for a erushed nation
in the United States, France, Japan
and In South America In the expecta
tion that such sympathy can be capl
talized at the peace table, I
' This propaganda Is of the most in
s'dious sort. The sugeestion, spread
throughout the world, that unless the
armistice terms, In so far as they
touched on necupation of German ter- |
ritory west of the Rhine, are not
modified, it will “make for the spread
of Bolshevikism.," Is a typileal German |
e although fathered by no less al
personage than Dr. Sols, the German |
Forelgn Secretary. His statement '
that “nnless there are modifieations”
the effect gha!l he that “we shall in.'
evitahly advance toward more or less !
Rolgh: vist eonditions, which mirht |
hecome danwe-ous to nelghboring !
stnten,” s one of the covert threats|
which Germany has made, so famil-|
far thronehout the war, diplomats and |
administration officlals polinted out
today.
Intimation Resentad,
The Intimation s that there fs dan
gar for France and Ttaly and even |
Great Britain In the great Red move.
ment in Germany, This (s bitterly
regented todav by oMelnls who are
antirelv famiViar with this subiect. |
The nther tynteal hit of German nrop
neanda, the rhaneea on whinh nre he
ing worked In avery no=sihle wav I
that Cermanvy actually faces sgtarva.
tion and neada an enrly anAd pomnlate
peace. This Iz n'en n eumndr fabri-)
Continued on Page 2, Column 1. '
NO. 93
(By International News Service.)
HAVRE, FRANCE, Nov. 19 —King
Albert, of Belgium, entered Brussels,
the capital of Belgium today.
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, Nov. 19.—French troops en«
tered the German fortress of Metz to=
dav,
The French were led by Marshal
Petain and were received with the
greatest enthusiasm.
The French were compelled to give
u»n Metz in 1871 at the conclusion of
' the Franco-Prussian War.
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American Third Army
Enters Historic Longwy
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Now. 19.—~The
| American Third Army, continuing its
advance into territory evacuated by
the vanquished German armies, last
'night entered the historic French for
tress of Longwy, situated at the
Junction of the boundaries of France,
Belgium and Luxemburg, Generals s
Pershing reported in his communique
for the evening of November 18, is
sued today by the War Department.
On the left the American army of
occupation has crossed the Belgiam
frontier, the communique stated,
The text of the communique sols
lows:
“The Third American Army contin
ued its advance today Inte territory
evacuated by the enemy.
“On the left, crossing the Belgian
frontier, our troups occupied Virten
and by evening had reached Etalle
&and St. Leter.
“Between the Chiers and the Mo
sclle, they passed through Spincourt
snd the importan: raflroad centers of
Longuyon and Conflans.
“At the close of the day they em~
tered the historic French fortress of
Longwy, situated at the junction of
the boundarics of France, Belgium
and Luxemburg.
“Further south, they occupled Au
chon-le-Roman and the town of
Priey, the cented of the great iros
district of Lorraine.”
French Advance Guards
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Have Reached St. Louis
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, Nov. 19.—French advance
guards, moving forward through Al
sace-Lorraine, have entered the town
of St. lLouis, just opposite Basle,
Switzerland. A reception was held
at the town hall
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High Court Hears Plea
ve
To Oust City Officials
KNOXVILLE, TENN, Nov. 19-The
Supreme Court of Tennessee here today
is hearing the petition of the Attorney
General to oust Mavor John E. McMils
lan and Commissioner John W. Flennl
ken from office The petition, among
other things, claims the defendants op
posed luw enforcement, themseives vioe
lated laws, and conspired to remove Ed
D. Connors from the oifice of Chief of
Police
The defendants denled the charge and
claimed the proceedings were pianned
by Connors to get revnge: also that the
State Attorney General never read the
contents of the ouster bills before he
flled them
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Casualties of Britain
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In War Total 3,049,991
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Nov 19 (4:08 p. m.)~
British casualties In the war total
2,049,991, It was announced in the
House of Commons this afternoon by
a representative of the War OfMos
Of these 826 officers and 620,839
of the rank and flle were killed,
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U-Boats on Way to
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England to Surrender
(By Internnational News Service.)
LONDON, Nov. 18 (2:10 p. m)=A
number of CGerman submarines which
ire en route to England to surrender
passcd the German warship Kaiser Wil
helm yesterday tid an FExchange Tele
graph dispateh from Copenhagen this
afternoon
British Look Askance
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At Return of Kaiser
LONDON, Nov. 10 «-The British _press 1o
looking askonce at Hu‘) report yfiadh:
Kaine nuy turr to Germany, 0
|.\“yl'l; n,r- \_, :: ¢ "vnlnu the llnf'ar*‘l.-
cent developments in Germany.