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ALLIES CONFER ON FUTURE OF KAISER AND HUNS REPARATION
GEORGIA RAIL BOARD TO PROBE POOR GAS HERE
By FLOYD MacGRIFF,
Staff Correspondent of I. N. S.
LONDON, Dec. 2.—The broadest
aspects of the general peace details
and the future of the ex-Kaiser were
discussed at a historic conference at
Premier Lloyd George's official resi
denice in Downing street today.
Those taking part were Marshal
Foch, Premier Clemenceau of France,
Baron Sonnino, Italian foreign min
ister; Premier Orlando, of Italy;
Premier Lloyd George, of England;
A. J. Balfour, British foreign secre
tary; A. Bonar Law, chancellor of the
British exchequer; Lord Curzon, Sir
Henry Wilson and others,
When the conference was opened
it was regarded as practically certain
the Allies would demand that Hol
land surrender the ex-Kaiser, thus
establishing an international prece
dent.
The questions discussed embraced
the amount of Germany's reparation.
A general program for Italy, France
and Great Britain will be mapped out
before the conferences end, so there
will be no conflicting interests. The
date of the preliminary inter-Allied
meeting in Paris is to be fixed.
It is likely this meeting will open
December 16, the date ulre;,d,v sug
gested, which would give President
Wilson time to attend and become
fully informed of details before the
general peace parley opens.
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Council Votes Raises
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For Police and Firemen
An increase in salary of $lO per month
for all uniformed policemen and firemen,
and $5 for detectives and police ser
geants, and assistant chiefs and me
chanics of the fire department, Monday
afternoon was voted by the City Council.
The matter of the raises will come be
fore the aldermanic board for action
Thursday afternoon.
The vote in Council was 17 to 1 in
favor of the raises. Councilman J. R,
Nutting, who cast the dissenting vote,
explained that he was heartily in favog
of increases in both departments, but
declared that the city is without funds
to meet them. Alderman Harvey Hatch
er also voiced opposition for this same
reason. Councilman Claude L. Ashley
and others spoke in favor of the raises
The proposed raises were incorporated
in a substitute ordinance presented by
Alderman John 8. McClelland. The orig
inal ordinance, repovted by the ordi
nance committee, provided a general
raise for $3 for firemen and policemen
.
Americans Asked for
.
Claims on U-Boat Losses
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—American
citizens who sustained losses as a
result of Germany's U-boat warfare
have until December 31 in which to
file their claims with the State De
partment, it was announced late this
afternoon. Those claims can be en
tered for losses either before or after
the United States entered the war,
but in the case of cargoes or ships,
only when they were uninsured or
partially insured.
Although the announcement was
made without comment, it was as
sumed that these claims will be filed
at the peace conference as a part of
the enormous returns Germans will
be forced to pay as a result of her
submarine warfare.
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! British Fleet Has
Hopes of Visiting 1
U. S. Shores Sooné
By DELT M. EDWARDS,
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. S. g
ONDON, Dec. 2—The British
I fleet is most anxious to pay
a tribute to the American
. sixth battleship squadron, under
Admiral Rodman, by sending a
dreadnought or cruiser squadron
with the Americans when they are
ordered home.
Both British and American offi
cers approve the suggestion for a
covoy, it was said. The idea is
known also to have the enthusi
astic indorsement of King George.
The position of the British, how
ever, is such that they can scarce
ly invite themselves to visit Amer
ica. It is hopeful the invitation
will be forthcoming.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Deec. 2.—Declaring
the‘s_c;na{gg sk, take independent
steps to Keép itself informed on the
peace negotiations, since the Presi
dent failed to name one of its mem
bers on the peace commission, Sena
tor Cummins, of lowa, this afternoon
introduced a resolution to send a spe
cial Senate committee to Paris.
The resolution follows:
“Whereas the peace conference
about to assemble in Paris will in
volve, not only a settlement of issues
between the United States and her
enemies in the existing war, but will
include in-its consideration proposed
treaties with practically all the civ
ilized nations of the earth; and
Wants Senate Informed
“Whereas the subjects for disposi
tion are the most comprehensive, far.
reaching and vital ever submitted teo
tte treaty-making powers of the
world; and
“Whereas no treaty can be entered
into by the United States without the
consent of the Senate, and
“Whereas the President is to con
duct the negotiations at Paris in per
-8(n; and
“Whereas it is supremely important
that the Senate be promptly, fully
and accurately informed of all the
facts which may be pertinent to the
proposed readjustment in the affairs
of the various powers concerned in
these treaties and of all the reasons
which may be urged for and against
the propnsed compacts while the ne
gotiations therefore are in progress,
it is, therefore,
“Resolved by the Senate of the
United States, That there he created
a committee to be composed of eight
Sénators-—one-half from the majority
and one-half from the minority-—
which shall be charged with the duty
of proceeding to Paris at the proper
time in order to be there present
during the said peace conference,
Report to Senate.
“The committee shall diligently in
quire with respect to all the facts
pertaining to or material for the fu
ture consideration of the proposed
treaties of the Senate, and make itself
familiar with all the conditions and
cireumstances surrounding the sub
ject and all the reasons which may
exist for and against the action to be
taken., It shall report to the Senate
on ail such matters as often as it
may deem it advisable to do so, and
it shall make a final report at or be
fore the time that the treaties grow
ing out of the conference are laid be.
fore the Senate for approval or rejec
tion or modification.
“The committee shall be chosen in
the manner provided in tne rules of
the Senate for the selection of Its
standing committees,
“It is authorized to employ such
necessaries, clerks, stenographers and
messgengers as it may deem necessary
for the disaharge of the duties herein
imposed upon it,
“All the expenses Incident to its
work in the United States and Eu
rope shall be paid from the contingent
fund of the Senate upon the certifi
cate of the Senator who shall be
chosen chairman of the committee.”
Heckling By Republicans,
Suggestions that a joint resolution
be introduced declaring it the sense
of Congress that the office of Presi
dent would be vacant when the
George Washington, withe the Presi.
dent on board, passed out of Sandy
Hook, were made in certain Republi
can quarters, This resolution would
ecall for Viece President Marshall tak
ing over “all of thé powers and du
ties” of the office and alscharging
them until the President’s return.
Administration leaders flatly stated
that any such resolution would be
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(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—lt will re
quire a total of $7,443,415838.07 to
conduct the United States Govern
ment during the fiscal year of 1920.
The total estimates for the fiscal
year of 1919, including supplements,
was $29,878,821,648.74,
These figures were sent to Congress
today by Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo. They were made public be
fore the session of Congress began,
and almost 24 hours ahead of time.
Tek iota! sum divided among the va
rious branches of the Government fol
lows:
Legislative establishment, $8,098,-
901.75; exccutive establishment, $106,-
512,425.08; judicial establishment,
$1,410,190; Department of Agriculture,
$30,408,786; foreign intercourse, sll,-
042,236.66; military establishment,
$1,922,938,434.86; naval esatblishment,
$2,505,784,546.05,. Indian. affairs, $11,»
939,813.89; pensions, $220,050,000; Pan
ama Canal, $12,216,114; public worka.l
$676,812,702.95; postal service, $358,-
307,577; miscellaneous, $876,761,510.83; |
permanent annual , approprlatlonn.l
$1,266,743,759. '
Navy Shows Increase.
The total of more than seven bil
lions is exclusive of the sinking fund
requirement and postal revenue.
The big comparisons are, of course,
in the military and navy establish
ments. The naval establishment
shows a big increase because of, the
fact that it now is going ahead with
its original capital ship program de
ferred because of the end of the war.
The total appropriations in the naval
establishment for 1919 were $1,581,-
168,805.84. : |
The army total appropriation for
1919 was $12,274,245,919.92. The prun
ing here was made possible through
the cancellation of all munition con
tracts, contracts for guns and equip
ment. |
These estimates, although charac
terized as for 192 v, are for the fiscal|
year, 1910-1920, commencing July 1
next. |
A good part of the army costs goes
to actual maintenance. For instance,
there is appropriated in the bill for
the use of the guartermaster’s corps
$911,789,549. For pay and general ex
penses the army will require 8327.-(
678,368.08. ‘
That the air service is to be con
tinued by the army is indicated by the
appropriations, although for the com
ing year a total is asked for air wrv-‘
ice military requirements of $19,933,-
738.47, as compared with $184,304,758
for the current year. For air service
production a total is asked this year
of $144 94351471, as compared with
$670,000,000 in the current appropria
tions.
Many Peace Problems
Now Facing Congress
By R. M. BOECKEL,
Staff Correspondent of the |. N. S,
WASHINGTON, Dec, 2.~Ready to'
consider the problems of peace after
two sessions devoted to the tasks of
war, the Sixty-fifth Congress met ln!
its third and final “short” session at
noon today l
These are the tasks of the Congress
this session:
1. Passage of the $6,000,000,000 rev.
enue bill
2. Consideration of reconstruction
legislation
3. Passage of appropriation bills for
running the Government during the
fiscal year 1919-20, l
Recommendation of new legislation |
by President Wilson, when he ad
dressed the two houses in joint session’
at 1 o'elock, was expected to add to
the tasks enumerated. The President's
message was looked forward to with'
greater Interest hy members of both
the House and Senate than has any |
previous message by any American
President
Recess |s Probable,
Neither House starts In with any
gemblance of a program, It Is prob.
able that both houses will recess un.
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THE WEATHER.
Forecast—Fair Monday night I
with frost; Tuesday fair.
Temperatures—6 a. m., 32; 8 ‘l
a. m., 36; 10 a. m, 43; 12 noon, 49;
1p.m,51; 2 p.m, 53,
"?nriu. 6:26; sunset, 4:29,
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1918
The Railroad Commission has taken
2 hand in the general clamor of dis
satisfaction at the alleged poor qual
ity of gas furnished by the Atlanta
iGaa Light Company, and will act on
‘the many complaints that have been
3made at its next meeting, December
i 10,
. C. Murphey Candler, chairman,
‘atated Monday that the commission is
determined to end the debate between
Cecil Poole, city mechanical engineer,
and the Gas Company, and make a
thorough investigation to uncover the
reason for complaints made by Mr.
Poole and citizens of Atlanta.
Mr. Candler will lay the facts be
fore the commission, with the recom
‘mendation that it take immediate ac
3tion. It is probable that a regular
trial will be conducted, representa
tives of both the power company and
the complainants being summoned to
_anßear. before the cOMINISSIOB.. . . .
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Dr. Rumely Indicted for
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" Hiding Hun Properties
; (By International News Service.)
| WASHINGTON, Dec 2.—Charged
iwith not having reported to the alien
property custodian German owner
ship of the property, Edward A
Rumely, of New' York, accused of
having been the agent of eCGrmany
in the purchase of The New York
Evening Mail, was indicted on two
counts by the grand jury this after
noon. The first count alleged that
since Oetober 17, 1917, Rumely has
controlled stock in the S. S. McClure
Newspaper Corporation for and in
behalf of an enemy of the United
States and that he failed to report
' this fact to the alien property custo
dian. The seconhd count alleges that
he ommitted to notify the custodian
that he was indebted to the German
Government for $1,451,400,
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U. S. Court Defenses
| .
: Said To Be Obsolete
| (Y International News Service.)
WASHINGYON, Dec. 2.—A very
large percentage of the gun de
fenses of the American seacoast are
now at least 20 years old and the
rapid development of battery lim
provements in other countries has
created an imperative need for imme
' dlate construction of new coast de
fenses to protect the harbors of the
United States.
. This is the warning sent today to
»Sfl-n-lury of War Baker in the an
nual report of the chief of engineers
of the United States army for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1918,
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Directors Unanimous for
1919 Week of Grand Opera
Prospects Monday were bright for a
week of Metropolitan grand opera in
Atlanta in the spring of 1819. Directors
of the Music Festival Association were
!!n meet at the office of Colonel W. L
| Peel, president of the association, at
4:45 o'clock, and interviews with sev
eral of them indictaed that the vote to
have another week of opera will be
| unanimous
. The dates will be Arril 21 to 26, Inclu
sive, Immediately following the end of
the Metropolitan's season in New York
"I‘hn stars are expected to include Ca
ruso, Farrar and other favorites
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Says Husband Hoped Hun
-~ Would Slay Her Brother
' G. Fred Young's animosity toward
' his wife and her family was not con
fined merely to the home, but extended
overseas, 80 the wife Mrs Myrtle
Young, #et out in a divorce suit filed
Monday in Superior court, in which she
charged that Young even cursed her
brother, who was fighting with the
American expeditionary army in France
and expressed the hope that the Ger
mans would shoot him
She declared Young also swore at her
and all other members of her family
In addition to this, she sald he mani
fested his feelings by throwing the fur
'niture out of the house. She churged
that he was gullty of habitual intoxi
eation
Haverty Managers Meet
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From 8 Southern Cities
Btore managers of the Haverty Fur
niture Company In elght Southern
clties were gathered In Atlanta Monday
for thelr annual store managess’ con
vention, to talk over husiness of the
last year and the outlook for 1918 |
The general spirit of the reports wes |
optimistic In the extreme, with a big
business reported for 1518, Managers
attended the meeting from Savannah,
Charleston, Columbla, Birmingham, Dal
las, Memphis and Houston.
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Scene in Dahl’s hothouse, where stricken heroes from Fort MePherson hnyc been given in
struction in plant eulture as a means of opening new fields of labor Gardening, horticulture,
and agriculture are being developed as future vocations of hundreds.
Cotton will be cheap at 45 cents a
pound by July, is the confident assur
ance given by Norman H. Johnson, sec
retary of the Southern Wholesale Dry
Goods Association, and secretary of the
price-fixing committee of the War In.
dustries Board, who was In Atlanta
Monday.
Mr. Johnson, whose duties are to gath
lvr statistics on the business conditions
of the South, states that prices on mer
chandise and staples for the spring sea
son will show no change, and that no
noticeable decrease will be experienced
in 1919, but after this period is passed
the market will decline. When it does,
he says, the decline will be far more
gradual than the ascension.
“I am not venturing my statement
about cotton on hearsay or unsupported
facts,”” said Mr. Norman, “but from
hard statistics gathered during my in.
side Investigation of the whole mer
chandise and cotton situation. There is
no cotton overseas and the countries
at war have been devastated of cotton,
and there I 8 no way to keep the market
from rising
“Merchandise is scarce and our pro
duction will be decreased for the next
three months, making it still more
scarce. The Government has bought
more merchandise than all combined
interests in America, The influenza sit
uation and the lull following our mental
depression have slackened production,
“It is more than probable that 4« ma
‘jmny of our mills will have to closa
down for some period, from one to three
weeks, in order to adjust thelr machine.
ry to again plan for clvilian trade. All
during the war prices of merchandise
have been from 300 to 700 }‘mr cent
‘nlmvc- normal, which was neither arts.
ficial nor profiteering, but the natural
result of decreased production for clvil
purposes, and the unprecedented demand
‘frnm foreign ('numrh’
. ““The war has destroyed values more
than we can_ reconstruet In five years
with the world In harmony and action,
and then we can not hope to be as rich
a 8 we were prior to the war. The Sotuh
will be the last part of the world to feel
a depression. Our labor is in better
condition than any other section, and we
are sufficlently equipped with all indus
tries to balance any changed condition
without being affected deterimentally,
“The comlng;\enr will be good for
business, and fle business will not
hrlnf as much money as during the war
it will be better than any other year in
the history of our country prior to the
war. ‘There 18 no geason at all for any
depression, and ant year should be
prosperous.
MORE TEACHERS NEEDED
BADLY IN SCHOOLS HERE
| A serious situation in Atlanta publie
schools, occasioned by numerous resig
nations of teachers, was indicated at a
meeting of the Board of Education Mon
day. As means of relieving the diffi
culty, Charles 8. Culver, acting super
intendent, was authorized to appoint a
number of supply teachers, to be paid
on the basis usually applying in such
special employment, and only for {ime
employed.
A number of changes in the personnel
of teaching staffs were announced by
Mr. Culver, Leaves of absence were
granted Miss Ruth Kinnard, of the
Luckie Street school; Miss Anne Wilby,
assistant director of physical training
in the schools, and Miss Bertha Dover,
of the Boulevard school. Miss Bessle
Mobley was elected principal of the
Walker Street school; Miss May Taylor,
lctln{ assistant ‘rrlnclpnl of the same
school; Mrs, C. M. Neal, acting assist
ant i)rlm-hm.l of the Georgia Avenue
school; Miss Eloise Mobley, acting as
gistant principal of the Luckle Street
school, and Miss Jane Salmon, assistant
director of physical training to replace
Miss Wilby.
Resignations Are Accepted.
The following resignations were ao
cepted by the board: Miss Kurlia Shea;
Mrs. B, W. Ware, English Avenue
school; Miss Charlotte Thompson, Home
Park school; Mrs. M. L. Smith, Adair
school; Miss Rosa Monroe, Home Park
school; Mrs. D. H. Brown, Grant Park
gchool; Mrs, W. 2. Whitehead, Luckie
Street School; Miss Viectoria Williams,
Battle Hill school; Miss Kdith R. Frink,
Fair Street school; W. H. Wimbish,
colored, of the Roach Street school
The board discussed at some length
the considerably agitated question as
to whether or not teachers should bhe
paid for the time they lose from thelr
duties because of Influenza. It was
pointed out that the board now has
barely enough to meet its present galary
l(‘hl*dvula. but the disposition of the
' board members seemed to be In favor of
considering each case Individually on
its merits, and doing everything possi
‘hle for such absentee teachers,
On mo:lon, President A, P. Morgan
appointed a committes consisting of
James K. Hickey, George F. FHubanks
and W. H. Terrell to confer with Al
‘derman Harvey Hatcher, chalrman ol‘
‘the finance committee of Council, and
B. Graham West, City Comptroller, rel
ative to the readjustment of the nfhool\
finance sheet, in order that school funds
‘unexrndod to date may be properly
credited to the different school depart
ments before the close of the year. Ac
cording to Mr. Kubanks, vice president
of the board, there will be no actual
balance when all outstanding obligations
have been met.
Many Puplits Absent,
According to figures mbv&:.t‘tod t:“jhc
‘nh?.!uboud at Its mee Monday
y rles 8. Culver, acting mw&;
ent of schools, 14 per cent of
n children enrolled in the schools
were not in attendance last
FINAL EDITION
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lasued seeond ¢l o
the M::&l: .'."h'.'.:"u; act of u'.'.';:'fm No- |O3
week because of influenza and bad
colds. A considerable number of teach
ers also were absent during the week
for the same cause,
Mr. Culver sald there has been a
gradual decrease in the school attend
ance since the beginning of November,
when the influenza epidemic was at its
worst. For the week of November 8
f the average attendance was 92.5 per cent
‘and for the week beginning November
22, two weeks later, the averake was
89 per cent. Mr. Culver stated that his
own observaticns, as well as assurapces
from Dr. J. P. Kennedy, City Physidian,
' had convinced him there was no cause
for alarm over the situation. Most of
the absences have been due to bad colds
‘ralhnr than influenza, he said.
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tPershmg Finds No
Abusing Prisoners
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—General
Pershing today officially reported to
the War Department that he has
! found no authenticated Instances of
~ brutality against American prison
~ers In German prison camps,
| The report from the commander
of the American expeditionary
forces was an answer to inquiries
from the War Department, prompt
ed by unconfirmed reports that
American prisoners were cruelly
treated by the Germans.
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Troops Arrive. in
U. S. From Over There
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.--More than
5,000 solélers and marines from
“over there" saw the skyline of New
York City when they arose today,
Nearly 4,000 of them were on board
the British liner Mauretania, and the
remainder were on board the hospital
ship Northern Pacific. The former
vessel brought 3,999, mostly noncom
batant troops, while the Ilatter
brought 1,100 wounded soldiers and
marines, who have been in the thick
of the fighting, and 400 uninjured
sallors,
Salling toward this port today are
three other large vessels loaded with
American troops., They are the Lap
land, the Celtic and the Minnekahda,
The Mauretania, which had a big
start on the other vessels, won the
friendly race to be the first in port.
The others are expected y and
tomorrow,
Mu v E »
By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN,
Staff Corresponclent of I. N. 8.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—President
Wilson's attendance on the peace
conference is a call to service. His
ideals having been accepted as the
basis for peace, he “owes it to the
asscciated governments to see to it
that no faise or mistaken interpreta
tion is placed uopn them and no pos
sible effort omitted to realize them)”
Far from desiring to ignore Congress,
he will welcome its counsel and its
united support.
'l‘hfisummv(l up, was the explono
tion the chief executive at today's
joint Congressional session of the
reasons compelling him to head
America’'s delegation to the peace
conferende,
Whether his explanation satisfled
the legislative organization is hard to
say. From the standpoint of the Re
publicans it did not. And there were
some at least among the Democrats
who displayed little enthusiasm in
the mater,
The President’s address was some
what different from any which have
preceded it, [Hs early words were a
glorious tribute to the valor of Amer
ica’'s soldiers and sailors on land and
sea, and were greeted with the
warmest applause from both sides
of the chamber. His praise of the
plans of the Secretary of the Interior
and indorsement of the changes in
the current revenue bill apparently
were generally approved.
His declaration that he did not feel
qualified to say what must be done
with the railroads brought smiles
from the Republicans who apparent
ly scented in that action an intent
to allow the coming Republican Con
gress to burn its fingers with this,
the greatest of national problems.
But when he came to his explanation
of the reason for his trip abroad
he struck solid Republican opposi
tion.
“May I not hope, gertlemen of the
Congress, that in the delicate tasks
I shall have to perform on the other
side of the sea in my efforts truly
and faithfully to interpret the prin
ciples and purposes of the country we
love, I may have the entire encours
agement and the added strength of
your united support?”
Immediately the Democratic "3
of the chamber was in an uproar. T
mob rose to their feet with cheers
and cries of encouragement. But the
Republican side sat absolutely silent
and impassive. There was not a sin
gle smile. There was not a single
handelap. The Republicans, plainly
acting under a concerted agreement,
took up the gauntlet of deflance.
Text of Address.
The President Said:
Gentlemen of the Congress: The
year that has elapsed sinoe I last
stood before you to fulfill my econ
stitutional duty to give to the Com«
gress from time to time informa
tion on the state of the Union has
been so crowded with great events,
great processes and great results
that I can rot hope to give you an
adequate pleture of its transactions
or of the far-reaching changes
which have been wrought in the life
of our nation and of the world. You
have yourselves witnessed these
things, as | have, It is too soon
to assess them; and we who stand
in the midst of ttem and are part
of them are less qualified than men
of another generation will be to say
what they mean, or even what they
have been But some great out
standing facts are unmistakable
and constitute in a sense part of the
public business with which it is our
duty to deal. To state them ls to
set the stage for the legisiative and
executive action which must grow
out of them and which we have yet
to shape and determine.
Movement of Troops.
A year ago we had sent 1458
men overseas, Since then we have
sent 1,960,513, an average of 182,542
each month, the number, in faoct
rising in May last to 245,951, in June
to 278,760, In July to 307,182, and
continuing to reach similar figures
in August and September-—in Au
gust 289,570 and in Septembem 257, «
438, ¥
No such movement of Lroops ever