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Heavy Negro Balloting Seen as
Menace to Issues—B,ooo
Needed to Carry.
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Must Do to Vote
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5 LTHOUGH the registration ’
¢ A lists“were certified by City !
Council Tuesday night, |
) anyone who failed to register be- !
2 fore Tuesday night will be enti- 5
f tled to a vote, provided he pro- ;
2duces a certificate from Lucien )
} Harris, city registrar, that he has |
\ registered Wednesday. This was ¢
) provided in an amendment to the ¢
| city ordinance governing elections |
at a special meeting of City Couh- |
;cil several days ago. 5
Ny e B din e B
With a record registration for a
bond election, 15,481, Atlanta voters
staried to the polls early Wednesday
to say whether or not a bond issue of
$1,000,000 shall be authorized, and
whether the city ad valorem tax rate
of SL2S per SIOO will stand, or be in
creased to $1.50 to allow the Board
of Education to improve the schools.
Indications pointing to a vote of
more than 8,000 were perceptible at
noon Wednesday after reports had
come in from many polling places in
the city. While city officials ‘held
this as promising, the fear of both
the bonds and taxes being defeated
was expressed in several quarters if a
vote of 10,000 could not be polled. The
polls opened at 7 o'clock Wednesday
morning, to close at 7 p, m.
Mavor Key issued a statement urg
ing the voters to come to the polls
and express their sentiments, whether
for (r against the issues at stake.
While calilng attention to the grave
danger should either of the issues
fail, the Muyor expressed confidence
that both the bonds and taxes would
receve the indorsement of the ma
jority of Atlad i voters.
Concern was expressed by W. H,
Tervell, member of the Board of KEd
ucation from the First District, that
opposition of negroes to the tax in
girease would defeat the project. The
&wtv;u of the increase at the first
election was laid to this quarter,
Terrell First to Vote.
“I was the first person in the First
Ward to cast a vote for the bonds
and tax increase,” said Mr. Terrell
*While 1 was at the polling place
twenty other voters came, most of
them negroes. The latter voted,
without exception, against the tax in
crease,
“The negroes carried in several
instances, marked ballots. In other
cases they voted without hesitation.
If this start is pursued, the §1.50 tax
is killed as far as the First Ward is
conecerned It is up to progressive
citzens all ovqr Atlanta to rally to
the cause of schools and vote for the
increase. The negroes seem to be
satisfied with conditions.”
The bond election decides the pro-
AMosed issuance of $500,000 in bonds
for improvements at the waterworks,
including pumps, a new coagulating
basin and additional reservoir space;
£IOO,OOO for the erection of a suitable
building to house the historic picture
»f the Battle of Atlanta, now in a
Firame building at Grant Park: SIOO,-
w 6 for the motorization of the At
lanta fire department, and $300,000 for
in electric generating plant at the
ity crematory, to enable the city to
utilize 2,000 heorsepower of 3team now
zcing to waste at an annual loss esti
muted at $50,000,
Schools Would Benefit.
"he proposed tax increase would
provide an wdditional revenue of ap
proximately $500,000 for the city gov.
ernment, but tihe school department
i& t¢ he the ‘main beneficiary if the
is=ue carries,
The Board wf Jducation will he
given an increase of $250.060 per yeary
with which it is intended to give the
teachers an increase in salaries, to
erect new buildings and to improve
L enpnditions eonerally,
: For the bond issue to carry there
must bhe aj nroximately %000 votes ia
favor of the issue, The State law
coverning hond issues provides that a
pmuopased igsie must have a two
thirde majority of those voting, this
two=thirds o conctitute a majoritve
cf the regist-ation. The estimat: es
some mcmberd of the city's campa vn
committee that there will be 2,000
votes against the bonds means that
10,000 voters must visit the polls,
which is 1,600 more than voted at
the mayoralty carmpaign last year,
when the city was seething with a
hot campaign,
The hope of the city's committee is
that through proper civie interest on
the part of Atlanta citizens, and the
work of a large number of girls, who
will use the telephone all day, a suf=
ficient number of voters whll be drawn
to the polls, If only 7,000 votes are
cast and all of them are for the
bends, they will be defeated,
Full International News Service
“VVB'"E“VA'""UVTYMAR‘Réfi“"O"fiASTS
Two of the most strikingly handsome women of the Metropolitan are to sing Wednesday
evening in ‘‘Aida.’”’ They are: Marguerite Matzenauer (above) and Claudia Muzio, singing, re
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By MRS. CECIL CHESTERTON.
(Exclusive Cable by the International
News Service and The London
Daily Express.) |
WARSAW, April 22 (via London,
Aprit 23)%—"1 ghall never sheathe my
sword until Poland extends from the
Baltic to thz Black Sea,” declared
General Haller, commander of the
Polish troops who have just arrived
here by rail from France. A great
crowd waited all night to welcome
the soldiers and thqy were given a
rousing ovation. Peasants and aris
tocrats stood shoulder to shoulder and
cheered.
General Haller, ,addressing the
crowd, said:
“Poland has not vet obtained her
ancient frontiers and 1 am here to
take Danzig, Silesia and Orava at the
point of the bayonet.”
A British officer, who accompanied
the Poles, said the Germans were:
hostile while the troops were cross
ing Teutonic soil. At dne point the
Germans concentrated a number of
machine guns agajnst the train, as
though 4o open fire, and it was with
the greatest difficulty that the Ger
mans were made to withdraw them.
Germany May Balk |
At Dictated Peace
By H. J. GREENWALL.,
(Exclusive Cable by the International
News Service and The London
Daily Express.)
BERILIN, April 22 ,via London, April
23)—There is talk in official circles
today that “Germany will not sign a
dictated pewce and will unlikely sign
a negotiated peace.”
Maxamilian Harden, the well-known
German editor, declared in an inter
view that while the Germans may be
unwilling to sign the treaty, the
blockade will bring them to time,
It is regarded as unlikely in some
circles that the present government,
headed by Premier Philip Scheide
mann and Count von Brockdorff-
Rantzau, will remain in power. It is
not so stable now as it was originally
and George Dernburg is known to be
planning a coup to make himself dic
tator,
Various factions have established
“policies” regarding the future of Ger
many. The group, headed by General
Bernhardi, favors seeking American
help, while Scheidemann has leanings
toward the British.
As to Bolshevism, Count von Bern
storff is strongly opposed to it, while
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau is
Jukewarm toward it.
““Premier Philip Scheidemann, asked
today as to the outlook for commu
nism in Germany, said:
“Will the Allies renew the block
ade and starve Germany? If so an
archy and Bolshevism will sweep
over us and then perhaps to France
and KEngland, llf we are not entirely
ruined by the peace terms the situ
ation in Germany will develop nor
‘mally.
. “We are ready to sign a just peace,
If France must have coal equivalent
to what she lost we are ready to
trade coal for ore, but the Saar Val-
Jey must remiain German. Alsace and
Lorraine will vote to go to France
‘if a plebiscite is taken. But we want
the question -settled for all time.”
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Atlanta Typotheta |
Is Organized Here
At a supper at the Chamber of
Commerce acfe Tuesday night about
25 printers and publishers of Atlanta
completed the organization of the
Atlanta Typothetae, a branch of the
United Typothetae of America. Head
quarters of the local branch was es
tablished at No. 616 Chamber of
Commerce Building. i
H. P. Hogan, special representative
of the United Typothetae of Amer
ica, outlined the details of the organ=
ization at the meeting Tuesday night,
after which W. (', Bennett was made
temporary chairman. The following
officers were elected: C. P, Byrd,
president: H., . MeCuteheon, vice
president; W. C, Bennett, treasuren;
C. B. Gorham, secretary-manager,
The executive confmittee consists of
D. W. Webb, W, O, Foote, J. W. Bry
ant, C. O, Smith, T, W. Williams,
J. B. Richards, J. J. Gonzales
A convention of printers and pub
lishers from seven Southeostern
States will be held in Atlanta on
May 5 and 6 for the purpose of form
ing a Southeastern division of the as
seciation,
. &
Railroad Commission
Takes Up Power Case
Complaints of the Rome Railway and
Light Company against rates fixed by
the Georgia Railway and Power Cogn
pany were taken up hy the Georgia
Railroad Commission at begining of a
series of hearings Wednesday morning,
The Rome company claims that it had
a contract with the Georgin Railway
and Power Company, calling for a cer
tain rate, but that its terms were in«
creased by recent action of the com
mission in franting geaeral increases for
light and power to the Atlanta concern,
The petitioners claim that thelr con
tract should be respected.
The commission also took up peti
tions of ‘the Consolidated Telephone
Company for permission to increase
rates; the American Railway Express
to dJdiscomtinue its agencies at Tlearnlnz
and Wheless; H“- Mutual Light an
Power Company at Athens to increase
rates; the Consolidated Telephone Com
pany to issue $40.000 of first mortgage
bonds. and e Sdmmerville Telophone
Company to increase rates,
DEPEW 85 YEARS OLO.
NEW YORK, April 28 —~Chauncey M.
Depew celebrated his Bith birthday an
nivergary today by working all day in
hig office. Tonight his wffe will give
a birthday party in hig honor.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1919
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Dublin, After Try-out,
Moves Up All Clocks
DUBLIEN, April 23.—After trying out
the proposition of having two separate
time schedules in the city, the daylight
saving time for railroads, postoffices
and telegraph offices, and the later
schedfle for the city, the people have
become dissatisfied, and Monday night
the City Council voted to move up
clocks and watches in the city in con
formity with the daylight saving time,
and do away with the confusion inci
dent to having one time for the city
and another time for the railroads.
When the daylight saving date ap
pnxwhml. there was much dissatisfac
tion expressed with it, and Coumcil de
cided to vote in favor of not moving
up the clocks in the city. Now, since
trying this scheme, some of its strong
est supporters have declared in favor of
moving up an hour and getting in time
with the remainder of the country.
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Inman Park Methodist
. .
Church Special Services
Special services are being held at
8 o'clock every evening at Inman
Park Methodist Church. In addition
to special sermens, & musical program
is given every evening, nnder the di
rection of Jcseph Hubbard. " The gen
eral public 18 hovited,
.
Woman Reports Big
Loss to Burglars
Mrs. R. H. Wilson, of No. 505 Peach
tree street, reported to the police Wed
nesday that a burglar had made a rich
haul at her home. Among the articles
stolen was a diamond brooch, a pearl
neeklace, several frane, mark and pound
pieces and other French and English
coins, three cameo pins and several ad
ditional articles of jewelry,
FIRE IN THE COMMONS.
LONDON, April 23. Considerable ex
citement was caused in the House of
Commons last night by a fire set by
defective wiring The damage was
found today to be slight,
SvamammmAmmnmmonnommlA s annn A
g THE WEATHER,
g Forecast—Fair Wednesday night
; and Thursday.
! Temperatures—6 a. m, 60; 8
. a. m., 66; 10 a, m, 71; 12 noon, 77;
tlp m., 81; 2 p m, 84,
' Sunrise, 5:57. Sunset, 7:15,
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‘Entre New Cagt To Be Introduced
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~in Verdi’s Masterpiece—Ca- .
- pacty House Is Predicted.
“Aida,” Verdi's colorful, magnifi
cently spectacular Oriental opera,
though being presented for the fourth
time in Atlanta, bids fair to draw an
audience Wednesday night which will
equal that of the opening. For “Aida"
has never lost its charm. Thousands
have heard it again and again; it
holds the record for number of per
formances in New York.
Atlantans familiar with “Aida” will
find especial interest in the fact that
an entirely new cast is to appear, not
‘\one of the principal singers ever hav
ing sung in the work in an Atlanta
performace, Several singers who have
never before appeared in this ecity
are in the cast.
Hipolito Lazaro, the Spanish tenor,
will sing Rhadames, the part former
ly taken here by Caruso and Marti
nelli. There should be a great mo
ment in the first five minutes of this
opera, which late-comers will miss,
when Lazaro sings the famous “Ce
leste Aida.” The new tenor is espe
cially noted for the beauty and clari
ty of his high tones—nhe takes a high
E flat with perfect ease, it is said,
and “Aida” will give him excellent
opportunity.
Margarete Matzenauer, one of the
best contraltos who ever has been on
the Metropolitan list, also is making
her Atlanta debut in “Aida” singing
the role of Amneris, second only te
the title role in prominence. The part
has been sung here by Homer and
U?fi"'
he Aida will be Claudia Muzio,
the soprano who made her debut two
years ago and sang here in “Trova
tore” and “Tosca.” Mme, Muzio has
a powerful and beaufiful voice, and
her dramatic interpretation of Tosca
two years ago gives assurance that
her Aida will be well done.
Thomas Chalmers will be the bari
tone of the evening, singing Amonas
ro, the KEthiopian king, Mr. Chalmers,
an American, sang here several years
ago with the Boston Opera Company.
Jose Mardones, the basso who mada
such an excellent impression on Mon
day night, will be the High Priest,
Ramfis, in “Aida.” Marie Sundelius
is cast for the brief but trying part
of the priestess. Roberto Moranzoni
will conduect.
Audience Sways to
Music by Faust
BY DUDLEY GLASS,
An audience not so large as that
of the opening night, but still almost
filling the big Auditorium, swayed
to the rippling measures of the ker
messe waltzes and the stirring beat
of the soldiers’ chorus in Gounod’s
“Faust” Tuesday afternoon, the old
opera'’s second presentation in Atlan
ta. It is a beautiful opera, with its
succession of choruses, duets, trios
and solo arias, and it was beautifully
sung,
Frances Alda, the Marguerite; Mar
tinelli, the Jfaust, and Leon Rothier
the Mephisto, shared the honors of
the afternoon with the chorus. Le
nora Sparks sang the mezzo role
of Siebel very well, indeed. Thomas
Chalmers, as Valentine, was plainly
not at his best, though his naturally
fine baritone rang out well in the
trio preceding his death scene.
Mme: Alda was heard for the first
time as Marguerite, and when it is
said that she sang the role with the
same crystal clear tones and the
same artistry she gave us as Desde
mona, as Mimi and as Francesca,
nothing more is needed. The jewel
song sparkled anew as she sang it
and the delicate prison scene, heart
breaking in its pathos, was given
every possible beauty,
Mr. Martinelli made a handsome
figure as Faust, and his singing of
the “salut demeure” at the opeinng
of the garden scene was splendidly
done,
Mr. Rothier, as Mephisto, was given
the best opportunity which has fallen
to his veteran basso in his many sea
sons in Atlanta, He sang with pow
er and sonority, giving the devil his
Tufl Me, and unlike the villain of the
melodramas, shared in the applause,
But, after all, it is the concerted
numbers which make “Faust” the fa
vorite it is. And there has rarely
been heard here anything better done
than the quartet in the garden scene,
the trio of tenor, baritone and basso,
,un(‘! the great prison scene trio at the
end. *And 1 can not recall anything
| lovelier than the succession of love
| duets which Alda and Martinelli sang
in Marguerite’'s garden,
The program was cut short and a
great deal of disappointment! caused
by William J. Guard’'s announcement
from the stage that there would be
no ballet, as Mme. Galli had suddenly
become ill,
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‘Gnlfin’a First Check for
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Bonds From Life Convict
; GRIFFIN, April 23— The first check
received through the mails hv Chair
(man Roswell H. Brake for an order
tnf Victory loan bonds came from
| Curtis Smoot, now serving a life sen=
{ tence for murder at th” State Farm,
| near Milledgeville. Bmoot has bought
| liberally of all nrevipus bond issues
of the Government,
Issued Daily and Entered as Becond-Class Matter ai
the Postoffice at Atlanta Under Act of Mar ch 3,187 P
Troops of Four Nationalities Now
Are Fighting the Reds in
Hungary.
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, April 12.—The Bavarian
Red army is now reported to be com
manded by two former officers in the
German army—Baron Seller and the
Prince of Wied, said a dispat¢eh from
Zurich to The Petit Journal today.
(By International News Service.)
COPENHAGEN, April 23.—Czecho-
Slovak troops invading Hungary are
moving swiftly upon the capital,"and
at latest advices from Vienna were
but one hour's march from Budapest.
The Czecho-Slovaks have reached
Veiocksen,
Troops of Four Nations
Fighting Hungarian Reds
(By International News Service.)
GENEVA, April 23.—Czecho-Slovak,
and Serbian troops have begun to
advance into Hungary, it was report
ed from Vienna today
Troops of four nationalities are now
fighting the Hungarian reds, Rouma
nians, Poles, Serbians and C(zecho-
Slovaks. .
Many Persons Killed
In Hamburg Rioting
(By International News Service.)
BERLIN, April 22 (via London,
April 23).—Many persons have been
killed in rioting that has been raging
at Hamburg since Sunday, said a
dispatch from that eity today. Many
buildings op the harbor front were
plundered. Most of the casualties
resulted from fighting between the
police and mobs in the suburbs.
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Say Sioux City Mayor
And the . W.W. Must Go
(By International News Service.)
SIOUX CITY, IOWA, April 23.—A
movement is under way here today to
“eternally get rid of the 1. W. W,
and Mayor W. M. Short,” after the
breaking up by Sheriff Jones and
more than 100 deputies, Federal
agents and railroad detectives of the
session of the agricultural section of
the I. W. W, National Convention
here late yesterday.
The Sheriff, leading the deputies
and other officers, entered the hall
where the 1. W. W. were meeting and
ordered the place closed, the conven
tion “permanently closed,” and, after
ordering the delegates to “‘get out of
the city in a hurry,” confiscated some
of the records of the . W, W,
The Sheriff broke up the “wob
blies” meeting when he was told a
mass meeting of citzens was being
arranged to drive the I. W. W, out of
the city.
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Casualties Reported
To Date Total 285,950
(By International News SQrvlco.{
WASHINGTON, April 23.--Casualties
reported to date total 285,950, the War
Department announced today. Deatns
from all causes total 75,344, of which
33,887 were killed in action, 14,100 died
of wounds, 22,986 of disease and 4,281
of accidents and other causes. In the
case of the wounded-201,230—the War
Department called attention to the fact
this tota] does not indicate the num
ber of individuals wounded, as many
were hit in more than one engagement.
There were 4,791 prisoners taken, of
whom nearly all have been repatriated,
and 4,585 are listed as missing in action.
War *Department records show 281
prisoners died during interment, and
that the status of 118 others is doubtful.
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Mill Workers’ Homes
Wrecked by Bombs
(By International News Service.)
LAWRENCE, MASS., April 23.—DPolice
today were gearching for persons who
placed two dynamite bombs which ex
leiml within one hour of each wther
n different parts of the city last night,
wrecking the homes of mill workers
The first homh hlew off the corndr of
A house and ripped away a staireas
ing which ran up the side of the house.
Mahy families inside had retired and
women ran out of the building scream
ing
In the second explogion dynamite was
placed against a granite bloek in a small
courtyard which forms the center of a
thickly settled district, The side of the
house wag blown in and windows for
more than a mile around were shat
tered,
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Men of 82d Division
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Want to Come to Gordon
The great muajority of the members of
the 82d Division, which still is in
France, are eager that they be demob
ilized at Camp Gordon, according to
several letters recently received in At
lanta. It was regarded as very unlike-
Iy, however, that the War Department
would walive itg rules and permit the
entire divigion to come back to Gordon
Under these rules the men must be de
mobilized within 260 miles of their
homes.
AUTO THIEF KILLS OFFICER,
CHICAGO April 23--Policeman
Henry Mandleco was soth and in
stant'y killed by one of two automos
bile thieves he found tryving to steal
an automobile early today The
thieves escaped and are being sought
by the ‘“rifle squad.”
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By HARVE WESTGATE. !
HE npations that would rule !
T the world (at least, it so ap- ¢
pears to me) are clutching ]
at each other’s throats, for some- |
§ how they can not agree; Old John- {
ny Bull gets out his elub, and then d
Old Rome goes tearing loose, un- |
g til it looks to me, by gum, as if |
¢ they'd kill the Golden Googe. While {
cannon roared and war was on,
3 the nations helped each other out, ?
; and when the Teutons came i'ng
; view they massed their men and ;
; won each bout; but now that |
$ peace is in the air and they havo%
| cinched each bloody fray, the vie
% tors fight among themselves, and k
. pull some rough stuff every day.§
?- The voters will decide, by Jings. |
{ Just what Atlanta’'s going to do; §
0 they're going to show us where*\,
fWe're at, and what this burg l"?
{ coming to; they'll vote some cash t
i for decent schools (if 1 can read <
! the signs aright), but if they fail g
; they'll rue the day and leave us in )
¢ an awful plight. And now the wire !
( men of the land are going to drop g
2 their keys and quit, and show to g
3 Mr. Bur-le-son they've got a kick
{ within their mit; but if they strike §
¢ I'll lose my job, and pine away and
3get the blues, because, you see, 1 %l
, could not get a single line of jingle
; news.
Want Increase, Too,
Decatur appears to be in for a eon
test similar to that of Atlanta over
the question of financing the public
schools, as the Decatur teachers have
asked for salary increases that would
result in a deficit in the school fund.
A mass meeting has been called for
Thursday night to discuss the situa
tion.
Teachers in the grammar schools of
Decatur are paid salaries ranging from
S6O to $75 a month and the principals
receive SBS. In th&% school the
salaries range from S7O to $lO7. It
is claimed that under present high
prices the teachers can not get along
on these incomes.
The Board of Kducation, of which
Dr. F. T. Hopkins is president, is
disposed to grant a general increase
of ten per cen' to the teachers, but
this would resuit in a deficit of $4,-
500. Some means of making up the
deficit must be found. Theére have
been suggestions o*.liscontinnmg the
high school and teaching only up to
the eighth grade, but opposition to
this plan is expected.
Senator Hoke Smith
o
Is Back in Atlanta
Senator Hoke Smith returned to
Atlanta Wednesday, after an absence
of geveral days, and will remain here
until Friday afternoon, when he will
£0 to Rome for a dinner of the Rotary
C'lub of Rome and to deliver the prin
cipal address at the Victory Loan
Day celebration of Floyd County.
Senator Smith spent Monday In
Savannah, joining in the centennial
celebration of the sailing of the steam
ship Savannah, the first steam-pro
pelled vessel to cross the Atlantic.
Tuesday morning the Senator went
to Millen and at 11 o’clock addressed
the people of that section. Friends
from Burke County had come over in
automobiles and took him to Waynes
boro, where he spoke Tuesday after
noon, going later by automobile to
Augusta. After returning from Rome
he will go April 28 to Alpharetta to
address the people of Milton and sur
rounding counties.
.
Allies Recaptur Town
oy e
Taken by Bolsheviki
LONDON, April 23 —The recapture of
Bolsheozerki, in Northern Russia, by the
Allied forces, was officially announced
today. The Bolshevik troops abandoned
a large qudntity of stores as well as
two fleld guns and 1,000 rounds of am
munition for 3-inch field guns Pris
oners were captured by the Allies, also.
Bolshevig deserters are joining the
loyal Russian contingent, strengthening
its morale
Official advices from Archangel men
tion the excellent work and spirit of
the American engineer companies fight
ing on this front,
A A PO
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ednesday Night
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Is Prayer :
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Meeting Night :
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The beautiful custom. of ¢
giving an hour every ¢
Wednesday night to a serv
jce of prayer is of such jong ¢
stunding that it iz second ¢
nature to think of Praver
meating in cornection with )
Wednesday night ¢
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If you have lac this fuct es- )
cape your mind remamber (¢
it tonight when ‘he hour ar- ¢
tives ard cowre anl enjuy
the bene!its which suca on ;
hour confers Yoi will be ¢
Imiost heactily welonmed and
you will feel very much at
home in any of Atlanta's !
good churches, They invitle §
you through this printed
word, ¢ é
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Their Sunday .programs may be (
found in The Saturday Georgian |
under the heading *'Go ‘¥o Church,”
You are also invited to attend
their Sunday services. 5
NO. 225
HHLANUU;
Japan’s Territorial Demands Now
~ Almost as Vexing as Adriatic
- Situation, Paris Declares.
3 . : g
{ (By International News Service.) 5
2 LONDON, April 23.-—President ¢
{ Wilson, Premier Lloyd George and §
! Premier Clemenceau each held al
gsop:n'.nt.- conference with Premier §
¢ Orlando in an effort to reach an f
';m-:n-v ment on Italy's demand fnr‘j
2 Fiume, but the discussions were !
5 fruitless, said a Central News dis- {
’; patch from Paris. ?
2 Premier Orlando declared he is ¢
y in a position which makes it nec- ¢
( essary for him to secure the Itak 2
{ lan claims to save the prc‘spntc
'; Italian Ministry from faling, s
(By International News vafu.) :
LONDON, April 23.—The Japanese *
delegates have resolved to withdraw
from the peace conference if their de
mand for Kiao Chau is not satisfied
heéfore the Germans arrive at Ver
sailles, according to an Exchange Tel
egraph dispatch from Paris today.
The Japanese, say the correspondent,
are insisting on an immediate deci
sion, J
By ROBERT J. PREW, i
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. 8.
PARIS, April 23.—Revolution will
sweep Ttaly, aecompanied by Bol
shevism and the collapse of the pres
ent Ministry at Rome, if the Italian
delegates are forced to return to
Rome with the decision that Fiume
is going to Jugo-Slavia instead of
Italy, according to a prediction made
today by Dr. Scarfolgio, editor of the
newspaper Mattino, of Naples.
“Fiume has a total population of
32,000, of whom 27,000 are Italians,”
said the editor.
“The other 5,000 are mostly Croates,
We must firmly decline to leave the
fate of the Italians to the Jugo-
Slavs. We were prepared to make
the port free, 3ving the Jugo-Slavs
equal shipping fights, but we can not
agree that either the city or the port
be placed under Jugo-Slav rule, .
Greed Is ChaSnod.
“The splendid harbor works were
built by the Italians and the secrat
of the whole fight is the Jugo-Slavs
desire to seize a ready-made harbor
and save themselves the trouble of -
improving one. There are fourteen
Adriatic ports we are willing to leave
in the possession of the Jugo-Slavs.
“Italian public opinion is emphat -
ically hostile to any arrangement ;’
which would leave the Serbians and
Croatians the slightest vestige of au- .
thority at Fiume. If the delegates do
not. agree to any decision this wook.\
our delegates probably will go home"
and explain to the people they were
unable to gain satisfaction regard
ing their aspirations. If Premier Or
land o and Baron Sonnino return to
Rome with this answer, or an un
satisfactory compromise, the Govern
ment will fall and the country very
likely will be plunged into revolution.
Unless the conference promptly ree
ognizes the force ot public opinion,
this question will force Bolshevism
into Italy., Hitherto we were con
fident this would not happen, but it
it does the movement may spread
rapidly and increase the danger
threatening the whole of Europe,”
Clemenceau Has a Word,
Premier Clemenceau regards the
Fiume problem as one of the most
acute the conference has taken up.
Discussing it after a conference with
Premier Lloyd George and Premiep
Orlando, he said:
“Fiume is a harder question to sets
tle than the Saar Valley. Maybe the
people will now recognize that we
French are not so unreasonable ut’uS
all.”
Japan's territorial dum.lmls.in Chin
are proving nearly as vexing as the
- demand for Fiume. The Chi
nese have lodged a long petition eith
the peace conference, asking that thfi\fi’
Japanese he forced to turn back Kiao m
Chau and the railroads oceupied nrger
the Germans were driven from the
region,
Teh Italian Jugo-Slav dispute ovep
Fiaume is constantly getting graver,
The Matin stated today in discussing
this momentous problem. The French
press g unanimous in pointing out
the seriousness of this matter and
its possibilitie. “It is lmpflssiblg to
exaggerate the Importance of Pre
mier Orlando’s withdrawal from the
- of the bhig four” said The
Journal, £
The Petit Parisien calls it “a res
grettable situation.” )
“With Italy to the End” is the head .
which The Vietoire puts oversan apre i
tiotle, <
Victory for Italy on ';
Fiume Claim Is Seen 5
’ WASHINGTON, Anril 24 -Ttatp i
will be given Fium~ Y tha A “:‘«‘!E.;’g,.
|rather than see her desert the poace