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America FIRST and
all the time
VOL. XVII
TAX INCREASE AND ALL
BOND ISSUES DEFEATED
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(By International News Service.)
PARIS, April 23.—President Wil
son issued an official statement today
insisting that Fiume be internation-
Talized' and made a free port instead
of being given either to Italy or Jugo-
Slavia.
The President repudiated the pact
of London on which th® Italians have
been mainly basing their demands.
The President pointed out in his
statement that new conditlons have
arisen since the pact of London was
signed, notably that new states have
becn formed out of the dissolution
of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
No Italian Statement.
No official statement was forth
coming at headquarters of the Italian
delegation when the Wilson state
meng was read, but from a source
close 1o the Italians it was stated that
in all probability Premier Orlando
will now carry out his threat to with
draw ithe ltalian delegation from the
pesce conference.
. Exactly what effect their with
drawal will have upon the plans to
present a treaty of peace to the Ger
man delegates early next week is not
vet known.
+ The possibility that Italy is not
{“bluffing” and will withdraw was ad
miited in official American circles,
but it was stated that in this event
Creat Britain, France and the United
Siates will complete their delibera
tions, made peace with Germany
without considering the Adriatic and
then straighten out Austrian and Bal
kan questions as well as possible. By
withholding from the peace confer
ence, it is held, Italy will surrender
her charter membershp in the league
of nations and must apply for admit
tance later. The league of nations, if
ltaly withdraws, will settle the ques
tion of Fiume and the Dalmatian
coast.
The treaty, it now seems certain,
will not be ready betore Monday and
will not be handed to the Germans
LWitore Tuesday or Wednesday of next
week.
In issuing the statement, the Presi
dent let it be known that he desired
once again to call attention to the
faci that there were certain well-de
fined prineciples which havg been ac
cepted by the peoples of the world
as 'he basis for a lasting peace.
The United States simply recalled
this in order that there should be no
deviation from these principles. The
statement’as issued was as follows:
“In view of the capital importance
of the question affected, 1 intend to
' throw all pessible light on which is
involved in their settlement, I hope
the following statement will contrib
ute to the final formation of opinion
and to a satisfactory solution.
Circumstances Altered.
“When Italy entered the war she
entered upon the basis of a definite,
private understanding with Creat
'Britain and France, now known as
thé pact of London. Since that time
the whole face of circumstaces has
been altered. ‘
“Many other powers, great and
gmall, have entered the struggle, with
no knowledge of that private under
standing. The Austro-Hungarian
\ ¢mpire, then the enemy of Europe,
and at whose expense the pact of
London was to be kept in the event
of victory, has gone to pieces and |\.n;
longer exists. Not only that, the sev- |
eral parts of that empire, it is now |
agreed by Italy and all her uwnm-‘
ates, are to be erectéd into independ- |
ent States! and associated in a league |
of nations not with those who were |
recently our enemies, butswith [taly !
herself and the powers that stood
with Italy in the great war for Hh.l
erty, We are to establish «sheir lih- |
erty as well as our own. They are
to be among the small States whose |
interests are henceforth to be ns]
scrupulously safeguarded as the in- |
Yerests of the most powerful States |
New Justice.” l
“The war was ended, moreover, hy !
proposging g 0 Germany an armistice
and peace which should be founded
on certain clearly defined pr'in('iplw‘
which should set up a new order of |
right and justice, Upon those prinsi- |
ples .a peace with Germany has heen |
conceived not only but formulated, |
Upon those principles it will be nxn-l
cuted, We can not ask the great hody |
of powers to propose and effect peace |
with Awustria and estabhlish a new |
basis of indsepndence and rights in !
the States of the Balkan groups on |
principles of another kind. We must |
apply the same principles to the set- |
tlement of Turope In“those quarters |
thnt we have applied in the peace |
with Germany. t
It was upon the question of ex
plicit avowal of these principles that
‘l*: initiative for peace was taken, It
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| CHICAGO, April 23.—Formation of
;a giant banking corporation with
| headquarters in Chicago to handle
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| the foreign credits, discounts and
‘vlr\m‘nm-vs of all the banks and in
| dustrial concerns in the Middle West
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tof the Mississippi Valley here today.
The meeting of the bankers is pre
| liminary to the convention of the Mis
| sissippi Valley Association, which
opened here today with 500 delegates
in attendance. "
| After discussion of the "need for
such a bank a commission, made up
of delegates from each of the bank
| ing cities represented, was appointed
to draw up a plan for such an organi
zation, This commission will report
| tate today.
f One of the chief objects of the pro
. jected bank is to centralize in the
Middle West the foreign exchange
business which now must be handled
‘lhrnugh banks in New York or Bos
| ton. The proposed bank will not do
'a general banking business, but will
‘handle the foreign business of other
' banks, .
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| N. Y. World Attack
~ (By International News Service.)
' WASHINGTON, Avpril 23.—Postmast
er CGeneral Burleson, defending him.
| sell today against charges made by The
| New ‘York World, issued a statement in
which he asserted that instructions
were issued to the general manager of
the Postal Telegraph System to trans
‘mil messages, scheduling an attack on
Burleson, which The World News Bu
reau attempted to send Monday night,
At the same time the Postmaster (ien
eral directed the operating board to is
sue Lhe following instructions:
“Direct the management of all tele
graph systems to suspend in so far as
messages referring to the Postmaster
General are concerned, their rules pro
hibiting transmission of messages con
taining libelous matter.”
The Postmaster General's statement
pointed out that the rules ‘“governing
the transmission of libelous matter
were adopted by the telegraph compa
nies to protect themselves against libel
suits long before the wires were taken
over by the Government.
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The great majority of the members of
the 82d Division, which still is {n
France, are eager that they be demob
ilized at Camp Gordon, according to
several letters recently recelved in At
lanta It was regarded as very unlike
ly, however, that the War Départment
wolltd waive its rules and permit the
entire division to come back to Gordon,
Under these rules the men must be de
mobilized within 1250 miles of their
homes,
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(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 dispatch from
Zurich to The Petit Journal today,
(By International News Service.)
COPENHAGEN, April 2,.—Czecho-
Slovak troonsinvading 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.
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I'roops of Four Nations
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Fighting Hungarian Reds
(By International News Service.)
GENEVA, Avoril 23.--Czecho-Slovak
and Serbian troops have begun to
advance into Hungary, it was reporte
ed from Vienna today.
Troops of four nationalities are now
fighting the Hungarian reds, Rouma
niansg, Poles, Serbians and Czecho-
Slovaks.
Many Persons Killed
In Hamburg Rioting
(By International News Service,)
BERLIN, April 72 (via London,
April 23)~—~Many persons have been
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1919,
killed in rioting that has been raging
at Hamburg since Sunday, said a
digspatch from that eity today. Many
buildings on the harbor front were
plundered, Most of the casualties
resulted from #fghting between the
police and mobs in the suburbs.
Siberian Army Routs
Bolshevik Troops
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Apri} 23, —Admiral Kol
chak's anti-Bolshevik army has in
ficted another crushing defeat on the
Bolshevik forces, capturing 26,000
prisoners, said a news agency dis
patch from Omsk today, Izhevsk was
taken, :
Much booty wasg captured from the
reds, who fled, panic-stricken, before
the advance of the victorious Sibe
rian army, |
The Siberians have advanced G 650
miles in the direction of the impor
tant and strategic city of Orenburg. |
Hungarian Reds Willing
To Confer With Allies
(By International News Service.) ‘
LONDON, April 23-—-Hungarian
Soviet Minister Bolgar has arrived in
Vienna on a special mission and noti
fied Colonel Cuninghame, the Allied
representative, that the Budapest
Government is wililng to continue ne
gotiations with General Smuts, sald
an Kxchange Telegraph dispatch from
Vienna this afternoon, 1
The Hungarian minister asked that
the Allies’ desires in the matter be
commynicated to him,
General Smuts was sent to Buda
pest shortly after the red "dictator
ship was proclaimed to look after
Allied interests,
“Aida,” Verdi's colorful, magnifi
cently spectacular Oriental opera,
‘thuuzh presented for the fourth time
in Atlanta, drew an audience Wed
nesday night equal to 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 performances in New
York.
Atlantans familiar with “Aida”
found especial interest in the fact that
an entirely new cast appeared, not
one of the principal singers ever hav
ing sung in the work in an Atlanta
performace, Several s{ngers who have
never before appeared in this city
were in the cast,
Hipolito Lazaro, the Spanish tenor,
sang Rhadames, the part formerly
taken here by Caruso and Martinelli,
The new tenor is especially noted for
the beauty and eclarity of his high
tones—he takes a high K flat with
perfect ease, it is saild, and “AicCa”
gave him cexcellent opportunity.
Margureie Matzenauer, one of the
best contraltog who ever has been on
the DMetropolitan list, also made
her Atlanta debut in YAida,” singing
the role of Amneris, second only to
the title role in prominence The part
has been sung here by Homer and
Ober.
The Aida was Claudia Muazio,
the soprano who made her debut two
years ago and sang here in “Trova
tore” and “Tosca.” Mme. Muzio has
a powerful and beautiful voice, and
her Aida was well done. ‘
Thomas Chambers was the hun-‘
tone of the evening, singing Amonas- |
ro, the Ethiopian king. Mr. Chalmers,
an American, sang here several years
ago with the Boston Opera I‘nm|mny,{
Jose Mardones, the basso who mada
such an excellent impression on Mon
day night, sung the High Priest,
Ramfis, in "Aida.” Marie Sundelius
was cast for the brief but trying part
of the priestess. Roberto Moranzoni
was the conductor.
i There was widespread regret at the
Georgian Terrace just before noon
|M'ednesday when Rosina Galli and
her mother emerged from their rooms
and announced they were departing
for New York. Miss Galli, as pretty
!as anyone could well be and live, had
become ill Tuesday, and was not suf
ficiently recovered to dance in “Aida”
Wednesday night. But she refused to
| bid anyone good-bye. It was only
“Au revoir,” she sald, for she will
’como back next season, she insisted,
and take pains to be very well in
deed.
But Miss Galii's absence did not to
tally spoil the ballet in “Aida,” for
there were several scenes where in
cidental dances are introduced, and
in which the premier danseuse was
not alsnxether necessary.
Audience Sways to
Music by Faust
/BY DUDLEY GLASS,
An audience not so large as that
of the opening night, but sull almost
filling the big Auditorium, swayed
to the rippling measures of the ker
‘messe waltzes and the stirring beut
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 Faust, 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 flral‘
time as Marguerite, and when it is
sanld 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 i 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
#ons in Atlanta, He sang with pow
er and sonority, giving the devil his
full due, 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,
and the great prison scene trio at the
end. And I can not recall anything
lovelier than the succession of love
duets which Alda and Martinelll sang
in Marguerite's garden,
Issued Dally and Entered as Second-Class Matter ai
the Postoffice at Atlanta Under Act of Mar ch 3, 187
The great monument to the Con
fede;aw dead, planned for years by
the United Daughters of the Confed
eéracy as the most fitting memorial to
the memory of the heroic men who
fought under the Stars and Bars, is
to be made a monument to all South
®rn ‘heroes who fought in the Amer
ican wars from the Revolution to the
great world war,
This decision was reached Wed
nesday morning at a meeting of the
Stone Mountain Confederate Memo
‘ri;:l Association at the Hotel Ans
e The suggestion to change the
plan came from Mrs. James W, Roun
saville, of Rome, who has been elect -
ed president of the association. The
:;u-ti(m was regarded as a manifes
tation of the wave of nationalism
that swept the country at the out
break of the world war and wiped out
all sectionalism within the United
States.
The entire mountain is to be buiit
into one grand monument under the
direction of Gutzon Borglum, the fa
mous sculptor, who originated the
idea. While the monument as a
whole is to be in honor of the South
ern men who ng’mn in all wars, the
great central figure of the creation
will be the monument to the ('un:‘
federate dead. |
Those at Meeting \
The meeting Wednesday was at
tended by Gutzon Borglum, Mrs. H.
M. Franklin, State president of the U ‘
2 M) B Hays, vice presi
dent of the Georgia Federation 1:[1
Women's Clubs; Mrs. Frank Harrold,
vice :president of Georgia U. D, C.;
Mrs. Z. 1. Fitzpatrick, chairman of
Georgia Woman's Liberty loan Com
mittee: Mrs. J, O. Wynn, Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Willet, Hon. Hooper Alex
ander, Mrs. James Rounsaville, of
Rome; Mts. W, E. Hays, of Mon
tezuma; Miss Alice Baxter, Mrs. A.
MeD. Wilson. Mrs. T. T. Stevans,
Mrz. Janmes R Mobley, Mrs. W, §
Coleman, Mrs. Will Percy, Hon. Wil
liam Terrell, Will Plaze, Mrs. Helen
Piane, Mrs Prark Mason, Mrs, Staf
ford Sideil, ¥rß Wylie and others.
The foilow:ngofficers of the fsso
clatisn were elected Wednesday :
Officers Elected.
President, Mrs. James W. Rounsa
ville, of Rome; vice presidents, Miss
Alice Baxter, Mrs. T. T, Stevens, Mrs.
Samuel Inman, Mrs. J. E. Hays, Mrs
R. P. Stephens; recording sec retary, |
Mrs. Lollie Bell Wylie corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Stafford Sidell: his
torian, Dr Luclan Lamar Knight;
treasurer, Mrs. James ‘W, Bedell. ‘
The State Legislature passed a res
olution two yvears ago making May 20
Stone Mountain Memorial day, when
collections were to he taken through
out the South for the monument. The
Governor will not be asked to pro
claim the speecial day thls year on ac
count of war conditions, but May 20|
next year will be set aside for thisl
purpose
‘Atlanta Concern Loses
.
; $38,999 Damage Suit
A verdict for $38,999.30 was returned
by a jury in Judge Pendleton's division
of Buperior Court Wednesday after
noon iln favor of the Phosphate Mining
Company, of New York, against the
Atlanta Oil and Fertilizer Company,
This marked the third trial of the
case, which has been in the courts since
1012, and which has been passed on
twice by the State Supreme Court. The
sult was based on an alleged breach of
a 4 phosphate rock contract by the At
lanta concern.
It originally asked $27,000, and later
was amended, bringing the amount to
$38,999.30, the verdict of Wednesday be
ing for the full amount A verdict for
$1 was rendered in the first trial of the
case, The New York concern was rep
resented by Attorneys Bving & Moore
and Robert P. Jones, while Attorneys
King & Spalding, Dan McDougall, and
1, f\' Blair, of Marietta, appeared for
the Atlanta Oil and l“vrlil’mer Com
pany.
,
Massey, Who Killed
.
Woman, Taken to Jail
I. 8. Massey, who killed Mrs, G, O,
Alken in front of Fort McPherson on
March 23, and then shot himself, had
sufliciently recovered Wednesday to
be removed from Grady Hospital to|
the police station, for preliminary
hearing. It had been thought he
would not recover from his wounds,
and he lingered close to death for
some time.
Massey was bound over to the State
Courts without the Recorder going
into the details of the case, and held
under SI,OOO bond. He was sent to
the Fulton County jail to await trial
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First ' Wurd 8...... 14 326
Second Ward A..... 499 460
Second Ward 8..... 61 67
TN W AL 508 5563
Third Ward 8...... 150 o 8
Fourth Ward A..... 172 148
Fourth Ward 8..... 40 562
Fifth Ward A...... 161 219
Flfth Waml 8...... 112 72
Bixth Ward A...... 326 360
Bixth Ward 8...... 162 114
Seventh Ward A.... 376 292
Seventh Ward 8.... 83 87
Eighth Ward A..... 422 569
Eighth Ward 8..... 61 49
Ninth Ward A...... 557 L B
Ninth Ward 8...... 112 96
Tenth \ rd A...... 83 66
Tenth Ward 8.:.... 171 217 ‘
CREMATORY BONDS. (
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Fiist Wana 8....... 26 315
Second Ward 8..... 83 42
THhiMl Ward 8...... 1D 48
Fourth Ward A..... 184 131 ‘
Fourth Ward 8..... 49 046
Fifth Ward A...... 233 W
I¥Fifth Ward 8...... 141 56
[Sixth Ward A...... 340 338
Sixth Ward 8...... 223 47
'Sevemh Ward 8.... 114 54
{ Eighth Ward A..... 342 647
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Third Ward 8...... 200 4
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Fourth Ward 8..... 66 532
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Sixth Ward A...... 505 1
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Seventh Ward A.... 517 136 |
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Third Ward 8..... 192 41
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Fourth Ward 8..... 60 H3R
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Seventh Ward 8.... 132 32
Eighth Ward A..... 708 280
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Fourth Ward A..... 223 85
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Fifth Ward A...... 230 136
Fifth Ward 8...... 137 50
Bizth Ward A...... 453 220
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Seventh Ward A.... 490 172
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New Envoy to France
.
Urges Enduring Peace
PARIS, April 23.—“1t is now the
task of the Allied nations to confer
peace upon humanity, but to first
}nnll" the world in support of it,”
sald Hughie Wallace, new Amerfean
{Amlmusmlur to France, in presenting
his credentials to President Poincare,
of France
“Paris, for a time the capltal of
the world, is now witnessing the erec
tion of the temple of peace,” he con
tinued
“We hope to dedicate that temple
in the name of the league of nations
and make it home, for the great war
was fought in defense of ('i\'lllZ“HUlll
and had been the last conflict man-«
kind shall ever know. When victory
came it was complete, and the peace
which follows it should be enduring.”
.
Fire Destroys Stores
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And P. 0. in Colquitt
COLQUITT, April 28,—Colquitt was
visited last night by one of the most
destructive fires since 1902, when the
town was destroyed. The fire origi
nated in Hunter's garage, starting
from the explosion of a vulcanizing
plant. Three stores and contents
were burned, The postoffice was
burned, part of the contents being
saved. Hunter lost several thousand
dollars, with no insurance. Bell lost
several hundred dollars, no insur
ance. The buildings were owned by
L. E Calhoun, who s in an inflrmary
In Atlanta, The loss is estimated at
$4,000,
NO. 225
’.
The $1.50 tax rate is beaten.
All four bond projects are appar
ently lost,
Complete returns from Wednesday’s
election at 9 o'clock showed a plural-~
ity of 878 against the project which
was presented to the voters as hope
for- better pay for Atlanta school
teachers and improvement of the pub
lic school system generally, The
compleie vote was 4,186 for, 5,064
against.
The same influences that defeated
the tax raise in the election several
weeks ago seemed to be res[mnstfle
for its second defeat. In wards where
there was a heavy negro vote the re
turns against thé tax raise were over
whelming. For instance, in Precinct
B, Ward One, poliing place at No. 175
West Mitchell street, the vote was 14
for the tax raise, 326 against. In
Precinct B, Ward Four, polling place
Elgewood avenue and Butler street,
the vote was 40 for, 562 agalnst,
With returns fairly complete, all
four bond projects seem to be lost,
The bonds require for passage two
thirds of the vote cast, provided the
':-nn‘n- vote cast be a majority of the
registration. As the registration was
'17.4\1, this means that 7,741 votes
were necessary to pass a bond issue,
;‘Thr- count in 16 of 20 precincts on
the $500,000 waterworks bond issue—
’!nv most popular of the four-—gave
| 3,441 for and 2,082 against. It was
| impossible for the remaining pre
l('.nwr.« to return the 4,300 necessary
voles to carry the issue.
| o—
, Phillips Threatens
. Probe of Election
‘ The pathetic thing about the elec<
tion is the fact that the ignorant ele
ment, the very persons, needing good
schools, are the ones who defeated the
praposition for the restoration of the
tax rate and the improvement of the
educational system,” stated . K.
Phillips, president of the Atlanta
Teachers' Association, Wednesaay
night when informed that the tax
proposition had been defeated,
l “lI expected the tax raise to lose
out, as 1 made the rounds of the polls
in the afternoon and found the ne
groes lined up solidly against it,”” Mr.
Phillips added. “However, 1 don't
hold the negroes responsible. It was
the white man behind the negro who
defeated the issue. We saw money
flashed at one or two voting places,
but could get no positive evidence
that it was being used to influenca
the voters. A further investigation
will be made of thig phase of the elec~
tion.
“1 do not know what the future ac
tlon of the teachers will be, but I am
positive that the fight will be kept
up. We want to get our breath, and
to rest up a bit, and then we are go
ing to begin hammering again on the
proposition of improving the schools,
You know what they say about truth
crushed to earth A little ‘setback
like this will not discourage us at all.”
Mayor Makes No
Statement Now
Mayor James L. Key, when called
over the phone at a late hour Wed
nesday night and told that the bond
issue and the tax raise both appar
ently were defeated, said he would
make no statement until Thursday
morning, when he wlll have the of
flelal returns before him,
"I am very much astonished at the
rumors that both propositions ap
parently were beaten,” the Mavor
sald. “T would not care to make any
statement just now I desire to have
all the official returns before me and
I mayv have something interesting to
say then, T am still very hopeful.”
New Army Order Affects
* Y
Six World War Generals
'By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 23.—Army ors
ders affecting brigadier and MAJOr gelie.
eruls were lssued by the War Depart
ment as follows
Major General Willlam H. Johnston
ordered to assume command of Camp
Lewis, Washington
Major General Willlam M. Wright te
assume command of Camp Dodge, lowa.
Brigadier General Ira A, Haynes, on
arrival in UUnited States, to assume
command of the North Pacific coast ar«
tillery district
Brigadier General Lucien G, Berry,
on' arrival in United States, to report
for duty*to commander at Camp Grant,
inois
Briagdier General Richard M. Blatche
ford to report to Camp Sherman, Ohie,
for duty
Brigadier General Frank M. Cald
well, on arrival in the United States, re--,
port for duty as commander of Camp
Shelby, Miss,