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HUNS TAKE FIRST STEP IN RAISING INDEMNITY
Wilson Prepares to Fight for Treaty Ratification
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% WASHINGTON, July 9.—Every
_ ;:@recnution will be taken for Presi
%‘ent Wilson when he addresses the
~ Senate tomorrow. Printed notice was
‘Xent to every senator today urging
the utmost caution in the distribu
. tion of tickets to the galleries in or
der hat “no undesirable or dangerous
\rersons” may gain admittance.
/ By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN. ‘
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. S,
WASHINGTON, July 9.—The is
sues in the German peace treaty with
its accompanying constitution for the
proposed League of Nations were
joined Wednesday. With the Presi
dent back in the White House, the
advocates of the treaty had leader
ship at last. The opening gun of the
ratification will be fired Thursday.
President Wilson will tell the Sen
ate and as many members of the
House as can be accommodated in
the chamber just why, in his opinion,
the treaty must be ratified. The
President’s message and the complete
-vnfti(‘ial treaty went to the printer
Wednesday. Both will be laid on the
desks of the senators Thursday im
mediately after the President ends hig
address.
Those in the President’s confidence
who have had opportunity to read it
say the message is a masterpiece. In
fact, some of the President's most
enthusiastic advisers characterized it
today as the ‘“greatest” of his state
papers.
MESSAGE NOT CRITICAL.
Throughout the message is declared
to be absolutely free from critcism
of Mr. Wilson's opponents. It is de
signed, it was said, to lay the foun
" dation for full and free discussion of
the work of the American commis
shon to negotiate peace,
The message is something more
than 5,000 words in length., Starting
off with an explanation of the diffi
¢uities that wore encountered |ln
réconciling the diverse interests rep.
resented in Paris, it explains there
was evidence at all times the peo
ples of the world were looking to the
United States for guidance. The
President makes it plain the world
has depended on America to assist it
“in getting back to work,”
Tribute of the highest sort is paid
to the work of the American army
and navy. As in his speech in Car
negie Hall, New York, the Presi
dent extols the valor and dignity of
the American warriors who turned
the tide of battle and stemmed the
onward rush of the German military
machine, making possible its com
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plete shattering.
TREATY DISCUSSED.
The President then takes up the
treaty itself in detail. He declares in
open, plain terms that everywhere in
the conference it was the concensus
of opinion that only through the crea
tion of a League of Nations could a
stable peace be established. He re
cites many of the complex problems
that have been raised which could
not be settled under present condi
tions and which of necessity had to
be referred to the League of Nations
to be worked out. He asks that the
treaty be accepted in its entirety and
ratified as speedily as possible in or
der that the United States shall not
be held back in assuming its place
in the commercial world under the
}:’o-w conditions now prevailing.
\The message is declared by those
Continued on Following Page.
Full International News Service
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Here are the ladies who are in charge of the Red Cross booth in Rich’s department store, who are disposing of 150 mementoes made
by maimed English, French and Belgian soldiers, with the assistance of the Red Cross, while they were held in German prison
camps. Reading from left to right, they are: Mrs. L. L. Malley, Miss Catherine Dickey and Miss Ellen O’Keefe. They finally
found time to pause from selling their wares to pose for the photographer.
United States Senator James A.
Reed of Missouri, who comes Thurs
day evening to address the people of
Atlanta and vicinity on the League of
Nations at the Auditorium, already
is assured of a great audience, ac
cording to those having the meeting
in charge here, Not only have many
Atlantans asked for seat reservations,
but more than twenty out of town
parties also have requested that seats
be set aside for them.
Senator Reed's Atlanta speech will
be devoted entirely to the League of
Nations, as proposed by the treaty
of Paris. He comes under the aus
pices of the I.eague to Preserve
American Independence, and it is
hoped to have Col. Henry Watterson
of Kentucky, who is‘president of the
league, deliver a short address also,
Regional Director Thomas W,
Hardwick ‘has agreed to make a fif
teen-minute speech in advance of
Senator Reed's address. Senator
Reed is perhaps the leadmg exponent
of opposition to the league in Amer
ica, and Senator Hardwick also op
poses it.
The Missouri senator is rated one
of the most eloquent speakers in the
Senate of the United States. His
various politiecul campaigns in Mis
souri, uniformly successful, have
greatly endearcd him to the people
of that State, and the coming of the
senator to Atlanta will give this
community an opportunity to hear
one side of the lLeague of Nations
discussed by the man who 'has made
a more profound study of it than any
other American.
The speaking will begin in the Au
ditorium at 8:30 o'clock promptly,
and no one will be admitted to the
Auditorium during any one of the
speeches to be delivered,
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DING NEWSPAPER o/ T/AC Y 4| OF THE SOUTHEAST *|7 7
Sale of Relies at Rich’s Draws Big Throng and
Realizes Handsomely
for (lause.
“The Rose of No Man's Land”
otherwise known as the Red Cross
nurse, is not by any means the
total contribution of the American
Red Cross to the work of relief
during the war. Through its home
service department; its casualty
bureau and many other relief or
ganizations, the soldier, whether
wounded or recovering from
wounds, has his suffering alleviated
through the knowledge taht now his
pain is decreased the organization
ig caring for his loved ones at home,
Hundreds of Atlantans saw an
other instanee of the work of the
Red Cross Tuesday when the booth
opened on the third floor of Rich's,
where many works of art, made by
maimed allied prisoners of war in
Germany, were on sale,
When the men were eaputerd, not
being able to work, they were sent
into prison camps, where they were
left most of the time with nothing
to do. The agony of mind would
soon have ended the troubles of
many of them, except that the Red
Cross again came forward, The
pay given the men was insufficient
to purchase tobacco, sweets and a
myriad of other things without
which the soldier's life {s not com
plete.
The Red Cross furnished the raw
materials and instructors in the
manual arts, who taught the sol
diers without arm, limbs, eyes and
other partg of the body, to forget
their troubles in pleasant work, at
the same time allowing them to
earn a little money,
Most of this was known to At
lantans, Perhaps this was the rea
son the reporter and the photogra
pher, sent to the booth in Rich's
ATLANTA, GA.,, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1919
Tuesday, had to wait such a long
time before the ladies in charge
could leave their customers to pose
for the photograph. But finally
they left a long line of curio seekers
and lined up with a varied assort
ment of their wares,
There was a miniature tank, sev
eral aeroplanes of the same variety;
lizards, snakes, children’'s toys,
hand-painted perfumery bottles,
hand-woven baskets, rugs, and an
infinite number .of other articles
of both ornamental and practical
value,
The articles ranged in price from
28 cents to $25. Each bore the name,
address and location of the soldier
who made the article, and in this
manner the purchasers were able to
get a personal touch of the unfor
nate victims of the war,
Mrs. L. 1. Halley, who with
Misses Catherine Dickey and Ellen
O'Keefe, is in charge of the booth,
expressed deep gratification at the
response from Atlanta citizens in
purchasing the goods. All of the
work was done under the supervi
sion of experts, and many of the
articles, especially the rugs, will be
of practical value, as well as an
ornament to” any drawing room,
There is a total of about 150 ar«
ticles to be disposed of in Atlanta,
and while many were purchised
Tuesday, Atlantans desiring to ob
tain mementoes of the great war
are urged to visit the booth, on
*the third floor of Rich's.
Wife Mistaken for
.
Burglar Is Killed
DANVILLE, IL, July 9.—Mrs, Ger
trude Meyer was shot and killed early
today by her husband, Albert K.
Meyer, who claims he mistook her
for a burglar.
Meyer is held by the police pend
ing an investigation, /
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John Fox Jr. Dies;
Of Blue Ridge
RICHMOND, Va., July 9.-—John
Fox Jr, author of “The Little Shep
herd of Kingdom Come,” ‘““The Trail
of the Loonesome Pine,” “The Ken
tuckians,” “The Heart of the Hills"
and many other stories, died yes
terday of pneumonia at Big Stone
Gap.
He was born in Bourbon County,
Kentucky, 56 years ago, He re
ceived his preparatory edycation at
Transylvania University and later
was awarded a degree by Harvard
University. He left Kentucky
when a young man, and had spent
most of his life at Big Stone Gap,
in the heart of the Blue Ridge
Moutains, from which he obtained
much of the material and charac
ters for his writings. He was a
member of the National Institute
of Arts and Letters and other hon
orary organizations,
In 1908 Mr. Fox married Fritzl
Scheff, the actress and singer, but
they were divorced four years alter,
.
Denver Still Tied Up
.
By Street Car Strike
DENVER, Colo, :(:ly 9.-—~There is
no prospect of a settlement of the
street car strike which began at 4
o'clock yesterday morning, and com
pletely tied up Denver's street car
service. Y'rederick W. Hild, general
manager of the Denver Tramway
Company, said cars would be run
ning early thiz morning, but has given
no detalls as to routes or schedules,
Jitneys and every kind of vehicle
are carrying people to and from work,
Strikers picket all of the company's
property, but so far there has been
no disturbance or any violence, J
lasued Dally and Entered as Second Class Matter at
the PostofMce at Atlanta Under Act of March 3, 1879
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Two Million Dollar Ship Lies Ex
posed to Elements and Delay
Is Deemed Dangerous.
(By International News Service.) ‘
WASHINGTON, July 9.—"The
start of the return flight should hc!
made within the next 24 hours emd‘
over the southerly course, as previ-‘
ously advised,” said a weather re
port forwarded to the R-34, English{
dirigible, by the naval department at |
10 o’clock today. l
“At Roosevelt Field,” the forecast
stated, “the weather will bhe partly
cloudy, becoming unsettled during
Thursday with moderate Southerly
;windu becoming fresh southwest by
‘Thursday morning."”
Favorable wind and weather will
be encountered over the western At
lantic during the next 24 hours, it
was stated,
Mysterious Supply of |
Rum Ready for Flier
(By. International News Service,)
MINEOLA, L. I, July 9—Light,
southwest winds have sunplanted the
strong headwinds which threatened
to keep the British dirigible R-34
‘frnm returning to Europe for several
‘du_\s and tentative plans this after
}nuun called for her departure at 4
‘u‘r-lm-k tomorrow morning.
Half an hour after she hoists
’:mr'hnr at the Roosevelt Field, the
R-34 will sail, over New York City.
\.\‘vurvh lights will be played upon her
until she bids farewell to New York
and heads out over the Statue of
Liberty on the trip home,
About a ton and a half of provi
sions were stored at the field today
and will be placed aboard as soon
as positive assurance is received that
the start will be made tomorrow
’mnrmnp Mineola meat markets have
|lu't'n asked to hold themselves in‘
readiness to furnish a large supply
of fresh meat, to be roasted a few
hours before the R-34 soars away.
Twenty gallons of rum went aboard
the dirigible this noon and a rum
ration will be served out to the crew
on the return voyage, No one would
explain where the rum came from.
| Maj. G. H, Scott, the airship's com
mander, said he hoped for an abate
ment before night of the unfavorable
winds that caused the R-34 to post
pone her departure this morning, but
’lhut he was quite certain he would
get away tomorrow morning, regard
less of the weather,
“The dirigible has now been lying
in the open four days, exposed to
’«l;mgm of being damaged or de
stroyed,” he said. "“This is the first
time any of our big airshpis have
remained unhoused for that length of
time. The R-34 cost $2,600000 and
l\\u must not take unnecessary risks
by staying here longer than is abso
illlltvi,\ necessary.”
Davis Expected to Head
Peace Delegation Soon
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, July s.—John W. Davis
~\m:vlrn ambassador 'o England,
probably will leave soon for Paris to
head the American peace delegation
it was understoad today Mr, Davis
is expecled to occupy the place left
vacant when Secretary of State Lans
l;m.; leaves for the Unlted States,
Hanover Under Siege;
" Several Die in Fighting
’(Exclunve Cable to the International
News Service From The London
Daily Express.)
BERLIN, July 8 (via London, July
9),—A state of slege was declared at
Hanover today as a result of fighting
in which several persons were Kkilled.
The railways which were tied up by
a strike are resuming operations, ‘
(VTR g
A Paper for Atlanta, Georgia,
and the South
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Jim Ham Lewis
Refuses Medal
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Of King Albert
(By International News Service.)
HICAGO, July 9.—James
‘ Hamilton Lewis, former
United States senator
from lllinois, announced today
before leaving for Washington,
that he has declined a decora
tion recently conferred wupon
him by King Albert of Belgium.
Mr. Lewis explained that any
service he may have rendered
Belgium was not military in
character, but as an offigial of
the United States, and as such
an official he is prohibited by
saw from accepting a decoration
from any foreign power,
The method to be employed in dis
tributing the slight increase in water
rates, already decided on to raise
$14,500 additional revenue, was to be
determined by the City Water Com
mission Wednesday afternoon.
Three plans had been prepared by
the general manager, W. Zode Smith.
The differenca among them was
tetchnical. According to the official,
the small eonsumer will be touched
but slightly, the monthly advance be
ing not over § cents and in many in
stanceg nothing.
Full authority to levy a higher
charge was possessed by the com
mission, and but little protest against
its action was expected. The money
will be used to grant wage increases
demanded by employees of the water
department. They threatened a strike
if refused.
After a joint session with the
Finance Committee of Council, when
the wage demands were considered,
the commission Monday afternoon
voted for the rate increase for six
months as the only solution, A tie
up of the water plant which impended
made definite action necessary imme
diately.
While council's consent to the raise
in rates is unnecessary, the additions
to the water department pay roll will
have to be authorized by it. A full
explanation of the move's nwossit.\'i
was expected to prove sufficient to
gain council’'s assent,
Big Dirigible Brought
Y .
Letter for Georgian,
SAVANNAH, July 9-—Miss Helen
Greene of Savanah has received a let
ter from Mrs, Sidney L. Thatcher via
the big British flying ship, R-34. Mrs.
Thatcher and Miss Greene are sis
ters. The former is the wife of a
former Savannah newspaper lan
who now is a correspondent in Eu
rope, As a newspaper correspondent
he covered the sailing of the big ship
and induced @& friend on board to
bring over this letter, which was
mailed , when ‘the ship arrived in
America and reached Miss Greene in
Savannah via United States mails. ‘
Invest an Hour
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Of Your Time
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Profitably
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Tonight
Go to prayer meeting,
It is a profitable Investment
of time It repays the in
vestor in rest, recreation,
mental stimulus and spirit
ual uplift,
You will find an atmos
phere of friendliness and
cordiality, You will hear the
songs you like, good talks
and inspiring prayers, The
Chureh invites you, It will
be a distinet loss to you If
vou do not accept that invi
tation,
Again on Sunday the Churches in.
vite you. Read their programs and
their invitations In the “Go To
Church” columns of Saturday's
Georgilan,
NO. 292
Erzberger Outlines Program Teus
tonic Republic Must Follow
to Pay Debt. "
(By Internatiqgna' News Service.)
WEIMAR, July 8 (via Berlin, July
9).—The 'initial step toward raising
the great war indemnity imposed on
Germany by the allies, was taken here
this afternoon when Dr. Mathias
Erzberger, vice chancellor and minis
ter of finance, introduced ten new
revenue bils, designed to increase the
income of the republic by 900 per
cent,
The measures provide for ex-pro
priation of large fortunes.
Special taxation on all fortunes in«
creased during the war,
Taxation on the profits of real es
tate transactions.
= Taxation on amusements.
~ Inheritance taxes.
A federal tax on the prndts by Ger
man States from the sale of lands
used for military Jyurposes during the
war,
Additional taxes on sugar.
Three bills for additional taxes on
tobaeco, matches and playing cards.
OUTLINES NEW PROGRAM.
The vice chancellor introduced the
bills at the conclusion of a speech in
which he outlined the program the
new republic must adhere to if it
hoped to fulfill its obligations and
at the same fime escape bankruptcy.
Germany's first step toward re
habilitation, said Dr. Erzberger, must
be the restoration of life and labor
throughout the republic; then she
must turn her attention to the pay
ment of war indemnities.
The vice chancellor urged all Ger
mans to cease talking of revenge on
Germany's enemies and to get to
work, 5
“The word of the German republic
must be honorable,” he said. "“We
must work, else there will be no food.
We must not agitate for revenge, but
seek to show the justice of our case.
“l 1 am firmly resoived to tread the
path of hard economy. Beginning the
first of October, there will be no more
items of expenditure without details,
The war finance system will cease,
There will be no more unproductive
expenditures. It is necessary for the
propertied classes to' surrender their
superfiluous riches,
MUST MAINTAIN INTERESTS.
“The government does not intend
to annul the war loans, We must
maintain the interest upon them. An
inheritance tax and a big levy on
property will be the inaugural steps.
The republie’'s income must be in
creased 900 per cent and that of the
States’ and communes' 100 per cent,
Bankruptey must not seize us.”
The vice chancellor was logadly ap
plauded when he concluded,
The most revolutionary steps in the
government’'s financial program as
announced by Dr. Erzberger, was the
flat statement that “it I 8 necessary
for the propertied classes to surren
der their superfluous riches.”
Huns to Make Final
Plea to Save Kaiser
WEIMAR, July 7 (via Berlin, July
) —~The German National party will
propese in a resolution tomorrow that
before the National Assembly ratifies
the peace treaty it make a reserva
tion that Germany will not surrender
the ex-kaiser for trial before an in
ternational commission,
The bill for ratification of the peace
treaty is composed only of two brief
paragraphs, It follows
Article 1--The treaty of peace boe
tween Germuny and the allied and
assoclated powers, signed June 28,
1919, and the protocol belonging
thereto, as well as the agreement
concerning military occupation of the
Rhineland, are hereby approved,
Article 2--This 'aw was effective
from date of publication,