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VOL. XVII
HUNS TAKE FIRST STEP IN RAISING INDEMNITY
Wilson Prepares to Fight for Treaty Ratification
WEATHER FAVORS RETURN OF R-34
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Message Said To Be Without
Criticism for Opponents—Pres
ident Expects Ratification.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, July 9.—Every
precaution will be taken for Presi
.sont Wilson when he addresses the
enate tomorrow. Printed notice was
sent to every senator today urging
\thc utmost caution in the distribu
tion of tickets to the galleries in or
der hat “no undesirable or dangerous
persons” may gain admittance. - -
By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN.
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. 8.
WASHINGTON, July 9.—The is+
sues in the German peace treaty with
its accompanying constitution for the
proposed l.eague of Nations were
joined Wednesday. With the Presi
dent back in the White House, the
advocates of the treaty had leadér
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,
Y the treaty must be ratified. The
President’s message and the complete
official treaty went to the printer
Wednesday. Both will be laid on the
desks of the senators Thursday im
mediately after the President ends his
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. 4 !
MESSAGE NOT CRITICAL.
Throughout the message is declared
to be absolutely free from critcism
of Mr. Wilson's opponents. It is de
‘_xnod. it was said, to lay the foun
dation for full and free discussion of
the work of the American commis
sion to negotiate peace,
The message is something more
Wran 5,000 words in length. Starting
off with an explanation of the diffi
culties that were encountered in
reconciling 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 extolg the valor and dignity of
the American warriors who turned
P the tide of battle and stemmed the
onward rush of the German military
machine, making possible its com
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
gtable 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
er that the United States shall not
g-« held back in assuming its place
in the commercial world under the
new conditions now prevalling,
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 mads
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. .. 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 comeg under the aus
pices of -the League to Preserve
American ]ndr-pondvhr‘v. 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 sis.
teen-minute speech in advance of
Senator Reed's address, Senator
Reed is perhaps the leading exponent
of opposition to the league in Amer
ica, and Senator Hardwick also op
poses |t,
The Missouri senator is rated one
of the most eloquent speakers in the
Senate of the United States, His
various political campaigns in Mis
souri, uniformly successful, have
greatly endeared him to the people
of that State, and the coming of the
senator to Atlanta will give this
community an opportunity to hear
one gide of the League 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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£ Realizes Handsomely
’ for Cause.
“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
is caring for his loved ones at home,
Hundreds of Atlantans saw an
other instance of the work of the
Rgd 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 caputerd, 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 agailn 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 coms«
plete,
The Red C'ross furnished the raw
materials and instrugtors in the
manual arts, who taught the sol
diers without arms, limbs, eyes and
other parts of the body, to forget
their troubles in pleasant work, at
the same time allowing them to
earn a little money.
Mogy of this was known to At
llfltm. Perhaps this was the rea
son the reporter and the photogra
pher, sent to the booth in Rich's
0 ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESPAY, 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
erdl 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. L. Halley, who With
Misses Catherine Dickey and Ellen
O'Keefe, i 8 in charge of the booth,
expressed deep gratification at the
respoase from Atlanta citizens in
purchasing the goods. All of the
work was done under the superyi
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 160 ar
ticles to be disposed of in Atlanta,
and while many were purchased
Tuesday, Atlantans desiring to ob
tain mementoes of the great war
are urged to visit the booth, on
the third floor of Rich's.
THE WEATHER,
Forecast: Showers probably
tonight and Thursday.
Temperatures: 6 a. m, 67; 8
a. m, 70; 10 a. m,, 69; 12 noon,
68; 1 p.m, 70; 2 p. m, 71.
* Sunrise, 5:34; sunset 7:52.
(By International News Service.)
BOSTON, July 9.-—Frederick Mon
roe Dyer, New York #€apitalist, and
president of the Bay State Fishing
Company, today was sentenced to
serve one year in the house of cor
rection and to pay a fine of §I,OOO for
conspiring to raise the price of fish
and to establish a monopoly in fish
on the Atlantic seaboard
Four other leading officers of the
company, Joshua Paine and Joseph A
Rich, directors: Ernest A Jones,
treasurer, and John Burns, manager,
received similar sentences
Eleven other men prominent in the
affairs of the company and its sub
sidiary concerns were sentenced to
serve six months in jall and to pay a
fine of SSOO each,
Sentence was pronounced by Judge
H|enderson in the Superior Criminas
Court, All defendants took appeals to
the Supreme Court of the State on
exceptions, and their appeals act as
stays of sentence pending the decision
of the highest tribunal
.
Prince of Wales Leaves
v .
For America August 8
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, July 9.-—The Prince of
Wales, heir to the English throne, will
sall for Canada on August 8, it was
announced today by John W. Davis,
American ambassador to Great Brite
ain,
The prince is expected to arrive In
Washington Octobe 1 The prince
will be a guest at 3. White House,
but will not accept any invitations to
private functions, it was stated, 1
Issued Daily and Entered as Second Class Matter at
the Postofice at Atlanta Under Act of March 3, 1879
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 be
made within the next 24 hours and
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’ciock today.
“At Roosevelt Field,” the forecast
stated,” “the weather will be partly
cloudy, becoming unsettled during
Thursday with moderate southerly
winds bacoming 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. L, July 9. -Light,
southwest winds have suoplanted the
strong headwinds which threatened
to keep the British dirigible R-3%
from returning to Europe for several
days and tentative plans this after
noon called for her departure at 4
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Half an hour after she hoists
anchor at the Roosevelt Field, the
R-24 will sail over New York City.
Search lights will be played upon her
until she hids 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
morning. Mineola meat markets have
been asked to hold themselves ln‘
readiness to furnish a large supply“
of fresh meat, to be rToasted a few
hours before the R-34 soars away.
"l'\u-nly gallons of rum went aboard
the dirigible this noon and a rum
ration will be served out to the crew
Ull’”l(' return voyage., No one would
explain where the rum came from.
Maj. G. H. Scott, the -’Ill'.‘ih“b‘:&l'()"l~1
mander, sald he hoped for an abate ;
ment before night of the unfavorable
winds that caused the R-34 to post
pone her departure this morning, hnt!
that he was quite certain he would
get away tomorrow morning, r--gard—}
less of the weather, |
“The dirigible has now been lying
in the open four days, exposed to
danger of being damaged or de
stroyed,” he said, "This is the figst
time any of our big airshpis have
remained unhoused for that length of
time. The R-34 cost $2,600,000 and
we must not take unnecessary risks
by staying here longer than is abso
lutely necessary."” 1
Upshaw Greets Wilson
In Behalf of Georgia
By WINFIELD JONES., |
Washington Correspondent of The
Georgian, |
WASHINGTON, D, C,, July 9-—
Representative Upshaw was among
the congressmen who welcomed the
President home to Washington Mr
lU'pshaw was introduced to the Pres
ident and told Mr. Wilson that he
welcomed him back to the United
States on behalf of Georgla, and par
ticularly Atlanta, whera Mr. Wilson
first hung out his shingle as a young
lawyer. The President laughed and
remarked to Upshaw that he had
never forgotten those days and that
He always had a warm spot in hlul
heart for Atlanta, L
| HOME EDITION)
‘APaper for Atlanta, Georgia,
and the South
B ———
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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 Illinois, announced today
before leaving for Washington,
that he has declined a decora
tion recently conferred upon
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
law 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 ralne{
$14,600 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 difference among them was
tetehnical. According to the official,
the small consumer will be tpuched
but slightly, the monthly advanee be.
ing not ever [ cents and in many in
stances 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 im-n-asps!
demanded by employees of the water |
department. They threatened a strtke‘
if refused. ‘
After a Jjoint session with the
Finance Committee of Council, wht-n:
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 ecouncil’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 necessity
was expected to prove sufficient to
gain council’s assent.
Big Dirigible Brought
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 man
who now is a correspondent in Eu
rope. As a newspaper correspondent
he covered the sailing of the big ship
and induced a friend on bhoard to
bring over this letter, which wusl
mailed when the ship arrived in
America and reached Miss Greene |n|
Savannah via United States malls,
Invest an Hour
'
Of Your Time
.
Profitably
.
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 ingpiring prayers. The
Church invites you. It will
be a distinct loss to you if
yvou do not accept that invi
tation,
Again on Sunday the Churches In.
vite you. Read their programs and
thelr Invitations In the "0"0
Church’ columns of Saturday's
Georglan,
NO. 292
Erzberger Outlines Program Teu
tonic Republic Must Follow
to Pay Debt. ~
(By Internationa! 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 bills, 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 profits by Ger
man States from the sale of lands
uked for military purposes during tho
war.
Additional taxes on sugar.
Three bills for additional taxes on
tobacco, 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 time 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 declared it
would be necessary for the govern
ment to raise 25,000,000,000 marks
(about $6,000,000,000) annually for an
indefinite period
The vice chancellor urged all Ger
mans to cease talking of revenge on
Germany’s enemies and to get to
work.
“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.
“I 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
superfluous 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 republic'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 loudly ap
plauded when he concluded.
The most revolutionary steps in tho
government's financial program as
announced by Dr, Erzberger, was the
flat statement that “it is 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
9)~The German National party will
propcse 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 (‘nm;mwd".nlv of two brief
. o follows:
m;':f,‘:::h,' 1-‘;,.- .:mty of peace be
tween Germany and the allied and
assoclate powers, signed June 28,
1919, and the protocol belonging
thereto, as well as the anref?nt
concernin s ”“mr;‘:}‘ol?”:l[;;;?\:‘ed the
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