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VOL. XVIII
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Admiral Thinks American Troops
Were Endangered by Lack
of Sufficient Personnel.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 17.—The
safety of American troop convoys to‘
France was endangered by the failure,
of the navy department to provide a
sufficient staff to handle the (‘onvoy’
system, Admiral Sims charged today{
before the Senate subcommittee ln-t
vestigating charges against the navy|
department. L
Admiral Sims also said there was|
a difference of opinion as to naval |
policy between the British admiralty |
and the American naval officers, thc}
British devoting their greatest efforts|
to maintaining the fleet, while Amer-i
ican officers took the view that the
most important function of the navy"
was to operate against the subma-‘
rine menace. |
In June, 1917, Admiral Sims said,
he asked for an officer to handle
convoy problems, but, after waiting |
for some time, he was forced to order |
a commander of a destroyer at
Queenstown to that duty. As the
‘department’s representative with the
allies abroad,” Admiral Sims said,
he “was not supported during the
most critical months of the war,
either by an adequate personnel or by
the adequate forces which could have
been supplied.”
Referring to the large number of|
reports which it was necessary to!
send to the navy department, Admiral
Sims said: ‘
“I am sure every officer who had
experience over there will agree’ that
our ignoranc of the experiences. of
the war, prior to our entry into it
was appalling.”
To show the difference in views be
tween the American and British naval
officers as to policy, Admiral Sims
quoted a report from an American
liason officer, on duty with the Brit
ish, which said, “I will state as my
opinion that the present lines of ef
fort are defective to some extent. At
present the policy of maintaining the
fleet is of prime importante and over
coming the submarines is of sec
ondary importance. 'This is grong be
cause it will be the submarine that
will (if anything does) bring about
defeat of the allies and not the Ger
man high seas fleet.” ‘
Lack of proper co-operation‘
brought about a great deal of misin
formation, Admiral Sims charged. He
stated that one of his aides reported
that the navy department understood
that the British did not desire any
mines trem the Uanited States, while
Jellicos hed requested “a million of
them if possible.”
SBOO Vote Is Cast in }
Primary at Albany
ALBANY, Ga, March 17.—1 n the
closely contested primary Monday one
eitizen was so anxious that no one
see how he voted that he put into the
ballot a perfectly good and unpaid
note for more than SBOO, thinking it
to be his closely folded ballot, which
he had in his vest pocket when he
left his office.
The election managers laid it aside
to be returned.
Three Holdup Men
Get $12,400 and Escape
(By International News Service.)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 17.—
A package containing $12,400 was
taken by three holdup men who lev
eled revolvers at three employees of
the American Borvisk Silk Company
as they stepped from the West Side
branch of the ('leveland Trust Com
pany here shortly before noon today.
The bandits escaped.
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St. Patrick’s Day Is
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Not Quite Gay, for
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Erin’s Sons, Today
St. Patrick was the man, they
say, who drove old Ireland’s snakes
away, but there’s no word in his
tory to say he banned pottheen. So
that’s why all of us today pin on a
sprig of shamrock gay and whistle
as we dodge the rain, “The Wear
ing of the Green,”
The day is marred by clouds and
wet, but sons of Erin won't forget
theres hope for joy in Ireland yet.
They're watching their loved island.
And while they watch and wait
they wear with loving heart and
jaunty air the triple leaf from Erin
fair. They ne'er forget ‘“that’s my
land.”
Skull of Mastodon Is
Dug Up in Washington
(By International News Service.)
SPOKANE, Wash.,, March 17.—A
skeleton, believed to be that of a
mastodon, has been unearthed at
FPenawawa on the Snake River, near
here, it is announced by the Rev.
M. W. Fink of Penawa.
" The gigantic bones wer discovered
by a road construction crew. The
skull of the animal is reported to be
two and a half feet in width between
the eve sockéty” the tusks to be eight
inches in diameter at the base and
the teeth four to five inches across.
An effort will be made to unearth
the hindquarters of the skeleton.
Dry Leaders to Fight
Williams A ppointment
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 17.—“ Dry”
leaders will battle to prevent con
firmation of William M. Williams,
newly appointed commissioner of in
ternal revenue.
President Wilson's appointee is
generally understood to have had
liberal tendencies on the subject of
prohibition. Mr. Willlams was silent
on the liquor question except to say
that if confirmed his duty will be
to enforce the law as it stands.
Derailed Car Blocks |
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Line at Fair St. Curve‘
Rain Tuesday night washed sand
over the South Decatur car line at
Fair street curve, causing the first
car Wednesday morning at 3:30
o'clock to go straight ahead instead
of turning the curve. The derailed
cdr held up the line several hours,
and suburban dwellers on *he South
]Decatur. East Lake and Xirkwood
lines were obliged to tramp long dis
tances to other lines. The track was
cleared at 8:30 o'clock. )
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Brother Isaiak’ Rests
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From Curing; He's Tired
NEW. ORLEANS, March 17—
“Brother Isaiah,” the miracle man,
refused to treat patients Tuesday,
saying he was tired. Thousands
cried for him to do so, but he re
fused, announcing, however, that e
iwould resume healing Wednesday.
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Letters to Under Secretary Polk
May Be Basis of Reply to Mes
sage Sent U. S. by Allies.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 17.—Presi
dent Wilson has stated his views on
the Turkish question in a communi
cation to Under Secretary of State
Polk.
It is understood that this commu
nication will be used as the basis of
a communication which will go for
ward to the allies in reply to their
message informing this government
of the tentative agreement for the
settlement of the Turkish problem.
The argument provides that the
sultan shall remain in Constantino
ple, although Turkish military forces
shall be withdrawn.
| Recognition of the independence of
' Armenia has been approved by the
President. The proposer settlement,
however, draws no boundary lines
for Armenia, and it is likely that the
President has offered suggestions
‘along these lines.
Allies Tell U. S. j
Plan for Turkey
WASHINGTON, March 17.—The
allied premiers have communicated to
this government the terms of a ten
tative settlement of the Turkey situa
tion, it was learned Tuesday. The
chief provisions are:
The sultan to remain in Constanti
nople. S
All Turkish military forces to be
removed from Constantinbple.
Recognition of the independence of
Armenia without the fixing of bound
aries. ]
An inter-allied commission to]
maintain military control of Constan
tinople.
This government has not made re
ply to the Turkish nose. It was]
learned the note was drafted before
recent events caused the entrance of
French forces into Turkish territory
iand the tentative settlement may be
‘changed. |
Pressure is being brought by reli- |
\gious organizations to force the with
‘drawal of the sultan from Constan
’tinop]e. It has been understod that
President Wilson has partially en
dorsed such a policy.
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More Rain Predicted }
By Weather Bureau
Rain to continue throughout Wed
nesday, Wednesday night and prob
ably into Thursday was the weather
outlook for Atlanta, according to C.
¥. von Herdmann, official forecaster,
Wednesday mornig. There were no
indications of clearing until some
time before noon Thursday, he sald.
Somewhat cooler temperatures
were to be expected, Mr. von Herr
mann said, although the thermometer
will register nothing close to the
freezing point.
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Jurist Suicide Faced 1
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Operation Next Day
(By International News Service.) |
HAMMOND, Ind., March 17.—1 t de
velops that former Justice John .
Gillett of the ludiana Supreme Court,
who committed suicide last night at
his home, was to have submitted to
a serious operation today in Chicago,
which might have cost him his life.
This fact is believed to have so
prayed on the jurist’s mind that he
took his life. The body was found
by hi son, Gerald, suspended in the
attic by a clothesline.
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High Freight Rate on
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Coal in Winter Asked
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 17.—Freight
rates on coal would be increased 15
per cent in wdnter and decreased 15
per cent in slack seasons in a bill
introduced in the Senate this after
noon by Senator Frelinghuysen, Re
_puhlican, of New Jersey.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1920
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U. S. Attitude on Government of
Korea and Egypt Also Involved
by Democrats in Treaty Debate,
By J. BART CAMPBELL, 1
Staff Correspondent of the |. N. S.
WASHINGTON, March 17.—00 n St.
Patrick’s Day, the Senate will be
called upon to decide whether selt
government for the Irish and recog
nition of the “Irish Republic” by
Great Britain shall be made a condi
tion of the acceptance of the Lieague
of Nations covenant by the United
States. 1
The right of self-determination for
Korea, Egypt and other subject na
tions is also to be put squarely up
to the Senate in the form of a res
ervation prepared jointly by Senators
Owen of Oklahoma, Shields of Ten
nessee and Thomas of Colorado, all
Democrats.
FORM OF RESERVATION.
Owen prepared the original reser
vation to provide that the TUnited
States ‘“understands” the British
‘“protectorate” over Egypt to be sole
ly to “preserve the integrity and po
litical independence” of that rountrsr
during the war. Shields offered an|
amendment to include Ireland andi
Thomas an amendment to embrace |
Korea in a declaration of the rightsl
of small nations to solf—govormnenl.l
Ilhe composite reservation will |
rreoably be vot:1 on today. 3
1t is freely predicted the vote wm!
be “close” l
Senator Lodge, Republican leader,
is still determined that final actioni
on ratification shall come before the |
week end. He has not changed his’
purpose to ask for unanimous consent
for a vote Friday.
LENROOT HAS “SOP.”
Several other reservations hosldnl
the Owen-Thomas-Shields one are}
vet to be disposed of, including ono}
of Senator Lenroot, Republican, of
Wisconsin, |
The Lenroot reservation is re
garded as a ‘“sop” to the administra
tion forces, it #s said, the hope being
expressed by some of its supporters
that it will cause enough Democratic
senators to vote for ratification to
prevent the defeat-o6f the treaty. It
is declared by administration leaders,
‘however, that it will not accomplish
‘this purpose, even though William
' Jennings Bryan is ude at the capital
today to wield his influence to brin;
more Democratic senators to accept=
ance of the treaty on the basis of the
Lodge reservations, Ratification is
generally regarded as remote, how
ever,
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Baltimore Sun Will
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Cut Out One Edition
(By International News Service.)
BALTIMORE, Mr., March 17.—An
nouncement is made that because of
the continued shortage in supply of
newsprint paper, the noon edition of
the Baltimore Evening Sun, except
on Saturdays, will be discontinued
until further notice.
“Most Pathetic
Story Ever Read.”
That’s what Mrs. Martin Ken* Northam of the State Board,
Illinois Federatin of Women’s Clubs, said after he had
read the diary of Mrs. Ruth Randall, the Chicago beau
ty, who committed suicide after killing Captain Clifford
Bleyer. :
“Tt contains a great lesson for all of us. . . We can not be
too patient with such girls,”” added Mrs. Northam.
““Ruth’s Diary,”’ the first installmen of which appear Thurs
i day, will be ‘printed in full, daily and Sunday, in The
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Irish Give Up
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St. Patrick’s
Day Parade
(By Universal Service.)
DL’BLL\', March 17.—For the
first time~in 100 years many
cities in Ireland will not hold St.
Patrick’s day parades today. The
majority of the Irish people de
cline to apply for the necessary
permits from the government,
which has announced that the
military will break up any un
authorized parades,
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Nebraskan States His Position on
the Nomination and
the Treaty
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS,
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. S.
WASHINGTON, March 17..—"1 am
not a eandidate,” William Jennings
Bryan told the International News
Service upon his arrival here today
from the South.
“l do not desire the nomination,”
he explained, “and do not expect
any conditions to arise which will
present the subject in the light of a
duty, and in no «#her light would I be
willing to consider it.
“I will not promise in advance to
accept it under any condition. I sim
ply refuse to consider the subject un
til the conditions arise which, in
themselves, justify its consideration.”
“This, the commoner said, rep
resents his eact attitnde and, put in
any other way, would give a wrong
impression.
DEMOCRACY UNDERSTOOD.
“Democracy is a very old word and
a word well understood all over the
world,” said Bryan. “We sacrificed
more than 100,000 previous lives and
spent over $20,000,000,000 to make the
world safe for democracy. To make
our own Senate safe for democracy is
as little as we can do.
“If the emocrats in the Senate,
after fighting for the treaty for some
eight months, now join the “irrecon
cilable’ enemies of the treaty to de
feat the will of a majority after that
will has been emphatically expressed,
we might as well go into involuntary
bankruptcy.
“But I will not believe such a thing
possible unless it is actually done.
“The ArticleX reservation was
‘adopted 56 to 26—that is four more
‘than two-thirds. If we subtract the
\votes of the thirteen so-called ‘ir
reconcilables’ from the 56, we have
43 votes left—l 7 more than the 28
minority votes.
CAN APPEAL TO PEOPLE. |
“All the reservations have. been
carried by a majority and most of
them by two-thirds. What moral in
fluence can we hope to have in sup
port of democracy in Europe if we
are not willing to acquiesce in the
will of the majority here?
“Ts the Demoecratic party thinks the
Senate made a mistake, it can appeal
to the peopyle to reverse the mistake
at the polls, and instruct those elect-
Continued on Page 3, Column 6.
RELIEF OF
THAFFIG JAN
15 PLANNED
Chamber Petition Would Bring
Paving and Improving of
Courtland St. for Auto Road.
Courtland street will be paved and
made a crosstown automobile thor
oughfare if a petition is filed by the
Chamber of Commerce with the city
and the County Board of Commis
sioners, said Paul S. Etheridge, mem
ber of the board, at the second group
meeting at the Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday afternoon. :
“By making an automobile thor
oughfare out of Courtland street and
improving its condition so it can be
used with Juniper street as a cross
‘town artery of traffic much of the
congestion around Five Points can be
relieved,” sajd Mr. Etheridge. 3
If the Chamber of Commerce wili
file the petition, this work can be
done in six months, he said. The
work of improving Spring street will
be finished during the summer, andi
can divert much traffic now in
Peachtr‘e and West Peachtree
streets. ’
MANY THINGS NEEDED. |
“Atlanta needs many things that
will come perhaps with the change
in the form of government suggested,
but there are several things we can
do now,” said Mr. Etheridge. *“We
need to open these crosstown thor
oughfares and improve them to re
lieve downtown traffic. The same
should be done with street car lines.
They should be allowed to use the
Washington street viaduct and sev
eral lines could use Courtland street
instead of the heart of the city.”
Charles D. Atkinson presided. He
fta]ked on the future of Atlanta. He
urged all present to write suggestions
ion'work the Chamber of Commerce
sheculd undertake. A
More than 100, many of ti%em new
members, attended. Nearly all the
talks were on the need of improving
schools and streets. Many urged that
the city government be changed as
quickly as tho measure can be passed
by the Legislature.
MUST HAVE CHANGE.
Van Astor Batchelor said Atlanta
will never vote for bond issues until
there has been a change that will in
sure the money will be economically
and carefully expended. ‘
“The sooner we get this change the
‘sooner we will get bonds, and the
;sooner our plans will be consum
mated,” he said.
Mr. Batchelor said Atlanta has the
greatest borrowing capacity of any
city in the United States. He said
bond issues have been defeated be
cause the people have lost confidence
in the present government. ‘
Thomas 8. Harper suggested that
the Chamber of Commerce let the
people know its activities so their
support can be obtained and held.
Capt. William H. H. Phelps, vet
eran of the War Between the States
and pioneer citizen of Atlanta, urged
that efforts to clean streets and im
prove the system of removing trash
and garbage be made.
Benjamin D. Watkins, chairman of
the group meesing Monday, reviewed
the first meeting. Mr, Watkins urged
members to aid in a building cam
paign.
HOUSING SITUATION BAD. |
“The housing situation here is de
plorable,” he said. “High rentals are
caused by the demand for houses and
the seeming willingness to pay fab
ulous prices. The situation is bad
and will be worse next September un
less many houses are built this sum
mer. Every owner of a vacant lot
‘ghould build on it. Building mate-
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Kahn Sees No
Cause of Worry
In German Coup
(By Universal Service.)
PARIS, March 17.—Otto Kahn,
New York banker, says he
sees no reason for concern over
the German coup d'etat, but
added that President Wilson's
accusation of militarism against
France was unfortunate. He
added that Americans should
extend to France every assist
ance possible under the circum
stances.
GREENVILLE, 8. C.,, March 17—
The controversy between the students
and faculty of Clemson College still
appears far from settled. A dispatch
from Orangeburg says parents of
sons who léft the college are to hold
a meeting Friday afternoon to con
sider action.
A committee of members. of the
junior and senior classes has issued |
a statement which says the guestion
is deeper than dissatifaction with
food as is shown by the fact that 800
students have left the college.
President W. M. Riggs has asked
the board of trustees to make a
thorough investigation.
President Takes a Ride,
And Submits to Cameras
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 17.—Pres
ident Wilson submitted to the pho
tographers today for the first time
since his illness. The presidential\
chauffeur was ordered to drive
'slowly for the benefit of the photog
raphers.
| Abattery of photographers went
into action, and the chief executive
smiled, lifting his cap and turning
from right t oleft so all of the cam
iera men might get a fair chance.
. Dr. Grayson and Mrs. Wilson ac
' companied the President.
Urges Memorial Trées
On Bankhead Highway
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 17.—1 n con
junction with the memorial services
here Tuesday night for the late Sen
ator John H. Banlkhead of Alabama,
the American lorestry Association
sent a telegram to Judge A. B, Allen
of Birmingham, president of the
Bankhead Highway Association, urg
ing that the Bankhead highway be
made a “road of remembrance” by
the planting of memorial trees along
the highway in honor of the leading
goods roads boster of the country.
Wilson to Give Coal
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Decision in 48 Hours
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 17.—Presi
dent Wilson will render a decision in
the coal miners’ 'wage controversy
within forty-eight hours, it was
Istated at the White House today. |
The President, it was indicated, is
'o! the opinion that the differences
of opinion in the reports of the coal
commission can be adjusted and it is
possible that he will 4sk the miners
and the operators to meet and adjust
their differences upon the basis of
majority and minority reports of the
coal commigsion.
s A A AN NI
rials will not be lower for ten years,
and the thing to do is to build now.”
George Gove of the American Cities
Bureau, outlined plans of that organi
zation to find out, at the group meet
ings, what the members think the
Chamber of Commerce should do.
‘ The group meetings will be held
every afternoon this week and part of
next week. Friday the meeting will
be held at 3:30 o'clock and on other
days at 4:30 o'clock. At 10:30 Faday
morning the first meeting of the
woman's division will be held. Mrs,
Samuel Lumpkin will preside,
NO. 206
AED PERIL
GROWING IN
HUN REVOLT
Conservatives Say Ebert and
New Government Must Fight
Together to Prevent Chaose
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(By International News Service.) '
BERLIN, March 17.—1 p. m.)
Wolfgang von Kapp, chancellor
in the revolutionary government,
has resigned it was officially an
nounced this afternon. S
By FRANK MASON, :
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. S.
BERLIN, March 17—A terrifia
struggle for possession of Berlin is in
full swing.
~ The confiict began Tuesday after
noon at 4 o'clock (the hour set for
‘the general strike), when Sparticists
seized the Strasburg and Vogelburg
railway seations in the suburbs of
Berlin.
The Americans took refuge in the
old American embassy building,
Troops were active.
Officers reported the German bol«
sheviki are planning to proclaim a
soviet republic and then release the
200,000 Russian prisoners in Gers=
many. %
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, March 17.—~Wolfgang
von Kapp, chancellor of the revo=
futionary government at Berlin, had
not resigned, but was still in control
this morning, although his authority
was hourly growing weaker, said cf«
ficial dispatches from Berlin to the
foreign office at 11 o'clock.
Soviets had been proclaimed by the
German Spartacists at Frankfurt,
Dresden and Ruhr, the official tele
grams to the foreign office added,
Serious trouble is looked for, espe=
cially in the Ruhr district, where
many workers are armed.
A state of siege has been pro«
claimed in Munich.
The foreign office announced Vori
Kapp demanded recognition of his res
gime, but Lord Kilmarnock, the Brit«
ish charge d‘affaires in Berlin, re<
fused to make any promise on this
point and broke off all relations with
Von Kapp. A
The Central News correspondent as
Copenhagen reports that the comw
munists at Berlin sent an ultimatum
to Von Kapp, but the latter disre«
garded it. The dispatch follows:
‘ “It is reported that the communists
in Berlin sent Von Kapp a list of
names from which to select a new
ministry. The list was accompanied
'by an ultimatum. Von Kapp replied
' by tightening martial law throughs«
‘ out the city.”
By FRANK MASON,
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. S.
BERLIN, March 16 ¢(midnight).—
Firing. has continued in many sec=
tions .of DEerlin. The shooting was
especially heavy in - Potsdamerplatz,
Alexanderplatz and Hallenghe square.
The revolutionary government fears
to withdraw its troops because of the
threat of the Spartacists to occupy
the city. Tle Spartacists are coi=
stantly receiving reinforcements of
armed workingmen.
The communist leader, Herr Lev, i$
repérted to have been shot.
The real crisis is believed at hand,
and conservative leaders express the .
belief that it will require the co=
operation of the revolutionary gov
ernment and the old government of .
President Ebert to prevent bolshes
vism. )
The government continues to
threaten public utility strikers with
death. v SO
It ig reported that scvere fll‘h&}“
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