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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1919
Page
8
An Allied message to the Rumanian army ordered a halt to its riverfront advance yesterday. Four members of the supreme council awaited a formal response as the army along the river faced a ceasefire request.
Bela Kun, deposed Hungarian Soviet leader, arrives in Vienna to await internment as international mediators push disarmament and a stable government in Hungary. Rumanians and Czecho Slovakia press for full Hungarian disarmament as concerns rise over potential renewed violence. Paris reports show no word on Rumanian advances toward Budapest.
Vienna reports Bela Kun weakened as the old Hungarian Soviet government collapses. Refugees and dispatches describe his solitary struggle to retain power amid final action by Budapest’s central council of revolutionary workers and soldiers led by Soltan Ronay, former justice minister, declaring the government untenable.
A chaotic Hungarian crisis unfolds as Bela Kun faces resignation pressure from Soviet leaders and allied observers. Vienna sources note Czobel plotting and the Entente’s stance on lifting Hungary’s blockade while the Soviet regime fights to maintain control amid mounting internal resistance.
The text details political upheaval in Hungary with Boehm confessing union links, fear among workers and soldiers councils, and Allied interference led by Cunningham. It notes the Entente desires a broadly representative national assembly election and signals a temporary socialist government while Red Army actions near the Theiss river influence negotiations ending in resignation.
In Moultrie, August 3 special, residents debate if dove shooting is allowed. Colquitt County game warden says federal law bans August hunts, overriding state practice that relaxes rules. Other counties report doves shot freely, with wardens claiming January remains the peak dove month.
Savannah police in Georgia notify all hardware houses and pawnshops to refuse sales of ammunition or firearms to colored people. Officers call the step precautionary and report no trouble anticipated or rumors afloat. The notice was issued in August.
Reports from Taranto Italy say radicals planted high power explosives to terrorize during the July 21 general strike. The blast near Chiatona killed several people and sent body parts flying hundreds of feet. No railway damage reported. In Tulsa Oklahoma on August 3 typographers walkout paused Sunday edition resuming under a new wage scale with an International Union adjuster en route.
A survey of Atlanta and Georgia residents shows general employment and rising personal spending. Bank deposits top two million with about 8,000 depositors. Respondents blame high living costs and desire for luxuries for limited saving, while production varies around prewar levels across crops and industry.
Amsterdam reports Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, pleading for labor rights at the International Trades Union Federation session. European delegates disputed his stance on the peace treaty charter and called for broader labor reforms including child education, shorter hours, and Sunday rest.
Reports from Mexico City describe Carranza government moves to confiscate company lands under the new Sonora agrarian law as the firm remains unable to fulfill concession terms due to unsettled national conditions. Washington officials accuse Carranza propaganda of steering American coverage while Villa and Felix Diaz merge aims against the federal government, with likely civil war or compromise as options.
Acworth Ga August Spex et al Cobb county grand jury met in Marietta Saturday and kept a record of eight favoring the proposed $600 690 road improvement bond issue to match $1 200 000 to be equitably distributed countywide The county bond commission was urged to apportion funds fairly amid claims of discrimination in the apportionment of the funds
Senate debates universal training propose six months to one year, with Pershing and officers to testify. Baker supports youth training around 18 or 19, while Kahn Chamberlain plan envisions six months. War department may favor shorter, banding six months or less to avoid clashing with education and vocational aims.
The Billy Sunday Business Men's Club of Atlanta completed two successful ten day revivals in Acworth Georgia. The big tent seating 2000 was packed each service as Atlantean men journeyed 75 miles nightly and returned after midnight. Twenty to forty attended each evening and several members did not miss a meeting. The club conducted services under Acworth Young Men's union prayer meeting invitation marking the first revival of its kind in Acworth.
Belgrade August 3 Prince Alexander the Serbian regent accepted the resignation of the cabinet. The Serbo Croatian ministry’s status had been pending since last week with no details on reasons.
An advertisement claims Seapression offers a simple delightful remedy for blemished skin. It promises a clear smooth complexion for women, noting pimples freckles burns and muddy skin as issues it can address. The copy mentions a pack or sample and requests the reader to send for a sample by mail.
A historic ad touts Hunnicutt’s Rheumatic Remedy as a vegetable tonic that eases rheumatism and related complaints by removing the cause of pain. It claims wide efficacy and a gentle but effective action.
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