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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1921
Page
3
May 31 in Annaberg Upper Silesia sixty Polish soldiers and fifteen Germans were killed and 190 Poles and 6 Germans wounded as Poles attacked the town to extend their line and dislodge German defenders. General von Hoefer refused to negotiate with Polish insurgents despite inter allied mediation.
Polish insurgents launched a surprise assault on the Italian line in the Kosel sector on the Oder at 3 am Tuesday after heavy shelling. The attackers reached the Oderhafen suburbs but were repulsed after four hours of brutal fighting.
In Tulsa Oklahoma City on May 31 a violent race clash left one Black man dead and two white and three Black individuals wounded. About 200 armed Black residents confronted white groups near the courthouse after a Black man was arrested for an alleged assault on a white girl. Gunfire continued past midnight with the dead man lying in the street.
London reports Briand delays meeting for time as France and Britain clash over Silesia and Rhine policy. Paris proposes a commission to sit at Oppeln while Britain balks at a conference. Canada’s Article 10 change and Bavaria’s reparations stance also surface amid reparations turmoil.
Congress from the south face appeals for a soldier bonus as memorial holiday fervor grows. States already grant bonuses, shifting pressure away from federal action. With treasury strains and a $1.5 billion pending bill, leaders cite dangerous timing and seek state solutions.
Macon Ga May 31 Special John I Corbitt charged with the murder of Lea Massengale did not go to trial in Bibb superior court today as expected. The case was deferred until tomorrow due to a missing material witness. Massengale was shot September 8 1926 at Corbitts home after an evening hearing election returns. Both were drinking and Corbitt says a friendly scuffle over a pistol led to the fatal wound. The state says Massengale told her father Corbitt shot her without cause while en route to the hospital.
Mexico City May 31 Antonio Diaz Soto y Gama socialist leader told the chamber of deputies that bolshevism is not a menace to Mexico He warned that Mexico is not prepared for bolshevism and that its proletarian classes lack education experience and worldly knowledge to supplant ruling cliques Obregon said bolshevism was conceived in Russia by the czars not the people and that Mexicans enjoy liberties which would prevent such an upheaval at present
Testimony in the assault case against Tom Alexander, a white man, was closed at a special session in Clarke County Superior Court in Athens on May 31. Court adjourned for the day. argument to resume tomorrow with expected jury reach by mid afternoon after six hours of allotted time.
Rockmart Georgia May 31 warehouses of J M Cochran and Brooks and Nichols destroyed by fire last midnight. J M Cochran loss included twelve automobiles and about eighty bale of cotton and other goods. Brooks and Nichols warehouse stored around one hundred bales of cotton. building uninsured. Both structures new and of corrugated iron.
A note from Belle Isle Taxi Cab urges hosts to offer Budweiser at affairs to please attendees, promoting beverage service as a hospitality detail for events and gatherings.
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