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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-17

DO YOU EXPECT TO EAT?-
Don't be alarmed-Our purpose is
not to alarm anybody.
Don't be alarmed-but please DO
be impressed:
Do you expect to EAT next fall and
winter? If so, where do you expect
to get the victuals?
This is not a foolish question. It
is put to you in all sincerity and all
sOlemnity. You expect to earn
money, of course, even if there is
war; or you expect the government
to see that money is sent your fam
lily in case you march away to fight.
But money won't buy food if there
isn't any food.
And we ask you to consider the
possibility that there may not be
much food.
Because men are leaving the farms
to work in factories for greater pay,
and larger tracts Of land are falling
continually into disuse.
And because the farmer is not get
ting his proper share of the increased
national wealth - because in many
cases he's not getting anyshare at all.
AS well as men to work the guns,
this nation will need men to till the
sOil-fOr in case of war we must
feed our allies in increasing meas
Ure, as well as feed ourselves.
If everybody is to eat, our people
should see to it that every available
acre Of ground is used to the best ad-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-30
HANDLERS HOLD
Up MAINE COAL
At PORTLAND

Portland Me, Aug. 29.--Coal ship
nents into Maine by way Of this port
are held up by strike of the EN-
ployes Of the coal handling plant OF
the Portland Terminal and Maine
Central Railroad Cos. to the number
Of about 125. The men went out on
Monday noon and Of the large amount
Of COIL here to be handled not a ton
has been unloaded since
The men struck to compel the re-
instateinent Of trimmer who was
discharged by the railroad company.
IN official Of the Longshoremen's
Union Is expected in the morning
from Boston but the men say that
their grievance is not a matter that
concerns the union. Attempts to set
tie the trouble made by the chamber
Of commerce have proved futile.
Unless the trouble is settled soon II
may create a coal shortage in the
State this winter.
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F()RESTERS VOTE TO
SUPPORT PRESIDENT

Portland. Ne, Aug. 2a-oficers elected
at the biennial session of the supreme
court, Foresters of America here today
were:
Chief ranger. Philip J. schotland.
Newark, \. J.. sub-chief ranger, George
P. Sullivan, Derby, Ct: treasurer. P. ].
Okeefe, New York; secretary, P. NJ.
Donnelly. Jersey City, recording secre-
tary. p. J. Kennedy, Exeter n H; lee
turer, Max kohn, New York; medical
examiner. George Sinnamon, PhiladeI-
phia; trustees, Joseph F. schlotterer Of
Philadelphia. Hubert T Grove Of De-
troit. Henry F. Owen Of Portland,
Charles Barth of Spokane, Leo Schmidt
OF New York.
Resolutions were adopted pledging the
support Of the President By the organ
ization in every action he may take for
the prosecution Of the war. It was voted
10 hold the next convention in Atlantic
City, \. j., in 1919.
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INJURY FATAL
Biddeford Man Shoots
Former Housekeeper
Fired Six Shots, One of Which Went
Through Her Rioht Sde--Assaiian
overpowered After Hard Struggle
Man 20. Victim 35-QuarreIed Over
Furniture

Biddetord, Ne. Aug. 29.-Miss Della Du-
sette died tonight Of bullet wound, and
John c. slorah, an aged man who was ar
rested in connection with the shooting.
will be charged with murder tomorrow,
the police officials announce.
Miss Ducette. who was IS years OF age,
was housekeeper for Lorah. a nursery
salesman She Is said to have told the
police that she had left Siorah because he
had refused to marry her. The quarrel
to6a:-, she said. was over some furniture.
Sorah formerly lived in Boston.
Biddeford. Ne, Aug. 29-Delia Du-
cette, aged 35. was shot and probably
fatally wounded when she went TO
tire home on Forest street Of John e.
SioTah by whom she had been employed
as housekeeper, to remove her fur
n,ture. She was met at the door by
Slorsh who has travelled extensively
in Massachusetts and Florida as a
salesman of nursery stock. He nreo
six shots from a revolver. according
10 the police. one of which passed
through her right side.
SIorah Overpowered
Slorah was overpowered after a
struggle by Gedeor Ducette and his
wife. who had accompanied their
daughter to the house. Mrs. Ducette
succeeded in tying a rope around his
LEGS. Slorah was taken to the police
station. He is 70 years old and has
been here about two years, being en-
ployed as a hotel clerk. At the hos
pltal it was stated there was no hope
FOR the recovery Of the woman.
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tween five and 10 per cent. 10 per cent
between 10 and Is per cent. Is per cent
between IS and 20 per cent. so per cent
and above 20 per cent a tax of IS per
cent.
Underwood to Contest
The effort promised tomorrow by
Senator Underwood former House
leader and financial expert. in the con-
test against the committee resolution
was viewed with unusual interest by
many senators because of its possible
bearing upon future Senate leadership,
BY Voice Vote
The action of the war tax bill imp
posing a five per cent special tax on
publishers incomes and designed to
raise $500 900 was stricken out of the
measure late today by the Senate by
a viva voce vote.
Chairman Simmons Of the finance COM
mittee late today presented to the SEN
ate the so-called compromise amendments
to the war profits section Of the bill pro-
posing increase from s5eo ON, 900 to $685.
ooc 600 the levy on such profits.
Simmons Moves CIoture
Senator Simmons. in charge Of the war
tax bill, late today moved to invoke clo-
ture in considering the war tax bill. He
presented the petitions recently circulate
ed to shut off debate, signed by 81 sena-
tors.
The cloture motion under the rules must
be voted on Friday and II adopted by
two-thirds would limit each senator s
time for further debate to one hour.
Publishers Tax Debate
Debate on the publishers taxes was be-
gun by Senator Shields of Tennessee, who
supported Senator McKellars substitute
and argued that magazines and other pc
riodicals. not newspapers cause the de-
felt in carrying second class mail.
II am satisfied" he said. that the
daily papers are paying practically all il
not the full amount for the service they
receive. Rates on magazines and other
should be increased"
Senator Shields said newspapers do not
require the same service of the postofice
department that magazines do and that
they render much Of 1t at their own ex-
pense.
+ The nevspap ers really are the peoples
papers" the Tennessee senator continued
They are the pa pers which supply infor-
nation to 20 per cent. Of the people Of the
United States and any increase In the
burden Of transportation Is an increased
burden on the people"
! Magazines according to the statistics.
are not read by more than II per cent. OF
the people he added. and those people are
better able to pay an increased cost than
those who read newspa pers.
Senator Smith Of Michigan took ex-
/ ception to the statement regarding the
percentage Of magazine readers. de-
claring he believed il was much higher
/ Senator Shields characterized as in
/ defensible" and discriminatory" the
proposed FIVE per cent. tax on publish
ers.
4 1T is the most unjust and Ubiquitous
ii, this whole bill and think there are
several that ought to be left out" he
added. He declared that while the
present second class postage rates are
subsidy and would be readjusted
they should not be withdrawn all al
the same time. He urged the adoption
Of the Mcclellan amendment and OPP
posed all others
+. (continued on PAGE SODIUM 81
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lNDICT WARM
FOR ST. Adams
GIRL MURDER

st. Adams, Vt. Aug. 2a.-Albert
Warm Of Pottstown, Pa, a private in
the. 18th United States Cavalry. was
indicted today by special grand jury.
charged with numbering l4-year-old
Jennie Hemingway. The arrest was
made in the Franklin county jail
where Warm had been detained since
the girls body was found on the edge
Of a cornfeld. Aug. 13.
Stay for Court
The only remark Warm made when
Informed that he was now formally
under arrest was: That means y
got TO stay here for the county court
Whether a special session Of court
will be called will be decided tomor-
row morning.
During the grand jury investiga-
tino 4e witnesses including many So
diers from Fort Ethan Allen testified
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D|SAFFECTI0N
Russian Army Con-
tinues to Make Retreat
Troops in Southern MoIdavia Quit
Trenches and Flee in Disorder-Hard
Fighting Between Italians and Aus.
TRANS on Gorilla Heights

The disaffection in the Russian
army, which resulted in the forced
evacuation of the greater part of Ga
licia and Bukowina by still loyal
troops apparently has not yet been
eradicated, although a stiffening in
the Russian defense in Galicia, Buko-
/ wilma and Rumania recently had indi-
Gated that the Russians were to make
no more voluntary retrograde move
ments.
Another Russian Retreat
Following Tuesdays reports Of the
falling back Of the Russians in east
ern Bukowina toward the Bessarabia
frontier comes the news that. disloyal
to the colors, the Russians in southern
Moldavia from Foskhar: northward,
have quit their trenches and fed in
disorder. The enemy by reason Of
this disaffection has materially bet
tered his positions for an advance
eastward and at last accounts was
continuing to develop his success. The
Berlin war Office says the Russians
have suffered heavily in men killed or
wounded and have lost more than 1000
| men made prisoners and three guns
and so machine guns
In addition they have given up
splendid vantage points guarding the
, approaches to the Sereth river, the
crossing Of which by the enemy taken
in conjunction with an invasion of
Moldavia from Bukowina undoubted-
| ~ will result in disaster to all Mold
aVia and also prove a valuable asset
| for Teutonic advance toward Rus
sian territory north Of Bend in the
| Danube.
Meanwhile NJ. kerensky. the Russian
premier, has reiterated to the closing
/ session Of the conference at Moscow
the determination of the proyisiona,
! government to protect the results
achieved by the revolution and declar-
60 tnat no counter revolutionary at
tempts will be contenanced.
Western Operation Quiet
A continuation Of the stormy yea.h
er Is sun holding up jor operations
ir France and Belgium, although the
fritsh here and there still are en-
Gagged IN minor trench raiding activ-
! tiles in which small positions have
heen captured. ard additional pris-
oners taken.
me fighting on the verdun front
! Tor the moment has reached a pause.
| only the bis guns being active. There
rave been artillery duels along the
Aisne front
! Hard fighting is IN progress between
the Italians and Austrians on the
bains1zza plateau and on the heights
aroung Gorilla. In the former sector
the Austrians are defending tenicious-
! ly powerfully fortified line to which
the Italians have come within strik-
inG distance. In the fighting the Ital-
Continued on Page 8, Column s.
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SENATE REJECTS PUBLISHERS
INCOME TAX WITHOUT ROLL
Petitions for Cloture Are Presented on War Tax
Bill-Senate Makes Changes Which with the
Doubled War Profit Levy Will Bring Total to
S2522,470,000- Drive to Finally Dispose
of Bill Next Week

Washington, Aug. oeThe climax Of
the Senates contes: over the war tax
bill was reached today by disposal
Of the publishers tax provisions and
opening Of the long expected debate
or war profits Outstanding develop
nents today were:
The High Lights
Petitions for cloture signed by Sc
senators 10 limit debate and force
early passage Of the bill were pre-
serted.
A vote On cloture cannot be taken
under the rules before Friday.
Increase of the bills levy on wal
profits, from 1852 100000 10 $1,000, 900
vas proposed in amendments pre-
1ority of the finance committee, de-
signed as a compromise to prevent
more radical increases.
The Senate made changes in the
bill which, including the almost doubl-
ed levy on war profits proposed by the
committee would bring its total to
$685.. 40 600.
Reject Publishers Tax
Provisions for five per cent spec
ial income tax on publishers to raise
ST. sec. 600 was stricken out without a
roll call.
In lien Of the House zone system
fer increasing second class postage
rates by 100000 and the finance
committee substitute proposing fiat
rate increase of IA cent a pound es-
timated to raise 100000 the Senate
by a vote Of 40 to So substituted Sen,
ator McKellar's zone system to raise
s12.soo o1o additional An effort &c
strike out tie section entirely ano
leave present postage rates unchanged
Will BE made later.
COMPROMISE Amendm ents
The Serate passed most of the day
debating the publishers provisions
Senator Simmons then presented thu
COMPROMISED committee amendments or
war profits. which, including present
taxes would take s1,2S6, co0.0oo OF tn:
years profits which are estimated al
between S3,Vu',VcV,Ocu anu %t'So''''o'
600
Tomorrow the war profits debate vii
be really under way with speecf
hy Senator Underwood in support Of g
new substitute by Senator Banklieao
which would substantially increase
the amount Of the levy as now pro-
posed by the committee,
Dispose Of Bill Next Week
Final disposition of the bill early
next week is Senator Simmons aim ir
formally initiating cloture. Few sen
ators, however. expect that it will bt
necessary for the Senate to adopt oil
even vote on the cloture rule. Before
invoking cloture Senator Simnon:
plans TO ask and hopes to secure
unanimous consent to fix a date fol
a final vote on the bill.
Senate forces favoring even higher
taxation Of war profits than the com
pronist advances Of the finance com
mittee are lining up TO support
great levy Of at least 50 per cent.
New Bankhead Proposals
The new Bankhead proposal would
levy war profits taxes based upor
Capitalization, at the following grad
uated rates, after exemption Of $500
and eight per cent on profits Of fv'
per cent additional five per cent be
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IN Increase
U-Boats Sink More
British Shipping
Increase in Both Classes Of Vessels
Sent to Bottom-Most Of the Sirkinas
Vessels of Over 1900 Tons and Five
Vesseis Under Sent to Bottom

London, Aug. 29.-An increase in the
number Of British vessels sunk last
week by mines or submarines is shown
by the weekly admiralty statement is
sued tonight.
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May Have Been One
Reason for Prompt
Reply of President
Wilson
ANTICIPATED THE
PACIFISTS ALSO
No Rejoinder Expected from
Vatican in Immediate Future
German Struggles for Par
liamentary Reform Watched
with Interest

Washington, Aug. c9.-Discussion of
President Wilson's rejection Of the
Pope's peace proposals in diplomatic
of the Entente governments were un-
prepared for the prompt fashion in
which the President disposed of a
matter of such tremendous import
ance.
Suddenness Was Surprise
There had been no doubt at any
time as to the general nature Of the
reply and the understanding is that
the United States was generally look
ed on as the nation to speak first, but
some of the allied foreign Offices ac-
custoned to long -deliberated moves IN
diplomacy. regarded the exchanges
that had been going on between
Washington and their own capitals as
barely completed. They had rather
expected further discussion Of the
tlille lOI ulSpd lCilINS ItpllcS.
Entente representatives in Washing
ton realize, however, that President
Wilson must have had some good rea-
son for acting SO quickly. Specula :
ton ascrbes the motive to a desire
to impress favorablF the great Rus
sian convention at Moscow while that
body still is in a plastic and recep-
tive state. It also was suggested that
the President might have wished tc
anticipate by his remarkable state
pa er obstructive action by the Va
cfc clements in and out of Congr<s
ir the United States.
Await European Comment
No rejoinder from the Vatican is
expected here in the Immediate flu
turc. Comment from the press OF
Europe including Germany and Aus
Continued on Pare 8, Column g.
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Alexief said they were useful to the ar
nv from an economic standpoint but were
fatal to discipline of the troops. None
the less suhVersive was the influence of
the government commissaries, whose APP
pointn1ents, he asserted, created an eX-
tremeiy dangerous duality of power.
The general maintained that after pub
LEGATION BY the government OF the decla-
ration of the rights Of soldiers. all respect
to leaders. disappeared, the officers be-
coming veritable martyrs and having TO
Pay very dearly for the offensive Of AL
gust l and the subsequent retreat The
general cited some remarkable illustra-
tons of this. One one occasion, he said.
when an attack was being launched. the
force which advanced was made up Of
IS officers, 20 nor-commissioned officers
and two soldieSx. All the others looked on
coldly while these heroes persisted.
The general declared it would be i'm
possible to carry on the war TO a victo-
rious conclusion unless the strongest pos
sble efforts were made b. the provisional
government and by the troops themselves
to reanimate and degenerate the army.
vi Cf nSNOiUttoFi
After Madame Catherine Breshkovsha-
va, the grandmother OF the revolution,
had appealed to the government to pass
from words to action and help the army
conquer the enemy, Prince Peter kro-
patkin, who was not on the list of speak
ers was heard on the request OF the
whole conference. He called upon all
Russians TO prevent the fatal eventuality
Of German victory and expressed the
hope that Russia would not be proclaimed
a federative republic.
This sentiment. submitted to the confer
ence for the first time evoked a long con-
+ tinuous ovation in honor OF Prince Kro-
pathin.
Other speakers against separate peace
were loudly applauded
Desire for Agreement
Premier Kerensky in closing the con-
ference said that, although the different
political groups had criticized the pro-
! vlsional government, they had shown
clearly a desire to arrive al ar agree
nent.
The provisional government" declared
the premier, will stand on guard over
the revolution. 1t VIII suffer no counter
revolutionary attempts, whatever be their
source. for the provisional government is
the incarnated will OF the whole Russian
people. It does not regret having con-
voked the conference al Moscow which
although it has not yielded practical re-
suits has allowed all Russian citizens to
say frankly what they think necessary
for the state
services rendered 10 the country by the
revolutionary democracy, which he OBJ
served took power at a terrible moment
in the lfe Of the state.
Whoever endeavors to wrest their con-
quests from the people he concluded,
will never succeed. for they have now
become public property
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ARMY AND TRANSPORTATION
ARE ENTIRELY DISORGAN|zED
Unless Change in Transportation Russian Army
Might Turn on Country and Commit Unexam-
pied Excesses-Moscow Conference, However,
Applauds Speakers Opposed to Separate
Peace-Ukraine and White Russia Ready for
Sacrifices

Moscow, Aug. 2s.-At the third gen.
eral sitting OF the national conference.
railway representatives, including NJ.
Froloff Of the engineers alliance. re-
ported that there existed a state Of
utter disorganization of transporta-
ton, which unless improved, would
cease completely by November. The
representatives gave warning that the
consequences would be terrible both at
home and on the front and that the
army might turn on the country and
commit uneXampled excess.
Extreme Demands
The extreme demands of the rail-
way workers, the speakers said, play
ed an important part in this disor-
ganization. They called on all those
engaged in the transport services to
sacrifice personal interests fon those
of the country
NJ. Grusenberg. speaking as the rep
resentative Of the Jews, said that they
loved their country, Notwithstanding
their unprecedented prosecution under
the old regime and had contributed
greatly to the emancipation of the peo-
of
envy.
Ready for Sacrifices
Representatives of Ukraine and of
western or white Russia said the peo-
pie were ready to make sacrifices for
the good Of the country. Tie spokes-
man for the Let's declared Courland
never would belong to Germany. Del
egates representing the Mussulman all
lance said all Mussulman citizens Of
Russia fully supported the provision
al government.
General Grouzinoff, former military
governor Of Moscow, told the dele
gates the chief problem was to save
Russia from the enemy and that to
this end 1t was necessary to re-estah-
lish army discipline by eliminating
politics, strengthening the authority Of
the leaders, limiting the power Of SOL
diers' committees to economic furc-
tons and giving the commander in
chief opportunity to exercise unre-
served authority.
Army in Factions
General AlexieN, former commander in
chief. in a long address recounted the
history Of the Russians military setbacks
and their causes. He drew contrasts be-
tween the army Of the old regime poorly
equipped with mechanical resources but
strong in warlike spirit, and the present
army, well equipped with food and arms
but completely poisoned and enfeebled by
ill-interpreted and ill-applied doctrines
which have been put forward, notably in
the famous order Of the day No /. These
doctrines, he declared, had split tie ar
my into two opposing camps, officers and
soldiers, which have become almost ir-
reconslable.
Speaking Of the committees elected by
the soldiers Of the various units, General
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CARS CRASH
N 0 t orm an Goodale
Loses Right Foot

Motornan Huntington Also Badly
Hurt-Dozen or More Passengers In.
iured in halIowelI ColIision-Cause
Of Accident INTERCHANGEABLE Ut;li.
ties Commission Will Make Search.
ing Probe
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CONSUMPTION
Becomes Canadian Law
with Royal Consent
Sir WiIfrid Laurer viii Cooperate
with Premier Borden in Naming
Board Of SeIeetion-to Raise 100000
Men to Reinforce Canadian Divisions

Ottawa, Ont. Aug 2e-Conscription be-
came law in Canada today when Justice
DUFF Of the supreme court, acting for the
governor general, gave royal consent to
the measure.
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Gain in Both Glasses

Eighteen vessels Of more than 1860
tons were sent to the bottom as COM
pared with Is the previous week. and
five vessels Of less than 1900 tons, as
against three the previous week. No
fishing vessels were sunk.
Summary of Statement
The summary OF the statement fol-
lows:
Arrivals. 1923; sai.ings, $3.50.
British merchant vessels sunk by
mine or submarine over 1900 tons, IS;
under 1900 tons including one pre-
viously. I
British merchant vessels unsuccess-
fully attacked, including two pre-
viously. six
British fishing vessels sunk, none.
Most Of the sinkings reported In to-
days total occurred during the lat
ter part Of the week. The first part
Of the week was very favorable. but
later British shipping had a streak Of
had luck. Today's report runs only
TO mid afternoon Sunday.
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Lewiston Man Wounded

Ottawa, Ont. Aug. 29.-The casualty
list OF the Canadian Overseas Force.
issued today. contained the name Of
F. Jacques, Lewiston, Me, wounded.