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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11
MARTIAL SPIRIT WITH VICTORIES

Petrograd July 10The powerful Russian offensive is ha7
ing the effect of stimulating martial spirit the
country The Office is receiving daily of kilograms
various parts Russia Siberia and the Caucasus of the
to the front.
organization has been formed under the of "the
general Russian union for the formation of voluntary army
Already there 60 branches actively engaged recruiting
organization deuged with demands from who
desire to enlist.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11

Russia's armies have broken the Aus
troGerman line in the Halicz- Stanis-
lau sector, one Of the most important
on the eastern front, and the Russian
advance continues.
The AustroGerman forces already
have withdrawn beyond the Lomnica
river, about ten miles west of Jesupol,
which was occupied Sunday by the
Russians under Gen. Brusiloff.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11
Amsterdam Report

Amsterdam. July 10.-Chancellor Won
Bethmann- Holweg, says the Keel
nische Eolks Zeitung, promised the
Reichstag that he would consent to the
resignation from the cabinet Of For
eign Minister Zimmerman and DR..
Karl Helfferich, secretary Of the in
terror and vice chancellor. In addition
five members of the Prussian cabinet
will be asked to resign.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11
U-Boat Fluctuations

London. July ia German wireless
dispatch today says that at Mondays
meeting OF the Reichstag main commit
tee the submarine activity was unani-
mously recognized as IAN activity which
had surpassed all expectations
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11
BRITISH TRAWLER
GETS SEAPLANES

London. July 1o-The commodore at
Lowestoft, says an official statement. re-
ports that yesterday the British armed
trawler Iceland destroyed two enemy
seapianes and brought four prisoners into
port.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11
Drastic Revision Of
Food Bill Result Of
theDerr1and for I IIast<

Democratic Leaders Strip Bill of Contested Fea-
lures Including Stringent Prohibition Features
Substitute Presented to Be Agreeable 0
President - Agreement to Vote July I'll
Hoover Statement Warns Of Impending Disas-
ter for Producer and Public
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11

Washington July 1O-A Senate agreement Pres
ident Wilson's food control bill July 2 five weeks after
submission to Congress followed
today by issuance from the White House of detailed
by Herbert Hoover declaring that both the
public threatened with serious losses unless food
thorty is given quickly to the federal government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11
American Concern

Ambassador Fletcher. who came here
to report in detail to Secretary Lansing
on conditions in Mexico. has told the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11
STAND WEST OF THE l0hAN|CA CANNOT NOW
PREVENT FORCED EVACUATION OF HALICz

London July 11-Haicz, the strategic key to Lemberg
capital of Gaca has been captured by the Russians
dispatch from Reuters Petrograd correspondent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11
Asserts Certainty Of Victory IF We Can Hold Out
Ready to Drop Zimmerman and f1elferich
HAL|Cz REPORTED FALLEN
AS RUSSIANS CRUSH THEIR
Way THROUGH 7EUTON LINES

Austro- German Forces Withdraw Beyond h e
Lomnica River Ten Miles W es of Jesupol-
Russians Take Four More Villages and Thou
sand More Prisoners
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11
Substitute Presented

Democratic senators secured the
agreement for vote only after they
had consented to strip the bill of some
of it's more drastic features, including
far reaching was the revision demand
ed, in fact, that all-day conferences of
the Democratic steering committee and
the agriculture committee resulted in
presentation of a substitute for the en-
tire measure. There was no express
sion of opinion from the White House
regarding the provisions of the substi-
tute bill. but it is expected to be agree
able to the President in the main.
Like Administratio Bill
1t follows generally the lines of the
administration bill as originally intro
duced with power to control other in
dustries besides food and fuel elimin-
ated. 1t would prohibit manufacture of
distilled liquors without provision for
government purchase of existing stocks
and would place in the Presidents
hands the power and responsibility to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-11

Milliken
Regiment

Election of Commits
stoned Officers Friday
Night and Of Field Of
ficers Monday Bur-
leigh Battery Near
War Strength and
Reed Battery H a S
Sworn in It's Hist
Man
Evening star., 1917-04-11
Victor's Musical Melange.

Adrianno Victor musical director
of eSta blished reputation, with a COM
bined band and orchestrs, composed of
fifteen artists selected from leading or
CARNATIONS of the country. Will present
al the Cosmos Theater next week a
musical program of selections to meet
the artistic and the popular taste. He
will feature many different iustru
ments in the various numbers Other
acts for the continuous vaudeville
program are Quinn and Laferty, in
"Dansants du Mode; Emily Smiley and
company, in Chorus Girls Luck; =;
Betty-Betty Bond of Bond and Casson,
in Five Flights of Musical Comedy;
Lord and Fuller, in ''Nariform Naude
Vile" ranging from songs to cycling:
Wlllish and Anita. in The Juggler and
the Model" and Ben Smith. the gloom
killing minstrel from Missouri
'Arsene Lupin." a photoplay of mys-
terry. suspense and romance. featuring
Earle Williams, will be the extraordi-
nary film attraction. supplemented with
the Hearst-Pathe news and a comedy
picture
Evening star., 1917-04-11

Corps. and then travelled over the coun-
try in charge of telegraph lines. He
supervised the building of the observa-
tory and telegraph lines on Pixies Peak
and established points for rignal and
heliograph stations in the mountains of
Arizona connecting military pests.
During the Spanish war. while holding
he rank of first lieutenant. he was ap
pointed major in the Volunteer Signal
Corps, and shortly after was promoted to
the grade of lieutenant colonel of vol
unteers. BY gradual promotion he reached
the grade of colonel in the regular estab-
lishment in March, 1913.
He was actively identified with the
building of tie Washington Alaska cable,
which established Geographic communi-
cation between the United States and
Alaska, and was instrumental in open
ing the line to commercial use.
Evening star., 1917-04-11
ADJUSTMENTS
Nat M. Wills.

Nat NJ Wills will make his annual
spring appearance at the B. f. Keith
Theater next week. AS the happy
tramp Nat will tell new stories of his
wanderlusting and add new songs
touching timely topics. Evan-Burrows
Fontaine. the international dancer, as
sisted by ]. Sheldon and company, will
a ppear in pagan and modern decorative
dances, featuring THE Bride of the
Sun God" Ota Gygi, the Spanish vio-
linist, and Maryoh Vadie, premiere
danseuse, will be featured also Other
attractions are William Hallen and
Ethel Hunter in Just for Fun; Kelly
and Calvin as The Actor and the Ital-
ian; Leah Nora and company in The
Happy Smile Girl: Mosher, Hayes and
Mosher, Three Men on a Wheel; the
pipe organ recitals and the fourteenth
episode of "Patria.'
Next Sunday at and sis pm. at
X kcith's the bill Will present May Irwin
Florence and Frank Moore and the
other attractions of this weeks bill.
Evening star., 1917-04-11
THE Music Master"

David Warfeld, in his famous imper-
sonation of Anton Won Barwig, in the
Charles Klein comedy, THE Music Mas
ter" will be seen at the Belasco Thea
ter next week. The star. who is ap-
pearing under the management of Da-
yid Belasco, comes nearly direct from
the knickerbocker Theater, New York,
where he appeared to record breaking
business for twenty weeks. This makes
practically four seasons for The Mu-
sic Master" Mr.. Warfield will be sur
rounded by n specially selected COM
pany and the entire productionS is
staged under the personal supervision
of Mr.. BelaSCo.
The advance sale OF boxes and seats
for the engagement is now in progress.
Evening star., 1917-04-11
"A New York Girln

"A New York Girl" described as one
of the breeziest shows on the Columbia
circuit, is the attraction next week
at the Gayety Theater. 1t is sponsored
by Peter S. Clark. Mile Babette, a
French actress, heads the east that In
cludes Harry Bentley, comedian; Wal
ter Pearson, Clare Evans, Irving Sands.
Frances TAFT Botsford, Sylvia Brody.
Mamie Mitchell and Jane Pearson, with
girl chorus and an octet of male
voices. Ninety in the Shade" a musi-
cal oddity in two acts and six scenes
viii be the offering. 1t has a military
flavor. with IAN occasional flash of suf-
fra gette interest" -
Evening star., 1917-04-11
MANY BIBLES DISTRIBUTED.
Over 1850 Gospel Tracts Also
Placed in the District.

Under the direction of Rev. and Mrs.
Wilbert p. Cooke. the Bible Class Alliance
Testament and Tract Society has placed
gospel tracts in over $500 homes of the
District of Columbia. and has distributed
1,200 gospels and testaments in the cam
paign being carried on to place a Bible in
every home in Washington. according to
announcement made today Nearly forty
churches of the city it is said. are taking
part in the work.
Meetings will be held at Gunton-Te ut
Evening star., 1917-04-11
WAR NOT TO STOP CUPID.
Marriage License Bureau Not to
Close May /, as Rumored.

Somebody is putting up a hoax on Dan
Cupid and circulating a r1Imor that the
issuance of marriage licenses will be sus-
pended on May l because of the war with
Germany. Col w. y. Kroll, the license
clerk. today received two telephone calls
inquirine if all applications should be
made before the end Of the current month
The questioners were told that there is no
truth IN the rumor, and that the license
clerk would be glad to know where the
story originated.
This runIor may have had something
TO do with this unprecedented rush" said
Col. kroll, when he had answered The
second inquiry. The number Of apr,Ii-
cants far exceed the usual Easter
activity
Reference to the license register dis
closed that forty-one licenses were is
sued last Saturday, fOrty-two yesterday
and more than a dozen up to the. noon
hour today
Evening star., 1917-04-11
Photoplay Features.
Loew's Columbia.

Beginning tomorrow, and for the re-
mainder of this week. the feature
photoplay at Loew's Columbia will be
film adaptation of F. Hopkinson
Smiths famous story, The Tides of
Barnegat," with Blanche Sweet as the
picture star. 1t is the story of a sis
ter's sacrifice. pathetic, romantic and
interesting. The seacoast scenes give
opportunity for extraordinary realistic
effects.
Beginning Sunday, and for the first
half OF next week, Pauline Frederick
will be seen in her latest photoplay,
Sleeping Fires"
Evening star., 1917-04-11
"Eit-the-Trail Holiday"

The Poll Players next week will offer
Hit-the-Tra1 Holiday" George NJ.
Cohans play that thousands have seen
and which now is to make it's first ap-
pearance in Washington. Fred Niblo
scored a wonderful success in the title
role. which William Z. Carleton, the
Poll Players leading man, will assume
IN the play. Billy Holiday, an ex-bar-
tender, has been engaged to open up the
bar in a New England town. When he
gets there the domineering manner of
his new boss and the tyrannical atti-
tude he assumes toward everybody in
general arouses the ire OF the bar
keeper, who throws up his lob and
starts IN to boost the cause of tenn
perance It is a clean play, with album
dant comedy.
Evening star., 1917-04-11

Presbyterian Church April 10. and West
minister Presbyterian Church April 26 in
the interests of the work to be done
among the soldiers in the distribution of
gospels and temtaments to the men in
the CAMPS in Washington and vicinity.
Among those who have assisted In the
work of the alliance are Colin II. Living
ston, Frank l.. Middleton Ernest NJ Mer-
rick. Mrs. Charles Yandes Wheeler. Mrs.
John Nelson Mills. George X McLana-
han and others Special contributions for
the work among the soldiers have been
received from Mrs. James w Wadsworth.
tr: William T. Galliher Justice Stanton
!. Peelie. r. u. Grandin. Rev. DR. q. C.
johnson. Rev. Earl l.. Douglass. Edward
i. 'olladay. DR.. w X. Rutler. Villa m
Henry Baldwin. George +. Stone, Mrs.
James Mcmillan. Mrs. =. G. Mason and
Miss Georgia Robertson. Further con-
Evening star., 1917-04-11
Have a Heart

Have a Heart" Henry w. Savage's s
newest and up-to-the minute musical
comedy. will be the attraction at the
New National Theater next week. Any
offering of Henry w. Savage is always
sure to command interest in Washing
ton. Advance accounts indicate that
this tuneful entertainment is of even
more than usual interest. Have a
Heart" was one of the big hits of the
season in New York. where it ran for
nearly half year The entire cast and
the production just as it appeared in
New York and Philadelphia will be pre-
scented here.
Evening star., 1917-04-11
COL. GLAssFORD RETIRED.
Signal Corps Officer Reached Age
Limit Today,

Col. William A. Glassford of the Signal
Corps. recently in command of the avia-
ton school at San Diego. Cal, was
transferred to the retired list today on
account of age. He entered the army as
a private in the Signal Corps in Novem-
ber 1874. and for three years was on
duty in the office of the chief signal Off
Ger in this city At that time the weather
bureau was IN charge of the signal serv-
ice.
In 1879. Private Glassford was promoted
to be a second lieutenant in the Signal
Evening star., 1917-04-11
Arcade.

Nightly dances are continuing at the
Arcade. where an excellent dancing
floor, beautiful and refined surround
ings and good music are provided,
Tonight the regular midweek dance
will be given. with confetti and noise-
makers; Friday, Riddles night" and
Saturday. week end dance
Evening star., 1917-04-11
John Mccormack Friday.

John Mccormack, the Irish tenor.
VIII give MS last recital this season at
Polls Theater Friday afternoon at 30
o'clock. under the management of Mrs.
Wilson-Greene.
The story of John McCormack's
achievements on the concert stage need
not be recounted to the music lovers
OF Washington. He is one of the most
popular artists who come to the Ma
tional Capital
Evening star., 1917-04-11
Tagore Lecture Tomorrow.

Sir Rabindranath Tagore's Message
from the East to the West" will be the
subject of lecture-recital by Miss NJ
Eleanor Ford Thursday afternoon at
2:40 o'clock. in the ballroom of the
Lafayette Hotel. Tagore's work and
his views of life, with their modification
in the light of the international crisis,
will be covered. and illustrated read
ings will be given from his works.
Evening star., 1917-04-11
ON WAR AS HE HAD SEEN IT.
DR.. C. C. Swisher of G. w. U. Ad.
dresses Columbian Women.

DIR. Charles Clinton Swisher. professor
of history at the George Washington
University. addressed the Columbian
Women Monday afternoon at their
annual meeting at the Columbian wom-
ems building, at 18th and l. streets
|, orthwest. His lecture was on the war
Evening star., 1917-04-11
Bauer-Gabrilowitsch April 19.

One of the interesting events of the
musical season will be the appearance
at the New National Theater the after
noon of April 10 of Harold Bauer and
Ossip Gabrilowitsch, master pianists, in
a two-piano recital. Tickets are now
on sale a the office of T. Arthur Smith
Evening star., 1917-04-11

as he had seen it during the first
months of conflict.
| DIR. Swisher was present at the TAX
| ing of Alkirk and Muhlhausen by the
French. participated in the engage
ments at Balmont and Spancourt, and
witnessed many cavalry charges on the
lNosges frontier.
Evening star., 1917-04-11
Senator Pomerene to Speak.

Senator Atlee Pomerene OF Ohio is to
address the Eastern Shore Society OF
Baltimore at the Emerson Hotel in that
city tonight at a patriotic rally of the
society. Other speakers will be Judge
John c. Rose. Gov. Harrington land B.
Howard Haman, president Of the So
ciety.
Evening star., 1917-04-11

tributions are needed and can be sent to
the Bible Class Alliance. 925 New York
avenue northwest.
Evening star., 1917-04-11
Millions of Gardens Urged.

Millions Of food gardens as a means
of combating food shortage was sug-
Eested by Charles L. Pack, president OF
the national emergency food garden
commission.
They will give millions of families
cheap food" he said. "and will relieve
the railroads of transportation prob
lens which it is everywhere admitted
Will be too much for them. l have just
come from Ohio, which enters the war
with less food than at the outbreak of
the civil war, when the population was
half what Il is today. In other states
east of the Mississippi the situation is
much the same. The reserve supply of
all food necessities is low. The yield
of grain and farm products fell short
of the normal this year. And now with
the war upon US the yield to come from
the present crops will be needed for
the army and navy. Where, then, do the
civilian millions come in?
Evening star., 1917-04-11
Value of Farm Loan Act.

Herbert Quick of the farm loan
board said last night the operation of
the farm loan act would improve the
agricultural situation. \ wheat short
age, he said, would force the country
10 turn TO corn as a substitute. The
position of the farmer. he declared was
critical. despite high prices. because of
n labor shortage and because of high
prices charged for machinery and seed
Encoura cement of the back-to-the-
farm movement was advocated by The
odore n. Vail to meet the situation
Ihe farm now offers. he declared prob
ably the greatest opportunity for in
oivldual success of all the country's
Industries. The country. he said. was
about to know an era of great pros
perlty-pefhaps the greatest in its his
tory-and the small but productive
farm would bring prosperity faster
than anything else
Evening star., 1917-04-11
Confidence in Farmers.

Gov. Henry c. Stuart of Virginia said
he hoped persons engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits in this country would be
represented in the firing line. He de-
clared the farmers of the country have
always come to its defense. and that
he is sure they always will
Leslie ". Shaw. former Secretary of
the Treasury. said the entrance of the
United States into the present conflict
must necessarily terminate the ainbi-
tion Of the HohenzollcrIs They rep
resent the last survivors of a breed who
believe that God has delegated the po-
litical ruiership of the universe to one
family This delUsion must be destroy
ed. though the deluded perish with the
doctrine There is no longer any place
for either Oh The planet"
Evening star., 1917-04-11
Solution of Problem.

There is hut one solution, and that
is individual farming. Convert every
back yard garden and vacant lot in
every city, village and town into :,
thriving food-p-oducing garden. and
the civilian population will be self-sgp-
porting. The nation Will not face the
problem of feeding an inactive army t.
this is done" TSe speaker told of the
work on q nation wide scale that The
Star is doing here in Washington.
Senator Phelan of California said The
highest war strategy appeared to be
the control of food supplies. This coun-
try, he said, must practice food econo-
mics as have the other belligerents if
It expects TO emerge victorious
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10
HOOVER WILL HELP
MARKETING. APPLES

Hood River. Sspt. lo.--Hood
River apple growers have enlisted
the aid Of Herbert c. Hoover. food
administrator. in their fight to have
England remove the apple embargo.
British authorities take the stand
that apples are not necessity and
space cannot be spared on trans.
Atlantic liners for their shipment.
Representatives Sinnot was inter
ested In the case. He secureu =
statement from Hoover that apples
were valuable as food, The state
ment has been filed with the state
department.
Unless the British embargo is re-
moved. Hood River apple growers
are threatened with heavy loss. APP
proximately 700 carloads Of Yellow
Newtons will be harvested In the
valley this fall for shipment abroad.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10
IS UNDER
STRICT MARTIAL LAW
Premier Kaensay Depsss General Ks1laif On Charge
he Was Plotting 10 Assume Gctaieial Control If
Government. Stormy Days il Store for Russ CAPITAL

Petrograd. sept. i0.---A state OF
war has been proclaimed in Petro-
grad. A partial civil evacuation Of
the city has been ordered.
Premier Kerensky has announced
the dismissal OF General Korniloff as
commander Of the Russian garrison
because Kornlion plotted to assume
control Of the government. General
Klembovsky has been named to sue
ceed Korniloff.
Kerensky has demanded that
Kornlloff resign and retire from the
army entirely and at once. 's
A lack OF adequate food. a general
unrest OF German successes ut Riga.
the encmy's plans for an advance on
Petrograd. as generally believed here
and redoubled ectivity OF German
propagandists. have caused a great
tension here. Explosions in muni-
tlon factories have been numerous
within the last few days and. AZ IRE
suit. the provisional government has
placed special guards over all such
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10
lsOCIALIsr LEADER or REICH
STAG ASSERTS WILSON NEEDS
ONLY UNDERSTANDING
GERMAN PARIHxINETRl


Berlin, tBy special U. p. corrs-
spondent) Sept. 10. President VII
son can bring an immediate psses II
he will prove by his acts that faith
in the German people which hs ~
presses in words.
This was the statement Of Philip
Scheidemann, leader Of the German
socialist majority party. in an ~
elusive interview given the Urits1
Press today.
Scheidemann declared that fur.
ther bloodshed was unnecessary Z
America believes and does mot N
der-estimate the rsichstas's p0Wsf
and the strength Of the German
movement which is pushing irrisis-
tibly toward democratisation ok
all German public life. Scheidemann
added that he. in common with most
all Germans. consider this the Las
war among civilized nations.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10
BAKER COUNTY MINES
ARE ALSO SELLING

Baker. Ore. Sept i0.-The trans
fer Of 10 copper mines composing
the W. b. Macdougall group on
Snake river, near Homestead. Ore,
was reported here today. The sale
involved si25.000 and was made to
w. 8. Kuhn. San Francisco capital
list.
Extensive development work Is
said to be an immediate prospect,
and already negotiations are being
made for the extension Of a power
line from the Idaho Power Com
pany's terminal at Homestead to the
mines.
Mr., Kuhn has been identified In
the development Of several mines In
Idaho.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10
NEW, ARMY At CAMP LEWIS WILL Be TAUGHT
CAM0UFlAGE,- ART OF HIDING LAND WORKS

Camouflage will be taught the
men training here. Those with ma
tural ability as landscape gardne,s
or artists will be carefully trained In
this new art.
Trench systems will be reproduc-
cd on the prairies around the camp
and the new army given intensive
training In the sort OF warfare now
In vogue over seas. One OF the ilrat
things the camou'lage squads VIII
do will be to disguise this entire
trench system. Guns In the rear OF
course will be invisible from the air,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10
PORTLAND DOCTOR BOUND
FOR FRENCH WAR WORK

Portland. Sept. 10.-Bound for
France to help battle scurvy. ricketts,
and alcoholism raging among the
children in the war-devastated dis
tricts. DR.. Charles U. Moore. Port
land specialist in children's diseases,
win sail from New York the latter
part OF this week. Mr.. Moore is
taking up the work in France at the
request Of DR.. Lucas. head Of the
children's division Of the Red Cross
In France.