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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-10

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WAR BRIEFS
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Washington.-Arrest and impris-
Onment will be lot of aliens who in
suit or desecrate the American flag.
New York. - MRS. Waldo Pierce,
who owns an aerOplane, wants to or
ganize women's flying corps for the
army.
New York.-GoVernment seized IA
Austrian ships in U. S. ports. Have
total tonnage of 62,687 and value Of
$1,918,622.
New York.-Defining issue as war
between liberty and Prussianism,
Sen. Elihu Root demanded that all
Republicans stand behind the presi-
dent
Washington. - Shipping boards
program of building 1000 wooden
ships of 5000 or $500 tons each to
meet loss of tonnage by submarines
o. KID by Pres. Wilson.
New Brunswick, N. J. - Edward
Arnreim, got mad when some one
stole American flag he had hung out,
so he painted one on his home Arm
REIN was born in Germany.
New York.-SeVen men at Martha
Washington hotel, maintained for
women, are going, to be out of jobs
tomorrow. Girls have learned how
to run the elevators and are going to
take their places.
Washington. - General munitions
board created which will have charge
of equipping and arming American
forces. julius Rosenwald and DR..
Franklin Martin of Chicago are
among the members.
New York.-Nearly all life insur-
ance companies have attached war
riders to policies, some canceIng pol
icies Immediately the holder is called
to service, others increasing pre-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-10

TEDDY CALLS AGAIN.
Washington, April 10-COL Theo-
dore Roosevelt called on Pres. Viii
son at noon today to talk over war
plans.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21
BRITISH ARMIES
BRING DOWN Z
German PLANES

flrirr ue,. - Twelve German air
,aa.. rti .rouEht down by British avia-
5rs .s. western front Tuesday ac-
,-im4 an oGic,al announcement to-
XII 1Ur,c British machines are miss
. III. German lines were heavily
auped The announcement saNs:
Go.l varh was done on Monday by
l.-a' pilots Two oC them who
.r ., Ned 10y nanN hostile scouts
.s. n">ed on artillery work, sue
eeIca ringing down one Of the enc
r.. rn .uu"s ln our lines and dispersed
4, r,1..I"r
"G IT,. sda, thick haze again limite 1
4 lg q, ne northern front. where Il great
a u'.iicry Photographic work was
ohe purIuG the day over $50 bombs
ssrs q .ppcd ou the cncmys 5 railway sta
aas -,diugs and trenches, and many
rri, wer, urcd from the air into
r,shse and hllcts
w' was Intense All day ana resulted
satly 300 our favor. Seven hostile ma
rres were brought down 10y our air
ia1es aud one was shot down in our lines
'i-airoratt gunurc and another by
ae FIX Of our infantry. Three others
t.-e arHven down out Of control Three
% oIr machines are missing"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21
52,4so new MEMBERS
FOR MAINE RED CROSS
END OF FOURTH DAY

Portland, Me, Dec. 2o,-At the end. o:
the fourth day Of the Red Cross cam
paign in Maine 5a,4so new members hal
been added. according to the report re-
ceived tonight at state headquarters The
total for the day was lo.3S5, five Of the q
chapters not reporting.
Portland now heads the list with Sbii
new members. 2l4S having been added to-
day. Penobscot chapter IS second with
s542 Blddeford. next to Augusta. has oo-
tanned the highest percent Of its quota.
The number of new names added there IS
oloo, which is 80 per cent. Of what had
been asked for.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21
DIR NATIONAL ARMY
BEST IN WORLD. SAYS
WILLIAM NJ. INGRAHAM

Portland Me. Dec. 2o.-"Our Ma
tjonal Army is the best in the world, =
declared William Nj. Ineraham. WHO
recep,,y retired as assistant secretary
Of war, in an address today, a meet
ing Of the Bowdoin Club of Portland
composed of graduates of Bowdoin COL
lege.
when We attack the Germans. ne
sa;d III will be an astounding blow
ttev will wonder what struck them. "e
are d6ing good work in sending men
across"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21

Washington, Dec What pulports
to be an outline of the kaiser's much
advertised "Christmas peace terms
has reached here through the same
neutral diplomatic channels when
earlier N the week received informa
ton to support intimations from abroad
that a new peace Otter was coming
Terms Formerly Denounced
IN the main the terms as descllpeu
follow the lines of those sad TO nave
been written by German Foreign Min
;etnr Won kuohlmann last summer Al
that rimc they were denounced as nay
ing been written purely for poiIt'cai
puTpCs scs.
The so-called terms which must be
appraisod only at their face value are
said to include the following:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21
FATE OF ALSACE-L0RRA|NE
TO Be LEFT TO PLEBESC|TE
Kaiser Would Have England Restore Belgium,
Serbia, Rumania and NOr hern France by
Payment for Germanys Lost African Colonies
Freedom of Seas to Be Left to Peace Confer
ence-Reported Outline "Christmas Peace
Terms

70 leave the disposition of Als3tcc-
Lorraine to plebisCite Of inhabitants
England to pay Germany tor her lost
African colonies and the money to bn
used for the rehabilitation Of Belgium.
Serbia Rumania and Northern France.
Russian provinces bordering tho Bal
tic, the Black sea and Prussia TO be-
come Independent under a German
plan.
Poland TO be called an independent
state under Austrian suzerainty.
Freedom of Seas to Conference
Disarmament, freedom of the seas
and commerce to be left 10 the peace
conference.
Rumania, Serbia and Montenegro Ia
retain their original boundaries with
the right Of access to the sea being
granted to Serbia
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21

Shepherdsviile. Ky. Dec. 20,-Thir-
ty-eight persons We're killed and about
40 others injured tonight when Louis
Vile and Nashville passenger train No
/ from Cincinnati TO New Orleans
crashed into the rear Of a Bardstowr,
Louisville and Springfield accommoca-
ton train just south Of the station here
tonight, according to W. f. Sheridan
superintendent of the Louisville divi-
sion.
It was learned that the accommoda-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21

to tell what they know of J. Ogden Ar~
mour and +. II. Prince Of Boston obtain
ing control of the junction Railways Co..,
which was organized by Prince, and turn,
ing it over to the stockyards company F.
w. Croll. confidential secretary to Mr.i
Armour. is expected to testify.
New England Citizens Appear
Richard Olney and other citizens Of
New England appeared in today's tesimo-I
ny as sponsors for the plan of absorbing
the money making Junction Railways Co.
by the new corporation. F. r. Hart. vice
chairman of the board of directors of the
Old Colony Trust Co. Of Boston, and z.
Y. r. Thayer, president Of the Chase Ma
tional Bank of New York, formerly pres
ident of a bank in Boston, testified of
their activities as members of Mr.. OIney'si
organization committee which induced
holders of 6o,ooo shares of the New Jersey,
common stock to surrender their stocH
and the right to more than 100000 sur
plus and accept in return a guaranteed
8 per cent. from the new company.
The whole plan was an entireIT
transparent proposition" Mr.. Heney
told the committee, ito hide the reaII
ownership and conceal the fact tina Il
Armour and other big packers had an
interest in the yards"
Pegram Retiring Witness
Woven through the testimony of,
millions controlled by bank presidents
and packers was the name Of Frank K.
Pegram. retiring witness. for quar-
ter century bookkeeper and cashier for-
Continued on Page 8-Coi. ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21
DEATH TOLL OF 38 IN TRAIN
WRECK ON KENTUCKY ROAD
ABOUT 40 MORE ARE INJURED
Fast Passenger Crashes in Accommodation
Train at Shepherdsvlle- of the Passen-
gers on Slower Train Killed or Badly Injured
Relief Train Rushed from Louisville with
Physicians and Nurses

ton had left the station after making
stop, when the fast train came in
sight at high rate Of speed and
plunged into the rear end OF the train
ahead The two wooden coaches and
the baggage car making up the light
er train We're splintered.
4 relief train was started from
Louisville at once but by the time it
arrived the injured and the bodies Of
the dead had been recovered from the
wreck
CONTINUED on PAGE 4ACoI. n
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21

WASHINGTON, Dec o0.-Evidence Of a
German plot 10 align the nations Of
South America against the United
States is revealed in kilograms sent to
Berlin by the notorious Count LuN-
burg. former German charge in Argen-
tina made public today by the state
department.
Agreement Against North America
In one of the messages OF which there
are abou, 40, LuXburg reports that he
induced President Irigoyen Of Argent
ma TO enter into a secret agreement
with Chile and Bolivia. "a mutual rap
proachment for protection versus
North America" and did his utmost 70
have Peru included in such an agree
ment
TRANSACTIONS Of the dispatches were
given out by the state department in
agreement with the Argentine minis
ter of foreign affairs. who, in an ac-
"ompanNine statement, gave general
doni;l to Luxburgs account of the ne
"otiaticns with his government.
"1're kilograms show a humber Of
inaccuracies so surprising that no 'p-
tibet will fit them" said the foreign
minister's statement, 'as they are com
plote variance. both in substance and
form with The terms an which the ne
I"tiatione were entered into, carried On
and brought TO q conclusion"
Completion Of Receiving Plant
The message referring to the South
American agreement merely said that the
President at last had made up his mind
TO conclude such an agreement with Chila
and Bolivia and there was nothing in the
correspondence to clear Just what nego-
tiations We're carried on with those cpun-
tries. A telegram dated July % last an
nounccd the completion OF receiving .
plant" and asked fer the wave length of
the great wireless station at Nauen. The
concluding message. dated July o1 said
"as long as Chile is neutral Germany will
be able after the to carry out her
South American policy gust az we'll il no.
more easily, in opposition to an infatuat-
ed and misguided Argentina as with AR
gentiud on her side
Today disclosures complete the story
o. LuXburS' $ intrigues which began when
the state department gave out the famous
"spurlos versenkt' (snk without a trarel
messages. They are of Importance chiefly
because Of the bearing upon other here
t"fore unexplained activities in South
America and are particularly interesting
at this time when Luis Cabrera. envoy of
President Carranza of Mexico. is on his
way TO Argentina to attend so-caled
neutrality conference
The correspondence deals largely with
efforts made by the German minister TO
prevent any rupture of relations with Ar
sentina, and throughout the dispatches
there was warning to his government 10
Halter the Argentinians ana TO word the
hote IN reply to the Argentine protes.
against the sinking of the steamer Toro
IN such way as not to offend them.
PIiability Argentine President
Evidence Of the apparent pliabiIitv
OF the Argentine President and of the
opposition of Minister of Foreign Af
talrs PuerreydOn is disclosed in MANY
of lhe dispatches, Frequent reference
is made by the charge to difficulty he
was hav'n, IL dealing with the foreign
minister. but emphasis placed upon
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21

the case with which he communicated
with the President
in statement accompanying the .
telegram the Argentine foreign minis
ter announced there were three mes
sages not published, as they related
solely to Chile and Uruguay. They
have been delivered to those govern
mentS.
An indication of the means used by
Count LuXburg to evade detection in
communicating with his government is
found. in one dispatch where reference
IS made 70 his fear that the secret
WIRE mad been discovered Another
refers To an interruption of his wire
to Mexico.
Statement Argentine Minister
n f"iioWlhs Is the statement of the
Argentine minister of foreign affairs
gwen out with the LuXburg tcle-
grams
The kilograms which appear below
are AL thar tho Argentine minister for
foreign affairs received from tho en-
hassN in Washington of Which the
tranSlatons We're made by the depart
ment of state in the United States
There are three telcgrams not pub
lishcd, as they nnudc solely t. the
Republics of Chile and truguay. The
government has decided that il should
not publish these telcGrams and has
delivered them To the respective chan
cell0ricS
The kilograms show a number NJ
inaccuracies So surprising that no
eplthet will fin them. rs they arc at
complete variance. both in substance
ana form. with the terms in which the
negotiations We're entered into, carried
on and brought ~ a conclusions"
German Charges Messages
The German charges messages we're
sent during ,July. August and Septcm-
her All are addressed to. Berlin and
signed "LuXhurg." Following are the
texts in the order in which they We're
made public:
July 1th and Sth, 1917
No. g.
Minister for foreign affairs who is
4 theatrical person. Las shown an in
sane cunning in preventing NC from
having an interview with the Prcsi-
dent. He sent me copy of the pote
and declared in accorlance Herewith
that Argentine could not consent to all
the products Of the country being
treated as rontrahanI.
Tile pressure of North America in
regard to shipping iron, coal and paper
is great. but not irresistible. What is
lacking is strength of will.
IF the President, whose action II Is
Impossible to foretell, changes minis
ters, postponement of the crisis or
settlement is possible
If the answer is unsatisfactory
there is to he a rupture of relations"
NO 69-July :. 1917
our attitude towards Brazil has
created the impression here that our
easy going good nature can be count
ed on. This is danger in South Am
erica where the people under thin
veneer are Indians. A submarine
squadron with fun powers to me might
probably still save the situation. 7
request Instructions as to whether aft
q rupture of relations legation is to
start for home or to remove to Para
quay or possibly Chile. The naval at
Continued on Page 8-col. y
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21
civil. WAR IN
RUSSIA SPREADS
MAY Be THRONE

Lout'u pcc. .o.-The correspondents
D Rl~sL continue to emphasize the
gront ot tie opposition To the Maxi.
na'i.' -", ernmcnt in parts of the
"anur ,ud the CONSEQUENT spread of
WA The rejection of the
hIsar,N demand on the Ukrainians
prosun ITO idds tic resources of the
'altc lrlino 10 the forces combat
Ing '.. E"lshcvikI rule
kslcdlnes Much Stronger
inr lo ,lom ut Gen. kaledines. of
ue pot ro~sacks. is reported to have
.-e'omr tr> much stronger, and his
ose .'s-., Idtlou with the Ukraine is
>eneial. conceded
t"rr-u Minister Trotzky is said to
AYE tau NJ Nouicus, the French am
'NSatO g." RUSSIA. that if Germany
.'ie's peace Without anncNations
'" moeuuitics it will end the ne
-.'@'Iuu-
\ n"to~nrthy now that in the
."rr 'I dispatches every govern
"f ".' attributed to Trotzky. a
0" u tine Morning Post from
'"-r, dated Tuesday. is publish
II Celebrates on the recent
N"r t tuo Russian throne is to
l''lI>hcd The Gist of the ar
.d Germany is determined to
>''" 'bruuc ind place Nicrolas
'''r "r another member OF the
.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21
STATES POLICY
Shipping Board Not to
Discourage Building
Wooden Ships for Private Account
When Does Not Interfere with Gov
ernment Proeram-Continue to Re-
fuse Permission for Private BuiIdino
Steel Ships

Washington, Dec 2o-1n j definite
statement of policy the Shipping Board
announced today that ii would no, dis
courage construction Of wooden ships
for private account where their build-
ing would moi interfere with the yor-
ernment program, Permission will
continue 10 be refused for construction
OF steel cargo and passenger ships.
Preference to American Owners
In granting permission for private
construction of wooden ships III,
board will give preference TO American
owners. Private building of barees and
tugs will be encouraged in every wav
possible.
Continued on Page s-coI. a.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21
GERMAN PLOT FOR ALIGNMENT NATIONS OF
SOUTH AMERICA AGAINST UNITED STATES

Scheme Revealed in kilograms Between Notori-
~ous Won Luxburg and Berlin Former Ger
man Charge in Argentine Claims In duced
President Irigoyen to Enter into Secret Agree.
mert with Chile and Bolivia A g a in North
America - Argentine Foreign Minister De-
nies Details Luxburg's Account
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21
Keep Jerusalem from Turks

The premier said that if the Russian
army had fulfilled tie expectations or
its generals. by this time the pride OF
the German military power would nave
heen completely humbled. ON the
whole. Premier Lloyd George said,
fine British campai>n had not achieved
tho expectations formed. hut he declar-
ad there had been military successes
in Palstine which would have per-
nonent effect on the history of the
world Jelusalem, he stated, never
would be restored To the Turks.
The premier said the losses in snip
ming had been lighter by hundreds of
thousands OF tons than he had anti
,inated il, his August estimate.
Complete restoration of the terri
tories taken by the enemy, together
with compensation. was demanded by
Premier Lloyd George in explaining
the war aims Of the government.
owing to the food difficulties in Ger
many. the premier went on. the physi-
cal deterioration Of workmen there had
been so marked that the output per
man had been decreased by 33 per
cent.
* for the British casualties. Mr..
Llo~d George said they had not
amounted to more than one-fourth or
nne-fifth of the German. Opposed to
Germany. Austria and their allies. he
asserted. were man power and re
serves more than double those which
the Teutonic allies possessed.
Americas Advent Large Event
The advent of America into the
worlds politics. the premier declared,
CONTINUED on Page 4ECoI. p
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21

Dec. 20.-(By the Associated Press, -
The officers of the Russian army in
France have volunteered as body to
give services to the United States.
Desire to Fight to Finish
The officers are desirous of continu-
ing the battle against the Germans,
Notwithstanding the so-German
peace negotiations, and declare they
Will welcome an opportunity to fight
to the finish for Russia under the
Stars and Stripes
The ranking Russian officer. who
made the request that he and his
subordinates he taken into the Amcri-
can service, guaranteed to vouch for
every one accepted. All grades are in
cluded in the request, from second
lieutenantS up
There also have been suggestions
that it might he possible to form for
the Russians an organization similar
to tie l'rench Foreign Legion or the
Lafayette FLYING Squadron. There Is
"A general feeling that the action Of
the Russian officers Will have moral
effect in their country
Referred to Washington
The correspondent, Whr was author
iZed To make the announcement. un-
derstandN that the matter unduubt-
cdly will be referred to WASHINGTON 1t
is considered not unlikely that many
of the Russian soldiers now in France
and virtually without "A country NAV
follow the lead Of their officers. The
laws Of the United States prohibits the
incorporation into the army of any hut
American citizens. but it is hoped a
way may be found BY which these
men can he q service to the Unit :!
States and the Allies in general
The officers are some of the best in
the Russian army. There are avia-
tors among them. many Of whom pos
sess excellent military knowledge and
speak French and English
In April of last year, five con-
tingents of Russian troops We're land
ed at Marseilles. The number of men
in these contingents was estimated at
something like $4,000, although no Off
cial figures were given. When the
RusSo-German afmStice negotiations
were begun the Germans stipulated
that the Russians in France must he
included in the armistice.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21
Sensational Disclosures in
Attempt to Determine Real
Owners Chicago Stock Yards

Washington. Dec 20-From the Sc
clusion of corporation records the
Federal Trade Commission today drew
sensational disclosures of high finance
dummy officers md sham trustee; in
its effort to determine the ownership
of the Chicago Stock Yards and the
Terminal Railroad facilities at the big
packing plaL there
Fully Probe Meat Supply
Esta blishment Of ownership Of the
stockyards is only the first of the
tasks before the commission which
plans to continue its investigation into
every branch of the countrys meat
supply and the alleged control Of the
meat food of one hundred million peo-
pie by five principal groups of pack
ers. The commissions report will be
made the basis for recommendations
that additional legislation be enacted
TO remedy the situation If found neces-
sary and any evidence Of law break
ing will be turned over to the depart
ment of justice.
1t has been stated that subpoenas
will not be Issued for representatives
Of the packers, step which might
give them immunity in any subsequent
prosecutions.
Under Maine Laws
Organization Of the Chicago Stockyards
Co. under the laws OF Maine. alleged to
have been for the purpose Of providing a
in "pickings' or rebates to the packing
plants by the Chicago Junction Railways
and Union Stock Yards Co. Of New Jer-
sey, occupied Francis ]. Heney, special
and the witnesses called today
at the first Of series of open hearings.
Other witnesses tomorrow will be asked
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21
SYSTEM UNFAIR
Grange Blames Present
School Fund System
Good Roads Committee Recommends
Payment Construction Cost by Direct
Taxation Rather than Bond Sales
Four Days Grange Session Closes at
Lewiston

Lewiston, Me. Dec. 2o-Thursday
forenoon's session of the Maine Staip
Grange was devoted to the reports of
several committees and the transaction
Of other routine business, largely Of a
private nature.
School Fund System Unfair
The most significant report was that
Of the committee on education, which
sharply criticized the present system
of distribution of State school funds
as unfair to the rural communities
recommending that distribution on u
basis Of aggregate attendance be SUBJ
stituted. The report of the committee on
Continued on Page 8-Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-21
BAlFouR REPLIES
To Attacks by Pacifst
Art h ur Ponsonby-
Upholds British War
Policies

House Of Commons this afternoon to
attacks by Arthur Ponsonby, pacl-
fist. regarding the war aims of Great
Britain and her allies the published
version Of which, Mr.. fonsonby said,
did not tally with the proposals Of
tho secret treaties.
Agrees with Wilson
MIR I3al1our in his response declared
that President Wilson's statements on
war policy were absolutely identical
in spirit with those of the leaders of
thought in Great Britain. He did not
think there had been in the whole
history Of the war more powerful state
documents than those issued by the
President of the United States.
When Mr.. Ponsonby sneerinGlN
charged that the Allies We're shelter
ing themselves behind the Presidents
reply to the Pope, continued Mr.. Bal
four, he presumed the member meant
no more than that when a statement
of policy was admirably made by the
head of the great American republic II
might not he necessary and very often
was unnecessary that it should he at
once repeated on this side Of the At
lantic The British government. he
continued. had not refused a confer
ence on war aims, but the problem
presented enormous difficulties and it
was his belief that friendly conversa-
tions were better than formal con-
ference for the discussion of these del
icate matters.
In any event. added Mr.. Balfour, all
the allies, including Russia. were
strongly Of the opinion that this was
an inopportune moment for such dis
cussions What was desirable was a
discussion of war methods rather than
of war aims.
Defends Governments Procedure
Mr.. Balfour defended at length the
governments procedure with regard to
the agreements between the Allies
concerning Constantinople, Persia, etc.
He declared that Italy properly de-
served some e-arrangemeht Of terri
tory in her favor.
Great Britain. continued the foreign
secretary never desired to encourage
the idea that a bit Of Germany should
he severed from the parent state and
erected into a sort Of independent re
public or buffer state on the left bank
of the Rhine.
The government, he declared, had
never been aware that such. pro-
posal was seriously entertained by any
French statesmen, and he protested
against the British government being
charged with lack Of faith or honesty
on such flimsy foundation