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Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
BOLSHEv|KI CHARGES
AGAINST AMBASSADOR
FRANCIS CROUNDLESS

Landon, Dec. 27.-The Bolsheviki news
pa pers continue to print revelations II an
alleged American plot to support General
kaledines, according to a Petrograd dis
patch to the Morning Post dated Tuesday.
81 far as Ambassador Francis is concern.
ed. the dispatch adds. the charge falls to
the ground before his straightforward
statement.
Leon Trotzky's charges against Colonel
kolpashnikoff and American representa-
tives in Petrograd, the correspondent
adds, amount to a series of suppositions
unsupported by evidence of any kind
The correspondent says that Koipashni-
koff assisted the officials in Halifax in
examining Trotzky when he and Trotzkv
were travelling to Russia together and
adds: The matter thus comes down to
the personal element which plays so large
"a part in what is called politics in Russia
today"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
100000 ACRES
OF Land in U. S. Owned
by N e groes Says
Moorfield Story

New York. Dec. 27.--Negroes in the
United States own approximately 90
900 900 acres of land, or an area
equalling the combined territory of
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu-
setts and Rhode Island as we'll as
other property valued at $1,000, 900, 900,
according to Moorfield Story, presi-
dent of the National Association for
the Advancement Of Colored People,
who addressed a conference of the
association here tonight. The war has
given the Negro opportunity to fight
for his country. Mr.. Story continued,
and the conduct of the black man on
the. battlefield will prove of great ben
eft to the race.
The country needs all her men,
highest, humblest, weakest, all and
of all races and color" the speaker
declared. There are some who
thought that black and white should
serve indiscriminately in the same
companies, but | have never shared
that view. The man who is fighting
wishes to be sure that the men at his
side and behind him are his true com
rades and believe in him without re-
serve"
In referring to the mob outrages of
the year, Mr.. Story said:
This country of ours must rank
among the uncivilized nations of the
world until such time .as lynching Is
recognized as crime, not only against
the victim, but against the state"
Other speakers urged that the as
sociation pursue its purpose Of bet
tering the social status of the Negro,
despite war conditions
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
.U-B0AT STRIPS :
GREEK STEAMER
BEFORE SINKING HER

At Atlantic Port, Dec. N.--Seventy mem
bers of the crew of the Greek steamer
Ioannina, which was sunk recently by
the crew of a German submarine. arrived
al this port today aboard British vesssa.
Members of the crew all Of whom were
saved said the undersea boat halted their
ship. stripped her of everything of value.
including brass fittings. then sunk her
with bombs. The crew took to ifeboats
and were picked up later by the Britisher.
The Ioannina was owned by the Ma
gtional Greek Navigation Co. and was a
vessel of 5000 tons.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
CENSURE FOR
DIR. GOTTHARD

Cincinnati, Dec 27.-The case agains.
DR.. Gotthard a member of the faculty OF
Hebrew Union College of this city. who
was charged with having failed to answer
the question OF L. S. Dist. Judge Howard
Hollister as to which side do you want
to win in the present war with Germany
was disposed of today by the board 81
governors of the college early today. The
board adopted a resolution censuring Dr..
Gotthard and admonishing him to i'm
prove every opportunity in the future to
display his loyalty and patriotism.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
FILIPINOS PLAN
FOOD CAMPAIGN

Manila, Nov. 15-(Correspondenc
To enable the Philippine Islands to play
their part in saving the world from the
pinch of hunger, the Philippine Con-
gress has passed a bill through both
houses authorizing the appointment OF
an administrator to take charge OF a
campaign for the stimulation of 1000
production. Compulsory labor is one
Of the means the Philippine secretary OF
agriculture is authorized to adopt, il
necessary.
In this connection the long expected
bill to permit the Importation of Chi
nese laborers has been introduced IN
Congress. 1t provides that they shall be
allowed to remain in this country only
five years and may not acquire any
property during this period of contract.
At the end Of five years they will be
turned by the government TO the coun-
try whence they came.
Strong opposition to this bill is ex-
pected from the labor interests II 1t
is approved it must then go to the
Congress of the United States for final
approval since the Philippine Congress
grafton questions.
AnOtner OIL is unueF coHSIueldt4oil
compelling the registration of all able
bodied men who are without work.
Municipal governments are empowered
to offer them work of some sort and
if they refuse. to send them to Jail
There is also proposed measure en-
ablinG the government to fix the prices
Of all food products and investing the
secretary of commerce and communi
cations with the powers of dictator in
this matter He will seize all business
connected with the sale of food stuff.
that is being run at an exorbitant
profit.
1t is expected that, in some form both
the stimulation of food production and
the regulation of food prices will surely
become law. In each case the regula-
ton will continue in force till year
after the close of the war.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
BY GEORGE ADE.

We must win the big war or else re-
wise al! moral codes, rewrite all pro-
verbs and adopt a brand new set of
rules to govern conduct
We have accepted certain tirne-hon-
ored adages as self-evident truths.
We found them in our early copv-
books and we grew up to them and re-
peated them so often that naturally we
came to think that they could be relied
upon.
Ihen Germany came along with an
intensely modern variety Of ethics bear
Ing the label Of Kultur.
The new medicine is not taken in
1ernally or rubbed on as a liniment, but
is shot into you by large gun.
Unless we refuse to take the treat
ment. everything that we ever believed
IN Will be overruled, discarded and
thrown into the alley
IL Germany is not licked to a stand
sun we might as well begin to memoir
lze and humbly accept the following:
Dishonesty is the best policy.
be as mean as skunk and YOU will
be happy.
Blessed are the child murderers, for
they shall inherit the earth.
BE sure YOU are right handy with
fire arms. then go ahead
An evil reputation IS better than
riches.
truth crushed to earth will not rise
again. II the crushing is done in a su-
perior and efficient manner.
BE virtuous and YOU will he m,ser-
able.
Thrice armed is he who goes around
picking quarrels.
Might makes right.
I1eli on earth and hatred for all men,
DO unto others as you suspect thai
@ aney might do unto You if they ever
got TO be as disrcputable as Won Are
God helps the man that helms b;rsa,t
70 ms neighbor's house and his fields
and his unprotected women.
Ihose don't sound right. do thew
Inc Old ones that we learned 6rs+ a,
az are not yet out of date.
suppose we don't revise them
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
BAKER AND DANIELS
Commend Athletics in
Regular Army and
Navy Training

New York. Dec. 27-MeSSageS from
Secretary Of War Baker and Secretar!
Of the Navy Daniels. commencing ac-
tivity in athletics in connection WITH
the regular army and navy tralnlhg
were received tonight at meeting OF
the executive committee OF the Ma
tional Collegiate Athletic Association
at which Col. Palmer E. Pierce. L. ,.
A.. presided The messages will be read
at the meeting of the association to-
morrow.
All districts in the country and all
the conferences were represented at to-
rights session. The New Hampshire
State College and Texas Agricultural
and Mechanical were elected members.
making a total Of 164 universities and
colleges in the association which has
a study membership Of about 100000
1t was decided to recommend at to-
morrow'S meeting that intercollegiate
rifle shooting competitions should be
instituted and that a new standing
committee be appointed for this pur-
pose and also committee on rules
governing wrestling and possibly box
ing as recognized collegiate sport.
The regular half-yearly meeting OF
graduate managers also was Leld here
tonight. There was an informal discus
sion of many independent matters and
the ina jority of those present favored
economy in training expenses.
All were enthusiastically in favor
of encouraging and continuing ath-
letics in every form, and they promised
10 send teams to the Pennsylvania re-
lay meet and also teams or individuals
from most OF the colleges to the inter-
collegiate championship meet to be
held next May.
AS some of the colleges will close
earlier than usual next year, it was
deemed desirable to advance the date
of the intercollegiate track and field
athletic championships from the last
week to the second week of May, 1918
revise the |. &. A. A. A. A. rules gov
erning the date of this annual fixture.
If the meeting is advanced two weeks,
it will enable Cornell and Swarthmore,
as well as some other colleges which
are closing early in May, to have their
athletes compete.
The institutions represented at the
meeting We're: Chicago, Pittsburgh
Columbia, Pennsylvania, Swarthmore
Harvard, Princeton, Michigan. Holy
Carnegie Tech. Penn. State. West
Virginia. Cornell Dartmouth, Colgate,
Syracuse and Maryland State.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
CANADA CALLS
10000 MEN FOR
FIRST DRAFT

Montreal. Dec. 21.--The call for 20 =
GOO men under the Canadian military.
service act has come and it is believed
that every man included in the first
draft will respond on Thursday. Jan.
::
Trey are those men who reported for
service Immediately the call for con-
scription was made or who have been
refused exemption by the military tri-
bunals. All Of them are physically 1T
and will serve as renforcements for
tie overseas troops.
These new troops will be gathered to-
gether at the various mobilization CEN
ters and will then be assigned to duty
either in Canada or in France, which
Place has not been determined as vet
and will hinge largely upon the decis
ion Of the military authorities both
here and in England. The present pre-
sumption however, is that tho troops
will be trained here.
Since the act went into effect there
have been approximately 400, 900 men
recorded on the rolls of which about
100000 have been medically examined
and found fit for overseas service.
From present indications not more
than so per cent Of the exemptions will
ne allowed. Although the Province of
Quebec has approximately SS per cent
OF the eligibles exempted the military
authorities who sat on the tribunals
will by appeal greatly reduce this num-
Der in short period: 1t has now been
decided to maintain tribunals to ham
die the temporary exemptions in order
to give rehearings at all times when
these expire.
The 10000 men to be called next
week VIII not be sent overseas as a.
division but rather as reinforcements
as needed when they have finished
their preparatory training The men
who will report are only those who
have not been granted exemption or
whose cases are not now being an
pealed. and those who have not applied
for exemption and who have qualified
in Class A.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
AUCTION SHOW HORSES
RED CROSS BENEFIT

New York, Dec. 27.-Twenty show
horses from James Cox Brady's sta
BILE We're auctioned off here tonight
for the benefit of the Red Cross for
an aggregate Of s22,3s5. Of which SIS
$50 was paid for eight hacknies. Fiji
teen of the animals were prize win
ners and the highest price was paid
for the imported English hackney
team. Pireon and Hamilton Regal
purchased by John r. Thompson n,
Chicago for $13,1O0.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
SEEK TO STOP ALIEN
ENEMY FROM TAKING
OFFICE AS MAYOR

Michigan City. Dec. 27.--Quo warranto
proceedings were begun here today in su-
perior court by Samuel j. Taylor in an
effort to prevent Mayor-elect Fred c. Mil
Ter, an alien enemy, from assuming office
OF Jan. :. The action follows an injunc-
ton petition by the present mayor. NJ. 7.
Kruger, filed in the United States district
court in Indianapolis with the same op-
ject in view. Krueger's petition has been
set for hearing Monday.
Mr. Taylors petition declares that al
though Miller received the highest num-
ber of votes in the recent election, many
We're illegal because cast by alien enc
mics and that had the vote heen legal
Miller, as a subject of the German EN-
peror, cannot under the law hold office
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
S2,5OO,OOO ENDOWMENT
FOR ORPHAN HOMES

Yonkers, n. Y. Dec. a7.-Estabish
ment Of an endowment of $4,000, ,0oO
for homes for orphan children. to be
known as the Surdna Foundation. was
announced here tonight by John F.
Andrus, former congressman from this
district The name Surdna was de-
vised by spelling Andrus' name back :
wards.
Preference will be given 70 children
Of soldiers who lose their lives in
the present war, Mr.. Andrus said
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
HUE MAY SEE EARLY
LOCAL BASEBALL SERIES

Boston Dec. 27.-H. II. Frazee. pres
ldent or the boston American League
haseha'i club, announced his willing
ness TO stage city series here with the
Boston Nationals before the opening Of
the regular season on April 49, The Red
SoX Will start South for spring train
ing on March Is. arriving at Hot
Springs. Ark. two days later, and will
move north after a fortnight's stay
there.
Referring to. the trade by which the
Boston club obtained Bush. Schang and
Strurk, Mr. Frazee said he had been
offered S50,G00 by Charles Comiskey,
owner Of the Chicago CLUB for Bush
alone. He added that the Cleveland
club had also made him an alluring of
fer for Bush
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
WILL NOT REINSTATE
PRATT AND DESJARDJNS

roi''aho' Dec. e7.-Pratt and Des-
'"fdihs "iil not be reinstated in the
employ of the L.. A. and w. Street
f'aii"aH- This decision was reached
'S W. a Williams. superintendent of
employment and inspection If tho vol,
road system. after a conference at
tended by the two employees who had
been discharged and Vice President
(. }. OBrien of the National Union
OF Street Car Workers
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
PROBE REPORT
Continued from Page One)
ed, Private John F. Kelly, and t
pack mules killed"
Investigate Political Aspects

eu, IflVdte JOnn r. Kelly, ana TWO
pack mules killed"
Investigate Political Aspects
Rumors from Ell Paso that Germans
in Mexico were responsible for the
border raid Christmas day were re-
futed tonight by Col. Langhorne. who
has ordered an investigation of the
political aspects of the raid.
1t is believed here that the rumor
is not substantiated by facts. Col.
I.anghorne is awaiting the arrival OF
Capt. Sprinkle, who obtained papers
from the bodies of the bandits killed
before reaching a decision rs to their
identity.
After a careful check of the num-
Der of Mexican bandits killed by
American troops and ranchers follow
ing the raid, it was Officially announced
tonight that IS bandits had been kill
ed How many more crawled off in the
desert underground to die Of their
wounds cannot be ascertained. The
number Of wounded is impossible to
estimate as they were carried away or
hidden in the rimrock country.
Tonight Col. Langhorne issued an
order compimenting all soldiers and
officers who participated in the pur-
suit for their effective and untiring
work
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
Hope to Settle Labor
Troubles on Pacific Coast

San Francisco Dec. a7.-Conferen-
ces were undertaken today by Morti-
mer Fleischbacker, Federal mediator
for disputes affecting war work on
the Pacific coast, in the hope Of speed :
lily clearing away differencies in the
demand of $4,000 iron workers of San
Francisco and the Bay district for a
10 per cent. wage increase
Only 1926 men walked oul yestcr-
day according to a. W. Burton. pres
ident of the Iron Trades Council. but
the entire 10000 members will stop
work if the demands are refused. he
added.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
DISCHARGE AND TWO
YEARS FOR AUTO THEFT

Aver, Mass. Dec. 27.-Harry J. CAL
lahan of Boston. a private in the 35th
company of the depot brigade at
Camp Devens. was ordered dishonor-
ably discharged from the army and
sentenced to two years Imprisonment
at Fort jay, y. Y, after being found
guilty by courtmartial today of unlaw-
fully appropriating an automobile.
\ sentence of six months inpris-
onnIent and loss of third Of his
pay was imposed on Private Christie
pher b. Lake of Providence, a mem
Der OF Company II of the 302nd In
fantry. for being absent without leave
and for the theft OF a pair OF shoes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
HUSBAND FINDS
WIFE SLASHED
AND SHOT DEAD

Warsaw. Ind. Dec. 27.-Mrs. George
Bartholomew was found dead by her
husband at their home in Milford. near
here today with three bullet wounds in
her body and several knife cuts across
her face and throat. A revolver with
five empty shells and large butcher
knife were found near her
According to the husband he return
ed from work last night and found the
house dark and all doors locked He
passed the night With relatives and
this morning. accompanied by a neigh
bor effected an entrance to the house
by the use of skeleton key.
Mrs Bartholomew was 40 years of age
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
Late Augusta Locals.

On Thursday evening the train due to
arrive from Waterville at 1910 was stalled
near Clinton by two coal cars which haI
left the ir9ns at that point. At Augusta
a large crowd who had attended the En-.
tertainment Course attraction at City hall
waited until 1910 for the train and then
went to Hallowell and Gardiner on two
packed electric cars. 1t is just as well
that they did. for the train dia not arrive
until A. NJ
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
IMPROVEMENT IN
CAR SHORTAGE

Washington, Dec. E,-Improvement in
car shortage conditions In the Fairmount
ccal fields of West Virginia was reported
today by D. r. Lawson, who has Just
taken up his work as deputy coal dstr1b-
tor under the fuel administration new
decentralized distributing plan.
Every mine in the district received at
least partial supply of cars today. Mr.
Lawson reported. and the loss of ton.
mage due to car shortage amounted tn
only about 25oo tons compared with a dai
ly average shortage of from $1,000 TO "a.
go during the past few weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
Resume Johnson Hearing, Jan. 80

Boston. Dec. 27.--Federal Commis-
sioner Hayes Today set Jan. 30 as the
cate for a resumption OF the hearing
in the case Of John Johnson, a Negro
wanted at Charleston, ". Va. on a
federal indictment charging violation of
the Mann act. Government witnesses
were heard last week.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
REVOKE FOOD LICENSE
FOR SUGAR BOARDING

New York, Dec 27-The first revoca ton
OF a license for the duration Of the war
for violation of the United States food ad-
mnistrations regulations in this city was
meted out today to Hyman Lefkowitz, a
wholesaler This action was taken after
the complaint bureau of the local federal
food board found him guilty of boarding
sugar and selling it at Is cents pound
wholesale.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
BRITISH STEAMSHIP
CITY OF NAGPUR IS
WRECKED-ALL SAVED

London, Dec. 81 = The British
steamship City Of Nagpur has been
wrecked in Delagoa Bay, Portuguese
East Africa, according to a dispatch
to the Times from Lisbon. The pas
sengers, numbering 259, were saved, as
was the cargo
The steamer City of Nagpur. of 1891
tons, was built in Belfast in 1914. She
was owned by the. Ellerman Line of
Liverpool and was engaged in the
eastern service.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
HIGH PERCENTAGE OF
ARMY REFLECTIONS

Philadelphia. Dec. s7.-The percentage of
men rejected by the National Army for
physical reasons ranges from 80 to 70 per
cent. and is higher than that of any other
country, according to speakers at the
opening session of the American Economic
Association here. today. Professor irving
Fisher of Yale University declared figures
he had collected convinced him that the
percentage 81 reflections only rsrsed as
hiRh as 70 Der cent.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
Change Dividend Method

New York. Dec. 2T.-The directors "
the Delaware, Lackawanna d We,'
ern Railroad today changed their me.H
cd Of dividend disbursement by =. .,
c|aring dividend Of s per cent, fof -,
first quarter of the year instead OF lo,'
quarterly payments Of 2 IL per ce., ~,
each and an extra dividend OF ~ "a
cent. usually declared a that pel.S..
II The 8 per cent. distribution autn~
ed today is at the same annual TeM>
oN ~o~A-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
ARMY TRUCKS ON
LAST LAP JOURNEY

Westminster Md, Dec. 27.-After a cold.
rough trip over the Alleghenies and the
Blue Ridge mountains during which their
progress was much impeded by deep
SHOWS, the 80 army trucks manned By =
soldiers under command of Capt Ben
nett Bronson and Lieut. c. A. Riley, ar.
rived here from Detroit on the last lap Of
their journey to Baltimore. which city
they will reach tomorrow afternoon. The
squadron left Detroit three weeks ago.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
ITALIAN REPULSE
AT MONTE TOMBA

Berlin. Dec. G-(Via London).-rne Ital-
ians attacked yesterday at Monte Tomba,
on the northern mountain front, and were
repused. the war office announces. The
statement adds:
THE activity of the artillery abated
yesterday between the Asiago and Brenta
rivers. spirited and hara sssing Ire con-
tinued throughout the day on the battle
sector and also between the Brenta and
the Piave'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
STREET CAR
DEATH TOLL 21

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec 27-The death lls
OF Mondays street car accident was IN
creased to q tonight when r r Roser
ieiter OF this city succumbed to injure
received in the wrtck investigations IN
to the cause of the disaster being con
Quoted by state and county authorize
continue.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
ATLANTA PRISONER
KILLS DEPUTY WARDEN

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 27-Dr. James r.
Brock, Trenton, Ga. deputy warden at
the Atlanta federal penitentiary. was
killed today by Dimitre Popoff. a prison
-er, who struck him down with an iron
bar. The only reason the convict would
give for the attack was ut was a per
sonal matter"
The tragedy occurred as the prisoners
were leaving the dining room after break
fast
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
Intern Austrian Alien

Providence, Dec. 21.-Jo1aEn kurz, %,
was arrested here today as a danger
Gus Austrian alien and interned by
order of President Wilson during the
war kurZ Is a member of a secret
organization which is alleged to be
spreading German propaganda and
was bitter in his attacks against the
serond Tihertv 1oa ne here
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
COAL SHORTAGE CAUSES
73 DEATHS IN NEW YORK

New York, Dec. 27.-Shortage of
coal was given by the Board of Health
today as one of the reasons for 70
deaths here of pneumonia within the
last "A hours, the highest record of
deaths from this disease in one day
in the past five years
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
LITTLE DAMAGE FROM
BOMBING AMERICAN
CONSULATE AT ODESSA

Washington. Dec. 27.-Previous re-
ports Of a bomb being thrown into
the American consulate at Odessa on
Dec. IS were supplemented today by a
dispatch from Consul General Ray
who said little damage was done and
no one was hurt as the building was
empty.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
$4,000 FIRE
AT WOONSOCKET

Woopsocket, r. l., Dec 2-.-Fire dis
covered in the Bresnahan Grocer..
River street storehouse bakery ant
store damaged the stock to an amour
estimated to be i'll excess of $4,000 to
night. One fireman was injured by fail
ing bricks.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
Ukra:nians Disarm Rumanians

London. Dec. -7--Ei.Ia!nian forces
according 10 a report received IRON
Fetrograd from the Ukrainian Rao"
and forwarded by Reuter-. have occr
pied the headquarters Of the Fourth
Eighth and 1cventl1 armies on ths
Rumanian and southwestern froAls
Those who resisted were disarmed ai'
a ouant;,v -, o,,ns ora ,,,ass "a:
seized.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-28
Urge Coal Movement to New.yo.k

Washington, Dec. 21.-Immediate
movement of coal 10 New York CITY to
supply fuel needed by ocean-goiny
steamers was urged by the fuel admin
lstration today in telegram to A. w
Thompson, chairman of the commit
tee OF eastern railroads with headquar-
tore o< pittsh,ro