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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
NO CESSATION
In Artillery Duels in the
Verdun Sector
Big Battle Preparing Near Jaeobstadt
-Russians Deaf to German Pleas to
Come Out Of Trenches-Gernan At
tacks REFUSED Around Hill 344

There has been no cessation IN the
extremely violent artillery duel be-
tween the French and the Germans
on the west bank of the Mouse river
in the Verdun sector. The Germans
have made another infantry attack
against the French north of hill 344
in this region. but again were repulsed
with heavy casualties.
Near Jacobstadt. which lies midway
between Riga and Dyinsk, on the
northwestern front, big battle ap-
parently is being prepared for. Here
Petrograd reports an intense artillery
duel in progress which probably in
dicates that the Germans are seek
Continued on Paae 2-col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
10000 Women MarChers in
New York Red Cross Parade

stretched from Central Park to Wash
ington Square and took two hours to
pass the reviewing stand at the Public
Library.
Heading the line in their trim trav-
cling uniforms Of dark blue, We're the
nurses who have been modified here
under orders to sail for France. Back
rf them came another division in gray
crepe uniforms, made up of those
waiting orders. Another detachment
wore rubber slickers for service in
rough weather. Others wore dark blue
listers and Still others blue serge
dresses with military caps thrown
back to show the red flannel lining.
Back of the nurses who are to see
active service marched delegations
from every hospital in the five Dor
oughs Of New York and then followed
the women who compose scores of
chapters of the Red Cross and who
represent every line of relief activity.
Banners they carried appealed for re-
cruits and support.
Many ambulances We're driven by
women. AS were motor emergency kits.
One Of the motor service units repre-
scented the District Of Columbia AT
tn head Of this division marched Mrs.
Josephus Daniels. wife Of the secretary
of the navy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
NO 0vERC0ATS
For Newly Enrolled Men
at Aver
Shortage Due to Giving Of Several
Thousand Coats to 26th Division
Second 40 Per Cent Draft Men Com
ing Saturday Advised to Bring Civil
ian Coats

Aver, Mass. Oct. Approximately
1000 soldiers of the new National Army
reached Camp Devens today from Con-
necticut, coming in eight special trains.
They as we'll as three thousand other
men at the cantonment will have to go
without army overcoats for the pres
emit according to officials. although the
nights are somewhat chilly. officers
pointed out that the lack Of overcoats
would not work a hardship on the men
because they would not be needed i'm
mediately in the day time and on cold
nights the men could stay in their bar
racks.
Reason for Shortage
1t was explained that the ove-coat
Continued on Page 2-col. s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
BOL0 PASTA SOUGHT TO GAIN
French PAPERS FOR GERMANY
New York Attorney Generals Probe Discloses
How Money Was Sent from Berlin to New
York and Thence Through Devious Channels
to Paris-Alleged Spy Gave Dinner at Which
Hearst Was Present

induced Pavenstedt, then a partner in
the exporting firm of G. Amsinck and
CO.. in New York, at that time
German company, to believe that he
had come to America as a French
patriot to influence French public
opinion in favor of peace through the
purchase by French Pacifsts of vari-
Gus French newspapers.
Obtain French Journals for Germany
Testimony adduced through Paven
stedt and Hugo Schmidt, an Ameri-
can representative of the Deutches
5ank in Berlin, showed, however, that
Bolo Pasha's real purpose was to OBJ
tain the French journals on behalf of
cd through the transfer of German
sold from Berlin to Paris. This mon
ey could not go direct and to send 1t
by way of Switzerland was considered
dangerous. Bolo Pasha, therefore,
came to New York, got in touch with
Count Won Bernstein, and then APP
proximately s1700O0 was sent from
Berlin to New York and thence
through devious channels to Paris,
there to be used by Bolo Pasha in pro-
noting a peace propaganda for Ger
MANY.
Evidence Of this intrigue Is complete
except for a few more documentary ex-
hbits. Attorney General Lewis announced
Continued on Page 2-CoI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05

New York. Oct. 4-Fifth avenue paid
homage today to the nations heroines
the nurses of the Red Cross.
1t was the first great parade Of the
American Ped Cross and the 10000
women marched amazingly Well. They
appeared as representatives of the
First, Second and Third lines of relief
back Of the battle line enlisted to serve
and to succor the nations fighting men.
The hundreds Of thousands who had
gathered to do them honor paid a
tribute of respect all the more impress
sive because il was less boisterous than
that accorded the regiments which
have swung down the avenue on their
way to training camps
A CoIorfuI Procession
1t was a colorful procession which
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
Trained Aviators and
Machins Guns Also
Will Be on Hand
10000 AIRSHIPS
LIMITLESS FLYERS
Types of Planes Cover Entire
Range of Fighting-24 Fly
ing Schools Already Author
ICED, Says Secretary Baker

Washington. Oct. Twenty thou
sand a;rplanes for Americas fighting
forces in France, authorized in the
500 100000 aviation bill passed by
Congress last July, actually are under
construction.
The necessary motors also are being
manufactured Secretary Baker an
nounced today. and tie whole aircraft
program has been SO co-ordinated that
when planes and motors are Complet-
ed trained aviators, as we'll as machine
guns and all other equipment will be
waiting for them. When this nation S
army moves up to participate in the
fighting," said the secretary, the eyes
of her army will be ready.
Types Cover Entire Range
The types of planes cover the entire
range of training machines light,
high speed fighting machines, power
full battle and bombing planes Of the
heaviest design, and embrace as we'll
giant battle craft e8able of the work
of the Italian Caproni, the British
Handley-I age and similar types.
Within a reasonable time, consider
ing the period for preparation" Mr..
Bakers statement said, this country
will send its first airplane to Europe.
This airplane, fro mthe type Of its pro-
peller to the machine gun and camera
will have been made in the United
States.
There has been remarkably graft
fying response to the call for aViators.
This country has an unlimited supply
of young men possessing courage, self
Continued on Page 2-CoI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
Seeadler Destroys Three
American SchOoners
and Is Stranded
CREW STARTS OUT
IN MOTOR SLOOP
Further Depredations on Corr
merce Planned -Prisoners
Left MarOcned-Three Am
erican We Is Sunk Are
Slade, A. b. Johnson and Ma
Mia

Washington. oct. 4-operations of
German raiders in the Southern Pa
cihc we're revealed tonight in a dis
patch to tho navy department from
Tutuila. Samoan islands, telling of the
arrival there in an open boat Of the
master Of the missing American
schooner {. slade, with story that
the famous seeadler had stranded on
Continued on Page 2-coI. p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
A Gloomy M Getting

After four members of the original COM
mittee named by Speaker Clark had been
excused from serving on pleas of urgent
business. and others had failed III efforts
10 Get excused the committee held a
gloomy meeting. 1t was found that the
resolution provided that it should report
its findings before saturday, that MT.
Hefin desires many witnesses called from
far states. and that the resolution gives
no power for calling witnesses or en-
plnying assistance to conduct hearing
Then they adjourned to think the stu
alton over.
Another meeting OF the committee will
he held tomorrow in an effort to deter
mine what shall he done. If members
follow their personal inclinations. they
prohablv will report to the House that
nothing can he done this late in the SEES
sion. ACCESSIBILITY Of asking for broader
powers is being discussed. Representa-
tive Helm and the two newspaper re-
rorters whom he accuses of having mis-
quoted him may he heard and the IN
curry end with that.
Representative STEPHENS Of Mississippi
presented the res olItirn. 1t provides that
the committee shall investigate and then
report 'its re concentrations as to the
action which should be taken by the
House touching and person or persons
involved in or affected by our making
these statements and charges" Repre-
sentative Rarnhardt OF Indiana as chair
man and the other members are Tenable
Of Mississippi. Dewait of PENNSYLVANIA,
1.ongworth of Ohio and Walsh Of Massa-
chusetts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT
DISSOLVED, ELECTION
LIKELY IN JANUARY
Ottawa, Ont. Oct. 4.--Paving the way
for an election, the Canadian government
today dissolved Parliament. The election
is expected to take place about the middle
of January.
of January.
Guthrie Solicitor General

Hugh Guthrie, Liberal member Of Par
lament for South Wellington, Ont, was
sworn IL today as solicitor general in the
Borden administration. The lost does not
give ~abinet rank. but it is understood
that Mr.. Guthrie will be made a privy
council lord Immediately.
Mr.. Guthrie was elected 10 Parliament
as supporter of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, but
broke With the opposition leader last ses-
sion of Parliament over the question of
CONSUMPTION.
Sir George Perley. who has been acting
high commissioner for Canada since Lord
Strathcona died in 1914, has accepted
permanent appointment to the position. In
doing so he ceases to be Canadian minis
ter of militia over seas. 1t is understood
that sir James Loughe is to take the over
seas militia portfolio.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
HEFL.IN PROBE
HAS LITTLE
TINT: FOR WORK

Washington, Oct. Alive representa-
ttves we're appointed by the House today
to investigate statements that some mem
beers had been acting "suspiciously," made
by Rep Hef,n Of Alabama in connection
with reports of the use of German money
to influence Congress. Now the investi-
gators do not know what they are going
to do about 1t.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05

In connection with the allotments
the Liberty Loan Committee explain
ed that the quotas were given to cities
and towns having organized commit
tees and include the quota for adjoin-
ing communities. Population valua-
ton and banking resources and other
matters were taken into consideration
in figuring the allotments
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05

The anticipated renewal Of Field
Marshal Haig's big offensive in Elan
ders has begun and all the detectives
of the first day have been won and
held
Like the preceding attacks. the latest
one was timed to the minute. The Brit
ish forces at the given signal at day.
light swarmed from their trenches over
ground that had been narrowed by
myriads of shells from the great array
Of artillery and all along the front Of
more than eight miles. from south Of
Tower Hamlets to the north of LANCE
marck, they made notable new gains
of terrain, inflicted heavy casualties on
the Germans While themselves suffer-
ing slight losses, and took many pris-
oners. large numbers of whom gladly
surrendered in order to reach haven
of safety
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
TEN Per CENT RAISE
AMERICAN WOODEN co.
AFFECTS 100000 HANDS
Boston, Oct. A 10 per cent. wage
increase for all of it's employees effective
American Wooden Co.
Nearly 10000 Affected

Between $4,000 and 1000 operatives
In milk in New England and New
York are affected by the increase.
Early in the year when the wage scale
was raised it was announced that
wages then We're the highest ever paid
in the history Of the industry.
Most Of the American Wooden Co.
plants are working full time on gov
eminent orders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
AGREEMENT ON
NAVY YARDS
WAGE SCALES

Washington, Oct. 4.-Agreement on
navy yard wage scales, representing
than 70 per cent, was reached today
by Assistant Secretary Roosevelt and
tho presidents of the International
Trade Unions. The new schedule goes
into effect November l, for one year.
Statement Of Department
statement: The new scale represents
an avcracc increase Of considerably
over 10 per cent. In the skilled trades.
both metal and wood working, this
increase in the higher ratings will he
g. cents or more per day and the dc
plrtment will continue the plan of re-
ducne the number OF ratings in each
trade from FIVE TO three. This will
give substantial increases TO the low
or paid men.
IA committee is to be appointed to
ADJUST certain minor questions involv-
ing localities or special trades.
1T Is felt 10y all who have taken
part In these conferences that this adj
fustmcnt Is an important step and will
do much 10 assist in the effective
prosecution Of the war work of the
government"
Details Of the new scales as they
will affect the various yards have not
hern Mnrkod ont
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
ALL 0BJECTNES WON AND HELD IN FIRST
DAY RENEWAL HA|C'S BIG OFFENSIVE IN
FLANDERS, THREATENING zEEBRUGCE ROAD
MORE THAN 5000 GERMAN PRISONERS PASSED
BEHIND BRITISH LINES DURING FIGHTING

Positions of Great Im7
portance Won Says
Haig - Bitter Fight
ing to East of Zonne-
Railroad Lead
ing to U-Boat Bases
Is Threatened - Ger
mans w e a k e n All
Along Line
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05

New York, Oct 4.--Testimony that
Bolo Pasha now under arrest in Paris
as a spy and peace propagandlst on
behalf OF Germany, came to America
early in 1916 with representations that
Germany was ready for a separate
peace with France which would be
favorable to France, was given before
Merton L. Lewis, attorney general of
the state here today IL the investiga-
ton into the Levantine S financial ac-
Invites in this country
Intimate Of Won 5ernstorf
Adoph Pavenstedt, for many years
social intimate of Count Won Bern
storff, former German ambassador
testified that Bolo Pasha told him he
understood Germany was prepared to
make peace on these grounds:
First, Germany to cede France a
part of Alsace and Lorraine: second,
France to give Germany some of the
French colonies; third. German troops
to evacuate northern France.
Using this purported willingness Of
Germany to make peace, Bolo Pasha
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
LIBERTY BONDS
New En- G ! a n d Sub
scribes Over S25,0O0,000
Gratifying Results OF First Four Days
of Campaign Maximum and Mini
mum Quotas Of New Hampshire
Cities

Boston, Oct. 4.-More than $685.
600 of subscriptions to Liberty bonds
have been received by New England
banks during the first four days of
the campaign to secure this districts
maximum allotment of s5oo,ooo,ooo ac-
cording to a statement tonight by the
New England Liberty Loan Commit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
Ticket Prices Soar

Tho recent announcements OF those
who, as brokers working between the
iox Office and the ultimate consumer,
declared that they would have plenty
Of tickets for an ultra -profiteering
prices went into eclir.re during the
day, but the prices scared. The brok-
ers paid tack thousands Of dollars in
deposits and it was learned definitely
that none of them had more than ii
dozen of the three game tickets for
sale The prices of box seats accord
ipgly scared to SIS, and even the mere
reserved seats were quoted for three
sittings of two or three hours each ut
$35.
The paucity of scalper tickets was
attributed TO the energy which Owner
Comiskev displayed in seeking to de-
feat their plans.
This morning he numbered the tick
cts and indeXed the names of pur-
chasers, he obtained the aid of the
CONTINUED on Page 2-Co.. p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
19 KILLED WHEN
BRITISH CRUISER
DRAKE T0RPED0ED

London, oct. i-Thc Briti@'1 cruiser
Drake has been torpedoed and sunk
according to an admiralty announce
mont tonight.
The Drake was torpedoed Tuesday
morning on the north coast Of Ireland
She reached a harhor but then sunk in
shallow water. one officer and IS men
We're killed by the explosion, The re-
mainder Of the ships company was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
Heavy Counter Attacks

The attack was delivered with al the
Wonted dash of previous offensiVes and
swiftly and surely the British, not
understanding heavy counter attacks at
various points, took positions that had
been marked for them. some of them
to depth of more than a mile. The
main ridge of the heights running
north and south to the east of Ypres.
which affords dominating point for
the launching of future attacks, is
nearly all in the hands Of the British
and at several points, the Ostend Lille
railway now is virtually within the
range of Haig's guns.
More than 3O0O German prisoners had
been passed behind the lines when the
Continued on Page 2-coI. d
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
Built at Pembroke

The Drake was vessel of Il 100 tons
She was huilt AT Pembroke in 1901
and rad a -poed of q knots. Her com
plement vas 9co men.
4 sister ship Of the Drake. the Good
Hope, was sunk in the battle Of Coro-
mol Chile. in 1914. with a loss OF sS7
men The Drake was we'll known in
eastern American waters. having sew
eral times visited the United States,
and Canadian ports. She was the fiac
ship Of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron
which attended the Hudson Fulton cell
cbration in New York in 1909.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
FAIR WEATHER
Promised for Opening
Worlds Series Game
Actual Betting Thus Far at Even
Money Although Both Coriskey and
New York Men Talk Of Odds-Chi.
caao Nationals Beat Invaders in
Practice Game

Chicago, Oct. with fair weather
promised for the opening game of the
Worlds Series Saturday between the
New York Nationals and the Chicago
Americans and the ticket scalpers ap-
rarently routed the invaders were de-
feated in a practice game with the
Chicago Nationals this afternoon by
Z score OF to ).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
THE WEATHER
UNSETTLED

Forecast: Unsettled, probably rain
Friday: SATURDAY. fair and colder
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
TWO BISCUITS
For Crew of "a and the
Captains Wife

~. Il Fourdered American
s.,,rs, ltAscs Suffered Intensely
c,s, ". -"ro'd BOND Of Ho't''nd
,v,,, Down Nth Shrp-F,rensr
str' Insane
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
Official Tabuiation

The committees official rapulation
accompanying the statement covered
only the first three days of the cam
paign. the subscriptions for mat pc
riod totalling s12,5S6.O 900, according to
returns from less than half the 1913
banks in New England.
Today's subscriptions included u
number of large ones reported by
banks in this city. The minimum
quota for New Hampshire was an
nounced as s16,o56.ooo, and the maxi
mum s26,661 900.
New Hampshire Quotas
The maximum and minimum quota
of New Hampshire cities was announc-
ed as follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
Next Week
October s. Is

Six hundred cities in the United
States and Canada are cooperating
in this broad gauge movement.
Merchants are asked to make win.
dow displays next week Of articles
nationally advertised in the news.
papers-Baker's Cocoa, VIM. Tell
Flour, Dorothy Dodd and Queen DUAL.
ity Shoes, Atwood's Bitters, Corsets,
6orax. etc, etc. List in Journal Sat- |,
urday.
ect4-5 +,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
600 Cities

-. s and canada will CO.
n dispiayiug nationally
oFss..ssd articles IN the windows
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05

nationally advertised goods are live
SELLERS. Place them in the windows
next week-Internationa Display
Week
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09
Faithful Horse
Still indispensable
Tractor Will Not Replace ANY Con-
siderable Portion of Farm Stock.

The very heavy advertising which
has been done by our tractor manu-
facturers during the past few years
to think that the tractor is to take
the place of the majority Of horses
on our farms. Unless the breeding of
horses is continued and increased we
shah, within four or five years, face
"a horse shortage which will place
horse power beyond the average
farmers reach, and curtail our field
operations to remarkable extent
On January 1, 1917, there were 361,-
900 horses on the farms Of Colorado.
Estimates Indicate that there is one
pure-hred draft stallion to. every SS6
horses, one grade stallion to every
40l, or one stallion either pure-bred
or grade to every go horses, or in
other words one stallion to every
thirty three farms.
VIM Henderson, prominent horse
buyer Of Illinois says, THAT tractors
have a place on our farms I do not
deny, for nearly all of our best types
Of farms now require q power unit
which can be used for grinding grain,
ha1ng hay. filing silos, grinding
alfalfa, and for various other belt
power purposes InasInuch as the
work oftentimes is done upon differ
emit parts of the farm. it is an adj
vantage to have power unit in
tractor form, but those who believe
that the tractor is destined to dis
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09
TREES THAT BOARD ARE
USELESS.
By T. o. Morrison, State Horticultural
Commissioner of Washington.

ByT- o. Morrison, State Horticultural
Commissioner of Washington.
The home orchard has not been of
present time in our state SO far as sup
plying any great quantity of fruit for
the commercial trade is concerned. 1t
has been quite commonly an object of
the farmer to plant trees Of several
varieties, in order to secure for his
family and hired help sufficient fruit
for the seasons supply. Generally
these orchards have yielded plenti-
fully, and in many cases, after coming
into bearing. have proved to be larger
than was necessary. Since they were
not intended to produce fruit for the
trade, there are now some of them
double the size required to furnish the
family fruit supply. 1t would there
fore seem that some farmers could
profitably pull up some of their home
orchard, particularly undesirable vari-
cites and individual trees that were
not paving for their keep.
The progressive dairyrnan carefully
tests and weighs the milk from each
COW, to find out what cows are the
money makers and which ones the
"boardcrs." why not apply the same
principle to the home orchard? For
in the home orchard, as well as In
some OF the commercial orchards,
there are many trees that must neces-
sarily be classed as 'boarders. "A
small home orchard. consisting only
of trees necessary for the home fruit
supply. neatly planted. pruned. well
cultivated, and carefully sprayed.
ought to prove more satisfactory and
economical.