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Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
EQU|TY:B|LL
New Haven Line Re-
quest Is Refused
Permission for s1O2,OOO,OOO
Suit Against Directors

Washington, May 3.-The supreme court
today dismissed bill in equity filed by
Ralph S. Bartlett and other minority
stockholders of the New York, New Ha-
ven & Hartford Railroad for permission
to bring suit for sl02,oOO,OOO in the name OF
the corporation against directors who
served from 1904 to 1909 for alleged illegal
expenditures in acquiring railroads, street
railways and shipping enterprises in New
England to stifie competition.
The case was before the court on an
amended bill, the original complaint hav-
ing been dismissed because the plaintiffs
did not prove that the corporation itself
had failed to take action against the di-
rectors. In the amended bill the plain
tiffs set forth that they had given tho
corporation an opportunity to act but
that it had failed to do So The court
held that the amended bill was insuffi-
cient.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
Penn State Nine Trims
Colby by o. Score

Waterville, Me, May 3. 3.-(SpeciaD.-
Pennsylvania State College defeated
Colby at baseball Thursday afternoon
before small crowd by score of 6
to in a we'll played and interesting
game. The Colby boys were beaten in
every department and the best team
won. The game was featured by two
plays, one by Tyler of the Colby nine,
who speared fly with his left hand
while on the run and one by Ege the
visiting shortstop. who made a beau
tiful one handed stop and throw in the
fourth inning of hot grounder over
second. Bucknam got one of the long
est hits that has been seen on the
ground for a long time, the ball hit
side.
The Colby boys started off like win
ners, getting a run in each of the first
two innings on clever work. but this
proved to be the extent of their scor-
ing while in the fourth the visiting
team put the game on ice by a very
pretty exhibition of consecutive hit
ting Robinson. the first man up, gave
Tyler the chance to make his feature
play. Wheeling got a base on balls, Ege
went out on fly to Tyler. Erving and
Thrope got clean hits. Howard polled
out twC-bagger and Blythe also got
hit, while Mingle ended the agony
by going out on a grounder to Heyes,
but the damage had been done, four
runs crossing the plate. The Colby
boys did not give up and fought hard
for victory but Howard tiChtened up
and they were unable to get :ile need
ed bingle when 1t would count in the
scoring column.
The Colby team was changed about
quite q little for this game. Driscoi1,
who has been at third in all the games
he has played since being in college,
being behind the bat, where he did
well, while Greenlaw took his place at
the hot corner. Tyler also started the
game in right in the place of Lawrence
and looked fairly good.
The score:
PENNA. STATE
alb r ID po a e
Blythe, 3b ..............:4 9 Q
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
BATTLING ON WEST FRONT IS OF !. ; :.
'DINC-DONc ORDER," " SAYS REPORT
FROM REUTERS correspondent

London, May 3.-In the taking OF
Fresnoy by the Canadians and the re-
ported capture of Builecourt the con-
clusion is drawn that the British troops
have smashed their way through the
Hindenhurg line at two points II miles
apart on the Arras battle front. Fres-
noy is near the northern end and Bull
lecourt near the southern end of the
Arras section of the Hindenburg line.
Fighting of terrible intensity ragged
throughout the day at the main point
of the British attack, says Reuters
correspondent at British headquarters.
The battling" he adds, has been in
many places of ding dong order. which
renders it extremely difficult to define
the situation, but l think it may GER
tainly be claimed as successful day
for our gallant troops. The most con-
spicuous gains have been on the fianks
of the long front, while towards the
center up the valley of the Scarpe, we
have made less progress, owing to the
intensity of concealed machine gun
fire.
Despite the opposition of massed
German forces, the Canadian troops
took Fresnoy. Oppy, however, still
proved too strongly held to attempt to
carry it by direct frontal attack with
out counting a heavier casualty list
than the enterprise warranted The
wood in front of the ruined village lit
terally was infested with machine
guns
THE Germans are fighting with des-
perate obstnacy.
Machine guns We're perched at va
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04

riouS heights, while lines OF uncut wire
were discovered in gulleys which con-
cealed them from direct observation as
well as from the searching effect Of our
barrage, so that the attack upon this
place amounted to little more than q
reconnaissance in force and our troops
withdrew to enable the gunners to con-
centrate their fire on the newly dis
covered obstacles.
South Of the Sensee the battle de-
veloped into most successful sweep
ing movement, our troops reaching
Cherisy. Converging tactics upon Rein
court carried our advance across the
Hindenburg line and threatened to
cut off the garrison at Bullecourt. Tie
garrison was reported to have been
captured, but the report was not con-
firmed.
THE Germans are fighting with des-
perate obstinacy. Several new divi-
sions have been identified at various
parts of the front, showing that the
Germans continue to use their stra-
tegic reserves. The enemy recaptured
some ground at Gavrelle, but the coun-
ter attacks generally were broken up
by our artillery fire, which was main
tained with almost incredible intensi-
ty."
There has been no rain, but a warm
spring sun for more than 10 days now
and the battlefields at times are en-
veloped in dust. British reinforcements
moving along the roads toward he
front look like millers under heavy
layers of chalk-white powder.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
Hale Proposes Feeding German
Prisoners in United States

Washington. ID. c., May 3.-(Spes
ciaD.-HoI. Frederick Hale of Maine
today introduced in the United States
Senate a resolve for an appropriation
OF l.000.tO to be used for the trans
portation of the German prisoners of
the Allies to this country. where they
can be fed without sending food
across the Atlantic.
Senator Hales resolve meets with
the hearty approval of many of the
leading men of Congress.
Senator Hale said the resolution would
be taken up by the foreign relations COM
m!ttee next week. The senator explained
that he did not make an examination of
prison camps when he was in France ana
England recently and had not taken the
question up with the administration, bur
Introduced the resolution merely in the
belief that this was a good way to help
the situation.
When Secretary Lansing heard about
the resolution he said he had heard the
subject OF bringing prisoners of war to
America discussed informally but it had
not been taken up with the British and
French missions,
The Resolution
The resolution was as follows:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
MONMOUTH

Mrs. u. NJ. Benner returned FRIDAY
from Newton. n. j., where she mas
heen visiting her cousin, Mrs. Ceila
Wintcrmutor. for the past three
Months.
Mrs Wilber Gray of Old Town mas
beer Passing -wo weeks with her SIS
'er. Mrs George Longfcllow.
Mrs. Clifton Tinkham OF Portland
WAS the cues. this week of her par
ents. MIR. and Mrs +. Q. Flanders.
Mrs. w. W. Woodbury. returned
Wcdne Sday. after three months stay IN
Putnam. Conn.
At the CONGREGATIONAL church sun
day morning. May 6. the pastor, Rev.
Herbert Dixon. will take for his SUD
ject. Tho Kings Business" The sub
ject for the evening service, England
ard tn War;"
The Bov Scouts, No. /. of America
viii meet at the caucus hall Ihursuas
evening. May 3. Following the pusi-
ness meeting the Scouts Will prac'ice
drilling for Memorial day.
Mrs. Carolyn Sherman was on Fort-
land Thursday.
Eugene Andrews. senior warden OF
the Monmouth Lodge ot F. and "A. NJ
Wen, TO Portland Wednesday as ue!e-
gate 10 the annual session OF the
Grand Chapter Of Masons.
~ the Grange meeting wednesday
evening. May .. the farce, Roush oi
Robert" was presented with the 1oi-
lowing cast of characters: Mrs. SlInp-
kirs, Mrs. Ethel Blaisdell; Mrs. wal
lace. Miss Susie Carr: Mr.. Hart' Man
Willard: Robert Wallace. Herbert Dix
on
D. " Benner of the Congregations
church has been chosen delegate 10
the annual State Conference OF tne
CONGREGATIONAL Churches to be held IN
Calais. May SO. 10.
Mrs. Annie whitehouse and j: b.
Packard were chosen delegates from
The Congregational Sunday schooi 10
attend the County Sunday School con-
rention to be held in Augusta MAY O.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04

mentS policy is growing in all direc.
tions and that its reticence on peace
terms is being used to sharpen sus-
picions and the antagonisms of the
parties. The Socialist leaders, he con-
tinues, does not hesitate to explain and
justify the latest strike movement on
the ground of the delay in reforming
the Prussian franchise. On the other
hand the pan German reactioparies
stop at nothing to prevent the forma-
! ton of a majority party capable of
realizing the needed reforms in the
body polite.
The writer declares that the Nation
al Liberals are coQueting with the
Conservatives and that the opportunist
clerical center is intent only on
preservation of its own influence. His
picture of the situation at the opening
of the Reichstag is, in other words, one
of general strife in which each mans
hand is against every other. condi-
; tion promising an Illuminating parlia-
mentary discussion on all the questions
{ in dispute.
The conditions of affairs probably eX-
plains the decision of the Socialists, whom
their opponents accuse of having captured
the chancellor. to postpone the proposed
Interpolation on peace and perhaps put
the brakes on a discussion of the prob
lens of political reform.
The Berlin Vorwaerts in an editorial
signed by Herr Landsberg, a Socialist
deputy. attempts to convince the work
men of the necessity OF going easy with
reforms until peace is secured.
The no-indemnity plank of the Social
ist peace platform has been selected by
his opponents for the heaviest attack
against Phillip Schedemann. The work
men are told that ruin for the empire
and penury for themselves are certain
unless heavy indemnity is exacted. 9th
erwise. they are informed. the war will
end with a German debt Of at least 100
0oo. 900 marks, requiring an annual tax
alton OF half a billion marks for Interest
and redemption, in addition to three BIZ
lion for normal expenditures.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
FISH BOAT DISGUISE
One Submarine So Concealed
Carried ve-Mile-Range Gun

London. May 3.-American citizens
landed during the past few days from
vessels which had been sunk by Ger
man submarines tell remarkable tales
Of the strenuous exploits with the u
boats. In one case three undersea
boats appeared simultaneously along
side the ship one being a submarine
cruiser 300 feet long and the other old
fashioned submarines with a length of
about 120 feet.
Ir another case a German subma-
rine wore an elaborate disguise Of a
fishing boat This Submarine carried
a gun which had a range Of nearly five
miles.
In at least two cases the crews of
vessels sunk by the submarines were
rescued from open boats by passing
ship only to suffer a repetition of the
disaster when the ship on which they
had taken refuge fell prey to an un-
derTater boat.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
U. S. Engineers
to Reconstruct
Russian System

Washington. May 3-In addition to the
political and economic commission which
PRESIDENT Wilson will send to Russia, a
special commission of eminent railroad
engineers will be sent Immediately to help
reconstruct the nations transportation
system. 1t will be made up Of four men,
Including John +. Stephens, one OF the
principal engineers employed on the ram
anna canal.
John c. Grenier of Baltimore, railroad
consulting engineer, and Henry Mliier'
former president o. the Wabash also Will
tc On the commission. Mr.. Stephens has
heen named as member of the commission
TO hc headed bv former Secretary Root,
In, AZ IN. renuas, of members of the Ma
,ion,l D,fensc courcil the President re-
leased hin, today to serve on the speciai
railroad mission.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
BOSTON PLANS
WELCOME TO WAR
COMMISSIONERS

Boston, May 3.-Plans for the re-
ception to be accorded the French
war commissioners here next week
were made at a conference today be-
tween Gov. Mccall, Mayor Curley and
members of special state and city
committees.
During the first day in the city, the
members of the commission will be
presented at a joint session of the
Legislature by Gov. Mccall and an
opportunity will be given for one OF
their number to make response. Mill
tary organizations of the state later
will pay their respects to the visitors
in the Hall of Flags at the State
House.
The official party will be called upon
to head a parade of the school cadets
of the city, several thousand in num-
ber, and about 5000 members of the
regular military companies stationed
within the commonwealth, afterward
reviewing the marchers from a stand
in front of the State House. School
children will be given special places
along the line Of march and one group
of 5000 will sing patriotic songs At
Fenway Park, subsequently. 10000
children will figure in a public recep-
ton.
A dinner to be rendered by the COM
monwealth viii be the principal event
Of the first evening of the visitors
stay here. The second day will be Civ
en- over to a call at the quarters of the
American Fund for French Wounded
ard Surgical Dressing committee and
a visit to the historic towns of Con-
cord and Lexington. Returning the
commissioners will stop at Harvard
college for four hours as the guests
Of that institution.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
COUNT Won TARNOW WITH EMBASSY
STAFF SAILS FOR HOME TODAY

New York, May 3.-Count Adam
Tarnowski Won Tarnow. who was sent
here from Hungary as ambas-
sador, but who was never officially re-
ceived by President Wilson, arrived at
Hoboken tonight with % members of
the embassy staff on special train
from Washington. They will sail to-
morrow with the dismissed German Of
fcials from China and Cuba under
safe conduct assurance from the En-
tente Allies on board the Holland-Am-
erica liner Ryndam.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
BerGn-ViennaP PeacePlans
Continue Identical
conferences Between Bavarian Premier and
Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister Show
Perfect Agreement Says Semi Official Tele-
gram

London, May 3.-The conferences
that hive been held in Vienna between
Count von Her:iing. the Bavarian pre-
mier. and Count Czorin. the Austro-
Hunga IAN foreign minister, show that
a perfect agreement continues between
Berlin and Vienna regarding questions
OF peace. according to a semi official |
telegram from Vienna forwarded by
the Exchange Telegraph correspondent
at Amsterdam. The Vienna cabinet.
odds tho message, realizes that Ger
rran newspaper criticisms are merely
expressions of private opinion and it
insists that Germany and Austria
must hold together to the end. as 9TH
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04

erwise no good will accrue for either
power in the future"
A Budapest telegram quotes the
Pester Lloyd as saying that Count Tis-
"a, the Hungarian premier, has offered
seats in the cabinet to Counts Moritz
Esterhasy and Stepan Bethlen. Count
Esterhasy to deal with the policy to
be adopted in the transitional period
after peace is declared and Count
Bethlen to deal with the rebuilding of
Pennsylvania. Both are said to have
asked for time to consult former Pre-
mier julius Andrassy, who at present
is in Vienna
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04

GAME SATURDAY

The next game in the college series will
come Saturday, when Colby and Bowdoin
will cross bats on Alumni field for the
second time this year. Bowdoin won the
first game by some good playing in the
latter part of the contest while the Colby
boys We're conducting little excursion in
an airplane, but they feel confident tina:
they have succeeded In getting the hyihs
stuff out of their systems now and tha.
the Bowdoin boys will find a harder team
to face when they arrive here.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
The vessel will stop at Halifax.

The vessel will stop at Halifax.
Upon their arrival at Hoboken Count
Tarnowski and his staff were met by
Capt. William NJ. OffIey of the depart
ment Of justice and other government
agents. They were escorted in auto.
mobiles to the steamship pier, where
they at once went aboard the Ryndam.
Among those who accompanied
Count Tarnowski was Baron Eric
zwiedinek Won Sundenhorst who has
acted as charge d'afairies
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
APPLICANTS FROM
SIX SCHOOLS FOR
HARVARD CAMP

Cambridge. Mass. May 3.-Appli-
cants from six New England educa-
tional institutions were accepted fol
membership in the Harvard training
camp for reserve officers yesterday
They came from Brown University
Dartmouth College. Tufts College
Boston University, Massachusetts,
Agricultural college and Phillips Exc
ter Academy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
ADMIRAL BEAMAN
DIES THURSDAY

|. Cambridge. Mass, May 3.-Rear Admiral
George William Beaman, L. s. n. retired
! VINO was correspondent with Grants
army during the Civil war died suddenly
at his home here today. He was so years
of age. Born in Rutland, VT, Mr.. Bea-
man was associated with Mark Twain in
newspaper work at Hannibal, Mo-, when
the Civil war opened
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
Text of Statement

The text OF the official statement re-
porting the sinking reads:
The British transport Arcadian
with troops was torpedoed by an enc
my submarine in the eastern Medit :
erranean on April Is and sank in five
minutes. Nineteen officers, PA of other
ranks. 10 of naval ratings. "a firemen
and two civilians are missing and it is
presumed were drowned
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
DAYLIGHT SAVING
AS WAR RULE
is ENDORSED

Washington, May S.-Daylight saw
ing as a war measure was endorsed
today before the Senate interstate
commerce committee by n delega alton
Of manufacturers and business men.
Extra time the plan would give for
home gardening was an argument ad-
vanced by Il. r. Wilson of Boston,
representing the National Association
Of Cotton Manufacturers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
HEAD OF RURAL
LETTER CARRIERS
AS'N DISCHARGED

Washington. May Sired L. White
OF Buckhead. Ga. president Of the Ru-
raj Letter Carriers Association, has
been discharged from the postal SER
vice, the postoffice department an
nounced today.
The department says that White
was dismissed because he circulated
false statements regarding the read
justment of rural routes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
LONCSH0REMEN win
100 Granted Increase by Coast.
wise Transportation Co.

Boston. May 3.-The strike of employees
OF the Coastwise Transportation Co
which has tied up three vessels at this
port. two at Portland, Me-, and one at
Providence, r. l.. for nearly a week, was
settled today with the company's an
nouncement that the demands Of the men
would be granted. Increased rates
amounting to from S. to so month were
asked. About 100 men are involved.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
TWO YOUTHS GET
80 YEARS FOR
JAN. | MURDER

Providence, r. l., May 3-James e.
Turbitt. 1s and George j. Smith, H. were
sentenced in the superior court here today
to 80 years in state prison for murder in
the second degree. They were indicted
for the murder on Jan. l Of John Mag
nall. proprietor Of small grocery store
here. but were allowed to plead nolo to
murder in the second degree
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
EIGHT IN CONSPIRACY
Attempting to Defraud Govern
ment of 100000

Cheyenne, Wyo.. May 3.-Eight men
are under arrest today on a charge OF
conspiracy to defraud the government
of 100000 through the sale of stolen
high grade gold ore. the charge OF
conspiracy to defraud the government
it was explained by the Federal OFF,
cials was based on the fact that the
mems operations placed the govern
ment in the position OF receiving stoi'
en- property.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
279 Men Lost In SinkinQ
Of Transport Arcadian

London. May 3. 5.51 p. M.-The
British transport Arcadian was sunk
hy subnarine April Is. It is believed
279 men were drowned.
Tho Arcadian, 1899 tons gross, was
owned by the Royal Steam Packet Co.
OF Liverpool. She was withdrawn from
the passenger service early in the war
and taken over by the British admir-
altN.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
BLOCK TITLE TO
SEIZURES OF THE
GERMAN SHIPS

Washington. May 3-The admins
tration bill to give title to seizures of
the German war-bound ships was
blocked today again in the House. Re-
publican Leader Mann objected.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
NEW RUSSIA.
GRANTS FREEDOM
OF ASSOCIATION +.

Petrograd. May 8. via London.-An
order was issued by the Russian pro-
vfsional government today granting
freedom Of association and meeting
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
MULLER RESIGNS
South American Minis
ter Foreign Affairs
Criticized Because of Alleged
PrO-German Views

Rio Janeiro. May 3.-Dr. Lauro Muller
has rendered President Braz his resigna-
ito mas minister of foreign affairs.
The government has received informa-
tion that the Brazilian minister to Ger
many has been ordered detained in Berlin
and has ordered the detention of Adolf
Paulin, German minister to Brazil who
is on his way to Uruguay
DR. Lauro Muller has been bitterly crit
ieized in Brazil since the relations be-
tween the republic and Germany first be-
came acute on the ground that he was
pro-German in his sympathies.
Adolf PAUL.. German minister to Bra
I'll. was handed his passports by the Bra
lillian government on April IS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04
Campaign Against The:
German Chaln7lc,ellof an Is ''>
|Again Showing Strength

Copenhagen (via London), May 3.-Such
German newspapers as are now permitted
to reach here. although evidently care
fully selected for the absence of military
news or any information in regard to the
strike movement. indicate that the cam
paign against Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg is again in full swing. The con.
servatives, although insisting. as usual
that the other parties observe a politi-
cal truce in the interests of the father
land, have adopted and published a set OF
resolutions sharply attacking the chan
cellor and censuring the government fol-
weakness and vacillation on the peace
question and in dealing with the strike
agitation.
SoeiaIistie Influence
The resolutions express grave concern
at the steadily growing influence Of the
Socialists. whose peace-seeking efforts are
declared to be leading Germany to the
brink or ruin. Apparently this attack was
timed to coincide with the opening of the
Reichstag and it is significant that the
resolutions are endorsed by the free con
servative wing under Baron Won Seydlitz
less of an extremist than Count Westarp
and Herr Won Heydebrand. leaders OF tn
regular or junker conservatives
Newspapers Against Chancellor
Among the papers which are directing
their fire against the chancellor are tha
conservative organs the kreuz Zeitun.:
and the DeutSche Tages Ze,runE They
accused the premier of endangering the
monarchy and of sailing a course pre-
scribed by the Socialists.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Hamburg Fremdenblatt, in a long sur
yey of the situation declares that the
political life of Germany is now pass
ing through an era of strife and diff
ferenccs of opinion on external and in
ternal questions which daily grow
more complicated and of broader di-
mensions. The correspondence says
that dissatisfaction with the govern
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04

Earned runs-Penn. State 4, Colby
l. Three base hits-Bucknam, Pagan,
Ege. Two base hits-Howard. Stolen
Aases-Deasey, Fraas. Struck out-By
Howard 5; by Pagan 4. Double plays
-Bucknam to Fraas. Left on bases
Penn State I, Colby 3. Base on balls
off Howard 3; Pagan 2. Sacrifice hits
--Greenlaw. Umpire Allen. Time
1.55. Attendance-500.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-05-04

Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Beebe left on
Thursday morning for New Hampshire.
where they will make their home.
The Ladies Christian Benevolent
Society met at the. Grange han on
Wednesday, May 2.
Rev. N NJ. Heikes Of Lynn. Mass.
has accepted call to become pastor
of the Christian church.