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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-01
NORTH AUGUSTA

NORTH--Mrs. Jane Wade is caring
FOR Mrs. Mary s. Woods, who is Ill at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. ]. G.
Wilton on the Townsend road. Mrs.
Woods is one of North Augustus old
est old ladies'.
Lcfo"est Mitchell is confined to the
house with an ahscess on his leg.
Miss peatrice Thomas and Christa
Weber were Sunday guests Of Velma
Knowles.
Mrs Lester league, Blanche Dut-
ton, Mrs. Grace Tillson and Mrs. Ma
than Grover were recent callers at
Mrs. NJ. S. Woods.
!. heavy shower passed over North
Augusta Monday night.
All the farmers are very busy cut
ting their hay. Help is hard to get.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-01
Captured Diaries of Germans
Describe the Horrors Of
British lions Of Hate 50
One Writes from "A Shell Hole in HELP of the
Mind-Wrecking Effect of Preponderating Fire
from the English Lines.

which is at least splinter nroof IN .ba
u"sout we are all on top Of one another
MAKE ourselves as small as posi-
~ nu' everyone wants to find a place
IT the morning the fire is bearable: in
/ ti'e AFTERNOON it again grows so frantic
that we may we'll despair. 1t is hardly
| imaginable that man can bear so much
we are all half crazy"
6e"e the diary ended. But a martial
narrative of the last Gay Of prepara, on
Is told in a letter dated From a She'll
Hole in Hell, 9Th June 1917" In part !.
read:
Ihanks for your kind letter ! am
sun well but quite discouraged. You
! nave no ldea what it is likc--l4 days
passed IN helish fire night and dav
III jhis marvellously beautiful weather
we crouch together in holes and awai,
our doom. The dead here are njlod ~
by the British artillery alone, which
- ia[ superior to ours. Many are dead
100 from gas poisoning. Our division
mas lost 300 men in barely three
months. We are quite helpless, agains,
the English. Thirty men have beer
! buried N mine galleries and are burn
lng in the bargain. Everyone ref,,ses
10 go TO the front line. Our heads ache
from gas. Cigarettes taste of gas ON,
artiiiery cannot fire in the davtime
Tommy sees it at once and If all dies
away.
a terrible devastated region. Such
pltiful life. No food, no drinking wa
Ter all day, and the sun burns. AT mid
hIsht dinner and at three in the morn
ing coffee, but not always. as i, e,er,
act Is danger to life. We all look for.
ward with joy to being taken prisoner
Ii not soon relieved we will 20 ma
we are already muddicd. There arc
artillerymen, infantry and fyjng mer
mere from Arras. They say Arras was
, the golden age compared with this time
IN nell. The English want to shoot re
down, not make peace. They do no,
need infantry, their artillery is enough
we care not let a glimpse be seen al
u.s." -
I Next morning at dawn the Rrit;sr
attacked. They swept the demoralizeG
Germans back out of their positions
and established themselves in linz
previously mapped out. German 70.
sistence could not organize itself 1n+i
the held- grey forces had fallen hacl- y
lines well beyond the torrid zone of tb1
more intense artillery fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-01
lAssociated Press CORRESPONDENCE

(Associated Press Correspondence
Behind the British Lines in France,
July c9.-Americans and Canadians
from the northwestern part of the
American continent-men who have
played an important part in the rail-
are to be found among the men In
khaki. laying rails right up to the
fighting front along the British lines in
France. Here and there is a man who
has worked on the New Haven or the
Boston & Maine railroads, but the vast
majority come from the great western
part of the United States and Canada.
There is one whole battalion from
the Canadian Pacific railroad now at
VI ork on the British front. 1t was or
Ganized by Lord Shaughnessy. In
charge of this and other battalions is a
brigadier geenral. a widely known con-
tractor from British Columbia. whose
motto is. See everything. hear every
thing. but keep your mouth shut"
1t is the popular impression that only
light, narrow -guage railways are run
10 close to the battlefront. But this is
soon removed by visit to the front
where one is surprised to see broad
eauge railway. miles and miles of it,
running right UP to the big guns. This
broad gauge railway is laid close on
the heels of the German retreat. Be
side 1t can be seen much of the German
narrow gauge railway which was
Kicked up in sections by the British en-
gineers and thrown to one side to make
room for the broader gauge line.
Work in Darkness
The engineers make their appearance
within a few hours of a fresh British
advance The men have to wear steel
helmets and keep their gas masks
handy. so close.are they to danger from
bonlbardment by the German heavies
or from bombs dropped by stray Ger
man aeroplane. In fact so close to the
actual fighting front are these lines
that most of the really advanced work
has TO be done under cover of dark
ness.
Following up the British advance the
railway men find bridges blown away,
roads obliterated and occasional traps
left by the enemy. Heavily armored
locomotives haul up the material. The
right of away ahead is cleared, the
hinge craters made by German eXplos-
ives filed, fresh bridges thrown across
the gap and in an Incredibly short
time here is a new route ready to hand
ever to the Railway Operating Depart
rent.
To lay a mile a day Of this broad
eauee railway is not an uncommon
feat. Our best sustained record said
the colonel in charge of one gang. lis
a. miles in five days. We have just
finished one stretch Of line. We had
first to build bridge lao feet long.
That was started on Friday and fin
tshed on Tuesday. Then we had to
clear the road beyond. which was lit
tered with German tt torn rails and
other material. We started at six on
Tuesday and had finished laying the
line by Wednesday night. We had 500
,ren clearing the road and $50 working
IN the stool actually laying the rails.
twenty-five miles Of light railway
were put in the new territory at the
Ancre river fight"
These railway men do not even use
cement in building the foundations for
their bridges. Strong timber flung
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-01

William H. Howard veteran paint
or, died Sunday morning at his home
on Brighton avenue, Portland, after a
long illness but which had not been OF
a serious nature until the last few
weeks. Mr.. Howard was born in Port
land. March 81. 1s4s. and never lived
anywhere but in Portland. At the age
OF IA he tried to enlist in the Union
Army but was rejected on account Of
his age In his 18th year. however.
he was accepted in the 25th Maine
Infantry and afterwards went into tho
1st Maine Cavalry. For the past %
years he had been a painter engaged
in Portland. He had an interest for
agriculture and made considerable
success Of It with his large tracts Of
land Mr.. Howard married Lucy j..
Written who with one son, William D.
Howard. survive. He is member OF
Bosworth Post. G. A. r.. and Of the
Maine Charitable Mechanic Associa-
ton but was not at the time Of his
death a member Of any other organ
ization.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-01

ing a regiment of less than thousand
men have most gravely accepted their
responsibilities of handling over twice
that amount, seem to have GTown old
er and moro serious. at the same time
adhering to their traditional princi-
pies that their charges are human and
subject to all eccentgicities Of the Am
crican youth who breathes the air OF
independence and a free country.
When officers who have been noted
for great views on the sunny side OF
life and have never been credited with
taking a pronounced stand on the Sc
rious side of life. stop in their course
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-01
CEDAR GROVE

The funeral of the late Henry X. Nc
Fadden was held Sunday, July % at
his late home at Cedar Grove, conduct
ed by Rev. Mr.. McGraw. The flowers
were many and beautiful. being con-
tributed by friends and neighbors.
The nterment was at South Dresden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-01

GARRETT.

and is new departure from the old
custom. Additional news OF the meet.
ings will be published later.
Mrs. EVE Robinson. Mrs. O. W.
Counce. Mrs. Harlan Ellis. Mrs. irwin
Ellis, Mrs. Ada Scott, Mrs. E. w. Saw
yer and Mrs. Benz. Berry were among
the ladies from this section to attend
the ID. A. r. county meeting at Lake.
wood last week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-01
BINGHAM

There was small attendance at the
meeting of the Bingham Grange last
Saturday. Another meeting Will be
held next Saturday evening at which
the first and second degrees VIII be
conferred upon two candidates.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Guild have gone
to Troutdale where they purpose to re-
main for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Gallant have
arrived in town for a visit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-01

are at the home of Mr. and Mrs James
l.. Dean for a short visit.
The few days camping trip, to Al
bion, the Boy Scouts planned to take,
has been postponed to a later date.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-01
j. s. Canadian Railway
Builders at French Front

across is the only support. "No wait
ing for cement parapets here" said the
colonel We build tine line as they
tuild a pioneer line in the West"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-26

THAT UTILITY RAID. 1t looks
as if public utility sharks are about
to razoo Chicago in a manner that
would make old Yerkes turn over in
his grave with envy. When the IL"
and surface bosses appeared before
the council committee, Sam insult
treated aldermen like so many mes
senger boys. He had another en-
gagement and had no time to waste
on them. So everybody had to shut
up so Sam could say his~say and get
away. The traction bosses were
brutaIy frank. They said the fran
chise was the big thing-they want
ed one and they wanted it right
away. Moreover, they didn't want
any measly little 20-year grant.
They wanted one that will run for
ever. OF course, the state law will
have to be changed before any grant
longer than 20 years can be made,
but Sam and his bunch ordered
council to get busy at Springfield and
have the laws changed as Sam wants
'em changed. This is a $500, 900, 900
deal, the bosses say, and they don't
want any piling by council when
dealing in big figures.
Most Of the loop press took the sit
uatiOn calmly. There was no such
alarm as when the Allen bill was up.
Only the Journal and the Hearst pa
pers took shot at the traction pro-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-26

gram. The others handled the story
much as they might have handled it
had Sam insult stepped up to pea
nut stand to buy a, sack of peanuts.
The real story wasn't so much in
what the traction bosses said, but in
how they said it and in their general
demeanor. The acted bOld-as If it
were an imposition on them to be
forced to go to the City Hall and tell
council publicly what they wanted
when it had been explained, no
doubt, to most of the councilmen be-
fore. They acted as if the matter
had all been arranged, both here and
at Springfield, and they didn't want
to be bored by talking about it.
So the folks who don't want to
give away Chicago streets forever
had better get busy. Public utility
cascarets like Sam insult work when
you sleep.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-26

NEWSPAPER GOVERNMENT
Any one who wishes to know what is
meant by newspaper government
ought to look over the files of the
Chicago daily newspapers the past
week.
Instead of piling social disgrace
and blame on the men who have al
ready made millions out of hauling
coal from their Southern Illinois
fields and selling it in Chicago at
hoggish profit figures, the Chicago
daily newspapers have aimed a reg
ular curtain fire of news and ediz
torials at a coal teamsters' union and
its president
Price-fxing millionaires get honor,
pity, affection and bouquets as he
Foes and patriots from the Tribune,
Herald, News and others.
The blackfaced teamsters, wrest-
ling with horses on icy paVements,
shoveIng tons of coal one shoVeIful
at a time, buying Hniment for lame
backs and oil for chapped hands
it's the teamsters who get nailed Ias
outlaws, enemies of the community,
plotters against the common good.
This situation shows the workings
of newspaper government In Chi
cage to a fine point
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19
Exports and Imports
Show Great Decrease

Washington, Mar 19.-American ex-
ports and imports decreased almost
$l9OOOO,0O0 in February the first
month of unrestricted German U.boat
Notwithstanding to a report of the
department Of commerce issued today.
This Is the largest loss in export and
import trade in a single month ever
reported.
The report shows that exports fell off
$147032,959, compared with the pre-
vious high month, while imports de-
creased $40, ,299, ,6s5
Government officials attributed a
large part Of the enormous decrease in
exports and imports to fear of the ruth
less German submarine campaign.
The total exports for February
amounted to $466, ,034, while imports
totaled $199,576,597.
Gold imports during February
amounted to $103,766,495, while the ex-
ports Of gold were $22 2,06S,059
For the eight months ending Feb
rnary 2S, the total exports showed an
increase of 81 ,496, PIG oveNthe same
period in 1916.
Imports for the same period increased
1856, ,S58,645.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19
State Fair Premiums
viii Total $4,000

AT the meeting Of the state fair board
Saturday afternoon, il was decided that
the premiums for the 1917 fair should
be s2s,OOO, which is $500 more than
the premiums for last year. OF this
lnrge amount, $l7,500 comes from ap.
pTopristions by the legislature. The re-
mainder comes from gate receipts and
from the concessions.
The total premiums for the county az
.rfcultural exhibits was fixed at $4,000.
which is an increase of about $4,000
The increase goes for larger premiums
on sheep, swine and dairy cattle. On
account Of difficulty last year in the
goat section, no premiums will be Civ
en them this year On account of there
being little competition on Dorset
sheep and Essiek swine, the premiums
on these breeds were eliminated.
The board added $500 from its fund
to the $4,000 appropriated by the legis
lature for the purpose of connecting the
fair grounds with the Salem water sys-
tenn.
For the accommodation of the public.
the board decided to install 73 patent
lavatories, eight more water fountains.
Fire hydrants viii be placed in the prin-
cipal buildings and all facilities for
protection and safety improved.
There was some question as to wheth-
er or not the horse show will be held
this year or not That matter was not
decided at this meeting.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19
Full Text of Agreement
BettOeen Managers and Men
In Settlement of the Strike

New York, Mar. 19.-The following
agreement was signed today by the
railway managers committee and the
brotherhood chiefs, formally settling
uueStjrLs over which they have been at
odds:
New York, March 19. Settlement
awarded by the committee of the Coun
ell Of National Defense: In all road
service except passenger, where sched-
ules now read, one hundred miles or
less, nine or ten hours or less. over
time at ten or eleven miles per hour, ,
eight hours or less for basic day and
twelve and half miles per hour for
a speed basis for the purpose of com.
putting overtime to be paid for at not
less than one eighth of a daily rate
per hour. In all yards, switching and
hosting service where schedules now
read, 80, IL or u hours, or less, shall
constitute a days work, insert eight
hours or less shall constitute day S
work at present ten hours pay.
"Overtime to be paid for at not less
than one eighth of the daily rate per
hour.
I'm yards now working on an eight
hour basis the daily rate shall be the
present ten hours standard rate with
overtime at one eighth of the present
standard daily rate.
If Law is Unconstitutional
In case the law is declared uncon-
stitutional eight hours or less at pres
ent ten hours pay will constitute a
days work in hosting service.
''In passenger service the present
mileage basis will be maintained. On
roads now having q flat ten hour day
in passenger service, the rule will be
amended to read eight within ten
hours.
For all classes Of employees in short
turn around passenger service, where
the rule now reads eight within twelve
hours it will be amended to read
eight within ten hours
For such territory as has no num-
ber of hours for day S work in short
turn around passenger service, the
eight within ten hour rule applies.
/ "Overtime to be paid for at not
less than one eighth of the daily rate
per hour.
"The general committees on indi-
vidual roads NAV elect to retain pres
ent overtime rules in short turn around
passenger service or the foregoing pro-
visions, but may not make eombina-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19
u. S. SUPREME court
UPHOLDs ADANSONLAW
Opinion Holds That Cong Had the Power To Fix Hours
Constituting Days Worn = $ Fer Fixing Wages Court
Points Out This Was Done But Limited Period Leav-
ing Matter After That Time 10 Be Arranged by Men and
ManagerS-Is Six to Three Decision

Washington, March 19.---The Adamson eight hour is
valid This was the ruling of the supreme court today
Chief Justice White read the decision which declared
constitutional the law passed under spectacular circu
stances in the closing night hours of last summers
congress session.
Besides declaring the Adamson law constitutional the
highest tribunal held congress has right to legislae
wages the supreme courts decision today formal re-
yersal of the opinion of Judge William c. Hook Kansas
City, who held the law unconstitutional.
The court held the law constitutional in division of
six to three Justices Ptney Day. Vandeventer dssented
Chief Justice White and Justices Holmes, McReynolds,
Brandeis and Clark signed the majority opinion McKen
ma wrote seperate opinion but concurred.
Justice Day read dissenting opinion as as the
chief justice concluded the majority ruling.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19
Contention without Merit


White in his opinion coneluded
'We say that the contention that
the act was void and could not be made
operative because unworkability of its
provisions is without merit, since we
see 40 reason to doubt that if the stand
ard fixed by the act were made appli-
cable and a candid effort followed to
carry it out, the result would be with
out difficulty accomplished. 1t is true
that it might follow that in some cas-
es, that because of particular terms OF
employment or exceptional surround
ings some change might be necessary
but these exceptions afford no ground
for holding the act void because its
provisions are susceptible in practice
of being carried out.
90 Being of the opinion that congress
had the power to adopt the act in ques-
ton, whether it be viewed as a direct
fixing of wages to meet the absence
of Il standard on that subject resulting
from the dispute between the parties
or as the eXertion of power by CON
sress which it undoubtedly possessed
to provide by appropriate legislation
for compulsory arbitration-a power
which inevitably resulted from its au-
thority to protect interstate commerce
in dealing with situation like that
which was before tive conclude that
the court below erred in holding the
statute was not within the power of
congress to enact and in restraining
its enforcement and its decree there
fore must be and it is reversed and the
cause .remanded with instructions to
dismiss the bill and it Is SO ordered. -
Only Two Questions
White did not stick to manuscript.
His statement differed materially from
the printed opinion.
''All the propositions, he ruled,
relied upon and arguments advanced
ultimately come to two questions:
''E'irst, the entire want of constitu-
tional power to deal with the subjects
embraced by the statute, and second,
such abuse of the power if possessed
as rendered its exercise unconstitution-
al White said in part. "We will con
slider these subjects under distinct
propositions separately.
''ll'irst is the entire want Of consti-
tutional power to deal with the sub
jccts embraced by the statute.
"There must he knowledge of the
power exerted before determining
whether as exercised it was constitu-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19
Jap Fleet Watching
Interned Steamers

San Diego. Cal, Mar. l9.-Indica-
tions are today that Japanese and Brit
ish patrol vessels in the Pacific are
taking every preeaution to prevent the
escape of the fleet of German steam
ers and sailing vessels interned at San
tn Rosalia, Lower California. Reports
that these vessels were ready at any
moment to take to sea, should America
become involved in war with Germany,
have reached British sand French con-
suiar representatives and been trans
mitted to the representatives of this
country.
AS the ships are in Mexican waters
the United States has no jurisdiction
over them, but should steamers of the
ore carrying fleet make sea and be
captured by allied warships lurking in
wait they would prove valuable prizes.
There are eleven German vessels in
the hafbor at Santa Rosalia, with
crews aggregating about 400 men. A
number of these sailors have managed
t. desert, and made their way into
this country as seamen on coasting
steamers
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19
German Retreat Orderly But
Persistentiy Harrassed
by Allies
new DEFENSES READY
FOR TROOPS TO OCCUPY
Turks Retreating Before Rus
sians---TwO DestrOyers
TOrpcdOed
By Ed L. Keen.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
London, Mar. l9.--Thc greatest oc-
cupancy of territory by any belligerent
since the German sweep toward the
Marne thrilled England today. Allied
forces this time are the gamers. Ii is
the German line that has given way.
Nearly 500 square miles of territory
between the Arras sector and the River
Oise have been added to the allies ;
holdings.
Although there was general rejoicing
today over the success of the allies
"push,' experts were inclined to put
the soft pedal on the popular tendency
toward over-optimism.
They pointed out that the German re.
treat was not headlong flight, but a
methodical, systematic turning back
from untenable positions to others,
doubtless long and carefully prepared.
The retreat has undoubtedly been ac-
celerated by the allies unexpected SUI
periority - unexpected to the Germans.
They have harassed the enemy with the
vigor of their pursuit,
But the lack Of reports of any con
siderable losses of men and materials by
the Germans indicates the withdrawal
was far from disorderly retreat
There was much guessing here today
as to the new line to which the Ger
mans were retreating. The one most
favored by military experts was from
Donai to Cambria. St. Quentin, La Fere
and scissors. Observers here do not
think the Germans will permit the al
lies to gain the approaches to the val
leys of the Cambre, Scheldt and Scarpe
without strenuously contcsting of their
advance.
Today the allies were systematically
constructing their lines and still press
ing steadily against the Germans. On
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19

tion of both to produce greater com
pensation than is provided in either
basis
If Constitutional
"In the event the law is held to be
constitutional if the foregoing settle
ment is inconsistent with the decision
of the court, the application will be
adjusted to the decision If declared
unconstitutional the above stands with
all the provisions as written.
"The foregoing to govern for such
roads, classes of employees and classes
of service represented by the national
conference committee Of the railways.
"The schedules, except as modified
by the above changes, remain as at
present.
(Signed)
g Franklin X. Lane,
"Daniel Willard,
"W. B. Wilson,
Samuel Gompers,
" Accepted by:
'W. G. Lee,
Il. E. Sheppard,
w. S. Stone,
"W. S. Carter.
"The national conference commit
tee Of railways, by Elisha Lee, chair
man.