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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
7. R. Pleads the
Cause of His
Expedition

Washington, April 15.-Theodore Roose-
welt in letters today to Senator Chamber
lain and Rep. Dent, chairmen of the con-
gressional military committees, detailed
here plans for raising and accompanying
a volunteer expedition to join the Allies
on the western European battle front. He
heartily approved the administration
compulsory service program for providing
a war army, but insisted that volunteers
could be put on the firing line in four
months and that the American flag should
be there at the earliest possible moment.
We owe this to humanity he said.
owe it to the small nations who nave
suffered such dreadful wrong from Ger
many. First of all we owe it to our
selves. national honor and self respect.
For the sake of our own souls. for the
sake of the memories of the great Amer
leans of the past We must show tina we
do not intend to make this merely a dol
lar war"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
REVENUE
Is Expected to
Pass War Bill for
S7,OOO,OOO,0OO Not La
ter Than Tuesday
OTHER MEASURES
FOLLOW QUICKLY

Washington. April 15.-Rapid prog
rcss on the ever mounting program OF
war legislation is planned by Congress
during the coming week.
The $1,000. 000, 900 revenue authoriza-
ton bill passed the House unanimous
ly yesterday. is the first and immediate
consideration. 1t will be submitted to-
morrow to the Senate, will be reported
almost Immediately by the finance COM
mitteo and will be passed not later than
Tuesday. according to caders' expecta-
tons. Approval virtually without OPP
position is regarded as certain.
Following the bond authorization will
come quickly in both houses war taxa
ton, navy and army, espionage. fnan-
cial and industrial mobilization bills
and other war time measures.
To expedite the great BOND issue and
treasury certificate authorization, in
Guiding its provision for loaning So
600. 600. 900 to the Allies. Chairman Sim
mons today called a meeting of the Sem
ate finance committee for tomorrow
morning. The committee is to report
the bill to the Senate shortly after it
convenes. While Senator Simmons will
ask its immediate consideration, it is
probable that under the rules and be-
cause Of House amendments. the reso-
luton Will lie over until Tuesday and
viii have the right of way over all bus
mess until it is passed.
The Senate also will receive tomor-
row, the administration espionage bill,
the army general staff amendments to
the Ilay-Chamberlain national defense
act and the Webb bill to permit COM
bination of exporters in foreign trade.
The espionage mcasure which is ex-
Iected TO provoke debate, will be
pressed for prompt passage by admin
lstration leaders and be displaced only
by the war finance measures.
The conference report on the gener-
al deficiency bill, including a s10O, 900, 900
emergency fund appropriation fund for
President Wilson TO use at his discre-
ton in prosecuting the war, will be
probably adopted in both houses to-
morrow.
Consideration Of the administrations
selective draft army bill will be TAX
on up tomorrow by the Senate mill
tary affairs committee.
Committee consideration also will be
given this week to the bill authorizing
the President to operate the railroads
in time of war and to measures design
cd to mobilize further the nations fl
nancial by including State
banks to enter the federal reserve
system to increase and re-organize the
interstate commerce commission and
to conserve and develop food resources.
After disposing of the general def
cheney bill report. the House proba-
bly, will adjourn until Wednesday to
permit uninterrupted work in its COM
mittees.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16

London, April 15-British patrols entered Lens between 4
and 5 o'clock this morning, according to a dispatch received
from the correspondent of the News with the British army in
France.
Describing the conditions about Lens, the correspondent
wires:
Though the enemy is still in his machine gun redoubts in
some places, these are only rear guards, for the main body has
retreated.
Liens and LEVIN had been stocked with guns and it was
certain that at least $50 were in the network Of mines and pit
heads.
"From prisoners we know that wild scenes took place in
Lens, frantic efforts being made to get away guns and stores
and defend the line of retreat by blowing up the roads"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
RAISE 0NE-HALF
COST YEARS WAR
on Income
and Excess Profit
Taxes and Taxation
of Many Imported
Articles, Liquor,
and
Transportation

Washington, April 15-Ad-
ministration suggestions as to
possible new sources of taxation
through which to raise approx
mately .one-half the estimated
cost of the first year of the war,
or 1907, 250, 600, were submit
ted by Secretary McAdoo to-
night to the Senate finance and
the House ways and means COM
mittees. The other half of the
cost is to be provided by $4,000
OOO, 900 of the bonds authorized
by the war revenue bill, passed
Saturday by the House, which is
expected to pass the Senate this
week. Outstanding in the sug-
gestions are greatly increased
income and excess profit tax
rates, taxing of many imported
articles now admitted free, and
stamp, liquor, amusement, su-
gar, coffee, tobacco, soft drinks,
freight and passenger transpor-
tation rates and automobile tax
es. All of the data is sent to
Congress for it's consideration
and without recommends from
the treasury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
PREPARATIONS
FOR RECEPTION
OF COMMISSIONS
Washington Admins
tration Heads Make
Ready for Reception
Of French and British
Coming for War Con-
ference

Washington, April 15-With
the assembly here of the most
momentous international con-
gress ever held in this country
only a few days distant, officials
of several executive depart
ments of the government busted
themselves today making final
preparations for greeting the
distinguished men Great Brit
ain and France are sending here
to discuss war problems.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
Neutrality Of
Mexico Pledge
of Gen. Carranza

Mexico City. April 1o.-General Carran-
"a in his address to the new Congress to-
night declared that Mexico would main
tain a strict and rigorous neutrality in
the world war.
II. Won Eckhardt. the German minister,
was seated in a box with Austrian. Span
ish and other diplomats. Henry p.
Fletcher sat with the British minister.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16

Washington, April 15-ln a
personal appeal addressed to-
night to his fellow-countrymen,
President Wilson calls upon
every American citizen-man,
woman and child-to join to-
gether to make the nation a unit
for the preservation of its ideals
and for triumph of democracy
in the world war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
The Supreme Test

THE supreme test of the nation has
says the address. I'VE must
all speak, act and serve together"
Putting the navy on a war footing
and raising a great army are the sim
plest parts of the great tasks ahead
the President declares and he urges
all the people with particular empha-
sis upon his words to the farmers to
their energies, practice
economy, prove unselhshness n dem
onstrate efficiency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
China PREPARES
TO join ALLIES

Pekin. April 15.-The provincial and
military governors are arriving in Pc
kin in response to a call by the Chi
nese cabinet for a military conference
to decide on China's- attitude in the
European war. The conference will
hold its first session Tuesday.
Parliament favors joining the Unit
ed States. The cabinet and military
leaders favor joining the Entente Al
lies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
A. W. CHADWICK DIES
AT DAMARISCOTTA

weeks Mills, Ne, April 15-(Spe-
'al-Augustus W. Chadwick passed
way at his home in Damariscotta on
sunday evening at I o'clock. his age
eng 90 years. Funeral services will
~ heid at the Union church at Weeks
MINIS on Wednesday at $3.50 a. m. IN
'rment will be at Chadwick Hill GEM
Fiery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
Presidents Address

The address follows:
The entrance of our own beloved
country in the grim and terrible wal
for democracy and human rights
with has shaken the world creates 50
many problems of national life n
action which call for immediate con-
sideration and settlement h nope
YOU will permit me to address TO you
a few words of earnest counsel and
appeal with regard to them.
1--WE are rapidly putting our navy
unon = effective war footing and are
about to create and equip a great army
these are the simplest part of the great
task to which we have addressed
ourselves. There is not a single SELF
ish clement. so far as / car see, in the
ca1sc We are fighting for. We are fight
ing for what we believe and wish TO be
be the rights of mankind and for the
f,turo neace and security of the world.
To do this great things worthlly ana
successfully VIC must devote ourselves
to tho service without regard to pront
or material advantages, and with an
energy and intelligence that VIII rise
TO tic level of the enterprise ltSel1. we
n,ust realize to the full how great
thc task is and law many things how
MANY kinds and elements of capacity
and service and ~self-sacriie 1t involves
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
BUENOS AYRES
MOB ATTACKS
GERMAN OFFICES

6uenor Ayres, April 15-The Ger
man legation and consulate here
have been attacked by a mob, as
nave the newspapers Deutsehe La
riata Zeituns and La Union. The
windows Of the buildings were
broken.
h police dispersed the manifes.
tanss' making numerous arrests.
The editor Of the German newspa.
per was wounded, as were several
Of the demonstrators.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
Capt. Tardieu
Directs French
Missions in j. s.

t7ris, April 1.-The government has
appointed capt. Andre Tardieu. mem
'' n tho chamber of Deputies. and
.''hI'r foreign editor of the Temps. as
"eb COMMISSIONER to the United States.
,' N1il D" given authority over all the
f'n'h missions in the United States
q 'rH"r to insure the proper unity of
We" and action which is required by
'' complicated nature Of f'ranco--Amer-
ran operation.
ant Tardieu is we'll known in the
nlted states. He was the Cercle Fran
.7'S lecturer at Harvard in Harvard in
''-"N During the war he has seen
"'lt" service. especially before Nerdun.
ma was cited in army orders for brav-
~ Tor having captured an enemy
'i'hch there in February. 1915.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
Correspondents Story

From a staff correspondent Of The
Associated Press. British Headquar-
tiers in France, April 15-(Nia London)
Fighting like men with their backs
to the wall, the Germans are making
desperate resistance to the British adj
vance, especially along the linden
burg line from Queant to ST. Quentin.
This line has been definitely broken
between Queant and Arras; onse-
uuently the Germans are attempting
to hold from Queant southwark. In
the meantime, Lens was being ap-
preached late today from three direc-
tions. The civilian population was
evacuated bv the Germans on Friday.
No person was allowed more than 80
pounds of baggage.
Seize Relief Rations
With the departure Of the civilians,
the seized three months ra-
tons gathered at Lens by the Ameri-
can Relief Committee.
Fires continued to glow in Lens to-
day while far away to h south fires
we're seen within st. Quentin. towards
which the British and French are IN
yerging.
German Counter Attack
Rc4lizing that the important town
OF Oueant. the switchpoint of the Hin
denburg line, was threatened by the
close proximity of the British, the
Germans early today launched an at
tack from there over a siX-mfle front.
While suffering immediate reverses
everywhere else. they managd by tn
concentration of artillery to recap
ture L4agnicourt, opposite Queant.
which was taken from them several
weeks ago. Their victory at this point
was short-Iived, however, for the
British Immediately counter attacked
and retook Lagnicourt with more than
200 prisoners, and, catching the re-
treating Germans under an intensive
field gun fire, cut them TO bits. Thus
ended the first real defensive often
sive' the Gebmans have attempted
since the battle of Arras began.
From one end Of the British front t.
the other the Germans are palpably ner-
vous. Where they have been driven from
their old positions they are feverishly dig
ging at every opportunity, particularly at
night. Each morning new airplane pho
tographs show the results Of the noe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
THE WEATHER
FAIR

Weather forecast for Boston and VI
cinity:
Fair Monday and Tuesday; season.
able temperature; moderate southwest
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
Income Taxes

Probably the most far-rcach!ng pro-
posal concerns income taxes. The sec
rotary estimates that a 90 per cent.
increase on both individuals and cor
norations for 1916, collcctable next
June, would yield s165,0o0,0O0 addi-
tional. For 1917 he points out that to
lower the income tax exemption from
$4,000 to $500 for unmarried persons,
from $4,000 to $1,000 for married per-
sons to leave the normal tax at
per cent, but to raise the super tax
materially would make the law pro-
duce s34O,0 900. 900 additional in june
1918. without changing the corpora
ton tax. The highest rate on super
taxes under the plan outlined would
he 40 per cent. of all incomes over ST.
900, 900, 900. Increases in the excess
profit, both by making the present tax
applicable to the calendar year of 1916
and applying new increases next year.
he thinks would raise s226, 100000 this
year and 5000, 600, 900 additional next
wear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
Unprecedented Act

Those familiar with official etiquette say
the sending to this country of men like
British Foreign Secretary Balfour,
French Minister of Justice and former
Premier Rene viviani. and Gen. Joffre,
is almost unprecedented. Not only does
the trip here require must more valuable
than the various European war con-
ferences, but it submits the high officials
to real dangers from mines and subma-
rines, not experienced in crossing to the
Continent. 1t is known dat the present
trip was taken only with the deepest
foreboding, a]uickened by memories OF the
loss Of Lord Kitchener.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
From Other Sources

Other sources. the secretary believes.
could be made to yield additional income
as follows: Taxes on articles now ad-
mitted free, s206.0 $4,000; freight t~ransporta-
ton receipts, s1c0.O0o,0 o0; excise tax on su-
gar, $92, 0o,o00; refined petroleum. $15.0G,-
600; stamp taxes on theatre. baseball and
other amusement tickets. s75,0o0,0oo; dis
titled spirits. s73. or 1000; stamp taxes, mis-
cellaneou. s51. $4,000; transportation re-
ceipts passenger, 1885, 900. 200: fermented
liquors. 5000, coo; smoking and chewing
tobacco, s25, COZ 200: automobiles. trucks.
motorcycles, s1s. 800. 600: soft drinks. s1a.-
3e,aco; cigarettes. s17.oo,co0: rectifed IL
quor. So. 5oo.oco: cigars. s1l. 10000; excise
tax on musical . Instruments. grapha-
Continued on Page 1O-CoIumn d
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
British Enter Lens
PATROLS IN VILLAGE FOLLOWING
PANIC STRICKEN RETREAT BY THE
GERMANS, WHO LEAVE THEIR GUNS

Germans Seize Three Months Rations Gathered
at Lens by American Relief Committee
Germans in Counter Attack Capture Lag
nicourt But Are Soon Hurled Out with
Heavy Losses
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
President in Stirring Appeal
to Every Citizen of America
DECLARES SUPREME TEST AT HAND N THAT
WE MUST Speak,, ACT N SERVE TOGETHER

Army and Navy Development He Finds to Be Unimportant Compared
with Other Tasks in Coordination to Form Unit for the Preservation
of It's Ideals and for Triumph of Democracy in the World Wharf.-The
Place Of the Farmer, the Manufacturer and the Mddleman
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
h We Must Do

.orbese then. are things Ne must 90 ana
do vol, besides lighting the GhinGs with
o,t More fighting would lie fruitless.
" must supply abundant 1000 TO-
ourselves and for our armies ana our sea-
mon not only. but also for a large part OF
,bo ratinus with whom we have no"
,,,do common cause, in whose supper
and Nv whose sides we shall be hSht'hs.
I'VE must supply ships by the hundreds
40 onr shinyards to carry to the other
s;ds of the sea. submarines or no suphha-
rines. what will every cay De heeue"
,hor. ana abundant materials out OF our
Colds and our mines and our lac'olles
with which not only to clothe anu equip
49,, forces ON land and sea but also
- c,othe and support our people TOT
whom, the gallant fellows under arms can
-, loegcr work, 10 help clothe ana epup
.ho armies with which we are co-opeiat-
49, ia E,,ropc. and to keep the looms ana
aa,tactories there in raw material; coal
ooo tho fires going in ships at sea anu
~. furnaces of hundreds OF factories
across the sea: steel out OF which " %
r,,s and ammunition hoth Ntie ""i
.hora. rails for WORKOUT fali"aSS Jan
- no lighting fronts: locomotives an"
rolling stock to take the place OF nos
dav going TO pieces; mules hoFses'
Nu' :. ,ahor and for military service
orarv+hinc with which the people OF f"s
,on1 france. Italy and Russia nave usN
~. sunnIied themselves, but cahhcl NY"
any thn n,or. the material for the ma
cb'nery TO make.
at is evident to every thlhN''s No.
,ha, orr industries. on the farms III y
Edwards. in the mines, IN me
XIII, be 'madc more prolific ana more
,ban ever and That they must
..oro economically managed and better
a5,,tod TO the particular requirements =
~ TASK than they have been ana "na'
,art TO say is that the men anu W.
,uho devote their thought and thei7
,,.these things will be SERVING
a,,.rv and conducting the fght TOT
reacc and freedom just as truly an" Ju9'
e,c+ive,v as the men on the pat'ie-
Gold or in the trenches.
The industrial forces OF the country
won and women alike. will be a great
national. q great international service
arn,v-a notable and honored host en-
gagged in the service of the nation and
he world. the efficient friends and saw
iors Of free men everywhere. Thou
sands, nay, hundreds of thousands OF
men otherwise liable to military service
will of right and, of necessity. be ex-
cused from that service and assigned
to he Fundamental sustaining work of
the fields and factories and mines and
they will be as much part Of the great
CONTINUED on Page 8, Column y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
The Committee Of Welcome

The preliminary committee of welcome,
consisting of Third Assistant Secretary
Long. representing the state department;
Pear Admiral Frank T. Fletcher and
commander d. +. Sellers, representing
tho navy. and Col. Robert L. l.. Niche,
Lieut.. Col. Spencer Crosby and Capt.
John J. Queekeyer, representing the ar
nv. IS ready to leave for the port of ar
rival at a moments notice.
The committee will welcome the COM
m%issioners and accompany them mere
on a special train. \ formal reception
w;,, greet them here, at which the high
est officials of the government will par
ticipate.
The action of the House yesterday
i, nassing without a dissenting voice
the immense $1,000. 00O. 900 war measure
with it's provision for a loan OF 30
OO0. 900. 900 to the Allies was ACCLAIMED
NV state department officials as a con-
,;ncipp demonstration of the fullneS OF
Americas cooperation against lhe
common enemy and as an answer 10
those who feared this country might
conduct an academic war. That action.
with the plans for war army n con-
struction of 1000 wooden merchant
sbips. will be offered as a greeting TO
the Entente commissioners on their ar
rival.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
Peace Terms

The near approach Of the conference
and the growing certainty that an at
ten,pt will be made 10 harmonic the
ends for which the Allies are lighting
with the principles laid down by Pres
Wilson has developed the fact that
au the Entente nations have informed
each other very fully their maximum
and minimum terms of peace, so that
each one has come to an exact knoWl-
edge of what the others were fighting
for.
These details, it now seems practical-
Nv certain. will be disclosed freely to
President Wilson in such a way as to
comply with the suggestions of his note
of December IS. asking all the helligcr-
cnts for such an arowal. While the
allies in their reply gave a skeleton
outline of their terms. it was realized
at the time that it was not complete
and that it probably contemplated the
Xxi Discussion here today of
Americas probable terms brought from
an official source the statement that this
country stood unreservedly on the broad
basis outlined in the Presidents W
addresses. one to the Senate. proposing
a world peace federation. and the other
TO Congress. advising that a state of
war be declared. Those terms involve
the destruction of the Prussian autoc-
racy, government resting on the consent
Of the governed. freedom of worship.
freedom Of and access to the seas. n
world federation to prevent future wars.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-09-16

no., oen boadnoii6en Dampfer
n n9lomersOijf~ imO Oen noriuegiiben
Dompier ,G6riitian 9nuOien". 9ns
oellti9e Gnl6boot belt Oamals ai6
Den in3pii9en perienften amerifani-
iben 0ompfer naanIan" an lieB ibn
aber mieoer fret Oa 81 Der 8eit Die
Ser. Stooten nod niGt in Sen &rieg
eeeen Geliti6lono eineetreten woren.
q (mertfanif9er Q dooner
geitrnn0et.
Gin atIantii1er &a len,
Is. Septeniber. Ser omerifaniihe
S6ooncr .&obert 9[. SnDoer~, Elm
G6iii bon 302 Gonneb lit geitern
nabe bier auf ben @rlno gelaiien.
@ie gemanulug bon iie6en Niitglie-
bern puroe IN oieien Safen gebradt.
Ole 2eute erflGrten OoB Oas Sdiif
mo6rideinIirb uerIoren iein wiiroe.
8ritiiher Dampfer in
8ran0 geratben.
Gin iiioamerifanifd5er e r
S afeu. Is. September. Gin
britii6er Dompfer BON 1000 Gonnen
&oumin6aIt, Der ii6 auf Der 6a6rt
BON einem decentralization Soien
nad Siio 9lfrifa befanO, lit beute
bier nit einem 5euer in ieinen Sob
leu.9unfern eingelauien.
Inter oeu 81 @aiiagieren Der er.
item &oiiite beimoen iid oiele anleri-
foniide Niiiiionare. 9lae an 8orO
befinOIi9en Yeriouen iin0 in Siber.
belt.
Ger Sra6tloIe Siilferif 0es Sdif-
les mar BON eirer 6unfenitotiOn am
9anoe eeb6rt morOen, lno oie 9e60r.
oen traien oae @laBreeelu, nm Dem
S6ifie Siilfe 3it 6ringen.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-09-16
GgpOrt%Oridrifteu fir Canada nnN
glenfnnOIanO.

@a1bington Is. september.
5enomugen bon @ei5elg @ei5en-
mebl Butter unO 3uder nab Ganaoa
lno g}eunln6lan0 weroen BON Nun
oil nlr me6r auf @rtno bon 2icen5-
icbeineu, luelde fir sen Grport nad
onOereu 2dnoern n0tbig limo, geitat'
tet, wie ole 9(usflbr-G -GontroI-9eb0roe
periiigt. Dieier GrloB 1T nidt ais
9eihr6ntlng Der 9Iusiubr na6 Gas
naoa 81 betraAten. SenOungeu in
fleiueren QuantitGteu iino unter ge-
miiien 9eoingungen ausgenommen.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-09-16
Cir George SaeiS fontmt.

9onoon IS. september. @ie
befannt gegebeu miro, miro Sir
George Souiion 9leio, ser iriibere
O6ersGomlniii6r fir gluIiroIieu inO
iebiee Gcrtreter bon ct. Georges,
@anoper Square, i'm llnterbaus,
Oenudbit Oeu @ereinioten Staaten
einen 9eiud abitotten.
Sir @eoree &eio prroe in Sdott-
laio ee6oren imo befleioete in 9lu-
Iiralien Sen @oiten oes Bremiermini.
tiers rnO oes SbaBmeiiiers fir Neu-
SiiO-@oles.