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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-23
FLAG AS SHIELD
TO DISLOYALTY
Cournos Wore One to Keep
Stool-Pigeons OFF the
Scent"

Chicago, Nav 23 Wearing flag 70
keep stool-pigeons off tho scent" was a
nlan adopted by Alexander CourrOs
defendant in the trial Of ll2 Industrial
Workers Of tho World for sedtious con-
spiraCv. according to a letter introduced
a evidence.
The Cournos letter was written to his
sister and in it he admitted he had regis
tered 80 keep from going TO thc peni-
tcntiary." had changed his name and
adopted a disguise to escape he nE draft
ed At the same time. according ~ the
letters he had been active in advising
his brother and others how TO escape the
draft
In a letter 10 Solidarity. the I. W. w.
publication. Cournos who was an en-
ploye Of the United States Weather
Bureau at Huron. S. n. advised the or
ganizatIon To issue n pamphlet opposing
conscrption and urged members Of tho
organization to seek employment in in
dustries which would exempt them from
active service by gaining control Of
these industries" one letter said, the
members will he able to practice sab
otage and ngitate silently. In thus way
the l. w. w can destroy the power OF
the American Federation Of Labor and
gain control over th- important war IN
dustries Of the country"
He said he had learned twenty eight
ways to sink boat and told Of bombs
made by gunner to resemble Jumps Of
coal and chemicals made to resemble to-
baCCo
All the evidence introduced at yester.
dav's session consisted Of letters by
which the Government hoped to prove
that the |. w w had been active in re-
ssting Conscription and other war meas
ureS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-23
viii Prosecute
Draft Delinquents

Washington, May 23.-The GOV.
ernment is about to make it hot for
slackers and draft deliuquents, At
torney General Gregory announced
this afternoon. Men of conscrip-
ton age are leaving the country to
evade military service. it was said.
and complete lists are being COM
piled from information on hand.
Instructions are being sent to all
United States attorneys to return
indictments against them. These
indictments will he held over and
prosecution of the evaders made
when they attempt TO return to
this country. Nonregistrants and
delinQuents must either return to
the United States for military serv-
ice or become permanent eXpatriate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-23

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enforcing oonsoriDtlon unon any neonIo
against their w'l, the Irlshman' IN par
tionlar, is ""nstfu'I'na IIy onn"s"d to
compuIsion ot any h'Ad ",i hnn mat
h" has got 10 40 a ,h',lE ana no VIII say
that he won T. "TN MN ~ u" IT, and NC,
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-23

same as the retail price in America.
Tobacco prices Of the Y. NJ c. A. have
often been a source Of complaint by
soldiers. l have met personally with
many instances of this.
French tobacco is not liked by our
soldiers and also is high in price. An
other factor is that many Of our soldiers
are serving with the British and French,
where the commssary service Is not
the same as on the American sector.
As officially announced the tobacco
ration is four-ten'hs of an ounce per
day, with 100 cigarette papers supplied
for each four ounces Of tobacco An
alternative to this ration will he four
rcadv-made cirgarettes or four-tenths of
an ounce Of chewing tobacco The
dnuGhbov with n pal who doesn't smoke
will probably have a good chance to in
crease his ration on the side. Tho SOL
diers. Of course. will not pay for this
tobacco Tho Frnrch and British armies
have n tobacco ration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-23
NEW SHIP DISPUTE
WITH DUTCH lMPENDS
Owners of Vessels Refuse to
Recharter and They Are
Held Here
Washington, May 90

t a second shipping controversy, regard
4 mg the disposition of Dutch ships,
<ormerly under charter by the shipping
beard and not included in the recent
<eQufsttion by the American Government,
4 = Impending.
The owners of seven Dutch vessels
afgregating 10000 tons, whose charters
have expired, have refused to re-
charter them 90 the shipping board. Not
having been included in the requisition
qfder. they cannot be forced into Amer
lean service at present.
x This Government it is understood has
refused TO allow these ships to load
and clear for Holland. the result being
that they are tied up at Atlantic ports
Charters of several other ships, which
soon will expire under similar conditions
wzn not be renewed it is said This will
leave several thousand tons lying idle
unless new requisitioning order is
made. Such action, however, will be
resented even more strongly than the
first seizure, officials declare.
with the food situation in Holland
daily becoming more acute, resentment
Howard the United States is increasing
1T Is learned officially. and any further
delay in the fictualing program will
nccentuate the crisis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-23
MINISTER SCHOOL HEAD

MarysviIle, Pa, May 23.-Election Of
A minister as school principal and long.
term teaching records are drawing at
tertior to school affairs of Liverpool
borough. The Rev Clyde w. Sheaffer
Of the Lutheran church, has been elected
principal
For the thirteenth successive time
Cloyd A. Gruhb was elected teacher o
grammar schools Miss Puera B Rob
inson in September will start her ninth
term and r. l.. Shumaker, Of the inter.
mediate school, his sixth term Only
four teachers are employed in Liverpoo,
schools
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-23
Z, S. GENERAL STAFF
EXPECTS DRIVE SOON
Washington. May "a.

While relative calm has prevailed on
the western front for month. military
nXnnrtg here are not inclined to aC-
cent the theory that something has gone
radically wrong with the plans Of the
German high command and that tho i'm
mediate danger Of the German drive is
over.
There is divergence nf opinion among
the army authorities rs to what has
caused the delay. hut there Is unanin1ity
Of opinion thai every days delay has
helped tho Entente and the United
states Great caution is in evidence here
in attempting to forecast the next Ger
man move
Secretary Baker said in response to
inquiry thai nothing authoritative had
come to hin attention concerning the
reason for N" delay in the German
offensive A. both the French and Brit
tsh embassies there is lack of positive
information
The theories which receive consider
alton here ar" the following
/ Tho Germans. after unparalleled ef-
" forts - smash through by continuous
! and desperate tactics. found II neCee-
sary to halt and repair damage 70
= their So-Called war machine before
suhjecting It to further strain. This
! implies renlenishing gaps in the ranks.
bringing m transport lines and am
: munition and a general overhaulinE
/ process linked with n respite for the
troops which had horne the hrunt Of
i the lighting
The Germans. who had counted nm
being much further advance in their
4 campaign for the Channel ports fore
saw that the momentum of their drive
would he spent before they could
reach their goal and consequently were
forced to resume the old form of
trench warfare.
The Germans found unexpected re-
sistanCc a tho eleventh hour near
Npres and wore unable to overcome
this last obstacle despite their sacri-
fees and desperation
German losses have proved far
heavier than generally realized. and
the German high command has seen
that porsisterCy in the policy of at
tempting tn smash through regardless
of lo2Ses would prove dangerous in
tie "nd to the morale and effectiveness
Of the German armies.
Of these theories the first one #
supported particularly by general staf
officers These officers are not sur
nrlsed at the delay. They say it wa!
10 be expected, in view Of the stiff re-
sistance Of Sir Douglas Haig's troops
that the Germans would be Obliged Il
call halt to prepare for their next eff
fort.
II would not surprise general staff Of
h"crs IN learn of the resumption of tht
drive within the next twenty-four hours
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Men Must Do Useful
Work or Join Arn,y

Continued from sdge one
so as to include persons in other en-
poyments.
The war has so far disorganized the
normal adjustment Of Industrial man
power as to prevent the enormous in
dustrial output and national organiZa
ton necessary to success" said General
Crowder. in discussing the new regula-
ton There is a popular demand for
organization of man-power, but no direct
draft could be imposed at present. Steps
to prohibit idleness and noneffeCtive Oc
Cupation will be welcomed by the people.
We shall give the idlers ana men
not effectively employed the choice he
tween military service and effective
employment. Every man, in the draft
age at least, must work or fight
This is not alone a war of military
maneuver. II is a deadly contest of in
dustries and mechanics. Germany must
not he thought of as merely possessing
an army; we must think Of her as being
an army--an army in which every fac
tory and loom in the empire is re-
cognized part in a complete machine
running night and day at terrific speed.
We must make of ourselves the same
sort Of effective machine.
1T is not enough to ask what would
happen if every man in the nation
turned his hand to effective work. We
must make ourselves effective. We
must organize for the future. We must
make vast Withdrawals for the army
and Immediately close up the ranks of
industry behind the gap with an aC-
celebrating production of every useful
thing in necessary measure. How is this
to be done?
Overcoming A Criticism
The answer is plain. The first step
toward the solution of the difficulty is
to prohibit engagement by able-bodled
men in the field Of hurtful employment,
idleness or Intellectual employment, and
thus induce and persuade the vast,
wasted excess into useful fields
"One of the unanswerable criticisms
of the draft has been that 1t takes men
from the farms and from all useful en-
pigments and marches them past
| crowds of idlers and loafers away to
the army. The remedy is simple-to
couple the industrial basis with other
| grounds for exemption and to require
that any man pleading exemption on
any ground shall also show that he is
contributing effectively to the indus
/ trial welfare of the nation,
The regulation itself makes plain
/ the determination of the War Depart
ment The great organization of local
and district boards may be relied upon
to catch the spirit of the movement,
and sorely needed man-power will soon
/ be flowing into the fields of useful en-
deavor or into the other direction OF
military strength"
In determining idleness regular vaca-
tions are not to be considered. Another
provision is that where there are COM
pelling domestic circumstances that
would not permit change of employment
without disproportionate hardship to his
dependents. or where a change would
necessitate removal of the registrant oil
his family 10 another locality, the board
may give consideration to the circum'
! stances" Where changes would cause
night employment of women, boards are
asked to take such circumstances into
consideration in making their decisions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-23
enemys depots and other establish.
ments OF this quantity the night bonn
harding snuadrillas dropped 1875 tons

enemys depots and other establish.
ments OF this quantity the night Bonn
harding squadrilas dropped 1875 tons
During the night of May Is no less
than 1870 airplanes we're in the air at
the same moment bombarding large
number Of towns and villages in Ger
man-held territory, causing fires and ex-
plosions everywhere. American am
Italian squadrons participated in these
operations.
on May is the broad daylight work
continued with the bombing machine
protected by seventy-five chasers, which
swept all the enemy aircraft out Of the
skies over I large space.
Germans captured by the French tes.
tifv to the brilliant work Of the Entente
Allied aviators who. the prisoners say,
leave the Germans no peace. Fears are
expressed regarding future opeI asions
by Allied air men on the Rhine cities
which they believe Will be laid in ruins
The Germans declare their anti-aircraft
defenses are insufficient to prevent the
Allies visiting either day or night the
Teuton camps, cartonnents. depotD ard
airdromes. where they say enormoI.
iamage already has been done
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-23
GERARD SUMMER HOME
RANSACKED BY SPIES
Furnishings Hurled From Cliff
and Revolvers Aid in
Destruction
New York. Nav %.


A burglary in the summer home OF
James W. Gerard, formerly ambassa-
dor to Germany, on Lookout Mountain
near Congers. is being investigated.
The caretaker lays the burglary to
German spies.
The residence was badly damaged,
and most Of the furnishings were de-
stroyed by being hurled Off the cliff
several hundred feet down to the rocks.
The lntruders used revolvers to aid
their destructive program, with glass.
ware, pictures and other things e5
targets.
On the trail leading up the mountain
was found white garment, believed
to have been dropped by the burglars.
1t was entwined with ribbon of red
and black. the German Colors. The
intruders may have been searching
for documents. it Is believed, because
everything was moved from its place,
including heavy tile hathtub, which
was ripped from its fasteninEs.
The house was to have been re-
opened as a nurses retreat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-23

~ 49, '-'7' - ,
with the American Army III rrahce'
May Zh'
v,ithdrawal of divisions from their front
for the big drive with the purpose of
reconstruction. information here Is that
it takes five to seven weeks for this
work
In the beginning Of the Somme drive
the German, command used fnrty-fve
divisions. This number had heen with
drawn for reconstruction by about April
81 About a week ago the Germans
withdrew crack divisions for tie purpose
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-23
EVERY WEEK QUITS FIELD
High Price Of Paper Forces Out Maga.
zine With 100000 Circulation

New Hork, May 2s.-Every Week, an
<II33tffated weekly magazine, published
*4 tho Crowell Publishing Company, an
it11Hct< u win suspend publication on
1U4 3 War prices OF paper forced the
Itr&4<ion. although the magazine had
r<1@@1 = circulation OF 100000 copies.
- <uDI>shere say the subscriptions will
<czIfnUed IN other publications OF the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-23
Shepard Loses Rail Jobs

Washington. May 2S.-Director Cen
eral McAdoo has deprived Finley j.
Shepard, husband OF Helen Gould Of
all his railroad sinecures. The direc.
tor general only recently ordered that
Mr.. Shepard no longer remain as vice
president OF the Denver and Rio
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-23
Ex.DRUNKARDS TO GATHER

Writings, n. j., May 23.-There Will
be an old home week celebration at the
Keswick Colony for Drunkards begin
ming tomorrow and at the same time
slum workers from many of the cities
Of the East will gather to discuss meth
DDS to reclaim the fallen.
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Continued from Page One

burning fur!ously when the British air
men departed.
Many German billets in Belgium We're
attacked.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-23
HONOR RUSSIANS IN FRANCE
Fighting on West Front /
Decorated

/. Parts. May 23.-A Russian unit which
+ a nGhting with a Moroccan division on
4 the French front has been cited for
|Srsvery
81 The leader Captain Loypanoff, has
<ken made a chevalier of the Legion of
amor The Russian soldiers were all
16xafed with war crosses.
Kut<ia has sent a lar'egforce of troops
France and they were stationed
a <he Champagne front, but since the
@1>.& revolution little has been heard
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-23
s.n.treke Falal 70 Woman

I|nz,nS. Pa. May zs. = Miss Rose
~ &6ed thirty. is dead here
lrirf q eupstrok> on Sunday
tos abont Lake Scranton,
~ ~ drst fatality due
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-23
GERMANS TRAIN PICK
OF TROOPS FOR DRIVE
Bv EDWIN L. JAMES

Special Gable 10 EronITE PubTC Ledger
Cony~ight, 1918. by NcT York Times Co.
with the American Army in France
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-23
S.wspap.r Is Suppressed

The Jugo Slav guests who had come
to Prague TO participate in the celebra-
ton were obliged to leave the city, and
the newspaper Narodni Listi was sus-
pended because the Austrian authorities
declared:
The manner in which this paper Is
worded tends to arouse sympathy in
favor Of the Entente States"
Accounts OF the great gathering at
Prague cay the city was adorned with
the Czech colors ard the Slay tricolor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-30
State House Chat

Lieutenant Erlon l.. Newdick, for
merly Dick" Newdick Of the agri-
cultural department, was receiving a
warm welcome Thursday from State
House, he stopping here for part Of
his 10-days furlough. Lieut. New
dick has been at Camp Lee in Viz
ginia and will go from Maine to Camp
Meade in Maryland. He is looking
finely and says he is enjoying the
life Of soldier.
r. E. Hall of Dover was a caller
Thursday on State House friends.
Judge F. Wade Halliday Of New
port is at the Capitol for a few days
or business connected with the Sc
lectiye Service.
Judge Z. F. Danforth of Skowhegan
was among Thursdays callers at the
Executive department.
Portland Argus-A formal petition
is to be addressed to the Public Utili-
ties Commission relative to transpor-
tation facilities between the City and
Peaks Island. An informal hearing
was given by the board yesterday at
the County Court building in conse-
quence Of letter signed by a num-
Der of residents at the island DESTROYS
Of ascertainins whether or not the
matter of ferry service is within the
jurisdiction Of the commission. No
lntlmation on this point was given
by the commissioners,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-30
BELFAST

Gilbert Levanseiier. well-known
farmer of Waldo. died at his home a
few miles from the city Wednesday at
the age of 60 years. Mr.. Levanseller
was frequent visitor to Belfast where
he was well and favorably known and
had many friends. Surviving him are
his wife. two daughters and brother,
Charles Levanseller of Waldo. He was
a son of the late John *. and Sarah w
Gay. Funeral services will be held at
his late home on Friday, Rev. Charles
". Martin of the Methodist church Of
Belfast officiating.
The taking of the moving picture play
Right Here in Belfast" as it is called.
has caused no end of excitement during
the past three days. and the result IS
eagerly looked forward to- Many out
side the cast have been photogra phed,
Is the play calls for a number Of street
scenes. among them that at the railroad
station on Wednesday when the dra ftees
entrained. Miss Lillian Dexter BY rop-
ular vote the leading lady is Miss Bel
fast. and the plot includes a pretty lit
tie romance and works in a number OF
principal industries in Belfast as we'll as
the most picturesque sections of the
city. Bradford's chicken farm, Custom
House square, the Foot of the Square
and other locations will be shown in the
picture. The film will be shown in about
two weeks at the Colonial and every
thing points t. a big attendance at each
showing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-30
MOTHERS AID ALLOW
ABLE FROM ANY SOURCE

Secretary James F. Bagley secre-
tary Of the Maine Board Of Charities
ard Corrections, recently referred to
Attorney General Guy H. Sturgis a
case in which a claim for Mothers
aid was allowed by a town and the
payment made from trust fund
which the town holds for the benefit
of the worthy poor and not directly
from the funds Of the town itself.
The town now asks to be reimbursed
w the State for one-half Of the
amount paid and Sec. Bagley asks If
Charities and Corrections, which is
ex oficio the State Board Of Mothers
Aid, would be justified in certifying
tic the auditor that the conditions of
the law have been complied with and
that the town is entitled to reim-
tursement specified in Sec. IL, Chap.
2o2
Attorney General Sturgis' answer
says:
I'VE are unable to find any state
r,cnt in this law, which, either
specifically or by inference. re-
quires that before any town can be
reimbursed by the State. that said
town must show that the money
spent under that law, is raised by
taxation. This law requires simply
that the town pay the mother, and
tEen provides that the town be re-
lrlbursed by the State for one half of
TIL. amount expended under the
statute.
You are respectfully advised, as
TIE State Board of Charities and
Correction, that if any town has
rnade payments under the provisions
% Chapter 222. Public Laws, 1917,
from trust fund which the town
holds for the benefit of the worthy
POOR, that the town is entitled to be
reimbursed by the State"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-30
STATE HOUSE

Governor Carl E. Milliken on his
return from the Eastern Maine State
fair at Bangor on Wednesday night
went to Lewiston. where he passed
the night. He left early Thursday
morning for Bath, where in company
with Charles NJ. .Schwab. director
general Of the Emergency fleet Cor
poration. and Charles S. Hichborn Of
Augusta, federal director of employ
ment and director Of the Public Ser
vice Reserve for Maine, an inspection
was made from to $50 o'clock of the
great shipbuilding industries Of that
city.
Governor Milliken left by automo-
bile in season to reach Tacoma Inn
for lunch with the large party of en-
ployes from the Bates Street Shirt
factory Of Lewiston. who were en-
joying their annual outing. The Gov
ernor made short address to the
party along industrial welfare and
patriotic lines and returned by auto
to Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-30

struction will be given in the follow
ing relative order Of Importance:
Highways and streets Of military
value.
Highways and streets Of national
economic value.
Unfinished contract involving con-
tractural obligations Incurred prior
to April 5. 1918. where bond issue is
involved) which may not be dis
turbed without serious consequences.
Streets and highways which al
though not of national economic i'm
portance are of such extreme local
importance of the construction Of
which has progressed to such a point
as to cause serious hardship if their
construction or completion is post
poned.
The Highways Council will shortly
begin, in cooperation with the Office
of Public Roads. Dept of Agricul-
ture, and the State Highway depart
n'ents of the several states, the prep
aration of a program of road and
street construction reconstruction
throughout the United States for the