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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-30

news?" Every day good deal of it an.
pears in this newspaper. Sometime; il
concerns, chiefly, property that is for sale
or for rent; always there is news CT
furnished rooms and boarding places; Of.
ten news of good positions awaiting ef.
ficient workers; usually some news Of
workers who are seeking good positions
KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE CLASH.
FLED NEWS.
ONE OF TODAY'S CLASSIFIED ADS
may bring the first news to the readers Of
this newspaper concerning desirable
house or apartment for which new ten.
ant is sought. 1t may be that the very
opportunity for which you have been wait.
ing is now offered. The prospect is 50
important that you should investigate
the matter.
SOMETIMES ONE CLASSIFIED AID
will affect the fortunes of several differ.
ent people. 1t may bring to business
man valuable helper, who will have
much to do with the success Of that bust.
negs mans plans; and, in turn, the oppor.
tunity for useful work opened to the mag
Or woman securing the position may assf
ter, for the better, the whole life-trend
and routine. These little ads arr
sometimes the proxy-bcarers Of Fate!
WHAT ABOUT YOUR HOME? Are
you paying enough rent to secure the
RIGHT SORT OF PLACE IN WHICH
TO LIVE-yet "getting along with the
wrong sort Of place? Today's classified
ads may have something Of an urgent in.
terest for you. 1t viii be good plan for
you to investigate the matter. 1850
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-30
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-30
MAINE IS BIRD
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age quotas are as follows:
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04

FOR SALE-3 room partly furnish ed cottage. Inquire after z D.. m. Cor. State and 10th St.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04

Dennis KoEtis, maQor of Log Cabin, is spending a few daFs vaea- t,ru in the Garden City.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04
MEN ID BOOST 3RD
 LOAN

The local Four Minute Men have received a telegram from Wm. Me Ccrmfck Blair, DirectoT of the Four Minute Men at washington, stating that the Third Liberty Loan campaignl will commence on April 6th.
 Mir. BlaiT states that every town in the United statas will have it's honor roll showing subscribers names to the foam an nId each town exceeding it's quota wlD receive an honor flag awarded by the Treasury Department. The names Of all towns winning a flag will be uermanent1E recorded under hon Or fla5 at the terrftorial capitai ard the results flom all states will Do permanently recorded under tho Third Liberty Loan Honor Flag now flying over the Treasury De partment in Washington
 The Treasury Department intends having celebratiOrs and flag rais- inq for the town first winning hon. Or flag. After a tuwp wins first honor flag it wiA receive blue star fCad eachl tHne it exceeds it's previous quota. Each Liberty Bond purchaser will receive a co3ored win dow Glag embelm.
 The quota of the Third Liberty Loan, allotted to Alaska, based on the bank resources of the Terri tory as of December 31, 1917, has Teen fixed at $690,OOO.OO. The quota thus aROtted to Skagway Is $1S.0OO.0O.
 The honor flag will be awarded to Skagwag If this amount of bonds Is sold here.
 Denomination of bonds vary from $5O.OO to s1OO,OOO and it Is only necessary to make a payment of , percent of amOunt of bonds applied for Or payment can oe made in full.
 The drive will start Saturday morung at 10 o'colck, April 9th, which Is the first anniversary of the entrance of the United states irto the world war.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04
HAYNES NOTES

Hames, April 3.-R. J. Shepard and wife are down from Porcupine, and eNGeCt to leave on the first boat fo- the states Mir. shepard expects to enlist in the Bervice of our country and Mrs. SheDard wi stay with her relatives, while MT. Shepard is in the army.
 RCv. r. R. FaIconer catme down from Kluckwan yesterday, and re- turned home today. Mir. Falconer fs superintendent of the Rluck- wan Auxiliary to the Haines branch of the American Red Cross and rel orts the work progressiRg Rt that place.
 The postoffice has been moved to N. G. Hanson's hardware store Mr Hanson has received the ap- pointmen' as postmaster at HaineS to fill the vacanGy kianEedI by the resignation of Al. Dannerline.
 Ms. Fred Meyers was suddenly taken i'll and was at once taken to the haspitE, where shel will be under the immediate care of Dr. Ctqig. Her many friends hope 1cl h. speedy recovery.
 Tim VOgel met with a paimrui ac- ciden+ tre other daywhile splitting kindling. The end of his right thumb being cut nearly off, the axe cutting through the bone, on- ly a small piece of the flesh anf skin holding the BeveHed part to the finger,
 W. B. Stout, who for soma time past, has been sllfferip B from 8 severe cold, is repurted to be rap idly recovering and is expected to soon be able to resume his usual duties.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04
SILVER TEA BENEFTT FOR REL
 CROSS

A silver tea will be held at the home Of Mrs. D. J. Shaw, Sablrr- day afternOop, April 9th, from 2:SO 10 5:3O for the benefit oS the Red Cross society. All men and women, anxious to help the cause are urged to nttend;,
 Committee:
 Mrs. Weber,
 Mrs. Vandewall:
 A, St.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04

The Allies are not only looking to America to furnish soldiers but they are looking to America for food and supplies for their sol- diers, and in order that the Unit ed states maglRe able to buN food and supplies, vast sumB of money must be raised, andI the Thrift Stamp idea was inaugurated. Little Miss Price has grasped the idea, and let it be hoped that more ltt- tie girls and boys and growh-ups also may do likewise.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04
Pioneer Dawson
 Woman Dead

Dawson, April 4. - News came in the last mail of the sudden death In Chicago, Jan. 26, of Miss Annie Mcdonald, a pioneer business woman of this city. For years Miss Mcdonald was in the millinery business here. she left last fall for Chicago, to visit relatives, and while there the end came. Miss Macdonald was among the most esteemed and most capable of the pi' neer women of this city, and many friends win hear with keen repret of her death-
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04

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The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04
GIRL
 DOING HER BIT

The following letter shOws what one little loyal Americanl sirl is doing to help her Uncle samuel win the war for the Allies. ,
 Venus Mine,
 Carcross, Y. T.
 March 31, IS. skagwaY Bank, .. Alaska.
 Dear Sir: |, have enclosed $16.6O for war stamps.
 am a little American girl and I walt to do my bit, and l hope the little bit will help to win the war. All the pennies I can Eave goes the same way.
 Yours very truly,
 (Signed), Myrtle Price.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04
GETTING
 FEWER SHIPS

London, April 4, (OfficiaD -- According to a report given out by uLe, Admiralty this morning German submarines Snnk thirteen British vessels during the week ending Wednesday, April 3. This Is Q Considerable reduction over lasl week and is an indication that he submarine menace is raptdly beiGg overcome
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04
WESTE WRITES NORTH

A short letter, dated March l5, was received in the last mail from Brittou Weste, who left here some few weeks ago to enlist. Britton states that he is at Fort McDowell aaj has been assigned to the 2Sth Recruit company He says T ex- pect tc leave here any time ! for somewhere, but don't know where H. sends his best regards to all his Skagway friends.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04

There will be installation of new ly elected officers at the meeting; Of Skagway Lodge No. 431, B. P. o. ElkB this evening. Alter the instaIlationy ceremony the an- nual installation ball wiz be given to whrch all -are cordially invited to attend.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04
Humboldt on
 Way North

San Francisco, April 4. - The steamship Humboldt sailed from this port for Seattle Tuesday evening, and will leave that city for Skag- way, Alaska, and way ports as soon as she can take On 8 freight cargo. She will remain on the Alaska run all season.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04
Rfddell will
 Oppose Fawcett

Tacoma, April 4. - The prIm- Aries held In thIs city Tuesday resulted in the present incumbent Mayor Fawcett and Major e. M. Riddell being selected 10 head their respective tickets in fhe for Incoming municipal election.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04
of Seattle
 Sails for North

Seattle, April 4.-The Pacific Steamship Company's steamship City Of Seattle sailed for skagwayi andI way Ocrts at noon yesterday. M. 4. Pisnka and John s. Day, both oF Dawson are the olny through passengers, q 2 it.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04
ADVANCE IN COAL PRICES

Messrs. Suffecool and Itjen anr ncunce that beginning with Mon- day, April 1, the price of screened coal delivered will be $14-75 per ton, while the price of screenings will be $9.75 delivered. 4-2-5t.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04

FOR SALE-A De Lavel Cream Separator, No. IS. Used only six months and good as new. VIII sell at 6 bargain. Apply E. Eggen, Douglas, Alaska.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-04

There will be a special communi- cation of White Pass Lodge No' 1l3. F. and A. M. at Masonic hall tonight at s p. m.
 The Peterson Is bringing up d number Of candidates from Fort .;sward who will receive work in the E. A. and F. c. degrees.
 Al. members are earnestly and cordially snRited to attend this meeting. .ti
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23
Three AMERICANS
KILLED IN ACTION
Clashes With Germans On
American Front Becoming
Frequent

Washington, Jan. 23.-Three Ameri-
cans were killed in action with the Ger
mans yesterday, General Pershing re.
ported to the war department today.
The dead are:
Private Albert Cook, West Almond,
N. Y.
Private Harry V. Garman, Catawba,
Virginia.
Private Leo E. Radi, Cleveland, Ohio.
The Pershing report carried only
the bare fact that the men were "killed
in action"
The report indicates that clashes be-
tween Americans and the Germans are
becoming more frequent, one having
been reported killed in Sunday reports
received here yesterday.
1t is assumed there was minor patrol
skirmishing developing along the sector
in which the Americans are training.
Private Ovid Herrick, Franklin, N.
Y, who was announced as having died
of gunshot wounds on the 22nd, is
thought, probably was wounded in the
action Sunday.
Seven deaths from natural causes
also were reported by Pershing.
They included:
Private Clarence M, Wilhelm, Grass
Valley, Cal.
Private Louis NJ. Weed, Neopit, Tvs
Private Thomas M. Coyne, Cleburne,
Texas.
Private Derwood B. Dickinson, Good
ing, Idaho.
Private Edward Kazmirski, Beaver
Dam, Wis.
Another American soldier is a pris-
oner in Germany. Sergeant Paul M.
Swedson, engineers, reported rmiss-
ing" after action of December 10, has
been located by the Red Cross as a
prisoner, General Pershing cabled the
war department today. Swenson g
home is in New York city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23
GREAT BRITAIN SLOWER IN
EOUIPPlNG OF HER ARMY
THAN THE UNITED STATES

Asked how the difficulties had been
overcome, he replied:
BY darned hard work. "
Great Britain s trouble was like Am
erica S. Her standing army, not much
larger than America IS, she was called on
suddenly in 1914 to equip an army OF
millions. The army clothing department,
in charge of four Officers, employing
], 800 men, had to grow. 1t is now in
charge of fifty one Officers, and EN-
ploys six thousand.
Drilled Without Uniforms.
There was no difficulty in providing
for the 10000 regulars first to 60 and
the famous first hundred thousand were
likewise well fixed. But of something
like a million men in training camps
many had to drill for months in their
own clothes.
BY December, 1914, the first uniforms
manufactured for the new army were
delivered. They were of blue cloth.
Khaki had not been obtained. None Of
the men went to France in the blue; by
the time training was completed there
were sufficient Of the brown uniforms.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23
Omitted ress Staff Correspondent

Omitted ress Staff Correspondent
Washington. Jan. 23.-A temporary
embargo ON all freight except food, fuel
and war supplies was ordered today by
Director General McAdOo on the Penn
sylvania lines east of Pittsburgh, the
Baltimore and Ohio east of the Ohio
river and the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad.
AIcAdoo s action followed insistent
demands for it by the fuel admiinstra-
tion. 1t was declared to be vital if ma
terial and lasting results i'll breaking
the eastern freight jam were to be ac-
complished. McAdoo took the step be-
cause he agreed that it was absolute
ly necessary
Threatened tieup of the shipbuilding
program and intense suffering in many
points influenced his decision.
The embargo, McAdoo declared, would
last only until the weather moderated.
The war supplies which are exempted
from the embargo will be only those
specifically designated by the war de-
partment. These lines will concentrate
ON movement of coal into New England,
New York harbor and other points and
on returning empty cars to mines.
Complete shutdown of steel shipbuild-
ing plants appears inevitable soon un-
less the railroad relieves the shortage in
ship plates, officials admit.
One thousand cars of plates, practic-
ally all of which have been in transit
since December 20 and before, are
stormbound. Trace of hundreds of the
cars has been lost by traffic men of
the. shipping board. Meanwhile, steel
supplies in the construction yards are
diminishing rapidly.
In nearly all of the II shipbuilding
yards where steel ships are under CON
struction many men are idle as a result
of cold and lack of material.
The shipping program is far behind
schedule and new delays in obtaining
tonnage mean more difficulties in keep
ing up the stream of troops and supplies
to the war zone, it was explained.
Should the plants be forced to sus-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23

pend operation, thousands of employees
will be idle with the government paying
the bill, officials said.
In these circumstances the fuel ad-
ministration has appealed to McAdoo to
call for a general embargo on all freight
shipment aside from that of vital war
supplies and fuel. ..s
Although the priorities section of the
Garfield order, covering preferential
coal yard shipments is still effective
and will remain so until otherwise or
dered, no great headway can be made
unless the rails are relieved of thous-
ands of cars of unessential freight. Ad-
ministrator Garfield believes. Continued
cold weather today brought with it
reports of critical suffering in many
communities and situation at some
points worse than that which existed
before the Garfield order went into eff
feet five days ago.
The only marked relief was that ac-
corded ships at number of ports.
Bunkering was materially increased
during the industrial suspension.
Further suspension orders are in pros
pect. 1t is pointed out that Washing
ton s birthday falls on Friday, February
%, with Saturday a half holiday and
Sunday and Monday workless days any
how. Urgent requests to industry and
business to close entirely on these four
days would serve to give another breath
ing spell at what is usually the bad
weather zenith in the east.
Lincoln s birthday falls on Tuesday,
February 70, and four day suspension
might be brought about then with less
annoyance than the recent one, it is
suggested.
Both Of these dates are being consid-
cred as timely for launching another
general coal restriction order.
The railroad administration is waiting
for an expression from the country. II
the demand is insistent, Director Gener-
al McAdoo may take drastic steps i'm
mediately to pull the railroad system
CONTINUED on page two)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23
By Ed L. Keen


UNITED Press staff correspondent
London, Jan. 50. - The Austrian
strike troubles are genuine according
to a conviction expressed in authori-
tative circles today. First suspicion
here that they were stage-managed by
the government itself was dissipating
rapidly.
According to the most authentic
news reaching here, the general move
ment in Emperor Karl's monarchy is
due to the public S weariness with the
war, to widespread dissatisfaction
with Teutonic manipulations at Brest-
Litovsk and to increasing scarcity of
food.
The public IS longing for peace has
been recently accentuated by the bold
ly democratic war aims proclaimed by
Premier Lloyd-George and by Presi-
dent Wilson. The plain eitizenry of
the dual monarchy, reading these
terms, can find little in them to sup
port the frantic pleas of the German
junkers and militarists that the allies
seel. to divide the central empires and
that the main am of Germany s enc
my is conquest.
The widespread growth of this sort
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23
Negotiations at Brest-LitOVsk
May Be Entirely Broken
OFF Soon
TROTSKY SAYS GERMANS
AIM ONLY AT CONQUEST
Would Permanently Occupy
All Territory WreSted
From Russia
Bv Joseph shaplen

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Petrograd, Jan. 23.-Breaking off Of
all peace negotiations at Brest- -Litovsk
was forecast in all the Dolsheviki news
paper organs today. Their unanimity
would appear to indicate this prediction
came from authoritative circles.
The Bolshevixi view is that the only
good accomplished by the negotiations
has been to unmask the real imperialis-
tiee nature of the enemy demands. Ac-
cording to comment here, nothing more
can possibly be expected from the dis
eussions.
Both the Pravda and the Isvestie to-
day bitterly assailed German Foreign
Minister Kuehlmann 5 "treacherous
dual policy"
Official Bolsheviki reports today
claimed victories over the Ukrainian
Rada troops at Poltava and the oceupa-
tion Of that city by the Red Guards. On
the south Ukrainian front further adj
vances have been registered, Novogorod-
Severesk captured and progress made to-
ward Bachmach. The Ukrainians are re-
treating. A decisive battle is expected
shortly. The Bolsheviki have already ta-
ken Sarna, Achtirna and Troitsk.
Out of respect to the memory of Fri
days victims of assassins whose fun
erals are today, the Bolsheviki govern
ment postponed a scheduled demonstra-
tion at the Winter Palace and Smolny
Institute.
The Bolsheviki government has been
informed that the general peace strike
at Vienna is due to the stand adopted
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23
AUSTRIAN STRIKE WAS NOT
STAGED FOR CAMOUFLAGE
IS OPINION or OFFICIALS

of public feeling, in the opinion of
well informed officials, is bound to
make resumption of the Brest-Litovsk
negotiations a ticklish matter for the
central powers.
Of actual news in connection with
the strikes, the Austrian \nscrship
today permitted the most fragmentary
reports. Enough leaked through how
ever. to indicate spread of industrial
tie-up to Prague, Brunn and other cit
les.
Copies of the Vienna Arbeiter lei
tung, received in Switzerland, contain
appeals to workers to allow resumption
of railway traffic, but the editorial
frankly exults in the success achieved
by the strikers.
"We hope the government under
stands" the editorial asserted "that
the will of the workers is power they
cannot contest without endangering
itself - =.
M. Litvinoff, Bolsheviki ambassador
to Great Britain, in his speech before
the labor conference at Nottingham,
declared eve can already hear the
Continued on page two)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23
Coming Of the Man With the
Big Stick Causes Demo
Gratis to Rally
ANYWAY TO WIN WAR
IF IT'S MY WAY--TEDDY
Gore, HartwiCk, Reed and
Other Anti War Senator's
Backing Chamberlain

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, Jan. 23. Under the
lash that "without harmemy the war
will be. lost, y democratic leaders are
whipping into. line party legislators
wnvering on the Chamberlain "war
cabinetp bill. =
Today it appeared likely that the
storm which has broken between the
white house and congress on the meas
ure may be tempered with compromise.
The presence of Theodore Roosevelt
ON the battle-ground has done much to
consolidate the democrats back of
President Wilson s wishes on the pend
ing legislation. There was even talk
of a get together meeting shortly be-
tween the president and Chamberlain.
The telling argument advanced by
the democrats is that a bill, as re-
pugnant as this one is to the admins
tration, would, if passed, hamper war
efforts even though an efficient meas
ure itself.
Meantime, however, Chamberlain is
prepared for real fight.
Backed by letters OF soldiers moth
ers and fathers anent camp conditions;
armed with data on what was regard
ed as misleading senate testimony OF
Secretary of War Baker, Chamberlain
proposes to 60 ahead with his war cab
met bill and his compulsory training
law. Popular support of these meas
ures grew, despite the administration 3
very strenuous efforts to kill them,
particularly the war cabinet bill.
The fight viii develop in earnest to-
morrow over reference of the war
cabinet bill to committee. Senator
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23
HE KILLED WOMAN
AND CUT OWN THROAT
Crime Was Deliberately
Staged In Most Spectacular
Manner

San Francisco, Jan. 23.-Mrs. Laura
Scoble, cashier in a theatre was muir
dered early today in the hotel Aida,
Eddy and Mason streets, by Theodore
Johns, waiter.
Johns then slashed his own throat. He
is dying at the central emergency hos
pital.
The crime was committed in most
spectacular manner. That it had been
carefully planned for several days was
shown by death note Johns wrote last
Saturday. In series of remarkable
" death notes." John pictured the wom-
an as vampire who for ten years
had preyed upon him.
Last night he took room for the
night at the Aida. He brought with his
razor and revolver.
Mrs. Scoble, divorcee with a child,
met him in the room.
She went to the bathroom to arrange
her hair when Johns entered, drawn
razor in one hand, a revolver in the
other. He slashed the woman Is throat.
AS she rushed from the room scream
ing, she brushed the telephone receiver
from the hook and shouted for help.
A second later the night clerk over
the telephone heard revolver reports
coming from the room. He rushed to the
room and as he ran along the hallway
stumbled over the body of Mrs. Scoble.
Three bullets had entered her back.
In the room hotel employees found
Johns kneeling beside the bed as if in
prayer. Blood was streaming from a
cash in his throat. one hand Imply
clutched razor while with the other
he was mechanically pulling the trigger
of an empty gun.
For many days the woman had feared
death. She had planned to leave shortly
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23
SAN FRANCISCO WATER
FRONT SEALED TIGHT
GERMAN SPIES
Armed Soldiers and Marines
Patrol Every Foot Of Ship
ping District

San Francisco, Jan. 23.-San Francis.
co.'s waterfront was sealed up tight as
a drum today for the first time in its
history, as preeaution against pro.
German plots.
Armed soldiers, marines and mounted
police patroled the Embaracadero from
end to end. For the first time in months
the sentries at the Yerba Buena Island
naval station walked their posts with
loaded rifles. On the decks of over go
vessels in port armed marines supple
mented each deck watch. Sailors from
merchantmen who were not aboard ship
at six o'clock last night had to stay
ashore all night.
While every precaution was taken
ashore, powerful searchlights during the
night swept the bay from shore to
shore, guarding against enemy plots.
In the meantime federal, state, city
and military investigators were running
down even the flimsiest rumors of plot
ted violence. Admittance to the water
front was by pass and on both the San
Francisco and Oakland sides of the bay
loafers found near shipping points were
forced to explain their presence and
were told to move along.
The San Francisco chamber of com
merce took cognizance Of the situation
by passing resolutions demanding the
death penalty in cases of conviction for
pro-German violence.
The precautions of the authorities so
far have been successful in preventing
any semblanee of sabotage.