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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
a ADDITIONAL
u. S. SOLDIERS
HELD PRISONER

Washington, June 21.-Names OF ;our
additional American soldiers held 1ris-
oner at Camp Darmstadt. Germany.
were announced tonight by the war de-
partment. They are Corporal Royal j.
Lacourcier, IS Greene street, Meriden.
CT; and Privates Chester G. G-aratt.
Ocean Grove. \. j.: Clifford y. Marks.
35S Edgewood avenue, New Haven, Ct.
and Elijah Collins. Warwick, Il. I.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
AMENDMENT
To Extend Draft Age
May Be Rejected
Consideration Of Measure in House
Delayed by Fight on Suffrage
Amendment Resolution and Vote
is Not Reached--Dcfinite Action
Today

Washington, June H1-Debate on
the Fall amendment to the ST., goo. :
000,00 army appropriation bill pro-
viding for extension of :hc draft ages
to 20 and so years was resumed in
the Senate today, but consideration Of
the measure was so DELAYED by the
fight on the suffrage amendment
resolution that vote was not
reached. Leaders tonight hoped to
dispose of the amendment and pos
sibly pass the bill tomorrow.
AT the conclusion of The brief dis
cussion today, Senator Fall said he
expected that his effort TO extend the
draft ages would be futile and the
general opinion of Senators seemed
to be that the amendment would be
respected.
Senators Reed Of Missouri, Demo-
cratic member of tn. Senate military
committee, Lodge of Massachusetts
and Cummins of Iowa III urging upon
the Senate the necessity for imme-
date extension of the draft ages,
challenged the opinion of Secretary
Baker and General March, chief Of
staff that the legislation is not need
ed at this time. The Missouri Sena-
tor, however, said he would bow to
the decision of the war department
officials
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
DRAWING DRAFT NUMBERS
OF JUNE 5TH REGISTRANTS
80 CASUALTIES
In List Issued by War
Dept, Monday

Five Maine Men Killed in Action Out
Of Total Of 29-Died Of Wounds 6;
Of Accident and Other Causes q:
OF A'rpians Accident 2; of Disease
2: Wounded Severely 81: Wounded
Degree Undetermined q: Missina in
Action 2
Washington. June G.-Ihe army cas-
ual.y list today contained 50 names. d.
wdtd as follows Killed in acton. 4;
died OF wounds. .. died of accident and
other causes. 4: died OF airplane accI-
dent. 2. died of disease. .; wounded Sc
vereiy. 81. wounded. degree undeterr.in-
ed. 4 missing IN action, . The iist
Killed IN action-Licut Ernest A.
GIroux, Boston. Sergts. Elwood y. Al
zen. North Dexter, Me; Harrison Col
lamore, Jellico Creek. Ky: Harold Nc
Elhiney, Skowhegan. Me AloysiIs J.
Pohlmann, Covington. Ky; Corpcru!s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
REPORTED DEATH
OF FORMER
CAR OF RUSSIA

Paris, June PA dispatch from
Kicv under date Of Wednesday. tune
Is, declares that the report of the
assassination of Former Emperor
Nicholas of Russia has been con-
firmed. 1t is declared he was kiilo1
by Boishevik troops during their &c
treat on Yekaterinburs.
The kiev message was received at
Basel, Switzerland. and forwarded
here by the Hayas correspondent in
that city.
Tho first report of the assassi.,a
ton of Emperor Nicholas was re-
ceived III Copenhagen through
Stockholm on Tuesday, although it
appears that FuInors that he had
been killed by the Bolshcvill had
been circulating in Russia for some
Continued on Page 2-Column p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
ANOTHER AIR
RAID ON PARIS

Paris. June 2S-Scveral squadrons
OF enemy airplanes penetrated the de-
lenses of tho Paris district last night.
Anti-aircraft batteries violently
shclied them.
Several bombs were dropped and
material damage was, done. There
We're few victims.
The alarm was sounded at 1899 p.
NJ. and the "All clear signal 1905
A. II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
Taken by Americans in
Belleau Wood Attack
Also Take II Big Machine Guns, 10
Automatic Rifles, Quantity Of Small
Arms and Ammunition and Other
Material!

With the American Forces on tne
Marine. June 27.-(By the Associated
Press).--Thc number of prisoners cap
tured, by the Americans in their drive
on the German positions i'll the Bellalu
wood sector Tuesday night was official
~ Increased today to 81. The Ameri-
cans also captured IL big machine guns.
10 automatic rifles. . quantity of small
armssand ammunition and other mate
The Germans have not yet made any
attempt to counter attack.
Last night was comparatively quiet
on the whole Marine front. The Ameri-
cans were kept busy consolida ting heir
new positions The additional prisoners
mostly were stragglers found hiding N
the wood under rocks or in the shrGo-
berry. where they had been isolated NY
the American fire. They were unkempt
and hungry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
GEN. PERSHING'S
COMMUNIQUE

Washington. June 1.-THE capture of
40 prisoners, including five officers, '',y
the American forces operating in tie
Chateau Thier region Tuesday, an,
the successful bombing Of the railroad
yards and stations at Contains o.
American avia; Tuesday night, are
recounted in Cen. Pershings com
munique for Yesterday received today
by the war department
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
4 MORE MAINE
TOWNS EXCEED
STAMP QUOTA

Portland, Me. June N'-four 'p'ie
Oxford county towns. Gllead' Por'er'
Poxbury and Woodstock. had exceeded
their quota of war stamp purchases 10
dav making II from that county mat
have gone over their allotment out OF
-; in the state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
Explodes Killing Score
or More
Of Miners in Iron Mine at Virginia,
Minn.-Explosion Caused by Bolt
of lightning-Crews at Work
Clearing Debris in Hope of Find
ing Bodies

Virginia, Mimi, June 27-Steam
shovel crews tonight began digging
into the debris Of what was once the
Silver open pit iron mine near here
in hope Of finding the bodies OF more
than Il score of miners. killed today
by the premature explosion Of nine
tons Of dynamite.
The Nj. a. Hanna Co, owners Of the
property said tonight no accurate
estimate could be made Of the num-
Der of dead. Four hundred and fifty
men were working in the mine when
the explosion occurred. Fourteen are
known to have been killed, one body
has been recovered, many are missing
and severely injured. -he majority
OF the miners employed at the Silver
mine were Austrians and Firms.
According to the owners a bolt Of
lightning caused the blast. The
lightning struck wires connected with
dynamite which had been placed bv
the shot iirers and the explosion of
the blasts detonated boxes of the ex
plosircs which had not Yet been re-
moYed 4 safc distance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
NICE FALL OF
SNOW IN PARTS
OF GERMANY

London, June 27.z-Snow has fallen to
depth Of from one to three inches IN
several parts of Germany, according to
a dispatch from Amsterdam TO the FIX
change Telegraph Co. Havoc has been
caused 10 the fruit trees by frost. The
cold wave. the MESA ge adds, is cons;1-
cred to be an economic catastrophe.
Berlin and Hamburg have experienced
four days of uninterrupted rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
MARTIAL LAW
EXPECTED SOON
DUAL MONARCHY

Paris, June N.-(Hayas Agencs) =
Havas dispa tches' received here to.lav
say that owing to the seriousness o.
the food situation in Austria Hungary
martiai'law; is expected momentarily
to be proclaimed throughout the en-
pre-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
STATE GRANGE
TO MEET IN
FOREST CITY

Portland, Me. June 27-The state
Grange will hold its annual conFeh-
ton here on Dec. Il, IS and w. IL
was decided to-day at a meeting OF
the executive committee Of tEa' or
canization.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
THE WEATHER
FAIR

Forecast for Northern New Eng
land: Fair Friday; Saturday show
ers.
Southern New England: Fair Fri
Gay and probably Saturday, warm
err Saturday.
Eastern New York: Fair somewhat
warmer Friday; Saturday partly
cloudy probably showers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
MAINE DRUGGISTS
MEET, PORTLAND

Portland Me. June 27--About 40
Maine druggists were present today
at the annual meeting of the Maine
Pharmaceutical Association. Com
mittees were appointed at business
meeting this afternoon End the mem
bers attended theatre party in the
evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
BELGIUM GIVEN
ANOTHER CREDIT
OF S9,OOO,OOO

Washington, June u Belgium to-
day was given another credit Of So
100000 bringing the total issued to
that country up to 1851 100000 and
the total to the Allies to s5,9Sl, 500, 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
General Forecast

The winds along the North and
and Middle Atlantic coasts VIII he
moderate cast, becoming s"utne2S,
The temperature is relatively 10" n
Atlantic coast districts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
KILLED IN ACTION

Sergt. EIwood D. Allen. North
Dexter, Maine.
rot. Harold mckinney,
Skowhegan, Maine.
Private Chester J.. Briggs,
houlton. Maine.
Private Stanley L. Buck.
Strong, Maine.
Private Raymond L. Walker.
Patten, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
Boston Forecast

Boston. June 27.-Forecast fer
Boston and vicinity Frlday fa'is
Saturday probably fair; warmer
moderate eastcrly winds becoming
suutheriy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
KENNEBUNKPORT
MAN REPORTED I'LL
CAN. CASUALTIES

Ottawa Ont. June 27.--Today's casual
~ list reports w. 9. stevens. Kenne-
bunkport, Me, is i'll.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
NO sign OF LOOKED FOR
DRIVE OF GERMAN FORCES
FIGHTING
DIES DOWN
ALL FRONTS

Austrians Show No In
tention to Launch
Counter Strok e
Against italians
Germans Seem Re-
signed to Loss of Bel
leau Wood Taken by
Coming
Offensive Expected
to Be Most Ambi-
tious Attempt Yet
Made by Enemy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
The Official notice

r. 'l'irnin bulletin vas issued
q Thursday, June = from the office
n AdlWdu' General George Mol.
f'''Scn. the provost marshal Of
@ne ana scnt to all local and dis
= boards IN the state
Bgsnn
Tho Adjutanf General once,
Augusta. Maine.
June - 1918
Tie following tClosraphic order. re-
verse Provost Marshal General
'toWasrs letter Of june 10. contained
y our bllletin No 1919 The tele-
W''o I'd submitted in fun for your
az" n 'onsidcration and guidance
,a' same should hc applied t. al
''F0a'n.' cases within Your juris-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
COUNT TAROUCA
NEXT PREMIER
OF AUSTRIA

Amsterdam. June 27.-Nienna IS
patches say that Count Silva Taroucl,
at present minister of agriculture and
an intimate friend Of Emperor Cha rle5.
probably Will be the next premier Of
Austria in succession to Baron von
Seydler
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
GAS TABLETS FOR
STOMACH GAS

NEAL'SCAS TABLETS stop gas and sour
fermentation after eat ting, stop belching,
Heduc &c bioating and gaze pressure. sweet
en- and correct acid stomach. One once
In awhile IL enough. Buy MEALS GAS
TABLETS ut any reliable drug stores.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28

A Zurich dispatch on June % said that
Premier Won Seydler had proposed IS
his successor Baron Banhams, and tnlt
the Austrian Emperor had invited the
baron to begin negotiations with the
various political parties with the OBJ
jet of forming a cabinet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
Washington. ID G.
Juno %. 1918.

-
'ssgram No B-lTi1.
Instruct local and district boards
.,. 49, " considering claim for deferred
,s'l'a'ion on dependency grounds
NM TW DISREGARD income pro-
,.1ea by tho state or municipalities
~, ' Maintenance Of dependents
S. f ne registrant upon whose la
~. ~. these persons are dependent for
, NY .'g.f' aro In tho military service OF
Wy United states"
"'En'd' CRowDER.
mn, 'o'I'Ning Geographic order.
S. attention n rar. r. Rule !.
n. v also submitted This
h v,aap' mas not been disregarded
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
Washington. d. c.
rrsr. June &c. 1918.
'aO No R-i7Sa

'V H-l1Sa.
,ss -. 'vp'''ed 20 this ONCE that IN
n ,,-'S''fcation of rcgistrants now
sass'eN some local boards are
rr,,. Ae dependency status OF reg
n, a. oh finding OF whether or
',rr,, parent or relatives Of the
ins !. or his dependent are will
ent a., NC To- provide for tho depend
var ". Tho registrant is in the mil
ap,, call attention ~ all Boards
shsA 'aph T. Section 70. S. S. r..
sm ear'y means that the ability
a.las 'nEness of parent or parent
IL 49,, " : Resistant to provide for
NJ 'enaent mus. not be consid-
u, -, further instruct nil boards
:" rule must he adhered to.
CRoWDER.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
FRIDAY: Fair

something any man can
Lick War Stamp"
Pledge Some today
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
SATURDAY.: Showers

Stamp out the War with
War Savings Stamps
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15

made frequent references to Colonel
House as author of the book without
once drawing a denial. In "The North
American Reviews War Weekly" for
January 5, 1918, he says:
"Or why not Colonel House? To many
he appears the strangcst or most mys-
terious figure so far appearing Moreover
remarkable to relate, he himself had a like
vision, and immortalized it in his thrilling
account of the hard thinkings and easy
doings of Philip Dru: Administrator and
the lovely Gloria, because as he observes
in his dedicatory note with finality worthy
of Tolstoy himself, in Sthe starting, the
worldwide social structure was wrongly
begun We have often wanted to ask the
colonel whom he holds chiefly responsible
for the false start, simple Eve, seductive
Lilith, the insnuating snake or old Adam
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
Enter the Villain
r. OF the Piece

Phlllp progresses with his philan-
throplc work and grows in popularity.
Enter now the sinister figure of Sena-
tor Selwyn. The Senator is the leader
OF predatory wealth. After YOU have
read Colonel Houses description of this
mastery man and the way he bought
the Presidency, the Senate and the Su-
preme Court you get just one guess as to
the original of the man the author had
IN mind. But even the gods NAV be
caught mapping, and the whole scheme
IS exposed through a forgotten dicta-
phone which John Thor left on the ma
chime IN his Office while Senator Selwyn
told hlm all about the buying of the diff
ferent departments of the government.
Thor, be it known, is the Wall Street
money king who holds the financial in
terests of the nation by the throat. But
there IS poor but honest secretary in
Thor's Office who hears the evidence of
the dictaphone and carries it to the
newspapers.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
Dru SOn the Wrongs of the
South

1.-THE great conflict covering the
years from 1860 to 1865 was still
more than a memory, though but
few living had taken part in it. The
victors in that mighty struggle
thought they had been magnanimous
to the defeated but the well-informed
Southerner knew that they had been
made to pay the most stupendous
penalty ever exacted in modern
times. At one stroke of the pen two
thousand millions of their property
was taken from them A pension svs-
tenn was then inaugurated that taxed
the resources of the nation to pav.
BY the year 1927 more than five thou
sand millions had gone to those who
were of the winning side. Of this the
South was taxed her part, receiving
nothing in return. ."-From "Philip
Dru: Administrator"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
Dru Was "SiIent Man." Too

During the days that Dru was re-
organizing he now and then saw
Gloria. She often wondered why
Philip did not tell her something of
his plans, and at times she felt hurt
at his reticence She did not know
that he would have trusted her with
his life without hesitation, but that
his sense of duty sealed his lips when
it cameto matters of public policy.
He knew she would not WILLINGLY
betray him, but he never took chances
upon the judgment she, or any friend
might exercise as to what was or what
was not Important When a thought
or plan had once gone from him to
another it was at the mercy of the
others discretion, and good intention
did not avail if discretion and iudg
ment were lacking He consulted
freely with those from whom he
thought he could obtain help, but
about important matters no one ever
knew but himself his conclusions"
From "Phslsp DrM: Administrator.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
An Impenetrable Battleship

''Dru invited the Strawns to ac-
company him to Newport News to
witness the launching of a new type
of battleship. 1t was said to be, and
probably was, impenetrable. Experts
who had tested a model built on
large scale had declared that this
invention would render obsolete
every battleship in existence. The
principle was this: Running back
from the bow for distance of so
feet only abo>> 4 feet of the hull
showed abzve the waterline, and this
part of Che deck was concaved and
of the ssnoothest, hardest steel. Then
came aeveral turreted sections upon
which guns were mounted. Around
these turrets ran rims of polished
steel, two feet in width and six inches
thick. These rims began four feet
from the waterline and ran four feet
above the level Of the turret decks
The rims were so nicely adjusted with
ball bearings that the smallest blow
would send them spinning around,
therefore, a shell could not penetrate
because it would glance ff"-From
"Philip Dru: A Administrator."
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
\ II Airing of Views
"a On Society

Those views, put into the mouth of
Colonel House, are taken verbatim from
"Philip Dru." Continuing, Mr.. Childers
quotes Colonel House as follows. the
quotation again being the exact lam
guage of philip Dru," of the book:
"Our civilization is fundamentally
wrong, inasmuch among other things
it restricts efficiency. If society were
properly organized there would be none
who was not sufficiently clothed and fed
The laws, habits and ethical traininp in
vogue are alike responsible for the in
equallties in opportunity and the conse-
quent wide difference between the few
and the many. The result of such con-
ditions is to render inefficient q large
part OF the population the percentage
differing in each country in the ratio
that education and enlightenment and un-
selfish laws bear to ignorance, bigotry
and selfish laws.
Little progress has been made in the
early centuries for the reason that on
portunity was confined to few. and it
is only recently that any considerable
part of the worlds population has been
IN a position to become efficient. There
fore, as an economic problem, divorced
from the realm of ethics, the far-sighted
statesman OF tomorrow, if not of to-day.
Will labor to the end that every child
mny have an opportunity to accomplish
that for which it is best suited. Their
bodies Will be properly fed and clothed,
SO that life may mean something more
than struggle for existence. Humanity
as whole will then be able to do its
share toward the conquest of the forces
OF Nature, and there will be brought
about an intellectual, and spiritual QUICK
cn'ng that will make CUR civilization OF
to-day seem crude, as selfish and ilIogl
cal as that of the Dark Ages"
On the fyleaf Of the book is a QUO
tation from Mazzin. The article in
SThe North American Review" saws:
Agreeing with Mazzini, Colonel House
thinks there should be mo war of classes.
no unjust violation of the rights of urop-
erty, but constant. disposition to ame.
liorate the condition of the classes least
favored by fortune"
There are said to be extant comics
of Philip Dru" autographed by Colonel
House, but if there be any such the
owners keep them from general obserya-
ton
SO far as confession of authorship
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15

by Colonel House is concerned, he does
not directly admit it nor does he deny
it; he merely declines to discuss the
matter. The publisher of the book, B.
W. Huebsch, 225 Fifth Avenue, is
equally reticent so far as names are con
cerned, though he admits that in q recent
conversation with the author he said
that he was still willing to stand behind
anything that he had written in the
book.
Mr. Huebsch also disclosed that the
author was taken i'll in the fall of 1911
and took advantage of that moment to
write "Philip Dru." Colonel House was
not feeling well in the fall of 1911 and
went to Europe for few months vaca-
ton.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15

Senator L. Y. Sherman, of Illinois
IN speech in the Senate September 8
made the direct accusation that "Philip
Dru" was written by Colonel House.
Said Senator Sherman:
"Be it ever remembered the simon
pure texture of the colonel's thoughts
can only be had by digesting a novel
written by him. 1 know that heretofore
it has ordinarily been mere gossip
around the cloakrooms that he was the
author; but I state, subject to any proof
that may be offered that he is not that
l have satisfactory evidence that leads
me to say that he is the author of the
novel. Suffice it to know,
Philip Dru' is an autobiography of
the colonel himself, and solves the
conundrum of how to get rid of the
Constitution
1t was after public accusation was
made that Colonel House was the author
of philip Dru" and the accusation had
not been denied that a biography of
Colonel House, written by his close
friend, Henry Herbert Childers, also of
Texas, appeared in "The North Ameri
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
The Supposed Picture of Wilson

Zone of his advisers was a man Of
distinguished lineage, but who, in his
early youth, had been compelled to
struggle against those unhappy con-
ditions that followed reconstruction
in the South. His intellect and force
Of character had brought him success
In his early manhood, and he was the
masterful head of university that,
under his guidance, was soon to be-
come one of the foremost in the world.
He was trained political economist,
and had rare discernment in public
affairs, therefore Dru leaned heavily
upon him when he began to rehabili-
tate the government. From "Philip
Dru: administrator"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15

autocracy is gathered at Chicago under
the command Of General Newton. Dru
gathers two armies, one at Madison.
Wis, where his views had found espe-
cial favor, and the other at Des Moines.
Iowa. Finding himself thus between
two fires, General Newton retreats to
Buffalo. Dru, whose army now num-
bered 100000 men, moved eastward but
instead Of attacking Newton as the lat
ter expected, kept right on past Buffalo,
bound for New York.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
The Riddle

can Review That was in April, 1916,
a year before we entered the war. Mr..
Childers is discussing the views of
Colonel House on world affairs, and
says:
II recall his saying to me, in substance.
that the whole fabric of society and gov
crnment has been wrong from the be-
ginning. positively know that if, in a
redistribution of amassed riches, the
greater part of his fortune were taken
from him, he would see it go with serene
composure and without protest"