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Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13

Delay on
Prohibition
Assembly Adopts a SUBJ
stitute in Form of
Referendum
PROPOSITION NOW
UP TO GOVERNOR
Says He Thinks Legislature Has
Made Mistake-Will Take No
Immediate Action

Albany, n. r.. March ia proposal
to ratify the federal prohibition amend
ment this year received what is con-
sidered a death blow in the New York
Legislature today when the Assembly.
by vote CT 81 to Ga and after one of
the most spirited debates in years,
adopted substitute which would pro-
vide for a referendum this fall on the
question. The Senate has
not yet ac-ed upon the proposal.
The referendum proposition now is
apparently up to Governor Whitman.
When informed of today's action, the
governor made this statement:
Il favor the ratification of the fed
eral amendment. 1t is clearly impossible
for me to say what disposition | should
make of a measure before the Lcgisla
ture has acted"
The governor let it he known. how
ever, that he considered the suhStitu-
ton by the Legislature mistake.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13
SENATOR LODGE
SAYS RUSSIA NO
LONGER FACTOR

Boston. March 12-Belief that Russia
will net be a factor in the war again
and that tlie conflict will be won on
the fields OF Northern France was ex-
pressed by United States Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge i'll addressing the
Massachusetts Senate today.
i wish the people of Russia moth
ing but good he said. but ] believe
that its government will never be an
active factor in the war again. There
fore. the duty Of taking up the fight
deVolVes upon the United States. |
peHeNe that the war will be won in
helds of Northern France-where our
American boys are. 1t is the duty Of
every citizen to see to it that they are
given the greatest possible measure
OF assistance, to win the war We must
act as if we are preparing for a long
drawn out conflict.
The crash in Russia affects Ger
many rs much as it affects the allies
hecan.e il is foolish to expect aid to
he given by that country 10 any ma
ton before the expiration Of many
months. To offset the losses due to
the Russian withdrawal. more men,
more money and more ships must be
Forthcoming from America. Only
through these measures can the fight
he won from this organized barbarism
in war and organized autocracy in
peace"
The senator also spoke on the war
before the House of Representatives
and gave his pledge that he would
rever give a partisan vote on war mat
ters. He warned against a shallow
optimism. which. he said was danger
Gus as pessimism
Tho American people. the senator de-
clared. will fight all the better if they
know the full truth.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13
AMERICAN TROOPS GETTING
RAID HABIT AGAINST HUNS
Successful Surprise Attack on Trenches South
of Richecourt-Intensive Artillery Duels and
Raiding Operations Continue All A | o the
Western Front-Nonday's Air Raid on Paris
Worst Yet - Situation in Siberia Is Daily
Growing Worse

artillery duels along the Italian front.
there is considerable arial activity
daily. In fights in the air. Monday. the
Italians brought down five hostile
planes. The British troops in Palestine
are giving the Turks no rest
Monday nights air raid over PARIS
was the most disastrous. in point of
casualties the Germans have yet car
ried out there. Thirty-four persons
were killed and 79 injured by bombs II,
Paris and its suburbs and sc other per-
sons were suffocated in the metropolitan
railway tube Some 60 hostile machines
carried out the attack and four Of them
were brought down. Berlin says the
raid was made as a reprisal.
German aircraft attacked the York
shire coast of England Tuesday night
ana British aviators have dropped 4
ton Of bombs on the town of CoblcnZ,
in Prussia.
The situation in Siberia apparently IS
daily growing more serious. AS yet the
japanese government has reached no
decision concerning the sending ot
troops into Siberia. according to Ere
mier Terauchi.
In the meantime the bolsheNihi
forces have defeated Gen. Semenoolf,
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13
CASUALTY LIST
One Officer and 7 Men
Killed in Action
Nine Deaths from Other Causes-Two
Severely Wounded and Capt. StelIer
and Twenty Men Slightly Wounded

Washington. March 12.-Today's cas-
"aitF list issued by the War depart
nent gives the names of Lieut.. Edward
Mcclure Peters and seven enlisted men
Killed in action, one dead from wounds,
SIX dead from disease, two dead from
undetermined cause; two severely
wounded in action and Capt Edward
Steller and 20 men slightly wounded.
Killed in Action
The privates killed in action were:
William L. Darling, William J.. De-
Lisle. Michael Calvin. Edward j. kel-
~. Robert Kotouch. James E. Potts and
Charles W. Sutter.
Prlvate Alexander d. Burns died of
wounds
Those who died of disease were:
cadet Engineer William kelknap.
WAGNER Samuel Barnett and Pri-
Yates Frank l.. Adkins, Roy William
brackin, Wilson c. Cochran, Charles
Johnson.
Corporal Leroy H. Crosley and Pr-
'a'e James NJ. Lyons, died from un
determined causes.
private Joe Tylus and Corporal Rus
sell A. iarnall we.e wounded severely.
Slightly Wounded
The men wounded slightly are: Ser
seants Joseph Petrush and William r.
keis. Corporal Frederick Massey, Bu-
ger Milton H. Polk and Privates Her
nert Beaver. Henry E. Brown. James
H. Burns. Thomas Cardello. Clyde A.
Howen, James c. Hanson, Robert f.
billiard, Earl Howard. Henry W JAMS
sen, William Q. Lindsey. James \. Ma
her George G. Mattox. Maurice Proc
Tor, David NJ. Reid. Clinton A. Rhoads
and George Sharp.
The deaths of Privates Thomas G..
bragg, Joe d. Brakefield. Frank T.
Nockrell. Edwin l.. Fitch, George E.
Hovey. Fred r. McGill and George s.
sanford. previously listed as having
occurred in action. are now reported
as resulting from accidents.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13
STRIKE SETTLED
Firemen in Fall River
Mills Return to Work
Settlement Reached as Result Of
Conference Between Representatives
Of Manufacturer Association and
President Of Firemen's Union

Fall River Mass, March 12.-The strike
OF the firemen In the big cotton mills here
which has crippled work on government
war contracts since it went into effect
Sunday night, was settled tonight. The
men voted to return to work tomorrow
morning.
The settlement was reached as a result
of a conference between representatives
of the Manufacturers Association and
Timothy Healy national president of the
Firemens Union. The principal point at
issue was an eight-hour day and the man
ufacturers agreed to take UP this mat
ter on Friday
There was some dispute over the claim
of the manufacturers that they had an
agreement with the Firemens Union
which did not expire until June. The
mill owners left it to Mr.. Healy to de-
termine, and he decided there was no
such agreement. The manufacturers ac-
cepted this decision. Upon the presenta-
ton Of this report by Mr.. Healy to
meeting of the union, 1t was voted to re-
turn to work in the morning.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13

Washington, March 12-Secretary
Bakers letter to President Wilson ask
ing for permission to absent himself
from his Office long enough to make an
inspection trip Of the American expe-
dictionary forces in France and visit
to London and Paris was made public
here today together with the Presl-
dents reply granting his request.
Urged by Gen. Pershins
Mr.. Baker wrote the President that
lie had been repeatedly urged oy Gen.
Pershing to visit the army and inspect
ports. transportation and storage Ia
,iIities and camps. The President re-
plied that he believed the secretary
y,sit would add TO the morale OF the
army abroad and at home, and that
His visit would be "servicable to all or
us TO have the comparative view Whlch
Won will bring back with uoy
Mr. Bakers letter follows:
February 20, 1918.
Nv Dear Mr.. President;
have had repeated cablegrams ana
letters from Gen. Persfins urging tha'
7 yisi, our expeditionary forces III
France. and as our plans have gone
forward | have come more ana more
r. realize the need Of an actual m
snection Of ports. transportation ana
storage facilities and camps OF our
over seas army.
..Of course we are constantly hdNll
officers of the several armies return
mo from France with information anu
recommendations; but they frequently
serve only 10 illustrate the impossioli-
itv of securing a complete view OF the
situation by any other course tliah Il
personal inspection.
TN addition to this the relatives
and friends Of our soldiers are deeply
concerned to know the conditions un-
For which these soldiers live ara tHe
environment in which they find them
selves. 1t will he of Importance IL
can give comforting assurances as the
result Of an actual visit 70 the camp
and ii MAY he that / can suggest bet
terments as the result Of our eXper-
ience here where great camps nave
heen built and a most wholesome ana
helpful environment provided with the
co-operation of all the helpful ana
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13
Secretary Baker to Make
Inspection Trip to U. S. Front

sympathetic agencies which the peo-
pie of the country have placed at our
disposal
THE various reorganiZations in the war
department have now proceeded to place
where / feel that they will proceed unin-
terruptedly with their task, and | can
with more comfort than would have been
possible at an earlier time be absent for
a brief time. l am writing. therefore, to
ask your consent to my absence long
enough to pay hurried visit to France
for such an inspection trip as l have
herein outlined. My plans would carry
me to France and would Include thor
oLgh inspection of our ports. lines OF
transportation, and communication and
camps with a brief visit to Paris and
London.
Respectfully yours.
NEWTON d. BAKER"
The President replied:
MY Dear Mr.. Secretary: I have your
letter Of February 10Th and concur in your
Judgment that General Pershings repeat
ed requests that you should visit our ex-
peditionary forces in France should be
complied with. I believe that it will add
to the morale. not only of our forces
there, but of our forces here, to feel that
you are personally conversant with all
the conditions of their transportation and
treatment on the other side, and ! be
lieve that it will be serviceable to allow
US to have the comparative View which
YOU will bring back with you.
Il sincerely hope that your journey
will be safe. We shall look for your re-
turn with impatience. because your guid-
ance is constantly needed here.
"Cordially and sincerely yours,
"WOODROW WILSON"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13

first official announcement Of the time
of the second draft. 1t will be ordered
as soon as Congress amends the law
to compute the basis of apportionment
among the states on the number of
regiStrantS in Glass /, instead OF on
population. For purposes Of computa-
ton 100000 men will be considered as
composing the second draft. although
no such number will be called to the
colors at any one time.
Few Deferred Men
Men in deferred classificatlons. the
provost marshal general announced,
would be called in small numbers, as
well as men in Class |, for the purpose
of utilizing special technical qualifica
tions or sending them to schools to ac
Quire such qualifications.
The provost marshal general makes
the definite statement. however, that
there will be no sudden withdrawal Of
great numbers of men from industry
summer. but that they will be drawn
in relatively small groups spread
throughout the year. To give the ex-
act numbers. he says, would be to give
the enemy military information.
While he sets no time in his state
ment. it has been stated previously that
supplies and equipment for the men
of the second draft will become avail
able in ApSil, and as action on the de-
sired legislation is expected before that
time. the first calls arc expected soon
afterWard.
The next national quota will be an
nounced and apportioned among the
several states as soon as pending leg
islation authorizing a change in the
basis of computation is enacted by
Congress-" the statement says.
Assume 100000 as Basis
The number that will be assumed
as a basis for computation will be
100000, which is we'll within the au-
thorization of Clause 4 of Section l of
the Selective Service act of a second
increment of 100000 men. increased by
the recruit training units authorized
by Clause of said Section 1, and by
the special and technical troops au-
thorized by Section 2 of said act.
1t cannot now be announced what
the total number to be called to the
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13
CHAIRMAN HAYS
ITO CONFER WITH
N, {. LEADERS

New York March 12.-Will II. Hays,
chairman of the Republican national COM
mittee will confer with New England
governors and party leaders in this city
tomorrow he announced tonight.
Those he expects to see include Gov
ernors HoIcomb of Connecticut, Milliken
of Maine, Mccall of Massachusetts. Hen
ry w. keyes Of New Hampshire and r.
Livingston Beeckman OF Rhode Island.
National Committeeman John T. King Of
Connecticut, f. II Estabrook Of New
Hampshire, William +. Sheffield OF
Rhode Island and E. 5. Kingsley Of Yer
mont.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13
"a Killed and 79 Injured
In Mondays Raid on Paris

Paris March 12-Thirty- persons
were killed and 70 others were injured in
Paris and it's suburbs as result Of last
nights German air raid.
In addition to the bomb victims, 66 per.
sons were suffocated through crowding
in a panic into metropolitan railway
entrance to take refuge from the raiders
These were for the most part women and
children.
OF the bomb victims, % were killed and
so injured in Paris and five killed and %
injured in the suburbs
The raiding Gothia which was brought
down in flames fell on spot three miles
from Chateau Thicrry. A German cap
tain who was on board and was taken
prisoner with the crew belongs to the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13
ASSISTANTS
McAdoo Names Those to
Be Under Williams
Railroad Administrators Division of
Finance to Spend from One to Two
Billion Dollars This Year

Washington. March 12-Director
General McAdoo tonight announced the
appointment of humber Of assistants
ito John Shelton Williams. director Of
the Railroad Administrations division
of finance and purchases which is to
spend between billion and two billion
dollars this year. An advisory commit
tee for finances is composed Of Frank
lin Q. Brown, New York; F'estus j.
Wade, st. Louis, and Frederick w.
Scott, Richmond, Va, all bankers.
The Central Advisory Purchasing
committee with headquarters at
Washington is composed Of Henry B.
Spencer, Washington, vice president Of
the Southern, in charge Of purchases;
Samuel Porcher, Philadelphia, pur-
chasig agent of the Pennsylvania, and
George G. Yeomans, New Haven, pur-
chasing agent of the New Haven.
The regional purchasing committee
for the East with headquarters at New
York is as follows:
C. H. Bankard. general purchasing
Wight of New York, purchasing agent
of the New York Central; A. 7. Bur-
nett, Roanoke, Va. purchasing agent
of the Norfolk & Western.
The committee in charge of purchas-
ing for roads west of the Mississippi,
with headquarters at Chicago. consists
of Charles A. How, purchasing agent
Of the Missouri Pacific; L. S. Carroll,
general purchasing agent of the Chi
cago & Northwestern, and Ira O..
Rhoads. general purchasing agent of
the Southern Pacific.
The purchasing committee for the
South with headquarters at Atlanta is
composed o. F. H. Fechtig, purchasing
agent of the Atlantic Coast Line; AL
bert S. Mann, purchasing agent Of the
Illinois Central. ad II. T. Shanks. pur
chasing agent of the Louisville &
Nashville.
AS soon as the pending railroad bill
has been finally enacted nation wide
purchasing system for all railroads will
be established by Mr.. Williams and his
advisory committees. a special COM
mittee will be appointed soon to pur
chase coal for New England roads.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13
TO ORDER SECOND DRAFT
WHEN COMPUTATION IS FIXED
Men in Deferred Classifcations to Be Called in
Small Numbers Says Crowder F Farm Labor
to Be Considered = Computation on 100000
Basis Equipment to Be Ready for All Men
Called Out

Washington, March 12-Eight hun
dred thousand men are to be called
to the colors gradually during the pres
ent year. under the second army draft
which begins on March 20.
An announcement today by Provost
Marshal General Crowder of the mum
ber to be called was followed closely
by an order for the mobilization of 95,-
900 men during the five-day period be-
ginning March 20, some $4,000 Of them
to be assembled under the second draft.
Eighty thousand will be men of the
first draft Of $4,000 not vet summoned
into service.
Details Made Public Later
Details Of how the second draft is
to be applied will be made public later
after Congress has acted upon propos-
ed legislation providing for the regis
tration Of youths attaining the age of
81 years and for basing state and dis
trict quotas on the number Of regis
trants in Class one. In his first Of
fetal statement on the subject. how
ever. Gen. Crowder assures the coun-
try that m sweeping withdrawal Of
large numbers of men at one time is
contemplated and that care will be TAX
en- to avoid interference with harvest
ing.
The $4,000 men now called, it is un-
derstood. are needed at once to fill up
divisions and other units scheduled for
early departure or to take the place of
men transferred from other divisions to
make up deficiencies.
To Fill Existing Divisions
The 100000 men to be summoned this
year represent the number necessary
to fill up all existing divisions, TO
create all the army corps and field
army troops to fill out the war ma
chine for which the frame work al
ready exists and to provide a quarter
of million replacement troops.
The first purpose of the War depart
ment is to complete the first field army
in France. Probably this will be COM
posed Of five army corps of six infan-
try divisions each.
Washington. March 12.Provost Mar
shall General Crowder today made the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13
SANFORD HOLDS n. E.
RECORD FOR SALE OF
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS

Portland, Me. March 12.-Cecil j..
Siddall, Sanford agent for the sale Of
war thrift and savings stamps. report
&c To State Director Herbert j. Brown
today that Sanford with a population
of 5000. during the week of March 9
had disposed of $4,000 worth Of
stamps in pledges and $4,000 in cash
sales. This is an average of s4.44 for
each individual in the town which 10
the record for Maine and it 10 believed
for New England.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13

third squadron of the German Seventh
Army.
The fog which had covered the city
Monday morning settled down again in
the early evening. 1t was thick enough
to cause the general belief that there was
little chance that the Germans would
attempt an air raid.
This belief, however, was shattered at
9.10 o'clock when the warning which
sounded the approach of hostile aircraft.
The raid ended shortly after midnight
The official report Of the raid says:
According to the first news, nearly 90
enemy airplanes succeeded in crossing our
lines. Thanks to the curtain fire which
our artillery maintained throughout the
rsio with great intensity, a certain num-
Der Of the machines failed to reach their
marks. Nevertheless numerous bombs
were dropped on Paris and its suburbs.
Several buildings were demolished and
took fire
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13
TWO INDICTED FOR
draft interference

Fairmont. MINI. March ia. G.
Townley. president Of the National
Non Partisan League. and Joseph Gil
bert, a state officer of the organiza :
ton. were each indicted on two counts
by the Martin county grand jury lat"
today. charged with issuing and cir
cuating a seditious pamphlet tending
to discourage enlistments.'
The two counts are based on the dis
tribution Of two pamphlets.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13
Will Go to Camp Devens
During 5-Day Period
Beginning March 29
q SUMMONED
FROM KENNEBEC
Number Men Called Must Be Ac-
tually Delivered and No Cred
its Allowed, Crowder Tells
Adj. Gen. Press0n-D eff er
Calling Farm Labor

Adjutant General George Mel Pres
son the provost marshal of Maine, yes
terday received a telegram from Gen. L.
II. Crowder. the provost marshal general
Of the United States, calling for as per
cent OF Names gross quota OF 7064 under
the selective service law. The orders ap-
ply 10 every exemption board in the
state and Names quota will be approx-
mately $40 men. The men called will go
20 Camp Dcvens, Aver. Mass, during the
aye-day period beginning March 30 The
number OF men called for must be act
aally delivered and no credits are to be
delivered at this time
Only Physically Qualified
Oay white men and men physically
qualified for general military service may
be indicted under this call.
Gen. CroWder states that the situation
arising from the scarcity Of farm labor
demands that the call to the colors of
men actively. completely and assiduously
engaged in the planting or cultivation of
a crop but who are IN Glass | and within
the new quota should he deferred until
the end of the new quota.
Under the first draft the Cumberland
Board No I. Cumberland Board No. .,
kenneber Board No |, Kennebec Board
No, . Portland Board No. l, Portland
Board No ,, or the oxford county board
were not obliged TO furnish men because
Of the fact that the quotas in those dis
uicts were filed by enlistments In the
regular army
Names Apportionnent
Adjutaut General George Mel. Presson,
'ne provost marshal, announced last
night that Names quota is As per cent.
81 the gross quota apportioned to the
state last June but not part of that
quota. In accordance with directions
rom Washington. Gen. Presson has made
The apportIonment OF the local boards as
follows:
Androscosgn Board No. /. l.: Andros-
s"ggin Board No . lG Aroostook Board
No l. ~; Aroostook Board No. .. %; Cum
herand Board No. |. y: Cumberland
beard NO. >. ~ City Of Portland Board
Continued on Page 2-coI. p
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13
Special Notice to the Farmers of Readfield
and Vicinity

OF 1918 H.
phone Charles
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13
THE WEATHER
SNOW

Forecast: Fair Wednesday. except
snow In Maine; somewhat colder in
New Hampshire and Vermont: Thnrs-
day fair.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13

Washington. March 12.Provost Mar
shall General Crowder today made the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13
WEDNESDAY,: Snow
All Weathers

classified advertising works an the
ims; ,air TASK Wea'"eH want M la ed can sSs Ss
FOR YOU. set the want ad to work
on that task.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-13
Thursday: Fair

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be THRIFTY-advertis II in the
Journal and ge, the cash out of 1t,
A Classifie ad viii turn the trick.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-18
WAR CLAIMS HEAVY TOLL.
Ten hardin County Boys Give Lives
For Country During October.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls. Oct. $50 far this
month Hardin county has been called
upon to give the lives OF ten young
men who have entered the service OF
their country and died in camps in this
country or on overseas service. In ad-
dition to Vernon Kellogg who died nj
Ames. Wednesday and Cleve Seely and
)Gcorge Rush who died earlier In the
month tho list includes the following:
Cheney Byam. son of Mr., and Mrs d.
F.. Byah of Hubbard died Mt Camp
Taylor Ky. The remains were buried
at Hubbard, Sunday. Wayne Kauff-
man, of Written, died at the naval
training station at Detroit OF pneumo-
mia and was buried at Written Satur-
day. Walter Sayer. son Of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry SaSer, living northwest of
Eldora, was killed in battle in France.
Harvey Norman. son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
David Norman. of Providence town
ship, was killed in action in France.
He was in the engineering corps.
Eugene Thornton. OF New Providence,
died at Fort Bliss. Earl Mcdonald.
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Il. +, Mcdonald.
of Eldora. died at Camp Pike. Frank
d. Weaver died OF the influenza while
at his home in Ackley on furlough.
He was attending an officers training
camp in California