davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-15

nego w ubiegla Srode, kledy w
tramwaju ~jechaf do swego biura
w senacie. Umari O godz. 4:3O po-
poludniu, doznawszy drugiego a.
taku.
Senator Stone pochodzil z Ken
lucky, urodzif sic 7 maja lS4S, ia
ko dziecko ~wyjechal by1 Z rodzi-
cami do Missouri, gdzie odbyf
swe studya, a ukoiczywszy je ma
uniwersytecie Stanu Missouri,
zostaI przypuszczony do praktykl
adwokackiej w I. 1869. Natych-
miast poSwiecil sic karyerze poll
tycznej, a W +. 1878 by} prokura-
torem we Vernon county. Zostal
potem obrany czlonkiem izby po-
slow Kongrcsu 40, nanowo obra-
ny do Kongresu 80 i 81, pclnii
ten urzad cd +. 1885 do 1891. Cd
r. 1898 i 1897 byf gubernatorcm
Stanu Missouri. Pc Smierci Geo.
Cl. West obrany zosta} senatorcm
W r. 1903, 4 potcm ponownlc o.
brany w latach 1909 i 1915. Ozenif
sic w r. 1874 i miai troje dzicci.
Kiedy Stany Zjednoczonc wy
powiedzialy wojne, senator Stone,
mimo, re dcmokrata, poczatkowo
|oponowaI zarzqdzcniom rzadu, ale
pozniej zmienii gruntownic swc
postepowanie. Popiera} pozniej
wszelkie projekta, rozporzqdzenia
! ~starania tyczqcc sic zbrojcn l
wysyIek wojsk do Francyi.
PRZYSPIESZENIE WYSYLKI
WOJOh.
Washington, Is. kwietnia. -
Oznajmienic, re $4,000 poboro--
wych zostanie powolanych do
sluzby d. l maja, Swiadczy o TEN,
re Stany Zjednoczone z nadzwy--
czajnym po5picchem staraja sig
wysylac swe wojska swoim sprzy
m~ierzehcom ma pomoc. w ostat-
MIN miesiacu wystano juz zagra-
nice znacznie wieksza liczbe
wojsk, niz w jakimkolwiek mie--
siacu przedtem, a W departamen-
|cie wojny sadza, re posPiech ten
bedzie MONA ~jeszcze zwiekszac
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-15

jak to wiaSnle mlato mlelSce: O.
bylo sic be- zatargow, niecheci,
nienawiSci i iclr przejaw6w wszy-
stkich w formie strajk6w i
gwaitow, czesto Z mimi zlaczo-
nych- obie strony z rzadka iscie
r6wnowaga umysl6w oddaiy
rzecz Gala do polubownego zalat
vienna i to ME zawiodlo - a dis
obie strony powiadaja, re sd ,,sa-
tisfied'-tedy i niczego wiecej ME
trzeba, o mic wiecej ME chodzilo.
w obrocie takim sprawy wazny
sic stanowi precedens i zysk zen
moralny jest wielki: okazaio sic
til, IL jesli tylko po obu stronach
jest chocby Glen jaki dobrej wo-
Ii, to juz MONA sic porozumiec,
juz moze obyc sic bez MAGENTA /
WASN'T, w ktorych - jake w brud-
nej wodzic iowia ola sic ryby
wichrzyciele, nagania--
cze i naciagacze partyjni. Oczy--
vista Z najwieksza radoScia vitae
nalezy poprawe losu robotnicze--
go, zagwarantowan2 owen polu-
bownem rozstrzygnieciem: robot,
nicy stokjardowscy otrzymali tax
wydatnq zmiane losu swego, IL
nagrodzono i'm choc w czeSci bic
de dotychczasowych warunkow
i fakt ten, re Cd tuzina COS
lat, Cd ostatnich wlaSnie strajko-
wych awantur pc rzezalniach -
bvt ich Marry w niczem ME do
znawat poprawy. gdy strajk ow
orzegrali robociarzc / zdac sic mu-
sieli ma wszelkie dane i'm warunkl
0racodawcow. Tcraz wzieto sic
90 rzeczy i"naczej - godnie, po-
waZnie. pc obywatelSku prawdzl-
vie i jake innym rezultat te-
raz robotnicy otrzymali prawic
wszystko czego zadali - w re
czywisto5ci wSzystko najwazniej-
see, DO poparla ich, DO stanela pc
ich stronie GAIA opinia obywatel-
ska. Gala prasa - spoieczeiStwo
wszystko Z mimi wsp6}czulo,
uJete wlaSnie godnem, powaz-
nem, spokojnem - peinem do
brcj wolf wystqpieniem rzeszy
robotniczcj ia svmpatya obywa-
telstwa byla tax niedwuznacznie
robociarzami - IL prawie zgory
przewidywat byio MONA, re in
nym, jak ola robotnik6w korzyst-
lym ME bedzic m0gi bye rezultal
,2du polubowneso. Otto tu villas
nie tez dalSza wanna bardzo stro-
"a moralnego rezultatu sprawy:
til pokazalo SIG wszystkim. kogo
to dotyczy, jaka droga zaiatwia
sic pretensye wzajemne / ma ia
<iej drodze prawdziwie obywatcl-
2kic porozumicnie jest mozliwe
lawet w5r0d tax j~askrawych rol-
nic. jak te, co przejawiaja sic pc,
biednym r]obotnikiem
:zezalnianym, a jakims krolcn
wieprzow milionerskim...
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-15

W got6wce "a dawniej zalegly
GAS otrzymamy, W bondach VOL
noSci... kto "a tenn - reka W
g0re!... l tysiace rak sic pod
n;osly do CORY i ]zapanowai entu-
zyazin ME do opisania: wszyscy
oSwiadczali gotowoSc wykonania
wniosku podanego i zlozyli obiet-
nice solenna, re zakupia bondy~..
Oto jak jeden Gym dobry ro-
dzi szereg nieprzeliczony - in
nych! Poprawa losu udzielona ro-
botnikowi budzi w MIN wdziecz-~
nose patryotycznq i mySl obywa-
telskq - poswiecenie ola narodu
i spoleczehstwa. Zar0wno who's
kodawcy - rodakowi naszemu,
jak wszystkim tym, kt6rzy who
SEX jego przeprowadz2 i wypelniq
wyrazamy serdeczne uznanie.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-15
MACIERZ POLSKA

Jest organ.zacya iaczaca miodzisS pol
ska obojga plci W pracach uaukowych,
patryotycZnych 1 bratniei pomocy ola
oodniesienia ducha morainoSci I dobro-
bytu W spOlEczenstwie. a sZcZegolnie
miedzy m{OdEieza polska. Mona zap!-
sac sic ma poSniertne Cd LAT Il do as:
pa c~zionk6w SsOwarzysZonych beg o.
Sraniczenia wieku.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-15

: Ha6nych ssaTbisr1y ascissae11t
0yhajSych M kiesSen1O lAtwowtAN
Ayeh, ais ma DZIENNIK CHICAGO
ok M swych szpaltach. DO sawsss
Dracujs ola dobra ludu. 0szukancsS
,.ftre sales" stlnowcso v DzIpNNI.
KU CHIcAGoSKlN eElassaas ~
~ ness.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-15
UWAGI.
PopraWa bytu w stock
JardaCh.

Pred niezbyt dawnym czasem
pisaliSmy ma temze miejscu o ne
dry h1dnosci robotniczej ma chica-
goskich ,,Stokjardach" w wiel-
kiej, rozleglej dzielnicy tamtej-
szej,kt6ra tax bardzo nieznanq by
Ia Swiatlejszym / zamozniejszym
sferom miasta naSzego, re gdy do
sqdow podano sprawe o podwyzki
i ulgi W piracy ola tejze ludnoSci,
zwiaszcza W trudnych czasach
biezacych, urzQdzano istne wy
prawy turystyczne do owej dziel-
nicy i zwiedzano ia i dziwOwano
sic temu, co tam widziano...
Pred tygodniem zapadla wresz-
Gle w sadach decyzya o%stateczna
w sprawie owych ~pretensyi robo-
tnikow, o czem donosilismy krot-
ko w dziale Kroniki M~iejscowej,
a dis kwestyi owej poSwiecic
pragniemy pare slow omowienia.
Przedewszystkiem pozwolimy
sobie zaznaczy6 zadowolenie z
zalatwienia i rozstrzygniecia
sprawy spornej W TAXI sposob'
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-15
POSTEPY POzYCZKI VOL
NOSCIOWEJ.


Washington, Is. kwietnia. -
DIS rozpoczyna sic drugi ty-
dzieh Rampant ~trzeciej pozyczki
wolno5ciowej. Z wyznaczonej ca
lei sunny pozyczki trzech miliar-
dow, 19 procent juz subskrybo-
wano Najwieksze postepy zrobil
dystrykt ~federalnej rezerwy St.
Louis, rozmieSciwszy Sc procent
wyznaczonej kwoty. Dystrykt
Minneapolis dopiero teraz rozpo-
czyna swoja kampanie.
Subskrypcye, O kt6rych donie-
,iono urzedowo do departamentu
;karbu, wynosily do soboty VIE
czorem $573,451, 900. Co do sunny
~zebranej, to jeszcze dystrykt
New York stoi ma czele, ale pro-
>cntowo, w stosunku do kwoty
Wyznaczonej, stoi ma drugiem
nicjscu, osiagnawszy 26 procent.
Frnc dystrykty, procentowo upo-
-zadkowane, wykazuja: - Dallas
Is; Boston 81; Chicago 10; Phila-
lelphia IS; Cleveland IA; Kansas
City IA; San Francisco II; Rich
nond 7; Atlanta 4.
Department skarbu dosyc jest
:adowolony z postep6w zrobio.
nych, w pierwszym tygodniu, ale
;yczylby sobie, by wiekszy wyka-
:ywano poSpiech, zw}aszcza &c
:hodzi O to, azeby subskrypcye
.nacznie przcniosiy wyznaczona
sumo.
Wedle OStatrlCh rapOrtOW Okla
:aio sic, re Iowa, a ME Oregon,
)yla p~ierwszym Stanem, W kt6--
YIN rozkupiono bondy w wick
sci iloSci, niz wyznaczono i re
owa zyska flage h%onorowa. l.
Mast liczacych ~pomiedzy 100000
, $4,000 mieszkaicow, kt6rych
ubskrypcye przeniosly kwote
Nyznaczonq, pierwszem byio To-
edo, o., a drugiem Portland, O.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-15

Ma koniec dodaG nalezy, IL
zniany, przeprowadzone ostatnio
W chicagoskich ,,Stokjardach' ME
tylko ma miasto nasze sic ograni-
Gaia, poniewaz chicagoskie rzez-
ME maja stosunki nader Scis}e Z
.zezniami pc innych miastach a w
najwiekszej liczbie wypadkow -
bodaj we wszystkich naleza do
tych samych wiaScicieli i prowa--
Izone So w lynne samym systc'
qie jednolitym unlJnym, pre-
70 poprawi sic byt rzezalnianycl1
-obotnik0w w Kansas City, st.
Louis. Denver, Oklahoma City,
st. Paul. Oma1ra i Forth Worth.
My, Polacy specyalnic raduje--
ny sic z tego, CO zaszlo, poniewaz
V przewaznej liczbic miast
Nzmiankowanych najwieccj pew
lie 20 rzezalniach - Polak0w
)racuje, ME brak tam take po-
1ratymczych nan Ltwinow / in
rych Siowian, wiec L p~olepSzcnla
loli braci naszej cieszyc sic nam
ak re swojcj: Z popraw9 warun-
,6w ckonomicznych - nicola.
am i pod innymi wzgledami ma,
tapi statcczna poprawa - moral
a. inteilektualna, MECH ten robo-
mix. jcden Z najbiedniejszych ;
,ajciemniejszych dotychczas pod
oosi sic statecznie ma wyzyne 70
,otnika = obywatela w petnem to-
% sfowa znaczcniu, a ten samem
TAME sic on dopiero prawdziwle
,o~zyteczny spoleczeistwu i naro-
iowi.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-15

xKn,m uanss sIs po porade, DO adwo.
kata. przsjrzyj liste polskich nj
k6w M sZpaltach DZIENNlkA CHI.
CAGOSKIEGS.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-15

Przejawii sic nastroj ow radoSny
ma wielkiem %zebraniu, jake w
Davis Square urzadzono tydzien
temu ola zamaniEestowania zado-
wolenia robotniczych ko& Z powo-
du decyzyi wydanej przez polubo-
why sad; ma zebraniu owen sta
Ia sic piekna rzecz i dobra: OTTO
ieden z rodakow naszych, a orga-
nizator6w robotnikow tamtej-
szvch zrobii wniosek. azeby pie
Made, jake r~obotnicy otrzyma-
ia w gotowiznie wskutek przyzna
.nej i'm p~odwyzki, siegajacej
wstecz az do polowy stycznia, a
wyniesie to ii niejednego pc kilka-
dziesiat dolarow umieScili
wszystkie w bondach wolnoscio--
wych... Patrza ma mas, kraJ cafy
patrzy - woiai wnioskodawca-
uwazaja, jak tez postapimy: OPT,
MIA Gala byla "a nami, "a ~siuszna
sprawl nasza i ujela sic "a krzyw-
da nasza, uzyskalismy popraws
!osu znaczna, teraz ~odpiacmy ma,
rodowi i krajowi tutejszemu wy
swiadczone nam dobro i umiesc'
nv otrzymana podwyzke II. &C
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-15

TELEGRAMY KRAJ0WE
(Dokohczenie 70 strongly / ED
ROOSEVELT ORIGINAL
KULE, KTORA RANILA
JEGO SYNA.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Is. kwietnia.

oyster Bay, N. Y, 10. kwietnia.
Pulk. Theodore Roosevelt O.
trzyma} kule' kt6ra ra-
Mia syna jego, kap. nArchie'
Roosevelta w bitwic pcwnej we
Francyi. Wraz z ia kuls nadszedl
list Cd kap. Archie, w ktorym ten
re donosi, re wkrotce opusci szpi-
tai i powroci do szancow amcry-
kaiskich. Kule i list doreczyl pull
kownikowi DIR. O. H.. l.. Mason,
sekretarz zagraniczny y. NJ. c. A..
ktory walczyi pod dowodztwem
p. Roosevelta w wojnie Z Hiszpa-
MA.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-15

Zaloiona 1897 roku
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-15

Osmiogodzinny dzieh piracy.
wyzsza rachuba czasu piracy, po-
mad oSm godzin, a podwojna ra-
chuba czasu piracy w niedziele !
W swieta (overtime), dwadzieScia
minut przerwy ma obiad, bez Cd
c;agania tego czasu Cd piacy, da-
lei podwyzke plac wydatna otrzy
mali wszyscy - ME wchodzimy
W szczegoly, a zaznaczymy tyl--
ko, IL podwyzka ia siega wstecz
ma szereg tygodni, tax re dotycza-
cy otrzymaja ladny ,,kawalek go
It6wki" ma reke; wreszcie donlo--
sia bardzo innowacya jest to, IL
ma p~rzyszlo5c zrownuje sic place
mezczyzn i kobiet ! sprowadza Jc
do tel samej skali placy. Rezulta-
ty to bardzo powazne / p%omyslne
ME dziwit sic, il ma ,Stokjardach
wiesc o Mich radosna gruchnela
moving, &c tam nova sobie epoke
rachuja cd poprawy tych warun,
k6w roboczych, tax wydatnej.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-01
LARGEST ORDER
I'm HISTORY FOR
LOCOMOTIVES

Washington, Alril 30.--Contracts
for 1925 freight and passenger loco
motives. the largest single order ever
placed in the history of American
railways. were let today by the Rail
road Administration OF the American
Locomotive Co. and the Baldwin
Locomotive Works. The entire or
der represents cost of about $780,
100000 or an average price of little
less than $4,000 for each locomotive.
The profit to manufacturers who will
divide the work about equally will be
between five and six per cent. less
than half the rate of profit represent
ed in the original bids. Although the
railroad administration declined to
announce the precise number of en-
gines ordered from each of the com
panies it is understood the Amer
lean company will build $50 and the
Baldwin AIS. Nest of the Baldwin
engines will be built at the main
plant in Philadelphia and the Amer
lean Co.'S order will be distributed
among its plant at Schenectady,
Dunkirk. New York, Paterson. \. j.,
Richmond. Va. Manchester. \. H..
Pittsburgh and Providence.
The order will compel the two COM
panies to operate practically at ca
pacity for the next nine months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-01
Prominent n. Z. Athletes
Qualify as Officers at
Aver Officers School

Aver. Mass, April 3o.-The names Of
some prominent New England athletes
are in the list Of 1856 soldiers of the Ma
tional Army at Camp Devens who quail
fed at the third officers training school
for appointment as second lieutenants.
The list. which was made public to-
night. includes John f. Richardson, Jr..
Harvard oarsman. William II. Meanix.
a we'll known runner; Elijah w (BilD
Cunningham, Dartmouth football cap
tainn; James l.. CULVER University OF
Maine hammer thrower; Dudley Porter
Rarney. Harvard track man: Henry
Everett Reeves. Harvard baseball and
hockey player; Charles NJ Zeigler. TIM
verstty of Maine sprinter; and Guy c.
Palmer of Patten, Me. prominent in
service athletics
Mayor Fred NJ. Beckwith of Dover.
y. H. who was one of the first drafte 1
men to reach Camp Devens, is also one
of the successful candidates for sec
ond lieutenancy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-01
MATTY MAY YET
GO TO FRANCE

New York. April 30-After con-
ference late today with President
Tenor Of the National League. DR..
George B. Fisher Of the physical de-
partment of the National War Work
Council of the y. NJ. G. A. left FIR
Cincinnati TO talk again with Chris
TOPPER Mathewson regarding the cal
70 go 10 France to direct all the base
bill activities among the men of the
fighting forces.
II think Matty can be induced to
accept the offer of the y. NJ. c. A.,
said Mr. Tenor. land for the Nation
al League l may say that organized
baseball appreciates the honor of the
call from our soldiers in the trenc.l-
es." Mr.. Tenor also agreed to assist
the Y. NJ. G. A. in every way poSsi-
BILE in the associations problem of
recruiting physical and athletic d.
rectors sufficient to satisfy the dr-
noand from Gen. rershing's forces.
Before he boarded the train DR.
Fisher expressed confidence that in
View of Mr.. Tenors support he would
he able 10 make Mathewson see that
his duty lies over seas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-01
GOV. PLANS TO
CONSERVE PAPER

Washington, April 30.-Re -organiz-
alton of the paper industry of the
! United States TO put it on a war con-
SerVation basis is planned by the gov
eminent. Curtailment of certain IT
/ the less essential paper manufacto-
ries is thought to be more than prof. :
able. one of the chief purposes is 20
conserve materials for news print pa !
per. the publication of newspapers
being recognized As one of The c.i-
sential total to the conduct of the
war.
The first move in the plan was
made today when representatives. of
more than - per cent of the school
text book publishers Of the country
met i. b. Moves, director of conser-
walton of the fuel board and \. u.
Shaw, chairman Of the commercial
economy committee of the war 10
dustrics board While 10 otficl II
statement was made. it is understood
that a REIMBURSEMENT Of the text book
publishing business Will be worked
out Which will virtually put q stop
to the present practice Of printing
rev editions of school books ever y
few months and curb the tendency TO
constantly change text books in the
schools.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-01
GEORGE CREEL ANSWERS
CHARGES OF ROGERS

New York, April 30.-lnvestis ation
of the committee on public informa-
ton was demanded by George Creel,
its chairman, in q letter to Frank T..
Glass Of Birmingham, Ala. presi-
dent of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association, made public
here tonight. Mr.. Crcel, referring to
charges made by Hopewcll Rogers of
Chicago in his address here last
week as retiring president of the as
SoCiatiOn, wrote:
Il insist that the American News
paper Publishers Association is com
PEELED by every dictate of patriotism
to prove OF disproNe the charges that
Mr.. Rogers made as its president.
In his retiring address. Mr.. Rog-
crS referred to Mr.. CreerS commit :
tee as a department of the govern
ment on the one hand dealing out
INSTRUMENTATION and on the other
Withholding news until it has reach
cd the public through the bulletins
of the enemy" He spoke of Mr..
Creel as the competent and dis
loyal head of the department who
glories in our unpreparcdness."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-01
AVERT PAPER
WORKERS STRIKE

Washington, April 30.-The war
labor board today averted the strike
Of the pulp and paper workers called
for May :. in the plants Of the In.
ternational Paper Co, which manu-
features so per cent. of the Ameri-
can consumption and started toward
conciliation of difficulties involving
commercial telegraphers and New
York harbor freight handlers.
An eight hour day and an increas-
ed scale of pay demanded ny the
paper workers were taken under con-
sideration by board under an agree
ment of the union officials and the
employers that the boards adjust
ment would be made before July /
and that wage increases, ii granted,
would date from May /. In the
meantime, the Federal Trade Com
mission will consider the award in
fixing prices for paper.
President Newcomb Carlton Ct the
Western Union Company and Ed
ward Reynolds. general manaher of
the Postal Company. agreed to come
before board Saturday to respond to
complaint presented by represen-
tatives Of the Commercial Telegraph
Operators Union that operators are
Being dismissed by the companies ali
over the United States for joining
the union. The board ordered refer
cnce of the dispute betwSe $500 mo-
tor boat men ir New York City and
their employers to the adjustment
commission Of the shipping boz I'd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-01
ROW IN PRUSSIA
LOWER HOUSE

Amsterdam April 30.-The Prussia
Lower House has had a discussion Oh
the motion of the Centrist member,
Count Spec. in favor of adjournins
the electoral reforms bill until ait !
peace has been decided on the ground
that the soldiers ought to return
home before any electoral reform
took place.
Herr Friedbcrg. vice president Of
the House. said that such an unlim-
tied postponement would be grea
danger for the country's internal
peace.
Count Specs motion met with
strong opposition from the progl IS
size sections of the house. Adolf II
Hoffman,. independent Socialist, SAID
that if the motion was adopted lie
would appeal to the soldiers to stop
fghting-a statement which led T.
shouts Of shame withdraw. trait-
on"
A very acrimQnious debate ensucd
and finally Count Specs motion wa
rejected 333 to 60.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-01
So CASUALTIES
In List Issued By War
Dept. Tuesday
Killed in Action 2; Died Of Accident
2; of Disease Give Severely and
az Slightly Wounded-One Missing
in Action

Washington, April 3o.-The casualty
list today contained IS names, divided
as follows:
Killed in action, two; died of accident.
two; died of disease. six; wounded Sc
verely. five; wounded slightly, ~; miss
ing in action. one.
The list follows;
Killed in action: Captain Richard
Laurence Jett; Private Herbert G. Ray
mond.
Died of accident: Privates Eldredge
Cope, William W. Washington,
Died of disease: Captain Charles A.
Chambers; Privates Orris Pearl Mud
gett, Preston Noel, Clarence Everett
Brown. James Bates, Ray L. Siebert.
Severely wounded: Sergeants Thomas
J. Curtain, Gerald S. Patton; Privates
Michael F. Davis, Leonard +. Sylvia,
John Levi Smith.
Slightly wounded; Lieuts. Robert D.
Coye, Rufus +. Grain. Francis Worth
ngton Hine; Corporals Frank NJ Gan
non. Burpee West Jr, George Zabros-
Ky. Raymond {. Fisher; Wagoners Will
liam Brown. Thomas +. Ferris; Pri-
Yates Albert O. Abraham, John r. Bar
rett Charles W Bradfield. Charles II.
Clnkenheard Thomas j. Corrigan,
George w. Currier, Lloyd f. DeveL
George II. Dustin. John T. Egan, Will
fred T. Foster. Gordon f. Fuller. Don
aid NJ. Hair, Eugene Joubert. Henry W.
Kennedy, John NJ. kenney. Guy L. Ian
caster, Edmond p. Leroux, John F.
Lindsay, Charles A. Mcdonald. Max
Markham, Shelby A. Miller. Roger ].
Nolfi, John r. O'Brien. Edward ]. Par
ker. Arthur Pickup Walter L. Redden,
Louis i. Shaver, jeremiah +. Sheehan,
Vaughn II. Silva, Charles Webb. Louis
]. Wolfe, Philip Wright, Morton q,
Higgins.
Missing in action: Private Arsene Ber-
geron.
The name of Lieut.. Thomas j. Moon
ey. previously reported as having died
from accident, is now believed to be a
cable error
Private Jesse NJ. King, previously re-
ported having died of gunshot wound
is now reported slightly wounded
Lieut.. John w. Morris. previously re
ported wounded severely is now report
ed a prisoner, unwounded
Capt. Richard Laurence Jett was kill
ed in action
Capt. Charles A. Chambers died Of
disease. and Lieuts. Robert D. Coye
Rufus s. Grain and Francis Worthins-
ton Hine were slightly wounded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-01
LACK Of SAILORS
Predicts Spokesman of
Organized Seamen
Says There Will Be a Great Shortage
Of Sailors for the Growing Amer
lean Merchant Marine. Army Draft
and Bad Conditions On Board Ship
Some of the Causes

Washington, April 3o.-Spokesmen OF
organized seamen predicted a great
shortage of sailors for the growing
American merchant marine at JOINT
conference today of the shipping board,
ship owners and union officials. The
board was told that the army draft was
taking seamen and that intolerable con-
ditions aboard American vessels check
ed the recruiting of new men.
The result of the meeting was the
unanimous adoption of a resolution au-
thorizing the appointment of commit
tee of five TO investigate the situation
and present a request to President Will
son for such remedial action as may
seem necessary. Exact information
will be sought as to the war depart
ment's draft rules and the regulations
governing the treatment of men aboard
ship.
Henry A. Griffin of New York, presi-
dent Of the Marine Cooks and Stewards
Association. said the war department
had not lived up to its agreement with
merchant sailors sailing on transports
through the war zone. Other speakers
said there had been an understanding
with the quartermaster general, at that
time Maj. Gen. Sharpe. that CONNER
ciai conditions should prevail as to the
feeding Of the seamen. but that instead
they had not been given food of that
quality. There was complaint also that
red tape had delayed the payment o.
the 500 indemnity promised to sailors
OF torpedoed vessels to compensate for
the loss Of their effects