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New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Eighth German Army Placed
In Command Of Won kathen

WASHINGTON. Aug. IA diplo-
matte telegram from Switzerland to-
dav says the "Berliner Tageblatt' an
nounces that General Won Kathen has
been appointed to the command of the
Sth Army in eb!ace of General Won Kir-
bach. who is succeeding General Won
Eichhorn, lately assassinated, as com
mander of the German forces of occu-
patton in Ukrainia.
General Won Kathleen was commander
Of forces in the operations at Riga
and in the West at the battle Of the
Somme, and also in the offensive of
the past spring. Before the war he
was Governor of Mayence.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
President and Marine Min
ister Visit Franco-Amer-
lean Fleet Base
View u. S. Depots
Impressed by Our Methods of
Quick Unloading of Freight
Transports

PARIS, Aug. 17.-President Poincare
and Georges Leygucs, Minister Of
Marine, returned to Paris to-day after
visit Of two days at French
port, where they closely inspected the
Franco Amer naval bases, and were
enabled to obtain a first hand view of
the cooperation Of the two navies in
combating German submarines. In
mediatcly after their arrival there re-
port was received that an enemy sub
marine had just been sunk by French
patrol, while it was confirmed at tha
same time that another submarine had
been destroyed by an American patrol a
few days before
Inspects L. s. Works
President Poincare made a minute
inspection of various American install
latlons at the port, being especially in
terested in the hydro -airplane station.
While the two officials we're at the
port convoy was sgnalled coming in.
and the President embarked on war
vessel and went out toward the sea to
observe the arrangements made for the
loon, hydro -airpanes and rapid destroy
ers cooperated perfectly in preventing
any submarine attack which might have
been made. The convoy came into the
harbor with each vessel keeping in per-
feet line until the anchorage was
reached
Chases a U-Boat
After this President Poincare went
on board destroyer and participated
in the chase of an Allied submarine
somewhere below the surface. The
chase lasted fer an hour, and if the
submarine had been German the pur.
suit would have ended disastrously
Tor it,
The visit of the officials was extended
to the American depots, which have
implicitly transformed the port A re-
port was handed the Pres idcnt showing
that convoy which arrived recently
from America discharged 10000 tons Of
materials in ten hours: thanks to the
efficiency of the American arrange
ments.
Admiral Wilson received President
Poincare on board a repair ship, where
d medallion bearing the inscription
"Commemorating the Union Of France
and America was presented to the
President. Later. President Poincara
examined the new type of American
destroyers and reviewed newly arrived
American troops.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Norwegian Protest
Is Sent to GERMANY
Neutral Complains of SINKING
of Freighter Off Ameri-
can Coast

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 1.-The Nor
weglan government has sent protest
to Berlin as a consequence of The sink
ing of the Norwegian freighter Som
merstad off the American coast on
August l3, according to the "Norres
Siofarstidende," of Christjanja
The Norwegian Foreign Densrt,,en+
announces that another Norwepien
vessel. the Frida, vas fired on bT =
submarine on August 13 and oresnrn'
ably sunk. A lifeboat from the shin
with four wounded, has arrived in nort
IT IS stated, and it is feared ten men
were lost. ~ '''e
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Japanese Soldiers
Land in Vladivostok
And Get an Ouaf;or,
CBy The Associated Press)

NLADlvosToK, Monday, Aug. 12.-
Japanese forces have landed and Joined
the British and French. The Allied
contingents received ovations at many
points on their way to the front The
British occupied the first line and sent
cut scouting parties
The presence of tho Allied forces is
creating an excellent effect among the
Czecho- -Slovaks. The Japanese were
most efficient looking as they paraded
in heavy marching order through the
town between silent lines Of townspeo-
pie. They were reviewed by naval and
military officers at Czech headquarters.
where their commander was warmly
congratulated
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
BolsheUiki Admit End
OF Reign Is at Hand

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 1.-THE Social
Demokraten" publishes report sent
from Petrograd, August s. by Swedish
"advance on Moscow" is expected to
result any day in the Russian govern
nent officials returning to Petrograd.
The latest Soviet mobilization has been
a total failure and the Bolsheviki
openly admit that the end of their
power may come within a few weeks
or even days. The newspapers in
formant says that former Russian Of
ticers are being shot by the wholesale,
and that thus far more than LOO have
been killed.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Martial La.u at
VIadiuostok To Be
Declared by Allies

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Allies unan
imously are agreed on the necessity of
proclaiming martial law at VladivostolS
owing TO the threatening attitude of
the local BoIsheviki. according to a
dispatch to "The Mail" from that city
under date of Tuesday.
A secret meeting Of the workmen to
organize denomination of protest
against the holding of members of the
Soviet as hostages by the Czecho- Slo-
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

vaks adopted resolutions demanding
their immediate release. TIE reso!u,
tons declare that if this demand is re-
FUSED the workmen will forcibly enter
the prison and free It's occupants, seize
arms and explosives, blow up buildings,
,attaci: the Allied troops. arrest the ST.
berian ard Horvath governments and
JON the Germans and Red Guards
The spondent admits that much
OF thus may De irresponsible talk. bu.
says that some Of it must DC taken
seriously. He adds that the negotia-
tions between the Horvath and Siberian
governments have advanced as far as
tho selection Of delegates to settle the
terms for q coalition.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Crown Prince "Buys" Two
Chateaux in Alsace

GENEVA, Aug. 17.-Under forced
conditions and at nominal prices. the
Germans are selling many beautiful
French chateaux and homes in Alsace.
Prince William Of Hohenzollern has
just bought the chateau of Baron de
Bussiere. near Mulhausen
The German Crown Prince already
has bought two places at rdiculousjv
low prices, and is said to be negotiat
inr for another
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Towns Draft List Exhausted

COLD SPRING, \. =, Aug 17.-All
the men of this community within the
draft age, who are not exempt are in
military service. The names of Major
Rhinelander Waldo and Captain Clar-
ence c. Fahnestock head list of nine
teen which constitutes the towns roll
OF honor.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Great Stocks of Cotton
Discovered of TiA;s

AMSTERDAM. Aug. 1.-THE Ger
mans have discovered great stocks Of
cotton at Tifis. according to the
Ukraine newspapers, copies Of which
have been received here
or these stocks 500, 900 pounds have
already been taken to Budapest to be
dlVlded between Germany and Austria,
the newspapers say.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
British Hold Bolshevik
Ambassador as HOSTAGE

LONDON, Aug. IA dispatch to
The Times from Stockholm says it
has been arranged that Maxim Lit
vinof. the Bolshevik Ambassador at
London, will receive his passports and
be allowed to leave England as soon
as the British Consul at Moscow reach
es Stockh DIM.
1t is not known as yet whether the
consul has been permitted to leave
MOScnW
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Paris Now Has Air Mail

PARIS. Aug 1.-THE first expert
ment with an airplane postal service
between Paris and St. Nazaire. on the
coast, was made to-day. the start from
Paris being witnessed by the Minister
OF Posts The airplane left from the
suburb of LIE Bourget.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Appeals Transfer Order

TRENTON, Aug. 17.-Charles F. K
O'Brien, Director of Revenue and FL
nance of Jersey City, took an appeal
to tho Supreme Court to- day from the
order of the Public Utility Commits
sion allowing the Public Service Rail-
way Company to charge one cent for
initial tra n fnrS
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Japan Sends Troops
To China to Protect
Manchurian Border
lRu Tka 4ssocinted Presa,

By Tke Associated Press)
TOXIC, Tuesday. Aug. 13.The gov
crnment to-day issued statement an
nouncjng that under the agreement
with China, in view OF the danger
threatening the border of Manchuria,
Japan was dispatching troops thence
from NaMchuria
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
'~o British Destroyers
Sunk by Mines: 26 Missinx

N'"uoS, Aug. 1.-TWO destroyers
'.'ack mines and sank on Taursday. ac-
=. 70 an announcement made by
Z. admiralty tonight. Twenty-six
= sse missing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-21
ITALIAN

Rome. June 20.-F'rom the Montello
to the sea the battle of the Pave riv-
er is continuing bitterly without
pause. the Italian war Office an
nounced today. Last night the ltal-
lans forced the invaders to withdraw
their whole front north Of the Mon
tebcllumo railway. More than 1900
Austrian prisoners we're taken and
umerous machine guns were cap
t.led.
The Austrians yesterday afternoon
says the statement, launched fresh
attack on the PiaVc with strong forces
and succeeded at first in gaining some
ground in front Of Zcnzon. Later Itan-
ian reserves were brought up and
forced the Austrians to retire.
French forces on the Asiago pla-
teau stormed the Austrian positions
at BertgO and Pennar.
Italian troops succeeded in captur-
ing Gostalunga, the statement adds.
The text of the Italian war office
announcement is appended:
From the Montcllo to the sea the
battle is continuing bitterly without
pause Yesterday evening we drove
the enemy back to the north Of tn"
Montebcllumo railway and made hum
withdraw his whole front of attack
somewhat towards the northeastern
salient Of the Monticello, capturing
1926 prisoners and taking numerous
machine guns.
Along the Piave river the struggle IS
tiuctuating hercely on the front lines.
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At Seicheprey, Accord
ing to German Official
Communication
HEAVY LOSSES
ARE INFLICTED
ON DEFENDERS
Reports also State That Ameri-
cans Attack North of Cha
teau-Thierry Has Failed
Fighting on Rest of Front
Within Moderate Limits

Berlin, via London. June "0.-Ger-
man troops have penetrated deeply
into American positions at Seicha-
prey, which lies to the east Of St.
MihieI and inflicted heavy losses on
the defenders, according to the Ger
man official communication issued to-
day The communication adds that
attacks north of Chateau Thierry,
where American troops also are fight
ing failed.
The text Of the communication fol-
lows:
On almost the whole of the front
the activity of the enemy Increased.
In the evening the artillery fire was
revived and strong infantry detach-
ments advanced against our lines on
numerous sectors. They were re-
pulsed.
Renewed enemy attempts to adj
vance to the north of Chateau Thierry
across the Clignon sector failed I'M
der our fire. On the rest Of the front
the fighting activity remained within
moderate limits.
Southwest Of Ornes nocturnal en-
envy advances We're repulsed.
Between the Mouse and the Mo
selle our thrusting troops penetrated
deeply into an American position At
Seicheprey and inflicted heavy losses
on the enemy"
Berlin via London. June 20.-The
evening communication issued by the
war office says:
North of Albert. to the southwest
Of Noyon and to the southwest Of
hateau Thierry small attacks by the
enemy failed with heavy losses"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-21
AUSTRIAN

Vienna Via London. June Gothic
battle in the Montello region in
creased in violence yesterday, equal
ling that of the great battles on the
Carso front. The statement says the
Italians drove forward six times and
employed reserves unfortunately
but all their efforts were in vain.
The text of the Austrian official
statement reads:
The battle of Nenetia continues.
The enemy replied to our free on the
greater part of the Piave front by to-
lent counter attacks carried out with
stubbord tenacity Bitter fighting
took place for our new positions on
the Fossetta canal. on the Cleric
> evisor and on the Montello.
In the Montello region the battle
decreased tC a violence equaling that
of the great Carso battles. At GER
tain points the Italians drove for
ward storming columns six times.
Heavy losses forced the enemy to en-
ploy his reserves without any system,
divisions and regiments being thrown
into the battle. IN his efforts were
in vain
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-21
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF OPPOSING FORCES

1t is being carried out by the enemy
with decision and hardness and sustain
ed by our troops with great stubborn
ness and bravery.
THE enemy on the afternoon of yes
terday, launching to the attack fresh
and numerous troops, succeeded at first
in gaining some ground in front of
Zenzon, but he was promptly checked
and afterwards was forced to retire by
our reserves, which Immediately ar
rived
Our troops with energetic counted
strokes succeeded in greatly reducing
the lighting sector TO the west OF San
Dona di Piave. Prisoners to the num-
Der of 5l3 remained in our hands.
Czecho-Slavak units have valiantly
given their first tribute of blood to the
generous principles of freedom and in
dependence for which they are lighting
on our side. The 25th Infantry Division
in the course of five days of glorious
fighting without pause, the Bsagno
Brigade and the 209th and cloth Regi-
nents. were able yesterday in repeated
counter-attacks to bring out all their
valor
From dawn to sunset our own and
allied airmen and the sea planes of the
Italian Royal Navy wera all actice in
chasing and not allowing the enemy
to approach our lines for observation
or for other aims. Our machines car
ried out commandments, attacking the
enemy with machine gun fire and par
| tic.plted uninterruptedly and effective
| ly in the battle.
| Fourteen enemy machines were
, brought down. One Of our airmen did
! not return. Along the whole front our
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-21
ANOTHER EFFORT
For Consideration Of
Suffrage in Senate
Senator Hollis Of New Hampshire
Gives Notice to Senate Fixing Next
Thursday as Da.e-Supporters
Confident of Its Adoption

Washington, June 20--Forma' no.
tice was given in the Senate today
by Senator Hollis of New Hampshire,
acting chairman Of the woman suf-
frasc committee, that efforts to call
up the Federal woman suffrage
amendment for consideration would
he made next Thursday, This date
had been selected. he said. because
many senators planned TO leave
Washington about July /.
Supporters Of the resolution de-
clared they would not attempt to call
the measure up for consideration if
they were not confident Of its adop-
ton but opponents claimed that a
roll Of the Senate showed the resolu
ton would be defeated by about four
votes if all the Senators pledged to
vote against il kept their promises.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-21
Charged With Violat-
ing Law Govt. MonOp-
oily of Post Routes
NIGHT LETTERS
TRANSMITTED
BY MESSENGER
Will be Called Before Federal
Grand Jury TO Tell What
they Know of the Traffic and
Those Responsible for it

Washington, June 20.-Transmission
of night letter kilograms by train
messenger instead of by wire between
eastern cities is a practice Of long
standing. it was learned today after
the postofiice department had taken
action to stop the traffic by arrestng
Union Co, who had brief cases filled
with night messages which they were
carrying between New York, Boston.
Philadelphia, Baltimore aud WASH
ington.
The messengers, four OF them We're
taken at New York and one at Bos-
tcn--will lie called before federal
grand jury to tell what they know of
the traffic and those responsible for it
will be charged with violating re
law giving the government postal sys-
tenn a monopoly of the transmission Of
public communications by train or
other post routes. 1t was lntllnateu
today that a few high officials of the
company knew of the practice. Upon
conviction they would be subject to
the penalty of $500 fine OF six months
for each offense,
BY leaving either end of their
routes on midnight trains. the mes
sengers usually were able to deliver
bundles Of messages in the destina-
ton cities early the following morn
ing and the kilograms then were dis
tributed to the addresses with all the
earmarks of having just come by
wire. On some occasions. it is said,
when trains were held up for hours
the kilograms were transmitted by
wire from the nearest station.
Reports reaching the postoffice de-
partmcnt today after the seizures
v ere that the system Of sending guam
titles of messages by train had been
in effect many years, and that since
Continued on Page 9-Coi. 81
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GERMAN PLANES
FAIL IN ATTACK
ON SQUADRON

London, June 20.--German airplancs
attacked a British naval squadron
north Of iieligoiand Blight on June 10.
the British admiralty announced to-
day. The German machines made no
Hts and ono seaplanc was destroyed.
The text of the admiralty statement
follows:
\ British squadron while on recon-
naissance north Of Heiigoland Blight
on the morning Of June IS was at
tackled by German airplanes. No
hits were made by the enemy. One
enemy seaplane was brought down
and destroyed by gun1ire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-21
A MESSAGE FROM
CHIEF SURGEON U. S.
FORCES IN FRANCE

Paris. June 20-General
Ireland chief surgeon Of the
American exped itionary
forces has just returned
from Il tour of inspection.
To the Associated Press he
said: Tell the fellows back
home who see their loved
ones in the casualty list as
wounded that no soldier ever
bore suffering with greater
fortitude. and no wounded
ever received better atten-
ton"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-21

Of Public Schools; Hon. Harold
Marsh Sewall. LIB. Chairman Of
the Maine Committee of Public
Safety.
Representing New England educa-
tional institutions: Professor Edwin
Herbert Hall. Ph.D., LID, Harvard
University; Professor Byron Satter-
lee Hurlbut. AN. Harvard. Univer-
slty; Professor Henry Pratt Fair
child, Ph,D.. Yale University; Profess
sOr Francis Greenleaf Atkinson, Phi D,
Brown University: Business Director
Homer Eaton keyes, AM. Dart
mouth College; Acting President
George Henry Perkins, Ph.D., LAD,
University of Vermont; Acting Pres
ident Henry Daniel Wild. MA, Will
miah Roberts, a NJ, Colby College;
President David Nelson Beach, ID,
Bangor Theological Seminary; Dean
George Daniel ODDS, LID, Amherst;
Dean Frank Walter Nicolson, NJ "A ;,
Wesleyan University; Professor Har-
~ deForest Smith. Ma, Amherst
College; Dean Ida Josephine Everett,
4 NJ. Wheaton College; President
Hcrmon Grey Bumpus, Ph.D.. LID,
Tufts College: Dean Frank George
! Wren, A NJ. Tufts College: Professor
William Thompson Sedgwick. Ph.D.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy; President Robert Judson Alley.
Phi y, LID, University Of Maine;
President George Colby Chase, DID,
LID. Bates College; Professor Ly-
IN
College; Professor Fred Austin
Knapp. AN, Bates College; Profess
sor Fred Elmer Pomeroy, AN, Bates
College; President Ralph Dorne Het-
eel. LID. New Hampshire College
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts:
Continued on Page 8-CoL y
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Smallest for airs
Owing to War
Conditions
DEAN STILLS
TAKES OFFICE
AS STH PRES.
commencement Exercises are
Held in First Parish Congre-
gational Church Names of
Il of Class With ColOrs are
Placed on Honor Roll

B-.newirk. Mc, Jlne 20. Bowdoin
College celebrated It's u3th Com
rsreemert day today by inaugural
i-xarcV president. Kenneth Charles
Norton stills taking office as the
,.rtth pros tdont n tho college 4
class 81 a.. tho smallest for many
years. Vls graduated. and In addi-
Ton the nance &c IS members of the
Glass NJ 1918. ono Of whom has al
ready gwen lis life on the battlefclds
II France. We're placed on a roll of
honor and viii be forever enrolled
among tho alumni Of the college and
entitled 70 ain their privileges, honors
AMI Iguities
The commencement procession
formed at the chapel with Professor
William Witherle Lawrence. Phi. s.,
lat b, Bowdoin 1895. Of Columbia
University, as marshal. and proceed
81 % the First Parish Congregational
church whore tho exercises were held
AT The head ot the procession the
American and the college coiors were
carried By a guard OF honor from the
Reserve officers Training Corps
Then came tho 20 members of the
graduating class, some wearing the
Uniform ~ the arms ana navy. who
were ublo 90 attend the exercises
The class Il 1901 ot which President
,Nls is "A member followed the
, oniorF
The following delegates and guests
escorted hv members Of the Trustees
and otcrscers ana the Faculty. pre-
eied 'ho alumni who brought UP at
'ao rear NJ the procession IN order Of
.laases
representing tho State OF Maine
Hw ES.cnrrcy, Carl Elias Milliken.
~ u. Governor Of Maine with his
@'47 W.Wh,n OF tho Governor \
'".n" llnn Leslie Colby Cornish.
III = thi'f Justice of the supreme
Judicial Court Augustus Orlon
Thomas rh n state Superintendent
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At HARVARD
Commencement EXer-
cises Held Thursday
The One Hundred and Fourteen
Members Of Senior Glass in Naval
and Military Service of Country
Are Awarded War Certificates

Cambridge, Mass. June 30.-The
senior class Of Harvard University
III the Naval and Military service of
tificates at commencement today. a
few Of this number came back for the
ported on active duty in camps at
home or at the front in France.
The fighting seniors helped to swell
the list Of Harvard men who have
Joined the colors. a statement pre-
pared by the University authorities
showing that 5,34S from the institution
had entered the United States Army
and Navy and Allied armies. Seven
freight of these died in service.
The war reduced from a normal
record Of 100 10 $50 the degrees in
course awarded today. this melt ling
graduates OF all departments. Six
honorary degrees were conferred as
follows:
Doctor of Laws-Rugus Daniel Isa-
acs, Earl Of Reading and British am
bassador to the United States; Edwin
Francis Cay. Of Harvard University.
Doctor of Letters-John Masefield,
English poet and dramatist: Barrett
Wendell professor emeritus, Harvard.
Master of Arts--Outram Bangs. nat
uraiist, Harvard University; Hennen
Jennings, consulting engineer, Wash
ingtnn.
The importance Of carrying on the
regular processes Of education In war
time was emphasized by President A.
Lawrence Lowell OF Harvard Univer-
Continued on Page s-Cot. 81
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SAW Mill UNIT
Finishes Allotted Task
in Scotland
D,sbands, But Within Two Hours
Almost All of Men in Unit Enlist
in American Forces-140 in Engin-
GERS and 100 in Navy

London, June N.-The famous New
England sawmII, unit. in which 32.5
eastern college men enrolled Tor civil
ian forestry work Il year ago, finished
its allotted task yesterday at -Ardsay,
Scotland. and was disbanded.
Within two hours after disarmament
almost all the men in the unit had en-
listed i'll the American forces-l40 i'll
the engineers and 100 in the navy. The
remaining s. will leave shortly for the
United States to enlist. The men VINO
enrolled with the engineers went
straight into a training camp nearby.
while those who enrolled i'll the navy
were hard at work on American ships
today. The committee which had
charge OF the enlistments was compose
OF sydney Simmonds. Harvard, of Bel
mont, Mass Lloyd Aldrich. Tufts, of
Rutland. VT: Earle Brockway. Cniver-
sity of Maine: William Pierce. Cornell;
and Blanchard the former Harvard
hammer-thrower.
The unit received an enthusiastic
tribute from the British authorities on
the completion of the task assigned to
il. Although the Americans had only
portable sawmills. they broke all rec
ords for the amount of work accom-
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