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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-06

An Augusta insurance man in
speaking yesterday morning of the
destruction by fire Thursday after
noon of an awning on Water street
said that people should be particu-
larry careful in throwing cigarette
butts from upper story windows: that
there was no doubt that the awning
mentioned above was destroyed by
the throwing on to it OF a cigarette
butt from a window Of the third floor
of the building down to the awning
over the window on the door below.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-06
The Augusta Christian Science s.

The Augusta Christian Science SOY
ciety announces free public lecture
by DR.. Francis J. F'luno of Oakland,
Calf, at the church, Williams street,
Tuesday evening, April 8. DR..
Fluno is a member of the Board of
Lectureship of the Mother Church of
Boston. and has been engaged in this
work many years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-06

The coal situation in Augusta was
somewhat relieved Friday morning by
the arrival of five carloads for the
Purinton Bros Co, a barge for them
having been discharged at Portland,
Thursday afternoon. The first lot Of
coal from this barge came along Fri
day morning and was followed in the
afternoon by 20 carloads more.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-06

Friday was not a zero morning by
any means but it was cold enough 50
that ice formed in puddles and in
some places remained for the day
Particularly was this noticeable in
shady places along Water street
where the pavement was wet by the
street sprinkler.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-06

The auto fire truck responded to a
still alarm at l.45 Friday afternoon
which was due to chimney fire at
the house at 81 Capitol street occu-
pied by John Trott. One chemical
WAS used
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-06

A Kezar Falls letter in the Norway
Advertiser says that Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Staples have moved to Au-
gusta, where he has a fine position.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-06

Thursday afternoons Bath Times
said that Mrs. 4. Is. Haggett left
that day for Augusta to visit her
friend, Mrs. Jameson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-06

Frank L. Brown of Waterville was
in the city Friday morning in at
tendance at the session of the bank
ruptcy court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-06
Saturday, April 6, 1918.
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Mrs. Percy Y. Hill and daughter
left on the 9.36 train yesterday morn
ing for a visit in Boston and vicinity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-06
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL
Telephone 1876

Cards of thanks. obituary notices, res
olutions Of respect, etc. will be
charged at the rate of ten cents per
line. No charge less than 10 cents,
who fail to receive the
journal promptly will confer a favor
by notifying the office Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-06

This is the latest picture of Uncle"
Eben Leighton of Mount Vernon. who
in January passed his 10lst birthday.
He is seen on the streets Of his home
town every day, almost, and takes
an active part in the current events.
He is able to do light chores around
the house and reads his kennebec
journal without the aid of glasses.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
German Kultur's Poison Pen
More Dangerous Than Her Sword

many's friends. We simply cannot
grasp the religion of state worship that
srells despotism within the nation and
militarism without. We regard despot-
ism as a medieval thing and cannot con-
ceivc how it can exist in the presence
of other modern conditions. And ii
VIC could conceive militarism it is cH-
:!rcly beyond our power Of imagination
IT, see how it actually can take hold of
the affections of the masses Of any
modern and civilized people. Though
we are now at war we cannot grasp the
Psychology Of a people which believes
in war as a permanent institutions; nor
are we likely to succeed in the effort,
since the Germans have been able to do
II only by generations of mental and
moral preparation. Above all, we are
unable to grasp the German doctrine
CT military necessity" The German
people believe in reign of terror over
conquered territories and ncutrals~-
which to them is perfectly simple and
natural idea.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Propaganda Of
Lies and Of Truth

The propaganda of lies carried on bv
a despotism has another stupendous
advantage over any propaganda of truth
that can be carried on by a democracy.
1t can appeal to timid, weak or base in
dlviduals in the enemy country, another
policy to which no democratic people
Will descend. AS Elihu Root has point
ed out. sordid individuals have been
purchased all over the world by Ger
many. Even If such individuals were
purchased by US inside Of Germany it
would DC to no purpose, because Of the
cast iron unity Of their system of gov
crnment
Germany has frightened timid indi-
vjduals all over the world. Fright
IClness' or reign Of terror is one Of
her basic policies. She seeks to spread
stnc idea that German armies are in
Nlnciblc. A very large part Of our
paciists, if closely questioned, will ad-
nit that this German invincibility
seems to them to be fact. After this
admission their further denial that it
Is not this fact that has made them
paciiists has little weight.
There is another type Of individual,
thc porn anarchist, who is especially
use1el TO the German propagandist in
the present situation. Now. this is tho
man who, with the best intentions
VIII betray any cause whatever with
which he is connected by always going
TO greater and greater extremes. The
recklessness Of the German propagan-
dist in backing every dangerous move
ment appeals to this type Of man. 1t is
true that lie will do no Ultimate good
TO any movement with which he is con-
nected not even when it is pro-Ger-
man--but in tho meantime the purpose
or Germany may have been accom-
plishcd--bcforc the movement has cone
10 pieces.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Democracics Lag
In Propaganda

democratic government must not
only permit the most dangerous forms
OF enemy propaganda to continue dur
ing war times, but it cannot evolve
any effective ganda. For
propaganda to be effective it must
be unified and yet must take many
different forms and come from many
different quarters. This is the secret
Of German efficiency in this field. The
erman propaganda, it is true, has
created spontaneous reaction in this
and other countries, but such a spon-
taneous reaction is no match for any
organized propaganda. These sponta-
neous counter arguments represent
every shade of opinion and are almost
certain to contradict one another.
Some Of the most effective ruses Of
the enemy are not discovered for q
long time. and even then the answer
given may not be the best one. 1t is
hardly necessary to elaborate In no
field of human endeavor can isolated
individuals effectively resist an organ
lied movement
So far l have mentioned only the
mechanical superiority of the German
propaganda due to superior organi3a-
tion. Public opinion in democracy
has further disadvantage. 1t has a
conscience. In our futile effort to get
democratic ideas into Germany we are
limited to the truth, and We will not in :.
dorse anything that we believe would
ultimately work against the interest
of the German people. The Kaiser's
propagandists in this country have no
such scruples. They can afford to in
dorse anything or anybody outside Of
Germany-thc wilder the better. For
example, nothing is so abhorrent to the
German nature as anarchism, yet there
was no valid reason why the German
propagandists in Russia should not give
their aid to the anarchistic movement
there. This is why tens Of thousands
OF German agents are supporting the
Bolsheviki.
Again, we are not ready to stir up
racial and religious animosities in Ger
many, while the Germans are ready to
stir up racial and religious animos-
tiles in every country that is fighting
them-or may fight them in the future.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Moral Atrocities
Among the Worst

The worst of the German atrocities
ere undoubtedly the mental and moral
atrocities committed by its propaganda
in poisoning the mind of whole nations
by every conceivable mental and moral
poison known ito man. Yet. while We
Know and gladly acknowledge the abil-
lty of the German "intellectual," we do
not wish to believe that their philoso-
ply, history: religion, art and science
arc soaked throughout with the savage
doctrines Of Kultur. We do not wish to
Go not believe it, but it is fact never
theless. And even when our own
"intcllectuals" become aware of the
fact that German civilization is i'm
pregnated and therefore vitiated
throughout by this terrible doctrine,
they are necessarily Intellectual in their
efforts to combat it. Our honest and
direct writer's and college professors
ore no match in this field for the subtle
and disingenuous Germans. We are
self-critical: it is characteristic espc-
clally Of Anglo-Saxon civilization. The
moment the interest of Germany comes
irto any uuestion-and this interest is
never far awaythc German professor
or wriAer ceases all self-criticism and
becomes critical only of the other na-
ticns. This is a habit of mind which
we cannot and shall not attempt to
acquire.
How. then. can we hope to combat
The German propaganda effectively?
Only by vast organized effort lasting
over a long period of time and based
uron a careful study OF the whole Ger
man propaganda system and Of its
achievements. 1t will be uphill work
IN every democracy the Germans have
worked from underneath. Among the
masses of the population. poorly in
formed and little given TO thinking on
these problems. they have planted their
tcrics first. if now we go among the
masses Of our great cities, we find that
the German view Of every great issue
% the war was the first to reach them
at a time when they were without su5-
picion that such d thing as German
propaganda was in existence. OF course,
it is vastly more difficult to remove a
prejudice after it has become deeply
rooted. Hence there is vast structure
Of false facts and false logic that we
shall have to remove stone by stone.
Nor shall we succeed until we are able
to replace each prejudice by a striking
and convincing Interpretation of the
truth.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Every Drive Has
Diplomatic Aspect

Democracies arc inexperienced in
gard military operations and propa-
ganda as two widely different things.
Bismarck and all the great German
statesmen view these two forms of
attack on the enemy as parts Of a
single whole. We speak OF the "mili-
tary drive" and peace drive" of The
military offensive" and "diplomatic
offensive" Of the Germans. We do not
realize that every drive and offensive
has its two aspects-miitary and dip
lomatic.
The mental and mora! collapse Of
Russia is thus regarded by Ludendorff
as the natural and inevitable result of
the defeat of her armies. "Modern
war;" said Germany's greatest military
authority, in a recent interview, "s a
war of peoples, not Of armies, and a
war ends now when an enemy people
is defeated. There arc no decisive bat
ties, as in former wars. The battles
merely have an indirect influence on
the whole national system, including 6
decay and collapse"
In Italy we saw this amazing propa-
ganda leading to military defeat. In
Russia, according to Ludcndorff, mill
tary defeat prepared the way for the
propaganda. But we know that in
Russia also military defeat, both under
the Gar and under the present an
archy. has itself been brought about
largely, if not chiefly, by the propa-
ganda.
The Germans understand war as it is.
Ludendorff is not alone in his recogni-
ton of the decisive Importance Of thc
morale Of the nation in war The view
of the chief Of the British armies, Sir
William Robertson, on this matter is
identical:
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Kaiser's Man Hunters Lure
Reforrners From Holland
Kidnap Propagandists From, Netherlands
Cities and Take Them Across Frontiers
To Be Court-Mrtialled and Shot-Many
Vainly Seek Protection of Courts

; Nieuwsblad" Opposite the Beurs Rail
way Station), to talk over the recent
events with the publisher of the paper.
waited in vain; | never again saw
my friend, Richard Hertzog tths was
ms name). who was born at Chemnitz.
lhc criminals proved to be quicker
than he was
His parents confirmed later to rep
resentative Of the Dittmar Correspond
ence Bureau the report that he was
shot dead at Wescl, German town
near the Dutch frontier.
One trick often resortcd to by the
German government is the following:
II n German deserter openly carries
on strong anti-German propaganda
as writer or public speaker. the agents
leave no stone unturned to silence the
man. First they resort to threats and
promises. Ii that does not bring about
the desired results, an attempt is made
to do away with or kidnap the man.
II all other tricks are without results
German authorities fraRle up the
victim and request his extradition.
The German government bribes certain
persons who testify under oath that
the desertcr committed a felony, which
really was hatched by German agents,
The falsely accused man is doomed in
case he is extradited.
The method employed in case which
was much discussed in the Dutch press
was this:
The German government asked for
the eXtradition of a man for burglary:
this request was granted by the Dutch
authorities. The man was placed on
trial at Dresden. From the outset the
Dutch government protested that the
man must not be tried for deserton
because his extradition had been grant
ed Tor burglary, and the accused, there
fore, might not be tried for any other
act of his. The indicted man was found
not guilty, for lack Of evidence, and
set free.
According to law passed since the
beginning of the war, the German gov
srnment may restrict the period within
which an indicted person who had been
found not guilty must leave Germany
to thirty-six hours. OF course, the
prosecuted man, who was without
funds, was unable to travel within
thirty-six hours from Dresden to the
Dutch boundary line on account of the
slowness Of the railway service during
the war. Furthermore, the tools of the
murderers accompanied him.
The unfortunate man had lust passed
the railroad station of Altenessen when
the time limit of thirty-six hours cx-
rlred. he was arrested for descrtion.
-Four days later he was summarily exc
cuted at Cologne for deserton. lie had
no counsel. new leaf was added to
the glorious crown of divine right.
German kultur had won q victory.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Have Cursed Whole
of Humanity

"And the indcmnitics? We are as
sured that the most advanced groups
III the New Russia oppose any in
demHity being demanded from our ad-
versaries. cannot believe it; the most
simple common sense rcvolts against
such pretention. What! The Cen
trail Empires, with their associates.
Bulgaria and Turkey, without any nee
essity, have let loose on the whole OF
humanity the curse Of catastrophe
unparalleled in the history Of the
world, their armies have deliberately
violated the rights and conventions
regulating war, they have devastated
entire countries, ravaged town and
countryside. destroyed private as well
as public property, bonbardcd unforti-
fed towns, demolished churches and
burnt libraries, transformed fertile
valleys into deserts, and if they were
victors they would bleed US white as
they have always done.
'And We would terminate this war,
which has been forced upon US, with
out indemnifying those who have suf
fered SO horribly and without seeking
to obtain the means OF repairing the
rum and allcyatinS. as far as possible.
the immense martyrdom supported b.
all the Allies; we would content our
selves with appealing to an imminent
Justice which will come one day.
Where. then, would be justice, where
would be right?
when Mr.. Sebeko tried to make
Count Berchtold understand that the
crushing Of Serbia by Austria would
bring about q general confagration,
the latter, who had just left Herr Won
Icnirsky the German ambassador.
replied TO him cynically, Before that
the revolution will have broken out in
St. Petersburg. The reports Of Count
fourtales are categorical on that point
And you know if he is we'll informed
Count Pourtales invoked the revolu-
tlon at that moment and he believed il.
as he went to all his friends, on the
eve OF his departure from Petrograd.
to try to induce them to leave with him
py painting all the horrors Of the com
ing revolution.
The Russian revolution came at the
hour chosen by it, and after the Rus
sian mujik had fought like 9 Titan
against the Germans, the Bulgarians.
the Magyars and the Turks. In no
fashion and under no form should this
revolution turn to the profit Of these
peoples Of prey. The Russian workmen
and soldiers must not shed their blood
for the King Of Prussia, the most re-
actionaHy OF all the sovereignS."
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

~OR two months past all eyes have
been turned toward Russia. From
- day to day the people Of Europe
and America watch anxiously the swing
OF the pendulum and ask themselves,
What will be the ultimate outcome .
VIII the new spirit OF democracy in
Russia find its level and establish 1.
stable, national government, one in
which the Allies can put confidence, o,
will it allow itself to fall into the
hands of extremists, intriguers ana
German agents who will bring it to a
state Of anarchy such as will pave the
way for black reaction and the aboli-
ton of all the liberties achieved?"
On this point it was Of great interest
to have the views of Dr. Milenko Yes
mitch, the distinguished head Of the
Serbian War Mission, at present II the
United States. There are few living
diplomatists who have clearer grasp
of all the complications Of the Fro.
pean chessboard. He has a profound
knowledge OF Russian politics and
POltCS uIUcI Tue idLC (Zdr ana mas 1Ol-
lowed recent events in Russia with the
closest and most intelligent interest.
His long sojourn in Paris, where he is
the doyen Of the diplomatic corps, put
him in constant communication with
the representatives Of the great powers
in the French capital. The fact that
he has been the representative Of Ser
bla at all the war councils held in the
French capital since the beginning Of
the war has given him the opportunity
of meeting repeatedly with the men
who to-day guide the destinies OF
France, Great Britain and Italy. DR..
Vesnitch can, therefore, speak in full
reconnaissance de cause" When, there
fore, I addressed myself to him for his
views on the present crisis in Russia l
had the conviction that was speaking
with an uthority on the subject
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
The olicy of
Decay and Collapse

"Those Germans in high command
know that this conflict is struggle
Of national tenacities. They hope to
hold us of until the will of our people
breaks. until the French people or the
Italian people or the British people
grow tired. That is their only hope.
Whether or not vast armies can be con-
quered in the field as they were con-
quered years ago, the will Of nations
can be broken by hopelessness and de-
spair."
What, then, is the military objective
Of Germany and Of the Entente? Ger
many aims at the decay and collapse"
Of the whole national system of her
enemies, the Entente at breaking the
will of the German nation by "hope-
lessncss and despair" In neither case
is there any hope of completing the
defeat of the enemy by arms. The diff
terence Is that the Entente. being COM
posed of democracies, is obliged to rely
wholly upon her armies to reduce the
enemy nation to a moral and mental
collapse, while Germany and her auto
cratic allies rely largely upon propa-
gafda within the enemy countries.
AS against the tremendous propa-
ganda successes of Germany the Allies
have accomplished absolutely nothing
in enemy countries. We have heard
much of the superiority of the Germ. n
armies. but this superiority-in the
case OF France at least-is relatively
slight. while the superiority of the
German propaganda is overwhelming.
This is not due to any mental or moral
defect in the democratic nations, but to
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Germany Chose
Her Time to Strike

The underlying cause OF the present
war;" said DR.. Ncsnitch, "lies in the
Treaty of Frankfort and in the tend
ency OF Germany, since 1871, to i'm
pose its dictature on Europe. The d.
rect cause was furnished by the Treaty
Of Berlin, and the consequences which
the Austro-Germans desired to draw
from 1T, by extending their hegemony
not only over the Balkan Peninsula,
but also over all Asia Minor. The in
cldcnts in Zabern in Alsace preceded
the events in Sarajevo. Lieutenans
tocrster, in Alsace, and the Archduke
Franz Ferdinand in Austria. were in
struments of the same policy. Germany
desired to strike the blow at the mo.
ment she chose. But she thought her.
self sure of her affair and she did not
desire to allow her adversarics to brina
their military force to the level of her
own.
"Shc therefore attacked them at the
moment she thought they were power
less to support the struggle. Victor
lous Germany would have imposed on
all Of us-who can doubt it?-nc'. ONLY
commercial vassalage, but she woulo
have forced OIL US her constitutions and
her laws, she would have ,aad, Us
'Polizeistaaten' like herself
"a new Mettcrnich would have in
stalled himself in Europe and a conti
nent with civilization twenty cen.
turies old would have been transformed
by the magician's wand in the hand oe
q Hohenzollern into an immense
prison for humanity, which would aavs
made US move backward toward svs
tenn of Asiatic castles. In this new
ideal world Of the Pan Germanists the
Prussian Junkers would form the head.
the other Germans the arms of the
government, while all the rest Of the
old Europe would be the 'pariahs.' or.
as for long time past the gentlemen
on the other side Of the Rhine have
deigned to call US, the human material
tdas MenschenmateriaO.
"Havc the Germans abandoned their
programme? Who among US can or
dare have the least illusion On this
point?
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
German armies havo slain
their thousands, the German

propaganda has slain it's tens
of thousands. President Wilson has
pointed out most cmphatcaly that the
enemy that mcnaces Us is power OF
combined intrigue and force
Without this intrigue and propa-
canda it is probable that Germany's
armies would have been completely de-
fcated before now. The recent in
vasion Of Italy was due largely to
propaganda; the collapse Of Russia
has been due almost wholly to propa-
ganda. Were it not fox the German
propaganda in the United States, COM
bincd with intrigue, it is almost GER
tain this country would have entered
the war either immediately after the
sinking OF the Lusitania,' after the ex
posure of Papen and Boy-Ed, or after
the sinking OF the Sussex. For it now
appears that Germany at that time in
tended neither to relax her submarine
warfare nor to cease her plotting against
the United States government on our
own soil. The intimate connection be-
tween these secret intrigucs and the
open propaganda carried on at the
same time is a vital point often over
looked. A large section Of patriotic
American opinion was thoroughly
alarmed and deeply suspicious Of Ger
many's future designs. If the propa-
sanda had not been carried on stimuli
tAneously. asserting Germany's good In
tentions and defaming the Entente,
the public demand for war would have
been overwhelming and decisive. All
history shows no parallel Of a great
nation accepting such injuries repeated
again and again. This was the first
and greatest victory of the propa-
gandists, worth a dozen Tanncnbergs
to Germany.
The Rumanian dcbaclc also was due
to the propaganda in Russia, as we'll
as all the great defeats Of the Allied
armies that have followed this catas-
trophc.