Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-26
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and House conferees on the leglS-
lative. executive and judicial appro-
priation bill providing that all gov
eminent employees in the civil estab-
lishment shall work hours daily in
stead of seven, IS at present, begin
ming July /, and shall receive $l2O
additional pay annually. The con-
ferees also agreed to continuance OF
sub treasures at Baltimore, Boston.
Chicago, Cincinnati, New Orleans,
New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis
and San Francisco, which the House
had voted to abolish.
Nantasket, Mass. June G.-Four
members OF the provost guard from tn,
Bumkn Island Naval Training Station
were severely injured in a fight here
tonight with marines from the Camp
bingham naval magazine. They were
taken to the Bunkin Island hospital
suffering from cuts and Commissions. Riot
calls sent out by the Hull police. who
with metropolitan park police Quelled
the disturbance, brought truck loads
of officers and men from Camp Hing
rines were-arrested.
New York, June c5-Representative
Martin Il. Madden of Chicago, de-
ciared tonight at q meeting arranged
in his honor by postal clerks and mail
carriers of this city, that the bill
which he has fathered, providing for
an increase in pay for postal Gem
ployes. would pass the House this
week. He added that hee feared no
opposition in the Senate. Welcomed
by a large delegation on his arrival
here today Congressman Madden was
escorted to his hotel by nearly 1000
postal employees headed by New York
letter carriers band.
Boston. June 25-Ted Lewis OF
London, Eng, got the decision over
! Tommy Robson Of Maiden in twelve
rounds OF fast and hard boxing here
tonight. Lewis won five of the
rounds and Robson four.
New York. June Dissatisfied
with the price of $50 cents a pound
tor news print paper ser recently by
the federal trade commission the
manufacturers will appeal soon to
the three circuit court judges to re-
view the record of the case, accord
ing to C(ande Thompson, an attor-
ney Tor the manufacturers.
Boston, June 25-Dukes county
is the first III the state to exceed its
quota IN war savings stamps. it was
reported at campaign headquarters
ton tonight indicated that ga 900
Of the 100000 pledges assigned to
Massachusetts had been obtained.
Fourteen more towns exceeded
their quota today, making the total
65.
New Bedford, Mass, June 25-
! Word was received here today that
Lieut.. Knight 3. Owen, son OF Mrs.
". B. Owen OF Vineyard Haven,
and a member OF the naval flying
, corps. is at present recuperating at
the home Of Mrs. Spender- CLAW
pauline Astor) Ford Manor, Ling
field, Eng. after spending FIVE days
and nights without food or water
III the North sea.
Amsterdam, June 2J.--Vienna news-
papers received here say that Minis
ter of Railways Bauhman will sue
+ coed DIR. Won Seydler as premier of
Austria and that the other members
of the cabinet who resigned with vo.,
Scydler have been induced to remain
in office.
Washington. June 25.-Labor or
carnations throughout the country
have been invited by the washington
Central Labor Union to send delegates
mere for mass meeting on June 20
10 protest against execution of Thorn
as j. Mooney, sentenced to be han,
cd at San Francisco for alleged COM
plicity in the preparedness parade
bomb outrage there. After the meet
ing the delegates will march to the
White House to thank President Will
son for his efforts i'll behalf Of Moon
ey and TO ask that as war measure
he take further steps to prevent the
execution.
Aver. Mass. June 25.-Robert f. May
nard of South Boston, a private In a
machine gun company at Camp Dew
ems, was given a two-year prison SEN
was married. In statement filed by
the soldier he asked that part Of his
pay be allotted his wife, Elizabeth NJ.
Maynard, but it was proved at his trial
by courtmartial that the claim was
fraudulent, The court recommended a
five-year sentence but this was reduced
to two by the camp commander. Will
liam c. Carten of Somerville. a private
in field artillery battery, was given
, lo-year term at Fort Jay, y. Y. for
refusing to return to camp after being
absent week without leave.
At Atlantic Port, June 25-Army au-
thorities are investigating a fire which
started early today in the hold OF a
! transport lying at her pier and caused
several thousand dollars damage. An
army unit of the local fire depa rtnent
, fought the flames. which threatened 70
destroy large quantities Of airplane
parts and other war necessities.
Washington, June 25-Germany has
been asked through Spanish diploma =
TIC channels to send representatives
to Berne, Switzerland. to meet Ameri
can representatives there on Aug. )
to discuss maintenance, treatment
and exchange of prisoners. In re-
Spouse to a proposal from the State
Department. the German government
recently signified its agreement in
principle to such a conference.
New York, June 25-Twenty- five
cars Of overseas army supplies were