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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
BOSTON HOPEFUL OVER
WASHINGTON REPORT

Boston. Jan 2N-David A Ellis, city
fuel administrator. was elated when he
heard the news from Washington that
coal movements to this city, now on the
verge of fuel famine, were to be speed
ed up.
IF we can get the coal right away
from the navy yard without waiting for
detailed orders from Washington and /;
The l. coal trains come through prompt
~ We shall probably not have to extend
the is-hour period of non-deliverles to the
Office buildings, stores and factories now
In effect he said.
promises have been made at Washing
ton before for rapid coal movements
here he added, but In previous in.
stances II has taken some time for them
10 materialize For instance. the navv
department not long ago said It had or
dered coal al the navy yard here turned
over 20 us for distribution 1t was a
week before We could get the coal. !,
VIII take considerable time for barges
and schoon'rs 10 come up the coast I'M
der the present weather conditions. Tine
steamers are what we are depending IN.
on The Il coal trains of D cars each =,
supplement usual movement will helm GU,
some, but - cars only carry 1000 tons O,
coal 50 YOU can see that while the pry
posed II trains look big on paper they
really mean only 1900 tons OF extra coal
However, that will help out"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
VEEDER DENIES BLOCKING
EXAMINATION OF PAPERS

Chicago. Jan. 30-Henry Veeder.
general counsel for Swift and Co., to-
night issued a statement DENYING tina,
ne mad refused to permit a represen-
tatlve of the Federal Trade Comm1s-
sion to take any papers relevelant to
the packing industry inquiry from his
|, MES he also said that Swift and CO.
hau thrown open it's confidential files to
the commission and added:
rms privilege has been abused nv
the publication broadcast Of extracts
rom these files that have no relation
10 me matter under investigation This
action mas worked gross injustice to
swift and Co. In view of this r fec,
'hat nave been entirely justified in
refusing to allow the trade commits
SION 70 take copies of such files or mine
as nave no relation to the rnar,ers thev
are investigating. Anything to which
me examiners of the Federal Trade
commission are entitled I will gladly
give them"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
WAR-T|LL-v|CT0RY
AMERICANS FOR
CONGRESS MEMBERS

New York, Jan. 3e.-Declaring that eV-
erv member of the next Congress, what
eyer his views on domestic questions
must be "war-till-victory2 American
the EXECUTIVE council of the League tor
National Unity, in conference here To-Day
issued an appeal to the voters OF th>
United States to support. the government
and to defeat every peeinst sand pro-
German candidate. Samuel GOmpers pre-
sided at the meeting.
Coalition of Democratic and Repuoh-
can voters in districts where disloyal
men were nomineeS was aaspeated.
Theodore n. Vail = chairman OF th-s
executive council az the leagn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
new YORK UPSTATE
SITUATION IS
CALLED "DREADFUl"

New York, Jan. 30.-Shortage of coal
presents problem even more serious
IN the upstate districts than in mis-
city according to statements made TO-
hisht by A. II, Wiggin, state fuel ad-
mlnlstrator. and other coal authorities
IN close touch with the situation. MANY
factories have been compelled to close
because they could not obtain fuel
c. F Robertson. deputy administra.
tor characterized conditions upstate
as dreadful"
Albany county is about the only one
in the state he said. which is not in
great need Of fuel, and this is because
it is orthe direct line of the Delaware
& Hudson Railroad, a great coal-car-
rying road"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31

ltaiiah Army Headquarters in Northefa
ltaly' Jan. 3o.-(By the Associated Press.
The battle in the mountains west or
me brenta river during the past two
uaSs mas been one of the most decisive
since the new battlt lines were formed
There have been sweeping successes fo,.
the Italians, who after taking three stra z
teslc heights captured yesterday the i'm
portant position Monte De Val Bella Tho
enemy was driven far back, from his for.
'''ef front with very heavy losses. The
prisoners taken by the Italians exceea
-'"o and more than 100 officers. Sly can-
non. 100 machine guns and severa, thor.-
ana rifles were captured. The hsbt,ne
was q ne oloodiest character with hand
srehades, bayonets and knives
AN enemy attempt to bring forward
large reinforcement caused a rebact In
winch the retiring forces got into extreme
confusion with those being brought 70 n.
front.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
NURSE TELLS STORY
OF ToRPEDo|NG 0F
TRANSPORT ARAGoN

London,s Jan. se.-Ths transport and
feet auxiliaryswhich were sunk early this
month in he Mediterranean as announced
in the House Of Commons last week were
the ArasOr and the osmanieh,
Ansotncial statement concerning the
sinl<Ins q. these. xesels. sssss
rse. transport Ar,soo. Capt Francis
Batteman commaadinss, WAS t0gpeaoed
and sunk In theseastssn Msdieseinean
on Dec 81 aAs,sx desires ri~hlle
picking ap' SUR s6rs from the Aragon
was torpedoxsios,Shd. sunk. as reported
Jae.z z
s.The mercantile fleet auxiliary osn,a-
nieh. Lieut.. Commander d. r. Mason
commanding. struck mine and sank APP
proximately in the same locality Dec. 81.
House Of Commons on Jan. 49,
THE casualties on the Aragon were:
officers 1, crew Is. military officers IL,
soldiers ISL.
"Osmanieh: Officers 3, crew q. militia
~ officers l, soldiery 166. female nurses &
Both captains were casualties.
nurse who was on board the Ara
son when the vessel was torpedoed
writes:
When the stern was down in the
water and the bows We're in the all
the troops on boacd YeEe singing"
The nurse with otheg sisters previ-
ously had left the doomed vessel in d
lifeboat which succeeded in picking
up many Of the men who had escaped
from the Aragon ON life RATS. Later
according t. this nurse the destroyer
which wasf escorting the Aragon was
torpedoedsa"right amidships."
"She went clean in hail. said the
nurse. She was>close by and had pick
ed up hundreds of Tommies. They had
to go down again and that to my mind
was the worst Of ALL
According to The narrative of the
nurse the Aragon was torpedoed soon
AFTER lea wing ----- (place not named)
with destroyers Eas escorts. The day
following the landing of the survivors
the nurse writes. another ship with AZ
nurses on board was torpedoed at ex-
actly the same place, sinking in five
minutes. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
SUGAR And COAL
LINES AT CHICAGO

Chicago, Jan. 3o.-"Sugar lines were
formed here today, hundreds Of persons
standing for hours at number Of depart
ment stores awaiting their turn to pur-
chase half pound of sugar Smaller
dealers for the most part reported their
stocks virtually exhausted.
Relief from the acute shortage awaits
receipts of supplies from the West which
have been detained by congested traffic
conditions.
Little improvement in the coal short
age situation in parts of Illinois was
reported tonight In Chicago coal lines
were formed outside many yards and fue,
was carried away in baskets and small
boxes. Some householders, unable to OBJ
tain coal at any price, warned the state
fuel administration that coal would be
seized from cars tied up in the yards
unlessTelief is forthcoming.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
HUGE LOSSES
when Vienna
MILLS FIRED BY
REvQLUTION|STS

London, Eng. Jan. 30.-The grain
warehouses of the city of Vienna are
afire and enormous damage has been
caused, according to a Vienna despatch
forwarded from Amsterdam by the Ex-
change Telegraph. Revolutionists are
suspected of having started the fires.
Huge Flour Mill Burned
Amsterdam, Jan. 30.-Vorwaerts says
that the largest -four mill in KAISER
Ebersdorf. in the environs Of Vienna.
was burned down Saturday. All the
grain, flour and machinery were de-
stroyed. The damage is considered ir
reparable. as the mill played an i'm
portant part in provisioning Vienna. I.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
TO REcRCAN|zE THE
FINANCES OF vatican

Rome, Tuesday. Jan. 29-An interna-
tonal committee Is to be formed to reor.
ganize the finances Of the Vatican.
which Cardinal Gasparri, papal secretary
OF state. reports are in an alarming con.
diton. The committee. one of whose
members IS to be Thomas r. Ryan OF
New York. will be called upon TO devise,
means Of obtaining funds. possibly by the
Underwriting OF worldwide loxn.
The NaucaH's usual sources of revenue,
SUCH as rentals from properties ana gifts
from Mexico. Belgium. France, Austria
and the United States. base been reduce,
or cut on by war conditions At the same
Tine Fope Benedict daily expends thous-
ands or dollars In war charities, includ-
ing the sending of food and clothing 10
PRISONERS OF war in Germany and Aus.
ira Appeals for contributions are re-
ceiVtd ia large number at the Vatican
from many countries.
Ird"r the present system of financial
administration the Pope acts as treas
urer OF the Vatican. having in his Office
safe in which he deposits the funds 10
be disbursed. When the safe is EMMY
the Holy See nominally /, BANKRUPT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
SHoEMEN URGE Il
Garfield to Hurry Coal
Supplies to New Eng
land

Boston, Jan. 30-Resolutions Urging
Fuel Administrator Garfield to make ev-
cry effort to hurry supplies Of coal to this
section were adopted today at the annual
meeting Of the New England Shoe and
Leather Association. The resolutions
say: LAS the expression of opinion OF
the allied shoe and leather trades tna~
New England as a section has not re-
ceived the consideration it should have"
President Harry L. Thayer in his an
nual address predicted higher prices for
leather The price Of hides today. he said,
is lower than for several months.
Hide dealers throughout the United
States" Mr.. Thayer said. report that
they are selling country hides to tanners
at lower prices than they can replace
them by purchase from butchers. Under
these circumstances we can hardly eK-
pect anything but higher prices should
we have a normal demand for all kinds of
leather, which we know must certainly
come"
Urging cooperation to the end that the
cost of shoes might be kept as dow as
possible, Mr.. Thayer said:
1T should be our desire and aim to
assist the government to standardize All
lines of shoes and leather SO that the
maximum amount might be purchased al
the minimum cost. Economy should be
used in drafting lasts and patterns. BY
doing this the wearer OF shoes throughout
the United States should be able to obtain
serviceable shoes, pleasing to nearly e~-
cry taste and at the lowest possible
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
DISASTER TO SHIPPING SWEEPING SUCCESSES
from FLOODS IN SOUTH FOR ITALIAN ARMY :

Louisville, Ky, Jan. 30.-Breaking
ice gorges in the Ohio. Mississippi and
Green rivers today in some instance
brought fresh disasters to shipping
and other property, threatened new
ones in others and created uneasiness
in widely separated sections.
Apparently the most serious damage
was recorded at Cincinnati and Car
rollton, at the mouth of the Kentucky
river where three steamboats,, churned
by the ice. had been sunk and loaded
coal barges set adrift.
Government lock No. IA at Heidel-
berg, Lee county, was washed out this
afternoon by the Kentucky river flood.
Log men have organized to catch So
600 logs and 100000 railroad ties now
rushing down the river.
On the lower river at Paducah, where
gorge broke yesterday, carrying YES
sells away valued at more than $1,000
600, and second'gorge has formed with
prospects that it would break and de-
stroy the remainder of the winter fleet.
Dynamite was used today in an effort
to break the ice jam. a.
At Cairo, at the mouth of the Ohio,
two small packets had been sunk.
At the headwaters Of the Ohio and
in eastern Kentucky. dispatches indi-
Gated that a cold snap mornentarily
had checked the thaw. Yesterdays
melting SHOWS and rains from the Ken
lucky water shed had swollen the
stream of northern Tennessee, and
brought the Tennessee river to high
stage at Chattanooga, where low-iying
ground had been inundated and resi-
dents in exposed places forced to move
to higher ground.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
WARSAW WQRKMEh
DECLARE A STRIKE

Petrograd, jan 30-The semi-officia,
news agency issues the following:
Inc German foreign secretary,.Dr. Won
kuehlmann, informed the Polish premier.
j. kucharzewski, that it was impossible
TO grant his request to represent Poland
at the Brest-Litovsk negotiations. as inc
RUSSIAN delegation had not recognized
the independence of Poland
rms Is false The Russian delegation
recognizes the right of self-determinatio,
OF all nationalities not the competence
or the kucharsewskl appointed by Ger
many. as it does not express the wiz ~
the Polish people.
The Warsaw workmen have declare,
a general strike as protest against Won
kuehlmann's effort to make Russia rec.
ogn!ze a Polish government protected bv
Germany. Demonstrations have been
violently dispersed by the Germans,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
SENATOR HUGHES OF
ST
new JERSEY DEAD

| Washington, Jan. 30-Senatof Hughes
of New Jersey died today after long
illness. Word of his death was received
at the White House.
! Senator Hughes was born in Draugh-
dea. Ireland, April 3. 1872. and had me-
teoric rise to political lame Educated
in the public schools of Paterson, he
later went to work in the silk mills there.
Studying nights he became stenograph-
er and in 1898 enlisted in the Spanish
American War.
| After the war he entered the office OF
United States Attorney General John w.
Griggs and was admitted to the bar IN
1900. Hughes became prominent as coun-
sellor for Paterson labor organizations,
as result of which he was sent to Com
gress for eight years
In 1912 he was appointed to Passaic
county judgeship
/ On Sept. IL, 1912, Hughes was
chosen United States Senator at a
Democratic state primary election, TAX
ing his seat on March 4, 1913.
President Wilson today sent to Mrs.
Hughes the following message Of con-
dOlence:
MY heart goes out to you in warm
est and sincerest sympathy. In the
oeath of your husband l have lost a
friend for whom l had the deepest af-
lection and very genuine admira-
tion.'
Senator Frelinghuysen Of New Jer-
sey announced in the Senate the death
OF his colleague and the Senate ad-
Journed until tomorrow. after COM
mittee had been named to attend the
funeral.
| During his service in" Congress, first
in the House. Mr.. Hughes was espe-
clally noted for his interest in the
working classes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
RAILROAD RATE FIXING
PLAN IS ELIMINATED

Washington. Jan. DISCRIMINATION
from the Administration Railroad bill
OF the provision giving the President
power 10 fix rates was approved BY
the Senate Interstate commerce COM
mittee today by vote of to 6. No
amendment was drafted, but on motion
or Senator Underwood the committee
went on record as favoring as leaving
rates in the hands OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the state
commissions.
Senators Pomerene. Gore and Under
wood. Democrats and Cummins. Nc
lean, Kellogg and Townsend, Republi-
cans. voted for the motion. Against it
were Smith Of South Carolina, Myers.
Robinson. Thompson and James. DEM
ocrats. and Poindexter Republican.
Secretary McAdoo. testifying before
the committee recently. insisted that
1t was necessary to give thu President
rate-hxirg power.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
CONCENTRATE FREIGHT
FOR ENTENTE ALLIES

New York, Jan. Recommendation Of
export freight destined to the Entente
Allies and its movement in solid trains
to the seaboard as expeditiously as pos
sible was ordered tonight by A. H. Smith,
national director of railroads.
IN circular sent to railroad executives
Mr.. Smith explained that 10000 carloads
Of export freight having permits over
embargoes had not been started from the
originating points. More than 1900 car
loads originated at Chicago, ST. Louis
and points west of those cities
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
FINE BAKING co.
$4,000 VIOLATION OF
FOOD CONTRACT ACT

Columbus, O., Jan. 30.-A $4,000 fine
was imposed upon the Canton. Ohio.
branch OF the General Baking Co. to-
day by the United States Food Ad-
minlstratlon for violation of the food
contract act The action was taken
upon the recommendation of Fred G..
Croxton. state food administrator
whose special investigator, c. II. Nav.
hugh. discovered that o. &. Van, 49,
ager or the Canton plant. has sold 70
% employees 100 pounds Of sugar each
ana to the other employees less
amounts. Ne
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
DEAF RUNAWAY
KILLED BY TRAIN

Stafford, Conn. Jan. 30.-A. Pasuual-
Il, one Of three boys who ran away
from the American School for the
Deaf at Hartford, today was killed by
train about three miles from here.
Inc boys were attempting TO walk the
track to Springfield, where Pasqualli
llved- His companions are being held
here for the school authorities. The
dead boy was ii years of age and the
others, Roger Bryant. of Waterbury,
ana John Kelley, Boston. are about the
samo age.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
ELIMINATE VICE
TO PROTECT SOLDIERS

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 3o-Unless the
city and state authorities take immediate
steps to eradicate vice the government
stands prepared to quarantine the city
and forbid soldiers at military establish
ments in this territory entering, Dr. S. j.
Crumbine, health commissioner of Kan
sas. today Informed Mayor Edwards
DR.. Crumbine came here from Wash
ington, where he attended a meeting of
military authorities and health officials
to discuss measures for protecting SOL
diers against disease. He announced
that he had been asked to notify the au.
thorities of five states that the govern
ment expects them to enact at once legis-
lation to eliminate vics
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
NEW BERLIN OBJECTS
TO GERMAN NAME :

Canton, O., Jan. so.-seven. hspdred
and eiShty-four adult citizens Of New
Berlin. O.,-a majority Of the villag.
recently signed petitions asking that
the town be given the name of North
canton, because of the atrocities and
paroarities of the German army. Rob-
ert Day, common pleas judge. after
hearings today directed issuance Of an
ofoer permitting such action.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
GERMAN ALIENS
WAIVE EXEMPTION
QUESTION. MOTIVE

New York, Jan. 30A-Secretary of
EWaf BakeS in letter til Charles Evans
Hughes, nsad OLA local district draft
appeal board. upset the ruling estab-
ffshed by .fhe board that all marriages
contracted since May is last, by young
mensof draft age shall be regarded as
STACKER marriages" The letter en-
phasizes the need for local boards con-
sidering all such cases on their perits.
Chairman Hughes Informed the
board. that a considerable number OF
German aliens recently had evinced a
disposition to waive exemption.
Il do not understand the motiYe
which impels these men to take this
action he said, but | am of the be-
lief that they should be denied any
place with cur military and naval
forces"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31
Hold Francis Personally
Responsible for Safety
of Berkman and
Goldman
CABLE TELLS OF
PETROGRAD ACTION
Inflammatory Article in Russian
Anarchist Organ Urges Max
ing L. S. Ambassador Respon-
sible for Safety Draft Law
ViOlatOrS

Washington, Jan. 30.-Ambassador
Francis at Petrograd cabled the state
department today that a group Of Rus
sian anarchists had notified him that
he would be held personally RESPONSE
BILE for the safety Of Alexander Berk-
man and Emma Goldman. under pris-
on sentence in the United States for
violating The draft law.
No Indication as to Power
80 indication as to the probable pow
er Of the threatening anarchists to
make trouble for him was given by the
ambassador. State department officials
think he did not take the matter very
seriously, and apparently little alarm
Is felt here.
Unless further adyices make it ne
cessary, ho instructions will be given
Mr.. Francis.
II has been Known for some time that
anarchists n l'ctrograd were interest
ing the ms,lNcS in the fate of Berkman
and Miss Goldman, who are about to
begin tWo-yc1r terms in federal PEN
itcntiarics. An anarchist organ publish
ed AZ Petio-rad recently carried an in
fammatory article urging that the
American ambassador be held respon-
sible for the safety and freedom Of the
prisoners.
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Loan Chairman

Ii. L. Emery received an appointment,
Wednesday morning from the governor
of the Federal Reserve Bank OF Boston
as chairman of Kennebec county for fu.
ture Liberty loans. This means that
Mr.. Emery will be responsible for the
organization of every city and town for
all future Liberty loan campaigns.
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TWO KILLED IN
AIRSHIP COLLISION

Houston, Texas, Jan. 30.-Edwin N
James Of Toledo. Ohio. and Carl s.
Mather Of 1awpau, Mich, second l;a,"
tenants were killed late today when
the airplanes in which they were fly
ing collided head-on and fell from a
height Of 1000 feet.
The machines were locked together
when they struck the ground.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-31

Willis. f. Parsons Of Foxcroft, chair
man of the trustees of the hospitalto.
the insane at Augusta. and past grand
master of the Grand Lodge of oaa
Fellows. was in the city "Wednesday ;r
conference with Harold j. Toward his
successor II office, in the Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows
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SWEDEN TO TAKE
SUBJECTS HOME FROM
WARNING FINLAND

London, Jan. 3O.-A Reuter- dispatch
from Stockholm says the government
has taken measures for the immediate
dispatch of ships to Finland to bring
the Swedes resident in that country
back to Sweden,