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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-13
GERMAN DIPLOMAT
Admits Responsibility
of His Country for
Outbreak of War

New York, Feb. IA new version Of
the origin of the world war, ascribing
responsibility for the outbreak of the
conflict not to the assassination of the
Austrian heir apparent and his consort
but to an attempt by County Berchto1
to force 4 revision in Austro-Iiungarian
led in the treaty of Bucharest, is given
by Prince Lichnowsky, German ambas-
sadOr to London at the outbreak OF the
war. The German diplomat in this con
tributiOn TO the diplomatic history of the
war which appears as three-column ar
tiCle in a recent issue Of the Berlin
Tage olatt received here. does not free
his own government from responsibility
maintains tina Germany's attempt 20 es-
tabish herself as master Of the Bosphor-
us was contributory cause to the war.
Lichnowsky. the born aristocrat, has
only words Of contempt for the present
regime in Russia, which he terms ochlor-
acy, or the rule of the mob, and says
it will reduce Russian to the status of a
primitive state without any but the mos;
rudimeutary trade, industry or foreign
commerce. Should it continue, Russia
will cease to exist as a world bower with
whose policy Germany will have no cause
to worry, but in the event of Russia TAX
ing the form OF federated democratic
republic on American lines. which he
considers the most probable outcome.
IichnowskY declares that the question Of
the new basis for Germany's relations to
Russia becomes one Of the most pressing
fruhlemS t,prn11nI'S Ia
siders the restoration Of monarchy in
Russia improbable. He declares. hoWev-
err. that. under either q monarchy or a
democratic republic. Russia is scarcely
TO accept the passing OF Poland under
German domination and he sees in the
present Germans plans for Poland a
source Of embarrassment and danger for
Germany.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-13
APPEAR IGNORANT
German Agents in Swift
zerland Not Informed
as to U. S. War Prep
aratiOns

New York, Feb. 12-lgnorance displayed
by German agents in Switzerland con-
corning the war preparations of the nit
ed States was described in an address
here today by DR.. Hugh Birckhead, rec
tor of Emmanuel church, Baltimore, who
had travelled extensively in Europe as a
representative of the American Red
Cross.
DR.. Birckhead said the German agents
appeared glad to talk to an American.
They told him that the United States
had been terribly deceived by England
and France and that the present policy
of Germany is mot TO annoy America,
as she is not in earnest"
The American army raised in one yea :
is not efficient enough to cope with th@
German machine OF 40 years training"
DR.. Birckhead said the German agents
ted him. Your rulers are assembling 4
force to meet the inevitable conflict with
Japan. President Wilson is a pacifist
He will withdraw at any time. We are
bringing TO bear powerful influences on
Your government today. our agents arc
orking day and night You an Ameri-
can, don't know as much about your gov
ernnent as we do We are informed OF
every move"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-13
mystery SHIPS"
GREAT SURPRISE
TO THE U-B0ATS

Boston. Feb. l2-"MysterN ships" Of
the navy. which have been used sue
cessfully against German submarines,
were described 10y Commander John
Nj. Hancock Of the bureau Of supplies
and accounts of the Navy department
at the annual banquet of the National
Gamers Association tonight.
The secret surrounding these ships,
Commander Hancock said, was Sc
cret necessary no longer. They look
like tramp freighters and had guns
mounted behind swinging doors in
their sides When heset by a U-boat,
the speaker said, members of the crew.
some disguised as women. scrambled
into the ships boats. which were hang
ing in such way as to create the APP
pearance of q panic.
After Smelling the supposed helpless
craft at long range, Commander Han
cock said, the submersible approached
to within point blank range to con-
tinuc her deadly work. but a surprise
awaited her, for swinging doors in the
freighter opened and trained guns with
a few we'll directed shots sent the u
boat to the bottom.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-13
TRIAL IS HALTED
Two Bankers and Edi-
tors Plead Guilty Vio-
lation Espionage Act

Parkersburg, ". Va, Feb. 12.-The trial
of two bankers and an editor of Barbour
county, this state, on an indictment for
violation OF the espionage act. which
began in federal court today, ended
abruptly at noon when they pleaded gull
~. Judge Woods fined each $1,000 and
costs. The men were Floyd Teter, vice
president of bank al Belington. W. Va ::
Almon J. Stalnaker cashier of the same
bank, and Fred +. Thompson, editor Of
the Belngton Progressive. weekly pa
per.
The indictment charged the defendants
IN four counts with having conspired TO
obstruct the recruiting service and the
operation Of the selectve draft law. 1t
was charged that Thompson in his weekly
paper published a seditious article and
the two bank officials aided in the dis
tribution of the paper after it had been
barred from the mails
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-13
PLAN FOR DEVELOPING
SOUTH BOSTON FRONT
AS PORT TERMINAL

Boston, Feb. IA COMPREHENSIVE We
pan for the development of the state
water front terminals on the Common.
wealth Pier in South Boston was re
ported to the war department this week
Tor lis use in connection with the gov.
efnment's proposal to expend S., 900 00t
for the development of port terminals
John y. Cole. chairman of the water
ways and public land commission, saiC
tonight.
The plan was postponed at the sug-
eestion Of The war department., NJ
Cole said. and was turned over to Mai
Gen. Cocktails
If it were carried out. Mr. Cole said
freight and shipping port terminal
second to none in the world would
spring up. Development of the har-
Dor front by dredging, building of
wharves and docks and the erection OF
storage warehouses are included in til,
plan, Mr.. Cole said
A scheme for further development OF
the property is also being drawn ~
Mr.. Cole said This will call for the
expenditure of S.. $50 600 by the Com
mOnWealth and includes a belt line ant
various other railroad extensions
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.s3oo.opo DAMAGE
FROM vASSAR FIRE

Poughkeepsic, y. v. Feb. l2.-t'ire
which started carly tonight in the
east wing OF The main building at Vas
sa College did 100000 damage and
for time threatened to destroy the
entire building. The damage was con-
fined to that part of the building in
which We're the dining room, the As
sembly hall, the kitchens and the serv-
ants quarters None of the students
was injured and the fire did not reach
the quarters of the 400 who roomed in
the main building.
Company /, Of the First New York
Guard marched to the campus and
took charge OF guarding the burning
building and all entrances to the
campus. While the fire was in prog
ress 500 students formed in a line and
passed articles from the main build
ing along from hand to han4S to an
other dornitory several hundred yards
away
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-13
THE FOE. WITHIN !
Frelinghuysen W arms
Lincoln Club Against
PrO-GermanS

Portland Me. Feb. l2.-In an address
this evening at the observance of Lin
coins birthday by the Portland Lincoln
Club, Senator Joseph S. Freiinghuysen
of New Jersey urged that the nation
be on guard against the foe within rs
we'll as without. Quoting Lincoln a.
saying that danger if it ever reaches US
must spring up among US. the speaker
said
The truth uttered by Abraham Lin
coin is truer and more potent in 19l'
than it was in 1864. Let us be on our
guard against the enemy within oar
gates from the foe within the citadel:
the pro-German sympathizer on the
one hand and the spineless advocates
of premature peace on the other-bo'h
of whom are undermining the very
fcundtions of civil liberty
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BALDWIN DEFENDS
HEAVY EXPENDITURES
HOG ISLAND YARD

! Washington, Feb 12-Heavy expeni
lures OF government money in the col.
struction Of the Hog Island shipyar}
near Philadelphia were defended before
the Senate investigating committee u
! George j. Baldwin, chairman of t
/ board Of the American Interna ;iora'
Shipbuilding Corporation. on the grout
that the corporation was confronted w
| either delaying construction or ldyirs
high costs in building the plant
Baldwin said the corporations action
was Justified because the nation neel.
ships and the plant expects to turn o.:
{ s. of them before the end of this year
! He added all of the 100 ships contracttd
for will he launched on time unless tht--
is delay incident 10 transportation o,
other difficulties. one keel was laid To-
i dag, he said, and 30 will be put down Il
February and March.
The witness admitted that none OF Ii,
directors of the corporation is a ship
builder or has actual shipbuilding exp
rience. Under repeated questioning as Z,
expenditures in building the plant Nj
Baldwin insisted that no governmen
money is being spent without warrant
We are not doing this for money" h
said. Il have n boy over there III
Franco, and do you think ] would dela
this work one minute on account Q
money!"
If YOU are, not doing 1t for money
they why have YOU from 5000 900 10 s.
~0WO coming from the government?
asked Senator Johnson of California.
Because you can't keep corporate
alive on PATRIOTISM he replied,
Senator Johnson asked for the nans
OF the principal stockholders in the Ame
lean International Corporation or its sub
salaries. The witness could not nam
any others than Frank A. Vanderlip o
New York and Stone and Webster Of Boz
ton, but said he would give the names 8
some future time.
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Burial of Victims
Continued from Page One)
BURIAL TUSCAN|A
VICTIMS IN SCOTLAND

\ Scotch Seaport. Monday, Feb. 11,-(By
the Associated Press The American
dead as a result of the sinking of the
steamer Tuscania apparently is at least
159
Thus far 145 bodies have been buried
along the Scotch coast and IA add tional
bodies were recovered today Funeral
services over the latter will be held to-
morrow
Today's burial was at the waters edge
at the base of rocky cliffs and was pic
tnresque in the extreme. All the tiny viz,
lagos for miles around were in mourning
Tor the Americans and farm and fisher
folk came. great distances to attend the
ceremonies.
twenty-five American survivors of the
disaster who had been left behind for the
purpose assisted the natives in digging
the graves into which the khaki-clad
troops tenderly placed their dead COM
rades.
Looking down from the top Of the cliffs
80 feet above stood the Inourners. headed
by a British colonel and an American
private carrying an odd Glory made for
the occasion by group of Scotch wo-
men who. on learning that the Americans
had no large flag. obtained a small silk
handkerchief edition of the flag from a
sergeant and remained up all night copv-
ling it on a large scale.
Two clerg!men came many miles ano
read the Scotch and Episcopal services.
a'ter winch volunteers fired three volleys
which re-echoed from the hillsides. While
1hls was going on, the only pilot ogra On,
er within ~ miles photogra phed the
mourners So badly mutilated were manv
Of the bodies that two American army
officers who were sent here from London
expressly for the purpose found it limos
sible to take fingerprints for Identified
ton purposes
Wooden crosses with Distinguishing
numbers have been placed on each grave
All Of which are enclosed hv temporarv
fences
Inc absence Of timber on the barren
lands made ii necessary ultimately to
hurN most Of the bodies Of the men in
iheir uniforms. covered with canva..
some collins were provided from trees
cut down for the purpose, but only a
SNAIL proportion Of the men were hurled
IN this way.
- me point where A bodies were bur
leu no timber whatsoever was available
ana all the men had to be buried wi.hou,
collins
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-13
ERROR WRIT HALTS
SWIFT PAPERS SEARCH

Chicago, Feb. 12-Judge Francis E.
Baker of the United States circui
court of appeals today granted VIII
N error and supersedeas 70 Henri
Veeder, general counsel for Swift q
Co, which will prevent the governme1'
from making further search of Veeder'
vault for evidence alleged to have been
used in the commission of felonies w.
til after March !.
Attorneys for the government ma0'
vigorous fight to prevent the appea
Of the case.
This is a matter Of great nations
importance and the government mlgh
lose certain of it's valuable rights o
! further delay at this time" said Fec
eral District Attorney Charles F. Cl!n
Conditions may change, which mlgi
make it possible for guilty men to e.
cape punishment
Judge Baker held that the case W
a renewable one and that the defeh'
ants had a right 10 an appeal. lie INV
issued the writ, which will prevent 1u'
Their execution of the search Waffa'
until a ruling has been had on the d
peal. The defendant was given un'
Feb. % to file brief, while the ga
for the filing by the government va
set for Feb. IS. Arguments Will be ne
March |. Judge Baker declined to ne
| the case alone. saying IL was ih'''
| for the whole court TO consider.
In the meantime agents OF the feu'
! al Trade Commission. which rs inVeS'
eating the packing industry, VIII p
be idle. Search of the files of Morris
| Co., and other packers for eVioeh,
! tn which no objection has been mac
| will be continued.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-13
RELEASE HAYWOOD ON
BONDS OF $4,000

Chicago. Feb. William ID. Hay
wood, international secretary anu
treasurer of the J. w. w, who with
165 other members of the organiza ion
was indicted by a federal grand jury
on charge Of conspiracy and sedt!on,
was released on bonds of $1,000 today.
Judge Lands reduced the amount ot
the bail from s25.t00 to $4,000. despite
the protest of District Attorney Cline
and Frank *. Nebeker special assist
ant United States attorney. AS soon nc
released from custody. Haywood weA1
to his Office on the West Side. whore
he was greeted by q score Of friends.
NO. | won't say anything now" ,le
sa id TO questioners perhaps in a few
days | may care to say something. at
course | am glad to be free again.
have been locked up since last Sep
TENDER"
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PORTLAND TO CONTINUE
RESTRICTION OF COAL

Portland, Me. Feb l2- Seven hundred
tons of hard coal and weeks supply Of
sof; coal on hand was the fuel situation
reported at a meeting today of the Goa!
dealers Of this city and South Portland
with the state fuel advisory committee
Il was the unanimous opinion OF those
present that the order restricting the de-
livery OF anthracite TO half ton lots
and that bituminous coal he conserye.
for hospitals. hotels and apartment
houses, should he continued in force.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-13

her National Defence" He will be fol-
lowed Friday by Senator Weeks of
Massachusetts, a Republican member
of the military committee, in support
of the bills for a War Cabinet and a
munitions director
Chairman Chamberlain of the Mill
tary committee announced late today
that Secretary Baker probably would
not be recalled again for questioning
by the committee his detailed state
ment on the shipping situation being
regarded as making it unnecessary.
Compiet. Shipping information
Secretary Baker, according to COM
mittee members submitted complete
information regarding available
American tonnage and prospects of
securing tonnage for transportation
and supply of American forces sent
abroad. Doubt remains in the com
mittee, however, Chamberlain sfsd. as
TO whether Mr. Bakers information
supports his statement that the pros
poets We're not unpromising for put
ting a million and a half American
soldiers in Europe this YEAR Mr.. Bak-
er, in his statement reiterated the
opinion that but two tons gross. or l,6
tons net are required to maintain each
man in Europe. Senator Hitchcock re-
Gently asserted that five tons per man
are necessary.
Although the sercetary'S data viii
not be made public, Senator Weeks is
expected to make a general statement
in his speech challenging some Of the
conclusions.
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1876 TONS FOOD
For Three Daily Ration,
Tor Americas Arnov

Boston, Feb. Fit will ,ato o.-s
OF FOOD to furnish the thrno a., "'li
uons Tor Americas army os -
men. Col. W. r. Grove of the ouar,s'
master generals office, who ma "a 'e''
esnmate IN ar address nj tho uli
convention If the National eng ..af
Association and allied industries ~,
AIDED some figures SHOWING - 'Uay
quirements for one day as f,i,a =
One million, five hundred tbons,
pounds of beef. equal TO sAoo cs,m
2Zo,Oo0 pounds of bacon. $50 TOM 80
tatoes. 10000 pounds of pr,Ines t7oo ~
Ties OF lemon extract, 900 has 80 '
2'o.T~ cans Of condensed and a,,a,,. So
ed milk, $500 cans of corn .. ma
OF green peas, $500 cans OF s,ri,o,.
beans. 1850 cans of cabbage 70, ~
of peaches. 5000 cans Of pinaon,lo -,
cans of pumpkin, 1000 cans ~ an,,,-.
100 cans of clam juice ls5 c,ns 800
sters. 225,(00 cans Of Jam and nr,s.s.
and 300 bottles of catsup.
Need of Conservation
Emphasizing the need of fond
Servation. Col. Grove said.
The sharp bread knife is wcu -.
as effective as the bayonet IL W., ~
war. In a war where food * s,,,.t
tremendous factor the clean plato oi.'
becomes n bombshell for the ero,r,
BY the clean plate we mean the Mo-.
from which every bit of food has hes.
consumed. 1t is calculated that if e,,
soldier could reduce hv one-eieh,,
third the amount Of food served b,,
each meal we could feed almost wbo.
division with the saVings-which mean
another division in the trenches r,
saving would amount to s., 100 0o0 Yea,
ly. We are feeding the present Anc,
lean army better than any other Amay
lean army ever was fed"
+. NJ. Shock of Columbus. Ohio 60,
rotary of the Western Gamers ASS
citation, declared that the Gamers a.
in the war to the finish and will
everything and make all the needt
sacrifices to help win.
Henry Burden. president OF the n
tional Gamers Association, gave
talk on the raising of a fund for pul
lie confidence" to finance research wo!
to correct erroneous impressions n
garding canned foods. Prof. NJ J. Ro
neau Of Harvard will have charge
the work.
Faxed beans as a national me-
were discussed at meeting Of II
baked bean section of the convention
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-13
Decentralization Is Oecreed

NO military operations must again
take place, The beginning of q general
Rehabilitation on al fronts is decreed.
order the issue Of instructions on the
front for the withdrawal of the troops
from the first lines and for their corcen-
tration in the rear and, further. for their
dispatch to the interior of Russia. in ac-
cordance with the general plan for de-
mobilization. For the defense of the
frontier some detachments of younger
soldiers must he left
we beg that no effort be spared TO
bring into the stores all artillery and
other military equipment. which cost
millions Of the peoples money
Remember that only systematic de-
mobilization can be carried out in the
shortest time and that systematic demoo-
ilzation alone can prevent interference
with the sending OF food supplies to those
attachments which remain for certain
period on the front"
Although this announcement was made
yesterday IN several dispatches from Ger
man sources. this is the first word from
Russia regarding her withdrawal from
the war.
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OHIO FLOOD
DANGER PAST

Cincinnati. O.. Feb. 12-With the
breaking of the great ice gorge at
Sugar Creek early this afternoon the
danger of a disastrous flood at this
and adjacent points along the Ohio
river was averted, at least Temporarily
The river in the Cincinnati harbor
fell two feet during the first hour of
receding and tonight the weather bu-
reau issued a statement that I, would
be within its banks by tomorrow morn
ing ~ As
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-13
DENIED DOUBLE PAY
over 5000 MEN QUIT
.SH|PYARD WORK

Philadelphia. Feb. 12.-More than 900
workmen at shipbuilding plants at
Gloucester Mass. and Wilmington
Del, refused to work today because
double pay for holiday work had been
denied them.
At the Wilmington plant the EN-
blowers held that the union agreement
called for double pay on only six hol-
idays-New Years. Washington
birthday, independence day, Labor day
Thanksgiving and Christmas. The
men, how ever, insisted upon their de-
man. and remained away from work III
tn Gay.
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GENERAL SCALE
FOR sH|pyARDs

Washington, Feb. ia general scale
for shipyards on the Delaware river and
In Maryland will be recommended to the
shipping board within a few days by the
wage adjustment board. A scale recon-
mended for the Pacific coast was adopted
recently and is now in force.
AS soon as the wage question in the
Delaware and in Maryland is settled, the
adjustment board will tixe scale for 9TH
er North Atlantic yards and scales for
the South Atlantic and Gulf.
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TWO FLYING
CADETS KILLED

Memphis Tenn, Feb. 1T. C Rogers
and p. y. Cooley. flying cadets were kill
Cd at Park Field. the army aviation.
camp near Memphis. in a collision in
uid-air today while making practice
lishts. They were flying at a height OF
about 30 feet.
rnrers home was in Prairie Grove
Ark and Cooley was from San Jose. Cal.
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ABANDON CAMP GREENE
BECAUSE MUDDY GROUND

Washington. Feb. 12.-Camp Greene,
Charlotte. y. c., now occupied by regular
troops, is 10 he abandoned as a perma
nent training center because Of insult
ability of the ground on which it is To-
Gated.
Major General Dicknan. senior officer
at the camp. was at the war department
today and reported the camp deep in
mud In some places owing TO an unusu-
ally hard winter and the clay soil which
underlies the surface and prevents rapid
a DESCRIPTION.
The medical department has determin-
ed however. that there is no danger TO
the health Of the soldiers there u,ta s,,,,,
n'er comes. and By that time the me, v,u
have been moved. IA
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NORTHCLIFFE'S NEPHEW
DIES OF WOUNDS

London, Feb 12-Harold Alfred
Wyvyan st. George Hamrsworth, the
heir Of Baron Rothermore and a neph-
ew of Viscount Northcliffe. died in
London today from wounds received
in the battle Of Cambria. Lord Roth
ermore's second son was killed in the
battle of the Ancre
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SEND DEvENS MEN
TO CAMP GREENE

Aver, Mass, Feb. l2.-Two THOUSAND
soldiers from Camp Deyens have been
transferred during the past week 10
Camp Greene, Charlotte. n {. An
nouncement of the movement was
made at division headquarters today
upon receipt of word of the arrival IF
the detachments. other detachments
have been sent from here to join the
artillery brigade in Texas