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The evening leader., 1918-07-26

Interpretation of beauty in the dance.
Mrs. Stumpf charmed every one in
her splendid rendition of the "Slave
Song" Teresa Del Riego. Her voice
is of wide range, the mellow contralto
tones being particularly pleasing. She
sang with ease and feeling and her
voice touched a sympathetic cord in
each of here hearers. She graciously
responded to an encore by singing
GRANDMOTHER Brown" Louis Colts
chalk.
The accompaniment to Mrs
Stumpf's songs was played by Miss
Ouida Knight in a truly professional
manner.
The program rendered by. the two
tiny dancers was as follows:
Geraldine Stumpf, age, s years
Waltz from Romeo and Juliet.
French Doll Dance.
Janet Stumpf, age 10 years
Gavotte from Mignon.
Waltz from Fause Ballet.
Tarentelle.
Dance 0rientale.
Duettes
Givotte Piquante.
Japanese Dance.
Pizzicati from Ballet sylvia.
2z g =
The evening leader., 1918-07-26
Cunard Co. Hands
Practical Reply to
Huns Who Sank
the Lusitania

Liverpool, Englang, July 26.-There
is a shell factory in this district oper-
ated almost exclusively by the daugh-
ters of business anil professional men.
Many are young and gurles who had
never done any kind of work than
needle work and bit of cooking.
The heavy of the establishment is per-
formed BY the wives of sailors.
This is non-profit making factory
and it is the reply Of the Cunard COM
pany to the Germans for the sinking
of the Lusitania.
The evening leader., 1918-07-26
PEACE WITHOUT
INOEMMT|ES
OR ANNElAT|OAs'
HoWLS AUSTRIA, AND WILLIE
JOINS IN THE CHORUS

Amsterdam, July 26.-The Austrian
social democrats have introduced an
Interpolation in the lower house ask
ing the government to negotiate inn
mediately with Germany with view
to fixing jointly the war aims and
peace terms Of the two countries, and
repeating Austria's readiness for
peace without annexation or indemni-
ties, according tosa a Vienna dispatch.
The evening leader., 1918-07-26
LENINE'
SAYS THE SIT
UATION IN
RUSSIA
ISBAD
International Complications
Menace Soviet Republic

Amsterdam, July 26.-Premier Le-
nine, speaking at the government con-
ference of factory committees in
Moscow, said the position of the So
Wet republic has become extremely
acute, on account Of international
complications, counter-revolutionary
conspiracies, and the food crisis, ac-
cording to a Moscow dispatch receiv-
ed via Berlin.
The evening leader., 1918-07-26
SHELLS NO HEAVIER
THAN BABES IN ARMS

| " " :
Liverpool.-When women first were
put to work in shell factories here
they handled only the light feld-gun
shells. Later it became necessary for
them to turn out the larger shells, and
doubts were raised as to whether the
women were strong enough to handle
them. A young mother settled the
question.
"Let me heft the she'll 2 she said,
picking one up from the floor. Ave, "
she commented, this shell is a mite
heavy, tits true, but it is not 50 heavy
as my baby"
The evening leader., 1918-07-26
PRESIDENT DENOUNCES MOB SPIRIT
IN An ADDRESS MADE YESTERDAY.
Calls on Nation to Show the World That
While it Fights on Foreign Soil
for Democracy it is Not
Destroying it at Home

ed resolution which no man or set of
men can afford to despise.
"We proudly claim to be the cham
pions of democracy. If we really are,
in deed and in truth, let us see to it
that we do not discredit our own. !
say plainly that every American who
takes part in the action of a mob or
gives it any sort of countenance is no
true son of this great democracy, but
its betrayer, and does more to discred-
it her by that single disloyalty to her
standards of law and right than the
words of her statesmen or the sacri-
fees of her heroic boys in the trenches
can do to make suffering peoples be-
lieve her to be their savior. How shall
we command democracy to the accept
fance of other peoples, if we disgrace
our own by proving that it, after all,
no protection to the weak Every
mob contributes to German lies about
the United States what her most gift
ed liars cannot improve upon by the
way of calumny. They can at least
say that such things cannot happen in
Germany, except in times of revolu,
ton, when law is swept away.
II therefore very earnestly and sol
fenanly beg that the governors Of all
the states, the law officers of every
community, and, above all, the men
and women of every community in the
United States, all who revere Ameri-
ca and wish to keep her name without
stain and reproach, will cooperate
not passively merely, but actively and
watchfully- make an end of this
Idisgraceful evil. 1t cannot live where
the community does not countenance
| it.
'T have called upon the nation to put
| its great energy into this war, and it
has responded ed-responded with a spir-
| it and a genius for action that has
thrilled the world. I now call upon
it, upon its men and women every.
where, to see to it that its laws are
kept inviolate, its fame untarnished.
Let US show our utter contempt for
the things that have made this war
hideous among the wars of history by
showing how those who love liberty
and right and justice and are willing
to lay down their lives for them upon
foreign fields, stand ready also to IL
lustrate to all mankind their loyalty
to the things at home which they wish
to see established everywhere as a
blessing and protection to the peoples
who have never known the privileges
of liberty and self-government.
II can never accept any man as the
champion of liberty either for our
selves or for the world who does not
reverence and obey the laws of our
own beloved land, whose laws we our
selves have made. He has adopted
the standards of the enemies of his
country, whom he affects to despise.
WOODROW WILSON"
The evening leader., 1918-07-26
French Took Ouichy-le-
Chateau and Vile
Montone Today


With the American Army on the
Aisne- Marine Front, July 26.-(By the
Associated Press. )-The Franco-Ams
erican push northeast of Chateau
Thierry has resolved itself into bat
tie of the woods which abound in this
region. The Germans, fighting rear
guard action with artillery and ma
chine guns, are retiring gradually.
The German infantry is not in evil
depce.
There are indications this morning
that the Germans are prepering for
further withdrawal. They have been
struggling to hold the northern half
of the forests of Fere and Ris, but
the allies are making progress in
these woods.
The allies advanced their artillery
this morning and threw shells into
the German lines five and half miles
northeast of Oulchy-le- Chateau and
two miles southeast of Saponay, as
districts to the south.
The Germans are using sneeze gas,
but its use is proving Ineffective. ,
Paris, July rs The capture of the
towns Of Culchv-le- Chateau and VII
lemontoire is officially announced to-
day. The French took four cannon
and many hundred prisoners.
The evening leader., 1918-07-26
Cuba VIII Send
One Regiment
toFranceSo
Will Also Form an Aviation
Corps Which Will Train
in the United States

Havana, July 26.-Cuba will send at
least one regiment of regulars and
all the volunteers who wish to go to
France, according to a bill passed by
the house last night and which now
goes to the senate.
The formation of a Cuban aviation
corps is provided in decree signed
by President Menocal. Many civilians
have already volunteered, and will be
trained in the United States.
The evening leader., 1918-07-26

Washington, July 25.-President
Wilson today, in personal statement
addressed to his fellow countrymen,
denouncing mob spirit and mob action,
called upon the nation to show the
world that while it fights for dennocra-
cy on foreign fields, it is not destroy
ing democracy at home.
The president referred not alone to
mob action against those suspected Of
being enemy aliens or enemy sympa-
thizers; he denounced most emphati-
cally mob action of all sorts, especial
ly lynchings, and while he did not re-
fer specifically to lynchings of negroes
in the South, it is known that he IN
lcluded them in his Characterization of
mob spirit as "a blow at the heart of
ordered law and humane justice.
1t is known that the lynchings of
negroes, as well as attacks upon those
suspected of being enemies or sympa-
thizers, have been used by German
propaganda throughout Central and
South America as well as Europe, to
contend that the pretensions of the
United States as champion Of dem
ocracy are a sham. q,
Deeply concerned BY the situayFSn,
the president decided to address his
fellow countrymen and to declare that
! "every mob contributes to German lies
about the United States what her
most gifted liars cannot improve upon
by way of calumny"
The presidents statement in full
follows:
"My Fellow Countrymen:
81 take the liberty of addressing you
upon subject which SO vitally af-
fects the honor of the nation and the
very character and integrity of our
institutions that trust you will think
me justified in speaking very plainly
about it.
"I allude TO the mob spirit which has
here and there very frequently shown
| its head amongst us, not in any single
region, but in many and widely sepa-
rated parts of the country. There
have been many lynchings and every
one of them has been blow at the
heart of ordered law and humane JUS
| tice. No man who loves America, no
man who really cares for her fame and
honor and character, or who is truly
loyal to her institutions, can justify
mob action while the courts of justice
are open and the governments of the
states and the nation are ready and.
able to do their duty. We are at this
very moment fighting lawless passion.
Germany has outlawed herself among
the nations, because she has disre-
garded the sacred obligations of law
and has made lynchers of her armies.
Lynchers emulate her disgraceful ex-
ample. I, for my part, am anxious to
see every community in America rise
above that level, with pride and a fix
The evening leader., 1918-07-26
| REGISTRANTS
CAN NOT VOLUNTEER
Won't Be Released for Other Service
Until All August Calls Have
Been Filled.

Washington, July 26. Marshal Gen
|eral Crowder has instructed local
draft boards to refuse to release class
one registrants for enlistment in the
navy, the marines, or the emergency
fleet, until satisfied that there are
enough physically qualified to fill all
August calls.
The evening leader., 1918-07-26
CASUALTY REPORT TODAY 9s

Washington, July 26. The army
casualty list today contained 9s
names, divided as follows:
Killed in action, 21; died of wounds,
A; died of disease, 6; wounded severe
", 60; missing, s; prisoner, 1.
The evening leader., 1918-07-26

should be given to the men who are
fighting for deeper water in the river
and government shipbuilding con-
tracts which viii be the means of
starting an era of new and substantial
growth.
Let us all pull together and we will
all succeed.
The evening leader., 1918-07-26
King George V
Greets Men on
American Ships

London, July pa personal mes
sage of greetings and good wishes
from King George v was recently
delivered to the men of the American
battleships with the British Grand
Fleet by the Duke of Atholl, who visit
ed the American ships as the personal
repraeentive of the King.
The evening leader., 1918-07-26
Japan Accepts
U. S. Proposals
VIII Enter Siberia to Assist
Czecho-Slovac Armies

London, July 26.-It is officially an
nounced here that Japan has decided
to accept the American proposal to
assist the .Czecho-S -Slovak armies in ST.
IBERIA.
The evening leader., 1918-07-26
Teutons in Bad Hole on Marne Salient

Germans are Fight
ing a Rear-Guard
Action With Artil-
lery and Machine
Guns and Retiring
Gradually; Hun In
fantry Not Now in
Evidence. Allies
AdvancedAr
This Morning; Ger
man Lines Being
Pounded 5 1-2 Mi.
Northeast of Oui-
chy-le-Chateau.
The evening leader., 1918-07-26

New York, July 26 --Twenty-one
persons, including purchasing agents
of the government, checkers, truck
drivers, and butchers, were indicted
today by the federal grand jury on a
charge of being implicated in the
theft of beef consigned to the United
States army.
The evening leader., 1918-07-26
SOCIALISTS PRACTICALLY
OUTLAWED IN GERMANY

New York, July 26. Repressive
measures against socialists are being
put into effect by the German authori-
ties, according to Socialist Deputy
CONTINUED on page four.)
The evening leader., 1918-07-26
Many Were In
dicted By Feder-
al Grand Jury
Western Union Telegraph Co.
and FL Others Charged With
Fraud or Theft

New York, July 26.-The federal
grand jury today indicted the Western
Union Telegraph company on charges
of having transmitted messages by
mail.
The evening leader., 1918-07-26
FIRST IN THE LOCAL FIELD

All the local. county, and state
newsthat is news--while it is
news Boosting Tarpon Springs.
Wide-awake, Truthful, Unafraid
The evening leader., 1918-07-26
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS

The Evening Leader is the only
paper in its field having Associ-
ated Press reports of the world
news-the best and most reliable
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-09
FOUR MINUTE SPEAKERS
LIBERTY LOAN, CAMP AIGN

Monday night the Liberty Loan
Four-Minute speakers began their
campaign at the local theatres and
it is planned to make an intensive
campaign in this manner having
speakers every evening. Monday eve
ming the speakers were Fred w. Clair
at the City Opera house, Frederick
G. F'assctt at the Silver and Rev.
Charles J. Robinson at the Haines.
Mr.. Robinson after speaking of the
amazing and incredible battle that
has been going on in Picardy for the
past 20 days amidst which all the
ideals of men were being put to the
test of courage. spoke of how val
iantly the British and French armies
and those of the Americans who are
fortunate enough to be within reach
are throwing all their force into the
defence of shattered and bleeding
France. And all the time" said Mr..
Robinson. "the question in the minds
Of us all is. will they be able to break
through after all? No, they shall not
pass"
Friends. the time for talking is
past. We must up and do, if We would
win from resourceful and desperate
opponent. The government must have
our last dollar. if it calls for it. The
Liberty Loan is at hand. When the
day set r Waterville comes let's
carry it over with a rush and then
some more. until every liberty LOVING
man in the whole world sees that
America backs up her promises with
good. HARD cash as we'll as with
brave mon. Money talks; let it talk
loud"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-09
Annual Meeting Country Club

The annual meeting of the Country
Club was held at the Elinwood hotel
last evening with 90 members pies
ent. The meeting opened with din
ner at $50 o'clock. At the close Of
the dinner DR.. J. r. Hill. chairman of
the banquet committee. in behalf of
the president of the Country Club.
presented the Red Cross with a check
for 800 Hon. Frank Redington re-
Ceived the check for the Red Cross
and expressed the appreciation FOR
MIR. Barrows' generosity.
The meeting was then turned over
business was transacted the election
of FIVE governors for a term of three
years resulted as follows:
Col. W. NJ. Aver of Oakland, DIR.
d. B. Cragin, E. X. Atwood, George
f. Vose and w. l.. Brown.
At the close of the meeting DR.. J.
r. Hill asked for volunteers to give
their efforts to the committee in the
coming Liberty Loan campaign and
every man rose to his feet and
pledged his utmost efforts in the
work.
Before adjourning. on motion of DIR.
George Averill rising vote of
thanks was rendered to President
Barrows in sincere appreciation Of
the many things he has done for the
benefit OF the club.
At the meeting of the governors.
held later in the evening. the follow
ing officers were elected: President.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-09
Polish Mission
Welcomed by
Mass. Legislature

Boston. April S.-Memoers OF the
Ma ssachusetts Legislature today
ioin.d in hearty cheers for Tree
and ind. pendent Poland" after they
had been addressed in joint session
by members Of the Polish military
mission
In welcoming the mission. Lieut..
Gov. Calvin Coolidge said:
THE enemies Of Poland are the
enemies of the United States.
Major Joseph kozlowski. chief of
the mission. expressed the apprecia-
ton of Poland for what the United
States had done for the people Of that
country. To-day" he said. all the
people of Poland are united i'm thei-
aspirations for national independ-
ence." He was loudly applauded. An
equally cordial greeting was given
Lieut.. Stanislas Poniatowski. who re-
viewed the story of Poland and as
serted that the people of that coun-
try had always been pro ally.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-09
Baseball Practice, Coburn

Seventeen men were out for base
hall practice Monday at Coburn ana
great interest is manifested in the
game for the coming season. Al
though there are but two veterans.
the squad of men who are AFTER po-
sitiors are showing up well and when
the choice is finally made Copurh
will have a team that will no doubt
uphold the honor of the school our
ing the coming months.
HAYNES. who was catcher last year.
is out again for that position with
one contestant. Hall; Brler, last
years second taseman. is slated
again for the place this year and AZ
ger seems to have a sure title TO the
third sack. Dureno and Mason VIII
furnish nateris or pitchers, Sulh-
van and Morse are both good bets Tor
the initial corner and Clair ana Ma
son are trying for the shortstop
position. There are several good men
In sight for the outfield and When
the tryout has been made some OF
the losers of the infield will no doubt
make good for the garden. the cap
tain has not yet been elected and no
one as vet seems to have sure hold
on that office. Regular practice VIII
begin this evening and the frSt game
will occur on April "a with Good WIZ
at Waterville. John Bagneil will be
coach as usual and George Fred ! CT
nv, Jr., is manager.
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Germans Acknowledge
fContinued from PAGE One)

ardy, given in an official dispatch TO-
day from France, says the German gen
erai staff is instructing the military
correspondents to reassure the puoilc.
and with over-emphasized explanations
is betraying the dismay Of the public at
the prospect of check Of the great
offensive. The dispatch says:
The staff no longer upholds. as on
the first day. that the losses of the as
sailants had been minimum. but ii now
affirms that they are normal and pro-
port;onate to the results obtained. Then
why anxiety which the halt of the Of
fensive excites? The general stan ex-
plains to the impatient public difficulties
the transports are encounterins in sup
plying the army. difficulties which have
been augmented by the bad weather.
II recalls the success of the preceding
DAYS and describes the Generalization
of the enemy armies. the exhaustion Of
their reserves.
these over-emphasized explanations
and these announcements betray the
dismay Of public opinion in Germany.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-09
Another Car
Shortage at Mines

Washington, April s.-ShCrtage OF
coal cars AZ the mines has become
again So grave that fuel administra-
ton officials say vigorous action Viii
have to he taken AT once by the rail-
road administration 10 maintain
equality Of supply at all hitum'nous
mines if another coal famine next
winter is TO lie avoiI"d.
With the situation moro serious
than at any time since the height of
the freight congestion of last winter
and the coal car shortage greater
than in February Fuel Administrator
Garfield Chairman Baruch of the
War Industries Board and John Skel-
ton Williams, in charge of the pur-
chasing division of the railroad adj
ministration have been holding al
most daily conferences to determine
relief measures.
Without cars many mines may he
compelled to close down. entailing Il
great loss to labor besides causing Il
falling off in production OF coal that
will he needed next winter and with
curtailcd production the operators
might not be able TO maintain their
present wage scales.
Some officials attributed the pres
ent car shortage partly to the fact
that the railroads are now not in the
market for Goals. their contracts with
the operators made before govern
ment control having expired April j.
In pre-war DAYS, the coal operator
sold coal TO the railroads at low
urices in return for a guaranteed ear
s,Ipply and rand movement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-09
JAP LANDING
At Vladivostok Creates
Excitement at Moscow
Acting Commissioner Of Foreign A.
fairs Summons Allied Representa-
tives for conferenee-Stsps Taken
to Resist japanese

Moscow. Saturday. April Shy
The Associated Press).-The JAPAN
csc landing at Nladivostok has Great
cd great excitement in Moscow. The
peoples commissioners held ses-
sion which lasted throughout Frida;
night considering the situation.
NJ Tchitcherin. the acting commits
sioner of foreign affairs. summoned
the French. British and American
diplomatic representatives 10 the for
eign Office for conference.
NJ Tchitcherin made an emphatic
protest against the entry OF foreign
troops .nto Russia and expressed re-
gret that the Entente permitted such
action. He said the only solution was
the immediate withdrawal of the
troops.
Although without official advicas
II or their governments concerning
the situation at Nladivostok, the rep
resentatives Cf the three countries
expressed the opinion that the situa-
ton was purely Il local one. reGu;--
ing temporary policing, and not
general movement If allied troops
into Siberia
The Russian papers ~ all parties
generally express fear that the Nladi-
,ostok movement is the first step in
the japanese occupation of Siberia.
Tie Siberian central executive OF
the Workmens and Soldiers Depu-
ties immediately organized a Red
army 10 resist the japanese.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-09
TWO LEWISTON MEN
HELD FOR VIOLATION
OF FED. NARCOTIC LAW

Portland. Me, April S-Charles Mar
tel. a Lewiston druggist, and DR.. James
A. Girouard, a physician OF that city,
were arrested today by Deputy United
States Marshal Harmon. charged with
violation of the federal narcotic law.
The charges were preferred by Federal
Inspectors Oyler and Cole. The officers
seized over 800 prescriptions for NOR
phine purporting to have been written
by Or. Girouard in the Martel store.
Previous to the arrest the inspectors
claim to have secured prescriptions for
morphine from Dr. Girouard. Both men
were brought to Portland and arraignel
before United States Commissioner
Chapman. by whom they were held to
the federal grand jury in the sum Of
$500
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-09
VILLA THREATENS
MEXICAN BORDER

Maria, Texas. April s.-Francisco
Villa and his band of followers is
again threatening the Mexican Dor
der garrison at Ojinaga if reports
made to American officers at BEDFORD.
Texas, opposite Mulato, Mex, today,
are accurate. A Mexican federal COM
mand under Col. Valero. appeared at
Mulato today and reported that he
had engaged Villa force under Jose
Chavez, but had been forced to re-
tire because of shortage of ammu-
milton. He also said Villas main
command was in the Polomas noun
tains. 50 miles southeast of Preside.
Texas. Unusual activity among Villa
partisans along the border was re-
ported to military headquarters here
today.