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The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
LABOR DRAWS LINE
GOMPERS ASSERTS
Ready to Make Any Sacrifices To
Win War But None To Aid
In Profiteering

CHICAGO, March l-(Associatcd
Press samuel Gompers, head of the
American Federation of Labor, was the
chief witness in the stoGkyards wage
arbitration proceedings. Gompers came
out firmly and strongly in telling how
far labor is willing to go in making
sacrifices during the war and where
such sacrifices must end.
"Organized labor stands ready to
make any and every sacrifice for the
successful conduct of the war" said
Gompers. Labor will do this for the
nation, but it will not make sacrifices
to aid individuals in prOfiteering dur,
ing the war"
GOmpers advocated the eight.hour
day on the grounds of resulting better
moral conditions, better health and
economy, and read from voluminous re,
ports from the United States Depart.
ment of Labor bulletins and statements 3
from employers in the coal, steel, shoe,
automobile and other lines of business
that a shorter work day had proved sue
cessful wherever tried.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
RAILROAD MEASURE
PASSED BY HOUSE
Representatives Stand Behind
President In Rate Making Pro-
vision Reversing Vote

WASHINGTON, March l-(Asso-
ciated Press AFTER twice reversing
itself on former action the house Of
representatives yesterday passed the
administration railroad bill by a final
vote of 337 to six
The lower house came squarely back
of the President when it reversed a
former vote on the amendment as to
rate fixing, by a vote of 2ll to 1855.
1t placed the power to make rates in
the hands of the President instead of
with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, as had been previously voted
and as the bill in the senate provides.
The second reversal was when the
period set for government operation of
the roads after the war was restored to
two years, as originally introduced,
from the eighteen month period that
had been voted and as is also in the
senate bill.
The measure as passed by the house
differs quite materially in several
points from the one pending in the
senate and a conference committee will
undoubtedly be required to whip tho
two measures into such shape that an
agreement can be had.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
Of PLAGUE
IN CHINA ALARMS
Minister of Interior and Medical
Experts Fight Disease BY
Quarantine Measures

PEKING, February 2S-I Associated
Press) Spread Of the pneumonia plague
to the south and the eastward Of the
province of Anhwey is reported de
spite the efforts of the minister of the
interior with the assistance of foreign
and Chinese medical experts. Two
hundred huts similar to those designed
for Nankow have been sent to Feng.
chen where an advanced quarantine sta.
tion has been established. These huts
are simply furnished and readily de
tachable for destruction, should plague
case occur therein.
Many more foreign and Chinese doc
tors have been appointed at various
ccnters while Surgeon General Chuan,
who is assisted by WI Lien-t -teh at Man.
churian outbreak, with thirty assistants
have gone ~ far as Kwei Hua chang
from where with other military doctors
they will proceed to Saratsi, PaOtou
an dothrr original plague crnters.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
Attack On Great
Britain Opens
Case For Defense
Counsel For Conspirators Uses
Language To Which the Pros
ecutor Objects and Asks To Be
Stricken From Records

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1-(Asso-
eiated.I Press )+--Wprds which United
States Attorney Preston characterized
as "scurrilous, unpatriotic and almost
treasonablel' marked the opening Of
the defense in the Hindu revelation
conspiracy case 0esterday. .,.f,.ge
.g An of the mot y az the defensesfoT
dismissaI Of indie tments were denied
by the court yesterday morning and ex-
Peptiuns were entered by Attorney
George McGowan. He then proceeded
to outline the case of the defense, and
it was in doing this he used the words
to which the prosecutor objected und
which he vainly sought to have stricken
from the records.
In his opening statement McGowan
assailed Great Britain bitterly for "ex
getting from India the vast sum of three
hundred million dollars annually when
a third Of the population were without
sufficient food, often famine stricken
and on the verge of starvation
Attorney Preston rose in Indignation
and interrupted the argument of his ad
versary at this point. He objected tC
the language and asked the court tC
strike it from the record. This request
was denied.
The counsel for the defense then pro
ceeded, but in milder language.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
GERMANY IS CAUSE
Of SPLIT IN SPAIN
Ministry Differs On Policies Fol-
lowing Recent Torpedoing

MADRID, March - Associated
Press) )-Retirement Of the government
is expected to be the result Of the rlcc,
tions which were held Sunday. Thrr"
were reports yesterday the cabinet
had resigned. In the face of the re-
turns its overturn appears inevitable.
The ministry has been badly split
over the question of policies in regard
to Germany and its ruthless submarine
campaign which has become of more
than ever vital interest by reason of
the recent tOrpedoing of several Spanish
vessels and by the violation of span
ish neutrality in attacking and sinking
an Allied vessel in Spanish waters.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
CANADIANS HOOTED BRYAN
Soldiers Would Not Let Him Speak

TORONTO, March i (Assoriated
Press)-Canadian returned soldiers,
denouncing him as a pacificist, howled
William Jennings Bryan down when he
attempted to address a prohibition con,
vention here last night, at which Bryan
had been invited to speak by tn" DO,
miniOn Alliance, the organized prohibl.
tion party Of the Dominion.
What about the Lusitania?' Bry
an was asked when he rose to speak,
and when he plunged into his prohlbi.
tion argument, disregarding the ques-
tion thrown at him, he became the
target for volley Of epithets and a
further demand that he explain why
he, as secretary of state, had told Am
bassador Bernstorff not to take the
American notes too seriously. Then, in
chorus, the soldiers shouted What
about the Lusitania?' over and over
again, until the speaker was drowned
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
REFERENDUM M
ON WAR TRADE
HAS MAJORITY
German Business
men To Be Notified
What To Expect
When Peace Comes

WASHINGTON, March Il
associated tPress) BY an over.
whelming majority the Chamber
Of Commerce OF the United States
in its Referendum vote favored
the resolution warning German
businessmen that an economic com
bination VIII he formed against
Germany after the war unless the
danger Of exc essive armament be
removed by making the German
government q responsible tnstru-
mont controlled by the people Of
the country.
Practically all Of the returns
have been received and very few
organizations voted in the nesa-
tive. The votes reported show the
preponderence Of the sentiment In
the separate units as well As the,
country IN general
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
SHIP WORKERS ARE
TAKEN FROM ARMY
Two Thousand Who Had Been
Drafted Sent Back To Work

WASHINGTON, March l-(AssOci
ated Press s)-Two thousand ship work
rrs who were taken under the first
draft and sent to the army cantonments
for training have been released from
service and brought back to the ship
yards through the efforts Of the emrr
grncy fleet corporation.
In the classification under the qurs
tionnaire for the next draft it has been
found that there are thirty THOUSAND
shiPbuilders Of draft age. These are
to be given a greatly deferred class
hcation for such period as they may
remain in actual work of ship con
struction. The two thousand returned
from the cantonments are exempted
from military service on similar terms
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01

out and left the platform.
Although every Province but one,
Quebec, is now on a prohibition basis
for the war, and Quebec has passed a
prohibition law soon to go into effect,
the question of a Dominion prohibition
statute is live one. Yesterday, at the
convention, there were many speakers,
several of them being soldiers invalided
from the front. One of these, Captain
George Bailey, who has served with the
Canadian Army, was arrested after the
convention on a criminal charge.
During his speech he declared that
ninety percent of the Canadians at the
front were drunk on Christmas dav
last and in such condition that the
Germans, had they known the situa
tion, could have broken through the
Canadian line. For this he is charged
with an offense against the criminal
statutes
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
PACKERS FIGHT GETS TO CONGRESS
Failure To Secure Letters Cause

WASHINGTON, March l-(Associ
ated Press )-Legislatio designed to
enable the federal trade commission to
secure possession for presentation in
evidence of papers and correspondence
Of the great packing houses some of
which is claimed to be highly incrimi.
mating is being sought by board Of
congress, the movement being taken at
the request Of Francis }. Heney, coun-
sci for the board.
Thwarted by the proceedings in the
'courts of law to prevent the board
from securing correspondence of the
mour l. Company with Henry Veeder,
whom Heney eharacteriEes as the
clearing house" of the packing in
dustry.
Felonies Charged
The controversy over the Needer
papers and vaults arose when Veeder
refused to permit Hugh McIsaac, fed
'eral trade board examiner, to inspect
any more of his papers. On January
70 the board adjourned and. Honey
Went 10 Chicago where WITH 6lksr
counsel JhS began his dlDrfs3to seSbre
the papers desired tht6ngh the court.
On Febrdtry they applied for war
rant for a. search and seizure and in
the application alleged the commission
of five felonies by the packers.
In this, Swift & Co., Armour Co.,
Morris & Co., Wilson>& Co., Inc, and
Cudahy 4 Co., are named. A summary
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
HEARST PAPERS NOT
ADMITTED TO CANADA
Assertion Of Lifting Of Ban Is
Denied BY Censor

TORONTO, February 28-(Associated
Press)-It was announced today that
there is no truth in the reports that
the ban against the sending of Hearst
publications into Canada has been lift
ed, nor in the report that the Interna
tional News Service could again include
Canada in its territory to be served
Hearst paper announcements Of the lift
ing of the ban are declared untrue.
Colonel Chambers, chief press cen
sor of Canada, said today that the reg
ulatiOn against the Hearst news system
'ls still vigorously enforced in Can,
ada. -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
HEALTH CONDITIONS
IN CAMPS IMPROVE

WASHINGTON, March lAsso
cintrd Press Rapid improvement in
hruIth and sanitary conditions in the
camps and cantonmentS was reported
yesterday hv Surgeon General GorgaS.
His report shows substantial checking
Of tn" rpIdrmlcS Of measles which have
prevailed in number of the camps
and less meningitis also.
As reason for the improved condition
better sanitary arrangements are
shown, better and more plentiful cloth
my and II cessation of the intensely
cold weather Of December and january.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01

of the FIVE accusations made as as
follows:
1.-The felony of storing foods, lin
iting the supply thereof and affecting
the price in commerce between the sew
ernl states.-Under the Food Act.
2.-The felony of wilfully making
false entries pertaining to the owner
ship and control of subsidiary corpor-
ations.-UndeF Federal Trade Act.
3.-The felony of wilfully making
false entries in divers accounts, rec
ords and memoranda of the corpora
tion itself.-Under Federal Trade Act.
4.-The felony of wilfully failing to
make true and correct entries on ac-
counts, records, memoranda and tran
sactions.-Under Federal Trade Act.
5.-The felony Of engaging in a con
spiracy with Armour & Co., and other
packers named to defraud
the United States through and by
means of collnsive bidding under con-
Tracts to furnish commodi-
ties for the use of military and naval
forces Of the United States,--Under
Section 81 Of the Criminal Code. ID
Vaults Seized "a ~. Il .r Y
4 fYesder responded !. hF Z scaling his
vaults after b suit ease of papers was
ordeted held in co1ft BY Judge Landis.
: The validity OF this warrant was at
tackled by Veeder as was the "Espi.
onage Act" under which the proceed
ings were brought, which act it is in
sisted is Unconstitutional.
Veeder has thus far succeeded in
preventing the trade board from secur.
ing his papers.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
Yesterday Sixty six
Names Figured
In Reports
GAS VICTIMS NOW
NUMBER EIGHTY
SammieS Give Huns
More Than They
Are Getting
NI ASHINGToN, March T.

w ASHINGTON, March L.
" ASSOCIATED Press) - Six
ty-six American casualties were
reported yesterday In the des-
patches received from General
Pershing and in the press reports
of the fighting from American
headquarters at the front, this
growing list of killed and wound
ed indicating more than anything
else could the growing participa-
ton of the Americans in the fight
ing.
Of the casualties reported, one
officer and six men were killed,
thirty-one were wounded and
twensy-eight were gassed. This
brings the numper Of gas victims
for the week upsto a total Of eigh-
ty-eight. ~
A stray German shell yesterday
struck an American smnthition
train explsaing -. oi ths
shells. Two men were killed. Ia
the explosion and four were stii-
ously wounded. This was on the
Lorraine front, where the Ger
mans were shelling q town back
of the American lines. In this
shelling one American was killed
and FIVE were wounded, while the
gas shells used struck down twcn-
ty more, bringing the victims Of
gas on this front this week up 70
eighty, of whom seven have died.
The American batteries were
active in their replies to the Ger
man artillerymen, making good
targets. The enemy's mine throw
ing position had been located and
American shells obliterated Il
during the day. 2& ttsstt s.
In the fighting on Tuesday on
this front, reports General Perish
ing. one American soldier was
killed and twenty were wounded.
There was heavy fighting along
the Chernins des DANES sector
yesterday, with the Americans
participating. Under a heavy
barrage the German infantry at
, tempted to rush one portion Of
the line, being repulsed with
heavy losses. The French lost five
men wounded while the Ameri-
cans emerged from the affair
without a casualty.
On Wednesday on this front
the Americans lost through shell
fire one officer and one private,
with two more seriously wound
ed. Yesterday one of these
wounded died in the first-aid sta
ton from his wounds. Esd
The Germans are using gas
shells on this sector in large mum.
bers and on "Wednesday eight
Americans had to be removed to
the hospital suffering from ga;
effects. ~
All the casualties on this front
have been from units from New
England. 81.
~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
BRITISH CASUALTIES
SHOW BIG DECREASE
List For February Is the Small
est In Many Months

LONDON, March l-(Associated
Press - Remarkable decreases in the
number of British casualties were
shown in the months of February, ac-
cording to the figures which were is
sued by the war Office last night. The
total is the smallest in many months
lS,96l.
Those killed in action or who died as
result Of wounds were 1873 officers and
40l2 enlisted men. The wounded and
missing numbered 46S officers and IA,
POS men
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE
OVER ALL RAW PLATINUM

WASHINGTON, March l-(Associa,
ted Press)-To meet the urgent de
mands which the government has for
platinum orders were yesterday issued
to commander all stocks of raw and
unworked platinum in the country.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
ONE KILLED, ONE HURT '..'. a..
IN ACCIDENT IN AIR

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Febru.
ary 26-( Associated Press) - Lieut..
William McGin and Lieut.. Telland
Conan fell today as the result of an
alrplane accident. Lieutenant MaGill
was almost instantly killed and Lieu.
tenant Conan painfully burt, II -.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST n
GROWING AS PARTICIPATION III
IN FIGHTING INCREASES.
GERMAN SOCIALIST
CRITIC OF KAISER

of the of mitaism and especially the advance Russia
Yesterday told Berlin dispatches of last night The critic of the
Scedemann, Socialist leader
smnn quoted the which the Kaiser made to the
principles of military
to declared
that tending bitter hostility against
The socialist the sensation and
loudly applauded socialist faction.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
TO CONTROL COFFEE

WASHINGTON, February 25-lA>.
ISOLATED Press)-George Lawrence,
president of the New York Coffee and
Sugar Exchange, has been appointed by
Herbert Hoover as head of the coffe"
distribution under the food bureau
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
Washington Admits
That Matter. Is Under
consideration
EARLY DECISION
MAYBEEXPECTED
Ishii Waited For But
Situation Admits of
No Delay


w (Associated Press)- s)--Real-
izing that Japan cannot much
longer be restrained in the de-
termination reached at Toxic that
action must be taken in Siberia,
1t is probable that an early deci-
sion will be reached here regard
ing the share the United States
will play, If any; in the proposed
expedition. l., y - -
II, is now disclosed that the
United States and Japan have
been exchanging views regarding
a possible allied participation in
Siberia for some time, ever since
it became apparent that the Rus
sian collapse might bring German
activities 10 the Pacific.
Ssi5WAITED FOR ISHII ~.
The administration, it is said,
has been hoping to have the deci-
sSi5h aefss ed ~ ~ - 1ssisal q
Yiseoant ishii. the new arnbassd-
dor for Japan, at this capital but
it Is appreciated how that the
feeling In Japan 10 such that there
can be no delay. II is the unof-
fetal belief here that America will
participate with Japan in what
ever action be taken.
There are huge quantities of
supplies, rolling stock and muni-
tions piled in the warehouses and
along the railroad line between
Vladivostok and Harbin and it is
the fear that these will fall into
the hands of Germany, to be used
possibly against Japan, that has
created a demand in Japan that
early action be taken.
NEWS BROKE YESTERDAY
Press dispatches from Toxic
during the past week have been
appearing in the American press
regarding possible Japanese act
ivity in Siberia, with the an
nouncement that the flagship of
the American Asiatic squadron
had been ordered to Vladivostok
to meet the American ambassa-
dor from Petrograd, but these
dispatches created only passing
interest. Yesterday, however,
London reports stated that the
press there had given special pro-
minence to the news that a joint
Japanese and American expedi-
ton had been suggested to move
in and control the eastern end Of
the Trans-Siberian railroad, pro-
tecting the supplies there, paid for
by the Allies, and preventing any
German movements on the Paci-
hc.
These dispatches created the
liveliest interest here and resulted
in statements from official circles
that there was substance to the
news. 1t was further stated that
an early announcement may be
expected.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
JAPANESE PRESS
.. GROWING URGENT

Files of the Toxic papers received
by the shinyo Maru yesterday indi
cate the intense desire Of the Japanese
that some action in Siberia be taken.
The Asahi Shinbun, one of the most
influential papers of Toxic, which has
editions in Osaka and Kyoto, bitterly
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
INVESTIGATION ORDERED

WASHINGTON, February 2S-(As-
sociated Press)-A naval board win
investigate reports that the U. s. s.
Cherokee is unseaworthy.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01
AMERICAN AND JAPANESE
TRO ROOPS MAY BE SENT TO
HOLD SIBERIAN RAILROAD

DAcIFISTS popular in Canada William Jennings
Bryan discovered yesterday For long career
speaking he found audience which he could
he undertook address prohibition meeting Toronto Re-
turned soldiers senced him would permit him to
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-01

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-24
COOPER'S MILLS

Fl. &. Williams Of Auburn was in
town on business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W. Brann attended
the funeral of Freeman Kennedy at
West Washington Sunday.
The Joint installation service Of the
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs which was
held Saturday evening, passed off in
a very pleasing manner. DR.. +. b.
Peabody D. ID. G. master, and Edward
ID. Buker. ID. D. G. marshal, conducted
the ceremony for Sheepscot Lodge and
Mrs. Sarah A. Weeks. d. d. presi dent,
assisted by Mrs. Hattie S. Moody, d.
d. marshal installed the officers of
Pine Tree Rebekah lodge. In both ser
vices the grand lodge officers We're
ably assisted by the necessary officers
from the local lodges to I'LL all the
chairs. At the close of the services
pleasing remarks were made by the
installing officers and several phono-
graph selections We're rendered by J.
r. Abbott. Also there was e song by
the male quartet, which was encored.
This program was followed by sup
per, after which the large company
dispersed at late hour.
Among the first in Whitefield to en-
gage in Red Cross work were the la
dies of Lend a Hand Circle of Kings
Daughters of Coopers' Mills They be-
gan work about the first of June and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-24
CLERKS.

were very soon Joined by other p2-
triotic ladies and Wha; had usually
been Kings Daughters meeting came
to be spoken of as Red Cross meet
ings. Every Wednesday afternoon
from , until o'clock has been de-
voted to Red Cross work since it was
taken up, as this seems to be the
crying need al present. FOLLOWING is
the list OF articles finished and semi
10 headquarters or to some Of our own
boys, who are III the service to Jan.
!, 19lS: Fifteen sweaters. Or. mitts.
III muftiers, "A pr, socks, s knitted wash
cloths, II knitted bandages yds long.
10 surgical shirts, 5 doz. drapes. %
napkins, tray cloths, sc handker-
chiefs 240 cloth bandages. 16 r band
ages. fracture pillows, IS ambulance
pillows, doZ. packages eye wipes, :
dnz. sings. ice bags. is wash clothes.
The ladies of this village call them
selves the Coopers' Mills division Of
the Whitefield Auxiliary Mrs. r. r.
COombs had a letter Of thanks from
the boy who received one OF the sweat :
erS she knitted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-24
LIVELY RACING
ON THE RIVER

Several hundred people gathered at
the track which had been scraped on
the river above the bridge On Wednes-
day afternoon and We're we'll repaid
for their trouble for they saw some
good racing. \ match was pulled off
between Hedger, owned by Steward
Sears and driven by his owner, and
Hattie F.. owned by IT, Wood and driv-
en- by Walter Merrill. Hecger took
the first Two and the last heats in
the following time: 81 3-4: 5: SO: so.
The third and fourth heats went to
Hattie l.. with a record of g.. and 33.
Later Koeash, owned by Charles Saw
age and driven by Frank Harrington,
took the first two and the last heats.
time 80. 81 Il, IS IL; and Jack Lyons.
driven by Harry Lyons. took the third
heat in q 36 IL mark. DR.. B. E. Lamb
ofliciated as starter and +. f. Potter,
+. +. Strout and +. G. Jones as Judges.
Some great racing Will be pulled off
on Monday, Feb. 4, when Cheerful
Charlie of Portland will race Hedger.
This will draw {; large crowd. as both
horses are we'll known III TINS vicinity.