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Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-05
CEN BARNETT TAXES PART
IN SINGING MIR. ZIP, ZIP. ZIP
Keeps Time With His Head and Enjoys the
Rhythm-Variety Of Items Gath y
cred Here and There.

variety, came along and was promptly
halted by the rookie.
Who goes there?"
"A regular soldier. Go to hell"
Corporal Of the guard" said the
rookie, 60 to hell"
Lieut. Col. Donaldson of the list
which the boys get in their Gales
themes is good for them. He thinks
their lungE need az much developing
as anything. And he is just about
One Of the most interested specta-
tors at the WeiRstefn colored singfest
was Capt. Mercardier of the French
he said there was little like that In
France.
Nicholson, who was here with the
18th. that he was stopped by a new
sentry on one of the muddy roads app
proaching the camp last winter. The
h t to get out Of nas ad
What are your orders9" he asked
no halt everybody who passes"
well. are you not supposed to use
your head?'
II suppose So"
''WelI. the reason they are keeping
you mere IL Lu@G IL InGy sent you 10
France the Germans might catck you
on guard some night and pull your
teeth out before you recognized them"
It is great pleasure to the friends
OF Capt. Thomas Swami of the Depot
brigade to know that he has been
made . major and transferred 70 the
MORGAN. Maj. Evelyn Harrison. also IL
stationed The list has one Of the
best balanced set OF companies In
camp. The rockies are bright fellows
aas the aEs saSS ne
Judging by the treatment accorded
at one lunchroom In Baltimore. IL
would be well for the proprietors to
treat fairly the. Meade men who
stance. described by Cook Donaldson.
the employees were set out in the/mid-
/ die of Baltimore street.
Do Meade soldiers know that by go
ing to the Service Club. on Fayette
street near Park avenue. they can get
an invitation to dinner in almost any
part of Baltimore?
The Christ Church Services and
supper on Sunday afternoon. are also
open to them each week. No tickets
required. The rector, DIR. Niver. In .
chaplain Of marines. So
Boys around O-Y will be pleased to
hear that the ten-year-old daughter
of Secretary Wilson was the little girl
who was seen about the hut last week
for several days. Her name is Mary
Virginia. and ,she has been mentioned
. frequently in the letters of Gill Will
son, the aviator. to his father at the
hut.
Z She is precocious-butt then look at
her father.
~ Goodenow of "Shell and Flame" has
been recommended to attend an off,
GERS training camp.
Sergt Beall of the SD. Infantry tells
of a man he knows who can sleep on
his own land anywhere from Canada
to Texas. That is. within twelve
hours he can go from one farm to
another Of his own. His friend. Sergt.
Fleming OF Texas, once carried ST.
sOQD. 900 of War Department money In
Frisco to a transport bound for the
islands. 1t was all in silver dollars.
too.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-05
~ World War.

n Mns1s asak and aid yoa hear
&he elsezz eizNx Trent the airf
.a ~ et< Be1e made snch noise
g N&4a <Ae 111liles stare.
~ sss1z ~ ny eur hats Aew high,
AN14 @a<&s&41 heavenss dome,
Em 49, ~ Ngnxd the agiarious word,
r. &eAAw o1ek the foam."
we've aI6d gn1d. as soldiers should,
We - ae wkAteseF Was bid;
~s4g 80 - laa1 we're going to roam;
49, zakeofe4 the lid.
o. e..EE z8 - en- be done. -
e #aAs hlz& wish. the worthless nsh,
%e'A AeYek eeeMsa sHnn.'
%sxe Nszsi.iax went, with mind intent
~ 11@ he NaiyerBe
e az fz6l6E HIM for the crimes he'd done
46sS "a Sss's a ssm: sS Nos, I'm be damn,
y 4 y Nak Nave to 60,
ae.e Nsa md guns sainst those barbarOus
n ~ - i the death. by Jo.''
AnEit 1seR ne can for his man power an,
AID 60 Into the ranks
IT Nhesp M yell. .'Give the kaiser hen
= KSISS Sd twas . bitter pin
MaM s. amote him on the hip.
Ne W D. sd, foE he eenld not send
IN4 = sop eur Berlin trip.
Pc si' sssh hat togn and the German.
a = ~ - ) slgn Of shame:
IS w $ .s,' ~ Sc ss sez srf ,. v,esov
BfSs salaH fh0 upper hand.
z4 ~ mare rhaIl eSes soar,
y. may exDand.
<heFl's - 80 lbaks = sip ON joy.
10 sad - eyefT gnni1es
ksys. = - sEs LEFT hehina
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-05

Il ThS following appointments of nom
ml1 ieeioned oflcers from the $50
bnaE6ny, 1s4tA Depot Brigade. were
nnonnced saturday, as>follows:
"A SeAeAnfs hudson r. Collins, Ed
Fd NJ Price. william J. Stocksdale,
John Allebach, Oliver o. Cahoon,
John p Rsddington, Leslie N. wortz,
Charles r Trlssell. John J. Larkin.
tAwfsA6s w. Mccarthy. Karl L. How
ard. Harry y. christy and Frank R.
1 CQfNpxals Eawrence p. Hand,
James n. Prengery John r. Brown,
temuNt 81 8atney, Jeremiah j. Mack
1eey. Charles =, Beauchamp. Harry w.
pAnolG6. NichASl j. Mccullough, Peter
Aagan Charles r s'Ninter and Wilbur
Corr. T.awrehce r. Hand, $50 Com
&Any 1Exkh Depot Brigade, has been
ASSIGNED - headquarters 9th Bat
The latest recruit In the ranks Of
ne 33d Company benedicts is Corp.
ias stella Katherine Bayne, daugh-
1er Of Charles Edward Bayne. 222S
omeWoo6 avenue, Baltimore. The
<eren1tSlS VAS performed Saturday
4fter1g August 81. in st. AIMS
&thQaIN Church Baltimore, by the
&ex 9Azaes Cartwright. Miss Ro-
Maid ~ honor. and sSergt. Charles p.
krua4 rs the asa Company was best
nan. Chewing the ceremony Corp.
md inter left for Atlantic City.
~ u - = few days. -
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-05

The colored brother had been listen :
ing to the address with great deal
of interest, and as he filed away from
he platform with other fellow sol
diers he was heard to remark: We'll,
can't win this war, 1t sho is UP to ms.
Y Anglo-Saxtons just az that speaker
done remarked
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-05

dance, much enjoyed By fhe
headqdarters company of the list ms
fantry and their friends, was af6sn
Saturday night in the main Knfk1,f@
OF Columbus building, with the fnfz
Toying acting as the committee "A ~r&
engagements: Private John NnffrT.
Private Joseph B. Mu1hollsnd HzrS>s<
Malcolm Parrish and PrfTefe DIV
.Ma1oney. Girls Of much beauty -
attractivenese came fFona B6lfinoA
Washinston and nearby poinfs
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-05
liked Her Picture;
! VENT TO SEE HER
lSei snaaathe sf 18th Got Fur
| Tough 70 Go All Way
1 to Ohio.

Cupia hss many and varied ways of
|piercing human hearts. Those who don't
believe this should ask Top Sergt. Jack
ISuddath e the supply Company. nth
Ilnfantry.
Previous - the war sergt. Suddath
as travelling salesman. On one of
III trips another salesman was bragg
king shout the fair girls in his home
6Wn ht Mansfield, Ohio
lack Became interested and after be-
.ns shown several OF their pictures
picked out one or the most beautiful
pines and asask his friend why he didn't
give him her name and address. His
Friend replied that he would do so. If
BACK would write to her. Jack inn
knedI& feIy agreed.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-05

Love Forty" said one OF the tennis
players.
stander. -
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-05

Did any one ever see fellow who
knows so many pretty girls as does
First Sergt. Goldman of utilities?
with a commission for this boy?
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-05

One of the jokes. play on Gen.
Gaston's name. was big hit. Marty
Maley and Scotty Freidel had great
time as end men. The boys will be
sorry to learn. too. that Freidel has
been heard here for the last. time, as
he has been transferred to another
camp. He is one ofthe best min
strels that has ever come to Meade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-19

officers and men TO man the ships prop
erly, IL We should have had to fight
then we do not known what would have
happened
1T was not until year after the war
began that our ships were properly
manned" he added. The question Is
whether We are going to throw away
the money and efforts required to OBJ
tain the proper forces Now that we
have these men we should keep them
as long as needed or until they could be
replaced"
Captain f.anng told OF the work 81
the bureau at the start Of the war when
men were needed for dest:oyers. crriis-
ers and coast patrols At that time
there were 1894 officers in the navy
while ZOO were needed. he said The
problem was 10 make those available do
the work of all those needed. Crews
were stripped from the battleships and
placed on the smaller boats. we hx-
ured that II the German feet should
come out and defeat the British neet
it would be three months before Il
would be ready TO tackle ours" Cap
tain Laning said so we robbed Pete
TO pay Paul II worked out fine but We
Continued on Page Col
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-19

Washington. Dec. lS.--A new era in
American finance 'replete with new
and momentous problems demanding no
less serious consideration than those Of
war is predicted in the December 1u!-
letin of the federal reserve board made
public today. Eationng of the tinan-
cial resources Of the country during the
transition period not widely differing
from that required when tie nation was
through the medium of the banks in
addition to that which may be required
from the American government; preven-
ION Of imitation; limitation of industry
to those lines which may properly be
allied essential and methods for alb
sorptiou o. wCr loans, were some of
the suggestions made for securing Il
sound basis for the future. With the
termination OF the war the Unite
States in common with the rest Of the
world is confronted with problems an |
needs growing out of reconstruction, but
in the opinion of the board definite linn
its must he set TO the requirements OF
public financing
The liquid capital OF the country
the bulletin continues, may for a long
time TO come be inadequate to meet the
demands of the world and some process
of outstanding or rationing it must
therefore be applied during reconstru2-
ton, just as the case during the period
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President to Reassure Lloyd George
Regarding Reduction of British Navy
TO Make Clear His Friendliness
Towards ltaly--League Of Nations
Essential Part of Peace Program
Exchange of Views DesignedtoLe
sen Work of Peace Conference

Paris, Dec. 1S-After four days of
gathering views of leaders in Franco
President Wilson's closest advisers
say he has seen no reason to change
his belief that the foundation of a
league of nations is inscparable from
the actual peace treaty itself. These
advisers say that the President in ex-
planning his definition of the free
dom of the seas" will reassure Pre-
nier Lloyd George that he has no in
tention Of demanding a reduction of
the British navy to APPOINT involving
the unaafety Of the empire but will
emphasize his feeling that the plan
OF a league will strengthen the en-
plre. King Victor Emmanuel. who Is
expected to arrive on Thursday, al
ready has been fully advised of the
Presidents plans through conferences
with Count Di Cellere. Italian ambas-
sador 20 the United States. but the
President will take the opportunity to
make personal explanations to the
King and also to make clear his
triendlIneSS toward ltalN.
The hope is expressed by those sur
rounding the President that the eX-
changes of views will clear away any
partial misunderstanding which may
exist in regard to Mr.. Wilson's atti-
tude and prepare the way for as
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-19
Many Financial Problems
] Must be Dealt With During
Reconstruction Period

of the war. The methods will not De
the same but will be closely analogous
to those pursued during the war. A.
tention is called to the fact that the
federal reserve system is low in an IN
exceptional position for influencing the
distribution and, use OF banking circuit
upon an economic base.
Necessity for the reduction OF loa@s
on war paper is dealt with at length
and direct absorption of the govern
ment bonds now carried by the banks
through extensive popular saving sug-
gested as a means of creating new cur
rent wealth With the return OF banks
obligations to normal liquidity, and as
commercial paper takes the place OF
notes secured by bonds and certificates
of Indebtedness now making up large
proportion of the federal reserve sys-
TEN assets, the bulletin says, prices Will
gradually work toward a normal and
stable basis "Coincident with the re-
duction of domestic war loans. the bul-
letin says with reference to foreign aid,
there may probably be expected to de-
velop direct demand upon our bank
ing resources for action designed to IA
cili+a+e the movement Of goods to 9TH
err countries From this time forward
tie bulk Of our foreign financing will
necessarily return to a peace basis amp
the services of our banks will lie in
supplying the means of financing the
movement of consumable goods to the
foreign countries by which they are
needed"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-19

semblagc of the conference with COM
ready to deal with principles and any
outstanding differences OF opinion
that remain. In all his conferences the
President has taken opportunity to
impress his view 1T is said by those
who are authorized to speak for him.
that no one nation is entitled 10 as
sumo the role of master or dictate
the manner or the conditions Of tho
representatives of others.
There is some indication that con
siderable Roadway is being made in
this direction and that the members
of the American mission are now see
ing their way clearly. All express the
conviction that delegates VIII enter
the conference in a spirit of CO. opera
ton. Some undercurrents are inter-
preted as showing indications OF re-
greet because of tho acceptance o.
President Wilson's points in a gencr.
al way prevented some nations from
achieving their own objects which
might have been gained IL Germany's
collapse had been made even more
complete. In reply IL has been made
plain to those with whom the Presi-
dent conferred that the United States
government does not consider the war
Il victory of arms alone and that vie
tory would he incomplete without an
orga nization of nations TO guarantee
world peace.
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Disloyal inventor Trapped
Bv U.S.. Secret Service Men

ing with them and arc quoted in the
bill. He told them further of the
purpose of the invention, it is alleged.
and said lie had given the twenty
best years of my life to its develop
ment for my fatherland." and that
he wanted to keep it from the United
States although an American citizen
Arguing against the plea of Built
ingsloven's counsel for n bill of par
ticulars the Federal prosecutor said
the invention instead of being a
harmless machine is really a danger
Gus weapon of war designed by the
inventor for the destruction Of this
and other American cities" The de-
PENDANTS council said lie expected to
call witnesses to prove that his client
had offered his invention to the Unit
cd States. among them former Presi-
dent and Secretaries Daniels and
Baker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-19

New York, Dec. 1S-ProccedinSs in
the federal court today disclosed that
Bruno Won Bultingsloven. an invent
or charged with making seditious
remarks, is accused also of negoti-
atng with supposed secret agents
of the Kaiser The sale of the plans
o; an acromobile designed TO destroy
New York and other American cities
ana which was, according to the
federal prosecutor, really dangerous
weapon. The supposed German gents
were actually United States secret
service men and according to the
indictment against the defendant lie
accepted $1,000 from then on June .
last for the plans for the machine.
The seditious remarks are alleged to
have been made by the defendant to
the detectives while he was negotiat-
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Plan to Increase Number
Men and Officers, U.S.. Navy

Washington, Dec 1S--Legisiatio ton an
thorizing increase of the permanent en-
listed strength of the navy from 131. 100
men to sl7.00O was recommended to the
House naval affairs committee today by
Captain II. Laning, acting chief of the
bureau of navigation. This would in
ciude 10000 seamen, 1900 apprentic {
seamen and firemen in training, 1900 In
trade schools for training and 5000 in
the flying corps.
Plans for increasing the enlisted an |
commissioned personnel o: the navy to
the degree which lie said would enable
it to fight at the drop of the hat were
submitted to the House naval affairs
committee today by Captain II. .I4aning,
chief of the bureau of navigation. He
submitted bill under which officers
Of the temporary and naval reserve
force might be commissioned in the
regular navy after passing examina-
tons and also to enable enlisted men IN
the temporary and naval reserve force
to reenlist in the regular navy
"At the start of the war the navy was
pitifully unprepared," Captain I-aning
said. we did not have half enough
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-19

.\napo;iS. Md. Dee. 1S-War gov
CrrOrs # the states, before adjourn
ing their arnuai conference tonight,
inspected the now SUPERINTENDENT
Mississippi. anchored in Chesapeake
Bay. They made The trip To the big
craft as guests 81 Secretary Daniels
on the presidential Yacht Mayflower.
Earlier IN tho day The governors
heard addresses by Mr. Dariels ana
President for going to Europe. At the
suggestion Of Coy. illiken of Maine.
t.cIr respective congressional dele
cations the question of reimburse
colleges and universities which Suf-
tered heavy loss by discontinuancc
"f student army training courses.
Many of the governors expressed
disappointment that social affairs ON
the program had prevented adequate
discussion during the conference OK
practical matters of state legisla-
ton and administration.
Commenting on President Wilson 3
trip. Secretary Lane said Il have
seen criticism of the President and SO
have you. for going across the water
at this time The spirit which ami
mated him in going is the spirit Of
this new day 1t is the spirit Of civ
ing your hand 70 Your neighbor 1t
is the spirit that would make this
war the end of wars. The man who
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-19
Smoothing Way to Better
Understanding Between
Allied Heads and Wilson
Senate Passes Amendment
To Revenue Bill Designed
to Discourage Child Labor

Washington Dec. 1S.-Adoption OF
Il committee amendment imposing
10 per cent. tax on profits from chill
labor products entering interstate
commerce was the only action by The
Senate today on the war revenue 3iil.
The vote on the amendment was -
to II, with Democrats casting all the
negative votes Debate Oh this con-
tested provision and two hours IN
expected discussion Of other subjects
delay progress on the bill but leaders
still hope for its passage by next
Monday, with view to securing All
extended recess over the holidays.
Tomorrow tile Senate plans - take
up the amendment Cor repeal aex-
July l of tho existing zone system
OF second class postage rates. aud
substitution Of i modified zone syS-
TEN. Several senator's expect 70 de-
liver speeches on this subject The
child labor amendment drafted
jointly by Senator's Pomerenc CT
Ohio. Lenroot of Wisconsin and Ken
yon of Iowa is designed to repia"a
the Child labor law declared nc N
stitutional by the supreme coIrt.
Senators Hardwick of Georgia and
Ovorman of North Carolina led ne
tight on il and on the roll call these
senators voted against adopt on.
Bankhead Of Alabama; Beckham Of
kentucky: Hardwicll of Georgia.:
Martin of Kentucky; Overman Of
North Carolina; Pollock of South
Carolina: Simmons of North Caro-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-19

lima: Smith of Georgia: Smith #
South Carolina; Thomas of Colorado,
Underwood of Alabama and Williams
of Mississippi The amendment which
goes TO conference when the Sen lie
passes the revenue bill, is said %
have President Wilson's approval.
Constitutional questions principally
were raised by senators SpeakiI"
against the amendment. They also
declared that its primary purpose IS
rot to raise revenue. but - mee- inc
decision OF the supreme :ourf an
holding the former child .ahnr act
unconstitutional. Advocates of the
legislation including its authors de-
clared Congress has the right to use
it's taxing power to deal With otner
schedules and confidently predicted
the amendment would be sustained
by the supreme court. Retain in Tie
bill the amendment imposes the ~
per cent. tax on profits from products
entering interstate commerce from
mines and uuarries employing chill
dren is years old and from mills.
factories and similar industrial cs-
Establishments employing children I'M
der IA years or those between IA "nd
lG for more than eight hours daily.
An amendment to the postal zone
section of the revenue bill was IN
trodueed today by Senator Mcclellan
Of Tennessee. 1t provides for a zone
system with the committees proV's-
ion for q rate of one cent pound
for the first $50 miles retained. IN
lieu of the rate Of l II cents beyond
that limit, the amendment provides
for additional zones with gradual
cd increase in rates. the maximum
being six cents a pound for secona
Continued on Page 3-Col ~
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Fraud Charged Involving
Sale Land in Maine County

Boston, Dec. ia newspaper ad-
vertisement Offering for sale valra-
bic timber lands in Piscataqujs coun-
ty. Me. said to belong TO the estate
Of John Cassidy Of Bangor, led to
the arrest Of Hiram r. Mcknight fy
federal officers here today. He IS
charged with using the mails in q
scheme to defraud. Federal officials
allege that Mcknight obtained title
to the land by means Of forged deeds
He pleaded not guilty before fed
eral commissioner and was held in
$1,000 bonds for a hearing next Nom
day. It is charged by the federal au-
thorities that Mcknight executed q
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stands as the representative Of the
foremost democracy of the world
goes to Europe not that he may
march down the Champ Elysee, not
that he may receive the plaudits of
the French multitudes. but he goes
to Europe as the champion of Ameri-
can ideals because lie wants to see
that out of tlIis war comes something
worth while. He would have been
lcrelic:. he would have been negli-
gent. he would have been false to his
own conscience and false to our ideas
of him if he had not stood in Paris
in person as the champion Of that
which he loved and those institutions
which we hope to see spread around
the world. To me Woodrow Wilson
in Paris represents not the ambitions
Of Napoleon striving to master the
world by force. but the greater
Pasteur. the healer of the nation, who
comes to bring. peace, happiness and
to secure gratitude from those whose
lives and homes he makes secure
Alaska will be the meeting place
for another conference of the gov
ernors next summer providing one
half of them can attend and Gov.
Thomas Riggs, Jr.. today obtained
the promise from Secretary Daniels
to provide a ship for the trip. Selec-
ton of the meeting place for the next
annual conference was left to q COM
mittee which is TO choose either
Alaska or Utah. When the govern
ors We're inspecting the Mississippi
many of the 1926 men aboard recog
nzed their home executives and there
followed many informal receptions
bctUcen the ships decks.
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REP. MANN OUT
FOR SPEAKER OF
NATIONAL HOUSE

washington, Dec. IS-Represeni3l-
tive James +. Mann of Illinois, Re
publican leader of the House, today
formally announced his candidacy
for speaker Of the House in the next
Congress which VIII be controlled by
the Republicans. His announcement
followed a meeting of Il Of the %
Republican members of the Illinois
delegation reelected to the next
Congress. at which his candidacy was
unanimously endorsed.