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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-11
CHARGE "STEEl TRUST"
BLOCKED sale OF
FEATHERSTONE PLANT

Washington. Jan. Discharges that
which the government was to get
steel tor ship plates at one third iess;
senate committee invcstiga ting ship
building today by L. +. Featherstone,
presiden. Of the Texas Steel 60. Of
Beaumont, Tex
Offered Properties to Government
Fe&therstone proposed To sell 10 the
government ore lands nj Texas and
coal properties in Alabama. and plant
at Beaumont to mako steel SirlpS at
about SD n ton as against STD otneF
steel companies are charging the gov
eminent. Ills an, he said. was re-
frrrcd by the Shipping Board to the
council Of national defense and theme"
10 q subcommittee on Which were
charles schWab and other officials OF
ilr..a steel companies.
THEY turned me down on tic eN-
ruae That the government was not pre-
pared to go into business for itself,
expected anything different from the
crowd OF dollar-a year men who were
bcnefici&ries OF high prices. There has
not been an independent concern in TIE
United States large enough 10 permit
the government to he free from the
men who control the steel output since
President Roosevelt surrendered to
Frick and Gary and allowed them 10
take ove: the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Co"
He told the committee he believed it
expedient for the government to take
over the steel industry for the period
OF The war.
The steel companies lave been try
ing for seven or eight years 70 get this
rroDerty away from us. but have not
succeeded" he asserted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-11
100000 MEN TO
Be: ENROLLED IN
snip BUILDING

Washington, Jan, lo--Chaitnlan Hur-
ley Of the Shipping Board in a state
mrnt tonight announced that ihc pro-
duction of ship tonnage in tile United
states in 1915 is estimated at from
t,5o",ooo /" 100000 tons in Il special re-
port made by Lloyd's at his request
Homer l.. Ferguson. president Of the
Newport News Shipbuilding Co.. tes-
flying yesterday at the Senates ship
ping INJURY. said Lloyd'S had eSti-
mated the production at about 300. :
onD tons.
Now 118 Shipyards
chairman Hurley said there now are
lis Shipyards, II for steel ships and 81
for wooden vessels, in the United
states and that the force Of shipyard
workers had increased from about
10000 on oct. - to about 10000 on
Dec. -. Last April there We're 14S
ship ways in the country and there
now are built or building 7l6 ways,
with % per cent of them completed A
keel, he said. las been laid on every
completed ways
Mr.. Hurley said plans for enrolling
3SO0o men in shipbuilding are we'll
under way and lie believed that two
wooden ships would be completed on
each ways for such vessels this wear
and that in the steel yards three and
possibly four ships per ways would be
turned out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-11

Bulgaria ana Russia have concluded
q separate peace, according TO circum-
stantial adviceG by way Of Switzerland.
II a separate adjustment between
these nations has been reached il
seems probable that ii was because
Bulgaria found no difficulty in sub
sclibing to the Bolsheviki formula Of
NJ alnn"4tlons and indemnitics SO far
.s Russia was concerned. Bulgaria
has desired no Russian terrtort'.
seeking her acquisitions from I;u
mania ana Serbia.
II was for Serbia assistance, how
ever. that Russia prepared fol war lin-
der the Old regime, her mobilization
after Austria had threatened Scribe,
Icing made The occasion for Ger
rnany'e declaration Of war.
Turkey Also Asks Separate Te1cc
Turlle, likewise has been seeking 4
senaratc peace with Russia. but ac-
co,ding 10 today's advises. tic Boil
sheviki have declined 10 entertain the
Ottoman proposal. requesting TIE
Turks to participate in the general
peace conference between the Central
Powers and Russia.
From Bolsheviki sources comes the
report Of the defeat Of Generals kaie-
dimes and Dutoff, the Cossack leaders.
- no have been resisting the Boishev-
il,i in the Don region and elsewhere III
south central Russia. The latter genera
is reported in fight with evolutionary
soldiers and the Red Guard in pursuit,
while General kaledines is sald 10 DE
If retreat.
Borne. Switzerland. Jan. 10 sep
arate peace agreement has been sisileo
by Russia and Bulgaria, the Bun" re-
ports.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-11
! NitR RE II BOSTON
Vt MEN ONE RAID

''H'nn Jan y" The largest num-
'''I'h SGnmeu ever captured
'h.d IN TINS city were rounded
IN a lodging house in the Back
instruct tate today Eleven prs-
"''' taken without a single shot
~t o.cL
ihc men are said TO have
messed ~ holding up lunch rooms
clubhouse recently at which
''''l hundred dollars was taken
H. aldt,.. na,,, "n .' n ~ >o Nv 90 -;
: III tHc -. huskiest policemen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-11

u..t,urtoa. jan. l0.-EveIy phase OF
so var departments preparations 1or
,o,,io aeait-t Germany was outlined
4, offended ~ secretary Bake to-
IL, before me Senate military com
,,,,tce II answered IHose who nav"
,r.,ieil,d me department during ire
..mmIt,,,rs ln.c,tea,.vn VITA the as
..,,,on tuat no army ura - tAlt DOW
.,,1cr ,ho American lias eve: had oeen
,ajsed. equipped or trained So quickly,
,,d fla, s,yer b.lorc Had such proNis-
,on beer. made for In" comfort IN"
r,l;'h Of aa atntv
Many Questions Asked
THE secretary read an exhaustive
,,apar.,I -tat,n.a' when lIo took the
.,and aud a.. no' Interrupted until It
VAS courl a.G Iheu questions b"Gph
10 rs from =. s side Of the committee
able. huncua- q cross Xdmii'2 sion
MAT wa aa' concluded AZ adpourn-
aa' tou,el' sad prouabi, .ill con-
lN aat tomorrow
tmln chamberlain and w" OILS
,HniItfe, ILL.,. y 1n'cd % knpW i,rr-
Man lro9t dIa.~ IA furnishing
ma Mno pIa, and uIlrs ard mnrn a
1'ina WAS vi. ,otsd % the 3rmy's sup
rrt,UH.ir- r-ton. Nr Baker aG-
u 'tsa tu,r. i.d b"eu some mi>:ak, :
d a.lt'e hWt d-Cia"'I 'Ht' III fight
.E 1.s u f'aurr w"t" nd t.iuttrlt
.....t .. Oh arm a ..t,d ti,.,t ~ ,,.rt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-11
ASKS NO PITY
To Act as Revolutionists
Says Trotzky
Tells Teuton Delegates He viii Appeal
to People Of Central Powers and
Arms Of Russian Democracy-Lenine
in Finland Sanatorium

Inodon. Jan l0-~Inolficial reports
received here concerning me hrst aes T
sion of the peace conference q. Eres,-
Litoysk saw that the conference WAS
resumed Tuesday with Leon TrotZiiy,
the Bolshevolii foreign minister at the
lead If the Russian delegation. ar
that Trotzky in 4 speech insisted on {;
removal Of the conference ;" Stoc!.-
holm.
Act as Revolutl
T'rCtzky declared the Russians c,'iil"
10 Brest -Litovsk not as :iic representa- :
tivcs of conquered country and liG
not intend 10 ask for pity bud WoIi'l
continue tc act as true Eevolut.onis;7 :.
He is lerorted to have .o!d the Ger
man and .Austr.9u delegates ilts il
they did not accedc 10 his request
they would feel the weigh Of inc voice
OF the democracics Of The Central Io~ :
ers and the weight Of arms Of tit Rus
sian democracy.
The Evening Post asserts that IT,
Germans replied shat they I'D moi dc
cline to carry on The peace negoei3tic.Is.
but that they failed 10 specify v-hr-e.
Want Sweden as Go Between
The, Geimau delegation IL p-, ogi5.:i
is reported 10 have expressed tie d.
sire TO the Swedish legation that Swell
en- act as the so-"etween W; cr"Jt
Britain France and italE.
The Russian dole CATION at ~, lii
tovsi, Includes. IL add .tto:l To- 'irr.@:.y
vino Is serving Is is president. ono
woman Madame Bithenko. a former
cyile, ana NJ Jotfc. Vi. i<anleneH. ~
pokrovs,% ard thyeo coun sellers.
NihaIsii LeniDe. the Bolshov!h! PIC
Isi.r mas gone 10 q Finland sani,al INN
for several DAYS rest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-11

Senate war investigating committee.
Officers and men, he explained in a
statement of the mobilization accom-
plishments, have been trained special
~ for .m6aern warfare, independent
lines Of communication and supply are
IN process of construction and great
programs have been formulated for the
production of new instruments Of war.
Arms Of the most modern and effect
i've kind, the Secretary declared. have
France and are available for every
fighting MI who can be sent to France
in 1915
Million and Half Training
An army of nearly million and a
half men. enlisted and selected with
out serious diSlocatiOn of the nation S
industries. is now in the field or in
training at home and abroad. he as
serted. The subsistence of the army,
he continued. has been above criI-
cism, while its initial clothing supply,
temporarily inadequate, is now sub
stantially complete.
Il state the foregoing conditions of
Tie war departments problem and
some IF tile results attained, for two
purposes" he said. In the first place
,he American people are entitled to
know of tho splendid effectiveness with
which they have been able to organ
i've Tie man power and tie material
power or tho nation IN = great cause
and second. otT army in France under
General Pcrshin.c and our Niles are en-
titled to Lave ihC benefit resulting
from the depression of thc morale Of
their enemies which must come whom
the GcrlnanS realize that the American
democracy has neither Numbered nor
hesitatod. hut actually brought TIE
fen power Of its men and resources into
completely organized strength against
their military machine.
NO army OF similar size in the his
Tory Of the world has ever been rails
cd. equipped o" trained 50 quickly No
such provision has ever been made for
the comfort. health ana general we'll
hcnG of IN army.
'f?N the cc-opcratiOn o. al interests
and all people in tho country. TIE NJ =
zion is now organized ana set TO it's
task With umanimitE Of spirit ana con-
fidcnce il its powers. Moro has been
done thor anybody dared tn believe
possible. That There Save been hcrn
and thcYe errors IF Judgment ana de-
Continued on Page S-Col p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-11

Washington, Jan. 1o.-Woman Suf-
trage by federal constitutional amend
ment won IN the House tonight with
exactly the required number of az
firnlativc votes.
While members in their seats and
thron@s in the galleries waited with
eager interest. the House adopted BIZ
. vote OF p, to 1876 d resolution pro-
vidln2 for submission to the states OF
the so-called Susan +. ANTHONY
amendment for national entranchise-
ment OF women. But for the promise
Of Speaker Clark to east his vote from
The chair tur The resolution if it was
needed the change of a single vote t.
the opposition would have meant de-
feat.
Mann Comes from Sick Bed
Republican, Leader Mann, who came
ir"m . baltimore hospital where he
haa been under treatment ever since
Congress convened, and Rep Sims OF
Tennessee. Just out OF a sick bed and
hardly able 10 walk to his seat. brought
NNe''n '''e 'o'"e' Nv
.'''" - "'f iu'o"i ie" peiore
The suffrage cham tOnS began their
light foi favorable action in the Sen
ate Side Uf tho capitol. Recent polls
there have indicated that the necc:-
aarv two thirds vote had not been
mustered. hu' encouraged by the House
victory and counting upon the infIu-
cnce ot President Wilson. VINO came
~ 1hci" support last night. the sur
fraEiStS nope t" bring In" Senate into
line 70 maze III" amendment before
STAT" Ie-l3Iatnfc3 curing inc comm
year. 'he\ ic'f sure. - east. "a
''frin@ a vote IN iao senate before the
P'cScH' session cAh''
.NUN'catc" = .'"r alh'h"iheEt hah
'H'ii ~ '''h''l> tNifhd'h' on tfe ~
'"'' "' l'iS i'o''9c ''itei 'cFiueht WI
''n 'NN i0o' '''e i'ie'''''ci9 "Ho 'dlle''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-11
hpR0v'r: ilE:nT
OF Railroad Situation
Great Says Smith

Government Control VIII Avert Gen
ers' Coal Famine Although Local
SNorta1ea van Be- Inevitabie-Dis-
e1ss Extending Federal Control to
Express Companies
Washington. Jau. H. The railroad
"'i"n has mrro,cd under govern
''' operation sufficiently to qua, an =
.h.' tAot' VIA n, no further co;.I
'1nnne H ans part of the rouutrN tins
water pr,,tor o;rncraI MrNdoo was
afolmod toda hs \ II. smith assist
'ht IN 't1.-r 81 Transportation on
eastern Iuc.
loes Shortage Inevitable
't'' portage viii ho incvitahl. I'M
ar' cNl~'in- abnormal conditions. Mr..
9mi'h SAM. nat indications are that
"' important indu.trics will Ice forced
r 'hn' down because 81 lack Of fuel
""l h"H~oh"lders will ho supplied rea
''hahN NrIl He added that this ap-
i4'' ~ Now York aud New England
"''"' Nm" coal shortage has been most
''Ac3 m tho east
Control OF Express Companies
N''h'l operations ut express com
'h.'. ''ii no assumed hl the goy.
..''" vas discussed with the rail-
!. "' administration today hl heads
'"' '"H' principal express compa :
amy y Was said Director General
N'''~ dN~orN beard IN . lew
"'Aid recommend tdat govern
'ti"' Hn extended to them The
'Np.ess composites executives we're
"''rd today rs MT opposing such
WAY lnrmuCh as their earning
!Hf" tallen RAPIDLY and the
f'tam 70 riarlutee would provide
Hir 'hrr probable income even
W.' static Commerce Commits
'h"'I'H -raat the pending request
fc cent increase IL rates
't"'''r general cXpects To
a" ,rh. row tho board OF -four men
.u''.'.-atc demands of the railway
'n't"rrauJ.
N'\doo has been summoned TO
''i"t before the ;iouate Interstate
A.''5,' Commission tomorrow to
"'"'H the administration railroad
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-11
WOMAN SUFFRAGE WINS IN NATIONAL HOUSE
ONE VOTE OVER TWO.TH|RDS
WITHOUT THAT Of SPEAKER

Susan B. Anthony Amen iment for National En-
reimbursement Of Women Adopted, 274 to 1a6
Republican Leader NJ II from Sick Bed
Brings Vote Which Settles Issue-Maine Del
egation Solid for Suffrage - Leaders F e el
Sure of Forcing Vote in Senate Before Pres
ent Session Ends
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-11
PORTLAND HAS $1,000
OF II. {. $4,000 0TOTA

Portland Nc. Jan. 19--i,ossland
passed The half way mark toIay IN the
knights Of Columbus war fund drive.
When the total exceeded $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-11
$1,000 TONS
Coal Saved Weekly by
Paper Board Order
Garfeid Issues First Curt ainent Or
der-Paperboard Makers Agree to
Shut Down from Saturday to Mon
day Of Each Week

Washington. ,Iau. Ia. The first order.
for curtailmcnt Of the consumption of
fuel in industry was given tonight by
Fuel Administrator Garfield. directing
all manufacturers Of paper board to
suspend absolutely the use Of fuel in
their plant between O'Clock Saturday
morning and the same hour Monday
morning.
Call IN Paperboard Makers
Tie uaporbuar' makers We're among
tine first called in W. Dr clarified for
his conferences Witu manufacturers not
engaged il war work throu. b which II
is proposed to reduce consumption b>-
perhaps 5o.o00000 tons during the com
ing year. They estimated the amount
of fuel tIIcF could save and agreed 10
Cooperate in any plan THAT might lie
agreed upon.
Compliance with tcnight's order is
made obligatory under a penalty 1t is
estimated that the actual saving of
coal to he effected Will amount to Is, 900
tons weekly. Similar orders affecting
other industries, probably nearly 100 in
all, will be issued later. The order
follows:
Text Of Order
NO person. firm. association or cor
poration shall hereafter use, consume
or burn fuel If any description, includ-
Ing coal, coke. natural gas. fuel, oil or
other petroleum products or use power
derived from amy such fuel for or in
connection with the manufacture of
boXboard, paper board, strawboard.
pulph"ard, binder toard. tag board, or
any other boards whatsoever made
from white pulps. waste paper or rags
of a thickness in excess of seven thou
3andths Of an inch from o'clock in the
morning of SATURDAY, IN each week I'M
til O'Clock in the morning Of the fol-
lowing Monday"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-11
Artillery Duels Continue

Tn the lighting fronts The infantry
is inactive except for small raidinS
operations, but the artillery duels con-
;inuc intense on various sectors. In
northern, Italy snow has fallen to a
lcpth OF from three to nVc feet bring
Ing the operations to halt. Tho move
ment of supplies ~ the enemy armies
in the bills is being greatly impedcd
ana the indications at present arc that
fignting Of great intensity Will be inn
possible while the %noW lies ~ the
.,round.
Unofficial dispatches dealing with the
between the BoiSAcviki and
the Tcutonic Allies AZ Brcst I.itovsk indi-
cate that FOR the present peace is not be-
ing discussed, but thai the proposition OF
the Rolshcvihi to change the scene of the
negotiations to Stockholm is the para
mount issue Trotzks. the BuIshcyiki for
cign minister. IS said u have threatened
the delegates Of the Central Powers that
if they do not acccde TO his request for 2
transfer OF the pour parlcr$ 10 Sweden
the voice Of their own people and the
strong arm OF tile I;ussian democracy will
be felt by them. The German delegates
in Petrograd have requested sweden 10
act as co-between with the Allies.
Bulgarian Compact
a dispatch ena"atins rom switzerland
asserts that Bulgaria and Russia have
signed a separate peace compact, but
that the Russians have rejected separate
peace terms ON the proposals offered by
Turkey.
Meanwhile lighting continues in central
and southwestern Russia between the Bol-
Continued on Page 5-Cci. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-11
AMERICA HAS SUBSTANTIAL"
ARMY IN FRANCE SAYS BAKER

Force Ready for Action Under Conditions of
Nodern Warfare, 100000 Men in Training
At Home and Abroad of War Out
lines Work of Department and Its Various
Bureaus Baker Answers Criticisms Of Sen
ate Military Committee
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-11
Trotzky Threatens the
TeutOns with Armed
Forces of Revolution
SAY BOLSHEVIKI
ROUT COSSACKS
British Raid Successfully Three
Point; in Eccmy Trenches
Southeast OF ipres-Claim
Bulgaria and Russia Sign
Peace Compact

The American army which il to be
sent into Tile battle To make the world
safe for democracy is rapidly being
formed. In the nine months since the
United States declared that a state Of
war existed with German! the army
has risen rom 2l3,o34 officers ard men
to .539, 800 officers ana men.
This statement has been made BY
Secretary OF War Baker, who declared
that no army III the history of the
world he'd ever been raised equipped
or trained 50 quickly Tie secretary
added that "substantial' force Of
Americans already Was in France and
fit for active service and that full
equipment is on hand for every man
who will be sent 70 Europe during
I4la
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-20
THE PACIFIC COLONY.

It Is from that the trustees of the Pacific
Colony have with the Board of Control regarding
site for that institution which there four under onsidea
on Two county Ventura county and the other
n Barbara county.
We also effort being made by the people OF
consideration of proered site near the
own of location of the institution at either San
epo or Beaumont bring reasonably the people OF
Imperial Valley To locate in Santa Barbara nearly 500 miles
etant, would be a gross injustice
who made various parts OF 1aii-
na report than of the children in the
c The inmates of reform schools
yoften recruited from these children
defective children oath to send them long
tanes this for other central
ation should Having the people of Pao
rde and northeastern Bernarno the
aurnont site being desirable than other We
county both educational governmental
serious liberation and their in
uence having Colony located where will be of
the of Imperial county Our supervisors
having deal with the juvenile work especially
influence with Governor Stephens
the Board of Trustees due weight
claims.
The Chamber of of FL Centre has formally endorsed
should be followed by
the principals schools and others
to whom this work should particularly appeal
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-20
GERMAN SCHEMES
IN FINLAND, SEEN
Mss
(By Associated PrcsS)

Washington, juno 20.-Germany's 81
islands are causing fears among the
northern European neutrals that a
middle sea of the north" is contem-
plated BY the autocratic Central Pow
ers as an adjunct to their aggressive
plans for an economic and military
alliance against the world under the
name of "Mittel-Europa.
THE results obtained by the Ger
mans in the Russian Baltic states
give the neutral northern countries
much room for after thought de
clares DR.. Jur. G. Asche, the Scandi-
navian economist, in an article re-
ceived here in official dispatches.
"The operations of the Germans in
the Baltic provincesc may have con-
sequences which no peace congress
ever will have power to efface.
"The Germans desire to connect
die Europe. Finland is a country of
raw materials. If Germany becomes
master of the Baltic, and Finland be-
comese an independent state with
economic connections with Middle
Europe, Russia's wish to extend to-
ward the west is probably ONCE for
all made impossible.
"In order for Russia to get on her
feet again, she must find an outlet
for her natural riehese, and when she
has no way open to the west. she
must get there by aid of the Mlddle
European group, especially Germany,
and by the aid of Scandinavia. In
this way, an interchange of trade be-
tween Scandinavia, the Middle Euro
pean group, and Russia and the en-
tire Mohammedan world would be
possible, and not simply a future
dream.
with regard to Norway. II Is not
out of the question that this country
will have to consider seriously wheth
cr she will lnot have to lean more to
the east and south than now is the
case"
Bearing on the same subject is an
abstract from Affarsvarlden, a lead
ing Swedish trade journal:
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-20
TURNING THE TABLES.

the doughty and scholarly General Foh: ro maintain
our rn synonymous with being Only
fcnsve whether started the beginning action whether
follows theAdefensve, give results.
"storyand show than in battle there single
pent which while namely which
the desired reuth overthrow of the enemy
words can't lick enemy by remaining the
defensive Russia, defeated Napoean all
Russia and only turned that trick
Military tactics with fight
The Allies the offensive before the begin
ming OF Germany finish will sight The generaissimo of the
Allied this well anybody perhaps
whatever that the long, painful period of retreat
will end The only question is When?
1t maybe sooner tran i've Afisk. 4