Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-14
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Manila. June 13.-The price limit on
! hemp fixed by agreement with the
United States government has been
removed by Francis Burton Harrison,
governor general of the islands. This
action was taken owing to the stag
nation in the hemp market.
! London, June 13.--It is announced
! that the Imperial government has
purchased the whole of the Australian
wool clip for the period of the war
and for one year afterward'. says a
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
from Melbourne.
! Boston. June Ex-Governor Mccall
tonight named an advisory committee
! of four to help the director of the
state bureau of statistics carry ont
the provisions of the new anti-l6atir.
law and the administration of the
public employment offices. Those
appointed were Prof. Roy w. Kelly of
Cambridge, director of the bureau of
vocational guidance. Mrs. Louis a.
rockingham of North Easton, Chair
man of the Industrial Committee OF
the Civic Federation; j. Franklin Nc
Elwayn of Brookline, a shoe manu-
facturer; and J. Frank O'Hare Of this
city. II prominent labor leader.
Philadelphia. June 13.-Former Mayor
John f. Fitzgerald of Boston. who
came here today for a conference with
Charles NJ. Schwab, Encouragement Of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation, said
! that unless Boston could get tugboats
and bargeS that city would have tins
winter.
! Philadelphia, June 13.-Firteen pei
/ cent of the ships being built under The
supervision of the Emergency Fleet Cor
! poration will be used to transport
troops and the other So per cent. will be
: cargo carriers. according TO statement:
! made tonight at the monthly get to-
gether'' dinner of the Emergency Flee
! Club.
! Medford. Mass June l3-Militar,
training will be introduced at Tufts COZ
lege with the reopening of the rail- term
according to vote of the faculty TO-DAY
Whether the training will he electiv'
I or required has not been determined
The war department has promised tt
provide a staff of officers for each UNI
of 100 students who enroll for tht
K course.
Washington. June l3.-Because o
President Wilson's opposition. prohibi
ton leaders in the Senate will not pres
prohibition amendments to the emergen
! CIV AGRICULTURAL bill What steps will o'
taken to attempt to put prohibito"
| through as separate legislation will be
decided later.
Boston. June 13.-George Stallings
MANAGER of the Boston National
League Baseball team tonight wreo
Connie Mack. manager OF the fhil-
adelphia American League team, that
he would not insist on the delivery
of Scott Perry. pitcher of the Attn
Ietics to the Braves. Staliinss s9'o
he was willing to take another play
er in the place of Perry
, Madrid, Wednesday, June 12,-The
commissary general of supplies an
rounced tonight that the Spanish am =
hassador at Washington. Rlano
C;ayangos. had been instructed 10
/ rec,,isition all Spanish shipping IN
norts of the United States to con-
vey goods to Spain
/, Washington. June ia resolution was
offered by Representative Farr, OF fennssi
wanna n amond the constitution so MS to give
! Congress- authority 10 control employment
compansation and hours OF labor oil eh''d',"
II would limit control to cases where ~
produc. Of the labor is used in interstate
commerce.
| ,.,rdon. June IA dispatch to the ES-
! chance Telegraph from Amsterdam reports
/ +bs. DR.. Won Seydler, the Austrian premier
| rendered his resignation TO Emperor 'har'eS
! on Wednesday The dispatch ados mat 'he
! Emperor has not accepted 1t.
! milwaukee. Wis, June 13,-ins
! r.hr.stie. middleweight, had shaue
over Bob Mocha at the end or ~
round bout here tonight, accoraiiig !"
.. majority of sporting writer's p.F
emit The fighters are mluu'e"tisn.
Washington. June l3.-Represei,'
tive lever of South Carolina nd
wi,bdrawn from the race Tor seh"''
!, south Carolina in responEe ~
a, urgent request from President IL
.o,, that he remain in the House as
at,,;,rn,n of the committee on aSri-
culture Senator Tillman is a can
d;d,,c 10 succeed himself and 'here
"a several other aspirants FOR liz
nomination. ,.,
p,ston June 13.-Statistics corn
rj,ed here tonight showed mat 'he
mon of the 101st Infantry Rcgiinei'
which has been in France for hh,t
,ontI,s are a better insurance r''N
than mon of equal health here lne
death rate for the regiment ihci"'
ing those killed in action. mas oee''
co. l., 1000 for the 5000 men who went
overseas. For the fiscal year 1910 the
local municipal register sho"eu "
daath rate Of 1872 In 1000.
London, June 13-Arthur Sanueis'
solicitor general for Ireland, replying
ia a question in the House OF Noih-
mons today said that since OCTOBER
1916 abou. 10000 men had left Ire
Ind for munition works in Great
Britain and over 10000 had joined the
forces. Allowing for the increased
number of men required for agricul-
ture in Ireland, the $4,000 recruits
asked for in Viscount French's pro-
clamation he declared, would repre-