Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-07
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Chicago, June CA demand that the COM
andeer all whiskies and prohibit the manu-
ftcture of all beers and wines will be pre-
sened to the present Congress, Virgil G.
Shaw, chairman Of the Prohibition Nation
al Committee announced today.
Washington, June 6.-State GOV
ernors were asked by the Committee
on public information today to issue
proclamations designating the Fourth
Of July this year as a day Of cc,e-
bration for the foreign born in the
United States. The idea has been
approved by President Wilson.
New York. June c.-The Brazos.
sister of the Carolina, sunk by Ger
man submarine last Sunday with a
loss of 6 lives has arrived at a Porto
RiCan port the New York and Porto
Rico Steamship Co. announced here
tonight. The Brazos carried 200 pas
sengers, and steamed through the
zone in which U-boats have operated.
| Washington, June 6.--Editors of
more than score of Mexican news
papers and magazines arrived here
today on IA tour of the United States.
The visit. was arranged by the United
States government and was des-
igned to give the Mexicans an idea
of war conditions here and the neces-
sity for restrictions on the export OF
materials needed for war purposes.
London, June 6.-Niscount Bryce,
in statement today in reply to the
appeal of Mrs Max Green, daughter
of the late John f. Redmond, on May
"a, endorses her appeal for unity be-
tween England and Ireland He
urges the British Parliament to has
ten the passage Of an adequate home
rule BILL but at the same time asks
the people ITO make it plain to the
world that the Irish people stand in
line with Britain, America, Italy and
France in their determine ton to
save the world from the German
ruthlessness and tyranny"
Boston June 6.-The state food admin
istratlon today started an investigation
Of banana prices, which have increase
steadily here Until retail quotations are
from 40 to 60 cents i dozen and in some
restaurants as high as 10 cents each
Wholesale prices are from $50 TO s. a
hundred pounds, including the stems
London, June 6.-The Evening stand
ard learns on high authority that the
official communications for May give Il
total OF 39s German machines brought
down bv British airmen, % brought
down by anti-aircraft cunfre. lo1 enemy
machines driven down out of control.
making total of SIS airplanes destroy
81 or damaged. In addition seven OBJ
rvation balloons were destroyed
| Passion June 6.-Oficers of the Bay
| state Street Railway Carmens Union
! defined to make any statement regard
(, inc snecial meetings tonight of the 450l
ennloves to consider an increase in pay
NJ five cents an hour. This increase
: r-o,,Id bring the maximum wage to 40i
oepts an hour II was understood. how
.var that some Of the men advocated a
ase Of GO cents an hour similar to that
rec,,ested recently by the Boston Fle-
,,..ed Railway employees,
u.s,;ngton, June 6.-Director General
a., ,aoo was directed by Senate res
,I,+io, adopted today TO inform the Sen
;. a,bat action was contemplated LOT
.,,n,ing control OF the stcckyards anu
,h.i- railroad terminals as part OF lhs
;,.u,a administration. The resolution
..-.,,,cad bv Sena tor Norris of eSebras-
~. asks what legisla tions@k3 any, ~
!. needed for the government 70 'aAe WV