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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-25
CAMPAIGN TO START
AGAINST ILLICIT
D|ST|LlERS IN SOUTH

Washington. Jan. pam appeal to
governors and members of Congress to
support nationwide campaign
against Illicit liquor. distillers was pre-
pared today by Internal Revenue Com
missioner Roper, whose reports show
'moonshine" traffic increasing rapidly.
The campaign will be directed mainly
against southern dry states, where the
location Of most of the military camps
has added special reason for the clean
up movement. Commissioner Roper
will ask governors to furnish state
agent to cooperate with government
inspectors in putting illegal stills out
of business and to prosecute the cam
paign actively during the next two
MONTHS ordinarily the busiest period
of the year for moonshiners.
More severe penalties may be imposed
on soldiers who drink liquor
The department of justice today re-
ported that United. States attorneys
have prosecuted more than 600 persons
during the last six months for violating
the barred zone regulations about army
camps. Most of the 0sAcers were ac-
cused of selling liquor and in many
cases the liquor was found to be Of the
"moonshine" variety
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-25
THOMPSON HEARS OF
EXECUTION or SPIES

New York, Jan. A.-C. S. Thompson.
chairman Of the press committee of the
American Defense Society. in an ip NAL
discussion at..a%luncheon given b. the or
ganization here today declared the society
had been informed that the United States
had executed 14.spies since the beginning
Of the war with Germany. At least two
of the spies We're, from Detroit, he saio.
He added that enemy aliens IN this coun-
try should be appraised of these acts, as
evidence of Americas determination to
protect herself" So
Unheard OF at Washington
Washington, Jan. 24.-Maj. Gen. Crow
der, judge advocate general and provost
martial general Of the army. said tonight
ii any spy had been executed in the Unit
ed States he had never heard of it. Re-
ports on sach cases in the army would
come to Gen. Crowder's office. At the ma
Wy department 1t was fatty denied that
there had been any executions for espion-
age by the naval establishment
Various reports of the hanging or shoot
ing of spies have been circulated since the
United States went to war, but none ever
has been borne out by investigation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-25
AUSTRIA FAITHFUL
TO GERMANY FIRST

Basel, Switzerland. Jan. GA dfspatcb
from vienna says that during an address
to the delegation of, Parliament. Count
Czernin. the Austro- Hungarian foreign
minister, declared that he considered
President Wilson's last proposition re.
garding peace as showing a perceptible
approach to the Austro-Hungar.an point
of view. There were. he said, several
points to which Austro- Hungar'- 1oyfully
could subscribe. but that the following
principle first must be laid down:
That where these propositions concerned
Austria Hungary allies as in the case of
Germany in Belgium and Turkey, austria
Hungary was faithful to her alliances aSrd
would fight to the end and for the defense
of her allies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-25
Hope to Prevent Further Coal
Shortage by Zone Distribution

Board. A number of notifications
were made, however and the operation
Of the scheme, it was said. would be
limited to the east. where freight con-
gestion is greatest.
Under the plan certain mining dis
tricts would be assigned a specific ter
ritory to which their output should 60
and the railroad routes would be pre-
scribed. New England would be served
largely by water carriers from Hamp-
ton Roads, Baltimore and PHILADELPHIA,
coal going to those ports from the
southwestern Virginia, West Virginia
and central and Southern Pennsylv-
ania fields. BY rail, New England
would get it's emergency coal supplies
from the Clearfield. Latrobe, Green's
burg apd other central Pennsylvania
regions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-25
POOL COAL AT new
JERSEY TERMINALS

New York, Jan. 23.-Pooling of an
tllracite coal at New Jersey terminals
was decided upon at a conference here
today ut. coal operators and railroad
officials, subject to the approval OF the
Federal Fuel Administration. Precious
requests for the pooling of anthracite,
made by A. H. Wiggin. state fuel ad-
miristrator were denied by Admins
traitor Garfield
Edward L. Loomis. president Of the
Lehigh Valley issued Il statement in
which the belief was expressed that a
pooling order Would reduce the accu-
mutation of cars on hand each day at
the docks and avoid a large amount Of
switching"
The railroads having their terminals
in this district already are pooling BIZ
luminous coal.
Both Mr.. Wiggin and Reeve Schley,
New York county fuel administrator
characterized the city's fuel situation
a. improved today.
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LONG WAR TAFT. !. !.
Tells DEvENS Men .

Aver. Mass, Jan. 24.-Three t-io'Ss
sand National Army soldiers at Can :.
DeveSs cheered former President tart
wildly today when in the first or q
series of talks that he is to give at
environments all over the country ne
exclaimed:
THE Germans are so inbred with
the idea that they are fighting for d.
vine right that You must treat their
heads-with a club" aSEg
He commented 'sarcastically on@the
activities of pacifists, warned ofshe
danger of street corner rnurmurers,"
predicted ~ long war, and declared
there was nothing for the United
States to do but WIN.
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BATTLES ARE FOUGHT 6
Situation II Finland
Grows MoresCritical

Stockholm. Jan. 24.-Dispatches from
Helsingfors indicate that the situation
in various partsf Of Finland is more
critical. Battles Of considerable propor-
tions have been fought at several plac-
es and apparently are still continuing.
\ The most serious conflict seems II
have been at Viborg. where Socialist
cd Guards were assisted by Russian
soldiers with artillery. Many peasant,
from the surrounding country came in
to the city and aided the government
militia.
The fighting at Davidstad ended In a
victory for the militia.
Red Guards occupied the railway sta
ton at Tammerfors. They opened a dip
lomatic courier luggage, broken in the
mail cars and searched the mail bags.
Looting and murder by the Red Guard,
Hooligans and Russian soldiers, is re-
ported at many places throughout Fin
land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-25
WATERV|LLE7

, T. J. Coyle of Boston, grand n,.,,,
OF, the Brotherhood of Railroad ss
Employees, was in the city last a 0sau0N
to install the officers of Division , w
At Modern Woodmen hall Thursd,r 40
nng. Mr.. Coyle read a letter from, ", we
McAdoo, director Of railroads VIII. u
promised to refer certain grieyarcaa aas
committee at meeting to be he,a ~. " a
Washington at which the s,at;on IN
ployes will enter an appeal for ar,a, VII
ton OF their present conditions. H.
GERS. installed were; President. vo,s Val'
lierI vice president, ". d. Fros,. w.
president J. NJ. Crafty: secretarr pass
urer, Ernest Alley; recording sa.. as"S'
Frank J.sPooler; warden, Josen, n,'.
chaplain. Oliver Clapprood. Refrssnn,'
were served and Victrola music wa~
|joyed.- ea'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-25
NEGLECT CAUSES DEATH
100000 CHILDREN

New York, Jan. 2i.-The assertion
that 100000 children and $4,000
mothers died from neglect in this
country last year was made By Miss
Julia c. Lathrop, chief of the Chill
dren's Bureau of the Department of
Labor at a conference here today I'M
Ger the joint auspices of the Amer :
can and British Association for the
study and prevention Of infant mortal
ity.
III we want to make democracy GER
tam IN TINS country we have got to
take care Of our children already born
as well as those about to be born" she
said.
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EDWARD MADDEN, THE
"cUNlEss HolD-uP"
CoNFESSEs TO POLICE

New York, Jan. 24.-The "Gunless
holdup' made it's debut here today
when Edward Madden confessed to the
police that he had robbed four cigar
stores in the heart Of New York's
business district recently by merely
pointing his index finger from under
his overcoat in the direction of the
clerks and commanding them to hand
over the contents Of the cash register.
HE returned my $3.50 diamond ring
and told me he'd write to the COM
pany and tell them it wasn't my fault
when l told him l would lose my po-
,sition if he took the money" the girl
cashier Of one OF the stores testified
when Madden was arraigned today.
Madden was held for the grand Jury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-25
RUSSIA REJECTS
Continued from Page Ons)

democratic federal state of nationali-
ties.
In Germany the unrest Of the popu.
lace also continues. but the triumph
ant militarst party is managing to
keep the people in curb Nevertheless.
according to unofficial statements. the
rebellious sentiments Of the German
workmen. especially the independent
Socialists, arc becoming stronger.
OF greater interest as regards this
military situation is the withdrawal Of
the Austro- German armies along the
Italian front from the Piave river west
ward The retrograde movement UNI
doubleday was due to the harrassing
attacks the Italians. reinforced by the
French and British have been deliver-
ing for several weeks past. The indi-
cations are that the enemy now has
given up, for the time being at least.
his ambition to drive through the
mountains and out on the Venetian
plain.
On the other fronts the belligerents
are keeping up their intensive bonn
bardments on other sectors and here
and there sending out bands Of infan'
try on raiding and accommodating OPP
erations.
Unanimous Rejection
Petrograd, Jan. 23.-The Russian
delegates to the Brest-Litovsk peace
conference have decided unanimously
to reject the terms offered by the Ger
mans.
The decision of the delegates was an
nounced 10 The Associated Press to-
night by NJ. kameneff. a member of the
Russian delegation. The Germans de-
clared the terms laid down by them
were their last offer and that II the
Russians did not accept them hostili-
ties would he resumed and the Ger
mans would capture Reval in week.
Final decision as to peace or war. M.
Kameneff said further, rested with the
Congress of Soldiers and Workmen's
delegates. which was convened here to-
night The Congress is expected to
take up tomorrow the question of peace
or war.
NJ Kameneff who returned from
Brest- Litovsk with Foreign Minister
Trotzky said the remainder Of the Rus
sian delegation had stayed there in or
der to avoid the appearance of an i'm
mediate rupture.
German terms We're the last they would
offer. We We're unanimous that they
should be rejected. Final decision. how
ever. must rest with the Soldiers and
Workmen's Delegates"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-25

Washington, Jan. 24.-Continued de-
moralization Of railroad transportation
throughout east today prompted
railroad and fuel administration Off
Gals to hasten plans for development
of zone distribution system for coal,
and it was stated that some definite
announcement might be expected with
in a few days. The principal features
Of the plan will be put into effect i'm
mediately and it will be improved as
fast as new short routes can be devel-
oped, and details worked out for the
proper balancing Of loaded and empty
car movements.
Under Charge Of Morrow
Coal distribution and apportonment for
the country was put in charge by the
fuel administration today Of J. ID. A. Nor
row, a practical coal expert, who recently
organized The National Coal Association
Of which he has been secretary. Mr.. Nor
row will supervise all pooling and trans
portation arrangements and will be CIV
Ell. charge of the coming system.
Hope to Prevent Further Shortage
officials todar expressed the belief
that the proposed system will prove SO
effective in eliminating long and cross
hauls as TO render another serious coal
shortage this winter impossible.
With an embargo on general freight
still in effect today for eastern trunk
lines, and the effect of the restriction
extending westward, railroads were
able to intensity efforts to move coal
and food and to increase the supply of
these commodities to most parts of the
east.
Many industries feel the effects Of the
Fuel Administration order giving
preference to the more essential manu-
featuring plants.
Conference al the railroad and fuel
administrations on the zone distribu-
ton plan agreed today ca adopting as
a basis for their calculations the sug-
gestions Of the defunct Railroad War
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-25
$4,000 fire
At BAR HARb0R

Bar Harbor, Me-. Jan. 24.-The large
country residence here Of e. G. Fabbrie
OF New York was burned early today with
all it's furnishings. including many val
liable rugs, tapestries and paintings The
loss is estimated at sl5o.ooo, part of which
is covered by insurance.
Members Of the family who have been
staying here recently, including Mrs. Fab
brie, were asleep when the fire was dis
covered. They were forced to flee scanti-
ly clothed from the building with the tenn
perature at zero.
Mr. Fabric is in France with an Amer
lean Red Cross unit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-25
Plan FOR IMMEDIATE
B0NE..DRY PROHIBITION

Chicago Jan. "A campaign to bring
about immediate national bone dry prohi-
hilton was launched today by Virgil @,
Hinshaw, Chairman of the Prohibition ma
tional committee. He declares that this
can be accomplished by statutory legisla-
ton by Congress and has written every
senator and representative urging action
at this session Of Congress. Meanwhile
the battle fer the ratification by the states
Of the prohibition amendment will be con-
tinued. Mr.. Hinshaw announced that I'M
mediate action was necessary to eliminate
food, labor and fuel waste.
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CRITICAL IN WEST
Continued from Page One)

more vigofous1prosecution of the war
and particularly the utilization of mil
lions of civilians, but he found that
it meant nothing of the kind The writ
err declares that imposing upon Haig
a certain course Of action, contrary
to that agreed upon at the Allied con-
ference of November. 1916, the Lloyd
George cabinet incurred grave respon-
sibility."
He says further that each man at
the front had to do the work Of two
because the premier has lacked the
courage to tell the country the truth
and to pass on to the public the ad-
vice he must have received from any
general STAFF conscious Of Its duty.
THE most favorable construction l
can place on the Premier's inacuon.
he adds, ''is that he was gambling Tor
peace by Christmas. But in spite OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-25
GUARD NEWPORT
WATER SUPPLY

Newport. r l.. Jan. 24-Tnusuai pre-
cautions TO guard the water supply OF
this city and the naval and military es-
adjustments were taken today. he
Newport Water GO. threw heavy cor
don OF civilian guards about strategic
points of the water system and at the
government establishments extra ma
rlne guards were stationed. All the
sentries had orders to shoot providers
first end ask questions afterwards.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-25
LOWEST CAR SUPPLY IN
WEST VIRGINIA MINES

Charleston. w. Va, Jan. 24-With tha
number OF idle mines reaching a total
OF 13l and the number Of UNEMPLOYED
miners totalling n.16s the car supply
to the Kanawha bituminous coal dis
trict today reached the lowese point
since the car shortage began TO be felt
according to the report from the ka.
nawahascoai shippers to Director Gen.
eraf OF Railroad MeAdoo.
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DISCONTINUE CANDY
SALE BOSTON NAVY YARD

Boston, Jan. 2.-The sale of candy by
the commissary department at the Boston
navy yard was discontinued today on or
ders from Washington. :
All candy sold heretofore was boughseaI :.
government officers IN the open nj
and itswas explained today that thursday
case responsible dealers, whose different
lowest. were awarded the home of Mrs.
val officers sas,s,. ~. =. III II 10 afsernooa
nate ~ sss,sfsf-aeiK : rsSsssIsa ''flihs
had 80 ( : s'S go the pres
.ence Of imptan. lies, W.
The sale also. was dfseonti ued at New
port, Portsmouth and other naval stations
along the New England coast.
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his innumerable speeches, no peace
came"
The writer charges the cabinet with
procrastination and cowardicc.
1.-The question which concerns most
deeply every man, woman and child
in the United Kingdom" he declares,
lis whether Haig's men will not be
sufficiently re-enforced to enable them
to compete with the enemy on fair
terms. My opinion is that they will
not be-"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-25
TO BEGIN RELEASE
OF STORAGE EGGS

New York, Jan. 24.-rhe proposal Of
the Federal Food Board Of New York
that holders Of storage eggs shall be-
gin releasing ahem at the rate of 10
per cent. Of the present supply every
two days. has been approved by the
federal administration it was anneunc-
ed tonight. II is claimed that the pla n
will reduce the price of storage eggs
and that by the time the supply is ex-
hansted fresh eggs will be on the mar.
ket in large quantities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-25

t ties Of Vari AZ y ~ntriv~,.- s-.s--.--. u.
ferenca OF Feb. II with the aim Of pro-
noting q general agreement on the lines
ceERg5tish labor's war aims. An endeav-
oSeWas being made to secure concurrence
OF the labor movement in the United
States. When a complete agreement was
thus arranged. he added, the working
cla ssee organizations of the belligerent
copntrieS would be invited to share ri
fhk unttsd action to establish a durable
leace ratifying the defeat of imperialism,
Throughout the world.
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JAPAN PLEDGES
(Coneinued from PAGE One)

The Premier said he was especial
~ gratified to report the splendid re-
suits of the visit of the special imperial
envoy to the United States last wear
in promoting good understanding"
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Steamboat Service Established
Southport to Ocean Point. Accept the
proposal of Howard b. Thompson of
Southport dIn,der the advertisement of
Noy u the delegI, @ s. ring thu mails
hind Mr.. Henderson in his plea.
:, The speeches against the ministers
included one from Manchester dele
gate. who urged everybody in the,
country to lay down his tools each
test against the ,failure~af "a Squirrel
government to recoSCss week from
democracy - times a week from,
A SCOT, Sept. 20, each year between
,,,o,rhc,.f Island and Ocean Point. in
der, and suitable steam or other pow
- boats and by a schedule satisfac-
tory to the Department, from June J.
1918. to June 80. 1921, at the rate of
$500 for the period of each year.
postmasters Commissioned-Four
class; Clair 1. Currie. Drew; George
Henderss se So ou;1laarrs ,1s.tis -
Country. 1t will burst out is'as' o'iS-
tie along with this unsatisf. o. ID w
ton government any ~ 7'ep- ',oioas
Mr. Henderson brc~8 20 cohhcct Flth
. BACK TO >. eart mi hours.
"If thu Il. r. station daily except Sun
would - receipt of mail from train due
,ho g p. m, but not later than p M
:, -rrive in East Otistield in hours.
Leave oxford daily except Sunday
AIS p. M, or in time to dispatch mail
by train due $50 p. m. Arrive r. r.
station in so minutes.
Leave r. r. station daily except
Sunday on receipt Of mail from train
due 9.51 a. m. but not later than 1890
Ia. ~, Arrive in so minutes.
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Attended First Meetings


that may arise.
Attended First Meetings
General Bliss attended the first meet
ing of the council and decision TO SEM
him back to Europe as a permanent rep
resentative on that body was made De-
cause it was recognized that Gen. fersn-
ing's duties in organizing and command
ing the ever-increasing American expe-
dictionary forces were too great to per-
nit him to undertake the presentation Of
American views on military operations
and TO sit with the council in framing
plans OF strategy that cover all fronts
and all armies.
No word of the departure of Gen. Bliss
had been published until the news of his
safe. arrival came today.
From Gen. Bliss the war council will
obtain an up-to-the-minute report on wnat
the United States will be able to con-
tribute to operations on the western front
this spring and summer. His report IN
this regard has been forecast to some eX-
tent by President Wilson's statement TO
congressional visitors that there would
be in Europe in June twice tfe number
of American troops which it. had been
originally planned to send by that time.
Can Tell Exact Situation .
General Bliss can also Qform his con-
ferees exactly the situation in which the
United States finds itself now rs to Ge~
livery of supplies of all sorts to the AL
lies, and this information probably will
have great weight in the shaping OF war
plans.
While Secretary Bakers statement
merely said that Gen. Bliss had arr1v-
ed in France to represent the army
on the council, there have been inti-
nations that renewed recommends
tons for vigorous offensive operations
on the widest possible scale We're in
cluded in the instructions the general
received before sailing.
Probably the primary consideration
before the council when it reconvenes
will be the widely advertised proposed
German offensive on the western
front. A mass of information has
reached the allied powers from many
quarters indicating an impending
drive against the British or French
line or both
The possibility suggested by Col
Repington, the British military critic,
in his initial article in the London
Post today that the German concen-
tration may be ito support .negotia-
tons" rather than for AN assault, is
in line with views held by some Am
erican officers here. They feel that
had the Germans really intended to
make a great drive they would not
have given advance notice Of it. and
are inclined to the opinion that the
German high command is endeavorins
to set up the DOGGY of great attack
as a preliminary to anotne, peace
drive
I The possibility is suggested here
that the Allies may anticipate the Ger
man attack with a great drive as the
British once did in Flanders.
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Polo Result.

At Lowell-Lowenn Worcester 10.
At Northumberland 3, Lawrence a
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BLISS IN PARIS
u. S. Clhief-of- Will
Be on War Council
Is Accompanies by High Officers OF
Every Branch of Service to Advise
Him About Any Questions that May
Arise-Thnk Great Attack Bogey for
Peace Drive

Washington, Jan. 2i.-General Tasker
II. Bliss. chief of staff. who arrived in
Paris today, will represent the United
States army on the supreme war council.
Secretary Baker in SO announcing tonight
disclosed that the general is accompanies
by high officers of every branch OF the
service to advise him about any questiofe
that may arise.