Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-06-21

away. The raider started TOT Sie s!.-f'
/ at the same time diving. Tne steam
| ship Immediately began Zlszag course
| and when the submarine came 70 INC
\ surface again it was nearer. out as tAs
/ steamship forged ahead and oesan
( working her wireless the submarine
dropped astern and was net seen again
. Casper. Wyo., June 2o-Sergea;:t
! Earl Caddock and Gussiff Hussan
heavyweights. will meet here July
4th in a wrestling bout for the cham
pionship Of the world. Articles
were signed today,
Moscow Tuesday June 11-(By
/ the Associated Pressl The fifth
/ all-Russian congress OF Soviets will
( be convened on June IS at Moscow.
according TO the decision ol the
Central executive today.
London. June 2o-Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor OF the exchequer.
said in the House OF Commons to-
day that in imposing luxury tax
the government intended to place
an equivalent duty on similar arti-
cles imported from foreign coun-
tries.
Washington. June 2o-Although
there have been various reports re-
Gently OF the destruction by patrol
vessels and armed steamers OF one
or more OF the German submarines
operating of the Atlantic coast. it
was learned today that the navy
department is without evidence that
would justify the belief that any OF
the sea wolves have been accounted
ior.
New York June 2o-Authentic in
formation that will lead % the dis
Covery OF an actual German submar-
inc base will bring the informant
not only the satisfaction Of having
performed a patriotic act but 4 re-
ward Of $1,000 This offer was made
public today BY the commandant Of
the Third Naval district. at $50
Broadway.
Washington, June 2o-Marines at
Quantlco, Va, 1000 OF them traine d
and ready for overseas service to-
day gave demon tration Of trench
warfare to members OF Congress.
navy officers and representative OF
the allied military missions who
were. guests OF Secretary Daniels
and Maj. Gen. Barnett, the marine
corps commandant. al Field day
exercises at the Quantico training
camp.
IN Atlantic Port. June 2o-An
American steamer, arriving here to-
cay from a Central American port.
reported that at ! F. NJ. Yesterday
afternoon. $50 to 200 miles south of
Sandy Hook. she sighted a subma-
rinc and was persued by the C-boat.
/ New York. June 2o-Conference
which Felix 4. Sommerheld. a
German we'll known in Mexico, had
with FREDERICK Stallforth, interned
enemy alien, and the belief that
while Sommerheld was agent here
for the Madero government and
Villa he also acted as an agent for
Germany, have led to his arrest for
lnternnent as an enemy alien.
Stallforth was formerly president OF
the Botany Worsted Mills. taken ov-
er sometime ago by the Alien Prop
erty Custodian. The nature of the
conferences was not disclosed.
/ Washington. June 2o-.A bill to
exclude from the mails all publica-
tions which charge a higher sub
scrlptIons rate in one part of the
United States than in another was
introduced in the House today by
Rep. Randall OF California who said
the purpose was TO prevent an in
crease IN subscription prices after
July /, to meet the increased postal
rate under the zone system
Chicago, June 2O.-Judge Lan4is
today dismissed the charges against
eight of the 109 !. W. W. leaders on
trial for violation of the espiona ge
law. The action was taken on mo-
tion Of Chief Prosecutor Frank *
Nebeker, who held that the govern
ment had not presented sufficient av-
idence against these defendants %
warrant conviction. The court
overruled motion by counsel for the
defense to direct verdicts Of not
guilty against eighteen others.
Boston. June 20-The United
States Boys Working Reserve in the
next two weeks needs 500 more High
School boys between the ages of is
and u to work on farms in Massa
chusetts. according to an announce
ment of the state committee on pub
lie safety tonight. Already is
camps, housing 500 boys, have been
established and there are about 1000
boys employed on individual farms
The pay is from 81 to 81 a week, with
board provided free.
Boston, June 10--Dr. Frank Chase
Richardson, specialist in nervous
diseases and for Years professor Of
neurology in the Boston University
School Of Medicine died at Duxbury
today
Marlboro. Mass, June 20-The ice
house Of the Lake Williams Ice Co.
an this city was burned tonight with
1900 tons Of ice. The loss is placed
at $4,000. covered by insurance. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
Washington. June 20-Preparations
for adding a fast single seated fight
/ ing airplane to the aircraft produc-
tion programme in this country are
! underway. The machine selected is
understood to be a development OF
modern British pursuit plane which
has been used with great success on
the fighting fronts.
/ Fresno, Calf. June o0-Hubert
\ Dutch) Leonard pitcher for the Bos-
TON American lea aore cluh +oda1 ,,-og