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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-02
London Boobies
Postpone Strike
Till After Peace

London. June 1.-London's threatened
police strike. for which the members of
the force voted by big majority. has
been called off for the present. At the
demonstration in Hyde Park which had
been arranged for today by the police
IL was announced that the executive
committee Of their organization had de.
cided to postpone the strike until after
peace was signed or at least Until the
return of Premier Lloyd-George from
Paris' The anouncmpt also was made
at the Hyde Park meeting that the of-
ncial ballot of the policemen on the
question Of a strike was A,s39 in favor
o. and 4,3:4 against a walkout Score
tary Hayes of the police union, in 3 iv.
ing out the figures. explained that the
strike committee was not anxious to
call a walk-out if it could have tho
mems grievances 1edrcssed in anv 9TH
er way. He added that he desired tn
AVOID the public inconvenience of =
strike and to give Premier Llo,d.Goor,a
ali. opportunity Of dealing with the mat.
te' personally.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-02
IC4 COMPLETES LAST LEG OF JOURNEY
|?OCHAL FLIGHT ENDS AT PLYMOUTH
R0USING WELCOME GIVEN U. S. BlRDMEN
Sympathetic
Strike Today
at New Bedford

New Bedford, Mass. June IA SYM
pathetic strike of all union textile oper-
atives of this cit" will start tomorrow
morning. At separate meetings Of the
textile unions of this city today it was
voted to accept the recommendation OF
the Textile Council, Central Labor
Union and Building Trades Council, that
all union labor employed by the mills
refrain from work until the manufac-
turers sign the wage agreement de.
manded by the striking engineers and
firemen.
1t haC beer reported that the manu-
1acturers planned to start up the mills
tomorrow morning. a large number of
engineers and fremen from out-of-town
points having arrived here during the
past week. but at a meeting of the
Manufacturer Association it was de-
clded not to attempt to open the mills
Monday. President Walter H. Lang
shaw Of the Association. said, after the
meeting. we do not know now Just
what day the mills will be re-opened.' -
At special meeting Of the Bui:dine
Trades Council it was voted that if the
mills Start their machines with strike.
breakers. ell building trades members
Will sbe ordered to cease work on all
null construction. whether employed
ny the mills or by contractors.
The mills have been shut down and
nearly $500 operatives have been idle
Tor over week as a result of the strike
OF the engineers and firemen. The gen.
eral 15-per cent increase granted the
operatives here recently was sched-
uled to go into effect tomorrow morn.
ing.
TIE firemen who have been allowed to
remain in the mills to work the fire
pumps in case of fire were today or.
dered by the union to quit work at
clock tomorrow morning.
The only mill exempted from the
strike order is the Passaic which has
adopted the wage agreement with the
engineers. This mill is not 1nemba,
o. the Manuafcturers' Association.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-02
8 ARMIES BESIDES u. s.
ENTER INTER-ALLIED
MARKSMANSHIP MATCH

LIE Mans. France. May Delight
armies in addition to the American
army. have entered Rifle and Pistol
teams and the full complement of in
oividual competitors for the Inter-
Allied Small Aims Workmanship
match. which will open on the cele-
brated d'Avours Range, June %. it
was announced today by Col. Alex
ander ]. McNab, U. S. A.. who is
making the arrangements. The en-
tries are France, Great Britain, Can
ada, Australia, New Zealand, Bel
GUM. Rumania. Portugal, and the
United States. Another entry from
the British empire is possible tht of
South Africa. and the indications are
that the italian and Greeks likewise
will compete.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-02
AUSTRIAN TERMS
(By the Associated Prcss)

The long waited presentation to
the Austrians of the terms under
which they may have peace with the
Entente and associated powers will
take place Monday at st. Germain-
en-Laye, short distance outside
Paris. The Austrians will learn,
however, only what they will have
to do from the military and political
standpoints and how their future
boundaries are to run. The cost to
them financially in indcmnities and
separations will be withheld to be
presented at later Gate.
Meanwhile commissions of the
Allies are going through the German
counter proposals to the German
treaty, and ii is expected that the
reply of the allied and associated
powers to them will be delivered dur
ing the present week. Sunday saw
the Council of Four inactive, await
ing the report of the commissions.
Count Won Brockdorff RantZau,
head of the German delegation, con-
tinues to assert that the Allied terms
can not be accepted as originally
framed, declaring them to be more
than the German people can bear
Whether the Allies are to make
any concessions remains to be seen.
German troops in Lettland ami
Lithuania are reported to have been
ordered to withdraw to new lines in
the Baltic provinces marked out for
them by the Allied high command.
British and Russian Bolshevill
warships again have come into bat
tie in the Gulf of Finland. Although
the Bolsheviki had the big battle
ship Petropovlovsk, vessel Of 2S.-
307 tons in their battle line. they
were forced eventually TO fee To
kronstadt.
Ignace Jan Paderewski, premier
Of Poland, res requested President
w ilson to form a commission Of
Americans to proceed to Poland to
investigate the reports OF poSroms
and other excuses against the Jews
in that country.
The threatened London police
strike has been postponed until aft
er peace is signed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-02
Woman Suffrage, Wires
and Peace Treaty Debate
Before Congress This Week

Washington. June 1.-The Woman
Suffrage amendment, the Peace Treaty
and legislation for the return of tele-
graph and telephone lines to private
operation are subjects expected to hold
the centre Of interest during the COM
ing week in Congress. Meantime, work
viii continue upon the routine appro-
priation bills and on many collateral
sub. e,ts that are in the hands of COM
mittEes
The resolution for submission of a suf-
frage amendment to the states, already
adopted by the House, comes up Tues
da in the Senate. Its supporters.
claiming to hold pledges for more than
the necessary two-thirds vote will seek
roll-call as sool s possible.
Debate on the Peace Treaty with its
League of Nations covenant, began al
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-02

To Set Old
Ireland Free

New York. June Glasses in Ire
land which formerly were divided
politically now are united and de-
termine1 that Ireland shall not bc
the one black spot in all the West
ern Hemisphere where freedom is
denied the inhabitants" according to
Michael J. Ryan of Philadelphia
one of the three delegates sent tc
the Peace Conference by the Friends
of Irish Freedom. who returned to-
day on the La Lorraine.
s1r. Eyan said that frank p
Walsh of Kansas City and Edward f.
Dlnne Of Chicago. his colleagues
would follow him in rev days or
the Espagne. but that h had pre-
ceded them Ito present to the eX-
ecutive committee of the Friends OF
Irish Freedom report detailing
what we have done. with it's sue
cesses and disarpointmerts"
The purpose of this, Mr.. Ryan
said. was to permit planning Of fut
ure actions.
Mr.. Ryan said it was generally
we'll known that refusal awaited pre-
sentation to Secretary lansing of a
letter asking President Wilson to in =
duce the English 10 gran: a safe
conduct to the Peace Conference for
Professor De Valera and other rep
resentatives Of the Irish republic"
Asserting that he had found in
Ireland "a degree of enthusiasm OK
ceedinE my fOndeat expectations
Mr.. Ryan added that il plebiscite
were held today at least five sixths
OF the inha bitants would vote for
complete separation" He added
that Ireland relied on America for
support.
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To Investigate
Treatment OF
Jews in Poland

Paris, June 1-(By the Associated
Press)-Ignace Jan Paderewski, the
Polish premier. made it known today
that he had decided to ask President
Wilson to name a commission of Am
orleans to so to Poland and investi-
eate the charges regarding the treat
ment of the Jewish population there.
The premier's intention was re-
vealed in the making public of a let
ter which he has written to Herbert
c. Hoover. head of the American Food
Relief Commission.
Il have been considering our dis
cussion of the position Of the Jews in
Poland. and particularly the action Of
the recent meeting in New York in
protest against the treatment of the
Jews the Polish premicr's letter
reads 1.-The misstatementS through
which that meeting vas Influenced
have affected me profoundly and as
and my colleagues in the Polish
government have nothing to conceal
/ have decided to request the Presi-
dent to appoint an American COM
mission to visit Poland and investi-
gate. If it finds any case of trans
erosion of the law where justice had
not been done. the Polish government
will undertake to administer it rigor-
ously.
Poland is absolutely cut off from
the world by enemy territory. so the
world knows little of eastern Europe
or it's current events except rumors
affected by enemy coloring. l can
uEhesitatingly state that the events
as represented in the New York
meet have not occurred. There are
in Poland ministers of great govern
ments American. British and
French. Have any OF them ever re-
ported such events to their govern
ments, or have they ever asked a
single question regarding them Of
the Polish government officials who
see them daily? Not to knowledge.
THE world little understands that
the Jews of Poland, ground four
generations under the heel Of our
common oppressOr. arc in consider
able part q people Of misery. but
that this misery is not the creation
of the five months -old republic. Now
Poland has given the Jew every lib
erty of the Gentle. All today sit in
the congress together; all are devot-
ed to the solution of the problems
and meeting the dangers imperillins
the new republic.
"You yourself know that in the
r;oaotic prchlen If feeding % 600 {.
900 people. thirteen or fourteen per
cent. of whom are Jews the latter
had equal consideration with the 9TH
err elements Of the Polish popula-
ton"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-02
RHINE REPUBLIC
IS PROCLAIMED

Mayence, June 1-(HaVas)-The
Rhine republic was proclaimed today
in various Rhine cities. The popula-
ton welcomed the event with salts
faction and expressed the hope that
it would put an end to the painful
uncertainty prevailing in the Rhine
provinces regarding the allied ma
lions and Germany.
The new government is headed by
DR.. Borden. 1t has been Installed
Professionally at Wiesbaden. DR.. Dor
den addressed a message to the diff
ferent governments and to the Peace
conference.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-02
Pershing at
Romagne on
Memorial Day

Romagne, France, Friday. May
30.-(By The Associated Press).-
Farewell, dear comrades. Here I'M
der the clear skies on the green hill
side and amid the Towering fields Of
France, in the quiet hush Of peace.
we leave you forever in Gods keep
ing"
With these words General Per-
shing, commander in chief of the
American Expeditionary Forces,
closed his Memorial day address at
Romagne, in the Argonne cemetery,
where more than $500 Americans "iln
fell in the fighting are buried. Gen.
Degoutte. representing the French
government. and Marshal Foch, the
allied commandments spoke
briefly, mentioning all the battles in
which Americans had participated
and dwelling upon the everlasting
memory in which those who had died
for the cause of liberty, justicec and
civilization would he held by all
France.
The speakers stand was upon a
hillside overlooking the sloping
acres Of white crosses. In the center
Of the plot n huge American fla
was flying and at the corners other
staffs held the national colors at
halfmaSt. With the conclusion Of
Gen. Pershing's speech four 755's of
the Third Division Artillery freq the
national salute. The guns were the
ones which had been turned on the
ba l., IT,,
the Germans started their last great
drive toward Paris.
Amid the booming Of the guns n
soldier soloist sang Lead Kindly
Light" After this company of
infantrymen from the Fifth Division
fired three volleys towards the
north over the graves. a bugle corps
sounded taps" and the flags were
raised to mast-top and the eXer-
cises ended. Ten thousand troops,
representing all the divisions that
participated in the Argonne engage
ments, were present at the cere-
monies.
In the morning on his way to Rom
agne General Pershing visited the
American cemetery at Beaumont.
where 700 soldiers are buried and
where the graves were decorated by
Americans. assisted by French civil
ians. Gen. Degoutte and Major
Gen. James G. Harbord accompanied
him.
Speaking to an assembly of
French civilians at the Beaumont
cemetery, Gen. Pershing said that
today was probably the last time
that Americans would assemble in
detachmcnts on the soil of France to
render honors to American soldiers
who had died fighting for freedom.
In Beaumont. Romagne and other
parts of France, the general declared,
the Americans were turning the
graves of these heroes over to their
French comrades in armes. and he
felt sure that these graves would be
we'll cared for by the population, for
liberation Of whose territory the
soldiers had fallen.
Several hundred French women
and children who had strewn flow
ers on the American graves thank
ed General Pershing for what he and
his men had done.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-02
bolShevik Fleet WorSted
By British in 5O=Minute
Battle Near Kr0nStadt

place in the Gulf of Finland. was
the second the British have had re-
Gently with Bolshevik naval forces
which are trying to harry the Es-
thonian army approaching Petrograd
from the West. On May IS Sa FIVE
minute naval fight occurred not far
from the locality of the one now re-
ported. 1t had a similar result, the
Bolshevik fleet retiring to Kronstadt.
Some Of their vessels were reported
to have been hit. The British admir-
atty stated later that there had been
no casualties to the British forces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-02
Fayers Final Stage Without Hitch to Mar the
Exploit-Genuine Admiration Expressed
Nv British Naval and Airmen For Crews
Slll and Pluck-Hawker Wires Congratu-
1atons Divergence of Opinion AS to Feas-
hlity of Direct Atlantic Flight
TALK OF DIRECT FLIGHT

Plymouth, Eng, June 1-(By the
Associated Press)-A canvas last
night among the members of the
crews of all the American navy's NC
boats regarding the feasibility Of q
direct Atlantic flight by the, NC-4 de-
veloped a wide divergent Of opin-
ion. No one would say it was i'm
possible or even impracticable but
there was general agreement that
much depended upon the direction OF
the wind and that there was greater
prospect of success in flying from
New Foundland to Ireland than the
reverse.
Lieutenant E. F. Stone, pilot of the
NC-4, was positive no attempt would
be made to fly home by way of Ire
land and New Foundland. He point
ed out that all the NC-planes are
still in an experimental stage and
that none of them was built for di-
rect Atlantic flight.
Hethought the chance Of a favor
able wind from this side was too re-
mote to make serious consideration
Of the project possible.
Advocates of the plan contended
that if one or two members of the
crews were dropped. enabling the
plane to carry a greater supply OF
gasoline. there was an excellent
chance of success. They argued that
the destroyers used to aid this flight
could be stationed along the direct
course to ensure the safety of the
cwew, even if the plan came to
grief.
Machinist Christensen of the NC-l
thought it might be done with favor
able wind and weather conditions and
with sufficient supply of gasoline
for the longer trip.
I.,eu.cnant David MGCulloch OF the
NC-3, on the other hand saw no pos
sibi,ty o. a return trip to New founo
land, calling attention to the prevalence
of fogs and icebergs and addin" tha'
only airmen could appreciate the DIM
cu.t'es thus presented.
| The opinions of the commanders o
) the three planes were not available
as they have been ordered to attend
conference at Paris at which it is or
dered the question will be thorough,
di Gus ed. Meantime. orde are await
ed from Wa arlington regard ns the dis
position of the NC-4.
The message Of congratulation from
King George. forwarded through thu
! American embassy at London. said:
| 1.-THE King wishes to congratulate hi!
excellency. the American Ambassador
or the safe arrival of the American
seaplane and ask him if he viii con
vey his cengratu!a tions to Mr.. Daniels
and the American Navy"
/ The King sent Sir Charles Gust. hi!
equerry. personally to convey this
message 1t was relayed to Presiden
Wilson at Paris.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-02

most as soon as the extra session as
sembled two weeks ago. ie to continue
with Il Tos. ibiljty of action before the
end the week Oh some of the many
proposals dealing with the Subjects.
Senator johnson, Republican, OF Cali
forHia. VIII open the discussion tomor-
row with a speech for his resolution
asking the State Department for the
complete text of the Treaty. Senator
Borah. Republican, of Idaho, another
League opponent. may also speak dur
ing the day and other senator's on both
sides are known to be preparing to take
part part in the debate.
While the problem of returning the
wire lines to their owners still is the
subject OF hearings by committees in
both Senate and House the leaders are
trying to expedite legislation and COM
mittee reports may be made during the
week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-02
80 LOSE LIVES IN
PANIC IN FRENCH
PICTURE HOUSE.

Falence- Sur-Rhone. June 1.-(Hav-
as).-Fire broke out today during
the performance in a moving picture
house here and a large number OF
persons were killed or injured. Early
this evening the list OF dead had
reached 80. the bodies Of 50 children
and p women having been found at
that hour. One man succumbed to
asphyxiation. The injuries CT most
of those taken from the building by
fifiremen were slight. There were
some 100 OF these.
-Four thousand spectators were in
the theatre. and when the fire broke
out in the operators cabinet, there
was mad rush for the exits. Many
children were thrown down and
trampled upon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-02
TO SEARCH FOR
LOST BRITISH
FLlER IN MASS.

P:ttsfield, Mass, June lat the
request of New York representa-
tives Of the British Royal Air Forces
an organized search was starle- 70
day for Captain Mansell r. James,
a British ace who has not been heard
from since he left birmingham on
Thursday in his Sopwith bi-plane
for a flight to Mineola. L. l.. and At
lantic City. n. j. 1t is .eared that
he may have made a forced landing
in the Berkshires and sustained in
juries.
Captain James had male a fight
to Boston from Atlantic City but on
his return on Wednesday lost his
way and flew nearly :scrosss the
state, landing at birmingham.
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Strike on Bay State
Railroad Co. Called Off
Pending Arbitration

Reading, Mass. June 1.-Traffic on
the Reading division Of the Bay State
Street Railway Company. which was
crippled today by a strike OF motor
men and conductors called soon after
midnight as a protest against the use
Of hand-fare registers was resumed
shortly after o'clock tonight. The
men decided to return to work pending
arbitration of their grievance with the
company of1cials.
Tho men claimed that go were on
strike and all lines radiating from here
we're affected. including through lines
from Lowell and Lawrence connecting
with Boston elevated systed At MAIDEN.
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TERMS TO AUSTRIA TODAY
0NLYPARTIAL DEMANDSN0W
MONEY COST TO C0MELATER
Two Army
Fliers Killed
10 Collision

New Haven, Ct, June 1.-Lieuten-
ant Melvin 3. Kel!eher, %, and Cor
poral Joseph Katzman, q. army
aviators from Mineola, L. l., were
killed this afternoon when their air.
plane collided with another machine
while flying at a height Of 1000 feet
near the Yale bowl.
The machine in which kelleher and
Kaufman were flying plunged to the
ground after the collision, burying
the two men in the wreckage and
killing them outright. The other air.
plane managed to get clear and the
two men in it planed toward the
earth, finally striking a baseball
backstop at Pratt field. Its occupants
were shaken up and the wings and
propeller of the machine were dam
aged.
The two airp.anes were in a group
Of three which were on an aviation
service recruiting campaign. They
left Meriden today after having
dropped wreaths on the home in
Wallingford of Edward Lufbery. ia
Their of Major RaCul Lutbery, amer
lean Ace, who was killed in France.
On Friday one of the three machines
was damaged when it fell at Win
sted, but it was repaired. The third
machine landed here today but left
later for Mineola.
Lieutenant John T. Roullot Of San
Francisco was in charge Of the air
planes. He declined to give any in
formation as to the cause Of the ac-
cident Or the names of the aviators.
Coroner ElimiX held an autopsy to-
night and Roullot declined to attend
until subpoena had been issued.
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ONLY WOMAN BANK
PRES. IN MAINE, DIES

Limerick, Me. June Mrs. Fran
ces E. Moulton. for 20 years president
Of the Limerick National Bank. and
president and director of a number
of other corporations, died today
aged So years. She was the only wo-
man bank president in Maine and
amassed considerable fortune
through her own efforts. A husband.
Charles G.. Moulton, survives her.
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.H CONFERS
OCCUPATION
.E REGION

'1Ae l.-Marshal Foch and
~>'sA:' Major Gen. Weygand,
vi twice Saturday with Louis
-. Minister Of reconstruction;
asker H. Bliss, Major Gen.
~ MADISON, chief Of the Brit
49, ana Gen. Diaz, the Italian
,--.1eF-ln-chicf. on details Of
Icy occupation of the Rhine
''e' the signing of the peace
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PREDICT NATION
WIDE STRIKE
WIRE OPERATORS

Atlanta. Ga. June 1-Oficials of
the. Commercial Telegraphers' I'm
ion Of America reiterated tonight
their prediction that nation wide
strike Of telegraph operators would
become effective at p. NJ. tomorrow
unless the Southern Bell Telephone
& Telegraph Company reinstates
certain employees alleged to have been
DISCHARGED for union affiliations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-02
ASKS LYNCHINGS
BE MADE A
FEDERAL CRIME

Paris, June William Trotter'
delegate to Paris and secretary OF
race petitioners to the peace confer
ence", has written to President Will
son asking him in the name of the
National Equal Rights League. IN
view of recent lynchings in the SOUTH
and for the sake of American negroes
who gave their lives in the war. TO
send a message to Congress recon-
mending that lynching be made a
crime against the Federal govern
ment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-02

Helsingfors. Saturday, May 81 -
(By the Associated Press)-A fifty
minute battle occurred this morning
between a Bolshevik feet compris-
ing the battleship Petropavlovsk
(23.305 tons) and three other war
ships which had been bombarding
the coast west Of Krasnaia Gorka
Us miles west of Kronstadt) and
seven British ships. The Russians
eventually fed to kronstadt.