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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05
FUEL SHIP
To Aid in Transatlantic
Flight in May
VIII Be Stationed Somewhere Along
1outs-plsnes Can Repicntsh Fuel
II Nsnsssary-Course Machines
Will Take to BE Kept Secret

Washington. April i.-BeGiue TIT de-
Htrovers which will patrol the course
10 ut mapped for the naval Seapianes III
their propnsed flight ACROSS the Allan
tic ocean IN MAY. fuel snip. probably
The Melville. will he stationed spme-
where along the route 80 that II nee
essary the planes CAu take on fuel d.
sea.
Acting Secretary Roosevelf saiu today
that the route mad NOT been selected
that If II were decided TO Fly direc. IL
Ireland the incl ship would meet III
planes III mid-ocean. ana That II the
course were via the Azores the rem
devious would he somewhere between
those islands AND the surfing point.
Some officers believe that the ma
chimes 10 make the fight would he able
TO carry sufficient fuel for d nonstop
flight. M, adverse wInus might reduce
the speed of the craft. making II nee
essary 10 re-fuei IF they do stop for
fuel the planes will ride. on the water
while loading fuel This would IKE rHth-
er dangerous operation. especially IT
d chuppy sea. and for that reAEon those
in charge of preparations for the flight
hone stop II the rue, ship will not
be necessarv. Results Of experiments
conducted AZ d preliminary 70 the flight
and details of the flight itself are nc
ing carefully guarded By naval Officers
for several REASONS. In addition 10 the
fact that d number of private concerns
are preparing for trips across the Allan
tic, naval officials believe il would be
urwise 10 disclose plans which il may
mt ne possible 10 cary out. One on
Ger summarized this view with the
statement thzt the navy believes m
perfprmHnces and mt promises
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05

eiie Germans -hn ministry of finance
sem hu' an urgent call 10 holders
o1 narks 10 deposit them in hanks
me amount was estimated 10 ~.
about TWO billion .anC il mas hear
The government intention To -afi..,n
Them al Inc pa value Of on. franz
% cent.mes. Belgium WAS not pre-
DARED Tor The avalanche Of marks
~'i4' 'eSultea Eight billion marks
puhs"u through III. banks windows
nln iht vaults The banks were nm
anne 70 redeem TINS amount Of ,,arr,,
a"d deposit or9 We're merely given ya
celpts- Btarlnc that d certain amuunr
OF MARKS were i,eiu 10 their creui,
unlil such TINT us financial arrange
H"nis could ne mace 10 reimburse
them.
The payment nf an indemnity bv
Germany was relied upon 10 enable
re-payrnent for these denoslts Tn.
indemnity thus far nus failed To ma
teriaiize. DepnStors cannot draw
against these credits. with the result
1hal some ten billions of francs are
Idle as the banks are paving no IN
teresI on such deposits
Inc importation or Jaw materials
Is saiG 10 ne Indispensable TO -erriev-
ing Belgium rom the economic
STANDPOINT.
The correspondent mas Just return
ed from an extended trip IN Belgium
EVERYWHERE ne found manufacturers
complaining of the situation arising
from the taC. maj while the Amer
can and British permit exports into
Belgium Of manufactured articles,
they thus fai nave failed To export
INTO Belgium raw materials which
would permit Of industries resumlng
work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05

committee boats carrying delegations
representative Of all New England
flDcked about her. The soldiers, most
runs. lining the rails or percnlng IN
the rlEEing We're cneered by thou
sands on the welcoming fiutilla They
heard snatches of speeches shouted
through meEapnUnes amid the din
from steam whistles and ADDED moi d
little to the noise of the welcoming
chorus in the eagerness TO know the
latest news from the nome folks.
Tonight the returned warriors re
manned on board the transport which
was tied UP al Commonwealth pier.
Tomorrow morning they will entrarn
for Camp DeVens. 20 wait the arrival
of the resi- OF the division. the DlE
parade ana finally standardization.
Wireless dispatches from others OF
me nomeward bound Ships indicated
today thai they would reach mere on
schedule time The America IL due
tomorrow and the AgamGrnnon and
Monaghan early III the coming weeh
while II il believed that other vessels
CARRYING the las, units of the al
VISION will nave arrived by the mid
die OF the month.
Present plans OF army authorities
call for the reception and parade OF
the division IN TINS city on April 70
hut II was said tonight mai the DATE
would nof he definitely liked until
there mad neen an opportunity to-
morrow TO confer with Ma Jor Gen
I I'll, t,F, ind mn -tEt n
guard of The officers anG enlisted
men ,ar'-ivIng on the Mount Vernon
The transport proceeded slowly
from quarantine e CONFERENCE.-The
Pier. coming alongside at $50 o'clock
this afternoon. AS she left quaran-
Continues on Page -Col.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05
Test Case On
Alcoholic Content

New YORK., April 4-The james Ev-
erards Breweries, sued by Il minu-ity
stockholder IN an Injunction suit
brought TO lest the const Il utIpuality
of the war lime prohibition act and
the validity of government rulings
that beer OF one-,i4if uf one per cent
" more alcoholic content tx Intuxicat-
ing. filed an answer IN the Federal
court today asking for Judicial de-
termination 0n the subject. The de-
fenaGnt admitted that n proposed To
cease operations July 1. nut nrufeassd
~ he without knowledge Of the ac-
curacy of the compiRinant's couton-
tion that beer of . Sd per cent alcp-
holic content Ii not Intoxicating,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05
MOST OF 1O3D RECT
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
TO-DAY ON AMERICA

Boston. April 1.-The transport
America, second of the troop ship
fee, of the Yankee Division. headed
for tins port from France, will prnb-
ably arrive Lumurrpw noon, accord
ing to a wireless message received
from her commander TO-DAY. The
American Is bringing the le1st and
most Of the 1880 Infantry regiments,
Cumpany G of the loist Engineers
and the 51st Infantry Brigade head
quarters. including Brig. Gen. George
Il. Sheldon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05
DISAGREEMENT
IN RED GOVT IN
CITY OF BUDAPEST

NIe'Ilh. via CopsnhaEen, AprlI >
BY the Associated F'-esst-A dis
agreement mas occurred In the Soviei
government III Budapest which has
led 10 the formal ton nj d still rnuvr
radical wing of the Communist pHr-,.
according 70 the Re,chspnst
The situation III budapest Is d.
riared to no critical OWING 10 road
conditions and growing disvunt cilt
on the part of che populatinn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05

the main nody If the DIVISION He re-
viewed The hatterv and l.40o other re-
turned Soidiers und sailors IL they
Taraded.
Lewiston and Auburn declared
iniiuay ~ greet the general. a: the
City hall ne received relatives Of
men IN the DIVISION and bold them Of
their exploits. Among lewiston men
who had proved themselves heroes ne
mentioned Captain james a. Walsh
and Mayor Roger Green.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05
FOUR GET LIFE
FOR MURDER OF
SILK MILLS GUARD

Hartford. Ct, April "A Iur- m the
superior court late today returned a
verdict of guilty Of murner n the seq
ond degree against William s. Miller Of
West Haven. Ct. John Neuss William
Bessler. Michael Mcdonnell ana Fred
Klein, all OF Hunoken. n. j.. charged
with the murder of William r Madden,
d Cheney silk mills guard. at Manches-
ter or Jan. 1G. Judge Warner tum0r-
row will sentence the FIVE men TO life
Imprisonment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05
ALLIES DEFEAT
BOLSHEVk IN
SEVERAL ATTACKS

l.Dndon. April 4-Thv bulshcvikI IN
stta,ks east Of Bpishpia Czers were dr.
feated ny the allied forces four times
or March u and once on April ! ac-
co-cug 10 an Official statement issued
today on operations in north Russia
The losses Of the enemy were consul
.c-atle while the allied casualties were
slight, me statement adds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05
RETURNING YANKEE DIVISION BOYS
GIVEN JOYOUS WELCOME AT HUB
LEWISTON AND AUBURN
HONOR GEN. EDWARDS AND
TRENCH MORTAR BATTERY

Lewiston, Me. April 4.-MaJor Gen.
s!arcnce T. Edwards. cutting his tour
of Maine Ii day short, IN order 10 lie
on HAND when the iirsr large cnntln-
gent of the 10Th DIVISION lands III
Boston tomorrow. left here tunlgh1
utter an active day He greeted III
this city members Of the 1o1st Trench
Mortar t3lItery unir ot has furrncr
command. which came nome anead II
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05
DINRAND DISLOYAL
HUN REGIMENT

Berlin. kpxN 3.-fThurnaas) The miis-
tary uathorities toazy bagan disarm-
ing the Empreas Augusta Regiment.
which had bscpme inherited with Spar
tnaan itisRs.
The rn<iment. winch nspeztediy md
shDwn ifseif untrinnw0rthy. resisted AN
attsu,pt I'd scUnvsrt 1t tuao . unit of thu
nxaisnxi dsfane fnEus.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05
To Form Alliance with
the Entente
Military Leader pstlura Says With
out Aid There Msy De "unfortup-
ate co1nprumise"-oecia 0oist,e-
vsssu HAS Undermined NATIONAL
Government

Pruskurpv, Ukraine i1-ia Viennaa.
Wednesday. April by Associated
Press. THE Ukraine Is anxious to
ally itself with the entente, without
the help of which there may ne I'm
fortunate compromises" according 10
Simon Petlura, the head and mill
tary header Of the Ukraine state. vino
lae been interviewed by the Associat
ed Press correspondent.
IL any b0dy wants to know what
Bnlshevism means. let him 20 to
Kiev." he said. The Bolsheviki I'M
dermined the national government
there by bribing my soldiers. Ivy
trading with my political enemies IND
also by promises To bring about
peAce.
The most dangerous part Of Boz
snevi1m is mt its armies, hut its Ii
fempts tc organize behind the lines
I'VE are anxiuus TO tic up with the
entente rather thnn with Germany
and the AnscuW government. With
ont the heap az TIM entente. W -nuy
be 41sul 10 snxllD -s1Ez11E fun0te Cum
with the Bua111ev1ki.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05

Practically every memher Of the
HOUSE VINO remained IL the city was
p-eseut for the evening session, and
ne gallery and floor space was dlle1
With spectators, who were enIer-
;4lned for several hours.
The ac! probiding for Constitu-
Ionai amendment of Article as
,lmenued by Article 80, providing for
Increasing ne bond iEAue for the con-
grructiCn of highways and bridges
wae passed to be enacted. 1l6 voting
II the affirmative and none in the
negative
several orders, which were not
corded BY the official stenngrapher.
4nuer orders from the Chair, were
unanimously passed. including:
8ounds-That the pages he ordered
BRING IN 500 copies Of Senate Doc
renl 81. thH we may have some
ting 70 throw al each other.
7erizlns-That E E. Bounds ne ap-
uulntec : committee Of one 10 take
it tlme clocks out Of the building,
-emuve the buttons AND present one
"act member.
Mason OF Eilsworth-That Rep.
'inunuE NJ ordered TO find the fonn-
ar ,,ens IND return them to this
-fuBst
tilU@kiev of South Portland an
H1unced That Impeachment proceed-
-fl-F nave been begun against Rep
''unnF 10y breaking me Sunday Taw
,0' Mitchell had been appointed
7t'"ciaI Attorney General TO conuuc,
~ nase. Lawyer MulIigan of North
'nrH would prosecute and LAWYER
""i1lus % {5ar!r.weil would defend.
LOWING the mock session, Speaker
.s~~fn-ton announced the Recommended
I'M n. NnIliu ru:si-n In the f1n1.erYlnr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05
SHIP CONTRACTS UKRAINE ANXIOUS
VIII Be Based on New
Steel Prices

"nnnuncement by read Of Stesi Ship
1o-no-st,or-S.ys Reduction in
~.ns. of Steel is Regarded by Ship
a"u Board As Step in Right d.
""=:,un
-ahln-Ion. Apr, 4.-Steel prices
I'll future shipbuiIding contracts
't ie- by the Emergency Fleet
'1ration Will ne hased on the new
n.ruie NJ prices agreed UPON by
-uuustriai bnsro If the depart
~ commerce and manutactur-
= Il. Cox. head Of steel ship
~''o-ation. today announced the ac-
Tntancs uf the prices
ms reduction il the cost Of steel"
q chc announcement. els regarded
' he shipping board HIS a step in
- ~!Sht direction calculated to an
urnge the ship building industry tf
- milton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05
COUNCIL OF FOUR
IN AGREEMENT
BY NEXT SUNDAY

London. April q, British Wireless
Service,-The Paris correspondent
of the Daily Telegraph wires that ne
is able to state on the highest Au-
thority that by next Sunday a COM
plete agreement will have ben
reached by the Council Of Four.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05
PRESIDENT ILL
Confined to Bed With
Severe Cold
sui'ssin by Attending ehys,o,an Says
"e-es'dsnt Wilson's conditsor
Virtually Unchsnpsd hut As Had
Comfortable Day and Secured
Neered Rest"

Paris. April 4-presluent Wilson is
connned 10 his he'd with d cold which
IN Statement, given out al the Paris
White House" Is characterized as
severe"
lie has been aevotIng his entire
Time TO work by Gay AND al night
since The council OF four was organ
LED. He has had little or no -elays-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05

Paris. April 4-(By the AszDc1Rfed
preBsb-A bulletin CONCERNING Pras
Wilson'S condition wRs issued at Hix
O!esaack thus evening II says-
rez. Wllann'B condition Is VIZ
tualfy unchanged. but ne mad com
forf1nls a&y and secured nseceei rest.
PRESIDENT Wilson'S npndftion was
regarded by Admiral Grayspn az SUI
hclently serious 10 warrant insistance
UPON strict compliance with orders
given eRrty IN the day against any
unauthorized intrusion Of the SICK
rcom were scrupulouBly carried out
While the premiers of the Allied
governments and Col House. repre-
sentinE the President. conferred IN q
rDnm ON the same floor within less
DENT. no a11nrt WAS maze TO COMMUNE
cate with MIN ragArdinE any Of the
phases of tine discussions.
King Alhsrf of Belgium. who meI
with the Council uf Four III its fore
noun session. Hanf To the President al
n1hc1Aa expression Of regret at ms in
ulspos1f1Dn. When the King talked
with the President yesterday the
Presinen HppaRreu 10 be we'll
Thu Preai1snf himself did nut fee
q warning Of the approaching illness
1t WRs during the latter part of ms
nesting with Permiers Clenencea u
and Aluyd George ti1ai the cold de-
velUped- The President voice be
gan Id Eruw husky enough 10 cause
commani rrpm the premiers before
the adjournment Of the conference.
After SIX O'Clock the President s
condfiDn bacame such that ne could
scarcely talk. DR.. Grayson SEW him
inmediafEiy after the conference 40
jDurnrd anu ordered him TO bed
Members Of the f~esidsnt's house
hDld. ms friends and newspaper cor
respondents were advised of his con-
uitiun, hut. IN the hope that night s
rest might bring definite Improvement
the correspondents were requested not
10 make public Whit YVES regarded at;
only slight indisposftion
Until late today no specific nulle-
Tin WIS lssnad concerning the CON
ditinn of President Wilson. We're 1t
not for the fact that the President
iou iCCu hAuGI q ttfItIlS Sttdln anu
deprived Of ms usual amount OF ex-
ercise, his illness woulu cause little
worry.
since his, return the President 3
work has been enormous and ne has
been unable to secure more thHn an
occasional walk at odd intervals eth
er with Mrs. Wilson Or Rear a dmlral
GrRyBon.
Calf has been dropped from his
schedule. and an aiItumphiie ride now
and 'thenabnut the city has been his
only fnrm of recreation, supplement-
ing the short walks.
Rear Admiral Grayson has been
constantly on the alert watching the
President fDr signs Of "a breakdown.
especially since the two days on
b0ard ship when the President wax
slightly i'll.
Other physiclans ilave moi been
called in for consultation and up TO
mid day Friday the SERVICES of no
trained nurses had Deen solicited. hut
Mrs Wilson has been Always with
IN REACH Of her husband, doing prac-
tical work and assisting in the care
for hSln.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05
Maine Nl0N FINISH LAb0RS
MIX FUN AND BUSINESS LAST DAY
AMENDED ARMORY BILL PASSES
4 greement Reached W hereby State and
Towns Will Stand $3.50 on Construction of
Armories- Lobster Bill Fails to Pass Fun
Of Final Day Reaches Climax IN Customary
Mock Session Legislature Has Been in Ses-
sion IA Weeks-Total Of 353 Acts and 100
Resolves Passed

',nc Mline Legislature adjourned lis
Mi sessIun III 9.J6 Friday evening,
.3r-re f4-wceks' SESSION, hHvinE he
~ur III New Year b day, Jan. I. The
,suai flnal SesHiun scenes were IN
auiged H. much 10 the enjoyment OF
y, members. the House being partlc-
.lt4-v lively and the bulk Of the fun
oninc found IN that end of the Capi-
'u. 4 large crowd of spectators was
+, oycrI and were convulEed with
lighter al the antics of the boys, y
r,l,nrltllv when the Mock Session cx-
"-clses. N the form Of trial was
.;Lred Re,l Rounds of Portland was
zee for breaking the Sunday laws
zen Mitchell Of klrtery presided and
,tep MuliiEan Of NohlebDro prnsecut-
"a Rep. Thomas of Harpsweil de
ending i WAS q scream from start
o. fin.sn and the verdict of MOI
-ulltv. hut dent 40 Il again" was
atlsiac1oi'y.
me Gannett armury bill amended
whereby The state and towns will
equally stano the cost IF cons1ruc-
lor VI armories. was finally pa@sed
;.nr signed nv the governor.
YIN act winch Woulu make lop-
.~c-f nine inches in length a legal
iniiSter 1T Maine failed TO paHE-
I'M CLOSING hours were slow, SO far
AZ BUSINESS WIS concerned owing 10
nf necessary waits for the pTepnra-
10Y IF ne last measures and changes
mace IN others al The last minute.
-ne volume OF business - not as
a. gc as the session OF 1871. total Of
..lJ acts and 16b resolves being signed
70, Governor Miliiken. while HI the
eiose Of the 1917 SESSION ne had signed
"a acts ana 11g resolves.
ne Sneaker declared 4 RECESS I'M
60 for the trial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05
WOMEN STUDENTS
GIVE RECEPTION TO
MRS. VII son, PARIS

Paris. April i.--f1Hxas}.-Th general
association of women students give a
reception 10 Mrs. Woodrow Wilson this
Afternoon. Ten Was served and a con-
cert preceded the Faception. MrE. VIII
sDn thanked - uta1Du1D fur their W1e-
come.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05
DENY RUMANIANS
HAVE EVACUATED
BESSARABIA

Berlin April 4-Repprts that the
Rumanians had eracu&ted Ressarabiu
Hre denied by the Rumanian minister
here. He also declares faise reports
N the resignation u the Bratinnu
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05

Boston. April 4.-Radio mes-
sapes from the transport Amer
.ca. bringing units Of the 18th
Division, gave her position to-
night as Lat. AID. Long. 64:56.
The message sair she would ar
rive in the harbor here at about
mon tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05
American and British
Forces in North Russia
Believed in Danger Of determination
Unless Sneediy aeinfo-ceo-Nc Of.
ficiai Adv'ces Vet Received by
War Department-Gen Bliss Be-
I,eves Troops Can Retreat # Neces-

T'ar.s. April A-The situation III the
ArcianEei region IN Northern Russia
has been t-ocitiy brought to The at
tentInu ut the Peace Conference bv
the publication in Paris Of the Brit
ish statement that the troops III the
MurnlunsK and ArchanEel districts
wore IL danger nj determination TN
less thev were speedily reinforced.
BrIgadier-t,e W. = Richardson
rnand of the American forces in
NORTH Russia and is expected 10 reach
MurmGnsk with 200 soldiers III a few
DAYS There tx apparently no change
however, Ia the avo~ed intention 70
take he Americas troops out of the
region Ill the earliest possible date
Gen. Tasker Il Bliss and other
American representatives here while
frankly admitting the gravity uf The
situation are inclined to believe That
the troops al distant outposts can re-
treat If necessary, before an advance
by the BoIsheviki. as armured trains
are available for all the Americans IN
the region south Of ArchanEeI and
Murmansk.
Relief of ArchanEel from the sea
probably will not ne possible before
the end of MAY because of the ace,
hut forces III tn. cities are well equip
ped with artillery and ammunition.
There is no direct comm unicatiyn al
present ny either land or sea be-
tween MurmansE and ArchangeI.
Murmansk. however, can he reached
immediately from the sea.
The feeling IN American circles
here is that the British statement
possibly over -enphasixes the gravity
Of the situation because of the de-
sire to send large reinforcementE and
perhaps. because there may he an an
nouncemeni soon Of the Allied policy
toward the BoiEhevik1
Washington. April Mo advIces
hive reached the War department
from the Archangel section dirnct or
from Europe refiecting the serious
situation of the American and Brit
ish forces in North Russia pictured
IN reports from London. Secretary
Baker said today no information of a
similar character had come to Wash-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-05

For Boston and vicinity: Saturday
cloudy. proba IDLY light local showers.
Sunday fair and warmer. gentle 10
moderate shifting winds becoming
south.