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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-06

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f-loay on business for the CAV.
kne Fowler has returned trum
r business Trip 10 Canaan.
Ied Lacpmb Of Augusta was q
ess vis1tor IN the city Friday.
D Mcclellan has returned frum
r. husiness trip To Guiffurd ami
pr
rye Eddfngron iE passing a few
b. his home On Oak street with
arenIs-
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
u. S. Business Men in
London Urge Quick Peace
Chamber of Commerce Mes
sages TO Lodge and Hitchcock
Faror Compromise on Reser-
IctinnS

LONDON, Dec. 23-The American
Oh mber of Commerce Of London has
addressed Identical messages to United
States Senators Lodge and Hitchcock
on the subject of the ratification OF the
peace treaty.
The American Chamber of Commerce
is composed of representatives of all
the leading American bankers, mer-
chants and business firms doing bus
ness in Great Britain, and also Of TIE
eadlng British shipping, banking ana
hus mess concerns trading with the
United States. The latter, however
have no voting power, the control of
the chamber being in the hsnds of
American citizens. The message fol-
lows:
THE failure OF the United States to
ratlfy the treaty and enter into work
ing arrangements with the Allies is
causing our motives for entering the
war and our hesitation in going into
the reconstruction plans to be misrep-
resented and misunderstood.
America owes it to herself, as we
as to the world, TO come to the help
OF the disorganized and starving por-
tions of Europe.
The international machinery start
ed by the peace conference is falling
TO pieces. Al actual progress toward
peace is checked, and peop es are slow
ly drifting toward famine and anar-
cfy, which can be romedied if the
United States vii decide quickly and
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Wilson'S Rail Program
Is Mystery to Hines
Director Tells Cab net He Is I'm.
aware of What President In
tends to Do About Return

WASHINGTON, Dec 23.-Wa'ker d.
Hines, Director General Of Railroads,
was called before the regular meeting
Of the Cabinet to day He said he had
no information relative to what Pres
dent Wilson intended to do with re-
gard to turning back the railroads to
heir owners.
The Cabinet was in session less
han two hours. Secretary of State
Lansing who presided said Mr.. Hines
was summoned for a discussion of the
coal situation and that the reports he
made on production were encouraging
The railroad question was nc. dis
cussed, Mr.. Lansing said.
Senate and House conferecs on raj
road reorganization bills held their
first meeting to day. They will NEE
again tomorrow, and then will ad-
journ until Monday.
Several of the conferees expressed
some hope of presenting partial re
port when Congress- reconvenes o.
January S. but others thought consid
erably more time would be required
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
White Lays His Arrest
To Dansey Boys Mother
Accused Ms-a Says Woman's
Statements at Inquest Caused
Detectives to Act
Special Corrsspondemc


ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Dec. %
Charles S. White. arrested on the
charge of killing Billy Dansey and re-
leased yesterday on bail. said to-day
that his arrest was due to stories told
by Mrs. Hercules Danscy, mother Of
iilly, concerning Whites movements
on the day of her sons disappearance.
Mrs Dansey testified" White said,
at the inq TEST Of having been near
the swamp the day the boy disappear~4
On October 8, and herring the boy
voice. She said | was near the swamp
at the time. Later, she said, she had
heard cries from the dahia field, where
I was with my sister-i law. Mrs.
Susanne White.
"The latter statement was made in
the presence of detectives who called
at my home and asked me if had
rot thrown a stone at Billy and hurt
him. They also inquired if, after hurt
ing him, Mrs. Jones and myself had not
carried the boy into the house for
treatment. told them they were
crazy"
When Prosecutor Gaskill was told of
the mans statement, he said:
81 cannot enter into any discussion
of what White says, as it may lead to
the development Of information that |
am not prepared to make public"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Deputies Approve Pre-.
mier's Regime, .458 to
IS, After Listening to
Declaration of Program
Doomed for Presidency
Members Of Chamber An
nOunce Their Intention
to Nominate ''Tiger"

PARIS, Dec. %. The Chamber of
Deputies to-day voted confidence in
the government, 453 to 75 The vote,
which carried approval of Premier
Clemenceau's program. was taken after
the Chamber had listened to his declar-
ations on the determination of the
Allies to crush Bolshevism, his con-
fdence in the Anglo Franco Am ercan
compacts, his prediction of solution
of tfe Fiume problem, and his under
standing with Premier Lloyd George
of Greet Britain
M. C!emenceau told the Chamber
that President wilson and Great Brit
ain had offered milit Try compacts.
Certain points in the peace treaty ha1
been questioned, but there were no
serious objections to the military
agreement.
No Compromise With BoIshcviki
During the discussion on the London
conferences M. Barthcql. formerly
Premier. questioned NJ. Clemenceau on
Russia, and the Premier said Russia
had been discussed previously, but
added: II will tell you the two princi-
pal decisions we have taken. Not only
Will we not make reacc, but we won't
corr romise with the government of the
soviets. We hive decided that we will
be the allies Of all peoples attacked by
Bolshcvism"
M. C'cmenceau added that the Allies
would maintain barbod wire around
Russia. notably by aiding the Po,es,
Rumanians and others ole; the from
tiers.
Resuming his discussion of the Lon
don conference, NJ. C'cmenceau said:
"Mr. Lloyd George told me If we
reach an understanding there will be
no more war in Europe replied 4:
'Whatever happens, you can count not
only on me, who am temporary. but
upon all France"
Regarding the situation in the Adri-
attic. the Premier said:
"lhe Flumc question has been ago
nlzlng. Italy promised Fiume to the
Jugo-Slavs. but went back on her prom
Use. France, England and the United
States haze sought a solution. and the
latest indications are that it will final V
be reached. On y when this is solved
can we commence to breathe freely"
Presidential Boom Launched
That NJ. Clcmenceau may be the
next President of the French Republic
s the con cnsus in the Chamber of
Deputies. Despite the Premier's veto
1pon his candidHcy several members "a
lie Chamber are resolved to place his
name to the fore, and are positive they
can count upon the support of 45O
cmbers of the Chamber and 1850
Senators.
Castor Vidal, Henry Pate and Pierre
Rameil told The Associated Press the
would nominate NJ. Clemenccau. and
said they felt sure of success in spite
Of the Premer's repeated utterances
hat he would not enter the race. NJ
Rameil said newly elected Deputies
were intent upon electing NJ. Gle
mcnccau.
at would be the strange irony of
fate" he said, "if Raymond po ncare
sh uld be president of tie Council Of
Ministers a few months after NJ. Gle
menceau enters the Elysees Palace
but that is quite within the order of
events. We may have NJ. Clemcncoau
as Pre- ident Of the Republic and NJ
Poincare as Premier"
President Poincare refused to dis
cuss this possibility, saying: "Some
one is joking 1t is not l."
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Canada Alleges Plot
To Overthrow Family
Eight Men on Trial at Winni.
peg Accused of phold.ng
Communist Nlan,fesin

WINNIPEG, Dec. Pr. 3. Russell
who is being tried or charges OF sed.
tious conspiracy growing out Of the
general strike here last May and sever
other alleged leaders of rhe walk-out
upheld communist manifesto advocat.
ing, among other things overthros a.
the family in the hope that they mighs
become the Len.nes and Trotzkys o.
Canada" declared crown counsel IN
summing up to-dly
The crown asserted that the Socialist
party of Canada. of which Russell is q
member, had published and circulated
this manifesto throughout the Dominion.
This manifesto, it was ch rged urged
killing of all national sentiment aN~'i-
tion OF the present bourgeois family
system" in order to banisA c.pi--....n,
and towering Of woman from the pedes-
tai upon which she has been placed
Counsel for the defense denied thas
the manifesto advocated severng o,
family ties.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Trotzky to Enlist
Chinese i'm War ON
Poland in Spring e
Orientals Now Being Re-
cruited ut Rate of 5000
a Day, Warsaw Hears; OF.
fer of Peace Is Reported

GENEVA, Dec 23.-Preparations for
great Bolshevik offensive against Po-
land next spring are beng made by
Leon Trotzky, Soviet Minister Of War
md Marine OF Russia according to
Warsaw dispatch received by the
Ukralnian news bureau here. Chinese
troops who are being recruited at the
rate OF 5000 day and trained in the
SOVIET military school, will aid in the
campaign, it is said.
Recent statements by Trotzky are
quoted to the effect that he believes
Boil heyism to be firmly rooted and
sprouting in China where a Bo.she-
vlA revolution is expected shortly. It
IS declared Trotzky intends to use
Chinese in carrying out his project of
ar invasion Of Western Europe.
LONDON, Dec, 2S-M. Tchitcherin,
Rnss an Bolshevik Minister of Foreign
Affairs, on December q addressed an
Vher TO the Po h government to be-
gin immediate negotiAtions to conclude
peace, according to q wireless dispatch
received here from Moscow. The Polish
government was requested to indicate
the time and p ace it would like the
negotiations to open.
The troops of General Petlura. anti
Bolsheyik commander in the Ukraine
hive been surrounded by Soviet forces
in the vicinity of Berditchev, in the
nr vi CO r. Kiev. twenty four miles
south Of Zbitomir, according to g W +
less dispatch from Moscow received
here to-day.
The Lcttish government has decided
to open negotiations with the Soviet
government of Russia with the inten-
tion of arranging for an armistice, ac-
cording to advices received here from
Riga, via dispatch from Helsingfors.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Dutch Cabinet Shaken
AI.nister of War Resigns When
Appropriations Are Refused

TIE HAGUE. Dec. Postwar de-
ense rr blems, closely allied wi II The
prob enFtical result of the formation
Of the league Of nations, have brought
about what appears to be a crisis in the
Dutch government.
Closely following the resignation of
Ionka eer Bylevild Minister of Marine.
asst week A ting van Geusan, Minister
War announced his resignation to-
day when the Dutch States General
mended MS war budget and greatly re-
uced the sums available for munitions
The budget generally provided for an
army OF the approximate strength of
200 COO. While the present government
lad taken stand that the world situ-
alton was still delicate and necessi-
tatcd large army Socialist members,
lea by Deputy Merchant, opposed the
tudgct on the theory that the LEAGUE OF
nations would end the necessity for
la ise armaments.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

great responsibility and at the same
time IN position of grave danger IN
the active war zone. and was the stand
ard which any particular case had to
meet for an officer on shore duty to be
awarded the medal.
"ln addition to the recognition to
service rendered by the officers and
toned, there was also, of course. the
cases of particular individuals whose
conduct was outstanding and which
could be singled out for special recog-
milton. In consideration of these cases
it was my opinion that the Distin-
guishcd Service Medal should be
awarded to those officers in command
of ships in the navy which were sunk
by enemy attack and whose conduct
was meritorous in such cases.
81 required all these cases to be
Of this every officer reported meri
torious in command of such n ship
was awarded Distinguished Service
Medal.
Men Who Fought U Boats
at was also noted that the board
had recommended medals for only
about eight officers and men who were
engaged in the duty of naval guards
service was ore Of very great impor-
tance and not only involved great hard
ships but frequent contact with enemy
submarines. with which many brilliant
engagements were fought. it was my
opinion that this service should be
more extensively recognized, and I
caused a special investigation of this
branch of the navy's activities, and as
a result of this thrty-six Naval Crosses
4 81, I,,i
were awarded to officers and men on
this duty.
The policy to govern the award of
medals for officers engaged on shore
duty was given very serious thought
and consideration. as, unless great care
was exercised and careful distinction
made between service which was of
great Importance and that which was
really of a distinguished nature, we
might have the result of the list for
shore duty being greater thar the list
for duty at sea in the war zone. The
cndeavor was made to assign the
medals only to those officers who really
had performed distinguished service
on shore and which was decidedly
above the average.
"My judgment is that individual du-
ties ashore are always and necessarily
of second Importance to duties atloat.
There are few EXCEPTIONS, as IN the
instances of service of the highest
cha racter.
THE navy exists on sea. The only
excuse for any naval officer being on
shore at all is that a certain n .mbcr
must perform shore duty in order to
furnish supplies and I.an for the
maintenance and operation of the fleet.
7 we'll understand that there might be
those who place certain shore service
as paramount.
my attitude always has been in
marked contrast to the policy of mag
nifying shore duty. l believe the ser
vice worthy Of the highest distinction
is that rendered ahoat in the presence
of the enemy. 1t is also true that there
are those who in the navy place all
character of staff duty even on shore
above command Of ships ahoat. l en-
phatically dissent from such view and
cannot be governed by it,"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Ny OlUn VieaCs and Not
Wilson's, asserts Baruch
Brands Report He Spoke for
President on Peace Treaty's
Status n "Tissue of Lies"

Bernard NJ. Baruch. one of the fnan-
cial advisers Of the Ameri an delega-
ton to the Paris peace conference, in
q statement made public yesterday
simultaneously in New York and
Georgetown. S. c.. denied reports that
he had been speaking for President
Wilson in discussing the peace treaty
with Senators. lie characterized the
report as a tissue of lies" His
statement follows:
MY attention has just been called to
the article sent out under Washington
date-linc Sunday last, representing me
as having undertaken to define to GER
tain Senators the Presidents attitude
about the peace treaty. That artic G
is tissue of lies from beg .nning to
end. l have not suggested nor init
mated to an. Senator that spoke for
the President in any particular.
Whatever have done in behalf OF
the peace treatv have done az
private citizen, speaking my own views
cnlv and endeavoring. IN common with
women, to set forward the cause OF
peace and to bring about the ratfca-
ton OF the league of nations, which,
in my opinion, will be the greatest
agency ever devised for the prevention
Cf future wars.
Il refrain from replying TO the vi
c;Ous personal attacks made upon me by
certain newspapers controlled by one
man. These attacks are a part only OF
the sinister and ma evo ent purpose of
certain coterie in this country which
is determined to prevent the ratifica-
tion OF the peace treaty at ali hazards
When America entered the war in 1917
was called, with out my seeking, into
the service of the country. / immedi-
ately gave up ali business OF every
kind and character and devoted myself
wholly to the dis charge of my pub ic
duties. | have not been engaged di-
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
States Rights Demands
May Cut Austria's Power
Little Will Be Left for Central
Government If Requests
Are Granted

VIENNA, Dec. 5.-Thc Austrian re-
public is passing through estate s
rights" crisis very similar to that
which marked nn earlier st0gc of the
American Republic Provinces are de
manding high degree OF independ-
ence from the central government, and
in some of them. such as the Tyrol,
Upper Austria and Styria, it amounts
almost to complete autonomy. If their
demands are eventually granted, about
the only thing that would be left to
the central government would be for
eign relations and the regulations of
foreign import and export trafics and
limited taxation.
The conservative provincial popula-
tion-the pensantry and boargeoisie-
look upon Vienna as the seat and
ource Of communism. or the "Reds."
Feeling is intense against this city.
which at present is virtually unpro-
ductive of anything and has 2,500,00
people demanding food, and the prov
irces refuse to fulfill the contracts
made last spring for food supplies.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

assume her responsibilities. Business
manufacture, Transportation and evcr
agriculture are wnolly or party par
a. yzed
w hether the covenant be ratjfs5
s it stands or with reservations IL
infinitely less important than thu
some international working arranrs-
ment be agreed on which viii rensve
lie uncertainty and enable private or
erprise, upon which the main burden
Of reconstruction must fall. to get ia
work without further delay
We therefore urge you 70 use vor~
utmost endeavors to secure ratification
ii the treaty. with sucn reserv ations
as may have to be made 70 break the
present deadlock"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Supreme Councils
Answer to German
Note Is Delivered
Hope of Final Peace Before
New Year Fades in Spite
of Hint That Scapa Flow
Demands May Be Shaded

PARIS, Dec 23-Paul Dutasta, sec
rctary of the peace conference, to-
day handed TIE Allied reply to the Ger
man note of December Is to Kurt Won
Lersner, head of the Berlin delega-
tion. M. Dutasta, in accordance with
instructions frcm the supreme coun-
Gil, accompanied the note with an oral
communication, in which it is under
stood he assured Won Lersner that the
Allies recognized the economic diff
culties which might exist in Germany
and wished tc take them into account
If proof should be given that errors
had been made in the estimate of
floating material now in the possession
Of Germany, upon which the Allies
based their demands for reparation for
the sinking of the German ships at
Scapa Flow, these demands, NJ. Dl-
tasta is understood to have told the
German ipotentiary, would be re-
diced prOportionately.
Herr Won Iersner expressed no opin-
ion on tne document presented by Sec
retary Dutasta.
Hopes of ratification of the peace
treaty with Germany before the end
of the year wavered when Won Lcrsner
advised Secretary Dutasta tina owing
to difficulties of communication and the
Importance OF the Allied reply he felt
compelled to depart for Berlin at once
to consult the government. The Ger
man leader emphasized that his pro-
posed departure was in no wise a rup-
ture Of negotiations. Later in the day,
however, the French Foreign Office an
nounced that the Germans had c. angad
their minds and wou d not leave Paris.
The announcement that Premier
Nitti and FOREIGN Minister Scialoia of
Italy arc ready to come from Rome
soon after the beginning of the year
is taken as an ind cation that the Turk
ish problem will be brought under con-
sideration without much della the
precise date dcpendin" upon Premier
Lloyd George. The trip which it is
announced that Premier Venizelos of
Greece is taking is a4so understood to
have some connection with the Near
East problem.
LONDON, Dec. 23-premier Lloyd
George will GO to Paris next week to
confer with Premier Clcmenceau, it
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Polk Pleads for Austria
Peace Delegate Says Help i
Needed TO Avert Catastrophe
Ncao York Tribune

Ncw York Tribune
Wa hington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Austria
must have immediate help or that
country will go to pieces beyond the
possibility of redemption" Under
Secretary Of State Polk dec AIRED to-
day upon his return to the State De
partment after several months in Paris
rs head of the American peace mis-
sion. Mr.. Polk said the situation in
Austria was the most desperate in all
Europe.
While Secretary Po'k would not dis
cuss the Austrian situation further, it
was learned that this government
would not oppose financial aid being
extended to Austria.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Two Coalision-Unionists
Win IN British Elections

LONDON. Dec. 23.-Lieutenant Colo
mel F. f. PREGNANT e. Coal tion-Unionist.
was elected to Parliament for the St.
Albans division of Hertfordshire in the
bye cct1"r ~ Id y, at or
was announced to-day. He had q plu-
ralty of 713 votes, receiving 9,62l to
S,903 for j. W. Brown, the Labor candi
date. Miner Gray, Liberal, received
2,I74 votes.
At the last general election Sir r
Hildred Garlic, Coalition Unionist, was
returned unopposed.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Let Sims and Daniels
Settle IL, SAYS Butler
Specid{ Corresp0r1c,

Special Correspondence
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 23.-"Congress
is not interested in the squabble be-
tween Admiral Sims and Secretary
Daniels about the distribution Of the
Distinguished Service Media s. These
medals only cost six cents each, so why
not give everybody one and let it rest
at that?"
Such was the comment OF Repre- esent-
ative Thomas S. Butler, chairman Of
the House Naval Affairs Committee, in
an interview at his home in West
Chester TONIGHT
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Is
Cracking Fast,
Lodge Declares
Continued from page 1

talk yesterday with Senator Underwood
IF labama.
Senator Lodge declined to discuss his
talk with the Alabama Senator further
han to say that they had gone over
The situation in the Senate very
thoroughly.
Senator Underwood has offered to
accept any proposition that will obtail
ratification of the treaty, and it is be-
leved that he told Senator Lodge yes
terday that many other Democrats also
we're willing to accept the Louge rescr-
Yations if no other way could be found
20 secure ratification.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Winners of LOr 'on.Australia
Flight A. e Made Kn;n],f.

LONDON, Dec 23.-Knirhthood in
the Order o. the British En- pirc has
been conferred by King George upon
Captain Ross Smith, tho first aviator to
complete an airplane flight from Eng
land to Austria ia. Captain Smiths
brother, Macpherson Smith, who was
the OBJ ervor in the flight, was accorded
an Identical honor.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
admiral Sims Refuses to
Discuss Letter tn Daniels

NEWPORT, Dec. 23.-Rear Admiral
Sims declined to-day to discuss in any
phase his letter to Secretary Daniels
riticiz;ng the reported awards Of naval
decorations. The fact that such a
letter had been sent, however, was
known to friends Of the admiral here
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
New Cardinal Gets Red Hat

SARAGOSSA, Spain, Dec. 23.-Count
Fava, special envoy of The Pope, con-
forred I e rod hat Sunday en- the newly
elected Cardinal Soldevila y Romero.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

LONDON, Dec 23-Premier Lloyd
George will GO to Paris next week to
confer with Premier Clcmenceau. it
was announced to-day.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

precisely this which has been done in
a number of instances.
volving any of the officers or en- listed
men who were attached to the United
States naval forces in European wa
ters be referred to me for comment
be 'ore they were finally approved and
vi, hi cbod
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-15
PL4INFIELD

At the opera house, Plainfeld, May
l6, Wallace Reid in NAN of Music
Mountain" Do you like thrilling stor-
ies2 Then you'll like Wallace Reid in
this corking story of mountain feuds and
tense heart interest. Adventures, thrills
and dramatic moments such as this
great screen idol has never done before.
Don't miss it, We also have dandy
two.reel Arbuckle comedy in "The
Butcher Boys" some comedy. Admission,
lie and 2Sc-adv.
If any reports Of the play now being
presented by the Nellie Gin Players
around the circuit have reached Plain
field, those who don't secure their seats
in advance for Saturday night will run
the risk of being disappointed. "A Run
for the Money is by far the best yet,
according to those who have seen it.
Why not leave your name at Leavitt's
and have the same seat reserved for you
all SUMMER 1t costs no NOR, and think
of the convenience Ask about t.--adv.
Private Newton II. Davis from the
10th division spent last Thursday with
Mr., and Mrs. viii Davis,
Fred Crowell from Windsor is board
ing in the family of viii Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond Page and
daughter were in Mortified last Tues
day.
Eli Swinger from the goth division
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Will Davis last
week.