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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-28
GOVERNMENT TO SELL
SHIPPING INTERESTS
BUILT UP FOR WAR
Plant Disposal Section Created
ty irect0r-Gcnerai Pies,
of Fleet Corporation.

WASHINGTON. April 27--Important
steps toward disposing of the tremen-
dous shipping interest built up by the
govcrnifcnt during the war were
taken today in the creation by Direc-
tor General I'ieZ Of IL new section of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation. dc.
signed to supervise the disposal OF
millions OF dollars worth of invest
mcntS TO private concerns.
The new section VIII be known as
plant disposal section. with II. T.. Grant,
engineer of the shipyard plants di-
vision. in charge. Sale OF the corpo-
ration's interests in wood yards. con-
crete yards. steel yards and fabricat-
ing plants will be effected under Mr..
ting the immense shipbuilding plants
into private hands as going concerns
so they may continue for the bcneiit
of the economic welfare of the com
munitics in which they are located. :,
Termination OF the war brought
about cancellation of contracts in wood
yards and these will be the first in
by the new section. In some instances.
the wood yards Will he turned over to
private owners who plan TO manufac-
ture wooden barGes and tugboats.
Other wood yards will be converted to
Industrial uses or utilized as repair
yards. Some few of them perhaps will
be "scrapped." having served their
purposcSin the war.
Steel yards that are placed on the
who desire 10 continue building ships
FabricatinE plants will lie converted
into the manufacture OF peace time
products. Seven concrete yards
valued at about sl,000.000 each. also
are owned by the feet corporation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-28
AMBASSADOR PAGE PLANS
TO RESIGN POST IN ROME
Itnlinn Parliament Snid to Dc Arrnng-
Ing Ia Seize Fiumc and
Other Points.

LONDON. April 27.-Thomas Nelson
Page. United States ambassador, has
left Rome for Paris to tender his rcsiG-
nation to President Wilson. according
10 Central News dispatch from Rome
late this afternoon.
American army officers in Rome, the
dispatch adds, are participating in
anti-Wilson demonstrations.
y. Bologna an American officer is
said to have denounced the President
during such q demonstration.
The Italian Parliament has been
summoned for Tuesday. which is a
week earlier than it had been origi-
nally scheduled TO meet.
Premier Orlando will lay before the
Parliament Il plan for immediate an
nexation of the Trcntno, the Upper
Adige, Trieste. Istria, Fiume and Dali
malta.
The American ambassador to Italy,
Thomas Nelson Page, resigned more
than month ago, according TO
letter to Ambassador Davis, United
States ambassador to Great Britain, re-
ceived at that time.
First Secretary of Legation Bell said
tonight: 1T Is rather ridiculous for
Italian news sources to attempt to cap
talize Mr.. Pages resignation In con-
ncction with the present crisis"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-28
AMERICAN DELEGATES ;
PREPARE FOR MEETING
WITH PREMIER GEORGE
Expect TO PreseniIreI0nds Case
TO British Official Non-
day or Tuesday.

PARIS. April 27.-The Irish-Ameri-
can delegates. Mcssrs. Walsh. Ryan
and Ounce, have returned to Paris
from trip Ito the battle front, and
they are preparing tonight the final
phases for the presentation OF their
case before Premier Lloyd George
either tomorrow or Tuesday.
There is little or no doubt at the
Premier will give consent TO the Irish
delegates. De Valera. Griffith and Count
PNnkett, coming to Paris. but whe-
tier he will bow as freely to the
Irish American demand that these de-
legates be given hearing before the
peace conference is another question
Messrs. Walsh, Ryan and Dunno are
maintaining strict silence. hut ii is
known they will demand that the
Irish delegates be given safe conduct
to Paris Immediately before any Of
the big officials leave this capital. and
this demand will be coupled with a
strong endeavor for guarantees that
they Will be given hearing when
they get here.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-28
REVISED WORLD LEAGUE
COVENANT GIVENP PUBLIC
-Four Chief Objections Against League
by American Opponents Are Met

puts IL sUuarcly up to Congress nS
to whether OF not the United Stntes
shall undertake. the trust of gov
crninS nny foreign people.
To the new covenant there fs
also whut tx called nm annex"
which nnntcs the original members
of the league OF natfOns and names
nlsO the states thnt have been In
Nited to- nccedc to the covenant.
which arc:
The United Stntcs OF America.
Belgiunr, bolivia, Brazil, British
empire, Cnnndn, Australia, South
Africa. New south Wales, Indiu,
China, Cubn. CzcchO-Slovnkia, Ecun-
dor. France, Greece, Guatemala,
Haiti. IIcdJuz, Honduras. Italy,
Japan, I.tbcrin, Nicaragua, Pnnnnn,
Peru. Poland, Portugal. ROumuniu,
Serbia, Sinm md Uruguay.
The states invited to become
members of the league nre:
Argentine Republic, Chile, CO.
lombfa, Denmark, Netherlands, Nor
wny, Paraguay, Persia, Salvador.
spain, Sweden, Switzerland md
Venezuela.
1t will be noted that Mexico Is
not here mined M member Of the
league or among the nations which
have been invited To join.
The omission of Mexico from the
covenant created n t;rent deal OF in
tcrcst md speculation in wnshinS-
ton. Ii wax thought to explain MIR.
tnrrnnHD's recent outbreak against
the Monroe Doctrine, and his dccfn-
ration TINT Mexico Ind never rccot;-
nizcd IL or ever would.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-28
BRIGHT PROSPECTS
NLOAN CAMPAIGN
DURING THIS WEEK
Many Districts in North
west Hampered by Ad-
verse Weather.
NEW YORK SLOW TO SEE
NEED OF GOING OVER TOP
Chicago Territory Reports Drive
Progressing Satisfactorily in
All of It's States.
ST. LOUIS is LEADING COUNTRY
Richmond and Philadelphia Divisions
Experience Difficulty in
Getting Started.
NEW YORK SLOW TO SEE
NEED OF GOING OVER TOP
ST. LOUIS is LEADING COUNTRY
and PHILADELPHIA Divisions
Experience Difficulty in
Getting Started.

WASHINGTON. April 27.-Tne Vic
tory Liberty loan campaign starts off
It's second week with bright prospects,
treasury officials tonight declared
me hTst week to have been sat!sfac-
Tory, but not to an extent to warrant
overconfdencc. The present loan is
moving trl'ic faster than the fourth
Liberty loan. its predecessor. but con
siderable stepping" has yet to be done
to bring in the required s4.5O0.o 600
600.
Outstanding difficulties in the cam
paign at the beginning OF the second
week appear TO be the inability OF
statesmen in tho Minneapolis district
to reach the agricultural sections be-
cause OF bad weather
The New York district IL experience
ing some trouble in mprcssing peo-
pic that an ovcrsubscription OF the
nth loan is just az necessary as we're
cvcrsubscrip,ions OF any ot The loans
~hiIe the war was in progress.
hdyersc Weather flinders.
Weather conditions are also prevent
Ing field workers in the Kansas City
aud Dallas districts from getting ade-
quate reports the way the loan is
going. and II IS impossible to give
an accurate line on these sections
Chicago has been picking UP lately
to say about tina; city:
The Chicago district is going as
we'll. II not better. than ever before"
San Francisco has yet 10 hit it's
rrc-loan stride. but hopes are bright
Hawaii has come TO bat with more
than $1,000. 900. subscribed. and Ore
gon, Utah and Idaho already have
subscribed 80. 90 and 90 per cent.
respectively. OF their quotas.
Subscriptions in the Atlanta dis
trict show a better record than did
those in the tirst week OF the fourth
loan. and fourteen counties have al
ready gono over the top Boston
reports Il remarkably good general
distribution OF the bonds.
ST. Louis DIstrIct Lends.
1t begins to look more and more
as IL St I,ouis-thc first district TO
oyersubscribe it's quota in the last
loan-was going to repeat the per
formancc this time. The Philadel-
phia and Richmond districts are hav-
ing some difficulty in getting under
way but leaders say the situation
is satisfactory"
Kansas City. Mo. made It's debut
crs last night with $1,000. IT
600 in excess Of its quota.
"Remcmbcr." says Lewis b. Franklin
director OF the war loan organization,
in !, statement issued tonight. this
is the last loan. There Is no reason
for holding back this time.
Let us show the world that Ame rica
will not only fight, but pay IN fuli:
for the realization of her Ideals oil
freedom"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-28
ny JUSTIN Mct;ItATII.


WASHISGTON. April .7.-In the
revised covenant OF the lcngue OF
nations, which liz 10 be presented
tomorrow afternoon 10 the pence
conference In Paris ut n pIcnnry
sessiOn. and which was released
here by the state Department this
afternoon for publication in the
morning papers, the four chief oh
jcctions urged against the cove
nnnt by American opponents OF the
league are met.
!. The validity Of tho Monroe
Doctrine is specifically recognized.
=. 1t is provided that any mem
ber OF the League, after two yenrs'
notice OF Its intention. may with
draw from the league. provided
thnt NIL OF Its international ObII-
cations and NIL of Its obligations
under the covenant shnIl hnvc been
fulfilled mt the time of It's with
drn,YuI.
>. To meet the criticism thnt there
would be nm Inequality of voting
power, Great Britain, with her do
mtniOns, having eight votes to one
for the United states. IL Is pro-
ytdcd In the new covcntn that .deci-
siOnx Mt amy meeting of the as
xcmbly or the council shall require
tho agreement of NIL the members
of the league represented at the
meeting.
4. No member of the League cnn
be made mandatory for the gov
ernmcnt and administration of my
colony and territory. unIcss II he
willing to accept such trust. This
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-28
THREE BIG BOATS BRING
HOME 5000 TROOPS
Units Include Men of Divisions From
Kansas, Missouri and
Arkansas.
WELCOMED BY CHAMP CLARK
Former Speaker and His Officer Son
at Newport News When Soldiers
Arrive-liospital Workers Are
Aboard.
ELCoMED BY CHAMP CLARK
nv Associated Prcss.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. April 81
5000 troops from France, including
men OF the Rainbow Divisions from
Missouri. of the Thirty-tifty Division
from Missouri and Kansas and of the
Eighty-seventh Division from .Arkan-
sas, Louisiana and mississippi reach
ed this port today on board the bat
tieship South Carolina and tho trans
ports Antigone and Princess Matoika
end began to debark In prepara ton
for the last stage of their trip home.
Champ CLARK, former speaker Of the
House of Representatives accompaned led
by his son, Lieutenant Bennett Clark.
who had previously arrived with other
Missouri troops, welcomed the Miss
curl men.
The One Hundred and Seventeenth
Field Signal Battalion. of the Rain bow
Division, formerly the first battalion
of the Missouri National Guard signal
corps. came on the battleship South
Carolina. After debarking they march
ed to Camp Morrison.
Missouri Men Arrive.
The Missouri and Kansas troops Of
the Thirtyhfth Division came on the
transport Anttgonc. They consisted
OF One Hundred and Tenth Field
G.. and several detachmcnts number
ing in all 5l5 officers and men: One
Hundred and Tenth Sanitary Train,
ambulance section, Ambulance Com
quarters Field Hospital Section and
Field Hospitals l31 to 40 inclusive:
totaling ?46 officers and men; one
Hundred and Twenty-ninth Michigan
Gun battalion. Companies a. B. c:
and D., numbering IA officers ana
men: One Hundred. and Thirtieth Ma
chine Battalion. Companies y. Il. I.
and D.. numbering SOL officers and
men: detachmcnts of the One hundred
and Thirty ninth and one Hundred and
Fort.cth Infantry and "a sick ana
wounded officers and men.
The EiEhty-Sevcnth Division men
arrived on the transport Irincess
Matoika and consisted of SOS officers
and men from the Three Hundred and
Forty-sixth Infantry including Held
and staff and Companies y. Il. {. ana
d. First Battalion with sanitary ana
supply detachmen1S.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-28
AWAITING DECISION
ON BEER MEASURE
Department of Justice Anxious
for Opinion of New York
Court.
PALMER ISSUES STATEMENT
Attorney-General Says Tribunal
Can Save Conflict of Officials
and Brewers.
PALMER ISSUES STATEMENT
IBv Associated press-l


WASIIlNGTON, April 27.-It is up TO
thc New York court to decide whether
or not advocates Of personal freedom"
take Il drink after July l.
The Department Of Justice tonight
admitted that 1t was looking forward
to the United States District Court in
New York City to hand down an au-
thoritative decision as to the proper
construction of the wartime act passed
by Congress.
Attorney General Palmer tonight
stated that he hoped the question
would be settled by the court before
1t became necessary for either the
brewers or the government to deter
mine without court decision Just how
they shall proceed.
nave no power TO grant amnesty"
says Mr. Palmer in his statement, ITO
any one who may see Mt to manufac-
ture beer pending an authoritative
Judicial construction of the law, and [
am sure that brewers generally under
stand that the tendency Of litigation
VIII be no protection against prosecu-
non Tor onenses under the law
requires More LcEisIntion.
am making no reference to the
prohibition amendment TO the Consti-
tuition. The proper method of enforce
ment of that amendment is a matter
which will require additional legisia-
ton before 1t becomes effective under.
its terms.
Congress. as n war mca sure. enacted
that. after May ]. 1918. it shall be un-
lawful to use food or fruit productions
IN the production of beer. wine or
other Intoxicating malt or vinous
liquor for brewing purposes.' and after
July ]. 1919, IL shall be unlawful to
sell such liquors for beverage purposes
except for export.
Ah long as this act remains in force
under It's terms, il becomes my duty
TO sec that it is enforced like ali other
laws. by the prosecution of such per-
sons as violate it.
Difference OF Opinion
1T is my duty to do this without
any regard whatever for my own opin-
ION as TO the wisdom or the .unwisdom
OF the legislation. which is a matter
entirely for Congress
There has naturally been some diff
ference of opinion as to the proper
construction of the act, but the final
word with respect TO it's Interpretation
~ with the courts, whose Judgment
WILL | am sure, be chcerfully ac-
quiesced in by all interests involved.
All the questions involved in the
Interpretation Of the law have been
recently argued In a suit pending in
New York. was glad to cooperate
with the attorneys representing brew
ers in an effort to expedite that case
10 an authoritative decision. and !
am hopeful that the proper construc-
ton of the law may be settled by the
court before IL becomes necessary for
either the brewers the government
10 determine without n court decision
Just how they shall proceed"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-28
WOMAN JUDGE GIVES
THIEF FIVE YEARS
Former Millincr's Assistant Sits on
Bench In budapest Hear
ing Evidence,

BUDAPEST, April 27.-Distinguished
Hungarian lawyers attended the Buda
pest courts yesterday to the first wo-
man judge appointed by the Soviet
government.
The woman judge, who was n mil
iner's assistant. presided on the judges
bench. her two colleagues being n
The presiding judge is twenty-th three
years old.
The accused in this trial was do
mestic charged with stealing two pairs
of boots from her mistress. a sen-
tence of five years Imprisonment was
imposed.
said the mlllner Judge in imposing
sentence, that the old social system
has gone and that only workers and
not capitalists and thieves have any
place In our new social eXistencc."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-28
Aviator Who Shot Down
Last Plane Home Again
IBy Associated Tross.

NEW YORK, April .7.- More
than l..GO American troops re-
turned todny to the homeland on
seven transports docking here.
The One Hundred md Tenth, One
Hundred and Twelfth and One Hun
als,, arsd and, nnd Eiftesnth ENGINEERS
cnEo. Cnpe Mny nnd SANTA CInrn,
rsspectivcIy; the FIfty-cIghth Const
Artillery ON the SANTA Rnrbaru;
me Three Hundred nnd Eighth
Corp. Companies Nos. Twenty.
Ninety-two, Ninety three, Ninety
four, Ninety-cIpht, One Hundred
,, md Two and One Hundred and
Fourth md Two Hundred nnd
Forty-eIghth Aero Suundrons, nnd
cnsunls on the OriHnba; the One
drcd nnd Ninth Field signal lint
tniions, Four Hundred nnd Fourth
Engineer PontOOn 'rrnin mud ems
g Inls ON the Sihoney. md sih Hun.
Company of Illinois men ON the
West GnIetn.
:: Ciniming to be the youngest
chuck private" In the American
army, Frank SnuiIerI, fourteen, OF
Snn JOKE, Cnl., who scrvcd with
Bnse Hospital No. ns interpreter.
arrived az casual with the
Eleventh Engineers.
After landing In France he wan
ncnt TO II sch0Ol In n sOuthcrn prov
incc, hut Inter enlisted In the Amer
lean forces.
4 delegation of Pittsburgh citi-
zcns today were accused OF yIOIat-
Ing port rules by boarding the
SANTA CInrn unncconIpnnied by nm
nrfny officer. 4 rigid investigation
hnn been ordered. The delegation
tN mild tO have been headed by
Representatives stephen L.. Por-
ter and Guy T.. Cnmpbell, both of
Pittsburgh.
With the One Hundred and
Fourth Aero Squadron on tho Ori-
znba, wns Lieutenant Mortimer VI
Lawrence, of HEAVIER Dam. WIS.,, OF
hcinily credited with having shot
down, near MOulips, the Inst Ger
mnn plane In the Wnr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-28
AVIATION OFFICER KILLED
Lieutenant Flying in Private MncbIur
ls Victim when Wings
COIlnpsc.

FREEPORT. ". V. April 27.--I.Icu-
tenant Allyngton jolly. of Chicago.
was killed today when u privately
$50 feet near the Lufberry Aviation
Field here. Both his legs were broken
and his skull fractured
jolly, who only recently had re-
turned from eighteen months war ser
vice overseas. was flying AT high speed
when tho wings of his plane COLLAPSED.
He fell like u plummet
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-28
OPPOSE ANOTHER WAR
Italian Socialists Adopt Resolution and
Forward Copy to Premier
Orlando.

liamentary group has adopted and sent
to Premier Orlando Il resolution en-
phatically declaring against a new
war, warning the government not to
submit to Parliament a "fait accom-
pli" accomplished facD, which would
lead TO the resumption OF hostilitics
or the delay in the biEza ton.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-28
READY FOR "JUMP OFF"
Mig Naval Seaplane NC-3 Prepared
for Flight TO NcWfOund-
land.
IBy Associated Press.l

ROCKAWAY. n. Y. April 27.-The
big naval seaplane NC-3 which COM
pleted a successful trial at the naval
air station here today, may Jump off"
any time now for Newfoundland on
the first leg Of its trip overseas, ac-
cording to q statement tonight by
John IL. Towers, in charge
of the Navy Departments planes fc-
n transatlantic flight.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-28

LONDON. April 2T.-It was officially
OF Commons that the excess OF pre
miumS over payments under the gov
ernmcnt aircraft insurance scheme
which provided payment of damages
through loss from air raids, amounts
TO more than El0,000.O00.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-28
REVOLT IN OL0NETz
Reports From StockholmsIndIcn Rev
n olutSOn Against BOishcvists In
Spreading Northward.
IBv Associated Press.

STOCKHOLM, April 27.4--Thc inhabi-
tants OF Olonetz. 40 miles northeast
of Petrograd In the government OF
Olonetz, have revolted against the
Bolshevists. Reports received here to-
day add that tho revolt is spreading
northward.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-28
TO Determine on Bcrr.

ED. HIS, April 27.-
TO determine the amount OF alcohol
beer may contain without interfering
with the Federal prohibition law.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-16
MOOSE RIVER

John Murtha and Earl Taylor went
to Augusta recently and purchased
six very valuable horses of Mr.. Cum
mings of that city. Mr. Murtha
brought four which he will use in
his numbering work this winter and
Mr. Taylor two which are fer the
Jackman Lumber Co. of this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodrich have moved
into the Tardy rent on Main street.
Guy Holden AND wife of Ports
mouth. y. H. are at the home of r.
Holden, having recently returned from
Canada, where they spent several
weeks visiting relatives and friends.
Judy. the family horse of T. II.
Kennedy was found dead in the past
ure a few days ago.
Mrs. Reed returned Thursday from
Skowhegan.
Mr. and Mrs. Clapp on Mill street
are receiving congratulations on the
birth OF d son.
a special town meeting was call
ed Saturday, October 18th to elect an
assessor to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Roland Tidd
Arthur l.. Holden was elected Mr.
Tidd with his family have gone to
Stockholm, Maine, his former home
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pinckney and
son Edwin have gone to Lily Bay
where Mr.. Pinckney is engaged trap
ping foxes. They made the trip in
their new Ford car.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-16

Greenlaws father Evander Andrews
and family.
Mrs. George Andrews has been on
the sick list the past few days.
Arthur Quimby from Starks spent
last week with the family of his sis
ter Mrs. Carrie Berry.
Mr. and Mrs. Perley Bickford spent
a few days last week at Carry
Pond camps the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. II. w. Maxfield.
All OF the children Of Mr. and Mrs.
John Qumby of Starks gathered at
their home last Sunday to help him
celebrate his Goth birthday. a din
ner Of all kinds of good things was
served by Mrs. Quimby at one O'Clock
One of the special features being a
beautifully decorated cake and dates
and initials, etc. Mr.. Quimby receiv-
ed several nice presents among them
being very nice macknaw from the
family. The guests present were Mr..
and Mrs Percy Quimby and two sons
Norman Burton and Charles Leslie of
Norridgewock; Mr.. and Mrs. Ross c.
Berry and son Philip from Pleasant
Ridge; J. Burton Quimby of NOrridge
wock. Arthur II. Quimby of Starks;
Frank L. Quimby who lives at home;
Mr. and Mrs. f. c. Palmer and two
children Norman Douglas and Ervina
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-16

Belle of Skowhegan; Miss Elsie Ladd
of Starks: Lizzie Jones OF Norridge-
wock and Leah Neil of Starks. Mr.
and Mrs. Grant Jones and Miss Flos-
sic Jones all of Starks. 1t was a
very pleasant reunion for all present
Perhaps the largest logging opera
ton in the history of this town is al
ready underway for the present win
ter. The concern operating is the
Jackman Lumber Company. and they
already have over 200 men and 50
horses on the job. They plan cut
ting a large amount of timber for
delivery to the New England branch
of the National Lumber Company at
their mill in Bingham. They cut
everything as they 20 along. both
hard and soft wood large and small.
The scene Of this operation Is what
is known as Fletcher mountain. about
two miles westerly 81 the kennebee
river