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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-03
Bolshevists' Propaganda
Bearing Fruit in Berlin

Berlin. Saturday. March 1.-{By
The Associated Press.)-That the
Bolshevists have succeeded in their
propaganda for Soviet rule is amply
evidenced by the governments in
decision with respect to the plan to
incorporate the ideas of the soldiers
ana worknen's organization in the
constitution. There is further evil
dence that Hugo Haase's party the
Independent Socialists. is preparing
TO make common cause with the
Spartacans in a concentrated effort
to overthrow the Scheidemann cab
met by launching a general strike
with the purpose Of forcing the issue
Of Soviet rule.
That the Weimar government il.
flirting with the latter idea seems
to be indicated by the suggestion now
being considered that the assembly
be given an auxiliary chamber COM
prising members Of Soviet boards.
The German Bolshevists are now
employing new tactics along politi-
cal lines. In Fridays elections to
the executive committee of the Great
er Berlin Scviets. they captured two
seats. their first representation on
that body. in which they and the in
dependents had an equal vote.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-03
Many Measures Must
Of Necessity Go
Over to Next
SENATE PASSES
VICTORY LOAN BILL
EARLY SUNDAY A. N.
Passage Means No Need of Ex-
ira Session Until Early Sum-
mer-Expect Final Action
On Wheat Bill by House To-
day-Deiiciency Bill Certain
of Enactment

Washington, March 2.-The 65th
Congress enters tomorrow upon its
last full working day facing an IN
precedented mass Of leglsiatio with
the contested Victory Loan bill out
Of the vav Both Senate and House
after converting IN the morning are
expected 10 work steadily until sine
die adjournment at noon Tuesday.
The Senate remained in session all
last night to pass the loan bill, the
keystone measure Of the calendar, ad-
iourning shortly before clock this
morning while the House today held
a business session, dispOsing Of the
conference report On the hospital bill.
The Senate also held a brief session
today for eulogies Of deceased con-
gressren. but business went over
until tomorrow
Passage Of the loan bill without a
regard vote and IN the identical form
IN yhlcs it came from the House def
nifty marked the course of future
LED Plat.on and gave assurance tha1
Prs$ident Wilson would not find I
necessary 70 change his plan of de-
femEnS a call OF the new Congress
uyr4 after his return from Franco,
prdbably IN June.
Although many important bills. in
ciad.ng the s?.o,0o0,o 900 navy appro-
pp.ation measure with its authorize :
ton Of new Swear building pro-
gam. and the 81, 125 900, 900 army bill.
apparently are doomed to certain
failure. administra ton leaders be-
lieve that none is Of sufficient m
portance to require an earlier call of
Congress.
Final action by the House on the
$1,000, 600 0G0 wheat price guarantee
bill IS expected tomorrow, with the
measure then ready for the Presi
dents signature. Another important
oill now regarded as certain Of en-
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French apprehension IS growing over
the danger Of anarchy in Germany. AMI
the French delegates therefore. desire
TO hasten the conclusion OF the peace
treaty and incorporate in it measures
for the protection which they have ex-
pected from the League Of Nations. ".
P!chon, rejecting this view, said that
everyone wants a representative gov
eminent established in Germany with
which peace may be concluded.
N. Pichon regards of prime import
ance the decislon of the Supreme Coun-
Gil to create a financial section of the
League of Nations Some of the :elega-
tons have suggested that the supreme
Council has thus transferred o the
eventual League Of Nations the respon
sibility for handling the subject CT tina
international pooling of assets and liza
biiities growing out of the war. which
might otherwise have retarded the con-
ciusion Of the peace treaty.
Some Immediately pressing work has
been sensibly advanced, it is thought.
by the creation of committee on
boundaries which will take up all re.
ports on frontiers and get them ready
for consideration by the end Of the
week as directed by the council Of ten.
This task will be facilitated. it 8 be
lieved. by the decision to deal now only
with boundary claims growing cut of
the war. and not admitting retroactive
discussions
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Premier Paderewski
Gives Reason for it's
Maintenance
IS NETTLED
AT APPARENT
U. S. OPPOSITION
Says Poland Seeks No Quarrel
Asks Guarantee Of Own
Safety-In Full Sympathy
With League of Nations
Plan-Puts Complete Trust
in Peace Conference

Warsaw. Saturday, March by
The Associated Press) Can YOU
oppose Boishevlsm with the Bible >
That is question which the world is
facing today"
lgnace Jan Padcrewsk;. the pre-
lnier of Poland. somewhat nettled al
the apparent American opposition to
the big Polish army which IS being
formed while the peace conference IS
sitting, asked this Of The Associated
Press correspondent today
Poland IS beginning 70 see day
isht' he sad. we have lots of
trouble ahead, but thanks to the Al
lies some OF our bright future is be-
hind us. Poland has 10 fight for this
bright future, ana We shall fight. II
We perish, you Will perish too
1t IS not an individual peril. but a
peril for civilization. for the aim OF
the entire Christian civiliza ton
peace and work-will not kill Boil
shevlsn as fa- as we are concerned.
because you cannot have peace and
organize prosperity with your next
door neighbor advising your workmen
not TO work and paying agents to de-
stroy your factories as quickly as you
can build them. Most people like to
get money without working and that
is what Bolshevil Russia offers
When asked if he was able to rec
orclIe the ESQ, 900 Polish army with
the League of Nations plan. II. Pad
erewski replied:
Yes, certainly. and I am quite in
sympathy with thar plan. Poland s
army is to be recruited for such time
as Is necessary to restore order on
our frontiers. 1t will be an army OF
peace and order, or policemen. II you
will. the same as the United States
called up 70 protect its borders along
Mexico from outrage.
We 30 not seek any quarrel. We
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Government Den0unces
Attempts Of TerroriStS

Berlin. via Copenhagen. Saturday.
Mar. by the Associated Press.)-
The government has issued a long
manifesto from Weimer. denouncing
theterrorist Attempts to get rid Of the
National .-ssembiy. 1t proclalms faith
Iulness to the principles of democracy.
Greater than the political danger is
the economic distress says the mani
festo. we cannot feed ourselves
from our own supplies until the next
harvest. The blockade IS eating away
the vitais Of our people. Thousands
perish daily from ill-nourishment."
The manifesto denounces strikes.
saying:
Every strike brings US a step near
er TO the abyss. Only work can save
US
The manifesto promises the social.
cation of suitable industies and the
establishment of industrial councils
representative of all the workers and
freely elected. Il closes with strong
note asserting the determination OF
the government to wage relentless war
against terrorism. concluding:
Whoever assails the life Of the ma
ton IS our enemy"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-03
IMMINENT FALL GERMAN
GOVERNMENT F0RECASTED
SITUATION IS VERY GRAVE
Many Amendments to League
Of Nations Plan 10 Prospect
Awaiting Return Of Wilson

Paris. March o.-(By the Associated
Press>. eighth week OF the peace
conference opens with an increased eff
fort by the working commissions to get
their projects ready for consideration
when President Wilson, Premier Lloyd
George and Premier Or!and return to
Paris.
No one 8 more anxious FOR prompt
action that the French commissioners.
who want % hasten not only the COM
pletion OF the peace treaty but the
adoption of the League of Nations plan
as an integral part of it. An opening
for a revision OF the plan that will not
threaten the integrity Of the League of
Nations appears TO De broadening NJ
Pichon, the French foreign minister.
has indicated that ne will offer amend
,nents relating 70 an International
force
1t is thought that the conference may
consider other amendments such as may
be regarded in America as necessary
10 remove the ambiguity Of clauses thai
might affect the Monroe Doctrine, the
right Of cessa ton from the league and
the methods of using force against re-
calcitrant nations. The American del
egates. it is said. many consider the
presentation of such amendments but
are waiting for the return of the Pres
ident before defining their attitude.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-03
May Deport
Franklin Mill
Bomb Suspects

Franklin. Mass. Mar. EFFORTS
will be made to deport three men who
were arrested here yesterday after an
investigation which followed an ex-
plosion near the Ray Mill Of the
American Wooden Company on Friday
night. IN which four persons were
killed. according TO Chief Of Police
Freeman G. knowiton. The men.
Philip Bicheilis. Antonio Capollo and
Phillip Zalente. were held tonight BY
the Franklin police for federal Of
ficials. II is expected that they will
be given a hearing in Boston tomor
row on charges OF spreading anArchis-
tic propaganda.
Eichellis. Capoilo and Zalente lived
in the same house with the four
men who were killed. Much I. ". w
and anarchistic literature was found
in their rooms by the police. who be-
lieve the explosion was caused by
the dropping OF dynamite intended
for use in an attempt TO blow up the
Ray mill.
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Police Ready
For Trouble
at Lowell

Lowell, Mass. March Police Off
GERS will be on duty at all the cotton
mill gates tomorrow morning n the
event of trouble arising from 4 strike
scheduled to begin for 44-1our week
and an increase OF 3 per cent. in wages.
As the demand comes from a very small
minority of the workers l. is not re-
lieved that the mills will be affected
materially. Greek operatives number
ing about 10000 are practically a uni.
against striking. and as they represent
the dominant force it IS felt that any
disanffection existing among other na
tlonalities will not last
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Quiet Now
Reigns in Saxony

Copen hagen. March 2.-Iovernment
troops have entered Halle. Prussian
Saxony, which now IS quiet, according
to a report from Berlin.
Serious food disturbances are report
et; from Thorn. West Prussia. Soldiers
interviewed and a mob tried 70 storm
the military jail and a number of per
sons were wounded before the troops
restored order
Reports from Munich say the Soviet
congress there has chosen a ministry
headed By Herr Seg,tz. who also will
be minister OF foreign affairs and MIN
ister Of the interior.
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Allied Nations ia Agreement
Palestine Should Be Made
Foundation Jewish Nation

of the Jewish people everywhere to
equality Of status He reminded
them that he previously had express
ed personal approval Of the deciartion
of the British government respecting
the historic claims OF the Jews re-
gardirg Palestine.
of the new commonwealth On behalf
Of the proposed league Of nations.
according to the delegates. They said
that organization Of a Jewish state
would include expressst!puiations that
nothing should be done which might
prejudice the civil and religious opin-
ions Of non-Jewlsh communities in
Palestine or the rights and political
status enjoyed by Jews in any other
country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-03
500 Gratuity
To Discharged
Forces of U.S.,

washington. March 2-Secrefary
Daniels tonight issued a statement
showing procedure to De followed in OBJ
Jainng payment of $50 gratuity granted
under the new revenue act to persons
llonorably discharged from or released
from active duty in the naval estab
iishment after service during the var.
The statement said that those entitled
to the gratuity were officers and en-
listed men Of the navy and Marine
Corps. Naval Reserve forces. male and
female. and persons n the service o.
the Coast Guard. coast and geodetic
survey and lighthouse service, who per-
formed active duty with the navy dur
ing the present war
Sucl persons, however will not be en-
titled 70 The gratuity If they have al
ready received one month pay on dis
charge from the army under the act OF
May IS. 1911, or If they are entitled 70
retired pay. Gra,uities, Z was also
pointed out. are not payable 10 hears Or
lega. representatives.
Payment upon discharge or release
from active duty will be made by the
supply officer charged with the final
settlement OF accounts. Persons already
separa led from the service II n the
navy or nava! reserve torce should
make claim for payment upon the Ma
val Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
at Washington; II IN the Marine Corps,
upon the officer who settled their ac-
counts unless his whereabouts IS IN
known or he was a navy supply officer
IN which case claim should be forward
ed 10 Marine Corps headquarters at
Washington. and If N the Coast Guard.
upon Coast Guard headquarters at
Washington
CLAIMS may De made By letter and
must be accompanied by a statement
of service and original certificate OF
discharge or orders 10 inactive duty.
If the original discharge or order is :ost,
a duplicate must be submitted together
with i statement from the officer max
ing fina. settlement Of accounts show
ing that no gratuity was paid upon dis
charge.
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Graphic Description Of Brest
Camp Of Present and Conditions
During the Past Eight Months

I'VE lost about 1000 but we saved
many thousands more in these same
hospitals and tents that have now
become the objects Of such condern =
nation.
IN the midst Of the Influenza in
the rear 4 great drive was on at the
front and the streams Of wounded
began to flow in.
In q very special sense Erest was
the place where these two fronts
met. We had n kind Of He'll there.
but it was only because death stalked
everywhere and in so many cases we
did not seem 10 have a lighting
chance.
"kerbaun. a new base hospital,
was in process Of construction when
the influenza reached Us. It was not
designed as a hospital for the sick
and for contagious disease. but It
had TO be pressed into this service.
IN one Of our American newspa-
pers recently I saw a bitter attack on
this hospital. in an alleged interview
given by a Red Cross worker. Many
OF her statements were utterly mac
curate.
TT is true that bodies were placed
on trucks. the only available means
Of transportation. and at the time
when the influenza ragged most ter
ribi,, there was not a coffin to be had
IN that whole district. nor the lumber
to build them OF.
1T became finally necessary for
the army to face the prospect Of
burials without caskets. There was
no other way. That very day about
five hundred bodies in the Brest
district awaited burial. They had
accumulated while awaiting cas-
kets. Each body was swathed in
canvas or sheeting. completely COW
ored.
The army had purchased field
outside OF Brest at Lombezeleo.
where perhaps a thousand Of our boys
lie I can vouch that every man had
what blessing and faith can bestow.
Where Catholics and Professionals
mingled in the same grave the priest
and the minister stood side by side
and together invoked the Divine
blessing fitting testimony to the
nne brotherhood that il possible
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-03
mooney" Women
To Picket n. Y.
Opera House

New York. March 2.-Women mem
bers of labor unions will picket the
Metro politan Opera house where Pres
ident Wilson is to speak Tuesday night.
bearing banners demanding that the
President bring about the release of
Thomas J Mooney, it was announce
tonight by the Mooney committee Of
the Central Federated Union.
Plans also were made at a meeting
of the committee today for 4 mass
meeting in Madison Square Garden on
May / at which speakers of national
prominence will urge MONEYS release
This meeting. It was said. will be pre-
liminary 20 the Mooney strike vote
which is expected to be taken in May
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-03

Washington. March Denial OF
many reports of bad conditions at
the army debarkation camp at Brest
France, coupled with a graphic de-
sc-!ption of the terrible days there
when despite the ravages of the in
duenza epidemic American troops
were being rushed to France TO help
!,uri back the German army, It con-
tanned in letter from Chaplain w
B. Ayers OF the navy. who served
eight months at Brest.
Chaplain Ayers. who has just re-
turned from France, says Brest has
proved a healthrul camp in spite Of
the mud and almost continuous rains
experienced during the winter months
and that there has been no initial
epidemic there.
Some folks seem 10 think that II
is terrible he said. because our
boys are living in tents on the hills
around Pontenazen. yet those OF Us
who have had their weli-being IN
mind have thanked God that the
BOYS had the tents instead of wooden
barracks. The tendency always is to
crowd the barracks. Influenza is a
crowd disease We saved the lives
Of thousands OF boys by getting them
into the tents. Of the boys who slept
in tents we lost very few.
"Of course there is mud in Ponte-
nazen. There is practically no frost in
Brest. no bliZZa rds. The winter is a
time or rain. II will rain a dozen
times in day.
In September, October and No
vember, 1918, many cases of in1uen
"a were among these soldiers. we
lost probably 1000 men in that dis
trict alone and in practically all OF
these cases these men were brought
ashore with the disease from the
transports.
Men who were brought ashore.
diving, told me that t1ey knew before
embarking in America that they had
influenza but thew Ind the fact and
pretended 70 ne we'll Tor fear OF los
ing their chance to get to the Ferncil
front
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REP. WEAVER
l\SEATED BY
HOUSE VOTE

-S''-;.-;oa. Ia-c.! ..-Republicans OF
F'4s~ .al Themselves IN the ma
az 'orgAt ana after bitter
80 ~ sire, party vote of IS2 to
''7@-.e4 representative Zebulon
+aT-' -ea,ar-a-. Of the 10th North
-''"7a i.s'.-r.. n favor of James J.
- 2ereaacan
=" H.ca parliamentary ma
ing D" lie Democrats TO prevent
~. Or" he contest. but they
1T, vii odd MS seat only two
- +" -" "'ctory gives his salary
-.'oTancH COR the full term. The
VS. o~er ne 1916 election
:. Fas a,rc'ed to succeed himself
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SHIPS BUILT
DURING WAR
SHOW DEFECTS

St. Johns " F. March a large
number OF ships built IN the United
States and Canada during the var =
meet the demand for increased tonnage
have put into this port during the last
few weeks for repairs and he ST.
John drydock is working TO full ca
pacity. with iong waiting list Rough
seas encountered along the North At
Iantic coast proved too much for the
ships. according to marine men. who
said that defects in machinery and hulls
were plainly evident w1er the vessels
we're overha uled.
In addition 20 the new vessels, many
Old ships which were neglected during
the war have also broken down anu
been hauled I'D here for repairs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-03

Washington. Mar. c.-President viii
son tonight told 4 delegation from the
American Jewish Congress that he
was persuaded that the allied nations.
with the fullest concurrence Of the
American government and people.
were agreed that IN Palestine should
be LAID the foundations If a Jewish
commonwealth.
The delegation. headed BY Judge
julius W Mack. Of Chicago and in
Guiding Louis Marshall. DR.. Stephen
s Wise and Bernard G. Richards Of
New York. declared they had found
the president sympathetic with the
'incontes,able principle Of the right
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-03
$4,000 Fire at
Pittsfeld. Mass.

Pittsfield. Mass. March Fire in
the Gamewell building. off Columbus
avenue. early today caused damage
estimated At $4,000 The occupants
sustaining the principal loss were the
Haskell Box Co. the Berkshire Sheet -
Metal Co. and RockIeil & Co.. furni-
ture dealers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-03
Government Heads
Arrive in Berlin to
Consult With the
Workmen's Council

London, March by The
Associated Press The pos
sible fall of the German gov
eminent is reported in numer-
Gus special dispatches re-
ceived today from Berlin. The
members of the government
have arrived at Berlin to con-
suit with the Workmen's
Council and a manifesto has
been issued. All the CORE
spondents represent the situa-
ton as grave.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-03
ITregory Advises
rrenlency in Some
E..s,pl0nage Cases

'''S''a. March Attorney Cen
- iresorr aas commented to Pres
'"Soa eommutation OF the SEN
g. ae:72ns convicted under the
-. 4 review Of whose cases
=, AIS 81 The department of justics
Zen. e''ea hat the evidence o. wiiful
rrs,.- ''oiate the law was 700 cir
:: h n', 20 ~arran; the arriving out
ne, vi sentences fixed by the trial
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SPOTTED FEVER
ON INCREASE
IN GERMANY

Berlin, Saturday. March l--'by the
As.ociated Press, The number of cases
of spotted fever in Germany rose WITH
in the week from IA To more than 'o.
or these. Is cases were reported n Be-
lin wh.-. there we're three deaths from
the disease.
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Resignation Of
BurlesOn Asked
By N. Y. Telegraphers

New York. March a resolution
asking President Wilson to demand the
resignation Of Postmaster Gener5i
Bur,eson was adopted at a Ineetin-
here today III District Council No. IS
Of the Commercial reiesraphers' Union.
representing operators in this city.
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Fortv Million in Organ
lied Governments
Now Cooperating
N MOVEMENT
GOs 4 REUNITED
RUSSIAN REPUBLIC
/, ,~g,r. Sl.c-oaf. Minister Of
o~a.t- ..r.irs in the Deni-
ry.2 Government Tells of
,,rcerc Encr;s to Bring Or
TO- Qvr - chaos

je" Our = { lacs
7,,. .e1~. i =, By the Associated
,,ss.,- ra.'- million Russians in
.,~,...zel '--rrn?ents are now CO.
var Fl. ii i movement for a re-
-.- Russia. these Russians are
- =, Ding bg hundreds
.1. wa lDsslAa daily, in an eff
81. .. .-r i.uss4d from ompiete
-e.u....oa 8ad ali his is being
., X .aol- Thought Of political
-c...on. SAID Sergius SaZonoff.
7isrer of foreign affairs n the
1a-ae2e government. who also IS
=. e7~tgea;a.Gve N Paris of the
drs, government. IN an Interview
.-rlY re foreign minister said:
IN 4dd.t.on 10 the Russians fight
:. 2oisnev.s,n through and outside
ne governments, there are also hun
reds II thousands of Russians with
e he Boshevikl battling daily
.-a!rs, The efforts to defeat a re-
g..,ei Russia.
In h" many months [ was in
-eA.ter.hodar capital of the pro-
ricce II huban) working with Cen.
Ja.ikene Admiral kolchak and other
7at.:ot;c eaders for the reconstruc =
.lor Of the Russian state I heard no
Xix IF politics. Work OF those men
; 70 Sare Russia from the forces OF
estruc..on-to turn it back united to
:-a Russian people 20 do what they
7isa Win II.
Socialists and other liberal ell
s--s.ts re taking 4 very prominent
az, Il ne movement for a reunited
2.ssla especially IN the south. In
10 --mea and IN the Don and ku-
az governments. the progressive
nea ii Ill parties have joined hands.
-.s!e S not lie slightest chance that
agiocrar~ viii ever return TO Russia.
Nobody, as far as I know. wants It
ID !, would Ne folly TO such reac-
Ion
Trends of reunited Russia
19cA regref ne effort made by Ger
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