Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-23
TWAS BENSON
Who Told A dmir a
Sims IN, 1917


Over Your Eyes; We Wouid IS
Sonr FIar, Them Al .,e Germans
-Se"eass Mama sn Chairman
-ale's l1sgstancs
Washington March Rear a.
m-ai Sims -nId The Senate i1vas--
gazing committee today -1as Rear
AGma- Benson cnist If oazI
operations during ne war and -uw
Chairman Of ne shipping board KS
ne oHcs- Who md III net u let
ne British 1Cl TIE wool over y9u-
eyes; re would IS socn SgAr -zem
IS ire EznacS~
It's us ocr I ccna. .-.s---,c-.sr-.
ne a<--Ga- sa-C.. TUX xas -osG q
1iD II -ce presence # a11e~ cas7a-
a11cers a--er Secretary Daniels ha1
g-v@l 1.u ina instructions tus- D.
-or-e rs departure overseas where e
-a-s- became c1rna-Ge- II Amer
cal nara <Erces = vas repeated
ne following Gay rs declared All
again sl- norEs la1s- When A5-,.rz..
5ensQr VISITED Paris.
A4I-llra- SINS xaS -zl-cIaa- p -
va. -1e name II re oEce- making
re s7a-7e1- explaining nat Zae
1a1 kept Is presentation 8T ne -aSe
clear # ne personalities and -la1 Is
wished u ccn---e = GO 80.
Chairman Hale INSISTED 1Qverer-
Cross examination by Senator P.--
-al- -e-oc-a--c. Nevada 5evalupzE
--a- admir- Sins Tad shown his
se--e- c!--c.s-g ne 1av- 6ena--
nen-'s cc2G-c- y ne war 70 Ee--v
? -ra-S0c- NV YORK ABOUT re
middle II S2cUa-v v1;,e Ne vas
E1es- q NJ -av-srs home ID
IRA Sins conceded MAJ LIS =as
II llG-s--eT5cn-
Senator Putnam sad he had .ez-
SCI = believe T1E- ccD~ Il -
same zsr-4- 1aG <5ucG is way "a !
u zss.lcg-1n newspaper -o--espDcea-
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Exq la-n.1g Ms interpretation E
what A5c,-rz, 5,ans1u sad = In.
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statement serious consideration n
ne -De because ne had assumed
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lis -gnv,c-ors- / vas tue q Ba--
SIT 3=-so-1I confidence Z arr- -za-
II vas s=1- 45rasG nd 2are- -eacn :
q re z-g-ss, .ava. post overseas
re oEce S-z-ac
Cauue-C-g 1cr.=7- IN Secretary
1a-is-s statement II IL crr-,.--as
A3m--l Sns SAD -1a1 = HIS -=s---
oC-T 81 a~a--s said
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reference vas made X a-~9cd- n
re nary Department g -z2-- coca
Slor-7
n -E2iv u questions ~ Senator
.7-Z-----i27 calculated n brig au- nat
- made public MS -e--4- -egz.-l.-,-
1a77a- 1ecora-0ns before S-ec--=--...59-
la-le.s -s-ce!veG z A5ua. S-s
otter 2enoe- II rs SAT Ea-a II
oa--s- any publicity
Fl N sp-1g chicken said Re
o--ce- And Al 2ut pEr--- NJ 1ea,:
ND = 7Dos= 1c--. 2e.-ezsa-"
Senator E---na1 Rad : 1u-oe- Of
les-s-s and papers rom Admir-.
SINS 1ieS 1-C-G-aE I -e-ar . Sac-
-~e-a--T Da1lsls 5a-=6 Nav Is. -s--
declaring -7a- -1e EXIT u amer
-ca1 military participation = ia
va Us dependent u re rate AZ
s.-1 Dl,.-Gs-- n ne C1!ta5 STATS and
suggesting r1aE = soo1 Pr por--.o--
a o'I- -a--C-z4 an 7cC.t perhaps
- mora efficiently 1---zas N PRISE
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II Z as -a10r Il American ship
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TIE senator zlsa Rad Ct unsigned
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Ire ---w,cE sentiment early = -s-S
tar re 1or-a-or C separate
American a1E = -Ice