Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.)
January 25, 1918

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RIDA^ Snow ,RICI: TWO ('ENTS. AUGUSTA, MAINE, FRIDAY MORNING SATL'KDAl Snow Be Thrifty If you have a secortl-hand artiela of value which you no longer use he THRIFTY—advertise it in tha Journal and yet the cash out of It A Classified ad will turn tha trick. JANUARY 25, 1918 ESTABLISHED 1825 RUSSIA REJECTS INSOLENT GERMAN DEMANDS CZECHS HECKLE AUSTRIAN PREMIER-UNREST IN GERMANY Doubtful if Russia Can Stop Threatened Cap ture ol Reval—Hun Armies Are Being With draw n from Italian Front Independent So cialists in Germany Grow Harder to Handle "f iat» ided ilem ,w t lurt ttwit the (rr,. i I am-ellm in Ills |..i I,.'.'n il sprit'll tn til** r r. i t tl)i- H'-uIikuik an i,it 1 still holds that ati fill t i nnrluelon nf the I,,,, ifei' ill'" will lie rtf "f tin- Germans as tlo'nlHr. iiw of I I ill- P'-IO'I l oll ,r, fit rt ii llisupei able ii. Kovi rtunent. i 1 1 i i determination •i ini noin xiilions i .i, i• -rii ’i’.■ To Retain Baltic Provinces ill' and all of It, nin an to tie re a o' ordlrtK to ie’i. is tt i n.i d as Get i i1 t" tlio Kussians. 1 l la a at was ui ven tlla I I I III I to a l|U tehee to ■'it 1 i nads into then low and tin- import 11 month of I id w mild he urru i h l*' I I I' iff tlla i tie lieinre tie- aston _r 11 the new l!us i mans intend it t i of tlie Gulf of Kin land eastward to the Moon Sound islands and then to the west of Minsk nd thence to Brest Ritovsk—-leaving within German boundaries some of Russia's choicest territory. Time Grudgingly Given Amazed at the audacity of the Ger ms*li program, the Russian delegates asked for time to consider the demand. This was grudgingly given together v itli announcement that it was the last postponement that could he expected. The latest advices are to the effect that tic Russians have unanimously, rejected the German terms. Capture Reval Likely Whet the new situation will bring forth is problematical. With the polit ical situation in Russia still in turmoil and with the battle line depleted of lighting men through defections, it is! hardly probable that the Russians willi be able to withstand at the present nto-j men) nn\ great show' of force by the! Germans toward the capture of Reval.l which would prove a handy tia.se from whit h t" operate against 1’etrograd or I io push their line furth- r eastward front the old battle line. \eeoiiuts of the situation in Austria v i'i iI from German newspapers indt ate that there still is much discontent1 uniting th" workingmen and that the slrlkeis have not till returned to wor.'t Widespread dissatisfaction continues t>j bo vi’teed agaimt th government's concessions to the Socialists and bitter attack are being made on the parts lenders. Tit'1 Czech- ill Parliament hale' heckled the .Austrian premier and de manded that the rnon r-hy no made a (Continued on Pane 4—Col. 1) puces win I ft I I'! Ill 1J■:11 In 1 l"U dispute will i in i I'i'ii tir> t joint 'n- I i ^nl> tit's inedi -I II I i i 11 I'11 M.i ii t*l Cltlt I it i'ii! front t lie a I I In' l\i t s to oil. i nt rat it t i' cun n' sinned

I" n \toinloi| tin- invi t. i• ii nee n i ter the i 1. "s ii.ol present* i mis,ion to .1. Op. tin i |mi hers now immediate joint s of unit' ini •r ii mult I i for the i lint the letter hi i Units mu to and the tin i "I the ice |.tin tl I I Sl. to I i1 vittit ton M i. At I 'les declared It mli1:u that the nte* t i conference with n i'1 \e,. or in any sense i\ union. The rneet I eon held late today. -.liess detained the com as 11 11 i ei until to A I, 1 the nn ihod o| pro. ed■ 'in two sol's ate liroiighl iiiiiivm onl« I,, See re ami Ins colleagues. '.."a allirmnl their will 'd i' lx the arldtratiot mi nia i> signed a ml w hie! 1 nion nu n I'mn was disregarded "t'l" rilt,K ..jm, '1 111 11 ion*, of i In- x minus 1,1 ’'id'* dee laved tiiat the tv It.,m

^n>»i»iit to an Jm 1’ '•t lo||S Of W.i pOS 1 >n (inployinfM] i- 'e still effective if 1 in. ut i not rt ache Cas Tablets For Stomach Gas V'~ T vm.KTS Slot, .gas a after .ting, re.ltii ‘"'Mtmtf ami irrssiu orr.rts .n».n-h. Bu v E l «t all rehab!* drug 3, or' Wide-Spread Revolt Is at Hand in Austria Dual Monarchy Loses Whether Cen tral Powers or Allies Are Victors Says Fess—Country in Financial Slave-y to Germany Washington. Jan. -4. i ’oiiditions in, Austria promise a revolution of far reaching consequences, I lop. Fess of1 i iliio. tolil tiic House today. A student of historj. lie suitl interpreted be- ueatb the words of foreign news dis-i patches that tltere was unrest and dis satisfaction because of industrial and i eeononiie eonditions in Austria, wliieh i is nev er free of revolution. Austria Loses Both Ways 'll the Central Powers win, Austria loses, if tiie ICntonte Allies win site! loses no more than if Germany wins,'' he said, declaring the differences be tween Germany and Austria on relit?-1 ious questions always litis been acute and that Germany furnishes today all the brains and money of Austria. lie said that out of t>.i)0(>,f>nfi people in Austria only 10,000,bun speak German and that the minority rule the major- its. in a country enmeshed in an inex tricable financial slavcrv to Germany.; FIRST BRANCH BOLSHEVIK! IN i New York. Jan. 24.—What was declared to he the tirst branch of the HoTTnevTto in the I'nited States was organized at a meeting in Harlem tonight presided over b I.eon Santson. a former student at Oo H'tnbta Fniversity who was dropped front tlte rolls because of his activities against I lie war. More than leto persons were said to have signed membership -cards after speakers had assailed the 'Moderate So cialists" and leaders of the American Federation of Labor. The speakers tie- dared that only the Bolsheviki plan would prevent future wars and a message promising to spread the "spirit of tlte Bolsheviki in America" was cabled to Leon Trotzky. Victrola, Cabinet and 8 Selections (410-in. d|J 1 w Double Face.) 1 C. E. Downing payments 51.00 per week 265 Water Street I Augusta, Maine j JAPAN PLEDGES MAINTENANCE PEACE IN ASIATIHERRITORY Premier Says Situation in Regard to Russia Is Very Serious—To Pursue P o 1 i c y of Loyalty and Fidelity to Allies Japan Will Not Sheath Sword Until Honorable Peace Secured Tokio, Tuesday. Jan. .2.—‘ Japan holds herself responsible for the main tenance ol peace in this part ol' the world, and consequently in the event of that peace being endangered to the inevitable detriment of our interests, the government of Japan will not hesi tate a moment to take the proper measures." Thus Count Terauchi, the Japanese premier, spoke at the opening of the Diet today in referring to the internal disorders in Russia spreading to the Russian possessions in eastern Asia. Situation Causes Anxiety The Premier declared that the sit uation in Russia was causing him the greatest measure of anxiety. "As the true friend of Russia," ho said. "Japan earnestly hopes that country ma> successfully settle ils dif ficulties without much lurther loss ol lime and establish a stable govern ment." Oouni Terauchi said also that Ja pan joined unreservedly with the Al lied powers in the determination not to sheath the sword until an honor able peace is secured. Chinese Militarism Involved Refore the 1'rentier addressed the Diet. Vukio Ozaki. former minister of justice; inquired why when statesmen ol' the Allies were declaring their de termination to break up militarism in Germany, the Terauchi ministry up held the militarists in China. _\1. Ozalii asked why British war sliips had been sent to Vladivostok, indicating possible tack of reliance on Japan and a misunderstanding with Great Britain and 'the Cnited States regarding tile agreement for the de fense of the Far Kgst. He. also asked what Japan was dding lor Russia. Foreign Minister Motono assured the Diet there was no reason to fear dif ferences of opinion between Japan and Great Britain and the Cnited States. Count Terauchi in his address said the Japanese government was fuii\ alive to the gravity of the situation and constantly was making efforts to main tain peace in the Far Fast and co operating the war preparations with the concerted plan of action of the \llied Powers. It was the government's intention to pursue the same policy with ab solute loyalty and fidelity to the Al lies and for the maintenance of the national safety, the Premier addled. He said he was happ> to say that Japan's relations wtih her British nll> and the other powers with whom she was fight ing side by side constantly were be ing strengthened. (Continued on Page 4—Col. 2) Eight-Day Battle Near Jassy Between Ukrain ian and Bolsheviki Forces—Attenjpt to Assas sinate Commander of Russian Forces in Ru mania Defeated Several Killed in Battle at Kiev I’etrograd. .Ian. 2:5. Itritish officers! who have made a thorough investi gation of conditions in Rumania re turned to l‘etrograil today and gave: an aecoum oi the food situation there, i They said the Itumnnian peasant wo- men had been almost starving for months or existing solely on maize.! The effect is shown particularly among the newly horn children, many of, whom are deformed. I Existing on Maize i The effect of starvation on future! generations is causing more concern to the officials than the present state of affairs. The itumanians have suffi cient maize to feed tin; peasant popu «-.n until flay, but this diet hy itself not give proper sustenance. Notwithstanding this ami other |>i'i vatinnn tlie Rumanian a rim is main taining discipline. Information from authoritative sources emphatically contradicts minors oi any pronounced movement aeainst King Kerdinand. Eight-Day Battle A battle occurred tour miles from .lossy between Ukrainian and Holshev iki forces. It lasted for eight days. Increased sentiment in favor of the Holsheviki is reported in Ukraine, al though file Holsheviki there are not connected officially with those of Pe trograd. An attempt to assassinate Lieut. catch their breath tlv general situation was not improved aul he expected to receive reports from time to time of more factories shutting down for lack of fuel. Bad at Hampton Roads in Hampton Roads, the shipping point for nim'li of New Kngland's coal, the situation was discouraging Irom tlie point of view of tins section, lie continued. as government necessities would cause a shortage of coal there. He point) d out the urgent1* need i f speeding up work on the docks so as to cause no unnecessary congestion be tween tidewater and the mines. The siiipping situation in New York is not satisfactory, according to Mr. Storiow. He cited tin- case ol" one barge which, lias been waiting more than a month in New York to get bun ker coal for ships tied up in Boston The coal was on the dock, lie “aid. an I the liargc had been ordered four time.' to take on her cargo. Inn each lime the shipment was commandeered. Heavy ice along the coast interfering with the movement of barges is hold ing up a considerable uuantity of coal for New Knglaml points. In order to relieve the serious situa tion in i'incidence, powerful naval aux iliary vessels have towed nearly !>:!«0 tons of soft coal there in the past two days. Throughout New lir.gtand addition.! schools an closing daily because of in„ ability to get fuel. New port. R. I.. Jan. -t f iftec.l 1 targes of coal for Boston, fall 1 liter New Bedford and Providence tonight were imprisoned here in the heavy iee which has stopped the movement f a.i except the most powerful vessels. The bins of nearly every coal dealer in the city were empty today. Household ers who had run out of fuel were un able to have orders for quarter ton lots filled. FIRE WRECKS RUBBER PLANT Cambridge. .Mass.. .Ian. 24.-The two story plant ot the American Jtubber f'o., engaged in manufacturing rain coats for the army, was wrecked by an explosion ami tire tonight. Manuel Cabral, the only employe in the building at the time, was probably fatally Injured, lie was knock ed unconscious by a piece of Hying ma chinery and the firemen ’poured tons of water into the portion of ihe structure where he lay before they were able to rescue him. The lire was caused by t'no blowing to ot a vat of naphtha, and Inasmuch as there was no tire in the immediate vicin ity Ihe lire chief expressed the opinion that the explosion might have been rain ed by an incendiary. CANADIAN FOOD CONTROLLER RESIGNS Ottawa. Out.. Tan. W. .1. Hanna, food controller of Canada, lias tendered his resignation ami it lias been accepted. It was announced tonight. He will lie succeeded by 1. B. Tnompson of Vun cous-er. Mr. Hanna explained in his letter of resignation that he could nor continue to exercise the duties of food controller without seriousjiinpairlnent of his prlvtw interests. The prime minister iti accept ing the resignation expressed regret that Mr. Hanna had found it necessary to re linquish his duties and paid a tribute to hts ability and devotion. SECRETARY BAKER TO ANSWER CHAMBERLAIN Washington. Jnn. 21.—Secretary Ba ker's reply to the speech of Senator Chamberlain in the Senate today prob ably will be made before the House military committee Saturday. It was announced that the secretary would go before the House committee aftei Chairman Dent had called at the War, lanaruTiMiit. 4 Insists in Dramatic Three-Hour Speech in Sen ate that Government Has Broken Down in Its War Preparations—Recites Numerous I n c i dentfe Connection with Ordnance, Clothing, Supplies and Sanitation—Tells Shocking Case of Hospital Neglect—No Comment from the White House Washington. Jan. .4.—In a dramat ic throe-hour speech to the Senate to j 'hiy. Senator Chamberlain, chairman of tiie military committee, replied to i I’resident Wilson's statement that tie J hud distorted the facts in charging' that the government had broken down in its war preparations. He declared i the ]’resident had grossly maligned! him, anil not only defended, but ein-i phuticully reiterated his assertions, made in a recent address at New York, lie said the President did not know the truth and that he did. Disclaims Personal Rancor The Senator disclaimed any person al rancor against either the President or Secretary Maker, saying his nnlj I motives were patriotic, to arouse the, country and speed up the war by wip- ing out inefficiency. In support of his: position he cited numerous incidents of alleged inefficiency in connection with arm> ordnance, clothing supplies and sanitation brought out during the military committee's war imiuiry. Senators and many representatives crowded the door. and the galleries were packed as Senator Chamberlain spoke. He began by declaring it was with a feeling of sadness that he found it necessary to rise to a question of personal privilege to defend his ve- racily and integrity, heretofore unas- sailed, but as lie launched into speech: he grew emphatic and at times vehe- ment. When tin Oregon senator concluded.: Senator Kirby, a member of the mili tary committee, replied on behalf "i the administration llatly contradicting tlic chairman's assertion that facts brought out m tiie investigation proved the War department, inefficient? Then the Senate adjourned until Monday to cut off further discussion. No Comment at White House 1 Thor was no comment at the White 'House on the Chamberlain speech, it is known, however, that administra tion r» plies are to be made soon by Senator James in the Senate and Uep. Dent of Alabama, chairman of the mil itary committee, and Uep. (Hass of Virginia in the House. The Senate committee's bill for a ^Var Cabinet, about which the con iroversy centers, was referred with out objection today to the commit tee. The understanding is that it also will he referred to the naval commit tee later. Senator Chamberlain detailed In his speech what lie declared as proof or army inefficiency. Ho asserted that not only was the President ignorant of the truth ••.bout conditions, nut that Secretary Maker also was misled, vlial lenging the Senate and the country to inquire and then deny his assertions. Despite the President’s opposition, he declared ihe committee's army Inves tigation would proceed and the com mittee plans to resume its Inquiry to moirow l>y calling Surgeon General Uorgas to testify regarding health con ditions. Says President Attacked Him in beginning his address. Senator Chamberlain said the i’resident had attacked both his veracity and integ rity. heretofore unchallenged, but that in replying he did so without any pci sonal feeling against the President. “Kor g‘4 years," he continued. "t have served the public in my suite to the best of my ability and in all that time 1 have never had mv verac it.y called in question nor m> integ rity impeached and 1 have passed through sonic* bitter campaigns. It is, therefore, yvilli some feeling of hu miliation and also sadness that I arise to a question of personal privilege when tuy veracity lias been called- in question not by an ordinary citizen; not by one of my colleagues, but by a very distinguished gentleman, yy ho has the love and admiration of trio people and who by their suffrage occu pies the highest place in the gilt of tilt* people. I may say the highest place of auj man in the world. "It is therefore, with much feeling that I rise to address myself to the attach made upon me and 1 do so without any feeling of iinkindncss. "These personal charges against mo amount to nothing to the American people, but affect policies which may involve the future of this country, if not the entire world." Senator Chamberlain said lie had been invited to speak lie fore the Na tional Security League, accepted on short notice, and without time to pre pare an address. Ho recalled that on ihe dais with him were Alton it. Par ker. Theodore Roosevelt and Julius Kahn and that the audience* was "a representative body that for patriot ism could not be excelled by any like body in the I nked States;” He then reiterated that he assumed responsi bility' lor the opoei It as reported by newspapers and had read to the Hm atc a verbatim report published in the New York Times. I'pon bis return to Washington. Sen ator Chamberlain .-aid, lie received .i letter from President Wilson contain ing a quotation taken from the .Vow York World and asking if the quota tion was correct. The Presi4 f.t "’rote that he did not like to comment on the statements until he knew positively it the Senator hail actually made them. Senator Chamberlain said that in a letter sent to the White House Monday lie replied that he had been quoted sub stantially correctly in the World, but asked the President to read the entire speech as printed in Ihe Times instead of only a part of it. Senator <'liamberlainV letter added (Continued on Pane 2—Col. 2) Roosevelt for War Cabinet Says Stone Served Germany Washington, .fail. -4.—Theodore Roosevelt today in a speech before the National Press ('lub, asserted his right to criticize the conduct of the war and declared it. to he every man’s duty to f expose inefficiency if it retards the work of the war-making machinery. In answei to an attack made on him recently in the Senate by Senator Stone he raid the speech was an insid ious effort in behalf of Germany and that the Missouri senator who had done all 110 could to serve Germany in op posing war legislation had hern the first to inject partisan politics into the war. Stone Voted Against War 'This is the same Senator Stone." he ciied, "who voted against the declara tion of war last year; who engaged in filibustering operations against our taking action to defend ourselves, op erations of a kind which drew public rebuke to those engaged in them from the President of the ITiited States. Colonel Roosevelt came out in open support of Senator chamberlain's pro posals for a War Cabinet, and amtini lions Qppaitment. "The proposals," hr said. "means that at least a proper scheme of ad ministration will be adopted by the government. 1 am well aware that no scheme can accomplish anything unless flic tight men are put in; blit at least we will get a proper scheme of administration, in Washington you hate a good many star players, but mlghtly little team work." Duty of Congress to Investigate While the speech contained little criti cism of individuals, the colonel spoke of tlie “maladministrations" of the war de partment in warmly praising the work o." the Senate committee. As to the worth of investigations he said it was f*e duty of Congress to get at the truth, and lie quoted from the writings of President Wilson when at Princeton ad\ocating con- gressional inquiry into the acts of the ad ministration. Declaring the present is no time fo;‘ j politics. Col. Roosevelt said; "No public servant and no private cltl 'zen in his public relation at this time ha* any business to consider partisan pnlltl s in any way.” He said lie criticized the conduct of tins Spanish war and that his action then showed lie believed himself to he per forming his duty now. It was never more necessary Ilian now. lie said, to tell too people the truth. "If conditions are good.' lie said, "ten i the truth. If the.'.' are bad, tell the truth. |1; they have neeti bad and become good, i tell Hie truth." Navy Doing Fine Work The coicuel said the navy was in ba t shape the first six months of the war an l would have met disaster if there had be.;ii a test wiili tiie enemy, but that it was “fine” now. The navy department, lie added, "ineffi cient six months ago. is now doing ex cellent work.” The work of shipbuilding he declared now is in excellent hands. Foe the o-ordination of shipping operations lie recommended the appointment of uni man to be put in supreme charge of the operation of ail vessels. Fight Until Victory Colonel Roosevelt called for a continu ance of war until victory Is won. “If any man." lie said. “Is not in favu* of putting this war through to tne peso* of a complete victory he Is not a loyal American citizen. Do not forget Hint th«* surest way to win the respect of foe as well as friend is to show that this coun try really lights when it gets into a tiglc Don't hit at ail If you can help it; don't hit a man if you can honorably avoid It; but if you hit him. put him to sleep The way to do things. Col. Roosevelt declared, is to do them and then dlsctt s It. ''That was the course followed and to which I ever have looked back on since with impenitent satisfaction In ref erence to the Panama cans I I tnignt have taken the matter under advisement and put it before the Sengfe. in which case we would have had a nuniner of most able speeches on the subject. I preferred' we should have the canal first and the discussion afterwards. And now. Instead of discussing the Panama canal before 't was built, which would have been harm ful. they merely discuss me. a dlscuestoaj which 1 regard with beniga laMMl1'

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TWO LIVES LOST When U-Boat Sinks an American Steamer Dwaico. Former German, with 50,000 Caaaa of Gaaoline on Board Goes Down “Blazing Like Torch”—Part of Convoy of Four Vessels An Atlantic Port, Jan. -4.—The American steamship Owasco, formerly the German steamer Allemannla and •seized liere when the United States en tered the war, was sunk by a submar ine the early part of December while in Mediterranean waters near the Spanish coast, according to survivors, ■w ho arrived here today on a Spanish liner It was said that two members "f the crew lost their lives. i mo utnsr ships sunk Tut O'.'.ir.iu is the American ship re ve.itly reported as having been one of ti.o thiee vessels sunk while passing a lighthouse with the submarine lying i t.' the shore ami picking te vessels off as they passed through the beam of light. The two other sips sunk wefe •Norwegian and British. The Owasco was a steamship of 4,630 t' im gross register, built at Belfast in IMG end formerly owned by the Hum butg-Ante;jean line. She left here Xo veii'.bcr 19 with a cargo for an Italian under command of Captain A. C. 1 ;cii and carried a o>ew of about i.a.a i.: ardi. n a detail of navy t un: ri The joss m usco makes three former Get mail .-hips that iiave been i'-lims of Herman torpedoes. The others were the Aclaeoli, formerly the Adumstiirm, sunk .Vow t’T ar.d tlit? Ar menia. The latter ship was beached end, it is understood, will soon he ready again for service “Blaring Like a Torch" e M"sS|,o went down l.’> minutes niicr In ing struck hy tiie torpedo Blazing like a torch*’ as otie of the irvivors put it, for she carried more i an .A1 l asts of gasoline. The crew *ook to the boats and out of 97 men on l*o.ird, a 11 wefe saved except a Xorvve t .in seaman named Albert Jacobson i a Spanish mess man named Garcia. We were a part of a convoy of four ssels. one of the men said today. \\n were preceded by an English and .Norwegian ship. Shortly before mid ight the men on watch heard the ex losion of the torpedo that sent the vessels ahead of us to the bottom and Immediately sounded the alarm on the owasco that brought everyone to the dock for cmerenoy. boss than 10 min utes after tl.e first vessel was torpe d, the second vessel and our own *-re v i' t inis. Ue were within easy reach of the ore, anil the light that served as an I'L’Pito' in our destruction by giving the submarine a range guided us to a land ing "here wo were cared for by the people of a Spanish v illage. The crew i the Norwegian ship landed shortly a B. t vve did, but w e never did bear at became of the crew of the I’.rft Islie.r." ‘ui the following morning the crew of ,o i iv asc vi itnessed from the shore a 1 vd.t between i destroyer and a. mer .antman on one side and a l’-boat on ie other, The figl.t lasted about two I ours without apparent damage to any r the combatants. PAYSON SMITH FORECASTS A SCHOOL CALAMITY Boston. Ian. 34—Dr. Pay son Smith, vtc commissioner of education, tohl the gislative departiueut of the New Eng t"ul "'oman-s flub last night that it was v annuity that schools must close for t k ot fuel while saloons remained open. I do not wish to make any criticism of D ir O'* 1 administration." lie said, •‘but i'll closing of our schools for several S" ks tends t demoralize our school s.vs FHENCH EXECUTE BRILLIANT RAID With the Krenelt. Armies in Franco. *W. di esdi.v Jan. 33. By Tin- Assoeiat d ’’reset The French on .Monday ex ented n bti 11 innt raid on the German Luc- fas (ward from Yienne-Lc Cha veilr Fou:' lie Paris along a II lit if yards and reaching a bpth of o aids. An intense artii 1 I't1 Pm at Km made the progress of 11)1 troops easy and they were able to nestioy all enemy works, shelters and i unc galleries before returning to their wo line Fifteen prisoners and throe machine guns were captured. The 1 ten*! sutteivd few casualties and none kill'd •'AIN IN PRODUCTION NEWS PRINT PAPER FOR "PAST YEAR OVER 1916 Washington. Jan 24.—News print 1-^p* i production in 1917 amounted 1o 1.349.1“9 tons compared with 1,314,740 tony in 10145. aciording to figures issu d todnj |i> the Fedeial Trade Com mission. Production of standard news print wag 1.269,72;: tons in 1917- and 1, 't> ,46 tons in lf»lt>. During December tlterc was a decline of about 1000 tons in stocks on hand at mills due to strikes on the Pacific coast and the Christmas holidays. Stocks held by 1 publishers decreased 2*.211 tons during the month and there was a small de rease in sheet news held by jobbers. Stocks or hand at the end of Decern r showed 9.092 tons in warehouses, 14o,5J1 tons in publishers' hands, and MS.01 tons in transit. 'urrent maiket prices to domestic buyers ranged during December from $2.90 to J3.50 for roils jn car lots and ■j $:.15 to $3.o0 for sheets in car lots. j AUSTRIANS EVACUATE i ITALIAN TERRITORY Italian Army Headquarters in XcrUiem [Laly, Wednesday, Jan. 23.—(By the Arse 1 Jeiated Press).—The enemy ha*- evacuated .territory on the northern mountain front behind Monte Tomba, attending from the Piave river westward. Their ddfensc lhies have now been moved back to Monts Spinoneia. Italian patrols making reconnaissances in the last few days found that the en emy patrols and sentinels had been with drawn and later discovered that the en emy had abandoned the entire region. This retreat is a sequel to the brilliant victory French troops recently obtained on Monte Tomba inasmuch as the ene my's position thereafter became unten able. The retirement of the enemy is impor j tant as showing that he has given up his efTort to force a passage to the Venetian plains by way of Monte Tomba and the west bank of the Piave, at least for the [present. He is now constructing defen sive works in the rear. SEN. CHAMBERLAIN (Continued from Page One) that iie "as discussing only th policy or "lack of policy” of the military es tablishment. After statins his exper ience in the military affairs committee i arid testimony, in the committee's in I vestimations, the letter continued: "f believe T know something about the. deficiencies in the military establish-] ments. deficiencies which are clearl$ rcognized and proven in ft »ys-* tern that ought, to fie remodelled (or' the proper Ufosgcution of the war and Kate these disjointed afn/ ufi coordinated defects weeded dUt." In the left c-'r* the ^senator also offered to so o\i?'r Hie wiipie situation with the President hue lie sat'd -lie rereived no reply and on^.e next .ple.» tie shout ed, "why didn't the distinguished secreta ry of war—and I have ‘the highest regard for him—let the people know go that the people could assist in getting ready for jthis terrible calamity that confronts not only America but the whole world?" Senator Chamberlain charged that^the ordnance bureau liad failed in 1015 to pre pare for war when it seemed certain. “I am not blaming anybody in particu lar," be continued, “f have high regard jfor General Crozier. Hut we haven't been able to do what England. France and no lour other allies have donf. and that is to retire these gentlemen who have not proven themselves up to the mark. We i ought not to dismiss them in disgrace, but I In other countries they have gone into innocuous desuetude. "This isn't a question f personalities, i fids is not a question between the Pres ident and myself. It's a question of Ainer lica, and every man ought to make it ills i whole purpose to see that America is 'saved." Referring to the machine gun contr« j verity he said: "Maybe the Browning gun is a good weapon, but tiie Lewis gun is doing good work. Why not manufacture the Lewis gun?" lie denounced the cry that investigation gives information to the enemy “Germany knows more about America today than the men connected with the departments,” Senator chamberlain de clared. "if tlie government would be frank with tlie people, then we could rely upon the people to rally to the support of the 1‘resident and the prosecution of the war.” "But while the house burns," he shout ed, “America determines through the ord nance bureau what instrumentalities arc to be adopted.” Some people In the West, lie said, be. j lieved America had all it needed. I if they only knew the actual eonui I Cons." he continued, "they would give their lives, their alI,*to protect Ameri ca. Casual reading of the secretary of wars statement gi\os tin* impression lhitt we have everything, itm when we get the testimony of the men on the I ground, different information is obtain ed.". itaig tile testimony >.f an army otti eer from Camp llowie, Tex., who de clared there was not a single trench mortar there, and that other necessary equipment was lacking, Senator Cham berlain declared: •"That is true of every ramp in the 1 nited States, if n hail not been for tlie* civilian people who have come here i and given ilieir time and service we wouldn’t haw bccri anywhere." i Turning to me quartermaster gener al's department, Senior Chamberlain' declared that from Secretary Baker's 1 general statement, the country would believe that “everything was lovely and the goose hung high, so far as clothing was concern* d." Says Baker Ignorant of Condition* la!i when you talk to the men that command these boys you find it isn t there.'" lie, continued, i Senator Chamberlain said he pro posed to show by Secretary Baker's own testimony that the secretary did not know of actual clothing conditions. "That's why 1 say," lie continued. “that the President didn't know the tmth, and I did. He must have gotten i liis facts from th a family of the death of a soldier and that the body came home wrapped only in a sheet. If I were to print all the letters 1 get along this line.” he continued, the> would shock not only Congress but the American conscience. 1 do it onl> to show the country that there is inefficiency and I’m going to do it if it costs me my political life.” Shocking Case cf Neglect Senate and galleries were moved by ex; pressions of emotion as Senator Chamber lain read a letter to Senator Wadsworrn. The writer, whose name was not given, said he was notified through friends tl.at his son was ill six days after he had been taken to the camp hospital. He was first permitted to see the boy through a window and the first sight appalled Mm. The room and bed were filth, he wrote, and the patient had not been bathed for eight days. His requests for a nurse r»V to permit himself to aid h;s son were re fused. the writer slated, but finally ne was told he might provide clean clothes. The next day he returned again as an attendant was trying to give the patient water from a bowl. When the father in tervened the attendant said: ‘T guess I b’ejter get a funnel,” and actually return fed ‘with a paper funnel. The father sto,» ped that ;inB suggested a spoon. Fifteen ipiinutes later the boy died. At headquar ters, of» the ‘camp “he was told that ho might .have his son's body that nigh:. 1 living provided hiVnself with a pass to the' hospital he did not knock when hJi!iusbi».nd,may arouse the country to sqj^f’tlie-ljYCfe of ouy soldiers.” senator Chamberlain declared asr.lye finished Term ing the Teller." Failure to Accept Wool Senator ChamfllWain cited what he said was another .instance of- inefficiency, 'in the failure of the government to accept who! offered when ^tar was declared, lett er. he said, after the wool had gotten into diandB of speculators, the wool was bought, by the government at higher prices. ef s Senator Vardanian (Pern.) asked “who was responsible for use of shoddy in-arniy clothing. .Mr. Chamberlain replied Mr. BisenmVnn, chairman of the supplies committee -ad vising the council of defense. "What was the excuse?” asked the Mis sissippi senator. “Conservation of wool.” Senator Cham berlain replied. “I’d rather have conser vation of life.” -Turning to the President's stricture upon him. Senator Chamberlain rdhd that part assailing congressional investiga tions. "With all due respect to the President, who has served notice on Congress that there must lie no meddling and must he no investigating unless it. meets the smite of executive favor," said he. ”1 differ from that view. We are a co-ordinate part of the government. When 1 become a rubber stamp in my duties I'll gel out of the Senate and public life and let some body take my place.” Senator James (Pern.) interrupted to ex plain that the President had referred to the war cabinet bill in complaining that a bill for a war cabinet was being intro duced without consulting him. Senator Chamberlain said he was of the impression that the President referred ti the munitions director bill, but he hoped he was mistaken. Letter from President Senator James then read a letter re ceived from President Wilson yesterday. The President's letter follows: "You have been kind enough to tell me that you had iiear.l that I had written a letter to the chairman of the Senate mili tary affairs committee concerning the idea of a munitions minister, and you asked me whether I did write such a letter. 1 did and ant glad to send you herewith a copy of it. "The consultation referred to with Sen ator Chamberlain, to whom the letter U addressed, was upon the subject of tno various difficulties and delays that lias lieen encountered by the war department, as shown by the testimony before the Sen ate committee, and the senator merely mentioned to me that he had a bill in mind to creat a munitions ministry, pe gave me no details of the bill lie had in mind, and it. was only when 1 learned ar, wards from others of i lie real character of l lie proposals that I felt it my dut- to •write to the senator and apprise him o my attitude. I assumed from what I heard later Mat that particular proposal had been abandoned, and 1 was referring in my statement of the other day to the very surprisin'- proposal to create a superior war cabinet of a type unknown to our practice or institutions. "I give those details merely to re ply to your kind inquiry and let you know all the frets of the rase as you desire." "J'he President's statement, that,'lie was not consulted concerning the -War abinet proposal is true.” said Senator James. Senator Chamberialn then stated that last Friday the military affairs committee had delegated Senator Hitchit>ck to lay the War Cabinet plan before Secretary Baker and lie believed Hint had been done. Turning to the lYesident's criticism that the Oregon senator appeared to be against tin entire administration policy. Senator Chamberlain stepped far up the center aisle, raised his hands and smiling, said: Kt tu Brute—the most cut of all!" link: rides’ Kirby Challenges Chamberlain tor Kirby failed Senator Cham berlain’s speed; the •'condemnation of lus judgment.” and challenged his pro cedure in saving what he did in his New York speech. Senator Kirby maintained that the i huirman of the military*' committee ■should have reported to* the command er-in-chief if he believed the examina tion had disclosed a dangerous situa tion. rather than to carry it to the Senate floor first in a speech. Senator Kirby, in defending the ud niinistration, admitted there was shortage of military equipment, such as trencli mortars and machine guns, but added preparations were being made to deliver in quantities next month. Every man that has .been sent to France has beer, properly equipped, lie said. "There hasn’t been enough ri fles in the camps recently because they could not l>e manufactured in sufficient quantities." he said The war depart ment has done well and rifles are in the hands of the soldiariw”-he Concluding his rentv to Senator t Chamberlain, Senator Kirby declared that the military department had ret j fallen down and that where deficien i ties occurred, they hud been remedied by volunteer boards composed of the best talent in the country. "The senator says,” said Senator Kir by. "that in 1914. when it was apparent that war was going to come on. the 1 ordnance department was absolutely j quiescent and that no move was made i to manufacture heavy ordnance. He cites that as an instance of why the military establishment is inefficient. In 1914 the United States had not gone i into the war, and since 1914 we fought i out a presidential Campaign on the proposition that we should not go into the war. Then why in 1914 should the military establishment have insisted that we manufacture heavy ordnance at that time? "Another proposition that the sena tor cites is this: 'In 1914 4he said our ambassador, ierard, over in Germany. said that the German people were un friendly and that some day we are 'going to have trouble.’ Do >ou sup pose that the ordnance department or the secretary of war is going o-i vital the ambassador io Germany .might I have reported here in a secret way? i Would we have expected anything of that kind? _\'o. Heavy Guns in France r "The senator said we are not able now to put our men in the, trenches in Krunce aqd supply them with heavy jtnnx. We have .them. They are there. 'They are in the hands of our soldiers today apd tan he used effectively when we see Fit- to.put our men in the fight i in# front. "Yes. but the senator said we have to buy. them' France. We have to buy iherrt/from France instead of trying; to manufacture tnc::., wnlcti would have taken a longer time. It seems to me that that is conclusive evidence of high efficiency. To get the thing tiiat you need when you need 't. and it makes no difference w’liere. so you can apply it.” Senator Kirby said the uniform to *lay is the same weight it always has t been in the United States army. “Kvery man.” he added, "on the oili er side lias been supplied with cloth ing. with ammunition, with rifles, with machine guns, and everything else to i Best equip him for effective fighting. "I want to assume entire responsi hility for what I have said and I say j it to you .as a man w ho lias beaded this investigation, that my opinion of the'condition as it exists today is that I the military department has not fallen tJjfwn.” SECRETARY BAKER MAKES COMMENT Washington, .ran. 34.—A chart base on reports from all army camps and show ing only minor clothing shortages exist ing Jan. 19 was sent by Secretary Baker to thle Senate military committee today soon after Senator Chamberlain made his speech in the Senate replying to President Wilson's denunciation of his criticism of the war department. In his speech Sen ator Chamberlain referred to a chart ol‘ conditions on Jan. 1, recording many de ticiences which the latter reports show no longer exist. Secretary Baker said no statement would be issued in answer to Senator chamberlain's charges, remarking “the war department is in the unfortunate po sition of being unable to speak about cer tain things,"' lie diil comment, however, on several features of the speech. In connection with a letter read n* Senator Chamberlain tilling of the death of a sick soldier tinder harrowing cir jcumstances at one of the camps, he said several similar isolated cases had beer. called to his attention and that every precaution possible to prevent recurrences 'had been taken. As to the assertion that the surgeon general was not consulted in the selection of camp sites, Mr. Baker said every site had been selected by a board consisting of !Jil medical officer, one engineer officer and one line officer appointed by the de jpartmental commanders. In only one. lease was the suitability of the site ques tinned on sanitary grounds, he added. Surgeon General Gorgas was then re quested to send a specially selected sani tarian to look into the situation and the recommendation of that officer was fob-I j lowed. General Gorgas approved the original i design of cantonment barracks. latter after construction in many cases had been wel! advanced, the secretary said the i American Public Health Association brought to the attention of itr. Gorgas recommendations that the space per man j aiiowed be Increased, and after which representatives of the 'association ap- j proved the suggestion that additional quarters he provided reducing the mini- h r of men per building so that eon- struction would fie delayed as little as pos- i sibie and yet the space feet per man be AUGUSTA LOCALS i A Tied Match 1,1 u>'- loseet match of the winter, roll ed last evening at the Colonial alleys, the .Colonials and the Athletics went to a tie. whicn was rolled off in the third string, the Athletics winning bv a single pin. E roteau was high man with a total of "is and a single string of no The summary CO 1,0X1 A Li Xoreross U Fiynt Foley It. Fl.vnt Giroux PI

St 73 ss Id 105 vn_ 2V» Oil Totals .120 tr.s ATHLETICS st— ;vi -T-’J Ml- -1315 Roy .1 Croteau I\ Dostie A. Croteau K. Croteau iys mi—•«. S3-24-1 SO-?_>" S7—20 110-3P« Totals ■118 425 Ml—130.; Athletics Colonials V. M. C. Printers City League Standing Wo: .10

A.12 1 -ost. r, IS T2I .Co: .600 2» SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES Killed in EUlvator Accident Clinton H Rowe aged 22. of South fort land, was Rilled Thursday at Portland *u i accident at the works of th Portlatjjl Company. MAINE CONFERENCE Of Methodists Will Meet at Augusta, April 17— East Maine at Dexter Boston, Jan. 24.—Because of the absence o: many clergymen who are engaged In war work, changes will be made In a number of important pulpits at the an nua! spring conferences in New Knglancl of the Methodist Episcopal church, the first of which will be held at the First Methodist church in Boston on April 3. Where ministers have been granted leave for six months or more it is expected that assignments will be temporary. The dates for the six confemces, an nounced today, are: April 3, New England at Boston. New Hampshire at Tilton; April 10, New Eng land Southern at Providence, Maine at Augusta; April IT. East Maine at Dexter; April 21. Vermont at St. Johnsbury. Bishop Matthew S. Hughes of Portland. Ore, will presido at Boston; Bishop Charles B. Mitchell of St. Paul at Tilton; Bishop Hichard S. Cook of Helena. Mont.. at Providence, and Bishop Edwin H. Hughes of Boston at tne conferences iji Maine and Vermont. FAIRFIELD Aferrymeeting Chapter, If. S., held its annual installation of officer* Wednesday evening at their hall on Main street. As the nieeting was senii public an unusually good attendance was present to. witness the installing v.^ich was done'by Mrs. Crane Clark, past matron, assisted by Mrs. Allen Jewell as tnnrAhafc and Warren Swett as organist. In appreciation of the good and faithful work done by the past worthy matron, Mrs. Harriet Ford, the customary jewel was presented to her. she responded most feelingly. Special music was furnished and during the evening refreshments were served. The officers installed were Worthy matron, Miss Harriet Brophy; assistant, Mrs. Agnes Park; secretary, Mrs. Bertha Fleweiling: conductress, Mrs. Mable Mayo; assistant. Mrs. Leila Lawrence; treasurer. Miss Edith Marden; chap lain, Mrs. Sarah Nye; marshal, Mrs. Ethel Crawford: Ada, Mrs. Bertha (Jewelling: Ruth, Mrs. Zoe Seabury; Esther, Mrs. Susie Ames; Martha, Mrs. Harriet Ford: lecturer. Miss Ethel Maiden; organist. Mrs. Coldy Creenleaf: warder. Mrs. Susie MeCliti tcek; sentinel. Walter Woodman. Airs. W. A. McAuley was hostess to the Priscilla Club Thursday afternoon at her home on Bunker avenue. The afternoon \fas pleasantly passed by sewing and refreshments were served. The entertainment and social that were given at Benton c.range Thursday evening proved most successful in every way, and a large sum was real ized. Day of Prayer was observed Thursday afternoon by members of the different churches, meeting at the home of \trs. C. II B. Seiiger. where the afternoon was devoted to prayer and religious under takings. A basketball team has been formed u?P der the management of Ralph Blakney, former Eawrence High school athlete, with mostly Eawrence alumnae as play ers. The boys are devoting a great deal of time to practice. Walter iguld. who is in the Damp Dev ons training camp as a member of the Headiiuarters 303d Heavy Field Artillery, is passing a short furlough at his home on Winchester street. Mrs. Henry Gousse has gone to the Sisters hospital at Waterville, where she will undergo an operation for appendicitis. Mrs. Abbic .1. Eadd has been called to North Anson by Hie death of her aunt, Aliss Roe Manter. El man Fisli has gone to Skowhegan. where he will serve on the jury for the remainder of the week. A number of the school pupils were at the Red Cross rooms Thursday afternoon, where they were busily engaged In sew ing. PITTSFIELD The remains of the late Walter Bailey, whose death occurred Monday at his home in East Warehain. Alass., were brought here Thursday to lie placed in the village receiving tomb. The body was ac companied by Mrs. Bailey, who is a siager ol William E. Percival, and other sisters ot tills town. Air. Bailey was a resident of this town at one time. Besides the widow he is survived l»y a brother, who lives In New' Bedford. Alass. Air. and Mrs. S. II Haines of Brook line, Alass., who have been passing a few days at the l^mce y House calling on rela tives and friends, returned home Thurs- 1 dav. Gentlemen's night was observed by j the members' of the New Era- Auxili- ary ‘at ths^ Baptist church Thursdaj evening. An. address van given by Uev. ii. M. lord, alter .which there was a social hour with refreshments. Mrs. Addle K. Btpne of Greenville is the guest of Mrs. F. K. Furrier.’ A .meeting of the Universalist T.a dies' Aid Society was held Thursday j afterudbn at the home ol Mrs. .John j Gordon. The hostesses were Mrs Buhner. Mrs. Barrabee, Mrs. Damon, and Miss Lizzie White. d‘ meeting of the Woman's Relief Corps held Wednesday afternoon In G. a It hall ,t was voted to serve the usual 1 pabiie dinner on town meeting day. The V.. It. r. wdi omit one meeting a month on account of the fuel condition and a I regular meeting will be held on the fourth i Wednesday of each month. T .e second lesson in the Red Cross flrs* aid was held Thursday afternoon at the Red Cross rooms. The csss, numbering ls, tau*ht b>- 1>r H. Blanchard and the lessons are very interesting and In- I struetive. The funeral service* of the late Jo repn Hunt of Hart land were held In Hart land Thursday forenoon. Mrs. George Benjamin, who has been id for some time, left Thursday for Bangor tc enter the E. M. O. ho'spital for treatment. She was accompanied Mr. l,e»jamin and Mrs. jy Badger. Mrs. Badgei will visit her daughter in Old Town before return ing home. Gordon Wayness has returned from a visit in Oakland with his daughter Mr^. Ear! Healoy. Mrs. Hollis H. Stitham has return "V wm i» GET TO WORK ON NEAREST WOODLOT Orono, Me., Jan. St.—The following was issued today by Charles D. Woods, chair man of the State Fuel Wood committee for Maine: Immediately on receipt of the notice front Washington relative to closing stores and factories the State Fuel Ad ministration sent telegrams to the local fuel committees urging them to procure stunipage and arrange that the men who will bo out of work on the next 10 Mon days be provided with a chance lo cut wood tor ^iext winter's use. From all that the Fuel Administration can learn, acute as the fuel situation is the present year it is likely to be far more difficult another winter. In ship ments of coal for domestic use places that are not near to supplies of fuel wood will be likely to be given the preference. To the resident* of Maine who are now hav ing enforced Monday holidays there Is opportunity to foreiay against another winter's shortage by cutting luel wood. If any such person cannot find stunipage lie should take up the matter with local fuel commitee or in case there is no such committee with the municipal officers. A cord of high quality hard wood Is the fuel equivalent of a ton of coal. Its use leaves for war essentials the labor of mining and transporting the coat and keep within the State the money the coat would cost. Coal may not be available next winter for domestic purposes. Begin to get ready for next winter’s wood sup ply now. In the larger towns and cities of the State dry fuel wood is often sold fitted for the stove. Complaints have come to the State Fuel Wood Committee of short measure. Investigation has shown that in practically every case the sale was made by the load. In bargaining tltc purchaser has assumed that a load means a cord. And when he has piled and meas ured the wood instead of a cord usually about 6 feet or in one extreme instance 4 feet were delivered. Obviously the reme dy is to buy wood by the measure and not by the load. SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES Maine Postal Changes Steamboat Service Established— Southport to Ocean Point. Accept the proposal of Howard H. Thompson of Southport, under the advertisement of Nov. 15, 1517, for carrying the mails from Southport by Capitol and Squir rel Island, to Ocean Point and back. G times a week from June 1 to 30 and from Sept. 21 to 30, and 12 times a week from Jul> 1 to Sept. 20, each year, between Southport and Squirrel Island, and three times a week from June 16 to 30, and 12 times a week from July 1 to Sept. 20, each year between Squirrel Island and Ocean Point, in safe and suitable steam or other pow er boats and by a schedule satisfac tory to the Department, from June 1, 1918, to .Tune 30, 1921, at the rate of $800 for the period of each year. 1 ’ostmasters Commissioned—Fourth class: Clair I. Currie, Drew; George Henderson. Saint Francis. Star Service Schedules—East Otis riehl to K. K. Station (n oj; Leave East Otislield daily except Sunday 7.25 a. m. or in time to connect with morning train from Portland. Arrive It. H. station in 2 hours. Ijcave R. R. station daily except Sun day on receipt of mail from train due 6.54 p. m., but not later than 7 p. m. Arrive in East Otistlekl in 2 hours. Leave Oxford daily except Sunday 4.15 p. m., or In time to dispatch mail by train duo 5.30 p. m. Arrive R. R. station in 50 minutes. Leave R. R. station daily except Sunday on receipt of mail from train due 9.51 a. m„ but not later than 10.30 a. m. Arrive in 60 minutes. HARTLAND Cookson- Merrick A very pretty home wedding was sol- j emnizcrl at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L i P. Merrick in St. Albans when their daughter. Miss Lida, was united in mar riage to Clyde W. Cookson of Ilartlond. The ceremony was performed by Rev. VV. J. Patterson. Mr. and Mrs. Cookson will reside in Hartland. Ell Hoyt suffered a shock while at Bil ker Bros.' store Tuesday forenoon. lie was taken to his home on Seeking street. He is still unconscious with very little hope of recovery. Mrs. William Small, who fell on the floor of her kitchen and broke her leg several days ago,, is as well as can be e::pecteJ. 1 Lament Robinson The funeral services for trie late La- j mont Kobinsqn were held Saturday j afternoon from his late home in Pal- myra. a short distance from this vil- j Inge, conducted by Rev. \V. J. Pat terson of the Methodist church. Mr. Robinson had been ill but in days! w ith pneumonia and his death came I as'a shock to his many friends. He was a kind husband and neigh bor and will be greatly missed. ILs age was 67 years. The immediate rel- j ‘‘lives are the wife and one brother, j Frank Robinson of Sherman Station. Mr. Robinson was a member of Hartland Lodge, I. O. O. F., and Twi light Rebekah Lodge, also Corinthian Lodge. F. and A. M„ and Hartland' Grange. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. Relatives from out of town to the' services were Mr. and .Mrs* Frank Robinson of Sherman Station. Sir. and Mrs. Fred Martin have mov- i ed from the Xoris 1’ushor rent to their' home over the barber shop. Joseph Hunt The death of Joseph Hunt occurred at his home on Water street early n Tuesday morning. Mr. Hunt had been a sufferer front diabetes for several years past, but had been about Ids work until the past few weeks. His age was 4, years and he is survived by a.' wife, three brothers and two sister.-.1 tineral services were held at the homp' Thursday at 10 o'clock, conducted by Kev. J. Patterson. The remains were placed in the tomb. The bearers j were members of the K of 1*. lodge. Ths Quinine That Does Not Affect Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect I. A NATIVE Bronio Quinine can be taken anyone without causing nervousnes dr ringing in the head There Is only on* •'Bronio Quinine." E \V. GROVE'a sig^ nature* o:d box. Six'. TRY A CLASSIFIED AD j THE ALL-LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUERS New York. Jan. 24,-Six of the clubs composing the Americ are represented on the an Le, '««ue team consisting of players who All-lea^ made the best showing in their resp^t positions, according to the official erages of the junior major circuit T Chicago White Sox, winners World championship and the i pennant, lcad^with three; Cleveland second with two and Boston rw St. Louis. and Philadelphia ser,," 011 place each. ure 'ihe All-American League iio":iS_f0rmfd.°f Pavers whose sea^ batting and fielding averages combined^and re-averaged, place "ht in the fore ranks in their 'rervf playing position. The that a rule r,'quirts playing member of the must have taken part in at least games. The one exception is llla, the pitcher who is not expected to V ure in close to one-third of the sch uled play of the year. In addition*!' effective work at bat and in the rJ the pitcher must have demonstrate! his ability to hold opponents to i„ margin of runs and lots when in box. Rutii of Boston, comes closer meeting these qualifications tiian an of tlie other leading t wirier* of o, league. On the basis of opponent! earned runs per game lie is ninth V, the list, with an average of p, played in 41 games and pitched a to. tal of 326 innings. C'icotte of l inear has the best average of the Americar, League boxmen with 1.53 rur, per game but his batting anJ fielding ri. lvouis; ana Thomas o! Boston are right at the heels of the leading pair. Schang batted .285 and tlelded .056. Nunamnker fielded twetit;. points better but his hitting averas was 24 points lower. Sisler, of Detroit, is an easy winner of the first base position with a grand average of .660. twenty points better than his nearest competitor, Gainor, of Boston. McJnnis, of Philadelphia, ii but one point below Gainor and Har ris, of Cleveland, three points behind the former Athletic star, now mem ber of the Boston Ked Sox. Sisler leads the quartet in batting, by a mar gin of close to fifty points, and in fourth in fielding, but the difference in this department of play is so slight as to have little effect on his gram! average. The place at second base goes to V'.il die Collins, of Chicago, who is easily the best in all-round offensive and de fonsive ability. His nearest rival is Morgan of Washington, who is six teen points below Collins in standing Godeen of New York, is third. Collinr is the leader of the trio in hatting at'.d second in fielding. Godeen having the best figures for work around the mid way sack. But one point separates Weaver, of Chicago, and Baker, of New York in the struggle for the position at third base. Both fielded at a .049 clip bu: Weaver’s season average with the bat was .284 to Baker's .282. Gardner, of Boston was third, his grand average being, fifteen points below that "f Weaver, tn neither batting nor field ing did he rise to the heights reached by the two that precede him in stand ing. Chapman, of Cleveland, is the prelh ier shortstop, his combined average be ing fourteen points hotter than fiat of Bush. Detroit, Scott of Boston and McBride, of Washington, lead Chap man in fielding b it the latter’s bat ting mark of ,302 gives him a dc-idcl advantage over all of bis coinpetitow for the place. The 'All-American League out field a star combination being composed 1' of Bush. Detroit, Scott, of Huston Felsch. Chicago. Cobh is high m*’ among the first three owing to hh heavy batting average of .383. Speak er, Felsch and .1^ kson of Chicago a outrank Cobb in fielding but the la ter’s ability with the hickory gives hh" a grand average of .G7.S, thirteen po'nt* better than Speaker. The latter out hit Feiscli but was in turn outfieldea by the third player of the trio. Jack son loses third position by the narrow margin of ft ur points in grand averag while Veaeh. Detroit and Lewis. Bos ton tied at .637. The personnel of’the team with the season batting, fielding and 8iatl1' average, is as follows: ALL AMKT.lt'AN LEAGUE TEAM P-’1' F A. 9M .k’1

tiki -*1® .[(09 !i4!t d1’ ,95ft 973 .6 . Boston, .325 Schang. Child.. .2*3 Sislor, 11). St. L->uis, .35:! Collins, 2b, Chicago, .289 Weaver, 3b, Chicago, .2*4 Chapman, ss, Cleveland, .302 Cobb, f, Detroit, .383 Speaker, f, Cleveland, .352 Folach, f, Chicago, .308 FAIRFIELD NORTH Mrs. Florence Strickland w lias been working for Mrs. Ed. Mo.ia of Waterville, has returned’to her home in this place. Mrs. f?. B. Atwood Is quite poorly tb*» winter. James Qadget passed Sunday with h mother, who is at dray's hospital tVaterville. An all-day meeting of the Tues-lf*> C*lub will be held next Tuesday with Mrs. Hodges. OAKLAND It is not Elmer J. Ifallett who Is hauling wood as it was understood, it is Percy D. Hallett. He hits now completed his work in this town. Ella Hallett was through this p!n('‘‘ from Portland Saturday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Percy O- Hal" left in Mirtnov.

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OFFICE DEPOT SQUA&&— -TELEPHONE 37-W "flnotJ 1- Greene ieu inursaay for cbcrc._ H his tented offices at 1 Depot i _.. Tr. »t New York City is visiting friends. tv..: m of Waterville was a vis Jardlner Wednesday. i Kelley >f I’ittston was a visitor Thursday. t daughter Helen of East ...i' g on Gardiner friends local notice i; '.liner hospital h\ a;lending s, r. .f M'.i.se dances Monday eve £S hall. Me it aster's or ,f. 'i'. 2Sc. 10c .'an23-2G-2S •ah. pr.es low at the Hay k- Depot Stiuare. Gardiner. 1 rela:: .i.in2T»-K a,, i 1 Neighbors please pay t ,c«i i I!.•:!.• Dudley. 22 Elm ,:an2J-2S-S.» i Satisinr!ion unuinntecd. Molting. Lundulpli. jan-'l .'>d f1 $2U0U lire insur a n on so for u years Wal 11. y--, i ilditut agency. Hallowell, i same protection for $21. i,: 'll.os. We are i! on in ;,i.\ where in Maine, any any good property. Office ;v i .t••(•♦•». nallowoll; To!. $02 jan.l4eod33t first class, home-made l. i .amount over live a. 1 win re In the state, i 11 Wat.-r St.. Randolph. T.> jan.22d4t i 1st. offices occupied by j,r i hack office has brick (nu: -If. "ther business which may prop "He L"tore the meeting. F S SMITH, Prep K. X BOSTON, Secy. -l-Sl-rj-St-IK I Bertrand entworth leaves Friday for Boston. i Starrett of .Warren is pass ing a few days in Gardiner. Lyman V. Wingate of Middletown, Conn., arrived Thursday for a visit with friends. Winthrop X. Burgess ami Fred Fogg oi Boston were visitors in Gardiner Thurs 1 day. Horace Kelley ot Xetvburyport. Mass., was among the visitors in this city Thurs day. Guy Abbott, wlio is in the employ of tlie Texas Co. at Bath, Is passing a few days with his parents in this city. _ Mrs. William Walker of Rlchmord was visiting her mother, Mrs. A. S. Washburn, Fremont street, Thursday. i Mi. and Mrs. K. T. Trufant. who i have been visiting Chelsea friends, re turned Thursday to their homo in Ros iindale, Mass. -Mrs. I). F. Cressey of Toledo, O., who i has been visiting friends in Bangor, passed Thursday at ihe home of Mrs. K. Leighton. Mrs Gonyer tit Rockland and daugh'-v tor, Mrs. FJward W. Peaslee of Ait- -usta. w to calling on-friends tn this city Thursday. The Star Club will moot this evening with Mrs. Alma Tuck, 3 Middle street, Randolph. Mont hers are requested to please come prepared to sew. Some of the local men.of draft age who were put in Class 1. J >iv. A. have already been ordered to report to Waterville for their physical examination. Mr. and .Mrs. Henry Hutchinson and I son Paul, who have been visiting friends in Litchfield, returned Thurs day to their home in Peabody, Mass. Mrs "Wiley Smith, l'nmiingdale, and .Mrs. Nelson (Hidden ol' this city re-* 1 turned Thursday from Portland, where i they have been visiting friends for two weeks. 1 There will l>e a special meeting of ,'he First Baptist parish at I I 15 on I Sunday forenoon to consider tar T’nloit j meetings program and to act upon the 1 question of calling a pastor. A uni* of the Bed Cross 1s to lie i formed in Icnvdojph. All those inter "sted are requested, to meet Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 0. at tne'lieme of Mrs. Julia Brown, to Windsor street, Kan j dolph A large attendance is hoped I for as Randolph should be represented with a large branch. Rather an unusual sight was wit nessed in Gardiner yesterday in the shape of an eight-yoke ox team. The animals were the property of Philip Porter of Whitefield, and had beer driven in to be shipped to Starks, where they are to be employed In lum j bering. A double header of basketball will be played this evening at Saint Joseph's hall. Gardiner High will play Oak Breve Semi nary and the Gardiner High freshmen I ""ill play the Edward Little freshmen of j Auburn. The local quintet are out ,n avenge a defeat suffered at the hands of jthe upriver tads several weeks ago and a j fast game is looked for. I The funeral of the late Mrs. Elmira i P. Powers was held Thursday after j noon at 1 o'clock from her late home i in Plttston. The services were Aeon du&ed f'y iRev. Langiion' Quinsy, D. 1).. pastor of the Congregational church of this city. There was a large attendance of friends and many beau tiful flowers. The bearers were Ed ward Morton. George \V. Bailey. Wal ter Mansir, Harry Soper. The entomb ment was In Oak Grove cemetery. Betters ha been received from j Harry A. Morrell of this city, a niern i her of the navy, who sailed oversea.' Bm Decombei 10. The letters state that he arrived safely. Among the Inter esting items contained therein ts tun statement that almost one or the first J men he saw on landing was John W. j Burke of Randolph, a member of the I Medical Corps. Special Sale this Week EMBASSY LAWN FINE STATIONERY 5K*. Only 29c High tirade Coffee only 23c pound 1-ai‘ue assortment of Good Chocolates only 35c pound bulk Old Fashion Horehound Squares only 25c pound lb Fetors Powdered Cocoa only 19c Beane’s Corner Drug Store GARDINER, MAINE I>ail\ Papers—Page and Shaw’s Chocolates—This Store open Evenings anS'eo.'i.'t Song- service at the City Home Fri I Jay evening: at 7.30. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Weston s of the ‘machine' reach out from the homes of refinement down to the very depths of degradation." In speaking of the story. W. A. ‘inkerton. the celebrated detective j said: "f have not seen a story in years that has pleased me more than this; ii shows the authors. Ethel and James Dorrance. understand the sub .ject about which they are writing i thoroughly, and I; is true to life. From j my own personal knowledge, conditions [as they exist in New York and Chi jcago. and other large cities, are thor Ioughly explained."—Adv. Geraldine Farrar and Wallace Reid at Coliseum—Dustin Farnum and Oth ers at the Johnson Opera House To day "’I In- Devil Stone" is a story of weir 1 fascination which presents Miss Karra in a modern role, based upon the bis; theme of superstition, brought down t rom ancient folk lore and influencing the events in tbe life of a modern wo man. The same supporting cast which has1 appeared to excellent advantage in pn 'ions Fariar films is seen in this latest photoplay, including Wallace Reid, i Hobart Rosworth. James Neill. Horace Carpenter, Tully Marshal, Raymondi Hatton anil Theodore Roberts. To Al vin Wvckotf, chief of the camera staff, v- lip has been responsible for the splen did" photography of Lasky pictures, i due. the credit for the exquisite effects! ;n "The Devil Stone" and the splendid ocean views of the fisheries of1 Brit tany. Dustin Farnham is the l»ig pit faction at the Johnson 'Opera house in “Pur-1 and of the Badlands,"* a regular But terfly in tivo parts and the Universal Weekly News, making 11 reels in a'J. i Kix and 1.1 cents at both tluatres Watch for "Skinner's Baby” at the Johnson Opera house Monday ne^t.— Adv. Geraldine Farrar. Coliseum Today,' with Mack Sennett Comedy. Dustin Farnum at the Johnson Opera House with a Butterfly Five-Reel Feature and Universal News Wallace Reid, star of many T.askyj photoplays, who appeared as leading! man with Geraldine Farrar in "Jour the; Woman,' and in the more recent! arrar production. “The Woman God j Forgot." again appears as Miss Farrar’s THE STRAND Special Friday and Saturday Paralta the Pick of Pictures Presents Henry Wat hail in “THE ROBE OF HONOR” __ _y the Pictures of the War in Seven Parts Mack Sennett Keystone Comedy oming Monday Only the Much Talked of Triangle Seven Reel Special. “The Flame of the ukon," Featuring Dorothy Dalton. Don’t Miss This One. leading man in the latest Artcraft ph£. toplay, The Devil Stone,” which is to be shown at the Coliseum theatre to* day, followed by a Mack Sennett com edy in two pacts. Dustin Farnum heads the bill at tlv* Johnson Opera house in "Durand cf the Badlands," Universal Weekly News and a Butterfly feature in five parts This is a rattling program for the very: low price of six and 13 cents. Watci for "Skinner's Baby” at the Opera j house on Monday .next. Remember Wallace Reid is with Geraldine Farrar today at the Coliseum. Wallace Reid will also be seen in the great Cata mount-Artcraft featuie at the Johnson Opera house n.-ftt Wednesday and Thursday in "RimrOek Jones.” Keid is a, great favorite in this city and we 1 he should be.—Adv. City League Bowling Wednesday evening Nivison’s five and the Browns bowled a fast match in the City League series. Browns winning hv a good margin and taking ail four points. The high man was Harry Howard with a total of 277. and W. Brown had the high single string, his score being 107. The summary: XIVISOXS. \ivison 6:1 11 Killman to 71 M Sargent 90 7j~ 2»i 3ager 86 96 9. 269 Howard -4 S8 103 27, Totals .-'100 416 423—1241 BROWNS. Brown, .}...109 7» S4—272 Howell *8 94-2}? Hargrave 82 76 M-2;i McDonough 94 87 —260 Condos 61 103 SS-27.V Totals ..-\G7 IS' 417—1298 WEST GARDINER Mrs. Karl Collins and sun Charlie are visiting her sister. Mrs. Frank Hamlin, in Brunswick. There will he a special meeting of Oob bosseeeontee Grange Tuesday evening, .lan. 29. .Mi's. Charles ilodgilon is very sick. Two physicians have been called. George and Arthur Williams visited Waterville Friday. .lohn Archambeau of Woodfords wa* a business visitor in town Wednesda-. John Willis ot Augusta was in town Monday. Mrs. Grave Haskell returned to her school i:i Kverett. Mass.. Saturday afteh passing four weeks' vacation with' her sisters in this section. 4> Miss Alice Parsons resumed her stud ies .it Hallowed !?igTi school 1'iis week after passing her vacation at home. Mrs. Eli7.ahe.ti1 Scott called on Mrs. Al^ce Towle Thursday Marry Kiwis visited relatives In town last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Davis of Hallowell were in town Thursday. POND ROA11-C. T- Norton was a busi ness visitor !u Augusta Monday. Banks r.idley is having his hay pressed. Mr. and Mrs. David Ware entertained as guests Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. William Spaulding Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Trafton, .Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Whitemore. and Mrs. A. 11 Perry of Portland. The evening was passed with iotisio and sing ing. A general good time was reported. Frank Peacock is working for Sam Tal bott hauling ice. There will be an all-day meeting at the .Grange hall in Gardiner next Monday. The talk will be on the line of poultry raising. All are cordially invited. Out of-town speakers are expected. The first truancy case of the year was reported h.v W. I. Curtis, truant officer. It came from Miss Hammond, teacher of the McKinley school. The children were ahose of Harry Hinkley. The case will lie immediately looked after and steps taken to send the children to school. Pay Richardson tv,is a business visitor in Augusta Saturday. RICHMOND Report Maine Heavies to Be come Depot Brigade—Funer al of Louis C. Honaker The funeral of Bouts C. Honaker, who was killed by a freight train Mon day evening, was held Thursday aft ernoon tit 2 P. M. from the home of hts mother on Pleasant street. -Mr. Honaker was horn in Richmond 21 years ago and has always made his home here. Resides his parents ho is survived by four sisters, Kliza beth. Bertha, Alice and Zoe. and two brothers, Clarence and Charles. The remains were placed in the tomb. Ed ward Pinkham, Arthur Cannon, Na thaniel Gilpatrick and Ansel Eastman acting as. bearers. There was a pro fusion of the, most beautiful floral tributes. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Alexander of Belgrade have returned to their home, having been called here by the death of Mr. Alexander’s sister. Roy lifptvn of Camp Devins, Ayer. Mass., fsf "enjoying a ftirnntgh of a week in tywn. Martin Plummer has returned to his home in Portland, alter a visit of sev eral weeks with friends in town. D. D. G. M. F. B. Peabody will in stall the officers of Sanborn Podge, No. 93. I. C). O. F.. at Hallowell on Thursday evening. William Ik Smith of Gardner pass ed Thursday’ in town on business. Capt. W. A. Turner went to Port-, land Tuesday to meet hts two broth ers. who are captains, and his son in-law. Capt. Percy Farmer, who hap pened to he in port at this time. According to information received by relatives of the boys in the Maine Heavy Artillery, the regiment is to be moved from Camp Green, Charlotte. N. C., to Camp Wadsworth. Spartans burg. S. C. The regiment, it is stat ed. will be incorporated in the depot for army anil corps troops recently established. The 1st Maine Heavy will be organized as the jlst Depot Bri gade. Those who have been called to Bath Monday for physical examination are H. H. Emerson. Albert R. Palmer, Norman B. Stewart, Adam J. Nichols, Fcarl E. Perry. Walter B. Pinkham, John F. Riley, Hermon \V. Hersey, Austin Galusha, Raymond Foot, Edward S. Briery. Walter G. Wyman was a business visitor in Bowdoinham Thursday. Rev. S. A. Evans of Bath was in town. Thursday to attend the funeral! of the late Lewis C. Honaker. OAKLAND Mrs. Winthrop Bowman of Summer street has received word that her lius- band, who is employed in Boston, has been operated on for appendicitis and is doing well. Airs. Charles Williams of Ayer street is passing a few days with relatives j in Portland. Airs. Katherine Deacon, who has. been visiting at the home of Airs. Er- nest Lewis the past few months, has i returned to her home in Berkley, Cal.,1 going by the way of Washington, D. C., where she will stop a few days. Charles Rushton is passing the week with relatives in Norridgewock. Edward Ron will meet tliis afternoon with Mrs'. ,1. vvarc. n Jone at the usual hourdr lied Cross work. The I’-age'school will be leadv tor occupancy next Monday morning and school wilMbpen on that date. A new hot air uivnace has recently been in stalled.

Regular meeting at 7.30 (/clock this evening of? Crescent Lodges No. 3. A. I". W. A large attendance is de sired. In response to a telegram stating that her father was very low. Mrs. Grace Hedrick left Thursday morning for l’itlstielcl. Mass. George A rata returned Thursday irom a week's business visit in Bos ton and vicinity. I lev. s. K. Leech was in Gardiner Thursday, attending the winter ses sion of tin* Augusta District Preachers meeting. Kor persons liable to income taxes under the act of Oct. 3. 1?17, where their net In come is 13000 or less, the postoffice has a supply of Form 1O10A ancl will be pleased to issue them to such persons as may be liable. Form 1040 should be tiled by per sons whose income is over JSiYW and such forms will be forwarded direct to them, and in cases where persons desire these forms anil have not previously made ap plication them should write to Seth Jones. Portsmouth, X. 11. T he totirth quarterly conference of the Hallowed .Methodist KpiscOpal church was held at the home of Wallace II. Htr r> Wednesday evening, Itejvorts from ail departments of work were read and att showed a very prosperous state of affairs. The Officers and committees for the next conference year were duly elected. The return of the present pastor. Rv. S. Ki fieii Leech, for another year was unan imously- requested. Rev. l>. B. Molt, dis trict superintendent, presided at the meet ing and was the guest of ltev. and Mr: 1.Cecil over the night. After the quartet ly conference dosed, the officials consl ered the matted of fuel supplies. It was reported that i sulfieient supply of wood had been engaged to heat the church on Sundays. Altc« discussion it was decided to keep tlie church open and to unite u.th any or all of the other church so cieties that would worship with them, ex t' nding a most hearty invitation to do so. Also- offering any societies that desired to maintain a separate meeting the use or tlie church and vestries on Sunday aft ernoons. LOCAL NOTICE The Acme offers a great program for l-riday and Saturday, Vivian Martin in “The Trouble Buster” and Pearl White in the 3d Kpisode of "The Fatal ilitig." jan.25-2S INTERNAL SITUATION In-Germany One of Dis content Among the Masses Loudon. _ .Ian. 24.—The impression con veyed in today's news dispatches from Swit. zcrlaml and Holland regarding the inter nal situation in Germany on the eve of Chancellor von Hertling's expected address before the neichstag is one of discontent among the masses suppressed by the tri umphant hand of the military party. Efforts of the German censorship to pre- j vent public knowledge of the Austrian strikes and peace demands succeeded for a time, 1 but tlie news leaked through gradually and Austrian events seem now to be widely r known by German workers. The Austrian hope that the latter will follow their lead j has nof. however, materialized, while Ger- man newspapers which ventured to hold out a hand to the Austrian proletariat have been sternly repressed. Nevertheless, according' to the Post's Amsterdam dispatches, the re bellious sentiments of German workmen, cs- pecially independent Socialists, arc becom ing stronger. This is partly attributable to the attitude of the German delegates at tlie j Hrest Litovsk conference, which caused! widespread discontent, as was manifested by the tumultous scenes at numerous meetings of the Fatherland party. The Dutch Catholic journal Tyd, prints an article received through an indirect chan- 1 nel from its correspondent in Germany in which lie says that "events at Brest-Litovsk and President Wilson's new peace formula which in wide circles is considered a suit a ble basis for the regulation of society of the future, have prepared the ground for ‘lie Bolshcviki tendency." "It is recognized in educated circles, adds rlie writer, "that the wooden horse lias been brought in at Hrest-I-itovsk and there is anxity lest the German attitude in the negotiations may lead to a division among) the people. The masses turn away from veiled annexationist lust of power formu latcd by General Hoffman The w riter speaks of the rebellious tem per of the factory population in the indus trial centers and adds: “\'o wonder rear is expressed here and there that the people, disgusted j with the postponed suffrage reforms,, furious with the Pan-Germans, ex- hausted in body and fortune and tie- j prived of the hope of tlie restoration of national and individual happiness, I will take the settlement of their lot into their own hands if any great mili tary setback is ’suffered. The failure of tiie separate peace with Ktissia would also give the signal for tin in calculable reaction at a moment when the nervous strain is well-nigh un bearable.” An incideift in the Saxon lower house 1 on Monday, ihe correspondent says, is indicative of the popular sentiment. The King of Saxony recently sent a telegram to the Fatherland party ad vocating "a safety peace.” This was sharply censured by the Socialists of the chamber. The Socialist vice pres- ident. Fraesdorf, said the King was badly advised by his ministers and that the people took quite a different stand- i point from the fatherland party. It is in such an atmosphere, if re- ports quoted are accurate, that Chancellor von Hertling meets the Reichstag to speak to his own eoun tT.vmen and the world. His newspaper supporters say he is in no wise shaken by the recent political crisis but on the contrary1 has 1 lie Emperor's full confidence. Important conferences are reported to have been renewed on Mon- day, Tuesday and Wednesday wherein j Field Marshal von Hindenburg, Gen- i eral Ludendorff, Chancellor von Hert-I ling and Dr. Richard von Kuehlmann, secretary for foreign affairs, partici pated with the Emperor. WINDSOR Hewett-Banks WEST.—Edward Hewett of Windsor and Miss Ethel Ranks of Weeks Mills! were united in marriage by Rev. M. H.j Wakefield Tuesday evening at the par-! sonage. Friends are extending congrat-' ulations to Mr. and Mrs. Hewett. _ i The Ladies Union will hold a special! meeting at the parsonage on Tuesday' afternoon. If not pleasant. Thursday afternoon. Ar all-day Ked Cross meeting will he held at the parsonage Wednesday, with a picnic lunch. Hot coffee will be sere, ed. Mr*. Fred Mercier is assisting Mis. •lames Mel.aughlin in caring for her father. I.ovi llullowell. who is very low :it this writing. SOME RUMBLINGS But Senate Confirms Postmaster Gener a 1 Burleson Washington. Jan. lit. President Wil son today sent to the Senate a re-noni ination of Postmaster General Burle son. This action was taken because of a law which stipulates that the postmas ter general shall not. hold office for more than SO days after the end of the term for which he was appointed. None of ihe other cabinet members has been renominated, but it is contended that is not necessary. The unusual situation was brought about by a recent agitation contending that all hold over members of the cab inet were in office illegally. Kxcept in ibe case of the |*ostmaster general, the administration contends no re-nomina tion is necessary. The Senate immediately went into executive session to consider Mr. Burle son's renomination. There weie rumb lings of opposition. Mr. Burleson’s nom ination was confirmed, however, with in a few minutes. Probably No Action in Other Case* l!y a letter to the vice president to day. submitting Mr. Burleson's renom ination, President Wilson apparently believes submission of other cabinet members' names unnecessary. The President's letter follows: "I am taking the liberty of sending von feu- submission to Hie Senate a re-ear. or 12177,oOO a week. Garden Tools Rakes, Cultivators, Forks, Shovels, etc. Buy now for your Spring needs and SAVE 25% H.G.Turner Hallowed Main#

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Hope to Prevent Further Coal Shortage bv Zone Distribution Washington, Jan. 24.—Continued de moralization of railroad transportation throughout east today prompted railroad and fuel administration offi cials to hasten plans for development of a zone distribution system for coal, and it was stated that some definite announcement might be expected with in a few days. The principal features of the plan will be put into effect im mediately and it will be improved as fast as new short foutes can be devel oped, and details worked out for the proper balancing of loaded and empty car movements. Under Charge of Morrow Coal distribution and apportionment for the country was put in charge by tne fuel administration today of J. 1). A. Mor row, a practical coal expert, who recently organized Lhe National Coal Association o: which he has been secretary. Mr. Mor row w ill suiarvise all pooling and trans portation arrangements and will be giv en charge of the zoning system. Hope to Prevent Further Shortage officials today expressed the belief j that tlie proposed system will prove so i effective in eliminating long and cross liauls as to render another serious coal shortage this winter impossible. With an embargo on general freight still in effect today for eastern trunk lines, and the effect of the restriction extending westward, railroads were j aide to Intensify efforts to move coal i and food and to increase the supply of these ogimodities to most parts of tlie i cast. Many industries feel the effects of the j Fuel Administration's order giving preference to the more essential manu facturing plants. Conference of the railroad and fuel administrations on the zone distribu tion plan agreed today c;i adopting as j a basis for their calculations the sug-( gestions of the defunct Railroad War Board. A number of modifications were made, however and the operation of the scheme, it was. said, would be limited to the east, where freight con gestion is greatest. Under the plan certain ruining dis tricts would be assigned a specific ter ritory to which their output should go, and the railroad routes would be pre scribed. New England would he served largely by water carriers from Hamp ton Roads, Baltimore and Philadelphia, coal going to those ports from the southwestern Virginia, West Virginia and central and Southern Pennsylv ania fields. By rail, New England would get its emergency coal supplies from the Clearfield, Eatrobe, Creens burg a*id otfier central Pennsylvania regions. FOOL GOALAT NEW JERSEY TERMINALS i i New York, Jan. 23.—Pooling of an thracite coal at New Jersey terminals was decided upon at a confe-ence here today at coal operators and railroad officials, subject to the approval of the. Federal Fuel Administration. Prefious requests for the pooling of anthracite, made hy A. II. Wiggin. state.fuel'ad miristrator were denied by Adminis trator Hatfield. Edward E. Loomis, president of the Lehigh Valley issued a statement, in which the belief was expressed that a pooling order "Would reduce the accu mulation of cars on hand -each day at the docks and avoid a large amount of switching.” The railroads having their terminals In this district already are pooling bi tuminous coal. Botli Mr. Wiggin and Reeve Schley, New York county fuel administrator characterized the city's fuel situation ns improved today. $150,900 FIRE AT BAR HARBOR Bar Harbor, Me., Jan. 24,-The large country residence here of E. G. Fabbrle of New York was burned early today with all its furnishings, including many val uable rugs, tapestries and paintings. The loss is estimated at SloO.OOO. part of which Is covered by insurance. Members of the family who have been staying here recently, including Mrs. Fab brie, were asleep when the fire was dis covered. They were forced to (lee scanti ly clothed from the ouilding with the tem perature at zero. Mr. Fabbrie Is in France with an Amer ican Bed Cross unit. RUSSIA REJECTS (Continued from Page Ona) democratic federal state of nationali ties. in Germany the unrest of the popu lace also continues, hut the triumph ant militarist party is managing to keep the people in curb. Nevertheless,, according to unofficial statements, the rebellious sent intents of the German workmen, especially the independent Socialists, are becoming stronger. of greater interest as regards thu military situation is the withdrawal of the Austro-German armies along the Italian front from the l’iave river west tvurd. The retrograde movement un doubtedly whs due to the harrassing nttaeks the Italians, reinforced by the French and British have been deliver ing for several weeks past. The indi cations are that the enemy now’ has given up, Cor the time being at least, his ambition to drive through tha mountains and out on the Venetian plain. On the other fronts the belligerents nre keeping up their intensive bom bardments on other sectors and here and there sending out bands of infan try on raiding and reconnoltering op erations. Unanimous Rejection Petrograd, Jan. 23.—'The Russian delegates to the Brest-Litovsk peace conference have decided unanimously to reject the terms offered by the Ger mans. Tiie decision of the delegates was an nounced t" Tiie Associated Press to night by M. Kameneff, a member of the Russian delegation. Tiie Germans de clared the terms laid down by them were their last offer and that if the Russians did not accept them hostili ties would ha resumed and the Ger mans would capture Reval in a week. Final decision as to peace or war, M. Kameneff said further, rested with the Congress of Soldiers' and Workmen's delegates, which was convened here to night Tiie Congress is expected to take up tomorrow tiie question of peace or war. M Kameneff who returned from Ttrest-I.itovsk with Foreign Minister Trotsky said the remainder of the Rus sian delegation had stayed thefe in or der to avoid the appearance of an im mediate rupture. "We were told.” he added, “that the German terms were the last they would offer We were unanimous that they should be rejected. Final decision, how ever. must rest with the Soldiers’ and Workmen's Delegates. CRITICAL IN WEST (Continued from Page One) more vlfofounsjntosecution of the war and particularly the utilization of mil lions of civilians, but he found that It meant nothing: of the kind* The writ er declares "that imposing? upon Haig a certain course of action, contrary to that agreed upon at the Allied con ference of November. 1916, the Lloyd Oeorge cabinet incurred grave respon sibility." He says further that each man at the front had to do the work of two "because the premier haa lacked the courage to tell the country the truth and to pass on to the public the ad vice he must have recalved from any general staff conscious of its duty." "The most favorable construction I can place on the Premier’s inaction," he adds, "is that he was gambling for peace by Christmas. But in spite of his innumerable speeches, no peace caine.” The writer charges the cabinet with procrastination and cowardice. “The question which concerns most deeply every man, woman and child in the United Kingdom," he eeclares, “is whether Haig’s men will not be sufficiently re-enforced to enable them to compete with the enemy on fair terms. My opinion is that they will i not be.” _ CAMPAIGN TO START AGAINST ILLICIT DISTILLERS IN SOUTH Washington, Jan. 24.—An appeal to governors and members ©f Congress to support a nation-wide campaign 1 against illicit liquor, distillers was pre p pared today by Internal Revenue Com missioner Roper, whose reports show "moonshine” traffic increasing rapidly. The campaign will be directed mainly against southern dry states, where thtf location of most of the military camps has added u special reason for the clean' up movement. Commissioper Roper will ask governors to furnish state .agent to co-operate with government inspectors in putting iPegal stills out of business and to prosecute the cam paign actively during the next two months, ordinarily the busiest period of the year for moonshiners. More severe penalties may be imposed on tioldiers who drink liquor. The department of justice today re ported that United States attorneys have prosecuted more than 600 persons during the last six‘months for violating the barred zone regulations about army camps. Most of the dMcers were ac cused of selling liquor and in many cases the liquor was found to be of the ‘‘moonshine” variety. r JAPAN PLEDGES (Continued from Page One) The Premier said he was especial ly-gratified to report "the splendid re suits of the visit of the special imperial .envoy to the United States last year in promoting good understanding.-' AUSTRIA FAITHFUL TO GERMANY FIRST BaseI' Switzerland, Jan. 24.-A dispatch from Vienna says that during an address to the delegatfon of> Parliament, Count* Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, declared that he considered President Wilson's last proposition re garding peace as showing a perceptible approach to the Austro-Hungarian point of view. There were, he said, several points to which Austro-Hungar- joyfully could subscribe, but that the following principle first must be laid down: That where these propositions concerned Austria-Hungary's allies, as in the case of Germany In Belgium and Turkey, ^ustria llungary was faithful to her alliances c/m would fight to the end and for the defense of her allies. Urge Strict Enforcement Measures Against Enemy N«w York. Jan. 34.—Co-ordination of the various government intelligence bureaus and "the strict enforcement of measures against the enemy in this country" wefre urged in an open letter to Senator George T5. Chamberlain, chairman of the Senate committee on military affairs, made pub lie here tonight by the American Padense Society. Ia its letter the society declared .that as lata as last month ships carrying ammunition destined for Germany had been cleaiwdat New York. "On Dedifeber 30 last." the letter said, "a steamer which had been cleared by federal authorities for Copenhagen *fcV New York carried half a million rounds of German small arms ammunition, and on Dec. SI another steamer sailing from* New York carried a million rounds of ammunition either manufactured or stored in this country and intended for Qer BUSS IN PARIS U. S. Chief-of-Staff Will Be on War Council Is Accompanied by High Officers of Every Branch of Service to Advise Him About Any Questions that May Arise—Think Great Attack Bogey for Peace Drive Washington, Jan. 24.—General Taskei II. Bliss, chief of staff, who arrived In Pari* today, will represent the United States army on the supreme war council. Secretary Baker in so announcing tonlgnt disclosed that the general is accompanies by high officers of every branch of the service to advise him about any questions that may arise. Attended First Meetings General Bliss attended the first meet ing of the council and decision to send him back to Europe as a permanent rep resentative on that body was made be cause it was recognized that Gen. l’ersn ing's duties in organizing and command Ing the evec-iiic reusing American expe ditionary forces wer*' too great to per mit him to undertake the presentation o.f American views on military operations and to sit with the council in framing plans of strategy that cover all fronts and all armies. Xo word,of the departure of Gen. Bliss had been published until the news of his safe arrival came today. From Gen. Bliss the war council will obtain an up-to-the-minute report on wnat the United States will be able to con tribute to operations on the western front this spring and summer. His report in this regard has been forecast to some ex tent by President Wilson's statement to congressional visitors that there would be in Europe in June twice jJTe number of American troops which it- had been originally planned to send by that time. Can Tell Exact Situation General Bliss can also (jpform his con ferees exactly the situation in which the United States tlnds itself now- as to Ce^ livery of supplies of all sorts to the Al iies, and this information probably will have great weight in the shaping of war plans. Whi’c Secretary Baker’s statement merely said tha*t Gen. Bliss lin’d arriv ed in France to represent the army on the council, there have been inti mations that renewed recommenda tions for vigorous offensive operations on the widest possible scale were in cluded in the instructions the general received before sailing. Probably the primary consideration before the council when it reconvenes will be the widely advertised proposed German offensive on the .western front. A mass of information has reached the allied powers from many quarters indicating an impending drive against the British or French fine or both. The possibility suggested by Col. Kepington, the British military-critic, in his initial article in the Bondon Post today that the German concen tration may be "to support negotia tion?” lather than for -an assault, is in line -with views held by some Am erican officers here. They feel that had. the Germans really intended to make a gfeat drive they would not have given advance notice of it. and age inclined to the opinion that the .German Ij-ish command is endeavoring to set up the bogey of a great attack as a preliminary to another peace drjve. ffThe possibility is suggested he^e that the Allies may anticipate the Ger man attack with a great drive as the British once did in Flanders. MINE EXPLOSION DEATH TOLL 98 MOSTLY BELGIANS Mew Glasgow, N. S., Tan. 2-1.—The lose of life as a result of the explosion in the Allan coal mine at Stellarton Wednesday flight was estimated tojlay at 98. Of the 105 men who entered the mine only seven escaped alive, Hiram Donkin, deputy com missioner of mines, said. Up to 6 o'clock tonight.the total number of bodies recov-’ ered was 17. A' special train with life-saving appara tus and 36 experienced mine fire fighters arrived from Sydney during the after noon apd they bepan Operations at- ohce. The mine hi reported .to be free of gas with no tire visible, but the shaft is blocked with debris 'i “impurities’ in cahdy supplied to can teens of qav.v ships, caused the issu ance of an order suspending the sale of candy to the men and also the pui chase of additional supplies pending investigation. Navy departmeut'bflicials were care ful not to say what the “impurities” were, but the announcement of the or der immediately caused a recurrence of the report that powdered glass had been discovered. There was*no confirmation for this, however, and no cases of sickness from eating the candy have been reported. It was merely stated that “impuri ties” had-been discovered in cand^-* to the officers and men and ‘chemical investigaton was what the loreign substance' more of the stuff would be sola more would lie bought for the supp.j* So far as is known this is the first oft flctal action of its kind of many re ports of food poisoning by enemy plot' ters. DISCONTINUE CANDY SALE, BOSTON NAVY YARD Boston. Jan. 2!.—The sale of candy by ;he commissary department at the Boston lavy yard was discontinued today on or lers from Washington. All candy sold heretofore was bouph*ea] government officers tn tIre yoen rr, uid it«W9g*explalned today that b^rsday •ase responsible dealers, who“»rt different owest, were awarded the home of Mrs. yal officer-; be afteims)'* late r.'ttaiie#' ■thing Ad M*" the pres mce of impurities. W pP The sale also, was-dlscont4 ued at New >ort,' Portsmouth and other naval stations rljfng the" New England ooast. LONG WAR TAFT TELLS SEVENS MEN 0 the she Ayer, Mass., Jan. 24.—Three uio'is and National Army soldiers at Can levels cheered former President Taft ,’ildly today when in the first of a cries of talks that he is to give at antonments all over the country he xclaimed: “The Germans are so imbued with he idea that they are fighting for di ine right that you must treat ibetr eads—wit?} a club.” :-mj He commented sarcastically on$u|B ctivities of pacifists, warned of-*Jhe anger of "street corner murmurerp," redicted long war, and declared here \vas nothing for the United Itates to do but win.. PLAN FOR IMMEDIATE BONE DRY PROHIBITION k Chicago, .Ian. 34.—A, campaign to bring about immediate'national bone dry prohi bition >vaa launched today by Virgil C*, ^tinghaw, -chalrftian of the. Prohibition na tional committee. He declares that this can be accomplished by statutory legisla tion by Congress and has written every senator and representative urging action at'-(his/session of Congress. Meanwhile the battle f Mr bor party'# war aim# program as outlined ns message to Russia will be made the baeia for the compilation of the alms nrogram of the labor parties the entire Entente Allied world, which are to be adopted at a special International con vention to be held la London in the latter part of February. Arrangement* to this effect were com pleted today at meetings of the British leader# with fraternal delegates from franc* Belgium and Russia. A cable d^M-tch was eent to the United States JRue&hig th* adoption! of similar pro cedure at»d the tending of delegatee to the London conference. The Labor party s reconstruction pro gram, passed early In January, demand I |ng the restoration of and the reparation to Belgium, the fight of the people of Alsace-Lorraine to determine their future art(l pledging support t>£ a league or na tions and hostility to an economic war after peace is declared, ..was submitted, to the conference today. This program (te iriands also absolute autonomy for all parts of the* British empire, including Ice land and' India, and repudiates all pro posals for.Jtf'O’teftlve tariffs. Shelve Withdrawal Resolution While condemning the votes cast in the House of gojjunons on some occasions by George N." Bafbes and other members of the Labor (Arty: the labor conference to day by a large majority shelved a reso lusion demanding’ the withdrawal oE the ’labor members from the cabinet. Arthur Henderson, former -member I of the war cabinet, appealed to the cdnference not to pass the resolution. He said it would break up the govern ment and delay peace. Personally he would never again belong to the gov rr4h*BBM uttsw Tb nor d ..the Postal Changes Steamboat Service Established— Southport to Ocean Point. Accept the proposal of Howard H. Thompson of Southport ^jo/ier the advertisement of the delegiT, ^"B.ri''gwthi mails i hind Mr. Henderson in his plea. The speeches against the ministers f inptuded one from a Manchester dele i gate,' who urged everybody in the country to lay down his tools as,- each I test against the ,failure*'^ Squirrel I government to recoo’g-s a week from 2 times a week from mender^ISr^, Country. It will i democracy. A. Sco»P^e,'t- 20, each year between membcr.‘ Island and Ocean Point, in (]e„,800 .''or the period of eacli year, j Postmasters Commissioned—Eourtli iclass; Clair 1. Currie. Drew; George burst out ibast T°tis rte along with this unsatis* tion government any ep Sui'-raj Mr. Henderson brr CoaiHli’t ,i il. back to eartlw, ,m 1 ortta ,].j Lriv*. Which he h0Uls I „jf H. station daily except Stiii ’would”* receipt of mail from train due !the P- m’’ hut not later than 7 p. in. !0‘-rtive in East Otistield in 2 liours. Leave Oxford daily except Sunday 14.15 p. m., or in time to dispatch mail by train due 5.30 p. m. Arrive It. R (station in 50 minutes. Leave R. R. station daily except Sunday on receipt of mail from train (due 9.51 a. m., but not later than 10.30 'a. UL. jArrive in 60 minutes. -.(ta. foi ties pfSvarl is v ferenca of Feb. 17 with the aim of pro general agreement on the lines tidi labor's war aims. An endesv-20. Xunamaker. of ,V.» 'York, is but •■-'its behind tht 1 Mackmu -gi' New York JS.rfSlEtMr #*W*bws: U K. i Thomas o! bou; T. H. Hargraves v, ,s of the andJ.% ..Collins. a ’‘j.vird .285 and At thiS’aft';’ .4«. i behled twenty |fWI*iu.bc1.-tf«'. b ill-; ...,6 average wua 24 points lower. ■Sister, of Detroit, is an easy winner of the first base position with a grand 'average of .6Gf>, twenty points better i than his nearest competitor. Gainor, ol j Boston. Mclnnis, of Philadelphia, is but one point below Gainor and Har i ris, of Cleveland, three points behind j the former Athletic star, now a mem 1 her of the Boston Red Sox. Sister leads the quartet in batting, by a mar 'gin of close to fifty points, and l» j fourth in fielding, but the difference lip this department of play is so slight 'as to have little effect on his grant! I i.verage. The place at second base goes to V’al ,j;e Collins, of Chicago, who is easily j the best in all-round offensive and de fensive ability. Ili.s nearest rival is Morgan of Washington, who js six teen points below Collins in standing. Godeen of New York, is third. Collins is the leader of the trio in batting and second in fielding, Godeen having the best figures for work around the mid way sack. But one point separates Weaver, of Chicago, and Baker, of New York it ■tire struggle for the position at thin! 'base. Both fielded at a .040 clip but Weaver’s season average with the t*' A‘ (■•—■Raker;-,.282. Gardner, of grand averagi a w Mowc d Bap ris. Dr. I. R. -o.M,. of ng talk showing how oyeriient started. He sp id that thi#”7movement began with the convfc tioti' of Ambrose Swasey of Cleveland, O., that the denomination ougnt to be rpused to the world’s needs and pot ||flf>ilities, He called together me lead mg men of New York and Boston and Incited them to his home in Cleveland for a conference. Afterward a gen eral conference was held in Chicago at which representatives of trie great i national missionary societies and sec retaiftes of the State convention-.; wer» present. Xv*that time it was unanimously decided'to undertake :i movement I'1 raise the sum ol $1,000,000 'rgt Merriam, Skowhegan; W. P. Brenne man. Auburn: Dr. George H. Hamlin. Lewiston; Ralph Taylor Amden, Bieh mond; Dr. W. A. Hill, Boston: B' V. E. Frost, Belfast: Charles A Ken, Augusta; Rev'. H. H. Hathaway Clinton; Rev. W. R. Wood. Augusta: Harry Plummer, Fairfield; Dr. I. Mower, Dr. C. E. Owen. Dr. E. Whlttemore, Dr. A* S. PbeTp-. Horae* Purinton, Fred S. Hobbs. Prof. H. W. Brown. A. E. Purinton. of this cltv.

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Iff**1' An Old Recipe to Darken Hair Tea and Sulphur Turns **®Vayf F*ded Hair Dark ind Glossy. knows that Sage j,:, r properly compound .1 1, i ho natural color i fm hair when laded, n Vrnrs ago tho only ,-i the w *11 mixture was to make h i mossy and •trou wo dimply nsli nf •Wyeth's Sage any and k't* i.r Mtt ijr UK"®' S fton up 11rii dur hair, taking a\ morn hair liisapponrs. and .ippiiestion or two, heautliullv dark, y. and you look years It's Sage and Sulphur delight fill toilet re ml Intended tor the .m.” thro ns trend ruff tie y;;i I j und rl M n Wipr |S (tM» n ilmst ion or t'l lireventton of dis Ifyour skin itches and burns, just use Resinol i 'I'.'fi; i I [I.r 'trices p, j I?' i_ M nffit-m hf> t hr n;ih Apr 1 II Barki r Co. r a.f'Mtf This Druggist Knows From R-‘•'9.t„cyriri f jftpec •ng stops and lieal m I Ilia iW*a*athc,iiio• 11 ut kill u ;i:»i t Knot. I have had l :oi utt.nk.s of kidney and w from lieina my feet i. i tin- store rind when i fret VMrlvi I 11 lie two bottles of Dr. >"•111111 Cool and am iom 1 air.in I )iave sold your i I ever sint v I have hoen 11■ i business: and it is not I uraest seller, hut the host dn iti" hetor.- the public, n otumend Sw.unp-Koot to '"’i,‘ i Von truly jours. U .'KFI’OKIIS. Druffgis1 1 ineshurK I 'alls. Wrin t ir. i»i«. Letter to Or. Kilror Co., SrgSamton. N. Y. What Swamp-Root Will Do For You i 1 1 id-, to Dr. Kilmer Co.. lor a natiiph size i’ will ronr mee tuiyone. You i tec a booklet of valuable '".n. hdiinp about the kidneys When uiltiutf. be sure o nt Xuftusta Dully Kenne ,:u M'V upset stomach, indiges ked *r,buri'. dyspepsia. when the 'Ht ferments Into gases and It, V0l*r head aches and you 'sin. "V"'1 "UMrra,,,e. that's when you y*t- ""iiderful add neutralizing ‘n Dlapepsln. It makes iv,misery, due to acidity, live mtnuti s. ■•vi,? s om'*ch is in a continuous Ut„ t y"J t"Mt H regulated. 5"ur w,ke. try rape's Dia ?i4 needless to have an make your next meal a r "'1 m,al- ’-hen take a little "h* 1 1 '1PrP sa 111 not be any d s bp,', "dhnut fear. It's because ,t ''i*,Ps|n "rtnliy does" sweeten a *r stomachs that gives it its r" ”f "ales annually. at a 'life fifty-rent ’at the time appointed is 41 misdemeanor pun ishable by imprisonment afyl might result in the drafted man’s losifig valu able rights aial his immediate*Induc tion into military service. William l.. Anderson, an attorney from Jackman, has been among the visitors in town this week. Mrs. Fannie Webb Fletcher Is In Bangor Hiis week for a visit with her cousin Mrs. Gee-- «se. •r* V*' nonif in Peaoo«,.a jj V ill V S111 i 1 h l.'r, t',,, i .r.l., There w ill V- :i of SkowiK.„. In. '.rT.ns annual reirnt tended 'b^r 81, 1916, A uii> membe formed in k.,,. are requesu^ jjain hy c afternoon, Jan. 0. at the In* Julia Brown. 4o Windsor stn uoivii a icirse attendance is 1° for as Randolph should he repies-m with a large branch. 1 lather an unusual sight was wit nessed in CurUiner yesterday in the shape of an oijjht-yoke ox team. Tlie animals were the jtrq^erty . Snow had been ap pointed commissioners, was ordered entered neither party. The case of .Delbert B. Hobart vs. P. F. Withee. Lkath pi East Madison was ordered fKttered neither party, no further actionr and the case of John II. Bean vs. -Lafayette Reynolds and Herbert Reynolds and* Me. Central Railroad Trustee, which was re ferred. to the late Judge Simmons of •North Anson and in which the report had previously been accepted and lees .allowed, was ordered dismissed from ttye docket. Thet case of the Cardinal' News Co. vs. \V. L. Pitman and Ralph Wotfdhury continued from lust term was-again continued at this term while the divorce procedure of Rose Paradis Caron, Lib.; vs. Onesierne Caron was dismissed In the’ case of Katherine Annie-^kfeofri, l’et'r vs. James Henry Rartori^Wwas announced that 4he par ties had kfr^e been divorced and tin entry on the court, docket \vu» ac cordingly dismissed' Payments were reported as being regularly maae ana the matter nearly settled in the cases of Charles H. Day its vs. Bertna Per kins. In 'the case of Edward N. Mer rill if Skow began vs. Morris L. Provenc-her also of Skuwhegan, the defendant being in military service W»s suggested by Attorney Merrili as a reason for asking for a continuance of the same and the record was ac cordingly so made by the Clerk courts. Among the cases dismissed were-those jjs follows: Edmund Blinn and William LeBlanc vs. Armies cim-i: !4i :VI,,eU K* I-ibbcjy, trustee; (ler t, Lin., vs. James Pratt; rrie:, Lib., vs. Freeman 15. Va Ricci XHiC'enzo svs. .,r; wenzo. The retyprt was re ported as having beer. filed Vi ^he case otjh’red'K. Mayo, Adtlir. vs. Solon Bum Co., the same having; been previ ously’ referred to F. H. Colby of Bing ham ami Orin K. l,ib!jy of Fittsfield. The cases of C. A. Whiting vs. J. B. ■Frederick and fc. W. Macljuidn, vs. t laudia \v ilson were both-continued. The case of Frank l’adhani vs. Philip It. Forter in which Judge Turner Bus-, v.e.l Solon was appointed surveyor .’ast May was assigned for trial the t day of next term while the.,-oia. .>1. Whitney of IJingJjam vs!'Dell pens'"1 waf ^so assigned .for j| rial Heni\rst d*y °r llext tei-ftx 'The r(.l(. ‘()f ,r,r- Matthews ami Delbert 'tool in the lllA"le,'ic'ao »We Find i.n\ s. 4 h**»» !ia'W |r''' case of .John (d fornieidy; ufe' .,etorec keeper, at Starkd hut how a-resident another state fs. Carroll Fish 'was cotv tinned by agreement and Wednesday afternoon Judge Lawrence. staffed 'that Hho case of the Inhabitants ot t. Sjsowhegan' vs^ \V. Uohyay; ai is 4 from the alleged use of a heaw ad :n.- lumber hauling hatwien the and a w ood yard fabout very P.Ue-half miles abovfc Al!i|#is In .subsequent damages t 14, 5, ami highways, 'had been re ■3! to Judge L. C. Cornfsh and tt.o same will probably be henrd between jMnps. (*"■'yho niau> Mends of George Houston it Guilford, son of the late A. O. Houn on and Mabel Godin Houston of this and nephew of Airs. E. K. Arc I AT CHILD'S NSUE IF SICK, CROSS.FEVERISH 4v Hurry., Mother! Remove poisons from little stomach, liver, bowels. Hive “California Syrup of Figs’ at once if bilious or constipated. Look at the tongue. mother! If coated, it is a sure sign that your little one’s stomach, liver and bowels I meed a gentle, thorough cleansing at once. When peevish, cross, listless, pale, doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natur ally, or is feverish, stomach sour. breath had: litis stomach-ache, sore throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give a teaspoonful of “California Syrup of Figs.' and in a few hours all the foul, j constipated waste, undigested food and i sour bile gently moves out of the little bowels without griping, and you have j a well, playful child again. ou needn t coax sick children to j take fhis harmless “fruit laxative": j they love its delicious taste, and it alwaj s makes them feel splendid. Ask your druggist for a bottle of "California Syrup of Figs'*, which has directions for »babies, children of all ages and feu grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold here. *Co fee sure you get the genuine, ask id see that it is made by the “Cal ifornia Fig Syrup Company." jfefuse any other kind with contempt-^SAdv. Veelie, will be interested to learn that he lias returned home from France where he has been engaging- in the carrying of amunition in military serv ice. Mr. Houston was 34 days coming over and was on three different boats during the trip, one of the boats on which he was journeying being blown up by a German spy craft. Skowhegan is to have a Chautaugu* during the summer, according to Geo. S. L'alsgel of White Plains. X. V.. who de parted Thursday morning. Mrs. Glenwood F. Barnes Friends regret to leirn of the death of Mrs. Glenwood Forest Berner at her home irt IJamariscotta. The family formerly resided here, Mrs. Barnes being a step daughter of Mrs. Emery Adell of Leavitt street. She was ill only a few hours with pneumonia. Beside her husband there are two small children. Mrs. E. E. Estabrook. a sister of the deceased, and Mr. Esta brook have been in Damariscotta during the present week. Kev. George Merriam of Bethany church Was in Waterville to attend the denom.r national conference. Mrs. Mary B. Stinchfield, a local coal dealer, went to Portland Thursday fare noon to confer with the fuel administra tion afid coal dealers. She also contem plates continuing her journey to Boston on the same errand. Mr. and'Mrs.* Guy Stafford, who were in charge.pf the E. X. Merrill farm but have.recenfly been living on Maple street, have moved to the ttan^all Xye house opposite Coburn Park. Hiram Walker of Brunswick;. State agent for the protection of an^tvalS. was in town. Thursday on business. Butter is bringing from 43 to 45 cents per pound and eggs tit' cent's per dozen. Corn goods are now worth fi.35 pfr’f 10') pounds. ■An anniversary ranuiem mass in mem ory of George Biitler, late of SJtowhe gan, was offered Tuesday at St. Mary s church'by Fr. .1. L. A. Renaud. The rel ativeswere the attendants and the clmrfh choir furnished music. At the session of the supreme judicial spurt the case of Henry Briggs vs. F. El mer .Volin ot Skowhegan, now in military service, was continued, and the case of John I'itz vs. Fred A. Uuley was con tinued by agreement. MiUiinair* Lad Arraigned A feature the forenoon 'session of court Thursday was the arraignment' ,of Post, the "iniHldriaii e society lad.” who so startled Skowhegan people by the passing ’of worthless checks last summer.. Young Post, who came here l'roitv Arlington, Mass., went by the name of Theodore l^jist, and consider able surprise was occasioned in the court room V.iien the smooth looking lad announced liifjlsijll as Halfbn Rus sel Post, aged 10 years. His .tir'cie had previously .stated that Post’s age wti i years. 1,’ost pl&aded guilty to the i haige of uttering- forgery on three cases, having passed worthless checks to Frank W. Bucknum. druggist,”‘R. Kussakoflf, jeweler, and Harry B. Smith, i-ashiei .all of Skowbegun. in the le spectiv. ‘sums of $33. $JU)(V and''$75, Before passing sentence- .lodge Phil •d'ook linked the confefeed forger if he had anything to say—'and Post, gariiecj in the test njodci| oi fashion able clothes, arose his feet and said he realfattd he 'hfdn't been a rnod el young inaHT ani' further’ realized that, he Tf^fPcjnue wrong. He asked for till possible leniency. When -ptes ;*iohed by the court, Post said he -didn't know the whereabouts of his .father and that his'mother had died gjboiit 15 years ago. He had* lived in nis aunt’s family in Arlington, Mass., and came to Skowhegan k to visit friends. Ho admitted tliat he had'bfeen ar rested twice in Cambridge, once, be having passed a worthless check, and larceny of jewelry, which he thought was valued at about $llit)4 Post'was represented by Attorney FT...). I’hiliips ami County Attorney Anderson sug gested a term of imprisonment of from one to three years and Judge Phij hrook accordingly imposed such a sen tence at hard work' in State prison, [restitution to the Several Skowhegan tiniis has been made by the young man’s relatives.. Ob Wednesday fol lowing a* expression on Post’s part that he would be glad t«* jii'nter mili tary service two. exaialaing physicians were- called into the 'jail amj after conducting the .physical exsrtiinalten declared him to be physically fit tor Ihe service.* Post then declared him seh to be but.. 19 yeare old, which is below the,draft age.. Herbert A'as/bn acf Canaan, who has been in the county jail since June, held- for lim appearance on'a larceny charge at the September court and subsequently because of the-disagree ment of the jury at that term of court, was brought into court. He was allow ed, because of his long sfjfy ur j^ji, u, go on his recognizement; from term to term in the sum of sr.ot-. ’Charles'Albert Ward of l.jun, Mus{> arrested, op the. charge of arson for the alleged burning of a Storehouse above Rockwood and pjaceiTm the State hos pital for the insane for observation, lias been adjudged sane and Deputy Sheriff Hill of Fairfield was ordered to Augusta, Thursday to get Ward and bring him to Skowhegan for arraign ment in dourt Friday. Divorce Case Heard A divorce case occupied considerable of’t'he court s time about mid-day. Mrs. Host; K Simpson of Pittstield seeking a separation from her husband, Arthur K. Simpson, on the charge of desertion. She was supported in testimony by her cousin, Fred Spmgue of Pittstield and a former school friend. Mrs. Dunham of Augusta. The couple had two chil dren and the husband and father had left his family in March. 1914. The Jus tice presiding held the case under ad visement for a short time but announc ed before adjournment that he should grant the divorce. Six Indictments Returned The grand jurors arose from their de liberations Thursday forenoon and re ported at 10 A. M. Six indictments wer» leturned, only two of which were made public by County Attorney T. A. Anderson. These were: State vs. Clifton Luce of Harmony for breaking, entering and larceny; State vs. James Williams Queen, for the practice f op tometi-y without a license. This case will be recalled as one in which sever al Skowhegan and Madison people were involved. Capiases will be issued in the other eases. Immediately following tlie report of the grand jurors that A>ody was excused until the Spring te m> of court in April. The traver: furors caYne In during the forenoqt} of Thursdav-and were discharged before 12 o'clock, it having been decided^inju no jury trials would be in order. Are There Weevils in YourBeanSeed?! Directions For Controlling These Pests. Oruno. Me., Jan. 24.—The following >vas issued on Tuesday by Director ('harles D. Woods of the Maine agricul tural experiment station at the Uni versity of Maine: So frequent are the inquries which come to the Maine Agricultural Ex periment Station concerning the pea and bean weevils that this account is given as a response. The single round hole frequently found in seed peas is due to the pea weevil (Bruchus pisorum), a blackish beetle about one-fifth of an inch long,) covered with brown pubescence and marked with black*and white variga tions. The young insect is a whitish grub which when very small is often an unsuspected inhabitant of green peas. Iji seed peas, however, the in sect lias grown large enough to be de tected as an unwelcome partaker or the crop. Holding over seed.—A simple and effective remedy, and one that has been in operation for fifty year's, or more, consists merely in keeping seed peas in a close receptabie, such as a tight bag-or(hox, over one season before planting. Kyniigation with bisulphide of carbon..—When it is desired to plant the first season after gathering the seed, hags in which peas have been kept tightly closed should he placed iu a tight box or vessel and disinfected with bisulphide of carbon, at the rate of an ounce or two to 100 pounds of seed. This method y will kill the weevils without destroying the germi native power of the seed, and its ef fectiveness is in proportion to the. tightness of the receptacle. Benzine and naphtha or gasoline will serve the same purpose. In ihe use of all these remedies care should tie observed, on account of their inflammability, not to treat material in the immediate vicin ity nf fire, such as a lighted tamp nr cigar. Ileat.— Heat is of value in destroy ing insects in stored material, and it ha^ been found i>v experiment (hat a temperature of 145 degrees F. will kill j the weevils In the seed without injury j to the germinative property of the i seed. A similar remedy consists in j soaking infested seed for one minute in boiling water. A longer time Is apt j to Injure It for planting. The common bean weevil (Bruchus obtectus) is a smaller but more dan- j gerous insect than the pea weevil for j it not only develops in the growing j peas in the pod but continues to breed in the stored seed until it is worthless i either for planting or food. This in sect is about an eighth of an inch long and of a mottled olive brown color. Over 20 of these pests have been found within a single bean and several gen erations develop during the year. From the fact that the species con tinues to breed for upward of a year in dried seed, it is obvious that neither the expedient of holding over seed for a year before planting nor that of plant- j ing late for seed stock would be pro- ductive of good, as in the case of the nea> weevil. Recourse must therefore be had to fumigation or to heat, and the earlier thp seed is treated after it has.been gathered the better the re sult. Just before it is planted seed Infested with this bean weevil should be lightly tjirdwhj into water. Badly injured seed j will float, and may then be picked out 1 «v poured off and destroyed. Hound! shed only should lie reserved for plant- j ing. The entimological records of the .Maine Agricultural Experiment Sta- tion show that the bean weevil has been troublesome in Maine ror more than 20 years and that it is widely dis tributed in this State. In view of the fact that so many beans are raise-; and eaten here it wooul seem to be wei! worth while to take the proper precautions against tills insect in order that it may be kept under control. There is no practical way of combat ing either the pea weevil or the bean weevil in the field but it is not diffi cult to kill the pest in storage BIGGER, BETTER FAIR FOR CENTRAL MAINE Wednesday, .January 23. was realiy on? of (he liiggest days that ever happened aiound here, and would have been the very l,iggest thing in the public eye—if the Austrians had not been making such n fuss with their peace and food demands, and the Germans had not been so badly scared with the fear that they are to b “politically .isolated," and the allies had not been so busy getting ready to make all Germans good Germans—but for all these tilings, little old Waterville. Maine, would have been the biggest place on the map, and, as we said before, Wednesday would have been the biggest day, because of what happened at Waterville. It was there that the Central Maine Fair directors held the most important meeting in the association's history and adopted resolu tions whibh promtge not only great.thlngo in the line of State Fair development, but for agricultural development uv.h general prosperity to the State. And so it is concluded. ti'.a*t if Lion. Har vey L>. Eaton can keep his#munttions.fac tories at top speed, and* the lion. W. Jjj Thompson can maintain the productivity of our agricultural forces, ami if the Hon. Geo. S. Hobbs, second vice-president of tlie Maine Central Railroad can keep the, lines clear, and the financial approprUG1 tions provided for, why. then. Central Maine is bound to hold a fair that will bo the real tiling in fairs, as they understand lairs out where fairs are the big spread ot the yegr. v However much we may joke about It. it Is no juk%; but the more we joke about it, the more wc shall think abotit.it. and ro think about this proposition is to realize that with such men as are now behind rt and pushing the movement, 'the sugges tion for a great State Fair at the Central Maine grounds, under a new declaration ol principles, witli educational features, patriotic pageants, and livestock entirely doing away with fake shows; gamblers, ij.witollers and the usual midw&y froth; must attract the attention and inspire the confidence of tHe worthwhile people of Maine. The .new magna charter of the Central Maine Fair. introduced by Hon. W. J. Thompson of South China, master of the Maine State Grange, and unanimously adopted by the directors, reads as follows; The Resolutions “The directors of., the Cetrtfai Maine fair wish to put on -record at this meeting an expression of :their faith -iiwfthe under taking. “We beiie-ve good beyond rheasure can he done the people of Maine by-such a i institution wisely administered oil brsa I lidos and liberal principles. “We Irelieve the people of Waterville have an opportunity to assist at the be ginning of tlie new enterprise and. to ren der service which will lie appreciated and rewarded in large measure as soon as Its worth is Remonstrated and understood. ''Eventually hundreds of thousands of dollars can profitably be spent but we are oyt ready aiicT jt can not be done at once. “For tills year we believe the ownership row vested hu-the Central Maine Realty Go. should .Upturned over to the Fair association. j#id at least fjO.Mh in addi tion shbnffj be raised and expended in the most immediate necessities. If this is idone we believe the whole State will realize (he earnest purpose behind .the movement and accord it tlie recognition and support it deserves. “Ip the conduct of the fair we recog nize the importance of entertainment and hope to see hereafter more music, sport and recreation than ever before, but In this we believe that fakes, immoral shows and swindling devices have no part. It ts our settled purpose to exclude all suen from the ground. Agricultural contests arid displays of every sort and patriotic demonstrations having reference to our country's present hour of need, shoura especially encouraged for our next exhibi tion. “To this great undertaking we pledge our best efforts and bespeak tlie supiiort of every citizen of Maine." The Meeting. President Harvey Eaton read a let ter from officials of the National Jersey association, which had been asked to do nate prizes at the Central Maine fair of It,17. The reply was that there were too many small fairs in Maine, under which circumstances they, could offer no assist ance, but that Riey stood ready to assist and assist liberally one good cattle show. Mr. Eaton said that What was now wanted waF to enlarge facilities, for toe Central Maine fair. The first thing was to Connect the Waterville, Fairfield Oitklarid electric railroad and the Maine Central Tailroad with the grounds by a ■ystem of sidings. He appointed as i committee on railway facilities, David V. Moulton of Portland, 8. E. Whitcomb and Frank D. Robinson of Waterville. A committee on new buildings and tlie re arrangement of grounds was appointed, J. F. Guiou of Presque Isle, Hon. William T Haines and Hon. Martin Blnisdell of Watervllle. Mr. Eaton said he believed the fair next j September should be made the occasion o: a great variety or patriotic displays and patriotic gatherings. He sai 1 he had promised a hot supper the night before; the opening of the fair to the cattle men, i horse men and other exhibitors. He oU not care for an expensive spgepil. In fact, he believed that an oyster Mppcr would I }bc as good as anything el^ but the! main Idea was to have a get-together to j talk things over—on the grounds. I lie appointed on the committee to; niake arrangements tor the supper W, B. i Kendall of Bowdoinham, Arthur Paviau and.'Dr Carroll W. Abbott of Watervllle. j W. B. Kendall, using an illustration j i from Biblical •history, declared that the; I a ten tile fair had ;t chance to “sweep off against their own door,-1 the same way jthat in ancient times the city of Jerusa lem was kept clean. I President Eaton said he was of the 'opinion that the matter of getting Hie Central Maine Realty grounds Into the (•hands of the Central Maine fair wan a j necessity, although the patriotic effort of H-lie ilealty Co. In saving the grounds for fair in years, past should be recog r\i4ed. He announced as an adopted prin ciple .that "immoral shows and swindling devices do not go on our grounds." In (•losing his remarks he urged: "Let us n&ake our- fair one of the instruments of providence In the future in making a happier and more numerous population for the State of Maine." William G.' Ilunton, State industrial :agent of the Maine Central railroads, said die had heard good reports of the things i projected by the new directorate rof ,the '.Mr. He had great expectations or the success of the plans- that had been pifl in (force. lion William J. Thompson told of a visit ,1,e Paid last .veariJS tberNew York state fair in Syracuse. Two things that struck him very forcibly at this.great fair of the empire state were the exhibit of stock and the educational features of agrlcul j ture. Among the Grange exhibits, nnJ the one which took the pri2e, was a din (ner table, set in the usual manner a*p purently, with potatoes, bread, doughnuts, etc. But the bread was made of potato flour and the doughnuts were potato cro i queues. Gfearge S. Hobbs, second vice-president of the Maine Central railroad, said, -j ;k^ow, Mr. President, that if vour enter prise is carried forward on the lines of ■Hvat resolution you have just adopted, Jt will enlarge and develop the agriculture of the State, i wish you God-speed in your, endeavors." MONMOUTH The officers of G. K. Norris Woman Lelie> corps were Installed Wednesda afternoon at Grange hall, preceding th installation a dinner was served by th executive committee to the members r the corps, their families and guesti Each member of the corps having th privilege of inviting one. Following is the list of officers: Presi dent, Mrs. Cora Norris; senior vie president, Mrs. Oscar Richardson: jun :or vice president, Mrs. Julia Greenlief secretary, Mrs. Ida Cochrane; treas urer, Mrs. Harriet Andrews; cliaplalt Alls. Clara Maxwell; guard, Mrs. Evi Frost; assistant guard, Mrs. Alice Wil son; conductor. Mrs. Myra Day; assist ant conductor, Mrs. Nellie Smith; colo bearers, Mrs. Philly Loon, Mrs. Doroth: Shepard, Mrs. Clara Frost, Mrs. Charle hall, Mrs. Lilia M. Flanders of Kent’ Hill, past president of the corps, in stalled the officers in a pleasing man ner. A short program was given In eluding reading by Mrs. Ruth Pottl and remarks by Mrs. Falnders am readings to1 illustrate her remarks. Re marks were also made by Rev. C. L Panghart. Oliver Smith, commander o the G. K. Norris post. Miss Fanni Cunningham, Mrs. Banghart, Mrs. Ju lia Pike and others. The exercise dosed by singing "America.” The social given bjr the Boy Scout Troop No. 1, at Cumston hall, Tuesda; evening was a great success. Over 8 were present and a good sunt wn realized for the troop. The scouts hav distributed the Presidents "Fla* Day Address" from house to house. “Mrs.. Briggs of the Poultry Yard will be presented at Cumston lial! Thursday evening. Jan. 31. by the sen ior class of Monmouth academy. ilr. and Mrs. Elmi Haskell hav gone to Auburn where Mr. Haskell ha employment. Ltours the food and forma gaw>. -in pi nn.nnn~r rv^niyiiwtAATYV Undigested food delayed in the stomach decays, or rather, ferments the same as food left in the open air. says a noted authority. He also tells is that Indigestion is caused by Hyper acidity, meaning, there is an excess of lydrochlorlc acid in the stomach which prevents complete digestion and starts ’ood fermentation. Thus everything :aten sours In the stomach much like garbage sours in a can. forming acrid luids and gases which Inflate the itomach like a toy balloon. Then we feel a heavy. lump misery in the chest, ive belch up gas, we eructate sour food :>r have heartburn, flatulence, water orash or nausea. He tells us to lay aside all digestive lids and instead, get from any phar macy four ounces of Jad Salts and lake a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast and drink while it is effervescing, and furthermore, to continue this fc>r a week. While relief follows the first dose, it is Important to neutralize the acidity, remove the las-making mass, start the liver, stim ulate the kidneys and thus promote a free flow of pure digestive, juices. Jad Salts is inexpensive and is made from the acid of grapes and lemon luice. combined with lithia and sodium phosphate. This harmless saits is used by thousands of people for stomach trouble with excellent results.—Adv. Hopes Women Will Adopt This Habit As Well As Men Glass of hot water each mom* Ing helps us look and feel clean, sweet, fresh. Happ;-. bright, alert—vigoro#.-* ami vivacious—a good clear skin; a nat ural. rosy complexion and freedom from illness are assured only by clean, healthy blood. If only every woman and likewise every man could realise the wonders of the. morning inside bath, what a giatifying change would take placet Instead of the thousands of sickly anaemic-looking men, women and girls with pasty or muddy complex ions; instead of the multitudes f “nerve wrecks." "rundowns,.brail lags" and pessimists we should see a virile, optimistic throng of roey cheeked people everywhere. An inside hath is had bv drinking each morning before breakfast, a glass of real hot water with a tea spoonful of limestone phosphate In 11 to wash from the stomach, liver, kid neys and ten yards of bowels the pre vious day’s Indigestible waste, sout fermentations and poisons before putting more food,into the stomach. Those subject to sick headache, bil iousness, nasty breath, rheumatism colds; ami particularly those who have a pallid, sallow complexion and whe are constipated very often, art urged to obtain a quarter pound oi limestone phosphate at the drug stort which will cost but a trifle but i* sufficient to demonstrate the quick and remarkable change in both lnalth and appearance awaiting those whr practical internal sanitations.—Adv. j DROPS OF MAGIC! LIFT OUT CORNS I _ !'Sore, touchy corns stop hurt* ing, then lift right cut with fingers i t For a few cents you car pet a small bottle of th< magic drug tree zone re cently discovered by o Cincinnati man. Just ask at any drug store for a small bottle of freezone. Apply a few drops upon a tender, ach ing corn or callus and in 'stantly all soreness disap pears and shortly you veil rind the corn or callus sc loose that you lift it ofl with the lingers. Just think: Not one bit of pain before applying freezone or afterwards. It doesn't even irritate th( s surrounding skin, ft Hard corns, soft corns or corns between the toes also hardened calluses or bottom of feet, shrivel ur land fall off without hurt j Ing a particle. It is al i inoat magical. J.adies! Keep a tiny bottle on the dresser and never let a corn or callus ache twice.-—Ady, banish Catarrh Breathe Hyomei for Two Minute* anc Stuffed Up Read Will Get Relief. If jou want to get relief f^oin catarrh, cold in the head, or front an Irritating cough in the shortest time breathe Hyomei. 'It will clean out your head in two min utes and allow you to breathe freely. Hyomei will end a cold in on* day, il will relieve you of disgusting shuffles hawking, spitting and *K#r.bive breath ir. a week. Hyomei is made chiefly from a soothing healing, germ killing antiseptic, that comes from the eucalyptus forests of in land Australia where catarrh, asthma and consumption were never known t« exist. Hyomei is pleasant and easy to breath*. Just pour a few drops Into the hard rub ber Inhaler, u^e as directed and relief if almost certain. A complete Hyomei outfit. Including ,n haler and one bottle of Hyomei. costs bu: little at druggists everywhere and a! Bowditch-Webster Co., Augusta, Me. II you already own an inhaler you can ge an extra bottle of Hyomei at druggists Adv. TRY A CLASSIFIED AD

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DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL Telephone 135 Cards of thanks, obituary notices, res olutions of respect, etc., will be charged at the rate of ten cents per lir.e. No charge less than 75 cents. Subscribers who fail to receive the Journal promptly will confer a favor by notifying the office immediately. MEilBER THE ASSOCIATED TRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively en titled to the uee for republication ot an news dispatches credited to it or not ctherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. AI! rights of republication of special dls i atclies herein arc also reserve 1. Friday, January 25, 1918. Childhood often holds a truth ith its feeble fingers, which the grasp of manhood cannot retain— which it is the pride of utmost age to recover.—P.uskin. Not Looking for Charity. Gov. Whitman is frankly pessimistic when he finds that the area of land under cultivation in New York has de ii eased 600,000 acres in the past ten >ears and that there are 11.000 fewer iarms worked now than there were a decade ago. That is. the abandoned larms—something that the rest of the country used to think New England had a monopoly of—have been increas ing in New- York at the rate of three a day for many years, the average farm so abandoned containing 1”0 acres. Gov. Whitman sees the vast importance of the present food problem and knows that the. desperate disease may require desperate rem edies. From other quarters and in many forms we shall be hearing about larm tax exemption In these days of “training for more foodstuffs.-—Boston Herald. The farmers of New York and of New England or any other section of the country, will ask no favors as to taxes if they are accorded equal con sideration on their investment and talior that other industries are grant ed. Fair profits above cost of pro duction and maintenance of plant, !s good enough tor them: and if they do not get it the country must suffer with them. They are tired of ^his cure-all stuff for agriculture—this eternal philanthropj act of government and politicians and patronizing business or ganizations that have ware houses full of advice for farmers. When tin' country fully awakes to the rapid decline of farm occupation farm operation, farm confidence—plus the present famine in farm labor—it will be too late to right the wrong in i moment or without near disaster. In spite of ail that can be done from now on, with th reports, apparently from elialde sources, have been in cireula ion and honestly credited concerning lie unhealthy moral atmosphere sur oundlng out- boys in France, that the nessage of Gen. Pershing, made public the secretary of war, comes as a liondlv fire in a gloom:- forest. Here ne the general's words, as given out, •ublished before in our news columns mil repeated for emphasis and for hose who may have missed their en ou ragement: There lias never been a similar ■ody of men to lead as clean lives as mi American soldiers in France. They lave entered this war with the high >*t devotion to duty anil with no other dea than to perform these duties in nost efficient manner possible. They 'ullv realize their obligation to their >wn people, their friends and their ountry. "A rigid program of instruction is ■arrieil out daily with traditional Vmeiican enthusiasm. Engaged in lealthy. interesting exercises in the iir. with simple diets, officers and men. ike trained athletes, are ready for heir task. Forbidden the use of strong lt-ink. and protected by stringent egulations against sexual evils, and mpported bv their own moral courage, heir good behavior is the subject of nost favorable comments, especially by ■ur allies. "American mothers may rest as ured that their sons are a credit to hem and to the nation, and they may veil look torward to the proud bay vhen on the battlefield these splendid ien will shed a new lustre on A liter] an manhood.." Doe» He Know Of It? letter recently received from a iaine man locate,! a part cf tf,e lidiile West where there is a large ual production, contains the follow te: "Our coal mines here have only been working a few days a week >n account of poor management of cars, rather than lack of them, as it appea-s. We have a mine right aeroes the Big Four right of way from the plant, and when a fellow looks across and sees a mine shut lown because its yard is full of jaded coal cars that heve been there four or five days, It is likely •o occur to him that something is tadic&lly wrong with the powers that be." The reader will note that this state f things is not existing at the end of long spur, but is at the side of the ^cation of one of the big railroad sys >mi of the country. When his extraordinary powers were ssumed by Mr. McAdoo, one thing hlch justified them was the fact that could draw from one system any auipment necessary for the operation of another. Is it possible that there is not sufficient motive power in the country to relieve such a condition as that described? Who Uses the Coal? The other day Boston newspapers, or some of them at least, announced with a flourish (perhaps it was ad vertising) that the wholesale and re tail liquor houses would VOLUNTAR ILY close on Monday in conformity with the fuel administrator's order— they had been “given permission" to continue business but had patriotically decided to close. It was a magnificent display of gen erosity and self abnegation on the part of this great moral influence—if we ac cept their interpretation. But a gen- j tleman of our acquaintance, well known to the college boys of Maine for two or three years, Mr. Mark R. Shaw, Eastern District Secretary of the In- tercolleglate Prohibition Association. has worked out some interesting flg- I ures in connection with the booze busi ness and its consumption of coal. He finds, for instance, that the brewers of Massachusetts use thousands of tonk of coal but employ few men. He gives the following statistics, taken from the Massachusetts Supplement of the last United States Census Heport. (1910, page 6S0 and Yol. VIII, page 349) which are very significant during these days of coal shortage. STATISTICS Or MASSAC I Industry Number Esl'bl ments Boots and shoes Bread and Baked products 7 nothing (men) .198 LIQUORS, malt Tlie above figures reveal the tact t shoes employ forty-three times as mar fourth times as much coal as the brev half times as much. A SPECIFIC Industry Number Est'bl'ments Lynn Boots and shoes Boston Malt Liquor Boston Boots and shoes The above figures taken from the Massachusetts Supplement of the last United States Census lieport, (1910.1 page CM.l reveal the facts that the hoot and shoe manufacturers of Lynn employ thirteen and one-half times as many people, pay over nine times as much in wages, but use only one-third as much fuel as the manufacturers of malt liquors in Boston. The boot and shoe manufacturers in Boston employ five times as many peo ple. pay three times as much in wages, and use fuel costing only a little over one-half as much as that used by the j manufacturers of malt liquors in Bos ton. WHICH SHALL WE CLOSE—THE SHOE FACTORIES MAKING SHOES FOR SOLDIERS, OR THE BREW ERIES TURNING FOOD INTO AL COHOL? Also, shall Boston close its school* to save fuel, and permit its boozeries i to run? Nuff Sed! (Lewiston Sun) What a spectacle America presents today! Never so much to be done. Un precedented demand tor labor: Gom- pets’ suggestion seven-hour day: Garfield prohibition of work: Mc Adou embargo on eastern railroads: that talk about every man. woman and child doing his utmost to win the war. If the pioposed war cabinet to be appointed bv the President were to be composed of one member tlie President would not oppose'it—he would name Mr. McAdoo. And so Woodrow has started a You’re another club. A liar, however sweetly outlined, is just as—er. like an “undesirable citizen.’’ Maine Gossip Bnde and Khaki Groom To the bride and khaki groom In the glory of tIre bloom Of the vahant and the fair in youth's re- splendent May. A salute and song I send Wherein meet and merge and blend All the wishes and the blessings that be- lit a wedding day. Soldier, who the treach'rous tide Soon shall sever from his bride To bear the flag of freedom in the hatt.e with the Huns And to loin the carnage song Whole wild chorus is the strong And mighty diapason of the thunder throated guns: Bride, who must abide at home While beyond the raging foam Her hero-captain stands beside the iron guns of war: Al! your sundered songs shall be By your hearts' antiphony Full rounded and unbroken by the bat tle's din and roar. Fair Columbia, in pride Shall behold the groom and bride. And in her service flag shall set two i shining stars. For a son and daughter true Who have pledged their all to do Their “hit" in lands of t>eace and on the fields of Mars. —Frank E. Herrick in Chicago Post. In sending a deposit to one of tlie lo cal banks recently, a native of Fin land wrote the following letter in Eng-, lish. While the construction may seem a bit crude to us. just stop and tiiink whether you could do ns well if called upon to write a letter in Finnish lan guage. Here is the letter: "I'll be send to you 1 check to cliarget the money and mark at my name to sav ing and send that Hook to me." This was followed in a postscript with the number and amount of the check.—'ox ford Democrat, South Paris. Local buyers report the market quiet! at $2.10 per 100 pounds or about *3.45; per barrel, reports t' Houlton Times: of Wednesday, Jan. 23. Snowshoeing is again very popular with the younger people and they think uoir.izt of the hard nor: involved iu a j (lay’s trudging through the snow—for fun. A local hunter told the Journal the other day that he was out after rabbits last Monday and lie never saw harder snowshoeing—and lie has been accustomed to it for years. Bangor's public library, which, when it lost 70,000 volumes in the fire of 1911, was one of the largest in the state, will soon recover its former prestige. Charles A. Flagg reports that 7.071 books have lieen added to the library during the past year, mak ing the total ,>7.569. At the present rate of growth, it will not be long be fore the library will exceed its former size, and will have the added advan tage of possessing mostly modern books. The New Fngland Federation of Women's Clubs will meet in Portland for the next meeting, action to make It the next convention city having been taken in Hartford. Conn., at the meeting held there last week. The New England conference met in Port land once before in the early days of the Federation when the meeting was a most profitable one. The invitation tc meet in Maine was extended by Mrs. Stanley Plummer of Dexter, who was made chairman of organization at the Hartford meeting. Mr. Roberts of Fayette Corner comes to the rescue of the school in that district and promises to furnish the fuel and pay teacher's salary, in order to keep it in session mr two weeks longer than usual. ■iUSETTS MANUFACTURES Capital Persons Kmployeil Total h. p. Coal 1011.3 t ms P 2.1:*1 f*l.2;2 S.144 70,211 $'i0.24.'5. i 3.040. (WI C >st of fuel C.r, 1*11.5S5 1*1,1*90 Capital invested 1 s V IV, 13.4::. 7*r, ---,t OUR BOYS \V rite from OVER THERE 1_ The following is taken from a letter written Mrs. O. C. True of Monmouth by her son, Harry True. He was in t anada when the war began and lie joined the Canadian forces, going to England in the. spring of 1917 and then last September to France. France, 6-12-17. Dear Mother: W ell. Mother, as I have a few min utes to myself 1 will write you a few lines to let you know that I am still In good health and sfrength and I am tn hopes that this letter linds you all in good health. What is the weather like in Monmouth? We are having a spell of fairly cold weather over here just now. Say, when you write to me next time write to 4th Canadian Halt., U, K. 1 I-ranee Scout Section and it will tind me no matter where 1 am and lie sure and answer as soon as you can lor it is a treat to get a letter from home when we are so far away. You want to cheer up and look on the bright side of life and trust in God for that is what I asii doing now and I am sure that everything will come out all right and 1 am looking forward to when I can see my dear mother ann cnllorea again and give you all a good ling and a kiss and 1 do not think it will bp long. 1 heard lrotn Kddie arid his fam ily today and they are all well and r am living in hopes that he does not get called up for this war. There is ;i comrade in the hut play ing a fiddle and the boys are all sing ing and as happy as larks. The spirit of the men is something fine and great. We are always happy. They are singing the song now while r am writing called "1 Wonder How the Folks Are at Home” and I can tell you we have got some fine singers in our hut. Dear Mother, you will get this letter about Christmas time so I will wish you a. Merry. Merry Christmas and a \ery Happy Yew Year, and lots of them and when you eat your Christmas din nn I know 1 will he with r on in thought and 1 think I will yet live to pm my legs under my dear old mother's table for a good feed of porn (did beans. Remember me to every body that 1 know. W'oll. Mother, this is all for this so good-night and may God bless you and l*e with >on and keep you and myself until we all meet again, so I will close with lots of love to you and Oscar. I will close by asking you to answer ami write whenever you get time. rom >'°ul' loving son who loves you as he did when a boy. God bless and keep you. HARRY, v SIDNEY NORTH—The Sidney Whist Club hold its mo. tiny ;>t the home of Mrs. D. Peck on Wednesday. In the fore noon there was a discussion of current etents followed t.y an interesting and instructive talk on her hospital experi ence by Mrs. Peek. As it was meatless and wheatless day at the Peck home stead, the guests were treated to a am ‘tillage" dinner. The hostess ablv demonstrated th. fact that the simp lest foods may he cleverly disguised and produce wry appetizing results. In the afternoon whist. Mrs. Arthur Row man was the winner of the first prize. :nd Mrs. Merton Drummond the seill 1 showed to Chief Justice Savage of the supreme Judicial court, who pronounced the bill all right, and also said my claim of the people's ownership of all waters and rivers was correct, after he had read tho people's deed. ■Now. before I had put in my bill at the last. Legislature, two other bills were also presented, one known as the Baxter bill and the other.as tne Dut ton bill. As neither of thees bills was of any use or good, as soon as my bill was presented both of these bills were withdrawn and Mr. Baxter prepared a new bill skeletoned after my bill, but all it amounted to was to trig the wheels of the real point at issue, and only amounted to an investigation of how much power we had in the State which had already been given under the auspices of the Maine Storage Commission. And the Dutton bill was SHE WAS BNLY TWENTY Yet Suffered with Functional Disorder and Was Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Sprinp Valley,111. “For many months I sulfered from periodic pains-1 doc Stored with our fam ily physician but re ceived no relief— then I explained my trouble to another doctor and he ad vised me to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound. Soon after taking it I begun to notice a change for the better, and af J ter taking six bot ties I am in nerf-ct neaitn, and I cannot thank you enough for the relief it has given me.”—Miss Kate Lawrence, Box 725, Spring Valiey, III. School girls and girls who are em ployed at home or in some occupation should not continue to suffer tortures at such times, but profit by the experi ence of Miss Lawrence and thousands of others who have tried this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink ham a Vegetable Compound, and found relief from such suffering. If comnli cations exjst write the Lydia E. Pifik ham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. The r.-ault of their 40 jears experience in advising girls on this subject is at your for developing only fortj >nou horsepower and converting it intu c e.c tricity just accommodated a few 10 wanted to get the power at cost a' to spite a local producer of electric My bill was based on the people s> deed 01 'ownership and with their rights protected at every point. All the ma chinery was complete in the bill to take over all water power ttnd at once derive an income for the people who {own them and that all might share 1 equally, as is their right, and so de veloped and let for a revenue that shah j benefit all alike. With over two mil i lion horsepower all occupied and let for less than one-half it cost to pro j duce steam power, would bring in a revenue of sixty million dollars a year las soon as all was developed and let. There is enough already developed to bring in at once about ten million doliars to start with. Ten million dollars a year would build all new dams, pay the flowage and repair rights, then there would he enough to pay all the municipal expenses 01 the 1 cities, towns and State, doing a way i with all taxes forever, build good solid macadamized roads and then divide a good sum each year to every man, woman and child. 1 would ask the people how they like this plan. It is feasible: it is honest— a straightforward. honest business proposition, fair anil just to all alike. Now comes Mr. Percival I’. Baxter of Portland and demands that the Gover nor call an extra session of the Legis lature in order to take these great water powers away from the people, and get changes in the State charter j so as to pay out great sums of money to anybody else than the true owners. This plan is to deprive the people of the right of ownership and loss of their share of the rental for horsepower. Now I declare that there is not one single horsepower in the State of Maine developed or undeveloped, but what is the property of the people. Every dam that has been bunt on any waters oy rivers in the State lias been built by trespass upon the people's porpertv, and no person who owns land b> the side of any water in the State has any right or claim what ever to the water or powers thereon. Then in Heaven's name why does Mr. Baxter or others want to force the people to pay for what they already own? Is that common sense or rea son? Tax the people just to pay mil lions out to interests just because they say or lay claim that they own the powers just to rob the people of all they can? Six years ago I told the legislative committee that all these water powers must be developed so as to furnish light, power and heat solely for uie benefit of the people in the State, as they would need it all lor the upbuild ing of our own State, and that the time would come inside of ten years that they would need it all so as to heat their houses and furnish power and light. At the present crisis in the coal situation the people begin to see that I was right in my statement. The people's, rights in the water powers must be respected justly, honestty and equally. And there can be no law passed or constitutional change that can deprive the people of these rights. It is vitally important and necessary that all our water power be developed and placed on the market to be sold to those who wish heat, tight and power within the limits of the State only. And the only way to legally ac complish this is to create a commission as provided by my bill presented to the last Legislature. \nd one tnlng must not lie overlooked, no matter how the powers are developed, the people are entitled to and must receive their pro portional part of the revenue for each and every horsepower used, no matter how or by whom it is used. V. R. TRACY. Auburn, .lan. 23, 1918. Light and Airy As a Rule A “little friendly advice is very seldom nice. It is a phrase that men employ When saying something to annoy. They are telling the story in Wash ington of a young man who did not want to go to war. lie went to a den tist and had several teeth extracted, having heard that a man without teeth is of little or no use around an army. Then he went before the draft board. I'm sorry," said the medical officer, after giving him one look, “you're not eligible for service; you have flat feet." Among the new materials the new velvet has a wonderful texture and comes in every imaginable shade. Drossy costumes are made of the Flor entine velvet which falls into somewhat stiff folds, while for dresses, chiffon velvet, supple as charmeuse is pre ferred. For evening wear there are the luminous metallic fabrics with large velvet flowers or Oriental patterns bro caded on them. Best Move “This dollar diplomat-' Yes?” 'Wli.ot is it. anyway”” Hipping vour wife a rase note whep you haven't got an excuse handy Literally Understood It's a cold world:” iidled ti.e n'lel ancholj- citizen. •■Yes." replied Miss Cayenne "But don't you think that nov. .and then we ought to talk about something besides the weather and the cost of fuel.” She Explains "Vou n('v»'r "'Ind you- wrist watch" Well, what of it V" "What's the use of wearing a wrist "^tch that k(jcps no r "ear it as a bracelet as "ell as a watch.” said the girl. Also, When She's Absent "hen do you .-all ltn old woman an u!2 J. O. O. F„ meets 2d and Wednesday evenings at o'clock CORA PF.ASLKK. N G SADIE F. METCALF, Kec. 3* mch28,m-w-f.lyr_ Gi. A. R. THE REGULAR~"MEETH| of Seth Williams Post No. 13, seconds fourth Thursdays of each month. GEO. E. GAY. Commander. WM. MeDAVID, Ajjutflf __ O. O. STETSON, QuartenSs KENNEBEC LODGE, NO. 11 Loyal Order of Moose, meets in 1> hall. 207 Water St., ewrv Wednt* evening at 7.30. WILLIAM F. KNOX. Dictator. _ w. W. JACKSON, Sec is pjktl CAPITAL AERIE. NO. 1360, V. Eagles, meets in F. O. E hall. 278 Wi St., first and third Mondav of month at 3 o'clock. GKO. W. .TENKINS |-re. JOHN ARATA. Sec. eodtf U. O. G. C. MORRILL COMMANDER No. 326, IT. O. G. Regubr nieetii second and fourth Tues.lav evenings 7.30 o'clock at Golden rross hal! *■ Jv at the Company's ofiice. at Porna* Maine, on Tuesday, the 2&th day o. J**' ary. 1918, at 10.30 A. .\i., for the purj°: of electing four (4) Directors In pl»c* those whose term of office expires, a™ till any other vacancy, if any, then eM" ing in the Hoard. £jy order of the Directors. ,„a SYLVAN B. PHILLIPS. Secretao Portland, Maine, December 36, 19b. ianlldlSt and books called in on account of tJ Abel Young Mrs. Mary Young is on the list. Her r.iece, Mrs. Frank Snow, caring for her. SMITHFIELD The roads are still very' bad bo® tlie recent storm. Miss Lawrence, who teaches Mercer, was unable to return to >e school until Wednesday. Mrs. Mont Hartford was ra.ied Madison Monday on account illness of bet daughter. Miss Della Mr. and Mrs. Robert Corson wen ?x pec ted at her father's. Mr. Stevens, for the first time since h lerious illness last Fall a'- borne Freeman. Frank Bickford Jr., ami. J»'eal Hard* ITS fog hunting.

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Classified /id Rates yard for 1 time. Mira ior fSr 3 times consecutive. "o'i for 5 t,rn** consecutive. nrtrt'on*, pro rata. " __ “,,,rrest best only when -he cublie best. If you are ,‘ierf toll the Journal, njt 1 'A anitii" -Mill# Help £N C'r'OPi Etfb AT PORTABLE .liitiSu 8 TC c>,T HARO WOOD. WILL H I la! v. nml. K. I) I. Tel. MT-32 yjrcl tandlJJl* l»N i: WOOD CHOPP^S tip*rt*r m| 111 i .el! ntb t I* ."iu? .n cv Mr 2MU IP CARPENTERS or men WHO r -u r un eonsl rui’tlun of ('east hhtp CV., 1 m i nc Appl> f> Irv thb-> 1 tanl’rlllt* W hEA1 F ROM YOUNG MEN IN serviee stenography or r r inlnrm.ui u I i A. firr: V 1 ta. Phonea7M-M. XMBER GIRL at llarrlnptora, AND KITCHEN Place. janjndtf FOR GENERAL HOUSEWORK. i i jmbla st. .i:\n35 13i )LE aged lady POR HOUSE -I. Hal.i r tc I I' tdeplumo 'Sariliwr. li. i.ui23.ilwk II (it 111: ERIENCED STENOGRAPHER. I'M salary exported. .VI idai t cars Journal. janffi 13 Experienced Stenographer and Typexvritist *j*:el by a orominent Augusta (rp0r«toa 3ho must be a girl or ie-.-r. p* more than average ability; »ho ronbmes speed and accuracy nth s general understanding of busi IS methods For such a girl thero oO(red r.ore than an average posi i. jt aette' than average wages. Vty v -rural Mail insitn it ianl2?2w anted—Miscellaneous OLOFALSE TEETH liti pricey t k*- :«1 r .*J jtl iUnum Mall f r«iufi» Washington St.. 1 OJ»,i I i*. it fr.-M.-ti il.tf Cord Wood on Stumpage ••mall .1 ".m'y Hrst j ru-ffi pai l r» 1 n* l t i John st White K«ai i’ool u;

S GOVERNMENT WANTB^ELP. 1" "i- m(*r. Iifltf montli. 4 »r i lorn a I p»nitioni* f.»r i" tlone. Krtnlcati lU’ut*- t*opt i? M Uoch#Bler. V. T. WANTED 4 *n» ler nliie qn.Mntli Mwor>or, w' T,,rI' 4"3 V Wolf St ej Mli _jauMlm* L|T*°-a MILLION feet of and l,in. pine deliverer, at out i *im. pine Deliverer, at out Nrem'l h*r#n- Mp M Arcy 3dti >e :.3E°„Cm,ckEN AND FOWL ^AHewet»._ janidt JOB FOR YOU! CIVIl thou.ands Men-women Dull Aif."1, promotion UN s, i. n 0 I’re* Information 'rs;,,,. K ftiartntee and special ofTci nK; Ask for hook QM vrv •m 'fm tLc u wa,ued. WasLlngto: c* •('Stool, Mnrden Bldg u-TL c* ^-JCon. L> janldlnto A CLASSIFIED AD >e\v Advertisements Today To lot—A rent. Wanted—Chopper*. For Sale—Jersey cow For rale—Berkshire sows j For Sale—Talking’ machine I F"r sale—Guernsey heifer*. Wanted—Girl for housework j Wanted—Chamber girl, kitchen girl. To Let—Houses :;nd Kooms A RENT AT 2 MURRAY STREET, r. rooms and bath with all modern con veniem.es. Apply U. It. Lishnes.-. Au gusta, phone S/15-M. jai:2;,., t: TWO SMALL RENTS AT 118 BAN gor St., Augusta, 12 per week. Six-rooin flit with uli mod rn Improvements Applv 17 Ureenlief St. Rhone 3C1-J. janlSJtt TWO FURNISHED ROOMS FOR light housekeeping if desired. 21 Westo-i jai,24d3t* FURNISHED HEATED ROOMS AT 2 Crosby St. Place. ,ian23Jlw* 1 TENEMENT. SEVEN ROOMS, GAR den and stable. Apply \V. It. Gay. Gardiner. jar2Sj3i. PLEASANT UPSTAIRS RENT OF live rooms. I.leetric lights and batii. In quire at II Winthrop Court. janiil-iti LARGE ROOM ON WATER ST. UP one ihght. Inquire at Cony House otiioe. Jan2i.lt f A NICE TENEMENT OF 6 ROOMS, everything new ;ml up-to-date, spring wa ter in house. In minutes* walk to Opera house at Soldiers' Home. Would like to lei to some ottii ml employed at National it> me. Reasonable terms to tight parties, i or particulars address Box 112. Togus. Maine. jttnlit.il w f ,;NT ROOM, ALL CONVENI enres. Ireehan's, 171 State tit., opposite tli Augusta House. janlSdtf FOUR ROOM TENEMENT, FLUSH closet, electric lights, lent $H> per inontn, water included. Apply 32 Quimby Si., downstairs. JanlSulw ONE TENEMENT OF SEVEN rooms, bath, lights, furnace, coal and gas range, on State sireet. Uuc toncmcnt o i Grove street on ear line, lmth and liglits. due tenement on Water street with bam. rent reasonable. One house on Chestnut street, six rooms, bath, new furnace, good repair. One tenement on State street, near Court House, tivo rooms and batn one room on Water sired near Oak sireet, rent low. Augusta Real Estate Association. janl7dtf FURNISHED ROOMS, $1.b0 AND upward per week. I.udgings, .m and 1, Augusta. -Maine., S. China 'phone 1*0-31. jai.25:3. I THOROUGHBRED HOLSTEIN lull 2 rs. old. H race Huntington. K. 3". Canlmer, .Me. Tv 1. 317-31. ,iai:21 17 REGISTERED HORNED DORSET sheep, including 7 mature owes. 4 yearling ewes. I yearling hunks, also I mature repi sided Shropshire hack; 1 legist red II datciu Fiosian yearling bull, sire,I hv I aul Heels Torus Be Knl 3d. W i I II !r rnsli trad*' for good eows. H (J Hudson. Winthrop. Maine. Teleplue Winthrop lll-ll. .iai.lM ll-.v GRAY MARE. 0 YEARS OLC, GOOD w irker and driver, weighs 133d; alro set f two horse sleds, high nore. Adds, -s li Barnes. Augusta, K. K. 1*. 2, prone 2'2 M j m22.11 w Cards, Notices. Ktc. MRS. CRAM, MEDIUM. READINGS daily 3 Capitol St., AuguOtu, Me. Tel. I07S-M. JanSSdlwVj JULIA A. BARKER. MEDIUM. 5 Riverton St. Readings by appointment. Tel. 412-M. ja nll !2" Found BLACK AND WHITE HOUND WITH y ellow bead and ears, black patch on, hack, foul’d on Cross hill road last Sun- lay. Iruiuire at Filleld Bros. jan34d3ti’ MONDAY MORNING IN HALLO well a sum of money. Owner may have j lame by paying fur this auv. and calling j it Xo. 5C Middle St., after tl I’. M. janZMT* MEN and WOMEN Attendants Wanted it the Augusta State Hospital. Apply le F. C. Tyson, Supt., Augusta, Me. torZidtr For isaie—Miscellaneous POOL ROOM AND SHOE ShTnING arlor combined. Cheap for casli. Goo l reason for selling, a Cony St., Augus.a. j«.n35d8t* USED TALKING mTC HI N E. Standard make with C double-faced rec ords. Good as new. Present price io** same value $24.50; now $21.50. Easy pay* ii.tnis if desired. C. E. Downing, Vickery Huilding. Augusta. jai 23d2l DOUBLE CYLINDER TWELVE, heavy duty marine engine, full oquip nient: reverse integral. Like new. L. t". ltyer, Maine Farmer office, Augusta. jJUi3fcl3c* VULCANIZING MACHINE. COM iilete Haywood outiit. Perfect condition, i’rlce low. Cleorge F. King, Uarmner. Ja.i£4 ilwks LARGE PARLOR 8TOVC, ItlCH iv.an Oak. 9 Swan St. Telephone M9-XT. Jar.i3a3f* WOOD FURNACE IN GOOD Re pair. Mrs. A. I*. Carlson, 38 Jit. Vernon Ave., Augusta. janlS 3. ELLIOTT CHAMBERS LOCATED IN the delightful city of Beverly, about IS mfles from Boston. Excellent home for man and wife. Corner buliding, ."5 outside rooms, each having hardwood floors, hot and cold water, open plumbing, gas. Steam heat and closets. Short walk from United Shoe Machinery Co., employing about 400n, also shoe factories. Conduc ed by present owner for nine years, am 75 years old and want to retire; 1017 gross income $3375, rent reasonable. Asking price $3JO0 cash. T. A. Eastman, Elliott Cham bers, Beverly, Mass. jar.XMlw* HAVE TAKEN IN TRADE SMALL block Empire Tire and Kubber, common stock, will sell any part of unsold balance ■4" shares ;,t .47 a share. M. S. Winslow, ts2Jt Stevens Ave.. 1’ortland, Me. janSLit* GREEN WOOD, PILED UP IN THE woods or delivered. Price right. Buy r.ow. Fred \V. Lee, 20 Swan St. Tel. 294-W. jan22dlw SET OF GOOD WORK HARNESSES, in good shape. First class second ban l sleigh. Baldwin apples, $2.50 bbl. del v cred. L. T. Cram. Muucnester. Me. _- _ _ jan21tllw A FEW WOMEN’S-FUR CAPS TO close out at bargain prices. J3. E. I'avu; Co. janlOdtf A WELL ESTABLISHED POOL AND t'illiard business. For a quick sale l will sell at a very low price, good reasons for selling; for particulars inquire 147 Water St., Augusta, over bowling alloy. I janSdtl CORD WOOD STUM PAGE, 500 cords best hard wood, 3 miles from Au gusta postoffice. Camps on lot. K adv for immediate cutting. Address “Cord Wood,” care Kennebec Journal, Augusta. Me. decMdtf I DR’THARD GTOVE WOOD, $10d)3 A cord; stove wood partly dry, $3. Whitney Bros., lit Willow rit. Call ur ’phone Tel. j 423-M Augusta. declSdtf ONE SECOND HAND MOVING Pic ture machine, good trade. Inquire F. G. j Farrington, £19 Water St., Augusta. novdldtf For Sale—Real Estate 130 Acre Farm $2200 With Pr. Horses, 3 Cows His fork poultry, large amount dry stove wood. hay. corn. ixitatoes, vegetables, ab ides, :i wagons, buggy, harnesses, mower, plows, new cutaway harrdw. smoothing harrow, cultivators, potato digger, sletgn and ail small tools. On good road, near American neighbors, one-half ntlle to school and only three miles to village; 15 a bearing apple trees, 200 young trees Rs tiinateil 1500 cords hard wood selling at pi $10 a cord. Sugar bush of 500 Maple trees with house and modern outlit. Goo I Pi-room house, 60-ft. bam, t'O-ton silo, hen house and cream house. Running spring water to buildings. Aged owner's price for all $2200. part down. For traveling in structions see page 10, Strom s Catalogue. Copy mailed free. K. A. STRUCT FARM AOKNt'V. Dept. 13*5, 294 Washington Street. Boston, Mass. j--in25-.il t FARM FOR SALE SITUATED IN Montville. one mile from Liberty village. Contains 50 acres, cuts about 12 tons of hay, can me made to cut more, two wooo lots right near a good market for wood, four good wdls of water, water i:i sink, buildings In good repair, house anti shut ters painted a few years ago, 7-reom house, good cellar, barn 3*5x40. woodshed, henhouse, about l(Xi apple trees, plums, pears and grapes. On main road from Belfast. 11. 11. Twitched, Liberty, Maine. Jan23Jlmo SMALL. UP TO DATE POULTRY farm in Troy. Address Mrs. M. T. Dodge. Pittsfield, Maine. _ _ .iar.3! 6 HOUSE AND LOT 27 WESTON ST., Augusta, fitted for two families, seeon 1 door has si>: rooms including store room, bath and shed; first door 5 rooms, set tubs and range piped for hot water; fur nace in cellar, also toilet. Hou.-.e lilted with double windows and screens. Largo attic two rooms, licpiire of C. F. Barton 63 Main lit., Waterville, or Mrs. l ie/. Get!timer, Li Chapel St., Augusta. jan£215.5 SMALL PLACE IN VILLAGE ON car line. Mrs. M. P. Lewis, Kust Vassal boro. .la, ,21it2»* two STORY HOUSE, WITH RENT up stairs, all modern improvements, oppo site Williams schoolhouse; also bather shop on Water St.; reason for selling, go ing to leave town, ltmuire at once of M. T. Merrill, 6$ Bangor St. or 146 Water St.. Augusta. janldtf HOUSE AT 72 KINGSBURY ST., Gardiner, H. Id. Cook. oct4dtt NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Features of the Day’s Dealings in All the Leading Stocks Xew York. Jan. 34.—Political and eco nomic factors continue to weigh upon t.-ie stock market today although there was a moderate rally due in part to short cov ering at the end. Pools were again act;in* in minor specialties, but the lack of pub lic interest in representative shares was an obvious drawback. Pcn.-e rumors, government financing, the freight embargo am! fuel shortage were among the conflicting elements that af fected the moderate dealings in varying degree. Trade authorities agreed that as yet industrial conditions showed little im provement fri-m the government's closure decree. Greater ease was displayed in the mar ket call loans, which opened at Hi per cent. the h-vvist initial rate thus far inis year: but time funds, while ijuotably un changed. were scarce to the point of com plete withdrawal. That investment money stbl sleeks ail outlet was seen in the large over-sub si rintiOM to the $5,'.t*'K) Xew York City revenue warrants, which were disposed of at a "ice averaging slightly over 4J per ceu, Mar! leaders moved in a very narrow groove. Is evincing to reactionary trend "ti presentation to Congress of a railroa I bill somewhat different from that orig inally projected. Seasoned industrials, shippings and ac tive specialties were responsive to the more general support of the last hour. f“:e list closing with a firm tone. Sales amounted to 310.000 shares. International bond issues, especially the French group, were slightly- higher. L b erty ."As made a new low record of 9$, fret 4s also establishing a new minimum at a:.70 and the second 4s varying from 11*5.31* to 96.13. Total sales, par value ag gregated $1,425,000. United States 2s and registered 4s de clined :i-$ per cent, and coupon 4s p r cent, on call. New York Money Market Xew York, Jan. 24. Mercantile paper •"-'oIL Sterling 60-day ltills 4.12 Commercial 6"-day bills on banks 4 TiJ. Commercial 60-day bills 4.7U. demand! 4.751. cables 4.76 7-16. Francs, demand 5 72, cables 5.70. Guilders, demand 43*. cables 432. Lire, demand $.45, cables S 44. Rubles, demand 13, cables 13*. Bar silver 87g. Mexican dollars "o Government bonds weak. Railroad bonds irregular. Time loans firm; 60 days. 90 daye and 1 bLx months 521*6. Call money firmer; high 4, low 3J. rilling rate closing bid 3, offered at 3J. laa. loan 34. r. S. reg. 2s do. COUp. 96j V.a.tereg.. V. S. 4s reg. lodj do. coup. Panama Canal 3s coup. Baltimore Ohio 4s C B. Ac (j. joint 4s Hcnver Ac ltio Grande ref. 4s Erie cv. series B Union Pacific 4s Union Pacific cv. is 101; 82 Mi ti'i n 8sj So WALL STREET Reported by Hayden, Stone Co. Members New York -k Esc., Boston Stock Kxc.. New York Cotton Ext. C.u cago Board of Trade. Portland Brancii office, ISO Middle St., New England Tcle pnone 1862. 1#C3. \VM. H. PONTE f t. Mgr. New York Stock Market •C U Am Am A i Beet Sug. Car F. 1 .oou. Am. Sm. Ac H. Am. Sui'&r Am. T. Ac T. Anaconda A T. Ac S. F. a., tc vv. i. Bald. Loco. O 764 704 si 3 .1041 >P* S3 m .toi 04 19 634 44 S.*i 90 l’ait. Ac. Ohio .49J Beth. Steel B Butte At Sup. Can. Pac. cent. Leather Cites. Ohio t\. M. S. P. C, H. i. P. Chino Cop. Crucible Steel 333 Erie 141 Uen. Elec, Lien. Motor .11—i Gt. North, pfd. lnsp. Cop. L’o. Int. Mer. .Mar. i lnt. Mer. Mar. pfd. Kennecott Cop. Lack. Steel Mex. Pet. Co. Id. .Miami Cop. Midvale steel Mo. Pac. X. Y. Cent.681 New Haven Nor. West. No. Pac. i 1 ’enn.— Heading .713 Hep. 1. Ac St. 734 •Sinclair Oil 323 So. Pac. Studeboker Texas >o. Union Pac. C. S. Alcohol C. S. Steel .91 1 r. s. steel pfd.ioi*j I'tali i 'op.SdJ 1 Westlnghouse 39; NY i 1.-Overland Sii IN 43 .147 Boston Stock Me Alaska Gold 2,3 Am. Wool. B. M. Cal. Ac Ariz.. 63 L'oi>. Jtange Hi Davis Daly 5'. East Butte Isle Hoy ale •Nipissing •No. Butte i >ld Dominion Shannon ,"4 Swift At Co. United Fruit .,_ l\ Shoe Mach. Utah Con.1JJ Wolverine i 5 774 71i •■Ji Xc.3 toil tl4u «H N.i 101 39i 50 ISi 139. 633 5 It 4! la 421 64 14| ll,3 43A 2(4 76 714 533 813 loi4 1012 6o'. S23 101 393 493 ,32 .IS.; 1363 643 014 414 19 42V 534 143 1 1114 874 43 69 -'i l'LA 913 4 >4 73 74i 913 (31 1513 112 121 91. II >93 82 1(1'. 173 rket 471 194 474 19 463 3* 223 Hi 43 7(3 •M .TJJ 821 i 108 j |04 60; lot 59* 491 742 18 189 Oil 51, ’-■I h‘i 42 (Hi 2.* 908 313 76 141 130 113 $sv Hi i 5 2 311 43, Mi 318 41; CSV 28 1024 69 28 112 45; 4.,; 74 31 48 147 1114 130 90 loi'i x-i 171 SI 4'J 149 V 1114 118; 9»i 1094 M; ■10 17 i 51 1: 47 21 64 461 3; 144 43 lu 123 119 12-7 liss 1194 i 43 11 New York Produce Market New York. .Jan. CJ. ('OU.V—Spot firm: kiln .lri.-rl Xo. yel- low lj>2 and Xo. II mixed IS!) cost and frc-igrt. New York prompt shipment; Ar gentine 3)3 cost and freight Xew York to arrive. OATS—-Spot strong; natural 101. BUTTEIt—Easier; receipts 8400: cream- I cry higher than extras 54extras, 02 score. 53J; firsts 50^j-53; seconds tfWf-lili. EGGS—Weak; receipts X347 cases; fresh 1 gathered extras fn'ottE cjrra first CO; lirsis j seconds 00V,o;i; Mtate. I>a. and near by western hennery white fine to iaiicv Two,2; state, l“a. and nearby hennery ijruwnK 70. POTATOES—Sternly; Delaware and Ma l ylaiMi sweets per basket loO^ifA M.GAIt—Haw steadier; centrifugal 0 005 molasses nominal: refined sugar stc-uiv one granulated 745. i Boston Produce Market Boston, Jan. 2i. -Choice wll0le cattle lS50a-n-ES—per pin pounds; new Bermuda J>1** per hiuTcl. ■:.L;.(;)U-i:r 'nu;ated. 20 bid. lots, 755 hAL- 12'ulv Chicago Produce Market Chicago. ,Jan. im. skepticism regarding predictions of an increase, movement of the crop tende i stubbornly today to uphold the corn mar kci. 1 rices closed unsettled :u 120 l-s -dar h and 125 5-W,3-4 May. with the iimu range varying from J-.-> decline jV a nee compared with 21 hours before ■teoffWup? lU 7-‘- -osed whicajo Cattle Market ,Tfl#-,c r, Chicago. Jan. 21 J %h!;ec*i.?,,s weak; bulk 1«I.V‘^'it l.-x>(Vol,\.;5; mixed lDS3'nlt;4,: 'ulti? 1‘)S‘,'!!!6oI): rouSh IJy.'nlfJ.O; jigs ;i, CATTLE—Kecipts H.fcO; weak; r.ativ Meers 840al3S ,irnri: ewes 05a W0J; lambs 1450^1775. NEWPORT Tlie annual installation of X,.!, is Chapter, No. 42. Order Eastern .-.’Jar, took place the evening of January 2;,. the members were in good at tendance and quite a large number of invited guests. The installation ceremonies were conducted in a very picas.tig manner i.y Mrs. Josie E. Mathews, Grand Asr.«.» ai Matron, of Pittsfield, assisted >>y Mrs. Kannie Crurn, (hand Marshul and Is. Delia Ward well. Grand Chuplnii The following are the officers of X its chapter for tin: year XU1S: Mrs. Florence Littlefield, W. M.; John Kingsbury, \Y. U.; Mrs. .Marjorie Nutter. A. M.: Mrs. Nora Oakes. Sec.; Mrs. Carrie Miles, Treas.: Mrs. Florence Newton. C. Mrs. Owen;. Pingree, A. Mrs. Helen Stewart, Chap.; Airs. Viola Davis, M.: Mrs. Fra rims Oakes. Pianist; Mrs. Maizie McCorrison, Ada; Mrs. Daisy Whitney, Esther; Mrs. Esther Young. Martha; Miss Louis Atabbitt, Electa: Adtlie Kedman, W.; Frank HoUowell. Kent. At the close of the installation Mr. Charles E. Smith, in behalf of the members of the chapter presented a beautiful bouquet to Mr. Matlicws as a token of appreciation of her pleas ing and efficient work of the evening. After the work of installation the fol lowing program was presented: Music i.y orchestra, composed of Misses Mary Emery, and Katherine Carson, and Messrs. David Bruce and Donald New ton: vocal solo. .Mrs. Mabel Wheeler Female!; reading. “Olengary School Days” by Mrs. Esther Young; vocal duet. Misses Thelma Moore and Cor- nelia Davis: music by orchestra. Every number of this program was worthy of j the hearty appreciation it received. A social hour followed during which time vanilla and chocolate ice cream with 1 fancy wafers were served. Bert PhUbrick is very iU of periton- ltis. i Aivah E. Woodman, who has for some years had the control of the Ice busi ness of Newport, has recently sold that business to Carroll R. Weymouth and Albert Ma’obitt, both of this town. WINSLOW Lithgow Club Pleasantly Enter tained Wednesday Afternoon —Reception to Recently Wed ded Couple—Drtnce at Club House Friday The Lithgow Club was entertained Wednesday afternoon at the home of airs. Joseph Eaton, a good number at- i tending. In the absence of the presi- dtnt, Mrs. Mary White, the vice presi- dent. Mrs. F. G. Pooler, presided. The secretary, Miss Mildred Paine, being absent, Mrs. F. S. Dolloff was appoint- ed secretary, pro tent. At the business session Mrs. 'Sain Clark. Mrs. Carrie Weeks and Mrs. A. 15. Robinson were j appointed nominating committee to bring in at the next meeting a list of officers for the coming year. A roll call on patriotic quotations was responded to by, the members. A paper on ‘'Par liamentary Law” was given by Mrs. G. A. Chamberlain. Patriotic songs were sung by the club. The birthday of Mrs. K. G. Pooler was observed, an elegant birthday cake made by Mrs. D. B. Mason was presented to and cut by Mrs. Pooler, who found the ring in her slice, the penny was found by Mrs. A. B. Robinson and the button by Mrs. F. ii. Dolloff. Refreshments were served by tlie hostess. Sonora selec tions were much enjoyed. Mrs. P. R. Baird, Waterville. will entertain the club at the next meeting. A very enjoyable reception was ten dered Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Priest, Winslow, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burgess, who v.ere recently married. After the neighbors and friends had assembled, Mrs. Priest called Mr. and Mrs. Bur gess to the ‘phono on a long distance call, to which they responded. As they entered the room they were showered with rice and confetti. Mr. and Mrs. Burgess were given the end of strings and requested to hunt for presents. At the end they found a cold meat fork. cream ladle and a berry spoon, gifts from their neighbors. Other gifts of silver and china were presented from their friends. Music was furnished during the evening by Miss Christina Lunuy. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served by Mr. and Mrs. Priest and Mrs. Minnie Field. Pr. Edith Kidder, after a two-weeks Stop at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gil bert Newingham, China, has returned to pass the remainder of iter vacation at ttie home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Kidder, Clinton avenue. Mrs. George H. Snow, who is in the Sisters’ hospital for treatment, is im proving. Miss Sadie Blake of Albion is a guest for a few days of Mrs. C. B. Kidder. Arthur Ames of Dover is a guest at the home of George H. Snow. Mrs. j Antes and children are stopping at the home of Mr. Snow during the absence of Mrs. Snow. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marcia. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Merrill and Mrs. Ella Ken nedy of Clinton were recent visitors ip town. j Mrs. Coleman Brewer lias returned j from a short visit with Fairfield friends. _ A dance will be held at the I aeon net Club House Friday evening. Alex M. Herd is confined to his home j by illness. DIED. BALDWIN—In Cumberland. Jan. 21 FlDt C Baldwin. aged 70 years. -'ONI -\—Iti T’ortland, Jan. 21. Thomas P. Sonia, need 36 years, 11 months. i WKU'il-ln Portland, -'an. -1. 11 residence. 12 Lancaster street, Harolli Weston Welch, need years- i DFBECK-In Clitton. Jan. -1. l-arle De '’wFBBER—In Brewer. Jan. 21. Eliza lieth A.. widow of Israel Webber, aged ^rHlIXirS-In Belfast. Jan. IS. Kir'. ''lloniNMn otl5Town. Jan. 2>. George, son of Mr and Mrs. Alfred Morin, age. s ears, 6 months. BROOKS—In Pittsfield. Jan. IS. airs Annie Willey Brooks. WRIGHT—In Bangor. Jan. 20. Mis. la i>or; wife of (His Wright. COLE—In Guilford. Jan. 2e. Mrs. Annie MARTIN- In Kart Sanger, ille. Jan. 1.. Fred M Martin, aged 51 years. ,1 months, DYER—In West Franklin. Jan. 13. Alonzo Over, need 73 years. Ti; \SK— In Clinton, Jan. R. Mr.-. 1 rantt F Trask, aged 39 years BLKTHEX—In New nrk. Jan. h>. Ho-. Ross Biethen, formerly of tk-arsport. aged ^McPAl.I.FM-In Bangor. Jan. 13. Clara McCalium, aged 45 years, to days, former ly of Campbellton, N. B. body In Buy City, Mich.. Jan. 71. Charles Eddy, formerly of Bangor, aged G5 years and *13 months. 1! K v lil'R SON'—In Charlestown. Mass. Jan. 20. Frank P. Henderson r'’'1 Town. WHITE—In Win ter.n. it Fora wife of Tra C. W CAN f'AGE—In .South Bkit.]-W !.evi Fra-iklin Candage, months, 4 days. FROST- In St. Alban V el !a Frost, wife of D. 1.. Frost, late of Old 2? Mrs. .inn. IT. years, 6 Mrs. HP age 72 years. BRACKETT—At Peaks Island. Jan. l.lllian M wife or Fred E. Brackett, age i 17 e'iru. 7 months, 2^ days. M.-bOXAbb—hi Westbrook, Jo. .1. Mary 17., widow of Heir McDonald former'- of Windham, aged 37 y are. sy\VVl'H-lfi Standisli. Alma wif of Nicholas S.-wy r. aged years IT»nvt’v-, 4 MOOHV—rt! Belfast.- Jail. 27 Mrs. I.'/. zie t'a'-fnrl Mood'r MORPH.R- In Bangor. Ian. 21. George 17.’ Morrill, need 40 years. 7 m nth--. 1 day. NKf/kiN—In Coria-ta. Jan. 21. Mrs. I.uey widow of Rev. .1. F. Nelson, aged si years, j CVr'i E—lii Saranac. N. V. Mrs. Robert] H 1ble. formerly of Bangor. JEWETT—At Lynn. Mass. Jan. 27. Mnr- A widow of Orriti Jewell, formerly i.f Portland. (IF HER In Verona. N. J. .1 19. Aid- i t.L Elaine IP'ui.pt, wife o- -M illiar.i H. 11 i lo r. SMITH In Standisli. Jan. 22. Waiter Pi. Smith, need 36 year.;. 7 month-. 3 da vs. BRADBURY-Ai 1 'amp Mead, M.I.. Jan. 16. !ra Miller Bradbury, ag.al 23 year: PAYSON-Tu North Warren. .Tan. 4. Miss .Susan Parson, aged 73 years, Si months. R11OOKS—Tn Pittsfield. Jan. is. Mrs. Annie Willev Brooks. SMART—111 New Haven. Jan 16. Mrs. j Ruth N. Smart, widow of Richard Smart, aged S3 years. MARRIED. MORR ERL-BERN HAM—In Hath. Jan. IS, Ralph A. Morrell and Miss Isollne II. Burnham., COOKSON-MERRIOK—In S'. Albans, i Jan. 20. Clyde IV. Cookson and Miss I.lda M. Merrick of Ft. Albans. PUSHOR-STEVEXS—In Belfast, Jan. r-. by Rev. D. Brackett. Lewis Morton Pushor and Mias Jennie Stevens, both of Unity. MaclLROY-SPEED—In Bangor. Jan. 13, l>y Rev. J. Wilbur Richardson. Le France Eugene Madlroy of Houlton and Vir ginia Dare Speed of Belfast, formerly of Davidson. CHAPM A-F1EI.D—In Old Town. Jan. 19. 3y Rev. II. L. Sklllln, Flugene II. Chap man and Miss Myrtle E. Field, both of Jld Town, AN ORGANIZED FAMINE Mme. Smith-F a 1 k n e r Gives Causes of Food Scarcity in Russia Petrograd, Wednesday, Jan. 23.—"retro grad Is on the verge of famine. Our pur pose now is to make it come gradually, not suddenly, to have an organized fam ine. so to speak," said Madam Smith Falkner. a member of the food control committee, in an interview yesterday with the Associated Press in connection with the reduction of the bread allowance. What are the chief causes of the scar city of food in Russia?” she was asked. "The chief causes are the war, civil war and depreciation in the value of the ru ble," she replied. Forty months of war have proved too much for a country so backward in economic affairs and rail way organization. "As to Petrograd in particular, the movement of General Kaledines and the differences with Ukraine have made it impossible to obtain foodstuffs from the southern provinces, which are the main source of food supply lor northern Russia. As to Siberia, we have been getting gram tliemje all the time, but recent snowstorms havte delayed the arrivals of trains and comsjujqently there Is an acute shortage.” "Is' there plenty of grain in Russia now?” "Yes, but tire peasants do not wish to sell it, because paper money is worthless. They cannot fray Anything for the ruble now.” "How are you going to remedy the sit uation?” “We shall declare certain manufactured articles, such as clothing and metal pro ducts. to be state monopolies, and ex change them for grain. The peasant* win thus liave the things they need most, and so shall we.” When asked for a more detailed idea of the food scarcity, Madame Smith-Faikner said that the 22 central provinces which always imported grain had received 4 carloads last month Instead of the requir ed 6000. She added that owing to the dis organized state of transportation there would be a further reduction and that hunger was Inevitable. The food control committee was ap pointed by the Moscow food congress held in December. It is not recognized by tlie Bolsheviki. ft is non-partisan and includes members of various political parties. Ne gotiations arc now being carried on with the Bolsheviki with a view to placing the committee in charge of food supplies. ILLINOIS LEADS The Banner Farm Crops State for 1917 Takes Lead Away from Texas, Which Was Leader in 1916—Illinois' Total Is $848,042,000—Maine Is No. 37 on List, with $71,425,000—Corn Is Kino, With Cotton in Second Place. Washington, Jan. 24.—Illinois is the banner farm crop state. Value of her crops last year exceeded that of Texas which carried away the honor in 1918. Iowa’s crops were slightly under in value those of Texas last year, placing the Lame Star State In third position. Iowa was in second place in 1916. with Illinois third. The vast sum of $13,580,763,000 represents the value of all farm crops in the United States in 1917 as estimated by the Depart ment of Agriculture. That corrtpares with 18,985,870,000 in 1916 and $6,298.220.000, the average for the five years, 1911-15. Corn, with a value of $4,053,672,000, is the king of crops. Cotton is second with a value of $1,517,558,000. Other billion dollar crops in 1917 were: Wheat, $1,307,427,000; hay, $1,359,491,000, and oats $1,061,427,000. Value of all farm crops in 1917, as esti mated by the Department of Agriculture, with the rank of the states, follow: Stilt© Maine. Xew Hampshire, Vermont. Massachusetts, Ithode Island, Connecticut, Xew York. New Jersey, 1 'ennsylvania, Delaware. Maryland, Virginia. West Virginia, .North Carolina, South Carolina, (leorgia, Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, MiilAsan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa. Missoni North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas. Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama. Mississippi, 1 .ouisiiua, Texas. Okla homa, Arkansas, Montana. Wyoming, (’oloi ado. New Mexico, Arzoi.a, I 'tail, Nevada. Idaho. Washington, Or. Ron, alifornia, Value $71,125,000 25.718.000 45.950.000 OO.HO.OtO S 352,01) 57.XH,Ooo 417.798.000 103.895.000 412.394.0IK1 27.707.000 12 i.s79,w 344.1.',9,0(10 132.281.900 417.846,(8)1.1 38'i,887.000 542.733.000 104,771.(>.»> 546 CS.O’Kt 5* >3.17.4 ikvi Rank 37 46 4' 356.265.000 367.091.000 480 230,04K) 78;;.8 546 (136.009 229,2.81.100 366,7.82.900 522 1 '■'.0.00*1 ..99.844 ms) 37.1.710,011 2.8i SIO.USI 2d,563 0 o of.!# v 6 non 313.J 2. K.U .I"’ Si.O'.O it Oil .1 2.7). 538 10.1 HII ■12.82* Oil 164.0 Xi.fx*) •"S 47 i,i> 0 27.0 2. It) i 49.«27,Oif) 2 (t .'.2 0isi 432.2.85.000 ,9CQ United States, 513.580,76,8.08) I’ompany I). 2d Regiment Infantry, X. (1. S. II.. of Uiddeford. Tuesday evening elected the following: ofii'-ets: Cai.it. Kdwin It. Gowen; 1st’ Lieut. ft. ("aril’ll Carter: 2d Lieut. Josepii I’. 1 Yiivem her. The election was con ducted by Major James L. Muriarty id' Lewiston. assisted 1 >j Lieut. Ciiup man of Portland. The company now has 103 members. Non commissioned officers and first class privates were appointed Tuesday night fur Conjp.'iny A. Third Maine in fantry, National (luard, at the regular drill period held in tin- Portland Arm ory. The following men wore selected: First Sergeant, it. F. St rout: supply sergeant, A. J. Sherar; mess sergeant. 15. I'. Kill'd: duty sergeants. F. Chapman, J. It. Thornes. B. if. Hag gelt. C. B. Hinds, I). H. Say ward, X. W. Cox. R. H re witter. Corporals, F. If. Ripley, W. C. Blake, C. J. Fickett, T. J. Regan, W. S. Old en ixor, I). F. Koughan, J. F. Bigelow, W. Barnes. O. W. Smitl). J. K. O'Hara, D. J. E. Johnston. Roger Small. First ij'.ass privates named were: G P. Allen Ohantereau, H. O. ("hapman. Collins, Daniels, Gooding, Grant, Gray, Harvie, Lombard. Martin, Mgrrlll. Morrill, Nevens, Potter, Preston, Pries, Ridley. Robinson, Russell, R. Smith, Warren, White. Adjutant General McL. Presson fare a splendid address at the High School Auditorium ajt Houlton, Tuesday even* ing on the new Third Maine Infantry, the Halifax relief aid from Maine, and kindred military subjects. Hon. Frank A. Peabody presided and music was furnished by the high school orchestra. A movement was started for the for mation of a military company from Houlton for the Sd Maine was started and several signified their intention j to belong to the new organization. The new Dexter company of the 3d Maine Infantry is drilling twice week ly in Town hall, the drill masters be ing ox-ReguIar Army men and Nation al Guardsmen. About 70 have signed tip- for the new company, which will be mustered into the Federal service as soon as 100 recruits are obtained. Officers were elected at the organis ation of the 2d Company, 3d Maine Regiment at Portland as follows: Peter Christianson, captain: Paul G. Clark, first lieutenant: Jasper H. Hone, second lieutenant. Maj. Leroy D. Moulton, on Gov. Milliken's staff organizer of the company, de clined election as captain, unan imously tendered, on account of bus iness. Major John H. Duval was present at the drill of the Brunswick company of the 3d Maine Infantry Monday even ing and assisted Onpt. Harvey P. Winslow it! giving the men elementary instruction. Major Duval, who is the military instructor at Howdoin College, stated that as soon as the Brunswick company acquires Sufficient knowledge of military movements he will invita it to take part in a battalion parade with the three companies of the Rowdnin unit. Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. There will he a meeting of the non commissioned officers of company A. Third Maine Infantry, Friday evening. Jan. 25. The next drill of the com pany will be Kelt. 1. Company A now has 120 members and is recruiting to its maximum strength of 150 members. 1 —Portland Press. The enrollment of a company for the 3d Maine Infantry at Millinocket and at East Millinocket has already reached 125 and an examining officer Is expected soon at Millinocket.. The per capita enlistment in all branches of the service from Millinocket is claimed to lie the highest of any Maine town. Accidentally Shot in Hand Elmer Whitney, son of Augustus Whitney of Bridgton, was seriously in jured last Monday by the accidental discharge of his shotgun while hunting rabbits in the woods. He sank Into the deep snow and In extricating him self one hand struck trigger, dis charging the gun and the charge tak ing effect in his left hand. Ho was taken to Portland Tuesday for hospital treatment. He Is a weaver in Forrest Mills, but was idle on account of the fuel closing. You Needn’t keep on feeling dis tressed after eating, nor belching, nor ex periencing nausea between meals. Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures dyspepsla-lt strength ens the stomach and other digestive or gans for the proper performance of their functions. Take Hood's.—Adv. i Vigorous Men and Women are in Demand If your ambition bas loft you, your happiness has gone forever unless you take advantage of Bowditch-Webster' i Co's magnificent offer to refund your money on the first box purchased If Wendell's Ambition Pills do not put your entire system in fine condition and give you the energy and vigor you j have lost. Be ambitious, be strong, be vigorous. Bring the ruddy glow of health to your cheeks and the right sparkle that de ni.tes perfect manhood and womanhood to your eyes. Wendell’s Ambition rills, the great nerve tonic, can't be beat for that tired feeling nervous troubles, poor blood, headaches. neuralgia, restlessness trembling, nervous prostration, mental depression, loss of appetite and kidney or liver complaints. In two davs you will feel better. In u week you'will feel fine, and alter taking one box you will have your old tiine confidence and ambition. Be sure and get a 50 cent box today and get out of the rut. Remember Bowd itch-Webster Co. and dealers everywhere are authorized to guaran tee them.—Adv. Notice of Firt Meeting of Creditors In the District Court of tne United States for the District of Maine. In the mutter of 1 Horace H. Cerrish. flu Bankrup.cy. Bankrupt. I To till- creditors of Horace It. Gerrlsh or Waterville in tne County of Kennebec, mid District a for-said, bankrupt. Notice is hereby given that on the l-.ii day of January. A D IMS. the sen Horace it. C.i rrish whs duly adjudicated bankrupt: and that the nrst meeting o, creditors will I held at the Office >.r t.: .J(. GTATE OF MAINE To all nelsons interested in either ot the .states hereinafter named: At a Probate Court held at Augusta,, in for tile Bounty of Kennebec, on the wend -fourth day of January i.i the year of our Bord one thousand nine hundred out eighteen and by adjournment from ii-T tn"day from the fourteenth day of ji j a n ti a r v. Tli 1 following matter* faxing been presented for the artioii fhenupon hereinafter indicated. 1t hereliy ORDERED: That notice thereof he given to all per sons interested, by causing a copy of th’s order to be pul’.'shed three weeks suc ceaslvelv in the Daily KcnnebC" Journal, a newspaper published at Augusta, in said County, that they may appear at a Probate Court to hr hel l at raid August*, on the eleventh day of February. A. I). hilt, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, and he heard thereon if they see cause. BBC A NOH D. C-IN'N. late of Berliner, deceased. Will and ivetition for probate thereof and for the appointment of execu tor, presented by Charles A. Knight, ex ccutor named thereitf. ELIZABETH A. AVRE-VX. late of Oar diner. deceased. Will and petition foe probate thereof and for appointment w.th executor without bond presented by Charles Morrill of Waltham. Mass executor named therein. Witness. BARGED K. COOK. Judge of said Court, at Augusta, this twenty-four: n day of January In the year of our Taj- t one thousand nine hundred and eights n. Tt. \V BRIGHTON, Register. A true copy. Attest: It. \V. LEIGHTON, Register. ian25.fri.2t -f

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Cocoanut Oil Fine For Washing Hair If you want to keep your hair in good condition, be careful what you wash it with. Most soaps and prepared shampoos contain too much alkali. This dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle, and Is very harmful. Just plain mulsifled cocoanut oil (which is pure and entire ly greaseless), is much better than the most expensive soap or anything else you can use for shampooing, as this an't possibly injure the hair. Simply moisten your hair with water and rub it in. One or two teaspoonfuls will make an abundance of rich, creamy lather, and cleanses the hair and scalp thoroughly. The lather rinses out easily, and removes every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and ex cessive oil. The hair dries quickly and evenly, and it leaves it fine and silky, bright, fluffy and easy to manage. You ean get mulsifled cocoanut oil at most any drug store. It is very cheap, and a few ounces is enough to last everyone in the family for months.— Adv. RED BLOODED MENJYIN OUT They Are Always on Top It is f.ni that red blooded men and women are at the top in every walk of life. Men and women with the driving force of red blood, rich In Iron and Fhosphates do tilings, they g.id for Circular arm Map._Box 8 'j'&riallv Soited to th« Requirement* J* I(WRISTS on account of its Pleasant Location and Accessibility from Every "Potil .V. I.INFiFl.0 DAMON, Prop. Unloading Sale At Slosberg’s Blue Store Thu great sale is helping us in our endeavor to reduce our surplus stock, and goods are marked at less than wholesale prices today. Wc must clear away our lines to receive Spring Goods, and have made big reductions in every section of the store. Quoting a few prices: $1.50 value in Men's Woolen Shirts f°r.98c $1.00 Men's Dress Shirts, for 75c 50c Hoee (wool) for.35c $3.00 Value Men’s Orest Shoes for $2.25 $4.00 Value Men's Working Shoes. ♦or.$2.98 $2.00 Value Lumbermen's Rubbers, for.*.$1.50 51.50 Men's Overshoes, for $1.19 Call for Slosberg’s Blue Store 133 Water st„ Augusta, Me. next to Colonial Theatra |an.25ut :t better opportunity pre isented itself in the recruiting l>ranch. Puring the first few weeks his duties will be largely of a clerical nature. i __ i An increase in barber shop prices al ready in effect in several Maine cities. will lie put in force in Augusta on Feb. i 1. The price of plain liair cuts will jump front L'.l to cents. Short pom j padour cuts will cost. 45 cents. The price of a shave will remain at 15 I cents, but when a moustache trim ac 1 companies the shave an extra fee of live cents will lie imposed. Fndcr the present schedule of prices no charge is made for the trim. Mrs. K. J. Roberts had the misfor tune to slip on the icy sidewalk in front of the Cony house at about 3.30 Thursday afternoon and fall in sueli a way as to cause her much pain. She was taken into the Bowditeh Web j ster pharmacy and while it was not learned that any hones were fractured she was verv much lamed by the fall. The sidewalk in front of the Cony house and also in front of Hotel North is a constant menace to pedestrians on account of the water dripping from the eaves of the buildings and freezing as it strikes the walk, and is one that 1 should 1*0 looked after. Funeral of Mrs. Martha E. Burns Funeral services for the late Mrs. Martha E. Burns were held at 30 Thursday afternoon at 0 Spruce street, Howard Macl'arlane officiating in the presence of the relatives and many friends. A selection: ".Testis, Lover of My Soul." was very prettily rendered by Miss Edith M. Wadsworth. The re mains were placed in the tomb in Mt. Pleasant cemetery, the bearers being Eevi T. Williams, (iron P. Ellis, Melvin P. Wight and George E. Low. Funeral of Mrs. Mary L. Robbins, East Winthrop The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary L. j Robbins was held at 1.30 Thursday uf ternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. A. Whiting at East 'Winthrop, i the services being conducted by Rev. E. S. Longlcy. the relatives and many friends being present and the floral tributes beautiful. Interment was made j in the family lot at Winthrop Center. 1 Tiie bearers were members of the fam ily. i Frank Lyford Frank Lyford passed away at 8 o'clock Thursday morning in this city, after a brief illness from pneumonia. He was 63 years of ace. He is survived by a wife and a daughter. Miss Hazel Lyford. who have been In Montana for several months, land are now on their way home. Fu neral arrangements will be made upon I their arrival here. W. C. T. U. FEDERATION’S MID-WINTER MEETING Unions from Augusta, Hallowell. Gar diner and Winthrop Meet Thursday at Augusta and Hold Interesting Sessions The Federation of the VV. C. T. L*. of Augusta, Hallowell, Gardiner and Winthrop held Its mid-winter meeting Thursday morning and afternoon at the Gospel Mission rooms on Water street, with a good attendance from the several places and the sessions proved to bo of the deepest interest. Music was furnished both during the morning and afternoon, the organist at the morning session being Mrs. Goodwin of Hallowell and at the afternoon ses sion Mrs. W. J. I,ayton of Augusta. The morning session, at which Mrs. A. E. Drummond, president of the ed eration, presided, was observed as a day of prayer for National Prohibition, and the musical part of the program in cluded vocal solos by Mrs. A. K. Wail of Randolph and Mrs. W. H. Turner and Mrs. W. H. Perry of Hallowell. The afternoon session began at 2 o'clock, and the program opened with a paper by Mrs. Eongfellow, president of the Augusta I'nion, her topic being the legislative department of the W. C. T. U. Mrs. A. A. Walsh of Gardiner read a paper on “How the W. T. I'. Prepared the Way for National Pro hibition,” and was followed by a live minute talk by Rev. A. A. Walsh of Gardiner. Mrs. Walsh then rendered a solo entitled, "My Father Watches Over Me.” Other speakers were Rev. A. F. Walch of the Winthrop street t'niver salist church of Augusta, and Rev. Mr. Townsend of the Gongregatioiuil church at Hallowell, the latter speak ing on the subject: "After Victory. What?” At the annual election of officers which was held at the afternoon session, the choice was as follows: President. Mrs. A. E. Drummond of Augusta; sec retary, and treasurer, Mrs. Walter 1. Guild of Gardiner. The mid-summer meeting of the fed eration will be observed as Field day and will be held in August. l.ieut. p. F. Chapman and Seigt. Ralph Brewster of Co. A of Port land, r,rd Maine Regiment, wore vis itors Thursday in this city, coming from Dexter, where they had assisted in the organization of a company. British and Canadian Recruiting Captain A. H. Ball of the ?49th Brit ish Infantry was in this city for a short time Thursday, coming here front Port land on business connected with the opening of a recruiting office in town for the Biitisb and Canadian residents of Augusta. Corporal J. 11. Watson will he in charge of the recruiting office, whicn will probably he at City hall, and a large numbet of applicants arc wanted. Roderick Ashland Laurence T. Roderick aud Lueila Ashland of Augusta were united it' marriage at 7.1.1 Wednesday morning a*. St. Mary's church. Rev. Thomas .1. Nelligan officiating. Jack Seigors was best man while Mrs. John Nutter, sis ter of 11 to groom, acted as bridesmaid. The single ring service was used. Fol lowing the ceremony it breakfast was served at the home of the groom's pit rents, t>:t Eastern avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Roderick left, on llie 9.1C train for Bos ton and on their return will reside in Augusta. Chimney Fire I The lire truck responded to a still alarm at 6.40 P. M. Thursday, the lire being in the chimney of the house at the corner of Winthrop and Korth j Chestnut stteets, occupied by M. 11. t-awtelle. Four hand chemicals wore used in extinguishing the lire, which did little damage. U. S. NAVY Men in General Service Over Author ized Maximum Strength Number About 19.675 Naval Recruiting ‘finer J. I Brown, who is stationed in this city, has just re ceived notice from the bureau of naviga tion that tlie present maximum authorized strength of the navy is 1*54,000 men, while j the number of enlisted men in the general I service of the navy the week ending Ian. 10 was 183,673. AUGUSTA GENERAL HOSPITAL Misses Irene Peaslee and Gladys Worthing Complete Training Course Miss Irene 1‘caslee of Jefferson has I completed her eotirse of three years’ i study at the training school for nurses (connected with the Augusta General hospital and on Thursday hud her graduation exorcises. She vv ill imvv en 1 joj a vacation and will later take up private nursing. .Miss Gladys Wort fl ing of Augusta had her exercises at the same time as did Miss i’easlee, al though she will not finally graduate un i till about ten days, and as is the cus tom the two young ladies had the graduation dinner Thursday neon ui I the hospital. Miss Peaslee having as j her guest her sister, Miss Lena Peaslee. wi.ild Miss Worthing had as her guest her mother, Mrs. Kdson Worthing. i m Wednesday evening the Haynes Home for Nurses connected i l i i i;.e hospital was the scene of festivities when the student nurses gave a party I at which the two graduates were the guests of honor. The ev ening was passed in an informal manner in the j enjoyment of games of various kinds. A REAL REMEDY FOR FALLING HAIR 1 Keeps Scalp Clean and Healthy— Prevents Dandruff. Here's good news for men and women whose hair is falling out. whose scalps are covered with dandruff and itch like mad. Any druggist can now supply you with the genuine Parisian sage iliuuid form), which is guaranteed to quickly, surely and safely abolish ever} sign of dandruff, stop itching scalp and failing hair atm 1 promote a new growth, or money re funded. i Thousands can testify to the excellent results from its use; some who fen re baldness now glory in their abundant l hair, while others who suffered for years .with dandruff and itching head got a clean, cool scalp after just a few days’ use of this simple home treatment, j No matter whether bothered with fall ing hair, gray hair, matted, stringy hair I dandruff or itching scalp try Parisian I sage—you will not be disappointed. It’s ia scientific preparation ttiat supplies ah hair needs. The first application will make your I hair and scalp look and feel 100 per rent, 'better. If you want thick, lustrous hair 'and lots of it. by all means use Parisian ■sage. Don’t deiay—begin tonight. A tit tle attention now means abundant hair i for years to come.—Advr. jan33-30-febi t refreshments were served and the occa sion proved a source of much enjoy- merit to all who participated.

I j Grange News North New Portland Grange The following officers have been: elected in the* grange at North New Portland for the ensuing year: .Mas- j tc*r, 11. C. Walker; ovcaeeer, Kugenej Williamson; lecturer. -Mabel Knapp; steward, Frlon Jackson; assistant steward, William Nye! chaplain, Ann Voting; treasurer, Fred Jackson; sec-j rctary, .Mareline Kmcry; gate keeper,: Kenneth Henderson; Ceres. Beulah j Walker; Poinona, Kthel Williamson; Flora. I.ela Wilbur: lady assistant 1 steward, Florence Finery librarian, Martha Finery; organist, Beulah Walker. The officers will be installed at the next meeting, which will be an all-day one with a dinner. Penobscot Pomona Grange Penobscot Poinona grange will meet with Riverside grange, North Brewer, on .Saturday. President Robert J. Ales of the University of Maine will be one of the principal speakers. Teams will be at the Bed bridge, to meet the 9 A. M„ Old Town cars from Bangor and convey patrons to the hall across the 1 river. Palmyra Grange Palmyra grange held a regular meet ing Saturday evening with a good at- 1 tendance. After the business had hern attended to the officers were installed by W. A. Ulaisdell with Mr. and Mrs. J F. II. Farnuni of Ilartland grange as j grand marshals and Mr. and Mrs. F. II. i loer as assistants stead, pianist; Mrs. Davis, vocal music, the officers installed: master; C. f{. MeCrillis, overseer; Mrs. Until Kobinson, lecturer; James Uobin- son, steward; Virgil tloodrieli, assist-! ant steward; Mrs. K. c. Leavitt, cliap-j lain: D. T,. Carter, treasurer; F. C. Leavitt, secretary; llenty Towle, gate keeper: Mrs. L. L. Carter, Ceres; Mrs. Henry Towle, Pomona; Mrs. C, R. Mrs. Hattie llom-J McCabe and Mrs. I The following are j C. W. Homstcad, MeCrillis. Flora; Miss Herda Weeks, j lady assistant steward. Uemarks for the good of the order by F. H. Far-j num. II. T,. Hood rich an 1 t R. Met- j chant. Supper was served and the grange closed in form. The Union grange appointed for Palm> ra. Jan. Pi. missed the meeting on account of the weather and road! conditions. j W. A. Rlalsdell of Palntrya, has been engaged to install the officers of Si. Albans grange, Saturday evening, Jan. Pleasant River Grange. Pleasant Uiver (iian^re. Milu. In h.| its annua! installation Tuesday even-j in# at the hall on High street, .about i 150 being in attendance. It was a! special meeting and after the business stated in the call was transacted, re cess was declared. Meeting was as scmblod by the master, i\ A. Ilrown, and the folhnving temporary officers ■were seated v. ith tine ccremon> W. A. I Hobbs, master; Mary R. Aiken, In stalling officer; Rev. W. H. Broken-! j--hlro. officiating chaplain; Doris Scan I-iota; Xora Dow ns, (‘ores; Georgia Daggett. I’omona: Maltha Itainsilcil, chaplain: Minnie Moocrs. 1 lectim i Nanna Vuung, treasurer; Mrs. John Rerham. secretary; Harry hase. steward: John Rerham, oveis seer: John Doan, assistant steward; l.uoj Dean, lady assistant; Victor Faille. sate keeper. IVionmouth Grange •M‘.‘"nth grange hold its regular i session ednesduy evening with a good attendance. After the regular routine business a program was presented I,v the lecturer, Mrs. Alice Dong. Singing i,v -\lary Itanghart. retiding by Mrs. Lilia .M. Flanders and remarks, solo. .Mrs. Lucy Jcnness; reading, Mrs. Alice Long; reading •'The Orange Re port" edited by .Mrs. Ruth Pottle and •Mrs. Leona Reynolds: solo, Mrs. Jen ncss. Question for discussion, Dow i an l.mners in tlie slack days of win i ,or I'lan to make the strenuous days in i Su,ll">pr easier? Walter K. Reynolds j and Henry S. Rates. WINTHROP An error was made in regard to the opening of the library. it will in. open I'liurMjay and Saturday. Oeorge Garland has gone to I’ort iand where he will lie employed by Jano s H. Pinkham. Mr. Rinkham has j hern running a hoot and slioe store in I Portland and has opened another one i in Woodfords, which will lie in charge of Mr. Garland. Mr. Garland lias lived in town about. 10 years and hy his pleasant, cheerful manner lias made many friends. He lias been employed in the George Wilson store, where he ">I1 he missed by the customers. He I will also-he missed in the (’ongroga j tional church, where lie was an active niemner ami one of the d'aeons, lie was employed by Mr. Rinkham when he run a store in this town. All kinds f good wishes go with him. Miss Rosamond Haynes was a busi ness yi.utor in Augusta Thursday. LOCAL NOTICE Lvciy man. woman and child sliould I knit. For the next two (2) weeks we j will sell Good Shepherd yarn, all col ors, at DOe a skein. Instruction books I aval needles at a discount. Mail orders accepted, and tie for each skein. The Glue Rird Gift Shop, Winthrop. Me. jan'-’odtlt i 'f.XTI Jt—Frank Burner went on j Wednesday to the Augusta hospital to undergo a surgical operation for ap pendicitis. AH the country roads are in hud shape now as the snow keeps blowing into ttie track every day so that teams are now going over the tops of drifts. All it needs now to make the loads Impassable is a good rain storm. The Mission Study Glass hold its work for tlie Red Gross Wednesday in the landing room at tie ('enter. Those rooms are \ery much lighter and made tlie working conditions easier and bet ter so that considering the number en gaged. a good lot of work was aeeom I dished. A iisli chowder will lie served at next week's meeting and a large at j tendance is desired to assist with the j work as tlie help is needed. MADISON

The minstel show by local talent for which rehearsals have been held for the past six weeks, will be given Jan. 31 In I Union hall, the proceeds to go for the war community recreation fund. The show will be repeated on Feb. 1 for thv benetit of the Madison branch of the Re Cross. Mrs. Anna Felker is confined to ne home on Middle street as the result of light paralytic shock Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Felker is reported to have a bright outlook for early recovery. Supt. W. F. Scott of the Madison woolen mill left town Wednesday for Portland to attend the semi-annual business meet ing o' the directors of the Madison Woolen Co. Hoy treald has moved his family from Waterville to Hie house recently occupied by John Hamilton on Tine street. The C. W. Greene grocery store was the scene of a genuine sugar riot Thurs day morning. Mr. Greene received a half ton of sugar Wednesday and placed (it on sale late in tlie afternoon, five pounds to a customer. Word spread quickly an t the store was filled so that it was impos sible to do business and the sale stopped. Thursday morning a crowd of iXK) persons gathered in front of the store and as soon as the door was opened made a rush. T*ru deputy sheriffs were required to keep the door from being broken and only after much difficulty and repeated threats of ar rest did the crowd disperse. leaving after the sugar was gone. Three other Madl.^n stores received small quantities of sugar. ,1. II. Thorne, who lias a law office fit this village, has announced his candidacy for nomination of county attorney at the •tune primaries on the Republican ticket. Mr. Thorne was formerly a Progressive, running for the same office on the party ticket six years ago. WASHINGTON EAST—A. E. Johnston and William Hall were business callers in Kazor ville Wednesday. Charles Vannali of Uazorville was a business visitor at W. M. Prescott's Tuesday of this week. Ernest Light was in Union on mat ters of business last Tuesday. Mrs. Raymond Bowley. who has been ill. is much improved. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Johnston attend ed Knox Pomona Grunge at Union, Jan. IT Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sukeforth were roeent visitors at the home of Edward l.eiglier at South Liberty. Mrs. Clara Overlook Is confined to tlie house for :i few days with an at tack of neuralgia. Overlook’s full orchestra furnished music for the danoe at Xorth Waldo horo .Tan. 10 ami will also furnish mu sic for the dance Jan. fill at Paine hall. WEEKS’ MILLS Mrs. Fred McLellan The death of Mrs. 1'retl McLellan occurred Wednesday morning after a long illness. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband and four small chil dren, her father, George l''isli of 1-last Yassalboro, and one sister, Mrs. Ar thur Tyler of Palermo. The funeral v ill he held Friday at 1 I\ M. W. \V. Misler returned Monday from l-’raniingimm, Mass., ha\ ing aceoinpa r-ied his voting grandsons to their home, lie also visited his daughter. Mrs. James Pratt, in Hartford, Conn. Harry Heed, Jr., was a business caller in Augusta Tuesday. 1-lruest Hallowed went Tuesday to Hath, where tie has employment. Percy Hannon is very ill with pneu monia. Mrs. M-ir.v Miller went Saturday to Boston to visit her sister, Mrs. Ben nett. Mrs. Aliy White and Mrs. Nettie Poland earn trimmed list gallon cans of ttpples at the cunning factory, in three days of the week of Jan. 14. for which they each received ALNA. Annie and Kuth Sri gars anil Huth llti niason attended the installation of offi cers at siieepscot last Saturday night and report a fine time. Mrs. A Hie Averill went on a short drive last week, the first time since her ill ness. Airs. s. i[. 11uniason drove to Wiseas set on business recently. Arrs. Sadie Seigar; passed the week-end with friends in Hath. S. T. Howell drove to AViseasset last Saturday. w .1. Seigars is hauling hay to Kdge ‘•onih to he used for packing ice for fhe Turner Center Creamery. Mrs. W. j. Humason was recently call ing on her daughter, Mrs. G. ll. KruV, who is ill. Officer of the rlay. capt. John Ttmk Cliarles Itcvinc has been granted n fur lough to visit relatives in Huston. I Miih I tjiillagher. I.no Co. 1>. 1st nn. im. has been granted a discharge Irani lh working out schemes to recover the tun^s r»ft«*r Hit* war, lying in torpid s'hip at the bottom of the sea* from the bullion and silver in ships, there j*- a law quantity of otW valuable metals worth diving tor. M**1 **f the spots have been marked Kv I prising salvage men with an eye to future. castoria For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years

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LEAR YOUR SKIN :wnw cuti CURA SOAP l4jCJuc'‘r*ointn,ent*T.he p io cleanse and purify -cores, the Ointment to arthe and heal little skin oubks. Nothing better. »mo!e Farh Free by Mall VUVI Capital Market p,rlo n Roast*, lb.25c Ifoast of Beef. !b.20c (found Ster.k. lb.30c Hump Steak, lb.35c Hoist of Native Pork, lb.29c Pork Stesk, lb.30c Potatoes, pk.43c Cans Peas.25c 15c .22c .3c .3c .15c .6c .22c .10c [ern, can, [offer, lb [sbbage, lb. turnips, lb. .urge Prunes, lb. Iota. pkg. foe nut Bitter, lb kst Rice. lb. pjcaroni. pk(j.10c 3 Pac«ages. for.25c tirge Bottle C itchup,.20c l lbs On.ons. 25c H. M. Springer p* fti A CLASSIFIED ad Teacher of Dancing ffialu'l TKiitn Jfax i STHtlO s,™ U ij; -TA ME, ti :r. 13.1 Cr' RM.ns li\ appointment i ou no longer need—or that discarded but still useful Furniture? HI of these “results” may 1 had through classified ad Rising if it is persistently and intelligently done. j^JJtl the cost of little ls of classified *adve is s small that in ■'nal summing up you ''i'e to agree that your J* has been purchased Bargain Price.” KENNEBEC JOURNAL CO. AUGUSTA LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Harold s. Packard T.erc visitors Thursday in Portland. KaUo0, perhaps 0" pounds. The Abbott Farm now lias sis pure bred cows, of which they arc vy the Canadian authorities for mil itary service. Some rumors have even had it that Poulin is already wearing: the olive-drab. The rumors appear to have d" more foundation than the fact that Poulin had. when he left Augus ta, expressed the intention of malting a shorter slay than h has already made. Frank Turcotte. who is in ttmporaiy charge of the repair shop, says that !a places no credence in the reports. He but recently received a lctt“r dated the 1.1th. in which Poulin states that he expects to return dur ing the next week (meaning the cur rent week>. Xo reference is made in the letter which would corroborate any detail of the rumors. Poulin’s age is lit'., which is within the Canadian draft age, hut above the maximum limit in the United S-'tates. Although a Brit ish snbje t Poulin has taken out his first papers for American citizenship. The proposed treaty would make first paper men liable to draft for the British service, but such ;t treaty hits rot been negotiated. AMUSEMENTS COLONIAL TODAY Wm. S. Hart in ‘‘The Silent Man"— O'Henry Story “The Two Rene gades’’—Comedy and Others. The Feature Picture Will Be Repeated To-night. Wm. S. Hart has never laid claim to personal pulchritude, but his millions of admirers all over the States assert that he is above all considerations of mere physical beauty, that he is strong of feature, virile, and a “man's man”. Of course the picture is a "Western”. c;m you imagine Bill in anything else but a setting full of out-door action that gives him many opportunities to display liis talents as a gun fighter, a resourceful, tireless, fearless contend er against odds that would discourage the average man. Hart is such a fa- j non TO HER CHEEKS Sick from Overwork and Worry This Woman Recovered Her Health and Strength “I am glad to recommend Hr. Wil iams’ Pink Pills,” says Mrs. Roderick D. MacLeay, of Xo. 75 Norman- ave nue, Buffalo. X. Y.,*"as they have been >f wonderful benefit to me. A few rears ago I was completely run down through overwork and worry. My Mood was thin and watery and 1 ivas very pale. 1 grew gradually worse for a year and was weak and short of oreath, especially when I walked up stairs, which I could not do without -esting every few steps. 1 could not :ven walk across the room without fax ing my heart flutter. “I was under the doctor’s care throughout the entire winter. I was not benefited by his treatment and be zan using Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. 1 noticed right away that the pills xvere helping m for my cheeks began to have some color and niv strength re turned. I recovered entirely after giv ing the pills a thorough trial. I will lie glad if, through this statement of mv experience, some other person is restored to health. Jf you are interested in the treat ment that was of so much benefit to Mrs. MacLeay write today to the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady. X’. Y.. for two valuable booklets on the blood and diet. They are free. Tour own druggist sells Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People.—Adv. ,'orite with our audience that we have lecided to run this feature twice to light, first performance to start at ;even o'clock. Matinee at two-thirt> is usual. "The Two Renegades” an O'Henry story with the usual, unusual ending md other reels will make it worth .'our while to attend either the after loon or evening performance.—Adv. CHAIRMAN MANLEY OF FUEL COM. RESIGNS Augusta, Me., Jan. 22, 1918. Hon. James C. Hamlen, r. S. Fuel Administrator for Maine, Portland, Me. Dear Sir: I enclose copies of three letters be tween Professor Charles 1>. Moods, chairman fuel wood committee, ana myself. The difference of opinion between Professor Wotids and myself cannot be reconciled. It is, and will be, impossible for me to do anything whatsoever on the fuel wood situation as indicated by Profes sor Woods. Th«?se reasons compel me to at once follow the suggestion of Professor Woods, which is that l resign as chair man of the Augusta fuel committee, and 1 now do so, and ask you to ap point my successor at once, advising me so I may turn over to him Svhat official data is in my possession. Verv respectfully yours, SAMFFI, MANLEY. Mr. Hamlen on Jan. 23, 1918. accept ed this resignation and will soon ap point a new chairman of tne Augusta fuel committee. LIST OF REGISTRANTS FROM WHOM NO RETURN HAS YET BEEN RECEIVED Eighteen Registrants in Div. No. 1 of Kennebec County Have Not Been Heard from by Local Hoard Nor Have Their Questionnaires Been Re turned as Undeliverable The Journal has previously printed a list of the names of registrants in Div. No. 1 of Kennebec county whose questionnaires have been returned to the local board for the reason that the letter carriers? could not locate the registrants. As a re sult of the notice a good number of these questionnaires have been forwarded to the proper addresses. Today is publish ed a list of the registrants from whom no return lias been received by the local hoard. It is evident that these ijuesiion naires are either in the hands of the reg istrants to whom they wore addressed or have been forwarded distant addresses and have not yet bad tilin' to pet back to the local board, as wo a! 1 lie the case had a registrant enlisted in tin service of tile country and gone to France. It is of the greatest importance to the registrant himself that relatives and friends of the mi a named in the list below communicate at once with the local board at the postoltice building, giving the pres ent address of the registrant in order that no injustice may lie don i.t some cases it is possible even that the men are al ready in the military service of the T'nlt a! beard in order that tin- registrant tnaj lie placed on the honor roll where he hoio.tgs. R-.-gi.-tr;:r.tc w ill be interested to know i ii:11. the complete l. cord of every man as shown !o. his onestionnaire must lie tilled out on cards e.-prei -par.-1 for that purpose and fcrwai'iic 1 to Washington, where they l come a part of the perma nent record of the government. Registrants r..-\v r—. ving srotn of their final I »si h:.*i v. i eh is a snail ard. !onn PuT. T’-.i i cite of ;i m.-a si In at fin h t 1 t V» ;d eve y rt* u Irani at ail n-s o .,is mr-on and nil p--rsons via; 1 the ;c: 's Stable for myi Inry service :c ui-vd to exhibit that turd when aili 1 upoa to do so by any member ol 1 >cnl district board or by any police obi Th. iirial classifica tion car's ar. privt trail., rot ice that the rev istr.iat will moii i.e cr.iied into mili tary service if -hey have been classified in Class 1; they ar virtually certificates of temporal-" discharge if the registrants have been given deferred classification in (’lasses 2, 2, or 5. Therefore they should be very carefully preserved. T he list ot registrants to whom ques tionnaires have been sent and from whom tio return has been received by the local hoard is as follows: Nelson .1. Willett, K. I-. I». in, Chelsea; William Lewis Ken ner, Windsorville; Alfred Woods. River side Drive, Augusta; Giovanni Antonacai (Waterville R. I-'. l>.). Benton; Modesto DiCosimo (Waterville it. F. D.). Benton; Phillippe Bernier. 4ti Washington street, Augusta. Joseph Kalill, North Vassalboro; John Helally, North Vassalboro; Ernest Gregoire, 15 East Birch street, Winslow; Albert Ames JInrriman. 2 Mitchell court, Randolph; Harold Forest Norton, R. F. D. 54. Windsorville; Ray Martel! Wing, Benton: Joseph Trepelle (Waterville B. F D i. Kenton; Coleman Francis McGowan, ?0 Water street. Hallow-ell; Oscar EeBras sour, Clinton avenue. Winslow; William Russell, 14 Jefferson street, Augusta; Wil liam Joseph Foote. 60 Ticonic street. Winslow; Cleopas Ciguerc, 11 Bay street, Winslow. GERMAN SPY SCARE Occurred When Man Dropped Revol ver From His Pocket 'Bath Times, Jan. 23.) The report that a German, literally armed to the teeth so to speak, had been apprehended in a Front St. res taurant when one of his shooting irons dropped out of a hip pocket, was the rumor that spread about the city late Tuesday afternoon. Officer Foley hap pened to be near the scene and hear ing the report entered the restaurant and taking the young man, possessor if the weapon, by the arm, led him to the police station where he was ex amined by City Marshal Abram C. Oliver. The young man was in the act of climbing on a stool at the lunch counter when the revolver fell on the Boor. A woman rushed to the police station to give warning that a Ger man was there while some of the din ers are said to have spent an un comfortable moment or two until they saw the officer march him safely away. At the police station the young man asked that his employer be sent for and the request was granted. The employer, who is in charge of one of the city's industries, was ready to shoulder responsibility for the young man’s plight and gave an explanation. It seems that lie was thinking- of 1 I Special Purchase Sale of lunate enough to get aleauttfij? ""?**this Week and was for- are the Greatest Values of the Jaso^8" n°W that i Now Priced Iit $12.50, J1UI7.50, $19.75: Worth from $17.50 up to $35.00 POMS, etoCAbo oulTnfaYe rtOkSir f R0ADCL0THS> POM j MARK DOWN PRICES n to ?f Wmter Coats and Suits at ing opportunity D° n0t ,0Se 4he "^derful Money Sav SVSillinery Dept. Your choice of any Hat in this store regardless of what it has sold for, now at $1.00. i 25 Children’s GOATS at $7.50 worth $10,50 emOWSKY’S Store for Women Sole Agents for McCall Patterns Visit Our Fur Dep’t as Our Furs are All Marked Down jani'ulHx The Electric Heating Pad Brings Relief to Many Ailments Everyone knows by experience that the application of heat will afford relief from pain. But the full possibilities of this treat* ment were never achieved until the Electric Heating Pad was put on the market, not only as a hospital appliance, but as a household necessity. Think of the Comfort and then compare the low cost at which you may obtain this comfort, at 10c per K. W. you can use the Electric Heating Pad. High Heat Medium Heat Low Heat 2 Hours for 1 cent 4 Hours for 1 cent 6} Hours for 1 cent And the Price Only $7.50 Central Maine Power Co. purchasing a revolver and knowing the i young man had one for sale asked him to bring it when he returned to work yesterday afternoon, stating that if he liked it he would buy it. The sale ev idently didn't go through but the em ployer asked the employee to have supper with him. The young man (placed the revolver, which was un (loaded, by the way. in his hip pocket, and they started for the restaurant and it was while seating themselves at the counter the accident happened. Marshal Oliver released the young man, but bas decided to keep the re volver for the present, at least. Veteran Rockland Fire Fighter When Chief Engineer George A. Flint a few days ago selected the four men who were to form the nucleus of 1 Rockland's permanent Are department, j he naturally picked Oscar M. Ellems. i the veteran ex-foreman of the Gen. i Barry Hose Company, as one of the quartet. j "Cub'' Ellems joined the department i in 1876, and with the exception of four j or five years Ikls fought nearly every fire to which the South End com pane went. His career closely parallels the i history of the department itself for I that period. Tlie Berry Engine Company,* at the time Mr. Ellems joined it, was pos sessed of a Button handtub and a hose reel. He joined as torch boy, and the title of “Cub” has never left him in 47 years. Mr. Ellems has taken part in practi cally all of Rockland's conflagrations for 40 years, and was temporarily blinded while fighting the fire which threatened to sweep the whole of Crocketts Point a few years ago. 1I( never experienced a worse night, how ever, than that of Dec. 29-30, 1917, on which the city's latest big fire oc curred. When the Boston Globe a number of years ago conducted a voting contest to see who were the most popular fire men in New England, Mr. Ellems was the runner-up in the Maine division. His popularity has never diminished. Three hundred and seventy British. French and German airplanes were re Sorted u> have been brouehl down on the U. St WAR Saving Certificates Each certificate is a U. S. Government bond which will be cashed for $5 on January 1st, 1923, You can buy one this month for $4.12, Next month it will cost more. You can cash It at the post office upon giving 10 days’ notice. No one person is permitted to own more than $1,000 of War Savings Certificates. They can be registered which guarantees against their loss or theft. You can buy them at the Augusta Trust Company Augusta, Maine TTI -1111111111M111 *ri nfcdtf Monsieur Robert Paul Principal of the Portland School of Languages, having opened a branch at 243 Water street, next door to Shaw's business college, will be here every Tuesday and Friday from 9.45 A. M. to 8 P. M.,.beginning Jan. 4th. Any one interested in the study of either French or Spanish is welcome to in quire as to terms, instruction. Two evening classes in French and Spanish new forming. _dec2k]lmo_ Western front during November. De ducting 52 accounted for in the last days ot October, and not officially announced till later, the actual number la BS which the British claim 10& M aad German* 12*>.

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STATE HOUSE Next Council Meeting 10 A. M. Friday, Jan. 25 The regular January, meeting of the' Governor and Council will convene at 1') o’clock this morning, with a coii ■'i'ierafile amount of business await ing it. No intimation has been given by the members of the Executive Ooun I as to action on the tabled nom ination of Willis E. Carsons of Kox ei oft as commissioner ol in.and Can aries and game, nor by Governor Mtl liken as to the nomination of a suc .«soi to the lat at the Executive department were' Hon. Taber It. Bailey of Bangor, pres ident of the Maine Senate: Attorney George E. Thompson ol Bangor: Judge Frank T. Miller ol Rockland; Wilbur Oliver of Bath, sheriff of Sagadahoc county; Charles H. Nich- ots or Cortland: Ralph O. Brewster of Cortland, representative to the Reg- islatme: l.ieut. I’hilip I’ Chapman of I'oitiand. of the 3d Maine Infantry and hainnan "f the Board of Health; Hon. Harold M. Sew all of Bath, chairman of th*1 Maine Public Safety commit- tee. l.ieut. Harry C. Carver, formerly of1 ibiirn and of the Maine National. Guard, now of Calgary. Alberta, was a i aller on Thursday on Adjutant’ General fieorge McE. Cresson. Major Charles K. Havis of the ad jutant general's department is con tined to his home, although now re overing from a severe attack of brou i liitis and laryngit is. The State House Minstrels will te le arse at 7.30 this evening and the bulletin sc, It will be the last be f"ie the dress rehearsal that the nr lies! i a w ill civ e us." \MOTHER PURCHASE BY CENTRAL ME. POWER CO. The f’ublb' Ctllltles Commission has r, ndered d'-lslon authorizing the Cen ual Maine Power Co. to purehase of Ir e Robiiiaon Igind Co. l. in consldera THAT STUBBORN COUGH OR COLD .ch ilors not quii kly yieM to onli Ii.it: mi»a«urps must he ile.ilt w'.th as »lanK»»rou8. Try ECKMANS ALTERATIVE Taken In time. this Calcium prep aration may prevent chronic condi tions involving throat and lungs Contains no Alcohol, Narcotic or H:>n't-Forming Itrug. 'i? -c. now SE50. $1 size, now 80c C-c in lurirs w.ir tai. All druggists. _Eekm.'iu laboratory, Philadelphia. The Backbone It health's foundation. 'See my health talk Monday.) GEO. B. ALLEN, D. C. 316 Water St„ Augusta, Me. tion of all o' wh.ch the Central Main-. Power Co. will release the Robinson I-an '1 Co. from all liability for obligations now Peid against t f--r funds advanced to make its purchases payments, amounting to JtJy.VSO. Tiie decision further states that tne Central Maine Power Co. and the Hari land Electric Light Power Co. carry in their respective accounts the sum of fll oan as a liability o', ilie latter company to the former, drawing interest at the rate tiamed in the original mortgage note until otherwise ordered and the Central Maine Power Co. deposit all shares of stock in the Hartland Electric Light A bower Co. and the Wiscasset Electric Light Power Co. purchased under this order, with the trustees under the mort gage securing its first mortgage bonds due Nov. 1. 1 f>3f*. as additional security for said bonds Supreme Court Appointment Soon Governor Miiliken said last night that, an appointment would soon be made to till the vacancy caused by tne death of As sociate .iustice John B. Madigan Houi ton. It is gossiped about the State House that tiie nomination may be made Friday. Tiie latest !i«t of those mentioned .n connection with tne appointment includes the names ol' Charies P. Barnes and •lames Archibald of Houlton. senator P. H. Gillin of Bangor. Walter S. Glidden of Bath, Judge Charles .1. Dunn of Orono, L. B. Leas', of B.ir Harbor. Arthur ,S Littlefield of Dockland and John W. Man son of Pittsfield. Draft Rulings The following rulings have inn been re ceived by Governor Miiliken from Provost Marshal K. II. Crowder and made public by Adjutant General Presson, the provost marshal of Maine: Communications being received indicate that in many states the local boards havs not begun physical examination of regis trants placed in Class 1. Instruct all ip* cal boards to proceed at once with ex aminations. Many local hoards are not acting prop erly on individual induction orders issued by direction of the chiefs of staff corps or departments. Such individual Induc tion orders are the "competent orders" re ferred to in Section 170, Selective Service Kegulations and should he treated as therein provided. Registrants should be physically ex amined and inducted by local boards as provided in Section b>. Boards must act on such orders even if registrant is wtth ir current Brunswick Light and Power Co., the Waldoboro Water .and j kloctric Light and Power Co. the Hartland F-Iectric Light and Power Co. and the Newport Electric Light and Power Co. to issue capital stock to re imburse the treasury for money ex fl landed for construction purposes and current assets. The prayers of the several petitions, are identical in form. "To issue its capital stock or obligations or both to :m amount sufficient to reimburse its treasury for capital expenditures in curred since the purchase of its capita! stock by the Central Maine Power Co. Authority is requested to sell the capi tal stock or obligations, or both, to the said Central Maine Power Co., and the said petitioner requests that the Pub lic Utilities Commission fix the amount of stock or obligations to. he issued and the terms under which the same shall be disposed of. The general statement covering the same cases is as follows: “All of these petitioners are sub sidiaries of the Central Maine Power Co., controlled by it through direct ownership of the entire capital stock of all of them except the Hartland and the Wiscasset companies. The stock of the two last named is owned by the Robinson Land Co.. a majority of whose stock is owned by the Centra; Maine Power Co. The Central Maine Power Co. will be granted permission to purchase the stock of these two corporations, and they will now be treated as though this had been con summated. It will be a part of this whole transaction. "There is also pending—H:ed and heard with this case—a petition by the Central Maine Power Co., for pier mission to purchase file stocks which these corporations may lie authorized to issue and to issue its securities to provide funds for that purpose. "The Central Maine Power Co. has acquired the ownership of these vari ous companies in order that it might serve the towns covered by their re spective franchises, they being beyond the geographical limits reached by its franchise: otherwise, it might have purchased the plants and financed the undertakings direct. It has in every case, we believe, entered the territory only on the request of owners of the loca' company, or of the community, or both, in order either to give bettei service or to relieve the owners ol the local company of further responsibil ity. i ne local companies nave continued to render service, being operated by the lAunagement of the Central Maine Cower Co. The latter has controlled expenditures for extensions and bettoi ments, and has advanced moneys for such purposes when enough was not available for their own resources. It is now proposed to issue securities to re-imburse the several treasuries for expenditures made for capital pur poses, and to determine in these pro ceedings the amounts in which eacn of the corporations may be allowed to capitalize such disbursements to a i common date, Oct. 21, 1917, thus estab lishing a "bench mark” or starting point for eacli company for further transactions. "As each case is stated, tiie manner in which the Central Maine Power Cu. is to profit from this financing will be icorne apparent. Generally speaking, each subsidiary company will receive from the Central Maine Power Co. cash for its new issue of stock and in most of the cases pay the greater part of that cash back to the Central Maine Power Co. for obligations due it. In tiie end. it amounts to a reimbursement of the treasury of the Central Maine Power Co. for expenditures made by it on its plant, regarding all of the prop erty of all of these companies as parts of one united plant in the broader sense. "Theoretically, the result could tie more simply and directly obtained by requiring each corporation to sell ils new stock to the public and to re-pay jtlie Central Maine Power Co. for its I advances with the proceeds. What ever other objections tiie present ov.u ers may have to such a plan, it. is ob j vious that it would be impracticable, because minority issues of tlie.se sub sidiarv companies could lie sold to the public only at substantially less than [they are intrinsically worth, and scrl (ius loss would be suffered. "On the other hand, while all of the corporations mentioned are parts of a j single system, they must be treated as though entirely distinct in fixing the amounts of stock which each mav is jfnle: ,hfi of the Central Maine Power Co. cannot control. We are ,,ou,,d t0 (ind what amount, if any. of j the capital to be issued is required in good 1 aith by tiie petitioner in the case I under immediate consideration, "for Purposes enumerated” in Section 27. I Chapter 55, Revised Statutes. These j purposes are "the acquisition of prop vrty to lie used for the purpose or car rying out its corporate power, the con struction, completion, extension or im provement of its facilities, or for the improvement or maintenance of its service, or for the discharge or lawful FIRE SMOKE WATER SALE Mow move your dollars. Well man* 9 entire stock of shoes from the Darby Block fire is here. It Is surprising how little damaged they are. Such shoes as we offer can’t be bought again for twice what we are selling them now. What the insur ance company loses is your gain. Don’t delay come today MEN'S HEAVY WINTER SHOES Some with Waterproof Soles $3.50 and $4 values £0 A C Fire Sale Price. MEN'S GOODYEAR WELT Gun Matal and Vici All usee, $2.50, $3 A. QC $3.50, Fire Sale Price. X «*/d En« All MEN’S DRESSY SHOES For Young Men lish Last, Leathere $2.95 Babber Prices Way Down LUMBERMEN'S RUBBERS $2.50 and $3 Fret quality Fira Sale Price, $1.45 LADIES’ HOUSE SLIPPERS 75c and $1.00 a pj Fire Sale Price. 40C LADIES’ FANCY SHOES Cloth and Leather Tops $4, $5 and $6 values Fire Sale Price, $2.95 LADIES’ SHOES $2.50. $3 and $3.50, slightly damaged by fire. Fire Sale Price J CHILDREN S SHOES $1.25, $1.50 while they last Fire Sale Price. 75c Augusta Shoe Store Formerly Cohen’s Shoo Store 325 Water Street cTr! o„„ AUGUSTA refunding- of its obligation*, or for such other purposes as ina> be authorized by law.” “So far as these subsidiary com panies are concerned, we are not shown that the last clause in the latter quotation adds anything to me pui poses stated in the preceding clauses: the preceding ones include all of tnc lawful purposes for which any of these companies appears to be authorized by lav.- to issue stocks or bonds. ‘‘The fact that expenditures have j been made for any of these purposes does not necessarily justify the is.st.c of stocks or bonds to re-imburse the treasury, although it is a very strong circumstance. It ntay be that all of some part of such expenditures mn> properly be made front accumulated surplus or from current income, or that they are a re-investment or de- preciation or sinking funds. The law says that the capital so procured must be "required” for one of these pur poses. and some significance will be given that word. What is meant will be more apparent as the specific pur poses disclosed in some of these cases* are discussed. In a:iy event, funds once invested in the plant should not he re-intbursed through capital issues unless the purpose to which they are to be devoted justifies—the mere fact of the investment is not enough. The Wiscasset Electric Light and Power Co. is authorized to issue 40 shares of its common capital stock of the par value of $10 per share at 150 per cent of their par value. The Penobscot Bay Electric Co. is authorized to issue 000 shares of its capital stock of the par value of $100 per share, at 133 1-3 per cent of their par value. I lie Hath and Brunswick Light and l*owcr Bo. is authorized to issue 547 shares ot its capital stock, at the par value ol $14)0 per share, at par. The Waldoboro Water and Klectric f.ight and Power Co. is authorized to issue its capital stock of the aggregate par value of $2300. at par. The Hartland Klectric Light and Power Co. is authorized to issue 40 shares of its capital stock ol the par value of $50 per share, at par. The Newport Light and Power Co. is authorized to issue* 050 shares of its common stock at the par value of SB) per share at $9.20, per share. New Corporations j The following new corporations, or ganized under the laws of Maine, hate’ had their articles of incorporation ap proved by the office of the attorney general of the State: Pan-American Kxplortion o organ ized Jan. 12 at Skowhegan. Capital steak. $S40,000; all common: nothing paid in; par value, $790: shares sub scribed. 3. President, Frederick G. Clapp, Yonkers. X. Y.: Francis W. Briggs, Skowhegan: clerk. Amos K. Butler. Skowhegan: directors, Freder ick Clapp. Yonkers, X. y„ Francis i W. Briggs, Skowhegan. Herbert L. j Swett. Skowhegan. Purposes, to eon-! duct explorations for oil, gas and oth er minerals and natural resources of the earth. Approved Jan. 16. “Rockland Poultry Food Co.*’ organ ised l>ec. 26 at Rockland. Capital stock. $10,000; all common; nothing paid in: Par value, $100; shares subscribed. 3. President, Alice G. Jackson. Rockland: treasurer, G. A. Lawrence, Rockland; j clerk, A. S. Littlefield, Rockland: di rectors, Alice (j. Jackson, G. A. Law rence, all of Rockland. Purposes, the manufacture and dealing in poult:*. food and fertilizer. Approved Jan. 11. Journal Publishing Co., organized Jan. 15 at Gardiner. Capital stock, $P>, j "00: all common; nothing paid in: pari i value. $50; shares subscribed, 4. pres-' ident. llenry Richards. Gardiner; clerk and treasurer, K. L. Bussell, Gardiner; directors. J. S. Jlaxi v, H- nry Richards and C. H. Gray, all of Gardiner. J’ut poses, to print and publish a newspaper in Gardiner, Me., or elsewhere in S Maine: to conduct a general publishing and printing business, etc. Approved Jan. 19. Rainville Rubber Company. Inc organ ized Jan. IS at Lewiston. Capital stock $50,099. all common, nothing paid pa value $109. shares subscribed 1". presi dent and treasurer. Joseph Rainville Lewiston; clerk, Dana S. Williams, I, v iston; directors, Joseph A. Rainville Lau rence T. Paquette and Charles II. Crow ley, all of Lewiston, Purposes, the *i*.atie fncture and dealing in at wholesale and retail of rubber goods. Approved Jan. v.\ Bast Hebron Farmers' Union, organ ized Jan. 15 at East Hebron. Capital stock $10,oop. a]] common, paid in Slot. p:lr \alup $10. shares subscribed 10. President, K. E. Conant, Buckfield; clerk and treas urer, T:. A. Pierce. Hebron Station; direc tors, E. E. Conant. Buckfield, ,1. A. Hibbs. Ilebron. ft. a. Pierce, Hebron Station, c S Keene, East Hebron. O. P. Brown. East Hebron, G. 11. Allen, East Hebron. I. W j Ellingwood. Hebron. Purposes, the usual i I business of a Farmers' Union. Approved 1 Jan. 21. Crosby Motor Service Company, org i2e Tuesday. The burial will take place lr indnvap Ixt An(lovarf mmmmmmr W ood’s Primrose Tea is more than Tea —It’s a combination of the choicest growths—selected-““blend ed and prepared by the greatest organ ization of Tea Expert*in-New England. It’s unusual Tea. For 40 years Wood’s Primrose Tea has maintained its high standard of Quality under ,all conditions. Today, in it’s new,- air-tight, hermetically sealed-dress—“Uhsoiled by hands, dust or mosphere—containing every particle of choiceoess and-flavor1,-it-standfv pre-eminent as the- one-Tea-to-ohooSe-’for Purity Flavor Deliclousnes* 35 c the Half Pound Royal Rochester Percolator coupons in each i pound package of Wood’s Primrose Tea and one pound packages of Wood’s Gilt Edge Boston-Coffee. Sa vet hem. Economize. Ask Your Grocer Today H A B It is Habit with readers of the Daily Kennebec Journal to read advertisements—and therein lies a factor of its great value to advertisers— therein lies its great pulling power. If the Daily Kennebec Journal had but half its circulation it would still be a very profitable ad vertising medium at its present advertising rates. The haoit of its readers in reading the advertise ments is of long standing. It has passed down from generation to genera tion. It is fixed. It is a powerful business stimulant. 1 he smallest advertisement placed among hun dieds of other small advertisements gets its share of attention from readers. They do not overlook anything. The RESPONSE is IMME DIATE. Time and time again tests are made always with one result—success. The Daily Kennebec Journal IT COVERS CENTRAL MAINE