Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.)
March 11, 1918

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MONDAY: Fair _ TUESDAY: Fait Be Thrifty If you have a aecond-haml article of value which you no longer use be THRIFTY—advertise It In tii# Journal and gei the cash out ot It. A Clasaific: aU will turn the trick ESTABLISHED 1825. American's Drive Back the Germans L. S. Patrol in No Man’s Land Causes Enemy Casualties bomb troops on LORRAINE FRONT American Artillery Blows up En tiny Ammunition Dump Also Shell Heavily First and Second Hun Lines U. S. Snipers Especially Active With the American Army in France, Manli v "By the Associated A sin.nl American patrol early ill merilr.g met an enemy patrol in No jin I-a ml near Chetnin Ties Dames ana *r*,| nn r!i» eiieinj A sharp skirmish ssi in. *i• urate tiring of the Amer .nii x mu- enemy casualty and t mree others The Americans •*t'irs* I t" Uic.r lines without a man bet* s 'an fieh Bcmb Lorraine Troops Tat •n.op, the lairriiine Iront at the sti* 1 *ir suffered aii xirctnely heavy r.rvruted bombardment. .Northwest 7 j! r f ftu iin flreti nearly a hundred t"‘ .'do one of the American bat ■e- n a short space of time, I k-o* a 'Ti ad lusted so rapid) 1 ""«lc man so far has been S!il hospital. A r: 1 artillery Idew up an enemy inmrir.. u imp The heavy shells drop H resulted In a flash followed by and great lomls of smoke. The artillery also shelled heavily n* encint lirst and second lines. snipers have been especiall' e ve during the past .b hours, one ir.irpiiu 'cr killing a German who was sakt* u parapet, while other sharp Shoofers were successful in hitting other a-rr.v w ho showed themselves. Knemy cj'.'nr i ir rllb's were especially active 1 and early this morning hut did 'f damage. There Is normal artillery KDERIGHS DEAD— 1 GUSHED WITH DEWEY i.. March 10 Admiral von ier omm.imler of a Herman '"if"!' m,1 ml.i .hiring the Spanish* “”‘l r n hid clashed with Arl l**«. the tnniandcr of the American a>iua have been beaten before they reached the Knte trenches. When footing was gained. German tenure of the position generally was short-lived for counter-attacks expelled them. Everything in the way of modern warfare, not omitting liquid fire, has (Continued on Page 2—Col. 4) j GERMAN SWEEP I «..._ Into Russia Futile Try Shift War Center Key Positions on Western Front Where U. S. Troops Now Occupy Four Po sitions Seys War Department American Engineers on Way to Har I bin I Washington. March 10.— Germany's 'sweep into ltussia is described by the War department's weekly military re view tonight as another futile attempt j by tilt: Hermans to shift the center of 'gravity of the war. which still remains on the west front where the Teutons face the French. British. Italian and Belgian armies and the ever-growing American forces. There, ttie review says, lie the key positions of the war. Americans at Four Points American troops now occupy trench es at four separate points and. as was recently disclosed, in the. principal sre tor their front is four and a half miles 'long. They have been constantly en gaged, the depai intent say.- nd tite i scope of their activities m toeing con staptly extended. 1 The department finds nothing to indi« cate that the Hermans have abandoned 'their plans for a great offensive in the i west and it says the Allies w hile as suming an alert defensive, are content ro let the enemy break himself against their impregnable line. Intense air activities during the week are noted with the statement that 211 enemy aircraft were brought down on the western front alone, w hile the AI lies lost only ffS machines on all fronts during the same period. The enemy loss on all fronts is placed at 275. In commenting on the Siberian sit uation the review says: "A detachment, of American engi neers is en route for Harbin.” Our “Specialty” Dept. Let us make your new Spring Suit for you. We promise you the BEST Suit of Clothe* your money can buy in these days of sky-high prices. Wh»t you get ic the thing that counts and we positively promise to giv* you MOST. Our Slogan A Fit Without a Flaw Call and see the styles and get our prices. H. G. Barkef Company The Proven Value Giver* Two Stores Augusta and Gardiner i _

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AUGUSTA LOCALS .lohn Gagnon «ai aMa Saturday to leave the Augusta General hospital or |>is home on Water street. Stephen D. Blaisdell returned Saturday from Boston, having attended the auto show. G Randall Baker of 4 Swan street left Saturday morning for Concord. Mass.. ■vi here he has accepted a position. K. Ji. Wltham of Dexter arrived in the rity ori the Saturday afternoon express und is the guest of his brother, Charles William. 112 State street. The monthly business and social meet ing of the Christian Kndeavor Society of the Penney Memorial church has been jostponed to Monday evening, March IS. The meeting will be held at the parson age. Mrs George F. Crocker and Miss Mil tired Fisher were at I’ortsnfouth. .V. II., Saturday for the day and were the guests nf Mrs. Crocker's son, Stanley II. Crock er, who is stationed at the United States naval hospital at that place. Th* next regular meeting of Jephtha Fm ampment. No. 3. I. O. O. F., will be j held Tuesday evening. March 12. The Golden Rule degree will be conferred on several candidates. A good attendance Is desired. Friends of George W. Field, who has been receiving treatment at the Augusta !en»ral hospital, will be gratified to learn mat he has sufficiently recovered to leave the hospital and went Saturday to his home In Oakland. Mr and Mrs .lohn liver of Bangor Ar rived in the i-ity on the Saturday after i oon express and are the guests of Mr. nd Mrs. JI J. Cross on State street. Mr. md Mrs. Dyer brought with theirn their fant son. John Reed Dyer, and although ,:ie voting man is but six weeks old he expressed himself as much pleased with the Capital city. “OH BOY!” IS A HIT Clever Musical Comedy Is Greatly Enjoyed Here I' lias been some little time since aj R'xmI up-to-date musical comedy lias Haved in Augusta and it lias been aj much longer time since theatergoers i this city have had the privilege of witnessing a musical -omedy produc tion of the iiigii quality of "Oh, Boy:’ tv hi* h was presented Saturdav after noon and evening at the Augusta! ’pern nouse I-overs of a real comic pera, from Hallovrell and Ggrdiner. as weii as this city turned out in large numbers until the house was packed to •'standing room only,” and the play pi need :i most enjoyable three-hours entertainment. T comedy was replete with tuneful cotic hits, clever dancing by a chorus prett.v girls, and some bits of char ter acting, all of wfilch were very i'leasing The plav was well staged r'd t is together with the many stun ning gowns worn by the ladies of the nrus gave a general effect which ns admirable. i eri can be no doubt tint what a n'ca* deal of the credit for the success 'A tl.e musical comedy in this city was n to I b len Shipman, who as Jackie S.nopson carried out a difficult role, ft I i “v been said f that voting lady that 't aking ftp i s has been one of her i pti ialties during the IT years of her 1 te. and that could be easily believed 1 anyone sv T- very sm-.-essful and measured up to all ex pectation*. SUNDAY’S SNOW STORM ONE OF WINTER’S WORST \ftfr trying for several times during >be week to produce something in the M.owstorm line, it temained for Sat* 111 'li y night and Sunday to deliver the goods in a vvn that was by no means uncertain and to produce a storm that w.-is well up in the iist of those which will go on record as the worst of th u inter. The snow began falling nt about 11 o’clock Saturday niglit. and soon developed into blizzard propor tion* that continued until Sunday morning, also throughout the day anil info the night. Just how much snow ame down would he difficult to state because of the wind which came along with the snow and piled it into drifts everywhere, but it must have been a foot or nmre Tlie storm was bad enough and iMs* agreeable enough about the city, but "lit ovci the hills where the wind go! c good rake the snow piled up every where and there will be many roads tIns morning plugged full so that trav el over them will be very uncertain. The storm as usual got in its work on the trolley line so that the short route ve vice, between Augusta and Cardi t ei. was about the only part of the system in operation, and that could hardly be tailed regular. The Maine entral was not bothered much by the -form, and but few of the trains were delayed. At a late hour last night the etorm was ,,8tlll doing it." INTEREST GROWING IN NEW 3RD MAINE COMPANY Now that drill work lias been com menced the Third Maine Co. which :s being recruited in Augusta, renewed interest in the organization is being manifested by young men of this citv’ and vicinity. Thirty-three have al ready enrolled. There are as follows Ervin Eugene Alexander, Clayton cis ar Beane, Clarence O. Blake, Bernice Atwood Carey, Floyd Chase, Letov inidley i roes. Amos Pamela. L. Ken deli I>a\i*. Walter Reed Doucett, Carl I Simmon Dynr, Robert James Faulk ner, Bert Roy Fowler. Sydney Fred Foye, Leland Grimes, Frank Ho bart Lord Hargraves. Frank Leslie Harmon, George Williams Haskell, Ivan I* Howe,' Charles Keays. Percy K. D. Knox, Burleigh Martin, Walter H. Millegan. Jesse R. Miller, Burt B. Newell. Benjamin H. Noves. Clarence K. peacock, Alfred Augusta Poulin, Lewis L. Ramsdell. Hernfon Rogers, Victor Bryan Stlmpson. Henrv F. Trask, Joseph Osgood Trask, Leslie George Trask. Social Club Meetings The Murray Alliance will meet this eve ning with Mrs. Willis Swift at 112 Win throp street. The Channing Guild will meet Monday at 2 P. M. with Mrs. Cobb and Miss To ney, 99 Stone street. The Presets will meet this evenin wgith Mrs. William Ryan, 23 Pearl street. The Roger Williams Club will meet wivh Mrs. Saunders Patterson Monday evening at 7.39. The Woman s League will meet with Mrs. Walter M. Sanborn. 5 Middle street, at 2.30 this afternoon. A full attendance is desired as business of interest will be brought before the meeting. Koussinoc Chapter, P. A. R will meet at 3 P. M. Monday with Mrs. Smith S. Randall, 5 Summer street. March 11 at 2.30 the Armitage Club will meet In the parlors at St. Mark's Home. The meeting of the Deborah Society of the Penney Memorial church for Monday, March 11. has been postponed. Street Railway Changes The I,., A. W. St. Ry. gives notice of the following changes in schedule: On week days only, commencing Wednesday, March 13, the first car from Augusta to WatcrvilTe will leave Augusta at 3.20 A. M. Instead of 5.30 A. M., and will arrive in Waterville at 6.40 A. M., but will not leave returning until 7 A. M. One week days only, commencing Wednesday, March 13, the car due tn leave Waterville for Augusta at 5 P. M. will leave at 5.05 P. M. and will leave Proctor Bowie's at Winslow at 5.08 M. mohlld3t Funeral of Harry L. Whitman The funeral of the late Harry E. Whitman was held at 2.45 P. M. Sun day from his late home on the Win throp road, a large number of his friends and relatives being present. Rev. A. Francis Walcli officiated and the bearers were Fred True, Manley Guild, Hansom Palmer and Frank Whitten. The remains were brought to this city and placed in the receiving tomb in Mount Vernon Cemetery. ARCHER GOES TO PIRATES Pittsburg, Pa., March 10.—Jimmie Archer, former Chicago National and Detroit American catcher, has signed a contract to play here today. Archer, "'bo was given an unconditional re lease by the Chicago club last year, started his major league career with Pittsburg in 1904. JIM McCORMICK DEAD Famous Pitcher and Teammate of Billy Sunday, Mike Kelley and “Old Sil ver” Flint Paterson. X. J., March 10—Jim Mc f'ormick, veteran base ball player and famous pitcher of the Chicago White Stockings ill the early eighties, died at a hospital here today from a disease of the liver, in his hase ball days lie was a teammate of the Rev. Hilly Sunday. Mike Kelly, the “$10,000 Beauty” and “Old Silver” Flint. He and Kelly were considered the best battery jn base ball at that time. McCormick was more tban 00 years old and bad been ill for a year. TOWN ELECTIONS JAY—Selectmen, A. F. Tavlor. W. H. Pike. C. R. Thompson: town clerk. .1. H. Macomber; treasurer, r. I,. Maconiber: tax collector, II. 11. Briggs: school com mittee. Rutus Stone. Monev appro priated: State aid road. $990- schools $Wc summer highways, $nooh; support of poor. $1500; new schoolhouse, $12 000- notes and interest, $3500; High school. $2300; "inter snow bills, $3000; repair of school houses, $1500; electric lights, $700- hv drants, $280. KIXGFIEED—Selectmen. Orren Tufts. V,an^-Vose' n- r>- Knapp; town clerk! 1 Watson; treasurer, E. E. Mitchell: lax collector; E. P. Hinds; school com nilttee. ,T, E. Cartland, W. O. Foster, K- Kldridge. Money appropriated: School $3090; highways. $2433; support of poor •-O'-1: town charges. $750; town debt, $500 ^ra"l,!'ental' lights and fmerest.’ $7™"- collection and abatement of taxes JtsiO; fire department and Webster librarv $300; other purposes, $825.13. CAMBRIDGE—Selectmen. S. E. Bailee i K- S. I. Mower: town cleric, Bailer town agent, E. Bailer treasurer. D. B. Whitney; tax collector! I-. P. King; school committee, S. Ham Money appropriated* Schools $800; high ways. 41200; State aid road, $300; main tenance State aid road. $450 NORTHPORT-Selertmen, It. F. Arcs. clerk TT n- ,'-,Cho8ter s‘>eldon; town Lei Elwell; treasurer. H. g Hills; tax collector, H. G. Hills- school committee Donald Dodge. Bert .1. Bird -Woney appropriated: Schools! lMX)i town chiircps State highways, $533; State aid highwtvs *;"i; books, $50; electric lights $1.V towti debt $8C0: Temple Heights $75 Bitch creek. $50; snow. $300. ca WAR CROSSES (Continued from Page One) break up the attacks and drive dltW ccupied his life. In the Massachusetts House of Representatives he rose to the speakersnip and in Is'J's he became a member of the Republican National Committee. Mr. Meyer’s national prominence be gan when, upon the recommendation of Senator Henry Cabot I-odge and the late Senator George Frisbee Hoar, President McKinley named him as am bassador to Italy. While in that coun try tie handled several difficult diplo matic problems and accumulated much information which later proved of val ue in the maturing of the immigration policy of the United States. Incidental ly. he was reputed to have converted King Victor Emmanuel to the use of the automobile. He had taken to Romo his large touring car. When the king invited the ambassador to visit a shoot ing box 25 miles outside the city, Mr. Meyer suggested that they go in his ear The king accepted the suggestion and was so delighted with the speed of the trip that he soon acquired a ear for himself. Mr. Meyer was at St. Petersburg during the trying days of the Ports mouth peaee conference. It istrecount ed that when the peace envoys reached the stumbling block of Japan’s de mands for territorial indemnity Presi dent Roosevelt directed Ambassador MKver to see the Russian Emperor in person and insist upon an agreement. Mr. Meyer, however, found diplomatic suggestions for such an arrangement ineffective at the Russian foreign office, where upon he resorted to his favorite direct methods and informed the for eign minister that unless an audience were arranged before a stated hour he would take his own means of reaching tlie emperor’s presence. The audience was promptly grunted and Mr. Meyer persuaded the Emperor that the ces sion of Saghalien Island to JApan would not conflict with Russia’s deter mination not to yield an inch of terri tory, as the island in the remote past had belonged to Japan. As post master general Mr. .Meyer in troduced more up-to-date business methods in his department. He was one of the earliest advocates of the postal savings system. The navy department gave Mr. Meyer a wide field for the use of his business instincts. He effected a reorganiza tion which did away with much dupli cation of work and devoted consider able time to increasing efficiency at tlie navy yards. In 1911 lie visited Eu rope and inspected t lie naval stations and shipbuilding plants of several countries. After his retirement from public office in 1913 Mr. Meyer resumed many of his earlier business connections. Ills home was at Hamilton, Mass., where ids figure on horseback was a familiar one. Having played polo in his young er days, lie was a daring rider. Throughout his life, he was devoted to out-of-door sports. At Harvard, from which lie was graduated in 1879, he rowed on his class crew and won med als for running. He was a vigorous tennis player and a lover of Ashing, for many years making annual trips to the Restigouche l'or salmon. Mr. Meyer married Alice Appleton of Lenox, Mass., in 1885. They had ore sen and two daughters. Captain George Von L. Meyer, Mrs. Christopher R. P. Rogers of Boston and Mrs. Guiseppe Bratnbilla of Rome. Funeral Services Tuesday Boston, March 10.—Funeral services for George von L. Meyer, former secre tary of the navy, who died at his home here last night, will be held at the Ca thedral church of St. l’aul in this city Tuesday afternooon, it was announced tonight. Bishop William Lawrence of the Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts will officiate. In recognition of Mr. Meyer's services to the navy a detacn ment o£ bluejackets will serve as active pass bearers. TliC honorary pall bearers will include Fnited States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Admiral Leigh I'aimer. Presi dent A. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard University, Francis I,. Higginson. Phil ip Dexter. I Tucker Burr, Ensign G. C. Cutter. Jefferson Newbold and J. A. Tuckerman. Burial Will be at Ham ilton. Tornado Cuts Loose (Continued from Page One) small electric pocket lights, the city light plant having been put out of com mission. Miller city, Putnam county, was hit i hard. Seven persons, two of whom may i die, were injured there, title side of a large Catholic church was blown in. EARLIER REPORTS OF BIG OHIO TORNADO Van Wert, Ohio, March 10.—Five per sons are known to be dead. Several are in a local hospital more or less seriously injured, between 2,r> and 50 farm homes ;rt-e completely or partly demolished and scores of barns and outbuildings Hire down as the result of a tornad wilier swept this country last evening Million Dollar Loss The financial loss in the county is estimated at from $500,000 to $1,000,0":'. I The tornado first struct at Middle Point travelling northeast across Harrison, Pleasant and \l’nion townships. It 1 would swoop down, wreck a fur.n I house, or possibly two or three, and 1 then jump over four or five miles bo fore doing any more damage. Reports received here today say that continental and Hostile, Ohio, were not wiped out. but that much properly damage was done. In the city of Van Wert little dam age was done. Most of the havoc was wrought west and northeast of the i city. i The tornado played queer prank*. Hundreds of chickens were left with i out a feather. One chicken was blown j jjjgi, m the air and landed on a tele phone post, from which it was re. i cued. Kig boulders weighing a ton weio found in the roads at several points having been lifted from fields r creeks and carried many yards. In i I'nion Township, a farm house was lift ed from its foundation and was car i rud into an adjoining field. A heavy stove in this house was carried half a mile bv the wind. _ __ Mrs. Watson Is a sister of Sir Krie Geddes. head of the British Admiralty, and of Sir Auckland Geddes. Minister of. National Service.

SEC. BAKER SAFE (Continued from Page One) been tried ^gainst the Americans, but' nowhere has the enemy been able to dent the front held by Gen. Pershing's j men. On the contrary the Americans have answered all the German offen sives with great bravery and. although j they have suffered some casualties, have made the enemy feel tbe effects of j their guns and riile fire. One thing' that has been apparent in all the af- frays that have occurred in that strip of territory between the trenches; known as N'o Man’s Land, is that the s Germans do not like coming into hand- j to-hand encounters with the Ameri- j cans and invariably give ground in the face of their vicious do-or-die attacks, j As in France and Belgium, the activity j along the entire fighting front in northern Italy is heightening and there also the patrol engagements and the artillery j duels seemingly signalize the approach j of bitter fighting. Doubtless with the spring thaw tiie enemy will endeavor to force liis way from the mountain regions out upon the plains of Venetia and also to cross the Piave river and form a junc tion with his northern armies. Here, however, the Italians having been heavily reinforced by the British and French, san guinary encounters may be expected. Push Forward in East Although tbe breakdown in the Russian army in Asiatic Turkey was expected to release thousands of Turks who might be sent against the British operating in Mesopotamia and Palestine, the British commanders in Shese two regions appar- ently are unafraid. Both of them again have driven their lines forward, Lieut. Gen. Marshall having captured Hit. on the Euphrates river, SO miles west of Bagdad, and Gen Allenbv in Palestine j having gone forward for au average depth of between two and three miles on a front j of 13 miles northwest of Jerusalem. Little additional information has come j through concerning the situation in Hus- j sla as regards either Great Russia. Little Russia or Eastern Siberia. Reports from Sweden say that a force of German In- fantry and artillerv hat; invaded Finland, j landing at Abo from the Aland islands, j The Cossack leader Gen. Semenoff is en- i deavoring to put down the opposition of the Bolshevikl along the trans-Siberian Railway in East Siberia. The Bolsheviki are using heavy guns under the direction of a German officer. The Japanese for eign minister lias declined in the Diet to discuss the subject of Japan's interven tion in Siberia.

WAR SECRETARY’S VISIT TO EUROPE j PURELY MILITARY i Baris, March 10.—The American see-; rotary of war, Newton J->. Baker, has arrived at a French poM. Visit Purely Military Washington, March 10.—Upon hear-i ing of Secretary Baker’s safe arrival iu France through The Associated: Press dispatch from Paris, the war de-| partment tonight announced that the I secretary's visit is purely military and not diplomatic and is for purposes of j inspection and personal conference! with military officers. Mr. Baker is ac companied by Maj. Gen. William M. Black, chief of engineers: Lieut. Co). M.! I,. Brett and Kalph Hayes, his private secretary. Secretary Baker plans to pass a hri°f| time in France, inspecting in person the concrete results already achieved in the effort of his department to place in the field this year an army that will be a; factor in the campaign. On Ihe eve of his departure Mr. Baker told members of the press who have been in the habit of seeing him every, day that he did not expect to be away 1 for any considerable length of time. No Hint of Trip Printed The secretary and his party left Washington without any other attempt at concealment of their movements than a request that the press refrain, from reporting his departure. The; newspapers again worked in hearty co operation to make the journey as safe! as possible from German submarines. No bint of the trip has been printed. Bor several months the war secretar.v has been eager to see for himself eondi- tions at the front and to talk over with Gen. Pershing, the man upon whom the. full burden of responsibility for the en- i tire American war program in 1* ranee has been placed, the many problems that have arisen to impede the carrying out of the department's plans. It was impossi- j lde for Gen. Pershing to come home for; such a conference. Mr. Baker determined, j after many conferences with President Wilson, to go himself on an inspection 1 tour which will, he believes, better fit him for his great responsibility in meet- ing Gen. Pershing's requirements in tight- ing men -and materials and keeping in operation a supply line inure than 3000 J miles long. It is regarded as probable, too, that j the secretary will lake the opportunity to inform tile American commander in the field very fully as to all the liojies and aims of file government which are at stake in tile war. Mr. Baker is the first member of Pres- ident Wilson s cabinet to go to the battle zone. 'ut of his conferences, not only i with Gen. Ivrshing but with the leaders of the French and British governments as well, will come direct information for the President as to what is transpiring in the Allied countries to aid him in 1 shaping Ids future course. i The war secretary is in Europe as the I President's official representative and the j fact that it is his war secretary and riot a diplomatic representative is regarded as j evidence of the determination of ihe j President to press the war aggressively to victory. War Department Statement Xo oflicial report on the secretary's ap- rival had been received. The war de partment issued a statement say ing "For some time Secretary Baker has desired to visit the headquarters of the American expeditionary forces. He sail ed from an American port about Feb. 27. ''Secretary Baker has not determined the length of tilde lie will remain In France, but his stay will be long enough to enable hint to make a thorough in spection of the American forces abroad and to hold important conference with American military officers "It is expected that not only will .Sec retary Baker visit the American head quarters. but his inspection tour will cov er construction projects, including docks, railroads and ordnance bases, now under way back of the American lines.•• Old fashioned Family of Ten Children AU Keep Well and. Strong With Father John’s. Medicine The Body Building Food Tonic With €0 Years of Success —For Colds and Coughs Read this message from Mattoon, III. "I have used Father John’s Medicine for the past three years. I give it to all my children and think there is nothing like it for keeping them well and strong. Signed, MRS. S. V. HILL Father John’s Medicine is the family remedy in thousands of homes because mothers know it is a pure and whole some tissue building food, free from alcohol or dangerous drugs, best for colds, coughs and as a tonic and body builder for those who ere week end run, down.______ __ j RECLAMATION WORK Camp Devens to Save All Junk After Style of Allied Armies Ayer. Mass.. March 10—The army has gone into the reclamation business. It was announced at Camp Devens today that Maj. Charles L. Stephenson, assist ant divisional quartermaster, has been put in charge of the work of saving ev erything in camp from old clothes and shoes to tin cans and tinfoil. Old paper of all description is to be baled and sold. The work will be patterned after that carried on in the French and British armies which, it is stated, has resulted in the saving of millions of dollars. While the quartermaster's department is conserving all waste material, the sol diers will be conserving every minute of time. It was announced that all un necessary fatigue work would he aban doned in order to concentrate activities or- drill which had been handicapped by the exceptionally severe winter. The new drill hours as posted today will be from T o'clock in the morning until noon, and from 1.30 to 3 o'clock in the evening. PARIS STYLES CONSERVE WOOL Paris, March 10.—A limited number of American buyers who now are in Paris seeking models for the spring and summer-season report that the leading creators of Paris styles have made their models conform strictly to the requirements of the Washington Economy Board so that patriotic American.vyomen can serve their coun try regarding wool conservation and at the same time conform to the best I’arisian styles. -Not more than four and one-half yards of woolen material is to be used in any garment. Tailor-made suits show narrower jackets with waistcoats of other materials and narrow, al though a trifle longer skirts. One-piece frocks of woolen materials are com bined with satin, silk, crepe de chine, j giving new and wonderfully contrasted effects. The use dr combination with wool’ of silks, satins'and other goods will bene fit the American silk trade. Milliners have created styles for wear with these costumes, ostrich feathers and fancy novelty ribbons being widely employed to harmonize with the character of the gowns. curtaTMish USE U, S, COTTON i»ndon, March 10.—The Manchester t otton Control Board has issued in structions to the cotton spinning mills and weaving sheds concerning further curtailment of the consumption of American cotton to take effect on March 18, after^which not more than 5o per cent, of the machinery will be allowed to run without license. Bicense will he granted to firms doing govern- ment work and for looms running on j coarser American counts in excess of 60 per cent, of the mill’s total. j J lie scheme of curtailment now in; force makes nearly 50,000 operatives; unemployed weekly and the further; I roposed reduction will increase these to 80,000.

PLAN 10 DISTRICTS FOR MUNITIONS WORK Washington, March 10.—Division of the country into 10 munitions districts, j each under direct charge of a .successfi 1 local business executive was announc ed tonight by the war department as a further step in its policy of decentral ization and to bring about closer con tact with producers of war material. The plan was worked nut for Mai. Gen. Wheeler, acting chief of ordnance! by col. Guy E. Tripp of New York, for* mtrly chairman of the Westinghouse and now chief of the ordnance bu reau's Production Division. Other di visions of the bureau will co-operate with the district officers and the fi nance and inspection divisions will! la ve their field forces in the same dis trict headquarters. Levi Greenwood ..f; the Waketield Kattan Co., is head of1 the Poston district. Los, of Appetite Is also loss of vital- life' res °r’take* Hd'e^Sarsaparffia16 that boTmakS Pe&cuV^j the* n'17 rtcrtlTpu,!1 an.’ steadies the nerves.-Adv. 1 DAYLIGHT RAID BY BRITISH AIRMEN OVER STUTTGART London, March 10.—British aviators bombed the Daimler motor works at .Stuttgart today. The official announce ment says that the raid was carried out in broad daylight. Th^y also bombed the railway station and munition factories. ‘Over one. and a quarter tons of bombs were dropped,'’ says the statement. "Sev eral bursts were observed on the rail way station, where a stationary engine was hit and seen to be on tire. "Three bursts were observed on a mu nition factory southeast of the town and other bursts on the Daimler works and buildings around. “Hostile machines made a weak attempt to attack our formation over an objec tive but withdrew on being attacked. All of our machines returned except one.’’ British naval aircraft yesterday bombed billets and railways at St. Pierre Capelle, making direct hits on sheds. Soldiers in motors were fired on with machine guns. On their return the British machines were attacked, but one enemy plane was brought down in flames and all the Brit ish returned safely. OVER 3000 WORKMEN NOW AT CAMP DEVENS Ayer, Mass., March 10—Scores of carpenters trudged through a blizzard into Camp Devens today in readiness to s’tart construction work which is to add many new buildings to the canton ment. During last week more than 3000 workmen were hired. Among the new structures will be 12 buildings for the base hospital. Plans for a new building here were announced tonight by the Jewish wel fare board. It will he equipped for recreation and religious purposes. There are at present one thonsand Jews in Camp. RICHMOND Democratic town caucus will he held next Tuesday evening at 7.30 o’clock at Town building. The Seniors are planning to present "Bachelor Hall," a comedy in ttiree .acts at the Opera house next Friday night. Mrs. Fred E. Hathome will entertain the Red Cross whist, Thursday even ing, March 21 at her home on Centre street. The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church will meet at the home of Mrs. Will Lewis on Front street, next Wednesday afternoon. Rev. G. B. Cornish received a com mission as First Lieutenant in the Na tional army last Saturday and is now serving as chaplain at Camp Logan, Houston, Texas. Special meeting of Enieth Royal Arch Chapter Monday evening for the purpose of working the R. M. and M. E. M. degrees on three candidates. The annual meeting of the Evergreen cemetery will he held Monday. Mar. 16, at 7.30 P. M., at the residence of W. H. Sturtevant. F. Leslie Young F. I^slie Voting, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles Rogers late Friday evening, after an illness cover ing the past few years. Mr. Young was born in N’orthwood. Nr. HH„ in 1M»3, He was a graduate of the Rich mond High school in the class of 1!»11. After that he went to Attleboro, Mass., where he was employed In a jewelry store, hut was obliged to return home on account of ill health. While at home he had _taken up fire insurance work. Funerhl services will he held from the home of his sister on Pleasant street. Tuesday at 2 P. M. Rev. Ralph Taylor Andrew of the Baptist church will officiate. Charles Wade of Rerklns in attending farmers week at the University of Maine. Miss Marsha Wade is the guest of her brother, Elmer Wade, who is a student at the University of Maine. W. A. Biblcn was a visitor in Gardi ner Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Crosbv were! visitors in Augusta Friday evening. CONDENSED DISPATCHES j The first official all-India wheat fore cast shows that the area sown is the largest on record, being 34.000.000 acres, 1.000.000 more than last year. nfTihe tlle Prusslan minister of justice deplores the decline in re- spect for law and the general moral decline which he says accompanied, war-time in Prussia. The report states that nearly 500,OOo sentences have been passed in Prussia alone during the past year for the breaking of war regula Jorts. RUSSIA PROTESTS

Against the Landing of German Troops on Al&nd Islands London, March 10— A Russian get. ernment wireless dispatch says tliat M Tchetcherin, deputy foreign minister has protested in behalf of the Russian government to Germany against the landing of German troops on the Alar.j islands. Finland as a violation of ar ticle six of the Russo-German treat This provided for tin international set tlement of the question. ANSON NORTH—A lively blaze which resulted in the burning of the building, over Mt feet long, generally known as the "pltr gery” at the George t'opp place, war discovered about 3 o'clock Friday after noon. The conflagration is thought to have started from a small lire kindled it the building for the purpose of cookinj •ome turnips. A few head of stock which were maintained in the buildings were saved, as was the farming machine? housed there. A small quantity of hay was destroyed. The building was under stood to be insured. The house on tin farm was not burned. The building burn ed cost thousands of dollars at the ti» of its erection And was lifted up in epkt did fashion fur the raising of swine. Cn 'crete flooring and concrete troughs iw features of the establishment. Oityr buildings on the farm corresponded A l property having been purchased in A.rw years by Massachusetts parties liy th* name of Bailey. The owner of the pig geiy was Ben Bailey. He started In raise highly blooded stock, some of b animals having been purchased fro» Vanderbilt. The undertaking proved v be too great a project and eventually the place was given up. Airs. R. A. Nye of Ihis town is in it reipt of several letters from her brother, Thales E. Spaulding. Jr., formerly a ret. j'dent of Moscow. Last June he enlinel in the navy and left home In July, gotaf j lo Commonwealth Pier. Boston. For about six weeks he trained on the Si Louis and was then transferred to the V s- Delaware. About Dec. 1 he let for foreign waters and is now somewhere in active pervice. The letter written k January was headed “Somewhere in For eign Waters.” Airs. Stella Cole Sheldon has sold to tin North Anson Farmers’ Union the pl» formerly owned by her parents on HiS street. WASHINGTON At the last meeting of the lied Croe the work room supplies were all ex hausted, so the members are request^ to please bring in cloth, both old and new, to tire next meeting for the pil lows and tilling, dressings, handker chiefs, mules, service bags, etc., old bedspreads for wash cloths are need ed. in fact use can be made of an; thing you can spare, so pfegse be lib eral. Sixteen dollars was realized iron the food sale at the Town meeting 1**' Monday, which will be used to pur chase yarn and other new material b be made up into the much needed arti cles for the comfort of "our boys." TlW have now reached* tire number of 1»" members and it is urged that ever member who possibly can will attend each and every meeting. Corporal John L. Howard of Battery D, 303rd Heavy Field Artillery, station ed at Camp Dcvens, Ayer, Mass., wh> has been home on a furlough and married February 28th to Miss Addi* M. Kennedy of this town, returned b camp Thursday. B. H. Lincoln lost a valuable colt on Monday night from a complication o; diseases. The spring election occurred Mon day. The oftieers elected were; Mod erator, I. M. Staples; clerk. Ck'**f Sprague; selectmen. Jesse Overlook Burtell Side linger and Frel) Babb: treasurer. Freeman Light; collector. H 1 Turner; new members of schov board, Earl Marson and Raymond Bo* ley; road commissioners, Jesse Ov#* lock and W. L. Leigher. M. E. Overtook was in WaldoM*0 on business Thursday, returning h«®* the same day. BOWDOIN -NORTH—Miss Eillth Toppan of buryport. Mass., Is visiting in Rowd** at the home of her uncle. W. B. Her**? James Ihingsworth of Lisbon Fall* visiting friends In town. Mrs. 'Charles Fnrnum, because of death of her husband last week, has v01”® to make her home with her son, Farnum. and family. Mrs. Harold Small and Miss tin*' Small were recent vtsitors in Lewiston Robert Carville, a realty operator fr,r' St. Paul, Minn., with his niece. Mrs. b* vid Estes of Lewiston, was in town f*1* day and made his annual visit W North Hcwdoin cemetery, the burial of his mother.

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GARDINER LOCAL ITEMS OFFICE DEPOT SQUA&S—-—TELEPHONE S7-W ^^^^^^^^^rotiirricflSundaj^fron^i business trip to Hoaton. T Bailey- who is employed In u»v5 ard at Charlestown, .Mass,, (j*rdlner Sunday. r j,,! glilt rs of Ht. .Margaret will Ta>»d-‘' aiternoon with Mrs. Uew Li"by »f Fremont street. /.t»r II infant son of Mrs. lw,s A. filed Sunday noon at their home Maine iiielUif. ||i.u. White who ha* been ...p( weeks in this city, left Sun >r Boston. veil I>u Wilson Scott and Harold ,b«rt W|il leave today for Kelly Field, Antonio. Try as. where they arc to •rr the servo ,r in-.*> of Hardtner and ;,,V• it the Augusta V. M. A. i uiv'd a o’cliw k W edn. s r, e ring Mon. Hnij:mi!n Canter end llnri unaii. Minienfs .it lb) tea the week-end at their m in this ity iiiM.avr I •riving ''lub is trying *o e, i mat' ll i joe between Jledger Ifaloti "f I ortlaml. Should «.“ful *.Iu* .mnouncement will in in Tie r many years nf the foreman at the fac i Miniiianwealtli Shoe Co., left i da's are he has accepted superintendent of the shoe i lot I'tf fmiii.il nf the late I*r Reuben -in i ts la til Sunday afternoon at f" in Mu residence of his son. K Small nf West itardiner. Rev. it t tlr i i'mc The bearers were tri v. Albion K,. Ernest S. and ‘t.'b*- I Small. Inteintcnt was In the F1’ hanks emeterv of t!ie late la w l> Talbot i*« ..in Sinnl.ij noon at the Winter it Kr.s Rapt t f hur li. Rev. A. A It. .'fti. in mg There was a large at* .if.. friends and many beautiful Vi! et: "tings .Mrs Walsh ami Miss W alsli suite two selri-tnnis. Tin 1 r»t- it. t'nltiy, K i/olby. B h tight ami Eugene \val. The 11.**111 i- In i '.ik tlrove cemetery. IVORS! BLIZZARD >F THE WINTER ml w ’ii. h v Kited fta t diner 1 'da w.is ..i of the most une >nt t title >f t M int. The attend; net w.ta silily afleeted. I-" let..it ..f tp. I,., A. TV. •1,1 of M nmg early in the 1 noi a md Hu gusto a ml idrdl* fn wed 11 if11 r The street s in we 11 pi at' 111 deserted titiauit tin* iJaj Re|i..i'ts i uni*' from eintiv se, Rons that the wind wm Bwpl'ig -imw nit.i hiiu-- drifts. LOCAL NOTICE. it load of Ov ri lands 1‘.»1S mod* 1 V t .lekly lieft.te 11v a 11' poll V Spear. Ri tdj. street, (iartll *r ltuhlbijt Tin OAKLAND STBS 5c Cigar I ‘•l it B MORSE CO.. Mfg.. tiardl er I, HEDGER TURNS TABLES ON MAY BOY j On Saturday Hedger turned the tables on May Boy and avenged his defeat of j the previous week. Both horses were in good form and the race was close. At the end of the-third heat it looked as if May Bov was about to repeat the performance •>f last week, but Hedger took ttie final two and the race. Hedger 2 2 4 i May Boy 2 4 4 2 e Time—.33, .32J, .34. .341, .34. t One of the best races which has taken 1 place here this season was one between Hattie P. of this city and Silk Forbes. The drst heat went to Silk Forbes by a loose, the second was won by Wood's lit jile black mare by an even smaller mar gin. the third heat was a dead one, the j judges being unable to decide which crossed the wire first. Hattie P. took tbe next two and the race. I Hattie p. .2 1 0 j 1 j [Silk i- orbt-s ...j 2 a 4 o if Time—.31. .321. .32. .33. .34. .34. The third race on the program went to W illlam Bogash in three straight. William Bogash 4 4 4 Spot O o' Storm King o 3 t 'olonel M.. 4 4 Time—.34. .341. .34. The judges were Lincoln Harlow. John Lawrence ajjd Charles Brawn. Timer, j Joseph Allen. Starters. Oscar Anderson j an»l William f^cnnon. _ j AMUSEMENTS SPECIAL DOUBLE BILL 12 Reels Today—Tomorrow Finds “The Spoilers, Rex Beach's Book in Nine Reels, with William Farnum and Kathlyn Williams, All Bargains, Same Small Prices I waive reels at the Johnson Opera house today, two five-reel features and a two-reel Fox comedy. Ella Hall In The Spotted Lily" in five parts. The I'ox comedies in two parts and anoth er Paramount Art-Craft, by request, j Wolves ot tlie Kail" in five parts with William S. Hart. The reason for the showing of the last-named feature, is that the weather was very bad when this picture was shown at the Coliseum and many have asked to see it. This is the last of Hart's wonderful work in the big Paraniounl-Artcraft. Tomor row at this same theater one finds the I regular Tuesday bargains, never be fore shown at the small prices "The Si»oilers.” This is Hex Beach's book in nine full reels, featuring William Far min'! and Kathlyn Williams. Every big j feature shown at this theater will be shown for six and 13 cents, regardless I of its cost. Bob Ott is coming to Gar j diner soon. Watch for the big snow. 1 s.v Tlie Spoilers" tomorrow, thernosr wonderful store ever filmed.—Adv. i _ THE STRAND Don't Miss Program of Nine Full Reels, Louise Glaum in Thrilling Western. “Golden Rule Kate,” Triangle and Mack Sennett Comedies—Entire New Program Tomorrow, Bluebird Spe cial. “Mother 0’ Mine” I There exists a feeling of antagonism between Kate, owner of the Bed Light saloon, and the newly arrived minister I who lias opened a church opposite. The minister is captured bodily and drag ged into tlie saloon. At the point of a gun they demand lie take a drink, but be refuses. Due t cent Jars. I Fifteen years ago. in a little North Carolina town, a druggist discovered a process of combining flic olil-fashioned remedies—Camphor, Turpentine and Menthol—with certain volatile oils such as Eucalyptus, Thyme, Cubebs and Juniper, so that, when applied ex ternally, the body heat would vaporize these ingredients. These vapors inhaled all night long, carry the medication, with each breath, direct to the air passages ancl lungs. f Today this vapor treatment. Vick’s VapoRub, is almost universally used throughout the South in preference to internal ‘'dosing.'' It is quick in its ac tion. and what is more important, par ticularly to mothers with small chil dren, it is applied externally and hence does not disturb the most delicate stomach. Colds arc easiest treated at the beginning and VapoRub makes the ideal preventive for the entire family. This preparation comes in salve form and its action is twofold. Externally, it is absorbed through and stimulates the skin, taking out that tightness and i soreness in the chest. Internslly, the vapors inhaled loosen the. phlegm and open the air passages. For croup or colds just rub a little over the throat ;and chest and cover with a warm flan 1 nel cloth. One application at bedtime 1 prevents a night attack of croup, j For very severe chest colds, tonsilitis, bronchitis or incipient pneumonia, hot. wet towels should first be applied over the parts, to open the pores of the skin and then use VapoKub. For hoadeolds, asthmatic or catarrhal troubles a little VapoKub can be rubbed up the nostrils or melted in a spoon and the vapors inhaled. The manufacturers know that an ac tual trial is the best way to prove how valuable VapoKub is in the home and they have accordingly furnished each druggist in Augusta with CO free pack ages, to he given away on presentation of the coupon below. GOOD AT YOm DRUGGISTS for a free package of Vick's Vapo Guh as long as the free supply lasts. Kach Druggist has CO packages. 12 of which are full sl7.e 25c jars, to ba given to the first twelve presenting coupons. Only one sain pie allowed each family. Xante Address COUPONS GOOD IN THE FOLLOWING TOWNS Augusta Gardiner Hallowell Brigade. 12*1 h Co., 7th Battalion. On Dee. loth he went to (’amp Hancock. Augusta. Georgia, where he was trans ferred again to First Regiment Motor Machine, Oth Co., Signal Corps. He re mained there until his company re turned to Camp Merrit in New Jersey' on January 24th. Meanwhile on Jan nary 1, Mr. Wilson was promoted to the rank of sergeant. From this camp j Sevg. Wilson was sent across seas. Albert McDaniels Albert McDaniels, a prominent lum hetman, widely known throughout this j section who suffered a shock on March 2. has passed away. During the past, two winters, Mr. McDaniels lias con ducted quite an extensive lumbering operation on the public lot here and was at his camps a short time ago seemingly in good health. David Ifaggan has received word from Ins son, Wilfred Ifaggan. who has been in Valparlso, Tnd., for several years that he has given up his position 1 on the railroad and lias entered into j government service. i MADISON At the Fourth Quarterly Conference |and annual business meeting of the MethoSist Episcopal church held on Thursday evening, the following officers [and committees were elected for the coming year: Trustees, Dr. \V. H. Ken jnison. Geor ge W. Haynes, Evan W. Ad lams. Thomas H. Spear. George W. F. i Merrill, O. T. Briggs, Rev. J. H. Rob erts, Bernard Twitchell, Marcellus S. Viles: stewards. Atnasa Gregory, M. M. 1 Spear, W. J. Foster, James M. Brown. Claude M. Sidelinger, Reuben W. j Heald, H. H. Perkins. Cephas Walker, i M. Holden. W. B. Hilton. Benjamin jF. Burns, Irvin Nichols, S. (5. Tinkham, E. K. Moore, George Rushwovth. I). A. ’Sawyer, M. S. Viles, Airs. Alice Viles. 1 Mrs. O. B. Gilman. Miss Annie Rob erts. Mrs. Ada Russell; local preachers, 1)! S. Brooks, C. T.. Sidelinger: presi I dent of Indies’ Aid. Mrs. Olive Gil 1 man: president Home Missionary So jciety. Mrs. Wm. Wood: president of Foreign Missionary Society. Mrs. Eva P. Spear: committees: Apportioned be nevolences. Rev. Wm. Wood. Mrs. Nellie Moore. Mrs. Mary Ireland. Miss I Edna Nichols, Dr. Kennison; foreign! missions. Mrs. O. T. Briggs. Mrs. Mary j j Rushworth. Mrs. Stella Vose; homo; j missions and church extension. Mrs. j Ireland. Mrs. Abbie W. Haynes. Mrs Kva Spear; Sunday schools, A. M. Holden. G. W. F. Merrill. E. K. Moore: tracts. Miss Edna Nichols. Mrs. Marion Duckworth, Mrs. D. A. Sawyer; tern i perance. M. M. Spear, James Brown, j George Merrill; education. Mrs. B. F. Twitchell. Miss Annie Roberts, Mrs. Mary Kennison; Freedman's aid, Mrs. Z. C. Gilman, Mrs. Ella Merrill, Mrs. Spear; hospitals. Dr. Kennison. Mrs. Kennison. Mrs. Rushworth: au diting accounts. O. T. Briggs, E. K. Moore. A. M. Holden; parsonage ana furniture. A. Gregory, Mrs. Gregory, George Haynes. Mrs. O. B. Gilman; church music, Mrs. A. S. Rand, Mrs. Ethel Nichols, T. H. Spear, G. W. Haynes, Mrs. Kennison; ministerial support. G. Merrill, A. M. Holden, R. W. Heald; trier of appeals, O. T. Briggs. Mrs. Ethel Nichols went Saturday morning to Rtimford to visit her son, Robert Nichols. Rev. Fr. Shea returned Friday fore noon from I.ewiston, where he was called the first of the week by the crit ical illness of his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Adams left town Saturday morning for Rowell, Mass., where they will visit their son, Floyd Adams. A social was given at the Oongrega tional church Friday evening and a small sum of money was netted for the benefit of ihe Armenian sufferers. SMITHFIELD The small|>ox patients are reported bet ter, ail but Vernon Perkins, who has re cently been reported as having It. i Mayo Richardson, who recently return ed home from Hingham, Mass,, Is stop ping at Mrs. Julia Charles' until his sis ter, Mrs. Emma Mosher, is better and the house out from under quarantine. Eindsey Stevens arrived home Friday with his team of six horBes from Ko kadjo. where he has been lumbering. Samuel Knights also passed through town with his team enroute for his home in Waterville. They drove the distance of 110 miles in three days. Mrs Frank Bickford is at home from Winslow, where she has been for the past week. VASSALBORO POPE A VENUE—M rs. Dana Marden left town Friday for Easton. Mass., sum moned by the critical illness of her sister, Mrs. Elmer Randall. Mrs. Randall has for several years been a brave and pa tient sufferer, tenderly and lovingly cared for by her husband and only daughter. George Itam from northern Maine is at home for a brief time and with Mrs. Ham passed a day recently in Watervllla. WHITEFIELD NORTH—The funeral o' the. late. Mary Sullivan was held Saturday at 9 A. M. from the Catholic church In North Whits r field. Rev. Father McCabe officiating. The bearers were Michael Doyle, William Kelley, Frank Hatton. The body fH brought to August* and placed In Uw re ceiving tomb.

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Newport Grange. wport Grange held its regular meeting with a good attendance March 7th. The following program was arrang ed hy Mrs. Mina Cary and was much enjoyed; Music by the choir: illustrat ed patriotic reading to musical ac companiment. Mrs. Mina Cary, reader: Miss Edna Brackett, pianist; Mrs. Is'tnuel Norton, Martha Washington; Mrs. George Plummer, Woman Knit ting: Miss Pearl Webber, Betsy Ross: Glade- Pratt, Girl in Khaki; Gracia Herrick, Red Cross Nurse; Nina Whit comb and Ixittie Newcombe. the Gray and the Blue; closing with a panto mime. America, by Thelma Moore; song sung bv Mrs. Loraine Reynolds Hall: readings were given by Mrs. Lemuel Folsom, Mrs. Edna Dyer and Mi-- Marion Rideout: Mrs. Bessie .(onion ga.i a very interesting talk on th> subject, "My Recent Trip to Cali fornia.” Mrs. Mina Cary also read an original poem written by Mrs. Sarah Jordon, lormerly of Sietson but now a resident of Oakland, California. Litchfield Grange. laic hlli Id Grange held the first regu lai meeting of the month Saturday veiling, March 2d. There was a good attendance' with visitors present from Auburn. Wilton and Richmond. Prior to tin- i cgcflar session slipper was sei veil. Some' nl the important fea ture.' cii the business session were the taking of .e iinal vote concerning the exterior of the new hall; the appoint ment oi a ladies’ degree team to ex emplify the work of the manuel and th* planning for the entertainment of Kennebec Pomona No. 4, which will me et lu re Wednesday. March 13th. The degree' work will bo done at the North Baptist church and the dinner served it the hall. The Grange appointed a icgular agent. Elmer S. Skillen, to rep iesent the Androscoggin Grange Fire Insurance Co. Upon Sunday, March IOth. the members of the Grunge are invited to attend as a body the preach ing service to be held at the North Baptist church at 2.3o P. M. The act ing pastor. George F. Currier, will speak upon "flur Institutions.” It was decided to again present a drama as was clone last year. The 43rd annlver -ary of the Grange will he observed with appropriate exercises at the Grange hall Wednesday. March 20th. This date has been chosen since the regular date falls upon Sunday. This will an all day meeting with dinner served at noon. Union Grange i nl' ii Orange of Hermon held an nII lav meeting March j with Worthy Master Knn i Leathers in tlie clmir ■nd all other «*fTi* crs present except •ns After tlie regular Orange Intsl in tli*' forenoon a hakcd bean din n* r was served in the dining hall. The worthy master then declared the 'll inge In open session and introduced Brother Smith from the r. of M. lie rnvo a fnc lecture on seeds, which was very Instructive. Then the worthy mister presented the following pro gram Singing. Star Spangled Banner l.\ ell; song. Sister Leonard; reading. Sister Prescott: music. Sister Amy '•rant: songs. Brother Kimball, Brother Tapl'-y. Brother K'klanil and Sistc Mildred Patten; ipiestion. "Should FaP meis Lai.se Their own Meats?” It was well discussed hy tiie older mem.’tern. The Orange was then called to order and voted t have a social and take the pri" eeds and hue thrift stamps, and ;*!vii voted to have ;,n all-day meeting March Closed in form. Oxford Pomona Oxford Pomona met with West Par *s Orange *.ii March with Worthy Master A. M. Kyerson presiding. The •Bang*' opened in form, ollicers absent at roll call were: Chaplain, oversee.-, gatekeeper, treasurer. Flora. The chairs W"i. filled hy A K. Morse, A. E. .Mar shall and Madalinc Peabody. The'roll ill f Oranges showed the following.' I'aris Norway. Oxford, Bethel. Bear Mountain, JMcasant Pond, Rout'd .Mountain. Bear River. Wist I’aris, Co. ton. Mountain View, Waterford Cmoked River. At l.nn (.'clock th*1 meeting w;ts o;il 1— *'d to older hy the master and turned over to the lecturer for the afternoon. A talk on thrift stamp was given by II Smith, and stamps were on sale. The following program was given opening song. "Star Spangled Ban iw r* address of welcome, master West 1‘; ris Grange: response by H. t>. Smith; reading, Mrs. Ellen Hammond; vocal quartet, pantomime. "Wanted a Wife.” C. S. Stetson talked on Equalization of Taxation." A talk 'in the milk question hv \v. q. Perhatn. There was an essay on the good of the order by Mrs. Tuell. A farce "Pnele Josh ard Aunt Jerusha," was enjoyed •y till. The April meeting will be at »xford. Farmington Grange The regular meeting of Farmington Grange will he held in Drummond had Saturday evening, March 9. A very pleasing entertainment will be given consisting of music in charge of Frank Punier: paper. “Clover—the Farmer's Munitions Plant.” Charles M. l.unt; reading, Ernest Eaton: question. “Is the Grange of greater value to the farmer and his family in the agricul tural teaching or in the intellectual and ocial development which it affords?” Martin Fowler. In addition to this there will he a play given by the young peo ple and in charge of Miss Myra Stineh field. entitled "Not a Man In the House." Excelsior Grange K.xc.lsior Grange. Poland, held Its regular meeting Saturday evening. Worthy Master P. It. Everett presid ing. Officers pro tern: Chaplain. Mrs. Annie L», Everett; steward. Past Mas ter Frank Currier; pomona. Mrs. Em ma St rout. The Third Fourth degrees were conferred on Frank Blake and \sa l’ottinglU. Mrs. George McKnight presided at the piano. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Davis and Leon McKnight were appointed to draft resolutions on the death of J. M. Libby on the death of Mrs. Charles M. Lane and Mrs. A. Jewett were the committee. The worthy lecturer's program: Reading. Mrs. Flora Currier: reading, Mrs. resent Excelsior. Miss Amy Water house will have charge of the dinner. FEELING TRIBUTE i 1 t To Redmond’s Memory by New York Council Irish League New York, March- 10.—Resolutions paying feeling* tribute to the memorys of the late John E. Redmond and his years of devotion to the cause of Irish Nationalism were adopted by the New York Municipal Council of the l nited Irish League tonight. The life of Mr. Redmond, the resolutions said, was one of the great contributions of the cen tury to the cause of world democracy. T. i‘. O'Connor, a Ufelong friend and associate of the Irish leader, made the principal address. _ Speaking of the criticism which had been directed at Mr. Redmond in some quarters for his attitude in support of the war, Mr. O’Connor referred to the horrors of Belgium and northern France and declared that unless Ger man ideals of rule were entirely stamp ed out the dream of Irish freedom must remain only a dream. SWORD AND UNITY TO GIVE PEACE SAYS THE KAISER Amsterdam. March 9.—Emperor William in replying to the congratulations of the Prussian upper house on the conclusion of peace in the east said: "Even if the road to a general peace is a long one, a good beginning has been made and I confidently trust that our vic torious sword and steadfast unity in this serious work soon will bring us within sight of the goal which will give us that peace. God grant it.” East Prussia Dear to Kaiser Replying to a message of homage from the East Prussian Piet, Emperor Wil liam. according to the Tageblatt of Ber lin, telegraphed; "The province of East Prussia is espe cially dear to my heart. In this war it lias made great sacrifices and, therefore, it will more gladly acknowledge the. hand of God as now shown In the east. We owe our victory largely to the moral and spiritual treasures which tiie great' phil osopher of Konigsbcrg bestowed upon our people." Referring to Kant The great philosopher of Konigsberg referred to by Emperor William was Im manuel Kant, who was born at Konigs berg in 1724 and died there in 1804. ALFONSO ACCEPTS RESIGNATION WHOLE SPANISH CABINET Madrid. March 10.—King Alfonso today accepted the resignation of the entire cabinet headed by Marouis Alhucemas, The King has summoned to the palance the heads of the different political parties, Antonio Maura, the* Conservative leader; ex Premier Eduardo Pato, Count Roman ones, the I-iheral leader; Juan de la Cier va, the minister of war, and the Puke of Alba. aviatorIash KILLED AT PENSACOLA Pensacola, Fla., March 10.—Machin 1 ist’s Mate Sazio of Rome, N. V., was killed and Student Aviator Nash se riously injured in an airplane accident late yesterday at the naval aeronautic training station near herd". Officials at the station issued an announcement of 1 the accident today, but gave no de j tails. Nash's home address was not announced. _ ALEXANDER WILL NOT JOIN CUBS UNLESS HIS TERMS ARE MET St. Paul. Neh., March 10.—Grover i Cleveland Alexander, who arrived at his home here Saturday, stated to night that he would not join the Chi cago National League Club on the Cali fornia training trip unless his terms are met Weeghman Wants to Talk It Over Chicago, March 10. Charles H. Weeghman. president of the Chicago National League Baseball Club, to night telegraphed Pitcher Alexander to come to Chicago at once to discuss the question of the $10,000 bonus the player lias demanded before signing a contract. LITCHFIELD j Miss Maria Plimpton, who has passed the winter at Litchfield Corner, returned horn this week. Mrs. 11. C. Waite; who has been pass ing the winter with friends in Jefferson, returned to Mrs. U. A. Cram's this week. F. P. Gilman made a trip to Augusta Saturday. Mrs. W. B. Frost went to Lewiston Sat urday for a brief stay. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blaisdell visited in ■Monmouth two days last week,* A. D. Bartlett made a business trip to Gardiner Saturday. Kennebec Pomona Grange meets with Litchfield Grange Wednesday, March 111. hun mm

Killed As Machine Falls in Compiegne Forest One of the Four Was Capt. Fritz Fok stein. Commander of the German Planes Which Attempted Raid on Paris Grand Headquarters of the French Army in France, March 9—(By the Associated Press)—The commander of the German airplanes which attempted to terrorize Paris, Capt. Fritz Fok stein, and three companions, one of whom was an officer of the Kmperor's White Cuirassiers from Potsdam, were killed when their machine crashed in the Coniyiegne forest. It is question able whether the commander ever reached Paris. It is believed that most of the bombs the machine carried were dropped after it was hit during the course of its trip. Hut Veveral were still attached to the airplane when the correspondent saw it lying half buried in the earth. Two oi the aviators were underneath the motor and the other two were nearby, having thrown them selves out in an effort to save their lives. The German machine was of the lat est model. The wings had a stretch of 1 feet lid it was supplied with the most modern instruments. The canvas wings were painted black, violet and dark blue. Ten or twelve squadrons participated in 11 io raid, proceeding toward 1 aris by three different routes in successive waves. Tlie remarkably effective co operation of the anti-aircraft batteries, the defense escadrilles and the search lights prevented much damage anti stopped many of the raiders from reaching the capital. The American lied Cross mobilized 105 men at the first warning and ten cars sped off to points where bombs had fallen. -V number of army ambulances from Neuilly also were out and Y. ,M. C. A. workers aided in the rescue work. A large number of people refused to seek shelter in the deeper sub vva sta tions. Some, however, walked home ward through tlie suhvvay tunnels, the current having been cut off tit the first signal of alarm. MORALE OF WORKERS In War Industries to Be Looked After by Y. M. C. A. New York. March 10.—A nation-wide plan to preserve ihe morale of workers tn war industries by providing them the same social opportunities afforded Ameri can soldiers was announced tonight at the international headquarters of the Y. M. C. A. According to tnis plan, Y. M. C. A. huts will be established within'six months near most of the munitions plans and ship yards of the East and it is expected that before the end of the year huts will spring up over the entire country. Moreover, the Y. M. A. will offer to put trained secretaries tn every large industrial plant. The plan, it was stated, was completed at conferences held here under the aus pices of the committee on work in war in dustries of the war work council. Tiie department of labor was repre sented at tiie meetings, attended also by labor leaders, employers and social work ers. In describing the huts which it is tiro posed to construct at the various war plants a statement by the committee saift: “These social centers will contain not only refreshments and recreational facil ities, but gymnasiums, shower hatha, mo tion pictures and everything else required In such centers. Moreover, it is planned to keep these huts open day and night, week days and Sundays, tilling that gap which comes into the life of every normal, home-loving man who. through force of circumstances, finds himself denied the comforts of a home. Tiie needs of th* foreign language speaking people will he taken into account. “YVe believe it is just as important to keep up tiie morale of ‘lie soldiers of in dustry as it is to keep up tiie morale of those under tire." CONTINUOUS EFFORTS Being Made by U. S. to Solve Cereal Supply to Switzerland i Berne. Switzerland. March 9.—An official note issued here announces that the American government had advised the Swiss government it was making continuous efforts to solve the cereal supply problem in accordance with the promise contained in the agreement be tween ihe United States and Switzer land reached on December 5 lust. The note said the Y\'aldington government was fully alive to its obligations and that they would lie fulfilled, even it to do si it was necessary to deprive Am erican consumers of certain foodstuffs.

GERMANY SEEKING EXCUSE For Sinking Neutral Vessels Outside Danger Zone Christiania, March 10.—The Norvvr gian papers, commenting on an arti cle recently appearing in the Xerd Deutsche Algemeiene Zeitung, which declared that Germany considered as j an un-neutral act the chartering of ships to the Entente powers, almost unanimously assert that Germany j wants to make it appear that she has the legal right to sink neutrals out side the danger zone. R. R. OFFICIALS SEVER ALL PRIVATE INTERESTS Washington. March 10.— All members of the staff of the Railroad adminis tration, Director-General McAdoo an nounced tonight, have, fevered their connections with private interests to devote themselves exclusively to gov ernment service. Count D'Harcourt Dead f*aris. March 9.—Count Eugene D Harcourt. composer find orchestra con ductor. died suddenly yesterday in Switzerland. WAR TO VICTORY Archbishop of York Tells Boston of Eng lish Spirit Boston. March It)—The moat Rev. Cosmo Gordon Rang, Archbishop of York who is in this country for the purpose of promoting friendship be tween Great Britain and the United States and assuring America that his country is determined to carry the war tn~' formed that the body of one of the] junior officers of the British hospital; ship Glenart Castle which was torpe- j doed in the Bristol channel on Feb. -6 by a German submarine was picked up a short distance from the spot and was j found to have two gunshot wounds, one j ir; the neck and the other in the thigh, j There was a lifebelt on the body. While there have been on reports j that the Germans tired on the escaping, crew of the hospital ship at te time of the torpedoing, this discovery leads to the belief that an attack was made subsequently on some of the boats. KAISER THANKS SWEDISH KING Amsterdam, March 1".—The German Emperor, according to the Berlin pa pers. has telegraphed to the King of Sweden his heartfelt thanks to the Swedish government for the efforts ot the Swedish minister at Petrograd in behalf of German prisoners. In his message the Erttperor said: “Old ties bind the friendship cf Sweden for Germany and Sweden’s hu manitarian work in behalf of German prisoners has won Germany’s everlast ing gratitude.” The Emperor’s telegram admittedh was dispatched at the request of the foreign office, in view of the ill feeling existing in Sweden on account of the German occupation of the Aland is lands. The King of Sweden replied briefly. WORKMEN OF ALLIED COUNTRIES TO CONFER WITH PRESIDENT WILSON Paj'is, March 10.—A delegation, of workmen and Socialists of. France. England and Belgium is about to start for the United States with the inten tion of clearing up the misunderstand ing which the members held was re sponsible for the absence of American workmen from the inter-allied labor conference in England last month. The Associated Press was told today by Marcel Catchin, a deputy of Paris and representing the Socialist party. “We have no doubt,” ho said, “that on coming into contact with the Amer ican labor party we shall readily ar rive at a perfect understanding as to the means to accomplish a democratic peace such as President Wilson desires as well as measures to be taken after the war in favor of the working class. “We shall propose to the American labor leaders that they join us in im posing the condition that labor dele gates be received at the peace confer ence. Before leaving America we shall go to Washington and submit our memorandum for the approval of I’i ident Wilson. CHICAGO WINS TWO-MEN BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP Cincinnati. March 10.—H. Steers and Fred Thomas of Chicago with a score *n 1335 won the two-man championship of the American bowling tournament. This became certain today after the last men bowling in this event had finished their games. The nearest approach to a leader in many days occurred on the last shift of individuals when F. Ueiehman of Mil waukee bowled 6x5 and went into second place 17 pins behind the winner. C. Styles of Detroit. This officially ended the American Bowling Congress tournament. VASSALBORCT Mrs. Sarah Maiden was pleasantly entertained in honor of her birthday,! March 7. at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Olive l ope at Pope avenue. The rooms were decorated for the occasion, the color scheme lavender, green and white affording a rich and striking color arrangement. The dining room was decorated with palms and cut Powers. A bouquet composed of ferns, narcissus and carnation pinks upheld in a white Persian marble vase con stituted the centerpiece. An elaborate menu was served. A feature of the meal was a portion of dessert prepared by a niece which was canned,by the cold pack method from which she ob tained in a contest the county cham pionship. A birthday cake holding 25 candles was a pleasant feature of the day’s festivities. A departure somewhat from the color scheme was made in the place cards which were hand-painted in oils and designed in the form of a shield showing the national colors. A touch of military was also added to the decorative scheme which included a pleasing arrangement of national col ors. Music furnished bv the phonograph and piano and an original poem com posed and read by the hostess com- j pleted the day's entertainment. Mrs. Maiden was the recipient of a gold fountain pen. boxes of confection ery, a potted plant and several other pretty and useful gifts, also letters and booklets and a shower of post cards from relatives and friends for which she expresses thanks. Waterville Woman Libellee Geurdon C, Foster, a conductor on the Maine Central, who accuses his wife of infidelity, gross habits of in toxication and cruel and abusive treat ment. told a long story of domestic troubles at the hearing of his divorce suit against Ida M. Foster in tie Cum berland county superior court at Port land Saturday, troubles which tie said began shortly after he was married to! the libellee in Waterville in August, 1‘JOS. He declared that his wife fro-, qnentcd a house in Portland known as The Bucket of Blood, that she went to dances with college students in Wat- i erville, that she refused to take care o! their child, who is now nine years old. and that she threatened his life, once cutting him with a butcher knife. I Mrs. Gladys S. Aldrich, his sister, tes- titled that she had cared for the lit tie daughter for years and that the child was now living with her in Bart- i !ett, X. H. A man from another city dso testified that he had provided whiskey- for Mrs. Foster, but declined to answer a question put to him by Jacob H. Berman, attorney for the li bellant. on the ground that it would incriminate him. Judge Sanborn re- j served decision. '___. Owners of the potatoes in storage In Aroostook county are facing a serious j situation with only about one-third of! the crop shipped. They say there Is no demand and the price on what few i sales are made is about $1.50 a barrel. I which is much less than the coat of i production, it is claimed. I

WATERVILLE Dr. H. J. Toward, grand master of the O. O. F., has returned from an official trip through Aroostook county in the in terests of the order. I^eslie I«. Burns, Bowdoin ’20, passed the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1,. E. Burns of Elm street, returning Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Charles'Fames of Thorn dike passed the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. L,. Bickford of Main street. Since the campaign for the Salvation Army war fund closed, a sum of $175.50 has been sent tn to the committee in charge of the drive, making a total of $13S-I.70. Mrs. E. A. Bailey, who has been passing a few days in the city, left for Augusta Saturday morning to attend the Red Cross demonstration and later to return to her home in Winthrop. Mrs. .1. McCrum and,son Ralph left Saturday afternoon for Bath, where they will visit Mrs. McCrum’s grandmother, Mrs. Harriet Royal for a few days. Miss Christine Bnrrill lias entered the employ of the American Clothing Co. as cashier at tlie desk. Miss Burrill has been a clerk in the Stone candy store for two years. Mrs. I. it. Nutting, who lias been vis iting her bister, Mrs. T. F. Rowe, and her mother, Mrs. I,. J. Barrett of Sil ver street, returned to her home in Hartlund Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Hugh Johnson of Kim street and her nephew, Donald Weiss, went to I’ittstield Saturday afternoon to visit Mrs. Johnson's mother, Mrs. i\ H. Bean, for two weeks. Mrs. R. A. Darker and her daughter, Elizabeth, who have been visiting Mrs. Barker's mother, Mrs. Walter Taylor of Burleigh street, left Saturday after noon for their home in Augusta. Miss Ruth Trefethen, who has been teaching in. Mt. Desert, arrived Satur day afternoon to pass her vacation with her parents, l'rof. and Mrs. Henry Trefethen of Heath street. The engagement of X. Kastman Webber, son of Mr. and Mrs. John X. Webber of lower Silver street and Miss Marjorie Edna Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Smith of Fairfield has been announced to their friends. Mrs. Elsie Rancourt of Drove street has been absent from her .work at the Wyan dotte mills for a few days on account of an injury to one of her feet when she ac cidentally dropped u 50-pound spool on it a few days ago. Tin Radies’ Auxiliary of the Method ist church will meet this evening at the home of Mrs. John G. Towne of Elm street. Mrs. Otto Knauff and Mrs. Harold Emery will assist in en tertaining. Bishop Benjamin Brewster of the Episcopal church will hold a mission from Tuesday to Friday, administer ing confirmation on the evening of flic latter date. Those wishing confirmation should apply to Rev. F. H. Stedman ns soon as possible. Mrs. Philip Monieault and daughter Anna left for their home in Fort Kent Saturday after having visited Mrs. Morneault’s daughter, Sister Marie d’Aquin at Mt. Merici. Mrs. Morneault and daughter wrere returning from Boston and Xew York, where they hud been attending the style shows. The funeral of Seth A. Downs was held at the home on Cool street Sunday afternoon at 1.30 o’clock, Rev. Ernest A. I.egg officiating. There were a large number of friends and relatives present. The bearers were Frank Downs, Percy Grant, Frank Grant and Charles Willey. Burial was in Pine Drove cemetery. Joseph Cortelli of this city was be fore the court Saturday forenoon on a charge of assault and battery on diaries M. Simpson of Kennebec street, which consisted of throwing a milk bot tle at Simpson, striking him in the face. Cortelli pleaded guilty and or dered to pay the costs, amounting to $5.4$ or to g» to jail for 15 days. He paid the costs. Some people have asked the committee on library war service ‘"What kind of honks do the soldiers want?" A few per tinent answers are: Books you have en joyed but will never read again. Choose some you would like to keep, others will like them, too. Men like adventure, western stories, detective stories, biog raphy. travel, history and poetry of all kinds. Toilaj? at 10 o'clock in the forenoon at City hall will occur the Inauguration of the new Republican city government, at which time the mayor and aldermen-eleet will be seated in their official chairs and the remaining officers of City hall elected. Mayor-elect Ward well after taking the oath of office will give his inaugural ad dress, which will probably outline his policies of action for the coming vear

The “Win One” class of the First Bap tist. {Sunday school was pleasantly enter tained at the home of Ethelyn Thurston of Burleigh street Saturday afternoon. The first of the afternoon was taken up in sewing, followed hy games, music and refreshments, a short business session was also held. Those present were Flor ence Fuller, Pauline Sinclair, Madeline I Stivens, Gwendolyn Johnson, Mrs. Fred Flewelling. the teacher of the class, and I the hostess. Ethelyn Thurston. The funeral of Mrs. Fred i-t. Penney j (-f Oakland roud was held Saturday j afternoon at the home at J o’clock in j the afternoon. There was a large gath- I ering of relatives and friends and a 1 profusion of beautiful flowers, one handsome piece being from the Grange of which she was a member. Rev. i Charles F. Robinson was the offleiat- ing clergyman. The bearers were two brothers of the deceased. Dr. E. V. Call j of De wist an and Everett Call of Pitts field. Guy Scribner and Cleveland Day I of Oakland. The remains were placed tho tomD at Pine Grove cemetery, j New Pastor at Second Baptist Hev. If. J. Tetreault preached his I first sermon to his new' parish at the econd Baptist church on the Plains on Sunday. He was cordially received hj his congregation, who were very favorably impressed with his appear ance. Mr. Tetreault comes from Man chester. N. H.. where he has been pas tor of tlie Centenary Baptist church. On his trip to Maine he called at Wo. cester and visited the family 0f Isaac LaKleur, to whose parish he ceeded. He reports that Mr. La*w‘ is well pleased with his new pari*), r Mr. Tetreault's family, which conn,,, of his wife, three sons and one dau»h* ter. will arrive in a few davs and th will occupy the parsonage on \y., street, opposite the church. er

Potato Car Burns A Boston and Maine freight car e. mining 300 barrels of potatoes bin,, to Rockland took ilro In the yard the Maine Centra! Railroad here at’y o’clock Saturday morning, from a «pL“ which snapped out from an Kas'tman heater. Roy Johnson of Easton tv,, asleep in the car and it was not unw his clothing was ignited that he hecaJ aware of the fire. He called the at tention of the train crew to the bur*.' ing car and it was run down to the College avenue crossing, where the department answered the alarm from box 411. Part of the potatoes wer» saved. Mrs. Abbie K. Strong Mrs. Abbie K. Strong died at the hoirt of her son, Willard E. Strong. Saturday evening. She was the widow of the l*,e Stephen Strong and was SO year* of age She is survived by three son*, Wiliam K., with whom site lived; Kdwin W Winthrop, Mass., and Arthur S. of R|Ck mond; a daughter. Mrs. Mabel Rawest California, and two sisters, Mr*. r1p’ nah Allen o/ Watcrbury, Ct.. and j[rlil Boreas began to get in Ills work, it blew hither and yon drift ing the streets and filling up the ar lines. The L. A. A- W. line suspended opera tions as far as Waterville was con I eerned when the only car that arrived in this city left about 8 o'clock in the morning. The Waterville and Oakland line ran cars pretty regularly untilff o'clock in the forenoon, with the Wp of I lie plough, hut when the piougllelt tlie iron at Cascade pnrk. nil opera few were over for a time. The plough placed hack 011 the rails, only to let’s them again after a time and it w« evening before it was finally in work ing order. It came through to Water, ville to clear the track hut no cars wen run during the evening. The Waterville and Fairfield linens j ploughs all day and kept open for I 1 itsiness, in the evening, however,they were badly off schedule. The Maine Central trains were hut a few minute# late- during the day, with the exception ot 711 from Portland, which wm W minutes late. A few people braved the storm and attended the Sunday services, hut tbe number out was greatly reduced from the usual attendance. The weather was cold all day, the temperature hanging tit about 11 si hove zero. Towards night the wind rose to a tempest, and the snow did not cease until nearly 9 o’clock Inti* evening. ‘It was a wild night to be abroad and the streets were rather de serted, only those whose business called them from their firesides being brave enough to cope with the inclMMft weather. i PROF.JOHNSON TEUS OF WORK OVERSEAS FOR WAR PRISONERS The severe storm of Sunday ii'tcr‘ fered somewhat with.the attendant of worshippers at. the Union service* he City opera house Sunday foreM* hut those present had the pleasured listening to a flrip sermon hy Rev- B' nest A. Uegg of the Methodist church who took for his text “And while t|" servant was busy here and there. was gone.” Many people were also disappoint"1 in the afternoofi. that the storm P*‘" vented them attending the service :n listen to a talk hy Prof. Clarence J0W son of Colby who did Y. M. C. -v wopk for a year in the prison rami* of France, on “Among the Prisoner** War in France." Prof. Johnson's dress was preceded by a short talk Hon. Frank Kedington on the Cross work of the city. Ifc empha*'1; oil the need of more workers and •nk*1 the women of Watervllle to do moreftf the iboys at the front. Prof. Johnson said that the work f'r the prisoners of war was one of W* Interesting phases of the whole lnt*r' eating war problem and stated tM there were 6,000,0011 prisoners, '’nouk6 to make 00 cities the 6lze of ville. He pointed out that through tff prison camps, France is getting valuable information aa there art ports in the camps studying the 81 uatlon In regard to food and find t*’ a great deal from the attitude of prisoners. He said that recently *7 had been a great change, that mank them eritieize the Kaiser and among their comrades for the c*u of Democracy. Prof. Johnson told of meeting *°D'j prisoners on their way to 3wit*erl*sr to take the tuberculosis cure and a"* smiling at them, one of the pris°n,ir said: 'That is the first friendly *®'j that I have seen in two years.” ''T_v was our mission,” concluded ^7 Johnson, ‘to carry a friendly s»ll*‘ t

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Owner may have 7 Proving prop. rty and paying charges. M Hall, Church 8t mch7J3t °N CAR SUNDAY, POCKETBOOK lh sum of money. Call at 7t Sec aid St.. Cards, Notices. Etc. I.. _ **s. CRAM. MEDIUM, READINGS ik: w 3 raPltol St Augusta, ile. Tel. mehSdlw* Julia a. barker, medium,“6 '»rton St near ear t'arn. Bendings appointment Tel. 443-M. Ieb22d2w Wanted—Miscellaneous in. W condition. Highest prices KO m1 "le CT.and blatinum. Mail to American looih Co 453 Washington St., boston, opp. I'llene s. sept7-lri-mon-wed,tf SECOND HAND FLAT TOP OFFICE desk. Apply to M. E. H, -15 Water street, Hallowell. mchlldSt LINOTYPE OPERATOR FOR NIGHT newspaper work. Kennebec Journal Co, Augusta._ _ mchlldtf COMPETENT FARMER WANTS position as manager of fain, with stock. It. A. Parsons, Skowhegan, Me. mchllM:* UPRIGHT BOILER FROM 6 TO 10 horsepower. State condition and price. 11. W. Groves, 5ft Maine Ave., Gardiner. _ mchOdlw THOROUGHBRED MALE AIREDALE pup, 1 month to 3 weeks old. Address box 1*1, Augusta. rm hS .Cl A CHILD TO BOARD, ONE FROM 2 to 5 years of age. Best of care. Refer ences given. Mrs. Geo. 1.. Rogers, l.iv.-i iield, .Me., R, D. 18. mchSd3 WASHING AND PLAIN SEWING. Mrs, Felixina Peters, 57 Mt. Vernon .St Gardiner. Maine. mehJdsr* CORD WOOD TO SAW.—I HAVE A modern power machine. Phone 217-M or address 4it State St., Augusta. Kr MEN—WOMEN? 18 OR OVER wanted immediately. $100 month. Thou sands r. S. Government war positions open. Wrtte without delay, lor list. Franklin Institute, Dept. R7 O, Roches ter, N. Y. tnciilUlmo* W ANTED—A Ml LLl ON FEET OF box boards. Pine, spruce, lir or heml k. delivered at our mill in Gardiner. Janus Walker Son Co., Gardiner. Telephone 322. feb22dtf THREE OR FOUR ROOMS FOR light housekeeping in Augusta. A.a.r a care Kennebec Journal. labisdti OLD FALSE TEETH WANTED— Don't matter if broken. I pay $2 ’o $15 jk r set. Also cash for old gold, silver, anti broken jewelry. Send by parcel post and receive check by return mail. Will hold goods 10 days for sender's appr val of my oiler. E. Mazer-2UC7 So. jtii Sr.. Pliila., Pa. febHdlmo* THOUSANDS APPOINTMENTS soon as Mall Clerks and Departmental Clerks at Washington. $50 niontii. Ameri can institute. Dept. F 154, Rochester, N. Y. ten 12 i4w* To Let—Houses :;r»u Rooms IN RANDOLPH, HOUSE BELONG ing to the late Mrs. Caleb Stevens, fur nace, hot anti cold water, small garage, land for garden, electric lignts. Apply t .Miss K. B. Stevens, 5 Fairiield sir -et. Boston, Mass. mcaiuil CONVENIENT RENT, SUITE OF 5 rooms at 50} Gage St. Apply K. K. Pack man, 52 Green St., phone 1141-W. mcli&Jlf FURNISHED, HEATED ROOMS, electric lights and hath. 37 Soutn Chest nut street, Augusta. menStUit FURNISHED ROOM MODERN conveniences. Apply Mrs. M. A. Bulled, 7 Swan St. mehSMti TENEMENT OF THREE ROOMS, use of bath, to two adults. Phone 042-W. Call 12 South Belfast Aw-., rvilgusta. mcnSkilw AT 25 STONE ST., COTTAGE house of eight rooms anil bath, all nn.il ern improvements. It. Barker. menial if SUNNY UPPER TENEMENT AT 31 Capitol street, four large rooms wtin closets and large storage r.iom, rent rea sonable. Inquire of Lillian Ivnney, “1 Western Ave. menUdtt FURNISHED ROOMS FOR LIGHT’ housekeeping. SI Water street, Hall,.vein incn.v-j-lj COSY LITTLE FLAT, FOR MAN anil wife; bath, electricity, gas, hot wa ter, garage privilege. Apply 21 School S Augusta. me.ibulw REAR 29 RIVER AVENUE, FIVE room upper tenement, about April J. Lleetric lights and liush closet, inqutr Jacob Burkhardt, 29 Blver Ave.. Gardi ner menial «v SELL OR EXCHANGE BUILDINGS 3 acres land with apple lives. Mis. diaries Townes, Gardiner. meiiTulw j FURNISHED ROOM AT NO. 19 l'leasant street, Gardiner, Me. I inched! wl.cl2\V* GOOD LITTLE HOME. HOUSE, stable, fine large lot, buildings Iti excel lent repair on one of Gardiner’s best resi dential streets, near street cars, good trade. John Jordan, Gardiner, Me. mchSdfit* FIVE ROOM ’BUNGALOW, WITH bath, lights, gas and furnace. Inquire of Mrs. Anderson, 3 Riverton St., City. Tel 335-W. mchSdtit* ONE FINE BUILDING LOT ON Davenport St. Sewer, water and gas passes lot. Will sell cheap. Apply H. A. Rupp, 23 Kaugor St. mch5dl2; TO THE HOMESEEKER—V HAVE got some good trades in modern homes in Augusta, well located, also a large list of nice farms. K. F. Rice, Real Estate, 40 Child St. Tel. 1G61-W. mehldlmo OWN A HOME Modern house on Bangor street. Small amount down and rent takes it. Apply tit 123 Bangor St. febiiOdtf SMALL FARM. NO AGENTS. GEO. F. Wade, R. 4, Augusta. feb25d3w* TWO STORY HOUSE, WITH RENT up stairs, all modern improvements, oppo site Williams schoolhouse; also barber shop on Water St.; reason for selling, go ing to leave town. Inquire at once of M. T. Merrill, 6S Bangor St. or 146 Water St.. Augusta. v janldtf HOUSE AT 72 KINGSBURY ST., Gardiner, H. E. Cook. oct4dtt For Sale—Horses, Cattle, Etc. PAIR OF COLTS—FULL SISTERS, 3 and 2 years old—black and seal brown, well matched. Draft stock. F. W. M. T. Dee. Augusta, Me. mch9dl>v* A. J. C. C. EXCEPTIONALLY FINE bull calf, dropped Feb. 12, ’IS. solid color, dark points; sire, son of imported Nobles Western King, whose dam made 627 lbs. 1 jour. His 2d, 3d and 4th dams are ail 400 it)* cows or better. F. B. Rerley, Vas sal boro, Me. mchSd6t BLACK MARE WEIGHING 100(fLBS. gc od worker, fine driver, 6 years old. Would exchange for work horse or stock. No letters answered. R. T. Cram, Man chester, Me. mch516t* ONE PAIR MATCHED TEAM horses, ldack. weight about 2SoO tbs., young and sound. Apply to Ho. Gardiner lumber Co So. Gardiner or Darker ,L M -Gughi Stable, Gardiner. Telephone ad dress 209-J, Gardiner. mchudtf BROOD MARE, DUE JUNE 2, weight 110ft. good worker and driver, at a bargain or exchange for horned stock. Lee Longfellow. Tel. 973-W. mch5J6t* PAIR BLACK HORSES. 7 8 YEARS oul. weighing 2900 lbs., or will exchange for lighter pair. A. E. Taber, Weeks Mills, it. 51. rncli5d6«* POLO LEAGUE STANDING Won Lost I*. C. Lowell 43 30 .580 rovidence 89 32 .519 i. wiston 35 30 .538 Lawrence 35 3.3 .515 Worcester 29 37 ,489i Portland 25 35 .417 Saturday’s Results rovidence—Providence 7; Port land 1. Worcester—Worcester 8; Lowell 6. At Lawrence—Lawrence 5; Lewiston 1. Games Monday Portland at Lawrence, t’rovidenco at Lowell. Worcester at Lewiston. CHINA At a well attended Republican cau cus held Friday, the following were chosen delegates to attend the Repub lican State convention to be held In Pity hall, Portland. March 28; John A. Woodsum. Harry p. Reed, Cony N. Webber; alternates. Charles W. Jones. J E. A. Dudley, P. C. Thurston. The following China town committee was chosen for the years 1918 and 1919; Harry P. Reed, Charles W. Jones, Dean Estes. Howard L. Fuller. Everett O. Farnsworth. George H. Crossman, Cony X. Webber, Harry Worthing, E. A. Dudley, R. G. Malcolm, R. H. Cof fin. P. C. Thurston, Norman Jones, T. W. Washburn. The committee organized by choosing Harry P. Reed, chairman; Charles W. Jones, secretary, and Everett C- Farns worth, treasurer. For Sale—Miscellaneous FOR SALE On premises at So. Gardiner, Me. 3 One-Horse Humber Wagons. 1 Two-Horse Humber Wagon. 1 Two-Horse Wagon Sled. 2 One-Horse Wagon Sled. 2 One-Horse Jigger Wagons. 1 Two-Horse Dump Cart. 1 Two-Seat Driving Wagon. I pr. Double Team Harness. 1 Single Team Harness. Apply to So. Gardiner Humber Co.. So. Gardiner, Maine. mchJJtf STOVE WOOD FOR SALE. LARGE or small, promptly delivered. l'hone 562-W. Call 4 Willow street, Augusta. mchlldtt EDISON TRIUMPH PHONOGRAPH, records and cabinet. All li> best of con dition. A bargain for someone. 77 Capitol street, city. inei6:i3t A PORTABLE STEAM SAWMILL 50 H. P. with planer, blower, trimming saw and slab cutter, all complete ready to run. Address A. W. Lane, 10l> Union St., Bath, Me. mchlld3t’ GREEN GRAY BIRCH WOOD 4 Oft 8 feet long delivered on east side at $9 cord. Write or telephone 167-33. Wallace Gilley. Augusta, K. F. D. 1. mehudlw* OR EXCHANGE—1 CEMENT BLOCK machine, also one 5 11. 1’. verticle steam boiler and engine. These machines are in good shape, little used. H. II. Hewett, Belgrade, Me. mchJd3l* KEEP WIND, COLD AND DUST OUT of your home by having the Diamond Metal Weather Strip on your windows and doors. Get my prices. Harry 7.1. Hyon. ’phone 429-W. mchSdfit* 20 FOOT “MOTOR BOAT E R RO two-cylinder, six-horsepower engine, prac tically new. Will sell for price of engine. W. K. Chase, 2b'7 Main street, Waterville. mchSdl w STAMP COLLECTION—2 VOLS. IN complete, foreign and domestic. Sell rea sonably. It. A. Cony, Augusta. Tel. 490. mchyd.lt TWO HUNDRED SHARES PERFEC tion Tire Kubber Co. stock at SO cents a share. Address X., care lvennebe: Journal. mchSdSt* SINGLE HORSE JIGGER WAGON, beach wagon, express wagon; also a sin gle work harness. George A. Bryant, Bowman St. _ mch7tllw* M. P. HOTEL RANGE 6x5 FEET with hood 7x7 feet, itange has not water hack with brass pipe connect ing, double ovens, center lire box. Kange was slightly used; will sell cheap for cash. Address X. Champagne, Madi son, Me. meh7d2«v AUTOMOBILE PARTS SECOND hand paits of all kinds, gears. Mag netos, rolls, radiators, windshields, lamps, springs, axles, transmissions, tires and lubes. Tell us what you need. We can furnish it. Ripley Boat Co., Augusta. inch'd! w* WILL SELL ANY PAfcT 100 snares Bay State Film, common stock, at $3. Malcolm S. Winslow, S2»' Stevens avenue, Portland, Me. mcn.4.* ONE OLD ITALIAN eVIOLIN MADE in Bologna. Italy. Just been re-graduat ed by an expert and is in the best of con dition. and must be sold. 13. C. Leighton, AVintbrop, Ale. inched'.? FINE QUALITY POTATOES, IN bushel lots, anywhere in Gardiner or f Randolph. Grant Ji. Rnglisl*. Phone 223 '2'3. Gardiner. mehfiilUr LARGE OAK DAVENPORT, Up holstered brown leather, good mattress, will sell at cost. 3 roll top desks, 5 onif fonfers, 3 sideboards, all in good condi tion. Augusta Furniture Co. mchSJlf LFvery AND HACK BUSINESS, hearse combined. 11 horses and equip ment. Only livery in town. Best of rea sons for selling. Books open for inspec tion. G. A. Tilton, Skowhegan. feb28d6w BO IL E RAN 6 1E N G i N E 40 H. P. E. U .Smellie, North Whitetleld, Ale. febZ?d3w* VULCANIZING MACHINE. COM' plete Haywood outfit. Perfect condition. Price low. George F. King, Gardiner. __ feb23d4w CORD WOOD STUMPAGE, 500 cords best hard wood, 3 miles from Au gusta postollice. Camps on lot. iteadv for immediate cutting. Address "Cord Wood," care Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Me. decHdtf PUBLIC MEETING BY KENT’S HILL SOCIETIES Kent's Hill, March 10.—The first pub* lie meeting was held Friday evening, the Eromatheans and Calliopeans join ing. Following is the program: Piano quartet. 1st piano, Aliases Ale Quire and Taylor; 2d piano. Misses Dow and Gates; invocation, Caliopean chaplain; reading of records, Call i pean secretary; opening address, "The Cremation of Sam Alagee.” Robert Ser vice, J. Alartin Riley; reading, "Rug gles Dinner Party,” Kate Lvuglass Wiggin, Ruth Gates; vocal solo, "One Fleeting Hour," Karl Fubrmann, Rich ard Hersom; reading, “The Shooting of Dann McGrew. Robert V.'. Service, Maurice H. Jewett; debate; Resolved: That women shall not be employed during war times in positions which men are now engaged, affirmative. Hel en Shaw; negative, Edith L. King; pi ano solo, "Alilitary Polonaise,” Cha pin, Ellie Lyford; reading. “Young Fellow, Aly Ladd.” Robert W. Ser vice. Frances Ware; vocal duet, "Sing. Sing, Birds on the Wing.” Godfreil Nutting, Miss Maud E. Bryant and William N. J. Pound; topic, "The mo tor truck in the present war.” Philip Arnold; piano duet, "11 Trovatorc,' Verdi, Misses Towle and Lyford; clos ing address. "Why We Fight,” Pres. Wilson, Warren B. Pressley. Calliopcan officers—Cecil C. Getcheil. president; Warren H. Pressley, secretary; Hjal mer Hanson, treasurer. Eromathean officers—Maud E. Bryant, president; Sabrina Stevens, vice president; Eliz abeth A. Dow, secretary; Helen Tay lor. treasurer. Ushers, Evelyn Pea cock, Edith King. Harry Taylor, Carle ton Morrill. HAUGHTON DONE WITH HERZOG Boston. March 10.—Percy D. Haughton, president of the Boston Nationnl League baseball club, said tonight that he would make no further overtures to Charley Herzog, obtained from New York Nation als in exchange for Larry Doyle and Jess Barnes. Herzog has been ordered to re port at the Braves' training camp at Miami but has refused to go. Mr. Haughton said that the Boston club had agreed to assume Herzog's contract, which had another year to run, and to pav him a substantial bonus. If Herzog persisted in his further "unreasonable demands." Mr. Haughton said, and refua. ed to report for training, under the ex change agreement Doyle and Barnes would revert to Boston. SKOWHEGAN NEWS SOMERSET CO. HEADQUARTERS —HOTEL OXFORD, ROOM 21 FARMERS TEL. SKOW 9-210.NEW ENG. TEL. SKOW. 222-2 l ==^=3=-! Much Farm Produce Shipped out of Skowhegan—Annual Report School Department of Much Interest Coburn Heirs Cutting Timber Extensively—Death of Guy Ames Hubbard The following men were accepted for military service by the Somerset Ex emption Board on Friday last; Phillip R. Burrill, Skowhegan; Charles L. Hubbard, Palmyra; Fred Grenier, Jackman: Richard S. Fletcher, North Anson; Frank B. Fowke. Anson; Don C. Goodwin, Anson; Sidney Keene, So lon; Sidney J. Counee. North Anson. Orin J. Taylor and Norris Hill of j Bingham were among the up-river business visitoirs in Skowhegan Fri i day. e D. B. Ilobart of Madison Lower Mills was in town Friday on business. He has lately purchased the Fred F. Tus can house on Madison avenue. Mr. Tuscan will move to his farm In Corn vilie in May. Mr. Hobart lias recently disposed of his saw mill at Madison Lower Mills to Mr. Tuscan. The mill was originally established by Daniel F. Hobart anil D. B. Hobart has been connected with the establishment since his boyhood. This mill has done cus tom sawing for the past 60 years. Mrs. Elsie A. Stilpen of Augusta is visiting-with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Avore. Donald M. Towne who has been at tending farmer week sessions at the •University of Maine, returned home Friday evening. Mrs. D. W. Lewis left Saturday morning for an over Sunday visit in Portland. Mrs. Fanny Freeman left Saturday morning to visit for several days In Monmouth. Sheriff H. L. Goodrich attended a patriotic event in his home town, l Palmyra Saturday evening when n ser i vice llag was raised. The flag honors i i“ boys now in military service from j Palmyra and has been placed in the Hands of the Patrons of Husbandry. Sheriff Goodrich was one of the speak I ei'H. Willard C. Eaton who has been em ployed for several months In a Ports mouth, N. II., navy yard arrived Sat urday morning to spend a few days with his family on Turner avenue. Hon. S. W. Gould returned home Sat urday forenoon from a business trip to Boston. Tlie following men were rejected by the examining physicians of the Som erset Exemption Board on Friday last: George. Alver Goodwin, Hartland, It. F. 1).; Edward G. Nelson, Skowhegan, B. F. P.; James E. McDonald, Fairfield: Chester Cooley, St. Albans; O. A. Lib by, St. Albans; Alton D. Bowman, Fair field: Frank J. Pugh, Cornville. Those not appearing were: Clovie Blais, Moose River; Thomas Bisson, Jack man; George Lashon, Lewiston; Wil liam G. Hetherington, Rockwood; James Donner, Long Pond; Sam Mer jritt, Rockwood; Octave Grenier, Jaek I man; Archie Leon Bickford, Pittsfield; J Clyde C. Curtis. Somerset Jet.; Al I'phonse Pooler, Madison; Duncan Bu channan. Rockwood: Samuel A. Ed wards, Skowhegan; Dannie Matherson. i Holeb; Arthur Peters, Lake Austin; I Levi J. Allen. Springfield, Mass.; Leon ard J. Fitzpatrick, North Anson: John Drew, Long Pond: Joseph Beaudet, Moose River; Ovids Bernie. Oroveton. X. H.: James Galligher, Seboomook; William Fezik, Harmony; Wilbur Cloughlin, Madison; Clement Bugold, Rockwood; Frank Bourke. Philadel phia; Paul Bolduc. Jackman: Eynes I Ancoin. Lake Austin: Daniel McDonald, I Rockwood: Xorman Clark, Seboomook; i stavre Sarafel, Madison; George H. j Cunningham, Madison; Joseph McAn i icy. Bangor; Oscar Varbancon. Mad ison: Peter A. Dumohrey, Rockwood; 1 Charles M. Sawyer, Ripley; August White, Madison: Arthur Ernest, Mos cow; Duncan X. Finlayson, Fairfield I Center; Martin Corckinsky, East Cara bridge, Mass.: Gordon Lewis, North j Anson: Tonie Mantyla, Rockwood; R. a. Poulin, Jackman; John Goodin, Rockwood; Gusta A. Louma, Burbank: i Louis Rancourt, Long Pond; Oliver Mangerall, Rockwood; Levi Richards, Skowhegan; C a f r u s Zentranticus, i Rockwood; Ralph G. Gilbert, Provi* derice, R. J.; Eugene Desrockes, Atte jan: Hugh E. Ramsey, The Forks; Jo seph Bellangcr, Chesuncook; John Johnson, Seboomook; Carle Cicodicola, Madison; Cornelius Sullivan, Seboo mook; Reuben Perry, Lily Bay: Ernest j. Bean, Hoones, Colo.; Erin F. Vlg neault, Madison; Edward Julien, Jack !inan; Fred W. Eldridge, Fairfield; An thony Rhearime, Jackman; Ralph E. Rowe, Moose River; George Wilfred Murtha. Jackman; Sidney Jones, Bath; Everett C. Hurd. Pittsfield; John Jo seph Dluz. Anson; Henry Soucie, Rock wood; Walter Joseph Ryan, Hinckley; Omer Godin, Madison; Einannal Bouf ford, Madison; Joseph Bufus. Beefe liiver, N. H.: Frank Pelletier, Long Pond; Stanley Saw, Fairfield; Edward Pease, Jackman; Harold L. Durgln, Skowhegan; Phillip LaPolnte, West Forks; J. David St. Pierre, Kockwood; James Bursey, Rorkwood; John H. McDonald. The Forks; Alvre Burke, Rockwood; Joseph Gregoire, Lake Aus tin. (Somerset county men eauea tor pny sical examination before the Exemp tion Board on March 15 to whom noti fications were mailed Saturday were; Frank Baker, Fairfield; Oem Oliver, Mt. Vernon; Joseph McKernin; Harold D. Crosby, Washington. D. G.; Steven j A. Young, Anson; Benjamin Tracy, Mercer; Frank L. Hopkins, Detroit; I Ouy J. Rowe, Smithfleld; .Clyde R. Wil liams, Athens; Leavitt A. Flewelllng, i Fairfield; Harrison E. Wells, Bingham; Myrle F. Stevens, Solon; Fred H. Cyr, Madison: Howard A. Lynds. Starks; Adam St. Peter, Jackman; Webster H. Sley, Bigelow; Arlington G. \\iJiHney, Moscow; John L. Cahill, Bingham; Harvey Crammer, North Anson; i Charles B. Johnson, Fairfield; Clarence E. Rines, Pittsfield; Leslie R. Ellis, Newington, X. H.; Michael J. McDon j aid, The Forks; Thomas Fleming, Rockwood; James Conroy, Lowell, 1 Mass.; Albert H. Conrad, Long Pond; Irwin R. Ladd, Fairfield; Ernest H. Emerson, Pittsfield; Edwin A. Samp son, Skowhegan; George Vigue, Skow i began; John Kolescar, Lewiston; Al phonse Poulin, Lewiston; Joseph O. Thibodeau, Fairfield: Blundi Angello, Madison; Ernest M. Rumpus, Brighton; Norman E. Frizzell, North Anson; Guy E. Bickford, Pittsfield; Roy Clifton Walker, Embden: Daniel Bellevieu, Rockwood; Frank W. Bartley, Eliza beth, N. J.: Orrin E. McKay, The Forks; Roland K. Buswell, Skowhegan.

Skowhegan people will be Interested to learn that Rev. ,W. P. Lord who at one time prior to the arrival of Rev. H. O. McGlauflin, preached at the Centenary Methodist church here, lias enlisted in the Navy as a sail maker, a trade he learned in Ills youth. He Is now stationed at the Klttery Navy Yard. Mr. Lord made application for enlistment as r chaplain, but he was past the age limit for that position. With his other duties he assists the chaplain in religious services. That considerable farm produce is being shipped out of Skowhegan is in dicated by the monthly statement of freight commodities. In approximate figures there were 44 tons of potatoes shipped out for the month of February against 79 tons last year, 554 tons of hay against 460 tons in the February before, and 15 tons of fruit and vege tables. The amount of coal received in February this year was 88 tons agatnst 2$ tons in February 1917. The total amount of freight commodities re ceived in February 1918 was 716 tons against 740 in February 1917, and total amount forwarded was in Febraury 1918 was 2277 tons and in February 1917 the amount forwarded was 2269 tons. Approximately 63 tons of grain and 63 tons of flour were received in Skowhe gan during February, while other com modities received during the month were 41 tons of wool; 12 tons of ma chinery; 38 tons of wagons and other vehicles: 351 tons of merchandise and 59 tons of miscellaneous freight. Com modities forwarded were livestock, 10 tons: wool S tons; lumber, 175 tons; bark, 15 tons; wood pulp, 1145 tons; merchandise, 201 tons: other manufac turies, 88 tons; miscellaneous freight, 24 tons. The March meeting of Somerset Po mona Grange will be held at Norridge wock Tuesday. The patrons of Skow liegan grange are requested to note tiie interim of three .weeks between the two Marcli meetings. No further meet ings will be held until March 27th. Alton Goodridge of Canaan appeared before Trial Justice T. G. Lord to claim the liquor seized by Sheriff Goodrich and addressed to Caroline Goodridge. He claimed that the liquor had been ordered for the private use of Mrs. Goodridge. It was forfeited to the county however by the presiding justice, because of not being shipped properly under the federal law. Word has,been received from Dr. O. H. Tracy of the First Baptist church that he has undergone an operation on his foot since going to Lewiston. Fav orable progress* is reported. The fire department was called Sat urday with chemical outfit to the home of Adam Simpson on Maple street, where smoke was detected pouring from the bathroom equipment. The conditions did not prove serious and were easily overcome by means of the chemical. The Coburn heirs are cutting from 5,000,000 to 6,000,000 feet of foreBt pro ducts in the vicinity of Jackman. Sheriff If. L. Goodrich, County Attor ney T. A. Anderson of Pittsfield, W. B. Brown of Madison, Charles Green and Henry Crowell of this town have re turned from a fishing trip tu Brassua lake. Mr. "Green was the champion fisherman of the crowd his record be ing a catch of 36. Mrs. Charles Smith of Heselton Rtreet fell Friday evening on Russell street and sustained serious injuries there from. It was thought Saturday night that she had broken her leg. Certain restrictions and conditions set forth in a deed recorded in the Somerset Registry indicate, that Dell E. Smart of Rockwood Strip is inter ested in a cleaner and better town. He has sold to F. G. Smart a lot of land north of the Taunton and Ray ham townships with the understanding according to the deed that no set of buildings shall be erected on the same that do not cost at least $1500 and if intoxicating liquors are sold thereon with knowledge and consent of the owner the conveyance shall become void. Dr. F. S. Bigelow has received word that his brother. Edwin T. Bigelow of Fairfield, has sustained a shock. He has lost the use of his right side and is failing fast. Mrs. I>. P. Hill of North East Harbor arrived Saturday night to'visit with Mrs. C. R. Tiles and Mrs. W. J. Ab bott. The annual report of the school de partment of Skowhegan gives much valuable information on school condi tions generally In our locality. The fi nancial statement in itself shows that $1082 has been expended during the past year. Nearly all the buildings have received minor repairs, but the most of the money has been laid out on the Jewett, Blunt and High school buildings. Chemical closets have been installed in the Jewett building and connected with the sewer and the ohlm liey has been rebuilt. In the Blunt building the fountain has been repair ed, a hardwood floor laid, the walls wainscoted, blackboards installed, the interior wood work painted, and the old double seats replaced by single desks. At the High school building lavatories have been installed on the first and second floors and the same connected with the sewer. Two drink ing fountains have been provided and i the water pipes leading to the closets on the second floor have been shifted j from vestibules to the interior of the building, thus doing away with the continual trouble of freezing. By this arrangement there is a slight saving in fuel and a large saving in plumbing repairs. In the estimates for next year the school committee asks for an increase in the Common and High school fund. They maintain that an appropriation is necessary for the commhn schools of $7182.36, while the necessary High school appropriation is $5085. In his seventh annual report Supt. Orrlsh gives the number of scholars on the school census, April 1, 1317, as 1789. The truant officer’s report indicates that there has been less trouble with truants this year than in any previous year since he has been connected with the school. This is accounted for, ac cording to this official, E. E. Estahrook, by the earnest co-operation of the teachers, benevolent societies and pro bation officer of the town. In years past the general complaint has been

the lack of shoes aad proper clothing. There has been only one complaint of this nature during the put year. The school savings bank in connec tion with the Skowhegan schools was started one year ago last January and It is In successful operation In all the village grades. The advance in living expenses and the sale of war saving sumps have had some effect on the amount of money deposited, but on the whole it ia very successful. The de posits up to the present time are as follows: Academy Building, $315.16; Garfield, $2»4.40; Lincoln, $$04.35; Jew ett, $43.96; Park. $$»7.«7; High. Includ ing grades. $19.40, or a sum total of $1424.75. Following the summary of school accounts the net amount over drawn is $526.9$. The Sunshine Society committee was busy in Municipal Court room Satur day afternoon preparing for the lunch to be served Town meeting day. At the business meeting on Thursday the Bum of $14.97 was paid for clothes. Bhoes and rubbers for the needy in the community. Mrs. Clara Brown has given the society 20 squares of patch work for a quilt and the members have finished out squares sufficient to go with it. Guy Ames Hubbard Guy Ames Hubbard died early Satur day morning at the home of his mother, Mrs. J. N. Smith of Water street, after a prolonged illness with tuberculosis. The deceased was a member of the class or 1915, Skowhegan High school, and on the 25th of May Just prior to graduation he entered the Fairfield sanatorium for treatment. He remained there until Octo ber. where he made considerable gain and then was transferred to Hebron san itarium. At the latter place his gain was not so noticeable and the da'- before Christmas, 1915, he returned to his home here. Since that time he haa received careful treatment and the thoughtful at tention of a devoted mother and step father and during the present winter had seemed unusually well. About three weeks ago he sustained a severe hemor rhage and although he improved from the effects of that 111 turn he did not tv gain the strength which he had seemed to have before the attack. For the last few daj-8 before Ills death he had failed very rapidly. Mr. Hubbard, who would have been M years old April 5, was the only son of Mrs. Lillian (Ames) Hubbard Smith and the late John F. Hubbard. He was bom on Fast Front street and Skowhegan had always been his home. His fathsr died when he was about 10 years old and his mother subsequently married Joseph X. Smith, her son accompanying her to her second home. The deceased wts a most exemplary young man. He was a member of the Epworth League connect ed with the Centenary Methodist church and also a member of the T. M. C. A. The funeral services will be held frtm the Smith residence at 11 A. M. Tuesday with Rev. Henry Clay Turner of the Methodist church officiating. James Calwav, whose houae was so badly damaged by fire a few Weeks ago. stated Saturday that he would repair and rebuild. In the meantime hie famlly is occupying the house on Eddy hill tistt door to their partially destroyed building. One of the pretty parties or the past weak occurred Saturday evening At the home or Mrs. Leon Titcomb on Bummer street when ahe entertained a number of young ladles in compliment to Mies Blanche Jewett, who la in town from Boston for a two weeks’ visit with her mother and other relatives. Refreshments were greatly enjoyed. Miss Grace Russell, a teacher at Busk, field Academy, Buckfield, arrived Saturday night to visit for a week with her sis ters. Mrs. I. S. Wheeler and Mrs. Xellie Copp, The investigations in tha bankruptcy from ,°fo °eors* CIukey- continued from March 2, were completed on Batur day. W. H. Hawes la attorney for Mr. Uukey and Miss Grace G. Merrill was appointed trustee. The mother of the' bankrupt was the principal creditor. FOURCifewiLL ELECT ON MONDAT FIGHT IN WORD Four Maine cities will hold their a*. nua* e'*ctlon Monday, Bangor, Brew er, Belfast and Blddeford. In two of these, Bangor and Blddeford. the Re publicans and Democrats each have a candidate, while in the other two. Brewer and Belfast, there is but one candidate. In Bangor Mayor John F. Woodman, the Republican candidate. Is opposed by Patrick J. Byrnes, the Democratic nominee. In Blddeford there Is being made a special effort by the Republi cans to regain control of the city, while the Democrats, express confidents in the ability of their ticket to pull through with a good margin. Both parties have strong candidates and this fact adds to the Interest. Mayor Hart ley C. Banks, who a year ago was elected on the Democratic and Inde pendent ticket, is again the candidate, while against him is running M. Harry Whelan, the Republican candidate. In Belfast, Clement W. Wescott. the Citizens’ nominee, for mayor, finds himself unopposed for the highest of fice within the gift of the citizens. It was expected that Mayor Edgar F. Hanson, 10 times elected mayor of the city on the Democratic ticket, would run again. He refused to sign the nom ination papers, and his party theft de I elded not to put a candidate In the i field. This leaves everything clear for j the election of the Cltlsena' ticket. The situation in Brewer is the same i as it has been for a number of years i the Republican ticket being the only I one In the field. Charles W. Curtis, the i present mayor, who polled 1M votee a j year ago. will win whatever he gets j as head of the ticket, and the same j is true of the rest of the ticket. i TIPS IN PARIS AND THE INCOME TAX Boris, Jan. 30.—(Correspondent#}. —A curious complication. In the application of tha new Inntqn tax has arisen over the quee ition of tips. The fiscal authorities hold that the proprietors of eafea restaurants where the waiters are paid .entirely by gratuities from custoaars must declare their annual incomes as |do employers of salaried help. The .question is for the cafe proprietor to fix the amount, since he never knows what a customer gives a waiter. The controversy has been taken aa the occasion for a demand for the im pression of the tipping SfllMfc —J 4

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DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL Talaphow 185_ Car'f assigned as a contriny. lory cause In 4.11 per cent of llrst com mitments. We are convinced from available data laat the annual ,st to the State bv loss o. labor resulting from premature deaths from preventable disease and from accl ‘‘t’"; as.on.’d by Intemperate use of ■bohol amounts to hundreds of thou sands of dollars. I lie part played by drunkenness In the production nf poverty is very larg* e.ast investigation of the causes Of poverty reveals that in from 10 to !,'!'r "f 'be eases applying to public o| private agencies of relief, abuse of 10 ''r'”"1'1'" "r 'IPI'enrlen. Inc-tenth or more of the nresent cost of public and private poor* relief wotinl probably he wiped out if drunken The greatest economic loss to the State ieeVom'; r' fa"»ble mem Sin rlriinir 1 r.\ ji men imprisoned for runn* nness in Massachusetts last vear American or British birth un bandirapped thejr occupation by' m e erv "',,h n,,r ''.nguage. Four out of 'wern'l’f^^'iTea'Wr r‘f timf|Rwi8nio^rri0b?bIy »an €||sm is un the continuous loss which it lnvohes The cost of drunkenness to the State in a s w *;°W c?me" Boston police com missioner a report showing that the *r,:\f°r drunkon'“'ss alone in Bos ton last year were 73.393, ns com pared with 86.365 arrests for drunk in tho vh°le Of Massachusetts in the year 1908. That is to sav, the past decade has seen drunkenness in the capital city become almost as pre\alent as it was in the entire com ™°"Taln ,nt tho be*,nnb>* of tho period. But even that does not reveal the worst of the situation. For in recent years the policy of the police has been to take Into custody onlv a small proportion of intoxicated per sons. As the state commission said four years ago: "Tho problem of drunkenness Is very much larger than 'he problem of arrested drunken ness." It being convincingly demonstrated that this social evil is still increasing In Massachusetts at a much faster rate than the increase of the popula tion. what conclusion is one forced to accept? In answer The Republican may repeat what it said in March. 1911: "The logic of the situation is that our presto.;, system ct regulating the liquor traffic and of educating the people to habits of self-control falls to meet the demands” of a civil ized society. The present system is unquestionably a failure, for under it the evil of drunkenness in Masachu setts Increases rather than diminishes. Some ono in protest asks: "Why slap-dash prohibition?" referring to the pending federal amendment. "What else Is there to try? Surely, neither the country nor the commonwealth has been in haste to adopt radical meas ures. Massachusetts has been run ning along complacently with license or no-license for cities and towns un der the local option law for more than a generation. The result is a popula tion more whisky-soaked than ever. We shall need a sober people if. as a nation, or as a great power, we are to survive. 1 -,r Mansonian Hindenburgitm. Sometimes we wonder what evil spirit inhabits the inner recesses of the office of the Waterville Sentinel and periodically dances forth to take pos session of the editor. It matters not who the editor is (they change often in our neighbor's sanctum) he soon ac cumulates the mania for swinging right and left on the jaws of Maine con temporaries. He goes ouf to instruct brother editors how to walk down the streets of Portland, Lewiston, Augusta or Iiangor. The Press and Express of Portland, the K. J. and others, have to be corrected in their ways of making newspapers. The Sentinel man never, for periods of any length, seems to have enough to j do to attend to his own business; lie wants to take charge of somebody i else’s business, too. None of us make newspapers to suit him, although he is of us and quite an ordinary sort of good fellow, before he once fiends and sits in that chair that Patt, and Gallup, and Piper, and Fassett, and others have enriched with inspiration. The von Hindenburg of the Sentinel sanctum cannot enjoy peace, he hankers after gore ami desolation or i surrounding contemporaries. He sal lies out to impress himself upon their attention by teaching them Kultur or the Sentinel variety. We don't know where they conceal this genius with the affliction for going j out after blood and goats and tilings. but we have long noted his presence i and* activities regardless, of who is j holding the job. He lias just straight- j ened out the leading papers ot Maine 1 one after another, presumably to his liking, and will now go back to bis hole for a week or two—that is, if the Port- land Express lias promptly apologized for living. Maine Gossip For Sammie, In France iFlorence l’age in Dumb Animals.) When you make up a box for Sammie, Who's lighting "somewhere in France;” When you’ve packed the socks from Mary, And the smokos from Vnele Lance; Arid one thing more for your soldier. Before you nail up the crate— Send him a snap-shot of Rover, Waiting for him at the gate. The comfort kit will please him, Tlie candy bring him cheer; The roll of local papers Will bring the home folks near. But let him see you miss him.— That one watches early and late,— Send him a snap-shot of Rover, Waiting for him at the gate. When you make up a box for Sammie, Who’s lighting "somewhere in France": Gifts to warm his body, socks and wristlets, perchance; Warm the heart of him also,— 'Tis cold work waiting on Fate; Send him a snap-shut of Rover, Waiting for him at the gate. Lieut.-f'ol. Carroll W. Xeal of Roches ter, X. IT., son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilder It Xeal, formerly of Farmington, had the distinguished honor of being in command of tiie first complete regiment of Fuels Sam's held artillery to go into the line against the Huns A German helmet has found its way from away over the seas to Farmington and is now in the possession of Mi«s Kathleen Hodgkins, bring sent her b\ Frank Craig The helmet is evidently that of rti officer's and it was taken after a battle early in tlie war. Emory Stone of Stoneville was one time owner of the whole village. He re cently passed away at the age of SI years, the oldest resident in the town The most land which tie owned and which comprised Stoneville included 350 acres which had been in his family 175 years. Mr. Stone was a native and had lived all Ids life in the town, where he served 43 years as town clerk, nine years as as sessor and several years as town treas urer. ile, was the oldest member and teacher in tlie Congregational church Sunday school. He is survived bv one daughter. .Mrs. Josiah H Whittaker of Auburn. i Charles Hutchinson and Harry Lunge, jtwo Kennebunk hunters, hung up a new record the other day when they brought THIS WEAK, NERyOUS WOMAN TOOK VINOL It Made Her Strong and Well Barncveld, Wis.—”1 was in a weak, nervous, run-down, anemic condi tion, so that my housework was a burden. Vino) was recommended, and it made ,ne well and strong. It is certainly the best tonic and strength creator I have ever taken.”—Mrs. John Lewis. Yinol is a cod liver and iron con stitutional remedy for weak, nervous, rundown conditions of men. women and children. Your money will be re turned if it does not help you. Bowditch-Webster Co.. Druggists. Augusta. Yinol is sold in Waterville by W. C. Hawker and in Hallow-ell by Guy K. White and at the best drug store in every town in the country.— adv. home eight fox pelts as the result'of^a* single day’s hunting. 'Tati-. record! >i/it was made in North Kennebunkport. At the present prices of fur the lot. is worth a substantial sum. Lewiston and Auburn heard a few y^ars ago, the Irish orator Keamond, who died "Wednesday in London and remembered him as one of the most eloquent and in spiring public speakers of the age. The blow pipe at the East Wilton woolen mill broke during one of the re cent heavy winds and between six and seven hundred pounds of wool, valued at $1.40 per pound, were blown away before the break was noticed. A preliminary meeting of a few promi nent citizens was held Thursday evening at Bath, to discuss the $50,000,000 appro priation by Congress for the housing of shipyard employes. This is a very irn portant and far reaching matter for Bath and it was decided to form an association to be known as the City of Bath Housing League for the purpose of looking out for the interests of the city in the apportion, ment of this fund. Another meeting will be held Tuesday evening, March 12. The honor parts of the Senior class at Pennell Institute, Gray, have been won by twin sisters, the valedictory by Miss Eva Morrill and the salutatory by Miss Eda Morrill, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Bo land Morrill of North Raymond. The other class parts are assigned by vote of the class as follows; Prophecy, Lyle Parker, Louise Libby; class recitation, Gladys Merrill; history, Ruth Morrill; presentation of gifts, Gertrude Berry. The Houlton Times recently reported the shipment of a car of potatoes con taining 500 barrels from that town by Fred N. tt illett. The Aroostook Republican recalls that Frank S. Smith of Caribou three years ago shipped a oar containing 625 barrels and thinks that record still Stands. Letters recently received in Lewiston from II. K. Andrews, managing editor of the Los Angeles Times, formerly managing editor of the Lewiston .Jour, ns I, states that lie lias leased a villa at Squirrel Island for July and August, 1010. He would have come to Squii -t Island this year but for the war. He expects the war to end on nr be fori Thanksgiving day. Mr. and Mrs. An drews and daughter, Harriet, a queenly young lady, anticipate keenly the pleas ure of a two-months’ stay at tin- Maine seashore. They have not been in Matte for many years. Mr. Andrews fur nishes pilotage and steam for the big gest and most successful newspaper west of (tie Alleghanies. But for an iron constitution, Mr. Andrews would hardly have been able to get along year after year without vacation; but two months it Squirrel Island will do the ’West’ editor and family great good. Mr. Andrews' mother, it is hoped, will be one of the visiting party at Squii t- 1 Island. 1 REMOVE U. OF M. LAW SCHOOL DEAN CLAIM FAVORED GERMANS Bangor, Mo., March 10. -William E. Walz, dean of the University of Maine College oi Law in this city, was reliev ed of his duties as head of that insti tution by a committee of the board of trustees and President Hubert .1. Alev, who were in session here Saturday dis cussing the policy of the law school. The removal will take effect at once, although it is understood that the dean will be paid for the remainder of the’ university year. Action of the board of trustees in discharging Dean Walz followed news paper criticism of his alleged practice of talking overmuch regarding German kultur and efficiency in the class rooms, although no direct charge of disloyalty has been made against him. Prior to the entrance of the United States into the war he publicly espoused the cause of Germany, defending its course at meetings here. Immediately after the first charges were made-that he talked too much in classrooms of Prussian knltur. the stu dents of the college passed resolutions denying that he was disloyal and promptly gave him a banquet at the Bangor House, at which former Chief Justice E. Emery of the Maine Supreme Court was among those who praised the dean and supported him against the published statement. It was learned that the university trustees, who met today, had discuss ed affairs at the law- school two months ago, with the result that a committee was appointed, with President Alev, to take what action they considered nec essary. The committee was composed of Freeland Jones. Colonel F. il. Strick land of Bangor and Frank E. Guernsey of Dover. Public opinion here is divided in the matter, some claiming that there has been too much talk of German kultur •at the law school, and others, includ ing the law school alumni, urging that while the dean emitted much pro-Ger man talk before tbe United States tat tered the war. he has been a loyal t itt zen since that time. RICHMOND Mrs. S. AE Preble was a business vis itor in Portland Wednesday. Airs. Ghurles A. Harriman and Airs. Elwelt S. Crosby of Bath passed the day in town Wednesday. Tickets are being sold on a pair or blankets given by the ladies of the Catholic church of this town, for the benefit of the American Bet] Cross. A farmers' mass meeting w ill be held Alonday evening at 8 o'clock at the town building, under the auspices or the X. E. AI. P. A. There will he two speakers. Airs. Charles Wheeler of Foxboro, Alass., was a visitor in town this week. H. C. Heed. Dr. W. N. Price, H. E. Houdlette and tition of the Berwick Salmon Falls Llectnc Co. for authority to issue securi tiPR. __ I IN VESTIGATION OF PORTLAND PRESS FIRE The following statement was issued Saturday afternoon from the State insut- ame department: -The department has been in commun!- i cation with officials of Portland and it is ,:r purpose to determine the cause of th" fire in the Portland Press building if pos sible. if it develops that an incendiary i was. responsible for the fire no effort will i he spared to apprehend the guilty partv i or parties. At the present time we have nothing farther to say concerning the i tire or Its origin." The correct nickname for New fork I ca„ert“mne VState 11 iB sometimes *.d, The Lxcelsior State,” but tie'v Knickerbockcr State." The people are XPAN (IN I 6 The bank not only means security for your business, o It means extension. Your business ought to grow with 0 your life. The soundness and extent of its development C depends very materially upon your bank connections. 0 c M Ql INTEREST PAID c 4/0 ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS c

State Trust Company Augusta, Maine 252 Water Street c l WAR SAVINGS STAMPS ON SALE HERE c mch9dltx J A A A A A A _ A A.. A_A A A A A A _ W V/ W V W w W Railroads and Steamboats MAINE CENTRaTTr. Irt Effect January 20, 1918. TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA fJiM GOING WEST—3.05 A. M Itnpn Portland and Boston, K BlkLtLUlZS 6.13 A. XL, Farmington. Wl'tltllll Bath, Rockland, Portland. ■nnM Boston. Montreal and cjue SSSSSSSU bee; 9.36 A. M„ Brunswick, Portland, Boston; 3.10 P. XL, local; 4.05 P. XI., texpressj Brunswick, Lewiston, Port land, Boston; 5.15 V. XL, llallowell, Gar diner and So. Gardiner; 10.52 P. XI., Lewis ton, Bath, Portland, Boston. Sundays 3.05 and 10.15 A. XL, 3.40 and 10.52 P. XL, Portland and Boston. GOING EAST— 1.1D A. XL, Bangor. Sr. John, Halifax. Sunday morning at 1.15 A. XL, uoes not connect beyond Bangor; ‘2.25 A. XL. for Waterville, Bangor, Bar Harbor, Calais and Aroostook Co.; 9.26 A XL, local to Belfast, Bangor and Skowhe gan; K 1.02 liobn, Waterville; 2.47 P. M express to Waterville; thence local to Bel fast, Harmony, Dover and Foxcroft and Bangor and Mattatvamkeag; 7.31 P. XL. Waterville and Bangor. Sundays 1.15 A. XL; 9.30 A. XL. 3.10 P. XI.. for Waterville, pittstield and Bangor. Trains leave Augusta for llallowell, Gardiner and South Gardiner at 6.19, 9.36 A. XL, 3.10, 5.15, 10.52 IJ. XL, llallowell an I Gardiner only 4.05 P. XL, Gardiner only 3.05 A. M. daily except Monday. K Will not run Mondays, February 4tn to March 25th inclusive. M. L. HARRIS, Gen'l Passenger Act. D. C. Douglass. Gen'l Mgr.. Portland. Me. fi' ONCE! STOPS STOMACH MISERY AND INDIGESTION “Pape’s Diapepsin” makes sick, sour, gassy Stomachs feel fine. Do so in foods you eat hit back— taste gooi. but work badly: ferment into acids- and cause a sick. sour, gassy stomach? Now. Mr. or Mrs. Pjspep-, tie, jot this down: I’ape's Diapepsin j helps neutralize the excessive acids in the stomach so vour food won't sour and upset you. There never was any thing so .aai'ely quick, so certainly ef fective. No difference how badly your stomach is upset you usually get hap- py relief in five minutes, but what pleases you most is that it helps to regulate your stomach so you can eat your favo.dte foods without fear. Most remedies give you relief some- 1 limes—they are slow, but not sure. ‘‘Pape’s Diapepsin” is positive in neu tralizing tbe acidity, so the misery won’t com-.' back very quickly. You feel different as soon as "rape's Diapepsin” comes in contact with the j stomach—distress just vanishes jour stomach gets sweet, no gases, no belch ing, no eructations of undigested food, jour head clears 9hd you feel fine. do now, make the best investment j you ever made, by getting a large fifty- cent case of I'ape's Diapepsin from any drug store. You realize in five mill- j utes how needless it is to suffer from indigestion, dj'spepsia or anj' stomach disorder due to acid fermentation.- i Adv. A CHILD DOESN’T LAUGH AND PLAY! IF CONSTIPATED If peevish, feverish and sick, give “California Svrup of Figs." Mother! Vour child isn’t naturally-. cross and peevish. See if tongue is coated: this is a sure sign its little 1 stomach, liver and bowels need a j cleansing at once. When listless, pale, feverish, full of cold, breath bad. throat sore, doesn’t eat. sleepi or act naturally, has stom ach-ache, diarrhoea, rcmeriiner. a gentle liver and bowel cleansing should always be the first treatment given. Nothing equals "California Syrup of Figs" for children's ills; give a tea- spoonful, and in a few hours all the foul waste, sour bile and fermenting food which is clogged in the bowels passes out of tbe system, and you have a well and playful c-hiid again. All children love this harmless, delicious "fruit laxative.” and it never fails to effect a good “inside” cleansing- Di rections for babies, children of all ages and grown-ups are plainly on the bottle. Keep it handy in .vour home. A little given today saves a sick child to morrow, but get the genuine. Ask vour druggist for a bottle of "Cali- fornia Syrup of Figs.” then look and «ee that it is made by the “California Fig Syrup Company.”—Adv? sometimes referred to as Kntclferboek ers. as being descendants of (he Dotc.i family of Knickerbocker that settled' the New Netherlands. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears _ V? Signal^ of w w ^TTv~0'0-0-n Augusta Lodge Directory BETHLEHEM LODGE. No. 35.F AAM in E. A. degree. Four candidates Alf Sir' l,,othcrs arc cordially invkifo HAROLD A. ALLAN \y ,r PEAKLK ,0. Fl LUKiL Sec AUGUSTA LODGE, NO. 141.' F. *N5 •r’ •sl’£t':al, communication at rtniple Tuesday evening, m ir,.i. Work in K. A. degree \n 'tcnd.brethren are cordiall-v invited T* 1}^SSLL> 13 JENNINGS, \v u __ ALBERT M. PINGREE. See. n°f,E ,?F. SHARON CHAPTER NO U. O. K. Mated meeting on ir,.' Wednesday of each month at Mason™ Temple. All members sojourning H'il city are Invited to attend 5 ,n tU I.ELIA 31. HANKS. W v ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON s», septhm-w-fri.tf sec Odd Fellows Hall ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70. REGULAR meeting Friday evening at 7,:;o p v 31arch 15th. Third degree Refreshment it. 3i. Hi;ann, n e; E. F. WESTON, Kec! s.c, CANTON. AUGUSTA, NO. 9, P.~ M, Regular meeting every third Tuesday F o clock. H. II. AUSTIN. Capt. .(f A M. Dl;U31MuNU. Clerk. JEPHTHA ENCAMPMENT, NO. 3 Meetings at T.:» P. 31. every second f;.i:rtli Tuesday. Tuesday. .March z Golden l.ule I legree. J- u. HUGHES, U p _ G. S. PEAS LEE. S.-r f TRINITY COMMANDERY, NO. 7, K. I. Annual stated conclave of this com inandery will be held at the Asylum on l rulay evening. March 13. P»ls. at 7.*fl Business of stated conclave, etc fp. ports of officers. Flection of officers. GFOJIGF F. I»l\A\ ID* A>! utant. CALANTHE LODGE, NO. 52, K.T J*eg*)Iar convention Wednesday evening* Meeting commences at 7.30 I\ M. Work in Bank of I’ago March hakuIaD k. puk. c r. G 17. FitV'F. K. of 11. an l 8 rno-t od.tf AUGUSTA LODGE NO. 964. B. P. 0. E Regular meetings in tlie Elks Horn*. \V iii!111~.■!> street, the second ainl fouri Thursday of each month at x nTlork M. S. l_'AM PBEI.L, K. R C. \V. POOR, Sec. julyju.ni-w-th,if CAPITAL AERIE. NO. 1360. F, ft Eagles, meets in F. O. E. hall, 27S Water st tirst and third Monday ut «u month at X o'clock. ROBERT GOODE, fie GEORGE JENKINS, Sec. eodtf KENNEBEC LODGE. NO. 14ft I.oya 1 of Mouse. meets in l*nio;' nail, L,( 7 Water St., everv Wednesday veiling at 7 ::0. WILLIAM F. K VOX. Di«-tator. U W. JACKS< Set.. 18 ft u. O. G. C. MORRILL COMMANDER! v0, 326, i o. g. c. Regular meettoft 5^,' On. an<1 fourth Tuesday evenings* -»0 o t*loc*l* :i t Golden Toss hall. G. ILWHALL BAKEK. X. C. 'V. K. CLOUGH, F. K. II. m-w-f KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES 1\enimluv 'lent No. 1,7. meets in Maccabe* li ill (the tornicr Elks i lub quarters. Water St.), on lirst and third Mondav of eaca moutli at 7. R. E BEANE. Com W M. E. CROSS, It. K m-w-f AUGUSTA CAMP. NO. 7400. M. W. A. Regular meeting second and fourth .Won dav of each month at G. A It hall. K. S. II. CALLAGHAN, V. BERT L. NICHOLAS, i Terk. in-w-f.tf Business Cards Office hours: X A. M. to 6 I’. M. Telephone W Williamson, Burleigh McLea COUNSELORS-AT-LAW Ernest L. McLean Sanford L. Foif Frank E. Southard The First National Rank Buildi i BURLEIGH MARTIN ATTORNEY AT LAW NOTARY PUBLIC Th First National Bank Buildin* 223 Water Street. Augusta. Mo. Telephone 3SS Residence 63 Sewall Street Telephone »42- W _ ROBERT A. CONY Attorney and Counselor at Law Notary Public Justice of toe Pe»<* General Law Practice Opera House Block, Augusta, MsiW Telephone 490 E. J. Roberts, D D. S. DENTISTRY

TELEPHONE CALL 327-W. j ianl2.nion-wed.tf In reply to a query.as to whether. in iis opinion, Germany could be dis pensed with in the market for dyes and Ivestuffs, Mr. llavy expressed hims*^ ls confident that, with the recent dl*' overies in England and the exp*'1' nccs and wonderful improvements achieved in the United States since the ipRlnning of the war, Germany could veil be ignored when the matter ot lyes was was taken up.

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the wonderful rheumatism bv Bowdltch-Webater Co., y,. and all druggists, gives “f .Vi n stin/ relief than otner a as much. yV __ the :»»'!.v poisonous ftheuma ta,.,\j kidneys, ,h» .ire quickly thrown oft I*1 Sh.. 'nsaltl.y wa.V. i» reputaM* physic.an s.i.,s S».'1 |n I have made a most P"' estmatlon oi ihe formula em manufacture of Kheuma, r,i;, r. con.mend it as o remedy li ,rni„ u st ps itching instantly and heala treptions promptly. It is very easy and economical to use. Vid by ill druiKiata. Kuinol CMntaut utiul y U ndrd by Knmul Soap. 7-20*4 I Pi,4--.»v it put tvro hundred thousand i m1U:.« brand of 10o. Cmars t w»rl 1 factory, Manchester, N. H. Preble House Portland, Me. Best Dining Room on Congress St. your rooms now for Re publican State Convention, Mir 27 and 28. _ HIESS MS k» Coun'ry Tull of Them Sine* j D'uggi,:, Commenced to Sell “Neu tron, Prescription 99"

There pi. i, 11,,i, mi earth w hy il K,i.mil Ki.rtVr another day' lih fui il. i, flamed. swollen joints mils, p of any kind arising from tumatism. when you can got a large ltl> of ••Neutron.' Prescription 99" t kir an,t on the bottle. 'i>it a liniment, mind you. to clog I the m i,it l,|. uni-purifying, 'Mg .ind in .iluiK Internal remedy r i iki’M out ull soreness and pains i t Imv.m the muscles feeling fine comf u table. TmJ may he so sore and crippled i ip pul get around, but take a 1 »ekr Gorham Normal graduates.” The architects who are making the plans for the addition to the Augusta General hospital are to have a public meeting at W. M. Sanborn s oltice at 7 30 this Monday evening. The mem bers of the board of directors, hospital staff. Ladles' Aid, all physicians and every other citizen who is interested are invited to be present. When Andrew Dudley of Belgrade came into the city Saturday on his reg ular weekly visit the big white horse which for 25 years has been giving him service was not in the harness. Only the day before Mr. Dudley bad reluct antly come to the conclusion that the animal, which had reached the age of 31, was no longer fit for work, and laid him away. The horse was of remark able intelligence and had made friends of inuny people along its route. LOCAL NOTICE. A Jolly time, a Jolly good crowd, a Jolly fine floor and Jolly good music, at the dancing assembly at Maccabee hail Wednesday evening. The prices are only 35c for gentlemen and 15c for i dles. Music by Douglas Banjo Or chestra with Kelly at the Banjo. marlldft I>. w. Ward's barbet shop has been un dergoing repairs for a number of weeks. The interior and furnishings have been thoroughly renewed. Mr. Ward has been fortunate in securing the services of Aime Toussaint ot Bangor, recommended to be a first-class workman. He is now prepared to render full satisfaction to his customers, thanking them for the!* kindness and equanlmlnty In the misfort une caused by the lire in January. mch9d2t A Food You Need ForConservation Grape-Nuts Saves Sugar. Milk. Fuel Unique among pre pared cereals, oa J If you want health you can have it, by heeding Nature’s laws. Keep the stomach strong, the liver active, the blood pure, and the bowels regular, and you will seldom be ill. Take good care of these organs, and at the first sign of anything wrong—promptly take Beecham’s Pills. you certainly need the help and relief of this world-famed remedy, to keep the body in health. They quickly establish nor mal conditions, so the organs perform their functions as Nature intended. No other remedy will so surely strengthen the system, stimulate the liver, regulate the bowels and quickly improve the general health as i (HAMS ft US Directions of Special Value to Women are with Every Box. Sold by druggiats throughout tbo world. la boxes, 10c, 25c. GORHAM ALUMNAE Banquet at Augusta House—Addresses and Songs Follow Repast Gorham Normal School Alumnae of Augusta, Hallowell, Gardiner. AA'in throp and Waterville banquetted Sat urday evening at the Augusta House. There were addresses by members of the faculty and others, and entertain ing musical and literary numbers. Miss Lulu Buker, president of the alumnae for Maine and a member of the school faculty, presided as toastmaster ar.d spoke on the subject “Paying Our Debts.” Prof. AV. E. Russell spoke on “Conservation.” Superintendent of Schools H. H. Stuart of this city had for the subject of his remarks “The Gorham Graduate as a Teacher." Miss Jessie L. Keene of the faculty spoke on the subject “Handwork—a Factor in Education.” “The AVise Use of Our Talents,” was the topic discussed by Elizabeth Maud Collins of Bangor. Miss Gertrude Hasty of this city gava a reading and there were vocal solos by Miss Hope Sturtevant and Mis? Elizabeth Rowe, both of Augusta. The program opened with singing of “America the Beautiful" and closed with singing of the Gorham campus song and one stanza of "America.” Delightful souvenirs of the occasion were hand-painted place cards, cleverly executed by Gorham students. The following were present: Miss Elizabeth Maud Collins, Bangor: Miss Jessie L. Keene. Miss AVealthie Buker, Miss Lulu Buker and Prof. AV. E. Rus sell, Gorham: Miss Esther Eastman, AVinthrop; Miss Stella Boyden, Miss Imogene AA'ood. Miss Zilla Wilbur. Miss Annie Furvall and Miss Anna Duntor, Hallowell; Miss Eliza Patterson. Miss Antoinette Lambert, AVaterville; Miss Helen Nichols, Gardiner; Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Stuart, Miss Elizabeth Bailey, Miss Helen Gage, Miss Hope Sturte vant. Miss Frances Plaistod, Miss Anna Larrabee, Miss Ella Hodgkins, Miss Grace Littlefieldr Miss Elizabeth Rowe, Miss Gertrude Hasty. Miss Mildred Newton. Miss Pearl Raymond. Mis? Helen Humphrey. Mrs. J. Frank Bil odeau and Mrs. Robert Hayden. Au gusta. Boy Scout Notes The First. Baptist Troop of Boy Scouts went on a hike into the woods back of the muster grounds Saturday afternoon and passed off their second class tests under the direction of Sec retary Frank B. Condon of the V. M. C. A. The tests included those of cooking, lighting a fire from materials found in the woods with only two matches, following a trail, reading a map and learning about a compass. A large number of the Augusta boy scouts were engaged Saturday after noon in putting out 500 posters for ttie War Mass Meeting to be held Tuesday evening at City hall, and a good many of the scouts will be busy ibis after noon in distributing 5000 tickets for that meeting. The Boy Scouts in this city are well •organized and have al ready in different ways proved them selves to be an asset to the city. Through the reappointment of Jus tice Spear, Kennebec county again has the distinction of having within its borders three of the eight members of the Supreme court. Augusta was early honored in the formation of the Supreme, court. Soon after Maine be came an independent State, Nathan Weston of this city was chosen one of the Associate Justices, and lie served for 21 years. About all of the Kenne bec county justices had long terms of service. Associate Justice Charles Uanforth of Gardiner served 26 years and Justice Artemas Libbey of this city 19 years. It is the third time in the history of the State that Kennebec county has had the head of the su preme court, Nathan Weston, William P. Whitehouse and Leslie C. Cornish, and once the honor of providing the head of the United States supreme court, Melville W. Fuller. PATRIOTIC MASS MEETING Momentum Gathering for Rousing Big Demonstration at City Hall Tomor row Evening at 8. No Collection, No Pledges, No Contribution of Any Kind Will Be Asked—Especially In teresting to Young Men Evidence of a coming event of unus ual magnitude was foretold Saturday with the appearance about the city of ■lundreds of playcards announcing the big mass meeting which will be held at City hall tomorrow evening. That the meeting will be of a patriotic and enthusiastic order is evinced fay the list of notable speakers who will take part. Gov. Milliken heads the list, fol lowed by Lt. Col. Cummings, who has just returned from France, Judge Ben edict F. Maher of oratorical fame. May or Willis E. Swift and Hon. Ralph E. Brewster of Portland. Through Col. Cummings, Augusta will enjoy the privilege of getting a near view of what conditions are among the second Maine Infantry now in- France. From Judge Maher a historical narrative de livered with brilliant oratorical effect is to be expected. Punctuating the speaking and enliv ening the spirit of the occasion will be the Togus Band which enjoys an en viable reputation for high grade mu sic. Amid such a setting and with such surroundings one may well expect a war demonstration of intense and op I pealing interest to Augusta citizens. It has been said that the average citizens j is asleep on the actual conditions of war-time America; that he needs an air raid to awaken him to a realization of the needs and, need it be said, per ils of the hour. Bet this meeting represent the after effects of an incursion of the enemy with its subsequent rallying to the colors. Serious words, it is true, will be spok en at this meeting but that is all the more reason why everyone should be present to hear them. For the young men of the town, es pecially. There is a strong and healthy reason for hearty response'. If you are proud of Augusta, if you want to hear some serious and perti nent facts about the Great War, if you want to learn whet% you fit. in tho world at arms come to tin's meeting.— Adv. NORTH AUGUSTA j Miss Gena Griffith, woh has been ill at the home of her parents on the Waid road, has so far recovered that she has returned to Portland to her work. The "Do Your Hit” Club held a whist I social at William Knowles' Friday evening with about 50 present. Music and games were enjoyed and refresh ments were served. This is a new club just organized at. North Augusta and all connected with the organization are very much interested in the work. Mrs. Grace Tillson has returned home after earing for her brother's wife, Mrs. Uaden Hunker, several weeks. Queer calls are sometimes sent in to the police station, and one of that type was received Saturday afternoon from a woman who lives at some little dis tance from City hall and on the oppo site* side of the river, the request being that an officer be sent up to remove the remains of a rat which had been discovered in the highway in front of the house in which she live$. The of ficer who answered the phone made the trip however, removed the remains and carried them in a paper bag through Water street and over the river In City hall, where they were incinerated by placing them in the fire box of one of ttie heaters. The funny part of it is. so the officer said, is that the woman has a son in the High school, and the youngster might have disposed of the rat himself without much trouble and without going to the necessity of call ing in the police to have the job done. COLONIAL THEATRE 2.30 Afternoons 7 and 8.30 Evenings GERALDINE FARRAR IN The Latest Artcraft Production by Cecile B. DeMille entitled “THE DEVIL STONE” PATHE NEWS SUNSHINE COMEDY Tomorrow HAROLD LOCKWOOD IN “THE SQUARE DECEIVER meMldlt

u. s. W. V. REUNION APRIL 19 AT TOGUS The geftr*ral orders for the an“ nual reunion of the United Spaniah War Veterans to be held Friday, April IS, at Togus,'has been issued as fol lows: Lewiston, Me., March 10, 1918. General Orders Xo. 3. Series 1917-1918. The 15th Annual Encampment, De partment of Maine, United Spanish War Veterans, will be held at Na- j tional Soldiers’ Home, Togus, Maine, i Friday, April 19, 1918 (Patriots’ day). Meeting will be called 2 r. M., sharp in Assembly hall. Delegates must be in good standing in J order to be seated as such. Each Camn wil have to be in good j standing, or they positively cannot be i represented. The Department Quartermaster's j books will close April 10, at 7 P. M. All matters that have 'not been ad- I justed, must await action of the new officers. The following Comrades have been ap pointed on Encampment Committees: Past Department Commander, W. I. Sterling cf Kennebec Camp Xo. 11, Waterville, Maine. Auditing Committee, 1’ast Department Commander Charles L. Collins of Cumberland Camp, Xo. 15 of Port land, Maine; Past Department Ad jutant Herbert J. Pierson, Hamlin Haggerty Camp Xo. 3. Lewiston, Me. Committee on Credentials, Past De partment Historian, Frank J. Hig gns, Tiffany Camp Xo. 4, Togus, Me.; Past Department Quartermaster Al bert D. Morneau, Hamlin-Haggerty Camp Xo. 3. Lewiston, Me.; Past Commander Harry B. Bates, Kenne bec Camp No. 11, Waterville, Me. Resolutions Committee, Hon. George S. McCarty, Past Department Com mander. Kamlin-Haggerty Camp Xo. 3, Lewiston, Me.; National Aide, James Murphy, Tiffany Camp, No. 4, Togus, Me.; Past Department Com mander, Burt M. Dyer, Kateon Camp Xo. 12, Bath, Me. Col. William P. Hurley. Governor of the Home, has very kindly placed the use of Assembly hall and other facilities at our disposal. Tiffany Camp extends a hearty invita tion to all visiting delegates and comrades. By order of, EDWARD S. BARIBAULT, Commander Department of Maine. Official: FRANK C. ANDREWS, Department Adjutant. MR. VILES ENDORSES THIRD MAINE MOVEMENT March 8, ISIS Hon. Lewis A. Burleigh, Augusta, Maine. Dear Mr. Burleigh: Your letter with statement is at hand on my return home and I regret very much that I was not there to sign the statement. Yours very truly, ■BLAINE S. VILES. AMUSEMENTS COLONIAL THEATRE Jesse L. Lasky Presents Geraldine Far rar in Her Latest Artcraft Produc tion, “‘The Devil Stone,” at the Col onial Today. Thia Celebrated Star Will Have As a Vehicle a Story of Unusual Interest, Considerably Dif ferent from Any of the Former Film Plays in Which She Has Thus Far Appeared 1 Miss Farrar creates the role of a simple Preton fisherwoman, removed after the (early part of the story to America, as the wife of an unscrupulous millionaire owner of tlie fisheries, Silas Martin. The simi larity of the man's name with that of Silas Marner, the miser of fiction. Is par ticularly appropriate because Martin, who meets the fisher girl in Brittany [whither he “lias gone to subdue his em ployes who are clamoring for higher wages, demonstrates his miserly impulses by marrying the girl In order to get pos session of a valuable emerald which she lias found along the seashore, and which, in her simple, superstitious belief, is a rel ic of the legendary Queen Grenelda, of Norse folk lore. The underlying theme of the narrative, namely, the sinister effect of the world old stumbling block of man, superstition, furnishes the basis for a story of inter esting study, since It links with the an cient tale of Grenelda a modern develop ment of the curse placed upon the pos sessor of the Devil Stone, carried down into the events of the life of Marcia Ma not, as a Breton fisher girl and later as the wife of Silas Martin In America. We are given a glimpse into the palace of Grenelda, the rites of sacrifice and the hurling to death of a Christian priest when Grenelda wrests from him the fa tal stone, visualized by Marcia Manot when she finds the emerald near her sea coast home in France. Apparently the curse which the dying priest placed upon Grenelda Is carried down into the life of Marcia, for a series of direful events take place until after the death of Silas Martin, brought on through his attempt to sell the valuable relic and get rid of his wife. Through the latter events of the story in America runs the thread of a romantic love, culminating in the happy marriage of Marcia anil Guy Sterling, and the clearing of both of responsibility for the death of Silas Martin through the efforts of a noted criminologist, Robert Judson. The role of Guy Sterling, business man ager for Silas Martin, and later the lover and husband of Marcia, is played by Wallace Reid, whose work in support of Miss Farrar in "Joan the Woman" and in the superb Aztec production "The Wo man God Forgot" has added to the pop ularity of the handsome leading man.— Adv. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE. Whereas 1-ester A. Howard of Unity, in the County of Waldo and State of Maine, i formerly of Litchfield, in the County of Ker.nebec, in said State, by his mortgage deed, dated the tenth day of May, 1915. i and recorded in the Kennebec County j Registry of Deeds, Book 53S, Page 11, con \eyed to us. the undersigned, a certain parcel of teal estate with the dwelling house and buildings thereon situated in Rain Litchfield and bounded and described as follows, to-wit; On the North and West by land of W. V. TOwne; on the South by land owned by F. N. Adams; and on the East by the road leading from Manchester to Purgatory Mills; contain ing one-haif acre, more or less; also an other lot or parcel of land situated in said Litchfield, the same being a field and bounded and described as follows, to-wit: On the North by land of D. G. Wilson; on the East by land of E. D. Cram; on the South by land of C. H. Waldron; and on the West by the above-mentioned road; containing four acres, more or less: and whereas the condition of said mort gage has been broken, now therefore, by reason of the breach of the condition thereof we claim a foreclosure of said mortgage. February 1918. M. H. MERP.OW. W. W. MERKOW. eechAmeuiM f Ilf AV*IA7Al^Lr NEVER KILLED ANY MAN. IT'S V d YV VA IkWHAT WE DO WHEN WE DONT WORK THAT GETS US. Kup us busy. Ws ars plaassd ta shaw aur

Wall Papers .06 to 35c. NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. DELAY MEANS HIGHER PRICES FOR YOU All of our paper* to be olosed out at bargain price*. Many small lots at lose than coet. ROOM MOULDINGS SPECIAL PRICES R. W. Soule Machine $21 Automatic Drop Head, Ball Bear ings, Golden Oak Case, 5 Drawers, Easy Running, Double Feed, Full Set of Attachments, Fully War ranted For Ten Years, Freight Repaid To Your Depot. Why pay agents forty or Fifty dollars for a machine? when this one will do the same work for $21. Sulkies and Go-Carts STROLLERS, PULLMANS, i CARRIAGES and GIGS all of the late patterns in baby vehicles and furnishings. HAVZ YOU SEEN OUR SULKY WITH SPRING SEAT at $3.25? Others $5 to $10. Couch Beds COMPLETE WITH MATTRESSES $8.75, $11.50, $19, $21. Full line to select from and prices are right. Be Sure And See Them. Famous Emerson Records 7-INCH, DOUBLE DISC, MUSIC ON BOTH SIDES, The Late Patriotic Song Hits, Band and Orchestra Music. AND THE PRICE—25 and 35 cents. R. W. SOULE Emporium Complete House Furnishers MARKET SQUARE AUGUSTA tnch9-ll-nx -—_ j__r The Past That Makes The Present Possible Year after year since 1851 the Western Union Telegraph Co. has gone ahead, growing in scope and public usefulness. Now it uses one million, five hundred thousand miles of wire—goes into twenty-six thousand citils, towns and hamlets—apd gives work to fifty thousand employees. j Today under war conditions, thousands of our boys in khaki are safer, happier, better clothed, better housed and better equipped because there is such a thing as a world-wide telegraph system. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. I Snail Pin. Saudi Dote, Small rnce. Hot Great in Every A Other M Way^i Carter’s Little Liver Pills Hake you feel the joy of living. It la impoaaible to be happy or feel good whoa yoa are CONSTIPATED TUa old remedy will aet yoa right over aighL DAI I TTk DFADT 1? i«» tf»eBio*i. Try iALLIU rLUrLt carter’s iron pills

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is always happy, who never seems to have a worry or care. How you envy him! He is happy because he feels right. How about yourself—do you feel right? Those annoying sick headaches—inactive liver—frequent constipation, un questionably make that languid, don’t much care feeling with which you go about your work or play. No wonder you do not feel like smiling. But there is a remedv. Don’t be miserable any longer! Start taking the time-tried and true "L. F.” ATWOOD’S MEDICINE TODAY. It’s positive merit will be demonstrated with a single bottle. You will feel better, happier tor it, and join the thousands who "would not keep house without it" Large bottle (50 cents) sold by druggists and general storekeepers. Sample free. THE F.” MEDICINE CQ-, Portland, Maine. <»!7) William F. Smith The many friends of Fred' Smith, at he was familiarly known, were shock ed to learn of his death at his moth er’s home on Elm street early Saturday morning. He passed away in his sleep. Mr. Smith was born in this city Jar, ?4, 1844, the son of William R. and Sarah R. Smith. In his early life he was in the hardware business on Wa ter street, and later went to Califor nia. Returning, he entered the employ of the Eastern Express Co. and after Its consolidation with the American Express Co. he remained in the ser vice of the latter company for many years. For 15 years he was cashier in the Portland office. About nine years ago he came back to Augusta, io care for his mother. Mr». Smith is now nearly 99 years of age aud Fred was the last member of her family. She will Tue cared for by bis wife, who has ministered to her so tenderly these many years. Mother and wife, one granddaughter and one niece survive him. and to them all our peo ple extend sincerest sympathy. Mr. Smith was a member of Ancient Landmark Lodge. F. and A. M. of Harmony Lodge. I. O. O. F.. and of Eastern Star Encampment, all of Port land. Funeral services will be hold at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning from the home. Friends will kindly omit flower*. Members of Koussinoc Chapter* B. A. R., are requested to bring old kid gloves and scissors to the mating Monday, also to come prepared to knit a square of soldiers’ aullta. _

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IF BACK HIIBTS BEGIN ON SALTS Flush your kidneys occasionally if you eat meat regularly. No man 01 woman who eats meat regularly can make a mistake by flushing the kidneys occasionally, says a well-known authority. Meat forms eric arid which clogs the kidney pores so they sluggishly filter or strain only part of the waste and poisons from the blood, then you get sick. Nearly all rheumatism. headaches, liver trouble, nervousness, constipation, diz ziness, sleeplessness, bladder disorders come from sluggish kidneys. The moment you feel a dull ache in the kidneys or your hack hurts, or if the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of si dinicnt, iriegular of passage or at t* tided by a sensation of scalding, get about four ounces of Jad Salts from arv reliable pharmacy and take a tablespoouful in a glass of water be fore breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This fa mous salts is made from the acid of t apes and lemon juice, combined with i tliia. and has been used for genera tions to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to activity, also to neutralize the acids in urine so it no li nger causes irritation, thus ending b'adder disorders. .lad Saks is inexpensive and can i i t injure makes a delightful effer vescent lithiawatcr drink which all ngular meat eaters should take now and then to keep the kidneys clean and the blood pure, thereby avoiding seri ous kidney complications. Teacher of Dancing iHahrl IKtiun iFnx studio 8t“*t. AI’GrSTA. Ml-:. Till. i:« ITlvate lessons by appointinei t Classes for adults Thursday evenings at JIaelabel's hall. lanlldtf CUTICURA HEALS SORE HANDS “Mv daughter, when only five years old. was troubled with eczema on her hands and (ace. Her hands would break out in water blisters which would break and spread. She was so bad at times she was unable to feed herself. The itching and burning was so bad she could not sleep at night. Her fin gers were swollen and she could not rut her hands in water at all. The eruption caused disfigurement for the time being. “She was treated, but it did no good. I saw a Cuticura Soap and Ointment advertisement and sent for a free sam ple. It helped her so much that I Bought more, and I used about three boxes of Cuticura Ointment with the Cuticura Soap when she was healed.” iSigned) Mrs. Alice McDonald. R. 1. Box 21, Kezar Falls. Me., June9, T7. Use these super-creamy emollients for every-day toilet purposes> and pre vent these distressing troubles. Saapla Each Free by Mail. Address post card: "Cuticura, Dept. R, Boston." Sold everywhere. Soap 25c. Ointment 25 and 50c. You can't think clearly when your head is "stopped up" from cold in the head, or nasal catarrh. TryKondon’s to clear your head (at no cost to you) 50,000.000 have used this 29-year old re medy. For chronic catarrh, sore nose, roughs, colds, sneezing, nose-bleed,etc. \V rite us for complimentary can. or buy tube at druggist s. It will benefit you four times more than it costs.orw-epay money back. For trial can free write to HUM MW. tl.. MiumiLit, Mia*. FOR LUMBAGO Try Musterole. See How Quickly It Relieves You just rub Musterole in brisklv. and usually the pain is gone—a delicious, soothing comfort comes to take its place Musterole is a clean, white ointment, made with oil of mustard. Use it instead of mustard plaster. Will not blister. Many doctors and nurses use Muster ole and recommend it to their patients. They will gladly tell you what relief it gives from sore throat, bronchitis, croup, •tiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of the chest (it often prevents pneumonia). Always dependable. Captain Orrlson P. Lee. ot General Pershing'* staff, is a grandson of General Robert E. I,ee. He is a graduate of West Point. There are three grandsons of General Lee In the army in France. The other two are Harold Lee. an officer with the Fifth Regular Engineers, and Robert L l.ee. 4d. _ 4 AUGUSTA LOCALS W. L. Gordon of Dexter was a busi ness caller Saturday in this city. M. B. O'Brien of Cornish passed Sat urday in this city on matters of a busi ness nature. Carl C. Jones of Waterville was a caller Saturday forenoon at the court house on legal business. M. F. Noble went Sunday morning to Portland and Saco for a visit with reli lives. Miss rtuth Henderson of the Journal editorial room force enjoyed Sunday i with relatives in Fairfield. \V. D. Hutchins will leave this morn ing on an extended business trip of a month through the Middle West. i Guy P. Gannett has been appointed I by the ‘Governor of the Federal Ue serve Bank, as chairman of Augusta for the coming Liberty Loan campaign. Miss Edna .Jaquith, a teacher in the public schools of Kent’s Hill, has been i passing a few days in this city as the j guest of Miss Mary French, 40 Oak I street. J. Harry Chamberlain will return this morning to Bath, where he is em i ployed, after having been confined with i a cold for the past few days to the j home of \V. D. Hutchins, 40 Grove street. _ Former Chief Justice and Mrs. \V. P. Whitehouse went Saturday afternoon to Portland for a short visit with their grandson, Knsign Itobert T. White house, Jr., of the United States Avia tion Corps, who is at his home in that city on a few days’ leave of absence. !_ Saturday completed a very quiet week at the municipal court so far as business other than that of a civil na ture was concerned, and what few cases of a criminal nature there were before the court were disposed of in a way that would tend to discourage further violations in tiiat line on the part of others. Sunday's snowstorm bothered but a few ot tlie trains, and with the excep tion cf the afternoon express which goes cast from Augusta at 3.10 Sun days only they were but little off time. The express in question was 40 min utes late and was preceded by a snow plow which went over the line about j 10 minutes in advance ot the train.

Sunday's snowstorm lias for a while put a damper on the hopes of the ice yacht skippers at t'obbosseecontec. for where last week there was fairly good skating the surface is now hurled un der something like a foot of snow, .m l the boys will have to wait until more rain and a freeze come along in order to realize a further enjoyment ol the j sport. Allen, the Chiropractor, says in his ad Ibis morning, "L). JJ. Palmer dis covered mechanical misalignment of the spine could lie corrected by hand, a discovery that promises to make health as contagious as (lutcnberg did kmnvl edge." You will find this interesting i "health talk" complete on the last page. Adv. The Central Maine Power Co. lias j just installed at its offices in the Ma t.sonic Temple a branch telephone cx change which will connect w ith the I main office the company’s entire sys tem and should prove a great conveni j enee. Tlio exchange is in eiiarge, f Miss Nellie Clancy of this city, who is considered one of the best of the lo cal telephone operators and who for I a long time had charge of the exchange at the Augusta Slate hospital. "no of Augusta's successful hunters and fishermen. Herman Martin and George H. Curtis, started late Satur day night for Hong pond. Somerville, ion a fishing trip and are domiciled at a camp on flu- shores of that pond. They el course ran into the storm which swept this section of Maine yes terday and it is considered doubtful if they return home tonight on account of the rough traveling which Ihe storm must have made on the country roads. The boys took plenty- of food with them, however, and their friends are not yvor rying about them on that account. RED CROSS WORKERS^ilEETING Miss Parsons of Boston Gives Instruc tions in Making Surgical Dressings Instruction in the newest methods of making surgical dressings was given by Miss Parsons of Boston at a meet ing of directresses of surgical dress i ings and chairman ol' Bed Cross j branches held Saturday at the Alder men's room. City hall. It was a most successful meeting, there being a fine I attendance of delegates from the Gar diner chapter of the Red Cross, the Augusta Chapter and the branches at j Winthrop, Kent's Hill and Hallowell. j The meeting was opened at 10.30 A. I M. Miss Parsons, the speaker, is a nurse who lias served for a year in France and England and intends to i return to her work in those countries. She spoke of the needs In the line of surgical dressings particularly and showed the methods of making new dressings. And she emphasized the great need for all the work that can possibly he done. At 13.30 P. M. lunelieon was served at the I'niversaltst church by the Mur j ray Alliance and the meeting was con tinued in the afternoon. Y. M. C. A. RE-OPENED Boys of Augusta Are Welcomed Back to the Building Saturday The boys of the city yvere certainly glad to have the Y. M. C. A building re-opened Saturday, it having been closed since Jan. 30 in order to save I coal. In the afternoon a good number j of tlie grammar school boys gathered in the gymnasium and went through exercises. The regular classes will be com menced this Monday, the senior boys meeting at 3 P. M.. the business men at 5 P. M., and the young men at 7.30 P. M. On Tuesday the girls classes will meet, the women at 9.30 A. M.. the school girls at 3.45 P. M.. and the young women at 7.30 P. M. The class for the Gardiner and Hallowell boys will be resumed Wednesday evening. The members of these classes and others who use the "Y" building are hoping that the weather will be as mild as it has been during the past few days, for, as lias been announced, if another cold wave strikes Augusta tlie directors will be forced to close again to save coal. —y—pw——— Free No Collections Mo Pledges War mass meeting Hear Lt. Col. CUMMINGS At CITY HALL, Tuesday March 12 at 8 P. M. National Home Band Will Furnish Music Col. Cummings has just returned from France and the stir ring scenes at the front. He will tell you from first hand knowledge some of the things which you have been eager to know about your friends and relatives “over there.” He will tell of the horrible gas attacks and demonstrate the use of gas masks and other instruments of war. Other notable speakers will talk on the urgent needs of the hour. Come and bring your friends. Everything is free. Re member the date Tuesday, March 12 at 8 P. M. Notable Speakers Cov. Milliken Judge B. F. Maher Lt. Col Cummings Hon. Ralph Brewster Hear these speakers and help find your place in the great world war. Augusta Must Help Fill Up the Ranks ■i Fill Ip the Ranks An opportunity for military training to men now subject to the draft but not called; to young men under 'Zl who will in the near future reach that age; and to those just over the draft age who are desirous of taking a part in this war, and at the same time preserve their home ties, and support their families, while acquiring sufficient knowledge of military affairs to be of practical service. Come to this MEETING ——^TI—BPCI———craw» ■'HW STATE HOUSE Next Council Meeting.10 A. M. Wednesday, March 13 __ _ I j A petition for the pardon of Louis X. Giroux, formerly of Waterville, who is serving a sentence in the State’s prison at Thomaston for breaking, entering and larceny was received at the De j partment of State Saturday and a hearing ordered to tie held at the ses i sion of the Governor and Council. April 10. Giroux in his petition for a pardon writes as follows: “On April 14. 1916, at Augusta, Judge Beane presiding, I was sentenced to serve from three to six years in the State's prison. “Owing to the extenuating circum stances surrounding my case, feeling that I have been sufficiently punished in proportion to the enormity of the crime and that I was ill advised and seriously erred in accepting the advice tendered me at the time of my con viction, I humbly petition Your Ex cellency and honorable members of the Council for clemency and pray that you may find it favorable to grant me a hearing that I may have these mat ters placed before you for considera tion.” Shortage of Teachers Dr. Augustus O. Thomas, the State superintendent of public schools. Sat urday declared as time goes on it be comes more and more evident that Maine is facing a serious shortage of teachers for the coming year. “The situation is one that has been growing for a period of years but the war crisis has served to accentuate and make more acute the deffleieney." sail Dr. Thomas. “For a long time we have known that Maine teachers have been constantly leaving the State to take positions else where at more remunerative salaries. The pull of the dollar has been too strong to be overcome by any natraul inclination on the part of many- in* slructors who would prefer to remain in their native state on a basis of equality so far as financial return is concerned. We have produced and trained thousands upon thousands of young men and young women for edu cational work in other commonwcaltl s and it is a well established fact that a majority of those who have taken po sitions elsewhere after a short term f service here have in a large measure been recognized as successful members of the profession. "At this time other states are find ing that a surplus of teachers las. through war exigencies, been turned I into a deficit and have been forced to look for material with which to fill the thinning rank*. Xamntiiy i*** i enlist in the enlisted reserve corps of the quartermaster's department, and thereafter, upon presentation by the reg istrant to bis local hoard of a certificate of such enlistment, such certificate shall he filed with the questionnaire and the registrant shall he placed In Class V on tin- ground that lie is in the military rer ice of the United •States." Voluntary Inductions and Waivers General Crowder answers "No" to the following question from tile Maine pro vost marshal: "The provisions of the Induction feature of tne Selective Service taw that the man and his dependents shall sign waiv ers In the case of voluntary induction. The question has been frequently asked 0>e ether or not the signing of such waiver on the part of the dependent Can nes with it the waiver of federal al warue I toes such waiver constitute a waiver of right to claim federal allow ance ana allotment?" PROBLEMS OF STATE BOARD MOTHERS’ AID ae of the puzzling questions with which the State Board of Mothers' Aid '1;', n' ‘bal. said Seeretarv .1. |e s‘ei'. Uus bttn mother with a 4 1 Health Growing When Gutenberg invent# d the printing press he started a growing snowball of knowledge rolling down the aisles of time. The spinal column is a jointed pipe line for transmitting the nerve power between the body and brain. Accident, strain, bad habits of work or exercise, frequently cause the joints to get out of alignment. D. D. Palmer discovered such mechanical mis alignment of the spine could be corrected by hand, a discovery that promises to make health as contagious as Gutenberg did knowledge. Write for information or call for free analysis. Geo. B. Allen, D. C. 316 Water Street Augusta, Maine Leak for these Health Talks every Monday. Chiropractic Corrects Diseases g| Die iollo«ii[ Braiq Eye# Ears Nose Throat Arm# Heart Lungs ««v Liver Stomach Pancreas j Spleen Kidneys Small Bowel Large Bowel Cental Or;^ Thighs and Legs j mchlldltx______—— Rir HANPF Augusta City II DlU Wed. Eve., Mar. Famous 1II1 Mli\ O Singing Orchestra DANCING 8 TO 12 I j Gents 55c, Ladies 30c, We Pay War Tax. Tinker's Full 0 j chestra Will Appear on This Da te. Special Car for (>ardim After the Dance. mch6d6t Boy U. S. “Baby” Bonds Until January 31st the United States Government will sell 3 vear bonds (face value $3.00) for $4.14. You can buy them now, or else buy 16 U. S. Thrift Stamps at 23c each—one or more at a time —and trade these for a $5.00 Bond by paying 14c for the ex change. Augusta Augusta, Maine t( T/"ES," said one of our Depositors, a jew days ago, ‘7 deposit some thing every week; sometimes one dol lar, sometimes three or four; always something. I just don't want to break the habit." There's a world of suggestion in that last sentence. Get the Thrift habit; there's none other so easily acquired and none so satisfying in its results. FIRST NATIONAL GRANITE BANK AUGUSTA f J CHICK FEED MILK MASH INCUBATORS BROODERS HOVERS HOPPERS EGG CASES WATER GLASS Etc., Etc. Itemized in detail in aataloff. Send for it. »im The best of feed for the little chicks. How they love it! It’s reliable; raises chicks to profitabe poultry. Send for Oar 1918 Catalog, TODAY. It is free. 176 pages listing everything required for use in raising chickens, poultry, etc. Based on studying and J serving farmer’s needs since 1858. KENDALL ft WHITNEY, Portland, small savings bank account or holding a small piece of property. We find in a good many instances that thj mother owns her home. One of the questions which the Municipal board and the State i board are required to determine is the 1 nature and the amount of property pos- sesspd by the mother or her husband, if living, and her children and the extent of their income and hers and whether under all the circumstances, considering the mother’s own resources and the ability of 4 an> members of her family to contribute to her support, the possibility of reeelv- I lng aid from other relatives, indi'10 agencies or child-welfare organi*j!,s and the possibility of compelling tribution from any person under W obligation to do so. the mother I* in of aid and if so to what amount. under the terms of the law the the mother is clearly intended to he re for a woman who is financially unS to properly care for her children and a a pension granted to her simply she has children. It is also very evidj( !y Intended to be relief which expf"* (Continued on Page 6—Column,®