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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-20
IOdrd Strassburg continues. The Germans outnun1-
bered by the French and consequently hoUe failed to
make any determined stand against our forces"
London.-Cernbined German armies moving stead
lily oUVard Brussels Nanur reported great danger.

cruiser, while a German submarine
and German mine layer has been
destroyed.
Eondon.-AntWerp today reports
that the German cavalry have adj
vanced directly up to the very de-
lenses of the city. A scouting force
of Uhlans which had penetrated to
the advanced line of forts was attack
ed by Belgians and retreated after a
sharp clash. Antwerp is reported
quiet.
Paris.-According to the war Of
flee the French army of Alsace-Lor-
raine has reoccupied Mulhausen after
fight that had been in progress
since Monday. The Germans occupy
ing positions to the west of the town
were compelled to evacuate after the
French artillery had been placed in
position and began Smelling them.
The war Office today made public
the fact that the Germans have been
operating in the department of Muer-
the ct Moselle, having crossed the
frontier at Grey and maintained po-
sitions threatening Nancy until dis
lodged on Tuesday.
The German columns consisted of
cavalry and mounted machine gun
detachments and they burned and al
most entirely obliterated many vii
lagos.
At Badonviller column of French
cavalry attempted stand, but they
were shelled by the Germans and
driven out, the village being almost
completely demolished.
Neutrality-suspicious. to sell ships
to the government, under its national
corporation plan, reached the White
House today. What lines made the
offer was not announced, but it was
believed that the North German Lloyd
or the Hamburg-American were in
cluded. --sZ-. - s.. .s.---r s
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-20

bered by the French and c.
make any determined stand
London Combined G,
lily on touUard Brussels. Nan
London.-The mystery surround
ing the whereabouts of the British
expeditionary forces was further in
creased when the war Office press
bureau issued an official statement
denying that the British forces were
engaged along the Belgian-French
position now being attacked by the
Germans.
MISUNDERSTANDING of War
Garrison announced today that the
relief ship Tennessee was proceeding
to Rotterdam and that she would re-
main at Holland ports until further
orders.
Paris.-The Belgian and French
army is battling desperately in Bel
GUM. The Germans have gained the
initial advantage. They have taken
the Belgian advanced position at
LoUvain.
The Belgian general staff explains
that the city itself was evacuated to
save it from destruction. Whether
Brussels also has fallen is not known
here.
Rumors that are persistently cir
culated here and at the Hague say
the Germans now hold the Belgian
capital. The war Office claims to
have no information.
But it significantly insists that the
abandonment of Brussels cannot be
regarded as defeat by the Belgian
French forces, as the city has no de-
lenses and it was never seriously
planned to try and hold it.
Washington.-The British foreign
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-09
CANOEISTS PREPARE TO
DEFEND CANOE TROPHY

New York, July S.-American canoe
lists are preparing to defend the in
ternational canoe trophy and some
excellent races are promised at the
elimination trials Friday and Saturday
in Gravesend bay. If other trial races
are necessary they will be sailed next
Monday. July II and Is are the dates
set for the trophy races.
Ralph Britton of the Gananoque
Canoe and Motorboat Club is the chal-
lenger. This is the second time he has
sought to lift the trophy. Last year
he lost to Leo Friede of the Manhat-
tan Canoe Club of this city.
The trophy which Britton seeks has
been up for competition, 2S years. The
New York Canoe Club offered the tro-
ply in 1856 as a perpetual challenge
sailing trophy. 1t has been successfully
defended since then by American ca
noeists.
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How to Beaufify a
Summer Soiled Face


It's really a simple matter to renovate
race soiled by sun, winds or dirt Or
binary mercoHzed wax, used like cold
cream, will transform the worst old COM
plexlon into one of snowy whiteness and
velvety softness. 1t literally peels off the
outer veil of sruface skin. but so gently,
gradually, there's no discomfort The
WORKOUT skin comes off, not In patches,
but evenly, in tiny particles, leaving no
evidence of the treatment The younger.
healthier under-skin forming the new
complexion, is one of captivating love-
illness. One ounce of mercolized wax, to
be had at any. drug store. is enough to
remove any tanned, Redeemed, pimpled,
freckled or biotchy skin. Apply before
retiring. washing it off mornings.
Many skins wrinkle easily with every
wind that blows, with heat, worry, etc
An excellent wrinkle-remover, because
1t tightens the skin and strengthens re-
Taxed muscles, is wash lotion made as
follows: Powdered sa1olite, l o., dis
solved In witch hazel, 1s pit. This gives
immediate results.-Adv.
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Bile is manufactured in the cells of
the liver. 1t assists digestion and
prevents putrefaction in the intestines
Bile is necessary to life but excess of
bile is poisonous.
The effects of excessive secretion of
bile and failure to eliminate 1t from
the blood, which is also a function of
the liver, are white-coated or brown
furred tongue, bitter taste in the
mouth, Indigestion, headache, lack of
appetite, constipation and WEAKNESS.
This is condition popularity called
biliousness and points directly to the
need OF something to regulate the liver.
For this purpose the claim is made
that Pinklets, the new laxative, are
greatly superior to oldfashioned liver
medicines which over stimulate the
liver and, when their use is stopped,
leave the liver more torpid than be-
fore. That over stimulation debit
tates the liver is as certain as any
thing known in the science of medi-
cine. Pinklets are tiny, sugar coated
pills, dainty to take, easy in action
and they do not upset the stomach
nor cause gripping. Given a thorough
trial they really correct chronic con-
stipation.
Your druggist sells Pinklets or they
will be sent, postpaid, on receipt of
price, % cents per bottle, by the DIR.
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady,
n. Y. Send today for booklet and
free Sample-AdV
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UHl5 ON fhU05100k fHlsl4 1W0
SERIES Of EXPERIMENTS HAVE BEGUN,

Orono, Me-, July s.-(Special)-The
chief business of Aroostook County Is
to grow potatoes. However it Is not
profitable to grow potatoes. Continuous
ly on the same land. 1t is necessary to
have a rotation of crops and some
cereal is necessary in an economical
rotation. For this reason there are
grown every year In Aroostook county
thousands of acres of oats. The ma.
jority of farmers do not expect a
large money return from their oats,
but it serves to furnish some return
from land which would otherwise lie
unproductive for it's first year in eras SIS.
Oats then may be considered as by
product of Aroostook farms. Like
many manufacturing concerns. some
farmers have found a good profit Ii,
their by-product. Agriculture may
very we'll take a lesson from the man.
ufacturing industries. and bend more
of it's energies towards the improve
ment of its by-products. Undoubted-
ly better methods of growing the crop
and better varieties would make this
crop much more profitable. @F>s
The Maine Agricultural Experiment
Station has carried on work with oats
for several years at Highmoor Farm.
However, the climatic and soil condi-
lions in Aroostook county are very diff
ferent from those in the southern part
of the state. For this reason 1t Is
not safe to make recommendations for
Aroostook on the basis of results OBJ
tanned at Highmoor.
The acquisition of Aroostook Farm
has made it possible to start some ex-
periments with oats under Aroostook
conditions. The lack of any legislative
appropriation for experimental work
has made it necessary to devise expe-
riments which could be carried on with
a minimum cost. Two sets of expert
ments have been started. Each will
need to be carried on for several years
in order to obtain reliable results
Variety Tests.
The first of these experiments is
comparative test of a number of va
rieties. For this work u standard va
rieties of oats representing the chief
types grown in this country have been
planted on Aroostoek Farm. In addi-
ton to these, two new varieties origi-
mated in the plant breeding work of
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The work of preparing for the militia
encampment at the State Muster
grounds is now being carried on. A
crew of men are taking the hay from
the field and putting the buildings in
repair that everything may be in first
class order by Monday August 8, when
the IL companies of the militia, the
hospital detachment and band, and
Co. B of the 5th Infantry of Platts-
burg, N. Y. will arrive in the city for
the To-day encampment.
Adj. Gen. Albert Greenlaw has an
nounced that the camp commander
will be Cob Charles 6. Morton of the
5th Infantry, who was Lieut.. Col of
the Let Maine when it went South in
'9s during the Spanish American war.
The captain of the visiting company
from New York State is Joseph K.
Particle, who was in this city in 1910
as camp instructor
The resignation of Capt Walter D.
Moore of the Coast Artillery has re-
Gently been received by Adjutant Cen
eral Greenlaw and to fill the vacancy
Lieut.. Robert c. Foster has been ap-
pointed.
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spending the week with relatives and
friends in Madison and vicinity.
Mrs. W. F. Scott and family have
gone to Lakewood, where they will
spend the summer at killnockie cot
tage.
Plans are being perfected for the
annual picnic of the Methodist Sunday
School, which it is now planned to
hold on July 16. The necessary commit
tees have been appointed.
George Monroe left Tuesday for
Ellsworth, where he will spend few
days at his old home.
Rainbok Branch of the International
Sunshine Society will meet Friday
afternoon at the residence of Mrs. D.
l.. Churchill, Old Point avenue.
Mrs. Macomber and son, Harry Glow
err of Brockton, Mass, are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Frederic.
z. l.. Perkins and w. e. Clough of
the Madison selectmen. and Ernest
Hilton chairman of Starks selectmen
went Wednesday to SaSowhegan to
meet the State assessors.
w. Fl. Morong, clerk in the H H.
Haines drug store, went Tuesday to
his old home in Lubec on vacation
trip.
Mrs. George Bird and children, who
have been guests of relatives In Bos-
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BANGOR CLERGY
LAND UTTER
BECK'S EFFORTS
But Petition for Better Enforce.
ment of Prohibitory Law
In That City

Bangor, Me-, July S.-The members
of the Ministers Conference of Bangor
and vicinity Tuesday adopted and pre-
scented the following petition to Mayor
John G. Utterback, who stated to the
committee that he would take it under
AMUSEMENT and would have something
to say on the subject at a later date
To the Honorable John G. Utterback,
Mayor of the City of Bangor:
We, the undersigned, members of the
Ministers Conference of Bangor and
vicinity. in session June 8, 1914 desire
to express our approval of the steps
you have already taken for the moral
bettermeht of our city.
We believe, however, that the pres
ent enforcement of the prohibitory law
in the City of Bangor is not sufficient
~ strict, and we hereby respectfully
petition your excellency to use your
power as mayor of the City of Bangor
to the end that the police force of the
city enforce the prohibitory law in the
City Of Bangor.
And We pledge our moral support
to secure the proper enforcement of
said law.
Benz. T. Livingston, Pastor of Co.
lumbia st. Baptist church.
Edwin c. Brown. Pastor of Forest
Ave. Cong'l Church.
Oscar S. Smith, Pastor of First
/ Methodist Episcopal Church.
] A. B. Hyde, Pastor of Essex ST. Free
Baptist Church.
George Carlyle Sauer, Pastor of First
Baptist Church.
Christopher w. Collier, Pastor of
Hammond Street Church
E. VI. Cousins, Pastor of First Cong
Church, Brewer.
F. B. DEMO Bangor Theological
Seminary.
Warren j. Moulton, Bangor Theolog-
zeal Seminary.
David n. Beach. Bangor Theological
Seminary.
John J. Martin, Bangor Theological
| Seminary.
| Fred X, Gamble, Pastor of Grace
Methodist Episcopal Church
Calvin NJ. Clark, Bangor Theological
Seminary.
.Alva R. Scott, Pastor of Unitarian
| Church.
Albert E. Luce, Pastor of Methodist
Church, Old Town, Maine
Albert E. Morris, Supt. Bangor Dis
trict NJ. E. Church.
Joseph 3. Lyman, Pastor of Cong
| Church, Orono, Maine.
Thomas Whiteside, Pastor of Meth
odist Church, Orono, Maine.
James A. Weed, Pastor Of First
Methodist Church. Brewer
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A decision handed down by Associate
The magnitude of these tasks in federal
supervision of railroads is not generally
appreciated. One gigantic enterprise
after another is involved, and there
seems no end. One of these is the ply
steal valuation of all interstate railroads,
which Is to cost several million dollars
and will require several years to COM
pIete About a5o0 men are now engaged
upon the physical valuation work. It IL
not progressing altogether satisfactory
ly. The work calls for great admins
trative ability, which is probably lack
ing from the management now in au-
therity A committee of the Interstate
Commercs Commission has recently
sprung to the situation and lis trying to
obtain Reorganization and better re-
suits. sos
One factor in the employment of such
large force Is the extended influence
to make the employment permanent.
The commission will resist that. The
purpose is to have the physical vaiua-
ton made as expeditiously as possible
and as efficiently as possible.
Numerous bills are pending in Congress
to amend the Interstate Commerce law.
Some of these are mischieyous The
House has recently passed bill to regu-
late the issuance of railroad securities
Since the House acted, hewever it has
seemed that the legislation was not all
desired and active work is being done In
the Senate to get the bill amended. AS
a body, the Interstate Commerce Com
mission is averse to modifying the Inter-
state Commerce law. Just as the depart
ment of justice opposes amendment of
the Sherman Antitrust law. Both stat
utes have now been fully threshed out
and adjudicatsd. The supreme court has
cleared away practically all doubtful
points. Consequently there are no great
difficulties in enforcing the statutes as
they now read +rs f-
Recent decisions by the supreme court
cleared up dubious passages. in the In
terstate Commerce law During the
years In the meantime, the Commission
has, had to delay disposition of many
important cases, which hinged upon con-
tentions before the courts. arc f<4 +.
!, 1t is said at the commission that the
railroads are facing a period of great
prosperity. Bumper crops must be
moved in few weeks. This freightage
will bring increased receipts to the roads.
1t will help in payment of dividends and
also will encourage the roads TO embark
upon improvements, fnoeed, some of the
roads are already spending large sums
to get their tracks and equipment into
excellent condition fer the Forthcoming
traffic The Baltimore Ohio is an ex-
ample for officials of that road are
crewding ahead with Improvement work
that Is costing millions.
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and feeling a thousand times better. /"
Miss AMELIA JAoULLARD, 1861 Te-
houpitoulas ST., New Orleans, La.
St. Clair, Pa. = my mother wa.
alarmed because | was troubled with
suppression and had pains in my back
and side, and severe headaches. had
pimples on my face, my complexion was
sallow, my sleep was disturbed, / had
nervous spells, was very tired and had
no ambition. Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound has worked like q
charm in my case and has regulated me.
] worked in mill among hundreds of
girls and have recommended your medi-
cine to many of them. Miss EsrELLA
Mcguire, ITO Thwing ST., ST. Clair, Pa
There is nothing that teaches more
than experience. Therefore, such LETT
tiers from girls who have suffered and
were restored to health by Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound should
be a lesson to others. The same remedy
is within reach of all.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confl.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter Will
be opened, read and answered by a
woman and held In strict confidence.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Continued from Page One)

profits in the Billiard Holding Company,
does not comport with words written
by Mr.. Mellen when directors of the New
Haven were considering those remark
able transactions. The commission OBJ
tanned possession of so called black
book, into which had been written off,
eially the history of some doings with
respect to the Billiard Co. But Mr.. Mel
len was fluent in the use of language
and there will be much public comment
on his versatility. Apparently the end
of the New Haven case is not yet.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
will increase some freight rates, as has
been pretty well understood for some
time. But the commission is in the
midst of a great effort to bring recalci-
trant railroads to time. There has been
much defiance The commission is cit
ing instances of the conduct of railroad
officials in attempting to influence pub
lie sentiment which makes quite as en-
PERTAINING reading for railroad officials
as does what the commission has to say
about freight rates. 1t is proposed to
fight back and give the people an ink
campaigns before the commission.
On the other hand the decision of the
supreme court recently in the Intermoun-
tain case has given the commission
greater authority and prestige than ever
before. 1t is firmly established and can
go ahead with no misgivings about its
status. Incidentally claims in repara-
ton for about $40 100000 against the rail-
roads have been filed since the supreme
court handed down its decision a fort
night ago. Shippers are asking to have
returned to them the money they paid
for back hauls, such as from Seattle
back to Spokane for transcontinental
freight billed to Spokane. The commits
sion has now to decide whether 1t will
allow any of those claims.
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Proposals To Be Received for Six
..-=aa Highway Sections.

The members of the State Highway
Commission, Lyman H. Nelson of
Portland. Philip j. Deering of West
brook and William NJ Aver Of Oak
lend, Wednesday gave notice that un-
til II A. NJ, Tuesday, July Il sealed
proposals will be received at the office
of the commission for the Following
sections of highway: Houlton, 2.72
miles; New Limerick. 6.69 miles; War
rem section No. /. 3.27 miles; Warren
section No. z. 2.77 miles; Dover, SIS
miles: st. George, 4.9S miles: making
a total of 27.16 miles. At the above
stated time the proposals will be open
ed at the State Highway Department
by the Board of Commissioners, who
reserve the right to reject any or all
proposals. The work will consist of
grading, draining and resurfacing with
gravel.
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this Station are being tested. The seed
for all these tests was grown on the
Stations plots at Highmoor Farm last
year. ta-5
The following is list of these varie-
ties: the Kherson, a yellow oat, and
the Daubeney.Fa white oat, are very
early varieties, maturing at Htghmoer
in IS or 80 days. The Imported Scotch
Irish Victor and Early Pearl varieties
have been very good and consistent
yielders at Highmoor. The Banner, 81.
berian and Silver Mine are popular
varieties in Canada ard the Middle
West. The Regenerated Swedish Sc
leet and Carton No. S are large grain
ed varieties Of quite different types.
The Gold Rain is a good yielding vel
low oat.. The Senator is a very large
grained, coarse strawed, horse-mane
oat. The two new varieties originated
by the Station are known as M. A. E.
S. No. 2S6 and NJ. A. e. s. No. 346. Each
OF these IA varieties is being grown on
an acre plot. <te -
In addition to these varieties there
are Q lots Of White Russian oats and
lot of Long White Farta oats which
have been sent to US by various Aroos-
took farmers. Each of these lots of
seed is being tested on ene-tenth
acre plot. ~ ~ ~ ss
Rate Of Seeding Test.
II has become the custom for many
Aroostook farmers to seed their oats
very heavily. Thus many men SOW as
much as g. 6 or even bushels per acre
and claim that they get better yields
than with smaller amounts. Rate of
seeding experiments which have been
carried out elsewhere have indicated
that between Q and 8 bushels per acre
is the maximum amount of seed that
should be sown. 1t is possible that
the conditions in Aroostook are such
as to require. more than this amount.
With the idea of finding the optimum
amount of seed plots have been seed
ed with different. amounts of grain.
Each plot contains approximately an
acre. The same variety, the Prosperity,
has been used on each plot. The rates
of seeding on the different plots are
s, 10, 12, ii, I6 and % pecks. This range
from bushels to 5 should give US
some idea of the best amount to SOW.
This experiment. will be repeated dur
ing several years.
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MADISON
kseg 80
Reported kidnapping Party
From Skowhegan Fails to
Materialize-Funeral of
Andrew Lot
METHODIST PICNIC ON JULY
16-PERSONAL NOTES

Considerable stir was created in this
village late Tuesday evening by re-
port that a girl had been Kidnapped
In Skowhegan by two men, who were
on their way to Madison with a team.
Deputy Sheriff R. s. McKenney was
notified and a close watch was kept,
but the parties If there were such did
not appear In Madison 49,.
The funeral of the late Master An
drew, the seven year old son Of Mr.
and Mrs.. Andrew Lot of Arson, who
died Sunday. were conducted at 2 p.
M. Tuesday in st. Sebastian Catholic
church by Rev. M. e. Curran. The in
terment was in the Forest Hill ceme-
terry.
Miss Elinor Crczier of waterville
was the guest of friends in Madison
for several days the first of the week.
Miss Crozier was formerly resident
Of Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Hamilton and
daughter. Yiyanna OF Auburn are
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Notice to Contractors

Sealed. proposals will be received un-
I'll Tuesday, July 81, at u o'clock noon,
for materials and labor required to con-
struct. brick tDormitory Building for
the State Normal school at Gorhan,
ing, Plumbing and Wiring. Plans and
specifications may be obtained at the Of
dce of Miller & Mayo. Architects, Fideli-
ty Building. Portland, Maine. The pro-
posals shall be addressed to Payson
Smith, Secretary Of the Board of State
Normal School Trustees, in the care of
the Architects. The right Is reserved to
reject any or all Of the proposals.
ily1d2w
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Forest Fire at Wiseasset.

State Land Agent and Forest Com
missioner Blaine S. Niles has recent
ly received the report of forest fire
at Wiscasset which burned for is
hours over territory of $50 acres.
Very little green timber was burned,
however, and the damage was slight.
Two years previous about 10 acres Of
this territory had been burned. The
report was signed by George Fl. Bemis,
a selectman of the town.
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Railroad comm'r's inspecting Rail
roads About Rangeley.

The State Board Of Railroad Com
missioners accompanied by George
Giddings, clerk OF the board. Wednes-
day made an inspection of the Range
ley division of the Maine Central Rail-
road Today the commissioners will
make an inspection of the Sandy River
and Rangeley Lakes Railroad.