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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-06-12
PAIN ENGRAVED ON
HEART OF D'AMADE
Son Died In Battle Just Before
He Left For Dardano|Ios.

Paris.-General A. G. L. d'Amade.
commander Of the French expedition
airy forces at the Dardanelles and hero
OF many hard fought campaigns, has
lost his youngest son, aged eighteen,
who was q second lieutenant Of infan-
try. A friend of the general has Just
received from him the following let
ter, written while he was on the way
to the Dardanelles:
Dear S1r-I am very late in, ac-
knowledging the receipt of your letter.
The cause Of the delay is a great mis-.
fortune which has come upon us.
have lost my youngest son, Gerard
d'Amade, second lieutenant, of eight
cen years, who had only just been re.
ceiyed at st. Cyr in the last competi-
ton Of July, 1914
He fell glOriously for France during
a night accommodating expedition in
the Argonne. Mortally wounded, he
fell upon the very trenches of the enc
my which he had received instructions
to reconnoiter.
1.-TWO German generals who were
witnesses of his bravery and courage
wrote me expressing spontaneously
their admiration and informed me that
our poor child had been buried near
", In the great forest Of Argonne.
II have no need to tell you that 1t
is great pain, but we could offer to
God and to France nothing more beau
tiful, nothing more pure, nothing more
generous, than that child. We are
proud Of him, but after the war we.
shall mourn him until death.
81 carry with me in my new mission
this pain, engraved deeply in my heart.
as an example of courage and as
great reason to hope you may never
know the pain that we have suffered"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-06-12
ITALY AND AUSTRIA
RENEW OLD STRUGGLE
AdrIatlc Sea Has Always Been
Cause Of Great Wars,

Neutrality-suspicious. more the people
upon the opposite shores of the Adri-
attic sea are in duel with one another
Tor the mastery Of the Mediterranean,
just as neighbors across this arm OF
the land locked sea have always clash
ed, for upon the Adriatic south Euro
pean supremacy has been contested
since the days when Rome fell heir to
the sea power Of Athens and Carthage.
Over this waterway Rome met the
pirates Of Istr1a and Dalmatia, aggres-
sive Teutonic tribes and pressing hordes
OF Slavs. over it the empire Of the east
sent its expeditions to attack the en-
p1re Of the west, and Austria a genera
ton ago waged war with disintegrat-
ed Italy over Adriatic paths and for
the suzera1nty Of the sea-"
After giving the above brief review
OF this historic theater for the trans
port Of invading armies and the &C.
lions Of battle fleets, youngest of the
war theaters in the present European
struggle, around whose shores the in
terest Of south European battles will
center through the months to come, a
bulletin issued by the National Geo.
graphic society continues in a presen-
tation Of the geographic details Of the
Adriatic sea:
The Adriatic sea Is 500 miles long
and about 100 miles wide in its great
est width. It's average width Is 10
miles.
1.-THE Austrian, or eastern, coast is
broken, strewn with fine harbors and
lined with numerous rocky islands,
which belong to 1stria and Dalmatia.
This eastern coast Is Of great naval
and commercial value, we'll formed for
the upbuhding Of great, thriving trade
ports and by reason of its almost con-
tinuously mountainous shores, it's deep
CULTS and bays and its screening fringe
OF rocky islands advantageously de-
Tended. The western, or Italian, coast
on the other hand, is low, sandy and
almost unbroken. It lacks good har-
bors and offers few natural advantages
for defense.
The commercial Importance Of the
Adriatic sea throughout the dark ages
and the middle ages was great. This
Importance was somewhat impaired
by the opening Of the all sea route to
India and by the determined growths
OF the Dutch and English merchant
marines. With the opening Of the Suez
canal and the commercial and indus
trial awakening Of Italy and Austria
Hungary. the .Adriatic regained much
OF its old time Significance. The
most important commercial points are
Trieste, Venice, Fiume. Ancona and
Brindisi. Venice and Trieste, at the
head Of the Adriatic. are the two fore
most ciues.''
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-06-12
LANE PLANS CLUB
FOR U. S. WORKERS
Would Organize $4,000 En-.
pIoyees at Washington.

Washington. - The national capital
will soon have one Of the biggest clubs
and one Of the biggest clubhouses in
the world if Franklin K. Lane, Sec
retary Of the interior, carries out his
plan. Indications are that he will. He
has committee Of three at work, and
1t is meeting with much success.
The secretary's plans call for the
formation In one big club of the $4,000
government employees here. He hopes
to erect clubhouse occupying a whole
block.
1t is not alone the social end that
Secretary Lane has in mind. He plans
to look after physical needs also. He
proposes to establish a chain Of COOP
erative stores in Washington, where
the government clerks can purchase
their food, clothing and other neces-
saries Of life at cost very much be-
low that which now prevails.
Secretary Lane is an enthusiastic ad-
herent Of the cooperative plan. It is
used successfully In the reclamation
service Of the interior department and
on more or less limited scale in the
Home club, of which the secretary is
founder and president.
The Home club will be the nucleus
of the new organization It occupies
the old Brazilian embassy, in Jackson
place, but its membership has grown
so fast that, although this house is one
of the most commodious in the city, it
Is almost impossible to care for its
LOO members, all employees Of the
interior department.
The Home club has q business man.
ager, who looks after cooperative buy
Ing, G. K. Weston. When fresh eggs
were selling recently at SO cents
dozen he distributed several hundred
dozen q week to the members of the
club at price approximating SO cents
a dozen. When the best creamery but
ter was selling at As cents a pound
Home club members were able to buy
it for 35 cents a pound.
At Christmas time candy that was
sold for 60 cents pound was DUR
chased for 80 cents by members of the
club. More than 200 retail dealers in
Washington have signed agreements to
give Home club members discounts of
from to 20 per cent on cash pur
chases. During the winter the club,
through the bureau of mines, bought
several thousand tons Of coal at saw
ing Of from 80 to 80 cents ton.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-06-12
WILEY DEFENDS KISSING.

49, /. a . = o.
Says Women Should Be Kissed on the
cheek-He Was Never In Danger.
Chicago.-Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, pure
food expert. who is on tour urging
better care Of the nations teeth. took
up the question of kissing in an ad-
dress before the City club.
"Girls must have good teeth II they
want to be kissable," he said. Babies
should be kissed, too, but not on the
mouth, and women may be safely
kissed on the cheek unless they are
beautifled with poisonous paint or
rouge.
IF there Is any danger In. kissing
he concluded, nobody ever threatened
me-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-06-12
CHARLES BECKER,

CHARLES BECKER.
chair rather than ask q favor of the
man who prosecuted him. The situa.
ton Is one that is very trying on the
man. Governor Whitman has not stat
ed what he would do If petition for
clemency should be formally presented
to him. The governor granted brief
respite to Becker because he was
scheduled to be in the west on the date
the court set for the execution and as
serted at the time that he would not
consider the matter until after his re-
turn. ...
1t now appears that Becker is In u
mood to tell what he knows Of graft
in New York for a committed sentence.
whereas If nothing is to be gained by
"squeal1ng'' he is resolved to die game.
Those at first inclined to doubt the &C.
curacy Of the report that Becker is
ready to use any means he has to save
himself are now convinced that this
may be the case, and interest now cen.
tiers upon whether or not what Becker
has to tell Is worth enough to the state
to warrant giving him his life.
At the Office Of District Attorney
Perkins 1t has been officially announc-
ed that no confession Becker can make
will help him, as evidence against po-
lice officials or former police officials
could result in their punishment for
only q year or two in Jail. The off,
cial announcement points out that it
would not be serving the ends Of Jus
tice to save Becker from the chair lust
to send another man or other men to
prison for awhile. This Is the reiter-
ated view of the prosecutors Office.
Becker, whose nights Immediately
after the appeal was denied were
spent in tortured anxiety, eats and
sleeps better. He has better control OF
himself during the visits Of his wife
According to Deputy Warden johnson,
Becker is showing a change for the
better. He takes his exercise vigor-
ously and again is an enthusiast for
handball. He had been reading aloud
to the other men in the death house
the most Interesting newspaper &C.
counts Of the wars progress. After
the appeal was denied he stopped this
diversion.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-06-12
PEG0UD IN AIR BATTLES.

Brought Down German Taube and
Made Two Prisoners.
Paris. = Another daring exploit has
been added to the long list Of those
successfully carried out by Adolphe
Pegoud, the famous French aviator,
who Is reported to have attacked and
brought down German taube near
st. Menehould while he was alone on
patrol duty.
The report Of the incident says that
when Pegoud saw the. German ap-
preaching he few rapidly toward the
hostile air craft and sent it to earth
with a few well placed shots. Pegoud
then landed beside the taube and took
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-06-12
ARcHDuCHEss. AT THE FRONT.

Daughter Of Austrian Commander In
Chief Heads Red Cross Corps.
Vienna.-The Archduchess Isabella.
daughter of Archduke Frederick, COM
nlander in chief Of the Austrian forces,
is now seeing actual service at the bat
tie front. She Is head of one of the
Austrian Red Cross corps and spends
great deal Of time at her fathers
headquarters.
The Austrian Red Cross is an admi-
fably organized body Of workers and
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-06-12

ADOLPHE PEGOUD. T.
prisoner the German pilot and observ-
er, neither Of whom was injured.
Earlier in the same day Pegoud is re-
ported to have driven of three other
German aeroplanes, one of which had
dropped nine bombs on railroad sta
ton. sd, -. ..---..
Pegoud, who first gained fame in
1913 as the originator of the feat Of
flying upside down in an aeroplane,
was awarded the French military med
al early in March for services rendered
to the army during the war.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-06-12
CoURTED IN JAIL.
Youthful Prisoners Wed When Re
leased.

Youthful Prisoners Wed When Re-
leased.
MOrgantown, w. Va. ~ A courtship
that began in Jail and developed there
into love, although the principals could
not get good look at each other dur
ing their courtship, resulted few days
ago in the marriage Of Minnie Brooks.
twenty, and John Bohis.
The girl was serving a sentence Of
SIX months for threatening to kill a
sutton. When three months Of her time
was up Bohis was brought to jail to
serve ninety days. The girl was on
the second floor Of the jail. and Bohis
was on the first.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-06-12
AUGUST BELMONT.

AUGUST BELMONT.
eight aero squadron centers and 1900
landing stations scattered from coast
to coast
Mr.. Delano explained that under the
federal law at present there is no au.
thoriza ton for the formation Of an avi-
alton regiment and that therefore his
organization is a provisional body. He
says efforts will be made to have the
next congress authorize the First Avi-
alton corps, the formation of which is
the ultimate purpose Of the Aero Mill
tary federation. The federation also
plans propaganda to urge upon con-
gress federal control Of all aviation.
The prospectus Of the organization
says Its purposes are patriotic and edu-
cational. The membership is divided
Into three classes, aviators, officers Of
the United States army and navy and
civilians who are unable to serve in an
aviation corps.
Mr.. Delano said that in about so per-
cent of the squadron branches had
been formed and were busy recruiting.
He expects a membership of $4,000 in
three months. When this is reached
he plans the establishment Of the hun
dreds OF landing stations to make avi-
alton easier and safer in all parts of
the country.
About three years ago Mr.. Delano at
tempted the formation Of similar or
ganizatiOn. which lapsed into desue-
tude. Mr.. Delano credits this to cir
cumstanceS over which he had no con-
troll, and says that now, with the awak-
ened spirit for national Defense citi-
Zens in all parts Of the country will
join the federation.
Lind!ey NJ. Garrison, secretary of
war, received Il letter from Alan R.
Hawley. president of the Aero Club Of
America. in which it is proposed that
the government establish squadron
OF eight aeroplanes at Governors is
land for the defense of this city.
Whenever accounts of aerial attacks
on cities appear in the news the Aero
club receives inquiries from residents
OF New York asking how the city
would be defended by aeroplanes.
1.-THE aerial attack upon Venice by
Austrian aviators. who flew to Venice
from base more than 100 miles
away" said Mr.. Hawley, "and the re-
cent fight near Brussels, when twenty
seven aerOplanes defended that city
from IN attack of Zeppelin, have In
creased the number Of inquiries. The
attacks upon cities and ships by aero
planes which start from distant bases
and the use of aeroplanes for range
finding compel people to realize that
aerial attacks could be made upon New
York by aeroplanes starting from ships
fifty or a hundred miles at sea, and
large guns, delivering 100000 foot
tons of metal per minute at range Of
10000 yards, and aided by aeroplanes,
would quickly reduce any coast de-
Tense not adequately protected.
The east Is entirely without aero
nautical protection. The military CEN
tiers have no aeroplanes. The troops
have never Unanswered with aero
planes and the men behind the coast
defense guns have no aerial eyes to
give them their accurate range. sub
NIT that this is an unnatural and
shocking condition. deem 1t my duty
to urge that steps be taken Immediate
" to provide aeroplanes for the defense
OF this part of the country"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-06-12
Found Rin,u, Lo,t Fo ,,.l Y..r,.

Long Beach, Cal-Mrs. Andrew #.
Mitchell, wife Of the pastor Of the First
Friends church, was notified by letter
recently that her wedding ring, lost In
a pig pen forty years ago on their farm
in Park county, Ind, had been found.
When the Mitchells moved away from
the farm, having sold 1t, they asked
the couple who succeeded them to keep
a sharp lookout for the ring, but they
had long since given up the ring a.
lost.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-06-12

ISABELLA, AT FRONT.
Is carrying on it's humane work in a
quiet but very effective manner.
Archduke Frederick has been one of
the most conspicuous figures in the
war. He has been directing the opera
lions against both the Russians and
Italians and is now confronted by an
other emergency, the possible entrance
of Roumania into the war on the side
of the allies. 1t is stated that the Rou-
manian army consists of 100000 well
trained and well armed men, who will
be stationed along 600 mile front in
event Of her participation in hostilities.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-06-12
II IN EVERY 100 VOORHEES,.
Another 1863 Per Cent Of Wage Earn
ere on Part Time.

oro on Part Time.
Washington More than eleven wage
earners IN every hundred were out of
employment, and about sixteen Of the
remainder were working only part time
In March and the early part Of April
Y fifteen Of the Important cities Of the
country. +.
Returns Of 4 canvass Of 0.SS1 fam
lilies, including 644.358 wage earners,
showed 1880, or 1lb per cent, wholly
unemployed and 6,662, 81 1873 per
cent without full time employment
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-06-12
BELMONT HEADS
AVIATION CORPS
National Reserve Of Air Fight.
ers Being Formed.
FOR USE IN CASE OF WAR.
Headquarters In New York, but Dis
trict Bases Arc to Be Located In
Other cities-Plans For 1900 Land
ing Stations In All Parts of the coun-
try-Other Schemes For Defense.

New York.-The Aero Military Serv-
Ice Federation Of America, a volunteer
organization Of which August Belmont
Is president general and Mortimer Del.
ano deputy president general, has an
nounced the proposed formation of 6
national reserve Of aviation volunteers
for use in case of war. The program
outlined by Mr.. Delano contemplated
the establishment Of district bases In
New York, Richmond, Chicago. st.
Louis and San Francisco, with twenty
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-12-30
WHITES coRHsR, lwint.rport }
Herbert Smith and family have gone
to North Searsport for the winter.

Herbert Smith and family have gone
to North Searsport for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bickford spent
the weekend at George Hopkins in Mon
roe.
Amos Conant, a student in Hebron
academy, is at home for the Christmas
holidays.
The Misses Louise Libby and Laura
Bickford, students of Bangor High School,
are at home for the holidays.
Mrs. R. C. Nealley spent the weekend
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. P. Stevens in Monroe.
George Clark of Brooks was recent
visitor at the home of his parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. Leonard Clark, and he visited
Mrs. Clark at the E. M. G. Hospital be-
fore returning home.
Friends of Walter Clements of New
burg, who recently returned from the
=. M. 6. Hospital in Bangor, regret to
hear that he has suffered relapse and
is again confined to his bed.
A large number from here attended
the entertainment and dance given by
Monroe High school, in the town hall,
Monroe, Friday evening, Dec. 18th,
Music was furnished by the B. E. N. trio
of Bangor.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. l. Clements and Mr..
and Mrs. A. C. Edmonds, delegates from
Morning Light and Northern Light
Oranges. respectively, went to Portland
Dec. 18th to attend the session of the
State Grange.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-12-30

Charles H. Whitney died at his home
in this town, Dec Is, 1916, after brief
illness. He was born in Monroe, Nov.
!. 1886, the son of Howard and Olive
lTwombly) Whitney and was married to
Augusta Clements, who survives him,
Dec 4, 1860. Two children were born to
them. Willard E., whose home is in New
port, and Charles O., who lives at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney lived in Hamp-
den and Newburg before coming to Win
terport many years ago, where they have
since resided. Much sympathy is felt
for the widow in the loss of the com
panion with whom she has journeyed so
many years. The funeral services were
held az his late home Friday afternoon
and were private. Rev. F. S. Dolliff of
jackson officiated and M. A. Haley had
charge of the arrangements. r. L.
Clements, o. H. Clements, C. B. Jewelt
and G. H. York acted as bearers and the
interment was in Pilgrims Home ceme-
terry. Out of town relatives who were
present were w. E. Whitney of New
port, MIR. and Mrs. o. H. Clements of
Monroe and Mrs. Walter Clements of
Newburg.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-12-30

kitchen rolling pills and spreading plast-
ers. The pills were rolled in the hand
about the size of pipe stem and then
cut off the size of pills and rolled round
in the middle of the hand. The pedlars
brought tallow and that had to be made
into candles. and a bee was made and
thousands of candles dipped. l used to
think in those days that candle was a
dandy illumination, but now would have
to take lantern to discover one of them
burning. Then l remember the shoe
maker who came to shoe US. The legs
of old boots made the shoe uppers. Then
a tailor would come III the fall and make
clothes for US. The backs of old pant
legs made us boys fine little trousers.
Then do you recollsct the warm cotton
flannel underwear and the real homespun
wool stockings? l remember when nv
folks used flour commonly only when
they had company or on some special
occasion. We always killed 300 or $50
pound pig and young steer for beef and
had plenty of turkeys, geese, ducks and
chickens, baked pork and beans, brown
bread and pumpkin pie. My mouth just
waters now when thinking of those days.
When was about or 8 years old my
sister, Mrs. Holmes, sent me one morn
ing very early to get Mrs. Cookson, who
lived in the woods between the Corner
and Smith Mills. When l arrived at the
Cookson home l discovered that MIR.
Cookson was asking grace at the break
fast table, and like good manner
ed kid | waited at the door until the
voice ceased. In the meantime big
old hog had edged up towards the
door and when it was opened, in went
Mr.. Hog. would now give $500 for a
picture of the scene. The hog ran be-
tween Cookson's legs and down went
hog, table, Cookson and wife together,
and about half bushel of boiled pota-
toes rolled on the floor and the hog went
for them. l did not stop to deliver the
message, but as soon as possible laid
down, rolled over and laughed and laugh
ed, and l am now shedding tears as
think of the picture.
Then l think of old Elder Mears at
grist mi II and the saw mill. My uncle,
1AiS AoiiooA AALl, llNCu tucIe, anu tuey
used to tell this story. Elder Mears had
several boys, George, Park and Joe.
The old gentleman would say: "Park,
did you toll that grist. " Yes" "George,
did you toll it," EYES," and so on.
Then the old Elder would say. ''You are
such liars will toll it myself" am not
swearing to this story as positive truth.
Time has come to close and l will say
that l have had beautiful letters from old
friends saying they enjoy these letters
and are surprised, as they thought was
dead. l assure you take pleasure in writ
ing them and once more getting in touch
with some of you. Should any of you
have friends here. give them my address
and if any come to Los Angeles you will
find hearty welcome at our happy
home and shall be pleased to auto you
around OUR beautiful city.
My next letter will be a strictly Cali
fornia letter, and you sur ely will enjoy
IT.. M. H. KIFF.
$50 South Fremont street,
Los Angeles, Calf.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-12-30

The January Popular Mechanics Maya
zine contains. all told, 253 articles and
349 illustrations. Besides the war story
already mentioned, there are several
others of less Importance, but very in
teresting, and eleven pages of views
show the actual conditions at the front
and in the devastated district. An article
by Harold Molter. principal of the boy
department at the Perkins Institute for
the Blind, describes large number of
games which may be played by blind per-
sons. The required apparatus for all are
inexpensive and light to handle. How
''jungle thrillers' for the movies are
staged is told in a well illustrated story.
The equipment used for this purpose is
very unusual and affords means of pro-
lection and escape for both actor and
moving picture machine operator. The
successful new printing telegraph sys-
TEN, now widely used, is well described
in an illustrated article. How Federal
Structures are Planned and Built" is
told by j. Crosby Mccarthy.