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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11

II. w. Bryant of Portland has given
the Maine Historical Society another
lot of old letters and other docu-
ments, the oldest of which dates back
to 1777. This is a receipt given by
Jsseph Edwards to William Knox in
payment for six silver cups and a
chape to his sword. This receipt is
dated Boston. February 21. 1777. The
collection includes a call for a meet
ing Of the members of the Third Con-
gregational parish of Portland, signed
by Thomas Chase and William Has
kell and dated Dec. Z, 1911. a receipt
for dues to the Maine Historical So
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11
WOMAN WOULD
NOT Give UP
Though Sickand Suffering; AT
Last Found Help in Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

Richmond, Pa. When started
taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11
Sheep Mature,

Sneep NatUf0.
Now, Harold" said the teacher, IF
there were II sheep in a field and six
jumped over the fence, how many would
there be left?'
"None," replied Harold.
why, there would be some left" said
the teacher.
mo, ma'am, there wouldn't persisted
the boy. You may know arithmetic. but
you don't know Sheep"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11

Some time ago a story was pub
lished in this column in regard to two
lads crossing the bay in the fog on
an improvised raft. and remaining all
night on the water in a dense fog,
says the Northport correspondent Of
the Bangor News. This story has
been questioned as being a news
paper" yarn. At the time of its writ
ing no names We're used but the lads
in question were John W. Hartman
and Roger T. Clark. who are summer
ing here, and who actually performed
the feat above referred to. While
camping on Islesboro they lost their
boat and anxious to get back to
Northport constructed rude raft and
started to cross the bay at 10 O'clock
at night They did not count on the
fog which shut down shortly after
they started and completely enveloped
them. They remained on the raft
until 6 A. NJ. when they found them
selves near Temple Heights, where
they landed and walked to Northport.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11

ciety for the years fS31-'32-'3 3,
amounting to SO, given to Nathan Wes-
ton, Jr. by William Willis. treasurer
of the society; letter written to
Prof. Parker Cleveland of BoWdoin
College by Hon. John S. Tenney. dated
Norridgewock, Oct. 20, 1S49 Another
of the letters in the collection was
written to David r. Hastings of Lowell
by Hon. David Hammons, dated Cor
nish, Oct. II, 1S49. Mr.. Hammons at
that time was a representative in Con-
gress from the second district and
Mr. Hastings a young lawyer of un-
usual ability, destined to be the leader
of the bar of oxford county. He died
at Fryeburg, 1896.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11

Magalloway not long ago." said Lewis
ton man, land l saw the best example
of invention and expediency l have seen
in many day. A man rode by in an au-
tomobile with hay twisted up into ropes
and wired to his rear wheels to serve as
tires
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11

CAPITAL AERiE, NO. 1866, T. O.
Eagles; meets in r. o. E. hall. rs WatM
ST.. first and third Monday Of each
month at o'clock.
HERBERT c. BROWN. n
BERT D. PRAY. Sec,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11

r. 3. CAPEN REEEkAH LODGE N
SO, l. o. o. F. meets End and 4th Wedu
day evenings at 8 o'clock.
INEZ l.. GENTHNER, N. q. 4
SADI7 E. METCALF, Rec. Sd
mch26, m-w-f.1yr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTOR,
= ODD FELLOWS Hall.

|JEPHTHA ENcAMPMENT, No i
Meetings at 500 o clock every s.cons
fourth Tuesday. vi
W. II: Johnson, c. P
- e. e. STEWART. Scrn.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04
MUST LET FOOD N
Wilson Will Use Force In Mexico to
Compel Obedience.

Wilson Will Use Force In Mexico to
Compel Obedience.
Washington.-President Wilson will
take drastic measures in Mexico un.
less there is a change in the present
intolerable conditions in that country.
Unless the warning factions in Mexico
allow the distribution of foodstuffs to
starving women and children in that
country, the President will use means
to accomplish this.
The brief announcement intimating
the change in the Presidents attitude
was made soon after President Wilson
had affixed his signature to the Red
Cross appeal for contributions of food
stuffs from the American people to
relf1ieve the famine conditions now
prevailing in Mexico. This announce.
ment read:
when the Presidents appeal for
aid for the Mexicans was issued ii
was also stated at the Executive
Office that a statement from the Pres.
ident on the present situation might
be expected shortly"
Only n Interpretation was
placed on this announcement. 1t was
that President Wilson, having asked
for aid for the starving Mexicans,
would inform the American people
that he intended to see that the food.
stuffs they contributed went directly
to the starving people if he had to cal
on the armed forces of the United
States to bring this about.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04
GULFLIGHT SUNK
THROUGH ERROR
Berlin Explains That Sub
marine Captain Made Mistake
DID NOT SEE AMERICAN FLAG
Darkness Given as Excuse For Over.
sisht-Thought Ship Was British
Did Not Discover Mistake Until
Missile Was Fired.

Washington.-The State Depart
ment received a dispatch from Am
bassador Gerard which is regarded as
removing the Gulflight and Cushing
cases from the acute stage. The Ger
man Government announces that the
torpedoing of the Gulfight was a mis-
take" and it is now expected that the
same response will be made in re
gard to the Cushing and the Nebras-
kan, If it is finally determined that
the latter was torpedoed. This was
the State Departments announce
ment:
1.-The American Ambassador at Ber-
lin reports that the Chief Of the AID
miralty Staff, Admiral Behnke, has
informed him that the commander of
the submarine which sank the Gulf
light did so through a mistake, be-
cause two boats similar to trawlers,
one carrying wireless apparatus, were
apparently conveying the Gulflight.
The commander therefore thought it
was a British boat and did not see
the American flag on the stern until
just after giving the order to fire"
In his last note President Wilson
said that while expressions of regret
and offers of reparation in case of
attacks on neutral vessels by mis-
take might satisfy international obi
cations, if no loss of life resulted, they
could not justify or excuse the prac'
tice.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04
SEDIMENT CARRIED TO SEA
Figures Show an Almost incredible
Amount Transported by China's
Mighty River.

Some estimates of the discharge Of
the Yangtze-kiang river and Of the
amount of sediment it carries have
recently been published by Prof. Kon-
rad Keilhack of the Berlin School Of
Mines. who visited the river in Sep
TENDER, 1913, when the stage of wa
ter vas unusually high. From meas
urements of depth made at Vusung,
Marking, and Hankow, and estimates
of width and velocity, this authority
concludes that the discharge below
Hankow 1855 miles from the mouth),
amounts in time of food to 100000
cubic feet per second. The annual
mean is estimated at 1,750, 900 cubic
feet per second. Filtration measure
ments made at the mouth, near WI
sung, taken in conjunction with the
above figures for discharge indicate
an annual transport of sediment at
the average rate of 1880 pounds per
second, or a total of 584, 000, 900 tons
per annum.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04
The Deaf and Dumb Spy

AS the British forces under General
Kitchener neared Khartum, a dervish
spy was discovered in camp and taken
to headquarters for examination. But
neither brides nor threats could elicit
one word from the prisoner; he at
fected to be both deaf and dumb.
Scarcely had be been tut In a tent un
der guard, when another spy was led
in who proved equally obdurate, SO
he was put with the first n
Half an hour later, when the camp
was settling down to rest, there was a
fresh stir and hubbub and a third spy
was brought in, who also would reveal
nothing, and was finally placed in the
tent with his fellows.
Soon the guards outside heard a
murmur Of voices from within. The
dumb spies had found their tongues,
but it was impossible to overhear their
talk distinctly or to understand it. An
hour or more passed.
Then the door of the tent was
thrown open, and the third spy ap-
peared and asked to be taken to head
quarters. There he threw off his dis
guise and revealed-General Kitch'
ener! He had discovered all he want
ed to know.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

PARIS.-Miss Mona McAdoo, daueh-
ter of the Secretary of the Treasury,
who came to France in February to
act as a nurse in a private hospital,
is booked to sail for New York.
ROME.-The Duke of Puglie, the
seventeen-year-old son of the Duke of
Aosta. nephew of the King, has, with
the Kings consent, enlisted as a pri-
vate and has gone to the front.
ROME.-The little Republic of San
Marine, th%irty-eight square miles in
area, although entirely surrounded by
Italian territory, forms an absolute
independent State. 1t is considering
entrance into the war.
LONDON.-The Governments suit
against the Times under defense of
the realm act was begun. 1t is
charged that information useful to
the enemy was printed.
NEW YORk.-The officers of the
White Star liner Lapland, which ar.
rived from Liverpool, reported that
the Cunarder Aquitania was ashore
in the River Mersey,. when they pass.
ed her.
LONDON. = Premier Asquith has
just made his first visit to the British
headquarters in France. There is nc
doubt that he was engaged in a very
important mission.
Observation-Disclosures and chill
dren are trampled to death in the
crowds fighting for food around the
relief cars and starvation is spreading
from end to end of Mexico.
CROOKHAvEN.-The mate of the
schooner June Rose, reports thai
members of the schooner's crew saw
a submarine a few hours before the
American steamer Nebraskan was
damaged by an explosion.
5UCHAREST.-M. Radeff, the Bull
garian Minister, after a prolonged in
terview with the Premier, left fol
Sofia. This means resumption OF
friendly relations with Serbia.
WASHlNGToN.-The United State.
cruiser North Carolina is aground
within the outer harbor of Alexandria
Egypt, according to a report of the
Navy Department.
MANiLA.-A company or artilier,
has been dispatched on the t~ransport
Sissus to Mindanao to shell out {
scout detachment which has deserted
Camp Keithley with arms and Joined
the outlaws.
BERLIN.-The GorIitz voIksZeit
ung has been placed under the censor
ship for having published an articl,
IN the American note. 1t criticised
the torpedoing of the L~usitania.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04

The characteristic of genuine hero
ism is its persistency. All men have
wandering impulses. fits and starts OF
generosity. But when you have re-
solved to be great. abide by yourself.
and do not weakly try to reconcile
yourself with the world. The heroic
cannot be the common, nor the COM
mon the heroic. If you would serve
your brother, because it is fit for you
to serve him, do not take back your
words when you find that prudent peo-
pie do not commend you. Be true
to your own act, and congratulate
yourself if you have done something
strange and extraordinary. and broken
the monotony of a decorous age. It
was a high counsel that once heard
given to a young person: Always
do what you are afraid to do."-Em-
erson.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04

had no appetite. Since / have taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound the aches and pains are all gone
and / feel like a new woman. / cannot
praise your medicine too highly. Mrs.
AUGUSTUS LYON, Terre Hill, Pa.
It is true that nature and a woman's
work mas produced the grandest remedy
for woman's ills that the world has
ever known. From the roots and
herbs Of the field, Lydia E. Pinkham,
forty years ago, gave to womankind
q remedy for their peculiar ills which
has proved more efficacious than any
other combination of drugs ever COM
pounded, and today Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is recognized
from coast to coast as the standard
remedy for woman's ills.
In the Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, are files containing hundreds of
thousands of letters from women seek
ing health many of them openly state
over their own signatures that they have
regained their health by taking Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound;
and in some cases that it has saved them
from surgical operations.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04
Cured BY /. Bullet

Private Redmond Of the First Colo
RADIO volunteers, once on duty at Ma
Mia, was the star sufferer Of the
English army corps. Nothing in the
way Of treatment did him any good,
and he realized sadly that he could
never be even a noncommissioned Of
fcer, because he could not give the
simplest words of command without
suffering. He was a brave and eff
cient soldier, and always first in the
firing line.
At the battle of Marquis Redmond
was shot in the mouth. The Mauser
bullet passed downward and came out
at the nape of the neck.
He was taken to the hospital. where
he recovered rapidly, and all that
could be seen of the wound was a lit
tie scar about his upper lip where the
bullet entered. But the remarkable
thing about the affair was when he
left the hospital he was cured of his
habit of suffering. How it happened
neither he nor the doctors can ex-
plain, but he was so joyous over the
fact that he blessed the bullet that
brought him relief.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04
SUBMARINES NOT sEAwoRTHY.
Secretary Daniels Admits Submersi.
blea Are Faulty.

Secretary Daniels Admits Submersi.
bIes Are Faulty.
Washington.-Secretary of the Navy
Daniels surprised Washington by vir-
tually corroborating the assertions
made before the House Committee on
Naval Affairs last winter by Comman-
der Stirling that the submarines of
the Atlantic fotilla were as a whole
faulty in type and workmanship and
unfit for service in Ease of emergency.
Mr.. Daniels statement also tends
to support the charge made by Repre-
sentative Gardner of Massachusetts
that six Of the twelve submarines
assigned to the recent val games
were unable to perform service and
had to put in for repairs at various
times in the course of manoeuvres.
For the first time Secretary Daniels
admitted publicly that the submarines
in the Atlantic fotilla are defective
in many respects, and he took occa-
sion to announce that it is his purpose
to make an inquiry with a view to as
sisting in ~perfecting submarines for
use by the American navy.
The statement is in striking con-
trast to announcement made by Sec
rotary Daniels on May Z in which he
pointed with pride to the fact that the
second and fourth divisions of the At
lantic 1otilla had arrived at New York
from Pensacola, Fla, after zone of
the longest steady runs ever accomp-
lished by American submarines" Sec
rotary Daniels said then that this run
was the answer to the charge made
last fall that the submarines of the
second division were in 'unseaworthy
condition"
In his latest statement the Secre-
tary of the Navy refers to the "too
frequent breakdown of submarines"
and says he is determined if possible
to ascertain the cause and find a rem
edy to prevent accidents that have
from time to time put American sub
marines out of commission.
Mr.. Daniels took occasion to an
nounce that bids will be invited for
the construction of twenty-five sub
marines authorized by the Sixty-third
Congress. OF these two are to be sea-
going submarines, which, Mr.. Daniels
said, 1--WE are going to try and make
the last word in such craft"
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04
Our Resources.

We cannot always have the less inn
portant things from God, but we can
always have the most important. If
we cannot have what we think we
need, we can always have what he
knows we need. Above all, we can
invariably have the greatest resource
of the universe. AS Henry w. Frost
has so pointedly said: There is
more joy to be obtained from prayer
than from n other spiritual expe-
rience, because prayer gives as not
only the gifts of God, but also the God
of gifts" God himself is always our
great need, our great And
whenever, by faith, we receive him
fully, the meeting of all our other
needs must follow. When we have
the owner of all things, we have all
that he owns,-so far as we need it.
We have the giver and the gifts; but
the giver is always the best.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04
WILSON TO TAKE
STEPS IN MEXICO
President and Cabinet Decide
On New Policy
FACTIONS MUST UNITE NOW
Executive Determined to See Orderly
Government Established-May Lead
to Intervention - Embargo on
Arms First Move by v. S.

Washington. President Wilson and
his Cabinet adopted a new policy to
oe pursued by the United States to-
ward Mexico.
1t has for its object restoration OF
order and the relief of millions of nom
sombatants from the devastation OF
Mexico's military elements which
nave brought about conditions regard
I'D as in~tolerable.
The President read to the Cabinet
statement which is to be communi-
Gated to the leaders of all Mexican
factions, serving notice that unless
they, themselves, compose the stu.
alton some other means will be found
by the United States to bring about
the establishment of a stable govern
ment in the republic. The statement
was approved after prolonged discus
sion.
The Governments first step may be
an embargo against the expectation
Of arms to Mexico and against the
importation of foodstuffs to the United
States, in order to relieve famine con-
dition below the Rio Grande. This
action was proposed to President Will
son by Miss Mabel Boardman of the
Executive Committee of the American
Red Cross.
The specific course the United
States will pursue in the event the
contending factions fail to agree is not
outlined in the Presidents statement,
but the Administrations present pur-
pose is to give moral support to a
coalition of the best elements in Mexi-
co and accord the government thereby
created formal recognition.
That the Governments policy, if
unsuccessful in this course, might re-
quire Intervention ultimately has been
fully considered.
The Administrators policy is the
elimination of several weeks of con-
ferences between the President and
his official family. The return of
Duval West, who spent three months
personally investigating famine and
other conditions in Mexico for the
President, was the deciding factor.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04
A IN
Fleet Not to Make Trip to Pacific
Coast This Year.

Fleet Not to Make Trip to Pacific
Coast This Year.
Washington.-The Atlantic Battle
ship Fleet will remain in Atlantic
Ocean waters indefinitely. The plan
to send the feet through the canal
next month, for participation in the
Panama-Paciic Exposition at San
Francisco, has been abandoned, and
Admiral Fletcher's ships will not o
the Isthmus this year. The abandon
ment of the fleet cruise has been def
nitely reached, and Admiral Fletcher
will come to Washington for a con-
ference regarding the Summer plans
for the manoeuvres of the feet in At
lantic waters. The battleships and
their auxiliaries are now at their
home yards and will mobilize at
Hampton Roads.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04
DANGEROUS VARIC0SE VEINS
ARE QUICKLY REDUCED

Ask for a two-ounce original bottle
of Emerald Oil (full strength) and re-
fuse substitutes. Use as directed and
continue until the swollen veins are
reduced to, normal. It is SO powerful
that it also reduces enlarged glands,
goitre and wens. Price $1.00. Any
d~rst-class druggist has it or can get
1t for you. Moone Chemical Co.
Rochester, N. Y.-AdV.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04
CLEAR-HEADED.
Head Bookkeeper Must Be Reliable.

The chief bookkeeper in a large
business house in one Of our great
Western cities speaks of the harm
coffee and tea did for him:
MY wife and / drank our first cup
Of Postum a little over two years
ago, and we have used it ever since,
to the entire exclusion Of tea and
coffee. 1t happened in this way:
Il had an attack of pneumonia,
which left me with dyspepsia, or neu-
ralgia OF the stomach. My cup of
cheer had always been coffee or tea.
but l became convinced, after a time.
that they aggravated my stomach
trouble. / happened to mention the
matter to my grocer n day and he
suggested that / give Postum a trial.
Next day 1t came, and we liked it
SO much that we will never change
back; for / am a well mar today and
have used no medicine.
my work as chief bookkeeper in
our Cos branch house here is of q
very combining nature. During my cof-
80 A4AAhAAS 40Jo i W6b oUOJCCt "
nervousness and the blues in addi-
ton to my sick spells. These have
left me since 1 began using Postum
and l can conscientiously recommend
1t to those whose work confines them
to long hours of severe mental exer-
ton"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack
ages.
instant Postum soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious beverage instantly. zoe
and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
| sold by Grocers,
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04
BELGIAN FARMERS COMING.

Farms Have Been Stocked for the
Colony Near Wilmington, NJ. c.
London.-A small party of Belgian
farmers whose farms have been laid
waste by German troops will leave
Liverpool for New York, en- route to
farms near Wilmington, N. c. The
farms have been stocked for them.
houses erected and furnished. Steam.
ship and railway lines r cooperating
by reducing fares, so that the whole
journey may be accomplished for $25
per head.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04
DON'T MIND PIMPLES
cutieura Soap and Ointment viii Ban.
ish Them. Trial Free.

These fragrant supercreamy emol-
lients do so much to cleanse. purify
and beautify the skin, scalp, hair and
hands that you cannot afford to be
without them. Besides they meet
every want in toilet preparations and
are most economical.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. KY,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04

POSITIONS Without a supply Of Aliens Foot
Ease. the a~ntiseptic powder to be shaken into the
Shoes. or dissolved In the foot-bath. The Standard
Remedy for the feet for rs years. 1t gives instant
relief to tired aching feet and prevents swollen
hot feet. Ono lady writes: y enjoyed every minute
Of my stay at the Expositions. thanks to Aliens
Foot-Ease in my shoes Get II TO-DAY. AdT
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04

WELL Well" said the skeptical
person. You say this candidate was
elected t Office without having made
a single promise to his campaign
workers."
None publicly" replied the prac-
teal politician, but we have yet to
hear from the d~ictagraph records"
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04
FORE RIVER YARD FENCED IN.
Naval OFFICERS Act to Protect ship

Naval Officers Act to Protect Ship
Plant from Foreign Spies.
Boston.-With the object of throw
ing more secrecy about the operations
in the Fore River ship yard, thereby
making it harder for foreign spies and
other information seekers to CLEAN
knowledge about United States ships
and the works, a six-foot high iron
fence has been put up around the
Fore River ship yard in the last two
days. Naval officers at the yard ap-
proved of the changes.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04
All the Same.

And did they make you feel at
home where you visited?" asked the
clearinghouse lady.
"Oh, yes" replied the thin boarder;
I'VE had prunes for breakfast every
morning"
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-04
Looks Hurried.

do you call this picture a work OF
art?"
why, certainly. People have stood
before this picture for hours at a
time"
You don't tell me! l don't suppose
the artist stood before it that long
while he was painting it."