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Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers
have lately been recorded at the Of
fee of the Somerset Registry of Deeds
Norridgewock Henry b. Stevens to
Irving H. Stevens Gland and farm
buildings).
Fairfield-Geo. w. Brown to Chas,
Mackay; Ray c. Brown to Frank
Bourgoin.
Harmony-G. w. Chadbourne to c.
C. Mclaughlin Qand in Harmony on
the west side of road leading from
Harmony village past the Saco Valley
Canning Cos. planD; B. G. and l.. E..
McIntire to Amaziah F. Marble Gland
in Harmony; Amaziah f. Marble to
Perley H. Cromwell Gland in Har-
mony); BERTHE Z. Cooley ct al to
Walter S. Bemis Gland in Harmony
extending along center of Sugar Hill
Road May E. Chadbourne to Earl r..
Taylor Gland in Harmony.
st. ADMINISTRATIVE S, Mason to
Bernard L. Avery Gland and build
ings known as c. Mason farm in St.
Albans); w. f. Parker to Archie Par
kerr land in st. Adams.
Hartland- Winfield S. Church to
Calvin B. Church of San Francisco,
Calf (part of Pond lot in Hartland)
Canaan-James Mason to Guy d.
Lewis Gland on cross road leading
| from Haskell schoolhouse).
Moose River-Joseph Pelotte to
Virginia Pelotte Gland in Moose River
Plantation).
Pittsfield ct al-G. K. Hunnewell ct
al to Nellie NJ Hunnewell.
! Pittsfield-Aura f. Story TO Herbert
l.. Spauding; Effie f. Wing to Seth
l.. Whiting; Benjamin s. Matthews to
Inhabitants of Pitts1eld Qand In
Pittsfield beginning on easterly side
of Lancey St. and southerly side of
Nichols ST.
Madison-John r. Nose to Augustus
W Morrill, ct al Gland and buildings
on Garfield St in Madison VILLAGE /;
Willis T. Bradley TO X. S. Mckinney.
Skowhegan-Albert G. Rlunt to
Herbert l.. SWEET Gland and buildings
on Water ST.
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Crying for Help
Lots of 1t In SkOwhegan But Daily
Growing Less

The kidneys often cry for help.
Not another organ in the whole
body more delicately constructed;
Not one more important to health
The kidneys are the filters of the
blood.
When they fail the blood becomes
foul and poisonous.
There can be no health where there
is poisoned blood.
Backache is one of the frequent in
dications of kidney trouble.
1t is often the kidneys cry for help.
Heed it,
Read what Doan's Kidney Pills
have done for overworked kidneys.
Read what Doan's have done for
Skowhegan people.
1875 Main St, Skowhegan, says: I'm
my work l am exposed to all kinds
of weather and drive over all kinds
of roads. l have no doubt that this
caused my kidney trouble. My back
ached, too. Nothing gave me any
permanent benefit until l got Doan' S
Kidney Pills at Sampson e Avore' S
Drug Store. l was we'll pleased with
the results they brought"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Eaton had. Foster-Milburn Co,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Meeting of Sunshine Society.

The Sunshine Society held a special
meeting, Thursday, April 20, in the
Municipal Building. A report was
read from the Treasurer announcing
amount of money received from play
and food sale, also a report of tota,
sum in bank. All members present
were very much pleased and pro-
nounced it a very satisfactory report
A rising vote of thanks was given to
all who had been so kind in giving
their time and talent to raise funds
for the society. Much credit is due
Miss Gertrude Carter for the kindly
interest and ever willing help that
made such a financial success. 1t
is very encouraging to know so many
people of our town appreciate and
try to help us in carrying on the
Sunshine work
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURES

WHEREAS. Rllla scott of Cary
Plantation In the County OF Aroostook
aHa state OF Maine by her mortgage
deed dated April Il. 1913 and recorded
In Somerset County Registry of Deeds
Hook BIB Page 206 conveyed To hora-
'Ia Lnngfellow Of cornyille In the
rHHaty uf Somerset and state OF
MlIts a certain lot or parcel OF land
'...afed In said Town OF tornVltie,
hoaaasd aud described as follows. to-
wiz
re the north by land formerly
.sHsA by Levi T. Judkins; on the
sH hF land formerly ~ "
IS F.Hfn. ON the south by land Of ~ J.
sspu and Syisanuz keiloF ana by
Ore 8xbow Road and on the West BY
Formerly of Edwin y whittier.
lho same premisss conveyed -
lilila scott BY said liotstlo
l.tH Efsil"M and
aiIEHEAs the condition 81 said
tSAGe has hseu broken Vow
#fsEFoBE by reason 81 the hreag
fssf I claim foreclosure 81 said
EaEH
,fATE or uoRArto LoSdrEttow
Martha D. isopRfviio~, Esscutrix,
~ bniieF II Batter.
Her attorneys duly authorised
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tory is published herewith together
with the salient features of differences
between this and most other similar
organizations.
The company was organized in De
eember, 1894, and began business the
following March, so that March, 1915,
marks its twentieth birthday. The
signers of the petition were as fol-
lows: A. D. Brackley, \. S. Par
sons, II. +. Weymouth, J. F. Corn
forth, John Mitchell & Son, Charles
Carsley. c. C. Hoyt, Milton Young,
Charles T. Written, Mark L. Hutchins,
w. T. Churchill. A. T. Churchill, E j.
Walker, A. Churchill and Asaph
Hutchins, all of New Portland.
The original officers were H. F.
Weymouth, president; A. D. Brackley,
secretary and A. S. Parsons, treasur-
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er. In the early years it was the
secretary who bore most of the re-
sponsibility and labor of securing
policy holders necessary to obtain the
charter. and his perseverance and the
merited confidence placed in him by
his fellow toWnsmen brought the
total policies in 1901 TO $101. $500. At
that time we had to accept his resig
nation as he was about to leave town
for a home in Norridgewock. Mr.
Brackley made it clear through his
untiring service as secretary that
cupidity was not his ruling passion"
Mr.. Brackley's successor was John
Knowlton, who proved an efficient Of
ficer during his nearly a decade OF
service, which terminated because of
his i'll health near the close of 1910
At this time the policies in force had
reached $176,35000. President
John Mitchell succeeded Mr. Wey-
mouth on the latter's resignation in
1908. The writer, having resigned
as treasurer, was chosen to succeed
Mr.. Knowlton, and j. w. Dunlap was
made treasurer. At the close of
1914 the policies IN force reached
$3.50 $4,000, showing an increase of
about s54 900 in the last four years,
as appears in the annual statement
recently published by the Reporter
The continued success and increased
growth of the company during the
past four years is due more to its
standing when the writer became sec
rotary and the good counsel of the
other executive officers than to the
SagaCitY of the secretary
II is said the proof of the pudding
is in the eating We have a twenty
years record. In that twenty years
the policy holders have been called
upon To pay four assessments. Do
not confuse assessments with losses
We have had several small losses,
which have been paid by the accumu
lated funds from cash premiums and
policy fees. One such loss occurred
last July by lightning The four as
sessments aggregate Sli.3a on each
one thousand dollars of insurance. So
that II assessments had been made
yearly. az is customary in mutual
companies the annual rate would
have been only seyenty-two cents
per thousand.
This MAS organized for. and has
continued To be. local company. The
business II principally confined to
New Portland and contiguous town in
the western part OF Somerset and
eastern part of FRANKLIN counties In
NV Portland nearly every one Who is
eligible is withas Nou ask What
Is meant BY eligible
FIRST We lnsurv no village prop
rfty thus avoiding heayy lssso@ Incl
dent 10 a to~h eonhakratlon
aacoad We allos na double in
sufaHes.
Third We Do not Insure ia oEessa
~ ana kaif value
taasth We accept 40 moftgaasd
property.
These ehafaetsttstisa distinguish
aaf eesspaay from nsost Rataala
same have thought tbs 'uotssakv
slaass' saeula be Tsmassd The
saAttsF has tssH discussed IN saf
msssisss bat thsts has nsxsT esea a
na iastty 10 tsssE ~ casa sstlsas Al
The usss al he sssamtsatlaa the Pro
slsles seemed wtas bas amAsE the
.bAeGsa seaastlasa consequent aFas
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Mrs. Danforth / Winner

Announcement has been made tha'
Mrs r.. + Danfurth ~ SkoWhegan
was the winner OF the fourth prize,
Federation awards. in the lewiston
Journal Prize Contest which was open
Ia all members of the Maine Federa
ton OF Momana' clubs Mrs. Dan
forth represented The Town Improve
ment Soeieiy IN the contest and the
subject upon whleh she hassd her
slory ~as "NnrridgoSock In Con
rftas Fify articles were suhmit,
81 and The Contestants represented
al 81, t~e roaniies Ia the state
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Madison Ave. Opposite Hotel Cob

Sunday services at 10.45, subject
Adam and Fallen Man. Sunday
School at IL. Wednesday evening
services at 7.30.
Reading room open Wednesday from
2.30 to 5 o'clock. The public is cor
daily invited to attend services and
visit reading room.
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~ .AkllAkllLlk AAliAlAAkAlAk b
= Church Directory E
. VW'WWVvyNTT'VVv'vv e
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Baptist Hill, Main Street

Rev. w. w. Harris of Chelsea, Mass.
will preach at 1915 and at evening
service. Sunday School at Il. Y. P.
S. c. +. at O'Clock.
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INTERESTING DATA AND HIS
TORY
OF the New Portland Mutual Fire In
surance Co.

The New Portland Mutual Fire In
surance Co. is one of the few concerns
of it's kind and probably the only
Fire Insurance Co. to have headquar-
ters in Somerset County. Its his
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press, one lot containing four quarts
of whiskey and assigned to "Mitchat
Laban," and the second lot contain
ing one gallon jug of whiskey and
assigned to MIR. A. tanner, Box 55S,
Fairfield, Maine" Both lots were
libeled and the libels will expire May
10th.
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ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, Water
Street

FIR. P. E. Desjardins. pastor
Rectory, adjacent to Church, Tel. 55-2
Low Mass at a. M. Sunday. High
Mass at 10 a. m. Vesper service at
3 p. m. Sunday School in charge of
the Sisters at Las p. NJ, Sunday, in
the School Building.
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Infection In the Air

Medical authorities agree that colds
are infectious. In some cities chill
dren with colds are barred from
schools. Springs changing weather
brings many colds. The quickest and
safe way to stop colds. coughs and
Group is to give Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound. For sale by Sampson &
Avore.
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ISLAND AVENUE CONGREGATION
AL CHURCH
Island Ayenue


Rev. Theodore Halbert Wilson, pastor
Residence, Al Turner Avenue
Office. Suite Il, the E. N. Merrill
Block, Water ST.. Tel. 174-2
Sunday 1915 preaching by the pas
tor. THE Teaching of Jesus. 3
Business Life 1900 Sunday School.
4.30 vesper musical service Words
of Comfort for persons in sorrow"
600 Y. p. S. c. E. Topic: 1.-THE
Bible, The Worlds Supreme Book"
Leader, Beatrice Smiley
Thursday 7.30 p. m. Prayer meet
ing. Topic: Christian Freedom.
Delegates to the State Conference will
report Friday 7.45 p. m. Penny
social for members of the Y. P. S. c.
E..
Working League Monday in Church
parlors
1915 Watchword: Reverence.
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RETAIL MARKET

Flour-Spring Wheat Patent, $500;
Winter Wheat Patent $500.
Oats-70c.
Gluten-$175 per bag.
Corn-S1.90 per bag.
Meal-$1.75 per bag.
Middlings-S1. per bag.
Cottonseed meal-$1.75 per bag.
Spring Bran-$1.55 per bag.
Winter Bran-$160 per bag.
Mixed Feed-$1.60 per bag.
Salt Pork-15c by the bbl., 200 lbs.
$24.
Cheese-2oc to Csc per Id.
Butter-30c to 36c per ID.
Teas-25c to 60c per Id.
Coffee-20c to Csc per pound.
Lard-Domestic, Ice, compound 12c.
Molasses-Pure Ponce, 40c to SOC.
Sugar-Gran. sugar, best quality,
Is lbs for $500; brown IA.
Potatoes-35c per bushel.
Onions-5c per Id.
Poultry-Fowls, lac to zoe per h.;
chicken. 16c to &c per h.
Eggs-24c per dozen fresh.
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Resolutions

Whereas. 1t has been the Heavenly
Fathers Will to remove by death our
beloved sister Eva Williams.
Whereas, in her death Golden Rod
Branch |. S. S. loses an esteemed
member. the community a helpful,
noble woman, her family a loving wife
and mother.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread upon our records and a copy
sent to the bereaved family.
MINNIE r. WHEELER
ELIZABETH NJ NELSON
Com. on Resolutions.
April %, 1915.
Liquor Seizure at Fairfield
Deputy Sheriff Henry D. Brophy
made two seizures Thursday at the
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the increased value of real estate
farm property, it may be doubted
whether in most cases the risk is in
creased by a small mortgage.
A. S. PARSONS, Secy.
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Bargains are advertised in Every
body's Column every week. Read them,
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Wool-Unwashed, Csc to 30c per h.
Hides, green lac to 15c ID; Lamb
pelts 40 to s125 EACH hides, cured
15c; Horse hides, $3.50 to 1915
each; Calf skins Tic to 19c lb; Deer
skins, so to S1.00 each; Tallow, rough
21ac Id.
Beans-Hand picked, yellow eyes,
$500 to $3.50; pea beans, $2.75 to $500
1925.
Beef-Ox beef, &c to 12c.
Poultry-Fowls, lac. to Ice per ID. /;
chicken, 16c to zoe.
Roung Hog-9c per lb.
Tallow-Rough. &c per Id.
Eggs-20c per dozen
Potatoes-25c per bushel
Butter-28c to 30c per Id.
Cheese-16c to 18c per Id.
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ADVENT CHURCH
Corner of Madison Avenue and Rus.
sell Street

S. D. A. Church will meet Saturday
at 100 for Sabbath School and social.
Services following. All are cordially
invited
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natxaiBs are adysftissd 10 EserY
hasly CelumR ever week Read them
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BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner of Madison Avenue and Pleas
ant Street

Rev. George Merriam, minister
Parsonage, 80 Madison Ave
Tel 1888
The usual services of the week at
the Bethany Baptist Church. Morn
ing preaching service at 1915; Sun
day School at II; Y. p. S. C. E. at g.;
evening servic at Z; Midweek prayer
meeting Thursday evening at 7.30.
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METHODIST EPISC0.
PAL CHURCH
Island Avenue

Rev. H. G. McGlaufin. minister
Parsonage, Is Island Ave, next door
to Church. Tel 54-2
Morning services, Sunday at 10.45.
Sunday School at II. Epworth Lea
que at els p. M, Sunday evening in
Epworth League room.
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George Farley
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henderson
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Henderson
Mrs. NJ. J. Armstrong
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hatch
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Carlton
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. BARLEY
Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Henderson
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. c. NJ Bottorff
Mr. and Mrs. F. Henderson
Jackman. Me, Nav 8.
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A Gard of Thanks

We wish to thank our friends who
assisted us and those who sent flow
ers at the time of our recent be-
ron
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STATE OF MAINE

fSEATA
SOMERSET ss-ro tho srerfes ~
~, ..5 "a - , =. - -
3eI,fjee d - - 80,
W 49,
w = COMMAND AoL l. attaeh the
goods ana estate Of John Brown,
formerly OF Chdrlest3Wn IN the COM
monWealth ef MASSACHUSETTS nov or
some place TO your lIoe.ant unknown
10 the value OF twenty dollafs ana
summon the SAID Defendant III he may
before our Justices Of our supreme
Jndlcial Court. next l" et hoIden az
Skowhegan. within and Tor the county
Of somerset On t. fourth tuesday OF
January a i lFl3 ihen and there IN
our SAID Court TO answer unto fldeNa
- - E S' ot sk3" ltsan IN me county
plea q Hhel t"r divorce which is as
ioLIo" :. tU" .....-
~ THE HoNDKA bLE j l - II r OF
~ = FEEM T. ! I'lG al 691 n,
) IN - y, . ~ 'f1N \ ~ \ 9As II Z
- OF SON ERSEf, on ne fourth
par,,.,.,f,,1i o,.,,.,z-'.t-. t,I.,5,t. =
Rrnw6 rf SknV-l.g5T H. ia sa,9rtv
- San,4rsat ~ ,,.f--iiyy,
married to .Tabn T brown The fiheiee
formerly of CFariesfaV3 n re
rommafwea1tb - uassas,4,,se,'s h,.e
whose residence is now t. yoiIr Incl
ant unknown, at Canaan in said Coun-
day Of October a. = ISsI by George
" Johnson. ESQUIRE Justice Of
iled and nd n IF ana 3eIe uny a,nor-
rags IN - state ,baf - ,tst,
cohabited AZ husband and VIZ IN
5 of So ana IN ,4f @
teen hundred. when The iibelee without
reasonable cause utterly deserted
desart inn ranti nc nptii "a sato
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TRYING TO- SAVE
THEIR ARMIES
Russians Facing the Problem
Of EvaCuatihg Warsaw.
CITY HAS BEEN DENUDED
Russian Front To Bug River Shaken.
Fortress OF Ivangorod May
Have Been Left To
Its Fate.

London. The Russians now face
the problem Of evacuating Warsaw
and the surrounding country without
losing their armies, while the Austro-
German forces are making supreme
effort to get across their line of re-
treat.
The Teutons are said to have met
with partial success in this attempt,
Berlin official report stating that
Field Marshal yon Mackensen. resum-
ing the offensive, had reached the
Lublin-C -Cholm railway, about midway
between those two cities, and that
southeast of this as far as the Bug
river the Russian front had been
shaken
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THE HA|T|ANS
SHOWED FIGHT
Americans Met Resistance, But
Had No Casualties.
PORT AU PRINCE DIsARMED
Now 400 Or 500 Marines and Blue
Jackets For Shore Duty Backed
UP BY the Guns OF the
Cruiser.

Washington. American marines
landed at Port au Prince, Haiti, en-
countered resistance, which was over
come without casualties among the
sailors. The following message from
Admiral Caperton was given out al
the Navy Department:
Landing forces established in city
Slight resistance during early part Of
night as advance was being made. This
resistance easily overcome. No cas-
ualties to our force. Am proceeding
to disarm Haitian soldiers and civi
lians."
The message was the first intima
ton received by the Navy. Department
that Caperton's men from the cruiser
Washington had met resistance. Pre-
vious dispatches merely said he had
established his landing force ashore
and placed guard about the French
Legation. His first report, however,
suggested that regiment of marines
be sent to Port au Prince to enable
him to police the entire city.
Admiral Caperton's force was in
creased by the arrival of 100 marines
from Guantanamo on the collier Jason.
In all he has available between 400
and 500 marines and bluejackets for
shore duty, backed up by the guns of
the cruiser.
The French cruiser Descartes reach
ed Port au Prince from Cape Haitien.
A small force from the United States
survey yacht Eagle was landed at the
latter place to guard the French con-
sulate, which has opened its doors to
refugees from Port au Prince.
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BECKER ELEcTRocuTED.
His. Nerve unshaken In Walk To
Death Chamber.

Ossining, N. Y Former Police
Lieutenant Charles Becker, Of New
York city, twice convicted for the MUIR
der of Herman Rosenthal, was electro
cuted at 5.45 Friday morning.
He said that he would die game and
he did. The early part Of his last
night he seemed nervous, but after his
farewell meeting with his wife at mid
night he became calm and lay on his
cot in his cell for an hour or so ap-
parently asleep.
Meanwhile the electricians had
tested again and again the apparatus
of the death chair The sacrament of
communion was administered the
doomed man by the attending priests,
and as the final Offices of the Church
were being said the first rays of day
light crept through the barred win
dows of the CELL
Fathers Cashin and Curry accom-
panied Becker in his walk to the chair.
Physicians and guards and Assistant
Keeper Dorner were also in the party.
The official witnesses of the execu-
ton included DR.. Joseph c. Stammers,
who represented the sheriff of New
York city; Max Griffenhagen, Milton
Schnaier, sanitary engineer; DR..
Frank E. Miller and DR.. William S.
Bryant.
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MEXICAN CRISIS
NEAR TO CLIMAX
An American Carrying Dis
patches Assaulted.
A FAMINE IN THE CAPITAL
carranza, Villa and zapata Must Get
Toaether-PIenty OF Money In
Capital, But People Are
Dying Of Starvation.

Washington. - Demanding in the
name of humanity that food be per-
mitted to reach the starving people Of
Mexico City, urgent representations
were sent by the State Department to
Generals Carranza, Villa and Zapata
The notes declare avenues of trans
portation to Mexico City must be
opened to provision trains.
Although the text of the representa-
tons was not made public, it is known
that the document is forerunner of
a final demand that the Mexican fac
tions end their strife and establish a
constitutional government by means of
a joint conference
Officials believe General Carranza,
at Vera Cruz, is in a position to keep
the railroad to Mexico City from Vera
Cruz open for transportation of food
at least as far as Pachuca, and that
either he or Zapata, in cooperation
with villa, can control the line beyond
that point. The dispatch demanding
that the road be opened and kept open
was signed by Secretary Lansing and
went forward Immediately to Ameri-
can representatives at Vera Cruz,
Torreon and Mexico City.
( Official reports from Mexico City to-
day said actual starvation prevailed
there and that conditions generally
were worse than ever. People of all
classes were suffering for food, al
though there was money in plenty to
purchase it.
American Flag Violated.
A message from Vera Cruz detailed
an assault upon an American citizen
near Puebla and violation of the
American flag by Zapata soldiers. 1t
served further to arouse officials here
to the extreme gravity of the situa.
ton
A new division of Mexican affairs
was created in the State Department.
Heretofore Mexican relations have
been handled by the Division of Latin.
American Affairs. Leon ]. Canova
was appointed chief of the new divi.
sion.
Advices to the American Red Cross
from Charles ]. O'Connor, its special
representative directing relief work in
Mexico City, were communicated tc
Secretary Lansing. He announced
later that a determined effort to get
supplies to the capital would be made
People Dying OF Starvation.
Mr.. O'Connor's message, cabled from
Uaro Hr11z ic a foIl0ws.
Scarcity of food is far greater than
it was two weeks ago. 1t is almost
impossible to buy corn; vegetables
are far less plentiful than they were
two weeks ago. People are actually
dying of starvation, as l can prove
by doctors and nurses. We have had
no word Of supplies coming from the
States. Each time we have started
to buy anything here some change of
government has made change of
plan necessary. We are ready to dis
tribute food to families, but have not
yet been able to secure any at rea-
sonable price. Conditions are more
chaotic than ever, and there is not a
single Government official with whom
to deal"