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The Cordova daily times., 1915-06-24
QUEER ACTIONS IF MISSILES
 OF WAR

LONDON, June 23.-Many inter esting stories are told of the idiosyn- crasies of shot and shell in land and sea fighting since the beginning of the war. Second Officer Harper of the British ship Harpalion, torpedoed by a German submarine off Beachy Head, | describes the attack on his ship while 1t was proceeding down the Channel at a rate of about II knots. We had | just sat down to tea," he said, "and the Chief Engineer was saying grace l according to our custom. He had just 1 uttered the words, For what we are | about to receive may the Lord make us truly thankful when there came an awful crash. It was the torpedo" ["
 A photograph from the front in France shows a man who had his hair neatly parted by a bullet in the cen ter, with the art and exactitude of a hairdresser
 A Red Cross surgeon describes a man named Williams, who had his initial "W" plainly outlined upon his back by fragment of shrapnel which finally settled in his boot. The man was very proud of his wound, and de- clared he wouldn't have missed the distinction for five pound bank-note.
 A Kings messenger serving with the British troops in France is authority for a remarkable account of a piece of shell which hit trooper as the latter was mounting his horse It cut round the top of his trousers like a pair of scissors, dividing the leg part neatly from the body.
 At Hartlepool a twelve-inch shell went clear through a house, and con- tinued it's career up the street, eventu- ally going through another house. Each dwelling was occupied by family of the same name.
 The signal man who was on the bridge of the British ship which sank the Emden writes: "A shot cut away the port signal halyards, bounded through the range fnder-about six feet of brass-blew off the range takers leg, cut a rail in two, came through the hammocks lining the in side of the bridge, through the screen and through the ships awning, which was tied outside the screen, and then burst. One lump of shell hit the deck only foot away from me, missing my head by inches-I have the piece. Another piece hit the deck and glanced up through the bridge screen, taking exactly half of the captains binoculars with 1t. Not so bad TOT one shot, was it?"
 A wounded man returned from Northern France to London exhibits to his friends his coat, cut into fan tastic shape by shrapnel splinters. He was wounded in 19 different places.
 Many soldiers tell of prayer books, watches, buttons, lockets or other souvenirs which they treasure as saviors of their lives. A dent in cigarette case or a hole through a pOcketbook seems to give rise gen orally to graver thoughts than do actual wounds.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-06-24
L. o. O. N. Notice

The regular meeting of Cordova Lodge No. 1430, Loyal Order of Moose will be held in Eagle Hall Thursday evening. June 24, at D. m.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-06-24

Just received a new shipment of STYLEPLUS Clothes at s. BLUM & Co.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-07-15
ARLINGTON

From the Sun:
John O'Hair of Henry, purchased B.
d. Van Hooks barber shop and took
possession Tuesday. Mr.. O'Hair 0
ed his household goods here this week
and is getting settled in the Gustafson
residence. Mrs. O'Hair will come from
Toronto next week. The family left
Henry Tuesday of last week for Arl-
ington, stopping at their former home
in Toronto for a visit and to attend the
gala day doings. Here it was they
met with the bereavement of the loss
of their little four year old boy who
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-07-15
Witt

From the Leader:
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Shuck returned
home Tuesday from a few days visit
with relatives and friends living in
O'Brien county, Iowa. They were &C
companied on their return home by
Mrs. Shuck's sister, Mrs. j. A. Crosser
of Sutherland, Iowa, also Mrs. Shuck's
cousin, Mrs. Mcdonald, of Hartley,
Iowa, who will visit for a brief time at
the Shuck home and also at Brook
ings, where the formers parents re-
side.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-07-15

The statements of the local banks
which appear in this issue show a
gradual increase of business and de-
notes a prosperous condition in the
community as a whole. The reports
are made on June % and Cashier
Peterson of the Farmers National
states that it was six years ago on
that date that his bank made its first
report. By looking at the statements
of both banks at that time and those
published this week it will be seen
that the town and country tributary
has been making a progressive stride.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-07-15
STATE NEWS

While boating on a pond eight miles
north of Gettysburg, John E. Wise, %
years old, was drowned. Wise and a
friend, Robert Stewart, went out on
the pond in a rudely constructed boat,
when the boat upset. Neither young
man could swim, and when Wise was
apparently taken with cramps and
could not help himself, Stewart was
unable to aid him though he imperiled
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-07-15

Nineteen persons dead and 903 in
jured was the nations sacrifice to the
days celebration of the Fourth of
July, according to corrected figures
compiled today by the Chicago Tri-
bune. These figures show an increase
over the totals of 1914 when there
were II persons killed and $40 in
jured. A large in crease also is shown
in the fire loss, tie total for this year
being $239,325.0O as compared with
$685. 45 last year.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-07-15

William Reynolds, a young man who
has been around this city for a week
or two, was arrested Tuesday on a
charge of stealing a revolver from Nor
man Nelson, the liveryman. Wednes-
day afternoon he was brought before
Judge Kalberg and pleaded guilty to
the charge Of petit larceny and was
fined $4,000 and costs. As he was un-
able to pay his fine Sheriff MINER took
him over to B~rookings to board with
him for the next Is days.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-07-15

J.. W. Parmley says South Dakota
crops, on the whole, are the best he
has seen during his thirty-two years
in South Dakota. OF course he means
the small grain crop as corn is very
backward for July 18th, and it all de-
ponds upon the fall weather whether
corn will be a good crop or a failure.
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n

From the Pioneer:
The Tyler Journal, which reported
Bill Jones Innes as being blind, has
the following to say in its last issue:
I'VE were misinformed in regard to
VIM. lines being blind. He was in
Minneapolis some time ago having
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-07-15

jim Brooke, secretary of the Brook
ings County Fair association, certainly
has the right idea as to how a fair
should be managed. Instead of buy
ing a lot of stock show bills, etc, this
year., the advertising will be confined
to the newspapers of the county, and
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-07-15
VOLGA

from the Tribune:
~Iroquois claims to have the largest
number of automobiles in proportion
to its population of any city or town
in the state-40 cars to a population
of 600. Volga has a population of 61S
and 4S automobiles, or one al for
every Is Inhabitants, which is some
better than the ~Iroquois record.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-07-15
ELkTON

From the Record:
Mrs. j. l.. Pratt is spending the
week with her son, Jesse and family, in
Watertown. Everything goes well at
the home ranch-four good girls, a dog
and a cat keep things lively for this
old man.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-07-15

was killed. He was riding on a Cray
that was loading up a merry-go-round
when he fell off and a wheel passed
over his head crushing his skull. The
burial took place at Toronto Saturday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-07-15

Sivert Hermoe has been under DR..
Jensen's care since last Thursday, hay
ing broken both of his arms in falling
from the new barn which he is build
ing on his farm south of Astoria.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-07-15
Club meeting tomorrow ght..fdd July 16, 1915-evey member is u@ho be
present. City officials and County Fair officers are invited ta Hend whether members or rot
Every member vm is aNptWdsh should be- present wMoMh fall

those who have done so much in sea-
son and out of season to boost the in
terests of the county without hope of
reward or favor will receive the ben.
fit.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-07-15

Vern Walters left for Watertown
last evening to join the band which
goes to San Francisco with the Elks.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-07-15

The school board has let the con
tract for building the addition to the
school house to a Watertown firm.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-07-15
ABOUT iii COUNTY
BRUCE

From the Herald:
Miss Janey Getty, of Brookings, was
a guest of Miss Louisa Eastwood last
week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-07-15

his eyes examined, but has been on
his run continually since, and can see
as good as ever"
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Read The Register.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-25

powerful chaps, one Of them probably
the strongest man in the State and
hard to match anywhere. The other
is also very powerful, doing some
feats which his friend is unable to
duplicate. They we're speaking of the
fun Of automobiling and the accidents
that befel many. Said John: well,
Ernest, if this machine should mount
the fence and go into the field it
wouldn't do any harm. We could lug
her back again." And they could come
pretty near doing it.
William G. Moyes. who has cot
tage at Reyes Landing and who also
has a fine lot of young shade trees
growing on his lawn, pointed out the
other day that the present season
with its great amount of moisture has
been a wonderful one for the growth
Of the deciduous trees. Some Of the
hackmatacks on his lawn already
show a growth of over three feet and
a pine alongside of over four feet.
The growth in some Of the dry and
hot seasons, since the trees have been
planted on his lawn show as little as
about three inches.
The water in the lake is still away
above the summer pitch, almost up to
the spring freshet mark. 1t is also
much clearer than might be expected
after so much rain and the washing Of
the soil into the lake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-25
What Causes tuberculosis ?

In the opinion of many medical authori-
ties, tuberculosis is aided, if not actually
caused, by a loss of lime from the sys-
tenn. Where there is a rehabilitation,
the lime salts must be supplied medici-
nally,' says DIR. J. w. Carhart. of San
Antonio. in the May, 1913, issue of "Medi-
cal Progress
To supply these salts often is difficult,
since in some forms they are not easily
assimilable.
In Eckmans Alternative, however, CAL
valuable ingredients as to be assimilated
by the average person and to this, in
part, is due it's success.
We make no boastful claims, but many
cases of tuberculosis apparently have
yielded to it. 1t contains no opiates, mar
cetics or habit-forming drugs, so is safe
to try. From your druggist or direct.
Eckman Laboratory. PHILADELPHIA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-25
Sen. WEEKS TO j
COME TO maine

Chairman Frank ]. Ham Of the Re-
publican State committee has just re-
ceived a telegram from Sen. John w.
Weeks Of Newton, Mass. accepting an
invitation to address the Republicans
Of the LIST and 4th congressional dis
tricts. A special meeting has been ar
ranged for Sept. 20 to be held at
Peaks Island and plans are under way
for meeting in Bangor Sept. 21.
Sen. Weeks is one of the foremost
business men Of Massachusetts,. a
senator widely known for his legisla-
tive wisdom and especially for his I'M
derstanding of the nations business
as handled by Congress, and is insist
emily advanced as candidate for the
Republican nomination for the presi-
dency. The plans for the meetings
forecast even larger gatherings than
the recent successful one at New
Meadows.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-25
Charities and Corrections

In order to protect the public as
much as possible, and to help in rem
dering effective the provisions Of Chap
ter of the public laws Of 1915, an act
to lessen frauds in the name of charity.
the State Board of Charities and Cor
rections has prepared a form Of card
certificate Of identity. to be used by
solicitors of funds for charity who
are working for licensed organizations.
These cards, which are numbered and
recorded in the Office Of the Board.
bear the signature of the executive
officer Of the organization, the sigma
ture Of the solicitor. and the signature
Of the secretary of the Board as to
the license number, and the object.
and the date Of expiration. On the back
of the card is an extract from the law
providing for the licensing Of any or
ganization which desires to solicit
funds for charitable or benevolent pur-
the organization has it's place of bus
mess. and a recommendation that the
contribution be made by check payable
to the order Of the organization.
If the public will now insist that any
one asking contributions for charitable
organization outside of their home city
or town shall produce this card, and
in larger cities Of the State for home
solicitors. the endorsement card Of the
Board of Trade or Chamber Of Com
merce, it will soon be improbable for
organizations or persons Of doubtful
regulations to engage in work Of this
kind in Maine.
According to the reports which come
into the office of the board, the inhab-
itants or some of the shore towns in
Hancock county would have been saw
ed some money if they had made some
inquiries of this sort. 1t is reported to
the board that an organization to
which the State Board has declined to
grant a license has been asking for
support in that section of the State. If
any direct evidence can be secured, the
matter will be turned over to the coun-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-25
NEW PORTLAND

Mrs. o. W. Williamson, who has
been ill with congestion, is able to be
about the house.
Miss Josephine Williamson is i'll
with measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Thompson of
Kingfield were Sunday visitors in
town.
Mr.. Knapp of Holyoke, Mass, is a
guest Of his father, Hiram Knapp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philander BURIAL of
Kingfield were recent callers on
friends in this place.
C. E. Hoyt and ]. P. Butts with
their families are enjoying a fishing
trip at Hancock pond.
Fernwood Grange met in regular
session last Saturday night. Aug. 81.
A few families have finished hayine,
but a large number are trying to fin
ish between rain storms and showers.
The crop is very good in this section
and is in good condition for the time
of the year. Crops are doing quite
we'll but beans are rusting badly.
There will be practically no apple
crop here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-25
SERGEANT MEASURED A
MAN FOR HIS SIZE

He was a very lovely example Of the
species cutey. He wore white trou.
sers, white face, and one Of those
smart 1915 model shirts with the rec
ceding front. His feet were long and
thin, sticking out from hen-like an
kles that would have bent had there
been any weight upon them. On the
end Of him opposite his feet was the
design of head. and set somewhere
near the front Of the design was his
face. one Of the improving variety
that ripens early in the summer,
His mouth, was bordered on the
south by a slightly convex protuber-
ance resembling a chin, on the north
by an uptilted bulb having an invert-
ed elbow at the middle Of the snuff,
on the east by a girlish cheek and a
mousey ear, on the west by a some
what similar arrangement Of slightly
different texture and size.
He came tripping along down Wa
ter street, gay as you please. In one
hand he carried an infant camera
about two inches by something in di-
mension and in the other yellowed
velvet paw he balanced a monogram
ed cigarette. He viewed the chro-
nometer on his dainty wrist and not
ed that the base cars would not be at
his pleasure for five minutes. There
upon he backed against the front Of
the waiting room shutting out the
street view of an old lady watching
for her car, adjusted his eyesight
carefully, and began to survey with
nf frh opi$ of
ture and with the brain of squirrel
the passers-by so much in his pity.
One after another amused him and
he smiled the smile of the style-fed
prince of leisure and wisdom. A Grip
pie was a real frolic for him in the
viewing and a sturdy farmer boy
dressed in his wonted habit brought
forth a most delightful smoker and
the ejaculation, "Wouldyer pipe Their
Rube?' At length there came within
the range Of his vision a stalwart SER
geant Of the End Maine Regiment,
swinging along in his olive drab uni
form at a manly pace and keeping
we'll about his business. The hero
Of the summer style was all but con-
vulsed with merriment at this spec
tacle of a Maine boy clad in soldiers
uniform and as the sergeant was
passing him he murmured to a man
beside him: Holly Gee jist clap your
lamps to Their tin sojer! Mercy, 1 hope
he won't shoot me-" The sergeant
heard; he stopped and walked up to
the self-appointed critic; he quietly
gave him the once over from foot to
head design and then assured him
Never fear little one. will not harm
you; We are using cardboard targets,
man. sized"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-25

A number of postoffice employees re-
turned Saturday from their vacations
and others left to enjoy their outings
Those who have returned from their
vacations are: J. NJ. Arnold, G. F.
Jones, w. E. Blanchard, Thomas l.
Fox, Frank Murphy, E. F. Weston
The following are now out of the SER
vice for their vacations: E. B. Folsom
Ralph NJ Brown, Fred Harmon. T. M
Ware, Frank Winslow. Rudolph Dos
tie, c. F. Tibbetts, L. F. Kicker. John
III Ryan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-25
Panama Pacific Line.

The Panama Pacific Line have an
nounced that on their $4,000 ton
trans Atlantic liners Finland" and
"Kroonland' cruises may now be
made to and from the Panama Canal
starting either from New York, a six
day trip or from San Francisco or
Los Angeles, about ten-day journey
The Finland and Kroonland are en-
joying capacity" lists on their IT.
day voyages to and from California,
and the shorter trips now offered to or
from the Panama Canal will prove an
additional attraction. All the best
traditions of the transatlantic SER
vice are maintained on the Finland
and Kroonland, and to those who have
had to forego a voyage to Europe a
cruise on either of these staunch
steamers will prve to be a very salts
factory and pleasant substitute
Adv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-25
maine JOTT|NCS

Fred S. Munson. keeper Of a shoot
ing gallery at Portland, was Monday
fined IS and costs by Judge Bates Of
the municipal court on a complaint
alleging keeping his place open on
the Lords Day. He claimed that he
did SO because two teams needed
little time after midnight Saturday to
shoot off, tie match.
Gov. Curtis, Mayor Ingraham and
Cyrus H. K. Curtis. donor Of the
great organ were the special guests
Monday afternoon at concert ana
organ recital by City Organist Will C.
Macfarlane at the auditorium Of the
City Building. Portland. in honor OF
the third anniversary Of the dedica-
ton Of the organ Is a memorial to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-25
STATE HOUSE

Following is a list of newly formed
corporations:
Valecia Evaporated Milk Company
Bethel. Capital, $500, 0OO-Wallace r
Montague, c. F. Galloway, Frank
Winter. Lacrosse, Wisconsin,; E. A
Siefert, Reedsburg, Wis: David Lyle
E. Eckstedt, Madison. Wis; Frank r
Lowry, Footville, Wis. Fred Luch-
singer, Belleville, Wis; H. H. Hast
ings, William Hastings, Bethel, Me
To take over the business Of the
Valecia Condensed Milk Company and
the Footville Condensed Milk Com
pany corporations bankrupt.
The National Movie Magazine Cor
poration. Portland. .ooo.Ooo-Albert
F. Jones, T. L. Croteau, A. B. Farm
ham, Portland, Me. Printing and
publishing business.
Trip Lake Camp Lewiston, $10.-
0OO-Eva B. Rosenheim, Cyd Bettel-
helm, Poland, Me-; Belle P. Cart
wright, Auburn, Me. To maintain
and conduct school camps.
The Streets Company, Portland
| 81, 900, 000-Albert F. Jones, T. l.
Croteau, j. P. O'Donnell. ]. r. Crit
fin, Portland, Me-; Geo. S. Soule
South Portland, Me. To manufac-
ture and deal in rolling stock and We
hicles.
Simmons White Company. Rock
land. s10,OOo-William T. White, C
Fremont Simmons. w S. White
Rockland, Me. To deal in fish, lob
sters. she'll fish and boats.
The Willows Company, Pennington
s10.00o-E. E. Richards. Rose l.
Richards, Kenneth A. Rollins, Farm
ington, Me. To buy and sell real es-
tate. including timberlands.
IndeXical Soap Company. Portland
s5000-George r. White, Charles L.
Hamilton, Boston. Mass; Edmund H.
Talbot, Sharon, Mass. To manufac-
ture and deal in soaps, chemicals and
proprietary articles.
Western Grain Company. Rockland
s1O.oo0-G. H. Blethen. Rockland; G
H. Talbot, Camden; Clifford B. Butler
South ThomastoH, Me. To buy, sell
import and deal in grains of all kinds
feeds and flour.
The Tyler Realty Company, Port
land, $500, 000-H. C. Ranney, E. E
Huston, NJ. B. Bergman, Portland
Me. Real estate.
Maine Fruit Growers Exchange
Auburn. s10.OO0-W. H. Conant OK
ford Bears Association, Buckfield; A
H. Conant, Auburn Fruit Growers
Association. Auburn: A. NJ. Deering
Moose Lake Fruit Growers Associa-
ton, Denmark: w. G. Roberts, Ossipee
Valley Fruit Growers Association, AL
fred; A. c. Russell. kennebec Hill
side Fruit Growers Association
kents Hill; c. A. l.. Treadwell, Red
Fox Fruit Growers Association. Ac-
ton: John H. King. Pine Tree State
Fruit Growers Association. Mechanic
Falls, Me. To handle and manage
fruit. vegetables and agricultural
products.
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ty authorities of Hancock county for

ty authorities Of Hancock county for
action. gsrssa
A striking instance in support OF the
contention of those who favored the
passage last winter. BY the Legfsla-
ture, of a law prohibiting the placing
of children in a1mshouses because to
permit them to grow upsi in such place
was to encourage dependency. has
come to the attention Of the State
Board Of Charities and Corrections,
where the overseers of the poor OF one
town, where a family Of children have
grown up in the almshouse, have had
difficulty in finding suitable family
home for one Of the children, g girl
Of IA, since the law became effective,
because she was so homesick that she
would not stay, would not eat and cried
herself sick in good home which was
found for her.
Capt. ]. F. Bagley. secretary of the
State Board Of Charities and Correc-
tons, has been appointed by Rev.
Francis H. Gavisk, president or the
National Conference Of Charities and
Corrections, a member of the commit
tee on time and place for the next
conference. which is to be held at In
dianapolis, Ind, early in May, 1916.