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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
MRS. HARRIET PERRY IS ELECTED
PRESIDENT AT vet, u. SESSION

cally urge the carrying out of the plans
given by our State president on national
prohibition as given in the May Star,
and further
Resolved: That we educate, agitate
and personally work until that no distan,
day when a stainless flag shall float over
a saloonless nation.
Resolved: That in our opinion women
are a part of the people, and are there
fore justly entitled to the right 10 voice
their convictions in the affairs OF the
town, State and nation, in conjunction
with men. and that we never ceases our
efforts till this end obtains.
Resolved: That while we rejoice that
no backward steps were taken by our
last Legislature, We feel that we need
to still continue to work for the retaining
of our prohibitory law on our statue
books and for the proper enforcement
of the same, also the enforcement of
those laws regulating the sale and use
of sigarettes and other narcotics
Resolved: That We recommend that
our members should subscribe for and
read the state and national papers
and use more leaflets and other tenn
perance literature in the work.
Resolved: That the terrible carnage
being waged by the European nations
is the strongest possible argument for
the principles Of peace, and that we
heartily endorse che International
Woman's Peace Movement.
Resolved: That we extend our sin
cere thanks to the people of Water
vile for their generous hospitality
and warm welcome; to the Methodist
Episcopal church. for opening its
doors to us SO cordially: to the local
Union for it's efficient preparations; to
the teachers, for their presence and
to Miss Stockbridge, and the scholars
who helped so much by their singing:
to the church orchestra, and to Mr..
Branch, for his solo; to Mrs. How
land, for her presence and assistance
during the business sessions.
Resolved: That we express to the
Waterville Sentinel and the Kennebec
Journal our appreciation and graft
flcation. and to all others who have
helped in any way to make our con-
vention success
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
Cutille. Trafton

A very pretty. quiet wedding WAS held
last evening, when Ernest A. Dutille and
Myrtle j. Traitor were united in mar
rage at the home of their friends Mr.
and Mrs. Gleason E. Mann, 10 Abbott
street, Rev. Willis NJ. Davis of the
Getchell street Baptist church officiating
and the single ring service being used.
The room was beautifully decorated
with ferns, cherry blossoms and ever
green.
The bride was becomingly attired in
a blue messaline and chiffon dress with
clusters Of pink and blue silk rosebuds.
She was attended by her friend. Mrs.
Gleason Mann, Mr.. Mann acting as best
man.
A dainty collation. was served after the
ceremony by Mrs. Mann. consisting OF
ice cream and a handsomely decorated
wedding cake.
Mrs. Dutille has been employed as
bookkeeper for DR.. Abbott the past year.
The groom is now connected with the
Maine Central.
~ and Mrs. Dutille will be at their
neOshome in Butler court after June Is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
OAKLAND

The Ladies Aid of the NJ. E. church
will hold a food sale Saturday afternoon
at the shoe store of c. l. Bates.
The funeral of Priscilla, the 10-months-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Livingstone who died Monday afternoon,
was held at o'clock Wednesday after
noon. Rev. c. d. Boothby Of Augusta
officiating.
Miss Bessie Ormiston went to Presque
Isle Wednesday for a short visit with
friends.
Mrs. II. +. Bickford returned Wednes-
day from Corinna, where she has been
visiting her grandson for the last 10 days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
REINFORCEMENTS
AIDING BOTH SIDES
Continued from Page One.)

all OF which. according to the British
report issued this evening have been
repulsed.
So far as France is concerned, the
most important fighting in progress is
north of Arras where the Germans
and French are contending for the
possession of the sugar refinery at
Souchez. which both claim to hold,
and on the outskirts of LePretre For
est. where the battle for the trenches
has been continuous for weeks.
The latest victim of the German sub
marines is the British liner Sadie H.,
which was sunk in the North sea with
seven of her crew.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
COLBY COLLEGE
Thief or Thieves Enter D. L.
House and North College
Are Successful in Getting
B0oty-lvy Day on
Saturday
COLBY BOY NOW PRIVATE
WITH CANADIANS

Bliss Reney. rs. of Lowell, Mass.
has been nominated for assistant
manager of the Oracle. The
choice of officers will be decided upon
at the annual election TO be held /
F. NJ, Saturday. June II. The re-
mainder of the board viii he picked
by the editor-in- chief. next fall.
Preparations are being made for i
monster rally to be held in the chap
cl. Thursday evening. Practically
the entire student body is going TO
Orono, Saturday. to see the game
that may decide the state champion :
ship. To arouse some of the charac-
tcristic Colby enthusiasm. and to
hear some OF the best speakers of tn"
year as well as the band the mass
meeting will equal any OF the big
mass days of the football season.
President Roberts announced in
chapel. Wednesday morning. that ar
informal reception would be held IN
Memorial Hall. Friday evening. IL
will be the last social function of its
kind for the year. Similar to the
college teas of the early part Of the
year, it will be attended by the stud
ents Of both divisions.
Sometime during Tuesday night the
Delta Epsilon fraternity house and
Roberts hall were entered by per
son or persons who rified the stud
ents' clothing of money and jewelry
In the D. L. house over $50 in bills
and small change was taken from
no c he a q
about in the students rooms while
they were sleeping on the top floor
In Roberts hall a similar proceeding
took place Here in addition to
money and iewelry a valuable toilet
set was taken from a students room.
The matter was reported to the po-
lice. and steps are being taken TO To-
cate the thief.
The last regular meeting of the
athletic council will be held Monday
evening. C's will be granted to those
men who have measured up to the
necessary requirements in tnnis
baseball and track.
Matthew A. Golden. who has been
passing a few days at his home in
New York has returned to college 20
resume his studies.
Saturday VIII be observed as Ivy
Day by the women's division. Elab-
crate preparations have been under
way for some time in order to COM
plete one Of the finest programs tha.
the young ladies have ever effected.
Word has been received that Muir
ray A. Morgan. eX-15, who left col
leee a short time ago to join the
British forces in the war has been
assigned to the McGill contingent,
and is now a private in the ranks,
drilling for service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

la and Carranza ranks was widely dis
cussed. Orders for the American troops
along the border to cooperate with the
Red Cross in getting food supplies to
starving Mexicans probably will be is
sued at the war department this week rs
a result of a conference late today be-
tween President Wilson and Miss Mabel
Boardman.
Miss Boardman asked the President d.
rect that facilities be afforded at army
posts for the storing Of food supplies
coliecteG throughout the country pending
their distribution in Mexico.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
THEOLOGICAL.
SEMINARY week
OF GRADUATION

Bangor, Me-. June 2-Wednesday mark
ed the closing and most important day
of graduation week at Bangor Theologi-
cal Seminary. There were alumni exer-
cises in the morning, banquet at noon
and an elaborate graduation program at
night in Hammond street church. The
graduates are: William Meyer Boaz.
Vernfield, Pa.; Arthur Brotherston, Buf>
falo. n. y; Norris Alfred Buncampers
Phillpsburg. st. Martin. Dutch West
Indies: Raymond Lang. Boston; Amos
Jasper Lord, Orange, VT; John Edward
MacMartin Boston; Percival Albion
Prescott, Cambridge. Mass; Oswald
Herdman Rankin, Bristol, Eng; Abner
Welborne Rountree, Swainsboro. Ga;
Herbert Leon Searles, LETTERS. N. F.: Ed
ward Louis Stannard. Amesbury. Mass.
The present condition of the void in
contiict was reflected in several OF the
address, especially that Of Mr.. Searless
on 1.-THE Challenge to the Christian Min
istry in the Present World Crisis"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
Albion Road Repairs

The road to Albion from Waterville,
through Winslow. is being repaired
and just beyond the bridge over Pettes
pond is a very bad place to go through.
The middle road, so-called, through
Benton Falls, is in fair condition and
autoists going from Waterville should
take that road. The direct road to
China village is also in very bad con-
dition, some one has been over it this
spring and for several stretches have
dumped dirt every few feet and APP
parently made no effort to level it out
SO that it resembles series of hurdles
The River road to Skowhegan is also
undergoing repairs and the middle road
should be taken in going from Water
vile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

the committee that was appointed on
Memorial Day to take up the matter
of military training in the schools
was received and it's request heard
and that the board would undoubt-
eddy take action upon their request
at later meeting after the members
had had a chance to consider the
matter and look the ground over in
other places. 1t was also announced
that the schools were to return 20
the eight grade system, instead of
nine grade system now in use. thus
lessening by one year the time re-
quired to prepare for the High school.
Other matters were acted upon bu.
the secretary Of the board said there
was nothing more that could be given
out at that time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
In Municipal Court

One drunk was before the Judge
Wednesday morning and was given the
usual fine of IS and costs or Is days in
jail His wife appeared at the hearing
and paid the fine and he was released.
In the afternoon seven hoboes who had
been rounded up by the police in the
railroad yards were brought before the
court and one was given so days in Jail
and the sentence suspended as long as he
kept out of town. Five were given 80
days in Jail and one Is days, and the
six of them went down in the late after
noon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
The Conference

The Conference
The conference at the White House
was the outstanding development Of
the day in the international situation.
The President is understood to
have explained the American gov
ernments position and to have reit-
Grated that it was based on legality.
told that if the German government
could conduct its submarine war
fare inaccordance with the dictates Of
humanity in way that would nOt
endanger the lives and property Of
neutraIs. there would be no objection
to the use of the under-wate craft as
a commerce destroyer. The exercise
of the right Of visit and search, how
ever, the President is said to have
explained, you'd be insisted upon
when the submarines encounter I'M
armed merchantmen or vessels which
do not resist capture.
Affidavits
The four affidavits presented to the
state department by the German embassy
alleging that guns were carried by the
Lusitana is believed to ne the evidence
to which the German government re-
ferred in its last note. Should t develop
that the foreign office had been misin-
formed, German diplomatists said. an
Acknowledgement of the mistake would
not be withheld. These affidavts wers
not made public by either the embassy
or the state department, but the charaG-
ter of the individuals who made them
and Their Testimony is being made the
subject OF quiet investigation. Those
officials WHO have seen the statements.
however. were confident that they couid
not tie accepted as disp-ovias the testi-
mony given by inspectors whose duty
it was to search for guns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

Watervllle. Me, June 2.-(SpeciaD.-
A man who was fairly well identified
as William D. Ferguson of Philadelphia
was drowned in the Kennebec river back
OF The Colby athletic field Wednesday
evening. The body was discovered in the
water near the shore by a man who gave
the name of Frank Clark and his resi-
dence as Berlin, y. II. He notified Pa
trolman Colby, who Immediately went to
the scene and pulled the man to the
shore. In the meantime Coroner S. l..
Berry was notified and he ordered the
body removed TO the undertaking rooms
of Redington Co. where thorough
examination was made by DR.. NJ. S.
Goodrich. The mans head was badly
bruised, but the blow was not sufficient
to cause death and it was the opinion of
the doctor that he was stunned by fall
and sutfOcatcd in the water
Place OF Accident
The place where the body was found
is under high cliff, which juts out
almost over the water and sharp lodges
run UP to the shore. the water shelving
off gradually so that ii is not very deep
several feet out. ON the shore at the
top of the cliff was found the mans hat,
some newspapers and I'VE bottles. one
of which was full of what was appar-
entity water. although there was smell
of alcohol about il.
ccrcner's Invest cation
The man Clark who found the body
and two other fellows, Walter Foster of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
OFFICERS ELECTED IN
BLDG. & LOAN ASSO'N

The shareholders Of the Waterville
Loan e. Building Association at the ad
journed annual meeting held on Nav
Is. 1915. reelected Fred D. Lunt, Frank
Redington and NJ. F. Bartlett directors
for three years. H. D. Bates was elected
treasurer and Charles Mccain auditor.
At the meeting of the board Of direc-
tors Immediately following, P. S. Head
was reelected president and NJ. F. Bart
lett secretary The condition Of the as
ISOLATION as reported was very prosper.
Gus and the usual dividend Of q per cent.
was declared, which will be added to tho
books at the juno meeting. 1T which
time new series Of shares will bs
started.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
FAIRFIELD

Otis Carroll Lawry. son OF Hon. and
Mrs. silas T. Lawry of this town Jun
Tor at the University of Maine, has been
recently elected to the Senior Scull.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Choate Of Water
Vile have been guests in town this week
of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanard Gibson. upper
Main street. Mrs. Gibson is Mrs. Choate's
sister.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
WATERv|LLE HIGH LOSES
TO LEWISTON 10 TO 8

The Watervtile high school baseball
team was defeated by the Lewiston high
team Wednesday afternoon by q score
Of u TO & Carr pitched for the Water
vile boys and was touched up rather
freely. Several Of the regular rnemberr
ct the team are out Of the game az the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
JUNE MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION
IS HELD WEDNESDAY

The regular meeting OF the Board
Of Education for June was held at the
city building. Tuesday evening and It
was a p-etrae,ed session, lasting we'll
into the night. Very little Of the dos
ines Of the Heard was given cut at
the close Of the meeting, except tia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

Frankse of Houlton. Z. J.
Deering % Portland. w. NJ. Aver of
Oakland, members Of the State High
way Commission, and Paul D. Sargent.
the highway engineer. were in the city
for short time "Wednesday. They
were on their way through making an
inspection of The various new stretches
Of highway being built.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

There will be a regular meeting of
Nessalonskee Council, Royal Area
mum. Thursday evening at thu
Knights of Pythias hall. All members
aIe requested to he present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

The regulArf weekly shop meeting will
lie held x&sthe Maine Central shops
Thursday noon with Rev. $. *. Conant
of the Winsiow church rs the speaker.
This meetfuG. will he held out Of doors
If the Mea1jseris suitable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
Snail Fire on Pleasant ST.

The fire department was called out at
about S O'clock Wednesday evening for
chimney fire at the home of Arthur
Terry on Pleasant street. There was no
damage and the all-out was sounded III
n few minutes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

Worked was stopped Wednesday by
the mayor on the small buildin. which
ex-City Marshal Baxter was building
on East Temple street AS the building
was beinE CONSTRUCTED of wood which
is contrary to the fire code.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

The marriage intentions of Howard
Bragg Silshy and Miss Jennie Sanders
arc on file at the city clerks office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

guest at the home of ]. T. Burns ol
Spring street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

Hon. and Mrs. Horace Purinton re-
turned Wednesday from Capitol Island,
where they had been to secure a cottas"
for the summer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

D. Fl. Sheehan OF Dover was in the
city Wednesday as the guests of
friends for the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

orlando kimball is driving one of the
Pennington auto stages during the alb
sence of Roscoe \. Bachelor, the reSu-
lar driver
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

gusta were in the city Wednesday call
ing on friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

Edward f. Barker of Norridgew
was business caller in the city Wednes-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

+. *. Sawtellc of Augusta was a
business caller in the city Wednesday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

John 7. Deering of Saco was a bus
mess caller IN the city Wcdre sday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

Waterville Me. June 2.-tSpeciaD.-
chosen president of the kennebec coun-
" WCmans Christian Temperance In
annual convention at the Pleasant
Street Methodist church Wednesday.
Mrs. Perry succeeds Mrs, j. K. Cliff
ford. wife Of Rev. j. Z. Clifford, who
has removed tn Portland. The other
officers were reelected as follows: Vice
president, Mrs. f. Il. Brown OF Water
Vile: recording secretary. Mrs. Emma
F. Wnitehouse of South China; cores
pondins secretary, Miss E,stelle Brain
erd Of China: treasurer, Mrs. Mary w.
Jones Of South China.
At the meeting Wednesday stress was
laid upon the necessity Of loyal sup
port to the papers published by the w.
c. I. L.
Pledges We're received for subscrip-
tons to the Star in the East, the Young
Crusader and the Union Signal.
Mrs. Emma Woodward of Gardiner
reported on Railroad work: Mrs. Har-
riet Z. Perry of Hallowell on Work
among the lumbermen and Mrs. Mary
l.. Smita Of Hallowell on School Saw
inSs Banks III the absence of Mrs. G.
.. B. Pepper, superintendent of the
last named department.
The resolutions adopted were as fol-
lows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

J. l.. Foss and A. c. Head of Scion
were in the city Yesterday on business
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

{. r. Whitaker returned "Wednesday 10
his home in Unity after a short visit with
friends in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Gannett of All
gusta were in the city Wednesday As
the guests of their daughter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

result of faculty restrictions and not
much of a showing was expected. so the
boys are satisfied that the beating was
no worse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

Mrs. Julian Estes of Clinton is the
guest of friends in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
WATERvILLE

c. A. Laidlaw of Boston was a business
caller in the city Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

department and will be delivered by
Ambassador Gerard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
The Resolutions

Preamble:
We the woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Kennebec county, in conven-
ton assembled, with united hearts give
thanks to God for His manifold bless
ings of the past as well as for His guild
ance in the peaceful warfare we are now
engaged in for the complete overthrow
of the legalized liquor traffic. Therefore.
Resolved That we rejoice in the
world wide progress made in temperance
during the past year. and in the is states
fully committed to prohibition. that we
have faith that those other states await
ing the final results of prohibition efforts
will also come into line; that We espe-
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WILSON AND BERNSTORFF

Continued from Page One.)
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-11-12

make walking On country roads some
what hazardous nowadayG
Az I did 20, someone In the cal
waved to mo. I looked again. It was
Elaine.
where are you going?" she called
where are you going?" returned
laughing.
I've Just had . very queer expert
enee-found something down ON the
rocks" she replied seriously. pointing
to the square package on the floor OF
the car. II took It to Lieutenant
Woodward and he advised me to take
It to Professor Arnold ON his yacht. |
think It ID bomb. wish you'd 90
with me-"
Before I could answer. up the hill q
ride shot cracked. There was Q
whirr in the air and . bullet sang past
US. cutting the red feather OF Elaine's
hat.
'Duck!" cried. jumping into the
car. "And drive like the dickens!"
She turned and We fairly ricocheted
down that road back again.
Behind NJ Q man, stranger whom
We did not pause to observe, rushed
from the bushes and fred after Us
again.
Suddenly another rife shot cracked.
II was from another car that had
stealthily sneaked up on us-coming
fast, recklessly.
There's her car" pointed one Of tho
occupants to . man who was masked
in black. YES" he nodded. Give her
little moro gasi"
Crouch down." I muttered. "as low
as you can"
We did 30. racing for life. the more
powerful motor behind us overhauling
US every instant.
We were coming to q very narrow
part Of the road where It turned. on
one side sheer hill, ON the other q
stream several feet down.
II we had an accident, I thought, It
might be ticklish for us, supposing the
square package really to be a bomb.
What II It should go OF? The idea
another, instantly. The car
behind was only q few feet on.
As We reached the narrow road by
the stream. rose up. AS far as could
back of me. hurled the internal ma
chine. 1t fell. We received shower
Of dirt and small stones. but the cover
Of the car protected us. Where the
bomb landed. however. it cut a deep
hole in the roadway.
On came Del Mars car. the driver
Juggling at the emergency
brake. But 1t was OF no use. There
was not room to turn aside. The car