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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-28

(Assecia,ed Press Correspondence
London, April l1.-An efficiency ex-
pert who has been assigned to special
duty al the front studying possible
economies in equipment and supplies,
reports that there are endless oppor-
tunities for preventing waste He
says these opportunities would be
just as profitable TO the sum total Of
production as a ten or 20 per cent
speeding up Of the over-worked fac
tory hands in Manchester or Liver
pool.
ITO most 1avmen and many soldiers
war is synonymous with waste"
writes the expert, and the question
Of preventing il hardly enters into the
calculation Of the average man.
When war comes. a complete met
amorphosis takes place. Necessity is
mistress of the situation. All the
checks and penalties of peace time
are imperative. What is wanted must
be forthcoming, and of these wants
the executive officer is the sole judge
There is no time for inquiries; no OPP
portunity for penalties. Is it human
Iiiot liIC Ci dSsN Illdiii ny IL iipW
bound hand and foot by regulations,
will have any conscientious regard for
the virtues Of economy?
This spirit of recklessness per
rneating ali ranks is largely account
able for the preventible waste which
every thinking soldier knows exists
in the army today A visit 10 the ad-
vance ordnance depot is instructive to
the man Of business or the student Of
economy.
In walks q quartermaster or his
deputy, intent on getting what he can.
He probably has acquisitions signed
by his commanding officer, for what he
wants; in addition he has one or two
blank forms signed which he will
complete if he sees anything IN the de-
pot that he thinks ne would like His
characteristic attitude is not What
do l really want with q due regard
Tor economy" In fact he wants all
ne can get without regard TO the
wants Of others. II is not surprising
therefore that equipment so easily
procured will be carelessty expended
The writer has seen good soiled
clothing burning on a heap Of refuse
because II was easier TO draw new
than TO wash The old. He has seen
articles exchanged for food with civil
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-28

they Immediately continued hospital
work, and where with few exceptions
they were decently and carefully treat
ed.
Won Batocki and all the others who
have investigated conditions in East
Prussia are utterly al g loss. however
TO understand the Russians motives
in carrying off aged women ana
months-old children.
If the Russian fear Of Prussian spy
ing has been great, they themselves
have done their share. In addition 10
having had some few agents in the
towns along the border they made ex-
cellent Use of the windmills that
abound all over the province as signal
stations.
Patrols or agents Were able TO com
municate with the columns behind
quite effectively by turning The arms
Ct the winG1nlIl in a prea-ranged man
ner
To this same purpose also the Rus
slams found the hay stacks very useful
and would set one afire TO give one SIX
nal. TWO for another and so on How
many tons, Of nay, have been burned
for this purpose il is Impossible 20 ,es-
timate, but the number is very large
The worst of the plunderinC and
footing, the Ober- Pra esident found
has been committed by Russian
soldiers who have come into the pro-
vince lately. The first troops to enter,
last fail. were for the most part wei
disciplined and respectable, soldiers
rather Than hooters.
During all the time that the Ias-
SLAMS occupied Tilsit and Grand Duka
Nikolai Nikola;yitch made il his head
quarters there was scarcely any VIC
lence or trouble But as the first line
Russians were defeated and decimated
their ranks were taken by less disci-
pHned men who have carried their
oeeds of violence farther and farther
until East Prussia today is but a
wreck Of its former self.
Won Batocki Is unusually young for
the position he holds-stin in his early
fOrties. He is a captain in the army,
and d few years ago served his pro-
vince as q ''Landrat" or magistrate
Personally wealthy, he retired to ms
big East Prussian estate, only 10 be
called back into service when the war
was well under way.
He is short, nervous. wiry and ac-
tive, and on his tours of inspection
does the work with thorouEhness
that is surprising. He fails to get ex-
cited over the eXcitable tales but
probes them with q somewhat discon-
certing GOODNESS.
He makes his home for the present in
koenigsberg, in a typically old fash
Toned German state residence. which,
like mis- wife and himself, is a model of
simplicity. At the conclusion of his
most recent tour Of East Prussia he
entertained at lunch a party Of news
paper correspondents who had been
viewing the depredations of the Rus
clans. No family meal among friends
could have been more charminsly in
formal than was the luncheon-quite
typical CT him. say those who know
him best, and strongly indicative Of
one Of the reasons for his tremendous
popularity.
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REPORT ADVISES RADICAL CHANCES
IN MASS. FISH AND CAME COMM

Boston, April 1.-THE substitution
of single fish and game commissioner
for the present board Of three commits
sioners is recommended by the com
mission on efficiency and economy, in q
report submitted TO the governor and
council and the legislature today. Tn
report charges that the administration
of the fish and game department has
been lax. that no comprehensive policy
has been adopted, that the cost of the
farms and fish hatcneries has been ex-
cessive and that the expense accounts
Of the commissioners have contained
improper items.
The commission criticizes the rela-
tons Of George w. Field. chairman OF
Inc fish and game commission. with
the mana cement Of the state game
reservation al Sharon. The repor,
saws, The conditions under which the
Sharon reservation is maintained are
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open to severe criticism. The states
activities are SO completely intermin-
gIed with the private business Of Dr.
Field, whose sister owns the land used
for the state reservation, as to render
satisfactory administration impossible.
We recommend that the station at
Sharon be discontinued and all of the
states property transferred TO the res
ergation al Norfolk"
The report uges an improvement in
accounting methods, and recommends
that the chief deputy in charge Of the
enforcement of the fish and game laws
should actually superintend the work
of the state district deputies. instead
of occupying a desk at the Stale
House"
Francis X. TyrreI is chairman Of
the commission on economy and eff
cheney, of which the other members
are Thomas ". White and Russell A.
Wood
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YOUR DAUGHTER PALE?

bes she inherit q delicate organ
m from you" The anenlja Il
= girls may be inherited or il
- caused by had air. lack of
ar food. insufficient out-of-doar
Else hasty and lrreCu!d, eating
mot enough rest and sleep
comes ON gradually. beginning
b languor, indispnsition 70 mental
BODILY exertion 9crilabllty and
eelinc cf fatigue. Later comes pal
kaion If the heart and neadacbe
~ majority Of cases cocs:41m ton
Ipresenl. often 1he patient craE IS
5Euai things 10 eat. such as starch
6halk There may be no loss Of
|h but the complexion takes on a
enish-yellow pallor
here is nc need To worry in { case
ali:, kind The treatment is easy
i simple DR., Williams PINK Pills,
H-alcohulic and free from any
nnful drug, are just the tonic TO
|eGy this condition. Improvement
ms with the first dose. AS the blood
mace rich and red the peculiar pal
s7sa YES the face. strength and aCt-
n era dually return and i the
nxment is continued until the last
lkp1oIn disappears the danger Of
lpse is slight,
] booklet, Building Up the Blood"
ich tells ali about this treatment.
he sent free on request ny the
Williams Medicine Co, Schenec-
u. n = All druggists sell DR..
Mans Pink Pills.-Adv.
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BEAVER ABOUT GONE
FROM GERMAN SOIL

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
Berlin. April s-The beaver is max
ing his last stand on German soil.
and the Prussian Government has de-
cided TO come to his assistance There
are now only IL OF Is Of the animals
left, although they were formerly
very abundant in Germany. This saw
ing remnant lives or an old abandoned
bend Of the River Elbe, now a kind of
lagoon. near Magdeburg. Animal low
ers have long been gravely concerned
for their fate and have been bestirring
themselves 10 have protective meas
ures taken. Through their exertions
the Prussian Ministry having charge
of the matter has ordered that the
fishing rights Of this lagoon be no
longer farmed out. but kept in the
hands of the State forestry officials,
who are TO receive instructions look
ing toward the preservation OF the
beaver.
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PITTSFIELD
House on Farm Owned by Ell.
mer Bragg Is DESTROYED by
Lightning-Tuesday Club
Eas Annual Meeting
GRANGE WOMEN TO PAY
SUPPER TO MEN

= Ao2se and r2rn iocated IN the west
i1a~1 Of che town and owned by Elmer
HraSc. VINO lives IL thIs village. were
struck ny lightning about l. NJ Tues
cav The hopse was DESTROYED, but the
us,~a vas saved with small amount Of
caTact being oone. NJ Bragg bought
the place la,si fall and al the time OF
The N.Y. i WAS unoccupied These was
no Insurance.
THE larry nerrne~s If Pittsfield Grange
are ARRANGING ~ give q supper in May
10 me men, VINO won in he recent con
fast a giving TIE best evenings enter
ta.nne:t
Prof. lohr Cnorley Of Inc NJ G. T.
faculty gave a stereopticon lecture on
Panama Tuesday evening, in Powers
han
Chester Frost has gone 10 Stockton
springs uh+~e he Will be employed as
a po,aro irspectoc
Clarence Foolish has rented the Bag
ie} house on Manson street which has
"een rented for the winter to Or. and
Ms iriril"E.
Mrs w. :Iawes ot Troy is The
s4es, = N"s. " @. Dohsor
Mrs Martha Mason mas ,oid through
TIE >. u. Raymond real estate agency.
h~' fam located in St Adams to Ser
na"d Avery q -. Adams VINO mas
taken possession.
William -hu-ston lef, Monday on a
business t~ip 10 KIneo.
George Estes left Monday for d WISH
with relatives in Auburn
Miss Nellie REYNOLDS has gone u Bling
ham for d Zlsj- with relatives
Nj. and Mrs, Oscar Sta-bird left Nj on
da3 for Cambridge, called ny the death
II Mrs. Starbirds sister. Mrs. Henry
Morrill,
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Eates-Neison

People here viii learn with interest
u lhe marriage of Miss Gyendolyn
Nelson 70 Charles /. Bates of Oakland
that took place Saturday evening The
couple are now on their honeymoon.
MIss Nelson was resident here for
some time Up until last fall and made
her home with her uncle, Van Nelson.
and family. She became especially
we'll known because Of her ability as d
reader in the churches and clubs She
formerly lived in Somerville, Mass.
She had taken course in Lassell
Seminary and during the past several
months had been attending business
college in Boston. The couple will
make their home in Oakland, where the
groom has purchased shoe store.
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Ii will be Of interest to the people OF
this town to learn that Rev M G.
Piummer had been assigned a pastor :
ate IN North Conway, N H Mr. Plum
mer lived here for several years
though not as a minister, he being en-
ployed in shoe store here He later
became ordained and was pastor Of the
Bingham church for some time.
The road between Wate-ville and
SkoThesan by the way of North Fair
1ield is now passable for automobiles.
Supt. OF Schools L. w Gerrish mas
& new touring car
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friends from al over the State and
the townspeople generally attended the
funeral of Henry NJ. Shaw, held al i
T. M Monday at the residence Of his
parents. MIR and Mrs. Charles d.
Shaw, al Greenville. The service was
brief. reading Of the Script ures and
prayer by Rev. H. c. Nrooman Of the
Union church. The bearers were +.
II Budden, Z. ". Vaughan, A. C.
Rogers, L. W -Galusha, p. +. Sanders
and P. c. Young. The employees OF
the H. NJ. Shaw Manufacturing Co. at
tended in body and acted as escort.
All business places in the village were
closed during the funeral Floral
tributes We're sent in great profuslon
from friends there and elsewhere. The
burial was in the Greenyille cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-28

Though Ben Priest Of Canaan viii b
JOB years old May - he is reported as
gaining in flesh and seems 10 be in
bette, general health than ne has been
for wears He is d large man and
though il is hard for him to move
abca1 yet ne has strength TO DO consid-
cradle WORK in his way
MI and Mrs. c. Davis Miller have
returned home, after several weeks
say IL Boston.
Mrs. Mile Totman Of Canaan was
rere Tuesday visiting friends.
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POWERFUL BOMB FOUND IN THE
MINISTRY OF War, C0NSTANT|N0PLE

Paris. April -, 6,1o q MA pow
ertul clockwork bomb was found hid
cen Yesterday in the ministry of war
at Constantinople. according Id de-
sr2tch from Salon!ki. II was timed II
explode al an hour when the rouacil
wauld be in session The meeting II
this BODY are attended ~ Enver Pasha
minister Of war: Field Marshal Won
DerGoltz, and General Liman Won
Sanders.
An investigation is said 10 have dis
closed that the. horab was placed in IN,
room by sweep who had come 10
clean the chimney and who then dis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-28
kNITTER,S NEuRITIs
CAUSED BY THE WAR

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
London, April 16.-Too much war
time knitting and sewing is respunsi-
bic for the appearance in England of
a malady which may be compared
with writer's cramp or tennis elbow.
The physicians call it ''knitter's neuri-
It's 1t affects the upper arm and
shoulder rather than the fingers and
seems only to affiict those who knit
with difficulty, not having practised
the ART in their youth.
The only treatment is TO give I'D
knitting indefinitely.
when any unframed set Of muscles
is suddenly called upon TO repeat in
definitely complex and unaccnstom-
ed sequence Of movements" says a
London physician. = spa9nodic par
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appeared. Several minor officials con
nected with the ministry of war have
been arrested on suspicion Of being his
accomplices The police believe the
plot was directed against the Young
Turks and the Germans.
Members OF the Committees Of Union
and Progress are said to have decided
ST a meeting 10 which no Germans
were admitted to adhere TO a waiting
policy but to favor the conclusion OF
q separate peace with the allies if Ger =
many failed to provide assistance suffi-
cien1 10 repulse an attack on the OAR
0anelles.
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alysis is very likely 10 develop. Knit
ter's neuritis begins with the worker
feeling that the usual wrist and finger
movements cannot be followed with
the customary ease. Then the muscles
get stiff and in the later stage de-
Yelop q spasTpodiC cramp as soon as
the knitting needles are taken into
the fingers. Although The fingers are
thus affected whenever an attempt is
made 10 knit there is no interfer-
ence with other varieties of finger
movement"
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important Gases

Two very important cases are TO be
considered by the grand jury. One Is
that Of State VS.. Eugenia Hysler of Som
e-viIle, charged with the murder of her
husband. Fred Hysler. who died Feb. =.
Several days after the death Of hysler
hie wife was arraigned before Judge Par
fridge OF the Lincoln county municipal
court and preliminary hearing held in
the Sonerville schoolhouse Mrs. Hysler
pieadeG nor guilty. but Judge Partridge
tol.-. probable cause and committed her
TO Auburn sail to await the grand jury.
Another important case Is thai OF State
" Walter 5. L;nscoI Of Jefferson.
charged with assault with intent TO kill
Nj and Mrs. William Moves OF Jefferson.
I.inScott belongs to one Of Jeferson's
highly respectable families and Mr.. and
Mrs Moves both aged people, are near
neignbors who have always been on the
l,es. Of terms. Linscott was arraigned
before Judge Partridge, who found prob
able cause and held him in 5000 bonds
for appe2rance al this term of court.
In both instances Andrew c. Halpen
for the defendants.
From present indications this session
viii ne q busy one and il is expected
that he remainder OF the week will be
required for the civil cases.
County Attorney Perkins stated this
afternoon that he expects the grand Jury
will he ready 10 report by Thursday.
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ButIer-Forier

The latest wedding recorded at thu
town clerk Office is that of Edward
). Butler and Miss Florence Belle For
tier MI Butler is q merchant herr
and new member of the Fire Commits
sion. The bride is the daughter Of Ny.
anc Mrs Cyrus Forrier
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i
NIL DIRE DINA HAIR REMEDY
rvs Hair and We Car Prove Ii by
Hundreds Of testimonials

I rAver fails 10 produce the desired
II .enlivens and inviEorates the
lands and tissues Of the scalp. re-
in continuous and Increasing
III of the hair. Letters Of praise are
nua1ly coming in from nearly ali
J Of the country stating that Nil
Ena Hair Remedy has renewed the
III of hair in cases that were consid-
absolutely hopeless. A LADY from
Ro writes After Il short trial my
EstoppeG falling snd ] now have a
head Of hair. very heavy and over
Inc a half yards long"
Il Long, Thick Growth Of Hair
ter using two bottles of Mildredina
Remedy, ! have E log, THICK growth
Rir and free from itching" Writes
IT. A Falartieau. JEFF erson CITY. Mo.
orders filled b. Mildred Louise Co,
pn, Mass.
q FROM BEAUTY NEWS
nnie B.: Powdered me6ol is the most
Rive thing Of which ] know for re-
ing stubborn hairy growths. Get an
nal package, mix enough powder
| water to cover the hairs not wanted;
y and in or 2 minutes remove. wash
Skin and hairs are gone. This is
3. harmless method and seldom needs
Biting BE sure il is Taeool yop get
p sale by 3. Earle Bither.-Adr.
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SkoWhEGkN
Ditch Detective" Scores a
lraw endous Success Seek
Quarters for PoStofice-
Two Recent Marriages
En- PRIEST. I03. SpRY AND
81 ACTIVE

Ihe laughing event and most pleas
fg entertainment for nc season was
3 the production OF the ttree-act
Frce "A Dutch Defective" Tuesday
@ng in the Opera House presented
- k1e Sunshine Dramatic club unde:
pc auspices Of the Sunshine SocietE
This town. A good-sIZed audienc"
Eas present. The parts We're all taken
D local talent and the raining afford
d them by Miss Gertrude Carter, who
|hc the play in charge made the pro
melton unexcelled ny any local event
aNen here for q long time. Il was
hugh from beginning 10 END. The
Hay was located a. the Splinterville
ABROAD station. The cast: Robert Ly-
"a, correspondence school detective
whose general makeup made him an
heal actor and especial adapted for
ms position. Ray kjlgore. an escaped
nnaIic from the asylum. Wallace Bill
Meat q the police force Maurice
bracelet who plays the part Of Major
nc ability N the play showed that hs
zs natural talent: Albert Butler, on
as honeymoon. The!1la Bracket
vide Margaret Young. lunch counter
Fueen. The leading actress was Mrs.
pra Talhere and her ludjcrous max p
Ep and her rlatu-al ease on ms stage IL
akine her part MADE her Z flvo-ltc.
'hastine keIlev esca ped from the aEy-
Jam Miss airline Burnor, the DutcA
EIrl
The acts we've ,0terypersed fy com
< songs fu-nIshed II solos by Wallace
Biilodeau. Robert Lyon. Ray kIIgorc.
Eargare. Young and Mrs. Eta Brad
~. Accompan were Miss Edi-h
lewis and Mrs. Beatrice Lessor. Ther4
kas also a piano duet by the Misses
Dorothy DAY and Helen Merriam.
The PROCEEDS Of the play viii 80 fo-
charitable work being earned or r%
he Sunshine Society. II The after
hoon & cake sale was hsid
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Germs Of Disease should be prompt

Germs Of Disease should be prompt
1y expelled from the blood. This is
time when the system is especially
susceptible 10 them. Get rid of all
impurities in The blood by taking
Hoods Sarsa pariila, and thus fortify
your whole body and prevent illness.
adv
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"A pDstoff1ce official has s,eeu here re
Int on business CONNECTED with TN
leasing Of the present quarters OF
eD quarters for the SkovheEap pos
Hce as The lease viii run out Ju'v
y i IS understood thai nIC has Teen
[pRmitted by F3erbeTt X ent worth. Jhe
rner Of the block IL men the post
nc IS nov located also tl Clyde +
tznith TO: quarters IN has hlocs. on Wa o.
" street until recently occupied ny
Fred NJ Kinds II Is understood tha-
Pc inspector also looked owe, tbs stove
~. Palmer MerriIs block and that
II had some conversation win :. ".
0uld regarding the USE u his large
Ure II the oxford block.
Hvin : Fuller OF Fairfield Center
kk n town Monday on business
The towns tractor engine Was GU:
"a the frst time this yea~ on Monday.
ken !: began the seasons road MAX
rhe wooden Sidewalk on sp~ln-
Is now being partially rehuilt
III new concrete sidewalk On Sll-
kree, IS in process Of ronstruc-
|XEeneral satisfaction IL fell rot nnl
ktht Methods; church hui among If
|zsiness men ana citizens OF The town
n1he return Of Rev r. 4. MCGlauflif
II the pastor Of the Methodist chuTca
|r another vear. Ny McC1IsuGin ha 5
I'm here three wears and has hecoTua
E1sitizer to be desired i,ecau~e If ! -
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TWO IMPORTANT CASES PENDING
At LINC0LNC0. Term OF COURT

Murray Of Boothbay. Charles A Hutch
lns Of Fdgecomb, Everett A Poole Of
Bristol Willie NJ Clouse Of Waldoboro,
Fred A. Thompson Of Bristol. 5 A
Weber Of Bremen Abial G. Greenleaf
af Niscas set. John Stewart of Bristol
and William j. Weeks OF Waldoboro.
upe-numerary-S. D. Wood Of New
castle.
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Tuesday Clubs Annual Meeting

IL annual meeting Of the Pittsieid
Tuesday Tl4h. also the las; meeting for
the scas.H. was held Tuesday afternoon
u :hc CntVersalist church. The hostess
es wee Miss life Lord and Mrs. Y.
=. Lathburg. The following program
-vas carried out: Roll call, quotations
from Hans Christian Anderson. paper
"Tianish Men OF Note". Hlen NacFar-
lane reading, Danish National Hymns
Jennie Eandlert; paper. Denr1a-ks
Relation with Germany. Leila Drake
music BOOK Review, Making Of an
american, Jacob Riis. Caro- Guimond;
round table talk on Greenland. Iceland
and Taroe Island Refreshments were
served. The officers elected Tor the com
ing year were: President, Mrs. Nellie
Bearse: vice president. Mrs. S. Il. Frost;
secretary Mrs Jennie Randlett; assist
ant secretary. Mrs Edith Burns; treas
urer. MIS-. T. W Buxton. The study for
the wear will be on Domestic Science.
The MAY ball which will be given IN
Union hail Friday evening under the
ausnices OF the Rebcksns promises to
be a very ENJOYABLE affair.
Mrs z. {. Bagley, who has spent the
winter in Boston, wfhar the death OF
Monday and viii ne located for q time
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. ". G.
Dohson.