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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22
WHAT THE GERMANS PLAN
FOR UPLIFT OF THE BELcIANS

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
Brussels, Feb. 2S.-Some idea Of
what Germany is trying to accomplish
in Belgium is contained in an inter-
view with General Won Kissing. Ger
Gently granted to a number OF German
newspapermen.
In everything that We are under
taking here" says the general. ''all
our relations. would be simplified if
the Belgians only knew what is even
tually to become of them.
But they are such children. We
have all had the experience Of seeing
the Belgians, on days when we can
hear the cannonad ding from Newport
and Ypres. belive that the Germans
have been defeated and that the Allies
are moving on Brussels. What chill
dren they are,
Because smallpox vaccine has been
introduced into Germany, some evil
joker spreads the report that the Ger
mans intend to inoculate the Belgian
children with poison, and as a result,
under the guidance of teachers and
parents, the endangered children
leave the schools.
General Won Kissing reports finding
both good and bad characteristics
among the Belgians-good in that they
love their country and are inspired by
a lively patriotism and that they work
gladly. though without the German
energy: bad in that they seem to have
an easy-going carelessness for the fu-
ture. which often results in badly
reared children.
We must strive" says the governor,
Ito make it possible for Belgium to
raise its own food supply at as early
a date as possible. For this reason
have supported all agricultural inter
ests, and have made every effort TO
alter the nature of Belgiums products.
I have endeavored to restrict the pro-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22
CLINTON

Mr.. and Mrs Harold Watson welcomed
10 their home March IS fine son, who
weighed 10 pounds.
Miss Virginia Foster of Unity, who re-
Gently visited Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Jones over Sunday. was accompanied
home by Mrs. Jones for few days
visit with friends.
Mrs. Cleveland Pease and three emil
Tren of Detroit are visiting ms oroiher'
Ardie Pease OF Canaan.
Mrs. Mabel Brown and son Stanley OF
Eenton also Miss Dorothy Penney re-
cer,t,y visited Mrs. Evellen Jones.
Miss Edith Pratt Of Watervilie recent
" visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs l..
Fl. Pratt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22
Dexter
,;eh Ranks of High School Srs.
annual Freshman Class Hop
The X. P. Concert and
Ball Coming
locals AND PERSONALS
OF INTEREST

-. s9naal Freshman class hop was
..[sa a. lie town hall Friday even
-. NH sau was handsomely decorated
=. he class colors and a large unrnber
y ..nsen,s and their friends enjoyed
=. dancing tli a late hour.
r.. s,rio~ llass honor ranks at the
.,.s s-eoo, have been announced. The
''.drto~y and salutatory were won re-
'..+i,a,v b. stanley Weymouth ana
~, Ne,.ovie Foss The FIVE students
90 -. .o,Iov .u poin. Of rank are Miss
80 Smart Miss Evelyn Park, Dom
=, psr.eli. Benjamin Larrabee and Rey-
". T.a~aYson This division OF the
,,rs : called class rank as il contains
y. -aga.ar class parts such as the his
~ me prophecy. the presentation. Of
-. fle lAss poem and the Grafton.
-. oe,op- resr are the students with
.e AK, ';ufls Tillson. Annie Boyd,
s.,ha sa.ev, Bernard Marsh and Ruth
~.,a Eacu Of the last five submits an
az Ir9n2A ESSAYS are chosen to
-, Met. tie list Of ten spoken parts on
80 ~,umea auent program.
-sa -.nia.rs IF The late Mrs Matte
.,s,re p,7s viii pe taken to Bluehill
lor5av ,vhe-e burial VIII take place.
--s,e-s VIII lie offered at the Baptist
+r-rr. 1.ev.ogs 10 interment Funeral
res Rare held IN Dexter Thursday.
The aides NJ the Methodist church will
...s >.,ry.r ia The Vestry Thursday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22
FAIRFIELD

Thomas C'Erian, son Of MI. and
Mrs. William O'Brian Of Maple street
las gene to Westbrook to visit rela-
tiVeS.
Arthur Dickey has entered the em
ploy of the Waterville Steam Dye
House at Waterville.
Warren SWEET, manual training
teacher of the Fairfield schools, has
gone to Portland to visit friends.
Mrs. George Stafford and grand
daughter, Miss Irene hadborne, have
returned from few days visit in
Portland and vicinity.
Miss Lois Spencer left Friday for
a two weeks visit in Springfield, Mass.
where she will be the guest of her
parents.
John Nelley of North Arson is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward LerEod,
King street. Mrs. Lerned being his
sister.
Mrs. Eugene Nollette has gone to
Augusta for few days visit.
Miss Wilhelmena Butterfield. teacher
in the Primary department Of the
Renton Granlar school, has returned
from a brief visit with friends in Au-
gusta Miss Butterfield will leave this
week for a several days visit in Port
land.
Letters for the following are adver-
tised (March 49, at the Fairfield post
office: Miss Marion Arnold. (2): Mrs.
James Skillings; MIR. Richard E. Lee.
II Mics Moru Smith
Miss Ruth Osborne. Senior at
Lawrence High. is confined to her
home with grip, and was not able to
start on the trip to Washington Fri
day morning with her class mates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22
BOWDO|N FACULTY
GIVES ANOTHER TEA

Brunswick, Me, March 19,-(SpeciaD.-
Friday afternoon from to O'Clock the
faculty of Bowdoin College gave another
delightful tea. This was especially des-
ignated The Brunswick Tea" that is
given mainly for the society people Of
Brunswick. Many townspeople attended,
students. The tea was one of the most
enjoyable and successful gatherings given
by the faculty this winter. 1t was held
in the reception room of Hubbard hall,
which was very daintily and attractiveiy
decorated with large clusters of killar-
ney hoses. The committee in charge Of
the tea was composed OF Professor Files
and Professor Mitchell.
In the receiving line were. Mrs.
Moody, Mrs Nixon. Mrs. Davis Mrs.
MacLean. Mrs. Gross, and Mrs. Brown.
Mrs. Mitchell poured tea. and Mrs.
Ham. coffee: Mrs. Elliot and Mrs.
McConaughy served punch. Those who
assisted wit hthe serving were: Miss
Ruth Warming, Miss Ruth Little. Mrs.
Slocum, Miss aMrguerite Day. Miss
Emily Baxter. Miss Marion Strout, and
Miss Evelyn SWEET. Miss Anna Smith,
Miss Boardman, and Mrs. Lippincott
sepved as special assistants.
Those who ushered were: Erik Ach-
orn, Newton Highlands. Mass. from
Zeta Psi Ralph Reed Melloon, Lowell.
Mass, from Kappa Sigma: Arthur Grit
fin HiIdreth. Westford. Mass. from
Bowdoin Club; Robert Manson Dunton.
Bath, Ne, from Alpha Delta Fiji; Frank
Hobart Lord Ilargraves. West Buxton.
Me-. from Psi Delta Epsilon: William
Towle Livingston, B-idgton, Ne, from
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22

duction Of sugar beet by one half
at least, SO as to permit in its stead!
the raising of grain and potatoes. !
Truck gardening and the raising OF
vegetables and fruit also are being
encouraged
Among the difficulties encountered
in restoring Belgium to something ap-'
proximately a peace status, General
Won Kissing cites the countrys. abso-
lutte dependence upon the Importation
Of raw materials for the continuation!
OF its industries, and the expectation,
at present cut down. of its products ]
He declares that the German govern )
ment will be the last to stand in the
way Of the expectation Of any prod !
ucts except those Of which Germany,
itself has need.
There is still much to be done In
Belgium" concludes the governor. for
we are really on the threshold Of our
work. Our improvement Of sanitary
and veterinary work already bears
fruit. Prostitution exists to an alarm
ing degree, but we have already &C
complished its restriction to some ex
text.
We have begun with heretofore to-
tally unknown social laws to limit
labor by women and to protect chill
dren and women. These are but be-
ginninss, to be sure, but they are be-
ginninss thatA already are bearing
fruit even though the Belgian worker
lacks the intellect and comprehension
CT social laws possessed by the Ger
man workingman. Laws for the pro-
lection of labor are unknown here,
we who come here come to appre
ciate that. with establishment.
Bat ] Say: Stick it out! German
ways and means and German charac-
ter. German strength and German
work, will come to honor in Belgium.
just AZ they will VIGOROUSLY all over
| the world"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22
N. C. INSTITUTES
BASEBALL SCHEDULE

Pittsdeld, Ne, March 2l.-tspeciaD.-
The management of the NJ. c. ]. baseball
team announces the following schedule
for the coming season:
April 24--U. OF NJ. Law at Pittsheld.
April 2S-Pending
May 1-Bangor High at Pittsfield.
May 5-F'reedom Academy at Pittsfeld.
May sc. c. l. at Pttsfield.
May 12-Oak Grove Seminary at Vassal-
boro.
May 15-Good VIII school at Good Will.
May 19-Lawrence High at Pitts1eld.
May 20-Gardiner High at Gardiner.
May 2l-kent's Hill at keSt's Hill.
May 22-Bates Second at Lewiston.
May &C. c. l. at Waterville.
May 29-kents Hill at Pittsfield.
June 1-Bangor High at Bangor.
June 5-Open.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22
JONEsPORT

The class parts Of the Seniors in,
the Jonesport High school have been,
assigned as follows: Naledictory. AL.
ice Dow, rank 94.Sa: salutatory, Flor
ence Sanborn, rank 94.77: history,
Carroll Mitchell; prophecy. Josie
Lamson; presentation OF gifts. Eliza
beth Sawyer. The other members Of
the class have essays on practical
subjects.
The Washington Co. Tel Co. has
installed a cable instead Of single wiz
ing through the village OF Jonesport
It is a great improvement in looks
and no doubt will be in better SER
vice TO the patrons.
Charley Stevens has a new auto
His many friends appreciate the new
car. since all have had a FREQ ride
Horace Grant has been engaged 10
teach the spring term at Kelley's
Point He taught three weeks of the
winter term substituting for Alliene
Thompson. who had to leave the
school on account Of illness.
The School Boards Of the towns OF
Jonesboro. Jonesport and Addison met
al the Cove Grammar school building
Benja min Fl. Varney Of Jonesboro was
chosen chairman Of the joint board
Of the three towns. and Clayton H.
Small of Addison secretary, D. Her
man Corson of Jonesport was elect
ed superintendent Of schools, to serve
for one year. for the third consecu-
tive time. This election was unani !
nous as no other candidate was pre-
sented Mr.. Corson is q ScmerANt
County production. having attended
the common schools Of Athens and
Madison, and the Skowhegzn High
school. Later he was graduated from
the Normal school in Pennington and
from Bates College in 1908. He has
taught and superintended schools over
1G years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22
NYE'S CORNER

Miss Margaret Lord and cousin from
Belfast started with the students Of
Lawrence High school for Washington,
Miss Lord being a student of that
school
About 10 friends gave Ray Henderson
a surprise party Wednesday evening
it being his birthday. very pleasant
evening was passed.
The school social was held Thursday
evening. good crowd was in attend
ance. The program by the school was
sooc and well rendered.
W. A.. Hoxie of North Fairfield is Wis
ting J. ". Henderson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22
BELFAST

Belfast, Me. March eI.-(SpeciaD.-
Robert 2. Chase who was elected as
SCISSOR for three years. has rendered his
resignation owing 10 physical incapacity,
having had trouble with his eyes The
vacancy will he filed at the April 5
meeting. The night Waterman and po-
lice officers, park superintendent and
city electrician will also be elected. The
resignation of inspector OF buildings,
George Weymouth. who was reelected,
has also been received and the vacancy
will be filled at the next meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22
PORTLAND WINS SERIES OF TRACK
MEETS WITH THE BANGOR Y. N. c. 4.

Duffney Of Portland. winning 10 points:
r. Gray of Bangor second by 10.
The meet was fiercely contested and by
supreme effort the Portland team cap
tured the relay race. II Bangor had won
the relay the score would have been tie.
The running high dive was OF great in
terest. After knocking the bar down
twice at feet inches, Thurston Of Ban
gor failed to make the third jump. Both
Duffney and c. Bishop knocked the bar
down once but on the second try went
over. They refused TO finish. leaving the
event a tie between them for first place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22

Bangor, Me. March 2i.-The Portland
y. NJ c. A. track team won the indoor
track meet at Bangor Saturday from the
Bangor Y. NJ. G. A. track team by a
score of 80 to PC. thus winning the series
and the cup.
The feature event was the running high
Jump between Z. Gray of Bangor and
Rowe of Portland. Gray with ease won
the evening at five feet five inches. He
broke the Y. NJ c. A. record by one inch.
The individual score was captured by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22

One Of his feats was the division Of
a line Of sixteen figures by another
fine Of six. In another case he was
asked the cAbe Of a large number,
taken from a table Of such calcula-
tions in a book. One mineral in his
answer differed from that in the book.
The examiner showed him the book.
but he insisted that he was right: the
sum was worked out on paper, and it
proved that the book was wrong and
that the boys computation was cor
rect. Physically, the boy is abnormal.
He has too many fingers and toes, and
is probably defective in other ways.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22
BRUSH FIRE SWEEPS
CUT NEAR DURHAM

Durham. Ne, March PA threat
ening brush fire was sweeping the cut
down northwest Of the Quaker meet
ing house here Saturday night.
The fire started about dusk and was
still raging fiercely with every avail
able man fighting it. Quite a num-
Der Of farm buildings have been
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22
REORGANIZATION OF THE
BOSTON & MAINE R. R.

The committee on railroads and ex-
presses will give a public hearing in the
Representatives hall at the State House,
in Augusta,
THURSDAY, March %. 1915, at T. NJ
No. 81 An Act for reorganization or
consolidation of the railroad companies
constituting the Boston & Maine Railroad
WALTER G. MORSE, Sec
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22
FAIRFIELD CENTER

Mrs. Jaskson of Waterville is visiting
her daughter, Mrs s A. Taylor
Hazel Morrill, Of Waterville passed the
week at S. A. Taylor's.
Elizabeth Tobey has returned home
from Lisbon Falls for a two weeks va
cation.
Mrs. Kate Ellis, who has been i'll, is
nov very much better.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22

Theta Delta Chi: Roland Leonard Eaton,
Sebasco, Me. from Beta Chi; Robert
Rutherford Drummond, Portland. Me :.
from Kappa Epsilon; Earle Revere Strait
ton, Hudson, Mass, from Delta Epsilon :;
Guy whitman Leadbetter, South Lin,
coin, Me, from Theta Pi.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22

Robert L. Hongen, saaler Of weights
and measures in Weissport, Pa. in test
ing a scale used for the last 40 years
by one of the leading merchants OF
w eatherly, found that the scale allowed
u ounces TO the pound
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22

In normal times the spice islands OF
Zanzibar produce about 30 per cent OF
the worlds supply of cloves. an a'erase
crop approximating 100000 pounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22

y horse in a wild state lives 70 b Erem
3s TO 40 years old: when domesttdate6 he
is usually played out At the aEs Of 2.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22

threatened those of Fessenden Getch-
ell being at this time in most dan
ger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22

Score, Bangor A.. Hudson s. Goals
from floor. Williams 5, Belger 5. Don.
ahue :. Boynton 9. McKenny. Desaut-
els, Mossa ,, Lyons. Referee. Cook
Timer, Smith. Time. 20m halves.
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nth LEGISLATURE
Of Houlton and wescott Of Bluehilh,

Continued From Pass 81
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BANGOR A. A. WINS
FROM HUDSON A. A.

bangor, Me, March 21.-Bangor a.
A. defeated Hudson Saturday night,
A. 10 S. The summary:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-15
CRITIcISES ADMINISTRATION

In a talk to the Christian Socialist
Fellowship in the Masonic Temple
Sunday Bernard Mcmahon, a civil
service employee who hold a position
in the Civil Service Reform assn,
told how he had been discharged for
his activities with the assn. He will
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-15

wait 80 days for his superior to file
charges and then make a fight for
reinstatement. He criticized the adj
ministration. :
1000
When a,Woman feels it in her bones
that she is due for a new hat, it is
usually in her wishbone,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-15

million
will make
formerly
She telephone
exchange girl in F1anford's office San Francisco
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02
Convicfed Of Mean-ness

Dr. f. j Mckinley. Indian Agent
at Sehprz, John II. Anderson of the
United States Indian service. aud
the latters stcnographer, c. W.
Shaeifer, were here Tuesday, and
attended a hearing before County
Clerk Chas. \. Mcleod. in the mat
ter of insanity of Willie Reymers,
Indian Willie followed his wife 10
Schurz and threatened to kill the
entire family. At the conclusion of
the meeting it was decided that
Willie is afflicted with "meanitis, =
which means an inflammation OF an
Inherent meanness. He was turned
loose atter being warned by the
agent to stay away from Schurz
under all circumstances Mason
Valley News.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
Aurora. Neyqda. July 7, 1911!

Aurora. Nevada. July I, 1915.
To T.. T. Greedy:
You are hereby notified that | have ex-
pended during the years 1908 -1939-l9lO
-l9l1-19l2- 19l3-l9i4 seven hundred
dollars labor and improvements upon
the .. X. Lode min ng claim, situate in
the Esmeralda mining district County of
Mineral. State OF Nevada. the location
certificate OF which is found of record in
book X OF mining locations, page 437,
Records OF Esmeralda County, State OF
Nevada, in order to hold said claim under
the provisions of Sec. 2,3l4 of the revised
statutes OF the United States, and the
amendments thereto approved January
D. 1880, concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amount required
10 hold said lode for the period ending on
the 3lst day OF December, 1914 And il.
within ninety days from the personal SER
vice OF this notice. or within ninety days
after the qualification thereof. you should
fail or refuse tocontribute your proportion
OF such expenditure MS o-owner, which
amounts to three hundred and fifty dollars
your interest in the claim will become the
property of the subscriber, your co-owner,
who has made the required expenditure,
by the terms VI said section.
j. S CAIN.
First pub. July TO- last Oct. 2.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02
a Waffle.

EDITOR BULLETIN: BE good enough
TO send me yaffle of Bulletin scrib-
bling paper; my stationery is al in.
At behooves Us To be provided for
the future. With presidential
election in the otiing. the Nevada
State Journal On the fence and a
manifestation OF political activity on
all sides, the time is not far distant
when you and your CORES pondents
will be required to Sling some large
sized political mud. balls over Mt.
Grant. Nov is the time to jot down
abe ribald utterances of your con
TENS as they make excellent ammu-
pition when delivering future
broad side. W p RoGERseN.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02
Rich Ore at 8ovard

County Clerk Charles y McLcoi
is in receipt of letter stating that
the famous Gold Pen group OF claims
located ut Bogard south Of Rawhide.
owned By the Gold Pen Mining Com
pany, recently made a shipment OF
thirty live tons OF ore from which re.
turns were reported by the smelter
amounting to over 500, 00n This is
the property upon which, in April,
1868, while Rdwhide was still ii very
active camp, a strike OF several thons
and dollars worth Of very rich ore
was made upon the surface. The re-
port oil the find started the Boyard
stampede \ lownste was at once
laid out and nearly every one in Raw
hide who were not engaged in stamp
eding were very active for few days
selling Buvard real estate However
lhe stampedefs squatted on ground
~ 4
siderable town was started, lots were
stnked out, tangled over aud titles
adjusted bY citizens committee.
and a considerable town sprang up
in two OF three days. Good prices
were offered and refused for lots, the
possession OF which had been settled
by the committee. The townsite
company was put out of business;the
boom in the squatter town died in u
week, but the town dragged pre-
carious existence for couple of
years then disappeared entirely. Tex
Richard got lease and bond on the
property, organized company and
finally quit. Ownership changed
hands, the property was involved in
litigation ard for several wears seem.
ed hopelessly involved in lawsuits
The owners had courage, held on to
tim The face OF most discouragiiig
conditions and are now reaplDg their
well deserved reward. j. II. Miller
and the Knights of Utah, who re-
Gently purchased The Proskey inter
ests IN Regent. which adjoins Raw
hid, but short time ago offered
$3.50, 600 for the property and were
refused. This ground is near Rand,
about which considerable has been
said lately.
There is every reason to believe
that this country is going to develop
some of the biggest mines in Nevada.
Yerington Times.