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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

numbers. entertained the large gather.
ing In the evening. the program being
arranged by Mrs. 0. B. Ames This an
nual event came to a close after the eve
ming entertainment and receipts showed
that the day had been a most prosper.
Gus one. The funds raised will be used
IN furnishing dinners on Christmas day
to the poor and needy in this town.
The store formerly occupied by C. E.
F'urber on Main street, containing a
stock of hardware. has been purchased
by L. F. Bray of Shawmut The stock
is now being closed out and what re-
mains on hand will be taken by Mr.
Bray to his store in Shawmut.
Members Of the Embroidery club were
entertained Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Lloyd Sykes Of lower Main
street.
The picture of the Lawrence High
school football team. which was to have
been taken yesterday noon, will not be
taken until Saturday morning, when the
members of the team will assemble at
Langley's studio.
The first basketball game Of the sea.
son to be played by the Lawrence High
school team will be played this evening
at the Fairfield Opera House between
the local team and Clinton High school
of Clinton. The two teams appear even
ly matched and an interesting game may
be expected.
Mrs. Kate B. Ellis. lecturer for the
State Board of Health. will give an IL
Illustrated lecture at Lawrence High
school assembly hall Friday evening un-
der the direction Of the local Parent
Teacher Association. The subject of
this lecture will be Schools Healthful
and Otherwise" and the public is cor
daily invited to attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
BRITISH VIEWS

London, Dec 13.-The German peace
proposal is cmphaticaly rejected by
the Times, which says:
"GermanN's proposal bears no rela-
ton whatever to the objects for which
we are fighting She has been
trying by all the means at her disposal
to induce us to make the suggestion
of mediation. The attempt has Ia
mentally and conspicuously failed and
as she does not expect any neutral
power to offer mediation with much
advantage. she falls back upon this in
direct offer to the belligerents as a
pis aller. IT is above all things a
symptom OF her conscious weakness
The allies must absolutely reject
any idea OF mediation in any shape and
from any Quarter as long as the basis
PROPOSE; is the triumph of might anG
not right. They must refuse with equal
1irmness to even talk about al: arms
tee until the lands which the enemy
has overrun are restored and compen-
sation made. They must renew the
euunciation of their peace terms. laid
down once for ali in Mr.. Asquith' S
Guildhall speech. and must redouble
Nii-'N
Germany and her accomplices.'
DIR. Won Bethmann- Hollwegs cries
OF 'Kamarad' will not weaken English
determination to continue the strug-
gle" says the Globe. Addressing the
chancellor. the newspaper continues:
I'VE did not seek this bloody busi
ness, but being in it we mean to max
o. clean lob of it, There is no states
vi ic1, re
to talk to us of such Il peace as that
OF which you dream. We must Stay or
. be slain. Our duty is clear, and if
Heaven and q brave heart be our speed
: not one. fragment of it shall be LETT
undone.
ls 1t would be profound mistake. the
Manchester Guardian says, to regard the
II advance by Germany as "a mere move
!, in the diplomatic game and as designed
nat to achieve it's ostensible purpose,
hut as aiming merely at imprcssing neu-
trails and putting her enemies in the
wrong.
= ..The thing is much too serious TOR
that" the Guardian continues. Ger
many is suffering deeply from the war,
as indeed is every nation engaged in it.
cit is unquostionably on Germany S
part, genuine bid for peace and ought
to be so treated by our own government
and rational opinion here.
1t is not necessary to offer even Tor
NAL ar,nist;ce nor to admit OF the inter-
vcntion of any third party but the IN
terchange of views should be immediate
and direct. After what has happened
an interchange there must be. TO re-
fuse it would not merely be to put our
selves hopelessly in the wrong in the
eyes of all neutrals-and, we must ada
in the eyes of moderate and reasonable
people here. but to forego very real
advantage, for it would be no small ad-
vantage to know definitely and not in
mere general terms. what are the OBJ
jects which Germany now seeks to eX-
tract from the war. while tn" German
people would know with equal certainty
what are the objects which the Entente
powers propose to extract from it.
1t is the opinion of the Guardian that
this would produce a real peace party IN
Germany, which. it says. heretofore has
been, prevented.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
RECENT DIVORCES
HOULTON COURT

Houlton, Me-. Dec. R.-Divorces decreec
At the term of the supreme judicial court
lust closed are as follows:
Sophie Pelkey VS.. George J. Pelkey. de-
sertion.
Robert j. Lynch from Nora A. Lynch
on charge that said Nora A. Lynch had
lawful husband living at the time of said
marriage.
Henry A. Dunn from Hannah A. Dunn
on charge of adultery.
Edwin G. Dunbar from Minnie e. Dun
bar, charge of adultery.
Esther NJ. Patterson from Frank Pat
terson, charge desertion.
Michael Kallicher from Elizabeth Kali
licher on charge Of adultery.
Alice M. Edwards from Wilbert H. Ed
wards on charge of adultery.
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Annual Meeting and
Election of Directors
Maine Auto Asso n

Portland, Me, Dec. 13.-The annual
meeting of the Maine Automobile AS
ISOLATION was held in this city tonight,
with a dinner and election of directors.
In his annual report the secretary,
John c. Scates Of Westbrook, stated
that the association had membership
of 2sos. The association has spent s12,-
00) for better roads and the develop
ment of the tourist business in the
State the past year.
Prof. George T. Files of Bowdoir
College presided and the chief speak
er was George c. Diehl of Buffalo
chairman of the road committee OF
the Automobile Association of Amer.
lea.
Other speakers were Charles F
Fiagg of the State Board of Trade
Phillip j. Deering, chairman of the
State Highway Commission, A. NJ
Menish, secretary of the Maine Com
mercial Travellers Association, H. w
Kicker of Poland Springs and H. A
Free of Lewiston. Governor Curtis
anu NAoS VI W. -. SAelPiAAsAh WClC SuCSts
Of the evening.
Directors of the association were elect
ed as follows: William d. Pennell, Lew
iston; d. w. Hoegg, Jr., Portland; l.. $
Black, Houlton; Henry E. Goss, Auburn
c. c. Morrison, Bar Harbor; E. A. Doten
Portland: C. S. Hichborn, Augusta; C. A
Hill, Belgrade Lakes; j. w. Simpson
York Harbor; David Talbot, Rockland
Stanley Bisbee, Rumford: Henry G. Bey.
er, Portland
D. w. Hoesg, Jr.
That approximately So per cent OF
the hotel tourist business of Maine
comes into the State by automobile
was the interesting statement made
by D. w. Hoegg, Jr., chairman of the
touring bureau of the Maine Automo
bile Association, in his report at the
annual meeting and dinner held at
Portland last night The figures were
based on returns received from hotels
covering every section of the State
The fact that the season of 1915 had
been far better than the average for
the summer tourist business, and that
the outlook for 1917 was the best in
the history of Maine, were other
statements were based on reports re.
ceived from the hotel men and from
other sources. Improved roads were
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
WINTHROP

Miss Mildred Mahoney of Portland
has been the guest of Mrs. c. w. Tag
CART the past few days.
The members of the Daisy Club
were entertained by Mrs. Warren Ma
comber Monday afternoon.
The Rebekah Sewing Circle met with
Mrs j. A. Foster Wednesday after
noon.
The Rebekahs served a clam chow
der supper Tuesday night at it's hall
at which there was good attendance
Mrs. Freeman Collins has returned
home after visit of several weeks
with her sister in Lowell, Mass.
Mrs. J. H. Wellman passed the day
in Lewiston Wednesday,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

declared to be largely responsible for
the increase.
Chairman Deerins
That Maine must have a thoroughly
organized State highway commission
and must agree to a five years. build
ing program Of continuous work which
shall be approved by the federal gov
eminent, in order to receive federal
aid under the new Bankhead- Shackle-
ford bill. was the info rmation given
his hearers by Philip J. Deering, chair
man of the State Highway Commits
sion. Mr.. Deering said:
Federal aid to the states. in the
language of Secretary. Houston. means
an aid to developing state highway
departments along proper lines so that
in future years the development of
good roads in every state will be
amply equipped with an organization
to do the work required of it. In our
own State we have very competent
and thoroughly organized department,
but in great many other states they
have not. Federal aid to the States
does not mean a pork barrel in any
way, shape or manner. and l can give
you as an illustration what one in
dividual in the State of Maine thought
the act meant as soon as it was passed
by Congress. in that he Immediately
wrote to the Department in Augusta
asking for 5000 of the federal money
to help maintain a road that he
claimed had been worn out by a little
extra traffic during that year. Fur
thermore, If the State accepts the
Federal Aid it means a five-year
building program in conjunction with
the federal government and does not
mean that you can accept it for one
year and then drop it,"
John Clark Scates
That the State of Maine should is
sue the road books and road maps now
published by the touring bureau Of the
Maine Automobile Association, follow
ing the example of Vermont, was one
of the recommendations made by Hon.
John c. Scates. Mr.. Scates also made
his annual report as treasurer of the
association. the year just ended having
been an excellent one. He stated
that the association now has 2909
members in good standing, making it
one of the largest State associations
Of it's kind in this country.
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Tells Troubles
of Milk Men in
Making Living

New York, Dec. 13.-Troubles of the
milk men We're described before the
wioks legislative investigating COM
mittee here today by Lotion Horton,
president Of one Of the largest distrib-
nting companies In this city. He COM
planned that many persons use milk
drivers as alarm Clocks
Fine. fashionable people who rent
swell apartments here in the spring
and leave for Florida in the winter also
leave their mill. bills behind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
House Burned at East Wilton

The main house of the Asa Talbot
buildings at East Wilton was :. burned
Monday, the fire originating from a
chimney fire. which it. was thought had
been extinguished. The distance from a
hydrant rendered the fire service useless
until hose was secured from wilton.
saving the ell and barn. Much Of the
furniture was saved. Loss estimated at
about 5000, with $500 insurance on the
whole set of buildings. 1t was q two-story
building and one Of the oldest in Wilton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

Francis H. Witham. SO, ex-representa.
tive selectman and town treasurer of
Raymond, died there Tuesday. He was
a member of Pyrian Lodge of Masons
of Mechanic Falls. His wife, two
daughters. Ina and Lillian. and two sis
tiers, Mrs. Arthur Mann of Portland and
Mrs. Harriet Leavitt of Raymond, sur.
vive. .at e
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Urge Attendance at
Meeting Newspaper
Publishers Friday ::

Washington, Dec. 13.-Newspaper
publishers were urged in q statement
by, the Federal Trade Commission to-
day to be present or to telegraph au-
thority for others now here to act for
them at the meeting to be held in
Washington Friday to consider the
proposed plan for relief of the news
print paper situation which resulted
in high prices, driving many small
newspapers out of business. All of
these interested in paper production
are urged in the statement to attend
conference on the same subject to
be held in New York Friday by the
manufacturers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

The commissions statement said
prospects for success of the proposed
plan for relief by the distribution of
paper stocks under supervision of the
commission depends in large meas
ure on full representation at the meet
ingS.
Publishers here who have been dele
gated by many newspaper owners and
associations to act for them include:
George e. Hossmer of Denver, chair
man executive committee of the Ma
tional Education Association; Court
land Smith of New York, president
American Press Association; Frank
Glass of Alabama, vice president
American Newspaper Publishers AS
ISOLATION; Senator w. G. Harding rep
resenting the Ohio Associated Dailies.
Representative l.. c. Champion, rep
resenting the Michigan Press; w.
Marble, representing the Kansas Daily
League; H. G. Blanton, president Mis-
souri, Press Association; Robert Ewing
of the New Orleans States, Ernest G..
Smith. chairman of committee of the
Consolidated Pennsylvania Newspaper
Association; Representative Clyde
Tavenner. of Illinois Press Associa-
ton; Representative Jeff McLemore of
the Texas Press; Frank L. Gannett,
president Associated Dailies of New
York and New York Press Associa-
ton; H. B. Warner, chairman Printing
Committee of North Carolina Press
Association.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
TENDER THR0ATS
readily yield to the healing
influence Of H..
SCOTS
EklulSI on

1t soothes the inAamed menu
branes and makes richer blood
to repair the affected tissues
to help prevent tonsilihs A
or laryngihs. SCOTS %
is worth insisting upon. AW
ssoss Downs. B,oonasld. NJ, lsN ~
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-30
Thursday, Nov. 80, 1916.
For Pianos see w. b. Miller.

MIR. and Mrs. Olson, of Water
town visited here last week at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Ardery
George Brown, who has been
farming near Armour the past
year. has moved onto a farm near
Artesian.
MIR. and Mrs. G.. B. Everett are
the proud parents of a little daugh-
ter that arrived at their home last
Sunday.
Mrs. F. l.. Wheeler spent last
Sunday with her son, Henry, and
daughter, Mary at the University
in Vermillion.
Prof. steece and Miss Williams
left tue first of the week for Wa.
tertown to attend the state teach
ers' association.
FOR SALE-Some fine, large
type, heavy boned Poland China
boar pigs. Inquire of Philip Beck
er.-Adv.
David Muhlberier and wife re.
turned from belmont Sunday
where they had been to make the
acquaintance of a little grandchild.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hosterman, who
are living on the Landmann farm
south of Menno, left last Sunday
for central Pennsylvania for a visit
at their old home.
The La Crosse Steam Laundry
Co. Basket leaves Trelber's Tues.
day, Dec. -, at 8 a. m.-Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. G.. Fites and
Mrs. MINER, of Tyndall, took the
train here Sunday for Watertown
to attend the teachers meeting.
Eugene Schneider, of this place,
and principal of the Menno schools
also left on the same train.
L.. A. Haynes is advertising a
sale to be held on the Flick farm
at the west edge of town, on Thurs
day, Dec. 9TH. Horses, cattle,
hogs and a large list of farm ma
chinery will be sold. Mr.. Haynes
has arranged to move to Brookings
where both he and his wife will at
tend the State College fitting them.
selves to do farm extension and
domestic science work.
Mrs. Clara CLARK, of Ethan and
little daughter, stopped off here
Sunday while on her way home
from Sioux City, to visit her mother
Mrs. Walter Nellis. She had been
to Sioux City to see her little boy
who is there taking treatment for a
tubercular infection of the hip
He was 6rst treated by a specialist
in Chicago, and is now getting bet
ter, but while recovering he will be
left in Sioux City for a time where
be can get better medical attention
than he could at home.
A SNAP-A $3.50 90 Genuine
Starck Piano, sample piano."
good as new. Will sell for 1926. 90
if bought soon. Write to Dicks
Music House, Trlpp, s. Dak.-.Adv.
Mrs. G. E. Crowfoot returned
last Monday from a stay Of two or
three months in California. She
had been almost helpless nth
rheumatism and went there for her
health and Mr.. CroMfoot, who has
been living on the Frank Colwell
farm, now owned by JAG. Stackerl,
was preparing to move to that state
but she has sc completely recover
ed that she decided to come back.
Mr.. Crowfoot has now rented the
N. Serr Jr. and Frank zolnowsky
farm northwest of town, formerly
owned lby lingo Albert for next
season.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-01-13
STEAM ROLLER
FOR MONTENEGRO
Similar Attacks As Occurred in Ser.
bia Crush Country
INVADERS TAKE STRONGHOLD
Battle is Being Waged on Northern
and Eastern Frontiers of Lit
tie Country-Berane Is
Evacuated

London, Jan. 11.-Montenegro is
being treated to a steam roller at
tack similar to that which crumpled
up its neighbor, Serbia. The Aus
trian onslaught now is being prose-
cuted with great violence, menacing
some important positions close to
the Adriatic coast. The great Mon
tenegrin stronghold, Mount Lovcen,
has fallen, according to Austrian Of
ficial communication. The attack
there has been largely assisted by
Austrian warships and the guns of
the Cattaro forts. In addition, the
Montenegrins says the Austrians
made abundant use of asphyxiating
gas contrivances.
A battle is raging on the whole of
the northern and eastern frontiers
of Montenegro. On the east the
Montenegrins have been compelled
to evacuate Berane.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-01-13
SAYS GERMAN FOOD
SUPPLY IS RUNNING SHORT

New York, Jan. 10.-Unless the
country ships food to Germany i'm
mediately two million babies and
many more adults will face starva-
tion. The fence erected against
hateful publicity of their plight was
yesterday torn down by the Ger
mans themselves. They have come
out in the open with the cry of 1--WE
must have milk for our babies,
meat for our men and women"
DR.. Edmund Won Mach. head of
the Citizens committee for Food
Shipments, voiced the cry yesterday.
He told of a letter received by a
woman in this country from her
wealthy sister in Silesia He pointed
out that 1t illustrates more than
volumes of argument how the babies
especially are suffering. The letter
read. in part:
my baby must have milk My
children are starving. For God s
sake send help!"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-01-13
EASTERN PAPER SUGGESTS
CAPPER FOR VICE-PRES

Washington, Jan. 11.-Republi-
can politicians are figuring that if
an eastern Republican is nominated
for the presidency and especially
one who went down on the Taft ship
in the last campaign, that the vice
president must come from The west,
and that it might be wise to find
somebody who is not offensive to
the great mass of Progressives who
have returned to the Republican
fold. This spirit of compromise and
seeking to conciliate has caused
much favorable comment on the
proposition of making Senator Bor-
ah, who supported Roosevelt in the
Chicago convention but remained in
The party, temporary chairman off
he coming convention.
The Cincinnati Enquirer y COM
nenting on this spirit, mentions as
me Of the things that might happen
With strengthening effect the nom
nation of Gov Arthur Capper of
lansas for vice president, the news
eing printed under a Washington
ate line.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-01-13
RATE INCREASE IN
KANSAS PROTESTED
Commission Declares Hearing Was
Improperly Conducted
WITNESSES WERE NOT SWORN?
According to Commissions Argu-
ments Rates Would Have to
Be Raised Every Time
There are Good Crops

Topeka, Jan. 11.-Charging that
the interstate commerce commission
acted arbitrarily, without consider
ing the evidence, in allowing the
railroads in Kansas the increase in
interstate passenger rates, and that
these new rates therefore are null
and void, Judge A. E. Helm, COM
merce counsel for the Kansas public
utilities commission, mailed a for
NAL protest to the l. C. C. at Wash
ington, asking that the increase be
suspended and that the I. c. c. con-
duct a real investigation as to the
reasonableness of the proposed in
creases.
The proposed new rates, which
are effective, January Is, allowed
by the l. G. c., it is estimated will
cost the travelling public of Kansas
$2'750,O0O year increased pas
senger fares.
One of the judges findings was
that the commission accepted an
swers to interogatories in reaching
its conclusions not requiring the
witnesses to be sworn.
IF the proposition advanced by
the commission is correct" Helms
brief for the Kansas public utilities
commission reeites, ''it would be
necessary to increase the passenger
rates on every road in Kansas every
time the state produces a bumper
crop, to allow them to earn the
same proportionate returns on their
business as on their
freight business, which taxes the
capacity of the roads in bumper
,rop years"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-01-13
HAS SOME "CRACK SHOTS"

Five members or the Chapman
Gun club finished the seasons S shoot
for the trophy in their 500 bird
event Tuesday. The shoot was ar
ranged at the beginning of the sea-
son and was continued during the
year and the finish shows a differ
ence of only seventeen birds be-
tween the high and low score made
by the five who have finished.
In the 500 bird event DR.. G. G.
Greenlee was high gun was 434; P.
P. Whitehair was second with AGO.;
Perry Frazier was third with 42S;
Henry Wadick came next with APT
and G. H. Dockhorn broke AIT.
At the annual meeting the follow
ing officers were elected for the
coming year: President, P. P.
Whitehair; vice president, DR..
secretary-treasurer Henry
Wadick; ground manager, P. f.
Chapman Advertiser.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-01-13

Hoover-Dayhoff

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
s. Hoover Thursday evening Janu-
ary 6, 1916, in the presence of
seventy relatives and friends, oc-
urred the marriage of their daughter
Phoebe e. to Harry A. Dayhoff,
Bishop M. G.. Engle OF Zion officiat-
ing. Promptly at five o'clock the
bridal party entered the parlor to
the strains of a wedding march
played by Miss Cora Page, and took
their places under large white bell
banked with Boston fern. The bride
was attractively gowned in white
silk crepe dc chene and carried
white carnations. The bridesmaid,
Miss Erma Brechbill, a cousin of
the bride, wore pink jumel sink and
carried pink carnations. The groom
was attended by his brother, John
Dayhoff After congratulations a
sumptuous three course luncheon
was served. The many and valuable
presents received show the high es-
TEEN in which Mr. and Mrs. Dayhoff
are held. They will be at home to
their many friends on the ]. S.
Hoover farm after a short trip,
where Mr.. Dayhoff will farm for the
coming year.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-01-13
KANSAS GIRL FIRST To
SING FOR MRS. WILSON

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE first
artist invited to sing for the presi-
dents bride at the white house is &
young Kansas girl. Miss Louise
Llewellyn, daughter of the lato
governor Of Kansas and a singer of
folk songs. Miss Llewellyn formerly
lived in Wichita.
After the first cabinet dinner to-
night Miss Llewellyn viii give a
miscellaneous program OF folk
songs, In which those of Bohemia
viii predominate.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-01-13
ROBBERS HID STOLEN
GOODS IN STRAWSTACK

Mcpherson, Jan. 1.-Two stores
were broken into in the county last
week. At Window. automobile rob-
bers took goods valued at about
$500. and on Thursday night thieves
broke into a store at Moundridge
and carried off 5000 worth of goods
in two bags. Sheriff o. NJ. Knowles
trailed them and found them ten
miles southeast of Moundridge. They
hid the goods in a strawstack.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-01-13
SHIPS IN RADIO CONINIUNI-
CATION OVER $500 MILES

Washington, Jan. 11.-Flagships
of the Atlantic and the Pacific
fleets we're in radio communication
across about $500 miles of inter
vening land.
Unusual static conditions prob
ably made possible this convorsa-
tion, the feat of eommunica-
tion between the two fleets over
such an extent of land never before
having been accomplished.