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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-24
HAIG SLABS
Continued from Page one)
troops frequently meeting in hand to
hand encounters and positions OTTER
changing hands.
Italian Losses Heavy


The enemy everywhere is throwing
masses of men against the Italians and
his losses in men killed, wounded or
made prisoner have been extremely
heavy. 1t seemingly is the ambition of
the invaders to break out upon the
plain before the expected British and
French reinforcements arrive, but up
to the present their efforts have been
without avail. Comparative quiet pre-
walls along the Piave river to the
-Adriatic.
Following the proposal made by the
Bolsheviki government in Russia for
an armistice, reduction in the Rus
sian army has been ordered by the
Bolsheviki leader simultaneously it
is stated unofficially that a Russian
diplomat has left Stockholm for Petro-
grad to deliver to the Russian revou-
tionary government peace proposals of
the Central Powers.
Trotzky Wants Universal Peace
Leon Trotzky the Bolsheviki foreign
minister in an interview announces
that the Bolsheviki are against
separate peace with Germany but de-
sire a universal peace with the Euro
pean nations.
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William Davis

William Davis. an aged and much re-
Spected citizen. died Very suddenly
Nov. IA. The funeral was hold Satur-
day. Nov. Il. Rev. l.. II. Clarke OFF,
ciating. Mr. Davies leaves wdoww,
Mrs. May Davis and one son Arthur.
beside several other relatives. He was
an honorcd member of the Cooper's
Mills Baptist church
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20. Besides these there were q number
Of the alumni present.
The result Of the basketball game be-
tween the Colby picked team and Oak
Grove Seminary last evening was Se-la
in favor Of the Colby team.
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Mr. and Mrs. r. j O'Conncr Of
Westfield. Mass. are stopping at the
Riverside Inn for an indefinite time.
Mr.. OCOnner represents the United
Lumber Co. of Springfield, Mass, and
will superlntend the interests of that
company in Somerville and Washing
ton, where portable mills are cutting
lumber for them
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COLBY COLLEGE

picked up team OF Colby basket
ball players went to Oak Grove Semin-
AIRY last evening and engaged with the
Oak Grove team in a practice game.
Manager Raymond II. Parker of the
Dramatic club has announced his first
date. which is at Harmony on De-
cember Sth. The club has been work
ing hard for the last few weeks and
hopes to present a good performance
at this time.
The Colby Musical clubs are now
working hard in preparation for their
first trip, which will come during the
Christmas vacation if the plans of
Manager Prince is are successful AS
there is much good material this year,
1t is thought that a good program can
be developed by that time. The Glee
Club which is under the leadership of
Raymond c. Brinkman 20, has the best
start, as there are about 80 men out
There is an abundance Of good ma
terial for all the parts with the ex-
ception of first tenors.
Russell Manette of Portland visited
Arthur r. Herbert II while on his
way through Waterville 10 Van Buren,,
where he is to attend st. Mary's COL
lege.
A Thanksgiving Nesper service will be
held in the college chapel tomorrow aft
ernoon al O'Clock under the auspices OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. and the Y w. c. A.
of Colby College. This is the first vesper
service of the year and the public is cor
daily invited The speaker is to be Pro-
lessor johnson and the college choir will
furnish special music
D. X. (. Banquet
The Colby ri Chapter Of Delta Kappa
Epsilon Fraternity held its list annual
mutation banquet asst evening at the
Elmwood hotel in Waterville After the
banquet a program of speeches was en-
joyed. Elwood Arthur Wvinan Is Of
Whitman, Mass, was the toastmaster Of
the evening The other speakers were:
ROSS ;. Holt IS of Clinton, Herbert Eli
gan Wadsworth 80 of Philadelphia. sgd
ney Preble Wyman 10 of Whitman
Mass; Norman Leslie Bassett. LII. B.,
81 - Augusta; Edgar Wendell Everts
20 Of Corning, y. T.; Harold Leon Pep
per O6 of Waterville Harvey Doane Eat
on 81 of Watervile. Stanley Roberts
Black p Of Waterville. who spoke for
the Freshmen; and Chief Justice Leslie
Colby Cornish Is of the Maine Supreme
court. Robert II. Haynes of Bowdoin
College spoke for the Bowdoin Theta
Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon.
The initiates who were the guests at
the banquet were Phneas p. Barnes
10 of Houlton; Arthur F. Scott 10 or
Englewood. y. T.; Edwin F. Mabe 30 of
Allston, Mass; aud from the Freshman
class: Paul II. Bailey OF Winthrop How
ard Merle Barnum OF Corning. y. Y,
Stanley Roberts Black or Waterville,
Clark Drummond Of Wa arville, William
Booth Hounsell o. Conway. 81 H.; Will
liam Joseph PoN rex OF Waterville. Ram
som Pratt OF Corning, \. =; Libby Pull
sifer OF Skowhesan, John Riker of White
Plains, y. 7 Donald Arthur Shaw Of
Clinton and Roland q. Ware Of Water
Vile
Upper classmen present were: 1918, Ross
s. Holt. Hugh 5. Robinson. Elwood A.
Wyman: 1919, Charles VI. Bailey. 81. Fran
cis y. Dow. Sydney r. Wvman: 1920.
Daniel NJ. Crook. Edgar. W. Everts, Per.
cy Goldthwaite Colby B. kalloch. John
F. Liscomb and Harold S. Phillips, ex
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Picketers Were Enjoined

The declaration was adopted in con-
nection with a resolution relating TO a
recent decision of the supreme court of
the state of Washington enjoining strikers
from picketing The resolution asked the
convention to condemn the "reactionary
attitude" of the court and TO give its
best counsel and effort to the affected
workers. p
A committee favorably reporting the
resolution to the convention added: This
committee holds that decisions and prac
tees of this kind are more harmful to
our government than any other infu-
ence in our land. The time is here when
the legislative agencies of'our state gov
.ernments must be the exclusive means
for the making of laws and rules of con-
duct The courts must be denied the
powers never intended to be exercised by
courts. Government by injunction must
end.
Your committee holds that govern
ment by our courts by injunction for the
benefit of the employing interests is in
conflict with and contrary to the rights
liberties and freedom Of our people.
An application of several local unions
of bookkeepers. stenographers and
typewriters for national charter
brought to the convention floor diff
culties that have involved the clerical
forces of the federation headquarters
at Washington, in connection with
which w. NJ. Pollock Of Washington
issued circular attacking Secretary
Frank Morrison.
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the loading for the lakes of cars already
at the mines, but cars enroute to the
mines will be loaded for points else
where.
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Attack Upon Morrison

The circular provided a boomerang
being the principal cause of the vote
to adopt the committee report Secre-
tary Morrison was accused of not fol-
lowing the precepts of unionism with
regard to his own clerical forces and
with obstructing the efforts of the
Washington locals to obtain national
charter. The circular also accused him
of playing golf and riding in an auto
mobile.
The debate on this local issue took
more than two hours of the afternoon
session of the convention and necess-
tated the holding of a night session.
The election of officers was made a
special order Of business for tomorrow
morning. No opposition to. President
Gompers and his associates is looked
for The convention has more than 80
resolutions to act upon and several
committees to hear. Final adjournment
probably will not come until late Sat
urday night
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FUEL PINCH
Continued from Page One)

ter Tor the State and especially to
Bangor before the Penobscot river is
closed to navigation by ice
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CENSURE COURT
Continued from Page One)

er and employee based on the dictum that
labor is property should be held as
usurpa ton and disregarded, let the con-
sequences be what they may"
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not j quarter appreciated; without it
| do not know what we boys would
do. 1t seems queer that | can not
write you more in detail, but details
are not allowed.
Remember me to all inquiring
friends. Bye-bye, Fay. Address, Ser
geant F. w. Foss, 102nd Regiment
Field Artillery, American Expedition
airy Forces, via New York.
Mrs. Ralph Seabury is passing a
few days with relatives al Portland.
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DIVERT COAL FOR
new ENGLAND RELIEF

Washington. NoN. 23-tuel Admin
istrator Garfield today requested the
u Priority Board to revoke effective aft
or Nov. 80, the order requiring all coal
shipments from Middle Western field
to go through the lakes for trans
shipment to the Northwest. The pur-
pose is to divert the coal to relieve
acute shortages in the Middle West
and New England.
Transports ton problems were dis
cussed BY Fuel Administrator Garfield
with Hale Holden, president of the
Burlington, and Howard Elliott. of the
New Haven. The fuel administration
and the railroads are working on a
plan to relieve the car shortage and
general transportation congestion.
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present, bringing an abundance OF de-
licious refreshments.
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Mrs. Sarah Knight

Sarah Knight, widow OF the late Chas.
E. Knight passed away Friday Nov
%, after long illness with tuberculosis.
She was born in Portland - years ago
and is survived by one son. Edwin knignt
of this town. The remains will be taken
to Portland Monday for burial.
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New England Worst Sufferer

New Englands coal problem was dis
cussed today at conference between Of
tcials of the railroad war board and the
National Coal Association. The coal OPP
orators pictured q serious situation re-
sultng from shortage of cars and as
serted that unless immediate provision
was made for moving fuel into New Eng
land, public utility plants in many cities
and towns would be compelled to shut
down.
An order directing preferential move
nent for coal through Hampton Roads
to New England points by water will be
issued by DR. Garfield tomorrow 1t will
apply particularly to coal mined in West
Virginia. When the lake priority order
is lifted a large amount of central field
coal will he diverted to New England
by rail.
New England is said to he suffering
worse for coal now than any other part
of the country. Many industries face
an actual shortage and some. it is de-
clared will have to shut down unless
they are supplied Immediately. The Sit
uation is not bad in the Middle West.
which has been supplied temporarily by
lifting the priority order for one day at
two different times
In lifting the order permanently Novem
Der 60 Judge Robert s. Lovett chairman
of the priority committee, will permit
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A MAN THAT is FAMILIAR WITH

Augusta. especially one with grocery ex-
perience, to solicit and deliver orders for
staple goods in Augusta and vicinity Al
dress 6Sl Congress St. Portland. Me.
u. novNd1wk
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Children Crv
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTO RIA
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION

Wanted-Reliable man.
Wanted-Man familiar with Augusta
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

A RELIABLE MAN TO COVER AN
established route in Augusta and Hal
lowell. An attractive proposition to Of
fer the right man. Address Grand Union
Tea Co, Waterville, Me. novNd1wk
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-29
NEED JOHN SHARP.
Democrats Look to Senior Mississippi
Senator in Crisis.

Democrats Look to Senior Mississippi
Senator in Crisis.
Washington, March 28-John Sharp
Williams, Mississippi's senior senator,
is missed and demanded in Washing
ton. He is in Savannah Ca, visiting
his recently married daughter. Miss
Julia Williams. In other words, hav-
ing in mind the war crisis and popu-
lar Endorsement being giving Mr.. Will
liams in the virile American senti-
ments he has expressed on the floor Of
the Senate in recent debates touching
the duty Of the country, and his loyal
and inspiring support Of the admins
tration, there is feeling of sympa-
thetic anxiety to see him back here
in Washington, an unfeigned eager
ness, too, to hear him speak, as he
knows how to do at the opening of
Congress for "the land where our
fathers died."
Out of-town newspaper correspon-
dents Of metropolitan newspapers
have been seeking thsssanator forshis'
views on the crisis, .;.s$S e
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-29
AT THE BIG TENT.

Another we'll pleased audience left
the tent last night with words of
commentator for the Plumlee Com
pany. The play, "Thorns and Orange
Blossoms" was we'll acted, the COM
pany doing the best work Of the week
in their respective roles. "Billie" was
at his best as "Jonesy" and kept ev-
cry one laughing while he held the
stage, which was most of the time.
The vaudeville numbers were all good,
the singing and dancing Of Curtis
and Curtiss being especially fine.
The Plumlee orchestra gave dis
scriptive overture 'The Hunting
Scene" that was greatly enjoyed.
From every standpoint, the Plumlee
Company is one Of the best, If not the
best, ever in our city and well deserve
the large patronage accorded them.
Tonight the same cast will be seen
in Robert Sherman's great character
comedy "My Friend From Arkansas"
with its strong sensational plot, franz
ed in quaint sayings by the peculiar
people of the Ozarks. "Billie" will
play "Steve" irrepressable country
boy and guarantees to furnish more
lauchs or as manv as YOU ever had in
any two and a half hours. There will
be the usual number Of high class
vaudeville and an all around jolly
time may be expected.
Tomorrow night the feature bill of
the week "The Sweetest Girl in Dixie"
will be presented with "Billie" in one
of his greatest characterizations Of an
old negro NANNY" Of Civil War
times.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-29
BOIL WEEvIL CATCHER.
Machine Which Knocks Weevil from
Cotton Into Pan of Oil. n

machine HlCN hNOCkb WeeVll IEOW
Cotton Into Pan of Oil. =
"A machine, which if it proves prac-
tical, and it has all appearances Of
doing so, will revolutionize cotton
growing in the boil weevil district is
on display at the Henderson & Baird
Hardware Co., and is being demon
strated by Mr.. T. H. Jones. The ma
chine was patented by farmer in
Alabama and is manufactured in that
state.
Farmers who used it in Alabama
last year declare that they do the
work and to all appearances they are
capable Of doing what is promised.
The machine is a simple arrangement
with fan beater which knocks the
weevil from the young cotton into
pan of oil without in any way injur-
ing the plant. It is drawn by one
mule and is very light. It can be used
from the time cotton is four inches
high until it is nearly waist high.
The machine runs on two wheels
which straddle the rows Of cotton,
the pans with old swing in from the
wheels just giving room between for
the stalk of cotton. The movement
of the wheels revolves a blunt edged
fan beater just over the pans which
knocks the insects from the cotton
into the oil. One man in Alabama
testifies that he got over two
thousand weevils from one acre the
first time over
One machine is said to be sufficient
for one hundred acres.
Mr.. Jones has the machine on dis
play and will demonstrate it on his
place just as soon as his cotton Is high
enough.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-29
TO DEMONSTRATE STEAM STER.
lLIZER.

A simple, homemade farm steam
sterilizer for diary utensils, designed
by the dairy division Of the U. s. De-
partment Of Agriculture is what DR..
W. T. Mathews, County Health Off,
Ger, will have on display at the Hamil-
ton Building Saturday and Monday
for the benefit of those interested.
The importance Of sanitary condi-
tions about the dairy cannot be stress
ed too much and even those who only
milk one COW q day and supply only
their own needs should take every
precaution against contamination.
The machine which DR.. Mathews
will demonstrate Is one that can be
duplicated at any tin shop for ten
dollars or less and fully adequate to
supply the needs Of 4 moderate sized
dairy. 1t is not too expensive for
the smallest farm and not too cheap
for the larger ones.
II you haye q milk COW, or are in
terested in the dsirying business you
should see this denomination and
learn how to make one Of these steril.
!Ssss. 7 .-as.,ss III
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-29
BASEBALL GAME FRIDAY.
Durant High School to Play Local
High Here That Day.

Durant High School to Play Local
High Here That Day.
The Durant High School baseball
team will be here Friday afternoon
for game of baseball with the team
Of the Greenwood High School, the
contest to take place on the High
School grounds. Admission to the
game will be Is cents.
The Greenwood boys have been
preparing for weeks and are in shape
to cope with the strongest aggrega-
tions of the state in the high school
class. They go into the fray Friday
with absolute confidence of coming off
victorious.
The Durant boys have reputation
as good ball players. The town is one
that has always furnished number
of first class players on the college
teams Of the state and nearby states
and each year the high school Of that
city puts out team among the best
in the state.
There is no doubt but that the game
tomorrow will be good one and II
you enjoy baseball the quarter spent
to witness it will not be misapplied.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-29
FOR STATE TEACH
ERS ASSOCIATION.

Columbus, March 29-State Super
intendent of Education W. F. Bond
was in Columbus last week and in dis
GUESSING the annual meeting of the
State Teachers Association which
meets here May 3-5, he stated that
a record attendance should charact-
erize the Columbus meeting.
1t will be the first time the conven-
tion has met in North Mississippi in
seventeen years, and many teachers
will avail themselves Of the oppor-
tunity of visiting this section and of
visiting the Industrial Institute and
College. Many Of the teachers Of the
State are former students of the col
lege, and it will be a sort of home
coming for them.
DR.. M. V. O'Shea, president Of the
University Of Wisconsin will feature
the program. He is one of the ma
tion's leading and most distinguished
educators. Other prominent men and
women will appear on the ground.
Columbus is preparing to take care
of the teachers handsomely, and moth
ing will be left undone to make their
stay here both pleasant and profit
able. ~
All teachers are urged to make res
ervations through Prof. W. V. Frier-
son, chairman of the steering commit
tee, Columbus, Miss. A card showing
the reservation will be mailed in re-
sponse to each application. The low
rate of $3.50 per day in the homes has
been made.
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CHANCERY' COURT
DOING GOOD WORK
Several Cases Removed from the
Docket Yesterday by Trial-Two
divorce Cases Heard.

Several cases were tried in Chan.
Gerry Court yesterday, the majority
of which were guardianship and estate
administration cases and reports Two
divorce cases were heard and DEGREES
granting the pleas were issued. One
lunacy case was heard.
The case of the Greenwood Amuse-
ment Company VS.. Mr.. P. E. Schilling
was heard yesterday and taken under
advisement by the Chancellor. A de-
cision will be rendered in vacation.
A divorce was granted in the case
of w. B. Wyatt VS.. Hessie Wyatt,
white people.
1t was stated in this paper yester-
day in the account Of the proceedings
of the Chancery Court that Mr.. F. l..
Green had been granted a divorce
from Mrs. Kate Green and given GUS
tody of their little child. The SEN
tence should have read that Mrs. Kate
Green was granted divorce from F. L.
Green and that she was given the Gus
tody of the little girl.
John Davis, a negro, was found by
jury to be lunatic and was so ad-
judged by the Chancellor who ordered
him sent to the state asylum for safe
keeping and support.
One negro divorce case was heard
and the plea granted.
Chancellor Joe May is kept busy
as are the other members ofe the
Court, and the Court House is a scene
Of much activity. The general public
do not take much interest in the terms
of Chancery Court because Of the
character Of the cases heard, the ma
jority of them concerning only a few
and generally being based on a legal
question not easily understood by lay
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-29
PUBLIC KNOWS ALL.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, March 29-The Amer
ican public, in general way, has as
much information bearing directly up
on the present crisis between the I'm
tied States and Germany, except on
the German plots against American
interests, as the government itself,
it was ascertained definitely today.
Regarding the plots the government
has considerable information which so
far it has not deemed wise to dis
close.
Four additional regiments of Nat
ional Guards are being mobilized today
for Federal service, which brings the
number of Guardsmen ordered out for
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-29

II did raise my boy to be a soldier
if his Country or his Country's God
needs him" wrote mother of three
sons from Idaho, and that is just the
spirit that should be manifested by
every woman in the United States to-
day who has a son of military age.
The woman who penned the above
line is the wife of a Minister and the
daughter of another.
Compare this statement with the
statement Of the mother who says II
Just could not let my boy go to war,
there are too many others who can
CO. 1t does not seem possible that an
American mother could express that
selfish view of the situation but
there are number of them who feel
and talk just that way. There are
some who needs must keep their boys
at, home because they are their sole
dependence for living, such mothers
are excusable and as a usual thing
those mothers are the ones most will
ing to see their sons do their duty.
The youths Of America are not to
be trained, will not be called to the
colors to take part in an aggressive
warfare. If the present situation with
Germany leads to war it will not be
one of aggression but one Of defense
OF the National Honor. Women are
the soul Of honor and as such should
be quicker to resent an insult to them
selves or to their Country than are
the men. Patriotism should boil first
IN the breast Of the mother that it
might instill the same feeling in the
heart Of the son.
The women suffer when war comes.
II anything they suffer more than the
men who 60 to the front but Ameri-
can women have ever suffered in a
Just cause when they bore the bur-
dsns at home while their men met the
enemy on the battlefield in defense
Of their homes and their Country. It
y their part Of the universal suffer-
ering caused by war.
America has never sought war and
never will. This Country will never
engage in war Of aggression but
should never be wanting when insult
= offered. II 10 necessary that this
Vcuutyy psspsre tor : future Of doubt