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Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12
MUCH INTEREST IN
WORK OF THE A. F. +. w.

fn spite OF the storm Friday goodly
number of ladies met as usual for the
A. T. f. W. Relief work at the rooms
~ the Waterville Branch in the Corner
building quite an amount Of work was
accomplished and large box will be
sh pped the FIRST Of next week Miss
Mary Eediugton read To the ladies pres
ont letter received from Lance Cor
puTal r. W Birlcy. British soldier III
the balkans to whom was sent from
this society one Of the Christmas bags.
~ was a very interesting letter, ex-
pressing To- the workers his apprecia-
tion of the articles contained IN the bag,
mentioning especially the puzzle, which
was enjoyed in the trenches, and ex-
pressing the hope that the time and
money expended in hospital and relief
work would h' rewarded in the end by
lnEttng world peace. The Christmas
bags were contributed by thousands of
different people an over the country and
brought much enjoyment and comfort to
the recipients II is hoped that others
viii b, interested ~ the work and for
that purpose Mrs Stobie addressed the
ladies of the baptist Social Union re-
Gently explaining 10 them the nature
uf tho work that IS being done its
share w this struggle Of the Allies for
civilization and world peace. The branch
in MHtrrNillr is steadily growing larger
and surrounding towns have become in
terest"d m the work So that the work
accomplished here has become quite a
factor in the work of the national
branch ne has been shown by letters re-
o"lv"d both from the Boston office and
from the ONCE i'm Paris
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12
BEN TON

Hermon Lovejoy is attending the
Boys Conference at Lewiston.
Mrs L. A. Davis was in Waterville
Thursday, attending the Lecturers
Convention.
Miss Stella Thomas and Mrs Lloyd
Harmon visited at Mrs. w. H. Hosford's $
Friday.
Eugene Davis is on the sick list
Mrs. l.. II. Eldridge was in N'ateryille
Wednesday.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle of the
grange will meet at the grange hall
Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 13.
Mrs. Everson Brown who has been
suffering with tonsilitis is better.
A number from this town attended
the Lecturers conference which was
held in Waterville last week.
Schools were closed Friday in order
that the teachers could attend the
convention held in Waterville.
Miss Ethel Lovejoy. who teaches in
Hinckley, is visiting at her home in
this town.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12
Fairfield |.

Miss Clara Libby of Skowhegan pass
ed the week end with her sister. Mrs
Edward Jewell, lower Main street.
Miss Nesta Call entertained her Sun
day school class at the home of Miss
Mildred Tozier at Fairfield Center Sat
urday evening.
Mrs. Esther Knowell is SERIOUSLY i'll
with pneumonia at her home on Elm
street
Ihe marriage intentions of A,phonso
LaGrange of Waterville to Miss Flora
Belle Reynolds of this town are on file.
Frank E. Hammond, who for 90 wears
mas been prominent grocer on the
main street Of this town, has sold his
business to Charles JakIns and Lester
Brownelle, both of Benton
Mrs. d. B. Donnelly, who has been Sc
riously i'll at her home on upper Maine
street for the past few weeks, is gaining.
Lincoln Memorial day was observed in
the Methodist church.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12
$4,000 FIRE AT
EAST MERCER

East Mercer. Me. Feb. 11.-(SpeciaD
line farm house owned and occupied
by George Williamson at East Mercer
was destroyed by fire Saturday evening
at an estimated loss of $4,000 The barn
on the place was saved. The dwelling.
which was one and one-half story
building. was completely consumed and
hardly any of the furnishings were
saved. The fire started around the
chimney Mr.. Williamson was undecid. T..
ed Sunday whether he would rebuild or
not The loss is partially covered by
insurance.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12
PAPER TRAIN MEETS WITH
SEVERAL MISHAPS SUNDAY

The paper train was over three hours
late in getting to the city Sunday and
as result everyone had to wait until
Sol into the afternoon for their papers
and schedules were all askcw in the rail
road Tn" troubles Of the train began
tt Gardiner when the big passenger en-
gine hauling the train lost "A tire and had
TO be replaced by an engine from a
freight which happened To be near Thc
train lost about an hour and half in
this process and then 1t came along all
light To- Nassalboro. where there was
moro trouble but this was fixed by the
train crew From there il 60, To Winslow
and was Just pulling out Of the Winslow
station when the driving bar broke and
then II was n case Of wait, as the en-
gine was dead. For three-quarters OF
ni hour the train waited there and thsn
q couple of engines were sent down from
Watervillo with repair crews and one
OF the engines was hooked onto the train
and II again started on it's journey. ar
riving finally in Waterville a little over
three hours behind time. The second dis
abied engine was towed into the station
here about two hours later and will be
ovcrhaulcd az the shops. The engine
men on the train were thanking their
lucky stars that the break came just
when II did. for Il the train had been
Eoing fast the chances of their getting
out of u without being seriously hurt
would have been rather small. The local
ncwsdealers after waiting about an hour
az the station here finally found out that
the train was IN the Winslow station
and started over there to get their pa
pers. arriving Just in time TO see the othtr
. engines appear on the scene to take the
train to the watervile station. and 1t
was case Of hurry the team back there
u was about the worst mixup the paper
train has had for long time
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12
Funeral of irwin TowIe

The funeral services of the late Ir-
vim Towle were held from the home on
Hartland avenue Sunday afternoon at
l o'clock. The service was largely at
tended and the members of the Odd
Fellows and Maccabee Lodges of which
the deceased was valued member, at
tended in a body. Rev. A. f. Wright.
pastor of the Universalist church, of
ficiated. Vocal selections were rendered
by r. a. Conant and daughter Mrs.
Vera Brown. There was profusion of
flowers, testifying to regard 'and love
of friends. The bearers were Rae But
Ter and Leslie Pooler from the Odd
Fellows lodge and John Lindsey and
A. S. Dobson from the Macacbees. The
remains were placed in the village re-
ceiving tomb.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

Stevenson that when a young man he
was out in q canoe which struck
snag and was turned over. When
they rescued him he said I clung to
my paddle, didn't I?' He still held to
that which would push him forward.
The teacher is paddle Ginger in that
she holds to those things which al
ways move forward. The school-ma' am
is a spirit remover and disperson&tor.
She removes the personality and
breaks down the spirit.
The teacher considers each child not
as a thing but as a personality and the
longer 1 live and the more 1 see of the
world / feel that there is very little
difference between the lowest and the
highest. This was vividly brought to
my mind as after hearing some of the
beautiful compositions of Chopin /
read poem written by a Negro eleva
tor boy in my home city which carried
the same vein of sadness and closed
with the same burst of song" Mr..
Thompson then explained that a calal-
izer is that which makes things COM
hine. The teacher brings out the best
that there is in the pupil. the school
ma'am paralizes it. He then closed by
saying that the teacher was a lantern
seer, paddle Ginger calalizer and trail
blazer and the schoolma'am was dis
personator, spirit remover paralizer
and rut rider
A selection by the South Grammar
school Glee Club followed.
The next speaker was Prof. Wilmot
b. Mitchell of Bowdoin College, who
spoke on the subject Johnnie Jones'
an Appreciation" DIR. Mitchell told of
his 25 years OF work as a professor in
Bowdoin College, and said that among
the work required of the Freshmen
students was an autobiography and
that he found those among the most
interesting literature which he had
the aims and aspirations of the young
men. He told the story of the life of
Longfellow, the story of Lincoln, and
of Mcmillan. He spoke of the making
the boy think for himself and said that
he read many years ago a statement
"be careful what you wish for in this
world. for if you only wish hard
enough, you are sure to get it." Van
Dyke says that "the strength of life
depends on how well you wish" DR..
Mitchell told the story of a number of
famous men bearing out the statement
that if you wish for anything hard
enough you can get it. He said it was
! the duty of the teacher to so supervise
the work that the boys will fall in love
with 1t. said that YOU never knew
what the boy was thinking of as he
was always doing surprising things.
He closed by stating: I'VE are deal
ing with a very delicate kind of ma
terial and great trust has been COM
mitted to our care. Two years ago
addressed the kennebec County
Teachers Association. On that day
the great liner Lusitania was ruthlessly
and wantonly sunk, carrying down
with her hundreds of American lives
Who knows but today, as | stand here
speaking that at this very time some
other ruthless and wanton act of de-
! 'struction is going forward which will
carry this country into war. If this be
so, let us stand by our government as
never before"
The following officers were then
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Charles H. Abbott of Gardiner:
vice president, Byron S. Ladd of Wat
erVllie; ecretary-treas Miss
James Sturtevant of Fairfield.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12
American Survivor Of the
Manitoba Tells Of Attack

and the wireless man got the wireless
working and began sending out SOS
calls giving details of the position.
"The reply came almost instantly.
but from an unexpected quarter. The
submarine, which evidently was lying
off in the haze two miles or so away,
picked up the wireless and began she'll
ing the Manitoba from 1000 yards dis
tance, meanwhile approaching at full
speed so that the range rapidly de-
creased. Some of the shells were load
ed with shrapnel which burst about
the Manitoba and around the lifeboats.
The latter had returned close to the
Manitoba, but the sailors now put all
their muscle into the oars to increase
their distance from the submarines
target. Fortunately nobody was hurt
by the shells, although everybody was
badly frightened.
Fired AZ Shells
"By this time the submarine was
plainly visible to everybody. her guns
emitting angry little flashes as they
sent their missiles toward the Man
tola. A cool-headed passenger in my
boat took out a pencil and carefully
marked cross every time the sub
marine fired. His record shows that AZ
shells were fired. The submarine was
within 200 or 800 yards of the Man
tola when an unidentified vessel began
to loom up on the hazy horizon. The
submarines commander closed his
matches quickly. submerged and dis
appeared, to our unspeakable relief.
The new arrival proved to be a British
sloop. which gradually picked up the
survivors.
1--WE were in our boat about six
hours The Manitoba sank in the eve
ming"
The survivors who reached London
today showed plainly the effects of
their experience in their pale, nervous
worn appearance. Most of them were
unwilling to talk.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12
HAS LITTLE HOPE
Continued from Page one)

ment of the possible turn in events even
while the echoes OF his banquet speech
were still resoundng. hut he was given
no intimation from official sources, For
eign officials avoided the subject n con.
versations with him and even al his In.
terview with Foreign Minister thinner.
mann the day before the chaucellor's
official announcement I'm the Relchstag
of n ruthless submarine campaign Herr
Zimmerman gave him no definite state
ment on the morrow's proceedings, al
though the decisions had been finally
reached and the text Of the note and the
memorandum were ready and even maps
Of the prohibited zone had been prepared
for the use Of the German newspaper.
The ambassador and the American gov
ernment therefore faced with the an'
nouncement Of a fact accomplished when
on the afternoon OF Jan. 81 Dr Won
Bethmann-Hollweg. the imperial chanoel'
lor. promulgated in the Reichstag tho
news that a relentless submarine cIm-
paign would begin Immediately and read
the note to the United States documents
which reached the American embassy
only several hours later.
There was. therefore. no opportunity
or an occasion, as In the days ~ ih"
Sussex trouble. for any negotiations 90
prevent the crisis or an attempt 20 staNe
off the coming break between the Two
countries. There was no chance ~"
time for discussion with the chancellor
or an interview with the Emperor Hu'N
as saved the day at the time 90 the SuN-
sex note.
Nothing could lie done except e. re-
port to Washington the development
which appeared IN the press ~ the
world before the embassy dispatches
had started fIom Berlin and awaH
the anticipated explanation.
This came in the shape of a rupture
Of relations earlier than even Amer
leans had expected and certainly WIN
a promptness which astonished ana
perhaps even dismayed the German OF
fetal world. prepared though II was
Cor energetic American action by rea-
son Of the definite warnings IN the
Sussex correspondence
The announcement OF the plan ~
summarizing was preceded by
deliberations as 10 the name
which should be given Il. the question
OF it's relative efficiency and the thor
oughness OF the measures against Tea-
borne trade To Entente countries enter.
ing Importantly into the country
Apparently the decision was against
the use OF tho word blockade though
the German term see sperre' literal
ly sea closure" is susceptible ~
as "hlochade' and The As
sociated Press correspondent afier
with German Language
experts used this translation In his first
dispatches after the announcement of
the submarine campaign was made.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

IN important meeting Of the commit
10. or the revision OF the state course
Of stt,dv was held at the Elmwood Ho-
tel Friday evening at the close of the
Kenbebec County Teachers conVen-
ton The committee is one appointed
Nv the State educational department.
20 revise and bring up 10 GATE tfle
state course of study and II has now
about completed it, work. Another
meeting Hill bc held on Thursday, FEB.
22 and ri that time II is fully expect
"a trat the work will be made ready
for the printer. The members OF the
committee are superintendent ana
teachers who have 2 wide experience.
onct man having one or two to work
witt him and considering only one
autfsCf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

WASHINGTON. Feb. n.-One Ameri-
can. Earl Rice, ships surgeon, of
Portland, Ore, was on board the Brit
ish India liner Manitoba, torpedoed off
the Irish coast Feb. 8. Consul Frost
at Queenstown cabled the state de-
partment today that the steamer was
torpedoed without warning but that
everybody escaped except seven Las
cars.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

sunday morning was the, coolest of the
winter in Waterville, the thermometers
reported being all the way from two to
four degrees colder than any day so far.
During the day, however it warmed up
rapidly and in the direct rays of the
sun the snow and ice melted some dur
ing the middle of the day. Saturday,
While not so cold was more disagreeable
on account Of the high wind The two
days will go down as two very uncom-
Portable ones for those who are forced
to be on the streets.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

been greatly reduced because of the war.
There are now in London five hospitals
that are otficered by women. One mill
tary hospital for wounded soldiers in En-
dell ST. is run by women.
While most of the medical schools at
tached to the London hospitals exclude
women, they are provided for at the
London School of Medicine for Women
Several universities in the smaller cities
provide medical courses for women.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

nerslble come to the surface, approach
the freighter, then sink her bv three
shots from deck gun. The Dutch ship
went down in about five minutes.
Capt. Barman of the kroonland said
ne was getting ready to go to the rescue
of the crew when he saw that the T.
BOAT mad In tow the one lifeboat into
which the crew had taken refuge. The
submarine according to Capt. Barman.
left the scene at high speed-"so fast =
he said, that the trailing boat was AL
most lifted out of the water and the moor
wretches were undoubtedly being thor
oughly drenched"
While the Dutch ship, was beirg do
stroyed nine other ships could he seer
closer in shore, but no war vessel was
in sight
Another Submarine
1t was on Feb. I that the officers on
the kroonland sighted several miles off
the kroonland's port bow what thcv de-
clared was a submarine. All they could
see was the coming tower-looking like
the funnel of steamship, partly sub
merged. The craft approached within a
couple of miles, remained in sight for
about 10 minutes and then disappeared.
Two hours after, the officers added
one-funnel ship painted black, or some
dark color, appeared. 1t had two Iookou.
stations on the foremast and derrick
rigged forward Of the funnel with the
boom swung out at an angle of about .5
degrees. No signals were given ara
those set by the Kroonland were uran-
swered For some time the rnystar,o,,,
stranger kept course parallel n ,hn
Kroonland, then veered sharn,v s,,,,,e,
In circle away from the American liner
and disappeared.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
SUPPORT PRES. WILSON

Department Commander. William T.
Sterling of the Department Of Maine,
united Spanish War Veterans, has sent
the following telegram to President
Wilson:
The Department of Maine, United
spanish War Veterans, heartily en-
dorses the position you have taken in
the present crisis. We are behind Won
whatever the outcome may be. here
with place myself and command at
your disposal"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

Rev Robert NJ. Kellerman of the Uni
versalist church spoke Sunday morning
on the Life of Lincoln. The members
of the Grand Army and allied bodies
attended in body and seats were re-
served for them. There was a large
and the address was an eX-
ceptionally fine one.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

A Parent-Teacher Association meeting
will be held Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 13,
at O'Clock at the Lawrence High
school.
Mrs Chester Brown, who has been i'll
for the past several weeks, is much i'm
proved in health.
Miss Elsie Perry will entertain the
members of the Epworth League of
the Methodist church at a Valentine
party and social at her home OH
Western avenue this evening
The Dial club will be entertained
this afternon at the Connor home on
Summit street.
Mrs. William Higgins. who underwent
an operation at the Sisters hospital at
aterville Friday, is reported improv-
ing.
Mrs. Horace Blallnoy is i'll at her
home on Maple street.
Miss Katherine Hatch, will entertain
the Baptist Christian Endeavorers at
her home on Newhall street this eve
ming.
The w. c. T. L. will meet with Mrs.
f. l.. Smith at her home on Newhall
street Thursday
The following are advertised at the
Fairfield postoffice: Mrs Frank Carl
ton, Mrs. A. A. Rowe, Orrin Wiess.
Thomas Hearn, Edward Hayes, A. F.
Brown.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12
GERARD LEAVES GERMANY
Continued from Page One)

The disposition of the ambassadorial
'faln after its arrival in Zurich rests
with the Swiss government which is
awaiting instructions from France II
is considered likely, however, that the
American party will stay in Berne for
few days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

There was a good attendance AT the
Railroad Y. NJ c. A. Sunday afternoon
to hear the address on Lincoln which
was given there by Rev. Frank L. Phalen
of the First Unitarian church. Mr.. Pha-
len delivered an intensely interesting
and very instructive address and was
closely followed by every person in at
tendance.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

The regular rehearsal of the Cecilia
Club will be held Monday evening and
the entertainment and social to have
been given last Monday night. postponed
on account of the storm, will be given.
and large attendance of members is
looked forward to-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

The quarterly meeting OF the Doa,u -,
OF the United Baptists oil Maine WIZ
be held at the Free Baptist chufcn a.
AGO Monday afternoon. supper VIII o1
served the board by the ladies' OF the
church and the meeting VIII cor]ihuo
into the evening
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

The first of a series of lectures to be
given by Miss Adele Gilpatrick, on the
countries at war, will be Monday eve
ming at the Coburn Classical Institute
building and it will be on the subject,
England our Mother Country" The
lecture will be illustrated and is sure
to prove very interesting.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12
The first in the series of revival SER

vices at the Free Baptist church was
held Sunday evening and was well at
tended. The speaker is Rev. Benjamin
Beatty of Bangor and he is assisted by
his daughter, who is a talented singer
and song leader The meeting will be
continued every evening for two weeks,
beginning at 7.S0.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

Deputy sheriff Dignam gatherea- II,
two gallons of whiskey at the once Oh
the American Express co. at the sta-
tion. Saturday morning and Deputy
sheriff Hubbard got eight quarts OIL
liauors on its way to Belfast anc
box containing two quarts OF orahdy,
ave quarts Of gin and one gallon OF
wine on its way TO Skowhegan All
ver. ubelled In the afternoon
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

Major E. A. Shefiworth. who on
Friday night inspected Co. II, left Sat
urday morning for Pennington, where
he was to INSPECT the company in the
evening. He reported himself as well
pleased with the local company and
found it in good condition and with
the equipment and supplies such as are
on hand we'll cared for
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

The dance which was to have been
given last Monday evening at Assem-
bly, hall by the Uniform Rank, Knights
of Pythias. will be held Monday eve
ming. Fine music has been secured and
splendid time is looked forward to.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12
WOMEN DOCTORS ARE
MOST ACCEPTABLE

Aithough obstacles are still put in tha
way Of women who desire to aua,f,. sa-
the medical profession in 1ondon ~,
uoh i'ospi'al has just admitted thre.
"en doctors to its STAFF, which had
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

Mrs. Ann Pulsifer entertained the
members of the Unitarian Sunday
school at her home on College avenue
Sunday afternoon from to with a
sacred concert on the Victrola.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

The assembly at Benton Grange hall
which was postponed will be held Mon
day evening and Invitations which We're
good for the event at that time will
be honored Monday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

The Arts and Crafts Department OF
the Waterville Woman's Club will meet
at ESQ Monday afternoon at the nome
of Mrs c. H. Goodhue, on Winter street
All members are asked to be present
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

There will he stated meeting of
Waterville Lodge. No. 33, F. and A. NJ,
Monday evening at 7.30 for work in the
Fellow Craft degree.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

Rev. Arthur S. Phelps. pastor of the
First Baptist church, will speak Mon
day evening on the life Of Abraham Lin
coin before the Sons of Veterans at their
hail on Common street.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

A meeting of those interested in Wo-
mans Suffrage will be held at the home
Of Mrs. r. j. Ashcraft, the president of
the local organization, Monday evening
at 100
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

The marriage intentions of Joseph A.
Lagrange Of this city and Miss Flora
b. Runnells Of Fairfield were placed
on file at the city clerks office Sat
urdaY afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

C. A. LaCroix, who has been in the
city on business, returned home Satur-
day
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

The first regular meeting of the Holy
Name Society was held Sunday evening
at the Sacred Heart church and was
largely attended. There was a fine SER
mon by Rev. Father Cree on The Dig
nifty and Responsibility of Christian
Manhood"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-12

JanitOr Lowe of the City hall was off
duty during the day and Patrolman Cum
bingham during the night, and their place
was taken by Special officer Frank Les
SOr