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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-05-03
SAILOR FISHERMEN FOR THE NAVY.

Has stock been taken of the resources
in men for our navy among our deep sea
fishermen? In view of what the North
Sea fishermen have done for Great Brit
ain this is a source of great possibilities.
At the outbreak of the European war
there were available no less than 3, 900
frst-class steam fishing vessels, and
125, 900 men were engaged in the fishing
industry on all types of ships. At the
present time, with large additions from
the building yards, the craft employed
by the British Government run into the
thousands, and all the fishermen, except
those reserved for seining, are in the
war service in one capacity or another.
In fact, these hardy toiers of the sea,
it is well known, have been able to do
more for their Government by the use of
the Otter gear to clear the North Sea of
enemy mines than the British Navy.
The Indispensable and intelligent duty
of these fishermen was appropriately
eulogized in the British House of Com
mons more than year ago, when MIR.
Balfour said: "Smal crews in stormy
seas suddenly face to face with unex-
pected peril, they never seem to me to
fail. No danger, 10 difficulty, is too
great for them. The debt of gratitude
of this country to them is incalculable. ,"
According to the latest statistics avail
able our deep sea fishermen on this coast
number over 5000 vessels and SIS, 900
men. Gloucester, Mass, alone, famous
privateer base in the wars of the Revo-
luton and 1872, has upward of 5000 men
in the cod and mackerel fisheries. Maine
sends out 600 vessels, manned by more
than 5000 men. Massachusetts can
boast of more than IL, 900 seasoned fish
ermen. Boston is the second fish mar
ket in the world, ranking next to Lon
don. Here is a source of strength for
our auxiliary navy, whose value we can
scarcely overestimate. Marine Journal.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-05-03
STATE OF MAINE,
Public Utilities Commi8Sl0l
Re-Telephone Service in Wl,de e'uD
Investigation by the Comn'5No0 on ~
own Motion
e 0)I

ORDERED: That public bs4 4,
the Town Hall, in Thorndike, 70 ''-
of May, 1917, at half past BiHe c.i' a,,r
forenoon, at which time and - 'z
Utilities Commission will hea- ,ol
terested IN The telephone Sc .'" srs
rendered by the Knox and Moo. ,j
Co., the Liberty and Belfast -.''' M
Telegraph Co, the Half Moon 'a,
Unity Telephone Co.. the fsi.rt so..
Co., the China Telephone Co. and lh. Ne M
land Telephone and Telegrap N. 10
c unity of Waldo. with espe IA Hi.
the telephone service within tta ..4 r.ss
relations and interchange of -sf'N .,rte
the companies; the facilities t-r long -tn.
service; the rates charged by he s.'5' ,.,.,.
panies for service to their resuae.''5 -,5fl
ers and for conversations oV r 'N. ,6r!
lines; informal allegations oil o"i' e,jng
in charges between the eomFF '.7 p,ss.
conversations originating on one mug .1a
ing over one or more lines OF 'ha '"l srs.s
panies and the adequacy and rs"7' IA u3
of the telephone service IN g''s''
county. .rss be
That each of said telephone con ~. llal
represented at said hearing by peis'u be
fed to give information for II ialS.
subject matter of said investlg atl'.- ,,r vt
That the Clerk of this Comm 'sn ,ts,s
notice of said hearing by mailing o sjD'
ed copy of this order to each yl .s5fnb
panies and by causing like copy ''g5,ngo.cia
publish d in one issue each of Inc NY VIZ pai
Journal, the Waldo County Herald, 9 ~, Nssi
Kennebec Journal and the Bangor 'D'ts assr
all not less than seven days before
ing. ,,,,l4 PdE
Given under the hand and ses Oh 9jI f
Utilities Commission. at August "''
of April, A. d. 1917. ,.,,,, llIlgi
BENZ. F. CLEAVES, Po,m,
Isl WIN. b. SKELETON, Uoms
ChAS, W. MULLEN, M'H'
A true copy. Attest: LEACH,
[L.sl koi Asst c'''
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-05-03
Letter From Southern
California.

To THE EDITOR OF The JOURNAL:
This will be my last letter from South
ern California for some time, as we go
to Portland, Oregon, to spend the sum-
mer. When we get settled hope to
write you something interesting from
Portland. My first visit to Portland
was just after the Northern Pacific R..
R. had reached that city. Its popula-
ton was about 80, 900 and business chief
ly numbering. 1t is now a very fine city
and j.. has buildings equal to any of the
coast cities. 1t is war, grim war with
US. This mornings paper says that Villa,
the Mexican bandit, is at Jaurez with
10, 900 Mexican soldiers and is expected
to cross the line and do damage on the
border. Another rumor is that Car
rama is hobnobbing with the Germans,
and will make trouble for US. There is
so much sensational news it is hard to
tell what is real facts. l believe the
only thing for US to do with the Mexi-
cans is to send an army to Mexico and
lick them SO they will stay licked. re-
alize that is easier to talk about than to
accomplish anything in Mexico. For
2OO'years the Mexicans have been at
war among themselves. Give a Mexi-
can strip of bacon and some corn meal
and he will never do a stroke of work.
This generation were born fighters.
They are uneducated and lazy.
We have authentic information that
the Germans have established base on
the Mexican coast, just south of Tampi-
co and have at least 20 submarines there
and we fear that they may at any time
make raid on the Southern California
cities We are getting prepared possi-
bly, as we'll and fast as any part of the
country. This morning heavy guards
were stationed around all the banks and
public buildings in Los Angeles. Camps
of mobilization are filling up. The en-
listments had been slow, but now that
war stares US in the face the boys ane
coming to the colors. You may rest as
sured Los Angeles will not be in the
rear, but in the front for duty. The
census shows that Los Angeles city has
So, 600 men between 10 and Is years old,
and probably $4,000 will pass examina-
tion. In one of my letters l told you of
the Lucky Baldwin Ranch, about IL miles
east of Los Angeles. Baldwin at one
time had 60, 900 acres of land. There is
now about 81, 600 acres left, owned by
his two daughters, who live on the
ranch. Miss Anita Baldwin has just
turned over to the Government $500
acres for training camp. Baldwin had
mile race track close to Arcadia and
the soldiers, about 1000, are now camp
ed inside of this track. Miss Baldwin
also turned over her 81, 900, 600 mansion
and grounds for hospital and all her
horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and dogs are
now in the possession of the Govern.
ment. There are hundreds of acres of
alfalfa, barley, oats and other farm
crops, farm machinery, etc., and all she
requires is that the farm shall produce
all it possibly can to feed the army.
Just think, the boys getting milk, eggs
and chickens. This is patriotism for you.
There are thousands Of acres of oranges,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-05-03
The State Paper.

In connection with the news item rela-
tive to the circulation of petition for a
referendum on the act making the Kenne-
bee Journal the State paper, it may be
of interest to our readers to know that
by the Legislative Resolves of 1857 the
Kennebec Journal was created the State
Paper, and continued without Interrupt
ton as such until 1911. In that year the
New Age, a Democratic weekly, was
made the State Paper, and will continue
as such until the new act takes effect.
The act of 1917 above referred to re-
stores the Kennebec Journal to its form
er position az State Paper.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-05-03
NIGHTS OF UNREST
No Sleep, 10 Rest, No Peace NitN aR
or Aching Back

Weary the lot of many a kidney slisfs.
Pain and distress from morn night
Get up with a lame hack,
Twinges of backache bottle r- 8
Dull aching breaks your rest rl-'-
Urinary disorders add to your use'g
If you have kidney trouble,
Reach the cause.-the kidnez
Doan's Kidney Pills ar @- s si''H
only
Have made an enviable rerl"t-.a q n''
fast.
Mrs. o. H. Stiles, Z Union ST. H-.-3sl sE
Last spring ] was down 10 bel W.. niis.
trouble. My feet and limbs sH, -'.ai 4aaH
so couldn't sleep. My back me- ''l
day and night and l was -ILa e as'
couldn't do much about the Id hoo
let most OF my WORK go uu... az I''
ing so miserable. / doctored .ul only '-
temporary relief. Dosu's ba=5 s'S 90.
been used in my family with 2 ..f.u A'
tried them. l got this med~ I'D @
Howes & Co.'S Drug Store, ana t..7' ''l'"
got better. have felt free fr.9 my Vi S'
former troubles since"
Price SOC at all dealers. li1, -uP! -
for kidney rem edy-get iluar s'l's! l'-
the same that Mrs. Stiles had ''s'p''A-
burn Co., Proprietors. Bufai-. n
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-05-03
Maine Royal Arcanum.

The grand council of the Royal Arcanum
of Maine held its annual meeting at Port
land lpril oath. Officers chosen were:
Regent, H. C. Wilson, Portland; vice
regent, W. P. Stone, Portland; orator.
George B. Goodale, Bangor; past regent,
A. A. Blair, Belfast; secretary, c. G..
Ramsey, Portland; treasurer, H. G.
Penley, Lewiston; chaplain, Ray c.
Thompson, Pressure Isle; trustee, A. H.
Brown, Old Town.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-05-03
Roosevelt GleefuI.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, April 25. Col.
Theodore Roosevelt was gleeful tonight
when told that gun on the Mongolia,
named after him, had sunk a German
submarine.
IL am greatly rejoiced," he said, land
l congratulate the captain, the gunners
and all the crew of the Mongolia. Thank
Heaven, some Americans have at last
begun to hit. We have been altogether
too long purely at the receiving end of
this war Germany has waged Oh u.s."
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-05-03
Worms Make Children Fretful.

Children suffering from worms are dull and
irritable. puny and weak, often grind their
teeth and cry out in sic p. being constant
source of worry to their parents. Kickapoo
Worm Killer is a mild laxative remedy in candy
tablet form that children like to take. Prompt
ly effective, it kills and removes the worm from
the system. Irregular appetite and bowel
movement, lack of interest in play are sure
signs of worms. Relieve your child of this
burden. AT all druggists, Csc.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-05-03
A REAL BABY WEEK.

To THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL. AS
next week is "Baby Week" the Public
Health Committee of the Federation of
Womep's clubs are ask ing you to insert
the enclosed clipping in your issue next
week. Sincerely
CARRIE BREWSTER.
Dexter, April Is, 1917.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-05-03
A Real Baby week.

This is baby week. The Children's
Bureau of the Department of Labor
designates the current week by this title,
with the purpose of stimulating nation
wide interest in the conservation of hui
man life.
Locally. if baby week is to be any,
thing more than mere perfunctory
observance" certain definite results
should be achieved.
The playground movement should get
a substantial start, so that the young.
sters may be relieved of the dirt and
danger Of the public streets and given
recreation which will build up instead of
tearing down.
The sanitation question should be
brought home to every section of the
city, and dirty alleys. streets, ackyards,
and barn lots should be outlawed. The
provision dealer and the butcher should
be made to understand the menace of
the fly. And ample provision should be
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-21
BOMBS DROPPED ON LONDON
consested Area Hit Hardest BY Raid.
ers-Lives Of School Children
Taken When Building Is Hit.


London Ninety-seven persons were
killed and 439 were wounded when Is
German airplaEes bombarded London
and nearby towns. The killed com.
prise 55 men, 16 women, and 26 chill.
dren, and of the injured 223 are men,
122 women and 81 children. Anti-air.
craft guns we're brought into action
and British airmen were sent I'D to
fight the Germans. Many battles took
place, but an official statement, issued
late this afternoon, said the results of
these engagements "at present are un-
certain" One unofficial report said a
German machine had been destroyed.
One bomb struck a Schoolhouse,
killing 10 children and injuring $50.
The Earl Of Derby announced in Par
lament that as far as he knew no
damage of military importance had
been caused by the raiders, and he
added he believed the British airmen
had been successful in dealing with
the enemy"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-21
GOVERNMENT TAKES
OVER STEEL SHIPPING
NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTIONS
POWER TO COMMANDER
CONTRACTS GRANTED.
Corporation Will Start Building Bio
Fleet When Yards Are Cleared
Of Present Operations.

Washington.-The vast amount OF
steel merchant shipping under con
struction in American yards-proba.
bly, 100000 tons-will be taken over
by the government under power
granted in a provision. of the war bud
get bill signed by President Wilson
The announcement was made at a con,
ference of the country's steel ship.
builders with the shipping board and
its emergency fleet corporation. Ship.
ping now in the yards will be hurried
to completion by the institution of a
system of double and triple working
shifts, and when the ways are cleared
Of present contracts the fleet corpora
tion Will begin construction of it's
great fleet of standardized steel YES
sells.
Only by taking over contracts for it.
self can the government speed build
ing, since congress failed to give it
power to rush building for private own
ers. Contracts calling for future con.
struction, and on which actual work
has not been started probably will be
abrogated unless the fleet corporation
decides the ships are specially fitted
for the governments needs. Major
General Goethals, general manager of
the fleet corporation, told the ship
builders he expected to turn out with
in the next IS months fully 100000
tons of steel shipping, and perhaps
more.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-21
PRESIDENT DEMANDS ACTION
lmmedlateIy-Notice Served on Con-
eress to Give Him Power to
Regulate Food Prices.

WanhingtOn.-President Wilson serv
ed notice on the Congress that action
must be taken Immediately on the LIE.
yer food bills which will give him pow.
er to regulate food prices. The Presi.
dent regards the food bills as the most
important legislation pending and has
decided that, if necessary, he will go
before the Congress and demand the
passage of the bills He regards 1t as
of prime importance that they make
the law effective before July /, az the
harvesting season is beginning and
with two weeks more leeway the spec.
ulator will have time to buy up food
stuffs and place prices at exorbitant
figures. The Presidents determination
to push the food bills through became
known after a conference with Sena-
tor Martin, majority leader. The Pres
ident has talked with both Republican
and Democratic leaders within the last
few days, but has not obtained the re-
suits he had hoped for.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-21
SPAIN IN CRITICAL SITUATION
independence "At Any Price" Demand
ed BY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Labor
Troubles Imminent.

Paris.-Light is thrown on the prvs-
ent situation in Spain, which has been
the cause of misgivings recently, by a
special correspondent of the Petit
Parisien who has been making an in
Vestigation there. He wires the fol-
lowing summary of the situation Vhfah
made the position of the late Cabinet
untenable and presents an acute prob.
lem for the new Ministry: First of all,
the situation in Catalonia "a district of
about 12,400 square miles In the north
east of Spain. with a population OF
nearly 100000, whose capital is Bar
celona) is critical. The inhabitants
are aroused against the Spanish Gov.
ernment and are agitating insistently
for complete independence. One fac
ton openly declares in a Barcelona
newspaper that it will obey no law not
passed by Cata}onians for Catalonians,
and demands independence at any
price"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-21
EARTHQUAKE is STILL FELT
Earth Tremors Continue in City Of
San SaIVador-Red Cross Caring
For Wounded.

San Salvador, Republic of Salvador.
Several earthquake shocks Of vary
ing intensity were felt here, but no
damage has been reported. The vari.
GUS relief committees are distributing
provisions TO the destitute and shell
GERS are being built to house the thou.
sands of homeless who at present are
encamped in the streets. The wound
ed are being attended by the Red
Cross. Several bodies have been re-
covered at Armenia and Quezaltenec.
The tracks of the Occidental railroad
are covered with streams Of lava.
Several orators of the volcano have
formed into one.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-21
EXPORT CONTROL PROVIDED
Under Bill Passed BY Senate With Its
Embargo Cause.-The President
Given Wide Power.

Northumberland of exports was
given the government when the senate
finally approved the administration es.
pionage bill with its embargo clause.
The measure, sent to the President for
his signature, puts into the hands of
the executive a weapon by which 1t is
intended to stop supplies entering Ger.
many through neutral countries. Pass.
age of the bill removes to a great ex-
tent. the necessity of the British block
ade, since the United States, originator
of most of the exports that reach the
neutrals, will be in position, with the
aid of British machinery established
during the three years of the war, to
see that the countries are, supplied
with just enough food and materials
for their own needs.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-21
Abode of the Mastodon.

Cyril Wood, one of the best-known
mining men Of the TolstOi district, has
Just shipped to San Francisco friend
mastodOn tusk which he found on his
Boob Creek claims. The tusk Is Just
short Of nine feet long and is in prac-
tically perfect state of preservation.
Wood says that mastOdOn tuSkS and
teeth are so common as not to attract
particular attention throughout the
Boob Creek region, many being much
larger than the one he is shipping out,
but none he has seen so we'll preserved.
Scores Of tusks, teeth and bones Of
these prehistoric animals have been
found in the Riley & Mounier work
ings on Boob Creek. and in their drifts
there is pungent odor which is at
tributed by the miners to the age-oId
remains of the mammOths, found there
While not offensive, like the odor of re-
Gently decayed animals, the smell is
strong enough, according to Wood, to
be readily dlstinguishable at consider
able distances.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-21
SIXTEEN DRAFT ARMY
CAMPS ARE SELECTED
ALL sETl-LIsT is COMPLETED
cHILLIcoTHE, O., AND LOUIS
WILLIE, KY, AS SITES.
Start Made on Enormous Construction
Task-Guard cantonments Also
Are Being Located.

Washington.-Four sites for war
army divisional cantonmenta have just
been approved, completing the list of
16 points at which military towns are
to be built by September /, when the
first draft troops will be called to the
colors. At each cantonment full di-
vision will be given it's preliminary
training before being sent to Europe
for final instructions behind the fight
ing lines. They will be located as fol
lows:
Aver, Mass; Yappank, Long Island,
N, Y; Wrightstown, N. j.; Annapolis
Junction, Md; Petersburg. Va; At
lanta, Ca; Columbia, S. c.; Chillicothe,
o.; Louisville, KY; Battle Creek,
Mich; Little Rock, Ark; Rockford,
ILL.,; Des Moines, Iowa; FIT. Riley, Kan;
Ft. Sam Hounton, Texas; American
Lake, Wash.
In addition to these the following six
of sixteen camp sites for division of
the national guard have been formally
announced:
Ft Worth, Texas; Waco, Texas;
Houston, Texas; FIT. Sill, Okla; Dem
ing, N. M; Linda Vista, Cal. 1t is
probable seventh national guard
camp will be established in conjunc-
tion with the national army canton
meRt at American Lake, Wash, but
the War Department has not given the
final word on this point as yet.
A start already has been made on
the enormous construction task ahead
Of the War Department and the Coun-
Gil Of National Defense. Contracts for
the American Lake Cantonment, the
fifth to be awarded, were just let to a
Tacoma firm, and all others will be
awarded in few days. Contracts pre-
viously announced were for Aver, At
lanta, Columbus and Wrightstown.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-21
Battle Fought In MId-AIr.

London.-Two civilians were killed
and 16 injured in air raid, during which
Zeppelin was brought down. The
following official report of the raid was
given out here: "The air raid was car
ried out by two enemy airships. One
airship crossed the Kentish coast and
dropped six bombs on a coast town.
According to the latest police reports
two persons were killed, 16 were in.
5ured and large number of houses
were damaged The second raider at.
tackled the east coast town of West
Anglia. She was heavily shelled by
guns of the anti-aircraft defense and
driven off"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-21
BUILDERS RUSHING WORK
Are Far Ahead of Schedule in Con-
struction Of Submarine Chasers =
for Uncle Sam.

Washington.-The submarine chaser
building program is more than a
month ahead of schedule. The Navy
Department announced that nearly
three times the expected number of
11O-foot chasers will be delivered Au.
gust l, according to present indica.
tions, and that all of the large mum.
ber of boats ordered are actually un.
der construction. The department has
not announced the number of boats
ordered. 1t is known, however, that
several hundred of these swift armed
craft will be in service by January
of next year. The first vessel of the
type was completed at the New York
Navy Yard some weeks ago and is
now under test.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-21
WHISKEY BUSINESS DOOMED
DistIIers Say They Will Be Forced Out
BY Prohibitory Tax Carried
in War Bill.

Washington.-A prohibitory tax on
foodstuffs used in making beverages,
agreed to tentatively by the Senate
Finance Committee, was increased
still further, and then formally was
written into the war tax bill. The
new rate is $50 hundred pounds, in.
stead Of $40 bushel, and representa-.
tives of the distillers unquestionably
declare it would be effective in fore.
ing suspension of the distilling indus
try. The section, as approved, also
prohibits importation of distilled bev.
erages.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-21
CIVIL WAR MAY BE RESULT
Of President of China's Tactics--ls
Condemned For Dismissne Par
lament Members.

Peking.-President Ii Yuan Hung's
unconditional method of dismissing
Parliament is strongly condemned in
the southern province, where attempts
are being made to amalgamate for the
purpose of offering military resistance.
1t is believed here that the Presidents
action will precipitate civil war The
Peking Gazette, which heretofore has
been the strongest supporter of the
President, now strongly denounce
him, claiming that he is using the
country for his own selfish ends.