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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-28
jolly Aee- gr. Party

Aocc, - young people c: the Penney
Me-ao-.sl c1-rch toes me - car Thurs
DAY evening :ar the residence q Gran
Vile small On ,Ae Cony road = ATTEND
,he -.rocal.sr- marty gwen under me
zvx7.ces az rh4 Cnr.s-aa Eadegvo- Socte-
n. A-oeas IL con1-e games we're e.
5cyed ard novel refreshments were par-
taken q. Rev sn5 Mrs- wt.Isna WOOD
were j. charge y -H4 ln!9u= AFFAIR
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-28
HUGE Phosphate Reserves.

Idaho. Utah, Wyoming. and Mon
tana possess vast deposits of high
grade phosphate rock. Although the
phosphate areas are by no means
completely surveyed, the amount 81
phosphate IN the known deposits. as
estimated by the United States
Geological Survey. Department of the
Interior. is nearly 1--WE and one-half
billion tons.
An idea o. the inmensity of this
tonnage may he obtained by com
rarin- II with last years prcductiep
in tbs United States of l,9saeo0 tons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-28
AUGUSTA LOCALS
GIVE FAREWELL SUPPER
FOR MISS PERkITSkY

The clerks y he subscription depart
r2ea- q the Gzrns-t Publishing &C. gave
: farewell supper Thursday evening AZ
Ho:el North il hcncr e Miss la Psrkit-
SKY. vic Is soor "a axe Ut her residence
Z Boston Miss Ps-Aitsky waS presented
: 2-s,. -cu--zE1s crooch- The fescIvl-
Les we're brought 4 : elise ~ith 'heS-
Ire gz-ty ., ne Co.7n.aL
Miss Pe-sl;sky i exceedingly popular
Witt her fellow employees whe mach r.
zret her departure
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-28
ATHLETE SAYS AMBI
LANCE TRAINING is
REAL LABOR

Philadelphia Perna.-Wayne Vet
,ereiin. former Yale athlete. cluhman
and insurance broker who lives at 4ele
Sr-uce street has sent 10 his friends
in this city Ms first letter since he
suddenly dropped out az sight after
announcing mat he was headed for
service in France.
Netterlejn Is now driving UP behind
the lighting lines in the American Red
Cross service and hopes after gaining
a little experience. 70 be transferred
70 he new American flying service
and enter the career Of an aviator.
The first letter which the Young
Philadelphia has written. contains
considerable interesting information
as 10 the presence Of American troops
ard sailors in France and. especially.
the great respect they have inspired
in the French. 4 section OF the let
ter follows
Many U. S. Troop.
The sight Of United States
sailor Or soldier has become common
in the past ten days. as there are
thousands OF soldiers here in France
now. but believe me the sight Of one
OF them sure is good.
"Al our fighting men are looked
upon by the French with great deal
Of respect. as it ccrtifes the entrance
of America into the war and the final
link in putting across the final punch
and therefore coming out victorious,
All the soldiers Of the allied ma
tions are very optimistic about the
outcome and speedy ending Of this
world war. In fact. Canadian
major who helped "a take Why
Ridge. told me that Re thought the
actual fighting would be over in eight
months. as he could NOT see how Ger
many could hold out. K Russia con-
tinued 10 keep up the good work she
had been doing the past week
THE Canadians are recognized as
the best fighters in the war and have
taken all the big German stronsholds.
so I think this ma ior knows what he
is talking about. Here's hoping. any
way
we had a wonderful Fourth OF
Iulv. The town was decked with
American flags. even the townspeopfe
wearing little American flags There
was 4 parade Of about one thousand
overhead bearing the Stars and
Stripes.
The sight az our troops was greet
ed with a lot Of cheering. shouting
and much showering Of flowers on
them by the French populace as they
look upon the army from the States
as the saviour OF France, Also there
were many hanquets rendered the
higher American officials and Of
ficers. Even the few orchestras that
are in the cafes played patriotic
American airs.
This ambulance work Is not all
milk and honey. at least I have not
found it so. for while I was AZ camp
they worked the life out of me and
th.n fed me on French army raticns,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-28
TO STOP PORTLAND
NEW YORK BOATS

Portland. Me. Sept. 27.-Steamship
service between this port and New
York will be discontinued by the East
ern Steamship Corporation on Oct. 9
because Of the excessive cost Of opera
ton. 1t is expected that the service
vii be discontinued until next spring
and the steamers North Land and
North Star will probably be hauled up
at New York during the winter months
The discontinuance OF steamship
service between Portland and New
York is a serious blow to the business
interests Of this city, but the officials
Of the steamship line say that they
cannot operate their ships because OF
,he excessive cost Of coal and labor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-28
O\E.THIRD LIBERTY JOAN
SALES SET FOR WOMEN

Wilmington Sept = -ore-third of the
,-.. - .hs coming Liberty Loan cam
- - ~ :he task set for the women OF
- ceuntry BY the womans Liberty
frar committee which began two days
f.ssion here today with more than i"
sers,.. from sn sections in attend
arc.
Mrs " - AcAdoo. chairman. presid-
- and Mrs An,oinet,e Funk Of Chicago
announced tht great share ~ the worS
r-tt-.aksn. amid enthusiastic applause
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-28
TWELVE FRENCH
SHIPS ARE SUNK

rsr,.. SEPT A-tpelayed). The French
adm rslty tonight announced the follow
ins losses by submarines or mines for the
week ending Sept. n:
over iscc tens. seven. one previously.
snler lscs tons. ave, two previously.
Teree steamers we're attacked unsuc-
esssfuliy No ssh!ne vessels were lost
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-28

-ss-e-sa would Re 1HscA@rc olr
enemies The, che American uscple as
: whole intend q support with al
their power their government IN ne
vi-o-r3.,s PROSECUTION Of this war and
he achievement a an early and last-
ing peace
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-28
Leonard Beats Dorsey

Buffalo, y. Y. Sept. 27.-Benny Leon
ard OF New York. lightweight cham
picn. knocked out Eddie Dorsey, Ne
gro Of Brooklyn. in the second rouno
Of a io-round match here tonight
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-28
Building Enduring Friendships

In time of uncertain for commodities-sueh a
time the presen-the live merchant his oppertun
ity for service.
He makes VALUE.GIVING the big aim and pur.
pose his service his If another merchant.
in pursuit of usual profits boosts prices he holds
mark permitting but the narrowest margin of per.sale
profits. He sells greater volume of goods. His aggre
gate profits satsfacory-and in every sale made he
has rendered service the friend.
ship which will not quickly vanish.
The farseeing merchant finds in an era of uncertain
prices his greatest prestige winning opportunity To make
the of this he make his advertising more force
full than before-must get his story all the
people every day!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-28


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who oys and Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09

NtuIIN lHTtt lOuIS ulltI W dIuS,
it was impossible to get any defin-
tie statement from navy officials
at the yard.
Cause n Mystery.
The cause of the explosion is a
complete mystery, but police and
government officials are seeking
man who last night offered $40
to a Vallejo secondhand dealer
for a marines uniform.
Commandant George believes
that many more would have been
killed and injured but for the
fact that the men were sent to
work unusually early this morn
ing.
Seventeen powder-fillod houses
collapsed from the shock of the
explosion Two tanks were COM
pletely turned around. Thirty
five wooden buildings were de-
stroyed Roofs were carried from
two brick buildings.
The damage at Mare island IL
estimated at between $4,000 and
100000.
Workmen returning to Vallejo,
across the straits from the yard,
declare that nearly all the houses
used as residences by workmen
and officers in the immediate vi
entity were destroyed or badly
shattered.
Ambulances have been going
back and forth from the main
yard to the scene of the expl0-
sion.
1t is impossible to get details
because of the strict censorship
established by the navy depart
ment at the beginning of HOSTILE
ties, which is still in effect. One
workman returning to Vallejo de-
clared that all the houses at the
scene had been blown to pieces"
Heard I'm Capital.
So terrific was the blast that
most of the houses In South Val
lleio. across the straits, facing the
part of the yard where the maya
zine was located, were badly
damaged. Most of their fronts
were blown in and several were
unroofed. The roof of the round
house at that point was blown in.
Chimneys in both Vallejo and
South Vallejo toppled and fell I'M
der the blast.
The blast was heard as far
away as Sacramento, where build
ings were rocked and dishes
shaken off shelves. 1t was also
felt in Oakland, Alameda and
Berkeley.
In Vallejo proper thousands of
dollars worth of plate glass win
dows on Georgia street, the main
thorofare, were shattered and
much other damage was done.
Steamers Damaged.
The port side of the Southern
Pacific steamer Ell CAPTAIN. which
was in midstream when the explo-
sion occurred, was blown out
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09

through the government reserve.
From the amount of money
which the army cantonment is
brin ging to the city and county,
the city certainly can afford to
put on more traffic officers" de-
clared Capt. Mckay.
At the Precidio, he declared, all
speeders are put on The blacklist
and are permanently denied the
privilege Of entering the territory
reserved for the government.
Speeding and overcrowding OF
buses to the army post has been
allowed to continue unchecked by
the county, it was declared, until
the highway has become congested
and unsafe.
1t was finally agreed at the
meeting that three additional city
speed officers and three more Of
ficers will be put on the road to
arrest violators.
All will be deputized under the
sheriff's office, but will make all
arrests as far as possible under
city ordinances, so that fines col
lected may go to the city rather
than to the state road funds.
Either the drivers will con-
form with the law or I'll put them
out of business declared CHIEF
Smith.
As the buses are operating
without bonds contrary to the
state law, they will be compelled
to stick closely to the regulations
or be forced to quit.
Blames Army Trucks.
The further claim was made by
Attorney Carnahan that the buses
have been overcharging and an at
tempt will be made to fix some
schedule of reasonable rates.
In reply to criticism of the way
his office has been handling the
traffic, Sheriff Longmire said a
large part of the blame for the
confusion on army trucks, which
he said have been doing most of
the speeding. The smaller autos,
he said, have had to speed up to
keep out of their way.
The buses have been operat-
ing contrary to the law" said
Prosecutor Remain, but as some
kind of traffic between Tacoma
and the army post is needed, they
must be allowed to run as long as
they stick to the regulations pre-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09
TAc0MAN, UNABLE TO
Get WORD OF BROTHER.
WILL co TO WAR ZONE

full, anticipated every wish.
The day was perfect for the
coming drive. Count d'Urcel,
soldierly and erect i'm Bel
gian uniform, but young and
human, was enjoying himself,
as were evidently all the
other members of the mis-
sion.
But at Malfait's question,
his handsome face changed.
Count d'Crcel was I'm the
trenches only last May. He
hopes to be there again soon.
This touring and feasting is
only an interlude. And i'm
his face as he answered NAL
fait was the grim Belgian
endurance that has made the
tragic little nation the WON
der of the world.
"If your brother went, as
] seem to remember, to the
Congo, with the government
commission, he probably is
safe"
D'Urcel hesitated, then
spoke as one Belgian to an
other: 1T is impossible TO
say what may have happened.
Things have been very bad
there"
Malfait returned to Taco
ma Sunday night, hoping
that his brother may be
among the savages of the
Congo rather than in Brus-
sells.
But he is net wasting time
in resultless hoping and
fearing. He has enlisted
with the medical corps in
Tacoma.
~ SHALL BE IN BEL
GUM, OR AT LEAST
FRANCE, MYSELF, VERY
SOON," HE SAYS, with
THE AMERICAN ARMY!"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09
CITY CANNOT
LOCATE LONG
STREET CARS

Because of a shortage all over
the country of large-sized street
cars, the city may be forced to
purchase 33-foot cars for it's new
tideflats car line, according to
Commissioner Atkins.
Altho an investigation has been
started by Atkins extending thru
out the country, he has been un-
able to find any secondhand cars
of proper length on the market.
1t would take several months to
build new cars.
The Washington Water Power
corporation of Spokane has 81
cars OF 33-foot length for sale.
These cars are two-thirds the
length of yTacoma's Point Defi-
ance-South Tacoma cars.
These are the only cars avail
able, and they're not what we
want, but we may have to take
them until such time as we can
trade them in for larger Ones"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09

The yearly rate of increase of
insane persons in institutions per
100000 of population, in the state
of Washington, between 1904 and
1910, was 2.63; while since 1910
1t has been 5.35.
This remarkable jump in the
percentage is shown in an article
in the July number of Mental
Hygiene, the quarterly magazine
of the National Committee for
Mental Hygiene. published in New
York city.
A few other states have higher
percentages, but few IL any have
made a more sudden increase.
Prior to 1904, according to the
article, tie percentage of insane in
Washington institutions had been
decreasing steadily.
The most rapid increase in pa
tients Is found In the Pacific divi-
sion, and the slowest in the East
South Central division.
The number of insane in the
three state hospitals OF Washing
ton on Jan. ], 1917, is given as
1903.
The increase of insane in insti-
buttons in all states except Ari-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09
PUT .JIIS
ON GRID!

Drastic steps to regulate
traffic on the road between
Tacoma and army post, and
20 make the highway, which
is becoming more crowded
each day, safe for travel,
were taken by city and cOun-
ty officials who met with
army officers In the county
commissioners office Monday
morning.
A meeting of bus drivers oper-
ating to the cantonment was call
ed for p. m. Wednesday in the
city hall when traffic regulations
will be laid down.
Drivers will be given to under
stand that they will have to abide
by the regulations or they will be
denied the right to operate.
Called BY Army Men.
The meeting Tuesday was call
ed at the instigation of army Of
ficers who have been dissatisfied
with the way the traffic has been
handled by the sheriff's office.
Among those who attended
were Capt. G. E. Peiffer of Motor
Truck Co. so; Capt. II. Mckay and
Capt. w. X. Harvey of the quar-
termaster corps; Sheriff Long
mire, Chief of Police Harry Smith,
Police Capt. Cornish, j. w. Ander-
son, state motor vehicle inspector;
A l.
Prosecuting Attorney
Remain and the county commits
sioners.
Hint u. 8. Will Act.
The army officers intimated
that unless the city and county
should get busy and see that the
traffic is regulated, the govern
ment might take things into its
own hands, limiting the traffic
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09
MORE OF US Are
GOING CRAZY NOW

IONA, Kansas, Mississippi, Nevada
and South Carolina was relatively
greater than that of the general
population, 1t is stated.
Differences In rate of increase
may be due to several causes;
among them additional institu-
tional provision for the insane in
some states, which accommodates
many insane formerly cared for
in homes; less dread of institu-
lions and consequent admission of
milder cases; laws in some states
permitting voluntary admissions;
accumulation of chronic cases;
rapid growth of cities, where the
insanity rate is higher than in
rural districts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09
OUTLOOK
FORCROP
IS BETTER
Omitted Press Leased wire.p

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 81
Americas farms have responded to
the call of war.
According to estimates COM
piled today by the bureau of crop
estimates, the winter and spring
wheat crops will total CTS, 100000
bushels, or 100000 bushels
more than 1915 yielded.
Corn will reach 1924, 600
bushels, far over the 1916 yield
of 2,583, 900 bushels.
White potatoes promise 452,-
100000 bushels, against 2Sb, 0O0.-
900 in 1916, and there will be
100000 bushels more sweet
potatoes this year than last.
Thus department of agriculture
officials said. the American soil
has responded to save the allies
in their crying need for food"
The promised increased pro-
duction of wheat. however. ID
more than lost in the tremendous
falling off of last years wheat
supplies remaining on the farms.,
The high prices prevailing during
the past year apparently have
caused farmers to sell. A year
ago wheat was 93 cents a bushel,
and corn Is cents. while today
wheat is $2.20 bushel and corn
$1.65,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09

1t was a simple, compact, bust
ness-like little group of men that
arrived in Seattle almost two
hours late Sunday morning, and
passed, bowing and saluting,
down line of prominent citizens
and officials.
Moncheur Tired, Kindly.
Baron Moncheur, head of the
mission, who is chief of the poll
teal bureau of the Belgian for
eign office at Havre, and was for
eight years minister to the United
y o % 8 @ @ % @ @ o g q, O. % o D
{. OLD GLORY ALREADY %
/. HAS WORKED WONDERS y
i" (By United Press.) %
/" SEATTLE, July 9.-The 4.
:. sight of Old Glory on the e,
/" battlefields of Europe has (.
:" uplifted the hearts of allied .
% troops and stricken the kais- o
% er with terror, Baron Mon /.
@ cheur, head of the Belgian g
@ commission to the United 9
% States, told the throng that Z.
/" crowded the arena here at (.
o noon today. %
G {. @ o @ @ @ o . 9 @ . g o 8 Q
States, is thin gentlemen, with
a sensitive, tired, kindly face.
He went down the receiving
line briskly, but stopped several
minutes to talk with some so men
and women of Belgian birth who
had come to the station to get a
glimpse of the party. Some Of
the Seattle Belgians do not speak
French, and the baron does not
speak Flemish or Belgian. as
they call it, so Gen. Leclercq, who
speaks the colloquial tongue of
the Belgians, was called on to
Continued on Page Five.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09
BURBANK DEVELOPS
Great new wheat
BY JACK JUNGMEYER.

Special Dispatch to The Times, Copyrighted, 1917.
SANTA ROSA, Cal July 9.-Luther Burbank,
the worlds greatest scientific agriculturst, today
announced the perfection of "super wheat which
he believes will 60 far toward solving the universal
problem of grain shortage.
It's yield is five times much per acre the
age production thruout the United States today.
measure of the Burbank variety. It is if this
genius of the plant kingdom had suddenly extended
many fold Americas wheat acreage
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09
BY Mabel Abbott

Yes, l knew your broth
er. But | do not know
whether he is in Africa with
the Congo commission or
was taken prisoner when
Brussels was captured by
the Germans"
That was the only answer
Lieut. Count Louis d'Urcel
of the Belgian mission, was
able to give to f. c. Malfait,
1880 So. l. St, Tacoma, en-
ployed at the Todd ship
yards, who journeyed 10 Sc
attic Sunday in the hope of
learning the fate of his
brother, who was city archi-
tect of Brussels, Belgium,
when the war broke out.
On the steps of Samuel
Hills mansion, built to en-
terrain King Albert of Bel
GUM, Hills friend, Malfait
was presented to Count dur
Gel, just as the party was
leaving for a drive, and
asked his question: do
YOU KNOW WHETHER MY
BROTHER is LIVING OR
DEAD?"
The mission had just
lunched on the roof of the
house, which had been trans
formed overnight into a
garden, complete from the
sod underfoot to the grow
ing and poisoning plants
and shrubbery, as If 1t had
always grown there.
The luncheon had been a
magnificent one, planned
and directed by II. ]. Titus,
the Northern Pacific's din
ing-car genius.
Policemen and secret SER
vice men guarded every ap-
proach to the house. Ser
wants, unobtrusive and watch
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09

being fumigated.
Then the new one. these CONF
muters believe, will be sent to Sc
|attle for service there.
In the meantime. the company
wants to raise it's rates here, so Il
can earn money to buy some more
boats to send to Seattle. This,
anyhow, is the prevailing Quarter
master opinion.
It's hard for people with
rheumatism to shake before
taking certain medicines.
Either way is right when dis
cussing whether a picture frame
runs around a picture from right
to left or from left to right. A.
nounces /. @. Holt. the Broadway
authority on picture framen
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09

The grain is the product of 10
years extensive and very expen-
sive experimenting to combine
into one wonderful new grain the
best food qualities, hardihood and
fecundity of many strains of
wheat selected from all parts of
the earth.
1t has been carefully tested In
comparison with 6S of the words
best wheats and excels every one
Of them in productiveness.
Burbank, told me about this
wonder grain here for the first
time today. Until now he has
Continued on Page Five.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09
SECRET SERVICE
WILL TAKE LOOK

SAN FRANCISCO, July .. =
United States secret service men
will investigate the fatal explosion
today at Mare Island navy yard.
u. S. District Attorney Preston
at noon sent squad to the yard.
las nearly as We now know"
he said, the explosion was accl-
dental, but there is always a
chance that some enemy may have
found his way into the service to
do harm. There will be a most
careful Investigation"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09
NO CONVENE HERE

At the annual meeting of the
Washington Association for the
Prevention and Relief of Tubercu-
losis to be held at the Tacoma
Commercial club July &c and 81,
plans will be made for the anti
tuberculosis forces of the state to
participate in the national pro-
gram against the disease.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09
EXPECT TO SAVE
100 LOAVES A DAY

One hundred loaves of bread
will be saved In Tacoma alone, 1t
is estimated, by the movement to
eliminate the return of stale bread
by retailers, which goes into eff
feet Tuesday. The saving will be
effected by more careful ordering.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09

said Atkins.
The Spokane street car company
wants $500 apiece for the cars.
Atkins has not yet received any
offers of either street car rails or
other supplies needed for the new
line
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09

and two doors of the vessel were
shattered. Six men on the steam
er were injured.
The steamer lroquois, which was
In the strait at the time, was also
damaged slightly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09
6 DIE, DOZENS ARE
HURT At MARE IS.
Omitted Press Leased Wirc.)

VALLEJO, Cal. July Six persons were killed
and 81 injured at Mare island navy yard when the
black powder storehouse of the island exploded to-
day. according to an official statement issued at
by Commmdant Harry George.
He declared that the dead are:
Chief Gunner A. S. Mackenzie and his wife and
two daughters, George Stanton and N G. Damstead
Four of the injured are in serious condition, he
said All of the injured in the navy yard hospital