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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-02-15

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Wy 'ne members of the Cony High girls basket
Dil team. took in all the sights of the Capitol
uur'ng the forepoon. including the House and
Senate in session.
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Voted. that Edward Sibley. tax collector,
make correct list of the city's tax deeds and
record same in the Waldo County Registry of
Deeds.
Edward Sibley. city treasurer. presented
list of 35 checks for 25 cents each, dating back
to 1912 and now worthless, and they were or
dered destroyed.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-02-15
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

A communication from Edward Sibley, tax
collector. was read stating that he had collect
ed Sl.23l 90 the years 1911, IA and 'I5 and
it was voted to pay l2 per cent for this ex
ira service.
communication from the State Highway
Department in relation to 81 ,2s2 2l state road
aid was read and it was voted that the charge
be made to the liabilities account and credited
to the State.
The petition Of the McClintock Building Co
for permission to erect an addition at the rear
of the easterly tenement of the brick block on
the northeriy side of Spring street was read
and the petition granted.
The trial balance for the month ending Feb
s. II. was read and placed OF file.
Ordered. That the city treasurer be author
ized to borrow $500 for two months. to be
paid from the taxes assessed for 1916
Edward Sibley. tax collector, reported as
follows. and the report was accepted and placed
on file. council concurring:
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-02-15

Mrs. Elizabeth Clark, wife of Capt. Edwin L,
Clark. adjutant and inspector at Togus, died at
after a short illness with pneumonia. Mrs
Clark was native of Winterport and for sever
al years conducted q millinery establishment in
Boston. She had resided at ,Togus about seven
years and by her pleasing persopality and
lovable disposition won many friends, who viii
mourn her death. The sudden news was a.,
great shock to al. a. it was not generally
known that her condition was serious. Beside
her husband. she leaves daughter. Ms. Clara
Mitchell. to whom the entire camp extends
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-02-15
In Ioint Convention.

The resignation of George W. Frisbee as
city marshal and truant officer was read and
accepted. and Fred E. Ellis was elected to fill
the vacancies for the remainder of the term.
The designations, dated Jan. 29th, of Harri
son B. Toothaker and William H. Gray, night
police, were read and accepted. to take effect
Feb 5th. Fred Mason and Roscoe Robertson,
who have been acting as night police, were
made permanent officers to the end of the
present municipal year.
Voted, to accept the bid of the Waldo County
Herald Pub. Co. for printing warrants. in
structions to voters, specimen and regular
ballots for the March election, for $35.
Voted to accept the bid of Francis L Carey
to remove brown tail moths for $4S7 so. Mr..
Carey presenting references from Fairfield,
Benton and Waterville. Mayor Keene ap-
pointed Alderman T. S. Thompson to inspect
the work of Mr.. Carey.
The petition of Mrs. Henrietta Marsh for
permission to remove a tree at her residence,
No. Market street, was read and referred to
the street aud highway committee.
Adjourned.
RALPH |, MORSE, Clerk pro TEN.
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telegram was received last Thursday
from Long Branch, N. j., announcing the
death, Feb. 7th, OF Augustus Frederick Fer
ris, the father OF Mrs. Horace B. Sellers of
Belfast. He had been ill for some time with
organic heart disease. dis age was 6S years.
He is survived by three daughters and two
sons. Mrs Sellers, Mrs Mildred F. Bray of
Long Branch. with whom he lived, Miss Mabel
F. Ferris of New York, William 2. and David
H. Ferris of Los Angeles, Calf. His wife
died several years ago. Rev. and Mrs. Sell
lers and little daughter Milired left Sat urday
to attend the funeral.
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Mrs. Helen Jenneys Cummings died suddenly
Feb. 1lth 6f heart failure at the home of her
brother. Eugene Jenneys, in Flushing, N Y,
aged 81 years. She was born in Swanyille, the
daughter of the late jerome and Mary Jen-
neys. She is survived BY one sister. Mrs,
Laura Lamson of Jonesport. and two brothers,
Eugene. with whom she lived. and DR.. Charles
W. Jenneys of Belfast The remains arrived
here by the morning train Wednesday, accom-
panied by her brother and prayer service
was held at the Nye undertaking rooms at
1880 a. m, Rev. Walter T. Hawthorne of the
North Church officiating. The interrnent will
be in Swanville.
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sympathy. The funeral was held from the
the quarters at 2.30 Monday and the remains
were taken to Winterport for interment

Frances B. Overlook who met his death Feb.
18th in the burning of his home at No. 2
Market street. was born in Stockton Springs,
the son of the late frank and Eliza Anne
(Eilis) Overlook. He enlisted when II year
of age and served four years In Co. F. of the
9th Maine Regiment. He was member Of
Thomas H. Marshall Post, G. A. R. He was
ship carpenter by trade. His younger life
was spent in Stockton and later he moved to
Prospect, coming here last October. where he
has since made his home. In religious belief
he was an Adventist and member of the
Church of God Late in life he married Mrs.
Marietta Young Of Searsport. who survives
him with his only sister, Mrs. Levi L. Walker
of Belfast. The funeral will be held at the
Nye undertaking room today, Thursday, at 2
p. m. Rev. Michael Andrews of the Church of
God officiating. The remains will be placed
In the receiving tomb at Grove cemetery for
interment in Stockton in the spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-17

Tailor Made Suits to order. PER
Feet fit and excellent workmanship
guaranteed.
Your own material we cut, trim
and make including as many fit
tings as necessary for $4,000 and
up.
Repairs. Alterations, Cleaning,
Dyeing, Hats Renovated.
GENTLEMEN'S SUITS and OVER
COATS made to measure, S25.00 and
up. TRY ON READY IN 8 DAYS.
SUITS DELIVERED TO YOU IN 7
DAYS.
NO FIT, NO PAY. GUARANTY.
Your own material cut, trimmed
and made for $500 and up.
EXxperts in recutting and remodel
ing misfits.
LET US FIND out of 5000 woolen
samples perfect match for pair
Of trousers to you good enough coat.
Eastern made clothes $500 and
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-17
NEWSPAPER MEN GATRER

CONTINUED From Page One)
ant Colonel Hipolito Barranca, mill
tary commander; Tomas Belendez,
state treasurer; Francisco R. Munoz,
postmaster; Hector Gonzales, editor
Of La Nanguardia; F. Borquez; DR.. |.
Roel, publisher of La Vanguardia; A.
y Lelevier; William Clay Silver, ad
vertising manager La Vanguardia. T.
De Nyse; Graham S. Quate, Calexico
collector Of customs; A. J. Valenzuela,
assistant postmaster general of Mex
leo; F. P. Boyer, c. E. Witchington;
Ricardo Becerra, editor Ell Cronista,
Calexico; Mr.. Montgomery, editor Ell
Monitor, Calexico; Ricardo Covarru-
bias; F. A. Becerra, of La Vanguar
dia; Joaquin Barradas, A. A. Cutter
rez. and newspaper men of the val
ley.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-17

Sacramento. Oct 17.-Housewives
of California are warned by the state
board of health to beware of agents
selling a patent fruit preserving ma
terial.
A sample of the material has been
analyzed at the University of Califor-
MIA and found to contain boric acid
r1eservative prohibited by the state
law and which is injurious to the hu
man system.
The price of the material, says Guy
p. Jones, state modbidity statistician
is eXportant and, therefore, the house
wife is defrauded in addition to be
ing sod an injurious drug.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-17
DEPENDS ON FAIR
SEX FOR LABOR
GERMANY FULL OF HARD
WORKING WOMEN.
"A RE IN ALL LIN E S
IN HOTELS, STREET CARS AND
FACTORIES.
WOmen's Dress Has Also Undergone
Transformation in Teutonic
Countries.

Correspondence of Associated Press
Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sept. 30
The German Empire, to some extent,
has become dependent upon Women's
labor, declares German correspon-
dent of the Nieuwe Rotterdam Cour-
ant. I'm the hospitals, at railroad sta
tions. in shops and in offices, even
in the most responsible positions, the
work is principally done by women.
In even first class restaurants girls
and women have replaced the walters.
The traveller who enters a hotel en-
counters porter loing skirts, who
carries out his behestS as quickly as
before. Street traffic is largely in
the hands of the women. Women con-
ductors, drivers and inspectors are
dressed in the uniform of their male
colleagues, but with skirt or bloom
ers.
Passengers meet with better treat
ment than was the case with the
male staff. On the railroads women
are serving in booking offices, as
guards on the trains, or porters. Let
ters and kilograms are delivered by
women and girls. Most of the few
automobiles are driven by women.
But the main work of women is in
the factories. The skilled work has
now more and more passed into their
hands, as we'll as the CARRYING of
heavy loads. At the turning bench,
at the furnaces, everywhere, they are
met with. Their wages at 7 or s
marks a day are equal to mems
earnings for like labor. Their work
in blue smock frock and boomers
with a sort of sailors cap or cloth
len their heads. with black hands and
rolled-up sleeves; and in the meal
hour they are more and more to be
seen in the street, ven with bare legs,
for stockings are superfluity in
factories, at the furnaces and such
like occupations.
The results of women'S wolk in the
mining industry are termed very sat
isfactory. The sorting of sweepings.
old iron and brass, the unloading of
freight cars, is performed by women's
hands and arms, and newcomes is
amazed at the way in which she
clumberS about and lifts and shoulders
loads. In agriculture women have
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-17
SWEDEN GETTING POORER
so DECLARES IT'S OFFICIALS IN
STATEMENT.
County Is Losing It's Great Export
Trade adm Getting Nothing
in Return.

Correspondence Of Associated Press
Stockholm, Sept. 29.-M. Trigger.
leader of the Conservative party, de-
clares that Sweden has not grown
more wealthy because of the war.
"People frequently argue" he said,
that Sweden has become much veal
thier as consequence of the war, and
that therefore we need not feel un-
easy regarding the future. Such
wealth, however, is only fictitious.
While it is true that the nations
wealth abroad has increased immense
ly, domuestic supplies have diminished
correspondingly The land, property
and forests of Sweden have an en-
HANGED value, but the produce of the
land has been reduced, and property
and forests are heavily taxed. The
number Of houses in the towns has
remained stationary for. some time.
with the result that many people are
homeless. The national Indebtedness
abroad has been reduced, but inter
nally it has increased to a far greater
degree, and taxes have risen accord
ingly."
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-17
FUEL SCRRCE IN EGYPT
PEOPLE ALREADY BURNING
RNITURE.
Question of Keeping Warm and Cook
ing Meals an Acute One in
the City of Cairo.

Correspondence of Associated Press
Cairo, Sept. 27.-The fuel question
threatens to become serious in Egypt
during the coming year, owing to the
impossibility of obtaining adequate
imports Of coal. Government experts
hope to solve the difficulty partially
by developing a useful feul from cot
ton stalks. Experiments to this end
ar being carried out by Professor J..
f. Wells.
Egypt produces no coal, grows very
few trees and those not for firewood.
and her oil fields are not as vet suf-
ficiently developed to meet local re-
cuireme1ts. Both oil and coal i'm
ports have fallen off more than 80
per cent since the war. To economic
fuel, street lighting has been de-
creased by aquartcr, all shops are
closed at p. m.. all restaurants at
10 and all places of amusement at II.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-17
FLOWERS IN TRENCHES
FOUND BY SCOTCH OFFICER IN
FLANDERS.
Amid the Ruins of Villages Blossoms
Peep From Piles of Brick
and Mortar.

Correspondence OF Associated Press
London, Sept. 2s.-A letter written
by young officer in the fighting line
in Flanders, sent to the Times, va
ries the story Of devastation daily
transmitted from the front. The writer
said:
The other day we took over from
a well known Scottish regiment. whose
reputation for making themselves
comfortable was we'll known through
out the division, and when went TO
examine my fuure abode found
everything up to the standard which
had anticipated.
Standing on an oak table in the
middle of the dugout was shell
case filled with flowers. and these
not ordinary blossoms. but Madonna
lilies, mignonette and roses. After
having duly appreciated this most un
expected corner. inquired where the
flowers had been gathered and was
told they had come from the utterly
ruined village of Fampoux close BY.
set out to explore. Sure enough.
between piles of bricks, shell holes,
dirt and every sort of debris. sudden
~ rose in full bloom would smile
at me and a lily would watt its de-
licious scent and seem to say how it
had defied the destroyer and all his
frightfulness.
Among innumerable she'll holes
there was small patch of ground alb
solutely carpeted with buttercups,
over which blazed bright red poppies
intermiXed with the bluest of corn
flowers Here was really glorious
corner and how quickly came memo
ries of home?"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-17
GREAT BRITAIN
PURCHASES LAND
PART OF THE FIGHT SHE Is PUT
TING UP.
SEIZURES 49,. 49,. -. E. ...
MANY PARCELS WANTED FOR
MUNITION FACTORIES.
More Than 100000 Acres of Land
81
More Than 100000 Acres of Land
Have Been Acquired by the
English Government.

Correspondence of Associated Press
London. Sep. 29.-During the past
three years, the British government
has gradually developed into land
erabber' on a scale which exceeds all
previous performances. Its total
seizures and purchases of real es
tate, since the war began, aggregate
mo.o t;lal 10000 acres, divided
among thousands Of pieces of land,
some only few feet square, others
containing many thousands Of acres.
This has been quite a simple oper-
alton. as for war purposes the govern
ment has behind it a comprehensive
law called the Defense Of the Realm
Act" This entitled the authorities
to take over property of all kinds and
convert it to their own use. leaving
the question of compensation to be
decided afterwards.
The whole question of taking over
other peoples uproperty soon became
so complicated, however. that a spe-
cial department was constituted to
operate it. called the War Depart
ment Lands Directorate. This de-
rartmeng deals with all properties
either temporarily occupied or per
manently acquired, and is responsible
Tor the management of all such prop
critics.
Some idea of the quantity of work
which it has to perform may be gath
cred from the statement that the mere
qartering of troops necessiutates rem
tails aggregating s12,50,OOOO year
When lands or buildings are occpiedu
claim for compensation is made by
the owner. The variety and extent
of such claims is astonishing. and the
sums involved very from a few dol
lars to several millions.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-17

always supplied auxiliary labor, but
ing, blowing and thu eshing.
Dress has naturally ben brought
into accord with the new work. On
the railroads, and partly ON the street
cars, skirts have been replaced by
boomers and CATERS, and berlbboned
and feathered nat or cap or deadlock.
But there is sailors collar for the
uniform jacket, and flower in the
buttonhole; the jacket is open at the
neck, the cap is worn in slanting
fashion, a watch chain is fastened on
the breast, bit of lace adorns the
sleeves.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-17
The Healthiest Place.

We shouldn't be so sorry. after all,
for the "war- worn veterans" IN the
trenches And we needn't worry about
the physical welfare of our own lads
when they reach the front. Barring
wounds-and those are far less fire.
auent than alarmists have led Us to
suppose-the soldiers are destined to
what medical experts today pronounce
actually the most wholesome life there
is.
DR.. Woods Hutchinson, the eminent
American medical writer, after thor
ough observation in France, declares:
1T is hardly too much to say that
nowhere in the world today are bodies
of young men maintained under better
or more wholesome hygienic surround
ings, yes, and moral and intellectual
influences, than are the soldiers on
the battle front of western Europe"
He gives a striking description of
military parade he saw in Paris last
July, consisting of men fresh from the
trenches. We are likely to picture
those saviors of France as worn and
broken from the strain of three years
fighting. But
"Here they came-these heroes of
hundred bloody attacks and counter
attacks, these veterans of Nerdun, Of
the Marne, the Somme-with the
bright eyes, the fresh color, the cheer
full smile. the free, elastic gait of a
band of college students celebrating a
football trump. The eyes were
steadier, the jaws little squarer, the
whole set OF the face and carriage
more purposeful and dignified; but for
sheer splendid joy of living and fear
less sense of readiness and fitness for
anything, they could not have been
surpassed by any intercollegiate team
of athlete"
1t is such physical fitness as this
that our own young man hood is begin
ming TO acquire in the training camps
of America and France. There will
be no deterioration, nothing but ply
sical progress, while the war lasts.
And there's no mystery about it
Good feeding, good housing in the
camps and good clothing and hygiene
in the trenchss-everything that sci
ence and nature together can do to
bring the human mechanism to full
vieor and keep it there-all these
things are eXempllfied today as never
in any previous war.
There is wondrously little sickness
of any kind among the Allied troops.
We may be confident that our soldier
boys are entering a life that is liter
ally more wholesome than their nor
NAL civilian life. They will return
home better and stronger men than
they were when they left.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-17
CLOCK MARKSDPR0GRESS
Continued From Page One)

the meeting last night, will meet
again tomorrow night to hear the re
ports of the various subcommittee.
The meeting will be at Red Cross
headquarters at 1870. All Interested
in helping in this great winning
work are urged to De present.
The committee particularly desires
volunteers with automobiles to work
next week. They also want solicitors
and statesmen to assist in the canvass.
Telephone your name to the proper
committee today:
Committees Appointed.
Following are the committees ap-
pointed last night;
El Centre Executive Committee
Phil Swing, chairman; o. G.. Horne,
F. B. Fuller, T. T. Cook and w. l..
Stone.
Canvassing Campaign Committee
w. |. Stone, chairman; H T. Loud, w.
G. Russell, T. T. Cook, James r. Ford,
Mont J. Reid, w. H. Lavayea, Don w.
Wells, NJ. W, Conkling, f. B. Fuller,
O. G. Horne, M. O. King, J.. K. Fahs,
Arthur w. Palmer, James w. Glass
ford, Ben Salomon, Argyle McLachlan
and W. S. Fawcett.
Automobile committee-J. r. Ford,
II. l.. Loud and NJ. w. Conkling.
Press and Publicity-Phil d. Swing,
Don W. Wells and Argyle McLach-
Ian.
Committee on Solicitors and Sales
men-W. |, Stone, Mrs. Violette s.
Campbell, o. G. Horne, w. G.. Russell,
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-17

Correspondence of Associated Press)
Christiania, Sept 30.-Norway's to
tai shipping losses since the beginning
of the war now stand as follows: 479
steamers of 777OOO tons; 100 sailing
ships of $4,000 tons; number Of
lives lost, G9S The net reduction in
the Norwegian mercantile marine this
year is 3l9 ships aggregating $4,000
tons.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-17

Correspondence of Associated Press)
London, Sept. 30.--In connection
with the destruction of the Rumanian
Gil wells. the Rumanian Consolidated
Oil Fields have lodged claims with
the British government amounting to
/ .270,724 pounds sterling,
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-17

DR.. Hutchison, Opticlan, will he at
the Denver Rooms, next to the Lii
brary, again tomorrow. See him about
your glasses.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-17

Expert Cleaning, Pressing, Repair
ing. Unique Cleaners, Princess Hotel
Bldg.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-17
Arthur w. Palmer.

Arthur ". Palmer.
Special committee to arrange for
October "a campaign-B. Solomon, NJ.
O. King, j. X. Fahs, Purl Willis and
Walter 0. Hamilton.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-02-24
SUFFRAGE PICKETS
"MOTHER" JONES DENOUNCES
WHITE HOUSE SENTINELS.
Declares Their Work Hollow Fad
and that Women Should Stay at
Home and Mind Their Babies.

Mother" Jones, while in Washing
ton this week, gave expression to some
very derogatory opinions in regard to
the suffragists who are picketing the
entrances of the White House grounds.
Mother" Jones, whose home is in
Colorado, has been spending several
days in the capital getting line on
federal legislation of interest to the
working classes.
After passing the White House
grounds and observing the suffragists
stationed there with their banners
flung to the breezes, Mother" Jones
said
"Those women are a disgrace to
themselves and a disgrace to the wom-
anhood of the nation. Their conduct
| is an insult to the president and to
the nation of which he is the head.
They remind me of cats and their
meows only create disgust.
81 am told that one of these wealthy
ladies who is doing picket duty during
these wintry days has herself wrapped
! in $1,000 worth of clothing. ! have
made a simple calculation in arithme-
tic and / find that $1,000 would buy
$40 cloaks for seven hundred working
girls. / have n very strong impress
sion that if that lady would help out
the working girls she would be ac-
complishing whole lot more Tor hu-
manity than by standing at the White
House gate and making a blooming
/ spectacle of herself.
| "If these women would exert their
influence to get something worth while
for instance, equal working condi-
tions and wages for girls and women
with men in the industries - they
would have an excuse for their for
wardness, but all they stand for is a
hollow fad.
81 was amused by one of the signs
on their banners, which read, Mr..
President, how long must women wait
for liberty?' Now, if women did not
have a tremendous lot of liberty they
would not be permitted to stand in
front of the presidents home. as these
brazen women are doing. If man
undertook it he would be taken in
charge by the police right away, so
quick it would make his head swim.
"These women deserve no sympathy
from the public. / wish they would
catch pneumonia"