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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04
RICHMOND

The new L. S. mail driver. Ray Cate,
began his duties July Q Mr.. Cate sue
ceeded F. c. Goodwin, who has had the
Richmond and Dresden route for four
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley G. Mari of Wa
terville were guests Sunday of Mrs.
Mars sister, Mrs. F. F. Preble.
Deputy Sheriff J. W. Carter was in
Bowdoinham Monday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. William W. Fairclough
and son Of White Plains, \. T., are
guests of relatives in own this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Turner left Tuesday
for Old Orchard for a weeks STAY.
A number OF the members of Rich
n1ond Lodge No. So. F. and A. NJ, visited
the Litchheld lodge Tuesday evening.
There was work in the NJ. NJ degree. TIE
party made the trip in autos
William Boucher Of Bowdoinham was
tried before Judge B. F. Curtis Tues
day afternoon at the local court on a
charge of single sale. He was found gull
ty fined $50 and costs and 80 days in Jail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04

Waterville. Me, July 3.-tSpeciaD-
The regular July meeting of the City
Government was late in the starting
owing to the failure of the Council to
have az quorum. but business was
handled rapidly after they got a going.
The principal thing was the passage of
minor orders relating to street aQd side
walk Improvement and a discussion re-
garding moving the Fairgrounds APP
paratus.
The meeting was called TO order DIT
about . o'clock after waiting long time
for the Council to raise a quorum. Rob
of accounts No. 400 was read and pass
ed in concurrence. In the amount
charged to the police department was
S415 to Harold Morrison for the police
patrol wagon and $50 to the American
LaFrance Fire Engine Co. for the gong
for the same: Armory, 5000; Board
of Health, s22770; bridges. sl65S; City
Hall, Si6647; common schools, s4,97663;
coupons, S2.117.50; current expense
SS25.73; fire department. s6S622; Hay
den Brook sewer, s1,562.50: high school,
$l,227,03; miscellaneous, s10095: parks
$4,000; police department. S1.52S.31;
sewer department. s171.49; sprinkling
81, 9S1.76: street lights SS07.34; street
department., s1.559.S3; support of poor
S719.13; water contract. $1,720.0O; to-
tai, s20,176.47.
An order for a sidewalk on the east
side of Nudd street was referred to the
committee on streets and sewers. and an
ether order for a crosswak across Pleas
ant street opposite Dalton street was
passed. The city treasurer was author
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04
PEk|NC CABINET
Reports Reach Tien Tsin
of Appointments
General Chang-Hsun Forbids
Papers for Three Days

Tien Tsin, July 3.-Reports reaching
here from Pekin say that the emperor
has issued an edict appointing General
Chang-Hsun premier and viceroy of the
province of Chilli and that he has named
members of the new cabinet including
kang WI Wei, president of the Progress
sive party, to which millions of China
men belong, and Hsu Shin Chang, formt r
secretary of state of China, who will
head the ministry.
General Chang-Hsun sent four dele
gates to President Ii Yuan Hung to de-
mand his resignation, but the President
paid no attention to them. The Man
ohus have offered him a grand dukedom.
\ 1t is reported that General Chang
Hsun has forbidden the appearance of
newspapers for three days. Lang Chi,
the famous reformer, declares General
Chang Hsun's coup suicidal and says it
cannot succeed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04

Picking, July 1.-Delayed.) -Accord-
ing to an edict issued in the name of
fIsuan Tung, the young emperor who
was put back on the throne today I'M
der the protection of General Chang
Hsun, President Lii Yuan Hung has
submitted to the monarchy.
The edict follows:
Iii Yuan Hung momorializes us to
take over the government. stating that
he was forced by the troops during
the first revolution, to become the ma
tons head. He bSmoans his defects
as head of the republic and asks us
to punish him. We recognize his mis-
takes and also his merits. We hereby
appoint him a duke of the first class
In a long edict Emperor Hsuan-
Tung explains how, being youthful, he
was forced to relinquish sovereign
powers to Yuan-Shi kai, late president
of the Chinese republic.
The country being threatened with
disintegration and party strife. the
people appealing to him to take over
its administration to save the people
from suffering, the young emperor
says. he was compelled to take action.
China's future government will be bas-
cd on the following:
The country shall be administered
according to the constitutional laws
promulgated by the late Emperor.
Blood princes shall not be allowed
to interfere in politics.
There shall be no difference be-
tween Manchr and Chinese; marriage
between them Is allowed
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NO FORMAL
CELEBRATIONS

There will be no formal celebration
of July 4 in Waterville this year. The
usual amount of noise will doubtless
be made by. the youth of the city and
some of the older ones, there will be
scme private fireworks as usual, but
for the most part everyone who can
do so will be out of town. All the
stores will close for the day, asthe
banks will be closed, and the postoffice
will observe the usual holiday hours,
closing finally at 9 o'clock in the eve
ming instead Of at $50 as usual. The
most of the local people who care to
attend a celebration will go to Au-
gusta, where the big events OF the day
for Maine are to be held, some will
go to Pittsfield. where the newly or
ganized local baseball team will nave
a hand in the entertainment that is to
be given at the driving track there
along with the races to be conducted
by Col. w. c. Morrill,. There is also
to be :. baseball game at Oakland
which will doubtless take it's share
from here, but by far the larger part
of the people Of the city will pass the
day quietly at their homes in the city
or in excursions TO some Ol tne iledi
by ponds. Everyone is hoping for a
pleasant day as then the owners or
automobiles who so far have not en-
loved a chance to take a good long
drive viii, be able to take the first one
for the year. The roads between this
CITY and Bangor are reported to be IN
good condition, the River road TO
Skowhegan is in good shape for prac-
ticallv all the way, and one can get
to Belfast without encounterinS any
exceptionally bad road, but the other
roads leading out of the city are all
in rather poor shape. On the whole
The Fourth of July promises to be
very quiet day in the city OF Water
vile with the most of the citizens VINO
can do SO getting out Of town.
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co TO AUGUSTA
Company E Boys Leave
Waterville
Soldiers We're Gentlemen in Ev-
ery Sense of Word While There

Waterville, Me, July 3.-(SpeciaD-
The boys of Company E. who have been
stationed here guarding bridges for the
past few weeks, left Tuesday morning
for Augusta. where they will rejoin the
remainder of their company. The peo-
pie of the city are as a whole sorry
to see them go. They have been gem
tlemen in every sense of the word. They
have done their duty fearlessly and well
and have left splendid impression on
the citizens of Waterville whose good
wishes will follow them wherever they
go. They took all of their belongings
from the Armory Tuesday morning and
marched to the station where they had
a car at the rear of train No. "a. A
number of their friends in the city were
on hand to say goodbye at the station.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04

Paris. July ga battalion Of Ameri-
can troops arrived in Paris this morn
ing to parade July 4. The Americans
were greeted by wildly enthusiastic
crowds which packed the streets
through which they marched to Neuilly
barracks, where they are quartered.
The officers are being entertained at the
Military club.
Americans arrived at the Aisterlitz
station at 7.45 O'Clock having been So
hours on the way from the French port
at which they debarked The soldiers
were greeted by representatives of the
French and American armies. The
French Red Cross provided refresh
ments and the American Red Cross and
Young Mems Christian Association also
sent representatives to greet them.
Headed by their own band, the soldiers.
carrying their rifles and field packs, fell
in and marched off to the barracks. The
crowds waved American and French
flags. Hundreds of Americans were in
the throng at the station. AS the troops
passed through the streets French girls
pinned bouquets on the soldiers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04
N. Y. SHIPPING
SHOWS INCREASE.

New York, July Sin spite Of Ger
man submarines. the movement OF
shipping between New York and for
eign ports increased in June as COM
pared with May, according to custom
house statistics given out today. Thir-
ty seven more ships arrived at this
port in June than in May. The arriv-
ais numbered 465 with total tonnage
of 1,252599, as compared with 42s
ships with a total tonnage of 1,O99,433
in May
Thirty more ships sailed from New
York in June, the total being 45s, with
a tonnage of 1,225.53e, as compared
with 428 and 1,155,50S tonnage in
May.
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breasts. Flowers were scattered along
the street.
The bands played Yankee Doodle"
Dixie" Marching Through Georgia"
and other American airs. French SOL
diers on leave grasped the hands Of
Americans and marched beside them.
Several times groups of shop girls
on their way to work slipped through
the police lines and kissed the soldiers
to their great embarrassment. Now
and then an American voice would be
heard, calling ont: Hello boys"
Welcome to Paris" or Good luck"
When the 'regimental colors were
carried past the men barred their
heads. The Americans were greatly
surprised to see a number of children
kneel in the street as the flag was car
ried by. They were orphans from an
institution in the neighborhood.
The soldierly bearing of the men
impressed military observers. They
were lean and brown and the new field
packs gave them quite a different ap-
pearance from British or continental
soldiers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04

The State realizing the importance
of the food problem in the successful
waging CT the war in which we are en-
gagged and that the conservation OF
food depends largely upon the women
has asked the extension service of the
University of Maine to arrange for a
meeting in the interest Of food conser-
walton in every town in Maine. Inc
meeting in this city will be held July
6 at the Coburn Classical Institute at
+. NJ. Methods for food preservation
will he demonstrated and explained by
women trained for this kind of work.
1t is hoped that every woman will
make a special effort to be present
and it is requested that she bring pen
Gil and note book. The directors OF the
extension service for Waterville are
Mrs. H. ]. Cook, chairman. Mrs. n. l.
Muzzy and Mrs. S. E. Whitcomb.
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Contradictory Reports
of NY. Ship I ards Strike

New York, July 3.-Althoush union
leaders said tonight that between 5000
and 1000 men in five big ship yards and
ir several smaller concerns are out on
strike, shipbuilding officials asserted
than less than 1000 men have quit. In
Brooklyn three large yards are affect
ed and in Hoboken two
Demands Of the men have been met
in one brooklyn yard. according to the
business agent Of the machnists' UNI
ion. who claimed that six yards are
now on strike. After a conference of
marine trades council officials, it was
said that a campaign is planned for
the immediate calling out Of more.
workers in yards where the demands
Of the men are not met. These de-
mands are now being presented to the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04

Mrs. George Jones. who has been visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. NJ. l.. French. returned
to her home in Madison Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned McIntre Of New
York City have Sunday to pass their va
cation with relatives.
Miss Lille Wolfram, who has been
the guest of Miss Claire McIntire. went
Friday to Vermont, where she has charge
of playground for the summer.
Carol Jones OF Chicago is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Azel Jones.
Azel Jones has recently bought an au-
tomobile.
The Ladies' Home Circle will meet
Thursday, July 5, with Mrs. Ralph Lar
ra bee.
Abigail Chamberlain Whipple Chapter,
D. A. r.. will meet Friday, July s. with
Mrs. Mabel Magoon. The subject to be
discussed is Equal Suffrage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04
WINSLOW

Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Bailey were guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Osborne
of Fairfield.
Miss Cecilia Simpson has been pass
ing few days with Miss Inez Downs
Miss Ruth Elliott of Albion and
party of relatives from Fairfield and
Pittsfeld were visitors Monday at Al
fred Wentworth's.
Lawrence Haslam was the guest eun-
day Of Arthur Dutton Of China.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04

had made Richmond her home for 81
years. Besides her daughter, Mrs.
Charles A. Alexander, two brothers sur
vive, William Runnells Of Tlton. y. II.
and Arthur Runnells of Hallowell Flu
neral services will be held Friday fore
noon at II o'clock. Interment will be at
Blairs cemetery.
Miss Emily McFadden Of Boston was
calling on relatives in town Tuesday
Miss Inez fitzpatrick of Boothba" Har-
Dor is visiting her friend, Miss Sadie
Grover, this week.
News has been received here of the
death in the town of Etna Of Edward
L. Brown. druggist. who was a resident
Of Portland for nearly 20 years and at
one time associated with Schlotterbecls
& Foss. After retiring from the drug
business he entered the real estate bust
ness and moved to Etna about a year
ago.-Portland Press
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Waterville' City Fathers
In Belated Session

ICED to give deed to a party who has
now paid his taxes.
An order that the committee on streets
and sewers be authorized to purchase
small lot on Gold street to straighten
the street at a cost OF 500 was passed.
An order for an electric light on Dali
ton street was passed.
eAn order for temporary finance was
PASSED allowing the city treasurer to hire
$4,000 in anticipation of taxes.
An order that the expense of moving
the apparatus of the Fairgrounds from
the North and South Grammar buildings
and the Armory to Libbey field and to
contribute s100 for expense of play
grounds was referred to the committee
on parks.
A report from the committee on street
lights was that the petition for a light
on Dalton street be granted.
On report of the committee on streets
that order No. 40 be passed was accepted
and the order passed. This order being
year each
Mayor Meader appointed George Good
no. Joseph Hall. Charles Lashus and Oil
yer Gilbert as special officers and Victor
Bourgoing as a special officer for the Ken
nebec Water District and they were con-
firmed.
AS municipal officers the board granted
! the request of Earl D. Pressey for right
to run a public automobile and to Jacob
Brisk as junk dealer,
1t was voted that the city clerk be au-
thoriZed to issue licenses to all Junk
dealers in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04
Young Chinese Emperor
on Throne ANSWERS
the People S Appeal
Edict Issued in Name of Hsun Tung Put Back on
Throne July l Under Protection of General
Chang Hsun - Foreign Treaties and Con-
tracts to Remain in Force Wearing Queues
Optional

IAN foreign treaties and contracts
shall remain in force.
The stamp tax and other petty
taxes are abolished.
The republican criminal and civil
code is abolished and that introduced
the first year of Hsuan-Tung's govern
ment is reinstated.
Political offenders are pardoned.
THE wearing Of queues Is optional
A hundred japanese have arrived
to strengthen the legation guard. There
is no news of President Lii Yuan
lungs expected resignation.
Further edicts have been issued max
ing the following appointments:
Grand secretary equivalent to pre-
mier)-General Chang Hsun.
Minister of foreign affairs-Liang
Tun Yen.
Minister Of fnance-Chang Chen
Fang.
Minister of war-Lei ChenChun.
Minister Of interior-Chu Chia-Poa.
Chief of the general staff-Wang Shi-
Cheng.
Guardians of the emperor-Hau Smih-
Chang and Dung YuWei.
Chang Hshun is appointed viceroy Of
Chilli. but must remain in Picking
Feng Kuo-Chang Is named viceroy Of
Kiang-Si and KiangSu. and commander
of the southern armies. Lu-Yung.Tng
is named viceroy of Kwang-Tung. For
all the other provinces military and
civil governors similar to those of the
Manchu regime are appointed. The
edict is dated in the ninth year Of
Hsuan Tung.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04
COAL PRICES
NOT LOWERED

Although the newspapers have been
filed with the pleasing announcement
that the price of coal was soon to go
down and that the spectators who
have been reaping a rich haul from
the people of the country by boost
ing the price of that commodity TO
the skies. the news has evidently not
reached the local dealers. or possibly
it has not reached the men from
whom they buy, for Tuesday the price
instead of going down had gone up.
Many hundred carloads of coal have
gone through the city during the past
few weeks and there seems to be plen-
ty of it, but for some reason or other
the price has now reached the s12
ton mark and on Tuesday was just
little beyond it, The prospect is NOT
particularly pleasing for the people OF
the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04

The Maine Central made up in the
movement of freight on Tuesday what
it lacked on Monday and there was a
very large number of trains moving
both east and west. A good part of the
westbound freight is now made up
Of lumber and it is said that a great
deal Of it is going to Aver Junction,
Mass. where the new camp for SOL
diers is being rushed to completion.
This is being furnished by a mill in
the northern part of the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04
A threat BY
CANADIAN LABOR
ON CONSUMPTION

Ottawa, July >-Conscription of ma
terial wealth by refusal of every work.
ingman in the Dominion Of Canada to
toll for private gain if CONSUMPTION of
man power becomes law. was advocated
today by j. c. Waters, president of the
Tyades and Labor Congress of Canada.
in reply to an inquiry from the British
Columbia Federation of Labor as to the
attitude labor should assume TO con-
ScriptiOn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04

different officials in AZ yards. Strike
activities, however, will be suspended
tomorrow on account of the holiday, it
was said.
Answering the accusation Of lack OF
patriotism On the part of the strikers,
E. j. Deering. business agent OF the
Machinists' union, said:
Our men are willing TO meet ship
yard officials .on a fair and unbiased
ground. If they are willing to listen
to reason, augmented by the spirit OF
patriotism they cannot help but see
the fairness Of our demands. We well
come any conference with government
officials or anybody else. We realize
that the work is being delayed and We
are ready to do our bit to facilitate
it,"
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Trains No. II and No. 1902. the after
noon expresses. were both very heavy
Tuesday. the one going west running in
two sections, part of ii being Pullmans
that had gone east on the New York
train and which We're being deadheaded
back. The other tarins of the day were
also exceptionally heavy. the New York
train running in two sections. both Of
them filled with people on their way to
the Maine resorts, which are said to be
filling up rapidly. There was an excep-
tionally large amount of baggage and
express and the handlers of these were
kept on the jump all the time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04
Mrs. r. A. Robinson

Mrs. Ruth Allen Robinson, widow
Of the late Hiram Robinson, died at
her home II Pleasant place, Tuesday
afternoon at the age of s. years. She
is survived by a grandson, Herbert F
Warmell of this city, a granddaughter
Mrs. Agnes Mclaughlin Of Roxbury
Mass, two nephews, Clifford and Will
fred Butterfield of Kingman and one
niece. Mrs. Dora SaNtelle of Augusta
The funeral will be at 10 o'clock Thurs
day morning and interment will be IN
the family lot at Sidney
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04

Work was started Tuesday putting
the new gravel on the College avenue
job. About six inches of gravel will be
put over the present street which has
been leveled and smoothed up. 1t is
expected that this will make it in first
class condition. The new work was
started a. Highwood street and is COM
ing down to the upper crossing. AT
present the road between this city and
Fairfield is very rough and it is worth
a considerable sum to ride over it in a
car. while there is certainly no chance
o. anyone but a drunken driver break
ing the speed laws
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The Hedge and Highway Mission
Band. consisting of a man, woman and
small child, struck the city Tuesday
afternoon and after circulating flyers
about the city held a meeting on the
square Tuesday evening. which was
attended by n good sized crowd and
ives exhorted by the man to come 70
Christ at once as the world was soon
to come to an end.
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We'll they have to feed the strike

We'll they have to feed the strike
breakers Well remarked a man at the
Maine Central station Tuesday morn
ing as he saw big load of provisions
unloaded from the Bangor train and
taken on the shop shifter to the shops
for the use of the strike breakers. Po-
tatoes, onions, lamb, chickens. the
best of canned food. everything tina;
could be desired is given these men by
the road. The stuff is brought here in
charge of clerk from the Bangor Of
fees Of the company. These fellows
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kiIton-Auntinqton

Among the marriage returns made
Tuesday at the city clerks office were
those Of Herbert H. Kilton and Miss
Georgia Huntington, both of Augusta,
Rev. Robert NJ. Kellerman of the Uni
versalist church officiating and the
marriage occurring Saturday evening.
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SOLON

Mrs Fred Severy and daughter Flor
ence returned to their home in Glouces-
ter, Mass, Monday, after passing week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Severy
Mrs. John Wharf and son Albert are
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mahoney.
Miss Laura Pierce OF waltham, Mass
Is visiting relatives here
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POTATO EXPORTS
CAUSE RIOTS

Copenhagen. July 3.-Residents Of
Stettin, Germany, appeared before the
military court Saturday to answer for
participation in the food riots on June
10 and 20. The testimony showed that
excited by rumors that merchants were
shipping potatoes abroad. great crowds
attacked the police and plundered stores.
Two ringleaders were sentenced to is
months and year Imprisonment and
others received shorter or suspended
sentences.
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POTATOES DISAPPEAR
And Thousands of Berliners Go
too, Says Kitchen

Copenhagen, July 3.-The food diff
culties. particularly the disappearance
of potatoes have driven Berlners in
masses to the municipal soup kitchens.
where they hope to get better rations
than at home. The mana gement of the
kitchens reports 21,000 new registra-
tions The kitchens, however, are poor
ly supplied and the fare is scanty and
nIonotonouS.
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Howard Mcclellan. Colby 1908. Of
Princeton was calling on friends In the
city for the DAY Tuesday. Mr. Nc
Lellan has been principal Of Higgins
Classical Institute for several years,
but has recently been elected principal
of the Oakland High school.