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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
PALERMO

EAST-Nlrs. Cart Turner and daugh-
ter Ruth returned to their home in
Winthrop Monday. Ralph Turner ac-
companiod her as far as East Vassal-
boro.
v. r. Sporie was in this place on
Wednesday. looking for men to hire to
work on the hay press
The dance that was To. be Wednes-
day evening at the Sheepscott Lake
Grange hall was postponed until De-
ceInber {.
Clifton Scates and Guy Leman are
cutting wood for w. S. Jones, Paler-
mo Center
Mrs. Wyman Tibbetts Of Liberty Wis
tied at \. J. Tibbetts' this week.
Mrs. Edna +. l.. Knowlton and chill
dren. lrma and Cecil OF Augusta. were
home for Thanksgiving with Mrs.
knoWlton's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
;. Leeman. Mrs. knowlton is teach
ing in E'arminsdale and the children
are pupils at the Cony High school.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry 1.eeman are
passing the winter with Mr.. Leeman's
son and Wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry r.
Leeman. and Thanksgiving they all
passed the day at G. $. Leeman's. an
other son Of Mr.. Lceman's, where four
generations were represented The
Oldest member of the group was Hen
~ Lecman, who is IS years old. The
others We're his son. G. S. Leeman. his
grandson Guy, and his great grandson.
Archie Henry. the last named being
three Years OLD.
Preston +. Boynton of Liberty was
q business caller in this place FRIDAY.
George Hail of Union was a bust
ness caller here Friday.
Mark Brown of Liberty was Satur-
day night and Sunday guest at r. j.
Turner's.
Mrs. Ernest Hannah of Bath visited
at y. NJ Humans Saturday and sun
day
The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs.
y. j. Tibbetts Thursday, Dec. s.
The Sheepscott Lake Grange has
voted to have an all-day meeting the
second Saturday of each month until
May. commencing December s.
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WINDSOR

Edith Given of South Windsor was
a weekend guest of Mrs Alice Will
kins.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Colburn. Mr.. and
Mrs. D. A. Wilkins and Mrs. Lizzie
Perkins passed Thanksgiving at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Donnel.
Miss Hazel Colburn of Augusta was
the guest Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Colburn, Thanksgiving.
At the meeting of Windsor Grange
held November 80. three candidates
were instructed in the first and second
degrees. The third and fourth degrees
viii be conferred at the next meeting
and harvest feast will be served. 1t
is also the evening for election of Off
GERS.
Ralph Dutton Of Boston was holi-
day guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fl. \. Dutton
Mrs. Mary Moody Of Augusta was a
visitor at the home of her sister. Mrs
r. B. Jewell, on THANKSGIVING.
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MONMOUTH

The storm of Saturday and Saturday
night caused considerable havoc with
the telephone wires, many poles We're
broken and communication cut off with
sCme sections of the town
The mems meeting advertised for
Sunday evening at the Methodist
church was postponed on account OF
the electric lights being out of commits
sion.
The schools in town which have been
closed on account of the Thanksgiving
recess were re-opened Monday morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kennedy are re-
'olving congratulations on the birth OF
& daughter. Mary Charlotte, born Dec
|.
Mrs. Ada Andrews has returned from
Portia nd for a few weeks.
Monmouth Grange will hold an all
DAY meeting Wednesday with election
of officers
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UNCLE SAM VS.. PORTS
MOUTH-kITTERY BRIDGE

Portsmouth, \. H, Dec. 1.-The war
department has decided to take action
against the Portsmouth, kittery bridge
across the Piscataqua river on the
ground that it is an obstruction To-
navigation.
y communication was received sat-
urday by Mayor Samuel T. Ladd from
the United States engineers Office at;
Portland Me. calling attention TO a.
nearing to be held in Portsmouth on
Dec. 10, at which time the question Of
changes required on the bridge 10 pro-
vide free navigation will he consid.
cred.
In his communication Engineer
Hobbs states that because of the in.
sufficient width of the draw. which lie
only 81 feet the bridge is an ohstruc-
ton. and that in order to make it
right the draw must be widened 70
give clear opening of not less than
81 feet, s inches.
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JEFFERSON

SOUTH-There were no services IN
the church Sunday owing to the storm.
F. W. Dougless installed new tele-
phone in the parsonage recently, No.
n-22.
Miss Mary Trask of New Bedford,
Mass, is visiting her brother, ii. l..
Trask.
Rev. W. E. Brooks is teaching the
Ridge school.
A ccn arrived at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John r. Hilton Thanksgiving
eve.
Mrs. Jennie Farrar went to New
York Saturday.
S. d. Erskine started for Cleveland
Ohio, Monday on a short business trip.
ii. A. Clark, Harold Clark and Ira
Boynton motored to Bath Saturday
afternoon.
James Hill of Plymouth, Me, spent
Thanksgiving at II. A. Clark's.
John Bryant, Ormand Hopkins and
Merton Hatch each shot deer last
Thursday.
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BAY STATE GUARD
TO PATROL BARRED
BOSTON WATER FRONT

Boston. Dec THE state Guard, which
was organized after the National Guard
was called into federal service, will pa .
troll the barred zone along Boston's wa
ter front, it was announced by Gov. Nc
Call today. The details of their duty have
not been fully decided upon but matters
will be arranged SO that their service
will he for short periods only. The num-
Der of men required and other details
will be decided upon after federal and
state authorities have inspected the dis
triCt
There arc 1900 men in the organization.
nearly 700 OF whom are fully equipped.
Mai. Gen. Butler Ames of Lowell. grad
uate of West Point and a former con
gresham. is their commander. While
they have volunteered their services in
many ways, particularly in helping draft
ed men and others about to enter the ar
my acquire a knowledge of military drill,
they have not yet been called upon FOR
General duty.
The decision to call upon them In main
tanning the so-called dead line about the
barred zone was reached after a confer
erce between United States Marshal John
J. Mitchell. Governor Mccall and state
Guard officers
An exodus Of alien enemies from the
territory embrs ced within the district
marked out by federal authorities last
Friday vas in progress today. according
to Marshall Mitchell
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VASSALBORO

CROSS HlLL-A four genera ton sroup
passed Thanksgiving day very pleasantly
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs F. j. Ames
The group consisted of Mrs Henry Aug
tin her daughter. Mrs. Flaviu. Ames.
granddaughter. Mrs. Frank Robinson. and
great-grandson, baby Raymond.
c. w. Mowers of East vassalboro was
a business caller on the hill recently.
Elmer Perkins has taken the contract TO
carry the cream to Vassalboro station for
an indefinite time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tobey were guests
Thanksgiving day Of Mr. Tobey's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. W. y. Tobey.
Charles Tobey, who for the past week
has been confined 10 the house with a
severe cold and an attack Of asthma is
slowly improving.
Owing to the storm. there were M say
vices at the Center Baptist church Sum
day.
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FAIRFIELD

The funeral service of the late Still
man o. Sawyer were hold Monday af-
tornoun at > o'clock from his late home
On Ncwhall street. Rev. &. Q. Perry Of
floating. The floral tributes were many
and beautiful and tho Fairfield fire de-
rartmcnt attending~in {, body The
hearers were w. II. Totman. DR. J. p
fash 4. H. Totman and James Nc
Dougall. Interment' was at Waterville
cemetery.
Mrs. +. F. PilIsbury will entertain the
Social NeighbOrS this afternoon at her
home on lower Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mcfarland have
returned from Waldoboro where they
visited relatives.
IA. mond Narney will return to mis-
training duties at pumpkin Island to-
cay after passing a furIough at his
ONE in town.
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SECRET. PAPERS
Published by Bolsheviki
Considered in Com
mons

London, Dec 3.--The secret comrnu-
nication published by the Bolsheviki
government at petrograd were the sub
ject of "a number of questions in the
House of Commons today, to which
Lord Robert Cecil. minister Of block
pde. replied. He said;
NO definite proposals was made Tor
the taking over by Great Britain Of d
neutral zone in Persia although Great
Britain had signified to Russia that re-
'ision rf the Anglo Russian treaty in
tie sense indicated should be a matter
for eventual discussion by the govern
mcnts.
NO agreement was come TO where
rs Russia ana France were to receive
certain parts Of tsiatic Turkey Such
understandings regarding Asia Minor.
which were come to did not involve
annexation" He promised to publish til"
report sent By the British government
10 the Russian government last May
NTH reference to the treaty under
vhich Italy came into the war.
Tho minister admitted that Sir
George Buchanan. ambassador Al Pet
rograd. was instructed to urge upon
Russia. restoration of order and re-
organization Of her economic and mill
itary forces. pointing out that muni-
tions were not unlimited and supplies
must he made according to the meth
uu ana the value IF the employment
given to them He did not believe thai
this was detrimental to kerensky.
Gieat Britain had to consider the allies
as = " hole.
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WOOL SUPPLY
RESIGNS
NO REASON GIVEN

Boston. Dec. 3.--Announcemcnt that
the committee on wool supply Of the
Council of National Defense have ten
Gered their resignation was made 70
tho Wool Association today No rot :
son for the step was given. The COM
mittee was appointed some time iSO
to buy for government use 1t was com
posed Of Stephen @ Metcalif Of Prov
idence, Frederick :. Clark Of North
Billerica Mass. and Jacob L. Brown
and Robert H. Stevenson, both Of this
city.
The meeting of the wool trade Today
received a report Of a committee APP
pointed recently to investigate the wool
situation The committee reported that
ii recognized the importance of bring
ing large quantities Of South American
wool TO this country to be used to
clothe the soldiers, but found that
South American exchange is against
the United States and that this is
greatly increasing the cost Of import
ing South American wool.
The committee believes, tho report
SAID. that the temporary lack Of sup
PLY Of suitable woods could bc over
come if the government should offer
for sale to manufacturers to be used
for government goods some or all OF
the wool owned by the government.
The meeting accepted the report and
instructed the committee to take such
action as it deemed proper.
The wool trade then adopted :eso-
luton announcing to the government
that any time during the next six
months that it may call for offerings
of wool the trade here agrees ID offer
the government at the prevailing local
market practically one half of each lot
of such now clip South American woods
as the trade may own at the time The
resolution stated that the government
should pay not less than cost to the
trade for any wool which it ACCEPTS.
cost to include interest and carrying
charges.
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NATIONAL ". c. 7. U.
In Convention at Wash
ington Votes to Make
Fight for National
Prohibition and for
It's Ratification by
States

Washington, Dec. 3.-Ad6ption of
plans and methods for continuing the
campaign for National Constitutional
Prohibition" featured the first business
sessions today Of the annual conven-
ton here of the National Woman's
Association Temperance Union.
The convention voted not only to
make a fight for the constitutional
prohibition amendment now before
Congress. but to work for the election
Of men to state legislatures who will
vote for the ratification of the amend
ment
Thursday. Jan. "a. was designated as
the day to be observed by local unions
as q day Of prayer for national con-
stitutional prohibition and all clergy
men will be requested to make special
mention of the subject in their SER
mons on SunGay. Jan. 90
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04

honorable one. He has occupied all >,
chairs in Sedgwick Post, O. A. q ~,
commander and is q deacon OF ~.
Street church.
Mrs. Cressey was formerly Paw,
Hatchard, daughter of Harry Ha,ch.-'
of Boothbay where she was born = ~
ago. She is member of Sedgwick Co.
Ladies of the G.. A. r, and Of the C,,,'
street church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cressey were married
Bath Dec. l. 1857. by the late Rev i,
Q. Ffske of the Winter Street chm,
They have four sons and one dapvb,"
George F., John H.. and Benjamin 7. -
of Bath, and Leonard W. Cressev H.
neer at the Massachusetts, State a.
Bridgewater. Mass, and Mrs job, ~
Mann, Bath. They also have IS sr.,,
children and Is great-grandchildren
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COL. HOUSE PRAISES
Great Courage and Sac.
rifice of France in
World War

Paris, Dec. 3-The inter-allicd ,.r
ference was closed today with br,et -
dress by Col. l.. NJ House. ,ha,rr,,, =,
the American mission. Col. House r.,
delivered the closing address al The >,
quest of Premier Clemcnccau. said
M. Clemenceau. the presidcn, ~ f..
French Council, in welcoming rhc d.,,
gates to this conference declare MAJ.
had met to work. His words Ucro ~,
phetic There was coordination ,n5
unity "f purpose which promise great >.
suits for the future !; is nv dce1 ,,s
viction that by this unity and bv c,rs..
trated effort we shall bc abIo "a ,rr,,
at the goal which we have Sc, nm, ;,
reach
In behalf OF my colleagues wan, T.,
avail myself of this occasion to thank n.
officials of the French government, and
through them the French people. for n.
warm welcome and great cous.dcrst,c,
they have shown us. IN coming to Franz.
we have felt that we were coming IN .bs
house OF our friends. Ever since our GOV.
eminent was founded there has been
bond OF interest and sympathy between
us-a sympathy which this wa has .ar.
ned into a passionate admiration The
history Of France ia a history Of courage
and sacrifice. Therefore tho grca, deed,
which have illuminated the las. thr.A
years have come as no SURPRISE IN M
OF America. We know that when called
upon France would rise 10 splendid
achievement and would adj lustre 10 her
name.
america salutes France and her aclo,
sors and feels honored to hgh. hy tie
side Of 50 gallant a comrade
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COLBY COLLEGE
Course in Military Fren c n
Proves Popular-Dramatic
Club Holds First Dress Re
hearsal-Lecture under Aus
pieces of Colby Alumnae

The course IN military french which
was held for the first time Monday
promises to be 4 great success. heie
were s. men present, this making the
class probably the largest one coiii-
,osed entirely of men which has ever
been held at Colby. a number OF the
members uf the WCmen's DIVISION ~
Piled for admis ion to the class, out IL
las been decided to devote all inc
tentiCn to the men. as they VIII ne the
ones TO use the information the hiost'
Every member of the class was en-
thuSiastic afterwards ana the popuiii
ity of the course promises TO pc sreat l.
Professor Johnson will devote the Tune
TO the instruction in the simple terms
needed TO ask for the necessities, ana
also 10 the various problems when
"a nfront the soldier just landed IN a
strange country. Two professors are
enrolled in the course. Prof. CasWell
Of the chemistry department. and Pro1'
Harry of the romance language depart
meRt.
The Dramatic Club held its first dress
rehearsal last evening in preparation
for the first performance which VII
be given in Harmony on "Wednesday
evening Of this week The members of
the faculty were present at the re-
Eearsai and criticized.
The Geography of the War" WAS
the subject OF 4 lecture given last eve
ming 10 the Women's Division by Miss
Elizabeth Olncy of Skowhegan. This
was the first of series of three lee
lures TO be given under the auspices
Of the Colby Alumnae Association. the
other two lectures to come on the two
coming Monday evenings.
Raymond C. Whitney Is. OF Cam
bridge was operated upon for appen1i-
citis at the Sisters hospital Monday
The operation proved to be very sue
cessful. His father has come to Water
VILE and is staying at the d. L. house
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CANCEL GRAIN
DELIVERY AFTER
JANUARY, 1913

Boston. Dec. 3.-The grain board of
the Boston Chamber of Commerce has
appointed a committee Of five to con-
fer with ]. ). Stream of Chicago. in
charge of grain regulations of the food
administration decision to cancel all
contracts for the delivery of corn and
oats after Jan. l. Some members of
the board have expressed the opinion
that such cancellation would make it
necessary for grain men TO buy again
in the open market, at less advan-
tageous prices, thus creating an added
cost for the consumer.
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A BATH COUPLES
GOTH ANNIVERSARY

Bath Me-. Dec. mir. and Mrs. James
x. cressey. now counted as among the
Oldest people in the county. on Saturday
celebrated their Goth anniversary at their
home s'3 Washington street. They are in
their usual good health and received a
number OF callers who extended congratu-
ulations throughout the day.
Mr. Cressey is Civil War veteran and
a native Of Bath. born 50 years ago. son
OF David Cressey. He has been a sh,p.s
steward the greater part Of his life. al.
though he has worked in hotels and res
eaurants. His war record 10 long and
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PRESIDENT ENDORSES
SALVATION ARMY
WAR WELFARE WORK

New York. Dec. 3.-President VIII
son has endorsed the war work ac.
tivities of the Salvation Army. which
is conducting a campaign 10 raise
a,oo0,o00 TO build hutments for the pur-
pose of welfare work among Ameri-
can soldiers in France, it was an.
nounced tonight In a letter to Miss
Evangeline Booth, the President
wrote:
Il am much interested to hear OF
the campaign the Salvation Army la.
undertaken for money to sustain its
war activities, and want to take the
opportunity to express my admiration
for the work that it has done and my
sincere hope that it may be fully sls'
tained.'
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DRIVE STARTS FOR
5000 MEN TO AID
NAVY AERIAL CORPS

Washington, Dec. 3.-.Nayy recruiting
officers. it was announced today. have
been ordered TO begin at once a drive
for 5000 men between u and So to form
the ground personnel of the navy's fly
ing corps Carpenters, wood workers.
machinists. coppersmiths, blacksmiths
lubricant workers. riggers. acetylene
welders, gas engine repairmen and in
strument workers are needed especial
~. After intensive training the men
will be eligible for promotion to high
err grade
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JEFFERSON

Carl Longren was home from Rowdoin
College for Thanksgiving.
Carroll Bessey OF Aver. Mass. was CALI
ing on friends here last Friday.
j. Frank Hill, former teacher in the
jefferson High school. from Gray. has
been recent guest OF ]. Y. Meserve.
Eben Hallowell and Elmer ORR broupb,
in deer Nov. 80.
Miss Addie c. Ames is visiting friends
in Portland for few weeks.
On account of weather conditions and
roads. no service was held at the FRS.
Baptist church Sunday, Dec. Q
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home. Mrs. Julia Fuller. aged IS although
smart for her years did not feel like go
inr out, and as Mrs. walker wished to en-
tertain and have her mother present sne
prepared a nice dinner at her own nome
and served It at c: E. Fullers. Rev. AMI
Mrs, n: M. Heikes we're also invited
guests.
yoyle Abbott. Irving Weymouth and
Lewis Cannon, students at L. of NJ,
passed the Thanksgiving vacation al the'f
homes In Albion.
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ALIEN ENEMY CASE
is ORDERED REOPENED

Washington. Dec. 3.-The case OF
Count James Minotto. son in-ldw OF
Louis Swift, Chicago packer suspected
Of being an alien enemy. was ordered
re-opened today by the bureau of i'm
migration and was referred back to
Chicago for additional TESTIMONY
The action was taken as the result
OF evidence brought 80 the attention
of the bureau by other departments
of the government" the nature Of
which was not disclosed.
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MILK COMMISSION FOR
BOSTON TERRITORY

Washington, Lee. ga federal milk
commission for the territory surprising
Boston was announced tonight by the
food administration. George F. Morris Of
Lancaster, y. H., is chairman.
1t was announced that the producers
and distributors had voluntarily agreed
that no increase in the price of milk to
the consumers in Boston should be made
while the commission is conducting its
inquiry, which will be held in Boston as
soon as practicable.
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HUB ITALIANS TO
RAISE REFUGEES FUND

Boston. Dec. 3.-The Italians of this
city joined today in an, effort to OBJ
tain large fund for the relief of refu-
gees driven from their homes by the
recent Austrian drive into Italy. All
the Italian members of the Building
Laborers' and Hold Carriers Union
have pledged their earnings for today
to the fund. A substantial sum was
subscribed at a preliminary meeting
last night.
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TWO MILLIONS
INVESTED IN N.F.
FISHING VESSELS

ST Johps. y. r.. Dec. 3.-It is esti-
mated that the fish exporters and
other business men Of Newfoundland
have invested two million dollars this
year in the purchase and building Of
wooden sailing vessels to carry the
island products abroad. The present
feet IF $50 ships is almost entirely new
owing to losses of old vessels sustained
since the beginning Of the war through
mines. submarine attacks and storms.
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DENIES
COALITION WITH
WOMAN's PARTY

New York Dec. 3.-John Spargo direc.
tor of educational work for the National
party, denied in statement tonight that
THE new National party. recently formed
by Progressives. Prohbitionists and So
cialists, has made a bid TO the Woman s
party to Join forces for the next election
and that committee representing the
National party is to come here next week
to confer with officers of the Woman's
party and make overtures for the union '
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DAMAGE VERY HEAVY
Maine PHONE LINES
GRADUALLY CLEARED

Portland. Nc, Dec. 3.-Tclephone
communication in Maine, interrupted
by the sleet and snow storm whio'
wrecked $40 poles OF which 500 we're
blown down between Lewiston and
Augusta. was gradually being resumed
tonight 18th partial service opened to
Augusta. Waterville and Bangor
The damage was very heavy
throughout the state.
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BELGRADE

NORTH-Miss Marion Thompson,
who has been in woodcliff -on the
Hudson, n. j., for the past three
months, was called home Friday last
en- account of the illness of her mother,
Mrs. Willard Stevens.
Mrs. Willard Stevens. who was taken
to Gray's hospital last week for an op-
Grafton. was able to be brought to her
nome here on Thanksgiving day and is.
still gaining.