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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-17
A DAGGER
IN THE BACK

That's the woman's dread when she gets
M In the morning 70 start the days work.
"Ohl how my back aches GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM oil Capsules taken today eases
the backache Of tomorrow--taken every day
ends the backache for an time. Don Z de-
Law what's the use Of snheringl Begin
taking GOLD MEDAL Harlem oil Cap
sules today aud b relieved tomorrow. Take
three or four every day and b permanent
~ free from wrenchine. distressing back
palm But be sure 20 get GOLD MEDAL.
Since 1898 GOLD MEDAL Harlem oil has
hoen tho National Remedy Of Holland. the
Government OF the Netherlands having grant
"a a special charter authorizing its prensra.
ton and saie. he housewife Of Holland
would almost a. soon be without bread es
she would without her Real Dutch Drops
a. she quantity calls GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem oil Capsules This h tho one reason
why you viii find the women and children
81 Holland 40 sturdy and robust.
GOLD MEDAL are The pure. original haar-
lem oil Capsules imported direct from the
laboratories IN Haarlem. Holland But be
rure 10 get GOLD MEDAL. Look for tho
name on every box Sold by reliable drug
ristr In sealed packages. ihree sires. Money
refunded n they do not help YOU Accept
only the GOLD MEDAL All others are
limitations.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-17

GRANT LETTERS ON ESTATE.
Letters testamentary on the estate
OF Mary Elizabeth Watmough we're
issued yesterday by Register OF wills
Isaac II. Brown TO Charles Hugn
Watmough.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-17
HockEsslN BED cRosa

Hockcsein Branch OF tho Red Cross
viii meet in the school house tomor-
row evening. All members are re-
quested TO be present
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-16

tlartda. bat ~lu lie directly under
tie authority O. Nj, Be- ham at all
,acs ami xii receive al G oers from
him.
The Apprentices To these positions
viii receive 10 s@lery, bat w!LI Sc We
Just g the food Administrators Of
tie state serve. i. e. through a pa
triotic desire to Dc Of al - tae!r
country and the people
In many Of the counties o. Flo.
ida the cha s,n.en vino served eff
Gently in the Food P.ed9e-carsi Gam
pai2n VIII be given consideration Eo1
appoint nent: hat those va a4e
chosen sill have to guarantee a clos
application to the duties OF tire Of
flee and strict attention to their work
at all times.
Ma.n uemes are submitted to Mr.
Beaca,;m for appointment and these
are backed by substantial recon
II endations, he viii select taose w-.o
seem to hin hest fitted to proper.
conduct the work. Atte~ tie appoiut-
m.ents are made approval mast u.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-16
bEhCHiM NAY SOON
|CEEATE NEW BUREAU

Orlando, Fla, Dec. f5.-(Special.)
Hon. BIaxton Beachaas Federal
Food Administrator for Florida, is
going to create new organization
in this state for me purpose of hand
ling matters pertaining to the Food
Administration work, ard to accom-
plish more defiI;ite results he intends
to appoint one reliable AMI we'll en-
dorsed man in each county as Fooa
Administrator. Those Who sre ap-
pointed to ttose pos tons must b.
we'll recon nlelfded and must possess
the highest qualifications. intelli-
2ence and discretion. They will have
to act in the-c respective counties as
Mr. Beaehah. acts for the stat OF
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-16
IMMENSE LOT OF
SHIP TIMBER BEING
GUT IN THE SOUTH

New Orleans, La, Dec. 15.-South-
ern pine mills are now cutting more
ship timbers for thenation's wooden
fleet than available railroad facilities
can transport to ship yards. Grow
ing seriousness of the car shortage
is reported all through the South.
Considerably over million feet a
day of ship timbers are now being
cut by Southern pine plants, and
with the speeding-up program recent
~ put into effect it is hoped within
a month to increase this to two mil
lion feet a day. A large number Of
additional cars will be necessary,
however, to move this stock to ship
building points.
The car shortage is reported Far
ticularly bad along the Mobile AND
Ohio railroad. The Robinson land
and Lumber Company at Ctdcora.
Miss, was recently declared to be
showed under" with government
stock that it was unable to ship, and
repeated appeals for cars lave met
with no response. The Batson-M Nc
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-16

given FROM Washington; and vita
tbs approval t1e ones selected be-
come County Food administrators of
the Florida Division.
Cscat on Of thcse positions in nc
way lnterfercs or abridges work Of
other officials already working in
the food observation, but means a
tep toward q create. organization
aad a closer cooperation with the
people. The appointments are to ba
II ade without delay, and it is prob
able that after the positions are filled
a confef-acc Viii: DE called 10 ac-
quaint the County Food Administra.
tors with taef, duties and the plans
Of the Food Administration.
With but few exceptions, the coun.
ties OF Florida showed that they hac
capable and willing workers. and in
all eases where former volunteers
furnish necessary recommendation
and have qualifications needed t.
successfully carry on the work, Mr.,
Beachan Will give them primary con-
sIderation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-16
Our Gigantic Transport
'Leviathan'' Largest Afloat

ticularly when operating in the SUBJ
marine zone. This vii result in max
ing effective the freeboard Of the YES
sells.
while it is impossible to make
definite statement on this point, the
Bureau is of the opinion that when
the above precautions have been TAX
en-, a single torpedo or mine wiuld
not sink the vessel and while the
presence of the longitudinal coal
bunker bulkheads might result in
some initial heel, the precautions TAX
en- would reduce this heel to an
amount that would not be irnmedi-
ately dangerous and would result in
shortly righting the vessel by the
water filing the corresponding COM
partment or compartments on the op-
posite side of the vessel.
The question of whether or not
the sVaterland' should be employed
as a troop transport, is primarily a
military one and is dependent in
great measure on conditions with
which this Bureau is not conversant.
The large size of the vessel undoubt-
eddy will permit more ready discov-
cry by enemy submarines, viii give
better chance of a successful hit by
GOIpedo anu sucCcSSAui dttdCA
would in all probability result in
greater loss with consequent increas-
ed moral effect. On the other hand.
the vessel is better armed than thA
other vessels of her class, her speed
is high. giving materially increased
protection in this respect, the chance
of loss from one TORPEDO or mine is
less than in most of the other yes
sells of her class, and the vessel il
successmfully operated will form a
very large aid to the military opera
tons"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-16

WAon he AnAoGned German mer-
ahmssk dtip ssVn*erland" was seized
~ H. Uuitsd States and renamed
Isv1ne preparatory TO being
uGsd . . teangport for troops against
the XA3nuI. th1a0 werA many criti-
ef9a1 nnae xNgaEdlnx her suitability
- - aBy1bo. II was pointed out
No. hw 1nUo bulk would make her
m eaoY tn<Vut for . submarine and
that AeP peen6ar construction, so far
AenE making her safer, would make
ir nanse dangerous, il struck to the
tRoop0 aAoa1d.
The Heyy and Merchant Marine. .
we6ch 8 he magazine Of The Ma
teaAl Marine League, called these
aRSt3ciBMS 70 the attention to the
Navy Depextment with the result
that . rs1ort upon the "Vaterland,s
reconstruction was obtained from the
1useAu o6 Construction and Repair
which tells in detail Of the measures
that have bean adopted to make this
sreatsst of all transports the safest
AZ wen.
The report as published is as fol-
lews:
"Ali liners are purposely given a
small metacentfic height in ordinary
load condition, for the purpose Of
giving them an easy rol in a sea-
way and making them more comfort
able vessel. The Vaterland' when
properly loaded and ballasted does
not differ materially in this respect
from the general run of trans-At-
lantic passenger vessels. A sman
rnetaeentric height is not an element
of danger in ordinary service as
these vessels with their heigh sides
have a long range Of stability. For
the particular service on which the
troop transports will be engaged,
however the Bureau is of the opinion
that greater metacentric height
than is ordinarily aimed at, is de-
sirable for the purpose of avoiding
too great heel in case damage re-
suits in unsymmetrical compartments
being flooded.
."The sVateriand' is well divided
transversely, being in this respect
better than most trans Atlantic liners
and being we'll within the require
nnents of the Bulkhead Committee of
London Conference. The presence
Of the longitudinal coal bunker bulk
heads is an element of danger in
case of damage, dut to the fact that
q damage will result at least tenn
POIuy III uHSynlIneCrlcai nO0Q1ng.
This was recognized by the Bureau
when the plans of the vessel were ex-
amined, and instructions were issued
some weeks ago to cut sufficient
number of holes in those bulkheads
TO allow a relatively free flow Of
water across the vessel. This vessel
has also centerline bulkhead be-
tween the after engine rooms and the
Bureau directed the removed of the
door in this bulkhead and the cutting
of holes in the bulkhead near the in
ner bottom, preventing the unsym-
metrical flooding of these rooms. In
structions were issued also to load
and ballast all the vessels engaged in
this service so as to obtain as great
a metacentric height as practicable
Furthermore the attention Of the
Cruiser Force Commander and the
Navy Yards was called to the desira-
bility of blanking as many openings
in the ships's sides as practicable ana
taking special precautions to keep all
other openings securely closed. par
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-16
s,ehee Company. at Willard, Miss,

Gehee Company, at Willard, Miss,
was said few days ago to be en-
tirely wiuthoIt GERS, although it had
ready for IA ement seven carloads of
ship timbers waiting to go to ship
wards. A similar situation exists
with the Marathon Lumber Company
at Laurel, Miss; also with the Wau-
sau Southern at Laurel and at many
other poitns.
Southern Pine Association inspec-
tors write in from all parts of the
Southern pine producing territory
that Transportation difficulties are
verv serious and growing worse"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-16

vessels each more than 100 years old.
The oldest is the Constance, regis
tered at Nolskov. and built at Aeroe
in 1928 This vessel has seen ten
generations of Danish kings. and was
already 100 years old when the first
steamer was built.
The average size of Danish sail
ing vessels is Ala registered tons. In
March. 1916. there were four of more
than 1000 tonss but purchases abroad
have now increased that number TO
25"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-16
LASTING QUALITY OF
THE WOODEN SHIP

New Orleans, Dec 15.-Another
striking evidence of the lasting quail
ties of the wooden ship comes in the
following Associated Press dispatch
rnder Copenhagen date. published
here recently:
In the Danish sailing fleet are 16
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-16
HANDSOME RETURNS
OF HULL FISHERMAN

Hull. England Dec 15-It was al
nounced by the North-E a stern Sea
Fisheries Committee that Hull fish
ing skipper has earned s123.000 since
the war broke out and another made
$4,000 in two years. The chief Off
Ger remarks in his report that .'thc
shippers earn all they receive when
the perils of the North Sea are re
n.embered."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-23
Draft by Middle of
July--Join Milliken
Artillery Regiment
Crack Organization Expects to Reach Quota Re-
quired for Recognition by Government Before
Government Calls First Conscripts - 900 Men
Before July Is

A. T. Balentine of this city, former
regular army officer Needless to say
it will be one of the crack organlza-
tons Of the American forces and sure
Of an enthusiastic welcome in France.
Senator Hales telegram brought the
additional information that the full
compliment of 1870 men to each battery
will not be required before they Will
he accepted by the government. Sen
ator Hale has been given the assur-
ance that these batteries will be ac-
ceptable to the government as soon
as they have each in enrolment of 100
men,
This opens the way for men to escape
the draft. All that is required is that
600 enlist before July Is to give the regi-
ment recognition with the war depart
ment. The full war strength of such a
regiment is 1929 enlisted men and Al Off
GERS. so that it will be recommended that
more than 600 are given the opportunity
to be vents rather than SCENTS" This
is made possible by enlistments in ad-
vance of July Is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-23
CHINA

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Woodsum have
returned from brief visit to Massa-
chusetts.
Mrs. Ella Nelson has removed her
household goods from the Palmer
house. She will remain 70. the sum-
mer at Mr.. Guptilrs in Winslow.
Misses Belle Longley, Georgia Farms
worth and Edwina Colley are at home
for the summer vacation.
Miss Edith Washburn, teacher at
Hampden Institute, Va, came homo
last week.
The village schools closed on Friday
with an all day picnic. The teachers
Miss Poland and Miss Greenleaf, will
return to their homes on Saturday
Miss Georgia Farnsworth is ouite .r
WIN an acute attack of indigestion.
Mrs. W. r. Ward. Mrs. Percy Tav.
ior, w. B. Bailey, Miss Belle Lonelev
and Miss Abbie Sturtevant attended
the Christian Endeavor assembly at
Augusta on Friday
Mrs. Cooper Of Waterville snoL. 90
the women on the Red Cros1 worl, -
Does hall last Wednesday afternoon
Everett Farnsworth is in Watervi,,e
this week on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-23
Names Opportunity

Here in Maine at the present time
the opportunity for voluntary enlist
ments is limited in the extreme. The
Maine Coast Artillery ranks are filled
but "A few more meE are needed to
bring the Second Maine Infantry up to
war strength and all that remains open
Is the Ambulance Unit. There is, of
course. the regular army and the navy
but these do not hold out the induce
ment that the young man who wants
TO be among men of his acquaintance
II looking for and then the army is
full in all but two of its branches.
There 10, therefore. but one organ
ization in the State to which men may
turn with the assurance that they will
md there the companionship Of those
with whom they have all their lives
been associated. This is the Milliken
Regiment OF Heavy Field Artillery
which is now being organized by Capt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-23
Red. Cross
Dance

Something entirely novel for the Cap
ital City was the Red Cross dance
which last evening drew to City hall
throng that met all expectations of
committee which, as reult of the eX-
perience of it's members during the &C
tive days Of the present campaign for
funds, has learned to expect big things
from the public-s spirited citizens who
have so generously responded.
When the last ticket had been sold
it was known that Augustus big fund
was, as a result, something like $3.50
bigger The exact figures were not
available. 1t was only Thursday noon
when the thought of holding a dance
first occurred to those who were in
charge of the big financial undertake
ing The prompt appointment Of a live
wire committee assured in advance the
success of the project. OF this commit
tee Guy P. Gannett was the chairman.
and the other members were George f.
Macomher, G. r. Wilcox, Blaine Owen,
d. w. Adams. w. B. Williamson,
Charles P Kinsman, c. f. Downing.
Samuel Stewart, Blaine S. Viles and
Judge b. F. Maher.
The Second Regiment Band gave
freely it's services and early in the eve
ming paradeG Water street and start
ed the crowds in the direction of the
hall. At o'clock the band gave a con-
cert at the hail and rendered the fol-
lowing numbers: Path of Glory"
march; Choral Overture: selection,
Alma. Where Do You Live?"; "Regi-
ment's Return march.
The splendid organization of Is in
struments, under Director Cobb. was
at its very best and gave evidence of
its rapid development in the past few
weeks. Each of the selections brought
forth generous applause.
The number of these who danced was
rearly as large as the floor could with
comfort accommodate. Khaki uniforms
in the galleries. Judge Benedict F.
Maher presided in the capacity of floor
director Refreshments Of ice cream
and cake, which were in charge Of the
boys of Co. f. found a ready sale
There was a halt in the dancing pro-
gram in which there was auctioned
handsome silk embroidered sofa pillow
that was given by an Augusta lady as
her donat alton to the Red Cross fund
Sergeant Smiley was called upon to do
the auctioneering stunt. and cheerful
~ complied. All the tricks of the old
school auctioneer's art were his and
when at length he declared the gentle
nan with the smooth face" the sue
Cessful bidder, the amount bid had
reached a generous figure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-23
OAKLAND
Pleasant Surprise to High
School Girl by Friends-Ball
Game for Proceeds of Red
Cross-High School Paper out

A very pleasant surprise was given
Miss Marion Ramsdell o. II. S. 20, at
her home by II Of her school friends.
Miss Eileen Sullivan Miss Marguerite
Sullivan. Miss Eythel Gleason Miss
Fern Bedford Miss Helen Blaisdell,
Miss Iona Fowles, Eddie Blaisdell,
Mlnot Thomas, Willard Brier, Alva
Kerr, Harley MairS and Maurice
Coughlin. Games We're enjoyed during
the first part of the evening Delicious
refreshments of sherbet, fancy crackers
ard lemonade were served and a de-
lightful evening was passed. This was
a farewell party to Miss Ramsdell. who,
with her parents and brother Oney.
will make their home for the future in
Rumford Falls.
o. III. Ramsdell. who for some years
past has been the third trick Dispatch
er for the NJ. G. r. r.. has recently
been transferred to Rumford Falls to
fill the position left vacant by Mr.
Hayes enlistment in the railroad unit
John Davis of Kentucky is filing the
vacancy here left by Mr.. Ramsdells
departure.
Harold Hamlin, Lyman Mason and
Austin Clough have joined the Junior
Volunteers. They leave for Winthrop
Wednesday. the 9th of June.
The ball game between Oakland and
Pittsfeld will be played today on the
Vigue athletic field The proceeds of
this game will be given to the Red
Cross.
Miss Elizabeth Lufkin was operated
uron for appendicitis Friday at her
home.
The date of the free canning demon
stration by the cold pack" method is
at hand, Grange hall, Saturday evening
at O'Clock. Whereas, primarily the
demonstration is for ladies the condi-
tions throughout the country which
which make this and like demonstra-
lions necessary will be broadly treat
ed by the speaker of the evening. w.
j. Thompson, master Of the State
Grange. We desire to state that this
address will be Of vital interest to men
and women alike. The local conserva-
ton committee will gladly welcome a
mixed audience and this invitation Is
extended to Oakland and vicinity.
Mrs. Fred Rolf and granddaughter Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-23

Of the city. The federal troops left the
campground at few minutes before
2 o'clock, marching down Western av-
erue. across Sewall and down Capitol
street. The automobiles joined the pa
rade at Capitol street Mayor Willis E.
Swift and Rev. Henry E. Dunnack the
campaign manager occupying the first
automobile, Fred Belyea and Dan
forth l.. Nash in charge of the Ameri-
can flag in Percy V. Hills automobile,
Joseph Blanchette and Guy r. Gam
nett in charge of the French flag in
John E. Hanson's automobile and
Richard f. Goodwin and Harry H.
Pierce in charge of the English flag in
Nathan S. Weston's automobile, fol-
lowing
The parade was led by four mounted
officers of the Second Maine, Major VIII
liam e. Southland, the camp commander
during the absence of Col Frank NJ
Hume on a recruiting expedition; Capt.
Frank f. Drake, the adjutant; Capt. Al
bert Greenlaw, quartermaster. and Major
II. r. Farris, medical corps.
} Then followed the band. the mounted
scouts, the machine gun company of Ban
gor. the casual or recruit companies, the
supply companies and % teams and the
motor truck of the regiment
The parade followed down Capitol
street. down State street. down Bond
street. through Water street t. the Au-
gusta. at which point the Second Maine
Regiment men went to the campground
and the automobiles dispersed.
The young ladies employed in the State
House rhaarod ha A,,,o a.
English flag and the French flag as the
parade passed the Capitol, and when it
passed the Blaine mansion it was review
by the member of the Maine Committee
on Public Safety, which was in session,
Hon. Harold NJ. Sewall of Bath. the
chairman; Hon. John E. Bunker of Bar
Harbor. the executive secretary; ex-Gov-
ernor William T. Cobb of Rockland ex-
United States Senator Charles F. johnson
OF Waterville. Herbert Payson Of Port
land. Hon. Donald F. Snow of Bangor.
Hon. John S. P. H. Wilson of Auburn,
Prof. Kenneth c. NJ. Stills of Brunswick
and William T. White of Rockland.
feature of the parade was the dipping
| of the colors on the steps of the court
house by. three ladies employed in that
Institution, Mrs. Winfield S. jackson,
Miss Nellie P. Rackliffe and Miss winni-
fred NJ. Bearce.
The grand finale will come on Monday
! noon when lunch will be served at the
Augusta House at 1890 O'clock
| One of the pleasing announcements re-
ceived on Friday was the fact that Lig-
gett & Myers Tobacco Co. through its
various branches had contributed the sum
81 $4,000 to the Red Cross War Fund.
| Little Frank Howe. who lives with his
mother. Mrs. Rena Howe, at Il State
street. and who sells the Ladies' Home
Journal, Saturday Evening POST Country
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-23

Washington, June 22.-The contest be-
tween Chairman Denman of the shipping
board and Major General Goethals. man
ager of the boards emergency fleet cor
poration, for authority to exercise powers
granted by Congress in providing mer-
chant fleet will be settled by President
Wilson giving General Goethals the au-
thority, with directions that he build all!
the ships possible both steel and wood
General Goethals will be authorized to
Immediately all shipping now
building, speed up its construction and
spend the $500, 100000 appropriated by Con-
gress for shipbulding. Chairman Den
man will retain powers necessary for OPP
Grating and chartering ships and as pres
ident of the fleet corporation will continue
to pass finally on contracts for construc-
ton.
The power granted tc the President to
steel supplies probably will
not be delegated to anyone for the pres
ent The government, it is said. hopes to
arrive at some arrangement as to steel
prices which will make it unnecessary to
commander