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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-20
NATIONAL. HOME

Officer of the day. capt John Turck
The returns from furloushs Wednes-
day We're: Owen H. Moran from Rum
ford and Thomas Burke from Cam
bridge.
The funeral of the late John p. Abb
bolt will be held from the Home chapel
at 9 A. NJ. Thursday, Rev. C. IT. Tenn
pie officiating.
Burroughs We're granted Wednesday
to John keefe and William w Dunn
to Boston: James w. Godfrey to New
Bedford; Henry Atkins to Salmon
Falls; James Comerford to Lowell and
Franklin P. Evans to Augusta.
Isaac N. Gidden
Isaac y. Glidden died in the hospital
here Tuesday night He was born in
Sebec about 6S years ago. He enlisted
in Co. r, 18th Me. Inf. May "a, 1864,
and was discharged Feb. ,, 1866 He
was admitted to the Home from Wilt
mantle Nov. %, 1911 He is survived
by a daughter, MISS Florence Glidden
OF Dover.
Albert Saith
Albert Smith died in the hospital
here Wednesday, ne was about 20
years Of age. He served Az months in
Co. g, Isl Me. CAV. during the Civil
war. lie was admitted to the Home
from North Turner Aug 4. 1917 a
widow survives.
Tiffany Camp Election
William Tiffany Camp, No. 4, L.
Tuesday evening and the following Of
s.
year: John K. Lanary. commander:
Michael ]. Leban, :. Y. c.: John F.
Cunning. J. y. G.: capt. Jerry f.
Machle. trustee. JOSEPH q. A. Smith
officer of the day, and Joseph Colson
officer of the guard.
There were 60 members present. Tiff
fanny Comp stands at the head of the
department of Maine, with member
ship Of 126 in good standing and is add
ing to its roll at every meeting. Four
recruits We're mustered in at this
meeting as follows: capt. j, r.
MacAle, Harry A. Dow Nathan Shaw
and Francis Donnelly.
The activity of tile officers and mem
bers are evident when On Nov 70 hon
crary membership va; conferred upon
Col. William p Hurley, governor of
this Home. and Capt. Edwin l.. Clark,
adjutant Of the Home W. J. Sterling
junior vice commander in chief; Frank
G. Andrews. adjutant. department of
Maine. and George W. Dreamer, de-
partment Inspector, We're present to
witness the cerem6nes which FORCES
the link in the chain Of fraternity be-
tween the veterans Of 1861 and 1898.
Thursdays Concert Program. 4 p. M.
March. ~ United Nation. Corey
Overture, Grown Diamonds Auber
Nalse Lents. Love in Venice" Grey
Selection, Under Two FLAGS" klien
Sunburst. "A Novelty Glider
Medley. Beautiful Erin Knowlton
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GERMAN ATTEMPTS
ON FRENCH IN
ARGONNE FAIL

Paris, Dec. 1.-TWO attempts by the
Germans to approach French positions in
the Argonne last night were defeated with
losses, the war office announced today.
The communication follows:
The enemy's artillery durin. the nigh,
bombarded our first lines south Of Juvin-
court and in the Argonne, at Four De
Paris. our batteries replied effectively.
At the latter point enemy forces which
made two attenlp's 10 approach our POI
sitions were rcpulsed with losses.
I'm Lorraine, in the sectors OF Flirey
and Nauroy, our patrols took prisoners,
including one officer.
Last night German aviators threw
down = bombs in the region Of Dunkirk.
No victims have been reported thus far
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Increase Spring Wheat Acreage
FAIRFIELD

The children of the Baptist Primary
department of the Sunday school are
invited TO the church Saturday after
! noon from to 4 o'clock. where a
Christmas tree and general entertain
ment will be enjoyed. the afternoons
affair being in charge of Mrs. w. G.
circuit, Mrs. Ethelyn Jakins and
| teachers OF the primary classes.
Mrs. Carry Fowles and Ernest White
! have returned to their homes at Gar
diner, after calling on Mrs. Fowle's
sister Mrs. Sylvester Quincy of Shaw
nut.
Ralph Blakney and Cornelius Gre
! CORY, who have been employed at
, Struthers, O.. for the past several
weeks. are passing few weeks at
their homes in town.
! Roland Pooler, Colby 81. is confined
to his home on Burrill stree, BY ill
ness.
The following marriage intentions
are on file at the town clerks office:
/ Joseph Donahue and Miss Blanche
Thibodeau, both of this town; En-
mons Joy of Clinton to Miss Eva NJ.
Grace of Hinckley and Robert J. Burke
and Miss Marie A. Mayo both of
Shawmut
4 Lewis Ryan. who is student at the
| Boston University. is passing his
; Christmas recess at his home in town,
/ William Kirk, who has been en-
( plOyed as engineer on the derrick car
OF the McClintic Marshall Co. has
gone to his home in New Jersey.
Mrs. Charles Dessau has returned
to her home at Philadelphia, after nc
Ing called here by the illness of her
husband, who fell from the works of
the new bridge.
Mrs. Lawrence Ashley of Cambridee
Mass. is the guest of friends in town.
+ Rohert Burke, prominent L. H. S.
athlete in the class of 10. has re-
! centlI' taken Civil Service eXamina-
/ tons for mail clerk and began his du
/ ties as substitute "Wednesday morn
! ing.
! Miss Irene Ryan, L. II. s. Is, enter
talned tie girls of the Senior class of
i Lawrence high school Wednesday
evening where Il very pleasant time
was enjoyed. During the evening mn
steal selections and readings We're Civ
j =
ed. Miss Ryan was presented with a
manicure set. the occasion being her
( birthday, and She responded most feel
J lnsly. Those present were the Misses
Hazel McAuley, Ncrna Curtis, Sara
Spinney. Ruby Holt. Ida Waldron Ber-
I dina Stewart, Margaret Savage, Ella
Wilcox. Faye keene. Merlyl Pulsifer,
Georgia Robertson, Merle jackson and
Helen Ryan.
Walter Flynt has entered the en-
poy of +. j. Savage Jr., as clerk.
Fred Smith Of Red Rapids, \. r..
is the guest of his sister. Mrs. George
Smith.
Mrs. Joseph Rollins and son Thomas
have gone to Lewiston, where they will
visit friends.
Frederick Gibson of Portsmouth, ~
H.. and Arnold Myers Of Boston have
returned to their homes after visiting
Totman.
Mrs. George Smith has returned from
Richmond. where she visited her sister,
Mrs. Mamie Sedgley Lilly.
Beginning this evening. the stores
will be open the rest of the week.
Solicitors were busy about the bus-
ness part of the town Wednesday ac-
ceptt,Ac the Red C7os3 membership
fees To all who subscribe a prominent
Red Cross is placed in the subscribers
window The American WOODEN mill was
also visited and q most favorable re-
port is given of the work there.
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HALl.0WELL

G. B. Moulton pleasantly entertained a
number of his friends Wednesday eve
ming at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il.
Warner. Summer street. Tho affair was
in the nature of a stag party and whist
and card games were enjoyed. Delicious
refreshments were served by rfrs. Moul-
tan and Miss Ida Carey. Guests
present were Supt. Percy Weymouth OF
Augusta. Charles Swift of Augusta, John
Danahay of Gardiner. Elmer York, Lee
Bradstreet, Edwin Burleigh. T.. f.. Shep-
ard, James Z. Leighton, lr., VIM. 7.
Quinn, Chas. E. Fuller. Principal James
DeWeaver, Bert Warner, c. w, F1ynt.
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| SkILFUL THIEF ROBS A
VIENNA MAN OF $40

Lewiston, Me, Dec 19-J. II Neal, vi
emma, reported to police headquarters that
his pocket was picked of 1910 while in
trolley car in Lewiston Tuesday night
Mr., Neal could give no clues to The thief
Mr.. Neal, VINO is one Of the visiting
Grange delegates. told the police that he
had the money in a calfskn pocketbook
in his trousers pocket and that on top
of the pocketbook was handkerchief and
in addition to that his pocket was but
toned.
! The thief hasn't been located
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ALEXANDER ASKS $4,000
AS SHARE OF SALE PRICE

Chicago. Dec. 19,-Groycr Alexander
the star pitcher purchased by the Chi
cago Nationals from Philadelphia
stated today that h thought $4,000
would be his fair share Of the price
paid Philadelphia and he thought the
latter club would pay it.
I'm not making any threats" said
Alexander. nut ! think the public
should know the situation. Seven
years ago Philade lphia paid $3.50 for
me. They sold me for $4,000. Hard
work brought about the boom in my
stock and the man who did the work
out to get some Of it,
Alexander said he expected TO leave
for his home at ST. Paul. Neb.. to-
night. He has not yet signed con-
tract with Chicago.
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ers have been supplied for every en-
listed man who goes to sea.
There is no red tape in the navy de-
partment in making purchases" said
the witness The majority of large
orders are acted on Inst being of
course on their urgency Where such
supplies are Immediately needed bids
are called for by telegraph and even
by telephone.
Every telephone transaction in the
bureau of supplies and accounts is re-
corded by a stenographer, so you gem
tiemen can see every one of them if
you want to-"
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DIABOLICAL
Continued from Page One)

schmidt, he charged, was better &C
quainted with the alleged plots than
probably any of the other defendants
excepting kaltschmidt himself. 1t was
she, he said, who bargained with 9TH
ers of the defendants.
The case is expected to go to the
jury tomorrow
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DRAPEAU KILLED BY
SHIFTING ENGINE

Lewiston, Me, Dec. 19.-Leon ORA
peau, II, of Chisholm, died at local
hospital today of injuries received when
the railroad at Chisholm. Both legs and
one arm We're severed
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VIM. e. Davis

his niece. Mrs. George E. Armstrong.
20 johnson street, on Wednesday eve
ming at 1880, aged 20 years.
He is survived by a brother. Richard
Davis, and a sister, Mrs. Amanda Reese
Of Ocewein, Ia.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later,
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FIREMEN VOTING
ON WAGE RAISE

Chicago, Dec. 19.-Demands for wage
increases of from 10 to 40 per cent. to-
DAY were submitted to vote Of $4,000
locomotive firemen on railroads in the
United states. Instructions sent to the
flremen says that the vote is not on the
question of a strike
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PFIESTER GETS JUDGMENT
AGAINST WESTERN UNION

Springfield, H., Dec. IA judgment
Of $1,000 against the Western Union
Telegraph Co. i'll favor of John P
Tfestcr, former pitcher Of the Chicago
Nationals, was sustained by the IL
lirois supreme court today Pfiester al
legged that a telegram sent by him adj
dressed TO the Milwaukee Club of the
American Association was never de-
livered and us result he lost place as
pitcher on the latter team.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-20

Mrs. Leon Tapley of Portland. Helen
Fentiman and brother James of North
New Portland are in town, calivd here by
the death Of their cousin, the late Mrs
George Huff
Mrs. G. D. knight has returned from
short visit in Portland
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WATERvILLE

RAYMOND Z. Thompson. Colby 10.
h, 10 is at the head of the science de-
,r,ment Of Hebron, and Fred A. Pot
> Colby Is, who is at the head Of
English department of the same
hool are in the city and attended the
r o. initiation banquet Wednesday
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DOMINION TITLE
GIVEN TO N. f.

Boston. Dec. 19.-As a reward for the
gallantry of it's overseas forces. New
fourGland, the Oldest British overseas
possession, has been designated off,
cially as the Dominion of Newfound-
land. ACCORDING to word received from
st Johns tcGay.
Since the formation Of the Union of
South Africa. Newfoundland has been
the only self governing British colony
not federated with any other.
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HEALTH BETTER
Continued from Page One)

tai for the week being 294 as against
'423 the week previous. Cases of measles
decreased from e633 the previous week
to 1858 and meningitis from A. to so.
In the National Army there was an
increase of 124 cases Of pneumonia
with 294 this week against 40 the week
before. There were 2251 cases of
measles this week against 1869 the pre-
vious week. while meningitis cases
We're IS against 80 last week
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AUGUSTA LOCALS
Young Peoples Union

A special meeting of the Young Peo-
pies Union Of the Universalist church
was held Wednesday evening at the
Heatherdell restaurant at which Is
members were present. A business
meeting was held. at which plans were
made for series Of sociables during
the winter and for the increasing Of
the scope of the organization. New
officers will be elected the first Of jan
uary,
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Close Match at Colonial Alleys

A fast bowling match at the Coloni-
al alleys Wednesday evening resulted
in a win for the bowlers calling them
selves the t'Speed Limit" FIVE. who de-
feated the speed Boys" by II pins.
the points being split $3.50.
The high man was E. Pomerleau,
with 27S to his credit, P. Lausier hav-
ing the high single string Of 10.
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PendIeton .Bowdoin Baseball Captain

Brunswick. Me. Dec. 19.-Ralph W.
Pendleton, IS, of Boston today was
elected captain Of the Bowdoin Col
lege baseball team for next year. He
succeeds Orrin S. Donnell OF Bruins
wick, who was called into military
service. He has pitched two seasons.
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Marston- Brooks Wins

The Marston- Brooks bowlers took n
match from the Clerks Wednesday eve
ming. taking three out of four points Aus
tin was high man with go to his credit.
MARSTON- BROOKS NO. l.
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PALERMO

NORTH-Mrs. ". A. Nelson went to
Lewiston Tuesday 70 attend the state
Grange.
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GETS SETBACK
(r..;.I

for farmers TO plant to winter wheat
this fall, but the December canvass
shows that 42,110,000 acres were sown.
The farmers did their best. department
of agriculture officials said, but very
dry weather in most of the winter
wheat belt and shortage of farm help
We're contributing causes for the fail
ulc.
Should the crop mature to $40, O20 900
nGsIlciS. as forecast today, il would be
the third largest on record, being eX-
ceeCed by the crops Of 1914 and 1915.
Government officials had figured Oh
faVine winter wheat production reach
f12 600 900 bushels. but today's forecast
indicates that il will fall 1872, 900 900
bushels short Of that figure Indica-
tons are that rye production will be
10000 900 bushels larger than last years
record crop.
Increase Spring Wheat Acreage
Already steps are being taken for a
large increase in the acreage OF the
spring wheat crop to be planted next
spring. The largest spring wheat crop
heretofore was in 1915, when SOL ,S54, =
900 bushels were harvested from 49,
l6l 900 acres.
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Mrs. A[thea Perkin

Funeral services for the late Athea
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Perkins, whose death occurred Friday
morning at the age of 20 yeaJs, were held
az her home Sunday afternoon. Rev. H.
W Abbott officiating. A daughter. Mrs.
L. Z. Gardner of Howard, r. l.. and two
sons, Charles and Lester of this place.
survive.
She was a devoted mother and will be
sadly missed both in her home and in the
community, and also in the Carr's Corner
Sewing Circle, Of which she was a mem
Der.
E. z. Gardner of Howard, r. l., who
was called here by the illness and death
of Mrs Gardners mother returned home
Monday.
Angie, wife of Charles Studley, pass
ed away very suddenly at her home
here Sunday afternoon at the age Of AZ
years. Funeral services were held from
the home Tuesday afternoon. Rev. H.
". Abbott officiated Raymond Dove
lowe had charge.
She leaves a husband and six chill
dren to mourn her loss and will be
greatly missed in her home and COM
munity, as she was a loving mother
and a good neighbor.
Y. d. Nelson Of Vermont has been
called to his old home here by the Sc
rious illness of his mother, Mrs Eliza
Nelson.
Esther Nelson Of Freedom Academy
passed the weekend at her home.
Mary Wilton, who was called to Hal
lowell a few weeks ago by the illness
Of her granddaughter. returned to her
home here Sunday
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per cent, of profit basis, with machin-
cry in their plants owned by the gov
eminent.
Chairman Chamberlain promised a
searching inquiry into the quarter
master GENERALS department, of which
MAJ. Gen. Goethals soon will take
charge The question of disease Ell
denies in the environments. i'll their
relation to clothing shortage, and poor
sanitation which Surgeon General Cor
gas has disclosed in his reports, will be
developed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-02

discuss the lumber situation in con-
nection with wooden ship construction.
The Shipping Committee of the Council
of National Defence had informally
negotiated with Southern lumber pro-
ducers for materials with which to con-
struct 100 wooden ships. the lumber
to cost the government $50 thousand
feet. When the committee endesvored
actually 70 fill schedules. II could Sc
cure lumber for only sixty-seven OF the
ships. Some producers, it is said, OBJ
jected to delivering lumber to the gov.
eminent at s35, because they said
higher prices could be obtained from
private consumers.
Price Difficulty Arranged
To-day's conference seems 20 have
Strengthened out this price lifhculty
Chairman Hurley of the Shipping
Board stated tonight that he believed
the lumber producers were ready to
supply ample material for not only the
original construction programme, but
for even more ships. He said he did
not believe the question Of price would
delay the programme.
Representatives of the shipping in
terests and the Seamen's Union met to-
day with Secretaries Redfeld and Will
son to consider manning the emergency
fleet now under construction. The re-
cent suspension Of the seamen's law
TO permit foreign mariners to officer
American ships was discusse !. Repre-
sentatives of the Seamen's Union vigor-
ously objected to this policy, until the
situation was explained by Secretary
Redfeld.
The Secretary of Commerce POINTED
out that it was absolutely essential 10
utilize every seaman and marine ot1cer
available, both foreign and American,
to man the new merchant marine. Sec
retary Wilson added little color to
the meeting when he said: After
breaking two promises to the United
States, the Kaiser told US we could
send one ship TO Falmouth each week,
and we replied that seven days week
the Kaiser could 60 TO hell"
Delay Called Dangerous
Secretary Redfeld said that one days
delay of an American ship IN an Amer
lean port through lack OF men to
officer and man her may later mean
the loss of hundreds Of American lives
in the trenches abroad. He further
said that two American ships had been
forced to remain in port at San Fran
cisco recently fo- two days for this
reason.
A special conference committee
further to discuss the question OF DILL
GERS and men for the new ships was
organized to-day. This committee VIII
be comprised of FIVE shipown ,r!, FIVE
representatives of the Seamen's Union
and one representative each from the
Department Of Commerce, the depart
mont of Labor and the Shipping eoard'
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programmes. The Ben Greet Players,
the Rialto Theatre quartet from Broad
way and grand opera singers furnish
the aesthetic background. BY all odds
the highest quality Of concert and
dramatic work which the hamlets like
Naples and Ovid ever afford is sup
piled on the tented commons. With
these softer Accomplishments the ora
tors speak authortatively.
have encountered here the eloquent
DR.. Frank w. Gunsaulus, Of Chicago,
who specializes now as Wendell Phil
lips did before him; Henry A. Adrian,
the California educator, whose message
is on conservation, and Joe Mitchell
Chapple, editor Of "The National Mag
azine" and publisher of the senti-
mental Heart Throbs," who is billed
specifically as patriot" and who, as
a sentimental orator in the hour of war,
becomes person Of large consequence.
Eight Tents Used
Eight tents are used by Redpath's, six
in commission and two on the move TO
the next group of towns. Local guar
antors organize the countryside for
subscribers. No Billy Sunday commit
tee could get a Chautauqua to town,
the reliance being on individual sup
port. The smaller the town the better
the support. The Chautauqua mobil-
ICES the social forces which every one
else has overlooked. One is amazed at
the excellence of the organization, at
the value and extent of the movement.
and at the village and farm enthusi-
asm.
No one has mortgage on the Chau-
tauqua Idea. Rival circuits abound
and there is no central authority. The
Redpaths compete with the Community
and with the Coit-Alber and the Lin
coin Chautauquas in the West. The
original Chautauqua Idea was not cir
cuit idea at all. New York alone has
200 itinerant tents now in full bloom,
though it is only four years since the
itinerant plan was imported here from
the West
Geneva, though perhaps too large a
town, has given itself over to the Chau.
tauqua Idea for six days of educational,
concert and patriotic indulgence. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-02
MARRIAGES

BIsTER-HAwEs-o Tuesday, July 81
1917, Miss May Halves, OF Bridgeport,
Conn. to Mr.. Joseph Blister. of Mamar-
oneck. N. Y.
pROwN-TIERS-O Tuesday July 81. in
the rectory of St. Patrick's Cathedral. by
the Rev. Father Martin, Esther l.. II.
Tiers, daughter Of the late Alexander Hsr.
vey Tiers, to Bache Hamilton Brown, OF
New York City.
IEN-WEINERsIAN-Sa Weinerman 70
DR., Nathan Wien, on July 30. 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-02
Chautauquas Stir Enthusiasm
For War in Rural Towns

people who during July and August are
reached by these travelling social
centres as the printed page never could
touch them.
Tonight at Geneva, at Ovid, at
Naples, at Newark and at Clifton
Springs the tented assemblies of 1000
or more each knit together in group
contact the otherwise phlegmstic and
detached farm and village population.
The phenomena which so Importantly
manifest themselves here this week are
evidence of the social movement that
has flung itself across the continent
with the significance of an epoch.
One can feel here the power welded
bv BRYAN and La Toilette in the West
after they had craftily captured the
effective machinery Of the Chautauqus
tent circuits. An evening spent looking
into the word-hungry eyes of these so
appreciative audiences of real Ameri-
cans makes Ineligible that Bryan at
titude. "Give me access TO the 5000
Chautauqua tents and I'll teach you the
source of American sentiment"
War Department Enters
Exit Bryan. Enter the War Depart
ment, which, finally awakened to the
power and danger Of the Chautauquas,
has possessed itself of these far
reaching avenues to the popular mind.
The Redpath circuit, which operates
in this state, had already sensed the
situation and a patriotic programme
had been assured, About the tent here
at Geneva centre fresh Red Cross
activities, renewed recruiting stimuli
and war manifestations. Chautauqua
this year means a war thrust.
Not a "yodel' has been left in the