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Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16
Ex-Ambassador Gerard's Report

Speak up, Mr. Gerard; we're all lis
tening. Some Of us are foolish enough
to expect that the facts would excite
both pity and enlistment
II the militaristic machine of Prus-
sianism is as immoral as it is ruthless
the worlds duty is plain. The two
and half years Of observation by the
ex-ambassador should be valuable for
the information Of America.
Mr.. Gerard's suspicion that the i'm
perial German government intended if
possible to prevent his reaching Wash
ington. suggests that he must know
mucn Of official Germany that it would
wish the United States and the world
not to Iaow.
German plots against the United
States that have been uncovered. and
admitted, furnish pretty good evidence
that official Germany would have been
capable of sinking the ship carrying
Mr.. Gerard and his party.
If Americans have any doubts as
to the dehumaniZing effect of militar
ism after it has been lived for a gem
Grafton or two, they should consider
what has occurred and is daily occur
ring under the direction of Me und
Gott.
We sincerely hope the Washington
administration will not close the mouth
Of Gerard and withhold the message
that he has brought from Berlin.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16
HINCKLEY

The Christian Endeavor sociabIe
held at the Good Templars hall
Wednesday was a success and we'll at
tended.
Miss Eta Swift and friends of Sid
ney arrived at Mrs. Clara Swift's
Wednesday. Mrs. Swift will come
later on.
Th r. E. Club meet at the home
OF Mrs. Alfred Hilton in Skowhegan
Wednesday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Manson, Mr. and Mrs,
Moses Richardson spent the day Wed
nesday at the pleasant home of Mr..
and Mrs. Selden Manson in Clinton
Mrs Labon Allen and Miss Clara
Ilbbetts visited Mrs Charles Heald
at North Fairfield this Thursday.
Ed cane will move his goods and
family from the home place recently
sold TO his brothers house on the
river road and remain there until fall
arrives and will then go South with
his family for the winter.
Mrs. H. W. Carr is confined to the
house with a very bad throat trouble.
Mrs. Lizzie Crawford has gone to
Portland for the summer.
Mrs Alice Kicker visited in Fairfield
and Waterville Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wardwell Wis
tied Mr. and Mrs. Sturtevant in Wa
terville Sunday
The snow in this vicinity is fast
disappearing.
Mr.. George Tibbetts and daughter
Clara visited Mrs. Francis and Mrs.
Eugene Palker in Skowhegan Wednes-
day afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16
COMING EVENTS

March 15-Federal inspection OF Fourth
Company. c. A. c.. Bath.
March 15-T-Houlton Chamber Of Com
merce annual meeting and automobile
show.
March 16-l7-U. S. Tug Iwana and sub
marine chaser Lynx in Portland for
Coast Patrol Fleet
March lo-Patriotic parade. Portland.
March 16-Jefferson dinner of Maine
Democrats, Augusta House
March l9-Municipal election. Old Town.
March 21-Annual banquet retail bu-
reau. Portland Chamber of Commerce.
Riverton Casino, Portland
March 2-Fathers and Sons hanouet at
Portland Y. NJ. c. A.
March S-2-Mid- winter meeting Of
1tate Federation Of women's Clubs.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16
AGRICULTURE

The committee on agriculture will give
public hearing in room No. 9S at the
State House, in Augusta,
THURSDAY. March e. 1917, at 13O
P. NJ, on
An Act to amend Chapter sS, Section
Z, Revised Statutes of 1916, relating to
licenses of agents and dealers in nursery
stock.
An Act to amend Section A. Chapter 3S
of the Revised Statutes of 1916, relating
to protection of trees and shrubs.
An Act to amend Section "A of Chapter
y OF the Revised Statutes, relating to
testing commodities offered for sale
An Act repeating Paragraph 6, Section
6, Chapter 10 of the Revised Statutes, re-
lating to the exemption of certain live
stock from taxation
An Act to amend Chapter 3S Section a.
of the Revised Statutes Of 1916, relating to
notice to owners of real estate to DESTROY
insects; owner neglecting, towns shall
destroy.
VERNON G. BOWMAN. Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16
Gigantic British Shell Factories,

Something of what the United States
must undergo if we become involved
in the war, is seen in the following
from an article by Sydney Brooks in
the National Service magazine. He
says:
There are today in Great Britain
more than $500 firms that before the
war knew nothing of munitions and
never dreamed Of making them and
that are now doing nothing else.
About 100 colossal government plants
have been built. One third of these
factories are national shell factories
for the production of light and medi-
um shell, organized and managed by
local boards of directors. OF the re-
mainder, II are national projectile fac
tories manufacturing heavy shell, 16
are national filling factories and sta
tions for loading gun and trench
mortar ammunition and grenades. 2
are special fuse factories, % are ex-
plosives factories, and others are en-
gagged in the production Of cartridge
cases, small arms ammunition, gauges
and tools. l have called them colos-
sal. The - heavy shdl factories cover
an 3lea of more THAI 200 acres; the
16 filling factories and stations, W tn
more than 2000 buildings, cover 24OG
acres; the % explosives factories CO, :
er more than $500 acres, one giant
among them covering by itself more
than 5000 acres: and in addition 40
Warehouses have been built for filled
shells. etc. with a storage area of
more than two million square feet.
In England, something like $500, 900
people, of whom more than a million
are women, are employed in munition-
making: We are now turning out in
eight days as much 1S-pounder am
munition, in six days as much field
howitzer ammunition, in a week as
many medium sized shells, and in
four days as many heavy shells as
we were turning out in the whole of
the first year Of the war. The enor-
nous British armies overseas I'D to
last August-and it may be the same
todaX-had been equipped with rifles
and machine guns solely from domestic
sources. Every month we are manu-
featuring twice as many heavy guns
as the entire army possessed in May
1915, the production having multiplied
siH-told in the past year and being
still rapidly on the increase. For
every Uachine gun we were making
20 ponths ago we now make IT; for
every 1s-pounder we now make 43:
for every pound of high explosives we
now make 66; for every bomb we now
make 40.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16
CORNVILLE

Fred Mcclure attended the automobile
show at Boston. He was much pleased
with some Of the new smaller cars.
Mrs. L. L. Smith and daughter Erma-
lene passed the weekend in Palmyra
Chester Taylor and Loren Strickland
attended the speaking contest at Show
hegan.
Lindley Parsons is placing fine herd
Of cows on the old Parsons home farm. 1.
is understood that butter is to be made on
tho place which will be very convenient
for those who sell their cream. Butter
has been very hard to find for the past
year and many butter factory patrons
have been compelled to make for the
family use.
A number from this town attended the
town meeting the 18th at Athens. A fine
dinner was served.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16

For many years. James Gordop.9en-
nett prop~stor ST ths New YSrk Her
aid lived abroad ..oE.on his .'palatial
steam yaeh& and directed the. eolicy
Of his paperaaK canfe; "A year n more
ago he returned to this. .oeunI. and
edtorsepy. the Hera,d.today isS4 tIe
fore -frsrr Of the newspapers ths Re
demanding, khe.maiptenance 70 the na-
thns digsnS, honor and the sro-
lection Of. American lives and property.
That Mr.. Bennett is "constitutionaliy
fearless" il shown by the reply he
made when hyphenated Americans
threatenea to. withdraw thei~ ddyer-
tising heGause. Of the Herald = -.
Ally policy. H. sajd:, Take tis&, hi
out; let them go to-aH .taa3
Exchange. =, ~ -:
1t is quite probable that tiny firm
withdrawing advertising from the Her
aid columns on such grounds would
have received volumfnous advertising
'of, nature not pleasing to it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16

An Aroostook man who recently had
thesbad luck to lose quite quantity of
potatoes by fire without insurance, re-
ceiv0l1the other day the following an
onypous letter, postmarked Boston:
DEAR Sir: Well, as you tried to sting
The poor on potatoes, it is nice to know
that you got stung without insurance. 1t
would have been more pleasing to have
had yoa and all the rest who lost pota-
toes. to have been burned up also.
p. 81 Let the good work 60 on.
I. An Observer"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16
BURNHAM

postmaster Freda Goodwin has been
uonined ,, to the house several days by
inness. Miss Daisy Goodwin is in the
once during her absence.
ABOUT 20 from here went to Clinton
-nohoay evening to attend the revival
meetings. that are being held there.
Inc willing Workers furnished din
ner town meeting day as is their Gus
tom each years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16

table. Compound. I soon commences 70
get better and am now well and able to
do nv own housework. I can recon-
mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to any woman as wonder
full health restorer. Mrs. BLANCHE
JEFFERSON, 7O3 Lyon St, Des Moines;
This famous remedy, the medlcinai
ingredients of which are derived rom
highly priced roots and herbs mas 1oI
forty years proved its value IN sucn
cases. Women everywhere bear VIII
ling testimony to the wonder1ui virtue
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable COM
pound
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16
PUBLIC UTILITIES

The Committee on public utilities will
give public hearing in Room l13 at the
State House. in Augusta,
WEDNESDAY, March q, at p. NJ.
70 An Act to amend Section "a of
Chapter IS of the Revised Statutes of the
State of Maine, relating to unclaimed
baggage and merchandise transported by
street railways.
so. An Act to regulate motor vehicles
as common carriers.
EMERY G. WILSON. Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16
THIS WOMAN
TOLD TO CHOOSE
Between Operation and
Death. Cured by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Des Moines, Iowa. 'My husband
saws wouId have been in my grave to-

day had 1t not been
for Lydia. E. Pink
h am g Vegetable
Compound. / suf-
fered from q serious
female trouble and
the doctors said I
could not live ono
wear without an
operation. Ny hus-
band objected to the
operation and !. got
me to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's V eg e..
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16
CLAI M S.

The committee on claims will give
public hearing in it's room at the State
House, in Augusta,
THURSDAY, March %. at P. N.
Resolve In favor of Mrs. Mabel &. SAN
horn Of Augusta, for money expended in
support of Kate c. Robbins, State PEN
sioner now deceased.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16
PENSIONS.

The committee on pensions will give a
public hearing in it's room at the state
House, in Augusta,
WEDNESDAY, March q. 1917 P. NJ. on
An Act to amend certain sections or
Chapter 14S, Revised Statutes. relating
to pensions for the blind.
AARON j. FULTON, Chairman.
LUG ALBERT, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16
TEMPERANCE.

The committee on temperance will give
a public hearing in its room at the State
House, in Augusta
WEDNESDAY. March q. at 2 P. NJ.
An Act to provide for the seizure and
forfeiture of vehicles carrying intoXicat-
ing liquor intended for illegal sale
w. B. BRAGDON, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16
Committee Hearings
SALARIES AND FEES

The committee on salaries and fees will
give a public hearing in its room at the
State House, in Augusta,
TUESDAY, March 20. at p NJ.
81 An Act "a fix the time of payment
of salaries Of county officials.
EDGAR E. ROUNDS, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16

In the Presque Isle Free library a
good number OF books on temperance
have been placed by Mrs. Harry Adams
Hersey of Caribou, who had charge of a
fund of $50 which was voted by the
Aroostook County w. c. T. U. for the
purpose of placing temperance works
in the various libraries of that county
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16

."AuntT Mary Goddard. the Oldest
Qudher leeecher in the United States,
ands who is believed to be the oldest
person in the State, observed her 1O7th
Birthday on Saturday. March 10, at the
hox19Rof her niece, Jennie B. Cox, at
eeua shower of pss cards rssexe0 and etters
1ntaading an autograph letter Of con-
graduation from Governor Milliken.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16

Maj. Gen. Wood, declaring himself in
favor of general training, means of
course, the training Of privates, some of
whom may rise in time to the rank Of
General.-Boston Globe.
That let's US fall. We had thought
general training" meant training of
generals. and we had hoped some Of
'em would get trained good and proper.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16

Bureau of Labor sta atistics showing that
food prices in the United States advanced
surprising in that they show an advance
Of ONLY 10 per cent. for the year and
ONLY 80 per cent. for the four years end
Ing on that date. Wouldn't your guess
have been higher than that?-Manchester
Union.
Mebbe, Colonel. mebbe: but wouldn't
we have r'ared four years ago II we
had been told that they were going
to be 80 per cent higher than THAT?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16

give public hearing in the land office
at the State House, in Augusta,
TUESDAY, March 90, at p. NJ.
S-293 An Act to amend Section 16 of
Chapter 50 of the Revised Statutes, relat-
ing to compensation Of inspectors Of
steamboats,
GEORGE W. MARTIN, Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16

There were no services at the church
Sunday afternoon. Many from mere
went to Reynolds Corner to attend
meeting held there.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16

A heliograph made in 1896 by George
II. Smardon of Portland has recently
been presented by him to the Maine
Historical Society. This is an instru-
ment by which rays of light are reflect
ed from high polished mirrors so as to
throw the resulting flash on any de-
sired point within the field of vision
By cutting off the flash with a movable
screen for shorter or longer intervals
the person at the distant station sees
dashes and dots which represent to his
trained eye thefamiliar dash or dot Of
the telegraph code.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16

Recorder of Deeds James A. Kidder
OF Southern Aroostook has been an ex-
ceedingly busy man since the first of
last November for in his section alone
he has cancelled 1131 farm mortgages,
the greatest number ever cancelled in
that period during his 35 years in office.
Some of the mortgages date back to
1886 and their cancellation marks the
end of the struggles to be free from
debt that have gone down from father
to son.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16
Maine Gossip
An Everyday Saint.
(Rosamond Reed.)

RoSamOnd Reed.)
No outward sign her saint-hood wears
No aureole of gold
Shines radiant DER her forehead,
AS in pictured saints Of old.
No rosary swings from her belt,
No garb sets her apart,
And If a cross is hers to bear.
She hides it in her heart.
If YOU taxed her with her rank,
A look of gay surprise.
Would question you from out the oepths
OF brown and friendly eyes.
And yet by many subtle signs,
By many a gracious way,
Her rank and title are proclalmed'-
Dear Saint of Everyday.
A spirit sweet as healing herbs
Or humble cottage flowers,
Enshrouds her, as her worn hands toll
Through long and busy hours.
Hers is a steadfast ministry,
= To ease the heavy load,
To cheer us when our spirits lag
Sometimes upon the road.
And when at last the roll is called
At setting of lifes sum-
I think our Saint of Everyday
Will hear the words, ''Well done.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16

Cards Of thanks. obituary notices. res
olutions of respect, ETC.. will be
charged at the rate of ten cents per
line. No charge less than rs cents.
Subscribers who fail to receive the
Journal promptly will confer a favor
by notifying the once Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16
Friday, March 16, 1917.

The best part Of our knowledge Is
that which teaches US where knowl-
edge leaves off and ignorance be-
cins.-Holmes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16

We learn from reliable sources that
gulls have multiplied along the Maine
coast since the bird protection measure
enacted by the Legislature some years
ago. Never until this year have they
been inland SO far for food. They have
come IA miles from the ocean for food
has been scarce along the coast. The
gull is natural scavenger and will eat
anything. We hear complaints in regard
to these birds as we'll. people saying that
in some sections the birds are pnVving a
nuisance but that they cannot be shot as
they are protected by the law. In some
places last summer, we hear, the gulls
flew to the blueberry patches and stripped
every berry from the bushes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16

INTERIOR WATERS.
The committee on interior waters will
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16
The World War a Year Auo
Today-March is.

The Germans renewed their vio-
lent assaults on verdun, the French
report stating that at Dead Mans
hill they came on like waves, but
were unable to- gain a footing.
However, they repulsed four
French counterattacks.
Two Years Ago Today.
italian chamber passed national
defense bill. Austria refused to
ceds territory desired BY Italy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16

It happened in Augusta:-A lady pur-
chased at a dry goods store a pair OF
stockings and at the time Of her pur-
chase called for black stockings.
That evening as she removed the
stockings from the paper and was
about to lay them away she saw that the
stockings had most decided brownish
tinge. The next day she sent the stock
tngs back to the clerk with the note. Il
am SURPRISED that you do not know black
from brown-I said black stockings.
She received the same pair of stockings
back with the note: These are black
stockings and l am surprised that you do
not recognize your good American dyes. ."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16

A pretty profitable haddocking trip has
Just been made by the Gloucester schoon-
er. Laverna. according to a Portland
paper. The schooner stocked s4Soo in
three weeks haddocking trip, each man
drawing s104 for his share. The Cavalier
stocked $500 on her last halibut trip
each mans share being s26, which was not
bad for two weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16

The snow bills of the many Maine towns
are reported to be larger this year than
before fol. some time. At Greene the
snow bills have been over $1,000. This in
formation we get from the former State
master of the Grange, c. S. Stetson. He
SAYS. This is over four times the usual
cost. l expect it is the same in other
towns. The severity of the winter has
been a fearful tax on Maine towns"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-16
Augusta Lodge Directory
TRINITY CoMMANDERY No. 7.KT

Annual conclave at Masonic Ten,,.
Friday evening. March ID. 1917, at IN ~
M. Regular business, annual report a;
oihcers and election. SoJourning fraters
cordially invited to attend.
WlLBERT >. WILSON II {
GEORGE II. BANGS, Rec. y,
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-14
>TRAP ,%: zAl and 1i> YE1 FIELD E1
TRAPSHOOTERS DON'T
 COME BACK BECAUSE
 THEY DON'T GO BACK
Gilbert, Crosby, HeIkes ct al, Who Were Among the Best 17 Years Ago Are Still Towering About
 the Top.

A law of sports as immutable as "the laws of the Medes and the Persians" is: They never come back"
 Trapshooting showssno exceptions to this rule. but the reason why q trap shooter never 'comes back is simple-he never goes back.
 To settle any question in the mat ter, all that is necessary will be to attend the Grand American Handi- cap. at the South Shore Country, Chicago, H., August 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, where on the firing line will be found many of the old guard of the grand army of clay bird busters
 Among the veterans who will at tend the big shootfest are Tom Mar shall, Ed. Banks, w. R. Crosby, Fred Gilbert and Rolo Heikes, mem- bers of the All-American team that invaded the British Isles in 1901 and vanquished the Britishers de- spite the fact that the Englishmen fire both barrels" in successive at tempts to bring down each clay tar get while the Americans pulverized the saucers in much greater num- bers, shooting with "one barrel"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-14
Mystery Farce to Be Offered Soon.

George NJ Cohan's second photoplay Seven Keys to Baldpate." adapted from the sensational stage success will be released by Aircraft Pictures the latter part of this month as a 'mys- tery farce.' it has a combination of novel situat tions and surprises that keeps the audience guessing from be- ginning to end.
 The film promises to disclose some thing entirely new in the way of photoplay stories and is expected to create greater sensation than did even the play because of the fact that George M. himself appears in the pie ture and a result of the greater scope the screen offers in which to present the unique features of the story.
 Hugh Ford, the producer of many film successes under the Famous Play CTS banner. staged the new Conan picture An exceptional collection of talent is offered in the supporting cast which includes Anna Q. Nilsson, Elda Furry. Corene Uzzell. Joseph Smiley. Russell Bassett, Armand Cortes, c. Warren Cook. Purnell Pratt, Frank Losee. Eric Hudson, Carlton Macy and Paul Everton.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-14
Special THE CAPITAL CITY TRIO in Harmony Singing
the funeral being probably the largest ever seen in Australia.
BEST GIRL ATHLETE ON COAST
 IS AT SEATTLE.

The champion woman athlete Of the west-this is the claim of fol- lowers of the athletic career of a slip of a Seattle miss are making for Miss Mayme Mcdonald, a University 1f Washington girl, whose perform lnces in a dozen branches of sport brand her as an athletic marvel.
 Tipping the scales at a bare 1l5 pounds, Miss Mcdonald has estab- lished herself as the best all-arOund girl athlete ever developed in the Northwest. The Seattle miss con- tested in the finals of the Northwest ennis championships at Tacoma re- :ently against the sixth best wo- nan player in America, from whom he recently took a love set, and yet tennis is but a small part of the athletic life of the university cham ,ion. Miss Mcdonald has yet to try her skill at any sport that she did not shatter some kind of record. She is a wizard at the net game, but also stars at baseball. bas- ketball, hockey, track, and-she ad- mitted rather bashfully-football
 She holds record for throwing baseball at U of w. with mark of 190 feet
 She hold university sprint record with mark of 100 yards in 12 sec onds.
 She is three times tennis champion of the University of Washington.
 She is twice tennis champion of the Inland Empire tournament. She won letter at "U" in hockey, track, baseball, basketball and ten- his.
 She is the only freshman to win her w" in first year at Washing ton.
 She was finalist of Northwest ttennis championships. 1917.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-14
NEwsPAPERAEN HERE.

J. J. Underwood. former Alaska newspaperman then connected with The Times in Seattle. and now gen. erai publicist. accompanied by Mrs. Underwood. passed through Juneau on the Alameda this forenoon bound for the Westward. Mir. Underwood will remain in the Westward for month or two and Mrs. Underwood will make the round trip on the Alameda. stopping here on her re- turn for a visit with Mrs. Elmer A. Friend and Miss Jane McNaliy.
 D. B. Tkwesbury. lately on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, was passenger on the Alameda for An chorage where he will assume the editorship of the Times. MT. Tkwes- bury is one of the we'll known newspapermen of the Pacific North west.