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The Detroit times., 1917-11-26

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dreamed last night that | paid my
tailOr's bill
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by The contrary. W
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dropped In 10 sec IL you will let H.
20 tin next week.
Twisting IS overcome in new
form, u friction gear used with disk
drive in which the necessary pres
sure rs supplied by a system 0f mag.
nets placed symmetrically about the
points of contact
The Detroit times., 1917-11-26
With
Harold
V.
Wilcox
ON WARS
SIDELINES

CUSTER BATTLE CREEK Mich, Nov. 20
y ONE this week They have
several times 1000 postal cards and letters back TO The
4 the cards said something
like this Dear Ma arrived o X This sure s big place
Wish here. belong infantry Johh
The point IL that you
a address
get
belongs addition 20 the
number The invariably whether Is infantry, sruery
branch be
Remember sonnys company battery
OF trouble ana VIII
delivery address the envelope so that
will and
will made somewhere Here is good
The Detroit times., 1917-11-26
Make EN- Hungry"

YWV
arrival SUNDAY viii be theirs TO spend as they wish
he getting acquainted
with The and to looking friends who have been here longer
the
Friday clear cold day and The had hustle TO keep
warn careful the
fellows who
be
slightest
specialists
hospital uniforms until they
satisfied the specialists their soundness
The Detroit times., 1917-11-26
Some Adyice for SONNY.

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~ life insurance which the government Is
~ 10 thousand month
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small but he doesn
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the OF his
until he back and then give TO him in lump win interest
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this He az 10 you folks AZ
The Detroit times., 1917-11-26


224 Detroit, Mich
Mr OBren
Infantry, Co O.
Mich
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mail frequently
pieces In a
them. Address letters properly
The Detroit times., 1917-11-26

NJ
the
of prsctcay theoretically
~ homesickness The
mo- Justify
fashion that really is an
inuoyat tfon for the camp
The Detroit times., 1917-11-26

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refuse 10
Of demand fancy
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which the
and called "old
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Of he
grabs chunk Of this war
he Investment
and improvdnt jog
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for
The Detroit times., 1917-11-26

folks home take out the
lie which
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COVER W advance.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-26

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The Detroit times., 1917-11-26

From Mrs. Thomas O'Brien,
224 Fifth ST.. Detroit. Mich.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-26

Methods that made rich will make them The
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18th corn at dollar bushe and gasoline odd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-10
HUNGER STRIKE
Narrows to the Issue
Whether Women For
chilly Fed or Not

Washington. Nov. 9.-The hunger
strike of Women's Party militants in
the Jail here has resolved itself into
dispute over whether the women were
fed forcibly or whether they took food
willingly.
Today Womens Party headquarters
announced that Alice Paul, the leader
had been forcibly fed three times since
yesterday afternoon and that Rose
Winslow. her companion, had been
forcibly fed twice.
DR.. j. A. Cannon. the Jail physician,
admitted that Miss Paul had been fed
three times, but denied that it had
been done forcibly
These women took the food without
resistance and merely want to adver-
tise themselves by saying they have been
fed forcibly.
Tonight Miss Helen Paul made her way
into the jail grounds and talked with
her sister through a window. She re-
ported that when told the jail physician
said she had not resisted when fed. Miss
Paul said: 1T is lie. l am resisting
with my utmost strength
She also brought word that her sister
now was in the psychopathic ward Of
the hospital for observation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-10
RAPID PROGRESS UPON
STATE AID ROAD WORK

Street Commissioner Marshall is now
making rapid progress on the 1917 sec
ton of the State aid road. the gravel
having been distributed for a consid-
cradle distance and the steam roller
being busy putting it in shape The
work has been seriously hampered ever
since ne started by weather conditions.
which have made necessary the doing.
over of portions of the work. This has
ADDED TO the expense and has DELAYED
the final completion SO that it will be
about as late as work can be handed
when the last Of the gravel is in place
and rolled down. The section this wear
covers two places which have been
notable for their bad road and will
greatly assist in making a decent road
between Watervile and Augusta
something which does not exist at the
present time.
The Augusta end OF this road IL in
sood shape. another year will put the
Waterville end in go3d shape, and some
good sections have been built through
the hardest part of the Sidney rad s.,
that in another year or 80 the road
from Waterville to Augusta on the Sid
ney side will be passable at all sea.
sons of the year. This road is by far
the most attractive of the various
routes between the two cities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-10
AMERICAN MISSION PASSED
THROUGH WATERVILLE

with the announcement of the ar
rival Of the American Mission on
British soil, the fact that they went
through Waterville on the train which
uasHeu through the city a short time
ago without stopping and which at
tracted a good deal OF attention at tho
time is perhaps legitimate news. The
railroad and newspaper men of the
city knew who We're on the train and
"here they were bound but felt that
the government voluntary censorship
should be exercised in this case The
train made an exceptionally quick trim
over the Maine Central system, going
from Portland to Fanceboro in six
hours, the distance being 250 miles
There was no change of train crews or
engine crews for tile entire trip and
only necessary stops to take water
were made by the train while 1t was on
the Maine Central
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-10
DRASTIC METHODS
To Be Adopted by Bos-
ton Retail Merchants
for Coal Conservation

Boston, Nov. 9.-Darkened show win
dows, reduced temperatures, curtailment
of elevator service, discontinuance OF
electric 81 ms, and elimination so far as
possible of night work by cleaners and
others. are some of the methods to pc
adopted by Boston retail merchants be-
ginning next Monday. to aid in the con-
servation of coal Suggestions to this
end have been made by the committee
on coal conservation of the Chamber OF
Commerce Retail Trade Board and are
expected to be generally followed.
The committee points out in its re-
port that while the individual saving
along any of these lines will not be
great the aggregate reduction in coal
used to furnish light and power will be
considerable. Concerted action also is
expected TO bring the necessity of ocn4
servation more forcibly to the mind of
the public and set an example for
others to follow
The plan has the approval of Fuel
Administrator James J. Storrow. who
plans to urge the adoption of similar
conservation measures throughout the
state,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-10
PADEREWSKI'
His Military Qualities
Brin g Him More
Fame
Raises Polish Legion to Fight Germany
and Will Have Men Trained by Pol
ish Veterans Who Have Fought Many
Battles

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Ignac Jan
Paderewski is developing qualities as
a military man that may give him
greater fame than his music in the
opinion of officials of the war depart
ment, with whom he conferred again
today concerning his Polish Legion for
the war upon Germany.
The Legion. formally approved by
the government already has taken
substantial form and is now encamped
on the Canadian side of the river
Ma CARA Falls TO the number OF 5000
well armed and equipped men. The
force is being put through a course OF
intensive training by 200 young offl-
GERS who have been given a primary
military education in the United States
and lave received finishing training in
Canada under veteran British and Ca
.,ad:au Instructors.
Paderewski purposes to secure for his
legion some of the highly trained and
experienced Polish officers who have
been serving with the Russian army.
He saw Counsellor Polk at the state
department today and is understood
to have sought aid from the state de-
rartment in obtaining the services of
these officers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-10
PLANS TO CONTINUE
WAR LOAN FINANCING

Washington. Nov. 9-Plans for con-
tinuing the Liberty Loan financing
between periods of intensive campaigns
through disposal of bonds by banks
and other large purchasers TO indi-
viduals who have not already subscrib-
cd to the extent of their ability We're
formulated today by Governors of the
IL district reserve banks in conference
with Secretary McAdoo and the Fed
eral Reserve Board.
As one detail of a comprehensive
scheme for preparing the nation to alb
sorb other war loans the reserve banks
will urge that member banks dispose
Of Liberty Bonds now held by them
trying particularly to place them with
farmers To assist in this movement
the governors suggested that the gov
eminent maintain an active publicity
system to emphasize the need of bond
buying by persons of small means
The Governors were virtually unan-
imous in declaring that the S4,617 900, :
900 subscriptions to the Second loan
were made without straining the A.
nancial resources of the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-10
5000 FIRE IN
GREEK BLOCK

Fire. which was discovered at about
$50 FRIDAY morning, caused the DAM
age estimated at about 5000 In the
Greek block. so-called, on Lockwood
street. The building is owned by Rob
ert Proctor and occupied by a variety
of families Of various names and ma
tionalities. Although the damage was
small the fire gave the firemen a long.
hard fight as it was between the floors
and in the walls, and it was necessary
to cut through number Of places TO
get at it. Very little water was used
as there was not enough fire TO mako
it necessary to eXtinguish it.
The largest part. of the damage was
ocoasioned by the ripping up of floors
and walls IN order to get at the flames
and put them out before they gained
Roadway enough to make serious
trouble. The about was sounded in
about half an hour.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-10
ROYAL NAVY WANTS TO
DO BATTLE WITH
GERMAN HIGH FLEET

London, Nov 9.-The British admir-
atty replying to the German secretary
of the navy's criticism of the recent
speech in the House Of Commons by
Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the ad-
n1iralty, SAYS
The world knows from the Cattegat
vents that the ROYAL Navy is waiting
tor the high seas fleet. which still con-
tinues 70 decline battle. No German
war vessel larger than destroyer has
shown itself from August, 1915, to Oc-
tober, 1917. when two light cruisers at
tackled a Scandinavian convoy"
The following comment on the Ger
man secretary OF the navys criticism
was given to the Associated Press to-
night by the admiralty:
1T is quite untrue that Sir Eric
Geddes excluded the Mediterranean
sea when he summarized the losses in
British mercantile tonnage. The losses
given were those that occurred in all
seas, and il was only in dealing with
the number Of enemy submarines that
had been destroyed that the first lord
Of the British admiralty omitted the
Mediterranean owing to variety Of
nationalities operating there.
The suggestion that Sir Eric gave
the British losses in net tonnage
whereas the German calculations are i'll
gross tons is entirely false. Sir Eric's
figures dealt with gross tonnage
throughout.
1t is untrue that his statement Of
losses of British tonnage leaves out of
the account ships sailing on govern
cluded is that of commissioned ships
Of the ROYAL Navy.
In regard to the scandinavian con-
Nov Sir Eric Geddes made it perfectly
clear IN his statement that since April
~ this year more than 400 vessels have
been SONY vowed over this route These fig
ures. IT course. do not include the es-
,orting Vessels or wharf.-the German I'm
perid. secretary calls the entire guard
ng feet of patrol ressels.'
The figures that Sir Erie gave are
rrefutable and are 50 satisfactory that
y is natural Germany has 10 rely on
gophis:ry 20 attempt - disprove or ques-
ion them The world knows from re-
cent events IN tie Cattegat that the
ra!-' ravy is waiting fer the High Seas
fec, Ah..h still continues to decline bat
tie. The German navy IS certainly a
souas creation ana the traditions which
I' Is ia the process OF forming reflect no
sIcat credit on the rhivllry and conf
d,nre or Gprmaa seanen.
1T is only 70 lie ADDED that no Ger
man war vessel larger than a destroyer
has shown Itself to us 80 miles west
t.t HelEoiand from August, 1916, TO last
- ;obcr lal7, when two light cruisers
attacked scandinavian convoy. Fer
contra. thu MILEAGE steamed by British
wan vessels per month given by Sir
sri, Gcddes, speaks loud enough to those
DESTROYS Of hearing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-10
FRENCH rs SHELLS
Will Be Produced in Big
Quantities by Cana
dian Plants for U. S.
Government

Ottawa. Nov 9-Negotiations con-
Quoted by the Imperial munitions board
at Washington have resulted in the
placing of large order for shells for
French 75s to be produced from Ca
madam plants for the United States
government. 1t is stated that from
six to seven and one-half million shells
will be turned out during the first
seven months of 1918.
The Imperial munitions board will
act for the United States authorities
in placing the contract and supervis-
ing the production of these shells in
Canada. The United States ordnance
department will supply the steel and
component parts and the Canadian
manufacturers will forge the steel and
machinery and assemble the shells.
The Dominion government which has
co-operated in the negotiations will
through the department of customs
facilitate the entry of steel and COM
ponents into Canada and their re-ship
ment as shells to the United States.
This important announcement is par
ticularly welcomed by reason of the
sharp decline in British orders for
shells in Canada. BY reason of the
decline of British orders considerable
equipment in Canada for machining
and assembling smaller sized shells
was not required for imperial purpos-
cs, but as these plants with minor al
terations could be made available at
an early date for the production of 70
shells required by the United States
government and as Canadian manu-
facturers had the advantage of long
experience in making British shrap-
nels. negotiations were opened with
the Washington government with a
view to making use of the equipment.
The United States ordnance depart
ment confronted with the necessity
of expeditine shell production respond
ed to the overtures with the result that
a transaction involving millions of
dollars has been consumated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-10
Good Hay Prices in South

Farmers in this vicinity. who have
been discouraged over the low prices
for hay now feel that there will be an
opportunity to get rid of some of their
hay at a good price in the South where
hay is now selling at s27 per ton The
freight on this hay from Waterville to
these sections is about 81 per ton so
that it would net the local seller close
to 500. In view of the fact that 50 and
$40 has been the prevailing price in
this section, this means quite an ad-
vantage
The Department Of Agriculture re-
ports also state that many farmers in
that vicinity are selling off some of
their live stock at a low price on ac-
count OF the shortage of hay and it
seems like good opportunity for the
Maine farmer to trade hay for live
stock TO the advantage of both.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-10
ROBBERY MOTIVE or
Or. CHhP|N'S MURDER

Cleveland. Ohio. Nov. 9-Robbery
was the motive for the murder of Dr.
Harry l.. Chaplin. Cleveland physician,
author and world traveller whose body
vas found in down town hotel last
night. police declared tonight. with the
discovery that approximately $4,000
worth of diamonds and iewelry were
taken from the victim. When the body
was found, DR.. Chapin's necktie was
cut in two and the diamond pin he
had worn was missing a package
which police earlier in the day believed
had been used to lure the victim to the
room in the hope of obtaining a mar
cotic is now believed to have been
merely a decoy. The package itself
was found to be filed with old papers.
The police tonight learned from Chi
cago that the capture of DR. Chapin's
slayer may be effected there before
morning. The man is said TO have fur
nished DR.. Chaplin a drug on previous
occasions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-10
WORK PROGRESSES ON
new RESERVOIRS OF
water DISTRICT

Work on the new reservoir, which
is being constructed by the Kennebec
Water District to take the place OF
the old one which is much too small
for the use Of the people of Water
Vile is progressing rapidly and 1t is
expected that it will be possible to
III, it with water by the first of De-
cor,ber. The old reservoir contained
only enough water to last about "a
hours if the pipe line should break
down and this was recognized by the
Trustees of the District as being much
too small an amount TO hold In re-
serve so plans were made for new
one that would be ample for all pur-
poses. The work of surveying for
place was in the hands of Assistant
Superintendent Horace j. Cook and he
selected a place short distance above
the present one and in a natural hol
low of land, which looked as though
it had almost been made by nature
for this purpose. This was a part of
the Finnemore farm and it was pur-
chased with considerable territory
about the desired site so that there
would be no question about controlling
the drainage.
The contract for the work was let
to the James H. Kerr Construction CO.
and the construction was started ear
~ in the spring. The ground was
stripped down to hard pan all over
the site of the reservoir and the dirt
thus secured was hauled to the sides
where it was used for the embank-
ment surrounding the basin. At the
southern end of the valley a concrete
dam was constructed this being the
only space where the ground did not
rise sharply so that no trouble was en-
countered in impounding the water.
Around the walls Of the basin a con-
crete face several inches in thickness
was placed over the entire embank-
ment, running down to hard pan, so
that there would be no leakage of the
water after it was once filed All
around the outside a deep drainage
often was dug and carefully construct
ed so that all drainage from the sur
rounding territory within the reser-
voir. that it will be strictly China
Lake water which frequent tests have
declared to be absolutely pure.
The contractors have been greatly
bothered during the entire summer nv
inability to hire the necessary laborers
and the progress has been much slow
er than anticipated on account of this
difficulty. The work also has been
found to be rather more difficult than
was expected. However, considering
the conditions, good progress has been
made and its completion and filing
with water means that Waterville will
have the finest and most thoroughly
protected water system in the State
Of Maine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-10
LOCAL PLANS MATURING
WAR WORK DRIVE
SUNDAY MEETING 1

Do not forget the mass meetins
held in the City Opera house Suns,
afternoon at $50 o'clock for tho No
pose of giving to the people Of N,
city and vicinity information concss.
ing the work which is being dona ~
the soldiers and sailors by the Y ""
A. and the knights of Columbus
The share of the Y NJ. c. t
which Waterville and the towns
sociated with ii in this moyemsr,
called upon to raise is $4,000 r..
districts share of the work in ra;s,.'
the X. of c. fund calls for S2Oo0 ms
The campaign, which will he conduc,.s
next week, is a united campaign -,
the combined amount of $1,000.
What it is proposed to do for =,
soldiers and sailors as we'll as what =
already being done will be told AZ ~.
mass meeting tomorrow afternoon h'
eloquent speakers, Rev Frank |. ph.
len of this city and John f. DUNN,
secretary of the knights Of Columbn.
camp at Camp Devcns Presider, 4,
thur J. Roberts Of Colby college Mil,
preside. The music will ne furnist,l
by Drew $ orchestra.
The work of preparation for H..
drive for contributions next week w..
pushed forward yesterday by the c.,
eral committees. The committee j..
charge of the dinner and lunches !.
cured the hall in the Sentinel buildir,
on Silver street This is tie han for
merly used by the local lodee Of IN.
Here there Will he served the prelf,
mary dinner at s. 80 O'Clock on Monds.
night and the lunches at l.. 60 on Tines
day. Wednesday and Thursday. II had
been the plan to employ caterer far
the dinner and charge a fee To those
who attended, but the ladies Of thA
several churches vetoed this plan. They
generously offered To PROV lite the din.
ner as we'll as the lunches and thers
will accordingly I've no fee The
churches which VIII have CHARGE on tho
several days With the ladies who Nil
serve as the chairmcn of tie commits.
tees are as follows:
MondaN-Sacred Heart church. Mrs
c. II. Barton; First BAPTIST churca
Mrs. s. f. Whitcomh; uniyersdlist
church, Mrs. Harry :. Nose
Tuesday-The Jewish Synagogue
Mrs, Moses Rudman; 81 Marks
church Mrs w II X. Abbott. I'M.
tartan church Mrs F l.. Thaler.
Wednesday Methodist church. Mrs
w. \. Farwell; Second Baptist church
Mrs. Isaac LaFleur; Winslow Congre.
gational church.
ThursdaN-St Francis de Sales
church Mrs J. l.. Torticr: NotrA
Dame, Mrs. Harry Dubord; Congreea.
tional. Mrs w J. Lanigan: Free Ear.
fist. Mrs. Silas Adams
Meetings for organization will h
held today in Albion at l =. NJ. Gin.
ton at p. NJ and China Al 3 r "
The work of distributing advertisns
matter in some of the town. in the
district has been in progress for sey.
eral days and will he continued IN.
til announcements of the campaign are
numerous in the city and towns T1a
list Of solicitors To work during tas
drive of next week is being put into
shape so that tho teams may he mace
up and announced
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-10
ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION
Rev. John N. Arters to Become Gen
erai Secretary Temperance Board

Rev. John NJ. Arters Friday announc-
60 Rls resignation as pastor of the Wa
terVilie Methodist Episcopal church to
accept an appointment as associate
general secretary OF the Board of Tenn
perance. Prohibition and Public Nor
ais OF the denomination, with head
quarters in Washington. He will be-
gin Lis new duties at once.
Mr. Arters came to Watervine from
Rumford last April.