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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01

drift net and was pulled up to the boat
but no farther, because 1t was sum
ply impossible, on account OF It's size
and weight, to more than get It's heao
up above the gunwale. After 1t had
nearly capsized the boat. the sturgeon
managed to twist itself free from the
net and make its escape HAD MI.
Fowles been able to capture 1t, he
thinks he would have realized from
$3.50 to $500 for it in the New YORK
market.
| The friends of Alphonse St. Peter OF
Orono are beginning to think that ne Is
| the possessor of a rabbits foot or some
equally potent charm, for he is still
alive ond able to be about after exper-
fences that would withdraw most men
from this worlds activities. His latest
is perhaps the worst OF all. WINE
! Mr.. St. Peter was engaged IN digging
a trench for a sewer a day or two
ago and had reached a depth OF SIX
or seven feet. so that the surface OIL
the ground was we'll above his head,
the walls Of the ditch caved in and Mr..
St. Peter was entirely buried by the
falling earth. His head was near the
surface and after much struggling he
succeeded in getting his head clear so
that he could breath better, then pe-
gan to consider how he might escape
from his dangerous position. There
being no man at work with him, or
within reach Of his voice, he soon dis
covered that if he were to escape, 1t
must be through his own unaided ef-
forts. So he began to twist and Wrlg-
gle and finally, after exertions that
nearly exhausted him, he succeeded in
pulling his body and legs out from be-
meath the weight of earth that was
crushing them down. He was about
the street the next day but was decid-
eddy lame. the ligaments Of one leg
having been severely wrenched in the
experience. Only last winter Mr.. ST.
Peter fell from the roof of the new
Saltwater mill, but landed in snow
bank and was practically unhurt, ex-
cept for severe shaking up
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01

well. major. I saw a man TODAY
who would like the pleasure OF kicking
you" said the majors friend
Kicking me-" exploded the major.
Kicking me- Give me his name at
onre,'
Il hardly like to tell YOU" returned
the other.
II insist upon knowing" said the
ma jor.
"Ah, we'll. I'll tell YOU then. It's n
soldier who is in the hospital with both
legs Off"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01
A correspondent writes:

A correspondent WHITES.
Many people are trying at this time
to get expert advice about the prob
lens of farm life, but l recently heard
Of an old farmer in Waldo county who
did not disdain to seek information.
He drove some miles to the home of
a friend. hitched his horse and took said
friend behind the barn and said in a
very confidential manner:
Say Bill, think lot of your judg-
ment. Now. how much hay would you
think it would take to winter four
cows, some horses and some more
Sheep"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01

opportunity doesn't touch the av-
erage man because he travels rut-
cut roads-and old paths seldom
lead to new chances.-Herbert
Kaufman
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01

It was at one Of the Tuesday even
ing marriages in the Capital City and
took place at the time Of the escape
Of the bride and groom from the
crowd that always delights to make
life miserable for a few minutes for the
newly weds. The bridegroom-to IL
lustrate stands about six feet, four and
the bride about four feet, six. They
had decided to make their exit by the
front entrance, because most of the
williams thought they were planning
on back window. A big noise was
suddenly heard and one Of the guests
in describing it said
"And there was John, with three
grips in one hand and what supposed
was Nan under his other arm like a
doll, with his feet hitting every stair
on his way down the front staits,
with a noise like thunder, so fast was
he going, and out through that door,
opened for him by confederate, and
into the auto before any Of the crowd
realized that they were preparing to
go. That getaway was so fast that
not even a piece Of confetti hit EN-"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01

An American tells Of a visit 10 n zoo
In Ireland. on which occasion he was
much interested in n solitary sea-lion.
Turning to one of the keepers. the
American asked. as he pointed to the
solitary beast:
Where Is his mate?"
He has no mate, sor." responded
Fat. We just feed him on fish,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01

Rev. G. NJ. Park informs the Pressure
Isle Star-Herald that a telephone canvass
on his road from Pressure Isle village to
the Mapleton line. including the neighbor-
hood on the Willis Beckwith road, COM
prising u farmers, shows 81 acres Of
wheat sown. A ISoportionate plant, the
town over, would mean well up to 300
acres, and if every Aroostook town in
creases it's wheat acreage correspondence
ly. it will go far to make the country self
sustaining as regards -four. This is work
on right lines, and if conditions favor it
will tell later on.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01

Dumb Animals states that robin will
eat while yet nesting, every day its
own weight in insect food. They devour
greedily cutworms, inchworms, meal
worms-almost any soft bodied non-hairy
caterpillars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01

i Sixty trees have just been set out by
expert foresters in four of the city parks
of Bangor. The citizens contributed
funds for the expense.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01

The Maine State Nurses Association
will hold it's annual meeting at Pythian
Temple. Portland, on Saturday next at
23O D. m. Election of officers viii fol-
low the regular order of business. Miss
Heating will address the nurses on the
subject of State AMI local reorSaniza
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01

George NJ. Fowles, the veteran fish
erman Of the lower Kennebec, had an
experience the other night with a
sturgeon that he does not care to re-
peat. although 1t gave him a glimpse
Of the largest sturgeon he ever saw.
The big fellow became caught in his
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01

Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow, Il
nephew of the Maine poet, was the archl-
tect of the memorial unveiled last Friday
in memory of French officer in Boston
and to which special interest attaches
from the nature of its history. The mon
ument was ordered erected by the Mas
sachusetts legislature in IT'S, but not only
completed recently when it was unveiled
on the grounds of Kings Chapel The
officer was Chevaier de Saint Sauveur
who came to Boston with the fleet com
manded by Count d Estaing. Ashore one
night with a company of officers he visit
ed a part of the town in which a riot had
broken out and was fatally wounded.
The body of the chevalier was buried in
the crypt of Kings Chapel and in the
following month the vote for the monu
ment was passed in the Legislature. An
inscription was prepared by Count d
Estaing but for some obscure reason the
erection of the monument was postponed
and finally forgotten. century and
quarter later records of the vote were
discovered and last year the Massachu-
sets Legislature made an appropriation
for the memorial
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01
ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER NO

Is, o. Z. S. Stated meeting on Arr,
wednesday of each month az Mason,e
Temple. All members sojourning An N.
city are invited to attend.
ELIZABETH J. HASKELL, W. NJ
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON. SEE
sept6m- w-fritf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01
TRINITY COMMANDERY No. 7,k1

Special conclave at Masonic Temple, A.,
7.S0 p. NJ. Friday evening. June list. 10.
Work in the Order of the Temple. K.
freshments. All sojourning fraters cor.
daily invited to be present
GEO. 4. DIXON, &c
GEO. H. RANGS ~.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-01

A s'utherly usually causes a display
of surf at Popham Beach worth going
miles to see. The recent storm pro-
duced the exhibition right on time and
also caused a renewal Of the Il Won
der where all that coal comes from, -
when bushels Of the same old variety
was washed up on the south beach.
Now is the time to form a new coal
exploring company.
No need Of a reward being offered
for the discovery Of the sarcasm con-
tanned in the following item from the
Bath Times:
Some day the American flag will fly
over the Federal building. Bath lives
in hopes that day will come before the
war is over. Bids for the staff were
opened In Washington, May %.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-27
Many Big Sales Made Here
Yesterday in Loan Campaign

The largest individual subscription 70
the Liberty Loan reported yesterday
was for 100000 by William Rookie
Teller. Several of the banks put in ad-
ditional subscriptions for 100000 OF
more.
The Standard Oil Company took ST.
100000. The Packard Motor Company
and its employees subscribed for $1,000
600, and the Westinghouse Electric
Company's employees took a like amount.
Morton 7. Plant subscribed for S6OO,OOO.
Some of the Big Purchases
Large subscriptions yesterday in
cluded:
Central Trust Co. (additionAD. $40, 700 900
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey. 100000
Columbia Trust Co. additional. 100000
Hayden. Stone a. Co. (sdditonaD. 100000
New York Trust Co. (additionaD. 100000
Chatham and PhGnix Bank lad ....
ditOnall ........... ......... 9tVVV'VVV
Pennsylvania Railroad (addtionaD 100000
National Park Bank ladditionaD. 100000
Corn Exchange Bank. .......... 100000
National City Bank (additionaD.. 4,OOOOOO
L. 5. Mortgage Trust Co. (addi- ..
tiOnall .................... I.5VVVVV
Importers and Traders National
Bank ............... Z.VVu,VVO
William Rockefeller ............. 100000
Packard Motor Car Co. and en-
p!oyes .........-.. .......... l,VVUVVV
Westinghouse Electric Co. lem
plOyesl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2,V0OVOp
General Electric Co............. 10000
Luckenbach Steamship Co........ 100000
Harris. Forbes & Co............. 100000
Peoples Trust Co.. Brooklyn tad
.NN
Brooklyn Trust Co. CadditionaD 100000
Lee Higginson & Co. (additionaD 1000. 000
Sinclair Oil & Refining Corp 1000. 600
Haskell & Barker Car Co........ 100000
Bank Of Manhattan Co. (addi-
uohaD .....s..s.s s.'..s..s... l,VVV,VVU
Morristown Trust Co........... 100000
Union Trust Co. Of New York
laddiuonaD .................. 100000
IngersoH- Rand Co. ............. 100000
End.cott, Johnson {: Co., End-
Citizens Natl Bank (additionaD Si6,GOO
Market and Fulton National Bank
ladditionaD .........:....... 100000
Fifth Avenue Bank (sddtional). 621.6OO
Morton i. Plant. soc, 900
American Thread CO.......... 637, 900
American Locomotive CO........ 100000
Maitland, Coppell & Co. (addi-
uonaIl ...-................. bVV,VVV
Clark. Dodge x Co.......... 100000
Estate Of Seymour II. Knox. 100000
Long Island Railroad CO....... 100000
Henry Clews & CO............ 100000
The Hormiguero Central Corp. 100000
Miller & Co.................. 500 900
Hormiguero Central Corp 100000
The Chemical National Bank TAD
ditionaD .................... 100000
A. Schrader's Sons. Inc. employees $4,000
schwartz .........."......... $4,000
pioyes ........................ $4,000
~. VI. rrot,uLo,,. r.. .,,rIoyaa
(additionaH ...........'..... $4,000
Feischmann Distillery Coz. 100000
Of New York .....'............ 800. OOC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-27

was coming as sure "as there is sun
in the sky"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-27

amount of actual subscriptions up 70
the close of business tonight.
"Unofficial totals from every Federal
Reserve district" the departments an
nouncement reads, "show that at least
So. ss5, OoO, 900 has been subscribed. AT
hest these are only estimates and are
,houeht 70 be conservative. Many local
committees have not reported. and low
estimates have been assigned TO them
Hence IL is safe to assert that total
sales 70 date certainly are no less than
the estimates. and they may be more.
When the last subscriber has bought
his bonds tomorrow the sale will end.
From one end Of the nation 70 the
other the banks and other subscription
agencies will remain open TO accommo-
date late buyers. None will be turned
away up 20 midnight"
There is not a chance, officials as
sert, that even an approximation Of the
final figures will be available to-mor-
row night. All districts will be work.
ing till midnight. This means that the
San Francisco district will not close
its campaign till a. IN. Sunday, East
ern time. After that the returns are
70 be tabulated, and as this in itself
IS task involving long and tedious
labor. II is doubtful II the final figures
will be fixed for several days TO come.
Wonderful Strides Made
In its review Of the days activities,
the Treasury Department said tonight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-27

that New York, Boston and CLEVELAND
went forward to-day with wonderful
strides. both as TO total SUBSCRIPTIONS
and total subscribers.
Farmers are taking many oonos
now" the announcement cont,hueo'
NOTABLY in the Cleveland. ST LOUIS
Dallas, Atlanta and Minneapolis ais
tricts. In Warren County, ONO, :
farmers exchange has been opeheu'
where bonds will be traded for wagons,
borscs automobiles. oats or anything
else a farmer brings in. Inc Worheis
throuchout the entire Dallas distrlc,
have been ordered not 70 retire VII
tier midnight tomorrow, but to get
the farmers subscriptions in town TO-
night.
&c, Iouis reports that the work OF
reisinc its Quota is squarely up 20 the
farmers. Chicago reports that the en-
fire district is active. but dlsappolnt'
mont is felt over the failure OF the Clty
If Chicago to respond. The district
suhscribers number 0,OO0-mostly
men of small means.
at is evident Minneapolis, wires
that the total number OF lnHiyioual
subscribers is going 20 be eNceeulngiy
large and far beyond our expectations
Send more buttons
milwaukee subscribed its full quota
Of s25. 0O0. 600 tonight, and is swiftly
heading for $S0,0oO,OOO.
"'You can sleep sound tonight on
West Virginia. Governor MscCorkle
telegraphed from Charleston. From all
over the Richmond district came SINH
lar reports."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-27

Oh, Skinnay! 1t was grand yest'day.
Briggs was sellin' bonds, an drawn
pitchers an everything.
1t was grand, that is, for everybody
except Briggs himself, who presented
living picture of when a Teller
Needs a Friend" as he stood on the
platform at Lord & Taylor's, the target
for the suffocating gaze Of five hun
bred women shoppers.
Gee whiz! I've got stage fright" he
announced. 81 can't talk to 'em. Tell
'em TO buy bonds. Pm going to to
work"
Thereupon he turned his back to the
grinning five hundred and made them
a picture of "Skinnay," laughing till
'he like ter bust. cause his pop bought
him Lib'ty bomb"
Other cartoons in the famous Briggs
series followed in rapid succession
"Ain't 1t Grand and Glorious Feel
ing?" (when you have a bond, and at
Happens in the Best Regulated Fam
lilies" Chat dad gets treated like a con-
quering hero when he comes home with
a bond, and "Blow Yourself to Lib
erty Bond.
The cartoons were given away to
each purchaser of a s500-bond. The
first one went TO small "Skinnay,'
who chuckled aloud as he watched the
picture grow under the artists hand
and the second to A. j. Sternfeld, who
came in to buy a pair of slippers, and
when he saw the real Briggs cartoons
being given away, rushed out to his
bank and came back with $500 roll
Books of selected cartoons by Briggs
were given away to every purchaser
of $50 bond. Charles J. Gould paid
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-27
Clark Retracts
Charge That "Ring"
Hampered Loan
Speaker Withdraws State
ment Rejecting on
Bankers Here
Remember:
Especial Correspondence

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 26.-Champ Clark,
Sneaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives, rctracted to-day statement made
in Oklahoma City that "ring" OF New
York financiers was hampering sales OF
Liberty bonds.
when | first made that statement
he said, "the papers were full of asser-
tons to the effect that New York had
furnished only about % or 40 per cent
Of the amount set for it Of the second
issue of Liberty bonds. But since those
statements were made the men in those
cities have rushed 10 the rescue or the
loan. and il is now oversubscribed. Now
that the men, since | made those state
rents, have responded to the demand to
subscribe, it is only proper that l re-
wise my figures and withdraw my state
ments."
Ninety per cent of the American peo-
pie are absolutely patriotic and loyal,
said Mr.. Clark tonight at banquet
of the Western Association of Shoe
Wholesalers. Their patriotism, in some
cases, is dormant, he said, but all 1t
needs is to be excited.
an comparison with the population
there is a greater number OF patriotic
men to-day than during the Revolu-
ton" the Speaker went on. I'VE have
been so prosperous that we have grown
Indifferent about the value of our clti-
zenship."
In the course of his speech the
Speaker predicted that woman suffrage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-27
Oh, Skinnay!My Pop Just Bought
ALiberty Bomb From MIR. Briggs

$4,000 and got Briggs book and Rex
Beach book. Mr. Beach autographed
several hundred copies of his latest
book, "Rainbow's End" for the bargain
hunters.
At the Liberty Loan booth in front
of the Public Library Theda Bara. the
motion picture actress, showed how it
pays to be a vampire. She announced
that she would double the entire sales
of the afternoon up to total Of ten
thousand dollars.
"And Miss Bara will kiss anybody
who puts up another ten thousand"
shouted j. Gordon Edwards. her man
ager. to the crowd.
The most famous vampire In the
world looked bit disconnected at
this. but the crowd roared with laugh
ter, and she recovered in fine form
with:
ooh, all right, | guess there's no.
body in this crowd any worse than
some of the people / have to kiss in
my business
Miss Bara was spared the test OF
this, for there was no one in the
crowd with ten thousand dollars. Won
en- paid. however, as high as five hun
bred dollars to get a close look at the
vampire in her little white velvet hat,
plain blue suit, and white pumps. Will
lam Fox bought $4,000 in bonds,
Thomas F. MacMahon $4,000 and j.
Gordon Edwards $1,000. Miss Bara's
sales amounted to Sl25,000.
Hazel Dawn and Sergeant Guy p.
Empey. author of "Over the Top"
were the attractions at McCreery's.
Every purchaser of 500 bond re-
ceived an autographed book.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-27

when the price of butter was slashed .
to cents by the local food price con-
mittee. This was done in the face o.
predictions by retail grQcers that bes.
grades of butter would sell at IS to IS
cents a pound next week.
The food committee, after comforting
with a committee from the Chicago
butter and egg board, decided that n
to 49ls cents pound is fair price
for creamery extras in bulk, and IS to
50h cents the right figure for butter IN
cartons. Retailers have been asking 10
TO 80 cents a pound.
The butter and egg board COMMITTEES
agreed that a fair profit for the grocer
would be cents pound over the job
bers' price on bulk butter, and ~
cents for cartons.
The price committee also cut theH'
OF cornmeal u 70 n cent a pound, VA
promises Of a greater cut.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-27
Strong Declares Clark's
Statements irresponsible"

Benjamin Strong, governor Of the
Federal Reserve Bank for the I'd Dis
trct, made the following statement
yesterday on Speaker Champ Clark
retraction of his charge that New York
financiers had hindered the Liberty
Loan:
81 have read with interest the two
public statements which The Associ-
ated Press reports Speaker Clark as
having made TO-DAY. II Is. of course,
gratifying that IN the second Of these
statements Speaker Clark withdraws
his criticism of New York. 1t is also
regrettable that the reason given in
the first statement for declining to
withdraw mis- accusation and the reason
given in the second statement for hav-
ing made his accusation, both disclose
that Speaker Clark is misinformed up
on matters as 10 which information is
readily obtainable.
at is apparent that all three state
ments of Speaker Clark are so thor
oughly irresponsible that they would
not merit any ones attention except for
the high official position he now holds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-27
McAdoo Vetoes Pan
For McAdoo Day To-day

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Secretary
McAdoo to-day vetoed plans Of the local
Liberty Loan committee to designate to-
morrow as McAdoo Day for a patriotic
Liberty Loan rally here.
81 have consented 20 speak briefly al
a final rally in behalf of the Liberty
Loan tomorrow afternoon" he said.
"but think it highly improper that this
meeting be in any sense a testimonial
to myself. This is no time to exploit
personalities. II is time to serve
country alone and to think of country
alone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-27
McAdoo Praises Loan
Work of Bankers Here

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Secrotary
Of the Treasury McAdoo to-day COM
mented on Speaker Clark's charge that
New York fnanciers were secretly
hampering the Liberty Loan and his
subsequent retraction, as follows:
Somebody must have misinformed
the Speaker. am glad to say the New
York bankers have worked with great
loyalty and vigor to make the loan
success. This is equally true Of the
bankers throughout the country"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-27
Concord Exhibits Cannon
OF rs to Help Liberty Loan

CONCORD. Mass. Oct. 26.-Two
Revolutionary cannon. standing near
the spot where American colonists fred
the shot heard round the world"
were hauled from the armory to-day TO
add silent plea for Liberty Loan sub
scriptions.
Until the barrels were worn danger
ously thin years ago, the guns were
the saluting battery Of the Concord
Independent Battery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-27
Butter Prices Cut
Cents in Chicago

CHICAGO, Oct. 26-The consumer
began to realize the benefits Of govern
ment supervision of food sales to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-27
Progress of the Liberty Loan

The standing of the Liberty Loan in the country yesterday
the tacent1third worng' day of the campaign, ~as as
fOllOWS:
Subscrntions previously estimated SO 1870 900 600
Fridays subscrintons (estimated) ..... 45000OOO0
To.oI .o doto (oEcaJv estimated) So 635 100000
Figures for the NeW York District were:
cubScrpt;ors nreviorsIv reported 81 O75. 100000
Erdax,s subscrintions (estimated) . 200. O0O, 900
Total to date (estimaed) Sl2Io,Oo0'ooo
bring the entire country up the $4,000
subscribed to-day must be $l3o5oooooo
To reach 100000 the New York District the final
the amount OF s225Ooo
Yesterday the total should have been Sl43
ooo instead this district therefore, the Liberty
Loan was S162 500 behind schedule