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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-26
APPEAL FROM AN
ITALIAN MOTHER

All kinds Of appeals for aid and as
sistance. information and other things
are daily received at the Executive de-
partment. Many are in some foreign
language and require an interpreter,
but each and every one receive the
courtesy Of an answer and the request
ed favor, Of possible to grant Among
the interesting letters recently received
was one from italy. written in the Ian
guage of that country, and addressed
as follows:
"Al Distinto Sig: Direttore Del Main
Winio State Of Maine Augusta State
L. S. A.
That address brought the letter to
Governor Milliken all right, but the
Governor was not skilled in the Italian
language and secured the services Of
Dr. Geo. L. Crockett of Thomaston. an
expert in Italian. The doctor in trans
hitting the translation to the Governor
says: Il read many letters for Ital-
lans and answer for them their love
letters. Really, | write dandy love
letter. You cannot make them too low
lLg for an Italian" The translation
shows that some official of somewhere
has written the Italian woman as IL
the condition Of her son and she writes
as follows:
Reggie, Gallina Provencia, Calebria.
Most Illustrious DIRECTOR
l have received your honored letter
IT "hlch you inform me Of the condi-
ton of my son Emilio Marine. and in
seeing it before my eyes comes nv un-
fortunate boy.
Now pray the mighty United
States to wish itself to be so oblieinp
as to inform me at least every month
o" the state Of health OF my poor how
He was always very considerate of
me as to keep me Informed about his
health Therefore I pray the mighty
United States, not wishing to make
you trouble yourselves, to keep me in
formed about his health.
| send you most tender regards ana
my deepest esteem.
1 am your humble servant
MARIA IIJNARA
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State House Chat

Executive Councillor Fred W. Bun
ker of North Arson, chairman of the
Council committee on accounts. is at
the State House attending to business
matters.
Donald Snow and Col. Victor Brett
of Bangor were visitors on Thursday
at the Capitol.
1t is stated that on November ] next
the office of Commissioner of Sea and
Shore Fisheries Oscar n. Dunbar will
be removed from the Allen building
on Water street, Augusta to the State
House, occupying the room used by
the clerk Of the House.
Superintendent of Buildings Charles
s. Brown has received an invoice of
about 1855 feet of wooden stave pipe
from the Michigan Pipe Go. of Bay
City, Mich. with which, when the
weather and labor conditions permit
a new connection will be made be-
tween the State springs and the State
House. which Will, it is expected, give
ample water supply for the drinking
faucets and the aquarium in the State
museum.
superintendent VIM. p. Mcdonald Of
the North Belgrade hatchery was a
caller Thursday at the Fish and Game
department
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AMERICAN PARTY
SCALES MT. ATHOS

Aihchs, SEPT. 81 MaiD.-An Ameri
can party lnclGding Secretary White
"a me American Legation and Mes
SIS mn, Blegen and DinsmOre of the
american school of Archaeology. has
Just returned from q notable trim in
Whlch the famous Mount oIvmn1s
"''o4 le't, was scaled to its highest
summit and a visit was made 10 tina.
most curious of all republics, rcpuh-
tic or monastcries. grouped about the
nountain-side Of Mount Atbos.
Climbing Mount Olvmpus has 1one
hcen regarded a difficult and DANGER
Gus operation, for beside the rocky A.
tent ana the snowdrifts on the upper
lelehts, 1t was for years the home Of
creek and Turkish brigands and was
th6 scene Of most of the famous cases
OF hrleandage. Since the Greek gov
eminent has been in control bripand
we mas heen held in check. largely
ny the death penalty, though six bri-
Sands We're recently taken in that re-
gion after a pitched battle with the
troops.
ire American party was provided
with Guard nf seven ccndarnos
which seems to have been effective
against the outlaw element as no sign
Oh it was seen. The ascent took tie
b6 st part Of three days and tho party
passed the night in the open on tie
highest summit. The descent was
made tho following day from the other
side, sloping toward the bay of Salo-
hil;i.
Mount Athos presented an entirely
dlherent Picture. not Of snowy heights
nut OF hca utifully wooded hills. Here
ms monastic republic has been carried
On Tor the last twelve hundred wears
with its independence recognized sue
ceSSlNclH held by the old BvZanti7n
rulers then by the Turks and now by
inc creeks. The mountain stands IN
Y long narrow peninsula which juts
INTO the AEGEAN Sea Just cast of SaIn-
NIX. There arc % mona stories scat
tered over the mountain-side. IN vast
buildings With 500 or 500 monks in each
fsta blIshment. Each sends DELEGATE
70 the central governing body * the
capital. tariCo. In all there are some
l"H20 people in the miniature repuh
lC
One VI the odd features Of the rcpuh-
liz IS tho rgidness with which all wo-
men and All animals OF the female sex
arc excluded from it's precincts Even
hens are not permitted to be brought
within the confines Of this community
and guards are stationed across inc
the narrow mock of land leading to in.
peninsular 10 see that nothing fem
inc shall enter. The only approach
to the female sex is in the wild birds
which fl the wooded hills. II is claim
ed that the only woman who avcr
gained entrance was the daughter of
the former british ambassador al Con-
stantinnple. who disguised herself as !
q rnidshipman and thus gained .cess
to the place with her father. A RUS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-26

The last enlisted man of the National
Guard Of Maine has been sworn into
the service of the United States in the
army and until the new Sd Regiment
Is recruited and sworn in. We will have
To- get along with what commissioned
officers remain in the States service.
Sergeant Orrin S. Donnell. in COM
rand, with another sergeant and three
privates. comprising the ordnance de-
partment of the National Guard of
Maine. in accordance with orders re-
.oived from Washington, appeared
Wednesday at the Office Of the adJu-
tant general and were sworn into the
United States service They We're then
ordered back to their home station at
Brunswick. 20 await orders To pro-
coed To a mobilization camp, expecting
- be sent 10 Wcstfeld, Mass, to join
The 18th Division.
Adiutant General Presson was in
Portland on Thursday on business con-
rected with the formation of the new
30 Regiment II is reported from all
the places which are trying to raise
companies that the enthusiasm and in
terest in the matter is daily increas-
ing and that several Of the companies
viii soon be ready for mastering in
General Presson states that there will
he no difficultv in procuring arms and
equipment for the regiment.
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YANKEE OFFICERS
AND men ARE NOW
SEEING ENGLAND

Base American tHotilla in British
waters. Sept (MaiD-t'rce traNe!
warrants good to any part of the Brit
sh Isles are now being issued to Amer
lean officers and men as the result of
an arrangement between the British
and American governments. This free
TRANSFORMATION enables the Americans
to travel by rail and water from their
base here through Ireland over to Eng
land and Scotland and back again with
III their allotted time of leave, usually
ten days. 1t is extending to the Amer
leans privilege long since enjoyed by
the British soldiers and sailors.
This free transportation will prove a
great boon to the American bluejacket
with his love for travel, and it will not
he many days before he will be seen
IN all parts of the United Kingdom.
Men from the destroyers that have
touched al English ports for retit have
already been granted leave to visit
London and other places of interest
While London is the objective of
nearly all officers and men. many go
70 the most obscure little halnlets
sun others profit by their presence in
the British Isles to visit relatives and
friends they never expected to see. For
example, the high percentage of Irish
ancestry in the American navy has
hiought bluejacketS to the homes of
thelf Srandfathers and grandmothers
H. almost every section of the Emerald
Isle. These are found in the big cities
Of Dublin. Belfast and Cork as well as
IT. the smaller places. like Limerick, on
the River Shannon, Tipperary. Galway
and score of others more or less we'll
known to the American reader.
Barney Castle and the Lakes of XII
larney with their countless fascinating
traditions have already proved favor,
lite points of interest to the travel
loving bluejackets Hundreds of them
rave kissed the Barney Stone. Sus-
pension III mid-ar by rope from an
insecure battlement $50 feet high has
no terrors for a sailor There are no
other tourists. nowadays.
When he visits Killarney and goes
through the famous Gap of Dunloe the
sailor gives the old ponies q surn,iee
by making them gallop along narrop
mountain trails at Il pace that aston
lSnes the natives. He also buys IL
erally OF souvenirs and proves himself
a godsend to communities whose only
support has been the tourist traffic so
long cut off by the war
Nhcn a sailor goes to London he
doeS not spend all his time in frivoIitv
Ivy usually arms himself with . euida
oook ana starts out to see the beauties
or st. Pauls and Westminster and IL
nc mas time. places Of lesser historic
interest. Some have even looked aronrd
Stratford on Avon, oxford ana Tho
English lakes while not few have
managed TO squeeze into their leave
PERIOD a day in Glasgow and Edin-
bufsh' Il never expected to sec 81
much Of the world" explained one bIue-
Jacket who made Il methodcal tour of
the British Isles.
me censor's rule barring the sard-
ing home of pictorial postcards Ia
been Zig isappointment to tho
sailorman who would like to bave liz
folks back home visit in spirit the
places he has seen. But he does tho
next best thing and writes long lot.
ters
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SIDNEY

WESTERN. f. S. Philbrook of Angus
ia, weather permitting. will preach at the
West Sidney Baptist church next Sunday,
Def, q at go T. NJ All are invited to
attend
G.. H. Oilton has moved his family
TO BELGRADE where they will be located
for the winter. The family will be much
missed especially from the services Of
the Baptist church where they have taken
an active part.
Airs w O. Abbott and Mrs Eben Dud-
lev have been callers at the Mills home
stead.
Mrs. Eben Dudley and little daughter
Lillian passed Sunday with her mother,
Mrs Alex Mills
Miss cora Mills went TO Belgrade Mon
day to pass a few days with her sister,
Miss ! Willie Mills.
Mr. and Mrs John southwick OF Lynn
are guests for the week Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Scott
Mrs. ". Y Ballard has been very III
with bronchitis but at this writing is i'm
proving. Mrs Andrew keene has been
with her.
Frank Hewett of Winthrop is al G. l..
richardson's. Mrs Hewett will soon ac-
company him.
F z. Taylor who has been suffering
with rheumatism Is steadily gaining ana
able to do light work.
Fred Taylor and Lawrence Barry nm
ished picking apples for r z. Taylor
Tuesday.
Mrs. Ella Reynolds has moved her fam
ily for the winter into the house recently
left vacant by Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Rey-
nolds.
Monday. Fred Keene hauled barrels for
packing apples from North Belgrade FOR
William Keene.
The little child OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. O
Abbott has been suffering with an ab-
scess but is now getting along nicely
Miss Jessie Abbott. Cony nigh. was az
home over Sunday.
Darius Smith is Ill md under the cnre
of a physician.
Mrs. Lawrence Barry was caller T,..
day in the home Of c. n. Lovejoy.
Miss Ruth Watson has been n visitor
OF Mrs. John n Swift
Miss Mabel LoveJoy was at the HON. !,
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W A. I1,ye.
Joy Sunday.
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Fish and Game

The following prosecutions have been
reported TO the Inland Fisheries and
Game Commission
Rv Warden William r. Pollard Of
FoXcroft Of Samuel LaLkict of Gull
ford for hunting without an alien H.
cense He was taken before the Pts
cstaauls municipal court on oct "A,
found guilty and fined SIS and $3.50
costs Paid
BY Warden F.. p. Ring Of Skowhe-
gan. Of Andrew kolnskv and George
Hart ~ Sehoomoo!l. for illegal fishing.
They we're before tie Western Somer-
set municipal court. found guilty and
.he former fined SO and s16eS costs
ard Tho latter s14 and $40 40 costs. They
paid
~ chief Warden John r. Flint Of
Monsoon. Of Henry i. c. Hcrsey of
Portland for having trout illegally in
his possession He was before the
Fiscataquis municipal court, found
guilty and fined sl2 and s732 costs,
which he paid.
Rv Warden David F. Brown Of
Greenville. of Richard Chase of Port
land. for the illegal transportation Of
trout. He was before the same court
an the same day and was fined s13 and
t7.s" costs. which hc paid.
BY Relah r Wass Of Cherrvfipld
CHIEF warden Of the southern Washing
ton county district. of Ray A. Plummer
~ Harrington for the Illegal trans
rortation Of partridge He was tried
before Trial Justice l.. c. Haycock of
therryfeld. found guilty and sentenc-
Cd 10 pay $40 and costs lie paid. The
cartridges were being sent by express
10 the Bangor market.
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Zbyszko's Case

Considerable interest is shown in the
status Of the case Of Wal0eck ZhysZko,
the wrestler. who was drafted. refused
DISCHARGE on the grounds of a de-
pendent mother in Austria and who
appealed his case TO the President The
matter was sent back to the exemp-
ton boards by the President and the
boards have decided that they find no
additional cause or reasons why he
should be discharged.
A report also comes from the Ma
tional Army camp at Aver, Mass, that
the military authorities there will dis
charge him on account of A bad ear,
but official notice Of such intention or
action has not been received by the
provost marshal Of Maine.
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STATE OF MAINE
BY THE GOVERNOR

our nation Confronts the supreme
crisis of its history. The final issue
will depend upon the capacity of our
citizens for utter sacrifice in support
of the noble ideals which inspired the
founders of the Republic.
In this emergency we do we'll to
seek the wisdom of Almighty God and
to recognize the Bible as the great
source Of inspiration and guidance in
the hour of need.
I'm accordance with the suggestion
OF the International Sunday School
Association, and following a custom
rapidly becoming general among the
states. L hereby designate Sunday.
November fourth next, as
SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY
and urge all our citizens through the
Sunday schools or other similar insti-
buttons of their choice TO devote some
part of that day to reverent and svs
tematic study of the word of God.
Given at the Executive Chamber at
Augusta, this twenty-fifth day Of Oc
tober In the year Of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and seventeen and
ot the independence of the United
States of America the one hundred and
forty second.
CARL E. MILLlKEN,
Governor.
BY the Governor,
Attest:
/. ERNEST THORNTON.
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Industrial Accidents

The following hearings have been set
ny Chairman Littlefeld Of the Indus
trial Accident Commission:
Nov. at 2.30 o'clock at selectmen's
office Buxton-James H. Doolev. mi
4-26-l7 VS.. George G. Page Box "a
loss of time.
Nov. at $50 o'clock at seIectmen,s
office, North Observation-Disclosures NJ
Linn lnJ 7-11-17 VS.. North Berwick
Company; loss OF time.
Nov, s at 1890 o'clock at municipal
court room, Rumford-Mrs Marguerite
Breau, mother of William Breau, and
Marie Blanche Breau, sister of William
Breau. mi. 5-3-17 VS.. oxford Paper CO,
the matter Of dependency to be heard,
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New Corporations

The following newly organized cor
porations under the laws of Maine
have had their articles of incorpora =
ton approved by the office Of the at
torney general Of the State:
Liberty Bee Corporation, organized
Oct % at Portland. Capital stock, ST.
100000; divided into A Founders s249,-
500; 3 Founders so50.500; first prefer
red, 100000: second preferred. s40O,
600; nothing paid in. President, Clar-
cnce 6. Trott, Portland; treasurer. p.
I 3. Drew. Portland; clerk, r L. Gro
teau, Portland: directors. Clarence G
| Trott. p. B. Drew and ]. P. O'Don-
nell. all of Portland. Purposes, a gen
eral bonding. brokerage, etc, business.
Approved Oct "a
Premier Construction Co. organized
oct 10 at Portland. Capital stock.
10000; all common; nothing paid in;
par value, 500: shares subscribed 2.
President Harry G. Libby, Portland:
treasurer. G. L. Burke. Portland.
directors. the above. Purposes. To
carry on a general engineering and
construction business. Approved Oct.
Corporations Excused
~ i'ii'NiHS corporations, 0rC3
lzed under the laws of Maine. have
heen excused by the attorney general
under the provisions of Chapter 81
section 33. from making further an
huai returns to the secretary of State;
Oct 10, Bath Cooperative Associa :
eion: Oct. %. \. w. R. Shoe Co.; Oct.
o. Gilbert Confectionery Co.
Corporations Dissolved
Inc Corporation Bureau. Denart :
lnent of State, has been notified of
me following dissolutions of cornora
.ions organized under the laws of
Maine: vi
oct l. by Justice G. F. HALEY. The
DeerlnE Ice Cream Co: Oct 6. bv ms
Ilce -. T. Cornish, the Boyd-BelI co.
oGt' 49, by Justice Cornish. Ninissin q
Mines Co.: Oct 10, by Justice q NJ
hanson the Russell Private Hosnita1.
ocl. H. by Justice G. +. Haley. Allied
contracting Company. Limited Win
,'''!"r l.. iattee of Boston appointed
receiver. with 500 bond; OCT 10 W..
Jnstlce 9. +, Haley. the Estate of
'ohh sullivan. Inc: Oct - nv 1,s
tlce q. r. Bird. Metal Seal sales 70
oct. ~ by Justice G. F.. Bird tbe ~
uonai Metal Seal Co.
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Highway Bids

The State Highway Commission
thursday awarded the contract to
build section of State highway, To-
Gated in the towns Of Bowdoinham.
Bowdoin and Topsham distance of
4.2s miles. 70 a. D. Bridges Sons of
Hazarvile, Conn. This FIRMS bid was
ssa33s.77 with an alternate bid of SO
33e77. Hamln & Nelson of Salem.
Mass. bid sss,59s.1s. with an alternate
Did of $50, 1904
No bids we're received by the High
way Commission for the construction
OF Rices bri in the town of York.
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HEARING ORDERED ON
PRESQUE ISLE WATER

The Public Utilities Commission in
the matter of investigation upon its
own motion with reference To the
quality and purity of the water being
served to its customers by the Pressure
Isle Water Co. has ordered that the
Pressure Isle Water Co. be notified that
a public bearing will be held Tuesday
at 10 4. NJ. Nov. 6, at the Office Of the
commission at the State House at Au-
gusta. at which time and place the
commission will give all Interested
parties an opportunity, 10 be heard on
the following questions:
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W'scasset, Wat. & Farm;n,to,

NccordlnG to the annual renort of ~
W IScaSSef' Waterville G. Pennington
hah"ay Company, which was filed at
me cfhce Of the Public Utilities Thurs
Gay the railway operating revenues of
the road for the past wear Amounted 10
SoS.2-e.29. against s64 704.72 for tho nre-
cedlng year. an increase Of e. 5o1 =
'he railway operating expenses for the
last year amounted to SEE. 4e3 81 acains+
S64,09O.59 for the preceding ve.r a.,
increase Of s2,44SO6. the net rovor,,e
from railway operations during tho
paSt year amounted to s1.732.6i against
So'4l3 for the preceding year an in
crease OF SloiS.al The revenues dur
ing the past year were divided Is fol-
lows: Freight revenue. $50, 49,. q, pas
senger revenue ss,23o4s. mail revenue
N:all W; express revenue. s2,751.64
ne operating expenses Of the road
Tor inc past year are divided as FOL
i'Ws Maintenance Of way and str,,c-
lures. S27.155.f5; maintenance of euu;n-
meht' Sll.'9o.41; conducting transpor-
COZ 40 ~
Other items in tho report are as
follows Average mileage Of road on
rated. $50 miles: tons Of revenue
freight hauled. S1.19s ton miles ~ rev.
onue freight, 91o399; revenue passe,-
gers carried. 1882: revenue passenger
miles, 91l.SS9; ratio of operating ex-
rerses to operating revenues. az per
cent: products Of agriculture hauled.
e.eS4 tons. products Of forests hauled.
$3.50 tons. products Of manufactures
hauled, zoos tons; products Of mer-
chandise hauled. 5s2 tons: miscella-
reous products hauled. 81 tons.
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crease of s32958; the net revenue from
railway operations during the past
year amounted to s19.524.35 against s14-
415.o7 for the preceding year. an in
crease of s5,27Ss6; interest on fund
ed debt, $4,000.
The revenues during the past year
are divided as follows Freight rev.
erue, s39, $4,000, passenger revenue,
s1S.550.74: excess baggage revenue,
so26.62; mail revenue. sl,562.s0; ex-
press revenue. s5,650.10.
The operating expenses of the road
are divided as follows: Maintenance
of way and structures. s794394; main
tenance Of equipment. s7,o7s.54; traf-
fic expenses. s606.92; conducting trans
portation, s2s,1o2.39; general expenses,
so3557S
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Whether the source of supply from
which the Presque Isle Water %. IS
now taking its water and furnishing IL
to the inhabitants OF Pressure Isle IS or
is not in ans way concentrating such
supply of water.
Whether the water now pelng sup
piled to the inhabitants of Presque isie
is fit for domestic use.
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State Assessors

The state assessors will he in regu-
i"r session next Tuesday ut the boards
Once AT the state House.
chief Clerk Frank H. Sterling has
returned to Augusta from a trip with
the board TO Milinocket, East Milli-
rocket North Twin Dam and Nor
cross. for the purpose of inspection and
irvestieation.
Assessor John i Dearborn is attend
ing 10 matters OF business for the
board in PisCataquis county.
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Brideton & Saco Railroad.

The railway operating revenues Of
the Bridgton & Saco Railroad Com
pany for the past year were ss5, SCI. %
according to the annual report which
was filed at the office Of the Pub,;c
Utilities Commission Thursday. against
see. for the preceding year, an
increase Of s5.27s.s6; the railway op-
Grating expenses for the past year
amounted to sA,1o7.57 against s4s,-
s77.ss for the preceding year. an In
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The Land Office

Niolette returned Thursday afternoon
from three days trip through the
northern part Of York and southern
rart Of Cumberland counties. looking
into the manner in which the slash
law has been carried out and the work
" the State inspectors. He found that
tho slash that had been left alongside
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the highways and not disposed of as
required by law had been taken care
of by the inspectors in a manner sat
isfactory to the department.
The trip was made by automobile
and the fact that nearly 700 miles was
covered by him while away proves the
wisdom of using that manner of con-
veyance and saving time.
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Railroad Reports

n' ioli'WlnS annual reports ha
=. en- made to the Maine Public mn
i.ies commission by railroads oner.
atinE In this State. W.T.
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GuardM
FveM Members of
in Wrestler
SUNDAYS Day
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&
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
DAY, NOVEMBER a

The following proclamation has been
promulgated by Gov. Carl f. Milliken,
naming Sunday Nov. 4 next, as Sun
Gay School day throughout the State
of Maine: