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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-18
The Weather Report

WASHINGTON. Aug 1.-THE trough OF 10"
rrss,pra over Atlantic coast districts and the 81.
Laurence Valley. which has persisted for FORTY
eight hours. is slowly passing on to sea Inc
pressure distribution west or the Ms''s''p" '''''
Is quite irregular. with no prominent features.
SUBSTANTIAL rains have fallen in New England
,,d ,Iops the east Gulf coast. In all. there has
-, a marked du-nutiOn IN the huuiOei VI
sh(ycr. I'm the last twenty four nouns - ,,,t-
fHiSber temperatures prevail west OF IN M'' Sis
sirni and moderate temperatures III Eastern us
trcts . e.. c..,,rd,y and Sunday
O., Fiorid, The east Gulf states and me upper Iahe
rrgion and the temperature In At!anuc coast Gis-
,ricts north Of the Caroinas Will rise Slowly our
irg the next few days.
Forecasts for Special LOeaIltes.-For Northern
No,y England Western Pennsylvania. Eastern Ne"
yo,k Southern New England. Eastern PenHSJVa-
MA and New jersey. fair Saturday and SUNDAY
IoeaI Official Record.-The following Official rec
- nom ne Weather Bureau shows temperatures
during IN. last twenty four hours, In comparison
With the corresponding date Of last year;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-18
CATSKILL EVENING LINE

Leaves daily except Sunday. n. OF Chris
TOPPER 81. 9: W. 18Th ST.. $3.50 +. 81. for
EeWbuTgh, CatBkill Hudson. CO1sackle.
Tickets interchangeable with those Of
Day Line Tel. 1887 Spring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-18
DOMESTIC SITUATIONS WANTED
Female

Female
COOK Neat economical: three years' excellent
u.rsonal reference. $40. city country. Miss
SbauKhnessy's Agsncy IL Veal i2d II.
Cot-PIE-Cook and useful butler: both capable
entire work. eKcrll.nt reference. country pre-
fsfr-d Miss shsughBessy's Agency. II Wes i2d u.
GENERAL HoUsEwoRRER years excellent
refsref ce c.ty. small family Miss shAughnessy's
AgrncJ. Il West 12d st.
StrRST-Girl Scotch Protestant wishes position TO
child. 2 to years. country or city. good refer.
sno,s. Address care Mn c, L. Thompson. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-18
THE MOUNTAIN HOUSE

yaIhnlIa, Westchester Co., \. Y.
Capacity. 200. 100 acres Of real country.
A. UiuuteF from aga 81. 10 minutes from
station; many rooms with private baths
sud .lecplng porchcs. tennis. orchestra.
Rates, 81 and up -
OPEN ALL YEAR.
Special Fall and Winter rates Booklet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-18

rT,,bosf tem6eratlre yes-erday. 81 degrees TAT
% N m J. Lowest. 10 tat 2:l5 a M; average
y. syerage Tor same date last year. -; average
FOX same date for thirty-three years a.
Humidity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-18
Barometer Readings

sa NJ. 1851 1 p M. 29.S2 p. m. $3.50
loc, onlcIaI Forecast.-Fair to-day and to-
r,o.r,,. moderate temperature gentle northwest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-18
nIn nnMINInN LINZ

To ali Points B0ud and West ETeD Week Du
st q y. u. fPiu zs \. H. Tel 1900 Franklin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-18

FIRST RACE-Selrg: maideEs: two-year olds
i've aud a hair furlogS. purse, S5oe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-18

1yna . 90 - Queen OF the sea, G. VI. Miller
and Carlton G. also ran start good. Won easily
Winner. D. e., BY Brn Mawr-Msrgaret I. owner
W r. Merger Trainer, G. Canpoel.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-09-14
Reign Of Royal Robidoux.

The Reign Of the Royal Robidoux
will be resumed in st. joseph the
week Of September $500. after an
interval Of five years. The magni-
ficcncc OF the former rcigns during
the weeks OF festivities In 1910, 1911
and 1912, Is remembered BY many.
But the week Of celebration this year
viii be on scale not heretofore at
tempted.
The big attraction will be the $685.
900 pageant. which made the Mardi
Gras Of New Orleans Of 1917 moro
famous than any Of It's predecessors.
Twenty OF the great floats, each one
the creation Of an artist, were shin.
ped to st. Joseph from the south
land, and now the land Of corn will
be able to enjoy the great spectacle
81 the home OF sugar cane. The Mar
di Gras has been In existence half a
century and each year has seen inn
provements on the year before. The
1917 celebration was attended BY
thousands from all over the country.
st. Joseph is to have the original
floats Of the wonderful parade.
This pageant Is IN be the big fea-
turc Of the Reign Of the Royal Robi-
doux Of 1917. but by no means all of
the program. The details are now
being worked out and will be given
to the public from time to time.
The st. Joseph Civic Festival As
ISOLATION, composed Of public spirited
men Of st. Joseph, who are giving
much time to the project, has been in
corporated to take charge Of all the
activities connected with the Reign Of
the Royal Robidoux.
II Is planned TO make this not only
. great entertainment for the public,
but q patriotic celebration In which
all can Join, and which will have the
effect Of more firmly cementing the
loyalty Of the people to the nations
cause In the present crisis.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-09-14

has made many friends, and Is one
Of the best Bible students we have
had here in several years. Come.
While Hen Pete Hunt was in one
Of the stores, last Monday morning.
making some purchases, his big mule
team, which was hitched to q farm
wagon, got tired waiting for him, and
look a notion to run away. They
went down Main street at a pretty
good clip, and were stopped at the
elevator without any damage. Ben
Pete said he did not know they could
run before.
Mrs. Julia Jones and her mother.
Mrs. Ann CLANCY. returned home the
latter part of last week from Chad.
ron. Neb., where they had been visit
ing with relatives and friends for sew
cral weeks. They report very pleas
ant vist-everybody well, crops good,
and while there enjoyed several
mcsscs Of fine mountain trout fish.
Potatoes are an unusually good crop.
and of extra large size this season.
Pretty cool last Monday morning,
and u fire in the heater felt pretty
good to Willie, and made fellow be-
gin to wonder what has became of his
summers wages. With the exception
Of W. +. Catron. farmers are begin.
ming to get a little anxious about an
early frost. Mr.. Catron. one of our
oldest residents, says no danger Of
frost for several weeks, and here Is
trusting that he Is right. A frost
right now would do damage that
would be hard to estimate TO the corn.
r.. W. Graham says he has a new
. a.sk.s,.., f..e ftx,ss. ..ll.S. l..
cinity so they won't leak. The plan
$ to put a coat Of asphalt on the
bottom and walls. then layer Of
hurlap. covered with another coat Of
asphalt, and liberal coat Of cement
on top OF this. Two barrels Of as
phalt have been received, and Mr..
/ Graham expects TO start on G.. W.
Foyntcr's cellar this week. II this
scheme works. and there SENS to be
no doubt but what IL will. IL will be
a big item for those in the bottom
country. who are bothered with water
in their cellars.
Larry Collins and family arrived
one day. last week, In their six-cylin.
dor Nelie car for q few days visit
with Mrs. Collins parents Mr.. and
Mrs. ". y. Schoonoyer. and other rel.
I've I've ln,ey ,eit their home; near
p"r , IOWA, one onrning ~
o''ock; ana altivca mere ABOUT
=. W., nls'ah'. OF 10 mllcs' withou'
my ens'ne OF trc ,rouplc. M Coz,
l,hs u I",nlng ~ acres OF lanu
tractor. and Is what you call n pro.
grcssiyc farmer. and says crops ar,
good m his ncighborhood. Corn viii
oc eN,ra Roou, " ,rot, Goes n0t come
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-09-14
Drainage on Country Roads.

A bad mud-hole on q dirt road isn't
SO easy to remedy. and u often hap
pents that when q load Of rock 10
thrown into q mud-hole II results In
two holes where there was but one.
II 10 suggested by the State High
way Department that sometimes the
worst mud-hole can be rsmedied by
drilling down four or five fest, and
putting In . shot Of dynamite. which
ioosena up the sub-soll and provides
underdrains along the aide Of the rnad
reaching down Into TIE first straits
q sand Or gravel. which will psrmit
~ water 70 b carried away. Water
q ~ enemy Of earth roads, and To-
much attention cannot b given h
~ matter II drainage. .p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-30
SKOWHECAN NEWS

Good Catches Pleasant Pond CampsAnother Voator of
Speed LawSkowhegan Speakers at Palmyra Flag Raising
p o. Orders-D. A. R. Deferred Annual Meeting Held on
Monday-Athens Stage Drive Award-Ciizens Hear About
Federal Reserve Bank-Fire Alarm Answers Still Alarm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-30
"FARMETTES" GOING
TO WORK IN EARNEST

Mrs. Louis Reed Wezmiler. chair
man of agriculture for the Bronx, n.
Y, Of the War Service Committee of
the City Woman Suffrage party, is one
of the largest volunteer labor con-
tractors in the city back to- the land
movement. Her banner garden at
Baychester Avenue and Boston Road
on five acres loaned by George Craw-
ford, in which planting has just be-
gum has a force of Suffragists, Boy
Scouts and one thousand members
of the alumnae of Morris High
school as staff. Everybody in the
Bronx is being stirred to action.
Vacant lots in the neighborhood of
Bryant Avenue have ben turned over
to Mrs. Welzmiller and Mrs. Daniel
Appleton Palmer, chairman of the
borough for the party. The women
will supervise the plots and employ
experts to teach the farmers.
In addition to the producing of
food, Mrs. Welzmiller and her COM
mittee will establish classes to teach
housewives how to buy in large
quantities when prices are low and
can or preserve the vegetables and
fruit The plan has been tried out
III WI =. w tlHiiiliiSI Wv II IOiilc
Suffragists who have answered the
call of the National Woman Suffrage
Association for war service by turn
ing to agriculture are systematizing
their efforts in the different states.
In New York, where Mrs. Ruth Lift
OF Patchogue. l.. l., Is chairman,
classes are already at work under ex-
pert teachers, and Mrs. Lift. who is a
practical farmer, gives not only in
struction, but practice, in filling the
soil of her own place as we'll as dis
tributing seeds and plants to those
who are starting gardens. She is the
Potato and Tomato Chairman. and
will specialize in early and late vege-
tables.
Miss Caroline Runtz Rees is the
Director of Work in Connecticut, and
on her farm, eight miles from Green
wich. she will establish the Fairfield
County Camp Farming School, where
an eight weeks course in farming and
care of stock will be given.
Nebraska women are making a
strong point of the cannig industry.
Iowa has taken up the cultivation of
vacant lots, canning and cooking
schools
While Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers,
National Chairman of Agriculture for
the Suffragists, is evolving sugges-
tons for suitable costumes. there is
no hard and fast rule for the uniform
to be adopted. The overall and
blouse are most favored, and these
are row being designed in denim,
khaki and Bingham. They will be
found ready to wear in shops, or may
be made from the special patterns
sent out by the Suffragists. Mrs. Lift
| has created Il costume for her own
needs which differs somewhat from
the other suggestions. but is both
practical and picturesque.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-30
NO MORE GERMAN
DYE MONOPOLY

Manufacture in America of dyestuffs
for which we were entirely dependent
on Germany three years ago has pro-
crossed so remarkably that Govern
ment chemists are now ready to as
sert that American manufacturers
hereafter can safely assume this coun-
try will produce the bulk of dyes nee
essary for their plants.
DR.. Thomas H. Norton, the dyestuff
expert who is directing hundreds of
experiments from his offices at the
Custom House, has forwarded to
Washington a report on the expert
ments of the last two years. He says
there is strong ground for the most
optimistic confidence as to the future
Of the American dyestuff industry.
I'm the history of the worlds indus
trial progress there are few instances
which can compare with the remark
able evolution of the American manu-
facture of artificial dyestuffs," he said
to a reporter for The World. Two
years and a half ago directly or in
directly we were dependent upon
Germany for almost every pound of
synthetic colors which form a small
but practically indispensable part of
the budgets of our textile. paper,
leather, ink and allied industries in
which millions of operatives are en-
ployed."
When the outbreak of the war
caused dyestuff famine in America,
DR.. Norton and assistants set about
creating in this country flrmer dye
stuff industry than existed at that
time. There were only six manufac-
turers Of dyestuffs in the United
States then and they employed n total
Of 1898 aggregates. Today there are
$50 manufacturers, and in more than
one establishment the payroll COM
prises 1000 or more names.
The United States is fast approach
ing the point where the great bulk of
the staple artificial dyes normally
needed in its industries will be regu-
larly produced in American factories.
from American coal tar and by Ameri-
lean chemists and operatives. More
than this. it is not unlikely that after
the war the United States will supply
other countries with the dyestuffs.
Germany which held practically a
world monopoly at the outbreak of
the war; will find herself confined
largely in expectation of dyes to the
Scandinavian countries. South Amer
lea and Austria, Great Britain
France. Japan and Holland and. to a
lesser extent. Russia and Italy, are
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-30

Associated Press CORES pondence)
French Front, May 1i.-Some of the
most dashing acts of heroism of the
great war are related in connection
with the capture and holding. in spite
of desperate German resistance, by the
French Colonial troops, of the farm of
Hurtebise. This plave has been often
mentioned IN the official communica-
tions of the War ONCE in the course of
the recent battle for the possession of
the Chcmin des DANES. or Road of the
Women. to the west of Craonne. The
Associated Press correspondent, who
watched the whole of the fighting in
this vicinity. later came into touch
with many officers and men who had
distinguished themselves there, and
heard from them stories Of the series
of actions, details Of which were not
obtainable in the thick of the engage
ments.
Hurtebisc farm, now as in 1914 when
Butcher was turned out Of it by Mar
shals Ney and Drouot under the eyes
of Napoleon, is in reality the key of the
position, since those who possess it are
in command Of all the observation
points dominating the valleys.
The Germans had decided to hold il
at any cost. and they had constructed
a most siilful system of defensive
works. consisting Of deep fields of
harbed wire entanglements. trenches
and shelters. in which were disposed
dozens of machine guns. Notwith-
standing all the difficulties of the task
the colonial infantry. which formerly
was the French Marine Infantry Corps.
stornled the position and took it on the
morning Of April 16
It was foreseen that the Germans
would make an attempt to regain the
position, so valuable to them, and dur
ing the night OF April II. a regiment of
Zouaves was sent up to relieve the
colonials. who were exhausted and had
suffered much from exposure, after the
fight. to cold winds and heavy snow
and rain.
Two battalions Of the Zouaves We're
deployed to the right and left of where
the farm had once stood and on each
side of the ruins of the monument
commemorating the Napoleonic battle
They lay ir the demolished German
trenches and in she'll holes with bodies
OF dead soldiers all about them. and as
they lay they scraped up the earth
with their entrenching implements so
as to form some sort of defence A
third battalion was held in reserve.
In front Of the Zouaves was a stretch
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-30

making experiments with a view to
independence of Germany.
Germany" said DR.. Norton, "has
lost her dyestuff grip forever. 1t may
not be long before America may re-
peat in foreign lands the successes
won by American textiles, iron and
steel. typewriters. sewing machines,
harvesters, machine tools and other
industries.
ITO bring about our present sue
cess it was necessary in the first place
to enlarge vastly the output of our
coal tar industry so as to furnish the
few crudes from which numerous use
full products are derived. Benzol,
tuluol, napthalene. phenol and their
homologues are now produced on a
scale adequate for the worlds needs
under normal conditions.
Then came the manufacture from
these crudcs of the intermediates re-
Quired to make not only dyestuffs, but
also synthetic medcinals, high explo-
sivcs, Photographic chemicals and ar
tificial perfumes. The only interme-
date manufactured here before the
war was aniline, Of which there was a
modest output of 500 tons. Today the
yearly production is $4,000 tons
"a large number of other interme-
dates which We're not made regularly
in the United States three years ago
are now currently produced here. Be
fore the close of 1917 there will be few,
if any coal tar Intermediates not
regularly made by our manufacturers.
"a very few colors of recent inven-
ton and of pronounced permanent
value, notably in the anthracene, in
danthrinc and carbaZole groups. will
continue to have patent projections for
from one to eight years or so. But
we may look to 1925 as the year when
American production of synthetic COL
ors should suffice for the entire Amer
lean demand. Surely by 1920 we will
be manufacturing the great bulk of
the supply"
Before the war the United States
imported some 1914 differnt grades,
representing the entire range of COL
ors shades and composition. Many
Of these are duplicates. DR.. Norton
estimated that the number probably
was not in excess of 5000 different
kinds. OF these some 1000 have been
work out in America and chemists
are now experimenting for the other
1000 formulas.
"Of course American manufacturers
are not vet entirely comfortable" said
Dr.. Norton Prices are still high,
ana one can't be comfortable under
nigh prices. Textile mills are not
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-30
French heroism Against the
Germans at Hurtebise Farm

of ground interspersed with deep cav
ems and wooded ravines. which de-
scended down TO the valley of Nauclerc
and the banks of the river Ailette.
Here for seven days the Zouaves
fought their way inch by inch with
hand grenades under a constant bar
rage fire from the German big guns
and all the time exposed to the sweep
ing showers of machine gun bullets.
The Germans fought with determined
vigor. sticking to every point until ac-
tually forced out
The line was very uneven some or
the sections of Zouaves having adj
ranced further than their comrades.
and often islets of Germans held out
and pestered the French troops from
the TANKS Progress had to be made
from shell-hole TO shell-hole until
even: ually, the Zouaves. by capturing
the German Dusseldorf trench. were
able to command an advantageous po-
sition and strengthen and solidify their
line.
Even then the Germans did not give
up hope and on April - opened
strong counter-attack, for which the
First Regiment of the Prussian Guard
was brough specially into line. The left
Of the French line held firm, but the
right gave way slightly and French
counter-attac1 had later to he carried
ont to regain the ground lost.
Some of the men of an Algerian tira-
il!eur battalion had been almost cut off,
! but they were relieved by the ZouaveS
and other battalions and some of the
Prussian guard were taken prisoners.
One Zouave. who in peace times is
Partisan confeCtioner, while making his
way across the seive-like ground. fell
among a patrol of Prussian guardsmen
and was captured. He did not lose his
wits. although some of his captors
treated him with the greatest brutality.
He was ordered to the rear through a
communication trench and was accom-
panied in that direction by a number
of guardsmen. His captors, who had
como on the scene only that morning,
soon lost their way in the maze of
twisting trenches and Virtually left it
to their prisoner to show them the way.
Suddenly an idea of tricling them
struck him and instead of turning to
the right he turned to the left and soon
he and his captcrs found themselves
| looking into the muZzles of Zouave
rifles The prisoner shouted Fire, my
lads" He threw himself on the ground
and seized an abandoned rifle, with
which he killed one of his captors.
| Most Of the others surrendered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Crowell returned
the hrst of the week from an outing at
Pleasant Pond Camps, now under the
management OF {. Wesley Grover, for
merly Of this town. having obtained
good catch OF fish. Attorney W. Folsom
Merrill OF this town. who with Mrs. Mer-
rill has been enjoying few days at this
well known fishing resort. appears TO be
the banner fisherman of this vicinity,
having caught s., 81 and o. salmon. re-
srectvely. while there.
W r Scott OF Madison pleaded guilty
- speeding his automobile beyond the
limit on Madison avenue of this town
Monday before Judge II. II. Brazzel in
municipal court lie was fined Sc ana
costs and settled
George ". Cover Esq. and Edward
J., Merrill. ESQ. were among the speak
crs at the flag raising in Palmyra Tues
day evening, accompanying sheriff II. L.
Gcodrich over
The skoVhegan postofice will be open
Memorial day from : to O'Clock A. NJ
and from 1890 A. NJ to u NJ. with one
carriers will make no trips and the mon
.y order window will he closed all day.
recruiting ONCE is reopened in the
Dodge block with Private Harold Neil
hiney. son Of Rev and Mrs. c. II. Nc
Eihincy IN charge
The sewing Of the domestic science de-
partmcnt and the articles made in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-30
Flanders. Packard

A quiet home wedding was solemn
lied at high noon Tuesday at the home
OF Selectman and Mrs. Judson w
Packard on Turner avenue. when their
elder daughter, Miss Mabel Edna Pack
ard became the bride of Selvin L.
Flanders of this town, formerly Of
Cornville. The officiating minister was
Rev. b. Wentworth, pastor Of the
Methodist church in Yarmouth, a close
friend OF the family, the double ring
service being employed. There were no
attendants and only the close relatives
of the contracting parties were the
witnesses. The bride wore a charming
bridal dress of white pussy willow silk
with pearl trimmings and carried a
lovely bouquet of white carnation
pinks. There were no special decora
tons in the house. After the nuntia,s
wedding lunch was enioyed nv tho
wedcinS party. the brides two sisters.
Mrs. Harold Larry and Miss Celia Pack
ara actlhg as servers. Mr. Flanders is
Wen known in this section and not LONG
since purchased the Cover residence a
snort distance out on the MaIbons
Wits road where the couple are IN es-
taolish their home. He is an emnIovee
or -. A. 4 w. f. Porter. a local grain
ana grinding firm. Mrs Flanders ;s a
graduate of Skowheean high schoo, IN
the class Of 1902 and for four wears
was In training at Somerset hospitaI
since leaving that institution sbe b,s
heen engaged on private cases Re-
sloe being a helpful member Of tho
centenary Methodist church. she hoe
round time 10 attend the meetings ~
hoth the Rebekah lodge and Skowbe-
gan Grange with which she Is af1il;.t-
cd. The couple have been since the,r
engagement was announced. the rec,n-
rents OF some very lovely wedding
gifts.
&c Little Olde Folkes Concert ~
the Island Avenue Congregationa,
church auditorium last night proved to
be very enjoyable affair.
The fire department was called ont
In response to still alarm Monday
afternoon from the First BAPTIST
narsonaee the home Of Rev. O n
Tracy. Phi. D.. and family. The chin
ney was on fire but the threatening
flames at no time ignited the dwelling.
The Boy Scouts cleared about $a5
from their benefit At the Bijou theaSee
Monday night.