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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
OAKLAND
Flag Raising for SATURDAYS.
of V. Auxiliary to Meet
Mothers Meeting Planned

A notable occasion is looked forward
to in tho event of the flag raising Of
the Oakland Athletic Association to
take place on the Athletic field Satur-
day afternoon. George w. Goulding
will be the speaker of the occasion
and Miss Nora B. Greeley will sing
assisted by the Community chorus,
Music will. also be furnished by the
Oakland Military Band. Beginning at
9 o'clock sharp, the Q. A. A. baseball
team will play Fairfield in the opening
game Of the 1917 series.
Vernell Dyer, who Is a student at the
Newton Theological school, Newton
Mass. arrived here Wednesday for q
weeks vacation with his family. Upon
his return he will take course to fit
him for Y. M. G. A. secretaryship.
Mrs. Edward Mitchell OF Fairfield
street has returned home after having
passed the winter in Boston where her
daughter is attending a school Of ex-
preston. Miss Gladys will return lat
er in the month.
The regular meeting Of the Ladies'
Auxiliary to the J. Wesley Gilman
Camp. s. Of ", will occur on Friday
nisht. June 8. at the Post rooms.
The Pike block is being repaired and
reprinted.
Rev. Thomas Cross, pastor of. the
Cntversalist church, will preach the
Baccalaureate sermon on Sunday eve
ming at the Cniversalist church. The
public is cordially invited.
Mrs. F1avilla A. Rolfe returned TO
the homo OF her daughter, Mrs. c. I.
Bates. after having passed three weeks
with relatives in Benton.
A Mothers meeting will be held at
the High Street Mission hall on Sun
day afternoon at $50 o'clock. DR.. Ethel
Walters Of Fairfield will address the
meeting on The Care Of the Child"
Ice cream will be served At the close
OF the meeting. All mothers are cor
daily invited to attend.
The friends of the members of the
Natanis Club enjoyed one of MANY
pleasant occasions offered by the club
on Thursday evening. The ladies were
pleasantly entertained by tables of
cards, pool and billiards. Delightful
refreshments of ice cream and fancy
crackers we're served and a most en-
Joyable evening was passed.
Maurice Coughlin has been taking
the place of Merle Beveridge as mail
carrier during his absence at the Sons
OF veterans convention at Rockland.
Miss Fanny Killam Of New Jersey !.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
Loyalty to Government
in Labor Resolution
Maine State Federation to Use All influence for
Woman Suffrage-to Have State Labor Paper
Election of Officers

hostile attacks and in upholding inter.
national peace"
Woman suffrage in Maine was .p.
proved and it was voted TO use all N.
influence of the organization for a sue.
cessful vote on the question at the spe.
cial election next September.
1t was decided to establish a Stat.
labor paper to be known as the Maine
Labor journal and to be edited by Ed.
ward s. Alden OF Holyoke, Mass.
The delegates voted to hold the mex.
convention at Lewiston. The following
officers were elected: President, Cor.
tez p. Smith, Fairfield; vice presidents.
w. S. Wood. Portland; Walter r. Ba.
ker, Millinocket: Henry Wood WOOD.
land; A. n. Jones, Augusta and T.
A. Goodwin. Livermore Falls treas.
urer, Patrick II. Fitzgerald, Augusta
secretary, Harry b. Drawn, Peiepscl,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08

The aggregate of what these letters
just received offer to build is so large
that | feel the country should know of
their offers. Even if some of these con-
tractors should find that they could not
do quite all they think they can. it must
be evident to anyone VINO knows what
these firms have done, when he reads
these letters. that these contractors can
produce a great many hulls or ships. The
engine makers of the country are ready
to produce the engines
"Other well known contractors. such
as Sanderson & PORTER Of New York.
Stone & Webster of Boston, Foundation
Co. of New York Union Bridge & Con.
struction Co. of Kansas City, GUNNER
Lumber Co. Of Jacksonville and Cornwall,
construction Co of Tampa, Fla, have
previously offered to build ships or huIls
and certainly can be counted on between
them for more than 200 ships If so many
should be desired.
Entirely in addition to these con-
TRAITORS We have about rs wooden shin
bulluers on our two COASTS who can
produce some hundreds Of ships.
The question remains. how much of
this emergency construction shall we
as a nation undertake. do not know
what action the emergency fleet cor
poratlon will take. The country should
know what are the possibilities"
General Goethals said tonight he
probably would have something 70 ga y
tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
Washington
Encouraged

Washington. June 7-Encouraging
improvement in the Russian situation
was reported In official dispatches to-
day telling OF stricter discipline in the
army which was seriously threatened
by the political upheaval and the
sweeping away of all caste. This is
assumed To he a result Of the effsrts
Of Minister OF War kerensky, who has
been touring he fronts.
Offcial reports from Russia always
have been much more optimistic than
secuted the idea of a separate peace.
This has upheld confidence among
state department officials who hope
that the revolution though throwing
the allied offensives on the Belgian,
French and Italian fronts. entirely out
Of gear. in the end would prove one of
democracy's great triumphs of the
war.
Sympathy Extended
The great effort now Is TO be friend
ly and sympathetic toward the provis-
ional authorities at Petrograd rather
than distrustful and intrusive. The
government has adopted a firm policy
~ not allowing the Sigh est suspicion
arise that it is trying TO interfere in
the affairs of Russia while at the same
time standing ready and anxious to be
~ all aid possible whenever the hint
is given
Prompt settlement OF the Kronstadt
trouble. when Radicals broke away
from the government To establish an
Independent administration. II a s
strengthened the belief here that Rus
STA Will find its own way out.
ReporA at present, of,o:ais indicate, are
very much out OF perspective as they CEN
ter largely on the sensational and upon
retrograd without much consideration of
the great Russia outside. The anti-an-
nexation. anti-indemnity program Of the
Council Of Workmens and Soldiers Dele
gates IL not literally interpreted here as
opposing territorial establishments in tho
spirit Of self-governmenteand national de-
velopment. which the Russians them
selves proclaim they are fighting for. The
frst IL thought only TO forbid actual con-
quest and the second the imposition OF
punitive indemnities such as Germany
placed upon France when she extorted
81, mo 600 o6o from her In 1871.
II IL not thought. for instance. that Rus
sia would restore TO the Turks the great
province OF Armenia or object to the res
iteration Of Aisace-Lorraine and Italia r.
redenta Other questions as to the Bal
kSns, the Dalmatisn coast and the Ger
man colonies are admittedly so contro-
versial that they can be worked out only
by negotiation. Consequently 1t is felt
In eficiai quarters here that while at first
sight the Russian program appears to be
In conflict with the readjustments desired
by the Allies a detailed examination
shows II not 10 be so in spite OF the in
sidious workings Of German propaganda
10 create chasn.
In contrast 70 the allied war aims. off1-
Gals point out that recent anonunce-
msnts from Austria and Germany show
that the Central Empires still desire act
ual conquest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
BATH YACHT
Built at S1,OOO,OOO Cost
Launched
Turned over to Government by
John n. WHY'S

Bath, Me, June THE 26-knot steam
yacht built at a cost Of nearly 5000
600 and turned over TO the government
TWO weeks ago by John y. WHY'S Of
Toledo was launched today 10y the
Bath Iron Works. The craft was built
after the style of torpedo boat destroy
ers. is 24o feet long and has 800 tons
displacement. She is fitted with two
turbine engines and has fuel capacity
10 allow a cruising radius of 5000 miles
she was christened by Miss Anna
Trott of this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
RETURN PATIENT
TO HOSPITAL

The man who was taken in charge by
Deputy Marshal Simpson early Thursday
morning and who appeared to be insane
was taken to the State hospital at Au-
gusta Thursday morning by an attendant,
as it developed that he had escaped from
there Wednesday. He would doubtless
have escaped the attention Of less ex,
perienced officer than the deputy. as al
though he was acting queerly it was not
enough to cause arrest unless an oflcer
paid particular attention to him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
elm

NORTH-Charles Sherman plowed
out potatoes June 6 that had laid in
the ground all winter and were as fair
and smooth as new ones, but were
sprouted for this years crop.
Vincent Gowen was in Waterville on
Wednesday to get repairs for his BIZ
cycle.
They have young son at Earl Fos-
ter's.
Gilbert GoodridGe recently made a
trip to Portland to visit friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
RECKLESS DRIVERS
ON COLLEGE AVE.

Complaints are coming to the police of
reckness automobile driving about the
city, College avenue In particular being
favorite place for the speed maniacs.
Thursday night they were running wild
on their street with their cutouts wide
open, SO that it appeared as though the
street. had been turned into race course
for few minutes. Patience has about
ceased to be virtue with the police, who
are endeavoring to have the practice
stopped without making some of the Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
Penobscot County

Bangor. Me, June CLERK of
Courts Stevens announced tonight an
apparent total of 7544 in the Penob
scot county registration, subject to re-
vision on account Of Implications. OF
this number 346s claimed exemption
leaving 2791 subject to draft.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
SILVER SHE'LL EXPLOIT
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with the assistance Of hydroplanes as
the quickest way of disposing OF sub
marines.
The Silver Shell is a steamship OF
5so5 tons. owned by the Shell Oil Co. OF
California. She sailed from America
early in May with a crew of IS men, OF
whom is are American citizens. Her
comes from New YORK.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
PREMIER HEARS
Tremendous Explosions
on Wytschaete
Opens British Attack on Bend
of 14O-Mile Front

London, June THE tremendous
explosions which opened the British
attack on Wytschaete Bend were heard
by David Lloyd George. the bfitlsn
premier, who was staying for the night
at his residence, Walton Heath. the
plans for the attack had been long
maturing and when the preparations
were perfected the Premier was ac-
quainted with the exact hour 1t was
intended to open it.
Accordingly on retiring last night,
Mr.. Lloyd George gave orders to be
called at 5 O'Clock this morning, on
the chance of being able to hear the
explosions. The Premier and other
members of his household clearly heard
the tremendous detonations. as also
did persons at the Premier's off1clal
residence in London.
From London to the region where
the British mines were exploded along
the German front the distance ranged
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
KENTS HILL SEM 8,
LEWISTON II. s. 2

kents Hill. Me-. June 7.-Kent's Hin
won from Lewiston High in an interest
ing and weli-played game "wednesday
afternoon. The score:
kents Hill 30 0 o 2 o O-s-ll-i
Lewiston II. 20 % o o o. SO
.a nstssr aea M Williams and Landry: w'-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08

tenders pay a fine. but if the practice Is
kept up someone is going to have
chance to tell Judge Matthew just why
they cannot escape the attentions of the
speed bug. and Judging by past records
they are going to be about s25 poorer
when they leave court
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
In Massachusetts

Boston, June 7.-Charles F. Gettemy,
director of military enrolment, = wired
Provost Marshal General Crowder today
that with 50 towns and many institutions
still to be heard from, $4,000 men in
Massachusetts had registered under the
draft call. Complete returns he said
would bring the total to $4,000, or approx
imately $4,000 more than the census bu-
reau estimate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
ONE-HALF EXEMPT
(Continued from Page One)

crease of 200, 900 The army, navy, ma
rine corps and the national guard in
cluded in the population figures upon
which the census estimates were bas-
ed would more than offset the decrease.
Representative Park of Georgia
sought further legal measures today
to deal with slackers. In bill intro
duced in the House he proposed that
those who failed to register be dis
franchised for the duration of the war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
RUSSIAN IMPROVEMENT
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10 try and persuade neighboring towns
10 Join them The Socialist ministers
in the provisional cabinet, MN. Tsere-
tell and Skobeleff went to Kronstadt
from Petrocrad and endeavored to
persuade the seceders to abandon their
plan. The present surrender apparent
ly II a result OF their mission.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
W|NSLOW

Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus Downs, who
for some time have been living in Dix
mont, have returned and will again
reside on their farm in this place.
DR.. and Mrs. p. r. Baird of Water
vile were callers Wednesday at E. w.
ToWle'S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
WATERv|LLE

Miss Hattie Ward, who has been nurs
ing at the home of Mrs. spaulding in AL
bion has completed her work there and
returned home Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
Names Of Famous Maine
Men for New Battery

Milliken Regiment of Heavy Field Artillery to
Have Edwin C. Burleigh Battery at Augusta,
Neal Dow and Thomas B. r e e Batteries at
Portland, Nelson Dingley Battery at Lewis
ton, Eugene Hale Battery at Bangor, James
G. Blaine Battery at Pressure Isle or Portland
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08

risk and are withdrawing their offers
to build. Further delay in starting
construction would be ruinous. Civil
ization looks to US to create the ton
mage which may prevent the submar-
inc from winning the war. In this
race of construction against aestruc-
t,o- we can afford to overlook no ma
terial nor design which will increase
orr output of cargo-carrying craft"
Eustis' Statement
Mr.. Eustis' statement follows:
I'VE are at war, we are determined
ITO carry the war to q successful con-
ciusion. To do this we must have more
ships. We have not enough now and
they are being replaced. We need them
now. We have created an emergency
fleet corporation to build ships. For
tunately that corporation finds that it
can build many ships for permanent
fleet. This Is good. We all prefer
steel ships to wood. But the emer-
gency is still with us. We need all
the ships we can possibly build of both
steel and wood and we particularly
need ships for early delivery.
Wooden ships fit for the emergency
can be built quicker than steel ships
and without interfering with the steel
ship construction.
I'VE have just received written Of
fers from 10 contractors, among whom
are some of the strongest firms in this
line of business il the country, Offer
ing to build at once, in large numbers
wooden ships or hulls from the Hough
design on cost-plus basis. The II
offers may be tabulated as follows:
In ~ In1S
months. months
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COCKTAILS
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board and any request for assistance that
he might have made or will make would
have been and will be given immediate
attention.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-01
Americans Under Fire
By Albert Payson Terhune
1917 by The Press Publishing Co he New York Evening We
No. Our First Great Victory on Foreign Soil.

of had
General Scott the Chippewa river
whittier had his
with that of his colleague General Drunmond While he waited for Drum
Meanwhile
Of july 70 he found himself the foot the hill whose
Rails
The
for Dummond TO with the rest Of the British to
DAY OF overwhcm ou,numbered Thus
SURPRISES subborny fought
OF cou
calling British
TO
tT
surprises British
captured General Rail and all the 1atters staffN
While
fire the British;
es which the Hill this battery that the
Of the battle later
But
the hilltop
1000 British, and had
position
British Colonel Miller
could his fearful task.
"Ill
Up the hill
fantry which
gcrng back But the Twenty first Closing its
voly
iayonetel
drove
Andt
tn battery. Thent
sAIIIE won English fell back Half hour they
BY SHEER VAl0R An hour
, later they returned for third and last assault more
hoty pressed than either the third
driven Thus
Yankee cdcoa all
Interest The American killed wounded
Of
In this aethe most obstaey contested perhps
American British besides
had the advantage position
odds the Americans fought with vaor and hardwood
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-01
WORDS, WoRDs-lpLE WORDS.

An interesting and instructive an
thoioS\ could be compiled on the con-
SEQUENCES Of idle words. Romances
nave been shattered, illusions de-
blasted, dcstinles turned by mere
words.
When President Wilson in his Phil
adelphia speech said: I'VE are too
proud to fight his opponents pounced
! upon the words and, like lavenous
wolves, tore them from consonant to
vowel. Each construed the words to
the meaning desired. \ wae. philoso-
phcr or pacilist transposcd the words
to fit a nation at war: We, too, ar,
proud to fight"
After William Jennings Bryan had
been nominated for the presidency i'll
1896 he went to New York city to re
ccive the formal notification. The
eastern Democrats had been soliuly
opposed to his nomination and as the
tram httTlilS me party pulled into the
station AIR Bryan said uurelcssly:
I'VE are in the cnrmy's country" 1t
was a quip, tossed off without spccisl
motive or malice, a mere pleasantly.
But by chance it was picked up by a
smart newspaper reporter and sent
Broadcast through tn" country.
The result MAS immense damage to
organs campaign, for the meaning
read into the idle words was: \ di-
Vidcd country, the east against the
west.
When Won Bcthmann Hollweg vas
asked about his summary treatment OF
It certain treaty, he jauntilN said. with
Shrug and = snap OF the fingers:
oh--;i scrap OF paper The horri-
ned nations arose as one, to find out
whether the world is built on sand. and
to punish Il great minister for his idle
words
Words are dull, inanimatc things in
the dictionary. But from the instant
they are linked together and leave the
lips they are winged messengers that
fly abroad, like the imps from Pm
dora's box. doing good or harm with
out stint.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-01
The Kaiser May Have to
Pay for Those Eggs.

Germany will have Il lot of bills :,
pay when the war is over and one q,
me most important of them is :, hi,
FOR u basket of fish and eggs. The,.
Is today lat an English port" as the
censor makes us say, fisherman who
Is mighty anxious for the war to come
10 an END. He is a poor man. and
therefore the bill he holds against III.
kaiser is all the more important to
MIN. This certificate of Indebtedness
Will be handed to the German emperor
Personally. II the fisherman has his
way.
1t so happened that one peaceful
AFTERNOON in the early days of the war,
while alone in his boat within rifle
shot of the harbor. a submarine sud
denly emerged alongside. Before the
man had time to fall overheard from
fright an officer thrust his head out
OF the coming tower and in English
asked II he could have some fish.
sure said the excited fisherman
as he turned over a basketful Can
you get us some eggs?" asked the
German. Sure said the man In the
boat, and promptly pulled for the
shore, disappeared into his hut ana
reappeared with several dozen eggs,
which he brought out to the hungry
submarine crew. Then. instead Of Of
ferihg to pay, the crew said Thanks. =
and, closing down the hatch. disap-
peared from Wow. The fisherman ex-
plains that he thought they were Eng
iish. otherwise he would net have sup
piled them.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-01
rs Years Ago
What Missoula Was Doing
on This Date in 1892.
From the Morning Missoulian. Sep.

t'rom the Morning Missoulian. Sep
tcmber |, 1922
Judge Woody and family have re-
turned from their hunting trip.
country.
Ferd Kennett and party have re-
turned fro mthcir hunting trip.
John D. Ruff. city editor of The
Muscular. returned from his camping
trip last night and will today resume
his duties on this paper
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs T.. Higgins, on
August IS. a son.
The brick work on ole Deschamps'
new blacksmith shop is about com
pletcd.
Monday being Labor Day. and a
holiday. next Fridays bali game at
Helena. between the home team and
Missoula has been postponed to that
day
The Helena Journal frankly admits
that Missoula's recent move in bose-
ball matters has scared the other clubs
OF the state and caused them all 10
'ouch the wiresato strengthen before
works aggregation strikes them.
In addition to, Gil Hatfield the head of
"Hatfields' 1Iustlers," as the Seattle
team was termed. Helena has signed
McG1nnis, the successful young pitcher
OF seattle. and Hassemer. shortstop.
\ crew Of carpenters went no to
hahiaon ON Tuesday afternoon and
eommneced work yesterday on the
new depot at that place
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-01
Fully Informed.

\ stranger in London asked Il cas-
ual passcrby If he could direct him Ia
New Broad street. The fellow thought
for a while and then said that he did
not know. and proceeded on his way.
Before the stranger had gone 80 yards
farther he heard footsteps running in
his direction and. looking back. he
perceived the man he had before ad-
dressed, who fearfully out of breath,
rushed up to him and exclaimed:
Perhaps it is old Broad street YOU
want
'Whcrc's that inquired the stran-
ger. when to his surprise. the fellow
answered:
Il don't know where that is, either"
Argonaut.