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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
OAKLAND
Much Damage Done to Wires in
This Observation-Disclosures
Wedding

Harold Walton returned TO Boston MOI
day morning where he is attending school,
after passing Sunday with his parents.
MI and Mrs John Walton Of Summer
street
owing to the heavy storm Saturday, no
meeting was held at Cascade Grange hall
Saturday evening. although several of the
members assembled there. Next Satur-
day. Dee. TO- will be an a!i-day meeting
OF Cascade Grange.
Walter sullivan returned Monday morn
ing to Brewer. where he is principal o.
the High school. after passing Sunday
with his mother. Mrs. Mary sullivan.
Saturday night at il o'clock Oakland
was left in darkness, many of the cleo
trio light poles and wires being bent to
the ground by the severe storm. and al
though the company has a large crew
working up to the present time they have
not been able to remedy the difficulty
The storm also badly effected the New
England Telephone Co. it being impos-
sible TO make telephone connections Sun
day The business plants in town which
run By electricity, including the Oakland
WOODEN mill and shops, were closed Hon-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
U. S. OFFICERS IN
ACTUAL FIGHTING
TO TRAIN OTHERS

With the American Army in France,
Sunday. Dec. 2.-(By The Associated
Fress).-A number of officers who were
attached to the first battalons to 81
ter the trenches, have been transferred
to the newly arrived units of former
National Guardsmen where they will
direct the work of getting the new
troops ready for the front line. Later,
men Of the first unit to establish con
tact with the enemy also may be trans
ferred temporarily to assist Tho off
GERS. This conforms with the announc-
go plan of General Pershins.
Reports from all divisional head
quarters indicate that the training IS
progressing most rapidly. The course
of instruction has been shaped 50 as
to achieve the greatest results in the
shortest time without abandoning any
necessary detail
Snow fell today over the entire
American zone, whitening the ground.
buildings and trees in the higher places.
but adding to the mud in The lowlands.
Engineers working on the supply line
today reported they had passed through
several fairly lively bombardments
without casualties.
Vance Mccormick. member Of the
American mission to the Inter-AlIiad
conference, came out from Paris today
TO visit headquarters and see the
troops Later he left to inspect the
French front. Col. +. NJ House and the
other members of the mission are "
pected to visit the American zone dur
il s the week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
TASKS LIGHTER
For Draft Registration
Boards Under New
Classification System

Washington. Dec. 3.-In the organization
of the new draft classification system,
Provost Marshal Gen Crowder announced
today, due regard was had for the faith
full service of the men who. compose the
district and local boards of the country,
and their tasks were made lighter than
under the old system.
1T is not intended to impose clerical
duties on the board members said Gen.
Crowder, "ani chief clerk is author
lied at 500 month Cor every local board
having over 1000 registra nts. Nothing
will be asked of local boards except an
investigation of doubtful cases and their
judicial opinion of the classes into which
their registration has been placed and a
general supervision OF the records of their
jurisdiction as each new draft army may
be called.
THE work Of being presen. at physical
examinations has been taken from local
boards. while the work of mobilization s
such that their representatives can read
lily carry out the instructions. submitting
papers to local boards for their signature
when required"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
SMITHFIELD

Thanksgiving day was all that could he
desired. Sleighs, wagons and autos were
in use and the travelling was quite good
for either There were several family
gatherings. Those from away who could
come were glad to eat under the parental
roof once more
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bickford entertain =
ed their entire family. consisting of their
five daughters with their families. and
their three sons. Richard, who is sta
toned at Camp Devens. arriving at home
about 10 =. NJ. Wednesday, added much
to the enjoyment Of the day He is look
ing fine. All are pleased to see him. He
returns to Aver Sunday morning. Ralph
klgore. from tho same camp came to
pass the Weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Nilgore.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hartford enter
tanned their sons Luther and Victor, and
their families and son Won.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Holmes and fam
il, enjoyed the day at the home of the
latter. Mrs. G. A. Groves, and daughter
Grace
Neal Harlow OF Madison came 10 take
dinner with his mother, Mrs. Lizzie f1ar-
low. returning to his work Friday morn
ing
Otis Holmes Of Belgrade enjoyed the
dan with his mother, Mrs. A. Z. Holmes,
and brother Earle
Mrs ALVIN Clark and Mrs. Abbie Wiley
made a business trip to Waterville FRI
day
Mr.. ana Mrs j. e Downs passed
Thanksgiving with George Morrow and
f. mill.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Witham and H.
tie son enjoyed 4 family reunion with
Mrs. Witham's mother, Mrs, Adeline Al
exander in Belgrade,
Tht storm of Saturday was the
worst for many, years at this time OF
wear. The snowfall was large and very
heavy. breaking down. wires so that
manv lines were entirely disabled. No
lights al Smithfield or Norridgewock
Saturday night and the telephone ser
vice was cut off at South Smithtield
all day Sunday and the same at this
writing Monday morning.
Miss Meservey returned Monday
from Augusta to resume her school
work.
Roland Bickford and Ralph Kilgore
started Sunday morning on their re-
turn to Camp Devens after three days
at home. All We're so glad to see them
looking fairly we'll and quite cheerful.
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NO DIRECT DENIAL
" Fuel or Transporta-
ton to Any Industries
Is Likely to Be Made

L.rcfon Dec. .3.--Curtailment If
ssenttal industries to save tuel
.-arsportation will be accomplish
tor th, present at least, almost
IN, NV Iudirection. This was made
,odav In official quarters. where
.s ,rdiratcd there probably will be
I.c., denial of either fuel or trans
.~.tior go any industries.
Tbc best plan il has been decided is
.r,r AZ the top of the list and as
..ro,l and ral movement to the es-
.,psl, This in itself will go far to-
,,s accomplishing the ends sought
r,al Administrator Garfield already
II, sert h. coal producers a preferred
!, ~ consumers 10 serve them as a
-.6s IN filing orders and at his re-
90, tho railroads are giving prefer
...e 10 coal shipment.
-Ae committee on priority Of trans
,or,s,jor ~ which Robert S. Livett is
.sirnsr rs disposed TO consider the
,-ohlom of denying rail movement to
.or.cs.rrti8ls very deliberately. 1t is
Id, Nkf.y. j; vas learned TODAY. that
r., general priority order giving pref
rita, movement to certain commodi-
..es Will p, issued, at least for time.
Members u the committee think The
abroad. through their pooling. best
Al handl the situation themselves.
~Acy amir there is more freight to be
rote1 t1au can be handled by the
al. '.' fool that further priority or
aers only VIII hamper efficient opera
gon ~ tho roads.
rr Garfield had requested an order
''5e committee giving right of way to
oal over general freight. The demand
rev rom the Food Administration IN
immediate protest. declaring nothing
,rolId mo'" ahead Of foodstuffs. The
ul-oads 700 objected and the result
Ras hat an order prepared by the
omrH'o" aud nfferod to various OIL
m's frr criticism never was put out.
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ISSUES MANIFESTO
R US sian Provisional
Government A g ain
Re-appears - Papers
Which Print Docu-
ment Suspended

London, Dec, 3.-The Russian provis-
last month by the Bolshevk:. reappeared
on the scene Friday, according to special
dispatches from Petrograd, and issued a
manifesto claiming to be the only legal
authority in Russia and urging the peo-
pie not to obey the DEGREES of the Boil
sheviki.
All the measures taken by the provis-
sionsl government the manifesto says,
were with the view of assembling the
Constituent Assembly to tide over the
crisis until the Constituent Assembly
would be able to declare the will of the
people but the hope was swept away By
the revolt of the extremists, which dislo-
Gated the electoral machinery. Neverthe-
less it advises that the assembly as elect
ed during the next few days will be re-
convened. Although. necessarily incom-
plete. the belief is professed that the as
sembly will sufficiently express Russia S
will
The manifesto declares further that the
members of the provisional government
who were released after their arrest had
tried to carry on the government since
the Leninite uprising. especially that of
finance "a of furnishing the army with
food and other supplies.
With reference to this the Petrograd
CORRESPONDENT of the Daily Mail says that
all the provisional government has been
able to do was to provide money for state
necessities He points out that since the
extremist upheaval the provisional gov
eminent has received the designations OF
Premier Kerensky and. General Verkov-
ski and Admiral Verderevski, ministers
of war and marine respectively.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
READFIELD

DEPOT-Mrs. Fred Packard passed
THANKSGIVING at the home of her par
ents in Fayette, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson
Wells
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Littlefield and
two daughters, Ethel and Ellen Lit
tlefield, Waterville, Eugene Whittier
and Grace Knox, Winslow. were
Thanksgiving guests Of Mr.. Whittier 5
mother, Mrs Emma Whittier.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Walton. Win
throp, passed Thanksgiving day with
Mr. and Mrs Fred w. Brown at their
home.
Mrs. Charles Brown and son, Carrie,
were entertained at the home of Mrs.
Browns sister, Mrs. III. H. Garlic, over
the holiday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Jones and son,
Leo, and Mrs. Anna Stevens, New Jer-
sey, passed Thanksgiving with Mr..
Jones parents, Mr.. and Mrs l.. NJ,
Jones
Mrs Mary Gordon entertained her
son, Nelson and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Barrows relatives, of FoXcroft, and
Robert Bran1 and others Thanksgiv-
ing. 4
Mrs. Frank Lambert and son, Ell
Wyn, Mrs. Hutchins and daughter,
Ruth, of Fort Fairfield, passed Thanks
giving at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Collins.
A successful hunting party returned
Saturday to their homes in Readfield
and Mt Vernon. The hunters num-
bered seven and brought II deer, land
ing them at Readfield Depot.
School closed Friday and those who
did not fail in attendance every day
and We're not tardy or dismissed dun
ing the term We're Mildred Adell. Alice
Townsend and Thelma Gibbs.
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Center to attend the funeral of his broth
er. the late Amos Bangs, returned to his
home here Wednesday
Ray S. Bacon, who is working for the
government at Portland, was at his home
here during the Thanksgiving recess.
Stephen Warren has been yarding wood
for George Boynton the past few days.
Zalmon Bacon, who has been employed
the past season a the H. NJ. Taylor farm,
has finished his labors and is passing a
few days at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. o. Bacon
Lucy Robinson and Bonnie Jellson of
West Sidney passed Thanksgiving at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Longley
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Swift are still
visiting friends in Boston. They now
on Friday, Dec. Z.
Mrs. Lottie Jensen of Oakland, who
has been visiting in the home of c.
l.. Swift for the past few days, re-
turned to her home last Saturday
The snow followed so closely upon
the freezing of the Messalonskee lake
that it has ruined the skating.
Several of the pupils attending Oak
land High school were at home during
the Thanksgiving recess. Among the
number were Miss Beatrice Bangs,
Doris Drummond. Nern and Gladys
Reynolds Russell and Caro- Bailey,
Charles Lewis and the Longley broth
ers.
The soft snow of Saturday and Sun
Cay loaded the wires to such an extent
that the telephone service is in a Grip
pied condition in town On some roads
trees were bent to the ground making
! it difficult to travel until they were
cleared out of the way
George Wescott of Bar Harbor Is
passing few weeks at the home of his
sister. Mrs. \. Fl. Shaw.
Those who have any wood to sell this
season can obtain almost any price for
it which they see fit to ask. One man
reports that his fourfoot wood is all
sold at SO per cord delivered.
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SIDNEY

LAKEStIORE- Bickford and
family of Oakland passed ThankssiN-
Ing at the home of Mr.. ana Mrs. C. L.
Swift.
Notwithstanding the storm OF Satur-
dav evening. White Rose Chapter, @.
+. $. held a Very interesting meet
ing at Masonic hall. This being the
annual meeting. officers We're elected
as follows: w NJ. Addie McLangleN
w. p. +. p. Williams: A NJ, Alice a.
Philbrook Con. Mrs. Fife Williams;
A. Con, Georgia f. Shaw; finance
committee. Mrs Ettie Williams,
Georgia +. Shaw and c. A. Graves.
Manson w. Cowan, who has been i'll
for some weeks. is now on the mend
and is able to- be out Of his room every
day.
some l. inches Of damp snow fell
Saturday and Sunday. which should
make fine sleighing.
A, ". Bangs, who has been at HOLES
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THOUSANDS
Continued from Page one)

Frank A. Vanderbilt, chairman of the
National War Savings committee. In
the absence of regular blanks, which
are delayed by congestion in the gov
eminent printing Office, applications
VIII be accepted in ordinary letter
form, although licenses may not be
granted until the prescribed forms
nave been distributed No estimate of
aggregate sales throughout the csun-
try on the opening day was available
tonight, but Geographic reports jndi-
Gated that hundreds of thousands of
dollars passed over counters to gov
eminent credit. Many purchasers We're
curious to see the little green engrav-
ed stamps which promise to become
such common household emblem in
the next year and promoters of the
campaign count on the display and cir
culatlon of these Pioneer" stamps by
early purchasers to have a marked eff
feet on the sale later.
McAdoo Buys First Stamps
Secretary McAdoo bought the first
stamps sold in Washington and pre-
sented one to his two-year-old daugh-
ter Ellen Wilson McAdoo
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WASHINGTON

NORTH-F. W. Cunningham and w.
\. Palmer of this place each secured
deer Friday morning near Block
Mountain. Earl Millay and Irving Tur-
ner Of Appleton were another lucky
pair of hunters last Friday. While
hunting on Glidden Mountain they
went in an old haying time shack to
eat their lunch. CHANGING out the door
there stood a big buck, which was
quickly shot by them.
School began here last Monday I'M
der the instruction Of Miss Hazel Suke-
forth Of South Washington.
Deer were very scarce here this fall:
more 50 than for some years. Very
few were shot. although they have
never been hunted for so much as this
fall. F. w. Cunningham. ". A. Palm
err, Leo Watson, J.. +. Jones, Lamont
Grotton. Millay and Turner got deer
here; Mir. Demouth Of Warren one at
West Washington: Fred Reynolds one
on the Gore: Charlie Skates one in
Palermo. These are all that have been
reported.
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Dinner TO VANDERBILT
STARTS WAR SAVINGS
'DRIVE IN BAY STATE

Worcester, Mass, Dec. 3.-"Bonds or
Bondage" Certificates or Slavery"
were slogans that the people Of tho
to a message given to Worcester to-
day at a dinner of the city's leading
business men by Frank A. Nanderlip,
chairman of the National War Savings
Committee, j. F. Harris, federal di-
rector Of the War Savings Certificate
campaign, and Robert f. Herrick OF
Boston, state director for Massachu-'
sets.
Mr.. Nanderlip urged the business
men to give all they can in men and
money to help the government win
the war.
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NEWPORT MAYOR
CR|TICISES DANIELS

Newport. r. l.. Dec. 3.-Mayor Clark
Burdick at public meeting tonight crit
icized Secretary Daniels for spreading
broadcast report that moral condi
tons at this naval base were bad. De-
claring that the city was a tit place to
train young men for the navy, he added:
The police have cleaned up Newport.
Although | wrote to the navy department,
offering the city's cooperation in RENE
dying conditions, no attention was ever
given my letters
The mayors address was in reply to
telegram sent last week by Secretary
Daniels to Capt. II. r. Bryan, command
ant of the second naval district, in which
II was stated that the moral atmosphere
surrounding the naval station remained
bad, Notwithstanding protests by the navy
department
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BOXING NOTES

Jack Britton and Johnny Tillman Of
Minneapolis will be the star attraction
Tuesday night. Dec. 4, at the Boston
Armory, which will resume business in its
winter quarters at the Grand Opera
house. Washington street, South End.
Paul Demers of New Bedford and Paddy
Owens of Cambridge will box eight
rounds in the semi-final. Kid Lee and
Tootsie O'Toole will figure in one prelim-
nary. while George Parsons Of East Bos-
ton and Sam Bell Of the South End viii
mix in the other six-round affair.
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Sugar Cards at Bath.

Sugar cards have been given out
by local grocers the name of the per-
son receiving it being written on
the back, and on the front the dates
for the beginning Of each week. Then
the card is punched for the week of
December 8, for instance, meaning
that said customer has received his
allotted pound of sugar for that
week.
War time begins to seem like the
real thing.
One Bath housewife sent to Water
vile for sugar and after a long search
store was discovered where one
pound could be obtained upon pur-
chasing groceries first.
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Ludendorff and Hindenburg
See Win for Central Powers

for this. as in peace times the diff
culties would be too great to do 1T.
Japan, too. would not have looked on
with indifference. The Americans will
hardly send their newly created army
to Europe at once. as by doing so their
own country would be rendered help
less in case Japan should show a sud-
den inclination to square up old ac-
counts with America.
Moreover. the transport question
would offer difficulties not less than
supplies German U-boats would be a
further obstacle. 1t certainly may he
easy to build thousands of airplanes
as America has announced, but it is
difficult to equip them. But wherever
they may appear, the Germans will not
be wanting"
General Won Ludendorf said that for
Germany there was no question as to
Alsace- Lorraine. lie thought de-.
cisive blow against France perhaps
would yet succeed. although nowadays
when national strength fights national
strength, n single blow could hardly
decide the war. The general said.
however, that it was not to he doubted
a single moment who would be VIC
tor.
Approve U-Boat Policy
Asked whether the western European
powers, without the prospect of Am
erica's assistance, would not in the
meantime have been forced to conclude
peace, Gen. Won Ludendorff said:
Since the C-boat war gave America
a pretext to enter the war this ques-
ton is tantamount to the question as
TO whether the U-boat war was the
right policy. Regarding this my con-
viction is unchanged. The U-boat war
is right. 1t has accomplished what we
expected. II was not a question Of
starving England within few months.
but of making her inclined toward
peace. The supreme army command
intended by means of the submarine
war to cause not so much special but
general effects, and especially as re-
CARDS England-to cut off her very
important supplies Of coal pit props.
How effective the campaign has
been in this respect is proved by the
report Of the chief Of the German field
railways that the allied troops In Italy
need no other supplies than coal. The
scarcity of British tonnage is also
proved by Englands inability to i'm
port Australian wheat"
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HAROLD S. SMALL
Death Of Sergeant Maine Heavies Of
Pneumonia at Camp Greene

Portland. Me-, Dec. S.-Harold s.
Small Of this city, sergeant in the
First tMillikenp Regiment Maine
Heavy Field Artillery. died at Camp
Greene at Charlotte, y. C.. today of
pneumonia after an illness of two
weeks Ills wife and mother We're with
him. His death is tie first Since the
mobilization of the regiment.
Sergeant Small was born at Rich
mond 81 years ago and was q member
Of the brokerage firm of Boyer &
Small. He was a graduate Of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania and was con-
uected with brokerage offices in New
York before coming to Portland. His
wife was Miss Viola Crouch Of Brook
lvn \. Y.
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stood he was to be OH hand when tes.
timony begins.
District Attorney Frederick G. katz-
mann addressed the jury briefly.
he told them that tomorrow morning
they would be taken to Brookline for
view Of the Keyes apartment where
mrs. Reyes. bride of 10 months was
iouno shot to death on June 10 last
he requested that they observe es-
peclally distances about the keyes
home which would be indicated To
them and asked them to bear in mind
particularly the distance from the
house to Brookline Village.
Inc Jurys visit to the keyes home
VIII probably take up the entire morn
ing tomorrow
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AMBITION
PILLS
Tor Nervous People

t'"a' nerve toniC-the famous
''Nae..- Ambition Pills that will put
S'r Nm and vitality into nervous.
''i "u' 40 IN. respondent people n a
IN aa,-
'n}ou" can bay box for only 30
'S and Bowtitch- Webster Co. are
"nrl1cd by the maker To refund the
'.ichaSo price If anyone is dissatisfied
~ me hrst box purchased.
"""sands praise them for general
'"''y' nervous prostration. mental
''Pl'sSl"n, and unstrung nerves caused
"N'r indulgence IL. alcohol, tobacco.
"'erNork OF any kind.
'' hnI affection OF the nervous sys
!" Nendelrs Ambition Pills are I'M
PASSED while for hysteria. tremb-
III ana neuralgia they are simply
rnp.thdid Fifty cents at Bowd.tch-
tor Cos. and dealers everywhere.
-Adv.
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Captive Balloon Released
Two Officers in Peril

Fort Sill. Okla, Dec. 3--A captive
balloon used for observation purposes
here. escaped today when an airplane
crashed into the cable anchoring 1t,
cutting the cable and releasing the bal-
loon. 1t is said two officers were in
the observation basket.
The balloon headed eastward. Air
planes went up Immediately and when
last seen the balloon was travelling at
a high rate of speed encircled by a
group of airplanes.
Officers Uninjured
Lawton, Okla. Dec. 3.-Tne balloon
reported a runaway from tie signal
department at Fort Sill today was
brought 10 the ground in safety to-
night by the officers in it at distance
of about go miles from Fort Sill
Neither Of the two army officers or
the balloon was injured The officers,
according to the information reaching
here, have refused information about
their trip or how the balloon came
to turn truant. acting. they said, undar
strict orders from their superiors.