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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-19

German courtliness, says a paper
of that country, gives Americans the
gooseflesh. Maybe so, but the Aneri-
can army will give Germany the
fantOds.
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01

Chicago. May 2S.-More than lso
persons were killed and l07 in
iu-cd. with millions OF dollars
worth Of property destroyed by
tornAdoes which swept through Kan
sas on Friday. Illinois and lndi-
ana on Saturday and parts OF Ten
nesses, ArkansaS, Kentucky and
southern Illinois Sunday. Each hour
the death list grows as tornadoes are
reported throughout the storm area
Many towns are out Of communication
and not until later will the full death
list be known.
Reports indicate that large
amount Of farm implements needed
to produce the bumper crop desired
this year. are ruined, although the
spasmodic wind struck only here and
there in its frightfuI play through the
rural regions. Crop damage is said
to be not heavy in grains.
The heaviest toll OF life was taken
a. Mattoon. III. a city OF 10 GOO people
in the broom-corn country OF central
Illinois. where 81 are known 10 be
dead and 500 injured, with property
loss OF s2,oOU.U00.
Charleston. NJ ten miles east OF
Yattoon, was partly wrecked. with a
loss OF IS lives and $50 injured The
property loss there is $1,000 900.
The next most serious loss was at
Andzle. kans-, where &c were killed
and a score iniur ID
Dublin, Ky. suffered 3 dead and II
injured. while q telephone message
from Hickman. Ky, stated that re-
io-ts from farming settlements about
Hickman indicated that 20 or more
persons were killed in that vicinity by
3 tornado.
South Dycrs burg. Tenn, was report
ed to have lost > killed and Is in
.ured in a tornado that swept Dyer
county
Near BlythevjIle. Ark, nine persons
were killed and dozen hurt
Reports from Indiana show at least
seven persons killed at Hebron. Kouts
zcC other places, and the death list
may reach twenty. More than 200
we're injured in the Indiana territory
swept by the storm.
Smaller towns in Illinois lost a
dozen dead on Saturday, with TWO
score injured, while in the southern
point OF Illinois wind storms Sunday
killed 8 half dozen and injured a
score
Meagsr reports from Sayre. fifteen
miles east OF Birmingham, Ala. said
several we're killed and many injured
When q tornado struck the town. Doc
tors with anbulances hurried TO the
scene
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
s..-tf sslz.. nta.e-ae. o..

C-FP3s C-=5k-Bst~sz1 fifteen and
tEe-ty to-s G hishgrzte ore and tan
1gs EsszytZE rsn ounces 70 the ton.
were seize. by Sheriff George Way
lEod- Who discovered the cache IN an
CooocEp!sd 5-3ck ho1se n TIE rear O.
the Nzsozic 5uildinE TIE ore Is sup
posed 10 have been pL2ce5 there by
ToaC CCz- arrested recently Il san
Frzoc-sco Il r1rnectioa With tie high
Erz1t-g eases !, Is believed here that
Guar has confessed. i1plicaring 9
-G1bs- q Eccouplicss and revealing
The hiding places in which stolez ore
has b=s- placed
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
GIVES COLD WAR FACTS
600 sEAe SECRETARY MeAooo
AT DENVER AUDITORIUM.
DECLARES Year Of War May Neeessr
tate 10000 Ne, IN f'eio arc
Expenditure Of Sio,ooo,o ,ooo,oS"

Western Se~s.4psr J-zlgz SSTs Service
D-uver.-wuliarn C. McAtcc. secre-
,sry OF the treasury Of United states
delivered the administration message
20 approximately 5,V15 people IN the
Denver Auditorium The message that
he delivered ~ss one Of plain cold
hlooded facts. and il carried with II an
sppeal to the American citireas TO sSe-
rifice his property and his luxurtes.
the same as American Young manhood
IS sacrificing its life n order that The
var may be von The direct object
y his visit vas 20 stimulate the sale
II the ~Sr bonds. and BE frankly toid
his audience that i. lhs Nay ran one
seAr-zad he expected il Souie-r
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
ITALY sMasHEs AusrRIA's LINE
Cut OFF Railroads From MonfaIcone in
Advance on Trieste


Rome, May 2s.-Italians smash Aus
triAa lines on Carso plateau and north
CT GOrizia, making substantial gains.
In assault between Jamiano and Tri-
este gulf. Italian troops cut Monfal-
eoasDuilo railroad northeast OF San
Giovanni and carry strong hill south
west of Madeira More than 1000
prisoners taken, making a total of over
$4,000 since May i4th. Near PLAYA Ca.
dorns's men carry by storm heights at
head OF Palliova valley, connecting UP
their lines to Mount Cucco.
British make local gains northwest
OF St Quentin and near Fontaine-les-
Coisilles, on south end of Arras bat
tie line
Crown princes forces penetrate
French lines in Champagne. but are
later repulsed. North of Aisne river
Germans repulsed in attack on I.af.
faux mill
Forty-eight passengers and eighty.
five members of the crew of the Span.
ish steamer c. de EiIaguirre are be-
lieved to have perished as a result OF
the sinking OF the steamer.
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
FoREIGN

i = 101AASA SAs
Kaiser's plan for gigantic ernpiie
unfolded.
Chinese premier is dismissed
making war with Germany possible
Former Queen Ranayalona OF Mad
asascar is dead at her home IN Al
giers.
Manifestations in which violent in
c:dents occurred are reported from
Saragossa-
A divorce was granted in LONDON
to Mrs, Anthony J. DreNel. wife OF the
Philadelphia banker
Marshal Joftre and former Premier
viviani arrived At Paris on their re
turn from the United states.
Mexico protests against German
submarine activity, and Brazilian con
g7ess convenes TO take action
Captain de LaAge, commanding the
American escsdriIle, VAS killed while
Gying near Ham. on the Somne tTont
The third military transport section
OF the American field service let
Paris for the field service training
camp at the front
The admiralty announces that lspa-
ness sCuadrons ara operating II the
South Pacific and in the NedIIe-raa-
ean SEA against enemy submarines
The American medical unit under
command OF Ma! Harry L Gi.ehr1s'
which reached England. TAS received
ty King George at Buckingham pal
Gcs.
Further brilliant successes II he
Julian Alps. reported In wzr Once
statement have brought the to;zl o.
prisoners taken from the AuS--l2as j
two days. up 70 IQ--+5 men
The Roman Catholic newspaper TyL
says it understands On Eoot authority
that il accordance with th= vls5as o.
ToPs Benedict the Agsyrs2z court s
Initiating s 1sw peace et!o---
The first cecachneats Q. United
States army engineers uU5sr con
uznd Of Mayor Par-oCs arrived II
Lo7to1- The second anti OF -Ae
American hospital corps las --zehea
Grea; Britain
Perhaps The nos; remarkable De-
yeloP1s7I q the va situation II ne
Philippines has ae-G the stz--l.-S
unzl.uIty E1Eh Which Filipino Lad
ers. newspapers and PeoF.e- have
taken the American a-,ru1e a. t-s--
oE-
According 20 ths CoP+uaass1 Vos-
sicks Ze.cuzE Count T4--oSskt yo-
Ta-1gv. recalled Austrian zzbzsss-
dor to TIE United states, and D.
Friedrich Vs-5y tu Ne--o-s- dls-
missed German o-aistsr 70 Cuba. a.
rived Il Berlin
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
How Careless,

"Say young felIer.' said Broncho
Bob. have you got n gun on youT'
NO. SIR replied the man with the
brand-new cowboy uniform. was told
that It was better 10 he unar7ned. so
as to avoid any impression that was
seeking quarrel"
Well. that's big disappointment.
| needed n brand-new gun an thought
you'd be bringing along at least a pair
of 'em. Don't You let anything Ike
this occur again"
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
si-pl. Services t7- sutt.Io Bill.

DeoTs-- - SINE bit impressive
services VII 1z-k the burial 0; Buf-
tzlo SlL G. IocEo-I mountain June
Sd Il sePzlch-s CT ont ot solid
rock The bo=y .: The greatest plains
nan ths West has koo-a EIL -sst
Flozi E-Tz1gezelts fer tsS burial
c=-sOo-iss are bsInE made y the
widow o: IL famous scoCt city o.
t.ctzEs z-d Ez-5s-s o. vz-soEs organ
LEz-o-s Tie services I'll Be COZ
Quoted Il accordance With tie ritual
Q: tie MEsczlc order. Eot VII begin
81 2C1 o-clossk There xii Be- ~
singing O. speeches. and TIE entire
cs-e7u-lzI al be marked BY the
strsc-zst simplicity SzlEtes all y
fired al sunrise and sunset OF the
day o. Tie aZ-4zl by rational guards
nj CT @ rssq-ct TO The Passing o.
tie p2u-ss--
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
Charges VIZ Fi-rsosz-.. nurd.,

Dl-E-Eo-At.sr al hour q delfha-s-
ton tie .GTT II the inquest here ny
Coro1sT Goodman On the body Of Matt
a PssIsy. Ebo vas shot and killed
ny John \ Graves. returned 3 verdict
thai Phe1sy received death from buI-
lets fr@c from gun in the hands OF
JOIN z G-ETss, with felo1ious in
tsaL The district attorney thersupon
fled Al Information against Graves.
Charging hill With murder in the first
degree
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
The Color Scheme.

HAS your wife started that bank
account of which you were telling
mef
Not yet, but she has collected sam
pie checks from all the banks and Is
trying to decide which makes the most
harmonious combination with her new
embossed stationery"
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
FIERY RED PIMPLEs
That Itch and Burn Are Usually
E.xemateus-cutieura Quickly Heals.

II needs but single hot bath with
Suucura Soap followed by a gentle
application of Cuticura Ointment to
the most distressing. dlshguring
eczemas, itchings and burnings to
prove their wonderful properties. They
are also ideal for everyday toilet use.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01

Would mean The gLzc--g Of million
z1z : hzlt ot Ds- 4 he oeit and the
e1Psoditare q s. .I-a-55o- He
stated that for o. tas ten billion dol
lzrS would be use-5 ty America and
TIE ether SIX would - ussd II help
Ing % finance Il allies
Nj McA6oo declared thai Uncle
San has never be=1 whipped and lie
zlst aOt he WHIPPED this time. but
IAzt If hs Is WHIPPED The indemnity
America ril have 70 pay the central
powers vii - -1y, many times
greater thz- ths rAurjo1 that is BE-
ing assessed zxEt-s: TIE people to-
The present VA
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
s.ven.y-.i. KILLED BY German Alrm.,

Petroersd- = During the last few
days German aircraft have dropped
bombs on towns situated In the DAN
ube region. inflicting many casual
ties A raid on the town Of Inmail,
6essarahiA- was particularly destruc-
tive. large number oe women ana
ehiArsn beins killed - vounaed.
TAe raid. vAieA eaainsa u livss Il
eeysaeysix Dsrssas 81 easssa snsury
- III seAWa. DsaNoa unsrs Aeollr
- - ~ 49, ~ 1uoosenuo nnys
ne - - - so1sa - - -.
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
c.Io-.5o wa... in eoos co,si.io,

bs1Ts---Mors favorable weather
prevailed during the greater part Of
the last week and much progress vas
Haae IL plUwiaE and planting. accord
fnE TO TIE Weather Bureaus weekly
crop report
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
Denver Official she, to Deaf,

DenFer-Edrard Green. city hixh-
=" commissioner Who was shot by
his deputy. William R. t-Buck-l se.y.
IN the office OF Park Commissioner
W ?. r Mills in city hall. died At
the county hospital
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01

Railroad shtP Z
Juan. Porto Ri1 \
increase In p! q
conditions.
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
Faeyner. E.exee1 Fren J,r,. -.

Faemers exeuoed Fresn Jsev ns.sv
Fseeao-Jsdse Charles Essex =
u District Cont annosnecd that 4
IN sxc1ns ~ voair0en vAn -.
sAss - ~ - easnesA = ssan,
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
Finnish Workers Strike

Petrograd--Strikes in all branches
0: Industry throughout Finland are re-
ported in dispatch from Helsingfors.
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
ceIe-s1e Niai.nd to seend niIlio,

Coiorzeo sp-inss.-The expenditure
Of 100000 within twelve months in
IN improvements is the program OF the
new owners Of the Colorado Midland
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01

Women have such good time talk
Ing because they have 80 little to n,
that they do not care how they say II
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01

There is lot OF foolishness In the
world and we all contribute to the
otitpuf
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
SPORTING NEWS

LIS Darcy. IL AGs-al-sz FZEZzsL
died Al 3 hospital Il Memphis. Ten
from FoeGDcz-A He had h==1 Il
more han uo1-A
At.utaa; Raozl Lzfae=ry e Se=
YORK premier -zes- Il the Lafayette
e<ced-zlls. Ezz AWARDED he British
military cross by dl-ectso- Of king
George Of England
Pitchers convicted O. using tLs
-bsa- ball 8 highly tz1Ee-o1s lsztl
throEE directly st & hacrs-s head
viii . expelled from organized bzs=
hall - resuE @ . -El-1E by tee "a
t1cczl commission
Frzak Nsl-us o: Los Angeles =o2
Tie C4Iifor-4 tap shooting
championship breaking - o1r o. IrI
targets ~ Tie final shoot O: he Cali
t5rrz-Nsva6z Trap Shooters ASSOC
aGiou At Los Angeles
Members o. TIE B-uoEfya Nz-iczzl
League Cluh- hssd=5 y -Ch5z:
Meyers. ca-cS=-- are Subscribing &C
the Liberty loan Meyers entered a
$4,000 order to- bonds Eh5ch vzs
followed with Lz-zeszze5 SUNS p he
Others JAKE Dz1bz-r made : So.
-z71r--ezS=
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01

Don't trust Your future happiness
with . woman who has - seass q
Aumor. 4
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01

An old baCheis 8
tongue is IN Or.Er
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
TORNADO DEATH
TOLL REACHES 1875
ILLINOIS. TENNESSEE, ARKANSAS.
KENTUCKY AND ALABAMA
HIT By DISASTER.
KNOWN INJURED 1,107
LIST OF VICTIMS GROWS AS
STORM AREA SPREADS; PROP
ERTY LOSS VERY HEAVY.
Th-e. Days Tornado Victims.

ws,,,rp ~,~.papsr linton Ss-r. Service,
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
-rNs psneS1oSs UnlWfseWsSd.

The panesvous UWsWssswS6.
.There win he a great restraint on
.onycratIon II all news II withheld"
..Whyr. inquired Miss Cayenne.
.The most reckless conversationalist
on earth Is the person who doesn't
know what he Is talking about"
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
GENERAL

Italian mission srrTes safely II
United States
AL men Of military age must reg
lister SAYS govs-r0e1;
Rockefeller foundation receives ea
dowOsut Of s.. .5G1. .6Es5.
Work OF American Gesc-uys-s
praised BY Great Britain
Maoy reports Of submarines of
Maine Coas; arc received.
Don't hide behind pettioos.s.- l.
warning regarding oonseriFtIoa-
Eishty-eight Persoas indicted a;
Boston for seeking TO corner c15oas.
The LeyIaDd liner ColoaIaz -.
wrecked on the south coast Of Eng
land
The STANDARD Oh Company Of New
lcrk announced an advance Of , cent:
a gallon IN ths price Of gasoline
With a tsrveut prayer that Germany
would not have one hour OF peace
while william Il is on the throne
Rev. Dr.. J a Francis OF Los Angeles
swept his audience into applause a,
( the convention sermon at the North
I ern Baptist convention at Cleveland
Ohio.
Archie Roosevelt son of Cosone
| Roosevelt, was sworn IN as second
| lieutenant al the reserve officers
training camp at Plattsburg. n. Y.
Dr.. Arthur Warren Waite was elec
trocuted at Sing Sing prison. New
York. for the murder of his fasher-in
Law. John E. Peck of Grand Rapids
Mich
Ars- Betty Washington Taylor
greaf-granddaushter Of George wal
ingtea. died n Cineinnati. 0Aie. ~
~ prestaent eenssal q the Nsttsan
oseasey = Csosaan1 Dsnss q Ansessn
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
What is Castor,

%>AsToRIA 10 . harmless substitute for c,ru
Drops and Soothing Syrups. 1t is pleasant :.
Opium. Morphine nor other Narcotic subs,.oc, T.
antee For more than thirty years il has been in eo
of Constipation Flatueney. Wind Collie and D,,,b,,.
ness arising therefrom. and By regulating The ST.
aids the assimilation Of Food: giving health, ].
The Children's Panacca-The Mothers Friend
The Kind You Have Always Bought and which h,,
30 wears has borne the signature Of Chas H. Fletcher
his personal supervision since its infancy Allow
All Counterfets. limitations, and Just Good" are BIT
tri1e with and endanRef the health Of Infants and
Children-EIperience against Experiment N
Genuine Castoria always bears the signature aL6
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
western Newspaper ua,sa News ssF'is''
COMING EVENTS.

June S-s-MseiiEg wouran's Home AHs
SIUnzry society at Windsor
June fs-annual straw Berry
June .l-.--Chrtsttsa EndsaNSF NNN
VSntl5u at SAlicA
Aug l-SAIlon&l Convention OF Aif''
can Race at Denver.
sept lT-..-ColorAdo state Fair Al ~
eblo-
The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01

7--
-,,, esli
What ..ssA did NM
COST y
"Yesr !
nu'll checking NV
Straw hat, al
with iamp,,ls ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-27
NEW GUARD COMPANY
Is Endorsed by Ways
and Means Committee
Of Public Safety Or'
ganization

A meeting Of the ways committee or ''
Waterville and Winslow COMMITTEE fr
Public Safety and Dcfcusc Wa he.i Nm
day afternoon at the directors room q
the Ticonic Bank with Dr. + g. ThG"
presiding
The attention Of Tn" committee Vas
drawn TO certain posters asking for v,a"
teer5 for the United States a,m %
posters containing a statement tHa' 'o'
unteers would escape tho stigma q ne
ing drafted The committee voted th.
the secretary forward to Provost Gene.
a! Crowder a protes; against the use Oh
such language an tho ground th'i ny
stigma attaches t. any patriotic }ouas
man of the United states VIII" is dra"''
or who is liable to the draf,
Fred McAlary appeared belor" III" r y
mittee to call attention t. the ulaNrw' VI
for enlistments for company u water
willie and vicinity of the Third Regimen
of the Maine National Guard. Mr. W
Alary explained that a mass meeth.
would be held a. the Armory FRIDAY f'
ming to be addressed by Adiutant ".D
eral George Mel. Presson, who would ~
plain the purpose OF the new regimen
Mr.. McAlary asked that the commute
lend it's support to the movement ara
was voted that this should he done. l''
committee also voted that Mayor McaE'
should be requested to preside at th'
mass meeting and this invitation va
later accepted by the mayor
The committee has had printed cope
of the bylaws OF the Public Safety 4''
Defense organization, together with ~
tached blanks for signatures. These %
pers will be placed in manufacturing e'
Adjustments. drug stores. banks and on
er convenient places. and II is urged ina
every loyal citizen in the country ""
has not already joined should make hllA
self member Of the organization .
signing one Of these papers
The committee Is acting as a cledrh
house for the consideration OF appea
for aid which may hes made to the pa'
lie in connection with war work. II 10
before II one or two such matters
which action has been deferred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-27
SPECIAL vEN|RE
Great Difficulty Expect
ed in Filling Jury Box
in Means Trial

Concord ~ -. NOV. .6.--1he trial
Sf Castor +. Means in Cahharus coun-
tx court here today progressed no fur
thcr than The raWinc of d special We
nirc of 80 men to supplement the reg
ular panel nf t. Court officials hoped
to select from these tho - jurors who
will decide whether the defendant shot
nd killed Mrs. Maudc \. King
wealthy Chicago widow. at blackwell
der Springs near here on the night Of
AUG. %,
The great number of Ncnircmcn sum
moned indicated the difficulty expected
in films the jury box from among cit
liens Of Means home county. Under
The North Carolina law requiring that
the names be drawn by a child unable
to read, q little boy in blue rompers
solemnly picked out the printed slips
They were passed 10 the court clerk
W no read the names.
Means appeared calm throughout the
session. His wife joined him and APP
parertly was as composed as her nus
band.
Officials from New YorH and Chicago
were in the court room, as We'll as an
agent of the federal department of jus
tlcc. The governments interest in the
case has not been disclosed, but New
York officials have said that papers
taken in a raid on Means New Yorl,
apartment connected him with Ger
man prora sanda in this country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-27
RETURNING HOME
American congressman
Have Narrow Escapes
on French Front

An Atlantic Port. NOV. 26.-The par
ty Of American Congressman. men,
bers Of which had narrow escapes
from death or injury. when they came
under German machine gun fire re-
Gently while visiting trenches on the
British front in France, returned
home on an American steamship to-
day
The Germans. il appears. noticed the
unusual activity in the British
trenches caused by the visit of the
congressman and thinking raid was
about TO begin, opened fire. Some Of
the Congressman who were exposed
to the rain Of bullets, promptly sought
the shelter Of the dugouts.
The party which arrived today in
Guided Representatives Clarence c.
Dill, John F. Miller and Albert John
son of Washington: Charles r. Tim
berlake and Edward p. Taylor OF
Colorado: Dan Y. Stephens of Ne
braska: William 5. Goodwin of Ar
Kansas and Former Representatives
Stout Of Montana and Frederick c.
Hicks Of New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-27
ONLY ONE AGAINST
Second Russian Army
Congress for ARMS
tice, Peace and Boil
sheviki Government

Petrograd. Nov. PA congress OF the
Second Army with one dissenting vote
has passed a resolution approving all the
measures promulgated by the Council o.
National Commissioners. including the de.
cree for an Immediate arrnistice and peace
and favoring the government Of the
Workmen's and Soldiers Delegates.
The resolution appeals to all soldiers
not to support Premier kerensky and the
provisional government generals against
the people
The most striking passage in the reso-
luton follows;
The Second Army with arms in it,
hands will defend the authority OF the
workmens and Soldiers Delegates and
the National Commission. At the first or,
der of the military revolutionary commit
tee Of the Second Army which is clother
with full power. we will advance as one
nan against counterrevolutionists in the
rear as we'll as at the front.
on our part we are taking all meas
ures for the removal OF counter-revolu
tionary elements from the commanding
personnel OF the army for the immediate
d. mocrstizdtion OF the army. and in par
ticular for the transfer of the higher su-
thority in the army TO elective bodies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-27
Joseph ScStt Arrested
For Attempted Burglary

Portland Nc Nov. IS After a. thrill
.uE encounter at midnight sunday, Dep
ut, Shorln Frank NJ. Hawkes. arrested "a
New Gloucester a young man whose iden-
tity was not then known, after he had
attempted 10 break into the houses Of
William Luce in Upper Gloucester and Of
NV, rdo Estes in Lower Gloucester.
\ desperate struggle ensued in the yard
o. Mr. Estes where Mr.. Hawkes.. his son
Lester Mr.. Estes and the midnight
prov Ter struggled in the moonlight before
the visitor was finally overpowered. Hs
was taken To Portland in an automobile
by Mr.. Hawkes. and his son. where he
wss later identified and held.
His first request on arriving at the jail
was for a cigarette. and he refused to
drink coffee from tin cup. on Monday
two Lewiston men. r. L. Ninins and WIZ
liam TayIor OF the Nning Optical CO. of
Lewiston. came to Portland and positively
identified the suspect as Joseph Scott.
who had been employed at the Optical Co.
for the past three weeks.
Taylor stated that Scott smoked at least
100 cigarettes Saturday evening, and It
j.. believed that he IS a victim OF nco-
tine poisoning Scott refuses to talk with
the officers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-27
KEEP ON KNITTING
Daniels and Baker Make
Another Appeal to the
Women Of Country
Through Red Cross

Washington, Nov. 25.-Aaother appeal 70
the women Of the country to keep on knit
ting or in other ways making comforts
for soldiers and sailors was made today
by Secretaries Daniels and Baker through
the Red Cross. where the following state
ment was .ssued by the war council:
Secretary Baker and Secretary Daniels
wish the people of the country to know
that under no circumstances do they wan,
to discourage our good women from knit
ting or otherwise voluntarily providing
through the Fed Cross comforts for our
soldiers ard sailors.
''On the contrary both Secretary Ba-
kc" and Secretary Daniels wish it clearly
understood that they greatly appreciate
All the voluntary efforts that are being
made through the Red Cross TO bring
comfort to our lighting men. and thank
Ire women of our country for this pa
triotc WORK. They request the newspa-
pers to give the widest publicity to this
expression.