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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-24
NATIONAL HOME

officer OF the day, Capt Charles Nc
Culloch
The funeral Of the late Daniel ].
Hoean will be held from the Home
chapel at A. NJ. Wednesday, Rev.
FIR Mclaughlin officiating.
Mrs. Ferdinand Dinsmore of Ever
EFT, Wash, is the guest of Mrs, Ber-
nard f. Narnum.
Wednesday afternoon will be a half
holiday, and a public meeting will be
held In the theatre at r. NJ. Ad-
dresses by the officers of the Home to
interest all who are able to purchase
Liberty Bonds. Music ~ the Home
orchestra.
John b. Peachey has returned from
a pass to visit relatives in Portland.
James \. Lord has returned from
a furloueh passed with relative in
Quincy, Mass.
John Caine. late CO. E. 3Sth Mass.
I'M, has been taken up T. 4. +. await
ing admission.
The many friends of Mrs. Frances
Boynton will be pleased to learn that
she has been appointed matron at the
hospital.
Frank \. Hunt of Springfield late
60. H. IND Mass. Inf. Albert r. Hoy
eF OF Lewiston. late Co. A. 18th Mass.
INF. John G. Collins Of Auburn late
20. !. LIST Nc. Inf. John Balantyne of
Tilton, late Co. F, let Ne Inf al
Michael Sweeney of Salem. late %
- "th Mass. Inf. former members.
nave been ro-admitted.
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SUGAR PRICES
New York Retail Stand
ard Fixed at from 10
to II Cents for Gran
ulated

New York, Oct. 23.-Refinery whole
sale and retail prices of sugar for
Greater New York were standardized
in an agreement entered into today
by representatives of the three branch
cs Of the industry, at a conference
called by Henry Moskowitz commits
sioner of public markets The retail
price was fixed at 10 to II cents a
pound for graduated sugar. the price
10 the consumer not TO exceed II
cents.
The oonferees issued statement
saying the cooperation of The con-
sumner was necessary in WORKING OFT
the plan, and that the sugar shortage
is temporary.
Relief" it added. is forthcoming
through the supply of United States
Beet and Hawaiian cane sugars. Lou
isiana cane sugar and POrio Rican and
Cuban cane sugars.
The plan requires that the re liners
apportion their distribution or the
basis of available sugar as follows
The sales TO each custone Will be
ascertained for the first six mOath.' +
the year and his average monthly
purchase computed. his figure "ill be
Used as the basis for distributing fre
sugar that the refiners will furnish to
the New York territory.
THE retailers agree not to sell more
than two, three and a half or five
pounds al any one time to heir regG-
lar trade--this quantity to IL $ those
customers from 10 days to two weeks
according to the size o. the family.
The conferees adopted a system or
penalties to insure the enforcement OF
the agreement Housewives were urS-
ed to cut down their suga- ration5 by
al least 30 per cent ana mora if pos
Sible
1T is evident that soma OF the con-
sumers are boarding sugar rnneces-
sarily" the statemen said.
Restaurants, hotels and clubs should
devise economical methods Of dlstrI-
button. The practice of placing q bowl
of sugar on the table in restaurant
OF lunch room for the patrons unrc-
stricted use should be abolished
In all New York refinerieS today no.
tees were posted which stuffed that the
sale Of sugar to candy manufacturers
had been prohibited until further no.
tice by the national food adminlS'r2-
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DRESDEN

Harry Chapman of New York Is the guest
of his father, George Chapman.
Middle bridge is closed for much needed
repairs Owing TO lack OF workmen, the
job will be delayed.
Miss Myrck of Massachusetts is visiting
the family of ~ S. Dugan.
Schools in town enjoyed holiday on ac-
count of the Grange fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". Cherry of Bangor are
visiting relatives at Blinns Hills.
Morris Hall left town Monday for Mas
sachusetts where he will be employed dur
ing the winter
Dr.. and Mrs. y. s Barker OF Woodland,
who we're called here by the Illness of the
formers mother, have returned.
Pressed hay is being hauled to Richmond.
Many farmers miss the Boston boat as
Cedar Grove wharf was more convenient.
Adelard Robert and family left town Sat-
urday. Mr.. Robert will be employed in the
woods during the winter.
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WINTHROP
Liberty Loan Meeting Monday
w Ork on MaranacOOk
Bridge Progressing Slowly
Horse Killed on State Road

The Liberty loan meeting al the
Town hall Monday evening. addressed
by Rev. F.. T.. Dunnack and Mr.. Har-
mon. proved interesting and instruc-
tive. The audience which filled the hall.
was enthusiastic and applauded ire
quently. Many were surprised to near
how the Italian, French and English
people have subscribed to their own
bonds and it is hoped the full amount
will he raised very soon.
Emery L. Bishop of Monmouth lost
his horse in a strange way. His morse
nine years old. slipped on the State
road near Roy Thomas and fell to the
erourd. breaking his hip and injuring
him internally so that he died in a
few minutes.
F. !. Dostie was drawn as juryman
for the November tearm of court At
Watervile.
Mr. and Mrs keening and Mr.. and
Mrs Perry have returned from the big
woods with big deer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bowker with
little daughter have returned to their
home in Belfast after a visit Of two
weeks with Mrs. Bowker's parents, Mr..
and Mrs Shaw.
The bridge at the foot of Lake Mara
nacook is not being constructed very
fast. as the quicksand prevents con-
crete foundation being built. The work
will begin again as soon as the mate
rial is ready.
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ZEPPELIN FLEET
Continued from Page y

inert to follow what the Germans de-
clared to be unwarranted and inhu-
man attacks by the British and French
avlators upon peaceful German towns.
Reprisals were threatened in an Off
cial German communication which in
part read For every brick which
falls from peaceful German homes.
whole rows of buildings will be over
| thrown in Paris"
| The official French report Of the at
| tempted German raid reads as fol-
lows:
"The first Zeppelin brought down
fell at st. Clement on the borders of
! the forest of Mondon 10 kilometres
from Luneville 1t was seen at $40
\. NJ, journeyinc with two other Yep
! pelins. 1t was at once attacked By
one of our army's defence sections
At first series of shells were fired
at the Zeppelin when it was distant
400 metres. The Zeppelin promptly
rose. to a height Of $500 metres. In
a fresh attack by the aircraft guns
the fourth shell struck the outside en-
velope and the Zeppelin caught fire. 1t
remained a mass of metal and india
rubber and broken propelIers. Five
''hh 'oiitS. iIDI IlDlA InuI1IdtoQ, We're
found near the Zeppelin. Others must
be buried under the ruins. which are
still smoking. There could not have
peen any bombs left in the Zeppelin.
as no explosions were heard Fbe an
! paratus had four propellers.
About 2.20 p. M Zeppelin No 40 was
forced by our aviators to come to earth
near Rourbonne-I Bains. IT is intact
Inc commanding officer and Il men of the
crew are prisoners. CThis is the airship
referred to at length in today's cable dis
patches).
"A little later the third Zeppelin. The
l~oo came down at Dammartin. near
Montigny-Le-Roi, and two officers and IA
men Of her crew were captured Two Of
the crew were slightly wounded.
The Zeppelin's crew detached a car.
which they entirely destroyed The Zen
pel1n without ballast. went off with four
men. From the declaration Of the prison
ers this Zeppelin left Oldenburg for Lon
don Oct. 10 but was unable to reach the
English capital
Two Zeppelins entirely destroyed.
were attacked by our aviators and by our
anti-aircraft guns and came down in the
Nr4ics VI Inc SdOHHS, dNRntlnG IN the re-
gion Of Slsterton. The crews after hav-
ing burned their zeppelins attempted to
escape but were taken prisoners.
Two other machines were seen IN the
south one landed at Larange, In the
lower Alps; the other was seen by the
aviation center at Frejus. drifting to-
wards the sea IN a vertical position and
disabled.
THUS probably the Germans lost Ave
OF their Zeppeli:is which were all Of the
new type. from 224 to IA metres In length
and carrying seven and nine engines with
from 1900 to 2oco horsepower =
ExtaaS Of Disaster
Summing up the extent OF the dlsas te-
to the German air fleet. TIE report says
that Germany altogether has co.'s ructed
probably 100 Zeppelas of whi2h 10 were
, destroyed Before the war. The losses Of
fcially reported by the allies we're SIX In
1914, 1s n 1915 25 for 1876 and .:1-.a ..- III
Thus the minimum ct IS -.o1,o,.:,s ave
feel Destroyed 70 wh.ch met he cd<,i
half a t,ozcn more lost by accident and
In experimental trials. Dedacting ma
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CAMP DEVENS
OIL STOVES TO
BE ABOLISHED

Aver. Mass, Oct. 23.-Oil stoves
which have caused two fires at Camp
Devens, one of which burned the re-
ceiving ward hospital Sunday morn
ing and threatened nearby structures
will gave way to steam heat i'll the %
hospital buildings tomorrow night. AS
a result of the blaze Sunday, orders
were issued today to expediate maj
work on the heating system so that
it could be in full operation in the
hospital building by that time.
Oil stoves still in use are carefully
guarded and in the hospital instrls;-
tons were issued that an attendas'
must always be in the room when one
was burning to obviate the danger or
explosion
The hospital receiving ward is be
ing rebuilt and it was announced that
it would be restored to its orlglnai
condition Immediately.
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YOUNG PORTLAND BRIDE
SHOOTS HER HUSBAND
FOLLOWING A QUARREL

Portland, Me-, Oct. ~23.-Jennie Alegri,
band, Luigi Alegri. IS. early this morn
ing at their home. As Middle street.
The immediate circumstances of the
shooting are unknown to the police.
Alegri is in the Maine General hos
pital with a % caliber bullet in his
head near the temple and another bull
let in the neck. Mrs. Alegri is locked
up on charge of assault with a dam
eerous weapon with intent to kill.
An X-ray picture of Alegri's wounds
was taken by the hospital surgeons
this morning. Until the X-ray picture
has been developed no operation will
be performed. Alegri has a $3.50 chance
of surviving.
According to the story told the police
officials at former time by Mrs.
Alegri, she had discovered that her
husband had { wife and child in Italy
when he married her
1t is a strange coincidence that her
first husband is now serving time in
State prison a Thomaston for shoot
ing her two and half years ago. After
her first husband, Frank or Tony AL
bano. had been jailed, the woman Sc
cured a divorce and six months later
welded Alegri who had come to this
city from Boston.
About a week ago Mrs. Alegri came
10 the police station and asked Sergt
William G. Chase to make her husband
come home. She said he was working
with a crew at the new high school
building. The sergeant told her that
under no circumstances there was
nothing that the police could do. Then
she told him that since her marriage
to Alegri he had claimed that he had
wife in Italy, end had told her that
he could not live with her any more
on that account. IF it's true and he
has fooled me-" said the woman, I'm
Kill him."
According to relatives, the Alegris had
a quarrel few days ago 1t is said that
Mrs Alegri slapped her husbands face.
Her father who was present. upbraided
her. Then she remarked that the rest of
them didn't known what she knew" and
she told the story of her husbands wife
in Italy. Reproached by this story told
by his wife in the presence Of their rela-
tives and friends, Alegri pulled gun
and tried to commit suicide. His father
in-law snatched the weapon from the
| younger mans hand and frustrated the
attempt
| 1t is claimed that on Monday Mrs. Aleg-
ri bought 22-caliber revolver with
which she shot her husband at about q sc
this morning. The police have the gun
with two exploded shells in the cham
bers.
! Mrs. Alegri was arrested and did not
! try to get bail She will be arraigned In
the municipal court tomorrow morning,
and has retained former County Attor-
ney Jacob H. herman 1t was Berman
who when county attorney prosecuted the
woman's former husband, getting con-
viction and a two to four-year sentence
in June. 1915. against the man. Berman
| also served as the womans lawyer when
she obtained a divorce from Albano.
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RAILROAD INCOMES
SHOWING DECREASE
IN NET REVENUES

Washington. Oct 2S.-August railway
net revenue which will be used by the
railroads to support their claims for
rate increase were less by approximately
S., OOO. 600 than in August 1916 This reduc-
ton in incame was shown in the face Of
an increase of approximately s5Soo0,oc0 in
gross revenue. The figures cover all
roads in the country.
Eastern roads, the compilation made
public today by the Interstate Commerce
Commission shows are $3.50 600 below net
income of a year ago: western roads ha
a decrease OF approximately s. $4,000. AMI
southern roads a decrease OF about slCO,-
900.
Gross revenues for all roads. the com
plation shows. were S365.055.29S. as com
pared with 1926. $50 10 year ago. an IN
crease of approximately 10 per cent. OPP
Grating expenses, however. rose from
s2o3, 3O7. 96S to s2i6l2S3S3. an increase Of
more than % per cent. leaving net rev
enue of Sis, 9o69l5, about $4,000" less
than year ago.
Operating income. representing net rev.
enues after the deduction of taxes and
uncollectable items, for last August to-
tailed SOL .9S49Sl as compared with hce-
S6e, SIS These figures show that the rail-
roads of the country at this rate. which
is regarded as a fair average for the year.
will have an aggregate net income OF APP
proximately 81 ON, 0OTooN in 1917.
Gross revenues for eastern roads IN
creased about 100000 while expenses
increased about 500 ,0nn, Operating In
come Of eastern roads last August was
ear 1An so9
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TIDE TURNING
Continued from Page One)

ad pVCr subscribed it's maximum al
/, tmcnt lH $40. 800 for a total of S36G-
I"n. II these examples were followed
ia other communities. it was stated
AZ thy district headquarters tonight,
New F.nEIand's bit for democracy
woulG DO we'll done
Remember the Lusitana
Nher a Ereat thrOnG was listening
70 Liberty Loan addresses on Bos-
ton Crmrlon today, a life prescrver
from the i.uSitania was suddenly held
MP before them. \ hush fell upon
tho crowd. Heads were uncovered and
soldiers and sailors stood at salute.
y lihcr'y Bond memorial to Her
egt T. Watson. the radio operator
Who was ,"st on the torpedoed trans
port Nnrll,es. was planned today at
the Farmers Trades School on Thomp-
sons I.lanI. in Boston harbor. from
watch Watson graduated. The boys
n the GcEool are from Il to Is wears
# acu. hu; when one of them pro-
rp'cd today that all contribute at least
dollar of their small pocket money
towards u bond as a memorial they
"Iopt'I the suggestion with enthusi-
NNOl
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Augustus Total S536,0O0

Anon" the city totals announced at
d'stricr Headquarters tonight were:
Maine Auburn. slS4,O00: Augusta.
S5%n0po: Bangor. $4,000: Lewiston,
100000: Waterville. $4,000
New Observation-Disclosures. $685.
"CN. Portsmouth. 100000
Ncim"rt -Burlinston. s49S. 900
ornecticut-Fiartford s13, 500 600
Massa rhusetts-B Boston, SS4,47S0OO; Law
renee S2.o63,ooo: Lowell. s297S.cO0; New
Bedford. 81 o2i 600
Amo 6 the larger subscriptions reported
today were 100000 each from the United
Fruit Co and the United Shoe Machinery
Co, both Of which concerns had previous
" subscribed heavily
TIL" Massachusetts, state Guard in the
Nrst two days of its Liberty Loan drive
has soli nearly million dollars of bonds
10 was announced tonight The Third
BRIGADE was in the lead with s52S 400,
helped out by one s500,OoN subscription Sc
cured 10y Company r of Fitchburg
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BRITISH TANK AS
EAHlBlT WITH
utRMAN U-BOAT

u, Vs loTk oct GA British tank.
'." eaat war machines Of
-. .... $50 B. Franco. reach
4, " ~. o- d s.ca,ss., ,,day fr,,,,
,rn. l. p" 80 Nv neve as n
maria. 'Nnl't 20 the German sub
Wrat,, recently arrived. 10
H. |''''tr bond purchasing
Co.. mn Ns' 'ashed 10 the forr ard
" ''''rir1ip. being too large
q, ~ ~ N ac'i y British army
r ~. ana e'sh' mc7 were N rha-rs =,
4~''as The voyage
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RICHMOND

Miss Maude Billings was visitor n
Augusta Monday.
Fercy Farmer returned to Richmond
Monday from three-days business trim IN
New York city.
Charles y. Newell was business visitor
in Bath Monday
Ray MerrifeId, who has been located IN
Portland for some time. has taken s NJ
Gray's place as first trick operator at the
Maine Central station.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yeaton visited in
Boothbay Harbor Tuesday They made the
Trip by automobile Mr.. and Mrs Irving
Hodsdon. who had been visiting relatives
there for a few days returned home with
them.
Dr. and Mrs. W L. Price and guests NJ
and Mrs J. Frank Coop. were visitors in
Lewiston Sunday
Francis Ridley of Gardiner was the guest
sunday OF his aunt. Mrs. Bert Alard.
Russell Hartford of Five Islands Ia the
guest of relatives in town
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OIL OPERATORS AID IN
5000, GOO LIBERTY LOAN

Washington. Oct. 2s-with the CO.
operation Of the oil operators affected
secretary Lane has arranged for the
investment in Liberty bonds Of NOR,
than 100000 deposited in escrow in
national banks Of Denver. Colorado
and Cheyenne and Casper. Wyoming.
The money was deposited pursuant
TO government contracts with opera
tors Ii? The Salt Creek and Grass creeI,
ell fields II Wyoming. whereby pro-
portion Of the proceeds OF sales Of oil
r-ero e1n9ounded pending a deterri-
nation Of the title to the lands involv-
cd
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TWO FOOTBALL GAMES
STAGED At LEWISTON
FOR SATURDAY

Lewiston, Me-, Oct c3.-After being
sport starved all the fall. Lewiston will
have two of the best games in the
versus Bowdoin on Garcelon field, with
the trophy and championship, and
Lewiston High and Hebron Academy.
Bates Bowdoin game is as attractive
in the minds of the fans as ever and
big interest is being worked up in
The game while Lewiston's game with
Febron offers some tempting sport
also. 1t seems hard luck that we have
to stumble along without a game at
home for some time and we get the
big college games of the year and one
Of the High school games of the sea-
SOW.
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DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER a. 1917

cow at &c and 81 off H. Mckinney
sold bologna cows at &c.
Veal ca,ves-J W Ellsworth sold >
calves of go lbs at l2c and small
calves at $3.50 each. ]. D Neylon sold
6 calves of 600 lbs at &c. and 6 small
calves at $3.50 each. D. A. Walker sold
3 calves of $50 lbs q t 12c, and small
calves at 81 each. H. Mckinney &
Wormell sold Is calves at u 12c and
10 calves at Sc Otis H. Forbush sold
20 calves from 9Q14 1-2c.
Hogs-A. NJ Bags sold l hog of 1856
field. Mass. which had been exhibited
at State fairs j. w. Ellsworth sold
3 hogs Of $50 lbs at 16c H. Mckenney
sold ! hog at 16 1-2cc.
Sheep and lambs-H. Mckinney sold
20 lambs at IA 1-2c and l sheep at Sc
HORSE MARKET
The market was quiet, with only a
small demand from the local and
Maine trades. Prices while cut TO
some extent in order to close sales
still held within the previous range.
Supplies were ample. There is con-
tinued large amount of second hand
ers turned in each week. and they
seem to be all marketable, that are fit
for work. Green horses sold some
what slowly. While the government is
purchasing army horses and export
shipments are still continuing. this big
and extra outlet for horse sales eff
iectS but little eastern buyers in pur-
chasing their supplies Of green west
ern horses. The horses taken for war
purposes are not suited to our demand
and Boston dealers find no difficulty
in procuring all for their needs. ex-
cepting in the extra heavy. first quality
dratters. of which there is a scarcity.
Specifications for army horses call
for animals 15.2 to 16 hands. weigh :
ing 1850 a 1900 lbs and market price
of SITS q $50 per head. The Brit :
ish are buying drafters. weight about
1900 lbs at 1920 each. Artillery horses.
standing Isl to IS hands. are bring
Ing $175 a $50. Riders. 1000 to 1850
lbs. for $3.50. The inspections are
thorough before shipment Prices are
about $50 per head lower than two
Years ago, but the quality is not as
high as at that time when there were
larger numbers of young horses to he
mad.
Boston prices this week for first
class green drafters. 1850 a 1850 lbs,
ranged from 1910 q 375: medium
weight, first class drafters, from $3.50
300; heavy wagon and express
horses from SITS q o35: chunks from
5000 q 800: seconds. from $50 a US
At the City Sale Stables-J. c.
Keith & Company offered express
carloads of green horses and 125 sec
onds were entered. Sales were back
ward, but fair clearance was made
with prices easy. This week there will
be carloads and the usual number
Of seconds.
William Hurwitz offered express
carloads of green horses and s5 sec
onds. Trade was dull This week
there will be about the same amount
Of horses on sale.
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CEDDES REPLIES TO
QUESTIONS REGARDING
CONVOY DESTRUCTION

London. Oct. 23.-Sir Eric Campbell
Geddes. first lord of the admiralty.
made his first appearance in the House
of Commons this afternoon as repre-
sentative of the admiralty. to reply to
further questions regarding the de-
struction last week of the convoy of
neutral merchantmen and their two
torpedo boat destroyer escorts. an in
quiry into which already has been
commenced.
This inquiry. Sir Eric said. would
deal with the general question OF con-
voys which We're being reviewed in
consequence of the occurrence referred
to. He added that il must he realized
that occasional isolated raids by sur
face craft were incidents of war which
could not always be prevented.
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PORTLAND WELL ON WAY
To MAXIMUM FIGURE

Portland. Me. Oct 23.-Portland today
whizzHd past its minimum allotment of
s3.5CH."oo for the second Liberty Loan and
WAS we'll on the way to the maximum fig
ure. s5.7ec.o0o. The total reported at noon
was s36OsNO. the gain for the day being
sS3S,o5O.
officers and men Of the coast defenses
ot Po.'tland had taken s1O6.0oo of the
bonds. the subscribers being. estimated
Al - per cent OF the personnel in the dis
trict
the largest individual subscription
Of the campaign in this state was made
today when the local office Of the
Standard oil Co. subscribed for half
a million dollars or Liberty bonds
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PART OF KENTUCKY
IS WITHOUT COAL

Washington. oct 23.-kentucky's
blue grass region on the edge If one
of the richest coal fields in the coun-
try virtually is without coal Repre-
sentative Cantrill of Kentucky toda y
told the fuel administration.
Urging immediate relief, he argued
that if necessary the Kentucky mines
where there We're recent strikes. should
be operated 1T the point Of the bay
onet Mr.. Cantrill presented telegram
from his home town of Georgetown
which said snow was falling and there
was not a lump Of coal in the place
Similar conditions prevail throughout
his district. he said,
Fuel administration officials promis-
ed relief as quickly as possible.