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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-26
SK0WHEGAN NEWS

lily Sitting room; solo with sextet,
It's Christmas Eve" Messrs. Tracy.
Hall, Cockburn, Misses Thomson, bes-
sic and Annie Scott chorus, Sweet
Bells of Christmas" family and chill
dren solo, Under the Christmas Star"
Lucille Bachelor; solo with sextet.
Bed Time Now Miss Annie Scott;
chorus. We Want to Wait for Santa
Claus" by children; The Angels Lul-
labye," Angels chorus; duet, IAN Auto
Sleigh for Santa Claus" Miss A. Scott
and Mr.. Cockburn; chorus, Sailor
Song" Mr.. Lyon and Sailor chorus.
Duet, In Our Grandfather's Days"
Scene H. The Hospital: Solo. Il Put
the ought in Auto Sleigh" Leighton
racy; chorus, Wen AXE Care Of You,
Santa" Red Cross nurses: solo and
chorus. Just as Good as New" Mr.
homson.
Scene III. solo and sextet. Take Us
Back to Old-Fashioned Christmas"
Mr.. Cockburn; duet, Two Spirits of
Love arc We" Mr. Lyon and Mr.
Thomson; chorus. Hello Santa Claus
and Uncle Sam" children; chorus, "A
Savior is Born angel chorus with solo
hy Miss Mary Lyon; solo Sailors
, c'lliiOt Sid MI. I-S On, SOLO ana CEiO-
Us, Gods Love is Over ALL" Mr.
Cockhurn. obligato by Miss A. Scott,
The Chorus of Angels was made up of
the members of the Star Philathea
Class: the Red Cross nurses were
members Of Miss Browns and Miss
homGun's classes; the sailors were
members Of the Wantolnowit Club and
the neishborhood children We're Junior
, and primary pupils.
Tie inmates Of the Womans Reform
atOry We're give.l delightful Christ
mas day, the excellent training which
the women are receiving there being
. manifested not only in the literary eX
ercises IF the day. but in the gifts.
! many Of which had been made at the
institution. The mo rning began by
, the women. 30 in number. attended by
the superintendent. Mrs. Gertrude
Wight going to the home Of Judge
and Mrs. Edward F. Danforth where
they sang Christmas carols before
daylight. Returning to the Stephens
cottage, which had been made very
festive with wreath decorations In ev-
cry window. the women enjoyed break
fast. and at noon Christmas tree en-
tltlStS we're lleiN MANY lldu EetSlN Su
packages from friends and relatives
and every woman received a l!andker-
chief which had been made at the in
stitution, with hemstitching and cro-
chet work trimming. as we'll as caen-
dars which had been made there from
post cards. The officers remembered
them with holiday cards. and there
were candy bags for all. A Christmas
dinner Of roast pork celery. turnip,
mashed potatoes. nnnce and pumpkin
pies was served. and afterwards the
women went to the home OF Mrs. Lom-
bard and Mrs. White. the latter hav-
ing conducted the Bible class at the
| Reformatory previous to going away
| fos hospital treatment, and sang more
! carols. The days festivities closed by
! pleasing program Of rec!tations and
singing at the stephens cottage
/ Funeral services for the late Mrs.
| Frances Gullifer We're held Christmas
! day at the home of Mrs. Lizzie Aus
| tin, sister Of the deceased, in the Bige-
! low Hill neishborhood. Rev. J. ".
7 Packard ofiiciated
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
l4.YEAR- OLD GIRL ATTENDING

Cony High school would Ike place to
work for board and room. Write r. +. -.
NO. .. Box p, Augusta. Me. dec26i . :
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-26
DON'T NEGLECT YOUR STORAGE

batteries If You don't understand caring
Tor them, let }. +. Packard take care OF
them for you. He makes it a specially
NO. Dayton street Tel r. dec20l6,*
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-25
lift COUNTY FARMER IS
KILLED BY LIGHTNING

Triton, Ga, July 25.-Leon Whaley
a farmer, 81 years old, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed this af-
ternoon at his home near Triton and
his little daughter was severely stun
ned.
Mr.. Whaley was blowing potatoes
in his field and his little girl was with
him. He saw the cloud coming up
and took shelter under a pine. At the
first fash of lightning a bolt struck
the tree and killed him.
The child was rendered uncon-
scious and with her dead father lay
through the torrential rain that fol-
lowed. Mr.. Whaley's brother was
nearby and went to the scene as soon
as they were missed.
The child was still unconscious to-
night, but is not thought to be seri-
ously hurt. p
Mr.. Whaley leaves a widow and
three children
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-25
FARMERS. ATTEND THE
INSTITUTE NEXT
FRIDAY, 24TH

Every farmer in the county should
attend the Farmers Institute to be
held in the Courthouse next Friday at
$3.50 A. M. This is one of series of
meetings being held throughout the
state under the auspices of the State
College of Agriculture and a large
audience should greet the speakers
With the certainty of a practical mar
keting bureau being established by the
Department of Agriculture of the
state, it becomes especially OF interest
to the farmers to keep in close touch
touch with the carious departments of
the state to learn just what to plant
and how to best serve the country and
themselves in this crisis.
Cooperative efforts by the farmers
will not only bring large gains to
themselves but these efforts will be a
great aid to the government in its
prosecution to a successful end of
the war Conservation of food and
how to market it, will be money value.
to every farmer and these meetings
are planned to bring the message of
how to secure the best results to the
producer. Come to this meeting.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-25
England Hard Hit
By War Expense

London, July 24-Andrew Bonar
Law, the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, announced in the House of Com
mons this afternoon that for liz days
the average British expenditure was
o795, 900 pounds daily.
The Chancellor said the total adj
vance made by Great Britain to her
allies and the dominions was 1925
900 pounds.
Latest Credit is Largest
Bonar Law introduced the vote of
credit of 650,000,000 pounds sterling,
the nineteenth vote since August, 1914,
and the largest since the outbreak Of
the war. This opened general debate
on the war, the discussion being ex-
pected to last two days.
In making his financial statement,
Mr.. Law said the daily expenditure
out of the last vote of credit had ex-
ceeded his estimate by 100000
pounds daily He mentioned increases
under the heads of the army, the navy
and munitions of 506,569 pounds, as
one item that raised the daily total.
Consider Allies as One
The Chancellor said that he was to
some extent disappointed that despite
the aid from America the British adj
vances to the allies had increased.
"We are told, however" he con-
tinued, that the allies are, one, and
that money spent on our allies is mo-
ney spent on ourselves.
Il am satiehed that President Will
son and the great nation he represents
will deal with this question in the
same spirit Of generosity, realizing
that the cause of the allies is one, and
that we can rely upon receiving from
the United States the resources neces-
sary to pay for the supplies of all
kinds required by the allies"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-25
CONTRACTS FOR GUNS -,.,
DIFFICULT TO PLACE

Washington, d. c., July 23.-In
statement tonight explaining his re-
quest for an appropriation of 81, $780,
600 to increase the capacity of the
gun factory at the Washington navy
yard, Secretary Daniels declared that
contracts for guns, mounted and other
ordnance supplies ARE becoming in
creasingly difficult to place"
Had not the navy possessed the
present factory" continued the state
mcnt, "the supply of all ordnance ma
terial would be so much less efficient
than it is at present the matter would
have undoubtedly been forced to pub
lie notice. The matter of additional
guns and mounts is most urgent ow-
ing to the demands made by our own
and other governments for such
equipments"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-25
COCKTAILS RESIGNS:
SHIP BUILDING TO
BEGIN AT ONCE

Washington, July 25.-Presidcnt
Wilson brought the Shipping Board
row to an abrupt termination today
by eliminating the two principals, Viii
dent to become chairman of the board,
and Maj. Gen. Goethals, manager OF
the Boards Emergency Fleet Corpo-
ration, in charge Of construction.
The resignation Of General Goethals
rendered some days ago, was accepted
and Mr.. Denman was asked by the
President to follow suit that the gov
eminent might go forward without
embarrassment.
Hurley Named Chairman
Edward N. Hurley, of Chicago, for
mer chairman OF the Federal Trade
Commission, was named by the Presi-
dent to becom echairman of the board
and cambridge Colby, of New York
was appointed successor to Capt. John
B. White, of Kansas City, another
board member, whose resignation Of
fered to the President a month ago
also was accepted. Rear Admiral
Washington L. Caps, chief con-
structor of the navy, will succeed Gen
eral Cocktails as manager of the Fleet
Corporation, taking immediate charge
of the building program.
The nominations of Mr.. Hurley and
Mr.. Colby went to the Senate this af-
tcrnoon and were referred to the com
mittee. Their prompt confirmation
was predicted by both Democratic
and Republican leaders.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-25
/. w. w. REFUGEES
GIVEN THEIR FREEDOM

Columbus, N M, July 24-The
LAS Industrial Workers of the World
deported from Bisbee, Ariz., several
days ago as undesirable citizens we're
released from military guard today.
They created no disorder and made
no attempt to leave, but appointed a
committee of threw. B. Webb, A.
S. Embres and A. D. Kimball-to
wire to President Wilson and Gov
ernor Campbell, of Arizona, demand
ing transportation to their homes un-
der protection.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-25
RUSSIANS DRIVEN
FROM STANILAU

Petrograd, July 24.-Stanislau is
being evacuated by the Russians, ac-
cording to tonight's official statement,
which says the Germans have crossed
the Sereth river in the region OF Mi
kulice, (south of TarnopoD defeating
the Russian detachments. South of
the Dneister the Russians are retiring
eastward.
After the Russians had occupied the
German positions on both sides of the
Dvinsk-Vilna Railroad, the statement
says, entire units returned to their
original trenches without German
pressure. A number OF units refused
to obey commands during battle.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-25
EMERGENCY WAR
WORK TO BE DIS
CUSSED ON nth

Z Farmers Institute Tor Ben Hill will
be held al the Court House. The
meeting will be called to order at
$50 A. NJ. The State College OF Ag-
riculturc will send US good speakers;
they are practical and able to give the
information needed for war conditions.
We should take this opportunity,
therefore, to hear these gentlemen
that We may profit by this inforna-
ton. Farmers are urged to arrange
their business and come to the insti-
tute. Not single seat should be va
cant on this occasion. Let's prove our
patriotism with our presence at this
meeting.
We are anxious TO have a good num-
Der of ladies present as we have ar
ranged to have lady speaker for the
benefit Of those who are,iAterested In
canning and drying fruits and vege-
tables. She will give demonstration
and also talk on Home Economies.
Come out and hear this lecture and
invite your lady friends to come with
you. This kind of work with the la
dies will be needed during the war.
Girls in the canning club and boys
in all club work are especially urged
to come to this meeting. By attend
ing meetings OF this kind you are get
ting information that you cannot get
any other way and more than this it
is the most important part OF your
education, Whether you are a club
member or not you should come, ask
your father to bring you.
People living in the city. this meet
ing is not intended for the country
people alone, you are needed in this
educational work. We will appreciate
1t if you will make it business to be
present or to send representative.
]. T. PITTMAN,
County Agent.
rEADrn rNrr--@~ro~ -~~
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-25
BRENT TENDERS
HIS RESIGNATION

Especial to the Leader Enterprise)
Washington, July 25.-Announce-
ment was made today at the White
House that Theodore Brent, vice
chairman of the shipping board, had
rendered his resignation, but that il
had not been acted upon by President
Wilson.
In his letter Mr.. Brent stated that
he agreed with Mr.. Denman, the re-
signed chairman Of the Board, in his
controversy with General Cocktails
who up until yesterday was the man
ager of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-25
AMERICAN GUNNERS SAID TO
HAVE SUNK is U-BOATS

New York, July 23-The Kaiser's
U-boat feet has suffered considerably
at the hands of American gunners
since the United States entered the
war, if the stories told by officers and
enthusiastic passengers on arriving
ships are entirely correct. In the less
than four months that have elapsed
since the war declaration, American
gunners are credited with having ac-
counted for fifteen submarines.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-25
IS THE FOOD SITUATION
ALREADY so ACUTE?

Atlanta, Ga, July 24-"Save three
bites of meat day" is the war food
economy slogan being heard On every
hand in Atlanta, it having been figured
by some expert that three man-sized
mouthfuls of meat will weigh an ounce
and that if every person saved this
much every day the resultant reduct-
ion in the nations food consumption
would be enormous, without in any
way imparing the efficiency of the
population.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-25
NEWS FOR FOLKS AT
HOME OF SOLDIERS

Washington, D. c., July 23.-To as
sure the folks at home of news Of the
American soldiers serving in. France
Adjt. Gen. Mccain is about to estab-
lish new division in his office to
compile all sorts of information in
regard to the officers and enlisted men
on duty abroad which will be supplied
to their friends and relatives on in.
CURRY.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-25
FRENCH Deliver SMASHING
BLOW ON GERMAN FORCES

Especial to Leader Enterprise.)
With the British Armies in the
Field, July 25.-In one short stroke
French forces early today completely
wiped out all that Germany had gained
by six days of prodigal sacrifices in
blood and steel and powder along the
Chenin Desdames front.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-25
MEN REFUSE TO SERVE
UNDER GOVERNORS SON

Tallahassee, Fla, July 23-The men
of the local military company today
declared they would not serve under
the captaincy of S. J. Cats, Jr., son
OF the Governor and recently commits
stoned by the Governor to be captain
of the Tallahassee company. Lieut..
H. Clay Crawford, Jr, so wired to
Col. S. G. Harrison, commander of the
First Regiment at Jacksonville, and
the colonel wired back they must
serve, as the company has been fed
eralized. To this the rctort was made
that the men would not serve under
Cats, as they had not chosen him
their commander.
Col. Harrison is expected here to-
morrow to settle the difficulty
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-25
ALL RUSSIA TO
BACK KERENSK|
Especial to the Leader Enterprise)

Especial to the Leader Enterprise)
Petrograd. July 25.-All Russia has
joined today to back up unlimited
powers" granted to its government in
searching out the traitor, the malcon-
tent, the spy, and the coward from
its population.
The nation apparently approves ev-
cry measure of stern repression which
Premier Kerenski is invoking.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-25
LIBERTY LOAN so PER CENT
PAID IN

Washington, July 23-Althougli
but twenty per cent of the loan was
required paid in on that date. more
than sixty per cent of the Liberty
Loan was paid in on June 80, the
Treasury Department announced late
this afternoon.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-25
100000 NATIONAL GUARD
CALLED OUT FOR TRAINING
Especial to Leader Enterprise.)

Washington, July ALPHABETICALLY
one hundred thousand National
Guardsmen were called out today for
training. They will be held in home
quarters for a week to a month be-
cause training camps in the South
are still incomplete. Georgia is not
among the states listed in this, the
second Guard call.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-07-07
Sporting NeDS
WILLARD NOT
FIGURING ON
QUITTING ring
Will be Ready to Defend
Title After Close of
Circus Season
CBy Associated Press.)

Chicago, July 7.-Jess Willard is
mot figuring on quitting the ring.
Denying reports of his retirement,
the heavyweight champion, in a let
ter to Chicago friends said that he
would be ready to defend his title
as soon as the circus season is An
Ished in October.
The champion said he was entirely
through with Jack Curley and Tom
Jones, his former managers, who
have threatened to sue him.
"As long as l was working on a
salary, Jones and Curley got their
percentage on my earnings" Will
lard wrote. But the war and bad
weather hurt the show business, and
| received notice that my contract
was to be cancelled. That would
leave me out in the cold, SO bought
the circus.
"As owner of the show, and not
an employe, / couldn't see where
Jones and Curley should be entitled
to any part of the gross receipts. So
i discharged them.
Willard confided that he weighed
In the neighborhood of 260 pounds,
which is about 80 pounds above his
usual fighting weight, and that with
little training will be able to de-
fend his honors in q 20-round con-
test.
1T isn't true that have refused
to box either Carl Morris or Fred
Fulton" Wizards letter continued.
why should bar them If the pub
lie wants me to meet either of them.
1t is true that I do not like Morris,
but that doesn't mean that he's
barred.
The big Kansasan has amassed a
fortune since he became champion.
It is said that he has between $400,-
600 and $500,000 planted away in
Chicago banks,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-07-07
DO YOU KNoW2

Ty Cobb, Detroit outhelder, has on
two occasions made five hits in a
game?
There are 100000 trap shooters in
the land Of the free and the home OF
the brave?
Howard Drew, negro sprinter, has
run 100 yards II times in As Sec
onds?
Jack Barry, Red sox manager, has
been "beaned' % times and is still
taking chances?
There are more than 10000, 900
shotguns in use in the United States
and Canada?
Mike Gibbons, welterweight pugiI-
ist, is in the real estate business and
Is worth over $1,000
Hans Wagner, a Pittsburgh insti-
tuition, is the only ball player owning
stock in q major league club?
Jack Coombs, Brooklyn pitcher,
has beaten the New York Giants
II times in succession? z
Seventy million dollars is invested
in trapshooting in America and the
sport is following the flag?
Bernie Boland, Detroit pitcher.
has set back the New York Yankees
eight times in a row?
1t costs more to stage the Grand
American trapshooting tournament
than It does the worlds baseball
series?
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-07-07
sHap" FeIsch.

Chicago. July Oscar Hap
Felsch, the White Sox outfielder, is
today one of the greatest players in
the game and Is almost sure to sue
ceed Cobb and Speaker in their
places at the head of the rest, when
they have gone. This is an opinion
shared by many of the games ex-
perts who have watched "Hap's"
great development within the past
few seasons.
F1esch has been with the White
Sox three seasons. He is at pres
ent only % years old and If he con-
tinues to develop through the next
few seasons as he has in the past
he will be unexcelled as an out
field star, and this includes Ty and
iris. Felsch should have eight or
ten more seasons in the game and
there seems nothing in the way of
his earning a place among the
brightest stars the game has known.
At present he Is hitting great
clip, but his fielding is his real bril-
lance, and unless it be Iris Speaker
there is no one to surpass him. He
can chase back for the longest and
hardest line drives and he knows just
W lOT al LHC
leagues best hitters. His handling
of ground balls is as skillful and
graceful as an inf1elder. He has a
throwing arm and accuracy.
At present Felsch is a better all
round player than his teammate, Joe
Jackson, which is saying a great
deal. 1t is seldom that Jackson is
not battling for the swatting honors
and Felschs Is now doing the same
himself.
'Td like to lead the American
league just once" said Felsch the
other day. That's an accomplish
ment that any player may be proud
Of with such great hitters as
Speaker, Cobb, Jackson, Collins and
Baker.
There's nothing like better than
baseball" Felsch continued, "and I
intend to keep on aiming for the top
as long as I remain in the game. It
was Ty Cobb's wonderful enthusiasm
and persistence that made him the
ball player he is. ,--
'T think / have learned a great
deal in the last two years. I am
sure am much better player than
when I joined the Sox. I'm young
and should easily last eight or ten
years more. A great deal can be ac-
complished in eight or ten years. It
took Speaker nearly that time to
head Ty Cobb, but Iris had the sat
isfaction of realizing his ambition at
last"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-07-07
WON'T GIVE UP GAMES.

st. Louis. July 7.-st. Louis is not
ready to pass up the National
track and field championships
Thomas Watts, Jr., president OF the
Western A. "A. u, has appealed To-
Secretary Ruben OF the national
body to postpone awarding the
games to another city.
Watts started a drive to raise S5,-
600. the fund necessary to stage the
meet. The Missouri Athletic asso-
citation has pledged $1,000. Business
men will be asked to subscribe the
balance. The games, IL st. Louis
fails to go through with them, prob
ably will be awarded To Philadel-
phia-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-07-07
LIKES NEW SYSTEM
Fewer Kicks Under Four Umpires
Than Eight, Says Kelly of Saints.
(By Associated Press. }

st. Paul, Mimi, July Mike
Kelly, manager Of the st. Paul club
of the American Association. be-
lieves that under the present single
umpiring system there are fewer
protests than there were under the
old system. I,
Kelly is entirely satisfied wisn the
reduction of the staff from eight to
four men. The best of the umpires
were retained, he said, and they do
not make many serious blunders.
The staff was reduced to save the
club owners $1,000 a month.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-07-07
JOHNNY TO MEET JOHNNY.
(Rv Associafed Prassl

Minneapolis, July z. Johnny
Grifflths, the Akron, o., welter-
weight, and Johnny Tillman of Min
neapolis are to meet here in a ten
is to be 142 pounds. TiIlman is
getting himself in the best possible
condition, as he figures a victory viii
boost his stock.
Griffiths is regarded as one of the
best welterweights in the country.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-07-07
BUILDS A SUPER AIR MOTOR.
Most Powerful Engine Ever Made Is
SuhraikAAd "a -AhA EnMarnrnAnA

Submitted TO the Government.
From The New York World: De-
troit.-A super airplane motor, de-
signed to conquer the skies for the
allies, help to sweep the seas OF Ger
man submarines and end the war
speedily. has been perfected by a
Detroit engineer. whose name is
withheld
The new motor is said to be the
most powerful combustible engine
ever contrived. and 1t is necessary
for the men operating 1t to wear
muffs to protect their ear drums. 1t
has been placed before the war de-
partment and received the name Of
the United States Aviation Motor"
It is expected the new motor will
be accepted as the United States
standard for all airplanes.
The average life of the ordinary
airplane motor is sixty hours. At
the end of that time the motor has
to be rebuilt The United States
Aviation Motor" Is so constructed
that its life is determined by the life
of the airplane itself.