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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

and examined. The delay caused there
by gave opportunity of shifting stocks
or otherwise destroying evidence Of law
violation. He urged Congress to give
the Department of Agriculture author
ity to ascertain what stocks are held
in storage. large part Of his work.
he said. had been wasted because of
lack OF any such authority.
Chairman Lever explained that his
bill. now pending unfinished business Of
the House. provides such authority.
When potatoes eggs and onions are
being held in too large quantities and
there probably is combination in re-
straint of trade" he said, the attorney
general should be authorized to seize
and market part of them and start con-
domination proceedings. The mere threat
to so act, probably would be enough to
make the hoarder or cornerer not re-
peat the offense. With that authority
the government can break any corner"
MIR. Anderson added that the con-
suming public was helpless under the
existing law which cannot control
prices.
There must be power vested for
government control OF prices within
certain limits" he said. cor you are
going to leave your prices to the mer-
cy of the spectators. You cannot now
get the evidence in time to stop the
exploitation of the consuming public"
Pointing to large profits made re-
Gently in the potato region of Aroos-
took county. Maine. which supplies
large part of the east, he said, the
dealers in handling these potatoes re-
sorted to speculative methods and that
onion prices also went up.
Whether there were indictments
growing out of these transactions" he
added. "you of course will not expect
me to say" He pointed out the difficult
ty of getting evidence and how those
entering into combinations nowadays
do not meet or write or telegraph but
do their combining by telephone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19
President Wilson s. Statement T:77 =
on Organization of Volunteers
Declares Awaiting Himself of Congressional Au-
thorization Would seriously Interfere with
Chief and Most Important Purpose

In the draft provision Of the present bill,
not men of the age and sort contemplated
in the section which authorizes the FORM
alton of volunteer units. and that for the
preliminary training of the men who are
to be drafted we shall need all of our ex-
perienced officers. Mr.. Roosevelt told me.
when had the pleasure OF seeing him
few weeks ago. that he would wish to
have associated with him some Of the
most effective officers Of the regular ar
my. He named many OF those whom he
would desire to have designated for the
service, and they were men who cannot
possibly be spared from the too small
force of officers at our command for the
much more pressing and necessary duty
of training regular troops to be put into
the field in France and Belgium as fast
as they can be got ready.
The first troops sent to France will
be taken from thespresent forces Of the
regular army and will be under the
command of trained soldiers only.
"The responsibility for the success
full conduct of our own part in this
great war rests upon. me. l could not
escape 1t II l would. I am too much
Interested in the cause for which we
are lighting to be interested in any
thing but success. The issues involved
are too immense for me to take into
consideration anything whatever except
the best most effective, most immediate
means of military action. What these
means are I know from the mouths of
men who have seen war as it is now
conducted, who have no illusions and to
| whom the whole grim matter is mat
ter Of business. l shall center my at.
tention upon those means and let every
thing else wait.
II shall be deeply to blame should
do otherwise. whatever the argument of
! policy for personal qualification or adj
vantage"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19
Martha S. Lewis

Martha s., widow of Henry Lewis,
died at her home in China Friday
morning at the age of IS years. She
is survived by two sons, Fred and
Leon Lewis. both of China, and one
daughter, Mrs. John Bailey of Wins
low. The funeral will be from her
late home at 2 o'clock Monday after
noon. Rev. E. f. Longley of China Of
floating, and the interment will be at
China
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19
The Statement

The admiralty stated that the Brit
ish warship Dartmouth and Bristol
pursued the Austrian vessels to a point
near Cattaro. when, battleships COM
ing TO the assistance the Britis.l YES
sells were compelled to withdraw The
text of the statement follows:
y The admiralty announces that from
reports received from the rear admi-
raj commanding the Adriatic SQUAD
ron, supplemented by the Italian Of
ilclal communication. it appears that
early Tuesday morning an Austrian
force consisting Of light cruisers. sub
seouentiy reinforced by destroyers.
raided the allied drifter line and suc-
ceeded in sinking II British drifters
from which, according to the Austrian
communication Y prisoners were TAX
en-.
HIS MaJesty's ship Dartmouth.
, with the Italian rear admiral aboard
| ana II. NJ S. Bristol immedia tely
chased the enemy Off assisted hv
| French and Italian destroyers. The
chase continued with the enemy I'M
der heavy and continuous fire until
near Cattaro. when. some enemy hat
tioships coming out in support of their
cruisers. o'Ir vessels drew off.
Italian airmen after battle In the air
attacked the Austrian warship outside
Cattaro and confidently affirm that one
OF the enemy's cruisers was on fire and
Delns taken in tow off Cattaro in a sink
Ing condition. One Of the enemy's cru.s4
ers was reported by the British admiral
as badly damaged.
During her passage back the Dart
mouth was struck by a torpedo from an
enemp submarine. but returned into mort
with three men killed one officer and
four men missing and believed to be dea Il
and seven wounded. There were no other
casualties to our ships
A drlfter is a steam fishing vessel
many of which have been used during
the war in mine sweeping
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19
ARREST MILLER
IN. RESTAURANT
POISONING CASES

Pittsburgh, May 1S-Carl Miller. pro-
prietor of the restaurant at Port Perry,
Pa. from which was served the food
which was eaten by soldiers of the 80
Pennsylvania Infantry just before the
death of Lieut.. Corcoran and the illness
of his men on Wednesday. was arrested
this afternoon. The charge was not
made public.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

ditures in acquiring railroad. street
railway and steamship properties in
New England to stihe competition
The defendants were William Rock.
efeller, Charles M. Pratt, Lewis Cas
Ledyard and George McCulloucb Nil.
Ter or New York: James s Hemen-
way A. Heaton Robertson and Fred
erick F. Brewster Of New Haven.
Charies r. BROKER of Ansonin. Ct; D.
Newton Barney Of Pennington. e..
James 5. Elton OF Waterbury O..
Robert w. Taft Of Providence =.
william Skinner Of Holyoke and
CHARLES S. Mellen Of Stockbridge
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

Petrograd May 1S.-Via London
At private meeting Of the members
Of the Russian Duma to receive re-
ports from Prof. Paul Milukoff and
Alexander Guchkoff formerly foreign
minister and minister of war and navy
respectively. in the provisional cab
met, on the reasons for their resigna-
tons from the government. the fol-
lowing resolution was passed:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19
The Durna Calls for
Loyalty to Allies

1.-THE members of the Duma urgent.
ly call the attention of the provision.
al government at this moment Of its
to the fact that Rus.
s:a's fore gn policy, especially in ques.
tions touching upon war and peace.
should be based, as Of old, on an ab.
solute mistaken loyalty to our allies.
for interests vital to the honor of our
country are closely bound up with
this LOYALTY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

The Cameronia was launched a.
Glasgow on May q. 1911. and arrived
in New York on her maiden trip across
the Atlantic on Sept. u, 1915. and her
passengers were transferred TO the
Lusitania, which was sunk off Kinsale
on May Z. 1915, while carrying the
Cameron.a's passengers. For the past
two years the Cameronia has been
used in the transport service by the
British admiralty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19
SINK DRIF7ERS
Fourteen Go Down I'm
der Austrian Fire
Cruiser Dartmouth Reaches
Port Safety

London, May 1S.-The British admit
rally announced today that IA drifters
had been sunk IN raid by Austrian
light cruisers in the Adriatic sea and
that the British light cruiser Dart
mouth was torpedoed in a subsequent
engagement with the Austrian war;
ships, but reached port safely.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

1t was announced Friday by the
lockwood Co. that the employees would
be granted an increase in pay COM
mencing June 4. The amount was not
announced but it was said by the man.
agement that it will be practically the
same as has been granted by the 9TH
er cotton mills in New England.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19
ANOTHER MAINE
MAN WOUNDED

Ottawa. Ont. May 1s.--American
casualties listed hv the Canadian war
records ofiice tonight included r. =.
Cater. West Pembroke. Me-. among
tho wounded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19
HONDURAS BREAKS
Sewers Diplomatic Relations
With Germany

Washington. May 1S-Honduras has
severed diplomatic relations with Ger
many following the lead of Guatemala.
=. The governments information came
from Minister Ewing at Tegucigalpa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

Sidney Osborne, a senior at Coburn,
received orders to go to Boston Fri
day morning to join his branch of the
Naval Reserve which is mobilizing
there. He left at once.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19
BRAZIL SOON
TO REVOKE
HER NEUTRALITY

Rio Janeiro. May 17.-tDelayed). Is
believed that Brazil will shortly revoke
the decree Of neutrality as affecting the
war between the United States and Ger
many. .-..--....- s.. s,,s, ILL.,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

The British steamer Cameronia. of
10,963 gross tons, was one of the
largest ships belonging to the Anchor
Line, of Glasgow. She was els feet
long, 81 feet in width and 1871 in depth
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19
Ca1neronia Sunk
40 Men Missing

London May 17.-Delayed by Cen
sor)-It is officially announced that
the transport Cameronia has been
sunk. One hundred and forty men on
boaA are missing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19
WATERvILLE

The topic at the ST. Marks church
for Sunday morning will be "Advan-
tage of Christs Ascension"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

A drifter is steam fishing vessel
many of which have been used during
the war in mine sweeping.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19
MAINE GUARD

Continued from PAGE one)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-25
TOOMEY- CARPENTER.
Former Brattleboro Man Married in New
York City,

Announcements of the marriage of
Miss Zell Carpenter, daughter of Mrs.
James Mailing Carpenter of New York
city, and John Francis Toomey of New
York, which took place in that city at
noon Saturday, have been received They
went to Atlantic City and are expected
III Bratteboro tomorrow to visit in the
home OF Mr.. foomey's brother and sister
William and Miss Minnie Toolaey, OF
Elliot street They will keep house AT
400 West l06th street, New York where
they Will be at home after Nov l. Mr.
Toomey is Brattleboro man who LIVED
here in his boyhood and later was EN-
ployed in the telephone service here. II,
has become widely known in telephon,
circles and now has a position as electrical
engineer with the American Telephone {
Telegraph Co. He had an important par
in the establishment of the first trans
continental telephone circuit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-25
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs Jesse Z. Haynes were in
Bellows Falls yesterday.
Mrs. Leon Gould is working afternoons
in J. Z. Mann's dry goods store.
Miss Louise Mann will return tomor
row from a l0-days' visit in Worcester,
Mass.
Mrs Kathleen (Stewart) Young is
assisting in the New England telephone
exchange.
Mrs Hattie Warren and Mrs. Flora
kavanaugh have returned from few
days stay in New York.
Miss Astrid Ericsson and Miss Ellen
Hertzberg began work this week in Don
nell & Davis's millinery store.
! Mrs. William C. Horton left today to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Charles
i. Caustic, in Cambridge, Mass, few
days.
Rev. Douglas G. Guest, pastor Of the
Methodist church. was called to Rlchfore
today to officiate at the funeral OF 8
former parishioner.
Floyd f. Johnson is confined to hi
home ON Oak Grove avenue by illness
Miss Winifred Douglas is assisting in TIN
Brattleboro China store during the alb
Esence of Mr.. Johnson
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-25
HELD ONE PULPIT 65 YEARS.
DR.. Edward Robe, Vigorous at Sc,
Killed by a Fall.

A record which it is believed is I'M
equalled in the annals of the church in
the United Safes was that of Rev Dr.
Edward Robe of Greenland \ H, vho
died there last Friday from the effects Of
fall Had he lived until Tuesday he
would have completed sixty-6ve years Of
continuous service in the pulpit OF the
local Congregational church.
DR. Robie, who was in his ninety-sey-
enth year, was hale and vigorous up to
within few days of his death He
preached every Sunday, exchanged at
intervals with neighboring pastors, paid
regular visits to members of his con
gregation, often walking long distances
for the purpose, and was in demand foi
funerals for miles around
| Dr. Robe was born at Gorham, Me
April ), 1921 After graduating iron
Bowdoin College, where lie knew the poe
i1ongfellow. he took a theological course
at Phillips Andover Seminary. and later
went to Germany where, at the Jniver
sity of Halle and at Berlin he completed
his education On his return to til
United States he became instructor .
Hebrew at Phillip Andover, and from Their
was called Ito the pulpit at Greenlan
which he occupied for the first time Sep,
., 1852.
From that time he had been the Ii
and soul OF the place and an inspiratio
TO the generations that grew up aroun
him. The facetious question whethe
there was ever a perfect man was one
asked of girls class in Greenland SUI
day school. the confident expectation bein
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-25
ELDERLY ATHLETES.
If the War Lasts Long They Will Be
Numerous in Home Guards.

In nearly every city and town of the
country the home guard, composed of
men too old for the army. is training
The mobilization Of the militia in con
eentration camps has left the various
communities without protection, the
men of IS aind upward are shohldering
arms TO supply the deficiency Their IS
ia sprinkling of men under IS and a
great many older, but mostly the home
guards are Of the age when they begin
thinking about conserving physical energy.
There is good deal Of putting from
some Of these 2j0-pound soldiers during
the company drill, and after half an
hours brisk work an eight-pound rife
seems to weigh as much as a ton OF coal
The marching and eountermarchlng induce
iperspilation and there is a noticeable
look of grim determination on the faces
| Of the guards They are nervcd TO do OF
die For them there is no such thing as
surrender. and they purpose making their
ranks look even if they have to lose ton
of surplus fat
| War is responsible for a tremendou:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-25
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The Ladies' Enterprise society will
meet tomorrow in the home of Mrs.
George Bishop of Pleasant street.
In the Larrow damage case i'll county
court the jury took the case shortly be-
fore noon and at , o'clock this afternoon
had not returned a verdict
The meeting i'll the board of trade
rooms this evening, at which State Com
missioner of Agriculture E. S. Brigham
of St. Adams will speak, is set for s
clock.
!. c. White, the wellknown navy re-
/. cruiting officer, will be at the headquar-
ters in the federal building tomorrow
! TO talk with any who desire to know
about the service.
The funeral of Harland f. Sparks,
4 who died yesterd at his home in
4 Newfane, will be held tomorrow after
| take place in the Williamsville GENE
4 terry.
The current issue of Vogue, New
H York fashion magazine, contains a pho
tograph of the fireplace with table sci
/ in front, in the home of Mrs. Isaac
H Chauncey McKeever of New York, who
is well known in Brattleboro, and un
der the picture is the following: "ThC
simple menu is simply served Mrs
Isaac Chauncey McKeever has her aft
er-theatre suppcrs served informally il
front of the fireplace.
Season tickets for the football game,
to be played in Brattleboro by the higl
school eleven were placed in circula
tion today and may be obtained from
pupils. Members of the Athletic asso
citation are entitled to reduced rate
Amherst high school comes Saturda,
FLOR the opening contest on the gridiro
and the five other games scheduled t
be PLAYED here are: Oct. Il, Arms Acad
| emv Oct. 20, Bellows Falls H. S.; No,
He. Deerield academy; NOV. TO- Keen
III II. s; Nov. q, Turner's Falls, II. s
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-25
BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Opening Session at Richford Devoted to
Young Peoples Work

R1CHFORD, sept. 25.-Thc o3d an
nua meeting of the Nc;mont Baptist
state convention aud the Vermont BlP-
fists anniversaries meeting opened at
the First Baptist church here last eve
ing with q young peoples session.
Roy. J. IL, Blackburn of Fair Haven
conducted the devotional ervice after
which the address of welcome was gwen
~ Rrv Il. NJ. Fuller psctor of the local
church, and the response by j. y. BarSs
" Ncrgcnues, president Of the conven-
tion.
Chester A. Rixbv Of poultney, presi-
dent Of the young people = work, gave
his report. The address of the evening
was given hv George w Coleman of
Boston, president Of the Northern Bap.
tist association. Rev G. w Allen of
Montgomery center gave the closing
PRAYER and bCnediction.
The annual meeting OF the board OF
trustees of the tate convention wa.
held ~ IN" American House with ex
Gov. W. w. Stickncy of Ludlow pre-
siding. The report Of Or. W. A. Davi
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-25
WHEAT CROP BIGGER.
Better Reports Also On Barley. Rye, Oats
End Cora

.ASHINGTON, Sept p. The
world g wheat crop this year for the
principal countries which have reported,
including the United States, i l,665,
$50, 900 bushels, an increase Of 3.3 per
ceat over 1916, according to reports
from the international institute Of agri-
culture at Rome made Public Yesterday
by the department of agriculture here.
The world s barlcr crop is 464 .2S9,-
600 bushe' an increase of 81 per cent
the I'VE crop S9,95o,000 bushels, an in
crease of ln.7 per cent: the oats crop
| | 90, 5G4 ,000 bushels, an increase of 1913
Ter cent, and the corn crop 3,7o7 1896
0o0 bushels, an increase Of 80 PEI
cent
Algeria, the latest country to report
shows wheat production OF 29,715 ,00t
bushels. an increase Of 10 per cent Owe
last year. Her oats crop IS 1896, 00(
bushels. an increase of 49, per cent
and her barley cror 80 POS 900 bushels
decrease of - per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-25
Dillingham; and Page OF Vermont.
Washington correspondence of Spring
field Republican,

Washington correspondence of Spring
field Republican,
The two Vermont Republicans. Dill.
lingham and Page, have had long serv-
ice and are more or less notable men
in the senate. OF the two. Senator
Page is the more active. He is of a
type one associates with the simon pure
Yankee and has been coming steadily
into more prominence. He like Sena-
tor Weeks. is good business man and
has sound IDEAS about business legisla.
ton. The vocational school law and ap-
preparations are due much to the per.
sistcnce and zeal Of Senator Page, al,
though certain of his Southern brethren
sought lion s share of the credit. Sen
ator Dillingham; was identified Will
considerable legislation in republican
times, particularly that pertaining t
immigration.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-25
MUST LEARN TO CONSERVE.
Even Thrifty Vermont Needed Garbage
Fail Reform.

"EThe government is doubtless han
ding this food conservation right, but
we wonder how many of the officials
appointed to advise on this question
really know anything about food con
servations How many of them actd-
ally know by practice and necessity
how to save food in the homes? Not
many of them know what it is. to. save
add conserve es ervs day in sthee home to.
make ends Meet Ave pahf lma CINE.
how enlightening it viii be for some Of
| them when they call at the homes and
find the good housewife can give them
| pointers on how to conserve food in the
home. Island Pond Herald.
| Vermont can take up this food con
iscrvation work with a viii because it
has long been in force in this common
wealth. Vermont is thrifty state, as
witness her bank deposits. Vermont
is lending state. not borrower, an
other indication of substantial thrift
i ermonters are not, as rule, wastefnl.
Yet there is opportunity right here
IN Vermont to conserve even more than
we have, TO learn new lessons Of thrift
which we can carry over into peace
times to our retirement. And TO refer
to the contemporary s wondcrment
about the officials who are in charge
, of this national work of conservation
it may be said that these men are en-
/ tering full heartealv into the spirit o.
/ the movement
t However, this is not question 81
( what the other fellow is doing so muci
as it is one of self Each and every
one of US owes it as duty to our coun
try not to be wasteful, not to depict
the limited stock of food stufs from
which the world must be fed, any NOR
than is actually necessary.
5 We have been unscientifc eaters i
this country. We have catered NOR
to palate than to bodily requirement
: for nourishment. Our national garbag
; pail has been national disgrace. An
= now we, as a nation, face the stern NJ
! cessity of reform, for it is Just As e,
sential that we conserve the food SUI
= ply as war measure as it is that W
raise armies and manufacture nun
= tons. Each man. each woman. eac
S child, who becomes conserver of foo,
: stutfs is rendering very tangible an
: highly important war aid to the natic
Il and its allies.-St. Adams Messengc
! ADVERTISE YOUR FOR SALES
cr IN THE DAILY REFoRME
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-25

teachers surprise the class responded
with an emphatic and unanimous Yes
DR. Robe
The venerable pastor never for a mo-
ment allowed advancing years to inter
fere with his intellectual progress. He
always kept abreast of the times, and at
So went through the course OF compare
tive study Of religions at Harvard uni
veIsity summer school
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-25
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro. sept - by Tex I. @.
5. Osgood. Thomas Cunningham and Miss
Amy A. Glover, both of Beverly, Mass
In New York city, Sept -. John
Francis Toomey of New York, formerly
of Brattleboro, and Miss Zell Carpenter
of New York @
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-25
j. s. MANN

son Of Burlington, secretary and super
intendent, was received and plans for
future work were discussed. Or. Davi-
son 5 report will be presented to the
convention Wednesday morning. About
200 delegates are present