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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-22

A 60-room boarding house and four
double tenement houses will be erected
between now and Christmas at North
east Park, Saco, to accommodate the
shoe factory hands, many of whom
now have to go a mile to their meals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-22

Roscoe P. Ham, for years city edi-
tor Of the Bath Daily Times, has re-
signed to accept a position with the
Bath Iron Works. He was the Oldest
in point of service of anyone now con-
rected with the Times, which says:
The Times loss Is the Bath Iron
Works gain, for nobody in Bath is
better qualified to fill the position for
which he has been selected" The Of
fee force added $40 gold piece to his
last pay envelope. a. G. Oliver as
sumes the city editorship and Owen
Flanders from the Portland Express
Joins the Times staff.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-22

Bath estimates that the war activi-
ties has increased it's population to
over $4,000. Here's hoping that the
Shipping City will keep right on grow
ing in population and prosperity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-22

The fine large steel steam yacht
Aria, owned by Hon. E. F. Blake Of
Bangor, has not gone in commission
this season. for the first time since she
was built. She was listed by the gov
eminent as desirable for a scout patrol
and may be taken over at any time.
She is at her moorings and could be
put in shape for service in a short
time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-22

Humpback salmon were discovered IN
the fishway at the Bangor pool recently
by Fish Warden Thomas E. Sullivan,
who has been instructed by the govern
ment to capture a pair Of them and send
them to the Orland hatchery. This is the
first visit of these Pacific fish to the Pc
nobscot since 1915. Sportsmen who have
been watching them jump at the pool are
much interested and may try to catch
them there soon. None have ever been
caught by fishermen at the pool.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-22

when was the loose leaf system
first used?''
Eve used It to keep track Of her
party gowns."-Cornell Widow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-22

That girl looks like Helen Black.
She wouldn't look any better In
another color--New idea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-22

~ Ny SCCT SHlCidiS
On the executive committee of the
Brewers National Association for Com
merce and Labor is, or has been, Mr.. G
J. Hexamer. the President Of the Ger
man-American Alliance. Through the
German-Amer1can Alliance has been car
ried on in a large measure the German
propaganda In the United States. The
German-American Alliance is also an i'm
portant agency through which the brew
ers do their political work Joseph KEEL
Ter. the President OF the School Board OF
Indianapolis, Is the Secretary Of the Ma
tional German-American Alliance. An
article In the Indianapol News OF Nav
"a. 1917, exposing his operations. saws:
Keller according to the facts gathered
oy the government was using the orgar,-
cation bureau OF the German-Americau
Alliance to elect state officers. United
states Senators. Congressman, and mem
bers OF the legislature In states where am
enort was made to pass laws regulating
the liquor traffic. In 1914 he spent about
sSs,sss In his propaganda in favor Of the
liquor interests and his work was not
only in Indiana but extended to Ohio. ILL.,
no!s and Texas. The s3S,ss that Keller
spent for TIE liquor interests came. the
investigation by the government shows,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-22
Odd Fellows Hall

JEPHTHA ENCAMPMENT, NO. 1
Meetings at P. NJ. every second ana
fourth Tuesday.
J. W. TRASK, c. p.
c. E. STEWART. Serbia
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-22
METROPOLITAN LINE
MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE

from the United States Brewing Associa-
ton and was paid b. members Of that
Association in rounda bout way so that
the public would not detect 1t.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-22
WAR SUMMARY.

The great krupp munition plant at
Essen, Germany. was reported in-asmes
today. The fire had been ragin for "a
hours when reported by workmen ar
irving from Essen, according to a wire
less dispatch from Maastrict. Holland
No further details were given.
Italian troops in repeated attacks
have succeeded in further reducing the
dangerous salient which the Austro-
German invaders recently drove into
the Italian lines in the Monte Asolone
region of the mountain front.
The publication of kilograms sent by
Count Won Luxburg. former German
minister of the Berlin foreign office,
has resulted in riots in Buenos Aires.
where crowds of people assembled and
demanded rupture of relations with
Germany. mob in Florida street was
dispersed after fight with mounted
police. Guards again have been sta
toned around property owned by Ger
mans in the city and police are guard
ing the offices of La Union. the news
paper for which Count Won Luxburg
obtained "A subsidy. Congress is eX-
pected to insist upon an explanation by
the government of the conditions re-
.vealed i'm the Won Luxburg kilograms.
Cossack followers of General Kaledines
to the bolshevik movement, together
with an unconfirmed rumor that the
Germans have rejected the peace pro
posals of the bolshevik delegates, con-
tinue to overshadow military operations
in the European war. Definite informa-
ton that an alliance has been formed
between the Ukrainians and the Don
Cossacks gives credence to another ru-
NOR that the Ukrainian rada has def
nitely informed the bolsheviki that it
viii not reconsider its action I'm aiding
the Kaledines forces.
German attacks in Alsace have been
repulsed. according to the French war
office. The chief of these attacks at
Hartmannsweiler Kopf took the Ger
mans into the first line French trenches,
but In the engagement that followed
they were driven out with heavy losses.
In the region of Doirain. in the east
ern war theater. artillery activity con
tinues.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-22
CAN LEASE NO LANDS
UNLESS ACTION Is RESClNDED

Oklahoma City. Dec. 22.-According
to IT. J. Ellis oil and gas agent of the
school land department. oil and gas
lands that would bring in a rental of
100000 a year to the state are now
available for leasing. Nothing can be
done, however. until the school land
board rescinds its action of few weeks
ago TO withhold all lands from leasing
until the supreme court has finally
passed on the cases now before it in
volving the right of the board to ad-
vertise leases subject to the preference
right clause. At the last meeting of
the board this week an attempt was
made, led by T.. B. Howard, state au-
ditor. to have the board change its
action.
His argument was that the govern
ment needed all the oil and gasoline
possible, and that the state could help
in this by leasing such tracts and in
sure development. Governor Williams
coincided with Mr.. Howard, while they
were opposed by other members. 1t is
believed. however, that after all mem
bers of the board fully understand the
importance of the proposition the OPP
position will disappear.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-22
AFTER SHORT TRAINING, WILL
BEGIN TO WORK GREAT 400
MII.LlMETRE GUNS.
TAUGHT BY FRENCH
No Scarcity of Volunteers for Danger.
Gus Work of Airplane Observers
Among Younger Officers of Army
To Do Observation Work.
By the Associated Press

With the American Army in France,
Dec. 20-tThursdayI- is no scar
city of volunteers for the dangerous
work of airplane observers among the
younger officers of the army When
a call was issued at the heavy artillery
training grounds, three times the num-
Der asked for responded.
Some of these were sent TO train with
American pilots and others with the
French. The latter are doing the OBJ
servation work for the heavy artillery.
which the Americans, who had been
working with guns from approximately
$50 TO 400.millimetre calibre. are now
ready to fire
The American artillery watched the
French handling the gigantic 400-mil-
limetre gun which hurls a projectile
weighing more than a ton at such a
great range that it was necessary to
haul the weapon several miles outside
the training grounds, which are prob
ably the largest In the world. so that
the shells would fall on open ground
at the targets. The firing continued all
day, the terrific explosions shaking the
houses in the territory and being heard
at a distance of many miles.
After a certain period, the American
gunners will begin firing the 400-milli-
metre pieces. so that by the time they
get into action, they will be familiar
with the gun. as their comrades now
are with the 75's.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-22
PEASANTS CONGRESS- MEMBERS
BEGIN FIGHT AMONG SELVES

London, Dec. 22.-Meagre news re-
ports from Petrograd indicate a serious
division in the peasants congress which
has been in session there for "a fort
night.
The right wing, led by NJ. Tchernoff,
insists that all powers shall be- given
to the constituent assembly which will
decide upon peace, the land question
and other reforms, while the left is
dominated by the soldiers and work.
mems delegates. .-
The latter take the position that the
soldiers and workmen's delegates
should be given authority above that
of the constituent assembly. All at
tempts to heal the breach have failed
The left wing has slight majority.
Officers of the Baltic fleet have
adopted a resolution protesting against
the latest reform, which places the su
preme command of the fieetin the hands
of the body of elected sailors, and makes
all posts elective. The resolution OF
protest declares that the reform, if car
ried out, will paralyze the fleet and
prevent peace on a democratic basis,
because if too impotent. Russian peace
will be dictated by the imperialists of
the enemy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-22
OPINION ON LAW FOR
CONFISCATING AUTOMOBILES

Oklahoma City, Dec 22-The county
attorney of Ottawa county has been
advised by the attorney generals Of
flee on some points relative to the law
for confiscation and sale of automo-
biles in violation of the prohibitory
law. The attorney general in an opin-
ion holds that where a machine Is
taken up i'm such case that the county
Judge should first ascertain for sure II
the vehicle has actually been used in
the traffic in liquor. II so. then 1t
may be advertised and sold forthwith.
II Is said that same of the courts have
taken another view of the matter, but
the attorney general gives it as his
opinion that his view is justified by
the statute.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-22
1rOtZky Threatens the Kaiser
With War if Emperor Insists On
Offensive Peace Terms at breSt
Krupp Gun Works at
Essen Reported Afire

E,er Wireless essWorkmen from Essen Germany that
Krupp plant the great German munitions establishment
Z been abaze for twenty-four hours.
& plant Essen, the main establishment of the Krupp
q he largest manufacturers in Germany of and
munit employed about 10000 before the 1t has
been gr> expanded during the
Facts rg its present size and the number of workmen
kept 1t by the German 1t reported
officially October of last that about 0000 in
cudng several thousand work there and that
about 20, 900 to be added to the force
Early this year there strike the Krupp works said to
have been due lack of food reported that 100000
workers involved and that the authorities combated it by
sending of the to the front but little authentic nfo
nation permitted to out of Germany.
Essen which Rhenh Prussia is 40 miles from the Dutch
border Few places Germany guarded carefully
No unknown the German authorities permitted
visit the The plant has been aided several times by
French and British amen notwithstanding its formidable anti
aircraft defenses Press dispatches last July said 100
there had been killed raid by French arpanes and that
considerable damage had been done to the works 1t proba
BILE that the present fire. if really fire raging by in
fammable bombs hurled from French English arpanes
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-22
.BALFOUR REPLIES TO
CHARGES OF pACIF|ST
DECLARES PRESIDENT WILSON'S
WAR POLICY IN LINE WITH
GREAT BRITAIN.

London. Wednesday. Dec. 19.-For-
eign Secretary Balfour made a spirited
reply in the house Of commons this
afternoon TO attacks by Arthur Pom
sonby, liberal member for Stirling
Burghs, a pacifist regarding the war
aims of Great Britain and her allies
and the published versions of which
Mr. Ponsonby said did not tally with
the proposals Of the secret treaties.
Mr. Balfour. in his response, declared
that President Wilson's statements on
war policy were absolutely identical in
spirit with those of the leaders of
thought in Great Britain. He did not
think there had been in the whole his
tory of the war more powerful docu-
ments than those issued by the presi-
dent of the United States.
When Mr.. Ponsonby sneeringly chal-
lenged that the allies were sheltering
themselves behind the presidents reply
10 the pope. continued Mr.. Balfour, he
presumed the member meant no more
than that when a statement OF policy
was admirably made by the head OF
the great American republic. it might
not be necessary, and very often was
unnecessary, that it should be at once
repeated on this side of the Atlantic
The British government, he continued,
had not refused a conference on war
aims, but the problem presented enor-
nous difficulties and in his belief
friendly conversations were better than
formal conference for the discussion
of these delicate matters.
In any event, added Mr.. Balfour. all
the allies, including Russia were
strongly of the opinion that this was
an inopportune moment for such dis
cussion What was desirable was a dis
cussion of war methods rather than of
war aims.
Mr.. Balfour defended at length the
governments procedure with regard to
the agreements between the allies con-.
Constantinople. Persia. etc. He
declared that Italy properly deserved
some arrangement of territory in her
favor
Great Britain. continued the foreign
secretary, never desired nor encouraged
the idea that a bit of Germany should
be severed from the parent state and
erected into a sort of Independent re-
public or buffer state on the left bank
of the Rhine.
The government. he declared, had
never been aware that such pro-
posal was seriously entertained by any
French statesmen, and he protested
against the British government being
with lack of faith or honesty
on such a flimsy foundation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-22
MEMBERSHIP
DRIVE BY COM.
MERGE CHAMBER

"Right-of-way" for the every bust.
ness man member drive of the Ard.
more Chamber of Commerce is asked
for Friday sf., sen, December 2S,
from 2 to O'Clock
The Ardmore Chamber of Commerce
has stood sponsor for or has actively
assisted in practically every drive" for
any and all good public causes for
years, and has seldom asked for spe.
cial consideration for itself. But now
the chamber officials believe that the
organization that helps all the public
causes is entitled to three hours of
special consideration at the hands Of
all the city's commercial interests.
Eleven committees will each take a
small district Of the business section
and endeavor in the time allotted to
visit every business or professional
man These business and professional
men are expected to assist the com
mittee by being ready to respond quick
~ and cheerfully by signing a mem
bership card for the most liberal con-
tribution they can consistently make.
A special committee will cali upon capi.
talists who do not have regular down
town headquarters.
Under the new organization plan the
budget system is used and there will
be no future calls by the chamber for
miscellaneous contributions. The regu.
lar monthly subscriptions to be sub
scribed in this drive are designed to
cover every financial need of the or.
ganiEation for the year 1918.
Following is the list of committee as
signments
No. Blocks bounded by Broadway.
First 4 nd ctr of
Washington: T. c. Bridsman. Tom
Cooper and shelton Tyer.
No. Blocks bounded by Broadway
First avenue, b and c streets. west of
Washington: Don Cochran. Roy NJ
johnson and w. w. Clements.
No. 3-Block bounded by Broadway
First avenue, A and B streets, west
of Washington: Il. 3. Reid. c. Won
Wsise and Cecil Il. Williams.
No. 4-Blocks bounded by Broadway
First avenue, Washington and A streets.
west. exclusive OF all on Washington
street: Mark kirkpatrick. W. w. Lewis
and 5. A. Apple.
No. 5-Blocks bounded by Broadway.
First avenue Mill and Washington
streets. east exclusive of all on Wash
ington: J. f. Hamilton. George Hen
ley and Errett Dunlap
No. 6-Blocks bounded by Broadway.
First avenue. Caddo and Mill streets.
east. exclusive of all on Caddo: Max
Westheimer. W. +. Wilmington and
Don Lacey.
No. All business houses east of
Caddo. between Broadway and First
avenue. exclusive of all on Caddo;
Homer Hinkle. Frank :. Gates and j.
+. Pennington.
No. S-North Washington street. both
sides: Kennett Hudson. John Hoffman
and ]. C. King
No. 9-South Washington. both sides:
sam Weeks. L. $. Stahl and w. L..
No. lO-Both sides OF Caddo in bust
ness section: j. ID. ,Rea. J. III. Akers
and NJ. r. Craig
No. li-AH business houses outside
of main business district committee in
c. +. Adams and Wick
Williams
No. Especial committee: Kirk Dyer,
Harold Wallace and Writ Franklin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-22
Ominous Sound Comes
From Hungry Germany

London Dec. 22-Accordng to Reuter- dispatch from Am
erdam the leading socialist Vorwaerts in Berlin
painspoken attack Herr Waldow the German food
controller declares that great of German people not
only are hungry, but literally starving.
paper adds the agricultural producers and rich resi-
dents towns living plenty boarding no longer
hibted.
Every profeer millionaire the paper, 'has
mis- kitchen and cellar full of ham and bacon the middle class
ekes precarous existence spending all it food
but forty millions of the starving and unlikely
sit silent.
eve might within month have absolute catastrophe in
Germany and collapse than Russia resulting
German defeat and of the war"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-22
POLICE TAKE
THREE ACCUSED
OF sHOPL|FT TING

a small room at the police station
was well filled this morning with mer.
chandise Of many kinds. brought there
as a result Of three arrests made by
Chief OF Police sigler and Deputy
Sheriff w. c. Kendall. Two women and
a man were apprehended in West
heimer & Daube's department store and
in the possession Of the two women
was found merchandise valued at s3i.
The women carried large knitting bags
and in these they had been concealing
the goods.
The officers then went TO house near
the mattress factory. where the parties
have been living ror a66ut two months
and there recovered goods TO the value
or perhaps $500. This was all taken
10 the police station and merchants
have been calling there and identifying
their goods. Those reporting losses of
goods found among the loot We're West.
heimer x Daube, Whiteman & simpson
and Hyden & Adams.
In the lot were silk. wooden and cot
ton dresses for women and children.
cloaks OF all qualities. mems trousers.
boys suits, shoes, scarfs, ties. shirts.
gingham and other domestics. There
were one or two boys suits from which
the tags had not been removed. MANY
of the cloaks, suits and dresses had
been mussed as if they had been
crowded into trunks or boxes.
The parties arrested were taken TO
the county Jail where they gave their
names and ages as follows: Frank
Morgan. a.; Jennie Louville, 55. and
Opal Mclean. 32
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-22
TURKS LOOT CHURCH
OF HOLY SEPULCHRE.
PROPERTY or FAMOUS CHURCH IN
JERUSALEM STOLEN AND SENT
TO BERLIN.

Washington, Dec. 22.-An official dis.
patch received here from France says
that the Turks before surrendering Je.
rusalem to. the British brutally mis-.
treated Christian priest. carried of
the famous treasure of the Church OF
the Holy Sepulchre. valued at mil.
lions of dollars. and sent to Berlin the
church's celebrated ostensory of bril-.
liants.
Monsignor Camasseie. the patriarch
of Jerusalem. is said to have been de.
posed from his office and Father Pic.
cardo. an Italian priest. TO have died
from the effects OF Turkish brutaIlties.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
had remained unmolested heretofore
during all the centuries Of Mosem occu-
patton of Jerusalem.
The same dispatch told of indigna.
ton among Mussulmans OF Asia Minor
over the action of a German general in
establishing STAFF headquarters in the
mosque of the city of Aleppo, near the
Syrian border.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
was consecrated in the year 336 on the
traditional spot where Christ arose from
the dead. In the year 61i the buildings
comprising tnt clluTtU were ttSlIONtc
by the Persians. The original building
was in the form of n rotunda the shape
of which survives in the existing COM
plex structure, which assumed various
forms in the course of rebuilding dur
ing the middle ages. The edifice was
badly damaged by fire in 1903.
The Greeks contrived to secure to
themselves the principal right to the
buildings and with the Armenians con-
tributed most of the money for the
erection of the new church. The dilapi-
dated dome. beneath which the sepul-
chre is situated, was restored By archi
tects of various nationalities In 1868
as the result of an agreement made
with Turkey by France and Russia.
The chief entrance to the church IS
from a court on the south.
In the interior is the sepulchre proper
inclosed in a sixteen-sided chapel ris
ing on eighteen piers and containing
great number of chapels appropriated
TO different creeds or nationalities or
marking spots traditionally connected
with the Savior
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-22
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY MAY
GO ENTIRELY TO PIECES

Petrograd, Friday. Dec 21.-M. Tcher-
noff former minister of agriculture.
and Nine Catherine Breskovskaya and
other social revolutionist members of
the constituent assembly, have pro-
claimed their determination not to sub
NIT TO Premier Lenine and Foreign
Minister Trotzky. but to convene the
assembly and to endeavor through it
to carry out a program of peace and
land freedom.
The total number of members elected
to the constituent assembly foots up
36S. but only forty-eight of these have
been registered as members by the boil
sheviki.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-22
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH
BUILDING FIRE WITH OIL

Durant, Okla. Dec. 22.-Miss BERTHE
Lloyd. 20 years of age, was burned to
death at her fathers home near Rob
erta this county. Her little brother
had narrow escape from the same
fate and is so badly burned that he
may die. The young lady had started
to build a fire and was using coal oil
from a five-gallon can TO kindle H. The
oil was ignited by Goals in the stove
and the can exploded. The young ltiy
was covered with flaming oil and the
house made a roaring furnace before
she could escape. Her body was found
by the stove. where she fell after the
explosion OF the oil can.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-22
GROUND GLASS
IN ARMY FOOD
GEN. WILLIAM II. CARTER WIRES
WARNING TO CENTRAL CAN
TONMENT COMMANDERS.

Chicago. Dec. 22.-Majo
William H. Carter. commander Of the
central department of the army, last
night sent teleerams to cantonment
commanders warning that ground glass
had been found in consignments of can
ned tomatoes and breakfast food
The kilograms were sent after consul
tation with Hinton G. Clabaugh of the
department of justice. who said the
glass was ground fine, making discov.
ery improbable and intimated he would
start a government investigation al
once.