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Williams news., 1917-10-25
P|TMAN VALLEY NEWS


 for a fair price.
 Harry Warle and wife have left for Blackberry where they will reside for awhile.
 The State Highway Camp has been located at Davenport Lake for some time. The road work is progressing slowly but we hope surely Help is hard to obtain; they are going and coming here every day. Sur rency is time-keeper and says he is overworked. Ben Pierce is in charge and for a small man has a big place to fill.
 Mrs. Samuel Hill of Prescott, who has been visiting Mrs Plat ten, left for home. Mrs. Hill enjoys our fine summer climate.
 Mrs. Fred Platten says she is willing to help by doing her bit but pitching hay and dig ging potatoes are not such easy work. She wishes now she was good politician or a de- feated candidate so as she would be enjoying one of the easy positions made by Tom Campbell.
 Marion Fix will leave for the Forest this week, driving his stock to winter range.
 One wonders where all the Forest Rangers are gone. We never see one these days and sheep hanging around against rules and regulations. George Johnson and family will spend the winter in Glen dale.
 Bert Johnson and wife will move to town on Nov. 1st.
 Mrs. Fred Platten says she intends raising turkeys as they are easier to raise than chick ems. Mrs. Platten has some turkeys which she will dispose of this fall.
 Frank Herr has his large crop of Oat hay ready for the baler. We are glad that these worthy people have been suc- cessful this year.
 Red Lake has nothing on this section. When Red Lake can raise a crop when this section cannot, then and not until then will we believe it is the coming crop country.
 Everybody has a good crop of potatoes, which will tend to lower the price.
 The Spring Valley fall round up has gone to the For est after rounding up in the mountains. It looks as if we will not sell any steers. No one wants to buy. Why? f Little Miss Ward, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ben Ward of ; the State Highway. has been i'll but is better now.
 We are glad the Supervisors of Coconino County have secur- ed MT. Goodman as County en- gineer. MT. Goodman is the right man in the right place and will do his utmost to see that everyone gets a square deal We regret that politics took him from the state high way as he was the man for that : place.
 Some state positions are really needless. Why in the , world do they have a state right-of-way man, when the t surveyor could do the work just as well and at the same time : not be so stingy in giving what } a person asks. We think it a } waste of money.
 7 A great many attended the t circus and were highly pleased [ It was a beautiful day. The . school children had a holiday t Mrs. Chas. Carder and fam.
Williams news., 1917-10-25
[. W. CREST TELLS
 HOW ID CONSERVE

SdnlZSr or the fleQgo Cara Campaign, working under the direction of Food Administrat- or Hoover, gave a most interest ing address at the school aud itorium Tuesday afternoon. MT. Crist, who was sent to the Pacific Coast from Washington to further Food Conservation, kindly arranged to remain in Williams long enough to tell the people here of his work tho he was due at Prescott the same evening. The Wo- mans Club was called upon to secure an audience for the talk and were successful in getting word to nearly every home in Williams.
 The meeting was held at four o'clock, the school children op- ening the program by singing the national anthem, after which MT. Crist was introduc- ed to the audience.
 In his address MT. Crist gave interesting facts about the aims and purposes of the Food Ad- ministration and explained the Pledge Card Campaign, also, his talk included good sugges- tions on conservation of food and substitutions that will help.
 As a preface to his theme MT. Crist gave his audience graphic word picture of the horrors being perpetrated in Belgium today and showed the enormous sacrifices of the AL lies on the battle fields, sacri- fees made to save their coun- tries and ours, from the terrible ruthless inhumanity of the Ger man autocracy towards every thing not German. He also clearly presented the differ ence between autocratic and democratic governments by comparing the food conserva- tion demanded of the people of Germany and the plan of our own government which has placed each citizen on an hon. or basis, asking for voluntary cooperation.
 MT. Crists' statements were, in brief, the statements on the Home Cards which have been issued by the United States Food Administration and are in part, as follows;
 The men of the allied ma. tions are fighting; they are not on the farms. The production of food by these countries has therefore been greatly reduced and even before the war it was much less than the amount con sumed. The difference came from America and few other countries. Now this difference is greater than ever and, a the same time but little fooc can be brought in from the outside, except from America.
 Therefore, our allies depend on America for food as the! have never depended before and they ask us for it with { right which they have never i. had before.
 We must send more whea because the allies must nov import sixty percent of thei1 breadstuff instead of but fort! per cent imported in peaceful times. We can do this by no only economizing but by sub stitution. Our allies can no use corn meal as we can and l they could it would be impos sible to ship it to them in larg quantities for it is not durabl enough. There is but one wa, to assure them of sufficien wheat and that is the use O cornmeal in the United States The whole problem can be me
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
HOLD four AT OLD
TOWN FOR ROBBERY
OF CLOTHING STORE

Old Town, Me, Oct. 9.-Four men
who gave their names as F. H. Miller.
Pressure Isle: Martin B. Jackson, Cam
bridge, Mass; E. J, Howe, Boston. and
". B. Howe. We're arrested by City
Marshal Fernandez and Patrolman
Tremble here today for the robbery Of
the clothing store Of the Lincoln
Clothing Co, at Lincoln, Tuesday
night Entrance was made to the store
by way Of the basement.
Over $1,000 worth Of clothing. etc, was
taken. Later in the day a call came
from Mars Hill to hold the men for
forgery. as it is claimed there that
these men got away with $3.50 of the
merchants money on forged checks.
The men were travelling in a six-cyln-
der Cole automobile with the number
plate 3o306.
A hearing will Re held In Lincoln on
Thursday and the four men will be
arraigned on several charges.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
Cicotte and Slim Sallee Will
Pitch in Postponed Worlds
Series Game on Wednesday

Polo ground stands when the official
announcement of the postponement
was made. The lines in front of the
gates extended for several blocks when
the ticket boxes were opened early
in the forenoon and the men and boys,
many Of whom had stood in line all
night, filed into the grounds.
AS usual every ticket sold today hao
rain check attached, which will be
good only for the third game of the
series. Many of these found their way
into the hands of spectators. In most
cases, the rain checks were sold at a
profit to the holders.
When the first squall blew up the
diamond was uncovered and the play
ing surface hard and fast but Sc
quickly did the rain fall that the base
paths were heavy before the ground
keeper could spread the water proof
mats Tonight, there was every indi
cation that the opening game here
would be played under much the same
conditions as prevailed last Saturday
Continued on Page +Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
Wakelins Deny on Witness
Stand Killing Of Daughter

etta's death. Wakelin said he went into
his garden early in the morning and
worked all the forenoon He saw
'Tootsie" as he called his daughter,
eating her breakfast. He did not see
her go to school, but about 9,15 o'clock
he said he saw the child re-enter the
house by the back door. He heard her
crying in tho house. but did not see
her again until he found her body in
the woods that afternoon, he testified.
Wake'in Tells Of Movements
Continuing Wakeln told of his
movements up to P. NJ. when he said
his daughter, Mrs. Lillian johnson.
told him while he was still in the
garden that "Tootsie" had not returned
to school after her visit to the house
to get some books for which the teach
er had sent her. The witness said he
finished planting a row Of potatoes and
then went to his daughters house and
asked her to find out about "Tootsie."
He said he then went back to his
house and changed his rubber boots
which he had worn all morning for
shoes and started down Dexter road
and along SWANS Pond avenue TO the
school where he talked with the teach
err
Upon his return 10 his house from
the school Wakelin telephoned the
police that his daughter was missing.
and then started to search for her in
the neighhorhood He said he looked
in Tykesons we'll and barn, and then
struck into the woods near Dexter
road. He testified that he found his
daughters body 200 feet from the
point he entered the woods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
American Business Called to
Form War Service Boards

The duties of the committees are
outlined by the Chamber of Commerce
as follows:
ITO assemble accurate information
with respect to the facilities Of in
dustry and the possibilities. Of expan-
sion or readjustment Of plants and
equipment to meet government re-
quirements.
ITO arrange for the gathering Of fig-
ures as to cost of production in In
dustry.
ITO act with the priority commit
tee of the War Industries Board, which
is establishing principles governing the
distribution of materials in transpor-
tation and the order in which various
products are to be produced and dis
tributed.
ITO meet with government depart
ments to discuss questions affecting
industry raised by the war"
The governments purchase of war
supplies. it Is declared, it withdraw
ing so much material and labor from
established industries that many prob
lens are arising which can be met
only by serious study.
THE extent of the demand which
the government Is making on the in
dustrial resources of the country is
indicated" the statement says, "by re-
cent estimates that expenditures for
the first year of the war, including
loans to the Allies, will amount to
$4,000, 900 compared with estimates Of
the gross value of all business done
in the United States in 1916 ranging
from forty to eighty billions
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10

New York. Oct 9.-Heavy rain
which began shortly before noon, caus-
ed q postponement until tomorrow OF
the third Worlds Series game sched-
uled for today between the Chicago
White Sox and the New York Giants
Rain fell during the night and early
morning, but there was every prospec,
that the game would be played until
the beginning of the heavy downpour
which lasted all afternoon. The fore
cast for tomorrow is fair and warm
err. The rain today was accompanied
bv a decided drop in temperature.
$1,000 Had Arrived
Fully $4,000 spectators were in thu
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
In Spite of Supreme Mil
itary Effort Kaiser Is
Losing Ground
MILITARY REVIEW
OF FRENCH STAFF
Teutons Have Drawn Heavily
upon Inactive Armies in East
and Called out 1918 and 1919
Reserves Creation of New
Divisions Postponed

Washington, Oct 9.-Germany mil
itary strength now shows a clear de-
cline for the first time since the war
began. according to a review based
upon data from the French general
staff made public here tonight by t e
French High Commission. Worn down
and driven back by the never-cnding
pounding Of the allies on the western
front, the statement says, the Ger
mans have made their supreme mill
tary effort after drawing heavily up
on their inactive armies in the East
and calling out their 1918 and part of
the 1919 reserves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10

The companies awarded the con-
tlacts are the New York Shipbuilding
Corporation, the Cramp Co. the New
port News Shipbuilding and Drydock
co, the Fore River Shipbuilding Cor
poration, the Bath iron Works and the
Union Iron Works. All these COM
panies have had experience in destroy
or building and this is expected to
make for rapid work.
The Fore River Co. Mr.. Daniels ex-
llained, was the only one that had
offered to build more vessels than
we're awarded it. The builders were
called in, each except the Fore River
was given all the work it estimated It
could undertake. and the balance OF
the order. details Of which still are
withhold went to the Fore River Co.
Destroyers of Best Type
Secretary Daniels said he expecred
the first OF the new destroyers to be
launched and commissioned within
rinc months. They will he Of the lat
est, largest and improved type, which
have lust hecn tried by the American
ravy. he said. and found to be unsur-
passed by any destroyers in tho world.
"Thousards of men will be requir-
cd Ia man these destroyers," the sec
rotary's statement said. land we are
now busy training them. BY the time
the vessels arc completed the crews
will he ready"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
NO CONFIDENCE
Is Urged by Socialist
Democratic Leader
Dissatisfaction Expressed in Reich
stag Committee with Chancellor
Michaelis' Statement as to New
Fatherland Party and German
Peace Propaganda

Amsterdam, Oct. 9. - Chancellor
Michaelis in an address to the Reich
stag main committee yesterday. as re-
ported in Berlin dispatches, replied to
the charge that officials had under
taken propaganda for the new Father
land party, which is carrying on a
movement in favor Of German
peace" The chancellor laid down the
principle, which applies to Prussian
officials as we'll as those connected
with the imperial government, that
all are free in their political opinion
and are permitted to belong to any
party SO long as the empire is not en-
dangered thereby.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
President Wilson to Is
sue Executive Order
Including 20 Fun
damental Foods
TO HAVE LICENSE
RESTRICTIONS
Prime Purpose to Protect Pa
triot Against Stacker in Bus
iness-C troll Planned to
Remedy Economic Disturb
ances Incident to War

Washington, Oct. 9.-Virtually all
the staple foods consumed by the Am
erican people will be put under gov
eminent control Nov. l.
The food administration announced
Wilson will issue an executive order
requiring that manufacturers and dis
Continued on Page 10-CoIumn
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transferring men to il from this first
selection Tor the National Army.
Organized in II Divisions
The force Of 100000 men will be
organized into Is white divisions and
one colored division. one white di-
vision will be organized at each of
the l6 national army environments and
the units of colored divisions will be
organized a the various environments
where the number Of colored troops
is sufficient to organize a divisional
unit.
Instead of concentrating all of the
coiored men in the few cantonments
Of the southern states, the policy of
the war department will be to distrb-
ute them more or less evenly through
ou' all of the 16 national army can
tonmentS.
In the Southern states, whose
quotas go to the environments at Co
lumbia. South Carolina, Atlanta and
Little Rock, Camps Jackson, Gordon
and Pike. the number Of white men
required to fill up the National Guard
divisions furnished by those same
states is 50 great. and the proportion
# colored to white in the populatio
Of those states is SO great that it has
been found to be physically tmpossi-
hle to organize three National Guard
and three National Army divisions 1T
full strength from the white quotas e
these states, and therefore the war &C.
rartment has decided to take AL IF
the white men from the states, both
National Guard and National Army
and organize them into four fill
strength divisions (three National
Guard and one National Army. This
National Army division will ne or
ganized at Camp Jackson from the
men left over at Camps Jackson, Cor
don and Pike, after the three Nation
al Guard divisions Goth, 31st and "9th)
have been filed up to strength.
at Camp Gordon. after its white
quota has been transferred 10 the Ma
Continued on Page 4-Coi. s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
FRENCHMENr CROSS FLOODED RIVERS TAKING
TWO VILLAGES AND SEVERAL BLOCKHOUSES
Men C apture
Poelcapelle : Part of
Plan to Force Back
Germans and Compel
Evacuation of Naval
and U-Boat Bases on
North Sea

The big fight is on again in Flan-
ders, and the Germans are being
hammered hard. Field Marshal Haig
is battering away on the sector east
and northeast of Ypres while French
troops have joined up with the Brit
ish left wing to the south Of DiXmude
in an endeavor to bring that section
of the line even with the sharp wedge
that has been driven into tue Ger
man front by Haig cast If Brool,
seinde.
Goodly Cams Made
Launching their attacks simultane-
Cusly Tuesday morning, both armies
had been rewarded with goodly gains
before niehtfall. in addition to hav-
ing inflicted heavy casualties on :he
Germans and taking many of their
men prisoners. Prior to the announce
ment of the commencement of the at
tack there had been no intimatio1
that the Frenchmen were ready for an
advance. In fact: /: had been rather
expected that even the British com
mander- in-ctief would delay taking
the aggressive again for several days
owing to the terrible conditions of the
ground he is in quest ola veritable
marsh owing to the heavy rains or
Sunday and Monday.
With apparent ease. the Frenchmen
crossed tho flooded Broenbeke and
, Jansbek rivers and cantured the VII
laPes of st. Jean de Mangelare and
Neldhoek together with numerous
h'ockhouses and made prisoners ~
several hundred Germans. The advance
Of the French was over front of moro
than mile and q half and penetrated
: the German line to 2 depth Of ono and
| 2 quarter miles.
Haie's Principal Offensive
Haig's principal offensive Centered
on the portions of the Passchendeale-
Gheluvlt ridge still held by the Ger
! mans, being directed eastward from
Poelcapelle, which was captured. and
| northea stward from Broodseinde to-
ward Passchendeale, the ultimate 90
| jective, still being the Ostend Lille
road. Taken as whole. the john
! operation makes moro apparent the
browning desire of the Allies in this
region. The forcing back Of the Ger
mans to points where their evacus-
ton Of Ostend and Zeebrugge navai
and submarine bases on the North sea
| will become necessary. At several
| points Haig's advance was sharply
contested by the Germa ns-particular-
! ~ north of Broodsende the nearest
approach to the railroad line and near
/ the Polderhoke chateau Nowhere
1 however were the Germans able to
! stay the advance except near Folder
Continued on Page 1o-CoI. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
SUBSTANTIAL RAISE
IN MANCHESTER MILLS

r." hester \ H. Oct. Am
!. .'fnHr' = an increase in wages af.
. - 2fpartments was made to-
Agent Herman +. Straw ~
+. N'n0Fkeac Manufacturing Co. EN-
5000 textile operatives in its
\ mills here. The raise which
'f'otive next Monday will be
Rn''al one" the notices read.
|. 'ereentage q increase is men
\. IN i's last four increases during
\ t'st y months. the Amoskeag Co.
" Aot adopted The straight 10 per cent
eAt has formulated new sched-
- on a sliding scale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
PROVIDENCE LEADER
new ENGLAND CITIES
FOR LIBERTY LOAN

Boston, Oct. 9.-Liberty Loan suhscrip-
tons Of sl.516,oo0 reported YESTERDAY from
Providence r. l., were the largest re-
ceived that day in any New England CITY.
forcing Boston with 81 $1,000 into second
place. according to an announcement at
the loan headquarters here tonight. To-
days reports from 1917 Of 1913 banks In the
district brought the New England total
to s35. $4,000 Todays subscriptions from
individual cities and towns will be an
nounced tomorrow
Boston Subscriptions Extended
Canvassing for subscriptions in Greater
Boston was widely extended today when
70 trade committees began their work
with 1000 men in the field in a campaign
to raise $112.oo0.ooo among the industries
In the territory. Another feature Of the
days work was the installing Of adver-
Using cards in street cars throughout the
federal reserve district.
Liberal subscriptions were reported At a
rally at the Liberty Loan cottage on the
Common after a club OF society girls hat
put the newly built cottage In readiness
by liberal use OF soap and scrub brush
es. canvasser in one eastern Massa-
chusetts, city told OF selling a $50 bond 10
an occupant Of an Old Ladies' Home.
Unable to understand his explanation
that after buying the bond she would
have still the same amount Of p@eperty
as before. nevertheless she decided to
sacrifice one-ha1f OF the 500 she was saw. |
ing to pay her funeral expenses In order
to buy the bond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
NEW TEuTON|C PEACE
OFFER IS REPORTED

pet Germany and Aus
pave agreed to make an
"rer 10 the Allies. the
- "t'lns y Rerln says IT learns
:, authority The offer will have
H.. s No territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
/, a'r ~ RelEium and French ter
mo -'n"nc'ation of positive terri
|, ''.-r'ane for payments In money
'fe~"fv on either side.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
Enemy's Resources Diminishing

Thus while the allies have reached
and are prepared to maintain their
full strength while awaiting the com
ing of Americas great army, the enc
my's resources are diminishing at the
very moment when the military situl-
ton demands that they increase.
This shows concludes the state
ment, "the decisive chara cter attend
ing the operations in 1918. when three
great democracies, England, France
and America will unite thei, entire
strength in attacking the enemy, in
conformity with the only sound prjn-
ciples of war"
The commissions statement issue d
through the committee on publ. in
formation says:
Continued on Page 8, Column 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10

Washington, Oct. "a general call
on American business to form war
service committees in every branch
Of industry to cooperate with the
government was made today by the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States. The committees will absorb
the functions Of the industries. COM
mittees of the Council of National De-
Tense, which will be abolished under
a reorganization plan.
War Service Committees
The war service committees Will deal
directly with the Defense Councils
war industries board now negotiating
government war purchases. They will
assist in apportioning government or
ders and will aid in determining pri-
GRITTY matters. The defense councils
industries committees in most in
stances are expected to be retained
as the war service committee and the
only change will be that members no
longer will be connected in any way
with the government.
The Defense Councils committee
system has given cause for criticism
that the committee acting as govern
merit advisers in making purchases
were often themselves interested.
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Observe Reticence

In their political activities officials
should observe reticence, so that the
public may not lose faith in their i'm
Partially. To force or induce subor-
dinates to adopt an attitude in favor Of
any party, the chancellor continued,
would be to abuse official positions.
This will not be permitted the chan
celor said, and obedience to this prin-
ciple will he enforced in cases brought
to his attention.
AS regards the army. tho chancellor
Continued on Page 4-CoI. 81
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Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 9.-Joseph
wakelin and his wife Sarah on trial
for manslaughter on account of the
death of their little daughter Loretta,
denied on the witness stand today that
they had anything to do with the kill
ing of the child. Both :sserted their
love for her and told of their horror
when they learned that she had been
strangied to death in the woods while
on her way to school.