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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
French Onslaught
Receivers All Lines
Germans Stor1ned
Teuton Offensive Is Crushed at It's Beginning by
Counter-Attack Despite the Care and Strength
of It's Organization

big German offensive against the French line east of
Vauxaion Monday in which trenches stormed and
ured has gone almost for naugh for the French forces in
violent couneroensive have regained all their lost
ground Tuesday night.
Although the German prince had launched his at
tack with huge eectives composed Of picked troops and
cred by heavy artillery fire and by bomb dropping air.
craft his tenure of the captured positions shorved and
only salient 400 northeast of the Noisy
mains in his hands In addition heavy casualties inflicted
on the Germans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
New York Report

New York, June 21.-Revised figures
of the Red Cross war fund issued here
tonight show that the goal aimed for
throughout the country-s1oo,o 900, ooo-is
more than half reached. The total for
New York City. as given out official
" was s2s.6s1 ,965 More than $4,000, 900
has been subscribed in other sections
of the country.
The biggest individual donation re-
ceived today was IS, 0oo.0 900 by the Rock
efeller Foundation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22

REGISTERED

Washington, June Fl.
War registration returns, vir-
tually completed tonight by
reports from Wyoming and
Kentucky, show 9,649,938
men between the ages of Fl
and 80 years, inclusive, have
been enrolled for the coun-
try's service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22

Boston, June 21.-Proceedings aimed
at alleged unlawful combinations In
control of the fish industry were
brought by the federal government un-
der the Sherman Act today against
the Boston Fish Pier Co, the New
England Fish Exchange. the Bay State
Fishing Co., the Boston Fish Market
Corporation and the Commonwealth
Ice & Storage Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
Food Bill
Frightening
SENATE AGREES
TO COMPROMISE
House Rejects Proposals
to Leave Way Clear
for Final Vote on Sat-
urday

Washington, June 21.-Prospect for
passage Of the administration food
control bill by July 1, as earnestly de-
sired by President Wilson, appeared
brighter tonight after the House had
rejected important amendments which
promised to delay final action and Sen
ate leaders had tentatively agreed to
COMPROMISES designed to expedite con-
sideration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
P0RTlAND'S fund
Is S102,985 or More Than Two
Thirds of Quota

Portland Me. June 21-The contri-
buttons to the Red Cross fund in this
city amounted to s102,985, or more
than two-thirds Of the amount re-
quired, at noon today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
Maine Has Above Half
Red Cross Quota--New
York and Boston Reports

Portland Me- June 21Reports from many sections of the
tonight Red Cross headquarters here showed that
least S29OOOO considerably than half of Maine alot
ment of the relief fund.- had been raised Campaigns
lust being started in a number Of new places.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
Augustus Subscriptions for
Red Cross Total S25.384 Sc
QOOIA Or WAR FUND is PASSED THURSDAY
BUT DRIVE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS CONTINUES
Dunnack' sAnswer toRobbie

Inc following telegram received during Thurs
day forenoon by Manager Dunnack:
Washington D. c., June 90
Henry E. Dunnack
American Red Cross.
War Council reoces in Augustus total today TWEEN.
-one thousand, seven hundred eghy-nne dollars and
seventy-eght cents. Would suggest you follow lead of
some other cities and raise goal 1t mighty graft
tying to see Names generous response
KENNETH ROBBIE
Secretary War Council.
1t afforded Mr.. Dunnack great deal of pleasure to
be able to return the following answer:
Augusta, Me-, June p, 1917
H. c. Hill, War Council,
American Red Cross
Washington L. c.
Augusta, the home of James G. Blaine sends greeting
and begs to that II O'Clock June p its full
appOrtiOnment of the Red War Fund was pledged
and the big drive continues
HENRY E. DUNNACK.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
N. HIS RED CROSS
One-Fourth of Quota Raised
Confident of All

Concord. n. H, June 21.-New
Hampshire contributions to the Red
Cross war fund We're estimated at
100000 at noon today and Chairman
George 8. Leighton was confident that
the state would raise its quota of $780,
600
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22

One of the curiosities Of the summer
was a man rowing in a row boat on the
river Thursday afternoon, saws the
Bath Times. Rowing as a means Of
propelling a boat is almost a lost art
on the Kennebec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
Other Reverses

Likewise in Champagne the crown
prince has been badly battered be-
tween Mont Carnillet and Mont Blond.
In an attempt to recapture positions
previously taken from them the Ger
mans first were repulsed by the
French, who then assumed the often
sive and advanced their line on a front
of more than six hundred yards and
to a depth in excess Of 300 yards. Here
also the Germans lost heavily.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
Calm on British Front

Comparative calm prevails on the
front in France held by the British
troops. Artillery duels are in prog
ress on various sectors in Belgium.
In the Russian theatre. according to
the Berlin war office. the artillery of
the Russians and Austro Germans has
increased in activity in Volhynia and
Galicia
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
THE WEATHER
OVERCAST

Weather forecast for New England
and east New York: Overcast Friday;
Saturday fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
People Convinced

1.-THE Russian people thoroughly I'M
derstand and are fully convinced" said
Mrf Bakhmetieft, that II Is absolute
ly necessary to root out the autocratic
principles which underlie and are rep
resented by German n1ilitarisrl, which
threatens the peace. the freedom and
the happiness of the world"
HI.eeae
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
Fishing Industry
Combines Charged

Proceedings Against Alleged Illegal Mergers
Involving Boston Fish Pier Co., New England
Fish Exchange, Bay State Fishing Co., Boston
Fish Market Corporation and Commonwealth
Storage Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
PRISONERS WENT On STRIKE.
Refused to Go Back TO il Until One
of Their Number Was Fired.

Perhaps the queerest strike on rec
ord was that of workhouse prisoners
in Delaware county, Indiana, recently
when they refused to return to jail
unless one of their number received his
freedom. And it was not that they
desired him to be free, either, but be-
cause they wished to be freed of his
presence.
Il had my gang of prisonrs way out
by Yorktown, working on a country
road that needed repairing, said
James Cole, workhouse superintendent,
'when | noticed, about time to load
them into the automobile and bring
them back, that the prisoners were
hanging back and talking among them
selves. Finally one of them came to
me with the story and his demands.
1.-The boys here won t 60 back to
jail with you unless you fire Danny,
there said the spokesman, "They
won t ride back in the machine with
him because he has varmin in his hair
and on his body. You either let him
go or no more Jail for us. We We
agreed to make run for it if yot
don t, and you can t catch all of us.
"'Of course had no right to allow
the man his freedom, Cole continued
"but the fellow jumped and ran away
just then and m bound to admit we
didn t try very hard to catch him
Anyway, that broke the strike
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The annual meeting of the Columbian
book club will be held Tuesday evening
with Mrs. MaNerctte A. Fisher
The Phiathpa class OF The First Bap-
fist church will meet in the Red Gross
rooms Tuesday afternoon at go TO sew
for the Red Cross
There will be a Halloween social and
dance in n. Of G. hall tomorrow night i,
social and cards from 5 TO To-; dancing
viii start promptly at 9.
All persons who are knitting scarfs OF
doing any cotton knitting are asked "a
have finished articles turned in To the Red
Cross headquarters by Nov /.
The third and fourth degrees will be
conferred Wednesday evening at the reg
ular meeting Of Protective Grange. The
harvest supper will bC served and all are
requested To contribute with9it solicita.
ton.
J. Kirby caught his right hand in ono
OF the self feeding saws which he was
operating AT the White River Chair Co
Saturday afternoon and the member wa
badly iammed. DR.. II. p. Greene dressed
the injuries.
One Of Peter Biagotti's delivery wagon:
collided with an automobile shortly be
fore o'clock Saturday night in the plaza
opposite the railroad station. The auto
mobile was owned by A. l.. Billings. NJ
damage resulted to either vehicle.
County Agent A. w. Swceton was il
Marlboro Friday night to Judge the eX
hibits az the annual fair of Marlbor,
Grange, AMI he says il was one of tn,
best ever held in that town. Especial,
good showings were made OF apples
canned fruit, vegetables and cake Worl
of the school children also was displayed
Prizes were awarded to the best exhibit
in each class and the best general exhibit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
DON'T BURN LEAVES.
They Can be Made into Excellent Fer
tilizer With Little Effort

An Auburndale, Mass, man writes as
follows to the Boston Herald
Some three years ago | saw an article
written by some one connected with the
United States agricultural department,
stating that millions of dollars worth of
good fertilizers was lost every year by
the burning Of leaves, instead of com
posting them. | tried an experiment.
took my maple, chestnut and elm leaves
in the fall of 1915 and Put them in a
pile, mixing with them some fine coal
ashes, only small amount. In the fall
of 1916 / worked the pile over and
found it well decomposed. In the spring
of 1917. | worked it over again and
planted potatoes on it. These grew fine
ly, and have produced as good a yield
as any in my garden. In fact they
average a larger size than those planted
upon stable manure.
Nothing but decayed leaves and a
little ashes. Oak leaves require a year
longer to properly decompose. A little
loan mixed with them will hasten de
| composition. | am sending this infor
nation in hope that many of your nu
merous readers will see it and try the
f., experiment for themselves. | wonder
why our state and national agriculture
departments, having in their possession
! knowledge of this valuable source o.
supply so greatly needed in the land
do not advertise the fact more extern
sively
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
FOOD PLEDGES STARTED.
Half a Million Canvassers Are at Work
in the Nation Today

WASHINGTON, Oct. 90. - Food
pledge week got actively underway to-
day with a half million canvassers
throughout the country securing pledges
from 2,000,0 900 homes for the observ-
ance of the food administration S di-
rections and advice in food economy
which President Wilson has endorsed.
Lord Northcliffe, head of the British
war mission III the United States, places
the situation before the American peo-
pie briefly as follows: The situation
which we have to deal with right now
in this food pledge week is obvious.
Either the stav-at homes must save that
the soldiers may get their vital needs
or the soldiers must go short so that
the stav-at homes may fatten.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
AN ARCTIC RESCUE.
How Corporal Cox Won Certificate
of Merit from President.

In the dreary, isolated region of Lake
Mimic, 20 miles across country from
the Tanana Fairbanks trail in Alaska, a
solitary trapper was struggling through
the snow. He was heading for a cabin
that he knew was near the lake; he
planned to rest there and to eat bite
from his pack.
Vacated he grunted, as he kicked
through the drifts, and, pushing
against the door, stumbled into the dark
interior. He struck a match and as II
fared he was startled by a moan.
"Who sent YOU? How did you
know!' came in frenzied voice from
la bunk in the corner.
"Who is it-Monte?'
eyes, was the answer .'Both my
legs are frozen. Can t move. | We been
here since yesterday morning. Get me
to Fairbanks quick or IN done for. y
The trappcr struggled IS miles for
help to the Mimic road house. At that
point Hammes, the proprietor of the
house, took up the journey, covered the
remaining u miles to the Mimic sig
nal station and reported the case of old
the dog team and a light sled filed
4 with furry robes and containing the
first aid kit, Hammes and Corp. Cox,
the operator in charge of Mimic, left
the station. They reached the road
house by noon and there the trapper
volunteered to guide Cox to Monte S
cabin. The two men set out across the
trackless fats, breaking trail in the
face of q ripping wind.
Cox and the trapper and the dogs
reached the hut at 0 clock in the eve
lining, having travelled the last four and
a half hours in darkness. They found
old Monte as the trapper had left him
he was suffering intensely and had no,
slept for Sc hours. Cox at once admin
istered morphine, and as the man fel
into the muah-needed sleep the res
cuers set about dressing the frozer
limbs
Cox did as much as he could for tn,
woodsman, and early the next morning
beneath fading northern lights. put hi
patient on the sled and started for thu
Fairbanks trail BY midafternoon h
made the Is miles to the road house
There Monte was again treated, and il
the morning Cox started alone with th
injured man for Fairbanks, AZ mile
away. That day he covered 40 mile
and stopped for the second night a
Esther Greek road house. BY o'clocl
the following morning they reaches
Fairbanks, and old Monte was receiving
the best surgical and nursing care tina
the hospital could supply. In the en-,
he had to lose both feet, but he lived
Within few weeks the Presiden
of the United States learned of Corr
Cox S exploit and awarded him eel
tifcate of merit, which not only is
most distinguished honor, but carrie
with it an increase in pay.-Red eros
| Magazine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
YOUR FAMILY DOCTOR.
Perplexing Question Caused by Call to
Military Service.

/ Thousands of doctors will go into mill
''tary service during the next few months.
Many people will not realize until their
family physician has gone how much
they have depended upon his skill and
| Judgment for their well being.
The perplexing question will be,
- Whom shall we have for doctor or
what shall we do?' Naturally many
trouble arises and here is where mis-
takes will be made which may prove
most unfortunate.
| Rather than consult strange doctor
some will endeavor to tide over with
lpatent medicines with the result that
serious disorders will get such head
way that they cannot be checked 9th
ers will try to get along without ply
stefan until they find the malady wen
developed and too late for a doctor,
when called, to render material assis-
tance. 1t is believed that the exces
sive deaths among children in the coun-
tries abroad, during the first year of the
war, were in a great measure due to
should heed good advice and not sac
nor jeopardize our own health by ganlb-
ling with patent medicines.
Not all the good doctors will go to
war and those at home will be kept
very busy with the added duties. Many
of these doctors are arranging to share
their fees with their brothers in the
service and by so doing are rendering
patriotic service. An overworked doc
tor cannot render as satisfactory sery
ice as he might if not tired out. There
!are many doctors oyerworked because
of the thoughtlessness of their patients
and we take the liberty of Offering these
suggestions:
/. Do not wait until evening or night
to call your doctor when you could have
called him earlier.
>. When calling doctor do not send
the message to come ''at once' unless
the case is urgent.
. 3. Leave for the doctor an idea of
, the service required, whether medical,
surgical or otherwise.
By calling the doctor in the day he
, will be able to arrange his calls so that
: he will not have to travel the same
! lSround over several times during the
t iday, enabling him to respond to all
: calls more promptly and to attend to &
| larger number of patients. Unwarrant
? ed call for the doctor to come sat once
t always disconcert the busy doctor and
| may deprive another seriously i'll of the
Immediate attention he or she was about
t Ito receive. Stating the nature of the
). ILLNESS or injury when calling a doctor
; enables him to come prepared to render
a his best service at once. He cannot
$ carry all of his instruments and drugs
S ito every case.
| Conservation along all lines is being
urged but do not forget the doctor; he
is human, h;< labors are arduous and
must be. conserved if the life and health
: of the community are to be maintained
:, Com. State Department of Health
. Bulletin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
Valuable Criticism.

The author of ''Children of the Dead
End, Mr.. Patrick MacGill, who is now
serving at the front, received strik-
ing reminder that "a prophet is not
without honor save in his own coun-
try when he took advantage of a
week s leave to visit his native vii
lage in the west OF Ireland.
The villagers. with all of whom he
had been acquainted from boyhood, now
looked at him askance. He had writ
ten a bad book, he was told, and it fol
lowed, therefore, that he must be bad
man.
''1hen YOU don't like my book?'
Mr.. MacGill asked one of them.
Like it?' was. the indignant re-
ply, according to the Taller. q
wouldn t read it for a hundred pounds
money down. Youth S Companion
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
JUMPED FROM WINDOW.
Sensational Suicide of Wealthy Provi
dence Man in Baltimore

BALTIMORE Md, Oct. 29.-Henry
S. Woodward, 90 years, belonging TO a
wealthy and socially prominent family
of Providence, r. l., committed suicide
here today by jumping from a hotel
window. The coroner's certificate de-
clared he was insane at the time Wood
ward, accompanied by his mother and
n physician. was on his way to Florida
for his health.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
MAY STOP CHICAGO RACES.
Police Recommend to Mayor That Meet
ing Be Prevented

CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-The l5-day race
meeting scheduled to open at half
mile track in Austin, a suburb, will be
forbidden if Mayor William Hale
Thompson acts ON the recommendation
of police and city legal authorities. The
police said last night that the meeting
would encourage gambling and revive
hand books.
Louis f. Peters, secretary of the
United Jockey club, which applied for
the license, said the meeting was to be a
=" betless' affair. Two hundred horses
are quartered at the track.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
FILIPINos FOR SUBMARINES.
Training for Service at Cavite Naval
Base
YOKOHOMA. Oct. 29.-The

YOKOHOMA, Oct. 29.-The Japan
Advertiser, in a letter from Manila,
states that Filipinos are enlisting for
service on United States submarines
and destroyers. Their enthusiasm TO
serve the government is said to be
high. They are training at the Cayite
naval base. Many of the volunteers
are students at. the college of engineer
ing, University of the Philippines. In
tensive training began at Manila on
July !, and the plans for a Philippine
navy have alnady been made.
This encouragement is hailed by the
Japanese press as an evidence of the
loyalty of the Filipinos to the great
republic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
RATHER ENGAGES MOTORISTS.
Snake Holds UP Car and Puts Up Good
Fight.

NINELAND. y. j.. Oct. 29-Stanley
Fox and Saul North were held up recently
by a four and hall foot rattlesnakc in
the woods few miles east of here.
The snake was coied in the sunshine
on an old wood road and the whirr of the
automobile seemed to irritate it. Several
times the Young men attempted to run
over it. but desisted, because they were
afraid it would Jump into the machine
Alter a lively fight North landed a
knockout blow. The snake had eight
rattles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
TROOP TRAIN CARS BURN.
Members of One Company Escape
from the Pullman Windows.

CORNING, n. Y, Oct. 29.-Fire of
uncertain origin destroyed two cars of
a troop train on the Erie railroad at
Rathbone early yesterday, forcing the
members of one company to escape
from their Pullman through the win.
dows as other escape was cut off by
the flames as the men slept. The mem
bers of this company lost their reserve
uniforms and personal belongings with
commissary ear that was DESTROYED
The loss exceeds $4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
GIRL MISSING A YEAR FOUND.
Said She Had Gene Away in Search
Of Mother.

CHARLOTTE, Mich, Oct 2o.-Liv-
ing under the name Of Tess Raymond,
Ethel Deal. the sixteen yearold Char
lotte girl who has been missing year,
has been returned to this city.
She SAYS that she went to Jackson
with a strange man, who took her to
Mrs. Raymond. who was dying. This
woman claimed Ethel as her own
daughter, she having made 4 suhst itu-
ton of her for Mr.. and Mrs John
Deals real daughter years ago. Off.
GERS said the girl ran away to escape
school.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
PRESSES IDLE TO-DAY.
Printing Trade in New York Is Tied
Up as Result CT Strike.

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-Fully $500 press
feeders and pressmen, according to union
estimates, struck here today, tying up, it
was claimed, virtually all printing estab-
lishments in the city The walkout came
as Il result of refusal by employing print
ers to grant demands for fiat wage in.
crease OF 81 a week to the feeders and
10 per cent increase for the pressmen
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
VALUE BOYS LIFE AT S25.
Jury Awards That Amount to Lad ;
Parents

LANCASTER, Pa, Oct ga Ian
caster county jury in common pleas
court has decided that a nine.year old
boys value is $25.
1t was in the case of Joseph Ohm and
his wife, living near Gap, suit against
Willis g. Kreider to recover damages
for the death of their son on November
3, 1916. Kreider used bus for trans
porting children to and from school anG
the boy was killed when the team was
struck by a trolley ear near Gap.
The claim was based on Kreider' s al
legged carelessness in driving so close t
the car track that when a car came
along il hit the wagon, throwing the
child under the car.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
GOVERNORS WIFE KILLED.
Mrs. j. G. Townsend, Jr of Delaware
Victim of Auto Accident.

WILMINGTON. Del, Oct. 29.-Gov.
John G. Townsend, ir.. was injured
and his wife is dead as the result of
an automobile accident late Saturday
night while returning to their home at
Selbyville from Newark, where the
governor was the speaker at the corner
stone laying of a new dormitorv for
the Woman s college. They encoun-
tered a storm and suddenly team
loomed up ahead. The governor threw
on the brakes Of his motor car and 1t
skidded, turning over twice. The gov
ernor was thrown clear and not bad
~ hurt. He removed his wife from
beneath the car, but she died in a few
minutes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
JAMAICA.

There was good attendance at the
last Red Cross meeting Work was done
on shoulder wraps, slings, hot water bot
tie covers, and knitted articles At this
meeting Miss Almeria Bailey rendered her
resignation from the general committee
OF the auxiliary and Mrs L. II Sprague
was elected 60 fill the vacancy An
nouncement was made in the meeting
that gift Of - had been received Il
help buy supplies