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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-02
Doubt over Reply's Dispatch

One high official close to the PreSi-
dent declared tonight that no commu-
nication had been sent to Berlin or to
Count Won Bernstorff who outwardly
was expecting severance of diplo-
matte relations.
There was every indication In official
quarters that note had been deter
mined upon. but the indications as to
whether it actually had been dispatch
ed were divided with a few high Off
Gals as authority that it had not, and
some others who gave limitations of a
belief that it had.
The American Course
From under the curtain of official 81
lence, drawn closely over every move
today, came various inklings taken ev-
erywhere as index fingers pointing to-
ward the probable course of the United
States.
1t was undisputed that the government
would not permit Germany's announce
ment to stand without challenge.
But whether President Wilson's answer
will be solemn warning of a break in dip
lomatic relations if Germanys program
of ruthlessness is carried into effect or
actually a severance OF relations with
out further waiting, remained undis-
closed.
Officials Silent
White House officials and Secretary
Lansing followed the same course they
have adopted on previous occasions when
a communication had been dispatched to
Berlin and they were awaiting its receipt
in the German capital before making any
announcement In this country. 1t was
course of absolute silence; of fiat refusal
to disclose any information whatever; to
discuss the subject in any way or to an
swer any inquiries upon 1t.
All the days developments followed the
same course which has become familiar
to close observers of the procedure of
the administration when it is dealing
with a foreign crisis.
Lansing at Work
Secretary Lansing began by denying
himself to callers. Notwithstanding it
was the regular day for receiving repre-
sentatives of foreign governments at the
state department, he declined to receive
such persons as the British and Japanese
ambassadors and they were turned over
to subordinate officers.
It became known then that Mr..
Lansing was engaged at work ION
something for the President"
Conference at White House
Shortly before noon the secretary
went to the White House taking with
him some documents, and, instead of
going to the executive offices. went TO
the mansion itself. where he and the
! President conferred undisturbed for
more than an hour.
! When he left the President Mr.
Lansing refused absolutely to discuss
the situation or answer any inquiries.
/ Then later in the day when he met
newspaper correspondents, he said
! "Gentlemen, | have nothing to tell
you; neither will l answer any ques-
| tons"
! He modified his latter statement on
| ly to say he had no communication
throughout the day with the German
ambassador, adding that there was no
prospect of any announcement during
the night.
| Gentinusd on Page 8 Column 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-02
RELIABILITY

When buying Jewelry the reliability of
the firm you're trading with is the first
considerations We have been in the
Jewelry business right here on Lisbon
St, 55 years and guarantee every article
sold in our store to be exactly as repre-
scented We also guarantee our prices to
be as low Cor lower as any other reliable
Jewelry House in Maine
Watches. Diamonds, Rings, Wedding
Rings, Seal Rings. Silverware for the
table, and all sorts Of beautiful and I'M
exnensiNe Gift articles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-02
Preparing to Sail

tile Marine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
HOLDING UP PRECIOUS LETTER
African Blacks Fail to Realize What
Missive Means to the Exiled,
homesick White Man.

1t Is pioneer custom in Africa, east
and west, that the white mans local
letter Is franked from town to town.
The black man to whom the white
man gives his letter carries 1t to the
headman of the next settlement. who
carries it in turn to his brother head
man down the trail and so from hand
to hand by day and by night, with
glance from any passing white man,
the letter goes forward. Such a let
ter-carried as the custom is, in a
split rod from which there hung, like
flag, bit of turkey red-changed
hands that night before my tent. And
now 1 write 1t In white mans book
that the postmen .loitered.
To stand and chat there in the noon
light with the exile's letter In your
hands-how could you do that, you
two old heartless headmen? watched
you from my little green tent. 1t is
remembered of you that you so de-
layed, while In some lonely hamlet
under that same moon n white man
sickened for letter. And when one
gave the forked stick to the other, 1t
"'-S eASiA 'oo iutO IL iuueeu, HS you
would say. you spoke nos more than
five words of gossip one to the other,
those words were five too many. It is
remembered Of you, and n thousand
nights since when have waited for
the mail. IL 1t were n moonlight night,
L have told myself with an. extreme
self-pity and a bitterness, '"The carrier
Is gossiping in some clearing" / have
seen In my heart that man with the
load of mail upon his back, standing
for hours by friend of his, laughing
ana asking news one of the other. This
conjured vision of two black men hold
ing up the mail is the sad issue of an
Imagination infected beyond cleansing.
You see, I saw them do it.-Jean Ken
yon Mackenzie, in the Atlantic.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
'CASCARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach
blliousness or constipation
by morning.
Get a 1O-cent box now.

Get 10-cent box now.
Turn the rascals out-the headache,
biliousness, Indigestion, the sick. sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions of men and women take .
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by lazy
liver. clogged bowels or an upset stom-
ach.
Don't put In another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach:
remove the sour fermenting foods
take the excess bile from your. liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens You
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means clear head,
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never gripe or sicken. Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
Feeding Babies In Pondoland.

If a Pondo baby lives through the.
first year of his life, nothing short of
an earthquake or submarine can
jeopardize his future. Consider, for
example, the way he is fed.
His mother lays him flat on his
back on her lap. With one hand she
makes q funnel over his mouth and
with the other holds gourd contain
ing about quart of thick, sour milk,
called "amasa." This she proceeds to
pour down the screaming child despite
his sputters, kicks and choklngs. Not
until the last drop has passed through
her hand does she release him.
A frequent result of this forced feed
ing is convulsion, and the mother,
frantic with fear, dispatches a messen-
ger for the medicine man. If he is
proper medicine man he has carefully
quizzed the messenger on the way
over, and knows just what is expected
of him.
Without even a cursory glance at
the sick child, he calls for large dish
and into this pours little more than
pint of water. Powdered roots,
bark, bones, claws and. sometimes
pieces of hair are mixed with the wa
ter and the mother is then ordered 20
give all of this splendid medicine to
the baby instanter. The doctor then
departs for some distant place, leay-
Ing no immediate address.-A. NJ. An
derson, In World Outlook. /.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
LIFT YOUR CORNS
OFF WITH FINGERS
How to loosen a tender corn
or callus so II lifts out
without pain.

Let folks step on your feet hereafter I;
wear shoes size smaller If you like,
for corns will never again send electric
sparks of pain through you, according
to this Cincinnati authority.
He says that few drops Of a drug
called freezone. applied directly upon
tender, aching corn, instantly re-
lieves soreness, and soon the entire
corn. root and all. lifts right out.
This drug dries at once and simply
shrivels up the corn or callus without
even Irritating the surrounding skin.
A small bottle of freezone obtained
at any drug store will cost very little
but will positively remove every hard
or soft corn or callus from ones feet.
II your druggist hasn't stocked this
new drug yet, tell him to get small
bottle Of freezone for you from his
wholesale drug house.-adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
What Is Uric oAcid i?

Everyone has uric acid in the system,
but naturally in small quantities. Ex-
;essive amount is caused by eating too
much meat and foods that ferment in
stomach. The kidneys, being the filters
of the blood, are supposed to separate
and throw the poisons out OF the system.
Weak, tired and overworked kidneys
fail to do this, hence the uric acid accu-
.nulates and the urate salts are carried
by the blood to the solid tissue structure,
causing backache, lumbago, rheuma-
tism, dropsy, drowsiness, and tired
feeling.
To overcome the trouble is only a
matter OF toning up the kidneys, and this
is best done by a treatment with Anuric,
three times day. Anuric is q recent
discovery OF DR.. Pierce Of Buffalo, N. T.,
and can be obtained at any drug store.
Experience taught Doctor Pierce that
Anuric is a more powerful agent than
lithia in dissolving uric acid, and It Is
then carried out OF the system.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
Ry }. w. MULLER
oopyrish. By }. W. Mui,sr

bring out its power by living In gentle
ness, in loving tolerance, in the sane
tity of good deeds. and with faith In
God. And / command your children's
children to appear before this court
in thousand times thousand years.
Then there will sit in this Judgment
seat man wiser than l. He will rem
der the verdictr"
Saladin bowed his head and mur-
INJURED the name of God
"Saladin,' said Nathan the Wise, 'if
thou art this wiser man.
'Whati I? l, the dust the moth
ingf" The Moslem seized the Jews
hand. "The thousand tines thousand
years of thy judge are not yet. The
judgment seat is not mine. Col Go,
Nathan, but be my frlendl"
Germany esteems the drama,
"Nathan the Wise" properly among
It's best literary riches. It's author,
Gotthold Ephrain Lessing (1729-
17S1) vds great poet, a great
philosopher and man of ride and
profound general knowledge, ike
Goethe. His piews of life are criti-
cal but hopeful and noble. and his
writings hare affected deeply the
credtiDe thought Of the whole world.
HIS poems are known in Germany
from the hdiser's palace to The wood-
cutters hut.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
kut-ELAmara is Recaptured.

London.-Kut-El-Am has been re-
captured by British forces. Chancellor
announced in the House of Commons.
He said the Turkish garrison was in
full retreat: THE whole enemy's po-
sitions at .Sann-Ai-Yat and Kut-El-
Amara have been secured the Meso-
potamian statement announced. "Kut
itself is automatically ours" Kut-El-
Amara is memorable as the spot
where Gen. Townshend his 5000 Brit
lsh troops held out SO long before
they were starved into surrender.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
EAT LESS MEAT

Excessive eating of meat is not only
tremendously expensive, but 1t Is posi-
lively Injurious to health. In place OF
meat try Skinner's Macaroni and Spa
ghetti the most delicious of all food
and the richest In nutriment. They
can be prepared In hundred appetiz-
ing ways at small cost. Write Skin
ner Mfg. Co.. Omaha, Neb.. for beauti-
full Cook Book. It's free.-Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02

Throat affections, and in every disease
that can be reached through the blood,
It never falls to benefit or cure. In
tablet or liquid FORM
Tho machinery of the body needs 70
be well oiled, kept In good condition
just as the automobile, steam engine o.
bicycle. Why should the human neglece
his own machinery more than that Of
his horse or his engine? Yet most
people do neglect themselves. Clean
the system at least once week with
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant PelletA
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
ACTRESS TELLS SECRET.

well known actress gives the follow
ing recipe for gray hair: To half pint Of
water add OF. Bay Eum, n small box of
Barbo Compound. and u OF. OF glycerine
Any druggist can put this up or you can
mix 1t at home at very little cost Full
directions for making and use come in
each box of Barbo Compound. 1t will
gradually darken streaked. faded gray
hair, and make 1t soft and glossy 1t will
not color the scalp. is not sticky or
greasy. and does not rub of. Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
Not Much Use.

A little boy came home the other
day to tell some sad news.
"And SO your teachers dead?" asked
his mother, Mortified at the lads an
nouncement.
"Yes." he replied. thoughtfuIly.
"but that isn't much use while the
schools still there. is it7"
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
NUNS the Word.

Something wrong with the
baby?
Mother-Yes, doctor; he got hold of
nn old dictionary some way, and
chewed up two pages out of 1t.
'Did you give him an emeucf"
'Yes, doctor, but / can't get a word
out of him !"
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
THH ONWARD MARCH of Bronchitis

and deep seated Coughs 10
arrested by Doctor Pierce'p
Golden Medical Discovery.
In those scrofulous condi-
tions Of the blood which In
yite Consumption /; In severn.
lingering Coughs, and Weak
Lungs, which threaten you
with this fatal disease, and
when other help has failed
this medicine Is q pTDpod
remedy.
As o b1ood-cleAnUoY.
strength-restorer, and toni6
It is sure to benefit. In all
lfp0erfpU prop hisl Gr.<3
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
Wyoming cowboys Raising Regiment

Thermopolis, Wyo.-Scores OF Wyo-
ming cowboys are enlisting here to
join proposed regiment of volunteer
rough riders under Colonel Roosevelt.
1t was stated. Timothy ]. Mccoy OF
this city is actively enlisting recruits.
following the receipt of a letter from
Roosevelt urging him to do so, that
they may be ready for immediate
service in event of war" 1t is pro-
posed that Robert D. Carey OF Carey
hurst, son OF former Governor Carey.
be put in charge OF the organization
Of all Western regiments.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
Goo sick
go Work
Many Women in this Condition Re-
gain Health by Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Convincing Proof of This Fact.

Ridgway, Penn. 81 suffered from female
trouble with backache and pain in my side for over
seven months SO could not do any of my work.
was treated by three different doctors and was
getting discouraged when my sister-in-law told mo
how Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound had
helped her. decided to try it, and it restored my
health, SO I now do all Of my housework which is
not light as I have little boy three years old"
- Mrs o. NJ RHINEs, Ridgway, Penn.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02

Don't be misled Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clotheo.
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02

Insects in the United States year
ly destroy S70O,000,0o0 worth of trees.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02

Sarcasm Of the Rejected.
do you write for publlcatlon7"'
"Oh, no; merely for circulation
among the editors. rs."-Boston Tran
script.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
Mean Thlna.

"AIr. Dauber said my face was
classic. What is classic?'
"Oh, most anything. old"
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
Translated.

"Maybelle used lot of makeup on
her face
'Now / shall call it make-out"
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
Its Limit.

as there any limit to the scope Of
this submarine war?"
"Only the submarines periscope."
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02

Many man who owes his success
to his wife doesn't owe her much MT
that.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02
Mrs. Lindsey Now Keeps House For Sc


Tennlle Ga-T tell you
Pnhams Vegetable About years
low of health unable house three
family had dull tired feelings cold nearly
all the time and could scarcely sleep at all The doctor said had
of liberation and without would
invalid but told him wanted awhile druggist
husband Lydia Pnham Vegetable Compound
entirely cured Now house
garden some thankful this medicine
though life others
they been benefited" Mrs w E. LINDSEY r. r Tennle,
you special advice write Pnkham Medi
held in strict confidence
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02

In asia Minor today, as in the
Crusades seuen and a half centuries
ago. the three great religions of the
world are inertricably knit into the
fortunes Of war. Todays story is
from Lessings celebrated drama,
Nathan the Wise"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
U-Boaf Chases Brazilian
Ship Into Spanish Port

Rio de Janeiro, April 21.-The Bra
lillian steamship Corcovado, from Fun
chal, April 12, for Havre. was chased
by a German submarine en- route, it
was learned here to-day, and was COM
pelled to take refuge in Spanish port.
A report is current that the Brazilian
steamer Belem has been torpedoed By
a German submarine, but this is with
out confirmation.
With the exception of Porto Allegro,
where there have been strikes and anti
German demonstrations, and Rio Claro,
where some disorders Of little impor-
tance occurred, the manifestations in
Brazil have been Of purely patriotic
character, simply a protest against the
torpedoing Of the steamer Parana. At
the present time order has been re-
established everywhere. IL is impos-
sible, however, to conceal the fact that
the calm is rather on the surface; in
the present state of feeling the small
est event would cause an outburst.
The delay in the departure of the
German Minister, Herr PAUL., and the
German consuls is attributed 70 vsri-
Gus causes. particularly the refusal OF
Germany TO guarantee the safety Of
the steamer Rio Janeiro, which was
placed by the Brazilian government at
the disposal Of the German officials.
II was rumored tonight that Herr
PAUL. would go to Chilli.
The situation with regard TO the
German ships in Brazilian ports is un-
changed, but it is hoped that the gov
ernment will not delay in proceeding
with their definite seizure. II is ex-
peeted that the government will put
into effect certain important internal
measures.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
Allies Get War
Ultimatum from
King Constantine
From rhs rriSune Bureau


Washington, April 21.-King Con-
stantine Of Greece has served a war
ultimatum upon the Entente Allies
through the British Minister at Athens,
it was learned on the highest diplo-
matte authority here to-day. At long
conference with the representative OF
the British government, the Greek
King offered to form a Cabinet agree
able to the Entente nations, provided
guarantees were given him as follow:
/. That the French army shall not
invade Greece.
.. That he, King Constantine, would
not be dethroned by Great Britain and
France.
The alternative was war with Greece,
he informed the British diplomat.
After the conference between the
King and the English Minister. NJ.
Zainnis, one of the foremost statesmen
of Greece. and who, while loyal TO the
King, has had leanings toward the En-
tente, communicated with the British
Minister, promising him TO form
ministry, at Cne lnVlJhJlOn Oh Ihe hlhSi
TO be composed of personnel accept
able to the British and French govern
ments. on condition that the Anglo
French blockade Of Greece should first
be lifted.
1t is understood that the British
Minister made no final reply to the
propositions of either the King or Zai-
mis-, but indicated that he would COM
municate them TO his government and
await instructions.
II was believed here to-day that the
Greek question will be one of the first
of the international problems to be
passed upon by Foreign Minister Bal,
four during his stay in the United
States, il being thought that the Lon
don Foreign Office would cable him the
Greek proposals and await his instruc-
tions before directing the British Min
ister at Athens how to proceed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
Call for Reichsrath
Blow to Germany
Washington Views Austrian Par
lament as Factor for Peace

fFrorn The Tribune Bureaul
Washington, April 2l.-The convoca'
ton of the Austrian Reichsrat, an
pounced by Emperor Charles, is regard
ed here as the Dual Monarchy's first
definite step toward the overthrow OF
the German yoke. r step which may
mean the beginning of the collapse OF
the Teuton alliance.
The Austrian Parliament is con-
glomeration of races and parties. The
majority of the Reichsrat members
are non-Teutonic. This was the sole
reason for its prorogation since the
outbreak, of the war. Germany, wnicn
dominated Austria. aimed at Teutonlc
Central Europe. IL was therefore nee
essarv TO repress the large Slavic rep
resentations in the Austrian Diet. Be
sides. the latter were certain TO oppose
Prussia's war policies:
since the death of Francis Joseph,
however a marked change in the atti-
tnde Of Austria toward Berlin occurred.
THO vounR Emperor made IT clear that
be would not be dictated 70 from ber-
L. Nc dismissed one by one the pro
cerman officials in the government.
lately he even went as far as restoring
Austria's independence in foreign poll
ties making his Foreign Minister,
Count Czernin, spokesman for his
country. as a distinct member OF the
Central Powers; -. ;,i.. :. q,
ioe;csl consequence with MS wnoIe
noliey. At the same time, II IS an un-
mIs.SSssl ms, ,Ss Slavic majority of Parliament
s, rns 'ns ~ voice the sentiments Of the ma
mee' NEE y virtually equivalent TO serving
o.;.a s,0n on Berlin that Pan-Germanism
.oSl = Sesd and that the cause Of Prussisn-
-. z. honalNAa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
austrian :, Ruler Spurns
REQ of German Party

s,,,soa' April 2l.-"on Thursday,
Nv ,sIsg cg 70 an Amsterdam cable, En-.
A sasrles received a deputation Of
IN -,ssan ss, psrty leaders in Austria, {"
eirs,. ne Daily Chronicle" "The
tarv 'esaefs urged the necessity for
tssts. sha powerful and reorganized
saS n other words, an Austria
l's,,.a' = Germany.' They also ex-
"a y l ..ars that 'peremptory neeessi-
ki,s.,,' ''sis, which concern the vital
sFl. ~ the whole Of Austria
~. relegated 20 the background.
= ..,.. ,..seessitses Of state are, In fact,
IA, ~ 3. pleted negotiations with Ger
X ~. r's,,i ne foundation OF a German
II. $50 Europe.
ass i,.a ,snperor in his reply avoided
ait t,.oes. He announced simply
~ 8. ~ intention shortly 70 sum.
M. zeiehsreth.' adding that the
lae, = q Parliamentary life after
s>srz,s,. s,.,,psnsion is Of extraordinary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22

London, April 21.-It is John
Bulls deep purse" some wags have
said Of the nation, which will win
the war, even if one goes into bank
ruptcy.
This war has proved that the
financial stability of some of the
peoples involved, especially of the
British Empire, is far greater than
the most extreme of the optimists
ever imagined. | remember, when
the war was eight months old, dis
cussing our national finances with
the then most distinguished financial
statesman. He gave as his opinion
that Germany would hold out but
two or three months longer, and that
we perhaps might last another year.
1t is true that he was one of those
who were never enthusiastic for the
arduous prosecution of the war, but
with all the official facts and figures
before him he made that assertion
positively and without reservation.
Others of our highest financial au-
thorities have more recently in pri-
vate sought to fill us with terror. /
will ask my readers TO follow me
through a maze of figures which l
will make as simple as possible in
order that you may gather expert
ence from some of our financial mis-
takes and may realize the true solid
ity Of Great Britain's financial
structure.
All the croakings ceased two