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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-17
WEATHER PUTS
NODAM[PERO ON
LOAN CAMP .AICN
Third Day Of Subscription
at Noon Indicates Good
> Results.
WOMEN ARE TAKING
VERY ACTIVE PART
Forty-two Teams Will Visit
Every House in City, Be
ginning Tomorrow.

At IL o'clock today $tS.S00 had
been invested during the morning IN
bonds at the Liberty Loan headQuar1
ters, and this amount was announcer
on the big clock tndicafor-thet SO
called barometer OF patriotism. But IT
didn't stay there long. for right a1ter
noon S. S. Titus, chairman OF the
board of directors OF the First Ma
tional bank, walked into headquarters.
bringing with him q check Tor Vs.
600 as his PERSONA conet1Duuoh n,,l!l 70
.:n tne LiDerIy y ~ % =. .-rs.t ve+ +akan Nv
~. sei1 i,s;..a..i n,,rc,ss ser in this mart
an ~ ,nuls.W en','.t.,,
VI eite
Wea01 OF NO mpoi pr tance.
The dlsa&reeaoie anu elooMy
weather preVailfne stnfouknout tne
day had no oampenAne lnauence On
the Liberty Loan campaign. oup
early hours IN: the morning, some rot reAs T
them IN Large otfieISs a11nss
smaller. .ss..e :. ~ 4
/ Aitnouehs lne Work = pIoceeoins Hc a g
little slower 1nan e1Peceeu DyS .ne
menners OF tne 3connttee: ~ Yis !a'..c.. az
mltted tnat the results SO .1Ar JusuLy
the enthusiasm Whlcn contnues 70 pe
the domlnanng cnafacterasuc, OF the
local campaign:
!.
mlttee at this time IS 20 urge all tnose
,ns WY "a ;nr tSa =, nnnoter
" us aonIa ~ nra l., - nostion 70 invs.t
e5n oo e1oo -, ~. nations ! .ho,,ds and,
at dnn.r+ars = was s.;d TO-DAY that
4haae s,,a1,ar i,,..s+or. u,areo Iiterai1v
snssl,;sa as ;,anc-+ant To- +he s,,ccsss
of ~ ~ -,na;ts. =. -a,sa.+hosa ~,
,,,,-o,,o 90 +he 1e-~a d.ro,,ir.tions' ~
hnnds -. : - = =,
N "a
TEAM "o1K % q sssa sssaaate' Z . ~
Despite the fact that good progress
has been made at headquarters, the
work during the first part of the week
really has been more or less in the
nature Of preliminary efforts, The
campaign starts actually and really
tomorrow morning. when forty-two
teams will start out on trip Of 80
iciting funds.
They will comb the town. Every
residence will be visited. Every Of
fee. every store in the business district
will be called upon by one Of these
teams, and they will present the
proposition in such manner that no
escape becomes possible. The teams
will make it clear that those who are
shirkers or saackers will get the worst
OF it themselves, but they expect to
be able to report at the end of the
campaign that the shlrkers are de-
cioeo!y m tne minority.
=. :! nov , 70 hep tne IcaAas.
iii 80, - u ..se -. eL ae es,,ns Wno
az @ - ou t;nea uss e.y aa 10 % e tne seI.-
mhoH1, -, ~ t ~ pefs eno'
owing to the ,ini+ed +,una -, me sa,t -.
rs ~ ene ~ nn.eo tlne leit Iof
tear nssss assiatn IN tne c'..Sens snould Xoiun-
tba+ +l,a Inee Gens E.,s 1nucn Us posslole so
s.'.s ..1e u rorAs campa1sn IS
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-17
fBy Associated Press.)

The German military and naval
machine is rapidly gaining complete
dominance in the Gulf Of Riga. II
has all Of Oesel Island. at the mouth
of the gulf, already in its grasp. fBer-
Inns announcement Of the completion
Of the conquest follows shortly the
statement from Petrograd that the
Russian war Office had lost touch with
the Russian forces on that island. All
that remained had been penned up on
the southern peninsula which term
mates in the town of serel, and this
evidently has now been swept clear
by the Germans.
An arms Of the German service
seem engaged in the operations. even
q feet Of Zeppelins being on hand to
make observations. The Russian
naval forces are now bearing the
brunt Of the resistance to the German
effort and Petrograd reports their
patrol ships keeping in touch with
and having encounters with German
torpedo craft.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-17
Norwegian Steamer Sunk;
Entire Cre1v is: Missing

81 Copenhagen, Oct. 1.-THE Norwegian steamer The
mis- has been sunk in the Mediterranean, according to
announcement by the Norwegian foreign office received
here today. All the members of the missing
hn;1+ n Sunderland England in 1871 land owned in Tons
berg.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-17
REAL WINTER IN NnCHfGAN

Ironwood. Mich., Oct. 17.-snow
has come to stay on the Gogebic
range. Farmers have stored their
wagons and are: hauling farm produce
to the cities on sleighs, as. in the
middle of winter ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-17
MINERS QUIT
WITHOUT q ORDER /
FROM Fl !! ! / N UNIONS ] ! 5.
Situation is Open Rebellion
Says State Fuel 4. I.
' Administrator.
OTHER WESTERN
FIELDS RESTLESS
u. S. Will Take Whatever
Steps are Necessary for ].
Cour1try's Needs.

sr..A,~~<on * 0~< f7-Federal
Waeninss0sH, nNssos. n..a:Ia tndav
rus.i xHunntiHses. n.IH a and miners
WasMeu 49, sene rel nr are
MMeso 49,. ssa.. .ss.t sS 4S.~nvSrrment v v,o,,ld
.nx s.s er - 1n.9 r Tn-odnction n II
uas.s,,I.d 49, - ~ tGrsa tnnad sbv strikes,
eee sausn co.rsranC~. Srifh 1ohn p.
u,S.eNH .s.st1.nt @ ens az ,TInttad Nine
Wn.ss. pre.ss nwar ii seaiiad ''or Inn
ssoasnr WHo; ~ Is,;ro oss o,,in" and -Indiena,
PeHuans Maa M ~ 1. as.nt t.isS-a am s, IN onera.
~. sar un ia MAR 1 ; .iikss M siying W notice
tgls ~, anu .,,...t nnnS.s 80. ,',o,,id deal most
spAt me goEeIn3.eIs oEeI.. s. $500 y ta.snd.d1 @ 70
g9suss1a.y 49,. 49, 7s.x,;.in,,. ~ eov
Itaseez 9 oeuaOh en3s. ISvsssy ~. -. 80 ~
evFnnlent. s0s. = ~ "
creases 81 4 y. .!s,:.: !, IS. q
Ii Gafhel6e Viean1l - = 3: Il III IN ssf !
The AdministEAtQrS telegram
& follows; e: I'D 3. :.
.s tcAq Stttze gaEeas I dn. 3 gtns g
Mining 6f coal. whAtAe oRe.aaoFe ot 4!
miners. s1Fe TOR theS most part NINA g =
fur Of the fact that our Scountrysis at
war and that the burden rests upon
them to produce the coal needeo
without tnterfuRIon: 6ut unere az
the gravity OF the situation and who
do not hesitate to advocate strikes at
the present time asa means OF fore
ing the government to- at once decide
whether the wage tncrea1e agreed to
at the meeting recently held attWash-
ington by the operators and miners
OF the central district should justly be
covered by an advance in the prices
fixed by the president Is
..tH.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-17
MUNITIONS MAKERS MADE 10
!. PAY BACK TAXES OF $4,000, 900

: Washington, Oct. t7.-fnternaif
revenue agents have reported that
evasions Of the special tax Of IL IL
per cent by munitions manufacturers
have totalled SO far approximately
$17, 100000. More than $10,0OO,00O
Of that sum already has been recov-
cred by the government.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-17
FLEET
GAYEBATI''LEul
GULF OF RIGA /
German Forces Have Over
run Entire Oesel Island,
However.
GERMANS LOST
ONE DREADNAUGHT
Fleet Of Zeppelins was Sent
to Aid Army and Navy
of Kaiser.

Berlin. Oct. II, (via London)-Ger-
man troops have captured the Rus
sian Island Of Oesel, in the Gulf of
Riga, in its entirety. it was officially
announced today by the German gen
eral stan. 45sS
The German statement says that
Teuton naval forces had encounters
With Russian torpedo boat destroyers
and gunboats north. Of Ossel Island
and In the bay Of Riga and these re-
suited favorable for the Germans.
The Russian ships were compelled 70
retire. Tho German vessels. It is add
ed, sustaineds-po lossss,
Pnaa Il Bou11,ed. i 81
Naval aircraft dropped bombs on
.Rsanan, q 41salan port Lon the4 Cult
81. Risa where large nres were oh-
y On ,,s- 1aslh ) aihtins froht ii d ti,s
east stiisrs. vysas ..x revtvaI ,of activity.
Russians attempted to advance. the
statement says. but were driven back.
Petrcgrad. oct. 1.-THE Russian
war office has completely lost touch
with the Russian forces on the Island
of Oesel. it was officially announced
today.
Naval 6kH"Dnan8 - continuing ~
the waters around Oesel Island. OF
the Gulf Of Riga. Russian patrol ships
having had encounters with German
torpedo craft.
IA fleet Of Zeppelins is reported over
Moon Sound, northeast of Oesel
Island.
one German dreadnought which
ran into the Russian mine field de-
tending Oesel Island on October IL
struck a mine. the statement adds.
After the explosion the warship made
for the coast and its ultimate fate il
not known.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-17

2 Have you bought that Liberty Bond
yet? II not do it today. \.
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CONTINUED on Page 81
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ftcontinued on Page 1o.)
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MilitnryD ictatOrship
To Defv the ReichStag

40 Copenhagen Oct. 17.-The Berlin correspondent Of
the FreIndenblatt Of Hamburg able political observer
dscerns Indications that forces actually at work in the
entourage ofGhanceor Michaels with the thought Of
military dictatorship atleast with the idea Of having
the chancellor continue in office in defiance the reichs
tag supporting himself by military backing.
Conservative and Socialist papers in Germany have.
been engagedn acontroyersy for some time 1.-THE sub
|of sucha nature that it should be taken seriously
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Chicaeo Neaxly Ont Of Fuel.

tcontinued on Page 8,
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29
WINNERS PRIZES
RED CROSS DRIVE

Hon, Frank Redington. the campaign
manager for the recent Red Cross drive,
on Friday the names Of the
winners of the prizes among the Boy
Scouts and the High school students. For
the Boy Scouts prizes were won by Ken
meth Smith with lf names. first, and Ell
lis Parmenter second with Sc names.
Miss Frances Noble won the first prize
for the High school students, having Sc
cured 1874 names. with Robin Robinson sec
ond with IS. Honorable mention was also
given to Miss Pearl Elliott, who secured
43 names, and Miss Dorothea Spaulding
with = names. both Of these from the
High school. and Robert William from
the Boy Scouts with %.
Mr.. Redington also stated that in the
last published statement of thanks for
the solicitors the names OF Mrs. l.. A,
dArgy and Mrs. Charles NJ. Richardson
We're unintentionaIly omitte' aud as their
work was of the best they were entitled
TO recognition.
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SOLDIERS SEIZE
Continued from Pane Ono,

Inc bank directors who were arrested
were accused Of Sabotage Telephone
service throughout the city was stopped
LOT an hour In explaining the seizure OF
the banks NJ. Menshinsky said:
We let it be known long ago that nr,.
Vate banks should send reports weekI,
70 'he state bank. This was done, but the
reports were incorrect, It was then de-
clded 10 occupy the banks"
II Is reported that a special
WIZ inspect the closed banks, suspendiny
d week in the process and that th,. instr
tutlons Will not be permitted to resume
business in the meantime. The CITY 10
facing a serious monetary shortage.
Inc National City Bank of New York
was granted a license last July to com
business in Russia with particular
reference to The financing OF railroad CON.
s'ruction, The license given it was the
hrst granted to a foreign bank TO do busi-
ness In Russia since 1879.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29
MIGHT HAVE SAVED
Continued from PAGE One,

In September, the general said bs
.es,eu against crowding 10 men into a
tent and gave warning that sickness
"ouia result. Before more tents arrived
the epidemic broke out. Now. however
ne added, there are only so men on the
sick list.
During the hearing the : q
received from Secretary Baker a I.t,ar
IN reply to its resolution requesting inn
mediate action TO relieve clothing short
ages IN the c~antonments, stating the
necessary steps had been taken and thar
he would report fully as soon as all cam3s
were heard from.
Each Of the camps involved today h..
about 5000 men, with Missouri and koo-
sas National Guardsmen largely ompos-
ms Z" personnel at Camp Doniphan, and
lexas and Oklahoma guardsmen that at
amp Bowie. Health conditions at both
were recently reported by Surgeon Cen
eral Iorgas who, Gen. Grebie said TODAY
h"u MADE a correct report of conditions
at the Texas c~antonment.
Inc TWO camp commanders were before
the committee all day. testifvins for tbrea
hours behind closed doors regarding cow
ul'iohs among Gen. Pershing's forces
"hofn they recently inspected. They said
Gen Pershing is short Of no supplies ex-
cept motor trucks.
secretary Baker in response to a reso-
luton urging the war department 10 fore.
go routine in supplying winter clothine a,
various camps replied by letta.. toda :,
nat conditions had been improved bv re-
celpt OF belated supplies and that stems
were Immediately taken to rameav .nor.
ages. saw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29
cONFECT|oNERS TO
HAVE MORE SUGAR

New York. Dec. $50 greatly has
the close approach of new crops re-
lieved the sugar situation that r~efiners
and manufacturers We're authorized to
allow confectioners and makers of non
essential products so per cent of their
requirements. These instructions. is
sued here by the United States Food
Administration rescind the order is
sued in October limiting the candy men
to so per cent of their needs.
1T is hoped that as soon as definite
information is obtained as to the
probable out-turn Of new crops all lin
itations will be removed the notice
said.
Food Administrator Hoover. who Wis
tied New York today to investigate
freight congestion. in conference with
traffic men worked over a project for
bringing goods to this city by coast
wise steamship routes through the
Panama canal from the Pacific coast.
thus relieving the trans-continental
rail lines. Rail congestion, he said. Is
to blame for food shortage in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29
FRENCH REPULSE ATTACK
IN THE ARGONNE SECTOR

Paris, THURSDAY, Dec. 27,-The French
war Office issued a statement tonight
which said
In the Argonne We r~epulsed an epemy
surprise attack.
"On the right bank Of the Meuse the ac-
tivity Of the artillery on both sides con-
tinued very lively in the region Of Cou-
rieres wood and Bezonvaux. Northeast
Of Bezonvaux our batteries caught under
their fire an enemy troop concentration
which was dispersed with loss.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29
NATIVE OF kENNERuNk
Robe X. Stevens Bowdoin Graduate
and Prominent in Activities

brunswick. Me, Dec. 2S.-Robje p
Stevens. agent Of the Petrograd branch
OF the National City Bank of New
YORK, who was arrested in that CITY.
is a native of kennebunk. and entered
BoWdoin college from Thornton Acad-
envy in 1906. He held several offices
while at Bowdoin, being vice presi-
dent of his class. president of the
Thornton club. Ivy day odist, a mem
Der OF Phi Beta Kappa and Psi I-psi-
Ion, also a member Of the Classical
club and the Ibis.
After his graduation from Bowdoin
he entered the employment of the In
ternational Banking Corporation, and
was at Mexico City for a year. at
Colon Panama. two years. and at the
office in New York city for two
years.
lie next entered the employment of
the Chattel Loan Society of New York
city. and resigned his position there to
take up his present work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29
STEEL SHIPS
Continued from PAGE one)

builders claim they will have virtually
nothing left from the profits on the
nix after paying the tax.
Bowies Modifes Statement
Mr.. Bowles was questioned again to-
day regarding wooden ships and, re-
plying to committeeman, he said that
ne had not stated yesterday that the
wooden ship program was a fat fall
ure.
Mr.. Bowles said he believed the ship
ping problem would be solved by build
ing steel ships and that wooden YES
sells should be built only when on
mage can be increased most rapidly by
that means.
Questions by senator's brought out
that the shipping board had adopted
no program as to ships, out Mr.. BoWles
said any explanation of the reason
should be made in executive session.
and the matter "a 0 pressed.
Ny. Bowles told The committee that
the independent pine growers wanted
TO charge the board $50 a thousand
feet for lumber, SIS more thar he
price hxed in contracts made With the
southern Pine Association. but that
this price vas refused.
He said that the independents claim
ed that owing to the construction or
a large number Of army
they could get higher prices for their
rodu than the board was paying.
Vie Mr.. Bowles left the stand the
committee adjourned hearings until
Monday. when Bainbridee Colby, of
the Shippina Board. win appear
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29

(Glennie) would have to get out of the
business. Glennie at this time was
collecting waste in Lawrence but his
answer TO Heath's threat was to extend
his business TO Manchester, y. II.
The Consolidated Rendering Co. there
was paying butchers So a month for
their scraps. He paid SIS a month, n
made d profit, he said. He charged
that his rivals were able to do bust
ness on the IS basis by giving short
weight.
During repeated efforts 10 get him
out of business the Consolidated Co. Of
fered him $500. 600 and then $500 900 for
his plant which he said was worth
only S65, 900 Asked why he refused such
an offer he said he preferred to take
an active hand in business. Glennie
said that he was willing during this
war time to cut down his profit
so the butcher from whom he could
buy waste could sell his meat cheaper
TO the consumer. This. Glennie said.
he called doing his bit during the
war"
chernis Paid $500 Bonus
Max Chernis. a retail meat dealer,
told the commission that he was paid
a 5000 bonus for his Suet trade. NO
other company came for his trade at
the time. he said. Later, when he
learned that other stores were getting
more money for their suet. ne called
up another firm but Nhey never sent
anyone to see him. Finally he did get
a bonus bid of $500 from a third firm
which never sent a collector for the
suet and in the end the Eastern Oil
and Rendering Co. retained the busi-
ness on payment OF another 5000
bonus.
This, Mr.. Heney insisted, in expla-
nation. showed the existence OF an
agreement among the rendering com
panies.
Wound up Independents
A. f. Keller. a former independent
renderer. told how the trusts wound
up independent business like an alarm
clock" by paying a bonus to custom
ers of independent concerns to break
contracts. The retailers were told,
Keller said. that they would be pro
tected in any law suit that might re-
suit.
My business ended then and there
said the witness. II couldn't hold my.
trade against that kind of a game and
for on commission went TO the vail"
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MAN is
WOUNDED IN ACTION

Washington. Dec. 2S.-The names OF
American engineers killed and slight
" wounded in action or December %.
were reported by Gen. Pershing today
as follows:
Killed: c o p o r Russell w.
Mother. Mrs. Sherman G..
Spragle, Niddletown. y. y.
Slightly wounded: Corporal Chas.
G. Hewett: mother. Mrs. Bessie A.
Hewett. 10 Camden street, Rockland.
Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29
U. S. ENGINEER KILLED
AND PRIVATE

Thursday, Dec. 27.-(By The Associ-
ated Press.)-A corporal Of American
engineers was killed and one private
was wounded Christmas eve when a
German shell dropped near a party
Of American engineers working in
trenches on a section of the French
front. The engineers for several weeks
had been working along the front with
veteran French engineers for purposes
Of instruction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29
MANAGER MAINE MAN
Will Look to U. S. Government to Pro-
tect interests of the R,,L

New York. Dec. 2S.-The National CIV
sank or this city, whose Petrograd man.
ager. r. r. Stevens, was arrested IN n.
banks brancfrthere, will look to the gov.
eminent Of the United States to nrotec.
its interests and no doubt All racoss.r,.
steps in this regard will be taken II u.o.
day. "
ME- stevens, it was SAID, has been in
charge Of the Petrograd branch Of tho
odhk since it was opened in January. H.
mas about six or eight men in his on "a
force. ''
MT. Stevens is a Maine man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29
PLEADS GUILTY
Continued from Page One)

bought by Bradford several weeks
prior TO the date of the crime and that
. blood stained knife found in the
tottage was purchased from a Chica-
70 mail order house about the same
time.
Bradford made a sensational escape
from the jail here IN Sept. "a, I'M
locking his cell door and climbing
down a lightning rod to the ground.
lie then went TO the home of the en-
sineer OF the school where the Jail
officials found him. He asserted that
ne had no intention of running away.
Through counsel. Bradford pleaded
no, guilty by reason Of insanity to an
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29
r NEW MEMBER
STATE FUEL BOARD

Portland, Me Dec. 2-The appointment
OF Nathan F. Perry Of Pressure Isle as a
memer Of the state fuel advisory board
In place OF Frank G. Wright Of Bangor.
who resigned because Of his duties as a
member Of the Railway War Board. was
announced today by state Fuel Admins
traitor James c. Hamlen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29

ihoictment charging first degree muir
uer' he was confined in the state
"ospltai for the insane for observation
and recent DR.. G. H. Dolioff. super
intendent Of the hospital, gave it as
ms opinion that the man was sane.
The alleged motive of the attack on
,he women has never been
by the prosecuting officials.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29
WATERVILLE

Lunches will be served at the Women's
rooms every Saturday at noon and night
The local committee having in charge
the selling Of thrift stamps and war saw
ings stamps was on the street Yesterday
busily engaged In the work. and met with
good success in its endeavors.
Miss Helen kidder will leave today for
Northeast Harbor, where she is teaching
school, after passing her vacation at the
home Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Kidder of Boutelle avenue.
Clifford L. Clark OF Battery Z. First
Maine Heavy Artillery. stationed at Camp
Greene. Charlotte, y. G.. returned to
camp Friday night after a 10 days
Christmas furlough.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29
WITNESSES TELL
Continued from Page One)

that he had refused an offer OF $25e.o00 foc
his plant which, according to his owa
estimate, was worth not mere than So CO..
This offer was made, he said, when the
trust tried to put him out of business.
They resorted first to the usual methods.
he said. of bidding up prices for waste
materials, by hiring away his men and
by leasing away his customers by thu
bonus system
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29

builders claim they will have virtually
nothing left from the profits on the
ships after paying the tax.