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Priority Order Issued By
Lovett for Food, Fuel and
u. S. Supplies.

WASHINGTON. Dec. IA
general priority order. giving
preferential shipment IN fuel.
food and government su7pltos
was issued today. by Robert s.
Lnvctt. government director OF
priority sp"rtat!"n.
The order lrEal!zes action nl-
really taken by the eastern op-
Grating committee OF railroads
giving 10 these commodities
preference in mnvcmont. Off,
cials believe II will so far TO-
ward relieving ihc eastern
freight congestion which IS
thrcntins TO close down war In
dustrLcs and public utilities.
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ITALIANS HARD PRESSED BY THE
TEUTONS. FORCED TO GIVE GROUND

eau. ;hc hartl' is continuing without IN
t"rrurtinn' ra"s t"'ia%'s official report.
Tho withdrawal rl our troops from
tho M"isith salient =" tn" rear I'm" NJ
,lnf"nr" was achieved on Wednesday
nigh. and yesterday morning. under pro-
,"rti"n Of the artillery. which held up
tho advance Of the 'n"my'S U;LSScS.
An enemy party a't"m1tinE Ia come
down intn thn FrtnHriln valley WAS driT-
au back in disorder hy machine Eun
rir".
EEELTN. Dee. 1.--Nia Lhndon-four
Thousand NOR. Italians have been cap
tur"h N tn. n'.w AEs;r'r-ficrnl1n nffen-
Siv.. on III" northern front. bringing up
IN" total 10 - nGn according To to-day
'nf;ciHI communication.
Mont. SiS"Iu"l wa$ captured by storm.
thr statement says.
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WASHINGTON Dec War between the United States and
was formally declared today. Congress- with
vote in the house adopted and President Wilson approved
resolution declaring existence of state OF war between Inc In
and Roval and the government
naonc of United States authorizing the president employ
pedging its to victory
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CONTINUED on Page Sky
THE WHATHER-

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-FofsoAst:
West v1rEinia-Snow probGbly heavy
Saturday, colder in west poxttonI Sun.
day, snow and colder.
weStsrn PennaYlvan1A-8noW Satur.
day and probably Sunday, hsav9 In th0
south portion Saturday, colder Sunday.
ohio-Snow Saturday. probably heavy
In south portion, north portion colder
sunday, showing and continued cold.
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l.eoo Bodies Recovered

ST{ JOHN. Dec. 7.--r"rSons arriving
h"r'. "u steamships from Halifax today.
added tn th" story Of death and suffer
ing. Thomas Trainer. pilot. Snid that
I'm bodies had been recovered. H.
had seen several steamers in In" harhur
that had h',"n damaged and said that
III" number "i S"amcu killed was larG'.
T. II. l'rizzil reported having Soon
nf:y charrml bodies in Campbell road.
Will" wrlkIng from Halifax IN N"rd-
ham. he counted ia bodies scattered in
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ONLY ONE DISSENTING VOTE WHEN
United STATES DECLARES WAR
0NAU5TR0- HUNGARIAN EMPIRE
London the New York Socialist in Lower House Bears the
Di2erace of Unpatriotic Act-President Signs

WASHINGTON Dec -President Wilson signed the reso-
on declaring the existence Of of between the United
STATES and 03 o'clock this afternoon The
stat nw dates from that time.
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WASElNGTON. Dec. "a decision as
TO tho governments attitude toward tho
railroads. involving suggestions for clth-
or government operation during the war
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Tho cessation OF hosti1ft1es along the
eastern front has now extended to that
part Of he line held by he RumnaiaHA
An official communication from Jass,y
tho Rumanian capital. says that as.
result OF the Russians having proposed
an armiSticc TO the enemy IT had been
decided that the RumanianS should as-
sociate themselves with the Russians
and that therefore fighting has ceased.
The RumanianS however. have declincd
all attempts by the enemy to frater-
nizo with them.
JASSI. Rumania- Thursday. Dec. c.
It has been decided that the :Rumanien
troops shall associate themselves with
the Russians in tho proposed armisticc
though. tho Rumaniars havn rejected
every attempt at fratcrnizatIon. says an
official announcement made here today.
Hostilit!es wero suspended today on the
whole front
There has becn several reports from.
Berlin and Vienna that the Rumanians'
had Joined with the Russians in the ne
gotIations with the Germans for an arm
.Stice. but official confirmation hereto
Toro has been lacking. and on Wcdncs-
day All official denial OF them was issued
In London,
Tho Funianian troops are holding posi-
tions along The western MoldaviaR from.
avia to the Black Sea at which the Ger
mans and Anstrians were halted at the
conclusion Of their drive in 1916. Russian
troops are nterspersed with the Ruman.
ians, and the withdrawal OF the RUS
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Of
with
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GERMAN COMMANDER
INDIGNANTLY REJECTS
TERMS OF RUSSIANS

LONDON, Dec. - Reuter- dis,
patch from PetrogrAd today saysi
"when General Hoffman ivon
Hoffmeister7) chief German dele.
gate to tho arm1stics conference,
heard the Russian terms for An ar
m1st!ce, he became indignant and
saidi IT you repeat them we. will
fight"
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5000 Dead and injured i'm Disaster al Halifax;
Relief for Stricken CITY Is Rushed Forward

B7NGS S cz1RMH
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DON'T OVERLOOK THAT GRIPPING WAR SERIAL AN IRISH SOLDIERS
RECITAL OF GERMAN BARBARTY HANDLING OF WAR PRISONERS
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ROME, Dec. 7.-"On the -isiago plat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-12

1T is funny" said an Augusta citi-
zen Friday. how things will get out.
even when extra efforts are made to
keep them quiet" and then he went
on to tell how a few days ago when he
went to a local garage on a little mat
ter Of business his attention was at
tracted to an automobile, the battered
appearance of the front Of which indi-
Gated that there had been a head-on
collision of no gentle nature. OF course
he asked the garage man what the car
had been up against, to which the lat
ter replied that he had that day re-
ceived call on the phone from one OF
Augustus merchants, and that when
he had answered the call this is what
he heard: Say, come up and get my
automobile, will you-the forward end
Of II is all stove up. How did do it?
Oh, was bringing home a basket Of
eggs in the car and had the basket on
the front seat with me. and the basket
began to slip off the cushion. Not
thinking. / made grab for the basket
and in doing so let go of the steering
wheel, and just then that id car
made a jump for the gutter and went
slam against a post. knocking the front
end Of the car galley west" The only
detail of the incident that is lacking
is what became of the eggs, hut the
garage man says that he is willing to
admit that he does not feel like asking
the owner of the car.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-12
NJ. Viviiani Is Called to
Canada While Boston
Honorst Zero Of theMarne

Boston, May 1.-THE reception
which this city had planned for both
Chairman Viviani and Marshal Joffre
of the French war mission will be CEN
tered tomorrow on the hero of the
Marine alone, as result of an 18th
hour change Of plans announced by
Gov Mccall today. M. Viviani, in ac-
cordance with plans made necessary
by "weighty reasons" went to Canada
tonight, and will come here Sunday
morning, remaining until midnight,
when he will leave again for Canada.
Except for the changing of a few
details. the program of the exercises
is to be carried out for the individual
guests as planned for them jointly. 1t
will be Marshal Joffre who will be the
principal figure at the joint legislative
session at the State House tomorrow
morning; he will be the guest at a
luncheon to be rendered by the city in
Faneuil hall and later will lead a pa :
rade of national guard companies and
High school cadets through streets
along which places have been reserved
for thousands of school children. The
presentation of gift of s15O.00O sub
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scribed for the support of French or.
phans will take place Immediately at.
ter the parade. instead of on Sunday
as had been planned. 1t was raised as
the "Joffre fund" and the committee
in charge decided that it was best to
make the gift to the marshal himself.
Frances military hero will represent
the mission at Harvard University also
and there, 1t was reported. may he
honored with degree. Faculty men,
bers of the university will receive Mar
shall Joffre at Sanders theatre, where
exercises will be held, and where the
t'rnch army officers commissioned to
Harvard for the instruction of its stu
dents, probably will appear with him.
Late in the day. the undergraduates,
Including their military organization
with the faculty will parade to Sol
dicr's field. where Marshal Joffre will
review the regiment.
At night the marshall will be the
guest of honor at a banquet given BY
the state. The program for Sunday
Wnen NJ. Viviani will be the guest will
be carried out as first planned, except
that Marshal Joffre will not be pres
ent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-12
Mission S Object
Is to Show Satisfaction
Enrico Arlotto, Head of Commission, Discusses
with Newspapermen Purposes of His Mission
and War Situation Generally.

Mr.. Arlotta was asked II the food
shortage had become sufficiently acute
in Italy to cause talk of q separate
peace.
"Never mind peace talk. or separate
peace" he replied with considerable
emotion. Italy will not make a sepa.
rate peace in any case. We are bound
on this point to our Allies and we will
never separate our action from theirs
until we have obtained the desired re-
suits of our war.
"We wish particularly to complete
our national independence by joining
with our Italian brothers of the Tren.
tho and other districts in which Ital.
ian nationality is in greatest prepon.
derance.
"As for food. our next harvest will
be ready at the end of June, so we
have only one month and a half to
provide for. 1t will be a medium har-
vest. Certainly it is very important
that shipments of wheat should be
large. but the Italian people are very
frugal and economical. We use 80 per
cent of the wheat for -four instead of
rs per cent, as you do in the United
States"
Mr.. Arlotta and his associates now
here are awaiting the arrival Of other
members of the commission from Italy
before going to Washington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-12

New York, May n.-Enrico Arlotta.
head of the Italian commission which has
just arrived in this country. received
newspap ermen today and discussed with
them the purposes of his mission to the
United States and the war situation gen.
orally.
I'VE come" he said, ito show the grea.
satisfaction we had in seeing the United
States approve the purpose of our war,
which is the cause Of liberty and justice
for all people. ] come as a member of
the government to express the sentiment
of the Italian government and people of
the greatest friendship and admiration for
the American nation.
1--WE desire to proceed in absolute &C
cord with the United States, as we have
already with France and England. We
do not need men at the front, because
we have accomplished the greatest work
any nation could accomplish in provid-
ing men for the war. We. of course, shall
be glad to arrange a war loan in America
with which to pay for what we have pur-
chased here without disturbing exchange
rates.
what we want above everything else
is ships to carry provisions and war mate
rails, and we are sure the great indus
trial power of this country will be amply
sufficient for our wants"
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Introduce Bill
on Food Control

Washington, May 11.-A food control
bill approved by the administration and
containing many features of the agri-
culture department measures pending
in the House was introduced in the Sem
ate today by Senator Gore. chairman Of
the agricultural committee.
Early effort will be made to bring
it to the Senate floor.
The bill contains most of the propos-
ais fought. according to Carl Vrooman
assistant secretary of agriculture, by
a powerful lobby of wealthy food gam
blers. 1t calls for a food survey by
the agriculture department and would
give the department power to license
the storage and distribution of food.
One provision would legalize the mix
ture of wheat and other cereals in the
making Of flour and would fix food
standards.
The House agriculture committee
heard number of food experts during
the day. among them Kirby c. White
Seed Association, who advocated power
for the government to take over and
sell the country's seed supply. John
A. McSparran Of Pennsylvania. repre-
senting the National Grange. asked that
no new agency be created to deal with
the food supply, but urged that Con-
gress take whatever action is necessary
and not delegate power to someone else.
Edwin c. Dinwiddie, representing tenn
perance organizations, urged national
prohibition to conserve the grain sup
ply.
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WINTHROP

Sunday being Mothers day Rev. N.
r. Pearson at the Methodist church
will have For his subject The Debt
Owe Mother and How To Pay IT.
Mr.. Pearson also announces that at
the end of the service there will be a
surprise for everyone present.
Rev. Harry Trust of the Cangrega-
tional church, will preach a Mothers
day sermon.
Mrs. c. w. Taggart left town this
morning for a visit to her sister. Mrs.
Harold f. Jinks (Vera Jackson) at
Annapolis, Nd. Mrs. Tageart will also
visit Ter brother Frank Stanley Jack
son, at South Bethlehem. Pa, and will
be gone a month. Mr.. jerks is an in
structor in the Naval Academy and
Mr.. Jackson is employed by the steel
plant at South Bethlehem
The Campfire Girls will have n car
nation day Saturday and may call on
you with their pinks for Mothers day.
Pew. N. r. Pearson attended the fu-
neral Of Mrs. Wells. Kent's Hill who
was buried in Glenside cemetery. Mrs
Wells was the mother Of Mrs. Cora
Vaughn.
All kinds of weather prevailed dur
ing the DAY Friday. among the kinds
being hail storm which lasted over
10 minutes and the ground was cover
ed with hail stones as large as peas.
The Baccalaureate sermon will he
given in the NJ. f. church, details etc,
later.
Mrs. Emma James, formerly Of Win
throp, is the guest Of Mrs John A.
Dudley.
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WINTHROP CENTER

Martin Higgins. who for the last two
years has been manager of the Y. NJ.
c. A. farm. has severed his connection
with that organization and taken a DO
sition with Elwood Bailey. Mr.. and
Mrs. Higgins are moving their goods
into the house formerly occupied by
George Kinds and will soon occupy II
as home.
Charles Murch. who Is a member ar
Co. Z. Second Maine Infantry, at pres
ent stationed at Watervilie, passed
Thursday night at the home OF his faith
er. David Nurch.
Prof. H. r. burlington OF Lewiston
will preach at the Friends church next
Sunday morning, May 18th.
Mrs. Levi Lewis went Friday morn.
ing to Bangor. where she will be the
weekend guest Of friends.
Mrs. e. s. Woodman and Mrs. Elwood
A. Bailey passed Friday in Portland.
Miss Virginia Martin has the distinc-
ton Of picking the first dandelion in
this vicinity.
Horace burlington Of waterville was
. guest Thursday at the Y. NJ. c. A..
farm.
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ADJUSTMENTS
1.-THE Rosary"

Friday afternoon and evening good
crowds attended the play The Rosary
which was presented at the Opera house
by the kladys Klark Company. the play
being written by Edward Rose. In this
play Miss klark acts In the capacity OF
two sisters, twins. and her interpreta-
ton Of the difficult part Cor parts) proved
most pleasing to Augusta theatre-goers.
George McManus. in the cast as the Rev
Bryan Kelley acted his part with un.
usual fidelity. and the little play was in
teresting in its appeal to the finer emo
tons. and very we'll acted throughout
The scene was laid in Wcstchester " Y,
at the country home of Bruce Wilton,
Russell L. Test taking the part of Bruce
Wilton" in his usually finished manper
and the play was fully up to the standard
which the company has established dur
ing its stay in Augusta. The attraction
which the company will offer this evening
will be kick In"
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BANGOR PASTOR
DIES THURSDAY

Bangor, Me-. May 11.-Rev. Leonard
Walter Lott. rector of st. Johns Epis-
copal church. died very suddenly in
his apartments at the Bangor House on
Thursday afternoon. after an illness Of
about three weeks. He had been rec
tor of St. Johns for 10 years.
Mr.. Lott was a native Of New York
state. a graduate Of Princeton Univer-
sity in 1879, being a classmate of Pres
ident Wilson. He studied and travelled
extensively, serving in several pastor
ates, and in 1892 was called to st. Pc
ters church in Jamaica Plain. Mass.
He was rector for 10 years, resigning
to accept a call to New Orleans. Re
signing on account of Ill health he re-
turned to Boston and sailed for Europe.
where he was travelling when called
to Bangor early in 1907, being strong
ly commended by Bishop Lawrence.
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CLOSE CASE OF
WESTERN ROADS

Washington, May 1.-THE western roads
today closed their case in the hearings be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Commission
on a proposed countrywide increase Of
10 per cent. in all freight rates, and A
recess was taken until May %, when ship
pers and others will present their side of
the question.
carriers of the East. South and West have
presented great mass Of evidence cal
culated to show that the need for the in
crease is imperative if the companies are
to meet the rising cost of labor, material
and other necessities
The road executives will be recalled for
cross-examination by the shippers coun-
sci when the hearings are resumed MAY
g.
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and economy in all these departments
was evident from the figures and re-
suits shown, and each teacher had q
fair share in the congratulatory re-
marks being heard on every hand, the
big crowd Of parents passing from ex-
hibit to exhibit with the greatest in
terest in each. a &.
The annual High school concert was
given Friday evening in City hall, more
than 1000 people, parents Of students
and friends Of the school. being pres
ent.. The opening number was render
ed by the High School Orchestra in a
very pleasing manner, and following
this members of the Junior High school,
both boys and girls, sang in chorus the
Spring Song" and Hail to the Flag.
their voices blending in a most pleas
ing manner.
The Freshmen apd Sophomores then
massed on the stage and sang the
Anvil Chorus" a song which has been
dear to the hearts of Cony students
for years, their rendition of it being
fully up to the high standard set by
Director Bullock in all his work.
The orchestra then rendered another
pretty selection. which was appreciat-
ed, and the Junior and Senior classes
then Joined in the singing Of another
tavorite. THE Storm King" The next
number was an excellent saxophone
solo by Miss Bertha Merrill. who was
compelled to respond to the applause
which her efforts received and for the
encore she rendered The End of Per-
feet Day." in a most sympathetic and
charming manner.
Miss Muriel Garvin then obliged with
a vocal solo, which received merited
applause. and also gave an encore which
was of the same order. The orchestra
then gave another selection. and the
Glee Club sang a song which was Civ
en- at the Portland Festival one year
ago. entitled Italia Beloved" This
closed the program. Following the end
of the entertainment the big crowd Of
parents took occasion to inspect the
fine array Of exhibits from the various
classes and schools. and the teachers in
charge of the work were plentifully
showered with compliments during the
remainder of the evening.
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FOR PLA7TSBURG
First Contingent Ha
Left Boston
Serious Groups from Maine, N
H. and Vermont

Boston, May 1.-THE first contingent
of the men of eastern New England,
who have been selected for training as
reserve officers at the Plattsburg camp
left tonight on two special trains to
report there tomorrow morning. An
other delegation will leave by special
train Sunday night.
From Maine, New Hampshire and
Rhode Island, the designated men
came here to join those selected from
this section of Massachusetts, Their
special trains were to take on addi-
tional cars at Worcester and SPRING
field with other candidates for train
ing
The departing men generally were
in a serious mood as they boarded the
trains and the holiday spirit notice.
able in the movement to previous
Plattsburg camps was missing.
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BULGAR-GERMAN
LONG ASSAULTS

London. May luxurious assaults
along virtually the entire Bulgar-Ger-
man line in Macedonia by the Allied
forces are reported in a very long and
detailed Bulgarian official report Is
sued Thursday. The report claims the
repulse Of all attacks but says that
the most violent artillery action Is pro-
ceeding day and night. In the vicin-
ity Of Makova, about 10 miles north
east of Monastir. the Bulgarians say
that a vigorous attack was opened after
a heavy bombardment but collapsed
with heavy losses. 1t was followed by
another attack, which the report says.
was completely shattered. Further to
the east the allies assaulted the Bulga-
rian lines in the direction of Stravina
and Gradeshnitsa, but all attacks, ac-
cording to Sofia, were repulsed.
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READFIELD

At the adjourned meeting of the
Union Westinghouse Corporation on
Tuesday of this week several commit
tees were chosen to see about the cost
OF needful repairs and how money
should be obtained to pay for the same
This church is an old landmark and
commentaries the religious vigor of
the fathers and mothers as well as
those of their grandparents for the
past century and should be we'll cared
for now by those who care for the well
fare Of religious society and the good
OF the village and town.
Mrs. w. c. Record. who passed the
winter and much of the spring in Au-
gusta. is now at her present home in
Eeadfield.
Hon. Geo. A. Russell after several
months visit with relatives and friends
in New York and Connecticut, arrived
ut his home in this village on Thurs
day.
Mr.. Tibbetts and family are passing
n few days with his fathers home in
RanGoley.
James Harvey is at his home here
preparing for summer guests. He has
a very attractive and pleasant place in
plain view of Lake Maranacook and
OF the village which are both but a few
moments walk away
Ed. Weber and family have moved
to the Sedgley house at Readfield
Corner.
Rev. Mr.. Brokenshire from Hallowell
preached at the Methodist church last
Sabbath and will fill the place of
preacher during the month of May.
Not much has been done here in the
line of farming.-"Too damp and cold"
say the farmers. ito work the land"
Samuel Fogg. who has entered the
navy. Is at home for a few days here.