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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
new YORk'S TOTAL
REACHES $2S2,883,15o

New York. Oct. 11-With Approximate
" two and one-half weeks remaining be-
fore the closing Of subscriptions. the New
York federal reserve districts offering to
the second Liberty Loan stood tonight at
$3.50 ss3,i5o. The quota of the district has
been placed at 81, 500 100000.
Postmasters throughout the country. It
was announced today, have been author
lied to pay interest on Liberty Bond cou-
pons or treasury war rates issued in pay
ment OF interest on registered bonds. This
action places the postoffices on the list
Of agency for the convenience OF sub
scribers with subtreasuries and national
hanks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
HAS SON AT WAYNE
Death of Seth r. kelIett Thursday
Morning at Bath

Bath, Me, Oct. 11.-Seth r. Kellett,
aged 70 years, died here this morning.
Deceased was born at Athens, Me-,
son of Thomas and Sarah Robinson
Kellett, and has lived in Bath 26
years. He was a teamster by occu-
patton, was a member of North Street
church. He leaves a widow, Rachel
A, daughter Of the late George w.
Card; one son, Thomas, of North
Wayne, and a daughter in the West.
Mr.. Kellett served through the Civil
war in a Maine regiment and was a
member Of Sedgwick Post, G. "A. R.
Funeral from late residence, 103
Court street, Saturday. at P. NJ.
Burial in Woolwich.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
NINE PER CENT
Continued from Page One)

600; Augusta s277.oo0; Manchester, y.
H, $4,000; Bangor. $4,000.
The sale OF the bonds will be push
ed by an address to be given ,omor-
row at meeting in this city Of Polish
citizens called together for the pur-
pose of recruiting for the Polish army
An old canvas pocketbook gave a de-
cided boost to the sales at one Of the
local railroad stations today: The
owner of the pocketbook drew forth
$50 and bought one bond. outright.
then turned to go away but changed
his mind and paid for another Sc
bond. Then he started for a train but
in few minutes returned and -nis
time out of the pocketbook came 800
TO pay for A bond for his vile
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
SHEPARDS ADOPT
TWO LITTLE GIRLS

ard announced tonight that he and
Mrs. Shepard. formerly Miss Helen
Gould had legally adopted two little
girls who have been living with them
for more than a year as comla Mons
for Finley J. Shepard. Jr., who was
adopted in June, 1915.
One of the girls is seven, years old
and the other six months younger
Mr.. Shepard declined to give any in
formation concerning the parentage of
the children.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
BELGIAN CHILDREN
AND WOUNDED TO Be
AIDED BY RED CROSS

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE American
Red Cross War Council today appropri-
ated s5s9,930 for the relief Of Belgians
not under German rule. the work to be
carried out by the new Red Cross depart
ment for Belgium. organized under the
Red Cross commission to France. Par
ticular attention IS to be given to Bel
gian children and orphans who have been
the chief sufferers during the three years
of war.
Included in the Belgian appropriation
also is money for the operation of a hos
pital for wounded Belgian soldiers TO sup
plement the hospital resources of the Bel
gian government now overtaxed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
HARBOR CRAFT
TIEUP THREAT

New York, oct. 1.-THE newly or
gained marine workers afiliation of
the port of New York in a letter to
harbor craft owners tonight threatened
to tie up every tugboat, barge. ferry
boat and lighter in the harbor, 'un-
less the workers are granted sub
stantial increase in wages by Nov. /.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
HAYDEN-WALLACE IN
CONTROL ROCK ISLAND

Chicago. Oct. 1.-THE Hayden-Wal-
lace interests today wrested control of
the Board of Directors of the Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad from
Nathan L. Amster of Boston. who as
spokesman of a stockholders commit
tee at a previous meeting had named
himself chairman of the executive
committee of the road.
Nine Of the 13 directors elected to-
day were Hayden Wallace men, the
other four including Amster, were with
him as insurgents.
The election of directors came at the
end of long days fight.
The question of selecting chair
man of the executive committee will
he left to the new board of directors
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
TEUTON DIPLOMATS
ARE RESTRAINED
ON DUTCH STEAMER

A Pacific Port, Oct. 1.-THE Dutch
steamer Oranje arrived today from the
Orient with a large number of Ger
man and Austrian diplomats aboard,
it was reported
Government officials headed by Sc
cret Service men boarded the vessel.
No mail was allowed to land and all
information was withheld. None of the
passengers was permitted to leave the
steamer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
CARDINAL: APPROVES
Men Between 10 and 81
Be Included in Select
i've Draft Law

Washington, Oct. 1l.-Proposed leg
islation to include in the selective draft
law, young men between the ages of
10 and 81 is Endorsed in principle by
Cardinal Gibbons in a letter addressed
to H. H. Sheets, secretary Of the Ma
tional Association for Universal Mill
tary Training and made public here
today.
The legislation the cardinal wrote,
will benefit them morally as we'll as
physically, and help to prepare them
for their avocations. or, if necessity
arises, for the sterner, needs of war. "
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
CONNORS MAY Be
DIRECTOR OF DOCKS

Washington, Oct. 11.-William ].
Connors of Buffalo probably will be
put in charge of unloading American
transports and supply ships in France.
The war department. it was learned
tonight, is considering naming him as
director of docks in France to super
wise the work of three regiments Of
stevedores and longshoremen now
about organized
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
VASSAR COLLEGE
FARM GIRLS

Poughkeepsie. n. y, Oct. 11.-Five of
the Nassar college girls who had eight
weeks experience on the Vassar farm
last summer left today for Springfield.
Mass, where they will give a demon
stration Of their ability to do farm
work at the fair to be held Oct - to
20.
Wearing khaki boomers and blauses.
the girls will pillow, harrow, harness,
run a cultivator and milk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
TEST SHIPMENT OF
SACRAMENTAL Wine

Oklahoma City, Okla, Oct. u.-An alter
native writ Of mandamus to compel the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway to
show cause why 1t will not accept a
shipment OF fermented sacramento wine
for shipment into Oklahoma, was granted
In the district court today.
The case is to test whether the Okla
homa law and the federal bone dry law
permit the shipment of wine for sacra-
mental purposes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
FATHER GUILTY
CONTINUED from Page One)

year after their daughter met her death.
During yesterdays session of the trial
William R. Scharton. counsel for the de-
Tense, produced a witness, Ward F. Porter.
who claimed that Francis Ducharme, cleo
trocuted last September for the murder
of child at Chicopee, had told him while
they were cell mates at the Springfield Jail,
that he had killed Loretta.
The state in rebuttal put John Cory, an
official of the East Hampton Manufacture
ing Co., on the stand Cory testified that
Ducharme was working for his company
in East Hampton on the day Loretta was
killed,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
FLYING CORPS OFF
FOR FORT WORTH

Toronto, Oct. 1.-THE first squadron
Of the United States Flying Corps,
which has been training in Canada,
will leave tomorrow for their winter
training camp near Fort Worth. Tex
as. BY December it is expected the
1850 United States flyers training in
Canada and 3400 Canadian cadets and
mechanics will be at the Texas camp.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
COAL SHORTAGE
Continued from Page One)

cannot walt until the Northwest is sup
piled under the fuel administrations pri-
ority order before laying in winter stocks
Mayors of some towns have seized car
loads of coal enroute to the lakes and
have apportioned it among the inhab-
itanrs.
DR.. Garfield tonight telegraphed all
Ohio coal operators requesting them
to furnish sufficient fuel to meet the
emergency. Producers are called upon
TO provide coal in quantities direct
ed by the Ohio Coal Clearing House
for distribution to consumers This
step. it is believed, will relieve the
shortage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
SAYS SHE NEVER
KNEW LEE MOY

Fort Wayne, Ind. Oct. 1l.-virginia
Collier, 1S-year-old New York settle
ment worker for whom a countrywide
search was instituted, now the wife Of
local musician, denied tonight she
ever knew Lee Moy. a Chinaman with
whom she is accused Of clipping to
China
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
Hopwood Made Peer

London. Oct. lit is officially an
nounced that Sir Francis j. s. Hop
wood. civil lord of the admiralty and
secretary to the Irish convention, has
been made a peer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
Cruel Hint.

"Are those field glasses any goodT'
Indeed they are: you can even see
Bob's new mustache with them On
clear days."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
Kaiser At Sofa

London. Oct. 1.-THE German EN-
peror has arrived at Sofia, according
to Central News dispatch from that
city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
Food Situation Grave

Buenos Ayres. Oct. 1.-THE scarcity
of food in Buenos Ayres as result
Of the railroad strike which has now
been on for three weeks is becoming
grave.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
Maximum Corn Limits TO Stsy

Chicago. Oct 11.-Outside boards Of
trade meeting with the Chicago board
today decided not to remove the max
imum limits on prices of corn.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-11
NO MONKEY BUSINESS.

From all indications, the members of the local Territorial Council ol Defense are not dis posed to permit enemy aliens to carry on any monkey business within their jurisdiction The bqnd saw has been sharpened and everything put in shipshape. so to speak, that there might be no hitch in the working of the machine Sfens are to be displayed in conspicuous places giving warning to those whose pro-Austro-Ger- manisn is not smothered aborning. Enemy aliens and others shall not be moested in the pursuit of their lawful occupation provided they obey the Iava of the country and keep their mouths shut.
 In reference to the aim of the federal gov arnment in the present crisis, the Council of De- fense may be said to possess unlimited authority Should the council decide to recommend the in- ternn7ent of q person CT persons their recom- mend fioa will come very nearly being carried out. But in order that the work be done with fborouqhuess. and since the members af .he council cannot be everywhere; the people must confde the substance of their knowledge to he council. Should person become posse of the knowledge that something needs attention; :; that person should report to the end that we may learn rho is who among us. The necessity fer such action is not new but is forced un9n us with severity by the catastrophe ~..o"3 in the city of Halifax We cannot afis .o the same chances The price forbiis.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-11
THEY LACK COURAGE.

In the present gigantic struggle we have the Allies on one side and the Huns on the other. These two factions are trying to annihilate each other. Incidentally furnishing the disgusting seeneries for the rest of the nations to contem- plate.
 Of the spectators of the death grip that crows Uqhtor every day, not one nation is free from suffering. either from near starvation or other injuries attributable directly to that very struggle; and they are all anxious for peace. Moreover. not one can be found which does not favor the Allies Yet not 9 doggone one dares enter the arena and take 9 hand. But unless they are entirely without selfrespect, they shall
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-11
JUST BRAGGING

The Fairbanks papers are footing thelr horns-in modest sort of way, you understand
 about the amount their people subscribed to the second Liberty Loan, and say that Fairbanks total of S223 GOO will probably be the record Tor Alaska towns of that class. That boast may pass unnoticed by peoples who are not familiar with Fairbanks and surroundings; but those pa- pers cannot pull any of that stuff over the eyes of those who know that that town has never fall ed to claim for itself anything within radius ot hundred miles or more We should like to know just what the actual peoples of Fairbanks have subscribed, so we could compare notes. ketchl- kan with it's population of less than 5000 sub- sc.ibea S90.00O With Fairbanks we are safe to say that Ester; Reddy Bullion; Goldstream; Pedro: Dome; Cleary creeks and other tributar- ies including the Chatanika, have been included in that list which would be approximately ten thousand population. Fairbanks holding record -piffle!
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-11
AN AMERICAN AND A GERMAN SEEDLING

George LAbbe is Canadian by birth but an Amer tsan by adoption. And he talking to Swiss by birth an American by adoption, and German by sym pathy.
 Nobody ever sent for me over here, said Mir LAbbe T came because thought saw chance to make some money made all right and raised one son Of mill tary age. and he has enlisted I've got another one eight years old The won't be over until you d-d Germans are licked. if he has to help do it.
 you you lived on goats milk in the Alps until you were years old, and if you had remained there YOU would have been herdng goats yet. You have come over here and mda fortune. Nobody ever sent for you The country would have been better off without you You are only ganer and still not satis- fed You baven's the excuse of sympathizng with your native land, because your native land IS neutral H isn't in this thing at all You ought to get out although ~ knows where outside of the country you are knock ns V ouWould find country that would admit you
 Pretty hot stuff. But hot some of them deserve-seattle Argus.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-11
FOR SALE

k A small Donkey Engine, s h, p. + F with 52o feet of blow steel 5-S % 4 cable. Cedar raft for engine, 'S F snatch blocks and other supplies T' ! to make up a complete logging +, F outfit; all for S425. if taken with + F in the next few days. Apply to i' E Davis 6 Son, Metlakatla.-adv j.
 r
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-11
NOTICE OF MARSHAL's SALE

NOTICE OF MARSHAL'S SALE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; District of Alaska, Division No. 1, at Ketchikan
 Public notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias Cor execution), dated Nov. 18th A. D., 1917 issued out of the District Court of the United States for the First Divis- ion District of Alaska on judgment, rendered in said Court, on the 10th day of November A. D. 1917, in favor of David Nicoll, and against Johnny Nagafuchi, l have, on this 18th day of November A. D. 1917, levied upon the following described real estate, situat- ed in the Town of Ketchikan and Ter ritory of Alaska, to wit:
 Being Lot six (6) in Block twenty eight (2S) according to the subdiv- isional survey of the Townsite of Ketchikan, of dimensions as follows: Frontage on Stedman Street of 2S.77', a depth on the easterly side of S1.6T width on the northerly end of 39.63' and a depth on the westerly side of 7617 Bounded on the southerly by Stedman Street, on the easterly by Lot ', on the northerly by Tract c. and on the westerly by Lot 5, Together with that certain one story frame building and all improvements there on.
 And that I will. accordingly, offer
 for the District of Alaska, First said real estate for sale, at public
 U. s. Marshal vendue to the highest bidder and best bidder, for cash, on the 18th day of December A. D. 1917, at two o'clock p M. at the United States Court House in Ketchikan, Alaska. Dated, November 13, A D., 1917.
 J. NJ. TANNER,
 Division thereof, by
 w. B. Sharpe, Deputy.
 JAMES M. SHOUT,
 Plaintiffs Attorney. First Publication, Nov. 13, 1917. Last Publication Dec II, 1917.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-11

The Unite States government has proven to the sati faction of aIl that the little nations outsid of the big war have been just as neu- tf.i and along the same line as the food specula- tors have been patriotic.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-11
eventually be drawn into it.

eventually be drawn into it.
 That the Huns will be crushed, there can be no doubt. Then why those spectators, which are on the verge of starvation do not raise en- ough courage to take a hand and finish the job. The sooner they act along that line, the sooner peace shall be theirs. We wonder ii they are trying to save their skins by starving their stomachS.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-11

WANTED-GasolIne Launch to 10 h. D. 90 to 8 feet long. Suitable for trolling or store tender. Cash for right boat Con E. Gtebel, Loring, Alaska-adV n.
 WANTED-scrap Lead-Con E. Ciebel, Lorfng. adv
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-11

Throw a couple of rocks in that chute, 'pard' think the boss is down on the sill listening" This is typical; yet at the end ee every week each asks for full pay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-27
Danask
samples-7c F!

Nice big pieces of table
damask such as the import
ers show us when they seek
orders.
Make fine traycloths! May
be cut in half for doyhes or
even for napkins. Nice bibs
for little tots are made from
them.
4sSome are pure linen and
staunch Of texture; some are
mercerised damask.
All sorts of patterns OF
course-and a good big lot of
them about l6
inches by 80 inches &c
Center aisle. rear,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-27
THE ROWLAND DRY GOODS CO.

L.. Beach said after the fire was I'M
der control that no time would be
lost in obtaining a temporary labora-
tory that college work may go on
without interruption. Coincidentally
today President Beach received from
Richard M. Bissell, chairman of the
statet council of defense, letter ex-
pressing appreciation of the council
for the action of the college trustees
in voting to suspend construction
work that all energies might be ap.
piled to war work.
The fire loss falls on the state of
Connecticut.
The fire was first noticed by the
college community Waterman on the
second floor of the laboratory He
rang the bell and the students re-
sponded with fire drill discipline and
manned lines of Hose which were sup.
Piled from the immense water tank
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-27
CASH MUST PAY
LUMBER COMPANY
Main floor, rear.

Judgment in favor of the Park City
Lumber Co. is found by Judge H. J.
Curtis of the Superior Court in the
suit of the Lumber Co. against Wal
ter S. Cash, but the amount of the
Judgment is subject to further hear
ing.
The company sued Cash, an en-
ploye, for several thousand dollars
alleged to be due the company as a
result of some involved financial
transactions.
Judge Curtis holds that Cash is liza
BILE for overdrawn salary of about
$872 for a mortgage of $4,000 less
amount of another mortgage of $1,700
with interest which is to his credit
plaintiffs are to file statement of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-27
Makes dress look
like new one-79c!

What magic these new
vestees and collars work.
By their use, dress IS
transformed. The touch of
color they give, or the de-
ightful daintiness they I'M
part, makes dress seem an
entirely different affair. IS
Vestees of net, collars OF
Georgette crepe and of pom
gee, distinctively different
collars of Khaki-Kool
Some of the collars plain,
some embroidered in color /
None worth less than ST,
some worth $3.50, a few
worth 81 79c
Center aisle, front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-27
Allied Arms Made Big
Gains During Week, Sec.
Baker Says in Review

Wanhington, Nov. 27.-"The week
Just closed has been one very favor
able to the Allied arms" says the war
dcpnrtment's official communication,
iManed today.
THE success of the British offensive
~ the region Of Cambrai and the
steady resistance of the Italians in the
lace Of the repeated attacks of the
AuHtrc German forces are two factors
which may be considered as correla-
tive elements of one and the same
r1oYoment.
1T 10 evident that the enemy took
Eh@ offensive in Italy hoping thereby
w. extr1cate himself in the west. The
4crunan higher command were ap-
p1frntay confident that, in order to
&av4 Italy from invasion, such import
Mnt oQnftngents of F,renAs1 and British
<roQBa would be detached from the
WESTERN front as to render any further
Allied offensive in this theatre impos-
Mlh1n. Though the French and British
hHve both dispatched large contin
gents to Italy, this has in no way
hnmpered the continuance of their Of
<ena1ve operations.
'It is the wastage Of the enemy
&prces. the slow, yet relentless sapping
of his man power by continued and
sudden Offensive thrusts, which must
4v6ntually result in the softening of
him line in the west. This is the ulti-
Hoofe Subjective of the series Of inten-
1iyea 20 successfully pursued by the
A[Iies during the last six months; and
AN even more important than the gain
rf tsrrAin.
The military situation is domi-
mated by the spectacular success
gained ~ the British forces in their
4nxu1t toward Cambria. By adopting
H&w tactical methods, by evolving a
H<r2teEy daringly conceived and bril-
IIHu<Iy executed, the British forces
have been able to record a greater
&upcpsa. when measured by captured
ttrrnin, than any hitherto achieved
~ any belligerent in the same space
of time along. the western front.
while seemingly continuing his Of
kanm1ve engagements in Flanders by
nn Intense artillery bombardment in
the sector stretching from Ypres to
The North Sea, Field Marshal Haig
w&8 able to mask successfully his
ux&un for an offensive thrust between
<&e Gcrape river and st. Quentin.
The number of prisoners enumer-
1<1d hitherto Is over 10000, which
&aG0a4ds the total British casualties.
Along the front held by the
E<@nch forces the latter have achiev-
"a q successful coup de main south
a. Juvrincourt, in Champagne, re-
milling I'm the capture of some ele-
m&nt9 OF enemy trenches and the
taxing Of numerous prisoners.
In the sector where our troops are
1r11nfng Increased artillery activity y
m8tod- Small attachments, while ON
patrol duty, have gained some useful
Gxpe<fence.
~Ihe italian armies, now complet-
1nF their reorganization. have been
4bj8 40 Withstand the assaults of the
nuuaerfcally superior forces Of the
Au1kxo-Germa divisions engaged
1nn1n1< them They have hitherto
px<vented any further invasion Of the
M&1tap plain
IN Palestine the British forces
under Gen Alenby are advancing
xopldu ON Jerusalem. They have
0ox reached a point ON the Ramaleh
ro&A approximately seven miles west
" the city. while another force is
be1<1ug down from the north
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-27
fire DESTROYS
CHEMICAL LAB
AT ST0RRS, CONN.

Storrs, Nov. 27-The chemica.
laboratory at the Connecticut Ag-icul-
turaf College was totally burned to-
day, with a loss of about $4,000 The
temperature was five degrees above
zero and a high wind blew, but the
faculty and sturent body by hard eff
fort kept the flames from reaching
the administration building, which
long was threatened. President G.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-27
Keeping The Quality Up

LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE, the
World Famous Cure for Colds and
Grip. is now soc per box. On account
Of the advance in the price of six diff
ferent Medicinal, Concentrated Elk
tracts and Chemicals contained in
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE, it
was necessary to increase the price to
the Druggist. 1t has stood the test
for Quarter of a Century. It is used
by every Civilized Nation.