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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-13
FAIRFIELD

~ a recent meeting OF the East kenne-
bee Pomona Grange held at the Benton
Grange the following officers were elect
ed: Master, George Thurston; overseer,
Henry Marden; lecturer, II. u. b. Aver
steward, Silas Plummer; assistant stew
ard. Charles T. Wilson; chaplain, Levi
Merrill; treasurer. L. c. Bailey; secretary
II. u. Rand: gatekeeper. Eugene Cain
Pomona, Mrs. q. Z. Thurston: Flora, Mrs
ii, r. Marden Ceres, Mrs. II. d. b. Aver:
lady assistant steward, Mrs. c. r. Wilson
Mrs. g. II. B. Seliger will entertain the
W. c. 7, L. this afternoon at her home
on upper Main street.
Rev. Z. NJ Holman was the speaker on
Red Cross Membership "Wednesday
evening at the Star theatre Although
TOUR minutes is the limited amount of
time gwen to the speaker Mr. Holman
gave some very impressive and inspiring
points to the enthusiastic audience.
The Sons of Veterans have elected the
following officers: Commander W. NJ.
Neene; junior vice commander, Josepn
sawyer; patriotic instructor Victor Glib
son; camp council, Judge n II. Brazzell.
y. A, Larned and c. c, Piper
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AFTER II HOURS
Continued from Pace Ops)

OF the rats were picl:ed up by a British
snip. The submarine. which was seen
after the Jacob Jones sank appeared TO
he about 80 fee. in length. with three
inch gun forward and two periscopes.
l:oston, Dec. l2.-Nemorial services
under the auspices of the Navy Relief
society Will he l.eld on the Common
r'Nt Friday ana taps will be .onnded
.u memory Of the men ~ tnS city who
; - their lives in the sinking of the
destroyer jacob Jones
committee of citizens headed by
lir Morton Irince as president, wa g
"r@nniTrd today 10 Join with the Mas
sIcEGsotts Auxiliary of the Navy Re
lcf Snci"ly in raising 500. 900 or more
Ger the immcdi,ie relief of the families
~ tn' American navy killed or wound
81 ~ no lin OF duty. The committee
Particularly win max" a drive for new
iu' mhcrs for the society. of which Mrs
lane Rush. wife Of tie G, mm1ndant Of
th' Rostoa navy yard, is the state
chairman
Tho May Relief Society has secured
'%.olo - the sum K first set out to
ai"". but already many demands have
been made upon the society's funds.
AlrradF the families Of the sailors lest
"n th' Jfcgb Jpaes have been cared
for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-13

sieged with anxious inquiries from big
manufacturers and coal operators en-
ploying many Austro-Hungarian laborers
Fear was expressed that with labor al.
ready inadequate for the war industries,
any drastic action against Austrian sub
jects would seriously hamper war produc-
ticr. These industrial leaders were tolo
at frst The department planned only to
compel Austrians to register.
Within the last few days a number or
Austrian subjects have been arrested in
the United States and held for investiga
tion to determine whether they should
be informed during the war. The identity
of these men and the extent of the rounG-
up has not been made public by the de-
pSrtment of justice.
John Lord Brien, special assistant 20
the attorney general, in charse OF alien
enemies. indicated today that the reguia-
tons for registration of Germans would
be issued late this week. Demands for
many administrative changes in the orig
fnai plan have caused the delay.
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DEXTER

Mrs. William f.. Brewster has receiV-
ed letter from her nephew, Lieut..
Paul NJ. Carver. from somewhere in
France in which Lieut.. Carver tells
of being in the first unit of American
! troops who saw service in the trenches.
Lieut.. Carver was in command of a
platoon and three men out Of his com
mand were killed and several taken
prisone- by the Germans
I.itlJt. carver also relates that he
pc ssed u week end recently with Co. 4,
lG3cd L. ). Infantry. which is sta
toned about % miles from his camp.
According to his letter all of the Dexter
boys in Co. A are enjoying good health
and are comfortably quartered i'll a
; small French town. Lieut.. Carver, who
was q sergeant in Go. A. was COM
missioned second lieutenant follow
ing the first Plattsburg camp last sum-
inev.
The members of Dexter Grange are
preparing to entertain the Union
Grange in this town on. December 10.
An attractive program is being arrang-
ed and large attendance is anticipate
ed from the various Oranges in this
section which are members of the
union organization
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First
Baptist church has elected these Of
ficers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent. Mrs. Walter b. Gould: vice pres
ident, Mrs. Nellie Mower: secretary,
Mrs. Herbert \. Allen: treasurer. Mrs.
Elizabeth Young. The members of the
work committee are Mrs. J. b. Mer-
rill, Mrs. Henry l.. Dexter and Mrs
Elizabeth Young.
A big union meeting of the Red Cross
will be held in Town hall Sunday evening
when the big drive to increase Dexter's
membership in the Red Cross to 1900 mem
bers will be inaugurated. Some OF the
best Speakers in town will address the
meeting and there will be special music
Thirty-eight degrees below zero was
registered Wednesday morning on the big
thermometer at the Fay & Scott machine
Shops. From 20 to 80 below was recordea
on thermometers in other sections of the
town. 1t was by far the coolest morning
Of the winter and the plumbers were kept
busy all day thawing frozen pipes about
town.
Superintendent of Schools James A
Hamiin and the members of the school
board are trying to devise some method o.
accommodating the scholars who are con-
tinually applying for admission to the
public schools. The schools in the village
are now terribly crowded and with many
families moving into town the number of
scholars is rapidly increasing. 1t is a
problem to care for them and demon
strates very plainly the absolute neces-
sity of a new school building next wear.
Many favor the erection of a new ana
modern brick high school building and il
Is likely that the matter will be among
'hose threshed out at the annual town
meeting in March
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BELGRADE

NORTH Harvey C. Royce, Cow
High school 20, who was at his home
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard
Is. stevens. over Thanksgiving, has re-
turned to mis- studies in Augusta.
Wallace J. Bickford was admitted
to GTay's hospital. Waterville, on
Tuesday Of this week, where he under
went an operation for appendicjtis
which was successful and at last re-
ports the patient was comfortable as
could be expected. which will be good
news to his many friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Spencer. who have
been in Oakland for the past two
months, have moved into the Eliza
Huff house
salmon Lake Grange is manifesting
great interest in its welfare recently
taking in eight new members. with the
promise of more soon. There will be
q harvest supper next Saturday eve
ming.
Edwin Hafey is CONSTRUCTING a bav
WINDOW ana doing other repair work
on Herbert Bickford's house, He is AS
sisted ty Daniel Crowley.
A rehearsal Of singing and depr.o
work for saturday evening at Salmon
Lake Grange was held at Grange hall
tuesday evening without 20 member
present.
LuNille and Carlton Cook returned
from Northeast Garry last week bring
il g with them three nice deer.
Miss FLORENCE White of Belgrade will
teach the Adams school this term ard
board at Elias Stevens
Mrs, Wallace Bickford, Mrs. Dora
Rickford and Willard Stevens were in
Waterville Tuesday, going to Gray's
hospital with Wallace Bickford.
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AWARD REMNANT FOR
1917 TO WHITE SOX

Chicago, Dec, l2-After FIVE hour scs-
sion, club owners of the American
League adjourned their annual meeting
tonight until tomorrow without taking
definite action toward adopting a policy
to pursue in connection with the war
Questions of slashing the player limit,
shortening the spring training trips AMI
other war measures will be taken up to-
morrow.
The 1917 pennant was awarded to the
Chicago club, and Charles A. Comiskey.
president Of the champion White Sox. was
reelected vice president of the league.
TIE new board Of directors is composed Of
Phil Ball president Of the st. Louis club;
Frank !. Navin. president of the Detroi,
Club; Ben s Minor Of the Washington
club and 3. Z. Shihe OF Philadelphia.
President johnson said tonight that tha
sentiment OF the club owners strongly IA :
vored retention Of the present player lin,
it of p men and continuation of the usuaI
spring training trips. There had been
reports that the training trips might be
shortened to two or three weeks.
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ENTERS JERUSALEM

CONTINUED from Page One)
land. India, France and Italy The pop
ulation received me we'll.
Guards over Holy Places
Guards have been placed ever the
Holy places My military governor y
in contact with the acting custodians
and the Latin and Greek representa-
tives. The governor has detailed an OF
ticer to supervise the Holy places. The
Mosque of Omar and the area around
it have been placed under Moslem con-
troll. and military Gordon Of Moham-
medan officers and soldiers has been es-
tabIished around the Mosque. orders
have been issued that no non-Mosiem
is to pass within the Gordon without
permission of the military governor
and the Moslem in charge,
The telegram also stated that proc
lamation in Arabic. Hebrew, English
French. Italian, Geek and Russian has
cen posted in the citadel and on all
the walls, proclaiming martial law ana
iptin1ating that all the Holy places
would be maintained and protected ac-
ccrding to the customs and beliefs or
those with whose faith they are sa-
crei
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PROCLAIMS WAR
lCoptinued from Pane

hostility or giving Information. aid o"
comfort to the enemies of the Unite.
states, and TO strictly comply with the
regulations which are hereby or which
may be from time TO time promulgated BY
she President and so long as they shalt
conduct themselves in accordance with
law they shall be undisturbed in the
peaceful pursuit OF their lives and occu-
pations and be accorded the consideration
due TO all peaceful and law-abiding per-
sons. except so FAR as restrictions may be
necessary for their own protection and
for tho safety OF the United States: AMI
towards such OF said persons as conduct
themselves in accordance with law. ell
.tizens OF the United states are enjoined
10 preserve the peace and to treat then
with all such frendliness as may be
compatible with loyalty and allegiance TO
the United States
since Congress adopted the war resolu-
ton the department Of justice and other
government departments have been be-
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BULGARIAN PREMIER
SAYS HIS COUNTRY IS
NOT CERMANY'SVASShL

Amsterdam Dec. lS.-"President
Wilson's address to Congress made a
strange impression on me, inasmuch as
there has been no change in Bulgaria S
policy toward the United States since
the rupture between Germany and that
country" said NJ. Radoslavof. the
Bulgarian premier, to newspaper
correspondent, according to Sofia
dispatch received here last Monday.
We never were, and cannot be. in
struments or vassals Of Germany,
the premier continued The super
fluous proof ii this is to be found in
our unbroken relations with the Unit
ed STATE ;. The relations between that
country and Bulgaria, as far as Bull
garia Is concerned, have remained as
friendly as before. Bulgaria's war aim
was and is the complete unification Of
the Bulgarian nation. Our means TO
realize this aim also have remained
the same as heretofore, and there is no
reason why Bulgaria American rela-
tons should change"
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WHITEFIELD

Lincoln County Pomona met with Coop
ers Mills Grange Tuesday. Dec. il. with
large attendance. At the forenoon
meeting z, +. Jewctt was elected treas
urer Mr.. Mank having declined to serve.
A fine dinner was served at noon After
social hour the meeting was again call
ed to order and the fifth degree was con-
ferred on class of II. This was followed
by the installation of officers which was
very nicely done by Mrs Gardiner. as
sisted BY MIR. and Mrs. B. O. Moody Of
Windsor. There was a short program as
follows; Address OF welcome, Mrs Fan
ME Northey; response, J. A. Perkins: mu-
sic and song by the Grange; story. Lizzie
Northey; recitation by Mrs. Gardiner
defamation. j. A. Croker, song, Miss
Bennett; reading, Fannie Northey; music
Mrs. NJ. y. Doyle.
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NEW PLAN FAVORED
FOR DIVIDING RECEIPTS
OF OCTOBER CLASSIC

New York. Dec. 12.-Compared with
the excitement attending the National
League meeting here yesterday wncn
the reelection of President Tener on
his own terms and the sale of philadel
Lhia's star battery Alexander and Kill
fer, to Chicago, were the main features
todays session OF the magnates was
without incident. Most of the business
which occupied the club owners up to
adjournment at a late hour tonight
was Of routine order.
The length of next seasons playing
schedule and the possible reduction Of
the player limit were informally dis
Cussed, but no action was taken on
either. Both We're unanimously de-
ferred until the National League Tel-
"eSentGuVeS can get TO Chicago, where
they will hold a joint conference with
the American League club owners Fri
day. II was announced tonight thai:
they might leave here for Chicago
carly tomorrow.
The constitution was amended 50
that there can be no dispute in future
as was claimed in the recent McGraw
Ease. as TO there being no appeal to the
board Of directors from the findings of
the league president in imposing a
heavy tine for scandalous conducl on
or off the field An appeal may be TAX
en, however, If 4 player be suspended
for 4 period Of more than 10 days
There was an attempt to change the
rule 50 that waivers might be with
drawn. but it was &greed that tn,
present waiver rule is the best rter
adopted ard it will remain intact
Tho nj ",
ord IN favor of thS creation Of a now
plan Of dividing thc players portion
Of tho Worlds Series receipts. Based
on the returns Of the five series Is 1917
the players on clubs finishing as far
down as seventh place will receive Il
share. 1t is hoped that this pIar will
prove IN incentive to greater effort in
playing hy second division teams to-
ward the end Of each season. Under
the rev plan. it was computed that
each player on the winning club ,W"ald
receive about $500 and the losing
players in the series would get abJft
$500 each.
The league Will set aside one day at
each bah park during the season on
which = per cent. of the gate receipts
will he denoted to the Clark Griffith
f5dt ana f1atI Iuliu Wnlch fQThlSilt'! NJ :
900 worth of baseball equipme 1t t. en-
listed men during the last six months.
II is estimated that $50. coo ,aCh year
will suffice fur this purpose.
There is q possibility that Del Pratt
second base!nan with the st. Louis
Americans. may he traded to New York
before the end Of the week. Col Rup
prct Of the Yankees said tonight that
he was prepared to offer cash or play
ers for him. Pratt has 4 100000 suit
alleging libel pending against Presi-
dent Ball of the st. Louis Club and is
known to be anxious to play elsewhere.
Clark Griffith, manager Of the Wash
ington Club. who is collecting funds
for tn" Bat ana Bali fund to pro
vide American soldiers with baseball
equipment, announced that he had for
wafded 4 third shipment TO Perish
irg,s forces III France The latest
shipment is valued at $1,000.
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The killing OF harmless gray squirrels.
which make their homes about the city.
has become Of late most noticeable in
certain sections. The law provides pro
lection for these little animals IN the way
OF a heavy penalty for killing them In
cities and settled districts. A complain.
has been made Of the killing OF a number
OF these squirrels with an airgun In the
hands OF an adult--niot SMALL child. who
might not know any better, but fu,,
grown man who cannot bear to see thu
IA rfntsss little creatures fFisk about his
premises
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SUSPECT PLOT
Continued from Page One)

hi II pierced the fence surrounding
tie plant for hundreds Of yards sped
through tho air in all directions. Sur
founding fields we're plowed UP BY par
tI"les Of shells more than a mile away
from tho wrecked factory.
Train service on the Pennsylvania
railroad which also passes nealS the
plant was halted.
The plant WAS totally destroyed OW-
ius To the fact that hundreds Of shelsi
ere r"t dctonated 10y the numerous
explosions which accompanied the
course Of the fire, firemen and work
men were unable to go near the burn
ing factory.
officials Of the projectile loading
plant Of the Bethlehem Steel 60. are
not convinced that the origin of the
blaze Was an accident.
y statement given out tonight by p.
q Paris superintendent Of the plant,
said:
Although ! have not Yet completed
my investigation as to the origin Of
Tine fire ! do not see how it could have
hecn accidental.
About 1000 shells. all loaded with
T \. I. but not as yet filled with
s!rapnei. were exploded. All the rest
~ the shells il the plant were unload
I'd and there was no danger of a great
"r explosion. An estimate of the dam
axe is hard To make at this time. but
! 10 not believe it will exceed $50, 900 :
Tho shells continued to explode for
more than an hour and the noise was
n"ard for miles. causing the belief here
and elsewhere that the forts of the
nrtllcry district of the Delaware were
iirlnc upon hostile craft
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MAINE SHRINERS RESPOND
TO AID STRICKEN HALIFAX

Portland, Me, Dec i2.-The shriners Of
Maine responded nobiy as soon as the
news or the Harfax disaster was received
in Portland. ). Putnam Stevens Of this
city. past imperial potentate. Immediately
got into touch by telephone with George
V: furgeon of Lewiston. treasurer of
kora Temple. with the result that 5000
was Immediately ordered 70 be sent to
Halifax from kora Temple.
In ire meantime Mr.. stevens had al
so gotten in touch with c f. Oves5ire,
the present imperial potentate. located
III Buffalo and Immediately Mr.. Oveshire
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MONMOUTH

Ensign Joseph W. Fowler of the United
States ship Columbia. who recently I'M
derwent an operation for appendicitis in
brooklyn. y. Y. is improving and viii
come to his home in Monmouth as soon as
he is able TO leave the hospital
The South Monmouth canning plant wa.
obliged to suspend operations for a few
days last week on account OF the nom
service Of the electric power cause by the
storm.
Much credit is due the Monmouth Ridg.
Circle for lis generous contribution Of SIS
to the allied bazaar for the benefit OF III.
Monmouth Branch OF the Red Cross
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith attended the
recent meeting Of the State Dairymen' !.
Association in Newport.
There is no school in the Warren dis
trict this winter. The scholars are heinz
carried 10 the Ridge school by James
Ridlon.
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Boxing for Vale

New Haven. Conn. Dec 1o.-Box-
ing is to be taken up extensively at
Vale as an auxiliary training for mem
bers of the Reserve Officers Train
ing Corps, il is announced, and in this
connection 2 boxing tournament is be-
ing arranged for the winter. 1t will he
the first of its kind at the university
in recent years, it is said and it is be
ing planned on a larger scale than any
previous meet Fencing also is to he
given an impetus as auxiliary training
for the soldiers.
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ALBION

Next Sunday viii be observed here
as Red Cross Sunday. The Red Cross
Society will attend church in body.
The pastor Rev. y. NJ Heiker. will
preach on that subject. The public is
cordially invited 10 attend the SER
vices.
The Sunshine Society met at the
Grange hail Wednesday, Dec. IL.
Andrew Besse visited relatives in
Plymouth last week.
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kENT'S HILL HAS BRANCH
NATL PATRIOTIC LEAGITE

kont's Hill, Me, Dec 12.-The Young
ladies' of kent's Hill Seminary have
fully organized for patriotic work and
have allied themselves with the Ma
tional Patriotic League. Each of The
young ladies have a definite work to
do under competent leader at regu-
lar times during the week. The work
is carefully supervised by members
of the faculty and is carried on in a
variety of different lines. A larger part
of the work will be performed in such
fields of handicraft as the girls may
already be proficient il. as knitting
sweaters and sewing of all sorts, But
besides this there will be many other
original tasks performed, as for exam
pie, the preparing of sCrapbooks for
tie soldiers, the making of gift pack
ages. trench candles and the like
For purposes of greater efficiency the
girls have been divided into groups. in
the dormitory are two groups. one in
charge Of Frances Ware of Whitefeld.
and the other in charge Of Edith king
OF Bellerica, Mass The girls residing in
the Ludcn house have chosen for their
leader Heloise LoNejoy of WAYNE. and
the girls in the Torsey house have
chosen Alice Manter. also of Wayne.
The day students, until now disorgan-
lied. have been formed into a 2roul,
with Miss Sabrina Stevens of Fayetto
as their leader. and are meeting dur
inc thN noon hour twice each week.
Placing the responsibility On a few
oEf"2"ti" girls as leaders is making
for ofH"iency. The spirit Of friendly
competition is appealed to. ard the
:.i:l% @re responding to their leaders
demands very generously.
The organization is now allied with
the national order ard each girl in the
kents Hill chapter wears n little bat :
ton, indicating member stip.
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Maine Bakers Meet to
Consider War Conditions

Portland. Me, Dec. 12.-More than IS
bakers from different parts Of Maine at
slider conditions in the business that have
been created ~ the war.
Dr. Leon 5. Merrill. food 60 Illustrator
for Maine, pointed out ways of meeting
the various problems that have arisen
and urged cooperation of all the bakers
OF the state John j. Nissen. leader of
the section including Maine, also spoke
Plans for cooperation were discussed ami
adopted.
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HaIloWelI Girl in Halifax

The following item from the BostO
Herald viii be OF especial interest {
Haiiowell readers, on account Of ii
Tact that one of the parties mention
therein is 2, Itallowell girE Miss Am
ridden, daughter Of the late Geg
Charles w. Tilden
-Four nurses from the Massa chusett
Eye and Ear infirmary. Mrs. Roan
Mackenzie, Miss Emile Arsenuult, Mis
Amy Tiiden and Miss Harriet Hart
were on board, a special request fror
me victoria Hospital for nurses frcn
ihat institution having been granted Of
account Of the multitude Of eye CASE
requiring expert treatment
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PITTSFIELD

Funeral services for the late David L
raymond We're held Wednesday at
r NJ. from the Cniversalist churcH
iteV. a. F.. Wright, pastor Of ~
CHURCH officiated. The interment wa
made at the Village cemetery. Tss
death Of Mr.. Raymond occurred 10
Lynn, Mass. at the home Of his sof
Herbert Raymond, who accompanle'
tho bbdy Of his father here.
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Various weather reports ia regard to the
height Of the mercury for Wednesday
morning were heard about the city during
the day yesterday. On Water street at an
early hour the glass registered from "A to
II degrees below zero at several of tho
stores. One Of the local milk dealers
came in with the report that it was % de-
grees below zero at O'Clock at his farm
which Is out OF the city mile or two.
Al r. N. Wednesday the thermometer
at the Maine Central depot registered ex-
aetly zero. Y. =