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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-12
PREPARE FOR
CLUBS EXHIBIT

Miss Alfredo Ellis of University of
Maine ne State leader of the Girls
Canning Clubs in Maine: Ralph Mitch
ell of |. of NJ. leader of the Boys Ag-
ricultural clubs in Maine and Charles
Grassland, assistant leader of the Boys
Clubs and also frcm the University Of
Maine were in the city Tuesday at the
Elmwood hotel. where they are pre-
pairing for the exhibition from tho
BOYS and Girls clubs. which will take
place here Friday and Saturday.
This committee IS WORKING on the
essays and records of work done by
the contestants during the year and as
Il ere arc about 125 of each Of these to
be considered. ii is no small task. The
prize essays will be read at the meet
ing OF the convention on Saturday
morning and will be we'll worth atten-
ton from theageneral public.
Miss Ellis. the leader of the Girls
clubs. is a graduate OF the University
of Maine in the class Of. '16 and MEM
her Of the Alpha Omicron Fl sororit.'
She is well fitted for the work in hand
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-Four Minute" Men

speeches VIII be resumed in the To-
cal theatres " ednesday evening by the
-Four Minute men who will give dur
ing their talks the salient points of the
President'S message to the public
rms affords an opportunity to all to
become familiar With the policy of the
government which is presented to
them in clear concise way bv men
who are fully acquainted with the
questions of the day and will enable
all to get IA clear understanding of the
war issues
This movement is considered to he
most important work. The chairman
or the committee who appoints the
speakers for the different evenings is
DE- }. f. Hill and he has a good list
OF men fo~ the coming campaign.
FRED w Clair will be the sneaker
at the City Opera House this even
ing and Joseph Marquis at the Silver
theatre DR.. Hill said that the speak
efs would also emphasize the need OF
the people standing shoulder to shout
ger IN every way to speed the victory
OF TINS country in the world war. The
committee of men, Who have been Sc
cured to speak during the winter will
be thoroughly organized and when
this is done will make an effective fac
tor in this line of work 1t is intended
10 nave their names recorded in Wash
ington as those Of men who are will
ing TO do their bit in this important
movement for safe world
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w. c. T. U. Meeting Tuesday

The regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union was held
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Martin
Elaisdell Of Silver street. The program
was in the hands of Mrs. a. J. Lindsay
and was called an Encouragement"
program. A letter written by Congress
man Peters to Harry S. Brown, presi-
cent of the Chamber of Commerce, was
read.
In this letter Mr.. Peters said that he
was very glad to support the federal
amendment for prohibition, and that
he considered the outlook for its pas
sage very encouraging. a letter was al
SO read from Mrs. Colby Blaisdell, who
is passing the winter in San Diego,
Cal.
\ nominating committee was ap-
ointed as follows: Mrs. A. j. Lindsay.
Miss Belle Blaisdell and Mrs. George
Kennison. Mrs. Lindsay. Mrs. Eugene
Lawrence and Miss Cora Lincoln were
appointed a calendar committee.
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MIR. AND MRS. r. ALLEY
HAVE 3 SONS IN SERVICE

Many stories have been told through
the newspa pcrs of the countrr. Of large
families in the service and -'htervilla
IS proud 10 te numbered among those
WHO have something to boast Of in that
line. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Alley of Main
street have three sons in the service and,
so far as known, this il the largest num-
Der OF sons from any one family in Wa
terVille who have answered the call OF
duty to their country.
These are Kenneth Alley a former Wa
terVil!e High school boy, who is with the
l03d Infantry Supply 60. in France; Cnes-
ter Alley. who is with the 10Sd Supply Co.
in Newport News. Va. and Stanley AL
lev who is with the Engineering Corps
and is at present In Washington. d. C.
But these three boys also nearly affect
another family, that of James Alley. =
: brother OF the three named above. Mr..
and Mrs. James Alley live at Pleasant
race. and although her husband has
three brothers in the service. Mrs Alley
mas five brothers who are doing their bit.
lhrec OF these are Stepbrothers but they
were all brought UP together from very
young childhood and the ties Of blood
could not be stronger than the ties of
iahliiy afection which hold thir lister and
these brothers together
These boys are Warren Milton and Ed
win Lane, both Of whom are members O,
"aterV1lie's own Company II and are
abroad; James Milton. who is In a train
ihg camp in the South. and Frank Lane
and Weldon Lane, both of whom are in
'he United States navy. The latter has
recently returned from France and is one
OF the men on the ship that took the Unit
ea states senators and Col House across
10 france few weeks ago Mrs. Alley
Is naturally proud Of her brothers ana
siao 10 know that they are doing their
part Tor democracy. Mr.. and Mrs. Roe
coe Alley are also glad that their sons
nave gone TO their duties like men and
nave not tried to escape service by any
technical loophoes.
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IMPORTANT MEETING
OF MERCHANTS BUREAU

meeting of the Merchants Bureau
OF NaterVlile was held in the City
Council rooms Tuesday evening. The
nominating committee brought in the
lolloWing report for the executive COM
mttee of the Merchants Bureau, and
1t was acce pied: For chairman, w, l..
Brown, Leslie p Loud and James AL
len 1t was voted that the money for
the tickets for the Macmillan lecture,
to which the members fthe BOYS and
Girls clubs are invited as guests Of
the Chamber of Commerce, be taken
from the treasury of the general fund.
1t was also voted to hire some per-
son TO assist in finding rooms for these
boys and girls as the time is limited
ana more than one person is needed
Tor the work
An invitation was extended to the
Maine Dairy Association the Maine
Breeders Association and the Maine
seed Improvement Association to hold
their annual meetings here next De-
cember.
The matter Of paying dues to the
United States Chamber of Commerce
was laid on the table, The secretary
was instructed to fill out blank for
the Automobile Blue Book Publishing
Co, giving the points OF interest
around the city.
1t was voted that the executive COM
mittee OF the Bureau ascertain the
sentiment Of the merchants on the
street as to how many evenings dur
ing the Christmas season the stores
should be kept open and to publish the
same in the newspapers
T. D. McAlary. committee on the
banquet for the meeting OF the Maine
Press Association, reported that this
association will meet in Waterville on
Jan. l. and IS. Hon. E. NJ. Blandine
of Bangor, secretary of the State Board
Of Trade, was in the city Tuesday and
said that It was not probable that a
banquet would be needed but tire time
would be utilized wholly for business,
The meeting adjourned about 9
O'Clock
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Anti-Tubercul0sis
Association Meets

Ihe executive committee of the Ami.
tuberculosis Association of Maine held
u meeting at the Elmwood hotel Tues
DAY forenoon with the following mem
befs present. DR.. 4. d. Merrill of Fox
croft, first vice president of the COM
nittee presided and and the others
were Henry Richards of Gardiner. Mrs.
Richard Il. Ives of Portland: Hon E
r. Boothbv Of this city and Rev. a. J.
Iorsleff of Bangor, who is secretary Of
TIE committee.
Matters OF future policy were con-
sidere0, which will bring a few changes
IN the system of the work if thew are
adopted. The secretary was instructed
TO investigate the possibility of secur-
irg field worker as his assistant and
to report at later meeting the result
of his investigation
Mrs Richard r. Ivers, was appointed
special committee to confer with the
school authorities of Portland as TO The
adNisability Of cooperating with the
state Association in a special health
demonstration for the public schools.
Secretary Torsleff was also instructed
to SO" if he could find an available
young woman with hospital trainina,
VINO might be encouraged to- take ND
district work. The sum of s7J was APP
propriated toward securing special
training for such person whenever
she should be found. A committee con-
sisting of Mr.. Richards, Mrs. Ives and
Or. Merrill was appointed to confer
with the trustees of the State Sanitori-
TN which was in session at the same
time at the Elmwood regarding closer
relations between the two bodies. so
that they could cooperate in their
work that better results might lie OBJ
tanned with the minimum effort.
The next meeting will be held at the
call of the secretary. at which time re-
lorts on all these special matters will
be heard.
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RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP
DRIVE MAKES APPEAL

Hon. Frank Redington. chairman Of
the Red Cross membership drive, has
issued the following circular letter to
the people of Wateryille:
The Red Cross membership cam
paign begins Monday next and closes
Monday, December "A. Let every man,
woman and child, so far as possible.
become If1ember by making a Christ
mas gift Of 81 to the cause. Help some
soldier that much.
An such gifts for the Waterville
Chapter may he handed in to the fol-
lowing places and people: Member
ship certificates will be Immediately
handed on Charles w. Vigue, cashier
kennebec Trust Co: Charles Mccain,
Ticonic National bank; ". A. Knauff.
Peoples National bank: A. F. Drum
mond. Waterviile Savings bank, or
given TO the solicitors III person It's
only dollar but it may save the life
OF one Of our men AT the front"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-12

During the month of November. 1871,
the following articles were receive"
and shipped; 11e sweaters, zoo pairs ser.
vice seeks, pairs hospital SOCKS, 40
! eimets, 1c3 pairs wristers. Il murfiers'
4 knitted afaghans. five dozen pairs pc
iamas, one doz. surgical shirts. %
comfort kits. Surgical dressings: Soi
packages. large and small congresses
1oi packages absorbant pads, pack
ages irrigation pads. IS packages all
kinds ban6ages.
A fine work is being done in Winter
pert. where Mrs. Niles has four classes
in surgical dressings in various parts
of the town. In Belfast two new class
es, Monday and Thursday evenings
have been formed in addition To the
Monday and Saturday afternoon class
Is. Last month in Belfast alone 2tCl
dressings were made, but it is expect
ed to do many times mat number DUR
ing December. as the first week of the
month 1900 were made. In STOCKTON
they are making absorbent pads IN
large numbers. while Unity. Liberty
Sandy Point. Searsport are making
surgical dressings. The other bran
are doing a good deal in the making
of garments while everywhere he wo-
men and children arc constantly XIII
ting and during the past month f''o
was spent for yarn alone.
The Waldo County Chapter will be
splendidiy represented at the war
Council in Boston on Friday, the fol-
lowing delegates having been chosen:
Rev. A. +. Wilson, Miss Anne &. Cros-
Ey. Belfast: Mrs. Niles, Winterport;
Mrs Charles Emery, Stockton: Mr."
Rose Goddard. Brools; Mrs. Wilbur J.
Carver. Scarsport.
ON Sunday a ro'l OF honor. hand
srmely emhc llishfd h. Percy Saabcrn.
q local artist, and eurmounted ~ tW"
oil,,en fagF was i'2ced in tha N@Sti-
ule az the F''rst Parish Er.tariuni
church, bearing the names of ~" rvs
Who through aff,liation. on ati.liation f
ihelr people ar2 claimed as members
Of the parish. l., speaking Of the roll f
honor, Rev A. Z. Wilson said. These
Young men by their servic" confer upon
themselves and upon the church sreat
honor and the church feels more close
~ connected with The war by their
representation The names of tf@
Young men on the roll are: Rudolph H..
Wiegin, L. S. N: Thomas G. Randall.
chief wireless operator. L. 5. n: Cant.
Charles p. Hazeltine, l.. s. A.; MalcolIa
and Reginald Cottrell. L. S. y. f.:
Lieut.. Frank b. Hazeltine, I. S. A.,
now in France; Private Herbert f.
Foster with American Engineers in
France: Lieut.. Donald S. Clark. L. :.
A.. in camp in New Jersey. These
rames are given in order of service.
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FAIRFIELD

! The monthly meeting o. the Parent
Teacher Association was held Tuesday
afternoon at the Lawrence high school
assembly hall with an unusually large
number of parents and teachers present
to make the meeting a success. General
business was transacted followed by an
unusually good program with Mrs. c. Q.
Perry in charge. Mrs. Perry gave fine
paper on The Girl in Her Teens" and
others on the program were Mrs. W. G.
circuit. Mrs. +. L. Tozier. Mrs. F. A.
Knowlton and Charles Smith.
Lull Bryant. who has been posing sew
eral days with friends in town, will re-
turn t. his home at Portland today.
Mss Lucy Weeks is able to be out after
a short Illness at her home on Maple
street.
number OF ladies were at the Red
Cross rooms Tuesday afternoon. where a
good amount of sewing was done for the
soldiers, and number of memberships
were pledged.
Mrs. Kate L. Ellis entertained a soap
club Tuesday afternoon at her home on
the Ridge road, where pleasant after
noon was passed.
-<sicsoil soIlILt mas returned rom q SlOr.
business trip to Portland.
This afternoon the annual Univer-
saiist church fair will begin and Ia Ct
throughout the evening. An apron sale
Will be in progress during the after
noon and at supper hour a public SUD-
per will be served. followed by a splen-
did entertainment which will be Civ
en- by the young people of the parish.
Mrs. Wilbur Mitchell will entertain
the Plummer Bible class of the Ban.
fist church Friday evening at her home
on West street. AS special business is
TO be transacted it is urged that all
members ;o:tend
Miss Garry Lane of Newport is pass
ing several days with friends an.
relatives in town.
Harry F'urber has returned from
Boston where he has enlisted IN Tho
naval department Mr.. Furber Il n
leave soon for Newport, Va. where ba
VIII enter the training camp in that
city.
Mrs. F. L. Tozier entertained the
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Iuesday afternoon at her. home ON
High street. Business was transacted
and the remainder of the afternoon
passed by sewing
Mrs c. II. B. Seliger will entertain the
w. G. T. L. Thursday afternoon al her
home on upper Main street.
There will be regular meeting of Ben.
ton Grange this evening TO which al,
members are requested to attend, as in
staiiation and election of officers are to
be held.
george keene Of Canaan and brother
William keene Of this town, have gone
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tc Dover and Portsmouth, y. H., wn.u.
TREY will pass a few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Stone of North \,
ven are visiting relatives at Benton
Mrs. Mildred Totman of Canaan il.
ing few days as the guest OF rela,;r'-
In town.
Mrs. John Brown has returned tro,,,
few days visit with relatives at No.,
Haven.
NORTH-Miss Edith Head -,
has been employed as telephone o.
orator at Skowhesan, has finisbas
work and is at her home in this Mo-.
Erland Bickford, who has bean N
is now better. st.
Mrs, Jane Skillin and grandson, H,r
old Mcfarland, passed the week
with relatives in Fairfield.
Mr. Pillsbury Of Benton was h,.,
ness caller in this place Tuesday
The Tuesday club met with NJ,
Thomas Eager Tuesday with a o..
number present. Two new memh-r.
were accepted, An interesting ls,,n'
was read from Corporal Thomas Mn
ray, Co. II. son of H. NJ Murray WI
is somewhere in France.
There We're no services NJ a..
/ Friends church on account ~ III
storm. Every telephone line in ,b,.
section was crossed or entirely ONT a,
commission and many of the Ioc,,
phones are out Of commission.
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INVASION
(centinusd from Page One)

creation of combinations and trusts
to control every foreign market In
which the American citizen may seek
to sell his goods.
"Indirectly it will enable these same
combinations to control the domestic
markets because control of the price
OF the surplus that goes abroad to ma
market controls the price of the home
product.
This explanation has the enthusiastic
support of the allied trusts of the United
States together with their servants,
agents, employees and sympathizers. 1t
will be supported by every newspaper
that believes in the control of big business
which regards every effort to limit or cir
cumscribe the powers of capital as UNI
desirable and dangerous.
1.-THE second outstanding fact is that
this system of laws. which had for their
purpose the preservation Of fire. and open
markets for the American people and
which were commonly known as the trust
statutes. which were originally passed by
the Republican party on the second daE
of July. 1889, and during interv.. ing years
have been frequently amended and la
come a great code of virile laws behind
which honest business can take refuge.
are now sought to be disemooweled during
Democratic administration and at a
time when the clouds and anX:eue& OF
war have distracted the attention of the
country from any legislation except that
pertaining to the pending conflict"
Ceaator Currr,irs Cproses
Senator Cumnins OF Iowa also oppose!
tne bill as virtual repeal OF foreign
trade combination provisions Of tac Sacr-
man law
Defending the measure were Senator
Pomerent of Ohio. who has d in charge
and Senator Townsend OF Michigan. De
bate was not concluded and opposition
threatened to interfere with the leaders
plans to pass it before the holiday recess.
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DARCY AND McALARY
TO RAISE NEW COMPANY


SPECIAL Orders, No. III, from the -ad-
jutant Generals Office designate and
authorize Dr.. l.. A. DARCY and F'red-
erick d. NcAlary to raise company
for the Third Maine Infantry, National
Guard. with nome station at Water
lille. HithSrto those interested in the
formation of the company have heen
simply collecting list of men willing
TO join such an organization.
. These orders place the responsibility
for raising. such a company on these
two men. At a meeting held Tuesday
evening it was reported that q men
had l,een accepted by the examining
physician. four had been rejected and
there had been signed up awaiting cx-
animation, As men.
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BOwdOin Student Council
Loses Several Officers

Brunswick. Me, Dec 11.-The resig-
nations of Robert G.. Albion Is of Port
land, Bella W. Norton Is Of Newport
and Franklin ID. MacCormick is Of
birmingham. Mass, who have been
appointed to the next officers training
camp, and of A. Shirley Gray Is of
Portland, who has been called for serv-
ice in the Naval Aviation, Corps, from
the Student Council and other offices
at Bowdoin college, has caused many
vacancies, which are to be filled at
special election to be held Tuesday,
Dec 49,
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Mrs +. q. Taylor and daughter
Miss sadie Taylor OF Pittsfeld were
in the city Tuesday on their way
from North Haven where Mrs. Tay-
10y has been visiting her daughter.
Mrs. Hiram = Beverage. .Iiss Sadie
Las been -eaching in North Haven
and is to pass the Christmas vacation
ut the home of her parents in Pitts
Held. Mr. and Mrs. Beverage have a
new son. who is named Samuel Hiram.
and are receiving the congratula-
lions ~ their many friends
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May Lose Eve

Mrs. Sarah Thibodeau of Winslow,
who was so fearfully injured Monday
by being sored in the eye by a COW.
was resting comfortably at the Sis
ters hospital Tuesday. Dr., Hill, the
attending physician. said Tuesday that
the eye was terribly swollen and he
was as yet unable to say whether it
could he saved or not
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BIGGEST BASEBALL DEAL
ALEXANDER KILL|FER

New York. Dec. H. The biggest bts..
ball deal in some seasons was conl,l.tsi
here today when the Philadelpnia y,
tional League club sold Pitcher Grov.,
Alexander and Catcher William Kiuir.r
t. the Chicago Nationals for \ cash con.
s.deration and Il Cub battery - NOVA,
involved is said 10 he considerably j, .,
cess of $4,000, and the two Chicago ,ga,.
ers who will wear Philadelphia uniforms
next season are Pitcher Prendtrsas, an,
Catcher Dlhoefer
There is wartime clause n the ia
which presents a remote pogsinility Tho,
the contract might fall through rs ~.
agreement contains a notice to the effac,
that IN case either Alexander or Killjfer
Is drafted any time previous 20 20 dav,
before the opening of the 1918 Nat;on,,
League season the deal shall be automo.
ically cancelled
Baseball authorities expressed the onIn.
ION here tonight that the ACQUISITION q,
inns battery was worth close 10 % game,
per season to Chicago as long as Alexan.
der and killifer maintain their pressr,
form.
fener Reelected National Head
The reelection OF John X. Tener a.
president of the league for n period q, m.
year and the transaction of routine brs,-
ness occupied the attention Of the mag.
mates OF the National League here TODAY
me Vote was unanimous and president
Iener accepted with the understandings
that he was not TO be required TO devo,.
LIS entire time to the position. in yiav .,
the fact that he had previously accented
position as president of a business ro,.
poratloh which will open Offices in the
same building with the National Lc9euc
SUITE Secretary John A. Hev,ller ~.
also reelected for a term OF four Vow.
inc regular meeting of the league
was preceded by conference of the
podro or directors at which the 1871,
remnant was officially awarded 10 the
New York club.
Wartime Contract
Secretary Farrell of the National &C..
ISOLATION Of Minor Baseball I,oa.u.s
icday announced the WORDING of
clause which is to be part Of Tho "vo,
time players contracts. az ,n,ro,oJ
appointed at the an
Eual meeting Of the association :,
Louisville, Nov. II. The clause foIlovs
me player agrees to abide nv tho
reservation clause In this contract in
the event that the club or Iearpe ~
"hlch the club is a part is forced N
'uspehd operations on account of war
conditions. "~'
rms clause is void unless the cluh
ana me league plays at least one boIf
OF ITS originally adopted scheduled
playing season.
This clause is binding only during
the pef'od Of the war 1t is the ruling
ehat II will not be necessary TO tender
contracts to players in the National
army IN order to retain title 70 their
services" |'e ~ '''0''
VIZ. Farrell also announced tina. the
association will grant protcctinn +,
rover Classification leagues Nv irving
eheM permission to play on THURSDAYS.
saturdays and Sundays in order 70
perpetuatc ba sebaU.
Minor leagues have sipni6ed their
i,''V"'i"i 10 operate next season, Mr..
faifell stated. Every minor league
ciub VIII play at least ono honeG+ ga,ne
IN inc season the proceeds to hp
'"''"'ed 10 the soldiers baseball fur1
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BELFAST

The following report Of the secretary
of Waldo County Chapter Of Red Cross.
which embraces all the branches in the
county, is of interest to workers here
about. The work done includes all ex-
cept the Searsport and Isiesboro from
whom no monthly report had been re-
ceived when tie secretary compiled her
statistics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-12

The Arts and Crafts department Of
the Waterville Woman's club met at
the home Of Mrs r. =. Fish Tues
day afternoon, with IL members pres
ent. The regular business was trans
acted. an6 plans made for the open
meeting o. the department. which is
10 he held Tuesday evening next. and
for the covered dish supper which will
he held some time after Christmas