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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-07

c. l.. Pratt left on the 407 train for
Boston, where he will make business
visit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-07


r. q. coombs of Auburn passed u
portion of Tuesday in this city on mat
tiers of business.
Mr.. md Mrs. 5. n. Harmon of Buff
falo were callers Tuesday in this
city. -
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Bassett of Bos-
ton were Visitors Tuesday in this
city.
The Mothers Chapter of ST. Marks will
meet with Mrs. Hanks on Maple street
al p. NJ. today
Mrs. Orel Fairfield has been i'll for the
past few days at her home at "a Cuimby
street
c. l.. Pratt left on the 407 train for
Boston, where he will make business
visit.
c w. Pooler of Waterville was Tues
day In the city as the guest of Charles
F. Bilodeau.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Merrill and Miss
l.. o. Hill of Bangor were visitors on
Tuesday in Augusta
Miss Jane Grey of Newton, Mass, is
IF h1r
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-03
TWO KILLED As
HYORO-AIRpLANE
FALLS At BAY SHORE

Ncv York. Aug. 2.-Charles Fleisch-
mann. son Of Julius l.. Fleischmann.
,-rner mayor Of Cincinrau. was IN
sanity killed tonight when the hydro
Arplane ir which he was flying. col
arsed IN Great South bay. Harry
Wv pilot Of tho machine, also was
Killed
r.eischmann, who was member OF
me First Battalion. Aviation Corps,
A-a eft the naval station at BAY
Fftrc. I. L. for ride with Wiz, who
o~ned the machine and gave exhibit
'rr sights They had risen 10 height
4. ABOUT 100 feet when the machine
vassccn 20 turn over and Fleischmann
vss thrown out. falling in shallow wa
'sr WIZ who was strapped to his
srl' went down with the plane
Dareors on board a power boat. wit
rasel the accident and recovered the
roaNrs II was said that the noise OF
A. explosion was heard Just before
ne machine dropped.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-03
Information.
Of Food Conditions
Asked of Neutrals
Replies Will Determine the American
Governments Plan for Rationins
NeutraIs Through Control Of Ex.
ports

Washington, Aug. Full information
concerning food conditions in the north
ern European neutral countries has bse-!
asked of the neutrals by the United
States in notes handed to their diplomatic
representatives here.
The American government plans for
rationing the neutrals through its con-
troll of exports will be finally determined
on after replies are received. The infor-
nation sought concerns the exact food
needs of those countries. their food pro-
duction, capacity and details of their ,ex
port and import trade of the last few
years.
The intention of the United States is to
barest necessities to prevent American
foodstuffs or food they replace from
reaching Germany. Only actual food de-
ticiencies will be made up from Ameri-
ca and assurances will be denanded tAat
no Amercan-produced food is re-eaport.
ed or used to supplant food that IL ex-
ported. ..t-..
Quick responses TO the notes are locked
for since at present no shipments to the
neutrals are permitted to leave Ameri-
can ports and some of the countries are
badly in need of grains.
Norway's case was put befcre this gov
eminent today by Or. Fridtjof Nansen
head Of the Norwegian mission, who de-
clared his country. facing starvation
was ready TO release a million tons Of
shipping in return for the privilege Of
importing food. Norway, DR. Nansen
said, needs sugar fats and grains. and
will guarantee that none Of these things
are sent into Germany.
The Dutch government. too is willing
70 exchange ships for food. but does not
want Dutch ships sent into the subma-
rine zone 3
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-03
BELIEVE STROUT
IN WAREHAM

Bangor, Aug 2-It is believed that a
clue has been found to the whereabouts
of Eugene Strout. the former selectman
of Yarmouth, who is missing from his
home in that town.
Mr.. Strout was in Houlton Saturday
and stopped at Clark's hotel. He left
the hotel Saturday night, saying that
he was going 10 Wareham, Mass. 1t
was doubtless While on his way
through that he telephoned his wife
from the Maine Central passenger sta
ton at Waterville. as previously re-
ported.
The Cumberland county officers,
who have been searching for Mr..
Strout, left Tuesday for Warefam,
where they had hopes Of finding Mr.,
Strout.
Mr. Strout had been worrying late
" about the draft on account of his
two sons. and in addition to this he
suffered a partial sunstroke. which is
believed TO have slightly unsettled his
mind.
He repeated over and over to friends
in Yarmouth that middle aged men like
himself ought to 90 70 war and not
young men. He had avowed his in
tention of enlisting in the navy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-03

Petrograd. Aug. 2.-Foreign Minister
Terestchenko has sent the following tel.
egram to Russian dirlomatists accredited
to the Allied powers:
AT a moment wnen new and grave
misfortunes are threatening Russia We
consider it our duty to give to our Allies
who have shared with us the burden Of
trials in the past a firm and definite eX-
PLANTATION of our point of view regarding
the conduct of the war. The greatness
Of the task of the Russian revolution cor
responds TO the magnitude which it caus-
ed in the life of the state. Reorganization
in the face of the enemy of the entire
governmental system could not be effect
ed without serious disorders. Neverthe-
less Russia. convinced there is no other
with the Allies common action on the
front.
Fully conscious of the difficulties of
the task. Russia has taken up the bur-
den of conducting active military opera
lions during reconstruction Of the army
and the government. The offensive Of our
armies, which was necessitated by a stra.
tegical situation encountered insur-
mountable obstacles on both fronts and
in the interior of the country The GRIM
inal propaganda of irresponsible elements
was used by enemy agents and provok ed
a revolution in Petrograd At the same
time part of the troops on the front were
seduced by the same propa ganda. forgot
their duty to their country and facilitat-
cd the enemy piercing our front.
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DAMAGING STORM
RELIEVES LAWRENCE

Lawrence, Mass, Aug. "A series
Of thunder storms swept this city to-
day, causing considerable damage.
The heavy wind uprooted trees and
knocked down telegraph and telephone
poles. One pole crashed down at the
corner of Essex street and Broadway,
the two main streets of the city, but
no one was hurt
The storm was especially severe
near Riverside Park. the home of the
local baseball club of the Eastern AS
ISOLATION. Lightning demolished por-
tion of the field fence. A bolt hit the
stcerle of the Immaculate Conception
CT urCh. Several residences were also
struck. but the damage in most cases
was slight.
The stern brought some relief from
the excessive heat
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RUPPRECHT FAILS
Continues from Page One)

conference which was TO have been at
tended by Field Marshal Won linden
burg, chief of the imperial general staff
Crown Prince Rupprecht Of Bavaria, in
command in Flanders: the German crown
prince and others. including Vice Admiral
Won Cappelle. minister Of the navy whose
naval bases on the North sea would be
affected by a success to the Allied arms
AS vet. however. nothing has come
through to indicate the trend of the dis
cussion or concerning any decision to
counter the Allied plans arrived al.
Russian Situation Grows Worse
Daily the situation Of the Russians
on the eastern front grows increa singly
acute. Across the Zbrocz river in Rus
s!a. to the south between the Dniester
and the Pruth rivers. in Bukowina
and in the Carpathian region border
Ing Rumania the Russians everywi1e re
are steadily falling back. So far have
the operations of the Teutenic allies
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-03
PISHON'S FERRY

F. o. Thompson of Hartland and
Charles Jewell Of Canaan were in town
recently buying cows.
Mr.. AID Mrs G. H. Emery Of Water
vile and Mrs. Virgil Emery of Bath We're
weekend guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. e
Kelley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Pendexter of Fair
field recently visited Mr. and Mrs. NJ. D.
Holt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barnes of Auburn
were weekend guests of their parents
Mr., and Mrs Charles Williams of Ca
man were in town Sunday calling on
friends. .
Mrs. Harold Jennings Of Augusta was
recently calling on friends here.
Alfred Hilton has gone to Cambridge
to assist his brother with having.
Nc services will be held at the church
through August, when the pastor. Rev
c. H. Mckinney. takes his vacation.
The worst thunder shower for many
years passed over this section Wednes-
day evening but in this place no dam
age was done.
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.Russia's Definite View as
Outlined by Terestcheuko

"Thet Russian people have been
stirred by these events. Through the
government created by the revolution
crushed and its originators were
brought to justice. All necessary
steps have been taken al the front for
restoring the combative strength of
the armies.
The government intends bringing
to a successful end the task of estab-
fishing an administration capable Of
meeting all dangers and guiding the
country in the path of revolutionary
regeneration.
Russia will not suffer herself to be
deferred by any difficulty in carrying
out the irreyocable decision to con-
tinue the war to q final triumph of the
principles proclaimed by the Russian
revolution.
In the presence of an enemy men
ace the country and the army Will con-
work Of restoration as we'll as the
preparation on the Threshold Of the
fourth year of the war for the COM
ing campaign. We firmly believe that
Russian citizens will combine all ef-
forts to fulfill the sacred task of de-
Tending tho beloved country and that
the enthusiasm which lighted in thei",
breast a fame of faith in the tri-
umph Of liberty will direct the who'll
inNincihle force OF revolution against
the enemy who threatens the country.
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N0RR|DCE:W0CK
Eaton and Norridgewock High
School Alumni Association
Holds Annual Reunion-Suf-
frage Speaker in Town Tues
day.

The 22nd annual reunion of the Eaton
and Norridgewock High School Alumni
association was held here Wednesday.
While the number present was consid-
sions. vet there was a good representa-
ton and the afternoon was most pleas
antly spent in the old school building
recounting incidents of olden times
and attending to the business affairs
Of the association. Edward f. Hilton
for the ensuing year.
Supper was served in the building
In the evening the company assem-
bled in the Congregational church and
listened to an interesting musical pro-
gram interspersed with witty speeches
from the members, although strong
vein of gravity could be discerned and
nearly every speaker touched on the
vital issues of the day in patriotic SEN
fences. During the entertainment one
Of the heaviest thunder showers Of the
season ragged outside, this contributed
toward a smaller attendance than
usual Of the townspeople. However,
the meeting was voted a great sue
cess and closed by singing The Tie
That Binds" 1t was regretted that
their old teacher. Hon. Hamlin F.
Eaton, could not be present,
The citizens Of Norridgewock lis
tened TO very interesting speech on
equal suffrage Tuesday evening by
Miss Anna Ceughlin. principal Of the
Rockland high school. Miss Coughlin
spoke from an automobile and was in
troduced by the Rev. Mr.. Meeker Of
the Conversational church Music was
furnished by the Norrideewock band.
Miss Cougflin proved her ability as a
suffrage speaker by the favorable i'm
preston she created in her audience
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FAIRFIELD
Meeting of Calendar Committee
Past and Present Club-Pris-
ella Club Goes to Waterville
Grocerymen Enjoy Outing at
Unity.

Rev F. NJ. Holman has returned
from Boston where he passed her sum-
mer vacation.
Miss Ella Hall has returned from
Brooks where she visited relatives
Mrs. c. H. r. Seliger entertained the
W. c. T. U. Thursday afternoon az hef
home on upper Main street.
Mas Muriel. Thomas OF Bangor Is
,ass;nr several days with relatives IN
town.
Mrs Raw Kilgore and daughter
prtb have returned from Sko"heean
where they visited friends.
Mrs Herbert McIntire and daughter
nv. coma to Monmouth where they
will visit relatives
Mis-. Alice Duran. who Is ehploseu
at Boston, is passing her vacatioh d.
her home on Elm street
7. T. Sykes is able to be out a1ter
O short illness at his home on lower
Main street. ,.
ing relatives in town.
4 meeting of the calendar committee
If the Past and Present club was heio
Thursday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. A. c. Ladd.
A suffrage meeting will be helo at
Tho home of Mrs. W. r. kresar Mon
day evening.
4 social was enjoyed at the Metno-
dist church vestry Thursday evening
f,r ,be benefit Of the Epwcrth League
Mrs. Parkman Of Portland is visit
,re AZ the home Of Miss Helen Pratt
High street.
Mrs. F. H. Knowlton and daughter.
Edith. and Mrs. F. L. Tozier ana
daughters, Doris and Emma. are pass
ing several days at Northport
charles Nichols Of Jackman Is pass
ing a few days in town.
The Misses~ Mary Piper ana Helen
Rose are passing a few days at North
port.
Mr.. and Mrs H. F. Burgess and SON.
wtl,iam, have returned from Pleasant
pond.
Karl McKechnie passed Thursday AT
Burnham.
The members Of the Priscilla club
went to Waterville Thursday AFTER
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Belfast
Lewis Edney Receives Severe
Shock of 1880 Volts in the
Shoulder, Second Shock With
in a Year.

good deal Of sympathy IL felt for
Lewis Edney. or SNOWFALL as he is best
known, the colored boy who works for
the Penobscot Bay Electric Co.. and who
was badly burned Wednesday afternoon.
SNOWFALL, with other electricians. had
been at the sub-station at Prospect re-
pairing the lightning arresters. During
their work the power was shut off, but
the trouble remedied the power was turn-
ed on and the men got ready to start for
Belfast SNOWFALL leaning down to pick
up roll of tarred paper. leaned against
the live wires and received 1880 volts
in his shoulder, pinnng him to the wires.
The current. was shut off and he was
picked up unconscious. A Bucksport ply
stefan was called and later the young
man was brought to the Waldo County
hospital, where he is in a serious 'candi-
ton The burns are in his shoulder and
foot. What makes the situation more
serious is the fact that about year ago
the young man received a similar shock,
the same number Of volts In nearly the
same place, combining him to the hog
pital for two months. This happened last
fall. SNOWFALL is a good-ratured chap
and a general faverite around the works.
Two severe electrical storms passed
over this section Wednesday night. strfk-
ing in. several places. On Spring street
a shade tree was destroyed and at'the
farm Of ALDER Nickersons on the Swap
vile line pig seeking shelter under IN
apple tree was killed by a bolt The
lightning also struck the poultry farm
of William NJ. Randall in East Belfast,
although no great damage was doue !.
Anyone having magazines less than
two years old. or books Of fiction, travel,
etc. can do a good deed by sending then,
to the Belfast free library from whence
they will be forwarded to Augusta and
thence TO the various army camps.
French grammars, etc. which will aid
the men in the study Of the language are
badly wanted. box will be sent from
Belfast on Aug. Is and II is hoped to
make 1t a large and interesting one. /
The dates for the annual Waldo County
Agricultural Fair have been Sc. for cc-
teber 1917. when good racing is prom
Used. RIVE. T. so
William schoppe. L. Of NJ %. who has
,
Montana State College at Bozeman.
Mont, for several years. has accepted
position as head of the poultry depart
nlent at New Hampshire state College At
Durham and will come early. IN septer,-
Der Mr.. Schoppe is Maine man and
married Miss Marguerite D. Pissury.
only daughter Of the late Charles A.
Pilsbury, editor Of the Republican Jour-
nal.
The remains Of Capt. william rayrs~
of Islesboro. who died short time ago
at Barbados Of fever, are expected this
week and will be taken to his home town
for burial. Capt. Farrow is survived by
his wife and children, Mrs. Farrow' be-
ing formerly Miss Josephine Fairfield.
The family IL we'll known IN Belfast.
where they have many friends. cayt.
Farrow was the son Of Capt. John Far
row. and an only sister. Mrs. Goethe Fair-
field, also died in the South few years
ago where she went foIy tubercular
trouble.
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READFIELD

EAST-Mrs. ". H. Higgins and two
daughters, Ada and Doris of Fairfield.
are guests of Mrs. Higgins mother. Mrs.
Ada Berry.
Mr. and Mrs. Estabrook and Mr. and
Mrs Stevens Of Skowhegan were calling
or friends IN this place Sunday as they
were on their way TO Poland Springs.
Miss Marion Brown Of Waterville was
a recent visitor at the home of Mrs. Len
Briggs.
Mrs Florence Judkins Of Auburn was
caller Tuesday on her SON. Earle Berry.
Miss Sarah F. Sanborn Of Pasadena.
Cal. was a dinner guest Wednesday at
W r. Mace's.
Miss Ruth Pennock of Waterville is
visiting Her aunt, Mrs. Leon Briggs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-03

can be arranged. The progress we have
made thus tar with the assistance Of
the French is source Of great salts
faction TO me. Billets and training
q ound for men are. as we'll located as
could be expected at this time of the
year. when space is limited by crops
il the fields
After these are removed we will have
the divisions that are to come. Some of
the places where men are now sleeping
are not all that could be desired, but this
soon will be remedied by the construction
Of portable barracks. Training is pro-
crossing very we'll with the assistance of
the French.
General Pershing was untiring in his
inspection Of the training area. He in
quired into every phase of the mems
daily life, the character and quantity Of
their food. even to the disposition Of
garbage Stops. which he found were all
going 10 French farmers who were de-
lighted TO have this matter
Troops Like 9ershne.
Many troopers saw General Pershing
visit was so unexpected at certain points
Of the far-hung training area that the
soldiers speculated at first whether he
was Pershing. Several times they re-
ferred the dispute to the correspon-
dents accompanying the officer.
II knew it was Pershing all the time,
boasted one old trooper, because I saw
his picture in the paper and he looks
Just like II
General Pershing gave orders looking
to little smarter set-up of the men in
the future. A great majority of the
troops now in France are recruits in the
regular army and many of them are
learning the art Of soldering for the
hrst time,
They are doing remarkably we'll but,
being plunged into actual war training
all at once they naturally have neglected
some smaller details that would seem IN
important to the uninitiated but that 60
a long way toward establishing and
maintaining the morale Of the army.
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J cen advanced in Bukowina that
seemingly the little Austrian crown
land soon again will be returned to
the ,Austrians. Numerous additional
towns and vantage points along the
front have been captured by the leu
toas. Berlin %sserts that from the
Hruth to the eastern foothills Of the
kelemcn mountains. a distance Of APP
proximatelr 100 miles. the Russians
are steadily giving ground.
Advices reaching Petrograd from the
front are that a rctrograde movement
by the Russians has been carried out
Is miles southeast Of Riga, the import
ant Russian port and naval base on
tic Baltic. Here the Germans have
occupied the Ckskull bridgehead
which the Russians previously had
evacuated
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WEBER POND
lniversa't Meeting Sunday at Lake
Grove Campground.

SG7da, guests of Mr. and Mrs. l.. II.
ballard A. West Lake farm were Mr..
trt Mrs William Pierce and son and
ta.sh,er Mrs Whitehouse of WASH
burn, Mr. Shcrrard and Mr.. DeChair
G Westboro. Mass Henry Farwell Of
Na'erVille and Mr.. Halves OF Somer-
'.e Mass
Mes Pauline Herrin OF Waterville
'a7 recent guest Of Mrs. c. E Rowe.
W"lam Russell of Townsend,
s,ts Is a guest Of his sister Mrs.
2 Strong
A's Vivian Cameron and little
ta-E. 80 ana Mrs. Dickerson of Au
tara spent Wednesday with Mrs. E.
+ Dow
" ind Mrs William Wentworth
80 sunday guests at the home Of
HI LrA.e Newell
lr 701 Mrs \ q. Humes entertain
" NJ and Mrs ! J Kennedy Of Au-
e''a Saturday
I-' rra Rarrows and Dorothy
rsn' re Weekend With relatives in
Ws'srrille
-''' Helen norr. who is spending the
'unn'- ~ Hammond's Grove. was at
some for the weekend
"f n Newell Of Ninslow is
ys7a,rr week with Mrs, Lydia
NJ ard Mrs q. II Brown and
''s ter 0ore Sunday guests at Cher
So Lodge
NF' John Newman Is entertaining
~ Lot Jones AT her cottage at
SoTes Po!n.
Vt katherlre Morrill, is the guest
r. sister Mrs l.. l. Dolliver.
Universaiit Meeting Sunday.
'"e 'n!"~rsalist Memorial Associa-
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HOLLAND WOULD
EXCHANGE SHIPS
FOR FOOD SUPPLY

Washington, Aug. MIR. Van Rappard,
the Dutch minister, said today that Hcl-
land also would be willing 70 exchange
ships for food. but on condition that the
ships were not sent into the danger zone
The minister also said his government
was ready to devote 5000 tons to the
transportation Of relief to the Belgians
II the United States will allow Holland
TO have foodstuffs for her own use.
1t is understood that the new export
regulations issued by the Swedish gov
eminent today, and the purpose of which
evidently is to prevent brass, lead. cop
per. MCKEE and other base metals leaving
the country, will be followed by similar
orders from the other Scandinavian coun-
tries and by Holland
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|NMAN AND MAHAN
SURVIVE THE F|RSTS

Seabright. y. j., Aug. 2.-F. c. In
man and L. F. Mahan, former metro
politan champion, survived the first
matches for the invitation round
robin doubles today. The pair in turn
defeated T. r. Pell and B. S. Prentice.
SIS So. s-4 and F. B. Alexander and
E. H. Birzen. 81, So,
Miss Mola Biurstedt led off in the
women's singles by outplayins Miss
Louise Williams, 81. ga.
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Zen. Pershing Surprises
Troops by Informal Call

american Training Camp in France
WEDNESDAY,, Aug. General Pershing
gave the American expeditionarv forc.
an example Of the strenuous life hv
sweeping through nearly a dozen vii.
lagos where United States soldiers are
hNns In France and visiting nearly all
training centers which have been 90.
teblished from Americas first great
contribution for the war for democ-
racy.
1t was not a cursory inspection that
the general made. He went into minute
details all along the line. questioned
private soldiers. company cooks and
various other ranks as to how things
were going with them and what, II
anything. could be done to improve the
situation
General Pershing was expected Mon
Cay but delayed leaving Paris until
late Tuesday. He spent the night at a
quaint little French village and reached
the American army area early today
His visit was entirely informal, and
he found the forces just as he desired
engaged in Their daily routine work and
drill
The general also is inspecting vari
Gus places suggested for his field head
quarters, for he expects before very
long to remove from Paris to be near
the troops in training. He will return 10
Paris late tomorrow
Progress is Smooth
At the end of the first days inspec-
ton General Pershing said:
Our principal concern just now, OF
curse, is to perfect the army organi l.
zation. This is big task, but 1t is
moving along smoothly and in most
satisfactory manner.
The work at certain ports Of dis
embarkation is we'll started. Railroad
material is coming over as rapidly as