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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-30
VERSAILLES ALLIES MEETING
PLACE, HISTORIC CITY
Has Staged Many Great Events: kaiser's
Father Was Crowned There.

Washington. April 20 Correspondence
of The Associated Press y ersailles
chosen as the meeting place for he allied
war conference which Is TO weld the
armies and navies q the nations, arrayed
against the Central Powers. INTO compact
fighting bodies, IS a spot rich ia historic
events Through It's lights and shadows
and the vast halls Of the stately palace
OF Louis NV have walked men and
women whose names viii live as long as
history itself Here have been held
solemn conferences at which great wars
have been ended and the very fate Of
nations and states determined
There in 17S9 Marie Antoinettc faced
the wild m0b- Of the French Revolution,
there in ISL the father Of Emperor
William was crowned German emperor
and here France was forced 10 sign the
capitulation Of Parl>
Significant too Is the recollection that
the site where American representatives
now are cooperating with England and
France there was signed ia 1882 the pre-
hmlnary treaty ending the American
Revolution
In the magnificent palace erected at
an estimated cost Of S2O00000U0, there
were born Louis ny. Louis XVI and
Louis NNIl as.WelI as several Of France ;
ablcst military leaders
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-30
SOVIET GOVERNMENT
STRONG IN RUSSIA
No Power in Country Can Over
throw it Says American
Sociologist.

New York, April 20 There is no power
IN Russia, which ~ the absence of foreign
aid, has the least chnncc of over throwing
the Soviet or Bolshevik, government,
declared Professor T.. a Ross, of the
University Of Wisconsin, IN report which
he has Just made to the American In
stitute Of Social Service. The institute
sent Professor Ross t0 Russia last year
To study social conditions IN that country
and to try To establish relations between
Russian and American social institutions
"The Cossacks have ceased 10 exist
and the bolrgeoisie ore impotent To do
anything for themselves, wrote Pro-
fessor Ross THE estates, no doubt,
have been divided among the peasant
communes and nothing but foreign
conquest can tear them from the mouliks.
with the masses So ignorant and
inexpcrt IN organization, and the state
corroded with the graft and incfficicncy
inherited from thc old regime, one cannot
imagine public capitalism succeeding IN
Russia Such nh experiment should
be tried only by more developed people
r. low productivity and waste cause the
things produced bv The faetorics to be
very scarce and dear. the disgustcd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-30
OUR TROOPS POOR COOKS.
Horrify Frenchmen With Supper
of Canned Salmon. Potatoes and
Picked Cucumbers.

Paris. April 29 At last n French
correspondent has found "a woek spot IN
the American Expeditionary Force The
man who has ventured to strike tins
first discordant note m the special rep
rcscntativc of lie Temps at the French
front who happened To be near the Amer
can section which had the first real fight
with the enemy and 50 pad them VISIT
He writes:
There are certain practical points m
which our allies are not yet past masters
notably cooking At first scorning thor
own stews they preferred to stuck q"
canned meat entirely Oar cooks showed
them how to make soup and they soon
acquired taste for It L wont he long
before they will he making some good
stuff themselves, better any Wav than
the extraordinary mixtures | saw them
eating this evening like canned salmon
with mashed potatoes and plekled cu-
cllmbcrsi
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-30
CHINESE BANDITS
HOLD AMERICANS
Party of Three Engineers in Hands
of Robbers. Who Demand a
Ransom for Their Release.

Peking. March 20 Correspondence oi
The Associated Press The capture of
Engineer G.. A. Kyle of Portland, Ore
gon, and two assistants on March u by
bandits who threatened to send back
their heads" unless ransom was forth
coming by March - had all the settings
of a XVII century adventure,
Kyle, who is chief engineer of the
Chou-Hsiang Railway, left Peklng on
February 27 for lencheng, Ilonan, to
investigate line that is under survey
from this point to ChenRtu in nzeehuen.
In his party we're also T.. j. Purcell and
tour Chinese.
KYLE had with him $4,000 in silver
for the use of his own party and the two
surveying parties which had preceded
them. 1t was soon widely known that
the party was carving large sum OF
money. it being impossible to hide this
fact There were II cartloads OF baggage,
and the party were under the protection
of an escort supplied by the Wuyang
magistrate,
On March the party passed the village
of Chang Pa Chuang. where band OF
robbers was having breakfast They allow
cd the party to pass on uumolested, but
after IL had gone a short distance, they
started pursuit, opening fire from behind
The party ran toward the village Of llu
Chang Chuang, but they encountered
another band of robbers from the south
hills who opened fire upon them. MIR.
KYLE and his party surrendered ahng
the two Americans and one ot the chinese
engineers the bandits started for the
mountains. holding at bav soldiers who
attacked them by placing the Americans
between themselves and the soldiers.
The local authorities have tried to
locate the bandits and release the en-
glnccrs, but the bandits have been shifting
their quarters every day. According to
the latest reports they arc somewhere IN
the mountains between lchslen and
Fengchcn or lchchow The robbers
who infcst these regions arc remnants Of
the w itc Wolf band which ravaged
this district three wears ago. Their
practice Is to kidnap the members of
wealthy families IN tho country and hold
them for ransom in which they almost
invariably succeed
They demanded 20 rifles and 10 boxes
Of ammunition before they would discuss
the return Of the Americans A messenger
sent to the robbers was told that MIR
KYLE was III with stomach trouble, but
that he was being carefully looked after.
MIR Purcell WAS shown to the messenger
and appeared 10 he well
News received from the Kyle party
April , showed the bandits had not full
filled their threat TO Kill the Americans
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-30
HOLLANDS QUEEN
BEST LOVED OF
ALL SOVEREIGNS
Wilhelmina Only Woman in the
World Reigning Today; Is
Neritable Croesus.
HER HUSBAND A GERMAN

Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands,
who appears today in an international
crisis is the only woman in the world who
is a reigning sovereign IN her own right,
a position she has held since 1890, when,
AT the age OF ten years. she assembled the
throne at the death of her father. he IS
thlrty-eight wears OF age.
The dominating female figure of Eu-
rope today IS large, heavly-bult
woman. who is Indifferent to the arts
of her drcsSmakers and finds thorough
pleasure in personal charge of the al
fairs of her country. But the Queen :
face, with It's strong chin and kindly
eyes looking straight at YOU in sincerity
and confidence. is that OF WISE woman.
She displayed her will on the occasion
of her marriage, when shc refused num-
ber of princes of roval blood and made her
own selection of husband.
Among the suitors suggested were
the present Grown Prince of Germany,
the Duke of the Ahruzzi and others OF
equally distinguished rank.
I he Queen said nav TO all of these and
chose for her consort the German Duke,
henry Mecklenburg-Schw werin, who was
soon after created the Prince o. the
Netherlands by the Queen herself
They are devoted to each other, In
y
have one daughter who will succeed to the
throne unless meantime an heir is born.
The sovereign lady Of Holland has
will OF her own she has the firm chin
of the House Of Orange, but she IS. rs
they say, totally lacking in the we'll
known characteristic which gave the title
of William the Silent To the most renowned
of her ancestors.
1t is, however. in the East Indies that
Queen Wilhelmlna has her real empire.
Ii is larger than the German Empire.
In 1910 the population numbered 4-,UO0,-
900 souls Batavia, the capital OF the
Dutch Indies, has one OF the hnest
harbors in the East, and the Dutch col
onics are among the richest u no. the
richest, in the world.
Her Majesty is the richest sovereign
in Europe IN her own right, her income
being enormous from the crown lands
and from her vast colonies That vast
income IS used for the benefit Of her
beloved Dutch subjects. in the way Of
public buildings Of every kind such rs
hospitals theatres. lecture halls. music
halls, gymnasiuns, public lighthouses
and So on, 10 say nothing Of charming
and numerous parks that rich and poor
alike may enjoy. DO YOU wonder Hol-
land adorcS Its Queen9
When her neiGhbor Belgium, was IN
vadcd bv the Germans last wear. She
telegraphed King Albert that she had
room in her country for over ono mil
Ian refugees They came. They are
there sull. cared for in every way, fed.
clothed and housed, and the enormous
bill checrfully paid for all this by the
only woman who sits upon a throne IN
Europe the many thrones whose
Kings call themselves just and humane
Nllhelmina Queen Of Holland
!. he enJovS n nrodIgous personal
pnplIlaritv with every class OF her sub
jects. and because Of this she can do al
most anything. in the way Of eccentricity,
that would not always be tolerated IN
another Queen
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-30

peasants may IN time lose faith ~ the
Trotzky-Ienine program and throw thcir
support 10 a party that believes IN private
capital and individual enterprise
"Rrssia will never be able 70 free her
self forom mass poverty, unrest and
explosion 'ill she adopts, with ample
safeguards Of course, the system pf indlUd-
ual property IN the soil.
II arm often f.sked the question whether
fenine and Trotzky are not agents "
Germany. have no means of knowing,
but ! found no one who IN private con
versation avowed such p beliei The
bourgeois newspapers were full of such
charges but the initiated paid no attention
10 them let me observe, Furthermore,
that these leaders are responsible Tor
everything they do 10 delegate body
Of $50 genuine Russians and # they have
sold out their country these Russians
have been unable to perceive tho fact
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-30
SOLDIERS LEAVE.
The Improyident Not 70 BE De-
prived Of His Brief Vacations
in France.

with The hmorican Army IN Francr,
April ~ Coruappndencc ~ The Asso-
ciated Press Enlisted men Of the
American Expcdihonary Forces nave re-
cciycd the welcome news that, hereafter,
rnrn who have not saYed their money viii
not bc deprived n tbcjr leay' . dcignated
lrave areas because of iack ~ funds They
viii h. considered as having a duty ztatus
and therefore quarter 1il be provided
for them and Che cost ~ raU0Ds min
mutcd at the oaiablfhcd rate If dollar
"a day nOldicrs IN leave 30 othcr areag
wll not ho furnished with quarter5. DaG
wll receive "a ration allowance - ~ conf4
q day
While thc only drgnatcd lcavc arcs
for American trJpIe ~ present s u
Sayoic, ucw loavc tanDre eiil De de-az-
mated as needed and lmmer-tirnc lcs
areas probably wiI br near the ea
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-30

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advertisement in Every Evening ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-30
WOMEN MAN HUN KITCHENS.
Men Appointed 20 Keep Order in Ger
many's Public Cookeries.

Amsterdam, April 2 Correspondence
of the Associated Press. NJ Germany
publlc kitchens are now managed and
stated entirely bv women I hey buy
and regulate III supplies, including fuel,
and handle all the work of supervision,
and accounting The only male at-
tondants are men appointed BY the trade
unions to keep order No woman s.
employed who IS not prepared to devote
All her time - The work Many arc
voluntary workers, but others are paid
as much as $50 " So q month.
Most If The kitchens are 3clf Importing
but n few require help from the lgcal
government The larger kitchens havc
a staff Of over 100 workers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-30

News received from the Kyle party
April , showed the bandits had not full
filled their threat to Kill the Americans
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-30
Work on Largest Organ in World.

Liverpool April 10 Although the
war stopped all work on the construction
of the great Liverpool cathedral, the
organ builders have 90 ne steadily forward
with their work and expect 10 complete
the organ early IN the summer Il viii
be the largest pipe organ IN he world,
being nearly tWice the size of any organ
al present in the British Isles
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-30
China Hints at L. S. War Loan.

pcklng, March o Communications
from Or Wellington koo, Chinese
Minister TO Washington forecast Ameri-
can loan Of S30,00OOO0 4. $50 W0000
to China for war purposes. i the Chinese
government requests II
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-30
Victoria white Wings Find Nugget

Melbourne. March 10 Correspondence
of the Associated Press a street
sweeper Al LcmaIne. Nictora. picked up
a few DAYS ago gold nugget from 4
pile of gravel which had been carted from
a gravcl-pit nearby Il weighed II
nunCca.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-30
Successful Operation.

Joseph + FaIlcrs Of Fort Oglcthropc,
has undergone successful operation Tor
his ewes al the camp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-09

the third and fourth degrees at
Smithfield Grange one week hence.
Wnlle 1t was feared that Corp.
AVIAN W. Buchanan who was recent
~ reported as severely wounded, was
on inc British hospital ship Warilda
sunk by the Germans, it is now be-
!leFed that the Corp. Buchanan re-
'errcd to in the list Of passengers
was not Corp. Alvan w. Bucknam. as
later account gives both the first
name and second initial different.
f'r. Kelley Of Lewiston, Mrs. Effie
Lawrence OF Rockiand and Mrs.
Frances 3. Damon Of Dexter ,:era
IN town Wednesday and Thursday as
M mbers Of the Reformatory for
Women Commission to meet here
with Chairman Clyde II. Smith fer
he regular monthly business meet
ing. Two Of the women were order
cd paroicd. There is great need Of
another hujlding there. according u
one of the members Of the board rs
there are at present 30 inmates.
Mrs. Hattie Roberts OF Chandler
street underwent surgical treatment
at Somerset hospital Thursday. Mrs.
Morris GleGhill. who underwent an
operation there some time ago. has
returned homo and Roland Perkins.
an appendicitis patient. was dis
charged from the institution Thurs
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-09
S17,920 Allotted
Maine For Voca-
tiOnal Education

Washington. Aug. S.-Apportion-
ment to each state Of the federal
fund Of s2,3Q7.40G for vocational cdu-
cation in 1858 has been announced
by the Federal Board for Vocational
Education. The funds are made avail
ie on the condition that each state
shall duplicate the amount allotted
The money must be spent as fol-
lows.
For agriculture. s7S9.575: trade
nome economies and industry, s79l, :
1853 teacher training. s73o.421.
mo allotments by state follow:
Maine. $3.50; New Hampshire.
s15.ooo; Vermont. Sl5,oo0: Massachn,
setts. sSe,13S: Rhode Island. sl9,3O4:
Connecticut, s31.245; New York. s22e,
3l"; New Jersey. SCI. no. Pennsylva-
ma, 1856. 1856; Delaware, $4,000;
MARYLAND. s21.25o; West Virginia.
S2a,4l.; Ohio, Sis go; Kentucky. $50.
'o;l Michigan. SGT $50; Indiana. ga, .
5'S; WISCONSIN, S55.S43: Illinois. sf37.-
5Sl; Minnesota, s49557; Iowa. 49, $40;
Missouri, s1S.175: North Dakota. ST.
ScS; South Dakota. s177QS; Ncbras-
ka, s2S,01t; Kansas s3S. Ss7: Oklaho-
ma, S9S.655: Montana. $4,000; Wyom-
ing, $4,000; Colorado, sl9,273. Few
Mexico, $4,000; Idaho. $4,000; Utah,
$4,000; Arizona. $4,000; Nevada. SIS, =
900; Washington. s27.6li Oregon.
sld,H2; California, s5so2l: Virginia,
SS.94S: Florida. slS.S57: Tennessee.
81 oil: Alabama. $40 765. Mississippi.
81: .Sss; Arkansas. sS7, S74: Louisiana.
S3a,0S5; Texas, S9l."6l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-09
Movement to Have Lower School District Madison Set OFF
In observation-disclosures Improves Following Trolley Ac
cidentst OF Men Accepted for General Military Service
EARLY Hour Wedding at Methodist Church

There is a movement on foot among
some Of the citizens Of the lower Mad
ison section and a well-founded in
t"rest in Skowhegan as wei, to at
tempt to have the lower portion of the
town. possibly from the White school
I ouse down. set off from Madison in
10 S,kownegan. At the present time
the line between the two towns is
only about l MILE north Of Skowhe-
gan village and the residents Of that
section naturally transact all Of their
business in this town. On the 9TH
e hand they pay their taxes 10 Mad
ison IT would seem that Madison
would he willing to relinquish the
territory because Of the expense of
r "A intainins the highways and the
school there, while n plentiful supply
Of gravel in the district now owned
nv Madison is needed by Skowhega n
frr her highway Improvement. The
Village Of Madison is about ten miles
from tho lower section of the town.
hould the future town line be drawn
near the White schoolhouse it is prob
t.ule that the village Of East Madison
would be taken init the Skowhegan
limits. t.idS. H. Id is u NEW VI ~,
proprietor Of Kilcare Farm is one Of
the most interested workers. His
place is three miles from Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sewell Brown Of Gin
ton arrived Thursday forenoon to Wis
il with Mrs. Ellen Cover and Miss
Annie Cover Of Water street.
Selectman Henry Demo, who had
his foot amputated and a portion Of
thn limb just below the knee on
Thursday, is in a serious condition.
Master Kenneth Copp left here
Thursday to visit with County Agent
Arthur Deering and Mrs. Deering Of
Augusta.
Mrs. Annie Jipson Of Waverly
Mass. is leaving Friday after visit
ing here with Mrs. Minnie Green.
Harold T.. Symonds left here
= thursday morning ia visit IN Port
lind and probably Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-09
BELFAST
Mayor and Family Guaranteed
With Scarlet Fever-Surgi-
cal Sphagnum Found n
Ma;ne-LOcals

Mayor Clement W. Wescott and
two of his children. Miss Helen and
Master Horace, are i'll with mild
cases Of scarlet fever and his resi-
dence in Church street Is under quar-
antine. There are few other cases
III the city, all very mild and under
strict quarantine so it is not expect
cd that there will be many additional
cases. 1t is not known where the
germs came from, blu. during this sea :
son, with so many people travelling
through the city, il was very likely
brought from some other section by
tourists.
Prof. George Z. Nichols, botanical
adviser Oh SphagnIm, for the L. S.
Government, has finished his research
along the coast of Maine and has an
nounced that while this moss has
not been found in large quantities
there is no doubt that more Of it
may be located when the need of it
arrives. Sphagnum, it will be re
nembered, is a moss which is not
only very absorbent, more so than
cotton. but is also antiseptic 1t will
be used inzthe hospitals and in war
relief when the cotton supply runs
out. It is found along the coast in
the following places, Belfast Cherry
field Columbia Falls, Calais, Old
Gown, Ellsworth, Franklin. Wayne,
Machias. Prof. Nichols has an
nounced that the quality found in the
vicinity of Belfast is most excellent,
there being only one place he has Wis
ited where it is better.
lie reports that the section of
Maine from Penobscot Bay eastward
Is more promising for this moss than
any part of the United States.
This moss grows profusely in Scot
land and England and is used in
large quantities over seas. 1t is found
in bogs and marshy places.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-09

ing relatives in Oakland and Belgrade
has returned to his home in Lynn. Mass.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Jacob Smith of Winslow
are the parents Of baby boy borT
Aug .. Mrs Smith was formerly Mis-:
Marion Hersom of Oakland.
Miss Lucy Robertson OF Shawmut II
visiting Geraldine Taylor o, Middle
street for a few days.
Miss Kathryn Haseltine. VINO has been
visiting her aunt. Mrs. Theodore Bra IS
OF Alpine street, for the past two weeks
has returned to her home in Dexter.
The fire whistle will be out of com
mission from Friday at noon until fur
Their notice.
While the transfer is taking place. In
case Of fire ring the bell in the Cniver-
salist church. The key will be found
on the board outside the church. or no.
tify the fire chief by telephone-61-u
| Mrs. Flossie Ellis Fields Of Augusta
was the guest Of her aunt. Miss Rebecca
Ellis of High street, Tuesday ana
Wednesday,
| Mrs. Sadie Cotton OF Attleboro, Mass.
is a guest of Miss Clara Martin OF
Dunn street.
Mrs Mary Martin and daughter Clara
and grandson. Denman Richards, will
| leave Saturday morning for visit with
friends in Camden.
Mrs. Milford Houdlette and Mrs.
Charles Williams left Thursday for
hineo. where they will pass a week S
vacation at Mrs. Williams cottage.
Mrs. Annie Strickland. who was call
ef here by the death OF NJ. l.. Strickland
left Thursday for Hartland. where she
VIII visit her daughter. Miss Mary
strickland. before returning to her home
In North New Portland
MISS Rebecca Ellis left Thursday for
Auburn, where she will visit her aunt
Mrs. Ophelia Beals Miss Ellis will also
pass few days at Higgins Beach.
i FRED Bickford OF the East Pond ro,d
VINO was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Eiiis and Deputy Sheriff Henry McCaus-
land OF Augusta on n search and seizura
warrant. was brought before ,Judga
t1elds Thursday morning. The vii
IesSes were Deputy Sheriff Frank Ha I'd
ing OF Madison and Frank Tibbetts of
Anson Andrew Bishop and Joseph Pc, :
tiers, both of Arson Bickford was dned
$40 and GO days in Jail. and in defaun
or payment GO days additional. He an
pehied, furnished bail ami was bo1Inh
over 10 the September term of court
raymond Morgan. who was tried
Thursday morning In Judge Fields. Of
nee Tor fishing without a non-resident.s
license, having been brought in nv
Game Warden D. 3. Ellis. was found
guilty and paid fine and costs amount
ing to $15.l1
word has been received that Mrs
Eilzaoeth Rogers. former resident of
Oakland. died Monday, Aug. 5. at her
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-09

m interesting nuptiai service was
s"lemniZed at an early hour Thurs
day when Miss Evelyn Celia Focs
Of Cornville became the bride Of
Bort William Foge Of South Scion,
ar tn" parsonage Of tt" Centenary
Methodist church on Island avenue
Rev. Henry Clay Turner ovriated.
using tie two rings and The couple
were attended nv the grooma broth
cf, Ernest Paul and Mrs. Paul Of
Solcn. The bride wore an attractive
gray travelling costume with nat 10
match ana carried a beautiful bui.~
nuet q sweet pcas. After th, cer"-
mony the wedding party proceeded
20 the railroad station. where t.lcy
were met by = group OF friends and
i'll spite It their hasty scurry- 10
board Mo O'clock train they rccpiv-
Cd 4 liberal shower Of confetti before
lcach!nS thcr car While the happy
COUP" did nor state the exact route
OF their journey. it was determined
that tickets were purchased for Oiu
Orchard Beach ana it was also STAT.
cd that b fore returning home 'ioy
would Wis; various Massachusetts
end Rhode Island cities.
Mrs. PAM is the daughter Of Per
ley Foss OF CornyilIe and her an
cestors arc numbered among the first
people Of that community. She s
we'll known III this section aud ia n
member ct Wcsserunsctt Grange in
her hom2 town. She graduated from.
Somerset academy in Athens in 1906
while MI PAU. who is tho son Of
MIR. and Mrs. ". O. Paul Of Sou II
Scion, graduated from SkoU hogan
Eish school the Same year. T,e
Groom IS associated with lis fl-
'hor in farming and the newly N.Y.
ried couple arc to reside al the Paul
homestead. He is past master #
East Madison Grange and is anil!
atcd with Keystone Lodge. +. ana
\. II. Of Scion
Townc'S Boys Band has been en-
gagged for the concert next Sunday
afternoon a. o'clock at Lakewood
Floyd G. Nyc. who has been quite
i'll. was able to resume. his duties al
/ the Skowhegan postofice Thursday.