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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-17
n. Y. GIANTS DEFEAT
BROOKLYN ROBINS 6 TO 4

New York, April 16.-The New York
Giants. champions of the National
League, opened the season in an aus
picious manner here today, defeating
Brooklyn by a score Of to 4, The
game was preceded by a parade 10y
regulars from Fort Slocum and ma
val reserves from the Pelham Bay
station. Maj. Gen. William A. Mann,
commander of the Department of the
East, threw out the first ball. Ideal
weather conditions brought out 4
crowd of $1,000.
New York made a strong start,
knocking Marquard out of the box in
"a third Of an inning Brooklyn also
knocked Tesreau. New Yorks first
pitcher out. but Anderson held the
Brooklyn batters in check. The score
by innings:
Brooklyn ......0 l 0 0 0 0-4-9-5
New York .....3 0 l 2 0 0 0 0x-6-S-3
Marquard, Cheney. Grimes and Mil
Ter; Tesreau. Anderson and McCar-
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OAKLAND

! Clyde Childs has returned to his
home in Readfield after visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Merton Bachelor of Mid
die street.
At the Methodist conference held
last week in Augusta. Rev. f. r.
Sleeves was assigned to Oakland for
another year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Flynn ana
daughter Maola Of Unionville ae
visiting Mr.. Flynn's mother, Mrs.
James T. Flynn of Belgrade avenue.
The Priscilla Club will meet on
Wednesday evening at the home Of
Mrs. Charles Blaisdell on Church
street.
Albert Palmer went to Belgrade
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Charles Horn of Fairfield is
visiting her son, Henry Horn of
Heath street.
| Mrs. Charles Page and sons Oral
and Roscoe have returned from 4
visit with relatives in Belgrade.
! Rosetta Perry, the young daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Perry, who
has been quite i'll. is much improved
. Mrs. c. f. Rice, who was called
here by the death of her sister. Mrs.
May Moore, returned Tuesday morn
ing to her home in Chelsea, Mass.
| NJ. L. Strickland and John Gleason
went to Augusta Tuesday, where they
attended the meeting Of the Demo-
cratic county committee.
| The third of a series of whist par
| ties given by the Sew Som Knit
| Som Club" for the benefit of the 70
cal Red Cross. will be held Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Frank Bickford of Oak street,
| Mrs. James Witherell of School
street has gone to Boston for an ex-
tended visit with relatives.
| The Womans Relief Corps will hold
! its regular meeting Wednesday eve
ming, to which the comrades of the
G. A. r. Post are invited. There Will
be initiation and refreshments will
be served.
Curtis Clark has returned from
Kittery Point, where he has been
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Frank
Farr
The ladies of the town are responding
finely to the proposition which was
made to them by Mr.. Goulding, the
chairman of the Liberty Loan commit
tee. and the sisters of the grange have
signifed their intentions of providing
the first supper on Monday night. The
Tuesday Club will furnish it for Tues
! day night and it will be held in the
Baptist vestry, and another organiza-
ton is to consider the proposition Of
furnishing the supper Wednesday night
| This town seems to be awakening 70
| the needs of the campaign and when
the solicitors bring in their final re-
turns next Wednesday night it is con-
fidently expected that Oakland will go
over the top and thus have the right 70
fy the flag with the three bars.
! There was a good attendance at the
Red Cross rooms Tuesday afternoon.
! Among those who worked were Mrs. W.
r cook. Mrs. Laura Narnum, Mrs. Ma
| nv Moody, Mrs. Oscar Farrar, Mrs. E.
NJ Foster and Miss Frances Pike.
| Mrs. Harry Tuck of Bingham was
caIling on friends in town Wednesday.
Mrs. A. H. Oliver has returned from
visit with relatives In North Arson.
| There was a special train to Portland
Tuesday afternoon at 355 to accommo-
date passengers who were delayed by
! the wreck on the Somerset Railroad.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-17
MADISON

After having been closed for sew
eral months on account Of the scare
ity Of fuel the Madison Public libra
~ was re-opened Friday and will
now be open for the letting out Of
books as formerly.
/ Indian Spring Lodge, !. 0. Q. F.,
will work the Third degree on a class
Of seven candidates at the regular
meeting next Thursday evening.
Members of Carrabassett Lodge III
North Arson will be the special
guests and refreshments are to be
served.
| Rev. f. F. Doughty Of Berwick ar
rived in Madison Monday to make a
short visit with friends in this vicin-
ity.
Rev William Wood. who has been
attending the Maine Methodist con-
ference in Augusta for the past week
returned home Monday night The
news Of the appointment Of Mr.. Wood
10 the pastorate of the local Meth
odist Episcopal church for the fourth
year was received with genuine sat
isfaction not only by his parishiou-
ers but by wide circle of friends
in the community at large.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amasa Gregory. who
have been visiting friends in Angus
Ia for few days returned home
Monday night.
The Madison Liberty loan commit
tee report that subscriptions have
been coming in very slowly thus far
but expect a big increase and hope 10
raise the full amount Of 1000. The
amount subscribed Tuesday morning
was $4,000.
The people Of Arson and Madison
were the guests Of Manager and Mrs.
II A. Smiley Tuesday afternoon and
evening at free show given at the
pastime Moving Picture theater.
Mrs. A. S. Rand, who has been act
ing as pianist at the Pastime thea
ter for the past three weeks. is con-
fined to her home in Arson with an
attack of the grip.
Fred Withee has recently moved
his livery stable business from Madi-
son to the stand formerly owned w
Isaac letters on Main street. Arson,
and recently purchased by Mr.
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REDS WIN THE OPENER =.
FROM PITTSBURG PIRATES

Cincinnati. April 16-Schneider's SUI
errors by the visitors enabled Cincin-
natl to win the opening game of the
a score Of to Q. One hit was all that
Pittsburgh obtained off Schneider.
Cooper also pitched good ball allow
ing only three hits. He stumbled at
first base in the seventh inning while
covering a throw. fell and wrenched
his ankle so severely that he had to
be carried off the field. Score
Cincinnati .....0 0 0 ? 0 0 0 X-2-3-1
Pittsburgh .....0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-1-o
Schneider and Allen; Cooper. Har-
mon and Schmidt.
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EiNE ACTIONS
II Which Bath Men Are Sued For
Damages
Bath Tines)

Nine actions brought in the Su-
freuc 'oprt ~ Brooklyn. y. Y.
growing out Of the sinking Of the
steamship Frederick off the Orkney
Islands IN January. 1915. amounting
"a all 20 100000 are Of interest TO
halh people IN that named as de-
'endants IN the Frederick Steamship
%. am1lg others well known in
hith. IL Charles W. Morse, and in
mo Continental Trading Co. Carl X.
rosby, Mark l.. Gilbert and Benja-
min W. Morse.
IN" plaintiffs. each OF whom Is n
'e'atlvo o. one Of the men lost. al
'ge That the craft was purchased for
ae DEFENDANTS when they knew that
me was fl for the Junk heap and
M the vessel was sent out in an
iseaworthy condition and claim
at therefore the deaths OF the crew
tr" due 70 gross negligence
The only clews to the laundering
'ad loss II the ship are messages
aimed TO have been written hy the
en and Faced In bottle which was
d'er picked up.
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NATIONAL
BRAVES LOSE TO
I'm OPENING GAME

Philadelphia. April 16.-Mayer wa G
Philadelphia performer TODAY in In,
seasons opening game. which the
nome team won from Boston to 2.
He allowed two singles, one of them
an infield scratch. in the first seven
innings. and in the seventh he start :
ed the batting onslaught which
'clinched victory for his team. Nav
er had Boston shut out until the
eighth. when two consecutive fun
bles by McGaffigan allowed Pinch
Hitter Bailey. who had hit safely 10
score. Konetchys double. Smiths
single and Conways sacrifice fly
scored run for Boston in the 9th.
Mayor Smith threw out the first ball.
Score:
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CUBS LOSE FIRST GAME
TO ST. LOUIS, 4 TO 2

ST. Louis. April 16.-St. Louis opea-
ed the National League season here
with a to victory over Chicago.
The locals hit Alexander hard and
timely pounding out nine hits for 4
total of II bases. The usual flag
raising ceremonies preceded the
game. Colonel George X. Hunter,
commanding officer of barracks,
threw out the first ball Manager
Jack Hendricks, who appeared today
as a major league pilot for the first
time, was given an ovation. Score:
Chicago .......0 90 0 000 Q 2-2-o-o
St. Louis ....,..2 0 0 l 0x-4-9-1
Alexander and Killifer; Meadows
and Gonzales.
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BOTS DE BOULOGNE
POSSIBLE BALL DIAMOND

Paris. April 1.-the handsome Bots
De Boulogne Is likely to become the
principal baseball field around Paris.
The city authorities have granted
permission for the use OF the unim-
proved space in the great park for
three diamonds. to be used by the
American expeditionary force league
in Paris. Another diamond will be
provided by the Racing Club Of Col
tmteS
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Alex Wants 70 Join Navy

St Louis April 16-Grover Alex
ander. who was to pitch the opening
game of the season for the Chicago
Nationals in their game today with
the St. Louis Nationals. upon his ar
rival here today said he had tele-
graphed his draft board at St. Paul,
Neb.. asking for permission to join
the navy. This decision followed a
visit Yesterday at the Great Lakes
Naval training station.
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W|NSL0W

A very pleasant gathering was
that at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Coleman Brewer. when reunion of
the family was held with every mem
Der present. The evening was pleas
antly passed in enjoying music and
general sociability. A bounteous dim
ner was served, to which all did am
pie justice. The members of the
family are: Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman
Brewer, Harry Brewer, Gordon Brew
er, Fred Brewer, Helen Brewer.
Winslow: Miss Edna Brewer, Angus
ia; Ora Brewer. Waterville; Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Brewer and son, Gar
diner; Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Crong-
hite and daughter, Madelyn. Fair
field: Mr.. and Mrs. George Brewer,
Brockton. Mass; Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Rollins and two sons, Fairfield.
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also included pay for collecting taxes.
He has u $1,000 assistant, however.

1t IS announced at Sanford that
Rev. Will S. Coleman, for the past
three and a half years pastor of the
Springvale Free Baptist Church, has
resigned to accept a call to the Con-
gregational Church in Kennebunk.
Mr.. Coleman is n graduate of New
Hampton Literary Institution. and
attended Rates College. He was also
graduated from Cobb Divinity School
in 1905. DO.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-17

Several Bangor city officials will
get a boost in salary with the next
payday. Chief of Police Gilman's
pay is now $3.50, a raise of 5000. The
Street Commissioners job is now $3.50
better than it was. being $3.50. The
city auditor finds $500 more in his
pay envelopes. making his salary
$3.50. The chairman of the board Of
assessors is advanced to $3.50.
There are many who didn't come in
to the raise. The highest paid official
is the superintendent of schools. who
gets $3.50 a year. and the city treas
urer comes next with $4,000, which
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-17

from there will sail to South AM
erica.
| There was large attendance at
the Red Cross rooms Tuesday aft
ernoCn and the ladies We're .busily
engaged in sewing and making gauze
dressings.
On Friday there will be food sale
at the Red Cross rooms for the bene-
fit of the Chapter.
John Curtis of Clinton was in
town on business Tuesday for the
, day.
| Miss IIilda Pulsifer is confined at
her home on the Benton road by i'll
ness.
Mrs. f. @. Files is able to be out,
High street by illness.
Mrs. Arno Ireland has returned to
her home in Winslow after passing a
few days in town with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Evelyn Hillman has returned
to her home in Troy after passing a
few days in town with friends.
Miss Esther Drew and Miss Cora
James, nurses at the Central Maine
Sanatorium, We're guests Tuesday
morning of Mrs. Walter Brown at her
home on Kelley street.
! The home of Mrs F. Kelley. 81
High street, will be opened Wednes
day aftrnoon al 8 o'clock to all people
who are interested in raising money
for the Red Cross Mrs. Kelley has
promised "a very fine entertainment
consisting of readings, vocal selec-
tons and piano rccitalS, by artists
who are very well known in this "
entity. A small fee will be charged
at the door and a general invitation
is extended to the public to attend
the afternoons entertainment. The
proceeds are for the benefit of the
/ Red Cross chapter of this town.
| Miss Lucy Weeks is employed as
pianist at the Star theater during
the illness of the regular pianist, Miss
Leona Harrington. who is i'll with the
grip.
I Rev. and Mrs Earle r. Sleeves Of
Oakland and son. who have been
passing a few days in town with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sleeves
of Gibson street, returned to their
home Tuesday.
| A new telephone has been installed
in the home Of Melvin Cronghite, lower
Main street. the call for which is 3l-i.
! At meeting of the Grocerymen's AS
ISOLATION held recently it was voted to
close all the grocery stores in Fairfield
every Thursday afternoon during the
summer months. the closing of the
stores taking effect on Thursday, the
25th.
! The grocery stores in town will be
closed all day Friday in observance Of
Patriots day.
/ Miss Helen Gibson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Gibson of lower Main
street, is i'll with measles.
| Bugler Fred Dyer. VINO has been pass
ing a few days furlough in town with
relatives and friends, has returned to
Newport, r. T., where he is stationed
! in the navy.
James Ingalls,, who was employed In
town as civil engineer with the bridge
crew last summer, visited friends in
! town Monday.
| Mrs Dan Mcknight has returned to
this town from a short stay in Provi
dence, r. l.
/ Oscar Baker of Gardiner called on
friends in town Tuesday.
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THE WORLD OF SPORTS
AMERICAN
NAYS HOLDS THE
DHILA. TO ONE HIT
prD SOX WIN l TO 0

90 Ami IS Mays OF Boston Just
- a uo-hit performance today.
80 Philadelphia to one scratch hit.
atifpa which Shean slipped, Bos-
IN 10 . Ia the last ~ the ninth
,t,pts doubled followed by field
choice play on Whiteman's bounder
.'.a retired nobody McInnis then
rod on SCOTS single The score;
PHILADELPHIA
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BATTING RALLY IN STH
WINS FOR SENATOR'S

Washington. April Washington
tenod up the series with New York
here today by winning TO 6. as the
result ~ an eight-inning battle rail-
r. Tho I'VE pitchers used by the two
clubs gave IL bases on balls.
New York ,.l Q l % DOL It 90
WASHINGTON 90 2000 l4x-7-li-0
'aldwcll Russell and Hannah:
Harper Ayers. Dumont and Ain
efrIth
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Two-basc hits Shean McInnis. stolen
hses- s'runk. HDblitzell. Double plays
-perre 20 Dugan TO shannon. Perkins
IN huEau 10 Perry ~ Burns 10 Walker.
lsn aa Bases Philadelphia 9 Boston 3.
Pre- h7sc ON errors Boston J Base on
'kaIs-nT Perry 3. or Mays Struck
OF 3d. Ferry !, by Mays 2.
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Herzog Signs Up

New York. April 16-Percy Haugh-
ton. president of the Boston National
League team announced today that
Charles Herzog had signed his con-
, tract and would join the Braves
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-17

The feature of this years exhibition
of the British horticultural Society Is a
new orchid, with mauve petals and rich
purple lip, which has been named the
General Pershing."
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American League
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

Boston I. Philadelphia 0.
Washington I. New York 6.
st. Louis 6. Chicago I.
Detroit 0, Cleveland 0.
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A census of all the tame rabbits in
the German Empire was taken by order
ST the authorities on March !, owing to
the increasing Importance Of rabbit
skins for army requirements.
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A*-Batted for Ragon in 8th.
Phila .......0 l 0 0 0 0 "
Boston 800 0 0 0 0 0 0 l l..
Two-base hits-Konetchy, Stock.
Three-base hit-Mayer. Stolen base
Whitfield. Sacrifice fly-Conway. Dou-
BILE play-Bancroft and McGaff1gan.
Left on bases-Boston 6; Philadel-
phia 6. First base on errors-Boston
2. Base on balis-off Ragon .; Mayer
2 Hits-off Ragon 10 in innings:
Hearn in l. Struck out-by Ragon
3; Mayer +. Losing pitcher-Ragon.
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TODAY'S GAMES

Philadelphia at Boston.
New York at Washington.
st. Louis at Chicago.
Detroit at Cleveland.
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Procrastination, as the thief of
time, wouldn't be nearly so bad if he
didn't steal any time but that of the
Iprocrastinator. But dawdling by one
means delay for somebody else, and
often. for many-Buffalo Times
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The British Board of Agriculture has
appointed a pig controller with
view of promoting the extension of Dig
keeping to increase the cQpptry's food
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PALMYRA

me Red Cross Aid Circle at its
4~'ing April 9th packed a large
amount Of finished work for imme-
~4ie shipment.
II l.. Clifford has recently sold
,''''al nine cows and horse. He
~ herd II l. COWS left and is
wwoS-cing milk for the Condensed
~ factory at Newport. He has
sV~, 'e"'' u "o'N
.. - Y. +. Thompson IS VISITING
No. home Of her daughter, Mrs.
IA. Robinson in Newport.
g. Robinson of Dexter was a
lsv ger Friday night and Satur-
4, an l.. Clifford's.
n, - Alllett is at present in train
s,s =" Fort Winfield Scott. Califor-
sm, H n,a Hilton is located at Fort
a, oAAhoma. and Frank Millett
p.. Zen made agent for the majors
~ ws E and +. Camp Near
,. waco Texas.
'tslss farmers in this section are
On their frewood
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-, N. child frankly finds
,gl. most interesting person
+ ,s sa' IN, and we forgive him to
ia nat and attempt to show him
car ' :. S,nceal his personal lik-
had ,s w., Some of us may re-
h n.' n ben =" '.s., the little boy who
boz. mother rxatful listener while
ysx. % his en-. oore) told the neigh
1--- little manners and
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STANDINGS
National League
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

Philadelphia ). Boston 2.
New York s. Brooklyn I.
st. Louis 4. Chicago g.
Cincinnati 2, Pittsburg 0.
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Mrs. Gertrude Creasey

Gertrude, wife of Roby Creasey.
died at II o'clock Monday night at
the Waldo County hospital, after
major operation. Mrs. Creasey was
employed in the institution as cook
and her husband as janitor. AL
though she had not been in robust
health for some time, she was about
the hospital as usual until she was
operated upon few days ago. She
rallied from the operation but later
became critically i'll and the end came
at midnight. She was 26 years or
age. the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Ryan of Belfast, formerly of
Knox, who survive her, together with
her young husband and two little
girls, Ruby and Helen, aged and A.
Funeral services will be held on
Thursday at . F. NJ. at the home of
her husbands mother, Mrs. Freeman
Creasey. City Point Her sudden
death is a great shock to large cir
Gle OF friends
In the Belfast company of the
Third Maine Regiment now being
raised there are at least three fathers
who have sons in the service, two of
whom have sons in the same COM
pany. These are NJ. O. Dickey and
his son Karl. and Ralph MendelI and
bis son Jake. In the company also is
Walter J. Clifford. who has a sor,
Ralph Clifford, who is in the T.. $.
Navy. The company is about ready
for organization.
Inc grand jury of Waldo county re-
ported at noon on Tuesday after a ses-
sion of about an hours duration. hav-
Ing found no indictments. At the Jan
uary term no indictments were found
and but one at the September term. the
entire years indictments being this one
indictment. the bone dry law having
worked very we'll indeed in this county.
divorce proceedings case was hear1
Tuesday before Judge Geo S. Hanson.
when Beryl Ludwick of Cambridge sued
her husband, Charles A. Ludwick of
Belfast. for $500, charging non-support
cruel and abusive treatment. and GROSS
ana confirmed habits or fntoxication.
Mr.. Ludwick brought counter-charce
Of statutory offense. No decision was
rendered
The Liberty Loan in Belfast is pro-
crossing well, the total now standing at
1000 out of the quota of 1901 ooO All
put eight of the % towns are over their
allotted share Belfast having sl43GH1,
the quota being s143, 300.
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We Don't Know Who Invented y
Classified Advertisiny.--We
Suspect That it Developed a. an
Answer to Human Needs

q q remedy for disorders" 10 quite
Tho printed ana the answer
remedy discovered at&-,jstj
ethsrs adopted H. The
these little ads growing In
kind # guest another quite
to him that would DO
good . thsn> under proper headings.
activities there thus developed
what publisher
CLASSIFICATION ads solved the old problem
Of avns preferrsd
a.ssiEsd automatically best "pes
ton in In. easily quickly,
who would for any reason, o
classified advertising human needs however diverse
sxpdnt No properly eIas
require tedious search In finding IL
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ToDAY's GAMES

Boston at Philadelphia
Brooklyn at New York.
pittsburg at cincinnati.
Chicago at st. Louis.
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BOSTON

'-Batted for Henry in Sth.
'*-Batted for Ragon in Sth.
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fLADELPiIIA
boston

.ure o.' ia ninth when winning run
The Benson signal., 1918-04-13
WESTERN.

Six persons were killed and four
seriously injured and $500 in gold was
scattered along the Wabash railway
track when passenger train struck
an automobile in which ten persons
were riding at Fort Wayne, Ind.
The resignation of Major John A.
Martin, formerly an officer in the
Colorado National Guard, has been ac-
cepted, it was announced at Camp
Kearny, San Diego, Cal. Major Mar
tin formerly commanded the 115th sup
ply train.
In the call for 10000 troops to en-
train during the five-day period be-
ginning April 26, Arizona will send AZ
Colorado 1929, New Mexico 405 and
Wyoming 335 men.
Omaha celebrated the opening of the
Third Liberty Loan campaign and tbs
anniversary of Americas entry into
the war by parade of $4,000 citizens
and soldiers from nearby army posts.