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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18

Many communities in the State are
well acquainted with their agent and
have had one or more demonstra-
tons other communities have not yet
awaited themselves of the unusual OPP
portunity which is theirs, of securing
the services Of these agents. The eX-
penses of the agents are paid from
federal and State funds and the peo-
pie of a community arc only asked 10
furnish the supplies and hall for a
demonstration. AS the hall for the
demonstration is almost invariably
contributed either by the town. the
Grange or some other public spirited
organization, the expense of a dem =
onstration 10 a community is slight
Any town or community organiza-
ton which would like either war
bread or canning demonstration for
their women should write their dis
trICt agent or Miss Catharinc Platts
Orono.
If last summer between July ) and
Sept. / tho Food Conservation Cam
paiGn, financed from the State War
| Emergency Fund and carried on un
der tho direction of the Extension
Service, reached directly 1855 PEG
pie through the t26 meetings which
were held by the demonstrators in the
state. this summer even more peo-
pie than last year should he helped p3
the demonstrations for the work is
being started earlier and the need is
greater.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
GO NO FARTHER
The Evidence Is At Your Door


Augusta proof is what YOU want
and the statement of this highly
respected resident will Danish all
doubt:
". V. Hunt. Prop transfer bust
ness Market Square, Augusta, says:
Some years agoEI suffered from a
severe attack of kidney complaint.
The trouble came on shortly after an
accident. My back was very sore
and caused me much suffering MY
kidneys didn't act regularly: the kid
new secretiOns passed too freely and
then again were scanty. | got
'Doans Kidney Pills from Willis R.
partridge's Drug Store and they soon
6xed me up in good shape
price COO, al all dealers. Don't
simply ask for q kidney rcmedy--get
Doan's Kidney Pilis-the Same that
Mr.. Hunt had: Foster Milburn Co..
1Ifers.. Buffalo. y. 7.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
SMITHFiELD

There will be food conservation
meeting at Grange hall on Monday
evening. June 18Th at s p. NJ. Rev.
Charles H. Mceker Of Norridsewock
will speak on why Food Will Win
the War" and How Food is Winning
the War" Every one is cordially in
vited to attend.
Mr. Dickinson of New York is
boarding at G. \. Groves
Quite a number attended the sale
at Charles Bates store Thursday and
Friday,
Several from Colby came out to
Alden camps Thursday evening
where they enjoyed fine supper.
!. Frank Bickford. Jr.. is guiding at
East Pond camp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18

There are at the present time in
Maine eight women who are hired by
the State and the federal govern
ment to show the women of the Sta ,e
how to make delicious breads, cakes,
cookies. pies and doughnutS without
the use Of wheat; how to preserve
fruits and vegetables by canning and
drying, and how generally women
may do their part in helping To win
the war Maine women are patriotic
tation for being good cooks and
thrifty managers. The demonstrators
say 1t is 4 pleasure to show the
women the new cookery, they are 10
appreciativ2 and 50 quick TO under
stand it. The part Of the women II
the homo is not an inconsjderablo
part in the winning of this war; it is
an important part.
These young women, who both from
practical experience and training are
we'll fitted for THEW work, are mem
berS of the Extension Division of the
College Of Agriculture of the Univcr-
sity of Maine Of which Leon :. MGR
rill the State Food administrator. Is
the director The work Of the Home
Demonstration agents is under the
direct supervision Of t'atharnc n
Platts, who is in charge of the Homo
Economics Extension Wolis in The
State.
The State has been divided into
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
s,anle, crosslna. Old Orchard

The Public Utilities Commission
Innday issued IN order approving
thr plan and estimate Of tho Boston
& Maine Eailroad fnr the elimination
OF staple Street crossing at Old
Orchard
Tho Roston & Maine in COM
r1uricatior 10 The Public Utilities
Commission states that y IS pro-
rosed to close staples street to We
hicia trafrc hv extending cast and
west hound platforms across the
street and setting low posts about
two feet auart along the back line Of
each platform between the side lines
~ the street, the estimated cost being
s45n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
k,t.ery Water Dist. Bond Issue

The Public Utilities Commission
Monday rendered a decision author
tzing the kittery Water District TO
issue its bonds Of the aggregate par
value Of 5000 eco in denominations Of
$1,000 each. dated July !. 1918. bear
ine interest ~ per cent. per an
mum. payable Scmi-arnuallN. the
principal uf said bonds 10 be paid as
follows Five thousand dollars July
1926. mad $4,000 on the first day OF
Iulv annually afterwards to and in
Guiding july j. 1870. and $1,000 on
the nrN day Of JulN annually there
afterwards. until paid in tull. the
bonds shall bc sold ~ Mt less than
rar and the proceeds thereof shall be
devoted 80 tho cost of the additions
and Imprnvemcntv Ttc petitioner
NOW ha. IN ~ treasury, nnissued.
bonds previously authorized by its
trustee OF the aggrcgat" par value If
100000 hclr: $4,000 due IN 1889 and
tio.0oa due In 1870 These shall he
cancelled before any bonds are Is
sued under this order.
Tho decision states that tho Kit
tory Water District is authorized to
issue and cell at not IT, than par
ana accrued interest its promissory
notes hearing interest ~ not exceed
ing nNc pcr cent. pcr annum. payable
moro than - months after the date
thereof. W lieu OF as authority 20 is
sue the whole or any part OF the
hnnHt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18

/. NO, 30.
The Central Maine power Cornnany .
PUBIC utility organized under CHAPTER
l29 OF the Private and Special Laws OF
lSog and existing and doing bushes.
under the laws Of Maine. engaged in
the business of electric light and mower
represents;
That it desires to issue bonds "a ar
amount not exceeding Two hundred
thousand ts30,6D dollars. for the nur-
pose OF relmbursing the treasury of the
company for expenditures made for new
property and other construction pur.
poses. II is
ORDERED
that public hearing be had on said ne.
ution at the office of the Publ, Till.
ties Commission. a. Augusta, June 9th
1915 at 1000 o clock in the forenoon. and
mat the petitioner give notice thereof
ny causing copy of this order. attest.
ed ~ the Clerk of this Commission. ia
pc published in one issue OF the Daily
hennebec Journal, a newspaper nIIh-
hshed at Augusta, in the county of Ken
hepec and said State said publication
70 be not less than five (5) days before
the date of said hearing.
Given under the hand and seal oAthe
fuoIlc luhties Commission. al Augusta
this 18th day Of June, A. u. 1918.
BENZ. +. CLEANES
q. 81 WM 3. SHELTON.
JOHN e. BUNKER.
Punlic Utilities Commission of Maine.
4 true copy.
.. Attest; GEO. r. GIDDINGs.
'Aioa4' Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
Wells Beach Accident

Tho Public Utilities Commission
Monday rendered n decision in the
matter NJ the accident on the Roston
&. Maine Railroad MAY 2s last at
Wells Reach in which four persons
mot their death The decision closes:
"A very careful Investigation dis
closes no fault on tho part OF the
train crew and tho crossing is not of
such character as ~ he dangerous
for travellers in tho highway II thcv
are IN the exercise Of reasonable
ravr"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
KENT'S HILL

School for the year of 1917-191S has
passed into history and is rene
bered as one of the most prosperoui
Most of the students and teacheHI
left Saturday for their homes. Al
very few are left to so early TIM
week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18

A scheme is on foot to take tin ore
from Bolivia via the Panama canal
to Jamaica bay. where a European
firm of tin smeltss has just pur-
chased nine acres OF LAID.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18

The dry bed of a former lake 10
the Nevada Desert is considered y
motorists the finest and safest spefw
way in tho world. 1t is IL miles ions
three miles wide and its surface Is az
smooth, level and hard as rubber
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18

The Atlantic Shore Railway has
died with the Public Utilities Com
mission a new schedule OF passenger
fares TO be effective on July :. 1918.
being a change OF fares from TO :
cents, with the exception OF the zone
between Sanford and Springvale,
where the fare will be changed from
tho present rate Of cents to ) cents.
The railroad also proposes 60 ad-
vance from 50 10 So cents the ticket
strips having nine coupons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
STATE OF MAINE
Public Utilities Commission

Application of the Central Maine Power
company for authority to issue CERT
hcdteS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
Alice Ruth Clark

Little Alice Ruth, the two years.
old daughter Of Professor and Mrs.
g, c. Clarke. died Friday evening at
tho {. NJ. G hospital in Lewiston,
after an illness Of about two months
of osteomyelitis. The funeral services
were held at the home Sunday after
noon. Our pastor, Rev. NJ. j. Smith,
conducted, an appropriate hymn was
sung by Mrs. Morse and Miss Blanche
DoH. Burial in the cemetery at
kcnt's Hill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18

Rev. Priestley and and family are
passing few weeks here in Mrs.
Morse's cottage. Mrs. Priestley is
pleasantly remembered as Bertha
Dodge and was graduated from the
seminary in 1908.
Miss Hazel Merrfield is passing a
few days in New Sharon attending
the graduating exercises of the High
school, where her mother is assistant
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18

An old bachelor says that some
women marry for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning a listener who can't get
away.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
Repair Parts
for Haying
Machines

Hayin9 is not far off. The wise
farmer will overhaul his haying tools
now in time to replace any broken or
lost parts.
Now we have full stock of repair
parts for OSBORNE, DEERING, and
MCCORMICK MOWERS, TEDDERS,
RAkES, etc.
Order your parts as soon as possible
for when this lot is gone it will be
hard to get more.
J. E. Mccormick { Son
WatervIle. Name
in1S- % 20 q d
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-15

In the election of VIII H. Hays as
chairman of the Republican national
committee, the Republican committee
of the several states have chosen man
of ability and experience. Mr.. Hays is
only 3S years old, but he has demon.
strated that he can get results in a
wonderful way. Under his leadership
Indiana broke away from Democratic
control and gave its electoral vote to
Hughes; elected Republican governor
and u state ticket; displaced two Demo.
cratic United States senators with two
Republicans, and caused nine Republi-
can congressman to grow where one
grew before. Hays has brought all the
elements of the party together in In.
diana and converted them into virilc
organization.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-15

President Wilson s decision TO call
the leaders of both great political par
ties in congress into series of con.
fercnces on tho great problems which
confront him as the nation s chief will
meet with approval everywhere. The
United States is at war against a re.
sourceful and relentless foe. There is
no politics in prosecuting the war. In
fact, the President more than once has
been obliged in the halls of congress
to depend upon the men who are not
of his political party. In this crisis
Republicans and Democrats are aligned
squarcly and Loyalty for winning the
war. The President is entitled to the
advice and counsel of the best thought
that he can command regardless OF
party
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-15

Henry b. Endicott, state food admin
istrator of Massachusetts,, heartily ia
vor1 the proposition now before the
legislature of his state to appropriate
100000 to be used in assisting the
farmers to produce bigger crops the
coming year. The war will be won on
the food issue. Soldiers who win vic
tories must be well fed. The Italian
disaster was caused by lack of food.
The Italians can live on smaller rations
than any nation now taking an active
part in the war for freedom, but when
the soldiers who had been making a
brave stand against the Teutons broke
down and in few days lost more
than they had gained in year and a
half they. were poorly nourished and
food riots which had not been reported
i'll press dispatches were breaking out
in dozens of communities in Italy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-15
LIVESTOCK GAINS.

The country s live stock is more
promising than has been generally sup
posed. The latest government report
shows that in nearly every line we have
made some gain during the past year.
In money value our farm animals
have increased to the respectable cx-
tent of 81, 800, 100000, or 22.7 per cent.
This is not so significant as it may seem
on first thought, because the gain cor.
responds largely with the general ad-
vance in prices. Merely calling a steer
worth 1920 instead of 800, doesn t
put any more meat on the steer. But
the important point is that there has
been an actual gain in the quantity
of live stock. The public rather eX-
pected to hear of loss.
The number of horses, in spite of war
exports, has increased to the extent of
$4,000. Mules have gained 100000
There are 100000 more milch cows, and
1857 900 "other cattle including n
gain of % per cent in heifcrs raised for
milk. There is particular cause for sat
isfaction in the addition of l,2Sl,000
sheep and SSH, 200 swine,
This is an admirable record, every
thing considered. And with the earnest
efforts being made by the federal and
state departments of agriculture and
various other agencies to stimulate
stock production, there should be still
greater gains during the present year.
In time like this, every additional
COW or steer or sheep or pig is wei
coined as a war recruit. So is every
horse or mule. reproducing animals,
or animals whose labor produces food,
are almost as important as soldiers and
shipping.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-15
GERMAN WAS HELD
HERE BY MARSHAL
Bernhard BarteIs Of New York
Visited German Residents
Had No Registration Card, but Marshal
Carpenter Learned that He Had Reg
istered and Released Him.

A fine appearing young German, 80
years old, was held here several days
this week by United States Marshal
A. p. Carpenter on suspicion of being
German agent. His name is Bernhard
Bartcls, according to documents he had,
and he says his residence is l66 East
slst street, New York city. He was
in the lookup much of the time from
Saturday afternoon to Wednesday aft
ernoon while the marshal was await
ing replies to kilograms to Albany,
n. Y, and New York city.
Bartels came to Brattleboro Friday
afternoon and called on a number of
German persons, some of whom are
said to have pro-German sympathies
He was Swallowed all through his stay,
and on Saturday afternoon he went TO
the railroad station and boarded q
train. Then Mr.. Carpenter took him III
charge and after he had been thorough
| ly questioned and his belongings exam
| ined by Marshal Carpenter he was
turned over to w. A. Shumway for
safe keeping to await developments
Bartels gave his age as 30 years. He
said he was in Albany on registration
day and registered there, but that the
registration certificate had not arrived
and he was told to return in about two
weeks and receive one. lie said he did
no return and therefore had no card.
His failure to have a card was sufficient
ground for holding him, but he would
have been held on suspicion anyway.
He had letter on the letterhead Of
the Agricultural and Industrial Labor
Relief association of 1923 Broadway,
New York, conducted by Viereck s
Weekly, authorizing him to collect
funds for that organization, which he
said was to provide work for Germans
in this country who had been thrown out
of work because of reasons incident to
| the war.
He also had what purported to be a
list of subscribers in Brattleboro and
elsewhere to the German paper, Water
land, which contained the names Of
some known to be pro-Germans
Bartels said he was born in Berlin,
but he claims to be an American citi-
zen by reason of his father becoming
naturalized before the son was 81 years
old. lie said he was in Berlin when
the war broke out, but returned to this
country in January, 1916.
After the exchange of a number of
kilograms, which consumed considerable
time, it was definitely established that
Bartels registered on registration day,
that fact being wired by the New York
city registration board, also that Bar
tells made out and filed a QUESTIONABLE
as required by law. He was released
Wednesday afternoon.
Bartels made no contradictory state.
ments. and whatever he said that was
investigated proved to be true.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-15
LEGAL NOTICES.
LAND SALE

The nonresident proprietors Of the
town of Stratton, i'm the county of Wind
ham are hereby notified that the taxes
assessed by such town within the years
next preceding these dates remain in
whole or in part unpaid on the following
described land in sucn town to wit:
Part of lot No. in 4th ran5e;N 10
acres Original owner Joseph I'M, sup
posed owner Hi.da Carlson.
on grand list of 1913 $500, town tax $3.50,
highway tax S1.20, school tax SOC, war
rant Sc; on grand list of 1914, $500, town
tax $2.25, highway tax $l.20, school tax
$3.50. warrant Be- on grand list of 1915
$500. town tax $2.25, highway tax 81 20;
school tax $l.20, warrant Sc; on grand
list Of 1916 $500. town tax 81 %. highway
tax $l.20, school tax $l20, warrant Sc;
on grand list of 1917 $500, town tax
$2,25. highway tax $120, school tax
$1.20, warrant SC: whole tax S22.70
And so much of such land will be sold
at public auction at the dwelling house
of Ernest G. Pike, in said Stratton the
14th dav of March, next, at 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon as shall be requisite to
discharge such taxes with cost unless
previously paid
ERNEST c. PIKE,
Collector of Town Taxes.
Dated at STATION. this Sth day Of Feb
ruary, \. ID. 1918. -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-15

Gov. Graham is full alive to the ne.
ccssity of producing every possible
pound of food on the Vermont farms
the coming summer. AS n preliminary
step he has called q meeting to be held
in Montpelier next Tuesday evening,
when the state commissioner of agri.
culture, presidents of the several coun.
~ farm bureaus, presidents of the
state Grange, State Dairymcn s asao.
citation, president of the Vermont
Sugarmakers and other well known
leaders in agricultural work are expect.
ed to formulate definite program for
getting workers to assist the farmers
1t is believed that the plan to mobilize
the older boys in camps will be given
attention, and other projects will come
up for consideration. 1t is pleasing
to see Vermont striking out with the in
tention of supplying a surplus of food
Food will win the war, as Hoover says
but in many of the states little atten.
tion is being given to any systematic
campaign to get men and boys into the
harrows, where their work will be as i'm
portant as if they were placed in the
trenches 1t will DO good year tc
reason with the older boys to the eff
feet that in the summer of 1913 theil
place is not in recreation camps but in
farm camps. They will be rendering
genuine service to their country 5
clause and incidentally getting up mus
Gle that will enable them to play bet
ter football next fall than ever before
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-15
ENROLL FOR sHIPYARD WORK.
Well-Known Brattleboro Carpenters and
Tradesmen Ready to Go When Gov
eminent Calls Them.

Twentyfour of Brattleboro S best car.
penters and tradesmen, besides some to
be announced later. have applied for
membership in the United States Ship.
yard Volunteers of the public service
reserve, department of labor, which en-.
rolls them for service as soon as called
by the government The applications
are made because the applicants desire
a practical opportunity in this war
emergency to contribute personal serv-
ice by doing work that will aid the
general welfare The reserve carefully
indexes them according to their quail
fcations so that they may be located
at once when men of their abilities are
needed.
The names of the "a reported thus
far by S. A. Daniels of the public
safety committee are: George Croll OF
Il Pine street. Fred c. Brown of 6 Bul.
lock street, William II. Rogers of 90
Prospect street, Rodney p. Wheeler of
Melrose street, Albert II. Goddard of
80 Main street, Fred V. Durham of rs
South Main street, William ?. Hannum
of 26 Spruce street, Harold b. Webster
of 10 Washington street, Ulysses Grant
Davis Of Il. F. ID. No. |, Ernest q. Chr
IiNl VI % oINSl slTtcl, LuuWlB est
of 80 Chestnut street, Ernest r. Weth.
erell of Chestnut street, Charles c.
Clancy of so Birge street. Charlie B.
Strick land of Is Clark street, Eugene
]. Rolin of 80 Forest street, Austin w.
George of 81 Green street, Julian NJ
Alger of 80 Reed street, Arthur p.
Rogers of 1873 South Main street, George
s Knight of 70 Chestnut street, Born.
ard NJ, Cavanaugh Of Maple street,
Werner Marin of 50 Belmont avenue
Michael j. Cavanaugh of 8 Maple street,
Edward NJ. O'Connor of so Maple
street, George $. Holden of 10 Organ
street.
In view of the fact that Brattleboro
has not received war orders and that
| there are many tradesmen hero who
could be of the largest possible service
| it would seem that this town ought to
be one of the banner towns of the state
in enrollments of this kind
Mr., Daniels has large number of
| application cards in the hands of local
tradcsmen, and it is expected that many
besides the above list will enroll. He X
in his office every evening until n
o clock, in Crosby block.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-15

The South Londonderry Sitter is dead
at the age of 81 years. George C. Dix.
on, its latest editor and publisher, will
continue to run a newspaper office at
Wilmington, whore attention will be
given in the Decrfeld Valley Times to
the field in which the Sitter circulated
Publishing newspaper in a small town
is n precariOus venture at the best, and
II has been made doubly so by increas
ing cost of material particularly in the
past two years. Mr.. Dixon says that
continuation of the Sitter was only Il
question of the limit of the amount Of
money publisher was willing to spend
and that he has reached the limit. The
Sitter s clientele has always been lin.
tied, but the paper under the guidance
of Sitter John (Mr Shanks) was at one
time widely quoted on account of its
attacks on rings, cliqucJ and factions,
and its pointed remarks on the political
aspirations of numerous Ncrmonters.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-15

George W. Roland is keeping II very
interesting weather record for the
Bellows Falls Canal company at the
company S gate house. He says that
his measurements show that up to
January 26, 80 inches of snow had fallen
this winter.
He recently performed very in
tercsting experiment which shows how
much water the snow is holding. He
pushed a frame one foot square from
the surface of the snow to the ground
a distance of 26 inches. This quantity
of snow, n foot square and % inches
high, was melted and the water covered
the square foot to the depth of five and
five cighths inches. This indicates that
all the hillsides here about are covered
with nearly six inches of water. Should
all the snow melt in day the Connec
ticut river might resemble the Atlantic
ocean.-Bellows Falls Times.