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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03

Mrs. T. w. Lewis OF New Orleans
arrived in the city yesterday morning
to attend the funeral of her mother
Mrs. Rebecca Rocks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03
MEETING OF EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE RED GROSS.

There win be a meeting Of tho Exeu-
tive Cimmittee OF the Red Cross this
morning in the Post Office building at
1890 o'clock All members are urged
to attend.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03
EORTY-TWO CLUB
To MEET FRIDAY.

The Forfty-two club VIII meet with
Mrs ]. c. Baldwin on Friday AFTER
noon at o'clock, at her home on u.
Gadsden street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-13
ROSY CHEEKS osHEA!THS COLOR
] s s g s CARRIERS IRON PILLS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
State Halfway Construction

sealed proposals addressed to the
State highway Commission Augusta 4.
Maine. Tor building q section of State
highway. in the town Of Winthrop, 4.3J
miles, endorsed with the name OF the
Town. VIII he received by the CommlS-
sion at its Office in the State House. Au-
susta. Maine, until eleven O'Clock A.
NJ Wednesday, May ~. 1918, and AT
that time and place publicly opened and
read The work will consist of building
a Btuminous Macadam road.
Each proposal must be made upon a
blank form provided by the Commits
sion. for copy of which one dollar will
he required. and must he accompanie
hy certified check for l0rt of the
amount bid. payable to the Urea surer Of
State of Maine. The certified check will
he returned to the unsuccessful bidder
unless forfeited under the conditions
stipulated.
\ surety company bond satisfactor
% the Commission. OF not less than one
fourth nor more than one-half of the
amount OF the contract, will be re-
CURED. Plans may be examined and
copy Of specifications and contract may
joe ohtlined at the office OF the Commits
son. Augusta, Maine.
The right Is reserved to reject any or
all proposals.
PHILIP j. DEERING, Chairman.
WILLIAM NJ. AVER.
FRANZ a. PEABODY.
state Highway Commission.
PAUL ID. SARGENT.
Chief Engineer.
Dated at Augusta. Me. May sth, 1918
ma v9-ll-lS-l5-l7-iS
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Dexter

The committees have been appoint
cd 70 care for the interests of the
tniversalst State convention TO be
held with the local Tniversalist
church in June. They are as follows:
Entertainment committee. Mrs. A. w.
stone, Airs. Emma Brockway Mrs.
j W. Springall. Mrs. S. +. Moore,
Mrs. Fred Herrick. Mrs. Calvin Fas-
seu. Mrs. Jules Pease. Mrs. Stanley
Field, Mrs. F. J. Gerry. Miss Grace
Murphy. Mrs. Celia Page. Mrs. Amos
Spriagail, Mrs. +. J. Carsley; com
mittee on meals: Mrs Carrie Palmer,
Mrs. ". S. Twombly. Mrs. Kate
Libby, committee on registration.
Mrs. Charles fIaines. Mrs. Peter
Plouff. Harry Hale. Miss Mary Ham
ilton: committee on auto service. Ar
thur Abbott. S. L. Small. Dana
Crockett, John Springall. W. L. Fay:
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PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
To Appoint May 80 As Day Of
PRAYER Throuuhout u. S.

!
| Whereas, the Congress of the Unit :
ed States on the second day Of April
last passed the following resolution:
Resolved by the Senate (the
House of Representatives concur
ring) that it being duty peculiarly
incumbent in a time of war humbly
and devoutly to acknowledge our de-
pendence on Almighty God to i'm
plore His aid and protection, the
President of the United States be,
and he is hereby, respectfully re-
qnested to commend a day OF pub
lie humiliation, prayer and fasting,
TO be observed by the people of the
United States with religious solem-
nifty, and the offering of feryent sup
plications TO Almighty God for the
safety and welfare of our cause, His
I blessing on our arms and a speedy
restoration Of an honorable ana last
/ ing peace 70 the nations of the
earth;
And, whereas, it has always been
the reverent habit of the people of
the United States to turn in hum
bic appeal to Almighty God for Wis
guidance in the affairs of their com
mon life;
Now. therefore, !. Woodrow Will
son, President of the United States
of America. do hereby proclaim
Thursday. the thirtieth of May, a
daE already freighted with sacred
and stimulating memories, Il day of
pubic humiliation, prayer and fast
ing, and do Cxhort my fellow citizens
! Of all faiths and creeds, to assemble
on that dan in their several places of
worship and there. az well as in their
homes. 10 pray Almighty God that He
may forgive Our sins and shortcom-
ings as a people and purify our
hearts TO see and love the truth, to
accept and defend all things that are
just and right, and TO propose only
, those righteous acts and judgments
which are in conformity with His
will; hesceching him that he viii give
victory to our armies as they fight
! for freedom, wisdom to those who
| take counsel on our behalf in these
days Of dark struggle and perpleXity,
! and steadfaStneSS to our people to
make sacrifice to the utmost in sup
port Of what is just and true. bring
/ ing us at last the peace in which
/ mems hearts can be at rest because it
! is founded upon mercy. justice and
! good will
! In witness whereof I have here
unto set my hand and caused the
! Seal III tho -nited States ia No af-
fixed.
! Done in the District OF Columbia
this nth day of May, in the year OF
Our Lord nineteen hundred and
eighteen, and Of the independence OF
! the United States the one hundred
and forty second.
! BY the President,
WOODROW WILSON.
! Robert Lansing, Secretary of state
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-13

committee on decorations and res
room, Mrs. Fred Eliot. Mrs. 4. W
Stone. Mrs. Harry Hale. Miss Abb'a
Hamilton. Mrs. Marion Robinson
I Charles Hayden; committee on MI
! sic Harry Hale, j. X. Springali'
committee on finances. Amos Spring
all and trustees; committee on press
and advertising, Mrs. Clara Cross
land and Mrs. Geo. Huff.
| The committee consisting of ~ II.
/ Fay, S. N. Leighton, H. NJ Gates. A.
z. Abbott, Arthur Jones. s. l.. Small
! and ". Il. Pierce, on the distribution
! Of the War Relief fund contributed
! by the manufacturing plants. at me
meeting on Nay s. gave the following
/ report: Contributions to this fund
NAV as follows: Amos Abbott Co.
! s235 80: Fay & Scott. s239.0S: Wassoo-
keae Wooden Co, s9462 Dunbarton
Wooden Co, s1OO96; Morrison Wooden
/ 60. 1894; total. s703.90 II was voted
/ 10 turn over to the local Red Cross
the sum Of 500 from this fund. 1t
wos also voted to contribute to The
! local r.. Gross 70, the balance 4
the year a minimum sum of 800
| wee xiv iGr the War Relief fund.
The last meeting for the season Of
( the Fraternal parish If the lniNer-
salist church will be held Wednes-
day May Is, and fine program is
being prepared. All members are
urged TO be present at this closing
meeting,
| Tie annual State convention of the
I Advent Denomination is in SESSION
! tbs week OF the local Advent hall
and tie meetings arc drawing Il large
+! CrOhG
! Mothers day was Observed Sunday
/ al all The local churches with appro-
pirate and special services. AT tAe
| Con2regat.cr church, the pasto",
! Rey II. Lincoln Mckenzie. spoke IN
/ the morning on the topic, The
/ Worlds Debt to Motherhood and
! Motherhood Debt TO the World" In
! The evening he spoke on the ques-
ton. Can Il Woman Forget Ho.'
ChiId?'
! The next service flag to be unfucl-
ed here will he that Of the Dexter
| Club and it Will rpresent the follow
| ing members of the club who are IN
| service: Caps. Percy \. Hasty. Capt.
Joseph Murphy. Fred y. Abbott,
| Frank w. Haines.
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u. S. BOYS
Continued from Pace Onel

lis tn faol y, bo,,,
should feel al bo,,o
fellows Soy II ~, - i.i
rnent thc,. o,a,. hon, '''
ing tbore !, r,a,,.
lNbot i ,,.,aa ~,
ore 3l in i ,ooo,;,o,.n
1,.,,.
" ~ ~ 'i'e eekiN DIS
'.,-,a;. 'N"' 'he Dlspatch mas
,,,','., ''i'"' VI 'e''tFs from all
'e"' Efl'aia with countless
~ ,. - " S""'~eu nos p'a!!tE 10
l ''fS
ne Sand"E Pictorial says: The
N4"S codIu not heip but notice tn"
great determination Of the Americans
ava ,.,,,,a,' 81 races
i"e ll1ieS SOUS ne war has
given London many scenes. some
gay. some grave, but few have SUI
passed yesterdays, when three thou
'8'' ".'i''9 81 hepdbllcan America
- uuSh Vie tapitai 10 pa
az ~ 'he sovereign ruler OF the
.'''" ->i'''i 'S''' very "orhinanllke
'''Nu ''e'e uN sons OF the new
WI |" carry hs their iull Kits, very
h"pP} 'heN looked as they took the
salute OF 'heir ambassador. very
PROUD 'hey were as they marched by
'"e great "hite statue of Queen Vic
, 'oi /" ana saw the King Of England
la'se ms hand to the Star Spangled
manner that symbolized their home
'ahu' II was wonderful sight, that
visible union of the two great Eng
i'sh speaking races"
! Reynolds Newspaper says: ct was
good to see the CLEAN of pleasure in the
eyes Of the American boys when they
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-13
MURDER CHARGE
Continued from PAGE One)

arrived at $50 Saturday morning af-
ter an 1l-mie drive. and was &C
ccmpanied by Deputy Sheriff Bcat h
and DR.. Carl II. Stevens. | found the
body of Ellen Pease lying on the
floor between the bed and the bureau,
on her right side with her head on
her arm. She was in her night
clothes, which were saturated with
blood. there was a hole through her
head, one inch to the right and one
i'aif inch below the right eye, one
fourth of an inch in diameter, with
a powder mark around il one and n
Gterter inch in diameter. The exit
was back of the ear. and had an
opf ming of 3-l6 of an inch. Her hair
was matted with blood. / believe she
WAS killed instantly. | did not To-
cate eitfe: bullet. but there was a
bullet hole in the wall above the
headboard of the bed" No defense
was offered ar this time. Pease was
co:pIhittcd without bail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-13
NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRAC.
TORS
State Highway Bridge Construction


Sealed proposals addressed to Ms
state ,iisheaN Commission. Augusta,
Maine, FOR building the following rem
forced concrete bridges BrsGEe over
Chanee Brook IN the town ~ Wi.slow
kennehec County. Maine. bridge oNet
the Pres,ile Brook in Inc town OF
Easton, AroCstook County, Aaire.
bridge over Tracey Brook IA the town
~ Durham, Audroseogg,T County.
Maine. and bridge over Cousins River
County Maine
Each bid viii ne endorsed with the
name OF the bridge and will be received
~ the Commission at It's Office IN the
state House. Augusta, Maine, until II
A. NJ. Wednesday MAY the %, 1918 and
at that time and place publicly opened
and read
Each proposal must he made uron A
blank form provided by the Commission
Tor copy Of which one dollar will .e re
CURED, and must he accompanied uy a
cerufed check for lG'e ~ the amount
bid. payable to the Treasurer OF state
~ Maine. The certified check will be
returned to The unsuccessful bidder IN
less forfeited under the conditions stip-
Glated
\ surety company bond satisfactory.
q ~ the Commission, of one-haif OF the
amount ~ the contract, will he re-
CURED Plans may be examined and
copy of specifications and contract ma
he obtained at the Office OF the Commls-
sion. Augusta, Maine
The right is reserved to reject any or
all proposals
PHILIP J. pEERING. Chairman.
WILLIAM NJ AVER
FRANK A. PEABODY,
state Highway Commission
FACL II. SARGENT.
Chief Engineer
Dated at Augusta. Me. May =. 1918
m8tlo-i3-i5-I7-3o
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-13
WAR OFFICE
ANNOUNCEMENT

Paris, May 1.-THE war office an
nouncement tonight reads:
The artillery activity was quite
spirited in the region south of the
avre, but there was no infantry a.
ton
ION May 10, despite the bad wealth ,
err. our pursuit airplanes displayed
activity. Two German machines were
brought down and eight were scii-
ously damaged On May Il German
captive balloon was set on fire by our
pilots.
ION May 10 and IL our bombing
ma chimes dropped 1000 kios Of pro
jectiles on railway stations. depot:
and cantonments of the enemy, no.
tably in the regions of Noyon, Chaun-
icy and Flavyle Martel. At this last
mentioned place several fires were
Observed shr /
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-13
EMP. CHARLES
TO GERMAN
HEADQUARTERS

Amsterdam, May ia Vienna dis
patch reports that Emperor Charles
who has been on visit to the Italian
front departed on Friday for Ger
man great headquarters. lie was ac-
companied hy Baron Burian, Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister.
According to telegram from
Vienna, Emperor Charles has made
. Baron Burian. d hungarian count in
recognition of his services in connec-
, ton with the conclusion Of peace with
! Russia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-13
WEST GARDINER

Mr.. and Mrs. James ". Carver NJ
St. Cloud, Florida, are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. Alice FowIe.
Mr.and Mrs. VIM. Bachelor have
returned to Portland after passing
few days in town.
Miss Minnie Cairns is i'll with the
mumps.
Mr.. E. T. Walker of Monmouth n.s
IN town Thursday.
Henry Williams has sold his farm,
to Mr.. McCarty of Lewiston ~
AIRS. May Goodwin of Portland !
kins. mp
VIM. Buck and family have closed
,heir mouse and gone to HARMONY ~
live i'oHy 10
Albert Bentley of the L. S n has
, zen passing a few days with his
ley. neHt-
NJ ana Mrs. Karl Collins left for
Ia'h tuesday where they expect to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-13
AMERICAN ARMY
Continued from PAGE -

and call halt His position is tao
,jcally exposed in two dangerous sa-
Iients on water-logged ground. his
countrvmen are dangerously dlssat-
isfied at the immense price paid fof
mis- failure to terminate their suEer
ings. His allies are on the verge OF
ouarreling and daily exhibit thelr
growing dislike and distrust OF the
taskmaster who robs them OF their
lives and food.
His reserves have now really
reached complete exhaustion. The
time draws closer where defeat is IN
evitable. He must renew the offensive.
preparations develop. The time
draws closer where defeat is newt
able. He must renew the offensive.
His preparations proceed feverishly
but it takes months TO properly or
ganize such an offensive. He must
be satisfied with what he can do in
weeks. We may, therefore, expect a
renewed furious onslaught before
long. The enemy is so committed
to his strategical plans that we may
await his main blow on the Arras-
Amiens front while necessity com
pels him to try improve his position
i'm the Lys sector.
The Allies may have complete
confidence in the result. For the
enemy the issue is a desperate en-
deavor to avoid defeat; for the Al
lies the issue is only that of victory
deferred The conjnr battI may he
repetition of Nerdun on a large
scale and if both sides should be ex-
hausted, the Allies have vast powers
Of recuperation, while Germany has
drafted her resonrceS already"
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InayI3dii
72O FIELD ARTILLERY
To Be Organized at Portiand-Ma jor
Cummings in Oreanization-many
Other Portland and Maine Boys IN

RC9'I'SuA
Another regiment is to be organized
from the troops Of the coast defenses
of Portland. according to Information
received by the Sunday Telegram, Port
land, Saturday night. 1t is TO be called
the I'D Field Artillery and will be COM
manded by Col. William G. Thompson,
the commander of the Portland military
district.
Another well known Portland boy wh ,
is TO be an officer in the new organiza :
ton is Major Frank j. Cummings. at
present commander at Fort Mckinley.
Like the 54th Regiment, which was
organized in Portland and which sailed
some time ago for France. it will be a
heavy field artillery outfit. but the size
of the guns to be used is not given out
The new regiment will contain with
in its ranks a large number of Port-
land and Maine boys and its full com
plement win be made up from the
drafted men now being trained here.
hundreds Of whom come from the Mid
de West, and a great ma jority from the
City OF Chicago
III regiment rs soon as fulIr traine 4
! will sail overseas to take its place
among the rapidly swelling American
army which is now fighting for ri3ht
and freedom in France.
When it will leave no one knows and
! the date of departure will not be an
nounced for military reasons.
Colonel Thompson, who is 70 command
The new regiment, is an officer az A.
| ceptional ability and has a host of
friends III this city. Previous to being
stationed here as the present coast de-
lenses commander he was loca,ed a.
various important posts and several
years ago was stationed in Portland. re-
NAMING here four years. the longest as
siehmeht he has had during his militia
- career. He married Mrs. Thomson
mere although she is not a Portland
woman.
MAJOR Cummings was popular Off
ger Of the Old First Maine Heavy Field
-art'Ilers, and has been a lifelong rest
deht OF this city. He was employed in
me Portland postofice UP to the time
OF the breaking out of the war and the
mopliization of the old First Maine.
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MAJOR PADDOCK
is NEPHEW OF
GEN. PERSHING

View YORK, Nay I2-Ma jor Richard
POLES Paddock, reported as slightly
wounded, is a nephew Of Gen. John ].
f4rshing. summarizing the American
expadit onart forces In France. and has
been serving on his uncles staff since
the American punitive expedition was
sent into Mexico.
Born in Lincoln. Neb. the son of Gen.
Paddock. who was killed in the Boxer
uprising. Maj. Paddock made his home
in Lincoln with Miss May Pcrshing, sis
ter Of Gen. Pershing. until he entere
West Point with the class Of 1914. Re
Gently in France he was placed in
charge of advanced telephone comnuni-
cations and commissioned major
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-13
NEWS RECEIVED
WITH DELIGHT AT
WASHINGTON

Washington. May i2.-News of the
British statement that the Entente
is so confident of its ability to hold
the Germans that the American army
. is not TO be used until it becomes
complete and self supporting force
was received by army officers here
, tonight with delight, not only be-
cause of the supreme confidence in
dicsted by such a decision, but on
account of the keen desire of Amer
lean military men to take the field
against the enemy as a distinctly
American force. 1t was evident. how
ever. that officials of the War de-
partment were puzzled by the Otta
va dispatch quoting the British war
summary. In the absence of Secrc-
tary Baker, who is in the South on
an inspection tour, no one would
/ talk officially but the impression was
given that no information had
reached the department to indicate
an intention to change the announced
policy Of brigading Americans with
the British and French armies so as
to hasten their arrival at the front
TO aid in stemmlng the German as
sault
Under the plan of filing up the
British and French gaps with Am
erican reserves, the Americans would
be equipped and supplied by the ar
mics to which they were attached.
If that plan is changed. the .Ameri-
cans now going overseas as fast as
ships can be provided to carry them.
will march to the front as soon as
their training behind the lines is
completed as an American army,
new and powerful force TO play a
part in driving the Germans back
across their own borders.
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.CHAS. McCURDY,
M. P, IMPRESSED
BY AMERICANS

Londcn, May Eff this country
once sent forth little band Of pill
grims TO America said Charles NJ
Curdy. member Of Parliament. al a
dinner last night The United States
is sending back to the mother coun-
try men who come to our shores OF
pilgrimage as holy as-yes. more
holy than-any crusade that ever
started TO reconquer the Holy Lana
in middle ages. AS 1 saw the historic
march Of the American troops u
T oudon today. they seemed 10 me 0Ae
and all men who are conscious of the
high and lofty mission upon WHICH
thew have come"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-13

reside for the present, their goods
were moved by Gilson's auto truck
Mrs. Adelina Stone is at home after
passing several months in Dorchester,
Mass.
J. II. Cannon and friend Mr.. Gala
han from Boston are passing few
days at Lake Cobbosseecontee.
Mrs. Walter Towns visited her
brother Samuel Cannon in Winthro?
Monday.
Frank Howard and daughter Eva
of Hallowell, were guests Sunday of
Mr., and Mrs. W. G. Spear.
Herbert Small has left the shoe
shop and accepted a position in Jack
son Bros. drug store in Gardiner.
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LABOR MISSION
Continued from Pace Op.,

same time uphold unity in the init
ed Kingdom
Labor is in complete symnatb,.
win Irish national sentiment" the
speaker asserted. but the prohIem
Is the most difficult one thai coul1
face any government. The difficulties
however must be solved. Ireland
must nave its parliament: so must
scotland and so must Wales. Al the
present time Ireland IS doing little 70
take part in a war which concerns
her rs much as any other part Of tie
Empire. Moreover, Ireland is absorb
ing many thousands Of our soldiers
who would much better be employed
In fighting the Germans
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SHIP LIBERTY
STICKS ON WAYS
AT PORTLAND

Portland, Me, May l2.-The az
tempt made today TO launch the
steamer Liberty built in the Dozen
yards at South Portland for the
French government. was only a par
tial success, The ship stopped on the
ways before she was entirely foated
but it is believed that she will be
EARLY pulled off al the next high tide.
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Il8 BRITISH
CASUALTIES
AT OSTEND

London. May ia Dover dispai
says that the British casualties
the raid on Ostend were two ofiei
and six men killed and two offtt
and eight men missing, supposed
have been killed.
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Proposals Wanted
Pennington. Maine. May 6, 1918.

bennington. Maine, May 6. l9lS
The Franklin COUNTY Agricultural So
elety Of Pennington Maine. contem-
plates hutlding s4pWaN under its
track leading to the enctosrd portion OF
lis grounds Plans dnd specifications
have heen Aade and are nuw IN me of
rec "f We secretary. BIDS tor the con-
sttictlon of the same are solicited attd
VIII he received w t. o'tlo.h - the
afternoon Of MAJ IT, 1918 The right 10
reject bids considered ,-te.pon, ,.- ~
retained ~ the Trustees \ sutiirieut
bond or other security WI h,, reuulreu
upon execution e a contract
b. order OF HE Trustees
GEORGE j.. Ci.ARh
may sd6t secretary
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ARGENTINE HAS
RECOGNIZED
FINLAND

BCenos Ayres. May l2-Argentine has
recognized the republic of Finland.
President lrigoyen soon Will begin re-
gotiations for the purchase of three
more German vessels in port here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-13

Loss o? Appetite is also loss
vitality. vlgnr, tone. To recover apr
tte and the rest take Hoods sar
pafilla that strengthens the stemae
perfects digestion. makes eating pies
ure. IT also makes the blood rich az
pure. ana steacies the nerves ADV.