Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-08
new ENGLAND news
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From Al
Sections Of YankeeIand
States Quota is ss2s, ,2o7 900

states quota 10 S3Z9, ,ZU7 ,3OO.
Massachusetts quota in the fourth
Liberty loan is $329,207, 800, which is
nearly two-thirds Of the entire allot-
ment for New England-$500, ,000, 600
The quota for Boston, as announced
by officers of the Liberty loan COM
mittee Of New England, is $129,000.
600. as compared with an allotment
in the last loan campaign Of $64,155.-
600. The city oversubscribed the lat
ter quota, the total being $77,202, 500.
The quota for this state is one
twelfth Of the entire fourth loan, and
is nearly double the allotment of all
the other New England states togeth-
or. The quotas of the other five
states are: Maine, S20.555.0O0; New
Hampshire. $20,s72.s00; Vermont,
$13.2O2.300; Rhode Island. $4,000. 900
and Connecticut, $66.662. 800. Through
the entire district. except for 30 or
10 towns and cities, the quotas are
approximately double what they were
for the third loan.
New Students
Nearly 1900 girls registered at the
opening Of Wellesley College for the
school year. OF this number, $50
were new students. Special war cour-
ses which promise to be very popular,
are being offered. They consist of a
course in the principles Of agricul-
ture. a course in household physics,
which deals with the principles Of
mechanics heat electricity and IL
Illumination In household problems.
machines and labor-saving devices; q
course in the principle and con-
struction of the automobile; a course
in photography, and Braille course.
given by a blind Instructor to seniors
only. Special emergency courses are
offered in first aid stenography and
typewriting and food conservation.
Many Of the faculty are absent on
leave because Of the war.
Acting Mayor Henry c. Chapel Of
New London, has closed all schools,
theatres and churches in the city as a
preventative measure against the
further spread of influenza. Between
1900 and 1900 cases of the disease
have heen renorted
The federal investigation into the
fish business at Boston, which has
been in progress several months,
was extended to Portland when the
taking Of testimony was begun to de-
termine the status of Portland fish
dealers in their relations with the
New England fish exchange.
Mrs. Katherine Winters was fined
$500 in the United States District
court Portland, for obtaining govern
ment coal from soldiers at reduced
price. She was convicted Of being an
of Karl Sementz, former
ly a private at Fort Williams who
was sentenced recently to ten years
in a military prison for selling quar-
termaster's stores.
Twenty-three French girls who are
to make their homes in Springfield,
Mass, for the next two years while
receiving business education in the
local schools, have arrived in this
city having just landed from
their own country. The girls were
brought here by arrangement with
the Springfield Chamber Of COM
merce, with the cooperation of the
French government.
The Health Board Of Newport, R.
l., has voted to require physicians
to report within twenty-four hours
all cases of influenza, and to placard
houses where the disease exists. All
public funerals are prohibited and
having cases Of influenza are
forbidden to send children to school.
There were 1900 cases reported in
the city in one night aside from those
at the Naval and Army stations.
Jefferson C. Smith Of .Watertown
Me-, was elected executive secretary
Of the War Work Council Of Maine,
to have charge Of the forthcoming
Liberty loan drive. at special ses-
sion held in this city. Representa-
tives of the organizations concerned
were present from different parts of
the state. Silas B. Adams Of this
city, state chairman. presided at the
forenoon session. and Gov. Carl B.
Milliken presided and spoke Ii the af-
ternoon.
Chairman George A. Bacon Of the,