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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-01
NASSALBORO

'ltTHiiFLL'S CORNER Fred LG|
who is a teacher in Norwich. Conn,
hom" on his Christmas vacation.
9. W. Jones and son Affstt. wei
SUNDAY guests Of w. V. NASH. =.
Mr". Frances Appleton of Boston 81
lcer pass ing Il few days with reryy
oats Mir. and MIS-. A. s. Low.
Lillian Clifford IF Fan River Ms
is visiting Mrs. 6, n. KnowIton. 1 Al
Harlow Knowlton. who is e,nplJY
III Lynn" Mass. pass d Christmas Z
his paI"nts. Mr.. and Mrs. G. Fl. Know
ton.
Mrs. Mamie Written of WatcfyH1
las bee. TisIting her daughter. Nh
H. y. I.uWrcGcc.
Miss Marsarct Knowlton. VI
teaches in M2saaclluselts. IS passid
her vacation 1T the home cf ner pa|
rntS. Alr ana Mrs George Knowltou
Mr. J"nlc@ McDougau and daushn
Vera Of Han ford, Conn. are vistfi
frl"ji>cN in this place Mrs. McD@
gan was called here by the illness !
H"r father /. \. Robinson. vino is IL 4
'he Augusta hosnital Mr.. Robinson
Is reported as better at this writing.
Everett Jacobs, who has employnes
in Bath5has been horne for few da'1
Miss -Adclia Turner Of WatervtI
was the guest Of Mrs. W. V. Nash r
Gently.
VIENNA Robinson Of Portland. Is yfs1
ing relatives and friends here.
MISS Alice Crosby. who recently cent
FiIed Il course Of training at the y
5arhahus hospital. Portland, is ncf
tmIloyed as nurse at the sanatorium
Fairfield.
There was n Christmas tree al ts'
chapel Christmas eve. The progf'n
was fine. Much credit is due the COIL
dren, in the pleasing manner whlee1
they took their parts, also much erea1
is due Miss Lila Rollins who superb
tended the program.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-01
A COMPLICATED
TELEPHONE TANGLE

Inc Maine Public Utilities Corn,is
SION Monday rendered a decision 81
Judging That physical connection ~
reasonably be made between tho ,;1,a-
OF the Knox & Montvi,,c ,raIe,
Co. the Liberty & Be,fas+ ,ro,oi., loio
20. ana the New England Telephone &.
iefesraph Go. to form a continuous
me OF communication by the con.
struction and maintenance Of suitable
connections, for the transfer of r,o.
saSes and conversations: that n,,h1,a
convenience and necessity Will no s,,,
served thereby: that said comn,r;os
nave tailed to establish Joint ra+as
toiis or charges for such service over
tleif SAID lines: that such Joint rates
tolis or charges ought to be estah-
ilshed: that the purnose of sncb oo,
nectlon is not primarily to secure ~
transmission of local MESSAGES ~ ~
Nersations between points within tho
same city or town.
Inc commission ordered a hearing ia
take place at its Office at the state
rouse at 10 o'clock in the Forenoon.
next Friday. Jan. 4. when the knov &.
Montville Telephone Co, the Iiber,, 6.
belfast Telephone Co. and tho Eo,.
England Telephone & Telegram 90
may appear and be heard toIching ~
JOINT rates. tolls and charges. r,,les nv,
regulations which ought to he es+al-
hshed for this service. The comnis-
sion at length reviews the case savs
among other things:
we held an informal hearth, .,
Thorndike May Is. 1917. for 2 stud, of
telephone conditions in the wester,
part of Waldo county, and sumn,onad
seven telephone companies doinp
business In that territory before us.
WIDE public noeice was given and tele-
Prone users were invited to attend
which they did. Very little compiaint
against the telephone. service Wa,
MADE, except of the particulsr condi-
tons which are the subject Of tho
present proceedings.
it appeared that the towns in +his
territory are divided up to an unusr.,
extent. Palermo is served hv tbraa
companies; urity, three: Albion. two.
freedom, Two: Thorndke. two. knor
three; Montville, two. There are CIV
different companies in all Two oo,,,
panies having instruments in rho s.n,o
houses nave no physical connexions
IN one house two companies enter the
same switchboard and have the same
operator but they do not connect.
Ihe commission has suggested that
the real remedy is consoljdatio,, -,
the companies on an equitable hasis
winch Xiii prevent further duplication
OF investment and rentals and give +.
wider held of service. No steps have
beenyaken to bring it about. and the
commission cannot compel ii. As long
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-01
DAILY kENNEBEC JOURNAL TUESDAY, JANUARY l. 1918.

on the military situation, the war and
the new 3rd Maine Regiment, before d
large audience at Phillips. about 120
Drawing the intense cold to hear him
And. the general says that he was
more than repaid by the attention paid.
the spontaneous applause that made
the church resound and the hearty
''amens" Of the clergymen present. No
lacking Of patriotism is seen about
Phillips.
Major Charles +. Davis Of the adju-
tant generals department went to
Portland Monday afternoon and in the
evening presided at the mastering III If
the company for the new Sd Maine In
fantry organized by Lieut.. Leroy D..
Moulton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-01

fruit trees is from State. HortHut
isl Frank IL, Dudley,
Dust spray, on busting fruit TIRE
was tried our in this State for the NJ
time during the past season and 81
fair To- become universally used.
method is not new, however. as 1t
been used in tn" 50 uthwest for seveN
years; 1T ha. been much used in fHHl
districts. hers a heavy load would
hurdensome. 1t is also used in sed
tons where water is scarce. SeyeT5
eastern states have been EXPERIMENT.
with this process for few years Va
and some of them have very inters|
ing data on the subject. For a III,
saver there can be no comparison
with a weil-equipped outfit there Is 4
stopping Of the machine or horses ind
tho time the hopper is filed until It Il
cmptIed, or the orchard sprayed.
thirty trees of one orchard I'M M
York state We're busted (sprayed) ii d
minutes at 4 fetal cost Of 81 IL, OF al
cost of SOL per tree. The materiil
used were. Sulphur 40 per cent led
aiG' nat" 10 per cent: hydrated lime
per cent; all reduced to a very fd
powder. Some other mixtures used Al
Sulphur SO per cent. and lead arsenI1
2h I"I cent; also sulphur 40 per csnI
.cld arS"Eat" l1 per cent; and gypsld
=" p"t cent; IN" httcr mixture BEN
used principally H% filler and cod
about 81 Der hundred pounds. Find
ground tobacco IS Also used as daI
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-01
The Nature Study Glass

curator Thomas \. James of the In
lHnd Fisheries and Game department
"ror'S that his class in Nature STUDY
T. getting along finely and that much
interest is being shown. Abou, 50 have
Joined the class and the attendance. in
Splic of the holidays and the cold
weather has been from Is to 20 each
"'cring. the meetings being held on
Tuesdays.
The class has so far studied The
Narhlers and the woodpecker family
ana AZ the next meeting Uhis EVENING"
viii take up bird migration. 1t is a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-01
Deferred PERCENTAGES.


1t has been decided that there will nc
no more formal calls for deferred Ter
centages OF the present quota before
Feb. i. While 10 ards should. until
they have enough men finally classified
in class I. send forward promptly m"n
selected under the old regulations to
make up deficiencies in calls already
made. the result Of this decision Will re
that We Shall he able 70 give tho hcne
fiji Of the new classification systt;n TO
all men whose order numbers arc 80
late as TO place Thorn within deferred
percentages of the present call. Calls
will however. be de very shortly Un
der the provisions Of Section 40 for TIL
special class of men there mentioned
Bulletin No. 6.
4 Bulletin No. 6, just issued from The
Office of Adj Gen. Geo Mel. Presson,
provost marshal of Maine. contains the
following letter from Gen. Presson 10
Gen. Crowder and the reply:
Inquiries from Maine local boards
with regard to cleaning the docko- Of
enlisted men lead US TO inquire about
the extension of time. The procedure
being generally followed is to mail
QUESTIONABLE to the address, given on
the registration card Of q man reported
TO have enlisted, only when II is not
possible to ascertain his company
designation and whether or not he is IN
the EXpeditionary Forces, In the case
of men in the EXpeditionary Forces, al,
extension of time is absolutely neceS-
sary Can this, request for extension
be filed by relatives or friends?
Answer: See 99. :. $ r.. proviseS
specification that the time for filing Of
claims and proof may be extended at
the request of persons other than tAe
registrant when it is shown by affidavit
evidence to the satisfaction of the local
or district board that the failure TO
make claim for deferred classification
within the prescribed time was due TO
causes other than the fault or neglect
Of the claimant, etc.
Reference inquiry about how much
EVIDENCE is reuulksA- as " 4 delinquent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-01
Fish and Game

me Inland Fisheries ard Game de-
l"1iment has been notified by Deputy
NHrG n \. +. Greene OF kennebunll
- tho payment of fines of SO each on
pee. II and &c by Charles r Goodrich
ana II. Butler, both of York county
Tor brying skins of fuI-htarinc ami
mails without n licenSe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-01

The Governor and Council resumed
their December meeting on Monday
evening and will be in session today
and until the affairs of the year 1917
arc closed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-01

fascinating study and the State muse
I'm is fine place to study, for speci-
mems Of the birds, their nests and eggs
are to be seen and examined and Mr..
James is master Of the subject and a
fine instructor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-01
Regular Army.


Ephraim c. Bald. Old Town. Cav
ton " Frost. Princeton: Ray W. Muir
RAY. Charleston: Horace b. Damon
fItfsheldi Harry n. Silk. bangor,
Francis +. Mcnamara, Bangor: Eldon
orchard. i'assad'mkeag; Paul Fl.
Richards, Watervillc: William F.
Spencer, Ellsworth Oliver + Ruck-
ley. Burnham; William J. Donovan
Lewiston; Albert G. VioIette. Water
Vile: Harold p. Knights. Albion. I con
T. Briggs, keadfield: Harold G t.ran+
Bangor: Tritram f. Goodwin. por+-
land; Silas J. Babb. Midtown: Fred =
Price. Portland: Donald l.. Err. zar
Brewer; Theodore Beaudoin. Portland.
Arthur Dionne South Rerwick: Joseno
r. Petty. Portland: Walter T. pos
Hollis; More r. Cadieux Biddeford:
fatricN J. Geary Portland: Georp.
W. Dolliver. Bar Harbor: William :,
Ihomas, Milo; Lester Cash. Soutb
Portland; Charles ID, Lorng Bar Har.
nor; George Boucher. Bidderord. Amaze
+. BODICE. Monsoon: George Fraser p.,.
fiarbor: Russell d. Manchester North -
east Harbor; CarlNJ. Whelan Monroe.
Martin II. Nolan. Bangor: HAYWARD
Pierce. Frankfort; Blair r. Thomas
Milo: Hirman n. Libby. South Port
land; franklin NJ. Mayberry Bridg-
ton; August J. Leblanc. Millinocket.
Alphonse Logarde, Biddeford. Leslie
Brewer. Bar Harbor: Clifton D. Boy
den. Bangor: Martin J. Cash. south
Portland James F. McShee. Portland:
Aleson H. Smith, Fairfield; klby S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-01
Draft Rulings

Recent selectiVe service or draft rul-
ings received by Governor Milliken
from Washington have been made pull
lie my Adjutant General George Me-.
Presson, the provost marshal of Maize:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-01

Dennison. Portland; Francis r. Dufey.
South Portland: Philip Doherty, Port
land; Herman w. Willard. South Port
land; Dwight s. Chambers, Albion;
Thomas +. Black, Portland; Earl G..
Cotes, DiXfeld.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-01
State House Chat

Adjutant General George Mel. Pres
son on Sunday delivered his address
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-01
RECENT MAINE
ENLISTMENTS

Recent enhstrlentS Of Maine men in
The regular army ANA the names have
been received 1T the office OF .Adjutant
General George Mel. Presson as fol-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-01
NAVY,

stephen Andrew Pettegrow, Lara
bee; Eugene Joseph Lavisnc, I3iddc-
ford; Sidney =. Cakes. Clifton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-01
DUST SPRAY TRIED
WITH FINE SUCCESS

The following statement concerning
The trying out Of the dust spray
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
SUFFRAGISTS RAISE
 S50,00O FOR FIGHT
Apparently Have Little Hope of Get. ting Another Vote in Senate Dur
 ing Present Session

Washington, December 4-(Speciai9 The suffragettes are raising s5o,oOo with which to campaign for the single sena- torial vote they need prior to the con clusion of this Congress, March 8.
 They have had hopes of securing Sena- tor Gay of Louisiana and Senator Pol lack of South Carolina, who were sworn irto office Monday. Senator Gay. while he voted to submit a similar amendment to the people of Louisiana. is opposed to the federal amendment. Senator Pollack is regarded as doubtful though as lean ing against the amendment
 The suffragettes think they might be able to whip Senator Borah into line. Senator Borah has consistently opposed them, and during the recent elections, they consistently but futilely opposed him. And yet he might switch and give them what they desire.
 The best bet at present, however. Is that the suffragettes will not put it over' prior to March 3. and will, there fore. have again to face the House mem bership There are only a few who think that they will never win.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
.ENSLEY CHALLENGES .BESSEMER'S CLAIM
Coach Browns Eleven Is Indignant Over Claims
 of Their Rivals
B, ROLAND H. EDWARDS

Bessemer has stated previous to this date that they have been trying to get a game of football with Ensley and that the eEnsley boys had been evading the issue. This is totally unfounded. Be- fore the flu Ensley had date with Bessemer for game on october 25. but on account of the epidemic this date was cancelled.
 Since that time Manager Edwards told Bessemer that his schedule was full up to Thanksgiving, but if Bessemer beat Central that Ensley wanted to play them the following week. Now Bessemer flat ly refuses to play before December 14 and this is too late for a football game. The fact that this is Ensley's first claim to the state championship is jn itself enough to give the decision to Ensley.
 Second, Ensley is five points better than Bessemer, based on the Central game. Bessemer is seven points better than Ensley on the offense, but Ensley is F points better than Bessemer on the defense. Therefore the score Is IF for Ensley and for Bessemer. It Is unfair to say anything about Acipco, not only because Acipco Is not a high school, but also because there were spectators from rival team on the sidelines., And Quar- terback Baty, the two-year veteran or Acipco, and an old head at football, stated that Ensley had much better team than Bessemer.~
 For these reasons Ensley high school claims the high school state champion ship of Alabama for the season of 1918 Coach Little Red" Brown states that he is ready to play any team that claims the state championship If they are will. ing to play by December :. but after that fdate the season is closed as far as Ensley is concerned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
|FOR COLDS AND GRIPPE
 FOLLOW DOCTORS ADVICE

Ask any physician or druggist and hs will tell you that the first step in the treatment of a cold, cough influenza or grippe should invariably be "a brisk calomel purgative, preferably the This alone is often sufficient to break up a severe cold over night. or cut short an attack of grippe and possibly prevent pneumonia.
 One Calotab on the tongue at bed time with a swallow of water-that'a all No salts, no nausea nor the slight est interference with your eating. pleas ures or work Next morning your cold has vanished and your entire system Is purified and refreshed. Calotabs are sold only in original sealed packages price thirty five cents. Recommended and guaranteed by druggists every where Price refunded if you are moi Celighted.-Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
FIGURES ON WORK
 OF THE RED CROSS
Number of Articles Produced Almost Staggering in Their
 Immensity

Washington, December 7.-(Special.) In statement released this morning,
 the American Rod Cross thus refers to the work of the women of tho United
 States, which will be of interest to every community in Alabama:
 During the past IT months the women
 of the American Red Cross have pro-
 duced & total of 2s1,004,000 necessary
 articles, according to report just made public by the war council at national headquarters. They were: surgical dressings, 5s,1s6.oo0; knitted articles, 14,089, 9,000; refugee garments, 1,464,000; hospital garments and supplies. 22,255,- . 900.
 Working with raw materials valued at $40,000,000, these women produced finished articles valued at 5000, ,000- during the past year alone
 The American Red Cross has become one of the worlds greatest manufac- turing concerns, having over S,000,00o active workers, many of whom have now become expert. Practically every one of America's soldiers who has crossed the Atlantic has carried with him some of Nhe knitted articles fur nished by the Red Cross, such as socks mufflers, helmets and wristlets. All the men on this side in need of knitted goods who arc in camps or can Itonments will be similarly supplied this winter, as will also many of our allied 1 troops and thousands of impoverished ed refugees in the war-stricken districts. l That the American Red Cross has not forgotten our valiant allies Is
 shown by the fact that France, Eng
 land, Serbia, Italy, the Palestine and Russia have received a gross total oi 227, 7,236.54S garments during the past Iyear.
 1 Hundreds of millions of yards oi .gauze, a hundred million yards of fab. Iric, and millions of pounds of yarr
 have been purchased since the entry
 of America into the war, and made into useful garments of varied sorts for tho
 use of our soldiers. sailors and allisS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05

some effect of a clean and honest game like baseball is very marked and its discontinuance would be a great misfor- tune"
 STARS COULD PLAY
 President Johnson said that the stars of baseball who joined the service, among them Ty Cobb, Grover Alexander, Benny Kauff, "HanlSp Gowdy and others. would likely be among the. first to receive their discharge, so they would be able to 1oln their clubs on the spring training trips. Cobb is a captain in a chemical divi- sion now in France,
 Definite plans for the resumption of the game will be made at the annual meetings of the major leagues this month.
 The National league will hold Its ses- sions in New York on December 10, and the American League probably will con- vene in Chicago two days later.
 President Johnson said he did not be- .heve that there would be joint ses- sion of the two leagues, although the National league had requested it. Com mjttees from the two organizations, to- gether with a committee from tho na- tional association of minor leagues. prob- ably will meet soon after the sessions of the major leagues to settle a number of questions of policy confronting them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05


 The war department closed baseball last September. by declaring 1t nonessen> tial, and it was only proper that the department should be consulted In regard
 to our plans for reopening," President Johnson said Consequently I put the entire situation before General March
 for his approval
 General March's reply to MT. Johnson follows:
 T have your letter of November 30. concerning the resumption of baseball next year and would advise you that the war department. under present con- ditions, sees no reason why the game should not be resumed in accordance with the usual regular schedule. Tt is our policy to muster, out of ser vice as rapidly as possible all the men now in the United States. who mum Der some 1,700.00o. and we are returning from abroad for the purpose of discharg- ing a number of men which Is only limited by the shipping at our disposal. Unless there are some changes in the situation, which now seem improbable there is no reason known to us why the great national game should not be continued as usual next year. The whole
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
To Seek Adjustments

Washington, December 4.-General chairmen of the Order of Railway Tele- graphers will see Director General Mo Adoo tomorrow in an effort to secure adjustment of supplements to the general order dealing with rates of pay and work ing conditions of agents telegraphers dispatchers, tower and train directors tower men and line repairers. A basic eight-hour day. with time and hail for overtime and double pay for Sun. days and holidays for all classes of em- ployes represented in the order will be urged upon MT. McAdoo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
Future Plans of Red Cross
 Outlined By DaUison

| Washington, December 4.-Future plans
 of the American Red Cross, under which
 the great organization built up during
 the war; will be devoted to peace-time relief work, not only in the United States but throughout the world, were
 outlined in statement issued tonight | by Henry P. ..Davison, chairman of the war council
 i NIT. Dawson, who was speaking to the
 Ss64 chapters and 22,O00.00o members of
 the mercy organization, said 1t is con ] tidently believed there need be no fur
 ther campaigns for funds. Instead he annual Christmas roll call for members 1 will constitute the foundation of the Red Cross.
 Since the armistice was signed" said 1 Mir Davisons statement, T have had
 an opportunity to confer in Paris with
 the heads of all American Red Cross commissions in Europe, and later in i Washington with the President of the ! United States, the war coucil of the Red /, Cross, the managers of the IA Red Cross
 divisions of the United States, and with the heads of our departments at nation | speak now with knowledge and assur-
 ance in saying that the benefcient work of the American Red Cross is to go for
 ward on & great scale-not alone, as heretofore, for purposes of relief in war, but as agency of peace and perma-
 nent human service.
 PRINCIPAL PURPOSE l
 the purpose of our Red Cross has been primarily to aid our army and navy in the care of our own men under arms and, secondly, to extend relief to the | soldiers, sailors and civilians of those nations which were fighting our battles | along with their own. With the funds which have been so generously contrib uted by the American people this war | work of the Red Cross will continue and be completed with all possible sympathy and energy.
 | Wherever our soldiers and sailors l may be, the Red Cross will stay with | them until they are demobilized Nothing which we may do will be left undone l either for the men in the war zone, for ! those returning, for those in the camps and hospitals or for their families t | home to whom will continue to be de- voted the ministra tions of the Red Cross home service. In this latter effort, 5oOoo | trained Red Cross workers are now en- gagged at 2500 different places throughout l the land.
 | "The problems of reconstruction, in- volving feeding and caring for the dis l tressed civilian populations of Europe are of such magnitude that necessarily I they must be met very largely by the governments of our allies, with whom our own government will cooperate. | 'aThe great tasks of fighting tubercu- losis, promoting child welfare, and car ing for refugees, with which the Ameri- can Red Cross has concerned itself so effectively in France, Italy and Belgium will at an early date be assumed by the governments, the Red Cross organiza- tions, and the relief societies of those colihtries which, now that they are re- leased from the terrific burden of wag- ling war, naturally desire to take care, as far as they can. of their own people