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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
MYSTERIOUS FIRE
DESTROYS COAL SHEDS

Natick. Mass. Oct. 1a-Fire of I'M
known origin today destroyed II coal
sheds Of the Boston & Albany railroad
and storehou .es Of Robinson & Jones
Co, dealers in coal, wood and grain.
Property o. the Union Lumber Co. vas
burned and three dwellings were dam
aged
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
UPHELD RIGHT OF
ALIEN ENEMIES TO
BRING SUIT IN u. S.

Trenton, n. j., Oct. 1.-THE right OF
an enemy alien to bring suit In the
United States was upheld by Justice
Bergen in the supreme court here today.
Denying a motion to restrain prosecu-
ton of a damage action brought by the
widow OF a man killed by a railroad
train, the jurist ruled that although the
plaintiff was a subject Of Austria Hum
gary. her residence here entitled her to
protection of state and federal laws.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
WORCESTER TO GIVE
KAISER NOISY ANSWER

Worcester, Mass, Oct. 11.-Wor-
cester is to join in the movement to
say mo" to the Kaiser tomorrow.
Under the plans arranged here. all
the fire alarm bells and whistles will
sound 1899" at one o'clock. which will
be the signal for the people to face to
the east and shout mo-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
NEARLY all Squantum
Workers Return to Work

Quincy, Macs. Oct. n.-virtually all
Of the employees at the SQuantum plant
of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corpora
ton returned to work today following
lay-off of one day as a protest against
alleged failure E the company to put
into effect q wage award made by the
adjustment board of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. 1t was announced
that following a conference OF q COM
mittse Of workmen and ofhcials Of the
plant an agreement was reached. More
than 600 employees failed to appear for
work yesterday and last night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
Spiekerman Now
In Portland

por,land. Ne. Oct. l1.-Diedrick Fl.
q spiekermann, a citizen OF Ger
m,,v who vas arrested at the town
,, Washington in this State, after
saving violated his parole from the
a,s,rlct attorneys Office in Doston.
uas brought To this city tonight and
c,sced in jail Steps will be taken
,,tistn,ernment in the morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
Readfsid Over TOP

Readfeld. Me-, Oct. 11.-Readfield is
over the top and still going, announc-
ed Liberty Loan Chairman Charles
A. Collins this evening. The towns
quota is $4,000. Tonight $1,000 has
already been subscribed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
Spreading in South Africa

Cape Town, Thursday, Oct. 10-In-
fluenza is spreading rapidly in Cape
Town and other sections of South
Africa. III the native quarter Of
Cape Town whole households are ly-
ing helpless. There must be tens Of
thousands Of cases of the disease
and the death roll is heavy, especial
ly among the colored races. Schools
and entertainments have been closed
and public services curtailed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
BILLY WON'T HIT
AIR TRAIL TO DEVENS

Providence. r. T.. Oct n.-By his ply
sician's order. Billy Sunday has with.
drawn his acceptance Of Major General
kccain's invitation to visit Camp Dew.
ems in an army airplane and talk to the
boys tomorrow. A cold contracted early
n be week = ~ HeAsea Gtyse
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
81 N. II. Places Over Tor

Manchester. N. H.. Oct. 1.-Chair-
man Charles W. Tcbey OF the State
Liberty loan committee. reports 81
cities and towns have gone over the
top. the last to 60 over being Taco
mia which went over with $54s, 900 sub
scrihed against quota Of $4,000
In this city tomorrow all business
except drug stores and bakeries will
be suspended by order Of the board Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
To Resume QUESTIONABLE Work

Boston, Oct. 11-State Health Com
missioner Eugene r. Kelley today in
formed Major Roger Walcott, who is
in charge of the selective draft in
massachusetts. that draft boards
might proceed with QUESTIONABLE
work in districts where the influenza
epidemic had subsidized. He suggested,
however. that it would be better to
wait two weeks longer, where pos
Sible
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
KAISER SUMMONS
SOVEREIGNS OF GERMAN
STATES FOR CONFERENCE

Amsterdam. Oct. 11.-Emperor Will
liam has summoned the sovereigns
of all the German federal states to
rerlin for a consultation before an
swering President Wilson's note. &C
cording to a Cologne dispatch. Such
a conference is unique in the history
of Germany.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
REICHSTAG MEMBER
PICKED FOR GOVERNOR
OF ALSACE-LORRAINE

Amsterdam, Oct. 11.--karl Hauss,
q member Of the Reichstag and pres
identN If the Center party in the
Prussian Diet. has been chosen TO
succeed the governor OF Alsace-Lor-
rhine, who is expected to retire mo-
mentarily. according to Strasshurg
telegram published In the Dutch
ne Wspa pers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12

Newport, r. l., Oct. 11-This was
the 37th day Of the influenza epidemic
and only q few new cases were re-
ported in the second naval district
and among the civilian population of
this city. Five deaths were re-
ported in the naval district during the
past "a hours.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12

Baraboo. Wis. Oct. 1i.-Henry Ring
ling. youngest brother Of the SIX broth
ers who during the last 25 years have
been prominent in the circus world. died
yesterday Of heart and other compiica.
lions. II was learned today. Ee - SUR
vived b. his wife and q son.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12

Newport. r. l.. Oct. 1l.-Ten former
collegiate football players will be on the
Newport naval station eleven this fall,
according to Coach Walker. Among
them will be Younsstrom. Dartmouth;
r. Gustafson. Dartmouth. right tackle:
Stearns. Maine. right halfback; and
Good. Colby, fullhack.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
12 MAJ Towns Exceed Quotas

Portland. Maine. Oct. 11-Twelve
additional Maine towns and one city.
Oldtown. had exceeded their quota
for the Liberty Loan today. 1t was
stated at state headquarters today.
This makes a total Of 11S towns which
have gone over the top. The addi-
tional towns were: Canaan. Oakneld,
Sherman. Haynesviile.. Hope. Matin-
icus. Orono. Vea1ie. Enfield. Green
bush. Waldo and Etandish. Very
hopeful reports were received from
different parts Of the state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
u. S. REPLY TO
PEACE PROPOSAL
NOW IN BERLIN

Basel, Oct. 11.-A despatch re-
ceived here from Berlin says the Of
fetal text Of Secretary OF State
Lansing's note in reply to the peace
proposal Of the Imperial German
government arrived in Berlin today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
N. Y. Make. Good Gain Friday

New York. Oct. u.-Cnder the spur OF
appeals pointing out the danger of fail
ure to "go over the top with its q. 800. =
100000 quota Of the Fourth Liberty Loan,
the New York federal reserve district
jumped today to a total subscription Of
sS1s. 7s, 400, or 2s.5 per cent. Of its quota
The gain for the day was 81. s72.s $50. New
York City'S official total to date is 1858. =
ooe,2 or 26.5 ..er cent. Of its quota.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
HUNS CARRIED OFF
CAMBRIA ARCHBISHOP

With the British Forces in France.
Oct. (Havas).-Nonsignor Chollet.
Archbishop Of Cambria. was carried
away by the Germans when they evac.
pste1 ths ctr,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
Five More Survivors Arrive

An Atlantic Port. Oct. 11-Five more
survivors of the steamship Ticonderoga,
formerly the German steamship Camille
Rickmers. torpedoed while on her way
to France. arrived here late today on
British freight steamship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
SITUATION BETTER
Continued from PAGE Ons)

the law which required approval of
the supreme court of any regulation
IF health boards. Under this law all
churches in Sanford will be closed on
Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
Epidemic in Western Canada

Vancouver, B. c.. Oct. 11-Influenza
has appeared in western Canada. In
Victoria. n. B., schools and theatres
have been closed. Thirty-five cases
have been reported to the Vancou-
Yer authorities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12

health. but young women viii sell
bonds at u boths at principal streets.
This city is 100000 short Of its
quota.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
London, Thursday, Oct. 10.-The

London, Thursday, Oct. 1o,-The
news of the collision reached Lon
don Monday. but nothing was known
of the fate of the Otranta until this
morning, when the first report came
from Islay. The storm continued to
make further attempts at rescue i'm
possible. No ships pass close enough
TO the coast in rough weather TO see
a stricken vessel ashore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-15
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
For or Against


 T have been busy on the recruit ing end in Birmingham for months" said Sergeant Sutherland, a well known figure in kahkf on the streets of BirT mingham, but recently I have been having some new experiences as speaker for the Liberty Bonds. fear that I have not the patience to talk to apathetic civilians, for when man who can remain. at home and enjoy all the privileges of his country without feeling any obligations to do his part in helping support those who are will ing to fight, is makes me mad and hiurt out just what I think of such Stacking I believe. however, that the time for arguing and begging people to get in behind Uncle Sam is passed and that it is high time for plain speaking. Let us draw the line and separate the goats from the sheep. Let us find out those in Birmingham who are with us and those who are against us. And when this is done we will know better where we are at"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-15
SHORTAGE OF PRETZEI.S rom the Pittsburg Dispatch.

Just whether it Is because of the high cost of varnish or inability to find expert builders of the dough tires, there is a shortage of pretzels on the free lunch counters of the wet rinks. And it is expected it will be many a good season of book beer before the tangled food will again find favor with snappy eaters. Most of the pretzel makers. it is said, are now working in barbed wire plants. The designers arc following the calling in shrapnel factories. Soon after the United States entered the war the pretzel began 10 be summed by patriotic Americans, who regarded it as entirely too Ger man to be taken internally. The sight of pretzel was enough to start many loyal Americans denouncing Germany, and saloonkeepers discreetly dropped that article from their lists of first aids for stimulating thirst. Now 1t is impossible to get even a look at a pretzel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-15
A snA LYRIC

By William Hamilton Hayne. There is no music that man hath heard Like the voice of the minstrel Sea, Whose major and minor chords arc
 fraught'
 With infinite mystery For the Sea is harp. and the winds ot
 God
 Play over his rhythmic breast And bear on the sweep of their mighty
 wings
 The song of vast unrest. There Is no passion that man has sung. Like the love of the deep-souled Sea, Whose tide responds to the moons soft
 light %
 With marvellous melody For the Sea is harp, and the winds of
 God
 Play over his rhythmic breast, And bear on the swseD of their mighty The song sn Of | vast unrest There is no sorrow that man has known, Like the grief of the wordless Main. Whose Titan bosom forever throbs With ait untranslated pain For the Sea is harp and the winds or
 God
 Play over his rhythmic breast. And bear on the sweep of their mighty The song of vague unrest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-15
Half Not Keen Told

"I have never yet told a man any, thing about Muscle Shoals who be- lieved me in full" said Cyrus w. Ash craft, prominent cotton and oil mill operator of Florence, who is in Bir- mingham attending the sociolog ical congress.
 But every man to whom I have told of the wonders of the gigantic project at Muscle Shoals and who later wis., ited the site of the proposed dam has said. The half has not yet been to,d'
 T am a Birmingham as well as a Muscle Shoals booster and nonresl- dent member of the Birmingham Civic association. enjoy my short stays ia Birmingham at intervals and know of no city that is any more of state city than is Birmingham. We want better train service to Birmingham 80 that we can commune more closely and oftener."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-15
.UNDOING GREAT KINGS WORK
DRAWN BY LOUIS REMEMBERS

] ham, Leeds, and Manchester were ex- cluded from British frontiers by some
 new arrangement, although the resem-
 cal or geographical.
 Historically speaking, then, Russia has been thrust back into the seventeenth century. It IS as if defeated Germany
 had been resolved into the fragments which existed at the moment when Fred- erick the Great began his great work. the work of unifying northern Germany under Prussian rule, which was conn pleted by Bismarck. Or, again, it Is as if defeated Italy were compelled to see the cid division of the Congress of Vienna restored, the kingdom of Ma ples reconstructed in the south, Venetia handed back to Austria, the valley of
 south of it once more parcelled out among several minor states.
 We in the United States can best un- derstand this situation by taking an American illustration. The Russian plight today resembles that in which our
 country would find itself if, after an
 unsuccessful foreign war and a con-
 comitant domestic revolution. the south
 were separated from the union. under
 the guarantees of foreign nations, those
 territories acquired in the Mexican war,
 including California, New Mexico, and Anizona, were returned to Mexico, the
 remainder of the Pacific coast allotted to Japan, and the Atlantic seaboard as far west as the Alleghanies erected into an independent state-independent only so far as the rest of the United States was concerned, but actually dependent upon Canada and bound to it by all sorts of economic and political chains.
 That great interior section north of Mason and Dixons line and east of the ulation, but destitute of seaports, de- prived of all the great industrial re- gions, shackled Economically and politi- cally, would fairly represent that Russia which remains after the Treaty of Brest- Lftovsk and its more recent emenda- tions. Such mutilated torso of the United States would be, for the moment at least, nopelessly and helplessly crip- pled It would have neither access to the sea nor machinery with which to begin the industrial life of peace.
 Now, in a very exact sense, that is what has happened in the case of Russia. All that is lacking to make the thing complete as a parallel is the occupation of Siberia by the Japanese, and this seems pound to come at no distant date. given things as they are in Russia and in the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-15
Straight from Shoulder

T have heard most of our homo talent and many of the distinguished civilian and soldier orators who have addressed us since America entered the war;" said Sidney Lazarus, but according to my way of thinking Par son Barnwell beat the whole bunch in his famous straight-from- the- shoulder talk at the Tutwiler lunch con. Why, man, that preacher just got my blood to tingling and I wanted to get a gun and go to the front, and as I can't do that I just made up my mind to put my money into Liberty Bends and let them do my fighting. It's mighty poor substitute. but it is better than doing nothing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-15
THE ATHLETES HEALTH

From the Chicago Herald.
 Does the young athlete become a healthy old man? Opinion has varied. tradition, however, has often taught that college runners and oarsrnen die early of heart and lung diseases. h general severe exercise has been sus- pected. Nearly every one has some pet illustration of young giant who be- came an invalid or perhaps died in early maturity.
 Against this familiar tradition c. E. Hammett, a veteran physical director, lines up interesting records in the Sci entific Monthly. He cites the study made of the subsequent careers of men who rowed on the Harvard crews be- tween 1852 and 1892 inclusive. Out of 152, only two had died of heart disease and just one from tuberculosis. On the other hand, 20 of them had attained national and international reputation. The Har- yard crews had lived longer than the average and they had been far more suc- cessful professionally and in business
 
 were elected to Phi Beta Kappa
 A similar investigation of the Yale stu dents who won recognition as members of the crew or of the baseball, football and track teams between 1855 and 1895 showed kindred results. Of the S07 men who underwent hard physical training during their university years, only four developed heart disease within half a century, and two of these were between 6S and 70 years old! Another study of distance runners showed only three cases of injury among 167 men. A consular of the jinrikisha men of Ja- pan showed that in 1907 there were 1200 such men over $ years old actively in service at Tokio, and most of them were healthy and strong.
 The records seem to indicate that, even severe athletics in youth increases health and longevity. The athletes who die young have ailments not due to their training and in other cases they break down because of dissipation. But exercise. supervised, appears to be only beneficial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-15

seriously-minded person, and as each of the speakers will bear a message at once patriotic and spiritual the benefit should be far-reaching
 Every session of the Southern Sociological congress should be and doubtless will be attended by hun dreds of eager and representative citizens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-15

The old fashioned man who was al- ways 'tagin the govment," thinks twice now before letting his tongue run away with him
 Recent events in Russia are enough to make old Peter the Great turn over in his grave and swear mighty oath.
 < # # John Bun is figuring on gun to shoot 30 miles. That would be good weapon to use In the battle of the Rhine. Persons with Teutonic names who travel from camp to camp usually have Ia federal officer on their trail.
 # # q Tourists never found anything of par ticular interest at Calais. but the Teu- tons are bent on getting there.
 # < # At any rate, one of the Kaisers U- boats succeeded in putting the Liberian navy out of business. The fighting face of General Pershfng is being subjected to considerable wear and tear these days.
 # < # Knittophobia is not quite as bad as shell shock. but its victims are in a sense war victims.
 # # # After a few days in the trenches sol- diers no longer ask, Why is tin hat?a
 < # x It looks as if Secretary Baker intended to stay lover there" until the finish.
 # # E Von Hindy probably reassures the Kaiser merely as matter of form.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-15
PROFICIENT IN .AMEnICANs

From the New York Globe.
 French soldier who came proudly up to an Asaerican in certain headquarters town the other day asked:
 "You spik French?"
 Nope" answered the American. ~not yet.'
 The Frenchmar smiled complacentlys
 Aye spik Eengleesh,' he said. Tho American grinned and the Frenchman looked about for some means to show his prowess in the foreign tongue A. that moment French girl, very .aeat and trim Tn her peaked hat, long coat ana high-laced shoes, came along. The Frenchman jerked his head toward her. looked Knowingly at the American, and said triunphantly: "Cheeken.''
 The American roared. "Shake.'' he said. extending his hand. You don't apeak EnGlish. Xou apsAk American
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-15
A Pub1fc Institution

"When came to Birmingham to take charge of the Tutwiler,". said Fred Shireman. the genial manager, TT made a wish that it would be the most popular place in the city and that at sometime during the day ev- cry resident would at least walk through the lobby. Well, with all of the 1uncheons and other activities be- ing staged in my hostelry my wish is about to become true, for it seems to me that at last the public has real- ized that a hotel like the Tutwiler is a public institution and plays a coli spicuous part in the business as well as the social life of the community. As long as it's in my charge the Tut wiier is here to serve this great, new town, which is showing many of the older and larger burgs how to put big things over the top"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-15
Jim Had Stage Fright

'T had been keeping pretty quiet lately attending to my private affairs" said James Weather1y, "until some kind friend to keep me from being entirely lost to public view had me invited to speak at the opening cam paign of the third Liberty Loan at the Elks' hall in Ensley. I had been in retirement so long that I almost had stage fright when stood on my feet but luckily public speaking is a good deal like the art of swimming you can't forget the tricks If man ever learned how to swim he will catch the stroke if he is thrown in water. Just so a man who has been accustomed to public speaking will find his voice when he stands before an audience. was glad to have been dragged out for such worthy pur- pose and before such a responsive crowd"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-15
POOR TYPE OF PATRIOT

From the Arkansas Gazette.
 If every American were built ac- cording to the pattern of the men who have small fortunes and are buy ing $1oo worth of Liberty Bonds, what a picnic the Huns would now be having levying tribute on American cities!
 LUKE M'LUKE SAYS
 It is hard to make a man believe that he could earn 5 with the same amount of time and energy that he uses up to borrow $1.
 There isn't one man in 50 who can climb the ladder of fame without get ting dizzy.
 The fighting jag we have always with us. But what has become of the old fashioned crying jazz People will say that you are tight wad if you do not spend your coin, and they will say that you are rum my if you do spend it. But you can avoid both names and make them cali you a patriot if you will just invest your coin in Liberty Bonds, When a man comes home on Satur- day night and hands friend wife a yarn about losing $10 out of hole in his pocket, his wife Is smart enough to know that the hole he lost it out of was the one at the top of the pocket
 A man always believes that his wife is an angel during the honeymoon. But he changes his mind about the time his angel begins to insist on hav- ing some clothes. A mouse is Q mighty timid creature. But if. a henpecked husband could act anything like a mouse his wife would be afraid of him. A man is a fool who keeps so busy that he won't waste some time and have . little fun in life. A man is always willing to settle an old score with another man unless he happens to owe him SEQ. Only simp is willing to be bribed with promise. And ss out of 100 of us are simps.
 Any old time man admits that he is getting his share he means that he is getting a good deal more.
 Ask any housekeeper and she will tell you that the rain is about the only thing that isn't going up nowa- days.
 It may seem paradoxical. But if a man is fool and knows it. you can bet that he's no xoal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-15

is greater than is its women, and know ing this. I felt sure that in the end America was going to be the dominant factor in winning the war
 Yes, our mothers, our wives, our sis ters, our swcethearts are going to be as true as those in England, France, Italy. Belgium and Serbia, and do their part unselfishly and without complaint.