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$6,OOO,0O0,O0OG0AL
OF LOAN Is PASSED
Continued from Fret Page.

ton, with the result that the total OF
subscriptions gathered in the New York
district yesterday was slightly more
that twice the amount harvested Friday.
Tho Treasury Departments statement
issued last night and commenting on the
actual figures for the drive with the ex-
ception of yesterday said:
THE figures represent actual returns
to the Federal Reserve banks up to the
close of business Friday night. except
for Atlanta and San Francisco districts
which are to the cloee of business Thurs
day night. These returns will be greatly
improved by the heavy subscriptions OF
Saturday, and while there 10 a strong
feeling of confidence among Liberty
Loan executives throughout the country
and In Washington. final reports from
the banks must be awaited before It can
be shown whether the desired goal has
been safely reached.
'The Gripping OF the forces OF the Lib
erty Loan committees and Of the bank
ing institutions OF the country by infiu-
enza has delayed the returns. In order
that they may be able to devote them
selves TO the enormous task Of tabulat-
ing and recording the flood OF literally
millions of subscriptions which have
come in during the last days OF the cam
pulbH IL VIII not Do pObblDl6 10 make
daily announcements of the fluctuations
The final report win be made as soon as
approximately accurate figures are avail
able"
Among the States. Indiana and New
Hampshire achieved their quotas yes
tsrday. while Chicago. New Orleans, At
lanta. Nashville. st. Joseph. Mo-. and
Pensacola. Fla. were among the cities
that went over.
Total subscriptions in the navy were
estimated last night by Rear Admiral
Cowie. the naval Liberty Loan officer, to
be more than So. 100000. This Is more
than the navy subscribed in all three
previous loans. and 10 $1,000. 900 above
IT'S quota. In an effort TO obtain the
largest possible oversubscription Admiral
Cowie sent message to-day throughout
the navy "for all hands to stand by until
eight bells tonight"
Cleveland began its rush early in the
asy and oftciaiiy passed its quota at
noon rts Liberty Loan Committee con-
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reported subscriptions OF s17.r7s.soo. or
W per cent. OF the quota of s1s,2as. 600.
Al l.. Hemingway. Chairman for Ar
kansas. reported subscriptions OF ,22.-
$4,000. or 90 per cent Of the quota o,
$23.S4:,0o0.
with respect TO States not yet re-
ported over the top. the managers were
absolutely confident that by the time All
the returns are In and computed each
would be over the top.
st Louis. the city proper. went over
the top on its quota OF S75,sss. 800 at
1870 T. N. 1t Is expected that the over
subscriptions will run to an excess of
i've million.
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KANSAS CITY. Oct. 1.-the Tenth
Federal Reserve District has oversub-
scribed its quota OF $3.50. 900, 900 to the
Fourth Liberty Loan by a safe margin
Although only s1s3,s4i,S5o had been
officially tabulated to-day. officials Of
the Liberty Loan committee estimated
tonight that the final figures would
show that at least S265, 900. 900 has been
obtained in this district and possibly
more
The final day was marked by n most
intensive campaign. thousands OF small
subscriptions pouring in from all parts
OF the district. An Official of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank said: This is the
most successful campaign of them ali.
The number OF individual subscribers
will in all probability exceed our most
sanguine expectations
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District No. S
Maryland, Virginia, West Viz
ginia, North and South
Carolina.
Total subscriptions, $3.50, 000, 900.
Special DespateA to Tas Sex.


RICHMOND, Va. Oct 19--Richmond
has oversubscribed Its quota for the
Fourth Liberty Loan by more than 81
900. 900, according to reports early last
evening at headquarters. The total sub
scriptions for the city will amount to
more than $21 100000.
Virginia was the first State in the NTH
Federal Reserve District to go over the
top. At Z o'clock yesterday afternoon
Chairman z. l. Bemlss reported to Gov.
George J. Seay that the States subscrtp-
tons up to that hour totaiied SIS, o05,-
$50. and indications were that this would
be augmented by several millions.
Figures for the district last night
showed n total OF S215.es4.0O0. with 1854
out Of z.046 banks reporting. This means
the district 10 still behind its quota by
approximately ss5,000,000. Federal Re
serve officials were confident that the
district would attain its quota Of $780,
00o. 900. but said that II would probab bly,
be several days before the actual sub
scriptions would be known.
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100000 WOMEN URGE VICTORY
Terms Must Leave Germany In
able to Aepeat Crimes.

More than half a million American
women are enrolled under the tSrra-
raised by the National Security League
and which bears the pledge "a Victory
Peace The work was started Las,
March In order to anticipate the Teutonic
peace drive. The women recruits hold
to the following principles:
Unless the peace terms deprive Ger.
many OF her spoil and stolen goods and
deprive her OF any chance TO start
new war. then America cannot counts-
nance them. Peace terms which would
leave Germany able to repeat her crimes
are unfair. even to the German people"
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District No. 6
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, southern
Mississippi, southern Louisiana
and part Of Tennessee.
Total subseriptiens, $200. 900. 900.
Special DesseseA TO TH. srx.


ATLANTA, Ga. Oct. l9.--It IL an
nounced officially tonight taht the Sixth
Federal Reserve district has exceeded It's
quota Of s1s2.ooo.o00 for the Fourth
Liberty Loan. The loan manayers are
unable to give exact figures. but they
estimate that the subscriptions received
at the close will put the total for the
Sixth district at approximately $780,
900. 900 and may exceed II.
Atlanta has exceeded its quota OF
s14.1s0.0o0 by more than one million
All the large cities in the district have
raised their quotas and It Is hoped that
every State has gone over tho top.
though this IL not yet certain.
The epidemic Of influenza has operated
against the loan and so did the peace
talk, but the managers put their Shout
ders to the wheel In the closing days
and succeeded in rolling the loan over
the top. Atlanta sent cablegram to-
day to the officers and men of the
Eighty-second Division. which trained at
Camp Gordon. announcing that the Sixth
district had gone over the toy.
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would-be Suicide Set Free.

Magistrate Koenig in the Jefferson
Market Court yesterday suspended SEN
tence on a woman who said she was LII
liam Harris. 4l3 West Thirty-eishth
street, arraigned on a charge Of at
tempted suicide. She told the court she
was worryiog about a brother at the
front and was not fully conscious Of
what she did when she jumped into the
North River Wednesday night from a
pierhead at Thirty-fourth street. She
was rescued by James Thomas. 4ls West
Thirty-sixth street. and James Holmes
300 West 147th street
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Ex-Po.tma.ter Sentenced.

Clinton n. Parsons, former postmaster
Of Long Beach. L. l., who was arrested
In New Jersey army camp several
weeks ago. following his disappearance.
s2,S00 short in his accounts. pleaded
guilty to defrauding the Government
before Judge Chatfield in the Federal
Court In Brooklyn yesterday. and was
sentenced to eighteen months In Atlanta
prison.
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servativeIy predicts that the total for. its
district will be more than 3s5o, ZOO. 900.
against a quota Of $500. 100000.
Daiiss subscriptions poured In by mil
lions. and although II had received only
ss6.sSs.so0 ofiicially. its campsign man
ayers were confident that the total would
pass the quota Of $4,000. 900.
Boston II estimated to have passed
Its allotment Of 100000. 900 by s2s. oeo,-
900. Notwithstanding that its campaign
was severely crippled BY the Spanish IN
fuenxa epidemic.
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AVIATOR w1NsIow A PRISONER
Plane Not Killed, as Believed.
gn<eiaI Dssnafrh IN TIM Srx

wAsHrSoToS, Oct 1s.-LAeut Alan r.
Winslow, the FIRST American fier TO
bring down n German fighting plane. is
safe and well. although minus his left
ann. in a German prison camp at Tier.
He had been reported missing in action
and Il was believed he was killed in an
air battle July 81 northeast of Fere-en-
Tardenois HIS family had been notified
and his father. W. H. Winslow. a Chi
caso munitions manufacturer. had given
him up for lost.
The report that Lieut.. winslow had
survived was conveyed to his brother.
Lieut.. Paul S. Winslow, also of the
American air service, in London. The
RED Cross In Paris had been notified OF
Lieut.. winslow's safety through their
Swiss communications.
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POWDER IN SHOES
As WELL As GUNS
Foot=Ease to Be Added to Equip
ment Of Hospital Corps
at Fort WRyD0.

Under the above heading the Detroit
Free Press, among other things says:
1.-THE theory is that soldiers whose fee,
are in good condition can walk further
and faster than soldiers who have corns
and bunions incased in rawhide."
The Plattsburg Camp Manual advises
men in training to shake Foot-Ease in
their shoes each morning.
Aliens foot-Ease is used by the
American, French and British troops
because it takes the Friction from
the Shoe and freshens the feet. There
is no foot comforter equal 10 Aliens
Foot-EAse, the antiseptic, healing powder
to be shaken into the shoes and sprinkled
in the foot-bath, the standard remedy
for over IS years for hot, tired, aching,
perspiring, smarting. swollen, stender
feet. corns, bupions, blisters or callouses
why not order a dozen or more
boxes to-day from your Druggist or
Dept. store to mail to your friends in
training camps and in the army and navy.
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HISTORIC CASTLE FOR $40, 900.
Farmer Buys Cahirmone From WIS.,
count Middleton at Auction.

LONDON, Oct by public auction
In the Town Hall. Middleton. the fee
simple interest OF Viscount Middleton in
his historic demesne lands OF Cahirmone.
containing ISL acres with the ruined
Anglo Norman castle. was sold for
S40,6oo. James Leahy. a farmer Of
Bartlemy. Fermoy. was the purchaser.
CahirInone Castle was attacked and
captured by Sir Walter Raleigh from
Youghal in the sixteenth century.
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Conn Output Ordered Increased.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y. Oct 1e.-The
Rochester factory OF the National Cas-
ket Company has been ordered by the
priorities division of the War Industries
Board to increase its production OF cof-
fns to meet the unusual demand caused
by tho influenza epidemic, and to con-
fine Its manufacturing 10 the simplest
types.
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Special Despafch TO THE sus.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1s.-The Seventh Fed
eral Reserve district tonight went over
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itch, and that is by the blood. In Stuart's
Calcium Waters the wonderful calcium
sulphide at meals serves to supply the
blood with one of the most remarkable
actions known to science. This is its ac-
tivity in keeping Arm the tiny fibres that
compose even such minute muscles as
those which control the slightest change
OF expression. such as the eyelids, lips
and 30 on. Il In this substance which
pervades the entire skin, keepS II
healthy and drives away impurities. Get
a so cent box of Stuart's Calcium
Waters at any drug store and learn the
great secret Of facial beauty.
a free trial package will be mailed II
you will send the coupon.
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RAINBOW DIVISION
$1OO,OOO,OOO OYER
Insurance Committee Turns In
More Than 100000
Above Its Quota.
NOON TOTAL, $9a5,sss,45O
Chairman Greene Expects It
Will Be o Billion on Com
plete Returns.
NOON TOTAL, $ss5,ss2,450

The Rainbow division. which 10 COM
posed OF more than ninety committees
representing the various industries and
trades IN the city. has oversubscribcd It's
quota Of ,s7s.ooo.ooo by more than
s1eo,eoo.ooo. according to an announce
'nent last night BY George de B. Greene.
chairman Of the committee which directs
the work Of the division. The exact
total at noon yesterday was ssss.s9s. $50.
and II II expected that when all Of the
various committees have completed their
reports the grfnd total will be well over
a billion.
The largest Individual total obtained
was by the Insurance committee, which
turned in sass. 100000 of subscriptions
against q quota Of s127. 900, 900; the
hardware, metals and allied trade COM
mittses was next with S5s.234.s50: the
theatrical. motion pictures and amuse-
ment interests next with s57.443,000.
and then the mining committee with
$4,000. 900.
Following IL n complete list of the
committees and their total subscriptions
70 the loan:
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THE EXHAUSTED
BUSINESS MAN /

you good, and as consequence you beeom.
weak, pale and ekiylookins just like 4 plant
trying 10 grow In q soil deficient In iron
Pallor meane ansmia, The akin Of an snEmIe
sqrsn I, pale. ID. fs;h Aabby. The memory
tails. and often they 1eeome weak, nervous,
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lsYour Blood Starving ForWant OF Iron

WHY NUXATED IRON 50 QUICKLY BUILDS UP
WEAK. NERVOUS, RUNDOWN FOLKS-Over
100000 People Annually Taking It In This coun.
try Alone To Increase Their Strength, Power,
Energy and Endurance.
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ne iron OF hotnc
F arth from o
many Of our mos
common foods thi
iTon dehcienc,
should be supple
by using some forr
of organic iron ia:
as we use salt
when our food
has not enough
salt.
"Iron 10 Also.
lutely n e c o..
sATy 70 enable
your blood
TO CHI ange 4
food into 4
living tbs.
sue. With IA
out u no =
matter how I'D
m u CHI or "
what you e
eat your
food merely 4.
p Q Q . c Q -.
I b % ugh | r
you with. =
out doing
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great power As health and strength builder"
nIsv,.s,vss.s ke., NassssA Isoa which I. u.a b,
u sshl,A. .hS o.hsrs With such .srprsns rssu and
noe ssess. rsHsdy but zoe whkh hwsn inswa V drag
pss ssUwhss. Unliha chs older tnoAnio ron products
s.sy sssiniisisd. doss soa iniars ths ssstk nshs
snsn slseh ner yPs.i Ne ..nnAeA ne manufacturers
sss1 pafshasaf % thsy win tsfaAa yVaI Goasy u ii
dispsnsseh ~ 81 soo1 dFasssa.
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less. ! strongly advise readers
in all cases 10 get q physicians
prescription for organic IRON
Nuxated Iron-or IL you don't
want to go to this trouble. then
purchase only Nuxa,ed Iron in
its original packages and see
that this Particular name
(Nuxa,ed Iron) appears on the
package. II you have taken
preparations such as Nux and
Iron and other similar iron
products and failed TO get re.
suits, remember that such prod.
uets are an entirely different
thing from -
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NORTH NEW PORTLAND

Luther Quint has returned from a
visit of several weeks at Scotstown,
Quebec.
Mrs. Fern Luce with her two chill
dren is visiting at the home of her
father. Charles Luce One Of the
children has come down with scarlet
fever.
Mrs. Frank DeSilva has gone to the
hospital for surgical treatment
Charles Clark and bride were the
guests OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. w Clark the first of the week.
Mrs. May Spear is very sick and Is
being cared for by Mrs, Helen Good
rich.
Mrs. J. L. Quint accompanied her
husband to Oquossoc. Tuesday, and
will stay a couple of weeks. Her
piece, Mrs. Murray Barnaby will keep
house for her during her absence.
miss Eva Springer Is working In the
Office of C. H. Clark & Sons.
Lillian Kennison has returned from
Orr's Island. where she has been for
several months with her sister Mrs
Ivan Prince.
Percy Trip has moved into ihe
house with his mother Mrs. Ephraim
Trip.
Florence Trip accompanied her
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SOUTHWEST CANAAN

Mrs Miriam Collier returned Thurs
day from Wateryile. where she had
been passing several days with
friends
Mr. and Mrs Edward Rumery OF
Ripley have moved their household
goods into the Delilah Peavey house,
where Walter Peavey formerly lived
and will make their home here for a
while
Mrs Mamie CLANCY is passing a
few days in the home Of her brother
Hartwell Peavey Others who visit
ed there SUNDAY were Mr.. CLANCY,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Tatro and Miss
Celia Peavey, all Of Fairfield.
Sadie Mari of Clinton has been
helping Mrs. John Goodridge thru
haying.
Mrs. Azuba Burrill of Pittsfield Is
passing a week with her brother
Ansil Goodrich.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Ames OF
Pittsfield were at Reuben Reeds Sun
day.
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Somerset Pomona Grange

Somerset Pomona Grange will hold
its regular Augusta meeting with
Scion Grange Tuesday, August 18th.
Memorial exercises for all Pomona
members who have passed away with
in the year, will be observed. The
address of welcome will be given by
the worthy master Of Scion Grange,
Grant Witham; the response will be
by the worthy Pomona, Mrs. Eugene
Danforth; reading, Marion Whipple !;
reading, Bertha Libby; song, Goodrich
and Holway reading, Alice Foss;
music by Grant Witham; paper Food
In War Times, Mabel Magoon; reci-
tation, Beatrice Hall; What is the
Grange doing to help turn the tide in
this worlds great crisis, Alfred
Burke, John Savage, Ivan Drawn;
second topic. THE best way to spend
spare day on the Farm, Fred Ma
goon Mark Pollard, Clara McCollor;
music will be furnished by Scion
Grange choir Meeting will open at
1890 the degree Is to be conferred
after the business meeting in the
morning session. 1t is hoped every
Grange will send a list of their de-
ceased Pomona members.
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other party in honor of Mr. Cooley's
departure for Camp Devens Friday,
July % We all regret losing so
many of our young men and pray
the conflict Will soon be over and
peace may soon be restored
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Savage and
family were calling on friends in this
section Sunday
Mrs F. S. Burrill and son Harold
and James Moore of Hartland were
recently at their farm home
Mrs Helen Burrill is one of the
smart old ladies of whom we read but
do not often see On July %, she
passed her S4th birthday and still su-
perintends the housework on the farm
of her son, F. S. Burrill in North
Hartland Mr. Burrill is milking
eight COWS which thru the month of
June netted him $3.50, not counting
the cream and new milk for family
use and his COWS had no grain.
Harold Burrill is stopping this
week at their farm home and assist
ing his father in haying.
Mrs. Burrill altho we'll advanced in
years. does not intend to be the last
to have green dinners from the gar
den July 2S. she had new potatoes
green peas and ripe tomatoes.
There was a dance at the home Of
Norris Chase IN honor of his brother
Elmer who departed July 26 for Camp
Deyens.
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REPORT OF WAR FUNDS
HARTLAND

The teachers for the fall term in
the public schools will be as follows:
Grammar, Mary Connolly; Intermedi-
ate. Ada McCrillis Primary, Doris
Leathers of Exeter; Starbird District,
Florence Manson; Weber district,
Erma Ross; Fuller's Corner, Ruby
Burlock.
The following pupils have neither
been absent nor tardy during the last
spring term: Grammar school, Ed
die Drawn, Myrtle Davis, Francis Pen
nell, Frank Fisher, Cassie Fisher
Mabel Hunt, Ralph Parkman, Ralph
Staples Elmer Ward Grades V and
Violin Getchell Charlie Springer,
Lennette Staples. Grades III and
IV-Elmer Fisher. Ruth Plummer,
Norris Deering, Henry Springer,
Frank Mathews, Thelma Stanhope,
Fannie Griffieth Grades | and Il
Lewis Libby Dorothy Thomas Star
bird school none; Weber school,
Leon Hart. Linwood Hart; Fuller's
corner, Mona Small The following
pupils have not been absent nor tardy
for the entire year: Myrtle Davis,
Francis Pennell, Elmer Ward, John
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WEST MOSCOW

Mrs. Edward Berry arrived home
last Thursday after spending some
months visiting her children In dlt-
ferent parts of the State.
Mrs. Eliza Temple came home last
week after visit with relatives in
Gardiner
Harold Wing is cutting the hay on
Austin Goffs farm.
William Robinson has finished
having on his farm on Pierce Hill
Mr. and Mrs Albert Dunton and
son CLYDE and Miss Margaret Wash
burn made a trip to Skowhegan one
day last week in the Dunton car
Roberta, the little daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs Robert Arno has been hay
ing a serious time with sore foot,
but is very much better.
The next meeting of Good VIII
Club will be August Is.
Everyone seems to be going blue
Deriving and they report the berries
as being very ripe.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Brown OF
SkOWhegan are in town.
l.. p. Hines of Kingfeld Is here for
short time.
There was quite heaVy Iros' IN
this vicinity August 3, but it did not
seem to damage crops any Very
early for frosts.
Louise Ashcroft is visiting her
grandmother. Mrs. Amelia Gates.
The rear of the Kennebec log drive
passed by here August 3. The pulp
drive will start sometime this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Colby and
Miss Belle Colby were Sunday after
noon callers in town.
Granville Beane OF Lexington Is
here for a few days
Alton Stuart was home over Sunday
Mrs. Ada Berry has returned nome
from cooking at Ed Higgins camp on
"Old Ireland where she has been
since July
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph LaPointe are
now cooking at the Yme place
Mrs. Fred Collins spent the week
end at her fathers Edward Berrys,
Some have finished haying and
others are just commencing.
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Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Co.

Getchell, Elmer Fisher, Norris Deer
ing, Fannie Griffieth, Mona Small.
Carleton Deering has returned home
after a few weeks stay at his grand
parents in Corinna
Evangelist f. A. Davis Is expected
to occupy the pulpit at the First Bap-
fist church next Sunday.
Mrs. Eva McKenneys sister has re-
turned from the hospital and is slow
ly recovering.
Mr.. Gnty has purchased the Jonas
Pushor house across from where he
is now living and expects to move
soon.
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SIBLEY POND-CANAAN

Bin Page and Eugene Thompson
of Skowhegan were callers in this Vi
cinity Friday. =
Milton Gleason, who is employed in
haying at Fairfield spent Sunday with
his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gleason OF
0reenville and Miss Perry were call
ers at Milton Gleason's Sunday
Mrs George Tobey spent one day
last week with her aunt Mrs. Van
Nelson at Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith. her daughters
Mrs. Quimby of Brockton, Mass. and
Mrs. Lena Fields of Canaan were
callers at f. A. Nelson's Friday.
Mrs. Flora Whitman of Pittsfield
spent Friday evening with Mrs. b A
Nelson