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Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30
PRIVILEGE OF NAMING
SHIPS AUCTIONED OFF

AS the result of an auction held
during the Red Cross campaign. three
communities. Newton. Milton and
Weston, and one individual, Earle B.
Charlton OF Fall River. Lave won the
privilege of naming four of the YES
sells now being built at New England
shipyards for the Emergency Fleet
Corporation.
The highest bid was $4,000, entered
by Newtons The other three success
tul bids We're Earle Il. Charlton,
$1,000; Milton and Weston, $1,000 each.
Three OF the ships Will be named
after the communities and the fourth
after Mr. Charlton's boyhood friend
and schoolmate. Roy Fl. Beatne. as
sistant general manager Of the Wood
en- Ship Division OF tha Emergency
SHIP Corporation.
Two Of the vessels ace being con-
structcd at Portland and one each
ut Portsmouth and BaTh, They will
lie ready for launching within six
weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30
Holland Protests Against
Modification of German
Prize Law of April "a

Amsterdam. May 29.-Holand has pro-
rested against the notification Of the
German prize law of April 2i. according
to a statement made by Foreign Minis
ter Loudoh in The Chamber. The min
'ster said that despite tne German offer
to make exceptions anc provide condi-
tlonal safeguards in certain cases, the
revised rules imper!led Dutch shipping.
a dispatch from Stockholm Nav u
~ oted the Swedish legation at Berlin
as reporting an amendment, Immediate
y eHective. to the German prize regu-
iat'ons. The dispatch said the amend
ment provided that neutral vessels
shouid be considered to have been put
INTO operation in the interests of the
warfare Of Germany's enemies when the
state the flag of which vessels Wera
entitled 20 carry had made a tonnage
contract with a country enernv TO Ger
many or when the principal part Of the
merchant marine of a neutral state was
making voyages for countries at war
with Germany.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30
PRIZE WINNERS
POSTER CONTEST

Wednesday afternoon. Miss Sara
II. Lang placed in the windows of
the stores on Main street some of the
posters that have been made bv tho
pupils of the public schools of this
CITY ana they attracted the attention
OF many of the passersby. The prize
ribbons were awarded for mcrit as
io"o"s' only one ribbon being award
Cd until the sixth grade when there
We're others,
flrSt grade, lst. Brook streat
school; >ccond grade LIST pro,>,,
street school; honorable mention.
h'""N street school; Third grade. 1st
hI"N' St'oet school; honorable mon
'io"' Walnut street school tourtb
srad"' lst. IA Myrtle street. honor
apie mention. .4B Myrtle street.
'rao' hV2' lst 5B Myrtle street .
Ifnan Dulac, honorable mention 5P
South Grammar school. Carl landry
Grade s. LIST. South Grammar. sam
uel LaVol@; Ind. North Grammar.
stephen Larrabee: Sd. South Gram
mar. Rose Minon. Grade seven. 1st
fleasant stu eet, True Trefethen. ond
south Grammar, Arsenet Blair. 2d
fIeaSant street, Ellis Parmenter.
honorable mention, Raymond Butler
and Gilbert Libby. South Grammar.
'iadNs Donna, Myrtle street Grade
eight, lst, Joseph Herard: End, Raw
mond Sterling; Sd, Leland Giroux. all
OF Pleasant street school: honorable
mention. Clifford Dulac and Francis
Bartlett both Of Pleasant street.
high school. 1st. Carroll Blunt: hon
orabie mention, Fremont Thompson
and Carl Hoxie.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30
Alaska Women Pretty

A visitor remarked about the good
looks of Alaska women. and the fact
that they dress with taste, says the
Anchorage Times. OF course, our
northern women are pretty. Why
shouldn't they be? They enjoy abso-
lutely pure air, drink water as fresh
as that from a mountain spring, get
plenty of exercise. and take an active
part in community affairs. They are
cosmopolitan the same as the men
are. and we'll read and well informed.
AS every one knows. there is nothing
so beautiful as good health. 1t is q
Joy even 10 see an Alaskan girl
swinging along with free, firm tread
instead # the mincing step Of her
sister in the states, who gives the
impression she is stepping on eggs.
The Alaska girl looks you squarely in
the eye, gives you a frank handclasp
and IS sure Of herself at all times.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30
GIVE DRAFTEES
A GOOD SEND-OFF

Moved by a patriotic purpose and
anxious 10 give to the 81 draftees leaV-
ing Waterville Wednesday morning iof
Camp Devens a send-off that would long
live i'll their memories. large number
of citizens gathered in the streets IN
response to two sonorous blasts from
the fire whistle sounded at AS and ac-
companied the boys as they marched
from the Elmwood to the station to en-
train for Camp Devens.
Although the hour was exceptionally
early it was Il few moments after the
boys appeared in front OF the hotel that
Company G and the Waterville Military
band marched up Main street to do es-
cort duty. and 4 little later the Colby
military company. looking very snappy
and soldierlike in their new uniforms,
came down College avenue at a dog trot
and fell into line.
AT the station there were hundreds of
people waiting to do honor to the boys
and to show by their presence that they
appreciated something OF the sacrifice
the young men were making by leaving
their homes and peaceful pursuits for
warlike scenes that call for feats of
valor and courage. 50 that all who are
left behind may find their lives worth
living and the world safe for than.
The boys were under command OF list
Lieut. Raymond W Swift, Inf y. A d,
gon Of Mayor Willis +. Swift of Au-
gusta and the march to the station was
quickly over. Capt Miranda Cf the
Colby military company called for
cheers for the boys who were leaving
and they We're given with a will. The
train was already on the track when the
company arrived and they passed UP the
platform, while their escorts stood at
attention, and filed into the cars, all OF
them apparently Jolly, happy com
pany, who will make it their business TO
see that they make themselves fit to do
their part in the world war
IT was a matter of handshaking and
many adieus, a few fearful eyes and
the train rolled out of the station with
the boys waving their hands and hats in
a last salute, while the band played the
"Marseillaise" followed BY the Star
Spangled Banner"
1t will be but few days more when
on Saturday another party of IS met
Will leave for Fort Slocum. when the
program OF the morning will be repeat
ed
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30
Hanna's Aztec Servant

An introduction to some Of the
leaders will show that there are
brains as we'll as bullets behind the
Zapata movement. says the Christian
Herald.
Gen. Alfredo Serratos was a former
lawyer, who had made a good record
as soldier, 1t will surprise Ameri-
cans to learn that he was a one time
servant of Mark Hanna, the noted
politician @. Ohio.
His history is romantic one. As
a homeless waif he was taken to the
United States by an American, who
promised ttt give him an education.
in Cleveland. O., the American died
and young Serratos was left stranded.
For three years he worked at the
home of Senator Hanna, moving
lawns AMI caring for horses.
Later the young Mexican returned
to Mexico and studied law. He speaks
three languages fluently. In the con-
vention cabinet he was elected. secre-
tary of VIZ. These were some Of the
men who were Zapata's lieutenants
and advisers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30
Draftees Pass Through

\ contingent Of men from Somerset
county passed through here Wednesday
morning by train II on their way to
Camp nevens There were i34 men in
the company under the command Of
Lieut. H. &. Norton OF the Depot Br.-
gade on train "a going through by way
Of Augusta at the same hour were ll6
men from Bangor and old Town under
command VI Lieut.. J. 4. Waters and
Lieut. Elmer + Farnham of the So3d
Field Artillery. on the platform at the
station were also seen Major A, l..
Thayer. who was going from Bangor TO
Lewiston on business. and 1t. Roy Il.
Goodell OF Bangor. who has been in the
service of the United States for II years
and has enlisted for the fourth time. He
saw service on the border and is now
getting into service at Camp Devens
Secretary A. w. Mcneil Of the Y. Nj. C.
A. left with the boys IN the interest OF
Aia orEanization.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30
MEDALS FOR
.WORKMEN IN
.SHIPYARDS

Washington. May pa plan for
awarding flags, service badges and
distinguished conduct medals 10
workmen in shipyards and allied in
dustries-the first public recognition
ever given by the government TO war
workers, back of the fighting line
was announced tonight by the ship
ping board.
Charles NJ. Schwab, director gener-
al Of the Emergency Fleet Corpora :
ton. originated the system OF re-
wards. Rear Admiral Frank r.
Fletcher has been named to head Il
board which will decide on the award
Of flags and medals,
Flags will he given each month 10
the three shipyards making the best
records. all factors considered. ANY
yard winning first place three months
in succession will be given a perma
nent flag.
Gold and silver medals will I've
awarded for unusual and Gistin-
guished service i'll connection win
the production of ships. They l-.-y
be won not only by shipyard en-
ployes, but by employees of manufac-
turers of all materials and equipment
entering into the ships
The war service badge will be Civ
en- to workers in industrials wher.
the work is sufficient in volume or
Importance to require the supervls-
ion of a government official Each ci-
william worker who for at least four
conyecutive months has been en-
pioyed on government work will oe
entitled to badge, with bar fUl
each additional four months service.
The badge will remain the property
of the government and will he pro-
tected by suitable penalties to PIE
vent its unlawful retention if the
holder leaves his work. The bars,
however. will remain the property Of
the individual to be handed down 10
his descendants is war mUmentos.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30
Sees Whale as Popular Food.

But the whale has overcome the preiu-
dice against him. dating, no doubt,
from the day Jonah first told his story.
Admiral Peary is heart and soul for
the whale lie says; There will he
an intense practical advantage to this
movement if we can ever get the Ameri-
can people to substitute whale meat for
beef, mutton and pork. 1t can he kept
indefinitely in tin cans the way they
are now putting it up for the market.
There have long been such chnneries on
the coats of Labrador. and there used
to be some on the Newfoundland coast.
but the Newfoundland canneries have
gone out of business, being unable 10
compete with the Labrador plants
which get the whales at less cost
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30
co. G., BIRD ME. INF,
GIVEN SILK FLAG

Wednesday evening was marked with
presentations in the affairs of CO. q.
Third Maine Regiment. Al the first OF
the evening Capt. Thomas marched the
boys from the armory to Main street.
where they were lined up facing Lieut..
l.. G. Bunker's office, Lieut.. Bunker
then presented to the company beau
tiful silk flag which he bought with the
fees he received from his examinations
of the men for the company. The flag
was received by F. d. McAlary. who
acted as color sergeant.
After drilling on the street for time
the company returned TO the armory
where about % members Of the Modern
woodmen appeared and presented Capt
Thomas with a handsome wrist Wa'ch
and compass combined. the presentatio"
speech being made by Merle NarneS
Cant Thomas was much surprised pu'
responded feelingly and ths mann
cheered again and agai'>
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30

fnlneaS p. Barnes 10 of HOulton mas
left college to report for active duty
in the aviation s,rvice. in which he
enlisted some time ago. Before going
to Texas where he has to report he is
passing a few days with his people in
Houlton. A party was given in his hon
or at the Delta Kappa Epsilon house by
that fraternity. of which he is a mem
ber. before he left on Monday evening
Ralph *. Bramhall 16 of Belfast and
Hube Smith exile of Houlton passed
through here Wednesday while on their
way to report At Camp Devens. Bram-
Smith has been teaching this year at
Kicker Classical Institute. Both are
members of the Delta Upsilon fraternity.
In the final contest Of the Fresh
man reading of the Mems Division
held in the college chapel Wednes-
day afternoon, ChaunceY l.. Brown Of
Waterville was awarded first prize
of $40 and Stanley r. E.,ack of Wat
erville was given second prize of S.
This contest was the elimination of
a years work by all tn" men in the
Freshman class under the direction
of President Roberts. the seven men
who spoke yesterday being chosen
rs the best in the class. The five 9TH
CT contestants in the finals were:
Phil T. Sc;nerville of Houlton. Neil
+. Leonard Of Worcester, Mass:
Ransom Pratt of Corning. n Y;
Chesterfield Marden os Eassalboro:
and William B. Hounsel of Conway,
\. H. The judges vera, Rev. Chas.
f. Robinson of Waterville; Drew T.
Harthorne. principal Of Coburn
Classical Institute: and H. F. Car
penter of Wateryilic. Professor
Brown of the faculty presided
Omicron Theta fraternity of Colby
College, formerly the Commons Club,
was installed Wednesday evening as
the 4Sth chapter of the national fra
ternity of the Lambda Chi Alpha,
the local chapter to be known as the
Alpha Rho Zeta. There are l9 char
ter members. Lambda Chi Alpha
was founded in Boston University in
1909 and there are II chapters in
New England, in the following col
leges: University Of Maine. Dart
mouth. New Hampshire STATE Col
legc. Worcester PolyteC Chnic Insti-
tuto, Massachusetts Agricultural Col
lege, Massachusetts institute Of
Technology. Harvard. i'oston Uni
versity, Brown Rhode Island and
Colby
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30
Wednesday Briahton Market

stock Yards, May -3.-The beef
cattle market was active with buy
ers on hand with bids sharp for fam
cy stock. All grades were fraction
ally higher than wecs: ago. Calves
were firm with top flgu.es paid read
lily for good quality heavy veals.
There was also quite q supply of
small calves selling by the dollar
per head. Hogs were in light sup
ply with prices the same as on Tues
Gay. The milch COW trade was slow
as is generally apt to he when the
market holds the day before a holi
0ay. Very fancy cows sold up to
5000. but the average range on choice
mixers was around $50 Medium
grades sold at range OF s90G 1.5,
with the poorer cows selling down
to SIS.
Beef Cattle Veal Calves and Hog
Sales--,arry McNenney sold fancy
cattle 1850 lbs at 15ac. / COW $50 lbs ut
Toe, heifers 1920 lbs at sc. and cows
1:29 lbs at *, y calves 2t60 lbs at l-c, II
hogs o020 lbs at 1850. y. A. Hanson
sold / fancy Hereford steers 400 lbs at
l5c. pr Hereford steers 1860 lbs at &c,
cows at Sc 80 calves at l4.c. t.. l..
Wormeli sold l pr steers a05o lbs at lac,
and bologna cows at Gic. So calves at
1ilc. Putnam Bros sold pr steers 25py
lbs at 12c. and 80 cows from 6i TO lGc,
120 calves AZ 14c and 80 hogs at l7y.
A. Nj. Baggs sold 4 oxen. av. 400
1-pn 4 %
l-2c and 10 COWS av. S75 lbs at 6
Lie: 60 calves at IS 1-2c. J. w Brooks
sold 80 cattle from 501Oc: and 20
calves At II l-2c. r. W. Hanson so,
bull of $40 lbs. at 9 1-2c. COW of
so lbs at Sc, ? cows at &c. . bologna
cows at &c. Hall G. Lowell sold ,
oxen of 1900 lbs at lac, cows. av
SEQ los. At 1-2c and 4 cows av. GEO
at 8 Lac, 60 calves av. 115 lbs al i3
1-2c. 30 calves, av. 125 lbs at &c, 100
hogs, aV. $50 lbs al lie. D. F. Dono-
Van sold 10 calves at Is lac and 10
hogs at lie. F. J.. Brown & Son sold
65 calves av 80 lbs at 13c. and 20
hogs flom u 1-2M22 1-2c dressed. H.
Stinson shipped from Maine s oxen,
Dull. 10 cows and calves.
Mich Cows Sohert Connors sold ]
fancy Holstein miTker for 500 and 80 at
$50 <ch. II. Mckenney sold milkers
from $50 to sl25. j. w. Brooks sold 3,
mixers from Stu, to 1925. Hall & Lowell
sold ~ cows from SIS to sl5o Putnam
Bros sold l6 mixers from $50 to s1C0 K
J.. Wormell sold 10 cow< from So to Sl4o
Y. A. Hanson sold cows from $50 to
500. F. L. Brown & Son sold T. mixers
for sl2oo r. ". Hanson sold mixers
from SO 10 500
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30

London, May 29.--The Stock Ex-
change opened today with slightly
easier feeling. There was occasional
profit taking and hesitation on the
part Of Luy ers. Trading later be-
came vety steady but the demand was
still subdued in view of Field Mar
shal Haigs colorless communicate
The only feature was an advance in
some mining shares and the shares
of the Antofagasta Railway. Owing
to the dividend announcement money
was more freely offered. Discounts
We're steady.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30
BIG DEMONSTRATION
FOR FRANKLIN BOYS

Pennington. Me, May e9.-The great
demonstration was given tn. u selected
men Wednesday morning az they left
Pennington for Camp Devens.
Thcy assembled at the Stoddard House
al half past six and were escorted 10
the train by Wheelers full band.
Crowds gathered to see them depart.
Each man wore a yellow badge with
Maine" FRANKLIN" on 1t. Three of
the men carried American tiags The
streets were througed with peopIe and
automobiles who escorted the boys t.,
the train.
There were many sad farewells, but
the men were cheerful and IA splendid.
rugged-looking set Of men, The train
pulled out bearing them on their tour
ney amidst cheers and waving Of hand
kerchiefs.
The - men In this draft were guests
~ Manager Fred Johnson at Music hail
Tuesday evening at the moving picture
show entitled "One More American" ("
and occupied reserved seats in the
house. Wheeler's band in uniform piay-
ed patriotic airs in half-hour OPEN
air concert before the show in honor OF
the men. and also played between the
acts. Forty of the men passed the night
at Hotel Willows and 35 at the stoddard
House
Lieutenant Raymond E Small of the
~lst Infantry was detailed as the oft,
cer to come to Pennington 10 escort to
Camp Devens the contingent of IS men
that left Pennington Tuesday morning.
Tuesday room Byron NJ. Small received
WORD that his son. Lieut. Small. was III
N me hospital at Camp Devens threat
ened with pneumonia
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30
INDIANA REPUBLICANS
NOMINATE STATE TICKET

Indianapolis. Ind. May @9.--''Win the
war By victory and not by compromise
bargaining" was the keynote of the con-
vention of Indiana Republicans which
nominated a state ticket and adopted a
platform for the November election here
today. The platform was submitted to
the convention by Will II. Hays. chair
man of the Republican national com
mittee. United States Senators Harry
$. New and James f. Watson IN
speeches declared that the Republican
party would support the war with un-
limited means, but at the same time
would reserve the right to criticize cor
ruption and inefticiency in its conduct.
Governor James =. Goodrich spoke
along similar lines. Nominations for
only three places on the state ticket
were contested
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30
COLBY COLLEGE
Colby Nine to Play st. An
selm's in Manchester, N. H.
Colleges Standing in Base

The crack Colby baseball team when
has the State championship of Maine
for this year practically cinched, will
play in Manchester. y. H.. THIS fofe-
noon, facing there the fast st. Anseim
college outfit which is one of the pes,
college teams i'll New England. Inc
Colby team has thus far won eight ouF
Of nine games played. the only one lost
being on a fluke decision of an umpira,
and the team will work hard this fore
room to keep the slate clean. The lineup
for the game will probably be the same
as it has been. with the following bat
tIng order: IIeyes, 3b; Nourse, 2b; Dris-
COL. c; Bucknam. p; Fraas, ss Wyman.
r: Tyler. If, Pulsfer or Taylor, cf;
Marshall, 1b. BuCknam may ne saved
fer the last championship game of the
season which takes place at Brunswick
Saturday with Bowdoin. and If he IS
saved Driscon. who recently held the
Maine team to but few hits. may come
from behind the bat TO pitch. If Dris-
coli pitches Wyman will catch. This
game will lie about the hardest of the
year for Colby. as St Anselms has a
strong team.
AS regards the State championship,
Bates and Maine are out of the run
ming and the best Bowdoin can do is 10
tie Colby for first place. Bowdoin plays
Bates twice and Colby once this week,
and she must win all three games to
tie Colby
Tho Sta
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30
Hard War Times

The suburban housekceper was
again without a washerwoman and
had tried il vain all over town to get
another. Each woman she called had
Monday tikcn. and every other day
for that matter This woman Gid not
care to Seuo her clothes to n large
laundry. for she had just had put in
new washing outfit in the basement.
AS last resort she called up
woman on the telephone who had
done her washing the summer be-
fore.
"Mary." she said, would you come
around sometime next week to do my
washing? III give you So"
Go on, Miss White" responded
colored Many. Il am havin' my wash
in taken out now!"-Indianapol
News.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30
ALL SHARE IN IMPERIALISM
In Germany Weltpolitik Not Peculiar
to JunkerS

Amid the turbulent unrest Of N.
ternational politics in the critical pc.
riod 1909-19i6. | read all sections ~
the German press, approached mon 4
all political parties, intellcctuals. av
erage members of the middle class
trading community, and even the
proletariat, to see If | could probe the
sense of imperialism in the German
mind.
/ could not avoid the conclusion
that Germans of all classes and pa.
tics were actuated by ambitions
which could be satisfied only at ,h4
expense OF some other power.
One of Che curious paradoXcs in the
internal economy Of Germany TODAY
is that : situation has been created
which has brought junkcrs and com.
merCial magnates into close coope,-
alton. The former refer to the latter
COntemptuOusly as SChlotharons Cfar-
tory kings), and vet they are united
in their enthusiastic support If i'm.
rerialiSm. What the university rro-
fessors have been for the pure intel
lectuals, captains of industry have
been for the middle classes and the
masses.
Their joint influence has tended 10
infect the Nation with restless in.
pulse. accompanied by strange ia.
talisn. to shape things anew a.
whatever cost, materially and spirit.
ually. Drang mach Osten tpresslag
to the casD and weltpolitik are The
catChwords that seized the popular
mind. ard one gorgeous tableau sue
ceedcd another as the manipuat0-s
of the limelight pointed the mission
aries on 10 new vistas Of power-A.
d. McLaren. in Atlantic Monthly.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-30
BIG DAM BREAKS
Continued from Page One)

The needle company has peeh
making knitting needles used exten-
sively by women in knitting hosietE'
sweaters and muffiers for the AnAS'
lean soldiers. The novelty plant was
engaged in the manufacture OF Si@S'
glass cutter.
Mr.. Woodward estimated the totri
Pre- pcrty damage at about sootoo. ~
was fortunate, he said, that all t''
employees in the two manufacturing
plants had gone home for the uay'
otherwise there would have peen
large loss Of life. Mr.. Woodward en-
rioyCd about &c hands and the needte
company about 100
The Boston and Name Railroad
sent q wrecking train from Concord
as soon as news of the accident was
received. The wrecking crew imme-
diately set to work to clear the de-
bris from the roadway preparatory
10 Te-laying the tracks. The bridge
that was destroyed was a wooden
structure.
1t was learned late tonight that
Mrs. kenney probably net death be-
fore she was caught in the nood. A
portion of her home was torn away
as she was trying to escape and a
heavy timber fclied her. The next
minute the water reached it's food
height and carried her body along
with the debris from the house.
Three highway bridges of small
Size We're swept away. interfering
with direct travel to the mountain
region. and a blacksmith shop in the
village also went Mr.. Woodward
states that he had received intim"-
ton that something might happen TO
the dam and that susp;ciously act
jnG stranger had been seen in that
Vicinity