Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-06-20
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TELEGRAPH BRIEFS
Detroit. Mich, June 1s-MaJor
Frederick NJ. Dearborn of New YORK
today was elected president OF the
American Institute of Homeopathy
holding it's 7t4h annual convention
here.
Washington, June 19-The war de-
partment announced today that zen.
Pershing has denied reports capled
from France that gas masks used py
American troops have not proved ef-
fective in meeting mustard gas at
tacks
Washington, June 19-The first
training unit of 25 or 30 student
nurses accepted by the army school
of nursing recently established by
the surgeon general under the army
medical department will be assigned
to Camp Devens. Aver, Mass, it was
announced tonight.
ST. Paul, Mimi, June 19-Only a
few votes tonight separated the
Democratic candidates for the guber
material nomination in Mondays
primary. Returns compiled from
2,124 of 3119 precincts, and including
forty of Sc counties complete gave
Fred E.. Wheaton of Minneapolis 49,
92S votes and Judge w. L. Comstock
of Mankota 1903.
! Norwich, Conn. June 19-Lieut
Leroy A. Swan, who was killed today
! in the fall of an airplane at Wilbur
| Wright Aviation Field was the son
of Amos c. Swan prominent auto
mobile dealer of this city. He was a
graduate of the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology and "a years
old.
Washington, June 19-Authority ~
administer the $50, ,0Do 900 fund recently
Y provided by Congress for housing war
workers was delegated by President
Wilson today to Secretary Wilson Of
the department Of labor. Plans for
using the money at various congested
industrial centers already have bee>
prepared, They include Bath, Me,
Portsmouth, y H.. Quincy, Mass.
Lowell. Mass. and Newport r. /.
Toxic. Saturday, June l5-The Asso-
ciated Press has Information that Jap
anese Intervention Russia is ex-
tremely improbab Bile at the present time
unless it is completely supported by
the Uninted States. Il is declared that
Great Britain, France and Italy are
actively in favor OF intervention and
seek America S adherence. Japan re-
serves the right to act alone in case she
decides that Japanese interests are di-
rectly menaced
Lanca ster, y. H, June l9-This town
claims the honor of being the first in
New Hampshire to meet its quota on
( War Saving Stamps. With s2o, 900 worth
of pledges secured the towns quota Of
$4,000 for it's 1000 people was complete !
at a mass meeting here tonight, nine
days in advance of the date set. Be-
sides this the school children have a
Thrift Stamp contest on and have al
ready sold s3o0O worth and will con-
tnue to sell them unit, Jan. !.
/ Boston, June 19.-Strong appeals for
physicians to enroll for war work were
\ made today at the annual meeting of
the Massachusetts Medical Society.
Speakers included Sir James MacKen-
zie. Sir William A. Lane and Col. Her
bert A. Bruce. delegates from the Brit
ish Medical Associa ton. who are tour
ing this country A prediction by Col.
Bruce that the worst Of the war Is over
and that with the assistance the Amer
ican troops now can give a decisive
victory is at hand, with peace soon
after. aroused much enthusiasm. rhy-
e'cians representing the Council Of Ma
t'o1al Defense outlined the need of
roedical men in various branches
Brookline, Mass, June 19.-Nat w.
Niles of Longwood. a former holder
of the Massachusetts State Title, to-
day won final match in the 1918 ten
mis- championship tournament by de-
feating Lawrence Rice of Newton. a
/ Yale freshman in straight sets on the
Longwood Cricket Clubs grass court.
Niles won 6-l, ga, 60. He will play
tomorrow Harry c. Johnson, the title
holder since 1916 for the state cham
pionship.
/ Philadelphia, June 19-The Phila-
delphia National League Baseball
Club announced tonight that it had
traded pitcher Erskine Mayer to
Pittsburgh in exchange for Pitcher
Elmer Jacobs, who made his entrance
into the major league some years
ago with the Philadelphia Club. Both
are right handlers. No cash or other
players are involved, the announce
ment says.