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Arizona republican., 1918-08-25

''The Fall of a Nation" which will
 be presented for the first time at the
 Plaza next Friday and Saturday, tells vital story of international signifi- cance A confederation of European powers decides to seize North America and annex it to Europe. secret army of the foreign-bo is raised in New York. As the greatest city of the North American states has few armed defenders, it is an easy task to capture it overnight.
 Meanwhile 150,000 trained troops, fresh from the European wars. are rapidly transported across the Atlantic
 with all their equipment of great guns, | poison gases, liquid fire and bombs. Effecting a landing, they easily van quish the small North American army | join the foreign born conquerors of 1 New York, and march to Washingto ton where they depose the president and | put in his place the imperial viceroy
 of the provinces of North America While sthe locale of the story is in and near New York, it's momentous | lesson applies to any country unpre- pared to meet the foreign foe. At the
 end of the present war there will be
 millions of idle troops in Europe What new task will be set for them ? | Will covetous eyes be cast on the riches of the continents discovered by | Columbus? Will some emperor-like | Napoleon III, who sent the French in
 vaders into Mexico-attempt to seize
 a fair and wealthy portion of the new hemisphere? Then-unless the country
 attacked is ready and well prepared
Arizona republican., 1918-08-25
The Movement Toward Germany

The most satisfactory fact in the fighting in France is not in the of vast stretches of ter rory for the map does show extensive recoveries in reports of large captures of prisoners and booty for these reports probably largely eX aggeraed It is in the continued growth the allied initiative Everywhere along the long front, the Ger being slowly but surely pressed back. Though they yet occupying much of the territory they gained since March 21, it appears that the allies now have sufficient pressure them from point point and that this pressure may be maintained indef- initely.
 The allies are now superior in numbers and this superiority will be rapidly increased. The German man power must fall steadily. Equally important is the rising scale of the allied morale and the uuent lowering scale of the morale of the Germans which will increase assertions from the latter.
 We believe that both Germans and the allies now definitely the road to Berlin; they tainy headed for the Rhine. There will of course be stops and delays but in all probability the allies will never give up foot of the advance they will make.
 The German retirement is being conducted most skillfully. The Germans have made few bunders, either political military in the of the war, but those they have made, have been most serious ones. No miscalcuation has been greater than their estimate of the influence of America the the effectiveness of American soldiers in fighting.
 Perhaps have all miscalculated. At any rate have done much more than we expected we could do though look back, could have done done what have done more quickly.
 We have come into phase of calcula lions. Only few months ago aiming to save democracy. Later wanted to save the world and prevent Germany from winning. Then wanted 10 whip Germany. Now we have come to the most hopeful phase; want to end the quickly possible. It is to that that all energies being directed.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-25

The Germans expected the conquest of India and sent German officers to Af- ghanistan. The Germans were to be backed by the Turks, the Turks by the Afghans, and the Afghans by the from tier tribes. The German officers, af- ter staying one year with the amir. carried with them letters to the great chiefs in India. There had also been conspiracy to proclaim a republic Tn India February 21, 1915. The Germans did not want India, for it's surplus pop ulation. but for the raw material 1t produced. For fifty or sixty years the Germans had gone into India as freely as the English had.-London Times.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-25
Candy Replies to Laney

To the People of Maricopa County: refcng adminisa office misleading demand The and the county attorney charged with the The statute reads: CPar 4917) shall be filed county -offico tax The only duty the attorney is to act as attorney for the collector bringing suits the tax collector request bills which actions based all made and suits filed by the ent @ county attorney has been prosecuted to udgmen ssant county b increase in tbe civil and criminal business the office constant struggle from behind number of assistants linn tied by statute to that could have help paid for it myself which did while compelled all
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Arizona republican., 1918-08-25
coRNED BEEF

love corned beef-I never knew How good the stuff could taste in stew. I love it wet, love it dry, love it baked and called meat pie I love it camouflaged in hash A hundred bucks I'd give-in cash To have barrel of such chow A-standing here before me now. I say yum yum when "soupie' blows, I sniff and raise aloft my nose; Corned Willie! Ha, Oh boy. that's fine. Can hardly keep my place in line I kick my heels and wildly yell: "Od Sherman said that war is he'll, But gladly would bear the heat If corned beef I could get to eat.' I love it hot-I love it cold, Corned Willie will grow old, I love t-now pause-lisen, friend: When to this there comes an end And peace upon the earth shall reign, I'll hop boat for home again. Then to restaurant I'll speed No dainty manners will heed But to the waiter will cry; Bring newell make it corned beef pie! And-better bring me corned beef stew, And corned beef cold-I' take that, too. And-now, don't think Pm crazy But could you bring corned beef can? And wait.-Im not through ordering yet l want srloin steak-you bet, With hash Drowned spuds-now listen friend. I've got the cash-you may depend Right here it is-Let's see I'll try Oh, bring piece of hot mince pie And all this stuff that's printed here; My appetite is huge I fear" Then, when he's filled my festive board With all these eats, I'll thank the Lord fFor that's the proper thing to dol, And then I'll take the corned beef stew The corned beef pie and corned beef cold The corned beef I'll then take hold And ram the whole works into it And say: Now, damn you there you'll sit! You've haunted every dream I've had You don't know what shame is egad Now sit there Bo-See how you feel And watch me eat a reg'lar meal,"
 A F. B. in the Stars and Stripes France.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-25
GERMAN PLANS AGAINST INDIA

Sir Francis Younghusband, K. C. l.
 F., speaking at Hull Luncheon Club re- gently. said that when the war broke out, the chief ruler of Tibet wrote to the Niceroy of India saying that they were praying for the success of the British arms. and that he had offered SIX hundred Tibetans to fight for us.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-25
DAWN OF VICTORY

Hark. the battle now is raging All its acts in horror staging. See the foe a. bounding,
 Through the vale and wood Hear the cannon sounding In way that speaks no good. Along the barbed wire trenches Flows the crimson stream As from the Hun Sammy wrenches. All the victories of his dream. Lo. the smoke of battles breaking Old Glory, pure and bright above. Heralds that life and light awakening. And that still God is love- Wake, souls from sadness! Spread the praise who would Shout aloud with joy and gadness. Our prayers are being answered. God is ever good
 ROSE MARSToN GODFREY 1120 East Van Buren Street.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-25

history will record a real tragic Fall of Nation"
 It is against this terrible danger that Thomas Dixon, the author of the spec | tacle, provides an awful warning.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-25
A REAL GENIUS

An Ohio man has invented door-knob which. when srasped in the hand. Eliminates electric bulb placed just above the keyhoe.-MilWauIee Sen tne. @
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-08
Blackman Reunion

On Sunday, October 6, occurred a
reunion Of the children and grand
children Of Reuben Blackman's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Blackinan,
ST., the gathering occurring at the
home of the former in Whitefield.
This was the first time in over seven
teen years that the family have all
been together and it proved to be an
occasion enjoyable to all. At noon a
fine chicken dinner was served
Among those present were Frank
Blackman Of Pawtucket. r. l.. Mr..
and Mrs. James E. Preble, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Clark and daughter
Ruby and grandson Leroy Sproul, Mr..
and Mrs. B. w. Preble and daughter
Verna, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Black
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blackman,
all Of Whitefield; Mr.. and Mrs. Will
bur Preble and daughter Doris, Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Putnam and daugh-
ter Doris of Randolph, Mrs. Eta
Glidden. Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Clark and
children Erlon and Ethyl Of Gardiner.
The above includes the entire family
with the exception Of Mrs. George
Malcolm and Walter Clark Of New
Haven, Conn. The guest of honor
was Frank Blackman. the oldest son,
who resides in Rhode Island and who
is passing a few weeks at his old
home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-08

Guiding shells. of which there 10 now 3
great scarcity behind the German lines.
to reach the front.
Right now. amy officers declare, the
Allies are in a position to continue
smashing the enemy and an armistice
might enable the enemy to escape for
time the defeat which now stares him
in the face.
AS for Belgium, the German mil
itary leaders themselves apparently
realized some time ago that they
could not hope to mold on there for
their general headquarters was
moved from Spa to we'll inside Ger
many's own borders. The Germans
have not troops enough to hold it.
On the British front it Is believed
that the enemy troops so far have
not the slightest knowledge of events,
and it is with considerable interest
that the British armies are watch
ing for the effect among the Ger
mans when they find out what has
been done. In the meantime the
Germans continue their destruction
on widespread scale.
The damage they have done to the
coal mines in northern France, in
the Lens district, is Of a most ser.
ious nature. From information at
hand it would appear that the Ger
mans have done their work so thor
oughly that it may be impossible to
get the mines in operation for a long
time. More towns are burning.
Even the farmhouses of the peasants
in the area northeast of Lille have
been set ablaze and the enemy seems
determined to destroy everything
his hand can reach. Again long
! clouds of smoke and sparks are be-
ing blown across the horizon.
One was an officer of a British tank
who had broken in leg in jumping from
the machine. which was blown up.
Another was an American non-corc-
/ missioned officer who had been severely
burned in the same tank. The others
were British privates.
Upon hearing the story Of the tank
Waller started out through a terrific
! enemy barrage to reach the tank, al
! though assured that all the others Of
| the crew were undoubtedly dead. He did
not think it wise to take any men of
| his platoon on this expedition. so he
went alone.
! Upon reaching the tank. which to his
| comrades seemed an impossible feat in
view of the heavy enemy fire, he discov-
| cred men alive in the tank, though bad
| ly burned. He penetrated the flames
which set fire to his coast He res
cued two men still living and also
| brought out one dead man and brought
all three back to the American lines as
shells crashed around him. Two days
later Waller brought down an enemy
aircraft with machine gun in the sans
sector. He was recommended for the
officers training course, but because he
is not yet an American citizen he is nc,
eligible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-08
Red Cross Notes

In compliance with orders from the
war department chapter survey
committee has been formed by the
local Red Cross Chapter and Rev r
w. Plant appointed chairman. the
purpose of the committee is to obtain
survey of all graduate nurses, eX-
perienced nurses and nurses assist
ants within the jurisdiction Of the
local chapter. This is in no sense a
draft Of nurses nor will the filling out
Of the questionable in any way lay
the nurse liable to induction into
service, but is only to complete the
files at present available and to all
the government in communicating
with nurses in case Of a national or
local emergency.
This should be borne in mind when
the surveyor appears. and all who
have had any nursing experience
should help the surveyor by answer
ing all questions unreservedly.
Gardiner responded most molly to
the appeal for clothing for the re-
lief of the destitute people Of Bel
GUM and France. Our allotment was
1900 pounds, although we were ad-
vised that this was the lowest fig
IRE and tried to get as much more
as possible. The Gardiner Red Gross
Chapter is very proud and grateful
to state that today there have been
shipped 4340 pounds for this purpose
The chapter thanks the Gardiner peo-
lie and it's branches for their slen-
did cooperation in this as in all re-
quests given out by the local chap
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-08
An Olden Account Book

One Of our Water street merchants
has an old account that is 102 years
old and a perusal of it's leaves tells
an interesting story. Naturally there
are some changes in the price Of mer-
chandise and we find that while some
has gone up others have come down.
The front pages of the book have been
torn away and there is nothing to
show who the dealer whose sales are
recorded was. The first page that
remains is dated Hallowell, Feb. Is,
1916. The handwriting is old FASH
toned and the prices are for the most
part carried out in shillings and pence
though the various totals are given in
dollars and cents. Evidently consid-
cradle business was done in ship
stores as the names of several ships
appear in the accounts.
The first item that aroused interest
was the record of sale of one pound
of sugar for which the purchaser paid
40 cents. In those days molasses
was almost entirely used for sweeten-
ing and sold for 81 cents per gallon.
Coffee sold for IS cents per pound
and records of sales were not at all
numerous.
When one reads the prices at which
meats were sold he is literally stag
gered. It is almost impossible to
imagine turkey selling for five and
one-half cents per pound, yet that
was the price. Five pounds of poul-
try sold for 35 cents. Veal sold for
cents per pound. Goldfish the same,
pork, II and a side of beef was
charged at the rate Of $1.25 per 100
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-08
CEDAR GROVE

All schools il town were closed Fri
day on account of the Spanish grip
several cases having been reported.
Mrs. c. NJ. Cornell is at her home in
Cedar Grove COR a week or two. owing
to the closing of the Gardiner schools.
John McFadden, who has been at
home for three weeks sick with the
grip, has returned to Bath, where he is
employed.
! Fred NJ. We S has sold his large mo-
tor boat to Austin Dodge of Gardiner.
Mr.. Dodge will run this boat between
Gardiner and Cedar Grove next season
in place of tn: Leafy G.
Ray Goud has purchased an automo-
bile. and has sold his fast little motor
boat
Clyde Moody and Ray Goud were at
home Saturday nigh: and Sunday. Mr.
Goud will move to Gardiner next week.
Fred NJ. Weeks, chairman Of the Lib
erty Loan committee and Mrs. George
Moody Of the ladies' committee, report
fairly good progress.
Mrs. E. w. Hall has been called to
South Gardiner by the illness Of he7
daughter, Mrs. Ralph Goodwin.
The dances at the Casino are closed
until further notice. owing to the num-
Der of cases of grip in the nearby towns
and cities.
Abbott Lawrence has crew Of men
building barn to replace the one
burned by lightning some weeks ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-08
WINTHROP

Mrs Lizzie Ellis Of Oakland is the
guest Of her daughter. Mrs. Z. P.
Sturtevant.
DR.. F. H. Badger was a visitor in
Waterville Saturday.
There will be work on surgical
dressings at the Red Cross rooms
Tuesday afternoon, a rush order of
pads and cause masks. All who are
free from coughs or colds are urged
to be present tohelp in the work as
the demand is urgent.
EAST-This community was great
ly shocked Sunday to hear Of the
sudden death of A. F. Stone, life
long resident Of this place. which &C.
Cured at 2.3O at his home.
Wilson Mason is ill.
{. F. kilbreth went to Freeport
Monday, where he has obtained en-
ployment for the winter. Mrs. Kill
Miss Louise Foster. who has been
breth will stay with her daughter,
Mrs. Karl Collins in Brunswick
confined to the house with tonsilitis,
improving.
V. c.. Jackson and family have
moved into c. F. Kilbeth's house fci
the winter.
Linwood Hcwett has gone to Oronc
under the military regulations.
Mrs. w. H. Titus has returned from
Waterville, where she has been Wis
iting her daughter. Mrs. w. H.
Sy meS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-08
WORKINGMEN MOTOR
TO WORK-RAILWAY co.
SEEKS FARE INCREASE

Boston, Oct. High wages paid In
manufacturing plants has resulted N
many workngmen going to and from
their employment in their own automo-
biles and has materially curtailed the
income Of the massachusetts, Northeast
ern Street Railway Co., David A. Bel
deu. president of the company, told the
public service commission today in urg-
ing higher fares. The company desires
to increase the unit of fare from five t,
six cents and to do away with present
reduced rates for workingmen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-08
More Progress by y. S
Northwest of Verdun

With the Aer;can forces northwest
Of Verdun, Oct. 7.-Noon-(By The
Associated Press).-Gen. Pershlng's
troops this morning attacked the
German positions on the left wing
Of this front The Americans made
progress to point corresponding
with the advance later in the day in
the region Of Cunel Woods on the
right wing.
The presence Of storm troops op-
posite the American center and the
increased activity behind the Ger
man lines leads to the belief that the
enemy is planning counter-attacks.
There is increasing evidence that
the Germans not only intend 70 hold
the Kriemhilde position if possible
but to force a fight in front Of IT,
consequently the Americans are now
fighting in the zone which the Ger
mans have chosen for their main
stand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-08
BENTON

The Liberty Loan drive opened here
Saturday, Oct. ). The following are at
work: Chairman, II. D. Madigan; as
sistants, Otis Brown. A. Mckinney;
George Withee, G. Wiley. F. Hodgkins.
Roy Fernald, Melvin Ames, Herman
Brown, H. A. Plummer. Worth Brown.
Reuben Wentworth. w. j. Ford. j.
Chapman. Ladies appointed to help the
men: Chairman. Mrs. Reuben Went
worth: assistants. Mrs. 3idney Bell.
Mrs. Byron Chapman. Mrs. George Will
son, Mrs George Withee. Mrs. Charles
Kent, Mrs. Oscar Piper. Mrs. Mabel
Roundy. Miss May Brown. Miss Stella
Thomas, Miss Merle Pulsifer, Miss Re-
becca Germon. Miss Rachel Pierce.
Miss Marcia Lunt has been called to
Bangor by the illness of a relative.
Mr. and Mrs. Asher Kinds and Mrs.
John Reed, who have been passing sew
eral weeks at the home of Mrs. Reed,
have returned to Washington, d. c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-08

pounds. Flour sold for and IL
cents per pound or s11.50 per barrel
A veal calf changed hands at 1915
and box o foranges for $500. One
sale of six bushels of potatoes was
made to a ship master who left. $1.50
in exchange. The average price Of
butter was "a cents to shipmasters
and the dealer paid the producer II
cents for it. Cheese was 10 cents per
pound, whole or cut.
Spurious liquors were perhaps
charged as often as any other one
article. One paid Is cents for gal
Ion of N. E. rum, wine 35 cents per
pint, gin s1.00 per gallon. One mat
ron is charged with the following:
pair shoes $1.75, paper Of pins "a
cents. one and one-half yards of cot
ton cloth so cents, one kettle Silt
The proprietor of the establishment
purchased one lot of pine boards at SIS
per thousand and refuse boards al
one-haf that figure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-08
Peace Jnthinkable
Continued from Page One)

~ VII uSS WV
emies was the destruction Of Ger
many and Austria.
So these people are being taken in
to account in dealing with the Ger
man and Austrian appeals, and the
replies which will be made must let
them understand that it is only be-
cause these appeals do not hold out
promise of a peace on reasonable
terms that they are rejected.
That rejection of the present
propositions will be followed by 9TH
err offers is not doubted in Washing
ton. Determined to save their coun-
tries from invasion, the German and
Austrian Emperors are believed to
be certain to come forward very
shortly with more liberal concessions.
In fact the unanimous view here is
that if the Entente and American
armies are firmly supported by their
peoples, and continue the war at the
same tremendously aggressive pace
maintoined since the turn of the
tide at Chateau Thierry, the time is
not far off when the Central Powers
will be ready to accept dictated
terms.
1t was said at the Spanish embas-
sy tonight that the appeal to Presi-
dent Wilson for peace from Turkey
which the German propaganda serv-
ice at Berlin had announced was
coming through Spain had not been
received 1t is assumed that any
proposal from Turkey would follow
| the form of those from Germany and
Austria.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-08
Mobilize Red Cross
Continued from Paoe One)

themselves at the disposal Of the gov
erment.
The only state added to the list to-
day in which the disease had become
epidemic was Washington. Many
cases being exported from Seattle.
The malady is now in epidemic form
in eight Southern states and also in
pparts of the Middle West, as we'll as
in New England. parts of New York
and New Jersey. The epidemic in
this city has become so severe that
it has been decided to pool the nurs-
ing resources Of the public health
service, the Red Cross, the district
health department. A hospital also
is to be opened for government
clerks
Effect Of the epidemic on industry
was emphasized by an announcement
Of the ordnance department Of the
army that appeals had been sent out
to the workers in 500 munition plants
all over the country asking them to
speed up so that there may be no de-
crease in the output of munitions
needed by the army in France.