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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-21
RICHMOND

This town has gone over the top
strong in the Fourth Liberty Loan.
The quota was $4,000 and the total
announced Friday by the chairman
OF the Loan committee. Morrill, Nc
Kenney, was s74,600. with 279 sub
ScriberS.
Ernest Rice and son Frank, and
George Greene, left Thursday even
ing for Moxie, where they will hunt
deer.
Mrs. S. NJ. Preble was the guest
Thursday Of relatives in Skowhegan.
Schools will not open in town this
week, on account Of the influenza
epidemic.
Schools in the town of Bowdoinham
will open Oct. q.
Mrs. E. P. Favor is in New York
City where she will be the guest Of
relatives for the next two weeks
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WINTHROP

The Winthrop public library will be
open at the usual hours next Tuesday
The Ladies' Social Circle of the Con-
gregational church will meet Tuesday
afternoon, Oct. 90, with Mrs. r. Craw-
ford McIlroy.
Services ere resumed Sunday at the
churches
Mrs. Stella Cook of Newport is the
weekend guest of Mrs. J. H. Wellnan.
John J. Deblois will leave Oct. "a for
Fort William-
Kenneth E. Webb, who has been in
training at Wentworth Institute, Bos-
ton, for several weeks past. has been
sent to training camp in Virginia.
S. Lee Woodman of Portland is the
weekend guest of his mother, Mrs.
Ruth Woodman.
Mrs. Stephen Field of Portland is in
town, called here by the serious illness
OF her mother. Mrs. Amy Hayward.
Winthrop was well over the top in the
Fourth Liberty Loan. With a quota of
$4,000, slo6, 200 has already been received
with probably more to be heard from.
Work on the State road was finished
for the season today. The new piece
of road extends from the Maine Contra,
station to Bowdoin street.
The Foreign Missionary Society will
meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. C. P.
Rowell.
George NJ Cohen's tremendous screen
success "Hit-.he-Trail Halliday" and :.
Pathe Weekly comprise the picture nro-
gram at Colonial theatre today.
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SOLDIER BOYS

Later advices to j. NJ. SWEET of
of Eastport informed that his son.
Lienutenant Joseph SWEET, recently
reported severely wounded in France,
is in base hospital convalescing
from shell shock.
Bangor News-Mrs. Henry Gold
berg of 80 Wood street, has received
q letter from her son, David Goldberg
of Co. G, 103d Infantry under date of
Sept. Is, in which he says that he has
been travelling all over France in a
box car for the few weeks previous.
He says that he has been recon-
mended for a divisional citation for
gallantry in action during the great
counter offensive.
Sidney P. Gates, one Of the first
Portland boys to be invalided home
from France, reached New York a
few days ago and is now in the naval
hospital at Brooklyn. Mr.. Gates en-
listed at 16 and has seen three years
Of service. He has been a bugler and
yeoman and last Spring becoming
anxious to see immediate service, he
was rated as boatswain mate, and
served in that capacity on torpedo
boat until the time he received in
juries that necessitated his being re-
turned to this country. He has re-
ceived 4 medical discharge and will
soon return to the home Of his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Gates in
Woodfords.
The New York World printed among
the names of those daring Americans
who were in the siege of the Lost Ba--
talon in the Argonne woods and who
have returned to this country, that of
Captain Paul P. Goold Word was re-
ceived Thursday by Captain Goold' 3
mother and brother of Portland thai he
had arrived safely in America. He was
formerly an adjutant in the 32Sth Imam
try, but has been detached from that
branch evidently and sent back to his
country for the present as an ainstcuc-
tor
Leland Hemenway of South Hope, who
entered the service last April, has been
promoted to second lieutenant.
Constantly Podalo, a Russian draft
dodger who was apprehended by Sheriff
w. E. Small at a camp of the Hollings-
worth & Whitney Co. at Dallas, was
brought before the Franklin county To-
cal board at Pennington and found
physically qualified for general military
service. Podalo's delinquency was de-
cided to have been wilfu1. He was taken
to Fort Williams Thursday afternoon
by Private Roy f. Moody. one of the
soldiers employed in Pennington on
draft work. and turned over to the mill.
tary authorities.
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FILTER PLANT
GIVING EXCELLENT
SATISFACTION

After ID months Of use 1t has been
practically proven to the satisfac-
ton Of all that the filter plant Of the
Gardiner Water District, located at
the New Mills, is a good investment
The plant. together with the install
iation of water mains running to
South Gardiner, cost rising $4,000
To meet this expense bonds were is
sued by the Water District, by vote
Of the citizens. The filter plant,
known as the slow sand filter
process, is the first Of It's kind to be
constructed in this State, and this
type was decided upon by the trus-
tees after q thorough investigation of
all known kinds.
'Purer water" has been the con-
slant demand Of the people of Gar
diner until the construction of the
filter, and now the analysis made by
the State laboratory Of Hygiene
proves that not only has the call of
the inhabitants been met, but that
the water, even at the season of fall
ing leaves. which is the hardest of
any on the water supply, has almost
reached a maximum of purity. It has
far back as 1908, when the system
was purchased from the Gardiner
Water Co, 4 private corporation, at
price of s249. 500. which was estab-
lished by arbitration. to improve the
quality and the service as Well The
idea of the construction of the filter
was not hastily conceived nor hur-
riedly undertaken and it is now
thought that the directors builded
even better than they thought FIRE.
qlent analysis of the water has
shown that, although ranking high
for drinking purposes there was a
tendccy toward greater pollution as
the years went by. due to some de-
gree to the extensive growth in the
use of motor boats on Cobbossee
stream and likewise to the erection
of numerous new camps and cot
tages along the shores Of the stream
and ponds.
The first step was taken several
years ago by the purchase and re-
moval of some four or five houses
that stood just beyond the New Mills
bridge, close to the shore Of the
stream. These were either torn down
or moved to a new location. The
water is pumped from the stream at
point very near to where these
houses were located.
The plant at the New Mills is con-
structed of concrete with carefully
selected sand for alteration purposes.
1t is of sufficient size to provide for
the growth of the city for many years
to come. Samuel D. Soule, who has
been the efficient superintendent since
1906, is still in charge.
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REMARKABLE RECORD
MADE BY TOGUS IN
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN

Setting an example of boundless pa
triotism, urdaunted courage and self
sacrificing liberality that would be
an example and an inspiration 70 the
nation. could the story be adequate
ly told Togus raised $4,000 on
Saturday. went over a noun
tain-high top and settled back for
a Sundays rest with a conscious
ness of work well done.
Togus, in the first place. was a
victim Of d wildly mistaken quota
The county committee based Toguss
quota on the assumption that the
place had a population of 2C00. An
actual count shows 9SS inhabitants.
Based on 1000 population Tpgus was
given a quota of SIS, 000 And Togus
did not complain. 1t looked impos-
sible but the folks there were not
willing to admit that anything was
impossible until they, had given it a
trial Sc they went at it.
Friday found them with $4,000
worth Of bends Soda truly remark
able record-and apparently they
were done With a view of helping to
rectify a mistake made elsewhere
Augusta agreed to take this 5000
worth of bonds, the actual purchase
being made by the Central Maine
Power Co. It was not the intention or
the Augusta committee to have any
thing said about their lending i hand
to a neighboring place but it slipped
into the paper in spite of them.
When Togus read the announce
ment that Augusta had come to
their rescue they resolved that no
body should be allowed this privilege
that they would put 1t over by
themselves. This decision was made
on the morning of the last day OF the
drive.
The followed a campaign that Tor
suddenness and for the overcoming
of apparently insuperable difficulties
is perhaps without equal in the an
nails of Liberty loan drives.
Togus rolled up its sleeves ana
went at it. Every man. woman ana
child in Togus was solicited all over
again. New bond buyers were dug
UP. Old ones doubled up. Old soldiers
pledged gradually their entire in
come for is weeks to come. They
made pledges that will entail bitter
sacrifices.
II came home pretty close 20 those
old Boys in Blue and to the Spanish
War men. They had been through
one war-a few Of them through two.
Then knew what war meant-and
they were determined that the men
who were fighting Americas battles
should have all the backing they
could give.
Workers solicited breathlessiy, din
ner was disregarded and steadily the
subscriptions grew-steadiIy. but SO
slowly. And still they kept on. To-
ward mid-afternoon they were close
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-21
CUMBERLAND DRAFTEES
TO ENTRAIN OCT. "a

Yarmouth, Me, Oct. Cucumber
land County Board No. l announces
the following list of draftees to en-
train October "a at 5 p. m. for gen.
eral service at Fort Williams:
Donald Cameron Gilmore, Bruns-
wick; Royce Elwell, Brunswick; Ed
ward John Nelson. Lisbon Falls:
Arthur Dehetre, Brunswick; Irene
Deschenes. Brunswick; Edward AL
exander, Harpswell Carl Christen
Peterson, Pownal; Joseph Thomas
Lachance, Brunswick; Wilfred P
Racine, Brunswick; August ST.
Pierre, Brunswick; Francois David
La Blanc, Brunswick; Adelard Bre-
ton, Archie B. Alexander. South
Portland; Philip Joseph Richard.
Brunswick; alternate. Edward NJ
Doolittle, Brunswick.
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Civil Mar Relic

In clearing out an old desk, City
Clerk Milliken resurrected an inter-
esting memento Of the days Of 1865
in the shape of a proclamation from
N. o. Mitchellfi then mayor of Car
diner. 1t reads as follows:
Mayors Office, April Is, 1865.
Whereas we are informed Of the
death of Abraham Lincoln, President
Of the U. S. at the hand Of an assas-
sin, and in consideration Of the great
and irreparable calamity that has be-
fallen our country, l hereby request
that all people of Gardiner. not pre-
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COMMISSIONS
Applicants Need Not
Go to Washington
70 Have Applications Acted Upon
Procurement Of Officers for AL
Branches Has Been Centralized
District HsadquaroagU in Boston

Proeuremsnt OF Oheers TOR AL
Branches Has Been Centralized
District Headquarters in Boston
Washington. Oct. 3.-Apphcants for
commissions in stan corps and depart
ments Of the army need no longer come
or write to Washington to have their
applications acted upon. General March.
chief of staff, announced today that the
procurement Of officers for all branches
Of the army has been centralized in the
personnel branch Of the general stan
and that district headquarters have been
established in Is principal cities to which
applicat tons can be made. Separate re-
cruiting endeavors OF individual star
corps are discontinued.
Announcement will be made from the
Washington headquarters OF the recruit
ing section of the personnel branch OF
needs for offices. If the civilian thinks
he has the necessary qualifications he
will communicate with the nearest dis
trict headquarters and an application
will be sent to him.
Later he will be examined and II
found to be qualified he will be recon-
mended to the personnel branch.
One of the district heaquarters will be
in Boston. Room $50, 81 State street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-21

There IS no doubt that since the
adoption # new traffic regulations
and the distribution Of printed copies
thereof among the drivers of horses
and automobiles Of the city. there
has been n decided improvement in
conditions Especially noticeable IS
his on Water street and the other
way w rho south. There is how
ever one section that still continues
70 be almost utterly disregarded. It
is section eleven Of Article one which
reads MS follows: NO vehicle shall
pass any street car discharging pas
sengers. without coming to n full
stop
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Old Persian Gun Captured from the
Turks

An interesting trophy from Meso-
potamia is now to be seen on the
Horse Guards Parade. This is
bronze Persian gun, weighing about
five tons, which was captured by the
British Forces from the Turks on
their entry into Bagdad under IT,
late Lieutenant-Gener Sir Stanley
Maude on March IL, 1917. The King
was pleased to accept this gun from
Sir Stanley Maude and the British,
Forces in Mesopotamia. and desired
that on it's arrival in this country it
should be placed temporarily on the
Horse Guards Parade that it might
be easily accessible and seen by all.
The carriage on which it is mounted
is only makeshift, and was not cap
tured with the gun. The inscription
on the gun is as follows
Succor is from God and Victory Is at
hand
The Commander OF Victory and Help,
the Shah
Desiring to blot out all trace Of the
Turks
Ordered Dgiev to make this Gun
Wherever it goes, it burns up lives
1t spits forth flame like a Dragon
It sets the World Of the Turks on fire.
The date Of it's manufacture is pro-
claimed in it's name, "Rajim Liam
Rumiyya" destroyer Of Turkish
Iives), which is a chronogram for the
year Of the Hegira 954-that is, A. D.
1547. In that year. which was the
date Of the death of King Henry VIII.
the brother Of Shah Ismail H., raised
a rebellion and was assisted by Sultan
Sulieman. The Shah accordingly de-
clared war on the Sultan, and the gun
was apparently made for the cam
paign.
The metal at the muzzle is about 3
in. thick. and the diameter Of the bore
is about in. A specimen Of the size
of ball which would be fired from the
gun is placed on the carriage. and in
size it il rather bigger than cricket
ball. The weapon is about 20 It. long,
and on each side are a couple Of rings
evidently intended for lifting pur-
poses. A large number Of people in
spected the trophy yesterday. 1t is
not possible, owing to the height of
the carriage, to see the inscription,
which is on the top Of the gun near
the breech.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-21

Nine more graduates Of the Gov
ernment's free navigation school in
Rockland went before the Federal
steamboat inspectors for examina-
ton last week. making a total Of 1873
men who have graduated from this
institution. In the class which has
Just completed the course were James
f. futile Of Bangor. Arthur E. New
man OF South Brooksville, Rodney F.
Gray Of Castine, Perley W. Lawry Of
Friendship. John T. Irons Of Addison,
Walter Mitchell Of Belfast. Roland
Chamberlain Of Hancock. Kenneth
Wooster II Rockport and Rweus r.
Tossett Of Round Pond.
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REP. MADDEN RAPS
ATTACKS UPON C. O.P.

Washington, Oct. 19.-Democratic
campaign advertising in street cars
and on billboards was denounced by
Representative Madden Of Illinois,
Republican. in a speech in the House
Saturday, as insinuating that the Re-
publicans were not patriotic. He cited
a placard reading:
Germany will say you repudiated
Wilson if you eject to Congress any
one not in sympathy with his poll
icies."
Representative Madden declared
Republicans in Congress had sup
ported the President more Loyalty
than the Democratic members. Rep
resentative Heflin of Alabama, Demo-
crat, interrupted to deny this.
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Albert n. Stevens

Albert H. Stevens of Litchfield died
Oct. 16 at Roper's hospital, Charleston.
S. c., following an operation.
Mr.. Stevens was born in Bethel 81
years ago. Before going to Litchfeld he
spent seven years in Denver, Col. Abou,
20 years ago he married and settled in
Litchfield and engaged in farming. He
was member of the Plains F. B.
church and for sevral years was super
intendent of the Sunday school and
served on the pulpit committee.
Owing to poor health he had passed
the last five winters in Florida Burial
was at st. Augustine, Fla.
A widow and two children, mother
sister and brother, survive.
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YANKS BEAT OFF
BLOW AT GRAND PRE-

With the American Army Northwest
IF Verdun, Oct. N.-tBy the Associated
Press).-A German attack in the region
Of Grand Pre- was repulsed. The Ameri j.
cans for strategic reasons al first gave
a little ground, then rushed forward and
swept the Germans off their feet
The German artillery shelled the en-
tire district. including Beileioveuse farm
and the woods to the south and between
there and Grand Pre-. Fierce fighting
took place throughout Saturday. despite
the heavy rains, the Americans holding
the upper hand.
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Canal Zones More Than Double

Panama. Oct. 20-With a Fourth
Liberty Loan allotment Of $1,000. 900,
the Isthmus has subscribed more
than double that amount comprising
$350,000 from civilians in the Canal
zone, 100000 from the cities Of Colon
and Panama, and $375, 900 from the
canal garrison.
Commenting upon the campaign,
which ended last night. the Panama
News says The subscriptions in
clud those OF hundreds of persons in
Panama who did not care two cents
for the United States until the war
began. They include men Of q dozen
natinualttie0 and an races"
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37.W

vented by disability. assemble at the
several places Of worship and bow
themselves before Almighty God,
imploring his divine assistance at this
time Of our country's peril. on Sun
day the 18th inst. hope all citizens
will forego every little Inconvenience
and thus show their sympathy for
the great sorrow that has come upon
US. and I also request the prayers
Of the clergy be offered up that the
life Of the Secretary Seward may be
spared.
n o. MITCHELL, Mayor"
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NATIONAL HOME

Officer Of the day, Capt. Joseph Al
len.
The failure of the electric car to
stop for the Sunday papers az the
store in Augusta disappointed the old
veterans here and caused a delay
until the arrival of the 2P. NJ. car.
The funeral Of the late Israel Sweet
will be held from the Home chapel
at 10 A. NJ. Monday. Rev. FIR. NeIli-
gan officiating
The returns from furioughs Satur-
day were Willard F. Barnes from
Portland and Nicholas Howard from
New York City
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-21

The death Of William H Hood oc-
CURED in the hospital here Saturday
He was native of Glasgow, Scot
land, and was about IS years Of age
He enlisted in the L. S. navy Aug. y,
1862, and was discharged Sept. II,
1863. He was admitted to the Homo
from Boston. Oct. IA, 1908. He is sur
vived by a wife. Charlotte, and chill
dren, who rside in Roxbury.
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Gard of Thanks

We wish to thank our neighbors and
friends for their kindness and sympathy
of the loss Of our daughter and sister
also for the beautiful floral tributes
from the many friends she had.
MRS. LILLIAN SMALL.
FRED BLAIR.
DONALD BLAIR AND WIFE.
CHARLIE BLAIR.
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NEW ENGLANDERS IN
CANADIAN LIST

Ottawa. Ont, Oct. 19.-Names Of
the following New England men ap-'
peared in the Canadian casualty list
issued here tonight:
Killed in action-J. o. Ducharme.
Woonsocket, r. l.; E. Titlow. Wester-
ly, r. l.; F. w. Hittle, New Bedford.
Mass.
I'LL. FERGUSON, PREsoUE
ISLE, NE.
Wounded and missing-W. ]. Coo
ney, Providence, r. I.
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to the mark Toward sunset they
were over.
Out of the 9SS inhabitants Of To-
gus. $50 because Of one sufficient rea-
son or another. were absolutely I'M
able to buy even one bond On any
possible terms. That left 500 possible
purchasers. OF that number %16 sub
scribed to bonds-or more than As
per cent. The total amount raised
from those 316 subscribers was $o6, 500
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SEEKS SEPARATION OF
HUNGARY FROM AUSTRIA

Amsterdam, Oct. 2O.-Count Michael
haroly. the leader of the Hungarian in
dependent party, at the session of the
hungarian lower house Saturday sub
mitted a motion demanding the econom
&C, military, foreign and political dis.
union Of Hungary from Austria, accord.
ing to advices from Budapest.
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BOWDOIN

CENTER-H. NJ. Weber and W.
F. Buker has gone to Bath to work.
Allra Small is working at Douglas
portable mill.
Mrs B. F. Cady and daughter Mary
left Friday for Medford. Mass, for
the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Morgan were
callers at NJ. e. Libby's Thursday.
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Machinist's Mate
Commended for Bravery

washington, Oct. 20.-Machinist's
mate John W. Hill Of Manchester. N.
H. mas been commended by Score
taTy Daniels for jumping overheard
IN storm and making a seaplane
secure, thus preventing it's destruc-
ton.
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Miss Catherine L. Buker

Miss Catherine Louise Buker died sud-
denly Saturday forenoon at the home OF
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. William
Buker, on Plaisted street. She was Il
years Of age and besides her parents is
survived by brother. Harold G. Buker,
and sister, Mrs. Harley S. Dodge. Ser
vices, which will be private to the fam
lily and immediate friends, will be held
at the residence on Plaisted street at
p. NJ. Tuesday. Rev. FIR. P. H. Reardon
officiating
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BOLSHEvIK TROOPS
SEVERELY DEFEATED
BY CZECHO-SLOVAKS

Shanghai. Saturday. Oct. R.-(By
The Associated Press).-Bolshevik
troops advancing toward Ekaterin-
burg have been severely defateed by
Czecho-Slovak and Siberian forces.
The Bolshiki lost 1000 men killed.
as well as three armored trains. IL
locomotives and go machine guns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-21

The influenza epidemic in this city
seems to be on the wane. as no new
cases were reported to the board of
health last week. 1t is understood
however that the public schools will
remain closed for another weeks,
which seems to meet with public APP
prevail.
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Card Of Thanks

We wish 10 thank our neighbors and
friends for their kindness and synpa-
thy IN our bereavement in the loss Of
our beloved one. also for the beautiful
Horal tributes from the employees of
Hazard Office. and other friends.
HARRY E. COOPER. MOTHER, SIS
TIERS AND BROTHERS.
MRS. Lucy HARRIS AND FAMILY.
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eaoDr's ~ the Liberty Loan in
.,.,-.,,er On saturday evening gave
.... fg.-e M $3.50 with still more
..-,, -.l NOT been tabulated. Gard
-.rs quota was s254 600 1t will
..-, be seen that Gardiner has ex-
.,.4at ..- Quota by 80 percent.
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FRENCH TO SUBMIT VIEWS
ON IRISH CONSUMPTION

Dublin, Oct. 2o.-Field Marshal
French. Tor lieutenant and governor
general Of Ireland, has gone to Lon
don to submit his views to the cab
met on the governments failure to
enforce consumption in Ireland. It is
understood that he will resig if
satisfactory arrangement is not
reached