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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06
THE COST OF RAISING BUGS
Cooperative Demonstrations Bug EliminatonBy Di
rector c. D. Woods

gots. aphids. and beetles in hordsI
got living off this crop and ther
damage was in excess of 10 peI
cent Now 10 per cent loss doel
not show up in the field at all. II
is seldom noted as due to insects al
harvest time. But when insects an!
sucking the plant Juice that wouli
have gone into the formation Of Il
bean pod. unseen loss occurs, anil
when this loss is distributed owe
many plants and many acres the tC.I
tai loss is significant, This 10 pei
cent damage through insect attacsI
indicates a money loss of more thai
a quarter of a million dollars hI
Maine farmers and 10000 bushes
of beans to the consumers. Plane
cannot produce a maximum of beam
more bugs the less beans is the ur
varying rule. And beans are ony
one of the many useful plants az
fected by insects.
The indications are that Maine
cultivators have determined to in.
crease their productive effcienC
by reducing the insect board bills
In this work the State and Fedora
Bureaus are offering enCouraEemer
in the form of cooperative demon,
STATIONS of old and new methods O.
combat. The Maine Agricultural
Experiment Station Staff is directn,
work on insect control and plan
diseases in cooperation with the Col
lege of Agriculture. Already tw
men are i'll the field to assist III
County Agents in combating pest
The returns to the cultivator f.
spraying will he far moro importa)
this year than usual because II
farmer must offset lack of labo
and fertilizer deficiency by IL
creased spraying. or suffer decrease
yields. Every instance of crop pro
lection this year is a guaranty I
the American EX9editionary Force
that less food will be destroyed b
the kaiser's allies in America.
If any grower has any insect Q
plant disease trouble he is urged I
inform his County Agent or tn
Maine Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton at Orono, and all possible he'll
Will be afforded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06
COMING EVENTS

July i-13-Annual conference OF super.
lntendenis OF schools, Castine
July S-Hearing resumed on increased
electric car fares, Portland.
July Estate Board. Of Assessors
Fryeburg.
July lO-state Board OF Assessors
South Taris.
July ll-State Board OF Assessors
Rumford.
July 12-Republican State COMMITTEES
adjourned meeting, Augusta.
July l6-Publc Utilities Commission
hearing on Maine Central petition for
side tracks at Oakland at 10, Augusta.
July. Estate Board of Asse ssors,
July l6-Summer school opens, Cas-
tine.
July ls-Summer school opens, Pressure
Isle.
July l7-state Board of Assessors
July T-fubic Utilities Commission
hearing on complaints against Portlan nd
Terminal Company and Androscoerir
Electric Company. at $50. court house
July Estate Board of Assessor,
July 3-state Board Of Assessors Bel
fast.
July 2-Auction sale by receiver III
Rockland, South Thoma ston and ST
George railway at -. Rockland
July 24-state Board Of Assessors
Wiscasset. -
July 7-Chautauqua week. ROCK.
land
July 3l-Pardon hearing for Isl Linn
Chinese student, convicted Of murder
Gus assault, Governor and Council. Al.
gusta.
July 4-Registered shoot, Gardiner
Gun Club. Gardiner.
July 25-26-State chamnionshin -,
shoot Portland
Aug. 10-Democratic speaking cam
paign opens in Maine.
Aug. 1E43d annual reunion ~ 1s,,
Maine Regiment at Togus. A''''
Aug. s-s-\ational Association Of Or.
ganists, Portland
Aug. 0N-Institute for ,ns,r,et,a,
Of clergy in methods bv whjch tbn
church can give best war service. Ran.
gor Theological Seminary.
Lots OF people take offense. vet the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06

Ralph Hindley of Darien, Conn. gen
eral manager Of the large independent
sardine factory Of the Globe Canning
Company. North Lubec. three mile.
from Eastport. with main Offices in
Eastnort. has recently purchased the
Passa maquoddy steam Ferry on the har-
Dor route from 1.ubec to PASSPORT. with
stops at North Lubec and CampobeIio
Island, New Brunswick The sale in
cludes the passenger steamer Lubec,
wharf and buildings at Lubec. wharf
at North Lubec. and the company
contracts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06
SPECIAL RATES
ASKED FOR
FARM WORKERS

Washington. July Especial rail-
road rates of one cent mile for
farm workers were asked today of
the railroad administration by the
department of labor. Farmers are
unable to compete with Industrial
concerns in getting labor, the rail-
they cannot afford To pay transpor-
tation which manufacturers are Of
fering.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06
NEW PHASE
Continued from PAGE One)

hility of Allied thrusts at other points
along the line, thus compelling the
shifting Of German reserves to meet
these attacks
1t is believed that General Foch now
is in a position to take this means Of
slowing up the enemy without impair
ing his own reserves
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06

the Quaker Hill school for the pur-
pose # starting a school library. be-
cause The per centage Of attendance
was so high
Mrs. Minnie Hight Of SomerviIle,
Mass. is visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. G. l.. Wilson is very i'll.
Raymond X. Wiggin has the best
record of any pupil in the Inferno
date school. having attended school
during the past year without beng
absent or tardy. Flora Taylor also
deserves honorable men ion being abb
sent only one-half day owing to a
bad storm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06
POSSIBILITY
MOHAMMED V.
ASSASSINATED

London, July D"Konorts have
reached London from Dutch sources
that the death OF the sultan Of
Turkey. Mohammed Y. which took
place on Wednesday night. was not
due 70 natural causes ana prcsum-
ably was part of n rcN evolutionary
movement in the ottoman Empire
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06
AERIAL FORCES HELP
LAND FORCES IN ATTACE
SOUTH OF THE SOMME

London, July 5-British aeria
forces co-operated with tho lan
forces in yesterdays attack agains
the Germans south of the Sommc &C
cordins to an official statement OIL
aviation operations issued tonight
Eleven German airplanes were de
stroyed and ten driven down cut Q
control as "a result OF rombatS. Fou
British machines are missing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06

1t is expected that within short
time building operations at the North
End. Bath, where the Emergency
Fleet Corporation proposes to build
numerous dwellings to house ship
yard workers, will begin. NO con
tract has yet been let for the con
struction of these dwellings, and il is
understood that the title to the land
has not Yet been passed. Hundreds
OF laborers Will be kept busy al, sum
mer on this work, when it is once
commenced, and it is planned to have
the houses ready for occupancy by
early winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06

In California there are several flow
ers tfat would bear no seeds except
for the visits and activities OF in
sects. One of these is the yucca.
tiny moth lives in the flower and ner-
forms a peculiar work, intricate. bu,
without which the yucca could no,
perpetuate Itself through seeds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06
Serious Unrest Accord
ing to Prem. Botha
Suspect Enemy Agencies at Work.
Outbreak Of Violence Feared and
Strong Police and Military Meas
ures Being Taken to Cope With
Situation

Pretoria. July 5.-Premier Botha Of
the Union of Gouth Africa has issued a
statement she wing that serious unrest
exists in South Africa. Strong police
and military measures are being taken
to cope with e situation.
He added that the government had in
formation pointing to the existence of
movement having the suhmersion OF
the constitution by violent methods.
The statement continues:
There is good reason for suspecting
that enemy agencies are at work in this
country and that they are intriguing
to stir up strife, not only among Euro
peans but also among the natives, and
no means or matters are deemed too
despicable so long as they can attain
their object"
Premier Botha said that had not
prompt and effective military measures
been taken the situation would have
eliminated in grave disturbance and
probably serious loss of life.
London. July 5.-Serious strikes have
been in progress in the Transvaal mines
and it has been reported that these were
stirred up by German agents or ire
concilable Beers
A Reuter- message from Johannesburg
yesterday said that all the natives who
had refused to work on Wednesday had
resumed their duties
a correspondent OF the Times. tele-
graphing from Cape Town on Monday,
said:
The movement was originated by in
ternational Socialists, working on the
educated classes and helped by the in
creased rost of living"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06

A Woodbury.. ". j.. plant has given
an order for 5000 pairs Of girls shoes.
These are to be distributed to the en-
ployes and are only part OF the or
der. Great quantities Of bed cover
ings and other sleeping equipment
are to be purchased.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06

Should the civil service retirement BIZ
which has been reported to Congress
favorably, become law. upon its taking
effect it will retire from the Portlan
Custom House. under the age limit the
following: Francis r. Chase. inspec-
tor, Alpheus +. Grover. clerk: Alonzo
Hight clerk; Charles f. Small. clerk;
Charles " Skillings. inspector; Rufus
Lamson clerk; Francis Wiggin. clerk
Timothy Elliott. inspector of immigra
ton: David Rosenberg, Interpreter. and
Frank I.avorasalle, janitor. This bill
provides that Government EMPLOYEES
may resign a the age of 6s. and must
resign at y. The pension to be granted
the retiring employees varies from s451
a year TO 5000. depending on length OF
service But an employee must have
served u years to be entitled to any
pension. The bill also provides that
the employees not subject to retire
ment must pay the government ., pe..
cent Of their salaries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06
Profiteering in Woolens
Must Be Stopped

Washington, July 5.-Reports of CON
tinued speculation in woolens caused
the War Industries Board today to send
notice TO dealers in wooden piece goods
that profteerng is detrimental to the
public welfare and is contrary to the
industrial policy as outlined by the
President.
IN previous warning the board said
drastic action would be taken unless
speculation ceased
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06

Glover seed is as valuable as gold
IN the opinion of A. l. Urschel case
Ter Of a North Manchester. Ind
bank, SO in order to protect his aIs
bushels from fire and theft he has
placed it in a safety deposit vault.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06
VIRGIN ISLANDS
IN WEST INDIES
IN DRY COLUMN

st. Thomas, Virgin Islands. July S.
The Virgin Islands, Americas new
possessions in the West Indies, have
gone dry. The local legislatures
hye adopted the governments pro-
9als for prohibition which will take
ct on July ! next year. The law
be subject 20 revision after the
!. fr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06
AUGUSTA LOCALS
Church Notices

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: Services at
1030 A. NJ; subject. Cod" sunday
school at 103o A. NJ; mid-week ser
vices Wednesday evening at O'Clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06
Too Late for Classification
For sale-Farming tools.
Wanted-Iwo young men.
For sale-Farm OF 81 acres
For sale-Pair olstein staa-s

CLOSELY MATCHED pAiR az
Hoisteln steers three years old p,rtb
ABOUT IT. inches Good pair to work
ahd go, or would make good beef now
Apply 70 i. F. Bartlett. South Somer-
--- -re. july6d3t
NV FARM OF 81 ACRES CHEAP
i lor cash Or easy terms. Good build
Inss. Large weIl-watered pasture
GOD. lumber. Angie MOODY Ro,,te
NO. II, Gardiner. Ne. iuiySdst.
The FARMING TOOLS ON TIE !
II. Hunt farm-l moving machine
morse rake. two farm wagons with
racks and dumpcart. as wei, az bars
fnaIns and stone-working tools j, ri
ih"h'' route = Augusta. Tel. 1922.
iuy6d3t
( YOUNG MEN TO LEARN AUTO
Ga pSlr,ne' Good wages to beginners.
iuiy6d1u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06
b,QoO,OOO,OoO
sc, htional Is
ST Liberty Bonds

Abingdon, July 5-An admins
bill authorizing issuance Of
Zoo. 900 addiaional Liberty
land sproytding an additional
}00. 900 for loans to the Allies
IL passed by the House. was
late today BY the Senate
amendment or a roll call
goes to President Wilson.
et sweeper in Lemaine. VIC
| cked up a few days ago a
get from a pile of gravel
ID been carried from a gravel
BY It weighed II ounces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06
ALBION

Schools in Albion closed with at
tendance MS follows: Davis. 97.5 per
cent. rurils not absent or tardy for
term: Gertrude Abbott. John Farr:si
Vivian Abbott. Doris Abbott. Elino1
Metcnlf. Hermon Carleton.
Quaker Hill. 97,2 per cent. Ruth
Marks and Forrest Meader were perl
feet IN attendance. yea
Grammar school. 9s.6 per cent. Pt
pills having perfect attendance: LurH
Baker Harold Sennett, katherine
Abbott, Edwina Bagley, Gladys Gid
den, Wallac. Glidden and Alber1
Rowe.
intermediate. ss,1 per cent. Pup
not absent or tardy: Harland Be
Evelyn Chalmers. Flora Taylor.
mond wixgin, Rpby Bickmore. II
lcen Drake. AMMO Harding. Ev
Ectchum. Alber Russell.
Crockett Everr1 )RmaG
Jordan. Ruth W
No. school.
.,,ot absent O.
slinx. Colby IL
xa~~s><ae
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06

Lots of people take offense. vet the
supply never grows less.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-14
LOSS QN TUSCAhIA HAS REACHED 164
MANY NAMES SENT AS SUR. VIVoRS THE WAR DEPART
 MENT HAS NO RECORD OF.

Washington Feb. I3--War depart ment advices indicate that very few American soldiers lost their lives on the Tuscania in addition to the 164 reported today as buried on the Scot tish coast. The latest reports place the American loss at not more than ITO, of the 2,179 who were on board the ship, although the list of rescued is far from complete.
 Seven additional survivors were of- ficially reported tonight reducing the departments list Of those unreported as saved to about 160. The Associated Press list of the unreported, made up by checking both of official and unofficial adyices against the Tus- canias passenger list was reduced to I'll.
 The war department is exchanging daily long cablegrams with the em- gasSy at London in an effort to com plete the survivors roll and untangle names garbled in transmission. AL though only some 260 of those on the passenger list are unofficially unac- counted for the department has more than 27l names of survivors, which it has been unable to decipher. About forty of these are supposed to be dup lications and as many more are names of men of whom there is no record
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-14
MORE FATALITIES AT HICKS FLYING FIELD
TWO MACHINES CRASH TO EARTH, CRUSHING PILOTS AL
 MOST BEYOND RECOGNITION.

Fort Worth, Tex, Feb. 13-Thres more fatalities, due to two separate crashes, were added today to the ever lengthening roll of deaths at Hicks flying field, fifteen miles from Fort Worth, The dead are Lieuten- ant Peyton C. March, son of the new ly appointed acting chief of staff of the United States army; First Lieu tenant J. l.. Wray, a native Canadian, but who had resided for years at Los Angeles, Calif, and Cadet Flyer R Porter, whose father is R. A. Porter a JeWeler, ot oLng Island, N. |.
 The three bodies are being held pending instructions as to their dis position
 Lieutenant March crashed on, thousand feet into the aerodrome at Hicks Field Tuesday afternoon. He died today at o'clock at the base hospital at Camp Bowie.
 Lieutenant Wray, who was g years of age and Cadet Porter, 23 years of "SNt Ni"pHtu dL u Q CLOCK today four miles from Hicks field. A party of cadets from Benbrook saw the men plunge earthward. and hurried to the scene, arriving only a few moments after the machine almost buried itself in the sod The bodies of the lieu tenant and the cadet, mangled beyond recognition, were pinned beneath the wreckage
 How control was lost of either ma chine never will be fully known, but each plane was seen to plunge into d nose dive, one of the most dangerous plights in which flyer can be placed, and which has caused most of the fatalities at the aviation camps about Forth Worth
 The mother and sister of Lieuten- ant March are speeding to Fort Worth tonight to take charge of the body. At late hour today no replies had been received from relatives of Lieu tenant Wray and Cadet Porter.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-14
OFFICIALS ARREST BOXING
 CLUB PROMOTERS

Little Rock Ark Feb Officials
 If the Army Athletic Association were lrrestcd in North Little Rock follow ng the conclusion Of the weekly box ing mach of the club. They were charged with promoting a prize fight in violation of state law. The war rants were sworn cut by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Harry Hale The arrests were surprise as box ins bouts have been held weekly tor several months with no interference.
 Those arrested were Paul Grabiei, secretary of the association Billy haack. Cf Memphis, referee. and the principals in the main bout, Jimmy Minor of Memphis and Bill Kramer. of Brooklyn X Y All of the men were released on bonds
 Newspaper writers at the ringside gave the decision to Minor at the end of 10 fast rounds The men are light weights
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-14

are speeding Up their shipping pro- grams and naval officials in both countries have predicted that the sub- marine will be curbed this summer. Secretary Daniels believes the ef- fectual results will be obtained in tho early summer
 Admiral John L. Jellicoe, former chief of the British naval staff. re- gently predicted that by next August it could be said that the submarine menace is killed"
 However. he predicted dark months before that time. The output in 1918 for the United States has been variously estimated at from 2,500,000 to 4.500.00O tons with shipping board officials confident that at least S,500.000 tons will be completed. No estimate of Great Britain's output has been received but that country is ex- pected to increase its 1ai7 figures.
 Japan's operations just now arc hampered by lack Of steel but this handicap is expected to be overcome and that country is expected to in crease greatly this year.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-14
Germans Sunk Six
 Million Tons Last Year
The Amount Destroyed Was Three Times as Great as
 That Built.

Washington, Eco. t3-Ship tonnage sunk by submarines in 1917 was nearly three times as great as the production in the United States and Great Britain during that year. This was disclosed today by the announce ment of Andrew Bonar Law, chancel- Tor of the exchequer in the British house of commons that Great Britain produced only 1,163.472 tons of ship ping last year. The output in the United States was 901,223 tons. mak- ing total combined tonnage of 2,064,697, while sinkings by submar- ines last year generally are reckoned at six million tons While complete figures on construction in Japan, Italy. France and other nations in 1917 are not yet availab ble, officials here do not believe their aggregate yielded the total of the United States If that is the case submarine sinkings more than doubled all tonnage produced.
 American and British officials ex- pect a very different story in 1918, The United States and Great Britain
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-14

stiIl flying over the American positions seeking information as to the nun Der of them there.
 While the Austrians at last accounts were still trying out the Italian line on the Sette Communi and at other points and meeting with sangulnary defeat behind the fighting line, they and the Germans are playing the role Of yandals, using violence against the natives, pillaging their homes and stores and sending back to their own countries foodstuffs and other spells. Even women and children are being brutally treated by the troops
 Enemy submarines last week were unusually busy Nineteen British merchantmen and foW Italian were sent to the bottom during tfhG perfod and another Spanish steamer, the Cef- erino, was sunk The feeling in Spain against Germany for the recent de struction of two other Spanish vessels has been great and doubtless the Spanish government will send another strong protest to Berlin.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-14
HOLDING WOMAN SPY.

Salt Lake City, Feb 14-Federal authorities admitted late this after noon that they were holding woman alleged to be a German spy in con- nection with the arrest of Rev. Henry M. Leesman, who was captured Sat urday while attempting to deliver @ letter at the war barracks. It is stated that the woman being held wrote the letter which the minister attempted to deliver. Officials declined to announce the womans name.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-14
NEWSPAPER ALLEGES
 STATEMENTS ARE TRUE

Madison, Wis. Feb. 13-The ans wer of the Democratic Printing com pany and Oscar D. Brandenburg, pub- fisher of The Madison Democrat, in the action of Senator LaFoIlette ask Ing $100,000 damages for alleged libel, was filed today The answer de- clares the truth of the alleged defam- atory article where they refer to the plaintiff and goes into detail with ref ence to particular acts of LaFollette. The answer contains numerous quota tions from numerous speeches and numerous articles and among them several from LaFollettes magazine Papers have been placed in the hands of the sheriff and notices served on attorneys for the plaintiff for ad- verse examination of IaFolette.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-14

New York. Feb. l3-Although under the good weather the terrain in France and Belgium is fast drying out and the Teutonic allies are continuing tc pour thousands of troops to positions behind the battle line. there still has been no indication that the enemy is ready to begin his much advertised offensive
 Bombardments and patrol encount- CTS along the entire front are still taking place as for many days past. but the roar Of the guns nowhere has reached that volume of drum fire which in the past always has heraded great infantry attacks.
 While the German endorsements have been coming up the entente com manders have not been lying idle aud waiting for the offensive to begin
 On the other hand, they eyerywher, have strengthened their positions {, meet any emergency and optimism t expressed both from French and Brit ish sources that should the Germans strike, no matter how early the mo ment. they will meet most stubborn resistance from gun and man power
 The Associated Press correspond ents with the French headquarters says that the French authorities con sider that the total number of the enemy now facing the French. British American and Belgian troops. or held m reserve aggregates 2,3l0.000 men Recent statements from the British military authorities in Great Britain have been that preponderance of weight in both man and gun power still lies with the entente armies.
 Several additional successful raids have been made by the British. in which German officers and men have been captured and heavy artillery lighting between the French and Ger mans on the various sectors sums up inc activities that have been in prog ress on the western front The Amer ican sharpshoOters and artillerymen are keeping up their good work against The Germans, having with their shap- nell fire compelled the enemy to al most abandon first line trenches and with their sharpshooters and rapid fire guns, forced snipers to quit their posts and seek safety.
 Meanwhile German aeroplanes are