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New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Sunday Amusements
At Army Camps Opposed

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA commit
tee representing the Lords Day Ali
ance of the United States. embracing
sixteen religious denominations, urged
President Wilson to-day to prevent
Sunday amusements at army and navy
training camps and posts.
The committee also asked the Presi-
dent to support the bill before Con
gress to prohibit unnecessary work in
the District of Columbia on Sunday
The President was understoo to have
favored both proposals.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Strike of 5000 Averted
At American Locomotive Works

WASHINGTON, W Feb. 1.-Satisfac-
tory adjustment Of wage contro-
versy which threatened a strike of
5000 employees of The American Lo-
comotive Company was announced to-
DAY by the Department Of Labor. The
questions were settled without any
stoppagc of production.
a threatened strike of railway
clerks employed by ,hc Wabash Rail
road also has been averted by adjust
mont of wa-o and working dcmands
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
3 New Workers Commissioned
staff COyresDonf2enc11

WASHINGTON, Feb. New York
crs granted reserve corps commissions
by the War Department to-day incud
ed the following:
Ordnance Reserve-F'red l.. NJ Masury. 1871
Riverside Drive. major.
Medical Reservc-Samue Hecht, 500
Greene Avenue. Brooklyn, and Morris Hirsch
Kahn, 166 West Seventy-irst Street, first
lieutcnantS.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Railroads Worth "a Junk
More Than Original Cost

ST. LOUIS. Feb. /. - The Alton G.
Jacksonville Railroad. with its twenty
one miles of standard cuage tracks
connecting Alton and Jerseyville, ILL.,.
went out of business to-day and the
entire property will be disposed of as
junk by it's owner, John j. Cummings.
of Chicago.
The road is said to represent an
original cost of 100000. The property
is worth more as junk at war prices
than it cost orieinally
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Train Kills z School Children

MOOSE LAKE, Mimi, Feb. 1.~-North-
ern Pacific train No. 50, northbound,
struck bus in which twenty school
children were riding here late to-day.
killing seven and seriously injurinc
several others. None Of the passengers
or members Of the train crew we're
injured
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Ship Fireman Commended

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-Secretary
Daniels to-day commended Fireman
John p. Smith. of a receiving ship at
Norfolk, Va, for bravery in rescuing
shipmatc from drowning January 12.
SMITHS home is at University Park,
Denver.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
DR.. Hopkins Accepts II. S. Post

WASHINGTON. Feb. DR. Ernest
NJ. Hopkins, president of Dartmouth
College, to-day sent to the War De-
partment his acceptance Of the posi-
ton of supervisor of industrial rela
tions in the Office of Major General
Goethals, acting quartermaster general
DR.. Hopkins will be stationed at the
War DeDartment
New-York tribune., 1918-02-02

The beauty of a silk lined
overcoat of black or dark
oxford lies in the fact that
it goes to the opera with the
same smart air that it goes to
business.
Digni6ed. Good looking.
Serviceable.
Domestic and foreign
goods-the best.
Cut, tailored and trimmed
in the same good way the
high priced tailors cut. trim
and tailor theirs.
Priced to appeal to the
man who wants the best, the
while he cuts his tailor s bill
in half.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
Broadway Broadway
at 18th St. The at 34th St.
Broadway Corners Fifth Ave.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-11-07
ANXIETY FOR
CORPORAL HAAG
Friends of Former Under
sheriff Now Fear That He
May Have Died While in
Service in France.

Deep anxiety is felt for the safety
of Corporal John L. Haag, former und-
ersherlff of the county and who has
been with the Black Hawk Division of
the army in France. Sheriff Jacob
Hermann and members of the Haag
family have been bombarding the War
Department for soma facts in regard
to a mysterious letter which has re.
Gently been received by Mrs. Haag and
which indicates that Corporal Haag
has died somewhere in France.
No casualty reports received from the
War Department up to the present time
have announced the death of Corporal
Haag. The letters received give moth
ing on which to. make any statement.
They simply state that Corporal Haag
lis "deceased. Some time ago Mrs.
Haag sent letter to her husband in
France. It was evidently received at
the post where he was supposed to be
stationed It had beer opened and
evidently read, then across the front
of the envelope was written deceased
and the letter has been returned to
Mrs. Haag in a regular envelope of the
War Department bearing the name
Lieutenant j. A. Owens. Not a word
of explanation is made, more than the
blue pencil message !" deceased on the
outside of the original envelope. The
envelope in which the letter was re-
turned bears the regular mark of the
censor. This letter was dispatched from
France on Octobr 18th last.
Two weeks before that date Corporal
Haag had sent a letter home. At that
time he made no mention of illness or
of injury and he had not been called
for action at the front. Mrs. Haag
hs sent several kilograms to the Ad-
jutant General at Washington but the
fact that these kilograms have not
been answered leads her to believe that
the War Department is making an in
vestigation into the facts of the case.
Few Kenosha soldiers are better
known than Corporal Haag. He was
for some time manager of the Kenosha
baseball team and one of the best
known amateur baseball players in the
city. He had his preliminary training
at Camp Grant at Rockford and he
went overseas with the Black Hawb
Division in July.
Reports of his death have been in
circulation about the city, but little
eredence was given to them until after
the receipt of the official letter from
France which would indicate that he is
dead. The friends of Corporal Haag
are still hopeful that some mistake has
been made and they are going to contin-
ne to lombard the War Department IN
It'll they get some official statement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-11-07

found to be armed with a revolver
similar to the one used by Russo. One
of the cartridges in the revolver had
been snapped but it had not exploded.
The shooting caused the widest ex-
element in the saloon and in the res
taurant adjoining it. People in both
buildings fed into the street fearing
for their lives and one or .wo Of the
more daring guests in the restaurant
watched the revolver duel through a
small aperture which connected the
saloon and the restaurant. These pee
pie declared that they saw at least
three revolvers in operation during the
shooting ARRAY. It is thought possible
that one of the men who fed from the
saloon fred at least one shot and
possibly two shots
Locanti Is aim had been all but per-
feet. 1t is declared that the first shot
he fred went through Russo's right
arm and entered the breast cavity Just
below the heart; another shot went
through the lower portion of the right
arm and penetrated the right lung of
Russo, and still another struck in the
chest just below the heart. Russo had
another wound on the right jaw and
scratch under the chin which made
all Of the shots fired by Locanti ac-
counted for.
The shooting of Locanti brought great
sorrow among his friends. He is one
of the oldest and best known of the
italian residents of the city and he
has always borne an excellent reputa-
ton. He has been in the saloon bust
ness for years and his place of bust
ness has always been conducted strict
ly in keeping with the law and the reg
ulations. He had been one of the
most consistent men in the enforcement
of the regulations against giving liquor
to men in uniform,
Police officers after the shooting APP
peared to be a great deal more inter
ested in the condition Of Loeanti than
they were in the facts surrounding the
killing of Russo Every witness in the
place insisted that Locanti had made
no effort to reach for his revolver until
after he had felt the blood squirting
from the wound in his own body.
kilograms have been sent to Newark
in an effort to get some facts in regard
to Russo. AS yet no plans have been
made for coroner S inquest and it will
probably be delayed until after Locanti
RECEIVERS sufficiently to be present.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-11-07

crime IS Hospital; provided for eight
burials; and took care of ten families
under quarantine. Four families were
provided with coal, wood, shoes, cloth
Ing, groceries, meats, rents and other
necessaries.
The report of the building Inspector,
j. NJ Albers, was received and APPROX
ed. The report showed that fifty-nine
building permits were granted in the
month of October, of which eight were
for new buildings; thirty-three were
for heating plants; one was a permits
to move building; nine were for ad-
ditions and alterations and eight for
garages and barns. Inspections for the
month amounted to one hundred and
thirteen and the estimated cost of work
under inspection for October is: new
buildings, $1,000; additions and altera-
lions, $18,385; garages and barns, $935 !;
making a total of $65,920.
The reports of the various standing
committees were then read, approved
and bills ordered paid.
Alderman Shearer, chairman of the
finance committee, stated that at the
close of this month the finance commit
tee would have to start making up the
budget for the running expenses of the
city for the year 1919, and he entreat-
ed the chairmen of the various com
mittees which requires funds, to make
an estimate as far in their power, of
the amount they will need SO that the
finance committee may have some work
ing basis. He stated that heretofore
the finance committee would make a
budget and then at nearly every meeting
IN the new year there would come up
some expenditure that was not taken
account of and that the result would
be that the finance committee would
have to go to the banks and borrow
money for the running expenses of the
city. He wanted to see the time when
all these things could, by a little fore
sight, be taken care of in the annual
budget and when the council would not
have to borrow money to tide the city
over for the last quarter Of the year.
The claim of Charles G. Isermann for
500 for injuries to himself and auto
mobile sustained by running into sink
hole at Elizabeth street and Rowland
avenue on September 18th, was dis
allowed by the committee on claims, as
read by Chairman Thomas, of that
committee. The claim of E. w. Harri-
son for 1910 for injuries to himself and
automobile by being run into by truck
belonging to the city, was referred to
the water commissioners, as. it was
ascertained that the truck that rim
into him was under the supervision
of the Water Board.
Alderman Donahue Of the health and
sanitation committee, reported that his
committee had arranged matters 50
that there would be no more contention
over the question as to whose fault it is
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-11-07

if garbage cans are missing. As soon
as the two thousand cans arrive they
viii be turned over to superintendent
Boyer and his receipt will be taken for
them. No one shall be allowed to give
out a can but Boyer and it shall be
paid for at the clerk s Office. In the
event of change of the custodian of
the cans there shall be an inventory of
those on hand and the outgoing Gus
todian shall be liable for the difference
between the cans on hand and the
list of cans given out by him, if there
be any difference.
/ The ordinance providing safety zones
and parking places for automobiles was
read the third time and adopted. The
ordinance provides that fifty feet on
South street west of Main; fifty feet
from the corner Of each street inter
secting Main street between Wisconsin
and Pearl streets, both inclusive; all
that part of Main street east of the
railway tracks between the south curb
of Market street and the north line
of the first alley south of Market street.
or Market Square; north of the rail
way tracks and between the west curb
on Main street and a point one hundred
feet west thereof; all that part of
Market Square south of the street rail
way tracks and between the west curb
on Main street and point one hundred
feet west thereof; all that part of Main
street west of the railway tracks and
between the north curb Of Wisconsin
street and to a point one hundred and
eighty-one feet north; all that part of
Main street west of the street railway
tracks and between the south curb Of
Wisconsin street ond a point one humid
red feet south, are hereby created and
established safety zones for the COM
fort and convenience of passengers get
ting on or off of street cars and the
safety of persons using the streets.
It shall be unlawful for any driver
of any vehicle to approach street car
which has stopped for taking on or dis
charging passengers within the confines
Of the aforesaid safety zones and such
vehicle shall not proceed until the
street car is in motion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-11-07

Mrs. Anna Wagner Of Linden street,
entertained her brother, Private Henry
Friedeck, of Collegiate, Maryland, and
Miss Peggie Gurem, at her home on
Sunday evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-11-07

Miss Pauline Reiser returned to Chi
cago after spending few days with
her parents in Kenosha. Miss Reiser
spent the entire month Of October in
helping to fight the Spanish influenza
in the state of Indiana.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-11-07

Miss Lena Bohn is sick with the
Spanish influenza at the Isolation Hos
pital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-01

from France after serving six months
in the Ambulance Corps. gave q very
Interesting lecture at Leger'S theatre
Wednesday, evening. giving q clear out
line of his life and other lives in
France. He lectured III Hartland
Thursday evening.
Vernon Frost of this town, who re
Gently underwent a critical operation
on his ear at the Eye and Far Intirm
Dry in Portland. il i'll at the intirmary
with rheumatic fever.
Miss Julia Crafts of Greenvlle. who
was in town Wednesday, the guest Of
Mrs. T. T.. Buttomley, left here for Ros-
ton. Moscley HUE Of Groton, Mass, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Bottomley
A meeting Of the Hartland road Red
Cross workers Was held Thursday af-
ternoon with Mrs. II. A. Whitman.
Sumner Graves and daughter Miss
Alta Graves of Bangor and Mrs. =. ~
Wells and two children Of Winthrop
arc guests OF Nj. and Mrs. -. II. Fol
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-01
Pythian Sisters Install

The installation ceremony at The
Pythian Sisters Wymadorlett Temple
vas u very successful affair Mrs
Eva t.. Kirkpatrick, past grand pro .
teCtOr. Was the installing officer and
was assisted by Past Chief Iu"z G..
Getchell as grand senior and Past
Chiet Emma \. ROYAL a~ Grand man
"ser. u Queen Temple. Augusta There
were present ~ visitors Grand chief
Katherine Sohel of Camden Past
Grand Chief Annie +. Arnold 81 Au-
susta, l.. {. Nellie bessE OF Augusta.
l.. G. Jeanette Lord Of Gardiner
The officers installed were: t. G..
Lucy Iiarriman: NJ. f. G.. Eulela Pray:
f.. s. Viola Lee: F.. j., Enma Johnson;
NJ. Of T.. Hattie Walton; VI. of H. and
G., Ella P,Irdy; VI. Of f.. Amy l.aud-
rick: Prot, Georgia I.ittletield; guard.
Fannie Castnrl.
l.. {. Lucy Hartman was presented
with a j. {. pin by j. G., c. Eva Kirk
patrick. NJ. f.. G. Eulela Pray pre-
scented the installing officer and the
past chief with lifting tokens OF ap-
probation and regard. After brief
but enjoyable program q bountitui sup
per was served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-01
SOuTH GARDINER

Mrs. c. S. Harris and Mrs. Z. a.
smith passed Wednesday in Lewiston.
Frank McPhee has gone to Spring
field to visit his sons. Earl and Boyn-
ton.
Mrs. Sadie Annis. who has been Wis
ting with her sisters, at Worcester and
Lee, Mass, returned home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Perley Reed of Water
Vile were weekend guests. of Mi.
Reeds parents. Mr.. and Mrs. \. +.
Reed. Johnson street.
Harry Jordan was business caller
in Bath Saturday.
Miss May Jewett and Miss Marion
Lawrence passed Thursday in Port
land.
Everyone in this ward who is inter
ested in knitting or having it done
for the soldier boys, is asked to con-
tribute to a fund to buy yarn. as the
Gardiner fund which has supplied US
is exhausted. All members of the Red
Cross in town are asked to give ~
cents a month to the fund and boxes
for the same will be found at all OF
the stores or money sent TO Miss +. NJ.
Jewett will be used for this good cause.
The Gardiner Red Cross Chapter has
spent from Aug. "a to Jan. l. in yarn
for knitted articles s2624.10.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-01
ADJUSTMENTS
marouerite Clark in "Seven Swans"
Today at Coliseum with Sennett
Comedy. Eleven Reels, johnson
Opera House. Both Big Programs.
Shows 2.3O and 7.3O at Both Theatres.

SNOW White. in which | appeared
at the Little Theatre. New York city.
in 1917. was the first time | ever really
succeeded in This strange ambition OK
tNine but in It fully proved my con-
tcntipn that the tired business man.
.hom managers try 50 hard TO please.
as wei as his wife and whole family.
arr. more than delighted TO relax once
in while and enjoy a thoroughly I'M
possible. imaginative bit of faIry-taIe
lore.
$50. N0u soc, when | got to be
'4ur"-'nnff' motion picture star. made
it a rule to produce at least one picture
= wear that should he just that Kind OF
:, relaxation. SO snow White took
screen form at Chfistmas time last
wear ana now The Seven Swans wiz
prove my theory once more.
Johnson Oucr;l House bill includes
the nig f'uN feature in tiEe parts. Soul
ii satan" with Gladys Rrockwell. the
lad> with Pauline Frcdericll'S features;
Tia" Universal News and the FIVE reel
butterfly. The Midnight Man" with
Jack Mulhall. This makes eleven reels
Of dash and SO. Two shows today,
q, and 100. Three lull shows on
Saturday only Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-01
Mrs. Reynolds Entertains .. A. z.

The members of Samuel Grant char
ter. d. \. r., were entertained by MIS-.
Arthur Reynolds Wednesday artel-
noon at her home on Lincoln avenue.
The time was devoted TO knitting ana
sewing. \ subject of interest which
was disrussed' was the restoration by
the National Society OF ID. \. RS. Of
the French village of Tillolog. il Dlc
Picardie. It is planned to replace 100
houses for the village, which was palt-
Is destroyed in the early part Of the
year. The SJl 00O for this purpose will
be given by the 100000 members Of
the National Society and the work tc-
gun in the spring.
Mrs. Laura f. Richards VIII, Was
present, read most lmpreSSiNely an ar
ticle on the condition OF the French
children, their homes and villages; All
present ielt the sympathy Of the read
e. for the stricken people and the glo-
rious courage Of the E'reuch nation
The National society is also 10 under
cake the care of 200o French orphans
The hostess was assisted in serving
by Mrs. James Lawrence and Mrs.
G. Dexter Libby
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-01

ana Tor six years 4 tea cher of maine
mates in Harmony High school. Corinna
Union Academy and the Lee Normal
Academy, has been elected 70 ill the va
cancy caused by Miss Wadsworth's res
ignaton.
January 30 was generally observed as
Tag Shovel day in Gardiner.
About 100 tags were distributed through
pupils of the public schools.
Supt Ross reports that he has already
distributed 900 w. S. s. buttons to pupils
who have purchased War Savings
Stamps. A new lot has been ordered.
Many pupils are already filing their sec
ond book
II you wish to see a busy group, drop
into the Central street school some aft
ernoon about closing time. After the
lessons for the day have been put away
comes the work for the Junior Red Cross
About a dozen sweaters several hum
dred shot bags, and bath mitts, wash
cloths and afghan squares without num-
Der have already been made. Central
street seems TO lead in the work Just
now. but Highland avenue and some Of
the other schools will make them ,-ork to
hold it.
Miss Jennie NJ. Reed teacher of Latin
III the Gardiner High school in place Of
Miss Field. resigned entered upon her
duties Thursday morning.
The following are the five leaders in the
| spelling and attendance contests in the
Gardiner schools for the four weeks end
| ing Jan. .: Attendance, Plummer stree.
Grade V, SS.4l; Central street. Grade IN,
s6Sl: Central street, Grades VIII and IN.
a5.GS; Highland avenue, Grades VIII anu
IN a5.2Y; New Mills. grades " and V.
~ S. Rank in spelling; Burns. Grades
~ ana NJ. 9a.45; Highland avenue.
grade VI. "S.j2 Burns. Grades VII ana
IL. 1896; Central street. Grade IN. aS2.
Grant street, Grade V, $500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-01
P|TTSFIELD
Curtis-Morris Wedding Fuel
Situation Very Serious

\ patriotic meeting in the interest
OF starting the campaign for the sale
OF the Thrift stamp was held in Union
hall Thursday evening under the aus
pieces Of the local Thrift stamp COM
mittee. a program was given consist
ing of music by the pittsfield Gram
mar school orchestra, anG the girls
chorus and boys chorus of the school,
vocal solos by Leland White and a
trio selection by Violet Kicker. Violet
BARLEY. Hazel Hall. A vocal solo was
given by Robert Smith. Following the
program an address was given by Hon.
T.. +. Merrill of Skowhegan, after
which the star Spangled Banner" was
sung.
A generous gift has been given to
the Pittsfield Red Cross Chapter by
the McGilvery- C,lmmins Go. Of this
town. who will give The Chapter $50
month during the year of 1918.
4 pleasant lodge affair occurred in
G. A. X. hall Thursday evening, when
a joint installation Of the officers of
Somerset lodge, X. of F.. and NADIA
waska Temple Pythian Sisters, was
held. The installing officer for the
Pythan Sisters was Mrs. Nellie Wey-
mouth of Dexter, past grand chief, who
was assisted by Mrs. Gerald and Mrs
Midget of Burnham. The installing
officer for the *. Of =. was Grand
Keeper of Record and Seal Edgar J.
Brown of Waterville, who also gave
fine talk during the evening. After
the work refreshments were served.
There will be a joint installation Of
the officers ELECT Of Meridian lodge. F.
and A. NJ and Ira Berry Chapter, Il.
4. A.. Friday evening, Feb. /.
4 division of the New Era Auxiliary
Of the Baptist church held a baked
bean suppen at the church Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. McCullay of Detroit has pur-
chased the r. II. Bean hollse on Libby
street and will move his family here in
May.
w NJ. Bigelow left Thursday on
business trip to Boston.
Mrs. Walter Bailey OF East Ware
ham, Mass. who accompanied the re-
mains of Mr.. Bailey here. will remain
in town with her sister, Mrs. w. L.
and other relatives.
Mervin Ames as a Four Minute man.
spoke at Leger's theatre. Thursday eve
ring on "The Ship Building Cam
paign.'
The third lesson in the Red Cross
First Aid was held Thursday afternoon.
The lesson was principally on band
ages and was very instructive.
Tobey. Moores who has returned
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-01
Mems Bible History Club

Al the last meeting of the Mems Ri
Tie History Club at Christ church par
.sh house. a new series Of study was
begun. for the second half of the year,
The general subject being, The His
t,ric Life Of Christ" \ large number
Of men ware present and a great deal
"i personal interest shown. One Of the
features 20 he brought out is the de-
velopment CT the personal study Of the
scriptures.
The course is divided into seven sec
tons which VIII carry the work through
tn Easter. From time TO time illustra-
tons Viii Ne given Of places, people or
events. concerning the life of Christ.
and on Good Friday the Passion Play
win be Shown with many beautiful
slides