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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-03

"The Eastern states, including New
New Jersey and Delaware, on the
whole showed little increase over last
tear. In certain parts Of all this ter
litory there has been a better show
Ing, and particularly has there been
greater activity among manufacture
ing concerns in providing land for
their employees; but these gains have
been counteracted to certain extent
oy less activity In other places so that
the amount of food homegrown along
the upper Atlantic coast this year will
be slightly II any greater than last
year. Better cultivation in hundreds
of cases may make up for what is lack
ing In numbers. In New York the park
department alone reports 1900 war
gardens 20 by 40. The total number
Of war gardens In this territory, as
shown by the reports, is S48,OOO, OF
which 7S7, 900 are In New York, Penn
sylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
1.-The South has made an excellent
record, certain states in particular
having made notable gains. Including
Texas and Oklahoma, there are total
of 1,246,OOO war gardens In the South
ern states this year, one-fourth Of the
number In the entire United States.
California, Washington and Oregon
show total of 483.OOO war gardens.
That the war gardeners intend to save
a great part of the garden crop Is
shown In the 200 entries received up
to July for the canning contests that
garden clubs are organizing all over
the country"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-03
Bio Prizes Are Offered.

lug SedSOu lulS year, WuiSh was hduc
possible by weather generally favor
able throughout the country. To en-
courage saving the garden crop the
national war garden commission, which
planted 400-acre demonstration war
garden at Camp Dix, N. j., is offering
$4,000 In prizes for the best canned
vegetables grown In war gardens, with
the slogan "Back up the cannon by
use of the Gamer"
In nearly every section of the coun-
try there has been an appreciable and
encouraging increase In the number of
war gardens this year, the commission
announced. This has ranged anywhere
from 10 to 60 per cent. In the Eastern
portions there was failure to note
gain on the early returns.
''The greatest percentage of in
crease" the commissions statement
adds, "was made In the Central West
ern states and Pacific coast, taking
any one section of the country as
whole. There an awakening has taken
place which revealed itself In an en-
thusiastic, widespread drive to help
home food production. OF the total
number of war gardens In the United
States, the preliminary reports show
that more than 2,O000tO of them
2,276,OO0, to be exact-were In the
Central Western territory. There was
gain of fully so per cent over the
war garden activity Of last year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12
FRANCE TO BAR
GERMAN GOODS
DEAL WITH ALLIES

Paris, Jan. o6.-(Correspondence)-
Elimination of German products from
the French market and closer COM
mercial contact with the Entente
countries and especially with the
United STATES is the goal toward which
the Republican Committee of Com
merce. Industry and Agriculture is
striving, Senator Alfred Mascuraud
told The Associated Press today.
Founded in 1914 under the auspices
of the Ministry of Commerce and with
Senator Mascuraud of the Seine as its
president, the committee, with a view
to dispensing with German importa-
tons after the war has been making an
extensive study of economic conditions
in France and has been trying to as
certain what friendly countries could
furnish France with the products for
merly imported from Germany.
1T sounds very welI,' said Senator
Mascuraud. "to hear brilliant orators
speak of driving the Germans from the
foreign markets but in order to do so
other supplying markets must be
found. Goods formerly purchased in
Germany will be needed after the war
and unless other countries among our
friends are prepared to supply us with
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12
To Change Name.

Senator Frederick Hale Of Maine has
introduced bin to change the Sieur de
Monts National Monument, occupying
the bosdest and most picturesque por-
ton OF Mt Desert Island, to the Sieur
dc Monts National Park.
This IS an emincntly proper thing to
do. The name Monument. given to
such accepted lands set aside from the
public domain for park and conserva-
: ton purposes, is an unfortunate one.
1t IS used in a special sense not gem
orally understood even by members Of
tho government. and fails utterly in
such case as this to describe the
lands TO which it is applied.
The Sieur de Monts National Monu
ment is the single National Park area
yet formed for recreative purposes IN
the East. Its nearest companion lies
in Colorado. 1t already stands third
on the whole list Of national parks in
the number of it's summer visitors. q
number that could be quickly doubled
by right development. For it lies
within relatively easy reach by boat, by
train. by motor. from the region of
densest city population in the country,
and is unique among the national parks
in offering the refreshment of the ocean
to its visitors.
Senator Hale is doing a public serv-
ice in placing this unique, Atlantic
border parkland in its proper place and
giving it the name to which it is en-
titled, that men and women in the
eastern and central states may rightly
understand the opportunity il offers.
|. Secretary Lane, who has taken q
warm interest in extending the benefits
Of the national park service to the East,
visited the monument last summer and
returned to Washington strongly i'm
pressed with the need both of making
this change Of name and of recognizing
in future estimates for the national
park service the relative POSITION Of
this eastern recreation area.-Doston
Traveller.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12
How a German Captain
Gave Won Papen AWAY

Just when the United States De-
partment Of Justice needed a little
more information to definitely connect
Won Papen with the passport frauds. a
German officer named Wolfram Won
knorr, a Captain in the German Navy.
and formerly Naval Attache at the I'M
perial German Embassy in Tokyo.
stepped on TO the scene.
The Worlds Work for March tells
the whole story. Ruroede, the German
who had been for some time in charge
Of securing illegal passports for the use
of German reserve officers caught in
this country by the outbreak Of the
war. had just been taken into custody
by the Department Of Justice. Special
agents OF the Department were still in
his ONCE when Won Knorr entered
He asked for Ruroede. and the special
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12

them. inevitably the business eventual
ly will revert to Germany"
The committee has discovered that
France, during the last fiscal year
previous to the outbreak of hostilities,
imported machinery to the value of
431,000.000 francs. Germany headed the
list of exporting countries in that COM
modify by comfortable mar gin. Then
came Great Britain, Switzerland and
the United States. in the order named.
The idea of the committee, as eX-
pressed by Mr.. Havy, its secretary is
to intensity the production in the three
latter countries in such ratio that with
the German share of the importations
disappearing from the French market,
industry in France shall not suffer
from lack of machinery.
Before the war a large percentage of
agricultural implements came from
Germany. There is no reason in the
world why the United States should
not supply France with all of its needs
in that line said Senator Mascuraud.
In exchange we shall attempt to
furnish the United States with such
merchandise as was formerly pur-
chased in Germany and which is being
or could be manufactured in France"
he added
"All the secrets relating to the manu-
facture of these dyes were stolen from
the United States, Great Britain and
France originally" said Mr.. Havy.
The same view. it is pointed out,
could be taken with regard to surgical
instruments, chemical products and
other commodities of which Germany
appeared to have more or less the
monopoly before the war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12

In recent public address Secre
or the Treasury McAdoo quoted the
rowing statement with approval:
normal year, savings from all sou
IN the United States from corporal
business men. farmers and inve.
generally, amount to from s., 900 ca
to 100000. 900. In 1916 the suppl!
capital in the United States was al
two and half times the nor
amount. In that year savings in
country, including those re-investea
corporations in their own enterpr
amounted to Sic. 600, 900, 600 Consel
tive estimates for the current year
cate that the aggregate for 1917 az
able for the use of the Government
prosecuting the war and for the
eral purposes of financial industry
reach 5000, 900. COO" To this the Sc
tnry added a personal statement I
whatever differences of view u
may be about the annual savings Of
American people. it is undoub''
true that they are 50 large that
the other resources Of the country
which we may draw, there can be
doubt whatever Of the people y
United States to finance every dem
which the Government may make .
them for the purposes Of the war
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12

agent who was seated at RurOede' S
desk said that Rurocde was out. but
that he was Ruroedas son. and might
be able to be Of some assistance. Won
knorr asked when Huroedc would re-
turn. and 'hc special agent answered
that he might Be in at any time. Won
knOir decided to wait. The agent.
busying himself at the desk, finally told
Won knorr that it might be that the
elder Rurocde would be delayed, ana
that if Captain Won Knorr did not OBJ
ject, the two Of them could 80 to the
Office at which the elder Ruroede was.
Won knorr did not object. and tile
special agent took him TO the office Of
the Department of Justice. where. eX-
cusing himself for a minute, the agent
arranged with another employee OF the
department to pose as Rur0ede. There
upon "Ruroede' and the German Cap
tain had long talk, during which
Won knorr slapped "Ruroede" on the
chest, telling him that that chest
ought to have something" meaning a
decoration from Berlin,
Having learned from Won knorr
enough. together with what was al
was a party to the passport frauds,
Won knorr was allowed to depart.
without having learned that he had
spent half an hour in the office Of the
Bureau of Investigation talking to Il
representative of the United States De-
partment of Justice. and without
knowing that he had given away the
necessary information that proved con-
clusively that Won Papen was d party
10 unneutral acts against the United
States.
An amusing find among Ruroedc' s
papers was a typewriter sheet OF in
structions to German reserve officers
travelling on false passports. A trana-
lation is as follows:
!. On no condition ard in no way what
ever must anything be let out in regard
to the conditions under which the voyage
was effected
During the passage one should keep
aioof from other passengers and make
no acQuaintances On board
g. Department on board. during. the
trip. should, as far as it Is at all possible,
De IN harmony with the particular char
acterlstlcs described in the passport
T. onouid any questions be asked. an
swer VIII reserve. and moreover, it is fiji
uhs y maze use, as far az PRACTICAL :,
remaining IN seclus.on
0. riiaiig' everything will depend on
the maintenance, in every respect, of alb
soiute retIcence. All indictments to poli.-
lcal ot saii.ar discussions of the war or
OF soialers and their obliga tons mus, be
absolutely avoided. "
g. IL should byno means b understood
that Oh iaAoins ne should tell everybody
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12

and Mrs. W. n. Osborne of the Shaw
nut road.
Mrs. Albert Low has returned to her
home in Clinton. after short stay in
town with friends.
Mrs. Charles Gousse is confined to
her home on Kicker street by illness
John Eastman. who is employed in
Augusta. passed the week -end with his
family in Benton.
A st. Patricks dance will be given
at Benton Grange hall on Monday eve
ming.
Mrs. Ralph Seabury and daughter
Forestine have returned from Portland,
where they have been passing several
days with relatives.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Dan Mcknight have
arrived in town to pass several days
with friends and relatives. Mrs. Nc
Knight was formerly Miss Nerna Priest
OF this town.
Mrs. Ethel Crawford passed the day
Saturday with her mother, Mrs. George
Preble of Oakland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12

death being Il cancer of the stomach.
She is survived by two sons, Wesley
Garland of this town. Edward Garland
of Waterville: one sister. Mrs. Mary
Richards of Waterville: two brothers
stephen Trask of Waterville and AL
fred Trask of Unity. The funeral SER
vices will be held Tuesday afternoon
at ? O'Clock from her late home.
Rodney Wyman of Dexter is passing
several days in town with his sister.
Miss Caroline Wyman
An entertainment for the benefit of
the Red Cross will be held in the Bap-
fist vestry Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock. Mrs. II. +. Burgess will read
IA paper on Kellogg, the Bird Man"
Records will be played on the Victrola
showing his wonderful power of imita =
ton. Mrs. Minnette J.. Simpson will
deliver some of her readings. which are
always enjoyed. A silver collection will
be taken for the Red Cross.
The regular meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association will be held
Thursday afternoon at $50 at the As
sembly hall of Lawrence High school.
Charles Perkins, superintendent of the
Waterville schools. will be the princi-
pal speaker and his talk will be on
Gary Schools of New York" His ad-
dress will be preceded by social hour
IN which the teachers may have the
opportunity of meeting the mothers
and friends Of the pupils
Mrs. P. II. Hill of Northeast Harbor
was in town Monday calling on friends
at the Central Maine Sanatorium.
w. J. Bradbury has returned from
a short business trip to Boston.
Arthur BLOWN of North Arson was
IN town on business Monday
DR.. Leland Miller is confined at his
rooms at the Gerald hotel by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Green and Mr..
and Mrs. John Williams of Portland
were in town over Sunday, calling on
friends.
Mrs. Carrie Williams Of Pittsfeld is
passing few days in this town and
Waterville with friends
Mrs. John Curtis returned to her
home in Clinton Monday after several
days stay in town with relatives.
Mrs. Edward Britton and daughter
Bertinna Of Winslow passed the day
Monday in town with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. George Shorey of lower Main
street.
Miss Ruth Osborne. who teaches
school at North Fairfield. Is passing q
Few DAYS IN town with her parents. Mr..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12
FAIRFIELD
Two Local Boys Have Entered
Medical Corps at Fort Ogle-
thorpe-Death of Mrs. Myra
(,arland-PerSOnal Chat

An all day meeting of the Social
NeiShbors will be held Thursday at the
home of Mrs. Bert Williamson, lower
Main street. This is the annual meet :
ing and all are asked to be present. A
covered dish dinner will be enjoyed at
noon.
Howard Wyer has purchased the
home on Cottage street owned by Hen
~ Fogg. Extensive repairs are being
made and the Wyers will move their
household goods in their new home as
soon as the repairs are completed.
Mrs. Walter Brown is employed as
stenographer in the Office of the Maine
Screen Co.
kev. Mr.. Merriam has returned to
Skowhegan. after a short stay in town.
While here he occupied the pulpit at
the Baptist church. both afternoon and
evening. Sunday.
Mrs. Abbie Harding, who makes her
home with her daughter. Mrs. Will o.
Herscy OF Deering, has been passing a
few Gays in town with friends. She
has gone TO Good Will Farm. where
ste will remain for a time with her
other daughter. Mrs. Winogene Brown.
uatron Of one of the cottages.
Mrs. John Curtis has returned to her
home In Clinton. after passing several
weeks in town with her daughter. Mrs.
W. r. Hall and her son. Otis Taylor.
Charles Jakins has returned from a
short business trip to Boston.
Cards have been received by friends
Of Warren SWEET and Ray Mitchell.
who recently left for Fort Oglethorpe,
TIA. where they will enter the Medical
department for training. The boys stat
I'd that they were in Washington and
had enjoyed their trip very much. They
had few hours in New York to enjoy
the sights and some time in Washing
ton. They expected to be in camp Sat-
urday night
James Flewelling has returned from
Good win, where he has been in charge
Of JEWELS lumber camps for the win
ter.
Mrs. Myra Garland
Mrs. Myra Garland passed away at
h.. L.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12

Justin T. Tracy died Saturday al
home Of his daughter. Mrs. 5
Wildes. on Myrtle street. Auburn.
an illness Of two weeks. He was
In Livelmore So years ago. He wa
many years engaged in the true
business. and for several years
yard boss and in charge of the tr
ing for the Ara Cushman Shoe I
pany. He was twice married
widow and six children sur'
Mrs. a. c. Moore of Ma
Mass: Mrs. John Paul of Farming
Frank L. Tracy of Auburn. Willial
Tracy and Harry T. Tracy Of 70
and Mrs. Wildes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12

The guestroom need not be the
and sunniest room in the house, oY
should be light and airy, and be so
GRATED and furnished as to be infoI'
and honey. The ideal is to haV'
gucstroom a little detached from
rooms which are occupied by the =
lily. The bed should bo the most c
Portable bed procurable. II poss
have twin beds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12

visit to Fenes than shopping ordinary
store This famous specazes in things
Women and Children By it's system OF individual shops
we'll illustrated above value is given both merchandise
and service
The usual Fene policy of giving every dollar
effectively combas the steadily mounting of living War
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12

everything that happened: on the con-
trary, then too IS silence absolutely nee
essary. lest through too much talking
1t become impossible for others to like
wise get to the other side
!, Briefly. the watchword, always and
at all times is silence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12
inside the Wills of the Filene Store in Boston

economy prevails with full force in each Of these shops
Every convenience comfort provided for the stranger
Boston, The Restaurant Rest Rooms Personal Service
formation Bureaus make Fenes headquarters for the day trip
Below the regular store the Automatic Bargain Basement
where dependable merchandise sold less than market prices
Fenes of In the centre of the city, the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12

"The doctor says he will let me know
in week whether I am going to live Or
not" And what does he expect you
TO do in the meantime?'' "He told mt
10 take a complete rest and above all
10. to worry about anything."-Life
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12

reached direct by eecrcs subway from either North
SCUM Stations.
For those who cannot Boston, Fenes Service will
bring the facilities Of the store right their forty
page book showing Spring styles Women and Children
will be sent free request.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12

Mrs. Myra Garland
Mrs. Myra Garland passed away at
be- home SATURDAY. at Sis o'clock. aft
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-10

Under the laws of 1917 the mayor
in cities of the second, third and
fourth classes is empowered to ap-
point all policemen. The act is known
as Chapter 470, Laws of 1917. Under
the previous law the board Of police
and fire commi ssioners only, had the
power to appoint or to remove police
men and fremen. If this act stands
there is but little left for the board OF
police and fire commissioners to dc
but hear complaints. 1t seems strange
that the legislature would enact such
measure into law, knowing that a
previous act placed the police and fire
departments under the jurisdiction OF
a body the membership Of which is
appointed by the mayor.
The 1917 act is an amendment to an
old law in force before the police and
fire commission act was passed, and
the clause empowering the mayor to
appoint policemen was embodied in
the old law and allowed to remain. II
would seem, however, that the 1917
act takes precedence over the police
and fire commission act and therefore
the power to appoint policemen rests
with the mayor.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-10
TO ASCERTAIN OCEANS DEPTH
Of Sound May Be Employed With
Good ResuIts.

Three-Quarters of the earth's sur
face is submerged and has not yet been
explored to any great degree, Alexan-
der Graham Bell writes in the Youths
Companion. The only way we have OF
reaching the mountains and valleys at
the bottom of the sea is by sending
down sounding line and bringing up
specimen Of the bottom attached to
the sinker. It is not easy, however, to
reach the bed Of the sea through a
mile or two miles of water and 1t re-
quires several hours to take single
sounding. It is therefore expensive
both in time and in labor to ascertain
the depth Of the ocean.
Why not send down sounc instead
and listen to the echo from the bot
.om7 Knowing the velocity Of sound
In water Give times its velocity in air)
and the time taken for the echo to
reach the ear, we should be able to as
certain the depth Of the deepest part
Of the ocean in few seconds.
Here is an idea that would certainly
appear to be worth trying. have sug-
gested 1t several times, but I do not
know that it has ever been acted upon.
The experiment might reveal not only
the depth Of the ocean, but something
Of the nature Of the bottom. A fiat
bottom should give single sharp re-
turn, whereas an undulatfng bottom
should give a multiple echo, such as
you hear when a pistol is fired among
hills. Many important conclusions
might be drawn from the facts so OBJ
tanned.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-10

she had started them playing there
she quietly closed the door between the
two rooms. In q moment It opened,
and the young railroad builder said he
did not care about having the door
shut, he only did not want to be both
cred. But the mother answered that
she could not keep the little folks hap
py II they saw him with all the things {;
the door would have to stay shut. Ev-
cry little while, for half an hour or so,
on one excuse or another, that door
came open, and just as surely q rea-
son was given why It must be kept
shut. Then the law Of the Kingdom,
the Spirit In Man, worked; every one
knows what would happen. The boy
came where we were. and leaning
against his mother, had q treble In his
voice as he said: I'D rather stay In
here; it's lonesome In there and I
don't care about the things"
She had not told him he was wrong,
but It was just as the inventor said:
IF you unGe stand the case and the
law governing II. any one can tell What
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-10

Entered as second-class matter in tho
postoffice at Watertown, Wis.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-10
MOTHER HAD REASONED WELL
DeeIslon That Combined Strict Justloe
and knowledge Of the Child
Character.

My child and my sisters two chill.
dren were playing in the room next to
where my sister and I were talking.
Presently her older boy came In and
said that the others were botherins
him. He was building a railroad and
they took his things; would mother
please make them stop7 To my sur
prise, she said surely she would; 1t
was too bad they bothered him, and
she called them in with us, and when