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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25
PEEVED MOULDERS
TENTATIVELY RETURN

Newton Upper Falls. Mass, Oct. "a
Fifty moulders at the Saco-Lowell shops
who struck yesterday because aon-
union workman was hired, returned to-
day pending conference with company
officials on adjustment of the differences.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25
STIFF PENALTY FOR
INTERFERENCE WITH
GOVERNMENT WIRES

Washington, Oct. 24-Heavy fines
and imprisonment for interference
with wires, messages and other tele-
graph and telephon property and OPP
erations during the period of Govern
ment control. are prool ided in a
House bill passed today by the SEN
ate and transmitted to President
Wilson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25
DAY EXPRESS TRAINS
IN FRANCE SUSPENDED
AS RESULT OF GRIP

Paris. Wednesday, Oct. 3.-Because 10
per cent. of their engineers and fremcn
are suffering from grippe in addition 10
other difficulties of operation the chief
railroads of France have been author
lied to suspend day express trains tor
10 days. beginning Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25
INHERITANCE TAX
SUBSTITUTED FOR
FEE ON ESTATES

Washington, Oct. 24.-In lieu Of the
taxes on estates proposed in the
House revenue bill. the Senate fin
ance committee in it's revision to-
day adopted a plan of taxing inner
itances Of $4,000 and more at rates
to be fixed later. The committee
also decided to reduce to $3.50 per
gallon the tax on distilled spirits
uesd for industrial, medicinal and
ether non beverage purposes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25
COMMISSION CHARGES
TOBACCO CORPORATION
WITH UNFAIR METHODS

New York, Oct. 24-The Tobacco
Products Corporation. which, with
four other corporations, was charged
in complaint on Tuesday by the
Federal Trade Commission with
price discrimination, unfair methods
of competition and attempting to
conceal the ownership and control of
subsidiary corporations, today denied
the charges.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25
NEW ENGLANDERS
IN GERMAN HANDS

Washington, Oct. al.-Names of New
England enlisted men who nave been
located in German prison camp at Has.
TAFT, announced today. include: Philip
l.. FIliion. Fall River. Mass; Aipserie
Gaudetts. Thorndike. Mass; Terence
o Brien. Gloucester. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25
CONTEREES DISSENT
ON T'ROFITEERING
SECTION OF BILL

Washington. Oct. 24-House and
Senate conferees on the emergency
agricultural appropriation bill with
its amendments for national war
time prohibition, failed to break their
deadlock on the rent profiteering Sec
ton today and decided to report a
disagreement
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25
John Ryrnes

The infant SCH of Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Byrnes of SO Elm street died
Thursday afternoon at the age OF yea
and months after a short illness Of
pneumonia. He is survived by his pa
rents and sister Aubigre. Funeral ar.
ranSemcnts will be announced later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25
Price Oranges and Lemons Drops

New York. Oct. ei.-Immediately fol-
lowing the announcement of an invss;i-
cation by the federal food board of al
legged proiteering in oranges and lemons
the price OF the former dropped from 81
to - per box at public auction>here to-
day. Several dealers have been sum-
moned to appear before the board to-
morrow to explain the high prices they
have been asking recently for these
fruits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25
Mrs. Marie Cayouetts

Mrs. Marie Cayouette. aged As years,
died Thursday afternoon at her nome
2ao College ave pue. after a few days' III
ness with pneumonia. She is survived
oy two sons a:.d one daughter. Funeral
arrangements had not been complc,ed
Thursday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25
Willard Black

Miiiard Black, who was employed at
the Holm gsworth & Whitney Co.. died
Thursday afternoon after an illness of
pneumonia at the age of Is years. He
was a native Of Palermo and the re-
mains will be taken there Friday for
services.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25

short time. when he was given . =.
Tough to visit his family. Ha ~, W.
quite ar extended one. and II !. ~0k
derstood had hired out to chop y r. ~.
for the winter. preferring thar ~
cupation to the army. w.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25

material. The enemy retreated along
the whole front.
French troops have crossed the Disc
canal opposite Longchamps. according
to the war office announcement tonigat.
They have also made an important ad-
vance between the Disc and the Serre
rivers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25
r. r. BROTHERHOODS
GOING AFTER MORE

Washington. oct 2%.-The four
leading railroad brothcrhoods have
renewed their request for time and a
half pay yfor overtime work and arc
now pressing this issue before the
Railroad Acministration's board Of
railway wnscs and WORKING cOnd'-
ticns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25
Funeral Of Euaene l;bsr&v

Funeral services of the late Eugene
Liberty were held Thursday morning n,
o'clock from the Sacred Heart cbur.b
Inc bearers were Joseph Gerrocrern.
Ephrem Doyon. James Caron and Mr.
Curcotte. Interment was at the Cath.
Ole Pine Grove cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25

Miss Mamie Poulin. who recently
underwent an operation ut the Sis
tiers hospital for appendicitis. was
removed from the hospital Thursda y
and taken to her home on Water
street much improved. Miss Poulin
is clerk in the S. L. Berry newsstand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25

William Frost has arrived in the
city from Portsmouth, n H., and
will pass a few days at his home on
Western avenue with his family.
Mr.. Frost was formerly one Of the
patrolmen in the city but is now
employed in the shipyard at Ports
mouth
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25
WATERv|LLE

Miss Rose Burns of the WateryilIe
Sentinel force. who is i'll with influ-
enzn. was reported as being more
comfortable Thursday and was able
to be up for a little while in the afr
ternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-25
ENGLISH PRESS
Continued from PAGE onsl

many's military position is not SO
bad but that her leaders will fight
on, if only with the hope Of Great
ing divisions among the allies, which
has been Germany's reliance of late.
Watch Germany's allies if she de-
decides to go on with the war. is the
suggestion among diplomats here.
Austria shows no intention of re-
naming the tail to the German kite.
The Austrian premier said yesterday
that tie separate correspondence be-
gun With President Wilson would be
continued. Germans course, there
fore, Iced have no effect upon Aus
trias and it will be no surprise to
Great Britain, If Austria and Tur-
key both pillow their own peace fur
rows i. Germany persists in the war.
One report current today was that
the associated nations would imme-
diately form a joint diplomatic staff
and that Col. House would represent
the United States. A majority of the
newspapers have urged the govern
ment to announce its peace terms in
common with the other allied powers
and consider such announcement
overdue.
The Westminster Gazette says:
Whether the German government
accepts this proposition for an arm
istice will depend on its estimate Of
it's military and internal situation.
and upon nothing else. All democrat
ic nations will be grateful to the
president for having forcibly pro-
jected the issue between free peo-
Piles and military despotism into the
foreground at this stage of the war.
But let it be said again that the
choice rests with the German peo-
pie. 1t is for them. and not for us,
to say how they shall be ruled All
that we can say is that according as
they choose so we must act. And
that is the presidents last word. We
can negotiate with a free people. but
We must demand surrender from a
military autocracy."
Lon on. Oct. o4-The text of Pres
ident Wilson's reply to Germany
which reached London in the early
hours this morning, is given great
prominence in the evening newspa-
rers "hich quote with satisfaction
mis- decision to refer the question of
an armistice to the allies and his in
sistence that the only armistice must
be one which will make renewal of
nostili,ies on the part Of Germany
impossible.
The GLOBE which would have pre-
ferred if the President had declined
10 make any reply. says, however.
that his note lis quite uncompromis-
ing and altogether admirable"
The Pail Mall Gazette in discuss
ing President Wilson latest note to
Germany says that any fear that the
Presidents deliberate method of
dealing with the German overtures
betokened a mitigation of the allies
demands and the foregoing of their
complete victory will be hanished by
the concise and infiexible terms Of
mis- browning rejoinder"
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
Beets Pay Rent.

c. II. Witherell Of Topeka. Kansas,
who owns a fine farm in May Valley,
rented it the past season to G. NJ. Ey-
man, and the latter planted ahoat 20
acres TO sugar beets on shares. The
owner was to receive one-fifth Of
the beets and under this contract Mr..
Witherell gets Si5 per acre from, his
beet land Can you beat It, No other
crop has proved more profitable to the
farmers the past season than beets.
and it is greatly to be regretted that
there was not far greater acreage.
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
American-Syrian Relief.

There are 100000 destitute surviv-
ors of the Turkish massacres and de-
portations who are in the most urgent
need of help in order to be saved from
starvation. A national committee has
been organized in New York and a
nationwide campaign is scheduled for
January 1919.
Mr.. b. S. Varje, state organizer for
Colorado, was in our town to help in
the county organization. Mr.. f. ].
Wagner has kindly consented to help
in the county campaign as county
chairman with X. L. Christy as county
treasurer.
The Red Cross has been actively CO.
operating in this most humane cause
and President Wilson has issued an
appeal to our --merican people in be-
half of this sorely afflicted people. No
other help is available. The American
public is the only means of this peo-
pies salvation.
1t is earnestly hoped that all people
of this county will go "over the top
again in this matter of saving lives.
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
White Christmas.

1t is always said that it takes a
white Christmas to make good times
and good trade, but there is such a
thing as OVERRIDING it. Lamar had been
closed down for weeks by the flu ban.
and the lifting of the lid just before
Christmas it was thought would be
the occasion, but just before the lift
ing of the ban the snow man took
charge, and it showed and showed and
snowed-and then for a change il
showed some more. 1t kept it up un-
til getting down town was a great
trial instead of pleasure, and only
those who just had TO look after busi-
ness came at all. 1t is probable that
Lamar never before had as quiet a
Christmas holiday, as few amusements
going on and as light trading as this
year. Even the picture shows after
weeks of lying idle could not do busi-
ness enough to pay for opening.
After this when our people ask for
a white Christmas they will modify
il with prayer to the snow god to be
reasonable and let well enough alone.
We are not hogs.
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
Light-AicKinney.

On Sunday afternoon at the home of
the brides parents in May Valley oe-
cured the ceremony which united Mr..
Harold Mckinney and Miss Eva Light
in marriage. Rev. 7. F. Kelly Of the
Lamar Baptist church officiated. The
ceremony was to have taken place at
noon, but the auto in which the pastor
was being taken to the home got stuck
in the snow drifts near Kornman sta
tion and did not arrive until late in
the afternoon. The storm was so bad
in the evening that a sleigh was rig
ged to bring the guests back but it
turned over before going very far and
dumped the whole crowd with the re-
suit that all had to stay over night.
1t was merry party, however. and
all enjoyed the experience. The happy
young couple are well known in May
Valley and Lamar as well and popular
with all who know them. The groom
has rented one of the Marburg farms
north of Lamar and they will make
their home there.
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
A Call TO Worship God.

Next Sunday the churches of Lamar
will open for the first time within
nearly three months. and the people
of the community will be privileged
to worship under the most appropriate
circumstances and at the most mo-
mentous hour of their lives or Of all
time.
The old year is dying-is leaving
with us more distress and suffering
more sorrow and tears-more broken
hearts and broken homes than any
year since the dawn of time. Her toll
Of death has broken all records.
But if she is leaving our cup run
ming over with worm-wood and gall,
at the same time she is also leaving
US more priceless legacies in the way
of human achievement than any of her
predecessors. When the history of
these stirring times has been written
there will be recorded within the
bounds Of 1918 more towering heights
Of human achievements than have ever
been clustered within twelve months
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
The Baptist Church.

Reopening service Dec. 20, IL a. IN.
The evening service at 1880.
The Sunday school and b. Y. p. U.
will reopen soon. Possibly the first
Sunday in the New Year.
1t has been long time since we
met at Gods house and at this open
ing service we will expect you present.
Plans are to be made for the coming
year soon. We solicit your sugges-
tions. The annual business meetings
will be announced soon and We want
all our plans well developed by that
dne.
Special music at both morning and
evening services.
Miss Gladys Jones will sing a solo
at the morning service.
The special musical program for the
evening service will be announced lat
er. Watch the windows for posten.
Comet Gomez! Comel!! and let us
worship together.
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
of time.

of time.
The epidemic of influenza which in
our country alone has claimed half
million lives is subsiding. The worlds
war has been won for democracy at a
cost of no less than ten million fight
ing men and as many civilians. The
German military machine has been
crushed and destroyed. Autocracy has
been dethroned forever and democracy
is supreme, and now the stage is be-
ing set for council of peace which
we hope will establish a supreme court
of the world, which would abolish war
and usher in a reign of peace on earth.
Surely those of us who have surviv-
ed this reign of death to inherit these
blessings have reason to praise God
although some of our loved ones are
numbered with the missing. Surely
no Christian in Lamar will miss this
opportunity to publicly acknowledge
his thankfulness to God. Every church
in Lamar should be filled next Sunday.
J. f. RAINS,
Secretary of the Ministerial Assn.
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
NOTICES.

All those indebted to the Lamar
Hardware Company are hereby notifi-
ed that all accounts and notes must
be settled within the next thirty days
or collection charges will be added.
We have been so lcnient in the past
that some may think this is only a
form but we wish to assure such that
circumstances make such a procedure
necessary and we hope our friends will
accommodate us now in return for the
favors we have extended to them in
previous years.
The Lamar Hardware Co.
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
SnOwbound.

The U. S. mails between here and
Springfield have only been going semi
occasionally since the big snow start
ed, and the people of Baca county
have almost been cut off entirely from
the outside world. 1t is curious COM
mentary on modern improvements that
the more improved they become for
ordinary occasion the less they seem
to be adapted for extraordinaiy-or it
may be more likely that the ease of
operation of the modern implements
have robbed the present generation of
much of its hardihood and initiative.
1t only takes a short memory to bark
back to the days of pony mail routes,
when in spite of much poorer roads
and facilities than now the mails Just
had to go through no matter what the
conditions. The star route man never
questioned the justness but went
through. A good one in tn line oc-
cured on one of the Lamar rural routes
the first of the week. A business man
met the carrier and asked, "are you
going out on your run today ?" NO.
he replied, ''it is impossible to get out" E"
The business man then asked him if
he wanted to work for the day. He
replied, mo, | must stay at the office
and hand out mail to the farmers of
my route when they come in"
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25

FOR SALE - Ford Touring, fully
equipped with extra tires, tubes,
tools, etc. Excellent condition.; cheap.
J. p. HELMAN, Lamar $50.
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25

Miss Frances Leonard. who has been
attending the Ward Belmont school at
Nashville, Tennessee, is spending the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Leonard.
Roswell H. Cochran, who went with
the Lamar draft to Carp Kearny in
October, received two promotions be-
fore being discharged on December ~,
quitting as a sergeant.
Grace f. Storm, instructor in the
University of Chicago, visited her sist-
cr, Mrs. Geo. C. Harris in Lamar on
Wednesday. Miss Storm was on her
way to Southern California to spend
the winter.
Lindsay Tucker of the U. S. navy
transportation service spent Christmas
day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. b.
+. Tucker. He came up from Calves
ton, where the transport had just land
ed load of nitrate from Chile. 1t
was intended for the manufacture of
explosives but is now to be diverted
to the more peaceful peaceful use of
fertilizer.
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
Christian Church.

There will be no Sunday school at
this church. Preaching at IL a. m,
and 1880 p. m.
Theme at the morning service: LES
sons to BE Learned from the Events
Of 1918"
Subject for the evening sermon:
when The Books are Opened"
Every member is urged to attend.
The public is cordially invited.
J. +. Rains, Pastor.
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
Money to Loan
Plenty OF Cheap Money
for good Farm and City
Loans. Call and see me.
L. WRIT MARKHAM

Mrs. NJ. L. Stewart of Denver. is
visiting relatives in Lamar this week.
Russell Lee, Ralph Traxler and
Richard Merrill came down from
Boulder university for the holidays.
Mrs Rob't. Zeigler and daughter
left last week for Lawrence, Kansas,
to visit with relatives over the holi-
days.
Glen Wood and Arthur Pryor are
at home from army camps visiting
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Wood.
DIR. and Mrs. l. d. Pixley left the
first of the week for 0lney, Illinois,
to spend the holidays with DIR. Pixley's
mother
Misses Ruth Hoag and Louise Syp,
who have been attending the teachers
college at Greeley, are home for the
holidays.
Miss Elizabeth Coates and Helen
Merrill, who have been attending the
Boulder university, are at home for
the holidays.
Mrs. Roy F. Cooper was called to
Denver the first of the week owing to
the serious illness of her nephew, MUIR
ray Maxwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Cox left on
Sunday for Woodward. Oklahoma, to
visit their parents, who live near there,
over the holidays.
Ray Flint spent several days the
past week in Lamar, as he could not
break through the snow drifts between
here and Springfield.
DIR. and Mrs. ]. C. Harter of Pueblo
came down Tuesday to spend Christ
mas with Mrs. Harter's brother, Da-
mon V. Royce and family.
Marion Conwell, who has been a
member of the S. A. T. C. at Boulder,
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. L. Conwell. during the holidays.
Miss Florence McClave and George
McClave came down from Fort Collins
last week to spend the holidays with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Nc
Clave.
]. w. Bent, one of the Lamar pio-
neers and for many years a prominent
business man here, but now manager
of the electric light plants at Worland
and several other Wyoming towns, Wis
tied several days the past week with
old friends here.
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
Hunter-HadIle.

Married, at the parsonage of the
Christian church on Christmas day,
Mr.. Kary A. Hunter and Miss Irine
Haddle both of Lamar. J. E. Rains.
pastor of the Christian church officiat-
ing. Both of the happy young couple
are well known and popular in Lamar
and many friends extend heartiest
congratulations.
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
Henry on The Job.

The streets of Lamar for the most
part were blockaded with snow the past
week and in places the drifts were SO
deep that they were impossible to
ordinary vehicles. The Sunday garage
got out one of their Fordson tractors
however, and broke through the worst
drifts making travel much easier.
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
Two Times Grandpa.

l.. Writ Markham as a Christmas
present received word that for the
second time in a few weeks he is
grandpa, word coming from Los An
geles that fine boy had arrived in
the home of his daughter. Mrs. Verde
Center on Christmas morn.
Evening star., 1918-02-11
BOCFIES TORTURE ITALIANS m
PRISON CAMP, OTHERS STARVE

only three meals during all that time.
There is strong feeling among the
English prisoners that something
should be done for the Italians. who are
dying at the rate of six, or seven a day
through starvation or dysentery.
At Munster it was testified the be-
havior of the Germans to the Italians
had become much worse since the re-
cent large capture of I0Sans. The
prisoners suffered very mtN Srom the
cold and were wrapping thefn aes in
blankets, whenever they could.<The
brutal conduct and bullying on the part
of the Germans set in only recently
One witness said he saw the Italians
knocked down frequently, and also hit
with the butt end of rifles. This treat
ment was not due particularly to bad
conduct on the part OF the prisoners
but simply because they were Italians
These men have one ration of soup and
bread daily.
Similar evidence comes from Zerbst
Anhalt. where italian prisoners, after
five days journey without food. were
driven back by the Germans with
drawn swords as they were going to
get their soup allowance. Another wit
ness testified that at the Hemeln camp
the Italians were nearly starved and
fought among themselves for a piece OF
bread thrown to them by British pris-
onerS
Evening star., 1918-02-11

LONDON, February 11.-Reuters Linn
tied has received copies of care
fully verified sworn statements from
British soldiers who have return
ed from German prison camps and hos
pitfalls regarding systematic brutality
practiced by the Germans upon Italian
prisoners. These reports emanate no,
from one particular center only, but
come from more than a dozen different
parts or Germany. They have been con-
frmed by Independent testimony.
Regarding the camp at Langensalza
Saxony. testimony has been received
from more than a dozen independent
sources. In November about 1000
Italian prisoners were brought in and
placed in a separate part of the camp
behind barbed wire. According to the
reports they were unnecessarily knock
ed about by under officers and guards,
who struck them with rifle butts and
sea bbards.
The Italians appeared famished and
used to rush for their soup. The Ger
mans, however, stabbed them with
swords and bayonets. killing or wound
ing many of them. Seven or eight
Italians were dying from starvation
in the camp every day. One italian tes-
titled that he had been fifteen days on
the journey to the camp, and had had