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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
MAY RESTRICT
IMPORTATION OF
NURSERY STOCK

The secretary of agriculture has
called a public hearing, to be held in
Washington May rs, at which will be
considered the ACCESSIBILITY Of re-
stricting the importation Of nursery
stock and other plants and seeds from
all foreign countries. The meeting
will be held at 20 A. NJ, May %, in
Room II. Federal horticultural
Board, Department of Agriculture.
Any person interested in the pro-
posed restrictions may be heard
either in person or by attorney.
The restrictions are contemplated
in order to prevent the introduction
into the United States of any tree,
plant or fruit diseases or of any in
furious insects new to or not here
tofore prevalent in this country. 1t
is feared that certain injurious plant
diseases and insect pests may gain
entrance through the agency of orna-
mental and other plants imported
with earth abou. their roots. There is
also said to be special danger from
plants imported from little-known
countries. because lack Of information
as to the insect pests or plant dis
eases Of such countries makes 1t i'm
possible safely to pass such plants
by inspection or to safeguard them
by disinfection.
Many Of the most important in
furious insects and plant diseases
have been introduced in this country
through such importations. On the
other hand there is long list Of SIM
ilarly destructive insects and diseases
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
NEWS PRINT PAPER
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT

Washington, April 25.-News print
paper production showed an i'm
p1ovement during the first two weeks
Of April over March. but shipments
continued to exceed production.
causing mill stocks to show a decline.
Statistics announced today by tho
Federal Trade Commission show
production of total print paper for
the two weeks ending April IA to have
been SLOT tons, standard news A.
49s; shipments. total print, 5l93i tons;
standard news 1885; stocks at emu
of period total print 24,S94 tons;
standard news 1906.
Production from Jan. | showed
loss Of 31,.44 tons Of total print aud
Al, o46 Of standard news over the same
period a year ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
WAYNE

Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Tozier returned
home this week after passing the
winter with their daughter at
Nashua. N. H.
a. J. Pike Of Portland Is at his
farm here looking after his orchard.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Baptist
church have purchased a 500 Lib
erty Bond.
Miss May Roberts Of Boston Is
passing few days with Mrs. Grace
Lincoln.
Mr.. Mckenzie of Poughkeepsie, N.
Y, after passing a few days at the
Androscoggin House, returned home
today
Mrs. Flora Lord will return home
from Winthrop iris week after pass
ing the winter with her son.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
u. S. MARSHALL MAKES
RECORD SEIZURE OF
LIQUOR AT AUBURN.

Portland, Me, April 25.-Maine's
record seizure Of the year. $4,000
worth Of whisky. gin. rum. beer and
alcohol, was informed by order OF
| United States Marshal John S. p. H.
| Wilson today at Auburn, and PROB
ably will form the basis for prosecu-
| ton of Massachusetts wholesale liquor
/ dealers and the consignees in this
State under the provisions OF the
Webb Kenyon law.
The liquor which filed an entire
freight car was seized recently by
deputy sheriff on the staff of Sher
I if }'erd Stevens of Androscoggin
County, and was libeled under the
State law. No arrests were made
however as the address of the con-
signee was not labeled on any of the
cases or barrels. and the liquor was
shipped on memorandum only. SO
much interest was manifested in the
seizure in official circles, that it was
called to the attention of Gov. Milf
ken, and through his office the mat
ter was brought to the notice of the
! Federal officials.
/ On the charge that the liquor was
misbranded, which in this case meant
not branded at all. and that it was
an inter ESTATE shipment, District At
torney John +. \. Merrill took ac-
ton ard the seizure was made by
Deputy United States Marshal Frank
L. Knapp.
The liquor seized was as follows:
43 barrels of whiskey gin and rum, 5
barrels of beer, barrels of alcohol, 6
cases of whisky.
! All the whisky was of the brand
known as Hayners. but there was no
tag on the goods to show from what
wholesale house they were shipped
| The seizure was made while the
freight car was on siding near
Lewiston and apparently just in the
nick of time to prevent it's delivery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
CONY TO MEET
EDWARD LITTLE

The first important game of Cony's
baseball season will be played at 3
O'Clock Saturday afternoon on Will
liams field with the Edward Little
team furnishing the opposition. Cony
has frightened up a whole lot since
her first practice game and is going
to be playing real baseball Saturday
afternoon. Paul McGouldrick is slat-
ed to do the twirling for Cony. at
least during the early innings. There
are one or two positions in the line
up which are in doubt but the veter-
ans of the team will for the most
part be in their old places. The Au-
burn players will undoubtedly re
supported by big throng of rooters'
1T goes without saying that Cony
supporters will be out in full force.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
PALERMO

EAST--Mrs. Fred Norton was a
business caller in Liberty one day
last week.
School in this place opened Mon
day, April %. with Miss Gladys E.
Tibbetts as teacher.
S. N. Bagley of Liberty was at G.
R. Beldens Wednesday. having har-
ness work done.
Sheepscot Lake Grange will hold
another all-day meeting May 4. If
stormy the meeting will be held the
second Saturday. 1t is planned to
have the State master present on that
date.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Sherman were
Sunday callers 1T NJ NJ. Trask'a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
Fire at LittlefieId's Corner

Daniel Eaton's summer residence
at Littlefield's Corner was burned
fat early Tuesday morning. the fire
starting around the chimney. The
fire department was called at LIS
o'clock and 70 gallons of chemicals
were used in an attempt to save the
Nothing could be done
however, and the entire structure was
destroyed. The buildings were not
large and were occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Eaton only. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Eaton was quite seriously
burned in trying to save some of his
ke carried no insurance SO
far as learnedsby Observation-Disclosures
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

Committee Of New England ! con-
graduate you most heartily upon the
splendid result of your Liberty local
campaign so far. We trust you will
not relax in your efforts to obtain
further subscriptions until every in
habtant in your town who is able to
subscribe to bonds, has done so. 1t
is very important to get large num-
Der Of subscribers as we'll as large
amount of bonds.
T. PENROSE HALLOWELL,
Executive Chairman Liberty Loan
Committee of New England
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
UNITY

WEST-Clifford 3. Jones accom-
panied by a friend arrived home
Wednesday. Owing to their ship be-
ing quarantined, they were granted a
ten days furlough.
Walter Gerald was in Canaan Sat-
urday.
virginia Foster and Myrtle Gerald
were recent visitors in Waterville.
The Libby and Fowler mill has
finished saving long lumber and after
saving out shingles will shut down
for this season.
II :. =. Murch expects to have g
milking machine installed in the near
future.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

Tae district meeting Of ODD Fellows
W ""' oe held this evening at the hall
W. W. asylum Lodge. No. 70. There will
20 20 work IN the Second degree by
Gardiner Lodge team. Next sundoy
"hs svSo anniversary Sunday will be
yicea sNea oy Asylum Lodge, with SER
chM vs az the Green street Methodist
ui,, 'ch, at which Rev. w J Iavton
rns+s y the sermon. Canton An
namho NJ, will act as escort and
ue1s or Iephtha Encamnmont
u 1he Rebekahs win also no nrna
Dennis band will furnish rrie DC rl pres
cs.s ~.y invited to he present on both
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
Charles w. Conner

Charles W. Conner. formerly Of Bath.
passed away Thursday morning at the
home Of his brother. w. H. Conner,
y Spring street, aged 62 years. The i'm
mediate surviving relatives are the wife,
three sons In the service somewhere in
France, one brother. W. II. Conner Of
Augusta, and two sisters, Mrs. Emma
J. Howard of Gardiner and Mrs. Julia
A. Shaw of Rockland. Funeral services
will be held at 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing from the home of w. H. Conner. u
spring street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
NEWSPAPERS AND
ASSOCIATED PRESS
RECEIVE THANKS

New York. April 25.--Frank b.
Noyes. president of The Associated
Press. today read to the board of di-
rectors of the association telegram
conveying tho thanks of the Liberty
Loan committee for the help given
by The Associated Press and the
American Newspaper Publishers AS
ISOLATION in the selling of Liberty
bonds The message was sent by Guy
Emerson, director of publicity. for
the loan TOR the second Federal re
serve district.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
Humpback in the St. croix

Inc nrst salmon Of the season in
the o. Croix. taken Wednesday by
Frank Mitchell at Calais, was a Pa
enc numpback weighing 10 pounds.
ms : me first and largest of this
KIND OF fish taken in these waters.
which were stocked several years ago.
Inc theory that the humpbacks
wouio not take a fly seems to be in
correct as the fish rose to the fly
IKE an Atlantic salmon and put UP
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

Inc Senior class Of Cow High
ccnooi at a meeting Thursday elected
tne Following committee to take
ena,se OF the work Of preparing for
puoncatlon the class year book fer
.s!s: William Wyman (chairman):
Miss Ruby Smith. Miss Naomi Maher
Hutchins. ''oil
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
STILL CLIMBING
Augusta Buys $1,000 Of
Bonds Thursday
Liberty Loan Committee Believes
That Augusta People Have Been
Waiting to Celebrate Liberty Day
and That Purchases Today VIII
Be Heavier Than in Some Time.

Liberty Bond buyers Of Augusta
held back again yesterday. presum-
ably in preparation for big Liberty
Day purchase today and the bonds
sold at the close of the banking day
yesterday amounted to only $500.
That brought the total for the drive
to &509.100.
Members Of the committee Of the
Third Liberty Loan are hopeful that
people who have. for one reason or
another, held off from buying bonds,
will do their duty today. This is Lib
erty Day, the time set aside by Presi
dent Wilson as a special Liberty
Bond day; and the time is fitting
one to roll up big total.
N. e. Chairman Congratulates
Augusta
The' following has been received by
Chairman Gannett:
Guy P. Gannett. Chairman Liberty
Loan Committee. Augusta, Me.
y. On behalf af = the Liberty Loan
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
Ida M. larrabee

Miss Ida NJ. Larrabee passed away
at 10 o'clock Thursday morning In
this city. aged A years. The imme-
date surviving relatives are the ia
Their, Edward. and two brothers,
Thomas and Charles. Funeral SER
vices will be held at o'clock Satui-
day morning from st. Mary's Cath.
ollie church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

RAYMOND Lowe Of Lincoln return
ca Thursday to his home after visit
ing his sisters in this city. Mrs. Guy
Longfellow, Mrs. W. ]. Devine and
Miss Blanche Lowe. Mr.. Lowe will
soon leave for Camp Devens. at Aver,
Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

AZ q meeting Of the girls basket
1A team Thursday, Miss Bertha
"saesrill. who played an excellent game
az guard IN several Of the contests Of
tho season Just past. was elected
manager for next year. The young
ladies' sat for O group photograph.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
Portland Fishermen Missing

Carl White. 80. and Abe Norwood,
SO. fishermen on the Portland
schooner Margie Turner. are believed
to have been lost in their dory off the
Georges Banks, as they were last seen
Thursday. when a dense fog set in
and they failed to return to their
schooner. It was hoped they had been
picked up by some other fisherman
or passing vessel, but no tidings Of
their recovery have been learned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

Miss Marion Fisher has recovered
from severe illness with the grip
by which she has been confined for
several days to her home at Is Pros
pect street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

Mr.. and Mrs. H. Chenowsky have
returned from Hanover. ~. H, where
they visited their son Stanley, who is
in the army, and who has now left for
Fort Hancock, Georgia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

Miss Maria Robertson. who has been
spending the winter with her sister,
Mrs. C. A. Robertson. at Augusta, has
returned home.-Bethel news, oxford
County Citizen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

Mrs Mabel Pierce returned Thurs
DAY to her home In Bath after a visit
In this city as the guest OF Mrs Hem
~ Cooper.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

The phone call of the East Side Fish
market is 572-J. The error in Thursday
mornings Journal was due to incorrect
information given the paper.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Charles Bailey. Colby College stu
dent. Is passing few days with
friends In this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

Miss Florice Reid Of Hallowell was
admitted Thursday to the Augusta Cen
eral hospital suffering from appendicitis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

F. Leland King of Jefferson is visiting
relatives and friends in town for a few
days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

Mrs. Grace Rogers of Waterville
- admitted Thursday to the Au-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

gusta General hospital for surgical
tire atnent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

Jasper Worthing is confined to his
home at 6 State street place with an
attack Of appendicitis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

Hand iron FUSED exclusively leaves
fabric dry and permits many fine
touches in shaping.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-13
Critics in London
Expect New Drive
Against the British

LONDON. June 12.-Tuesday's Ger
man official statement would seem to
bear the Interpretation that the Ger
man High Command considers the OBJ
Ject of it's latest offensive to have been
attained and that, now the French arc
making successful counter attacks, the
thrust will not be pursued further.
The great question to military critics
here is whether. General Ludendorff's
plans yet are fully revealed, and if
the foregoing Interpretation is correct
1t would bear out the view held by
many military experts that the great
stroke Of the Central Powers on the
Western front is still to come.
The theory advanced by these critics
is that the big offensives of March 21
and May 27 both developed successes
far SURPRISING the anticipation Of the
German High Command and were
smaller offensVes of April 9 on
the Ypres front and the present
thrust on the Noyon-Montdidie front
were started as diversions to keep
the Franco-British forces engaged and
to prevent them from making counter
offensiyes while the Germans were re-
storing and consolidating their lines,
repairing the confusion and disorder
produced by the unexpected depth of
their advances and completing prepara-
tions for their main blow. The ex-
poncnts of this theory point to the
New-York tribune., 1918-06-13
Washington Regards
Stein Announcement
As Trick of Words

WASHINGTON, June 12-Announce-
ment by the Prussian War Minister to
the Rechstag that "the o-called Foch
reserve army no longer exists" is re-
garded by officials here as designed to
encourage the German nnrulations.
If von Stein intended to convey the
impression that the Allied reserve
power had been exhausted by the Ger
man assault, the actual situation at the
front stands as a fiat contradiction.
His words, however, might mean a
wholly different thing, although de-
signed to be construed as the announce
ment of great victory.
Before the German attack was made
the Supreme War Council at Versailles
had worked out q programme for linn
tied pooling of a mobile force of some
100000 men, composed of 900
French, 100000 British, 100000 Ameri-
cans and 100000 Italians, which was to
have been employed mainly to support
offensive operations on fronts selected
by the Versailles council.
The organization of this army was
never completed, however, the emer-
gency created by the German offensive
causing wholly new pooling agree
ment, under which General Foch be-
came supreme commander He now
directs the employment Of all active
es we'll as reserve armies. No army
now exists which could be called "the
Foch reserve army" because, as su-
preme commander, that officer has
under him all of the forces facing the
German onslaught.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-13

two have, in fact, been twin ou.,.
tions. The second grew out Of 81
first. And, conversely, the frs. 81
be said to have been necessary III
ilrninGry to the second.
ludendorf's aim has been \
sllatter the entire Allied line 81
the North Sea to Champagne n
three earlier distinct offensiys]
that on the Somme, that IN j
Lys Valley and that from the al
min des Danes to the Marne-pay,|
the way for the fourth and ma
critical thrust Of all-that down i.
west side Of the Disc River. Dov,
the Disc is the siraightest and a.
lest approach to Paris.
The linking up of the offensiy,
Of May 27 and June 8, effected j,
day in the slight advance down i
east side of the Disc, was furtE.
emphasized by the renewal of c.
man attacks on the west side Of d
Marne salient. The Crown Princs
armies, after more shan a week
traction, took the offensive sor|
vest of scissors, in the region /
tween the Aisne River and i
northern edge of the Forest ofU
lers-Cotterets. Severe fighting d
Cured on a line east Of Domnli,,
Cutry and Ambleny.
The purpose Of the present Gt
man strategy is clear. 1t is to elm
mate the entire French salient nor
Of the Aisne River and to startia j
tirement which will involve the eys
nation first of the Forest Of Laie7,
then of the Forest Of Co:npiepp
and, eventually, will compel the 4
lies to stand on a line from beIp
the Disc crossings east to Villet
Cotterets. Only very small ps
Of that task has been accomplish
since Sunday last. If the pres,
lines west of the Disc hold, its !
complishment must be again pa
poned to an uncertain future.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-13

Bclloy, a front of about twelve kilo-
metres. Allied infantry, supported by
tanks, achieved an advance averaging
$500 metres (about mile). They
retook Belloy. reached the edge OF St.
Maur, arrived north of Porte and
Loges farms and obtained a foothold
ut Antheuil.
The French troops displayed re-
markable courage and willingness to
get at the foe who appeared COM
pletely disconnected by their dash.
Horse teams could be seen galloping
forward to save their guns and some
of the Germans lost their heads COM
pletely. The battle-ground is literally
covered with German dead.
The counter attack on the French
left wing, which was the first carried
out to-day, took the French close to
the original lines as they stood Sun
day. The Allies also got beyond Merry
in another assault, while a further
fierce return blow enabled them to
reach the vicinity Of St. Maur.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-13

fact that the Germans still have large
number of fresh divisions ready to
throw into the gigantic struggle and
that Austria's power is still unused.
The opinion is advanced that it will
not be long before the heaviest attack
yet seen will be launched by the Ger
mans, and probably against the Brit
ish front, with the object of again at
tempting to divide the Allied forces
and reach the Channel ports.
The advance of the Germans on the
right bank of the River Disc, telc-
graphs the Paris correspondent of
Reuters, Limited, is bound to tell on
the other bank. The Entente troops
probably will be obliged to bring their
positions on the two banks into line.
gained yesterday by the Germans.
"Ribecourt is now in the enemy's
front line" the correspondent adds.
This village is sbout mile and a
half from the BANK Of the Disc, and as
the enemy line now passes around it
the French retirement to the river
valley was inevitable
"The mass of forests, including
d'Ourscamp wood, Carlepont forest and
Montague wood, which we now hold on
the east bank, is inclosed by the Disc
on the north and the west and by the
German lines, which skirt the edge of
the woods on the east.
before the battle the Germans held
the right bank of the Disc from Pontoise
to Point l'Eveque If they now sue
ceed in establishing themselves along
the river valley as far as Ribecourt
the Allied troops in the forests on the
left bank would be between three
fires"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-13
American Guns
Aid French in Biz
Counter Affaci
,By The Associated Press)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY U
PICARDY, Tuesday, June li.-Amstj
can artillery aided the French in ths1
counter attack against the GeEmss1
southwest and south of Montdidier q
day by directing harassing 81
against the enemy. Otherwise. ~
American troops have not been engaes.
in the battle between Montdidier -
Noyon.
The Americans in the sector west q
Montdidier are ready to assist in %:
fighting at the first opportunity. 7.
The Germans made two minor nld
against the American lines at CanAgn!!
Monday night and were repulsed saci
time. One raiding party. which nah'
bered forty, was routed by the rsvo'ye'
fire of the Americans.
On the right of the American sesu1
German aviators have been busy. oa9
enemy flying machine, bearing
French insignia as disguise, flew cys]
the American line at height OF .
metres and attacked with bombs 81
machine gun fire American soidiers Il
the march.