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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
General Forecast

A cyclonic depression of wide extent
is moving eastward over the Canadian
Northwest and pressure 10 relatively
high in Atlantic coast districts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
Justice Wilson Approves Closing
Order

Portland, Me, Oct. 11-Associate
Justice Wilson of the Maine Supreme
Court tonight approved of an ordi-
nance adopted by the Sanford Board
Of Health giving the board authority
to close all churches. schools and
public assemblies which the board
considers a menace to the public
health This is in accordance with
CONTINUED on Page Scoiumn 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
TURKEY REPORTED TO HAVE MADE DEFINITE
PEACE PROPOSAL TO THE UNITED STATES GOVT.

London Oct 11-Austria Hungary and Turkey have in
formed Germany that they will accept President Wilson's
peace according dispatch to the Central News Ans
terdam.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
Boston Forecast

For Boston and vicinity: Fair Satur-
day and probably Sunday: gentle vest
erly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
Hungarian Premier Resigns

Budapest via Basel, Oct. 11-Dr Alexander Weke1le the
Hungarian PREMIER announced his resignation after audi
ence with King Charles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12

London, Oct 11-Reuters Limited says it learns that Tur-
key approached the United States with view peace
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
Report Turkey Asks for Peace

London Oct 1-Turkey has made definite peace propose
to President Wilson according to reports circulation here
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-12
OF
372 US. SOLDIERS
IN THE IRISH SEA

Transport Otranto Sunk in Collision With
Steamer Kashmir in North Channel Be-
tween Scottish and Irish Coasts-3OO Men
Are Taken to Belfast by British Destroyer
Moumsey-17 Survive rs Picked Up on Scot
fish Coast Storm Makes Attempt at Res
cue Impossible
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
WILL ORGANIZE
TRANSPORTATION.
OF COAL TO n. {.

Washington, Feb. IA - Coastwise
and Great Lake steamer lines operat-
ed by railroads were placed today by
Director-General McAdoo' under the
supervision of W. H. Peasants of
New York, president of the Ocean
Steamship Co., who was designated
as manager of the marine section of
the railroad administration.
Special attention will be given to
organization of water transportation
facilities to insure greater movement
of coal to New England next winter
and better use of lake shipping to
haul coal to the northwest.
Among the lines that will be under
Mr.. Peasants supervision are the
Old Dominion, Ocean Steamship and
the Southern Pacific ships Independ-
ent steamship lines not operated by
railroads are not involved in the new
arrangement.
Mr.. McAdoo specified that the di-
rection of water shipping hereafter
will be removed from the three
regional directors and given exclu-
sively to Mr.. Peasants
| From time to time it is planned
the railroad administration will take
over temporarily steamers not needed
by the shipping board for transatlan-
tic traffic and use them in the coast
wise trade.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
CAPT. CASTLE
is KILLED IN
AIR TEST
Ex-Dancer Loses Life Fly
ing Near Fort Worth,
Texas.

Fort Worth, Tex, Feb. Is.
Capt. Vernon Castle of the Eng
ish royal flying corps was killed
this morning while flying is miles
west of Fort Worth.
Castle, in trying to avoid Ca
Diet, swerved his machine beyond
his control, fell, and was unable
to right himself. The cadet was
an American but was under in
struction by the British. The ac-
cident occurred near the Ben
brook field. The cadet was unin-
jurcd.
Castle had made more than $50
flights over the German lines and
was the hero of many exploits in
the war zone. His work had been
especially on the Flanders front
and covered a period of nine
months. He came to Fort Worth
last October along with Lord
Wellesley.
Vernon Castle had national
reputation as dancer. His home
was in New York. With his wife,
also a graceful dancer, he attain
ed great popularity several years
ago as a teacher of modern
dances. When the war broke out
both of the Castles became inter-
estcd in war work and Mr.. Cas-
tic took up aviation.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
400 AGENCIES IN
CITY SELL STAMPS

Hartford, Feb. 15-At the present
time there are more than $500 agen-
cies throughout Connecticut where
thrift stamps and war savings Ger
tiicates may be purchased, according
to figures given out today at the az
fee of the state director of war saw
ings
In Bridgeport alone there are more
than 400 agencies, Hartford, New Ha-
ven and Waterbury are not far be-
hind. In addition TO the agencies, the
stamps and certificates are on sale at
the 374 post Offices in Connecticut.
Sales at many of the post offices run
into the thousands of dollars every
day.
The state directors office has also
ascertained that there are agencies at
practically every bank IN the state.
Bankers have given valuable aid in
the sale of the stamps and have done
all in their power to prevail upon
their patrons to buy stamps regnia~eE.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
CLERGYMAN ON
SAVINGS BOARD

Hartford, Feb. 15.-With the ap-
prevail of Ri. Rev. J. J. Milan, bishop
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of
Hartford, Rev. U. o. Bellerose of
Taftville has been appointed by How
ell Cheney, ". S. S. director of Con-
necticut, as assistant director of the
War Savings Committee. FIR Belle
rose will be in charge especially of
the work with the French residents
in the eastern section Of the state.
He has accepted the appointment, and
the state headquarters expects very
successful campaign among these peo-
pie under his direction.
Thousands of members of various
fraternal organizations throughout
Connecticut are organizing war saw
ings societies for the purchase of
thrift stamps and war savings GER
tifcates. This campaign has been
started with the approval of Howell
Cheney, director , for Connecticut of
the national war savings committee,
and it is expected that many thou
sands of dollars worth of stamps will
the different lodges.
The suggestion has been made that
the different organizations inaugurate
contests, and that prizes be awarded
the society, members of which pur-
chase the greatest number of stamps.
Members have taken hold of this
proposition with great enthusiasm,
and many have already pledged them
selves to the purchase of one or more
thrift stamps every week.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
\. ROADS
MAY TAKE
ALL COAL
Fuel Administrator to
Restrict Monday Clos
ing to Next
Week.

Hartford, Feb. 15-Reasons
why the Monday closing order
is continued in Connecticut and
other New England states were
given by Thomas w. Russell,
state fuel administrator, in a
statement made public this
morning. Mr.. Russell express
ed the hope that the situation
in New England would make
such an impression on officials
in Washington that it would
be unnecessary to continue the
heatless Mondays beyond next
week.
For over six MONTHS Mr. Russell
said, 'tthe New England administTa-
tors have been trying to make Wash
ington realize that we are facing a
coal shortage. Cur efforts, which had
included conferences with President
| Wilson and other officials in high po-
sitions, were not successful in secur-
ing relief.
Receipts of coal in Connecticut
during the first IL days of this month
were insufficient to take care of the
daily needs of domestic consumers
and public utilities without allowing
any coal for manufa curing purposes.
1T, therefore, seemed necessary to
continue to affect all possible saving
Iof f11o1 10 q ch1
for any considerable period of the
public utilities and manufacturing
plants as we'll as to prevent the pos
sibility of famine and prevent moro
serious shortage in the domestic sit
uation.
1.-The Maine Central railroad has
sufficient soal on hand to last only
about eight days. The Boston g.
Maine has a supply sufficient for only
Il days, and is using 1,5O0 tons day
above the amount it receives. AS a
consequence the Boston & Maine is
borrowing from the New Haven road
25 cars of coal a day, which means
that the New Haven road may be
brought to the danger point in a very
| short time. If this should happen it
would follow that the New Haven
roadw ould have to commander coal
cars on it's lines right and left, re-
CARELESS of the consequences to public
utilities retail dealers, and others
This would, of course, result in IN
told hardship to the general public.
TT is my firm hope that the hard
ships entailed on business and the
employees of business in Connecticut,
due to Washington's inaction, may
make sufficient impression on ottl-
Gals at Washington within the next
few days so that it will be unneces-
sary to continue the Monday closing
beyond next Monday"
Mr., Russell sent the following tele.
gram today to Federal Fuel Admins
traitor Garfield!
monday closing extended in Con-
necticut due critical coal shortage
Since Feb. 1 receipts in Connecticut
| inadequate for daily consumption do
nestle and public utilities leaving
none for factories. Earnestly pray
you take measures shipment more
bituminous coal to Connecticut i'm
mediately, otherwise many more gov
eminent factories will close" ..
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
BOY BANDIT
trio RObS
WOMEN
Two Aged 10 and One
16, They Hold Up
Pedestrians With
Gun.

Franctic with fear and on the
verge Of collapse, two women,
giving the names of Mrs. Davis
of IS Beardsley street, and Miss
Loretto Forbes, of 6 William
place, staggered into the home
Of Richard A. Sullivan, 500
Noble avenue, about n 80 last
night and said they had been
held up and robbed by three
boys with a gun at Noble ave-
nue. and Arctic street.
Sullivan ran out of the house to try
to capture the boys, but they had
already fled in the direction of Knowl-
ton street. He telephoned Police
Headquarters and Detective Washburr
was assigned to the case.
When the women ran into Sullivan's
house for protection they were toe
terrified and hysterical to give any
clear account of what had happened
but upon being revived and calme6
they said that they were on their way
home when they were accosted by
three boys, two of them about II
years of age and another about 16.
All of the boys wore caps, and shor
pants. The oldest boy pointed a gu1
at the scared women and demanded
that they hand over their pocketbook!
or be shot. Mrs. Davis, when she saw
the embryo bandits were in earnest
handed over her pocketbook contain
ing a small sum of money.
The boys then seemed to be salts
fed and gave the women an oppor
tunity to flee. They lost no time il
examining their booty, but fearing
| that the women would summon hell
they Immediately decamped and hat
disappeared when Sullivan started t.
| give chase.
| When interviewed by detectives to-
! day the women were unable to give {
very clear description of the youns
gunner, owing to the fact that whe1
they were held up they were too ter
rifed to take particular notice of thei1
| accosters.
| Detective Captain Cronan is of thu
belief that the boys will be rounded
up without much difficulty and {
dragnet has been put out over the
entire district through which the trio
will find it very difficult to slip.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
PETR0GRAD GOAL Of new hun
OFFENSIVE IN NORTH RUSSIA
CONSIDER PLANS
FOR PAYING OFF
The war DEBTS

London, Feb. 15.-The Empire Re
sources Development Committee has
been trying to devise ways and means
of paying off the vast legacy of debt
that will be bequeathed by the war
1t has not been long at it but accord
ing to H. Wilson-Fox, NJ. p, a prom
inent member of the Committee, it is
making highly satisfactory progress
in the solution of the problem.
AS outlined by Wilson-Fox in an
address before the Royal Colonial In
stitute, the colossal sums needed are
to be obtained by the State developing
certain resources of the Empire on a
huge scale and turning over the prof
it's to the National Treasury. One of
these is fish of which, Mr.. Wilson-FoX
said, unlimited supplies could be OBJ
tanned from Canada and NeWfound-
land. This fish, it was asserted, could
be sold in the United Kingdom at
prices far, below those ruling before
the war, provide a good living for all
engaged in the work and yield the
state a profit of from f25, 100000 to
f5O,O00,000 a year.
Another proposal was that the state
should participate in the supply and
distribution of the palm products OBJ
tanned in the Empire which are daily
becoming of greater Importance as ar
ticles of food. From this, it was cal
culated, the profit would soon amount
to f50,000,0O0 annually. Another
f1O0,000,000 a year it was estimated
could be derived by the state from
electricity for light and power to be
provided at much cheaper rates thar
private companies charged.
The Home government, it was sug-
gested, should cooperate with Canada
in the early development and sale OF
large tracts of corn land.
If a grant of zoe, 100000 acres could
be negotiated, the committee belfev.
ed, the nations food supply would bt
assured and within a quarter of a cen
fury the sale of farms in this area
would pay off large portion of tn,
Empires debt.
Looking into the future" said thu
| lecturer, I'VE can visualize the stat,
as an owner of vast herds of cattlt
| overseas raised on lands which are to
| day untitled; as a proprietor of for
ests and valuable plantations of trop
| ical shrubs and trees grown on area
which are still virgin, and the harness
er of mighty waterfalls fed by tn
eternal SHOWS of India and Africa: a
an organizer of great commercial al
| services, and as the reaper on an i'm
mense scale of the manifold haryes
| of the seas"
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
VOLCANO AWAKES
FROM A S,UMBER
OF z CENTURIES

San Jose, Costa Rica, Feb. 15.-(Cor-
.respondence of The Associated Press
The Irazu volcano, the largest and
highest in Costa Rica, awakened and
began a new period of violent activity
after nearly two centuries of quiet
ness.
The previous remarkable eruption OF
this volcano took place in 1928 when
Costa Rica was the poorest of the col
onies under the Crown of Spain. Dur
ing that year the Irazu was in activity
throughout the whole year, emitting
huge quantities of ashes. cinders,
smoke, vapor and gases, and the man
Hesitation was followed by earth
quakes. Then came a period of long
rest. 1t fell into a deep slumber for
nearly 200 years.
Now it has awakened again and is
pouring out without interruption, tor
! rents of vapor, sublimates and ashes,
I cinders and volcanic debris which
floating in the air and carried by the
/ air currents, have reached places %
miles distant from the crater.
! At the foot of this volcano lies the
/ 1liSLOl ASell City u Cdi NH~% ~ IAiLASH
| destroyed by the colossus and as of
| ten rebuilt by her inhabitants. Dur
| ing the present crisis Carriage has suf-
fered no harm as her inhabitants
wiser through experience, have re-
built the. city earthquake proof; and
the emissions of the volcano have not
reached Carriage, owing to the heavy
winds prevailing and which have
blown them towards the valley of San
Jose. Thousands of persons have Wis
tied the summit of the mountain
range to see the two oceans, and the
gigantic column of smoke and gases
aiming to the sky.
The Irazu volcano stands l1,VOo feet
above the sea level and about 2Ot
miles northwest of the Panama canal
Back in the prehistoric ages, TINS vol
cano made formidable eruptlons Vom-
it1ng torrents of lava, miles IN length
of which there are traces to be seen
yet. Perhaps nothing similar Will now
happen; but the Costa Rica people al
ways bear in mind the predlctlon OF
Humboldt who foretold that the Cen
trail American and Panama Isthnuses
were doomed to. be swallowed py the
waters of both oceans, making
broader canal than the one tna'
American genius built across the
t4SthmuS of Panama
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
HOLCOMB FAVORS
SACRIFICING DOGS

Winsted, Feb. 15-Gov. Holcomb
in acknowledging letter from B. E.
Moore, who wants dogs treated as
domestic animals and legislator to a
limited number, says:
81 have long felt that the sheep
VS.. dog question is of vital interest
to the state. Thus far every remed-
ial legislative effort which would be
of any effect has been defeated. Nv
own. opinion is that if rs per cent. of
the dogs in Connecticut were killed
the sheep industry would revive to tho
great advantage of the state. The
food question is getting to be acute
and the raising of sheep would ma
terially help the state and a benefit
to the farmer
Mr.. Moore has been campaigning on
the dog VS.. sheep question and de-
sires that the general assembly at its
next session do something to restore
! the sheep industry.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
FIFTY-FIVE BABES
DIE AMID FLAMES

Montreal, Feb. 15.-F'rom the ruins
OF the Grey nunnery's fire swept wing
tie bodies of IA more children were re-
covered this forenoon, raising to So
the death toll of the tragedy which
visited the institution last night.
The heroism of the sisters who were
nursing soldiers invaded home from
overseas fighting averted greater loss
Of life. Nearly 1000 crippled men and
women, wounded military men, and
babies only a few weeks old were en-
abied to escape through the valiant
efforts of the nuns
The cause of the fire has not been
determined. It started in the dormf-
tory of the Creche, where there were
| 10 children, mostly babies of a few
| days or a few weeks. At one time
the entire institution was threatened
with destruction.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
AUSTRIA WON'T
WITHDRAW ARMY

Amsterdam, Feb. Is - Emperor
Charles has issued an army order in
connection with the Russian declara-
ton of termination of the war. in
which he reviews the events of the
war leading to Russia's military coll
lapse ! The order, as quoted in a
Vienna dispatch, continues:
"And yet the hour has not come
when I am able to recall my warriors
to their homesteads. But their re-
turn will come. Then may my
peoples draw strength, from their
recollection of the glorious deeds of
their sons, for new prosperity. May
God be with u.s.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
TEUTON WAR LORD
COUNCIL ORDERS
DRIVE RENEWED
eff TROTZKY DOES NOT WANT PEACE HE WILL
GET WAR; ULTIMATUM OF CONFERENCE
GERMANS WILL ASSIST UKRAINE
AGAINST BOLSHEVIKI TO
SAFEGUARD FOOD.

London, Feb 15-Gemany has resolved to military
activities against northern Russia This decision said have
been reached at conference at imperial headquarters dis
patches from Holland say.
The conference attended by Emperor William Chan
ceor Hering Field Marshal Won Hndenburg, Gen. Won
Ludendorf Foreign Secretary Won Kuehmann and Others
The mo but peace plan of Leon Trotzy the Boil
shev foreign minister rejected at the conference,
cordng the Amsterdam correspondent of the Daily Express
and Trotzky does not want peace he will get
Invasion of Great Russia is added will continue, at any
until Petrograd is occupied by German troops.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
SWEDEN SEXES
TFUNITION EXPORT

London, Feb. 15-Great quantities
of arms and munitions bound for Fin.
land have been seized in the harbor
of Stockhold, the Social Demokraten
of Stockholm says. Half a million
cartridges were delivered there to the
order of an alleged private individ-
ual. The workmen at the Westerns
factory have informed the govern
ment that they will stop work if ex-
portation of munitions is permitted.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
NEW POISON GAS.

Amsterdam, Feb. 15-The German
newspapers, speaking of the great Of
fensive which they say, Hindehburg
is going to launch in the we~+, say that
the army has a new poison gas of
surprising effectiveness, which is be-
ing reserved as a surprise for the
Americans"
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
10 protect the Ukraine.

to protect the Ukraine.
Our relations with the Russian
government, however, are not broken;
neither do the Russians wish this. On
the contrary, they desire to continue
diplomatic relations through the wire
less and the commissions now sitting
in Petrograd.
1--WE soon expect a declaration that
Rumania is ready to enter negotiations
with u.s."
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
HUGE TOBACCO PROFITS

London, Feb. 15.-Huge profits
have been made out of tobacco dur
ing the past year. One large COM
pany shows net profit for the year
of over three million pounds sterli1sg.
They paid a dividend of 80 per cent
and carried forward two and half
millions sterling.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
POLISH TROOPS
GO TO WARSAW

Amsterdam, Feb. Il - The Taeg-
lische Rundschau of Berlin announces
that a deputation of Polish troops
from Russia has arrived secretly at
Warsaw on a special mission to the
Polish cabinet
Petrograd dispatches early this
month said that about 10000 Polish
troops in the Russian army had ex.
pressed a desire to return from Rus
STA to Poland but had been stopped
by a German objection to the plan.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22

German Socialists are urging ac-
ceptance of main American princi-
pies.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22

The toast was drunk at mess times
during the holiday season, soda water
being used in conformity with the
rules of our teetotaI navy.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-22
And last, let US drink

To our comrades gone from US,
Who have given their lives in the
fight with the foe;
The price they have paid is the price
of our freedom.
A tribute of praise for their service
we owe.
Their warfare is done;
Tie laurels are won
Which a nation, to honor their deeds,
will bestow.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-03
You Can zeU Tie People 1eeo
Hope Iron. t,sZzet1Z3Zood
= Sft,onaH eaI1fH Vigorous &zEs

If you are not strong or we'll, you owe il
to yourself to make the following test: Sec
how long you work or how far you can
walk without becoming tired. Next take two
hve-grain tablets of ordinary nuxated iron
three times per day after meals for two weeks
Then test your strength again and see for
yourself how much you have gained. There
is nothing like good old iron to put color in
your cheeks and sound. healthy flesh on your
bones. But you must take iron in form
that can be easily absorbed and assimilated
like nuxated iron if you want II to do you
any good. otherwise it may prove worse than
useless.
NOTE-Nuxated Iron, recommended above
by DR.. +. Sauer, is of the newer organic
iron compounds. Unlike the older inorganic
iron products, it is easily assmlated, does not
injure the teeth, make them black, nor upset
the stomach; the contrary, it is Q most
potent remedy, in nearly all forms of indi-
gestion, well as for nervous rundown con-
ditions. The manufacturers have such great
confidence in Nuxated Iron that they offer to
forfeit $4,000 to any charitable institution
if they cannot take any woman under
90 who lacks iron and increase their strength
100 per cent or over in four weeks time pro-
vided they have no serious organic trouble.
They also offer to refund your money if it
does not at least double your strength and
endurance in ten days time. 1t is dispensed in
this city by Balou.I .atimer Co., Ltd. The Joy
Drug Store, Whiteheads Drug Store, and all
other druggists.-Adv.