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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-22
PRODUCTION AND CON-
SERV ALTON OF FOOD

a committee from the committee on
food production and conservation of
the Maine Committee on Public Safety
consisting OF DR.. Charles ID. Woods Of
Orono, William J. Thompson of South
China. master of the State Grange. and
A. NJ G.. Soule of Augusta. Thursday
started n campaign to make April -,
Patriots day. a meeting day for inc
discussion of food production through
out the State. The committee plans to
have meeting in every hamlet ana
every schoolhouse district to arouse an
interest IN the matter of food plouuc-
ton.
The committees on food production and
conservation also inaugurated an on
sanitation to assist the various draft
boards in every possible way anG t"
SEQ what men who have deferred clasSi-
fcation on agriC ultural grounds Or"
really employed ut agriculaural pun :
suits and not in some other line u
work.
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STATE HOUSE
Next Council Meeting ...4 p M. Tuesday, March 2e

The Inland Fisheries and Game de-
partment was notified by telephone Ct
two cases of deer in distress. Deputy
Sheriff Allen of jay phoned in the
morning that deer had been chased by
dogs near his place and he had rescued
it, but the animal was so badly injured
by its tormenters that he had imme-
datcly put it out of it's sufferings. He
was authorized to dispose of the car
cass.
Mr.. Plummer Of Appleton phoned in
the afternoon that a deer had got into
the river and had been carried over
tho dam. 1t was rescued by Mr.. Plum
mer and taken to his barn, where il
was being fed and given chance to
recuperate. 1t was a fine large buck
It was very exhausted but doing well
and apparently contented. Mr.. Plum
mer will this morning report its cen
dition and if it RECEIVERS, will be in
structcd about setting it at liberty
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Orono. Me-. March 19.-The following
was issued today from the office Of
Charles d. Woods, director of the
Maine agricultural experiment station
at the University of Maine:
Since the introduction of potash in
commercial fertilizers in the early
seventies of the last century, many ex-
periments have been made and many
treatises written showing the value of
potash in crop growing. The expert
mental data on growing crops without
potash are very few.
Potatoes are the chief cash crop
grown in Maine. 1t is of first impor-
lance for the growers to have what
facts are available relative to the like
lihood of obtaining a crop in 1918 with
| out the application of potash. Fore
seeing the possibility that, with the
continuance of the war, very little
potash would be available for fertil-
izers, the Maine Agricultural Expert
ment Station began in 1915, at Aroos-
took Farm, a series of experiments to
determine the effect of different
amounts Of potash. The results OBJ
tanned in 1915 were published in Bulle-
tin 246. Those for 1916 were published
in Bulletin 260.
Five different mixtures were used.
In each case the fertilizers contained 5
per cent of ammonia of which one third
was in the form of nitrate of soda, and
8 per cent Of available phosphoric acid.
Tho q ch orio1 10 m,
plot there was. no potash. The next
plot also had no potash but common
salt was mixed with the fertilizer at the
rate Of 300 pounds of salt per acre.
The salt was used to see whether this
would aid in freeing potash already in
the soil but not in form available for
plant food. The fertilizer for the re-
naming plots contained respectively
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-22
VASSALBORO

NORTH-The two Epworth Leagues OF
the town gave fine reports of the WORK
done during the last three months to the
League Federation held at the NJ f.
church of Benton. For the best al-round
work the East Vassalboro chapter again
won the banner for the next three
months. The speaker of the evening was
Rev. A. S. Legg OF the Waterville NJ. F..
church. The federation accepted an In
vitaton to meet at North Vassalboro for
the June meeting.
The Red Cross Society has held two
meetings this week at the home Of Mrs.
McDougall and has also ne: with good
success in collecting funds to 1uy mate
rial for its work
Those employed at the American Wool
en- CO. are rejoicing at the 10 per cent.
raise to go into effect Monday, March o5.
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Nominations by Governor

Governor Carl E. Milliken has made
the following nominations, which are
posted at the Executive department
under date Of March 20:
Judge Dexter Municipal court-Ar-
thur w. Stone Of Dexter.
Agent for Protection of Children.
,WGdo County-(Mrs.) Anna c. Harri-
mad. Prospect.
Notary Public-Carl +. Getchell,
Lewiston (Getchell & Hosmer); A. l.
Talbot lewiston: Otis B. Stevens,
Pressure Isle: Jonas NJ. Hammond,
Portland 1928 Commercial streeD !;
Alfred =. Nickerson. Portland (Fidel-
~ Buifding): Harry r. Virgin, Port
Hand (fl0 Exchange street,; Charles
,. Austin. Bangor: George Lyman
Bowles. Brewer: William J. Currier,
Bangor (Unicn Iron Works.; Charles
=. Pearl. Bangor (s3 State street, !:
Harden s. Pearl. Bangor (3o State
street): James p. Quine. Bangor:
0a1naCWhittiar. Bangor penobscot
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WEEKS MILLS

On March several friends and
ne'shh0rS We're invited to the pleasant
nome OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Jutnnar,
10 celebrate the 10Th birthday of their
neishhor' George W. <cniston The
party mad been previously planned by
Mrs. Quinnam. Mrs. Prescott and Mr..
keniston's daughter. Mrs Elsie Han
son OF SomeVi1le. Mass. who was here
visiting her father. Ice cream and cake
were served. Later a beautiful cake
made by the artistic hands of Mrs.
Prescott was brought in. decorated
vita &c small lighted candles. The
cake was cut and each one present re-
cciycd q generous slice. \ very pleas
ant evening was passed in discussing
the war. politics and local gossip. All
went home feeling that they had done
their bit towards making one more
bright spot in the life path of an old
veteran.
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Voting by the Soldiers

The decision Of the war department
at Washington that it will be fmpos-
sible to arrange for all the American
soldiers abroad to vote and hence 1t
would be impracticable to attempt to
have part of them do so, will relieve
the Maine authorities of a veXatlons
question, one that has been bothernG
them not A little. Secretary of State
Frank w. Ball stated on Thursday that
all plans for preparing and sending
ballots to France would now he
dropped. but plans for the soldiers IN
the various posts and environments IN
tie states will be continued.
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ALBION

The winter term Of schools in AL
bion closed with attendance as follows
Quaker Hill 95.2 per cent Pupils not
absent or tardy for fall and winter
terms: Ruth Marks, Bruce Marks, For
rest Meader and Ernest Meader.
Grammar 92.5 per cent. Pupils not
absent or tardy: Lura Baker Irene
Coffin. Harold Sennett, Edwina Bagley,
Roy Crosby. Lena Crosby, Gladys
Glidden, Merle Glidden, Wallace Gid
den Minnie Norton, Erdine Bcsse and
Lucy Glidden
Davis school 90.6 per cent. Pupils
not absent or tardy for term: Ger
trude Abbott and Doris Abbott.
intermediate 90:5 per cent. Pupils
having perfect attendance: Raymond
Wiggin, Alfred Cannon. Everett Baker,
Barbara Libby, Kathleen Drake, Dora
Baker and Lawrence Soule.
Primary $40. Pupils having perfect
attendance: Paul Frye, Chester LARA =
bee and Gertrude Drake.
Macdonald 81 per cent. John
Tucker and Nelma Tucker had perfect
attendance.
NO. 4 school not reported.
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LIGHT UPON A GER
NAN NAVAL VICTORY

London, March 7.-(Correspondenc
"A German victory by which seven
armed English fishing vessels were de-
stroyed with a loss of about 80 Eng
lish lives-the destroyer raid into the
English Channel on the night OF Feb.
14-15-is described in a statement from
admiralty sources. which gives more
details regarding the attack than were
sent to America by cable at the time
Of the raid. Commenting on the loss
es, the statement concludes:
THE nights work counted for a
German victory, and had it not been for
the wording of the German official COM
munique one would have been tempted
to leave it at that. True that seven
little fishing craft with gun in each
bow would never make port again. but
seven more took their places before
the sun was over the horizon on the
morrow Of the affair.""
The primary object Of the raid. in
English opinion, was the destruction
of the auxiliary patrol forces on out
post duty in the Channel. At least
ten of Germany's largest and fastest
destroyers participated in this vic
tory. That they returned to their
base without being intercepted, is at
tributed to accurate foreknowledge of
the disposition Of the British patrols"
knowledge obtained by aerial recon-
naissance.
1t was d chosen night-inky dark
ness upon an area Of thousand square
miles Of surface. The Germans appear
to have operated in pairs. the leader
of each Two being equipped with a
binding searchlight which it turned
upon each victim while the German
consorts carried out their work of de-
|struction. From the four quarters
they descended simultaneously upon
the fishing fleet, pouring two salvos Of
high explosive shells into each Eng
lish vessel as they passed by at a dis
lance of fifty yards. There were few
misses at this range.
Survivors Of this fleet spin yarns of
heroism. Deckhand Plane, of the
|Cloverbank, which had been turned in
to a splintered SHAMELESS buried in
clouds of steam and rocketing sparks,
made his way forward to the gun;
single handed. almost stupified by the
smoke and din, he returned the fire at
close range.
Enginemen Ewing and Noble. launch
ing a boat from the blazing Violet
May, rescued some of the wounded
who had gone into the sea. Then they
returned to their vessel, overcacle the
flames, plugged the shot holes. aided
their injured, comforted the dying
dragged the wreckage from the dead
and brought the Violet May back to
her base. where she lies as charred
testimonial to the courage of British
fishermen in war.
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THE B|RTHRATE IN
'CREASES IN PARIS

| Paris, Feb. 20.-(COrreSpondenc -
While the figures recording the births
and deaths in Paris during the year
1917 again show that the deathrate
exceeded the brthrate by n rather
! large percentage, staticians find solace
| in the fact that the birthrate was
slightly superior to that of 1919 and on
par with the rate for 1918. That af-
ter three Jears of the most devastating
war France has ever known sub
, stantial decrease has not been reg
istered has caused the learned men in
terested in the problem of repopula-
ton to hooe for brighter results when
life has ~esumed its normal trend at
ter the war.
The statistics show that $4,000
died in Paris during the past year.
The births totaled up to $3.50. In
1915 they had barely reached 10000
and in 1913 about $4,000. The excess
of the death rate to the birthrate may
seem large to our American cities but
lit creates nc alarm in France. as the
difference has been larger before, and
owing to conditions obtaining at pres
ent sociologists express comparative
satisfaction.
Infantile mortality was kept at
very low rate, numerous institutions
for the care of infants having been
founded since the beginning of the
war and the babies of the poor are be-
ing cared for much better than for
merly.
Conspicuous among the organiza-
lions that have taken an interest in
the welfare of the children is the
American Red Cross and it's activities
lin that line Of endeavor has found
great favor with the French popula-
ton.
tuberculosis of the lungs sent more
people to their graves in Paris during
the past year than any other two dis
eases combined; S424 being victims of
the white plague, or about 295 per
100. 900 inhabitants.
Diseases of the heart hold second
place in the list of man killing dis
eases with 3S1.
Dreaded cancer was also very active
causing 1896 deaths in Paris in 1917.
This has caused medical men to study
what measures can be taken to treat
this affection in its preventive stage.
Suicides were few. Only 200 persons
took their lives in Paris in 1917, per-
centage Of ten per 100000.
The Frenchman who gives his life
with a smile, that his country may
live. does not depart from it voluntar-
lily in a maudlin burst of self pity and
cowardice.
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State House Chat

Secretary of State Frank W. Ball has
returned from Sebec. whore he had
been for week. called by the Illness
and death of his father.
Forest II. Bond, the newly appointed
sheriff Of Lincoln county. was at TIE
Capitol on Wednesday and secured MS
commission. His intention was TO he
in Wiscasset on Thursday and with all
his deputies qualify.
Attorney Winfield S. Brown of Mars
Hin was at the Capitol on Thursday,
calling on Governor Milliken. Harry "a.
Thurlow Of the Industrial Accident
Commission and other college friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-22
Child Welfare

Plans for an important Child Welfare
conference in Maine are under way. \
letter signed by the heads Of four state
departments has been sent to a number
Of citizens of the State pointing to the
need of such a conference and asking
Maine citizens to express their wishes IN
connection with 1t. The suggestion IS
made that if enough people express an
interest, Gov Milliken will be asked TO
call the conference. The four department
heads whose signatures appear on the
letter are James +. Bagley. secretary of
the State Board of Charities and Correc-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-22

Whereas william w. Shaw OF Augu|
County of Kennebec, and State of Ma
by his mortgage deed dated August
Deeds, Book $50. Page 5SS, conveyed
Burleigh Martin a certain lot OF
with buildings thereon formerly owl
by Eva NJ Jenness, bounded and
scribed as follows: On the South by
Thoma ston Road, so called; on the ~
by Greeley Pond Brook. so called ana
the West by land owned or formy
owned by Decora James. Said pared
land being a strip sixty (60J feet in W
on said Thomaston Road. and rum
from said road to said Greedy Pond Br1
Meaning and intending to mortgage
premises conveyed by Decora James
w. w. Shaw. and recorded in kenn1
Registry of Deeds Book SIS. Page g.
is subject to a mortgage to Il. C.. 81
for 500. and recorded in kennebec RI
try of Deeds, Book 5l7. Page 365.
And also 4 lot or parcel of land SIN
ed in said Augusta and bounded and
scribc1 as follows, to-wit: On the ~
by land now or formerly owner by C1
ter l.. Noyes: on the East by the Sp1
Road. SO called: on the South ny
sold by Isaiah Noyes to Albert Thibodl
and now or formerly owned or Occur
by the heirs of the late christopher Al
John Cicero. and Esther Lovejoy, and
the West by Greeley Pond Brook
called. The North line of the lot hey
conveyed is one hundred feet nortI
aud parallel with the south line Il
parcel is subject to a mortgage OF W
to Samuel Titcomb, recorded in kenn.J
Registry of Deeds. Book sci, Page
And also certain lot or parcel OF |
situated in Augusta aforesaid, decided
Eva NJ. Jenness to w. w. Shaw by
deed Of Warranty and recorded In Ken
bee Registry of Deeds. Book 500. PageI
to which book and page reference Is y
for more particular description. |
is subject to a mortgage of 500 90 10 ~
ueI Titcomb. recorded in kennebec Rel
try of Deeds, Book 52l. Page 305.
And also certain lot or parcel OF
situated in Augusta aforesaid and desl
by stephen +. Reeves to w. w. Shaw
recorded in kennebec Registry Of De1
Book i92. Page 23s. 10 which referenc1
made for more particular descrlp,1
This is subject to two mortgages Of u
Shaw. recorded in kennebec Registry
Deeds, Book 4S3, Page 26i, ard Book
Page 365.
And also certain lot Of land 4
buildings thereon situated in Augj
aforesaid. decided to w. w Shaw q
Warranty Deed from Addie V. Hewin1
al and recorded in Kennebec Registry
Deeds, Boo.t 49i. Page 5i4. to which y
and page reference is made for
particular description. This is subjeel|
two mortgages of B. c. Shaw, recon-
in kennebec Registry of Deeds. Book
Page 264. and Book 517. Page 3G5.
And whereas Burleigh Martin. by
assignment duly recorded. assigned
note and mortgage to Samuel Titco7
and whereas Samuel Titcomb by his
signment duly recorded, assigned
note and mortgage to the Augusta tJ
Co. corporation and whereas COZ
tons OF said mortgage have been bro.]
now. therefore by reason of the nre1
OF conditions thereof. the Augusta y,
20. claims a foreclosure Of said nv
gage. -,
T. AUGUSTA TRUST COMpAAA'
Treasure
Augusta, Me-. March II. 1913. =, I'd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-22
Effect Of 0mitting Potash Ferti=
|lization Upon the Potato Crop

per cent, 5 per cent and per cent
potash. In each case the fertilizer was
applied at the time of planting. at the
rate of 1900 pounds per acre. Tne area
of each plot was obtained by actual
measurement and the yields are paseo
on the weighed potatoes from each
plot. Each plot was slightly less tnan
one half acre in area. Green Mountain
potatoes were used for seed. Other
than in respect to potash all plots were
treated exactly alike. The land used
for this experiment had been in sod for
. years. The average yields for years
expressed in hundredweight are given
below.
No Potash Experiment With Potatoes
1o15-1916-
Average Yield in Hundredweight per
Acre.
Amount of Potash Average
None 1856
None 1 Salt 15S
8 per cent Potash le1
5 per cent Potash 1S3
8 per cent Potash 1855
From the results of these four trials
in three seasons on sod land the fol-
lowing tentative conclusions may be
drawn. The addition of 800 pounds of
common salt per acre made a small but
uniform increase in yield. The addi-
ton of as little as As pounds $500
pounds of 3 per cent goods) per acre Of
potatoes and profitably.. That on
potash and profltably. That on
Aroostook Farm soil nothing was
gained by a larger application. That
good yields were obtained without any
potash.
In soil test experiments made at
Aroostook Farm 1t was found that ap-
parently nitrogen and not potash was
the limiting factor in potato produc-
ton. Hence these results should not
be considered as having too general APP
plication.
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/. LARONE

The hay pressers are at work in town
although the shipment of hay is very
doubtful The price paid is right around
sl2. The apple packers are packing up
the few remaining lots o. apples but the
market is dull. Potatoes are below the
cost price of raising for last season. Eggs
are bringing the producer 50 cents per
dozen and the feed to produce them costs
81 and over per bag
Among the names of the 10 new ships
TO be launched by the American Inter-
national Shipbuildng Corporation is
found Skowhegan. All of the 100 names
are of Indian origin and have been Sc
lected by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
Raymond Brooks is home from his work
in Oakland on the railroad and will soon
go to Portland, where he will be en-
ployed.
Roy Marcia was home over the Sabbath
from Camp Devens on a furlough of one
week. He is in Battery 3 and likes the
life very Well
Owing to the extreme thickness of the
ice in the mill pond and to the aact that
the race is also filled with ice it is i'm
possible to do much saving at the Tuhey
mill
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Savings Bank) l.. r. Gaubert, Rich

Savings BanO; L. r. Gaubert, Rich
mond.
Justice OF the Peace-Charlcs +.
Austin. Bangor: James w. Barto, Ban
gor OF Columbia street,; w. y.
Batchelder, Levant: Albert I. Brad
ford, Turner; Fred l.. Gardner, Den
nysvillc; Fred b. Hamlin, South Port
land 133 High street,; George w.
Norton, Eastport Getty clcrk): Frank
w. Shaw. Mars Hill: Fred s. Tinkham
Lake View; Joseph Water house, Wells
Depot; A. d. McF'aul, Machias.
To Administer Oaths, Acknowledge
Deeds and Solemnizc Marriages
Atheyn j. Oliver, Houlton.
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FRED B. Policy.
Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
District of Maine, IS.
on this 18th day of March A. D. 1918,
on reading the foregoing petition It Is
Ordered by the Court. That a hearing be
had upon the same on the 18th day OF
April. A. d. 1918, before said Court at
Portland, in said District. at ten o clock
in the forenoon; and that notice thereof
be published in Daily Kennebec Journal,
a newspaper printed in said District, and
that ali known creditors. and other per-
sons in interest, may appear at the said
time and place. and show cause if any
they have. why the prayer of said petit
toner should not be granted.
And it is further ordered by the Court,
That the Clerk shall send by mail to all
known creditors copies OF said petition
and this order, addressed TO them at their
places of residence as stated
Witness the HONORABLE Clarence Hale;
Judge of the said Court and the seal
thereof. at Portland. in said District, on
the 10Th day of March. A. d: 1918,
ri. 81 FRANK FELLOWS. Clerk.
A true copy of petition and order
thereon. x
Attest: fRANA FELLOW D NieiA.
mch22dlr
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tons, l.. d. Bristol. State health commits
sioner, Roscoe A. Eddy. State labor COM
missioner and DR.. Augustus o. Thomas,
State superintendent of public schools.
4 1t is expected by the State departments
that the suggested conference, in connec-
ton with the Childrens' year which will
begin April 9th, 1918 and end April 9Th.
1919. will serve to unite the various inter-
ests concerned in child welfare and will
enable Maine to make an even greater
Drive" in the interest of her children
than the national government has asked
for. The saving of SO lives, which is the
Bureau, the elimination O. much sickness
among children. the improvement of
schools and educational methods, the bet
terment of industrial conditions and the
methods of industrial training, the i'm
provement of metl DDS of caring for neg
lected and dependent children, all these
things and more, are the goal of the
Maine Child Welfare Movement. To
make Maine children healthier, happier
and better and to make Maine a better
place for her children to live are the OBJ
jects 10 be sought
! In sending out the letter the State de-
partments announced til, hope that any
member of the public who is interested
whether he or she receives letter or not
VIII express an idea OF the plan and will
offer support of the movement.
Dry Sweeping Dangerous.
Dry dust swept up from floors and
INTO the air OF the house is DANGEROUS.
says the State Department of Health in
statement issued Thursday. lust as
dirt swept up on the streets is dangerous
to the public. The germs of MANY dis
eases are carried on dust particles
brought ii from the street or from other
homes When these germs are swept into
the air. by dry broom. there is creates!
a danger of disease Infection Indouh,.
edly a great many cases OF influenza o-
grippe. pneumonia and other similar all.
ments are traceable TO this source
The use Of damp cloths or broom
dampened in water or in some mild anti.
septic solution is recommended By The
state department of health The vac,ulr
cieaner is mentioned as the best and ga
est instrument for cleaning.