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Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-06-28
BRAVE LETTER FROM
A BRAVE MOTHER
Headquarters, 1o4th Infantry,


A. Z. f. France,
II May, 1918.
To the Officers and Men. 104th In
fantry:-
I have received the following let
ter from a mother of member or
this regiment. Though addressed to
me in person, its message is to US
all and its inspiration is for US all.
l am taking this means. therefore. to
spread it as widely as possible, and
I ask the co-operatio@ of those
reached in this way to help in bring
ing this letter to the attention Of
every member Of this regiment.
April IS, 1918.
Please accept the best wishes Of
the mothers of the men in your regi-
ment for complete success. We
think of the l04th in its time of serv-
ice without any thought of self or
of the things which may happen to
our boys to mar them or to destroy
them. We think only of the more
than honor which has come to us TO
be the mothers of snch men. We are
asking ourselves-"Are we worthy of
the honor their work has already
brought to us?" How can we be
come more worthy mothers of such
good sons?"
When my son left his home he
took great big patch of each days
sunshine with him. He has been the
tenderest son of an invalid mother.
We have been chums tor 25 years
reading. studying, thinhing and low
ing together. I never shed a tear
over his being away. l know his
great heart could not stand to see
love, home and woman outraged and
destroyed. ! know he IS only type
of every man in your command, and
if he dies 1t as as one cf an army of
noblemen.
Because YOU are his war chief and
all we could be to him ! wanted to
speak to you. Daily reports of the
104th at the front show as how splen-
did you all are and how faithfully
you have worked to be ready to do
the splendid work YOU are doing to-
dav We send YOU our most rcverent
affectionate greeting.
The foregoing letter vas written in
Massachusetts on April Is. Even as
it was written this regiment was
meeting in Brule Wood the severest
test to which it has vet been put.
! With such faith. such love. such sac
rifice behind us. can any of US doubt
that the regiment will rect hereafter
whatever tests may be imposed" Or
can any of us hesitate individually
over any sacrifice that meeting these
tests may demand?
GEO. n. SHELTON.
Colonel, L. s. Army Comma nding.
The officer of the l04th. transmit
ting the above message writes in
comment:
Dearest Wife: Isn't this a brave
letter from a brave woman? The
men over here will have to take
another hitch in their telt to qualify
as brave as this mother
I read this to my men tonight after
mess. 1t made profound impress
sion on them. 1t was interesting to
watch their faces as T read it. Then
I.s4id goodbye to then Dearie. it
WSsfar harder than thought il was
going to be. I have had to father so
many of them. it was hardship to
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-06-28
SUPERFLuOuS HAIR
why It INCREASES

Hair growth Il stimulateA ana
its freNaent removal In necessary
vhea merely ren0ved from the
surface OF the skin. The only loGi-
cal and practical way to remove
hair Il to attack 1t uAdeF the skin.
DeMiraele, the original sanitary
liquid. does this by absorption.
Oaly geauine DeMiraele has q
meney-baek guarantee In each
package. At toilet e0unters In 6Oc,
81 ana q sizes, or BY mail from NJ
In plain wrapper On receipt of price.
RER book mailed in plain scaled
envelope on Request. DeMfracle.
11ofh st. and Park Ave.. New York
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-06-28

London. June 27-Russian rumors
are current in Petrograd that Alexis
Romanoff, son of Former Emperor
Nicholas. died a few days ago. says
an Exchange Telegraph Dispatch
from Copenhagen today.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-06-28

ciated press) )-The Ukraine bureau
at Lausanne announced today it has
received confirmation Of the report
that the Bolsheviki authorities at
Iakaterinburg condemned Nicholas
Romanoff. the former Russian EN-
peror. to death after a short trial and
then shot him. Details of the re-
ported execution are lacking.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-06-28
REPORTED DEATH
(Continued from PAGE One)

days previously. The Copenhagen
message quoted the Russian news
paper Via as saying that Russian
Red Guards had murdered him in II $
residence at Tekaternburg, 10
which he was removed recently from
Tobolsk An Exchange Teigral.h
dispatch from Moscow dated June Il.
and received in this country Wedner-
da%. declared there was no founda-
tion for the rumors OF the ASSASSIN :
alton. Dispatches from German
sources last week reported THAI
Nicholas had been removed to Mos
COW Tor safe keeping
Washington. June 27-A report of
the killing Of Nicholas Romanoff
formerly Emperor of Russia was re-
ceived at the state department today
from Stockholm. 1t was transmit
ted as a Swedish press report. which.
according to the so,iets, Needed
confirmation"
Amsterdam, June 27-Reports that
Former Emperor Nicholas has been
murdered in Yakaterinburg are in
Cr$asn2ly persistent in Moscow. ac-
cording to a dispatch from that city
tdate not given) received today by
way of Berlin
The Moscow newspapers the dis
patch states. indicates that The re-
cent whereabouts of the ex-emperor
have not been definitely known (This
statement seems significant. as in
conflict with the German reports of
the former rulers removal TO Mos
cow
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-06-28

GEO. Fl. SHELTON.
Colonel, L. s. Army. Commanding
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23

term of six years;
George w. Schofeld was nominated
as the Democratic candidate for States
Attorney for the State of Florida for
the 9Th Judicial Circuit. composed of
the counties of Citrus, fernando. Lee.
Marion and Sumpter; that
d. o. Rogers was nominated as the
Democratic candidate for States At
torney of the state of Florida for the
Tenth Judicial Circuit, composed of
the counties of DeSoto. Lee and Polk:
that
j. c. Granting was nominated as
the Democratic candidate for States
Attorney Of the state of Florida for
the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, com
posed of the counties of Dade and
Monroe; that
z. G. Thompson was nominated as
the Democratic candidate for States
Attorney Of the State of Florida for
the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, COM
posed of the counties of Broward,
Okeechobee. Palm Beach and St
Lucie; that
w. T. Cash was nominated as the
Democratic candidate for State Sena-
tor from the Twenty second Senatorial
District of the state Of Florida, COM
posed of the counties of Taylor and
LaFayette: that
w. J. Crosby was nominated as the
Democratic candidate for State Sena-
tor from the Twentieth Senatorial Dis
trict Of the state of Florida, composed
of the counties Of Marion and Stump
ter: that
w. III. Malone was nominated as the
Democratic candidate for State Sena-
tor from the Twenty-fourth Senatorial
District of the state of Florida, com
posed of the counties of Monroe and
Lee. without opposition.
In testimony whereof. we have here
unto set our hands and official sigma
lures this 21st day of June, A. D. 1918
H CLAY CRAWFORD,
Secretary of State,
ERNEST AMOS.
Comptroller,
J. C. LUNTNG,
State Treasurer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23

fort and convenience OF ship worke-s.
The lunchroom was inadequate. the
food poor. It was difficult for new
workers coming IN TO find good living.
quarters and there was little in the
way OF bathing facilities or recreation.
Today this shipyard is fully manned,
and has little trouble in keeping good
workers. The expensive item OF la
Dor turnover has been reduced until 1t
Is practically negligible. The com
pany purchased an old passenger steam
ship. brought It to the shipyard and
converted 10 into a floating hotel. First
class kitchen equipment was installed,
with toilets, Mushrooms, and other
conveniences, providing good meals for
two - three hundred men A large
dormitory was built near the yard,
with clubroom at one end where men
could read, write, play pool or cards.
have music and visit and smoke. The
sleeping rooms in this dormitory were
warmed by hot air last winter, and
the piping system is TO be used this
summer for blowing cool air through
the corridors With these conveniences
for making their work pleasant the
employees organized a "Shipbuflder's
Service Club" elected officers, and ar
ranged for baseball, bowling and bas-
ket ball games, with dances and other
social affairs among themselves.
1t is now becoming a matter OF pride
among ship workers IN that yard 10
serve for the period OF the war, and
arrangements have been made where
by every man who remains, I'm the en-
ploy Of the company until the end or
the war Will receive a certificate.
showing that he not only served In the
fight for democracy, but that he STUCK
at his post until the fight was won.
Uncle Sans work does no stop WIFI
the cleaning up Of bad health comb
tons, or the providing OF comfort and
convenience
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u. S. Sanitary Super
vision of Shipyards
Continued From Page one.)

campaigns are being carried ont by
communities working with the Ship
ping Board. One OF notable project
in that line is the work at tha big Hog
Isl6ad yard, near Philadelphia, where
s250.G0G is being spent III permanen
ditching which is intended to rid that
locality of mosquitoes for all time. The
state Of Pennsylvania has contributed
50 0o0, the city OF Philadelphia si5,-
00e. and manufacturing interests bave
also appropriated money.
The work of the Department OF
Health and Sanitation covers much
more than the cleaning up Of I'M
healthy conditions The comfort and
convenience OF workers is also impor-
tant. Every shipyard is required to
have medical and hospital facilities,
and these are inspected, and informa-
ton gathered about disease, epidemics
and accidents The living quarters or
shipyard workers are investigated, and
Recommendations made for their con-
venience and comfort in bunk houses,
homes, transportation to and from
work, and recreation. Lunchroom and
kitchen facilities are studied with a
view to seeing that men get nourish-
ing food, in clean surroundings, at
reasonable prices. This involves in
vestigation OF milk, meat and ice sup
ply, food storage facilities, cooking and
dish-washing equipment. and so forth.
There was a shipyard on the Great
Lakes which had difficulty last fall in
keeping a working force OF 1000 men,
Its labor turnover was very large. In
vestigation showed that the yard had
grown so fast that too little attention
had been paid to provide for he COM
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23
CERTIFICATES OF PRIMARY
MADEBY CANVASSIC BOARD

TALLAHASSEE. June 32-(Spe-
ciaD State Canvassing Board
met In the offices Of the Secretary of
State Friday morning, June 81. and
the official returns of the primary
election held June 4, 1918, are declared
by the said board as follows:
We, H. Clay Crawford, Secretary of
State, and Ernest Amos, State Comp
troller. together with J. c. Luning.
State Treasurer, one OF the executive
officers Of the administrative depart
ment, designated by them as provided
by law, the Attorney General being
excused from serving on the board, do
determine and hereby declare as our
determination the result of said cleo
ton TO be that:
Frank Clark was nominated as the
Democratic candidate for Representa-
tive in Congress from the Second Con-
gressional District of the state OF
Florida; that
J. H. Smithwtck was nominated as
the Democratic candidate for Repre-
sentative in Congress from the Third
Congressional District of the state of
Florida; that
W. J. Sears was nominated as the
Democratic candidate for Representa-
tive in Congress from the Fourth Con-
gressional District of the State of
Florida; that
Van C. Swearingen was nominated
as the Democratic candidate for At
torney General OF the state of Flor
ida; that
J. Will Yon was nominated as the
Democratic candidate for State Au-
ditor of the state of Florida; that
Cade e. Shackelford was nominated
as the Democratic candidate for State
Tax Commissioner of the state of
Florida for the full term of four years;
that
the Democratic candidate for State
Tax Commit ssioner of the State of
Florida for the unexpired term OF J. 8.
Bitch: and
j. B. Whitfield was nominated as
the Democratic candidate for Justice
Of the Supreme Court for the full
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23
CalomeI Loses You Days Work!
Take Dodson's Liver Tone Instead
Readmy.guarantee! If bilious constipated or head
achy you need not take nasty, sckening, danger
GUS calomel to get Strengthened up.

ness and constipation, you have only
to ask for your money back
Dodson's Liver Tone is a pleasant
tasting, purely vegetable remedy.
harmless to both children and adults.
Take a spoonful at night and wake
up feeling fine; no biliousness, sick
headache, acid stomach or constipated
bowels. 1t doesn't grippe or cause in
convenience all the next day like vie
lent calomel. Take a dose of calomel
today and tomorrow you will feel
weak, sick and nauseated. Don't lose
a days work! Take Dodson's Liver
Tone instead and feel fine. full of
vigor and ambition.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23

NI0QtlQueQ from r age Ollc.J
agony beneath the burning timbers,
saw the flames near those who were
trying to release her. She shouted get
away, get away, quick or you'll get
burned too" The rescuers were unable
10 release the woman and her cries
we're stilld by IN flames.
l.. W. Landmann, general passenger
agent OF the Michigan Central said that
lis only explanation of the wreck was
that the engineer OF the train Of empty
cars must have been dear at the throt-
tie
In no other way can ! account for
the fact that he ignored all of the usua-
ii danger signals placed by the circus
tram" said Mr. Landmann. He ran
past two block signals, Two red light
signals. ard the usual fuses planted be-
tween tic rails and throwing off bril-
liant red light visible for long dis
farce
This engineer is missing. My in
formation is that with the exception
OF the LnSineer, whose fate Is a mys-
terry, no enc on the train OF Pullmans
WAS hurt 1t will he some time before
an accurate list OF the dead can be
compiled II is the worst wreck in the
history OF the road, | believe"
The large number of persons in the
casualty list is said TO be due to the
practice If show trains Of sleeping two
rclScns to q berth. The coaches were
puliuans Of an obsolete type, con-
verified into gaudily painted show
cars.
among those missing are the Rooney
family or bare back riders. the Meyer
famAy Of animal trainers, the Cottrefl
family. equsstricne: Harry La Pearle
Eli DcyoiC I, Marx Adams and Joe C1vle.
clowns HEAVY loss in dead and in
iUred is said to have occurred among
the battet of 100 girls.
Daylight was just beginning to show
when the crash came. Those thrown
free from the wreck stood in their
night clothes, helpless, while their
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23

Every druggist in town-your drug
rist and everybody's druggist, has no
ticed a great falling off in the sale
of caIomeL They all give the same
reason. Dodson's Liver Tone is TAX
ing it's place.
"Calomel is dangerous and people
know It, while Dodson's Liver Tone is
perfectly safe and gives better re-
Suits" said a prominent local druggist.
Dodson's Liver Tone is personally
guaranteed by every druggist VINO
sells It A large bottle doesn't cost
very much. but If 1t fails to give easy
relief in every case of liver sluggish
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23
WAR SAVINGS DRIVE
AT MERCHANTS HOTEL

Manager Hamilton, of the Merchants
hotel launched a war savings stamp
drive at the hotel corner and in the
building yesterday, Offering a certifi-
cate to the one securing the largest
subscription. This was won by Miss
Louise Berlin. About $500 was sub
scribed. Six little girls reported a
total of over $3.50. They were Agne,
Steele. c. Marques. Nettie Maloney.
Eunice Massey. Maggie Soderlind and
z Marques.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23
WAR SAVINGS MOVEMENT is
ALL READY FOR PLEDGE WEEK


How Pensacola does this was evil
denced the past week. On Monday
several gentlemen met and discussed
the raising of the countys quota OF
War Savings Stamps.
AS a result of this meeting an exec
utive committee of some thirty of the
leading business and professional men
of the city met and in thirty minutes
time outlined comprehensive plan
for raising the quota, selected a stan
to work out the details, and thor
oughly trained force has been organ
lied into the Liberty Legion, which
will during Pledge Week see every in
dividual in the city and secure from
them a pledge or a reason for each
individuals inability to sign a pledge
and 1t will require considerable urging
to induce any Of the legionaires to ac-
cept any sort of an excuse instead OF
a pledge.
The legion has been divided into two
divisions. one in command Of General
Morris Bear and the other marching
to victory under General G. T. Peele.
The personnel is as follows:
Treasury" Division, General Morris
Bear, Commanding.
Compiegne Sector-Col. A. T. Bark
dull: captains J. H. D'Alemberte. L.
s. Brown, Johnny Jones. Charles A.
Born
Somme Sector-Col. z. w. Speed:
captains, B. 3. Gonzalez, J. X McCas-
kill, ". s. Duncan, J. E. White.
scissors Sector-Col. Monroe J. FL
kan: captains. w. Haywood, Joe Riera.
E. NJ Lively. Flo McAllister.
Amiens Sector-Col. w. A. Ray;
captains. L. H. Waters. C. S. Briefly.
Thos. l. Waters. Roscoe Wallace.
Disc Sector@Col. J. G. Holtzclaw.
Chateau Thierry Sector-Col. Sam
Pasco.
"Rotarlan" Division. General J. T.
Peeie Commanding.
Montdidier Sector - Col. Hunter
Brown: captains. VIM. Fisher, j. /.
Hendrick, ]. II. Sheriff.. Dan Open
heimer.
rift: captains, l. H. Aiken, e. r. Ma
lone J. B. McNeill. Frank TAYLOR.
Aisne Sector-CoL r. ]. Hanlon. u:
captains, Geo. Emmanuel. Lee Bell. C.
F. Geek, l. Earle Thornton.
Rheims Sector-Col. w. II. Watson |:
captains, Henry Jeudevine, John Mas
sey, J. NJ. Levy, Henry Hyer.
Marne Sector-Col- Jas. A White;
captains, w. c. Diffenderfer, Max L.
Bear, J. L. Ingram. w B. Logan.
verdun Sector-Col. c. w. Parker;
captains, B. E. Clutter, J. d. Carroll,
J. H. Collins. Harry Cook
General Headquarters.
County Chairman Hancock. City
Chairman Hervey and John L. God
frey compose the general staff. and
they have established their headQuar-
tiers in the Barkdull Land Company's
Office IN the San Carlos hotel, where
some members OF the staff will be at
all times and can be reached by tele-
phonfng No. 1900. but should none of
the general staff be present Lieuten-
ants John W. bunker and Moore win
be able to give any Information re-
quired.
Supper and Luncheon for Legion.
The entire legion will be the guests
Of the executive committee at a sup
per TO be held at the San Carlos hotel
at Z o'clock Wednesday night. June
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23
BASEBALL TEAM TRAVELS
TO GAME VIA AEROPLANE

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, June %.
Travelling IN nine airplanes. eighteen
members of the Brooks Field baseball
team at San Antonio, one hundred and
fifty miles away. arrived here in two
hours and thirty minutes, without mis-
hap for the game today. They played
OTHERS of the Fifth Engineers this af-
IernOOn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23
RETURN FROM WEEK
ATDICKINSON CITY

Mrs. T.. G. Dickinson and two chill
dren, Lucille and Gilbert, her mother,
Mrs Reed; Mrs. Sindorf, and Margaret
and Kenneth Purdy. who have been
spending a few days at Dickinson City,
in Santa Rosa county, returned to the
city last evening on the launch Hell
mar. They reported a most enjoyable
time.
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comrades persisted in the flames.
Officials of the Michigan Central re-
ported that the fireman. g Krause. Of
Michigan City, Ind, hao gone temper
airy insane from the shoes The engi-
neer was l.. Sargent, of JaGkson. Mich.
He was later arrested at Kalamazoo. and
charged with manslaughter,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23
BOYCOTT OF GERMAN
MADE GOODS INSTITUTED

WASHINGTON, June 22.-Inaugu-
rating a movement to boycott German
made goods. the American Defense So
ciety issued an appeal tonight for
twenty million signatures to a pledge
not to buy anything with a German
MART
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supremely confident that our citizens
will respond literally and periodically
during the coming week"
Gen. Bears Division. on Duty.
General Morris Bear, having prac-
tically abandoned, his business during
the past week to devote his time to
the organization of the Treasury" Di-
vision of the legion, announced that
his colonies commanding various sec
tors reported to him that their cap
tains will all be on hand promptly at
the San Carlos hotel at o'clock Tues
day morning, June 25th, for detailed
instructions, and that he had every
confidence that, when the work of his
division was finished, they would hare
captured pledges from practically
every person in their territory which
has been assigned to his division.
Rotarians Ready.
The Rotary" Division was very
quickly modified, as Rotarians are
in the habit of responding at once to
the calls made upon them for public
service.
General ]. T. Peele stated that the
Rotary" Division would make no
promises, excepting that every colonel
and captain in the division would do
his super best to get a pledge from
every person in the territory assigned
to them.
Considerable good natured rivalry
has developed already on the part of
the colonies and captains of the two
divisions of the legion, the members
of both divisions insisting that when
their report are made at Tuesday
nights supper, 1t will be shown that
their division is overwhelmingly in the
lead.
ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF DAUGHTER.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Meek, of 600 East
Scott street. announce the birth last
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Circus Train Is DemOl-
ished by a Limited

CONTINUED from rage one.)
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Driving Nails i'm the
Coffin of the Kaiser
Continued on Page 81

There was hardly a place left where a
nail could be started so great were the
number of nails used. And the War
Savings Stamp fund is today added to
by this little side celebration to the
campaign that was in active operation
about the city today, where the women
were stationed at various booths SELL
ing stamps and pretty young girls
tripped about the streets disposing of
them 70 nedestrians
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ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF DAUGHTER.
Mr. and Mrs. J. z. Meek, of 900 East
Scott street. announce the birth last
night of a daughter
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BUY w. 6. 6.
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supremely confident that our citizens
will respond literally and patrioticaIly
during the coming week"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-02
AMUSEMENT NOTES
Remarkable American Invention Dis
played in Howe Films.

Lyman H. Howe, the pioneer motion
picture man, whose Travel Festival
comes TO the opera house tonight does
not believe in exhibiting the horrors of
the present world conflict, but he does
believe in showing his countrymen the
great revolutionizing invention of fel.
low American, hence the inclusion in his
new program of spectacular pictures of
Uncle Sans war caterpillars in action.
These powerful self laying track engines
were conceived and designed by Benja-
min Holt, an American, and immense
factories at Stockton, Cal, and Peoria,
ILL.,, are given over TO their manufacture
for the armies Of the United States and
our allies.
Howe's films reveals that the huge
caterpillars have seemingly accomplished
the impossible in negotiating roads.
fields and trenches tom up by she'll fire
and covered with mud, fallen trees and
other distractions. The L. s. army or
ganization now provides for numerous
regiments Of artillery, supply trains and
other units being handled exclusively by
caterpillar tractors. The proficiency our
daring "Sammies" have attained in the
of these Herculean con
triysnces Is most thrillingly depicted in
Mr.. Howe's reproduction.-Adv.