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Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-08-27
DIVISION | men
To Be Inducted Under
Latest Calls
Twenty five Resistrants To Be En-.
trained Wednesday. Sept. q, for
Camp Devens-Ten Limited Serv-
ice Men to Leave on Thursday,
Sept. 5 for Camp Upton. N. Y.

The following registrants Of Ken
nebec county Division !. qualified for
general military service have been
ordered by the Local Board to report
for military duty under Call 1926 at
F. NJ. Tuesday. Sept. 3, at the
postoff1ce building Augusta. and will
be entrained at $50 A. NJ, Wednes-
day. Sept. 4, for Camp Devens. Aver,
Mass:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-08-27
State Of Maine
ONce Of Board of state Assessors,
Augusta. August %. 1918.

Augusta. August %. 1918.
Nouoe IS hereby gwen that the Board
of state Assessors VIII be IN session at
the Assessors once in Waterville on
THURSDAY. the cath dav of August at 9
O'Clock. A NJ At the state House in
Augusta on Fr dav the 3oth day OF Au-
gust. AZ Q clock A NJ. \. y. 1918. IN
the County Of kAnnebec to secure infor-
motion ID enable them TO make 1ust
equalization Of the taxable property in
SAID county, and to investigate charges
ot concealment Of property from taxa :
ton. of undervaludtion and of failure
70 assess property liable to t1xation.
c :. STETSON.
T. DEARBORN,
" + DRESSER.
Board of state Assessors.
p H STERLING. Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-08-27
BOARD Of state Assesso

r H. STERLING. Clerk.
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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-08
Snake Stops Water Supply.

Chenille, n hamlet three miles back
of Tarrytown, was without water Tues
day. Its only supply Is obtained from
the Gypsy spring on Gen. Howard Car
rolls estate. The pipe that led from
the spring appeared to be frozen, SO
William Van Wrinkle pulled the pipe
out of the spring and took 1t home to
thaw 1t out. There was CONSERVATION
in the house when garter snake start
ed to crawl out of the pipe.
The snake had crawled into the pipe
during the cold snap of Monday night
and had frozen in there, shutting of
the water supply. When the pipe was
thawed the snake was released and
tried to escape from its storage prison.
Van Wrinkle caught IL and is proudly
exhibiting IT In a jar. While this story
has Winsted flavor 1t is vouched for
by Van Wrinkles neighbor.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-08
Wound Statistics.

Statistics Of men wounded in trench
warfare have been published for the
period between January, 1916 and
June, 1916. Seven and eighty-Seven
hundredths per cent of wounded men
die on the battlefield. Ten and six
teen-hundredths per cent die later
from their injuries, or 1903 succumb,
a proportion far less than % per cent
estimated mortality which surgeons
drew up when the war began.
Artillery causes 54.74 per cent of
wounds, rifles and revolvers 39.1G per
cent, bayonets 059 and gas 5.61.
Bombs, which have supplanted bay
onet work SO largely, are classed with
artillery.
Percentages of wounds in the head
and nee; are - ~ per cent, for the
trunk, they are 21.63 per cent, while
wounds in the eXtremities stand at
56.4 per cent.
Twenty-three and siXty-two hun
dredths per cent of the wounds are
classed as serious, G3.01 as medium.
and 1907 as so slight that the vic
Tins can return to the lines imme-
diately.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-08
Shark Fishing an Industry.

Shark fishing has evolved from a
sport to an organized industry In the
Pacific waters off the southwestern
coast. The skin of various species of
the fish when tanned forms q tough,
durable leather that Is in considerable
demand. and the oil that is extracted
from the carcass likewise has CONNER
cial value. OF late a japanese syndi-
cate has undertaken the exploitation of
this long-neglected field and. as re-
suit, large numbers of sharks are being
captured. The notified skins of the
tiger sharks are being made into slip
pers, belts. gloves and other articles,
while those of the great blue and bask-
ing sharks, which are especially thick
and strong, are used for purposes that
demand long-lived material.-Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-08
OLD METHOD OF TRANSPORT
Raft as Used In America Today Has
Its Counterpart in Every Coun-
try in the World.

"The raft has been used for centu-
ries for carrying various cargOes."
writes Day Allen Wiley in st. Nicho-
las. at carried Egyptian cotton on
the Nile; it Is in service IN the kOngn
river in Africa and the Gauges in In
dia; but the raft which is its own
cargo is that composed of logs-a
method of water transportation that
originated in Nova Scotia half cen
fury ago.
"Tree trunks cut from Nova Scotia
forests were moved on wooden rollers
to one of the harbors, where the logs
were piled in layers and bound to-
gether with twisted wire rope. The
raft was to be taken to lumber mill
on New York harbOr, where the logs
were TO be cut into timber for building
purposes. To haul the raft while on
the sea, one end of a heavy wire rope
was fastened to its bow, the other was
secured to the rear deck Of n steam
tugboat. 1t started on its ocean jour
ney, but never reached its destination
for q gale of wind sprang up, the tow
ing rope parted, and the raft drifted
out to sea. Later, some of the logs
were found washed ashore on the Nor
wegian coast.
"In the Northwest the transportation
of lumber in RATS is very extensive.
They are of enormous dimensions, in
shape closely resembling cigar, hav-
ing its greatest number at the middle
and tapering to point at both ends.
While these rafts are of varying sizes,
the smallest usually contains at least
five thousand pieces of timber, ranging
from 50 to 10 feet in length and from
two TO nearly five feet in diameter at
the butt.
consequently, some of the RATS
made in this peculiar fashion are near.
ly as long as the largest transatlantic
liners, measuring no less than $50 feet
from end to end"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-08
Goinq Away OF.

Sloane Williams, son of Thomas A.
Williams, who recently removed to
Montgomery, Ala, from Franklin, and
the son Of Capt. Il. b. ChenOweth,
former coroner of Johnson county, who
enlisted in the medical corps at TT
Harrison, and was sent to Honolulu,
Hawaiian islands, for base hospital
training, were playing.
Sloane started an argument by say
ing "My papa and mamma and ! are
going away Off" 'r-.- ~"..1
Young Chenoweth replied: $50 are
my papa and mamma and me-"
=. Sloane took the matter in hand and
announced: "Well, bet we are going
the farthest" 'F'..-''-. ---,--a,
Chenoweth Immediately objected,
and the argument waged furious. Fin
ally young Chenoweth asked young
Williams: swell, where are you going,
anyhow"
Williams was unable to answer, and
the physicians son quick to show his
superior knowledge, answered: "Well,
wherever it is, / bet it isn't as far as
Halleujah, that's where we're going to
move to."-1ndianapOlls News.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-08
Effect of War on Trade.

1t would be -impossible to give in de-
tail the effect of the European war Oh
American trade, but partial statements
show the approximate effect on some
branches of trade. Thus it appears
that during the first 20 months Of war
our exports of articles used expressly
for war purposes amounted to S1,092,-
5S2,249. The smallest shipments were
in the opening month of the war, Aug
ust, 1914, when such exports amount
ed to only SS,551,011 and increased al
most steadily up TO March, 1916, when
the total was $114,326, 426. For the
20 months the exports of explosives
amounted to $780, l59,515; gunpOwder,
O4,605,7S5 cartridges, $i030S,G17;
dynamite, $3,211,073; commercial au-
tomobiles, $50, 667, 125; mules, S30,026,-
sol; horses, $125, PAL ,206; airplanes,
S7,4O1,7 07; firearms. s20,140,9S1; mis-
cellaneOus iron and steel, including
empty shells, Sill, 603,316; rubber, in
Guiding auto tires. S3S,S5S,7 6S; barbed
and plain wire, S44, 4S5,3S5. According
to statistics of the United States de-
partment of commerce, more than
three-quarters of the total export
trade of the United States in 1916
went to the allied nations of Europe,
and this including only war exports,
and not provisions or foOdstuffs.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-08
VICTIM OF HIS OWN JOKE
3 a-.#
mark 10 Be Taken as Seriously
: ~, .--.-. as Z Was. ..r. $3.50,

An official Of the house Of repre-
sentatives met q distinguished United
States senator in the halls of the cap
itOl. They were Old friends, and both
We're born in Kentucky. 1t was at Il
time when there was not much stirring
about the big building, and the two sat
down TO talk. The conversation turned
on what the doctors of America We're
doing, and discussion of specialists.
The official suggested that he had a
relative who was distinguished alien
list.
"There would seem to be good field
for work along his line right here in
the capitol" remarked the senator. 81
know some members of the house and
senate whom he might examine"
swell, i expect him in WASHINGTON
very shortly" returned the official, in
all innocence, "and / want him to meet
you"
1t was not until several seconds later
when the senator laughed that the Of
fetal realized that an explana lion was
in order.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-08
What the Girl Said.

Being In charge Of the complaint de-
partment. at the local postohlce, l had
rather amusing incident occur few
days ago. The blank used in filing a
complaint required answers to about a
.,'c""H Questions, as, for example, date
%, nli,.U' cC1'Nnts. nature of conf
pluint, ~ 'osS, ddI,iv, cr rifiing. A
young lady came 80 ne window and
explained that sl.e Was TO receive a
parcel containing rl"llc'ne from an
out-of-town doctor, and same was long
overdue, according to ndrices regard
ing shipment received from the doctor.
SO l proceeded TO have her answer
the several questions on the blank
mentioned. When l read the ques-
lions, nature of complaint. she replied.
stomach trouble. "-Chicago Herald.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-08
AROUSED TO FRENZY OF JOY
People Of Madrid Outdid American
Baseball Fans When Bull Fight With
Popular hlatsdor Is Announced.

Madrid is the greatest bull fighting
city in the world. From her staid pro-
fessinnal and intellectual classes down
to the smallest and grimiest urchin
vending newspapers on the streets.
every Madrilleno is connoisseur OF
bulls and bull fighters. Anyone who
thinks that baseball can turn Its devo-
tees into temporary lunatics on the
day of worlds championship game
should see the people Of Madrid when
q famous matador is billed to meet
some of the ferocious Miura bulls.
Each of the well-knOwn swordsmen
has his group Of followers, enthusiasts
as they are called. any one of
whom will stake his fortune or his
neck on the prowess of his own par
ticnlar master as compared to all other
slayers of bulls. On the day of "cor-
rida" these enthusiasts flock about the
hotel, where their idols are staying, to
greet then- hours before the combat
with cheers and adulatiOn. Early In
the afternoon the streets leading to
the plaza are choked With surglng cur
rents of humanity, al moving to a
single goal,
[ The plaza itself Is q great amphlthe-
alter with n sanded arena for stage
The arena is surrounded by a thick
brick wall, broken here and there by
tiny doors-one door to the pens
whence the bulls are loosed. another
for the picadOrs, who ride in on de,
crepit old horses, a third for the he
roes of the day, the swOrdsmen, who
take the money and the glory Of the
occasion without running any greater
risk than their humble suhordinates
On Ii Sunny day the arena Is a riot
Of color. PicadOrs are dressed in yell
low, the "cape men," who turn the bull
wave gayly cOlored silk robes, the lit
tie darts which the banderilleros plant
in the neck of the bull are tipped Will
flags, even the mules who haul out
tie debris carry huge Spanish banners
in their headstalls. The matadOr is
the final glory, flaming from head t.
| foot in Q rich satin costume of green
or blue, heavily embroidered with gold
He carries a flaming red flag to en-
rage the bull, and before the day has
gone far, the red of the flag is blended
with the red of blood. $50
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-08
Soap for Wounds.

Common yellow soap. the kind used
by housewives In washing clothes and
dishes, has been found ~ be a wonder
full cure for wounds In French hos
pitfalls and its use has spread TO the
British mecical stations A solution
is made from cake and injected into
soldiers wounds, even In the latest in
stances into the deepest bullet holes,
where it has proved itself to be SUI
perior antiseptic to hydrogen perox-
ide and most other germ killers, and
in addition strangely effective heal.
err of torn tissues.
Wounds treated with soap need few
.er dressings and lessen pain far
more than do wounds treated with
other Nntlseptics. These facts greatly
expedite the work OF the surgeons,
who can handle more men than when
using other solutions.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-08
MONEY TO WIN WAR
How Americans Can Defeat
Blood Crazed Kaiser.
Small Contributions From All Who
Love Liberty and Appreciate Its
Blessings VIII Save World
From Grave Danger.

Many are familiar with the fable
that appeared in the old school readers
about the king who offered a fortune
and the hand of his daughter to the
man who could tell him story that
would last forever In the telling, with
the stipulation, however, that, In case
the story came to an end, the person
who failed to complete it was to lose
his head by the sword.
A number of adventurous spirits lost
their heads in the attempt to keep
serial going forever to amuse the &C.
centric monarch, but one young man
finally won the fortune and the daugh-
ter by wearing out the very soul of the
king with the story about the locusts
carrying off the corn. "And then an
other locust came and carried off an
other grain Of corn" etc, ETC.. until
the king decided he had had enough of
the story.
America-in fact. the whole world,
is dealing with an Eccentric" monarch
today. This monarch wants the impos-
sible, and everyone who refuses to give
1t to him must lose his head. There
is one way to deliver the peoples of the
world from this menace.
Kaiser Wilhelm can be worn out, II
he cannot be crushed by one tremen-
dOus blow. And the government at
Washington has pointed out the way.
Money will defeat the kaiser. Small
savings. like the locusts, coming along
from 100000 American citizens,
will wear out the soul of the war-mad
monarch. American money can wear
out any army in the world, because
there. is great deel of American
money and there are many Americans
who have 1t. Just mere matter Of a
quarter n day from every wage Garner
in the United States would mean bill.
lions Of dollars every year to buy guns
and food for soldiers, and ships tc
carry them across the Atlantic to de.
feat the sinister purposes Of the kaiser
and his crew. 'ieN
A quarter, like the grain Of corn, Is
mot much in itself, but millions of quar-
tiers every day mean victory for right
eousness and humanity.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-08
OPERATED BY "HAY-BURNERS"
Motive Power Of One os the Civil War
Railroads Was Primitive In
the Extreme.

The history of railway operation In
this country offers many curious and
Interesting details. Among them none
are stranger than those that concern
The Memphis, III Paso q Pacific rail-
road, 40-mile line operated between
Marshall, Tex, and Shreveport, La,
during the Civil war.
The owner was John Higginson. He
had many titles: chairman of the
board, president, vice president, SUI
perintcndCnt, trainmaster, roadmaster,
freight and passenger agent, fireman,
conductor and master mechanic. The
motive power was of the best In those
days, and consisted of several yoke of
oxen, commonly known as "hay-burn-
ers." The oxen were, II is said, gen.
orally on time.
Mr.. lIigginson ran his train on tri-
weekly schedule. When he hau gath
cred up Cargo" and everything was
ready for the trip he loaded the eSCA
into the first box car in the train. In
the next car he had put the freight and
lllp DUSSclSClS, anu III iiN eiiAN ~
himself rode. The cars started down
the steep grade out of Marshall and
after they had rolled as far as they
would Mr.. Higginson set the brakes
and proceeded to unload the oxen and
hitch them to the coupling Of the car
Then he released the brakes and start
ed the train up the grade. At the tor
the oxen were again loaded into .theil
car and another start was made down
hill. BY repeating this operation sew
eral times Mr.: Higginsqn and his trair
would finally reach Shreveport.
The passenger rate was 20 cents
person. Freight charges We're any
thing the OWNER of the line could get
Since there was no competition, Mr.
BigginsOn made money. All freight
was marked red ball" and handled
! us SION rs received.
This, however, was not the frs
"hay-burllng" railway in the United
States. Most of the early lines mad,
use of animals. The Baltimore & Ohio
mt one time employed horses to hau
freight and passenger trains over the
first 10 miles of track constructed
Youths Companion.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-08
What She Forgot.

Miss Decorous had made special
study of biblical history, and she adj
dressed the Sunday school class thus
ly:
SNOW, children, have told You all
I can concerning the nations which
were driven out by the Israelites.
They were the Invites, the Hittites,
the Jebusites, the Perizzites, the Cir
castles and. let me see-yes, the
Amorites. Can you remember them
all. children Now you look puzzled.
Rosie. Have you any questions?"
"No, teacher" came the shy reply,
except that you haven't told us about
the bitesr-Pearson's Weekly.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-08

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BETTY JAMES GAS MASK IS A FlvFFY-auFF VEIL OF 1ulE

u
Betty Jane selects two models
|of rough straw for street wear.
then with thoughts Of veil turns
TO the fluffy-duff of a black tuile.
hat, swathed in long tulle veil
that lends no end Of charm when
ldraped around her shoulders. II
lalso covers all the face but the
Ieyes. It Is her attempt to imi-
tate Sammy with his gas mask.
The two black straws. the upper
has O high crown which breathes
lof "the OIL sod" Below. the semi
poke model carrying a pom-pom to
THE top and rear Of the crown
which completes a cutie angler II
Us of lisere straw.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-08
Perfect EXPLANATION.

Little Bobby--What does "knows no
bounds" mean. dad? Explain 1t to
me.
Dad (buried In newspaper) -Kanga-
roo with rheumatism.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-08
More Careful.

"The German submarines have
taken again to sinking neutral ships"
Eyes, they know the neutrals haven't
any guns" ,....a.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-08
The Joy Of Work

Instead of being curse. work Is
mans greatest blessing. There is no
one thing that has ever done so much
for humanity that has given so much
happiness. saved So many human be-
ings from despair, and kept so many
from suicide; no one thing that has
called forth so many hidden resources,
developed and strengthened so many
powers of mind and body as has work.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-19

.''s A'fffTNv go
'"'' f"Nilmtmrn' OF contract vues
y. conform With iha sA'Ho Of tho actual
'.'g o" me n'af approach OF Mar.h ro
n.' N'} .lh' INST. when Dc p ihDt r1rsII.
''Nh.t cotton will hs demanded up Mach
contacts influenced p-..s. t. t-.,,
Icyei trdsy uotvithstsndirr bsrcr.,aI' ain,
having fallen overnight Boz Trs. E,,. ID.
lhr central portion of mo .nt. muirr.f.I,
''a'} 'r ihn south portion
llerr H an optimistic fesIrr -rs,r4loy
~ possibility of paAtt ptrtadius 10, A.
Wosrherr DO wal street ON tts strrurih Of
"hrh nurb buying N stocks Apd cotton
ms made IT. appearance. but there A., no
'ai'iuou' iot. peace al thr moment
hou"inl 'rsIinE regarding tho uture Of
no lnhfhri H euirrtslurd also hrrausp OF
Nlch level ~ cotton goods matNrl and the
t'o' domestic and foreign demand flf tho
huithed product
Aiyiro from Washington sre 10 effect
mat ihe goal situation iu the Nru FngAnd
h'le' Is ,ul acute only about Ten days
supply uu hand
Nr,srtheless southern spot owners Arr
confident in their hoidins policy. offering
'rnNngy A. current prices hoping hat mo
FpsTingy At current prices ho.trr that tho
transportation prohlon N,ll soon be solved
ho that ifsef movement rsn he mair
Aav'c~ itqm tho interior p1.ut 9la the
act thA' the rcs crop preparations are
a'kward on account of The weather tho
aFtraF~ will not be Incrsafri ii be- ibol ON
arrou9t Of tNo scarcity Of labo-
While leias Vas sorrly iu need Of 4 rsu.
"rAl hTaVi rain some relief Las Asor hai
ln certain portions NJ the state that should
prove the prospects materially
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-19
CONSTRUCTIVE HOME
NEWS BOOSTS PRICES
Barish Reports Are More
Than Nullified by
Local Events.

SEW YORK Feb ls--rons'ru'-
tive home Developments owe. ro'
week ending. notably lh" uu1ouyo
M inc bhipbuuders' str.H, t#d Hm
large earnings reported 't s...uI
important industrial conra ..r,
han nullIned what was REGARDED rs
IIscourarlng news from a.uH lB
todays Moc. markets Investment
ra1a sh'pplnEs. rcpf"sorrlit. '..|u.
risrts and numerous wUr contract
alarrs were eucompas7nl 'H hrulH
movement ~ advances NN''n ..r.
speculative issbes were eve. 'r.Hrur
Announcement t1nt ouusrus. ls too
devote this week 10 the .aI ...1 con
tral NNl ana rcaSourlnr .rf|r HH.
,lncos from western and o...r HHN.
cenicrs were among tho additional
tclpful factors ~ the day
over half a score NJ rn.'1, Including
low priced western and southern
arprcs rcc.g'crcd Rulus uf ono to two
POINTS rnciflrs Hud coul,w u1In
Furnished the stimulus
Money on call md 'lmo w0e lOshi.r
tho rate FOR the iaif,r huIU.ur a| O.
per cent BID. with frw pf.rrul.
All classes OF bonds were strong
the several 1iher'y lsslos yrr.a.
m"n'ing last weeks r5'Hr. Tnni
"1rs par value aggregated t,9...-
ono
uld e. g issues were uncfare.l