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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-18
A Hearing Ordered.

The Public Utilities Commission has
ordered q hearing for $50 o'clock in the
forenoon of Wednesday, April 8, in tho
grand jury room at the county court
house in Portland on the following ap-
plications:
Joint application of the Eastern
Telephone and Telegraph Co. and the
New England Telephone and Telegraph
Co. for the former to purchase and the
latter to sell certain property. and for
the former to engage in the telephone
business in certain territory now being
served by the latter.
Joint application of the Eastern
Telephone and Telegraph Co. and
Myron p. Ayers Operating telephone
plant and property under the name of
Meddybemps Telephone Company for
the former to purchase and the latter
to sell and for the former to engage in
the telephone business in certain terri
tory now being served by the latter.
Joint application of the Eastern Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co. and the For
est Telephone and Telegraph Company,
FOR the former to purchase and the
latter to sell certain property and for
the latter to engage in the telephone
business in certain territory now beinS
served by the latter.
Application of the Eastern Telephone
and Telegraph Co. for authority to is
sue 100 shares of it's capital stock of
the par value of s25 per share for the
acquisition of property for the purpose
OF carrying out its corporate powers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-18
PREPARING FOR THE
ENROLMENT OF BOYS

A meeting of the Advisory Commit
tee of the Junior Volunteer Movement
10 consider the activities of the move
ment and to make plans for the enroll
,nent this week of boys between the
ages Of Is and 81 years to take care Oh
the coming harvest was held at the
state House Saturday. The committee
discussed the problem of wages for the
boys. the matter of giving the boys
credit for their school work and the
idea Of developing the training pro-
sramme at the mobilization camp.
A committee consisting Of Commits
sioner John A. Roberts of Norway,
Prof George +. Simmons Of the Uni
Nersity of Maine, DIR. Augustus ..
Thomas. the State superintendent of
schools. and A. A. Head Of Waterville
was selected to draft a program for
training at the mobilization camp.
Those present were Jefferson c.
smith OF Waterville, the director OF
the Junior Volunteer movement. John
A. Roberts Of Norway, commissioner
of agriculture, DIR. Augustus O.
Thomas. State superintendent Of
schools, Glenn w. Starkey Of Augusta,
deputy state superintendent Of schools.
Josiah W. Taylor of Augusta, Q. A.
Morton Of Winthrop and A. A. Head
Of Waterville.
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WAR CROSSES
Continued from Page One)

The American troops in the sector
east of Luneyille in conjunction with
the French, are still holding the former
enemy trenches northeast of Badon-
villers, although the Germans have
made another attempt to drive them
out with artillery. Shells. most of them
heavy, and some of them of the Finch
type, have pounded the position inter-
mittently but the Americans and their
Allies have held on.
Consolidation of the position has been
continued and the series Of operations
in this particular part of the sector
has brought the French lines up on a
front of nearly three miles. The para
pets have been turned toward the
enemy; dugout entrances have been
changed, and new dugouts have been
built to protect the men.
Tonight it appeared as if the enemy
would abandon his attempts to drive
out the Americans and French, realiZ-
ing that is an almost hopeless task.
Throughout the sector artillery firing is
continuing but SO far no infantry ac-
tivity has developed.
One of our patrols last night encoun-
tered an enemy patrol in No Mans
Land I'm the Toul sector and opened
fire. The Germans fled, carrying with
them several bodies supposed to be Of
men killed or wounded they were so
busy getting away that there was bare
ly feeble return to the American fire
and none of the American patrol was
injured.
Two enemy aeroplanes flew over our
lines during the night, one dropping
flares as signals. The other was over
head at time when the Germans be-
gan a barrage which our guns cOun-
tered. The enemy plane probably was
trying to locate our batteries by the
flashes of the guns. No infantry ac-
tivity followed the barrage.
Our artillery continues to do effec-
tive work against the enemy lines and
silenced a battery which was firing
big shells in our direction from a point
in the rear of Sonnard wood. Several
other places where activity was OBJ
served also were shelled.
New German troops have entered the
line in front of us. Apparently they
have been told they are opposite Am
orleans, because many times the new
dIGlNdlS nave Decn seen ODSeTNlHS us
curiously through field glasses. This
curiosity has proved disastrous to them
on more than one occasion for our snip
ers are as active as our artillery.
In the intermittent commandments at
various parts of the American sector,
considerable number of mustard, phos-
gene and chlorine shells are used.
American aerial observers in the rear
of the lines have been formed into a
squadron under command of a French
captain. They We're over the lines to-
day but had no encounters with enc
my machines.
Charles S. Gordon Of Iowa, the first
man wounded in the Luneville sector,
has been awarded the Cross of War.
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MAINE NUMBERING
HAMPERED BY WAR

Forrest H. Colby of Bingham. the
state land agent and forest commits
sioner. declared Saturday that in the
vast year numbering industry has been
hampered by the abnormal conditions
resulting from our country being at
war the increased expense Of labor and
supplies has made 1t necessary to
throw aside all former standards of
cost. and no one can say with any de-
gree Of certainty what price the wood
using plants will have to pay for their
logs or pulpwood bolts delivered at the
mill
The problem Of high prices has been
scarcely greater than the problem Of
getting labor or supplies at all" said
com missioner Colby.
During the fall months Of 1917 many
operators with camps established and
equipment ready could scarcely make
n start on their seasons operations for
lack Of labor. As Is frequently the case
In periods of high wages labor showed
marked tendency to shift about,
with the result that a camp might
Rave a fairly good crew one week and
rot hah a crew the next week
AS for supplies. delayed transport
iation on account Of freight congestion
throughout the country and an increas-
ing scarcity Of stock in the ware-rooms
Of wholesalers and supply houses has
made the Restocking Of cook room and
Erain box 4 constant problem. The
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DUTCH ACCEPT
Continued from Page one)

ed before further action is taken o! INC
United States government
Dispatches from The Hague tonigne ~
dictated that the reply was enroute' a.
i. is believed now Holland will assent "
the Allied proposals, officials here oesl'e
to delay action so that transfer py
agreement may be substituted 1or sei1
IRE. At any rate the addition OF L"V'oV'
tons of shipping to the resources ehsaseu
in the fight for world freedom Will not
be delayed beyond Tuesday.
The American flag will be raised over
700 600 tons in American waters as soon
as the transfer is made, and the vessels
will be put into the food transport ser
vice. They will be armed to resist the
attacks of German submarines ana Train
ed American gun crews will man the
guns.
Arrangements for operating the SHIPS
which will be under the control OF the
shipping board, were said tonight on hiSh
authority to be proceeding satisfactorily.
Many of the Dutch sailors are expected
to remain with the ships.
Concessions to be made by Holland to
Germany in the matter of barges for III
ternal commerce were not discussed by
officials There have been limitations
that Holland might also be forced to
agree to furnish Germany certain sea-
going tonnage after the war is concluded.
In either case it was indicated, the result
of the war will not be affected and that
is the main point now.
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PRIEST REFUSES
TO Leave PARISH
IS Arrested

F,p,n. Ill. March 17.--After NUMBER
IF shots had been fired and door OF ST.
Mary's Roman Catholic church had oeeii
broken down, Rev. j. }. McCann' LOT u
years rector Of the parish, was arrested
here this morning as he stood in his vest
ments at the altar. George Mccain,
brother Of the priest, also was arrested
Both were locked in the county Jail but
later released.
The scenes at the church were the eli
max of a controversy of some years
standing Bishop P. ]. Muldoon had is
sued an order removing Father Mccain
as incompetent and, the order not beng
obeyed, an injunction was obtained Fri
day from Master in Chancery Gulsul. Ser
vice was not obtained and last night a
force of constables and police was thu own
around the church.
This morning it was found that Father
Mccain was inside the edifce Abo.,t
O'Clock George Mccain appeared. got
past Constable Lorens and entered the
church. Lorens tried to follow and sew
eral shots were fired. The police say
they came from within.
When Rev T. Gilbert Flynn, appointed
by Bishop Muldoon to take charge Of the
congregation, appeared door was broken
in. 1t is charged that several more shots
were fired from within at this time. No
one was hit. A deputy sheriff bearing a
warrant found Father Mccain at the
altar The priest asked that he be per-
mitted to finish mass and this was grant
ed. He then was taken to Jail on charge
of assault and battery
George Mccain also was charged with
assault and battery. Later in the day
the charge against George was withdrawn
and he was freed. Father Mccain was
released on bond of $500 furnished by his
sisters. Hearing of his case was set for
Wednesday next.
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QUIT MEAT WHEN
KIDNEYS BOTHER
Take glass Of Salts if your
Back hurts or Bladder
troubles you.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make a mistake by
flushing the kidneys occasionally, says
a well-known authority. Meat forms
uric acid which excites the kidneys,
they become overworked from the
strain, get sluggish and fail to filter
the waste and poisons from the
blood, then we get sick. Nearly all
rheumatism, headaches, liver trouble,
nervousness, dizziness, sleeplessness
and urinary disorders come from
sluggish kidneys.
The moment you feel a dull ache in
the kidneys or your back hurts or If
the urine is cloudy, offensive. full Of
sediment, irregular of passage or at
tended by a sensation of scalding, stop
eating meat and get about four ounces
of Jad Salts from any pharmacy; take
a tablespoonful in a glass of water be-
fore breakfast and in few days your
kidneys will act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia.
and has been used for generations to
flush and stimulate the kidneys, also
to neutralize the acids in urine so it
no longer causes irritation, thus end
ing bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes delightful effervescent
lithia water drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active and the blood
pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney
complications.
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KAISER ASKS
AID OF COD

London, March 15.-Emperor Will
liam, replying to message of hon.
age from the National Congress of
Mercantile Employees of Germany, tele-
graphed:
Prussia and the Empire were Gre
ated by close cooperation between
Prince and People and by interaction
of the monarchial and national idea
which is peculiar to us Germans Upon
it rests our future From it we draw
strength for the struggles which are
ahead and for the great economic and
social work which we will have to full
fill in an altered world.
Il confidently hope the wonderful
achievements of all classes Of the ma
ton will he crowned by such a peace
as the German business classes need
for their continued healthy develop
ment. God give US His aid"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-18
MAY MELT $2,OOO,OOO
WORTH SILVER DOLLARS
Need Bullion to Pay Trade Balance
with Japan, China and India

Washington, March 17.-Treasury Of
Meals and congressional leaders hay
reached an agreement on the principe
features of a program for extenslVI
government dealings in silver as val
measure, and a bill to authorize IN
melting and sale of more than $20o%I
wv OF silver dollars now in the treasalI
VIII be introduced in about a week.
The melting of silver dollars and ei|
port of the bullion to pay trade balan1
will require the withdrawal from circuI
iatlon of an equal amount Of silver cen
tificates. Those Of S. and larger denoml
nations would be recalled and in the1
place would be issued federal resef''
notes, whose smallest denomination
S..
The demand for 81 notes under va
conditions makes it inadvisable
withdraw silver certificates Of that de
nomination. Of which about S20O,VM
QUO are in circulation. Silver producei
ana dealers have agreed informally y
sell the Country's entire output in I'd
next year or two at a fixed price. prov
ably 81 an ounce to replace the sil'e
taken from the treasurys moneta'
STOCK which could be sold to other gov
ernments at that price.
Japan. China and British India par
tlcularly need silver for coinage. I'D
London market price is about Sc CEN
an ounce and the actual cost u th'
country is about five cents higher. +,
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BRITISH LABOR WAR AIMS
WELCOMED BY ANN LABOR

New York, March 17.-Formal ap-
prevail of the war aims enunciated by
British labor on December % and in
dorsed later by the Inter Allied Labor
conference at London, was contained
in q manifesto issued here today by
President Sidney Hillman and Secre-
tary Joseph Schtossberg of the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers of America.
The union has approximately 100000
members OF the various clothing man
ufacturing centers of the country. It
is Independent of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and is regarded as
the most powerful radical union in the
United states. It's manifesto affirms it's
support of Americas war on militar-
ism and welcomes delegates from
French. british, Italian and Belgian la
Dor and Socialist organizations who
are on their way here as representa-
tives OF the lnter-Allied Labor Con-
ference.
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RED CROSS STARTS BIG
DRIVE TO CL0THE
10000 WAR SUFFERERS

Boston. March 17.-American Red
Cross workers tonight completed plans
for the opening tomorrow of a drive
in every city and town in New Eng
land for good used and surplus cloth
ing for 10000 destitute war sufferers
within the German lines in northern
France and Belgium. The drive will
continue eight days.
In this city $4,000 pounds of cloth
ing must be gathered, sorted, folded
and packed A great work room has
been established in the basement of
Mechanics building and volunteers
have been told to report early tomor-
row morning.
IN order to ship Boston's quota to
New York before the expiration of the
eight days. one case or bale must be
packed per minute eight hours day
for eight days.
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RED CROSS PARTY
ARRIVES IN RUSSIA

Moscow, March 17.-Coonel Henry W.
Cross commission to Rumania, and 20
members of his staff arrived in Moscow
today.
With the capture of Odessa by the Ger
mans after peace had been concluded
with the Rumanians, considera BILE appre-
hension was felt for the safety of me
American Red Cross mission which had
been in Rumania but which had started
from Jassy for Odessa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-18

difficulty in getting deliveries of flour
molasses, pork. lard compounds and
the scarcity of grains-particularly
oats, has made the job of keeping the
tote" teams, loaded a rather grim and
serious business. Add to all this, a
season in which adverse weather con-
ditions largely prevailed and we have
a winter such as We hope will not re-
peat very often.
That the scarcity of labor in the
Maine woods must continue and will
probably grow more acute during the
duration of the war, can hardly be
doubted. The lumber industry, in
common with other industries, must
feel the loss of thousands of young men
now enlisted in the ranks of our army
and navy. Certainly there should be
material for the making Of good SOL
diers in the boys who have worked IN
the woods and on the drives accus-
toned as they are to life of strenuous
labor in the one and under conditions
that are in some ways at least similar
to the camp life of the soldier.
Saw Mill Units
About $50 Maine men volunteered
their services as lumbermen to help the
allied cause, and they are now a part
of the 10 portable saw mill units sta
toned in the north of Scotland, where
they are engaged in converting the
Scotch forests into lumber for war pur-
poses. Maine lumbermen composed
about half of the number who went
abroad with these saw mill units.
This department had had frequent
communicat lions from Maine men IN
the units, and they seem, without ex-
ception to be in good spirits and well
satisfied with their surroundings, and
from all reports they are doing great
work.
The project to send lumbermen and
portable saw mills from New England
to Old England to assist in the produce
ton Of lumber first received attention
in Nav. 1917. A serious shortage was
roted in the supply of lumber such as
is needed in the construction OF
trenches and for other military pur-
poses, although it was shown that
there were considerable tracts OF
standing timber in the British Isles.
Put the amount of saw lumber being
produced was only equal to rapidly IN
creasing requirements. The saw mill
men and lumbermen of New England
were conceded to he among the best IN
the business, and it was naturally IN
ferred that if there could be set down
in these forests a number of portable
mills, suitable logging equipment and
y picked body of men to cut the TIM
Der and put it through the mills, 1t
would help to speed up production and
thus lend valuable assistance.
Accordingly a number OF. commit
tees were appointed and in the space
of 80 days there was modified at a
point near Boston an outfit of 800 men,
100 horses and 10 portable saw-mills.
Every article Of equipment, except
ing food was provided both for the
mills and the logging outfits. large
assortment of supplies and spare parts
were assembled, the idea being to take
along such a store of extra equipment
and spares so that for some little time
there would be no lack of materials
to replace natural wear and breakage
. The 10 units set sail the latter part OF
June and landed in England after an
uneventful voyage
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TORTURES BY
BOLSHEVIKI

London. March ia dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Petrograd tells of tor
lures that are being inflicted by the Boil
sheviki on persons in various localities
The dispatch says that in voronezh the
death penalty has been revived for bur.
glars and that in Kazasi four peasants
VINO had been adjudged guilty Of crime
were condemned to be burned to death.
The entire populace of the village, says
the correspondent. will witness the execu
ton in Barnapole. Siberia, of four boys
who had been condemned for theft.
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THE DAILY TELEGRAM |
SAYS SUPREME ISSUE |
DEPENDS ON SUPPLIES

London, March 6.-(Friday).-TI
leading editorial in the Daily Tell
graph today is captioned THE Peril
Sea Transport" 1t characterizes
formation of an allied maritime tran
port council as a new link between D
associated nations.
I'VE are approaching the suprer
test of the issue which depends
merchantmen" says the editorial
may be matter for serious const
GRAFTON by the United States goven
ment whether it may not give mo
essential aid at this moment by hot
ing back temporarily further rel
forcements for their army with col
sequent increase in the quantity
ocean borne supplies"
The Telegraph declares the enemy
sea offensive cannot be treated as
matter Of less Importance than b
much advertised movement on Il
west front.
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table was set in green and green cleo
tries carried out the effect.
Various games were played. now
and funmaking, including Putting the
pipe in Pats Mouth" Hunting for
the treasures of the Peat Bog" etc.
with dainty favors for each girl and
prizes for the winners and consolation
for the "waybehinds." Irish songs were
sung. Sandwiches, olives, cakes, nuts,
mnts and coffee were served. Misses
Bertha Thayer, Nellie Lord and Marie
Mulvihill assisting Mrs. Cowie in serV-
ing.
1t was a unanimous vote that another
had been added to the number of the
successful social events among the
State House family, with thanks and
best wishes for the hostess.
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ILLUSTRATIONS AND LICENSES
TO MARCH Il 1918
st. Patrick's Day Party

Mrs. Jack Cowie, private stenogra-
pher to Governor Milliken. very de-
lightfully entertained a party of about
80 Of the State House girls Saturday
afternoon at the Rest room, the first
Of a series Of similar events. Mrs
Cowie is president and the guests men,
hers Of the girls State House Club
The rooms were very prettily deco
rated in honor Of the occasion, green
crepe paper depicting "Along TIE
Rocky Road to Dublin" being at the
windows and shamrocks and other en-
blems here and there. The refreshment
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1000 NAMES QUOTA
OF Boys RESERVE

Washington, March 17.-Quotas of boys
to be furnished BY each state in the cam
paign to enlist a BOYS working reserve
of 10000 for the farms. which opens to-
morrow. were announced by the depart
ment Of labor tonight. Those for New
England are: Maine 1000, New Hampshire
1000 Vermont $500, Massachusetts 1891
Rhode Island 5000. Connecticut $500.
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GUNNER'S MATE
Commended By DANIELS

Washington. March 17-Chief Gun
ners Mate Thomas J. Theerman, com
mander OF the armed guard on the
,eamship Borinauen has been COM
noended bv Secretary Daniels for cool
and steady work displayed by h's sui'
crew which probably destroNeo u
man submarine on the night OF oe''
ler so. 1917.
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Portland Pastor Resiuno

Portland. Me-. March 17-Rev
Thomas Simms. for the past seven
years pastor Of the First Congregation'
al church In Gorham resigned today "
take effect Noy. l. He came to TN
church from South Braintree, Mass Il
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GERMANS INOCULATING
ANIMALS IN ARGENTINA

London. March 17.-Reuters. Limiteu1
learns that there is reason to belie'1
the Germans are inoculating anims1
in Argentina with baccilli
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Automobile Registration

Better weather and the hopes mat
spring might not wholly pass us by,
led to still greater improvement in
automobile registration In the week
ending last Saturday than the previous
one. when business began to pick up,
SO that now the total receipts for this
season are less than a thousand dol
lars behind those of the same period of
last year. The various items of the
weeks registrations were as fol.ows:
Total receipts to March II. 1917, $751;
lo9.1o; total receipts to March II, 1918.
sSo.1SSS25.