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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-18
PRETTY PICTURE
AS YANKEES GO

Queenstown, MonGnN. b'' ~
Great crowds th:ong.h the -hur' b''"
today to bid farewell Va To- i'""t "'
IL American torpedo hgats vhl,"
sailed for home. The crews ~ No
ships In the harbor waved .inrs pr
choered the Nm, Ticans gH tN'
steamed slowly out OF tho hni'ot
IL va. a pretty picture ihH' w"
presented when tho American N''
ships moved from their anch"'"E'
The Stevens, tho senior shlp ~ WI.
squadron. led the way. iOIi"w'H ~
the destroy ers jenkins. Baleh tdtNu
Terry. f'nuldinv. Ammtn 'al"N''
Conynehan. Stcrreti and Trippr NJ
destroyers VIII FIRST go 20 the N1o'e e
where they viii Join The t.rd'I s'h
Dixie which sailed ycstctd"'
After short stay al th' Nf"i.'
they will complete lheii ,c'"E !"
Americ1.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-18
THREATENING FIRE
BRINGS OUT ALL
BROCKTON'S FORCE

1Srockton. Mass. Dec. 17-Ali the
fire apparatus In the city was called
out at 2.45 this afternoon for q
threatening fire which destroyed the
large Powers Brothers stable on
Montello street and badly damaged
a long string Of coal sheds. The des-
troyed structure is surrounded by
factories which were saved after a
hard fight The fire was under con-
troll at $50.
The fire, belived To be the work of
loafers in the. vicinity, was discov-
cred by the engineer OF passing
locomotive. who stopped his engine
and blew the whistle several minutes.
The place was a mass Of flames whe,
the firemen arrived. Thirty horses
generally kept in the building were
all in Quincy today. One fireman was
slightly injured. The loss is estimat-
ed at $4,000 1t was the fourth fire
in the city since noon, filling the
center of the city with smoke.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-18
|CONFESSES TO
40 ROBBERIES IN
BROOKLYN FLATS

New York, Dec. l7.-Armond
Chamberlain, 15-year-old boy, who
with George Reid, also IL. has con-
fessed to the robbery of more than
10 fats in Brooklyn. declared In the
Brooklyn Children's Court today that
only the "squealing' of girl whom
he had Tilted after giving her q $500
ring in exchange for q kiss prevented
him from getting away as clean as
a whistle" The police have recovered
SO, 600 In jewelry from a room occu-
pied by the boys and are seeking to
conenct them with other robberies
aggregating $4,000. Young Chamber
lain said that after he had given the
ring to the girl. whom he met in a
cabaret, she followed him continual
~. Believing that to be bad for his
friend he said he told her to keep
away from him. "Then. Monday
night" he said. she followed me ana
saw me standing on q corner and
telephoned the police.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-18
CHILEAN GOVERNMENT
EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE
IN FRIENDSHIP OF U. s.

Washington. Dec 17--State De-
partment advices today from Santi-
ago, Chile. say that the minister Of
foreign affairs, in addressing the
Chamber Dec. 49,. gave an account
IF the TnAed States Governments
otter to aid in settlement Of the
Tacna africa dispute with Peru, re-
fcrring to the action rs friendly and
las entirely appropriate to American
diplomacy.
The foreign minister explained that
The United States had never suggest
cd mediation but merely assistance.
He said the impartial assistance Of
tile United States had been potent
in the past in the adjustment If
American questions and particularly
referred to the aid extended by the
United States in 1881 when the Ar
gentine boundary question was IN
dispute.
Recalling the traditional policy OF
the United States Of non interference
in the affairs of the other nations
save when these other nations re-
quested good offices. the minister
declared The Chilean government
had complete confidence In the
friendship of the Washington govern
ment.
The Chilean ambassador here
was instructed to advise the secre-
tary Of state Of the warm apprecia
ton Of the people and government
Of Chile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-18

money from Berlin SO long az control
Of the paper remained with himself and
his associates.
During the hearing today the COM
niittee received a letter from Bradford
Morrill,, editor of the New York An3eri-
can. saying that Edward Lyell Fox was
not employed by the Hearst newspapers
and there was no record that Marshall
Kelly had .'een employed by those pa
pefs. Fox's name frequently has been
mentioned at the investigation in con-
pection with German propaganda, while
Kelly was said to have been sent to
Baltimore by German agents to attempt
to negotiate for the purchase OF the
Baltimore SUI.
Capt. George g. Lester OF the army
intelligence cervice, who had mentioned
the names G. Fox and Kelly in his tes-
timony last week, was recalled. He read
into the record credentials which he said
were given Fox when tie correspondent
went to Germany and which showed he
was connected with the Hearst office
there. Captain Lester said that the in
formation he gave to the committee
about Kelly was obtained from the con-
f. ssion of former co-worker Of Albert
and DR.. Kari Fuehr, another Germnn
agent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-18
FRISCO MEN PLEAD
GUILTY SUPPLYING HUN
SHIPS WITH PROVISIONS

San Francisco, Dec. 17.--Pleas. OF
guilty to conspiracy to supply Ger
man warships at sea through the
chartering of vessels here in viola
ton of the neutrality laws. were en-
tered today here by four shipping
men. two shipping firms and the
chancellor of the former German con-
sulate here. Sentence was set for
Saturday. The shipping men were
Robert IL. Swayne. c. d. Bunker.
Thomas w. Anderson and Joseph H.
Blcy. The firms were c. D. Bunker
X Co. and the Northern and South
ern Steamship Co. The Consular
agent was Heinrich Kaufman. The
indictment charged the defendants
chartered the steamers Sacramento,
Mazatlan and Mayrick and the
schooner Annie Larsen to supply the
German Pacific fleet with provisions.
Al lof the defendants contended that
they were merely within their rights
and that under international law
they we're privileged to the freedom
of the seas" in trading with beili-
gerent.
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FREE-FOR-ALL FIGHT
AT MEETING WORKERS
IN NEW YORK CITY

New YORK. Dec. T.-Aileged anar-
chists. 2acifist Industrial Workers OF
the World and other radicals who at
tended conference here tonight calle
by the Workers Defense Union, engaS-
ed in fight In which a score of persons
were bruised and which cleared the hall
OF nearly half Of the 400 persons assem-
bled there. The announcement of the
meeting was to inaugurate a nation
wide campaign for the liberation of all
labor and political prisoners imprisone
during the waE A speaker name |
Abrams precipitated the disturbance by
introducing a resolution calling for the
specific inclusion of anarchists among
those whose freedom was TO he sought
A violent debate ensued and the chair
man lost control of the meeting. A man
who began heated alteration with
one of the speakers was abruptly hurled
into the audience and n serious group
of fights broke out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-18
ORIGIN OF WAR
SOON IN BOOK

Paris. Dec. iT.--Ti1Nas) Grr'
rnany's white book" which VIII con.
tain official documents hearing IN he
origin of ths war will bc ready 10,
the printers in about three vcess. ac'
cording to adviccs Receives, fcte.
viii be printed In three or tour "oi'
umes. Karl knutsky, IN independent
Socialist leader. Ia preparing the data
having unusual facilities for doing me
work, being nm under accrctarh IN TIE
foreign ministry. II Is said that many
dispatches which were supposed u
have been DESTROYED have h'"n u.s.
covered.
Reports on the notes exchanged ne
fore the ultimatum of July. 1874 WHs
sent TO Serbia by Austria VII ~
printed In tn. f.st volume Amors
the more important documents io ~
published will bc the dcspa'D h'" y
Count Tschirsky and BogendoW
German amba asa dor 10 Austria ~ ih'
time the war began
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MAY COMMISSION
CHIEF YEOWOMEN

Boston, Dec. 17.--Coma1andant Will
liam r. Rush OF the Boston navy var
in letter to Secretary of the Navy
Daniels. made public today. recon-
mended that chief yeowou1en Of the ma
val reserve who have rendered partic-
ularly valuable service be commissioned
ensigns upon being discharged. The
comrlan6ant cited the case of Chief
Yeowoman Marie A. George of this city
and asked that this honor be conferred
upon her.
Miss George, who has asked to be dis
charged Dec. 20. has been editor Of the
official navy yard paper and has been
instrumental in raising $4,000 for naval
relief organizations In this district.
Should the policy suggested by Com
mandant Ruth be adopted it is believed
Miss George would be the first woma !
TO be commissioned in the United States
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-18

Salvation Army onicers. She h.s -.
stationed In Gardner. Mass. Clarsr
n. H.. and Whitman. Mass. Thre, ,s"
ago she went to Fairfield, wh,,c 's
conducted services and did grea, IN !"
and In company with Adju,an, C.
came 10 this city one year ago .n..t
slss had been doing splendid WORK
She il survived by her parent, ..
sisters, Pearl u. Swan and na,a
Swan. both members OF the Bo.,,n 49,.
OF the Salvation Army: ;hrcr bro,,..
Pvt. Harold Swan. who 10 In F,,s.h'
Arthur W. Swan and Everett 4 81
Of Boston.
Services will be held In IN, L.,
rooms In the city "Wednesday ar,.,,na.
at I'D o'clock and will I've r,na,n,.s
by Major Albert wedrpr u rorn,'s
The remains wiii he tnksn to pc,,a.
for strvlces.
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FAIRFIELD

The ban has again ho,n placed or
all public gathering places ~ 4, pr,
ventive IN stopping the spread Of III,
prevailing epidemic. There arc yres,
many cases in town and Il W.,
deemed necessary 10 do TINS
At n recent meeting OF the mum,
pal officers OF the town The for'ewir,
men were chosen 10 serve a. lrt,,,r,
Jurors at the supreme judicial co,,i
to he held in January Iortrs Smph
Roscoe G. Gctchell and John n
Thibodcau.
Raymond Jones IL able 10 BE- an,
after being confined to his home with
influenza.
TIE Lawrence library hl- been
closed on account Of the lrnucnys
epidemic. until further motto,
John Harris, Jr.. is III at the hon.
OF his parents.
At the closing Of the ;avr,ncs
High school Yesterday morning Prins
cipal John A. Partridge mad, a shoA
farewell speech to the students Ne
expressed his regret at leaving N.
school. which ne has been wfh 70,
so many years, and wished them all
success in their future activities. Mr.
Partridge came to this SChO, about
eight years ago ard has had goea,
deal OF influence helping TO- make III
Of the activities n success. W. h1s
made many friends among IN, stu.
dent body and aiso tie towrspooplr,
who viii greatly miss hmi W. " tc
go to Sanford To take up his duties H,
principal of the Sanford WISH scboo
Miss Annie G.. Merrill will leave MI,
morning for her home in Everett. Mass
where she will pass the Christmas re-
cess.
Mrs Harry OTIS has gone to Norridge
wock to pass a lev days.
Miss Catherine Browne has gone to
Westhrock TO pass her va ,hton
The Red Cross drive - atiI m pro
gress and Il IL hoped that all Who ha,
not already become mem ,era VII 10 -
at their earliest OPPORTUNITY
The funeral services OF The late Hr
oil j. Harris viii bc held from tue honi
of his parents this afternoon At !
O'Clock. Rev. Arthur L Craig will off,
ciate.
Mr. and Mrs Ice Hra gd0n sra t.t
children were taken 10 tho Sisters hos
pithl yesterday. They all have n'1rlsa
Mrs Myles T. Shaw has Presumed h'i
duties a. the Gerald CAFE af'cr beu,
confined to her home by illucS.
Miss Marion Horne. who Ia ,mrlo' q
a, winthrop as school teacher. has ar
rived In town and will pass ~" christ
mas recess AZ her home N town
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-18
U. S. Ambassador Gives
Dinner in Honor French
And American Presidents

Paris, Dec. 17--tHavasl--Tbe Am
erican Ambassador William c.
Sharp, gave dinner this evening in
honor Of President and Madame
Poincare and President and Mrs.
Wilson. The guests included the
amba ssadors to France the presi-
dents Of the senate and chamber the
ministers Of marine and foreign af-
fairs, Marshals Joffre and Foch and
the Project Of. the Seine and their
wives, the American delegates to the
peace conference and Generals Per
shing. Bliss and Hart. a reception
followed the dinner. A great crowd
nassed in front Of the embassy and
acclaimed both presidents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-18

This evening the written work of the
order was eXemplif1ed by Charles M.
Gardner of Massachusetts, State
Grange The Third and Fourth de-
grees were eXemplified by the Fall
mouth Orange. The officers were the
guests of the Portland Farmers
Club at dinner.
Former United States Senator Oba-
diah Gardner of Rockland in ad-
dressing the Grange tonight said Re
was in Washington when the Adam
son act was passed andFheard Sam
uel Gompers say: Now Is the time
to begin an agitation for u seven
hour day." Mr. Gardner said he Ne
licved every laborer should receive
reasonable and liberal sc6mpcnsation
but he considered it beyond all ga
son when a man received $40 a day
and at the same time boasted Il
how little be had to do to earn il.
He asked how many Of the Gransers
operated a farm: on the S-hour basis.
saying that he had never been able
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Captain Elsie evan

Waterville and vicinity lost friend
who will not be forgotten Tuesday aft
ernoon in the death OF Captain Elsie
Swan Of the local Salvation Army corps,
who had been i'll only few days with
influenza, which resulted in double
pneumonia
Captain Swan was a most charming
young lady who had &C pres OF friends
rich and poor, business men. doctors.
children and old folks, and her dealt,
means a great loss to the community
She was favorite with all who knew
Fer and. When sh, was seen every eve
NJ :: standing on the Common holding
the exercises that are in charge of the
local corps she always was ready 70
give and return smiles from everyone.
For 10 years she had not missed IN.
Christmas tn the work Of tn, Army. Tor
weeks before each Christmas she was
seen about the streets gathering boxes
which had been placed II various stores.
collecting, clothing and vegetables which
mad eeeh debated TO tn corps. and OF,
Christmas morning bright and early
she visited the hundreds Of homes wi,sr,
she left their dinner. This year as usual
she took her stand on Main stree.
where she collected loose change glven
by citizens for the Christmas fund. Che
was taken II, last Saturday night and
her condition gradually grew worse un-
III death came TueAday afternoon.
Captain Swan was born In Halifax. y.
=, the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur r. Swan, who are members or the
Boston Salvation Army Her age was
q years and 4 months. She was a soI.
eier ~ the Boston army corps and at
tended New York training school for
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Mrs. Mary West Stewart

Mrs. Mary West Stewart. wife "
Judge Stewart. died Monday afternoon
after several weeks illness The re.
mains will be brought to this city
Wednesday and services will be hell
from the home of her nephew. j. Wat
lace West of Pleasant street. Thursday
afternoon at . clock
Mrs. Mary Stewart was formerly of
this city and was very we'll known here.
She is survived by her husband. a son.
Raymond w. Stewart Of Pressure Isle: a
sister, Mrs. A. Augusta West Of Water.
vile: and a nephew. J. Wallace West
Of this city The remains will be buried
IN the family lot at Pine drove cem-
etery
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ONE KILLED AND THREE
INJURED BY FLARE
ON TRANSPORT BATH

Philadelphia. Dec. III. j. Lafferty,
Il civilian machinist. was killed and
three enlisted men of the navy were
severely burned yesterday by a
flare in the engine room Of the Z. S.
transport Bath at the Philadelphia
Navy Yard OF the injured Frank r.
McDermott. Pittsburgh. fireman.
was the most seriously hurt. His
condition is said to be critical. News
Of the accident which naval author
itieB said was caused By one Of the
men throwing a bucket of oily water
into the ashpit was not made public
until today. Damage to the ship was
trifling.
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FACTS REVEALED AT
HOG ISLAND PROBE
TO BE MADE PUBLIC

Washington. Dec. demonstrations
reached the White House by wire
less from President Wilson today to
make public the report of Attorney
General Gregory upon his investiga-
ton of the Hog Island shipbuilding
plant. The report will be given out
AS soon as it can be prepared for
publication, probably in day or two.
Delay in publication Of the report.
which was prepared by the attorney
general several months ago has been
the subject of speeches in the Senate
recently III which charges of waste
and delay in constructing the yard
were repeated. 1t is understood that
the President held up the report
awaiting an agreement between Mr.
Gregory and Chairman Hurley of the
shipping board. as to the facts shown
by the inquiry.
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STATE GOVERNORS
INSPECT y. S.
NAVAL ACADEMY

Annapolis, Nd, Dec. l7.-State
governors in conference here today
inspected the naval academy, went
to Baltimore tonight as guests Of the
Baltimore Press Club, and between
times discussed future state labor
educational and public land policies.
Gov. Boyle Of Nevada, addressing the
conference on labor policies. said
public opinion" no longer approves
the brutal methods Of the past en-
ployed in the settlement Of labor
controversies" A solution OF the la
Dor problem must come. he said, by
mutual consideration by employees
and employers and 1t is the function
Of the government. federal and state,
to bring these two things together.
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Jewish Scholar Dies

New York, Dec. 17-Rabbi Ven
drovsky. prominent Jewish scholar
and author Of many works on Jewish
literature. died at his home here to-
day. aged s.. He had been preparing
to publish an alphabetical compen-
dium Of Talmudic and Midrashic
passages for the guidance Of rabbin-
ical students. which he had been
working upon for seventeen years.
Rabbi Vendrovsky. born a Russian.
came to America In 1900 and became
a consulting editor Of the Jewish
Daily News OF this city.
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New italian Delegation

Rome Dec. Exchanges have been
made in the personnel of the Italian
delegation to the peace conference.
according to the Tribuna. which says
the delegates will be Nittorio Orlan-
do. premier: Baron Sidney Sonnino.
foreign minister; FrencescO SaNerio-
Nitti. minister of the treasury: Le-
onda lati-Bergamaschi leader
of the Reform Socialists and minister
of military aid and war pensions:
Genera, Armandc Diaz, commander
in-chief of the Italian armies, and
Vice Admiral Paclo Thaon do Re .'el.
former chief of the naval staff.
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FOur-Master Launched
At Batk-FOr
Mediterranean Trade

Bath, Me-. Dec. 1.-THE four-masted
schooner Brlna z. Pen1leton of New
York, launched today from the yard OF
Pendletcn Bros, was ch-istened with
champagne by Mrs. Fields 9. Pendletcn
of Brooklyn. The schooner is ready for
sea and as soon as comma nder is Sc
lected will proceed to Newport News
to take on a general cargo. She will be
engaged in the Mediterranean trade.
The schoon is 90 feet long and regis
tiers 1889 gross tonnage.
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STATE GRANGE
Continued from PAGE One)

sizing that the interests Of agricul-
ture should he safely guarded and
gwen the same privilege and oppor-
tunity as other industries.
The 1900 or more members Joined
In an enthusiastic greeting to
charles s. stctson Of Greene. chair
man of the State Board of Assessors
Ind for several years state master.
\ total membership in Maine Of "a, 905
was reported by Secretary r.. II.
Libby Of Auburn.
The report OF the treasurer showed
tho receipts Of the year to have been
s.s,s1i and the expenditures S15, 100.
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Mrs. Evelyn Garland

The death of Mrs. Evelyn Garland
occurred Tuesday afternoon AT the
home OF her brother. HerbeH Fuller
of Main street, after an Illness of
nine days. She was born In Fairfield
and was uged IS years. She is sur
vived by her brother. Herbert Fuller
Of 319 Main street: a sister, Mrs. Cora
Page of this city. and a half sister.
Mrs. Emma Roberts of Methuen.
Mass. The funeral services viii he
held on Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock from the home. and burial Will
be at Pine Grove cemetery.
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LITCHFIELD

For the Red Cross Christmas cam
raign drive for membership the fol-
lowing captains have been elected
Miss Rhona Maloon. Mrs. Alice Max
we'll, Mrs. Lillian Ashford. Mrs. Ma
than True. Mrs. Grace Small, Mrs
Daisy Purinton. Mrs. Ethel Brann
Mrs. r. Q. Berry and Mrs. W. G.
Bowley. This is Il house to house
canvass. Begin with a good spiri,
and end with good results.
The annual meeting Of the Itch
field branch Of the Red Cross is due
Dec. Il. On account of the Christ
mas Red Cross drive it has beer
postponed until further notice.
Mrs. Gertrude Spaulding returned
from Bingham Monday.
Mr. Bishop and Mr.. Harden are
saving wood for Elmer Hodskins.
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DRASTIC METHOD OF
TREATMENT FLU CAUSES
DEATHS MANY INDIANS

Helena, Mont Dec 17.-Hundfeds or
Indians on reservations in Montana
have died Of influenza, and pneumonia,
according to reports received at various
agencies 1t has been claimed that
many ceaths were caused by urastl:
methods which some tribes used to com.
bat the disease. Influenza patients, It
is claimed. took hot water or vapoc
baths and then leaped into cold noun
tain streams.
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King George Celebrates

London, Dec. TO- (Correspondenoe OF
the Associated PressD.--Until armistic d,
week King George had not been insid !,
i theatre since the outbreak of the war
and had not partaken OF intoxicants
since 1918. On the night If the signing;
of the armistice he had champagne witt.
his dinner and after refusing long
list of theatrical attractions he selecte |
something lively-one of tle most por-
ular girl shows, which lie seemed to
enjoy.
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AM. PROTECTIVE LEAGUE
ATTACKED IN TRIAL OF
SOCIALISTS AT CHICAGO

Chicago, Dec. Ian attack on the
American Protective League was made
today by Attorney Seymour Stedman.
chief counsel for the defense in the trial
OF five Socialist leaders charged will
violation of the espionage act rs il
not a fact that it seems to judge the
patriotism of otherso' asked the lawyer
of Fred G. Hill. a member of the league
and government witness. No" replied
Hill. Its members investigate com
plants against individuals charged with
disloyalty.'
Edna Peters formerly 4 reporter for
the Milwaukee Leader. of which Victor
l.. Berger, defendant, is editor. admit
ted receiving anti-war literature from
national Socialist headquarters IN Chi
cago.