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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-13
ECONOMIC RIGHTS
Means Everything in
Shantung Peninsula

Washington. Aug. 12.-Retention by
Japan OF economic rights in the
Shantung peninsula. the policy an
nounced several days ago by the
japanese foreign Office. would give the
Toxic government the same kind If
control over the peninsula as it now
possesses over South Manchuria, the
Chinese Students' Patriotic Society
said in a statement given out here
today.
Commenting on viscount Uchida's
recent statement that the policy Of
Japan Is to hand back Shantung Pc
ninsula in full sovereignty to China
retaining only economic privileges -
the SOCIETY asserted:
"What Is full sovereignty minus
economic rights? What will be the
consequences If Japan retains the
so-called economic rights? Through
the exercise Of the economic rights.
particularly the operation Of the
Kiao-Gnow-Tsinan railroad, together
With the establishment Of consular
Jurisdiction and the maintenance #
railroad guards, Japan will secure
the same kind Of control over Shan
tung as she already has done in
South Manchuria through the con-
troll Of the South Manchurian rail-
road"
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Probing Govt
Dealings in Copper
During the War

Washington. Aug. 12.-Government
dealings in copper. as purchaser
before and during the war and, "a SELL
er following the armistice, were the
subject of investigation today by the
House subcommittee on Ordnance
Department expenditures. Total pur-
chases Of the metal by the War de-
partment were shown to have
amounted to $153,334,479. nearly all
secured from the United Metals Sell
ing Company, which was organized
at the instance Of Bernard NJ. Branch
with ]. D. Ryan as president.
Expert accountants employed by
the Federal Trade Commission testi-
fed that this copper had cost the
producers who formed the company
and who are the largest miners in
the United States, approximately
$103, 03S,156, leaving a profit Of $780,
306,341. The selling company itself.
according to c. w. Welsh and Tobias
Wolfson, it's executive officers, made
nominal profits in commissions on
the sales.
At the conclusion Of the armistice,
according to the testimony. the gov
ernment's surplus of copper amount
ed to 1o0,o0o,o00 pounds, for which 1t
had paid 23l and 26 cents a pound.
A contract was given to the United
Metals Selling Company to sell 1t
back to the producers. which was
done at prices ranging from 1913 to
10 and 20 cents per pound.
NJ. c. Wooster. chief accountant for
the trade commission. testified that
the average cost of producing cop
per in 1917, as shown by the books
of the larger producers was 1876
cents, and in 1918, 1873 cents. Mr..
Wooster said that the governments
price had been fixed to allow the
companies with the highest cost to
continue producing and said that the
system had given some of the lower
costs corporations very large profits.
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DAVID LLOYD-GEORGE
INVESTED WITH ORDER
OF MERIT AT LONDON

London, Aug. 12.-(By The Asso-
ciated Skiing George tonight
invested David Lloyd George, the
premier. with the Order of Merit at
buckingham Palace. The honor
award tc the premier was announced
On Aug. s.
The DELAYED, list Of honors known
as the prime minister's honors, con-
ferred TO celebrate the kings birth
DAY, was announced today. The list
includes one earl6om, two baronies,
Is taropetcies and more than score
Of knighthoods.
Sir Edward Cecil Guinness, first
viscount Iveash, chancellor of Dub
lin University and head of the most
important British brewing firm, was
created an carl.
Sir Edyard r. Russell, editor CT
the Liverpool Daily Post. since 1869,
was made a baron.
Joseph Duveen, senior member of
the art firm CT Duveen Brothers of
London. New York and Paris, and
Alfred Waldron Smithers, chairman
Of the Grand Trunk Railway system
Of Canada. were among those grant
ed kniehtboods.
The delay in issuing the list, which
was expected shortly after the kings
birthday. June 3. was explained as
due to the premier's lack of time to
compile the list because of his du-
ties in connection with the peace
conference.
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AMERICANS EAGER TO
take CHANCES IN MLEGED
ITALIAN GOVT LOTTERY

Romn. Monday. Aug. 11-(By the
A ssociated Press)-"I am in a ter
ribie tx" said Professor Luigi Luzz-
att1, former prime minister Of Italy,
today.
Signor Luzzatti was referring to
large numbers of letters he was re-
ceiving from the United States, con.
tanning sums Of money which Amer
leans desire him to place for them in
an international lottery which they
are under the impression Signor
Luzzatti was standing sponsor for.
DAY after day." said Signor Luzz-
att. "the number of letter from Am
erica in which the writer's desire to
try>their luck in lottery they believe
to exist is increasing. ! would like
to please the Americans, but just
now the work Of discussing the Ger
man peace treaty is weighing heav-
lily upon my time. -
II like a good American joke, but
this Is too much. I feel elated that
Americans have picked me to place
their money for them, but rally am
not a candidate for the position Of a
big lottery promoter"
Signor Luzzatti told the cores
pondent loosely that his postage bill
was mounting to considerable pro-
portions in answering the letters Of
would-be lottery participants.
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Home Stations
For Regular Army

Washington. Aug. 12.-Permanent
home stations for the regular army di.
announced today as follows;
First. Camp Taylor. Kentucky: Sec.
ond. Camp Travis. Texas; Third. Camp
Pike. Arkansas: Fourth, Camp Dodge
Iowa: Fifth. Camp Gordon. Georgia
Sixth. Camp Grant. Illinois: Seventh
Camp Funston. Kansas. :
Each division is being returned to
it's home station for discharge Of emer.
gency enlisted men who desire to be
released. and for recruitment and reor-
ganization on peace basis.
In announcing the divisional camps.
Secretary Baker said each vo,,,s =.
a branch Of the University in Khaki. ;.
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Federal Troops
To Chihuahua

Juarez. Mex, Aug. 12-Three hun.
dred and fifty Federal troops Vs'
on their way south to Chihuahua Gu
today on special trains from the gar
rfson here. II was reported tn'
were being sent to replace a muiI'
Gus garrison.
Documents seized at Chihuan0
City indicated a plot to have the sa'
rison join Villa and surrender ~
town to him last Thursday. acco'S,
ing to a traveller who arrived na'
today.
Fifteen conspirators we're orde''.
executed. including Genera! L21L'
Alanis. Sonora Alanis was ara
ed. During the orozco revolution : !
1912 she rode into Juarez with ~. ~.
Of rebels. took possession OF the pa
and~held 1t "a hours.
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WEST POINTERS ON TOUR
BATTLEFIELDS HELP u. S.
DOUGHBOYS FIGHT FIRE

Coblenz. Aug. 12-(By the Assocl-
a,ed Press}-Two hundred officers
who recently graduated from the
West Point military academy join
ed hands early today with hundreds
of American doughboys and civil
ians IN fighting a fire which threat
ened TO destroy the Moravian coll
ony; an ancient order of religious
workers, at the Neuwied hearquar-
tiers Of the First Division.
The West Pointers who are on a
tour of the batt1efelds and occupied
area. were attending a dance given
in their honor when the fire was
discovered, just after midnight. The
flames got beyond the control of the
German fremen and the West Point
ers and the doughboys were sum-
moned by Colonel Stephen o. Fuqua,
chief of staff of the First Division,
TO aid in quenching them. The
Americans fought the fire until day.
light. when it was brought under
control.
The IRE was confined to one
block. Several buildings devoted 70
the. Industries of the Moravians were
destroyed.
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STATE OF MAINE

Piscataauis. Is. Board Of County Conn
missioners. April Term. A. D. 1913. !,
On petition Of Joseph Dawson and
otnerS praying that a highway be lana
out from the terminus Of the county
road In Greenville near the McFarlans
PLACE, so called. by a certain route de-
scribed therein. SO as to intersect the
county road leading from the wharf a.
Lilly Bay to koacn River. at a point
near the bridge that crosses the stream
near the Lilly BAY Hotel. SO called.
Med MED with said Board January 7th. A D.
Aall in said Greenville. March 18th. A.
y. 1913. Said Board adjudged that
common convenience and necessity re-
CURED that the highway as prayed for
IN said petition be made and the prayer
Of said petition be granted land on the
9TH day Of May A. D. 1918, being an ad-
2ourned session of the regular April
Term Of said Board. said Board pro:
highway by metes and bounds. fixed
November hrst A. D.. 1913 as the date
when it should be made and opened, al
@sds mo of same amy ppss
was duly placed on tile in the custody
Ana A. nov % tn this ,a sss day Q, July a;
said Board OF County Commissloners
adjudges that in respect to that part
of said highway not situate in any town
monev to make and repair highways the
following townships and divisions of
townships over which said highway is
laid. and adjoining. townships and
6ted thereby, and we assess upon each
of said townships and divisions thereof,
for the making, opening and paying. ex-
penses attending it. the amount which
follows. said townships and divisions
supposed to be owned by the persons or
corporations hereafter named:
Distribution Of the Total Cost Of the
Greenville-Lily Bay Road across Cora
2 a. and Lily Bay Townships. based
on $5,0O0.00 per Mile.
Gore 2 A. $24,4S0.50
Lily Bay 6,937.00
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BRAWlS At OPERING
CENTRAL MARKET IN PARIS

Paris, Aug. I2-(By the A. P.).-The
opening of the Central Market early
this morning was the occasion for
brawls between vendors and the price
Wig lance committees and would-be pur-
chssers Fist blows and battles in
VIII Oh vegeta bles were used as missiles
were numerous During the melee the
problem of bringing down the cost Of
living was solved by some Of the COM
batants. who pillaged stores and stands
and made their escape with the stolen
goods.
All tire market stalls were hurriedly
closed except those in which meat was
scl5- The vegetable vendors placed their
stocks. which had escaped pillage, in
storage. An understanding between the
dealers and the vigilance committee
was reached at 10 o'clock on the prices
whic h the dealers might charge in dis
posing of their remaining. stocks of
butter, Eggs and cherse.s@S =
The Montmartre pushcart men struck
this morning. Later they held meet
ing Of protest against the vigilancs
committee, then thronged through the
streets where their carts were station
ed. upset;ing the display of vegetables
and fruits before the shops ana break
ing windows. The shopkeepers closed
their places hurriedly.
Eight arrests were made in connec-
ton with the disturbances in the Cen
trail Market.
The chief factor for the trouble was
an attempt by members Of the vigilance
committee to prevent foodstuffs. includ-
ing fish, bought by the big hotels and
restaurants from leaving the markets.
The vigilance committee argued that
it was the readiness of such buyers to
pay any price. however high. that was
resulting in the raising of all prices.
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LARONE

The North Fairfield High School
Association will hold their annual
reunion on Wednesday, Aug. 20 at
the schoolhouse il pleasant. II not
pleasant it will be held the next fair
day. Many Of the old pupils from
away are expected and some one or
more educational speakers will be
preGent and address the meeting.
These meetings are always interest
ing and largely attended. A, picnic
dinner will be served at noon.
The frost Of Aug. did some daYu-
age IN some sections but we have
heard Of none in this place.
Berrie and fruit Of all kinds have
been very plentiful and the many
jars OF such goods in the cellars are
good capital for winter.
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PALERMO

CENTER-Raymond Finley, who
received his discharge from Camp
Devens. Saturday was calling on
friends and relatives in this place,
Sunday. s-ES4
John Brann has bought the Flora
Turner place and moved in Saturday.
Mrs. Aurilla Brown returned to her
work. An Augusta Saturday.
Miss Christine Northrup was oper-
ated an at the Augusta General Hos
pitai last Tuesday. for the removal
Of tonsils and adenoids.
[ Ralph Worthing is visiting rela-
tives N Augusta.
W. W. Turner sold eight head Of
beat cattle to Carleton and Spauld-
ins. Of Albion recently.
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Ladies' Golf Tournament
w. c. c. Wins from N. C.. G.. S-3

At the Waterville Country Club on
Tuesday afternoon a very delightful
time was enjoyed. when the North
port Country Club ladies were the
guests of the local club ladies at din
ner and golf tournament. the local
women winning by score of to 3.
The ladies. numbering II in all, ar
rived in the city shortly before /
o'clock by automobile and remained
until after $50. Those who particle
pated in the tournament were: Mrs.
Wrigley and Mrs. Aver, Mrs. De
Rhone and Mrs. Stearns, Mrs. At
wood and Mrs. Ward. Miss Marion
Springfield and Mrs. Maude Hamil-
ton, Miss Helen Springfield and Miss
Chapman, Miss Francis Moore and
Mrs. Virgil Hall. Mrs. Harold Hay
den and Miss Heating, Miss Corne-
liza Kelley and Mrs. Howes, Miss Ad-
raine Clair and Mrs. Rollins, Mrs.
Wentworth and Miss Anna Kittredge.
Mrs. Carl Green and Mrs. Bell.
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Aviators Thought
Lost In Mexico

Maria. Texas, Aug. 12.-Searchins
parties were dispatched today to look
for Lieuts. Peterson and Davis,
American army aviators, who .,re
thought to be lost in Mexico.
While on patrol nlong the Rio
Grande near Preside. Texas. yeste--
day. they are supposed to have mis-
taken the Rio Concho, which is in
food. for the Rio Grande and passed
into Mexico.
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pITTSFIElD

Miss Katherine Fonda of New
York. who has been the guest Of Mrs.
F1orice Marden and Miss Grace Da-
Wis, left Tuesday for a visit on Low
ell before returning home.
The funeral service Of Mrs. Mary
Wright was held at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Hattie Whitman, on
Tuesday afternoon. Undertaken Geo.
Written had charge of the arrange
ments.
Miss Efiie Horne of New York ar
rived in town Tuesday for a visit
with her mother and other relatives.
Mrs. Charles Smiley and daughter.
Miss Eliza Smiley. left Tuesday for
a visit with relatives and friends in
st. ohm. N. B.
Mrs. Nettie Hersey of Lowell.
Mass. is in town the guest Of Mrs.
Martha Hersey on Nichols street.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Wentworth.
who went to New York to visit their
son. Maitland. who has just re-
turned from overseas, arrived home
Tuesday.
Van Stevens. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. A. Stevens. Main street, who mas
just returned from overseas duty,
arrived in town Tuesday afternoon
and was given q reception at The
station. by the Pittsfield Band ami
a large delegaticn Of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins e. Morrill, left
Tuesday for Bangor. where they
viii visit Mrs. Morrilrs mother, Mrs.
Palmer before going to Boston and
Nav York. where they will pass
the remainder Of their vacation. Mr..
Morrill, is one Of the popular clerks
at the rostoffice.
Mrs. CharlDs Twitchell went 70
Clinton Tuesday for a visit with
friends.
BENJAMIN Grant Of Harmony vaa
business caller in town Tuesday.
leaving later for Bangor.
Mns. Frank Gray was in Newnort
Tor the day THURSDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Hm.v ~ r5,-
awatha, Kan., who have 49, ~.
guests in the home OF Mr.. srH nv tne
Frank e. Applebee. left Tuesdav Is .
their home. Ao'
Mrs. E. X. Cary Of Fort Patricia
was in town for the day Tuesday.
leaving later for waterville.
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Boston Opens
Army Food Stations

Boston, Aug. 12-Twenty-eigh. So
lions for the public sale Of s1rplu
army food purchased by the cit
were opened in schools and publ
buildings here today. The sale !
being directed by Mayor Peter
assisted by women welfare worksa
and will continue daily as long
the demand for the goods exists
The mayor announced that a
would authorize additional pT'
chases. if the present supply Of tor.
carloads proved insufficient Reprs
here that army canned meats al
vegetables were being sold in Me-
York at lower prices than at u
supply base in Boston. led him 4
sent a letter of inquiry and prosE'
to the Quartermaster-ge general Z
Washington yesterday.
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Russian Refugees
Enter New York

New York, Aug. IA number of
Russian refugees arrived today from
Liverpool on the steamship vasario.
Among them were Eugene Forsen,
ex-governor of Petrograd: Major
General T. Lodijensky. who escaped
from the bolsheviki after having been
twice prisoner and once sentenced
to be shot. and L. Ponschine, a for
mer member of the Duma. S. Modak,
a British commissioner from India,
who comes to buy American machin-
cry, also was a passenger.
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BY OwNERSHIPS:
Prentiss Estate s4,o90.o9
H. & W. Co. g,5S.eS
Coburn Heirs 2b0.1e
Sam Philbrick 1887
S31.41T.0
Total

Total S31 ALSO
And we appoint William Hilton Of
said Greenville, an agent to superintend
the making and opening of said high
And in respect to that part of; said
highway situate in said town of Green
vile it is ordered that said town of
Greenville lay out and grade said high.
way according to the specifications
therefor on file in the office of the clerk
of this Board, and it is further ordered
that the sum of three thousand dollars
be paid to said town of Greenville. from
the county treasury of said PiscataQuls
county, after said grading has been
done, as a portion of the expense there
of not exceeding fifty per cent:
And it is further ordered that the
foregoing list of townships and tracts
~ land. with the sums so assessed on
each. and the time in which said high
way is to be made and opened, be pub
lished three weeks successfully IN the
Kennebec Journal. being the state
naper. and in the Guilford Register. a
ppawspaper printed at Guilford. in sad
county of Piscataquis. the last puoii-
cation to be within three months from
Dated at Dover, in said county. the
first day of July, A. D. 1919.
EZEKIEL L. CHASE.
NELSON y SCALES.
ERNEST w. JCDkINS.
County Commissioners of Piscataquis
County.
Attest: CALVIN W. BROWN,
aug13, wed,3t Sierh.
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PARIS EDITOR RlPs
AMERICAN "mESSlAllIC
reforms" IN EUROPE

Paris. Aug, 12-(By the Associated
press)-Auguste Gauvain' eoitor u
the Journale des Debats contf1outcs
a. EDITORIAL to this evenings edition
~ the newspaper in winch ne
au,h., severely criticizes what
he calls American messianc
forms" in Europe. notably In con-
nection with the Rumanian sieua-
ton. ..,..+.
n the allied note calling upon Tue
Rumanians to carry out the ponSS
decided upon by the Peace CONFER
ence. He demands to know wnat
this policy is and expresses regret
that neither President wilson hos
his advisers have seen At properly
to define 1t.
While protesting the greatest ao-
miration for, and gratitude 10 inc
Americans for their aid in the wa
NJ. Gauvain complains that the Am
orleans often are badly advised oy
their agents, who explore Europe
..as their ancestors explored the fai
West and regard ancient European
nations as IroQuois, Comaches anu
Aztecs and want to reform Europe
by methods current in Oklahoma
and Colorado"
NJ. Gauvain insists that methods
must differ according to countries.
Just as the American settlers
fired the forests to clear the soil
he says, certain American agents
would act, politically speaking, u
Russia and Hungary. They regare
Lenine, Crotzky and Bella Kun 81
good pioneers Of a new cvihza-
ton"
NJ. Gauva.n appeals to his Ameri
can friends not to spoil the situation
by "eyerlastingly lecturing friend
" nations" and declares that HI
thinks it would be much wises TO
the Americans ITO hold the Turks II
check rather than to hustle tn
Rumanians."
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WINDSORVILLE

Miss Marie Marden OF Dorchester.
Mass, is visiting her aunt Mrs. C.
]. Jack.
Rev. Joseph NJ. Shepler Of Water
town. Mass, who is passing a vaca-
ton at his cottage here was a BUSH
ness visitor in Augusta Tuesday.
Miss Sara Sampson of Augusta
was a weekend guest of her moth
er. Mrs Eugenia Sampson.
George Cate of Togus was an
over-Sunday visitor Of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lyon Of An
gusta were visitors Tuesday and
Friday of their father. Samuel
Lyon. and sisters, Misses Eva and
Annie Lyon and daughter. Miss
Inez Lyon.
Mrs. Isabel Dodge is visiting her
former home in Somerville.
George. Sampson of Lewiston is
with his mother. Mrs. D. Sampson.
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INTERNATIONAL LABOR
CONFERENCE IN
WASHINGTON m OCTOBER

Washington, Aug. .12.-The Interna-
tional Labor conference provided in
the peace treaty has been called by
President Wilson to meet In wash
ington Oct. 20.
All nations members Of the Inter-
national labor organization and those
which probably will become men,
-bers prior, to the conferencve. have
been invited to send delegates. Sec
rotary OF Labor Wilson has beeen
asked by the President to take charge
Of the arrangements.
The International organization
committee of the conference has COM
pleted its york in London and Am-
bassador Davis has been instructed
to invite it to meet In Washington in
September
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Pressure Isle Men Buy
Interest in Pulp Mill at
Keegan, Near Van Buren,

Pressure Isle. Me-. Aug IA. R.
Gould of Pressure Isle and H. B. Steb-
bins Of Boston have purchased the
stock interest of E. P. Lindsay of
Boston and others in the Aroostook
Pulp and Paper Company's mill at
keegan. north of Van Buren,. Owing
to difficulties the mill has been closed
some weeks. A new. company has
been formed with A r. Gould presi-
dent, H. B. Stebbins, treasurer, and
H. ]. Murphy. manager. Operations
will begin Immediately. This plant
was built in 1917. is thoroughly equip
ped and its capacity is go tons. it
gives employment to about zoo hands.
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Mexicans Hold
Private On Diaz
Conspiracy CHARGE

Laredo. Tex, Aug. 12.-United
States military authorities here have
demanded the release of Private Ce-
lectino Flores, 37th Infantry, arrest
ed Sunday in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
charged with being a Felix Diaz con-
spirator. He went to Nuevo Laredo
in civilian attire to witness a prize
fight and is alleged to have made
anti-Carranza utterances. He was
born in Laredo.
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New Creamery In City

Waterville folks feel that they are
to be proud to have such nice
clean creamery at The Elm City
Creamery. which has recently been
established on Temple street in the
block formerly occupied by Dan
Quigley, and previous to that by the
Shrewsbury Farm Product and man
aged by Mr.. Clifford. The Elm City
Creamery has recently been pur-
chased from Patterson Bros. Of
Charles street, by ]. Norris Weber,
and is managed by Arthur French.
The interior Of the building has
been reprinted and it is as sanitary
as the best home in the city. The
large white walls in the office, as one
enters the creamery are most at
tractive to a person, and the new
owners took their new quarters the
first Of this week.