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FAIRFIELD
• irmaitrie I..««!■) ixommI the <lnv >rs
it.Ihv at Kriuwti*'i;aM Kith frieiiiia
Miaa llal'it Hrown, aim haa l««n
imaainir a few ilava with friend* In Lew
iston. haa returned in her home
N>tl Hrophj who haa been employed
at the |••.rtlBn^t racking Co. haa cum
I l«tdl hia duties
Mra Albert l.lnt haa returned to her
home In Ktna after pnsxirtK a few <Ja>»
wih her mother Mra Alice ftyer.
The Win »»m * I it a a of the Method!*’
i hutch Mill merI thla evening with Mias
Helen ftfiai- at her home on Main street
The I'aat Noble fjramla meeting whir l
»»• to have been held nt Walerville thla
evening haa tieen postponed Imleltnltelv.
Mra Aoguetua Varney will entertain
the Methmliat (Julld nt a thimble ten
thla afternoon
Mra Jennie Clark, who haa been slay
ing at llelgrude latkea. la panning a few
>taya at het home on Kelley street.
Mra <" A I at nr nf ftrooka la the meat
nf Mra W It Hall »n High atreet.
Maynard Mctaiughlin la confined to hia
home by lllneae.
Jamea Kli welling left yesterday with
• crew of men for Hinckley, where they
are working for Albert Jewell St Bon
Mr and Mra Horare Marcoux of the
Midge road are the proud parents of a
non. born Sunday.
Mrs. Ella I’nrker Is the guest nf
Mra. Leader Nye at her home. Hunker
■ venue.
Mm. H. J. Mniligan has returned to
her home after visiting friends and
irlatlvw In Worcester and New York.
Erod Marlin nf Hanlon, who was
nil led to Ayer, Maas., by the Illness
»f his brother. Hoy Martin, has re
Iurnsd to hia home and reports that
his brother Is gaining.
Mr. Kslty of Hanlon met with a
•light accident ftunday when ho fall
•nd struck his head, cutting a small
raah In It. lavaatlgatloa.^rovod that
ho wan slightly injured but badly
shaken.
Mrs. T. K. Shorey hcs returned
from a short stay In Wluslow with.
In r daughter, Mrs. H. Mrltton.
Kdward Webster Is Palled to Skow
Iv.'gaii today for c xamlnntlon for mili
tary service.
The following real estate transfer
: was recently recorded ut the office
I of the Hom< rset registry of deeds:
[ Daniel II. Donnelly to John H.
Smith, vacant lot of land on High
street near the Files estate.
Dr. W. R Miller and son Iceland
are enjoying a hunting trip up in
the Maine woods
ItllXlK HOAD—Miss Ella Wilcox
passed the week-end with her pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Wilcox.
Misses Maud anil Zella Chupmun
were supper guests Monday at Ulen
| craigen. •
Mrs. Almon <»oodwln has returned
I from South Fails, where she has
been v.siting her daughter, Mrs. M.
C. Joy.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, who have
been visiting Mr. Wilcox’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Wilcox, for a
i few days, have returned to their
home In Watervllle.
PITTSTON
The liberty Loan committee of
Plttston reports total subscriptions of
about $tS,000 which is nearly double
their quota. Tha committee mem
bers are still hustling and report that
all their citlsens are much interested.
They expect the final total will be
very gratifying to the residents of
Plttston.
Washington, Oct. French and Brit
ish ettissns who recently took refuge in
the American consulate at Moscow, have
been allowed to depart without interfer
ence by the Bolshevik!, according to in
formation reaching the state depart
ment today front Norway.
PITTSFIELD
Mm Vera Richardson, who has been
visiting her brother, Burke L. Fitzger
ald, f or several days, left Tuesday for
: her borne in Uarlach, Nev.
II. Cargill went to Liberty Tues
j day for a short business trip.
I Nine Pittsfield men have been notified
: to appear before the Somerset countv
. examining board at Skowheg in Wedncs
) day. They are Willis Field. Carrol C.
Emery, Karl L. Carr, Ernest F. Abbott,
Guy Woodbury, lister C. Lurvey.
Charles L. Turnbull, Clyde McLellao
and Joseph Fortier.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Tarsons went to
Lover Tuesday to attend the funeral of
Mr. Parsons' brother, W. L. Parsons,
whose death occurred Sunday after a
brief illness. Mr. Parsons had many
friends here, having been a frequent
visitor to this town.
LITCHFIELD
Mr. and Mrs. E, T. Gilman, who
wore* called here by the death of the
former's brother, returned to their
home in Lowell, Mass,. Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. F. A. Spencer of Everett.
Mass., is visiting her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Trott.
Schools were all closed in town
Monday owing to the prevailing sick
ness
Orin True, who had an ill turn a
short time ago, is improving so that
he is out around.
LOCAL NOTICE
The special Liberty l.oan war train
which was to have stopped In Win
throp, Friday, Oct. 11, has been can
celled by the State Hoard of Health
on account of the prevailing epidemic.
octSdlt
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS
I’aris, Oct. 8.—Dispatches received
here today from Luxemburg an- :
nounce the engagement of Princeaa j
Charlotte, eldest sister of the reign
ing grand duchess of Luxemburg, to !
Prince Kelix of Bourbon de 1'arma.
a brother of the Austrian empress.
Melbourne. Oct. 8.—The Australian
government has no intention at preu- ;
: ent of introducing prohibition as a '
war measure. This announcement,
was made by W. A. Watt, treasurer
| of Australia, in reply to Inquiries '
: from members of the House of Rep- ;
j resentatlves.
| Frankfort, Ky.. Oct. 8.—Woman
I suffrage gained a potential recruit
j here today, when Governor A. O. >
! Stanley, Democratic candidate for j
j t'nited States senator, announced !
that if elected in November lie would
j vote for it and for any other war 1
i measure advanced by President Wil
son.
j Washington. Oct. 8.—War risk and ,
ri>arlne insurance will be assumed by |
the government on all shipments by j
coastwise steamship lines operated i
by the railroad administration, the
Old Dominion, Clyde,* Ocean. Mer- |
chants & Miners, Southern, Mallory j
and Morgan lines. Many shipments
of cotton recently have been divert
ed to ocean routes to relieve rati
lines, and the assumption of marine
risks by the government was prompt
ed mainly by this condition.
Washington. Oct. 8.—Plain indica- j
tion was given today by the national
War Labor Board "that in cases where
organized labor^ opposes advanced
\ street car fares recommended by the
board in connection with increased,
wages awarded to employes of pub- j
lie utility companies the entire
award, including the wage advances, I
will be suspended
Paris, Oct. Lieut. Roland P. Gar* '
ros, who was reported missing yester- ]
day In advices from the front, IS b*- j
lieved to have fallen during an aerial
battle on Saturday.
Stockholm, Monday, Oct. 7—(By the
Associated 1 'rcss).—Bulgaria's with
drawal from the war and consequent
peace developments have played havoc
with Scandinavian shipping stocks. Nor
wegian paper:; estimate that 100 war
millionaires have l>een wiped out by he
break in Norwegian shipping securities
alone.
Kansas City, Mo, Oct. 8—No more
music written by living or dead German
composers will be performed by mem
bers nf the Kansas City Musical Club
for the duration of the war, it is an
nounced.
l’aris. Sept. 1.—(Correspondence of the
Associated Press).—Admiral Henry B.
Wilson, commander-in-chief of the
American naval forces in French wa
ters. refused the Cross of the Region of
Honor when president Poincare and
Minister of Marine Georges I^eyqucs
visited him at flrest on Aug. 15 are! 16.
The French pro. < was Invited not to re
cord the incident
Camp Grant, II . Oct. 8—Colonel C.
B. llagadorn. acting commander of
Camp Grant, uat found dead in his
quarters today
Richmond. Ky, Oct. 8 —.James 3.
MacCreary. twice governor of Ken
tucky. six years a United States sena
tor and for several terms a member of
the House of Representatives, died at
his home here today after a brief Ill
ness.
Amsterdam, Monday. Oct. 7—Flight
Uleutenant Fritz Rumey of the German
army, who claimed ft air victories, has
been killed, according to the Uokal An
zeiger of Berlin.
DRESDEN
Bridge Academy and the town schools
have been closed for the week by the
board of health.
Miss Harrietts Sheldon Is at home for
a short duration as the Everett schools
an closed owing to the pmibig «l*
degnlr
(Herbert Good of Dreedea HOI* who
hu been seriously ill, is new seising,
i Mrs. Cora Gaban, who has bees visit*
‘ j ins at Woolwich, has returned.
—
To Determine Cause
of Fire in Navy Yard
at Boston Monday Night
Boston. Oct. S —Officials of the First
Naval District began an isvestigatios
iociay to determine the cause of the fire
which last night destroyed a large
amount of hemp stored at the Beaten
navy yard. The loss will total several
thousand dollars. Tee fire was extin
guished after a hard fight by the yard
f.re-Sghtmg force assisted by sailors
from cavsl craft anchored nearby and
help summoned from the Boston fire de
partment.
MESSAGES OF CHEER EN
PLACE OF ATTENDING
CHURCH ON SUNDAY
Boston, Oct. S.—Distribution by :
churches to the homes of members of
their congregations of bnef messages of
cheer and exhortation, was suggested to
day by the Massachusetts Federation of
Churches as a possible substitute for1
Sunday services omitted because of the
prevalence of utfluenxa. These messages
may he delivered either by telephone or
messenger.
Fatherland Party
Will Resist Peace Offer
London. Monday, Oct. 7.—The Father
land party in Germany after the meet
ng of the Re.chstag on Saturday held a
meeting and passed resolutions to resist
. by every possible means the peace of
fer of Prince Maximilian, the new im
perial ehar.cel'or. according to a Zurich
d.spatch to the Exchange Telegraph Co.
40 PER CENT
(Cantinued from Page One)
1100 00© of its quota of tl.16S.000: Low
ell had 55 per cent, of its quota and
New Bedford 46 per cent.
In Maine, Portland was represent
ed by nearly 75 per cent, of its ouo- !
ta, Lew.ston 45 per cent.: Bangor 53
per cent.; and in New Hampshire. !
Bennington was 105 per cent, over ;
its quota; Concord had 75 per cent, j
of its quota, and Manchester 20 per ■
cent.
Cities and towns reporting over
subscriptions totalled 242, of which
97 were in Vermont. 76 in Maine, 37
in New Hampshire, 16 in Massachu
setts, 15 In Connecticut and rue in
F.hode Island.
Rhode Island’s Total $15,783,800 j
Providence. Oct. 8.—Rhode Islands
Liberty loan total at noon was $15,
7?8,RQO, an increase of $3,523,150 in 24 ;
hours. Providence has subscribed
more than $10,000,000 of the total.
—
Knox County Over Top
Portland, Me., Oct. 8.—Knox county
. had exceeded its quota for the Liberty
Loan today, being the first Maine coun
ty to go over the top. Sixteen additional
i towns had subscribed their attolment,
.ncluding Lisbon, Chcrryiield and Me
chanic Fails. The total subscribed was
$9,528,000—not quite half the State quota.
_
Three-Quarters of Loan
Yet to Be Subscribed
Washington, Oct. 8—Nine working
days of the fourth Liberty Loan
campaign are now gone, ten remain \
and only $1,600,000,000 of the six bil- !
lion total said to be raised. The in- !
creased sales as shown by today’s.
report over yesterday amounts to i
*268,000.000, says the treasury review
of the campaign, and while this in '
an increase over former days it still j
is far from satisfactory. Only slight- i
ly more than one fourth of the to- '
, tal amount of the loan, six billion
dollars, has been subscribed. Ob
i viously the very hardest kind of
i work will be required to float the
' loan._ The order of the leading ris
, tricts in unchanged—St. Louis. Min
neapolis, Boston. Then come Chi- i
! cago, San Francisco, Dallas, Rich
' monl, Cleveland, New York, Phila
! delphia, Atlanta and Kansas City :n
] the order named.
Indiana is still leading in the per
' oentage quota race in the St. Louis
. district. Arkansas is second, Ken
| tucky third, Mississippi fourth, II
I iinois fifth and Missouri sixth. The
! increase of over $100,000,000 in Chi
cago's report today was an encour
aging feature to officials. Nineteen
hundred and eight community hon
or flags already have been awarded
in t.iat district.
R» ports of subscriptions by rall
j road employes indicate purchases of :
I $74,971,150.
Influenza Vaccine
(Continued from Page Or.e)
be left to the judgment of the individual
physician."
Dr. William K. Draper of the federal
public health service, who ia here lead
ing the fight against influenza, con
curred in Dr. Kelley's statements.
Although the epidemic is not con
sidered under control generally in
Massachusetts, good progress has
been made in the communities af
fected. They reported today a di
minuation in the number of new
cases and in deaths. But that in
fluenza is spreading throughout the
state was apparent from the state
health department’s reports today,
showing 128 communities, including
Boston,, with 7413 new cases In the
past 24 hours and 303 deaths.
The building of open a*r shacks for
the treatment of patients was urged
by Henry B. Endieott. chairman of
the state emergency health commit
tee. In a statement tonight Mr.
Endieott advised city and town offi
cials to inspect the buildings now in
use at Lawrence, Ipswich and Med
field. A scarcity of nurses still ex
ists and the situation is so serious
that Mr. Endieott tonight issued
another plea for this much needed
asistance.
"We are trying vainly" he said,
"to supply an average of one nurse
to 15 patients and even on this lew
basis we are over 300 nurses short.
Cardinal O'Comiell, who has been
working day and night for the past
week to aid the civic authorities in
the fight to stamp out the epidemic,
v.ns busy again today.
Half of the priests In the arch
diocese are ill with influenza ana In
a number of parishes every priest
has been stricken. Demands on the
priests for attendance on the sick
have been great.
A bathetic Incident of the epMen
The Kiddies Like It
YOU won’t have to coa* the children
into the bath if they know there is
plenty of BO-RAXO. It is so much more
delightful to use than any soap.
Bath and Toilet Powder
is good for them, too, because it cleanses
as well as cleans—opens the pores and
_ keeps the skin healthy. And
tne Borax in DU*rvAAU5ier*
Ilizes and heals cuts and
bruises.
~ At All Dealers
In sanitary sifter-top cans
Convenient and economical
15c and 30c
lc was found today in tbe rapid
spread of influenza in the school for
crippled children at Canton. With a
total population of 260 children, there
were 156 cases in 46 hours. Cy>en air
treatment has wrought wonders in
the way of recovery, only nine child*
ren having died.
Spreading in Ohio
Columbus, Ohio. Oct. 8.—Influenza
is spreading in Ohio and a total of
25.0C0 cases and many deaths had
been reported to the state depart
ment of health today. To date, the
epidemic has fastened itself upon 93
communities of the state.
61 Deaths Rhode Island
Providence, R. I., Oct. 8—The in
fluenza epidemic continued today un
abated with 61 deaths in the state re
ported. There were 654 new cases
added to the list, making the total
6427 cases. There were 39 deaths
during the past 24 hours in this city.
Stationary in New York
New York, Oct. S—Health Commis
sioner Copeland today classed the
epidemic of influenza as stationary
in this city, despite an increase in
the number of new cases and deaths.
Influensa cases reported for the
past 24 hours were 2,601, an advance
of 915 over the increase of yesterday
and deaths numbered 133 a9 against
seventy on Monday. Pneumonia vic
tims aggregated 282 with 190 deaths.
50,000 Casss in 8outh
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 8—Unofficial re
ports from a score of the larger cities
in the south show more than 50,000
cases of influanta among the civilian
populations, while hardly & single
army camp has escaped. The mild
weather still prevailing in tlm south,
however, has made the disease less
fatal than in the north, and the death
rate is comparatively small.
Churches, saloons, theatres, and
other places of public gatherings have
been closed in almost every city of
any size in the south.
Favorable Report at Newport
Newport, Oct, 8.—Today was the
34th day of the influenza epidemic in
the second naval district Ad reports
were' the best yet. Only five new
cases were recorded with 3 deaths,
making 131 deaths in the district
since the epidemic started. There
were no deaths among the civilian
population of this city today and leas
than 100 new cases were found.
More Cheering at Bath
Bath, Oct. 8—The cheering condi
tions regarding the epidemic of in
fluenza which gave the workers new
courage *fonday are prevailing today,
and while everyone is hopeful that
the worst is over there Is great dan
ger still and all have the fear that
there inay be a setback but are hop
ing for the best.
Many new cases are reported daily,
but not as many by a third as were
reported the latter part of last week,
when the number some days exceeded
100. The total of cases today is about
the same as yesterday, about 1800, ac
cording to the estimates, as It is felt
that the number taken down has Just
about balanced those who have been
discharged as over the danger point
in the disease.
In many cities where closing rules
have been in effect the mistake has
been made of reopening public places
too early and a recurrence of the epi
demic has taken place which reached
greater proportions even than the
original outbreak. In Boston the
closing rule will be effective for at
least two weeks more and many other
cities are taking the sams action.
8000 Cases in N. Y.
York, Oct. &—Spanish influenza
has caused 588 deaths In New York City
out of 10.782 cases since Sept. 18, Health
Commissioner Copeland reported to
night. In the same period there have
Ijeen 1831 cases of pneumonia with 348
deaths. Included in the number of cases
of Influenza reported wore 1B00 among
sailors. Dr. Copeland estimated that
there are now about 8000 cases in the 1
city.
Dr. Copeland renewed his appeal for
nurses to volunteer their services whs
the epidemic continues and also for &
mestic help in the hospitals. Schoo,
and moving picture theatres rtnac
open.
Situation Easier at Portland
Portland. Oct. S—An unmistaiub,
ebb In the tide of influenza is assunt
by report* of physicians receive
in the board of health office dunat
the forenoon and early afternoon
While tabulations have not be:
made as there is a continual rush
the office, telephone and other c*!i
It bids fair to be a day of relief, n:
shine and bright prospects when tis
figures are added.
Vaccine inoculation will lie nos
general after Miss Ethel M. Sbenut
I bacteriologist, returns from Bostt:
with data and materials so that i
supply may be provided in the Cit;
laboratory, first for physicians act
nurses and then for all who wish »
be made immune. She went to Bri
ton today and will learn there ai
there Is to be learned relative tt
this effective preventative. Per
land wil be able to take care of it
self, being fortunate at this time «
the possession of a laboratory ant
[ chemist, botli well equipped for th
emergency.
While more than 2,000 cases ha'
been reported In the past five o
six weeks since the disease Hr
made known Its presence here. m«:
than half are estimated to be ful
I recovered and a large majority
I the remainder convalescent. It «■
found that 9S percent recover sn
there is seldom fatal termination m
less complications develop, such fc
pneumonia, brain fever, heart con
plications and the like.
Assignment of nurses, fnclodlw
the Sisters of Mercy, Is making •*’
1 Isfactory progress and physician
are receiving hearty support from ti
organizations able to asist in th'J
department.
General Improvement
(Continued from Pag* One)
crops follow: Oats, 1,535,297,000 bur
els; Barley, 236,505,000; Buckwheat
15,473.000; White Potatoes. 391,379.
000: Sweet Potatoes, 85,473,000; Flu
15,606,000; Rice, 41.918,000; Tobacff
1.615.362.000 pounds; Pears. 10.149,00'
bushels; Apples. 198,3889,0(0 huahefc
Sugar Beets, 6,458,000 tons: Kalin
72.650.000 bushels; Beans. 17.SOS.0W
bushels.
Conditions of the various crops «®
Oct. 1 was announced as follow*
[ Com, 68.6 per cent of a norm*,
buckwheat, 75.6; whlto potatoes, '!■'
I sweet potatoes, 77.4; flax. 70.8: rl«
85.4; tobacco, 87.4; subar beets, •**
kafirs, 49.0.
Condition of corn Oct. 1 and tt>*
forecast of production (thousand
omitted, by principal states folio*
Ohio, 76 per cent, 135,423 bushel*
Indiana, 78 and 192,224; Illinois, ‘‘
and 349.448; Iowa, 85 and 402,19^
Missouri, 54 and 149,221; Nebraska,
and 147,470; Kansas, 20 and 46,2M
HUGE INCREASE
IN THE ARTILLERY
PROGRAM OF U. S.
Washington, Octs 8.—Huge incre**
es In the artillery program have bee
decided on by the ordnance depart
ment, which today asked the houw
appropriations committee to
31.100.000. 000 to its estimates of
667.000. 000 to carry out its part a
the enlarged army program. YW
war department has decided to P*
vide mors big guns for each of tb
80 divisions that America expects tc
have in Prance next year.
CASUALTIES OF
BRITISH FOR
WEEK, 37,946
London, Oct. 8.—British casuaW
reported In the week ending
Were 37.946, divided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds, off'*1*
8«; men 6,150. Wounded or W***'
insr. officers 1.235: men 30.15k