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DR. DERNBURG
ON LATEST PEACE
OFFER GERMANY
AinttUrdaru. *». t S.—Militarism has
not Attained it* a.m of peace by an
nexation. violence «nd oppression—a
peace by understanding Is coming in
fricari. said Pr liernhard l>ernburg,
tormer Herman minister «>f colonies,
speaking at Chemnitz. Saxony.
With Prince Maximilian, he adds
the old Herman ideal comes to the
fore-not what is useful, but what is
right an»l moral. Such a peace will
I ting a new era and new and better
lin.es will dawn tor nermany and the
world based on justae in thought and
ant.on. A rn w era means a fundamental
revolutionary transformation of govern
ment systems fur the * ntu. future. -Id
itarism is an expression of violence
without the restriction of authority. It
terrorized the entire state life Presi
dent Wilson's II old and five new points
tnn be at opted bv us if put forward
honestly wthont humiliation for Her -
many We shall not accept an unlust,
humiliating pea<<* The new ministry
,s not only a ministry of peace but of
necers:f\ a mimstrv of national de
fense and. if it must be. to the bitter
end
RED CROSS AIDS
REFUGEES TO RETURN
TO RECOVERED HOMES
T\*r:s. S pt 1 —(Correspondence of the
Ammoate \ Prciuo —The American Red
Cross ha .titled .WO refugees to return
to their h *rncs in the reconquered Aisne
and M ime d»*dricta since the Hermann
h.i\#» been dr ven ba. k. Pi rt'-five car
I or 11 *4 of supplies have been sent since
\ fir to Chat# »n-Thierry. lessons,
norms ns. Troisav, Vemeull and Vlllers
Co* teret
Three t-n on«. known as rolling prn
r^t vt< - 1 ike e rounds of the d's
ip. t to U|■: lv the needs of the home
. rs n pi ■ ex wpere no shops h$ve
been opened.
FA1X RIVER MEN
DENY WHISKEY CHARGE
Ibiston. <»« t v pirns of not guilty
wars entered before Federal Judge
Morton todas by sixteen Kail Klvor
in* n arrested recently charged with
the tlbga! manufacture of whiskey.
They will be tried later.
Newton. Mass. Aviator
Reported Killed in France
Carls, Oct. I> - The Temps reports that
Licit Stafford Prown of Newton, Mass .
while fainting h » monoplane over a vil
lage near Nantes yesterday fell in a
park Me was carried into a chateau
and died without recovering conscious
ness.
Coburn Classical Institute
WATERVILLE. MAINE
High grade college preparatory and
Otnoeal cojrtee.
Now Household Arte eeurao for
four yoare and a two-year courea foe
High school graduates. Up-to-date
practice haute, gymnasium, twelve
a ora athletic Bald, library, and eci*
once laboratories.
* Capones moderate.
-Far catalogue and information ad
dteea Fein. Draw T. Harthorn.
#011 Term begins Sept. 17* IHi
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WORLD’S RECORD
SHIPBUILDING IN
MONTH OF SEPT.
Washington. Oct. 8.—American ship
yards established another world's rec
ord in September by delivering 71 vessels
of 362,635 dead weight tans. In making
tl-.is announcement today the shipping
board also disclosed that it received on?
vessel of C6r*5 tons on the contract
awarded to Japanese yards.
September deliveries exceeded the pre
vious high mark for American yards
made in August by 30,017 tons, and com
pared with 231.635 dead weight tons
which the board was advised today
British yards completed in that month.
September deliveries were 4.7 steel
ships of 239,970 tons and 29 wooden and
composite ships of 102.067 tons.
MYSTERIOUS EPIDEMIC
AFFLICTING CHILDREN
BAFFLES PHYSICIANS
Buenos Aires, Monday. Oct. 7.—The
national medical department is alarmed
by the persistent spread of an unident
i lfied epidemic among children in Cata
marea province. In a month 109 chil
dren have died out of a total popula
tion of 10.000. The disease resembles
dysentery and is highly contagious.
government doctors from Buenos
Aires, after working for nearly a month
; m the province, report that no improve
ment In the situation can be observed.
NO MORE COAL NOW
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
TWO-THIRDS SUPPLY
! Portland. Me.. Oct. S.—Householders
who already have received two-thirds
of their season's order of coal, can.
! have no more deliveries for the
present at least. This order was re
; iterated today by Nathan Clifford,
i vice-chairman of the State Fuel
| committee. "Our first thought now
I is to be sure that we can conserve
enough coal for the small consum
ers.' explained Mr. Clifford.
VOTING REGULATIONS
FOR SOLDIERS IN U. S.
Washington. Oct. 8 — Regulations un
der which officers and men in the army
stationed in home camps might vote in
the primary or general elections of their
; states were announced today by Acting
1 Secretary Crowell. The general staff
has arranged to permit election officials
to go into the various camps and estab
i Iish headquarters for registering the
men and taking their ballots and state
representatives of political organiza
, tions have been asked to designate rep
' resentatives for the purpose.
I.iterature designed to instruct the
voter In the manner of casting his bal
i lot may be distributed from camp elec
tion booths, but distribution of litera
ture designed to influence him in re
gard to his choice is forbidden.
TAKES MEASURES TO
CONSERVE OIL SUPPLY
New York, Oct. S.—To discuss
moans of avoiding a serious shortage
of oil this winter. Mark L. Requa,
director of the oil division of the fuel
administration, has arranged for
daily conferences here this week
with more than 500 operators of in
dependent oil plants throughout the
country, whose tentlTannual convsn.
tion began here today.
! RHEIMS NOW FREE
.GERMAN MENACE
With the French Army at Rheims,
Oct. *—(By the Associated Press!—
The last shells fell on Rheims on
Friday after which the Germans re
tired over the hills to save the guns
that fired the parting shots, one of
which hit the cathedral.
“The crash of it” said an eye
witness to this last blow of brutal
force at the inanimate phoduct of
supreme art, “ sounded like an ex
plosion of impotent rage." A few
more stones fell from the ragged
edge of an old breach in one of the
arches of the ceiling; another cloud
of dust and smoke rose out of the
skeleton structure, and German ef
fort at the destruction of the ancient
capital of the Remi was ended.
DINING CAR EMPLOYEES
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
TO FRAUD CHARGE
Boston, Oct. 8.—Thirty-one stew
! ards, chefs and waiters employed on
j New HaVen railroad dining cars, ar
rested decently for conspiracy to de
fraud the Government by means of
bogus meal checks, pleaded not guilty
in Federal, court today. Most of
them furnished bail for appearance
at a ^tearing later.
MILITARY DRILL AT
LEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL
Lewiston, Oct. 8.—By a unanimous
vote, the Lewiston school board at
its meeting Monday evening, voted
military drill for Lewiston high
school, and a special committee in
cluding Superintendent Bickford, Dr.
Lafond and Messrs. Gould and Gar
celon was appointed to prepare a pro
gram. The suggestion brought be
fore the board by Superintendent
Bickford met with the most enthus
iastic approval. The committee will
at once prepare a program, and it is
hoped to have the course in working
j order by the first of the month.
ACTON, ME., MAN
IN CANADIAN LIST
Ottawa, Oct. 8.—The following New
England names appear in today’s
casualty list: .
Wounded: R. K. Adams, Law
rence, Mass.: Corporal F. W. White,
Bridgeport, Vt.; C. E. WOOTTON,
; ACTON, ME.; W. Robinson, Fall
I River. Mass.; D. J. Murphy, Windsor,
i Vt.; C. J. R. Smith, Forge Village,
! Mass.
Ayer Still Closed to Soldiers
Ayer, Mass., Oct. 8.—Although the
epidemic among the soldiers at Camp
! Devcns is on the wane, there ‘s not
I much prospect of the men setting
home on furlough for a while yet.
Ayer is still closed to soldiers and
the health authorities today decided
to keep the ban on for sometime long
er. Four deaths were announced at
the base hospital today.
Chicago Has Nearly Half
[ Chicago, Oct. 8 —Chicago s answer to
Germany's peace plea today was a sub
scription of $15,000,000 to the Fourth Lib
erty Loan. It was "unconditional ?ur
render" day and more bonds were sold
i than on any other day since the cam
paign began. The city's subscription
now totals $103,000,000. nearly half of ,ta
| quota.
CLEAVES CAPTAIN OF
THE BOWDOIN COLLEGE
CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM
Brunswick. Oct. S—Robert E.
Cleaves of Portland, who has re
turned to Bowdoin college after
I four months' service in the Naval
Reserve force, has been elected as
captain of the post cross country
team and has a large squad of candi
dates limbering up every afternoon.
Captain Cleaves was one of Bow
doin's mainstays in athletics for the
past wto seasons and under his lead
ership it is predicted that the Bow
doin post will be represented by a
I winning cross country aggregation.
! LODGE DISAPPOINTED
IN WILSON’S COURSE
Washington. Oct. 8.—While most
congressional leaders tonight approv
ed President Wilson's note of in
quiry to Germany and especially his
refusal to accept any proposal for an
armistice until the enemy evacuat
ed territory, Senator Lodge of Mas
achusetts. Republican leader and i
senior minority member of the Sen
ate foreign relations committee, and
Representative Fess of Ohio, chair
man of the Republican congressional
campaign committee, expressed keen
disappointment in the course taken
by the President. “I cannot but feel
i a painful anxiety as to what effect |
this note will have upon the allies, >
upon our armies, upon our soldiers, j
who are lighting and dying and con- j
quering in order to ‘crush the thing j
with which the President is opening i
a discussion,” said the senator.
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EPIDEMIC DRIVES '
COLONEL TO SUICIDE
Camp Grant, Ills. Oct 8—Colonel
Charles B. Hagadorn, acting com- :
mandant of Camp Grant, committed j
suicide in his quarters last night. |
IIis body, With a pistol wound in the
head, was found in bed this morning.
He had been in command of Camp
Grant for a month. Officers at the
camp said today he had been shotv
ing the strain imposed on him by
the pneumonia epidemic, which has
caused more than 500 deaths in
camp. He has been troubled by in
somnia.
MARINE CORPS HEADS
ARRIVE IN FRANCE
Washington. Oct. 8—Arrival in
France of Major General Barnett,
commandant of the United States
Marine Corps, and Brigadier General
McCawley. quartermaster general of
the corps, was announced today by
Secretary Daniels.
SPANISH CABINET
REPORTED RESIGNED
Madrid, Oct. S—The cabinet headed 1
by Antonio Maura has resigned. The •
cabinet was formed last March. j
175 New Cates, New Britain, Ct.
New Britain. Ct., Oct. S.—Deaths
due to Spanish influenza are occur
ring so rapidly here that tonight of
ficials In charge of local committees
applied to Mayor Quigley for labor
er so open graves because the cem
etery forces are unable to do so rap
idly enough. With 1*5 new cases re
ported today there have been 2100
stricken here with a death toll of 5b
- in the last week.
SERBS TAKE .
2000 PRISONERS
London, Oct. 8—Fighting of a fierce
nature is taking place in the Godiliee
pass between Serbians and Austrians
liarring the road to Nish, according
to news reaching London. The Ser
bians have captured Djep ridge, on
the Moravia river midway between
Vranje and Lescovac. Two thousand
prisoners, including a large contin
gent of Germans, were taken.
The Montenegrins, including wom
en, have taken up arms against the
Austrians in Montenegro.
BREWER BOY IN
GERMAN PRISON
Bangor, Oct. 8—Private Chester
Ryan, 21, who has been in the Cana
dian army for the past three years
has been located in a German prison
according to a telegram received
from the War Department Monday.
Private Ryan is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ryan of Union street. Brewer,
and enlisted in the Canadian army
from St. Johns, N. B.
Italian Official
Rome, Oct. 8.—The war office commu
nication issued today follows:
"Our batteries have damaged enemy
defensive systems in the Uuidicaria and
Grappa regions. Our airships have
bombed villa enemy centers in Trentino
and on the Venetian plain.
"Albania: On Sunday, following up
the covering element of the enemy, we
reached the Skumbi in the vicinity of
Ponte di Nova and the region of Murik
iani."
French Official
Paris. Oct. 8.—Franco-American
troops in Champagne have driven back
the Germans over a front of nearly two
miles north of St. Pierre, captured the
plateau northeast of Autry and taken
numerous prisoners, according to the
French official communication issued to
night. The French northeast of St.
Quentin have captured Fontain Utere.
the Bellecourt farm, the village of
Rouvroy and other important positions.
More than 1200 Germans were made pris
oner In this region.
Berlin Official
Berlin, Oct. 8—via London—Ameri
can forces in the Argonne region yes
terday renewed their attacks on both
sides of the river Aire after the
strongest artillery preparation, says
the official statement issued today by
the German war office.
British troops on the front north
of Scarpe river advancing to the i
east of Oppv have gained a footing in i
the town of Henvireuil, adds the
statements.
ADVANCE OF BRITISH
LEAVES CAMBRAI IN
ALMOST ROUND POCKET
With the British Army in France. Oct.
g.—(By the Associated Press).—The ad
vance of the Allied troops now has left
Cambrai in a deep and almost round
pocket. Especially hard fighting seems
to have taken place on the front at Ma
lincourt and W’alincourt. and at the mo
ment it appears that the British an set
actually in these towns.
LISBON FALLS SOLDIER
DIES AT CAMP DEVENS
Lisbon Falls, Oct. 8.—Private Otto
F. Buliek, who died of pneumonia at
Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass., on Octo
ber 1st, was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Buliek of Lisbon Falls. He was
taken ill of influenza during the first
weeks that it broke out at camp; lat
er it developed into pneumonia, from
which he could not recover.
He had been at camp only four
weeks, having entered service with
the last contingent which wont from
Lewiston on Sept. 4th. At the time
he was taken ill he was stationel
with the 1144 B. N. with the bridge
guards.
Private Buliek was but 21 years
old. He was born in Lisbon Falls,
1 and received elementary education.
| there. Until September he was em
j ployed in Ihe finishing room of the
Lisbon Falls paper company. He
belonged to no fraternal organiza
tions or clubs; but had many friends
and a large circle or acquaintances.
The mother and father survive,
also two sisters and a brother, Mrs.
Lena Huskins of New Gloucester,
Mrs. Perley Sawyer of Lisbon Falls
and Arnold Buliek of Lisbon Falls.
GERMAN PAPER PROFESS
DISLIKE OF PEACE OFFER
Amsterdam, Oct. 8 —That penance for
wrong done is far from German public
mind is shown by the remarks of the
Rhenish papers on Chancellor Maximil
ian's speech.
The Rhenish Westphalian Zeitung in a
j tierce editorial taunts the new govern
! ment with completely misjudging the
| position. Its action, it says, is born of
vague imaginings and nervous timidity.
"A peace such as Prince Maximilian
advocates," the paper continues, "woull
be a peace to the great glory of Eng
land and would establish Anglo-Saxon
world dominion. As for Germany she
would be pushed into a comer among
the nations of the earth.”
The Socialist paper Vorwaerts of Ber
lin, on the other hand, considers the
chancellor's statement the logical result
of the military situation. The loyal dem
ocratic realization of the American
peace program, it adds, will not harm
Germany but be in favor of the German
people who "have no higher aim than
to be free people among other free peo
ples and to be spared from new wars.”
—
HENRY B. TAYLOR, OLDEST
MASON IN MAINE DEAD
Machias, Me., Oct. 8 —Henry R. Tay
lor. aged 88, believed to be the oldest
Mason in point of age in Maine, died
Monday. He was a member of all Ma
sonic bodies, Including the 32d degree,
was grand master of the Maine Grand
Lodge in 1891-32, and with one xception
attended every session of the grand
lodge for 50 years.
He was the oldest civil engineer In
Maine, having been active for more than
60 years, and was an expert map maker
and engraver. He was town clerk tor
more than 25 years. He leaves his wife
and several sens and daughters.
MAINE CLUB WOMEN
POSTPONE FALL MEETING
The fall meeting et the Maine Fed
eration of Women's clubs scheduled
for Oct 21-22 at Augusta, has been
postponed, because of the epidemic.
"No date case be fixed yet for the
meeting;” writes Mrs. Myrtle L. T.
White of Presque Isle. “We shall
have to take our turn with other
postponed meetings.”
Improvement at Brockton
Brockton, Mass., Oct. 8.—The Span
ish influenza situation* showed im
provement in the Brockton shoe dis
trict today, with fewer deaths and
new cases than yesterday. In this
city 14 deaths were recorded, mak
ing a total of 260 since the epidemic
started on Sept. 10. Only 92 new cases
were reported here today.
WATERVILIE
L. Osborne of Fort Fairfield has
arrived in the city for a few days'
stay on business.
Miss May Jones has returned from
a three-weeks visit to Washington,
Union and vicinity and has resum
ed her duties as waitress at the Elm
wood hotel.
Miss Mildred Hawes, ’-ho is employed
in Washington, I). C., and is enjoying a
two weeks' vacation with friends and
relatives in the city, passed Tuesday in
Oakland.
W. G. Gagne of Massachusetts, for
mer proprietor of the Berlosky hard
ware store on Main street, has arrives
in the city for a few days' visit with
relatives and friends.
Scott Pollard, wno has been at St.
John, N. B., for sons time, arrived in
the city Tuesday ard will visit his
mother. Mrs. Addie Pollard, for a short
time. He will report at Augusta, hav
ing been called for military duty.
-.—
Carroll E. Hesse left Tuesday after
noon for Lo sville, Ky., after enjoying
a few days' furlough in this city and at
his home in Albion. He has the rank
of sergeant and has been connected
with the quartermasters' corps at Camp
Glascock, Ind.
W'aterville people will be disap
pointed to learn that the train con
taining war relics which was lo tour
the State In the interests of the
fourth Liberty loan, has cancelled
its itinerary and will not come to
this State. The train was to arrive in
Portland last Sunday.
Henry Toulouse, a Waterville boy
with Battery F, 20th Field Artillery,
has recently written to U. J. Gurney
of this city and Mr. Gurney received
the letter Tuesday. Mr. Toulouse de
scribes a trip to the front. He writes
that Ernest Simpson, a former mem
ber of the High School faculty, who
was in the same company has been
transferred.
Mrs. Merle F. Varney has receive*
word of the safe arrival overseas o
her husband. Merle F. Varney, He i
a physical director with the T. M. C
A., assigned to the American Ezpedi
tlonary Forces. Mr. Varney was for
merly employed as a member of th
local Postoflice crew. Last July h
left for 8pringfleld, Mass., where h
attended the Y. M. C. A. school. Thei
he went to Silver Bay. N. Y., am
later to Columbia University in' Nev
York city, to further his course in Y
M. c. A. work.
Mrs. Mildred Woodbury
Mrs. Mildred Mace Woodbury n
jted away at her home in Portland
i week. She was the daughter .if John
I Mace, conductor on the Maine Cer
,tr;tl railroad. Mrs. Woodbury's moth
er was formerly Mrs. Ella Maxwell
of this city, who passed away sever
al years ago. Services were bold
Saturday afternoon out of doors a*
no indoor funerals are permitted »:
this time in the city of Portland.
Epidemic Waning
The influenza epidemic in Water
ville is successfully waning, for each
day the number of cases rcportcl
are less in number and milder in
form. This is most encouraging new?
Where some doctors have had eigh:
or may be ten cases to report a‘.
times last week, this week th°v re
port two or thr§e cases and tlKse of
teh mildest type. The manner in
which the spreading of the epidemic
has been checked reflects credit upon
the local Hoard of Health m-mag.
ment.
500 Gauze Mask*
The 500 gauze masks, material frr
which arrived Monday, were mado
Tuesday at the work rooms of the lo
cal chapter of the American Red
Cross according to the plans. The
masks are now at the Red Croc
headquarters and are for the use of
physicians, nurses and any one hav
ing sickness in the family who feel
the need of them. There is no . harp*
for the masks and it is hoped that
any one needing them will feel free
to call and get them. Needle-women
for newing on convalescent robe*
and pajamas for the soldiers are
: needed in nurnbeps at the Red Ores*
work rooms as the work is coming in
very rapidly and owing to the ex
igencies of the time the completed
work must, be sent out as quickly a*
possible. It Is hoped that a large
number of ladies will come and help
out.
LIBERTY LOAN SLOWS
DOWN C. OF C. DRIVE
The drive for memberships in the new
Watervllle-Winslow Chamber of Com
merce went more slowly Tuesday, dot
to the fact that the men who have been
active in it put everything else aside
and are devoting every effort to make
a success of the Liberty Loan drive.
A few additional names were signal
and the total count of members is now
approximately 350. The goal is 300 mem
bers and the campaign committee Is net*
planning to take up some of the deferred
calls Immediately after the close of the
Loan drive and endeavor to secure som*
definite action on them.
FIRST DAY OF
LIBERTY LOAN
IN WATERVILLE
The first day of the Fourth Liberty
Loan drive, which was started Tuesday
in this city, has resulted in most encour
aging results. The captains and the so
licitors have been right on their tiptoes
and have certainly done good work. M
the day s reckonings of the days of the
campaign to come are as large as the
first day's, the campaign will be car
ried out in record time. The workers
are doing their work in an efficient
manner and are meeting with ready re
sponse on the part of the purchasers of
the bonds. It is hoped that the second
day and the days to come will be *>
fruitful as this first one.
County Chairman H. L. Emery an
nounced that Waterville’a total to 4***
is 1200,350 _ 8