Gardiner Local Items
Prank U. Dudley was a passenger
Thursday for Lynn. Mas?
Miss Lucy A Wovks rf Fairfield is
\, ' ng Cardtnei friends.
M1 - Myra Kedd of Pittstpri was call
- , Thursday cn Gardiner fr.enus.
T F Mlllett . of Gorham was a
• ■ visitor in Gardiner, Thurs
H.ss Mae Hamlin left Thursday
' r several days via.t with friends in
liar.gor.
’•Ira. Jones of Warren la the guest
*•; sitter, Mrs. Fred Hahn High
ly n 1 u\ t nue.
T < Meader of Chelsea was a
r ir.esa visitor in Gardiner, Thurs
S’3.- flub trill rn«"l Friday eve
i £ with Mrs Fred C\ Moore, Middle
■ Itandolph.
••• «•* r> Cornell cf Uld Town passed
• » :li his n'ir, Mrs McDon
1 r i e1reet
a r i : >« tn* rs an l Frink Ulan bar 1
:• ' .nm ir*: en,eying a liv
fui '<i leh
’ • II ilan o’ Highland avenue has
1 t'i >\ jUi i: by thy illness uf
. 111*-!' *
'■ i -<!■ 11.ir. left Thursday to
I l< d.i.-s -Pit friends in
I ,■ ington.
f U Morrell returned Thursdm
Hri ' ■ l . where In has been
• l i- i <• h.e daughters. Mrs. i.'linrles
B . . ; Mi - Kil.t i Morrell
<• t,l Mr- Harold lVai o ... who
1 i ; with 1 lard'.', r rvlu
. * !<• ,:t.< J Thursday to tlmr home
.'.i , • 11
! r iti . . Moore, who passe 1
" 'h liei parents. Mr and
v- l‘ • M. >re, It.iiidoiph, re
, 1 ui o.i v to \\ 11*■ r\ tile
, t*out ii ' helscu llranch of the
> • 1 < r- '.,,i moil » is Friday at
,n • i, i h . h will. Miss Mat
• M .rr l!
Woi an Mih.> on * trrle of the
i hun h wt •• ,i w .is to
, , he. n held .11 Friday UJS been
.• ttli. ■ 1" tli. lied
. r. ki’.e, who passed I'hn.st*
it in - lioin■ in this oity returned
i.iy t i Wat* rville, v. lit r- he is
. >■ I
\ 1 1 no, ■ < . Ihodeful cj. win,
1 ' hn tins ' 1111 Ins sister.
1 i ;i\ , \ I.* u.iti, ii. returned
. ns■ , Th .n silii y.
' rlh T *.« wlur.d left Thursday
, i \ i 11 i .1! fi no tn Portland,
i s i . , i ' h a' ,n i. f ■ I lostell, v, le i.
n i i I. i d . position
M ,r. i M ... •! < i.! .ml and
son |! w . I. i ,i. t■ holiday
• th ' • ti in ,Hf, at ii ned
■ t . i ... I., .i . o. . Port land.
.\ lire. 11 i t i a * -It'd on
f i i .1 t 'lie • gu. u lie. • -
■; oi *..ii ; ■■. * .s in.ni.il rv, '*.,> l-.M.
. . . i I.. .. r.i \ - n t he i: - lulls -
• i * hi h is I . l . iir la a
M nl Mr* llarr\ K Krr.mony anl
Harry h I’r.u ns. Jr * o passe 1
■ tiri- in <s • -a n .it t:... .tie* of
.i ,.nd Mr* '' 11 flasnn returned
i tin In thi . mu.. ■:. U. ant-wuc.*
1 Ladle*’ Aid Society of the
i 'h. -lis* <hu .'h wail mi-'t Friday
■ rp .’i with Mi i . i MeC'aus
i I .,nd Mrs. Allan i lutk. .'lain Av
* .. . i armingdale.
11- and .dr* George A Moore and
.ishtc nut. . woi. passed the holi
"Iti. tie former a parents, Mr.
1 Mrs. 1 . f. Moore, returned
• t iiv t th.eir home in Skowhe*
LOCAL NOTICE (
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night. Douglass' orchestra.
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THE GREAT ISSUE
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
The Community forum is living up to
its reputation in other ciLies of being
the "peoples university."" The forum
in our city, has started with the right
spirit and motive of giving the best
possible talent or. the greatest and most,
vital topics of the times. The Srst two
meetings were of a high uuallty and the
coming meeting on Sunday afternoon
will te quite the equal of the others.
The topic of world Importance, "The
League of ftiatiops," is the next one to.
be presented. The whole world Is in
terested and vitally concerned. The
peace o" the worid is wrapped In the
proper solution of forming the right
kind of a league of nations. The Pres
ident is in Europe to heip shape the
thing. The speaker of the next forum,
Edward L. Gulick, wll! discuss this live
question at I o'clock Sunday at the Uni
versalist church.
AMUSEMENTS
Biggest Programs Ever Offered in
Maine at Johnscn Opera House and
Coliseum Today and Saturday.
"Sporting Life." Wallace Reid,
Fatty Arbuchle and Others. Read
What We Have in Stock.
What's tite "'Sporting Life?" Its a
corking big special at the Coliseum
today and tomorrow followed by the
Left screen comedian, "Fatty" Ar
buckU.
T world'-' most famous race—-the
Httlish Derby: A thrilling prize
fight . t un < xcliisive London c^ult!
L'xti lenient, ii|lrjgue-everything in.
• t young Knclish Karl's "sporting
life:" fine Hus tremendous picture!
This lug spri-tai.-lo will be followed
by 'Fatty" Arbuckle in bis latest5
remedy "The Sheriff." So much for
t: <■ Coliseum program, now the big
double program at the Johnson
opera house. Wallace Iti-id in bin,
Paramount picture, "Too Many Mil- ,
lions;" i.lladys lirockwell in "Tb.e'
Scarlet llond" and the Sennctt Com
edy "Ladies First.”
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I \IXLUlCX Pxsd
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"Ton Many MilJions" and all in!
J." iVt gold pifvfs anil Wallace Keid
rouhln't sputid it fast enough—it bur
i< i! :iitr.1 Ha gave the bell . boys a
ten s|i ■ every time he saw tliem and
. . bet they took rare to be present, i
Show today and 7 :;0. Three
i hows tomorrow.—Adv
THE STRAND
Geraldine Farrar In Her First Gold
win All-Sar Production "The Turn,
of The Wheel" Shown in Six Parts;
Also Big V Comedy and Gaumont !
News at the Strand Today and To* I
morrow
Geraldine T'urrnr makes her first
appearance in Gcldwyn pictures, the I
play chosen for her being "The Turn |
of the Wheel." by Tex C'harwRic. I
When the international celebrity ap- \
pears at the Strand Theatre, begin- j
ning today, it is said that she will
have a role of Iter own chonsing,
which means that 'The Turn of The
Wheel'1 is a play of todny, the star
having announced that she means to
appear in modern roles only.
The story of "The Turn of The
Wheel" is a highly dramatic one. be
ginning at Monte Carlo, where Rosa
lie ltean. an American girl, is so- i
joiirning with her aunt. At the Ca- i
sino shr sees a stranger, also an !
American. ].laying recklessly, and he ,
loses. Keeling a powerful attraction, !
Rosalie follows him and stops Max-!
field Grey when he is on the verge of
suicide.—adv. j
A Christmas Pageant
At the Highland avenue Methodist
church at 7.45 this Friday eve-^
ning the Christmas pageant "Beth- ,
Jewelry
at reduced price* at
W T. COSGROVE'S
UPSTAIR JEWELERY STORE
285 Water St., Gardiner ;
Above Eastman's Book Store
Remember the Slogan
"Every step up saves a nickel" j
£ec4eo<U2t
COLISEUM
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
I UK SPORTING LIFE" AND
“THE SHERIFF’’ WITH ARBUCKLE
Johnson Opera House
WALLACE REID—GLADYS BROCKWELL
AND SENNET! COMEDY. “LADIES FIRST”
THE STRAND Friday and Saturday
Geraldine Farrar
in
_“THE TURN OF THE WHEEL”
Riff V Comedy and Gaqmont News
MAKING nine full reels—same small prices
'eherr.” will be given before a.
large picture cine feet high and
?T feet long. The use of colored
lights will bring out* the beautiful ef
fects of night, dawn and full day. The
characters represent the shepherds to
whom the angels sang, the Wise Me.i
from the Hast, the prophet and a large
group of young people. There will be
many inu3ical selections by choruses,
quartets and soloists. Xo admission
fee. Public invited.
Dawes-Troop
The marriage of Miss Gladys L.
Troop, daughter of Harry Troop of
Gardiner, and Wallace J. Dawes, son
of Wallace H. Dawes, took place
Monday evening at the home of Mr.
Dawes’ aunt, Mrs. Nellie Cummings,
Ash street, Lewiston. Rev. Will A.
Kelley of the First Universalist
church, read the marriage service,
and the attendants were Private and
Mrs. Forest E. Dawes (Blanche Jill
son.;
Relatives and friends of the fam
ilies were present for the ceremony
and the reception following. House
decorations were in Christmas greens,
a large arch with wedding bell being
arranged in the living room where
the ceremony took place. The bride
was becomingly gowned in cham
pagne silk; her flowers were br. le’s
roses. A feature of the luncheon
served during the reception v. as the
wedding rake, made by Mrs. Char
lotte Troop of Gardiner. Mrs. Troop
is the bride's grandmother, and is 8s
year3 old.
Mr. and Mrs. Dawes will upon re
turning from their wedding trip, live
at 8fl Ash street. Lewiston. Mr.
Dawes is in the service of the L. A.
& \V. and both lie and his wife arc
well-known in Lewiston.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to extend our thanks to
our friends and neighbors who were
so kind during the sickness and loss
of our little loved one.
Mil. ar.d MRS. HAJtRY II. WEEKS,
MISS FLORENCE? K. JONES,
MU. .MELVIN It. JONES.
Rev. A. A. Walsh and family and
Mrs. Adaie Herr, were entertained
Christmas at the homo of Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Raker, Augusta.
Mu's Edith Dow, a teacher in the pub
lic schools of Somerville, Mass., is pass
ing the Christmas recess with her pa
rents, Tiev. and Mrs. Herbert S. Dow,
Highland avenue.
E. T.. Nestor '( Drank fort, Phila
delphia, has r< turned homo after
passing the holiday with Mr. and
Mrs. David it. Douglass, Central
street.
Word has been received in Gardiner
of the death, at the home of bis daugh
ter in Lewiston, of Timothy J. McDon
ald. formerly of this city. Funeral ser
vices will be held this Friday at
o'clock at Saint Patrick's church, Lew
iston.
Mr arul Mrs. Alex Hastings enter
tained <;it Christmas day Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Lem a r and two children. Mr.
and Mis John Hastings and two chil
dren of the l.'orth WhitelieliT road, Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Stewart anil daughter
of Hast I'iitstpn and Harry Hastings
of Farmingilale.
The dance of the Mothers' Club which
was held Thursday evening at TIazzar 1
hall proved to he an affair thoroughly
enjoyed by all attending. The attend
ance was good, though owing to the lim
ited accommodations of the hail the
number of participants was limited in
number. A goodly sum was added to
the treasury of the organization. .
WEST GARDINER
SPEAKS CORN EK—-Mrs. Mart y
Mitchell and Mrs. Hector were visi
tors in Augusta Tuesday.
.V fine entertainment and tree were
given by the teacher and pupils of
Longfellow school Monday evening.
W. Si. Malcolm and Merton Swift of
Augusta were visitors at the corner
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Cain of Cas
co were calling at the corner Satur
day.
Mrs. T. C. Littlefield was the guest
Christmas of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Cain, f'hcleer..
Mrs. Harriet Fenderson was a
business visitor in town the past
week.
Jack Trelhwey is taking a much
needed rest at his home at the corner.
POND ROAD—Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Norton and family were the guests
of Mrs. Charles Erskine of Gardiner
Christmas day.
Lester Webber of Camp Devons is
at home for a few days.
Clarence Kerry is quite sick with a
bod cold.
Mrs. W. I. Curtis was the guest of
relatives in Gardiner Wednesday.
Dean Schmitz of the Naval Reserve
is passing his Christmas vacation
with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Schmitz.
NUMBER OF ’FLU
CASES DROPPING
OFF IN PORTLAND
Portland, Dec. 1:6—Despite the ex
pected increase of influenza victims,
that were naturally belived would
follow the congregating of large
numbers of people over the holidays,
this morning's reports and yester
day's show a dropping off of nearly
00 per rent.
Prom Tuesday noon to noon of
Christmas day there were 51 cases
reported and from yesterday to this
noon there were 57 cases reported.
During the past week the number
of cases turned in during 24 hours
lias averaged 100.
In discussing the usefulness of the
gauze mask about patients stricken
with influenza,- Dr Tetre.au cited the
experience that army officials have
had with it. He said that attend
ants in army influenza wards were
given the option of wearing the
masks while at work. He said that
those who had worn them did not
contract the disease. The Board of
Health here recommends the wear
ing of tiiese masks, for all attendants
of influenza • iciims. An article ap
peared in a National weekly, relative
to the use of these masks, the trend
of the article being that the mask
had many disadvantages.
The health officer stamped as
fa^sc. the many curren rumors that
theaters in this city would ciose aft
er holidays. He said that any clos
ing orders that might be issued now
would have to take on a rigid degree
of permanancy and the Board was
not ready to issue on; such orders
;.t the present time, lie said that
there were posibdities that a tinge
of this disease would be prevalent in
the city during the entire winter
Mr. and Mrs. r.ufus F.. Hildreth j
of this city are in receipt ot' an inter- j
csting letter from ^hclr son. Calvin
, of- the 9th Machine Gun Co., who i
has beer, cn active duty in Franca |
since September 4, 1917. which is asi
follows. ;
Vichy. Nov. 27, 191;. j
Dear Father and Mother:
Just a few lines to let you know j
that I am O. K., and hope you are j
the same. I am going tc try and teil !
you what 1 have done since I have j
j been over here. We landed in a 1
: place named St. Nazire. Sept. 4.
j 1917. One platoon of my company
! was left there for about six weeks to
t unload some ships and then we were
j sent to join the rest of the company
i which, was sometime in October.
1 We drilled ail winter and the mid
j die of March. 1918. we started for the i
j trenches and on the 18th of March |
] wc were in the trenches. We stayed .
I in for ton days and came out for |
i about five days and then went back j
I again for twentyone days. We were 1
in big dugouts, had bunks to sleep j
i on, and of course we thought we hr.d j
j an awful liarl time, but we did not'
; do much fighting then. When we !
! came out that time we started on a!
■ long hike and went into another sec- •
' tor and were there fiv e days. That j
! was a bon fgood) sector, as the !
; French call it. 11V did not lire our 1
j gun once. We could see the smoke !
i stacks in Metz on a good clear day. I
' When wc left that place we started
■ for Chateau Thierry and was in that J
sector 2s days. We had to dig a i
hole in the around to sleep in and ;
j believe me it was not very mucii 1
' fun. j
July i, i&is, we went over the top j
| at 0 V. M. and look a small town. !
j Our big guns were firing for 12 hours i
i l» fore we wept over. After we had
, taken that place we stayed th°re un-j
j til July 8, and the K*3d Infantry re- |
: Moved ns. We hiked for about two (
days and then came to another
[email town and stayed there until
July We then started for the :
; Poissons front and went over Hie ;
| top on the mornings of the 18th and j
• 19th. When we got relieved there we ;
| went to Nancy. Was there about !
I three days and got a lot of new
linen. From there we went to the .
STnul sector. Was there a short time '<
; and then started for the Sr. Mihiel i
; front. We stayed in the woods for
[about two weeks and on the morning j
of Sept. 12 went over the top. It was '
| not a very hard fight hut it rained ,
' most all that day. Three days lat- i
j er wo started on another hike which j
lasted five day.-. Wc stopped for new [
I men and then started for the Cham- ;
pagne front. When we got within i
' 12 miles of that front we were put j
j in barracks for two days and then j
wen on the hike again. Wo hiked 1
' at night and about daylight we were j
in some old trenches where wc i
j stayed until three in the afternoon j
■and then started hiking again.
That was Oct. 1st and 2nd and on
'the morning of Oct. r.rd we went ov
j er the top at about "..<0 in t!. •'
morning. We kept going until 9
A M , and then hail to stop and wait
for our b>g guns to come up. which
was about 1 in the afternoon, an 1
then we went on attain. That night
I was gassed and sent back to the
base hospital. I am O. K. now.
Wei!. Mother, this may not seem:
very much to the people in the j
Stater, but believe me, of they were
over here and had to go through!
It. it would seem different. I have ;
not told you every lottle thing, but j
when I get back I will try to tell j
you more.
Well, I can not think of any more
to say so will close with lots of love j
to all.
From your son,
CAL.
C. A. Ingalls of Portland was a bush
ness visitor Thursday in this city.
Charles Emerson of Newport was a
guest at the Hallowell House Thursday.
F. W. Frost of Waterville was a vis
itor in this city Thursday.
Mrs Francis Griffin of Livermore
Falls is vissting friends ui this.city.
H tv. Gough of Aubur.i was among
Thursdays business visitors in this city.
Sherman Dunn, dr., F. S. X. Reserves,
is home for an indefinite period, being
on inactive duty.*
doim Dowling of Augusta has resign
i 3 his position at Mars!on & Brooks
shoe factort'.
Regular meeting tins evening of Ores
cent Lodge. No. 3. A. O. V W., at the
usual hour.
II. M. Packard of Guilford is visiting
his brother, Charles E. Packard of this
city.
F. S. Adams of- Bowdo.nham- was
called Thursday to this city on rrav
tors of business.
Edward Lever, who ha"' been visiting
Ins' brother, Frank l.cvo'. over Christ
mas. r- iumed Thursday to Lis home ;n
Norway.
Friends of Herbert Keyes will regret
to hear that he is ill at lis home, suf
fering with influenza of tin stomach.
George Hildreth ia substituting as clerk
in Spaulding's pharmacy during Mr.
Keyes' absence. ■
Hinkley and Kilgore Win
Hinkley and Kilgore won last ev
ening >n the Two-man Ltagtn howl
ing. Kilgore's total of 449 was the
highest score. The summary:
Merrill . S3 S3 SI S9 63—401.
Sylvain . he S3 91 S3 73—435
1st 165 173 773 141 6 ■)
Hinkley . S3 93 73 94 92-439
Kilgo re . 93 Hi S." 83 93—449
IK 113 166 179 1ST SSS
Kilgore, high nun, total 443
Fish and Crimea vr. Overlook and
Fuikr at rigid o'clock sharp.
AUGUSTA LOCALS
.Mrs. Maynard Ficket; of Portland
* visiting lien parents. .Mr. ur.ii lira.
• J. It. Chiles of tiiis euy.
< 'ompany II. Third .Maine P.egi
I meat, is planning a ilaijcc >'> he held
. New liar';- live at City Hal!. Doug
■ ins' full orchestra will furnish music
j and a good lime is looked for.
! SOUTH PORTLAND
BOY MISSING
Portland, lie. Dec. lit— NoLlhr.g has
j been heard as to the whereabouts of
j P. Norman Parker since ins uisappear
I r:r.cu from his home in South Portland.
• o.i Dev. 10; and Ins relatives are much
worried as io his safety. The lad. who
• is It years of age. a student at the
' South Portland high school, was rent
■ home from school tor a minor misde
, meanor and told to remain there until
j the truant officer tailed to take him to
the State school.
| Pi the meantime lie disappeared, and
! this is believed to be the cause. The
hoy is large for his age and would east*
■ ly pass for lf» years. He is left handed,
| is live feet and six inches in height,
i weighs about 13b pounds, lias blue eyes
i and red cheeks. 'When he '.eft home ho
| had on a brown suit, gray flannel shir:,
blue mackinaw coat, khaki slip-on
I sweater. Heavy woolen socks, and
| heavy leather-topped shoes with rubber
.soles, and a red knitted cap. It '•
j thought lie may possibly have started
for his old home in Norway with his
grandparents and stopped oft at some
farm, hut r.o trace of him has been 1
found. Ills father is vrr\ anxious to
get in touch with hint and any informa- I
tion regarding him will he gladly re
ceived by Jtulph W. Parker, til Walnut I
street, South Portland.
SENATE CONSIDERS
READJUSTING PRICES
OF SHIP CONSTRUCTION
Washington, Dec. lid—Formation of
a definite government policy rela
tive to tiie further construction of
ships and their cost in order to in
< rease the American merchant ma- =
ring to meet our needs after the war
was urged during a duscussion of;
the ship question today in the Senate.
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts !
and Vardanian of Mississippi, favor
ed a readjustment in the cost of;
construction now. declaring unless
this was done it would mean "the j
writing off" of millions of dollars;
after peace has been concluded due
to the building of carriers at war j
prices to be used in peace times. ;
TO DISSOLVE U. S.,
PROTECTIVE LEAGl E
Washington. Do.-. 36—Dissolution j
of the American Protective League,
with its membership of 2.10,000. and 1
branch organizations in nearly ev- ,
ery city and town in the country, cf- !
fectiie February I. was anonunced
today by the league's directors. D~ ■ '
vision to break up the organisation j
said a statement issued by the di
rectors was readied after a confer
ence. With the coming of peace,
; the statement declares, there is no
place for organized citizenship t opi- i
"Page. M"ie titan three million in- i
, v estimations arc said to have been;
conducted by the league during the!
I »ar for the Department of Justice, j
1
miiitar;- intelligence provost mar
shal general, tiw Slate Navy and
Treasury Departments:, the Food-and
Fui! Administrations, the Alien Pro
perty Custodian and other govern*
mental bodies.
Wilson Thanks
French Society
For Bound Message
Paiis. Dee. 20.—At a. meeting held .
today in the Sorbonne in honor of the !
liberation of Alsace-Lorraine. a let* i
ter from President Wilson was read i
in which the President thanked the j
Alsace-Lorraine society for an artist- ;
Ually bound message sent him just
before he left tlio United States, i
•'Since childhood", the President's !
letter said, "My heart always has
been with expatriated Alsace-Lor
raine. I was a youth of fourteen ;
when the provinces were torn from
France. Ever since I have felt that |
the day would come when they would i
be delivered again to their country.
1 am profoundly grateful to the A!- j
mighty for the role iic lias permitted1
me to play in their delivery.
Two Portland Children
Badly Burned as Besull
Of Childish Prank
Portland, Me., Dee. 2‘j.—Two little tots, j
brother and sister, arc lying beside each j
oilier in a ward of the Maine General,
hospital, the little boy probably fatally '
burned and bis sister suffering painful J
burns as a result of a childish prank, j
whea they pulled a kettle of boiling we- '
ter on top of themselves. They are .Ma- j
ry. six. and Paul, four, children of'
Philip Moraccto of 110 Huntington aw- .
nue. . 1
t nabie to leave the house, on account I
of the inclement weather, the children
scampered about the house playing with ;
their Christmas toys. Eventually they
roamed into the kitchen o; their home
and trotted toward the stove. They!
reached up to a kettle of boiling water J
and pulled on the handle.
The mother of the children was in the
front room of her house and, bearing i
streams from the kitchen, rushed in. •
The two children were lying on the iV.or '
writhing from pain. Xeighbors sum-!
moned Dr. Walter S. A Kimball, who!
literally bathed the children in carron i
oil. At tlie same time he called an am- .
balance and the youngsters were rush- 1
ed to the Maine General hospital.
At the hospital it was found that the 1
little girl was suffering from painfui '
bums about the left shoulder and side.!
The little boy was badly burned about!
the right side and abdomen. It was the I
belief of the doctors that the boy had'
very little hope of recovering
German Profiteers
Using Planes to Escape
With Booty from Country
Munich, Dec. 26.—(By The Asso- •
dated Press).—The Munich Post ..- ,
day prints a charge that German i
war profiteers unable otherwise to I
get their booty out of the country [
have resorted to the use of airplanes, i
According to the newspaper, several ;
airplanes have taken securities of 1
enormous value from Frankfort to!
Switzerland. The Post urges the gov- j
ernmont to seize capital, where it te I
available, especially in banka.
NATIONAL HOME
Office.* of the Lay, Cup:. do.a. Daly.
The remains of the late Mostc P. ;
Brown have been sen*, to Athens for1
burial.
John Agar. has returned tc the branch
from i uwtuoket, where he went on fur
lough to visit relatives.
Morris li. Stevens, late of the South
ern Branch, late Co. B. 10th Minn. Ir.f..
has been taken up T. A. P. awaiting
admission.
George P. Fowler, lale Co. I. 3Stli
Mass. Inf ; Thomas Murray, late l*. S.
navy, and Charles Devine, late U. S.
navy, former members, have reported
for readrnission.
The funeral of the late Royal S.
Childs was held from the Home chapel
at 10 A. M. Thursday, Rev. C. H. Tem
ple officiating.
The iuneral of the late David B Kies
wili be held from the Home chapel at
10 A. M. Friday, Rev. Fr. Nelligan of
ficiating.
The moving picture program for Fri
day will be Miss Rhea Mitchell and
Howard Hickman in ‘ Social Ambition,”
a seven-part Goldwyn feature, also a
rathe News reel.
Daniel Grace, late Battery M. Sd V.
S. Art., and lidwm M. Higgins, late Co.
D, 1st Me. Cav., have been admitted to
the branch.
George J. Austin. Into Cos. G and D,
13th Ct. Inf.: Daniel C. White, late Co.
K,_ Itli Me. ]nf.; Benjamin Turner, late
Co. G. 70th X. V. Inf., ard William
Houghtaliog, late Co. I«, 3d Mass. Cav.,
former members, have been readmitted.
Uniform and Insignia Regulations
General orders No. 1 .ms just been re
ceived from the headquarters o.'ii.e an 1
is as follows:
1. The oil! era of the National Home
arc authorized and will wear when on
duty uniform and insignia as follow.-:
2. Coat, military eut, dose fining
standing collar; trousers. all olive drab
color, any suitable fabric. If vest is
worn, it wilt conform in color. Over
coat, military cut, olive drab color, any
suitable fabric. Mat, '-ampaign style,
drab color, of cap, olive drah color, em
blem Home seal on the front, plain but
tons fastening elfin strap.
3. The emblem Home real w ill I e
worn on shoulder strap flaps ?< •.
cross-wise, lower and outer edge of
emblem one iijeli fr-mi shoulder sea.vt.
Kmblem Home real will be worn on
overcoat six inches from the end a d
oil the outer and upper side of sleeve,
the lower edge of emblem ou'ward.
There will he worn on each side of
the collar plain bronze letters, onc
half ilich in height, set in the middle
of ami one inch from ;%ij front of
the collar, ns follows:
Inspector general and chief surgeon
1 G. C. S.
Assistant inspector general. A. 1 G.
Ssupcriiiiciitleru general depot.
S. G. D.
Got error. Go,*.
Treasurer. Tin.
Quartermaster. Q M.
Commissary of subsistence, f. S.
Adjutant and inspector, A. I.
Chaplain,
Burgeon, S.
Benin; r ■distant surgeon, S. .
Other assistant surgeon?, S. :: etc.
11 be
No other iiistign p. of office
worn..
4. v.i buttons non-mvialllc com
position i f suitable size for eout and
overcoat, olive drab .‘dp'.do.
il. To avoid the expense of,an en
tire change iii uniform, ojlicer.- will
•be permitted to \year uniform they
now have so long as the contain;, te
nia in serviceable, provided insignia,
as prescribed above, is worn.
John c.,nklsox.
President Hoard of Managers, N .
tional Home for L>. V. IS.
Official:
A. S. MtLLKll,
Assistant General Treasurer.
SLIGHT DECREASE
NUMBER FIX CASES
IN CITY OF AUBURN
Lewiston, Pec. ‘JO.—The Aubur”
Hoard ot Health at a meetlr.fr Tues
day. postponed indefinitely the open
ing of the public schools, in view of j
the influenza situation. While the at - j
1cnciur.ce in tVn I.cwiston schools was I
not sufficiently affected at the time;
of their closing' last week to warrant I
taking any action for an extended pc- j
I'iotl, Hupt. llickford considered j
Thursday afternoon that matters!
were becoming serious and put the i
matter before the authorities.
The I ted Cross emergency commit- j
tee. which served the community f- j
fectively during the previous; pideni- ■
if. reorganized Thursday morning, j
and is already discussing possible, i
lines of activity. I'hillip Pottle, chair- j
man. said no definite steps liuu leer:;
token as yet for carrying on the
w or!;.
Secretary Kpstdn «.f lire Lewiston
Hoard of Health could gi\e Mu lit-,
tie positive information, with ti:e*sta- |
fistles which have been suppled Vim. '
but from the incomplete figures in
his posse -icon, considered the disease!
v.a< making about the same prog
ress that it has for days past.
The Auburn figures for Thursday ,
show a slight decrease if anvfhing.
Thursday afternoon, loti: physicians;
were still to be heard front, but the ;
figures :.t the offic of the city man- I
ager showed 103 active cases, with t'l
new cases. It is doubtful if the cases ;
r.oi yet reported would bring the to- j
tnl above that published Tuesday.!
Auburn doctors report 13 cases in
Lewiston under their caro With in
new coses.
MANY CHANGES IN
l\ S. SHIPPING BOARD
York, Dec. X.—Wi'.h the retire-j
triert cm I>ec. .'1 of l\ A. s’, Franklin,;
II. If. Raymond and Sir Cunnoii lluth- |
rie, comprising the shipping control I
committee of the r. f». Shipping Beard. :
it is learned here today that A R. '
Clegg, now connected with the compa-i
ny aw head of its division of trans-At-i
Jantic and trans-Kicitic fade, will he
.resigned to handle a considerable tliarc ■
of its duties under the title of assistant i
director of operations of the shipping'
board, Major Cletus Keating, se.-rctar • I
and executive officer of the comm.ttee, 1
will also retire, with the end of the year. *
To kanule the work of the arm; trans
port servici Major Harrison $?. Herrick ;
will, it is believed, te assigned to New I
Tori:. Mr. Ciegg wlii also make
headquarters here. Th«. end of the war
and the rcstcrut’o;i to traces of th.
American and o’lie.': tonnage will grad
Dally work a reduction and cor.centra
tion of the vast.organisation which has !
been built up here At present, howev
er, it was said today, there will be no
change in the Yariouw departments The
turning hack ot the H/fjO/K* tons of ;
requisitioned tonnage to commercial i
trade is reported to be progressing rap- I
Idly and without friction.
)
PORTLAND BOY
TWICE CITED
FOR BRAVERY
J’ortland. Mo., Dec. 3C.—'Word Las
jusr been received in this city th.it
former Captain Charles F. Houghton,
now with the army of occupation >n
Geiir.ariy, was promoted to a major
.11 October. Additional information
w as that lie was twice cited for brav
ery by two distinguished French
generals as? ; result of his wonder
ful strategical maneuvers during the
fust battle at Chateau-Thierry.
Major Houghton was a lieutenant
for years in the fnd Company of the
C. A. C.. State of Maine, when the
war broke out. After being assigned
to various camps he was finally sent
ubroad as a captain in a machine gun
organization. His strict adherence to
the censorship rules kept his family
in ignorance of the different engage
ments he lind figured in. although be
continued to keep up his hgblt of
sending a monthly cablegram, rela
tive to his immediate- safety.
During the German drive toward
Paris, lie was ordered to hold the
main bridge, over the Marne. at
Chateau-Thierry. The dogged man
ner in which his men carried out this
order l.as now gone down in historv,
as i pert of the story telling of the
railing if the Huns at this pivotal
point. It was from this stand that
the French recovered themselves suf
liciently .to eventually start the
Huns on their yet heat toward the
Rhine. Later his men were sent to
the Tout front and later sent to the
Verdun sec tor.
In a letter to his folks at 773 fc-tov.
ens avenue, he described the hatred,
as expressed to him and his men. ilms
ihe ilr; fted soldiers from the Alsace
Lorraine section held toward the
Hup. when they were forced to take
up aim" m defense of Germany. In
this letter he mentioned Ida esprri
er.ci .s as Vicing “a sort of Rig Broth
er. Buffalo Dili and HentyV works
roiled irUn one.”' At ihe time of his
last letter he was ironing toward
Germane, with ihe Rth Machine Gun
Battalion, after bar mg left ihe Lux
emburg line, about 13 miles northeast
of Thlronvillr in lair. nine.
MURDER SUSPECT.
WANTED IN FLORIDA.
ARRESTED IN' BOSTON
Heston, Dec. 3e Will V- A dents,
wanted for murder a*. Apopka, V'la .
tvas arrested hero teday and held
without bai: ."or a hearing dsn. 3. He
is alleged to haw shot Robert Beech
er in .rule. 3 910. in a dispute result
ing ■from a card game. Ho told the
police that lie was innocent and that
the shooting was done by a Negro.
LIFE SAVING CREWS
DISABLED BY ‘FLU
Providence, K. I., Dec. '-V- -The life
saving station ut Nurragctisci: Pier
anil Visiter's Island, off Watch Hill.
!i;iv( liotli hoi n practically cl >scd I»> -
rituii.- of the pn valence of iutlucn/.a
among; the ere v.-«, according to a
statement from Captain Herbert A!.
Know los, suporinh'ndcnt of tho third
coast guard district today. Cm:
Ler of the Watch Hill station crew
is also ill.
Rctir Admiral McKnight
Arrives at San Francisco
Man Vraneb.co. Ib-.e. l.'c.r \d
l.iival Austin McKnight. who on Dee.
7 hatih-d down his flag as command,
e: • in-chief of the United States
Asiatic fleet, winch post h had held
since Lite United States entered 1 lie
v.irrivel hen today from the
Older.'. Vladivostok v.as lit at Ad
miral Knight's station for eight
month:'.
WASHINGTON
Missionary W. K. Overlook went to
Oakland lust Saturday to ofliciute at
liic funeral services of ne lato I'ra 1
Day.
Mrs. Killian Cantole sni daughter
Cecil passed Christmas with her uiste *,
Mis. Helen Brown, at Di 'crty.
Mis. Emma Orottor. who has Lee i
stopping for the past few months wiln
her nephew. Watson t». Turner of Jef
Icrron, returned home Sunday.
Missionary W M. Overlook went to
Foygs Ciyner Tuesday to officiate at
the funeral of the lat; Miss Johnson.
Ch.ries K. Savage nude a business
trip to Union Wcdnieda , itturmng the
tame day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Overlook rectlve.l
a nice long letter from i orporal John
Howard of Battery i», 203,1 Heavy
f ield Artillery, giving an account id Jus
expir.tn.es In tile last battle before
the war cams so suddenly to uu end.
Now the « xcitcmont of the war is ovei
lie is anxious to gel back to tiny old
U. Si. A
The many frior.ihs of Uev. <'.
Smith, pastor of thy Peoples' Meth
odist church, are very sorry to learn
he. has had to go to the hospital for
treatment.
.Missionary V II. Overlook went to
Somerville Wednesday to (ifHelule ut
the Moorr-i itzgerald wedding.
Mr. and .Mrs. Odell Bowes pissed
Sunday at W. <i Howard's, as ajso
did Mr. and Mrs. Henry Creamer
arid family.
Mrs. John Morton of this town,
who is passing the .winter with her
daughter. Mrs. Edgar Chadwick ut
Palermo, is critically ill and her re
covery is very doubtful.
Private Angelo Howard is home
from Camp Devons on a few days'
furlough and is locking fine, lie says
he likes fine.
Moore-Fitzfjerald
Tha home of George Ilrving of j
Somerville wa.« tin- scene uf a very .
pretty wedding < hriatmas nit moon,,
when his granddaughter. Mi-s< (lien
ora Kitzgerald, who has !.<-en his
housekeeper since the death of his
wife, was united In marriage t • T'i.wi!.- ;
Moore of Bath. A goodly number of 1
invited lrienvls and 1'datives were'
present. A sumptuous dinner was ;
.served at noon, pi enured by the bride.
after tfie dinner all repaired to
ii'.e patio-, where the ceremony was,
pri formc-d in a very impressive man- i
r.tr by Missionary W. Id. Overlook.]
a r,cu" friend to the family, the sin-’
r:<t ring cerc nony being used. The j
bride was very becomingly attired in \
light blue taffeta, paU, carrying a bou- j
of pinks, her mother and step
father, Mr. aud Mrs. Klwood Mac
Donald. standing hy her side. Many
useful and valuable presents were
given and a tr..at of candy, nuts and
cigars were served. The hosts of
friends of the young and very popu
lar couple unite in wishing them a
long life of hunnlnejes.
POPE RECEIVES
SACRED COLLEGE
MEMBERS AT ROME
Home. Dec. 24.—Pope Benedict to
day received the members of tho
sacred college who presented their
Christmas wishes to him. Twenty
three cardinals and many bishops
and prelates were present. In reply
to the greetings, the Pope expressed
a wish that decisions of the coming
peace congress not only would estab
lish order but would give a new birth
•‘to human sentiments which will
render communion with our brothers
and tho sacrifices made for their
sake." The Pontiff declared that he
would do all in his power to facili
tate acquiescence in the decisions of
the congress in order to insure a
Jotr.t and durable peace.
Pope Benedict expressed doubt
whether the tempest that had devas
tated the world had not left in the
hearts of men the deadly remains of
ancient rancors, unwholeronv get ms
of discord, vengeance and reprisals.
The Pope said he "wondered it it wer
not tho Holy leathers task to repair
the moral ills of tho war no less than
the material advantages ar.d dissip
palo 1 ho dangers of t'rrsh perturb;
tions which might result front exces
sive national hatreds and passions,
lb said he noped his work henceforth
might be an ei ho of tho decision of
the peace conference and mainly di
rected to the care and Information of
Ills children and the protection and
direction ot workers ami Ui> counsel
ling of the wealthy classes for tha
good use of tneir wealth and author
ity.
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS
Baltimore. Dee. tti Joe Dorman of
Chicago won a 12-round bout with
Eddie Witnhr «>f Pittsburgh before
(lie American Athletic Association
tonight.
Chicago, Dec. 26 The defense in
the trial of five Socialist leaders m
federal court under the espionage :a< t
today examined witnesses and read
from the Milwaukee Leader, edited
by Victor ]. Berger, defendant, to
i.i ow that the alleged war activities
were likely to hinder the draft. Ho
testified that he had enlisted in the
Students' Army Training Corps a
month after he bad registered un
der the selective draft.
Baltimore. Pee. 26-Twenty associ
ations < f scientific experts from c\ -
cry state in the I'nion are participat
ing In the meeting of the American
Association for tlie Advancement of
Science, which began its sessions at
Johns Hopkins University today and
will continue tomorrow and Satur
day. Professor Fubio Urasto of tiv
Italian embassy at tVashington real
a paper today advocating an Inter
national uniform method for tho
int-aincrement of soldiers.
New York. Deo. 26 - Army medical
■supplies valued at $66,000 were de
| stroyed tonight by n fire in a ware
I hotisr occupied by the -Medical Sup
[ ply Corps. Firemen were forced tu
[ don marks because of the l'umes from
; disinfectants w ith w hich the dress
lings ha vo. been treated. Defective
| insulation of electric wires caused
the fire, according to the firemen.
I Boston, Dev. to. Emanuel Lo Prestt.
founder and editor of Lumliris. an Imt
ati newspaper of this city, died at the
Massachusetts (iencrjl hospital today
of pneumonia, lie was bom in Sicily
] -tj ? cars ago.
\ Boh to n( Dec. 2^. —IN.-l.it ivea of Massa
[ chusetts-mm in th naval si*rvi< o wem
t aak«ui today by Hmr Admiral Spi ne* c
| S. Wood, cominanil.'ir.t <>' the t’.rst naval
dii'tri* t, to i end the nanit* arid addrcm
[ i'Ud a vliort history of mch man to tho
h adviuartf iv hero, stating nu what shin
they served or v;!ier« tiny were sta
[ Coiled during the t\ar. Admiral Woo f
i »s snxioud to cooperate with state olfi
! tials in i/jtainii.g • this information.
Washington, Dee. SB —A report reach
■ eJ the "fcltitc department today from
Jassy that the Bessarabian assembly*
l which last March voted for a union with
1 ltumaniy, with a iibeial autonom>, ha l
! 'otod now for action without ar y reser
vation. It w.*s algo reported today that
u <ongress of nationalities had just be«u
rcld at Czernodiez at which a resolu
tion recognizing tin: junction of Hukn
wina to Human a wan voted unanimous
ly. The report said that tin* Hullo
tliuna were not repre-.citt- d at the cm
grrf rv
Chicago. Inc. Cyrus 11. McCor
mick. president of tin International
Harvester f’o. sine* its organization ui
1S*0V. retired from that ofth today mid
became ••iiriirm.in of tin* hoard ol’ direc
tors. Harold F. MeConniih, hit* .»rc*x’j
.or, treasurer . cm JWo to j!*!_’. was ilc* t
cd piesident.
ATHLE ric PROBLEMS TO
BE CONSIDERED AT
COLLEGE ASSO. MEETING
\nv Yuri.. Per. "o. Various eol
leffo athletic problems v- fit! In (•on
stdered at tin annual meeting of tin
Nation.i! Collcgi Atlik-Uo Association
which *>. trin-■ in this city t tmorrow.
Many mcmbeis who have favored
■ thleUcs reform in tin ptc-t hold tIt• •
opinion that the present is a propit -
ious time tor a coi. plcte reconstruc
tton in this departim-nt of student
tivity. Incidenta! to tin- geri< ,-.it meet
ing it is ox pec to«l that there will Le
a conference of idinc-eton-Vale fac
ulty iepresMitau\e,s to consider plan
for triangular sport a ti'dti : duriir
tile coming winter and spring.
RIPLEY DECLINES
TRUSTEESHIP OF “L”
Boston. I Joe. it was announce,
at the governor's oftieo today that
William 'A. Kipky of Newton, recent! •
named by Governor McCall as a trua
lee of the I tost on Klevated Hallway
Co., had declined the appointment for
butmrss reasons.
U. S. \Varships to Arrive
At Copenhagen Saturday
Copenhagen. l)er. "6.--The Ameri
can legation here was Informed thflt
American warships would arrive hi
Copenhagen probably Saturday. Ji
was raid they wcuid icmain here sev
eral days on their way into the Cut
t:u sea.
Chadbourne-Gandress
Springvaie, Dec. i‘6.—The marriage
of Auldert S . son of Mrs. Mary Chad
bourne of North Her wick, and Mm
Marie Josephine, liauglih r <*f Mr*.
IN'irel! G anuro>s ef Sprk.gvale, was
awt)o:r ;cti tabu'. They were mar
ried by Rev. C. C. Kork of the
Sprtngva’e Free Baptist Church.