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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
COMMUNITY "SING" !"
 AT CAPITOL PARK
 IN AZ TERNOON AT ,
Programme Is Arranged to Allow More Time for the Singing of Old Songs.
 Three Features

The programme Nor todays sing a Capitol park has been arranged 10 give more opportunity to the audience for singing the old songs.
 The splendid singing of the thou sands who compose the vast audience each Sunday has caused Director Law renee to reduce the number of special features and add more numbers to be sung by everybody.
 My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean," Abide With Me" and Jingle Bells" will be the three of the old favorites that are on~the programme for today. The success attained in the singing of the old round, Three Blind Mice,' will no doubt. be repeated today when another hearing will be given this old friend of childhood days.
 The special features for today con sist of two choruses by the Woodlawn Methodist choir under the direction of Dr. R. F. Lovelady baritone solo by H. J. Posner, soloist of the Birming- ham Opera association. and horn duet by Messrs. Nappi and Hebblen.
 The programme which will begin promptly at o'clock is as follows:
 Poet and Peasant" overture, Com munity band.
 "Doxology," to be sun by everybody
 Invocation, Rev. J. M. Broadly.
 America (Cary), everybody.
 "Eleanor" (Deppen), Community band.
 My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean" (Fuller), everybody.
 Choruses, Mighty Jehovah" (Bel- limb; Arise, Shine!" (Peace), Wood lawn Methodist choir. Dr. R. F. Love lady, director.
 Elaine" Community band
 Abide With Me" tMonk) every body.
 With Joy, My Heart from Chimes of Normandy" (Planquette), H. J. Pos ner.
 "Tell Me the Old, Old Story (Doane), everybody.
 Horn duet, 'Miserere" from 'Il Tro- vatorep (VerdD. William Nappi. cor- netist; Jacob Hebblen, trombonist
 Jingle Bells!" (Pierpont), every body.
 'Star-spangled Banner" (Key) Community band
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07

the blue lodge he was a member Of
Cushnoc Royal Arch Chapter. of Trim
ity Commandcry, X. r, and of Alpha
Council
In odd Fellowship he was a past
grand of Asylum Lodge. No. 20. a past
chief patriarch of Jephtha Encamp-
ment, No. 5, a past commandant of
Canton Augusta, No. 8, and past de-
partment commander of the Patriarchs
Militant of Maine.
He was a member Of Augusta Lodge,
No. 964. +. p. 0. Elks. In Grand Army
circles he was the present commander
of Seth Williams Post, in which posi-
ton he had served three terms. and it
was in this order that his interest CEN
tered. He was indefatiguable sn fur
thering its interests and was one of
the greatest workers Of the post Gen.
Poor was also a member of the 18th
Maine Regimental Association and was
its president.
In the National cemetery in Andcr-
sonville stands the monument Of Maine,
to the men of the Pine Tree State who
died in Andersonville prison. Maine
was the third state in the union to erect
a monument in this cemetery, and the
idea originated with Gen. Poor. He was
himself a survivor of AnderSonNille.
having passed 10 months in that prison.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07
Bankruptcy Proceedinas

The following petitions were received
Saturday afternoon at the Office Of the
referee in bankruptcy for Kennebec
county:
Benjamin H Weston of Hallowell. la
borer. Petition filed May 4. adjudicat-
ed May s. Liabilities 1856. none of
which amount is secured. No assets.
No deposit Bankrupt ordered in before
the referee for examination Friday. May
II, at 10 A. NJ.
Howard f. Dickey Of Waterville, clerk.
Petition filed May ., adjudicated May 5.
Liabilities $924.31, of which amount
1898 is secured. Assets $50. all of
which amount is claimed to be exempt.
No deposit Bankrupt ordered in before
the referee for examination on same
date and hour as above.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07

Friends of Gen. Levi Morse Poor,
one of Augustus well-known citizens
and one of the prominent Grand Army
men OF Maine. were shocked to learn
vi his sudden death which occurred at
about 100 Saturday morning at his
home. Gannett street, and is supposed
to have been due to rheumatism
around the heart When stricken Gen.
Poor was in the garage, where he and
his son, c. Walter, were working about
the automobile and the end came very
quickly. The immediate survivors are
the wife and one son. c. Walter Poor
Of Augusta, and one sister. Mrs. E. H.
Thomas of Lewiston. Funeral services
will be held at o'clock Wednesday,
and the remains Will be taken Thurs
day to Searsmont for burial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07

Gen. Poor was born in Belmont Nov.
4, 1914, a son Of Benjamin JOY and Al
Tina Hemenway) Poor. his father be-
( inc a farmer When small boy Gen.
Poors parents moved to Searsmont.
where he finished his schooling and
followed the calling of his father until
: the breaking cut Of the Civil War in
April, 1861. when he enlisted in Co. D
of the 10th Maine Infantry for three
years, being made corporal. Gen. Poor
participated in the battles in which his
regiment was engaged until al the
siege of Petersburg when ne was cap
tured by the Confederates and taken
to the prison a; Belle Isle. When s;hor-
man went through on his march to the
sea Gen. Poor. thcn corporal was
taken TO Macon, then to Libby ~ ison
and from there to Andersonville, whore
he remained until he was bought out
by Perham Heald Of Waterville short
~ before the close OF the war. Gen
Poor's confinement in rebel prisons
covered a period Of 10 months Al
though he was q robust Young man he
weighed but 90 pounds when he was
released from .Andersonville
In connection with his other war ex-
periences Gen. Poor had the distinc-
ton Of having commanded the small
est company for the longest period of
any officer in the war Owing to vari-
GUS causes Co. d of the 10Th Maine
was reduced to one man, John A.
White OF Belfast, and Gen. Poor as
corporal was detailed by Gen. Selden
! Conner as acting lieutenant in charge.
| He had charge Of this diminutive com
pany from May s to June IS, and at
Cold Harbor fought with company
of only six men,
After the close of the war he return
ed to .Searsmont. where he again took
up the cultivation of the soil, at which
! he worked fer awhile but afterv.ard
, save it up and entered the employ of
the late V. u, Pinkham first driving
, stage between Belmont and Augusta and
then Belgrade and Augusta which cali
/ ing he followed for about four years.
He moved to Belgrade in 1879, and to
Augusta in 1880. After coming to Au-
gusta he became a member Of Atlantic
Hose No. . of the fire department at q
time that the late Henry r Morse was
chief engineer. and drove for four years.
The driver of Hose | at that time was
'iic idtc AleN Mct duSland. Gen. Poor
became. % years ago. yard overseer for
Gannett 6. Co., position which he had
since held
Gen. Poor was twice married. his first
wife being Abbie Wagner of Belmont.
whom he married Dec. /, 1866, and to
them one daughter was born, she living
until her 2Sth year. Mrs Poor died
Aug 26, 1872. His second wife before
marriage was Hattie l.. Fogg Of Apple
ton and they were married July 4. 1874.
Gen. Poor was identified with several
fraternal organizations. In the Mason
&c bodies he was a member of ouan-
tabacook Lodge No. 1873, of Searsmont.
of which he was a past master Above
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07
VAST STORE OF ENERGY TN
M BODYBUILDINGTONIC
Scientists Prove Father Johns Med.
icine Is Five Times More Nourish.
ing Than Many Common Foods
We Eat.

When you weak and run down you need food tonic
which will supply the nourishment which you not obtain
from food Careful tests by expert chemists have shown
that exactly the elements needed for this purpose
Father Johns Medicine form which is easily taken IN
by the system The food value Father Johns Medicine
established by scientific tests make bodybuilding
tonic for all the family.
o
terms which he defines the
Johns Medicine contains 27l56 calore The
Johns Medicine quantity
thanp milk
family
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07
Local Matters

Censcription.
wow the cruel war is on us ana o,r
boys have got to fight.
h near the statesmen boiler for
:. j., consumption with their might;
Wen Tor them to holler and crowd
the boys In blue,
TUT they'll never smell the powder and
Well they know it too.
90 tney're chattering down in Con-
gress where real actions n'er seen
Aeiihg how to do the battling 'gainst
., the deadly submarine.
now 70 non-pius the Germans how n
get them on the hip.
BY repeating that old saving "Dor,,
give up the ship"
- Is wen for, them to do this bu,
~. eyre wasting lots of breath.
DS paraphrasing Patrick Henry's
q, HiFe me Liberty or death"
we hao rather hear Woodrow no.,e,
Tor the husky. volunteers
anu let US show our patriotism as
we've done in bygone years.
Aias! TOO late, we cannot do this for
the bill is now a law,
N"u some congressman are resting
tneir over-weary jaw.
we VIII do the best we can +horob
come what viii, come what may
~ we Know that what we're doing IS
tor the good old L. S. A.
RALPH w. FARRIS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07

Recital at 80 this evening at the vestry
OF the Penney Memorial church by the
pupils of Caroline Fenno Chase The fol-
lowing pupils will give the program:
Misses Winifred Clark. Marian Dyer,
Catherine Foster, Irene Goodrich. Anna
Hendee. Thelma Mcguire. Frances Oak
ley, Evelyn Sears, Katherine Thomas.
Alice Washburn, Masters Howard Bcale.
Howard Bodwell, Charles Harris, Harry
Pierce. Gilmore Soule. Mrs. Abbie Bow
dam of Richmond will play once AMI
Miss Marie Plante of Augusta will sing
several songs. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all interested in the work oe
young students. Contributions for the
work of the Red Cross in Augusta and
any sum, no matter how small, will be
gratefully received.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07
Spraaue's journal

the last number 90 Of the fourth
volume Of Sprague's Journal Of Maine
History, published at Dover, Maine,
has been received. 1t is one Of the
most valuable and attractive issues OF
this important publication.
The two leading articles from the
pen of the editor are biogra phical
sketches. each we'll illustrated, Of Sir
Hiram Maxim and Baron de Saint
Castin.
In it also appears a letter from Hol-
man Day, Names famous novelist,
cordially indorsing the work Of the
Journal tribute to the memory OF
Mary Harris Curran, late Of Bangor,
by Charles A. Flagg. librarian of the
Bangor Public Library, ancient Maine
documents, etc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07

Harry P. Lowell, Mrs. W. r. Pattan-
gall, Mrs. Norman L. Bassett. Mrs L.
H. Stevens. .&
Fish pond-Mrs. F. W. Plaisted.
chairman: Mrs. Robert Partridge, Mrs.
Harry Patten. Mrs. Sylvester ].
Beach, Miss Ethel Partridge, DR.. Dor
is P Kraus. Mrs. Libby. Mrs. Charles
Paine. Miss Ruth Partridge, Miss
Baldwin
Candy-Mrs Herbert f. Locke,
chairman; Mrs Guy Longfellow, Miss
Grace Smothers.
The assistance in decorating the hall
given by the members Of the Second
Regiment who are quartered at the
armory, was greatly appreciated
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07
LEARN FIRST AID
HOME NURSING
AND DIETETICS

Mrs Paul D. Sargent has been ap,
pointed secretary to the chairman OF
the educational committee of the local
chapter of the Red Cross. Glasses will
soon be started in first aid. home nur-
sing and dietetics. Fees SO to SIS. The
sooner the ladies of the community APP
ply for these classes. the sooner VIC
can aid the Allies. Please apply in
writing.
LEWIS A BURLEIGH,
Chairman Augusta Red Cross Chap
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07
Dental Work

Highest authorities now place the
cause OF many diseases to the i'm
proper condition of peoples mouths.
among which are rheumatism,
Rriehts Disease, Dyspepsia. Tonsilitis,
Neuralgia, Diabetes. etc. etc.
These troubles can often be traced
70 Decayed Teeth. Recession OF the
"ums and absorption OF the bony sup
port OF the teeth. abscessed roots and a
constant pus condition around the
N'eks Of the teeth.
am prepared to undertake all
branches OF Dentistry and at prices
mat now make il possible for you to
nave The work done.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07

. The class in Elementary Hygiene
and Home Care of the Sick. Mrs. Mary
z. Lowell, Instructor, will be held
Monday and Thursday evening Of each
week, beginning Monday evening May
9Th at O'Clock, at the Augusta House.
VIII each member please bring $500
for dues, books, etc
SARA NJ. SARGENT Pres.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07

The three-masted schooner Charles H.
Trlckey. Capt. Hartford. was towod down
river Sunday afternoon by the tug
Ariel, on her way to Bridgeport. Conn
The Tricky has just finished loading
lumber at the mill of the Augusta Lum-
Der Co, and her place at the mill wharf
was taken by the schooner Alice Went
worth. Capt. Murphy. which was lowcd
up river Sunday afternoon and will load
lumber for Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07

Mrs. Scott Barnes, who had for the past
six months held the position OF clerk in
the Journal counting room has resigned
the same and completed her work last
week. She will pass the summer at her
home in East Winthrop
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07

Wilfred Michaud. who has for the past
eight years been a salesman in the North
End Clothing Store has resigned his DO
sition and on Saturday night completed
his duties there. He has enlisted in the
Mounted Scouts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07

On account OF Tuesday being a holiday
the barber shops Of the city will remain
open until 1880 this evening but will re-
main closed all day Tuesday. Fred VII
lett, president-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07

MRS. Emma F. Howe and Mrs. Cadd,e
.. Lovejoy left Sunday forenoon for Bos-
ton to attend the supreme session of the
New England Order of Protection.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07

waiter Ducharme. who had for the past
SIX weeks been up in the woods working
on the drive, has returned to his home in
this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07

MT ana Mrs John S. Everett of this
ci'y are living at Adewando cottage, Ham
monds Grove, for the summer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07

W. ana MRS. X. j. Kirk of the Gardiner
loao' chelsea. left Thursday for Port
iand 10 visit DR.. W. S. A. Kimball
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-07

me s-day sale Of switches at Hinck-
Iey q O'Connelrs continues TODAY ana
Wednesday.-Adv. @'o
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-11-01
NO HANDS, WORKS.
Manned Soldier Goes Home and
Learns to Do Things.
Designs and Manufactures Apparatus
Which Enable Him Almost to
Ignore His MutiIation.

One French farm is being cultivated
by a former soldier who lost both
hands in the war. Jean Baptiste Led
rams is the man who has overcome this
handicap. When war was declared
Ledrans vas a young handy mechanic,
accustomed to repairing plows and
reapers. At the call to arms he re-
Joined his battery as a cavalry SER
geant. He distinguished himself by
manning a bomb mortar and advancing
with the infantry to the attack of a
strong redoubt. This exploit earned
him the rank of underlieutenant.
i After fighting safely through many
battles, Ledrans vas wounded near Ar
}ras and upon his recovery was trans
ferred to- the infantry, says a CORE
spondent Of the Chicago News. In his
new position the young underoficer,
because of his mechanical ability, was
assigned to the grenade section, where
he soon became proficient. Finally
he became an instructor.
1t was while i%nstructing some young
soldiers, about to leave for the front,
that Ledrans received his terrible
wounds. A new recruit produced an
experimental grenade from his pocket
and gave it to Ledrans. The instructor
began his lesson. releasing the fuse
lighter which, unfortunately, was con-
nected with a loaded grenade, and not
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-11-01
FTP" GRAFT IS LUCRATIVE
City Dweliers Have to Stand for the
Taunts Of Laekeys When They
Fail to "Come Across"

New York.-The lucrativeness Of
checking hats in a large restaurant is
indicated by the injunction proceed
ings Of one Louis Wilk to restrain q
well-known cafe and restaurant com.
pany from giving the checking privi-
lege in their restaurant to another bid.
der.
Wilk had the concession for $4,000
per year, but seems to have been laid
aside when another enterprising con
~cessionaire offered $4,000 a year.
The restaurant company claimed its
contract with WIKI called for equal
treatment Of all customers and that
the hat boys employed by Wilk were
gifted with al psychological quail
ties, which enabled them to distinguish
between a dead one" and a Give
one." The difference is well-known to
anyone ever the object of an attack by
these shat hyenas." In short, the res
taurant company alleges that the nor.
Upper suffered taunts from the check
boys, grimaces and the occasional
dropping Of his hat. The check boys
will probably have their business
agents inform the gentlemen from
the press" that they do not wish to be
interviewed.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-11-01
Novel Recruiting sfqns.

In a recruiting station in lower
Broadway in New York is q device to
show passersby how they look in uni
form. 1t is a figure in khaki, stuffed
with excelsior and set up to stand at
attention" Between the collar and
cap is placed an oval shaving mirror,
the size and general shape of your
face. By peering into it you will e
yourself clad in good, honest khaki,
Except for a wholesome tan and a
more determined expression, that is
the way you would look in uniform.
On the figure is hung this placard:
sour hats in the ring. Come in and
put n on" Another poster urges
the necessity Of enlisting. 1t reads:
"Come across, or Germany will" Still
another contains this blithe call to
arms: "INhat Burns said in 1882 is
good for 1917; Oh, why the deuce
should I repine, and be an i'll forboder?
Am twenty-three and 5 feet 9-In 60
and be a sodger."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-11-01
Japan's ~Shipbuildina.

Nowhere, perhaps, is the effect of
the war upon Japan more patent than
In her great naval yards at Yokosuka ;
nowhere does the strength and magni-
tude Of her ambitions find more cogent
demonstration. The possessors Of an
island empire, the statesmen of japan
have not been slow to recognize the
value Of n strong navy and a powerful
and numerous mercantile marine. I'm
der a system of shipbuilding and ship
running bounties, her merchant ship
ping has made huge strides; and the
advocates of state aid, in return under
certain circumstances for state on
troll. may point confidently to the sue
cessful transportation Of troops In
time Of war in justification of their
policy.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-11-01
BOY GOES THROUGH W
"Don't Tell Mamma" Was Youngsters
Plea, After Most Remarkable
Trip Through Pipes.

Washington, D. C.-Sucked into q
dirty sewer and carried through un-
foreground pipes, Joseph Moran, twelve
years old, was pulled from the sewer q
mile away, unhurt.
Don't tell mamma, she'll spank me
for getting my clothes wet" was the
youngsters only comment after his
perilous trip.
The boy was wading in a gutter
near his home when he stepped into
a manhole hidden by the muddy, swirl
ing water. He had disappeared when
neighbors reached the spot.
The rescuers hurried on to the next
manhole, a mile away, where they
hoped to recover the boys body. They
had probed with long poles for a few
minutes when the lad appeared, reach.
ed up and was pulled out. He vas not
injured in any way and not even fright
iened, except with the thought Of hid
mothers punishment i
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-11-01

Although the "throne" Of England is
popularity believed to be the huge up.
holstered chair at Buckingham palace
there is an old legend to the effect that
"where We king sits, there we throne
OF England stands"
It this be true the humble, battle
SCARED kitchen chair shown in the
above photograph is particularly exaIt.
ed, for it not only holds his majesty
George the Fifth, but has actually en-.
throned him on the ruined battIements
Of the Chateau Thiepvai in northwest.
ern France.
England and France, fighting side
by side. have only recently wrestIed
ThiepvaI back from the German hosts
which seized It many months ago. A
British general is explaining the bat.
tie to his majesty, who is a close stu.
dent of strategy and is quick to re.
ward a victorious leader.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-11-01
KERENsKY ONCE A SUSPECT"
czar's Secret Police Had Watched The
Present Ruler Of Russia
for Months.

Petrograd.-When the revolution
broke out in Petrograd the police sta.
lions were fred. The crowds Joined
In the 1remaking.
No one seemed to realize that the
records of the "Black Hundred" would
be of more use In existence than In
ashes. Any attempts Of souvenir-seek-
ing onlookers to seize any Of the docu,
ments from the bonires met with re.
sistance.
A bank clerk was in the crowd
around one Of the fires. Among the
books and papers dumped into the
blaze he saw a dossier marked "Keren.
sky" He seized this and made a speech
that persuaded the crowd that the
Kerensky record ought to be saved.
Recently the bank clerk presented
the dossier to Kerensky. It consisted
Of several hundred pages and showed
that the secret police had been follow
ing him night and day for six months.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-11-01

one as used in practice. The grenade
exploded, killing six men and wound
ing several others. Ledrans was
wounded in five places; a rib broken,
right eye put out, one eardrum pierced
and his two hands carried away.
This was in 1916. In spite of his In.
juries, Ledrans' fiancee remained faith
full, and two months later received IL
letter written by her future husband.
In January, 1917, they were married
and Ledrans Is now %cultivating Ills
father-in-luw's farm.
Putting his ingenuity to practical
use, the former soldier has been able TO
design and build apparatus which en-
able him almost to ignore his mutila.
ton. He car hitch up and drive a
horse, driving by sitting on the loop
of the lines and guiding with his or
ranged forearms. He can load and
unload the wagon, care for the horse
and manage Il team as well. The whip
passes through a ring in the right arm
equipment.
BY means of a special harness Led
rams can work in the fields as well as
anyone. A steel plate strapped on the
body, and supplemented with feathers
for the arms, support the interchange
able tools which are needed to per-
form various operations Of farm work.
On the left arm is carried a ring
through which the handle of the rake
or shovel slides like through the hand.
The right arm is equipped with a sock
ct and set screws in which the tools
can be placed and fixed. There is q
complete assortment Of farm tools and
special hooks.
The farm work done, the brave ex.
soldier takes off his working arms
and his wife adjusts a pair Of elastic
gloves which accommodate the smaller
articles of daily use. With these gloves
Ledrans can write, shave, eat and
dress himself. BE drinks by taking the
cup between the two elastic gloves