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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-17
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LIBRARIES ron SOLDIERS.

Cincinnati Times,Star: There Is GO
Ing ON this week In dozens of American
cities. including our own, a campaign
to raise 100000 for the purpose of
my cantonments and camps. This cam.
paign liz under the direction OF the II.
brary war council, the members of
which were appointed by Secretary Of
War Baker. OF the total sum to be
raised. one quarter will come from New
York city. leaving s750.00O To be pro-
vided by the balance OF the country
out of the total sum. library build
ings win be erected wherever a consid'
cradle body Of troops sassembled, 1t
has been found that reading forms one
OF the chief recreations OF the soldier.
In his hours of rest. when he Is too
weary for other entertainments. he
turns naturally 20 books and magazines.
Reports from various camps indicate
a surprising demand for literature. Fic-
tion by Kipling, Wells Dickens. Ian
Hay. Barry. Jack London. Hall Caine.
Scott. stevenson Doyle and dozens OF
other writer's are highly popular. The
poets. both of the older school and the
modern. come in for considerable at
tention, Books on mechanics, carpen-
try, science, medicine. psychology and
40 ON likewise have been sked for TO a
surprising degree Good detective sto-
ries are extremely popular. In fact, all
classes Of literature have become 50
popular in camp and cantonment that
the need and the value OF providing lib.
| orally FOR the soldiers have become
apparent. Professor T. y. Koch of the
Congressional Library. Washington. in
his report on work with soldiers abroad,
says supply wagons known to contain
books are eagerly watched for by the
troops in the land OF somewhere"
America cannot deny its loyal sol
diers comfortable places in which to
read end plenty of books of their own
Kind and choosing. The million dollars
spent thus i'm their behalf will be a
cheap investment if ii helps to keep our
army active in mind. with a spirit un-
broken by the grinding test of war
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-17

ognizcd for what they are--lmperial
gamblers In n game for world'stakes-
gamblers desperate because the game IL
going against them. Always false. their
desperation makes them more false
than ever.
They have lied and bluffcd and equiv
ocated so often that now even the truth
from their mouths would find no ere
dence, They are branded as liars with
whom honest nations can have no safe
dealings. And 50, just because the word
OF Germany's leaders is worthless, Ger
many must 20 down 10 bitter and
bloody defeat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-17
M.mber OF the Associated Press.
SOLDIER AND THE COMMUNITY.

one of the important activities beng
carried forward by the training camp
commissions deals primarily WIN the
civilian committees near the canton
ments. As stated by Joseph Lee, preii'
dent of the Playground and Recreation
Associations of America, the commlS'
,ions are trying to foster and conserve
THE mems natural relations to the
world outside
Health and welfare of the men wthin
IN. camps are being thoroughly cared
Cor. And now the biggest evil of sol
die!s' camps of the past. the cutting
of of the men from those relations 10
home and friends. to church, to employ
ment. TO social and business associates
of which "A normal life principally con
.sists" Is to be done away with. The
,nldier is to be helped to continue the
normal social relations with the rest OF
the world just as far as possible, and
To- avoid the inconsistencies and depres-
sion that follow the complete severing
of domestic and business ties.
Camp directories are being provided
that will indicate suitable lodgings for
soldiers visiting families. "HostesseS
houses" are established where women
relatives can enjoy comfortable rest
and reception rooms while waiting 10
see the men they have come to visit.
But the chief work lies with the com
munity as a whole. \ census is made
showing the church, club. college, or
any other organization the soldier has
belonged to in his home community;
his preference in games, his hobby, his
musical or other talent, all are indi-
Gated. With such data 10 work from
il Is easy for the local organizations to
invite soldiers to participate in their
activities to sing in choirs, to address
Sunday school classes or Boy Scout
meetings. College societies and lodges
and local clubs ask the men to join them
in "smokers." i'm athletic contests and
dances. Families in the neighborlns
community are enabled to invite the sol
d.ers to visit in congenial homes.
The soldiers tendency to go to town
during free hours is strong and natural
The camp library and Y. NJ. c. \. are
big helps toward breaking the monotony
within the camp But there's normal
desire to get out and "see folks" This
the training camp commissions are help
ing the men to do in a wholesome, nat
ural Way. The success of the project
depends on the wholehearted response
Of the communities. That response will
not be withheld.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-17
BILL THOMPSON'S INSPIRATION

Why should anybody wonder that
Mayor Thompson, of Chicago. hopeless
of reelection because of the resentment
aroused by his alleged pro.German sen
timents and activities. should seek
'vindication" by running for the Unit
ed States senate?
He has La Toilette for an inspiring
example. And he has the virtual sup
port of the rest of the United States
senate so long as that gentlemanly So
cial club tolerates the conduct of La
Toilette and other senatorial friends
of the kaiser
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-17
GOT TOO MUCH NURSING.
Then the Wounded Man Rebelled and
Had Some Comfort

There was no Red Cross in the old
days, and women nurses were not ad.
mitted to the field hospitals. but women
were frequent visitors to the stationary
army hospitals in the cities. bringing
food delicacies and always anxious to
assist in relieving the sufferings OF
their sick and wounded heroes.
James Morris Morgan in his reminis.
cences of the Lost Cause" relates a
story incident To his visit to a Rich.
mond war hospital To see his friend
Captain +. w. Dawson, who was very
seriously wounded. The day was hot
and he found his friend lying on a cot
near the open front door so weak that
he could not speak above a whisner
The poor fellow whispered in his ear
Jimmie. for mercy's sake make them
move my cot to the back of the build
ing"
Morgan assured him that he had been
placed in the choicest place i'm the hos.
pital. 50 that he could get any little
air that might be stirring. but he still
insisted that he wanted TO be moved
giving a reason that every lady who
entered the place washed his face and
Ied MIN with meat jelly. The result
was that his face felt sore and he was
stuffed so fun of jelly that he was
most uncomfortable. As he was 50
weak that he could not defend himself
the women would not listen to his pro
tests.
Al Morris request the head surgeon
pinned a notice on Dawson's sheet ia
this effect: This man must be washed
and fed only by the regular nurses"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-17
REWARD OF FAITHLESSNESS.

All these peace offers from Berlin
direct or indirect, formal or informal
awake hardly an echo in the outer
world. When they are noticed seriously
il is only to be flouted and scorned.
But more and more they cease to arouse
ANYTHING more than random comment.
The governments of the allied powers
and the neutral nations stop giving
them formal recognition. The world
public hears of them as incidents of
the DAYS newsstand forgets them next
day
Why? The explanation Is simple. The
world ignores German peace proposals
because il believes them insincere. The
world has lost all faith In the German
government.
Experience has taught sensible and
honest men everywhere to distrust any
word emanating from the kaiser and
his hand-picked statesmen. Those gen
tlemen(D vino hold in their hands the
destiny of the central empires are rec
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-17
Scissors and Paste.

FL Reno DemocraC There is not
court plaster enough in the world to
cover all the wounds dealt to abso-
lutte monarchy.
Chicago News: He who hasn't time
to be happy today viii find it is too
late tomorrow.
McAlester NewsCapital: The unkind-
est thing that has been said of Col
Roosevelt's editorials is that they lack
the punch.
Idabel DemocratRecord. Tom Gore
is as bul-headed as they can be made
He realizes that he is wrong, but rather
than acknowledge it he would lose his
entire reputation.
Houston CTexas) Post: 1t is 3trange
fact that usually the man who is al
ways looking for a fight is SO bashful
he has to be pulled to the front in
time of war.
Bartlesville Examiner: Considering
the character of the business. the use
across the Mexican border by German
agents was singuarly appropriate
sulphur Democrat: blessed are the
peacemakers. when the time is ripe
Tulsa World: Suggestion to headline
writer's: Why not say something about
Haig's heel crushing the Hun?
Dallas News; AS a general thing
when a girl goes away to college and
leaves a lot of sweethearts she acts as
if she were at "A correspondence
school.
Boston Transcript: The kaiser's
peace gait will be still livelier wien
he feels Uncle Sans bay,net in the
small of his back.
Sherman CTexas) Courier. one thing
is absolutely certain, ard that Is tnat
If we were "A German soldier taken
prisoner by the English. they would
not have To put chains on uS to kcep
Us prisoner.
oil and Gas Journal. Colonel ROose-
Welt SAYS the sword is mightier than he
pen. at present 1t probably is so f2r
as treaty scraps of paper are concernri.
hut both are mighty. one i'm the rieh,-
ng and the other in the writing Of
national wrongs.
st. Joseph Nio1 News-Press: The man
who gets up early in the morning usu-
ally knows how late the other fellow
gets up.
Washington star: Such il the transi-
tory nature of fame that nobody cares
whether Villa sor Carranza are still after
each other or not.
Memphis CTenn1 Commercial Appeal:
Practice may not always make a man
perfect. but IL the physician has prac-
tice il will soon mean an automobile for
the doctor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-17
IIovd George Gets Money Salve.

London. Oct. 1.-THE liberal action
brought recently by Premier Lloyd
George against the Exchange Tele-
graph company, the Westminster Ca
zette and the Daily News for publishing
the statement that he left London when
an air raid warning was given has
been withdrawn. the terms being an
apology for the publication and the
payment of a certain sum-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-17

We hope these preliminaries regard.
ing coal regulation viii be completed
so we can get our winter coal in before
the Fourth of July.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-17

McAlester News-Capital: The unkind
est thing that has been said of Col
Roosevelt's editorials is that they lack
the punch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-17

Memphis CTennl Commercial Appeal;
Practice may not always make man
perfect. but II the physician has prac-
tice il will soon mean an automobile for
the doctor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-17

Idabel DemocratRecord: Tom Gore
is as bull-headed as they can be made.
He realizes that he is wrong, but rather
than acknowledge it he would lose his
entire reputation
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-17

Washington star: Such Is the transi-
tory nature of fame that nobody cares
whether Villa 'or Carranza are still after
each other or not.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-17

St Joseph Nfo) News-Press: The man
who gets up early in the morning usu
ally knows how late the other fellow
gets up.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-17

Houston tTeXas) Post: 1t is 4trange
fact that usually the man who is al
ways looking for fight is SO bashful
he has to be pulled to the front in
time of war
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-25
RICHMOND
Barn of Brookine Place Struck
by Lightning Tuesday Morn
ing - Man Badly Hurt by
Horses Kick

Mrs. Ralph Carey and children of Halo
we'll are guests of friends in town.
During the electric shower which passed
over the northern part Of this town early
Tuesday morning lightning struck the
barn of William Brookns on the Peacock
place. setting it afire and burning all his
stock, which consisted Of five cows and
two horses. also many farming tools
James H. Turner was badly injured
Monday afternoon by being kicked by a
horse at his home on the River road.
Three of his ribs were broken and his
head and arm badly hurt.
Arthur c. Randall and John Rines were
business visitors in Augusta Monday.
Chas. u. Newell returned Monday from
business trip to Bath.
Or, and Mrs. James N Somers and son
John, and Supt. E r. Bowdoin, were Wis.
itors in Portland Tuesday. making the
trip by automobile.
Rev. w J. Layton Of Augusta was a
visitor in town Monday.
Mrs Harry c. Merrman OF Portland
was guest Of relatives in town Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Howard and chill
dren of Detroit, Mich, have arrived for
the summer
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0AKLA and

Tho Misses Ola and Katherine and
Master Kenneth Walton are the guests
of their cousin, Miss Doris Walton,
for several days.
The Misses Marian and Anna Da-
mon and their mother. Mrs. NJ L. Da-
mon Of Pittsfeld are the guests Of
Mrs. Damons father, Geo. Allen, at
Mr.. Aliens cottage, the Birches. on
Salmon lake.
Miss Edna Miller Of New York, who
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs F. C.
Fowles is passing the day with Mrs.
Guy Scribner. Waterville.
A sociahle will be held tonight in
the vestry of the Methodist church,
the proceeds to be used for the dele
gate to the Epworth League institute
a East Poland.
Cards from the food administrator
have been distributed and it is hoped
all will comply with his request The
cards. when filled out and signed. may
he deposited by the signers without
any payment Of postage in rural or
street letter boxes or handed in at the
postofflce.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-25
MT. VERNON

The many friends of Lorenzo French
are much pleased to welcome him back
to Mount Vernon after his absence of
nearly 10 months passed in Lynn,
Mass.
Mrs. Theodore Richardson of Min
neapolis, Mimi. made brief call on
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison w. Webber last
Sunday. She was accompanied by Mrs.
Lewis Johnson and Miss Mabel Louisa
Johnson, whom she is visiting. Mrs.
Richardson will leave Mr.. Vernon on
Tuesday for Newtonville, Mass, where
she will for a time visit her cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Bonney. after
which she will return to her home in
Minneapolis.
Mrs. F. Elliott Damren is visiting
Rev. and Mrs. II. c. Glidden of Scion.
W. E. Carson was taken seriously
i'll on Monday.
Hon. Charles F. Meserve. president
of Shaw University, North Carolina,
is passing few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Whittier.
Among the summer visitors regis
tered in Mt. Vernon are Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis and son and Miss Mary j. Lin
coin of Boston at Miss Myrtle Rob
inson's.
Miss Annie r. Weber of Halowell
is passing the summer vacation in
town.
Mrs. Cora Sailing of Readfield was
the guest of friends and relatives Sum
day.
Mrs. Caroline Whittier Of Portland
is visiting Hon. and Mrs. J. W. Allen
Mrs. Calvin E. Weber and son,
Master Maxwell Edison Weber, were
guests Friday and Saturday of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Frost of Readfield.
Children's day exercises in Chapter
IS, O. E. S.. have been postponed from
Tuesday evening, July "a, to a later
date.
Mrs. Sarah Smith was able last Sun
day to resume her accustomed place
In the choir at the Methodist church,
after long absence on account OF i'll
ness.
H. W. Weber was the guest Satur-
day Of friends in Augusta.
Miss Virginia Mayo is visiting her
aunt in Worcester, Mass.
Rev. and Mrs. Arson r. Williams
and son Paul have returned to their
home in Welchville after a visit with
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Miles VIII
liams Of Mt. Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Weber and
son Howard were guests recently of
friends in Readfield.
Sylvanus Fairbanks was in Augusta
Sunday, visiting at Camp Reyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank Hammond are
passing the summer at Ocean Point
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-25
OAKLAND COUPLE:
Wed so YEARS

! Oakland. Me. July "a Especially
Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Goodrich, two
of the oldest and most highly respected
citizens of this town. celebrated their
| 5oth wedding anniversary al their home
! July Path One of the pleasantest fea-
lures of the day was a dinner served in
their honor at which many of their
! friends and relatives were persent
| Many beautiful presents were received
by Mr.. and Mrs. Goodrich among which
were two reading glasses set in gold on
which was engraved the year in which
they were married. also the present
| year. kilograms Of congratulatiun were
received from Michigan and California,
from friends.
They We're married in Waterville July
"a, 1867, by Rev. stephen Russell and
had five children, Katherine G.. Dunbar
of Augusta. Emily G Rowe of Boston,
Melville F. Goodrich Of PHILADELPHIA,
DR. l.. NJ. Goodrich of Auburn. Bertha
G. Blood Of Boston. all Of whom were
present at the anniversary.
During the early years of their mar
ried life they resided at The Forks. but
later moved to Oakland making their
home there for the past 43 years.
Mr.. Goodrich. although he will be so
years old in November is very active,
carrying on the work of a large farm
and driving INTO town frequently with
his farm produce.
Mrs. Goodrich is also very we'll pre-
served for her 20 years. Those present
! besides the sons and daughters and two
grandchildren. Augustine S. and Helen
A. Goodrich, of Philadelphia, were Mrs.
Delphina Haynes and daughter. Mrs.
Josie Whiting and granddaughter. Miss
Edna Taylor. Mrs. Mary Gilman, Martha
Haynes, Miss Cynthia Haynes, all Of
Norridgewock: Mrs. Albert Goodwin and
daughters, Mildred and Hazel. of Hal
lowell; Albert Otis Perry of Boston; A.
H. Souie of Augusta; Mrs Carrie Petty.
Mrs. Sturgeon Hoar. Mrs. Charles wal
ton, all of Oakland
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodrich received their
many guests with most gracious hos
pitality
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ALBION

Mrs. Emma Carr visited relatives in
Waterville a few days last week.
Mrs. Narney and two children OF
Hampden are the guests Of Mrs. VAR
neys uncle. Roscoe Clark.
Mrs. Nelson Overlook, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
f Kimball, has returned to her home
in Hermon.
Mrs. William Trenholm Of Water
vile is the guest Of relatives in town
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Coffin Of Wiscas
set. the guests of Mrs. Collins parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Crommett
Velma Bumpus of Turner has been
visiting al John Chalmers.
Gladys Quimby Of Waterville passed
last week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Quimby
Mrs Lillian Marden and Mrs. Everett
Davis have returned from a visit with
their sister. Mrs. Annice kirkpatrick OF
Dubec, y. B.
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LITCHFIELD

Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Grover and
daughter Arlene, also Joseph Small of
Bowdoin, were the guests of Mrs. A. S
Gould Sunday.
Mrs Nina Winchester of Dorchester
arrived Sunday to join her two chill
dren and together they VIII pass their
vacation at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Brann.
Mrs. Charles Trafton is confined ia
the house with an attack of bronchi-
tbs.
Miss Hazel Weston was the week
end guest of her mother. Mrs. Mary
Weston.
Miss Carrie Kendall. Mrs. Gertrude
Spaulding and Mrs. Pearl Berry went
to Augusta Friday
Mrs. A S. Gowell and son Wilbur
returned from Boston Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Purinton, Mrs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-25
Buyers Will Find the Big Values
of the Year in Hall0Well July 26=27

Ruth Jones and granddaughter Ruth
were the guests of Mrs. Asa l.. New
ell. who is passing her annual sum
mer vacation at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. w c. Rowley, Friday
Miss Iva Gowell, who has been pass
ing her vacation with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. s. Gowell, returned tc
Freeport Saturday.
Mrs. Jennie Bishop of Haverhil
Mass, accompanied by her niece. Mrs
Airline Tibbetts of Chelsea. are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bishop.
Miss Arvilla Edchcomb. who has
been seriously i'll, is reported to be
more comfortable.
Miss Carrie Kendall, who has beer
leading the chapel meetings. returned
10 Bowdonham Monday. She is ex-
pected to fill the pulpit next Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Newell, Mas
ter Albert and Miss Clara were the
Sunday guests Of Mrs. Clara Huxley
Mrs. Rachel Weeks and son Morace
We're the Sunday guests of her brother
Elmer Hodgkins.
Miss Carrie Chapman from Boston
was the guest of her friend, Miss 1nez
Gowell, Wednesday,
Mrs George Cross and daughter
Media of Lowell. Mass. arrived Mon
day to pass the summer with hel
brother. Almon Stevens.
Donald Spaulding. who is in the ser
vice of the [. s, was the guest of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Spauld
ing, Sunday.
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READFIELD

pEPOT-Mr. and Mrs. E. ". Towle Of
Belgrade were over-Sunday guests at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Burt Brann.
Emerso Coldwell Of Somerville. Mass.
arrived Saturday. Mrs. Coldwell and chill
dren, little Dorothy and baby Emerson
are stopping at the home Of her father,
c, A. Collins. during the summer season.
Rev. Leo Dunn preached at the Smith
Memorial church Sunday, Subject. The
Cowardly King-Pontius Plate
Miss Lillian Brann, who visited Mrs.
Poole of Greene, with her mother. ex-
tended her visit a week after Mrs. Brann
returned home. Miss Lillian returned
Saturday.
The second block signal man here was
drafted and Edgar Luce has taken his
place, beginning work Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Brann and two
children, Elizabeth and Robert Brann,
of Oakland. were Sunday visitors at the
home of Mr. Branns brother Burt Brann.
Miss Helen Brown, who underwent a
successful surgical operation for appendi-
citis at St. Mary hospital July IL. came
home Saturday, accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Nellie Brown. who passed
a number Of days in Lewiston during her
illness
Mr. and Mrs. E A. Leeman motored to
Waterville last week.
Mrs Archie Wells of Wayne and daugh-
ter. Miss Alice Sanborn, were weekend
visitors with Mrs. Alice Bickford. Mrs
Wells mother
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lovejoy arrived
Saturday from Monmouth, where Mrs.
Lovejoy. has been stopping some time. She
brought anew baby with which the hap
py parents are much pleased. Friends ex-
tend greetings.
After passing two weeks vacation with
Mrs. c. D. Whittier, Mr.. and Mrs. P. A.
Bailey have returned to their home in
Massachusetts,. They have passed severas
successive seasons there during their for
mer vacations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Watson. who passed
Saturday night in Winthrop. went on a
pleasure trip to Kineo Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-25

The parishioers of the Sacred Heart
Catholic church called on their retiring
pastor, Rev. James A. Carey, Monday
evening and presented him purse Of
gold as an expression of the esteem in
which he is held. Rev Carey has been
appointed chaplain of the LIST Maine
Heavy Field Artillery Regiment. For the
past six years FIR. Carey has presided
over this parish and during that time has
won the friendship not only of his con-
grega ton but of the citizens in general re-
gardless of religious preferences, owing
TO his sterling character and interest in
anything pertaining to the advancement
Of Hallowell. Wherever he may be in fu-
ture life FIR Carey will always be well
coined by Hallowel friends.