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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31

will go back to the abandoned acres Of
their fathers and endeavor to revival
ize their productiveness. And still
another percentage are drawn from the
men who have little interest in, or ap-
probation of, the life of "the hick", as
they put it.
We are in full sympathy with IN
form of colonization, or anything els
to encourage land-owning cultivation Of
the soil, but are convinced if these
United States senators will go out and
live with the ommon people of aver
age farming communities for awhile,
they will come to understand that the
first hazard to be overcome is that Of
making the industry of farming AT
TRACTIVE TO FARMERS THEM
SELVES, if they ever expect to make
it attractive to a mar who has had no
previous experience in agriculture, and
to those who have come to an under
standing through the city sneers Of
generations past, that TO he called a
farmer is tantamount to being called a
"hick", a "hayseed", or some other of
the disrespectful terms that have so
long created an aversion to farming
among the younger people at least Of
,;t;as ,n1 loroa, soupc
Must it be necessary for the laborers
in all other callings to go hungry be-
fore. they can understand that to eat
they must first produce? That if they
strip the land of workers the soil will
no longer produce? That every des-
perate attempt to keep eating by the
process of increased wages only aggra-
Yates the disease against which they
are struggling?
To our mind the first duty of the
Gore committee should be to consider
the problem of making farming give
promise of fair return for every farm
ing plant operated, according to the
investment. Then farming Will be at
tractive enough to bid for the attention
or returning soldiers. But the mistake
should not be made of assuming that
disabled soldiers who are incapacitated
for other industries can get Il living by
tilling the soil. Too many farmers are
already working twice the number Of
hours permitted in union schedules.
and are still drawing IN the principal
of their investment, every year. in or
der to piece out a hazardous and
gambling existence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
Attempts to injure Red Cross

From some source the attempt TO
injure the Red Cross i'll its organiza-
ton and efficiency, is kept alive. That
source is yet unknown or, at least, has
not been pinned down to a head where
fitting punishment IAN be given. But
the false stories are still persistently
circulated. The OF the New
England division Of the Red Cross
with headquarters at Boston. has is
sued the following statement;
am convinced tina the present at
ZACH on the Red Cross by ~so-called
anti vivisectionists. and others. is only
another form of the insidiouS prO-Ger-
man propaganda designed to weaken
public confidence and interest in the
great work which has been entrusted
to the American Red Cross by the
United states government in this a
This present attack is one with the
recent attempt to discredit the Red
Cross by means OF rumors to the eff
feet that sweaters were being sold to
the soldiers and sailors of the United
State. That taisehoO0 persisted for a
time and many good people believed
it. But no person was ever found
who could prove that 4 Red Cross
sweater had been Sold to n soldier or
sailor by any one connected with the
Red Cross.
Now The fact that the war council
of the American Red Cross gave $780,
600 to the medical staff Of the United
States Army in France, to aid that
body in its research work. is being
used for d similar propaganda pur-
pose-to weaken public confidence in
the whole great work which the
American Red Cross is doing. That
money was given at h request of the
medical staff of the United states
Army in France.
Personally. | fee! that a rledica!
staff with a record like that of the L.
s. A.. medical staff-which mas cleared
Cuba and the panama jungle Of vel
low fever: kept the bubonic plague out
OF the United States; cleared Serbia
and Macedonia of %typhus: kept Asiatic
cholera out of the Philippines, and
abolished typhoid fever from the
American Army-can be trusted to use
wisely the 10000 required to meet
the unusual snedical conditions Incl
dem to this war. There are extraordi-
nary problems in sanitation to be
solved; prophylactic problems arising
from the use OF iethal gases: and
surgical problems. resulting from new
poisons and internal suppuration.
Such research work may mean the
saving of thousands of human lives.
and may mean victory in this war, Just
as much as the work done by the t.
s. Army medical staff at Panama
meant the victorious building Of the
Panama canal. Only weak senti-
mentalists who value lightly the re-
s~ponsibilities OF American citizenship;
eau he influenced by such cheap and
palpable German propaganda at such
q time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31

There is a very urgent war necessity
for increased wool and mutton pro-
duction in the United States. The
necessary increase cannot be brought
about in the western range states, be-
cause there is a steady reduction Of
range area as homesteaders settle the
country and turn this land into farms.
There are and will continue to be many
great western tracts used for sheep
ranges-but they are not n VIII be
sufficient for the Nations needed in
crease in wool and mutton produc-
ton. The general farms, the asri-
cultural lands rather than the Spe-
cialized sheep sections. must bring
about this increase. Six farms out OF
seven in the United States nave no
sheep. The placing Of fioclis on these
farms, at a ratio of one sheep to each
| three acres of land, is the solution OF
the problem.
The sheep industry u be revived
in Pennsylvania. New York. and East
ern and New England States where it
formerly flourished but where it de-
clined and in recent years has passed
almost entirely away. In some of the
Eastern states many ewes ave been
distributed this winter. One agency
has arranged to ship 10000 from Ore
gon to New York state, There Is an
increasing understanding among the
| Eastern and New England farmers
that their abandonment of the sheep
industry in the past constitutes no ar
| gument against engaging in il al
present; that conditions then and now
differ entirely.
The former sheep industry in this
section had as it's objective the pro-
duction Of woodland wool OF the finest
quality. at that. Mutton was no;
taken into consideration. But now
the detectives OF sheep production are
both wool and mutton. Prices Of each
have advanced rapidly. World con-
sumption has increased and world pro-
duction has decreased. Furthermore.
the leading sheep countries have had
similar experiences to those of our
Western states agricultural develop
men has reduced the sheep range.
such extensive marketing of lambs
that the world has not Increased its
number OF breeding animals in proper
ton t. the demand. WOO production
in all the leading sheep countries has
remained practically stationary foI
over six Years.
Tho world wants more wool and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
the SHEEP SITUATION

mutton. and tho range countrles-the
lands. of sheep OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
meet the demand. The farms must 40
so. These are the un0arnenta
economic facts which justify the East
ern and New England states il re-
developing the sheep industry that
they abandoned when very different
conditions of supply and demand pre-
vailed.
Sheep. for both wool and mutton
production. are ideally adapted to u
system of intensive farming. At a
ratio of one sheep.to each three acres.
the average farm can, by proper man
agement. take care OF a sheep mock
without reducing its other live stock,
and with a very small additional eX-
pense for feed and labor. In proper
ton to the value OF their products.
sheep require less labor and smaller
expenditures for feed than any other
live stock. They do require some eX-
ira labor and must have very careful
attention at times. for instance during
the lambing> season. They need less
grain than other stock, and they md
! much of their subsistence from weeds
and roughages that would not be
utilized otherwise.
The production of wool in the
United States has decreased from SCI
$3.50 pounds in 1910 to 2S5.5I3,0Oo
| pounds in 1917. There has been q de-
crease in production each year during
the war; and Yet we have increased
the amount Of wool manufactured in
the, United States from $50, 1856, 525
| pounds in 1914 TO 737.679,9o4 pounds in
1916. This year, because Of war ne
cessities. the manufacturing con-
sumption will be larger. The differ
ence between the amounts produced
and manufactured represents the wool
| we have imported. But the shipping
shortage makes it imperative that
these ~importations be limited to the
absolute minimum, which is another
reason why our home production of
! wool must he increased. not only as
much as possible, but as quickly as
possible.
The New England farmer. and farm
ers everywhere for that matter, VIII be
helping win the war by adding sheep
10 their general scheme of agriCul-
| tural production-tor twenty sheep are
| needed to supply The clothing for one
soldier. And. in addition to his
patriotic service. the farmer Will be
advancing his personal nterests-in-
creasin@ his income.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
caves All to Husband

The will of Henrietta Cumston of
runswick. who leaves her entire es-
tie, valued at about $1,000 to her hus-
md, Charles H. Cumston. was filed
r probate at Portland Thursday. The
Ill contains directions that the hus-
and shall give the nearest relatives
friends any token which seem
ttlng and which were among the per-
onal possessions of the deceased.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
ThouahtIessness Rebuked

My sister came to make US a visit
and Peter. a n~eighbor's small boy, was
ar interested spectator when her trunk
was being unpacked. Timidly he asked
her if she had brought any candy with
her and upon receiving a negative an
swer inquired if she had any gum
This also producing no results he said:
Didn't you fink there was going to be
any wittle boys in this ?"-Chi-
cagO Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31

burst the main pipe. and flooding the en-
CINE room, set fire TO the ship. says the
Damariscotta Herald. Capt. Fcssett mott
fed the custom house to alarm the city,
opened the sea corks of the ship, ordered
his crew on shore and then cutting the
lines. being the last to leave the ship, al
lowed the vessel to drift off into the
stream and sink, thus saving an explo-
sion, which might have been a destructive
one. The ship was afterwards raised,
towed to Bath and repaired.
Eugene LaFrance. whose home III Wool
wich was last week destroyed by fire. lost
many valuables in the fire. but the one
thing hat caused the most regret was the
loss of a pound and a half of sugar.
Three holiday engagements are an
nounced at Bar Harbor: Miss Caailena
Marguerite Perry. daughter IF Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Perry of Franklin. TO Rev
Harry $. Hitchcock of Sanford. al
formerly Of Bar Harbor; Miss Corinne
Jameson Stafford. daughter of Mr.. anC
Mrs. George Stafford. to Ralph NJ. Lad
ner of Orono; Miss Gelette Frances
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Carey Emery. to William Heron Rod
dell Of Pittsburg.
The youngest member Of the York
County Chapter of the American Red
Cross is Joseph Edward Bradbury, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Bradbury, who
was enrolled at Saco, Monday. when
he cached the age of eight hours.
1t became necessary last week tC
break out the newly launched schooner
loan kielberg from the ice at Giilbridgc
and h tug Phoenix. Capt. Bulson
had the job. The trip up the channel
to the vessel was a strenuous one. Y Q
for a tug as staunch as h Phoenix
h ice varying in thickness from 4 &c
10 inches. the thickness being in the ii.
cinitv Of h new vessel, and which
could only be broken by the use of ly-
Mantle. The tug left the schooner an
chored in the lower bay. We under,
stand it had not been decided whether
the vessel would load lumber at Stock
ton Springs for Baltimore or go to thai
city light.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
Light and Airy
10 sterilize n lady's signs
or kisses is outrageous
I'd much prefer to humor her
And let her be contagious.

sherwood. tired OF his play had
made several attempts at opening the
kitchen door. His mother, hearing
him, called out: Turn the knob and
come ill.," prompting Sherwood's an
swer, Well. mamma. | is a turnin'. but
I isn't tumin' in"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
That Settled Il

Bridget, don't YOU think you could
sure AZ other mistress would stand it."
Sure, ma'am. that's right That's
why I'm stayin' wild ye."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
An Embarrassing Query

Little Willie-Mr. Bings, what base
ball team do YOU play on?
Sisters Adorer-I don't play on any.
Willie.
Little Willie-Then why did Sis tell
Ma you We're such a poor catch?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
Feminine Finance

He-What. Another new dress?
She-you needn't be cross. | bought
it with my own money.
He-Where did YOU get it"
She-i sold your fur overcoat-Bos-
Transcript.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
~Baekhanded Wishes

You gave your lawyer friend rather
a p~aradoxical wish when you parted"
What was that"
You told him YOU hoped his brief
career would be a long one"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
Monday, December 81, 1917.
The Colonization Plans Of Congress

P%ai-NC cOHh 'AhS0NS 'NNho al
Washington, description OF a
land settlement and tenantry plan. The
chairman Of the Senate Agricultural
Committee, Senator Gore, has appoint
ed a subcommittee to study the ques-
ton. Or that committee are Senators
Gore, Smith of Georgia, Wadsworth,
Sheppard and Gronna. The s~o-called
Curtis Bill, which was introduced last
session, will come UP for hearing i'm
nediately after the holidays. This bill
provides for the creation of a board Of
administration to develop a practical
standard for rural colonies and to es-
tablish the same for the dependent
families Of soldiers Of the United
States, and to make n colonization
survey. The committee is expected to
broaden the scope of the bill. This ac-
ton had been preceded by u caucus
of Republican senators including
Weeks Of Massachusetts. Fernald of
Maine, Curtis of Kansas, Harding Of
Ohio, Watson of Indiana. and Snoot
OF Utah, who bound themselves to a
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31

The terrible disaster at Halifax recalls
the incident some Is years ago when the
steamer Maverick Of the Standard Oil
late OF Round Pond. was commander,
while unloading kerosene in Halifax.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
Sneakinn hx the Gard

The Actor-And how do YOU think
Observation-Disclosures played the king?
The Critic-Oh, rather as if he
thought someone was going to play the
ace!-Passing Show.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
Lucky Mike

We envy the microbe these days.
can live for months on a dollar bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31

Hibbs-Why all this gymnasium
work? Getting ready to fight the
Huns?
Dibbs-No; | want TO buy a refrig-
orator and you know the new rule is
for customers to carry HON their pur-
chases.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
The Real News Gatherer

Whats the news"
How should I know" I'm not a CEN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31

8 They certainly have a simple way
Of telling when a ship is a good one"
What is it,"
Why, they just take her out to sea"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31

An editor received this letter from
a fresh young youth:
Kindly tell me why a girl always
closes her eyes when a fellow kisses
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31

Mrs. James F. Bridges of Newtield, the
mother of nine children, the youngest IL
months, has canned go quarts of fruit and
vegetables the past summer and fall,
which record entities her to the distinc-
ton of being the champion food conserva-
zionist in York unit Besides putting
up the canned stuff she picked and pre-
ared it all. She does all the house work,
with what little assistance the children
can render. when they are not in school.
She read of the necessity Of people con-
serving food and canned large quantities
OF fruit and vegetables.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31

The taking of Jerusalem by the British
reminded Dean Kenneth C. NJ. Sills Of
the Bowdo!n College faculty, who was in
Palestine in 1913. OF an interesting proph-
ecy made by Prince Joachim, the young
est son of the Kaiser. On the boat leav-
ing Joppa there were only a few first
class passengers, among them the prince.
There was a discussion Of the fragrant
misrule of the young Turks in Palestine.
A Philadelphia lady turned to the prince
and said: "When you get home to Berlin
tell your father to send D,0o0 good Ger
man troops to Palestine and give it some
sort of decent government and rule The
prince shrugged his shoulders and replied: :
But re English would be there first"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
MILLION CASUAL TIES
ALREADY Suffered
BY GERMAN FORCES

Year 1917 Along
The Front Occupied
By the French Armies
Hundreds Of Square
Miles Freed by French
and Thousands Of Men
and Cannon Captured
Grown Prince Fred
erick's Rough Usage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31

York county farmers are becoming in
terested in sheep raising and another
summer probably more of these animals
will be reared in that section of Maine
than before in half a century. Men. VINO
have looked over the conditions elsewhere
for the rearing OF sheep have gone 70
Ke~nnebunkport and purchased farms, ana
another spring will embrace the oppor-
tunity to make money which the sheep
industry offers. Farmer in other parts
of the county are buying a few sheep this
winter and will nave a sizeable focks in
a wear or two. William b. Grant of Saco,
a deputy marshal of the Saco police de-
partment. who has been engaged in buy
ing live stock throughout the country FOR
some years is ore Of the men in the
section who is purchasing sheep, being OF
the opinion thai they can be as prof1tably
produced there as in any other part of the
State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31

JEPHTHA ENCAMpMENT. No :,
Meetings at $50 L. NJ. every seeord "
fourth Tuesday. ala
}. W, TRASH, c. =.
c. L. STEWART S.r.A.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31

CANTON, AUGUSTA, NO. ., p A.
Regular meeting every third 1ues6, Wv
Z o clock. TUESDAY, JaH. Is, iGstdliaI.5,, -
officers. 81,
JOHN w. CANFIELD. ,.n,
q. ELWOOD RICH. G,,rG"
OK I~ialiuwei.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
To which the editor replied:

To - CITNVT VFTICE'
If YOU will send US your photograph
We may he able 10 tell YOU the reason.
Puck.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31

CAPITAL AERiE, NO. 1860. + q
Eagles, meets il +. q. T.. nult rs w.t.,
ST.. first and third Monday OF t@Il
month at 8 o'clock. '
GEO. w. JENKINS, IRE.
JOHN ARATA, Sec.
Anlfy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
Odd Fellows Hall

ASYLUM LODGE. NO. 20. RESuu.o
meeting / riday evening at 100 = w
Friday. Jan, II, installation OF one u
H.. RI. AUSTIN. y. g.
L. +. WESTON, Rec g.
II. NJ. BURNS, Fin. Ser
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31

Starting this week along the north
ern and eastern Maine border there
will he a strict quarantine introduced
by the United States and State Public
Health officials which will prevent any
Canadian resident or traveller from
crossing the border unless he or she
can show the health officials a properly
signed certificate of vaccination indi-
eating that the bearer has been sue
cessfullv vaccinated within a year and
all who do not carry such certificates
will be stoned on the border and not
allowed to come into Maine,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
Maine Gossip
A Toast to the FIaq

Here's 10 the Red of it
There's not a thread Of il,
No. nor a shred of it
In all the spread of il
From foot to head,
But heroes bled for il.
Faced steel and lead for it,
Precious blood shed for It,
Bathing it Red.
Here's to the White OF it
Thrilled by the sight of il,
Who knows the right of il,
But feels the might of il
Through day and night.
WomanhOOd care of il
Made manhood dare for it:
Iurity's prayer for it
Keeps it so White.
Here's to the Blue OF it
Heavenly view Of it.
Star-spangled hue Of il,
Honesty's IL OF il.
Constant and true.
Heres t. the whole of it,
Here's to the soul of it
stars. stripes, and poe OF it,
Red. White and Blue.
John X Daley i'll National Economist.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
[ENNEBEC LODGE. MO

>|EN|S|N NO. AS,
Loyal order Of Moose, meets IN l','~"
evening at 80. !
WiLL!A.M j. kNON. Dictator
W. ". JACKSON. See, ly pgE,,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL R. R.
In Effect September 80, 1917
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA

GOING WEST-3.0J \. H..
Portland and Boston, 10
A. NJ Pennington. RoLN-
land, Portland, BUst5-n
Montreal and Qdebec. |,'
A. NJ. Brunswick, BAN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
c. A. r. THE REGULAR MEETING

AUGUSTA LODGE NO. 964. 6. 90 2,
Regular meetings i'll The LAS ii,ua. W.
throp street, the second aIa touriu I'yr
day of each mont At o'lloyh.
NJ. ). CAMPBELL, J.. IL
Z. W. POOR, Sec.
iuly10, M whit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31

An example of the thorough method
employed by the government in the in
E~estiSation of suspicious circumstances
came to notice in Bangor on Wednes-
day Of this week. \ Bangor boy,
about IA years of age, has "a mechanical
urn of mind and has been particularly
interested in wireless telegraphy fUl
some time. AS occasion presented, he
picked up a few pieces of apparatus
but mas not yet obtained a complete
outfit. Noting in a catalogue of a big
mail order house in Chicago that wire
suitable for wireless was carried by the
concern n that wire was likely to 90
~ in price. he ordered some coils of
wire. The wire was forwarded prompt
ly, arriving there Il day or two ago. At
the same time it appears that the
Chicago house notified the governments
that wire such as is used in wireless
had been shipped to a party in Bangor.
In turn Bangor a notified to get busy
and on Wednesday an officer was on
the Job, making inquiries and going to
the house of the boy to locate the
goods. He found the wire and parts of
the wireless apparatus but not enough
to complete an outfit and discovered
that q well-meaning, honest and thor
nughly patriotic boy was the one re-
sponsible for all the investigation.