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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
"Betsy Ross" nj nijou.

romantic love story with The fire
or youth making il fascinatinrly glow
ing and life-liHe is one of the charm
ing features OF BETSY Ross" the new
world picture Brady-mad-, which viii
De SHOWN at the Bijou Thsater to-mor-
row and Tuesday, with Alice Brady as
graph Will supply the added fcaIrr.
For the last four days OF the, week
Mary Pickfcrd w:ll be shown in ..Re
becca OF Sunnyhrook Farm" adapted
10 the screen after six years of see
cess on the spoken stage. |; is from,
the famous story by Kate Douglas
WiGEih and Charlotte Thompson, and
tho book has been read by hunar.1.
OF thousands. In the picture. Tn. story
OF the book lives and breathes ito
sweet atmosphere. Burton Holmes.
with new travelogUe. will he the
added feature
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09

and effectually"
This economic waste can BIO reduced
by owners keeping their animals Id
FENCED Enclosures and away from rail
roads: by town officers passing ordiJ
nances prohibiting cattle to roam aJ
large; by superintendent and~ othe1
railroad employees making n PERSONA
appeal to tho owners. and by engineers
taking every precaution Within .theln
power to avoid striking fstocN.. and
never falling to make propes srepor1
when stock is seen on the right Of way]
The Confederate Museum
TWELFTH AND CLAY STREETS.
open Daily from A. M. to 6P, NJ
Saturdays. 9 to 2. ,,s"%,
Admission Csc. $50.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09

awakening languid young beauty.
wAo IS The JOY OF her nouvcau richie
:r:c;hec's heart, and the despair OF her
father Triangle patrons are promised
tr+a; when Wooden Shoes" starring
Bessie Sarriscale, is presented on
Wednesday and Thursday. y $4,000
Dutch village was built for this play.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
DIPHTHERlA WARNING
state Board OF Health Tells Parents
TO Keep Children From Pub
lie Drinking CuuS

Anticipating the early appearance OF
diphtheria in the Commonwealth. the
State Board of Health yesterday issued
public appeal for the prompt dag
nosis and early treatment of all such
cases in order that diphtheria NAV be
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

thorized to establish a federal food con-
troll, carrying the power to fix maxi
mum prices for food-stuffs and perhaps
to control consumption by rationing
processes. But, before regulation OF
that sort be attempted, may not an in
dustry like that Of the distillery and
the brewery, which annually consumes
some 64o.0c0. 900 bushels OF grain. be
temporarily suspended? 1t is estimated
that all the grain used each year in the
manufacture Of alcoholic drinks would
feed u, 100000 people. The rye thus used
would make bread for 100000 persons
for 100 days.
Selective CONSUMPTION and effective
prohibition-they look like war twins
Why not? We spend in America 1-2
billions of dollars year on intoxicants;
we can virtually save that vast sum, if
we have the nerve. We can conserve
the food supply, support our allies the
more decisively, and impress the world
with American determination. If we
make conscription and prohibition go
hand in hand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

If Captain Rice of the American
steamship Mongolia, has made no mis-
take at last we have made Germany
actually feel our disapproval.
OF course the sinking of a single
submarine is small return blow for
the blows that Germany has dealt us;
but at last she knows that we are no
longer writing notes in the place of
solid shot.
Sinking U-boats without warning is
hardly to be compared with the recent
custom of Germany to sink hospital
ships as a special class of Prussianistic
sport, but it is the beginning of Ameri-
can seamen pitting their cunning and
weapons against a merciless and des-
perate foe.
We arc arming merchant ships be-
cause the German war plan is to des-
troy the defenceless and innocent with
the same relentless hand that is used
against an armed and ready antagon-
list America proposes to live and to
continue its business with it's neigh
bors if it has to fight every inch of
the way.
In time we can swarm the Atlantic
with armed merchant ships and with
gunners that can puncture submarines
as often as they show ON the surface,
b,,< at ;,,ef
to tackle the submarine problem.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

level that has brought privation to
hundreds of thousands of households.
The situation caused by the ship
ment of food stuffs out of the country
until the market manipulators are in
full control, cannot be relieved by the
gardens planted by inexperienced i'm
practical and soon tired gardeners who
are enthused into buying seed, garden
tools and fertilizer that will be wasted
for lack of care
Those who habitually plant gardens
will add new endeavor, this year, be-
cause of high prices, and some others
who have not had gardens to plant in
the past, will benefit by the movement
and the assistance of such committees
as appointed in Augusta But high up
where the thing was started, the
knowledge prevails that the garden en-
thusiasm aroused this spring will not
have the weight of hair on hay
load in lowering market prices at any
time of the year.
We believe in encouraging and as
sisting every person who desires to
cultivate a garden in every possible
way, but for a large per cent of new
agricultural recruits organized as
sistance and practical advice must go
far beyond the plant garden" period
or their efforts will cost much more
than they return.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
Drop the Fad and Make II Business.

At Tuesday evenings meeting of Au-
gusta's city government the subject of
encouraging the planting of gardens
was discussed informally. The senti-
ment shown resulted in the appoint
ment by Mayor Swift of committee
of eight, one man in each ward. to re-
ceive applications for the use of land,
offers of land for garden purposes, and
other like matters that might come to
the committees attention. The duties
of the committee are outlined in their
own language as follows:
To receive offers from any citizen who
has a plot of land he will give the free
use of for planting.
To receive offers from owners Of teams
for free p1owing and narrowing.
To receive seeds any citizen Will con-
tribute, many people having a surplus
which may be used to good advantage II
given to the committeeman.
To receive requests Of parties who de-
sire land for gardens. who wish plowlng
done, and who need seed.
In short, to cooperate and be the me-
dunn through which the planter may find
a means of having garden
The committee recommends that in
dustries and employers be appealed to-,
to permit and encourage, so far as
possible, their help to take day off,
under full pay if possible, for the pur-
pose of garden planting.
The Journal is heartily in accord
with any movement to assist those
who want garden plots to. cultivate for
their own use. The bringing together
of men who wish to plant and CARE
FOR gardens, and those who are will
ing to contribute the use of land, or to
offer fertilizer seed or tools, is a fine
objective. Its accomplishment in even
a small number of cases makes the at
tempt worth while.
The committee is earnest in It's pur-
pose and practical in its first sugges-
tions, and we feel sure that its as
sistance and advice will be useful to
many who are battling the high cost Of
living with the odds against them.
But we are not In favor Of the
everybody "a garden hoorah so largely
prevailing, and shouted about by or
CARNATIONS for publicity purposes
whose members know as little about
agriculture as we know about "futur-
list" art. Our mails are filled with
PLANT "a Garden" nonsense that Is as
useless as would be whiskers on a
duck. The idea seems to be to create
a nation wide and tremendous en-
thusiasm that will stimulate spring
trade, keep up seed prices. and cover
up methods that have been adopted by
organized jobbers in driving food
prices sky high
The gasolene investigation by the
Federal Trade Commission for the
benefit chiefly of automobilists, and
which puts the sandbagging plot where
it belongs, on the Standard OIL Co.
was in no more need of haste than
consideration of the chicanery Of those
who have manipulated food prices to a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
Mans Staff Of
Life Is the whole wheat

= >S9Ao ~ ~ 49,
Life Is the whole wheat
grain - not the white,
starchy center Of the wheat
make no mistake about
that-but be sure you get
the whole wheat grain IN g
digestible form. Shredded
Wheat Biscuit contains all
the tissue-building, energy
creating material in the
whole wheat, steam-cooked,
shredded and baked. A per-
feet food for the nourishrnent
Of the human body. A bet
ter balanced ration than
meat or eggs, or starchy
vegetables, supplying the
greatest amount of body
building nutriment at lowest
cost. For breakfast with
milk or cream, or for any
meal with fruits. Made at
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
Women In the War
vanity Fairy

Have we learned anything from the
women Of Great Britain? They did as
much as the men in the field, to make
the Allies as strong as they are. BY
proving that they could take the place
Of their male relatives in munition fac
tories, and so on, they won over all the
leading opponents Of the so-called
rights Of woman, including Asquith
and Bonar Law. Won't the record of
our women, in the munition factories,
and government offices bring them, in
the same way. the suffrage which they
will deserve?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
SMITHFIELD

Walter Hartford is reported a little
better
Mr. and Mrs. Hadley Richardson
have moved to their new home in the
Dinsmore house.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ellis made a
business trip to Oakland and Water
vile Saturday.
George Davis who has been passing
a few days with John Nichols returned
to Waterville Monday.
Leslie Bickford is building a new
house.
Miss Frances Jones, teacher at the
village passed. the week lend with Miss
Dora Lawrence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
sweeping pavements or cleaning gut

sweeping pavements or cleaning gut
tiers.
Sec Houston proposes to have an in
dustrial army to help the farmer raise
his crops, but he should first propose
having the spectators cut down their
profits sufficient to enable us to buy
seed. OF what use is an industrial
army when the farmers have no seed
for q crop?
In the past ar investigating COM
mittee has been sent to remedy any
complaints. If they do find the true
cause of the trouble the time 1t takes
them to investigate would be fatal to
the farmers in their present crisis.
They need seed now and the money
paid a committee to investigate would
be better invested helping the farmers
buy seed for their crops. 1t would seem
that the first thing to do is to help US
obtain seed at reasonable prices and
machinery if necessary, and then send
an industrial army to help raise it.
The government has raised $25 1000, 900
to encourage agriculture and we Won
Ger how this is to be done Some of
this spent direct to help the farmers to
obtain seed at reasonable prices would
be far better tran paying for a lot of
costly experiments at an agricultural
school. These experiments. if they
reached us at all would not benefit us
or the nation now one-half as much as
direct aid.
Something should be done and that at
crce. as the farmers predicament is
critical for the whole nation. If the
farmer cannot set seed to plant, the
nation can not get food.
A FARMER
SkoWhegan, Me. Apr. 25, 1917
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
1--WE Need the Money"

A Washington dispatch says: IN
laying their plans for raising nearly
$4,000, 100000 for war expenses from
taxation, House leaders are proceed
ing upon the confident belief that
there will be no nation wide prohi-
bition legislation at this session of
optimistic prohibition champions are
now hoping for no more than a law
forbidding the sale Of liquor to soldiers
or sailors.
THE case against any attempt at
general prohibition legislation has been
based upon the arguments that a con-
stitutional amendment could not be
adopted and put into effect in less than
year or more and that the govern
ment needs the revenue from liquor
taxes for the war chest
o, Lord. the stupidity and the dis
honesty of men whom the people en-
trust with most sacred duties,
The government "needs the revenue"
from liquor taxes!
But the government may admit the
evil effect upon humanity by forbid
ding the sale Of liquor to soldiers and
sailors.
Our government needs the revenue"
derived from licensing an evil business
to suck the blood of the people who
pay taxes for government support
Our government needs the revenue"
that comes Of unnamed men and dis
honored women.
No question or protest is raised in
America against a $1,000, OOO, 900 ap-
propriation-but our government needs
$4O0. 0OO.0O REVENUE" from a bus
mess that robs homes Of food and hap
piness; from a business that first con-
verts hundreds Of millions of dollars
worth of food into poison, and then
destroys the efficiency character and
intelligence of the people with the
poison.
Our government knows and admits
that the welfare of the people depends
on prohibition of an evil that is uni
versalfy recognized-but it needs the
revenue"
We raise billions at the drop of the
hat. but on this pitiful pretext I'VE
need the revenue" members of our
government sell the respect Of the
people for the dollars Of the rum
trust.
Was any perfidy in the history of
all the nations ever more bare faced
or badly plain?
The government wheedles, urges.
threatens. whips the populace into a
raise more food" frenzy, and then
calmly permits 5oo,oO0.0oo bushels of
grain to be turned into destructive
slop-"because we need the money"
May God forgive them. but honest,
law-abidins, loyal. thinking American
citizens will ind it hard to do!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
The Returned Maine
Battle Flags
BY MOSES OWEN.

Nothing but fags-but simple flags
Tattered and torn and hanging in rags;
And we walk beneath them with careless tread,
Nor think of the hosts of the mi hty dead,
That have marched beneath them in days gone by,
With burning cheek, and kindlng eye,
And have bathed their folds with their young LIES It'd
And dying, blessed them, and blessing, died.
Nothing but f1ags-yet methinks at night,
And dim spectres come, and their thin arms Irvine
Round each standard torn-as they stand in line.
AS the word is gven-they charge! they form!
And the dim hall rings with the battles storm;
And once again, through the smoke and strife,
Those colors lead to Nations life
Nothing but fags-yet they're bathed with tears;
They tell of triumphs-of hopes-of fears;
Of mothers prayers-of a boy away,
Of serpent crushed-of the coming day;
Silent they speak-and the tear will start,
AS we stand beneath them with throbbing heart,
And think of those who are ne er forgot,
Their flags come home-why come they not?
Nothing but fags-yet we hold our breath,
And gaze with awe at those types of death;
Nothing but fags-yet the thought will come,
The heart must pray though the lips be dulnb
They sacred pure, and we stain
On those dear loved flags come h ONE again;
Baptized in blood our purest, best,
Tattered and torn, they're at rest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

There's nothing like season Of hard
work on the farm to put young men in
condition for undergoing the rigors of
severe military training. AZ a method Of
killing time while waiting for a call to
the colors 1t cannot be beaten.-Biddeford
Journal.
About when may we expect you,
Deak?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
Thursday, April 26, 1917.

Bury the past and don't mark 1t
with monument. We've forgot
ten-don't recall trifies to our men,
Dry. We are dealing with life is
sues-we build anew each day
there's no profit in remembering
failures.-Selected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
The World War a Year Ago
Today-Aprn 26.

State department at Washington
announced the governments atti-
tude regarding armed merchant
vessels. Belligerentz In The ab-
sence Of concinsive evidence.
should act on the presumption that
such vessels are Of peacsful char
acter, but a neutral government
may proceed upon the assumption
that they are armed for aEgres-
sion.
Two Years Ago Today.
Austrian submarine sank French
steamer Leon Gambetta. with 500
seamen, in the strait Of 0tranto
German cruiser Kronprins WI
helm interned at Newport News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
WHY LEADAND-OIL
PAINT HOLDS

EXAMINE an implanted
- board thru a microscope.
Observe the innumerable,
minute wood pores which
once contained sap.
Into these tiny wood pores
whitehead paint sinks. When
dry it is thus actually rooted
or anchored to the wood by
thousands OF hooks-so
firmly anchored that no
stress of gruelling weather
can tear it loose.
For paint to enter the wood
pores the particles of white
lead must be extremely fine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

II the proposed German drive" on
Petrograd Is as successful as the Hin
deuburg strategy" on the west front,
the. war Is nearly done.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

The Khan OF Khfva has been asked to
grant the people q constitution.
Our aAvices arc that II he doesn't COM
ply he will be 'khanned."-Pats and
KNOCKS.
Mebbe he thinks it khan't be did.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

The grand treasurer of the United
Order of the Golden Cross of Maine
William p. Varnum, aged 81 years, Of
Portland, passed away Saturday, APP
ril 81. He had lived for many years
in Westbrook and was devoting his
entire attention to, the fraternity. He
is survived by wife, two sons and two
daughters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
Maine Gossip
The Kid Has Gone to the CoIors.

CIV. M. Herschell, in The Indianapolis
News.)
The Kid has gone to the Colors
And we don't know what to say;
The Kid we have loved and cuddled
Stepped out for the Flag today.
We thought him child, baby
with never care at all,
But his country called him man-siZe
And the Kid has heard the call
He paused to watch the recruiting,
Where, fired by the fife and drum,
He bowed his head to Old Glory
And thought that it whispered: Comet
The Kid, not being Stacker,
Stood forth with patriot-joy
To add his name to the roster
And God, we're proud of the boy!
The Kid has gone to the Colors;
1t seems but a little while
Since he drilled school boy army
In truly martial style.
But now he's man. soldier,
And we lend him listening ear,
For his heart is a heart all loyal,
Unscourged by the curse of fear.
His dad, when he told him. shuddered.
His MOTHERHOOD bless her!-cried;
Yet, blest with a mother-nature.
She wept with a mother-pride.
But he whose old shoulders Strengthened
Was grandfather memory ran
To years when he, too. youngster,
d
Thirteen Bangor nurses are ready
for war duty. They have been en-
rolled by Mrs. Ida Washburn, super
intendent Of the Eastern Maine Gen.
eral hospital and have been accepted
as Red Cross nurses for the naval re-
serve. Their examinations have been
completed and they are now awaiting
call from the War Department. Under
the regulation governing the employ
ment Of the Red Cross in time of war,
issued by the secretary of war, lin
dividuals of the American Red Cross,
upon being accepted for duty by the
secretary Of war In time of war or
when war Is imminent shall from the
date Of such acceptance be subject to
the orders Of the proper military au-
thorities."
On last Saturday evening a supper
was served the boys Of Company A
of Dexter by Belvidere Lodge. x. of
P. The supper was at the orders hall
and included fun roster Of the Off
GERS and the enlisted men. The sing
ing Of patriotic songs by the guards
men was a feature Of the social hour.
Added to the list Of Names long
welded couples are Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Howard Richardson of GoodaIe's Cor
ner, Orrington. On April 20 they OBJ
served their golden wedding anniver-
sary at the home of their daughter
Mrs Mapley H. Perkins, State street,
Bangor. A party Of relatives gath
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

cred at the Perkins home on that oc-
casion. Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson were
married in Bangor but have lived in
Orrington for the past 20 years. There
are five children, six grandchildren
and one great-grandchiid and many
Of them were present at the reunion.
Charles A. Tilton, one Of South
Portland's oldest and most respected
citizens quietly celebrated his 80th
birthday at his home this week Mr..
Tilton was born in Jackson, Me-, and
resided there until he was II years Of
age and since that time he has lived
in Portland and South Portland. He
married Arabine J. Bartlett Of West
port on Nov. s, 1863, who died some
years ago. He has one son and two
daughters
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
Dutch Boy
Salem
White-Lead

is so fine that by actual test it will
sift thru silk screen having 1900
meshes to the square inch.
Pure linseed oil holds the particles
OF Dutch Boy Whitehead together
inseparably when dried on the build
ing. Then this paint is a weather.
proof protection and a mantle of
beauty for your house.
1t may be tinted any color desired.
For years it will remain smooth as
when applied. 1t will not crack nor
scale. 1t is rooted to your buildings.
Come to our headquarters for
good materials.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-17

Fred Rooster wen to Sioux Falls
Tuesday morning by way of Arlington.
Rev. Paul Roberts goes to Bruce to-
morrow where in the evening he de-
livers the commencement address to
the Bruce high school.
James Greig, Of the Brookings
Creamery, visited over Sunday and
Monday at the MarQuedt farm in Lake
county, between Rutland and Went
worth. He reports that crop conditions
are good down that way, except being
a little slow.
There will be 5000 members Of the
Black and Yellow Trail Highway asso-
citation in two months, according to
present indications. The various
booster meetings a, different points
along the B. and Y. have resulted in
large numbers Of automobile owners
joining the movement, the object Of
which is to ecure federal aid in build
ing up the Black and Yellow Trail.
Reports from various sections of the
Black and yellow Trail indicate that
much work is being commenced to i'm
prove the highway and prepare it for
the heavy travel that is beginning and
which will continue throughout the
summer. The first auto enroute from
Chicago to Yellowstone National Park
Went over the trail last week, and from
now on the number will increase
rapidly.
Mothers Day at the NJ. E. church is
reported to have been a success there
being over m hundred and fifty
mothers in the congregation. The GEN.
ter section of the auditorium was fill
ed and the mothers had to sit with the
sons and daughters in order that all
might be accommodated. Sermon,
music and all arrangements were made
in harmony with the occasion. Each
mother present was given a carnation.
5. NJ. Sawyer, formerly branch man
ager for the Whiting Manufacturing
Co, of Chicago, in this state for Sapo.
has severed his business relations with
that company, and is now engaged in
the sale and placing OF agents of the a.
b. c. hog Ciler in the whole state. Mr..
Sawyer is a son of one of the earliest
homesteaders in the county and was
raised in the eastern part, north of Elk
ton. He also was one of the boys in
company X, first South Dakota volun-
teors and served during the war in the
Philippines.