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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13
BEWARE SEED SW|NDLERS,
WARNING TO WHEAT GROWERS
y s. department of Agriculture Cautions Farm
ers Against Extravagant Claims of Seed Pro-
NOTES.-The Branched Head Wheats.

washington, D. c., Sept. ia warn
ing TO American farmers not to he
missed In their zeal for increased whea.
pi oducton. into planting abnormallv
high priced seed for which extray,v.r,
Gains are made. has just been issued
.! the United States Department Of
Agriculture.
wheat is attracting, at the present
time' greater attention than perhaps
ever before, owing to it's comparative
scarcity and high price and the neces-
sity OF sowing large acreage this fall ;,
says the department statement. "a.
might be expected, therefore. various
persons are offering TO the public. va
rieties that they describe as far SUPER
ior to the kinds now being grown
Itese varieties are usually given some
catchy name and extravagant claims
are made for them.
An example of this kind is the AL
aska, or seven headed wheat that was
exploited a few years ago. The hack.
ers of this wheat did nor ee, very CO..
with IL, however. as the Post Once
department issued a fraud order and
tEelr business came TO a standstill.
This type of wheat having A large
hranched head has been offered at high
prices TO the people Of this country
many times under one name or an
other. Records concerning it go back
more than hundred years. Just now
another exploitation is threatening I'M
der the name Titanic This type Of
wheat with brarched heads should be
left strictly alone by the farmers of
the country.
"A favorite scheme employed by
trose having wheat for sale for which
trey wish to obtain exorbitant prices
is to claim that their variety requires
nut small amount of seed per acre
a peck Of seed. twenty pounds and a
half hushel per acre, are amounts fire.
prently mentioned OF course the
claims of minimum yields from these
small seedlings are not suhstantiated
NJ fact. Only on dry lands or under
very special conditions is the seeding
OF as little as even 45 pounds per acre
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13

Edward Lancaster Of New Britain.
Conn, has arrived at Bay View cot
tdge for his vacation.
MISS Farnham of Augusta is the
guest of her niece. Miss Estella Par
sons, al the Parsons cottage.
MISS Frances Simpson Of Hartford
Conn, is late arrival and is spend :
ire her vacation at the Simpson cot :
tage.
Mrs. Stella Wood Grif1ths Of Cum
herland Mills is expected this week
and vii, OCCUPY Lookout I.odg.
through the month Of September.
Judge S. S. Lancaster OF Augusta
joined his family for the weekend at
Bay View cottage.
The last bridge whist was hold at
the cosino on Monday evening Fight
Il blos were in use. Everybody re-
ceived prize. Mrs. Edward H. Bon
Mill of Boston was the hostess.
William Henry Hall is guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Bracewel at their
cottage.
A. r. Farnham and family Of Rich
mond, have arrived and are occupying
their cottage for late vacation.
Mrs. Wolf and daughter Miss Kath-
crime Wolf Of Philadelphia are guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Miller ., their
cottage.
Miss Nurple and her sister, Mrs.
Kicker. Of Newark, n. J.. have re-
turned 10 the Island and will occupy
the Nurrle cottage through the month
O. Septemter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13
BANGOR BOY WRITES
FROM BATTLE FRONT

How q German observation balloon was
destroyed by the Are of the allied anu-air
craft guns on the western battle front,
is told by Loren Conlogue. Bangor
soldier serving with the Canadian over
seas forces, in a letter written to his
mother. Mrs George NJ. Coniogue Of No.
l5s Center street. says the Commercial
The letter. which is dated Aug. 3. and
written from Somewhere in France"
says:
Dear Mother: As I have the chance.
I will write you a few lines. II hss
been raining here for about week and
there is lots Of mud. This place 10 all
cut up so you know how much mud
there is. We have had pretty good
weather all summer. ] was back TO 4
village the other day and they were cut
ting rye and the wheat is almost ready
to cut. They are digging potatoes, There
is a very good crop of everything So
we will have lots TO eat. l guess.
There has been lots OF hghtiag hero
the last few days and lots OF Smelling.
but we are right here two to one and
some times more. We take few pris-
oners every day and some days largo
numbers OF them.
There are lots of small men among
them that look :. they had a hard tins
of it, They are sure getting sick of this
war and the sicker they get the bet
ter.
They brought one Of the German bal
looms down today. II came down all n
fame Of fire There are Two or thre-
men in them. watching whore the shc'Is
hurst.
They brought it dowr with an a~r,.-
plane.
SHIELDED for Hours
We are sta.ins in a valley or hole.
At night the shells 60 over fer hours
but they cannot seem to find us TIC
other day they were watching US from tho
their hallooes and sent some shells over
from big guns. They tried to set tho
range and we got out OF there. We
made them vacte few shells all ri-ht.
We have large balloons up all day
fastened by cable, ard watching the
German lines We can look each way
in thnir country and signal 10 the h;C
gurs by telephone where to shoot We
will have 10 keep on Until thev know
they are beater ard cult 7 an weW AMI
will write again soon. Tell the Hrl 90
write as a letter is very cheering Low,
to all.
Loren conioEue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13

OF wheat advisable. On nearly all Of
the wheat lands of the country il is
more profitable to SOW from a bushel
TO two bushels of seed per acre than
to SOW less than a bushel.
The United States Department of
Agriculture has shown in previous
publications that the claims Of maxi
mum yields obtained from sowing one
or two, pecks to the acre Of the wheat
known as Stoner, Miracle, or Marvel
Gus are not substantiated by expert
ments. Safe rules to follow in the
case Of all wheats for which such
claims are made are first to SOW as
much as has been found profitable
with other varieties in the neighbor-
mood, and second, not to pay high
prices for the seed.
Radical claims Of high Yields are
made for some varieties of wheat. II
is not uncommon in advertising a new
variety for an INSCRIPTIONS or un:n-
formed promoter to claim Yields four
or FIVE times that Of the average Weld
of the country. Claims as high as Is
or more times the average yield have
been made in special cases. Such
claims are absurd and no one need be
misled by them. A well-bred variety
in the section to which it is adapted
may yield a few bushels more than the
varieties being commonly grown. Very
seldom. indeed. can a doubling of the
yield be expected.
Buying seed grown at great dis
lance from home is another thing that
wheat growers should be on their guard
against. No wheat grown and bred for
California conditions, for instance, no
matter how good for California. has
been found adapted to the country east
Of the Rockies. California adapted
wheats do not succeed east Of that
State. Neither would the wheats
adapted to the Atlantic coast or the
Mississippi Valley succeed in Califor-
MIA. In short. homegrown seed should
be- used unless the State Agricultural
experiment station or the United States
Department Of Agriculture advises
otherwise"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13
CHINESE PUZZLES
Are Proving Federal Board Shipping
Blanks.
Oath Times. Sept. 1O)

a batch of blanks that are a good
deal like Chinese puzzle has been re-
ceived by each and every concern in
Bath that receives coal by way of
harges and tugs. These blanks are
sent out by the Federal Shipping
Board and contain a series of ques-
tions to he answered: also places for
information regarding the barge
business, the upshot of the whole af-
fair being An effort on the part of
the shipping board TO figure out lust
how they can merge the whole fleet
Of tugs and barges into one and run
them regardless of who they belong
TO FOR the purpose of moving the
necessary coal in a short time. AS
Is we'll known to everybody. coal is
loaded at Philadelphia. Perth Am
boy, Baltimore and some other near
by points. Each of the companies
that operate out OF these places has
its own tugs and barges and natur-
ally when tug is loaded up with
string Of its own barges from say
Philadelphia, IT would not be like
~ TO take on any from any other
port. The plan now is to have the
ocean going tugs keep on the ocean
are ready they are to be brought on
by harbor tugs and left for the big
ones 70 pick up and take along. n
a tug has a barge for Providence,
one for New Bedford and one for
Boston. 1t is intended 70 have Il
drop the first one at the mouth of
Narragansett bay, the second of the
entrance TO the broad sound and then
10 come along to Boston with the
third. On arrival there the tug will
probably fnd some barges to 20 back
and will make quick shift and re-
turn. leaving its >loaded barge TO he
taken into port by harbor tug In
this way, IL the ship board plans go
through, II is figured that they can
save lot Of time all around and can
work the harges back and forth much
more quickly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13
@ . s.$ Les
VINEGAR [ !

plCTURE many small piles
J. O.; perforated lead disks
O. he above design but six
inches in diameter. Call the
disks buckles because they
resemble the shoe buckles of
Colonial days. Imagine the
fumes Of weak acetic acid
(vinegar) and carbor;c acid
gas passing thru the holes in
The buckles for more than
three months, finally turning
the blue lead white all thru.
The whitehead is ground
a-d Washed to snow-white
c,canness. Then, mixed to a
paste with pure linseed oil, it
is racked in steel containers.
You now have a fair idea
a how
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13
ALMA.

F. B. Coombs of Lisbon. Maine. was
in town Thursday.
The news reached here Saturday of
the death of Miss Mary E. Hilton Of
Campello. Mass. She was formerly of
Alma.
Mr. and Mrs. T. n. Aver, Jr., went
to Portland Thursday.
H. B. Hanna of Lewiston was in
town Friday.
a. T. Martin and family Of Gardiner
was in town Friday
Mrs. Ralph l.. Jackson and little son
Robert left Monday for Canonsburs
Pa. after spending the summer at
Parsons Bend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13

Tuesday. Sept. (. President G. IT.
Gardner of the Farmers Cnion attend
ed a meeting of the kittcry Farmers
Union TO confer with them relative 70
business matters. Said Union was or
gained April 90 1917. with twelve
CHARTER members. entering at once into
active business. Soon after being or
ga nized they bought what was the old
Grange hall, converting same into
store, and today they have one ~ the
best stores of any Of the Unions In the
state, with membership OF l65 loyal
men behind the business. Mr. A. e.
Gunnison, young man OF progressive
ideas is the manager and he Is demon
strating that by the application Of bus
mess principles the business 81 the
farmer, by the farmers and for tho
farmers can be made beneficial TO them.
He claims within the next six months
they will have three hundred members.
On Wednesday evening an organiza-
ton was formed at Casco with twelve
members TO start. This Union also
started in business by placing their
order for grain and other supplies.
On the following Thursday evening
q meeting was held with the York
county Farmers Union at WATERFORD
to encourage them TO get into business.
thereby. showing to their members
that they might derive great BENEFITS
through this Organization. After q
thorough discussion. the money was
raised by the members taking more
stock, thereby. furnishing capital TO
1n-f
their orders for supplies for said
House.
The prospects are that a large ware
house will be built at Waterfalls this
fall for the handling Of supplies for
the locals throughout the State.
Many large warehouses are being
built by the different unions IN the
State for their accommodations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13
SQUIRREL ISLAND

The Squirrel Island Athletic Associ-
alton has decided on fete week next
season to be from Aug. 25 to Aug. 81
inclusive, Fete day coming on the last
day Of the month.
Harry Hines Of Newark. n. j., is
late arrival and is guest at 'Happe-
daise" cottage.
Attorney Woart Lancaster and MS
sister. Miss Stephena Lancaster OF
New York City have been spending
week with their mother. Mrs. s.. S.
Lancaster at Bay View cottage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13
MISERABLE FROM
STOMACH TROUBLE
Fell Wretched Until He Started
To Take "Fruit-a-tives"
ssi Champlain St. Montreal.

For two years. I was a miserable
rerer from rheumatism and Stomach
rrout.e ! Rad frequent Dizzy Spells.
ard WHEN took food felt wretched
ara sleepy. | suffered from Rheu-
-st.sm dreadfully. with pains in my
ts-ka1d Joints, and my hands swollen
A friend advised Fruit "a -tives" and
fror the outset. they did me good
Arer the first box. | ielt I was getting
ve. and can truthfully say that
rr8'-s-tives IL the only medicine
,-a' ee.ped me LOUIS LABRIE.
tar a hoN $ for $3.50. trial size, Csc.
.l'aI dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit
. '-.e Limited. Ogdensburg, y. Y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13

There is no need for YOU 70 go through
another day Of corn agony. But be sure
E0u GET "Gets-ft'. Accept nothing else.
Tor remember. there Is positively moth
lng else rs good "Gets-It" never irritates
INC i've flesh. never makes the toe sore.
lol -an 20 about as usual with work
Or PLAY while "Gets-It, the magic, does
the work Then the corn peels right
~ Ike a banana skin. and leaves the
zoe as smooth and cornfree as your
lalm Never happened before. did Il?
Guess not
Get bottle OF "Gets-It' today from
hnF drug store, yon need pay no more
,hsn sc or sent on receipt Of price by
La wrencs & Co. Chicago. Ill.
sold IN Augusta and recommended AZ
tne worlds best corn remedy BY Arthur
e'reault. John Coughlin. P. J. Begin
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13
W|NSL0W

The annual Winsiow Grange Fair
will be held at the hall in that town on
October 9 and 10. A fine premium list
has been arranged for the events and
it is expected that the fair will be bet
ter this year than ever.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13

Keel for a five-masted schooner was
stretched last week at the Percy &
Small yard at Bath. The four-mast-
ed schooner now on the stocks is near
ing completion and will probably go
overheard the last Of the month. She
will be named Annie G. Ross.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13
The End Of
Your corns

PAN STOPS at Once-Corn Lifts
Oh Clean.
There IA nothing in the world like
Fc's.lt f5r corns Just apply IL ac-
eor1iug - directions the pain stops At
ne and then the corn lifts off as clean
's thistle. m fuss. no bother. no
.7rg'r Getsit YOU know is safe.
M."inGs have used f. more than all 9TH
.r CORN remedies combined. and il never
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13
No Humbug!
Lift off Corns
Doesn't hurt 4 bit to Ift q
corn or calIus off with fingers.

q Ac" Sciits SOV CdU
get a small bottle of the
magic drug freezone recent
ly discovered by a cincin-
natl man.
Just ask at any drug
store for a small bottle Of
freezone. Apply a few
drops upon a tender. aching
corn and instantly. yes, i'm
mediately. all soreness dis.
appears and shortly you Will
And the corn or callus so
loose that you lift It out,
root and all with the fingers.
Just think. Not one bit
OF pain before applying
freesone or afterwards. II
doesn't even irritate the
surrounding skin.
Hard corns. soft corns or
corns between the toes. also
hardened caIluses on bottom
Of feet. Just seem to shrivel
up and fall of without hurt
ing particle. II IL ainnogt
magical.
Ladies'! Keep q tiny bot
tie on your dresser and
corn or calius ache twice
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-13
Dutch Boy
Salem
Whitehead

For further infor.
wl4dn about Dutch
Boy VII Lead.
consuli"clr painter
or paint dealer or
write for booklet.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

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at the following rates:
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OUR BATTLE HYMN.

In another column is an excellent and
inspiring article by a corporal in the
Headquarters Troop of the 101st U. S.
Cavalry The writer is too modest to
mention his name, but he undoubtedly
represents the highest type Of Chris
tian soldier in Camp Hancock And
fortunately there are many of his kind
in Camp Hancock men who are deep
ly concerned about the higher things of
fe-who are entering this struggle
houyed ND by the finest of Ideals,
strengthened by the purest of self-sac-
rifice, if need be.
His suggestion is an excellent one.
No hymn is more universally sung.
No hymn rings with the martial spirit
as does coward, Christian Soldiers"
There is a dignity, a sweep of majesty
in the setting that enraptures and en-
mobiles any soul the least bit responsive
to emotion. We have heard it sung
by 10000 people, and the effect was
tremendous. 1t has been sung in our
hearing by small gatherings and never
does it fail to impart yirility and a
challenge to the hottest of impulses.
We heartily endorse the suggestion
that it. he made the Battle Hymn of
America" even though two English
men wrote the words and music. Rev,
S. Barring Gould is the author of the
verses and Sir Arthur Sullivan. whose
name has been immortalized in the
Engllsh-spealling world, gave us the
lofty cadences and soul inspiring har-
monies What could be more fitting
now that we are linked arm in arm with
our cousins across the sea, than to
adopt from them what is undoubtedly
the greatest martial song known
among the speaking race.
What do you think about it? Write
to the editor expressing your thoughts
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
Onward Christian Soldiers
"The Battle Hymn Of America
WHY NOT?
WHY NOT?

America, foremost in the vanguard
of the worlds civilization, has chaI-
l1onged the great Teutonic powers as
to whether might or right shall for
ever rule the nations of the world. We
have joined hands with the allied en-
tente ana agreed that every ounce of
American Drawn, skill, resources, men
and blood shall be consecrated to the
great cause of Democracy, and that
nothing shall be left undone TO bring
victory and peace to mankind.
Soldiers of America! Soldiers Of De-
nocracy everywhere We have a gil
gantic task before us. Do you believe
that it can be done in our own
strength? Maybe it can, but even the
kaiser in his hypocriticaI diabolicaI
way has seen that he has run his race
and for over two years has been say
ing, q Me ind Gott.' He has seen how
helpless he has been in his own
strength but has been too conceited to
catch the right spirit of request. Let
America then take the cue from it's
Is ~eat deiiverer Of the Civil War, Abra-
ham Lincoln, and answer, mo, not as
we would have God be with us, bCt
rather as we would be with Cod
Our great president has outlined
Americas policy and declared to the
Teutonic powers that we seek nothing
but justice TO the oppressed ana an as
surance Of Everlasting Peace, with the
downfall of Autocracy. Can those
words mean anything but that we have
la righteous cause-that we are the in
piration of our allies that we are in
q war for world freedom-that we are
the reserve forces of the Almighty sent
forth to struggle for weary brothers in
arms. who for over three years have
stayed the onrush of a diaboiical, God
forsalSen foe Can those words mean
anything but that we are the last final
mighty blow, called on by the very God
Himself to bring inspiration and new
courage to the battle-worn hosts of
Righteousness?
Do we not, therefore, need a battle
hymn that Characterizes the cause for
which we fight and give our very lives
and fortunes for it's victory. Can it
better be expressed than by that old
familiar marching hymn of:
Onward, Christian Soldiers!
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A Sons Letter to His Father

Here is a fine, manly letter, full of
heart and free of cant, which / saw
the other day in an Isle of Wight news
paper and would like to pass on to
my readers.
Thousands of Americas young men
ARE now entering upon the stern reali-
ties of army life, and thousands of
fathers are bidding them goodbye
with choking throats. 1t may help a
bit to read this clean, strong, sound
youths last words. He was Killed in
action shortly after writing them.
The business of being a father is
quite the most complex and difficult
of all the tasks that come to men, and
to get such letter as this must be to
any father a sweet reward,
ITO my Father;
This is a final message for you to
read when / am dead. There will be
so little else-just the brief official no
LITIGATION, THE secretary of war regrets
X may be a belated letter or two,
speaking only of the small happen
ings of the day; perhaps the tale of
a brother officer as to how I fell; be-
Iyond that, nothing. And therefore,
now, beforehand / say farewell.
There is no need of many words.
But l want first to thank you as your
son. You have been to me the best
father fellow could wish / want to
thank you for the gift of clean and
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
THE SPIRIT OF 1917.

Awake! and do not q Stacker" be,
Come forward and do your bit;
Heed the cry from across the sea,
Keep the torch of Freedom lit,
Fight for your affairs and your fires.
God and Your native land
Crush their "Kultur'' for evernore.
For God and Country and Justice
stand.
Awake! and let Liberty's song prolong,
DO not hide and a coward be;
Let not your name be classed among
The "slackers'' of history.
Awake! from your dream of Peace
Erase from your heart all fear,
DO not let Hun boast and brag
Awake! and fight whilst dangers near.
Awake! We SONS of America
List to the call of Fife and Drum
Garry the emblem Of Liberty
Ger the sea to the barharous Hun
The Spirit of your Forefathers calls to
Thee
While the cruel Invader .overruns
The many lands across the sea.
Let Liberty like fabled Phoenix soar
While iHnocents cry out in shame;
Let them hear oar cannons roar
And the Prussian eagle tame.
Rise again, We minute men of yore.
Crush their cursed Song of Hate;
Awake and let them feel our might
For the morrow may be too late.
FRANCIS A. CONWAY. Battery 3.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
PEDIGREE OF GOVERNMENT MULE.

Shortly after new administra ton took
over a well known Western Railway, a
great number of claims were preferred
against the company on account of horses
and cattle being killed along the line in
Texas, Not only that, but it appeared
that every animal killed invariably figured
in the claims presented as being Of the
best blood in Texas.
The claims finally became so numerous
and the majority SO unreasonable, that
one day the president of the road became
much excited while discussing the situa-
tion with one of the roads attorneys.
''De you know" he exclaimed, bringing
down his fist on the desk by way of en-
phasis, 81 have reached the conclusion
that nothing in Texas so improves live
stock as crossing it with locomotive. -
New Idea.