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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

when considered broadly. We are
confident that the good will be fully
offset by resulting evil, in spite Of the
caution Immediately sounded by ex-
perienced agriculturists. because agri-
cultural papers do not prevail largely
where the greatest harm will be ac-
complished.
Our friend advises us that the coun-
try is at war. engaged in a stupendous
task for which 1t is unprepared. We
agree that the nation is unprepared
for war after three years of certainty
that war could not be avoided. Nor
have we any assurance of progress in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19
Editors Letter Box
A "OisiIIusioned" Friend.

Editor kennebec journal:
In your issue Of May 18th you printed
a communication which sent to you, and
made it the subject Of extended editorial
comment which / read with perplexity;
for / failed to make your reasoning
square with the rules of logic.-anti-
auated, perhaps.-which / had been
taught. When 1 began to read the edi-
torial and found myself referred to as
'.our friend" / was pleased; to recognize
myself later as Towering branch OF
wisdom seemed 30 fiattering as to arouse
a suspicion of sarcasm; later, l became
wise guy lawyer, and my complacency
was on the run; and when, further on.
read that my position Ito anyone who
knowns anything at all about it, Is too
unreasonable to give serious censidera-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19
Maine Gossip
Who Is the Man?

nv Elizabeth Powers Merrill)
Who is the man that dares to stand
Against a hundred thousand strong!
Who is the man who in earth's band
Is ready with the sword or song
Who is the man who fears not men
But trusts in his convictions true
Whose primal instincts are as Wneh
The world was young-the world was
new!
Who is the man whose red blood flows
A little quicker than the rest,
Who gains from forest and from rose
The life that pulsates in his breast!
Who is the man who still retains
The ancient virtues of the race
Yet has the knowledge of the world,
That helps him meet men race 10 race
Who Is the man who dares to say
What he believes on That or This.
Who reckons not of time or day.
OF low or woe, or pain or bllsS!
Who is the man that coWards rear
When rises talk of right or wrong!
Who is the man the nations near
That all men notice mid the throng.
Who is the man that is man
A man that all the People trust!
Who broader is than party-span
Who does his best because ne must!
Who is the man who loves the Good
In man or child or state or race,
Who would pour out his very blood
To give ali men their rghtful place
WHO IS THE MAN!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19
Our Modest Respects.

A "disillusioned' friend comes
back" He Is convinced that zone of
US Is wrong" and in that we fully con-
cur. He clings to his barter" as
charac terizing the farmers position,
and puts on all the coats in sight. pre-
sumably because of the ASSUMPTION
that ne is the only opponent of our
contention for justice for the country's
CONNIE rcial football, the farmer He
should he "disillusioned" in that con-
never could understand and we
think HE could
our friend seems to he acerieyed
because Of reference to "bonehead adj
Nisefs ana We hasten to 'disiilision''
him again and to assure him that his
position on the stage did not occur to
US when dicta ting the objectionable
sentence. At the moment we held a full
hand OF letters from such sources as
New York City. some of them eaiIv
printed IN colors as the product of
me national Food Gardens for Pale
ftoplc.' on some thing of that sort and
living as much false advice to the in
cxpef .cnced as could vel no crowded
on paper. In fact the cock-sure man
n"r ~ which any number OF writer's
"'t out l." instruct the farmer and to
encourage the inexperienced 90 start
t..TmtrG IL
ON mat. there seems to be popular
conception that the less ii man prac
ticcs agriculture the more he l>novs
about it. And we are confident tb,t
we campaign To enlist everybody in
GARDENING will be productive of = bic
crop OF individuals who will admit
next fall, that they know far less about
iarmihg than they thought thew did
'his Spring. We do not know wheth-
CT or not our critic is gardening this
spring. but his advice to plant in the
Spring. IL at all. is good. We hone he is
sure of his ground
some or those who are waving their
arms and shouting go To it,, In ev-
'rybody that can secure piece of
li"u' shouid read an article by DR.. G.
NJ iwitchell in this weeks Maine
farner He gives in part letter
from man who has about exbausted
us savings In farm, seed and fertiI
Ter has laid out a big stunt for three
rugged. experienced farmers through
out the season-and now asks advice
from DIR. TwitchelI. frankly adni++inc
'"'t !, Is MS hrst venture in agricul-
ture but he has been told that il navs
and that he can do 1t. He is probably
an eieht-hour day man from the citv
with the notion that ANY fool can
farm This man has gone ahead. be-
fore asking competent advice. and
bought seed and fertilizer for five
acres Of potatoes, two acres of beans.
J l-2 acres Of garden vegetables, one
half acre OF peas ("for IA miIy useD
and other things which we do not re-
can. and has purchased 1000 straw
berry plants and 100 apple trees for
setting. Now he thinks he should have
n competent man for month ito get
him started"
To our knowledge there are anv
number of other victims Of city ignor-
ance and real estate dealers. the direct
product Of the governments ill-ad-
vised and badly managed drive for
food gardens.
Our aggrieved friend Immediately
pronounces the first and worst verdict
that comes to his mind upon us
"traitor"-bccause we have dared to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

We call all graphic defamers Of
TINS ilve-wire town"to' note that a Man
chester meeting on Tuesday night raised
so.2O IN 10 minutes, for Y. NJ. c. A.
unit IN the army camps. and that another
$4,000 is to be added forthwith. Come to
Observation-Disclosures Union
1nasmuch as we contributed our
mite for $4,000 institution in lii old
Augusty, we're gonna keep out of
Manchester until that other $4,000 is
raised
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

The brewers are doing everything
possible to belittle the importance of
wartime prohibition, but the retail
expenditures on drink for one wear
would take up the two billion dollar
bond issue which has just been Of
fered to the public. There is nothing
which can break the back of this
naked fact
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

Ihat ordinarily astute editor-farmer.
Chad of the kennebec Journal, complains
that mus early in tn season he has
NOW at midday. Here's evidence that
Chad made mistake when he neglected
to close the bargain that would have in
stalled US as his hired man for the sea-
son. we may have our weak points as
a farmland, but we never got the habit
of sleeping on the haymow at midday
Biddeford Journal.
'Smatter, Deak, aint We got no hay
NOV?
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Those Late Celebrations

$50 your boy is entering college this
fall. You're sending him to your own al
ma mater. I SUPPOSE
Not on your life! There are too many
traditions clustered about my name in the
old place / wouldn't care to have my
boy try to initiate some of the stunts
did when was a student"
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COMING EVENTS

June 13-14-Annual session of the Maine
Conference of Unitarian churches, Au-
gusta.
July 9-13-Annual conferences Of Super
intendents of schools and Secondary
school principals, Castine.
July 16-August 2-State Summer schools
for Teachers. Castine, Pennington and
Machias
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

Mr.. Redfields proposition for farmers
to build fish ponds and start to raising
fish. is so silly that it is hard to believe
it authentic.-Portland Press.
Sat 50? Now we thought it the
brightest CLEAN emanating from Little
Red Wing in long time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

The Chicago Board of Trade has
prohibited dealing in wheat futures"
At the point of retribution these
bloodsuckers hope to escape by going
part way in meeting popular demand.
IL is a contemplate pretense, now
will the federal government let them
get away with it?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

Just think Of it, Submarines which we
might have bought being sold to Chill!
Offers from the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany to deliver standard destroyers by
July ], and thereafter two week, re-
Jected because Daniels thought them un-
necessary! Every act shows incapacity.
Will nothing lead the President to remove
Herald.
Wouldn't he be rather inconsistent if
he did?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

OF course Europe is now the
bloodiest, wickednest, place in the
world, but we witnessed a harrowin'
scene in Farmin'dale, this morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

John D. Rockefeller's subscription for
So,oOo,OV0 worth of bonds of the Liberty
Loan is the largest single individual sub
scription yet announced. Now who will
g ahead of Mr.. Observation-Disclosures
Globe.
We can't bother to even consider the
proposition seriously until we get this
potato planting off our mind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

Brussiloff is on again.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

Who would pour out his very biooa
To give all men their rightful Place
WHO IS THE MAN!
Not all of the heroes are enrolled
in the naval coast patrol nor yet IN
the regular army, says the Portland
Press. Two Pemaquid Beach fisher
men. Capt. Oren McClain and Capt.
Ernest Wells, clearly showed that fact
the other morning by a brave act per
formed by them while entering this
port. They were coming up through
the harbor in the gray dawn and when
close to the breakwater sighted bit
of color afloat just ahead of them
Can't. Wells was on lookout and he
hailed the bridge and reported his dis
coyery. The man at the wheel shifted
his head in such a way as to come up
close to whatever it was. On coming
closer both men We're surprised al
most out Of their boots to see the
Stars and Stripes floating in the water,
attached to pole as If it was all that
was left Of some brave craft. Steering
close to the floating pole, Capt. Wells
was enabled to make a grab for it.
He missed his reckoning, however,
and plunged head first into the water.
He went down once, but when he
came up he came up under the flag
pole and bore 1t aloft In triumph as
he began to cog paddle. Capt. Nc
Claim swung the boat around and was
soon alongside. He seized his ship
mate by the arm and dragged both
him and the flag safely on board 1t
proved to be a yacht ensign and it
o1,
of Saturday night had twisted it out OF
the stern of some boat left at anchor
in the upper harbor. with the flag left
fving. The two bold heroes brought
the flag ashore and it is at No. 40
Portland pier. safe and sound and dry
by this time, waiting for its owner to
appear.
Strange that this fellow didn't hustle
after that bail. according to the way
the item reads! Get 1t?
Frank Joost was before Judge II. w.
Stewart this week on the charge
of single sale Of liquor. He was
fined $50 ard costs and given 80 days
in the Knox county Jail in Rocllland
and in default Of BAIL was to serve
another thirty days. At this writing
he had not secured bail.-Camden
| item.
| May Is to May 20 is the anniversary
| of the capture and destruction of Fall
| mouth (ancient Portland) which occur
red May 1920 1890. in what is called
the second Indian war which the town
experienced. when It was attacked by
| force Of 500 French and Indians. The
| settlers made a stubborn resistance and
after a fierce engagement on MunJoy
! Hill. in which Lieut.. Clark and 13 men
were killed. they took refuge in Fort
! I,oyal. to which the enemy laid siege,
May IS, capturing it after five days.
The men who survived. including the
commander of the garrison. Capt. Da-
Wis, were taken to Canada as prisoners.
There's story that an automo-
bilist running through Damariscotta
in the night recently complained
| that the bridge over one of the streams
was rather shaky and very slippery,
relates the Bath Times. The selectmen
denied it and so they went back and
inspected it. To their surprise they
found that the automobilist hadn't
crossed the bridge at all He had
gotten out of the road and had crossed
the stream on the back of the spring
run of alewives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

IOING WEST-3.04 A. NJ,
except Monday, Portland
and Boston; 6.3S A. M.
Lewiston, Pennington,
Rockla Portland, Bos-
ton, Montreal and Que
hec. GIG A. NJ, Bruns-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

N. E. o. r., kENNE6Ec LODGE, NO
PSI. meets in G. A. K. hall the first and
third Tuesday evenings of each month
at 7.30 o'clock.
WILLIAM H. LYNCH. Warden.
MRS. EMMA F. HOWE, Rec. Sec
B. L. NICHOLAS. Fin. Sec.
tn th-sat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

CAPITAL GRANGE, NO. 24s, p. OF n.
Meetings I'd and 4th Saturday evenings
of each month at G. A. r.. hall
CHAS. G.. CROWELL, w. NJ,
MRS. EMMA F. HOWE, Sec.
tu-th-sat,tf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-19

COURT PINE TREE NO. 20, FOR.
esters of America, meets in Golden Cross
hall, the first and third Thursdays of
each month at 8 o'clock.
EVERETT A. GARLAND, Chief Ranger
FRED w. HEFFERNAN. Treas
JOHN ]. WHITE, Fin. Sec
IS Child st.
may23-tu-th-sat.1yr
Evening journal., 1917-12-18

present at the meeting Of the previous
month.
Mr.. Edward Ladley. cashier. has sent
out from the Citizens National Bank
checks for s5,3O7i3 Ia those persons
who had the Chrismtas savings cards
during the past year. Two hundred
and three persons had cards.
Mrs. George Janvier left yesterday
for New York, from which place she
will sail for the canal zone to visit
her daughter. Mrs. John Brown.
The Hon. Thomas n, Rawllns, Of
Seaford, and the Rev. W. Kay Lord,
Of Wilmington, were at the Presby-
terrain Church on Sunday morning
speaking on behalf Of the Delaware
Children's Home Society.
The pupils Of Miss Elsie Jones and
Miss Prudence Lewis rooms will give
the Christmas Cantata. "Santa's Ad-
vance Man." in the assembly room next
Thursday evening.
The Hon. Josiah Marvel, OF Whining
ton. made an address in st. Anne's p
Z. Church on Sunday morning on food
conservation.
Misses Lena and Viola Weber were
Philadelphia visitors last Week.-Mrs.
Esther Hall, who has been making her
home here for several months, ha;
gone to Elkton, Md.--Aiiss Bessie Nor
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
MIDDLETOWh PAREYT-
Teachers IN Session

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MDDLETOWN, Del. Dec. is-Thv
Parent-Teachers' Association held its
monthly meeting at the school Fri
day afternoon. The pupils OF the High
School attended the meeting, which
opened with The star Spsngled Ban
Der." A chorus Of grammar school
pupils sang star Beams Bright,
and Caroline Fouracre recited Peace
Der the Earth" After a solo, "Silent
Night" by Miss Louise Ratledge, as
sistant principal. The president, Mrs.
Ladley introduced David z. Atwell,
formerly principal Of Kenneth Square
School, who delivered a splendid adj
dress on playing the Game After
Mr.. Atwell's address Mrs. Ladley
closed the meeting by wishing all
present a merry Christmas.
The association has provided a ban
ner which will be held. by the room
having the largest number Of parents
them, and then the remaining women
were driven TO the Kurdish villages.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18

ton, Of Philadelphia, is here for
visit with her sister, Mrs. Geofse w
Lockwood-Alrs. Caroline Guile has
gone to Milford to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Moore-NIiss Josephine Bigp and
Mrs. Cuthbert 5. Green are at Aerion,
Pa, for a visit with friends Miss
Olive Lockwood, Of Wilmington, visit
cd her mother, Mrs. n. c. Lockwood,
here last week.-Mrs.. Z. Vinyard visit
ed her daughter, Mrs. TomlinsoL in
Philadelphia, last week.-Mrs.. curtis
Millman has returned TO her hone at
Woodside after visit with her
mother, Mrs. Weber-Alrs. S. Z. Hous-
ton. Miss Mary Gootee and MissA lyr-
Tie Houston have gone to Baltimore.
Nd, TO spend the winter with Mrs
Houston's daughter, Mrs. join NJ.
Naudain, and family-NIr. and Ms. s.
B. Foard and daughter, Miss susan
Foard have gone to Baltimore to spend
some time. Mrs. Foard h. gone TO a
hospital for .treatment-Nrs. George
Burge, Of the Levels. has returned
from a weeks stay at Atlantic ltty--
Mrs. NJ. A. Pleasanton is critically Ill
John B. Price is seriously III 81 his
home on East Main street.
Silk shirts for Holiday giving, $500 to
81 so. at Snellenburg's.--A
Evening journal., 1917-12-18

desolate region, tho order would be
given, KILL THESE CHRISTIAN
DOGsw and ten minutes later a bloody
heap Of bodies alone remained.
An American, now in this country,
whose word cannot be doubted, reports
having counted 10000 corpses in one
short walk from the city where be
then lived.
There was one eXception-the pretty
young girls, whose lives were spared
that they might suffer a worse fate
than death in satisfying the lust Of
the men whose hands were red with
the blood Of their people.
The testimony of eyewitness
proves that the Rivers Tigris, Euphrates,
as well as countless smaller streams
were full of the bodies Of young women
who threw themselves into the. waters
TO die rather than suffer the fate OF
the Turkish harem.
In the city of Marsovan and other
places young and beautiful Armenian
girls were SOLD FOR 81 to 81 EACH
Those Of the deported who fell by
the wayside, too weak aud heqrlsick TO
go further. were dubbed and goaded
until they dragged their bodies perhaps
a few yards on. Then. when human
nature could do no more, the officers
cursed and killed them with a blow,
or simply left them to die of starvation
and disease.
What the grown people suffered Is
beyond anything In human history, but
the little children. with their weaker
/ powers Of endurance, naturally had even
more to bear Their bodies line the
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
THE ATROCITIES IN ARMENIA!
GIRLS THROW THEMSELVES INTO RIVERS
TO ESCAPE BEING TAKEN TO HARENfS

an end to the Armenians. Germany
showed herself in full sympathy.
The fate Of the Armenians who fell
into the hands Of Kurds proved more
CHASTITY. If that were possible. but their
sufferings were of shorter duration.
The Kurds arc the mountain dwellers
Of Asia Minor. as savage a race as can
be found anywhere.
From their mountain homes they
swept down in bands to attack the
defenseless Armenlans deported to the
plains below. Outright murder seems to
have been their aim, rather than bring
ing death to the Christians by linger-
ing suffering Outrage and brutality was
the rule. The old and sick, the little
children, would be shot down or
stabbed before the eyes of the others.
their dead bodies looted Of ANYTHING
they might have managed to carrywiih
Evening journal., 1917-12-18

(This is the second Of six articles on
Che horrors in Armenia, told by an
American authority on the subject. Or.
Fred p. Haggard has spent much time
investigating the atrocities OF the Ger
man dominated Turks, and is head OF
the Armenian and Syrian relief work in
the United States.)
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
WOmen's Gloves
and Hosiery

Women's Gray Suede Cloves,
one clasp, black embroid.
erV 1.65
Adler's Chamois Gloves, one
clasp, black embroidery,
Washable White Doeskin
Gloves, black stitching, LIS
Heavy Kid Gloves, one-clasp,
tan only, self stitching, LIS
Pearl Gray Kid Gloves, with
black and white fancy stitch,
LIS
French Kid Cloves, Two clasp
in black, white, brown and
tan with self and contrasting
embroidery, 200
Pique Kid Gloves, two clasp in
black and white with self and
contrasting embroidery, 2.25
Kayser Suede Lined Silk
Gloves, two clasp with self
stitching, l.59
Novelty Silk Hose in black with
white embroidery and white
with black embroidery, 1.S5
KaySer Silk Hose, pure thread,
pure dye with patent marvel
stripe, in back, white and a
full range of street and even
ing shades. l.59l
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
Written Esuecially for THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
BY Dr. FRED +. HAGGARD,
Secretary. American Commission for
Armenian and Syrian Relief.


IN DIR. FRED =. HAGGARD,
Secretary. American Commission for
Armenian and Syrian Relief.
copyright, 1917, by the Newspaper En-
terprise AsSociatiOn.)
Armenia under the Kaiser's obedient
ally, Turkey, has suffered more from
frightfulness and organized torture,
justified under the now historic excuse
Of military necessity than Belgium,
Cerbia or Poland.
The distressed inhabitants Of Ar
menla have reached the lowest depth
of misery want and woe. One TO two
million have already died; two million
are now starving.
Many Of the latter have actually heen
reduced TO the point Of devouring
grass, or locusts gathered In handfuls,
raw and without even salt. Authentic
reports prove this to be absolutely true.
"They catch stray dogs" cables one
relief worker land like savages pounce
upon dead animals, whose flesh they
eat eagerly and without cooking
But these are the more fortunate
ones who have actually escaped from
Turkey, though they now face starva.
ton The bones Of thousands ordered
dcported from their homes whlten thu
-oals Of Asia Minoro
The policy OF military necessity" de
vised 10 eXcu Q the deportation Of thes'
O ousands Of Armenians and syrian:
from their homes. has also been used
to cloak murder and cruelty undreamed
Almost on the day war was declared
notice was served on the civilian popu-
laiion in countless cities throughout
Northeastern Turkey to geb ready 10
move on No iii. tinction was made,
often not more than a few hours
warning was given in which TO pack
up a few belongings; and the motley
crowd of Armenians and Syrians would
be started on a Journey which led to
death after horrible suffering
The details Of the indignities upon
these people thus suddenly dragged
from their homes can never be fully
realized by those not actually in touch
Nitn conditions.
In general IL was the women, chill
dren and men beyond the age for mill
tary service who suffered this fate
The men of military age. forced into
the Tl'r-ish army had still other hor-
rors reserved for them.
in countless cases which are today
a matter Of Official report, Turkish Of
ii,ials put in charge Of such deported
peoples dashed them on with whip and
baN0net point. They were pot permitted
tG stop for rest or food until they
dropped dead by the waysidc. When
ile desert was reached. or some other
Evening journal., 1917-12-18

Silk shirts for Holiday giving, $500 to
81 so. at Snellenburg's.-
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
Note the desoIate

roads Of Asia Minor, unburied prey Of
beasts and birds.
That Germany stood silent, acquies-
cent, in the background, there is no
possible question The wires TO Berlin
were open all the time these deporta-
lions were going on, and orders were
constantly being received and carried
out hv the Turkish officials.
German officers were directing the
mobilization and organization Of the
Turkish forces, and were constantly in
touch with officials in Germany, and
miqht have reported these horrible
facts.
# Germany did not actually order the
massacres at least she knew what was
happening and made no move to stop
them.
To the Turkish plan Of putting an end
to 1.-THE Armenian Question by putting