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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-13
BINGHAM

The Rehekahs will have a patrioic
entertainment at their meeting next
Tuesday evening. To roll call each
member is expected to respond. eth
err by quotation. reading or music :
Funeral services for the late William
Miller We're held Tuesday at 10 o'clock
at the home of his daughter Mrs.
Hosea Baker, Rev. T. B. HIATT Of the
Congregational church officiating. In
terment was in the village cemetery.
Mrs. c. E. Ball will entertain men,
hers Of the c. c. c. c. Wednesday.
The first meeting Of the Century Club
is to be held here the 18th at the
Fraternity Building. The hostesses
are Mrs. Edith Dinsmore and Mrs.
Annie Whitney.
Mr. and Mrs. S. ]. Whitney and Mr.
and Mrs. Erwin More are back from
their trip to the White Mountains
After visiting Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
Adams, Mrs. Pearl Wood and little
daughter have returned to Rockland
Mr.. Stoddard has begun building his
second logging camp at the foot Of
Pleasant Pond. He plans to cut birch
on Pleasant Pond Mountain and to
use log hauler to convey it to Bakers
Siding, where 1t will be shipped to this
place
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-13
Editorial Comment
When the Boys Arrive
(Boston Herald.l

It Is a pity that those in authority In
Washington are so reluctant to allow the
publication of the safe arrival of this or
that unit Of troops in France. The policy
Of mo news is good news" is far from
being satisfactory to parents and friends.
There are obvious reasons why the de-
parture of troops for the other side
should be guarded with all possible Sc
crecy, but when regiment or brigade
or a division has once reached there the
situation may we'll be viewed in another
light. There is not the remotest likeH-
hood that Berlin is in the slightest doubt
as to the number and disposition Of our
troops in France, or that any policy of
news suppression that Washington can
enforce in this country will deceive or
confuse Berlin in that matter.
It may be possible to keep German
spies in this country from sending infor-
nation to Berlin, and In that hope Ties
the justification of all possible secrecy
surrounding the sailing Of transports, but
once our troops are in France you may
be sure that Berlin knows all about it al
most as soon as Paris or Lodon does.
Why, then, the Washington policy of the
suppression OF WhdL is only the routine
news Of the war, the news that comes
close to the homes and the hearts Of the
people who are called on to support the
war with unending energy and enthusi-
asm? Nobody SENS to know 1t Is one
Of the Washington mysteries and there
are many Of them these days. No such
policy has prevailed in Canada or In the
British colonies. There the safe arrival
OF troops at their European destination
has promptly been made public.
The Washington censorship, and espec-
tally the Creel publicity bureau, deserve
all the ridicule that has been heaped upon
them, but the thing gets beyond ridicule
when a few families are allowed to
get cahlegrams from their boys who are
in certain unit and when hundreds Of the
other families that have boys in that
same unit are left in narrowing uncer-
tainty as to the safe arrival of the boys
in France.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-13
ATHENS

Mrs. Dana Cooley is on a visit to
Richmond and Hermon.
The date of the concert which was
to have been given Oct. IL has been
changed to Oct. IS in Odd Fellows
Hall. The vocalist is Mrs Marion
Drake Flanders with Mrs L. n. Ell
lingwood as pianist and Miss Pauline
Eaton Oak Of Skowhegan as reader.
The Somerset Academy orchestra will
also furnish music.
Mrs. Chester Wade Of Seattle. Wash.
is visiting friends. q
Z. L. Buol er has been in Skowhe-
ian owing t. the critical illness Of
his daughte' al~s. Daisy Russell
Harold Dunton and Mylon Elliott
have gone into logging camp for the
winter.
Miss Mabel Robinson has returned to
FER home in Skowhegan after visit
ing her uncle, Bradbury Barker and
family.
One Of the nearby events of the week
was the reception at the Harvey D.
Eaton farm about two miles out of
this village Wednesday evening in
honor of the departure Of the Junior
Volunteers who have been there dur
ing the summer. About 20 were pres
ent those from out of town including
Messrs. Sheperd and Sturtevant Of
Maine Central Institute while Mr.
Eaton, proprietor of the property was
also up from Waterville for the oc-
casion. Mrs. Marion Drake Flanders
OF this village and Mr.. Sturtevant as
sisted by the boys gave musical num-
bers and games were much enjoyed
during the evening. Ice cream and
cake were served by Mrs. Butler ami
her assistant while a happy feature
Of the event was the presentation by
William S. Mcmahon. in behalf of
the volunteers to Mr.. Eaton. Mr.. Hill
ton. Mrs. Butler and Miss Tuft of a gift
Of candies. The boys leave Saturday
but Mr.. Eaton expressed a wish that
they might remain still longer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-13

So far as that transaction affected
American finance, it was no different
from shipping the gold out of the
country.
Republicans have always recognized
the desirability. Of maintaining q bal
ance Of trade as a means Of keeping
money in this country. In order to
discourage Americans from buying
abroad and thus sending gold abroad.
we maintained a protective tariff. It
Is true that under a protective tariff
We sent gold out Of the country. for
we had to pay the expenses of our
tourists in Europe. had to pay for
transportation Of our commodities in
foreign. owned ships. and had to pay
the interest and dividends on Ameri-
can securities held by European in
vestors. But we reduced to minimum
shipments Of gold to pay for foreign
goods.
Democrats changed the practice in
1918. Without in any way cutting of
our other expenditures in Europe. they
opened our markets SO that Europe
and Asia began selling US more goods
and thus took larger quantities Of our
gold. Industrial depression was the
result.
Recently the Administered ton has been
alarmed over the exports of gold, and
the embargo was the result. But
there are only two effective ways to
stop exports of the best kind OF
r1oney-one is to reduce excess pur-
chases from other countries, and the
other is to arrange for the accumula-
ton of debt. If we can induce those
other countries to buy our bonds, they
will take the bonds instead Of gold, but
the bonds will afford them the means
of demanding the gold any day they
choose to send the bonds back. If we
erect a protective tariff, we shall dis
courage purchases abroad. and in that
way keep our money at home.
The arbitrary declaration that gold
shall not be exported Is in violatio of
the laws of trade and we can make it
effective only by the adoption OF some
plan other than the mere ipse dixit of
government.
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HUNTING NOTES

Sixteen deer were taken through
Bangor on Thursday, coming from the
big woods, making a total for the sea-
son Of Ill deer and bears.
The snowfall in northern Maine is
said to have made hunting conditions
almost perfect.
Bangor News, Oct. I'D. c. Ash shot
5-point 100 pound pure white or al
bino buck this week in township No
z, Washington county. Mr.. Ash ar
rived here last night and the deer will
be along today. Mr.. Ash says that
he hopes to sell it for mounting.
White deer are rare and probably not
over two or three shot in a season
The biggest local hunting party Of
the season, eight members in all. went
over the top recently down near Pitt
son Farms back Of Moosehead, where
the North, South and East branches
meet and form one big stream The
attack on the horned game was a big
success and it was reported yesterday
that the enemy casualties numbered
Ia deer, rot to speak of heavy loss
inflicted in the ranks Of the cartridges
and black duck.-Portland Express.
Oct II.
Coot hunting isl the best known in
Casco Bay for 20 years. Over 400
coot are said to have been shot along
the Cape Shore in the past 10 days.
A party Of Boston and local gum
ners brught 10 black ducks to bar
at Whitney's blind at Falmouth Fore
side recently.
The coot hunters Of Chebeague and
other lower bay islands are having a
picnic with the birds, while Merry
meeting Bay is said to be a seething
mass Of ducks.
Carl Brasier shot 2oo-pound buck
deer from his door Oct. at Northwest
Abbot
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-13
COMING EVENTS

Oct. 13-Grand Division S. Of r., annual
session, Pennington Block, Portland.
Oct. 13-Maine "Heavies" VS.. U. of NJ.
football at Portland.
Oct 15-Bible Society Of Maine, annual
meeting at H. Portland.
Oct. estate Assembly, Daughters Of
Rebekah, Portland.
Oct. 16-Supreme court civil term. Port
land
Oct. 1s-Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
Company meeting. Bangor.
Oct. 7-Maine Division International
Sunshine Society, Lewiston.
Oct. 17-Annual meetings Of Maine Cen
trail and subsidiary railroad companies
Oct. M-Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows.
Portland.
Oct 17-1s-white breadless days in
Maine
Oct. 1S-Public Utilities Commission
bearing on petition of Franklin Power
Co.. for authority to purchase and sell
property, and to issue stock and bonds at
2, Pennington.
Oct. 1s-Grand Encampment Odd Fell
lows, Portland.
Oct. 1s-Lodge Of instruction, Grand
Lodge, T. & A. NJ, Norway.
Oct 20-Foggs Of Maine attend annual
reunion Of Fogg family Association of
America at Quincy House, Boston.
Oct. H-Arnenian-Syrian relief mass
meeting, Portland.
Oct. AAnnual meeting of Maine Anti
tuberculosis Association, Waterville.
Oct. 2-2EState conference of Maine
Charities and Correctios.
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Gold Exports and the Tariff.

When gold goes out-whether 1t Is
going out OF your pocket, out OF a
bank. or out OF the country-it goes
because someone has a right to de-
mand II. Except in the case Of char
ity, no one gives up gold except in
exchange for something else that he
prefers. When the purchaser gets the
otheg mans commodity. the seller has
a right TO demand the gold. This is a
very simple statement which 1t is we'll
20 keep In mind in connection with the
governments embargo recently placed
upon shipments of gold out of the
United States.
No one can take gold out Of the
country unless he has a right to de-
mand ~. and II he has a right to de-
mand IT, we cannot refuse without i'm
pairing our credit, though the impair
ment may be to only an imperceptible
degree In the case Of small amounts.
When we began selling Great Britain
largo quantities of war supplies. in
1915, she sent US gold. Her gold did
not last long so she dumped American
securities on our markets or used them
as a means Of raising gold. She issued
bonds to get gold or its equivalent and
when she was near the end of her re-
sources we issued bonds and loaned
her the money or credit-the euuiva-
lent OF gold. To the extent that she
10 now indebted to US. we have the
right to demand now or at some future
time payment in gold.
We have been buying large quanti-
ties OF goods in Japan. China and
South America. The sellers had a
right to demand gold and they have
exercised the right. An embargo may
temporarily check such movement of
gold but Il cannot check it long.
Whenever we buy In excess Of our
sales. We must pay in gold or accumu.
late Q debt which the seller is willing
to carry as q credit When an en-
barge was placed on exports Of gold,
some Of the creditors withdrew gold
from the banks and had 1t ear
marked" for them-placed in the Sc.
cur1ties vaults in their names, as trust
funds which the banks could not use.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-13
Maine Boys in France

Some OF the cablegrams from the
boys Of the 2nd Maine read: Ar
rived" ION French SOIL" Safely Over"
France. fine" The relief to anxious
parents is beyond estimate. Not all
the boys can cable and 1t may be
weeks before the longed-for letters can
be read and re-read by Maine fresides.
But our boys are now in French
training camps where for months they
will receive drill under expert officers
In the most modern methods Of war
fare. They will not be permitted to
80 10 the front before the spring cam
paign opens az II ever opens) and
parents and friends may relax from
the high tension Of worry of recent
weeks.
Friends should remember that the
trip to France is a greatly desired
experience TO 30 per cent Of these boys
who could never have hoped for Eu-
ropean trip under ordinary circum-
stances.
An admirer Of the End Maine
bunch" who is an officer of the Maine
'heavies." says Of them: Every man
OF them was anxious to go. There
wasn't a Stacker in spirit, or a streak
Of yellow. In the lot. They are as fine
. lot Of soldiers as any nation on
earth can show, believe. The folks
at homo should be proud Of them and
every family which sent one Of these
boys is 20 be congratulated and should
have no regret IL they ever reach the
front they'll be heard from. and the
Kaiser will know he is being hit by
real men. No Maine family ever will
have cause to blush for the record Of
these boys. I'd give everything have,
or expect, to lead a command Of those
boys to the front in France"
We are ALL proud of them and we
rejoice that they have safely passed
the sea peril. We sincerely hope they
will never be under hostile fire. but II
they are we shall know that they went
unfiinchingly to their duty
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-13
How Long Before?

In the course Of a very laudatory
editorial concerning the diplomatic
work Of this administration, a prom
inent non-partisan periodical says,
Long before the final break with Ger
many occurred, the President knew It
to be inevitable" The interesting and
important question is How long be-
fore?" The break came in the early
days of April. 1917. In the early days
Of November, 1916, only five months
before. President Wilson was seeking
reelection upon the plea that he had
kept US out Of war" and that the
election Of Republican meant precip-
itation Of the nation into war.
In war that had been in progress
two years and a half and in which
the sinking Of the Lusitania was an
early incident. period long before
the break" would seem to extend pret-
ty close to the time when the Presi-
dent was taking the votes of the peo-
pie upon the assurance that his cleo
ton meant continued peace. In any
event, the long before the break
would cover the time when the Pres
ident asserted that the Allies and Ger
many were fighting for the same ends
and that there should be peace with
out victory"
1t was long before the break" that
the Kennebec Journal broke with the
never-ending repetition Of notes" that
meant nothing but delay and suppress
sion OF the rising tide of patriotic
resentment against the series Of Ger
man insults and injuries. In those
Gays this nation was afire with a. de-
sire to deal manfully and souare]y
with an open-handed, sneering MIR
derer who apologized with his mouth
while his hands were daily doing us
dirt"
In those days we were kept out
of war" Five months later we were
being driven like cattle under the lash
that we were apathetic almost to the
point Of unpatriotism.
In March, 1917. the administration
began to feel the fine frenzy which
the people Of America felt long months
before as they saw loyal American cit
liens. helpless women and children
slaughtered in cold blood by the war
machine Of moral monster.
When we were being kept out of
war we were told to restrain our nas-
sions and have patience for we were
people too proud to fight" After
the chief incidents that aroused us han
oooled-and a political campaign and
election We're over-we were accused
Of apathy.
But how loyalty the country has re-
sponded is seen, for instance. in n
22-oillion- dollar Congress, with Repuh-
licans making the war program DOS
sible. And now Democratic politicians
are telling the people about wha Il
WE" have done. and who the de
serving Democrats" are that should be
preserved in the public eye as the
biggest ever''-"OUR secretary Of the
treasury" they are saying in the soft
est accents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-13
POTATO NOTES

Potatoes are selling for $3.50 Der
barrel The demand exceeds the sup
ply for the farmers are housing their
crop instead Of selling. The shipment
over the B. & A. is the lightest in
years. 1t is estimated that there rs
still about ten per cent Of the crop
to still be dug.
Washburn. Oct. 11-Potato digging is
almost over in this section. The farm
ers gre reporting yields from 25 to 125
barrels per acre. The average. prob
ably, is not over 80 barrels.
East Eddington-The potato diggers
who are at work on p. H. vose's field
OF potatoes report q good crop, in
deed, banner crop for this section
this year-250 bushels to the acre.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-13
All Escaped Prisoners Captured

Michael D. Stafford, alias Michae, D.
Jackson. one Of the two men who escaped
from Deputy Sheriff Pinkham on wednes-
day night, while he was bringing the four
men held by Trial Justice weatherbee at
the hearing in Lincoln that morning for
the February grand jury at Bangor when
the automobile was passing through AL
ton, was arrested at South Lagrange
early Thursday morning as he was
boarding a Bangor and Aroostook train.
Edward ]. Stafford, who escaped at same
time, has not been found, but the ofiiciais
expect to locate him soon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-13
Paid $3.50 for Cob Pipes

When Champ Clark bought $500
Missouri meerschaums" for his home
regiment to take to France he offer
ed 1925 in payment.
"A hundred and twenty-five more,
please said the clerk. "Corncop
pipes have gone up"
Hump" said Clark. when was a
boy we made pipes out Of free cobs.
The inventor of the ready-mades GER
tainly is cleaning up"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-13

The Old Town police several dS'
ago arrested a man who was aoca
town with no apparent aim in y.
after asking him for his registrars
card, which he could not produce y
claring that It had been lost lnqva
by the local exemption board OF =.
board in Poughkeepsie, n. Y, prov.
that he had registered. but had new.
answered the call for examination ~
had been posted as a deserter. ~
department of justice ordered him ~
en- to Fort Williams. Portland ana
Officer Tremblay left with Joe Cnoy
sky. as he gave his name. wednes''
at midnight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-13
AS Earl johnson OF North Bridpton

AS Earl Johnson of North Bridgton
and his brother-in-law, Frank Bemis
of North Fryeburg were target shoot
ing Sept 29th, one Of the bullets hit an
axe, splitting the bullet, which re-
bounded. one part hitting Johnson in
the stomach and the other hitting
Bemis over the eye. Johnson succeed
ed in extracting the bullet from his
stomach. but Bemis was taken to a
physician and his wound dressed, both
wounds were slight. but 1t was cohsid-
cred a narrow escape.
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For Your 'sMeat-
less Meals" you will

= VI j OOG HAO0S.
less Meals" you will
want food that supplies as
much nutrinent as meat at
a lower cost - food that IS
easily prepared and easily
digested. Shredded Wheat
Biscuit contains all the body
building material in the
whole wheat grain prepared
in a digestible form. It is
100 per cent. whole wheat,
nothing wasted, nothing
thrown away. It is time to
cut out expensive, indigest-
ible foods that supply little
nutiment and overtax the
digestive organs. Delicious
for any meal with milk or
cream. Made in Niagara
Falls, N. Y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-13

Frank Lark, resident OF WISE,
Beach, Campobello, found a suck
dynamite in sack of salt few o. -,
ago under circumstances that rem
him delighted to be alive. Mr.. u a
had pounded the sack vigorousH !,
break the Jumps in it. ana wnen =.
poured the contents out, he founo "A
stick Of explosive. which he had pto.,,
In two pieces by the force Of his oi0''
-Eastport Sentinel
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-13

With ten sons in the United States
army and ten daughters engaged in Red
cross work. John Taylor Of CRYSTAL
proud Of his family and himself. Il is
doubtful II the record Of the Taylor fam
iiy can or will be duplicated by any other
family IN the country. There are many
tamilies tuily as patriotic, but few. indeed,
SO ACKNOWLEDGMENT Union.
Should John Taylor be pestered to
buy liberty bonds-or should Uncle
Sam send him a bale Of EN-?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-13

Somebody rises to ask why people don't
use salt In place Of sugar on their break
fast cereals. 1t tastes better after a few
meals, ne says. and the sugar might be
try the experiment for a week or two?-
Boston Globe.
Why not cut out the salt. also? 1t will
be needed with the declaration that 1t
may be used to replace the sugar On
breakfast cereals.-Biddeford Journal
It's a plot. Deak. Can't you see that
it is a deep, dark. German plot to in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-13
EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES
kENNEBEC LINE
Service discontinued for the Season.

BATH AND BooTHBAY LINE
Lave Bath Week Days only at 24o r.
NJ for Boothbay Harbor and intermediate
landings. 1Jorhor Weak
Davs only at 100 A. NJ. for Bath ana IN
termediate landings.
BOSTON e. PORTLAND LINE
Leave Franklin Wharf. Portland, Week
Davs at 7.3O p. M. for Boston.
Return leave Central Wharf, Boston,
Week Days at P. NJ.
Day trip leaves Portland Tuesoays'
Thursdays and Saturdays at A. M due
Boston 2 P. M.
METROPOLITAN LINE
Direct between Boston AID New York
via Cape Cod Canal.
Leave North Side India Wharf every
day at P. NJ, due 730 P. NJ.
Same service returning from Pier 10, ~
R.. New York. 49,
Service temporarily suspended after
October 9th.
MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE
Direct between Portland and New York.
Leave Franklin Wharf, Portland, Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays at $50 z.
M. Leave New York, Pier ~ \. r.. q
same days at P. M.
Service discontinued FOR the season after
October 14th.
NJ. A. HARADEN. supt, Bath.
II. A. CLAY. Supt.. Portland.
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Leaves Eastport for New,e..tya

Rev. H. L. Packard who has been pas.
tor for several years at the Central Con.
gregational church in Eastport. left with
his wife and children Wednesday for
Newcastle, Maine. where he has been an
gagged as pastor Of the Congregatioal
church.
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A Careful Man

She (wcrking him up)-You should
never propose to a girl on F'ridaT.
1t is unlucky.
He (not having any)-Not always.
I cnee knew a fellow who did it and
the girl refused him
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Qualified

She (romantically)-The man mar
ry must be willing to go through fire
for me.
He-Then I'm your man. The boss
has fired me for telephoning you so
often.-Santa Fe New Mexican.
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Both Sides Holding Firm

"Why don't you get rid Of that
mule?"
well, subj" answered the negro la
borer, Il hates to glib in. II ! was to
trade off dat mule. he'd rega'd it as
a pus'nI victory. He's been tryin' fob
de las six weeks to get rid OBJ me-
New York Exchange.