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The Detroit times., 1917-10-11

flowers. We lose sight OF them no more.
Wesa are with them as they march lp the
great army of himan freedom.
We see them part with THOSE they
love. some are walking ION the last time
in quiet woody places, With the mWdens
they adore We hear the whsperngs
and the sweet vows Il eterna. love as
they lngeringly part. Others ARE BEND
ing oxer- cradles, kissing babes that are
asleep Some are ncevIng the blessings
of old men Some are parting with MOTH
ers who hold them and press them 20
their hearts again and again ana say
nothing And some are talking WITH
wives. and endeavoring With brave words
spoken I'm the old tones. 90 drive from
their hearts the awful fear. We see them
part We see the wife standing IN the
door with the babe I'M her arms. standing
i'm the sunlight ,sobbIng At the turn on
the street a hand waves she answers
by holding high in her loving arms the
child He is gone.
We see them all as they marth proud
ly away under the Haunting flags, keep
ing time 20 the grand wild music OF war.
marching down the streets of the great
cities thru the towns and across the
pTdlTltSs NONN w. lilt iiNitt'' va ~'N.--f
do and 10 die for the eternal right
We go with them. one and ALL We are
by their side on the CORY fields, in all the
hospitals of pain on AL the weary
marches. We stand guard with them IN
the wild storm and under the quiet stars.
We are with them in.the trenches run
ming with blood in the shell craters OF
the blasted fields We are with them
between contending hosts, unable 70
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slowly away upon the torn and trodden
earth We see them pierced with balls
and torn with shells, in the trenches, by
the forts, and in the whirlwind of the
charge. where men become iron, with
nerves of steel. We are with them IN
the prisons Of hatred and famine.
We are with our heroes and they with
us whatever comes. till time ends
The foregoing is almost exactly what
Bob Ingersoll wrote nearly half-century
ago
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11
La Toilette, the UNIFORMED

The great question in today's war is
whether German militarism shall rule the
world, or be crushed All other ques-
tions are futile and of small account be-
side it, We entered the war to make the
world safe for democracy, but if La Fol-
lette wants bill of particulars it is easy
to supply it.
Germany assassinated our citizens on
the Lusitania and other ships; she at
tempted TO dictate to us how, when and
where American ships should sail upon
the seas and TO what ports they should
be bound she virtually declared war up
on us when she sought to have Japan
and Mexico set upon US; her ambassador
and other agents fomented plots against
our industries, sought to blow up our
factories and our ships. and filled the
land with spies who worked against our
republic.
This being so, La Toilette renders a
sorry service to his state and TO the ma.
tion when he virtually demands that we
make peace before we have even begun
TO make war.
He knows, as all men know, why We
have gone to war. We have gone to war
to avenge certain specific crimes against
Us, to crush kaiserism and remove its
menace from the world. The president
has clearly stated we want no annexa-
tons and no ndemnities for ourselves.
but we do want reparation for little Bel
GUM and poor crushed Serbia We do
want the letters removed from the small
peoples whom the German, the Austrian,
the Hungarian and the Turk have OPP
pressed.
Until these objects are achieved, we
will send our soldiers to France, our navy
to the waters where German assassins
Turk, our money and our food TO those
embattled nations that are helping US
fight. No confused and bemuddled and
wrong-headed senator from Wisconsin or
anywhere else can cause US 10 vary from
the path Of duty and of honor.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11
Wanted Hand Tractor For
A Few Acres and a Living

Advice is always free-unless lawyers
give it,
And as rule it should be free, for it
isn't worth anything.
But this IL frSt-elaSS- bunch
American inventors, why don't you IN
vent hand garden tractor that will sell
for from $50 TO SIS?
You've invented almost everything
else that's needed for the past 200 years.
The big tractor folk-that is. the in
ventors and manufacturers Of tractors
for the farm-have done their duty
They are making first-cla,s medium-size
machines that sell for a reasonable price
and pretty soon there will be a popular
song entitled:
The Passing of Old Dobbin.
1t may run something like this:
Before the wise man played a hunch-
and gave the world a tractor, in blowing
time and other times old Dobbin was a
factor. But now old Dob must sadly go
because the engines cheaper For in
his place the put-pnt horse is pulling plow
and reaper.
It's up to the American inventor
to make a machine that will take the
place Of the spade and hoe and rake IN
the garden-and make II cheap enough
so the small truck gardener can buy It,
or the tens Of thousands Of men who be-
lieve in Two acres and a living
It's up 10 the American inventor
to think up gas engine Of just sufficient
power that can be made for. say $50 or
$25 Then complete garden tractor
could be marketed at from $50 TO SIS.
With such a machine. there would be
more going back to the land-land Of
from to 10 acres. than Bolton Hall ever
dreamed Of
This country must grow more ar1
more food forever Tractors for .ffe
farmers are coming in fast But the hand
tractor for the truck gardener, and the
home maker on his few acres. would not
only raise. astonishing quantities Of food
but il would make its inventor rich and
famous.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11
A Job For the Red Cross


DR.. Albert Parker Fitch, Red Gross
inspector just back from France, made
a special appeal in Washington the other
day for the boys who are to make NJ
Pershing's armies.
He pointed out that when the French
soldier gets leave Of absence from the
trenches he goes straight home to his
dear ones. The English Tommy is sent
across the channel But the American
boy can't travel 5000 miles. He will be
bound to spend his little holiday some
where in France.
Naturally most of the Americans will
turn toward Paris, the great romantic
city of dreams. And that is where the
Red Cross should come in, according TO
Dr. Fitch Here is his vision.
A great building right on the Place de
rOpera in the very heart Of the liyelest
section of Paris. In this building ample
quarters where many men could get a
clean bed, and enjoy smoking and loung-
ing rooms.
But best Of ALL there should be big
clean restaurant something like the pop
ular chain restaurants familiar in many
American cities. In this place a specially
should be made of American dishes
corned beef hash, Boston baked beans,
wheat and corn cakes with maple syrup
corn bread, hot biScuIt-a1i the tnrHEs
especially dear to the American palate.
And right 1ext door there should be
an American candy store where the boys
could purchase the kind of sweets they
are used to and where they could imbibe
endless ice cream sodas.
To finish off Dr. Fitch would have the
Lambs Club of New York cooperate with
the Red Cross, so some of the cleverest
actors and comedy singers in the country
could take turns at entertaining the boys.
A very good program. 1t is ambitious.
It will cost some money. But the Amer
lean Red Cross is ambitious and it has
the money
The soldiers in the trenches will not
have much time to become homesick. But
when they are on leave the longing for
home will hit them straight in their
hungry hearts.
The Fitch plan you'd give them bit
of America, bit of home in the very
center of Paris. They would enjoy every
minute of it. They would go back to the
stern business at the front refreshed
both in body and in spirit.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11
Pointed Paragraphs

one can't always get inside in
formation from a middleman
Any community can endure a
coward who IS afraid 20 DO wrong.
Why isn't a cook who stuTs FUR.
keys and chickens a taxidcrmis'7
Girls. remember that a husband
worth having is worth taking care
OF.
a philosopher is man Who can
SEQ how others make mistakes
Many a rich mans reputation FOR
wisdom vaulshcs with Tho loss Of
bus wealth
All men may be made ~ dust buf
IRIS the wrong kind "a start hank
account WITH
The day has passed when you can
pretend 20 know Hing people
want 20 be- shown
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11
Off To War

Again we are in great struggle for
mankind.
We hear the sounds Of preparation
the music Of boisterous drums, the silver
voices Of heroic bugles We see thou
sands Of assemblages, and hear the APP
peals of orators. We see the pale cheeks
Of women and the flushed faces Of men.
and in those assemblages we see all the
dead whose dust We nave covered with
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11

eiene of personal habits accord
lng go The commission. contains pos
sibiiit'es of se'fimprovemcnt far
beyond what ~ persons our Of 100
have ever realized
In other words. only one per cent
of The people of to-day know how 20
five This other go per cen are
victims OF improper living habits
and he customs Of presen, dav civ
NizauOns
They have nor learned 20 order
their lives according % their phys-
cal needs
They 90 content 20 tolerate
Bad air
bad food
Imperfect teeth.
Wrong posture
improper clothing.
Self-dwEping
Alcoholism
They do not yet realize that good
health Is more than merely absence
az disease or sickness
They DO NOT realize That one may
not feel sick a' all and tu be onIy
so. 70 or - per cent efficient
They have SIN 20 learn that good
health ia 10 per cent % physical efh.
cheney.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11
The Wheat Habit
HN a. NpDINCToN nHTCU
Author ~ Tho Riddle ~ pcrson-
aItN. 'PsschOfoEy and
par nt hood etc.

For somr time. ms ever, bodI
rnoNs Jhr United States uepm-I
utnt 4 Aer.cultuCr has been urgin,l
economy in ths use az wheat. and
fhr substitution of other cereals as
bfeIA~iuNs
8g~nst thie campaign FOR wheat
economy as q wa measure has been
fhe popular feeling thar wheat Is in
ti>ptn,a5le Bu lately facts have
como io hght suggesting that the
prevalent use of wheat is more nf a
habit than anything else
These fact, are touched ON I'm "A
recent ISSUE OFF the Journal 90 the
american Medical association ir an
et '3l deserving wide publicity.
hive aspace for only those
parts ot So which are OF chiet signih.
canoe
"Whv 10 may properly Dee asked.
-heuld SO much emphasis Doe placed
ON wheat among All the cereal
cops
us there some unique nutruHal
value In Wheat not provided IN COM
parable degree by other more avail
able products
Would thr substitution OF ether
c,rNals to greater or less extent
IMPAIR the health or comfort of The
needy nation
ITO these questions tho physiolo-
ri~t ot today must we thnk. reply
Thar the demand for wheat repre-.
serfs psycholnric aud traditional
lmpulse rather than ans noureplace.
aals need
More han This
"ln rrirc.zng thc prevailing pop
uIar yloW char among cereal grains
Whraf is OF hyperion .nutr'ilye. worth.
iHu Halpin and Stecnhock have
-.
mammals to tAe contrary These
lsaee h'ilc roCW for doubt that tho
wheat grain contains mildly toxic
tcIa
Tn addition. the Wisconsin in
vestiEators just mentioned state that
the wheat proteins are OF inferior
quality and may De responsible for
some of The malnutrition that has
been repeatedly observed when
wheel bias been fed exec sively
Excessive wheat feeding 20 cat
tla or swine ultimately induces
pa'holoeic changes in the nervous
tissue
IL hae also been ascertaincd that
Young chickens tolerate excessive
wheat feedne poorly. and then only
when tho rlinfrN contentc~ef the
raticn ls adjusted. the prOteins OF
The wheat improved by The addition
to< casein. and more liberal supply
81 Tar soluble titaminc furnished %
Hut -,~e- s-e4
10 would Dr. an obvious eNaggcra-
fan or mi~St9tement 90 declare that
wheat -four 8 an undesirable nutri-
pnt Tho FKpFTIFUTF IT TTTTT-T mr.
-ronfradicts fhis and science makes
rn enf "a~ranted claim except
for an exclusive diet IN which wheat
pla ST. clief role
Properly supplemented. W heat
four. like other cereals, become adj
J mlrably adapted for use as a food
The point 70 b. emphasized is
that mo- great phy~iologic depriva-
I tion is entailrd by q restriction IN
The daily intake OF wheat -four and
substitution OF other more ahund'
ant appropriate sources OF energy
and protein"
Ponder those statements They
certainly suggest that 80 would DO a
1 distinct gain. rather than O loss, 10
I break ourselves In some degree o.
the wheat habit
not abandoning wheat altogether
We may use IN larger proportion
+ than 81 present such cereals as corn,
-ve. oats and rice By so doing We
han help orr country In time OF
need. ana help it with direct benefit
| tg ourselves
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11
From Another Point of NeD

It develops that the Giants Just fell
back to previously prepared position.
A dollar week saved is a Liberty bond
earned.
Next thing we know Newcastle will be
inquiring why no coal is being carried
TO IL.
That revolt in the German navy shows
what close confinement can do 90 the
morale.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11
Sacrifice The Sweet Tooth

IN third tirie-and his voice rings
With 3ternness -sacrifce
AZ each cali Of war the American
housewife has responded splendidly
When the command VAS save she
cut down tho waste-eNcess food on
thc table and waste food IN The
Nitchpn succeeding 30 well thar In
Chicago The result was indicated by
The fact hat n single month the
garbage WAS cur almost in half
When The commando was con
serve The housewife rallied her
skill and hcr labor and put IN ne
iatc summer days In a fine frenzy
o. preserving, telling. and drying
the abundant crops Of fruits and
vegetable From all indications no
approaching winter has ever before
met such a hulwark ~ stored food
as nOw adorns the cellars and store
room shelves of American homes
Now t1e command y sacrifice
Sacrifice sugar
France. our ally. needs 100000
tons O. Igar 20 carry her thru tho
next tw0 months Sugar is heat and
energy u the form most easily as
simlated by he body Science has
0rntcf that JS9 per cent ~ The
total rrfrRy contained IN given
7m0un' NJ sugar becomes available
ln fhr body as heat and energy
TDk'n Ord reasonable quantities as
food delays fatigue and Increases
thc Hr'f ~ powers
in tta rnited states u is estimaf.
I'D thaf. tacah adult citizen cpnsumes
irtio more then four ounces day
France " on y starvation ration ot
uear barely one ounce "A daF To
20 her armies IN hghting cor
aa and her civil population TO-
r0nrr 'D endure The war strain and
t.,p la fhc lrdusirin9 support OF the
8Fmt her sugar ration should no
doubted If DO o. Nvon 60 oe krr.
or is prrseuf insufficient standard
fh. United States must char iis
SUGAR api and end 100000 tons
f0 France ef unce
fr VIII cost "a The sacrifice OF our
NATIONAL sweet tooth
American WON en who have 20
r.r mt war; nflnr town ld
go hifk ani compNin
Fht draft 0u ffeir kitchen
uf I. on8l iuyurins
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11
Presentment Arms.

Judge Connolly is certainly getting the
spirit of this soldier-making season.
Bless cur souls. The banks buy space
on the first page TO invite everybody 20
come in and borrow
In the meantime Secretary Lansing
continues TO do quite a little Gefarding
hinfSef with reference 90 German periidX.
New York liquor dealers predict that
the price will soon be included in whisky
tragedies
Three carloads of coal were seized n
cold blood by the water board of Akron,
Ohio
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11
Health Questions Answered.

Health Questions Answered
Miss r T. What sort -
diet should one follow DO thc treat
menf OF anemia'"
Plain nourish.ng food fresh air
and sleep arc sufficient IN connec-
lion with medical treatment under
physician direction
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11
4 ne n eep W Ell
( oLunn
VITALITY

According 20 tho Bindings * the
Roosevelt conservation comrs--s..-g.,
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11
The 5 Thhe ADJ 4 d Mirror Mirror
And Advice TO Investors
n The Times Prints II, The Times Believes Il

q A fHS DEPARTMENT o
4 advertising :
a
misled
oHped
users
spared
De the
address, The AdMirror,
ran re ng
%
The AdMrror asked the report
On Leonards Ear Oh We quote from the reply follows
we have analyzed number ~ Inquiries
o.
the last few the extent Of eliminating eHavagan For
ne Tubes and The other Of the head
Ieonards
and the tubes and air order improve the
hearing"
Older advertisements also held hope Of relief mo matter what
"a used your bu
! relief
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11

brows susprlously
Look ere he demanded II suppose YOU
nt the chap thHi pulled the c0rd?
Reginald had become q stretcher bearer in
lc army pa, corp and before going away 10
axe up bis duties he asked Angelina 90 marry
hlm Angelina loved him BAT
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11

u.s. shc bad promised 90 marry
Cd millionaire the day before,
she was TOO noble To- 40 back
en- her word and 90 Reginald
ahc had perforce 20 say NO"
'lm orry. sorry" She sob
bed IS Kiss me- once before
wo pJri my love. and she
|iur. fnF.aff into hfa arma
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11

s for man ln nm uphoi
.t1 urarr 100 stand paf
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11

lds fails .o observe hrr Ag
bands cinren foot until after she
rats "a Whit of hi- eleven breath
The Detroit times., 1917-10-11

"Ng oen" She walled "have / broken your
cart
Rcfuald disen,anelei himself with difficulty
$780, AnHlana. %, said. only my fountain
0cu"
"Ah .rbrj the C1nrslfscfnt soldier az u hase
hn.p.tal what wouldn't give Tor one breath
%. ml native aif
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-17
ATHENS

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Hayden of
West Athens are the parents of
young son, born Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Ada Johnson Bush has return
ed from Bangor where she was call
ed owing to the death of her son, Ma
thaniel Nj. johnson. The deceased was
the son of Mrs. Bush and her former
husband. William Johnson, and was
born when the family lived on the
Brighton road. He passed his earlier
years in this community.
Miss Marion Whipple, one of the
teachers in the Academy, was in Show
began Saturday leaving there to so to
her home in Scion for the holiday re-
cess.
The Good Win club met Saturday
afternoon at Elmwood Lawn. with Il
coed attendance considering the hard
travelling. The study of the African
Trail was taken up and conducted by
Rev William Fletcher, State mission
ary, ana a Connection was taken for
Good VIII farm. The Covenant meet
Ing Of the Baptist Society was also
held at ElmwoOd. the home of DR..
and Mrs, l.. y. Ellingwood. Saturday
afternoon.
Somerset Academy closed Friday
owing To the severe storm the
prize speaking contest was postponed
until next term.
clyde Williams, who recently re-
turned from Worcester. Mass, has en-
listed in the United States navy
Next Wednesday the ladies Of the
Baptist Auxiliary will meet with Mrs.
ElllnSWood and make popcorn bags
for the Christmas tree which will bo
enjoyed at West Athens next Tuesday
evening. A Christmas program will he
presented at the Auxiliary meeting.
Friends Will regret to learn Of the
recent death Of Mrs. Ernest Stevens,
formerly Lizzie Eaton and a sister Of
Mrs Ellen p. Jones of this town, who
passed away in Old Town where she
has lived for many years.
Elaborate plans are being made by
the members of the Union Sunday
school for the Christmas entertainment
which will include an original exer-
else entitled The Christmas Message
to a World at War" written by Rev.
William Fletcher.
T<le next meeting of Athens Grange,
No. PSI, will be held next Saturday
and Mrs. Eta Berry, lecturer re-
quests all members TO come prepared
with some reading or music appropri-
ate to Christmas. There is now
enough money in the treasury to cam
eel all Indebtedness
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-17
WINDSOR

The Red Cross group of North Wind
Sor VIII hold social in the hall at
Windsor Corner Wednesday evening
Dec 49, at 80 p. NJ. The bags distrib-
utcd for birthday offerings Will be
collected at that time. Wartime re-
freshmcnts will he on sale. It is hoped
that many will make a special effort
to attend. Funds are much needed by
the group to Keep the knitters busy and
the demand for knitted articles is ur-
gent. Hosides helping worthy cause
the evening of games and music is
sure To- he enjoyed by all
WEST-The Ladies' Union and Red
Cross meeting combined will meet with
Mrs D c. True next Tuesday afternoon,
Dec IS.
Wednesday evening Red Cross social
will be held at G. A. r. hail. Windsor.
for the benefit of the Red Cross group,
Wndsor good time is expected, Re
'reshments viii be served
Christmas concert and Christmas tree
will be held at the Baptist church on the
evening of Dec. 81
Quarantine was removed from the home
Of Ehen HalloweIl Thursday night.
Mrs. Matte Casey and daughter Lotte
left for Bropkside Farm Friday after
noon. where they will pass the winter
The family will be very much missed in
this ncighborhood
The winter term Of school opened at
North Windsor last Wednesday with Miss
Alice Tolman tof Rockville az teacher.
Joseph Morrisette transfers the scholars
from this section.
Fred Gardner who had employment in
Portland. was obliged to come home on
account of illness.
Mrs. c. w. Taber dined with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Pierce Of South
China, Wednesday.
Mrs. Ralph Taber and Mrs Isaac Trask
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-17
SEN. HALE ARRANCES
FOR NEEDED FUEL
FOR CAMP GREENE

Washington. Dec. Measures
We're taken by the quartermaster gem
eral and the fuel administration Sat
urday to remedy the plight of the SOL
dlers in camp at Charlotte. y. c.. in
Guiding the First Maine Heavy Artil-
lery. who have been without coal or
wood during the cold snap. Their Sit
uation was called to the attention OF
Senator Frederick Hale Of Maine by
James c. Hamlen Of Portland, who had
just returned from a sisit to the
Maine troops. Senator Hale took I'D
the matter with the quartermaster
general and sent the following tele-
gram to Mr.. Hamlen:
Have had full conference with
quartermaster general about coal sit
uation at Charlotte. Orders have been
given to take any available coal in vi
cinity and shipments now on the way
are being hurried along by fuel admin
istration. Quartermaster general is
ordering the camps to lay in asfiye-
days supply of wood for future emer-
gency He assures me the present
shortage will be taken care Of at once
and emergency coal supply Will be pro-
vided for future"