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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-26

is Right. They dare to declare. with
unprecedented cynicism, that the con-
stituent assembly, the realization Of the
sacred hope Of generations of Russian
rcvoiutionists who have died for it in
prison cells, in fortresses and in the
tundras Of Siberia, that the constitu-
ent assembly will be illegal if the ma
jority prove to be against the Bolshe-
Wiki. They know that the majority OF
the assembly will assuredly be against
them in spite Of the fact that they
have used, during the elections, every
means to terrorize the Russian citizens
and to falsify their will. They know
that the unfortunate country, pros
trated by three and half years Of
bleeding and by the terrible crimes
committed against her, will never
surrender to the Bolsheviki program,
and will fight them through her legit-
innate representatives in the constitu-
ent assembly. Therefore, they prevent
the meetings of the Assembly by
armed force and have already arrested
such prominent members of the as
sembly as Prince Dolgorukov, F. Ko-
koshkin and A. Shingarev.
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COMING EVENTS

Dec 2-7-Meeting of Governor and Coun-
Gil at f. NJ. Augusta.
Dec. 2S-Maine Retail Dry Goods Asso-
citation midwinter meeting, Congress
Square Hotel, Portland.
Jan. 1-3-Western Maine Poultry Show,
Norway.
Jan. l-Cumberland County Agricultural
and horticultural Society, annua, meeting
at 10, Gorham.
Jan. Public Utilities Commission
hearing on withdrawal of 20-ride tickets
by Portland Railroad Company at $50
Court House, Portland.
Jan. 2-8-Bangor Poultry Association
Bangor
Jan. accumulation tickets. withdrawn
on Yarmouth. Cape Cottage Riverton ana
Westbrook lines.
Jan. 7-Campaign opens in Western
Maine for knights of Columbus war camp
fund.
Jams -Rank meeting day in portland:
Jan. 9-Maine League of Loan and
Building Associations. annual meeting.
Congress Square Hotel, Portland
Jan W-Meeting of Democratic State
commit e. Portland.
Jan. l2-Maine Sportsmen Fish lal
Game Association. annual melting q: 3,
State House. Augusta
Jan. 1l-1S-Maine Press Association, an
nuai convention, Waterville.
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OUR BOYS
= Write from =
OVER THERE

Clifton Plummer of this city has received
from Lloyd c. Greene, formerly of Au-
gusta, but who is now a radio operator with
the United States forces over there" the
following letter which will be of interest to
Mr. Greene's Augusta friends:
Somewhere in France, Dec 5. 1917.
Dear friend Clifton. This morning |
arose little before the two other operators
and am monopozing, for the purpose of
writing letter or two, our radio room which
is but a. trihe larger than the average tele-
phone booth, but which offers about the best
facilities for writing purposes of any quar-
ters we have access to aboard ship.
The city am in at present is several
times the size Of Augusta. its population
being in the neghborhood Of 100000. 1t is
very pretty city. Some of it's buildings
date back TO the 18th century and It's mu-
seums contain many fine collections of art in
both oil and bronze. The parks and gardens
are we'll kept and attractively adorned with
fount aims and statuary. The grass is sur
prisingly green in spite of the fact that the
climate here al this period OF the year is
very cold On the outskirts of the city
horses and cows are still grazing in the
fields and along the river banks there is
eXceilent paSturdSe IN ABUNDANCE
The population here, both civilian and mil
itary. is very cordial toward Americans and
all the boys in our gun crew are being very
we'll entertained while ashore. | have had
some experiences with their language while
shopping and picking up souvenirs that
would make you smile. Imagine. If you can.
a person without word of French at his
command ordering paatable meal in
country on war ration schedule. Cheese
and beer was about all I could say when |
arrived but | had plenty of these. After
a while learned how TO say beef steak and
French fried potatoes and each day since
have picked up. new word or two relat
ing to eatables until now am able to order
nearly anything. Contrary to our Maine Gus.
tom Of drinking coffee at dinner, the people
here drink light wines and beer which
find to be very good substitute. per
haps you won't agree?).
81 would like to tell you all the news.
, Plum, but as you probably are well aware,
there is a strict censorship in force here and
one has to leave out just those things which
the fellow in America is anxious to know.
with best wishes to you and all the boys
| at the X. J. Office, am
Yours sincerely,
LLOYD G. GREENE"
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What German Victory Would Mean.

Mary Austin has contributed to the
National Security Leagues campaign
Of patriotism through education. an
article on what German victory would
mean to America. She has touched
the most important phases Of the sit
uation in way that appeals to u.s..
She says she cannot see how any stu
dent Of human history can doubt that
German victory would mean that most
OF our 400 years fight for political
liberty has been in vain. She says:
IF you ask any number Of Ameri-
cans of foreign extraction, and we are
all of us that at some date, why they
came to America, you will find that it
was to escap pc one of the things that
Germany stands for, or to seek one of
the things that Germany denies"
She recalls the risks and pains our
forefathers crept from, under the
shadow Of autocracy and militarism,
and with what horror we see it stretch
dCTOSS tIl6 seas ~ uS aSdiii' .7iiS
points behind the shadow at another
menace so far removed from Ameri-
can thought that even yet we scarcely
appreciate what it means, the loss Of
all that high ground of spiritual and
political cooperation on which men
and women meet in America, and she
declares that no one can keep pace
with the German plot uncovered in this
war, and not realize that it threatens
that noblest purchase Of the centuries,
the right of women to exercise their
sacred functions of motherhood. ouly
at the dictate of their own highest i'm
pulses. She says:
THE deliberate subornation Of
womanhood to mere breeding of mill
tary units, now going on In Germany,
should bring every woman in the world
outstanding on the side of civiIiza-
ton"
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Not Much In II

An old South Carolina darky was
sent to the Hospital Of St Xavier in
Charleston. One of the gentle, black
robed sisters put a thermometer i'm his
mouth to take his temperature. Pres
emily, when the doctor made his
rounds, he said:
Well, Nathan, how do you feel?"
81 feel right tolble. boss"
Have YOU had any nourishment? ?"
'Yassir"
What did you have"
"A lady gimme d piece uf g,ass ter
STICK, oss."-Lippincott's.
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His Correction.

\ teacher, instructirg lrer class in
grammar, wrote two sentences on the
blackboard The sentences were: The
hen has three legs" and Who done
it?" She said to Tommy. who was not
a very bright pupil
Go to the blackboard and correct
those two sentences"
Tommy slowly approached the board
thinking hard. Then he took the chalk
and wrote
The hen never done il. Nature
done it
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-26

Kelly of Hartford. Conn. for the high
blooded stallion, Union Director. This
horse is but seven years old, weighs
1850 pounds and is beautiful brown
in color. He is by Director Boy, 2.17
-1-2. and he by Directum. EOS. The dam
is Nancy Hynck, she by Allerton. Els
IA. This is fine blood and will be a
great addition to Lewiston stables. Mr..
Robbins is one Of. the best known
horsemen in the State and his bring
ing Union Director here will be very
pleasing to horsemen in this section.
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Is Bolshevism Near End?

Germany is now attempting to keep
by claiming that Austria is soon to get
food from Russia; that wholesale sup
plies may be expected by March.
Such falsehoods are carefully spread,
and the facts as carefully suppressed.
by cutting off any member of the press
that dares give a hint Of the truth as
in the case of the Berliner Vorwaerts.
and the starving people of Austria
Hungary may be held to the service Of
Prussianism for awhile longer.
The director of the Russian Bureau
OF Information at New York deals at
length with the crimes of the Boil
sheviki against Democracy, but he
thinks that it's career is almost ended
in the revolt started in Ukraine. ST.
IBERIA and the Cossack regions. He
says:
"Bolshevism was the most danger
Gus disease of the Russian revolution,
the disease which brought the new
born Russian democracy almost to the
verge Of ruin. There is every reason
to believe that this disease will soon
be over. and then, | am sure, the Rus.
sian democracy. with the constituent
assembly convoked and with stable
democratic government established,
will begin new page Of her life. par
tcipating. as much as she can. togeth-
eli with the allies in the great struggle
for liberty and democracy.
Nicholas Lenine and his following
i only shadow of Nicholas Roman
off and his regime. The tyranny re-
established by the new Nicholas III is
probably worse than the recent tyr
Amy of Nicholas II. While proclaim
ing that they revolted against the
'tvrannic regime" Of kerensky, the
Bolsheviki. themselves. have es,ab-
lisned a tyranny unknown even under
the Cars government. They have
suppressed the liberal and, partially
the Socialist press. They have arrest
&c the most prominent and respected
liberal and revolutionary leaders,
among the latter such men as Bourt-
zev and Plechanov,-they~ have dis
solved municipal councils in Petro-
grad, Moscow, Nisjni- Novgorod and
other cities,--the municipal councils
which were elected by the entire pop
ulation of the cities according to the
new LAW Of universal suffrage. Even
The Cars government respected the
principle of parliamentary immunity,
and although many of the members of
the First Duma and the members of
the Social Democratic faction of the
Second Duma were arrested by the
government. they were arrested after
the Dumas had been legitimately dis
solved. When the Cars government
dared to arrest and try five Socialist
members Of the Fourth Duma. while
the Duma was still sitting. there was
a cry of indignation in the country and
hitter feeling against the government
even among the conservative elements.
The Bolsheviki are free from any
kind of sentimental prejudice. They
have adopted the German motto Might
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-26
SURPRISING Patent Medicine Frauds

Inc y. >, department OF agriculture
in a review of the ten years of the
Food and Drugs Act, tells Of the re-
markable changes for the better in
that period. Ten years ago, there was
no ailment to which human flesh is
icines did not claim to be able to cure
with such ease that it seemed almost
the height of foolishness not to part
with the price of his nostrums. Now.
pc tent medicine labels must tell the
truth. The extravagant promises of
few years ago have practically disap-
peared. at least, from the labelling of
the medicines themselves. OF coruse
there is more or less Of the fiction in
newspaper advertisements that are not
subject to the act. The Pure Food
Law" as it is known is concerned only
with the package as it is shipped IN
interstate commerce. Thus if one
questions the truth of a newspaper ad-
EeTtlSeIneIlt vi d pdlcil iiiSoiNiAiN' -
him read the label on the carton or
bottle at the drug store, for that Will
come nearer to telling the truth.
| Misbrandings, in regard to healing
value of hundreds of alleged cancer
cures. so-called cures" for coughs,
colds, consumption, kidney diseases,
epilepsy. St Vitus dance, and the like,
have been corrected. This is told in
the annual report Of the Bureau OF
Chemistry, United States Department
! of Agriculture, which reviews the OPP
Grafton of the Food and Drugs Act in
the safeguarding Of the health Of the
! American people.
! The law requires the labels of patent
medicines to declare the presence OF
any habit forming drug, such as OPT
UNI, cocaine, or alcohol, thus prevent
ing the innocent development of the
drug habit This provision of the law
is particularly valuable in warning
mothers against the use of so-called
infant soothing syrups containing
opium.
, When the act went into effect, drug
addiction was so prevalent that frauds
in the treatment of the victims were
/ frequent and in most instances the
remedy advertised so forcefully by the
labels contained the very drug from
which escape was desired.
/ In 1907 the bureau of Chemistry
found that 80 soft drinks contained
small amounts of cocaine. Practically
all of these were suppressed The Food
and Drugs Act is regarded as having
been an important factor in bringing
about passage of the Harrison Anti
Narcotic law, which more effectively
controls habit forming narcotics
Much has been done, the report says,
to control the indiscriminate use of so
called headache remedies containing
dangerous, depressing drugs, and of
dangerous cosmetics making claim to
healing value: and in raising the quail
ity of the supply Of crude drugs
through the examination of imports.
AS a result of operative work with
the Post Office Department, number
of fraud orders were issued by that
department preventing the use of the
mails in promoting the sale of fraud
ulent medicines.
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Not Surprised

Funny thing about Boliver," said Wig
gins.
What's that?" asked Bjones."
why. they operated on him for sppen-
dcitis the other day, and, by ginger, when
they came to look there wasn't anything
there" said Virgins.
well, I'm not surprised said Bjones
II never could see anything in Boliver
myself -Harpers We ky.
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Funny, but Not Humorous

! Who says there are no women humor.
! ists?"
: Il don't know Why?'
My typewriter spells as funny as Ar
te mus Ward in his palmist days.-Louis-
! Vile Courier-Journa!
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Modern Childhood

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES now would you like
me to tell you a story. dears? Advanced
Chld-Oh, no, granny: not story. please,
They're so stodgy and unconvincng and
as out of date as tunes in music. We
should much prefer an impresslonist word
picture or subtle character sketch
London Punch
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Maine Gossip
What the Old Folks Say

Grandma Spsaks.)
"Onct upon a time
So we ole folks say.
There warn't no SIGH performances
AS there be today.
There warn't no suffrage clubs an SIGH.
To take us fur frum hime.
At candle-light we gathered clvse
Around the ole hearth-stone.
An as the flames went ieapin' high,
With work, an song. an Jest
We made the busy moments H.,
Until we tuck our rest.
There wam't no galavantin' round
On Gods own Holy Day,
But everybody went to church
An walked the narrer way.
There warn't no time to worry
Bout germs tthe pesky bugs,
We wus too busy scratchn'
To fill the plates an mugs.
w ten er dozen chillen
The plain, od-fashioned kind,
The kind you taught to do a stent,
Say, Yes, Sir, an to mind.
There warn't no specialzin
Not as I call to view,
OnleSs we specialized q mite
In bein' kind an true;
An warn't too awful busy
To lend a helpin hand.
! The women folks about the house,
The menfolks on the land
When sickness, or when sorrer
Came crushin down on you.
Twas the love uf friend an neighbor
That tuck you safely through.
Folks tuck a sight Nv comfort
In a mighty simple way.
Jest Twin Single-hearted
Trustin God frum day to day.
"Onct upon time.
So we ole folks say,
SO we wuz a happy golden age
That's dim an fur away.
--ROsamOnd Reed
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Light and Airy
A Consolation

Well. Christmas time has come again
To find US all so poor
We've spent enough in buying gifts
To finance one worlds tour.
But let's console onr empty jeans
With these few words of cheer
Those Christmas joys and Christina
pains
DO come but once per year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-26

very pleasant family reunion was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
A Davis Sunday, when Mrs. Davis
with brother and sisters were together
for the first time for 25 years. Besides
Mrs. Davis there were Henry McKen-
zie. Mrs. William Mckenzie and Mrs.
Sidney Annis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-26
OelicateIv put

Colonei-Ihlnk I'm getting fatter
Cults?
Tailcr--Well. sir. I'm afraid YOU have
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. your front
lately, London Opinion.
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Stands out as q Specially in the Relief of DIGEST
The Cause

''Ioo you understand the cause Of the
girls quarrel"
We'll. I'm told it was six feet. with
broad shoulders and a khaki suit"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-26

The r. F. D. carriers have issued no.
tees to all patrons that the road to the
boxes must be sshoveled out in order to
get the service.
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The inducement

John, whatever induced you to buy
house in this forsaken region.
'One of the best eal estate men In the
business. "-Life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-26

The folks up Milford way say they
miss seeing the Indians come and go,
loaded with baskets and Christmas
packages. Every season as soon as the
anchor ice forms, the Indians have had
TO abandon the Ferry. and cross to the
Milford side. This winter however
freezing weather came without the
usual preliminaries and for nearly a
month the river has been frozen to a
depth of several inches. SO the In
dams have avoided making the usual
roundabout trip through Milford to
market their wares of sweet grass
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Wednesday, December rs, 1917.

Virtue, when a matter Of -xpedi-
ency and calculation, is the virtue
of vice.--Joubert.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-26

Harry Hall the Rumford Falls mail car
rier, evidently holds record for having hens
that produce large eggs. One Of his Plymouth
Rocks laid an egg that weighs a little under
four ounces The largest egg hitherto
weighed under three ounces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-26

Some Years ago, say 35, L. y. Blanch-
ard cut his name on board some
where in the mountain wilderness Of
Springfield. his old home town. Some
one found it recently and presented it
to him much weatherbeaten and worn
from exposure. 1t is in his relic cup
board now.--Old Town Enterprise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-26

Miss Isabelle Q. Janson of Bddeforo
who was commissioned TO solemnize mar
riages by Gov. Carl f. Miliken last week.
has qualified, and is now ready to marry
York county couples. She is also commits
stoned to administer oaths and take ac-
acknowledgements of deeds. Miss Janson is
a charming young woman. who admits to
~ years OF age, and frankly says that she
wishes she were older She aspires to be
a barrister. During her spare moments
she is reading law in the Office Of LAWYER
Joseph A. Paquin. where she is employed
as a stenographer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-26

In gathering up the report Of the work
of the Turner unions for our soldiers and
sailors and the flower mission department,
Mrs Augusta $ Irish of Turner, State
Supt. W. c. T. T.. finds many interesting
Items At Thomaston one whte-ribboner.
SO years Of age. has knit % pairs OF stock
ings, 10 pairs of uristlets and several 9th
er articles Another member OF the en-
ergetic local union has equally as good
record The union has given away IL BIZ
bles. a great amount of literature, II con-
fort bags beside knitting many articles
! that have gone directly to the Red Cross
unit They have sent a barrel of cloth
| ing TO the Coast Guard missionary, Rev.
j. T.. Corson, have made and given to
needy families two quilts. have sent q
bouquet Of flowers to the State prison
every Sunday since June, and now are
working on Christmas gifts for the in
mates of the almshouse and for the poor
on their list.
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Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL R. R
In Effect September 80, 1917

TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA
=- =-z.,, GOING WEST-yQj a NJ
MV7I1STT9l Portland and Boston: w.
ISAlsIil.ESi A. NJ, Pennington, EH"
HN5,ER:{NEl land, Portland, Bos',s
lES3fIsf,yy.E&i Montreal and queue IN ~,
l .......:..s..s.J A. Nj, Brunswlck' p'J.
{ Lemls.oI., 4 urtlaud, Boston,; 4o- /. III
Hallowell. Gardner and So GardIlel '
l.. M, local; 4.y7 +. M, (cxpressj Pc ,;
wick, Rockland, Portland, Boston Nv i'sr
M, Hallowell, Gardner and 80. ca ',iy,s
6.lO +. NJ. local to Portland Coa,.,6g
there COR New York, 1910 L. M LCa"n. md
Bath, Portland, Boston. sundays SrHw p
lois A Al. $40 (.<ew York) ana ~"
Nj, Portland and Boston. ::
GOING castillo A. NJ, BahED ,,,,,dag
John, Halifax, AroOstook Co o7"u.Hes
morning at lis A. NJ. does h1t eo,ryiIs
beyond Bangor, 22j A. NJ, for Wa' II.
Bangor, Bar HarDor,. Calais; 1'o ine1,adL
local 10 Moosehead Lake tVld OH tA N,
Belfast, Foxcroft and Bangor, = y 11ag.u,
local to Belfast, bangor aud Sho' "a 4
l2.l5 noon, Waterville. Bangor, q, Jst
r., Bar Harbor Calais, st. otn ~ Nv, .lG
flax; 2.H =. NJ, cypress 49, 10
! thence local to Bangor ana 5,egaf
keag; ..25 Il. NJ. Watervllie SHo"a a j.
and Bangor, Sundays lis A VI 'pqng0r.
NJ, $40 +. NJ, for Watervl!le anu aLJingeIh
Trains leave Augusta lof 40 20 81
/ Gardiner and South Gardner a ~ Hal1
A. NJ, 1.02 3.0l, 5.l5, Gl0. lOt! y Gar.
lowell I'D Gardiner Only 4V' /. -Wonday
diner only 3.05 A. NJ. daily eX- ept . n Agt
M. l.. HARRIS. Genl Passentt;oo nd Ne
L. c. Douglass. Gent Mgr. PorI>
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c. S. Robbins, the Lewiston horse
man, has Just closed deal with d. J.
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Cards Of thanks, obituary notices, res
olutiocs Of respect. ETC., will De
charged at the rate OF ten cents per
line. No charge less than Is cents
Subscribers who fail to receive the
Journal promptly will confer favor
by notifying the Office Immediately.
MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Tie Associated Press Is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication OF az
news dispatches credited to 1t or LUs
otherw:se credited in this paper ana also
the local news published herein.
All rights of Republication Of special DIS
patches herein are also reserved
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A Camp Devens correspondent Of a
Boston paper records the following:
Let the wild winds blow and it is all
the same to Tom Lackey, who has come
to the conclusion that he is weather
proof. Down home in Houlton, the jump
ingoff- place Tom braved many-a wintry
day when the glass stood al 40 below zero.
The recent snowstorm that soldiers from
a warmer climate diagnosed as blizzard,
was sized up By Tom as a mere f1urr''
) Lackey is a member OF the 2G3d Heavy
Artillery, where there are many husky
warriors from his section Of the State.
/ Mearl Rediker is none too sanguine tina
potatoes will sell for reasonable price
through the winter and reports that the
crop on his 100-acre patch al Pressure Isle
was extremely poor. Private Redker
doesn't presume 10 speak for all of Aroos-
took county, but says if other growers
had no better luck than he. there's likely
70 be a bit OF a shortage as time wears
on. There are plenty of potatoes at his
barracks at any rate Since he left his
big farm Mearl has been learning how to
be a soldier as q member of Battery u
Of the 303d Heavies.