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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-13
n. w. Wood

The funeral services OF Herbert W.
Wood was held at his homa Thursday.
AVE. .. at 10 a. NJ, Rev \. r. Pearson
officiating.
Mr. Woods son. II. Carlton Wood Of
Chelsea. Mass his uncle. Henry ?. Wood
of Detroit; two aunts, Mrs. David A.
Chandler of East Poland and Mrs. Mary
Wilkinson of Lewiston, and, Mrs. E. f,
Lessor of Freeport, were the relatives
from out of town present. The flowers
were many and beautiful. A set piece was
given by his shopmates. He was employ
ed "a of the 20 wears Of his life by the G.
NJ. Bailey Sons & Co. The bearers vera
S. B. Edwards, Willard Norcross, Win
field Kimball, c. B. Grover.
CENTER-Mr and Mrs. Willis Bailey
Of Dixheld were weekend guests Of Mr..
Bailey's mother, Mrs Geo. Bailey.
Miss Rosa Kcnney was a guest for
few DAYS last week Of Mrs. George Bal
ley.
Miss Gertrude Grohe of Winthrop,
Mass, is passing Il fortnight at the home
Of Mrs Levi Lewis.
Mrs Spinney and Miss Hight Of Port
land are passing the summer with Mrs.
Levi Lewis.
A few more boys arrived at the Junior
Volunteer camp on Thursday. This will
nrobabl he the last instalment, as the
season is now 50 advanced, and most Of
the BOYS available for this work have
already had their camp training and gone
into service with the farmers in various
PARTS of the State.
EAST-Mrs L. NJ. Greene who has been
passing a few weeks with friends at
Weld. returned home Saturday.
H NJ. Packard is al home from South
port for few DAYS.
Manchester Grange will go to Ocean
Point for a shore dinner TuesdaT. All
friends are invited and there will be re-
duced rates on the Islander,
Mrs Lillian Lai1 returned t. her homo
in Rrockton Saturday.
s. G. Turner AMI family Of Glen Ridge,
~ J., are stopping at Rev. f. s. Long
iey's
The courier-index., 1917-08-24

dye-uniably and fabric adueralon Tn the cheaper goods present You show con- appreciation of their efforts by buying possible quality than in the habit of generously it is conceded by all that there possibility goods get cheaper while the war lasts
 Be cautious and paronze reliable merchants Watch their pre note her things and will be able to buyyo al a great saving
 the present day) When it is possible use forethought the fuure the war continues should happen the unsettled state of the markets Buy the better grades of than in the habit Of pur chasing the reliable qualities in the higher priced goods
 students the opinion that should would be appreciaby changed for Shipping ebargoes have made U A. the mecca for buyers parts the worlds neutral countries
The courier-index., 1917-08-24
HOOVER TEL|e I
 FOp'
Trade at Home" Announcement No. Z
ABRAHAM LINCOLN SAID

don't know much tariff but do know that Ii my wife bvs her get the money and the cloak ana that American paid manufacturing It. she Dys i cloak abroad cloak the other country gets the money and foreign labor gets The argument appcaDe local buying
The courier-index., 1917-08-24

merchandising conditions opsy turvy Only know the and work and Only the merchants the caused by efforts to give the shopping SAME PRICES is used to pay inc And lack of preparedness preference mported made Ill O A." might have been
 Do values a whiting down profits to do lt? in all lnesiewe clothing dry goods hardware shoes nd nearly merchandise mention
 Apparel women, instance, has generally n- creased of it much as fifty per cent: some more; ACCEPTABLE And yet few stand anywhere near the increase bravey hoping will end and that you Will efforts in the another six months merchandising will critically serious for public Qualities will be diluted dyes become unreliable lines of necessities receive aduterations.
The courier-index., 1917-08-24

buying promotes home prosperity foreign Duying pro- notes foreign pospertywhch will help? The home merchants have your interests they friends and neghbors
The courier-index., 1917-08-24

easily by that articles o standard be purchased just cheap and in majority right here at home than in large city store fromh mail order houses
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26
THE COLOR LINE

Many persons are greatly disturb
ed. one way or the other, over the
present status of the color lne III
the military forces of the United
States. So much are they so, in fact'
that their demonstration has recent
ly caused the Secretary of war 10
institute an investigation to ma out
lust what are the facts.
Since it was announced that tnls
Investigation would be started, a
colored captain of infantry--Thom
as e. Morris, of Camp DiX-has ap-
peared in print with a communica.
ton whose purport is to deny Ina!
there is any discrimination agains.
the negro troops in the Army, or tha'
this branch of our citizenship are
being in any way prevented from DO
ing their bit in accordance with thell
excellent patriotic spirit. The color
ed man, he declares, is given an op,
portunity to make good, and ne VIII
improve it.
Certain it is that the present head;
of our Army department are no
IikeIv to err in the direction OF ex,
cessiyely favoring the negro. Bu'
when our troops go into the battle
when they meet conditions tha'
make impossible the distinguishine
Of a man by his color, but only d!
his quality of manhood. then some
things worth while are gong tc
cover that color line so deep tnat no.
body can find it.-1artford Tlmes'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26
NIISCHIEYOUS MYSTERY

TUTTING the interminable coils
of red tape which hamper the
war activities of Uncle Sam
must be the inevitable result of in
vestigations now under way at Wash
ington. Much valuable time has been
lost through the crossing of wires
and diversion of authority, but the
job has been a big one and Ameri-
cans are a patient people.
With regard to disloyal citizens
and enemy aliens, however, patience
has ceased to be virtue. We must
TO the safeguarding of our interests
at home and abroad. and this involves
the careful wedding out of all
enemies in the guise of friends who
are taking advantage Of our national
good nature and optimism.
1t is beyond question the prudent
thing to conceal what is necessary
to be hidden from the Prussian gov
ernment, but much of the mystery
that has enshrouded official transac-
tions has been construed as shield
for incompetence and partisanship
For instance, the setting aside OF
pre-eminently qualified men and the
elevation to high places of power and
responsibility of little men with nc
previous training for the heavy
duties entrusted to them.
Americans have been accustomed
to frankness in public station and
while they appreciate the importance
of keeping under cover thes move.
ments of troops and the important
purposes of the administration, they
are restless undcr censorship thai
too often treats them as children.
Washington officials have frequently
declared that they did not want tC
prevent criticism. but ens-of th'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26
THE EXTRA CENT

-uE time has not long passed III
pennsylyania when one CEN
II meant the minimum and lheEe
are many who for long time looked
upon the nickle as the least respect
able coin. Now there is more russ
beinemade over the copper coin that
is at the bottom of our currency
values than over dollars. Many peo-
ple are using three-cent stamps e&-
clusively, although local letters go
for two cents, to help the Govern
ment win the war. In divers ways
we are giving the extra cent because
of the national expenses. We nave
stood for six cents for our cigars
because we know that the people
around here who make them ana
whose business we have helped build
up have to pay taxes and that labor
costs more. We have manfully paid
three cents for a Pennsylvania
apple that used to cost two and we
have put down cent for the cake
that we used to get free with the
ice cream soda. We have even sub
mitted without murmuring to one
pretzel instead of two for a cent.
But some of our neighbors in
other cities are not so complacent
and are about to spend some thou
sands of dollars fighting efforts OF
street railway companies 70 raise
the fare from five to six ceats. In
other places the men who run movies
have seen patronage fall with a dull
thud because they charged a cent
moro for a ticket. A charge of
another cent apiece for an egg in
buying the family supply has caused
frenzied talk in some communities,
The truth is that we have grown
accustomed to the nickle. Ten years
ago it came near being our smallest
coin. We are willing to have what
we used to get for five cents re-
duced in quantity or quality, but
when an extra cent is demanded we
kick. Yet that extra cent is keeping
good many enterprises, big and
little, going and a lot of people
steadily employed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26

"HE forethought that brought
about the warning from Capitol
Hill that the time to plan next
summers war gardens is right after
the Christmas packages have been
opened is the kind that is going to
put the coal and iron State of Penn
sylvania still higher up in the ranks
of the food producers. 1t is doubtful
whether anything more sensible has
been said about food Conservation
from Harrisburg this year. There ia
no reason why those who have con-
troll of plots of ground should not
plan their garden on New Years day
and those who do not have a plct
can celebrate the day by arranging
with the owner of some land for use
next year. There are thousands of
idle acres in Pennsylvania every
summer. Many of them are close
to cities. Practically every real es-
tate orcrl'"'n takes lanc 3ut Of CYL
tiNatlon. Much of 1t lies idle from
year to year. The owner can lei
the war gardener have the use of 1;
subject to sale and he sholld not
charge hems = CT TAa -MAa whe
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26

TOSEPH II. ODELL in the Out
u look says: "In asking for volun-
teers this is how the Y. M. G. A.
officially describes the type of men
needed:
This is no call to ninnies and
milksops. The Y. NJ. G. A. needs
real men, preferably men who have
had some broad and gruelling eX-
periences of life; men of education,
yes; but. above that, men capable OF
understanding, sympathy, and an in
finite deal of hard, exacting work.
Mep who can turn q Ford inside out;
men who can play the piano and
lead five hundred others in singing;
men who are trained in athletics;
men six feet high and three feet
wide and eighteen inches thick; men
who understand what Christianity
really means; men with humor and
leadership who have been earning a
hundred dollars q week and are Will
ing to live on ten dollars week. In
other words, Men
And in the camps, cantonments
and other training stations, the as
sociation has 1900 such men at
work. Among them are some who
have given up large incomes, others
who have resigned university protes-
sorships, several college coaches, a
number of professional musicians, n
sprinkling of ministers of known
ability in the handling of men, and
the balance made up of the most
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26
THE FARSICAL CLARK ACT

CORE another bungle for the
fsrsical Clark act! That pitt
~ full attempt at municipal reform
has been responsible for so many
evils in the third class cities of PENN
sylvania since it's adoption that 1t
might easily have been imagined 1t
had run the full gamut of its possl-
bilities in that direction. But another
has been discovered. Unless an in
depreciation can be placed upon IL
that a careful study of the language
does not appear to imply, Harrisburg
will be unable to make its own COL
lection of ashes. The Joker" in the
law provides that such work must
be done by contract.
1t SO happens that collection by
contract has proved a failure here,
and very expensive. Councilmen es-
innate that they could save money
and give the people better service BY
collecting the ashes through the
medium of a municipal bureau. But
whoever wrote the law-and 1T IS
said the author was paid fabulous
price for putting together the mon
strosity that masquerades under the
guise of a model municipal act-was
very careful to see to it that ashes
must be collected by contract, thus
giving opportunity for such mis-
carriages of public service as Harris
burg has been compelled to endure
under an old contract for many years,
and from which it just now hoped
to get away. The only escape from
doing the work by contract is for the
city to go back to the old method of
letting every householder see to the
removal of his own ashes. Either
through sheer stupidity or otherwise
this clause of the law is made to be
in direct opposition to the best In
terests of the city and directly IA
vorable to contractors.
Yet this is the law which was her
aided as advanced municipal legisla-
ton, designed to take council out OF
politics and restore the government
to the people" as one enthusiastic
supporter put it when arguing the
merits of the bill before the Legisla-
lure. In reality it has done little or
nothing that was promised for it.
Party politics still plays a dominant
part in city affairs, the old faults
when they have vanished have given
place to others of kind, and now
romes this stupid or vicious ash
clause to plague the people. 1t is to
be hoped that City Solicitor Fox may
find some means of circumventing q
rule that would result in nothing but
loss and dissatisfaction to every
householder in the city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26
OUR DEAD IN FRANCE

Directly behind the front-line
trenches there took place on No
vember 4 the funeral of three Amer
lean soldiers, the first to give their
lives for the cause of right. The
scene, under gray sky and with
rain falling steadily, was very I'M
pressive.
Three companies of infantry
from the battalion to which the
dead had belonged, American artil-
lery detachments, and number oil
French infantry and artillery form
ed n hollow square round the three
erayes. They had been dug in the
omen. in country fought over in the
aarlv days of the war, and were 10
comminsle with thousands and
thousands of graves all over TINS
war-torn. France. mutely testifying
that honor is sweeter than hre TO
France, Great Britain. Belgium ana
the United States.
At the head of each grave smap
s;ll, American flag few in the Wlno,
and during the entire ceremony sa-
Iutes were fired in honor or tne
dead-not the ordinary salute pul
shells aimed at and landing in enc
NV lines at one-minute intervals
alternativly from French and Amer
lean batteries.
After the collins had been lower
ed into the graves the general com
manding the French division uhuer
which the American troops are pc
ing trained delivered an address, In
the course of which he said:
"In the name of the tn DIVISION,
in the name of the French army
and in the name of France L pa
farewell to Corporal Gresham, Frl-
vate Enright and Private HAY, OF
the Sixteenth Infantry, United states
Army. OF their own free Will tney
had left their happy and prosperous
country to come to France. They
wished to give their help, and alsu
their generous hearts did not Tor
get old historical memories. They
had taken their place on the ironl
by the side of France, and they nave
fallen. facing the foe in hard and
desnerate hand-to-hand f1ght- Hon
or to them! Their families, their
friends. their fellow citizens Will be
nroud to learn of their death.
"Men! These graves, the first to
he dug in our soil of France at but
| a short distance from the enemy,
are as a mark of the mighty hand
tof our Allies, firmly clinging to the
common task, confirming the will OF
! the people and the Army of the
United States to fight with us to q
| finish. ready TO sacrifice so long as
Il will be necessary, until final vic,
torv for the noblest of causes-tha'
of the liberty of nations, of the weak
as well as the mighty. Therefore
the death of this humble corpora
and these two private soldiers mp
pears to us in extraordinary gran
deur.
"We ask, therefore. that the NOR
tal remains of these young men b'
left here, he left forever to France
! We will, In the fullness of peace
lrScrihe indelibly upon their tom
Here lie tho first soldiers OF the itH
public OF the United Stntes to fal
/ upon tho soil of France in the cause
| of Justice and liberty And the pas
serby will stop and uncover hi
Aesd TnAyelsrn<hrosgh France -ant
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26
Y.M.C.A.Wants Regular Fellows

successful secretaries from the city
associations throughout the country.
II have seen many of them in ac-
tion-healthy, whole-hearted, patient
and generous men, who sprang to
their task each morning after day
break with a Hurrah,' and went TO
their cots at night, dog tired, but
with n song or a joke on their lips.
Beside the regular secretaries l
found many volunteers. For in
stance, at Camp Dix (New Jersey
there were siXty-four Y. Nj. =. a.
men at work in the Y. M. c. A. build
ings, but only three were on full
salary, while twenty were entirely on
their own charges.
There are more than four hun
dred Y. NJ. c. A. buildings in the
camps, costing between $1,000 and
$4,000 apiece to erect. The buildings
alone have eaten up about 3 u mil
lion dollars of the 3 million collars
raised last spring. / have seen more
than forty of those buildings, at var
ious hours of the day and IN the
evenings, They were always
thronged with men-writing home,
reading, toasting their feet before
the open fire, playing games, watch
ing the free movies or other enter
tainments, singing Justify in Al rellg-
ious service, or listening eagerly to
a patriotic speech or to a sex n.y.
giene address by a medical author-
ity."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

w. H. Truesdale, president OF
the Lackawanna, has offered the
road bed of an abandoned line OF
the railroad to the new Lackawanna
Trail Highway Association.
The Rev. ii, w. Stiles, of Al
toona. has isued statement in
which he calls on the churches of
that city to form n forceful fedora
tion,
DIR, ], p, Gleason, Scranton
High School principal, was here yes
terday on his way to Johnstown.
where he will preside over the ses-
sions of the State High School or
ganization of the educational meet
ings,
John J, O'Donnell. Wilkes -Rarre
attorney, has been named as the
chairman of the Luzerne county as
SCISSORS board, r.
Judge s. p. Shun. of Monroe
county, was stalled In n snowdrift in
Pike county for hours last week and
had very trying time in zero
weather before being able to reach
court.
The Rev. DIR, Maitland Alexan-
der, in an address at Pittsburgh,
sharply attacked lack of equipment
at cantonment hospitals which he
had visited,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26
OUTLOOK BRIGHT

william A. Thomson, director of
the Bureau of Advertising, of the
American Newspaper Publishers AS
sociation. returned this week from
q trip to Chicago and points in the
middle west.
A representative of The Editor
and Publisher, interviewing Mr.
Thomson on the newspaper adVer-
Using outlook found him not only
optimistic. but inclined to be en-
thusiastic over the prospect
Mr., Thomson said:
'It appears certain that govern
ment regulation and restrictions OF
certain commodities will cause
readtustment in a number of adver-
tising schedules. SO far as am able
TO Judge, however, every line of ad-
vertising that drops out of the DALI
les will he replaced by n line or
more of new business.
This is particularly true In the
food situation. Every manufactuf er
who has o. substitute for any of the
comm odities on the restricted list Is
looking for markets for his output
Copy appearing in the dailies shows
mainly that manufacturers like this
are alive to the opportunities offered
NV 'margarines'; condensed mtlksl
egg substitutes; meals and prepared
foods-the list of newcomers Is q
long one.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26

highest of these public servants is
said to have declared recently that
he would like to see all the critics
exported" There is a disposition also
to resent any expression of opinion
which runs counter to the precon-
ceived notions of these who happen
to be in power. Patriotism is defined
in these quarters as an unquestion-
ing acceptance of the views OF men
who will not tolerate any viewpoint
save their own.
The American people are backing
the government to the limit. They are
willing to do all that is necessary 10
crush the menace of Prussia puI
they must be treated as free peo-
ple. American lives must not pay tne
nenalty of official procrastination and
red tape. Let us keep our military
and naval secrets to ourselves, put
why permit the camoufiage of Of
ficial big headedness to interfere
with q proper public appreciation OF
what Is being done to make the
United States effective in the war.
II reasonable criticism of palpaole
shortcomings shall bring about an
Improvement then there is no rea-
son TO withhold that criticism. Col
onel George Harvey, in character
istic philippe anent the Colonel
House mission and the general con-
duct of the war, says:
I'VE take for granted that the
President has formulated WITHIN
himself some policy which he con-
siders would better be kept from the
public for the present. What it may
be we would not venture to snrmise'
but surely he must realize that the
American people are not going TO De
satisfied to hazard millions OF lives
and expend billions and billions oil
money in an indefinitely prolonged
war without having something enec-
tive to say about how that war Is
waged. To guess at the WORK
ing of the Presidents own mental
nrocesses during this trying perloo
would be to speculate idly, because
whatever may have been indicated
by his appointment of his 1rleho
TColonel Housed as an arranger OIL
peace. has been swept away by MS
rea appointment of him as wager
of war. So now it seems safe to as
sumo that at last whether the Presi-
dent is leading the people or as MI
Roosevelt suggests the people are
leading the President, we nave
reached a firm foundation, from
which to pursue a definite purpose.
General Simon Cameron was want
to declare that the real leader OF
men first found out in which dlrec-
ton the people were headed ana
then led the way. President VIII
son has heard from the people ana
mn longer insists on peace without
victory" but upon a crushing de-
feat of the Prussian beast. There
ara evidences also of his change
Of attitude toward these Americans
who are equipped for the big tasks
Goethals is an example.
The people want to keep step with
the President and to do so they must
he taken into his confidence so far as
Dossilble.