Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-13

some OF the big systems asked for relief
from transporting luxuries
= we will have to do with less fuel,
partly because of the rail and ship ia
cilities or transporting it to us and
partly because of the need of this fuel
1or the increased war needs-added to
less labor in the coal fields More de-
pendence Will have to be placed upon
the water power for heat, light and
power. We will have to economize in
our lighting so that the power can be
applied to more important things. This
power is going to be required in many
branches where today man power does
the work.
Owners of autos will have to re-
strict the use because every gallon of
gasoline used unnecessarily. means just
so much more load upon the labor and
freight situation. All men will have to
drive their own cars or find girls for
chauffeurs. Girls abroad are having to
drive the trolley cars, act as conduct
ors, drive the delivery wagons, act as
chauffeurs. man the post offices, sup
ply as clerks in all stores. banks and
offices. do farm work and in fact almost
everything, owing to the need for the
men in the ranks Of the army or in
munition making. And the women are
doing no small part in the munition
manufacturing plants.
The r~"essity has not yet arisen for
our busi'~ IS men to act as special po-
licemen. but everywhere abroad men
who cannot serve in the army are act
ing as special policemen or serving in
the ranks Of the Home Guard. The
special police go in pairs and are used
for guarding railway bridges, water
works and other points Of Importance.
They also relieve the regular police in
the regular city patrol work. Each man
serves three or four hours a day, out
side mis- business hours. In that man.
ner each man is helping to release men
who are required for the real work Of
war.
"The Home Guard consists Of men
who are either too old for military duty
or are business men required to remain
behind. They are we'll drilled armed
and form q reserve army that could be
OF tremendous assistance in case of in
Vasion or internal outbreak, and do a
lot Of duty that might otherwise detain
soldiers from the more serious work
New York has this special citizen-police
and nearly every town near the great
cities has its organization of Home
Guard that drills several times a week.
and that will soon be able to give a
good account of itself
why is it not deemed necessary for
Maine to follow this movement, If the
danger Of an invasion is ever so re-
mote? 1t aids to the recruiting move
ment as has been found abroad and it
trains a body of men who would other
wise be OF no use. And 1t is good for
the men themselves, without interfer-
to be the first spot invaded in case the
Allies lose In Europe. Maine ought to
be the first to be ready
"All this covers many Of the more ap-
parent ways that we can all help, but
first Of all in this war to make it Your
War and Ny War Is the matter of the
practice of Economy and Saving. This
doesn't mean penuriousness nor starv-
alton. 1t merely means to be careful not
to waste anything, and to try to learn
to live simply and wholesomely, and
10 do without luxuries that help to
tax the transportation and labor sys-
TENS. No man or woman knows until
trying it. how much Of material benefit
may be saved that is now wasted.
isn't it better to begin to conserve
food and coal and all the necessities Of
life row, and so help to shorten the
war, than to go on living as Of old and
then suddenly be forced to go without
or lose the war? If each person in the
United States could realize this, we
would be many months nearer the end
Of the wa.
You can do all this without panic or
milling about as one official warned
against. It will be another way to add
to your Liberty Bond investment. 1t
has taken a long time to convince
many people that $50 invested in bond
meant SO many millions If each person
who had the money would do 1t. Just
so the cumulative effects Of many mill
lien people determinedly living simply.
and devoting a few hours each day to
some form of help would be enormous.
There are not ships enough to take us
all to the firing line so we have got to
do what we can hers
Ard don't be rebuffed IL on the first
trial to find something to do You fail
Keep hunting until you find something
that will help end the war vicforiously.
Garry the business notices into the
home. DO II Now" and This Means
You" might we'll be used. as so many
people filled with the best Of intentions
are going TO help sometime
There Is no fear Of upsetting the
business fabric with these economies
and with the things you will do. Bust
ness will NOT go on as usual. 1t will
have to conform to the new conditions
Some will suffer and some will benefit,
and the change will be gradual If We all
bePin TO prepare for long war.
THE FIRST battle in the war will be
won if every person who has the money
will buy Liberty Bond. Don't inaas-
inc yourself a martyred patriot in do
ing it either. 1t Is as good as the gold
it represents, a fine investment and II
will make you have better opinion Of
yourself That Is the first thing to do.
Then look for the next and you will be
fighting Your War Just as patriotically
as the young man who has the health
ard the opportunity to be in the front
line"
Owing to the great demand for ton
mage the Z. B, Sutton is to be re-
etored ~ so,,are ri11er altar being