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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29

progress and more forceful driving or
war work.
Can the Boston Post and Water
Vile Sentinel show states as clean OF
politics. Or, have they devoted more
time and energy to mistaken no.
ton of defense of the administra-
ton, such defense consisting of
snarling at all who attempt by fair
criticism to secure better results in
preparation for war? AS a matter of
fact, our critics do not know that
Col. Roosevelt's words were not true,
at the time he uttered them.
At the Democratic State convention
former Congressman McGillicuddy
proclaimed in a loud voice supported
by the aside, land know what ! am
! talking about') that 1--WE now have
500, 900 men in France-equipped and
ready for the battle line
In our humble opinion he knew no
more about it than does the Boston
Post or the Kennebec Journal. but
| it made a fine bombastic political
claim for the delegates to carry back
home. Perhaps he meant that France
was equipped and ready for the
battle line"
| No, dear Sentinel. this does NOT
indicate that the Republicans a-e
pursuing a policy of criticism simply
| for political advantage" 1t indicates
that Democrats who are small enoue h
ere indulging in deceit, false charges
and nagging because they think Re
publicans dislike TO come back with
the facts, and they, said Democrats,
can get away with the pretense.
! Bigger and more astute Democrats
are not daring Republicans to come
out and make the most Of the facts.
1t is much safer and better to play
the mon partisan game and hold
the cards close to the stomach.
Now let us ask question. 10 tHe
Boston Post and the Waterville Sen
tinel believe that every word of ad-
vice to the administration should be
withheld; that not even the heads Of
niggers- in-the- wood-pile should he
pointed out by those who see them .
And one more. please: Who is Win
ming the war for world benefit, tie
confident, aggressive, criticising, driv-
ing, speed-up-the-war chaps Of ell
parties, or, those who devote them
selves to watching for chances to
snarl criticism for politics"
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v|N0L CREATES
STRENGTH
Positive..- CONVINCING Proof

1t Is all very we'll to make claims.
but can they be proven? we publish
the formula Of Ninol to prove the
statements we make about it.
u, Cod Liver and Beef Peptones.
~ Iron and manganese Pepton.
ates. Iron and Ammonium Cit
rate. Lime and Soda GIycero-
phosphates, Cascarin.
, ANY doctor will tell you that the
ingredients OF Ninol as published
above. combine the very elements
needed to make strength.
All weak. rundown, overworked
nervous men and women may prove
this at our expense.
There is nothing like Tinol to re-
store strength and vitality to feeble
old people, delicate children and all
persons who need more strength.
Try it. If YOU are not entirely sat.
isned, we will return your money
without question; that proves our
harness and your protection.
Bowditch- Webster Co. Druggists
augusta. Vinol is sold in WateryiJ,e
oy W. G. Hawker and in Halloween
oy Guy X. White and at the best DRUG
store In every town in the countryS
adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29
COMING EVENTS

April 2S-May Eat More Potatoes
campaign week
April 30-Drafted men leave for camp
DevenS.
May i1-M4seting Of Governor and
May $-Kennebec Union Of women's
clubs, Fairfield.
May 3-+Oratorcal contest and con-
vention Of Maine colleges under auspices
Of er-Collegiate Prohibition Associa-
ton. Waterville.
May 3-Franklin County Teachers AS
ISOLATION, Pennington.
May 4-Public Utilities Commission on
adjustment of grade crossing in Kit
terry, at 100. county court house. Port
land.
May 6-District Sunday school conven-
ton, Unitarian church, Watervile.
May 6-Halloy-ell prize speaking con-
test at Colby College. Waterville.
May 6-Final date for filing nominal
ton papers for State primaries.
May 1-Supreme Court, civil and Grim.
inal term. Calais.
May 7-Supreme Court. civil and GRIM
inal term. Alfred.
May 7-SupeEior Court, civil and Grim
inal term, Portland.
May S-State-Wide conference Of war
workers. City hall, Portland.
May 10-Lyford interscholastc prize
speaking at Colby College. Waterville.
May H-Eeception to- Pythians and
fytAldn SISTERS IN attendance at Grand
Lodge sessions. Lewiston.
May 10--Penobscot County Teachers
Association. Bangor.
May 10-ll-Saco Valley Teachers AS
ISOLATION. Fryeburg.
Nay l4suprems court. civil and
May i+supreme court, evil term.
Rum:ord.
May l5-Grand Lodge, X. Of P, annual
session. Lewiston.
May 15-Grand Temple, Pythian SIS
tiers, annual session. Lewiston.
May 16-17-Maine Library Association,
annual meeting. WatervIle.
May 1,-Eastern Somerset County
Teachers Association. Hartland.
May 17-Oxford County Teachers AS
ISOLATION. Norway.
May 17-20-University of Maine Com
mencement, Orono.
May A-27-Second drive for s550,0Oo in
Maine for Red Cross.
May 2l-Supreme court. civil term,
Pennington.
May 2l-Kennebec County Sunday
School Association, annual convention,
First Baptist church, Watervile.
May 22-New England Eclectic Medi-
cal Association, Portland.
May 24-Bates College Ivy Day, Lew
iston.
May o6-2e-Bates College Commence
nlent, Lewiston.
May 20-MemorIal day.
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unfairly. but in communities where
they do not go to work voluntarily
see that they are probatcd to farm
ers to work under proper supervision
after arrest and conviction"
That's fair warning. Loafers. avoid
Georgia. Well. where will the loafer
go? He can't go to Maryland. He
can't go to Virginia. He can't so to
New Jersey. He can't go to Oklaho
ma. Maybe he can go to Montana
that's far away from Georgia. Per
haps he can get by without working
out there. Wen see: How's this,
from the Montana Farmer?
Every nook and corner of this
State must be made too hot for drones
this season. If we make the hive too
hot to hold the drones. the farm
labor problem in Montana will be
solved If it appears neces-
SdTy, uOIl-eSSeiltidi iiiuuotlS hooe w
sidetracked until Montana harvests
her crop safely and that
applies to every man engaged in nom
essential work There arc
some highly pail men whose work,
considered as contribution to the
nations needs, is considerably less
important than it would be if they
had on overalls and were out in a
field shocking wheat or pitching hay
Some feelings may be hurt,
and some individual dignities may be
lost in the shuttle, but it is up to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29
OUR BOYS
49,. Write from
OV Err Their E


The following letter has been recently
received from Herbert A. Brann Of New
Britain. Conn. who is with Company
Z, l0lst Machine Gun. Battalion in ac-
tive service in France. Mr.. Brann has
many friends in this vicinity, having
visited his uncle, Charles Brann. at
Hailowei on various occasions and the
friends in the vicinity Of Hallowell
Somewhere in France.
March II, 1915.
Dearest Mother and Father:
Have just returned from the front"
and when I got back had some mail
waiting for me - - I never
thought SO much of mail before.
Wen .ou see we have had our first
crack at the Boche and things are some
interesting up there. We lived in a dug
out about, 40 feet underground which
the Boche made and right in front of 1t
was grave with the five Boches who
were in the place when the Poilus drove
them out. We had some Poilus machine
gunners in with us and we had some
great tunes tOgetner. he Boone put vi
few shows for us and we took a
good part in them and believe me t
seemed good to let the old guns rip and
know you are getting some of them.
They thought the Yanks were asleep
but found out that they were very
much on the job. When you first arrive
You jump every time big gun goes off,
but after a while you get lonesome I'M
less You hear them.
At night it is like a Fourth Of July
(only more sol with the star shells and
rockets breaking every now and then.
The former light up the surroundings
just like day. Before we entered the
war | read in the papers some Of the
things the Boche did to the parts Oh
France they invaded and l thought at
the time some Of it was bull but now
realize they did not tell enough. Some
of the sights are sickening and one can
not describe them. Will close now with
loads Of love to you both. ! remain
Your son
Herb.
P. S. Am inclosing a piece of the In
ner tube on Boche aeroplane which
was shot down near US.
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la patriotic nature, the decorations of
will be martial and national. Mr..
Merriam's subject is Our High
Schools Service to Our Country"
THE Duties of IN American Citizen.
is MIR. Wilson's subject. There will
also be a patriotic tableau and dec
lamations. utilizing large number
of the 33 graduates. The class motto
is play up. play the game"
Commencement: exercises will take
place on Thursday. June 10. in the
Belfast Opera house. and commence
ment week will include a camping
party at one of the ponds in the vi
entity. Whether there will be a class
banquet and dance or not has not as
yet been decided. The baccalaureate
sermon will be preached on Sunday,
June 9th, by Rev. Walter T. HaW-
thorne, in the CONGREGATIONAL church.
The roads IN the vicinity are dry
ing rapidly and there seems almost
no frost and very little mud. In
Northport. especially where the roads
are well graveled they are as dry as
in summer. The links at the North
port Country club are rapidly drying
up. and if the warm weather and
high winds continue for another
week they will be in pretty fair con-
dition for playing. The links lie on
a low territory and consequently are
not ready for use as early as many
in the State bu. everything is favor
able for good playing in May unless
there is a good ceal more rain than
there has been thus far. There are
a large numbe, of new players who
got the habit" last fall who are
anxious tc swing a club and the very
first favorable day will find a number
on the links. 1t is expected that the
number OF women playing this season
will be greatly increased. as well as
the men.
Herbert Stevens returned from a
brief business trip to Boston, made
in the interests of the Leonard &
Barrows shoe factory of which he is
superintendent.
Mrs. Robert =. COMBS returned
Saturday morning from Bangor and
Harmony where she was the guest OF
her daughter. Mrs. Henry Ingersoll
During her mothers absence. Miss
Isabel was the guest of Mrs. Samuel
Adams, Nortnport avenue. Mrs
Coombs will pass the summer at he,
cottage in Northport, recently pur-
chased from Mrs. j. Wilson Jordan
and Mr. Coornbs. purser on the Bos.
ton Bangor division. will pass hi.
time ashore at Northport.
The May meeting Of the Waldo
county Veterans Association will
take place on Thursday, May 2nt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29

The Portland Argus is the latest to
quality for a place on the war strategy
board The editor of the Argus says
that the duty of the liason departing n
is that ''of carrying messages across the
battlefield when the telephones are .put
out of commission" Next.-Bddeford
Journal.
We thought mebbe it was the de-
partment that Officially" tells us one
thing and we find out later it was a
fcrent. You know, Deak, We thought
it might be the department that ELLA
borates'' reports to make 'em look to
suit the governments eye.
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liable remedy to my friends. Mrs.
l. II. De Weese, sos Alcatraz Ave,
Oakland, Cal.
Every woman at some period or
other in her life suffers from just
, such disturbances as did Mrs. Weese.
and if there is no interested friend to
advise. let this be a reminder that
this famous root and herb remedy
has been overcoming these ailments
OF women for more than 30 years
If any complications exist, write
Lynn. Mass. for advice. The result
of many years experience 10 at your
service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29
CUIlCURA
HEALS
ITCHING

when got up one morning my
face felt terribly itchy so l started to
scratch, and the next morning my face
was covered with pinples. The pim-
pies were hard and large. and werevery
sore and red. They itched and burned
so that could net sleep at all. My
face was altogether disfgured and the
pimples lasted three months.
Il tried everything could think Of
and the eruption was so bad had to
stay at home from work. A friend told
me to write for free sample Of Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment. did, and
my face started to improve. bought
more, and used two boxes of Cuti-
cura Ointment and four cakes Of Cuti-
cura Soapvhen Twas healed" tSigned)
SAMUEL Pollins, leS Lippitt ST.. Prov
idence. r. l., June IS, 1917.
Why not use these fragrant, super
creamy emollients for everyday toilet
snd nursery purposes, and prevent
these distressing skin troubles3
Sample Each Free by Mail. Address post.
card: "Cuticurs. Dept. z. Boston" Sold
everywhere. Soap Csc. Ointment Is and SOC.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29
Fair Warnino.

John, John.'
The lady nudged her husband urgent.
~ in the ribs.
'Whassit?" he replied drowsily.
There's burglar in the house,
John reused himself at that.
We'll. what do YOU want me to do?'
he asked Indignantly. Want me to 20
down stairs and risk being killed."
Very WELL" replied his wife, IF YOU
find out in the morning that some one
has been through your pockets don't
blame me"-Chicago Blade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29
VIM. M. PENNELL

and let the aches and pains. mental
and physical fall where they may
Great goodness. no. The .loafer
can't go to Montana Well. whore can
he go? Nowhere-nowhere except to
he can find in your
town that little outpost of Berlin.
unless your town answers the Ger
man ad.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29

The entire neighborhood and town
Of Burnham are proud of the kimball
twins daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
birth respectively tipped the scales at
lot and 90 pounds and now, at u
years of age, weigh 36s and 36a
pounds. They are pretty and smart
children and even their parents are
often bothered to tell whether the red
cheeks, light hair and large hazel
eyes belong to Eva or Mae. They
were said at their birth to have been
the heaviest pair of twins born in
Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29
Gone Away.

Robert and Faul were !nseparabl
friends. But one Sunday when Robert
mother went to his classroom for hir
after Sunday school, Paul was not wit
him. SO she said:
Wasn't Paul to Sunday SCHOOL,"
NO. He's gone
Where has he gomez
TO Antioch" replied the small boy
"our teacher told us about it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29

feet for any long
period Of time and
did not sleep well.
The physician who
treated me did not
seem to help me
any and a friend
advised Lydia L.
Pinkham's V e ge =
table Compound. l
took it and before
I realized it l was
we'll. l shall rec
ommend your val
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29
Very Funny,

Tommy-Do you go to bed very early.
Mrs. Peck?
Mrs. Peck-Yes, Tommy, sometimes
when feel tired.
You wouldn't go SO early if YOU were
married to my father. would you?"
ooh, Tommy. you funny boy. Why
noto"
cause my father told mother that
if he were your husband he'd make you
sit p."-EXchange
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29
Maine Gossip
Shepherd Of the Skies.
(Rosamond Reed.)

IKOSamOnd IIeEU.D
II wonder why my dear lad said;
Fair skies Of spring arched high Ger
head;
Across their azure light clouds sped,
A perfumed breeze. now here. now
there,
Tossed silken ringlets of his hair.
Il wonder why. Gods little lambs play
in the sky
Dear, trustful chIld,-thy fancies sweet
Renew my life, with care replete,
Oh. keep unsullied, hour by hour
Thy simple faith. pure childhood 8
dover.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29
An Adv. from Berlin

WAN EO-lo fino rev dntl-
American counties; to locate
communities where sIaekers and
spies and German sympathizers
are welcome; where the Kaiser
and Prussiansm are not loathed
as vile, bes.ial things; places
where treason is tolerated; where
traitors are untouched and the
flag not honored; in short, 4 bit
Of BerIin's scum skulking under
the Star Spansled Banner. We
must find such places If they
exist, because every real Ameri
can community is forcing us to
90 to work on farms or to 90 to
Jail. We don't want to help win
the war, and so we are looking
for unpatriotic, disIoyal, treason
able sections, because these are
the only places where we will be
allowed to loaf. Reply to Loaf
ers and ldlers. Everywhere.
What would be your towns answer
to such an advertisement-imag
for moment that it appeared in the
Kennebec Journal? What would be
| your county's answer? What would
be the answer of your State? Farms
need labor to produce war winning
crops. Man power is needed in war
work everywhere. Many sections of
the country have put into effect an
uncompromisng Co to- work or go
to- jaiI' policy. The man who loafs
hobo or a millionaire. The place
where he is permitted to loaf harbors
town:
To find the answer to this adver-
tisement take a stroll around town.
into the pool halls and through the
park and see whether there are any
chronic loafers end professional idlers
hanging around. If you find them,
You will be forced to confess, with
shame and humiliation. that your
town has ALREADY ANSWERED
that advertisement by inviting the
Huns helpers. the nom workers, to
come right in and make themselves
at home. But your town can rescind
its answer. You can become a gen.
uine, all American, warworking
town, See that your sheriff gets on
the job and sends all idlers, rich or
poor. transient 0. resident, to Jail or
to work.
All over the country loafers are
having hard shedding. The people
realize we can't win the war without
food. and that food can't be produced
without farm labor. There is a spirit
from one end Of this land to the other
which says to every man: YOU are
going to work: voluntarily if you pre-
fcr-but YOU arc going to work"
In New Jersey the number Of ap-
picants for farm Jobs at employment
offices increased many thousands as
soon as rigid enforcement of the va
grancy law began. In Georgia the
governor expressed it with much pith.
The farm or the chain gang was
the message he sent to sheriffs. Con
fronted with these alternatives a con-
siderable number Of leisureIy indi-
viduals are discovering latent talents
as farm laborers that heretofore
they concealed very successfully.
The proclamation of the Georgia
governor said that an unrelenting
enforcement Of the vagrancy law and
the general knowledge that the pun
ishment for loafing is certain will
lcsuse many idlers to 30 to work vol.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29
Mean Comment.

Grace-Don't tell anybody for the
world. See this ring? George slipped
it on my finger last night. Ethel-Yes,
it's nice looking, but it will make A
black circle round your finger before
you've worn it a week. 1t did on mine
London Tit-Bits
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29
BELFAST

Another Of the 2Sth Maine Regiment
Of Volunteers. made up largely from
Waldo. Knox and Hancock counties, has
been mustered out, the second from
Company / within 10 days. Fitz William
night about 1880 as he was about to re-
tire. having been in his usual health up
to the time he was stricken. During the
evening with his wife he played a game
OF cards and seemed to be feeling as
we'll as ever, and it was when he was
preparing to retire that the end came.
He was a years Of age.
He enlisted in the 26th at the age Of IS
years and saw active service with Com
pany ], of which Frederic Barker of
Belfast was captain. Returning to
Belfast after the war he had lived here
ever since. He is survived by his wife
and by eight OF II children born to them
all but one Of whom live in Belfast. Mr..
Patterson followed the sea for many
years al steward and also before the
mast. coasting and made number of
foreign VOYAGES One son was lost at
sea. anI another, Capt. lftz W. Pat
terson. Jr.. owns his own schooner and
rs in the coast!ng trade. The other chill
dren are Mrs. Roscoe Smith, Mrs. Fred
Haford. Mrs. Ishmael Patterson, Mrs.
Fred Thomas. Mrs. Edith Brown and
Fred Danny Patterson, all OF Belfast,
also Mrs. Flora Cohen Of Berlin, n. II.
Mr.. Patterson was q member of Thorn
as II. Marshall Post and Of the Waldo
County Veterans Association and was
a regular attendant at the meetings OF
both. Funeral services will be held at
the home on High street Monday.
Although the honor parts for the class
OF 1918 were announced, the elective
parts have just been named. class
meeting having been held for this pur-
pose. The 'honors go to Kenneth Mer-
ram, who has the Grafton and yaledic-
tory; second to Evan Wilson, sa!utator,.
and grafton. The elective parts are as
foiiows Glass gifts. Miss Katherine
u. kittredge and Theodore c. Bram-
nall; class prophecy. Miss Laura Morri,
and Harold Burgess; will, Harland Pat
teFshall; history. Miss Alice Roswell.
The class ode will be competitive and A
number are working upon it.
The graduating exercises will b. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29

Isaiah Mitchell Of Yarmouth OBJ
served his Ssth birthday on Saturday,
March 80. He was at one time resi-
Strong and during his residence in
the latter place was collector for the
town and was also deputy sheriff for
seven years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29
The Jury.

Citizen--What possible excuse did you
fellows have for acquitting that muir
derer? Juryman-Insanity. Citizen.
What. The whole 12 of YOU?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29

day is now used in the furnaces u -.
plants. The company has coherae@eu
for several hundred cords OF ~oou anu
expect to use this fuel instead u eoai
during the summer. fall ana ~ih'eF
months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29
Light and Airy
N allure Study.

Nature Study.
The crocodile is fond of water
Tho land always makes him smile,
You'll nearly always find him sitting
On some lonely crOcod-isle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29

with the Frederick Richie Grange
in Waldo. An urgent call to all
veterans to attend is made. The
ranks are thinning fast and two COM
rades of Co. ]. of the 26th Maine have
been mustered out since the last
meeting, John S. Gilmore and Fitz
Williams Patterson, both of Belfast
Should Thursday be stormy the
meeting will be held on the next
pleasant day. Comrades and FAM
lilies are requested to take to take
picnic lunch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29
Real Eriendship,

How do they get along with their
neighbours" Very Wa They oven
lend each other sugar"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29

Think of the Shepherds tender love,
Whenever across the sky above,
Light feecy clouds go sailing free.
The Shepherd guards US, you and me
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29
MRS. DE- WEESE
COULD NOT STAND
Because of Functional DisOr-
der-Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Oakland, Cali suffered from ir-
Irregularities and congestion. so l could
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-29

A Greek woman digging oahoehon
greens from a grass plot in the vicinity
of Pepperell square. saco, on thursday
Of this week, made $50 SO quickly that
she has not vet recovered from her sur
prise.