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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-28
litchfield Grange

Ii hfield Grange held it's second reg
ular meeting of the month Saturday
evening, May IS. 1t proved to be one of
the most interesting for many weeks.
The grange had as its honored guest
Bro. E. Ii. Libby, secretary of the
Maine State Grange.
The ladies' degree team gave it's first
exemplification of the secret work of
the order. The members of the team
we're dressed in white and made a fine
appearance in the marching and pre-
sentation of the work. The degree team
is one of the features introduced by
the grange in it's endeavor to raise the
standard of work. The following sis
ters compose the team: Master, Mrs.
Anna Rabbit; overseer, Mrs. Elmer
Shilling; lecturer. Mrs. Nathan True;
steward, Mrs. E. NJ. True: chaplain,
Harriet NJ. Woodbury.; assistant stew
ard, +. Louise Atwood; lady assistant
steward, Frances Atwood: gate keeper,
Mrs. Albert Cobb; Ceres. Margery Tuck
err; Pomona. Mrs. Ray Harnden; Flora.
Mrs. Albert Rathburn.
A program of literature nature in
elusive of music, readings, a question
for general discussion and a pleasing
address by Bro. Libby, was enjoyed at
the lecture hour. Bro. Libby compli-
mented the grange upon its increased
activities and said he felt sure that sue,
a splendid group Of patrons working
together so loyalty would be able to
realize many Of the desired features Of
the proposed grange endeavors.
On Wednesday evening the degree
team visited Lashview Grange. Auburn
and gave the first and second degrees
the ladies reported a fine reception by
the sister grange and most ENJOYABLE
evening.
The third and fourth degrees will be
presented Saturday evening, June
upon class Of four candidates
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A Cent a Mile for the Soldier on
Furloueh.
New York SUM


Director General McAdoo has been
quick to recognize the injustice put
upon soldiers stationed at camps far
from their homes in being obliged
to pay full railroad fare when a fur
Tough permitted them to visit their
families. The Sun, which printed
letters from relatives of soldiers who
had paid as much as $50 for a brief
trip home, suggested recently that
reduced rates. granted upon orders
from commanding officers, would be
the fair thing; and this is now the
view of Mr.. McAdoo, who has issued
an order that soldiers and sailors of
the United States forces, when fur
Laughed and travelling at their own
expense, will be granted a rate of ap-
proximuately one cent per mile"
Mr.. McAdoo will have the thanks
not only of the soldiers but Of many
parents to whom the expense Of a
sons travel has been either "a hard
ship or an impossible barrier. Be-
side their relief the added cost to
the railroads is a negligible consid-
GRAFTON.
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Coal for New England.

The cheering news comes from
those in charge of the fuel distribu-
tion Of this country that the needs of
bleak and cold New England are to
lie looked after with some idea of
getting coal to her people in time to
prevent a petition Of last winters
suffering The following is the word,
from tho Anthracite News of Phila-
dolphia:
As "A result Of the conference held
last Tuesday in Philadelphia with
New England Fuel Administrator
James Storrow, the Anthracite Com
mittee of the L. :. Fuel Administra-
ton announces that at least 1880, 900
tons OF anthracite will bc shipped
Into New England during the month
Of June. This tonnage should great
~ aid the situation.
An official statement issued to
anthracite producers and distributors
and signed by William T. Grer. Sec
Rotary OF the committee. says:
shipments into New England are
not going forward. either by rail or
water as rapidly as the Committee
expected would he in accordance with
former requests.
The committee has agreed that
for the month of June tonnage
amounting to onc-twelfth of the
shipments into New England during
the coal year beginning April LIST,
1916. plus 30 per cent. shall bc sent
forward This tonnage should
amount TO at least l.2500O0 tons.
Particular attention must be given
60 the water route All vessels and
harEos must he promptly loaded on
arrival at the loading dock, also
mines must have sufficient orders at
all times for tidewater as will insure
sufficient coal being on hand and in
transit TO take care of vessels
promptly
In addition to the above it is an
nounccd that the Shipping Beard has
ordered wooden barges to the ton
mage OF 100000 tons and tugs tc
handle them for the New England
coal carrying trade
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Editorial Comment
N. E. Congress Of Forums.
(Springfield Republican.D

The New England congress If
forums. with headquarters at Boston,
is arranging for a series Of patriotic
forum rallies in the principal towns
and cities of New England. the meet
ings to be held for six weeks or more
beginning June 1. Speakers fresh
from the front will be on hand.
These meetings will occur during a
fair to warm" period when many
other patriotic movements will AN
guish while the leaders go TO he
mountains or to the. seashore. The
boys III France, however. will be "on
the job" and some 90-odd millions II
the folks at home will swelter in the
towns and cities, with their thoughts
over there. 1t is to these latter
that the forum rallies will be adj
dressed. Primarily TO keep alive tire
spirit OF sacrifice and cooperation in
the work at hand, these rallies nave
a secondary purpose of hardly less
importance-the establishment of adj
ditional community forums. at leas,
one in each community. This OPEN
forum movement has spread rapidly
across the country during the past
decade and is becoming a considera-
BILE factor III popular enlightenmcH..
The forum lectures, and especially
the accompanying questionnaireS, FL
a place in our educational system
which ably compliments the schools,
churches. magazines and newspapers.
ED COM
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-28
Tooth Anniversary
Of the West Bowdoin
Free Baptist Parish

west Bowdoin. Me, May 27.-The
members of West Bowdoin Tree Ban
list parish and friends on Sunday colo.
orated the Tooth anniversary of the or
s"ii%ation OF the parish. About go
were present in the morning and fulIv
as many as that in the afternoon. Pew
George II. Hamlen of Lewiston gave tho
morning address and Rev. George +
lnnie, pastor of the United Bantist
church the evening.
III was a special pleasure to have some
OF the Oldest members present. Among
them were Mrs. r. A. Toothaker. who
is the Oldest in church membership
MIS-. Hannah Curtis, SO years old, the
oioess living member, Mrs. Williams
and Ephraim Curtis, who is the Oldest
male member The occasion was de-
lghtful reunion of many old friends.
Al the close of the morning service the
visitors enjoyed basket lunch. tea ana
coffee being furnished
At the afternoon meeting MANY ;r+er-
esting memories of former davs WE'VE
caiied up by the speakers who were
FORMER pastors Of the church. The pre,.
ene pastor. DR.. F. c Wright, also spoke
mere were talks by Paul Curtis, NJ. q.
fo"ers and Guy Benner. The testi-
rlohy meeting was full of inspiration.
Many stayed for the evening meetinp
10 enjoy the fine address by Mr.. Finnie.
MUSIC for the day was by the choir.
MRS Ray Purinton, Miss Ella waes.
arthur Gard and William Wasg, with
Miss Helen Keay at the organ.
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Auburn GRANGE

The third and fourth degrees were
conferred Saturday evening by TIE
degree team Of Auburn Grange. The
candidates duly initiated into the
order were Mr.. and Mrs. l.. b. Mo-
rill, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Waterman, Z.
W. Edwards, Miss Lucy Jones. Mrs.
Susan Sleeper. Miss Ethel Whitney,
the Misses Gladys and Lillian Pit
man and Mrs Armenia Walton Of
Turner. The work was well executed
and received much praise at its com
rletion.
This was followed by the raising {
a service flag. four ladies Of The
Grange bringing the emblem into The
room. They were the Misses Vivian
Wills, Francilla Huntington. Char
lctte Sawyer and Inez Wills. Appro-
pirate exercises for the occasion hy
the young ladies were given. The
flag contained six stars
Later in the evening refreshments
Of hull corn and milk were enjoyed.
This form of refreshments was re-
Gently suggested by the worthy Stalc
master No business was transacted,
X being special meeting. Between
hundred and one hundred and fifty
people were present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-28
Your Elixir
Saved My Life
Words Of a Maine Man

Henry o. Hanley of II Cross Street.
Belfast, Maine, writes US Il am feel
ing lots better and think your Elixir
CDR. True's Elixir saved my life
Or. Trues Elixir is great medicine.
a Family Laxative and Worm Expeller
IL tones the stomach. moves the bowels
and eXpels worms. Surprising il is how
many people have worms. Children suf-
Ter agony from worms. Signs or symp-
toms OF worms are: Deranged stomach.
sWoIlen upper lip. sour stomach. offensive
oreatn hard and full belly with occa-
slohdl grlpings and pain about the ma
vei; pale face of leaden tint, eyes heavy
ana oull, twitching eyelids, itching Of
lne nose. itching of the rectum, short
Dry cough, grinding of the teeth, little
req points sticking out on tongue, starr;
ing curing sleep, slow fever
ueI Dr. True's Elixir from YOUR dea,-
er. The cost is small 1t expeIs worm :
a tiwa restores restore health. No better Laxa-
hsvo mace ior young or old Millions
49e. Sc. 8. Write us.-Aev. % years
VI y r. True Go, Auburn, M.ina
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Oranges
Bethel Granoo

At Bethel Grange meeting Thurs
day evening five candidates received
the third and fourth degrees. Ike
freshments We're served after when
the following program was carrieu
out: Song by Grange members; read
ing; clippings by different members
the Master gave very interesting
talk on the good of the order. MT
Cushman has been a member of the
Grange many years, has served rs
master six years and is very much
interested in the Grange. He told
what the Grange was over forty
years ago and related the following
amusing incident said years ago.
They had just taken a large class
of young people and as they were
DESTROYS of keeping them interested
some one proposed having a drama.
when an old lady remarked I don't
want to see a draymer. l never did
see a draymer and l am not going TO
now That ended it. Another time
n young man carried his violin but
there was objection to quick music
in the Grange, and finally they lost
their young people" He told Of the
different things the Grange had been
influential in bringing about like the
parcel post, the rural delivery, etc.
The lecturer announced that at the
next meeting June IL. the circle
| would meet in the afternoon ard
have a supper.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-28
Tuesday. May %, 1918.


The Germans on Monday began
what appears 10 be another offensive
IN gigantic scale. although devel-
opntnts had not late in the after
noon revealed all its character and
extent II was tho British and
French to receive the first blows and
/, goes without saving that their de-
fence was or the same old stonewall
variety.
The Italians improved the oppor-
tunity to impress upon the minds Of
thc Nustrians that it is a poor rule
that won't work both ways. by at
tacking in several places and cap
turing mountain positions, with sev-
cral hundred prisoners.
Tn, Americans do not appear to
have hccn IN any very severe fighting
.ol the da> and the casualty list is
sued Monday was tho smallest for
some time
Tho Germans have repaired or re-
mounted their long distance gun or
guns and resumed the firing on
Paris. That simply means another
Iit ~ sharpShootinE with an Allied
hig gun again TO put the 7c-mlor out
Of commission.
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TOPSHAM
Resolutions Of Respect

Whereas, God in his infinite wisdom
mas again visited Sagadahoc Grange
and removed from our circle an officer
and member long honored and respect
ed, Brother Thomas w. SHELTON. Broth
er Shelton became member OF thls
Grange some years ago and filled the
office of treasurer for eight years and in
that important position was faithful to
his trust: in the town as an official he
was of high ideals which won for him
high honors; in all respects he has been
honored and respected by the members
OF this Grange and in the community
in which he lived
RESOLVED, That where as we are con-
stantly reminded that the fields are
ever white unto the harvest" and that
as we miss him from our circle and his
accustomed place in the Grange we can
but remember his virtues ana emulate
his example. Therefore be it
Resolved, That in the death of Brother
Shelton this Grange has lost a faithful
member, the community and agricul-
ture true friend. the family a faithful
husband and father Therefore be IL
Resolved, That copy of these resolu-
tons be spread upon our records,
copy be sent to the bereaved family and
copy be published in the Daily Kenne-
pee Journal and that our charter be
drared in mourning for ~ days.
e. E. BUkER,
MATILDA COOMBS,
WALLACE r. HATCH.
Committee on Resolutions
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BATH MAN KILLED BY
BLOW-TORCH INJURIES

Bath, Me, May 26.-John J. Lynch.
aged S3, victim of a blow-torch ex-
plosion in the brass foundry Of the
Bath Iron Works Saturday. died
Sunday at the City Hospital.
His companion. William Blake. is
in critical condition from the same
accident.
Lynch had served in the Common
Council, had been foreman of Com
bination Company of the Fire De-
partment and had been a second as
sistant on the Board of Fire Engi-
neers. He was a member of Bath
Aeria, F. o. E; Bath Camp. M. w. of
A., and of the Ironmolders' Union.
Besides his mother he leaves broth
er and sister. Funeral services will
be held at ST. Mary's Catholic church
Tuesday at A. NJ.
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Dear Mother,
TAKE IT IN time
Just as Scores Of Augusta People
Have.
Waiting doesn't pay.

Waiting doesn't pay.
If you neglect kidney backache,
Urinary troubles often follow.
Doans Kidney Pills are for kidney
backache. and for other kidney ills.
Augusta citizens endorse them.
c. +. Raynes, 122 Sewall St, Au-
gusta. says: My kidneys showed
signs of weakness; the kidney secre-
tons were too frequent in passage.
which interfered with my work. At
times, | could hardly get about. l
had a dull. nagging ache over my
kidneys and sharp pains shot across
the small OF my back and made me
miserable | had dizzy spells when
black specks came before my eyes.
Doan's Kidney Pills, which 1 got
from Willis r. Partridge's Drug
Store, soon rid me Of the trouble"
Price 6Oc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Raynes had. Foster Milburn Co..
MfGrs.. Buffalo. N. Y.-Adv.
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OUR 30 S
OUR CnUN7RY'S SERVICE

Mi and Mrs. Charles Tozier Of AL
pine street. Oakland. recently re-
ceivcd the following letter from tha:r
son Daniel Tozier of 60. b. 30th Erg.
Somewhere In France,
April 6, 1918
Dear Dad and Mother:
Since | wrote you last we haze
moved again from there to here.
We are IN fact veritable Wandering
Jews" Have been in the lines any
number of times at various places
and have also succeeded in irritating
Fritz considerably.
Haven't written Oftcner because We
are restricted 10 two letters Il week
Was glad to hear that YOU are both
well and that the hard winter hasn't
affected you to any extent. Wish
you would send me that paper, 1t
would surely be welcome. That fruit
cake was certainly fine and more Of
the same would be appreciated. The
Allies are now holding the Germ9n
drive. Have been talking with some
of the men back from the front,
They say that the ground is covered
with his dead. 1t must have cost
him an enormous number of lives.
ono German prisoner SAID that they
didn't capture enough ground to bury
the dead. The other morning W.
took an active part in a big rad
from which the boys took quite 4
number of prisoners. l wasn't close
up to them but they looked like big
huskies. Had u letter from Lester
Yesterday and he says he is in the
home guard out there.
Have got to go on an ammunitirn
detail this morning so imagine we
are going to pull off another stunt
shortly. Will write again as soon as
| can. Your letters are always most
welcome. Give my love to all.
Your ever loving son,
Pvt y. p ToZier,
Co. B, 30th Eng,
A. l.. r.
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Hearst Justified the SINKING Of the
lusitania.

The NiSllantes has the following to
say about one Mr.. Hearst:
Whether the Lusitania was armed
"' not II was properly a spoil of war.
SuNlert TO attack and destruction un-
Ger tho accepted rules Of so-called
CIVILIZED warfare "-f'rom an edi-
t"rial signed by W. r. Hearst in the
New York American" June 6. 1915.
Nj Hearst controls the following
publications, with total average
daily circulation of e.572.SS5 for the
Hearst newspapers. and total cir
culation per issue of 2.oSl.627 for the
Hearst magazines:
Newspapers The New York
American. The New York Evening
Journal. The Chicago Herald and Ex-
amincr The Chicago American. The
Boston Advertiser The Boston
American. The Atlanta Georgian. The
Atlanta American. The San Francisco
Examiner The Los Angeles Examin-
or The New York Dcutsches Journal
discontinued April II, 1919.
Magazines RE- The Cosmopolitan.
Good Housekeeping. Harper's Bazaar.
Hcarst's Motor. Motor Boating. Puck.
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Rowe's Corner Granne

An interesting meeting of Rowe s
Corner Grange was held Saturday
evening. The hall was Hastily deco
rated with fragrant lilac and honey
suckle. Four applications for mem
bership were received. and the first
and second degrees will be conferred
June s. The program was: Singing,
Grange; address. Past Master j. A.
Pike; paper, THE Inspectors Visit to
Rowe's Corner Grange" Mrs. g. T.
Hayes; reading, kindness Pays"
Mrs. j. A. Pike: stories. Worthy Mas
ter. Mrs. Nerna Woodbury.: reading.
People Will Talk" Miss Ncsta Bige-
low; paper, stop That Lying About
Farmers" Lewis Williams; reading,
THE Burden Of Worry" j. A. Pike;
discussion of The Seasons Work"
singing, America" Grange.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-28

liams Portland harbor. the 1our
brothers are Arthur Walker ser
geant; Harold. a first lleu.ena
nest, a sergeant, all hsh'ine ~
France, and Ralph Walker III 'i'
United States Navy.
James F. Stirling. machinist' VI
Vernon street, Saco. has given iodi
sons to the service OF the ohiteo
States, and has daughter VINO as
pires to serve her country as nurse
but as she is only IA years OF age
will not be able to engage In any
branch of the service. The boys are
Joseph j. and James. oath Ree. tth
Co, C. A. CO; Peter, Mlddiesex Reg"
England; Donald G., navy.
Henry Leavitt, of Sanford. who
enlisted in the Canadian Aviation
Corps. has been reported missing
He is a graduate of Sanford High
school
A service flag has been placed in
the senior class room OF the SANFORD
High school in honor Of soldiers now
in the service. Four members OF the
class have enlisted in the navy and
three in the army. They are Ray
mond Wright, Wesley Richardson.
Leon Hartford and Willis Littlefield
in the navy, Delwyn DENLY, Donald
| Dyer and Bert Taylor in the army
A municipal service flag was dedi-
Gated Saturday at Limerick in honor
of the following Limerick boys in
service. Arthur Gould. Everett
knight, Harry Brown. Harry Saw
yer, Oliver Libby. Stephen Clarity,
Richard Connors. wilbert Witty,
William Asphalt, John Burnhan,
Jack futile, Bernard Libby, Preston
fitzpatrick and Henry Leland.
Col. Robert n. Davis, who gave the
order that fired the first shot from
The American artillery into the Ger
man lines, is native Of Bangor, the
son of 0. w. Davis, who was for some
time manager of the Katahdin Iron
Works. Col Davis says that while
| he ordered the first shot fired, the or
der was transmitted to lieutenant
! and a sergeant pulled the trigger, sc
that the several names which have
been published as the man who fired
the first shot" are all in a measure
| correct.
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SOLDIER BOYS

In an interesting decision handel
down by the l.. S. Circuit Court of
Appeals the decision of the District
court is reversed and Joseph II.
Cushman Of Portland. the IS ear-old
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Cush-
man Of 81 Tate street, must return to
his command in the United States
army. Young Cushman was released
some months ago from federal serv-
ice under habcas corpus proceedings
instituted by his parents, who
claimed that he was under age at the
time Of enlistment. United States
District Attorney John F. A. Merr;ll
took an appeal rom the District
court decision on the ground that al
though Cushman vas under age at
the time of enlistment in the Nation
al Guard he was over IS when his
regiment was federaliZed and thJt
therefore his parents instituted ha-
bcas corpus proceedings too late. The
case was argued in Boston before tie
Circuit court by District Attorney
Merrill and John b. kehoe of Port
land as attorney for Cushmans par
entS.
When the roll is called after the
war and the credits are checked up
for the families who have done their
Lit" the record of Mr.. and Mrs. FREQ
j. Stevens OF Riverside street, Port
land. will be among. the enViable ones.
Already Mr. and Mrs. Stevens are
entitled to wear a service pin with
four stars for the four strappirg
sons WHO have donned the khaki, and
before long they expect TO add a fifth
star to the number. The only reason
they cannot have a sixth-for they
have six boys-is the fact that thn;r
next youngest son is afflicted with a
lameness that makes it impossihIe
for him to pass the physical exam!-
nations The boys in service are.
Sergt. Carl F. Stevens. Ambulance
Corps: Corp. Geo. r. Stevens. Am
hulance Corps and in France; Walt4r
H. Stevens, navy; Private Ralph F.
Stevens, Camp Devens.
A service flag bearing 6o5 stars will
be presented TO Bowdoin College by
the Bowdoin Club of Portland on Ivy
Day. next Friday. a flag that rep
rescnts nearly % per cent of Bow
ooin's living alumni
Alcide Lachance. captain of the
Cabot baseball team. Brunswick. has
received a call from the Local Boa"d
of Sagadahoc county. ordering hun
10 report to the colors May %. pr
service at Camp Devens.
Mrs. Walter n. Best of San1oru
boasts Of having a husband and 1ou'
rrothers in the service of Uncle sam
Her brother, Walter \. Best
frst sergeant in the Esd Company ,
Sanford. now stationed at Fort
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VASSALBORO

GFTCHELL'S CORNER-Mrs, W
Nash ard Mrs. w. b. Crosby, who We
out on the Red Cross drive, realized
sum OF 36o25. This amount was
tanned in the village and on the H'
road.
Mrs. Myra Goldwaith. Miss Marga'
Durham, Mrs. Emery Goliath and "
Elmer Dow, Jr., attended the DIST
meeting Of the Rebekahs held with
Acme Rebekah Lodge OF Oakai
Thursday afternoon and evening, VI
ed
Mrs. Freeman Trites left Satur0
May %, for Bar Harbor.
John Shepherd and family OF Bos''
have arrived at the Tyre Homesfe4~
Mrs. Frank Woods has returned ~"
Lisbon Falls, where she was caheo "
the illness of her mother, Mrs 10"
owen,
Mrs. Elizabeth Snow Of Ausus'a
visiting her sister, Mrs. Myra '''
waith.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A McDousaN o.
daughter Neva are visiting RELATIVES
the place.
Edgar Durham has been i'll put "
the gain now. b
Mr. Clark of Watervlle was au'
guest of his sister. Mrs. Everett e'A''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-28

Expression OF appreciation of what
the entrance Of the United States
into the war really meant to the AL
l'es Is beginning to he made public
ly A writer in n big London daily
asks the pointed question: rs it
realized by the people of this country
that America has already saved us
from capitulation to the enemy"