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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

The above paragraph shows how es-
sential 1t is to make knitted articles
according to standards set by the
Red Cross. Any chapter will furnish
the necessary information and bulle-
tins.
Many department stores in Detroit
took advantage of heatless Mondays to
increase the production Of Red Cross
supplies. The girls In these stores
who gave five hours Of these Mondays
to work In the American Red Cross
rooms received the usual days pay.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17
ORGANIZE TO FIGHT
Balloons Make War Very Much
as Do Human Beings.
Ample Proof That Intelligent Beasts
Recognize the Value of co-opera-
tion-AIso Capable of SeIf-Sac-
rifice in Aiding the Young.

If we are to credit the testimony on
the subject offered by naturalists, man
Is not the only animal who carries on
his warfare by means of organized
bands, and calls in the forces of ma
ture to assist him. There have been
witnessed in Africa fights that were
conducted in as orderly a manner as
If the warriors had been really men,
instead of only somewhat like them
In form, |. e., balloons.
One naturalist was stoned out of a
pass in a very few minutes by these
creatures, who sprang upon lodges and
stones, looked down for a few mo-
ments on the valley, growing, snarl-
ing and screaming, and then began to-
roll down stones with so much vigor
and adroitness that-the intruders took
to flight. The balloons evidently knew
the value of cooperation, for the nat
uralist saw two of them combine their
efforts in order to set a particularly
heavy stone rolling. One monkey,
bent on making the most of his mis-
sile, was seen to carry a stone up a
tree, that he might hurl it with great
err force.
Once, while some balloons were
crossing a valley, they were attacked
by dogs, and, as is usual during a
march, the females and young were in
the center, the males heading the col
umn and bringing up in the rear. AS
the dogs rushed upon them the males
turned and faced their enemies, growl-
ing, beating the ground with their
hands, and opening their mouths wide,
so as to show their glittering teeth.
They looked so fierce and malignant
that the dogs-Arab >greyhounds, ac-
customed to fight successfully with n.y.
enas and other beasts of prey-shrank
back. By the time they had been en-
couraged to renew the attack, the
whole herd had made their way, cover
ed by the real guard, to the rocks, one
six-menths-old monkey excepted.
This little monkey sat on a rock sur
rounded by the dogs; but he was not
long left in his perilous position. An
old baboon stepped from a cliff near
by, advanced toward the dogs, keep
ing them in check by threatening ges-
lures and sounds, picked up the baby
monkey, and carried it to a place of
safety on the cliff, while the whole
crowd Of balloons watched the act
of heroism and shouted their battle
cry.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17
Thought He Was "setting EN- Up"

Thought He Was "Setting EN- Up"
A young Topeka army officer, now in
France, was seized while in Paris with
a desire to send his sister a present,
and finally decided on a waist, says
the Kansas City Star. He entered a
fashionable shop and selected a waist
but not knowing the size his sister re-
quired, singled out a pretty Partisan
clerk who looked about his sisters
size, and asked her to try the waist on.
When she returned the fit was pro-
nounced perfect, and the young officer
nodded a~pprovingly and paid the cash
Ter. AS he turned back to claim the
article, the clerk flew into his arms and
kissed him again and again, exclaim-
ing, "Thank you, thank YOU" All the
other clerks in the store then caught
the idea that the handsome young
American was "setting them up" gen.
orally to girls who wanted new waists,
and begged him to buy for them also.
The officer finally excused a retreat in
some manner or other, but the sister
in Topeka has not yet received any
present.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

Ginghams, either plain or In small
plaids and checks, and p~ercales, plain
and in narrow stripes, make up the
prettiest Of practical everyday dresses
for the very little girl. In any case these
materials are nearly always a cornbi-
nation of one color with white and are
made up with white cotton goods Of
some other weave, as dotted swiss or
pique or kindergarten cloth, or any eff
fective cotton goods that will wear
well.
Plaids and checks, expanded in size
and in more intricate color combina-
lions, are used for girls progressing to-
ward the "fapper' age; having arrived
there the young miss glories in all sorts
Of gay ginghams. Grown-ups go in for
big plaids, stripes, checks and plain
ginghams in quieter color combina-
tons and those with narrow black
cross-bars woven in the plaids and
stripes have made a great success.
Ginghams arrived early in the van
guard Of spring styles and at present
are flourishing to the point of taxing
manufacturers to supply the demand
for them. The colorings are fine and
1t is a great satisfaction to know that
the dyes are made in America.
Plain yellow ginghams in many tones
of the color are used for little and big
wearers of this reliable and favored
fabric. 1t is nearly always made up
with white and a pretty example of
this combination for a little girl of
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

A letter dated January Is has been
received from Mrs. Gertrude Austin,
chief of surgical dressings service,
American Red Cross, Paris, France,
thanking the central division for ship
ment of dressings, as follows:
/ IF you could see the delight of army
officers and Red Cross officials when
they inspect all the splendid things
that come to us from America, you
would realize what fine work you are
doing for u men,"
We have orders from national head
quarters to stop absolutely the max
ing of trench caps. The government
Is now furnishing with each mans
equipment a cap especially designed
for use under the steel helmets worn
at the front. The winter Is nearly
over, and yarn shouldn't any longer be
used for unnecessary articles.
Hand-knitted socks are greatly
wanted and wherever suitable yarn
can be obtained the production of this
article should be pushed. Few he'll
NETS will be needed until further no.
tice.
We are advised by Washington as
follows:
"Not only do we need comfort kits
continuously, on account of the arrival
from time to time of fresh troops at
the camps to replace those sent abroad,
but we also wish to accumulate a sur
plus stock which so far has been im<
possible.
"Indefinite numbers of black sateen
pinafores, women's wrappers, women's
and girls chemises, girls dresses and
children's capes are needed; the guam
tity Of underclothing in general to be
double that of outside clothing. Cloth
ing for infants of one to three years
should be rushed rather than layettes.
"a group of six women in Chicago
recently took so pairs of understand
ard socks, and returned the following
perfect articles from the wool: Thir-
teen sweaters, n pair wristlets, n
scarf, nine helmets, 10 pairs of socks
and four trench caps. Chapters could
easily do this work themselves, and
send In to the division only the per-
feet articles"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17
When Applying Your Valance.

There is always an easier and more
practical way of doing things than the
way you are doing them. Take, for in
stance, the applying of the valance to
your window draperies. If you are do
ing 1t in the ordinary way you, no
doubt, nail the valance in place. Then
when it comes time to take it off for
cleaning purposes you have the trouble
Of pulling out the nails and oftener
than not the material is torn in the
process. The'easier and more practical
way is to substitute clasps for the
nails. Sew the pockets of the clasps to
a strong tape and nail this to the
board. Attach the snaps to the val
ance at the proper places and your
problem is solved.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17
755e Girl With
the Voice
1918, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per S~yndicate.)
By MILDRED HALE

per 6ynulcale-J
Matthew was very, very lonesome.
He had been in the city for six months
without meeting anyone whom he
could call q congenial companion. He
was the only young nan in the office,
that Is the only very young man, and
there were no girls except Miss SIM
ons, the terrifying Gifted stenographer,
who looked upon Matthew and his
country" ways with supreme dis
favor. Even at the house where he
boarded there were no young people.
There was Simpson, the faded little
shoe clerk, who still wore red ties as a
challenge to youth, and there was Miss
Erskine, a school teacher with a curly
fringe. Simpson had asked Matthew
to go to the movies with him once,
and Miss Erskine smiled upon him
across the table in a way that was
doubtless meant to captivate, but h
reminded Matthew too much of his
own irst-grade teacher-not SO very
many years before. Altogether, the boy
was desperately lonely, with the kind
VI lOlicllueSS tld Is DeSluLiuS W NC
an actual pain. He wanted the COM
partnership of gay boys and girls like
his own Crowd at home.
He sat in his room one Sunday aft
ernoon trying to study a law book |
lonely youth often turns to self-ima
provement. But somehow he could not
study, his mind kept wandering back
to Dawesville and his friends. What
were they doing now? Tomorrow was
Valentines day. Probably Mary Gray
would have a party, and Pete Curtis
would take Ellen Emery
"He wouldn't be taking her If I was
there |" thought Matthew. And he be-
gan to wish that he were there, in spite
of the glory Of living In New York.
He forgot the law book and let his
thoughts wander back to Dawesville
and the jolly good times of old. Visit
full thoughts they were, too.
Quite suddenly Matthew was reused
by the sound Of q voice. There vas a
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

five or more years is shown in the pic
ture. 1t is a plain frock for everyday
wear with a 'baby" waist having the
skirt gathered to it. A substantial
quality of dotted swiss Is used for the
bands; these are set in the waist at
each side and extended into tabs fin
ished with the narrowest of edgings.
The small turn-back cuffs and the col
lar are made of swiss. also.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17
Lonn Shoulders In Goats.

Long shoulders identify some of the
newest high-class coats, and sleeves
may be set in regular armholes
dropped to give the effect or have the
projecting with bodice on jum-
per lines. One model has the Shout
der seal shirred to give a softer effect.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17
still a Wide Choice.

France curbs the desire of parents
to christen their children with ex-
traordinary anne by limiting their
choice of names to the 1900 saints In
the calendar.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17
elnahams for collars and cuffs.

SILK Bingham is used for collar and
cuff sets on frocks or serge and other
heavy fabrics. The bingham used is
usually in small checks. The collars
and cuffs are edged with a tiny pleat-
ed frill.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-18
Found a Warn, Welcome

ilervcy G. ALIEN. a Waterviiie insur-
ancc man, was Oh stranded railroad
train durin tho severe storm of this
week. He sat FOR hours in tire car II
was a cheer!ess prospect. Dimly 70 be
seen through the clouds OF whirling
snoW We're the outlines of q farmhouse
1t suggested good things to eat and a
comfortable place 10 sleep. The insur-
anCe man acted on the suggestion He
left the snow bound train with it's dis
cunsolate passengers and plunged
boldly into the drifts. Il was hard work
getting over the top but he succeed
cd and reached tie farmers firesidc
where there was good cheer in abunt-
ance, including pies Of the kind that
mother used 10 make The folks were
glad to receive IL visitor from out of
the storm. Everybody in the farm
house was in cheerful frame of mimi
Tie frame Of mind of the people left
in the stranded train might be made
lie subject Of another story
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-18

Meader with the local fuel committee
and they were In favor Of the project.
Mr.. Flood when asked to set q price
upon the wood said that he would sell
it for $2 cord. 1t is second growth
gray and yellow birch Of a size which
would make it available for use with
out much splitting. The woodlot covers
an area Of Is acres. 1t is easily access
ible. The expectation is that employees
OF establishments closed by order of
the fuel administration viii be glad
OF an opportunity to get wood by cut
ting IT on these terms. Persons whc
desire to do so should communicate
with Mr.. Flood and make the neces-
sary arrangements.
The fuel committee yesterday de-
cided that here was plan which was
worthy OF further consideration to see
If it could not be more widely applied.
The committee want to know il there
are in this vicinity other owners OF
woodlots who are willing to sell their
wood standing to people who want tG
cut II for their own use. Arrangements
have been made with Mayor Meadel
by which lot owners who are willing
to help out in this manner may tcle-
phone their names and addresses to the
Office Of the city marshal. The lot own-
ers will then be put in communication
with persons who want to buy and cut
wood, especially durin: the time wheE
business places are closed because Of
the fuel famine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-18
MUST OBEY

7 Mr. Storrow also stated 10 Gov, ,,;I,;1xa,,
that oniS those manufacturers using coal
would be compelled to close down This
makes IL possible Tor many concerns in
Portland. saWmilis and other plants. who
Use their waste lumber material for fine,
TO continue in operation II wac Nr
Storrow's suggestion that plants like ,bas.
should continue until stopped by E,u.I
Commissioner Hamlen.
In addition TO this. Mr. Storrow saiI
that the order compelling office buildings
TO close would not affect them during the
five-day period-in other words oniv ,ba
manufacturing establishments using coal
10 create the operating energy would be
smut Gown Tor me hve days-but that the
office buildings would be compelled to oh
serve the 10 Mondays in accordance with
the order.
Roscoe A. Eddy OF Bar Ifaybor. the
state commissioner of labor and industry.
said Thursday that there are approxi
nateiv 100000 persons engaged in the
manufacturing industries in the State ana
OcW III mercantile establishments and
that the pay roll would be about $500 OOo a
day. But how many are employed in
plants run by water or by power gener-
ated by water is unknown, as no stats
tics IN this connection are available.
There is said to he but one concern Of
any magnitude in tfk State which manu-
faciures food, this sShg bakery located
az Lewiston.
DR.. Augustus .. Thomas, the State su-
perintendent Of public schools. last night
issued the following ssatemen: regarding
the fuel situation.
The order of the fuet administrator
does not seem to affect the schools
Schools should proceed as usual unless
specifically directed otherwise. The Mon
day closing would necessitate Saturday
opening. The President evidently expects
the schools to remain open as long as the
fuel on hand lasts. Superintendents
should instruct jantors and engineers to
observe the most economical methods In
the use of fuel, but not to the extent OF
making schools uncomfortable by low
temperature, endangering the health of
pupils. 1t may be necessary in some in
stances to shorten the day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-18

days the order suspending the opera
ton of industrial plants in portions VI
the United States. in order that pro-
tests may be heard, lnvestlsatiol'
made and information presented
II was stated unofficially at the rue
Administration that when the Senate
clerk arrived with the Hitchcock res
olution he would be told that the res
olution would be given careful conSio-
Grafton, but that the order already was
issued and would go into erect. Al
though the order was made puoht
almost simultaneously with the an
nouncement of the vote in the Senate
it had been signed and prepared fol
publication 20 minutes before.
The vote of the New England sena
tors on the Hitchcock resolution fOl-
lows:
For the olution-Democrats: Ger
ry of Rhode Island.
Republicans: Fernald and Hale o.
Maine; Weeks of Massachusetts; Gal.
linger of New Hampshire; Brandegee
and Mclean of Connecticut:
No New England senator voteo
against it and five were not recorded.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-18
LOCKWOOD MILLS
WILL NOT CLOSE

Watervilie, Me, Jan. 17.--Watcrville
people read with astonishment Thurs lay
morning the orders OF the national fuei
administration for the five days snu;dow
holidays for manufacturing establish
ments, stores and Offices. The order af-
ty. Inquiry made during the day Shove.
that the Wyandotte WOODEN MILL the Lom-
bard Traction Works and the Watervil.e
Iron Works would close. George T. Eose
o: the Lombard company left the plac
where the monster caterpllars are fabri-
Gated long enough to visit the bank and
secure money for his payroll SO that the
employees might be sure to have the
wherewithall to buy fuel during their un-
expected vacation.
AT the big paper mill Of the liolings-
worth & Whitney Co. across the river. It
was stated that the officials there wera
not informed as TO what would he done,
decision being deferred until all the de-
tails Of the requirements were at hand.
1t was assumed tha, the order wou,l
compel the closing of the great cotton mill
of the Lockwood company, but lat4in the
afternoon E. Is. Atwood, the agent, re-
ceived word from the New York Office Of
the company to operate the mill as usual
on Friday. 1t was reported that this ac-
ton was taken under a ruling exempting
from the operation of the order mills
which are run exclusively by waterpower.
The local management of the Hathaway
shirt factory stated that officers of the
company We're in consultation with the
authorities to ascertain whether they
would he exempted because of the fact
that the factory runs OH sore enings. using
no other fuel
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-18
THROWS OUT 10000
AT MANCHESTER, n. H.
MILLION DOLLAR LOSS

Manchester. \. H.. Jan. f7.-Nirtu-
ally 10000 working people here are
thrown out of employment by the five
days shutdown order. Notices were
posted in all the mills here shortly be-
fore closing tonight. giving the oper
atives scarcely an hours notice that
they were to be idle until next NedneS-
day. These 10000 people earn an av-
erage total wage Of nearly %10l.0oo.
A majority of the mills and tn" fac
tories have been workin~ on war or
ders and the loss by this enforced va
cation will total up to q million dol
lars, according to Il statement made
by the manufa cturcrs tonight. The
school authorities tonight said that a
new schedule Will probably become op-
erative, calling for a Saturday session
in place Of Monday for the next 10
weeks.
Charles u. Floyd. state udministra-
tor, said tonight, when interviewed, II
have nothing further TO say except it
is Il government order ana will see
it is carried out"
When the order was first given out
he was astounded and thought IL
would cause q great deal of hardship
among the working classes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-18
Divert STEAMER /
In Order to Get Coal to
Operate Maine Cen
trial Railroad

Portland, MLev IAN, ia steamer
diverted to this Port fog the purpose Of
relieving the coal shortage Of the
Maine Central railroad which yester-
day had only enough TO operate the
system two days, arrived today with
ZOO tons. The requirements of the COM
pary are IN excess Of 5000 tons 4,
month.
Portland schools closed Thursday
ana Viii reopen Jan. 3 by agreement
of Mayor Clark and Superintendent
Perl. ms who We're in conference today
nf, The matter They will close every
Monday thereafter and SO long rs the
new order is in ehect. No other mUnl-
cipal depar nlent will be similarly re-
etricted unless Governor Milllkcn IS 2u-
thorized to declare in Statewide
proclamation that they are 70 De in
Guided in the closing edict. Tho same
is true at the county building at the
present time.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-18
.CUT-A-CORD MOVEMENT
IS GIVEN AN IMPETUS

The Cut-a-cord movement has been
giver an impetus in this city by the
making Of arrangements under which
persons who want to cut their own
firewood may have access to a woodio;.
paying for the wood which they actu-
ally cut and take away. Alpheus Flood
some days ago told Mayor Meader that
trees on a woodiot which Mr. Flood
owns on Drummond avenue would be
sold standing TO anybody who would
pay a reasonable price and would agree
to do the cutting properly. When the
news came Thursday morning that
manufacturing plants were to be clos
cd for five days and that the next 10
Mondays were to be holidays, the may
or decided that the time had come to
take advantage of the offer made by
Mr.. Flood.
The matter was taken up hv Mayor
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-18
GARFIELD TELLS
Continued from PAGE one)

would like to see all industry of every
/ kind close down on the Monday holi-
days"
/ Senator Reed suggested that plants
which had coal on hand he nerrnitted
, 70 run as long as they had the coa,.
4 thnk l ought to go very slow in Is
suing an order Of this kind said MI
Garneld- 4 have consulted business men
loi month IN regard to this. I think
'fat II factories do not pay wages of
workers While they are closed down they
VIII not do their patriotic duty"
Isn't It dangerous" Senator Reed ask
ed to stop the factories when there ara
aVowed shortages in many materials?
"Must Save the Cars"
We must have the cars and therefore
must stop the piiing up of supplies for
shipment, DR.. Garfield replied.
Senator Reed estimated that there were
l,WvO O1o wage earners in industries and L
o.0oUJ were thrown out of work by this
order there would be loss of sl5Up,0OO :,
day If So a day were allowed for each He
beAeved the production loss would run
the total to billion dollars.
You have the same loss on Sundays
and holidays" Garfield replied lie add
ed the car shortage was the great trouble
and insisted the order would relieve that
SITUATION as well as saving coal
Chairman Eeel disagreed vigorously and
declared:
Il think it highly necessary that You
change this order il you have the hpe:ty
to do So
! wish Nou WN'lid state more fully
ihe extent Of youl' discussion of this
order with business ineil," said Sena :
tor jones.
THE result of T.. l.. Noyes' trip to
! Boston and New York this week 20 gain
information for business men, rail
| road officials and state. fuel admins
traitors led lis to believe that an order
substantially as that issued was neces-
sary," answered D.. Garfield
Or. Garfield explained his recent or
der giving state administrators power
to divert ccal. but said he did not au-
f! thorize t'.tm to take coal from one
plant AND give il to another.
Protests by industries against VA
rious rulings, he said, convinced him
that general Curtailment plan should
be put into effect
Gould not the same end be reached
by allowing factories having coal to
operate:" asked Senator Nardman.
II don't think so The factory with
fuel Will be out in a few days and con-
ditions will not he remedied,' he an
SWered.
The hearing then adjourned
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-18
STILL. .n DEADL0CkED
GContsa & from Page Onel

The Stockholm Jllrania" information
bureau sayat is in possession Of nfor
nation shd hg that the Russian Boz
shevlki tS6es are tearing up railroads,
destroying stations and undermining
'ridgesf in order TO capture or dispers-
Tkranfan troops. The announcement a Ids
that great numbers of German lrisont:s
are returning from Siberia end that the
'Ilaanians are taking their places.
Another mutimy is declared to have
broken out recently at GermanI's naval
base at Kiel. The trouble started among
members OF crews of submarines VINO
lately are reported to have been dissatis-
fed with the lack Of success and dangers
Of the submarine commission. Ven from
cruisers are declared TO have joined in
the fray. i'm which IS officers are reporte i
TO have been killed.
on the sighting fronts IN France and
Belgium the hostilties continue below
normal. In Italy the Austrians agaIl
have attempted to recapture the bridge
head positions taken from them by 'the
Italians Monday. AS in siminar attacks.
the enemy was defeated and suffered
heavy casualties.