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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-28

Augusta Lodge Directo
TRINITY coMMANDERf,
X. 7. Special conclave for the
of installing the officers elected
ensuing year, at the Asylum on
evening. March q, 1918 at 80 P
JOurning fraters cordially Invited
present.
GEORGE f. DIXON, I'm
GEORGE Ii. BANGS, RecQ
TRINITY coMMANDERY. n
*. T. Special conclave called
purpose of attending divine serr
commemoration of Easter, at tina
Street Methodist church. SIR
will convene at the Asylum prom
80 F. NJ. on Sunday, March SlS
uniform. Visiting SIR knights
vited to participate.
ALBERT n. PI\CREE
GEORGE II. BANGS. RerS
BETHLEHEM LODGE, NO. a
A. NJ. Special communication
March g, at 10 A. NJ. at Mason.
pie, for the purpose of perform,
last rites and ceremonies over n.
of orr late brother, +. b. Hssssi
sojourning brothers are cordially
to attend.
HAROLD A. ALLAN, vi
PEARLE f. FULLER,
AUGUSTA LODGE, NO. 141,F
A. NJ. Stated communication A.
sonic Temple, Tuesday evening.
1918. at I.30. All sojourning bretb,]
cordially invited to attend.
HAROLD u. JENNINGS "
ALBERT NJ. PINGREE, Sci
Odd Fellows Hall
ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 20, nj
lar meeting Friday evening at ,3{
March 18TH. Initiatory degree,
Il. NJ. BRANN, y, G
E. F. WESTON, Rec !
CANTON. AUGUSTA, NO. 9, n
Regular meeting every third Tuesi
s O'clock.
II. II. AUSTIN, Capt
A. NJ. DRCMMOND, CT
JGPHTHA ENCAMPMENr, Nd
Meetings at 40 T.. NJ. every second
fourth Tuesday. Tuesday, April
Patriarchial degree.
l.. G. HUGHES, c. r. /
G. S. PEASLEE, scris1
G. A. r. THE REGULAR MEEr|
Of Seth Williams Post No. Il ss1
and fourth Thursdays of each mol}
GEO. f. GAY. Commando
WM. McDANID, AdiutaNI
AUGUSTA LODGE NO. ssA, eS|
REGULAR meetings in. the Elks
winthrop street, the second and
Thursday of each month at
NJ. s. CAMPBELL, il
c. ". POOR. Sec.
july 10.m-w-th.tf
N. e. o. p, kENNEBEC Y
No. 25i, meets in G. A. f. hall
and third Tuesday evenings !
month, at 100 o'clock.
MRS. BERTHA F. DOUGLAS. n
MRS. EMMA f. HOWE, Rec. u
tu-th-sat
UNIFORM RANK KNIGH1s
Pythias. King Company, No. 4. ID
meeting first Thursday of each
at 7.30 T. NJ.
Capt, CHAS. II. you NC
Rec. w. FRANK HERRl
oct6, tu-th-sat.tf
GEN. PHIL SHERIDAN Cd
No. ., Ladies of the G. A. r. R
meeting in G. a. r. hall every Il
at go p. NJ.
MRS. GEORGE GAY. Pres.
MRS. KATHREEN PETERS,
feb3.tu-th-sat,lyr
SETH WILLIAMS INDEPENI
Relief Corps. Meetings every Til
afternoon at $50 at G. A. r. hall
MRS, Lucy V. WARE, Pres.
adobe w. GAY, Sec.
april11, tu-th-sat,lyr
CAPITAL GRANGE, NO. 24a
H. Meetings ID and 4th Saturda!
nings Of each month at G.. a. r.
CHAS. q. CROWEI.I., W.
MRS. EMMA +. HOWE,
tu-th-sat.tf
COURT PINE TREE NO. 20,
esters OF America. meets in
cross hall. the first and third Thu
of each month at s o'clock.
ROBERT McDOEGAL. Chief Ra
JOHN j. WHITE. Fin. Sec.
may3. tu-th t,1yr
QUEEN TEMPLE, NO. 70, PY7
Sisters, meets in X. of r. hall t
ond and fourth Tuesday even,
each month. at 30 o'clock.
IDA Is. LEEMAN. NJ. L. q.
ANNIE g. ARNOLD, NJ. OF Z. 4
tu-th-S3t ,ff
l}.GtnaSS Cards
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-28
Odd Fellows Hall

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 20, nj
lar meeting Friday evening at ,al
March 18th. lnitiatory degree.
X. NJ. BRANN, y. G.
f. F. WESTON, Rec
CANTON. AUGUSTA, NO. 9, 4
Regular meeting every third Tuesil
s O clock.
II. II. AUSTIN, Capt
A. NJ. DRUMMOND, CT
DIFF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-28
GEN. PHIL SHERIDAN

No. ., Ladies of the G. A. r. R
meeting in G. a. r. hall every Il
at . 80 +. NJ.
MRS. GEORGE GAY. Pres.
MRS. KATHREEN PETERS,
feb3, -Sat.ly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-28
JEPHThA ENCAMPMEhr A

JcF7 1A EMIT, IN
Meetings at 7.30 T. NJ. every second
fourth Tuesday. Tuesday, Apnl
Patriarchial degree.
l.. G. HUGHES, c. ?.
G. S. PEASLEE, ScrjbI
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-28
UNIFORM RANK kNIcH1d

Pythias. King Company, No. 4.
meeting first Thursday of each !
at 7.30 +. NJ.
Capt, CHAS. II. YOU G
Rec. w. FRANK HERRAl
oct6. tll-th-sa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-28
SETH WILLIAMS INDEPENI

EeIieF Corps. Meetings every tn
afternoon at ESQ at g. A. II. hall
MRS. LUCY V. WARE, Pres.
adobe w. GAY. Sec.
april11. tu-th-sat.lyr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-28
N. e. o. p, kENNEBEC

fNs - y. 70 NINNGI0
No. 25i, meets in G.. A. f. hall
and third Tuesday evenings |
month, at 730 o'clock.
MRS. BERTHA +. DOUGLAS.
MRS. EMMA +. HOWE. Rec. q
tu-th-Sat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-28

G. A. r. THE REGULAR MEET
of Seth Williams Post No. Il SCI
and fourth Thursdays of each mon
GEO. f. GAY. Commando
WM. McDANID AdiutanS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-14
By FLOYD 1IACGRIFF.

assured Mr.. Hoover the warmest vel
come. for he comes not only as great
figure in the struggle the allies are
making. but also as one who sym
bolizes the benefactions OF America
in regard to the needs Of our indus
trial population and our army as we'll
This does not indicate the depth
OF my personal feeling for the part
America is playing in the war, feel
ing Of warm hopefulness since
America IS getting properly into her
stride as one of our allies.
The great moral power which the
American nation brings TO the allies
is only second to the growing mill
tary prowess Of Americas army The
third and not less valuable and i'm
perative help which America can give
in the great struggle for right and
justice is in continuing the supplies
Of food upon which we depend"
Discussing Hoover's visit. Clynes
said he came to discuss prices as well
as supplies.
To Decide Program.
we shall overhaul and settle upon
program of food in order that Great
Britain. and also other lands to which
the United States is sending food.
viii have a clear understanding as to
the qualities OF food TO which they
are entitled Quantities are subject
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-14
Irish Editor Retaliates
In Burning Words To
Criiicizing Subscriber

Dublin. Ireland, Sept 1.-THE edi-
tor OF the Derry Weekly News pub
fishes a letter in which a subscriber.
addressing him as Dear Scotch-Irish
Aeitator." says
Il have read your miserable article
today Gin opposition to conscription).
and I have nothing in my soul but
the utmost disgust for you and your
rotten principles"
The editor sent a reply, which he
publishes with the original one. in
the course Of which he says some
thing more serious than my leading
article must have disagreed with you.
on many occasions have let my pen
loose and the ink Nv until the very
paper sizZled. but you only smiled
that winning smile that has made you
so popular in Derry. Bring it back.
my dear friend. and love me as OF
wore You viii never know true hap
piuess until you do.
But say. sir. who the he'll are you,
anyway. 10 talk TO me or describe me
as an agitator. either Scotch or Irish2
Where men are my sons are 20 be
found-one OF them at the entry into
Bagdad. the other, alone on listening
post duty, held up a German raid
until his party got away and was
mentioned. Ny sOninlaw has been In
the forefront OF the fighting for two
years in that awful 'Mesopotamia-'
They were civilians when the war
broke out You were a soldier-they
are soldiers now What are you1 Give
il a name. I decline the honor. They
are fighting FOR your country that
YOU won't fight for"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-14
Huns Use Red
Cross To Mark
Machine Guns
Wear Brassards and Garry
Stretcher; Start Firing
and All Are Killed.
By PHIL PAYNE.

Paris, France. Sept. 1.-THE Ger
mans are not only firing on the Red
Cross this side Of the battle line. they
are using the Red Cross on thir side
to protect their own operations OF a
strictly military character
Two well authenticated instances
have recently been reported here.
Each story tells Of like incidents.
Each tells OF how the Germans in the
moonlight moved out into No Mans
land a party that was apparently Red
Cross The men wore Red Cross bras
sards. Each couple carried a stretcher.
upon which apparently reclined a form
covered with a blanket. But when
the parties reached the positions
which they sought they whisked off
the blankets and set down the
stretchers, and from each cut loose a
perfectly good machine gun In each
instance, however, the parties had
miscalculated their positions They
were fully within the range OF Amer
lean machine guns. None OF these
particular Red Cross men ever got
back to Germany
Men from the front are so full OF
this and OF hundreds Of other like
instances that IL Is easy 10 under
stand the ferocity with which even
the rawest recruits OF the L. S. A.
pitches into battle A major Of the
regulars expressed Il thus today.
"Our boys are killing everything
with a Boche uniform on It,. They
believe that each Of them is good for
four Germans, and I guess they are,
the way they feel"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-14

DONE, Italy. Sept IA strange
n and no less significant discovery
has been made near Montana, in this
province. Ten years or so ago a
wealthy German manufacturer built
a splendid villa there. near the spot
where the battle Of the same name
was fought.
The German, Henry Karbelik, lived
in the villa til the outbreak OF the
war compelled him TO go TO Germany.
He left the care OF The place to trust
cd agents. TO whom he confided also
the cultivation Of the ground.
The villa had been built TO re-
semble a fortress rather than n
dwelling, but this was taken
lightly rs an eccentricIty OF the
builder.
When the war came the residents
OF the neighborhood began TO think
about it. They recalled that several
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-14
Spanish Local Officers
Said To Be In Pay OF
the German GoUernment

Madrid. Spain, sept. 1A-Spain is a
hotbed Of German espionage and
intrigue. Sensational charges are rife
that even some Spanish local officials
are in the pay Of the German govern
ment with scores Of other Germans
and Spaniards.
II has been the constant complaint
Of well informed sDaniards, especially
those who dwell near the coast that
the German submarines which de-
stroy Spanish ships in contemptuous
disregard Of Spanish neutrality are
aided by these Spanish and German
spies On shore. 1t is also charged that
The Germans and their friends have
organized a complete system Of espion-
age from AyamOute. at the Portuguese
frontier on the southwest. to Palamos
on the northwest. and that the Cana
ries and the Balearic Islands are par
ricularly busy center Of submarine
activity
A colored poster recently was cir
culated showing that nearly quar-
ter Of the Spanish mercantile marine
has been destroyed and over 90 Span
ssh sailors killed by German subma-
rfueg
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-14
.MURRHY'S IS LONDON PLACE
To DANCE TO REAL JAZZ MUSIC
Two Hours Of Dancing However, Leaves Only an Hour
and Half for Ordering the Drinks Because Bars
Have to Close at $50; Murray's Closes at 10
O'clock; Then Comes Taxi ''Wrassle.'

traveller who has been long away
from the tango lounge district
The dancing Is American: it isn't
even Broadway Most OF it seems TO
come from Ann Arbor. Bloomington,
Ind. Champaign OF Madison. Wis. as
we'll Il might. considering the number
Of American officers present
The Taxi sfyFrassle.s
The young aviation Lieutenant who
flew over from Paris yesterday and
goes back tomorrow. III he doesn't
drop in the channel" halls from An
derson. Ind One OF the few "civiesa
present is from Kansas City. over
here selling the government a trench
cooking utensiL Two officers from
Ohio sit in solitary glory at an end
table. wishing for partners. and hav-
ing no luck No one has time Tor a
canvass OF the list OF guests. but it's
a safe bet that most sections OF Gods
country Is represented
Ten o'clock and the 'Wrassle-"
Is there a mad rush OF drivers. Taxi.
sir2' style2 There IS not. 4 group
OF Independent gentlemen who
drive taxis at the beck and call or
the public all day long are in the Of
fins. 70 be sure But they stay there
This IS their part OF the "a hours. and
they take their pound OF flesh In day
light one can go a long long way on
two or three shillings-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-14

methods OF submarines have been
gripped more firmly by the naval
authorities.
Second. we have settled down to a
system of organized ratiOning, as re-
CARDS meats. butter, lard, sugar. etc.
This has given confidence to the
people and removed any fear Of some
getting a greater share than others.
They know the rich and poor are
treated alike and that the power of
money doesn't determine the extent Of
food one may purchase
Our people asked for ratiOning be-
cause Of the inequalities which ex-
listed in obtaining some Of the primary
articles OF food
All food rationing schemes depend
upon the regularity OF supplies and
upon quantities of food being main
tanned which viii enable US to supply
food proportionately. TO keep our peo-
pie efficient. Our problem is to main
tain the regularity Of supply and to
have a sufficient quantity Of foods on
hand. The regularity Of Americas
supply to us undoubtedly has enabled
US to achieve success so far"
Grateful To Hoover.
Speaking Of Herbert Hoover's eN-
pected visit to England. Clynes said;
THE feeling in this country, be-
cause OF Americas assistance, has
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-14

has come from French batteries sup
porting our line
See Germans Play.
The negro units fighting at st. Nj
hiel, composed largely OF Chicago men
and differed by a former assistant
attorney general OF Illinois, occupy
a line that passes from marshes to
plain and thence 10 high hills. From
several Of our observation posts St
MihieI is so plainly in view that our
observers last Sunday watched the
progress Of a football game between
German teams in a vacant lot near
the town
The Lucky Birds.
over in the Argonne they have
named one company composed largely
Of men from Ohio the Lucky Birds"
because OF their curious escapes from
boche shells. For instance, there was
the night the crap game was on Ten
prfvates were rolling dice in a small
room with their helmets hanging on
pegs on the walls when a shell burst
Just outside the door. Fragments
flew through the wall. pierced sew
eral helmets and raised Cain gener-
ally Not a negro was hit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-14

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-THE first
INhospital unit TO be designated ex-
clusively for work among gas vic
tins has Just started for France This
is a unit Of the women's overseas
hospitals. L. S. A, the hospitals Of
the National American Woman SUI
frage association It will make the
third unit sent out by the national
suffragists.
Mrs. Raymond Brown. who is fourth
vice president Of the national associ-
alton. returned recently from a field
survey Of the hospitals in France and
brought with her a request from the
French Service de Sante, under which
the women's overseas hospitals are
operating, that a 500 bed hospital for
gas cases, stated by an American
personnel be sent over by the Ma
tionaI American Woman Suffrage as
ISOLATION During her few weeks in
this country Mrs. Brown selected this
personnel and has started back 10
France with its first contingent On
the eve Of her departure she made
the following statement:
Serve Men Of All Nations.
I'VE are going out to serve men Of
all nations who need our help. but
we shall be directly at the disposal
Of the French war department. as il
has earnestly requested our services
and has promised the upkeep Of 800
beds.
We are sorry that we cannot say
that this first gas unit destined for
the front is going under the medical
department Of our own army OF the
United States. but at the time the
women's overseas hospitals were in
itiated the United States was not &C
cepting women in the medical re-
serves: therefore, we are directly un-
der the medical department Of the
French army
staff All Feminine.
The staff selected for the new gas
hospital, which is the first and only
one for the treatment OF gas cases.
consists Of a medical doctor and four
general practitioners. an ophthalma-
logist and a laryngologist. The med
ical doctor is DR.. Marie Louisa Lefort,
from New York city. a specialist in
skin disease. recently with the FOs-
dick commission on training camp ac-
tivities- The FosdicHI commission has
just released her for this foreign ser
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-14
Says Yankee Ball Team
Can Lick 1000 Boches

Paris. France, Sept 14.-'-Take any
good ball team from back home and
turn 'em loose in the lot and they's
lick the whole 2o00 OF 'em with their
bare hands"
That's the estimate Of 1000 German
prisoners observed near Paris the
other day by Lawrence O. Murray,
controller Of the currency under the
Roosevelt administration. and now
head Of the Knights Of Columbus war
work in France.
They're big, husky boys" he said
Of the German prisoners, but they're
reads at Ellis Island-stupid. slow
peasants. If Il wasn't for their ma
chine guns we'd walk right through
them
There was only one man IN the
whole 1000 who looked promising He
was the son Of a big Hamburg tan
ner. a man Of wealth. IN four days
he would have been an officer. and
that was the thing that irked him
more than being a prisoner
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-14
Land Girls Remain
Feminine Though Others
Assume Shopping Task

London. Eng. Sept 14.-Another
sign that women remain women for
all that
The land girls are the most mascu-
line, in appearance. OF any o. the
many uniformed Women's war corps.
and their work is among the heaviest
done by women They work hard
with their hands. and wear tapering
breaches and spiral leggins. and put
their hands in their pockets. and ars
very trim and swagEerish.
But, that is their business They
retain their taste for pretty kerchiefs.
they plan for their trousseauL. they
want to know about the latest styles
For all their mans work and their
maunish bearing they are striking
and winning enough TO insure ulti-
mate need for trousseaux when the
soldiers come marching home
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-14

7 ONDON, Eng, Sept IA rafting
l. good American jazz band makes
1Iurray's the mecca Of all Americans
who learn OF the treat and who can
pry their way IN
Murray's IS presumably a closed
corporation. a club. an exclusive OF
exclusives, but Americans manage TO
find the mystic passwords and. pass
ing inside. find in the basement a
dance floor twice the size OF an ordin-
airy New York tango Iounge-and the
jazz band
All OF which makes Il begin TO
sound a gay. all night place. but Il
isn't Sucha places do not exist in
London under the ruling OF Dora 10
the ever present Defense OF the Realm
act. which has its finger on ones
pulse from morning until night Muir
rays closes at 10 o'clock.
All Bars Close At $50
An early dinner and there is time
for two hours Of dancing and an hour
and a half OF ordering Of drinks All
bars close at $50
An hour and a half Of drinking OF
Lloyd George drinks-with fangs
carefully extracted or toned down
is fairly safe. Two hours OF dancing
to the Jazz band is fatal TO the casual
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-14
Great Britain Thanks Americans For Saving
Food And Keeping The Allies From STARRING

to change. sometimes due TO the mill
tary situation and the way civilians
are affected by the war"
Asked how Americans could further
help in the food line. Clynes said:
"Our immediate need is for variety
in food supplies. Our special wants
are poultry. and fruits, jams. dried
fruits. such as currants- Possibly
these could be sent 20 US Our coun-
try is doing well as far as meat and
potatoes are concerned, though there
is not such an abundance that we can
relax our food program"
Clynes said the feeling against the
national restaurants. recently inaug-
urated. was limited chiefly TO caterers,
whose private interests are affected.
They have no need to fear the eN-
tension Of these restaurants, for their
service is supplemental to any or
binary cafe or dining room War con-
ditions have compelled thousands Of
people to dine out.
Hundreds OF thousands Of women
are employed in public service. mostly
because OF the war. and IL is impos-
sible for most OF them to attend to
cooking at home. Therefore il is
necessary for more meals 20 be taken
away from home, and IL is TO this
class that nationally operated food
establishments are directed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-14

vice Working with her are Dr. Adam
Mcmahon, from lafayette, Ind, SUR
geon Of long practice, and Dr. Irene
Morse, Of Clinton. Mass These three
women are OF equal abilities, but Dr.
Lefort. because Of her perfect French,
is to be the leader
The other two are younger mem
bers OF the staff-Dr- Elizabeth
Bruyn, OF Brooklyn. and DR.. Alice
Flood, of New York. Miss Stella
Fuchs. Mrs Anna Ellis. Of Westerly,
Conn, and Mrs Edith Lacey, Mss
Clara Paquet, who has been senior
clerk OF the New York state board
Of charities, are also on the staff
The representation in the wOmen's
overseas hospitals IS nationwide.
Among the aids-nurses' assistants
are women from all over the union,
all the way from New York to Los
Angeles.
Equipment Is Mobile.
The equipment Of the hospital IS
mobile and the chief mechanic, also a
woman. who is to drive a three ton
motor truck and run a stationary
steam engine. is coming on TO New
York from Binghamton 10 take a
special course from the company max
ing the engine She is Miss Anna Nc
Namara-
Inc nOSIlLaA VIII nave lot It's AlAA-
mediate needs two ambulances and
two trucks. one three ton and one two
ton. These trucks are designed by
American doctors Of one Of the big
hospitals here. and viii carry the
equipment used in the treatment Of
gas cases
The two ambulances have both
been given by New York people
one by the children OF CortelyoU
school, Brooklyn. and the other by
the Woman's club. SorOsis.
we have arranged a uniform for
the nurses and aids Of boomers ard
blouses. with short skirts-a regular
rough and tumble thing necessary for
this swift and dangerous work
Must Be Self Supporting
we still need nurses, aids and
nurses attendants. who must be en-
tirely self supporting We figure that
they must have $500 TO carry them
over the first year They probably
won't need It all. but should have IL.
At the end Of the six months, IL they
are satisfactory. we shall assume
their maintenance ourselves. We
pay only the trained women Women
without training must volunteer A
nurses aid should have about three
months hospital training in order to
fit her even for volunteer service
we need chauffeurs. also. who
must be self supporting
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-14

7 ONDON. Eng. Sept. Livery
l. American who has voluntarily
saved food, thereby making it possible
for the European allies to continue
the struggle against Germany with
maximum force. was thanked recently
by John R. Clynes. food administrator
Of Great Britain.
The voluntary rationing OF the
American people has helped to make
our own compulsory rationing a sue
cess" he said. Had it not been for
the extent Of supplies which we have
had from the United States. Great
Britain would have been very serious
ly handicapped in prosecuting the
war"
Won't Go Hungry.
Asked II he thought England would
go hungry this winter or next spring,
Clynes replied
4 feel perfectly satisfied that Eng
land is in a better condition than last
spring or winter as regards food. for
two reasons: First there are greater
supplies than last year, which the
United States and other nations have
mace available, and the nefarious