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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-25

Dennis Sullivan Of South Boston
arrived Saturday for few days visit
with Gardiner friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-25

Special meeting of Marion Chapter
O. E. S., this evening at 7.30 o'clock
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-25

Miss Ida Levine. Randolph, left
Sunday for Boston.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10

the capital Before everything else
1t is necessary to keep Vienna quiet.
1t would. be therefore great mis-
take to judge the food situation Of
the monarchy according to the con-
ditions in Vienna
Hungary suffers less. and Croatia,
which was also visited by my informer.
is comparatively we'll supplied My
informer, who is unusually optimistic.
concludes that the monarchy can hold
out for another year. After that time
she will capttulate uncomfortable
But that does not exclude, in the case
OF further Dlications, an earlier
end.
The situation Of the prisoners of war.
especially the Russians. is terrible
With the exception OF those employed
in the fields they are slowly dying of
hunger. In the camp of Wesscheid
Tin lower Austria) the records show
daily average OF forty men dying of
starvation. The Russians are also en-
ployed on the Italian front, where
they are forced 10 construct FORTH
cations often exposed tc the fire Of
the enemy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10
The Emperor Of Austria, Count Czernin
and His Politics

perts, will be almost three times the
shortage admitted by Hoefrer. Tho
provisions on which the latter based
his calculations are to extremely OPP
timistic that they can never be real
lied.
The harvest OF last year was very
poor The wheat turned out well.
but the yield is very small. This is
quite natural. the fields not having
been MANFRED for the last three years.
There ia a great shortage of hands as
we'll as OF horses. Most of the agri-
cultural work is done by the Russian
prisoners of war.
Although the normal harvest is 130
million hundredw eights, this year 1t
will amount to seventy eight to eighty
million at the most. Prospects In
hungary are admittedly bad. In
Rumania the harvest Is medium The
potato crop is worse than ever be-
fore.
Last year the famine would have
broken out already in April were 1t
not for the Rumanian harvest, Aus
tria got $4,000 wagons of grain and
still the scarcity was great. The DIS
turbances caused by the food. crlsts
in Bohemia Gin Prague, ProsteJov'
Trutnow, Plzen, Brno, Morayska, os-
trava) are known. At Plzen the riot
ers tore out the rails OF the railroad.
county was literally plundered.
The prices of foodstuffs reach fabu-
fous heights IN Bohemia one pays
1890 crowns for kilo OF -four,
INA crowns for a kilo of pota-
toes In Vienna the prices are stfll
higher. kilo of coffe so crowns. Nat.
, uralIy the prices called maximum
are much lower than those quoted
here-only nobody wants TO sell any
at fneFe uriEeg.
Money has lost all value In
Prague paper money is called "dysen-
terry"
The coal crisis IS also very grave
this winter
Numbers given TO the deputies In
the reichstag by Hornann. manager of
the ministry Of public works. are dis
astrous still, they are too optlmts-
tic, and | will dwell on them. The
crisis in trans portation has slightly
improved. thanks TO the construction
Of wagons but the shortage Of per-
: sonnet especially trainmen, still ex-
lists Most pressing however. is the
shortage OF miners. whose produce
tiyeness has decreased b. hfty per
cent.
In short we may expect grave de-
velopmNuts-d difficulties and riots But
mot revolution: not, 4 least. before
defeat Of some Importance.
Austria has now begun 10 amply the
m ethod which was 50 successful IN
Germany namely the division IT all
population into two classes, one con-
sisting OF the soldiers az and behind
the firing line together with ali labor
working for The army, and the other
consisting Of all civilian population.
properly speaking The first class is
well provided for well nourished. at
least The other class Is famishing
with hunger, but does not dare to re-
volt having fallen into a Kind OF
letharEy. and physical as well rs
moral apathy That is why even IN
Germany one can meet soldiers leay-
. ing FOR the front gay end contented
while the civilian population 10 suf-
fering cruelty. The moral Of the Ger
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10

town with 900 dogs, OF which only half
are licensed and where a flock OF the
sheep is half destroyed and the ball
ance more or less injured BY dogs,
with the owner of the sheep recon
pensed by the town or state TO only
about one-third of the value OF the
sheep. is a town In an indefenslble po-
sition from the economic point of view.
Such situation we learn 6as obtained
In Cumberland. r. l.. only recently
Reasonable dog-owners also agree
that dogs can be restrained sufficiently
so that sheep may be protected in the
interests of society, which at the pres
ent time Is admittedly in great need
not only OF wool but also Of the food
derived from sheep. IT would seem
that Maine is solving this difficulty.
sirce the last year has been slight
increase in sheep in that state. Those
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10

Iafeta Dresses Misses
much wanted small sleeves and shoulders full line of all de-
rahe Quite collection Wool Jersey colors
Inc fabric that unlimited Wool Jersey Dresses
demand and exceedingly
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10

Reproduced photographs showing
girls in overalls, and, every time, they
looked proud. smiling. happy and de-
cidedly fetching. And, as we recall.
there we're not any frills to these top
suits, either They looked rather man
nish until there was a glance at the
faces and then the tout ensemble
looked girly. If there is nothing too
masculine about the franchise surely
there is nothing too masculine about
the overalls idea.
But wearing overalls as an optional
privilege and Quitting In the two-leg
things under statutory compulsion-
revolutions have been started with
less margin of cause. The New York
Industrial commission is travelling on
the rugged edge of trouble. II is a
situation where persuasion should be
worked to the limit before anything
like compulsion is resorted to.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10
WOMEN in OAcrnlls.

From the baltimore American 4
The Industrial commission OF NeH1
J ork state has been holding inquiry
sessions in the leading industrial CEN
tiers OF the state al which the cues
ton of obliGing women employed In
mills and factories, and especially
those women whose occupation is IN
connection with machinery. 10 wear
oyeralls and close head coverings. has
been openly discussed The proposl-
ton that IS under consideration Is az
to whether the wearing Of clothes that
will minimize the danger should be
enforced by statutory enactment
Women employed in many plants
where machinery is in operation have
ben wearing overalls, made much in
the fashion of mems overalls, at their
own option. There have been severa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10
STOP CATkRRH! OPEN
N0STRlLS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Relieves Head Colds at Once.

If your nostrils are clogged and your
head is stuffed and you can't breathe
freely because Of cold or catarrh, Just
get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm
at any drug store. Apply little OF
this Fragrant. antiseptic cream into
your nostrils and let it penetrate
through every air passage OF your head,
soothing and healing the infan,ed. swol-
len mucous membrane and you get in-
slant relief
All! how good II feels Your nos
triIs are open, your head IS clear, NO
more hawking. snufiing, blowing; no
more headache, dryness or struggling
icr breath Ely's Cream Balm IA just
what sufferers from head colds and CO.
taTrh r~e- - delight i
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10

man army has not vet been shaken
In Austria the discomfort ia great
even at the front. but especially be-
hind the firing line. where even the
soldiers are poorly fed In the mill
tary hospitals a greater number of
the wounded die from exhaustion
than from their wounds It is now
proposed to follow this example OF
Germany and TO improve, to the detri-
rnent of the civilian population. the
feeding OF the soldiers behind the
firing lines. and Of the labor work
ing for the army
One Of the most important aims Of
the food administration is 70 satisfy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10
Ru.a Indian CounclI nousc.

Okmulgee. Okla. March The
Old creek Indian council house,
which from I77s until 1908 was tbs
seat OF government for the Creek
tribe Of Indians. is about to b pur
chased b the city OF Okmulgee. Fri
vate citizens have agreed to furnish
the money II will be uEed az a post
Office ana municipal building.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10
Augurs We'll For Sheep Industry.
(F'rom the Boston Commercial

A common basis OF action Is being
reached between the sheep growers
and the dog fanciers, which augurs
.a.ell for the former industry. II would
~ indeed a strange thing II such a
*Fsis could not be adopted. In view
D. the economic necessity for more
sheep not only in this country but also
in the world n large. At the hearings
being held before the committee on
agriculture Of the Massachusetts, legis-
lature dog -raisers show a disposition
Ito concede that a small New England
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10

interested IN the increase OF sheep In
New England should attend the hsar-
iugs now being held on special bin
for the protection OF sheep which IL
now before the Massachusetts, iegisla-
tute. an adjourned hearing on which
Is to be held soon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10

Government Service.
That's the encomium bestowed upon
Miss Sue Dorsey by Rear Admiral
Samuel MCGOWAN, paymaster of the
navy. Miss Dorsey won the title by
her efficient work. in keeping track Of
the activities Of the ] 800 pay officers
Of the navy These 1900 men handle
only a few odd million dollars, so it
can be seen at once that Miss Dor
sey's Job Is OF very little Importance
and that she has very little to do.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04
The Great Duty

AS we go about our daily tasks in
peace and safety men are dying every
minute on the battleflelds of Europe
to save civilization. Our own gallant
soldiers are shedding their blood in
France and our sailors engulfed In the
waters of the Atlantic as they go in
defense of Americas rights and honor
Upon our performance of the work
committed to us depend the lives of
thousands OF men and women, the fate
OF many nations. the preservation of
civilization and humanity itself; and
the more efficient and prompt we peo-
pie OF America are In doing our part,
the more quickly Will this war come
to an end and the greater the number
of our soldiers and sailors who will
be saved from death and suffering and
the greater number of the people Of
other nations released from bondage
AID saved from death.
To work, to save, to economic, to
give financial support to the Govern
ment Is duty of the Nation and to
the world and 1t Is especially a duty
to our lighting men who on land and
sea are Offering their lives for their
country and their countrymen.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04

and even in this short time we are
on speaking terms with many, whom
we meet when we go down street; hut
further than that, wsll. promise you
that your Karl will keep straight. The
wounds which hurt more than bullets
shall never touch me. shall try to
live so that when | get home can
look my home folks squarely In the
eye and without any hurt from my
conscience. | am glad to have faith
In God, enough, think, with love for
my mother, to enable me to live the
white life and go back home clean.
And | can tell you that the Z, s..
is doing a lot for us fellows. Read
McAdoo's speach before the soldiers
In New York, and 1t Will give you an
idea OF what the Government is try
ing to do for the boys. And say, the
Y. NJ. C, A. Is a great institution here;
II is a home for us: provides the homo
atmosphere to a wonderful extent.
We went on wild boar hunt the
other day, and wa got one too. A
more ugly repusive looking beast 1t
would be hard to imagine. When we
fired on him ha turned and charged.
Then two of us fired and downed him.
with tusks about six inches long. they
are wicked fighters. especially when
wounded. This one weighed $50 lbs.
| spoke about the good food we
have. Well, we have plenty OF nice
warm clothing. have eight pairs of
heavy stockings, three suits Of win
ter underwear, two shirts. two suits
of clothes and heavy winter over
coat
1t Is expected that there will be
worse lighting before long than has
been yet, but you may be sure we VIII
be there with our bells on. Our
quiet camp life will be ended soon,
but unless a bomb strikes us we will
continue to do business for the 103rd.
We are to have big white truck
with all the latest shoe repairing ma
chinery, run by motor. We shall do
our own cooking; also sleep In the
truck, In hammocks such as sailors
use. There will be a large trailer
to carry our feathers. etc.
Well, this Is the worst war | was
ever in, for sure, and | suppose soon
1t will mean we will be writing only
on post cards. but you must write to
US just the same.
SO far | can say am healthy, hap
by and hopeful; peaceful too now
prayerful and pretty. Hope you are
all the same.
Yours lovingly.
KARL w. TOBEY.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04

mel and machine gun bullets. l re-
ceived three letters from you dated,
January 18th. 21st. 2Sth. One from
mother, Jan, 24th, which l answered
the following day. One from Tres
dated Jan. l4th. received them the
28th OF February. The box the same
date but couldn't find a letter on It
that you said you would put on. but 1t
contained Jan. goth Boston Post so
this will probably give you an idea
what box | received
Things must certainly be very seri-
Gus over there now according TO your
letter and the newspapers. 1t must
seem funny TO Pa and Sebat to have
the stores close on Monday. | also
received a letter from Mrs. Conant
and couple from Margaret Bradley
and 1t seemed good to get so much
mall, but | suppose It will be some
time before | get another letter and
package.
| suppose you have heard that l re-
celved the rubbers and they are most
ly worn out now as | wear them most
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04
Kari Tobey Calls Y. N. c, A. A Great
Institution

The following letter was received
from one OF our boys. Karl W. Tobey.
the sou of George W. Tobey THE
Watkins Man" as he Is known by the
most of the people In this section.
Many will remember Karl as the
boy who drove the watkins Wagon
when his father was sick. He was
one OF the five boys OF S. II. s. II to-
enlist, and Is now doing his bit in
France
Somewhere In France, Jan. 2, 'lS
My Dear Parents
The New Year Ia here and | am
thinking It will be 365 long. long days.
Never mind; we are here with our
clothes on and, believe me, we will
make the Boche look sick when we
20 over the top,
We are getting good wholesome
food and enough Of 1t. We had
nice meat pie for dinner, white bread.
coffee with milk and sugar In 1t, and
| can tell you 1t all tasted good.
eat a good many dates, which are
cheap here. and as you know, health
full have not had sick day since
| landed in France.
| am to be a teacher In Sunday
School, as soon as supplies can be OBJ
tained. We expect large school.
Also | sing In Y. NJ. c. A quartet,
and am to have a part In play which
we are to stage soon. 1t is one which
has been running In New York the
past year How Is that for starter?
BY the time you get this may
have changed my location. whether
for the better or worse, ! can't tell
which. We have some advantages
here which are a great thing for the
American forces For instance,-We
have a fine place for taking hot show
err baths. | have just taken one, SO
l feel all right.
Two packages, one from the Con-
sreRational church and one from the
First Baptist have recently been re-
ceiyed by me. The others which
am told have been sent VIII come soon
no doubt.
We have q lot OF fun In our billet
A hne lot of fellows In our buncn
and when we got to going IN sood
| shape there Is something doing, can
tell you. Last night we did not qqiet
down for sleep before one o'clock. Wa
laughed till our throats were sore.
when Bates, Colby. U. OF NJ, skowhe-
gan High, Gardiner, Cony, Machias'
| Houlton. Gloucester and other High
Schools get at It. we'll, you can I'm
agine.
| We have snow on the grouhd and u
Ia a nice warm day, yet the snow doeS
not melt. 1t is here for the winter,
| evidently.
o, you would have laughed II you
had seen the girls around here yes
| terday. 1t IL a French custom Tor
the girls to kiss any one who on New
Years Day wishes them a Happy New
Year. should think there were
about one hundred and ffty girls OF
the teen age In town, and bslteye me
we wished them Happy New Year
and got kissed for fair. They would
run right up to q fellow and throw
their arms around his neck and kiss
him on both cheeks. They think the
year will not be happy one unless
they do this little stunt every time
they are saiutsd with New Year
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04

LAY dead" until the light went out
After accommodating for about an
hour hundred and thirty metres be-
yond our front line, we started on our
slow journey back. We were 80 near
to the German line that we could hear
them talking and coughing quite
plainly. II one of our fellows had
coughed the least bit, some of US
would have never had the chance to
tell of 1t, but everything seemed to be
in our favor and we arrived back
safely. I'll admit we were all slight
ly nervous before we started out but
1t soon wore OF and the French guide
was perfectly satisfied with US but he
told us little later that we hurried
too much coming back. We all ad-
mltted that 1t was the longest 100
meters we ever travelled. We are
none the worse for the experience.
hope this will pass the censor.
Well X, can't think of any more to
write about at present but will write
again soon. A fellow just brought In
Chantals letter dated Jan. 18th.
will close now with lots Of love to you
all, remain.
Your loving brother.
CAS-.
Sergt. C. A. Bisson
Co. Z, 103rd u g. Inf
Am. EXP. Forces.
P. S.-Went to Mass this a. m.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04

all OF the time, as they are just the
things for the trenches. Brooks re-
celved his second pair few days ago
and Mlcky got his too You had bet
ter ship me another pair too, size 8,
the others are just right
We have been quite q distance from
a cable office for some time now and
1t Will be quite a while before we get
near one again. For the last month
all | have been able to see Is shell
holes, aeroplane battles, trenches, big
guns. ammunition trains. troops,
camoufage dugouts, barbed wire, and
rude crosses over nameless graves, so
You see we can't step across the
street into a cable Office but II we
ever get near civilization again ! will
cable home.
Well X, we have been in the front
line for several days and are out
again, back in our dugouts and are
preparing to go in for a longer period
in a short while. After that | think
we will be given a short furlough, we
deserve 1t anyway.
We all came through our first ex-
perience with the "Bosches' safely.
have been out on mo Mans Land"
and right up next to the German
barbed wrie. Early one morning
took out n patrol composed OF six
men, among whom were Micky and
Brooks, out on No Mans Land to see
that our barbed wire was intact, as
the "Bosches" have an awful habit of
sending out patrols to cut 1t. We
had a French corporal to guide US out
as he knew where the secret paths in
our wire lay. 1t would be impossible
to climb over It without bringing the
whole German artillery down upon
you. With revolver in hand we crawl
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04

quite a lot of good looking French
girls over here. | guess | won't bring
one home with me. They have such
big feet am afraid can't buy shoes
large enough to fit Well, Sis, this
may be the last letter I'll write for
some time, as there is to be a change
over here. SO don't look for one for
a while. You write often as you can
won't you? How is everybody? l
suppose you and Earl are going to
dances this winter. Hope ] will be
home to go with you next Thanksgiv-
ing night. am glad father Is we'll
and hope he will be all right while
l am gone
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04
Back From No Mans Land

The following letter from Cassimir
Bison to his sister will be of special
interest on account of its narration
of the trip our boys have recently
made into the area before the German
trenches
Behind the Firing Line:
Somewhere in France"
Dearest X
At last | have found a few
spare moments. so Will put them to
good use by writing to you. | re-
celyed nine letters, all in a bunch.
when we were up at the front and u
box from you containing sweet choco-
late, a pair OF knitted socks, can of
chicken and shoestrings, and fruit
cake, which tasted very good. Be-
lieve me, X probably 1t didn't seem
good to get those letters and that box
right up where the air Is full of sh rap
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04
United States Boys Working Rsss,

The Maine boys and young N.
will be modified this year as NJ
were last year for the purposs !
helping the farmer. The work NJ II
listing them will be done under M
direction of the United States nj
partment OF Labor. In this s,,'l
Jefferson C. Smith of Waterville HI
been appointed the director, and A i
Head of Waterville and o. A. MorJ
OF Winthrop will act as assistant mi
ectors.
Maine Is asked to enlist at La,
1000 boys to go from the villages ~
cities to work on the farms Le,,,,l
OF inquiry addressed to the BO,I
Working Reserve. Augusta, Mail
will bring replies giving details }
the movement
This year, as last, the boys I'd
be given preliminary training on h
Y. NJ. c. A. farm at Winthrop. n
boy will be accepted who doe. n
weigh at least lis pounds and M
is not otherwise deemed to be 6p,l
for the work he will be called un,I
to do. With few exceptions, the bnl
will be between the ages OF Is hi
81. Boys of IA and Is may be N
cepted, but they must meet the n
quirements as to weight and strenra|
Many of the 900 boys who were \
the service last year will re-enlIr|
They will be OF especial value to M
farmers because of their experIen,|
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04
Chester Bunker Writes From France

Chester Bunker Writes From France
The following Is letter received
by Mrs Annie Ward of Athens from
her brother, Cook Chester Bunker. Of
Co. E, 103rd Inf, who was formerly
an Athens boy. The letter was writ
ten Jan. 80, and he speaks OF the
French beginning to farm at that time
which seems rather an early date to
US In Maine.
France. Jan 30th, 1918.
Dear Sister
Just line to let you know l just
got another letter from you. and was
surprised that you had not got let
ter from me. have written hve or
six letters and you must have receiv-
ed some OF them before this time.
got the Xmas box you folks sent but
haven't got the ono tho ladies from
the village sent. Lester Walker got
his so most likely III get mine soon.
Tell Earl | am smoking the pipe he
sent me but the tobacco is all gone.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04

wishes. Ha, ha, what would you say
to trying to make this an American
custom?
I received a letter from you dear
home folks yesterday and with 1t 81
others. Your contribution. mother,
was dandy, long and newsy; and
fathers we'll, 1t was a great sermon;
but have this word to say for my
self. AS for temptations there are
many, 1t cant be denied; and the
worst enemy is woman. suppose. So
they say. at least It is easy to get
acquainted with the girls over here.