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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22
NARROWED ON ISLAND.
Says He Lived For Long Time Upon
Water.

Water.
Cody, WyO.-David Crotch, ste
nographer of Jonesboro, Ark, who was
found on a small island i'm the Sho-
shone river. rear here. hy Undersheriff
Walter Barber, told weird story of
having been maroonod for twenty-five
days on the island within sight of
wagon road, over which people were
constantly travelling During this time,
he said, his only nourishment was wa
ter.
Grootch said he had been working on
a ranch near here and came to Cody
for visit. He set out for a walk to-
ward the river when his memory left
him.
When he regained consciousness he
found himself on the island, 200 rods
below a wagon bridge. He could not
swim, and the current was too swift
for him to wade.
Finally, Crotch said, he became so
weak he could not stand and lay help
less in the underbrush until passerby
saw him.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22
NEED WEATHER FORECASTER
General Pershng Will Be Glad to Place
One In France.

Westinghouse any one can find q
competent weather prophet General
Persh.ng will be glad to place him
among the fighting forces in France,
according to word received at the war
department.
General George o. Squier, chief of
the signal corps, told of Pershings
need for meteorological expert in tes-
tifying before the house appropriations
committee.
I'VE have learned to our surprise,
said General Squicr. that there are
certain new and highly scientific
branches of war being developed in
France and the signal service is called
on to develop them here.
Genera Pershing has decided
must have some one to forecast tn
weather, and the signal corps must de
velop that man. He must also have the
special equipment which the French
and British armies use for weather
forecasting"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22
"DID MY BEST FOR IRELAND"
William Redmond Leaves Statement of
His Purpose In Fighting.

London. - William II. X. Redmond,
brother Of John Redmond, the Irish
leader, who was killed in action in Bel
GUM, left the following statement i'll
the care of his solicitor in Ireland. dat
ed December, 1916.
"If l die abroad l will give my wife
my last thought and love and ask her
to pray that we meet hereafter. l shall
die a true Irish Catholic, humbly hop
ing for the mercy of God through the
intercession of His blessed mother,
whose help l have ever invoked all
through life.
II should like all of my friends in
Ireland to know that in joining the Irish
brigade and going to France l sincerely
believed, as all the Irish soldiers do,
that was doing my best for the well
fare of Ireland in every way"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22
AMERICAN TROOPS
SEE FLYING PIGS"
Liked Shells as Tnoy Could Watch
Them Coming and Wait For Blowup.

American Training Camp In France.
The American soldiers training in
France had their second demonstration
Of artillery fire by an entire French
regiment of famous iJ's and learned
something more Of the vagaries and
intricacies of rolling barrages. annihi-
lating bombardmentS. minenwerfers'
and flying pigs. As matter of fact,
the pigs made a far deeper impression
on the troops than the delicate timing
and placing of the perfect French cur
tain of fire.
Fired from nearby trench mortars at
very low velocity the flying porkers
came ambling through the air at
most ungainly gait and pace. explod-
ing in or near the practice trenches
with terrific roars
The soldiers liked the shells because
they could see them coming and wait
for the big blowup. The trim, true
shells from the French 10 guns slipped
by so noiselessly overhead without be-
ing seen that the troops rather were
inclined to underestimate their effec-
tiveness until the barrJge curtain was
fully built and maintained across a
space of nearly thousand yards.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22
piooino up Morse and Mareoni.

Scranton, Pa.-Archie Reeves and
Burgess Richards of Lansford. Pa.
were arguing as to the merits of their
respective countries. "Ah. weel." said
Archie, they tore down an aud castle
in Scotland recently and found many
wires under it. which shows that the
telegraph was known there hundreds
of years ago" "Ah, ah." said Burgess
Richards. They tore down an old cas-
tie in Wales quite recently, and. mind
you. there were no wires found under
it, which shows that they knew all
about wireless telegraphy in Wales
hundreds Of years ago"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22
Glass Editors

We are proud of the way the
Leavenworth school children have re-
sponded to the efforts of the teach
ers in encouraging the buying of
Thrift stamps. Leavenworth was
a little slow in getting started as
the Thrift cards were late in COM
ing. Up to date the students have
bought more than S700 worth. One
day each week is set aside for a
special sale of the War Stamps but
they are on sale every day.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22
MUST WED TO GET ESTATE.
Priests Nephew Has Year to Win
$4,000.

New York.-John Fahey Of Buxtown.
ireland. if not already married. must
wed within year if he wishes to in
herit the estate of his uncle, the Rev.
Father Patrick ]. Fahey of Morris
Park, n. Y.
Father Fahey's will, which has been
fled with Surrogate Noble in Jamaica,
provides that his estate, save certain
minor requests is to go to his nephew
If he is married or weds within a year.
Otherwise the residue goes to Bishop
Charles e. Mcdonnell to help build a
new seminary. Father Fahey's estate
is believed 10 be about $4,000.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22
INDIANA WOOD IN FRANCE.
Used There In AeropIanes and to Make
Gun Stocks.

1un 0tOCkS'
Noblesvillc, lnd.-Airplanes, the wood
en- part of which are made from wal
nut trees from Hamilton county, are
flying over the battlefields of France,
and gun stocks made from the same
kind of wood cut from the same terri
tory are in the hands of the British
who are fighting on the western front.
d. l. Neher, who operates a sawmill
in this city, is filling an order for the
British government for walnut timber.
The contract calls for thirty carloads,
and all the lumber is to he used in the
manufacture of airplanes and gun
stocks. Neher has contracted with A.
l.. PurseI for $4,000 feet of walnut tim
Der in a strip of woodland in the vi
cinity of Nora. 1t brought the top
price, $3.50 hundred feet.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22
seattle-Norway Pacific COnstruc-

Seattle-Norway Pacific Construc-
ton Co., will invest one million dol
lars in a shipbuilding site here.
They will build ways for five steel
ships and two wooden ships, also
wharves and a 10000 ton capacity
floatingsectional drydock.
Tacoma-The Hurley-Mason Co.,
will build a concrete vessel here.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22
Films to SHOW U Boat Work.

Copenhagen.-The German admiralty
is now resorting to film propaganda
to renew interest in ruthless subma-
rine warfare. A film taken of COM
merce destrcyin. cruise is now being
exhibited to bring home 10 the public
the efficacy of this mode Of warfare.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22

The orchestra which has been
dubbed the "Humdinger" by those
who can't make a noise, much less
play, might surprise everyone some
day by living up to its nickname.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22
LLOYD

LLO II
With an aching heart,
| must write this down
Of our own, our dear,
Our loving Lloyd Brown
In Physics his grade
Is one that is fine,
But talking to girls
Is out of his line.
His heart it is staunch
His expression most meek
But a glance from a maid
Makes him blush for a week.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22

Little Jack Horner
Sits in a corner
Whate'er he is doing pleases
While there he is seated,
His joy is completed
He's reading a copy of "Breezes"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22

Miss Cole: "Clark, please do not
make so much noise"
Clark: at isn't my fault, Miss
Cole, my chair has the st. Vitus
dance"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22
The Utah-Idaho Sugar {

The Utah-Idaho Sugar company
has $4,000 acres of beets signed up
in the Yakima valley. In connec-
ton with the factories at Toppenish
and Sunnyside, $4,000 will be ex-
pended on cottages for employees.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22
FJTNNY COLUMN

At Basket Ball-Lonnie: "Say
Bruce, did Mon give you that black
eye?"
Bruce: "No, only the black, had
the eye all the time"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22

In comparing the rodtine work
done in the high schools thruout the
state we find that Leavenworth
stands high in the ranks. In Red
Cross work we are not behind other
schools either. The sewing classes
are continually turning out banda
ges and hospital garments. The
boys make all the shipping boxes
and posters as they are needed.
Last Saturday night at Wenatchee
our boys met their Waterloo when
up against that city's star team. 1t
was their first defeat and the rea-
son for it was a plain case of stage
fright on the part of the team. Our
boys were completely outsized and
the new out-of-bound rules fused
them so that they were unable to
make the proper kind of a showing.
A rather unfortunate accident oc
Cured after school last Friday af
ternoon. Virginia Toles while en-
deavoring to perform a fancy dance
upon the top of a stool in the sew
ing room for the benefit of some of
her school mates, was about to give
her final and most impressive kick
when suddenly and assuredly very
unexpectedly the stool flew out from
under her and Miss Toles landed in
a very ungraceful position on the
floor. The results were not as
serious as they might have been, but
nevertheless severe enough to cause
her a dislocated shoulder and elbow
and to tear loose some of the iga-
ments in her arm which was very
painful. Virginia returned to
school Monday and she is very pos
tive of the fact that for awhile at
least she intends to remain in
close proximity to the floor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22

Sophmore: "I hear you have be-
come a Freshman"
Freshie: eyes sir"
Sophmore: "What part of school
do you like best?"
Freshie: "Coming home"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22

Miss Meir: "You pupils should
read light literature"
Mon: GLOW about the gas bill?"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-22

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27

one of my favorite songs and the man
also sang enc. Il love you truly" and
Gray Days" We're the ones they sang
and enjoyed hearing them.
Sunday morning I went to church
service az the y, in fact. I have for
the last three weeks. We play at that
service every Sunday. ] had planned
to take a good long walk III the after
room. but Lad my plans spoiled by an
order to take the gas test. 1t was
quite an Interesting test and really
enjoyed the excitement Of going into
Gas. W" have two masks. an Eng
Nsh and French make. We pat them
on. cone at a tnieJ outside. and had
them adjusted properly by the lieuten-
ant in charge. Then, with the English
walked around and talked to satisfy
the sergeant in there that every mask
was o. X, then, holding our breath
and closing our eyes We took that one
off and put on the French. Some boys
opened their eyes too soon and got a
little gas in them. but as il only made
them cry q few minutes there was no
harm done. After a change is made
the gas taken up by the new mask
las to be expelled by pushing the
cheeks Of the mask in. did that sew
eral times with my mask before
opened my eyes or breathed, and so
did not notice that | was in the Gas
House" but after got outside | could
smell the peculiar odor of the gas that
had been taken up by my clothes Last
Wednesday night the band had a lee
ture on gas and gas attacks and
found it very interesting. ! took a lot
Of notes for future use
Have just got back from the Stag
dance at the y. We play for that every
Monday night and our concert every
Thursday. 50 ! am writing this before
going to bed
Well. Mother dear. | can't think Of
anything more to write about tonight.
50 guess | will close this. | have some
other letters to write, too. Good night
Mother and Father. dear. with lots Of
love to YOU both from
Your loving son.
CHARLES
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27
CANAAN

Mir. and Mrs. Leewood Jones of Fair
fed. who have been visiting for scvera!
days at Reuben Reeds. returned to Fair
field Monday.
Miss Nellie Holt returned to her work
III Winslow Friday after passing severa!
DAYS with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Holt
Alton Bowman of Fairfield was in town
friday after load Of sheep.
Mrs. Virgil Holt has been very i'll the
pest week.
Guy Lewis was at his home for a few
days. leaving for Smithtield Friday
Miss Lucy Burrill was a guest at Ancei
Gcodridges Wednesday.
Many in this town are having measles
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27

work for me and l know it wifi help
others if they will give it fair trial"
Mrs. LIZZIE COURTNEY, l08 9Th Ave,
West. Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Why will women drag along from dav
to day, year in and year out, suffering
such misery as did Mrs. Courtney, when
such letters as this are continually being
published. Every woman who suffers
from displacements, irregularities, in
fammation, liberation, backache, ner-
vousness. or who is passing through the
Change of Life should give this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, trial. For
special advice write Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. The result
ofits icng experience is at your service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27
Try Pike's Teothaehe Drops

other American agencies for relief
quickly on the scene. giving the people
a new insight into the American peo-
pie and the American character. and
producing a widespread feeling Of kin
ship The celebration was held in the
School for the Blind which the Ameri-
can Red Cross has helped in establish
ing.
Thus violation of scraps Of paper
in Europe cement new bonds where no
scraps of paper have been needed in
century.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27
Hearts That Touch.

French girl Is years old. has
written to "A prominent war worker in
Washington: There is river in
France 50 narrow that you can talk
across II, birds can fly across with one
sweep Of their wings. There are great
armies on either bank. They are as
tar apart as the stars in the sky-as
right and wrong. There is grea,
ocean-it is SO wide that the seagulls
can not ny across it without resting.
Upon either shore there are great ma
tons. They are SO close, however.
that their hearts touch"
The other day a great French gen.
eral. in his emotion because Of the ar
rival Of fine body of American troops,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27
E. J. Roberts, u ~
DENTISTRY
TELEPHONE CALL 59i-".
conference.-the
STATE OF MAINE

Kennebec, IS: Supreme judicial =
III Equity. ,,,,
William l.. SHELTON. Bank Exafnin''
Waterville Trust Company ct ans. "a
Charles +. johnson of Watering 4.
County OF kennebec and state o. =
and Harry +. Holmes Of Fairfien IN -
County of Somerset i'll said state
filed their account as Receivers -
-Waterviile Trust Company. IL 20
ordered that hearing upon SAID a. n
he had before this Court at the
House in Augusta in said County ., -,
nebec upon Wednesday the mira u''
April. A. u. 1918. at ten O'Clock y,
forenoon. and that notice theleVi,
given by publishing this order three i
in the Waterville Morning Sentnn'vl
newspaper published and printed a,
erville in said County Of kennepeN'
three times IN the Daily kenneDec :. =
nal, a newspaper published and r.,
at Augusta in said County the las'
LEGATION in each case to be at leas'
teen days before said hearing. 80,
LESLIE &. COENls
Chief Justice Supreme Judicial Oo'
Dated February y. 1918.
A true copy, <,.
Attest: G. W. JON ES, w
(SeaU
teb2a.d 3t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27

Inc following extracts are from a
letter received by Mrs. ". G.. Roberts
OF Farmingdale from her son, Sergt.
Bugler Chas H. Roberts, l03rd L. :.
Unfit a. +. T.
Somewhere i'll France,
Jan. IS, 1918.
Dear Mother and Father:
Just "a few lines tonight before ! go
TO bed. We had lot of mail come in
yesterday and out of it [ had four let
tiers from you, four from Bee, one
each from Bill. Mrs. Powers and
Aunt Ella: Blue Book from Bee and
the carton of cigarettes from Bill. j
sure was pleased and think | was
pretty we'll remembered. We have
been having some wonderful weather
days and warm enough at noon for one
to walk around minus sweater or
coat. The nights. Of course, have
been cold, even freezing the roads and
mud but the warm sun the next day
thaws everything it strikes and we
have our mud to paddle round in.
Our nights have been just as fine.
Nice big moons every night. what
might be called "Air Raid Moons.
Last Thursday we had only played
three or four numbers of our concert
when the order come down to ex-
tlnguish all lights at the Y. NJ. c. a.
Ihat stopped the concert of course and
then they ran some pictures on the
screen, but did not stay because /
Could not find a seat They had all
been filled for the concert. went
BACK TO the room and Dwight's plat
Don commander asked me to go for a
walk Of nearly six miles, and got
back just about Taps
Friday night Norman and | went M
10 the Y. to hear a musical entertain
ment. Three men and one ladv fur
nished the fun and we spent a very en-
JcEapie evening. They We're all Y. NJ.
:. a. workers. The young lady sang
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27
CUllCURA
HEALS
ITCHING

''When got up one morning my
face felt terribly itchy so started to
scratch, and the next morning my face
was covered with pimples. The pim-
pies were hard and large, and were very
sore and red. They itched and burned
80 that could not sleep at all. My
face was altogether dishgured and the
pimples lasted three months.
II tried everything could think of
and the eruption was so bad had to
stay at home from work. A friend told
me to write for free sample of Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment. did, and
my face started to improve. bought
more, and used two boxes Of Cuti-
cura Ointment and four cakes of Cuti-
cura Soap when was healed" (Signed)
Samuel Pollins, 168 Lippitt ST.. Prov
idence, r. l., June IS, 1917.
Why not use these fragrant. super
creamy emollients for everyday toilet
and nursery purposes, and prevent
these distressing skin troubles3
Sample Each Free by Mail. Address post
card: "Cuticura. Dept. X, Boston" Sold
everywhere Soap Csc. Ointment IS and Soc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27
IN MISERY E YEARS
Mrs. Courtney Tells How She
Was Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Oskaloosa. Iowa. -" For years I was
simply in misery from weakness and

awful pains-an d
nothing seemed to
do me any good. A
friend advised me
to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. |
did 80 and got re-
lief right away. I
can certainly re-
commend this valu-
able medicine to
other women who
suffer, for it has
00po Qnck Il
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27
a Hard Nut
to Crack

When a cold hits you in the head or
throat, it's hard to get rid of it.
Don't experiment. Break it up
with Hale's Honey of Horehound
and Tar. Prompt and effective.
All druggists. 25cts. a bottle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27

Two young Irshmen in a Canadian
regiment We're going into the trenches
for the first time. and their captain
promised them five shllings for every
German they killed
Fat lay Gown to rest. while Mike
performed the duty of watching. Pat
had not lain long .Mhen he was awak-
encd by Mikes shouting:
They're coming, They're coming.~
Who's coming" shouted Pat.
The Germans" replies Mike.
How many are there"
About fifty thousand"
"Begorrl.' shouts Pat. jumping up
and grabbing his rife. our fortunes
made. london Opinion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27

I: Russia is land flowing with milk
and honey, on which the Germans are to
fatten, the Russians themselves have
been singularly backward in protting by
their own opportunities in the face of d
general famine.-New York World.
And the petered- out transportation
lines, never half adequate, are likely to
feel the hand of Slavs who hate the
Hun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27
A Mild Protest

"Breddern and sisters" said Par
son Absolom Jonsing. as he surveyed
the scant covering of the bottom of
the contribution basket. "Ah wouldn't
say d Wuhd to 'sinuate that one Of
yoh was stlngy. but All has got to adj
NIT that yoh all is mighty thrifty,
tlyin' to ret to heaven fob about one
ten billion h Of a cent mile"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27

Washington's Birthday was cele
brated in Halifax, y. S, on the 22d OF
this month for the first time in the his
tory of the city. The celebration was
the natural sequence and result of the
disaster which overwhelmed the city
on December 6, 1917. and which
brought the American Red Cross and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27

Miss Mary p. Hill, agent for the
prevention Of cruelty to children. has
applied for the custody Of the six
children Of David Pero. West Bath,
W HON she alleges are neglected, not
provided with sufficient food and
clothing and prevented from obtaining
an education. The hearing will be
before Ju ige j. J. keegan. March J.
At the Pero home Miss Hill found
conditions sQuaiid. Pero. she alleges.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27

seized Old Glory and kissed it. That
act speaks of the hearts that touch, as
well as did the words of General
Pershing at the grave of Lafayette,
simple but heartfelt and appealing to
France as the finest sentence ever ut
tered: Lafayette, we are here"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27

l,orllanu, boston, 80 p. NJ, local; 4.0J +,
NJ, (eXpress) Brunswick, Lewiston, Port
land, Boston; o.l5 +. NJ, Elalowcli, Gan.
diner and SO. Gardiner. lo.S2 p. NJ. Lewis
ton, Bath, Portland, Boston, sundays
800 and 1ol5 A. NJ, $40 and 10.52 +. NJ.
Portland and Boston.
GOING EAST-l.io 4. NJ, Bangor $.
John, Halifax. sunday morning at 10
A NJ, does not connect beyond Bangor
80 A. NJ. FOR Watervile Bangor. B.F
Harbor, Calais ana ,Aroosto0k 60. ~ a
NJ, local 10 Belfast, B.,ngor ana SkoWnt-
gan, * l.t2 noon. Waterville; - T. NJ
express to WAterville; the!Lc.' inca! 10 bt'-
fast. Harmony. Dover ana toNcioit an
Bangor and Mattawamkeas 81 l.: NJ
Waterville and Bangor. sundays 10 A
NJ; $50 A. NJ. $40 T. NJ. Tor Watervlie
Pittsiield and Bangor. ::
Trains Leave Augusta for Ilallowei,
Gardiner and South Gardiner at 6is, 49,
A, NJ, 3lU 5.l5, 1852 Z. NJ, Hallowell an
Gardner only 40 j. NJ, Gardiner only
sos A. NJ. daily except Monday,
* viii rot run Mondays, February Atm
to March 18th inclusive.
NJ. L. HARRIS. Gen'l Passenger Agt.
ID c. Douglass, Gcnl Mgr, Portland, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-27
When Women Rule

THAT lady judge has decided against
US"
That's all right" said the feminine
attorney. # know Aler. BY tomorrow
she'll change her mind."-Life.