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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-10

chocolate or tea. Tobacco at prices
that can't be touched at nome.
Amusements every evening OF some
sort. Do everything you can to have
the next drive for funds by the Y. NJ.
c. A. in Gardiner a success. They
deserve it and the Army needs them.
When we first came here it was
very wet and muddy and everyone
was wet and dirty. AS result most
Of US took cold. And the saying is
now that there are two things a SOL
der has here, A uniform and a
cold It's so toe.
l wish l could tell of the many in
teresting things that are going on
about here, but censorship rules will
not permit it. All I can say is when
Uncle Sam gets going something will
bust. BUT we must get going soon,
and that means men and more men
and these men must be trained which
takes time. Men at home. of the
proper age and in physical condition
must begin to make UP their minds
to get in, for get in they must to fin
ish this scrap as it should be. But l
reckon l will stop preaching. but
somehow that's just the way | felt
this evening.
l left everyone at home in good
health but did not see Charlotte the
day left. In fact the last time was
three days before | left. She is Dad
dies little lady, now reminds me very
much of her mother. The boys are a
couple of live wires and l imagine are
keeping their mother rather busy
about now. Little Ruth is a dear,
too. She was beginning to talk in
good form before l came away and /
am rather sorry to miss that period
OF her life. but it must be and will
work out for the best of course.
We are we'll fed here and COM
fortably housed for period at
least, and really | am getting fat.
Tell Ford that will outweigh him
soon.
Remember me to any of my old
friends who may ask, and say that
should like to hear from them. My
address will be at the bottom of this
letter.
! l am having some interesting eX-
periences up in the air and it beats
an automobile from any angle.
l suppose everything is fresh and
green about the city nov, all | have
to do is shut my eyes and see it.
| When | get back the old haunts will
look mighty good.
Must close now with lots of love to
you all. Write when you can
AS ever, HENRY.
Captain f. H. Besse,
54th Artillery &C. 4. c.
American Elk. Force, France.
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LARONE

In the interest of a farm bureau
about 20 interested farmers met at the
farm home of Leo Winslow on the eve
ming of June for the purpose OF talk
ing up a local branch. County agent
stiles with his assistant L. w. Mona
han. were present and explained the
object of the bureau and the work done
and how the work had grown away
from him in the increased calls from
all over the county Tor advice and wort:
in demonstrating. 1t had been imposs-
BILE to meet all the calls, which ap-
peared to work an injustice to some SO
that something had to be done to meet
the condition and the farm bureau an
peared to be the solution with the aid
Of the county agent visiting all the In
dividuals or even localities upon call
which would be impossible, the Locals
will hold their own meetings and DECIDE
on what line they wish instruction ana
then notify the agent who will NEE
them at some convenient place and ad
wise or demonstrate the work for tina
particular locality or individual.
1t appeared to be the feeling OF tN
meeting to form a local bureau asEs.
enough signed up to start the
along these lines of farm work.
meeting will be neld later for the pul'
pose OF electing officers and arransm'
for future demonstrating WORK py tn'
agent.
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OUR BOYS
in
OUR C0UNTRY'S SERVICE

Mrs. f. f. Locke of Gardiner is in
receipt of the following from Captain
f. H. Besse. 54th Artillery C. a. c.
a. L. l..
France, May 6, 1918.
My dear Folks:
Just before turning in. and
thought of YOU all, hence this letter.
month now. Left home about the
10Th OF March. Arrived safely after
a very pleasant sea voyage and saw
some country that did not visit on
my previous service.
We are kept very busy training for
what is to come and everyone is
working at top speed. You can't
imagine the enthusiasm of the men.
1t is wonderful
The much talked of Subs did not
put in appearance although we were
prepared for them. The navy, both
ours and our Allies. sure do stick
around for t'ritzie when there are
any transports in sight.
One thing | had impressed very
wildly on my mind. was the fact that
our country is not fully awake to be-
ing at war If some Of our people
could see the old men and women do
ing manual labor over here, it would
start a great many thoughts into
tangible acts. Women are running
street cars. building ships, working
on railroads, working the farms, mail
carriers. and in fact doing some part
of the work previously done by men.
Men out of uniform are rare, outside
of the large cities. But the beauty
of it all is, they smile about it..
sunny France" is the proper name.
While the weather at times is bad.
and the rain, even a slight one,
makes mud the consistency of which
is hard to beat; still when the sun
comes out everything smiles.
| must speak a word for the Y. NJ.
c. A. and the wonderful work the or
ganization is doing. Wherever you
find soldiers you find Y. NJ. hut.
One can always get hot cup of
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left me. | sleep well and feel fine
in the morning and able to do my
work. 1 gladly recommend Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound TO
make weak nerves strong. AL
bert Suite. e03 Olmstead St,
Winona, Mimi.
How often do We hear the express
sion among women, Il am so nervous.
cannot sleep" or cit seems as
though l should fly" Such women
should profit by Mrs. Sultze's expe-
rience and give this famous root and
herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. a trial.
For forty years it has been over
coming such serious conditions as
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera
ton. irregularities, periodic pains,
backache, dizziness. ana nervous
,,rostration of women, and is now
Considered the standard remedy for
such ailments.-Adv.
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WAS TIRED ALL
OF The Time
This Brockt0n Woman Found a
Remedy That Gave Her New
Strength and Ambition.

It is we'll to be tired after an I'M
usual exertion but to be exhausted
after every little effort and never 10
feel really rested indicates condl-
ton of thin blood and undernour-
ished nerves that, if neglected, will
inevitably lead to a physical break
down. Debility of this character IN
which the blood fails to give to the
various organs the renewed life that
they need can be corrected if the
right remedy is used, as the follow
ing case shows.
My blood was thin" says Mrs. Guy
Smith. of No. 80 Huntington street,
Brockton, Mass, "and I was in run
down condition. l was not confined
to bed but l was, tired all of the time
and had no ambition at all. My ap-
petite was poor and l did not rest
we'll at night. II l eXerted myself in
my homework my strength would
seem to leave me.
About year ago l read about DR..
Williams Pink Pills and tried them.
could see improvement right away
and bought a second box. My appe
tite returned and | gained in strength.
have used the pills since as a tonic
and they helped me at once. l have
recommended them to others and am
glad to do So
A simple, safe and effective blood
tonic is found in DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. With good blood you will De
able to ward off headaches. stomach
trouble, tired feeling" and lack of
ambition. Get a box of DR.. Williams
! Pink Pills today from any druggist.
Use them regularly. according to di-
,rections, and in short time you will
note a marked improvement in your
: general physical condition.
| Two books. Building Up the Blood
and What to Eat and How to Eat, "
give just the information that every
mother of a growing girl needs. They
are free. Write for them today to the
DR.. Williams Medicine Co., Schenec-
tady. \. Y. Your own druggist sells
! DIR. Williams Pink Pills or they will
be mailed, postpaid. on receipt of
price, so cents per box. six boxes for
$3.50. Do not pay more. There has
been no increase in price.-Adv
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who hardly knew where the Interstate
Commerce building was have been
seen in its vicinity of late at the head
Of large delegations who knew Of ex-
cellent projects which might be fur
thered by a government loan to a
railroad whose own credit would not
stand the strain. Senator Shafroth
Of Colorado thus appeared with a
delegation last week to urge that the
government loan 100000 to the
Denver &, Salt Lake Railroad for the
purpose of building the much bruited
tunnel through James Peak which
Denver will never be happy without.
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Encouraging Illicit DistilIing

From the tenor Of much Of the cor
respondence Of r. NJ. Gilmore, presi :
dent of the National Model License
League" it is evident that the booze
interests are anxious to arouse in
lightweight and evil minds the nucleus
of a regime of Illicit distilling. Ere
Quent suggestions are offered in the
cowardly literature of this man Gill
more as TO the means of making
whiskey at home or in any out of
the way place. Probably nothing
would so well please the overthrown
booze, profiteers as an era of govern
ment defiance by the thugs and crooks
OF the country. 1t would not be be-
meath these interests to secretly pro-
mote such a net work of crime and
misery. They should be watched by
public and private protectors of NOR
ais andsdecency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-10
Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc,
=. Y, and at New York

Schenectady. =. Y. and at New York
City.
So far, Is yards have put in train
ing departments. One yard instruc-
tor can train about $50 men each
year. The period of training for a
green man varies from two to eight
weeks. One yard has already trained
enough yard instructors in the train
ing centers to turn our weekly 300
skilled MECHANICS within the yard.
In addition to the training of green
men, there exists the problem of taxi
ing men who are already skilled III
allied trades, but have never worked
in shipyards, and making them into
shipbuilders. This is called q Trade
Conversion course and consists es-
sentially Of determining what supple
mentary work skilled mechanic
from the allied trades must have n
order to give him the necessary
knowledge TO do shipbuilding work.
Special instructors are employed in
number of plants to meet this situa-
ton
BY training foremen and mana gers,
the Shipping Board has been able 20
develop in year the building of
wooden ships which had been long
lost art and workmen in many yards
have increased in efficiency more than
% per cent. Where We have eff
Gent management we have efficient
workers. Chairman Hurley declared
today. You can't expect to have eff
cient Workmen in an inefficiently
managed shipyard. nor can you ex-
pect good results. Our shipyard work.
ers generally are as fine body IF
men as is engaged in any industry in
this country. They are a patriotic
industrious group, and while in man.
yards they are not as efficient as we
would like to have them they are
learning daily and are increasing their
output When the history Of our ship
building program is written, the
American workmen. the men who
really built the ships, will be the men
deserving Of any credit that may be
due"
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Monday, June 10, 1918.
Hold Your Liberty Bonds

The prices Of Liberty Bonds upon
the stock market indicate clearly that
II is easier TO meet financial needs
by selling Government securities than
st is by selling securities of any other
|. class. This very fact should be a
strong deterrent influence which
should keep people from selling Gov
. ernment bonds. II is quite likely that
the retention Of Liberty Bonds will
prove TO be wise financial transac-
ton.
From the standpoint OF patriotism
which prompted the original purchase
OF Liberty Bonds. there can be no
excuse whatever for disposing of
them. The purchaser OF Liberty
Bond makes definite, specific act Of
handing over personal funds to the
! Government. thus providing actual
money which can he used for military
purposes. Each bond is thus trans
formed into a concrete, positive unit
Of labor which is expended in beating
the enemy The more bonds bought.
the larger the volume of fresh effort
contributed.
But the original purchaser of the
bonds should keep them and not re-
lnquish them to another person. If
they are so relinquished the bonds
passed become instantly anotheT's
contribution, instead Of that of the
original purchaser. Public sentiment
is now demanding absolute support
" the war. and nothing but actual
possession of the bonds, paid in full
by the original purchaser. is COM
plete satisfactory evidence of his con-
iribution. made in that form, to
American victory.
The Liberty Loan committee Of
New England invites contributions of
verses 10 be used In the fourth Lib
erty Loan campaign. There should
not he more than four stanzas of four
lines each. or two stanzas of eight
K lines each. They should be simple ir
. form and lyrical Verses may COM
bine patriotism and non sectarian Re
ligious feeling suitable for church
services, or they may be secular aid
stirring, referring to Liberty Bonds.
q for use in Liberty Loan rallies. The
authors will he requested TO contrib
ute their verses. which may he sent
10 John X. Allen. Chairman of the
Publicity Committee. Liberty Loan
Committee Of New England, 30 kilby
street, Boston. Mass.
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A New Field for Pork Hunters

The possibilities Of the Railroad
pork barrel have already been scented
from afar by many eager citizens and
their constituted representatives,
some inspired by local pride and IN
terested in local improvements at ma
tional expense, and others merely en-
thusiastic over the possibilities in the
way Of Increased transportation eff
cheney to he derived from the OK
pendtture Of a few millions in places
which private capital has not regard
ed as promising fields for investment"
says the Railway Age in its current
issue.
While there is as yet no indication
that tho Railroad Administration pro-
poses to allow the large funds at its
disposal and under it's control to be
drawn upon for expenditures in parts
OF the country where it will do the
most good politically instead of from
a railroad standpoint. many of the
same people who have been active in
soliciting and procuring appropria-
tons for their districts have not been
slow to perceive the possibilities along
that line afforded by tie fact that the
government is now administering the
railroads The announcement of the
railroad budgets amounting TO $685.,
00n. 900 that had been approved by the
division OF capital expenditures, 20
gether with the invitation TO the
roads To apply to the division of
finance and purchases for loans, if
necessary. has opened up a vista of
new opportunities
Even before the budgets were an
nounced the Office OF Judge Lovett.
director Of the division OF capital ex-
penditurcs. was the recipient OF much
advice from senators and congress
men as TO where railroad improve
ments were imperatively needed.
Thus far IT has been possible to give
such applicants the reply that cap
ital and labor are limited on account
OF the war and that expenditures
must be confined strictly 10 necessi-
ties. AS result the budgets as re-
Gently announced were in the form IN
which they were made up by railroad
officers as revised by the regional d.
Hectors and approved by the division
u capital and expenditures according
20 the principles Of railroad efficiency
and with recognition of the fact that
the country is engaged in a war.
But many members Of Congress
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Greatest Lesson Of the War

"A War of All the People and How
to Help" rs the title Of an article
written for the National War Saw
ings Committee by Edward W. Bar
rett, editor of the Birmingham (Ala.)
Age Herald. He writes:
The greatest, the most vital lesson
the people OF America are being
taught by this war is the lesson of
thrift. We have been called a nation
Of spendthrifts, a charge which was
supported by our wasteful habits. If
we and our allies are to win a victory
over Germany and crush militarism,
which menaces the worlds safety, we
must save-not for our own needs,
but for the government and our SOL
diers in France.
1t is fact to be deplored, but many
American citizens who would scorn
the thought of disloyalty do not yet
fully realize the responsibilities rest
ing on every man, woman, and child
in this country. Each individual must
do his or her part, for it is only py
concerted effort that the objects Tor
which we are fighting can be gained.
This is neither a rich mans nor a
poor mans war-it is a war of the
people and for the people.
Buying War Savings Stamps and
Liberty Bonds is not only the safest
investment that can be made; it is
the easiest and most direct way to aid
our government. People of means
can buy Liberty Bonds without max
ing pecuniary sacrifices. Their sac
rifices must be made in other ways,
but for the vast majority Of our citi :
zcnship to do their full duty in the
greatest crisis the nation has ever
faced. they must economiZe. They
must put the money that formerly
amusements into the hands of the
government. to be used in paying the
staggering expenses Of the war They
will in time profit. and profit largely
by so doing. They will not only be
paid a fair rate of interest on the
best security. but they will acquire a
They will become better men and
women and better citizens"
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HALF A MILLION
Now Engaged in Ship
building Trades
Gigantic Steps Toward the New
American Merchant Marine Aston
ishes the World and No Doubt
Alarms the Huns

Washington, June S.-Less than a
Year ago there were not $4,000 men
employed in American shipyards. To-
skilled mechanics and laborers en-
gagged in building ships, and an addi-
tional 100000 employed il making the
engines, boilers, winches and other
machinery necessary to equip them.
This tremendous expansion by
which the United States hopes to put
into service a new merchant marine
that will rival the trading fleet of any
nation in the world has been accom-
plished in methodical fashion, with
out any fuss and feathers but
achieving a result that industry long
will regard as one of the most brill
liant victories of the war. 1t has
been brought about by the Shipping
Board through recognition of the
principle that unframed men can be-
come skilled workmen only through
competent instruction. One of the
first tasks of the Shipping Board,
therefore. was the creation of Di-
vision of Education and Training.
NiiiNH has super iSti iAiN NSth'iioAi
ment of training centers and the de-
velopment of instructors among the
foremen and superintendent.
Training of the various kinds Of
shipbuilders in the yards is accom-
plished by putting the men to work
on production jobs. under the super
vision of yard instructor. This
yard instructor has full charge Of
gangs while they are learning. The
efficiency of green gang under
training will average about 50 per
cent of finished workmen.
Yard instructors are skilled me-
chanics trained in the teaching meth
cd. This training is given in a train
ing center, where the mechanic is
given an idea of Institutional man
agement. and how to get the instruc-
tions across effectively
The first training center was estab-
lished at Newport News. To it were
sent skilled mechanics, selected from
the yards. They We're given a six
weeks course of training, eight hours
day. During the last part of this
course they were obliged to spend
forty hours in the actual handling of
gangs Of green men. Yard instruc-
tors are drawn from variety of
trades, such as riveters. ship filters,
ship carpepters, caulkers, etc.
Twenty-Five plants have sent men
for training as yard instructors, 2l6
of these men have completed their
training and "A are now in training.
In addition to the training CEN
ter established in Newport News.
there are now several others estab-
lished; at Hog Island, at Chester.
Pa, at the Submarine Yard at New
ark, ". j.. and two special centers
for training of electric welders at
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Taking advantage of the President
OPPOSITION to the amendments to the
t'oodSurvey Bill which would prohibit
the use of toodstuffs in the manufacture
of beer and wines, the Prohit4tion
forces will try to frame compromise
measure making the Nation bone dry.
Must Prohibition always rank first and
before patriotism i'll Observation-Disclosures
York World.
Yes, when its adoption is the high
est type of patriotic prosecution of
the war The cloven- hoofed repre-
sentative of Prussian cussedness on
this side the Atlantic today is the
booze business and its paid tools.
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WINDSOR

WEST-The Ladies Union will meet at
the parsonage Wednesday.
The Red Cross meeting will be held Thurs
day at the Chapel for finishing the work
which is on hand
Miss S. L. Barton attended the Nelson
Concert held in Augusta last week.
All the men who can are expected to meet
at the parsonage Wednesday to finish the
shin Cling. A few hours in the forenoon or
in the afternoon will finish the work and
be gratefully received
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-10

Of Abbie D. Niles, late of Topsham, by
Edwin a. Sayward. executor.
Guardians Appointed-Samuel Sto-
yer appointed guardian of Clara d.
Slower. minor: Lena +. Brown APP
pointed guardian of Merline Evelyn
Bracket minor.
Petition for license to sell real es-
tate by Grace A. Goodwin, guardian
of Ruth Goodwin, minor. of Bath.
License granted to Henry w. Han
son. administrator in estate of George
L. Brigham. late of Bath.
George w. Heselton of Gardiner
and Henry W. Howard of Bath, APP
pointed trustees in estate of John
Trainor.
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TRAVELLING SALESMAN
Tells How He Regained Strens'"
Ambition and Vim.

Atlantic, Iowa. am traverhs
salesman and was rundown, "oin
out, no appetite and no ambition III,
druggist told me Vinol was whal
needed and within a few days are,
taking it | commenced to gain anu
it built UP my health and strength ~
every spring and fall take II u
build me UP and it keeps me in spien'
did condition. w. E. Brockelsby.
The reason we guarantee Vinoi is
because it is constitutional remeo!
containing beef and cod liver pep.
tones, iron and manganese peptona'e'
and glycerophosphates the most sue'
cessful tonics known.
Vinol is sold in Augusta by BOW
Co.: J. H. DeOrsa,n,
Waterville; Guy K. White. HalloWsH
and druggists everywhere.-AdS.
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ECONOMICAL FEEDS
OF SUPERIOR MERIT

Oid Process Cocoanut Oll Cake Meal
Protein 2lfo and over, Fat ia and over
Fibre 11se and under
velvet Bean Meal-Protein 1sc, and
over, rat 4Afe and over. Fibre l4cs and
Lnaer. ror shipment in ton lots or car
.oss; NECsTADT & COMPANY, %,
;Sinth Avenue. New York City.
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night would lie
awake and get so
nervous 1 would
have to get UP and
walk around and in
the morning would
be all tired out. l
read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
t a b l. Compound
and t h 0 u g hit I
would try it. My
nervousness snon