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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-20

generally ensues when the Germans
have heard q noise In No Mans Land.
Nothing happened. We received two
taps and crawled forward slowly for
FIVE yards; no doubt the officer be-
lieved what Old Pepper had said. "Per.
sonally I believe that that part Of the
German trench Is unoccupied." BY be-
ing careful and remaining motionless
when the star shells fell behind us. we
reached the German barbed wire with.
out mishap. Then the fun began. !
was scared stiff as It is ticklish work
cutting your way through wire when
about thirty feet in front Of you there
is a line Of Boches looking out into No
Mans Land with their rifles lying
across the parapet, straining every
sense tosee or hear what is going on
tn No Mans Land; because at night,
Fritz never knows when bomb with
his name and number on It will come
hurtling through the air aimed in the
direction Of Berlin. The man on the
right, one man in the center and my.
self on the extreme left were equipped
with wire cutters. These are insulated
with soft rubber not because the Ger
man wires are charged with electricity,
but to prevent the cutters rubbing
against the barbed wire stakes, which
are Of iron, and making q noise
which may warn the inmates Of the
trench that someone Is getting fresh
in their front yard. There is only one
way to cut barbed wire without noise
and through costly experience Tommy
has become an expert in doing this.
You must grasp the wire about two
inches from the stake In your right
hand and cut between the stake and
your hand.
If you cut a wire improperly. a
loud twang will ring out on the night
air like the swapping Of q banjo
string. Perhaps this noise can be
heard only for fifty or seventy-dve
yards, but in Tommy's mind 1t makes
loud noise In Berlin.
We had cut lane about halfway.
through the wire when, down the CEN
ter of our line, twang! went an i'm
properly cut wire. We crouched down,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-20
Dom, Wait to Smell Potato Blight


Potato blight or Rust has been
found in practically all parts of the
state. and In some instances 1t has been
allowed to progress so far that 1t will be
next to impossible to check the disease.
This Is principally due to the fact that
most people do not recognize the pres
ence of ''rust" until they can smell It.
One cannot smell it until many plants
have turned black, wilted and begun to
decay, then IL is too late. By the time
the odor of these decaying plants 10
noticeable, spores by the thousands have
been blown TO the surrounding healthy
plants. Each one of these spores which
falls upon q moist leaf 10 capable OF
growing or causing the leaf to die, and
In turn the spores which develop upon
this leaf will be carried over and infecs
other healthy plants. This Is why
"rustn spreads 80 rapidly during moist
rainy weather. The weather has been
and is now very favorable for rust. II
is very i'm portant that you should look
To see II your potatoes are still healthy.
The dark water-soaked spots which
show a white downy border when you
look on the under side OF the leaf, are
the ones which show very active grow
ing stage Of 'rust". ,.
Rust usually appears in definite
localities or spots In the 6elos, and may
be only q few feet across, but it soon
spreads until there 10 . large circular
area of affected plants. II you ind one
of thsse spots in your field, spray II
Thoroughly with homemade bordeaux,
going over it twice, once in each direc.
ton. Spray the remainder OF the piS,
and see that every plant is completely
covered, then spray often enough &c
them covered throughout the season.
potatoes should be sprayed once every
week during rainy weather. Bulletin,
on potato spraying may be bad free 0,
charge by writing to the College o. o.
Agriculture, Orono, heine.-9' D.
Ramsey, Extension Pathologiss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-20
SOUTH PARIS MAINE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1918
How to Save and what to Use.

AAOW " S9VV oAsS w. -, SOOs =.
Three times each day every American
has opportunity to be Of direct, practical
help to the men on the battle front.
Save Sugar. Two pounds per person
per month 10 the American hon0r-ration.
Try to eat less and add to the National
surplus for canning. Do this that the
fighting forces may be kept fully sup
piled, and that England, France and
Italy may receive their greatly restricted
requirements.
Save Beef. Food for fighting men.
Save the large carcssses for them by
restricting yourself to small cuts. BY
products and trimmings; hearts,
tongues, livers. We have enough In
creased supply of pork this summer to
permit economical expansion in its use,
to relieve the pressure on beef.
Save Wheat. Keep on saving, though
the harvest 10 large. Build up war re-
serves by persistent conservation. With
out American wheat saved from the last
harvest the Allied cause would have
been lost. The margin. next year must
not be SO narrow.
Use Fruits. Take advantage OF the
natural sugar in fruits. Can without
sugar, or with little sugar. Add sugar
later, when 1t will be more plentiful.
Dried fruits, such % rsisins, dates and
6gs have much sugar In them. Use
honey. maple products and sirups when
avsilable.
Use Vegetables. Make local vege-
tables fill as large place as possible 10
your diet, thus conserving not only meat
and wheat, but transportation and labor.
Don't use canned goods now, while the
fresh are available.
Use Dairy Products. Always give the
children plenty of milk, milk products
and eggs. Use them yourselves freely
now, and thus conserve meat for export.
Use Fish. New species are being
popularized aud supplies increased. Eat
this nutritious but psrishable food sew
eral times week and let the non-perish-
able 90 abroad.
Results: Our efforts during the fiscal
year 1917.1S sent the Allies 1S, ,S44. 600, 900
pounds more meat and fats and 80,
900, 900 bushels more cereals than dur.
ing 1915 II From American sources Of
supply also 1855, 400. 900 pounds more
sugar was shipped than the pre-war
annual average.
How many pounds will you save for
them In 191S-1919?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-20

We oan gain some idea OF the necessity
of thorough preparation Of the soil Tor
planting and thus giving It . chance to
hold The wstey that constantly arlses from
the subsoil II We reflect that . bushel
Of corn requires In its season Is barrels
Of water to properly grow it and ripen
Il. Oats are still more sxhausting OF
the water supply and . bushel OF this
grain requires It's barrels Of water.
After good blowing at . right depth, ssy
Q inches. comes about double the
d,scIpq that We usually give the land.
Than follows with, corn, the frequent use
of the cultivator and hoelng ct least
once 10 XIII the weeds which are gtSst
consumsrs pf the soil water. Getting tpe
soil into az iine condition - possible u
what h meant In right preparation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-20
Letter from Alfred Andrews.

The following letter was written u
Charles Edwards Of South Paris by
Alfred D. Andrews, who enlisted in the
medical department of the army, and
has been in France for some mouths.
France, June 80, 1918.
Dear Uncle:
Was pleased to get your letter telling
about what was going on at South Paris.
certainly hope the crops in the States
will be success this year, for they are
needed so much.
This part of the country is irregular
and broken, like New England, quite q
lot of bills. Some of them are steep,
too. Have seen quite lot of France,
for this is the longest time I have stayed
in one place since l got over here. Have
been in this place about month.
The land seems to be quite fertile,
though they use large amount OF fertil-
izer. Of course 1t Is very old. Here the
people had got their gardens planted and
coming along finely when they bad to
get out and leave everything, taking only
. few personal things and what they
could carry on cart or two. 1t is
mighty hard lines when 1t comes to that,
but much better than to stay till the
Germans shell their villages, a. some OF
them did at the first Of tho war.
saw q village q while ago that was
completely ruined either by she'll fire or
BY bombs. 1t had been done at the
beginning of the war, and some small
buildings had taken the places OF the
original ones.
AZ you probably know. wooden
building is never seen here. All are
built of stone or brick and rooted with
tile. They are comfortable In summer
but quite cold In winter. Last winter /
was in wooden barracks, and they seemed
much warmer than the houses. The
bouses lack windows and ventilation In
many cases.
saw quite number of German pris-
oners taken by the Americans Q few
days ago. They appeared to be husky
lot.
Things happen quite often that make
me think the war won't last long, but 1t
is mighty hard to tell. There are surely
a lot of Americans here now, and more
coming every day.
The airplanes flying over here sound
like q swarm Of bees. There have been
a lot of them to-day. The weather has
been very pleasant lately, and they have
made good use of 1t.
The men are going ont with ammuni-
ton now. They never can tell when they
will have to 60, night or day. Most OF
the hauls are made at night. There are
two caisson companies (horse drawD),
six horses to q csisson, and wagon
company (muls drawn), four mules to q
wagon, in this battalion. They take a
lot of risk in taking the ammunition to
the batteries, but so far have been very
lucky, having lost only . few horses
from she'll fire, and few men were hit
by shrapnel. but not seriously wounded
as far a. I know.
1 am feeling as we'll as ever felt In
nv life, 30 have nothing to complain Of,
only the duration of the war.
Love to oil. ALFRED.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-20
Letter From Dr.. Wheeler.


The following letter from DR.. F. E.
Wheeler of West Paris was recently re-
,ceived By Mrs., b. r. Tuell OF that place.
DR.. Wheeler's address 10 "First Lieut..
Z. E. Wheeler, Am. E. F., Am. p. 0. 705,
Base Hosp. No. 8, France. via New
York"
June q, 1918.
So glad 10 hear from you. A most in
teresting letter 1t was, full of news, so
welcome and bright with cheer. You
are suoh good friend to us. We deep
ly appreciate your abiding affection for
rs.
As to myself, can only say that so
far my lines have fallen In pleasant
places. A wonderful trip over ocean,
over England, over France. At present
! am located In southern France, fortu-
nately In large base hospital, where l
see hundreds of medical and surgical
cases. We get many from the western
some tattered and torn by
shell and shock, others laid low by dis
ease. A wonderful opportunity for ex-
perience and service.
do not regret the step made when
l decided to offer my poor services to
my country and the boys over here.
Heartily shall rejoice when I can be
homewsrd bound, but am happy in the
knowledge that am now part in this
greatest single event in history, and am
helping in my small way to end the war,
and make the world safe to live In.
Over here We rejoice in the part, the
splendid part, the Red Cross is playing
10 this awful war drama. Any one who
has helped that organization at home
,an be proud of the fact, for wherever
over here there is need, there is the Red
Cross with money, with supplies, with
encouragement, with the vital help
which fighters and workers in war need.
Hats off to the Red Cross!
Over here, We feel that the war will
'oon be over. We hope so. Then
1omeward to the hest country under the
'un, the good old o. s. A.
Regards to all my West Paris friends.
DR.. w.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-20
Why Not Reduce the Nuls ance9

To begin with, I suppose that II is
difficult for me and the man who rides
with his foot on the cutout to attempt
to get tho same point of view-ss
difficult as 1t is for the American mind
and the German mind to understand
each the riddle of the other. Perhaps,
If l became the driver of . car, and
obsessed with the joy of 1t, should
some time get so that / should want to
open the cutout, '.just to hear 'er roar;
but find 1t hard to conceive such q
state of affairs.
In these days there are campaigns
against needless noises, especially In the
large cities, where the life Of the place
can not 20 on at all without tremen.
dous amount of noise. To be sure, the
ch ief energy of the world just at present
is being expressed by the biggest man.
made racket ever produced, on the front
In Europe. But that racket is merely
incidental to the gentle art OF killing
men, and II the same purpose could be
accomplished without making any noise,
the battle would be entirely silent.
From my point of view the noise Of
the open cutout is more or less OF q nui-
sance inflicted unnecessarily upon the
community, and never hear 1t withou!
sense of irritation which is damaging
to the finer edge of my good nature.
Fortunately most people are not go
sensitive, but some ct least take some
what similar view. There were so many
of them In the last legislature OF the
state that they passed . statute
providing that mo person operating q
motor vehicle in the settled parts OF q
city or town shall at any time open the
muffier cutout nor permit such motor
vehicle to make any unnecessary noise. T"
OF course the legislature should not
have passed . statute like that. We
have already too many laws which are
not observed, and which the makers
knew would not be observed when they
made them. That is one great trouble
with us. If there is anything that
doesn't suit rs, We invariably think
"there ought to be law against II"
However, the law Is as stated, though 1t
is violated thousands OF times every day.
Even II we don't regard the law as of
any particular consequence, there Is one
kind of offender who ought to be warn.
ed. That is the man who drives up to
the curb, and while his passenger goes
in somewhere on an errand, leaves bis
engine running and sits with his foot on
the cut.out and the engine barking in
the ears Of everybody within twenty
rods.
Why shouldn't we get rid Of some oi
the most unnecessary of the unnecessary
noise? ALEcK.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-20

Anticipating the early enactment by
Congress of the United States OF legisla-
ton calling for the registration OF all
men In the country whose ages are be-
tween 1S and 81, and 80 and 45 years,
Provost Marshal General Crowder has
issued orders to all draft executives to
make Immediate preparation for this
great enterprise. 49,.
Between 10 and 13 million men will
probably be involved, including some %
thousand in the State of Maine. From
this mighty host, and those who
registered In June 1917 and June 1918, 1t
is evidently the plan of the adminlstra-
ton to put an army of five million men
into the field by next summer.
The big registration will take place
early In September. A task OF great
magnitude and Importance, therefore,
now confronts the selective service or
oanization In the state of Maine. This
registration win be accomplished under
the administrative authority OF the
draft executive at Augusta. The local
boards OF the state will have immediate
supervision of the work within their
respective jurisdictions. Where there ID
more than one local board In any county
or CITY, q central repatriation committee
will be appointed, from and BY the
members of the local boards In such
county or city. !,
Hospitals. sanatoriums and state and
county prisons and jails, will I've covered
as In the registrations OF June 1917 and
1918. Industrial operations will have
the Same privilege OF securing ol
deputized registrars.
Orders have been issued from the
Office OF the Adjutant General and
Provost Marshall Of Maine, providing
for tho organization of central com
mittees of registration, and directing
them, and also the several local boards
having jurisdiction over whole counties
| 20 meet without delay and take suoh
preliminary steps - are, possible anc
necessary, pending the issuance OF com
plete regulations and the> Prsstdent'i
nronlamatiou, which will follow thu
snsotment Of national legislation.
10 The central repatriation committees
and the local boards will at opce secure
the use Of the voting places In oil voting
precincts which will be used as reglstrs
tion places. The machinery used 70!
registering voters will be employed, ant
sfi county, city and town and e'scsio!
officials will join in m earnest And q
fective cooperation. with the stst
execusivss, county and city committees
and local boards to secure prompsnees
e6icIency, aud completeness In till
reeistrsfiou, which will doubtless D
I Ana and sufident for the winning 9
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-20

II efforts wsre made TO- dispose OF oil
hens Whsn their best laying days we're
ovsr. 8 lsrao Quantity 81 poultry me..
vos}d n 1isced on o. narksk All
us~iy dassIopsd ehiakes. shopld bs
called ont and sold for meat, slso. III
would allow the poultry keeper 20 maae
the hese ne of HE grain y fseem9 !.
Itqyppeosend more psodaeslvs- low's'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-20
From Weak and Lame
To Well and Strong

r-v them. Foley Kidney Pills VIII
40 icr other men and women-Quick-
iy-Ehst they have done FOR Ars.
East year, I got almost down with
NJ back" writes Mrs. II. T. Straynge
a Gainesville, Ga, r No. 3. II SUI
i.rst from Inflammation OF the blad-
tsr, and whenever / stopped doctoring
grew worse. ] tried Foley kidney
Plls and after taking them awhile
" BLADDER action became regular and
DE singing sensation disappeared.
az row stronger in my back than I've
bsen for several years, and since get
ung well, I've stayed well and had
% return OF the trouble"
Start IN now 10 use Foley Kidney
HlG sYou will feel an Improvement
non the very first doses, showing
heE quickly they act on kidneys and
bladder. They stop Irregular urinary
acton, ease pain in back and sides.
Nnbsr up stiH Joints and aching mus
,ss They put the kidneys and olad-
!sr IN sound, healthy condition. Try
Asn,
Sold Everywhere
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-20
About the State.

About $4,000 is to be expended this
year In starting the Northern Maine
Sanatorium at Presque Isle.
War conditions were doubtless respon-
sionary collection at Old Orchard by the
Christian and Missionary Alliance
amounted to only &c, 300, where 1t has
sometimes been several times that.
Boards with long spikes designed to
puncture tires were recently found on
the federal highway between Portland
and Brunswick at Falmouth Foreside.
Officials have not yet discovered the per.
petrators, but II they do, will see that
the penalty is paid.
Falling from the front OF roller coast.
or ct Old Orchard Monday night, Alex
ander Williams of Portland, % years OF
age, was run over and killed, his neck,
legs and arms being broken. he had
recently been rejected st Camp Devens
as physically disqualified.
In the absence of more exciting On
tertainment mountain climbing 10 becom-
Ing quite In vogue, writes the Bar Harbor
correspondent of the Commercial.
Hotel guests meeting at dinner tell
marvellous tales Of their tramps,, over
Green, Newport, Sargent and Pemetic
heights. g4
A. Louis Quimby, 20 years Of age, Of
Lewiston, was fatally injured near
| Brunswick on the 11th by being thrown
| from bis motorcycle, while attempting
to flx bolt which was working loose,
without stopping tho machine. A com.
psnion who was in sidecar escaped
without injury.
President Sills of BowdoIn College
has been notified that . unit, OF tho
Student Army Training Corps will be
established at Bowdoln next month, In
place of the Reserve Officers Training
Corps In which Bowdoin men have re-
ceived their training for tho past two
years. All rifles, uniforms and other
equipment will be supplied by the War
Department. s.
The State Highway Commission 10
arranging for the marking OF certain
state highways By painting color band:
around tho poles on either side OF road
Intersections, - has been done with
lmuch satIsfaction In other states. To
this end permission. has been asked OF
1.-THE telephone compaules to paint these
bands on their poles wherever they will
serve the purpose.
/ Three hundred and ninety children bs.
tween tho ages Of elk apd twelve years
congregated In front ofths bank hnild-
= A. L.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-20

On. oat ..d bura the old blsok eeery
and raspbsrry canes - soon - "
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-20
AMONG THE; FARMERS.
SPEED TIE PLow."

coHsepondence on pracsical Agricultural topic-
u soldted- Address al communications In.
ssnaed TOR this department. 10 HlNnY d
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem.
ocrst. Paris. Ne.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-27

comparatively few members who take deeper interest than the average member, in church work
 Secular activities left generally to purely sec ular bodies such as chambers of commerce. and the various clubs and organizations of business men, and to political organizations whose activities apt to be sporadic and confined political campaigns The great body of the people, of whom the church mem bershp constitutes so large part is not represented m the business organizations and is usually without great influence in the political organizations.
 In the broader field it is proposed that the inter church federation shall work in harmony with clubs and societies for civic and material betterment and that it's influence shall be with the political ganizatons which promise the most for material and moral Improvement In such field is believed that the greater part of the membership of all the churches be actually enlisted
 The following program has been roughly outlined. The federation would have the following permanent committees with the fields assigned to each:
 Win the War in charge for the federation, of Liberty Loans, Thrift stamp campaigns food ing. etc.
 Social Service and Good Government in charge of such subjects elections taxes law enforcement vice bootegging gambling social hygiene state health insurance, industrial good etc.
 Better Business, dealing with mainline railroad, good roads, cooperative marketing, stock, cotton, fruit growing.
 Benevolent Organizations, active in Red Cross work Associated Charities Y. M. c. A., Y. W. c. A., w, c. T. U., Crttenton Home, Orphans Home
 Community Evangelism, to reach the upchurched, gospel teams missions, jail and missions
 Comity. to promote harmonious denomina- tional relations and harmonious Christian operation
Arizona republican., 1918-01-27
Not Necessarily a DisgracefuI List

As have taken pains to explain every ers' and "deserters" printed in The Republican yes terday morning, is not We suppose that paratively few of the listed trying evade the draft. The list is official made out from tionnaires sent to those whose appear in it had not been returned to the board Why return had not been made of course, the board could not know In the questionnaires were wrongly ad- they were intended. There doubtless many mS carriages of the questonnaes either the outward the return journey. In cases, and suppose many, the questionnaires to already in trouble to fill out and return the questionnares taking into the fact that their neglect wouN leave the records of the board incomplete
 After the list compiled the board went over known in one way another 5t1ready in the service After the list presented this office for publication it gone again and other names were stricken out. Among them the name of lieutenant one of the first to the call to officers reserve camp where he was accepted and put into service before the first draft took place.
 The finding of ones name on this list is not cause for the humiliation of himself or his friends but it is for him promptly as possible to prove to the board that it ought not De there.