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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-10

But to cap the climax, bright and
early Monday morning, says the Port
land Press, who should walk into the
recruiting station and make stringent
effort to enlist, but Howard c. Denni-
son of 116 Preble street, South Port
land! Mr.. Dennison said that his age
was only 80 years young, and that he
was in the Civil war for period of
two years. He is just as spry today
as he was when he enlisted July %,
1861. in the old city hall in Monument
square, where the monument that was
dedicated to his comrades now stands.
1t was rather a sad disappointment
to Mr.. DenniSon when he was informed
that he was slightly above the age
limit and would not be able at this
time to render his valiant services to
Uncle SAM but he said that he would
not let the government get away as
easily as that. He was going to take
the matter up with Washington Off
Gals and see if he couldn't convince
them that he can do just as good a
job as the young huskies who are in
the army today.
Mr. Dennison said that he was from
an old family of fighters, his grand
father having fought in the Revolu-
tionary war. and his father was Capt.
John Dennison of Freeport. who served
in the War of 1872. Besides doing his
shares in the Civil war, Mr.. Dennison
said he wanted to get a crack at the
Germans in what he styleAaN 'real
war"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-10

AUGUSTA LODGE NO. e64, 9. p. OF
Regular meetings in the Elks Home, Win.
tnrop street. the second and fourth Thurs.
day of each month at s O'Clock
kx& NJ. s. CAMPBELL, f. R
reIIhw c. W. Poor, Sec.
s,An-w-th,tf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-10
Railroads and Steamboats,
NAME CENTRAL R. R.,
In Effect September 80, 1917

GOING WEST-3.O5 A. NJ.
Portland and Boston. 81
A. NJ, Pennington, Rock
land. Portland, Boston.
Montreal and Quebec; sS
A. NJ, Brunswick, Bath,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-10

There are ID service flags on Pleasant
street, Saco, according to Postmaster
John p. Coughlin. He is Of the belief
that no other single street in any city
in Maine has as many men in the
United States service. The flag con-
tanning the most stars is at Thornton
Academy. Every day new flags are
displayed in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-10

Rev. Willis NJ Davis, who was pastor OF
the the jefferson Street Free Baptist
church in Biddeford eight years, and after
ward went to Waterville, has accepted q
call to the First Baptist church at Buck
field. He will begin his new duties soon
He has been living for more than two
years at Ocean Park.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-10

N. E.;O. p, kENNEBEC LODGE, NO
81, meets in g. A. r. hall the first AM
third Tuesday evenings Of each month, a,
7.30 o'clock.
WILLIAM H. LYNCH, Warden.
MRS. EMMA F. HOWE. Rec. Sec.
Il L.. NICHOLAS. Fin. Sec.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-10

HkflE, NO. 70, pYTHIAN
Sisters Jm&if4 IN X. of p. hall the secon;
I Month. s.so O'clock. u e'''
- NhIdk1E II. BESSEY. NJ. +. c.
ANNIE s. ARNOLD. NJ. Of r. and c.
MAUDE Il. YOUNG. NJ of F.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-10

! what He Woel
Husband had. ass y
kerretually faKil Il,
Utmost frant sirse
sEJohn..I 3 = MI n
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BOY FROM MAINE
IS FULL OF CRIT
By FRANK ]. TAYLOR


Az AMERICAN HOSPITAL IN
FRANCE. Sept ?. (By Mail)-He is
one Of three brothers fghting in Uncle
Sans army. WAY hack near the roots
their family tree includes some French
royalty. The branch that produced the
three brothers cnigrated TO Canada, and
later moved TO Maine.
His name is Avis Lefebre. and he is
orc of the most cheerful and optimistic
sufferers in the hospital. doctors and
nurses and orderlies say. He went over
tho top with the first Of them when the
Yankee division stormed the German po-
sitions west of Chatcau-Thierry.
1t cost him lcg-they brought him
to the base hospital with terrible
wound but he insisted on smiling and
saying. Thank YOU when anyone did
anything for him. lie stood the pain
like q Spartan. and after the operation
fingered between life and death. but
with never a complaint.
His patience and spirit attracted at
tention TO him as he gradually gained
strength Soon he was on the road to
recovery. In cot on an open air pa
vilion they've made into the largest ward
in France. where Europe's wealthy class
used to spend gay summers.
ono night. after the midnight taps. the
sergeant IN charge of that ward heard a
clear voice singing. not loudly. The
sergeant tip-toed over in the direction
of tho singing saying. Say, old man.
why the midnight concerto"
It was I.efebre who sang, and he re-
piled THAT you. Sarge? Still up? Well,
my stump is driving me wild tonight
guess it's going to rain--and when it
gets so bad I can't stand il any longer.
just sing-that's ALL
The Sarge understood. Taps don't
, count for you. old man" he said, GO on
and sing
AMI tho Sarge" tip-toea away. while
Lefebre went on singing The Sarge"
says the song was: - Little Home in
the l. s A."
While in the hospital. Lefebre received
news of his mothers death. His great
est care and comfort then became his
sister, back in Maine. alone since all the
brothers were lighting.
Avis IS on his way back 10 her now
he may have reached the Little Home
IN the L. s. A" Before he left the
hospital he wrote to his sister of his
wound and the caputation
1T isn't as bad as it might have been.
I've got right good stump left. and
they're making dandy artificial legs now
days
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From Felix Gruszka.

Dear Sister Carrie:
Ny wish has been granted at last
This morning they started to form the
battery and IL. and I are both in it..
and now we are in our new quarters
again Il is Battery D. eth Trench
Mortar Battalion. I certainly was
tickled when 1 found my name on the
list The runor IS that We are to
leave on the 18th Of this month. and
then some say il viii be two months
before we leave. I'm in II so fer and
the sooner It goes the better III like
it. I've passed one examination Q.
X 50 | am sure ! am Mt TO 60. ]
VIII send some stuff Of mine home
that is Impossible for me to take over.
when l snow for sure that We arc go
ing to 80.
I couldn't wait to send the good
news. 81 I sat down to tell you
I VIII probably know more later on
and then ] can write
Ny address is 18th Co. c. A. G. I'M
til I know for sure Just what our new
new address is.
sERGT. FELIX GRUsZKA
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From Jack Cummings.

Port OF Embarkation. Sept. so, 1918.
Dear Mr. Pierce;
have been here now two weeks ex-
pecting to sail and we have everything
in readiness, but now they have slapped
a quarantine on the camp for influenza
and II is hard 70 tell when We Will get
out. SO ! thought I would write for the
paper so would have something to read.
There Is absolutely nothing to do here
but lay around. as there is no room for
drilling ard we can't leave our company
street. so you can imagine how slow the
time goes. We take about a five-mile
hike. full pack every day, but that is
only enough to keep US from going
stale This place is beautifully located
on the ST. James river overlooking the
Chesapeake Bay. We can see the trans
ports come and go. but 1t seems as
though they have fotgotten US. But I
am living in hopes OF the quarantine
being lifted most any day and then we
will get started for somewhere over
there
I did not have a chance while az Camp
Johnston to look up your brother, as
never wss over 90 the main camp. Where
vo were trained is shout three miles
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From Harry Ellis.


Written to his mother Mrs Margaret
Anderson. 43s Michigan avenue. Ham
mond.
Over Here, Aug 30. 1918.
Ny Dear Mother:
Your letter of the 2lst of July lust
received. which. by the way, is the sec
ond I have received from you since my
arrival in France. The other I received
ebout two days since.
was very, very glad to hear from
YOU, mother. dear. as I always am. I
know you have written me many more
times. of course. but have been on the
move so continuously that my mail has
hardly had time TO catch me- Then. too.
one can hardly expect the same ac-
curacy in the mail service here that
would prevail IN peace time.
And. mother dear, I have written you
Just as often as I possibly could. Every
opportunity have had I seized to write
YOU. and I cannot understand why some
Of them haven't reached you. Perhaps
they have by now. You surely don't
think I would forget you to the extent
Of not writing at all. do you?
Was surely glad TO hear that every
body was o. K.
You say you would like TO hear OF
some Of the things I have seen and the
experiences 1 have had over here. I
have never thought that shop talk would
interest you. as about all 7 can talk
about is the war. which. of course. is
aH-peryading and about the only thing
thought of here.
You have no doubt read a great deal
of the marines and some. q least one.
Of the fights they have been through.
] Joined my present organization on the
night Of June S, when they were in the
thick of one OF their hottest enga ge-
lnents. I went in about u o'clock at
night. Went into the lines. and about
220 q m. Fritz put over a. barrage and
delivered three attacks at Us. 1t was
surely some warm place. What was It
like? Just think Of what YOU have
imagined hell to be and multiply it BY
shout three and and half. Since then
I've been through quite a few of them
That I've gotten rather used TO them.
However. one never gets real familiar
with them,
July the 18th went over the top I
rather liked it there, as We ran the boche
So fast he left even hts breakfast behind
him. BY the way. I captured three
prisoners there. all by my lonesome. II
wasn't much of feat. however. as they
were too busy yelling "Kamerad' and
trying to keep me from shooting them
e. cause me much trouble.
-'he marines have done some hard
fighting over here and have acquitted
themselves nobly. and upheld the best
traditions of their corps. We have been
cited several times in orders for gal
lantry in action and the French have
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and all @ X. And how are all Of
YOU at home2 It is cold here now
the nights getting very cold and We
have TO sleep under blankets and COM
forts. But 1t day Il is nice and warm
We are busy transferring all our old
men out at this time and getting ready
for a new bunch. ] don't know when
the new ones will be in. but We
ought to get rid OF all the old ones
BY the end Of the week. We are to 90
on a Liberty Loan parade next satur-
day at Evansville Ind. There will be
fifteen Of our company to so. I will
be one OF them. perhaps They are
talking of putting us out in tents for
the winter, but I hope not. So you
are going to school? Yes, you are TAX
ing UP very useful studies, keep them
up. And I see you still live in the
same place I think If you want to
hear from any OF yours truly uncies.
you VIII have to do the writing. Don't
you? They expect to quarter $4,000
men in this camp over winter. I don's
care II they serl 100000 here, 3
long as they don't put u IN tents.
Pit what is the use. they viii do *
anyway. + thev want to ! received
2 letter from Ralph one day last week
and a card from Monte.
Have YOU heard from either one
lately? And have you heard from Wal
ter OF late? I haven't much more
news. so I will close Tor this time
Hoping YOU are all we'll and best wish
es 80 all
Your Uncle.
CORP. WM. h MARKERT.
27th Company. 3rd Regt.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-10

Arthur Wirth, of Robertsdale, has
received the following letter from his
uncle, Monte Markert:
Lane Field, Sept %
Dear Nephew and All:
Received your letter and was quite
surprised to hear from you. I sent
your mother card from FL Paso
Texas, about a week ago advising her
l was on q little trip. I took a fellow
70 the General Hospital. at Fort Bay
ard. New Mexico. who has tho con
sumption. 1t sure IS some place and
Is about $50 miles from here. 1t took
me ten days TO make the trip and I had
little furiough out OF It There are
1900 patients there who have the con
and had been gassed. Most all Of
them who have been gassed come from
France It Is 5000 feet above the sea
and I have an idea that is the closest
to heaven 7 will ever get We are
under quarantine at the present date
and I suppose we Will be FOR some,
time. It is on account OF this new dis
ease floating around they call Spanish
Influenza We had some rain here. II
started night before last and Is still
raining. The mud Is six inches deep
already and prospects for 1T getting
guess I Will close. as am out OF
news. Best OF luck TO every on.
Your uncle.
MONTE
Address; Monte r Markert.
Medical Dept.
Lane Field. Dallas Texas
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-10
Lemon Juice
For FreckIes
GIrEsl Make beauty lotion at
home for few cents. Try 1t!

Squeeze the juice OF two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces of or
chard white. shake well. and you have
a quarter pint of the best freckle and
tan lotion. and complexion beautifer.
al very. very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces of orchard white for few
cents. Massage this sweetly fragrant
lotion into the face. neck. arms and
hands each Jay and see how freckles
and blemishes disappear and how clear,
soft and white the skin becomes. Yes!
II is harmless Adv,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-10
A CLEAR GOMPl E:XIQN
Rudy Cheeks-Sparkling Eyes
Most Women Can Have
Says Or. Edwards, WclI-Known
Ohio Physician

DR.. r. NJ. Edwards for " years treated
scores of women fer liver and bowel
ailments. During these years he gave to
his patients a prescription made os few
well-lnown vegetable Ingredients mixed
with olive oil, RAINING them DR.. Edwards'
Olive Tablets. You VIII know them by
their olive color.
These tablets are wonder-workers on the
liver and bowels, which cause normal
action, carrying off the waste and poison
GUS matter in cne's system.
If you have pale face, sallow look. dull
eyes, pimpies. coated tongue, headaches, a
listless, no-good feeling, all out of sorts,
inactive bowels, you take one of DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets nightly for time
and note the pleasing results.
Thousands OF women as well as men
take D.. Edwards Olive Tablets-the sue
cessfai substitute for calonel--now and
then just TO keep in the pink of condition.
l0c and 25c per box. Al druggists.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-10

renamed a certain piece of woods made
famous by the marines Marine Woods. =
So you see we have become quite famous.
We are considered crack organization
and the rest OF tas A. f. T. ra ther look
up TO US. But they are all doing their
share. and NC have surely got the Huns
on the run.
This is a beautiful country; the part
that hasn't been desolated by the muir
derous Hun. ! mean 1t is intensely
cultivated. being very old, and is dotted
with beautiful woods. The northern
part. of course. has been RACED by the
boche. but It is being rebuilt as
quickly as won back And the Hun IS
going to pay dearly for his methodical
and unnecessary razing of villages. trees
grain fields. etc.
You ask me II want an air pillow?
would appreciate one very much, but
it would really be useless to send me
one. as I could not keep it long. You
see. we carry our all in our packs. and
no unnecessary or superhuous articlss
can be carried. one time, just before
going into action. l threw away every
thing / possessed. including my rations,
except, Of course. my gun and anmunl-
ton I just didn't feel capable of carry
ing them any longer
A pillow would be a mighty convenient
article in the trenches. but as I said it
would fall by the wayside soon. I an
preciate your thouEhtfulness. though.
and thanks. ever so much, mother dear.
1 am going to close now, mother dear,
with love to everybody. You can send
me some Chi" papers If you viii. Much
love to my dear mother.
HARRY.
Pvt II n Ellis
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-10

Written 10 his father. Stanley J.
Klawitter.
France Sept. 8. 1918
Dearest Pa:
Another few lines from another camp.
We have completed our duties al the
Poet city and arc now located 10 s.
base camp about 900 kilometels ffoi~
tho ut;i.r. ] have now experienced e
ride on The French railway. Tn opera
lions Of the railroads here are funny ~
me. the cars being very small and ode.
The locomotives are only toys compar red
10 tho ones we have in the L. 5. A.
We no more live in tents One bat
TALON IS scattered in city. I live in a
house covered with grape vines. great
biz gates leading into the yard. many
statues on tho inside lawns are TO be
seen, I. call il mansion. Some time
ago very rich people possessed the place.
Across the street a very old-fashioned
house. roof covered with green moss;
deep wells every half block. The water
here is very poor. In place Of it we
use lemonade and wine. There is 2
church here which 1 believe IS about
500 years old. Things around here look
just as grandma used 10 preach 10 US
of the old country.
/ am quite a distance back OF the
front lines. Can't hear sound in the
evening. Many flashes upon the sky are
to be seen.
In about a month or less you can
figure on my participating in q fight
somewhere in the front lines. Some OF
the boys that have come TO rest from
days of hard fighting claim that they
can't keep UP running after the Hun
They arc scared yellow when they hear
or see our bayonets flashing at them.
Cold steel bothers them very much. Do
not worry about me in the least for
figure on coming home in few months
20 stay for good. I have many dreams
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-10
From E. F. Wedgewood.

1t. Dupont. Delaware. oct. I. 1918.
Dear Mother:
would have written sooner but I
couldn't. I have been in the hospital
for a week Today is the first time
have been able to write / can only sit
up in bed a few minutes. have the
influenza. We have $50 in the hospital
here with It.
Well. I shall close. VIII write IS soon
as I get up out of bed. Love TO all.
ED
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-10

Some idea of the huge size Of
the new bombing plane used by tho
British in dropping high explosives
on the German forces and on Ger
man towns can be gathered by
looking at the above picture. A
tractor is being used to tow the
monster airplane into position for
its take-off behind the lines. The
men under the plane and in it also
show the immense size of the
craft. These planes, by their dead
~ work in bombing towns, among
them Cologne, have raised havoc
with the German morale The ef-
feet Of this has been felt in mum
ton factories, whore many strikes
have occurred.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-10
RSERoM Sol
Written the Home Folks
Other Water

and visions of home and imagine every
body is well and happy just the day
I left it.
1 do not expect your letters 20 reach
me for a long time. as we are always
on the move. Perhaps later in the
trenches I Will have the chance to see
letter which has probably been chas-
ing me for some time
It is almost o'clock and time to
assemble for roll cali. Closing for this
present time I remain
Your loving son.
GREGORY.
T. ST have commenced TO write a
letter In Polish but found out it would
not pass the censor. Goodbye 10 all at
home. We are located IA kilometers
from Paris.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-10
From VIM. Markert.

Arthur With. Robertsdale. received
the following letter from his uncle.
William Markert. Of Camp Taylor. Ky
Camp TAYLOR. Ky
Sept. 22, 1918
Dear Arthur and All:
Your letter received this forenoon
and Will answer IT at once. 50 a. 70
keep up my correspondence ! am well
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Tractor towing British bombing plane.

from there.
Wen. Ralph I wish YOU would send
me the paper from the first of Septem-
ber and then ! can catch UP on what
has been going on back in Hammond.
Give my best regards to all The Times
family and wishing you health and sue
cess. I beg 10 remain as ever
Your sincere friend,
JACK
Corporal John u Cummings
F. r. s. 236, Camp Hill.
Newport News. Va. A. F. F.
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Pvt Fl. IT. Ellis.
CO. d. 9TH Regt., L. s Marines, a. E. F.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-10

Written to his mother. Mrs. Margare'
Anderson. 436 Michigan avenue. Ham
mond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-10
If YOU
ARE ALL.
IN DOWN
AND OUT
Try Morse's IAXA-PIRIN for
Colds. LaGrippe and
Headache.

The Only LAXATIVE and
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All frst class druggists.
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Your Uncle,
CORP. WM. H. MARKERT
27th Company. 3rd Regt
Camp Taylor. louisville. Ky.
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From Gregory Klawitter

written to his father. Stanley J
Klawittcr.
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From Monte Markert.

Arthur Wirth. of Robertsdale has
received the following letter from his
uncle, Monte Markert:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-10

All first class druggists.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-04-05

(Continued on page fourl
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-04-05
DEATH OF L. T. ALEXANDER

Lincoln county was shocked and
grieved last Monday to learn of the
death of L. T. Alexander. editor of the
Lincoln County Times, of Jerome. Mr..
Alexander died of cancer of the face.
The cancer first appeared about two
years ago in the form of small sore
on the lip which Mr.. Alexander con-
sidered merely as a common cold sore
1t soon, however developed into a
malignant form of cancer. During the
two years Mr.. Alexander has put up as
brave a fight against the inevitable as
any noble hearted human being could.
In spite of his affliction and hisRvi-
dent suffering and pain. both of body
and mind, he has stayed at his work
almost to the last day.
Interment took place in the Jerome.
cemetery.
Mr.. Alexander founded the Times at
Jerome about eight years ago and dur
ing these years he has built up a pros
porous business and made a host of
friends all over Lincoln County and
territory who sincerely mourn
his untimely death.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-04-05
ENLIST NOW

The local board of Lincoln county.
Idaho has received a call from the De-
pot Quartermaster, Fort Keogh, Mon
tana, for the induction of registrants
into service. of the following classes
of men:
One hundred horse trainers. riders.
and farmers.
Two carpenters.
One saddler.
Only experienced men with good re-
ferences will be accepted.
Each man will start with private's
pay and his advancement will depend
upon his ability as demonstrated by
his work.
Inductions will be made from all
classes except class one.
It is requested that recommenda-
tions accompany the application.