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

1t would seem that Germany can only
go on by change of front to her own
people. Forced by refutation Of the
pretense that the central powers are
fighting for their lives. the Kaiser must
turn to the sneer that the allies are
whipped to, standstill and are, now
putting DIP gigantic bluff of debating
terms ITO Me und SOFT .On that
score he may fool the. people into
hanging on for the hoped-for collapse
Of the enemy. How futile is this hope
rs kEaown to essry governments and to
none hsttersh to fha imperiaf Ger
man 'gover aps the folly
Of continding the war could be best
proven to- the German people in the
solemn fisurskR,s ented by RanksH.
simonis in 1h Months Revieg of
Reviews, where bays 3 e
I'm this. &ar We have aassed the
Antietam and the GettysburssS-we have
escapeds he aeatest peril; ana it is
now tners a est&6n of time until by
suffersng conquest the Ger
man people axe'dffNen to abandon that
portion of their doctrine which threat
ems the safety of all nations. Week bv
week and month by month the casualty
lists are the most potent influence.
Germany is bleeding to death. her sons
are falling to British. French and Ital,
ian guns; they fell to Russian and they
will presently fail to- American. Her
enemies are dividing their losses; she
cannot divide hers. Last year the
French lost 100000 in their conflicts
with the German: the British per-
haps 100000; but the German lost not
less than million and probably a mil
lion and a quarter. In 1916 he lost
100000 against the French, an equal
number against the British and $780,
GOO against the Russians and his other
foes. In the same year the British and
French losses were perhaps 100000
apiece. In two years Germany has lost
10000 coo men in battle: France a little
more than a million; the British mil
lion and a half. But Germany cannot
continue to lose at this rate against
IL
have to pay tribute to the United
States also
ITO win by attrition is a long road,
but it is sure road. More than this,
it insures that after the war the Ger
mans will find themselves handicapped
for a generation at least, by the de-
struction of their male population. AS
compared with her great industrial
rivals, the United States and Britain,
Germany will be crippled for an in
definite time. She is using up her fu-
ture now. And so her local victories.
like the far more considerable victories
of Napoleon. can be endured with
equanimity. so long as the will to fight
of the Allies remains mistaken. We
might have lost the war at the Marine.
or at Nerdun. Germany might have
won. had Russia gone and the United
States remained neutral. but GERMANY
cannot win now unless the German
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-10
Small Hope of Acceptance.

This can hardly be expected, because
of the amazing receptions practised
upon the people OF the central empires
ny the war masters and their tools. AT
the present time We can hardly hope
for more than an evasive reply coupled
with the usual amount Of bluff and
buster by the Kaiser's representatives,
although every government in Europe
SECS. with heart failinss. the sure dis
os,er OF continuing the war for an
other twelve months Bad as conditions
are in England and France today, and
In some OF the neutral countries as we'll
IL IN we'll known that conditions are
far worse throughout Germany and
Austria Hungary and in vast territor-
10. that have been swept and reswep,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-10
Americas Peace Terms.

The one weak note in the Lloyd
= pewlIat rettish abandonment OF the
", ue Russian realm because of the
conflict in that unfortunate land be
tween factions of people experiment.
ing with the new and unerasped pos
sibiiiics and responsibilities or Demo-
'r go government. President Wilson
h.a pr mp'Iy corrected that Earring
tone by throwing out so large a hope
ipr Russia tdnd 80 promptly and boldly
IL it duneJ as To- arouse the admiration
e ihe world once more has the
- n'an President demonstrated his
LI.oss for leadership in outlining in
words the policies Of humanity's high
est hcpcs of government.
Nor has President Wilson hesitated
To d'al with the actualities of peace
itself, as we'll as war aims in details
clearly given. In his message to Con-
grees lies an opportunity for the CEN
trail powers OF Europe to end the con-
fiagration that has brought them to the
verge Of starvation and even Ger
many's people to the point of upheaval
Perhaps. as seems to be the opinion is
official and diplomatic circles in Wash
ington, the hope ok all nations Of an
early end to the war lies in the German
Reichstag at this hour. America, just
reaching the point where she is recog-
niZed as an enemy worthy of the steel
" even tho great miltaristic Prussia.
Just TO all nations now md forever
more, as clear to Germany and Austria :
Hungary as II is to Britain and France;
10 Turkey and Bulgaria as to Italy and
Japan
The outline is distinct. eAll that is
necessary is a revocation of the selfish
schemes that have been INDUCED by
old world autocracies until an age is
reached where all the people OF the
world must see they can no longer trust
themselves In the hands of ambitious
by the people themselves.
America, with government by con-
sent OF the governed steps out in front
80 lead the people Of all the world 70
share the blessings of ma jority control
With German politics. as well a.
with those of half II dozen other old
world nations at the point of explosion
tho torch-bearcr from Washington
must he figure of horritic menace to
monnrchs who look TO him to prevent
the overthrow of dynasties that should
long since have read the handwriting
on the wall.
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Portland Credit Mems Assn.

Officers We're elected by the Por4nd
Credit Mems Association Tuesday $h'
as follows Thomas Smiley. presidnt;
Irving +. Rice, vice president; Edtrd
+. Bibber, secretary: Carroll B. Kill
lin, treasurer: w. A. Allen. 7. Hhry
Black. W. B. Brockway. Willard Fl
Dow. George r Dame. John 8. 1ss
Oliver c. Gould, e. A. Hay, Edwi F
Hillman, H, T. Hooper, NJ. c. Hutlin.
son, Jerome c. Leighton, B. D. Llby
Calvin Miller, Frank S. Pope, A. Ifne
Poulson, Irving c. Rice. Z. A. Sw
Thomas Smiley, F.. J. yannah. 4 l.
Watkins, Ralph W. r. Hunt. G%ge
w. seiders. John f. Bump. Paul 4v-
ems and Nathan o. Reynolds. diredrs.
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AIonzo E. Martin of Bangor

The death OF AlOnzO F. MartM
Cured Tuesday at his residence.
Pine street. Bangor. Mr.. Martin y
lived in Bangor a long time and Y
very we'll known and a highly respect
citizen. He was a charter membeIt
the 3. II. Bnale post. G. A. r.. AM
member Of the Pine street Methots
church. He is survived by three daJh
tiers, Mrs, p. f. Benson of Portlht
Mrs. NJ. c. Sprague of Mckinley. r.
l.. IT HAYDEN Of Pressure Isle: ~
sons. A. w. Martin and o. 3. Malir
both Of Bangor, and one brother Al
man c. Martin Of Granvey, Mo. Pm
eral services will be held at the Isl
dence at 2 p NJ Thursday.
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CHINA

There viii be an entertainment
Grange hall next Friday evening, Nai
II. for the benefit of the China pfahp
Of the Red Cross.
The program will consist OF reaoitY
singing by a male chorus and ser
flows on the fine new victrola just pr
chased by Winfield Martin.
There will be II" admission feeIpu'
y money offering will be taken Wll'n
will be used 10 buy yarn and tief
work materials for the Red Cross
II is ho,prd that q large number OF
the community will be present nJo'
good entertainment and give genero'F
l.,
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, CANAAN =

{" Mrs. F. G. Lovejoy Of Pennington
was the guest several days last week
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs., Edin
Holt - e
Miss Carrie Crocker. who has been
employed at Pittsfeld for the past
two months, returned home Jan. l for
a Vacation Of a..few weeks.
. Canaan Grangs.will hold it's instafla-
ton sThursday Evening. Jan. 10. Mr..
PurinS6n. State Lecturer, will install
the. officers and a Harvest Supper will
be. served. So
The annual installation. Of Sunrise
Chapter, Q. E. S, will M.fIAh Saturday
evening, Jan. IL. swith,EsME. Merle
Harris as installing 'ofie Ger,
Mr. andsMrs. Carleton futile are the
parents iofEa. daughter born Dec. 80.
Inc little one has been named Melba
Elaine.
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fganizass
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WAGE INcREAxfI4;'
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road directors for certain sect
t.-a country to assist him in las taken
tering government operation ork or the
he had not determined rs partake Of
would be appointed nor VA the Amerl-
each director should suaE themselves
considered probable. hotiyations which
more than six OF seyeand the Thanks
Mr., McAdoo said spine first real sub
Thousands of applicsn and the staff eat
as state railroad suffers and have meat
relieved within thy week
Railroad Hiered Rumania medi-
l The Senate and relief on a scale So
,,,.,.,A cor,r,;ttsa.ss mmon feeling here is
on the Fl ngdPm would scarceiy
House committee may not been Iof the
And tfench ally. France
scanned impracticd revivitied the Ru-
!, Nv vida 70, !. She now has here near
,;;xtrfl At oiIsand officers who have been
Z 49, ing the Rumanian soldiers mod
err military tactics as used on the
fwsstern front.
.In medical relief the Rfench govern
,hent las sent here more than 80 doc
4 TOPS Some of these died @eroically in
the tvphus scourge of last winter oth-
ers are doing fine work at the front
ard in the hospitals in the - towns
4 and cities. France acknowledgements
first in the affections OF the human
ians: then comes the United States,
and England French is spoken mere
almost as commonly as liumanlan' III
fact, it is almost the sole language IN
government and in social circles.
In spite Of the grave possibility or
Russia concluding a separate peace
one of the cabinet members has dc-
clared that Rumania will stick with
her allies until the last and will never
make separate terms with Germany
Tho Eunanian government naturally
takes d pessimistic view of events IN
Eussia. If Russia, which has nearly
00o.o0 troops assisting the Ru-
manians in preventing 1urther ihNa.
sion bv the Central Powers, should
conclude a separate peace. by mo
possibility could the. Rumanian army
now numbering a little over ooo'ooo'
hold the line against the Germans.
III this should happen and the Teu-
tonic forces as a consequence shouio
take the remaining portions or fu
mania. the Rumanian government ana
royal family would probably go 10
England or France, or possibly "
Japan. and conduct a mcmillan aolnin-
istration from there similar TO the
course followed by Belgium and Serbia:
In the event Of the evacuation OF
this territory the American Red cross
. would probably work its way down u
Mesopotamia by way of Persia or pos
si,,1v go TO England or France. Auto
mobiles are kept at hand to take the
oraanization out at the first real signs
of danger. 1t is understand that the
United states government has gwen
its military attache here $4,000 TO
spend in propaganda work among tne
Eussian soldiers. Although this is
recognized as an excellent motive, 1t is
feared that it has come too late to be
, effective because the demorahZa'loii
and disaffection in the Russian army
has gone too far. it is felt, before the
,Iliad Governments took measures 10
check and overcome II.
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looming EVENTS

IN. Tj-Meeting Of Governor and Coun-
cifNt 10 A. M.
Jan. 10-Meeting of Democratic State
committee, Falmouth Hotel Portland.
Jan. 12-Maine Sportsmen's Fish and
Game Association, annual melting at &.
State House, Augusta.
Jan ANNUAL meeting Of incorporators
of Augusta General Hospital at 73O, Au-
gusta.
Jam 15-Supreme court. Androscoeir
count, Auburn,
Jan. 17-1S-Maine Press Association, an
nual convention, City building, Watervlle
Jan. &-Feb. Annual convocation week,
Jan. 30-Lecture by DR.. Harvey Wiley.
City;h@u. Portland
Bangor Theological Seminary.
March &-Meeting of Republican State
convention, Bangor
Sept. T-a0-Maine State fair at Lewiston.
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.JOICE

Miss Glayds2Es MacKay. who has
sbSen visiting Al. BYckfield. for the past
4wo weeks. haf burned home.
8 Mr,aand Mrs1 sworth Lewis were
,fefsHe scallers 80 csppers Mills.
1s(hvsas MssE 8sger Trainor were
eagllef ID Lewistaf last week on ac-
SeRtnt the SsAth. q. Mrs. Tsainor's
law. john }Ouinn,
Parker is gpoEted quite i'll at
bis AsnaG this place. Z
The H8ing Hand Circle of Kings
Pa ughters INVITES lie Lend-a- Hand
Circle, 81 Eqofer Mins b meet Thurs
day 9anr =, 5witf3theiNfts home Of
M rss g 1< larlsEE AMSl day meet
ing.1 stins,lsN ~ in observ-
asce 5s2pd n! ssaasYsaf the
fssndfr q ord efsKhss hugh
EUbe winter tam of.the Lewis school
URened Monday under the instruction
Of Miss Gladys MaeKay. q.
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FAYETTE

E. E. GiIe attended the meeting Of
the Hereford Breeders association last
week at Durham, n. H.
A. H. STABLES and family are moving
into the Judkins house at Fayette cor
ner, where Mr.. Staples is employed by
H. G. Taylor.
Harry Parsons is working in the shoe
shop at Lewiston
The Sanderson corner school will give
an entertainment at Startling grange
hall, Saturday evening, Jan. II; wealth
er and travelling permitting.
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Editors Leitef|
~ X n
.The Fuel Question

Editor K4ebsc journal:
We AZ ash to conserve in many di..
rectioaA Wednesday, morning on the
front pase q your paper there was long
statement in regard tss the coal situation
and SwfAt the government proposed to do
to reduce the tsnsumptioa that fuel by
cutting down the supply to the manufac.
turers Of so-called non-essentials. 1t has
occurred to the writersas we'll as to 9TH
ers. that the people II New England, and
particularly the people of Maine, can
help put the coal supply very materially
If they will use more wood. In the fan
ana early spring it would not be difficult
to use quite a quantity of wood in fur
naces and heating stoves, and thus save
a very large amount Of coal. There IS
then quite long period of time when a
wood fire in the morning and evening
ldsanswer purposes. This would
save COAL dist Butte a large sum OF
money. at homes,end would cause no ad-
ditional expensento our peoples. Suppsse
that each one of the $500 families Au-
lgusta, for instance. should - wess sppe
cord of Hard wood in t'me' cofstarshe
same ins,rhe spring, atwers aiVess rs
so PSF cdrd for greer x. ould
mean the distribute our
farmers in the new. Election ~.
Think OF the nv. Ulcers Of the ADiidds Of
dollars saved Nornmen were Ssributed
within tho Fsv ming: Pastoing out Of
the state f,lar.es L. Getchae cities OF
Maine wou,tapt. Frank Mad of coal, to
eve the els 4 Lightly,
Some iA,iey',TT, 3,,corcssood could not be
had, .aneigI'. sPners know that they
can q H<sell, Ieir wood at a fair price
there ' be 70 t"oube about the supply.
IL"
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The Vinalhaven & Rockland Steam
boat Co., which has been receiving us
coal supply from the Rockland & ROCK
port Lime Co. for some time past has
been notified by the latter that no
more assistance can be looked for IN
that quarter after next week. Inc
general situation among the islanos
has become so grave that w. s. White
president of the steamboat company.
has taken the mattkr up with Names
fuel Administrations Rockland Coas'
ier. Gazette
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-10
GRAND. WORK OF
AMERICAN 4 RED CROSS
N POOR, RUMANlA

(Asspeiated. Press Correspondence
Iassy. Run1ania. Dec. N.-Only relief
measbrS ON q scale equal to those
garfield n Belgifm would effective-
liz nae( sths extreme conditions OF
poverty and suffering -%xistine IN Ru-
.fkanJ N&ertheless the American
&led Erols Commissions, which has been
in .JassvasiIEe the middle OF Septem:
Der. although .it has mot adequate
means 30 cone fury WINK Ne situation
is. embarrassing to Vie ainAff Of its capa-
biNtte f4o s1iue relietSas east to I the
hospaa5 add tho tck with the handful
bf s6GpalSs it.hat "a It's 9sposd. .
TPes n,saical us4t D.,ts;s = mn.
Fted mt lean dlctcervision 9 eivt
$50 fcan .nurses irs and older ofuA ue
Il 81 Roman, 's,.sh wages with a re
5sboat forty pending money dark-
~ Ran Hhm sght due to fuel conser-
SIaESsta biiss btensiaed spirit of adyen-
ni tviths ! Cystic initiate slkRs1s and
DSar vices rather II The weir
&kAA.s2sT Barber OF Newt :.
1HE.Assdent Of the MassaS as been. Of
shSdn ISLAND associations, me A2HF1;
!. Saunders of Lawrence ande herer
( Newport. r. I.,svice pre- Ms2p
v. ii. Chaplin of New Bedfordl HsdiNs g.
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Charles A. Abbott of Lewiston

Charles A. Abbott. retired. FOR many
years in the drug business in Lewiston.
died at his home on Pine street. Tuesday
Of pneumonia. He was born at Dover, ".
H., 20 years ago. He was member OF
ASHER Lodge of Masons. A widow sur
wives.
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really is a super man, and the Amer
lean, the Briton and the Frenchman
inferior and decadent people. And if
this were true the Germans would
deserve to win"
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Portland. Me-. Jan. s.-The annual
meeting sof the Children's Protective
Society Of Maine was held Tuesday in
Portiand.I A. G. Pettingell was chosen
president: Robert Payson. secretary:
Charles 3. Clarke. treasurer.
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Rockport Child Burned to Death
novivo3f1

Returning to her home in Rockville an
er a few minutes absence Tuesday ai'ef'
noon, Mrs. vesper l.. Hall found her =
year-old son a mass Of flames. his clotn'
ing evidently having caught lire while nc
was playing near a stove. The boy died
before doctors could arrive.
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Are You Fit to Do
Your Bit? Strength

are I OH + II 10 10
Your Bit? Strength
for the days work calls for,
food that supplies tispue- :
building material in q di0at-..
ible FORM. The whole !
wheat grain contains - tl,p
elements NEEDED f. pl
ing the ri nct- hulnan 1
body. But g Ne to 81 thka
whole Z Il, Dept -
biscuit 8 the - !
grain made dige } IS
boiling in steam. 81
and baking. ,Nsis =
cent. whole .wi1e S96s
Of these crisp iii
baked whola IS 6
milk makE r.
satisfying med )
a few pennies.
Niagara Fails. n z;
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f-WIEEXuI GOlNG w ESI-3.OJ a A.
HNT3 Portland and Boston; 81
4t A. NJ, Pennington, Rock
lH3IlsEl1l land. Portland, Boston.
I:NlI::n:J Montreal and Quebec; sS
- A. NJ, Brunswick, Bath,
twiston, Portland. Boston; 1O2 Z. NJ,
Iiallowel Gardiner and So. Gardiner; 3u
!. NJ, local; 4.o7 p NJ, (express) Bruins
Wick, Rockand. Portland. Boston: sis
NJ, Hallowell, Gardiner and SO. Gardiner
k10 +. NJ, local to Portland: 1910 +. NJ
Lewiston, Bath, Portland. Boston. Sun
days 3O5 and 1915 A. NJ, 4.30 and 1910 +
NJ, Portland and Boston.
GOING castillo A. NJ, Bangor. ST.
John, Halifax. Aroostook Co. Sunday
morning at 115 A. NJ, does not connect
beyond Bangor; % A. NJ. for Waterville,
Bangor, Bar Harbor. Calais; 6.33 A. NJ,
local to Moosehead Lake (via Oakland
Belfast. Foxcroft and Bangor; 9.2s A. NJ,
local to Belfast, Bangor and Skowhegani
1915 noon. Waterville, Bangor Is. & A. X
r.. Bar Harbor. Calais, st. John and Hal
flax; 2.41 =. NJ, express to Waterville,
thence local to Bangor and Mattawani'
keag: 7.25 i. NJ, Waterville. Skowhegan
and Bangor. Sundays LIS A. NJ; $50
NJ. $40 l.. NJ, for Waterville and Bangor
Trains leave Augusta for HalioweA
Gardiner and South Gardiner at 623. go
A. NJ. l.02. 3ol. Sis. $40, 1910 =. N. Hal
lowell and Gardiner only 4.O =. NJ. Car
diner only 3.05 A. NJ. daily except MONDAY
NJ. L. HARRIS, Genl Passenger Agt
d. c. Douglass. Gen'l Mgr, Portland. Me.
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Name Gossip
The Devil Outdone.

The devil sat by lake on pile of sui
phur kegs,
His head was bowed upon his breast. his
tail between his legs;
A look of shame was on. his face, the
sparks dripped from his eyes,
He had sent his resignation to the throne
up in the skies.
I'm down and out" the devil said-he
said it with a sob
There are others who outclass me, and
/ want to quit the job.
He'll isn't in it with the land that's lies
along the Rhine: -
I'm has-been and piker. and therefore
l resign.
One ammunition maker, with his bloody
shot and shell,
Knows more about damna ton than all
the imps Of hell.
Give my job to the Kaiser the author OF
this war,
He understands it better, million times
by far.
hate to leave the old home, the spot !
love so we'll a,
But l feel that I'm not up to date in the
art of running hell"
Camp Logan Soldier
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Thursday, January 10, 1918.

There are thousands willing TO do
;-r"at things for one willing to do
.l..I thiug-GeOrEe Macdonald.
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Light and Airy
Nature Study!

. Hss xishe: for Il: NV Ssaf {. |. Az.
Are t1At the , Weather w g I
:::;;:: :.
80 y
49, .o,a q 'san,a s1.a,,s -if,oem to q
.s.ns"
49, .-ls.&1 s.
s Aarssss oidsiri's chances Sc xetttng
nj Fled q awinelins as:;. e
~: Pity shes not tE hpslafsss
- nm men S .as '00'a aover'''s 10 !.
os ---.
BOBBY - snu I'VE III q, pp1 prn:
mt 81 E Nhsssn earsn that
',a 50 Co., ssss 4 ].
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81! open ! 8!
g. e ss' 81 H'es: n h
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-10

A Guilford letter TO the Bangor
News says: "A great shortage of
teachers is reported by superintendent
in this section. We are informed that
several of the rural schools in this Vi
cinity are closed because of inability to
secure teachers for them. This is par
tally due to the fact that many of the
teachers are enlisting in work for the
government, and in Red Cross service,
and is also due in great measure to
the fact that. since the war began,
women are filling so many positions
which were formerly taken by men,"
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Hon. Lindley Murray Staples drove
through from Belfast Sunday and
found it comfortable journey in com
parison with the sleighride which he
took from Washington to Belfast last
week when the temperature was way
below zero. Not many other mem
bers of the Knox Bar will be making
trips like that after being in practice
81 years-as he has been, says the
Rockland Courier Gazette