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Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20
Our Concrete Vessels

The ocean tests of our new con-
more than for engine and speed tests
in smooth water: the test of a storm
such as Neptune knows how to stir
up on either the Atlantic or Pacific
has yet 10 be made, but everything
else seems to be very much in favor
of the new craft
The Faith, the first steamer built
on the Pacific coast, has successfully
passed her trials in San Francisco
bay and is about to sail for Van
couver, B. c., with salt for the salmon
coal back to Frisco. The Marine
journal says:
"On the completion of this round
trip. provided she returns to San
Francisco in the same good, sea
worthy condition she leaves her port
of departure. it must be conceded not
only by the shipping fraternity. but
by the public at large that she is at
least temporary success, and ad-
visedly | say temporarily, because
neither ono short voyage nor one long
voyage is any final proof of concrete
construction for shpbuilding pur-
poses. For the absolute adaptability
of concrete construction, only a test
over number of years can prove or
dlsprove, hut if a steamer built of
reinforced concrete can last three
years, the usefulness of concrete CON
structlon V i'll have served it's purpose
under the existing emergency, and,
granting that such be the case. the
possibilities for this form of construc-
ton as IN addition to steel construc-
tion is one that opens wide vista
and is worthy of the backing of the
public to the fullest extent possible"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

We remember reading when a boy.
10 these EIany years ago, Of what a
remarkable feat it was for that fleet
Of nine ships or war to be built in
about 90 Gays for Capt. Perry at old
Presque Isle (now Erie) on Lake
Erie and with which he fought and
whipped a superior British force on
Sept. 10, 1913. But, listen. Here Is the
steel freight steamer Tuckahoe put
into commission in just 81 days from
the time her keel was laid. She is a
steel craft of 554S tons deadweight,
is commanded by Capt. Rupert Wry
and has a crew of 40. She was built
at Philadelphia by the New York
Shipbuilding Co. Each was a case Of
goin' some.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20
Gained FLESH
And STRENGTH
This South Portland Woman
Was in an Anemic Condition
but Found a Remedy.

Women who are short of breath,
who get tired easily, who have pains
in various parts of the body, whose
digestion is disordered, need a good
tonic. They are probably anemic,
which means that the blood is thin.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are a tonic
for the blood and their corrective
action in such cases is shown in the
experience of Mrs. Philip H. Smart.
of No. 125 Smith street, South Port
land, Me. She says:
Il was all run down and did not
have a particle of color. My friends
thought I was going into consump-
ton. l was short of breath and was
subject to fainting spells. My limbs
seemed to be all tired out and l had
hardly enough strength to get around.
My stomach was SO weak that what
ever | ate caused me a great deal of
pain. My kidneys were affected and
l kept growing weaker and weaker
Il did not improve much under the
doctors treatment of about six
months and later gave DR.. Williams
Pink Pills trial. Soon l could see
that l was gaining in flesh and
strength. There was plenty of color
in my cheeks. My appetite improved
and soon / had recovered my usual
health. / certainly think DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills are wonderful
remedy and cheerfully recommend
them. | am now giving them to my
daughter with good results"
Every mother whose daughter is
pale and thin owes it to her child's
future to at once give her a course
Of treatment with DR.. Williams Pink
Pills Neglect at this time may re-
suit in a lifetime of misery.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People tone up the entire system,
make the blood rich and red,
strengthen the nerves, increase the
appetite, put color in the cheeks and
lips and drive away that unnatural
tired feeling. Plenty of sunlight,
good wholesome food and fresh air
will do the rest.
There has been no increase in the
price of DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
Your druggist sells them or you can
order by mail from the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, y. Y.
price so cents per box, six boxes.
$3.50. Write for the booklet Build
ing Up the Blood" II is frAA on re.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

much about Lydia E Pinkham's s
Vegetable Compound my husband
wanted me to try it. l took it for
week and felt little better. | kept
it up for three months. and feel fine
and can eat anything now without
distress or nervousness. Mrs. ].
Worthlina, 2S42 North Taylor ST,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The majority of mothers nowadays
overdo, there are 50 many demands
upon their time and strength: the re-
suit is invariably weakened. run
down, nervous condition with head
aches. backache, irritability and de-
pression-and soon more serious all
ments develop. 1t is at such periods
in life that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound will restore a nor
NAL healthy condition, as II did to
Mrs. Worthline.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

in need of trained farmers to replace
those who have been lost
The committee had under it's care,
on Dec. /, 1917, 1865 children, dis
tributed among seven depots and 27
colonies located in different parts of
France. Since this work was started,
700 children have been returned to
their families or relatives, but there
are still behind the front line
trenches hundreds of children ex-
posed to terrible dangers.
The treasurer for New England is
Joseph Lindon Smith, National Union
Bank, Boston, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20
ALBION

Mrs. Floyd Besse of Clinton has
been passing a few days with her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. {. ". Abbott.
Noyle Abbott, who graduated from
the University of Maine. passed a
few days at home prior to going to
Camp Devens, where he will enter
an officers training camp. While at
home his many friends gave him a
fine wrist watch as token of their
good wishes.
Preparations are being made for
the beginning of the Red Cross drive
which begins next Monday. Charles
Wilson is the team captain.
Rev c. S. Burnett is holding a Sc
ries of gospel meeting at East Ben
ton this week.
Charles Crosby of Waterville has
returned to his Albion home for the
summer. Mr.. Crosby has been Sc
riously i'll for several weeks.
The Ladies Christian Benevolent
Society has been making some much
needed repairs at the parsonage.
Mrs. Henry Hussey of Waterville
has come to live with her grand
daughter, Mrs. E. G. Wing.
Four more young men from AL
bion have been recently called to the
colors. Albion has had a large num-
Der of volunteers as we'll as those
who have been called.
The pastor will take his text for
next Sunday morning from the 9Th
chapter of Luke and requests that
the chapter be read and the verse Sc
1ected that the reader thinks he will
nreach from and that it be handed
70 him on a slip of paper.
The Christian Endeavor Society
will hold another patriotic service
next Sunday evening, at which time
the town delegate to the State war
conference that was held in Portland
will make a complete report of that
Great meeting. Your attendance az
This service is earnestly requested.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20
NATIONAL HOME

Officer of the day, Capt. William Dom
egan.
Frederick II. Harding of Somerville,
late Co. H, 5th Mass. Inf, has been re-
admitted to the Home.
Charles Devine has been granted a
furlough to Bath to accept a position
in shipyard at that place.
William w. Dunn has been granted a
furlough and has gone to Charlestown
navy yard to accept a position.
James r. Gordon. late Co. l., 1st y.
II. Inf, has been granted a discharge
from the branch
Harry B. Worden of Noroton, CT,
late Co. *, Sd CT. Inf, and James II.
Coombs of Waterville, late Co. C., 17th
Me. Inf, have been admitted to the
branch.
Samuel o. Channel, late Co. B, 23d
Mass. Inf, and William T. Spinney, L.
$. navy. have been granted discharges
from the Home.
The Sunday concert was largely at
tended and thoroughly enjoyed The
program contained several fine numbers.
including piccolo solo entitled The
Bird and the Roses" which was ably
rendered by Philip Brawdy
Edward f. Bessom. late Co. I, sth
Mass. Inf; Hartford Fl. Noble, late Co.
c, lst Me. Inf. and Melvin A. Taylor,
late Co. X, 26th L. S. Inf. have been
dropped from the rolls of the Home.
The moving picture program for Mon
day will he j. Stuart Blacktons THE
World for Sale" in five parts, and a
two-part comedy, sheriff Nelrs Tus-
sic, featuring Miss Polly Moran.
kent's Hill %, Toaus o
The fast kent's Hill nine shut out
the Home nine here Saturday in
23 to game of baseball.
1T was regular walkaway after
the hrst four innings. Kenny pitched
for the Home boys and put up a
good fight until the seventh, when
the visitors got most of their hits and
run in II scores. The Home boys
were unable to hit Be,anger.
In the sixth, Carleton hit for two
bags and Bissonette drove the ball
TO the right field woods for a homer.
I<ENTS JIJI
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20
mot GUILTY. IN
NIGHT CAP CASES

Bath, Me-. May 1S.-A verdict of not
guilty in the famous might cap case
was returned Friday evening following
a two days trial before Justice Morrill,,
in the Sagadahoc S. ]. Court The prin-
cipals were DR.. H. d. Grant VS.. IL. H.
Jack and this was the third time the
case has been before the courts. An
other suit in $1,000, brought by DR.. Grant
VS.. Mr.. Nichols. alleged to have been
connected with the might cap" episode,
will be tried in Pennington, the motion
for change of venue having been
granted.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20
BANGOR GETS BIG START
IN IT'S RED CROSS DRIVE

Bangor, Me. .Iay 19-The Re il
Cross drive took a flying start Sat
urday with preliminary subscr;p-
tons aggregating about $4,000 TO-
ward the city's allotment of 9O,OOO.
DR.. Thomas L. Coe contributed
$4,000 and $1,000 each was given l,y
the business firms of Charles Hay-
ward Co, Adams Dry Goods CO..
and t. r. Savage & Co. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles H. Wood sent checks for
$1,000 and a number of smaller con
tr buttons were made. Teams will
begin a canvass of the city Mondsv
expecting to raise the allotment N
two or three days
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20
Save the Children Of France

He who saves the children OF
France saves France" should be
sounded throughout the world-the
civilized world. for on that action will
certainly depend the future of that
country. France OF the future will
depend on the children of today and
although smitten hard by the Huns,
enough children remain to take up in
n few years the burdens of their
fathers and mothers and preserve
their homes, their customs their hap
piness AMI their honor. 1t is there
France be saved. The committee
says:
II is hard for us TO realize over here
the utter demolition of our homes and
OF our towns. Everything that made
for happiness and peace gone forever,
families separated. children lost, des-
olation beyond words. Think then of
OF fre along the front lines have had
to live through and are living through
today.
At tho outbreak os the war Fred
eric Coudcrt OF New York. who was
at that time in France, asked the
French government for permission to
60 10 the front There in the town
of Bclfort he found 200 little children
wandering about with no one to look
after them. Taking all these chill
dren with him, he returned to Paris.
cabling t. his wife. we have now not
four children. hut two hundred and
four" Tho Franco American Com
mittee for tho Protection of the Chill
drcn OF the Frontier was then formed
10 take charge of the children and
they wero placed in the first of the
depots there at Ivctot.
The children are collected from
Belgium and AlsaCe Lorraine. and
from many parts of invaded France:
the Asnc and Rheims regions, the
Marine Sommc. Mcurthc ct Moselle.
Lille tNordp, ras de Calais Charlie
Vile. and many repatriated from the
stolen country" through Evian.
A special effort is being made to
educate the children adequately. In
some cases in the colonies. it is pos
sible for the children to attend
schools In the neighboring towns. but
In others. owing either to lack of
schools or to the health of the chill
dren. it has been found necessary to
supply kindergartens and special
teachers. Often. the repatriated chill
iren have been entirely without
schooling for three years and special
training Is necessary to help them
AXE their places in the industrial
world.
The committee gives the children a
-egular educaton up to the age Of
s. %. and after that the girls are trained
n domestic science, sewing. lace
making, etc. and the boys appren-
iced. They are taught carpentry,
printing. ccbbling. agriculture and
,ther trades. Sixty seven boys are
low apprenticed. their earnings being
,aid over to the committee as legal
ruardian and used for the benefit of
zach boy.
The committee is now opening in
he south OF France an Agricultural
Training School for Boys and through
his undertaking an important SER
nee can be done for France. sorely
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

One George Creel. publicity agent
for the administration. having admit
ted his absolutely inexcusable slur
on Congress and, in so doing. his alb
solute unfltness for the task of i'm
parting information to the American
people-it is up to the President to
see that the unfortunate situation is
improved, by placing in that position
clean minded, fair minded and ac-
credited newspaper manor woman.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20
Red Cross

The committee on this Red Cross
drive, who are Mrs. Niles L. Perkins.
chairman; Major Perkins, Mrs. Emma
Tuck, Miss Flora Hill and Herbert
Jordan, wish to announce that they
would be pleased if all who can, will
contribute to the good cause. They
say, Don't wait to be asked but
come to any one of the committee
WIN your contributions" This is a
very worthy cause and they will try
TO get as much as possible, to aid the
boys over there"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

Earned runs, kents Hill IL Home
runs Bissonette, Hersom, Carleton,
Getchell, Presley. Two hase hits
Beaudoin 3. Horan 3, Hendee 2, Car
Teton 2, Bissonette >. Beaudoin 3.
Kennedy 2. Struck out by Belanger
II. by Kenney 7. Double plays Her
som and Bissonette. Base on halls
by Belanger (Hendee) by Kenny 8,
Carleton) Beaudoin and Ridonette.)
Umpire McGouldrick Time 2.l5. At
tendance 300
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

a White triple combination fire engine
lot use In Thomaston and vicinity
"here Emergency fleet corporation
work is underway. arrived THURSDAY
The men in charge included emn,oves of
the White Fire Engine Co. and Fire
ohiei Pujol Of the United States ship
ping board. who was on his way to
Thomaston and other points east on 4
general tour Of inspection. The ma
chine Is 5oo-gallon pumper, a chemical
ana nose wagon combined and also car.
RES several ladders of various lengths.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

Every American citizen should be proud of the American
Red Cross 1t is daily indeed hourly giving example of
mercy the whole world Through it's operations the suf
fering of soldiers and civilians is being allevated
The American people should continue to support the
American Red Cross. Through it they helping their
and helping the allies. Through it they making
America the symbol of faith and hope in distracted world
GEO. W. GOETHALS,
Acting Quartermaster General
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

most of the time.
| went to a doc
tor and he said
/ had nervous in
digestion, which
a d d e d to my
weak condition
kept me worry
ing most of the
time and he
said if l could
not stop that, l
could not get
well. I heard So
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20
Maine GOSSIP
Let's Hold the Line


(By Norreys Jephson OConor of The
Nigilantes)
We hold the line which stretches far,
From western towns to fields of
France,
Where now the brave battalions are,
Fighting to stop the Huns advance.
We must not fail them in their need,
We who. in factory or field,
Are soldiers, too; we may not bleed
should we, then, find excuse to yield.
Because we pass in dreariness
our days, or in the summer sun
Are hot, and worn with wearneSSn
Ii our line breaks, the foe has won
If we heed enemy alarms,
Vain is the generaIS vast design
And vain the soldiers deed of arms
In Freedoms name. let's hold the line
William Stone, now of Detroit. Mich.
after an absence of As years, recently
visited his relatives in Paris. Mr.. Stone
is a brother Of George and Henry Stone
and Mrs. Benton l.. Swift all of Nor
way. During his long absence he has
been in Japan. China and several of the
South American countries
Tim Heath of Norway has received an
order from Chicago concern for 50)
pounds of beryl. He has almost that
amount on hand, which he mined in
Norway mountain in Greenwood
For the first time in many years the
docks at Machias are being wei
stripped of lumber Several cargoe;
have been shipped to the westward in
the past few weeks and the docks pre-
sent depleted appearance.
A Bridgton firm shipped last week to
a wholesale market 1000 dozens of eggs.
lady who has a summer home in
Norway and who lives in New York
has recently changed her name, evil
IDENTIFY on account of the German in
cllnatlon Of the name. Cards have been
received at Bridgton by acacquaintances
from Mrs. Henry Clay Rosenbaum OF
0l L. I'D St, New York announcing
that she will hereafter be known as Mrs
llenry Clay Ross
Many strange things come floating
down the river at Great Works at this
season of the year, but the uueerest
flnd was that of Gideon Levigne when
he had the good fortune to pull out of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20
Railroads and SteamD0ats
MAINE CENTRAL R. R
In Effect Nav 20, 1918

TRAINS LEAVE AUjUSTA. i
GOING WEST-5@, 4
'.HNT3 M, Portland and By
I4t449At3 ton; 6.lS A NJ, FARE
NaIl2LI ington, Bath, RocE,i 1
RAILROAD: Portland, Boston, MI
E---J treal and Quebec; Wy II
NJ, brunswick, Portland. Boston, ~
NJ, local. 4.Uo +. NJ. (express) Bf'tt
wick, Lewiston Portland Boston; "a
+. NJ, Hallowell, Gardiner and 90 III
diner; 617 =. NJ, local to Portlanu, II
meets there for New York; lO.52 L..
Lewiston, Bath, Portland, Boston. o.|
days 3O5 and lO.l5 A. NJ, $40 (New wa
and 1852 +. NJ, Portland and Boston
GOING EAST-l.l0 A. M, Bangor n
John. Halifax. sunday morning d., d.
A. NJ, does not connect Deyollu pan,
except to Bar Harpor; 10 A. ~
Waterville, Bangor, Bar harE2r, 20
and Aroostook Co. 9.26 A. NJ, iocal
Belfast. Bangor and Skownegan;
noon, Waterville, Bangor. B. d A ~ n, =
Bar Harbor, Calais and ST. john ~ =,
to Belfast, Harmony, Dover anu
croft and Bangor and Mattawahlhss,Jj ~
1.31 p. NJ, Waterville and Bangor. ri
days lis A. NJ, $50 A. NJ, $40 +.
for Waterville, Pittstield and Bans~
trains leave Augusta for HaiS"s.ff Ha,s n
gardiner and South Gardiner at o'm
A. NJ, 2.52, SIS, 6.17, 1852 p. NJ, he,r ;s,I
well and Gardiner only 4,05 +. Nj ,J,,ll J,l
diner only 3.05 A. NJ. daily except NV
day. !.
NJ. L. HARRIS. GenI. Pass Agt;; = Z. 1
Douglass. Genl Mgr. Portland ="
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

the racks a full size barber chair. The
chair was in splendid state of preser-
walton and it has been suggested that
there is an opportunity for the local
barber to increase his business to two
chair shop by purchasing the same.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20
Eastern Steamship Lines, INV !he'

Leave Franklin Wharf, Portland, II
days. Wednesdays and Fridays a. aSasyi
Z: NJ. Return, leave Boston 1ues"y
and Saturdays at 6.vo r.,
BATH & BOOTHBAY LINE 4
Leave Bath week days only 2io !; i,ir d
Tor Boothbay Harbor and in;efhleygisr gsr
landings. Return leave BoothoaS, g
bor.. week days only at 7.00 a. d. :
Bath and intermediate landings.
II. A. CLAY. SuperintendenMs
Franklin Wharf. Portland ~ ~
M. A. HARADEN. Superintenas
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

The directors of the Androscoggin
Valley Agricultural Society Of Canton
have voted to hold fair Sept. 2, and
and also to hold a celebration July Attn
Ut the fair grounds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

erfck w. Freeman of 12 Charles ~
and was recently graduated from ~ ..,
doin medical school. He is now Vs I'd
at the home of his fiancee. a u an.
nurse and graduate from the Mains'
eral hospital. Portland
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

Potatoes were selling at Dover for
a.25 a hundred pounds on May l5' which
was the last day Of the seasons DUST
ness at the Powers potato house.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

Mrs. Hattie 3. Sand of Brownfield an
nounces the engagement of her dangh-
.sI' ueneva Gertrude. to William Ever
GU freeman. NJ. D., Of Bath. DR.. Free.
man is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

Several parcels of land about the city
of Bath have been surveyed recently
by representatives of the Emergency
Fleet corporation as to size, location
and availability for the governments
program of erecting houses for men
brought there to work on vessels under
construction for the corporation. says
the Times. These include the Hagan
property at the North end. the so-called
Russell property on the west side and
other lots 1t is understood tlat the
government program calls for a lot
comprising 81 to 40 acres, that drainage
will be prominent feature and also the
character of the soil. as we'll as location
to the shipyards and the business ana
social centerS of the city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

Employees of the B. & A. at Houlton
are avaling themselves of the oppor-
tunity of using land around the station
for garden plots. permission having
been granted by the management.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

A 10 per cent. bonus has been granted
the Norway Shoe Co. employees, payable
each week The first payment was
made last week, May 6.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

Before this war is ever isn't George
Creel going to be dramatized ?-Bos-
ton Globe.
A tragedy for hisn,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

Mrs. A. F. Mills of Milo proved the
champion bond seller in her town Win
$3.50 to her credit.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

The making of starch was begun May
Is at the Foxcroft starch factory.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

While plowing in an old field on the
Ebenezer r. Holmes farm in East OK
ford a few days ago, Frank Tague
turned up a copper coin which seems to
be an English penny. On one side
it mas on the upper edge "Brittania.
with figure of Brittania, and below
the date 1855. On the other side is a
head with the inscription, "Georgius
H. Rex" This is all there is TO the coin
which is about the size Of an old fash
oned American copper cent, but Il
seems to be sufficient to establish the
date of coinage. How long it has been
buried in the field of course no one can
guess. The farm where it was found is
one of the Old farms IN oxford, and
has belonged to the Holmes family for
certainly more than 100 years. Miss
Louisa Holmes. last of the children of
E. Il. Holmes, died there a few months
since About year ago Thomas Tague
and his son. Frank Tague took lease
of the farm, and it was while at work
on 1t that the younger man found the
coin.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

Mrs. w. S. Stafford contributes the
largest egg so far reported in Kingield.
1t measures 62sx7A inches and weighs
\. of pound.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20
THIS WEAK,
NERVOUS MOTHER
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health.

Philadelphia, Pa.-"I was very
weak, always tired, my back ached.
and l felt sickly
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20
Editorial Comment
The Difference.

NNIiIICItSltT I HIUI.D
The battle on the western front began
eight weeks ago today. Only five and
a half weeks elapsed between the decla-
ration Of war OH France by Germany in
1870. and the decisive battle of Sedan.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20

my love to all and tell them l often
think of them.
SERGEANT WILLIAM PEAVEY.
Co. H, 103rd U. S. Infantry, Ameri
can Elk. Forces in France, by Way
of New York.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20
CAPITAL AERIE. NO 12so :

Gnrd ~ a',l AZ AtH'E, NO. 1860, +, !,
St, first and third MONDAY - "as
month at O'Clock. ess
R0BERT GOODE, Pres
GEORGE JENKINS -
eodtf ~ gee
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-20
AUGUSTA LODGE NO, ss4 an. . . /.

Regular meetings in the Elkv nv
winthrop street, the second and =. ~
thursday OF each montn at o,oIlA tol
j. h. HANSON. + WIG
w. Il. THOMAS Soc
july10. 0.m-w-th.tf w.