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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24
OUR VS.
Write from
OV Err THE R E

The following letter is from Ed
ward H. Connors of Gardiner sta
toned at Charleston S. c. with the
Naval Training Camp, Sd Regiment,
5th Co., 4th Division.
Charleston S. c., April Z, 1918.
Dear friend:
am stationed here at Charleston
for the present. but do not know
what day that l may be transferred
or Just where to.
/ enjoyed the trip down very much.
left Portland at O'Clock Saturday
evening and arrived in Charleston 4
O'Clock Monday afternoon stopping
off at several places for few hours.
left Portland in company with four
other boys.
| stopped over in Washington for
six hours, and here much to my sur
prise l met my room mate Bill Allen,
Bates II. He is attending the Naval
Medical School there. He showed us
many interesting places and build
ings.
We receive the best of treatment
here. The officers are very pleasant
and patient. The food is plain but
very good and well prepared. We
have to sleep in hammocks, this of
course is novel and far from objec-
tionable. The present weather COM
pares very favorably with our June
weather except that the nights are
colder and damper here near the sea-
We are not issued any heavy clothes
down here. and when one is on guard
between the hours of II and in the
morning it is almost impossible to
keep warm. This is the only fault |
have found with the navy thus far,
for one cannot desert a post to get
warm and the cold damp air certain
| ~ does penetrate through the thin
summer clothes.
We get drill twice day consisting
of marching, gun drill, boat drill and
fire drill mostly. We expect to be
shipped to the rifle range within the
present week. The range is en- a
large island out in the harbor.
Charleston is a typical old south
ern town. narrow streets, small squat
buildings with a number Of large
modern brick structures. There is a
beautiful park in the very center of
the business section.
| The negroes prove very interesting
to me.
The people of the city use us cx-
ceptionally well, and do much to
make life happy.
Again one finds here the servant
and friend Of all. the Y. NJ. c. a. Just
as at good old Bates always ready to
do its bit for humanity.
| like this branch of the service
very much and am glac to be doing
my bit.
Yours sincerely.
F,DW. II. CONNORS,
Naval Training Camp,
Charleston, S. G..
Sd Regt., 5th Co., 4th Div
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24
few FOLKS HAVE
CRAY HAIR NOW
Druggist Says Ladies are U.s.
ing Recipe of Sage Tea and
Sulphur.

Hair that loses its color and lustre
or "hen II fades, turns gray, dull and
hfeiess. is caused by a lack of su,-
phur in the hair. Our grandmother
maze up mixture of Sage Tea and
sulphur to keep her locks dark and
beautiful. and thousands of women
and men who value that even color
tnat beautiful dark shade of hair
which is SO attractive, use only this
old-time recipe.
Nowadays we get this famous mix-
ture improved by the addition of
o'her ingredients by asking at anv
drug store for bottle of 'Wyetb's
sage and Sulphur Compound" which
oarkens the hair so naturally ca
evenly, that NOBODY can possibly toll,
IL has been applied. You lust damn
en- sponge or soft brush with if and
draw this through your hair. takino
one small strand at a time d.
morning the gray hair disappears.
out what delights the ladies' With
~yeth's Sage end Sulphur Com
pouho 10 that. besides beautifu,Iv
oarkening the hair after a few ami
cations it also brings back the pIo..
ana iustre and gives it an appearance
of abundance. appear aiice
Wyeth's Sage and Su,nb,r 49,
pound Is delightful toilet requisite
~ irnpart color and a youthful an
pearance to the hair. It is not IL
.eheeo LOT the cure. mitigation or
prevention Of disease.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24
THE WASHINGTONIANS
NOW EARN SALARIES

Washington, April 23.-Rear Ad-
miral Samuel MCGOWAN, Paymaster-
General and head of the Navy Divi-
sion of Supplies and Accounts, de-
clares the Washington desk worker
in wartime deserves as much credit
as the man in the trenches. Many
members of the executive depart
ments' clerical forces, he says, are
working 10. II or IA hours day.
Conditions have changed material
ly, the admiral says, since the days
before the war.
In those days" he declares. "a
visitor impressed by the great size of
the State, War and Navy building
stopped Waterman to ascertain its
dimensions. His curiosity was graft
fed. and then he asked How many
| work here?"
Not more than half of EN-" the
admiral says was the cynical reply.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24
RIPLEY
Mrs. Henrietta Randall.

Mrs. Henrietta Randall, who suffered
a shock April 18th, died April 18th at
the home of d. c. Wakefield where she
went to work for a week. The funeral
was Wednesday afternoon at the home
of her son. NJ A. Randall. Rev. T. f.
Ham officiating. Interment was in Cam
bridge. beside her husband, the late AL
vim d. Randall She was a member Of
Dexter Grange and of the Rebekah
Lodge OF Harmony. The flowers were
beautiful and profuse. Mrs. Henrietta
Grant Randall was born in Cambridge
and at the age OF Is was married to AL
vim ID. Randall of Ripley and the most
or her life was passed at the Randall
farm in Ripley. She was the daughter
OF John and Eliza beth (Chadbourne)
Grant. She had one brother. Hiram
Grant. who died in the Civil war and
one sister. Sarah Horne Shaw OF Or
lando, Fla, who died six years ago.
She had one daughter. Elbia, that died
in infancy and one son. Mellen A. Ram
dali. who lives in the old homestead. and
TWO grandsons. Alvin and Daniel Ran
Gall and one niece living in Albion. Mrs.
Geneva Grant Wentworth.
She had the misfortune about 90 wears
ago to lose her left arm, but was very
energetic and persistent and not many
INES OF housework she could moi
master, and done some beautiful fancy
work She leaves many friends. Her
age was IS years. and it can be truly
SAID 1t was long life well spent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24

RHEUMATISM
A Tendency to 1t Runs in
Families and the Disease
Develops When the
Blood Gets Thin.

Some people inherit rheumatism.
At least they inherit a tendency to it
and it is a known fact that the dis
erationS. Often the defensive power
of good red blood will keep the dis
ease off for years but whenever the
blood gets thin and weak rheumatism
develops. This was the case with
Mrs. A. A. Dale of No 2 Elm Place,
Haverhill, Mass. She says:
rheumatism is hereditary in my
family as my fathers people have
mostly had it. Whenever l would
overtax my strength and my blood
would get thin l would have an at
tack of it. l suffered in this way for
five years and at one time was con-
fined to bed for over a year Medi-
cines helped me for a time but did
not get much better.
My left knee was swollen. It
panied me so dreadfully that I did not
sleep very much. There was steady
dull pain and my back ached con-
tinually. The strong medicines that
l took affected my stomach and |
could not digest my food.
IT began using DR.. Williams Pink
Pills through an article that T saw in
the paper. After l had taken two
boxes | could notice an Improvement,
took at that time five or six boxes
and the pains left me. The pills also
corrected my stomach trouble.
Il have used the pills since as q
general tonic and 1 cannot sneak TOO
highly of the remedy"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are in
valuable in diseases of the blood and
nerves. They have corrected anemia
after-effects of the grip and favers
general debility and sick headaches
dizziness nervous prostration and
have accomplished wonderful, resuIts
even in chronic cases.
A valuable booklet. Diseases of IN.
blood" containing much information
about rheumatism and other disor-
ders of the blood will be sent frao
upon request. DR.. Williams, p;nI,
Pills are sold by all druggists or will
be sent by mail, postpaid. on reca;n.
of price SO cents per box. six bores
for $3.50 by the DR.. Williams Medi
cine Co. Schenectady. N. Y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24
Wednesday, April "a, 1918.
Justice without wisdom is i'm
pOssibic.-t'roude
Washington Takes Hold

1t has been evident for some time
that the only way to make this city
safe for our soldiers and sailors is to
place its policing in the hands of the
Natiopal Government. Our local ad-
ministration has neither the will nor
the energy necessary to clear the city
from the vice which infests it. This
has become so {lain to the Washing
ton authorities that Colonel Hatch,
of the United States Marine Corps.
has been placed in control and the
entire police force of the city has
been practically Communicated by
the National Government.
This extraordinary and extra Con-
stitutional step is not easily harmon
lied with the idea that the goven-
ment at Washington is one of dele
gated and limited powers and the po-
lice powers of states are Independent
Of Federal control That theory does
not seem to be in working order just
now. The government holds to the
principle that l. has a right to safe
guard its soldiers and sailors quar-
tered here, or near here, and that
everything that interferes with the
exercise of that light must give way.
The failure of the Philadelphia police
to suppress vice in this city, even
after its exact locality was pointed
out to them, made it necessary that
the National Government should take
hold. 1t is to the lasting shame of
this city that such a necessity should
arise, but if cure of the existing
evil shall come through Washington,
we shall all be extremely grateful for
it's interference.
Apparently the forms Of local law
will be observed and Colonel Hatch's
control will be exercised through the
constituted authorities Of the city
In this way the end desired may be
realized and vice suppressed through
Federal pressure and energy, without
doing open violence to the constitu-
tional limitations under which our
National Government has heretofore
been administered. This war has i'm :
posed duties on our government at
Washington altogether novel in char
acter. but it has created none Sc
much at variance with previous prop
ositions as this taking over Of police
authority in Philadelphia. In spite of
it's strangeness, we bid it welcome
and wish it complete success.-Phil-
adelphia Press.
The doctrines Of local self-gov-
eminent" and personal liberty" of
booze thugs to POISON, rob and de-
stroy American manhood are being
shown up in their true light. Self
government by political crooks and
their tools has been the master STRAIT
egg Of the anti American booze traf-
fic for many years.
Now that the government Is talk
ing worth while action to make the
country safe for fighting men, why
not take action also making the
country safe for weak men, and
women, and little children-why not
end this devillsh business once and
for all. The Presi dent has the pow
er, conferred by Congress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24
Lewiston GRANGE

Lewiston orange
An all-day meeting of Lewiston
Grange was held yesterday. the pro-
gram being in open session. STATE
Master Thompson and County Agent
Shaw were the speakers. the state
master giving an inspiring ADDRESS on
various phases o. the war. county
Agent Shaw spoke on crop produc-
ton along various lines. At the close
of the DAY Mr.. Shaw and Ralph
White talked with the boys and girls
relative to forming an agricultural
club.
The remainder of the program con-
sisted of: Piano solo, Mrs. Macomber
Of Auburn Grange; mandolin solo,
Alton Cole; recitation by Master
Harold Bubier: vocal solo. Marion
Shaw; piano sclo, Jennie Garcelon;
reading, Mrs. Belle Whitney, and re-
marks by several, including the Po-
mona master. Winfield S. Dixon,
Everett A. Davis and Mrs. A. l..
Merrill, lecturer of Auburn Grange.
A communication on food conserva
ton was read ~ Miss Josephine
Murphy. officers FRO TEN were: Over
seer, Harold Crowley; gate keeper
Bernard Carville. Dinner was served
under the direction Of Mrs. c. n
White, Mrs G. E. Dingley. Miss Leta
Croker. Mrs. Smith. The mattresses
were Alice Holgate. Lena Holgate
Ida White and Addie Crocker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24
SOLDIER BOYS

Mrs. Maybelle Haines Call of Dex-
ter Saturday received the informa
ton that her husband, Lieut.. Z. Cliff
try, had arrived safely in New York
from France where he has been since
last fall with the regiment and where.
several weeks ago, he was slightly
wounded in action. Another message
received Sunday announced that he
was leaving for Camp Gordon, At
lanta, Ga. where, for the summer
months, he will serve as an instruc-
tor. Mrs. Call will join him later in
the Georgia city.
John V. Benoit. whose name an
pears in Mondays casualty list as be-
ing slightly wounded, is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis j. Benoit of
Proutstown district, Brunswick. He
enlisted last May in 10th Co. Maine
Z. a. y. 9. In July he was called to
active service and transferred .
month later to Battery f, 1880 HEAVY
Field Artillery and trained at Boy
ford till October. when he sailed for
France. Ernest F. Benoit, his broth.
er' Is member of the same battery.
John is the third member of the old
10th Co. to be wounded.
Miss Helen T. Johnson and Serpt
John 3. Sawyer Of the Milliken Regi-
ment' now at Spartanburg, s. G..
were married Monday evening in the
nome of the brides parents. Mr.. and
MIS-. Sumner w. Johnson. Leland
street Portland. by Rev. Herbert J..
McCann. The bride is Deerinp
High school graduate. The groom,
graduated from Portland High
school. later attending UNIVERSITY 81
Maine. VI
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24
MAINE GRADUATES AT
FORT OGLETHORPE. GA.

Following is a list of names and
addresses of Maine men who have
qualified at the Third Series of Of
ficcrs' Training Schools to be listed
as eligible officers and commissioned
at such time as suitable vacancies
occur.
The list gives names of candidate.
his home address and arm of service
for which he has qualified.
Anthoine. Edward S. 81 Carlton
street. Portland. field artillery.
Brooks. Reynold H.. 776 Main
street. Westbrook, infantry.
Brann. Francis j., III Neal street,
Portland, field artillery.
Clark, Paul NJ. 10 Deering ave-
nue.. Portland, field artillery.
Chaplin, Raymond W., Cornish,
field artillery.
Davis, Floyd b., Lubec. infantry.
Digh, Jack w. 166 Lancaster
street. field artillery.
Eaton. Horace F.. 271 Main street.
Calais, field artillery.
Fillmore, Robert ~, IS Fort Hill
avenue. Old Orchard. infantry.
Fitzgerald John c.. 900 Washing
ton street. Bath, infantry.
Garland, Francis T, Carmel fold
artillery.
Gledhill, Thomas H., Portland, field
artillery.
Gould, Melville A, Old Town. field
artillery.
Hadley, Benjamin L., Bar Harbor
infantry.
JOY. Harold w, 766 Stevens ave-
nue.. Portland, infantry.
MCGEE, Albert c.. 25 Winter street
Portland. field artillery.
MERCER. Alfred A, SO James street
Saco, field artillery.
Parkman. Grin D., r. F. d. 1, New
port. field artillery.
peabody, Henry A. 9o5 cod,r
street Bangor. field artillery.
Roolnson, Charles H., Jr., "a Neal
street. Portland. field artillery.
Rollins. Harry S., r. Ed. 4 Ellis
worth. infantry.
Scrlbner, Ernest r.. 10 Washburn
street. Houlton, infantry.
Snoles Newton c., VinaI Haven
field artillery.
Springer, Henry c.. 81 Spring
street, Portland, field artillery.
otrout, Sewall G., Lafayette Hote,
Portland. artillery.
walker. William E.. Castine. field
artillery. "
watson. Harry Dexter, West Raid
win. field artillery.
Williams, Horace B.. Kittery Point
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24
THEY CAVE
HER VIN0L
after SICKNESS
It Completely Restored Her
Strength

Brooklyn, n. Y.-"Pneumonia left
me weak and tired, with pains under
my shoulder blades, bad cough and
no appetite. Five bottles Of Vinol
restored my strength and health.
gained in weight and my cough dis
appeared. B. Richter, 132
Menhan ST., Brooklyn, n. Y.
This is because Vinol is a consti-
tutional, cod liver and iron remedy
which creates al appetite, aids diges-
ton, enriches the blood and in this
natural manner restores health and
strength. Formula on every bottle.
Show it to your doctor. He knows.
Bowditch- Webster Co. Druggists,
Augusta. Vinol il sold in Waterville
by w. c. Hawker and in Hallowell
by Guy K. White and at the best
drug store in every town in the coun-
try-Adv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24
How Do You Say II?

Selected men for Uncle Sans big
army are being trained in canton
ments. How do you pronounce it?
1t is the army habit to say can
TONment. Secretary Of War Baker
used that pronunciation in a recent
conversation with President Wilson,
who used to be a schoolmaster of
parts, 1t will be remembered.
1t Is not considered good taste to
quote the President directly. but he is
said TO have added that CANtonment
was q good enough pronunciation for
him.
t"Orders Is orders" said the secre-
tary Afterwards. and from now on the
official pronunciation for the army is
CANtonment.-Chur Visitor
And then how do you say bar
rage?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24

A plea has been made for more
letters to the men in uniform. Write
often to your men in the Army and
Navy, and make your letters SMILE"
Navy Department of the Brother
hood of st. Andrew. Don't delay
your letters, for there is an untold
amount of cheer and comfort created
by the word pictures in these home
messages. When YOU write, smile,
and keep on smiling
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24
Editors Letter Box
Questions

Editor Kennebec Journal:
II your boy can be drafted into the
army and severely punished If he
does not obey orders why can NOT
that other man be drafted to WORK
and severely punished if he does not
obey orders or in other words II ne
strikes? Especially at such a time as
this. Whoever beard of a soldier
striking and getting away with It!
If it is sauce for the one then why
not for the other:
Is the workma,'s democratic life OF
more value than our soldier boys?
Why not allow the lads who are
ordered to go over the top to strike
as we'll as the workman who stops
work on those things that are abso-
lutely necessary?
w. P. w.
Larone, Me-, Apr. %.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24
WHITEFIELD

Schools in town began Apr. 18th
with the following teachers: Coop
er's Mills, Gladys Felt; Church,
Catherine Field; Reyes Corner,
Georgia Dunton: Carleton. Edith
Blodgett: Wheeler, Edna Carleton;
Kings Mills, Marguerite Sukeforth;
Plains. Mrs. Augusta Little; Fowles,
Mrs& Minnie Huntington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24

Honor parts We're announced Mon
day at North Yarmouth Academy BY
Principal John o. Hall, Jr., as fol.
lows: Miss Lena c. Hincks of Fall
mouth, valedictory: Miss Dorothy A
Williams of Yarmouthville. saluta
tory The other honor pupils are
Howard Long of Yarmouthville ant
Miss Frederick I. Ineson of South
Freeport.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24

Premier Clemenceau says: six months
more of life is all / want" How much
do YOU require ?-Boston Globe.
We want to see the boys come
homo, after the Kaiser and his war
masters have been everlastingly
licked. and then
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24
NEW PORTLAND

a patriotic address was given At
me nan on Friday afternoon by Rev.
=. r. Madsen of North New Port.
Iand. The attendance was good and
me remarks were listened to with
mucn interest. A collection wa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24
Wanted.

The Kaiser wants poison gas aban-
doned as a weapon of war.
President Wilson wants politics
omitted from American affairs dur
Ing the war. giving him a free hand
and power to fill all vacancies.
Maine Democrats want all talk of
prohibition cut out.
George Creel wants God to remem.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24

II the Kaiser could get to Calais. how
long would it be before he would be
heading full tilt for Calais, Me. Dos
ton Globe.
tn be a long long time before he'll
be as Calais as that, after the little
demonstration Of the other day at
Seicheprey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24

Il believe says Charles Schwab.
that no man accomplishes the hest
that is in him except under the stimu-
lus of praise and approval" How many
employers realize that?-Boston Globe.
Um-m, hmm. Charlie must "a
had lot of praise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24

So many liquor licenses have been re-
fused in Pittsburgh this year that 1t is
feared that in some blocks there won't
be more than three or four saloons left
1t will be necessary in many cases for
people to go as much as 80 feet to get a
drink.-Philadelphi Press.
You mean they can't drink be-
tween drinks?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24
Bankruptcy Proceedings

Jonn n. Thomas of Roxbury a
merchant with debts listed at $1,000
has hied voluntary petition IN
bankruptcy. The principal creditors
are r. q. Davis & Co. of Lewiston.
Jonn Reed of Roxbury; Conant
ratrick & Company, and the Cl.rt
Iooy Company of this city. The &C.
60 es 'isted at 1855. includes $1,000
$40 .ooS IN trade. $500 open accounts
~ real estate, and a IS bank AZ,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24
Name Gossip
In Silent Hours.
" SuonS nOOTSs
(Roaaropd Pad

(Rosamond Reed)
In the silent hours OF midnight
When the clock ticks slow,
Or strikes in resonant peals,
That wake the echoes overhead,
Echoes of a past long dead:
There come to me stray thoughts
Some grave, some gay.
They fill my room,
Gray moths Of night,
Gay butterflies of day.
Whence come they?
That l know not.
Or where they fit away.
l bid them welcome;
Guests from foreign lands.
They people my quiet room
Till through the easement
CLOVIS the dawn Of day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24

this purpose because It is made Of
pure and wholesome food elements
which strengthen and build up those
who are weak and run down and are
easily taken into the system No alco-
hol or dangerous drugs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24
Oranges
Stavens Mills Grange

Stevens Mills Grange met
day evening, Worthy Master neon
Macomber presiding. The foliowlns
program was presented oy Wv
turer, Lucretia Pride. in open seSS1o.
Piano solo, Miss Edna Greenleai ;
talk on THE Crop Situation anu 10"
to Meet It," County Agent ola" ;
mandolin solo, Ernest Cobb; taik on
E. w. Morton OF the
University of Maine; tabieau' 0ef
vice." America
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24

When we wrote to Washington,
modestly requesting just enough gar
den seeds to start little Sx10 garden
plot and were told that they might
be delayed, because the government
was mighty busy, We waited patient
ly and without a word of grumble,
even though it enabled our neighbor
to plant his garden first. When
package of five little envelopes OF
garden" seeds did arrive and each
was labeled for flower garden-we
still kept quiet, but didn't plant them
in our garden. Along comes mes
sage from a,>friend in Larone that
seems to fill the bill and here it is:
"Hurrah for my war garden. Lis
ten. I have received-and all free
from one of our officials in Washing
ton a package of Calendula, one of
Candytuft. one of Delphinium,
package of Escrscholtzia, whatever
that may be, and a package of Poppy
seed. OH"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24

Der that he (CreeD and the Kaiser
are both glad that America was I'M
prepared when she entered the war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-24

If at first you don't succeed try to
buy again. Liberty Bonds are guar
anteed to farmers frost, rust and bug
proof.