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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03
y. s. Deputies R..:,

Inn : ;. H. Wilson who on mn,
mars 81 feappointed United states
aesldent Wilson, took the oath ~
orilce Thursday before Judge C,ar
III. rae IN the United states dis
f a,u. court The term of ONCE Is
sbaIs years' The five deputy mar
,eappointed by Marshal Wilson and
, Tsre also sworn in by Judge Hale
lney are Burton Smith Who vas
M member Of the staff before Marshal
F :, a~1h succeeded to the office:
gene l. Harmon and Eugene u NJ
! eaily' the latter also being the ~
r n. s'enographer, The deputies
serve az the pleasure Of the marshal
Hail. to OF Tor stated term. Judge
nale took occasion to compliment
MARSHAL Wilson on the fine ner.
sonnsi Of his force. and to consratu-
late him on his reappointment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03
Two hundred thousand Russian.

Two hundred thousand Russians,
pledged to take up arms against
Germany on the Eastern front and
to attempt the re- establishment of
the kerensky government as real
republic, plan to seek the consent of
the administration to their depar-
ture from this country. 1t would be
a measure of retribution: because it
sian revolution, that Trotzky and
Lenine and others of that breed were
permitted to journey to Russia I'M
der American passports and to over
throw the Kerensky regime with its
consequent debacle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03
Life on the Ocean Wave

Freeman Hartman Of StocN'
Springs started for Bucksport Tu'
day morning abou, s o'clock. On B
way he stopped at his weir IN :.
Point Cove, tying his boat q.
climbing along the hedge STAKES
fix some part of the weir. Nhif
this position, the painter broke q :,
his boat drifted away. u was ~
about $50 O'Clock. There was lVa
ing to do but cling TO the rev.
stakes until help came, which y
not until 7.30 o'clock at night, W.
some men on a schooner heard
cries and rescued him from his
comfortable position.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

Company NJ. of Augusta: Joseph
Duplessis, private in Company NJ.
Of Augusta, recently reported
wounded.
In a letter recently received by
his family Carl Aldrich tells Of
patroling the barbed wire entangle-
ments before No Mans Land, three
times by night. carrying a bomb in
each hand and 10 rife strapped
on to his leg. Up to that time he
had been three times in the trenches,
and describes the memorial services
at the graves Of his comrades in one
of the American cemeteries just be-
hind the lines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03
OUR OY S
in
OUR C0UNTRY'S SERVICE

Henry Lemieux Of 46 Laurel street.
Augusta, recently received the follow
ing letter from his broIner. Albert }.
Lemieux, private first class, Evacua-
ton Hospital, No. 6, A. +. F.:
On active service with the
American Expeditionary Forces.
June q, 1918.
Brother Henry:
Just a few lines TO answer Your letter
that received the other da. with great
pleasure, as you were the first one that
| had heard from since | left the States.
Your letter was dated Iay Il
| was elad to hear that everything is
fine at home and that father is getting
along nicely. No doubt he must have
spent hard winter, not being able u
get out.
Well, I tell you it was some trip that
I had. Imagine, the first time ever
left home and TO come right to France.
But | enjoy it very much. ! have seen
some beautiful scenery from where we
landed to where | am now Nearly
every Sunday I go out for walk, and
We get ~ ullltttIt villages LIciii WllciS
| am located In one of the villages L
went to there s a statue of the great
est saint of France, so you can imagine
where it is. You may ask Father
Decary about it. He knows. | have
been at the the greatest summer resort
in France. | tell you it was pretty.
They don't have anything in the States
IN 7
beautiful springs and drank some min
eral water What a great time we had
that Sunday.
! wrote a letter to Mole and told him
about the boys l met from home here so
you may 9sk him about it.
You tell me that Neffen Albert has en-
listed in the Merchant Marine | am
very glad % hear that. as he has been
trying SO long to enlist and couldn't.
Next time YOU write give me his adj
dress. No doubt ! may run across him
some day.
Well. Henry. in this war the Ameri-
cans are doing great work and | don
believe it will las more than two years
now. l am in the best OF heath and
hope that it is the same with your fam
lily.
1 got a letter from Ged telling me that
he is fine, and that he has passed an
examination for the ordnance depart
ment at $50. That is one OF the gooa
branches of the service. also got a
letter from Alice telling me that Teri
Begin was drafted. They will all have
TO go if they wait long enough.
l hope YOU have received all the cards
I sent you as I wrote three or four times
week. Hoping to hear from you soon
with best regards to all remain.
Your brother
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03
Albert.

Mrs. William Peavey of Oakland re-
Gently received the following letter from
her husband. Sergeant William Peavey:
Somewhere in France.
June IS, 1918.
Ny dear wife:-Just a few lines today.
I am well and all right and getting
along fine so don't worry about me. I'm
working lite hard now DAYS for we
are having some great times now take
it from me. I start out for The front
about P. NJ. and don't get back until
A. VI. in the morning. go to bed with
my clothes on in the forenoon a little
while and the go on duty right after
dinner: so you see I don't get great
deal of time / don't have any Sundays
az an; Wheh the rest don't have any
thing to do l have my duties to do lust
the same They let the men have rest
whenever they can: when thew are on
the line in the trenches thew can have
a rest but my work is every day. for the
men have 70 eat and SUNDAYS lust the
same you see. l have 70 get NV sup
plies every day. I have had one Sun
day since I've been on this side of the
water and that was last October when
| went to London, England: how is
that? We are having some nice wealth
err here now, its hot and dry, the coun- !
try looks great. France is a very pref
~ and beautiful place in the sumner
but when the rainy season begins il 3 |
awful. now pelleNc me. All of the ser |
geants last night after supper took a |
walk. From the village we are in yon
can see three or four other towns and /
we went TO one, there was an old castle
there and il was big one too 1t was
built in the 18th Century. have seen
some great castles in France I went
10 in an old tower once that was awful
Did and il was great sight, 1t was al
stone and had winding stairs in It.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03
Did That, Too.

You say the family you work for
made you cook the meals on the Sab
bath day." asked the minister's wife.
Oh, yes, ma am" replied the SER
want
why, that's the day YOU should be
on Your knees"
Well. I am, ma am They make me
scrub the kitchen floor on SUNDAYS.
too"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03
Another campaign for books for

Another campaign for books for
soldiers is on. Every library is
asked to secure from all the papers
in reach, the government calls for
books, more books, for the training
camps. Don't send rubbish and
nonsense, but good strong fiction tina,
would appeal to the average manly
man. Those who need text books
will ACQUIRE what they want.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03
That's Fixed.

Pop
Yes. my SON
rs talking manual labor"
why. no. my boy; talking for most
people is not labor at ALL
We'll. what is manual labor, popo"
Work done with the hands"
Well, pop. when Frenchman talks
with his hands is that manual labor"
NO. my son: that's what the elite
call cal;sthenics
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

The above picture was received
by Mrs. j. B. Aldrich of Hallowell,
from her son, Carl S. Aldrich. who
is in the service, with Company NJ,
103rd Infantry, and this picture was
taken Just previous to his going to
the front. The boys in the picture
are: Standing, left to right, Ban
ford Of Augusta, Corporal Elliot Of
Lynn, Mass, Aldrich Of Hallowell.
Sitting: Crosse (possibly Leonard r.
Crosse, private in Company N. son
Of Mrs Frances Crosse of Newbury-
port, Mass). enlisted from Gardi-
ner; Albert J. Piper, private in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03
Light and Airy
Apearances.

Appearances, we read in books.
To great deception often lead.
Potatoes are not much for looks.
But they are friends in time OF need.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03
No PIaxtinne-

u understand you have quit playing
politics"
Never did play it," replied Senator
Sorghum With me politics was al
ways business and hard work:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

Now that Hoover says we may
have wheat -four again, look to see
the price jump to level with the
substitutes"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

Jack-I told your father that would
give YOU every luxury
Bess-And what did he say,
Jack-Said he would withdraw hi,
money from the bank where | work -,
Boston Globe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

The Kaiser, having failed to con.
vince his enemies of the efficacy of
U-boat frightfulness. is now en-,
gagged in proving it to the German
people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

Why not send Lord Lansdowne to
Germany to arrange peace in his
way. while the rest Of us go on max
ing peace in our way?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

The Brest- Litovsk treaties seem
not to have made Russia safe Tor
German diplomats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03
A Slioht Correction

Did YOU say YOU would have a little
Of the dark asked the landlady.
No" replied the New Boarder. az
said | would have some of it.'-Judpa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

desnerate pickle. At last reports it
was general hell behind the Huns.
foo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03
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Local 10 IortlsI,d rnuns.t w
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Saturdayst. tIti p Al 'oA 'ss}
Portland. RusIon s,inns, "'s'oa,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

Hindenburg had better remain
dead.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

General Hell is said to be leadinv
the Hun retreat from Me und Gotr,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

The following was taken from the
Coos County Democrat:
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howe of Nor
way, Me. have been visiting at Wal
ter Colby's in Lancaster. Prof. Howe
is president of the Maine Academy of
Science, and while he calls these
trips around the mountains a vaca-
ton from his study ne is always
watching with the keenest eyes, try
ing to detect some sign or indication
of some valuable metals or stones,
for he is an exceptional expert in
metelogy.
His collection CT gems and precious
stones is considered by the Harvard
experts to be the best private collec-
ton known anywhere. The most re-
markable about this is the fact that
Mr.. Howe alone has prospected and
found nearly every kind of nugget,
gem, diamond, pearl, etc. In fact
Mr.. Howe has in his collection some
of the most uncommon and rarest of
stones, some that have never before
been found except in the remote for
eign countries. One can conceive
something of the quality as wei. as
the quantity Of this collection VIXEN
we learn that Tiffany & Co. in gath
ering their celebrated collection to
exhibit at the Paris Exposition made
several selections from these cases,
and Mr.. Howe says every specimen
won honors.
A gem expert and dealer in Paris
bought one specimen. 1t soon was
sold again to German agent for the
ROYAL Art Collection, and this is at
present in Kaiser Wilhelm's Art Col
lection at Pottsdam. GERMANY. This
appears to somewhat annoy Mr..
Howe, who says he has told the boys
70 get it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

The Saco city government voted to
establish public market at the COR
ner of Free and Main streets, blu:
nothing has been done since and, as
far as can be learned. the farmers
are not displaying any interest in the
enterprise. They can take their gar
den truck to nearby summer resorts
where they can get a ton price for
everything.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

A report that one South End fam
ilv had accused another of German
kinship and that threats of bomb
throwing had been MADE resulted in
members of the two families being
called before Municipal Judge Miller.
T:-ler NJ. Coombs. local explo-
sives agent, was asked 70 be pres
ent at the conference and a sitting
of the evidence in the case made it
clear that the affair was an ordinary
family quarrel and that no bombs or
German plots were invertebrates
senser, Rockland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

fine piece of detective work has re-
Gently been done by Orman b. Fernan-
deg. city marshal of Old Town, by
which a battling series of mysterious
assaults and one murder has been
cleared up to the satisfaction of that
officer and others in authority. Four
residents of eastern Maine were victims
OF murderous assaults, almost every
one while they slept and by being terri
bly, beaten about the head. The fifth
victim was found dead and mutilated
floating in the river near Old Town.
Chief Ferda ndeZ secured what seemed
to him to be a promising clue and went
to work on it. Clue followed clue and
finally resulted in the arrest by Fernan-
dez of one Fred Thibadeau on the
charge of having committed all of the
deeds. 1t is believed by the authori-
ties that he is the guilty man and it s
said that he has confessed part of them
He had no personal enmity toward any
of the victims. but found peculiar
pleasure in harming and mutlating
them. His trial next September prom
ises to be. very sensational.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

An Auburn man says that in his
household there is nothing new in
the work or fight" order. 1t has al
ways been the way his wife talked.
Lewiston journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03
Railroads and Steamho,,
MAINE CENTRAL /
Corrected 70 June "a, lsIa
TRAINS LEAVE Al't;I'sa'

GOI\G Nt>r'.l
Nj, fortia..4 ana ~
o. so a. Nj, tarr,..|
kot kiduu, porl.a6H'
lou, MUn.IeaI ana \
oec, $50 a. ~, ~
-GR. IewIst,.n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

Daniel NJ Crockett, Civil War
veteran, who died in Bridgton, July
%. for the purpose of establishing a
fund to be known as the Crockett
fund. bequeaths his real estate to the
town of Bridgton with the provision
that the income is to be used for the
support and assistance Of widows of
deceased soldiers, and in case there
be none of this class to be used for
the assistance of any needy resident
o. the town. A substantial bequest
is also made to Farragut Relief
Corps of Bridgton. Nominal be-
quests are provided for William NJ
Dunn. who is named as executor of
the will and to Susanna NJ. Kellogg
of Brooklyn, y. Y, daughter of the
Cecease
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03
Maine Gossip

The following poem, originating from
the Fall River Red Cross Chapter, de-
fines the kind of letter writing that is
needed:
Soldiers.
Her kitchen girl had left ner and she
all the work to do
Upon the day the plumbing broke and
let the water through
The baby had the chicken-poz-she mad
to go and see
The Doctor on the subject. and she fell
and sprained her knee.
passing neighbor brought her home
the tire'd gone Que by then
She ate frigd meal, and then she gos
her ink and pen.
She wrapped her shawl around her, and
beneath the evening lamp
She wrote a letter TO her mana soldier
down in Camp.
Dear John. Your loving letter was re-
ceived today. ] hope
You're well. l keep SO busy that have
no time to NOPE.
The weathers cold but beautiful, and
Spring is on the way.
The ba by's got a tooth. ! took trip
down town today.
And Mr.. johnson picked me up in MS
big motor car
And brought me home-you can't be-
lieve how kind the neighbors are,
Baby and I've decided We will lead the
simple life
And stay at home for quite a while.
With lots of love, Your wife"
Her name is Mrs. Legion, and she's
quite well known to me.
Her husband is a soldier of his Coun-
try. SO IS SHE!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

COURT PINE TREE NO. 20, FOR
esterS of America, meets in Golden
Cross hall, the first and third Thursda "
OF each "a at o'clock.
ROBERT McDOUGAL. Chief Ranger
JOHN ,. WHITE. FIN Sec
ma y23.tu-th-sat,lyr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-03

CAPITAL GRANGE, NO. 24s, p. OF
H. Meetings I'd and 4th Saturday eve
nngs of each month a G. A. X. hall.
CHAS. q. CROWELL, w. Nj.
MRS. EMMA F. HOWE. Sec.
tlI-th-Sat,tt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-08
GETS CROWN JEWELS.
Federal Agent Takes S350,0oo Worth
from New York Vault.

NEW YORK, June s.-Federal au-
thorities have removed from a safe de-
post vault in this city, leased by the
wife of a man who is said to have. posed
as an American army lieutenant. $780,
600 worth of precious stones alleged to
be part of consignment of Russian
crown jewels struggled into this coun-
try
This announcement was made at Ho-
boken, \. j., when Montefiore Kahn
and Vladimir Jogelson, charged with
completely in the smuggling, were ar
raigned before a United States commits
sioner and released on bail 1t was
stated also that government agents are
seeking a man who said he was an
American diplomatic attache formerly
stationed in Russia, who arrived at Ho-
boken May %, with Kahn and Jogelscn
on a Danish liner and disappeared i'm
)mediately after the ship locked.
Federal agents declared that the war
department has no record of the alleged
lieutenant involved in the smuggling
plot, and they believe the man is an
| impostor.
They will continue, vigorously, it was
said, the search for the remainder of
| the jewelry claimed to have been owned
prior to the Russian revolution, by
members of the Romanoff family.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-08
BUMPER CROP OF
WHEAT FORECASTED
Government Expects Total Produc
ton of 915,OO0,OOO Bushels, Close
to 1915 Record.

q WASHINGTON, June S.-A bumper
wheat crop this year which before har-
vest may develop into production of
a billion bushels. was forecast yester-
day by the department of agriculture in
its June crop report, giving the first
indication of the size of this year S
spring wheat output. Basing its esti
mate on June l conditions, the depart
ment forecast total wheat production
of 931 100000 bushels, which would
place this year s harvest as the second
largest in the history of the country.
Experts of the government aiming for
a billion-bushel crop to help in feeding
the armies and civilian populations of
the allies, pointed to the development
of the record crop of 1915 to substan-
tiate their hopes for crop equal to
that.
In June of 1915 a total wheat pro-
duction of $50 100000 bushels was fore
cast and the quantity gradually crept
upward until the final figures for the
year showed the crop to be 1,o25,S00,000
| bushels.
The acreage sown to spring wheat
| this year is larger by 100000 acres
than ever sown before and 215 per cent
larger than last year, aggregating b.
| 4S9, 900 acres. The condition of the
crop on June / was 95.2 per cent of a
normal, or Is per cent better than the
| 10-year average. A yield of 334, 100000
| bushels was forecast. That is Ill ,000,-
600 bushels more than harvested last
/ year and only about 100000 bushels
less than the record spring wheat har-
vest of 1915.
Winter wheat growing on the second
largest acreage ever planted, showed a
condition 3 per cent better than the
l0-year average, with S3.S per cent OF
a normal. A production of 5S7 100000
bushels was forecast, which is $1,000,
| 600 bushels more than forecast from
conditions existing May l. Such a CROP
would be the third in size grown in this
country.
The oat crop also promises to be OF
record proportions. On an average g.
Iper cent larger than last year when tn,
record crop, ,5S7,000,0o0 bushels, wa
grown, June l conditions warrant
forecast of 1900, 100000 bushels. Onl,
last year S crop and that of 1915 exceed
ed that quantity
Rye production will be record, tn
forecast being Sl,000,000 bushels whicl
is slightly less than was forecast il
: May Last years crop was 60,10000
bushels, which was record. Barrie,
production last year was 209,000,00
/, bushels and the June l condition SO.
while the 10-year average is 202 ,000,0 90
bushels, and the condition 904 Las
: year S acreage was S,S25,000 acres.
|, Hay production last year was "a
I 100000 tons and the June eonditio
: S5.1, while the l0-year average is %
100000 tons and the condition Sst
: The, May forecast, when the eonditio
9 was 500 indicated 107, 5000 tons
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-08
Sales Of War Savings and
Thrift Stamps in Vermont
to May Is, 1918
AS Reported to the State Dis
tributor Of War Savings

Rutland County still leads In the
race for supremacy in the sale. Of
War Savings Stamps with a per ca
pita of 1912, closely followed by
Washington. and Caledonia Counties
in the order named. The State per
capita sale is only S1.9S, mainly oc-
casioned by the poor showing of all
counties excepting the above named !,
which are the only ones to exceed
the three dollar mark.
Danville. Waterbury, Wallingford,
Montpelier and Lyndon lead the
towns and cities, Waterbury continu-
ing her remarkable increase in sales
We once more ask of reporting Off
ces that returns for the week ending
Saturday be made to reach this office
not later than the following Wednes
day night in order that our tabula
tions may be complete and in season
for publication.
H. L. FAREWELL,
State Distributor of War Savings
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-08
OIlEE3l33ll

Even if broken, we pay up to $25.00
per set. CASH for Crowns, Old Gold
and Platinum. Send and receive CASH
by return mail. BERNER'S FALSE
TEETH SPECIALIST, % Third St.,
Troy, N. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-08
LOST.

Wednesday evening May 90
Circus night on the Playground, a
Hallmark wrist watch No. 973S930.
Suitable reward if returned to. +. L..
HILDRETH & co. S1-S6
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-08
Truly Republican.

That country is republican where
honesty and merit are recognized and
rewarded.