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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15
COMING EVENTS

July 16-Public Utilities Commission
hearing on Maine Central petition for
side tracks at Oakland at 10, Augusta
July 16-State Board of Assessors,
| Pennington.
July 1s-Summer school opens, Cas-
tine.
July 1s-summer school opens, Presque
Isle.
July 17-state Board of Assessors.
Phillips.
July l7-Iublic Utilities Commission
hearing on complaints against Portland
, Terminal Company and Androscoggin
Electric Company. at $50 court house.
July estate Board of Assessors,
Rangeley.
July Estate Board of Assessors, Bel
fast.
July z-Auction sale by receiver or
Rockland, South Thomaston and ST
George railway at Il. Rockland.
July A-State Board OF Assessors.
Rockland.
July Estate Board of Assessors,
Wiscasset.
July 23-N-chautauqua week. Rock
land.
July 31-Pardon hearing for Isl Linn.
Chinese student, convicted Of murder
Gus assault, Governor and Council, Au-
gusta.
July 24Registered shoot, Gardiner
Gun Club. Gardiner.
July 25-2e-state championship trap
shoot. Portland
Aug. SD Annual Reunion OF 14th
Maine Regiment Associa tlon during
week at Camp Bolan, Long Island.
Portland
Aug. S-Annual reunion of lst. loth
and 18th Maine Regimenta. Association.
Long Island, Portland.
Aug. 10-Democratic speaking cam
paign opens in Maine
Aug. 14-43d annual reunion of 18th
Maine Regiment at Toeus
Aug. Sensational Association OF or
ganists, Portland.
Aug. D-21-Institute for instruction
Of clergy in methods by which the
church can give best war service, Ban
gor Theological Seminary
ps Sept lo-l2-oxford toun,y fair, South
Sept. ls-1s--Fifteenth Maine Reunion
at Brunswick
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15
OUR BOYS
in
OUR CQUNTRY'S SERVICE

One of Richmond's sons who has
seen active service overseas is Sergt.
Daniel a. Stewart. He was born "a
years ago and was educated in the
public schools, graduating from the
High school in 1912. Following his
graduation he was drug clerk in the
store Of l.. II. Gaubert for some time.
Later he entered the employment OF
a druggist in Skowhegan. and it was
from there in April, 1917, that he
responded 10 the call to the Colors.
He received his training at Westfeld,
Mass. before being sent to France,
and is now a sergeant in Company E.
103d Regiment.
In a recent letter to friend in town
he said:
We have completed our tour of
duty at the front. having haG very
good success and are ready to go
again at a moments notice. The
people of the L. S. cant realize what
the war has been. but this country of
which we have seen considerable has
suffered terribly. beyond the com
prehension Of the citizens of the good
old t. :. A. Thank God that The
war did not have to be fought in our
own country!
"All have been pretty well. all
though the difference in climate has
been responsible for some ill health.
The weather at times IS fine. but we
have many cool, damp days, and mud
galore.
I'VE have had much hard work,
some hardships. and have done with
out many good things that we should
have liked, but we shall forget all
these things when we have been a
short time at home"
The following letter has just been
received by Mrs Horace w. Wescott
of Knox, from her daughter, Dr.
Adeline Wescott of New York, who
is passing a years leave from st.
Luke's hospital, doing work in
France among the civilians suffering
with tuberculosis.
13 Rue d Medicis,
BloiS, France.
My dear Mother:
A few days ago came Memorial
day and it was celebrated all over
France in honor of the American
dead There are few buried in the
cemeteries in France. At Blois the
exercises in the cemetery were most
interesting. There was speech by
an American officer in English, then
one by a French officer in French,
then the firing of a salute, then the
Star Spangled Banner by the Ameri
can band, then the Marseillaise by
the same band. During these ma
tional airs all the officers stood at
attention and all the private soldiers
bareheaded. Then the graves were
decorated with flowers by little
French girls in white. girls whose
fathers were at the front, and by
American army nurses.
am enclosing spray of wild
flowers and an ivy leaf from the
cemetery. After decorating the
graves of the Americans they placed
flowers on those of the French.
This week l take charge Of a
Tubercular Dispensary here. that is
of the medical end of it. The man
who has been located tere is going
back to Paris to work
DR.. Wescott wears a Khaki uniform
very much like those of the men,
with the exception of The skirt and
has the rank and pay Of a first leu
tenant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15

@= GOING wEsT-s,
Name NJ, Portland and l..
AItl $50 A. NJ, Farn'.s
05,li:W Rockiand, Port!ssS &
:EitHSt, ton, Montreal and 4
..as1 bee; s.S5 A. NJ, ~
ok, Lewiston y,
land. White Mountain POM,
ton; 2.52 z. NJ, local; 4.o5 p N y
press) Brunswick, Rocklan5 z
l3nd, Boston; 5.l5 P. NJ. H,gn Z
Gardner and So. Gardiner; sysy
local to Portland, connects ta..
New York and Washington i,,j
Saturdays); 10E P. M, Lewiston n
Portland. Boston. Sundays an y
1922 A. NJ, sos New York and al
lngton) and l0.E Z. NJ. porlIars
Boston.
GOING EAST-1.oS A. NJ, Ba,,r
John, Halifax. Aroostook Co, III
morning at lis a. NJ, does NOT ~
beyond Bangor; 3.27 A. NJ, 70, III
VILE. Bangor, Bar Harbor, Csa,j
b. IL A. points: $50 A. NJ, Local hi
fast. Harmony, Bangor and S,l
gan; l2,.y noon. Waterville, BAN
d. A. r. X, Bar Harbor, Cslss
1Ui'i' any iiaAiiaA' 40 r NJ, e1pIsi
Waterville, thence local 10 M
Bar Harbor and Mattavsrss
1.3l P. NJ, Watervil!e, Skowherss
Bangor. Sundays lis A. NJ. for III
vile and Bangor; 327 A. M
Waterville. Bangor and Bar H,,l
9.39 A. NJ; for Waterville, Show
and Bangor; sol Z. NJ. for Bangc
Bar Harlor.
Trains leave Augusta for Ham
Gardiner and South Gardner N
9.3o a. NJ, 20. SIS, GIG, 10 A 7. Y
lowell anG Gardiner only 40
Gardner only $40 A NJ. daily.
NJ. l.. HARRIS, Gen1 Pass. Agt
Douglass. Genl Mgr. Portland n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15
E.Il Kills Corinna Man

The death of Granville Hayden OF
Corinna occurred at a Bangor hos
nital Thursday morning as the result
Of injuries he received when he fell
from a staging where Ne had been AZ
work painting the cornice. The re-
mains we're taken to Lis home IN
Corinna and the fune-al- was held
Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15

The Livermore Falls Advertiser
nnos room for the following: A few
weeks ago many peonIe were nro-
phesying "a dry, hot summer seaso, ),
but the frequent rains of late must
nave drowned out those ideas. At
ieas' we near nothing about The hot
ana ols prospects and now many are
taking TOO wet-if it rains much
,no.. We snaii not raise anything"
isnt u rather early to orophesy fail
ure Or shortage in crops. for there Is
y' q iong growing season ahead Of
us sso we will trust (. nd labor for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15

1t is too bad that New York waited
until John Purroy Mitchell was dead be-
fore showing its appreciation of him.
Biddeford Journal.
New York has little use for good
men who are alive-after they are
found out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15

TO a " e a * n 9 S ;
which caused back
ache and head
aches. A frie n d
called my atten-
ton to one of your
newspaper adver-
tisements and i'm
mediately my hus-
band bought three
bottles of Lydia z.
Pinkham's V ge-
table Compound for
me. After taking
two bottles / felt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15
Cpportune Arrival

Elias sister was discussing birthdays
he was born at noon, when he ex-
claimed Wash it nice that ! came
Just in time for dinner"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15
Name GOSSIP
IN FLANDERS FIELDS
The CHALLENGE and the Answer


one of the most beautiful poems that
have come out of the war Is that OF the
title In Flanders Fields" by John
McRae of the Canadian Expeditonary
Forces. The lines, soul-movinS chal-
lenge in behalf of freedom, for which
many noble youths have made the SD
preme sacrifice, have called forth a
stirring response from the pen of K.
w. Lillard-the answer of all true souls
to the challenge of the hour. The dead
have not died in vain. Or. McRae's
poem and others from his pen are soon
putnam's Sons.
In Flanders fields the peoples blow
Betw cen the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place. and IN the sky.
The larks, still bravely singing, Fly,
Scarce heard mid the guns below,
We are the dead short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved. and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe,
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If We break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep though peoples grow
In Flanders fields.
John Mchae.
Rest We in peace. We Flanders dead.
The fight that ye so bravely led
We've taken up. And we will keep
True faith with you who lie asleep,
With each crocs to mark his bed,
In Flanders fields.
Fear not that ye have died for naught.
The torch We threw to us we caught.
Ten million hands will hold ii high,
And Freedom light shall never die!
We've learned the lesson that We taught
In Flanders fields.
R. W. Lillard
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15
UnIucky m an

Clerk-Pease, sir can | have . week s
holiday?
Employer-What's wrong with YOU
now
Clerk-Im going to get married
Enployer-.<ow. YOU were away
week with influenza and 10 days with a
sprained ankle. l declare there's al
ways something going wrong with you,
Jones, Pearson Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15
cruelty to Children Case

image Harry l.. Crabtree at
ellsworth had a busy day on Thurs
cay IN the municipal court. Mrs
MAUD Cousins. who was arrested
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15
HUSBAND
SAVES Wife
From Suffering by Getting
Her Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Pittsburgh. Pa.-"For many months
was not able to do my work owing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15
W. G. OLIVER, Sheriff.

The Bath Times says III an editorial:
The Times agrees with Sheriff oliver
in the stand he has taken against the
eviction of tenants who are paying a
fair rental promptly and are willing to
continue doing SO. All kinds of trouble
could be made if landlords were allowed
to make excessive profits at such times
as these. 1t would be 4 continual NOV
ing in some cases, il the landlord was
ready to take the highest rent offered,
and people would be inclined to bid for
acceptable rents much as they would at
an auction. To stabilize conditions Is
essential and there would be nothing
worse for the city than feeling of in
security as to a home by the workers
who are employed in our shipva r,is
There may be cases, where 1t is right.
that tenants should be turned out and
those cases ought to be adjusted readi-
~. but to evict a tenant, every time a
little more rent is offered by another,
would be bad for the city. 1t would al
so. tend to cause suffering among
widows and sickly people who might
not be able to pay an exorbitant rental
such as might be charged in these times
when some are ready to pay any price
almost, for a house
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15
Il suppose So she replied.

Well, then" he continued. II guess
Ill take a dime out of my bank and
60 down to the barber shop and get
shaved"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15
All the Fixinas

Little Ferdy had just been put in a
khaki suit with long trousers. Mann
ma he asked, "am l man now like
ma ma o.,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15
Light and Airy
aShot Pome
Spise
Flies.
This was all shot to pieces in transit

Everything l have in the world l
owe TO my wife.
I'm almost like you. too Everything
! owe for in this world my wife
bought. Answers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15
OUTRAGEOUS CON-
OPTIONS REGARD
ING BATH RENTS

Bath. Ne. July 14.-No improve
ment is shown in the situation regard
ing the disposition Of some people to
kick tenants out Of their homes. the
owners being led to such action by the
enormous rentals offered by people
seeking rents Most people uphold
eviction law was made for the purpose
Of attending to people who would not
pay their rent and not to turn out OF
doors people who could and did pay
but their homes were wanted for others
who would pay more money. Sheriff
Oliver in letter to the Times says:
Bath, Maine. July =, 1915.
To the Editor of the Times
In addition to your story in Thurs
days Times regarding eiectment Of
tenants / wish to add that hoped the
situation would change but it is going
from bad to worse. ! have three OF
four cases now where my deputies are
supposed to eject families. 10 put their
furniture in the street.
want to say. that from this date,
shall personally investigate all such
cases and. if find that it is done for
profit, shall refuse to allow my depu-
ties to serve the papers and take the
consequences of a suit against myself.
The law was never intended to cover
such cases as are being put up to my
department under conditions existing in
Bath. It was drawn TO get at rent
beats and persons who are delinquent
in paying rent, not for the benefit of
spectators for profit.
l have had writ to serve where
there was a death in the family of the
party to be elected and the parties ask
ing for tie election were persistent that
l put the family out which l did not do.
l want to run this Office to carry out
the law as intended but I do not believe
it was ever intended for these cases
and therefore, rather than to help spec
ulators get more profit by putting poor
people out on the street with no place to
go or prospects of a place, will resign.
if necessary.
When a case is brought against me
in these matters I will take great care
that the public is acquainted with the
facts from the issuance OF the writ to
my refusal to serve il.
Very truly,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15
JOG MORRILL, COMMANDERY

No. so. U. q u. {. Regular meetings
second and fourth Tuesday evenings at
730 O'Clock at Golden Cross hall.
q. RANDALL BAKER. n. c.
w. +. CLOCGH, +. X. h.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15
Railroads and Steambo,
MAINE CENTRAL |
Corrected to June "a. ,am

,.nINE AHNISTA
S ~ D. WEST-l.y
80 A. NJ, FarnD'..,ss
Rock!and, Port!ase |.
ton, Montreal an; l |
pee; s.9S A. u, a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15
AUGUSTA LODGE NO. ee4, s.P.o.E,

Regular meetings in the Elks Home,
Winthrop street, the second and fourth
Thursday of each month at s O'Clock
}. E. HANSON. +. IL.
w. q. THOMAS. Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15

Practically all places in northern
Maine are now charging from . to 3
per cent. exchange for Canadian bills.
an enormous quantity of which are in
circulation there. In fact, it is said
that a stranger would think from the
appearance of the money in circula-
ton in Van Buren, that he was in
Canada.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15

years receipts.
The members of the Knox Academy
of Arts and Sciences are to celebrate
the birthday of Gen. Henry Knox,
July 25, by dedicating a big pine in
the Knox Arboretum as living mon
ument to his memory. Rev. Pliny A.
Allen. vice president of the Academy
will deliver the address of welcome.
Hon. John Francis Sprague of Dover,
Names historian, will deliver the
dedicatory address. Hon. Reuel Rob-
inson of Camden will read a paper on
KNOX" and patriotic selections will
be sung by a community chorus.
Michael Kerwin of Norway has re-
, ceived a letter from his daughter,
Miss Dora L. Kerwin in Honolulu,
that she will remain there indefinite
ly, having received an offer from the
American College to act as instructor
in Oral Expression and English. For
the past three months she has been
substituting, and her work proving
highly satisfactory, brought the OPP
portunity to become one of the facul-
ty with a substantial increased sala-
nv. Miss Kerwin is native of Nor
Wav. where she is well known as a
talented elecutionist.
Caribou. like Houlton, has wisely
profited by the recent confiagation
in the business section. when they
lost a large number of business
blocks, by widening the streets in
that section, says the Houlton
Times. At a special town
meeting held recently they raised
S45. 600 to be used for taking land
for public use. They voted to widen
High street as well as Water street
nv the purchase of land from the
several owners, as well as to build
a retaining wall on the bank of
Caribou stream While this was a
wise move, the adoption Of a Fire
District in which no wooden build
\ngs may be built, or no buildings
NAV be moved or repaired. was
equally as wise, and in the years to
come will be of great value for the
building of a substantial town. The
onlv thing to make this ordinance
effective is to see that it is enforced.
Even after Houlton had adopted a
Fire district and building laws. one
party attempted to rebuild OF wood
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15

No. 80, |. Q. o. F., meets I'd and ith
Wednesday evenings at O'Clock.
CORA PEASLEE. y. u.
SADIE +. METCALt'. Zee. Sec.
mCh26 M VT lyr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15

Eagles. meets III r. .. hall. us Water
St. hrst and third Monday of each
month at 5 o'clock.
ROBERT GOODE, Pres
GEORGE JENKINS. Sec.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-05

You will thrill with vital pride sight of Navy and Army action
crusaders dmg egins Before appear
boys their hted play and work. You will line
trenches France the first batch the Yankees
the hundreds important and interesting details modern warfare.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-05
These Pictures Are for YOU!

These official pictures will the people Washington their first OPP
OF seeing our boys action Fance understand just what these
preparation have brought about combating enemy
worker the munlon factory the toer the field fact every man
and child who doing his her visualize the results of their
present time They will show those who subscribed to the Liberty Lo
Co Knights OF Columbus M A. Salvation Army and other campo
what their money has accomplished
Every American will be intensely interested seeing the baking
an OF bread for the army the making millions of uniforms the mar
OF tons OF guns the launching of thousands aanes and
i of ships into the
The Washington herald., 1918-06-05

ME UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT has made possible
American public be the
Navy both lover here and lover there.
motion enabled the which
is to end the great the ages.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02

.nsors Drew and Benet will not return
to Congress- after November 3. The
women may be able to put sufYragists
in their places. In that case they
would have the two votes they nov,
lack before the present session Of Con-
Gress cnda. Otherwise, they will have
to wait until the now Congress- meets
March (, when the lineup may be
changed. In the West the Woman's
party, the pickup group will CAM
paien against the Democratic party,
holding it alone responsible for the do
feat Of the amendment. Politicians
predict the suffrage faux pas may de-
feat the Democrats and return a Re-
publican majority to the Senate in
March.
There was nothing dramatic in the
days session. II was feared from the
beginning that the Presidents speech
had not been able to change any votes.
Letters from the White House to Sena-
tora Shields and Overmun had no an
parent effect upon their determination
20 vote against the bill. Two votes
from the Democratic side would have
prevented what Senator Pittman, Of
Nevada, called the other day "the muir
der Of the Democratic party" but these
were not forthcoming.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
Wireless IL, Africa

Inc jungle African has no written
'ahguage. lie cannot send letters. He
mas no telegraph poles or telephone
wires. But he has no difficulty in com
muhicating with his neighbors ten, fif
'een or even twenty miles away.
now does he do it? The African has
aram, followed block of wood, from
Sne to three feet in length, on which
sticks. '''e ''''t'e y" '''' oNN''
VS. 90 q stranger, white man, on his
sWy, sWay 20 the village beyond the forest?
W.. "a,se man coming. Twelve in cara
ma, sounds the warning as the drum
o', sf IKE our telegraph operator, taps
MS news.
d,Ms, dmo message seems too difficult for the
p,msly grown person has drum
AZ A.. .oy which he may be called from
servs 'ahce, and his drum name will
insts,as az key to his character. For
The Se; sS;: the missionary who aroused
mo tm'retion of the natives by kill
Elenhso elephants is known as "Thc
+ tIysssas Killer" and Ze Zum, who is
s:vn.j Is walker, answers to the code
n1onlights 'D' sun SCI" l ~''' walk ps
tha;r IL tue drum, husbands may call
n,sy Ives ives in from the fields, pastors
eb;id SUMMON their f1ocks to church,
soldiasa nag be hastened to school,
Az 70 war, wise men to counsel.
Afr;sa' wnst matters most Of all, in
4syhsalu everybody knows the code. ev-
4HeslS e telegraph operator
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02

Senator Cummins, OF Iowa, g stanch
friend Of suffrage, sounded the death
Enell Of the bill in his opening words.
Il very much fear that little group
OF wilful men is about to defeat a
measure, that the President has de-
clared TO be necessary to tho war;" he
said. ,~.
Then he tried to scare tl.c "vilfnl''
men into eleventh hour re3entance.
"Do you forget" no c-icd, sisatin e
Mis- fist at Senator'S Reed and Under
wood, "do you forget the severe con-
clemnation that was metet out to that
other group Of wilYul men, who to-day
desire nothing more than to amend
their action on that measure? Would
you rather defeat the women then help
the President carry on this war?
Warns Of "Punishmentn
"l hope the President viii .dea!
icniently with you. But it isn't very
long aince he retired The junior sena-
Tor FROM Mississippi from, public I: se
for refusing to. folio whis n-isiies. The
junior Senator from Georgia suffered
the same fate. How do you hopo to
escape"
Senator Reed himself led tho laugh
ter at his own expense.
"Either you doubt the Preside .,t'a
New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
1ns. Turn Your Dollars Into Shells. Buy Bonds TO

and we renew our struggle for the
rcig nof law based upon the consent OF
the governed and sustained by the or.
ganizd opinion of mankind.
"Crat as is our disappointment for
the women, it is greater for the coun-
try itself, for it can no longer stand
before the world as the leader OF Demo
cratic ideals. The lack OF two votes
has shancd US before all mankind
Make Campaign Plans
Miss Mary Garrct Hay, OF New York,
who has been working with the Repub-
lican members, declared that che hoped
the punishment Of the auffragists would
DC meted out alike to the Republicans
and Democrats who had failed to vote
for the bill
II am Il sugragist," she said, "beforc
am party woman At the last ma
t'onal convention we voted to 90 into
the November cannpagn in sufficient
number Of states to eTect a victory
for our cause. That doesn't mean that
we shall campaign against every Sen-
ator who voted against us. We saai,
so into few choice states"
The starting poitn in this campaign
will be New, Hampshire and South
Carolina, which arc about to have a
change in their representatives. Sen