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Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-09-26
Autos. Boats, Motors. Etc.

FORD TOURi.!L CAR, 1915 MOL
el, Just overhauled. Bargain if taken at
once. Augusta Shoe Store. 325 Water St.
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-09-26
Wanted-Islale Help
+, EXPERIENCED N A N FOR

E..,s 4 do.u,e surfacer Berlin planer
~ g1.ss offered to the right man.
~. P.ib TuA 60 Bath, Maine.
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-09-26
Miscellaneous
solUM SIZE PARLoR COAL

'r Must iC boo good condition and
,"r i.t Address BoX 2SS. Hallo-
Hr Irl 'NW. scpt2Gdtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-09-26
IT ONCE, THREE men

|. .,,. IN the mailing room. Apply
|. n. Cannett PUB. Inc, Augusta.
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-09-26
GASOLINE ENGINEs-ALL SIZES

touring car in first-class condition.
Great bargain for a quick sale. DR..
Lewis S. Johnson. ~ Cha2el street,
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-09-26
70 OR THREE ROOMS IN GAR.
ASH For OLD FALSE TEETH
MEDIUM SIZE COAL STOVE N
|sTTUArloN AS HoUsEKEEpER

NiUoN or elderly gentleman. city
o.ut52 Allress Mrs Stinson r.
''n'Hs shhm j. T. J.. l. Whitefeld. Me.
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The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-01
WHAT THE UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION IS
 DOING.

A thought the United States food administration would like to implant firmly and clearly in the public mind is that the work of the food administration is not merely na- tional, but international. It is the largest relief work the world has ever known.
 Our first duty is to see that the armies fighting the battles for world democracy in the trenches are prop erly supplied with wholesome food.
 Perhaps second in importance is the necessity for keeping ever be- fore the people of the nations asso- ciated with us in the war assurance that their food requirements are to be met in sufficient degree to sus- tain life so there will be no food panics in those countries, based up- on fear that this nation will not live up to the obligations now placed upon it by destiny. The importance of this phase of the food question is deeply impressed upon the minds of all who have a basic understand ing of European conditions.
 The fact that food, Americas con tributon to the war, is as essential as either men or munitions, has been so often stated as to make repetition seem needless, but 1t remains nevertheless true all the time. It is true that food will win the war. It is equally true that lack of food food can bring defeat. This is so true that if the people of this country could but under stand how vitally essential is the success of the food program pro- posed by the food administration, much of the difficulty of all prob lems of food conservation would disappear, because the call of hu- manity and patriotism would lead all Americans to meet the require ments asked of them. The import ance, therefore, of intelligent edu- cation along conservation lines can not be overestimated.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-01
CANNON FIRE DOESN'T
 < < CAUSE RAIN < <
By Garret P. Serviss

The cannonading could have no perceptible influence in increasing the quantity of watery vapor in the air, and the gases released by the dis charges would not themselves con- dense into rain, although they would perhaps be absorbed to a greater or less extent by the falling drops.
 The shocking of the air by the discharges of giant guns is pheno- menon we'll calculated to impress the imagination with the notion that rain might so to speak, be shaken out of the atmosphere by the violent un- dultations, as dust is shaken out of carpet, but, in fact, aerial vibra- tions have no part in the formation i of raindrops.
 The experiment was thoroughly tried out in this country in 1892, and the negative results obtained at that ] time have not been contradicted since.
 l If long-continued cannonading, or great battles, were with practical unanimity followed by rain, or any other distinctive weather phenomena, then a priori case might be made out for the theory in question, but the historic evidence, as far as it goes, seems rather to point to the oppo- site direction.
 An examination of the weather records on the battlefront in France i and Flanders, or along the Russian or Balkan front, if extended over the entire period of the war, will show that the rains and floods have come at about their normal annual periods and if they have seemed to be extra ordinary heavy it is only because of the attention centered upon them and i the unwonted circumstances that have made them conspicuous. Rains that the peasant farmers would never have talked of become disasters for struggling armies and are thus men tally magnified into unparalled out 1 breaks of natures forces.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-01
EIGHTH GRADERS
 HAVE EXAMS NOW
Three Days Will Be Devoted to Tests, While Lower Grades
 Enjoy Vacation.

The eighth graders of the Frank lin K. Lane school began their final examinations this morning, and will be kept at the work steadily during the remainder of the week. Miss Kobe is devoting her entire time to the class, having excused the lower grades until Monday, in order that the examinations might not be inter- rupted.
 The five pupils constituting the Eighth grade are working diligently to make a good showing, and if close application to the work in hand will get them by, all may be confident of passing with high honors
The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-01
DRAFTED MEN
 ID BE TRAINED
 AS MECHANICS

A war-emgency course to train conscripted men for machine-shop occupations, blacksmithing, sheet metal working, and pipe-fitting has been prepared by the Federal Board for Vocational Education and will be distributed to the schools through out the country as soon as it can be printed It is known as Bulletin No. 8.
 "There is critical and constantly growing need for many thousands of mechanics and technicians for Army occupations carried on in and behind the lines of the United States army" declares the Board for Vo- cational Education. Many of these workers, already experienced in simi- lar occupations in civil life, will be secured through the draft and pos sibly through voluntary enlistment. It is recognized by those in a posi- tion to know that the quotas thus obtained will not be sufficient, and that it will be necessary to give spe- cial training to many thousands of men for various occupations and in various ways. The war department has taken definite steps to provide for this training systematically thru army schools and in some instances at cantonments, but largely at the industrial, trade, and engineering schools of the country"
 The Federal Board of Vocational Education is acting for the war de partment in preparing these course: of study and in dealing with the state authorities in charge of thu school work. Men who take thes, courses, it is declared, should no
 be led to believe that they are learn
 ing a trade. They are serving theil country by learning to do a specia job well, though to some extent thi
 training may be beneficial to then
 in after life"
The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-01

The French Academy of Sciences has been considering the popular be- lief that the tremendous cannonad- ing on the Western front is respon- sible for the heavy rains frequently experienced there, as we'll as for more widespread atmospheric dis turbances, and the conclusion reach ed is in practical accord with what l have several times stated in replies to correspondents in this country who questioned whether the violent and continual shocking of the air in Western Europe might not upset the weather as far away as this
 side of the ocean.
 As Mr. Hildebranson reminded the
 Academy, the principal and ordinary
 cause of rain is the cooling of a cur
 rent of ascending air which is charged
 with more moisture than it can re-
 tain in the form of vapor when the temperature falls. as it almost in-
 variably does, with increase of ele-
 vation.
 But the present in the air of an abundance of minute particles of
 dust promotes the formation of rain
 by offering nuclei aronud which the moisture may condense in drops, and this action is, no doubt, aided by electric charges carried by the dust particles. Thus rain may be in- duced in a dust-laden atmosphere
 when it would not occur if the air
 were entirely free from impurities By furnishing great quantities of
 minute particles floating at high elevation and capable of condensing
 moisture about them, a heavy and
 long cannonade might bring about local fall of rain. But it would not extend to any great dis tance, and would not occure at all if the atmosphere were not already surcharged with watery vapor and, consequently, in a state calculated to produce rain at the place where the battle clouds were formed.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-01
OVERSUBSCRIBED.

The issue of $50O,000.00O United States treasury certificates. subscrip- tions for which closed March 5, was oversubscribed. The subscriptions in every district except Philadelphia equaled or exceeded the tentative quota It was necessary to repect late subscriptions in several dis tricts.
 Larger subscriptions of the New York banks, which were called upon to take so much more than their share of the preceding issue, were scaled in order to enable allotment in full to be made to other sub- scribers. The tentative New York quota of $194,O0O,000 was largely in excess of its quota on the basis of the resources of the New York district, and it is a source of grati fication that the subscriptions 1T other districts have shown such sub stantial improvement. This mean: healthy distribution of the certi ficates which will strengthen tht whole financial position.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-01
* <: I< 5: A NEW VALDEZ.

A new era has dawned for Valdez, declares the Valdez Miner. From a mediocre body of officials the city council has stepped into the lime light as trail blazers to bigger and better Valdez. They are after industries and are willing to demon strate that industries can be sue ,cessfully conducted in the Port of Valdez. They have unanimously agreed that this year will be the dawn of an industrial day for Val dez. Many persons said cannery would fail here. Supt. John Emel demonstrated that a cannery was a big money-maker at this point. The Valdez Packing company led the list in output for one-line plants last year. They are enlarging this year to two lines. Why wait until some man gamers the persimmons to wish that you had taken the chance. The natural resources are here. Keep them for home folks
 The council has beaten down the
 barriers of indifference and with
 your help will fringe our tideflats
 with payrolls. Let us show them we
 appreciate their action by boosting
 with them.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-01
WAR GARDENS

The nation is confronted by a confronted by conditions which challenges the best efforts of each loyal American, we are reminded by the Alaska School Bulletin. Sev- eral millions of our able bodied men have been called from the pursuits of peace into lines of activity which are called into being as a result of the world conflict in which we are engaged. This condition exists not only in the United States, but also in the British Empire, France, Italy, and among our other allies. As result, the output of certain indus tries which are very essential to na- tional existence has been curtailed and this curtailment will increase unless very great efforts are put forth by those citizens who are not being used directly in the production and transportation of munitions of war.
 Never in the history of the world has there been such a universal shortage of food material. While this shortage is much more serious in Europe thain in America, its eff fleets are nevertheless felt here, due to the fact that we must supply our allies with food and thus make 1t possible for them to hold out until a victorious peace comes to our arms. America is in truth the bread basket of the world.
 War gardens were very much in vogue during the year 1917 and will, from all indications, be doubly needed during the present year. While the agricultural possibilities of some sections of Alaska are somewhat undeveloped, it is felt that certain vegetables and garden products can be raised in most com munities, while the soil and climate of certain parts provide excellent opportunities for the growing of many varieties of agricultural pro- ducts The individual who main tain a war garden in Alaska during the present summer is trebly patri- otic in that his savings in money will permit him to invest in war securities, the food he raises and eats while fresh or preserved by drying or canning will release an equivalent amount for our boys over there and for the civilian population of our European allies, and lastly he will be conserving shipping facilities and making available more tonnage and rolling stock for the transporta- tion of the vital necessities of war by his raised in nay own garden policy" ..".....- ..... ...-- ... ..
 It is felt that the boys and girls of Alaska will respond to an appeal for the planting of war gardens if the the same is enthusiastically pre- sented by the teachers of the terri tory and it is the purpose of this article to request and. urge that this matter be taken up actively in every school.
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The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-01

If you let a woman think you think she will-she won't. But if you let her think you think she won't she will.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-01

' < < < < Buy That Libery Bond Today.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-01
TOM BURNS AT GRACE
 CHURCH THURSDAY EVE

A treat is in store for all who like to listen to talk which is full of information. MT. Tom Burns, who has spoken many times before the public, will speak in Grace church Thursday evening at 7:3O. Music begins at 7:15. Everybody welcome.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-01
ORIGIN or PauNtcffUArloN

The present system of punctuation, now used in all modern languages with but insignificant variations, was introduced in the first half of the fifteenth century by Venetian printed named Aldus Manutius. He is the real father of punctuation marks, of the full stop, comma, semi. colon, colon, question and exclama. tion marks, apostrophe and inverted commas. Manutius' system was adopted later by all printers unti ,, it finally established itself thorough out Europe.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-01
LIGHT CONSUMERS
 10 PAY AT OFFICE
Commission Inaugurates New System of Collecting Money From
 Users.

No more will the Commission electric current collector make his monthly rounds among the business houses and homes of Nenana. Com mencing today, all bills owing that department of the Commission, are payable at the office, in the Tele- phone Exchange building, and the money must be paid on or before the tenth of the month to insure a continuation of service
 The above information is con- tained in notices, sent to all con- sumers, with their bills, and the new regulation is now effective. The notice reads as follows:
 NOTICE.
 Commencing May, 1, 1918, all bills for electric current and tele- phone service will be payable at the office of the Electric Power and Telephone department in the Tele- phone Exchange building, located at corner of First and Main Sts., opposite the hospital.
 If not paid on or before the 10th of the month, succeeding the month for which service was rendered. such service will be discontinued and 10 per cent added monthly until settle ment is made. All bills are payable in cash only. ........ ....-... ........ ........
 (Signed) J. T. ROMAN, Approved: General Foreman
 R. B. WARD,
 Acting Division Engineer. If you let a woman think you think she will-she won't. But if you let her think you think she won't
The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-01

The members of the Friendly society were entertained yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Oscar Rothen- burg, at her home on Second street
The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-01

When a man is polite to his wife it does not encessarily follow that he is afraid of her-he may be only absent-minded.- Periscope.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-05-01
R.S.McDONALD
CONVEYANCING GENERAL BROKERAGE NOTARIAL WORK LIFE INSURANCE
Local Agent of

Local Agent of
 Whitely-Woodward Company Home Insurance Co.,, New York National Fire, of Hartford Hartford Fire Insurance Go. Norwich Union Fire Insurance Go. Union Insurance Society, London Law Union and Rock, London Look Them Up In Best's
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-09
VISITS SON AT CAMP

Mr. and Mrs, Howard NJ. Cling
rich, of 22S8 North Sixth street,
have returned from New York City.
where they spent several days with
their son. Army Field Clerk Ross A.
Gingrich, who has sailed for over
seas duty. Mrs. Blanche G. Cassel
accompanied her parents.
POSTMASTER FLEMING BETTER
Ex-Assistant Postmaster Samuel
w. Fleming has ben confined to his
residence for several weeks by an
asthmatlc cold. His many friends
hope for his speedy recovery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-09

on the quickest. We went out under
heavy shell fire to a dugout where
every one eventually landed safely.
We later operated as the cases were
brought in and I'll admit that it is
nerve-racking job when one does
not know if one is to be spared or
not. Later, at daylight, the hospital
was deliberately shelled, and we had
to flee to the dugout until evacua-
ton was ordered and we left about
8 a. m. in trucks-tired, dirty and
frightened and rode about thirty
miles to another hospital, where
we operated all that night and the
three succeeding nights.
Right here l want to say that If
the women at home could realize
what it means to us at times like
these to have those front line pack
cts, pads, etc, which they make for
us, they would gladly sacrifice the
time and money required to send
them, as up in these front line hos
pitals nurses have no time to make
dressings of any kind"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-09

Acting Commissioner Lew r. Pal
mer of the State Department tof
Labor and Industry is in Philadel-
phia on business
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Lennison
of New York, return home to-mor-
row after spending two weeks with
Mrs. Dennison's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Irwin, 212S Green
street.
Lewis A. Irwin. chief clerk of the
Labor and Industry Department, is
taking a business trip to Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Alexander D. Horn, of Camp
Hill, has returned home after
spending eight weeks in Ingher,
N, J.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-09
GOOD TIME EVENING

Miss Mildred DeShong entertained
few of her friends at an informal
party last evening, Those who en-
joyed the good time were, Lois
Coons, Elisabeth Howard, Gertrude
MeDevitt, Charlotte Grove, Mildred
De5hons, william Mcbride, Clyde
Hooker, Karl Stoner. Robert Crist
and Ray Baxter.
Mrs. L. Biddls Dufisid, of Phila-
delphia. has returned home after
visiting her relatives. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank L. Cook. at 1907 North Front
street,
Miss Harriet westbrook, of Mel
rose. Is visiting in Philadelphia this
week.
w. Edward Lyter, of Bethlehem.
is visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Fl. Lyter, 1905 North Second
street, for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Bailey Brandt and
children, OF Greynid, New Cumber-
land, spent the weekend at Galen
Hall. Wernersville.
Miss Susanne Grey went home to
Brooklyn this morning after pleas
ant visit with her aunt. Mrs. Charles
P. King, of Green street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Payne have
gone to Lexington, Va, to visit their
son, Frank Payne. at the Virginia
Military Institute. where he is a
cadet
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-09
HARRISBURG GIRL is
SERVING IN FRANCE
Personnel of Mobile Hospital
No. 2 Commended by Gen
eral Pershing For Bravery;
Miss Marie Bergstresser Is
Nurse in This Unit

In recent edition Of Phila-
delphia paper an article proudly
mentions the fact that q group of
officers, nurses and enlisted men
from base hospital No. 30, University
of Pennsylvania. have been COM
mended by General Pershing for
courage undor shell fire, The group
Is known as Mobile Hospital No, 2.
dn command OF Major ], b, Carnett.
who Is also In command of the base
hospital Miss. Marie Bergstresser, a
Harrisburg girl, who Is shown in the
uniform OF q Red Cross nurse In
France, was ono OF the nurses In the
group,
At Busy le Chateau
At the time of the citation the
mobile hospital unit was attached
to the Rainbow division and was To-
Gated at Busy le Chateau north
east of Chalons, on July Is, when
the crown princes army began its
last drive to Paris.
1t is the task of a mobile hospital
to advance to the front lines with
the troops, to give first aid treat
ment to the wounded. In emergency
cases the physicians some times
operate on the way back to the base.
Harrisburg Girl in Unit
Miss Marie BergstreSSer, who, at
an early age was an orphan, lived
with her aunt, Mrs. John Warden.
of 1926 North Second street, prior to
taking the nurses training course.
She is a graduate of Central High
school class of 1911, and was pop
ular among her school friends and
well known here. She was grad
uated from the University of Penn
sylvania in 1917, and sailed with a
unit from the university last April.
Praises Workers at Home
Following is the account of the
incident as written by Miss Berg
stresser to a friend. Her mention of
the work done by the Red Cross
workers at home is something to be
proud of and also something to en-
courage increased efforts and sacri-
flee.
The last letter l wrote came
from the lovely little French hos
pital which we liked so much. Out
side of seeing hundreds of planes
and hearing the barrage at night,
we felt very safe, but on the night
of July IA, when the great offensive
started, we heard very heavy firing
and in an hour the high explosive
shells came over. We were certainly
frightened and when we heard them
bursting outside our windows we
jumped out of bed and just then
were told to put on our gas masks.
We were weird looking crowd with
the trench hats on and our gas
masks and the clothes we could put
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-09
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL ITEMS
NUMBER OF GIRLS
TODO WAR WORK
Five Local Girls to Represent
Harrisburg in Coun-
try's Service

A number of Harrisburg girls leave
tbis week to serve their country III
various branches OF wy work,
Miss Julia Stamm, of SS3 south
thirteenth street. left to-day for New
york to receive weeks Intensive
training at Barnard College, Colon-
bia University. prior to sailing teF
France to do Y. NJ, c, \, eanteen
work -, .,stO,,
leaves tomorrow for washington y;
q She will be nSpector-at-large OF
the Woman's Industrial Branch OF I1e
Ordnance Department. assisting Alss
Louise Cornell
school Teachers to Serve
Miss Elda Stambaugh, of slS
Muench street, who Is widely known
here as a teacher in the public schools,
and Miss Minerva Hepford. of S2O
with the Harrisburg schools for a
number of years, left this morning TO
take a weeks final training at Bar-
nard College preparatory TO serving
in the canteen in France.
SolOist Leaves
Miss c. Wynne Cassel, contraIto
soloist of Reformed Salem Church,
also left this morning for New York,
She expects to sail after short
period, during which she Will receive
ANAL instructions at Barnard College,
for France to do Y. NJ. c. \. secretary
and entertainment work
Mrs. Clarence Slicker. of 1905 Full
ton street is spending a few days in
Baltimore.
Mrs Christopher Haser, of Mariet-
ia. is visiting the Misses Eagle at
the Etter Apartments, in Pine
street
Mrs. Eugene Welsh, of York, spent
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Welsh, 925 North Third street.
Miss Fanny NJ Eby, who spent the
summer at her country. place, Creek
View, near Grantham, is occupying
street
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-09
Auxiliaries Collecting
Linen Shower For France

The Red Cross has announced no
date for the gathering of the arti-
cles for the linen shower for France
because of the influenza quarantine.
Many auXiliaries are working steadily
to fill their quota, while more sue
work. Among the latter are Mt.
Pleasant, Mlllersburg, Marysville,
Hershey, Bowman's and LoysVille.
The Harrisburg chapter of the Red
Cross has received considerable
amount of money for the articles
which persons have bought from
them