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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05
From One Who Would
Like to Be Here

The following is a portion of a letteE
written home by a Gardiner boy, a
member of the Ath Balloon Co.. A. E.
F., and was dated at Coblenz, Germany,
Arrl Is:
Dear Frank:
Yours Of April 1st received Ia t night
and was certainly glad to hear from
you. You said was about as far
away from home as I ever would be.
When wrote you last I was in France,
but now. here am in Germany. across
tie Rhine and no prospects of ever 60
ing home. Yes. was lucky in getting
across. but 1 wish Uncle Sam would
come across with q boat to take me
back home. now that I have seen all OF
France and Germany and Luxembourg
that I care about. But those fellows
that didn't get across don't need to gel
sore. All they have tc do is to go ur
to their c. o. and tell him they would
like to take trip to Germany and he
will send them over.
L can't see where H. N. has any kick
, being over in California. I wish I were
I back in Gods country where the peo
! pie speak English. But never MIND
| when I do get back we will certainly d.
| up the town. I am in a cafe writing
on Salvation Army paper and the Dutch
orchestra is playing. II you could sc.
the blond that Is playing the violin
shape like a venus: face like q doll ans
million dollar smile. tell you this 1.
the life.
| Saw General Pershing and Secretar,
Baker this morning At tho Third Arm,
Far. All Of us big fellows were there
Had swell time. pink lemonade ans
hot dogs. just like Litchfield Fair
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05
The CIason Brothers

The two sons of Hon. o. B. Ga
son have made brilliant records for
themselves and for Gardiner in their
services in the war.
Capt. Freeman p. Clason, U. S. M.
c.. who has just returned to this side
of the ocean and is at Camp Dix,
went to Blackpool. England in jan
uary. 1918. He had previously been
in training at Fort Oglethrope, Ca,
but when an appeal was sent for
doctors to come to England he was
one Of the IS selected to go even be-
fore he had finished training. From
Blackpool he went to Leeds, the
Pittsburg Of England, to Alexandria
hospital. 1t was big and busy here.
but he was anxiously waiting word
to go to the front. Orders came one
day, but not to the front, instead to
report back to Blackpool. The ord
ers proved to be wrong, and the hos
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05

night in the woods. The second morn
ing they moved forward again In artil-
lery formation to the village of St.
Maurice. In the St. Mihiel drive the
26th Division lost 422 men in ALL
After the advance to st. Maurice the
division moved back and stayed four
days for rest until they went to relieve
the 1o4th on September 20. Davis was
gassed the second time on Sept. q. The
Huns began Smelling with regular gas
shells at about 10 o'clock and continued
unit. 4. 1t was a rainy night and the
heavy air kept the gas low where it
did no harm. The men went out OF Z
clock. had breakfast and went back
for little sleep. When they began to
wake they found the gas had lifted and
was coming into the dugout. About $50
men were taken out and cent to the
hospital more or less burned and in
jured. Serst. Davis was in sick bay 10
weeks, until after the armistice. He
later rejoined his outfit and came home
witt D Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05
The Stoniers

Two staiwart soldiers are Charles and
James Stonier. the sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Stonier of Northern avenue.
Corporal Charles Stonier was a men,
Der OF NJ Company. 1881 regiment.
and went acros, in September. 1917.
After a short period of training
in England the outfit went to Liffol-
le-Grand for intensive training In
trench warfare. They first went into
active service on the scissors front.
brigaded with the French. The sector
was fairly quiet during their stay. but
in March. 1918 they were moved to the
Tout sector and got their first real fight
ing on Apremont hill. 1t was . good
stiff scrap with some losses. and showed
the boys that they were not on a picnic.
Afterward the company was sent to
Apremont woods. I'VE called 1t the old
Ladies' Home there was absolutely
nothing doing. The Germans didn't get
us at al said Stonier.
Early in June his outfit was sent up
to Xivray to relieve the 10th, and it
was there that Stonier left it, He was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05

W. Reed. John Rellis. Vaughn M.
Rice. John Richards. Aubrey T. Rich
ardson. Ernest Kicker. Fred r. Rick
er. Charles F. Ridley. Albert E. Rid
ley. James w. Ridlon. William J.
Rines, George ]. Robbins. Charles H.
Roberts, Howard Roberts. Walter F.
Roberts, Wilbur Roberts. Wilson A.
Roberts, Frank w. Robbins. Cony
Robinson, Glen A. Roderick, Ellis
worth Rogers, Ralph Royal. Ray
Royal.
William G. Sawyer. Dean L
Schmitz. Charles F. Scott. Carroll
Scott, John w. Scott, Melrose
Scott, Wilson Scott. Harris A. Sears.
william Seymour, George A. Shaw
George r. Sherburne, Herbert A.
Sherman, William 8. Sherman. Rob-
ert Simpson. George Small Donald K
Small, Albert H. Smith. Jr., George
o. Smith. Herbert Smith. benjamin
E. Smith, Arthur Snowman. William
e. Sparrow. sDonald w. spaulding
Irwin ]. Spencer. Merton d. Sprasue
Ellis Starks. Lawrence B. Steward
Charles F. Stonier. James E. Stonier
Frank Stultz. Sherley M. Sweet.
Jerome 8. Talbot. Edward p. Tai
bot, George X. Talbot, George L. Tar
box. Edmund Tarr, Clyde E. Thur
low, Ernest H. Tibbetts. John Tigh
Frank E. Till. Horace w. Tinkham
Carl S. Tobey. John Tompkinson. w
n. Terrence, C. Willis Townsend, Lee
Towle. William G. Trip. Glenwood
S. Troop. Milton True. Joseph l.
Tufts, John H. Turner. Harold r
futile. Hugh w. Tyler.
Ivory w. Wakefield, William Wal
dron, Lester M. Weber. George Wal.
port. Edgar L. Ward. Clifford G.
Ware, sHarry Earl Ware, Rosco L
Weeks, William L. Weeks. William
West, James E. Whalen. Ernest E
White, Rull S. White. Arthur Will
liams, Nelson j. Willett, Burleigt
Wing, G. H. G. Wing. Harvey p
Winslow. Benjamin D. Wolman
Ralph H. Wood. Milton E. Weber.
Charles r. York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05
Miss Blanche A. Libby
Child Welfare Worker

One OF our Gardiner young ladies
who is doing war work of prime i'm
portance is Miss Blanche A. Libby.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Dexter
Libby Of Dresden avenue. now doing
child welfare work in France. Miss
Libby is especially well equipped for
this work. She is graduate of the
Lucy Wheelock Kindergarten Train
ing School Of Boston. and since her
graduation has been doing kinder
garten work in the Augusta schools.
She sailed for France early last Oc-
tober under the American Red Cross
as a worker.
Miss Libby works under the SUI
pervision of the Children's Bureau
of Paris and has worked among the
refugee children in Paris and Mon
tressor. establishing kindergarten
schools n both places. At present
she is at Clavelle House in Paris,
which is a settlement house estab-
lished by the Children's Bureau.
AS America has made quite a sci
entiflc study Of this work, she was
asked by the French Commission to
still carry on" Miss Libby was in
Paris at the time of the signing of
the armistice and writes home very
interesting letters regarding her
work.
Gardiner has many pair Of brothers
in the service but in this case there
is a brother and sister. as Miss Lib
by's brother, Frank D. Libby, grad
uate of the U. of NJ. in 1918. was
called to Washington as a chemist
in the Gas Mask Research Division at
the American University Experiment
station. While there he enlisted in
the Chemical Warfare Service of the
U. S. and received an honorable dis
charge Dec. IS, 1918. He now has a
position in the West.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05


Uses and pledges until they told us
they should sink with their U-boats.
all vessels from the United States
carrying food. provisions, etc., to the
Allies. Then we saw in a new light
the attitude Of the Hun towards us.
We then recalled their history for
centuries. How they had lived and
gotten together wealth by robbing
and plundering nations, who had
prospered by industry and labor. We
saw then in its full force what they
could and would do to the U. S. II
they could conquer the Allies. We
then sprang to arms with our usual
energy, and when the armistice was
signed on Nov. II last, we had en-
rolled nearly $4,000. 600, had called
100000. and 100000 were across
the ocean in France fast getting into
condition for active work on the
battle line. When our boys had
made good at Chateau Thierry Ar
gonne Forest and st. Mihicl, the
Huns saw the jig was up. Quickly
they asked for an armistice, about
six weeks too quickly It seems to
many, for in that six weeks the army
was SO placed that It could do awful
havoc among the Germans, and that
vast quantity Of Lewisite spread
5udictously over the heads and land
Of the Germans. would not have left
them quite % factious n they now
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05

ferred from Lakewood, N. j.. hos
pital which has been closed.
Miss Perry went to Lakewood In
November when the therapy Depart
ment was confined to two small
rooms. The work was new ana
there were plenty OF skept1cs 10
doubt its success. The success OF
physio- therapy has been proven
however, by the fact that when this
hospital was closed in May the de-
partment had grown to IA rooms ana
600 treatments a day were being CIV
en-. The treatments are for all kinds
of injuries. from asthma caused oy
gassing, to paralysis caused oy smell
wound, and consist Of massage. eiec.
trical treatment. heat. light, vibra.
lions and baths Of all kinds. At drst
the soldiers were nervous and with
difiiculty induced to take the cures.
They said they knew what to expect
from q boche battery but they were
taking no chances with the contriv-
ances in the therapy. rooms. They
soon got over their fear and now the
therapy department is the busiest In
the hospital.
The department staff consists OF a
lieutenant who is the director, chief
aide and three head aides Of whom
Miss Perry Is one; there is of course
a large personnel of reconstructlon
aides.
The greatest drawback is the high
cost of living in Staten Island as
elsewhere. The aides are obliged to
room outside the hospital and rooms
and board are hard to find and very
expensive when found. Miss Perry
is very fond of her work and expects
to come home on furlough in the
latter part Of the summer.
Miss Mary T. Mcdonald. also OF
Randolph, was in the United States
nursing service with the Red Cross.
She is a graduate of Lewiston Gen.
eral hospital where she was for three
and half years. She also did
nursing in Ottawa for the same
length of time.
Miss Mcdonald was in France
about months stationed at Base
hospitals No. 48 and No. So. Like
as it is possible for one to be with
the steady stream Of wounded who
were sent back from the front line
dressing stations. Her work was en-
tirely behind the lines so that she
did not have the thrilling experiences
Of some Of the nurses in the DRESS
ing stations.
She returned to this country about
four weeks ago and has gone to
Mount Kisko. N. T.. to do district
work under the Red Cross
In addition to the Red Cross on
the service nag Of her home there is
a blue star for her brother. George
F. Mcdonald who went to France In
July, 1918 with the 76th division. He
is now with the 221st infantry. on
guard duty in France. He expects to
be home in about q month.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05
ONLY GARDINER
SOLDIER WITH
CROIX DE GUERRE

First Lieut.. John Richards, Grand
Marshal Of Parade, Cited to Receive
Croix do Gusrrs
This is the brief story Of a modest
man who would prefer to have no
fuss or feathers" and who having
done his duty would much prefer to
resume his normal pre- war life. We
feel that we cannot open this sketch
better than by stating that Lieut..
Richards has been cited to receive q
Croix de Guerre, a French War Cross.
for valor displayed at the front. AS
far as. we are able to ascertain this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05

is the only award Of this cross to
come to Gardiner. AS the Cross mas
not as yet been received. Lieut.. Rich
ards would prefer that nothing De
said about the matter. AS our In
formation came from outside the
family we are are betraying no con-
fidence in giving the fact to the puo-
lie.
Lieut.. Richards is the son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Richards and was
born in Gardiner. Feb. %. 1884. For
! several years he has been a master IN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05
Brief Story Of the New Memorial
Park

oT'er story OF the New Memorial
Park
Deane's Grove. 50, 60 or 70 years age
was name to conjure with. In its deer
and dark recesses dwelt all kinds OF
hobsoblins with which some of the
short-s'ghted parents Of those DAYS
were wont to frighten their children
when 1t was deemed that they needed
discipline. As these same lads grew
bigger and older. the grove held no ter.
rors for them. in fact the terrors be-
came attractions and every inch OF
ground was explored and the grove no
longer contained the unknown.
The late DR.. Alanson T. schumann
mas sung its praise in the following son.
net which was first published in his
book entitled THE Mana The Rose:
I went for acorns one October dav
INTO grove-Deane's Grove we .calle1
It was my time of hannv .,,,ss.
All sounds were welcome and all
sights were gay. 1 OIL
with the kind patient trees I had nv
My eager way. Good trees, unlike to
Each .s soni.neyins year you gave to me
And seemed to join mo in my rugged
Now I am Old I seek the grove once
To ma t,nd the tree. that were my JOY are
And they alack. are old a. we'll an 7,
some limbs are barren that were green
But e each year their tops their life
The fruit they bear is nearer to the
When Lincoln avenue was cut through
1t ran through Deane's grove. leaving
two distinct sections. At this time The
grove was the property Of J. c. Atkins
and on his death the east side was sold
to Maxcy and Eldridge The oaks IN
this part were cut ana the land divided
into house lots. many Of which are now
built upon. The west side was DUR
chased by NJ. ]. Mccormick. ssver.,
times 1t seemed as though the maenin.
cent oaks would bs sacrificed to shiu
building. Indeed many times the mar.
gin Of escape was very narrow. Whsn
Mr. Mccormick died. Hon. George W.
Heselton secured an option on the Grove
ana before ito expiration. % days, had
interested former Gardiner boy sum.
GENTLY 30 that he purchased the Hand
70 mold until such time Is the CITY
should see its way clear to purchase !,
for park. Tho Gardiner Improvement
society was formed for this purpose
out the war killed all chance of suecesa
so At least it seemed. Right here the
mayor. c. J. Bragdon. became inspired
ana suggested that the park be ACQUIRED
as memorial to our soldiers and sailors
No knew that the city was hardly IN
the position to purchase the pron.rtv
ana 20 he sought to interest some a, IN.
SUBSTANTIAL citizens. He found tina,
tney considered the idea good one and
the following gentlemen signified their
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05

intention Of acquiring the title: Josiah
Is. Maxcy, Robert H. Gardiner. Frank
E. Boston ard Robert p. Hazard. and
it 10 through the generosity of these
gentlemen that the city now has its
memorial park.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-05
GARDINER GIRLS
IN SERVICE

Gardiner sent her quota Of women
as we'll as men to the service Of the
country and their record is just as
proud.
Miss Helen Nivison, Miss Mary +.
Mcdonald. Miss Celia Cross and Miss
Ruth Kittredge were the nurses:
Miss Blanche Libby is in child well
fare work: Miss Frances Perry and
Miss Louise Allen are engaged in
reconstruction work for wounded SOL
diers.
Miss Ruth Kittredge went to
France with one Of the first Harvard
units in the latter part of 1915 and
saw about fifteen months service.
She came home for rest and recuper-
alton. but when the United States
entered the war she again Joined a
Harvard unit and remained for the
duration OF the war. She returned
to this country in April.
Miss Louise Allen 10 engaged in re.
construction work with wounded SOL
diers at Cape May. N. ]. Her work
is along the line Of treating by mas.
sage muscles that have become stir
from long disuse or from being con.
fined in bandages. The hospital is a
large one to which wounded are sent
as they come of the transports or Al
they return after short furlouRhs
home. Some wonderful cures have
already been effected and the work
is still in the elementary stages.
Miss Allen took the training for
physical culture work at Wellesley.
Miss Frances Perry Of Randolph
is now at Staten Island. N. T., in the
physio-therapy department Of one Of
the largest United, States General
hospitals. She has been here only
about two weeks, having been trans.
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-04-24
SIREN TO SOUND
WELCOME HOME
CONTINUED from page u

for all who will accept the hospitality.
Every whistle in the city is expected
to join in the welcome to the boys as
the train pulls into Kenosha.
The time Of the arrival Of the train
will be signaled to the pumping sta
ton as it approaches the city and the
big whistle will cut loose again and
this time every whistle is expected to
join in the noise.
When the whistle is blown announc-
ing the departure of the men from Chi
cage it is not expected that the other
whistles in the city and the church
bells will be brought into play, but the
second call is the call to "cut loose'
and it is expected that the whistles will
he kept sounding until after the boys
have left the station for their homes.
No arrangements have been made for
speechmaking. 1t is possible that the
mayor will make a little talk to the
soldiers at the station but the speech
making is to be adjourned for the most
part until the big welcome planned for
the Fourth of July is carried out.
The Committee at Camp Grant will
keep in close touch with the committee
in Kenosha and every movement of
the troops will be communicated.
The question Of giving the boys din
ner and providing other entertainment
for them will be entirely up to the
committee under the direction of Chair
man George s. Whyte. He is now or
ganizing his committee and he will
have long list Of prominent men of
the city serving with him. 1t is ex-
pected that twenty thousand Kenosha
people will be out to greet this first
big unit of returning Kenosha soldiers
no matter what time they reach the
city.
IF possible the hour of the arrival of
the men will be announced on Thurs
day in the various factories and bull
letins will be posted in public places
telling the people such information as
can not be given out at this time. IF
the men cannot reach Kenosha until
after six o'clock Thursday evening the
full report Of the plans for the greet
ing will appear in the papers of tomor-
row evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-04-24
Court House Committee
Leaves On Wednesday For
Ohio City to See Jail
On the Roof" There.
MUST DECIDE ON INSPECTOR
Contract With Architects Not Yet
Signed On Account OF Question AS TO
the Inspection Of Work County May
Hire Independent Inspector.

The special committee of the Coun-
ty Board in charge of the construction
of the new court house will leave Ke-
nosha Wednesday afternoon for Eaton,
Ohio, to see a real Jail son the roof
Eaton has new court house with jail
provisions similar to those proposed for
the Kenosha court house and the mem
bers of the committee and Architect
White will look over this Jail and see
just how the proposition works out.
The contract with the architects,
White, White and White, has not as
yet been signed and it is being held
up pending some definite decision on
the part of the committee as to just
what kind of supervision the county
will demand in connection with the
construction of the building. Under
the proposition of the arehitects they
viii receive three per cent Of the cost
of the building for the plans and spe-
cifications and total Of five percent
If the supervision is left entirely to
Lu0 dTcu1b6CtSs ne cOU1u1LTGG is IN
doubt as to just what kind Of super
vision the county may demand and it
is possible that the county will seek
to name its own inspector who will
work independent Of the architects.
Several prominent builders Of the city
have been mentioned for this position.
Meantime the petitions for the con-
domination of certain pieces of property
on the site are ready for filing in
court and the buildings on the site
will probably be sold in a month.
The Carmelite Sisters are going to be
active bidders for the purchase of the
English home at the corner of Park
and Sheridan Road and if the good
Sisters secure the house it win be re-
moved to the property on Wisconsin
street recently purchased by the
members of the order and used in con
nection with the benevolent work of
the Sisterhood in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-04-24
new COMPANY
FOR KENOSHA
kenosha Wheel and Axle Co.
Organized Under Wiscon-
sin Laws With Capital
of S55O,OOO.
JAMES A. WHITCOMB LEADER

The Kencsha Wheel and Axle Com
pany IS to be the latest addition to the
industrial concerns of the city. The
new company has been organized un-
der the laws of Wisconsin with capt.
tai stock of $550,O0O and it is said
that number of prominent men Of the
city have taken an active interest in
the enterprise and have assured the sue
cess Of the new enterprise.
Ihe manager of the institution win
be JAS. A. Whitcomb, and this new COM
pany IS an enlargement of the Whit
comb Tool and Machine Company, at
present located on Strong street.
The company viii manufacture a
mighty improved rear axle for motor
trucks of the so-called internal gear
type. This axle is the result of years
OF experience and is being built to
meet the particular requirements i'm
posed upon motor truck ax1es by the
ever increasing use of pneumatic tires.
Inc axle has two extremely impor-
liant outstanding features; namely, all
OF the gears running in an oil bath
ana the brakes being so placed as to
make them more than twice as effec-
tive as any Of the brakes on the
present motor truck axles.