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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01
SOLDIER BOYS

Capt. J. NJ. De Beufcrt native of
Holland. long resident of this coun
try, and an officer in the Belgian
Army nearly four years. relates how
he interviewed Gen. Won Hindenburg
in Germany in 1914. He obtained an
audience with the general after
weeks of strategy and persistent effort.
being staff correspondent of the
London Daily Telegraph. He des-
cribes Gen. HinGenburS as the very
embodiment of cruelty in personal
appearance, with small eyes like steel
and surly appearance. He said he
was arrested several times during his
prolonged stay in Germany and de-
cided to depart to avoid further un-
pleasantness, Ambassa dor Gerard Sc
curing passports for him. Capt. De
Heufort then joined the Belgian
Army, after he had witnessed the
scenes of devastation and had learned
of German atrocities there in the
early stages of the war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01
IMPROVE YOUR
PH0N0CRAPH
Home Music Lovers Delighted
Over Simple Device That
Does Away With Tire
some Winding
No More Breaking Springs To Spoil
Your Evenings Fun-No More
Wind, Wind, Wind, If You
Have Electric LIGHTING

An electrical genius has now per-
any wind-type monograph into an
electric, automatic instrument. doing
away with springs. tiresome winding
and other monograph troubles. ANY
child can operate it. Simply place
the device on top Of any ordinary or
expensive monograph. big or little,
then screw the plug into electric light
socket and you will never have to
wind. You don't even have a button
or switch to turn on or off-it's al
most human.
Let us send you full particulars by
mail free. Agents are coming money.
Every photograph user or dealer
wants 1t. 1t doubles the value OF
your monograph and makes you
jump with joy. Send now! AS. for
illustrated circular.
Address ElcctrClc Co.. Dept. IL. No.
az Stcte Street. Augusta. Maine.
fah1d1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01
Lily Lovely's
Love Lessons
Don't Do Il
Midtown. Me-, Jan. the 80,

Deer Missis Lovely:
l thank you tell me how to do It.
am work by the shop to make shoes.
| am pretty Italiana girl and my boss
tell me today Say. Camelia. you're
some chicken. Let's make it sup
per tomorrow night"
Now. Missis Lovely, I am terrify.
what he mean" He say Chicken.
That what you call same as benny?
He maka fun to me? l not under
stand. And the supper, do he mean
real one with spaghetti? l want
know what DO. And also he Is Irish.
Tell it to me quick. please.
CAMELIA.
Dear Camelia:-I would like very
much to help you, but l am very
much afraid that you must work out
your own salvation. I would suggest
that you attend night school and
study hens and chickens and then
you may be better able to judge your
Irish friends intentions. But if you
feel that you would like to dine with
him am sure he would order for you
spaghetti if you tell him you have
no objections to a side of red flannel
hash. To the Irish red flannel hash
is what spaghetti is to your people. a
supper with friend Irish with such
combination may give you a better
insight on the matter.
LILY LOVELY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01

Of idling and destroying does not
make for human happiness, as to deal
with or consider the claims Of. that
element in Russia that is menace
to civilization?
Russia must have constructive &C
tivity. not destructive. She must
have incentive, creative genius. tnitia-
tive. development Of labor-and to get
any of these she must be helped to
halt the carnival Of destruction and
devilishness.
Is it Americas part to turn her
back on the friend Of all her days
America, the boosted land Of friend
ship. altruism and human uplift?
For shame. II we do.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01

in the North Sea. All the boys were
singing We're going home soon, We got
the Hun fleet, there'll be no more Ger
man submarines in the North Sea"
am on the L. S. S. New York. the flag
ship of the American battle squadron
in British waters with the grand fleet.
George Giroux is an Augusta boy. He
enlisted in the American navy May Z.
1917. and left home June H. 1917 for the
training station at Newport. r. I. From
there he went on board the L. S. S.
New York and after four months sailed
for over across. He is enjoying his
first furloush in two years and is pass
ing the time in London. In London, he
writes. that he visited the place where
the German prisoners are kept and he
sends a picture of bunch of German
prisoners. They are a surly looking lot.
The following interesting letter was
received Jan. %, 1919 by Arthur G.
Batchelder Of Bowdoin from his
friend, William H. Foster Of New
York. now Of the Canadian army, who
resided for several years in Bow
doin:
Kalk. Germany,
Dec. 10, 1918.
Dear Batch"
l can't tell you how surprised as
we'll as pleased I was to get your
dandy long letter. 1t just bobbed up
few days ago. AS you will notice
by the heading we are now in Heinie
land: crossed the Rhine Dec. 10. 1918,
at Cologne and are now in barracks
at this place. Our march was from
Valencia. Franco. through France and
Belgium into Germany and the
Rhine. You know the hills going to
that. and with a nice big pack. am
munition. rifle. etc, it makes walking
no joke. We passed through some
old and historic places in Belgium,
were within a few miles of the ia
nous battle ground of Waterloo and
saw old buildings covered with ivy.
1t was really very instructive as
we'll as interesting march. Cologne is
surely some city and the buildings
Rhine arc dandy big structures, re-
minding me somewhat Of those across
the East River in New York.
The people here appear to be pleas
ant enough but no one takes any
chances. and are at all times ready
for any move they might make. They
have enough money but the food is
pretty scarce. Meat and butter are
almost sky high: the bread is a Joke,
very dark and as sour as swill, how
they can stand it as a regular diet is
more than l know. it would kill me.
cars and do a lot Of other work rs
they are doing at home.
Funny how all the boys are so wild
for commission. They will get over
that if they will come over here, but
| guess they will never see this side.
and would not sell my experiences
as well as hardships for all their
commissions. l can't imagine a fell
low leading a body of men older
through army life than he is in years
to very brilliant victory. Well. sup
pose someone has to take it.
have never seen my brother, Ber-
nard or many other Yanks. Bern is
wounded and in the hospital. how
badly do not know but any is bad
enough. In fact it is, or rather was.
hell, without getting, amy physical re-
minder. 1t can't beAold-onc had to
see to realize-to see good. strappine
young fellows killed. others wrecked
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01
One OF the most pathetic cases

One Of the most pathetic cases of
mismanagement in the Bureau of
which the Bureau not only failed to
pay an allotment to a soldiers de.
pendent mother but insisted that she
owed the government an account of
over-payment. and turned the claim
over to the division of prosecution for
collection. To be denied money due
her was bad enough. but to be threat
ened with prosecution for not repay
ing money she never received. was
adding insult to injury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01
New Century Grange.

An all day session of New Century
Grange was held Jan. IS. The morn
ing session was occupied with the re-
ports of officers and other matters of
business. A fine dinner was enjoyed
at noon. after which Grange -cas-
sembled and the officers for the year
were installed by Mary NJ. Burrill, as
sisted by Maude Brewster and George
4. Gray. The literary program fol-
lowed giving readings by Hattie Mil
le-: and Marcia Blood; pageant under
the direction of Ella Gray, AT the
Altar of Freedom" by seven young
people recitation. Gertrude Wake
fielC: solo. with encore. Alta Black;
extract from Roosevelt's last speech
by Maurice Miller: remarks by War
rem Miller, J. F. Cowing, w. g. Stone.
f. W. Burri.l end Others on Grange
topics
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01
Bangor Divorces

Joseph w. GrinGell Of Newport,
formerly of Boston. who said he was
IS years old and for some time a min
lister of the gospel. was in Bangor
court Wednesday suing for a divorce
from Nora V. Grindell He said they
were married in Boston in 1907, but
his wife started trouble at once; that
she had thrown stove covers and hot
coffee at him and threatened to carve
him with razor and was not a model
minister's wife. He said she sold
some Of the furniture to get railroad
rare to leave him. and he hadn't seen
or heard from her for a long time.
me case was taken under advise
ment. Theresa Z. Murnane OF Orono
asked for separation from her hus-
Dand. Chester A. Murnane, a piano
player in a Westerly. II. l., theatre.
charging non-support and cruelty.
EDITH Estellc FRANKIE Of Few York
said she had not seen her husband.
Ut. retro $. FRANKIE formerly Of Ran
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01
Dexter High Dedication

O9XteT 0ISn OeOICdtIoH
The new n. II. Fay High School
building in Dexter was dedicated
Wednesday evening and formally
turned over to the town by Hon. Nor
man H. Fay of Gov. Milliken's Ex-
ecutive Council, who financed the
construction of the new building.
Several hundred persons attended the
dedicatory exercises. Among the
speakers were State Supt. of Schools
DR.. Augustus o. Thomas, Deputy
State Supt. Glenn w. Sta: key.
State High School Inspector Josiah
w. Taylor and Hon. Cyrus n. Blan-
chard Of Wilton. an ex-principal of
the school. The new building cost
about $4,000. Last March Mr.. Fay
came to the assistance Of the town
with proposition to erect new
High School Building at his own eX-
pense. the town to pay interest on
100000 during his lifetime and that Of
Mrs. Fay, after which the title would
pass to the town. ThN proposition
was accepted and work on the struc-
ture commenced in the early summer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01
OUR VS.
OUR COuN1RY'S SERVICE

The following letter has been received
from George E. Giroux. on the l.. 5. 5.
New York, whose post Office address l:
~. S. S. New York. care Postmaster.
New York. Box g:
Dear Sir
A few lines to let my friends know
that I am we'll and hope they are the
same. I have been over there for one
year We left the States Nov. %. 1871.
to join with the grand fleet and the six
American battleships which made the
squadron. We did that work for l.
months. We were there at the surrend-
ering Of the German high sea fleet on
Nov. q. 1918. at $50 Thursday morning
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01

The War Department defends its
action in going ahead with the COM
pletion Of 60 of the Ford Eagle"
boats by saying that they will be
useful in fighting submarines in case
of another war. Perhaps so. There
are a lot Of things the administration
completed just about the time the
armistice was signed that may be
useful in case Of another war-if the
war be not too long delayed. They
Gently closed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01
PITTSTON

EAST-Mrs. George Stewart was
the guest Thursday of Mrs. George
Stilphen of South Pittston.
Mrs. Apbie Moulton passed last
week in Whitefield at the home of
Charles King, who is i'll.
Miss Nellie Moody has been quite
i'll the past week with a severe cold.
f. W. Morang was a visitor of rela-
tives in Chelsea Thursday.
Chester Fowles was a week end
guest Of friends in Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Warren Of
Jefferson We're visitors Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Warren's parents, MIR.
a. Mrs. Robert Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Morang were
Sunday guests of friends in Gardiner.
Miss Maude Dockendoff went Tues
day to Gardiner, where she will pass
q few weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. w. Mansir were
Sunday guests of friends in Dresden.
Miss; Nina Jones of Sheepscot was
guest recently at the home Of her
aunt, Mrs. f. H. Reed.
w. c. Boynton was visitor Mon
day of relatives in Jefferson.
Rev. a. FL Luce, district superin-
tendent. was in town recently and
presided at the Fourth Quarterly
Conference of the Methodist church.
linwood c. Moore has received his
honorable discharge from service and
arrived at his home in town Satur-
day.
Harold F. Reed went to Augusta
Tuesday on short business trip
Miss Josephine kealy of Whitefield
was the guest of friend sin this village
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Moore were
business visitors Monday in Gardi-
ner.
There was large attendance at
the baked bean supper served at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Seekins
Tuesday evening. about 20 being pres
ent. The proceeds. which were $19,
will be used for the benefit of the viii
lage church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01
The United States District Cou

The United States District Court
has no jurisdiction to grant an in
junction against collection Of the new
long distance telephone rates ordered
by Postmaster General Burleson,
Judge a. 3. Anderson has decided at
Indianapolis. The temporary re-
straining order against the rate in
Indiana was dissolved.
Thus Burleson puts one over but
the indignation OF America is bound
to burst through the rotten political
corks some day and then the Demo-
cratic party will reap what Burleson
is sowing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01
People Constipated
and Don't Know 1t!

It seems odd. but it is true. that YOU
may be constipated and not know it,
You can see why il is. Take a glass
and pour in water until full. If YOU
keep on pouring in water after the
glass is full: it will run over, but the
glass stays full.
Just SO with your bowels; they &c.
full OF waste matter. and then they
pass off or expel from the body only
about the same amount that goes into II
in the form of food
So you may have a movement of the
bowels every day and yet there will re-
main waste matter that ought to be re-
moved.
Give your bowels gentle but thor
ough cleaning out and you'n feel great
\ fine prescription for this is put up
and sold under the name of DR.. True
Elixir. Doctors and druggists use it in
their own families. Costs but little and
brings health to men, women and chill
.lrca Sweet and pleasant tasting
Works gently. Children like it. Re-
irember the name. DIR. Trues Elixir
Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01

to their loads and must meet It from
some source or succumb.
So there it is, an endless chain.
and unorganzed labor in its ever
tightening pressure is playing the
part of LAGOON. In this thing we see
the hand Of the l. W. w. element that
is to cost labor unionism dear II it
does not cut away from this war
Stacker that is now becoming a peace
Stacker Look out for 1t.
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Nothing Left.

Yes, we used to sit out in the old
summer house in the beautiful moon
light. Strange to say. Jack never be-
leved he kissed me as often as I &C.
cused him Of DOING
"4Ah, and how did you convince him?'
"Why, the next night I told him to
cut notch in the summer house each
time he took a kiss"
How did the scheme work.
Very we'll while, butterfly the
end of the week there was no summer
house left. Chicago Herald and Amer
lean.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01
ALBION

CORPORAL Herbert Witham Is at home,
having received his honorable dis
charge.
Ruth Marks was the guest over Sun
day of Amy Witham.
Norman Fuller has recently been dis
charged from the service.
Mrs. Herbert Witham was the guest
last week of her sister in Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01
The !. w. w. Peace Stacker


fers to open its mills in Lawrence
and elsewhere on a straight 48-hour
week basis. paying for 48 hours Of
work at present rates; but refuses to
pay 81 hours pay for 48 hours Of
work. 1t announces that its mills will
be opened Monday on that basis. The
demand for a 4S-hour week with 54
hours pay means, the company claims.
a 12h per cent. increase and their
employees have already received in
creases in wages amounting to 81
per cent. since Jan. ], 1916; while the
cost OF living has advanced not over
20 per cent. since July. 1914. and now
the tendency is downward. The
company believes that 4S hours
week will not give the best economic
results, either for employees or en-
ployers.
Our information on this last point
is deficient but We had hoped that
4S hours in all industries would ac-
compl:sh the best economic results
for all concerned. And We shi!l be-
lieve that when the adjustments that
are sure to come in all industries. are
made that 4S hours a week will be
near the ideal. Perhaps in time, with
new methods. improved machinery
and the progress of science, even
fewer hours for labor will suffice.
But let not organized labor get too
far ahead Of the band wagonp be-
cause that procedure works injustice
to some Of the rest of US. We may
be in measure misled by our study
of conditions but it seems to many
Of US that it is tactical blunder for
organized labor to attempt to force
the hand of business interests and in
vested capital at this time. We fear
the result for labor itself and the
heAt ASAApC khoS AAllldhL uHIOIlSuA
may inflict if it carries out the pro-
gram it threatens
In the first place, with business Of
the next few months a grab-b bag pro
position. with the pickering strings
held by paternalistic politics, many
industrial concerns would rather than
not. so far as their private interests
are concerned, close their plants in
definitely. On the other hand they
tremble before the certain outcome Of
such a step.
Business MUST be kept gcrG, the
higher speed the better.
1t is matter of vital importance
to every citizen of America, this pro-
posal Of organized labor to force an
increase Of wages at this time or pre-
cipitate industrial chaos. The mar
kets are Frustrated and manufac-
turers are forced to accept what they
can get for their product. We have
passed the pinnacle Of prices. In
spite of all the boasting and pretense
Of roseate industrial dawn we are
confronted with the natural sequence
of war imitation.
Accepting these facts we must rec
ognize the unfairness of those who
propose by strong arm methods to
add to the burden of consumers and
the discontinue Of manufacturers.
A reduction of service for prevailing
wages is an increase of cost Of pro-
duct and must be borne by the public.
If textile unions are able to force their
demand through, other unionized la
borers have had another straw added
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01

gor and New York, for four !eA'N
Previous to that time he had 'h'.@'
ened to kill her. she said. Eo'h 'Ir
been married and divorced Yre'lo-' >.
she admitted. Albert j.. N1'"'
Dexter told the court that ms w." -.
Rose +. Nutter. would rot I'VE w..
him. although she and her daus"..
came down from Boston ever! 49,. -,
mer to live in n cottage when ne L
given her. but which she woau
allow him near after she got the ~.
and ignored him entirely. lt' ""' 80.
a legal separation. Mrs. Na''e'
refused q divorce last year.
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Bath Soldier Accounts


The sum Of sC932.o3 has been
paid to the dependents Of &C SOL
diers. sailors and marines, credited
to the city of Bath as State aid by
the municipal board for support of
families Of soldiers, sailors and
marines, according to Walter S. Rus
sell. it's clerk. for the six months
ending Jan. 1. 1919. Aid has also
been paid by the city to the depen-
dents Of three soldiers to the amount
Of s2s5.99 for the same period. Pneu-
nlonia caused the only death among
tho GO soldiers, sailors and marines
whose dependents received this aid,
wliilo ono soldier lost his wife and
child and another his wife from in
fluenza during the epidemic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-01

young. She lives alone, does her
housework and cares for a flock Of
hens. Just last week she killed and
dressed and cooked fowl. Her
home contains many pieces Of frrni-
ture, dishes. etc. that would make a
collector envious. Among those most
highly priced by her are pair Of
infant stays which were worn by
Horace Greeley when he was a baby.
Mrs. Dorman is a relative Of that ia
nous man. She was married June S.
1851 and came to this place the fol-
lowing day. June 6. where she has
lived ever since.
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Much More Valuable.

Well, what sort Of wedding presents
did you get. girlie-the usual assortment
of jam spoons and pickle forks?"
mot on your esteemed life. got a
sack of potatoes. four dozen fresh eggs,
a peck Of onions and a Liberty Bond
Stray Stories
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Maine Gossip
To a Sister in France

Zines written on being invalided home)
While our strength was small.
And we fingered abed.
How you cared for us all
We We're kiddies. you said;
Some of us five land some only two,
1t was good to be 'llothered by you!
When we tossed through the night.
Til we drowsed. you would stay:
With a smile you would say.
Shut your eyes tight. and go to sleep.
dol"
1t was great to be mothered by you.
Yes. you smiled through the gloom,
And my battle was won;
And mother at home
lives you thanks for her son,
Joining with many a woman. too,
Whose big boy" has been mothered
Fred ". Bayliss. in the Christian
Herald.
An unusual flock of birds made a
brief call at Echo Ridge farm. North
Vassalboro this week. They were
some two dozen or more in number.
about the size Of robin with black
head. wings and tail. the body being
bright sulphur yellow. They wer',
beautiful but had never been seen in
tho vicinity before.
Two robin red-breasts were seen
near Mount Hope Thursday. perhaps
the same couple reported in Old Town
a day or two ago. Maybe foolish. de-
luded birds. then maybe a sign Of
spring.-Bangor News.
The Damariscotta Herald does not
hesitate to give tit for tat to Boston
papers that have ridiculed Rockland's
seeming impotence in the recent MUIR
der case. It says: Tho Boston Herald
had an oxcruciatinsiy funny story
last week regarding tha Roels!and
murder. II Isockland had AZ many
murders pro rata as Boston this par.
ticular case would have attracted lit.
Tie attention. Lot Doston clear up her
thousand OF horrible murders that
so unavcnEcd before her papers poke
fun at Maine or any part thereof.
Rockland Is safer than noston and
for that rum ridden. politics haunted
burg to he funny at the expense Of a
cleaner community II the height Of
gall.
The little town of Upton with only
10s persons, IS only OF whom are
adult males. is very proud Of its con-
tribution OF men to the service of
their country. who answered their
call with the determination Of seeing
victorious end. The seven boys
who entered the service are Eshburn
Oscar and Perry Wendall Judkins.
Dana Grover Brooks. Lester Earl
Lane, Otis Lee Abbott. Albert w.
Enman and Floyd E. West. OF these
sc"cn boys four have seen active
service in France. and the other three
are regrettinG that they were not
sent across.
Ncwfeld IL very proud Of Mr:. En-
vira T. DOrman yvhO IN o. yeorx
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Influenza figures took a sill. hit drop
in Auburn Tuesday, from "a to 81 ac-
tive cases, with only one now case
reported. Auburn doctors were treat
ing two cases in Lewiston with no
now cases reported.