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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-27
6ElQNITlG ION BRIEFS
News Of the ToWE sGd Village Tah
Briefly for Busy Readers

Should finders be keepers? Libra
ny Theatre.-Ady.
The lid is off We are playing
without Limit" Harte Theatre to-
day. Adv
Elmer Mattisons taxi can accom-
modate few more couples for the
Elks ball. Tel, POSI- ADV.
/ There will be a sale at Mrs. Davis
Saturday. This will be the last sale
before fall. Everything will be sold
cheap. Adv,
"Ciyilian Clothes" an entertaining
comedy drama featuring Thomas
Meighan and Martha Mansfield,
Opera house tonight. Adv
At Patterson's store you can order
a VIM. Campbell fireless cooker, same
price as they quote you. Free goods,
with orders before May LIST. ADV.
The meeting of the membership
committee of the Auxiliary of the
American Legion has been postponed
from tonight to some future date.
Miss Nellie Bacon hair dresser. has
moved from the Cutler block and
mas taken room over the Adams
Hardware store, Tel. Asa. ADV. 91t3
CIV liam Clothes is big special
production produced at an enormous
expense. featuring Thomas Meighan
and Martha Mansfield, Opera house
today and tomorrow. Adv
A new directory of the members of
the Second Congregational church
and parish has been printed. Every
family is expected to have copy
This may be obtained at the annual
meeting tomorrow night
"V'thcut init" featuring Anna
@. Nilsson, showing clubman who
dealt from the bottom of the deck
and found he was up against stacked
cards and Buster Keaton comedy,
Convict 49,. Harte Theatre today
Adv.
The regular meeting of the Metho
dist Brotherhood last evening start
ed off with a checker tournament,
which was followed by several hymns
by the club, and led by Mr.. Morgan.
Refreshments were then served and
everybody present did justice to the
eats, The regular business meeting
followed in which several plans We're
made for outings in the summer At
the next regular meeting the Brother
hood will have for its guest and
speaker Rev. Mr. Towart. President
Fred c. Martin then introduced the
puact and sneaker nf the evening nv
ron NJ Clark of Burlington. Mr..
Clark gave an interesting talk on the
of cooperation in relig-
ious work. 1t was also voted that
the Brotherhood accept. the invitation
of Rev. Mr.. Perry, and attend the ser.
vice next Sunday evening in a body.
The meeting was then adjourned and
almost everybody remained for a
social hour before going home.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-27
BETTER THAN CALOMEL
Thousands Have Discovered
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets
Are a Harmless Substitute

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are the
result Of DR.. Edwards determination
not to treat liver and bowel complaints
with calomel. For II years he used
these tablets "a vegetable compound
mixed with olive oily in his private
practice with great success.
They do all the good that calomel
does but have no bad after effects. No
pains, no gripping, no injury to the
gums or danger from acid foods-yet
they stimulate the liver and bowels.
lake DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets
when you feel "logy" and heavy"
Note how they clear clouded brain and
perk up the spirits. l5c and SOC a box.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-11
BROTHER LEGIoNERS

"To the public: hire the soldier; ne
NAV have been restless at one tlhie
hut he is steady now. To mumcl-
pa,ities: start now public WORKS
which you may have planned TO put
off until spring. To the soldlef'
don't float around; tie yourself down
TO a community and stick to your
lob when you get ore, is the wise
message which has been sent TO lts
scattered members by the national
HEADQUARTERS of The American Le-
zion. Hereupon the bulletin regis
tiers it's disapproval OF soup kitch-
ems, bread lines and spectacular pa
rades Of the jobless veteran such as
cannot help but rob him OF some
measure of self-respect, that which
he has real need to retain.
There is kindly fraternal sug-
sestion rendered, too, in the Official
request that post-commanders draft
the Legion men who are fortunate
enough to be employed into a SER
vice for their jobless brethren. as
suming each some measure of re-
sponsibility for fellow Legloner.
The employed doubtless have good
plenty to do to shoulder the financial
burdens for themselves and families,
but the good hand Of fellowship and
a manifest intention to help out the
unfortunate brother will go far in
helping him along the road to self
respect and ability to provide an hon
est living.-Editorial, Kennebec
Journal.
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AFa1IsTIcE DAY PROGRAM

10 4. NJ Parade formed at Legion
hall in the following order.
/. Platoon Augusta Folice
.. Augusta Cadet Eand. Frank A
Dennis. leader
8. Commander Frank E.e Southland
and staff.
4. Service men in uniform in hard
hats.
5. Service men in civies. John s.
Everett. commanding.
6. Service mon in uniform III soft
hats. T. A. Cyr. commanding.
T. Soup-Gun. Cyr A. CIR riding.
S. Co F. 3rd Maine Inf. Gait. +. W.
Swift commanding.
9. Togus Military Fanl.
10. Ensign Worth Bagley, Post 9. V
F W.
II. Ivan Bicknell. Post 81. A. L.
IL. Veterans Spanish and Civil Wars.
Is. Floats.
1880 4. NJ. Public meeting, City
hall:
Roll cali of those who died In service.
Taps
II. Noon. Attention. silence for two
minutes.
1902 Star Spangled Banner.
Address, Hon. Frank G. Harrington.
Address, Hon. Charles S. Hichborn.
200 p. NJ. Football game, Cony-
Gardiner at Gardiner.
8. p. N. Concert, City hall.
$50 Third annual Armistice dance,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-11
The Presidents Proclamation

L.r... ;on+ resolution Of Congress- approved Nov. 1921
H. 1921 legal public holiday provdes as 1olos;
incident to the burial OF
the unknown American soldier in the Arlington
National Cemetery and
her.a th. unknown soldier manhood Of Amer
lea lives defend its integrity honor ana tram
GUILTY. against enemy and .
Of tn earth that date Joining with
United States paying respect and homage to shs
soldier; therefore, be it
bv the Senate Of Representatives Of
the United America Congress assembled that the
President hereby authorized to issue proclamation declaring
those who gave tho late world yped by the
unknown unidentified Am soldier who is to be buried IN
Arlington Cemetery that days and the Prdent re-
recommend to the Governors OF the
.ate. that by them calling their
their pursuits mark OF respect on TINS SOL
OCCASION ~
States the said joint resolution Of Con-
dress do hereby H. 1921 holiday mark OF
speet those who their lives the late world
war ty6ed unidentified American soldier
who n to be buried Arlington National Cemetery that day;
and do hereby OF the several states
that them calling the people OF
respective states to in their usual pursuits as marx OF
or this solemn oeeasio
"And order emnty Of the be further
emphasized hereby furhe recommend that all public
United States toled
bsteen A. NJ Of the said day. and that
from minutes past that hour washington
time patriotic citizens OF the United States indulge
and Of specification divine and for His blessings
o beloved country
an witness whereof hereunto set hand and caused tho
o the United States to be affixed
tn. wear thousand nine hundred and tentyone
nd - The Of United States Of America the
hundred and forty-six
"WARREN G. HARDING.
"By the President
"chares E. Hughes, seey Of State
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gD CD THE AMERICAN LEGION gf I'D

measure. The Legion is pushing it's
fight for the bill harder that ever
before, having proved conclusively
to the public that the measure is
just, and it is citing high financial
authorities to prove that uational
finances will permit the payments
and other benefits contemplated.
The Legion has obtained 6O-day
preferential rights for veterans in
the opening of government lands for
settlement.
The Legion has obtained and is
obtaining employment for thousands
of veterans through post employ
ment officers and bureaus main
tanned in most cities
The Legion has conducted funer-
ais for thousands of soldiers whose
bodies have been brought back from
France. 1t conducts Memorial Day
ceremonies everywhere in the United
States.
The Legion is absolutely non polit-
ical and is composed OF ox-service
men Of all religious faiths. all trades,
professions and occupations in all
stations of life.
The Legion maintains a National
Americanism Commission. With
branches in all states, which is
working for improved schools and
better public education in general,
for wider understanding of the du-
ties and obligations of citizenship.
for the normal and rapid assimila-
ton of the foreign born and for the
higher development of the spirit OF
loyalty and patriotism among all
classes.
The Legion is a true democracy
in which the liberty of the individ-
nal is left untrammeled, his free
dom of personal conduct unimpaired
Its constitution and policies insure
that it always will work for the
benefit Of all and can never be ex-
plotted for the gorification or selfish
interests of individuals or groups. II
exempiifies the highest form of rep
resentative government. all members
having an equal share in selecting
the officials of their posts and de-
partne nts and of the national or
gani1ation.
The Legion Is fighting for every
American veteran, of the World war
and for q better America.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-11
ODE TO YOUR FEET

I've only been discharged three years
But You ought to see my feet
I've rramped in France and Germany
Eht here I can't repeat
My feet are going
My feet are gone
My feet are nearly spent
Ny feet are my disability
And that's hundred per cent
My feet are fat. my feet are weak
And my poor feet are spread
Ny feet are So darn terrible
When | walk l wish Use dead
l can travel round to soc my friends
Or work at at my daily trade
But my feet are sore and just won't go
When the Legion's on parade.
| can tramp in the woods
Or 90 70 a game of football in the
Yet those same old dogs" on ARMS
tice Day
For the Legion march won't yield.
Come comrade forget those poor old
feet
They'll be with you for many a day
Just tumble in when the boys line up
And YOU soon'll be on your way
And you'll set shock a s YOU walk
along
To the tune of humping band
Those poor old dogs are all you've
But they sure can cover the land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-11

France and England have paid fit
services commensurate with the
sacrifices made by those heroes liv-
ing and dead who gave their bodies
and consecrated their souls that ma
tons of liberty. faith and justice
might endure. France has buried her
unknown poiIu beneath the Arc de
Triomphe and the unknown warrior
Of England rests among the great
dead Of Westminster. Abbey. Today
our unknown hero will find his last
resting place at the beautiful Airing
ton National Cemetery.
Our warrior has arrived from those
far flung battle fields by no less a
means of transportation than the
cruiser that was Dswey's flagship at
Manila in another war. A fitting
conveyance for symbolic soul. The
escort will be such as can best pay a
major general and picked guard Of
honor each one Of whom has received
from this government and other gov
ernments a medal for heroic deeds
performed on the field of battle.
The body Of our unknown dead has
rested in the rotunda of the National
Capitol since last night upon the
catafalque used for Presidents Lin
coin. Garfield and Mckinley. Today
the body will be borne. while a ma
ton stops in profound respect, from
the Capitol to Arlington. Down the
great professional avenue will move
the corteee accompanied by the
President Of the United States on foot
and the members Of his cabinet.
Thousa nds of soldiers will line the
way. Invited to the ceremonies are
ell living holders Of the Congressional
Medal Of Honor, one representative Of
every ten thousand men who served
in the armed forces during the time
Of hostiities in the World War. one
officer and one enlisted man from
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-11

What the American Legion is and
has done.
The Legion is vigorous, seven
days-a-week force in the affairs of
thousands of American towns and
cities. 1t takes an active interest in
public affairs and works for civic
improvements. fighting in every good
cause, cooperating with other or
CARNATIONS. seeking to make Ameri-
ca a better country to live in.
The Legion maintains National
Legislative Committee and legisla-
tive committees in each of the forty
eight states which work tirelessly for
the passage. of laws needed for the
welfare of all ex-service men. partic-
ularly the disa bled.
The Legion induced Congress to
increase tie base pay of the dis
abled men from $50 to $50 and more
monthly.
The Legion maintains National
Service Division and service bureaus
or officers in all departments and
posts which have assisted thousands
Of veterans to obtain adjustment of
claims involving millions of dollars.
The Legion last year helped OBJ
tain appropriations for the assist
ance of disab veterans and their
dependents amounting to Sass, 600
600
The Legion first disclosed the fail
ure Of the Federal Board for Noca-
tional Training to do its full duty
toward the disabled and the general
confusion of the government agencies
efforts under faulty system. 1t dis
closed deplorable conditions in hos
pitfalls and asylums 1t brought
about a Congressional investigation.
aroused public opinion and procured
sweeping reforms. notably the con-
solidation of all government agencies
dealing with the disabled into one
Veterans Bureau.
The Legion has advanced the Fed
eral Adjusted Compensation Bill to
the point where its passage is con-
sidered only a matter of time. In
the last session Of Congress the bill
was passed by the House. The Le-
gion was confident that both the
House and Senate would pass the
bill by substantial majorities in the
present session, until President
Harding personally interviewed and
induced Congress to pigeon-hole the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-11
Local Notes

The Augusta Post of the American
Legion has been particularly active
during the last year. One of the first
and best things it did was to put on
a cracker jack minstrel show in Jan
uary. This show was seen by about
fourteen hundred people and if the re-
quests to play it had been followed
out fourteen thousand would have
witnessed the spectacle. Keith Ryan
said it made as big hit in Lewiston
as it did in Augusta and he ought to
know for he put the same show on in
the Spindle City.
The MINSTREL show came near end
ing the careers of several lcgionaires.
Ben Fletcher was SO fond of Nanny
that it was a long time before any
young people came in the store. Jer-
ry Carey instead of getting up in the
morning only sang about it and
missed his shift more than once.
Frank +. Southland. the post com
the whole shebang, forgot all about
the law business and had to he in
PRODUCED to his partners. However
there is another show in the offing
and to say it is going big is not say
ing anything. Just wait till Joe
Young starts informing the public
about it.
The first military funeral that the
city has seen was attended by two
hundred members of the post and
other cX-service men. There were in
cnl1ip,C- ~
tingent. sailors from the L. s. Naval
forces including several officers, and
4 large number Of officers and men
Of the L. S. Army. Most impressive
services We're held and the general
public had its first opportunity to
hear the splendid Legion ritual. Au-
Gusta showed it's respects and heart
.elt regard of its son. Corp. Emmons
Boynton. who made the supreme sac
rifice in line of duty.
On Memorial Day the Legion par
ticipatcd with the Civil War veter-
ans and veterans OF the Spanish War
in a proper Observance of the day.
The entire pest turned out and
marched in the parade and after an
address by Commander Frank T..
Southland at the Park, large and
beautiful wreath made by the wom-
ans Auxiliary Of the post was placed
on the monument. Services were
then concluded by an Grafton at the
Penny Memorial Church by Rev. w.
J. Layton which was inspiring and
impressive.
During the year seventeen men,
bcr3 of the Legion have been found
employment by the post officers. This
has been great help to boys out of
work and is appreciated to the full
by them.
While the drive hy the Bureau of
War RISK was on 10 clean up all
pending cases in this vicinity the
Augusta Post handled about three
hundred cases. During most of this
time Post Adiutant. John S. Everett.
was on the job looking after men.
examining applicants and assisting
the Red Cross at whose offices the
paper work was done in part.
Before Memorial Day Commander
Southland and Clyde Metcalf made a
tour OF all the cemeteries in Augusta
and placed at the grave OF each ex-
service man a solid bronze marker
bearing the Legion seal and also the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-11
LOCAL NOTES

During this year the Augusta Post
has conducted military funerals for
the following Augusta boys all OF
whom died overseas: Corp. Emmons
Boynton and Privates Ovid Bolduc,
Ernest Couture, Ovilla Blouin. Will
bur Leighton and Joseph Grenier.
The Post also sent a firing squad and
detachment under Sgt. Earl Cooper
to Windsor to pay final honors to
Harold Sproul who was a member Of
the 103rd Infantry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-11
OUR UNKNOWN DEAD

each arm and service of the Army
and Navy, one member of the AreriI
can Legion from each State and Teri
ritory, and one member of each Of tho
other permanent war veterans so!
cieties.
In the noble amphitheatre at All
iington whose marble columns are
new beauty in a tinted setting ths
Unknown Warrior will be laid at resi-
with impressive cereni onies. as im5
pressive as the grandeur OF the cceas
sion will make them. Marshal Feel
will represent the France whose soa
the hero trod; Admiral Beatty, VII!
stood before the Cenotaph in White
hall. will look this time on the sin
spires Of Alexandria instead of thos,.
of Westminster. General Daz wi
be the representative Of Italy anl
whose country shortly will have Sing
lar services.
As noon comes silence will fall
tho whole United States as it feo
upon Great Britain. Two minutes
which no one will be able to scale III
height of the nations emotion d
plumb its depth. No man, no Pre-:
dent. can speak so eIoquentIy as thu
silence.
One who is expected ITO attend u
funeral Of the Unknown Wsrriot WI
be British mother. She will eor>
not as a representative Of the GOV
eminent. but OF the people. She wi.
be a mother whose sons died ip't{
World War. She will represent tho
mothers. each Of whom felt that ~
warrior who was laid in Westr,, nstp
Abbey was perhaps her own son WI
went away to war and never can.
back. Many a British mother che \
ishes this bit Of aIorifisd teIi4
Westminster Abbey has taken on
new meaning for them. So the VIII
coIumned amphitheatre of Arlnet&
soon will take on a new meaning n
many an American mother-a care
from the Flag for her boy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-11
RUMORs

Following a night sllirmish. Yank
appeared at the dressing station.
Got a bullet in the les" he de-
clared.
"Where?" asked the doctor.
That's the funny thing about it,"
said the soldier Il don't feel it. and
| can't find it, and l have walked all
the way down here but my leg is all
blood from the hip down.
Come into the light" said the
doctor.
Investigation showed punctured-
and empty-canteen. The water had
seeped down the soldiers breeches
and he had decided it was blood.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-11
$4,000 American Dead
To Remain in Europe

More than 10000 Americans will
rest forever in the soil of France,
near the battlefields where they fell,
Secretary of War Weeks has in
formed the American Legion's ma
tional legislative committee. Bodies
of A. T. f. dead to be returned to the
United States total $3.50, the Secre-
tary added, with more than 10000 OF
them now in this country.
The 80, 162 members of American
forces who were killed in action. or
who died in France. will be buried in
six French cemeteries and one in
England.
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Remember This

I'm there with two thin blankets
AS thin as slice of ham
A German spy was likely the guy
Who made them for Uncle Sam.
How did I sleep? Don't Kid me
My bcd-tick's filled with straw
And Jumps and humps and big fat
bumps
That pinched till was raw.
Me and my two thin blankets
AS thin as my last thin dime
AS thin. l guess, as a chorus girl $
dress
Well. had a dandy time.
I'd pull EN- up from the bottom.
Whenever I started to sneeze
A couple of yanks to cover my shanks
And then how my dogs" would freeze.
You could use EN- for pcrus plasters ,
Or maybe to strain the soup
My pillows my shoes when | tried to
snooze
And I've chilblains a cough and Group.
Me and my two thin blankets
Bundled up under my chin;
Yes, a German spy was the likely guy
And-My, but they were thin.
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mnntfal1rntt

IN. P. the road from Avocourt
That leads to Montfaucon?"
"The road, sir black with mules and carts
And brown with men marching on
The ROMANCE woods that lie beyond
The ruined heights of Montfaucon.
North over reclaimed no mans land
The martyred roadway leads,
Quick with forward moving hosts
And quick with valiant deeds
Avenging Rheims, Liege and Lille
And outraged gods and creeds.
There lies the road from Avocourt
That leads to Montfaucon
Past snper and machine gun nests
BY steel and thern1ite cleansed They're gone
And there in thundrous echelon
The ruined heights of Montfaucon."
Harold Riezelman
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prra1nhlr In the ErgtnnH Gnnatttl1tinn

cation to the community, state and
nation; to combat the autocracy of
both the classes ana the masses; to
make right the master of might: to
promote peace and good will on
earth; to safeguard and transmit to
posterity the principles of justice.
freedom and democracy; to conse-
crate and sanctify our comradeship
by devotion to mutual helpfulness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-11

For God and Country, We associate
together for the following
To uphold and defend the
of the United States Of
to maintain law and order;
to foster and perpetuate a one hum
dred percent Americanism: 10 pre-
serve the memories and incidents of
our association in the Great War; to
lnculcate a sense of individual obll-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-11
Rem mber now

name OF the dece ased. These a
beautiful and permanent marke
ana afford an easy means of ideni
lying the graves of our honort
dead. On Memorial Day detai
from the post visited each grave al
placed a wreath of flowers upon
as well as small United States fa
Augusta has on it's honor roll Z
names and out of the entire numb
only ] is marked as a deserter. I'll
Is a deserving commentator, col
demnation, affirmation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-11

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the James
Fitzgerald Post have been most kind
and helpful in assisting at the fur
nishing of the Hall. They have held
several Sewing bees" and completed
the curtains which lend a most at
tractive appearance to the rooms.
They also will furnish all the dough-
nuts and cakes for the Armistice Day
Dinner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-11

The Augusta Post has q rather
wide membership ~ most Of the boys
from Augusta prefer to join their
home post and hold cards emitting
them to admittance anywhere.
Among others are Wood McCargo.
Bombay, India: Bernice Ames. New
Haven, Conn.,: Thos. Enright, Kinks