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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09
FARMINGTON

Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Voter ana a
party of friends from Livermore
Falls were in Lewiston Saturday,
going by automobile.
The following officers have been
elected by the West Pennington Red
Schoolhouse Circle: Pres, Mr.. Adel-
la McCleery: vice-pres., Mrs. Vina
Ellsworth; treas, Mr.. Mabel Newell;
sect. Mrs. Alice Bamford; chaplain,
Mrs. Villa Lunt; entertainment COM
mittee, Mrs. Lillian Burns, Mrs.
Lottie McCleery; relief committee,
Mrs. Sarah Hardy, Mrs. Anna Ellis
worn. Mr.. Bessie Hardy.
The Woman's Alliance of the First
Unitarian church will meet with Mrs.
Albert r. Jack of Pleasant street, on
Tuesday afternoon at the usual
hour.
There will be work in the second
degree at the meeting of Franklin
lodge, I. o. o. F., Monday evening.
Thaddeus Roderick post of the
American Legion will make another
drive for old magazines, newspapers
and waste paper Armistice Day. and
a rich harvest is promised the boys.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09
ByBeck

the henhouse Of Mr.. Hall with the
assumed intention Of taking still
more. This morning they were
brought into the municipal court be-
fore Judge Summer r. Mills. where
they gave their names as Sherman
w. Berry Of 20 Arlington street, and
Warren II. Bye Of 81 Summer street,
both in Hyde Park. They did not
deny the act and each was fned SO
and the total costs amounting to
fines, making the total of each s17.Ss.
Thirty days in jail is the penalty for
not settling fines and costs, and 1t is
believed that the parents will at
tend to having the boys sent home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09
To Her Credit

A wealthy San Francisco woman
on whom doctor had performed an
operation, was surprised at the mod
erateness Of his bill. 'Do you think
$50 is a sufficient charge, considering
my circumstances" she inquired.
"That is my charge for the opera
ton" he replied, your circumstances
have nothing to do with It,"
The woman drew a check for $500.
He handed it back saying. II cannot
accept this. my charge IL the sum I
named"
Every WELL" she said, Keep the
check and put the balance to my
credit"
Some months later she received q
long, itemized statement on which
were entered charges OF various
kinds for services rendered to all
sorts of humanity. male and female,
black and white, young and old who
had been treated at her expense. She
was so delighted that she immediate
" placed another $500 to her credit
on the same terms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09

"Just as they are being taught
that the Golden Rule IL an es.
sential code for governing human
relations in an effort to lessen the
danger of war, so they are being
made to learn that cleanliness 10
necessary for health and happiness
in an effort to combat the raw
ages Of epidemics.
1.-THE fact that the death rate Is
considerably less in the American
orphanages than it is in the aver
age American city. testifies to the
fact that this lesson is being
learned we'll" - -------
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09

urally clearly, conditions for the
past ten years have been such that
they have been unable to take
proper sanitary precaution.' q d.
rector Of the Near East Relief
reports.
"The misery and squalor OF the
refugee camps and the terror and
hardship Of fight have left little
opportunity for thought of cleanli-
ness. Consequently many of the
children in the orphanages who are
products OF such conditions must
be taught the gosrss Of soap and
water. .-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09
GAS BUGGrES


MoNDAY now means NOR.
sn,ss abroad than Just the day after
Ihass ',. American relief workers
h - introduced 1t as wash day
ican sas near East as part of their
llIvnr' a ior better sanitary and
IPeliss, .onoitions. In the Near East
lpslss..,or phanages in Greece, Syria,
i ''une' Armenia, and Persia II
ths ,ss NOT only for hanging out
ssn. ,a,se family washing but for
'' ..r cleaning up. "
co, Enough the people in those
ton co,s win whom the organiza.
vines into contact are nat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09

Anti tobacco Orator--You go into
a tobacconist's shop--you place six
pence on the country>-you get a
packet of cigarettes. And you get
more! In the wake Of those cigarettes
comes beer, wine, whiskey, brandy,
and
Voice from Crowd--Whos your
tobacconist. suv-nor?- Edinburgh
Scotsman,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09
Fancies and Facts

The real distinction between fancies and
facts is just this: Fancies are luxures-facts
necessities.
A fancy is an idea notion or a prejudice.
1t may be right or it may be wrong But
fact is something true, bit of information.
safe guide to action.
For instance, you may have an idea that
something you may happen to need-from
vacuum cleaner to building Lots going to
cost you much to buy. You fully expect to
pay that price for it,
But you discover that you were working
an idea and wrong one, at that-when
you turn to the A-B-C Classified Section for
the facts and discover that you can get what
you want for much less than you expected to
pay!
For people who agree that supplying their
needs on the basis of notions and suppositions
is too expensive a proposition-especially
when it's so easy to get down to exact infor-
mation-there's nothing like this same
A-B-C Classified Section.
You'll find it profitable, too!
The A.6. &C CLASSIFIED Ads
Always the Sams-in Service
Always DHerent-In Opportunity
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09

They have also been invited, as have
the members Of their Ladies' Auxil-
larry. to attend q special Armistice
Sunday service at the Baptist church
Sunday morning, when the pastor,
Rev. w. 8. Boardman, will deliver
sermon prepared especially to appeal
to these organizations.
There will be work in the Rank
of Esquire at the meeting of Alpha
lodge, X. of p, Tuesday evening.
Hunting conditions have been good
hereabouts since the season opened.
a number of deer having ben shot
near the villages and many in the
more remote regions. Birds are al
SO fairly plentiful, and numerous
soons have been brought to bag by
nocturnal hunters. But bears are
furnishing more excitement than
anything else, being more numerous
than for many years in FRANKLIN
county. Howard Sanborn and Bur-
ton Seaman of Portland are the
champion bear hunters in this coun-
ty up to the present time. having
brought down three while on hunt
ing trip to Mt. Blue in Avon.
Rev. H. A. Markley. field secre-
tary Of the Maine Anti-Saloon
League, will speak at a union SER
vice in the Methodist church Sun
day evening, regarding his work and
conditions in Maine, and will be &C
companied by Ave reel moving pic
ture, "I4est We Forget"
An institute class for young mar
ried people in the Old South church
sunday school has Just been organ
lied with the following officers:
Pres, Mrs. True e. Makepeace; vice
pres, Mrs. B. Frank Howatt; sect.
and treas, Mrs. Nina Dudley Palmer.
In addition to the Sunday school
gatherings Of the class they will
meet the first Sunday evening OF
each month with some member OF
the class, the members alternating.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09
Help-Male or Female


MEN OR WOMEN-Wanted at once, to
work in spare time at home. We in
struct you and buy all standard work
pay. Materials free. Experience I'M
necessary. Address Desk A. c. E.,
Steber Machine Co. Utica, n Y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09

PEOPLE who regularly read the clas-
sified offers are the ones who make
their money go the farthest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09

lsst pE luxe SEDAN, GOOD
CONDITION. PAYMENTS TO
SUIT PURCHASER. H. T. JOSE.
FRANKLiN-JEwETT SERVICE.
AUGUSTA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09
HYDE Park Lads Come to Grief

Two boys in Hyde Park. Mass, ran
away from school the first of the
week and went in search of adven-
ture. They found it in Pennington,
and are now wishing they hadn't.
Thursday night they were discovered
purioining a hen from the roost in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09

Articles For Sale 81
FARMERS, ATTENTION-Nice dry
pine planer shavings next 80 days,
$3.50 per cord. Augusta Lumber Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09
MERCHANDISE

LIVE ,POULTRY--Highest cash price.
J. II. Desmond. Gardiner. Tel. 272.R.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09

WINTER STORAGE For storage bat
teries. Insured as usual. No change
in prices. Webbers Auto Electric
Service, Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09

VICTROLA-Brunsw nearly new,
cheap for cash. Tel. 1311-X from to
6 p. M,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09

THE CLOSER you stick to the clas-
sified ads the closer will be you con.
tact with opportunity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09
Wanted-Live Stock

Give description and price In first
letter. r. d. Perkins, Augusta. Tel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09

PIAN)--$700 player, slightly used.
I perfect condition, very cheap. G. A.
Drawn Piano Co.. Depot So. Gar
diner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09
LIVE STOCK"
Horses, Cattle, Vehicles

3 yr. old Guernsey.
Ralph Brann, r. IA, Gardiner.
cows Guernsey, 1 Jersey-good
ones, cheal. r. Z. Moore, So. Gardi-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09
MERCHANDISE
speciaIs At the Stores

Wantsd-To Buy 66
NTIQUES-Bureaus, tables, chairs,
mirrors. clocks, beds, dishes and
glassware. Any condition: price no
object. Private party. Write Az,
care journal.
LUMBER-1a in. box pine, l init
IN. box spruce. Kennebec Box Co., So.
Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09
From The Classified Columns
MERCHANDISE
ArtieIss For Sale

RIFLE-Remington. Lady'a winte
coat. Dress form. Parlor stove. Del
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09

CIDER PRESS-2-compartm $l5;
cost S35. 4-can milk cooling box $3.50;
cost $29. Tel. Winthrop 1862.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09

USED AUTO PARTS--Old cars bought
for parts. Ripley Co, Augusta
XULCANIZING - Latest equipment.
Tires, tubes and accessories, used
tires bought and sold. Gage G. King.
Commercial St, Augusta. Tel. 959-M.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06

how to control them and how to lead
them in the face of death.
The G.. A. r. and the veterans Of
the Confederacy look back at their
war experience with pride-not one
of them wired home "Discharged-de-
lighted" when the Civil War ended.
When the last war was forced on
us, an opportunity for another Grant
or Lee presented itself, and, in the
light of past experience, the best. quail
flied man should have been the one
chosen to lead the American troops to
victory. Such a man, in my opinion,
which is shared by many officers of
high rank, was Leonard Wood.
Leonard Wood was originally mill
tary surgeon. During the Spanish
American War he showed his mettle
as a colonel commanding a regiment
and as a general officer confronting
many military, diplomatic and admin
istrative problems.
He rose to be general officer
of the line in the regular army and
has the confidence and esteem not
only of every fair-minded officer of
the United States army but of the
great military leaders Of England,
France, Italy and Belgium.
1t was his Citizens Training Camp
idea which shows him as a genius
capable of developing, in the face Of
opposition, something that proved of
incalculable benefit to us in the prose-
cution of the war. All officers and
men who have served under him swear
by him as a forceful, but also as a
just commander.
But Chaumont and our politicians
did not want him in France in any ca
pscity. (Chaumont was headquarters
in France Of General Pershing).
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06

Even official Washington realized
the value of the services of General
George W. Goetnals, the illustrious
American engineer, who built the
Panama Canal, whose international
fame as an organizer and leader of
men cannot be belittled by any one,
not even in our military hierarchy.
WHERE WAS COCKTAILS?
General Goethals should have been
chosen to command the lines Of com.
munication. The question Of the sup
ply of an army is second in import
ance only to that of strategy, and a
first rate first-class engineer, with
universally acknowledged ability as an
organizer, would have co-ordinated
overseas transport and land trans
port in a manner which would have
given the utmost satisfaction. Docks
would have been built quickly and rail-
roads would have been improved for
the straining needs. But evidently
Chaumont did not want General
Goethals, and comparatively obscure
officer was much preferable, with the
results shown in the previous chap
tiers.
On the other hand it is only fair
to give credit to the government for
having had the good sense to place a
first-rate, first-class man in another
position of tremendous Importance
that of Chief Of Staff of the Army.
No ADLER man than Peyton c. March
could have been selected, and with his
assumption of power, second only to
that of the Secretary of War, order
came out of chaos and the army on
American soil began to function as a
modern army should, for which the
bestowal Of T. grade of full general
was but weak expression Of appre-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06

cannons and not dummies, even for
training.
Why the general staff had not list
ed our resources in material before the
war and why it did not see to it that
whatever war contracts were let, the
manufacturers should fill them ac-
eording to specifications, is simply be-
yond me - and / have been an in
spector-genernl.
Some good came out Of this mess
and the secretary of war now has q
special bureau looking after the in
dustrial resources of the nation.
Why were the division commanders
of defective and incompetent divisions
permitted to retain command when it
was they who were solely responsible
for the training and discipline OF their
units? And headquarters answers not.
but sends back home generals who had
ability and who would have rendered
magnificent service.
stated at the beginning Of my
story that at the outbreak of the war
we had few generals who were, by
actual experience in the field, com.
Potent as generals. Yet these few were
not given an opportunity to serve in
France.
NEEDED A GRANT OR A LEE.
Americans have learned to respect
the names of Grant, Lee, Sheridan,
Sherman and stonewall Jackson as
great military leaders. No doubt these
men, too, made mistakes, but these
mistakes were Of tactical character,
and excusable because at the time Of
the Civil War military science was
not as developed as it was at the time
of the World War, but no one will
dare charge that these generals did
not know how to inspire their men,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06

should have a strength Of about ESQ.,
900 men. Our first army in France
was about q million and a quarter
strong, when one allows for reserves.
and the troops at the actual front
choked the roads and byways and even
a genius could not have regulated
such a mass of humanity, with We
hicles and armament, over the avail
able roads.
SCORES COMMANDER =
II our first field army had been
four or more field armies, each
handled by competent general, the
commander-in-chief could have func-
toned as such and co-ordinated the
armies for effective work, provided
they had been assigned to fronts OF
the proper dimensions.
That there was something wrong
with the. first army was evidently
seen, IL not by our own, certainly
by the allied high command, for inn
mediately after the battle, the com
mander-in-chief went back TO his job.
and the first army was reduced and
other armies were organized so0ss
after.
The place of commander-in-
like that of any military comm
is with his troops, or at his hea-,
tiers. In the American Expe
airy Forces one seldom knew
the commander-in-chief was at
He was frequently in Paris, u
zones of the service Of suppl
elsewhere inspecting or earryi <.
diplomatic negotiations. 81
No man can serve two masters
certainly not three. Had a man IL
Goethals been in command Of the lirA
of communications, the commander oil
the forces need have troubled himself
not at all about its efficiency. And
had he had the Expeitionary Forces
organized in armies Of the proper
strength, had he had the right kind
of a staff and capable commanders,
and not merely a few officers on
whom he could rely--hc could have
left his headquarters with immunity.
because matters would have been
looked after by competent executives
The British and French marshais re-
peatedly left their headquarters -
attend serious conferences, but they
had army and corps commanders Who
did not need constant watching and
control.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06
Generals With Ability Were Spurned,.
Swivel Chair Misfits
Advanced"

citation on the part of the Govern
ment.
Two general officers, whose ability,
character and experience qualified
them for high command and who well
coined and sought service overseas in
almost any capacity, were sent home
under lame pretexts to die Of broken
hearts. What splendid corps COM
manders these two officers would have
made, but they were also not welcome
at Chaumont, and in their stead two
officers were catapulted from swivel
chairs, on which they acquired most
of their military experience, to the
command of army corps, duties for
which they had neither the requisite
knowledge, nor backbone, nor quail
fications.
ORGANIZATION CLUMSY.
1t was, indeed, a lucky thing for
our troops that we had at least a
few leaders who were competent, and
i mention General Billiard as a type
of American commander who was fair
and equitable with all. who served I'M
der him. These commanders had to
carry unusual burdens, because in ad-
dition to their normally heavy duties
and responsibilities, they had to strain
every nerve to offset the weaknesses
which developed through improper or
ganization and defective leadership.
At the beginning of the Meuse-Ar-
come battle, or battles, the First
American Army, under the personal
command of the Commander-in-Ch Chief
of the Expeditionary Forces, sprung
up as huge but unwieldy human ma
chine, demonstrating that the General
Staff did not have the common sense
to oppose the organization of such
an army, on the ground that it rep
resented an unheard of piece Of bum
Cling and shortsightedness.
We are not particularly interested
in who commanded that army, whether
it was an officer devoting all his time
to that unit, or one who held two or
three other jobs in addition-though
no business house would stand for
such management-but what we do
care about is that the scheme Of or
ganization was clumsy and faulty.
In the organization Of armies one
must observe the fundamental rule
that no more troops should be group.
ed together under one man than car
be handled effectively and provided
for properly.
Roughly speaking, a field ARM
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06

organization and tactics as the models
to beSimitated, and, indeed, the teach
ings of our war colleges and service
schools were almost entirely based on
German schemes and theories. That
we beat the teachers at their own
game has been interpreted by some to
mean that we need no preparation,
that we can lick anybody and any
thing at any time.
The Germans lost the war because
they relied too much on the success
of field operations and were equipped
with essential materials for an in
adequate period. They never dreamed
that the war would last as long as it
did, with the result that they ran
short in foodstuffs, fats, rubber, cloth,
surgical dressings, etc. Hunger and
disease and raggedness undermine NOR
ale, and once the powers of resistance
are weakened a well fed and we'll shod
opponent mas an easy job.
LAXITY IN PREPARATION.
We had general staff, officially
known as the War Department. Gen.
erai Staff, before the war. 1t was
created undoubtedly for the same pur-
pose that all other armies had such
staffs, to plan everything needed 10
enable huge armies to operate in
unison. Our general staff had read
German text books, but was too en-
crossed in mathematics and intricate
maneuvers to figure out that outside
of tactics war is a common sense prop
osition, that man cannot fight in Shoes
that 60 to pieces on the first greet
ing with rain shower; that the men
cannot have good morale with only one
uniform made of shoddy; that food
and ammunition cannot be carried in
vest pockets. and that cannons must be
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06

ing? Nobody really doubts you as
a Communist as yet. 1t is merely
felt that you should explain the source
of your income"
/ tried to assume an offended air.
/ simply couldn't think of an explain
alton. but while 1 was trying my level
best to conjure up something plausi-
bic, I recalled that / still had in my
pocket the report of the Mexican
Communist meeting and the commun-
ication from the Mexicans TO Zinc
view, chairman of the third interna-
tional.
This was the episode I have de-
scribed in an earlier chapter, when
] was sent to Mexico by New York
capitalists to investigate Bolshevik
conditions and i faxed up a thrilling
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06
Almost Unmasked Communists By Squanderng of Money
Nozovitzky Forced to Think Quickly Proves Integrity
by Claiming to Be Smugger of Jewels and Allays Sus
pcions Aroused by His Lavish Expenditures.

put her fears. 10 sleep, I wM going
10 knowi
So l waited about for a couple Of
days and went back to see her.
There was one Corrio In charge Of
her newspaper. She, for personal rea-
sons was very fond Of him. BE was,
about fifty. Some members Of her
own communist group felt II he could
be gotten out Of the way a combina-
ton Of her newspaper with the main
communist newspaper could be effect
ed.
REVEALS PLOT.
Through Colonel Carter I learned
that two Communists in her rouS
intended to mask themselves, so IL
Corrio's office and beat him until b.
agreed to leave London. Knowint
how fond Of Corrio Miss Pankhurst
was I told her Of the plot. At first
she doubted me.
I suggested that Corrio announces
he was going to work late and that
We remain in hiding in the office TO
see what happened. She agreed but
at the last moment was afraid some
thing would happen to Corrio and
stopped the arrangement.
Determined to get some advantage
out of the situation got the two
Communists to the newspaper office
and in her presence forced them to adj
nit they had intended to do exactly
what had said. Then / ordered
them out.
CONVINCED OF HONESTY.
Poor Sylvia Pankhurst was only a
woman after all. She went into hys-
terics. She cried bitterly to think
that two of her own men should be
willing TO attack one in whom she re-
posed such confidence. She was
grateful, and said she was now sure
that was honest in my Communism.
She wrote letter to the Commup-
lists in New York expressing the great
est faith in me and made some sug-
gestions which finally resulted in my
being cleared of suspicion about my
income. In doing this she did what l
hoped for-broke faith about my al
legged smuggling. .4
When L faced my investigators in
New York later, they told me they had
learned all about my smuggling. They,
did not condemn me. They did not
approve. At the finish they merely
told me there were no charges pending
any further. q
Next week you VIII hear the details
Of my work on the Wall Street bomb
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