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VICTOR LIBERTY LOAN WILL BE NEEDED TO REBUILD GALLANT AMERICAN SOLDIERS L opyrignt Underwood Underwood N Y ARTIFICIAL LEGS FOR SOLDIERS MAILED TO ENABLE THF1M TO EARN A LIVING The soldier who lost a leg over there need not wrorry about being able to work for the government fits him out with an artificial leg And soon he is walking about as before The above shows a man being fitted for an artificial leg Reconstruction is one of the great items for which the country is spend ing money now Spending It gladly and with the aid of the best surgeons It is not the reconstruction for which devastated France plans It is reconstruction rehabilitation so far as it can be wrought out of the galiant American soldiers returning early wounded and broken from doing their share in the great war One feels after a tour of one of the military hospitals that he has been permitted a visit to a divine work shop where men are fashioned in parts put together and taught to function It is done with safest skill When it is accomplished out of this hospital walks a man who was a machinist before his legs
Soldier Newspapers Are Important Factors In Keeping Up Morale of Our Fighting Men ill S j G 1 HEAVY TANK 1 VT PRODUCTION i XSS I I XrWr V wwCf 7 V W V7 Ms A _ II By ELMO SCOTT WATSON Released by Western Newspaper Union THERES an old saying that if two men meet anywhere in the world and one of them is an Englishman the chances are hell suggest they start a club If thats true then its equally true that when any unit of the American army larger than a squad arrives at a new post be it on home or foreign soil one of the first things the soldiers do is to start their own newspaper This seems to apply to the fighting fronts as well for soon after the American forces in Sicily had captured the town of Vittoria a onepage sheet called the Dough boy News made its appearance As a matter of fact the News is a transplanted soldier newspaper It is published by and for the men of the 45th di vision of the United States Sev enth army and it was started while the 45th was in training at Pine
THE VETERANS POLL TAX In the Maine House Feb 7th on motion of Mr Skidmore of Liberty an act to amend Chapter 163 Public Laws ot 1905 relating to the exemption of soldiers and sailors from poll tax was taken from the table Mr Skidmore then addressed the House rs follows Mr Speaker in tabling this bill my purpose was to call the attention of the members of the House to the fact that this bill was treading ou dangerous ground that it created a class legisla tion that is it relieved from taxation a certain portion of onr people who were well able to pay The law relat ing to a poll tax by some is considered to be absurd and wholly wrong but as for me I do not think so It gives to those w ho are young and just coming on the held of action and who have not had the privilege that others have had to acquire property ou which to be taxed a better and more thorough knowledge of the plan and conditions of government Now there is a law on the statute books which this law calls attention to which exempted all soldiers
AT VALLEY EORGE Dedication of Memorial Tablet to Maine Soldiers Valley Forge Pa Oct 17 In i the presence of a large assemblage of men prominent in Maine and Pennsyl t vania a monument to the memories of soldiers from the State of Maine who were at Valley Forge in the winter of 17771778 wasunveiled this afternoon at the historic camp George E Fellows president of the Maine Society of the Sons of the American Revolution presided at the exercises Governor Cobb of Maine presented the monument to the Valley Forge Park commission and it was accepted by W H Sayen a member of the com mission Gov Cobb spoke as follows Mr President Ladies and Gentlemen The whole country owes a debt of gratitude to the men and women who justly proud of their ancestry have done so much to perpetuate the deeds and memories of those who participat ed in the struggle for independence and constitutional liberty in America A definite motive inspired the great commonwealth upon whose soil we stand today and whose guests in a sense we are to set aside to care for and to consecrate forever to a reverent patriotism this hallowed and historic
The Queen of the Kennebec i Or The Last of The Wampanoags BY FRANK W GOWEN NO 11 Arnold was true to bis word and over took Morgan at Indian Old Point in Nor ridgewock Here he found the river for a mile or two ahead so broken into rapids that it was necessary to land all his boats baggage and stores and transport the same along th banks of the river This was a doubly hard task for his sol diers as trees and bushes had to be cut down and cleared away to effect a pas j sage for the army The trials and hard j ships of the brave and hardy soldiers had begun in good earnest but Arnold was j everywhere present now with the rear division of his struggling army giving orders right and left to the officers then jumping into hiscanoe he shoots forward like a deer and when he comes in sight of Morgans toiling soldiers far in advance of the main army they send up a hearty cheer for their brave and daring leader who knows no fear Night overtakes him but this brave man rests not Sit ting before a big
NO NEED TO WORRY Despite Croakers Human Race Is Not Deteriorating Facts Brought Out by the War Show That Men Today Are as Strong Physically and Morally as Ever in History The big avernge height of the men dratted into the United States army is being widely commented upon in the press and it appears that the facts Justify the favorable remarks being made observes the Montreal Gazette Records of the quartermasters office show that the Americans who are donning the army uniform today are bigger than the men who fought in former wars The size most in demand for the standard army shoe in the past was 7E while the average size of the marching shoe today is SV2 D and that of the field or trench shoe 9E Two styles are issued for it has been found by experiment that soldiers require a larger shoe for the trenches it being necessary to wear two pairs of socks at a time in cold and wet weather Similarly the presentday American soldier has to be provided with a size larger than his predecessor in coats shirts and breeches He is a bigger man all round which is decidedly sat isfactory
The Browning Chief Entered as 2nd class matter July IS 1931 at the pastoffice at Browning Montana under act of March 3 IS7S Subscription 200 year tn advance Mis Annie Duncan Owner A weekly newspaper published every Friday at Browning Glacier County Montana Germans and Generals General Waveils recent choice of the worlds halfdozen great est generals is particularly inter esting because it does not in clude the name of a single Ger man of the last hundred years in spite of the fact that this emi nent British soldier recognizes that modern Germany is probably the greatest militarist power known General Wuvell places the American Robert E Lee on a level with Napoleon though re garding him as rather more of a gentleman than the celebrated Corsican adding also the names of Frederick the Great of Prussia and the Duke of Wellington Leading these four in General Wavells opinion are the two greatest soldiers the world has yet seenWinston Cnurchills ancestor the Duke of Marlbor ough and the famous Byzantine Belisarius The reason for the omission of modern German generals like Ludendorff is that German vic tories are characteristically the result of close organized staff work and that no
TITLED IRISHMAN WAS FIRST REAL GAME HOG OF MONTANA KILLED 104 BEARS AND 2000 HEAD OF OTHER WILD ANIMALS TRAVEL LICHT IS WORD TO SOLDIER MONTANA BOYS GOING TO AMER ICAN LAKE NEED VERY LITTLE BAGGAGE Two Changes of Clothing and Toilet Articles in a Bundle No Bags or Suitcases Should be Taken Gov ernment Will Furnish Other Things on Arrival When the men of the new Nation al army leave their homes in Mon tana for American Lake Washing ton about September sth they will be permitted to take with them on troop trains only hand baggage pre ferably bundles The war depart ments order to travel light is for the purpose of conserving space on the troop trains The great military writer Richard Harding Davis once said that trav eling light meant carrying only a toothbrush He said any man could travel light in a military campaign if he had plenty of good friends and was an expert at the game of bor rowing But at Amerian Lake the men will have little time to chase all over the camp to borrow a safety razor and all the wise soldiers will place in their travel kits all the
LA Pome Paper With A Horn Mississippi Standard Negri WLi mu x m n x newspaper of character circa rEditor That Tells State A l lafon and opinion with mar x News Weekly than 10000 readers j __ J iiinrTffmsssmJSSLMMMri fr6 nri hiii BiwiiMi ii Published Weekly At 250S5th Street aim mi VOLUM X X THE WEEKLY ECHO FEBRUARY 25 1914 NUMBER 22 PIN III I1 SOLDIER _ i r _ iii Ixclujiv JPS photvpnmt Vivacious Dolores Brown wants every soldier sailor and marine to know that she is their Valentine Come one come all And boys Dolores will gladly forward an autographed picture of herself if you write in and make the request All letters are to be written direct to the singing star with Don Red mans Orchestra in care of this newspaper The editors as a contribution to the morale of our fightin i n vll nblige by forwarding the requests to Miss Brown __ __ I Christianity As A Challenge To The I Races Of The World I The above Sermon was delivered at the First Presbyterian Church White of this City in an Interracial Service February 13th by Rev B Washington Coates Pastor of Union
mmm Frank W Cowen of Waterville author o The Queen of the Kennebec etc and a prominent Good Templar The Queen of the Kennebec Or The Last of The Wamparoags BY FRANK W GOWEN NO 10 The n ght before Arnoldleft Fort Wes ton with his army to proceed up the river to Quebec Jacataque slept none too well She laid awake thinking of her lover and of the dangers and perils of the coming invasion She knew that she was taking desperate chances but life was not sweeter to her than her love for Burr and she would go forward Naturally her mind reverted to Swan Island and to her friends in Bermuda Would she ever return to the beautiful island in the Ken nebec or meet her friends in Bermuda on earth again But she soon tried to banish all such thoughts from her mind and gain some needed rest Occasional ly the tread of a sentry reached her ears through her open chamber window7 and once she heard voices of some sleepy soldiers not far away It was late in the night when she fell asleep and late the next morning when she awoke She rubbed her
UTAH WAR The Mormon Rebellion RienCeS 1 1858 Atlantic Monthly for July Harvey tells The Story of Trail It is a summary Mormonism dating iiscovery in 1827 of the which were inscribed on in characters which ed the reformed nrst Mormon settle K rtiand Ohio in 1831 v they went to Inde ni then to Illinois Llt a town which they on February 1 1S46 irth and last of the this time into the to found their pres the shores of the It is not our purpose this journey or give their undertakings ash with the United through the adoption had been secretly but was then for an article of the made compulsory from the beginning in Kirtland that the Mormon prophets thority than the con futes of the United nulsion of some of the is and the murder of what was known at ah war On this point the Mormons were in ne government Presi few months after he fsV7 removed Young ship appointed in his mining who had been f Indian Affairs on the and sent 1200 soldiers rt Sidney Johnson to ed States authority in vas inglorious Start avenworth in July the ei to move slowly be
The Second Maine Regiment Left Augusta June 29th for Texas Regi mental Flag Presented by City Addresses by Mayor Viles and Hon Frank M Dut ton 15000 People 1 hrong the Streets to see the Start From the Kennebec Journal Through ianes of cheering people wav ine flags teardimmed eyes and flutter mg handkerchiefs the sections of the three long trains bearing our State of Maine soldier boys to Laredo Texas to serve their countrys flag pulled slowly from the Augusta station Thursday afternoon the first at 520 the second and third sections at intervals of 15 min UtBefore the noon hour hundreds of the 15000 people who thronged Water street and Market Square packed the windows of every block at the south of the street and dotted even the roofs and towers of surrounding buildings had begun to take their positions There was a tense un dercurrent of excitement in the whole spirit of the people who gathered to wish our boys God speed it was a different attitude than any crowd has ever mani fested in this city since the days of the SPinhou8oclocK the expectations of those who had for hours waited patient ly on the street
YOU DONT NEED HEALTH INSURANCE If you will take just a little care and so keep well all the time The best way to keep well is by proper diet sufficient rest enough exercise and above all things by keeping the bowels regular If you are unfortunate enough to be suff eringfrom sick headaches disordered liver dyspepsia or constipation you can get quick relief by a change of diet by reforming your habit of hasty eating by regulating the amount of rest or exercise and by depending on the True L F Atwoods Medicine to relieve you of other disturbing symptoms You can insureyour health against sicknessat little expense by systematic use of this old and reliable household remedy Large bottle small dose thirtyfive cents at any dealers Sample free for the asking LFMedicineCo Portland Maine Aeroplanes for Winning the War Mr Frank A Munsey has written a letter upon the above subject which is well worth reading It reads as follows France needs 100000 aeroplanes from us far more than she needs our soldiers at the present time She also needs our en gineers our artisans our captains of in dustry far more than her immediate need of our
A Mothers Appeal to the President Mr President those of us who are giving sons and husbands or other loved ones are giving all that we have in life Bravely we are trying to bear the sor rows which have been placed upon us Bravely we are trying to look forward with some hope of their return We would ndt hold them back for we know that they are going for our honor and to save us and all womanhood from the fearful fate which has befallen Bel gium and much of France But Mr President we know that their lives are being menaced because of pro German activities We know that many a soldiers life will be lost which might otherwise have been saved had these proGerman activities been suppressed with a ruthless hand The men who in this country are fight ing the United States by working for Germany are infinitely more our ene mies and the enemies of these loved ones that we are sending to battle than are the men in Germany even than the Kaiser and his associates These men at home are seeking to stab our loved ones in the back and you Mr