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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-04-29
OAK HILL, (Swanville }

George L. Harvey has employment
with the Belfast Water Co.
Harry Knowlton of Belfast was a
guest of James Webster April 18th and
18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Harvey are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth of
daughter.
Clarence Nickerson lost one of his
work horses recently and much sympa-
thy is expressed for him as he is hard
working young man.
Miss Laura Holmes began school in
district No. 9 April goth and school in
distric. No. began April 26th with
Miss Turner of Palermo as teacher.
F. E. Littlefeld of Waldo has been
loading cars at Sargent's sidetrack and
the farmers in this vicinity have been
hauling potatoes for which they received
IS cents bushel.
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The Shoe Situation.


While some improvement is apparent in the
footwear situation. general conditions are far
from satisfactory ana only in a very few in
stances are plants running close to capacity.
Current orders in most cases stipulate immedi-
ate shipment. There is a fair trade in retail
lines, the more seasonable weather having
stimulated the distribution of oxfords for
mems wear, while many pumps and bamorals
in fancy feathers for women have been moving
Only partial resumption of the export demand
for leather is reported and, as domestic buying
continues limited, business. on the whole. re-
mains quiet. The recent contract for Russian
army shoes created a call for both sole leather
and splits, and Of late France and Italy have
taken some quantities of sole, while offal is in
good request from English and Continental
buyers. Apart from the trading ON foreign
accounts. there is very little doing in any d.
rection, but in spite Of this tanners are less in
clined to grant concessions than heretofore
Dun's Review, April Path.
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EAST sEARsMONr

Edwin c. Heal has gone to Houlton,
where he has employment.
Victor Woodbridge and wife have re-
turned from visit in Massachusetts.
Alonzo R. Elms and wife and children
of Republic, Washington, are in town,
the guests of his brother, W. NJ Elms.
Leslie Mariner is agent for the u ait
ed States Separator and has already sold
two machines with more customers in
view. Anyone in need of separator
will do well to call on him,
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WOMAN COULD
NOT SIT UP
Now Does Her Own Work.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound Helped Her.
1ronton, Ohio. -" 1 am enjoying bet
ter health now than have for twelve

years. When / be.
gan to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound I
could not sit up. 1
had female troubles
and was very ner-
vous. I used the
remedies a year and
l can do my work
and for the last eight
m on tn S l h ave
work ed for other
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PITTSFIELD PERSONALS.

Mrs. H. E. Kinney of Burnham was a BUSH
ne So caller in town last Thursday.
Ralph Morse. Esq, of Belfast wss recent
visitor at the home Of DR.. w. L. Cargill...
Mrs. Kate Decrow. who was called here on
account Of the death Of Mrs. ANGELA Bracket.
returned to her home in Brooks Wednesday
morning,-Pittsfeld Advertiser.
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City of Belfast.

The contract for the support Of the NM.
will expire this year. Any person desr,r,s,' =.
see the new specifications can do SO Nv s,s 70
sulting the Mayor. ''a'
Owls CARLETON DOAK, CITY C,...
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FOR SALE

A 12-room boarding and lodging bor...
everything new and up-to date The 0srs,jo,
is the best in the city, within three nirn.ss,
walk of postoffice, railroad station and fsrt'
ries. This is bargain. Come early aao .cs
it over and get price.
For terms enquire at 6 Miller street or o,
M. R. Knowlton's real estate office. Hoves
block, Main street. 3Wgp
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City Of Belfast.

Any person desiring to bid on the Contra.
for sprinkling city streets for the rl,-ag.
municipal year may get full spec,tcstjm.s11
to the amount to be done by corsu.rlrg tt'
Mayor. Wy
Evils CARLETON DOAK Cit,, r.,
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NOTICE..

Guaranteed work In Chiropody, Mancur
ng and Shampooing. Also Facial Work.
Full line of all kinds Of Hair Work at ny
parlors over ShIro's Store, Phoenix Row.
32tf MISS EVE HOLMES.
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Sick Animals

The treatment of diseases of Horses,
Cattle, Sheep, Dogs and Fowls, is given in
DR.. Humphreys Veterinary Manual, mailed
free. Humphreys Veterinary Remedies,
1856 William St., New York.
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Eczema spreads rapidly, itching almost
drives you mad; For quick relief. Doan's ONT
msnt d well recommended. 60c at all stores
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Massachusetts, Bonding & Insurance Com
pany, Boston, Mass.
Assets December 81, 1911.

Total liabilities and surplus .... 81 64l 81. 8.
Bonding and Burglary Insurance beplgl
ments-M icomber, Farr 4 Whitteu, Genera.
Agents for Maine Augusta, Maine.
Industrial, Accident and Health Dep4ltnyls
"A. L. Parent, Agency Director. G+ Lisbon
Street, Lewiston, Maine.
VS.. Reed, District Manager, 81 Main Street
Bangor, Maine. 3wl7
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HUMPHREYS
Witch Hazel Oil

(COMPOUND)
For Piles or Hemorrhoids,
External or Internal, Blind or
Bleeding, Itching or Burning.
One application brings relief.
Two sizes, Csc. and 800, at
all druggists or mailed.
Send Free Sample of Oil to
Humphreys Homeo. Medicine Co., 1856 William.
St., New York.
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Miss Mildred Rollins, who is teaching
in Vassalboro, spent the weekend with
her mother, Mrs. Linnie Rollins.
Evening star., 1915-04-04
N n

- -.' - '''
N 81 OF even the lords OF the ad-
lMU miraltE, one imagInes. inciud
II MI ing the great "Jacky,' Fisher
~ NJ 80 ,.I,i,t ,-,,. i..oroa.
"
az every detdli OF inc ai!ieS plockade
Of Germany. and in the fatherland's
attempted blockade Of these isIs s-ds.
than ,vo,,ld have hee,, t.t.,, -,
go, -, -.
iu' "t" P'ittsh I'D "os Oh "fii over
eighty. Just before he died. sitting in
front Of hrs hotnefy hearth a ebo,t
while I,,cl. s,,rro,,,,,I,,, j., ,..,.Sl,.
az rl, II,
" N''''''''''' - ""t ""N'i'
ne spun INC yarn, between puffs At
cigarette held in a long holder ana
,,ccas sionaI t,,Iis ~ = ..l.,s. or tnt t,xtIt.
that stund -, ~ out,v
rfr roid ,r III. ,,,-r .,g,.,- t,,e, ,.. 80, ..,
onc of ~, r,oet J.ripg nf ttr5 ~, ..t
.ucressfulI, NJ. HI, tIo,.l,.,aa .tt
4tubed IL. fL n,r,L 1,t.r 49, s,s,
of ~. sor,I dt,ri,, ~ 1,s,t -. - -
-, - '+' ''t "' ~
rff ,-;,.ti ...; .i :,
go. ~ - ~, II ", " ny
.tH, 'i,ptit 'oiiT T'uip, h"h
t - 'i,!Se ~ ds "
"'I '"'' e'le ~ ~ oNtf We
=. ~, io"EHt ~ 'h. titn,a a,,u
- ~ - ,' - r. - -
vas on' OF INC TWO famous command
80 q S'Sttr shlbs puitt oh the lEdt
Iot the express purpose q running the
,ai'ef'cdi niot h'ue t'l' iNi'oN ii''i
Nefius. oi "HlGh ne Va taptaih' ana
nc sven more famous P""h' Mhlcu
ilad as her skipper the 2real iiobart
lasha, whose name, OF coufCer iS
housenoid Nofd ~ connection Win the
biockadlnS histofE OF the years 20 ..
both capt ''"'dsinld ahH llohatt
IaSha MADE MARY tflps bet"teh INC
BsrinudaS ana Nii'h.hEtot. carrying
Norcly needed manufactured aftlclFs
70 ~" people OF the south, aud re-
turning packed with bales Of cotton
70 such an extent that mouse hardly
could have slowed ITSELF away on
oo.rd and neither was ever captured
Evening star., 1915-04-04
Gerr Greece Expects to Gain From the World War

agricultural resources of the Greece
that had been.
The tobacco raising area taken from
Turkey was of great value, since it in
cluded the tobacco used by other coun
tries for cigarettes which is always in
demand.
The chief maritime prize was the
port of Saloniki. although Canea also
had its value. The possession of Sa
lonilli satisfied the national aspiration.
but it also presaged fuller recognition
of Greece as maritime country
Because they are maritime and a
commercial people. the modern Greeks
are intensely interested in the future
of the Dardanelles. The Greek colony
at Constantnople is a numerous one
and is very important commercially as
well as politically. Through this COM
mercial colony Greece will expect 4
full share in the future trade, and the
present war party thinks that this
share will be better assured if the
country gets into the struggle as a bel
llgcrcnt and puts herself i'll a position
to claim some of tho spols due to
belligercnt instead OF waiting and
merely taking what may DC offered to
her as neutral.
Smyrna also has large Greek COL
ony which, if not dominating the COM
nerce of Asia Minor. enjoys very fair
proportion of it. The future of Asia
Minor as 81 field for commercial and in
dustrial exploitation is also therefore
of great Importance to modern Greece.
The interest which the modern Greeks
as trading people have in the out
come of the present trouble is appar-
cnt from the rapid growth of their
merchant marine. 1t is not simply
commerce from the tonian sea through
the ancient torInth canal to the
Aegean. but ii includes all parts of the
Mediterranean and the Black sea
we'll.
During the last ten years the number
of steam vessels in the merchant fleet
of Greece has doubled and now eX-
amounting TO nearly 700. 900 tons This
is three and q half times the tonnage
that was in existence ten years ago.
1t shows the national tendency to eN-
pand.
The resources of Greece which enter
into the foreign trade are chiefly ag-
ricu1tura1, and in many sections the
agriculture is carried on by very prim
wooden plow of the Greek peasant is
about wha, II was when Athens was
the seat of culture of the ancient world.
Some wheat is raised and live stock
iourishes on the plains Of Thessaly,
but hocks of sheep and goats more
numerous than herds OF cattle
To the outside world Greece is best
known in commerce through her cur
rants. although figs, olives and citrus
fruits also enter into the foreign trade.
Expectation of currants sometimes
ceeds 250,00o,000 pounds. Thirty va
rieties of olives are grown and the
olive crop sometimes reaches 100000
Evening star., 1915-04-04

aut omoble in all the city. Years ago
a secondhand car was purchased by
a local tradesman. but ii got out OF
order and was shipped away. Since
then. the consul said. the only automo-
bile seen WAS one belonging to an
American tourist.
Since the world war broke out there
has been very active commercial
movement between Greece aEd the
United states of 4 special kind Il the
two warships which the government
sold 10 Greece may be called articles
OF commerce they may be SAID TO be the
beginning of this commercial move
meut.
The chief buyer of American prod
ucts for months past has been the
Greek government. It's purchases have
supplies. Food products for military
consumption have supplemented the
purchase of munitions and kindred ar
tclcs. Valuable army contracts have
been obtained by American firms, and
ii is intiuated that Greece will be in
the market for supplies of this sort
for some time to come.
Coal also is ono of the commodities
which offer promising market not
only for government account. but for
private firms and individuals. Ameri-
coal companies. in their campaign
for the Mediterranean trade. have not
overlooked Greece. The war has in
terrupted the sources of European
supply.
Great Britain in the past has supplied
the bulk of the coal, but Germany has
contributed upward of 100000 tons
Some coal also has been obtained from
Belgium. 1t is easy to ship coal
from New York across the Atlantic and
through the Mediterranean as from
Belgium and Cardiff.
Publicity mas not been given to the
means provided by the Greek govern
ment for establishing a credit in its
purchases during tho last eight months,
but the credit has existed, and the sup
plies have been paid for promptly.
The negotiation of Creek loan
through New York banks is rumorcd
from time to time. Whether the loan
be made or not. a forward step has
been taken quite recently in providing
dollar exchange where heretofore
European exchange was the basis of all
Evening star., 1915-04-04

We determined TO run straight
through them. and to take our chance.
So, when ii was quite dark. we started
steaming at full speed. Every light
was out. even the mems pies. the
masts were lowered on the deck, ana
if ever vessel was invisible the
Venus was that night.
However, we had several more eN-
treme1y close calls, and as we got near
to the harbor entrance could make
out the outline of 4 vessel lying at
anchor. head to the wind. and con-
jectured that this must be the senior
officers vessel, which. we were told,
generally lay about two miles and a
half from the rivers mouth and winch
was obliged to show some sort of light
to the cruisers that were constantly
under weigh right and left of her
Feeling pretty sure now OF our po-
sition. went again at full speed,
and made out clearly the line of block
aders lying to the right and left of the
ship which showed the light, all eX
cepting her being. apparently, under
weigh. Seeing an opening between
the vessel at anchor and the one on
her left, we made a dash, and, thanks
to our disguise and great speed. got
through without being seen and made
the most of our way toward the land.
We were now nearly out of danger
from cruisers. which seldom ventured
very close inshorc in the vicinity of
the batteries. Our pilot. who had been
throughout the voyage in bodily fear of
an American prison, began to wake up,
and told us that he could make out.
over the long line of surf, 4 heap OF
sand, called the mound which was
mark for going into the river. This
good news emboldened us to show
i,,ct,n H. of Tho
vessel 1t. was promptly answered by
two lights being placed short dis
t?nce apart on the beach, in such po-
sition that when the two were brought
into line the vessel would be in the
channel. which led into the river.
This being done, without interruption
from the cruisers. we steamed in. and
anchored safely under the batteries of
Fort Fisher Being now perfectly safe.
lights were at once lit. supper and grog
served out ad lib, everybody slapped
everybody else on the back and a feel
ing of comfort and jollity such as can
only be experienced after three nights
and three days of intense anxiety pos
sessed US all.
Arrived at the ouayside. next morn
ing, the captain continued, they were
received with something like ecstasy.
not to mention being visited by hun,
gry and thirsty southerners of all
ranks and denominations, many OF
whom had not tasted alcohol in any
form for months, and to whom what
ever they liked to eat or drink was
freely given. En- passant, the old sea-
dog dwelt on the huge profits that were
to be made in those days. even by
private speculations on the part of the
officers and men of blockade runners.
instancine as one of the most amusing
deals of that time one carried out by
the famous Hobart Pasha.
"One day, not long before he first left
England" said Capt. Goldsmid, Capt.
Roberts. as he called himself, met
southern woman who, when asked what
Evening star., 1915-04-04

Balkan war added 10 III" general DIS
position by Greece 10 ttade with the
| uitcd States.
Should The outcome of the present
war br Ia increase the commercial in
tucncc of ,ircere in 'oustanlln"pic and
Smy ri4l, The United States indirectly
W i'll benefit. because of tHlS tendency Of
the creeks to trade with this country
The policy of tho Greek government
for Years past has been I" develop
closer trade relations with th" United
States. and the continuance of this
policy may bc looked for
Modern Greece is responsive to her
own national interests in looking to
the future as a trading nation.
Evening star., 1915-04-04

commercial transactions. This facility
is certain to be of great benefit III the
future commercial intercourse of the
United States and Greece.
Al this time no one can N"ntEIr" to
predict how Greece will CON" out of
the whirlpool of the world war. hHt it
is Il pretty Sa fe assumption that she is
not going to lose any of the territory
gained during the Balkan war. and
that. both as a market for American
products and as Il source of supply of
certain commodities for the United
States. definite growth may be looked
for. 1t is a matter of common obser-
walton that the return of so many
Greeks to Join their troops during the
Evening star., 1915-04-04

of
Cnae ueyThe
GapesNable
ExpoCl Relations United States observation-disclosures Hopes
Nothing Lost Something
eand Are
Evening star., 1915-04-04

tine efforts Of the keeuest men III the
blockade ot The north to lay him by
the heels. The Warn thereof he
spun it, begins in the last months OF
SG3. when this sea dog was engaged
as captain of the newly bnilt Venus
ono Of the finest doubie-screw steamers
that had been built on the clyde, of
100 tons burden, 80 horsepower, $50
feet long and 22 feet beam. "a fine era #
IN all respects, he observed, lying III
ST. Georges harbor, Bermuda.
About siXty-tive vessels, Capt. Gold
snid said. left England and New York
TO run the blockade during the four
years war, Of which more than forty
were "ItherN.'4ptured or destroyed by
their oW creWs. Most of them, how
ever, made several runs before they
came 10 grief. and, III doing pa id
well for themselves. There is no earth
lv doubt, he declared. that the success
ful running of the blockade prolonged
the war inca l"ulably, aud the ineffcc-
tivcuess Of this blockade he attributed
wholly to the existence Of the strong
forts ut the entrance of the great har-
bors. such as Charleston, Mobile and
Wilmington, forts which, until event
ua1ly subdued. kept the blockading
cruisers At bay and enabled the adroit
runners to run safely INTO port,
though vigorously pursued.
Wilmington MAS most frequently the
captain destination and he declared
himself amazed by the weakness of
with q garrison of merely 200 men,
could have been Ia ken easily at any
time after the war began by a resolutc
body of 1000 men.
Il suppose" said he, that the bold
front 50 long shown by its occupiers
had much to do with the fact that such
an attack was not attempted until just
before the close of the war
Most Of Capt. Goldsmid's runs were
made from Bermuda and Nassau. and
occupied, on an average, about three
days and nights. The cargo carried
was generally worth in the ncighbor
hood of $3.50. 900 and consisted of blan-
kets, shoes, manufactured goods Of all
sorts and certain mysterious cases
marked '.hardware, about which no
one asked amy questions, but of which
the Confederate military authorities
took prompt possession.
The crew consisted of himself. cap
tain. three officers. three engineers and
twenty eight men, including hremer-
that is, ten seamen and eighteen fire
men.
They ~cre all Englishmen, said
Capt. Goldsmid. "and as they received
very high wages we managed to have
picked Eien In fact, the British men
Of war on the West India station found
il hard TO prevent their crews from de-
serting. SO great was the temptation
offered by the blockade runners"
Well paid these men were, and no
mistake Bounty" II was called. you
will remember, the captain receiving
for the round trip. in and out, $1,000
fhalf III advance, as did the rest of the
crew. the chief officer. S1.250: the sec
ond and third, $3.50: the chief engineer,
s2.500: the crew and fremen in the
neiehborhood of $3.50 and the pilot
$4,000. pilots We're paid especially
Well" said Capt Goldsmid, for If cap
tured the American authorities dealt
very severely with them. especially if
they were Wilmington or Charleston
men"
With twinkle in his eye. the old
Evening star., 1915-04-04

tons. Muchof ii is exported in the
form of olive oil.
Grape growing is an important indus
try. and the vineyards cover 100000
acres. The product is valued at about
SS.000.00O annually. Greek wines enter
largely into export trade, but chiefly
Evening star., 1915-04-04

lcrcG down the tube INTO the engine
room. Full speed ahead and away we
shot in.thc pitch darkness.
u don't know what had happened,
whether the captain OF the man-o -of-wa1
thought that his boats had taken pos
session and thus did not try to stop us.
whether he stopped to pick up his
boats in the rather nasty sea that was
running, or just what happened. Any
Evening star., 1915-04-04

how, not a shot was fired, and in less
than q minute the pitch darkness hid the
cruiser from our view. That was
great piece of luck. all the next day we
passed in lodging about. avoiding the
cruisers as best we could, but always
position was sixty miles due east of the
entrance to Wilmington river, off which
place were cruising a strong squadron
of blockading slips.
Evening star., 1915-04-04

ress till daybrcak. Inn,olcsted, when
suddenly, to our horror, we found Il
steamer close alongside of us. How
she had got there. without our knowl
edge, is a mystery to me even nov.
However, there she was and we had
hardly seen her before voice led
out. 'Heave to in that steamer or I'll
sink you 1t looked as if all was over,
but l determined to try a ruse before
Evening star., 1915-04-04

WAS most needed by her compatriois in
the blockaded states. replied. curtiN.
torsases. sin, reckon. Hobart laSh'i,
accordingly. invested in thoHsand
pairs of stays paying one shilling ana
d penny. or about a quarter OF a doliaf.
Il pair for them. as well as 500 boxes OF
pills. aud a big invoice of tooth-
brushes, too. At Wilmington he sold
these corsets for twelve shillings, or.
roughly. So. pair, thus making 4
profit of 1.100 per cent.
The pills famous to this day in Eng
land. proved literally a drug on the
market. in the south. chucklcd the
old captain, mo one ever having heard
of their virtues, SO Capt. Roberts took
them to Nassau. where an enterprisllls Z
druggist gave him two chests of luclfer
matches in exchange ior them. Whtch
matches he ultimately sold in the con-
federacy at 4 tidy profit The tooth
brushes he told me, he sent to Rich
mond. where they sold at about seven
times their cost.
Cotton, however, was. of course, the
paving article in this trade. the price
in the southern states averaging, ac-
cordine to Capt. Goldsmid. from cents
20 cents a pound. while the price N
Liverpool was in the neighborhood OF
half-a crown, or about 60 cents a
pound. The Venus carried about
l.140 bales on every voyage. the hold
being. in the first place, slowed by
expert stcvedores, and the cotton 50
mouse or rat could hardly find room
to hide among them.
Then the matches were put on, and a
tier of bales put fore and aft. IN every
available spot on deck. leaving open
inEs for the approaches to the cabins.
,ensine room and the mems forecaStie;
then another somewhat thinner tier on
the top of that. after which lew
bales for the captain and officers ana
the cargo was complete
LOADED in this way observed
Capt. Goldsmid. the vessel with only
her foremost up. looked more like a
huge bale of cotton. with stick
placed upright at one end of il than
anything else.
For close on ten months. Capt. Gold
smid took the Venus to and fro be-
tween the Bahamas and Wilmington
always managing to evade capture.
"Once." said he. Il left Bermuda in
company with four others, ana was
the only fortunate vessel of the lot
OF the four others, three Were run on
shore and destroyed by their crews,
and ore was fairly run down at sea
and captured. - ~,
ever the first thing Capt. Goldsmi,i
saw in the Times was paragraph
headed: Capture of the Venus. She
fell prey. it seems. TO a new, .asi
vessel. which had come out on her trial
trip.
Later the captain again left England,
this time in command OF new ana
exceptionally fast paddle-wh steam
er especially built, at Glasgow, to out
run the new swift blockading cruisers
of the north. and made several sue
cessful round trips in her. But event
ually, after a terrific experience with
yellow fever, which killed off some of
his crew in half an hour, he gave up
the game of blockade-running forever
a game in fact, that was fast running
to its close.
Curiously enough, though he spent
his life In Englands merchant service.