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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-16

together in . hurry and turned OF aft
er the manner Of small autos But he
soon discovered that the steel would
not be available in tho required guam
titles for quick emergency work. So
he substituted wood for steel and sub
mitted his plan to r. A. 8. Franklin
and ]. P. Morgan 4 Co. They both
told him to hurry to Washington and
tell the shipping board about it. He
did that and found that Eustis was
there Just ahead Of him with tho same
idea. Then the two mining engineers
got together, under the supervision of
the shipping board, to perfect the de-
tails Of q project at which marine en-
gineers had sco6ed.
Capacity Of $500 Tons.
The approved outcome is . model.
from which the thousand craft will be
built, for q steam vessel 800 feet over
an. ~ fest beam and 20 feet depth.
Each vessel will have cargo capacity
for $500 tons and will draw twelve
feet when light
The power VIII be from steam en-
gines with old fashioned water tube
boilers, using crude oil for fuel and
with some burning device for reducing
to q minimum the amount Of visible
smoke. The ordinary cruising speed
will be ten knots an hour, with an
emergency capacity In a danger zone
of twelve or thirteen knots. In addi-
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uniformity Of method and organisation
In all the yards engaged In the opera
ton, will hasten results. It Is estimat-
cd now that 1t viii require about four
months from tho laying Of keel to the
pushing Of the hull OF the ways and
then another month or six weeks for
completing the vessel for her work.
Sails will not be used on the wooden
vessels. not even as auxiliary power,
because the spread Of canvas would
materially add to the visibility. Al 1t
II, one Of these vessels will be visible
from the deck Of a submarine cruising
on the surface ct least I'VE miles away
under normal weather conditions, and
the submarine can travel seventeen
knots to the cargo boats twelve. How
ever, the chief reliance Of this argosy
method Of getting food and munitions
to Europe Is not to be In the speed or
defensive power Of q unit, for many
Of them may be lost, but In the numer-
ical strength Of the feet, the almost
endless chain Of boats doing the need
ed work, submarines or no submarines
Garry Gunsi OF Course.
But they are going to be defended,
too, and therein lies q great idea Of
Chairman Denman Of making the
wooden feet not only serve the mate
rial needs of our allies, but also having
1t confer upon this country an inciden-
tai, psychological benefit by instilling
into the middle west an interest In the
love of the sea. Each boat will be
manned by crew Of about thirty five
sailors, but In addition to them there
will be a fighting group Of young men
large enough to man the guns.
"An attempts In this country to put
through wise legislation for the benefit
Of q merchant marine" said Mr.. Den
man ut the office OF the shipping board
in Washington the other day, have
been hampered by the lack Of interest
or positive opposition on the part OF
the congressman from states away
from the coasts, particularly the mid
die western men, That has been due
largely to the fact that those sections
of the country are SO far away from
the sea that they have no interest In or
knowledge Of 1t. The glamour Of the
ocean and the tang Of salt air never
get far enough inland to create that
sentiment for the sea that Is neces-
sary impetus for building up mer
chant marine"
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cut down to hOisting derricks and q
stumpy smokestack sticking up abort
midship and you viii get mental pic
ture Of the proposed emergency craft
Our Chief Service.
To build these new ships, a. well a.
to supply the food and munitions they
will carry and the money to pay the
bills, Is the chief service which this
country IL preparing to render to her
European allies. aside from her actual
military participation In tho war. A.
ready plans have been adopted for the
construction OF 1000 Of tho wooden
vessels and an undetermined number
Of steel ships. which viii assure the
feeding Of our friends on the other side
Of the Atlantic. submarines or no sub
marines" as President Wilson pot 1t
In his proclamation to Americans.
The work IL In charge Of the federal
shipping board and Its Subsidiary
emergency shipbuilding corporation.
Both william Denman, chairman OF
the board, and Major General Goethals,
head of the corporation. are confident
that America has found the right an
swer to Won Tirpitz.
The problem. stated ~ brieny As
possible In terms Of tonnage. y this
The German submarines are now de-
stroying cargo ships ut the rate OF
100000 tons month, the equivalent
Of the entire Hamburg American neet'
according to the latest report to the
British parliament. The estimated
new output from American shipyards
win be at the rate Of 100000 tons .
month In the wooden vessels and Id
OOO tons n month In steel ships That
would stilI leave a balance OF 1SOOo0
TONS a month In favor Of Germany II
the allies were obliged to depend en-
tirely ON new construction.
Great Reserve Supply.
But the case is not nearly SO bad a.
that. Taking everything still anoat on
the seven seas. there Is total worio
tonnage OF something over 3O.UOUu
AZ a reserve supply to draw upon as
fast AZ the U boat depredations render
II necessary to divert ships from tnef
normal trade routes to make emerSen.
CIV voyages for the aid OF the allies OF
the United States.
Hence the smile Of the toad In tine
hole.
The idea Of building wooden ships In
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-16
COUNTY NEWS
TRENTON.

Mrs. BENJAMIN Garland and son and
Mrs. Harry L. Davi, and daughter re-
Gently vi tied Mrs. Emery Smith at Surry.
Mrs. Avery Small Of Bar Harbor is Wis
iting her father, Article Mosley. Mrs.
Small is just recovering from a severe
illness.
Elisha T. Salisbury died Saturday, May
5, after . long and painful illness.
Prayers were sail at the home Monday
morning, and the body was taken to North
Ellsworth, his M i've place, for services
and burial.
Elizabeth, widow OF Capt. Dudley Bum
ker, died saturday morning, May s, SUR
viying her husband only a few months.
She was daughter OF the late Timothy and
Sophia Harden, and a~life-long resident
Of Trenton. She leaves one son, Hayden
Bunker.
May IL. MAY.
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who have spent the winter in New York,
are here for the summer.
Albert Pickering and daughter, Mrs.
Forrest Noonan, and Master Frank Casey
summer.
Capt. G. w. Colwell, who has been in
Hancock the past three weeks overseeing
work on his lobster pound, spent the
weekend with his family.
Mrs. Guardie Mcintyre and infant son
have arrived from Castine, and is doing
light housekeeping in rooms at Mrs.
WEIGHS. Mr.. Mcintyre is engineer ON
the {. B. Mitchell.
May IA. G,
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49, county Of Hancock. deceased, NO bopds
pssscc.l eqaired BY terms Of the will. All
"a ~ having demands aesinss the estate Of
y. sstiement. and All indshted thereto are
~. 20 make payment tmmediAtely.
~ I. 1917. Harm a. erAnInY.
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MAY.
sARGENTvILLE.

Irving L. Nsvells went to Boston last
week.
Mrs. Clara L. Bowden has returned from
Medfield Mass.
Henry l.. Grindell is employed on the
steamer J. T. Morse.
Miss Flora l.. Bowden OF Hull, Mass,
spent part OF last week at home.
Mrs. Sarah E. Billings and Mrs. Minnie
L. Blaisdeli are at home from Brocklon
Mass.
ley are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Albert 7. Billings.
May 3. SIN.
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ftAaNa contracted With the City Of Ellis
nay nsss s'n % support an1 care for thces Who
Rllsvn.ss J. 1910, and ere legal residents OF
a =, ss forbid all pefsons trusting them
secomz -. .Sceunt - there u plenty q room and
Anrnun y. MrrcnxLI-
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When the children cry in their sleep, are
geevish and constireted and take cold easily
Mother trays Sweet Powders for Children
have for thirty years been trusted remedy in
many Thousand homes. They frequently
break up colds in "A hours, move and regulate
the bowels and destroy worms.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-16
PROspECT HARBoR.

Miss Selma Noonan has returned from
visit in Hancock.
Miss Nina Pinkham OF Bangor is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. George W. Colwell.
Mrs. Alice Gaine and daughter Erminie,
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Each to Cost $500, 900.

~&%A ~ NSSs Y>SSt~~Ss
The cost Of building and equipping
each wooden vessel viii be 100000. or
just about half the cost OF steel yes
sci Of the snme capacity. To construct
the entire feet ota thousand boats will
take billion board feet OF timber.
but this Is not drop in the bucket as
compared VITA the country's annual
supply of new lumber. Something like
10000 o0 eco feet were cut last year.
New timber OF the Pacific coast, says
Mr.. Denman. can be subjected to a
very simple treatment and then put
into vessel In the course OF ordinary
time Of construction and serve the pur-
pose almost as well as old, more sen
soned timber. The difference Is so
slight that the timber supply factor OF
the enterprise offers no material dill
Guilty. The wood that win be used win
be Oregon fir In the Pacific coast yards.
long leaf yellow pine In the south and
pine In the Maine yards.
Although the wooden shipbuilding In
dustry In this country long since went
into decline. there are at least one
hundred yards on the Atlantic, Pacific
and gulf coasts petitioning for the
work. and each Of them that can quail
lily win get part Of the big contract
from General Cocktails corporation.
which has $50,O0O,O0O at its disposal
for fhis part Of the war undertaking.
These yards are small and large, rang
ing all the way from capacity for build
ing one vessel at a time to twenty-five.
Much Of the material win be stand
ardised, and this, together with some
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the stsvi already pledged to the navy
department for big warzhip construc-
fion that could not be finished for two
or three years to other war and war
commerce purposes that may be put
through within six months.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE F0RECL0s-
uRE SALE

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN, That
that certain mortgage, executed and de-
livered by Charles A. Buie. mortgagor,
to J. H. Tompkins. MORTGAGE dated the
9Th day Of September. 1916, and filed for
record in the office of the register OF
deeds of the county of Ward and State
of North Dakota on the 18th day or
September, 1916, and recorded in book
254 of mortgages at page 223, will be
fOreclOsed by sale of the premises in
such mortgage and hereinafter described
at the front door Of the court house in
the county of Ward and state of North
Dakota, at the hour of 200 o'clock p. m.
on the Goth day of January, 1918. to sat-
sfy the amount due upon such mort
gage on the day Of sale. The premises
described in such mortgage and which
will be sold to satisfy the same are de-
scribed as follows:
The East 14O feet of Block Fourteen,
West Minot Ward County, North Da-
kota, according to the recorded plat
thereof on file at the office Of the regis
ter Of deeds in said county and state.
There will be due on such mortgage at
the date of sale the sum of Five Hun
bred SiXty-eight and 75-100 Dollars
($5GS.75), together with the costs and
disbursements of such sale.
Dated at Minot. North Dakota, Decem-
j. H. TOMPKINS,
Mortgage.
W. f. Sibbald,
Attorney for Mortgagee
John J. NedrelOe,
Sheriff of Ward County. l2-2O-6t
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NOTICE OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE
SAFE

8ALE.
made, executed and delivered to The
Union National Bank Of Minot, a cor
poration, of Minot, North Dakota, mort
ed the 22nd, day Of November, 1916.
wherein and whereby said mortgagor
mortgaged to said mortgage the fol-
lowing described personal property, to-
wit
Two Gray Geldings years old, W.T..
1900 lbs, named Billy and Frank.
One Black Mare, years old, VT. 1900
;, One Black Mare, years old, VT. 1900
lbs, named Bessie.
:, One Black Mare, years old, VT. 1900
lbs, named Belle.
Il Emerson Gang Flow, Hoosier 20
disc drill. mowers, Champion and Min
nesota; / Mccormick binder; hay rake;
] 2-section steel harrow; 1 corn planter,
l corn cultivatOr; l wide tire wagon with
double boxes: narrow tire wagon: sets
double work harness: to secure the sum
Of Twelve Hundred Fifty Dollars ($1,-
250.00) and interest thereon, which mort
Register of Deeds of Ward County,
North Dakota, on the 23rd day Of No
vember, 1916;
And whereas, default has been made
in the terms Of the said mortgage by
reason of the non-payment of all of the
debt secured by said mortgage. and the
amount claimed to be due thereon at
this date is Eight Hundred Twenty
I$S27.9).
Now therefore. notice is hereby given,
that by virtue of said mortgage / will
sell the above described chattels at pub
lie sale at the front door of the United
rey, Ward County. North Dakota, at the
hour Of 2 o'clock p. NJ, on the Goth day
of December 1917.
Dated at Minot. North Dakota, this
18th day of December, 1917.
V. e. STENERSEN,
Attorney and Agent for
Mortgage,
Residence and Postoffcie Address,
12-20-t1 Minot, North Dakota.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Mcintyre and
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mcintyre of Donny-
brook spent several days in the city
this week attending to their holiday
shopping.
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halifax Disaster Will BE Shown.
On Friday evening Of this week
pictures portraying the great Halifax
disaster will be exhibited at the Ly.
ceum theatre.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
HIDE NJ A r K E 7
Creme Sailed Hides

Creme Sailed Hides
No. 1 No. 2
G. S. Hides, rs lbs. and up----.17 .16
G. s. Kips, Is to 25 lbs.-----.18 .16s
G. S. Calf to Is lbs.------.22 .2O3
G. s. Bulls, Stays or Oxen--.14 .13
Green Hides
Green Hides, 25 lbs. and up---.16 IS
Green Kips, Is to 25 lbs.-----.17 .153
Green Calf, 8 to Is lbs.-----.21 .19a
Green Bulls, Stays or Oxen--.13 IL
Prices For Tanning for Robes, Ito
Horse or Cattle. any size ----------$6.2h
Colt or Kip. not over % lbs.------ S.bg
Colt or Calf, not over is lbs. 1.7t
Tanning Pelts, any size, wool on 1.h0
Dogs. any size LIS
Wolf or Coyote any size---------- $50
Seer Skin chair on) -------1 $50
Deer Skin (for buck) 1.60
Harness Leather, finished product.
per square foot ---------------- II
Lace Leather, per square foot------ ~
Shoe Leather, per square foot .1S
Price on Lining Robes
Horse or Cattle, any size---------$6.7h
Colt or Kip, not over Is lbs.-------- 4.25
Colt or Calf, not over Is lbs.------- 500
Tanning and Lining Robes, COM
plete, black plush ---------------10.b
Tanning and Lining Robes.
Complete, Figured Plush-------S1260
AS Front 9t. 1ho0e ITO
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PoUNDMAsTER's NOTICE

State of North Dakota,
County Of Ward.
Township of Surrey.
Take notice, that by virtue of the stat
ute in such cases made and provided. I
did on the 18th day of December, 1917,
impound the following described animals
One dark iron gray. .gelding, age, s
years, weight about 1900 pounds, with
out brand or blemish.
One bay mare, age 4 years, weight
about 1000 pounds. with white spot in
forehead and two white hind feet.
And that unless the said animals are
taken away and the fees paid within
thirty days from the date Of this no.
tice. 7 shall on the 18th day of Janu-
ary., 1918 at one o'clock p. m. in front
of the Township Hall in Surrey, expose
for sale and sell at public vendue to the
highest bidder for cash the above de-
scribed animals, or so many of them as
shall at that time remain in pound.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of
December, 1917.
J. r. HAINES,
Poundmaster Of Surrey Township
Surrey, N. D. 12-20-3tc
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SUMMONS
STATE OF" NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD,
In District Court, Eighth Judicial
District
Bertram e. Johnston, Plaintiff,
VS..
Eunice Ruth Johnston, Defendant.
State of North Dakota to the Above
l. Named Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to answer
the complaint of the plaintiff in the
above entitled action, which said com.
plant will be filed with the Clerk of
the District Court, of Ward County,
North Dakota, on or before the Goth day
Of December. 1917, and to serve a copy
of your answer upon the subscribers
within thirty days after the service of
this summons upon you, exclusive of the
day of service, and if you fail to answer
said complaint, or appear, judgment will
be taken against you by default for the
relief demanded in the said complaint.
Dated at Minot North Dakota, this
18th day of December, 1917.
Nestos, Carroll & Herigstad,
Attorneys for the Plaintiff,
12-20-6t Minot, North Dakota.
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Notice of Application for Parole

Notice is hereby given that one, J. M
McPeek. an inmate of this Institution,
has made application to the Board Of Elk
perts for Parole. A hearing will be held
on said application by the Board Of Ex-
perts in the Warden's office at the said
Penitentiary on the twenty-second Of
December, 1917.
Said j. NJ. McPeek was convicted in
the District Court Of Ward County on
the third day of February, 1915. Of the
crime of Murder in the Second Degree
State Penitentiary for term of Twenty
Years.
Any information that can be furnish ed
in writing and presented to the said
Board at their next meeting on the above
date will be duly considered. Any and
all communications should be addressed
to f. S. Talcott, Warden, State Peniten-
tiary at Bismarck, North Dakota.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
TWO KEGS BEER IN KANSAS;
THE OFFICERS INVESTIGATE

Some one, name unknown, rolled
two kegs of beer off OF a Missouri
Pacific train at point about two
miles west of Harrington a few days
ago. The Missouri Pacific section
boss at Hope saw the kegs and took
them to Hope where he turned them
ever to the company. Officers were
notified and they began an investi-
cation. The officers are working on
the theory that two Herington men
boarded the train, broke the seal on
the car and rolled the beer Off, in
tending to come back and get it. But
the Hope section boss happened
along and spoiled the plan. County
Attorney Bischoff was called to work
on the case. Two young men were
interviewed but there was not suffi-
eient evidence to hold them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
! ATHER WANTS $4,000 FOR
THE DEATH OF HIS son

Fred Eames, father of Edgar
Games, who was run down and killed
by an auto driven by Frank Clark
OF Herington, has filed suit against
Clark for $4,000 damages. Eames
was killed January 81 while on his
way from school at the Michigan
school house two miles south of
Hope 1t was said at the time that
Eames and some of his boy friends
were playing along the road and
that Eames became confused and
jumped in front of the car. The
father alleges in his petition, how
ever, that Clark was driving 25
miles an hour and that he did not
slow up when he approached the
Boys
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
ITY COMMISSIONERS MAKE
ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS

Appointments for the comins
year We're made by the city com
missioners at their meeting this
morning. All but one of the old men
were reappeinted. A. A. Savidge was
made street commissioner in place
OF J. c. Sidesinger Following are
the men appointed c. S. Crawford
city attorney, j. c. Porter. police
Judge; II. G. Engle, marshal; Tom
Edmundson, assistant marshal; Ell
mer Elwick, city clerk; NJ. G. But
terrified, assistant city clerk; NJ. H..
Malott, city treasurer; A. L. lHaus-
superintendent and driver
for the fire department; A. A. say
idge, street commissioner.
The matter of the appointment of
A plumbing inspector was discussed
but no definite action taken. An
ordinance has been drawn up by
he city attorney and it was gone
over this morning bat its passage
vas deferred until more Of the
lumbers can be heard from.
The garbage question was not
rought up.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
We're Advancing

There is no standing still; We
either go ahead or fall behind
Which are we doing? The curricu-
lum and all lines of endeavor in A
II. S. are growing and becoming bet
ter but what of us, the student body
as individuals? Are we improving
Miss Romig is in position to know
us all, personally as we'll as a class.
She made the statement recently
that there was a noticeable change
in us indicated by our conduct at
the library. She believes we are
more careful in our speech, more
courteous in our manner, and more
serious in our thought. The change,
she says, has been going on steadily
for some time but it has been more
evident during the last few weeks
since the stress of circumstances in
the life of the country has made us
realize more of our responsibility
and something of what we must do.
Perhaps then Polite Week and
English Week have helped us and
we have realized, as Mr. Stacey hop
ed we would, the earnestness of the
ime in which we are living.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
WAR WON'T KEEP GERMANS
FROM BEING NATURALIZED

The declaration of war against
Germany does not deny a German
citizen the right to become a natur-
allied American is he so wishes. in
the opinion of Chief Naturalization
Examiner W. r. Beyington of st.
Louis. In a letter to District Clerk
L. f. Jeffcoat here, who wrote for
Information on the subject, Mr.. Bev-
ington says a German subject may
file either declaration of inten-
ton or a petition for final NATURAL
zation. In the latter case however,
i is the opinion Of the examiner
hat the court could not hear the
application until after the war.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
GRADE NEWS
AAAAAA,AAAAAAA4e
Garfield

Garfield
Miss Tull was absent Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week on account
of the death of her grandfather.
Mary Kaufman taught in her place.
Miss Over has recovered and is
back in school.
Miss Meyers spent the week end
at her home in Belle PLANE.
The pupils with the aid of the
members of the w. C. T. U. have
purchased four new flags for the
rooms that were not supplied
Mckinley
Frances Short, the Booster report
er, has been i'll this week but is i'm
proved.
Three new silk flags have been
bought by the pupils with the help
Of the w. C. T. U. All the rooms now
have flag.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
Homes Are Character Developers"

70 build a home, With love for arch
itect,
is one of those God-given gifts that
At times are given, that men may
erect
On earth a model of heaven above;
For wood and stone themselves can
nothing be
Till placed together by. the hands Of
love.
And then we hear from the celestial
dome:
I'VE have done we'll, for ye have
built a home
And comfort, beauty. and protection
give
To ali those little ones who come to
live
On earth. and grow and love and
still again
The world replenish with its need
Of men"
The above beautiful thought Of
home calls to mind that each head
of a family has an obligation to full
fill, a duty imposed by the Diety,
which, IL the flame Of love burns
brightly will be a pleasure to per-
BODYBUILDING q home, giving COM
fort, beauty and protection TO his
family.