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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-07-25
special Notirss.
STATE OF MAINE.
oYrIcn OF BOARD OF srArx Aasu,.o.

OFFICE OF BOARD or srArx AssEsso.s.
ArousrA. July II, 1917.
NOTICE IL hereby given that the Board Of
An state Assessors will be in session q the
assessors' ONCE in Bar Harbor ON Tuesday
the slst day OF July, ct 10 O'Clock, .. M: 81 the
court house In Ellsworth on Wcdnesday. IRE
Iss Gay Of August, 1t Q O'Clock, .. M. .. a.
islI. IN the county 81 Hancock. TO secure in
formation 70 enable them TO make Z lust
equalization OF the taxabls prouertv In ssid
county, and to fnvsstigate charges a conceal.
ment Of property from taxation, OF under
,v .a ~ and Of failure 70 assess property
@. 8. ersrson,
]. J. DnAnBonN,
W. 2. DA.sann,
Board Of State Assessors.
Z n. sznsIzxs. oisrk.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-07-25

THE sabscrioers, william =. Grant, w !,
Il aud Commercial Trust Co. OF Paila.
delpeia, hereby give notice that they aave
been oaly appointed executors VI the iass
VIII and tessame mt and codscil Of
JANE b. GRANT. late OF PHILADELPHIA,
PENNSYLVANIA.
deceased, and given bonds as the law DIRECTS
Not being reAldents Of the state OF Maine
they have appointed n. NJ. Hall Of Ellsworth,
Maine, their agent in the State OF Maine as tho
Ia~ directs. All persons having demands
against the estate OF said deceased are de.
sired TO present the same for ssttlement.
and all indebted thereto are requested 10
make payment Immediately.
Ws- ). GRANT. i'm.
July ID, 1911. ConNEactAL fEpsr Co.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-07-25

VINHE Subscriber hereby gives notice ,nAt
Il she has been duly appointed exsca a.
trix Of the last will and testament OF
wILFokD B. JORDAN, late OF wALTHAa.
in the county OF Hancock. deceased. no bonds
being required by the terms OF said will. All,
persons having demands against the estate 81
said deceased ARE desired 10 present the same
tor settieas MT. aDe ali usiehsees hervsu A. re
qucsted To make pas ms 1T imn lately.
JGiy II. 1877 isAsELLE A. Joxokx.
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THE subscriber hereby gives notice THAI
u she has been duly appointed admins.
trAtrix OF the estate Of
JOHN wHITAoRE. late OF VERONA,
In the county Of Hancock. deceased. and
given bonds ~ the law directs- All persons
having demands against the estate Of said
deceased are desired to present the same for
settlement. and all indebted thereto are re-
qussted 70 make payment Immediately.
July II, 1871 JxsxIE WHirnorr.
TUE subscriber hereby gives notice that
l. be has been duly appointed ad ministra-
tor Of the estate Of
FRANCES J. HoOKE, late Of CAsTINE,
MAINE.
IN the county OF Hancock. deceased. and given
oonds - the Law difects- ALI persons having
demands against the estate Of said dscessed
are desired 70 present the same for settle-
meut. and all indebted thereto are reou Gated
to make payment immediately.
q. fkEp JoxRs, Administrator.
Castine. Me-. July 10. 1917.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-07-25

Arizona biuetacket. ashore recruiting
In New York. carries a parrot thnt
screeches you're slackerr' and
Joined YETI
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27
RECORD BILL IN
u. S. FINANCES IS
UP IN CONGRESS-
Provides for $11, ,538, ,945, 900
In War Bonds and
Certificates.

Washington, Aug. Decentralization
of the largest single financial bill in
the history of the United States, $11,-
53s,s45, 900, war bond and certificate
proposal, was begun by the House
committee on ways and means. Diff
ferences in the committee centered
around the proposal to tax the issues
and with this cleared up it appeared
that passage would be expedited.
AS drafted, by Secretary McAdoo
and laid before the committee the
measure would authorize the issuance
of 1888, ,945,0O0 worth of bonds to
meet Allied loans and .$2,oo0O00,o0
worth of certificates of Indebtedness
and war savings certificates, respec-
lively, to discharge other obligations
not designated. All would draw per
cent, interest and be subject only to
super taxes and war profit and excess
profit taxes.
I. Substitute taxation proposals cover
"a wide range.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27
EXPECT |. A. M.
EXECUTIVES HERE
FOR CONFERENCE
Machinists' Business Agent In
vites Grand Lodge Menu
berS to Meeting.

The members of the executive
board of, the International Associa-
tion of Machinists will come to this
city to attend the mass meeting of
machinists at Lyric hall, according to
Samuel Lavit, business agent of the
Machinists union, who has just re-
turned from Washington. y
The members of the international
board are William IL Johnston.
Thomas j. Savage, J.. ]. Keppler,
william Harmon, Walter Ames and
C. p. Nicholson. Mr. Lavit said he
invited them to attend the Bridgeport
meeting and they promised to come
here
The object of the meeting is to con-
slider plans for a, general strike which
will be suggested by officers of the
local union. Calling out the machin-
lists in 1913 factories is contemplated,
Mr.. Lavit says.
while in Washington I obtained
sanction for the Lake Torpedo Boat
Co strike, which has been on for a
couple of weeks" the business agent
declared. He said he will go back to
Washington Wednesday and seek a
conference with navy department Of
ficials.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27
sCANADIANS LOSE
1000 IN A WEEK

Canadian Army Headquarters. Aug
kz7-(By Canadian Press. Limited)-
During the last few days the Cana
dams in 'front.' of Lens have had a
period of comparative quiet and have
Fbeen able to consolidate positions re-
Gently captured with little retaliation
from the enemy and with surprisingly
little loss.
Posts have been pushed outlat ia
vorab1e points and where trenches
could be connected TO shorten the
front this has been DONE. The general
result is the Canadians hold a COM
past line which, on that part of the
front west OF Lens. is about 500 yards
I from the burned out area in the city.
The enemy occupies the aera between
I our line and his main defensive posi-
tion on the eastern sides OF the burn
ed out section by means of strong out
posts located in concrete cellars.
Results of the heavy fighting on the
Canadian front are reflected In. the
casualty lists, totalling more than
1000 for the week ended. The noon
list today numbers s27, Of whom 1s
were killed in action and 3s died q
wounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27
U. S. PROMISES
EVERY AID TO
new RUSSIA.
Both Material and Moral,
Wilson Tells Moscow
Convention.
HEARTILY APPROVES
KERENSKY REGIME
Russian Political Parties
Dissatisfied, London
Hears.

Washington, Aug. N.-President
Wilson sent to the members of tina
national council assembly in Moscow
today assurances that this govern
ment is willing to extend every ma
terial and moral assistance" to the
government of Russia
No official comment was made by
government officials on Premier Ker-
ensky's speech before the members of
the council yesterday, but it was made
clear that the sentiments expressed by
the Russian leader were heartily ap-
proved here and that his declarations
indicating the firm manner In which
he and his counse1lors are prepared
to IDEAL with enemies of the new gov
ernment had aroused a. greater conf
dence In the outcome Of their plans.
The message eabled by President Viii
son follows:
II take the liberty to send to the
members of the great council now
meeting in Moscow the cordial greet
ings Of their friends, the people of the
United States, to express their conf
dence in the ultimate triumph of the
ideals of democracy and self-govern-
ment against ali enemies, within and
without, and to give their renewed
assurance OF, every material and moral
assistance they can extend to the gov
ernment of Russia in the promotion o.
the common cause in which the two
nations are unselfishly united
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27
Suspected
Polio Case
Discovered
White Street Girl Stricken,
Physicians Believe Infan-
tile Paralysis Causes Her
Illness-Still On Hunt for
Typhoid Carrier.

A suspected case Of poliomyelitis
was discovered in this city Saturday
and today 1t will be removed to the
Isolation hospital
Mary Kopchak, IA months old, of
80 White street, was taken Ill Satur-
day. Her physician called. DR.. &c. N.
Haskell into consultation, and he dis
covered symptoms of infantile para
lysis. Owing to the nature Of the
disease it is not always possible to be
certain in the diagnosis. SO the child
has been placed under observation.
The home of the child is in tene-
ment. The other children there are
under surveillance of the health de-
partment. Health officer w. H.
Brown is arranging today for the re-
mova1 of the Kopchak girl.
One suspected case Of typhoid fe-
yer was found today, but the illness
is not traceable to the source thai
caused the sickness of the seven per-
sons attacked last week.
Health department investigators
were busy today examining blood
samples Of everybody who handles the
guilty" milk from the farm to the
customers, in the effort to find tht
carrier.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27
Police And
Fir eInen Are
Not Exempt

New York. Aug. 27-PoIcemen and
fremen eligible to the draft will not
be excused from military service be-
cause of the nature of their occupa-
tions, according to a communication
received here today from Provost
Marshal General Crowder by Police
Commissioner Woods Recently
Gov. Whitman at the request of Conn
missioner Woods wrote the secretary
of war requesting that in city where
the population is 100000 and up-
ward policemen and f1remen should ba
exempted from military service.
Gen. Crowder says in his letter that
he took the matter up with Secretary
Baker and the conclusion reached was
that it would be unfair to the smaller
cities to exempt the fremen and po-
lice in the larger cities. Considering
that only approximately 5000 of the
10000 men on the New York police
force come within the draft limit,
not more than 800 men will be called.
he said.
The same conditions, Gen. Crowder
added, apply to the fire department.
If firemen and policemen were ex-
empted, he said, medical students and
others most likely would make claims
for exemption from military service
on the grounds that they are saviors
of life and limb
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27
$4,000 CHILDREN
ARE STARVING IN
The NEAR EAST
Many Will Not Survive Winter
Unless Aid Reaches
Them.

New York, Aug. t27-More than
$4,000 children under IL years of age
all dependent on outside relief for
necessities of life. are in Lebanon.
and an additional $4,000 orphans are
in Syria, not including Palestine, ac-
cording to reports Of missionaries
from the near east who recently ar
rived here. It was asserted by the
missionaries that 1t was extremely
doubtful whether many of the chill
dren could survive the coming win
ter If relief did not reach them in q
more substantial form than hereto
fore.
In many instances, the. missionaries
said, little children scarcely old
enough to feed themselves were
found by relief workers living abso-
lutely alone. begging for enough food
to keep them alive, and failing in
that, subsisting on grass. The major
ty Of these were girls, who had surviv-
ed because of greater powers of re-
sistance or having been fed by their
brothers who starved.
The Turkish authorities are doing
all In their power for the children
the missionaries said, and hospitals
have been opened In several places in
charge Of Turkish women. The num-
Der of needy children reached. how
ever, is small compared with the
number in actual want.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27
VOL LUNTEERS FOR
NATIONAL ARMY
BEING ACCEPTED
Men Under 40 Years of Age
Recruited Here For
Service.

Volunteers for the national army
are being accepted by the army re-
cruiting stations in Connecticut. Two
are reported to have volunteered for
service at New Haven but army of
ficials here say that none except men
already selected have shown up for
enlistment.
i 1t is believed that a large number
OF persons eligible for later draft will
avail themselves Of the opportunity of
enlisting in the new national army
rather than being examined and
drawn byI1ot in their division or dis.
trict.
AS the national army is considered
a branch of the regular service, en-.
listments are being made under the
basis OF the United States army regu-
lations which permits men under 40
years of being taken into the new
service.
While local boards in charge of Sc.
lecting Bridgeport men for the ma
tiona1 army were today without for
NAL orders as to the entraining OF s
per cent. of the quota Sept. 5, the
announcements already made through
the press are assumed to be as good
as official and Preparations to meet
the requirements of the;latest govern
ment orders are in the works.
Men with previous military ex-
perience, cooks and bakers and those
who can fit into a skeleton Of the
army formation as it will be when the
full quotas of all divisions arrive are
to be sent to the national army camp
at Aver, Mass. first and they will be
followed successfully on dates two
weeks apart by the remaining percent.
age Of the quotas as they are called
for by the provost marshal general.
The order means that % Bridge
port men will leave for the canton
ment ON Sept. 5, 6, and s, and 20
on Sept. 9, the last number bringing
the total to 1o8 or per cent. of the
city quota. The percentage arrange
ment will be carefully regarded fol-
each division so that all will be alike
represented by MURDER of equal pro
portion to the whole number Of mer
to be furnished.
Order numbers are to be disregard
ed to get the desirable men and the
registration cards and the state cen.
sus statistics will be used in picking
men of the lines wanted for the early
camp work. The green cards to sucf
mon will be sent out within q few
days to be followed soon by the rec
cards which the government uses FOL
/ official call of men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27

Berlin, Aug. 26, via London. Aug. r.
If frank discussion and unbiushing
criticism are capable of bringing on
parliamentary reforms, it may he said
that Saturdays proceedings in the.
reichstag main COMMITTEES have given
increased momentum to the measure.
To this must be added the volume of
plain spoken editorial comment by the
liberal press which says frankly that
it will not he satisfied with half meas
ures or substitute makeshifts-
The discussion OF national politics
was continued by the committee yes
terday Chancellor Michaelis twice
planning his newly created council,
Llade up of seven reichstag deputies
and seven members of the bundesrat,
over which he is to preside The new
council will hold its first, meeting on
Tuesday for the purpose Of discussing
the government'S reply to the papal
peace note. The social democrats,
centrists. national liberals and pro-
gressives have agreed to so-operate
with the government en- this issue.
The various factions. however, havsi
informed the chancellor that they
have accepted the newly organised
body as a provisional device and con-
slider it the harbinger of more sub
stantial and permanent measures that
will secure to the reichstag constitu
| tional prerogatives and greater re-
sponsibilities.
| Among other demands the coalition
will urge the notification OF para.
graph of the imperial constitution.
which prohibits reichstag deputies
from becoming members of the fed
eral council. Elimination Of this re-
striction would facilitate appointment
of members Of parliament to secre-
taryships which carry with them mem
bership in the bundesrat.
Detailed reports of yesterdays ses-
sion of the main committee, at which
the various factions apparently strove
to outdo one another in the candor OF
Z their criticisms, Indicate that the chan
cellor was an attentive auditor and
showed no inclination to oppose some
of the more empatic demands. In a
statement supplementing his speech in
the forenoon he said he would consent
to allow members to become secre-
taries. ~
i The session gave the impression
that advocates of parliamentary re.
i forms are inclined to support : the
chancellor in his opinion that reor
ganization cannot be undertaken has
j tily. 1t is plain at this date, how
ever. that the coalition, which ha,
been augmented immeasurably by th.
adhesion of the national liberals, nov
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27
STEVENS SUED
FOR $4,000 IN
ESTATE FIGHT
Harriet G. White Says Can
dee Trustee Owes Her
Money.

Frederick H. Stevens, formerly bus
mess manager of The Standard asso-
citation but now located in New Ha-
ven, is one of the defendants in a
$4,000 suit, papers in which were
filed today in the superior court. He
is mentioned as trustee of the estate
OF Sarah B. Candee, the latter also
being named as defendant. The ac-
:tion is brought by Harriet C. White
of this city, who claims the defend
ants owe her $3,376 Property in
Fairfield avenue has been attached in
the action, which is returnable to the
September term.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27
Sabbath Disturbers
Fined in City Court

Hucksters and motorcyclists who
disturbed the peace OF the East Side
yesterday, the latter offenders run
ming with open rnufflers past St. Mary s
church and disturbing the services.
were fined in the city court this morn
ing.
The hucksters. who suffered fines'of
So each were Harry Sirno, 110 Hal
lam street and Michael Savirntino,
1S1 Goodwin street. The following
motorcyclists paid fines of $40 each for
driving with mufflers open; B. Pol
asky, 2S5 Ogden street; Frank Bar
mally, 594 teuben street; John SoIan-
sky, 8 Steuben street, John Daneso-
witch, 7s Artic street; Harold Loos. 217
East Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27
GERMAN RElCHSTAC REACHES OUT
FOR MORE POWER; new COUNCIL
TO DISCUSS REPLY TO POPE'S PEACE

constitutes an invincible Jreichstag ma
jority with which the chancellor must
reckon, which will enter the new ses-
sion next month with a definitely out
lined program.
That the majority parties are not In
clined to give the newly created coun-
Gil permanent Importance Is indicated
by press comment. The following
deputies have been elected by their
parties to membership in the council.
Socialist st-Democrats, Philip Scheide-
mann and Friedrich Ebert; Centrists,
Matthias Erzberger and Herr Fehren-
bach; Progressive Friedrich Won Payr,
National Liberal, DIR. Gustave Strese-
mann; Conservative, Count Won West
arp.
While a slip of the tongue by the
chancellor and a. bungled report OF
Wednesdays session were directly re-
sponsible for the tension of last week,
the existence of much combustible ma
terial ofia political and parliamentary
nature Is likely to call forth other
f1areups, on account of the present
mood and temper of the reichstage ma
jority Wednesdays ruction is symp-
tornatic OF the majoritys growing APP
petite for increased authority and re-
sponsi bility. and further conflicts in
the attempt to appease that appetite
hardly are avoidable.
1t now has become known that
Chancellor Michaelis made his Sec
ond statement of Wednesday, defi-
nitely fixing his attitude toward the
Reichstag peace resolution before the
introduction of the majority's decla.
ration regarding the establishment oi
full concordance between 1T and the
statement of the chancellor on July
10. Notwithstanding the chancelor's
revised statement, which made this
protest superfiuous, the declaration
was read. The mischief thus was
done and the outside world received
/ the impression that another crisis ha6
come. For this mismanagement OF
the censorship over reports of the
committees deliberations must bt
blamed.
] Over this boiling cauldron there
presides a new chancellor who mad,
his record as capable official ant
organizer in governmental depart
nhents He admittedly is a tyro in tn,
handling of practical politics
1 Opposing the reichstag majority i
the numerically small but powerful
conservative. and pan-German factio1
which just now Is not standing idl,
by while liberalism Is threatening t,
reshape political and parliamentar,
institutions. These reactionary force
4 for the most part represent the ma
tion's finance. big business and land
ed interests.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27

Herbert W. NJ. Jepson, son of
Rev. Herbert Jepson, of 1851
Stratford avenue, filed the first
appeal to the President. He Is
senior dental student in the Phil
adelphia Dental College, and the
district board oyerruled the claim
for exemption.
Owen j. Bradon, of 10 Bishop
avenue, an employe of the bar
rel grinding department. of the
Remington Arms, fled the sec
ond appeal after the board denied
his claim.
In the decisions Of the district board
announced today, the first absolute
exemptions are granted. Otto Urban
Of Danbury and Harry Demesck of
Golden Hill street were freed on the
grounds of dependents. The local man
was certified by division board No. 8,
but the board received additional evil
dence after this action was taken.
The board told Mr.. Denesck that if
his case was in its jurisdiction he
would be charged and advised the dis
trfct board to the same effect. The
reversal accordingly was made in con-
fo1nnfty with the opinion of the local
board.
One OF the notable industrial denials
today was that of Paul Herman Bran
des of 109 I.enox avenue, secretary
and manager OF the Springfield Nam
ufacturing Co, formerly the Jackman
shop. In addition to being weAsknown
in the Bridgeport social circles, Mr..
Brandes is widely acquainted among
the manufacturing men of the city,
having been placed as manager of the
plant by his father. who bought it a
few years ago. The plant employs
about 100 men and they are engaged
In work incidentaI to var operation
George Otis Lines, vice president of
Peck & Lines, was also certified today
by the district board, after that board
considered the claim of President Peck
of the company for his exemption as
necessary to the business. !.
(ContirSied on Page 81
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27
GOVERNOR HOL,C0MB ESTABLISHES
AEROPLANE LANDING STATION AT
TODD'S POINT, NEAR STAMFORD

the placing of large white cloth mark
ers upon the ground.
These markers. it is said, are visible
for II miles indicating the direction
Of landing and various other facts
necessary to air pilots.
When the grounds are officially
taken over by the government within
a few weeks all persons will be kept
from the proximity.
Col. Wilson, commanding the
Fourth Military district Of Connectt-
cut, visited the station on Saturday
accompanied by his regimenta1 stan.
After, reviewing A Battalion OF the
provisional regiment including the
First and Second Greenwich compan-
les, the Noroton and yDarien compan-
les, Col Wilson pronounced the bat
TALON one of the best drilled In Fair
field county.
Inspections of Major Pratt's battal-
ion, Stamford, will be made tomorrow
night, followed by Major Ryder's bat
talon in Danbury, Wednesday, ana
Major Weeds battalion in Norwalk,
Thursday.