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The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
WHY FERTILIZER PRICES
HAVE ADVANCED.

Cannon and crops use the same
food. Six hundred thousand tons
of nitrates went to make explosives
last year, in the United States
alone.
Sulphuric acid necessary for the
manufacture Of acid phosphate is
normally made from Spanish sui
phur ores. Submarines have now
almost entirely cut off this supply.
Birthstone, used as a substitute
source of sulphur, must be trans
ported by rail at great expense
from louisiana and Texas, since
the government has found it neces-
sary to commander sulphur-c carry
ing boats.
Large quantities of phosphate
rock from Florida and Tennessee
must now go by rail at high freight
rates. Uncle Sam needs the boats.
Higher labor, machinery, coal
and supply costs have caused gen
eral advance in all raw materials.
varying from 25 to 100 per cent.
Burlap bags which normally cost
10 cents each, now cost 25 cents and
are scarce at that.
Labor which was plentiful In
1914 at $500 per day is now almost
unobtainable at $3.50 per day.
There can be but one answer to
conditions such as these; namely,
high-priced fertilizers.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
Get the Most Out of Your Food.

The digestive organs absolutely need
the influence of pure blood for the proper
performance of their functions. Persons
that sleep in small, ill-ventilated rooms
complain of little or no appetite in the
morning and of disagreeabie d1yness of
the mouth and throat Why? Because,
as a result of breathing air that is i'm
pure, their blood is impure and fails to
give their digestive organs the stimulus
they must have for perfect work. 1t is
necessary that we should have pure blood
if we want to get all the good out of what
we eat that there is in it and to get it
conf ortably. Hoods Sarsaparilla is dis
tinguished for making pure, rich, vitaliz-
ed blood, perfecting the digestion and
building up the whole system. Get it to-
day.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
SUBMARINES AND SOIL FERTILITY
How the War Affects the Farmers Ability to Produce
Burner Crops

The grip Of the scourge of the seas
Is now, after months of warfare. felt
by the American farmer. When the
Lusitania went down the whole world
shivered with hOrrOr-hOrrJr at the
very savagery of the deed. yet few of
us realized at the time that within
comparatively short time the entire
world would in one way or another, be
at the mercy of these newest and most
savage of all implements of war. Least
Of all did the American farmer realize
that the submarine menace would have
any effect whatever on his ability to
raise crops and do his bit in the line
of food production.
But it has! The war itself in its
earliest day cut off supplies of potash.
Now the submarine warfare has re-
duced the supply of Spanish pyrites
from which sulphuric acid is made.
This sulphuric acid is used in the
manufacture of acid phosphate, and
also in the making of complete fer
tilizerS. Without it raw rock phos-
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
Notice of Foreclosure.

WHEREAS Mike Breger of Sesrsport, %
wv the County of Waldo. and State of Main
by his mortgage deed dated the twenty seconJ
day of November, A. d 1916, and recorded -
the Waldo County Registry of Deeds, Book
Page 23l, conveyed to the Searsport Nations
Bank of Searsport in said County o add
and State of Maine, corporation dull organ
lied under the laws of the United states.
certain lot or parcel of land with the bIilding.
thereon. situated in said Searsport, tounde.
and described as follows: Bounded IN IL,
south by Otis street; the west b. PIKE
Avenue; on the east by Mount Ephraimstreel
and on the north by land of W. T C. Runell-
being the same premises conveyed to sail Mix.
Breger by Eleanor A. Mortland. by he war
ranty deed dated January 10. 1915, and cord
ed in Waldo Registry of Deeds, Book 1923 PaEs
68; and whereas, the condition of said mort
gage has been broken, now therefore, by rasor
of the breach of condition thereof, the Sears-
port National Bank. by A. ii. Nichols it.
Cashier. duly authorized. claims a foreclsure
of said mortgage.
Dated this twenty eighth day of November
A. D, 1917
THE SEARSPORT NATIONAL BAN,
D By A. II. NICHOLS. Csshie
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
The Governor is Right.

Gov. Whitman of New York thinks it
is wrong to have elaborate public dinners
or banquets for the duration of the war.
81 wish to say" he declared, chat l
think it is wrong to have elaborate din
ners and banquets at this time. While
others are making such sacrifices for the
country, it seems to me the least the rest
of us who stay at home can do is deny
ourselves unnecessary pleasures. Where
the conservation of food and energy is
concerned, it becomes almost public
duty to dispense with big dinners.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
Our Maine Sardines.

Merton r. Umberhind of Augusta
passed the summer and fall in the employ
of the National Gamers Association and
engaged in the inspection of the sardine
canning. This inspection work is done
in CO operation with the State of Maine
Bureau of Inspection work under the su-
pervision of Chief A. M. G.. Soule and
has proved very beneficial to the business,
both as to the quality of the goods can
ned for the market and as to the sanitary
conditions under which the employees
work
Mr.. Umberhind said that the supply of
SardlneS for canning was very good during
August, light in September and eXcep-
tionally good in October and November.
This season, which closed with Nov. 30th,
was the second in which goods have been
packed under the National Gamers As
ISOLATION inspection, in corporation with
the Maine inspectors. Very few Maine
factories are now outside that arrange
ment. The inspection has raised the
quality of the goods packed and the sani-
tary condition in the factories is far supe-
rior to anything before had. Toilets and
lavatores have been installed. Every
woman employee wears head covering
when at work. No feedy or broken fish
are used and all the conditions are i'm
measurably better than before the inspec-
ton began.
The supply of smoked herring will be
small this year, owing to the fact that
few schools of this fish visited the At
lantic coast
Mr.. Umberhind stated that the value
of the inspection now done at the Maine
sardine canning factories is evidenced by
the fact that in the last month the tuna
and sardine canning factories of Southern
California adopted the method. He also
states with conviction that the Maine
pack of 1917 will equal the goods put up
by any of the foreign firms, if they sue
ceeded in packing any.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13

A busheI Of corn will buy more Ter.
tilizer now than it would In 1914.
Every purchase must be considered on
the basis of relative values rather
than dollar values.
The high quotations for spring fer
tilizers have caused many farmers to
ask whether it will be possible to use
fertilizers at profit next season. The
answer to this question may be found
by comparison of the relative pur-
chasing power of crops before the war
and at the present time.
In 1914 the usual corn fertilizer cost
$21 per ton. Today the same fertilizer
costs around $50 per ton-an increase
of 80 per cent. In 1914 corn was
worth about 80 cents per bushel, TAX
ing the country over. Today it sells at
not less than S130 per bushel, on the
farm-more than 100 per cent increase.
The same calculation could be made
for wheat, potatoes, or almost any
other crop excepting in the case of
those fertilizers containing potash).
Each individual farmer has merely
to consider whether fertilizers paid
before the war; if so they will pay
even better now.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
THE OVERSEAS ACRE FUND.

''The farmers of France are in far
worse condition than perhaps you
know. They have literally lost every
thing except their souls. After the
last retreat of the German army, the
entire countryside was devastated
No living thing remained, no birds, no
animals. no trees, no crops-nothing.
Wells were poisoned, all vestige of
their former homes and buildings were
Demolished"
Help is needed and needed quickly
Our funds will be used to buy food,
clothing, farming implements, fertil-
izer. seeds, live stock, building ma
terials, and other necessities as re-
ported to us by the War Relief Clear
ance House. Every gift will be marked,
Given with gratitude and good will
from the farmers of America-through
their Overseas Acre Fund.-" The
above statement is from a pamphlet
issued by the Overseas Acre Fund,
which is carrying on a campaign to
help the farmers of France.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13

kng place

phate has but little agricultural value,
and many materials now used in fer
tilizers could not be included.
Pyrites Carried at Low Rates.
These Spanish pyrites are usually
shipped from the port of Huelva on
the southwest coast of Spain. this side
of the Gibraltar Gateway. Mediter-
I ranean freighters returning from Eu-
rope take on these pyrites at very low
freight rates, even almost as ballast
From Huelva the pyrites are carried
to Charleston, to Savannah, to Nor
folk, to Baltimore, and points north.
At these places the pyrites are burned,
the sulphur separated and turned into
sulphuric acid. Later on, ton for ton
this acid is mixed with rock phosphate,
and in this way the acid phosphate of
commerce is produced, In other fac
with the blood, bone and tankage Of
great slaughter houses, and with other
materials carrying nitrogen, for the
production of the complete fertilizers
on which depends the production of a
sufficient supply of food crops.
Some of these Mediterranean
freighters have been Communicated
by the government, others have been
sent down by the dreaded submarine.
and still others are tied up in neutral
ports all over the world.
Conditions Are Serious.
Few farmers realize the serious ma
ture Of the case. Perhaps the aver
age boat in this trade will carry four
thousand tons of pyrites. Every ton
of pyrites will make in the neighbor-
hood of four tons of acid phosphate,
or up to eight tons Of complete fer
tilizer. Every four thousand ton boat
taken from the pyrites carrying trade
means a loss of the acid for the fer
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
WHAT CAUSED FOOD sHoRTAGE7

WHAT CAUSED FOOD SHORTAGE?
Herbert Hoover, U. s. Food Admin
istrator, says there have been two
principal reasons to account for the
present food shortage. First the "un-
kindness of nature including the late
spring, droughts. hurricanes, poor con-
dtions of rainfall, unexpected frosts
and periods of intense heat in sections
throughout the world.
Second, he gives reduced produc-
tivity of the soil in Europe" Concern
ing this, Hoover says: This condi-
ton has been brought about by bad
management, unskilled work, and lack
of fertilizers; and these in turn can
be explained by the withdrawal of men
from farm and field to army and fac
tory, and the employment on the soil
Of overworked women, unskilled old
men and listless prisoners. Further
more the vicious submarine has sunk
boat after boat filled with nitrates
and fertilizers, conspiring to augment
the pauperiZation of the earth, so that
reduction'i in soil productivity was in
evitable."
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13

tilizer which would usually serve ap-
proximateIy 10000 acres of corn, of
heat, or of any other cereal crop.
1t diminishes by this much the ability
of the farmeC to utilize to advantage
his short supply of farm labor, to
grow sufficient crops, and at the same
time give up to military service the
boys Of the farm.
Domestic Pyrites Help.
But this doesn't mean that we shall
have no fertilizer. All over the coun-
try there are small domestic deposits
of pyrites. These can be and are be-
ing manufactured into sulphuric acid
for fertilizer use and it looks as
though there will be enough. But the
freight trade on these domestic pyrites
is higher than that of Spanish pyrites,
and the quality often lower. The cost
of labor in mining is always higher,
and the cost of handling greater.
These facts mean inevitably an in
crease in the cost OF acid phosphate
and complete fertilizer. Fortunately,
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
EIGHT Steel Shins

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. Contracts for
the construction of twelve $500 steel
cargo ships were let by the shipping board
today to Charles W. Morse to be built at
the plant recently purchased by him.
Two more vessels Communicated by the
board while under construction have been
completed, it was announced today. One
of 10000 tons was finished at an Atlantic
coast yard, and the other of 8, 500 tons on
the Great Lakes. A series of hearings on
the shipyard wage question will be start
ed next week by the shipbuilding board
The first will be held at Chester, Pa. On
the recommendation of the adjustment
board the shipping board has set aside
$50, for use in establishing with the
aid of the labor department system of
shipbuilding employment agencies on the
Pacific coast.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
Christ in Flanders.
Written by Soldier Whose Name Is
Not Known.

REV. DR. George Craig Stewart in the Living
Out of Flanders came the other day
some verses written by soldier who
went down to death. don't know his
name. No one knows his name.
We had forgotten You, or very nearly
You did not seem to touch us very nearly
OF course, we thought about You, now
and then;
Especially in any time of trouble
We know that You were good in time of
trouble
But we are very ordinary men.
And there were always other things to
think Of
There's lots of things a man has got to
think Of
His work, his home, his pleasure, and his
wife;
And so we only thought of You on Sun
day;
Sometimes, perhaps, not even on Sun
day
Because there's always lots to fill ones
life.
And, all the while, in street, or lane, or
byway-
In country lane, in city street, or byv:ay-
You walked among us and we did ne see.
Your feet were bleeding as You walked
our pavements-
How did we miss Your footprints on our
pavements?
Can there be other folk as blind as we?
Now we remember. over here in Flan-
ct isn't strange to think of You in Elan
ders)-
This hideous warfare seems to make
things clear;
We never thought about You much in
England;
But now that we are far away from Eng
land;
We have no doubt, we know that You
are here.
You helped us pass the jest along the
Where, in cold blood, we waited in the
You touched it's ribaldry and made it fine.
You stood beside us in our pain and weak
We're glad to think You understood our
weakness
1t seems, somehow, to help us not to
whine.
We think about You kneeling in the Gar
den
All! God! the agony of that dread Gar
den
We know You prayed for US upon the
Cross.
If anything could make us glad to bear it,
'Twould be the knowledge that You will
ed to bear it
Pain-death-the uttermost of human
Though we forgot You, You will not for
get US
We feel so sure Y GU will not forget US
But stay with us until this dream is past
And so we ask for courage, strength, and
pardon
Especially, | think, we ask for pardon
And that you'll stand beside US to the
last
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
THE LONG WAY AROUND.

From debates in the English Parlia-
ment the American people were able to
learn of the Presidents attitude toward
the policy OF unified control of war activi-
ties as proposed by Lloyd George. Through
an after dinner speech made in New York
by retired general of the army, now re-
called to active service, they learned that
it was the Sixth Field Artillery which
fired the first shot in our war against
Germany. From various other unofficial
sources they have learned other things
which the administration has hidden be-
hind the veil of mystery. Members of
Congress now returning to Washington
can tell whether their constituents like
this state of affairs.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
IF KAISER MEET MY EYE.
Comm Thru the Rye.>

Comm Thru the Rye.)
If the Kaiser meet my eye, sir,
Down in no mans land,
Then my eye, sir, gets the Kaiser,
He'll no longer stand.
Every Bosher has rifle,
Sure, and so hae |;
And he's afraid there is no aid
When the Kaiser meets me eye.
He'd be wiser, would that Kaiser,
If he stayed at home.
And that Kaiser, he will try, sir,
Not to show his DOME.
Every Boscher has rifle,
Sure, and SO hae |;
And | Just bet he'll miss his pet,
If Kaiser meets me eye.
By and by, sir, Bill the Kaiser
Won't feel quite so swell.
Bill the Kaiser he will die, sir,
Where he goes don't tell;
Every Boscher has rifle,
Sure, and so hae l;
And when pull gets bull
If Kaiser meets me eye.
From Sanford Tribune and written b
Doris Folsom of the Searchlight Club
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
substitutes.

We were urged to eat corn, because it
was cheaper than wheat and fully as
nourishing; potatoes instead OF grams
that were needed in Europe, fish instead
of meat and so on. No sooner were we
on the job, however, than the prices of
these recommended substitutes jumped to
unheard of levels, and now everybody
who is engaged in the war against the II.
C. of L. is looking for substitutes for the
substitutes. -Biddeford Journal.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
pop Guns.

Many of the mortars employed today
on the allied fronts are of the compressed
air type, using puff of air or gas instead
of powder to throw the shell into German
trenches. Present day trench warfare
has caused the pneumatic cannon idea to
be developed after it had been laid aside
for many years as impractical. Aside
from being silent and inexpensive, the
pneumatic mortar is readily manipulated.
1t is used at ranges of from $50 to 1000
feet, and is said to be exceedingly accu-
rate
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
FARMERS AND THE WORLD WAR

The farmers tools of production in
wartime become of Importance second
only to the needs of the army itself
Food production is a patriotic duty,
and the farmer is in the second line Of
defense. Every effort is needed to
increase production, to feed our armies
and allies. Food prices are forced
higher because the demand is in
creased greatly and the supply is lin
tied.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
FREE OF CHARGE.

Why suffer with indigestion, dyspepsia,
torpid liver, constipation, sour stomach,
comm g-up-of- after eating, ETC.,
when you can get sample bottle of
Green's August Flower free at W. O..
Poor & Sons This medicine has re-
markable curative properties, and has
demonstrated its efficiency by fifty years
of success. Headaches are often caused
by disordered stomach.
August Flower is put up in Is and rs
cent bottles For sale in all civilized
countries.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
Use Hiuh-Grade Fertilizers.

With fertilizers high priced and
scarce this year, 1t is more important
than ever to use high-grade rather than
low-grade goods. Plant food always
costs the consumer more in low-grade
formulate, and now there is an added
argument for high quality-less freight
space Is required to move a given
amount of actual plant food.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
ARMIES ARE NEEDED AT HOME.

If this war is to be won, we shall
have to put several armies in the field.
the army of soldiers in the trenches,
the army of food producers in the fur
rows, the women's army of food con-
servers, beating back the attacks Of
that worldold camp follower of war
famine, and patriotic army of civili-
ans in the business and political
world. - The Banker-Farmer, Oct,
1917.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13

1t is reported from Dragoer, at the
southeast extremity of the Island of
Amager, that German auxiliary cruiser,
the guardship Botnia, was blown up after
a collision with German mine field off
that coast. The cruiser sank but the
number of men lost is unknown, the sur
vivors refusing to give any information.
The Botnia was formerly Russian YES
sci, which was captured by the Germans.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13

however, this increase in cost is more
than balanced by the increase in price
which the farmer receives for his crop.
Were this not the case the American
farmer and the American farm would
indeed be in a bad way
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
CROP PRICES and
DOLLAR VALUES
Commodity Prices Are High, but Crops
Are Higher-The Dollar Is
Cheap.

When is dollar not dollar? Re
lative values shift so rapidly these
days that a dollar has no definite
value. 1t is merely a question of how
much of the commodity you want, you
can get for the commodity you have
to eXchange-whether that commodity
be labor live stock corn or wheat.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
MAINE ITEMS.

The Eastern Steamship Lines Inc, has
sold another of its steamers, the Booth
bay, which has been running on the Blue
Hill line, to the government and Capt W.
F. Lakeman will take her to New York
to be delivered to the government people,
1t is not known whether he is to remain
in command of the steamer under gov
eminent control or not, but for the time
being he is to have command of the
steamer. The Mineola will 60 on the
Blue Hill route in place of the Boothbay.
There are many rumors about the Calvin
Austin, but up to date nothing has been
done toward taking her over
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13

Another government patrol boat has
reported for duty on the Maine coast, the
Cobra, 65- foot craft, being assigned for
service in the waters of the fourth sec
ton between Matinicus and Seguin. She
is equipped with an eight-cylinder Dusen-
burg engine which is said to give her a
speed of 80 miles an hour, she being the
fastest of her class on the Maine coast
1t is said the Cobra will soon be Joined by
another and larger patrol boat for service
in the same section.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE. The su
scriber hereby gives notice that she has be,
duly appointed Administrative with the
and codcl annexed of the estate of
GEORGE E. BRACKETT, late of Belfast,
in the county of Waldo. deceased. and give
bonds as the law directs. All persons havn
demands against the estate of said decease
are desired to present the same for settle
ment. and all indebted thereto are requisite
to make payment Immediately,
ELIZABETH l. RRACkETT,
Belfast. Me-, November Is, 1917.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13

The commissioner of sea and shore
fisheries has sent out notices to lobster
dealers, fishermen, hotel and restaurant
proprietors, and all others who handle
Holsters to secure their licenses for the
coming year. The old licenses expired
on November 3Oth, and parties already
holding them in seeking new one should
send their old permits with the fee of 81
to the commissioner, and the license for
the year starting December list will be
mailed them.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13

The State Department of Health of
Maine is giving publicity to health creed
issued for the boys and girls of Massa-
chusetts by the State Department of
Health in Boston. The creed is as follows:
MY BODY is THE TEMPLE OF MY SOUL
Therefore:
will keep my body clean within and
without.
will breathe pure air and will live
in the sunlight.
will do no act that might endanger
the health of others.
will try to learn and practice the
rules of healthy living.
will work and rest and play at the
right time and in the right way so that
my mind will be strong and my body
healthy and so that will lead useful
life and be an honor to my parents, to
my friends and to my country.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13

Great activity is predicted in ice cut
ting on the Kennebec the coming winter
as the scarcity of ammonia will undoubt-
eddy cut down to a considerable extent
the making of artificial ice.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
The First Maine Band.

The First Maine band was originally
connected with the local Order of Moose
1t became the First Maine Regiment
band after Chambers band had retired
from the National Guard service. Frank
ellis was the leader until year ago
when the band was reorganized and Frank
j. Rigby of Portland became it's leader
1t was called into service by the Presi-
dents order of July End, with the First
Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps, and
was drafted into regular service of the
United States Aug 5th and sent to Fort
Mckinley, where it awaits call overseas
whenever that call may come.
This band, composed almost entirely of
Portland men, is recognized as one of the
best military bands on the Atlantic coast.
Its leader, Frank j. Rigby, is we'll
known Portland musician and instructor.
The first sergeant is Hans Smith, one of
the star members of the Portland police
force.