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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-11-28
sEDGwIcK.

Mrs. Sidney Bridges returned Wednes-
da, from Raxbury. Mass. v here she bss
been visiting ner son. Donald Russell.
Mrs. Nellie Robbins and Miss Susie
Cole, ~ho have been a~ay or tus,nees
trip. have returned home for the y inter.
Miss Lillian Smith. who hss bten visit
ing her uncle and aunt, Mir. and Mr.. Il.
.. Young, left Tuesday Tor her home IN
Ellsworth.
Tue ladies Ned Cross auxiliary Rave
sent SIXTY comfort pillows to the Red
Cross society In Bruoklin TO he forwarded
to headquarters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Grant left
Monday for Boston. Mr.. Grant bss
entered the Homeopathic hospital for
treat ment.
Theodore Il. Smith, " no hiss been su'-
fering long time from the effects Of 3
broken hip, 10 now on q visit TO his sister.
Mrs. Charles We.cctt. In Eiuehiii. He 10
able to walk rome without The aid OF
crutches.
Frank Day received . letter from his
hyo,he- csri few day. sgn. from France.
Gar. - = general isvo.i,~ 18th ni. Tie
--nf ~. i,yr Ia all si- ntsns.-. aud -s.-
-. are deTr~r lt4n ever. Tire pr-s~s-
aud best wishes al many iiiencs Will
follow him a. we,i ~ the other boys Who
have gone from here.
Nov. %. ELoc.
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amons ths @rans.rs.

This column IL devoted 70 the Grange, e.
pecsaliy 70. the oranges Of Hspeoek e. anty
The column 10 open 70 all granGess for the
discussion Of topics Of general interest. ana
for reports Of grange meetings. Make letters
short and concise. Al,Irommnnicstions must
be signed, but names will not be printed ex-
cept by permission of the wrfter. All com
manications will be subject to approval oy
the editor. but none viii be rejected without
good reason.
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SEW cExruRY. 2ss, pKpnAM.

Nov. "a, the program was appropriate TO
the season OF Thanksgiving. The FIRST
number was . paper by Gertrude Pond,
.How Can Keep Thanksgiving this
Yesr.' followed by vocal solo by Marcis
Burr.ll; reading, Mary BurrilI, the edi-
toriai in Ladies' Home Journal for Mo-
vember; solo and chorus, singing. "Where
the Flag u Full Of Stars" reading,
Thanksgiving" z. W. Burrill; s"ng BY
chorus, .America the Besut'fui;" resd-
ings, Hazel Co~i ing, Marcia Burriii. Ger
aid Thompson; quotstions OF praise and
Thanksgiving from the bible; remarks hy
h. W. Burr,li and visiting patrons. OF
ficers will be elected in sii-dsy session
Dec s.
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Mutual Bmrtit Column.
EDITED sr ..usr nApex"-
n. Motto. "Hs,pf~i and Hopefsi."

The purposes of this column are succinc J
stated In the title and motto-h 10 for the mut
benefit, and aims TO lie helpful and hopeful
Being for the common good. IT 10 for the com
mon use-s public servant. putveyor OF In
formation ard susgestio n, medium for the In
terchangc OF Ideas. IL this capacity u so'icis'
communications. AMI ns success depends largely
on the support given IL In this respect Com
municAtions nue., be signed. bat the name o.
writer viii not be printei except by permission
Communications will he sutJecl To approval OF
rejection oy the editor of The column. but mons
win De rejec,ss: without sood reason Address
~. comm unications 10
THE AMERIcAN.
h,irwarth, Me.
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.Foley's Honey and lar IS Y eat" Whites
L. ". Uay, o. Cafapnelt ave, Il. Dstf"ii,
Mich, IN relieves bronchitis gusckiy. Ny
com plant has aitnoss sois a.u nupe never
to have itaKsin. The ex peiiehte III thous-
anus proves tbsTe 10 .r.tef f~n.cus for
coughs, coisas OF cIvIL tns renulbe casts
no more th@n sab ts...s.. aLu shls ord
reiiuOse fanny - eAn SIC. ,t.he sheaii be in
essty hsiHes.s y te-,4s stS' ii. RI IL y s
Hssns sna --ass ...e. ever isIii. :.
--slvuie = Drag oturt.
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THANKSGIVING ON rue FARM.
IL there's wun thing n,ore'n t'other.
As some fo,ks I'm say,
As makes chaa fsel kinaer good.
Eft Is Tnsnksgisin' Day,
Fer even il hes hsd hard luck
Awnings hA nj bin ies' right
There's lots Of folks has had it. tn.
Frum norma until night.
An wen we kinder reekuas mp
Oar pieasuse s with our pain
An take the hull year tnro' an tAro'
We surely can't complains;
We've had good health, enaff ter eat.
An cIoe's emf to wear,
An mostly there's g turkey fat
Wen Thanksgivin' draws near,
An then. thank God, the rent Is paid.
The bosses they've got hAy,
The cattle ha'n't got no disease,
There's no old scores to pay
This mornin' my old gal an me
Jes' TUX look aroua'
The sam e as we've dun ev'fy year.
Pore snow lays on the greun'.
Ser /. There's Mister Go55ier there
A-struttia' roau' SO gay.
But mebbe he'll fergit ter strut
Scout mex rhaukgsivin' ID s.
1t really made me feel as proad
As any millionaire.
An Bess an me walked rom The farm
An tux the mcru u sir
Tx ew her old b, art jes' frit glad
Fer thinkin' bout our jim
x... AL b, "a DO xxfgG
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-11-28

Bayside grange No. 476 held its regular
meeting Nov. q, with an attendance OF
seventeen. The first and second degrees
were conferred upon three candidates. Il
was voted to hold special meeting
Friday evening for degree work.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-11-28

| nave received Z nice personal letter
from La =, and she has gwen me permits
sion to make come extracts. 1 am sure
yop wi,I like to kno~ son,e OF the things
she his been dong. She ~rites:
Itock advantage ~ las, week. ane weather
anu VT t.a tip =" ,,h t~"of-s" "a, u"
wish il con IL - ri All" II -haf IA
am atw5ss >are - w.t...ms there. avs S"-
s,ys ! q " - hppeas ~hea sae ira>, exs'e-,s
me- (iA.w mas w,aae t~v 49,. tni"ts thus
far: witt tie shut ips. give item a y sassnt
surprie) the view tbs orisxe tram
the church at No-h Penr.bse.t to or,sad IL
one Of the finest. l think.
did mot T.. 1. Or,sna f,ir this year. l
wondered II ynu were there. saw Auut
Maria go and return. Upcie Mark has put
n window in his bar,, and every nay from
3 TO p. m. when the sun shiues. 1t rejects
. dAxz,iux tisat. Fh~ first time ! saw 4
thought, there was nre up there. "f'en
get tie glasses ami hook To zee II ! can zee
Aunt Maria ouf. The frees are "a near her
house ID It can't see h-r ua,ess -he 10 cot
in her garden.
went 4, ride the after part ~ the summer
aud saw Al Dome" She tod ne she Us
goi,.g ~ write teter iot tn, coiumL. but
have not seeussny il print. 9" guess she Is
to., 6usy- How funny II seems sot To be able
to get sugar t. use. have son~ more pre-
serving To 90 when c~n get sugar. Have q
nice ,ut ~ sugar wsiling- a.u want itts'e
ni..rs app,e Jelly. hnye been At il ever since
.l-wives ca last sp.ing-cauping every
thing could. Have rhuHarb. f-b. straw
rrie.. raspberries. b,ueserises. piuns.
beets. strirg o.ans she,iea beans. corn.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-11-28

A thought in letter from our editor is
worth passing on: please think OF II. sis
ters: MANY women confuse CONFER
vstion with economy 1t is absurd
10 talk Of econoinising 10 the
good housewives OF Maine. who have
spent nail their lives pisnning how Ia
save, but 1t is rot ab,ari To ask them to
conserve certs,n foods by substitution OF
o, hers. And that ~ Whist our gov
ernmeut is doing"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-11-28

Dear AWnf Nudge;
II has been long time since wrote you
or the NJ. b. column bu, you wcu d have had
many letters II l haa written as many times
as have thought OF yeu- ! always read u e
column with interest, especially wheu Aunt
Madge has to MI 1t nearly liohe, and often
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-11-28

Nov. is. in absence OF the msster. the
chaplain filled the chair. After business,
refres b mel ts were served by the sister
Otficers will be elected Dec. IL.
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" Mash~rs oaiy kn-w.

Mother Grsv's Sweet Powder for Children
relieve Feverisbpess. He adache, BAD Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and regulate the
b, r. and stroy worms. They break up
cnsds in a hanrs. Used by MOT hers w
years. All Druggists, 25c, Sample FRHE
Address, Mother Gray Co., Leroy y. Y.
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busy m",t II the slime.
You will all agree with me that there ~
much TO interest the N. BIS In Laws irt-
ter aud think of all those good things.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-11-28

eiiapguia, weak. run down. Headache.
Stomach .'on-" good remedy is Burssock
Blood Bitters- Ask yeur druggist. Price y.
--Adrf.
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female troubles that going up stairs had go slowly
with my steps, sit down the rest The
thought should have operation and friends
thought would not live into house Ny daughter
asked Lydia Pnkham Vegetable Compound she had
with good results did weakness disappeared
gained in strength moved into new home do all kinds garden
hundreds Of chickens and ducks cannot
enough in praise of lydia nkhams Vegetable Compound
NJ O. JOHNSTON, Route D, Box 100 Richmond Ind.
OF course there are many serious that only a
surgical operation will relieve We freely acknowledge
this but the above letters and many others like them
amply prove that many operations are recommended when
medicine in many cases is all that is needed.
II you want special Lydia E. Pinkham Medi
Mass Your letter will be opened,
rad and held confidence.
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GOO Manu
Operations
The Right Medicine In Many Cases
Does Better than the Surgeons
Knife. Tribute to Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.


Des Moines, Iowa-aMy husband says l would
have been in my grave today had it not been for
Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound suf-
fered from serious female trouble and the doctors
said could not live one year without operation
My husband objected to the operation and had me
try Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. 1
soon commenced to get better and am now well
and able to do my own homework / can recon-
mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
any woman as wonderful health restorer. Mrs
BLANCHE JErrKRsoN, 703 Lyon St, Des Moines, Iowa
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-11-28

think 81 whats nice time ycu must have had
At the reunion Now il i~ nearly Thanksgiving
time again. sni there will be msns happy
reuniens, nut many vacan. chair, many
sorrowtni hearts. How many soldier boys
will think = the dear old bome and lcved
ones rs the day draws near. and how much
one could say IL s.yinE could make ,hinys
better:
God has no years sr lsvr Il full Of youth.
A. g ID is tue. 80 love ia Of truth,
A .,cd Is iove sud viii forever last.
Love h,is the futute as IL mis- the past
think the women .f g4'-day a'e working
harder than ever before. even In the days II
the Civil war. Have Jas, hacked ia PAW
AND Home ard fad = new way 81 baking
potatoes 10 avid so much adherit.g to the
skin. D.
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Dear Asst MaSse and all the ". b Sisfeys:
The cold, chilly. winds Of November have
come and Thanksgiving will soon be here. l
do not have such delightful antici pations
once did In the long sgs. when was young
and full Of life, before grief or sorrow came,
in the old times when BILLY and would stand
by the table and watch mother make up
the good things for Thanksgiving. Ny father
Invariably had q pig killed before that great
event. to have hogshead cheese and home
made sausages. but for the Thanksgiving din
ner = sparerib. goose or turkey. Iu those
days people did not depend on the marke ..
Every family lad its Il -es II TUX y ,aa
geese which furnished fes' hers Tor their t.rs.
No wire springs la oia@n tsraes bs,,s ccrara
up; ticks filled with 1t a~ and feather beds.
when the fowls began sh d their feathers,
then they were picked on their backs aud
breast and called .'iive geese feathers" This
was in the days before stoves came into ex-
istence. Most Of the food was cooked In the
brick oven, bot the roasts for the holidays
were hung before roaring hardwood ere A
pan was set to catch the drippiuxs. AID =
long handled spoon TO haste with.
And now the plum pudding was being
made. The raisins came in boxes stems-
Billy md picked them on, ani mother told
US we might eat every tenth one Billy
thought Il ought to be niue aud eat the teuth.
and said we ought to pick of ten aud then
eat one. but we settled it ali right probably
Biiiy's way.
often wondered how they knew when the
pudding WAS doue. Ii va, pat in a oag. hiied
ha 4 full to leave space for IL 20 Else. Il was
big, with piums sticking out all over it when
X, n n IA ON matter ne
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To BAKE PoTAToks-- First wash and
dry potatoes, cut on little piece 81 each
end. aid grease tie SKINS Thoroughly.
Putin hot oven. Tie skIn viii GENE
OF NJ thin - that on boiled potato. Il.
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Sur Stomach
M'-o-na Puts tie Sto ae' "
Fine shane In Five Minutes

Ifyons stomach is continually sir.si di.-
q distusbanee, yau feel bioated ~" is.e
tressed. IL ysu BEECH gas ana soul ~. .,,s,,,aeh
the mouth, then you need MIC HN
Ts hlets. ,, sliet
Mi-o-ns stomach tablets give ,nst'a .,yt ,sl
Of course. bur they do mare' thrs .,tatiea
the poisonous g4sses that cause iel'n ',i he .nd
OF food I'D Thoroughly cietn. reup' 'rssdi =
strengthen the stomach 80 that ~ ga
digest food without Artificial ana .,t,tesa
Mi-o.na stomach -so,ets arr nc Of
to eud Indigestion, acute % ery,n,ness,
money hack This nesas that nc a,s r..
dizxiness and bi ioasness VII tlex-
Druggists everyahe.e and cns' =
aacer.
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DE- ar N. B. Fr,e.as.

Dear N. b. Frte~as:
We all admit this is an unusual
Thanksgiving day. In homes all over the
country the changes which have come in .
year ~iil be realized as never before.
There are two thoughts in the poem
worth remembering: There's lots OF folks
has had il, tn" and in the last lines, we
can be Thankful for ~hst we do hev."
With the terrible aud unsettled con-
dition of tine worii, there never was .
time when 80 much was being dope to
help our feilowm.n, never q time money
was 80 freely given to relieve Distress and
provide for the comfort ana needs OF those
gon. out from their own homes.
am very glad OF these letters touching
on Thanksgiving.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
Rumor That Each Is Trying to
Enter Into An Agreement
With Entente
Stated That Two Members of
Austrian Cabinet Have
Resigned
Believed Censorship ConceaIs
Anti-German Feeling Is
Growing
limited Press Disparcn.J

London, Eng, April IS. -Reports
persist here that Austria, Bulgaria
and Turkey each seeks a separate
peace, and that each is trying to en-
ter into some kind of a secret agree
ment with the entente for such a
peace. 1t is stated that these nego-
tiations have been undertaken in
Switzerland
Berne, Switzerland, April 18.-Dis-
patches were received here today
from Vienna, stating that DR.. Urban,
the Austrian minister of commerce,
and DR.. Barnheiter, member Of the
Austrian cabinet without a portfolio,
have both resigned. Both of these
men are known to have been German
party leaders, and their resignation
may have a far deeper significance
than is indicated on the face of the
dispatches as they have been received
here. 1t is believed that the Aus
trian and German censorship is con-
cealing a powerful anti German feel
ing that has been springing up among
the people of Austria and even pene-
trating the official circles of that
country. Rumors are persistent that
the Austrian government is quietly
seeking a separate peace
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
E,URGE PLANTING OF CORN
Natives of Java Given Tip By
Ditch Government

The Hague. Netherlands, March 25.
-lCorrespondence of The Associated
Press. with twenty-four million
dollars worth of tobacco, or 10000
bales, still lying in the island of
Java awaiting shipment to the Dutch
market, and with every prospect of
shipment being long delayed, an
urgent admonition has gone forth to
the natives there from the Dutch
governor general to plant corn and
other food products in place of their
usual tobacco crop.
Last year the Java tobacco crop
yielded about 10000 bales, a record
figure. AS a result of an abnorm-
ally heavy rainfall, this years crop
is expected to be considerably smaller,
probably less than 100000 and the or
ders just issued are likely to have a
curtailing effect on subsequent pro-
duction.
The mere suggestion of a tobacco
famine in Europe must conjure up a
fearsome picture in the mind of all
devotees of the weed, but with the
spectre of a European food famine
seriously frightening some people
here, the partial substitution of corn
for tobacco in the Netherlands East
Indies is regarded as imperative.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
WALL STREET is PERTURBED
Does Not Like the Arrangement Made
For Bond Issue.
limited Press DiSpatcn.I


Washington, April 1S.-Wall street
is greatly perturbed over the pro-
gram of the administration for the
issue of the bonds in the sum Of
seven billions of dollars. 1t is point
ed out that if the loan is made a
popular one and an appeal is made to
people to buy the bonds out of mo-
tives of patriotism, many people are
apt to dump their stocks suddenly
upon the market, and this will cause
sudden slump in the value of the
stocks. 1t is pointed out that the
bonds are exempt from taxation,
therefore there is liable to be a pop
ular rush for them. These views
were presented to administration Of
ficials today by ]. P. Morgan and
other prominent Wall street finan-
ciers. These financiers urged that the
bonds be made taxable, and also that
the rate of interest be made higher
than three and -a-half per cent, so
that the big financiers, who would be
expected to take the bulk of them
might have an opportunity to resell
them. 1t is understood that the ad-
ministration officials were deaf to all
of these appeals and that the pro-
gram for floating the great bond is
sue will not be altered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
ONE MILLION IAPS WILL VOTE
BALLOT ON FRIDAY
Early in the Campaign Ore Constitu-
tionaI Candidate For the House, Along
With Fourteen OF His Campaigners
Were Arrested For Violation of the
Election Law: Charged That He
Gave Banquet to Voters

Toxic, April 1S.-One million Jap
anese-the approximate number who
can vote in this country of 50,O00,0O0
people-will go to the polls Friday to
endorse or repudiate their present
government, the Terauchi ministry.
The election is the upshot of the
dissolution of the imperial diet last
January when Premier Terauchi,
seeing the forces of the Kenseikai or
constitutional party aligned against
him in the house of representatives,
sent members of that body back TO
their homes before they had had
time to introduce q want -contd-
ence resolution against him.
But even assuming that the cOnsti-
tutional forces emerge victorious in
today's battle of ballots, it does not
necessarily mean the fall Of the
government, for early in the cam
paign Count Terauchi declared that he
would again dissolve the diet by a
rescript from the emperor if the
lower house withheld its support
from him and his policies.
Have Not Always Been Free.
Japan's elections in the past have
Continued on page two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
WOMAN IS THE HEAVY
G|VER TO WAR LOANS
Miss Emily Talbot of GaImorgan
Fortune of Eight Million
Pounds

London, April 5-ICorrespondence
of The Associated Press. 1.-The larg-
est woman subscriber to the war
loan in England is Miss Tmily Talbot
of Galmorgan. Miss Talbot, who is
seventy-seven years old, is the
daughter of c. r. M. Talbot, who sat
in the house of commons for sixty
years and died in 1890 leaving a for
tune estimated at 100000 pounds
to his daughter. Her land holdings
of over 10000 acres ir Ss-'de several
Thousand acres of valuable coal de-
posts, and nearly the whole Of Port
Talbot and the Port talbot railway
and docks.
Miss Talbot's contribution 20 the
war loan is estimated at 4,OOo,00O
pounds. This is quite characteristic
of the woman, who has been known
to go to great lengths to avoid PUB
licity in connection with her philan-
thropies. Her favorite device to
avoid publicity is to contribute a
comparatively small sum to charity
in her own name and then add two
or three much larger donations
anonymously. Thus, her open sub
scription to the war loan was Tor
$4,000 pounds, although in round
about ways it has become known
that she is the holder of about fifty
times that amount.
Miss Talbot, despite her age keeps
her hand on her own business affairs,
and her property has greatly increas-
ed in value during her twenty seven
years of stewardship. She has Lon
don house on Cavendish Square, but
spends a considerable part of her
time in Wales.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
VOLUNTEER SYSTEM FAVORED
House Military Affairs Committee
Takes This Action Today.
III Press DiSpatch.l

Washington, April 1S.-The house
military affairs committee by the
vote of twelve to eight today decided
to make a favorable report on the
bill to raise an army of 100000 men
by the volunteer system.
Washington, April 1S.-In anticipa-
tiCn of favorable action by congress
on the war draft measure, the mill
tary department is already working
on the details Of the plan to make
selective draft of 100000 men, which
is to- be completed by August l next.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
SEVERAL sTAHuIs STATED
GUNS BOOM ON WATER
Fifteen Shots Fired and Then the Same
Number Followed in Rapid Success.
sion; No Explanation Was 0btainabie
At the Navy Department In Washing.
ton; No Vessels Have Been Sighted;
Stories From the Radio
LAssoc,ared Press Dispatch. j

Boston, April 18.-Three coast guard
stations reported that they heard
heavy guns being fired at Gal a. m.
north of the stations in quick success
sion. These stations are of Province
ton. Naval officials here explained that
a naval engagement probably was In
progress.
Other Stations Heard Firing.
Several other stations in the Cape
Cod district report hearing the ar
ing Some stations report hearing
fifteen guns, shortly. afterward If
teen more. The firing apparently
came from point just outside of
Massachusetts Bay at the end of
Cape Cod. Reports to the navy yard
did not state that any vessel had
been sighted.
Heavy Guns Were Fired.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Washington, April 1S.-No expla-
nation was obtainable at the navy
department when the report was
received saying that heavy firing
was heard north of Cape Cod. Re-
ports from several coast guard sta
lions agree that the sound indicated
the use of heavy guns and they were
fired in rapid succession.
Reported Heavy Firing.
UNITED Press Dfspa tch.1
Boston, Mass, April 18.-Lieuten-
ent Blakeslee commander of the first
division of the Chariestown navy
yards reported today that heavy firing
had been heard off the coast where
the Provincetown station Is located.
All Lights Extinguished.
limited Press Dispatch.l
Washington, April 1S.-In order to
safeguard the approaches to the
Panama canal the better from sud-
den attack, the government has or
dered the ports of Christobal and
Balboa to have all lights extinguished
at night.
Saw the Periscope.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Washington, April 18.-The peri
scope of a submarine running sub
merged was sighted by the deck Of
ficer. quartermaster and deck watch
of the destroyer Smith yesterday just
before the wake of the torpedo was
seen crossing the destroyer's bows.
This information was contained In a
radio report from the Smiths COM
mander received at the navy depart:
ment today. Navy officials said
that this confirms the report OF the
presence of German submarine In
American waters.