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The Narrow Mind,

A narrow mind will not admire.
neither will conceited one.-Madame
Gasparin.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02
German ships In u. 5. Service.

Sailing under American names in the
service OF the United States are 100
German ships damaged by their crews
prior to their seizure by the government
v hen war WAS declared. They sdd more
than 10000 gross tonnage TO the trans
port and cargo fleets in war service for
the United States.
There is evidence that a German
central authority gave orders for damage
to these ships, SO that none could be
operated in less than eighteen months,
and documentary proof that the enemy
believed much of the damage to be ir-
reparsbie. In less than eight months
all the ships were in service.
The former German liners, sailing
under distinctly American names, are
now fitted as troop and cargo ships.
Each is convertible to completely
equipped hospital ship for return voyage
service.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02
War Savings.

WAR savings stamps mark an epoch in
our national life. Secretary OF the
Treasury McAdoo.
Many a successful business man has
said that the saving of his first dollar was
the most important single act of his life (;
that it marked the beginning of habit
and course OF conduct to which he at
tributed his success.
Something very analogous to this, 1t is
believed, il going to be the effect on the
American nation Of the war savings cam
psign. Not only are millions of individ-
usl citizens going to begin to save, but
this habit of economy and saving is going
to be collective movement, movement
not OF individuals alone but of the nation
The habit of saving formed now has a
deeper incentive than ordinary. We are
saving now not alone for selfish reasons
we are saving now from patriotism, saving
not alone for ourselves but for our coun.
try. The combination of patriotism anc
thrift is, indeed, going to make the wal
savings campaign an epoch in our pationa
life. 1t ia not only going to be thing o
tremendous benefit to millions OF citizens
it is going to be a thing of tremendou
advantage to the nation as a whole, ant
affect our whole national life. 1t mark
the beginning of new era in American
life, an era of economy, good sense AM
uatrIotism
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02

WITH ARMY In HAWAII.
A. Helz' Son Says IL is Dull There,
and Wants to Go to France.

William, the younger son OF August
United States army nearly three years
ago. at the age of seventeen years. and
is now with che troops in Hawaii, writes
to his brother Charles of Astoria, n. Y,
of his army life there. He is now a
sergeant in Co. l., First U. s. infantry.
His letter, as published in a New York
paper, is in part as follows;
The soldering here isn't very hard and
there isn't enough sport for the average
soldier. There are about 1900 soldier boys
over here, and we all very anxious to go
to France. l guess will get our chance
some one of these days. The soldiers of the
first infantry bought sl5o0eo worth Of liberty
bonds. We are doing our bit over here, bat
now we want to see some real lighting.
These islands are very pretty, aud the
climate is wonderful. Yon can see a rainbow
most any time. At times you can see rain
bows at night. Most Of the people in the
states don't believe that
The army life Is fine; it ia the best ex-
perience young fellow can get. You should
see how these fellows gain weight after lev
m .nths here. There are also good chances
Tor a2yAncement. you know they neeQ ioks
of officers for the national army. I've been
a sergeant for some time, and have u fine
chance for further advancement.
We had about 200 German prisoners over
here, taken from the German gunboat Gier.
She has been informed here since October,
1914. When war broke out with the U. S.
the sailors were taken prisoners. was in
charge of these prisoners for tive months.
They were sent to Fort Douglas. Utah,
September 8. Most of them would like to
become American citizens.
am also on the machine gun section, and
attend the bombing school. 4 There are about
twenty officers aud forty non-commissioned
officers taking the course. We have school
all day long.
Last night at io.45 we made raid" on the
trenches that were occupied by students of
the officers training camp. The ''attaek" was
made just as attacks are made in Europe. 1t
was to show us how the grenades are used,
and we sure used them.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02
EARNS and Health,

That country children are found to be
more unhealthy" says the State depart
ment OF public health, ''than city children
is one of the surprises OF recent days.
When the farmer has plenty of fresh
air to breathe and good opportunity tG
exercise in the open it Is hard to realize
that almost four times as many children
in the country are found with lung
diseases, heart diseases, mental defects
and ear troubles as city children. Nearly
three times as many have spinal curvature
and enlarged glands. Almost twice as
many have defective teeth and eyes
adenoids, nasal troubles. etc.
.sToo often fresh air, in spite OF lit
abundance, has been shut out OF th'
farmers dwelling. Lack of bathing
facilities and general uncleanliness, whil'
not confined to one type OF living, hav'
nevertheless been found in many farm
commuuitie The Willingness to over
Iook all defects OF teeth, eyes, nose. an,
tnroat until the conditions becom
~ hearabIe has contributed not a litti
to the situation.
s.rhere are undoubtedly other reason
g. ,ha nhysical defects in the country
nj nrscticsiiy eli the conditions making
me rural population less nesiany tnal
the city people can De remeoieu'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02

something happened that | shall never
| forget. We were called out for retreat,
and the wind was blowing so hard that it
raised dust so thick we could hardly see
\ in front of us. Retreat did not take long,
and we were soon back in our tents, hold
| ing them down for fear we would lose
/ them.
.sThat was my first experience in sand
storm, and i have heard since that it was
the worst one in this part Of the country
| in ten years. We ell got into the tent and
gra bbed hold of it at different places, at
the same time holding our handkerchief,
towels or blankets over our noses. The
dust came into our tent, no matter how
hard we tried to stop IL, and before long
everything was covered Fiih a good quar-
ter inch OF clay dust.
awhile l was on duty after supper l
heard an awful howl from of in the dis
lance. It sounded like a cat and dog
fighting, but the cat was meowing louder
than any cat ever heard before. found
oat after~ard that it was the howl OF the
coyote, wild, hungry dog which can fight
IL necessary, but they stayed over on the
hill where they belonged, and l under.
stand that they never come near the camp.
"when we were passing through the
western states we saw nothing but big
fields of corn, and it seemed as il every
bit OF available ground had been used for
raising corn. Some was standing, ready
for harvest, some was in bundles. and in
some fields there was nothing left but the
stubs. When we got into the middle
western states we saw mostly grass lands,
great, big, long fields, some that would
hold Lake View very easily. Through the
southwestern states we saw some corn,
but there were mostly cotton fields. All
that were left to see were the cotton
bushes.
"For mess We have to get in line and
march to the cook tent, where we have
Our mess thrown into our dishes; then we
sit down along the main road and eat it,.
Just as we are eating it seems that all the
auto trucks in Texas have to pass along
the road, stirring up the dust, so naturally
we get it. We are eating our country, as
well as fighting for it. sm not complain
ing one bit. There are some parts Of
this life that are hard, but in all we are
having a great time"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02
GERMAN pRoPAGANDA.
lnsidious Attacks Designed to Hinder
Work of Red Cross.

James jackson, manager for the New
England division of tire Aniericsn ked
Cross, issues the following statement:
81 am convinced that the present attack
on the Red Cross by so-called anti-vivi
secti9nists and others, is only another
form of the insidious pro- German propa-
gands designed to weaken public conf
dence and interest in the great work
which has been entrusted to the Ameri-
can Red Cross by the United States gov
eminent i'll this war.
sThis present attack is one with the
recent attempt to discredit the Red Cross
! by means OF runio.s to the effect that
sweaters were being sold to the soldiers
and sailors of the United States. That
false hood persisted fer a time, aud many
good people believed it. But no person
was ever found who could prove that
Red Cross sweater had been sold to
soldier or sailor by any one connected
with the Red Cross
snow the fact that the war council
of the American Red Cross gave 100000
to the medical staff of the United States
army in France, to aid that body in
its research work, is being used for
similar purpose to weaken public
confidence in the whole great work
which the American Red Cross is doing.
That money was given at the request OF
the medical staff of the United States
army in France.
personally, feel that a medical staff
with a record like that of the U. S. A.
medical staff-which has cleared Cuba
and the Panama jungle of yellow fever;
kept the bubouic plague out OF the
United States; cleared Serbia and Mace
donna of typhus; kept Asiatic cholera out
OF the Philippines, and abolished typhoid
fever from the American army, can be
trusted to use wisely the 100000 required
to meet the unusual medical conditions
incident to this war. There are extraordi-
nary problems in sanitation to be solved;
prophylactic problems arising from the
use OF lethal gases, and surgical problems
from new poisons and internal
suppuration.
"Such research work may mean the saw
ing OF thousands of human lives, and may
mean victory in this war, just as much as
the work done by the U. S army medical
staff at Panama meant the victorious
building OF the Panama Canal. Only
" eak sentimentalists who value lightly
the responsibilities of American citizen
ship, can be influenced by such cheap and
palpsble German propaganda at such a
time
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02
REFERENDUM PETITIONS.
Governor Turns Down all Four
Measures from Last Legislature.

Governor Turns Down all Four
Measures from Last Legislature.
Not one OF the four measures passed by
the last legislature upon which referen-
DUN petitions were circulated will be sub
mitted to a popular vote. This was the
decision announced by Gov. Carl <. Mil
hken Thursday. In a lengthy opinion
upon each OF the four questions he decides
that not in any case did 10000 legal cleo
tors petition for popular vote.
On the "Act to Provide a Police Com
nilsson for the city OF Lewiston and to
Promote the Efficiency of the Police De-
partment thereof, the petitions filed con-
tanned signatures aggregating 10 ,22o. Gov.
Miiliken finds that actually only s,27s
electors affixed their names to these sig
natures, and that even this number might
be still further reduced.
On the ''Act TO Establish State Paper
the number OF names on the petitions was
II ,4S4, and this is reduced to 9,475.
On the "Act to Abolish the Commits
sioner of Sea and Shore Fisheries and t.
Create the Commissioners of Sea an,
Shore Fisheries" the petitions bore name
and this number is reduced from 1880 t
s,672
In the referendum petitions on the SAC
to Abolish the Commissioners OF lnlan
Fisheries and Game and to Establish
Commissioner of Inland Fisheries an
Came" the rumber OF names on the De
titions is reduced from II $50 to $3.50.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot BE Cured

Catarrhal Deafness Cannot BE Cured
by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness.
and that ID by constitutional remedy
Catarrhal deafness is caused by an infiamed
condition of the Mucous lining OF the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube IL in
perfect hearing, and when 1t is entirely
closed. Deafness is the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever, Many cases OF
deafness are caused by catarrh. which is an
infiamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru the
blood on the mucous surfaces of the system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine. Circulars
free. All Druggists, T5c.
FL. CHENEY & co. Toledo, o.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02
CHRISTMAS IN CAMP.
How Boys at Camp Devens Observed
the Day.

How Boys at Camp Devens Observed
the Day.
An Ellsworth boy at Camp Devens,
the day was observed by the boys of Bat
terry F, 303d Field Artillery. He says in
part:
'Cbrstmas eve we marched to headquar-
tiers and sang songs and cheered before
the colonel, and OF course Battery = was
away ahead of all the other batteries.
Then we marched to the Y. NJ. c. A. and
had Christmas tree. Cake and candy
and few little presents were given US all,
and they were good ones, too. Had
plenty OF apples, also, and an entertain
ment. Then we went back to the barracks
and had songsand cider, dougbnuts and
fruit. Taps weren't sounded until IL.
ssChristmss morning we had races,
boxing, etc., prizes being given the
up great, and, say, such dinnerl Here
10 the bill Of fare:
Iced Grapefruit
Cream of Celery, an Crutons
Lettuce Sweet Gherkins Celery
Roast Vermont Turkey, Cranberry Sauce
| Stuffed Spring Chicken. GibIet Sauce
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, au Jus
Boiled Onions Hubbard squash
| Mashed New Potatoes
Mince Pie Harlequin Ice-cream
| Assorted Cake
Mixed Nuts Malaga Cranes
sweet CIDER Black Coffee
aIAdies were invited from all around
and there were lot to dinner and supper
with Us. At dinner we had great cheers
singing, speeches, clog dancing, and
everything else to go with it, and plenty
OF cider, too. After dinner we began dane.
ing in one OF our squad rooms. which
made . good dance hall, all fixed III
prettiiy with lights, etc, We danced un-
til supper, when we had another big feed
"After supper there was more dancing
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02
YOUR INCOME TAX.
Call on Income Tax Man Who VIII
Be Here to Assist You.

Call on Income Tax Man Who VIII
Be Here to Assist You.
Ii will require small army of men to
take the income tax returns OF persons
subject to the new law.
Collector OF Internal Revenue Seth W.
Jones has announced that over thirty
officers will start from his headquarters ON
January 1, and on January every one
of them will be on the job in the county
assigned him, to meet the people and
help them make out their income tax
returns. One of these men will be in
Bar Harbor January rs to January 80, and
in Ellsworth January 81 to February 9.
1t will be well for every unmarried per-
son whose net income Tor 1917 is 81 900 or
over, and every married person living
with wife or husband whose net income
for 1917 is 5000 or over, to call on the
income tax man and learn whether or not
they have any tax to pay. The person
subject to tax who doesn't make return in
the time prescribed is going to regret it.
The government will get after all income
tax slackers.
Ihere's hardly business man, ner-
chant or professional man who won't have
to make return of income. Farmers, as
class, will have to pay the tax. The safe
thing to do is for every person who has
total income of 81 600 or 5000, as the case
may be, and who is not sure about what
deductions the law allows him, to be safe
by calling on the income tax man.
The man in the field will have forms
for everybody, and persons who expect to
call on him need not trouble themselves to
write for forms.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02

State Fuel Administrator James c
HamIen is taking hold OF the fuel
situation with strong hand. Mon
day he notified manufacturing con
Germ in Fairfield that it must sell $50
tons of coal and 200 cords of wood in
It's possession at reasonable price,
or he will commander it under au-
thority of the federal government.
The same notice was served ON the
owners of 200 cords OF wood in Farm
ington. Dealers were stopped from
delivering coal to two residences in
Portland where investigation showed
there was a supply on hand.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02
Es5aI Notifies.


HArcoCx PRoaArr Ca.
NoricR eFPorsrxESrs OF Exscuro.s
Nfr1srfoks, GUARDIANS or ADULTS 80
CoNhKroRs. se
y0Tfueh notices In estates mn
M0nuesert Islam will be uuhlishsx
heres in the Bar fiarbor fSmes. H.
estxtsn Deer Isle and stonington
inths e. Isle Messenger; in all other
cstAtti THK ELLswoRrH AMpRIc.xj
DUBLIottce IL hereby given unds, a.
L prpvins Of ehspter fss OF the pubIIc is ne
OF the Sta,f Maine OF 1917. that the foliow;s
named pens have been appointed eyes
tors. admstrstors, guardians Of adults ~
eonservai, respectively, in the hereinaits,
named ers.
FRANCIS Hold kins. late Of Ellsworth :.
said conn deceased. Harry L. Crabtrss !.
said Kils-th. sppoir ted executor Of ~.
last VIII testament OF said deceased: Az
OF quaHfieou December 4, a. d. 1917.
Daniel lamont. late Of the city, count,
and state New York. deceased. Elizshs,l
Lamonf oiilbrook, New York, a ppoio.sss
executtix the last will and testament ~
said deeey. date OF qualification Decemhs.
4. =. d. 1erot being re- sideut OF the Stst.
CT MaiSf. has appointed Percy L. kike,
Of sorrkntn said county OF Hancock m
state q Sne, as her agent in said State q
Maine I'll, law directs.
Pheb4 Lsrshall. late of Trenton, In ssis
countyx Gased. Howard A, Marshall 4,
/ den, 1nsid county. appointed admin.
fstratoxN the viii annexed II the estate q,
said deexa date OF qualification Decembs,
"a. d. Nj
wilifm Peters. late OF Biuehill. In ns
count v Messed. Forrest n. SNOW OF saM
BluehiM 20 nteu executor OF the las. viii
and 70 Cart and codicii of said deceased.
date o, nscation December 4, a. d. 1917,
Abbi& Il sen. late of Ellsworth, In saia
county 3e sed. Edmond J, Walsh Of ssN
Eliswo ~. pointed administrator with ia
will an Sexof the estate OF said deceased,
date OF ouscation December II, ., d. 1917,
Heleri n handler, late OF Bucksport, ia
said co46ns deceased. Louis II. Chandler.
Of said nurport, appointed administrator .,
the estSke said deceased. dale OF quail.
foation Uenher II, .. d. 1917.
Francs Irindle, late OF BluehiIl. in said
county. .sed. Elizabeth ID. arindle, Q.
said Bl dehappointed Administrative Of The
estate a deceased; date OF qualification
Decemhef d. 1917
Hannah Beach. late Of Penohscoi, In said
county, 6eced. Albert p. Leach, Of said
Penobsoot, ppointed administrator Of the
estat. of - eceased; date of qualification
Decembefs d. 1917.
Dated 81 isworth, In said county, til,
twenty sfxtlay OF December. q. d. 1871,
Roy q. HAfsKs, Register.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02

Government operations Of railroads
for the duration of the war may
furnish valuable if not conclusive
argument as to how government
ownership of railroads would work
out. War emergency and the neces-
sity of cooperation by all railroad
lines may make railroad operation
by the government desirable now,
but how soou after the war is over
would the highly systematizsd tech
nical machinery of railroad man
agement deteriorate into political
machinery? Government operation
of railroads is, therefore, an ex-
pertinent to be watched closely.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02

ana then the battery Christmas tree, when
more presents were distributed. Then we
danced until late. had great time, and
there was nothing missing here except
some OF my own peopis.
ssAll kinds OF things were going on dur
ing the day. There were whole batteries
rugged up funny, marching around camp.
We had good orchestra, six pieces, to
dance by in our barracks. None of the
other batteries had such time as we did. !"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02
lfgaI Noi,ffs.
STATE or MAINE.

STATE or MAINE.
Cssieetoy's Advertisement Of Sale Of Lands OF
Resident 0teners.
Unpaid taxes on lands situated in the town
Q; Bucksport. in the county OF Hancock. for
the year 1917.
i resident owners In the town OF Bucks
port aforesaid, tor the year 1917. committed to
me for collection for said town on the goth
day of June. 1917, remains unpai1; and
notice 10 hereby given that If said taxes, with
interest and charges. are not previously paid,
so much OF the real estate taxed as is sufncient
and necessary 70 pay the amount due there
for. including interest and charges, will be
sold at public auction at Alamo Theatre in
said town, on the first Monday in February,
1918, at nine O'Clock a. m.
Amt OF
tax due
Name OF owner, desc ription OF incld int
property, Il ehgs
Albion w Bowden, heirs, lot Of land
lot les, 70 ., val go, san
ofw Treworgy, Pine st. val $500. % Is
VIM Clifford, % lot Of land OF w W
Collins. formerly Z w Rogers and
stunbs heirs. lot ii6. range 2, % q.
Mrs. Frederick Grant, house, stable and
lot, Pine st, val 800; field formerly
Lampher and Chase. 8 3. val sioo, 1911
Austin Kimball. house, barn and
land Of Lafayette KimbaiI. lot 81,
range 7. 81 ., val &6oo; Let Of land
formerly Caroline Kimball. lot 80,
range I. is a, val 800; lot Of land
formerly kimball heirs, lot 81, range
Z, sa. val $50: lot OF land formerly Ia
Hopkins. val 80, s7n
Ansel Libbey, land of Mary Z Lowell,
| formerly witham II Lowell, range !,
8a, val 500, Ir4
/ VIM McRenney. house and lot, for.
merly Charles A Williams, val 400. a
Penobscot Bay River Co, Colby Wharf
| $50 called) and land, val 81 ,00C az Al
MsrS arg re 4 Leach est, house, stable
street. val t700, n ~
| Mrs Doris Fox est, store and lot Main
street, store and lot sdg, formerly
| James Emery, val t2,20o. So "a
LOUIS II. CHAsDLKR, Collector
| OF tAxes Of the town OF BucKsport.
! Dec. 20, 1917.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02

A shipment of arms and munitions
from the Russian Boisheviki, seized
at a Pacific port and believed TO have
been intended for the |. W. w.
agitators in this country, seems to
furnish the long suspected connect
ing link in the chain which binds to-
gether the German government, the
Germanized Lenine government of
Russia, the Irish agitators and rev
O utionists, and the l. w. W.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02
COUNTY GOSSIP.

Mrs. NJ D. Lawrie of Lamoine, one Of
Hancock county's sma-t old ladies, was
seventy nine on Christmas day, and eel
ebrRted it by spinning. She spun one
skein and when 1t was doubled and
twisted it would go through a common
fnger ring.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02
Special .Notifss.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

-S"TFNI TO HHoNHx''O 's1Nss
THE annual meeting of the stockholders OF
i the Union Trust Company Of Ellsworth
will be held at the banking rooms OF the COM
pany In Ellsworth on Tuesday. January 8,
1878 at 2 p. m, for the transaction Of the fol-
lowing business:
~ I. To choose q board OF directors OF the
company for the ensuing year.
2 To choose an executive board of the COM
pany for the ensuing year.
q To transact any other business that may
legally come before said meeting
OMAR W. TAPLEy. Clerk.
Ellsworth. Maine, Dec. 2s, 1917.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-02
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1913.

Call this cold? Up at Dawson,
AIaska a, the thermometer has been 90
to so below for whole month, an d at
the mouth of the Pelley river OH The
Yukon it dropped to Sc below. Oh,
well; fortunately not many of us have
business at Policy river just nov.