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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-11-06
WEST FREMONT.


Edwin E. Ingalls,, who has. been quite
ill is out.
Arthur Balm and Ray Dow have started
scalloping.
Mrs. Roy Savage is the guest OF Mrs F.
W. Lunt and Mrs. o. A. Tolman.
Jasper and Arthur Norwood left this
morning for a cunning trip near Aurora.
Frederic, little grandson OF Mr.. and
Mrs.. Harry Joyce, who is threatened
with pneumonia, is easier. "A = -....
Mrs, Daniel Dow spent last week at
Bartlett's island with her daughter, Mrs.
Arthur Balm, before they left for their
winter home at Owls Head.
Mrs. George Melcher of Cambridge,
Mass, who came last week, and her
mother, Mrs. Sadie Eye, left to-day for
Boston, where Mrs. Eye will spend the
winter.
Mrs. W. D. Thurston addison clarence
left for their home in Swans Island, where
they will pack their household goods and
go TO Bath for the winter. Mr.. Thurston
is employed there.
Ashbury Lopaus and wife were here
Sunday. MIR. Lopaus has been quite ill,
and Mrs. Lopaus has just returned from
Bar Harbur, where she has been helping
care for Mrs. George Dunton, who has
been so i'll.
Nov. 4. THELMA.
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OBITUARY.
CARL W. LEIGHTON.

Carl W. Leighton, son OF Mrs. Minnie
A. Leighton OF Ellsworth, died last
Thursday at the East Maine general
hospital in Bangor. Death resulted from
typhoid fever which followed at attack
OF influenza.
Mr.. Leighton was born in Ellswort b
thirty-seveD years ago, and lived here
until about five years ago. He had for
some time been employed on steam
vessels, and after the country declared
war. entered the merchant marine. He
was employed for time on the tug
Perth Anboy, that was attacked by a
submarine off the Massachusetts coast,
on furlough. When taken ill a few
weeks ago he was employed in munition
factory at Brockton, Mass. and cane 10
the home Of his sister in Brewer.
He leaves besides his mother, wo sisters,
Mrs. Neal d. Walker of Brewer and Miss
Frances Leighton of Boston. Their msny
friends in Ellsworth synpathize deeply
with the family.
The body was brought to Ellsworth Sat-
urday for interment. There were prayers
at the grave at Woodbine cemetery at 10
O'Clock.
The body was accompanied here by Mrs.
Leighton and Miss Frances Leighton, and
by Mr.. Leighton's fancee, Miss Florence
Knowles, OF Southwest Harbor, with her
parents, Fred Knowles and wife of South
west Harbor, and her brother, William
Knowles of Bath.
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DIED.

ALLEY-At Ellsworth, Nov 2, Fred NJ Alley,
aged 81 years, 5 months, II days.
ALMADA-At Bar Harbor, Nov g. Louis AL
mazda, of Providence, r L.
BRYANT-At Islesford, oct 20, Shirley Bry-
ant, aged IL years.
CARDIAC Ellsworth Oct 30. Madeline Card
aged 10 years.
CARTER-At Bar Harbor, Nov q Eben Car
ter.
CONARY-At Bluehill. Oct 20, Joseph Conary
aged 81 years, months, 10 days.
DEM MONS-At Ellsworth, Oct 80, Mrs Hollis
E Demmons, aged 20 years. l month, days.
DOW-At North Brooksville, Nov g. Miss
Fidelia Dow, aged 20 years.
DUFFY-At France, Sept "a, Horace Duffy
of Bluehill, aged "a years, 10 months, 10
days.
DUNNING At Bar Harbor, Nov 8, Nehemiah
Dunning, of Jonesport.
FOSTER--At Bar Harbor, Nov 8, Ernest Fos-
ter of Rockland.
GROSS - At Stonington, Oct 81. Walter H
Gross, aged 81 years, months, 10 days.
HEYWOOD-At Worcester. Mass, Oct 20, Mrs
Augustine Haywood, formerly of Bucks
port, aged IS years, months, 10 days.
JONES-At Bayside, Ellsworth, Nov l, Mrs
Charles Jones, aged 81 years, months,
26 days
KANE-At Brooklin, Oct %, Mrs Wallace
Kane, aged "a years.
KNOwLTON-At sunset deer Isle) Oct 80,
Richard Knowlton, jr, aged Is years.
LANDERS At Bar Harbor, Nov T. Mrs
Thomas Landers, aged SO years.
LEIGHTON - At Bangor, Oct 81 Carl w
Leighton, OF Ellsworth, aged 81 years, l
month, rs days.
PENDLETON-At Winter Harbcr, Oct "a,
Frederick Pendleton.
RAWLEY - At Bar Harbor, Nov 8, Edward
Rawley, of Rockland.
SELLERS-At Brooklin, Oct 2s Flora, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs Melvin Sellers.
WEED - At Stonington, Oct %, Alonzo +
Weed, aged 16 years, 8 months, days.
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Early Intoxicating Liquors.

Pliny says: 1.-The natives who In
habit the west of Europe have liquid
with which they intoxicate themselves,
made from corn and water. The man
ner of making this liquid differs. In
Gaul and Spain and other countries it
is called by different names, but its
nature and properties are everywhere
the same.
1.-THE people Of Spain in particular
brew this liquid so well that it will
keep a long time. So exquisite is the
cunning of mankind in gratifying their
vicious appetites that they have thus
invented method to make water itself
produce intOxication."
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NARlfI I'D.

ARCHER - BUNKER - At Cranberry Isles
NGv2 by Leslie Bunker, esq, Miss Bertha
Archer, of Aurora, to Alton II Bunker, of
Cranberry Isles.
ANDAGE-CANDAGE-A Bluehill, Nov g
by Rev NJ Trafton, Mrs Mary Caudage to
John Candage, both of Bluehil.
GOODWIN-RAY-At Ellsworth, Nov 5, by
Rev Johnson, Georgia Goodw TO
Henry c. Ray. jr, both of Ellsworth.
OLTZMAN-AIKEN-At Boston, Mass, Nov
2, by Rev J Guthrie, Miss Helen S Holtz-
man, of Allentown, Pa, to Winfred f Aiken,
of Ellsworth.
YOUNG-DYER-At Ellsworth, Nov 4, by
Rev H Johnson Emma j Young OF
Surry to Nelson Nj Dyer of Bar Harbor.
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Wanted Officers to Learn DANCING.

That the great Lord Nelson urged
his midshipmen to learn dancing has
been discovered through the publica-
ton Of a letter written by the hero
of Trafalgar to the earl Of Cork. Cap
tain Nelson as he then was wrote: at
1t necessary that your son should be
made complete in his navigation, and
If the peace continues, French is abso-
lutely necessary. Dancing Is an ac-
complishment that probably a sea Of
ficer may require. You will see almost
the necessity of 1t, when employed in
foreign countries; indeed, the honor OF
the nation Is so often entrusted to sea
officers that there Is no accomplish
ment which will not shine with Pc
culiar luster in them"
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BORN.

BELLATTY-At Woodsnd Oct Is, to Mrand
Mrs Harry Bellatty, a daughter. Maude
Margaret.
EMERY AT Bucksport, Oct 30, to Mr. and
MRS Henry Emery, daughter. Eliza
beth Mason.
MADDOX-At Norwood, Mass, Nov 2. to Mr.
and Mrs Austin l. Maddox, daughter.
Florence Louise
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Phonoaraph in India.

The universally of the phonograph
is much in evidence in India, especial
ly In the centers of population. Talk
ing machines are very largely uscd in
Madras among those who have means
to buy, beyond the bare necessaries'
certain comforts or luxuries which
cost only a moderate amount.
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WEST SURRY.

Mrs. Grace Conary is ill.
Gerald Willns is at home from Bucks
port.
Thomas Pickering has moved his family
to North Penobscot, for the winter.
Howard Carter of Bar Harbor is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Maude Gray.
Nov. 4. l..
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CITY MEETING.
Minor Matters of Interest Before the
Board of Aldermen.

MINOR Matters oil Interest Before the
Board of Aldermen.
The regular meeting OF the city govern
mept was held Monday evening, Mayor
Hagerthy presiding. Aldermen present,
Wescott, Brown, Moore (ward a..
Rolls of accounts were passed as follows: :
Roll of accounts No. 9........... s2,os6 II
STREET COMMISSIONERS ROLL.
Highway .,................... 1896 ID
Bridges. ..........,......... AIS 81
Permanent sidewalk ...... 81 OF
State-aid road ................... 3l3 "a
Ira b. Hagan, ir, supervisor
Grand total. ........... $s,s2S 80
The teachers salary roll for the month
ending October % was laid on the table,
pending Investigation. The schools have
been closed during the greater part of that
time.
The city clerk was instructed to notify
ii. X. Hamlin, as agent for the Hale es-
tate, to have work discontinued on drain
be ng built near Mckenzie avenue, to
throw water from that locality to the
drains or brooks north OF Main street.
Heretofore considerab BILE damage has been
caused to property owners along some OF
these brooks, by overfiows during heavy
rains or spring thaws. Some years ago
the city went to some expense to throw
the water from the Weaver flats, so called,
across the Weaver place to brooks rum
ming to Cards brook, thus relieving the
| flow of water toward Ellsworth. The
city paid for the privilege OF drain
across the Weaver place. The aldermen
believe the water from where the new
drain is being built should be thrown
that way.
Complaint OF Michael Povich OF damage
| by drain at his property on Water street
was referred to the street commissioner.
Applications of the following as depend
ents Of soldiers were presented and al
lowed: Esther E.Wescott, Iris B. Fletcher.
Lois |. Denico (for additional cempensa-
ton for child) Michael j. Duffee, Eliza
beth Campbell, Edith d. Poor.
communication was read from the
State department of health notifying the
city that it would be expected to reim
burse the State for the expense of two
nurses sent here in connection with the
influenza epidemic. The city clerk was
instructed to notify the State board OF
health that no city official had authorized
the sending OF the nurses here, and that
the city would not be responsible for any
expense incurred.
The facts are that the nurses were sent
here at the request OF the home welfare
committee OF the Hancock county Red
Cross chapter to meet an urgent and dis
tressing need. The Red Cross itself as
sumed the liability, and has not asked the
city to pay the expense. A letter received
from Augusta this morning contains the
information that the action of the Red
Cross in sending nurses where needed has
been backed by the municipal authorities
in each case, except in that OF Ellsworth.
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ORLAND.

Rufus T. Facteaux is at home from
the Orrington ship yard with badly
cut foot.
The many in town who have suffered
from influenza and severe colds are con-
valescent, and no new cases are reported.
Miss Billings, who has been here for
a week has returned to her home at
Penobscot to attend high school.
Postmaster Hutchins is repairing the
Jordan store which he recently purchased,
and will occupy it as postofice as
soon as the building can be made suitab BILE
Miss Carrie NJ. Buck is in Portland
visiting her sister, Miss Elizabeth Rice
Buck, who after brief visit at home,
has returned to her duties at Portland
post office.
Nov. 4. X.
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1888 Clifford l. Merchant, Hall Quarry
1908 Augustus A Gott, Mckinley
1888 Henry e Crane, Birch Harbor
1884 Harry Bowden, Castine
l647 John J Baker, Bar Harbor
1856 Arthur NJ Grant, Hall Quarry,
1878 Fred Iveney, Northeast Harbor.
1885 Lyle P Saunders, Bucksport.
l702 Leforest Il Haskell, Deer Isle.
1715 Frank A Elliott, Castine.
l725 Forrest Stanley, Swans Island.
1726 Walter $ Bunker, N Sullivan.
1740 Clarence A Garland, Ellsworth.
174l John ] Jones, West Brooksville.
l745 George w Christie, Lsmoine
1747 Luke Garter, w BROOKLYN.
1854 Roy c Walls, Mckinley.
1907 Howard P Lunt, Ellsworth.
1908 Chandler Bowden, Sargentville.
1853 Eddie L PARROT, Ellsworth.
1888 Frank ID Robinson, Bluehil.
1877 Harry l. Trim, Ellsworth.
1870 Ralph B Card, Ellsworth.
l792 Jarvis Green, Cape Roster
1903 Herman e CHM, N Penobscot.
FOR EXAMINATION NEXT WEEK.
Cos William e Colt, Colts Island
1903 Weston E Hall, Stonington.
1916 Byron Z Ford, Sedgwick.
1870 Carleton A Stewart, N Hancock.
1888 Ralph l. Bickford, w GouldsDoro.
1885 Harry $ Parker, Ellsworth.
1910 Merle E Black, Mckinley.
1872 Kenneth w Perkins, Castine.
1852 Edgar l. Torrey, N Sedgwick.
1856 Philip X O'Reily, Winter Harbor.
1873 Ray circuit, w FRANKLIN.
1878 Guiliord Smith, Bar Hsrbor.
1881 Charles w Lowe, Deer Isle.
1884 Horace J Herrick, E BluehilI.
1885 Everett l.. Grant, Seal Harbor.
1905 Ralph NJ Hutchins, Penobscot.
lT0o Carl w Greene, s Penobscot.
1910 Carl Casper, Surry
1919 George W. Fogg, Mt Desert Ferry.
1893 Walter B feeling, Ellsworth.
1885 Walter F King, Eden.
1912 Eben B Carter, Bar Harbor.
1915 Frank X Gross, Stonington.
1947 Avery w Carr, Ellsworth Falls.
1866 Guy Bunker, Bar Harbor.
1857 John Mcdonald, Bar Harbor.
1854 Virgil P Kline, Bluehill.
1871 Joseph A Puffer, Bar Harbor.
1877 Hollis M Linscott, jr, Bar Harbor.
1888 Eugene Stevens, Bar Harbor.
1885 Benjami Martin, Minturn.
1886 Levi Ii BowdeD, Orland.
1889 Cecil Segar, N Brooksville.
1908 Jay B Hubbard, Ded ham.
2O10 Melvin l. Wilbur, Lamoine.
20l7 Harry K Carter, w BROOKLYN.
2O20 Arthur E Hall, Northeast Harbor.
ao23 Charles W Bradbury, Franklin.
ao34 Joseph Robertson, Lamoine.
2O35 Eugene l. Pettee, Northeast Har Dor
2037 George r Williams, Great Pond.
2042 Blanchard d Bowden, s Bluehill.
2047 Harry A Wasgatt, Corea.
20o9 Erland l. Robertson, S Brooksyille.
2Oe9 Lawrence w Hodgkins, Ellsworth.
2070 Carl ID Smith, Lamoine.
2099 George L Butler, Bucksport.
2lO6 Charles Woodbury., Ellsw ORTIZ
Falls.
2119 Neal A Raymond, Ellsworth
1924 Osmond Z Bonsey, Surry.
2150 Charles c Conary, Surry.
2175 Horace w Robertson, Surry.
21S3 Everett E Dslzell, l. Plant.
2191 Robert E Allen, BluehilI Falls.
2193 Burleigh K Staples, MinturB.
219s Clifton T Brown, Bucksport.
JOINS THE MARINES
Harold E. Gray of Harborside has vol
unteered for service with the marines and
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7 DESIRE thus publicly to express my sin
l. cere gratitude to neighbors and friends
for their kindness and sympathy shown in so
many ways during the illness and at the
death of my husband.
MRS. JOHN MORSE.
Ellsworth Falls, Nov. 5, 1918.
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Harold E. Gray of Harborside has vol
unteered for service with the marines. and
Was inducted into the service Saturday.
He will leave for camp in the South, this
week.
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GARD OF THANKS.

WYE wish to express our sincere thanks
w for many acts of kindness and sym
pathy shown by nelghbors and friends in our
bereavement, and for beautiful flowers sent.
MRS. M A. LEIGHTON AND FAMILY.
Ellsworth, Nov. 4. 1918
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Nf wish to express our thanks for the
w many deeds OF kindness, the beautiful
flowers and the comforting letters received
in the time of the sad loss of our only daughter
Sadie.
Mr.. AND MRS. CHARLES GRINDLE.
Bluehill, Nov. 5, 1918.
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Embellishments
Hited States Railroad 40 miKstfato
W. G. Me,Doo. Director General Of Railroads
Corrected to Nm.
September 20, 1918. kQ3lls}.l1

BAR HARBoR TO BANGOR.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-08
Polish Brigade Rebels.

Washington, March 8.-Difculties being met by the Central Powers in assimilating the recalcitrant factions in Russia was indicated today by in- formation to the state department, that Polish brigade in the service of Austria had revolted and deserted the main command. The reason giV- en for defection was dissatisfaction over the peace agreement signed with the Ukraine. The brigade now is somewhere in Bessarabia apparently acting independently.
 American Consul Summers, under date of March 6, reported from Mos cow that an anarchist movement is becoming stronger and few people have been wounded in the streets by bombs. There is general dissatisfac- tion in Moscow over the peace terms Russia has been forced to agree to.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-08
BOLT PROHIBITION PARTY
More Than 100 Delegates Go Over to National Party. Which Comes Out for Woman Suffrage.

Chicago, March 8.-Following the opening of the national party conven- ton today telegramS were sent to President Wilson and senators urS
 ing immediate passage of the Susan B. Anthony suffrage amendment. It was planned to send a message to the British labor party suggesting representative be sent to this country to campaign for the national party.
 Augmented by more than 100 dele
 gates who bolted the prohibition con- vention. the new national party came into real being yesterday by adoption of a platform. The original hundred or more delegates were composed of socialists single taNerS, SuffragiSts, social democrats and progreSsiveS. The platform on which these ele- ments united is long and includes most of the cardinal principles for which the varied elements composing the new party stood as separate units.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-08
Haynes and 20 Fellow Country men Depart From Helsingfors
FISH IS ONLY RATION
No Distribution of Grain or Potato Flour During Week in February Finnish Government Reported Fa- voIing Kaisc1's Son for King.

Stockholm, March S.-The Ameri- can consul at lsingfors-Thornwell Haynes-has advised the American le- gation here that he is leaving the Finnish capital Friday with about 20 American residents.
 Some 300 refugees of different na- tiOnalities, including many Anne ericans, are at AbQ and Riorneberg, and Min ister Morris has asked the Swedish government to send an ice-breaker to bring them across the Gulf of Boihnja to Getlc.
 A Stockholm resident has received a letter from d friend in HelsingfOrs dated February 23 in which it is said that instead of d regular ration of grain flour and a half-ration of pc tatO flour that was to have been is sued that week, only fish was distri- buted. The letter, which was sent by courier, expressed the hope that the United States, for humanitarian mo- tives, would send grain to be kept at Narvak or Haparanda and rationed out only on conditions that the Films stop fighting among themselves
New Britain herald., 1918-03-08

Prince Oscar of HohenzolleTn will be 30 years old next July 27. On July 31, 1914, Prince Oscar, apparent ly against the wishes of his father, contracted a morganatic marriage with Countess Ina Bassewitz, who has been lady-in- waiting to the empress.
 Prince Oscar suffered from heart trouble during the early months of the war and was reported to have col lapsed after leading a victorious charge at Verdun on October 3, 1914. He returned to duty and narrowly es- capped capture in Poland in December of that year. There were few reports concerning his activities during 1915, but early in 1916 he was slightly wounded in the head and thigh on the eastern front.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-08
BATTALION OF DEATH
 MEMBERS IN HALIEAX

Halifax, Mar. 3.-Two mem bers of the Russian Women's Battalion of Death" have set tied here and found employ ment in a candy store after diff faculties with the immigration laws which caused their confine- ment in jail for four weeks They are Miss Anna Bathchie. a private in the battalion, and Miss Ella Danske, a nurse, who came here as waitresses on a ship from Archange1 after the battalion had disbanded.
 The women said that when they decided to leave the ship at Halifax the captain told them they did not need pass ports and because of their ig- norance of the immi igration re- quirements they were arrested and held until citizens learned of their plight and arranged for their release.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-08
Montenegro Will Not Make Peace.

London, March S.-Nichola1 Hald- koukovitch, Montenegrin minister of war and interior, now in London, in a letter to the Daily Chronicle, in the name of his king and government, denies that Montenegro will make separate peace with the Central Pow CTS
 The letter adds that if Montenegro had contemplated a separate peace she could have obtained it. The minister asserts that an offer of peace reached King Nicholas since he took up his residence in France. He adds: 'The offer was put for ward formally by the Central Powers and was refused in terms of contempt and Indignation"
New Britain herald., 1918-03-08
IA fHSl Attack ---SeVeh Enemy Machines C56|

London, March 3.+Seven Or eight German airplanes made a 1Eid over England last night. One of them reached London and dropped bombs in the northwest and southwest dis tricts of the city.
 Another raider dropped bombs in the northern district of London, de- molishing several houses.
 The raid demonstrated that Ger man aviators no longer depend upon moonlight. It was the first time the enemy had attempted a night raid over London when there was no moon. The stars were out, however. and there was little wind
 Londoners were taken by surprise when the warning signals were sound ed The theaters were just closing The streets were soon cleared. The warning to avoid danger from shrap- nel was needed generally, everyone taking cover. For a time the gunfire was heavy
 II Killed, 46 Injured.
 Eleven persons were killed and 46 others injured. according to the latest police records, says an official an- nouncement. It is feared that six hiA"h' '''N~%A' tNiS III CiS ukI4S Ol wrecked houses.
 Several persons were killed by the destruction of private houses in north eastern London. The house of a vicar partially was wrecked, but the clergy man escaped. He is a special consta- ble and had left the house for duty when the warning came a few minute before the explosion which dama 2 ed his residence. The vicar worked throughout the night assisting the wounded aDd homo meless neighbors
 Official Statement.
 The official statement says:
 Last nights air raid appears to eight enemy airplanes, of which two reached London. The first two raid CTS approached the Isle of Thanet at about 10:55 D. m. and proceeded up the Thames estuary. Both Wero turned back before reaching London.
 Meanwhile the third raider came across the Essex coast at 11:2O D. m. and steered west. At 11:45 D. m it was reported over East London. A few minutes later it dropped bombs on the southwestern and northwest ern districts. At 11:5O D. m. the fourth raider, which had also come in across Essex, dropped bombs to the north of London and then pro- ceeded south across the capital drop ping it's remaining bombs on the northern district between 1920 and 2:3O D. m. The remaining machines all of which came across the Essex coast, were turned back before they reached London.
 "A certain amount of damage was caused to residential property in London. Several houses have been demolished"
New Britain herald., 1918-03-08
FROZEN TO DEATH.
Body of Unknown Man in New Fair
 field Barn.

New Fairfield, March S--Effort is being made to learn the identity of a man whose stiffly frozen body was found yesterday in a barn on the farm of A. E. Brush in the western section of this town. The farm is un- tenanted during the winter and the body evidently had been in the barn several weeks.
 The indications are that the man sought refuge there during the ex- treme cold early in the winter and froze to death. He was apparently about 50 years old. Nothing that could lead to identification was found on the body.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-08
TROOPS IMMUNE FROM SUIT.

Hartford March S.-"The court will not try any case of a. soldier in service unless he wants it tried" said Judge Lucien F. Burpee today in the supe- rior court in refusing to assign for jury trial the suit of Antonina Paza against Dr. Abraham B. Gross, who Is at Camp DeVens. Judge A. C. Bill, for the plaintiff, had asked for the as signment of the case as he said the defendant had notice weeks ago that the case would be claimed and there had been ample time for disposition.