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The Republican journal., 1918-12-05
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION.

The Senate committee on commerce
has been authorized to probe into the
question of American ocean commerce,
and a resolution framed by Senator
Harding (Ohio) and ratified by that COM
mittee was unanimously adopted in the
Senate.
It calls on the United States Shipping
Board and the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration to report every detail of their
stewardship-of the great trust reposed
in them by the American people. The
wooden ship program in particular will
be made the object of closest scrutiny by
the senators.
1t has been brought to the attention of
the Senate that the wooden ship plan for
which former Chairman William Denman
of the Shipping Board and some of his
following in that organization promised
so much has developed into collosal
fizzle. Another object of the study of
the situation by the Commerce committee
will be the cost of maintenance of the
exceedingly ambitious program outlined
by Chairman Hurley and his colleagues
for the immediate future.
The resolution is inspired by the publ
cation in the press of utterances of the
president of the Shipping board and of the
director general of the Emergency Fleet
CORPORATION that there are places in the
shipyards now for 200, 900 men additional
to the present force. 1t requires but a
little figuring to present the fact that
that means an additional expenditure
over our present outlay of more than
5000, OOO, 900 year for labor alone.
No matter what the policy of the gov
eminent may be as to the future and no
matter how earnestly we all favor the
construction of the largest merchant
marine in the world it is inconceivable
that the government will 60 on appro-
prlating money for ship construction at
the present rate, which is from four to
six times the normal cost.
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05

out by one point. After l had shak en-
hands with him and congratulated -hlm
"Apd now" says Tom. "while I've got
the opportunity | want to appoint you
and the Doctor committee OF Two TO see
the United War Work Campaign Com
mittee tomorrow and work out plan
for helping them get contributions.
Gee Whit The old Doc and never did
anything together before in our lives, and
didn't like each other nohoW--and you
can imagine how fond he was OF me after
that kind of finish for the club cham
pionship. ~,
Well, Billy, what do you suppose? The
Doc turned out to be real human being
when he got to doing something Tor other
people and could forget himself. why,
he was fine. And mighty good man on
a committee, too. Knows everybody,
knows what to do, does things and does
them right, and nothing is too big for
him to tackle. We have already been
officially congratulated by the War Work
Committee, and we are not yet half done.
Blamed if am not getting to like the old
Doc. AS for Tom Prunty, although
hate to think it, as / have already sad,
am suspicious that he threw away his
chance for that medal And look at him
then putting the Doctor and me on a
committee together, so we would get TO-
pether. He's in your class Billy. blamed
if he isn't-regular daddy to the rest OF
us.
Cordially,
TED.
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05
SUGAR SHOWED
OUR BACKBONE
American Willingness to Give Up
Luxury Demonstrated Ma
tons War Conscience.
STAND WITH THE ALLIES.
BY Reducing Consumption People OF
the United States Averted
Famine at Home in Spite
of Low Supplies.

The fact that the people of the
United States were able to reduce by
more than one-half million tons their
July, August, September and October
consumption of sugar proves conclu-
sively that their war conscience was
thoroughly awakened and that the
country as whole stood ready to fol-
low the injunctions OF the Government.
Our normal consumption of sugar in
the fourmonth period beginning with
July has been 100000 tons per month,
a total of 100000 for the quarter
year.
In July, when our sugar stringency
began to reach it's height, consumption
was reduced to 100000 tons. In Au-
gust only $4,000 tons went into dis
tribution and in September only 219,-
900 tons In October the distribution
fell to 100000 tons.
, If the general public had failed to
observe the injunctions of the Food
Administration this country would
have been in the throes of a sugar
famine before the end of August. Our
visible supplies were So low as 10 UIlHS
great anxiety to those familiar with
the sugar situation. They feared that
it would be absolutely impossible to
reduce consumption to a point where
sugar would no longer be mere lux
ury in the American diet.
Few accomplishments of the Food
Administration will stand forth so pre-
dominantly as this reduced consump-
ton of sugar. BY it we have been able
to bridge over the period of stringency
until the new beet and Louisiana cane
sugar crops w.re in sight.
Now the nation is in a position so
that if we choose we may return to
our normal home use of sugar, and
Europe, with the release of ships to go
far afield, can maintain its recent re-
stricted rations If, however, those
nations are to increase their use of
sugar very considerably it must be by
our continued sharing with them
through limiting our own consump-
ton.
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05
Deaths in the Navy.

Washington, Nov 26. Deaths in the
navy from "war" causes totalled 1888.
Surgeon General Braistead Tuesday told
the House naval committee which is
framing the 1920 naval appropriation
bill. No figures were given as to deaths
from disease. The bodies of practically
all navy men dying in foreign service, he
said, had been returned home He added
that there were $4,000 patients in naval
hospitals and that institutions at New
York, Philadelphia, Boston and Norfolk
were crowded. Appropriations for the
navy medical department amounting to
SIS, 900, 900, asked under plans for con-
tinuing the war, have been reduced to
SO, 100000.
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05
A Quick Passage.

One of the best trips ever made by a
sailing vessel between the two ports was
that of the four masted schooner, Mabel
Gale which arrived at Portland Monday
afternoon, Nov. 25th, from Jacksonville
with cargo of over 500, 900 feet of south
ern pine lumber for the Deering-Winslow
Co. The schooner is reported to have
covered the distance inside of seven days,
a record that has before been equalled
only on one or two occasions: A favor
able wind was struck Immediately after
the vessel crossed the bar ut jacksonville,
and the skipper kept her going for all she
was worth all the way up the coast. The
schooner measures GIG net tons, and was
built at Port Blakely, Washington, in
1902, and formerly hailed from San Fran
cisco, but is now owned by colored man
at Mobile.
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05
Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
G a 8 r. RIA

The Bath Iron Works, Ltd, has the
contract for three more torpedo boat des-
rovers. They are to be similar TO the
four destroyers built and launched this
wear and which with the four now under
construction will keep the present large
crew busy until 1920 at least. These new
destroyers are to be numbered 345 to BAT
and contracts call for their completion
by Aug. 31st, Oct. 31st and Dec. 31st re-
spectively in the year 1919. Included
in the salaried list there are now 1000
persons on the pay roll at this hustling
plant and with total of seven to COM
plete during the next IA months irrespec-
tive of what new contracts may be award
ed to the corporation, assures plenty of
work for another year at least.
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05
MORRILL,.
Bert Thomas has secured his deer.

Bert Thomas has secured his deer.
George Edmunds has put up portable
mill on the farm of Roland w oodbury.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fuller from Liberty
have rented the house formerly occupied
by Delbert Paul.
Willard Nickerson is home as Colby
College is again closed on account of the
influenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Woods recently
visited Mystic Grange, Belmont. Mr..
Woods is deputy master for Waldo county.
Maurice Woods has bought the Tib-
belts farm. He and Earle Cross are put
ting up portable mill there. Mr.. Cross
and his family will occupy the house this
winter.
Mrs. George Dow and Miss Clara Berry,
teachers in town, and Leona Woodbury.
of Morrill,, teaching elsewhere, attended
the teachers convention at Lincolnville
Nov. 21st.
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05
OAK HILL, Swanville.

CHI. Webb visited relatives and friends
in Portland and Boston recently.
Lawrence Damn recently spent the
weekend in Belfast with his friend,
Henry Small.
Warren Seekins of Augusta has spent
a week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. o. Seekins
About thirty friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. O. Holmes gave them a surprise by
meeting at their home Saturday evening,
Nov. 16, it being the 10th birthday of Mr..
Holmes. A fine supper was served and
at late hour the visitors returned home,
wishing Mr.. Holmes many happy returns
of the day,
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05
AMERICAN SPIRIT
RELIED ON TO WIN.

Is Interesting to lecall the confidence
with which the United States Food
Administrator viewed the gloomy out
look in July of 1917. when this coun-
try had been in the war for less than
four months and the Germans were
nearer and nearer to Paris.
Even though the situation in Eu-
rope may be gloomy today" he de-
clared in a public statement, mo
American who has knowledge of the
results already obtained in every di-
rection need have one atom of fear
that democracy will not defend itself
in these United States"
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05
>NtNNILLE.

b. .uaa Of the U. S. N. has
lon .eh lays furlough,
30. SIS W J. Ni.kerson of Bel
BAY bee. eek-end guests of MIR.
5 ,c. Sic thew.
W Nl. Percy l.. Nickerson and
ra-ae It Bath, were recent
FaNr aal Mrs. c. R. Nickerson.
H pleased to see Mrs. w. +.
VIII .a. bseo in the Tapley Hos
Haue ae4u much improved.
img NJ ukerson who has en-
r. t1- City National Bank,
r. gen. Sunday, Nov. Gath, with
EF1s Mr. a5 Mrs. W. S. Nicker-
a@ Douai5 and Maurice Thayer,
5ras and Charles Tosier, have
F95EetlV.te. where they have en-
'a with fae Hollingsworth and
FlS Lumber GO
8 Tag the service flag, two
Flop Tags and the Red Cross flag
'lliIel onI dedicated with appro-
*E"ces Sunday, Nov. 18th. Rev.
A''.n Of Belfast gave fine address
0y singing, Rotations, ETC., by
'''IeF and q paper by Mrs. Donald
1Ieal 1redit is due Mrs. Chas.
'@ soliciting funds with which to
~ Tile liags The pole was donated
DOVE Bros, the place made for
NJ Donald Thayer and it was put
@''' by Z R, Nickerson and son
h I.D{ Nlchelson who has been in
.'aItI tor long time passed away
s,4 ,de home of his elder daugh-
4 ! Nckerson. He is surviv-
s1 widow Mrs. Amanda Nicker-
Be, IIal2hteTs, Mrs. A. T. Nickerson
H. a. ID Nlcherson and two sons,
Isp d Nickerson of Monroe and
Eg, Nlckerson of Stockton
\ Il. 'pa several grandchildren, who
ID, sympathy of large circle of
kSaI men bereavement. Services
pod NJ az The house Sunday, Rev. Mr..
oearSport, officiating.
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05

,r.e a4a Gently visited her
Mr.. Aua Pitcher, in Lin
|,.-a-- 3m5 .amily have moved
r-. Beaut house, owned by
| g.M. .. Of Camp Devens
EMg fo-5 IF U. S, N. were
fN- M Ngs Milbury Hunt
h N nth
|, .4.. % %. G. NJ. of Thorn
/ ...- .ls york of Rosewood
iii It's regular meeting
|. aa- Me-, y
FAN. Staples Of Boston will remain
/, a,-er Mrs Henry Ladd, through
T., au .-l laughter, Miss Win
r.. ..r- las been visiting her
h. .l rs returned home.
-U-. Ear aim Richards have
...ams -ut gone to Searsport
|. ..sma -ment. Mr.. and Mrs.
|, mr- nave zone to Hathorne,
@ both have employ
h. aa.-..u carried Miss Helen
ri l High school, Miss
r-. w. Hmar school teacher,
r~ Nruel who teaches the
|. ll Miss Mary Went
t..,0qr school, to the teach
,ar..r .ucolnville Thursday.
.lr.r0 aapter OF the Amerl-
h -,. me been working dill
s.a raauization. Our first
i, es, gent in April 9Th, 1913.
+hga- .,-s have been made:
,p7, yi-. T. pairs hospital gar
f5Y5o.t KITS; Is convalescent
gi, rIamas; 20 pairs bed
.fur- uderdrawers, refugee);
/; se refugee; 20 comfort
IS 5as1e bags; Is patchwork
.Gd ar,a were made by Della
D and Ma was given by Mrs. David
.rs H-s susie Robbins, one by
INa NJ ..tand, two by Mrs. An
h. ,ae wool top made and
Esl4 della Wentworth. The
h a- ~ of the Chapter is on
h FEN If each week. Every
/. aa sew viii be cordially re-
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05
''0V Reward 500

NJ n oI ,a Of this paper will be
tei di ,ealh that there is at least one
'broros that science has been
Vi. Cst IL all its stages and that is
'aQsttnt;;a being greatly influenced
sQasl 4 t conditions requires con-
'cle 10 'eatment. Halls Catarrh
!. Tie Rjo. .aken internally and acts
" Systaou On the Mucous Surfaces
ss'aIop NJ thereby destroying the
Il'teagttbi u The disease, giving the pa
apd -. sa1 oy building up the consti-
\ The '1slStlng nature in doing its
Eathe ,ptoprietors have so much
ENedjcin ulatlve powers of Halls Ca
EuoEars q fs That they offer One Hum
/, Send f sor any case that its fails to
Etss ? 'Gr list of testimonials.
\ So)d h. .. CHENEY eco, Toledo,
w all Druggists. 75c.
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05

Don't wait until cold and the grip
= have a firm hold. Take Lanes
cold and grip Tablets as soon as you
feel a cold coming on. Neglect is
dangerous and often spells Pneu-
monia. Keep a'package handy for
emergency. Results are guaranteed.
Sold by druggists everywhere.
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05
LOYALTY IN LITTLE
THINGS LAST PROOF
OF PATRIOTISM

Americans without murmuring cut
their sugar allowance from four
pounds a month to three and then as
long as need be to two pounds for 10y
alty's sake
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05
ACHES AND PAINS
QUICKLY RELIEVED
You'll find Sloan's Liniment
softens the severe
rheumatic ache

Put it on freely. Don't rub it in.
lust let it penetrate naturally. What a
sense of soothing relief soon follows!
External aches, stiffness, soreness.
cramped muscles, strained sinews,
back "cricks"-those ailments can't
fight off the relieving qualities OF
Sloan's Liniment. Clean, convenient,
economical. Ask any druggist for lie
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05
Food Will Win the World.

America earned the gratitude of al
lied nations during war by sharing
food. America under peace may win
the worlds good will by saving to
share.
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05
WANTED

ALL RSONS threatened with
SPANISH INFLUENZA or severe colds
to try the famous BROOKS LITTLE
GREEN PILLS, for sale by all druggists,
locally at City Drug Store. 4w46T
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05

j. There is no royal road to !
+ food conservation. We car only :
!. accomplish this by the voluntary I
\ action Of our whole people, each I
j. element in proportion to its !
!. needs. 1t is a matter of equality !
!. Of burden"
+ The truth of this statement, !
!. made by the United States Food :
= Administrator soon after we en- !
!. tered the war, has been borne I
!. out by the history of our ex- I
j. ports. Autocratic food control !
!. in the lands of our enemies has !
!. broken down, while democratic !
!. food sharing has maintained the :
!. health and strength of this coun- !
!. try and of the Allies. !
+ !
=. Il =. =, !, y. \, =. - + II
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05
CORD WOOD
FOR SALE.
Inquire of
F. M. or WALTER B. DUTCH
Horse for Sale

A large black horse. weighing l40O, has
been used for trucking purposes. Will. be
sold cheap. Apply to
46tf JAMES D. HILL,
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05

h Medicine
|f|fRgA FRu!!
b,ItInpry Success s'1 which
|t.,|,fIvss' Has Achieved !!!!
''.on Why "Fruit-a-tives"
f'' yor,.aarO.y successful in
.o~c suffering with
i T''' Lt,r1- Maiges-
.os, Neuralgia,
Y" Ser Troubles,
F.a.m 5w in tie Back,
"a .r ~. 5..r skin Affections,
r o. ..,Il only medicine in
... aoa FRUIT juices.
f''' J,- Tablets" are
y ,t.ua-. nal principles
=. .or..-. erlascs, figs and
u .,..r r.yh the nerve
s.o
n. trial size 25c.
lr-A-TINES
a,,dEAeHLEG, N. Y.
The Republican journal., 1918-12-05

,..... Fr Gently visited her
Nm. Aue Pitcher, in Lin
II MI
The Snowflake herald., 1918-11-08
COntraband WhiSkey
Nay Be Used for Flu.

DR.. 0. H. Brown state health
officer, has announced that he is
conducting some experiments
and if be finds that wbiskey may
be effectively used in combating
the epidemic of Spanish influenza
in this state he will commanders
the whiskey now being held by
law officers throughout the state
which has been seized by them
as contraband.
Although Arizona has been a
"dry" state for nearly four
years, it is said that there is
more than a sufficient quantity
of whiskey being held by the
sheriffs to meet the demands of
the health authorities.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-11-08

and have wondered how they
missed me.
The German is lots like we
claim the Mexican to be always
ready to take advantage to knife
you in the back, but when it
comes man to man they are not
there, but come trembling like a
whipped dog, crying, "Komrad. +"
So we take many prisoners, be-
cause the average American will
not shoot them down like dogs,
which is what they desire.
Many gardens were taken with
the other stuff in this last drive,
so we have had fresh vegetables.
Well, will have to close to take
a bath, change clothes and rid
myself of a few gray-backs. "
The most interesting part of the
story will have to remain to be
told after the war.
| remain your son,
L. L. S.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-11-08

Mrs. Nellie M. Smith returned
Monday from a visit with rela-
tives at Lakeside.
Miss Nellie Van Alta, came up
yesterday from Winslow for a
visit with old time friends.
Call in and see our new line of
jewelry just the thing for a
Xmas present-at Bushman's.
w. E. Simpson of Los Angeles
is the new foreman of the carpen-
ter work on the public school
building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Hatch, of
Holbrook, former residents of
Taylor, are. the proud parents of
new girl baby.
All the freight for Ft. Apache
is now brought over the Apache
railroad to Snowflake and taken
from here by freight outfits to
the post.
Lumber for building purposes
for sale by H. F. Bushman. Let
your lumber wants be known and
if we haven't got what you
want we will get it.
D. L. Bundy and family, who
have been in Snowflake for sew
eral months, left last week for
the state of Oregon to reside.
Mr.. Bundy is a civil engineer
and while here was in the en-
ploy of the Apache Ry. company.
In the statement given to the
House of Commons on the 28th
of last month the British had
taken 327, 419 enemy combat
ants, Of which 264, PAP were Ger
mans, since the beginning of
the war. 1t is also stated that
there were in the U. S. $1,000
combatant German prisoners.
No one in the U. S. was advised
of combatant prisoners being
shipped in here but apparently
the returning vessels carry priso-
ners to them here to lessen the
carrying of food stuffs to the
other side to feed them.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-11-08
More Cattle Shipnen>
A LARGE bunch Ar

A large bunch of cattI.
Apache county was shinna, r',s t'@
Daggs Wednesday. Tb ppso fNp
1854 head, the majority were ~ neD
belonging to John Corebr..t y. th'p
remainder the properly tr'a1' a. d
Mckay cattle company G 90 Of ID
Golfer. and Ben
Saturday and Supd.r ,
were shipped from tS. 'aep
yards 1907 {, head, the prons.t. y,Is ea.
the ,i1 following parties: e'DvEqs W 4
and a u w. EI p. Baldwin, John ps,,.C. % {
J. M. Flake, Henry Jene;1' Sa'a
Lige and Bert Thomas. 't'aLas tIs os
worths, Petersen brotboss. rls EII',
Chas. Savage. '''S AID
The W bar H outfit D,u.
over 1000 head in the r'T ,,i hs
which will be inspected "a, taS'
and tomorrow before sI;. "aal
them to Kansas. D'Vpag
Several big shipments ,,.r
made from here next wo",. SaI y
as soon a the stock coa ,p N
rounded up. 0e
The Snowflake herald., 1918-11-08
APACHE COUNTY NEWS
(From the ST. Johns Observer)

(From the ST. Johns Observer)
A daughter was born on Tues
day to Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad
Overson.
About $50 head of the Berry
Peterson cattle were shipped last
week from Navajo.
Mrs. Juanita Peralta, mother
of ex-Sheriff Sylvester Peralta,
died last evening at her home in
Concho.
Willard Farr is now manager
for the st. Johns Water Works
Co., taking the place of Don
Patterson, who left few days
ago to attend the Utah state
military school.
DR.. O. H. Brown, state health
officer, gives out the startling
information that statistics from
all infected states show that 40
out of every 100 persons take
Spanish influenza, and that out
of these 40 ten per cent of them
die. These figures, he empha-
sized, would not hold good in
every district or town and, for
example, referred to Winslow,
where everybody in the town
contracted Spanish influenza.
Joy B. Patterson left Wednes-
day for Salt Lake City in re-
sponse to a telegram stating that
his brother, Don, was very low
with Spanish influenza in the
military hospital at Fort Douglas,
which is out few miles from
Salt Lake City. Don and John
Hamblin, who entered the mill
tary school together, have both
had an attack of the "flu" and
for time Don was so serious
that it seemed he could not live,
according to kilograms received
by his folks here. Yesterday,
however, they were greatly re-
lieved to get a telegram saying
he was much better.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-11-08
Soldier Lehi Smith
Goes cover the Top

Mrs. Emma L. Smith recently
received a letter from her son,
Lehi, who is with the American
army in France. Below we give
a portion of the letter.
Dear Mother and All at Home:
| have received two letters
from you lately, the last one con-
tanning Hyrum's letter to you.
Well, they were gladly received
and gave a good account of af-
fairs at home; also heard from
Don and Hyrum lately.
Don writes that George is at
an officers training school. Is
he still in the u. S.?
Since writing you last l have
been cover the top" in the last
drive, and came out 0. K. The
sector | was in drove them back
seven miles in two days. We
took them by surprise and cap
tured many prisoners, some of
them putting their hands up and
begging at the points of our
bayonets or fleeing toward Kai-
serland, leaving many French
towns and gardens they have
held so long-four years. But in
this sector we have them near
the German border that is, at
the time the war broke out.
This country is covered with
hills and hollows, woodlands and
open flats.
The Germans main standby is
their machine gun and heavy ar
tillery. Of course the artillery
is stationed behind the lines at
various distances but the ma
chine guns are hid in the brush
and other convenient places to
shower lead into the advancing
Sammies and often the gunner
is chained to his gun to shoot
until he is killed. Many times it
is a nest of these guns which
makes it so dangerous for they
are so we'll hidden. But the boys
in kakhi know how to handle
them. When the first machine
gun pr-r-r-r is made they deploy
in Indian style. each seeking
shelter for himself and when the
German stops to load they ad-
vance by the fanks, one at a
time. | have had these bullets
whistling around me like bees