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DIED.

ABBOTT-At Eastbrook, Feb O. Washington
Abbott, aged 81 years.
ABBOTT-At Franklin. Feb 4, Mrs Melissa
Abbott, aged 50 years, months, days.
AUSTIN-At Lamoine. Feb IL, Mrs Isabella NJ
Austin, aged 55 years, months.
GORDIUS-At Seal Cove, Feb 4, Augustus
Gordius.
GOTT-At fremont, Feb 6, Decatur S Gott,
aged 20 years, months.
HILLGROVE-At Hall Quarry, Febs, Edward
Hillgrove, aged 6S years, month, days.
HODGKINS-At Sullivan, Feb s, Miss Helen
Hodgkins, aged n years.
LEACH-At Bluehill, Feb S, Mrs Grace q
Leach, aged So years, z months, % days.
DDOCKS-At North Ellsworth, Feb Q,
Galen Maddocks, jr, aged 81 years, day.
McDoUGAL-At Trenton, Feb 6, Ralph Nc
Dougal, aged month. days. Do
PERT-At Sedgwick, Feb Q, William A Pert,
aged rs years, months, days. 4
PREBLE-At Sullivan, Feb 8, Mrs Mary
Preble, aged So years, months, % days
ROBERTSON -- Somewhere in France, Feb
8, Sergeant Ralph & Robertson of Ashyille,
aged 26 years, 2 months. ~ '"' '9 ''9 =
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ISLESFORD.

The ice last week nearly closed all COM
municstion with the mainland. The mail
service is crippled. Mail has to be
brought over land from Ellsworth to Bar
Harbor, and we do not get any mail until
"a hours later than usual, and since
there is so much heavy ice in the harbors
and around the shore, we only get mail
when the government boats come to our
assistance. Several local boats would
have been lost, as they dragged their
moorings away with the ice, had not the
patrol boats worked breaking them clear
and towing them back into the harbor.
Capt. q. h. Hadlock of the new subma-
rine- chaser deserves much credit by his
perseverance and timely assistance.
Schools were closed last week, as there
was no teacher for the grammar grade.
Mrs. Rich commenced the grammar
school but did not feel equal to finish
ing the term.
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WEST SULLIVAN,

Dwight Hayey spent the weekend at
Ashville, the guest of Hugh Pettee.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H., Moore of
Prospect Harbor are visiting their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harvard Havey.
M. E. Rideout OF LanesviIle, Mass, is
visiting his sisters, Mrs. Mary Taylor and
Mrs. Helen Garland.
Percy Hooper and Albert Jewett, who
are working in Waterville, spent a few
days last week with their families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Jellison and little
daughter Alice spent the weekend with
Mr.. Jellison's parents at Mt. Desert Ferry.
There was an exciting game of basket
ball at K. of z. hall Friday evening, when
the Franklin girls defeated the Sullivan
high school girls by the score of 3-2.
Feb. IL. UNE ANNIE.
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SOUTH GOULDSBORO.

Albert Bunker is ill.
A. 3. Bunker was a recent visitor in
Bangor.
Mrs. Carrie Colewell has returned from
Gouldsboro.
Rubie Tracy OF Winter Harbor is visit
ing Mrs. Lenora Bunker.
On account OF the bad condition of the
roads, there were no services in the church
Sunday.
Mrs. Harriet Sargent is in poor healt h
this winter. j. W. Bunker has also been
i'll all winter.
Arthur Sargent and W. K. Hammond
were in Prospect Harbor Saturday on
business.
Miss Gladys Hooper has position as
bookkeeper with the Armour Co., Ban
gor.
The new schoolhouse is finished and
school opened Monday. The school
has been postponed until this time,
as the old building has not been fit to use.
The new building was certainly needed.
The people OF South Gouldsboro feel proud
OF this building, as they have every reason
to be. Ii is an up-to-oate building in
doubtless show their pride in such fine
school by keeping 1t in good condition
Feb. IL. ii.
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CHILD TERRIBLY BURNED.

One morning last week, little Harriet
Sawyer, only daughter of Chester and
Leona Sawyer, vas frightfully burned
from her toes to her neck. IL the early
morning, before the schild was dressed,
she was playing In the kitchen, having
followed her mother there when she put
coal on the fire. The mother returned
to the bedroom off the kitchen to finish
dressing, when the child cried out, 81
hurt me-"
Mrs. Sawyer looked and saw the child
in hames. She threw a blanket about her
and smothered the flames, sending the
older child to the neighbors for assistance.
The little fellow, too young to understand
the situation, did not make known his
errand for some time, aud it was quite a
little while before assistance could be OBJ
tanned. From the fact that the child was
burned only in the front of its body and
the deepest burns were in its knee and
stomach, it is believed the child clint bed
upon the hearth Of the stove, and her
night clothes caught fire. The child is
about two and one-half years 'old, too
JOuhS ~ pam g4Sh III" ~ itoPPShSN'
The harbor was closed with ice and all
boats were frozen In. But for the tele-
phone, medical assistance could not have
been obtained. The patrol boat Cherokee
came with two marine doctors and car
ried the child to the Bar Harbor hospital,
where it has a slight chance for recovery.
The sympathy OF the entire community
who are in no way to blame for the
terrible accident.
Feb. IL. s.
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Mr.. Pert had made his home with his
daughter, Mrs. G 8. Bridges, this of
village. His death was caused by pneu-
monia. Mr.. Pert was one OF a family OF
nine. The oldest child died in infancy.
The others ALI lived to manhood and
womanhood, and Mr.. Pert's death is the
first break. Four brothers and three sis-
tiers survive him. He leaves also one
daughter, son-in-law, and four grand
children. He was men Der OF Eggemog-
gin lodge, f! and A. M. The funeral will
be held Monday in the church, conducted
by that order.
Friday evening, Feb. s, the Parent
Teachers association held its monthly
meeting in the high school building.
The weather was fine, and in spite OF the
hard travelling, goodly number was
present. After the regular business OF
the meeting an interesting program was
presented by Miss Susie Cole as chair
man. The entertainment began with
piano solo by Mrs. Ethel Forbes rendered
in her usual fine manner. Then followed
flag drill by the pupils of No 3, Miss
work both by teacher and pupils. Reel
tations by Master Theodore Grindle, Miss
Bracy and Miss Young received rounds of
applause, as did a duet by Miss Sargent
and Miss Grindal and the solo by Everett
Pert. The dialogue "The Geese Chill
dren" by six children, one of whom,
Gladys Cousins, impersonated "Mother
Goose" was very fine. The question,
"How shall we provide for the leisure
hours of the young people Of our
town." was opened by Owen l.. Flye, ana
wss interestingly discussed. A trio by
Mr.. Flye, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Cole was
well received. F. c. Allen, in the name
Of his daughter, Miss Bertha Allen, ten
dered the use OF her fine tennis court for
the use of the pupils of the high school.
After another piano solo by Mrs. Forbes,
all united in singing "America." All
were much pleased with the evening.
Feb. IL. ELoC.
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BUCKSPORT.
SPRAY.
Feb. IL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry White OF Boston
were in town last week, called by the
death OF Mrs. Whites sister, Mrs Fannie
Patterson.
K. B. Slower returned Friday evening
from Bangor, where he was one OF the
grand jurors at the February term OF the
U. 5. district court.
Fannie M, widow of George Patterson,
died very suddenly Feb. 8, at the home
OF Mrs. John Dixon, Grand Manan, N. b.
The body arrived in Bucksport Feb. 5
and the funeral was held at the home on
Elm street Wednesday afternoon, Rev.
William Forsyth officiating.
The funeral OF Charles McCaslin, whose
death occurred Feb. 2, after an illness
of several years, was held Tuesday
afternoon, Feb. 8, Rev. Henry W. Webb
of the Congregational church officiating.
The body was placed in the receiving
tomb at Silver Lake. Mr.. McCaslin was
fifty-nine years of age, and is survived
by his wife and one daughter, Miss Annie
McCaslin.
Ensign Hugh Blodgett, U. s. N, left
Thursday for Annapolis, Md, Nhere he
will enter the naval academy for a special
course before entering active service. Mr..
Blodgett was the first Bucksport young
man to answer the call to the colors in the
present war, enlisting in the navy early in
April as frst-clsss petty officer. He is the
eldest son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin p.
Blodgett.
Among those injured in the railroad
wreck near Caribou Feb. 4 was John H..
Montgomery OF Bucksport, travelling
salesman for the John Perkins Co., Port
land. MIR. Montgomery has a badly
sprained arm, and is suffering from severe
bruises and shock. de is at the Madigan
memorial hospital in Houlton. Mrs.
Montgomery is with him.
Feb. IL. j.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-13
LAMoINE REUNION.
Old Home Folks Get Together In
Cambridge.


Cambridge.
The eleventh Lamoine reunion Is now
matter OF history, but the memory OF a
pleasant evening still fingers. Friends
new and old to the number OF eighty
three gathered Thursday evening, Jan. 81 A,
in the Elks building, Cambridge, Mass,
to listen to stories new and old, and ex-
change greetings.
AT the business meeting, Ernest L.
Hodgkins was reelected president, and
Anna NJ. Young, secretary and treasurer.
The program was presentation by
stereopticon of slides OF Lamoine and
vicinity, and some OF its people who are
dear to all. The views OF the village, the
bay, and one OF the mineral spring sisuat-
ed among the evergreen trees were esreci-
ally beautiful. The association is indebt-
ed for these to Homer f. Wilbu. of
Marlboro, who loaned most OF the films
used. The scenes recalled incidents of
earlier days and also more recent ez-
periepces which were related by those
present.
Refreshments OF ice-cream, cake (real
home made cake, good enough for the NJ.
b. column but not exactly" Hoover cake")
and coffee were served by the committee,
Mrs. l.. X. Hodgkins, Mrs. Marcia
Chamberlain, Mrs. j. K. Tweedie and
Mrs. William Lyman. A social good time
followed until the "good nights" were
said. Those present were:
Lester Young, OF Billerica.
Mrs. Jennie Kendrick, Mrs. Luther
Merchant, Mrs. E. d. H. Moody, Wilton
Psrr, Linwood Young and wife, Anna
Young of Boston.
Mrs. Marcia Chamberlain, Mrs. Jones,
Katherine Jones, Mrs. Cassie King, DIR. Z.
w. King and wife, Muriel Linscott, Mrs.
Myra Young, Jesse E. Young OF Brook
line.
VIM. P. Ciough and wife, Geo. Davis
and wife, E. II. Googins and wife, A. B.
Jarvis and wife, c. A. Reynolds and wife,
Mrs. Bernard Rose, Mrs. James Tweedie,
Agnes Tweedie, Frederick Tweedie, c. R..
Young and wife, George Googins of Cam
bridge.
Helen Bennett, Mrs. Maurice Creamer,
Mrs. A. Z. Gage OF Dorchester.
Il. A. Davis and wife, II. IL. G. Perkins,
A. T. Whitaker and wife OF Everett.
Scott T. Doten and wife OF Lincoln.
Mrs. 8. c. Klaus OF Lynn.
T.. l.. Hodgkins and wife, Harold Hodg-
kins. Ruth Hodgkins, Mrs. C. A. Hoxie,
w. II. Whitaker OF Mattapan.
Nathan King and wife of Maiden.
Mrs. Augusta Bartlett, Miss Martha
Clark OF Melrose.
Miss Ada Wykes of Roxb bury.
Mrs. Ella Larnard, Lottie Larnard of
Sharon.
j. F. Coolidge and wife, Mrs. A. J. Gibson
f. F. Hodgkins andwite, Mrs. L. r. Hodg
kins, Abbie Padeltord, Grace Reynolds,
Bertha Wooster OF Waltham.
Mrs. A. b. Cough, Lena DesIsles, Mrs.
William Lyman, Mrs. Addie Reynolds, OF
WATERFOWL.
Marion NJ. Baird, II. ID. Gerrish and
wife, Clara Phillips, of Winthrop.
Mrs. George Bard, Edith f. Bard, OF
Woburn.
George II. Coggins, F. l.. Hodgkins and
wife, Mrs. Jennie King, Mrs. c. NJ.
Stratton, of Lsmoine.
Reuben A. Cousins OF Portland.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-13
BLUEHILL FALLS.

Little Ronald Burt Gray is spending
part of his vacation here.
Lyman Chatto visited his uncle, Austin
Chatto, recently.
Rats seem to be unusually numerous
here this winter, haunting the hen houses
for food.
Mrs. B. II. Canadge, who has been very
i'll two weeks, is reported slightly i'm
proved this morning.
Feb, IL. CRUMBS,
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a6oerttsemeuIs.
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DISEASE IS
EVER THE SAME

And in view of this fact a medicine
like Hoods Sarsaparilla, which has
been successful for more than 40
years, is a safe one to rely upon.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is known
to, the people of America as the
standard blood purifier. Its record
is one of general satisfaction and re-
markable results. There is nothing
better as ageneral tonic and appetite
maker for weak and rundown men,
women and children and old people,
invalids and convalescents.
1t is pleasant to take, aids diges-
ton, and supplies the vital organs
with rich red blood essential to
perfect health.
Get Hoods Sarsaparilla today and
begin to take it at once.
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PRETTY MARSH.

Mr.. and Mrs. e. N. Wallis OF Otter
Creek, who have been occupying their
house here this winter, returned to Otter
Creek last week.
Miss velma Gray is at Northeast Har-
Dor for few weeks.
Bonnie Begee OF Bartlett's Island is in
Ellsworth to-day for examination
Madison Davis OF Trenton has employ
Feb. IL. G.
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WEST SURRY.

Mrs. Clara Conary Dyer, who has spent
month here with friends, returned home
last week.
Friends here OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Nevells of Lakewood congratulate them
on the birth of a son.
A. Elwell Leach of this place and Miss
Elizabeth B. McCaslin were married in
Harrington, Jan. %. Their friends extend
congratulations.
Feb. IL. l.,
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ON THE FRENCH FRONT.
Boston Pastor Gives Vivid Descrip'
tion of Wars Effect.

SoNNh u aStor 1hNcs NiNiu DtocfiP
tion of Wars Effect.
Rev. Ernest Graham Guthrie of Boston,
who has travelled the entire battle front
in France under special permission of the
French government, gives vivid de-
scription OF the devastating work of war.
"fhe most appalling thing about the
devastated region, he says, sis the absence
OF all normal life-no women, no children,
no cattle, no birds in the trees, for there
are no trees. The growth OF hundreds OF
tree is either sawed down or gashed SO
that 1t will bear no more.
"We speeded on to the battle front in
q high powered French car, passing
through village after village in ruins.
The grand old chateaux OF France are
in ruins, and over all there is waiting
stiffness, as IL the earth felt the sus-
pension OF normal iife-which is war.
1t looks like murder, and that is what it
is murder. Whole streets are obliterated
BY mines, the houses OF the rich in all
their splepdor and the houses OF the poor
IN all their squalor are exposed. The des-
oiation of the skyline is broken here and
there by solitary chimney left standing.
This is frightfnlnessl But let us not forget
that it is frightfuiness in retreat.
before many weeks, great American
railway will span France, every month
new warehouse springs up behind the
lines, houses are being rebuilt by Ameri-
cans, and American plows will redeem the
wilderness. Reconstruction is the name
for it, the greater word is redemption"
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SEDGWICK.

Lionel Howard went 10 Ellsworth We'd
nesday for freight for R. NJ. Buckminster.
He reports hard travelling.
The seiectmen are busy at the town
office balancing the town accounts and
making up the reports, preparatory for
the annual March meeting.
The community was shocked and sad
dened Saturday by the sudden death OF
William A. Pert, . lifelong resident.
Since the death OF his wife, ten years ago,
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SURRY.
Feb. IL.

Miss Ella Jarvis is home from teaching.
Iva Treworgy is at home for short
time.
Mrs. II. II. Harden was in Bangor last
week.
All primary schools closed Friday for
vacation.
Mrs. Bernice Jones is visiting Mrs.
Sarah Phillips.
Frances Curtis came home Saturday
from Dorchester, Mass.
Feb L. l..
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Food Conservation Campaign

Another food conservation campaign is
to be launched in Maine Feb. IS to %.
This organization to be headed by State
Campaign Director w. B. Moore of Port
land and under the supervision OF the
federal food administrator, DR.. Leon 8.
Merrill, includes county chsirmen and
vice-chsirmsn, and local committees in
each city, town and plantation.
Charles B. Pineo OF Bar Harbor is the
Hancock county chairman, and Mrs. j.
Melvin Miiiiken of Bar Harbor is the vice
chairman.
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BORN.

DOUGLASS-At Little Deer Isle, Feb T. to Mr.
and Mrs Waiter Douglass, a daughter.
GATCOMB-At Hancock, Feb 5, to Mr. and
Mrs Dewey Gatcomb, son.
HASKELL--At Rockland, Feb I, to Capt and
Mrs Montford Haskell of Deer Isle a daugh-
ter.
HOWARD-At North Brooksville, Feb 7, to
Mr. and Mrs John Howard, a daughter.
NEVELLS-At Lake wood, Feb 4. TO Mr. and
Mrs Thomas G Nevells, a daughter.
WILBUR-At Franklin, Feb s, to Mr. and Mrs
Lyman Wilbur, a son.
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BROWNSVILLE.
James Campbell is ill OF grip.
Feb. IL.

James Campbell is ill OF grip.
Miss Gladys B. Clossou is visiting at
South Bluehill.
Leon Austin OF West Brooksville is
employed at Roy Hooper's.
Eugene Sanborn has had telephone
installed in his residence.
Lester Wescott aud Albion Closson are
cbopping wood for William Perkins.
Miss Prudence Saunders OF North
Bluehill is employed at Russell Gray's.
Mrs. Eugene Black and two children
are visiting her sister, Mrs. Olive Taylor,
at West Surry.
Feb. IL. G..
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SOUND.
Feb. IL.

Mrs. Giles Sargent is boarding with
Mrs. Clara Murphy.
Percy Winslow and family OF Nsrtn-
east Harbor have moved into Daniel
Grace's house.
Sidney Reed, who was operated upon
for appendicitis in the Portsmouth hos
pitai, has returned home.
Caleb Tracy and family of Northeast
Harbor have moved into part of Cora
Richardson's house.
Feb IL II.
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MILLlKEN REGIMENT
Will Retain Its Identity as the 50th
Pioneer Infantry.


Official announcement OF the change of
designation for the First Maine Heavy
Field artille ry to pioneer infantry was
made Sstu rdsy. Col. Arthur T. Balentine,
commander of the regiment, announced
the change to his officers shortly before
noon and it was a signal for joyous
demonstration such as few events have
occasioned at this camp since it was first
occupied. The regiment band turned out
and to its accompaniment, officers and
men joined in singing shall, Hail, the
gangs all here.m Best OF all this regiment
will be among the few to retain its iden-
tity, 1t having been given the designa-
ton OF "50tb pioneer infantry" First
Maine II. F. A. by the war department.
Ellsworth is we'll represented in this
regiment. The regiment as it stands to-
day will be the nucleus OF an organization
which, when complete, will be approxi-
mately three time the size OF the First
Maine Heavy Field artillery when it was
modified at Brunswick at maximum war
strength.
From official statements which have
peeu naue III Is TO De presumed tnat the
regiment in its new capacity will be re-
cruited from drafted Main men, which
will be big factor in perpetusting its
name and traditions in the annals OF the
Pine Tree State.
Many new officers will be appointed by
promotion, which means that many en-
listed men now in the regiment will be,
because of their fitness after six months
OF training, made officers.
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COREA.
Feb. IL.

The PASTORS wife, Mrs. A. G. Knight, is
teaching the primary school here.
Roy Scofield has moved his family home
from Connecticut, where he has been
working the past few weeks.
Harry Bryant and George Crowley are
home from Connecticut, where they have
been for few weeks.
Corea has more that its share OF meat
less days, for with so much snow and
cold weather, the meat peddler does
not get here often.
Fab II s,
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Feb. II.

The dioscuri of literary New England are
the Wednesday and Saturday editions OF the
Boston Evening Traascrtpi. OF interest TO
those who wish TO know what the deepest
thinkers of our day are thinking and OF what
the abiest writers are writing. They are or
peculiar interest to the reader, the student,
the bookworm to those men who love
knowleage-rsther than augment it.--Advs.
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MARRIED..

ASTBURY-BISSET-At Bluehill, Feb 8, by
Rev Traffic n, Miss Esther A AstbuIy to
Lester Bisset, both OF Bluehill,
COLBY-CHUTE-At Bangor. Feb g. by Rev
Ashley A Smith, Miss Nellie Mae Colby of
Bucksport to William Edwin Chute Of
East Holden.
SARGENT-C Sullivan, Feb 9, by
Noyes, esq, Miss Nettie Sargent of
Gouldsboro to Milford Ewart Coombs of
Winter Harbor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-13

Production Of Tale.
New York produces more than half
q the tale In the United States. With
Vermont In second plaes.
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ELLSWORTH MARKETS.

Following are retail prices in Ellswor
to-day:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-21
PRESENT SESSION OF
 CONGRESS TO END TODAY

Washington, Nov 2o.@Senate and house leaders today completed ar engagements for the ending tomorrow of the present session of congress, so that members may have a brief vaca- tion before the third and last session opens Dec. ?.
 A few obstacles to the program de- veloped today. but leaders believe they will serve only to postpone adjourn ment for a few hours. Senators Wat son of Indiana and Sherman of Illinois, republicans, were expected to address the senate in criticism of President Wilson's action in taking control Of cable wires after the signing of the armistice, while Senator Reed of Mis- souri, democrat, has prepared a speech on the plan for a league of nations
 Among the formal matters for dis position before adjournment tomorrow are transmission to the president, af- ter signature by Vice President Mar shall and Speaker Clark, of the na- tional wartime prohibition bill and confirmation by the senate of the nom- ination of former Solicitir General Davis to be ambassador to Great Britain
 During the recess the finance com mittee hopes to complete revision of the war revenue bill to have it ready for the senate when the new sission begins. The committee today again suspended formal sittings, to enable treasury experts to work on proposed amendments
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-21
GENERAL INCREASES IN
 EXPRESS RATES ANNOUNCED

Washington, Nov. 20.-Cieneral in creases in express rates were announc- cd today by Director Genera McAdoo of the railroad administration. The increases, ft was announced. are due to increases in wages and becomes effective January 1.
 Specifically the express rate order provides that rates in he east, or rates on shipments originating in the east, be advanced 16 or + cents on first and second class shipments and that elsewhere this increase be ap- proximately 12 cents. Local differen- tials would make the exact advances vary somewhat above these averag- cs.
 Merchandise rates to Canada are raised IS cents per 100 pounds and commodity rates with many excep- tions. are to be raised 10 cents per 100 pounds Milk and creaEi rates, in .rastate and interstate. are to be a5 ranced 25 per cent above ihe rates in effect last July 1. Garden products and other food articles shipped extensive Iy by express to cities vii ftake the new rates of the classes in which they fall
 Interstate scales and classifications are abolished.