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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-26
PROPOSE EMBARGO
ON SALT EXPORTS

Washington March ga smbar-
go on salt exports propose hy the
war trade board o release additional
producers here today BY tbs clearance
committee ~ the var Industries
boar
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TWENTY THREE NAMES
IN CASUALTY LIST

J Washington. March Sc Twenty
three names on today's liHi of casual.
ties among the American expeditlonnry
forces include those OF two men killed
In action; three died OF accident, sevcn
died Of disease. one severely wounded
and ten slightly wounded.
The list follows:
Killed in Action.
Privatts Dewey Minteer. Vim. X.
Neal.
Died OF Accident.
Corporal Albert Midcr.
Priyates Geo. c. Gray and Wilbur
Christian.
Died OF Disease.
Sergeant Vincent Cephas Hagood
Corporals Lynn Odcll. Ross =. Shelton.
frivates Geo. Aruett. Ole Beck. Elmer
Mathews Byerly. Phillip G. smith.
Wounded Severely.
Private Edward Dittman.
Wounded Slightly.
Majors Geo. }. Lawrence, Timothy .
Moynahan.
Lieut. George +. Patton.
Sergeant Warren ". Lokkcr
COOK kazimies CichanowIch.
lrivatcs Everett @. Guion. David n.
Pollock. Harry =. Meidman. Tony
Nlsniski and James J. Wyatt
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GOVERNMENT CONTROL
WITH DRASTIC POWERS
Fifty Million Appropriation for
War Materials Contract
Proposed in Bill.

Washington. March CA $50,
100000 appropriation as n roVoly-
ing fund to enable the president 10
contract for war minerals for not
exceeding two years purchase.
store and sell them at reasonable
prices. as part of the war policy. ia
proposed in an administration bin
considered by the house mines com
mittee today. with n view to quick
action. II contemplates govern
ment control with drastic powers
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ERIE OFFICERS REPORT.

New York. March 26.-The Erie
railroad Offices here announced that
the explosions rad occurred IN their
yards ~ Jersey City but they had no
details.
continued - grow. spreading south
from the scene. famed hy "a northwest
Wind Window ir Icr-rv C'tv verc re-
rorted shattered f9r a radius 81 more
than a mllG
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one Of the brightest pages. Bitter bat
ties. In the air have been fought by
scores OF aviatoTs. and the service has
proved fully its ability 10 smother the
German airmen at a crucial time.
No Attack Up 20 10 O'clock.
The compilations OF German airpianc
losses made by the correspondent have
reference 10 only one section Of the
battle front comprising two thirds Of
the line affected
During the night there was compnr-
atiVely little change In the line. No
heavy attack this morning had been
reported up 70 10 O'Clock The British
were stili holding the enemy strongly
about half way between CoFnhles and
Albert
Further north gains were achieved
b the aSsaLlunE tToouk
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Maintain Unbroken Front.

London, March 26.-Exacting the
heaviest toll for every foot of ground
the British line continues to withdraw
slowly before the pressure of the Ger
man masses, Reuters correspondent at
headquarters wires.
Over large part of the battle zone
the retirement is being made volunta-
Iily so as to maintain an unbroken
front. Prisoners say the advance of the
Germans is behind their schedule.
Resistance Passed Belief.
The tenacity of the British resist
ance the prisoners say, exceeded any
thing the Germans deemed possible.
They complain of great privations on
account of lack OF supplies, and ex-
treme wearness also is telling. heav-
lily. Owing to the dense masses of
supporting troops, however. the en-
emy is able to replenish his forward
line with fresh units.
The weather remains dry thus IA
Noring the enemy.
Supreme Day for Gunners.
Yesterday was the supreme day for
the British gunners, says the CORE
spondent. Attacking from north of
EiNillers to point Of British con-
tact with the French. the Germans
were held up. near'v everywhere by
the ceaseless intensity of the British
artillery fire
Masses of enemy troops, which.
coming forward in waves, again and
again attempted to reach their OBJ
jectives. met with the same fate as
the old gu, rd at Waterloo In only
on sector. near Spaignies die they
succeed in bending back the British !
front. II was to CONFORM the front |
with this indentation that the British |
fell back during the night, straighten- |
ing the line
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GOTHAM SHAKEN
BY EXPLOSIONS
New York Alarmed by Violent
Shocks From Direction OF
New Jersey.

New York, March 26.-The city wa.
shaken and alarmed by three or four
violent explosions at sos o'clock Thu,
afternoon. The sounds came from the
direction Of New Jersey.
me EXPLOSIONS continued rapidly.
A column OF smoke was observable
rising in Jersey City.
As far as could be seen the cxplo-
sions were occurring In railroad
freight yards on the Jersey water
front They were presumably caused
by ignition OF war materials.
The smoke and flame rose from
docks next to the Erie railroad ferry
where steamships load with al"muni-
ton. AT :l5 o'clock the explosions
had ceased.
Washington, March 26.-An ln'or.
NAL report reaching the war depar:.
ment from Governors Island said the
explosion and fire seemed 10 be IN the
vicinity OF the Erie rallroaL docks.
Thousands Of people in New York
rushed into the streets fearing ca
tastrophe Ike the Black Tom explosion
two years ago. The detonatlons were.
however, not so violent as on that
occasion.
Early reports from Jersey City were
that several freight cars loaded with
had blown up and that a
number of buildings had been de-
stroyed or were on FIRE. II was impos-
sible 10 get immediate telephone COM
with Jersey City to learn
the details.
While the explosions were enough 10
cause buildings IN New Yor TO trem-
BILE, no damage was done here ss far
ss had been reported at $3.50 pm.
one report was that the explosions
occurred In "A train OF freight cars
oaded with ammunition which had
been run onto a siding on Pavonia /
avenue. Jersey city.
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The statement follows.

| The statement follows.
| The battle continues with violence.
| During last evening and in the night
the enemy multiplied his attacks on
The whole front between Noyon and
chaulnes. The French artillery, well
established In the region OF Noyou
ana supported effectively by our In
fantry. Is retarding the German
thrust. Frequent counter attacks have
been made and heavy losses lfiicted
on the enemy.
"Noyon was evacuated during the
| night in perfect order The French
are holding tn left bank OF the Oise
| firmly"
STOOD TEST BRILLIANTLY.
! Berlin, Monday. March rs. via Lon
don.--Gsrman tanks, reinforced BY
captured British tanks, says . ssmi.
official statement issued on Sundays
fighting IN tho west. took q lssdirq
part in breaking the brave enemy re-.
sistanoe"
Tanks attached TO the German d..
visions fghting below st. Quentin
stood the test brilliantly. the state
mcnt says. and their mobility was
universally praised Al tho tanks
which took part in the fighting are
said TO have returned undamagod. II
was mainly due TO their Intervention
tho statement continues. that The
tenacious resistance OF the British
especially the machine gun nests, was
broken quickly. Troops manning
concrete redouht near urvilleres are
reported 10 have been overpowerec
by the tanks
Copenhagen. March ss.--German
report that six British
tanks have been captured.
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The statement follows:

The fighting died down during the
night Our troops established them =
selves on new positions east of Roye
and Albert.
North of the Somme continuance
of the lighting is expected. but it has
not yet developed. Attacks are re-
ported to be developing this morning
south of the Somme against our troops
and those of the French in the neigh
borhood of Roye and Chaulnes.
The enemy's losses continue to be
severe. He has been obliged to rein
force his battle front from all parts of
The western theater Over seventy
hostile divisions are known to have
been engaged in the battle"
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80 far WItA moderate temperature.
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R0YE LATEST CONQUEST OF
ADVANCING HUN FORCES
British Official Reports Announce Enemy Has
Been Checked West of That Place and Noyon.
American Soldiers Fighting in Line With
French and British.

London, March 26.-The war office tonight
announced that the Germans took Roye at 1880
o'clock this morning.
The enemy has been checked west of Roye
and Noyon, the announcement adds.
In the ROye area, British, French and Ameri-
can troops are fighting shoulder to shoulder, the
official announcement states
French reinforcements are rapidly coming
up.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-10-17
EAST SEARSMONT.

Mrs Abbie Mariner spent Oct. 10th in
Belmont, the guest of her nephew, Fred
Brewster.
Clarence Cello spent Oct. 18th in North
Searsmont, the guest of his cousins, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Rokes.
Mrs. Nellie Morse and Mrs. Gladys
McCorrson of Belmont called on friends
in this section Oct. 18th.
Miss Lucy Gardner of Lincolnville was
a recent guest of her relatives, Mrs. Jen-
ME Mariner and Mrs Hattie Head.
Mrs. l.. S. Mariner and Mrs. Ralph
Head spent day in Belmont recently
guests of their sister, Mrs. Percy Tower.
The remains of Mrs. John erie of Sears
mont village were brought here for inter-
ment in East Searsmont cemetery Oct.
10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mahoney, Mrs.
Ms father, Mrs. Mark Mendall of East
Northport and Henry Mahoney of Bel
mont spent Oct. 9th with their brother,
Arad Mahoney.
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WHITES CORNER, Winterport.

Mrs S. E. Dawson of Monroe visited
her niece, Mrs. G. H. York, for the past
week.
Mr.land Mrs S. L. Ward of Hampden
visited at the home of A. G. Larby re-
Gently.
Hon. c. M. Conant and family visited
Mr.. and Mrs. P. o. Severance in Newburg
Sunday.
Mrs Julia White spent few days at
the village recently, the guest of Mrs.
Emma Levansellar.
Mrs. c. B..Jewett who is surgica
patient at the Paine Hospital in Bangor,
is making satisfactory recovery.
The community was shocked to hear of
the sudden death of Albert Conant of Eli
ling swood's Corner, which occurred Mon
day a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Libby were guests
of Elisha Whitney in Hampden Highlands
S unday. They were accompanied by Mrs.
Annie Thompson of Wollaston, Mass 1,
who remained for a longer visit
B. C. Ames and family of Orono, were
puests at the home of A. r. Wellman
Sun day. Mrs Ames' mother, Mrs. Eliza
bet h Robbins, is in feeble condition due
to the infi1mities of advanced years.
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Real Wucky Bone"

One of the most precious possess
sions of an officer in England, and one
which excited much curiosity during
recent short leave, is an ordinary wish.
bone which he has had mounted in gold
and carries about With him as mas.
cot, it having already, he AYERS, once
saved his life.
1t appears that while near the front
line in France he was enjoying rare
meal of doubtful chicken with couple
of brother officers, and was just about
to try conclusions with the wishbone
with his opposite comrade when II
slipped from his plate and dropped
under the heavy oak table the three
had managed to secure from ruined
farmhouse for their barn billet. NO
sooner had the Birmingham man got
under the table to grope for the bone
than the barn was reduced to debris
by a couple of direct hits from enemy
airplanes.
The other two officers were killed
outright, but the stout table saved the
third from any material injury. Inc
wishbone was firmly clasped in his
right hand when he was dug out of the
r11inS
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THE PRESIDENTS LAST WORD.

at must be clearly understood that the
process of excavations and the conditions
of an armistce are matters which must
be left to the judgment and advice OF the
military advisers of the government OF
the United States and the allied govern
ments and the President feels it his duty
to say that no arrangements can be &C
cepted by the government of the United
States which does not provide absolutely
satisfactory safeguards and guarantees
Of the maintenance of the present mill.
tary supremacy of the United States and
the allies in the field. He feels confident
that he can safely assume that nothing
but this will also be the judgment and
decision of the allied governments.
This statement has no verbal camou-
flage There is nothing academic in 1t.
Il is so plain and uneQuivocal that he who
runs may read even if he be German.
The pen has Joined forces with the sword.
Germany now has to deal with the mill
tary arms of the allied nations. This
last note of the President will be most
heartily approved both at home and
abroad So mote it be.
Let Foch do it,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-10-17

Queensland, New South Wales, has
found way to get cheap meat. It's
policy, inaugurated by the Queensland
labor government in November, 1918,
is now past the experimental stage and
working well. Convinced that exploit
tation was going on con a grand scale'
and finding every attempt at price re-
striction met with bitter complaints
from dealers, the government decided
to test the situation itself, and set up
state butcher shops. After two years
and a half of operation, reports the
staff correspondent Of the Montreal
Star at Queensland, the price OF meat,
which had increased 100 per cent IN
war time under private control has
been brought down 'tO figure equal
to what it was before the war, plus
a difference due to legitimate causes,
such as drOughts.'' Beef fell nine
cents pound when the first state
shop was opened.
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commenced work for c. N. Conant
Oct. f4th.
TIME TO PUT ON BRAKES
With the Passing Of His Fiftieth Birth
day Man Should Take a Few
Moments and Think Hard.

When YOU have passed, say. your
fiftieth birthday anniversary, that roxy
old gent, Mr.. Time. puts the sklds I'M
der you and greases them good ana
plenty.
It is appalling, then. how quickly
the DAVIS and the weeks and the months
pass. You start in on Monday MORN
ing, and before you know 1t, 1t Is SAT-
urday night again. Even the years
slip by as though you were riding
through life on a roller coaster.
The thing to do then, brother Is 10
nut on the brakes. Slow up and get q
little more enjoyment out OF the seen
cry.
Some men think that just the other
way is the best method to adopt, Dut
we are convinced that they are making
a mistake. Their idea is that the thing
to do when one grows gray and PAID
is to keep up with the procession, wear
pipch-back clothes, silk socks ana
sailor hat with polka dot band.
But, if you do that. all you achieve
is an acceleration of the pace. 1t Is a
pathetic form of camoufiage that de-
ceives no one, and yourself least of all.
When you are fifty and over, you know
it, and everyone else knows 1T.
When a han is fifty he should nave
a home in the country, or at least out
of the town. He should awake be1ore
dawn and say good morning to the sum-
sip his glass of water deliberately in
stead of gulping it down, move serene
ly, take his time.
When night comes he should be able
to say, "Well, this has been fine, long
day." instead of saying, "For the love
of Mike, where has this day gone to-"
Then, when old age comes, you Will
be able to say with the sage: "Old age
is the night Of life, but is the night not
beautiful with stars?"-Los Angeles
Times.
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MONROE.

MIR. Horace Cunningham is gaining.
Mrs. G. A. Palmer is on the sick list.
The village school is closed on account
of illness among the pupils.
Mss Nellie Bradford spent the week.
end at Herbert Littlefield's.
Nh. and Mrs. F. L. Palmer and Mrs.
j. B. Palmer and son spent Sunday In
Prospect.
Mr.. Lock Cremin is quite i'll at this
writing. Mrs. Madge Waite and G. M.
Morse are still with him.
Mrs. Ella Lincoln accompanied her
daughter, Mrs. Lewis Ross, to her home
in Dedham, Mass, Oct. 14th.
Mr.. and MRS. Ambrose Ellis and Mrs.
Charlie Whitcomb of Ellsworth were re-
cent guests at c. C. Moody's.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Clements of Win
terpert visited Mrs. Clements sister,
Mrs. Lydia Woodman, Oct 9th.
Mrs. William Parker Of Winterport
and Miss Augusta Nealey of Waltham,
Mass, visited friends in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Billings have returned
from Belfast, whore MI. Billings has been
employed in the shipyard. Mr.. BILLINGS
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Can Yuh Blame Him2

"Say, George, dear, I'd like to ask
you a very important question, If you
are not too busy" remarked the wife
Of his bosom timidly during the period
In the evening when George has his
nose buried in the paper. George
needed her not. She repeated the ques-
ton.
swell, what is it?" he snarled in the
sharp. decisive manner so becoming In
husbands.
"Why, uh-I was just going to ask
you if you thought-(and here wife
had to stop to giggle) If you thought
the crews in those Hun U-boats speak
low German, and the aviators high"
But George snorted disgustedly and
went back to feasting his eyes reading
about the high cost Of living.
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WEST M0NTVILLE.

c. A. Hall has an Overland touring car.
Charles B. Thompson bought a COW
recently of John Taylor.
Warren Emery has sold the Choate
lumber lot to N. S. Vose.
Miss Hazel Penny was the guest of Mrs.
Addie Howard Sunday p. m.
Mr.. Roy Quincy recently purchased a
Ford touring car of Bangor parties.
MIR John Berry of Morrill, called on
friends in town the first of the week.
Mrs. Eliza Penney of South Freedom is
seriously i'll with the prevailing disease.
Charles Craig has sold his farm to
Arthur Stewart and thinks of moving
out Of town.
Mrs. V. B. Els, who has been working
in Islesboro and Belfast for the past sew
eral months, is visiting relatives and
friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Howard last week
MADE an dutO CIlp t'lAouSh 'iiS S'S'ei II
mart of the county, visiting Winterport,
Frankfort and Stockton Springs.
There are quite number of Spanish
influenza cases in town. The Academy
at Freedom is closed for this week and
several of the stu ents are at home sick
There is much rejoicing over the peace
news. II is a victory, glorious victory
for the L. S but still it strikes US that
the Kaiser may consider himself as very
Iu,ky { he escapes on the terms reported.
WheR the story of the United States in
the great war is fully told one of the re-
narksble chapters will tell of the way
the country towns went ''over the top"
in subscribing for the Liberty Loans.
Sometimes the large cities, the centers OF
wealth, seemed to falter, but the country
towns never THIS is especially true of
Waldo county. And before we forget,
let d word be said in praise of the Junior
Volunteers. These boys left their homes
and with the true spirit of service enlist
ed for farm work. To many it was new
work. but they have made good. AS the
Junior Volunteers return to their homes
thew bear the thanks and good wishes of
their employers, and here's hoping that
the organization may continue into the
days of peace.
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MORRILL,.
town..

Annie Paul, teacher at Milo, is at home
for few days.
Willard Nickerson returned to his stud
les at Colby last week.
John Vickery lost cow recently for
which he had been offered Sl43.
Lemuel Woodbury. will 60 to Bucksport
this week to take post graduate course.
Mrs. Carrie Pearson of Providence, r.
l., is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Berry.
Mrs. Ella Littlefeld and Mrs. Ida Cross
will 90 to Rockland and Camden this
week to visit relatives.
Mrs. C. B. Knowlton and son Claude
of Liberty, passed Friday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bowen.
Schools have closed for time. Miss
Clara Berry, teacher of the High school,
has gone to her home in South Paris.
Mrs. Roscoe Cross is in Boston visiting
her son Lee, who is in training at Went
worth Institute and also her daughter
Phebe.
Merle Hunt who has been in training
in Cambridge, Mass, was at home with
his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Nathan Hunt,
all last week.
frankie Whitcomb who is in training
at Garden City, Long Island, visited his
aged grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Wentworth recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Sheldon and
Mrs. Clarence Frost of Belfast, were call
ers at Mr.. and Mrs. Charles WOODS, Fri
day. Mrs. Woods has been quite ill the
past week.
Fannie Whitcomb, Jeannetta Whit
comb and Reginald Whitcomb were
awarded prizes by their teacher Stella
Berry, for neither being tardy or absent,
also Maud Jackson, Velma Blodgett and
Erland Brown were awarded prizes fol
not being tardy during first five weeks OF
school.
The funeral services of Perley Dutton,
who died from pneumonia at Oswego, N.
Y, were conducted at the cemetery by
Rev. Nathan Hunt, Tuesday afternoon
Although living in an adjoining town, he
and his sister always attended Sunday
school and church services in Morrill,, and
he was "our boy" and it is our loss. The
sympathy of the community goes Out
very fully to the afflicted family.
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MARY G. WHITMORE.

Mary G. Whitmore died at her home on
Belmont avenue Oct. 18th, aged 85 years
and 3 months. She was born in Belfast
the daughter of the late John and Ham
nah Newcomb) Whitcomb. She had
happy and sunny disposition and for fifty
years or more was consistent and de-
voted member of the Methodist church.
While childless she had always had the
care of children, whom she loved and was
beloved by them. She is survived by
two sisters, Miss Rebecca l. Whitmore
and Mrs. Sarah E. Stewart of this city.
The funeral was held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar L. Smith Monday at 2
p. m, her pastor, Rev. Charles w. Mar
tin, officiating. The interment was in
Grove Cemetery
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NORTH MONTVlLLE.

Mr.. and Mrs Roy Quincy are having a
furnace put in their cellar.
Walter Colby has been very sick with
the grip, but is better at this writing.
Mrs. Walter Banton and little son are
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Banton.
Mrs. Will Rowell was called to WASH
inaton, D. c., last week by the critical
illness of her son, Turner Rowell, who is
sick with influenza.
Rev. C. d. Nutter and Mr.. Foley
from Bradford made a short visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Nutter,
last Saturday, making the trip in their
auto
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Uroes SIayinu of Bears.

Hundreds of trees in the northwest,
including Douglas fir, white fir and
western white pine-the wood Of all Of
which is used more or less in airplane
construction-have been seriously
damaged by bears peeling the bark,
according to FL. J. Liepel, forest rang.
er. Liepel says about 100 trees to the
square mile have been peeled. He
invites hunters to kill the bears as
patriotic move.