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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
THIS IS THE TRUE
RED CROSS SPIRIT
A Little Story With a Big
Thought in 1t.

A month ago the Red Cross chapter
up call for $50 dunnage bags. Troops
were about to move, and through IN
oversight their equipment was not
complete. The bags had to be made
and sent within 10 hours. A request
for help was sent over the town, and
the stores were searched successfully
for the right materials. Among those
who quickly responded and came TO
the chapter workrooms to help were
two little girls, sisters, about ten ana
twelve years of age, each eager 10 lend
a hand and do something for the boys
who were going to the front. All day
long the fingers of the women ana
the little girls were fairly flying. Bag
after bag received the last stitch UNI
til scores were piled up ready for
shipment. Closing time came, and the
woman superintending the making OF
the bags counted those completed and
announced that if every one. of the
workers could come early the next
morning and work all day the bags
would surely be finished in time for
shipping by evening" Two crestfallen
little girls. the little sisters, were walt
ing for her at the door as she de-
parted.
Red Cross Dunnage Bags.
I'VE are awfully sorry, ma'am,' said
the older of the two, but we can't
come back tomorrow. You see tolnor-
row we have to" And, without en-
ishing the sentence, she looked back
wistfully at the pile of bags.
ut is too bad you can't come back"
said the superintendent, but l want
to thank you, and we all thank you,
for the work you've done today. You
two have Teen a wonderful help. and
that pile of bags wouldn't be nearly so
big if you hadn't been here. Good
night"
The next morning when the super
intendent came down to unlock the
workrooms for the day she was aston
ished to see the two little girls stand
ing in the cold by the locked door
"Oh, I'm so glad to see youl" she
said. Il thought you said you couldn't
Gomez
"Oh, we knew those Red Cross bags
Just had to be finished for the sol
diers," exclaimed the little one. with
glistening eyes, land we got up at
three O'Clock this morning and got the
washing done early"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
WHEN THE FROGS SING.

Chug, kerchug, the frogs are singing
Down beside the meadow bars,
Over me the hush of evening
Over me the pale white stars.
In the air-the scent of spring-time
Gathered from unnumbered years,
On the grass, silver simmer
OF the nights fast-falling tears.
When the frogs sing remember
Other days and other skies:
Youth! with all its hopes and heartaches!
Love! that flowed from loving eyes!
And the present fades and dWlndles
In the purple of the past:
Memories of hours long hidden
Leap into my sight at last.
When the frogs sing through me culver
Dreams of other lives than this:
Skies of blue and Egypt's waters
Faces fair and days of bliss
Flows the sluggish Nile before me
Greener than serpent's eye:
Cleans the lotus, pink and stately,
Where the untold waves 60 by.
Chug, kerchug, the frogs are singing
Where the cat-tails swing and sway
In the waters of the lowland-
AS in childhood's hour and day.
In the air-old life in new life!
In this year, those other years!
In my heart life's golden memories
Touched with happin ess and tears!
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
Stomach Dead
Man Still Lives

People who suffer from sour stomach,
fermentation of food, distress after eat
ing and Indigestion, and seek relief in
large chunks of artificial digestors, are
killing their stomachs by inaction just as
surely as the victim of morphine is dead
. ening and injuring beyond repair every
nerve in his body.
What the stomach of every sufferer
from indigestion needs is good prescrip-
ton that will build up his stomach, put
strength, energy and elasticity into it,
and make it sturdy enough to digest a
hearty meal without artificial aid.
The best prescription for indigestion
ever written is sold by druggists every
where and by A. A. Howes & Co. and is
rigidly guaranteed to build up the stomach
and cure indigestion, or money back
This prescription is named Mi-o-na,
and ID sold in small tablet form in large
boxes, for only few cents. Remember
the name, Mi-o-na stomach tablets. They
never fail,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
SPY CAPTURED IN MAINE.

An alien who is believed to be either
a German or an Austrian, and among
whose effects were maps of different parts
ofthe country, including one of New York
harbor with several Of the salient points
marked with red ink and annotations in
characters which no living man except
the prisoner could interpret, was taken
into custody at Vanceboro recently by
Deputy United States Marshal Eugene l..
Harmon. Brought to Portland by the
deputy, the man put up such fight
against having his picture taken that it is
said six men were required to hold him,
and then Deputy Harmon had another
little run-in with him when he was TAX
ing the man to the county jail.
The stranger was first picked up by the
Vanceboro officials, and they were under
the impression that he might be sort of
second Werner Horn. There was little
doubt in their minds that he was an Aus
TRAN or a German, and while he was
dressed like common laborer, he did not
look like chap who earned his bread by
the sweat of his brow. Looking over his
personal belongings, they discovered the
maps, and they at once decided to hol
him. The United States authorities IN
Portland were notified and Deputy Mar
shall Harmon went after the suspect.
The stranger made quite fuss when he
was brought to Portland, and when the
officials decided that he must have his
picture taken, there was great row
When the six men had him secured, he
was 'mugged." and then Deputy Har-
mon started to take him to Jail. When
they came within sight of the county
institution down on Anderson street, the
alien asked where he was being taken
and the deputy replied: "To JAIL" The
alien expressed the belief that he was not
going there, but Harmon was Just as
positive that he was. At this point the
fun began, and when the prisoner at
tempted to pull some rough stuff, he was
in such a position that the deputy was
able to jam him against telegraph pole
in such forceable manner that all the
fight was taken out of him. What has
become of the alien since is mystery,
but it is altogether probable that he is
safely interned somewhere in the United
States.-Portland Press.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
A Contest in Which Everybody
is Invited to Participate.

At the semi-annual meeting of the
Maine State Board of Trade held in Lew
iston March 81, 1918, Mr.. w. B. Kendall,
Bowdoinham's famous sheep raiser, con-
cluded notable address on Sheep Rails
ing in Maine by glowing eulogy on the
State of Maine, and offered to contribute
literally towards prizes to be offered
under the auspices of the Maine State
Board of Trade to those who submit the
best forty reasons why Maine is the best
State to live in. The State Board by
vote referred the matter to the Execu-
tive Council and the State Boards Ex-
ecutive Council at a meeting at Bruins
wick on Patriots Day unanimously &C
cepted Mr.. KendalPs offer. Other pub
lie spirited citizens have also responded
with generous financial aid and the funds
for the prizes are now provided for.
Prizes.
The first prize of fifty dollars will be
awarded to the individual who submits
the greatest number OF reasons accepted
by the committee.
The second prize of twenty-five dollars
will be awarded to the one who submits
the best single reason.
There will be twenty-five prizes of one
dollar each for the twenty-five other
contestants who submit the next best
reasons.
Each contestant is expected to file
with Secretary Edward M. Banding, OF
the Maine State Board of Trade, his or
and adj
attached thereto; and in addition there
should be included in the same envelope
five other copies, in order that each
member of the committee shall have OPP
portunity for inspection, but these COM
mittee-cop should have nothing to in
dictate the name or residence OF the
author. If the reasons are typewriter
1t will be simple matter for the con-
testants to have typewriter carbons
made. The contest will close December
/, 1918, and the Committee of Award
! will be supplied with copy through the
Secretary's office 1t is hoped that de-
cision will be reached SO the award of
prizes can be announced by December
81, 1918. This contest is not confined to
residents of Maine, but responses will be
welcome from those abroad as well as at
home, and every one is invited to partl-
cipate.
Committee of Award
The Committee of Award comprises
the following: Hon. Carl E. Milllken,
Governor of Maine; Rev. Henry E. Dun
mack, Librarian of the Maine State Lii
brary; Dr. Robert j. Alley, President OF
the University of Maine; Arthur G.
Staples, of the Lewiston Journal and
Hon Silas B. Adams of Portland.
Contestants should send their responses
bv mail addressed as follows:
EDWARD M. BLANDING, Secretary,
Maine State Board of Trade,
Bangor, Maine.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16

Statistics compiled under the super
vision of J. D. Northrop, of the United
States Geological Survey, Department of
the Interior, from reports submitted by
all railroad companies that operated oil,
burning locomotives in the United States,
show that the quantity of fuel oil con-
sumed by them in 1917 was As. 7O7.0 82
barrels, gain of 8, $50, Cos barrels, or 8.5
per cent over 1916 and larger consump-
ton than in any other year.
The total distance covered by oil-burn-
ing engines in 1917 was LAG, 997, l44 miles,
and the average distance covered per
barrel of fuel consumed was 80 miles
Oil-burning locomotives were operated in
1877 over 80, 431 miles of track in Il
States.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
Fire Destroyed the Town.

W1sCAssET, Me-, Maya. The little viii
lage of Westport, situated on an island
between Woolwich and Boothbay, and
south of Wiscasset, was practically de-
stroyed tonight when fire which started
in the portable sawmill of Morse Broth
ers was carried by high wind to other
parts of the town, wiping out % resi-
dences and II summer cottages and en-
failing loss of nearly a quarter of a
million dollars. The fire swept from east
to west, covering a territory about four
miles long and three miles wide and is
still burning late tonight.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
Boschee's German Syrup.

Why use ordinary cough remedies,
when Boscheess German Syrup has been
used so successfully for fit y-two years
in all parts of the United States for
coughs, bronchitis, colds settled in the
throat, especially lung troubles. 1t gives
the patient good nights rest, free from
coughing, with easy expectoration in the
morning, gives nature chance to soothe
the inflamed parts, throw off the disease,
helping the patient to regain MS health.
Sold by w. o. Poor & Son.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
p.,r,s to chiIdren's Fund.

The London Daily Express states
+hat a masnifcant collar, composed of
fifteen rows Of famous Vanderbilt
nearls, connected by large diamonds
and set in plaques. worth in all about
$4,000. Is the Duchess of Marlbor-
ough's gift to the children's Jewel fund.
Three diamond tiarras already have
been sent to the duchess for the fund
NJ which she is the treasurer. Every
woman is asked to contribute one piece
Of iewelry to help establish child well
fare and maternity centers. Of which
mn more are needed in the United
Kingdom.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
ISE{WsNE{E{5233:
TELLS THE WHOLE STORY

Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady presents
in succinct form the case against the Ger
man people and that against the use of
the German language in this country
when he says:
1--WE are at war with the whole German
peope-not merely with the Hohenzol-
lerns and the junker class but with every
German. They are all tarred with the
same stick. 1t is impossible to read the
statements of returned or escaped prison.
ers, verification of which is ample, with
out arriving at the conclusion that the
women and children are as bad as the
men. When women of all classes make
practice of splitting upon helpless
wounded prisoners and upon women and
sick children who happen to use an Eng
fish word in their hearing; when German
Red Cross women refuse food to starving
prisoners, in some cases pouring it upon
the ground to tantalize them-when chill
dren are taught to throw stones at stock
ade prisoners and join in celebrations of
the sinking of the Lusitania, they show
rapists, ravagers and prosecutors in the
we shall have for the German language
VIII NC W euduic carefully SeieCteQ pei
sons make the Germans understand what
they must do to be saved after we have
beaten them to the dust"
Dr. Brad, holds that the German peo-
pie are not to be trusted, whether they
live here or in Germany That is true.
1t does not hold, however, against Amer
leans who happen to have German blood
In their veins, nor is it intended to.
Americans are Americans. Germans are
Germans. There can be no divided al
legiance, no fifty fifty" of loyalty or of
thought. There is no hyphen now. All
who are not for America are against it.
New York Herald.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE.

The following transfers Of real estate
were recorded in Waldo County Registry
of Deeds for the week ending May 18th,
1918:
Charles B. Hazeltine estate, Belfast, to
Cooper & Co., do land and buildings IN
Belfast
Wayne Chapman, Northport, to George
Bowden, do. land in Northport
Frank L. Hatch, Morrill,, to Robe
Mears, do; land in Morrill,.
ROBBIE Mears, Morrill,, to William l..
West, Belfast; land in Morrill,.
George F. Showers, Boston, Mass, to
]. E. Witham, Bucksport; land in Stock
ton Springs.
Ida M. Baker, .Waltham, Mass. to
George w. Baker, do; land in Searsport.
David l.. Cross, Lincolnville, to Horace
Carter. do; land and buildings in Lin
colnville.
Pearl R. Hamlin, Thorndike, to A.
Burleigh Ward, do. !; land and buildings IN
Thorndike.
Henry H. Webb, Brooks, to Merton L,
Fogg, do. land in Brooks.
Merton L. Fogg, Brooks, to Henry H.
Webb, do. land in Brooks.
Frank S. Hartman, Stockton Springs
to Victor A Gray, do; land in Stockton
Springs.
Herbert L. Curtis, Belfast, to Ira F. and
Eugene E. Thompson, do; land and build
ings in Belfast.
Robert J. Sprague, Amherst, Mass, ct
al, to Maud C. Sprague, Frankfort; land
and buildings in Prospect.
| Henry B. Laid, Belfast, to Clara Annie
! HOWE, Waldo land in Belfast
Walter g. Norris, Burnham, to Esteha
| E. Huff, do; land in Durham.
George w, Hammett, Frankfort, to
Charles H. Bartlett, Bangor; land and
buildings in Frankfort.
Ellen j. Curtis, Belfast, to Ira F. and
Eugene E. Thompson, do; land in Bel
fast
Harry Clements, Monroe, to Wilbur H.
Nado, do; land in Monroe
| Clifton NJ. Gray, Charlestown, S. c.,
ct ais, to Ella S. Gray, Belfast; land and
buildings in Belfast.
Ella S. Gray, Belfast, to Martin S.
Gray, Jr, do; land and buildings in Bel
fast.
Fannie f. Cobb, Searsmont, to Eliza
beth j. Wiley, do; land and buildings in
Searsmont.
/ Alanson C. Bryant, Searsmont, to Fred J..
Robbins, do; land and buildings in Sears
mont.
Rufus E. Stone, Unity, to Joseph H. Far
well, do; land and buildings in Unity.
Alfred Trask, Unity, to Laura A. Par
ker, Lynn, Mass; land and buildings in
Unity.
Maud A. Hurd, Winterport, to Roy E.
Chandler; do; land and buildings in Win
terport.
Daniel W. Hanson, jackson, to Lottie
Page, do; land in Jackson.
Giles G. Abbott, Belfast, to Herbert
Black, Searsport; land and buildings in
Belfast
Walter j. Nickerson, Belfast, to H. C..
Buzzell, do; land and buildings in Swan
Vile
H. c. Buzzell, Belfast, to j. W. Nick
erson, Swanville; land and buildings in
Swanville.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
Another Country in the War.

SAN JUAN DEL SUR, NICARAGUA,
MAY 8. NicaraGuan Congress Tuesday
declared war on Germany and her allies.
The declaration of war was adopted by
Congress at the suggestion of President
Chamorro, with only four dissenting
votes. Congress also adopted declara-
ton of solidarity with the United States
and other American republics at war with
Germany and Austria and authorized the
President to take steps for utilization to
full measure of the nations forces in the
war.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
Sorry He Spoke.

Before became an author had more
money than brains, but now have more
brains than money!" said the speaker at
meeting.
GLOW is it with those who have Meth
err" inquired one of the audience.
eff the gentleman desires to relate his
experience, will cheerfully give way, "
was the quick response.-Boston Tran
script.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16

The city's motor tractor, christened
Liberty Queen" has started cultivating
the city war gardens on the public golf
links at Franklin park. Farm Manager
Samuel Youngman said he hoped to have
the citizen farmers planting their tracts
by the middle of the month. Mayor
Peters is to designate planting day"
and will sow the first seed.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16

Simplicity in keeping with war times
was emphasized at a recent wedding at
West Kinpfie]d, Me-, when Miss Virginia
Woodwork of Boston was united in
marriage to Frank E. Wright of Swamp
scott, Mass, at the Wright cottage. The
BRIDE wore a gown of checked bingham
with a sunbonnet of the same material
and carried bouquet of trailing arbutus.
The groom wore khaki.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
III lSS q ddy|

by sickness and you lose pay the benefits resulting
from full days Usually the ordinary illness that
compes you lay off be prevented if select the
right medicine Thousands Of New England people
have for years depended upon the genuine L F." Atwood
Medicine keep them from getting sick through careless
eating taking cod sluggish condition of the liver and bowels
and tendency rheumatism. Quick relief for constpa
ton Keep your bowels daily active condition and you'll
seldom get sick Remember only CENT dose, SO
for 60 dose of the genuine a. F made only by the
L. F. Medicine Co.. Portland, Me. 4
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
SUPPLYING FRENCH HOSPITALS.

The Red Cross hospital supply serv-
ice in France has l6 warehouses filled
with drugs, medicines, surgical instru-
ments and dressings 1t serves 3,423
French military hospitals
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
Probate Notices

At Probate Court held at Belfast, WIN
for the County of Waldo, in vacsl '
the 18th day of April, A. d. 1918
A certain instrument, purporting to o,
last will ana testament of Ephraim hr ~ M
late of Freedom. in said County oil rsu
deceased, having been presented for p'' @as
with petition praying that said will be a,,rT
and that letters testamentary issue 10 U,as
W. Bragdon, he being the executor
therein.
Ordered, that notice be given to all ~,
interested by causing a copy of TINS ' HI
be published three weeks successiVesii spei )
Republican Journal, q newspaper pup p.,na,
Belfast, that they may appear at ~ 70
Court, to be held at Belfast, within 81 No
said County, on the second TUESDAY %, sp
next. at ten Of the clock before moon ssn
show cause, if any they nave. why ins 80
should not be proved. approved ana S''
and petition granted. ,.5Oe.
ELLERY BOWDEN. jug
A true copy. Attest: ,o;ster.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
areat ExpectatIons,

Ttmid Daughter thought l heard
q scntt,e in the cellar Just nowl
Rest of the Family Dumping up)-
A scuttle Of coal?
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
FOR SALE

A covered buggy in good condition.
For particulars apply to
MRS. w. E. MARSH,
Corner Church and Market Streets,
tito Belfast, Maine.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-27
THROWN IN SEA.
This Disposition Being Made of I. \. L
Stored Here.

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Washington, Dec. 27.-By order 81
the railroad administration, some hundreds
Of thousands Of pounds Of high explosives
material including r. r. T. and picric
acid the property Of The French and
Italian governments, IS being towed out
to sea from South Amboy, = j.. and
dumped overload, IS miles from The
Scotland Neck Lightship
This plan has been adopted as the only
practical and immediate method Of get
ting rid Of | ~ carloads of tho material
which has been parked outside of Whining
ton, Del for some time awaiting trans
portation. There are now only few cars
left, but the owning governments have
saved some Of the material in the past
few days BY having il loaded aboard ships.
Some Of the material is worth more
than a dollar pound, but virtually none
of it can be utilized for any other purpose
than the manufacture of shells.
The dumping Of the explosives from
South Amboy viii not be finished until
Monday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-27
MOVE OF "DRYS"
JOLTS REPUBLICAN
ASSEMBLY PLANS
Organization Slate Broken by Dart
Thrown by the Anti Saloon
League Forces.
EVERYTHING NOW "AT SEA"

Former United States Senator J. Frank
Alice of Dover is credited with making
The prediction, \ day or two ago, that
the Republican members of the Leglsla-
ture viii settle their difference before 1t
comes time 10 caucus on organization,
the night before the Legislature meets,
which, If realized, would eliminate fric-
tion At the caucus and would operate
against a deadlock when the session
opens. Ex-senator Alice Is regarded as
the directing head of the New DISPENSE
ton. so far as Kent county Is concerned,
and he is known 10 be very close to the
factional leaders all over the State, 50
Il hc Is correctly quoted that must be the
feeling Of the New Dispensation all over
the State.
This prediction rs understood 10 have
been made several days ago, since which
time the "drvS" have thrown firchrand
INTO the camp, as was pointed out IN
Everv Evening Yesterday, and what ei-
feet il will have on the situation remains
to be seen They have given Il out that
they will fight the election of q presiding
officer in either house who Is not known 70
bc ia sympathy with their cause.
The New DispCnSatIon slate makers
are reported to have decided on Senator
| Dolphus Short Of Milford for president
pro tcmparc 81 the Senate and William II
Dan7cnhaker Of Claymont for speaker Of
the House. but as the "drys" are under
stood t. be fighting the latter and claim
ing that the Republicans III the House are
"drv" tWo TO one, it looks as If the slate,
if the above report is correct, would be
shattered, and il also looks as il the speak
or will really be selected because of his
feelings On the liquor question more than
for his factlnnal affiliations.
4 prominent New Dlspensstion Re
publican today denied that any slate had
t,een made and nc frankly admitted that
things are cup ii the AIR tie was not
wiling 70 predict that the trouble would
10 settled either. before the Legislature
convenes 10 1t looks as if somebody will
nave to be whipped into line il either fac
tion IS to be in control as against the other