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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-11-27
TOLD TO DESERT, SAYS HUN
Allies Boy Prisoner Asserts Mother
Urged Him to Surrender at First
Chance.

New York.-The spirit Of American
forces overseas has raised the morale
of the allied troops to the highest
pitch, according to DIR. e. w. Buckley
of st. Paul, Mimi, supreme physician
Of the Knights of Columbus, who has
just returned from a tour of the west
ern front While there he had inter
views with General Pershing, General
Mangin. Premier Clemenceau and 9TH
er allied leaders.
This spirit. Doctor Buckley asserted.
was In sharp contrast with the spirit
of German prisoners he saw.
"One of them could not have been
more than Fifteen" he said. 'This boy
told American officers his mother had
babe him surrender at the first oppor-
tunity."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-11-27

Porter, jr., OF Boston, who has beautiful
summer home in town. DR.. G. A. Water
man, another 81 MINER resident, donated,
S25 anc the Brooklin club of Boston
sent SO.
BROOKLYN celebrated the end OF the war
with much noise and fun. There was
large bonfire at Brooklin corner, followed
by parade to Odd Fellows hall, where
singing, readings, music and an address
by DIR. F. S. Herrick were listened to with
much pleasure. Doughnuts and coffee
we're served. The event ng closed with an
old fashioned dance.
Nov. 25. UNE FEMME.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-11-27
COUNTY NEWS
BROOKLYN.


A. Fl. Mayo and wife spent several days
last week in Rockland.
Mrs. Ida Burns, Miss Ethel Eaton and
Miss Amelia Grant have gone to Rockland.
Mrs. Fred A. Stewart went to Camden
to-day for a short visit.
Mrs. Gardner Carter, who has been seri-
ously ill of typhoid fever, is improving.
Howard Freethey has gone to Bath,
where he has employment for the winter.
Mrs. E. K. Tapley returned to Isles boro
Monday, after spending several weeks in
town.
DR.. F. s. Herrick returned Sunday
from Portland, where he spent the past
week.
H. E. Freethey has gone to Newport
his cousin, E. E. Freelhey.
Miss Leila Herrick has gone to Massa-
| chusetts, where she has employment for
| the winter.
Austin Stanley of Swans Island has
moved his family here. He has rented
W. E. Cousins house on High street.
Mrs. A. B. Herrick, principal OF The
grammar school, was called to her home
in Bluehilt by the illness and death OF
her sister, Mrs. James B. Bethel.
Mrs. Fannie Davis, who has spent sew
eral weeks at her home in Rockiapd, hai
returned, and is with her cousin, Mrs. A
| e. Farnsworth.
Harry Moody has gone to Holyoke
Mass, where he has employment for the
winter. Mrs. Moody, who has been in
hospital there tor treatment, is improving
| Lookout chapter, .. E. s., will hold
special meeting Tuesday evening. MIR:
Mary Rich of Mckinley, d. ID. g. M, wi
make her official visit.
Brooklin raised S513 in the united wa
work campaign, and the Victory club {
the high school has given and pledge
S63 more, making the full amount S57
A check of 500 was received from A.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-11-27
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-11-27
WEST HANCOCK.
OBITUARY.

Henry c. Milliken died at his home
here Sunday morning, Nov. II. He had
been ill since stroke of paralysis last
September.
MIR. Milliken was born in West Hancock
in 1880, the son of John and Rosalia Mil
liken. His death removes the last one Of
the old families. With the exception of
few years travelling in the West, he had
always made his home here. In earlier
life he was engaged in the numbering
business, giving employment to number
OF men for years.
Sixty years ago he married Miss Mary
Marshall. Nine children blessed their
union, of whom seven survived - Melvin
of Bar Harbor, Elbridge of Ellsworth,
Henry OF Corinna, Mrs. Albert Rich of
Isle au Haut, Mrs. Minerva Rich of Ban
gor, Mrs. G. b. Bridges of West Hancock,
and Fred, who has remained at home and
worked the farm.
Although retiring in disposition, Mr..
| Miliiken WAS always ready to extend a
helping hand to others, and will be sadly
missed, especially in the home, by the
wife who has been untiring in her devo.
tion and constant care.
Funeral services we're held at the hom
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. B. Il. johnson o
Ellsworth, officiating. The four son
were bearers. Interment was in the fam
lily lot in Pine Tree cemetery.
Nov. %. n. Nj. Ia.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-11-27
HATED YELLOW,
EVEN PAINT ON SIGNS

Newark, O.-There is a wom-
an near Perryton who has a son
in the army. Consequently she
will not stand for anything yell
low about her premises.
A. L. Norton hired Joe Neis to
paint a sign for him. In putting
in the f1ourishes and curly-cues
Neis placed a streak of yellow
across the board.
A telephone call promptly in
formed the painter that he must
change the sign. Accordingly,
he went back and erased the OBJ
noxious yellow streak, substi-
tuting one Of the allied colors,
blue.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-11-27

pronsed tool to work with. and they stand
an day bert over working around the vines
me farms are not large, but are well cared
'or. rhey are marked off into squares and
each one has his lot. The people dress as
well as can be expected for the work they do.
Some wear wooden shoes, which looked odd
to me at first.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-11-27
The Moant vernon Honor Roll.

Twas q clear September morning,
OF the fifth, on Thursday morn:
With q rainbow-sailors' warning
Arched across the radiant dawn;
And our proud ship swiftly steaming
To the throb of engines pound,
emed to chime L. with our dreaming
To the tune of 'ahomeward bound"
All the firemen fain would tarry
On the boat deck in the sun,
Ere they go below to carry
Rest 10 mates whose work is done;
But the hour is seven-fifty,
All the watches change at eight,
And we see them rise and swiftly
Go below to meet their fate.
For submar ne is lurking,
Listening to our engines throb,
Now the periscope is working
As they p an their hellish job;
Banks our forward gun warming,
Answers back the telltale wake"
Death the u boat now is scorning,
With MOUNT VERNON as its stake.
Comes the swift torpedo winging.
Straight and sure has been their aim,
As our huge transport is swinging
For posi- ION III the game
Fair amidships strikes the warhead
just beneath the boiler room,
Squarely on our center bulkhead,
Hurting fremen to their doom.
Thirty thousand tons of metal
Lifted, twisted, cracked and bent,
Ten feet lower soon we settle
AS the water fills the rent,
Dead three dozen loyal brothers,
Shipmates true and heroes bold.
Pride OF sweethearts, wives and mothers
Now adorn the honor roll.
Ere our ship has ceased to SILVER
Depth bombs roll from off her stern,
Salvos roar and engines culver
AS the boat might we spurn.
Every man sticks by his station
"Stand by till death" is naval law
Traditions OF our mighty nation
Again are kept without a flaw.
Soon we circle wide the ocean
Like a crippled bird in flight,
While destroyers spread commotiou
With he searching depth bombs might;
Then to port our ship is headed,
Listed now and wounded sore.
OFF aero 8 he war zone dreaded
Back three hundred miles to shore.
Sixteen hours Of super-steaming
On one-half our boiler power,
Brings us to a lighthouse cleaning,
Travelling fourteen knots an hour;
Through q mined and narrow channel,
Dark, and swept by in bound tide.
Waite logged and hard to handle,
Glides our ship to berth inside.
Letters, wireless, orders, cable,
Praise our Captain and his Crew,
For the work so brave and able
Which has brought us safely through;
But our hearts are bowed in sorrow,
And the praise is tinged with pain
AS we view with deepening horror,
Thirty-six Of comrades slain.
Theirs the price and theirs the glory,
Ours the task to "carry on"
Theirs the right to history's story.
Ours to light till war is won
Till the sacred right Of freemen
And the CLEAN Of freedoms light
Meet and beat the brutal mon,
Triumphant in the Right Ger Might.
W. A. H., U. S. N.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-22
From This Little Story It Would Seem
There Arc Some Plutocrats In
the Ohio Metropolis.

A New York hotel manager jue.
pack from Western trip declares that
the high cost of living is not confined
to New York when it comes to dining
ont. occasionally we hear bleat
from some one who has been nicked to
the war tune in the region of the bright
fights said the manager, "but let me
tell you there are many tortured cries
elsewhere. Cleveland has the jump on
most of the high cost of things along
the gnstatOry route. In looking over
the bill Of fare ut one of the big hO-
tells there l noticed one special dish
was emphasized in black letters. 1t
was Philadelphia capon, for which
$50 was asked for single portion.
I much prefer just plain chicken, but
If this capon thing was the caper,
why 1 was willing to go the route.
The head waiter was sympathetically
apologize. I'm sorry, sir; but the
last portion has just been served.
We've had a phenomenal run on the
capon. In the present plenitude Of
in Cleveland 1 do not doubt
that there would be ravening run on
capon If it were offered
at $40 portion. 1t is a relentless ap-
petite that will not be denied"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-22
THOSE THIN, HARD YANKEES
Typical of a Race Of Whom It Ras
Been Said They Shall Inherit
the Earth.

Recently we sat in a refreshment
room of a railroad station conversing
casually with a foreign officer. Sud-
denly tall men in olive drab began to
come in by groups to wash up. They
were on their way. The officer, though
he tried to go on talking, couldn't keep
his eyes off the men, and his responses
became more and more absent as they
continued to crowd in.
"My God!" he exclaimed, "where
do they come from?"
Then we looked at them. Not one
seemed less than six feet tall. They
We're thin, hard, big-fsted, crag-
faced lot of men, the color Of new
bronze, each with two deep lines
around the mouth. gentle with each
other, speaking softly, but certainly
the most formidable German killers
you could find in all the world. We
should not have noticed them partic-
ularly but for the officers daZed ap,
probation.
"They are probably from somewhere
in the mountains" we said at last.
The officer gave us strange look.
Such men as these, and we took them
so much for granted that we couldn't
tell where they came from New
York Tribune.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-22
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

To the Voters of RichlHid County:
This is to remind you again that
am a candidate for county superintend-
emt of schools and to ask for your sup
port. may be able to call on some of
you in the interests of my candidacy.
hut can spare little time from the ,iu-
ties of the office. My best efforts have
been directed toward serving the in
terests of the schools and they shall
continue to he so directed in the fu-
ture.
l am putting the case mildly when l
say it is unpleasant to know that state
ments are being circulated which re-
fleet unfavorably on my personal and
official activity and integrity. These
statements embody things that orig
mated in the minds of those who to
say the least, were not prompted by re-
gard for the educational interests of
the county; and l must cordially ask
that you give my record in the office
"A fair consideration before passing
Judgment on the basis OF these reports.
Thanking you for your cooperation
in the past and hoping ] may merit
your continued favors, l am
Sincerely yours.
CHAS. HANSON
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-22
Danes Once seerned Coal Fires.

Danes Once scorned Coal Fires.
Coal and it's products were not al
ways SO popular as they are today,
Alexander Findlay, q Welsh chemist,
reminds US in his book, ''The Treas
ures of Coal Tar"
'"The Introduction Of coal, especially
as domestic fuel, was for a long
time regarded with disfavor," he
writes. "Even in the seventeenth CEN
fury it met with an active boycott on
the part of the nice danes of London
who would not come into any house or
rooms where sea-coales were burned,
nor willingly eat of meat that was Ell
Their sod or roasted with sea.coal fire.
doubtless by reason of the pollution
of the atmosphere by smoke and of the
stencil produced by the burning coal"
Coal was more popular in England
in 1859, when mauve dye appeared as
one of the coal tar products and be-
came. SO much the rage that Punch re-
ferred to the fashion epidemic as the
Mauve Measles.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-22
THE INDIVIDUAL FARM SHOW

One of the big things at the 1918
County Fair is the Individual Farm
Show. What is an individual Farm
Show? 1t an exhibit gotten up by
any farmer. 1t shows what bis farm
can produce. 1t gives him an OppOr-
tunity to show his skill and Ingenuity
in arranging EXHIBITS Of hS farm to adj
vantage. 1t serves as an advertising
medium. 1t shows that your farm is
valuable.
The management hopes that we will
have u good individual farm show.
Richland County is nothing more than
a big lot of land. This land has 10
value except as we put men and women
on t. These men and women use their
brains ana their energy TO make these
farms yield crops year after year.
1t does not increase the value OF this
land to steal crop here and there.
The real farm. the farm that has come
to stay. that is what we want. The
farm 1ild1 HIS IL grove cii II. ii't i'Si III
that is home for a bunch of boys and
girls. The farm that is managed III
such Il way hat year after year fhe
crops become larger instead of smaller.
The farm that has an income even ii
rust strikes the wheat. That Is the
kind of farm that will boost Richlnlh
County. Other farms are valuable only
because of such farms as mentioned
above. How many farms like that have
we! We wish they We're all like that.
We are Offering big prizes for indivld-
ual farm exhibits. We would ,ik" 10
have owners of farms show lha, i'iey
are proud of their farms. We would
like to have the public realize that
good farm is wonderful sort of
plant; that man who is able to man.
age a farm and make it succeed is
capable man; that Richland County
can be wealthy only according to the
number of such men and such farms
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-22
Mule Meat.

IF the Germans capture any Ameri-
can mules" says the Birmingham Age
Herald. "they may be tempted to try
mule steak" Perhaps SO, but we trust
none Of our friends over there will
ever be called upon to resort to any
such expedient. We are proud of our
mules, the great work they have done
and are doing over here and over there
for victory. So appreciative are we Of
the mules services that we are ready
to stand hats off when he attempts to
bray the "Star-Spangled Banners" but
we can never, no never recommend his
steak even to the despised Boche as
anything approaching q .gastronomic
dainty.-Nashville Banner.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-22
Protect the BumbIebee.

Expert asriculturists in Australia
and the Philippine islands realized the
Importance OF the bumblebce to the
clover crop. and imported immense
numbers of them to help along the
crops of their countries, The humble
bee is a tireless worker and keeps
steadily to the business of protecting
our interests. If he went on strike
or were driven away, as might have
happened not so long ago, when every
body considered all insects pest, the
parasites would soon get the upper
hand and destroy our clover crops.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-22
Inventions.

A craze for invention is sweeping
the country. Many man who has
never been able to invent an excuse to
hand the wife for getting home late
Is now accomplishing wonderful
things. Already 100000 appliances
for the destruction of U-boats have
reached the patent office. One man
has evolved a brick boat, built entire
ly Of brick from the keel to the crows
nest. The chief value of this con-
struction is that the brick boat will
fool the wisest U-boats. 1t sinks as
soon as it is launched and the U-boats
are never able to find it.-New York
Mail.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-22
Air Raid Stories

In booklet recently published the
Bishop Of Stepney tells some amusing
stories of the behavior of poor people
in the East end of London during the
raids.
One woman dwelling in big block
of MODEL dwellings (writes the au|
thor) said to me, "You see, we're quite
safe, because all here are contrite''-
a fine frame Of mind, only she meant
concrete.
Another woman, riverside dweller,
who caught sight Of q Zeppelin when
she was out in her back yard in ONE
Of the earliest raids, said: $50 runs
into me kitchen, and in minute or
two looks out at the front door, and
blest If it wasn't waiting for me there.
/ don't call it natural"
Week!y. .,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-22
Perfect Evening SPOILED.

"Isn't it glorious here?" she ex-
claimed when the waiter had taken
their orders.
''Do you think 500" he replied.
cts perfectly lovely. Everything Is
in such beautiful harmony-the foun-
tain, the trees, the swaying lanterns,
the music-everything is ideal. It's
like Fairyland."
"Im glad you like it"
''Im simply enchanted. Doesn't it
make you feel as If you had stepped
out Of the everyday world into some
thing strange and new?" >.
'Not a bit.'' =
"Whats the matter? You don't seem
to be enjoying Yourself
"My boss is sitting at the third ta-
BILE over there to your left, and can
tell by his looks that he's wondering
how I can afford to blow myself at q
place like this."-Dayton News.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-22
The Wahpeton Times,
Wahpeton, n. Oak,
Dear Mr.. Cameron:

IL. \
They all say everywhere that It is
Il common occurrence for dogs TO have
their own little day of luck. we'll ! am
here to tell the world they have nothing
on me for When l received the Zines
which You so kindly sent me. | was
one mass of smiles. There isn't any
thing so welcome to Il soldier believe
as news from home, especially il the
news comes directly from ones own
home and contains Il roll of money or
something worth money. But maybe 1
didn't give that paper IL thorough
search for news, if l read the local
items over any more Ill he able to
to recite them all by heart even i'll my
sleep. will admit too. was somewhat
amazed at one particular headline on
the front page telling of "Shock' troops
in serious action in Richland county.
must confess my ignorance in not get
ting the proper meaning at first glance
as l hardly expected the fields so far
advanced this time of the year No
doubt it will he Il hard battle for some
of our noble troopers living in town,
but under such able leadership as they
have it is only proper that they have
all the confidence i'll the world put in
them. I am beginning TO consider my
self unusually iUrky and moro 81. every
= :.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-22
The Situation.

Though prophet rose from the
dead, he never could have persuaded
the third George Of England that un-
der the fifth George the nation of
George Washington would save Eng
land from destruction at the hands Of
the third Georges kin. AS old John
Phoenix used TO say, truth is often
more Of stranger than felton,
Topeka Capital.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-22
Wifely Sarcasm.

''Where shall we go tonight?" asked
Mrs. Twobble.
81 would rather stay at home and
rest" answered Mr. Twobble, with a
groan. "I'm tired out, my dear. You
have no idea of the wear and tear I'm
subjected to in business"
"Oh, yes, have. I've never visited
your office yet that I didn't catch you
either listening to somebody else tell
ing yarn or telling one yourself. The
strain on you must be terrific. "-Bir-
mingham Age-Herald.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-22
Longs for a Pisistratus.

Pisistratus, the first lawgiver of
Athens. when asked why he had made
death the penalty for every infraction
Of his statutes. replied that it was
none too much for the least crime and
he knew nothing more severe for the
greater. All, if Pisistratus were only
here to judge the Huns at the final
count.-Seattle Post-lntelligencer.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-22
Law on Pulling Down Trousers Leg

IL Is IdFu 10 DeueVe tnaC Il man WHO
was sober would spend half minute,
or seven seconds. in pulling down one
leg of pair Of trousers. But we cam
not say as matter Of law that If he
was sober he did not do so. What we
do say, however, is that when man
has ut least the whole highway, includ-
Ing a sidewalk devoted to foot passen-
gers alone, to choose from. it is not the
act of a prudent man who wants to
pull down one leg Of his trousers to
select a street railway track eight Sec
onds around and away from corner
from which an electric car may emerge
at any moment, and to stoop over to
pull down his trousers without again
looking up until he is run oversee
Jordan VS.. Old Colony st. r. Co., 1888
Mass. 124.-Law Notes.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-22

that it supports. Because we think so
much of the individual farms: because
we believe it is the foundation of our
County and State and we have put on
this show. Will you show what your
farm can do? And you: You? You:
In that way and in that way only will
yours become valuable.