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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
The Pumps Of | .assigny
Red Cross Nobly Comes to the Assistance Of Re
naming Resident. Of Wrecked French Village

Lsgny pieces trenches
last
spring.
standing and
roof that families
of bohes to set them More refugees moved IN
laboousy
of
Their from and wells in the days before
left carefully that six
weeds what had been
ladder the tall betrayed
one
below
shovel
full by wells deep and to
Lassigny children and the old and
Femmes de France
So the Lassgny There
fertile
the Red
Lassgny
when the Red to town. the
When knock at
gratitude
ugu OF
fromo OF Lasignys
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
TOO BAD.

An Associated Press despatch from the
American front in France frankly states
that the Germans have complete COM
mand of the air over our sector and
makes an appeal to the United States to
hurry planes to protect our men. 1t seems
that the German aviators in broad day
lig hit circle over our lines and rest places,
photographing them and returning later
and bombing them. So helpless are the
Americans against air attacks that the
Germans wing low enough to sprinkle
our men with machine gun fire. Our
aviators are too few in numbers to offer
effective resistance, our antl-alrcraft guns
apparently are not able to prevent the
enemy doing his work. Secretary Baker
hurries to say that battleplanes are on
the way to the front months in advance
of 'schedule time" Whatever the sched-
uled time, the fact remains that nearly
year after war was declared it is only
Just now that weapons with which to de-
fend our men from aerial attack are ION
the way" which means, of course, weeks
before they can be made effective as ma
Chimes 1t is assumed without knowl-
edge of the actual facts, that there will
be sufficient American aviators to man
the planes when they are set up and ready
for service.-Boston Transcript.
We do not believe that the French
commanders allow any such state of
affairs. It is more probable that the
American sector is protected as well as
any other. Perhaps this dispatch was in
spired for the purpose of speeding up
American production
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
A Mystery.

By gracious permission of the censor
the American press is now permitted to
inform its readers tina the army sent
across from the United States is occupy
ing section ION the Lorraine front. "
This fact has been known to most people
and has been matter of general CONVEX
sation for weeks, but because of the in
scrutable methods of the censorship it
was prohibited news for the papers.
Why? Whom did the sapient censor
think he was deceiving? Surely not the
Germans; they have been told where the
American troops were by their govern
ment's announcements. Three months
ago their official bulletins carried the in
formation. But it was taboo for the
press of this country. The way of the
American censor with news is one of the
beWildering mysteries of life on this mum
dane sphere.-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
GAIN IN SHIPPING.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Overseas ship
tonnage available to America and the
Allies passed its low point about Feb. LIST,
several weeks earlier than shipping ex-
perts had predicted. Officials believe the
upward curve will continue until the war
is ended unless difficulties not now FORE
seen are encountered.
In support of this belief, attention has
been called to the satisfactory results OBJ
tanned in the campaign against enemy
submarines, to the fact that government
ships now are coming from American
yards and to the progress of negotiations
for neutral vessels to be used in the nom
hazardous trades to release other ship
ping for overseas carrying. For the last
three weeks now the charts of the ship
ping board have shown a steady upward
trend. Officials think that from now on
new factors will aid rather than retard
the efforts to put more ships into service.
| Chief of these will be the restriction of
imports made effective Feb. 10th, the re-
suits of which will not be noticeable for
weeks yet. AS more ships are needed
they will be withdrawn from the neutral
trade and commandeered, with those
countries curtailed to that extent. De-
spite labor troubles confidence is express
ed that the goal of 4,OO0,OO tons of ship
ping will be built in this country this
year. Sailing vessels, of which there are
2, 500, 900 tons under the American flag,
are being put into the coastwise and other
trade, to release steamers for transatlan-
tic service. The labor ques ton is regard
ed as the determining factor in the do
nestle situation. Supplies have been as
sured for all the ships planned.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
The Champion Wood Chopper.

A record in wood chopping is claim
ed by L. j. Haugen, fifty, who
lives near Clinton, Ia. Up to the
opening of the present numbering sea-
son he chopped 6,2O7 cords. He is a
Norwegian. During the summer he
works for farmers about the county,
but as soon as the first touches Of
winter are apparent, he shoulders his
Ak and starts for the timber lands.
He figures his chopping career from
the time he was twenty, since which
he has averaged two cords day dur
ing the chopping season.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
Save Natural Ice For Use
in Summer-Saves Ammonia
as Well as Conserving Coal

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
All who can possibly do so are urged
by the United States department of az
riculture to harvest supply of natural
ice this winter and store it for sum-
mer use. This is of vital Importance
at this time, for every ton gathered
will help in the wartime conservation
of ammonia which is necessary in the
manufacture of ice.
Ammonia salts are regarded as an
essential in the manufacture of certain
fertilizers and the cost of fertilizers is
dependent to some extent on the mar
ket value of ammonia. OF extreme sig
nificance at this time, however, is the
fact that the most important chemicals
used in making ammonium nitrate and
other explosives are readily made from
ammonia and, every quart of Americas
already small supply of this substance
that can be saved means more power
to Americas armies.
Thus the farmer is interested in the
conservation of ammonia not only from
a national standpoint, but because of
his personal interests. Ammonia saved
through harvesting of natural ice
means more ammonia for fertilizers
and more ammonia for ammunition.
The man who harvests ice now and
stores it in pits or ice houses, next
summer may have the satisfaction of
helping out his neighbor who depend
ed on an ice plant.
In addition to the saving of am
monia, conservation of coal is to be
effected through the harvesting of nat
ural ice. American ice factories and
refrigerating plants, according to fig
ures of the United States fuel admin
istration, use annually 100000 tons
of coal.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
Vegetable Seeds for Distribution.

The Agricultural Department furnishes
me with moderate quantity of vegetable
seeds for distribution as sample seeds.
They are of a good quality, but of no
great variety. Many of your readers
Know what they are as they have receiv-
ed them before Probably there will be a
considerable demand for them this year
and | would like to make known to your
readers that the distribution of seeds is
about to begin and # any of them desire
seeds to be sent and will drop me postal
card to that effect to Washington will
see that the want is supplied SO far as
possible j. A. PETERS.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
New Contracts for Destroyers,

Contracts for number of destroyers
in addition to those provided for this
years great building program, have been
placed by the Navy department. Secre-
tary Daniels has announced that this had
been made possible by the unparalleled
speed with which the shipyards were
turning out destroyers, making way for
additional ones on their stocks About a
dozen new contracts already have been
awarded and it is understood others are
to follow. The exact number of Destroy
ers now under construction never has
been announced, but it is known to run
into the hundreds.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
TWO LONG YEARS
HE SUFFERED
"frult-a-tiVes" Made Him Feel
As II Walking On Air
OR1LL1A, Nov. 28th. /!

OR1LL1A, Nov. 2Sth. 1914.
'For over two years, I was troubled
with Constipation, D,ozosiness, Lack Of
.Abbetite and Headaches. One day saw
your sign which read Fruit-a-tives
make you feel like walking on air. "
This appealed to me, SO decided to
try a box. In very short time, I
began to feel better, and noso Ifeel fine.
Ihave good appetite, relish everything
I eat, and the Headaches are gone
entirely. recommend this pleasant
fruit medicine to all my friends -.
! DAN MCLEAN.
Soc. box, 6 for $3.50, trial size, Csc.
At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit
a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, NY.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
Something to Think About.

The flood waters which go to waste
annually in the great central valley OF
the United States and often cause
great destruction of property, II i'm
pounded and employed in the develop
ment of electric power, would render
the use of mineral coal unnecessary
within the borders of the country. This
statement has been made repeatedly
by competent engineers.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
The Little Fellows.

Under the regulations for the next
draft, propcrtioned men four feet
and ten inches in height and not over 100
pounds in weight will be taken. And
why not? Short and thin men are not so
easily hit as tall and broad ones, while
they can aim and pull the trigger as &C
curately. The patriotism of the little
fellow is going to have chance.-Kan-
sas City journal.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
Favorites.

"Do you have
meatless days at
your house?"
eyes. Of course
we have to make
exceptions. Every
body goes without
meat except FidO
and the cook"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
Cloth from Wood Pulp.

Wood pulp is being manufactured into
cloth in Germany, according to advices
received by the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce. The pulp is spun
into thread and then woven into fab
ric, the warp of which is linen thread. 1t
is said to be durable and to stand washing
five or six times. 1t is utilized for cloth
ing of all kinds, but especially for under
wear
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
What Next?

4 Bradford, Me, family recently ex-
isared a peculiar surprise after having
let The teakettle with water from the
ri aud put it on the stove to heat. Sud
n} hey were startled by a splashlng
lhd which seemed to issue forth from
Jeakettle. Upon investigation they
lll that a six-inch spotted lizard had
lsea Is way out of the nose of the
l'ie and was squirming about on the
4 >ruye
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
Frozen to Death.

WARREN, Me-, Feb. 81. Everett c.
''ens. a ship carpenter, aged SO, was
ind frozen to death today in door
pa. which he apparently had entered
ben he was stricken with some illness,
@bly heart trouble, while on his way
work IN Thomaston shipyard. The
literature was 10 below zero.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
Wise and Otherwise.

Never judge a mans good or
bad qualities by what his neigh
borS say about him.
Once in a while there is man
so good natured that he is nice
to his wife'S relatives.
What goes up must come down
as many an airplane chauffeur
is discovering.
A shrewd man may be both
wise and honest, but the chances
are that he is neither.
If common sense will not teach
young man etiquette book on
the subject is of little use.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
WINTRY SMILES
Mendacious Figures.

"FlgureS won
lie I" exclaimed
the positive statis-
tician.
81 assume from
that remark that
you are one of
those accurate and
superior persons
W h o h a V e n o t
written 1917 in
stead of. 1872 "
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
A Motorists Impression.

"Do we want to encourage system
which will compel US to wear chains
forever" inquired the agitated citizen.
But what are you going to do in
this kind of climate?" inquired Mr..
Chuggins. eve can't go on skidding."
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
Gettino to Essentials.

II think we have at last located the
blame for the coal situation" began
the explanatory statesman.
II don't care anything about the
blame just now" interrupted the ordi
nary citizen. "Have you located any
coal?"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
Well Fixed.

"How are you fixed for coal at your
houseY
"Fine. We've got couple of shovel
fuls in the bin and the promise OF
more in a week or two"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
This Never Happened Before.

According to reports of the police of
Boston compiled Tuesday of last week
there was not single arrest for intoxi-
cation or other causes on the ''Heatless'
Monday holiday preceding when all
business places, stores, saloons and man
ufacturing plants were closed. The po-
lice said this is record without previous
parallel in that CITY,
Agreements have been signed with
Great Britain and Canada whereby Brit
ish and Canadians in the United States
and Americans in Britain and Canada can
be drafted
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28

The second draft will begin on or about
May LIST, Secretary Baker has decided.
The 500, 600 men will be called to canton
ments at the rate of 10000 week.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
Unnatural Condition,

II see in some big manufacturing
place army orders for gloves are de-
layed."
"That's queer. Under any condition
gloves should always be on hand"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28

No Deprivation.
"Are you having any 1ightless
nights in Brindleburg?"
"Sure," replied the old resident. BE
sides we don't need any lights in this
town. We've only got one picture the
alter and every man, woman and child
in the community could find the way to
it blindfolded.'
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
Sometimes II Can't Be Dome.

Sometimes 1t Can't Be Done.
"tEarly to bed and early to rise is
a good old motto"
"Well," replied Grannie Rilem,
gloomily. "This daylight savings all
right, of course. But out our way
somebody's simply got to stay up all
night to tend the furnace"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
Maybe So.

II wonder why hot soda won't go
like cold Soda"
mot spectacular enough suggested
the druggists friend. ut might GO
better if you could squirt steam into ii
from q fine nozzle"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
A Thrilling Rescue.

Once terror to mariners, Minots
Light, which stands on reef off Boston
Harbor, has another thrilling story added
to its history, says the March Popular
Mechanics Magazine. Three days before
Christmas, Captain Octavius Reamey,
the keeper, approached the tower in his
motorboat, which was loaded with pro-
visions and fuel obtained on the main
lain. AS the craft drew up, it was over
turned by the waves that were breaking
over the base of the structure, leaving
the captain battling alone in a tossing
maelstrom of icy water. The assistant
keeper was lowered on a rope from the
door so it. above. He managed to seize
the drowning man before it was too late,
and both men were pulled from the water
by their companions to the doorway high
in the tower.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
ALL SORTS
Lo the Poor Indian.


On the Klamath Indian Reservation
there Is standing timber of the value of
$23, OOO 600 and land areas which will fur
nish feed for immense herds of cattle,
but only 1900 head Of stock are running
on the reservation and the Indians have
not money with which to increase their
herds. That reservation contains 1, 600,
GOO acres of land. Not far from it is a
privately owned stock ranch of $50, 600
acres on which there are running from
200 to $4,000 head of cattle. Said Mr..
Slnnott, "Many of the Indians on this
reservation are living from hand to
mouth. Individually and potentially they
are worth $25, 900 apiece-their assets
amount to that sum-and yet many of
them are in want. 1t would pay the gov
eminent to 60 over to those stock ranches
and employ the managers and pay them
$25, 900 a year to conduct reservation
like this as their own ranches are con-
Quoted. If that were done, in 10 years
every one of those Indians would be alb
solutely independent
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
The Hand That Holds the Purse Strings.

The Republicans of New York are re-
ported to have agreed that one of the Of
fees on the State ticket this fall shall 20
to woman in recognition of the numer-
GUS newly-enfranchised celebrates which
the Empire State now possesses. The
State Treasurership is the place which is
generally thought will fall to woman's
share. Very fit and proper The purse
strings in many household have been
held with success by woman-and what
is State but an enlarged household?
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28

.2o Waldo Avenue, beltas,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-04-04

latlng into the pockets of both produc-
ers and consumers benefits derived by
the Nation. He has shut off speculn-
movement of nll grades of wheat, cut
expenses and induced normal flow of
wheat In natural directions, and eff
fected q thousand other economies.
The Food Administrations Grain Cor
poration, which supervises the sale, or
itself buys every bushel of wheat pro.
duced in the Nation in Its progress
from country elevator to foreign buy
ers or domestic consumers, marks
new step toward national efficiency.
How in four short months 1t has been
done ls told in the following episodes
whereinitwo bushels of wheat Travelled
TO market.
One fine fall afternoon, Col. Bill
jenkins, who farms somewhere in Mis-
souri,, loaded his wheat into a wagon
and drove along the black road that
led across the prairie TO town. When
he reached the cooperative elevator
OF which he was q stockholder, he
pulled up on the scales, checked his
gross weights carefully, and began 10
unload. The manager came out and
asked:
"When you want to sell this wheat!"
Il dunno" he answered. zone
times about as good as another
these days. IT won't weigh any more
later" he added, with dry smile.
Wheat shrinks lot" admitted the
manager. II hear the Government
wants as much wheat as 1t can get
just now-understand the Allies do
eat terrible lot Of 1t since the war"
whats wheat to-day?" asked Col.
Jenkins. getting Interested.
well, let me see," parleyed the
manager. II guess this wheat'd be q
! good No. under the new grades"
Grades? What about grades? That
Food Administration seems to mix into
mighty nigh everything from rabbits
| to axle grease"
! Hold on, Colonel" said the eleva
tor man, good-naturedly. "The Food
Administration is not to blame. Con
! greGs passed the act and told the De
partment of Agriculture to fix the
! grades. They became effective las
July. sent out letter on It,"
4 "Well. guess you better sell ,fol
the best you can," said the farmer
Il am needed at home" And he drove
away.
4 A New Order In the Grain World.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-04-04

" an administrative arm Of the Gov.
eminent formed to buy grain or super
wise it, sale at the prices determined
by the commisslon, and II must do ito
work on the basis Of the new grades.
But to return to our farmer and his
expectations Of price.
introducing Two Bushels Of Wheat
Lying side by side in his wagon had
been 2 bushels of wheat that fate had
marked for strangely different ends.
They were very much alike, those
bushels of wheat, and to look at them
you would not have suspected the
strange and wonderful adventures in
store for them. Yet one was destined
to travel abroad for consumption In
France; the other to find its way into
Georgia. where 1t was milled and Its
flour finally reached New York
baker on the East Side. But in the
sum of the travels made by the two,
as we shall follow them, will be I'M
folded the international panorama of
| wheat marketing in time Of war.
Finding Price at Country Point.
High war costs Of production gave
our Missouri farmer much concern as
to his returns and accounted for his
depression over the prospects of his
wheat grading down.; for that meant
a reduction of cents per bushel un-
der the No. grade. But 1t graded
No. 2.
The elevator would also deduct an
additional cents bushel to cover the
fixed charge made in this locality for
handling and selling. The 5-cent
charge included the commission of
cent per bushel customary in 1917
among commission men for selling the
wheat to domestic millers or foreign
buyers.
The elevator man was none too sure
as to how to get at the price which
this wheat should bring. He knew
considerably more about human nature
than freight rates and decided TO
'check up" the problem to the nearest
zone agent of the Grain Corporation.
So he wrote letter to the representa-
tive stationed at st. Louis. That let
ter was referred to the traffic expert
ted the following rule for determining
the price Of wheat at any country
point:
There ls only one price for wheat at
country point. That price is always
to be arrived at by taking az a basis
the price at the most advantageous
primary market where we have fixed
price and deductino the freight to
that market and fair handling profit
= That is the price to be paid for wheat
at any station, regardless Of the point
to which II may be shipped.
Working out the price which should
be paid for wheat at your station Ia
a fine occupation for an OF day. II
you cannot find the answer, write to
the Food Administration Grain Cor
,poration In New York City and its
traffic expert will give you aid.
Finding the Price Of No. Wheat Al
Slkeston.