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The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
THE EAGLE. NOT THE OSTRICH.

Senator Overman expresses concern
lest the American people be made ''un-
happy" by the truth We do not say that
his concern is open to the suspicion that
it NAV be, not lest the American people
be made unhappy, but lest the admins
tration be made unhappy. But 1t the
American people are made unhappy by
the truth, it is highly desirable that they
should be made unhappy in time lest their
unhappiness be increased thouSandfold
when no censorship can conceal the
mounting consequences of our failures
AS for the American people being dis
couraged, we honor them too much to
fear it. We agree with Senator Lodge,
who declared his confidence that If the
American people are given the truth and
see the difficulties before them, cit will
arouse the American spirit-not merely
the spirit OF generous patriotism with
which they have come forward to give
their sons and their brothers, their money
and their time to the country, but the
grim determination, the hard setting OF
the teeth which was shown on both sides
during the Civil war
If this nation has not degenerated
shamefullv in a half century, 1t Will not
finch because it is told unpalatable truths
or confronted with dangerous facts. we
know there are now as always the pafu-
sans OF pussyfooting and the FOOLS para
disc But they do not represent the
spirit of the American people what IS
needed today is not a happiness born OF
blindness. but courageous viii born OF
knowledge The eagle, not the ostrich,
is the national emblem. Chicago Irlb-
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
Notice of Foreclosure.

Whereas Leland l.. Hamlin of jackson,
in the County of waldo and State OF
Maine, by his mortgage deed dated the
twenty sixth day of March A, ID. 1914,
and recorded in the Waldo County Regis
try of Deeds in Book 305, Page 436, con-
veyed to me, the undersigned, certain
parcel of real estate situated IN jackson
aforesaid and bounded as follows: A GER
tain lot or parcel of land with the build
ings thereon, situated in Jackson atore-
said and bounded as follows, to wit: On
the north by land of Oscar Jones; on the
South by road leading from Monroe to
Thorndike past the house formerly occu-
pied by Oscar Jones; on the west by land
of Mark Pease, containing fifty acres,
more or less, and being the same property
conveyed to Leland L Hamlin by George
L. Hall by his deed of warranty dated
September 1, 1908 and recorded in Waldo
Registry of Deeds in Book 293, Page "A;
and whereas the condition of said mort
gage have been broken.
Now, therefore, by reason OF the
breach of the condition thereof | CLAIM
foreclosure of said mortgage.
LUCY E. GOULD.
Belfast, Me-, April 10th A. D 1918.
H. c. b,
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
RIG ORDER FOR FREIGHT CARS.

Orders for 100, 600 freight and coal
cars, containing large proportion oil
wood in order to save steel LOT S,'ilou'il-
ING and other war purposes, VIII soon De
placed BY the railroad administration
with about IS leading car manufacturers
The contracts will total about $500 ooo,
600. representing profits to manuiaG,ui-
ers of probably five or SIX per cent, apout
half of the rate first demanded by them them
in negotiating with John Skelton vi
liams, director of purchases OF the rail-
road administration, Ill, ha
Quantity delivery of the cars VIII pc
gin in about four months and all probably
will be completed in six months, when
more will be ordered Within two weeks IN
MI Williams expects to order part OF the
two thousand new locomotives WHICH tue
railroads will need this year ,-.
These contracts represent the olge ,ho
rolling stock orders ever placed ana LIN Ciie
first of any size arranged since 'he gov
eminent took over the management OF
the railroads last December
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
OUR BOYS FOUGHT BRAVELY'

The fury of the fighting IN whlch INC
Americans were engaged at Seichepies -
shown by dispatches from the Amei'c an
and French armies received recently: W
one BODY of twenty-three Americans an
only nine were left at the END OF .nG
lighting. An all day fight win nan, hanu
erenades developed within the Ii'l dasd
Two machine eunners were found de ead
on their guns with many German oeaa AZ
before them. At one place "a a g gou 9
officer and six men patrolled. al gay d
long front keeping in touch with r troops ps
to right and left Raymond A. ferl's o.
Medford, Mass, carried MESSAGES through h9"ayn
intense shell fire although twice blown n
off the road A young Connecticut man nan
named Griggs passed seven times through
partially buried by dirt upturned os
shells stuck till his work was done. a
cook left his kitchen for the lighting ano
shot Germans till he was killed. ohs
American sharpshooter killed fifteen o.
the enemy. These are few of the Incl
dents of the fight.
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
Germany is Afraid.

TraInload alter traInIoad OF wOuIiueu Is
crossing belgium from the scene o. Ne4-
many's desperate struggle, ana the dh-
ending stream OIL the manned and dying
is DISTURBING the minds ot those who VIII
ness 1t.
This is the pIlce-tor WhaG
This for nothing but wilderness of
blghted fields and ruined villages. Thus
far no objective has been realized that
can begin to justify the investment OF
German blood, nor even to excuse or pal
late the extravaganza with which Won
Hindenburg has spent the lives at MS
command.
And yet the expenditure goes on Di-
vision after division is hurled IN, and
withdrawn, broken, decimated, lit only
for some quiet sector where 1t can re-
cuperate. Germany is fighting with the
frenzy of fear.
Fear is often good spur to action, nut
when 1t becomes master of mans thought
and effort it is terrible master and one
that inevitably drives to destruction.
Germany fears America.
She has whistled loudly to keep up her
courage She has lied to her people
about our preparations and our achieve
ments. She has belittled us and vowed
that we cannot place formidable army
in France. The Germans have been told
that our transports are sunk and that
thousands Of our troops are drowned.
But the high command knows better
! and the high command is afraid. Ger
many is striking with blind fury.
There is a mad Impotence about her
manner of fighting that does not mdl-
cate clear and deliberate thought. one
idea controls her: 1--WE must win now or
never"
There is not time for deliberatlon'
There is not time to halt, recast her pro-
gram and renew the drive for the VIC
| tory that can come only through break
ing the Allied line or forcing it back TO
| the sea.
| And so the price mounts up IN deaa
! and wounded, and fear grows as the hien
command realizes that back in Germany
the truth will gradually reach the people
and the cost will be counted.
| So great price and-as yet-nothlhe
| to show for it.
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
One Hundred Thousand
Dollars for Farmers,

There are, in the treasury Of the State
of Maine, just one hundred thousand
dollars waiting for someone to come and
take it away
But this is not going to be git. MOI
a bit of it, 1t is portion OF the lunu
obtained from the lands reserved 1or
public uses and it is to be devoted TO
loan to farmers Somehow, however,
the farmers are not inclined to borro"
money.
I'VE have that hundred thousand dol
lars, said State Auditor Roy L. Ward
Wardwell." Now, why doesn't someone
come and get t?'
This question was prompted by the
fact that at meeting Of the new farm
Lands Loan Commission, only ABOUT
eight applications for money were re-
ceived But two of these were granted
and, as both were for small amounts, the
hundred thousand is practically intact
The Farm Lands Loan Comm sslon
was created by the Legislature OF l9lf,
said Mr. Wardwell, who IS the secretary
Of the commission. ii he law crealihg :
the body went into effect on January
1918, and since that time we have been
waiting for the farmers q Name 10 TAKE
advantage of the prov isions OF the law
Applications for loans are in the HANDS
Of the municipal officers in each city ana
town aud | have printed copies Oh lhe
law so that there need be no mlSuhder-
standing as to its workings.
"Of course, we have received a num-
her of applications for money from PEG
pie who want TO buy farms or who want wan
money to finance their planting ne
money cannot, however be lent ior Such
purposes as these. According to the law
the loans are to be for farm improve
ments, such as clearing land, erecting
buildings or silos and the purchase OF
livestock Money to the amount OF one
half the value Of the farm land may De
borrowed The interest rate is only .
per cent and 20 years are allowed to pay
back the money. This is about the tnest
chance ever offered farmer to secure
money. In other words, don't the farm
ers want to be helped one hundred thou
sand dollars worth?'
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
THE FARMERS WILL NOT STRIKE

" ]. Thompson. master Of the State
Grange, has issued the following notice
To Names Patrons of Husbandry;
"Owing to the urgent necessity of IN
creasing the production and conServa-
ton of food for the coming year, would
again call yolr attention to three things,
First. That while past seasons may
have been unfavorable to many farmers,
and while increased wages In most oIhel
industries and the comparatively 10"
prices of food products make the prol's
from farming look very uncertain we
must remember that TO WIN the war, we
need food. For this reason hope thal
every farmer will cheerfully speed up
production to the limit.
Let the world know that the farmer
will not strike during the war.
Second That while the farm homes
and oranges have Loyalty carried out the
spirit of conservation, by substituting
other foods for wheat, sugar and white
flour, there are many other practlcal
WAYS to extend this necessary WORK
since. for the next few months, Name
has a large surplus of milk, the grange
could assist in encouraging the use oil
this valuable but cheap food by serving
it literally in various forms, with prod
ucts of corn, at our grange dinners.
Third. With all these many calls,
We must not forget to enthusiastically
encourage and assist in carrying out tne
patriotic purpose of the Red Cross, the
War Savings Stamp and Liberty Loan
work -
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
u. S. DEPAR TMENT OF AGR1CUL
TURE.
Weather Bureau. Charles +. Marvin, Chief.
Boston, Mass, April II, l!

Boston, Mass, April II, 1913.
In connection with the extension of
home gardening, it has come to the at
tention of the Weather Bureau that In
some of the northern States drive has
been inaugurated in favor of the immed-
late planting. 1t is feared that as re-
sult gardens in many instances will be
planted too early; that is, before danger
of severe frost is past. In order that
this danger may be avoided as far as
possible, it is desired to state that in the
New England States, as compiled from
the records of the Cooperative and
Weather Bureau stations, the average
dates of the last killing and the latest
killing frost in spring are as follows:
Average date of last killing frost in
Maine, May to Is; New Hampshire,
MAY 5 to II; Vermont, May to 20;
Massachusetts,, April Is to May 10; Rhode
Island, April Is to 25; Connecticut, May
/ to IL.
Killing frosts have occurred in Maine
as late as May 81 to June II; New Hamp-
shire, May 80 to June 7; Vermont, May
% to June 10; Massachusetts,, May IL to
80; Rhode Island, May II to June 2; Con-
necticut, May to May 80.
In Boston and vicinity the average date
of last killing frost is about May l, and
frosts have occurred as late as the llth
to the 29th of the month.
The above information is furnished by
direction of the Chief of Weather Bureau,
Washington, D. c.
j. w. SMITH, Meteorogist.
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
Take Keer Yourself Bill!

What would this country do if Mr.. Nc
Adoo should suddenly die7 Mr.. McAdoo
is no doubt a very able man. lie IS
son-in-law of the President. 1t is SAID
that he is a candidate to succeed Mr.. Will
son as president of the United States
All of these reasons are good reasons 1ol
putting Mr.. McAdoo at the front OF
things. But in the back woods we some
times wonder if Mr. McAdoo ISN'T oein9
little bit overworked-isn't being put IN
charge of too many big enterprises Tor
the GOOD of the enterprises ana 1or tne
country. Are there no other Dig men ~
this country who are able and saie enough
to assume Observation-Disclosures Clty
Col.) Record.
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
Poschee's German Syrup.

Why use ordinary cough remedies,
when Boschee's German Syrup has been
used so successfully for fiji y-two years
in all parts of the United States Tor
coughs, bronchitis, colds settled in the
throat, especially lung troubles. 1t gives
the patient good nights rest, free from
coughing, with easy expectoratlon IN the
morning, gives nature chance to soothe
the inflamed parts, throw of the disease
helping the patient to regain his health.
Sold by W. O. Poor & Son.
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
Leaf Affected by Late BIieht-the
Blight Which Leads to Rot.

are covered with the protective spray
tact with it are killed, and there will
be neither blight nor rot For best
results the spraying must be started
when the vines are six inches high, and
repeated at intervals of one to three
weeks time until the vines are dead.
One of the interesting things about
this spray is that even when no blight
comes it increases the crop more than
enough to pay the cost. The reason is
that it serves to prevent tip-burn and
in those seasons too dry for the blight
tip-burn is often serious trouble. This
Is case where the insurance pays its
own premium and its own dividend.
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
The Difficulty.

81 understand young Lotus draws quite
a small salary in his clerical vol k. He
could make much more just now by going
into factory"
eyes, but then he would have to draw
wages"
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
Conservative Student.

"What does your teacher say about
your studies2"
"Well," replied the small boy, "she
thinks have the right idea about Reo9-
raphy. When it comes to giving the
boundaries of European countries, the
best you can do is to guess and that's
waste of time"
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02

In the United States family of five
ought to eat 20 bushels of potatoes in
the course of year. Does your fam
lily measure up?
Is it doing it's part In conserving
wheat for our allies?
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
PRE,STON'S
Livery, Boarding and Transient Stable.

x, SITUATED ON WASHINGTON STREET JUST MAIN STREE
1hev..sag AMI buckbo4ris Careful drivers II e
Yor patronage is solicited Telephoneb 1872 house, 1873
W G. PRES ION, Propr1e
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02

This costume OF especially designed
blouse. overalls and cap. has been
adopted by the United States govern
ment for use Of women workers In
government munitions plants. com
mittee of women workers at the Frank
ford arsenal designed it. Experience
has shown the advantage of its safety
features.
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
Soft Field Rot Of Potato-a Disease
Which Is Preventab!e If the Farmer
Plans in Advance.

Soft Field Rot OF Potato-a Disease
Which Is Preventab!e If the Farmer
Plans in Advance.
loss most of the labor and the capital
which has gone into this crop has been
wasted.
Friday-In deepest encouragement,
the farmer promises himself never
more to grow potatoes.
Two months later-Because of the /
short crop caused by the blight prices
go to unheard-of figures.
Over and over this tragedy has been
repeated, and absolutely without rea-
son. Spraying with bordeaux mixture
controls the blight and rot, and inSures
the farmer against losing the time and
money which he puts into his potato
crop.
Many people do not understand how
it is that a spray on the leaf of the
potato prevents rot of the tuher-for
it seems as though there could be nc
connection between the two. Still, it
is fact that il the leaf be protected
so that the blight gets no foCthoid,
there will be no soft field rot Of the
tuber.
The tuher itself carries the infection
OF the disease. When diseased seed is
planted the fungus follows the grow.
ing stalk TO the leaves and from there
spreads its spores to other leaves by
millions on millions. AS the vines
blight more and more of these spores
are produced. Some of them get down
to the tuber through the stem opening,
some attack the tuberS that show out
of the hills. and others lie in wait to
infect the potatoes as they are har-
vested. But why enlarge on the dam
age? Everyone who has been through
it knows it: those who have not should
be warned in time to prevent it. There
is no cure. After the blight once gets
started the damage is done and the
game is lost
Spraying with bordeaux mixture, Ell
Their commercial or home prepared, is
q preventative AS long as the vines
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
Our Potato
Column
Article No. s..
A WEEK DURING BLIGHT SEASON.

ATlfCtc tNO y.
A WEEK DURING BLIGHT SEASON.
What Happens to the Potato Farmer
and How He Might Have
Prevented 1t.
Sunday-He goes into the field and
congratulates himself on the prospects
for good potato crop. The vines are
healthy, growing thrifty, the tubers
well set and filling out rapidly.
Monday-Weather changes. becomes
cool, with frequent showers and heavy
fogs.
Tuesday-The vines commence to
"blast' and the odor may be smelled
quarter of mile away.
Wednesday-All hopes of big crop
are given up. The vines are blighted
to the ground, and the tubers COM
mence to rot.
Thursday-It is apparent that be-
cause OF lack of insurance against
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
The Reason for it.

'Let that man down easy"
"Why must l7''
Because he's hard up.
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
HOW MANY POTATOES DOES
YOUR FAMILY EAT7

The following figures show the yield
Of potatoes per acre and per capita
in differnt countries:
The Republican journal., 1918-05-02
WANTED

SECOND HAND GOODS of every de-
- ton Furniture. heddirE, carpets
etc Antique furniture specially
have any thing 10 sell drop ne q poster
YOU will receive 2 prompt call.
WALLER II COOhBS.
249-3 Ga Malr Street, Be
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GUIDE FOR WASHINGTON
CONSUMERS.

ma.tst Information furnid Of nah
pptu.
poatoes
squaah
lettuce. peaches =
touatoe
bananas fruit
NORMAL SUPPLY AT HASKELL MARKET
vegetables nearby farms was large
quantities and offered them
urnips becoming larger
a g1sdpay rearhns
small
retailers to cents quarter
peck. >.
SHORT FOR SOME PRODUCTS.
the had their attacked by
Of the late early f Tha
oversuppy Of tomatoes
plentiful continuance Of present
available much longer
nights bring maturity this
although the supply anu
will be limited in
economic advantage
housewife
repetition balanced meal be prepared with
a fruits vegetables
by
given Unless other
should sell
prices in Of those
the OF
6 wing
mark
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GRANTS RAISE TO TAm0Rs.
Amicable Settlement Is Reached
bv EMPLOYERS and EMPLOYEES.

Meeting the demands Of 500 journey
men tailors of the city, members of
the Merchant Tailors' Exchange Of
Washington yesterday averted a tie
up in workson officers uniforms.
Increases Of salary of IS per'cent
an eight-hour day and pay and a
half for overtime-work~ were. granted
by the merchant tailors. Doubletime
win bepafd for work on'Sundays and
holidays hereafter, it is announced.
The journeyman taflors will be paid
for. holidays. =
A meeting OF a committee Of the
Journeymen Tailors' Union and of
the Merchant Tailors' Exchange was
held at the Office of e. H. Snyder.
treasurer of the latter organization.
yesterday, when the amicable settle
ment was reached. A strike had been
threatened for Monday.
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Pulled Lot Of Mythology.

There's Cooper too. I don't.remen-
Der Cooper's first name or his rank.
but he comes from somewhere around
Boston. For a long time detested.
Cooper, because he got me lost I'M a
large cave over near scissors. along
with an officer who was supposed to
guide US and did not know the way.
That was not Coouer's faul. admit.
but he need not have pulled a lot of
mythology on me to keep my mind
from preying on the fact that We
were lost in the bowels Of the earth.
Here is where the Germans buried
their dead" he would say. or some
remember that we were lost for
three hours and that each inch of
that cave looked like every other
inch, and that when the one electric
torch died we would be left in utter
darkness and probably go mad-then
you can appreciate the Imagination
of the man. Not until we were out in
the air did he admit that our guide
had been completely lost. and that
his fiction had been designed to make
US believe that we were still on
Cooks tour through the center of the
earth. But I've forgiven Cooper now.
st wish you'd go over there and get
me: some information a general said,
to his staff officers. -
Gee. general" they. safdatn,-etfect'
that's dangerous.
81 have a photographer who will go
without murmur,' said the general.
Specialized on She'll Bursts.
The stan didn't believe him, but
Cooper went. He came back. too,
with a bunch of pictures. For long
time he specialized on shell bursts.
To get a picture of a shell burst the
photographer must become a. part OF
the target. You know what a. shell
does to target n II II 3 had th bene little
adventure, too. They got out so far
beyond the American lines one day
that the captain of a machine gun
crew had to call them back. They
were interfering with his fire on the
Germans.
It was just the other day that !
! found one army photographer set
I ting up his camera on a road that
| was being knocked to bits by shells.
! Unfortunately, it was packed with
! doughboys and it was the only road
| out-and the boys were being knocked
| to pieces, too. That sort of pho
T, tograph goes into the records. 1t will
| never be exhibited to the public As
| one Of those who was frant1cally
| anxious to get off that road I'll bear
witness to the gameness OF the man
! who deliberately stayed. =,
! When these army photographers get
through with their work the War
| Department will have the most won
| derful pictorial record Of fighting that
any nation has ever. had. These men
go right to the storm centers and stay.
A man with a white liver or, a weak
heart could not stand the pace ten
DAYS. But the man who likes to take
a chance Of his life and legs will
have more fun as an army photog-
rapher than he could have running a
chase plane. "
That's guaranteed.
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FOUR HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Colored Prisoners in Case of Death
of Private Miller Go to Jail

Four co1ored men were held for the
action of the grand jury at a coro-
ner's inquest at the morgue yesterday
/ afternoon, in the case of Charles J..
Miller. soldier. who was shot and
killed In South. Washington Sunday
night. They registered as Philip
Clark. e22 Delaware avenue George
Mead, 725 Sd street; Robert Henson.
so3 LIST street. and Raymond White,
701 I'd street. all in the southwest
section. They were committed to iail.
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RED CR6ss ADOPTS PLAN.
Silent Moment at Noon Devoted to
Forces Overseas Urged.

The custom of the observance of the
silent moment" already has been in
augurated at national headquarters Of
the Red Cross in this city. and by
October % it is expected to be OBJ
served generally throughout the
country by Red Cross chapters and
workshops. This action follows a
resolution of the war council. For
one minute at noon all workers will
concentrate their minds on the SOL
diers and sailors overseas and hope
for their victory and welfare.