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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
Silence Is Dangerous.

"Come down out OF the clouds and
know the truth" IL the advice OF one
health officer on venereal disease
menace. The false modesty and un,
necessary caution which have yelled the
facts about these contagious and highly
dangerous diseases have stood in the
way OF oil progress 10 Graduating them,
according to the State Department OF
Health. The facts, while disagreesbie
will, when the facts are generally known
and appreciated, aid materially In curb
ing the menace, a4 lhs
The statement has recently been. made
that while our army is the healthiesi
army In the world, yet at all times there
are in the hospitals, more men suffering
from venereal diseases alone than fht
same sized army In battle lines hes from
wounds. Yetit must be remembered
that our army is more healthy than sth'
rest ofsthe nation. ass u. Sa.
To-day the national government ha'
asked American oitixens to fight thil
menace a. . war measure. OurstrugglI
for efacIenoy demands that We heed th'
request. Our duty. to The man who vii
whip the Hun compels ~ to ack 4i
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
million Dollars for Fire Fighting.

Washington, August:-The President
has authorized loan Of one million
dollars to the Forest Service for fire.
fighting expenses, to meet the serious
emergency conditions In the national
forests of the Northwest and the Pacific
Coast States. The loan was made from
the special defense fund Of fifty million
dollars placed at the disposal of the
President by Congress. It 10 recognized
that the protection of the national forests
is an important and essential war activ-
ity.
Forestry officials regard the present
fire season In the Northwest as In some
ways the most serious with which the
Government has ever had to cope. Early
drouth, high winds, electrical storms,
labor shortage, and depletion of the
regular protective force as q result OF
the war have combined to make the ire
conditions unprecedently bad.
Necessity for resort to the Presidential
fund is due to the fact that the sppro'
priation bill for the Department Of Agri,
culture for the current year has not yet
been passed. II aY
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
shaen Sale. CentraI Maine Fair.

A novel feature OF the Central Maine
fair 1t Waterville, Sept. 10 01S, will bs an
auction sale Of high grade sheep and
purs bred rams, 10 be conducted under
the auspices Of the State OF Maine Agri.
cultural & Industrial League and the
Portland Farmers' Club. The sale Will
take place Governors day, Thursday,
Sept. IL, beginning at 9 A. N. 3. Thorn.
ton CLARK, agricultural director Of the
league, win have general supervision o!
the sheep from the time Of their arrival
until delivery ct destinations. Il viii
require : mile OF wife.fsnctng 10 enclose
the cheap pens.
Friday, Sept. Is, the third animal
auction sals Of Hereford cattls will bs
held, under the ausploes OF the New
Rngiand Hereford Bresdsrs' Association
The Ceutrsl Maine fair gives promise O
oufclassing III previous e6orts ct water
VILE. A Gslne Liberty chorus OF i0Ol
voices wilisbe cns ef tho special stssao
uooes ssfO. s.;i ~ - iss fs-.t
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
Boys and Girls Produce $4,000.

No slackers Ia tho ranks 10 the slogan
of Boys' and Girls Club members for
1918 who are carrying out Agricultural
or Home Economics projects under the
supervision of Agricultural Extension
Service of the University Of Maine. The
minimum quota 10 $4,000, the ultimate
aim being 800, 900 worth of food. This
total makes the amount $87, 400 for 1917
look small. However, this amount ap-
peared large ut that time.
Two hundred acres are being cultl-
vated BY these young, farmers and pa
triots. Over 1000 boys and girls are st
work canning to meet the requirement
of at least 80 pint jars OF fruits and vege.
tables. Several hundred have far passed
that mark, in fact ono girl In York Coun-
ty has put up over 600 pints 30 far this
season. Furthermore that food which
cannot be put into jars 10 being con.
served by turning II Into pork or poultry,
1900 members caring for pigs and 6OC
looking after their chickens.
These sturdy young sgrIculturists are
going to put Maine tower the top In
food production and conservation 20 faI
m it 10 ip their power to do 20.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
SOUTH PARIS, MAINE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1918.

tions were accepted and r. s. Adams, G
b. Gardiner, C.. 81. White. and G. o
Purinton were appointed an executive
committee to carry out the recommends
tions.
RKCohMKNDATIoN OF COMMITTEE Oh
MARKETING.
First: That Bureau OF Information
be established In relation to prices snt
production Of farm products.
Second: That at the close of tht
harvest season In 1918, survey be made
of the counties as to the crops they have
produced for market. This survey 10 tc
be made by committees and organiza
tions that already exist.
Third: That Q survey OF the markets
of the state be made rs soon as possible,
az to what these markets consume OF
produce that can be grown in the State
of Maine; this survey to be- made by
committees and organizations that al
ready exist, namely, Public Safety Com
mittee, Boards of Trade, Chambers OF
Commerce and labor organizations.
Fourth: That the large manufactur-
ing enterprises, Commission Merchants,
Chambers of Commerce, Boards of
Trade and labor organizations be asked
to assist in establishing more efficient
and economical method in the distribu-
tion and marketing of farm crops.
Fifth: To increase the consumption
of the State of Maine grown products, es-
pecially potatoes, apples and milk.
Sixth: To assemble products OF small
farmers in remote towns into carload
lots for shipment.
Seventh: A system of grading and
inspection of farmers crops that are
placed on the market. This inspection
of grading to be done by the farmers
organizations, assisted as much as pos
sible by the Department of Agriculture
and College of Agriculture.
Eighth: To establish Public Markets
in the cities of Maine through the CO.
operation of the farmers and the con-
sumers.
At the present time survey OF the
markets OF the state is being made.
After harvest, 1t is planned to make a
survey of the farms of the different
to get information of what the
farmers have raised for market, and
then see II the farm and the markets OF
the state cannot cooperate to market the
farm products with less expense to the
benefit of both the producer and con-
sumner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
vuouaTE NOTICES.

IN ,,.-sop. interessed In either OF the esssso'
a, Probate Court, held as humtStus; .ss
g., sna Cor the County Of Oxford. on the !nnS ia
Iucs s -, and nine hundred and eighteen: tsc ~
SoiIovtns matter having been presensSa 4. n
Elton hereupon heretnafser m1'
hereby s,Ss sser.of bs given % all persons n, n
,a,asssd. by Causing copy OF snls o.oer 49, nr' ~
puonNsneu neVspaper pubfshed 9 sousn
toIu - ssii County. that they may appear
psahs.a Court 10 be held 9 rxS, ,c,,o " ~
ths third Tuesday Of September, a; st0s ~. II
% - she alock In the forenoon ana 70
thereon II hey zee cause.
No. n. creme late Of Parfs, deceassu
q, - rssision for probate thereof ana tns ~,
roinsment OF Edward L. Greene - - sMsthoni
ks - o,e- his sppointment 20 % mAuo ~ -.
i ss.S s a exuressod In said Wtis pxeeonsSI ~
sssd Edvvrd l. Greene, the executor 'ne
named. -
| r.n~ ". TAuxlew lase Of Bucknelc; 1e s
ssd vill and petition for pr0osse tnosox ~ :"
| - srroin tmens Of Ella u. TnurioM :. o - a.
s,sx al she same without bona = STsnsic.r' -.
ssid WIN presented oy ssid Aus
sxecutrix therein named.
-u,s.. Il. Chass late Of PARA dSceasso
| a. and 6nal account presenter ioS INV
4 hv water l.. Gray execesox'
vn-< q. rhemas Of Oxford; nrsf sc0con
presented for Allowance ~ usAs :"
conservasor.
.npIsoN =. Hpns1oK. Judge Of said Court
II n 0uo copy-afesss' ct >. 80
- -S ALs1H DseA1ks sss's
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
"Suddenly-l"-War Sea Tales.
(By Lewis r Freeman In the Popular Mechanics

"S0oOenIy-I-Wo SS9 IoIets
(By Lewis r. Freeman In the Popular Mechanics
Msgaxine.)
Naval life II. tho North Sea would be
comic In the swiftness Of its transitions
If Il were not also 90 tragic. Perhaps.
indeed, Il 10 the somber background
which they stand ont sgspst that make
the flashes of comedy seem oil the moro
comic, like an incident In connection
with the torpedoing Of cruiser I was
told Of few days ago.
ut was not 80 long after Christmas,"
said the one Of the half dozen surviving
j.. ficers who told me the story, land
there were few OF the festal decorations
ltuck up here and there, mostly wreaths
of holly and mistletoe sent from home
Eight or ten Of us we're sitting in the
ward room after dinner, having bit of
'sing-song' to the music Of the staff
surgeons mandolin and the engineer
commanders guitar. The mouldie hit
us full and fair smidships, and exploded
with thud that made itself felt IN the
ward room with Q sort of convulsive
jerk.
Everything loose few off on Q
tangent, among them being curtain
pole and Q wreath of holly. The cur
ain went into heap on the deck, but
The wreath-by the freakiest of coin.
cidences- fair ringer of the P.
N. O.'s curly pare. he was chap with
q hair.triggsr sense OF humor, and nose
for seeming the ridiculous that was al.
most sublime. Clapping the prickly
garland down on his brow at an even
more rakish angle than 1t had lauded n,
he threw down his mandolin, draped
the fallen curtain over his shoulders
like q Roman toga, and seized the poker
Of the empty tile stove. Recovering,
with quick grab. the mandolin from
beneath the divan where it had rolled,
he tucked it under his chin like a violin,
and began saving violently across It's
protesting strings with the poker as 9
bow. Swaying undulsntly from the
waist like a virtuoso, he began shouting
at the top of his voice. Nero fiddling
while Rome is burning! Christians take
cover! Thumbs down. Thumbs DOWN.
We were hard hit, and the most Of US
realized 1t was only matter of minutes
before she went down; but don't think
there was man Of Us that wasn't laugh
ing as he made for the door. I could
laugh yet at the mere thinking ofit IL
wasn't for the fact that the P. NJ. O. was
not in any OF the boats that were picked
up by the destroyers couple of hours
later. The last I remember Of him was
seeing him brush off the holly wreath
saying something about how the
'blinkin' crown soratched-snd make
after US for the door, the 'toga' slipping
down about bis heels and the mandolin
and poker grasped In either hand. BE
headed for'rsrd-we always thought to
look after chap with twisted knee he
had been treating in the sick bay-and
no one ever recalled seeing him on the
upper deck. The mouldie shored US
right open, and 1t wasn't ten minutes be- |
tween the time poor - was playing |
Nero and when for him and for couple |
of hundred others 1t was thumbs down
In dead earnest"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10

The poultry and sgg sscdoe 9 -
Food Administration has sscssee
oompis,nts which have bssn maos
regardinx the large loss of poultry =
trsnsit q . result k overefowdlns
the coops. Another common soos
~ Ioes Il through the injury q serds
that stick their heads thFcu@ Os
tops q eooss whea otAse soope ess
placed over thsm. a
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
An Important Health Problem.

Through the medium OF street Car
advertising cards, bill boards, moving
picture theatre screens and the press,
the Army Medical Corps is keeping the
public and the nations soldiers con-
stsntly warned against promiscuous
coughing, sneezing and splitting.
Every cough or sneeze, 1t was pointed
out to-day by the State Departments OF
Health, always sprays the air for from
one to FIVE feet with shower OF nasal,
mouth and throat secretion. The fine
spray may be invisible but IL Is neverthe-
less present, and teeming with countless
germs. This germ laden spray some
times can be seen II the promiscu0us
cougber or sneezer Is between Q bright
light and his victim.
Through the press, the Army Medical
Corps and the Maine Department OF
Health appeal to everyone to make the
campaign against coughing, sneezing
and splitting as effective as the swat fly
campaign was against the germ-bearing
fly. One sneeze in public place may
carry more deadly germs than many
flies. This promiscuous cough.sneeze.
spit habit bss meant much sickness In
the army aud In civil life. II 1t were
done away with many Of the respiratory
diseases, all OF which are communicated
through the nose and mouth seeretions,
could be prevented.
Practically all cases OF pneumonia,
measles, diphtheria, mumps, meningitis,
iufantiIe paraly sis, and tuberculosis have
been trsceable directly to sneeze or
cough; II "cough catchers" had been
used there would have been many fewer
cases of those diseases.
All of the diseases mentioned are
spread or communicated in the same
wsy.through the transfer of nasal and
mouth secre tions. The sickness rate 10
camps throughout the country could be
cut to the minimum II the soldiers and
the general public as we'll stopped pro.
miscuous coughing, sneezing and spit
ting.
The difficulty of controlling these dis.
eases, 1t has been pointed out by the
Surgeon General, lies in the fundamental
fact that human beings scatter their
nose and mouth secretions without any
consideration, despite the rules and
regulations to the contrary.
Unlike some disease germs, the germs
which cause the diseases mentioned do
not die or become harmless upon drying
SO that when they are dried and blown
about with the dust they are still capa'
bio of setting up disease In many Other
people.
There is q definite law in the State ol
Maine prohibiting splitting In public
places and the State Department ol
Health asks all communities to enforcs
the law.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
To Assist In Naval Enlistment.

1t is the desire of the Navy Depart
IN lent, to establish 10 ell towns and cities
throughout the country, "civilian In
formation bureaus, a. . center OF To-.
formation in regard to the navy and
naval reserve and thus keep the people
Of the various communities, in touch
With naval matters and have informs.
tion at hand ready for young men who
desire to enlist or enroll In the naval
service.
Literature, such as leaflets, pamphlets,
booklets, and posters, will be forwarded
to the local bureaus from time to time.
Navy recruiting stations throughout
Maine, will be pleased to receive COM
munications from such organizations,
clubs, commercial establishments and
individuals, with their names and ad'
dresses, who are willing to assist In the
very necessary and patriotic work.
Owing to urgency, an early response
is requested.
W. r. A. ROONEY,
Lieut. -Commdr. U. s. N. (Ret) Be.
cruiting Officer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
"Finxers Before Forks. /"

"Fingers were made before forks" is
an oft quoted excuse for carelessness in
handling food but the State Department
of Health does not approve the advice 1t
implies. The human hand 10 the great
est agent in the spread Of those diseases
caused by bacteria In the mouth and
nose secretions, says the Department,
and ought to be kept away from the
nose and mouth % we'll 90 away from
food as much as possible,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
Maine RECEIVES
SPECIAL SUGAR
HOME CANNING
Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds AZ.
Iottsd for september-No Chance
for Housewife Relax Food conssr'
walton.
Orono, Maine. Aug

StSASg AAs>ee~St ~s~0
@ !; :: !; !: :" ! : :: :: :: !: : :
IT, ust.-The Septem-
hHA ber allotment Of
MhI12hW sugar for home"
canning In this
V State will be made
~ up Of q special as
signment by the
Government Of Ave hundred thousand
pounds and three hundred thousand
pounds surplus held by dealers. a total
Of eight hundred thousand pounds.
Each dealer, will therefore, receive
me pound Of sugar for home" canning
!or each two pounds allotted for general
:amily use. The September allotments
will be mailed to dealers II possible on
or before September 10th.
The Government has allotted to each
State for family use two pounds per
person for September, and In tho in
terests of an equitable distribution:
the total amount Of sugar assigned to
Maine for this purpose will be allotted
to each county on the basis Of It's
population. or at least on the basis
Of the best estimates OF the populs-
ton Of each county that can be Sc
cured.
It may be found necessary later to
make a finer division and allot to
each town on the basis OF population
in order to eQualise distribution BE-
tween towns, but such plan can
not be followed In September
The sugar allotted to each county
ON the basis OF two pounds per per
con Of it's population. will be dis
tributed to the dealers In the proper
ton which each dealers sales during
April, May and June 1918. bears to
the sales Of all the dealers In The
county for the same period.
Il requires at least ten days to
mako the necessary computations and
issue the certificates for all the deal
era. Il cannot b expected. therefore.
that the work Of computing and issu-
ing certificates In any month can be
completed before the tenth Of the
month, but the Food Administration
viii endeavor to mail out al csstta.
Gates not later than that date.
One issue only Of certificates n
September win be made and al saSas
allotted TO Maine will be Distributed
at that time. ra.s B3
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10

When Q man fails in business, or
vhen bis health breaks down or he loses
his grip generally, bis friends .sil join In
urging him to go into the poultry busl'
ness and show the benighted poultry
men Of the country what they have been
losing al these years and, incidentally,
thus get rich and famous. Any ousines.
that car. .stand mp under suchf treatment
would pay Q revenue to the state, u in'
stituted ct tho 'home for the feeble.
minded
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
Murray Blgelow at Front.

Inc following lotter was roc6utiy ro-
ceived by Walter P. Maxim from Murray
NJ. Bigelow, who is In the ambulance
service with the United States forces in
France:
July 20, 1918.
Dear Father:
lam sorry not to have written to you
before, but really We have been as busy
as the deuce lately. We are now In the
big drive, and Of course you know what
that means. I say you probably know,
but indeed you can not realize what
1t all means. I never realized until
the lsst few weeks what war really
means The Allies are really going
now, and We are on the way to victory.
We are all working like machine, and
the drive will be big victory.
just now We are located In small
village evacuated by the Germans last
week. They had to leave In hurry,
and left about everything here, guns,
ammunition, dead, wounded, etc. Such
destruction you never saw.
This is my night at camp. We work
on twenty -four hour shifts, and had
terrible night last night. Ran into q
she'll hole under shell fire, and I thought
had broken spring. Ihad six wound
ed French soldiers. Some Scotch High.
landers helped me out, and I got to the
hospital ell o. K.
You see We meet tanks, big guns,
etc., all In these narrow roads. Fifth
Avenue traffic Is cinch beside this.
I got your card to-day. 1t was very
clear and surely did look like home.
MURRAY.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
NUMBER 81.
About the State.

According 10 the Fort Fairfield Re-
view, the Aroostook crops IL general
promise to be plentiful this year.
Because Of tho many students 1t
Thornton Academy, Saco, tho number
seeking admittance to. the school increas-
Ing each year, It will be necessary to o..
large tho school building probably
another summer.
The ship.knee industry has been re.
vived, owing to the great demand for
ships and the building Of so many wood
en- ones, says the Fort Fairfield Review.
Around Houlton they have been getting
in lot of knees the past few montbS.
also in other parts of Maine. 1t femints
one Of IS or 40 years ago to see tho
teams going In with ship-knees, only tLs
knees are ss q rule very much smaller
than those OF years ago and much in-
terior in quality.
A record In house building was made
at Bath recently when seven.room
house was put up In six days. Work
started above the foundation Monday
and Saturday the house was ready for
plastering. All rough plumbing and
electric wiring and setting fuspace pipes
Is done, and the exterior is ready for
painting. This house is situated in
Washington Park, where house week
IL the schedule for the balance OF the
year.
A Madison Street, Bangor, woman has
= cat with very discriminating musical
tastes. When pertain pieces are played
on the Victrola be will jump upon the
table and with bis paw gently push the
transmitter from the record but the
synchronous vibrations of other pieces
seem To please bis musical sense and he
will listen to them with apparent de-
light. He never fails to perform for
callers who are amazed by his remark
able intelligence.
The crusade for pure food, which re-
suited In the act of Congress In the
present pure food laws, was led and per-
sisted in year after year BY . son OF
Bath, who really was the father OF the
act, says the Times. His untiring work
in Washington before many congresses
was for some law that would cause all
manufacturers OF groceries to provide
pure goods to the trade. This native
son was the late Charles e. Moody, the
site of whose summer home, the Moody
homestead, is now incorporated 10 the
Texas sbipysrd. Not only was the
result of this mans work seen in pure
groceries, but drugs and ell foods sold
TO the long suffering public. Mr.. Moody
founded the great Wholesale grocery
firm OF Charles Z. Moody & Co., Boston.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10

In letter received In Houlton from
au officer 10 the Marine Corps, the fol-
lowing will be Of interest, says the
Pioneer: "One OF the best known war
corres pondents in France recently told
me that Colonel Hume has made Q great
reputation through the gallant defense
Of XIvray BY the Maine regiment which
|is admitted 10 be- tho best In the
division" s.so a0c 81 ~ nv So !.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
United States Boys Working Reserv.

The Department of Labor has reason
to congratulate Its Field Organization
upon the achievement OF the UDited
States Boys Working Reserve, q branch
of the Employment Service that from
small and experimental beginnings, has
already attained an Importance claiming
national attention.
Under fortunate leadership In the
various states, the movement has grown
to proportions which, In view of its
recent inception and early handicaps,
regard as truly remarkable. The neces.
city that the country avail itself OF boy
labor on large scale 10 upon us. That
this should be done according 10 an
intelligent plan 10 essential to the fulles
utilization Of this labor, together with
young manhood.
The boy power Of the country can not
be treated merely 20 productive mech.
anism. Az a human element OF the war
machine II merits special consideration,
aud am happy to see that J, IL receiv
Ing tho thoughtful care OF minds well
trained In the problems Of the American
bog.. l,. T.
It 10 delicate and responsible task to
mobilize the vast productive forces
latent in the youths OF high school age
and at the came time to accommodate
tho workers to o new environment and
surround them with physical and mora
safeguards upon standardized plan.
am gratIfcd to say that this problem
has been approached intelligently ant
conscieo,iously. The officials in oopiro
Of the policies OF the United States Boys
Working Reserve have the foil vision o.
| its possibilities and are making ths. mos
OF them !, and this with reference both Z
production and TO boy conservation.
) The facts and figures for 1918, not 70
complete, are eloquent Of what may b
expected of this vital branch Of th'
Employment Service in the coming croI
year. look forward With oon6depce 4
3 still more wonderful record By th
Unitsd SsatsssB sBoys' Working Reserve u
1910. e47e 4aaik aa. ga aa.is
Thanks Of the Department Of Labo
ere dus to the Governors Of the 0tatel
the STATE Councils Of Defense, the 1duca
&lonsl forces, and our agents IN the field
for THAR upsslfbh devotion OF time On
tsGost - this impostant work. , ile