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Ellsworth American., 1918-11-20
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.

Once again death has visited our lodge
and taken from our midst cur worthy
brother, Harry E. Cousins, and,
Whereas, By the unit mely death Of Bro.
Cousins, Brooklin lodge has lost faithful
member, the family kind and loving son
and brother and the town an honored citizen,
one who was ever ready to aid in sickness
or distress, we are resolved to cherish
his memory and to sympathize with his
father and mother and other members Of
the family in their great loss,
Resolved, That the charter of our lodge be
draped in mourning for thirty days in token
OF respect for our brother, and that these
resolutions be placed upon the records of
the lodge. a copy be sent to the father and
mother and a copy to the ELLSWORTH AMERI-
CAN for publication.
Nov. 1S. UNE FEMME.
Ellsworth American., 1918-11-20
A Reverie. .

wandered alone by the brookside
Just at the dawn OF the day,
Clear and bright in the morning light
The brook hurried on its way
Calm was the air about me,
Blue was the sky above;
And Natures song she seemed to sing
Was Love, Infinite Love.
BY the shore of the lake at noon time
/ stood and gazed towards the east
The waters reflected the sky above,
Land, sea and sky, with one accord,
Seemed to herald one grand love FEAST
And the song heard as fingered there,
That fioated to me from the east,
Was Love, Infinite Love.
AS the sunset famed in the west at night,
stood alone on the ocean shore,
Family at first, then louder yet,
could hear a mighty roar.
My blood seemed to ch
My heart to stop its beat,
AS these words the waves to me bore:
War!-War!l-Wariil
AS lay me down to rest that night,
No sleep would my pillow bring,
As thought of the roar of the oce n waves
The quiet peace of the dawn and noon
Was something so far away;
For above 1t all was The pillows song
Or Wari-Warii-Wa
With the new dawn came the summons,
Red was the sky in the east;
No calm, no peace, no song could lear,
No call to a great Love feast.
But crash and boom as of thunder
Rang in my ears from afar-
For the trumpets voice had taken the call
or War!-War!-War!ll
Then out from hut and palace,
From the homes of the rich and poor,
They came, when the voice of the trumpet
called
For our best. Could they ask for moreG
Brave hearts answered the summons
That came from that distant shore,
Ready to fight and die for the right
In War!-War!-- War!!!
Our sad hearts watch for the sunset,
That the din of the war may cease;
Wait and watch with longing
For the glorious dawn of peace.
Our boys in khaki are fighting,
While our hearts turn to heaven above,
And pray that the song at twilight may be
Love, Infinite Love.
But perchance it may be at midnight,
When our hearts are heavy and sore,
Waiting, watching and longing
For news from that distant shore;
That then our prayers will be answered,
And the din Of war shall cease,
That the moon and stars in the heavens above
Shall herald the dawn of peace.
Sedgwick, Maine, 1918. J.L.CC.
Ellsworth American., 1918-11-20

Business men testify that the way
of treating people represented by the
expression, Business is business" is
going out of fashion. They say the
best business is to work the Golden
Rule into it wherever it is possible.
Everybody notices that courtesy and
politeness are more in evidence among
the employees toward customers and
among successful employers toward
employees. Men and women get on
best in all business relations when
they treat each other as equals, and
give what they like to receive.
Ellsworth American., 1918-11-20
In Advance Of His Ace.

The name of Bacon has been sur
rounded in England by legendary tales
OF black magic and witchcraft. There
are songs about him, and he has al
ways been a figure of mystery, even
to his modern interpreters. 'Friar
Wizard" as he was called, knew too
much for his age. He wrote extensive
studies on the construction of tele-
scopes. The first mention of gunpow-
der is found in his books, and it was
be who suggested its use for purposes
of warfare.
Ellsworth American., 1918-11-20
SALISBURY COVE.
Nov. IS.

Mrs. Sherman Mcfarland, who has been
very Ill several weeks, is gaining slowly.
Miss Thelms Johnson left last week for
Cherrytield, to finish the fall term Of
school " hich was interrupted by influenza.
The Fred Sawyers have closed their at
trsctive bungalow, and returned to Bar
Hsrbor for few weeks before leaving for
Boston, for the winter.
The community has been saddened by
the death OF Deane Whiting Edwards.
Deepest sympathy is extended to Mrs.
Edwards and Mr.. and Mrs. II. s. McFa :
land.
Nov Is. r.
Ellsworth American., 1918-11-20
TREM ONT.
Nov. Is.

Clayton Wallace spent Sunday at home.
Mrs. Julia Thurston left Saturday for
Portland for the winter.
The church was opened Sunday. after
being closed several weeks.
Harry Latty is at home from Rockland,
where he has been attending navigation
school.
Nov. IS. X.
Ellsworth American., 1918-11-20

BY J. j. STEWART.
TUNE: "Maryland, My Maryland.")
When tyrants would the world enslave,
Canada, brave Canada,
And trample freedom in the grave,
Canada, brave Canada,
A mighty host. long drilled in pride,
All rights ard liberty defed,
The cries for mercy were denied,
Canada, brave Canada!
They did not count on British lands,
Canada, brave Canada,
That round the world were clasping hands.
Canada, brave Canada,
Until they heard the British cheer
Ring round the world, loud, brave and clear;
1t filled theit hearts with hate and fear,
Canada, brave Canadai
From north and south, from east and west.
Canada, brave Canada,
Sailed the bravest and the best,
Canada, brave Canada.
They sailed DER stormy waves and sea,
To fight for right and liberty,
And set a bleeding nation free,
Canada, brave Canadal
Have ye a son in all the world,
Canada, brave Canada,
When freedoms flag is now unfured,
Canada, brave Canada,
Who would not thrill with love and pride
And praise your heroes, battle tried,
And honor all who bravely died,
Canada, brave Canada!
When honored victory, bravely won,
Canada, brave Canada,
And strife of war and battle done,
Canada, brave Canada,
Then blessed peace, though long delayed,
Wilrhelp the sacrifice you've made,
And stand forever, upafraid,
Canada, brave Canada!
You stand for freedom, truth and right,
Canada, brave Canada,
And with true friends will win the fight,
Canada, brave Canada;
And from the battlefield and gloom,
A peaceful world will brighter bloom,
Then drive the tyrants to their doom,
Canada, brave Canadal
Ellsworth American., 1918-11-20
The Allotted Span.

The "allotted span" of life Is, Off
cially, threescore years ana ten. We
knew a doctor who declared that If
we lived senslbly we should not die
till we were $50. Unfortunately, how
ever, we cannot refer you to this gen.
tleman personally for his prescription,
as he died natural death two years
ago, at the age Of thirty-six--London
Tit-Blts.
Ellsworth American., 1918-11-20
ONLY TREATMENT
THAT GAVE RELIEF
Suffered Three Years Before
Finding ''Fruit-a-tiVeS"
CryTRAL WHARF, BosmN. M

CENTRAL W HARF, BOSTON, MASS.
''Por three years, was troubled
with Constipation, accompanied by
Dizziness and Violent Headaches.
| took medicines and laxatiyes, but
without permanent relief.
Last October, | heard of "Fruit-a-
tives" or F-gH Li0er Tablets. I
used one box and the results were 50
pronounced that l bought two dozen
boxes.
, / continued using "Fruit-a-tives''
until the twenty four boxes we're
finished, when my physical condition
was perfect. JAS. ]. RoYALL.
Soc. a box, 6 for So so, trial size 25c.
AT dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES
Limited. OGDENSBURG. NY.
Ellsworth American., 1918-11-20
EAST BLUEHILL.
Nov IL.

Perh APPS in no country town was more
enthusiasm shown by the school children,
on hearing OF the abdication OF the
Kaiser, than in East Bluehill. When the
children assembled in their accustomed
places Monday morning, the news was
announced by the teachers, and the day
Ellsworth American., 1918-11-20
UNE FEMME.
HANCOCK POINT.

William Gallison and family have moved
to Brownville Junction, for the winter.
Mr.. Gallison is employed as engineer on
the c. and P. r. X.
Mrs. Lottie Kief and Mrs. Eleanor Par
fridge went to Bluehill to attend the
funeral OF Mrs. Kief's sister-in-law, Mrs.
Charles Inman.
Nov. II. NJ. r.
Ellsworth American., 1918-11-20
SOUTH BRooKsvIL.E.

Everett l.. Gray has moved his family to
Hafborside.
F. w. Sawyer has a crew chopping
cord wood and logs.
Mrs. Edwards and daugh hter, OF Lynn,
Mass, are with Mrs. L. N. Haskell.
Nov. IL. G..
Ellsworth American., 1918-11-20
SPRAY.
AMHERST.

John Silsby made a business trip to
Ellsworth recently.
Ira Hagan was in town over Friday
night on State road business.
Among the successful hunters are
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
THE WORK OF THE TREASURY.

The ordinary actual disbursements
Of the United States Treasury, which
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10

include all war expenses, from the
LIST of July, 1917, to March 16, 1918,
when the Treasury statement was
issued, amount to $4,233 POI, 900.
The ordinary actual disbursements
for the corresponding period of the
fiscal year of 1917 were $683 1863, 900.
These figures show that the war
has added practically three and a
half billion to the expenses of the
Government for the time between the
two dates named, eight and a half
months This means an expenditure
for war purposes, for Americas part
in the war, of about $40O,0O0,000 a
month or over $13,000,000 a day.
The above figures, however, do not
include the S3,621 $4,000 loaned to
our Allies in the period dealt with
These are good and secure invest
ments which will ultimately be re-
paid the United States. The total
loans to our Allies to date aggre-
gate practically $4,000, 100000. Nor
is the 100000 used to purchase
Farm Loan Bonds included, another
Investment rather than an expense.
The total disbursements of the
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
HELP THE ASSESSOR.

1t is the duty of every good citl-
zen to uphold the hand, of the as
SCISSOR in every honest effort he may
make to secure a full and legal as
sessment. The really good citizen
is not only willing to have all Of his
own property listed and valued ac-
cording to law, but he should insist
and see to it that the property of all
other taxpayers in his district is
listed and valued in the same way.
A man who, under cover OF the
night, robs hen roost, 1t dlscov-
cred is regarded with contempt, and
is branded a thief. If caught, it is
rightly regarded as the duty of a
good citizen to see that he is prose
cuted. Now. man wilfully swears
to an assessment list which he knows
to be false or incomplete, Or wilfully
deceives an assessor as to extent and
value of his property is, under our
laws, as much a criminal as the
chicken thief, and it is as much the
duty of good citizens and honest tax
PAYERS to report such person to
the authorities and see to it that he
is punished, as in the case of the
thief. If a few wilful and persis-
tent tax dodgers were given the same
treatment that we give chicken
thieves and made for while to keep
him company, it would do more to
bring about square deal IN taxa
ton than all the new tangled tax
systems that have been proposed In
a generation.-Lake Wilson Pilot.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
buy BONDS
THE PATRIOTIC CD HOG.

It's enough to make one sick to
hear some pot-bellied mortals talk
about sacrifice when all they are
asked to do is keep from eating
themselves to death, while at the
same time Americas young men are
laying down their lives on the altar
of democracy on the battle front. The
average American citizen has been
living in clover for so long that he
has gotten to the state of mind
where he feels that, if he denies him.
self meat once day or once week,
the government ought to hang hero
medal on his manly breasH He'll
make up a face at graham or corn
bread that would scare the stoutest
hearted housewife into series of
conniption fits, and every time he
reads sugarless days over a daily
weather forecast the profanity that
is at the edge of his tongue would
make the average preacher sore as
boil if the long lingo should be
turned loose.
| This is the way the patriotic hog
talks when he gets wound up:
81 can't see any sense in starving
myself to win the war. Haven't
bought Liberty Bonds? Haven't I Civ.
en- to the Red Cross? Haven't I sub.
scribed to the Y. M. c.. A., and the
the-well, to everything a-going
Look here-don't these buttons lool
like was doing my bit? Now, why
should I be asked to eat coarse
bread, drink my coffee without sugar
eat less heat and smoke fewer
cigars? Haint an American citizen
Haint an American citizen got an,
rights a-tall? What's the matter will
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10

Treasury from July 1 last to March
16 were $11,274, $4,000. This sum
includes the ordinary actual disburse-
ments which comprise the usual civil
expenses of the Government and the
cost of the war as above set out, the
amount loaned our Allies, and bonds,
notes, and different of Indebtedness
retired. Most of this last item is made
up of payments of the short-term in
terim certificates issued last fall.
The total receipts of the Govern
ment in the period named were SILL
OF, ,257 900, against total receipts for
the corresponding period of the fiscal
year Of 1917 of $540,217,000.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
BUY BONDS
THE MONEY COMES BACK.

The cycle of money invested in LIZ
erty Bonds is short and compleg
The people lend the money to t.
Government, the Government lert
some to our Allies, and our Govefs
ment and our Allies straightvlt
spend the money, or the greater pm
tion of it, among the people of I,s
United States. In some instan)w
the money paid in by wage earn1el
on one installment of Liberty Bofrs
is paid by the Government to II u
employers, and by their employ =
paid back to them in the way =
wages before the next Bond inst-rt
ment is due. t-2
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
BUY BONDS
AMERICAS PLEDGE TO IT'S DEAD

The cruel deaths and indescribable
sufferings and tortures which the Ger
man gas attack have brought to our
soldiers in France are things to wiring
American hearts. Americans have
died before, Americans will die for
the high and good cause to which the
nation has consecrated itself, but these
deaths and tortures, inflicted by cold
blooded ruthlessness, make the blood
mutiny.
We knew these cruelties were COM
ing, yet no knowledge could wholly
prepare the mind for their coming.
The, shock, the anger, the indignation
are as intense as though we had read
of no such things. We knew, too,
that our boys had been peculiarly
marked for the reception of the worst
that enemy frightfulness could de-
wise. The German had Gaid to him
self that the American people should
learn what it meant to balk him of
his goal. He would teach them a
lesson in German warfare that should
make them cry enough.
We have begun to understand that
warfare. We do not minimize the bit
terness of it and make no presense
of unconcern. We morrn our dead,
we writhe in spirit at the sufferings
Of those who have tasted worse than
death, but if the German has thought
that his terror will have any other
effect than to steel every American
heart to the task that has been set
of purifying the air Of the world Of
all German poison, SO that all men
may breathe it and lire, he has again
misjudged the American, his deter
mination and his devotion.
Our gallant dead have paid. The
living will repay. The air shall be
purged of German death and all foul
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
WHEAT VS.. BARLEY.

You fellows who are threatening
to sow barley instead of wheat just
remember this: The price of the wheat
crop is fixed. The price of other
grains is not fixed. If the war should
come to close this year the bottom
would fall out of the barley market
and you would be left holding the
sack Then again, who wants to see
our boys, who are offering their lives,
starve for the want of wheat that
you may make few more dollars ?
1t may be your own boy who will die
cursing your disloyalty. For the love
of heaven raise wheat as you have
never raised it before.-Delano Eagle.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
Eat Meat But
Save The Wheat
WHEAT MUST BE CONSERVED;
ALLOWONCE OF SIX POUNDS
PER CAPITA PER MONTH

'Meatless Meals and Meatless Days
are no longer required. We may
expect meat conservation to be re-
quired later in the summer, but at
present, owing to lack of boats and
railroad shipping facilities, decreased
consumrEidn and Increased produc-
ton, there is at present plenty OF
meat in the country and for the
time being conservation is not nee
essary. Lifing this ban at present
has been criticized by a few people
on the assumption that the Food Ad
ministraticn didn't know what 1t
was talking about when it asked US
to conserve meat. .
The fact is there has been urgent
need of meat conservation and prob
ably will be again early this sum-
mer. The guaranteed price of pork
and the effort of farmers to feed
weather has resulted in a produc-
tion of an unusual amount OF pork.
Hogs were marketed considerably
heavier than under normal condi-
tions, but in spite of this increased
production, which is desirable, it
would still have been necessary for
US to continue with our conservation
had there been sufficient shipping to
get meat to Europe. For many
weeks the meat ration in Great Brit
ian has been as low as three-fourths
Of a pound per capita. II is plain
that all of our surplusses of meat
could be disposed of quickly if W.
could ship them to the Allies.
Lifting the ban on meat will prob
ably help to some extent in reduc-
ing the demand for wheat. We have
unlimited quantities of potatoes, and
with plenty of potatoes served, al
so meat and gravy, good meals car
be provided with use fo minimum
of wheat. 1t is fortunate that oul
extreme shortage of wheat has coms
at this time of year. Eggs, milk
vegetables, meat and potatoes are al
plentiful.
The regulations with reference tx
distribution of wheat flour are nov
as follows:
No family, whether in the coun
try or in the city, shall be allowed
more than 30-days supply of whea
flour based on lbs. per capita pc
month. This means reducing th
consumption Of wheat flour to one
third of normal. It will make nee
essary the liberal use of substitute
and rigid reduction in the use of ar
ticles containing any wheat.
Yours very truly,
A. D. WILSON,
Federal Food Admins
traitor for Minnesota.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
Lending Their Best
Customers

The proceeds of the Liberty Loal
including the greater part of tha
loaned to our Allies, are being sper
for American products produc,
of our factories, our farms, our mine,
and other industries. In lending I
the United States the people of I'll
United States are lending to the,
best and largest cusomer and obtaf
ing the safest investment in t.
world
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
THE PRICE OF SHAMEFUL
PEACE.

More than a billion dollars
American agricultural exports !
sold to the European nations at
with Germany during 1917. Had
Nation maintained peace at the
of obedience to the German war
decree, this European market v
have been closed and this b.
worth Of agricultural products Vi.
most of them, have rotted on f;
and in warehouses, or been us.
improbable ways, with conse.
stagnation and ruin to the AZ
can farmers. u
Interest as well as duty urge
American farmer to give fin.
support to his Government inl,
war. II
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10

this. government, anyway? Can't a
feller talk if he wants to? What the
h do I care about this war for
democracy, if I've got to cut out my
eats. Of course I'm loyal-just as
loyal as you or anybody else. What
l want to know is why I should be
cut down on my rations just because
Woodrow Wilson, Wall Street and
Teddy Roosevelt started this d
war on the poor kaiser? The kaiser
never done me nothing, did he?-or
you either, Ell? Don't give me any
of that humanity stuff; it's all bunc.
We haint fighting for no humanity
or no democracy a-tall, Bill. And
what is more, Bill, want you to
know that I am absolutely loyal when
say it, too. Don't tell me nothing,
BILL know. Guess I've read La
Follette's Magazine and Hostetter's
Almanac enough SO know what I'm
talking about. ."-Sherburn Advance.
THE WORK OF THE TREASURY.
The ordinary actual disbursements
of the United States Treasury, which
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
BUY BONDS
PERSONAL?

The company marched so
and went through their drill so
that the captain, who was of a
what excitable nature, shouted
nantly at the soldiers.
"You knock-kneed, big-footed
you are not worthy of being
by a captain. What you war
rhinocerous to drill you, you w,
lot of donkeys."
Then, sheathing his sword
nantly, he added: "Now, lier.
you take charge of them!"-t
Tit Bits. Il
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10

ness and pollution. 70 that America ID
pledges its dead as it's highest trib 20
ute to their sacrifice and devotion, 1t
Kansas City Star. =
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10

A diplomatic note after a train
hits an automobile, also doesn't help
matters much.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10

Try our WANT ADJ /.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-09
New Social Army
Is BEING Formed

LONDON, March 9-Thc social rev
olutIonarics have decided to Organize a
national guard TO overthrow the boil
Shcyik regime in Russia, according 10
DR. Elcii OF Moscow university. who is
quoted in a Copenhagen dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph as saying that the
decision was reached at a recent con
ference in Moscow
A great army is now being organized
in the Don district supported by Cos
sacks. the dispatch adds. and it is also
planned to introduce a republic in Rus
sla with a coalition government which
would not accent the German bolshcyik
peace Prof Elcif asserted that the
news Of the new movement had been
suppressed by the Pclrograd bolshcvlk
news agency
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-09
Little Old Cool Shovel Helps
British Skipper to Vanquish
U-Boat; Fritz Dhmbfounded

"lhc U.boal swung around to
avoid tine impact and the sides oi
the Dawicr scrapcd along the sides
Of the submarine The pcri,copc
wa, still well ont Of the water but
was beginning lo slip down as the
submarine dyed
The skipper bawIcd Tor a ham
mcr. a crowbar, anything that
would hurt One Of the crew thrust
a coal shovel into his hand and he
scrambled ON the bulwarks and
leaned over, two OF the crew hang
ing onto his coat so that he would
not fall overheard Backwards and
forwards he swung the heavy scoop
at the fragile peri'copc and the
third blow reduced it to fragments.
"Ihc submarine commander hear
ing this noise and wondering what
new and horrible device the enemy
had invented, crcpt to his pcriscopc
10 have look bu, all was black
He was blind and the lrawlcr got
away
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-09
~zz[ ~

WASHINGTON, March g-The
first of the expurgated casualty
lists was issued by the war depart
ment today II shows First Lieut.
Louis J Gordon as killed in action
and First Lieut.. John II Greene
slightly wounded
The names of thirty-siK priyates
are on the list, but according to the
new custom, without home ad
dresses OF next OF kin. II shows
two killed in action. eight died OF
disease, five severely wounded,
nineteen wounded slightly and two
killed in accident One Of them
is an aifplane casualty.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-09
Big Guns Roaring
On American Front

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Thursday March 7-Ther.
was comparatively lively artillery firing
last night and today on the section oi
the Lorraine front where American
troops arc now in training Late thi,
evening the enemy bumbarIcd Ameri.
can positions heavily but without re.
suit
On the lorraine sector as on the
front northwest Of Toul the American
artillery IS showing effectiveness and
accuracy Its shells arc Registering
well ON points back Of the enemy lines,
especially ON cross roads batteries and
working parties
Because Of a new but probably TEN.
porary rule, il is not permitted to dis.
cu'' American casualties, no matter
where they occur.