Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-12-11

iranky Of intimate relations between the
company commander and his mcn, which
is one OF the greatest factors in the superb
morale of the American forces.
TIE book is not fiction, it is TACT, and
the boys are introduced by their real
names; It is not history. except SO far as
it relates TO this one company, so no at
tempt is made 10 cover 'he larger move
msuts OF the campsigA. ia. her, il is an
intimate personal message from the New
Engisnd boys "ovcr there" 10 friends aud
relatives over here, but it reaches the
hearts OF all who have boys or friends
''oyer there" 1t is vivid revelation of
what our boys have done in the battle for
freedom, and the spirit it articuIates is
representative ofthe typical young Ameri-
can. Events under fire are so realistic
cally told that you close the book with
the feeling that at last you have been
privileged to see what action sat the
front" really was.
One OF the boys introduced in the book
is "Ailen Milliken, OF Ellsworth, Maine"
As a matter OF fact, Mllliken is Bar
Harbor boy, but his mother Is an Els
worth woman, a Wakefield of Bayside,
and be mas been frequent visitor here.
BY permission of the publishers, we
quote from the book;
Allen Miliiken was an expert road man
tom Ellsworth, Maine. by goshl" the men
would say about his home city, for Aliens
benefit, 'the town with tree in front. Cut
down the tree, and MilIy will never find his
home burg. "Giye Milliken q job of putting
road through swamp or through noun
tain, aud then forget it. You'll have your
road on time.
Milliken appears again later in the
book. A shell had landed in the midst of
a working party OF the boys OF the com
pany, killing one and wounding several
After the wounded had been hurried to
the first-aid station, and the. men had re-
turned to their army trucks, one was
missing. The captain himself went back
to try TO locate him. Let him tell the
story;
You all go on to the trucks. Hold the
last one for me. rll go back and try to find
him. ordered. After running few
hundred yards, / somewhat repented my
action. There wasn't a soul around, it was
yet very dark, they were still sbellipg. and
for al / knew the enemy might even be
around that trench Frankly, was bit
nervous. II was so blamed lonesome 1 would
have given my months salary to turn back
However. | had made the bluff, and had to
see it through / reached the trench and
went up and down it searching aud calling,
Gardner" / went down to the awful place
where we had been hit, and all around the
place. Finally decided Gardner must have
gone back in one of the first trucks las we
found afterward he had). started to turn
back, when suddenly in the road say a
dark figure watching me. With pistol alert.
challenged, "who's there?"
Its Miliiken, captain" He had dogged
my footsteps all the way down there.
what the devil are you doing hereY" !
demanded. II ordered you to the trucks"
Il know, captain, but couldn't let you
come back here alone"
Can you blame an officer for loving his
mens
My Company" is published by
Hoaghton Mifnm Co. 1t is attractiyely
illustrated, "a illustrations. Price, si.5C
net. Miss j. A. Thompson of Ellsworth
has the book on sale.