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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-08-14
BAYsIpE

Guy ciOsson sent to harrington e.
day. n
W. W. York is working q shor, ,,,..,
s. $. Estey. A'' 10
). s. Es,ey is IN. All hops r., !,
speedy recovery. as
Mrs. kdna Carter Of Ellsworth ,i.s.,
her mother, Mrs. NJ. r. Tenney. Ia, -
Mrs. l.. c. Conant of Dedham Ma.
on her annual visit With her rso,be, ~.
Mary Belts. "'i'
Mrs. Nell sadler, who reccn,Iv MA.
went an operation at Der home hs,s !.
doing we'll.
h' nry Ray, IT,, lie at home from "a.
Desert Rock, where be is an ...i.,,..
lightkesper.
Pearl {. Wells of Dorchester. Ma.
With nee grandparents. Capt. ana Mr.. 1
r. ciosson, Tor visit.
Mrs. Kent, ~ith her two dsavh,,.
Betty and Esther, OF sonvry,lIf ~.
was recent guest Of W. L. Rsmjek -
wife.
Mr.. eastman and family have rttn,,..
TO their home at Ellsworth FAN. st..
Spending three weeks ct Their es,,,..
here
Aug. 10. car
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COUNTY NEWS
oRLANn

bELAND.
q. A. soper hiss gone to Porssmout b,
Nh
Mr. and Mrs. Melville Patterson of
Nswtos, Macs, have returned home.
Mrs. Ella Cole and daughter Mary, OF
Pittseurg, Mass, arr guests OF Mrs. Heller
Hill.
John Long and sister Jeiis and Miss
Lillian Elaridgs are guests Of Mrs. o. A.
Soper.
Mrs. Warren Kennedy, with h,r
daughter jean and infant son Gerard,
is visiting Der father, A. r. Buck.
Donald Eldridge Of the e. S. navy is st
home from Bosfon tor two week.
visit vita hts parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Tracy Eidriage.
Mrs. George II. Buck and grand
daughter, Miss MargRrei Beck. after q
four ~eeks' stay, have returned to their
respective homes at Chelsea snd Lynn,
Mass.
Rev. A. J. Tosslief Of Bangor has
planned to be hcrefor short time, CON-
ing Saturday. Aug. II. II is expected
there will be services ia the Cnivcrsf lis,
church Sunday evening, Aug. Is.
Recent arrivals are: Mr.. and Mrs.
Periey Lewis OF Ess; Orange. y. j.,
Mrs. Mary siewaS, and Mas sara Wires
OF Dover. n. a., Mrs. AiIlie shedd and
friends OF Brocston. Mass, Edward
Hsutmsnn OF PiKinviiIs. Mass, Mrs.
Manser and t~o sons OF Brooklyn, NY.
Mrs. Clsrpnco York, with her daughter
Helen, who recently finished four. years
course Of study In vocal music in Italy,
arrived safety home and came TO orland
Aug. 9, accompanied By Mr.. YORK, her
sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher
OF Boston. and her mot her, Mrs. Laura
Ssrhis, who met them at Portland. Miss
York has returned 20 Boston with Mr..
aud Mrs. Fisher.
The death OF Theodore n. Emerson oc-
esrred at bis home at East Brsintree,
here, and for many years ~ss prominent
10 church and civic affairs here. When
hasiDess called him 10 more active duties
In another state, 9 vacancy was rns de
" hich hiss never been filled. His wife,
Nellie Newman, Of this town, survives
him, with two daughters and one son.
Lieut.. Arthur Emerson OF the u. !.
destroyer Davis, one OF the frst sent to
English waters. Mr.. Emerson il the last
of The Dea. Aaron p. Emerson family.
Aug. u. \.
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EAST I.AMOINE.
Aug. u

Mrs. Eta Lancaster was home Tor .ss
days last week.
Miss Helen Greeusu Is home for ssr
summer vacation.
Mics Caro- Cssr OF SeS Orleans IS Al
Mrs Hattie Giip~sriek's for iew ws.ks.
George DesIsles and trend, Nho Rave
been visiting his parents, W. F. Dv.lsss
and wiie, have returned to Ssw Yors.
Mrs. Esther u. Herman OF Ssw fofk
who has been visiting her mother, Mr..
Mary j. DesIsles, has gone to Ellsworth
for iew days before returning home
Charles asieolnson Of Chicago, Miss
Dorothy Wilkinson of 81. Louis, II. J..
Fisher of Exeter, y. H., and Robert FisnsF
and wife of Boston, - no have been guesis
at II. l. Smiths several weeks, have re-
turned to their homes.
Aug u "
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tons and the Presidents proclamation,
which will follow the enactment Of ma
ticnal legislation.
'sThe local boards viii al once secure
the use OF tbs voting places in all voting
precincts which viii be used as reKistrs-
iion places. The machinery used tor reg
STEERING voters will be employed and sit
county, city and town and election OH
eisls viii Join in an earnest and effective
cooperation With the state executives,
comfy and city committees and local
boards to secure promptness, efficiency
and completeness IN this registration,
which will doubtless be finai and safh-
cient tor the winning Of the great war.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-08-14
RooxEE.

Aug. L.

Mrs. sidney Chadwick Bunker, ~be
died August q at the age Of ninety fonr
years, wss daughter OF David and EE-
perience lLeisndl Hamor. She was bora
in Eden, May /, 1874, and was the last
survivor OF ten children, the last hrot her,
Robert B. H&mor, dying in Bangor last
year.
Mrs. Bunker came to this to~n many
years ago, and April 81. is47, was married
TO Capt. Warren Il. Bunker, The young
couple went TO house kes ping in the home
which was to be hers until Der death
seventy-one years later.
Mrs. Bunker, during ali the active years
of her life, vas helpful member OF the
community, e model heusekesper and
home maker.
She leaves two childrea, Mrs. Sarah
ever OF Holbrook, Mass, and Mrs.
Julia NJ. Squirting Of this place, six grand
children, fourteen great grandchildren
and three great-grest- grandchildren.
The funeral was held at the home, Rev,
A p. Macdonald officiating. Inter neut
Was in the Bunker cemetery beside her
husband, who died iorty-sight years ago.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-08-14
BLCEHlLI.-

The subject of DR.. Martins sermon next
Sunday morning 10 "The sobler
Patriotism" Nearly every sermon DIR.
Martin has preached in BluehiiI this sum
mer has had in il some special reference
to national service. Mr.. Krehbiei has
prepared two special pieces OF music for
this occasion One. "A Prayer for Those
IN Service" win be sung By Miss Betty
Quay to the music OF Brags's sAngers
serenade." The second is hymn, the
theme OF which secords spisndidly with
the subject upon which Or. Martin pro-
poses to speak.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-08-14
NORTH FRANKLIN.

There was baptism at Georges pond
Sunday. Three we're baptized.
J. T. Clark has returned from a visit
with his daughter at Bsyside.
Miss Evelyn Caller is spending her va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. n
X. Caller.
Misses Marie, Ruby and Vida Cousin.
were weekend guests of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. &. s. Cousins.
Miss Minnie Bunker OF South Goulds-
boro was Sunday guest OF MRS. Mar
jorie Wilbur.
Friends here Of Frank Lowrie sym
pstbize with him in the loss ofshis wife
who died at the Bar Harbor hospital
Friday.
The Clarke reunion will be held Thurs
day, Aug. %, at the Grange hail, Frank
lin. All friends of the family are cor
daily invited.
Aug. T. T.
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w EST SEDGWICK.
GEN.
Aug. Is.

Clyde Gray is home from Bath.
Miss Elizabeth Gray has returned from
Boston.
Fulton Gray and son Leonard have gone
to Gardiner to work.
Parker Ciosson has gone TO Portland,
where he has employment.
Willie Sherwood of North Brooksvilie
is employed by Frank Gray.
Levi and Willie Gray of Penobscot are
cutting Mrs. John Grindle's hay.
Waiter Clement left for Syracuse, n. y,
by way of Ellsworth, on Monday.
Brooks Cousins OF North Brooksville is
helping Washington GSy, through hay
ing.
Aug T. X
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NORTH SULLIVAN.

Mrs. James Z. Havey and little sot
Maurice, OF Portsmouth, n. H., who have
been visiting Mr.. Havey's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. HRyey, returned home Sat
urdsy.
Mrs. Sarah j. Gordon OF Gardiner Is a
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Forest Has
kell.
Much sympathy is felt for Mr.. ana Mrs.
Clyde Robertson in the loss OF their little
son, Kermit Bragdon, who died Saturday
afternoon, at the age OF two years and one
month. Little Kermit will be sadly
missed, not only by parents and near rel
atives, but by all who knew him, for ne
Was an attractive child and was loved by
all.
Aug. u. II.
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AMHERST.

Ira b, Hsgan OF Ellsworth falls Va. i,
town last week on business.
Charlotte and Christina Burke Of At,,,
Mass, are visiting friends and rels,t,,.
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Herrirk and arm.
OF Boston were weekend visitors q, N,
and Mrs. l. f.. Crosby.
Mr.. and Mrs. David y. Crawford ~
south Weymouth, Mass, visited Mt. and
Mrs. Hollis Patterson recently.
Carolyn b. siisby, superintendent, q,
schools, who has been in Castlne to em.
ploy teachers who were attending .ur.
rner school, has returned home.
Harold Crosby, wife and son Galen aua
daughter Elinor of Bangor, who havs
been visiting Mr.. Crosby's parents, l. e
Crosby and wife, have returned home.
Aug. L. .
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-08-14
SEEK PROMPT RETURN OF CANS

Dairynlen who snip mia 10 the
cities ~IiI be pleased 10 Gnoss thai
w1rr is Uelna uone On the problem
OF setans more prompt returns "a
milk anu cream eans. At Tie sag
sesIi0n Of the EUOa Administrator
Tie express COMPANIES are seuolne
Out cirCuiars 10 al taSlr Gsenss Ebu
messages calling their attent.un 10
the need for quick service IL seating
back these containers 20 Tie sHIppes.
They are being impressed with iR-
portanee OF tnls service N Accepting
up steady supply Of "a most nee
essary Good anu IN giving uae ship
per an opportunity 10 market hls
mighty perashaOle product quickly.
The Food Administration believes
that the appeal te the employees wlll
have the desired effect. The need IN
this important industry is for prompt
shipments both ways.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-08-14
DEDHAM.

J. r. Black IL III.
A dsugbter WAS born to Str. snd ME-
Herbert Gray Aug. 8.
Miss Bernice Edes OF PassadumkeAg :
visiting her uncle, Gerald Thompson
Alfred Gray of Hampton spent LIE
weekend with his brother, G. A. Gray.
Mrs. Hugh Penney /, recovering rom
an operation for the removal OF the tonsi's'
Mrs. Ella BurrilI spent day 10 AnfofS
last week, the guest OF Mr. and N'''
Herbert silsoy.
Mrs. Fred Sylvester of lewiston sAo
Miss Bernice Mclaughlin OF Portland, Ai'
visiting their parents, Dir. and AFs' . u
Mclaughlin.
Aug. II.
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PRETTY MARSH.

Miss Lillian Smith Is visiting rsla.iu,
10 Ellsworth.
Mrs. Crawford Of Boston is the CUES.
Of Mrs W. l. Newell.
Mrs. Nathan smailidge is With Ms.
Charles Bartlett at Center for q tsx
weeks.
Mrs. Lettie Rumill and Miss Edns
are spending the summer Al MarthA's
Vineyard, Mass.
Miss Lucy Murphy OF Bernard. VIE
has been visiting Mrs. Sadie Newell,
returned home Thursday.
Allen Smith Is making some Necessary
repairs on the buildings al the v. D.
smith place, recently purchased ty
Alfred StRInaeke OF Sew YORK
Aug. u. q.
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COUNTY NEWS
CRANBERRY ISLES.


Miss Katharine Lear is the gsest OF
Mrs. seth Rice.
Mrs. George Squirting spent the week
end at Bar Harbor.
Mrs. Eva Salisbury visited her mother,
Mrs. Hannah Bunker, last week.
Master Walter Rice OF Sutton visited
bis brother Warren a few days last week.
Mrs. Grace Hamor sna two daughters,
OF Gloucester, Mass, are guests a. John
Hamof's.
Miss Dorothy Davis OF seal Hz-bor is
spending 8 few days al the bozse Of
Geo-ge Squirting,
MIRA Woodbury. Gilley and son james
spent few daEs last week ~ith hsr hus-
band and son Marvin.
BERTHE Stanley snd Charles Carey. who
have been home on their furIough, re-
turned TO dEty Saturday.
Congratulations are in order at the
homs OF c saries Stanley on the hirsh Of
a daughter, bern Sunday, Aug. II.
Mr.. jacobson o, Northeast Harbar has
bsen remodeliRg the piazza at Frank
J ohnson's house Il adds a great dsat to
the house.
Mrs. Millsrd Squirting returned lsst
week from Massachusetts where she
had been tao weeks with her husband,
who had an operation performed iE
Brockton, Mss and is now in
ssBatortuui in HoihrooE.
Aug. L. RooxEE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-08-14
SEAL HARBoR.

Earl Coston of Washburn joined his
family here Saturday.
Mrs. Olive Wood and son David are Wis
ting at A. Z. Clements.
Percy Dodge is at home from Camp
Devens on five days furlough.
Clarence Pinkhsm spent the weekend
with his family at North Castine.
The Seal Hsrbor FIRE department will
hold its annual dance and supper at
Neighoorhood hall Thursday evening.
Miss Katherine Maskell returned to
Boston last week, after spending her va
cation with her sister, Mrs. Charles Turn
bull.
Aug. 10. p.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-08-14
WET BROOKLYN.

F. b. Gould of Boston is visiting at g &.
o. Carriers.
Ahira Bridges and wife, who have been
visiting relatives here, returned to Rock
land to- day.
Mrs. Hazel Sukeforth, who has been
whiting her husband in Boston, came
home Saturday.
Mr.. Cleaves Ciapp aud children have
gone TO Newport to visit her parents. +.
W. Jones and wife.
Gayneli and Ruby Bridges, who are
spending the summer at opeeehe, are in
town for few days.
Aug. II. n
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-08-14

iini singing Keep the Hone Fire. o.
ing, and la MarseiIlsise p r.i.sns pun =,
nag; address, Dr. Freeman; &c.. = 'as
marks, Mr.. schisFelin; Singh, =, =
star spsngied Banner Ten bIss =. ~
represented the Ashviue boys nor = asf'
service. and one gold star for Rail-, ! sas
ertson' who died in France last Pa, -. 10
Aug. Il. us'r.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-08-14

Little George was getting ready for
school one day. when il was just about
90 rain. He was told TO take his UNI
breila with him. He didn't ike the
idea. and after awhile replied. mot
for mine; that's too womanish."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-08-14
FIFTY-FIFTY RULE
4 STILL EFFECTIVE
Public Eating Places and House
vSiVes Must Continue to Use Wheat
Flour Substitutes,

orono, Ne, Au-
@ !. {: !" !. !. :: !. !: !: !.
~ IgBsf - Releases Of
4H$f1EA hotels. restaurants
H1nnM and homes from
UIIt" ibe pledge TO do
N2 without wheat until
the 1918 harvest,
announced recently
BY the United States Food Admins
tration, should not be misconstrued
70 mean that they are privileged Ia
use wheat Hour entirely without sub
satutes
1t Is believed that many people in
this state had either misiuGerpreted
to use 1t as an excuse 10 avoid tbs
regulations.
Hotels and restaurants are re-
CURED unaer the presen. reguia lions
10 use thIrty-three and one-tnIru per
cent OF wheat noar substitutes IN ali
sweet gOous baked ami serl ed ard -
per cent OF wheat hour SUBSTITUTES
al ali bread ana rOlls.
Househoiders are SUI held TO the
5V-0U rule IN The purchase and use vi
hour and are askeG 10 ration them
eelyes anu their establishments ~ a
m&xiinuB eoLsuiDptIon II. i ~ l'Ognus
VI Tbeae per person per week.
Notwithstanding cunA.esins reports,
there has been no cUneesslon or de-
partUre IRON the wheat nour huiI-
tauons, and the 5UNJU rue Is sui eli
fepIiN
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-17

The Fate of the Cyelops.-Secretary
Of the Navy Daniels a few days ago
announced he had formally notified
the next Of kin of officers an: enlist
cd men on board the United States COL
lier Cyclops when it disappeared that
the vessel had been lost.
The n.-me Of the Cyclops according
ly will be striken from the naval legis-
ter, and the i.uge modern collier will
pass into history the most przzling
mystery that nav~l experts have had to
deal with.
81 felt that in justice to the relatives
Of the men the Cyclops should be Of
ficially recorded as lost" said Mr.. Dam
icls. Some of the relatives at least
are in need Of funds end are entitled
to receive anything that was coming
to the men,"
Nothing whatever has been heard
from TIE Cyclops since 1t sailed from
Barbados, March "a, for Norfolk. The
total number on board was 293 among
them officers and navy meE returning
from South America, and Consul Gen.
eral Gotschalk.
Wide searches were instituted for
the boat but 10 no purpose. 1t is be-
lieved that she was the victim OF a
sudden terrific storm, causing In ves-
sci to capsize.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-17
..ERICAk WAY.
,e Knife and the Knife to the
Hit.

hlIt.
rhe Germans are learning that II
doesn't do TO be savages when they are
fighting the Americans. says London
correspondent.
Because they are finding out that II
they insist on being barbarians. the
Americans will treat them as barbar-
ians.
The fame of "The American Way
-as this unannounced but very much
in force policy is called-is spreading.
English. French and Italian news
papers are talking about 1t. and you
hear il discussed everywhere.
To put what these papers call THE
American Way" in a Yankees own
lingo. il means the Germans can't
get away with that Hun stuff with
u.s."
Here are two instances Of how THE
American way" works:
No. IA German machine gun nest
was hidden in a ruined church al
Scrgy, in the Marne battle. and the
Red Cross flag flew from the steeplc.
The Americans respected the flag.
They advanced in the open until they
rot up close. Then the Huns ma
chine guns moved them down. The
Germans (heres where THE Ameri-
can Way" comes in) paid for that
trick so dearly that Is hasn't been
tried since.
No. Near Sergy also, Americans
were advancing on nest Of machine
guns which kept peppering away until
the Americans got within about 200
yards. Then the Germans made sur
rendering signs and the Americans
coolly came on. TO take their prison.
crs. Close up the trcacherous Ger
mans opened fire. They paid.
This does not mean that the Amer
leans are not clean fighters. But they
aren't soft" The Germans can't use
trcachery and savagcry and enjoy I'M
munity. They pay for every trick.
Remarking Of how cleanly the
Americans fight. the London Even
ing Standard adds: But he is dan
gerous person to play monkey tricks
with, and when he gets real peeved
the other party is in for an uncom-
Portable time. The Americans have
fought savagcs before"
English. French and Italian papers
all appear TO like "The American
Way" France meets deliberate in
Engagements of the rules of war in
much the same spirit. But the Brit
ish soldiers do not. and they want
"The American Way" adopted with
out delay.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-17

The Able Editor-Entered unto the
able editor of the Torpidville Tocsin Of
the Times and faithful guardian Of the
home and fireside flushed and indig-
nant young woman. and thus to him
did say:
You printed piece about me in
your old paper last week. saying l was
engaged to Herb Huggins. 1t amt so!
I'm not engaged to him or anybody
else! l wouldn't marry the best man
there Is on earth. So. there!"
II presume not" returned the scribe.
blinking over the top Of his glasses.
We'll. now. looky here. Lutte. VIII
you tell me when the wedding Is going
to take place or have got to hunt up
Herb to find out?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-17

Fish-Yarn Season opens.-"Weve
got couple of invitations 70 go fish,
ing this season. Thanks. But we toll.
and. toiling. we may not fish.
We did go fishing once. but the
boss found II out. and
why fish? We can stay right here
at home and read about fish and
write about fish. and down in the
market we can buy fish. and at night
we can dream that we're sitting on a
log with a freckle- faced kid hooking
sunnies. and
Thanks for the invitation. but
say. why do you make us weep?"-
Richmond Times Dispatch.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-17
SALE FOR PARTITION

THE Heirs at Law Of A. NJ. Wallace,
Martha J. Wallace and Erixie Wal
lace, all deceased. will sell for division
the following real estate:
Tract No. /, situate near the town Of
Glover. s. c., and known as the A. n.
Wallace Home Tract, adjoining lands
Of J. NJ. McLain, the II. l. Wright
lands and others, containing So 1-3
ACRES, more or less.
Tract No. 2, situate about four miles
northw Of the town Of Glover. S. c.,
known as the Margaret Wallace place.
adjoining lands Of Mack McCarter and
others. containing 100 ACRES. more
or less.
The above lands will be sold to the
highest bidder at public outcry. at the
Courthouse Door. in York. 8. c., on
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 80, 1918. be-
tween the hours of 10 a. m, and p. m.
The purchasers may have until jan
uary 1st, 1919, to make full payment,
by making a 10 per cent payment: in
this case title will be withheld till full
payment is made.
JNO. A. FORBES.
E. g. FORBES,
HATTIE BELLE FORBES,
MARGARET GROVER,
81 st For Heirs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-17
Kaiser Now a Man Of Sorrow

Kaiser Now Man OF Sorrow
Swiss who saw Emperor Wilhelm and
King Ferdinand quite closely at their
Nauheim conference, recently, accord
ing to the Geneva democrat. declare
that the German ruler has greatly
aged and that his hair is snow white
and his shoulders are stopped. The
Emperors eyes are fevered, his gest-
ures abrupt and his face. which is
severely lined and tanned, gives the
general impression of a man suffering n
great sorrow.
The Democrat learns that the EN-
peror's visit to King Ferdinand was
for the object of obtaining Bulgarian
divisions for the western front in order
to release German reserves as Austro-
Hungarian troops are used to fill the
gaps caused by the heavy losses In the
present retreat. German recruits
barely eighteen years old have re-
ceived orders to prepare to join the
fighting forces october !.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-17

Always Merry and Brisht.-During
one of the Thames floods an old man.
who had lost nearly everything he pos
sessed. was sitting on the roof Of his
house as 1t fioated along. when boat
approached.
Halo. Henry"
Halo, Bill"
Arc your chickens all washed away.
Henry?"
Yes; but l got some ducks, and
they can swim"
Your crops gone. too "
well. they said the crop would be
a failure, anyhow"
That's all right, Bill! Them win
dows needed washin'. Anyway
Answers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-17
FIENDISH TRAP THIS.
Germans Bait Death Trap With APP
peal to Mercy.

peal to Mercy.
The London Morning Post says the
authenticity OF the following incident
Is taken as unquestionable. During the
recent operation Of the Allies 1t fell
to the Fourth British army to reoccupy
a town when the Germans retreated
from it, AS they were making their
way through the war SCARED streets
Of the town a group Of them were ar
rested by sight that startled and
shocked even men Injured to the hor-
rors Of war.
On a door of one of the houses a
kitten was hanging by the fcrepaws.
which had been nailed to the wood.
The wretched creature. which might
have been where it was found, at least
an hour or two was mewing piteously
in agony and struggling desperately
with it's hind legs to release itself.
With the natural instinct Of pity for
a suffering dumb animal. one Of the
British soldiers rushed forward to re-
lease the kitten. He pulled out the
nails that pierced its paws; but at
the moment he did so there was n
flash and roar and his mutilated and
dismembered body was flung across
the street. A hidden explosive charge
had been set off by the withdrawal Of
the nails.
The retreating Boche had laid his
trap and bait with kitten nailed to n
door, He calculated such an appeal
to British humanity would hc irrcsist-
ible and he was right.