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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-08
CASUALTY LIST
CONTAINS 1853 NAMES
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Richard w. Cullen, New York, N. Y.
Timothy E. Cummings, Reading.
Mass.
Lemuel H. Cushing, Moscow, Idaho.
Arnie F. Quinn, Black Greek, Wis.
RAYMOND F. Easop, Brooklyn. N. Y.
Waiter Addison Fairman, Mechan-
icsville, N. Y.
William A. Fowler, Atlanta, Ga.
Edgar M. Guggenheimer, New
York, N. Y.
Walter X. A. Kuehnert, Lyons, Neb.
James Mcdonald, New York, N. y.
Walter Adam Noviskt, Ripon, Wis.
John S. Weir, Owen Sound, Canada.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-08
Germans Squeezed Tighter.

IBy Fred S. Ferguson,1 united Press
Staff Cores pOndentl
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
ISLESFORD.
Feb. %.

Galen Moore and wife expect to move
into part of Belle Moore's house, form
erly occupied BY Grover' Morse and
family,
Mr.. Whitney expects to leave the coast
guard station this week and enter a school
OF navigation. His wife and children will
go to the home of Mrs. Whitney's parents.
Last week ice again made in the har-
Dor, blocking 1t completely. The men are
having difficulty to keep their boats
atioat and from being carried away by the
ice.
Mrs. Nellie Spofford was taken ill last
Monday night with acute appendicitis,
and again the s. {. 262, Capt. G. r. Had
lock, came on an GRAND OF mercy, bring
ing the naval surgeon to her. Her sister,
Mrs George L. Moore, of Maiden, Mass,
is with her. Mrs. Spofford expects to go to
hospital for an operation.
Feb. %. 8.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
SEAL. HARBOR.

The Jordan Pond school has not opened
this week, as there is no fuel.
Mrs. John Clement entertained at whist
Friday evening.
Percy Billings, who joined the aviation
corps and has been stationed at Camp
Hancock, Ga, has been ordered to New
York. Mrs, Billings left Friday to join
her husband for few days.
The pupils of the Jordan Pond school
gave patriotic program at the school
house Washington's birthday to raise
money to join the Junior Red Cross.
Triad lodge, Knights of Pythias, held a
dedication at the Neighborhood house,
Saturday evening. The Pythian sisters
sold ice cream, cake and coffee.
Harry Grant passed the physical exam
ination for the army last week.
Feb. q. P.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
COUNTY NEWS
ORLAND.

Mrs. Lena Gilpatric recently fell and
broke her wrist.
Mrs. Eva E. Patten fell down cellar re-
Gently, receiving serious injuries.
Capt. Seth 4. Hutchins, who for the
past week has been at the Paine hospital
at Bangor, and also Mrs. Ivyl Hutchins,
came home Saturday, and are fast getting
we'll.
News OF the death OF Mrs. Fremont B.
Patten, which occurred in Bangor Thurs
day morning, Feb. q, was received with
sadness By her many friends. Besides her
hus band, she has left Two sons-Roscoe
Patten of the U. s. army at Camp John
ston, Jacksonville. Fla, and Warren Pat
ten, who is attending dental college in
Baltimore. She leaves also. two sisters,
Mrs. Flora Bowden of Bucksport, and
Miss Maude Leach, and one brother,
Everard Leach OF Penobscot. Mrs.
Patten was a member OF Riverside
chapter, o. E. s. The funeral was held at
the home Monday afternoon. Her two
sons arrived Saturday, to be present at the
last sad rites for this ever-thoughtful,
loving mother, home maker, devoted wife
and friend.
Feb o. X
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
BLIND ENEMY SAYS FIGHTER
ArpIanes Will Win the War, Declares
Officer Of French Army on
Furlough Here.

Chicago.-"Put out the fighting eyes
of the enemy, that will win the war"
is the message brought back to Chi
cago from the battlefields of France by
Lieut.. Clifford FL. De Roode, who came
home on furlough from the French
army to visit his parents here.
'If the United States turns its eff
forts toward building the greatest air
fleet its services will reach the maxi
num-" according to Lieutenant De
Roode. Germany has been building
more planes than we have. Once we
gain control of the air we can win.
'The French are satisfied with the
activities Of the United States. They
understand the great problems of
transportation of troops and supplies"
he added
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27

build, the Lightning, on her maiden
voyage. from Boston to Liverpool, In
1854.
On the first day of March, when APP
preaching and rounding the north of
Ireland, in strong gale from the
south. the ship logged 1917 miles an
hour. Her lee rail was under water
and her lib and fore-topsail, new,
strong sails, were blown In shreds
from their bolt ropes. Such an exhi-
bition of sall-carrying rarely has been
recorded as that on the Lightning that
day; and II was done prayerfully, for
her master, Captain Forbes, was a
strong churchman.
AT the end of the "a hours the ships
log showed that she had made days
run with parallel, of 436 sea miles, or
more than 500 land miles.
This entitled the Lightning to the
proud distinction of being the fastest
ship that ever sailed the seas. There
was no steamship of her day that
could approach her record for a days
mileage by 100 miles, and % years
passed before steamer was produced,
the Arizona, then rated as an ocean
greyhound, that equaled her maximum
speed per hour.
Best remembered today of the Amer.
lean clipper ships is the Dread
nought. She was a packet ship, run
ming on regular schedule with pas
sengers between New York and Liver
pool. There is tradition that in 1859
she created record of days II hours
from Sandy Hook to Queenstown, but
the story has been decided to be myth
Ical.
The Dreadnought made many fast
passages, however, In the total of sew
enty TO eighty credited to her. On sew
eral occasions she maintained a uni
form speed of Oh miles an hour from
shore TO shore. Her best eastward voy-
age was - days s hours from port to
port, and her average speed for Attain
tic voyages was higher probably. than
that of any other sailing ship.
The record of Apper ship for
crossing the Atlantic belongs, how
ever, to the Red Jacket of New York,
which crossed In 1854 from Sandy
Hook to the entrance OF the River
Mersey In IL days and / hour. The
best passage In the opposite direction
was made In 1860 by the ship Andrew
Jackson. Is days from the Mersey to
New York.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
Men Wanted For Sea Service.

The Bar Harbor section OF the United
States Naval Reserve has been authorized
to enroll seventy men to rate as seamen,
second class. Men between the ages of
eighteen and thirty in good physical con-
dition, and who can show certificates from
are not within the present quota, are
eligible. Men between the ages of eigh-
teen and twenty-o one mist have the writ
ten consent of their parents, and ali men
must volunteer for general service.
Any men who think Of joining and wish
information should address Section Com
mander, Bar Harbor, Me.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
ADVERTISEMENTS.
NUX IRON PEPSIN and
sARSAPARlLLA - Effective Spring
Medicine Combination.

AS comprised in Hood s Sarsapa-
rllla and Peptiron, taken in conjunc-
ton, these valuable remedies possess
unequalled value for the quick relief
OF a long trail of ailments COM
mon in the Spring season. You know
well the great tonic properties of
IRON. They are much increased and
improved in this combination
Hoods Sarsaparilla before meals
and Peptiron after.
In these days of rushing and push
ing, beyond the endurance of even
the most robust, nearly every man
and woman needs this blood-purify-
ing, cleansing, up-building in the
Spring. IL it is not supplied, the
depletion Of the blood and the
broken-down nerves may soon give
way to permanent ill-health.
Ii cathartic is needed, as where
there is biliousness or constipation,
Hoods Pills should be taken. They
are purely vegetable, do not irritate,
and work all right with Hoods Sar-
saparilla and Peptiron.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
SOLDIER BOYS CLUB.
Ellsworth Boy In France Acknow-
lodges Receipt OF Box.

| The Ellswo nth Soldier Bows club
| which completed and sent to EIlsv ort h
boys in the service fiity-six Christmas
| boxes, has received ack acknowledgement
from nearly ell OF them. Corp. II. W..
Dodge writes from France, under date OF
Jan. 3:
1 have received your Christmas box.
and this morning received your letter
Your box was truly Christmas remem-
branee, and none could appreciate it more
han myself at this time. Where we are
now we have to keep warm through in
are wonderful gift. We can't get many
around here.
would like to describe this part of
the country enough so you would under
stand just what II is like. 1t reminds me
some OF the healthy parts OF the north OF
our county. 1t is very damp, and rains
lot. We haven't had much rain the
last month, but light falls OF snow, just
enough to cover the ground. 1t is all
hills around here, with scattering
punches OF pines.
The country roads and lanes intersect
each other every hundred yards or so.
The people around are very poor, and
know but little of luxuries or amusements
Everything is high, and not much of
anything is obtainab Bile.
We had good dinner on Thanksgiving
and one Christmas, with turkey and sweet
potatoes, and on January l the captain OF
this battery gave big turkey supper to
US, and all the regimental and battery off,
GERS came and made speeches.
l write this Just to show how we are
taking this life, and no one regrets our
conditions any more than possible, as long
as we are the first over. THIS camp is
| only artillery, but our next one will take
| in everything.
The Ellsworth Soldier Boys club was
organized September % last, and since
then, in addition to the work done, has
| earned S325. The club thanks everyone
| who has made it possible for it to send so
many knitted articles, ana acknowledges
| the following cash gifts: Mrs Geo Smith,
81; Mrs Roscoe Taylor, 80; Mrs Lydia
Royal, s1.75; Mrs Abbie Robinson, 81; Mrs
Austin JOY, so; Mabel Maddox, 80; Mrs
! Geo Parcher, 81; Mrs F II Leach, so; Mrs
Ralph Cunningham, 80; Miss Helen
Adams, 81; Harry Haynes, s.; Mrs Nose
ley, 10; Mrs Nettie Fullerton, rs; Belle
Potter, 81; Mrs VIM Maloney, .25; Florence
Pettiugill, .25; Mrs II b Moore, 81
Miss Annie Emery, so cents; Miss Eleanor
Higgins, 81; Alice Higgins, 81; Mr.. Green,
so cents; Mrs George. Dodge, 81.
The club also acknowledges gifts of
many other articles-candy, tobacco, soap,
| books, etc, from Alice II Scott, Mrs
Rubie McGown, Alice Adams, Newton,
Mass, Mrs Susie Smith, F Robinson,
| Mrs Luchini, Mrs C K Burrill, Mrs
Edward Small, Mrs Elmer + Rowe, M rs
w A Alexander, Mrs Matte Ingalls,,
Fred Fields, c w Grindal, Harry W
Haynes, Mrs George Dodge, Mrs George
Parcher, also to the young men OF the
town for generous donations of cigar
cites.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
BORN.

BLAISDELL-At Newport, Feb 10, to
Judge and Mrs c G Blaisdell, a son.
(Tedford Madison.
CONNER-At Castine, Feb a, to Mr. and
Mrs Arthur Conner, a daughter.
CUNNINGHAM-At Bucksport, Feb IL,
to Mr. and Mrs Herbert l. Cunningham,
adaughter. Marjorie Beatrice.
GRAY AT Castine. Feb Z, to Mr. and Mrs
William Gray, daughter.
HAMILTON At Ellsworth, Feb "a, to
Mr. and Mrs George W Hamilton, son.
HOWARD-At Castine, Feb Z, to Mr. and
Mrs Ray e Howard, daughter.
KNOWLTON-At Bangor, Feb &c, to DR.
and Mrs Charles c Knowlton OF Ellis
worth, a son.
PENDLETON-At Winter Harbor, Feb
10, to Mr. and Mrs Fred Pendleton, q
son.
TTINGILL-At Ellsworth, Feb IA, to
Mr. and Mrs Charles III Pettingill, a
0dsughter.
SAWYER-At Castine, Feb II, to Mr. and
Mrs Charles l. Sawyer, son.
TICKLE-At Ellsworth, Feb 25, to Rev
and Mrs w Tickle, a daughter.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
CRANBERRY ISLES.
Feb. %.

Seth Rice, OF the S. c. 262 patrol boat,
has been home the past week ill.
The ice has crippled the mail service
and transportation and work on the
water here.
Mrs. Nettie Stanley entertained the
Mothers club, Friday evening. The les
son for the evening was on trees.
A social dance was given at the hall
Wednesday evening, with music by home
talent. There will be a masquerade
ball town meeting night.
Oscar Wedge and son Linwood, who
have been living in Bangor this winter,
have returned home. Mrs. Wedge went
to Boston to visit her mother, Mrs. Ida
Stanley.
Feb. %. ROONEY.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
VICTORY BUN" IS THE LATEST
Arizona Baker spurns Sugar in Favor
of Raisins-1ere's His
Recipe.

San Francisco.-"yictory bun" is
new contribution to the food conserva-
ton campaign. 1t is the discovery of
William Il. Doty, baker of Miami,
Ariz.. who spurns sugar In favor of
raislns. Here's the way it's done:
Two pounds of water, one ounce of
salt, two pounds of wheat -four, twelve
ounces of yeast, one and one-half
pounds of seeded raisins, one ounce
of vegetable oil. one-half teaspoonful
of cinnamon. This recipe will make
sixty buns.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
ESTIMATE VALUE OF MANURE
Result Given of Test Conducted at
North Dakota Experiment Sta
ton With Corn and Wheat

Manure applied to land that was put
into corn and followed by three crops
of wheat Cat North Dakota expert
ment station, 1906-1910) at the rate OF
six loads per acre increased the Yield
enough to bring $1.40 per load, Wheat
was then averaging about 80 cents
and corn so cents per bushel. Now
that wheat and corn are over 81 per
bushel and the ret>vn per load of ma
nure will be about $3.50 II the same
rate Of increase In the crop Is Sc
cured.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
dhnntisemeR1>
NO MORE CATARRH
A Guaranteed Treatment That Has
Stood the Test of fine

Catarrh cures come and catarrh cures
go, but Hyomei continues to heal catarrh
ard abolish its disgusting symptoms
wherever civilization exists.
Every year the ready enormous safes
of this really scientific treatment lot
catarrh grow greater, and the present
wear should show all records broken.
ii YOU breath Hyomei daily as directed
It will end your estarrb, or It won't cost
you cent. +.
II YOU have a hard rubber Hyomei in.
haler somewhere around the house. get
Ii out and start 1t az once TO forever rlu
yourself of catarrh.
CE Alexander, or any other good drug
gist, will sell you a bottle 81 Hyomet uiquidl,
Start 10 breathe II and notice how quickly
it clears out the air passages and makes the
entire head feel fine -
Hyome used regularly viii end estarfn'
complete outfit, Including hard rubber
pocket inhaler and bottle OF Hyomei, costs
but little. No stomach dosing; Just breathe
it. II kills the germs, soothes and heals tine
inhamed membrane.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27

Boys, you look bullyl" said Col.
Theodore Roosevelt to twenty-four
boys of the diet squad of New York
Public School No. AZ, who are indulg-
ing in an extra meal each day in an
effort to gain weight. The youngsters
like their job, that Of eating the spe-
cially prepared meals of the food ex-
perts. The Riddles are being weighed
after their first weeks diet; in anoth'
err month they will change from the
lightweight class TO the heavyweight
class. The colonel is showing the
keenest interest in the weighing OF
each member of the diet squad.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
DEDHAM.
Feb. %.
ROONEY.

Miss Alice Hart OF Bangor is the guest
OF Mrs. Ella Burrill.
James Horton of Burnhsm junction is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Edgar Dauphinee.
G. A. Gray has returned from visit to
his son Walter at Camp Devens, Aver,
Mass. He was accompanied by his broth
err Charles OF Saco.
Advantages of plain food for the Fam
ily" and "Should we send more Farmers
to he Legislature" will be the topics at
the meeting March 8. The grange will
serve dinner at the annual town meetin G
March IL.
Feb 20. b.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
MARRIED.

BREW ER-KING-At Philadelphia, Pa,
Feb %, Miss Eleanor Brewer of Bar
Harbor to Lieut. Robert P King OF Ellis
worth.
CONNER DOW At North Brooksville,
Feb 20, by Rev John Carson, Miss Inez
Conner to Harold II Dow, both of North
Brooksville.
RD-ASTBURY--At Bluehill, Feb
%, by Rev r Nj Trafton, Miss Olive q
Howard of Brooksville Arthur o Asst
bury, OF Bluehill.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
DIED.

HOWARD AT Castine, Feb IL, Ruth
Bernlce, infant daughter of MIR and Mrs
Ray E Howard, aged days.
PATTEN At Bangor, Feb 10, Mrs Free
mont Pstten OF Orland, aged Sc years.
ROYAL-At Ellsw orth, Feb 81, Mabel F,
wife of William Royal, aged Al years,
l month.
SWAZEY-At Bucksport, Feb 25, Martha
Elizabeth, widow of Capt Joseph
Swazey, aged 10 years.
WINSLOW-At Birch Harbor, Feb n,
Albert II Winslow, aged IS years, z
months.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
SEAL. COVE,

Capt. Ralph Frye came from Rockland
to spend few days with his family here.
He and his wife left Friday, to visit in
Harrington before returning to Rockland.
Feb. 25. N.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
PRETTY MARSH.

Postcards have been received by Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Leonard from their son
George, OF the navy, announcing his safe
arrival at Gibraltar.
Miss Susan NJ. Vigue, who has spent
the winter at Rome, N. Y, is home. She
was accompanied by her nephew, c. W..
Moffett, who will remain few weeks.
Feb D. 1t.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27

Milford, Del.-A local factory which
converts king crabs into fertilizer and
fish into oil has just announced year
ly profit of $4,000. The increased cost
of other fertilizer has made the lowly
king crab very important.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27

Impure blood runs you down-makes you
an easy victim for disease. For pure blood
and sound digestion-Burdock Blood Bitters.
At ali drug stores. Price, $i.2b-Advf.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
FATHER Is WILLING TO
SACRIFICE HIS FIVE SONS

Washington. - When George
Walter Plants of draft age, pre-
scented himself before the exemp-
ton board with his father it was
shown that he had two brothers
already in the service.
"No, SIR" replied Plants Sc
nlor when asked IL he wanted
exemption for the third son. II
have two boys in the army and
/ am willing not only to send
George into the service, but have
two more boys at home you can
have IL you need them"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-27
New Value Of Grabs.

COMMUNICATIONS
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-04-26
JUST WHAT BECAME OF POND
Foolish Questioner, 1t Is to Be Sup
posed, Was Satisfied With Ex-
PLANTATION Offered Him.

Speaking at a dinner, Senator j.
Hamilton Lewis of Illinois referred TO
the propensity of some people for ask
ing foolish questions, and told the fol-
lowing story:
One day a city man happened in a
country community, and while ram
bling around he ran across a depres-
sion in the earth covering several
acres Some perplexed, he questioned
a native close by, and was told that
it was the bed of lost lake.
you don't really mean it?" returned
the city man. whatever became of
all the waterY
at was this way" readily explained
the native. There was picnic out
here last August, and when night came
on they had nearly barrel of pretzels
left, which they didn't want to cart
back home, so they threw them in the
lake."
yes, See" interjected the other as
the native paused, but what had that
to do with it,"
Everything" answered the native.
1.-The fish ate them, and the salty diet
made them so thirsty that they drank
all the water"
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-04-26
MUST MAINTAIN GOOD ROADS
Too Much Money Spent for construc-
ton and Too Little for Proper
Maintenance.

In many county In the South the
condition of the roads is the same as
those which the editor of the Clinton
Democrat describes as existing in his
county. He says:
eve can't survive the impression
that ne have wasted a lot of money;
that we have built a lot of roads that
have gone back to their former condi-
ton, from neglect; that we have bur
dened our posterity with debt that
has proved to be a rather bad invest
ment. We have burdened our children
with the bonds that will be mighty
hard to pay, and we will have to an
swer for great deal, If for their $780,
600 we leave them legacy of mud
holes, heritage of sand and water.
One Of the main defects in our present
program, we think, Is the fact that we
are spending all of our money on con-
struction and are not taking proper
thought for the maintenance of the
roads. THE Progressive Farmer.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-04-26
White Chinese eander.

warm water. Four to six eggs are set
under a hen and ten to thirteen under
a goose. They may be tested about the
tenth day, and those which are infer
tile or contain dead germs should be
removed. They hatch slowly, especial
ly under hens, and the goslings are
usually removed as soon as Matched
and kept in warm place until the
process is over, when they are put
back under the hen or goose. Some
breeders who hatch with both geese
and hens give all the goslings to the
geese. Hens with goslings may be
confined to the coop and the goslings
allowed to range. The latter, especial
~ if the weather is cold, are not usu
lily allowed TO so into water until they
are several days old. In mild weather
the hens are allowed to brood the COS
ings from seven to ten days, when the
after are able to take care of them
selves. Good-sized growing coops,
with board floors, should be provided
FOR the goslings, and they must be pro-
tected from their enemies and given
.ome attention when on range.
Feeding Geese and GosIngs.
Geese are generally raised where
they have a good grass range or pas
ture, as they are good grazers, and, ex-
cept during the winter months, usually
pick up most of their living. The pas
ture may be supplemented with light
feeds of the common or homegrown
grains or wet mash daily, the neces-
sity and quantity of this feed depend
ing on the pasture. Goslings do not
need feed until they are "a to SO hours
old, when they should be fed any of
he mashes recommended for chickens
or ducklings.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-04-26
70 MAINTAIN GRAVEL ROADS
Never Hard and Smooth Enough to
Prevent Immediate Rutting by
Wheels of Wagons.

Gravel roads are never hard and
smooth enough when opened to travel
to prevent almost immediate rutting by
the wheels of heavily loaded wagons.
In fact, q gravel which contains enough
clay to pack Immediately under the
roller or in a few days under travel
will always prove to give muddy
road when the frost is going out in the
spring and during prolonged wet spells
at other seasons of the year. If such
gravels are found on road they can
be greatly improved by covering the
surface with a thin layer of sandy
gravel, applied when the road is soft
and allowed to mix under travel, the
road being kept smooth by the frequent
use of the road drag.
On any gravel road, dragging with
suitable road drag should begin after
the first good rain following the COM
pletion of the road and be continued
after each subsequent rain until the
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-04-26
The Goose That Walked.

A Canadian soldier, whilst serving
on the western front, received a par
eel containing amongst other eatables,
portions of cooked goose as a spe-
cial luxury. BY an error the parcel
was sent on to Italy to another section
of the same unit. In the fullness of
time it was returned to France, hav-
ing been some weeks on the trip. The
soldier, writing home recently, said !:
II had a big surprise today
for the parcel you posted to me in
November last turned up in great
style, having performed the latter part
Of the journey on foot. When : sum
moned up enough courage to open it
the noble bird simply formed tours
and departed at the double.
I should say it had quite an exciting
journey round Italy and France"