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WHY AN ARMY IN SIBERIA?

When did the Congress declare war on
Siberian II the Congress did not do so,
then who did? Was it a Free Trade ad-
ministration2 Who authorized the admin
istration to declare WARP Perhaps it was
the Constitution of the League of Nations
Ito be- Or should we say, mot to beY'
If we have not declared war with Siberia,
the Asiatic portion of Russia, then by
what authority have we an army there.
and whom is the army fighting?
The Monroe Doctrine, incorporated by
MIR. Wilson in the draft of the proposed
League of Nations, recites that we shall
not interfere in European affairs, but it is
a good deal like the story of the man who
was in Jail. He had been thrown in jail
for some supposed offence and sent for
his lawyer, who said, "They can't put
you in Jail for that" "But, hang it all, l
am in JAIL" was the reply. We ask Eu-
rope and Asia and Africa to refrain from
interfering in American affairs, and prom
Use non-interference in the affairs of other
continents; "But, hang it all we are inter-
fering."
1t may be that the nations of Europe,
for their own self-protection, should in
terfere in Russian and Siberian affairs,
but this country should not, and the SOL
der boys who mutinied against being
kept in Siberia violated no law in so
doing. 1t was not the soldiers who were
vlolators of the law, for those who sent
hem there exceeded their authority and
the boys were and are under no obliga-
tons to stay They are there contrary
to the Monroe Doctrine, contrary to the
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GRAND CHAPTER O. e. S.

PORTLAND, May 49, The 9th annual
session of the Grand Chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star, which opened at the
Masonic Temple Tuesday morning was
featured by attendance that proved to be
one of the largest that has been recorded
by that organization in number of years.
The session was presided over by Grand
Matron Josie Matthews of Pittsfield,
Oscar B. Ingalls, of Lisbon Falls, occupy
ing the chair of grand patron.
The report of the secretary showed that
there are in Maine ITO active chapters
having total membership of %, l18, re-
corded Jan. 1, 1919, a gain of 1872 over
the membership previously reported at
the last annual session.
Officers chosen were: Grand matron,
Bella Wardwell, Penobscot; grand patron,
Elwood Jones, Winthrop; associate grand
matron, Emma P. Rowe, Rumford; asso-
ciate grand patron, Henry H. Gray, Mil
bridge; grand secretary, Annette H.
Hooper, Biddeford; grand treasurer, En-
ma V. Dodge, Augusta grand conductor.
Milward G. Patten, Brunswick.
The reception to the Grand Officers and
Delegates at the Congress Square hotel
Monday night was big social event and
all of the Grand Chapter Officers were in
attendance, and in addition to those were
many who have been prominent in an
official capacity in previous years.
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THE ENGLISH HABIT.

Prior to A. D. 1172 England possessed
only what is marked England on the map,
which is a territory less than twice the
the size of the State of Maine. In the
above mentioned year, she took Ireland
bv conquest and in 1882 acquired Wales
in the same manner. In 1903, Scotland
allowed her territory to be united with
that of England. Altogether this gave
England territory somewhat less than
four times the area of Maine.
The English government adopted vlg-
orous program for the further acquisition
of territory nearly 200 years ago, and
about that time a race started between
that country and France to see which
could get possession of what is now Can
ada. In the meantime England looked
with covetous eyes on what is now the
major part of the United States. Soon
after the French hold on Canada had been
broken, aggressions against this country
followed and in l775 the British grena
diers marched out to Lexington, met the
embattled farmers and hurried back to
Boston. This defeat did not allay the
land hunger which success in Canada had
given to England. Sba still strove to
gain control of our country and hold it as
a part of her western domain, but IN this
she failed as everybody knows. AS early
as 1857 she begun land grabbing in Asia
and from that date till 1877 she had, in
one way or another, succeeded in getting
control of 2, 1877, $50 square miles. In Aus
tralasia she commenced operations in 1888
and in little less than 100 years acquired
3.214, 685 square miles there. She obtained
a foothold in Africa as early as 1914 and
between that date and the opening of the
present war with Germany she took t.
966, 900 square miles there. To state the
situation briefly, a little nation which $50
years ago had an area of only 58,575
square miles controls, today, more than
II, 900, 900 square miles, which is about
earth England's motives have not been
altruistic. On the contrary, they have
been selfish. World power and world do
minion has been the ambition which has
led England to be always aggressive, often
INSCRIPTIONS and sometimes cruel 1t
has been several years since she had an
opportunity to grab big slice of real
estate, but now she is about to acquire
1900, 900 square miles at one swoop. The
German colonies in Africa had an area of
,280, 900 square miles. 1t is stated that
the peace terms provide that England
shall have $685. 900 square miles of this,
that PA, $50 square miles is to be at the
disposal of England and France and that
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settled policy of this country from the
beginning of its national existence and
contrary to the Constitution of the United
States. Economist.
EUGENE HALE LAUNCHED.
Destroyer Is Named for the Late u. S
Senator.

BATH, Me-, May 28. The destroyer
Eugene Hale, named for the late Senator
Eugene Hale of Maine, for many years
chairman of the Senate naval committee,
was launched last Thursday from the
yard of the Bath Iron Works. United
States Senator Frederick Hale of Maine,
son of the late Senator, was the guest
of honor. Miss Mary Cameron Hale,
daughter of Chandler Hale of New York,
and niece of the present Senator Hale,
acted as sponsor of the new naval craft
and broke the bottle of wine on the YES
sells bow as it left the ways.
In Senator Hale party, which arrived
in Bath Thursday morning, were his
mo ther, Mrs. Eugene Hale of Washing
ton, d. c., Chandler and Eugene Hale,
sons of Chandler Hale and brother of the
sponsor, and Franklin Roosevelt, assist
ant secretary of the navy.
Following the launching former Gov.
William T. Cobb, president of the Bath
Iron Works, was the host at an informal
luncheon.
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STATE OF MAINE.

WALDO. IS.
To the Honorable Justice of the Supreme
Judicial Court next to be held at Belfast,
within and for the County of Waldo, on the
fourth Tuesday of September, in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
nineteen.
CLEVELAND E. LARKABEE of Jackson, in
~ the County of Waldo and State of Maine.
respectfully libels and gives this Honorable
Court to be informed that he was lawfully
married to Bertha Larrabee, whose residence
is now to him unknown, at Freedom, in the
County of Waldo and State of Maine, on the
fourteenth day of October. A. d, 1906, by
Hannibal ii. Lamson, Justice of the Peace
duly authorized to solemnize marriages, and
ever since said marriage has conducted him
self towards said Bertha Larrabee as faith
full and affectionate husband; yet the said
Bertha Lsrrabee, wholly unmindful of her
marriage vows and duty, on the seventeenth
day OF August, A. D. 1910, utterly deserted
your libellant and has continued such utter
desertion to the present time, being more than
three consecutive years next prior to the filing
of this libel; that he has made digent search
and enquiry and used all means in his power to
ascertain the residence of the lbellee. and
that her residence is not known to him and
cannot be ascer tanned by reasonable diligence
Wherefore libellant prays that he may be
decreed divorce from the bonds of matri-
mony now existing between hun and said
Bertha Larrabee
Dated this seventeenth day of May, A. u.
1919. CLEVELAND E. LARRABEE.
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FIGHTING BLOOD IN ME

In Joining in the deliberations at the
peace table and in negotiating treaty OF
peace between the United States and
Germany, without consulting the Senate,
the President acted within the limits Of
his absolute rights. 1t may have been
indiscreet, it was certainly neither shrewd
nor tactful, and it may be that Mr.. Will
sons absence from the country for many
months was neither polite or necessary.
But in the matter of stating the terms OF
a proposed treaty, the President may act
independently of the Senate. After he
has negotiated his prosposed treaty and
sent it to the Senate, the jurisdiction OF
that body attaches and it's powers begin.
The Senate, at any time during the nego-
tiations, may, by resolution, advise the
President, but such resolution would,
under the constitution, have no binding
force upon him. 1t follows, therefore,
and is fact, that the President is under
no obligation to submit proposed treaty
10 llle Oeudlt vi W Tic puUllC ulllli nc
chooses to do so.
Then the Senate may ratify, amend or
reject it. If amended, or even if ratified,
the President is under no constitutional
obligation to complete it. The constitu-
ton, itself, practice, precedents and de-
cisions, uphold what we have stated as
to the prerogatives of the President in
the proposing of a treaty of peace. In
relation to the above we reprint an ex-
tract from one of the Presidents public
utterances: "But there Is another course
which the President may follow, and
which one or two Presidents of unusual
political sagacity have followed, with the
satisfactory results that were to have
been expected He may himself be less
stiff and offish, may himself act in the
true spirit of the constitution and estab-
lish intimate relations of confidence with
the Senate on his own initiative, not car
rying bis plans to completion, and then
LAYING them in final form before the
Senate, to be accepted or rejected, but
keeping himself in confidential conmlni
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The Air Service has been given au-
thority to recruit men up to about Is, 900.
This service has a mechanical construc-
ton school in operation and is to create
one or two others. The government cir
Air Service for three years, says that the
service will give thorough training in one
of these schools and two years actual
experience working in the shops and avn
alton fields. If young man wishes to
make aviation his life work here is an OPP
portunity to make start.
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100 Caroline Ave, Ogdensburg, NY.
II suffered a great deal for three or
four years with Nervous Sick Head
ache and Dyspepsia. Had to take two
to four seidlitz powders every other
day. Tried doctors-ate bran gems
took all kinds Of remedies - but
nothing did me good until I used
'Fruit-a- tives', or Fruit Liver Tablets.
was relieved the first day I used
them. They made me zveV and KEEP
me apeN, and l am always glad to tell
people of the great things 'Fruit-a-
tives' have done for me.
l have many friends in Ogdensburg
now using Fruit "a tives' on my
recommendations.
G.. E. BESWICKs
Soc. a box, 6 for 50 so, trial size 25c.
At all dealers or sent on receipt of
price, by FIR UIT-A -TIVES Limited,
.,TTse'::;;fFRG, N. y.
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STATE or MAINE.
WALDO, IS

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT. IN VACATION.
BELFAST, May Goth, A. ID. 1919.
Upon the annexed writ and libel, it is order
ed by me, the undersigned, Justice of said
pub fishing an sttested copy Of the same. an
abstract thereof, together with this order
thereon, three weeks successfully in The Re
publican Journal, a newspaper printed in Bel
fast. in the County of Waldo, the last publica-
ton to be sixty days at least before the next
term of said Court, to be holden at Belfast,
Maine, within and for said County, on the fourth
Tuesday of September next. that she may then
and there appear in said Court and answer
thereto, if she see fit. 3w22
CHARLES ]. DUNN,
Justice Supreme Judicial Court.
A true copy of libel and order of notice
thereon.
Attest: JAMES H. CILLEY. Clerk.
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Congress met May 10Th and at the close
of business five days later, the record
showed that more than $500 bills had
been introduced. A resolution has been
tee of Is to investigate contracts and ex-
penditures of the War Department. Evil
IDENTIFY it is to be busy session. Many
people believe it will be continuous ses-
sion till the regular session opens in De-
cember
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Gust five weeks before the armistice,
on October 6th," says Secretary Baker,
81 sat in conference with Marshal Foch,
outlining the campaigns for 1919 and
1920"
''Who killed cock robin?
I, said the sparrow,
With my bow and arrow
killed cock robin"
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cation with the leaders of the Senate
while his plans are in course, when their
advice will be of service to him and his
information of the greatest service to
them, in order that there may be veri-
table counsel and real accommodation of
views instead of final challenge and
contest. The policy which has made
rivals of the President and Senate has
shown itself in the President as often as
in the Senate, and if the constitution did
intend that the Senate should, in such
matters, be an executive council, it is
not only the privilege of the President to
treat it as such, it is also his best policy
and his plain duty"
The President might have chosen either
of the above methods of procedure. He
did not seek "veritable and real accom-
mediation of views instead of final chal-
lenge and contest" He utterly ignored
the Senate. Whether he was right or
wrong, wise or unwise, consistent or in
consistent, in the method which he
adopted, our readers are competent to
decide for themselves. We have stated
the facts and have no comments to offer.
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AS to whether Mr.. Wilson will be
candidate for third term we are begin
ming to wonder whether he will get home
in time.-New Bedford (Mass0 Standard.
If the President of the United States
can spend half year or more in Europe
we do not see any reason why a candi-
date for President may not do SO. He
can cable his acceptance and campaign
contribution and "be in close touch"
with US all the time. There are, how
ever, few reactionaries in this country
who wish Mr. Wilson would come back
to Washington, re-read the Constitution
of the United States, offer few prayers
beseeching an humble spirit, attend to
his own business which is, or ought to
be, the business of the Republic, and
trust the Lord to manage the world
while longer.
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A. |. BROWN. Editor.

ADVERTISING TERMS. For one square,
one inch length in column, so cents for
one week and 35 cents for each subsequent
insertion.
SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. In advance,
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STATE OF MAINE.

WALDO, IS. May IL. 1919.
Personally appeared Cleveland E. Larrsbee
above named and made oath that the state
ments contained in the foregoing libel by him
signed are true. Before me,
K F. PAGE,
Justice of the Peace.
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cStops to leave passengers.
Fare from Belfast to Boston, S761.
M. l.. HARRIS, Gen'l Pass. Agt.
D. c. DOUGLASS,
General Manager, Portland, Maine
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Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
G a 8 TO RIA
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD

BELFAST AND BURNHAM BRANCH
On and after Sept. 90, 1913, trains con-
Meeting at Burnham and Waterville with
through trains for and from Bangor, Wa
terville, Portland and Boston, will run
daily, except Sunday, as follows:
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Eastern Steamship |
BANGOR IT,
). ) "CNNII,F>

y. y. q NNltNt n
EI>INrTtoN ~ ~ttsNr,I
Nv Co.. frfH
Leave Belfast b D. m
THURSDAYS and SAIL
Camden, Rocklaud and b,a..
Leave Belfast fO o. 90.
TIL 'RSDAlS aud SAIL Is.
BucksDOrt. Wutcrport and NI
RETURN
Leave Bangor, . D. 49,
THURSDAYS aud SAIlk.
Belfast and way landings.
Leave Boston at 5 p. m, Nj
WEDNESDAYS and FRIDAY
at 5l5 a. m, TUESDAYS.
DAYS and SATURDAYS for D..
way landings
GEO. L. DUNTON,
10 Belta-'
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WANTED

SECOND HAND GOODS Of every descrip
~ ton. Furniture. bedding. carpets stoves
etc. Antique furniture a specially. " yoU
have anything to sell drop me q postcard sn'
you will receive a prompt call
WALTER a. COOMR~
Corner Washington and Bridge streets
Tel 253 ; Relfast. Maine.
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The Winnin6 Card

No one need ever be disappointed in
the menu if you have New Perfection
Oil Cook Stove For then it need never
be HOMOGENEOUS. You can cook every
thing and everything will be delicious
And besides you will be saved The
drudgery of hot coal range.
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he fuel kerosene - makes it everywhere
available Its Long Blue Chimney give per-
feet combustlon-heat clean and intense. with
or without oven. One to four burner size.
lheNew Perfection Water Heater gives plc...
OF hot water tor every purpoSe-greatly sin.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13
Every Unsurfaced Mile
OF Road a Toll Gate

Edward s. Jordan, president Of the
Jordan Motor Car Company, of Cleve-
land, makes the statement that every
mile of good roads built in this country
develops a group of ten possible auto
mobile buyers. He looks at every mile
of bad roads as collecting needless toll
from car owners.
1--WE have 12,5OO,ooO miles of roads
in this country" said Jordan, "and
only II per cent of them are surfaced
Now, say that it costs ten cents more
mile to carry q ton Of freight over
bad road. Then for every mile of un-
surfaced road we have practically a
toll gate. There are about two million
of these toll gates. That discourages
the man who owns truck as we'll as
the man who drives for pleasure.
~ am glad to see the statement of
David F. Houston, Secretary of Agri-
culture, that the government will spend
$343,S0O,00O on roads this year in their
Federal aid bodybuilding programme.
That is greater than any such project
ever accomplished in this country.
Good roads mean more automobiles
It's up to US all to be good roads
boosters"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13
New Auto Lock
For Cars Enters
New York Field
F. 0. B. Combination An.
points Wagner Specially
Company to Handle 1t;
Approvedby Underwriters

A new automobile lock has entered
the New York field through the closing
Of negotiations of the F. O. B. Manu-
featuring Company with the Wagner
Specially Company, 1902 Broadway,
near Sixtythird Street. The lock is
the f. O. B. combination auto lock,
which has been used successfully on
automobiles in Philadelphia territory
for several months. 1t differs from
other theft protection devices in lock-
ing with combination like a safe, in
stead Of with "a key. Twirlng the dial
locks the car, and turning to the three
number combination releases it.
The +. O. B. lock is fixed on the
steering column and acts on the steer
ing gear. 1t holds the wheels in a
straight line, making it impossible to
turn corners in efforts to drive or tow
the car away.
The manufacturers claims for the
lock are supported by the Under
writer's Laboratories, which have
formally approved it, thus reducing
theft insurance premiums on cars
equipped with it. The lock is made
of aluminium steel is about five inches
long by two inches wide and can be
attached to any car.
First class installation service for
the lock is assured New York motorists
through the Wagner Speciality Com
pany, which is equipped to attach the
lock at its service station at head
quarters, 1902 Broadway, and in a
short time will have the installing.
equipment at all it's service stations in
the metropolitan district
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13

H's city announced his new choice as
ne Columbia Six, and Is to handle the
gnoiesale distribution Of this car for
ssssern Pennsylvania, Connecticut,
Sew Jersey and New York state.
Nharles f. Riess Company, as Mr..
AieEss new firm Is known, has its
pIeSent headquarters at 1887 Broadway.
1syton II. kiess will be associated with
ynaTies +. Riess Company in the
Wholesale distribution of the car.
:. 1eorge L. Riess and J. Herbert Car
lite. )r, both Of whom have just
turned after eighteen months ser
s.ee IN France, announce the forma-
a'n OF the firm OF Ricss g. Carpenter
~ handle the sales Of the Columbia
ssA IN the metropolitan district. for
sHicn the Charles z. Kiees Germany
me Eastern who1cyale distributor.
II ~, hic%a and Mr.. Carpenter are both
ss aa. known In the automobile world.
ihey start off with a novelty in the
.ay OF establishing "A temporary show
WON Tor tho Columbia Six In the For.
zJourth Street lobby OF the Hotel
Assor, at tho entrance to The Grand
tSa ,.ooro' The car will be on display
,,:s., 1 On and after Monday, July ID.
80 such time as a suitable show
-I -,r1 can be obtained and fitted IN.
-. - ne new firm has already made mr.
- aHRsments for q service, station foy
IL Lciumbsa Six In addition 10 tina
NsE'sy AZ the Hotel Astor. and tha
wav - - has "A office IT 1877 Broad
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Stephens Six
Returns Good
Economy Record
Covers Yosemite Run at Ay-
erage of ola Miles to a
Callon-Higgins Gets Re-
port of Fine Performance

Alfred ]. Higgins, Of 18TH Street
and Grand Concourse, the distributor
Of the Stephens Salient Six for New
York, Connecticut and New JERSEY.
has received notice from the factory
that car Of this make won the trophy
in the medium priced class in the
annual economy run from Los Angeles
to Camp Curry. The car averaged
IA miles to a gallon and beat all the
water cooled cars in any class by a
fair margin.
One of the leading publications on
the Pacific Coast says of this per-
Torrance:
with record of 46.2 ton miles the
stephens Salient Six won the medium
priced ear class in the Los Angeles to
Camp Curry economy run last week.
This means that the Stephens made a
record for gasoene, oil and water
economy in its class in one of the
hards5t runs in the West The route
from Los Angeles to Camp Curry is
over boulevards,S through mountains
and over some Of the toughest and
hardest roads in the West.
THE Stephens used only 17h
gallons of gasolene on the run of 374.5
miles with load Of 1920 pounds This
average was 21.4, setting a new record
for cars in this class.
This is the second year that the
Stephens has won. Last year the car
made the run in record time without
hitch. and, in addition to winning the
cup for its class, it also won the Auto
Club trophy for the most economical
user Of gas and oil of all the cars
entered."