AROOSTOOK TIMES SHIRE TOWN OF C irf Library A p ril 13, 1860 AROOSTOOK COUNTY To OULTON TIMES Decem ber 27, 1916 HOULTON, MAINE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1918 VOL. LVIII No. 35 HOOVER RETURNS A FORMER HOULTON , THE QUICK FINISH OF WAR FROM EUROPE AGRICULTURAL RESIDENT MAKING GOOD CROP CONDITIONS I’our million American soldiers can “OVER IRE TOP’ The North Adams Transcript has eh'feat the German army in the belief The United States will share with the following regarding a native of of Gen. March, chief of staff, and pres­ the allies their sacrifice of food as SOCIETY OPENS IN^AROOSTOOK Hodgdon who lived in Moulton for a ent plans of the war department call EXPERIENCE OF well as blood in the cause of world number of years. 1 for more than that number under arms democracy, declared Herbert C. Hoov­ Adams is to lose* its high school next summer, with some 2.290,099 of er, federal food administrator, on his SEVENTH FAIR Potatoes and Wheat Promise HOULTON BOY principal as the* result of the1 resigna- ' theon, or 89 divisions, in France by arrival after a brief visit to England t.ion of Hen-man B. Betts, who has j June1 39. and France. been at the1 he*ad of the* high school a Big Yield Prospects Good For The Best since1 1911. He* lemves Adams to go These* and other important facts TeHs How H~e~Felt and What Asserting that we have' to make to the high school in Natick, a sub- i Tilt1 outlook for good crops in concerning the* nation's egorts in the good, a pledge to this ettect, which he* Ever Held urb of Boston. The1 Natick school is Aroostook county continues to be en­ war. as given to the Scutate military He Did had given to the allied food admnis- one1 of which there* are 45e) pupils and couraging. and unless something un- committee by Gen. March. Secretary -at a common j Moulton's Fair whic h opened its is one1 of the best known schools in trators while sitting forseon occurs Aroostook will do Bak(*r and Provost Marshal Gen. Crowr Now England. The1 new position of­ The following is Hart of a letter table in a common cause,’ Mr. Hoo\er gate's to the public Tuesday bids lair much towards furnishing not only der, wen* revealed by Chairman Cham­ from Sergt. Wellie Dunphy of Co. L to eclipse1 all former efforts. fers much better opportunities than said that to do so America wll next tin* Adams position. food for her citizens but will have an berlain in presemting to the* Scutate telling his experience the first time year have to supply the allies 4.999,- The entries for live1 stock, poultry, Principal Be'tts during his stay in 1 abundance1 for other parts of New tin1 administration man-power bill ex­ "over the top.” 000,000 pounds of fais, 900,000,000 vegetables and fancy goods have been Adams has taken an interest in the1 : Englanel. tending the* draft ages to include* all Somewhere in France pounds of beef products, 500,000.00 wedfare of the* town and all its civic ! numerous, in fact the secretary's Potatoes men between the ages of IS and 45 matteM's. He has also beam ve*ry ao- j July 25, 1918. bushels of cereals and 1,500,000 tons eoi'ps of assistants have; been nearly years. tive in the Baptist church where he | The1 early shipments of potatoes of sugar. However, Mr. Hoover add­ I hardly know how to start this let­ swamped with work. sang in the* choi: ami was at the head [ b(*gan last week and a few ears will Quick and Decisive Stroke ed, beginning Sept. 1, there will he ter for It has been so long since I Exhibition hall never looked better of the Sunday school. He has been I continue to be* shipped by growers President Wilson is determined to wrote to you last, and so many things no need for drastic food rationing in one* of the leading members of the | with its gaily decorated booths and who make* a specialty of early varie­ bring the war to a conclusion by con­ have happened, that the past eight the allied countries, except in the church and will be missed very much. fine displays. In the high school Mr. Betts has ties for the* demand which always centrating all forces on the western days seem more like some horrible ease of sugar and beef, The Midway, the playground for proved a man who had an interest in arises for this county’s product, but front, including Italy, Secretary Baker a ? dream than anything that really could j Observations Abroad visitors, is all that could he desired the athletic as well as the educational tlmse* shipments do not indicate that told the committee, and Gen. March be true. I will explain as best I can I In a statement dealing with his ol>- affairs, and through his directie n the and every known device in the1 amuse­ digging has commenced in earnest supplemented this, by stating that it and tell you all that I can possibly j servations abroad, Mr. Hoover said, athletic association was well man­ ment line* is there1 doing a good busi­ aged. He is a man who striven for or that the houses are opem to re1- was the purpose to end the great war remember. part j j n : ness. the Best discipline1 and is a man of ceive1 stock. Digging will not com­ struggle* quickly and decisively. For I am here alone now, for Maurice j <‘The harvests in France, England conviction. He has endeavored at all The race entries promise1 some of the? mence for at least a month or six the* nation not to put forth its maxi­ and Ralph are both In the Hospital. I and naly are better than one could times to work for the interests of the weeks, for the* stock on the1 whole1 will speediest races of the season as all of school in its entirety and has many mum effort at once, the chief of staff told you In my last letter of Ralph, | expect jn the tremendous drain of the fast ones arc1 entered. friends among the pupils who have not he fully mat ureal and even if it declared, would be but “playing Ger­ but you may not have gotten that let-1 man-p0wer to the front. This is due graduated uneler his prineipalship and was. farmers have1 their harvesting many’s game.” All of the committees claim the 1918 ter so I will tell you again and Mau-1 to the women." who esteem him highly. There are and plowing that must be attended Gen. March told the committee, ac­ Fair the best ever- its up to you to rice had to go for the same thing, but many parents who regret his depart- to first. j Of the foodstuffs which America use and feel that the town is the cording to the report to the senate., his case was worse than Ralph's. They ! prove1 it. must export, Mr. Hoover said: loser of an able educator by his leav­ The1 tops are looking fine and in that he was in favor of young men for were both shell shocked, caused by I “After shipping is set aside for the ing. All wish him the1 be>st of success some1 place's rust has made its appear­ the army, and that youths of 18 regis­ big shells exploding near them and "'The United Baptist Assn, of South in his new place1. ance1 but not to any great extent, so tered under the new draft law will be I transport of the American army and Principal Betts is a graduate of the causing the same ailment as a nervous Aroostook will convene1 in the Mili­ that damage will lmsult. Tin* work­ in France by June 89. j for military purposes of the allies, a Ricker Classical Institute1 of Houlton, breakdown, neither are hurt or In the tary Baptist church Sept. 2-2. ! definite amount of tonnage is made Me., and of Colby college1 in Maine1. ing of this blight is controlled a great He estimated that some 2,390,090 least danger, for all they need is rest E. C. Russell has leased his Uniort available for the transport of food for After graduation he1 went back to deal by the1 wemther; with cool nights me*n qualified for full military service and quiet, for a few weeks and in the Sep restaurant for a term of one year Houlton and was sub-master of the1 civilian consumption. The purpose of and bright days it prognoses vee-y would be secured from the new regis­ Hospital where they are they will get to Geo. Campbedl. Mr. Russell will school from which he* was graduated slowly, while muggy and continued our European food conference has and later was for two years principal. trants and he outlined the calls for the good care and rest, so they will soon take1 a well earned rest. been to determine the amount ot food He 1 e1 ft the* latter position to come1 to wet weather followed by hot sun has next year or more as follows: Au­ be all right again. I hated to see Chief of Police, Frank W. Hogan, upon which health and morale can be Adams. He is a man of industry and a tendency to haston the damage. gust, 259,999; September, 209,im)o; Oc­ them go at the time, and felt sorry returned home1 Thursday from an au­ high character and will surely please maintained, and to determine the What stock has already bevn dug tober, 155,091.; November, 150,900; De- for them, but fterwards glad, really tomobile trip to Boston, he was ae- the public of Natick. He and his wife shows a good yield and expectations nearest possible sources of supply of and little daughter will leave in about cember, 159.non; January, 109,099: Feb­ glad, for the next six days were just companieel by his family. this food to the allies. a week for their new home1. now are, as far as can be learned, ruary, 290,000; and 890,000 monthly plainly H— and where they were not that the1 yield will be1 up to the aver­ thereafter until the next year. « there to go through it all, I could not “ Upon North America falls the bur­ age. These calls would aggregate 4 205,- help but feel glad that they had got den of food supply. While Canada RESTRICTIONS ON TELEPHONE $135,000,000 DRIVE WILL W heat 909, against the estimate of 2,200,000 out of It as they did, and I am sure can export 100,000,000 bushels of CONSTRUCTION START NOV. 11 The larges: acreage of wheat in to be had from the next registration, that Mamma, too, would feel the same grain this year, the major part of the Supt. Black of the Aroostook Tel. The week of Nov. 11 has been set the county was planted last spring, but no explanation was made of this could she have seen all and under- allied program for next year falls up­ & Tel. Co., has received the following for the great union war fund drive to due to the activity of the Grange and and other discrepancies in the draft stand as I do. on us. regarding new Construction on Tele­ “We have also to feed our own raise $185.999.900 for war work of the Chambers of Commerce in the county, figures. Gen. Crowder has said that phone lines: 1 am going to write to her as soon Y. M. C. A., the Y. \V. C. A., the War who conducted a canvas among the the present reservoir in class 1 will enormous army. We can do it if we The Government has commandered as I finish your letter, I hope you will Camp Community Service and the farmers asking them to agree to be exhausted ay next October, but be able to read it, (or It is quite have the will to live with ev- for overseas shipment all No. 17 out­ American Library Association, accord­ plant at least an acre of wheat, Secretary Baker made it plain today ery economy and to waste nothing. side distributing wire available up to awhile since I have done any writing, ing to an announcement made last which resulted in practically all of that the reservoir of men now in camp “By the great effort of our farmers 50,000 miles. The Western Electric and then after the past week no one’s week by representatives of the four the farmers sowing wheat. As far as in this country is sufficient to keep up- our United State harvests are better Co. advises us that this takes the en­ nerves are any too steady. organizations. can be1 learned the wheat crop in the present troop movement overseas. this year, but in order that we may tire stock in the hands of that, com­ You will perhaps know by the The Y. M. C. A. will receive $190,- Aroostook county will produce 50,009 New Draft Bill Passes the House build up a surplus of wheat this year, pany and the output of their suppliers papers Just what has been going on, 1090,990 from the fund, the Y. W. C. A. barrels of flour which will be a great Here arc the important features of as against possible crop failures such for some1 time to come. It will therefor and how W E have made “Mr. Boshe” $15,000,900, the War Camp Community help to Food conservation. the new draft bill passed by the House as we had last year, we have decided at once become1 difficult, if not prac­ "beat it” for all he was worth. [Service $15,900,009 and the Library It is estimated that Aroostook Saturday 880 to 2; to mix 20 per cent, of other grains tically impossible to obtain for tele­ I just wish I could explain each in­ 1 Association $2,5on,ooo. county uses in round numbers 89,999 The bill will probably be passed with wheat flour in all the countries phone* use in this country supplies of] cident Just as it happened, but that barrels of flour, and with the produc­ by the Senate this week and be at fighting Germany. We cannot ask for twisted pair rubber covered wire for The* Knights of Columbus, the Jew­ Is impossible, as you know, so 1 will tion expocte'd this year, will release once* signed by President Wilson. better bread than France, and we pro­ some time hence. We* sugge’st that ish Welfare* League and the Salvation just go over it as best I can in this many cars which would have* to be The present draft ages of 21 to 31 pose the American people should you take steps promptly to insure the Army, the only other thre'e war relief letter, and send you a clipping also. used in hauling this flour into the1 inclusive, are extended to 18 and 45 maintain a common standard of bread maximum recovery of such wire* as organizations recognized by the gov­ Everything came just as a big sur­ county, to say nothing of the coal inclusive. with them. can he made available1 for future use1. ernment will be asked to join in a prise, for even we did not know that saved in transportation and the cost The estimated number of effectives “Under these arrangements, how­ This would include1 as far as possible similar eampagn to be launched in the Allies were going to start a drive, of handling the same1. thus to he secured in class 1 for mili­ ever, the bread situation in the Unit­ the recovery and conservation of dis­ January, 1919. It was impossible to so there is no doubt about how it must The1 whe>at. all oven- rho comity is tary sen-vice is 2.298.845. ed States will be easier than last year connected drop and black wires, in­ arrange* for the'se1 organizations Vo have surprised the Germans. looking tine1, a hoavy stand with the The President is empowered to draft and in allied couneries an enormous side wire1 and distributing frame wire take part in the1 November campaign. First we got orders that we were heads full and plump and it dot's not such persons “in such sequence of improvement. placing additional tenuninals on exist­ The* plan to combine1 tin1 seven ap­ going to attack a little town, and af­ seem as though anything could pre­ ages and at such time or times as he Bad Winter for Europe Coming ing aerial cables or placing additional peals in two campaigns is said to have ter taking it, dig ourselves in and vent a yield of loss than 25 bushels may prescribe.” “It will be a had winter for Europe, aerial cables to displace long and the* sanction of President Wilson and hold. to the acre1 the way the wheat is Exemption is given to those engag­ because coal will be much shorter Secretary of War Baker. At Just day break we lined up be­ heavy lines of twisted pair. there than even last winter, and the ripening, a sight which cannot but ed in industries, occupations or em­ hind a bank about three quarters of a health of their populations cannot be enthuse1 the admirers of Aroostook ployments necessary to maintain the mile from the town. Everything was maintained if they, in additon, are to CHANGE IN THE ARMOUR PRIZE BABY county and the possibilities of the military establishment of the National quiet on our side, not a single cannon Garden of Maine. interests during the war; and they be also restreted in their allowance of The committee in charge of Child shooting but the “Boche” seemed a & CO’S LOCAL OFFICE Oats must continue in such work or be sub­ bread and fats. Welfare Week have found that John •little uneasy and kept putting over a During the past week an auditor The acreage of oats planted this ject to draft. “The only real difficulty in the B. Madigan. son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. few big ones, but they went harmless­ connected with Armour & Co’s dis­ year is not estimated to he as large The President may order new reg­ United States is sugar, and that is a C. Madigan, most nearly approaches ly over our heads and exploded In an trict headquarters, has been in town as last year, owing to the fact that istrations from time to time of per­ shortage that cannot be helped. We the standard of the perfect or normal oat field, just back of us. closing up the books of the Houlton cannot take ships from our army or many who were accustomed to seed sons becoming IS years of age. Everybody was waiting and watch­ office preparatory to moving the office child. allies and send them to the East In­ down with oats used wheat this year. The wife of a soldier or sailor shall ing the time, lor at a certain moment to Bangor where all of the accounting This conclusion was made by com­ dies to fetch us candy and sweet The oat crop on the whole will he an not be disqualified for any Government we were to start, I cannot explain how will be dons in the future. paring the physicians’ cards of the drinks, and we will simply have to average yield this year, hut oats hav­ position because she is married. I felt, for it was our first trip “over Fred W. Powers the local manager, 227 babies examined with the table of divide the West Indian sugar with the ing a much lighter stock than wheat Soldiers and sailors who volunteered has been transferred to Lewiston averages of heights and weights of the top.” allies and put up with what we have. lodge easier from wind and rain, and or were drafted are to be eligible for I thought of all at home and what it where he will remain for a time. Dur­ children, compiled and sent out from There is even then enough sugar for the usual amount is lodged this year, commissions in either the army or the aeally would mean should anything ing the past few months the Auditor the1 “Children's Bureau" at Washing­ the essential uses for every one, and but the1 yield per ae're will he on an navy. happen, and I prayed, as I always do, informs us that 47 changes in the ton, D. C. ffl much more than our friends in Eu­ average* of former years. Any soldier under 21. if he applies for God to guide over us. About two personelle of the offices in New Eng­ The committee have given baby rope have.” Garden Truck in six months from his discharge at minutes before we started we got the land have been made on account of Madigan a sterling silver spoon tied Mr. Hoover said that while abroad Gardens although hard hit by the the end of the war, will he entitled to order "Be ready” those two minutes the enlistment and drafting of liien for wth the White Ribbon of the* W. C. he had received on all sides heartfelt early frost are looking remarkably two years education at the expense of that followed seemed more like weeks, Army work. T. IT., under whose auspices Baby thanks for what the American people well and many families have already the Government. but Just when it seemed that they Week was held. had done in food conservation during canned much of the product, and this were never going to end, there was a the last year. Private1 George E. Thorne, of the will continue until the end of the sea­ SHEEP AT AUCTION .udden ioar, and the whole sky behind son. Medical Replacement Unit, Gamp Dev- J I)aI lather, who recently vohin- A novel feature of the Central us seemed on fire. It was our artillery On the whole Aroostook county is Emmons Robinson, cornetlst, re­ ens, was in town Saturday an,I Sim- te*‘rei1 for Y- M' (’- A s,*rvi< e- has rt“ Maine Fair at Waterville, Sept. 10— starting to open the way for us. The ceived from headquarters, orders to doing her part in Food production turned Thursday from Caribou, where dav the guest of Miss Eoline Porter. , . . , . . .. 13, will be an auction sale of high next thing I knew we were all scramb­ secure his passport and be in readi- during the present crisis. he assisted the Fort Fairfield hand, grade* sheep and pure bred rams, to be ling up over the bank toward the vil­ Mr. Thorne expects to go overseas very ness for an immediate call which mav who furnished music during the Fair. conducted under the auspices of the lage. It certainly was exciting with soon. come at any moment. our shells whistling over our Leads, WE'LL STICK TO THE FINISH State of Maine* Agricultural stylo, so SHOULD READ THIS est day I ever lived in my life, for it characteristic of him, simple, yet in- For refusing to take1 off his hat wheel flit1 band played the.* national was simply awful. teuvsting. and those who have heard PROMINENT N. J. FARMER IN him speak, know what that means. anthem at Marine1 Park. Boston. Sun­ We had only been there a little day afternoon. John Briggs was fined while when a big shell landed right be­ TOWN A limited number of these1 hooks $5 by Judge1 Day of the* South Boston side Maurice, wounding two boys and Mr. Therein McCainphell of Holm- may lx1 bail at file TIMES Office, the court vestorday. tossing him about ten feet, so you can del, N. J., was in town, Friday, on his price of which is $2.99. A certain man in Houlton who has never removed his hat during the see that he got quite a jar, yet as long return by auto from a tour of the as nothing hit him he will be all right country where he purchased seed po­ Rev. Henry C. Speeul. who with Paying of tilt1 National anthem, tatoes for next year. m u st e a t Mrs. Speed has been having a vaca- sh<)U*<* i’*'9d the* aoo\e and piofit by in a few weeks. Boutilier and myself started to dig Mr. McCampbell made the trip by tion will return this week, and will i ^ should not the same thing in the side of a bank where a big one auto, and is most enthusiastic over be present at the service on next Sun-j^aPPen landed right behind us, throwing us “The Garden of Maine.” A most in­ day. Mr. Speed and Mr. John M a x e l l ------both against the bank. He got a bad teresting interview is published on for the past week have been attend- j Editor Chas. A. Lyons of the Pio- page 7 of this issue, given when he ing a Christian Workers’ Convention | neer is enjoying a vacation at Square Continued on page four was in Presque Isle. at Ocean Park. Lake. t 4 HOULTON TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1918

Established April 13, 1860 sensation in addition to all the loss of tried it and failed. And that, of (our part between the firmness needed her. bent over with some difficulty, and demand hel„, there the party stay manhood, loss of time and the respect 1 course, did not tend to promote the for the protection of American eit- and painfully, slowly and carefully ed the better part of a good daw until of acquaintances subsequent to the success of the drive to Paris sulisc- izens and American interests in Rus- HOULTON TIMES pu ked up the pieces of the broken dually a Samaritan did come by who use of the poison. quently undertaken by the Kaiser's sia and the forbearance and kindness A LL THE HOME NEWS tuuihler, one by one. putting them ( with ropes and patience extricated the While paid advocates of the rum son and heir. So. while in the main that should be shown to a great poo- carefully into her handkerchief which ditched ear and set it on trust, and men who have an appetite the Germans have been the benefi-(pie gropng blindly for the light, its wheels Published every Wednesday Morning she held in her hand to prevent being again. for the poison advocate License o r 1 ciaries of a system under which there If tin* Allies handle this problem by the Tidies Publishing Co. cut. and kept at it until she had picked This holds good in many things be­ some other mode of keeping liquor on'has been a very great degree of them wisely, if they convince Russia that up every last bit of glass she could sides traffic of the road. The pitfalls CHAS. H. FOGG, Pret. & Mgr. sale, there is always the selfish mo-1 work among the leaders and their they air her friends, if they give that see. Then going carefully across to which are strewn about for unwary five behind it all, and even this class 'armies, all wording together to attain friendship added value with men and Subscription in U. S. $1.50 per year the other side again, she walked till teet ait* not always glass, but can cut of people are fighting in the last ditch, j the ends in view, it nevertheless ap- money, then they will hasten the day in advance, $2-00 in arrears; in Cana- she found a barrel which bad been set and teai as much as can broken tum­ and they know that their days are: pears that at times there have been when German ambitions in the East out from some place for the ash men 4a $2.00 in advance, $2.50 in arrears. blers. And they are strewn by care­ numbered. The men who for years j difficulties due to jealousy and clash- will lost1 hope of fulfilment. Tin* to gather, and put all the glass down Single copies five cents. lessness rather than wickedness much have been earning a living by peddling ing purposes. Russian situation amply justified the into the barrel carefully still, and No Subscription cancelled until all oftener than we are willing to allow. poison over tin1 bar. and who on ac-j Now that the tide has turned and Germans in their pessimistic attitude even taking a Lit of newspaper she arrearages are paid It is not always villianv which does count of the wave of Prohibition 11he final defeat of Germany, whether regarding it. Tin* Russian situation saw sticking out of tile debris to pack damage in this world: it is quite as the country last'it comes next year or the year alter, holds m uch of promise for Germany's the glass where it couldn't be rattled Advertising rates based upon circula­ which swept over often negligence and awkwardness have all succeed-j would seem to be assured, it is not enemies. out to do more damage. Then she tion and very reasonable. year lost their jobs, and ignoianee that makes the trouble. which benefits j improbable that there will be in- _ - ’ quietly went on her way unconscious ed in getting work And one >f the sweetest sights in the Entered at the post office at Houlton man-'creased difficulty in making the Ger- THOUGHTLESS ABOUT j apparently that she had done a very someone instead of destroying world is that of some little quiet body for circulation at second*class ! man armies function strictly in ac- hood. ' YOUR NEIGHBOR j thoughtful thing. who goes about gathering up the dan­ postal rates. The best features of this wave of eordance with the plans laid down for Standing on tile corner of a busy *',<> the 'V(,,’ld wags, we thought in gerous things, taking the sting out of enlightenment which is spreading over Ghent. It ( town Prince Rupprecht. street, a person saw an approaching j Illan> ways and instances! Careless the shaiq) speeches, turning gossip in­ Legal Newspaper D ecisions our country is the fact that with the | for example, is forced to a realization automobile containing a man. woman i hands spill pitfalls and dangers all to golden understanding, smoothing 1. —Any person who takes a paper re­abolition of and the prohibition in the j that overwhelming defeat is impend- gularly from the Post Office—whether and two half grown children, coming along the beaten trail, generally from out misunderstanding and explaining sale of intoxicating liquors, the young-j log- he would very likely hesitate to directed to his address or another, or at a moderate rate of speed. Evident­ people whom one might expect would difficulties. Such arc the simple, un­ whether he has subscribed or not, is er men, and the boys of our day are i invite a crushing blow against his own ly a family party. I thought on their do better things; careless just because obtrusive saints of the world, and responsible for the pay. not forming the habit the way they: army by weakening it in oidei to send way out of tin* city for a day of plea­ of th >ir many opportunities perhaps, there are very many of them. No one 2. —If any person orders his paper dis­ aid to the army of tin* other crown did when there was a saloon on every sure. They had a good car, good ap- and their many escapes from dangers knows how much harm they prevent, continued, he must pay all arrearges or prince. If German princes have been the publisher may continue to send It corner. Laws will be violated, and il­ peranee generally, and might have which make them bold to encounter bow many rough places they make at odds as to who among them should until payment Is made and collect the licit stills for the manufacture of been and probably were good sensible more And somebody, mild and gentle, smooth, except the recording angel whole amount, whether It Is taken from have the chief glory of victory, it is spirits will exist, the pocket peddler people. As the ear came abreast of observant of the dangers they spread who notes such things. But they are the office or not. safe to say that each of them will seek will do some business and Jamacia m

'in combat on Sunday morning (July I men representing the Agricultural produced as well or better than the on this table, the family bowl into’ cost of the daily living of a Belgian CHURCH SERVICES i 14 ) wlth two enemy airplanes about!Dept, joined the party. Professor De- common run of Aroostook seed and at which America and the Allies must family of two adults and two children, ten miles inside the German lines in'cado plant pathologist from Virginia a saving in costs. This method of ■dip is the Western Hemisphere; for which before the war was 62 cents a Congregational Thierry sector. He start- spent sometime touring with the New crowing potato seed in mild clim.it s Java ; cut ,;f i a h, a.id the beet day, is now $3.50, and the yearly bud­ Rev. T. P- Williams, Pastor. 'the Ghateai j ed out with a patrol of thirteen Amer­ Jersey visitors. After the Scientists was worked out by French and Bel- fields of Europe either lie inside the get of $230 for food expenses alone Preaching service 10.30 A. M. ican machines. They encountered sev- had returned Mr. McCampbell started gian growers who long since gave up German lines or their production has has risen to $1,240. Sunday School following A. M. ser­ ^en Germans and were chasing them out to find potato seed for planting on buying potato seed from Northern been cut down by German invasion. The rich people are spending their vice. (back 1 'hen two of them turned on Lt. his farm next spring. While at the countries. And they grow more pcta- A careful survey of the sugar situa­ capital, the people of the middle class Evening Seng Service 7.30 P. M. Roosevelt, who suddenly lost control Presque Isle house Mr. McCampbell toes to the acre than even Aroostook’s tion has prompted the Food Adminis­ are completely ruined, and the labor­ Weekly Prayer Meeting Tuesday of his machine, having probably receiv- made the following statement concern- best soils. tration to drop the individual sugar ing class, the majority of whom are evening at 7.30. ! ed a mortal wound. ing the seed potato question as it ef- J North Jersey farmers have placed ration from three pounds to two unemployed are on the verge of star- Philip Roosevelt, Quentin’s cousin, j fects New Jersey and Southern pota- orders for this South Jersey second- pounds a month. Two pounds per per­ vation, and entirely dependent on re­ First Baptist witnesed the air-battle and sawr the to growers. crop seed and will test it out next son for household purposes will put lief from outside. Most people have Court St. machine fall but did not know until la- Potato growers in the Atlantic sea- spring alongside of Aroostook’s seed, us on the level that England tries to lost 25 per cent of their weight; the Rev. Henry C. Speed, pastor- ter that the air-plane was that of his j board States will soon be sending a If it is satisfactory many New Jersey maintain. The French ration is one cases of tuberculosis have increased 10.30 morning worship with sermon. cousin. He appeared to be fighting up big slice of their crop-money to farmers will commence to grow seed ^ and one-half pounds and the Italian 100 per cent and the doctors in spite 12.00 Bible School with classes for to the last moment. Aroostook County, Maine for next sea- potatoes as well as table stock, But ' one pound; but it is not always pos­ of their untiring devotion, can no long­ men and women. Quentin Roosevelt wras not yet twen­ son’s seed. New Jersey farmers are if Aroostook will quickly start growing sible to assure these quantities. er cope with their task. The mor- 7.00 gospel song service and sermon. ty-one, having been born in Washing­ rapidly coming to see that much more (dependable, certified seed she will be This honor ration, with the addition-1 tality has increased 100 per cent. 8.00 Aftermeetlng. ton, November 19, 1897, while his fath­ than they had realized depends upon able to hold and increase her seed al allowance for canning can be made while the birth rate has decreased by Tuesday evening at 7.30 mid-week er was Assistant Secretary of the the variety, purity and health of pota- trade in New Jersey, to go around; and when our people almost as much. prayer service. Navy. to seed. In fact the cost of seed, the J I came to Aroostook to find 700 bar- understand the “whys” they will be Friday at 7.30 choir rehearsal at From 1901, when the assassination reduced yields because of diseased rels of disease free seed for my own willing to put the sugar campaign FEEDING THE ALLIES church. of President McKinley made Colonel j seed, the increasing expense in grow- New Jersey farms, mostly long or through with the same spirit with —.. ■ Exports of beef from the United Roosevelt head of the nation, until ing a crop of potatoes, the bounding , Prize stock. In company with plant wheh they tackled the wheat. States during the month of June First Presbyterian 1908, Quentin kept Washington inter-i prices for farm supplies and excessive , pathologists we traveled the potato totaled 92,173.000 pounds, of which 95 Cor. High and Military Sts. ested and amused for seven years. taxation on New Jersey farms makes ^ districts from end to end but found K. OF C. OFFICER TELLS OF per cent went to the United Kingdom, Rev. A. M. Thompson, pastor. Sturdy, impetuous, frank and demo­ the seed problem a serious and urgent , the dreaded mottled-leaf or mosaic dis- France, England and Belgium. The Morning service at 10.30. cratic, he was friends with everybody. matter. And if all farmers knew and j ease everywhere as well as leaf-curie, ARMIES’ HIGH MORALE monthly average of beef exports for S. S. at 11.45. He rode locomotives between Washing­ fully appreciated the true situation, asjblaekroot and other diseases, The spirit of American forces over­ the three years preceeding the war Junior C. E. Society at 2.30 P. M. ton and Philadelphia with his chums, the Government experts on the experi- ; Finally, one of your progressive seas has raised the morale of the al­ was 1,066,000 pounds. Senior C. E, Society at 6.30 P- M. the engineers and firemen of the Bal­ mental farms now know it, they would seedsmen, Mr. Mclver of Van Buren, lied troops to the highest pitch, ac­ Evening service last Sabbath of each Pork exports for June totaled 169,- timore and Ohio and the Pennsylvania. be justly alarmed. New Jersey farm- j proposed to have a 17 acre field hand­ cording to I)r. E. \V. Buckley of St. 331,000 pounds, of which 83.5 per cent month at 7.30. Meantime, he was captain also of a ers have been so hard hit this season dug and hill-selected for me. This Paul, supreme physician of the Prayer meetings Tuesday evening went to the four Allies. The average crew of warrior Indians, recruited from by poor potato seed that they will un­ will, I believe, give me better seed for Knights of Columbus, who has just re­ monthly exportations of pork for the at 7.45. members of his classes in a public doubtedly persuade the next legisla­ we assume that few diseased hills will turned from a tour of the western Service at Foxcroft Church each three years preceeding the war was school. ture to pass such laws and appropria­ contain seven or more good potatoes front. While there he had interviews Sabbath at 3 P. M. 41,531,567 pounds. One day, during an illness of his tions as may be necessary to help even in your wonderful Caribou loam. with Gen. Pershing, Gen. Mangin, The amount of pork products re­ brother Archie, who, it is reported, bring about an early solution of this Of course this will add much to the Premier (Temenceau and other allied ceived in England has enabled that Free Baptist may be invalided home on account of vital question. cost of my seed but it may save me leaders. country to lift the restrictions on the Rev. Mr. Jenkins, Pastor. his wounded arm, Quentin decided that Aroostook County, Maine may truly thousands next season. “The keenest impression of any one consumption of bacon. Mernlng service at 10.30 A. M. a sight of a pet pony might prove bet­ and proudly claim to be America's Potato growers to the South will who has the opportunity to visit the Restrictions on the consumption of Sunday school at 12.00 M». ter than the White House doctor’s greatest potato seed bed. Certainly gladly pay more for pure, healthy, American front is that our boys have beef in public eating places and in Young People’s meeting 6.00 P. M. prescriptions. Without waiting for per­ she draws royal revenues therefrom. | high-yielding seed once they learn brought the spirit of victory overseas households has been removed by the Evening service at 7.00 P. M. mission he went out to the stables, in­ Growers to the Southward must, as a j that it isas represented, New York with them,” Dr. Buckley declared. Food Administration. It is desired, Special music by choir. troduced the Shetland into one of the rule, market two barrels of their crop State seed is, we feel, worse diseased They are out to win. The French however, to continue the same careful Choir practice Monday nights. private elevators, and had the little to obtain the cost to them of one bar­ than Maine seed so we must either know it, the British know it and. what regard for economy in beef and in all All are cordially invited to come and horse on the way into his sick broth­ rel of Maine potato seed. But there persuade the farmers of Aroostook to is more important the Germans know essential foods as a measure to safe­ beer the Rev. Mr. Jenkins. er’s room before he was stopped. On are secret enemies gnawing at the grow the seed we need or turn in and it. guard the future. Tuesday night church prayer and another day in school, while the teach­ root of Aroostook seed reputation... grow our own seed. “Never in my life have 1 seen such prolae Service. er was asking the boys what their the deceased seed tubers. Scientists Let me add in passing that it was an inspiring crowd as the American fathers did for a living, Quention pip­ tell us that all known potato diseases worth coming 800 miles to see Aroos­ boys who came out of the battle of Methodist Episcopal ed: “Mine is it!” Shortly afterward, are rapidly spreading throughout the took's potato fields and especially the Chateau-Thierry, many of them cruel­ Military St. for some infraction of school discip­ fields of Aroostook County. These pathological, or potato hospital, gar­ ly wounded, but not one of them any­ H«jv. Thomas Whiteside, Pastor. line, probably in connection with the diseases travel fast and far in potato dens at the state1 and federal experi­ thing but gratified at the glory of hav­ Public worship at 10.30 a. m. adventuring band of feathered Indians seed. They multiply in virulence and ment stations south of Presque Isle. I ing given the Germans a taste of The Sunday School at noon has or­ Quentin was reported to his father. damage they are transfered to warm­ have enjoyed my talks with your far­ American steel.” ganised classes for men and women. And the President sent word to the er climates. This tendency is espec­ mers and extend to them a cordial in­ This spirit, Dr. Buckley asserted, Junior League meeting and class for teacher next day that he had been ially marked in the latest potato vitation to come to Monmouth County was in sharp contrast with the spirit preparatory members at 3.00 p. m. “attended to in the good old-fashioned scourge...the mottled-leaf or mosaic’ and visit us both in our potato fields of German prisoners he saw. j Spworth League meeting at 6.45 way—in the wood-shed.” diease--which is so prevalent in and homes. “One of them couldn’t have been p m At Harvard College in 1915 Quentin Aroostook. Thus the farmers of more than 15.” he said. “This boy ■ Praise and Preaching at 7.30. took a prominent part in athletics. He Aroostook are unconsciously causing told American officers his mother had , Prof. J. H. Lindsday, organist and FOOD AND VIOLATORS inherited his father’s pluck and deter­ havoc among their seed customers. bade him surrender at the first op­ choir master. mination, and before his election to The growers of Aroostook County OF REGULATIONS portunity.” ; Prayer meeting at 7.30 Tuesday the AKE fraternity he was put through should heed the handwriting on the Food violators in this State are com- evening. a particularly severe initiation cere­ Avail. As Havana was the sourse of mony, the public part or the ordeal yellow fever plagues in the C. S. A. zt F00D prices ,N belg,um Church of the Good Shepherd including shining shoes, selling news-|SO Aroostook County i.; a source of rated. Several individuals have volun- Th" I’,i, e of meat has risen in BeI‘ Rev. H. Scott Smith, Rector in papers, and the delivery ot a long lec- , plague of potato diseases, As Havana tartly < ontriimted One Hundred Doi- Kiu,n fronl s5 l'en,B "> $2 (ll) » er l»,und- Charge. ture on “Why I am a Pacifist. Like o1(1 of yellow fever under lars ...... to 1 he Red Cross in lieu of A of lnit,*'r " hi,h befol'e the war cost 35 cents now costs $3.50. One his father, Lieutenant Quentin suitt-*i- • rift C. S. Government rules so other penalties, while 0m1 violator has Sundays egg costs 25 cents, and so does a Holy Communion at 8 A. M. also ed from a defect of vision. When the j Aroostook can cure the cause of pota- been arraigned before Commissioner pound of potatoes, which four years after Morning Prayer on the 1st Sun- first officers’ training-camp was organ- ^ () plagues. She needs a vigilance Arthur Chapman of the United States ago sold for one cent. The average day in the month. ized Archie was admitted and won a committee of fanners co-operating J Court for violating regulations and Morning Prayer and sermon 10.30. commission, but Quentin, on account j wit)l t)l(, state and federal authorities I has bet'n bound over to tin* September Evening Prayer and sermon 7 30. of his eyes, was rejected. He thereup- j which will see to it that not a barrel jterin of tin* United States District iWWUVWWVWVVW i Sunday School after morning ser­ on applied for enlistment in the Cana- ()1- potatoes be sold for seed unless J Court in the sum of Five Hundred vice. dian Flying Corps. That was in April, ; >same is known to be free of disease. ! t8’5(ii)|. Several other food regulation SAVES DOCTOR’S BILLS 1917. A few days later, on Apiil -d. true to type and of high yielding 'violators have been placed on proba­ Holy Days A'pe Keep it in the house—use at first signs of colds or coughs, Holy Communion at 8.00 A. M. it was announced that the War De-jstrajn certified seed is the onlv solu- tion by Federal Administrator Leon S. partment had accepted his for enlist- fjon Alerrili. It penetrates, soothes and heals. The best familv remedy. ment in th*1 United States aviation John H. Russell, proprietor of the QUENTIN ROOSEVELT BURIED 1 Aroostook County is fooling herself No Alcohol section. 'we are fold bv the seed experts and 1 .Manhattan Cate in Bangor, eontribut- No Opiate./- He underwent a brief period of train­ ; ed One Hundred Dollars ( S11 m 11 to the j BEHIND THE GERMAN cheating her own potao growers by . in Ballards Golden Oil ing at Mineola under Gapt. Philip Gar- not planting all her fields with dis­ l Red Cross for violating food regula- , LINES roll, who was his commanding officer For sale by all drug and general stores------ease-free, pure-type. high-yielding Dions and neglecting to secure a bak- : The death of Quentin Roosevelt, the when he went with the first flying un­ er’s license. Augustus Often, a Wat.-! 'seed and then religiously pulling out youngest son of the former President it to France in the following July. Hd all diseased, slowsprouting, backward erville dealer, has voluntarily given j strikes very close to the hearts of the reached France just a few weeks after ; plants as so many weeds. Such a One Hundred Dollars ($100) to the American people. When it was re­ Archie, who had been made a captain policy according to the verdict of the Red Cross in lieu of further penalties, j ported that his plane had been shot by General Pershing, and Theodore. State and federal experts at the (ex­ He did not use the proper amount of down in combat with seven enemy air­ Jr., who commanded one of the first CLARIONS ARE THRIFTY RANGES periment stations, would not only pro­ wheat flour substitltes in the manu­ planes oyer the German lines in the American battalions to go under fire. tect Aroostook’s seed customers but facture of bread. saving of fuel, time, labor, re­ Chateau Thierry region it was not de­ Kermit also had sailed for the war- Florence Barker who conducts a increase the yield on her own farms. pairs. These are times real finitely known that Lieutenant Roose­ zone, having been commissioned a cap­ boarding house in Portland failed to for The growers who have heretofore velt had been killed. tain in the British forces in Mesopo­ obey the1 regulations of the Food Ad­ economy, and a Clarion is the looked to Maine for good seed join Colonel Roosevelt received the news tamia. Captain Archie was wounded ministration and is now held in the range to help you. Lowest run­ of his son’s probable death with true March 11. Quentin, who was given his with the experiment stations in urg- sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) ning expense is the secret of American spirit. In the only public rank last fall, was first reported in ;inK - '" ’"stock tanners to make a atari for her appearance at the September statement that he made at the time he action July 3. His service was render-jthis fal1 "> "” '<1* healthy, pure prolific term of the United States District range economy. Divide the cost said simply: ed entirely upon the Chateau Thierry seM' Cat them hand-dlj? and hill... Court. of a C la rio n , over thirty 'select enough seed for their seed-fields “Quentin’s mother and I are very front. next spring. The tubers from hills not years of right service, count glad that he got to the Front and had While at Mineola, Quentin Roosevelt THE ALLIED SUGAR BOWL a chance to render some service to his ranked as a private. As a student he yielding seven or more good sized and the savings in operation, the well shaped tubers should be sold as That those who dare all must share1 country, and to show the stuff there showed such aptitude that he was satisfaction of faultless cookery, was in him before his fate befell table-stock. Then next season, pull all is the growing conviction in Amer­ doing “stunts” in training planes, and you a Clarion the out all late sprouting, sickly plants ica. In fact, as the President said, will find him.” which highly elated his instructors. Altho he was killed on July 14 it before they form tubers. Tin1 plant speaking of the Allied nations, “We best investment you ever made. One day, just after his brothers, was not until July 20 that the death of doctors say that this is the only way are1 eating at the common table with Theodore and Archie, had gone to the young airman was confirmed by a to get seed free of the dreaded mot­ them.” WOOD & BISHOP CO., Bangor, Me. E8tabli«hed 1839 France, and his father was entertain­ dispatch from Berlin, which read: tled-leaf or mosaic disease, the black Although there are some individual ing about a thousand visitors at a pat­ H A M IL T O N GRANT, DEALERS, HOULTON * On Sunday, July 14, an American root, leaf-curls and similar contagious sugar bowls scattered here* and there & riotic rally at Sagamore Hill, an army I squadron of twelve battle-planes was seases which live in tin1 potato tub­ airplane came looping the loop over trying to break through the German er. Spraying has no effect on the po­ defense over the Marne. In the vio­ the bay. The airman did various tato diseases now bringing losses and lent combat which ensued with seven “stunts” that thrilled the throng, and German machines one American avia­ anxiety to Aroostook's seed customers. his father did not know until days af­ tor stubbornly made repeated attacks. seed per- This culminated in a duel between terward that the entertaining aviator! s diseased potato | suaded many more south Jersey farm­ Use Your Land him and a German non-commissioned was Quentin. officer, who, after a short fight, suc­ ers to plant a second or seed crop in ceeded In getting good aim at his | July, using potatoes which had been brave but Inexperienced opponent, POTATO EXPERTS jkept in cold storage since March. All whose machine fell after a few shots near the village of Chambry, ten kilo­ VISIT AROOSTOOK sickly plants will be rogued out. The meters north of the Marne. During the past week a party of tops of these potatoes will be cut His pocket-case showed him to be RIGHT gentlemen interested in the potato in­ down by frost. They will be hand-dug Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt, of the avia­ and hill-selected. This plan gives the tion section of the United States dustry in New Jersey have been visit­ Army. The personal belongings of the ing potato fields throughout Aroostook desired immature and high-yielding fallen airman are being carefully kept County. They were especially in­ seed which, in repeated tests, have It w ill repay you with a view to sending them later to his relatives. The earthly remains of terested in the tests of fertilizers and a thousand times the brave young airman were buried the pathological potato gardens at the SARSAPARILLA— with military honors by German air­ State farm and the U. S. labratories. men near Chambry, at the spot where The party was headed by Doctor Jacob PEPSIN, NUX AND IRON he fell. Now is the time to do Quentin Roosevelt was commission­ G. Lipman the Dean of the Agricultural The combination of Hood’s Sarsa­ ed last fall and in the spring began College and head of the Experimental your Fall plowing, and it tation of New Jersey. Doctor Mel T. parilla and Peptiron is one of the active service on the French front with happiest because one o f the most needs to be done right. Qook, Plant Pathologist of New Jersey the American air forces. His death effective and economical ever made We have the right sort of followed shortly after his first aerial and Theron McCampbell, a potato in medical treatment. These two farmer from Monmouth County were victory on July 3. medicines, one taken before eating implements that you need Roosevelt ,n Dr- L,pmaiTs Party. Other gentle- and the other after, work together, In this fight Lieutenant for all purposes. with three other pilots, was eight each supplementing the other. They give a four-fold result in blood­ miles inside the German lines at a cleansing and nerve-building, and height of 5,090 yards when he became A I’lrr M U ' U s l e s form the finest course o f medicine. separated from his companions. Sight­ Get them o f your druggist today. ing three airplanes which he thought Whooping Cough were those of his fellows, he started or Srarlcl Fever The John Deere Two-Way Sulky Plow THAT ANNOYING, toward them and was close by when For hillside or level land makes farm work easy. We handle a full line of the celebrated he saw he had been mistaken and that tht extrema weakness often results In PERSISTENT COUGH the airplanes were German. He open­ may lead to Chronic lung1 trouble, or Impaired hearing, weakened eyesight, mean that the chronic atace already Syracuse Hand Plows of every description. Give us a call------ed Are and saw that after some fifty bronchitis and other troubles, but If la reached, la either qaee try shots his tracer bullets had penetrat­ 5coM*e Emabton la given promptly. ECKMAN’S ALTERATIVE ed the fusllage of the nearest Germain Thla tonlo and tissue-repairer sup­ It carries strength to the organa plies th* acknowledged benefits of Cal­ plane. The machine went into a spin­ and creates rich blood to build cium treatment without disturbing th* James S. Peabody stomach. Ceotaine no Alcohol, Nar­ ning nose-dive and fell through the up the depleted forces cotic cr Hablt-Formlnc Drue. ’ clouds 2,000 yards below. ChOdna thrive on 8cott*aBmuklafc $2 m a, bow $1.50. $1 rixa, tow 00c. ------— ------HOULTON, M A IN E ------ft Is PfcM Bom Alcohol. Price Include* war tax. All druc Lieutenant Roosevelt was last seen Bchmaa Laboratory. Philadelphia V

HOULTON TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1918

fore going overseas. Mr. Soucy and her army and civilian population, to Mr. Cyr were both enthusiastic about say nothing of the food for the large CLASSIFIED ADS CLASSIFIED ADS the work the War camp Community foreign armies fighting on her terri­ Lost on Monday between Bangor St. tory. For instance, more than 33u,- For Sale— House and lot on Elm St., OF LOCAL INTEREST Service has done, during the last year Garage and the Post Office, a bunch Apply to Mrs. F. R. Smith. Tel. 447- in the vicinity of Camp Devens. 000.oon bushels of wheat annually were of kevs. Reward for return to the 2. tf Advtg. ‘‘We can't tell you how much the required to satisfy the needs of the TIMES OFFICE. Soldiers' Club and the Enlisted Men’s French people before the war. At Wanted at the Aroostook Hospital, a JVIiss Caroline Morrison has re­ ror Sale— Two Driving Horses, One 4 SERVICES AT THE CONGREGA Club, which the War camp Community I present France produces scarcely second girl. Apply at once to Miss sumed her duties at Charlotte’s, after years old. will lx* sold at a bargain. Bolstridge, Matron. Service* established in Ayer, have 1 more than 146,000,000 bushels. By re- Inquire of Miss E. McAllister, a vacation of some weeks. TIONAL CHURCH RESUMED meant to the Aroostook County boys j storing to cultivation most of the lands Orient, Maim 135p Special line of classy school suits SEPT. 8 Rooms to Let Nc. 12 Kelleran Street, who came to camp Devons," Mr. Soucy abandoned owing to labor scarcity, for boys, made to measure, two prices Rev. T. P. Williams, pastor of the New Modern House For Sale on three minutes walk to the Souare. said tin* day before he sailed for | and by intensifying agricultural prn- Reterences required only, $22 and $27. C. B. Esters, the Congregational Church, will resume Weeks Ave„ six rooms with hath. France*, “W*? won't any of us forget jduction. France's acres are being For particulars inquire of C. B. Main St. Tailor. services on Sunday, Sept. S. 191S. the* good tinn*s we* had there. War j brought hack to normal again. Ester; Main Street. Furnished Room to Let, heated and W ord has been received from Dr. It was expected that Rev. and Mrs. lighted. Opp. 'Monument Park. In­ camp Community Service aims to sur- The American Red Cross, the Aim r- Potter who is in the Medical Corps, Williams would return this week, hut Lost— On Main Street Saturday Af­ quire of Mrs. Mary E. Stuart, Mili­ remnd the* e-amps with hospitality and ican Committee for Devastated France U. S. A. that he has arrived in France. a letter received at the TIMES Ofliee, ternoon by a child of a hard work­ tary St. 28tf I toil you it eloes the jed) well. Jimmy and the Civilian Committee are all co­ ing family, a $5.on Dill. The tinder C. W . Starkey has just installed a states that he will not he able to re­ Comfortably Furnished Rooms Cyr km'w what he was eloing whe*n he operating in this task. During 1917, may return same to TI M JOS office. For motor in his market for grinding bone, turn until next week, when a full at­ rent, only two minutes walk to took me* to the Soldiers' Club. I can’t 7.500 acres wen* reclamed and the Market Square. Apply to C. hamburg steak, etc. tendance will greet him on Sept. S. Wishing t.o Move to the Southern G. count. the* number of times I've* bt*en yield per acre averaged 52 bushels of Lunt, TIMES Office. Lester F. Lancester and family, part of the state, will sell my farm there to write letters or to just sit grain. Thirty mechanical tractors stock and tools at a bargain. Good were in Caribou Wednesday, the ’round or to take in a good entertain­ were employed. To replace orchards trade for a quick sale. Call and For Sale— 75 acres of the Steve Os­ guests of friends and attended the WAR SAVINGS SALES borne farm on the west side of the A complete tabulation of the cash ment. And the* elam-es the*y run are* wantonly destroyed by Germany 7,900 look it over. Albert Hatfield. New Caribou Fair. . Limerick. Drew's Mill Road. Houlton Presque Isle road in Lit­ sales of Thrift and War Savings gre*at! If any of the* folks bae-k home* trees were planted. tleton. .Tames Archibald, Admr. The man on tie Water Wagon is stamps in nearly 500 Maine cities, happen to ge> to Av<*r Pel aelvise* them — A Good Work Horse 13 «at}sfled if he is drinking Maple Spring Not only will ocean tonnage be For Sale towns and plantations as made official-j to go direct to tin Se)ldie*rs’ Club, on Who Lost Some War Savings Stamps water. economized by this cultivation of years old without a spot or blemish Wednesday. Aug. 14? Loser may ly by State Director of War Savings West Street, if they want moms or in- j Mrs. Bessie Nevers entertained at abandoned French fields, hut incident­ $15m. Apply to Mrs. Thos. Currie, have same by describing amount Herbert J. Brown shows that Aroos­ formation or a good meal. They’el be j and paving charges at TIMES office. a luncheon on Saturday, in honor of ally. French farmers are getting ac­ took county is represented on an honor sure to get the best and te) feel they | Smyrna. Me. MM5 her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Hazen quainted with American agricultural 133 roll of 21 towns which have gone over are welcome." Nevers, Of Caribou. methods, a distinct benefit which will the top by Macwahoc Plantation which Mr. Soucy promised to keep tin* Before you purchase a Farm or House Every slice cut just right by Star­ endure long after the war is over. Flashlights be sure to call on C. O. Grant. Real has sold 150 per cent of the quota as­ War camp Community Service people key’s automatic meat slicer. The trouble with the near-great is Estate Agency. Market Sq., and ex­ signed by the State committee. Mac-! informed about his experiences in Chief of Police Hogan has resumed Lightning struck a barn on the farm that they're not near enough. amine his fine list of desirable pro­ wahoc stands third of the 21 honor! France and they will write him War perties. his duties after his annual vacation owned by Chas W. Starkey, near the towns, being headed only by Passa-jcamp Community Service news, which was spent with his wife and C. P. depot, known as the* Slipp barn, dumkeag and Norcross in Penobscot * ______Farm to Rent, V/2 Miles From Little­ family by an auto trip to Boston. on Tuesday night about 6. M0.. and it ton Sta.. Ill acres, 100 cleared. For Starkey’s meat slicer Just puts the was burned to the ground. The loss is particulars inquire of Mrs. A rth u r help,ng french farmers Do Not Forget Bell at 5S Militarv St. Tel. 255W. finishing touch on smoked beef, bacon re­ estimated at $5001). with a small insur- plantation under the chairmanship of Amerl,:a is hel|,lng Fram e ,0 «tc. 832p C. A. Shannon also had the distinction haWlita" “ > '" aKricultnre with a view Mrs. Varney Kelley of Seattle and of economizing tonnage from this of being the first community in the i For Sale— The Augusta E. Chadwick Mrs. Ella Kelley of Boston, who have I country. France does not produce to­ The man who does his best is us­ to Pay your homestead, on corner Park and Fair been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. A .' state t° exceed its allotment. day anywhere near enough food for ually the man who gives his best, too. streets, including house, barn, and fine Gellerson, returned home Saturday. Next to Macwahoc in Aroostook corner lot, about one acre in all. Jas. Archibald, Executor. This season of the year Is when one comes Sherman and the third of the 45 communities in the county which enjoys drinking Maple Spring Water. For Sale or To Let— Berry House Its good for the health. Leave your have been officially tabulated is Gov. Court Street, hot and cold water, orders at the TIM ES Office. Milliken’s town of Island Falls. tine bath room, furnace, set tubs, electric lights, sewerage, large stable Dr. E. C. Bates left Monday for The complete standing of Aroos­ ELECTRIC LIGHT took towns in the War Savings cam­ and garden. Possession given Sept. Portland, where he will enlist in the Arc You Raising Sleep 1st. FI L. Cleveland. tf Medical Corps of the U. S. Army for paign based on the percentages of Did you know that it requires the wool from twenty sheep to outfit a sol­ cash sales to their quotas follows: service. His many friends here wish dier? Farm For Sale— 160 Acres, 43 Acres T o w n ...... success in his work. .Chairman Per Cent BILL tillage, excellent potato land, good Macwahoc Will you have a part in fitting out Uncle Sam’s troops with warm cloth­ S tylish custom made shirts big line C. A. Shannon 150.0 wood lot, good buildings, 2*4 miles Sherman F. C. Mitchell 88.6 ing? to village and railroad. Price only of new patters to select from at C. B. $3500. A rare bargain, for sale by Island Falls Esters. B. C. Walker 85.8 L. H. Brooks. Real Est. Agent, South Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Richards ac­ Smyrna Mills 82.8 An Auction Sale of High Grade Sheep Paris, Me. companied by their daughter, Mrs. Bridgewater A. M. Stackpole 69.8 Before Tuesday Hess, returned home Saturday by Washburn A. J. Beck 60.6 will be held at Waterville, Thursday, Men Wanted— If you are unemployed Stockholm N. A. Wessell 53.1 or not working on Government auto from New York City and other work your services are required to Benedicta T. Cummings 51.1 places, combining business with pleas­ Sept. 10 make ammunition for the U. S. Fort Kent September 12. ure. P. D. Thibodeau 46.0 Government, by the United States Portage Lake O. Iverson 45.8 in connection with the EASTERN MAINE FAIR, and will be under the di­ Cartridge Company. Lowell, Mass. If you want a nair cut, call at the Houlton N. Tompkins 36.4 rection of State of Maine Agricultural & Industrial League and the Port­ Call or write the above address or barber shop; if a saw cut, call at the our Maine Representative, Mr. L. Ashland E. L. Weaver 32.3 j Saw dentist shop. land Farmers’ Club. Five hundred sheep and pure bred rams will he dis­ P. Church. 90 Main Street, Bangor, Wallagrass 29.5 Maine. 828 Christian Science services held posed of to the highest bidders, the sale beginning at 9 a. m. A great op­ and save 12 1-2 per ct. Madawaska L. Albert 25.9 j each Sunday at 11 A. M., Sincock Bancroft M. Faraday 25.6 , portunity for you to increase your flock, or start one. Hall. Sept. 1st, subject: Christ I N O T IC E Mars Hill W. S. Brown 25.4 j Special Features of the Fair: Jesus. A ll are welcome. H ou lton W a te r Co. j I. the undersigned hereby give Eagle Lake J. M. Brown 24.7 : Tuesday, Sept. 10, Grange Day. notice that I have this day given my Orient G. C. Maxwell son, Eli Landry, the balance of his 23.2; Wednesday, Maine Liberty Chorus, 1000 voices. Recuperation— there is not so much Monticello J. Wellington 23.1 STATE OF MAINE time during his minority, and I will Thursday, Governor’s Day and Sheep sale. claim none of his earnings nor pay any in the ordinary vacation as there is in Hodgdon \\. Haskell Office of Board of State Assessors 20.5 of his debts that 'are contracted after a single bottle of Hood’s Sarsaparilla, Mapleton Friday, Auction of Herefords. Augusta, August 13. 1918. G. H. Gove 19.3 Notice is herby given that the Board this date, and give this notice for that which refreshes the tired blood, sharp­ Frenchville G. A. Gagnon 18.6 of State Assessors’ will be in session purpose. ens the dulled appetite, restores the Ludlow C. P. Small 17.7 ' at tin* Court House in Fort Kent on Dated at Soldier Pond. Maine thi« 15th dav of August. 1918. lost courage. Take Hood’s Sarsapa­ Masardis R. A. Stimson Big Attractions Every Day Tuesday, the 3rd day of September at 16.3 ! J HENRY LANDRY. rilla this summer. 9 o’clock, A. M.: at the Assessors’ Of­ Limestone P. E. Higgins 15.8 1 fice in Van Buren on Wednesday the Witness: J. M. Brown 334 New Limerick J. Dougherty 15.3! 4th day of September, at 10 o'clock, . Continued from page 1 Reed Plant. L. R. Bennett 15.1; A. M.; at the Assessors’ Office in Fort Oakfield W. E. Matthews 14.4 j Fairleld on Thursday, the 5th day of September, at 9 o’clock. A. M.; at the CO L’S FIRST TRIP OVER THE Blaine RED CROSS S. Hussey, 2nd 12.9 Court House in Houlton on Friday, the TOP Presque Isle C. F. West 12.8 I 6th day of September, at 9 o'clock, A. cut In his leg, not so big, but deep, New Sweden A. H. Tornquist M., A. D. 191S. in the County of Aroos­ 12'7 i and It bled pretty bad, we ran down to Dyer Brook D. W. McLaughlin 10.9 | inciting Pot took, to secure information to enable them to make a just equalization of where a First Aid Man was and he Amity H. J. Reed S.7| ’ the taxable property in said county, soon had it stopped, but he had to go a t Haynesville L. Irish 8.6, and to investigate charges of conceal­ to the Hospital. A piece of rock, shell Caribou C. F. Small 8.0 ; i ment of property from taxation, (if un­ WILL OPEN SEPT. 9 or something, hit me an awful blow Westfield H. Kinney 7.3 ! Osgood9s “Little Store tvifh the Big Stock?9 dervaluation and of failure to assess property liable to taxation. :YOUR FUTURE is what you make it. right between the shoulders, at the Van Buren J. B. Pelletier 6.6 1 C. S. STETSON. If you are ambitious, you can make it time I didn’t pay any attention to it, Llnneus M. H. Bither 6.4 The public is invited to bring in any article of Jewelry or Silverware J. J. DEARBORN, Ia SUCCESS hv taking a course of for Boutller was bleeding pretty bad, Silver Ridge M. A. Weston 6.3 W. F. DRESSER, ! which has been discarded, or which you desire to contribute to the study with us. Write or phone. aAd I helped him all I could until we Easton W. A. McPherson 6.11 Board of StateAssessors. | F. H. Sterling, Clerk. 234 O. A. HODGINS, Prin., Houlton, Me. got his cut dressed. Then my back Weston W. A. Heal 4.0; ------LOCAL RED CROSS WORK ------began to sting, I asked one of the boys St. Agatha D. Frank 3.9 ! if there was a hole in my coat or any­ Grand Isle F. Sanfacon 3.5 1 We have pledged to turn over the entire proceeds received from the thing. He looked and sure enough Ft. Fairfield G. G. Foss 3.3 I Smelters who will recover the Gold and Silver from the “ M e ltin g there was a hole. I began to get a Perham 2.4 ! P o t” , and trust the receipts will be considerable. Bring in your old little frightened after I took my shirt i off, for my undershirt had a big blood Jewelry...... stain on it, I took it off expecting to TWO AROOSTOOK COUNTY Holstein-Friesian find a big cut, but instead, there was SOLDIERS OVERSEAS WITH IN' only a big black and blqe spot and the skin just broken enough to make it SEVENTY-SIXTH DIVISION bleed. They bandaged it up and put Levi H. Soucy, of the Caribou Home £ . $. Osgood Bull Calves For Sale Insurance Company, and Jimmy Cyr, some iodine on it, except for being a Jewekr i iwip jwigwwggHi little sore for three days, It never formally station master at Van Buren, bothered me any. I have a bandage | are “over there." Both men, who are Houlton Maine on it yet and have it dressed every j well acquainted in Houlton, were at other day so it Is nearly healed now. j camp Devens for several months be' THREE TO FIFTEEN MONTHS OLD 1 could have gone back to a Hospital, j j— — ^ — but I thought I wouldn’t for it did not t amount to much and I didn’t want to ' go anyway. j W e stayed there two days and I lived in a cellar most every minute of Save Time and Potatoes—Money for the Farmers the time. It was dirty, wet and filthy, j but the only safe place I could find, af- j ter all the rest got settled. T h e1 *’Boshe" were up on a hill and could look right down on us, so we had to ! keep out of sight all day, and only go , out at night, even then they kept just BOGG S POTATO GRADER a sweeping machine gun pie going all through the place. I Then we got orders to attack the ; hill. It certainly was a tough job, for; it Just seemed alive with machine ' guns. We started late in the after-\ noon and got clear to the bottom by night. Then the French worked their, / ^ W way around one side and we “The Americans,’’ around the other. j “The Boche,” soon saw they were in a trap and tried to get out early the next morning, but in spite of their i move we captured over a hundred ; prisoners and a lot of machine guns. Then we started after them and about All I can remember is that we chased : them about three or four miles along « wide front, for after the hill their strong point fell, thousands of them Best Breeding in New England had to retreat or be captured. 1 ' <-\'N Everybody' was happy, for it was our first big light, and to be plain, “we put it all over them. j See Them at the Houlton Fair W e held them there until yesterday morning when we got relieved and as The law requires the grading of potatoes and this machine soon as the other bunch came up, all does the work Call and see it fresh and eager to get at them, they started attacking them, and soon had B rn g er St. them on the run just as we did be­ Summit Lumber Company fore. I don’t know how far we push­ JAMES S. PEABODY, Houlton, Maine ed them, but far enough so we stayed ------Davidson, M aine ------here and they can’t reach us with th e ir big guns. HOULTON TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1918

Frank Dow of the (’. P. U. Ticket | Mrs. B. B. McIntyre and chldren A male chorus consisting of about L lflJ SELLS “TRYFAST” office is enjoying his annual vacation. I are visiting Mrs. Chester Lombard in a dozen of Moulton's leading singers Bert Ljnt the popular horseman of Rev. Geo. Dana Sanders who is ; Searsport. sung the “Star Spanged Banner with Fredericton, sold last week, to C. J. OF LOCAL INTEREST spending the summer at Shin Pond, Auto owners needing tires this year band accompaniment. Hanson, of Presque Isle, his bay stal- was in town Monday for a few hours. or even next year should call at Put­ Miss Fern Merritt, who is employed Many words of commendation were lion, “Trvfast" by “Trampfast.” nam Hardware Co’s and stock up, for WHY WORRY—(WHEN YOU HAVE P. H. Reed of Fort Fairfield w in in the office of the Chief of Staff U. heard as the crowd dispersed, all This horse was a good money get- S. Army, is enjoying a vacation with they are making special prices for TWO CHANCES) town Friday on business. agreeing that the concert was the best ter last season, but has been going Mrs. J. A. Legg of Boston was the her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Fair week. Don’t miss it. "If a man is drafted,—he has two ever> wrong on this season’s circuit. chances guest of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Taggett Merritt W. I. Auber, who has been in charge He may either be accepted or rejected a few days last week. Fred Bitheii, who has been em- of the jewelry department of the If he is rejected—“He should worry" A. E. Mooers and D. M. Bamford ployed at A. II. Fogg Co’s for the past Wheeler store, was last week in Bur­ If he is accepted— he has two chances have each shipped a car of potatoes month, has taken a position with the lington, where he successfully passed He may either he put in the Commis­ during the past week. Post Office Dept, and is driving the the final examination for the fine in­ sary Department or in the trenches. Miss Emma Hussey, head clerk at Parcel Post Delivery. strument work of the Naval Aviation Clayton Weed who recently under­ If he is put in the Commissary De­ Berman’s Cloak Store, is enjoying a and received the rating of machinist's went a surgical operation at the New­ partment—“He should worry." /aeation of two weeks. mate, first-class. U. S. N. R. F. He If he is put in the trenches,—he has L. F. Stover and wife have returned port Naval Training School, arrived left for Burlington yesterday morning homo Monday on a furlough where he two chances, home from a vacation trip spent in to be enrolled and sworn into the Unit- He may either be put in the front or the Southern part of the state. will recuperate before returning to mi States service, and will be trans­ Miss Patience Jackins who is em­ duty. hack line trenches ferred from there to Pensacola. Fla., If he is put in the back lines trenches ployed in the Freight Office of tin1 B. to train for overseas duty. His moth­ * He should worry.” and A. R. R. is enjoying her vacation. 'rongl& gitA rm L. S. Purington has engaged Mr. W. S. S. DRIVE er, Mrs. George W. Auber of Houlton, If he is put in the front line trenches, The War Savings Stamp Drive to be Coleman Hicks of Mars Hill as sales­ Me., arrived Sunday to spend a few 6TARTINC-L1GHHNG SYSTEM he still has two chances, conducted by the Merchants of Houl­ man, a man who has had a long ex­ He may either be slightly or seriously ton will commence on Sept, t) and con­ days with him before his departure.-- perience in the clothing business. wounded, tinue until the 14th. Springfield, Vt. Reporter. Herbert C. Crawford, who has been If he is slightly wounded—“ He should This is in accordance with the the guest of his brother. H. B. Craw­ We Carry in Stock worry” movement all over the state and each ford during the past week, left Mon­ FAREWELL CONCERT If he is seriously wounded, he still has merchant in Houlton. with the assist­ day for his home in Braintree, Mass. Thursday night’s band concert, the and can supply at any time a Gould two chances, ance-of the people, will give away War Mrs. D. F. Conlogue and daughter. last one for the season, was enjoyed He may either get well or die, Savings Stamps. Watch for further Starting Battery for the cars listed Mrs. Frank Downes, of Waterville, ar­ by a record breaking crowd, and a If he gets well—“He should worry" particulars. If he dies------rived in town Friday for a visit with splendid program was rendered. On below. The same quality and de­ ‘He still has two chances." Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Russell, Charles account of it being the final conecrt. pendability which has made Gould St. WILL LEAVE FOR CAMP a double program had been provided Mrs. Hubert Smith of Fort Fairfield Maj. C. G. Pincombe, Canadian DEVENS TODAY AUG. 28 with several special vocal selections. B atteries world-famous for sub­ was in town last week, visiting her Army, was in town Tuesday on his Mr. Luther rendered the popular The local Exemption Board an­ father, Nelson Herrin. way to Ashland and Fort Kent where war song “Over There” in a manner marines is guaranteed in the Gould nounced the following men who will Miss Erma Craft and Miss Iva he is to address a number of meet­ that brought forth applause which leave Wednesday, Aug. 28, for train­ Starting Battery. You can get a Knight of Providence, R. I. spent last ings. ing at Camp Devens, and on Thurs­ necessitated an encore. week in town, the guests of friends. Mrs. Lottie Hampson of Providence Gould Battery immediately day, Aug. 29—6 more from this dis­ Miss Llnnie Kelley of Bangor and R. I., who has been the guest of her trict will leave for Camp Upton, Long Miss Annie Stinchfield of Orono are father, Mr. C. W. Davenport during Island. N. Y. for Limited Service. visiting Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Gellerson. the past week, left Monday for her The usual farwell demonstration Miss Julia Speer, of the clerical home. For Your Car if It’s a will be afforded these boys, the same force at the First National Bank, has Mrs. Frank Morris who has'been the as that given other contingents. resumed her duties after enjoying a guest of her sister, Mrs. Patrick Ru- Appersi m Hupnmbile ( n\ en-Magnetic Archie N. Hatfield, New Limerick A nbern 1 ’reinier vacation. gan during the past two weeks, re­ Hudson Fred P. Young, Presque Isle Allen Interstate I 'athfinder Mr. Albert L. Robinson of Alamosa, turned to her home in Lawrence, Jason E. Donal, Ashland liu irk Imperial 1 ’ullman Colorado, is in town the guest of Mr. Mass., on Friday. Guv Lorenzo Dodge, Easton Briso > Jackson i 'eerless and Mrs. W. A. Gellerson. He will re­ Mr. and Mrs. Ora Billings left Sun­ 1918 < 'handlier .Jeffery 1 'Hot Edw. W. Hogan, Houlton Chevrolet King Packard turn home next week. day on an auto trip through the south­ Wm. L. Ingraham, Houlton (’halmers Kissel Kar Regal Mr. and Mrs. Maurice A. Gellerson ern part of the state and before re­ Earl L. Nason, Monticello < 'rar.e-Simplex Knox Keo Of Portsmouth, Va., arrived in town turning home will visit the White Irving J. Howland, Island Falls < ’adillae Locomobile Si ei-ns Saturday for a visit with relatives, af- Mountain resorts. Arthur L. Sawyer, Presque Isle i 'arlerear Lozier Saxon Floyd L. Libby, Mars Hill .McLaughlin Seripps-Booth £er an absence of a year. Gordon Hagernian, First Class Petty J tort Way man G. Giggey, Blaine I lodge Mitchell Studebuker P. J. Walsh of Monticello, who has Officer, U. S. N. R. stationed at New­ Charles E. Fortier, Houlton Franklin Metz Stutz been enjoying a short furlough at port, R. I. is home on a few days fur­ J. H. Lynch, Winnefred, Alba. Klgin Marmon Velie home from Camp Devens, was in lough, with is parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice O’Donnell, Haynesville Umpire Maxwell Willys-Knight Albert Portwine, Island Falls Glide National White ta^wn Saturday calling on friends. G. A. Hagernian, Court St. Addie Burby, Ashland Haynes < >akland Wesscott The many Houlton friends of Chas. Fred Smith, a member of the U. S. Ashton R. Bartley, Westfield Hollier ( Hdsmobile Winton P. Kinsman of Augusta, will be -inter­ Naval Aviation Corps, who has been Lawrence Pomeroy, Presque Isle t tverland ested to know that he has enlisted in home on a 30day furlough for Agricul­ Harry E. Goodin, Presque Isle Cecil E. Grant, Houlton T . M. C. A. work and is now in train­ tural purposes, left Saturday for Pen­ Llewellyn Ross, Houlton On short notice we can furnish a Gould ing in New Jersey. sacola, Fla., tc take up his duties. Frank Philips, Houlton Battery Of the right size and type for car, Mrs. Nettie Burden was obliged to H. G. Dibblee left Friday for Boston Henry C. Cox, No. Bancroft ANY submit to an operation, at the Aroos­ to bring back a couple of Oldsmobile H. C. McNinch, Bridgewater Edw Donohue, New Limerick took Hospital, but her many friends cars for customers who are waiting HOULTON BATTERY SERVICE COMPANY Vinal E. Orser, Haynesville O expect to pay a high Bangor Street, Houlton, Maine w ill be glad to know that she is now Mr. Dibblee has had a most satisfac Calvin P. Morgan, Golden Ridge price for talc perfumed T AUTOMOBILE ROW on the road to recovery. tory season with this popular car. Albert Crawford, Houlton with an odor that cost Mr. and Mrs. tfuxford of Boston Lawrence lott, First Class Gun Edw. Katon, Ashland Grover W. Lee, No. Bancroft th o u sa n d s of dollars to * r e the guests of Mrs. Rhoda on j pointer, in the U. S. Navy, who has J. P. Clark, Ashland p.roduce would be natural. Leonard street. Mr. Huxford left here;been home on a furlough with his Gussie Boulier, Sheridan But to be able to obtain m any years ago and is enjoying hisjmother, Mrs. Thomas lott, left Friday Gerald Rand. Wytopitlock such a superb perfu, oe at return to the scenes of his boyhood for New York to resume his service. Herman L. Jordan, Washington Claude M. Rice, Mapleton a low price is a delightful da/B. Miss Bertha McPherson, a student Winnefred E. Ruth, Linneus surprise. T h is su rp rise Summer Time W . J. Thom pson, Master of the State nurse at the House of Mercy Hospital, John S. Bishop, Presque Isle awaits you in the Talc Grange will speak at the Presque Isle Pittsfield, Mass., arrived home Friday Ivan E. O’Hara. Maewahoe perfumed with Jonteel— Alton G. Estabrook. Houlton Fair next week, Wednesday, and Gov. the New Odor of Twenty- is Kodak Time for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Thos. Clair A. Carter, Ashland Milliken will speak Thursday, in addi­ McPherson, and is receiving a hearty Clair R. Desmond, Hersey six Flowers. tion to the rest of the attractive pro­ welcome from her many friends. Guy E. Brown, New Limerick f gram . Earl Bell, Smyrna Mills HATHEWAY DRUG COMPANY Theatre goers will be glad to Olin D. Mooers, Houlton Put a Kodak in your pocket C lerk o f Courts, Michael M. Clark, knpw that J. Dal Luther, the popular Harvey R. Moran, Island Falls S. L. W h ite , M gr. has been requested by Justice Spear, Arthur N. Tidd, Houlton vocalist, is singing at the Dream The­ “THE REXALL STORE” (we have them to fit) when to notify those interested to be pre­ atre this week in a special engage­ W. N. Folsom, Morticello Arthur L. Carmichael, Presque Isle pared fo r court on Wednesday, Sep­ ment, and his repertoire includes Fred A. Webber, Mapleton you go on a fishing trip or tember 4th, nt 9 A. M. in any actions many of the popular war songs. Vernon M. Snowman, Ashland that they may have to be tried at Dr. C. E. Owen of Waterville will Wallace T. Palmer, Smyrna Mills outing and snap a fewjshots— ^ Caribou. Clarence A. Donnelly, Mars Hill Winners, speak at the Court St. Baptist church Leroy S. Beckwith, Presque Isle Bill Manuel of this town, former next Sunday morning, Sept. 1st. On Wilbur E. Robinson, Monticello Everything bring the films to us and we will develop Bates toot ball player and later ath­ Sunday evening there will be a Union Harold E. Hoyt, Monticello Every Time in Kodaks letic coach at Westbrook Seminary, Temperance Service under the aus­ Lewis W. York, Presque Isle Benj. Buckley, Westfield and Supplier and print the\n for you. The satisfaction lias Joined the medical reserve corps. pices of the Woman’s Christian Tem­ Carl Mitchelk Smyrna Mills H e win com p lete his medical educa­ perance Union, and Dr. Owen will Mathew J. Maloney, Houlton of a lasting record] of the trip is supreme tion a t Harvard and then be available also speak at this time. Lester L. Laing, Mars Hill The Yankees lor service. Jasper A. Farrar, Amity In Joe Mitchell Chappelle’s book Limited Service Men Charles D. K e lle y who has been em­ “We’ll Stick to the Finish” the reader Raymond E. Willette, No. Weymouth, in France ployed by the Metropolitan Life In­ who wishes to get a general idea of Mass. surance Co., for the past two years the war from all sides will find inter­ Clarence Thompson, Milo Benj. Henderson, Houlton has resigned his position, and left The B F A Cigar esting reading. No one line of the Kilburn Kinney, Mars Hill Thursday evening for Bangor to as­ war is taken up, bug a general idea Mike C. Disy, Presque Isle sume a new position with the Great of war as it is carried on. Books on Henry F. Cassidy, Houlton in the 6c Field Northern Paper Co. sale at the TIMES office $2.00. Miss Helen Buzzell left Thursday The Star-Herald, Presque Isle, has D . Perry fo r W ashington, D. C. to resume her recently installed a model 14, Lino­ J . work as instructor of physical culture type, in place of their old machine, to Keep Warm Next Winter With Jeweler and Optometrist at the National School of Domestic take care of their increasing busi­ Science, after spending the summer ness. This is the same model as was Market Square Houlton, Maine at home with her parents, Mr. and installed in the TIMES office over a Mrs. Wm. F. Buzzell. year ago, and is one of the most ver­ Hon. M. L. Durgin and wife, Dr. and satile machines put out by the Mer- Mrs. A. E. Schriver of Milo, Maine, genthaler Linotype Co. Nova Scotia Coal together with a large party of friends, An accurate record of the men from occuping in all five large touring cars the town who have gone into the Ar­ were in town Friday en-route to my and Navy, and other branches of “Tracy’s Mills, N. B. where they will military service, will be much appre­ m ake up a house party. ciated in the future. This record the A soft coal suitable for household Dr. J. F. Cox of Bangor, who lived R. C. is trying to prepare, and to as­ in Houlton as a boy. and who has sist them in the work every family been examining physician for Com­ having men in the servee is request­ u s e pany G of the National Guard for six ed to give such information to Mrs. years, has Just been called into active Gertrude Skillen or to Mrs. Ada Jer­ service as first lieutenant and will re­ vis. One of them can be found at the Leave your order with port at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., within Red Cross workroom any Tuesday or :M fortnight Friday afternoon. Seasonable Flowers H. L. Chadwick o f E v c r y K i n d Florist Phone 443 COAL and WOOD

WOOD: Hard and soft wood, quality Millar is Still Making Home and measure guaranteed. Special: Hodgdon Slab Wood $7.60 it 4 ft., Made Candies By the way, M illar’s is a good length, $8.60 in 16 in. length. ------place to buy C o ffe e------GOAL: Best Canadian soft coal in car 3 lb Genuine Mocha and We Have the Best Sweet arid Wholesome Java Coffee $1.00 load lots or less. in the Floral Line 3 lb Maleberry 1.00 4*6 It) Pan-American 1.00 3 lb Fancy Blend .95 J* F. Jackins Chadwick--Florist *>*■ Commission Merchant Try Some our Conservatories Jb High Street, Houlton Specialtie./* 1H*W . . . H^rnllton-Suraham Block Main Btraet. Saturday HOULTON TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1918

The Use of W ill Power against this result from any individ­ FORCE WITHOUT STINT | million people and it is to a large ma- (cent. Whether or not there will be and the approach of another loan- The war situation is satisfactory1 Influences put out by the agent s |jority of these owners that the appeal »nvany newi features attached to the is­ ual or corporation in business. All are campaign makes it expedient to re­ but not because of any imminent bent upon controlling and distorting" for the new loan must be made. Their sue has not yet been announced nor ready to do their share. Their only serve the country’s surplus funds for prospect of defeating Germany and *he minds of others are rarely effect - current holdings have been at a vary­ has the amount definitely been given anxiety is that the bill shall be fair to Quickly ending the war. In the last, ual when the thinking power of the ing discount of from 4 or 5 to 7 out, although $6,000,000,000 is the all parties and clear in its meanings this operation. These funds are in three weeks, two great things have one sou£ht to be influenced a;e sound points. figure expected. and methods of calculation and collec­ fact already passing, as a preliminary, been accomplished by the Allies. First an^ healthy. These latter conditions It is true that this decline is only Some idea of the growth in patrio­ tion. into the Treasury Short Term Certi­ the danger to Paris has been removed Prevail with a remarkably large pro- tism may be estimated from the fact temporary, and that these bonds after Business interfsts have in Secretary ficates of which the banks have taken this has changed sentiment from Portion of the vast population in our the war, will command a premium that within one year the number of McAdoo a powerful advocate of all close on to $3,000,000,000. Uncertain­ grave concern to cheerful confidence, country. This is one reason why the which in time will probably rise to holders of United States Bonds has these things. While the levy upon swollen from 300,000 to over 20,000,- ty as to the final tax arrangement and Second, the German backbone has German propaganda was such a corn- high figures, and, aside from the re­ profits when the bill is finally passed 000. The Treasury Department, in its effect on profits may also be hold­ been broken by Foch in that he has Plete failure in the United States. At- ward of patriotic action, a substantial will be very large, the net results will commenting on the significance of this turned the great German drive, on temPts to foster sympathy for Ger- profit will ensue. But there can be no probably not be nearly as bad as some ing the market back. It is pretty vast growth, says: which, at the height of their man-pow-, many were promptly rebuffed and re- denying that the fact of these bonds pessimists have imagined, and the clear, however, that if it were not for er, the enemy employed all possible 8en*ed. Disgust for and severe con­ ruling at a discount will be something ‘‘Awakened patriotism has made!country will be left with so comfort- other reasons this effect would have available forces, from an offensive in­ demnation of Germany’s methods of an obstacle in placing another and the American people a saving people ! aWe a |)alance of earni that were at the very beginning of the war much larger amount of bonds bearing a bond-buying people. The effect of ^ , .... ^ been discounted, and the market to a defensive. This position the Ger­ the Liberty Loans on the national i Pen*y XV1^ not be interfered with, and spontaneously expressed and indigna­ would by this time have developed in­ man command cannot now probably the same rate of 4% per cent, with the character, on our national life, on the this last condition is absolutely essen­ tion grew widely among the rank and reverse, as the man-power of the A l­ same people. individual citizen and our home life is tial to continuance of the country’s to substantial activity. file as her acts became more and more lies is being constantly increased by It would seem that the effort were immeasurable—of incalculable bene­ ability to easily and smoothly respond —Bache Review. i brutal. The mind of the Nation was fit.” accessions to the American Army. worth making, before the next loan is to future heavy demands for financing wide awake and healthful and the ef­ ! And commenting on the outlook for When the American forces in full announced, to overcome the discount the war. strength take the field, when the air forts of the German mind-controllers at which the present issues an; sel- : the Loan, the Department says: Some Descent The M a rke t army of the Allies becomes over­ fell flat, as a rule. As in all such cam­ ling. A sinking fund was provided in I “No American doubts the success of “ I can trace my descent in a direct paigns it was only among the weak- j the Fourth Loan; no good American The market is under great pressure whelmingly superior, and destructive the last loan for purchasing bonds in i will fail to contribute to its success. line from one of the early kings of bombardment of German cities is tak­ minded, those of unsound judgment, the open market. As far as known j The blood of our men fallen in Europe I to advance and normally would do so, England,” she said. ing place, then we may look for un­ the visionaries, the adventurers, the this has not been used. An attempt to ; calls to us; our answer must be and j but the complete control of money “ Which one?” he asked. conditional surrender. degenerates, and those of preponder­ do so might not succeed in restoring ' will be worthy of them and our coun- prevents. Funds in enormous amounts “I don’t recall the name. What try.' In the meantime force without stint | ant German blood th^t the pro­ the selling price to around par, but it are needed for Government operations kings did England have?” | Quick Response a Duty w ill be applied continuously. The paganda found any footing at all. would seem as though with skilful I The response to the Government’s American Army in France will be in­ And it is an unerring test now of the management such a result might be l call for more’funds comes when our creased if need be up to 4,000,000 or presence of some one or others of brought about. That such operations 1 men at the front—a great fighting more and with this force we can go these unfavorable aspects of character are often successful with issues of ! force -are doing splendid service in through the German lines at will. to find the German cause even luke­ stock is well known. It is argued that the world’s battle for eivilizaton. They In the meantime Germany’s plots warmly tolerated. Advocacy of peace the volume of the Government loans have made the pre-eminent sacrifice and pleas for a peace without pun­ except after complete victory is now are so huge that success would be 7% Preferred Stock in offering their lives in their coun­ ishment must be as sternly combated a sign of mental bias, unbalance, or difficult. Still an overwhelmingly great try’s righteous cause. Those at home of a as are her armed force:* and U-boats. treason, and this test may be applied majority of the owners of these bonds are not called upon for any sacrifice One is as dangerous ai d untrustwor­ vigorously by every one. bought them to hold patriotically and in being asked to loan their money Hydro-Electric Company thy as the other. The suggestion of the Rotary Club permanently. The very fact that they safely and with good interest. They for an Angelus at noontime every day are quoted at a discount has induced having equity of invested cash Moulding 8ound Public Opinion are nevertheless performing a duty, j for a few moments’ concentration on some selling, and holding them near The making of sound public opinion and between now and the time when J equal to over five times par value intense determination to win the war, par would undoubtedly tend to keep is the salvation of a republic, espec­ the issue ccnes out, every good Amer- j of .Preferred Stock outstanding. is in line with these considerations. 1 many bonds from being offered for ially in time of great crises, and the ican should decide definitely upon as | The power of millions of minds bent | sale. It would seem as though the ef­ J'rice qq and dividend greatest debt is due to those editors large a subscription as it is possible to upon one result is a real and almost fort, to be conducted by experts, were who, since August, 1914, have been arrange and be ready quickly to en­ De rails on request calulable force. It would afford an op- ! worth making. pointing out the Iniquity of the Ger­ ter his application. man cause, even through the distres­ portunity regularly every day for de-! There is another way in which an j Taxes sing days when the United States was liberate methodical planning on the approximation of the result could be i [ It is fortunate that in the framing tied down to neutrality and apparent­ part of each individual for his own , attained. That is by the method in of the new revenue bill we have Sec­ ly stupefied with German propaganda. most effectual personal effort to help ’ vogue in Canada. Trading in the bonds retary McAdoo’s plain common sense Eionbright & Company Then the most thoughtful people win the war. 1 is abolished on the exchanges, and a views on how to raise the most money Incorporated were weatlng under the leashes; In addition it would bring to bear1 government committee has been in with the least disturbances to busi­ R. A. & E. L. Manning, Managers burning with righteous indignation j upon the general situation a vast operation through whom only transac- ness of all kinds, to offset Chairman against the brutality of the con-j mind-force of universal and irresistible tions may be arranged. Any one wish- Shawmut Bank Building, Boston Kitchin’s prejudices against any kind scienceless Huns. determination to conquer and destroy ing to buy or sell may do so only New York Philadelphia Chicago Detroit of industrial success that is above the Now that the turn of the war has the force of evil, the effects of which through this committee. Brokers are average. The new tax bill when final­ Harold P. Marsh, Representative, 15 State St., Bangor come and defeat begins to make the would be powerful and far-reaching. paid a commission which induces ly passed will take large amounts German staff tremble, it is of the The suggestion should be adopted them to find purchasers for the bonds. from all the profits of the country, greatest importance that ------the-— public,and------, put into national operation at The price is controlled and the bonds j should have its opinions stabilized once. are kept thus at the subscription There has not been one single protest > against a negotiated peace and firmly) The coming Loan price or above. They have recently set to demand only the most rigid j There is one operation which is 0f sold above par while the issue price justice meted out as a verdict against the utmost importance in facilitating was 98.66. the outrageous and high-handed ini­ the placing of the next great Liberty Patriotism Will Play a Large Part in quities of Germany. Loan, and yet which has received no the Loan Innocent blood, mercilessly spilled effectual attention. This is the under­ It is well to avail of every legiti­ in torrents during four years of taking to bring the issues of the last mate expedient which will make the atrocities, cries out against any other two loans up to par. The first loan of loan an overwhelming success. That settlement of the war. 3% per cent, bonds by reason of com- it will be a notable success in the end In dictating terms to the Destroyers plete tax exemption, has finally taken there is absolutely no doubt because of the W orld’s peace (after uncondi­ care of itself in this regard, the price of the splendid spirit of patriotism NORTHERN MAINE FAIR tional surrender) it must never be for­ after a period of decline having reach- which prevails in every part of the gotten that German unity if not effect­ ed a level fractionally above a hun- country and is growing daily, Presque Isle, M aine ively and permanently destroyed now, dred. But these 3%s are held by a The date of offering is set for Sep- will inevitably crystallize for a repeti­ comparatively few people. The 4s and tember 28th, and the rate of interest tion of the frightful scheme of world the 4JAs are owned by from 17 to 20 has been decided upon at 4\i per domination, no matter how long it mmy take to recover. Sept. 3-4-5-6, 1918 The Manufacturers’ Record of Bal- ttraore, which is a power in the indus­ Lew iston trial world, and especially in the South Bli$$ Business College M aine and Southwest, has been since the very beginning of the contest courage­ Mainejs School of Modern Business Efficiency qualifies tor all ously and persistently pointing out Civil Service and Government positions. Complete courses in $5,000 in Premiums $5,600 in Purses the iniquity of Germany. This has shorthand, stenotypy, twpewriting and bookkeeping. Normal been accomplished mainly through the Training our specialty. Fall opening, Tuesdap, September 10. Unexcelled Attractions Larger and Better Than Ever powerful editorials of Mr. Richard H. Send for our free illustrated catalog. Edmonds, the editor-in-chief. In one of these, lately printed, he calls at­ tention to the unseen power of WILL Please send me illustrated catalog. put out to poison the minds of Ameri­ Races Entertainments cans. That the German plan has in­ cluded the use of will-power in all the Name...... City...... TUESDAY There will be entertainments on long years through which Germany 2.18 Trot & Pace, Stake Closed Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was getting ready to rush upon an un­ Street or R. F. D ...... Purse $500 HT488 evenings. Fireworks Wednesday and prepared world and grasp the fruits of 2.30 Pace. Stake closed Purse $500 Thursday evenings. 2 Year old Stake closed Purse $300 brutal plunder, the German people Bliss Business College, Lewiston, Maine have been called upon to use every in­ THE FURNITURE MOVERS fluence of mind to subsidize the rest WEDNESDAY A comedy act of the first class of the world; and since the war began 3 Year old Stake closed Purse $300 the German nation has been urged in­ 2.19 Trot & Pace. Stake closed cessantly to use its will-power to over­ Purse $500 THE BALZAR SISTERS come the enemy. On this subject Mr. 2.8o Trot, Stake closed Purse $500 Aerial Artists Edmonds says: “Mental suggestion, hypnotism and THURSDAY OTHER ATTRACTIONS ARE BEING psychology are all being used by Ger­ many with a persistency and power 2.15 Trot

3 Bake all substitute mixtures more'isting emergency, provisional and forces in the best way possible. The son is over, the allied command is now lied armies, and because it is fresh­ WAR TIME RECIPES German high command will have, per­ carrying out a plan to weaken the slowly and longer. temporary appointments in the grade est, least of all in the American army. the of second lieutenants and temporary haps, 600,000 recruits for that pur­ Hun as much as practicable, so that 4 Drop biscuits are better than Then the answer of our army as to Savw Wheat— Uae Wheat Substitutes are ' promotions in the regular army and pose, while the allied high command he will be able to oppose that much rolled biscuits, when substitutes when the war will end is that it prob­ Measurements of Substitutes Equal to j appointments in the reserve corps will have 2,000,000 or more Americans less resistance to the allied victory used. ably may be over by September, next One Cup of Flour will be discontinued. in addition to recruits. Who can drive of 1919. 5 Pie crusts often do not roll well year. If it takes longer to whip the and have to be patted on to the pan. Assignment of Officers doubt the relative ability of the two 1 find that the idea that the war These weights and measures were boche. why, so much more complete They do not need chilling before bak­ “While the number of commissions sides when they face each other next will continue at least another year has tested In the Experimental Kitchen of the job will be. ing. in each grade and each staff corps, de­ spring? I repeat, it is the belief of spread among the French people, and the U. S. Food Administration, Home partment and arm of the service shall the American army that six months the condition has been completely ac­ A Mean Man Conservation Division, and of the U. be kept within the limits fixed by law after next spring's ecort starts, the cepted. “Then our engagement is broken.” S. Department of Agriculture, Office ARM Y TO BE ONE officers shall be assigned without re­ Germans may be defeated. This does not mean at all that they “It is. Shall I send back your let­ of Home Economics. ORGANIZATION ference to the term of their commis­ While the Hun is yet a formidable will not hold fast if it takes longer. At ters?” In substituting for one cup of flour Gen. March has promulgated and sions solely in the interest of the ser­ foe, those of our army who have the present they are resigned to another “ No, I’ve improved a lot. I can do use the following measurements. Each made public the new general order of vice; and officers and enlisted men best information say he has shot his year of war; if it takes longer they much better in writing to the next girl Is equal in weight to a cup of flour. the war department providing for the will be transferred from one organiza­ bolt. The allied task in March was to will resign themselves to so much I meet.” Barley, 1 3-8 cups consolidation of all branches of the tion to another as the interests of the hold the Germans until weather ham­ time as is necessary, for no longer is Buckwheat, 7-8 cup army of the United States into one service may require. pered active military operations. That the final outcome doubted. Certainly Getting His Corn flour, 1 cup (scant) army, to known hereafter as the "Except as otherwise provided by task has been so well done that not no one doubts that the English people “ You seem to enjoy seeing the judge Corn meal (coarse) 7-8 cup “ United States Army.” Under this law, promotion in the United States only is the boche held, but he is on will hold on, and as for the Ameri­ with his wife.” Corn meal (fine) (scant) order, previous distinctive appella­ army shall be by selection. Per­ the defensive everywhere on the west­ cans-—they are only beginning. There “ Yes, I lil

REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT INDEPENDENT Packers’ Profits Are For United States Senator For United States Senator BERT M. FERN A LI >, Boland ELMER E. XEWBERT, Augusta

Regulated For Governor For Governor CARL E. MILLIKEX, Augusta BERTRAND G. McINTIRE. The public should understand that the profits of Waterford

the packers have been limited by the Food Adminis­ For State Auditor For State Auditor tration since November 1, 1917. For this purpose, ROY L. WARD WELL, Augusta V HA RLE S B 7 DAY, Rich mo nd' the business of Swift & Company is now divided into

three classes: For Representative to Congress For Representative to Congress I r a G. HERSEY, Houlton Class 1 includes such products as beef, LEON G. G. BROWN. Milo pork, mutton, oleomargarine and others For State Senators that are essentially animal products. For Stats Senators ItELMftxT EMERSON, Island Falls Profits are limited to 9 per cent of the 'ISAAC CON A NT,' Fort' Fairfield' capital employed in these depart­ SETH S. THORNTON, Houlton ments, (including surplus and borrowed CALVIN F. FARRAR, Amity

money), or not to exceed two and a half LEANDER E. TUTTLE, Caribou PAULO. THIBODEAU. Fort Kent cents on each dollar of sales.

For County Attorney Class 2 includes the soap, glue, fertil­ For County Attorney WILLIAM R. ROIX, Presque Isle izer, and other departments more or RALPH K. WOOD, Presque Isle less associated with the meat business. For Clerk of Courts Many of these departments are in For Clerk of Courts MICHAEL M. CLARK. Houlton ] competition with outside businesses ALBEltd' A? TOWNE, Ashland- whose profits are not limited. Profits in this class are restricted to 15 per For Register of Deeds, Northern D istrict For Register of Deeds, Northern D istrict T H HO DU LE ALBERT. Fo'ft'Kent T cent of the capital employed. THEODULE ALBERT. Fort Kent

Class 3 includes outside investments, For Register of Deeds, Southern D istrict For Register of Deeds, Southern D istrict such as those in stock yards, and the JAMES H—KIDDER, Houlton"- f _CHANDLER~ THARVEY j operation of packing plants in foreign Fort Fairfleid ! countries. Profits in this class are For Sheriff .... I___ not limited. (THARLES E. Di’NN.' Houlton For Sheriff For Sheriff \VM. J. THIBODEAU. Houlton ELMER G. BRYSON, Houlb Total profits for all departments together in 1918 For County Commissioner (Long Term) will probably be between three and four per cent on SAMUEL P. ARCHIBALD. For County Commissioner (Long Term) Monti.’.dl, an increased volume of sales. ASA A. BISHOP, Presque Isle The restrictions absolutely guarantee a reason­ For County Commissioner (Short Term) For County Commissioner (Short Term)] able relation between live stock prices and wholesale PATRICK THERRIAULT, meat prices, because the packer’s profit can not Grand Isle i possibly average more than a fraction of a cent per For County Treasurer pound of product For County Treasurer JAMES M. PIHRUE, Houlton THOMAS I’.' PUTNAM, Houlton Since the profits on meat (Class 1) are running For Representative to Legislature only about 2 cents on each dollar of sales, we have to For Representative to Legislature A. RAYMOND SANBORN, Island Falls depend on the profits from soap, glue, fertilizer (Class SAMUEL R. URABTREE, Island Falls PARKER F. GIDNEY, Amity 2, also limited) and other departments, (Class 3) to LYNDON E. CLIFFORD, Reed PI. WALTER E. MATHEWS, Oakfield CHARLES 1*. BARNES, Houlton JOHN F. HARMON, Caribou obtain reasonable earnings on capital. WALTER E. MATHEWS. Oakfield ALFRED I). SAWYER. Fort Fairfield STETSON H. HUSSEY, Blaine ORIX J. BISHOP, Presque Isle Swift & Company is conducting its business so OMAR L. FARNSWORTH, Caribou HARRY KINNEY, Westfield as to come within these limitations. CLARENCE A. POWERS, Fort Fairfleid N. A. WESSELL, Stockholm ALLEN C. T. WILSON, Presque Isle GEORGE V. HAMMOND, Van Buren PERCY M. PORTER, Mapleton LOUIS PHILIP GUIMOND, Frenehville Swift & Company, U. S. A. HENNING C. STORM, Westmanland PI WILLIAM J. AUDIBERT, Fort Kent PAUL J. CORMIER, Van Buren MICHAEL C. BURNS, Eagle Lake Houlton Local Branch, 74 Bangor Street REMI A. DAIGLE, Madawaska GEORGE W. JUXKINS, Masardis H. E. Mishou, Manager HENRY H. DAIGLE, Wallagrass PI. ISAIE C. DAIGLE, New Canada PI. WILLIAM H. BRAGDON, Perham V ■ .:vr1 HOULTON TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1918

LETTER B Wednesday in August, on account of ily spent Sunday in Smyrna guests of after tattoo in order to visit his best P the Fair. Mr. and Mrs. Wellie Brown. girl. The sum of $20 was raised at the Mr. and Mrs. Robert .Stephenson and Mrs. Maud Haggerty Pearson and “That's all right." said his chum, Ice Cream sale given here Monday daughter were the guests of her par­ two sons, Harry and Arnold, of South "but I may be releived before you re­ SURROUNDING TOWNS nght for the benefit of the Red Cross. ents, Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Henderson, Dakota, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. turn, so I had better give you the Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schools and Sunday. James Webb several day* last week, j password to enable you to get back in- V ZD family of Littleton spent Sunday with | Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Duff and son Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stephenson jto barracks in any case." Lester of Marysville, N. B. were re­ relatives here. LINNEUS Maurice were visiting relatives in "Righf-o." said Tommy. What’s the cent guests of Rev. H. H. Cosman. Miss Wildie Stevens spent the week Mr. Sam Sanders and family spent Maplewood and Nortondale, N. B. the Couldn’t Say It word ?" On Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock end with Miss Marion Reed of the last week in Brooks. past week. Capt. Bruce Bairnsfeather of ‘‘Old "Idiosyncrasy " Rev. Thos. Whiteside will hold ser­ Niles Settlement. Mr. Robert Adams and family spent Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Barton and Mr. Bill" fame, tells an amusing story of "What?" vices in the Watson M. E. church. Mrs. Howard Lavine and Miss last week in BaBngor with relatives. Harry Barton of Grants Park, Ore. a soldier who thought he would take "Idiosyncrasy." These meetngs will be held each Sun- Nellie Stevens of Houlton are Mr. Howard Mackin has purchased visit- advantage of his chum being on sentry "I guess I’ll stay in barracks for this day afternoon for a time. are at home visiting their parents. the hotel building of John Stewart. ing their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. duty at the barracks gate to slip out evening," said Tommy. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tinigley, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Baton. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huxford of Stevens. and Mrs. Wm. Robinson, J. P. Tracy Mr. and Mrs. Fenwick Gartley were Melrose, Mass, are visiting Mr. Win. Mrs. Mary Davidson of Houlton and niece, Alta Tracy attended the guests of Mrs. Ernest Turney, Sunday. Howard. spent a few days last week at the Tingley -Ireland nuptials at Presque Mrs. Turney does not gain as fast as Mrs. May Adams and daughter Hope home of her sister, Mrs. T. J. Car­ Isle, Thursday eveniing. Aug. 22nd. her friends would like to have her. and Fred Karnes spent Sunday in penter. Robert S. Crawford, an old and re­ Mr. an 1 Mrs. Robert Johnston and Haynesville. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Carpenter and spected citizen suffered a heart stroke Mr. and Mrs. John Liston and Mr. Mrs. Lucy Ruth of Albion is visit­ Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carpenter spent I Friday. He remained unconscious un­ Headley Ilallett of Millville. X. B. ing her children, Mr. Ham Ruth and Sunday with relatives in Woodstock, til Sunday when he appeared to bo were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Mrs. Colby Giberson. N. B. better, but on Monday was failing. Grant, Sunday. At the Ice Cream Sale last Wednes­ Mr. and Mrs. Earl Adams were visit­ His friends hope he will recover. The many friends of Rev. Henry day evening $21.50 was deceived for ing relatives in Linneus one day last The committee appointed to organ­ Hnrtt will be sorry to learn of his the Red Cross work. week. ize a Red Cross branch and other mem­ death which occurred in Monticello Mrs. James Bragdon of Smyrna is Miss Elva Scott of Debec was the bers of the Red Cross met at the last Friday. Funeral services wen* spending a few weeks with her daugh­ guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fitzpat­ Grange hall on Thursday P. M. at 2 held Sunday. ter, Mrs. Willie Adams. rick a few days last week. o’clock and organized a Red Cross Miss Fern Byron was taken sud­ Mr. and Mrs. George Carpenter branch. The following officers were denly ill last Friday and is in the spent Sunday with relatives in Lud­ LUDLOW Hebron Academy elected: Mrs. O. V. Jenkins, Chair­ Aroostook Hospital for treatment. low. Master Harry Thomas has been on HEB1&ON, MAINE man; Mrs. J. D. Ross, Vice-Chairman; Mr. Allie Young and family and Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Harding and the sick list for a few days. Mrs. E. P. Titcomb, Treasurer; Mrs. 'J’HE future holds countless opportunities Buildings and dormitories are of the mosf and Mrs. Clarence Gove autoed to daughter, Ada, of Hodgdon and Mr. I Elmer C. Vining of Smyrna Mills for the wide-awake boys and far-sighted beautiful type in New England. Its location W. O. Briggs, Secretary; E. P. Tit- girls o f today. How can your boy or girl Island Falls and Patten last Saturday. and Mrs. John Jones and daughter of was a business caller in town Monday in a hamlet having no resorts or distract­ comb, Chairman of Finance Com. The meet the needs and responsibilities of that ing entertainments, affords conditions most Mr. Otis Bither and family and Mr. Newport, R. I. were callers at the i Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Carpenter spent great time? following committees were appointed: ideal for study, yet homelike atmosphere is CheBley Rogers and family attended home of Henry McConnell on Sun­ Sunday witth Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Hebron, through its proper environment, maintained. Home Service Committee: Charles B. close contact with students from many parts Practical courses in Sewing, Home Eco­ Camp Meeting at Enfield last Sunday. day. Webb. of the country, courses of study and plan of Porter, Chairman, Edith W .Hall, Mrs. nomics, and Domestic Chemistry will be play, is moulding body, mind and soul for Mr. and Mrs. W ill McGoldrick and , Quite a number from here attended added studies for girls in the coming year. A. Z. McBride. Membership Commit­ Red Cross meeting will be held at the tasks of this golden future. Mrs. Lizzie Stoddard spent last Wed-1 the Lawn Party at Houlton last Wed­ Wholesome rivalry in all sports. tee: L. F. Hall, Chairman, Sarah C. the home of Mrs. Stephen Taylor on It is an ideal school for college prepa­ nesday at Cold Spring, Nickerson Lake nesday. For catalog and particulars, address Crosby, Mrs. Fred Floyd. Thursday afternoon. ration and also offers practical courses for Mrs. Hubert Reed and little daugh-1 There will be prayer meeting at the those not preparing for college. WM. E. SARGENT. LitU ).. P rin cip al. ter Ella of North Amity were calling Baptist church Wednesday night. Ev­ on friends here last Saturday after­ OAKFIELD EAST HODGDON ery one welcome. noon. ! Mr. O. P. Boutilier and party left Quite a number from this place at­ and daughter, Madeline, were Sunday Mr. and Mrs. H. Edward Kimball here Saturday morning for an auto tended the picnic in Houlton last guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Hender­ TEN BUILDINGS and Mr. and Mrs. Jewett Adams and : trip to Bangor. Wednesday. FORTY ACRES son, East Hodgdon. Mrs. Hubert Reed spent Sunday in Mr. W. E. Matthews is visiting Miss Lillian Brown who was at the Kingman with Harry Kimball and friends in Portland for a few' days, Madigan Hospital has returned home Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hamilton, Faye family. jj F. H. Stimson and wife accompan- and is getting on fine. and Vera Thompson spent Sunday at A ball game was played here last ! ied by Ralph Stimson and wife from The Ladies’ Aid will hold their meet­ Debec visiting relatives. Saturday afternoon between Cary and ; Masardis, are enjoying a week’s out- ing on Sept. 4th instead of the last Mr. and Mrs. Emery Moore and fam­ Linneus. Score 12 to 15 in favor of ing at Old Orchard. Linneus. j The many friends of Miss Mona Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howard andjAstle are glad to learn that she is son Charlie and Mrs. Maggie McKeen fast improving and will soon be home spent Sunday in Smyrna Mills with ! from the hospital where she recently relatives. i underwent an operation for appendi- Many friends here of Miss Eliza jcitis. Smith of New Limerick are sorry to j Mr. G. A. Palmer and friends from FORDSON t r a c t o r ! learn of her serious illness at the Boston are spending a few’ weeks at Aroostook Hospital. the Martin cottage, Pleasant Pond. DIRECT TO FARMERS AT FACTORY PRICES Miss Lela Kelso of Houlton spent Mr. and Mrs. Neal Robertson leave last week here with her grandparents Monday for Canada where they will Mr. and Mrs. David Sawyer and Mr. spend a few weeks with friends. and Mrs. Alfred Kelso. Mr. and Mrs. Ezekiel Benn are Henry Ford’s Gift to Civilization A party was held last Friday night {spending a few days in Lewiston at Crescent Park In honor of Wilfred Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Bishop and Mr. Henry Ford has given the world a tractor that will revolutionize farming -and help win the war. and Mrs. L. A. Barker motored to Ruth and Hollis Adams. A large Lord Northcliffe recently wrote in the London Times: “I mounted a Fordson Tractor and plowed a half-mile furrow Danforth, Sunday, by the Davidson gathering of Hodgdon and Linneus in about eight minutes— a speed of four miles an hour. Any boy or girl can drive it”. people spent a pleasant evening to­ route, stopping on their way to' see gether. Refreshments of ice cream the beautiful herd of Holsteins on the and cake were served. stock farm owned by Ora Gilpatrick of Houlton. Mr. P. H. Martin, traveling sales­ Roads in Linneus THE FORDSON TRACTOR IS A PROVEN SUCCESS— 6,000 ARE WORKING DAY AND NIGHT IN ENGLAND- man for the Coe-Mortimer Fertilizer There may be some towns that have SEVERAL THOUSAND MORE ARE REVOLUTIONIZING FARMING IN WESTERN STATES— AND IN N E W better roads than Linneus, but if Co. of New York City, is spending a there are such they are not in Aroos­ few days with his brother, N. C. Mar­ ENGLAND THOSE ALREADY IN USE HERE HAVE PROVED THAT THE FORD TRACTOR IS THE BEST took. tin. ADAPTED FOR NEW ENGLAND CONDITIONS. Wherever one goes on the main Remember the special features be- roads In this town they are smooth shown at the Martin Theatre on and well maintained so that it is a Thursday night of each week from the Henry Ford built over a million automobiles pleasure to drive over them. Fox Film Corporation. The State aid work this year done THIS GAVE HIM SUPREME EXPERIENCE. TO THIS EXPERIENCE HE ADDED THREE SOLID YEARS OF EX­ on the Houlton road between H. E. PERIMENTS AND MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THEN, AND THEN ONLY, HE CAVE TO THE WORLD Kimball's and Isaac Sawyer's is a THE WONDERFUL FORDSON TRACTOR, model of road building and was super­ Just intended by W alter Tyrell. The road bed is wide, properly crowned and as And Now He Makes an Offer to New England Farmers smooth as a floor where It is finished. Received The,, work in the cut on the east end You Can Buy a Fordson 4-Cylinder Tractor for $750 is a great improvement. Big snipment of LITTLETON ------F. O. B. Dearborn, Mich. — — Roscoe Tingley, who is ill with ty­ This is the same price paid by England for her <>,000 Tractors— by Canada, Michigan and Ohio, for 1,000 Tractors phoid fever, was able to sit up on they each bought Saturday. Otis Lilley, who is working in Fredericton, N. B., is visitng hs moth­ Big Ben er, Mrs. Emery Goldng. Aubrey Tingley and bride were the Four Cylinders Burns Kerosene week-end guests of his parents, Mr. Clocks Some years ago there were a lot of 1 and 2 cylinder About half the cost of gasoline. and Mrs. Edward Tingley. automobiles. Where are they now? They ’re as dead as Mrs. Miles Libby returned home a Dodo. Would you buy a one or two cylinder automobile Number of Plows— Two 14-in. in any soil. Sunday from Mars Hill where she has also a lot of been visiting her son, Owen Libby. today? About eight of every ten automobiles made in this Self Steering in the furrow. Mr. and Mrs. James Stone and Paul­ country today are 4 cylinder cars. Acreage plowed in a day— 8 to 10 acres. ine Campbell visited Mrs. Stone’s Ingersoll Watches T H A T ’S THE ANSWER mother, Mrs, Mary Lowrey, Sunday, Dirt Protection— All moving parts enclosed. in Monticello. $1.35 to $7 PRICE $750 F. O. B. DEARBORN, MICH. Burnham, young son of Mrs. Emery Final Drive— Worm gear, best known, no chains. Golding, had the misfortune to sever Fifty 4-cylinder tractors listed in a standard index aver­ the end of his thumb up to the first age $1,729 in price F. O. B. factory— about $1,000 more Power— A pulley furnished as an accessory will give up Joint while splitting wood. L. A. Barker than the Fordson 4-cylinder Tractor. to 22 li. p. for all kinds of work. Mr. Edward Nickerson and son, Guy, of Yarmouth, N. S. and Rev. E. W. O akfield This is Not a Selling Proposition MR. FORD COULD EASILY DISPOSE OF ALL THE TRACTORS HE COULD MAKE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS OR OUR OWN WESTERN STATES. BUT HE WANTS NEW ENGLAND TO HAVE HER SHARE

Henry Ford Wants to Help New England I am working on this proposition without profit. 1 A clause in my contract with Henry Ford & Son reads charge you $750 F. O. B. factory, and I pa> Henry Ford & “ • • * V: you are allotted 500 tractors for Xow England, •22 Cal iter Son $750 F. O. B. factory. You pay $750 plus delivery It is understood that you are to handle this distribution as charges. The cost of this “adv.” comes out of my own a patriotic* measure without profit * V: *. The whole Rifles and Cartridg es pocket. I am glad to spend the money to talk to you about arrangement is a war measure to procure the greatest for Shooting Right this wonderful offer because we all must raise more food. food production possible * * *

IRST get the rifle and ammunition—then shoot right, ” •ays the old sportsman. He loves shooting, will not tolerate MpottingF around at tin cans, disdains “ target shooting" compe­ titions that are not regular, and his advice rings true. I SHALL THUS SELL IN AROOSTOOK COUNTY 14 OF THESE TRACTORS WITHOUT PROFIT, DISTRIBUTING Remington UMC .22 Rifles are made in nine different models, from THEM SO THAT EVERY SECTION OF THE COUNTY SHALL GET ITS SHARE. single shot to autoloading repeater. Every one of them is made to shoot right with Remington UMC .22 Cartridges — some models are the favorites for shooting to win the Marksman, Sharpshooter and Expert Now, Mr. Farmer. It’s Up to You Here’s Your Chance, Now Rifleman U. S. Government decorations awarded to civilian and junior marksmen hy the National Rifle Association at Washington. Get s R em iaftoa U M C R ifle end Cartridge* and be sure you a reright. Sold by Snorting Goods Dealers in You r Community For a full technical description let us send you a circular C lass and oil your rifle with R E M O IL . the eombi'n*- tion Powder Solvent, Lubricant and Ru*t Preventive

THE REMINGTON ARMS UNION METALLIC # CARTRIDGE COMPANY. Inc. P . H . R E E D , Distributor for Aroostook County L or gest Manufacturer* of Firearms and Ammunition in the "World WOOLWORTH BUILDING N E W Y O R K CITY ------Fort Fairfield, Maine------