Houlton Times, December 12, 1917
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AROOSTOOK TIMES SHIRE TOWN OF April 13, 1860 To AROOSTOOK COUNT! HOULTON TIMES December 27, 1916 HOULTON MAINE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1917 Ca No. 50 VOL. LVII. ry i i b r&ry boys will holler, save the butt. TH £ flEED ness or foolishness. Germans first poured water into the OF ENTERTAINMENT "Only one class do I single out for SAW SEEADLER SINK FOUR WAR-SAVINGS CERTIFICATES That is all you can hear, tobacco is ■ I}ishop Lawrence Gf Boston Cameron’s holds to ruin her cargo of A United States War-Savings Cer in a special notice- the parents of girls SHIPS so scarce here especially American , address bade a plea for <o- and boys. The mother of every girl saltpeter^ then sawed the topmasts 1918, which are on Prisoners for 22 days on the Ger tificate, Series of tobacco. We had some American to- ioperatIon jn preventing the soldier in this country should ask herself ‘Am almost through to prevent her being •ale at the Banks and Post Offices 1 doing everything by my example, man raider Seeadler, Arthur N. Brad bacco passed around yesterday and j and sailor on ]eaVe in running into put under press of canvas in a pos will be an obligation of the United my house-keeping and my sympathy ley of London and John Anbuhr of it certainly tasted very nice. * temptations which would endanger his sible rush for port, where news of the States when, and only when, one or with the best interests of my girl to Belfort, France^ reached Boston last Well Charles, we are some where health or morals. He announced that give her the strongest safeguards of raider and her approximate position mere United States War-Savings week, by square-rigger from Calcutta. in France’ and are not enjoying oul' ! tbe Gj(j (qty (qub building on Beacon character and honor? Am I watching could he given naval authorities. Stamps, Series of 1918, shall be affix selves as we did in old Augusta. Me !street wouid be put into use very her days and callings with cordial The men were on the British bark Capt. Mullen of the Pinmore. sen ed thereto. Each of such certificates sympathy and leading her toward in British Yeoman, hound from Buenos but still we have a pretty good time ghort]v as a {.lubhouse for sailors. terests that will fill her thoughts and ior commander among the prisoners, will hare spaces for 20 such stamps, Ayres for Nantes when the raider just the same. We have a room where while the Y. M. C. A., on Boylston life?’ was placed in charge of the Cameron and each of such stamps thereto a few of the Houlton boys meet and "Let the father of every boy see to stopped their vessel, Nov. 26, near the with orders to proceed to Rio de maturity value of street, would have its rooms open day aflxed will have a talk over the times we used to have. and night to take (>are of soidiers and it that he is the adviser and leader of I equator. She had approached under Janeiro. He was warned however |f on January 1, 1923, which will ac I wish you could see Beef Buzzell. Joe | sailors who sre in Boston on fur- his son. In thiscountry the camps j diguise of a Norwegian and her yards i W„o7tVmakrt0o much ha^te T trans- cordingly give each such certificate, mav hereasonably protected, and the ' , . 1101 lo IIiaKe 100 muen nasie. a trails Gillin and Devil Logan and myself in lough men may hv military discipline, self- and general appearance did not believe fer of men> 286 all told was effected when hearing its full complement of our room at night. We have some discipline and public sentiment he the flag of Norway that floated from without incident when two days’ sup- such stamps, a m aturity value of $100 Regarding the temptations of the good old feeds and we take turns in held up to American standards. To her monkey-gaff. piy Gf water and provisions for Id on said date. No certificate will be enlisted men. Bishop Lawrence said, use Secretary Baker's words, let us cooking them, we are going to have Presently the stranger hauled down days had been placed on board. The Issued unless at the same time one or in part: ‘gird them with an invisible and spirit . ,, . ' griddle cakes for our supper tonight, ual armor.’ " the Norwegian emblem and ran up in Cameron then parted company with more War-Savings Stamps shall be 6 , more ft ** Weil Charlog we used t0 be jn old "Impelled by the warnings of his its place the German colors, at the the Seeadler and reached her destlna- purchased and affixed thereto, but no tory, by certain disastrous conditions Co. L but we were transferred to same time dropping a canvas screen tion without incident. additional charge will he made for in some of the armies of Europe and headquarters Co. Beef Buzzell and MORE AIR ! that concealed heavy guns mounted At Rio the castaways were taken the certificate, itself. The name of by the dangers that our boys and men Joe Gillin are in the mounted scouts. are already meeting in France, I shall More fresh air in the schoolroom on her top gallant forecastle and poop in charge by consuls, who provided the owner of each certificate must be Devil Logan and myself are in the speak of one cause which unless the and the office and the home will deck. Men swarmed along the rails them with funds. Bradley and his written upon such certificate at the whole force of military discipline, materially decrease the number of and filled the waist whereupon the companion journeyed to Buenos Ay- time of the Issue thereof. one pound gun Platoon, and we have me(llcal science and practice and of one of the best Lieutenants in the pub,ic opjni0n be brought into action colds, according to the State Depart British Yeoman promptly hove to ana res? where they shipped on the Nor- Owners of War-Savings Certificates war department, by the name of Me- | will be the unmaking of scores, of ment of Health. Most sickness comes awaited events. Her captain w a s wegian bark Sydness for Calcutta, re will be entitled to receive, on January Grew, and we all like our change very thousands of American soldiers. in the winter and one great reason ordered to abandon ship and come maining with the vessel for the pass- 1, 1813, at the Treasury Department , "Two years ago a friend of mine in for this is the tendency to give up the Canada was told by a man in high au- alongside. age up to this port. in Washington, or at a money-order outdoor life when the weather is cold. Ralph Albert was Top Sergeant in thority that if the people in Canada This was done in a smooth sea, 22 Bradley says he believes th eS eead - poet office, upon surrender of such When people are shut up together in Co. L and he lost it, Robert Keith knew the disastrous conditions of cer- men reaching the raider, which was ^er was the former Boston-owned Pass certificates and upon compliance with air-tight houses they can easily e x got his job and lost it last week. tain bodies of Canadian troops caused then made out to be the dreaded See- °f Balmaha, rebuilt for raiding pur- all other provisions thereof, $5 in , , , . T , # by venereal diseases, enlistments change infections, as it were, and Co. L has changed a lotsince Lieut. w*uld b0 gharply checked. and official adler. They climbed the rope ladder poses. The vessel had been equipped respect of each War-Savings Stamp. with the reduced vitality which in Findlay left. He has been made rej)0rts have proved that he had good and learned that 200 men from ves- , with a Powerful oil-burning m otor th at Series of 1918, then affixed thereto, door life occasions there is little to Captain of Co. C and has the best reason to say so. The same eondi- sels already captured were under developed speed of 11 nautical miles bnt no post office shall be required to stop the spread of colds and other Co., in the regiment. We have been tions. however, have struck every strong guard. There were two women. an hour, while under motor and sail make any such payment until 10 d-vs ailments. trying to locate Happy Putnam but "pirst let me say with the strongest also^ wives of captains who had seen hi a strong wind she had logged fully after receiving written demand there The slogan of "More Fresh Air" can’t seem to find out where he is, emphasis that 1 believe that the sol- their commands bombed and sent to nautical miles in a day. for. so if you know you might write us, diers and sailors-of this country are means different things to different the bottom. Any owner of a War-Savings Cer as we all would like to hear from him. on the whole superior to the aveiage, people; to some it means getting out men of the country in soundness ot THRIFT THOUGHT option, will be entitled of doors for a limited time during the Among victims of the raider, tificate, at his We have a great time trying to pbysi(iue and character. I know also A large amount of good food in po^ any after January day and then going Dark to the air- learned by Bradley and his companion, to receive at time learn and understand French, if we tbat tbe president, the secretaries of tatoes, including most of the valuable 2, 1918, and prior to January 1.