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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-06
British Front Shortened.

The British front now has been con-
siderabIy shortened and in addition has
been reinforced. while a lull in the
TO readjust their forces, strengthen
their positions and bring up reserves.
There has therefore. been a great gen.
eral Improvement in the conditions I'M
der which We are carrying on the
fight" OF the fighting which preceded
this reorganization the writer says it
tive and endurance of the regimental
officers and men that success has laid
with the British. He continues:
las the struggle swayed backward
and forward through wood and ham
let, the fighting assumed a most con-
fused and desperate character. The
units became inextricably mixed and
in many cases in order to siren CITIZEN
some threatened point or to NIL gap
in the line the officers had to collect
and throw into the fight what men they
could, regardless of the units to which
they belonged Our casualties have
been severe. but We have been nghting
i battle and battle implies casualties,
and heavy as they have been, 1t must
he remembered that they have not been
suffered in vain.
The duty of the French. Belgians
and British in the western theater Of
operations has been to act as con-
tanning force-in other words. to hold
on TO and to keep occupied as many
of the enemy as possible while the
Russians were attacking in the east.
In this we have succeeded in playing
our part and by our resistance have
contributed materially toward the sue
cess of the campaign. Moreover. our
losses have not impaired our fighting
efficiency. The troops have required
only a slight respite in order to be
able to continue the action with as
much determination as ever They are
physically fit and well fed and have
suffered merely from the fatigue which,
is inseparable from protracted strug-
gle such as they have been through.
The severest handling by the enemy
has never had more than a temporary
effect on their spirits. which have soon
recovered owing to the years of dis
cipline and training to which the OIL
GERS and men have been accustomed.
Value of Preparation.
The value of such preparation is as
noticeable on the side of the enemy as
on our own. The phenomenal losses
suffered by the Germans' new forma-
lions have been remarked and they
were in part due to their lack of train
ing Moreover. though at the first on
set these formations advanced to the
attack as bravely as their active corps
they have not by any means shown the
same recuperative powers. The 27th
Corps. for instance. which is a new
formation composed principally of men
with from only seven to twelve weeks
training. has not yet recovered from
its FIRST encounter with the British in
fantry around Becelaere to the north
; east OF fpres a month ago. On the
other hand, the guard corps, in spite
? of having suffered severely in Belgium,
of having been thrown headlong across
: the Disc river al Guise and of having
{ lost large numbers on the plain of
Compiegne and on the banks of the
Aisne river, advanced against Yprea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-06
Raw Material Must End What
Regular Armies Have Start
ed, Says EngIishman.
DESCRIBES ASSAULTS
OF THE TEUTON ARMIES
Greater Share of Task in Holding
Foe in Western Arena Falls
on French.

rcEpoN Oerember 5-Col. E. D.
Swinton of the intelligence department.
Of the general staff of the BRUSH eA
peditionary force in France ana Del
gium. in narrative dated NoNe"ioe'
.s gives a general review of the de-
yeIopuent O fthe situation of the force
for six weeks preceding that date.
There has recently been lull IN
the active operations he says. NO
progress has been made by either side'
and vet there has come about an i'm
poriant modification comprising a re-
adjustment in the scope of the part
play ed by the British army as whoie'
He explains the movement from the
River Aisne to the Belgian frontier to
prolong the left flank of the french
army. and says that in attempting thls
the British force was compelled to
assume responsibility for a very ex-
tended section of the front. He points
out. as did Gen. French. commander-1n-
chief Of the British forces, that the
British held only onetwelfth of the
line, so that the greater share OF the
common task of opposing the enemy
fell. and still falls. to the French. while
the Belgians played almost vital
part
Strength of German Forces.
y,
mans made every effort to push for
ward besieging force toward the
west and FASTENED to bring up a new
army corps. which had been hastily
raised and trained. their object being
to drive the allies out of Belgium and
break through to Dunkirk and Calais.
Altogether they had a quarter of a
million fresh men. Eventually the Ger
mans had north of La Bassee about
l.
visions, that is, force of three-Quar-
tiers of million of men, with which to
attempt TO drive the allies into the sea.
In addition there was immensely pow
erfui armament and heavy siege ar
tiilery. which also had been brought
up from around Antwerp
Foe Makes Repeated Attacks.
The official eyewitness tells of the
blows delivered by the Germans at
Newport. Dixnude and Ypres. where
at first the allies were greatly out
numbered. For a whole month the
British army around Ypres succeeded
in holding its ground against repeated
onslaughts made by vastly superior
forces The writer goes into details of
the German attacks and describes how
they were frustrated by the allies.
The British force. says Col. Swinton.
which consisted all along of the same
units. had ito withstand an almost con-
tinuous bombardment, and to meet one
desperate assault after another, each
carried out by fresh units from the
large numbers which the Germans were
devotins to the operation" Finally the
French came to their assistance and
never was help more welcome. for by
then our small local reserves had again
and again been thrown into the fight
i'll the execution of counter-attacks,
and our men were exhausted by the in
ccSsant fighting.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
HallOwell Pleased.

Residents of Hallowell will learn,
with no little amount Of satisfaction,
that they may soon boast Of week.
ly newspaper, as the old Hallowell
Register Office is to be re-opened un E
der new management and an effort
is to be made to revive the business,
which 10 years ago was the pride or
the commercial district of Halloween.
The new management includes wal
ter Flagg of this city and Jesse b.
Lewis of Augusta, who have purchas-
ed the business outright and who in
tend to open the Office within a very
short time. Both of the men have had
about 10 years of experience as print
ers. and do not enter the business ig-
norant as to the rules of the game.
The equipment has been thoroughly
overhauled and a complete assortment
of new type has been purchased. The
office is receiving some much-needed
repairs and it is planned that the Of
fee will be opened to the public as
soon as possible. A weekly paper will
be issued. but will be published under
a new name, as the old "Hallowell
Register" is a thing Of the past
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
WANTED: so MEN AND WOMEN
To Take Advantage of Special Offer
Made by G. X. FOgg

g. II. Fogg, the enterprising drug
gist, is advertising today for fifty men
and women to take advantage of the
special half-price offer he is making
on Dr.. Towards celebrated remedy
for constipation and dyspepsia. and
get a fifty-cent package at half price,
rs cents.
So positive is he of the remarkable
power of this remedy to cure these
diseases. as well as sick headaches
and liver troubles. that he agrees to
refund the money to any customer
whom the medicine does not quickly
relieve and cure
With Dr. Towards remedy at hand
you can eat what you want and have
no fear of i'll consequen 1t
strengthens the stomach, gives perfect
digestion, regulates the bowels, creates
an appetite and makes life worth the
living.
sssIf you cannot call at G. K. Fogg's
store today, send him 25 cents by mail
and he will send you package
promptly. charges paid.
G. R. Fogg has been able to secure
only limited supply of the remedy,
so great is the demand, and you should
not delay taking advantage of this lib
eral offer he is making this week.
3w6
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
Geo. 4. Allen Resigned.

The Androscoggin Humane society
at its annual meeting was surprised
to receive the resignation of George \.
Allen of Auburn. who for % years has
been the agent of the society. MI
Allen has done great deal of work
for the society during the many years
of his service and his resignation was
received with great regret. Herbert
j. Pearson of Lewiston, was nominal
ed in his place. Both the nomination
and the resignation were laid upon
the table to be acted upon at a spec
ial meeting to be called later. Mr..
Pearson already holds an appointment
as a State agent for the prevention OF
cruelty to animals. The annual re-
port of Mr.. Allen showed that he had
investigated IL cases the past year,
and had found 486 animals not prop
erly cared for He had also looked
after As children. AZ of whom were
not attending school. Two children
were taken from their parents, and
one sent to the children's home at Au-
gusta.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
Knox County Sheriff Contest.

The Knox county sheriff contest
which now bids fair to oyershadoW
anything else in the June primaries, is
rapidly assuming a definite form
Within a few days have come formal
announcements of the candidacy OF
Ralph w Davis of Friendship and Eu-
gene S. Sprague also the announce
ment of Archie G. Bucklin of Thomas
ton that he will not be in the field.
The avowed Democratic candidates,
in addition to the two above men
toned are J. Crosby Hobbs of Cam
den and John E. Doherty and A. I.
Prescott of Rockland, with the likeli-
hood that the Rockland list will be
later increased by the appearance OF
William A Seavey. The withdrawal
of Mr. Bucklin leads to a deal of spec
ulation as to where the influence of
the present sheriff, A. j. Tolman, will
now be thrown. Republican aspirants
are still shy. Hon. James Donohue,
former commissioner of sea and shore
fisheries, is being urged by some of his
friends to allow the use of his name
Portland Daily Press.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
TO BUILD SEVEN MILE.
SECTIONS
Highway Commission Announces To-
cation of Years Road Work in Each
County.

The members of the State highway
commission. which consists of Lyman
H. Nelson and Philip j. Deering of
Portland, and William M. Aver of
Oakland, at recent session voted
that the policy of the commission in
the matter of road building for this
year would be the construction of a
seven-mile section in each county of
the State so far as is practicable.
The work on these roads will be on
the section of interlocking highways,
a system which was recently adopted
by the highway commission. The To-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
Fire In Newspaper Office.

Fire, which is thought to have start
ed from electric wiring over the press
in the basement Of the Bangor Daily
News, on Exchange Street, Bangor,
January 2S, caused an estimated loss
of $35, 900 This is covered by an es-
timated insurance of 100000. The
heaviest loss is that sustained by the
Daily News, about $4,000, and the
others are Ira II. Joy, printer, $1,000,
about half insured; James Sawyer,
cloak store, $500, fully covered; c.
Makanna, fruit store. $1,000 with $1,000
insurance and small losses by Will
liam Earle, rubber stamp plant, and
C. H. Glass, printer. Fire walls on
both sides of the News plant prevent
ed the further spread OF the fire.
Michael Crowley, a fireman, was in
jured on the head by falling Stats, and
Henry WEIGH, a compositor sustained
cut hand in trying to save some
lists.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
Petition For Sire Prevention Day."

The fire prevention committee of
the Bangor Chamber of Commerce re-
Gently sent a petition to Governor
William T. Haines asking that he des-
ignate an official State Fire Proven
ton day The committee suggested
April 80, the anniversary of the Ban
gor confiagration of 1911, as fitting
date. 1t also suggested that the Gov
ernor recommend its observance in
schools, women's clubs, Boards of
Trade and Chambers of Commerce,
and that many useful lessons can be
drawn from Bangor's disastrous ex-
perience, such as the menace of wood
en- roofs, the necessity of metal win
dow cases and wired glass, and the
importance of removal of fire hazards
from business centers.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
DON'T NEGLECT
YOUR STOMACH

If you are not able to digest your
food, If you lack an appetite, If your
stomach is sour. gassy, upset, your
tongue coated. If your head aches and
you are dizzy, If you have heartburn
and pains in your colon or bowels, why
suffer needlessly?
Buy now-today from G. R. Fogg. a
fifty cent box of Mona stomach Tab
let's There is no more effective rem
edy for stomach ills. Mi-o-na is a di-
gestive. giving quick relief, also
strengthens and builds up surely and
safely the digestive organs, soothes the
irritated membrane and increases the
flow of the digestive juices. Your
whole system is benefited and you be-
come well and strong. Two
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
cation of the work will be substantial

cation of the work will be substantial
ly as follows by counties;
Androscoggin county between
Greene and Monmouth Aroostook
county, Houlton, south; Cumberland
county. post road between Portland
and Bath; Franklin county, Fair
banks towards Phillips beginning at
the bridge across the Sandy river;
Hancock county, Ellsworth towards
Trenton; Kennebec county between
Monmouth and Winthrop; Knox coun-
ty, Warren towards Waldoboro; Lin
coin county. Waldoboro towards War
rem; oxford county. New Hampshire
line, from Fryeburg towards Brdg-
ton; Penobseot county. Etna, towards
Bangor; Piscataquis county, Dover
towards Dexter; Sagadahoc county,
Woolwich, towards Wiscasset; Somer-
set county, Norridgewock towards
Madison Waldo county Northport;
Washington county. East Machias to-
wards Whiting; York county, COM
plete the broken sections to Bidde-
ford.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
Old Park to Be No More.

Portland is bidding her final fare.
we'll to the Forest Avenue baseball
grounds. The fence has been taken
down, and the old grandstand razed.
That strip of terra firma where for
three decades thousands gathered to
watch and cheer the greatest of all
national games, where the bitterest
battles of the diamond were fought
in this city, where New England
league baseball first had its introduce
ton into Portland, where men later
great in baseball made their first pub
lie appearance, will soon be but a
memory, furnishing food for all-the-
year-round fans to wrangle over i'll
season and out. The march of pro-
gress has at last swept away all that
has marked this little plot as a gath
ering place for baseball, and soon, ii
we are to give credit to the real es-
tate agents promises, fine residences
will stand where once some speedy
shortstop scooped EN- out of the dirt
and burned 'em across the diamond
to the waiting nit of him who guard
ed the initial sack, where once stood
the best box artists Portland fans
have ever lauded and applauded.
where the umpire held forth in all his
obnoxious authority. What a story
they could tell, could those grounds
speak, Every little grain of sand
might tell tale, and yet scores of in
cidents would remain untold Port
land Daily Press.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
Winthrop Man Hurt.

Charles II. Penney of Winthrop, was
severely injured last week While al
work at the Maine Central station
where he is employed Mr.. Penney
was trying TO open a ear door when
in some way he slipped. falling on an
iron bar in such a Way that 1t pene-
trated the abdomen. He was taken
TO his home on Central street by a
passing team and physician called
to dress The wound. which was found
10 be serious one.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
Paid His Fine.

Charles II. Sanborn of Sebago, APP
peared in the superior court last
week and paid fine of $40 because
he had killed deer in the northern
part of the county out of season. II
was alleged that the deer had been
slain after the close of the season in
Cumberland county. In the Munich.
pal court, Mr.. Sanborn was found
guilty and the case was appealed. he
pleaded nolo eontendere in the Su
perior court \ fine of $40 and costs
was imposed, but The costs were re-
mitted on the payment of the fine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
Curious Finds Coming to Light.

Since the discovery of the old tan
merry pits several feet underground, in
Main Street. Biddeford, by the work
men digging the sewer ditch, curious
finds have been coming to light Parts
of horns. pieces of leather, old shoes,
panks that formed the walls of pits
and other material have been found
daily. The most curious find of any
SO far was a live frog. He was an
extremely healthy specimen of unus-
ually large size and perfect in every
respect He was found so far under
ground that there seems no possibil-
ty that he could have burrowed to
the place where he was found.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
TN BOSTON MERKETH


Butter-Fancy northern creamery,
tubs, 38Q33hc; boxes, 34@34Mo;
prints, 34@35c; fancy storage cream
cry, 32G33c; good choice creamery,
30@31c; fair to good, 28@29c.
Cheese-New York twins, fancy,
1sc; fair to good, TN @1Shc; Young
America 19@19kc; sage, zoe.
Eggs-Fancy hennery, 39@40c;
choice eastern, 3S03sc; fresh west
ern extras. 37638c; frsts, 35@36c;
storage, 30@33c.
Apples-Baldwin, cold storage,
fancy, IS. 5006; No. 1, $685. 80;
choice. $4Q4. so; fresh packed, No.
/, $4@4. so; russell, $4@4 so; King,
storage, $5@6; fresh p cked, $4@5;
Northern Spy, storage, $5@6; fresh
packed. 1905; greening, storage, -
"a SO; fresh packed. SO. 5O@4.
Potatoes-Maine. $1.6 2-bu bg
at the yards and 1.75@1.76 at city
stores; sweet potatoes, Jersey, s5c@
81 bskt.
Beans-String beans, southern,
green, So 1904 bskt; wax, $404. SO.
Cabbage - Drumhead, $1.s5@2. 10
barrel; Savoy, s1.50@1.75 Dbl; red,
81 .50@1. rs blu bx; new Florida, 81. rs
@3 crit.
Caulifiower-California, $1.5O@2
crit.
Cucumbers-Extras, $13914 bu bx;
No. l, s11912; medium, $sQ7; No.
r. 1904.
Greens-Spinach. southern, $1.760
2.25 Dbl; kale, southern, 31@1.26
Dbl; dollhouse dandelions, 1909. rs
blu; dollhouse beet green's, 81. bO@1 rs
bu.
Lettuce. etc. Lettuce. 75c9S1 70
blu bx; romaine, 75c0$1; escarols :.
75c@$1 bu bx; chicory, 75c0$1 bu
bx; cress, $4,000 dox punches: mint,
$1@1.2b doz punches; parsley, 81. 80
Q2 bu; French snd1vs, 1B018c 10.
Onions-Connecticut river. 81. SOP
3 10O-lb Big; New York and western,
2.50@3 loom By; Spanish, large
crts, SO. 6oQ3.76; small, 81. 5000. rs
crit; Cuban Bermudas, 5000 crit
leeks, 50@75c dog punches.
Turnips Rutabaga, $1.1561.4O
bg; white cape, s275@3 Big; white
egg, s1@1.25 bu.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., $1.50@1. rs
bu; carrots. S5c@S1.15 bu: par snips
$1@1.25 bu; radishes, 81. 50d2 Blu;
oyster plants, $1@1.25 doz; egg
plants, S2.b06s doz; mushrooms,
$1.25@1. rs 4-ib bskt; peppers, 50. SO
@3 6-bskt crt; artichokes, Jerusalem,
S1.75@2 blu; okra, $3.5OQ4 crt;
Brussels sprouts, 10000 at; hot
house rhubarb, 10@12hc 10.
Dressed poultry-Fowl, northern,
19@20c; native roasting chickens,
large, 20922c; medium, 16@1Sc;
broiler chickens, native, 2S@30c; tur-
keys, western, choice, 2s@27c; west
ern geese, 16@1Sc; native squads.
$4@4.50; native pigeons, 31.60@3.
Hay and straw--Westsrn choice,
$22. 50@23; No. /, S21@22; No. :,
$50; No. 3, $16@1s. so; stock hay.
}16@16.60; eastern, choice, 31S@1S;
medium. $1601s; low. S1s016: rye
straw, $lS019; oat. 311011.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
Maine Central r. R.
67I1i1I Arrangement Of Trains
H03.7.}1 to and from Skowhegan
liillllG IN EFFECT
Sunday, Sept. %, 1913

Trains leave Skowhegan as follows; 900 and
$50 a. m for all points west; also to Dover,
Foxcrofr bangor and way stations 1850 a. m.
FOR Waterville, OAK land, Bingham, Lewiston,
augusta, Gardiner, brunswick, Portland and
Boston. Dexter, Dover and Foxcroft, Greeh'
Vile, bangor Aroostook and washington
Co. st John and Halifax. 225 p. III. for
Watervil.e, enabling passengers to take after-
noon trains for Bangor the New YORK tN,
press and night Pullman for Portland and
Boston-S.l5 a III. and .. 10 p. m sundays only,
TO Watervllle, connecting for Portland, Bos-
ton and New York
Arrivals Lola. m, from Waterville daily
except Sundays-l0.4G a. III, Passenger nom
Portland, Oakland, Waterville Augusta and
Bangor-4.52 and S.25 p. m, from all points,
and at IL .0t a. IN. and 40 u. M, Sundays only
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
kingsfield Bridge Unsafe.

The chain bridge across the Cara
bassett river in Kingfield. Me-. is con
sidered unsafe and notices have been
posted by the seectmen forbidding
the crossing of more than one wagon
at a time, or of loads weighing more
than six tons 1t is necessary to di-
vide the heavy loads of lumber at the
bridge and traffic is greatly delayed at
times. The chain bridge had gone
down twice under heavy load in
years past. The matter of a new
bridge will be discussed at the town
meeting in March.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
IN THE SK0WHEGAN
MARKETS
zoe per Id.

Wool-Unwashed, zoe per ID.
Hides and skins-Iides, 10c to
lie per h.; calf skins, 15c to zoe per
h.. lamb skins, soc to roc.
Beans-Hand picked, yellow eyes,
$3.50 to $500; pea beans, $2.75 tc
SO 90.
Beef-Ox beef, &C to 12c.
Poultry-Fowls, lac to Ice per lb,
chicken. Ice to zoe.
Round Hog-101ac per Id.
Tallow-Rough. &c. per ID,
Eggs-30c per dozen, fresh
Potatoes-50c per bushel
Butter-28c to soc per lb.
Cheese-16c. to 18c per Id.
Retail Market.
Flour-Spring Wheat Patent, $500;
winter wheat patent, $3.50.
Oats-55c
Gluten-$1.7O per bag.
Corn-$1.60 per bag.
Meal-$1.50 per bag.
Middlings-$1.65 per bag.
Cottonseed meal-$1.S0 per bag.
Spring Bran-$1.50 per bag.
Winter bran-$1.55 per bag.
Mixed feed-$1.55 per bag.
Salt Pork-15c by the bbl., 200 lbs,
s24.
Cheese-20c to 24c per Id.
Butter-30c to &c per pound.
feasible. to 60c. per lb.
Coffee-20c to CSC per pound.
Lard-Demestic, Ice, compound 12c
Molasses-Pure Ponce. 40c to SOC.
Sugar-gran. sugar, best quality. IS
lbs. for $1.00; brown 10.
Potatoes-70c per bushel.
Onions-5c per Id.
Poultry-Fowls, lac to zoe per ID;
chicken, Ice to &c per ID.
Eggs-36c per dozen, fresh.
N0TE-Late changes reported after
this column is closed, will be found on
page 10.