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onomies course at Simmons College
while Elroy Lacasce is Senior at
Bowdoin and Paul Murray, a Senior at
University of Maine Others who
were present We're DR.. Milburn NJ
Fowler, located in Skowhegan in dent
al practice; Miss Katherine Keene,
private secretary, located in Green
Vile; Miss Edith Nutting. bookkeeper
in the office of the Farmers Tel Co,
Skowhegan; Miss Florence Withee. as
sistant TO the Register of Deeds, Show
hogan; Miss Celia Packard. cashier
at Ordways, Skowhegan and Miss
Ethel Mitchell. accountant in the office
of the Maine Spinning Co, Skowhegan
Harvey Mcclure who was for a time
numbered among the students of the
1910 class WAS also in attendance at
Monday evenings festivities
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MAINE CONFERENCE
Full Program for Methodist COncla,c
in Portland Opening April 18th

PORTLAND. ME.-The complete
program of the Goth annual session Of
the Maine Methodist Conference with
revision of various features is made
public by the committee in charge
The order of the various conference
features is considerably changed from
that of former conference, this being
due in a large measure TO bringing
forward all of the business sessions
and the anniversaries of the various
societies so as to leave the whole
of Saturday of conference week open
for the Efficiency Convention which
will be made the order for that day.
The program follows:
April IA p. m, meeting of board
of examiners, small prayer yestry,
Pine Street Church. All undergrad
yates expected to attend. 80 p. m,
Epworth League anniversary, chair
man, William r. Leslie Address. f.
S. Ninde, D. d. Providence. X. |. Mu-
sic furnished by Peoples Methodist
Church. South Portland.
April 15-9 a. m. Devotional ser
vice Bishop John W. Hamilton, l.. l..
D.. in charge of meeting. $50 a. m,
Business session, Bishop Hamilton,
presiding; sacramento service; roll
call. organization. p. m, anniyer-
sary of church Temperance Society.
chairman, John NJ. Arters; address,
Clarence True Wilson. D. D.. Topeka,
Kansas. , p. m. anniversary Chris
tian Civic League, chairman, A. A.
Callaghan; address. Wilbur f. Berry,
d. D., WaterYille, Me. 100 p. m, an
niyersary of Sustentation society,
chairman, J. +. Haley. S15 p. m,
anniversary board of conference
claimants, chairman, George Edwin
pickard; address. J. b. Hngeley, LII
D.. Chicago. Ill; music furnished by
the young ladies' chorus, Pine Street
church.
April $3.50 p. m, devotional SER
vice. conducted by Bishop Hamilton;
a. m, business session. 2 p. m. an
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-02
GOVERNOR HA|NES NAMES FIRE PREvEN-
TON DAY FOR MAINE IN PROCLAMATION
In Commemoration Of the Disastrous Fire at
Bangor, to be Observed April 30 1914

over a given period, and must be
enough to cover risks and expenses of
the business The more fires. the
greater insurance rates we must pay.
Now therefore, to assist in calling
public attention to this great economic
question and in commemoration of the
very disastrous Bangor fire of April
80 1911, do hereby proclaim that
THURSDAY, THE Goth DAY or
APRIL. 1914
Be Known and Observed As
MAINE FIRE PREVENTION DAY
and | most earnestly recommend that
the people observe it in all proper
ways: First, by cleaning up rubbish
and looking after fire traps at home
second, by holding meetings for dis
cussion and addresses in the several
cities and towns of the State, especial
ly under the auspices of the Patrons
of Husbandry and the fire depart
ments and in our schools. and such
other commercial and civic organiza-
lions as may be able to lend their sup
port to this important question, in or
der that all our people. both old and
young, in country and city, may be
thoroughly impressed and become bet
ter educated upon this most important
question of conservation.
GIVEN at the Executive Chamber at
Augusta, Maine, this twenty fifth
day of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
fourteen, and of the independence
of the United States of America the
one hundred and thirty-eighth
WILLIAM T. HAINES.
Governor.
BY the Governor.
J. f. ALEXANDER.
Secretary of State.
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The Price is Right
STATE OF MAINE
PUBLIC NOTICE

In conformity with the provisions of
Section IS, of Chapter 50, of the Re
yised Statutes of Maine, as amended
by chapter 206 of the public laws of
1913. deeming it for the best interest
of the State, the Commissioners of In
land Fisheries and Game, after due
notice to all persons interested, and
public hearing in the locality to be
affected, and deeming it necessary and
proper for the protection and preser-
walton of the inland fish of the State,
hereby adopt the following needfdl
Rules and Regulations relating to the
times and places in which and the cir
cumstances under which inland fish
may be taken in the waters of Helen
pond, High pond and Fish pond, sit
uated in Pierce Pond and Black Brook
townships, so-called. in the county of
Somerset.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Section /. For a period of two
years from April 10Th, a. d. 1914. it
shall be unlawful for any person to
fish for. take. catch or Kill any kind
of fish at any time in Helen pond in
Pierce Pond and in Black Brook Town
ships. in the county of Somerset.
for a period of four years from April
18TH, \. d, 1914, for any person to fish
for, take or catch any kind OF fish at
any time in Fish pond, i'm said Black
Brook Township or in High pond. in
said Pierce Pond Township, in any
manner except in the ordinary way of
casting with artificial flies or fly fish
ing; it shall also be unlawful for any
person to take, catch or kill more than
1--WE pounds of fish in all i'm any one day
In either of said ponds; it shall also BE-
unlawful for any person to have in
possession i'm any one day more than
I'VE pounds of fish in all taken from
said ponds.
It shall also be unlawful for a period
of four years from April 18th. a. D.
1914. for a person to fish for take
catch or kin any kind Of fish in said
High pond during the month of Sep
tember of each year.
Dated this 18th day of March, A. D..
1914. 3w13
J. S. p. H. WILSON Chairman
WALTER |. NEAL.
BLAINE S. NILES.
commissioners of Inland Fisheries
and Game.
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STATE OF MAINE
PUBLIC NOTICE

In conformity with the provisions OF
Section Is, of Chapter 80, of the Re
vsed Statutes of Maine, as amended
by chapter 206 of the public laws of
1918, deeming it for tie best interest
of the State, the Commissioners OF In
land Fisheries and Game. after due
notice to all persons interested, and
public hearing in the locality to be
affected, and deeming it necessary and
proper for the protection and preser-
walton of the inland fish of the State,
hereby adopt the following needfui
Rules and Regulations relating to the
times and places in which and the cir
cumstances under which inland flsh
may be taken in the waters of Crock
or pond in Dennistown Plantation. IN
the county of Somerset
RULES AND REGULATIONS
For a period of four years from April
9th. A ID. 1914, it shall be unlawtui
Tor any person to take, eaten or XIII
more than Ave pounds of fish in all IN
Crocker pond, in Dennistown Planta-
tion. county of Somerset in any one
day.
1t shall also be unlawful for any
person to have in possession in any one
day more than FIVE pounds of fish In
Dated this 18th day of March, A. ID.
1914. 3w13
J. S. P. H. WILSON, Chairman
WALTER l. NEAL.
BLAINE S. VILES,
commissioners of Inland Fisheries
and Game.
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CLASS REUNION
And Delightful Social tflair Held
Monday Evening. SkoWhega High
school Graduates Attend

Miss Marjorie Smith was hostess to
ten members of the class of 1910.
Skowhegan High School at the home
of her parents. Mr. and Mrs Alonzo
Smith on kennebec st, Monday even
ing. The affair was genuinely
social one and the "reminiscences told
provoked much merriment Songs
were sung and 63 was played Re-
freshments of sherbet. cake and can
dies were served.
Three members of the class present
are this year college Seniors. Miss
Smith. the hostess being a member of
he 1914 class in thu Household Ec-
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t e m a lie weakness,
pain and Irregular
ties. The pains in
my sides were in
creased by walking
or standing on my
feet and | had such
awful bearing down
feelings, was de-
pressed in spirits
and became thin and
pale with dull, heavy
ewes. | had six doc
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STATE OF MAINE
A Proclamation b, the Governor


Among the questions uppermost in
the minds of the people are economic
questions especially that of conserya-
ton. The saving and proper care of
what we have is the basis of our
wealth. Extravaganza and losses lead
to distress and suffering
The year ending December 3lst,
1913. shows net gain of deposits in
our savings banks of S2,992.9 02. The
same year shows fire insurance premi-
ums paid by the people of Maine
amounting To $3.226.2S2S1; very
heavy burden on the property of the
State; and we find that only $1.S0S,-
1886 was paid back to the people for
losses sustained by fires during the
same year OF this, $1,731, 5S9.5S was
incurred by foreign fire insurance
companies. and was 80 clio per cent.
of the premiums collected by the same
companies during the same year. The
total amount of risks written by the
fire insurance companies for that year
was S244,733,S42,S4.
The Bangor fire of April 30, 1911,
damaged buildings and property to
the amount of $3707531, of which
$2,00S, 529 was paid by insurance com
panies and 81 500, OO2 was sustained by
the property owners.
| give these statistics TO show how
great is the question of insurance and
fire losses in our State. Rates are
fixed according to losses sustained
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MRS. Williams
LONG SICKNESS
Yields To Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Elkhart, Ind. 81 suffered for four.
teen wears from organic inflammation,
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Lived in N0rridgrW0ck Sixty Years
Ago

In ordering half a dozen copies o
our issue of October 9. a subscribe
from Trenton. New Jersey. writes d!
follows:
ALLOW me to state thai the pc
rusal of your paper which comes
to me on Saturday mornings is a
choice pleasure. After an absence
of sixty years am picking up
threads in the chain of old ac-
quainlanCc. NorrldgeNock VAS luy
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native home kespfrttdi1y M
WiIictt Hirfs
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-02

Governor William r. Haines on
Wednesday made the following procla-
nation naming Thursday, April 80
1914, as Maine Fire Prevention day
in commemoration of the disastrous
fire at Bangor April &c. 1911:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF MAINE
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
GENERAL WAR NEWS

London. Oct. 10.-A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company says:
THE Belgian government has ad-
dressed to the neutral powers a vehe-
ment protest against the action Of Ger.
many in ~monopolizing all the food
stuffs found in Brussels and It's envi.
u and reducing the native popula-
ton to famine"
Berlin, Oct. S.--The forty.third Ger
man casualty list has been made pub.
lie. 1t contains 10000 names in dead.
wounded and missing. 1t Is headed by
the name of Major General Won Wal.
ter, who was wounded at Tarnovka,
Russian Poland, September 9.
New York. Oct. canada is will.
ing and able to furnish 500, 900 picked
men to fight against Germany II the
British government needs them. &C.
cording to Col. Sam Hughes. the Ca.
madam minister Of militia. who sailed
for England today On the steamer
Cedric.
Folkestone. via London. Oct. 6.-The
number Of Belgian refugees arriving
here Ia steadily increasing. more than
two thousand landing today. Many
of these refugees came from Malines
and Alost.
Picking, Oct. 10.-The~ Japanese have
mounted siege guns on Prince Henry
mountain, which entirely dominates all
three of the Using Tao forts. accord.
ing to advices reaching Picking today
from Kiauchau. These forts are
named Bismarck. Moltke, and Hits.
aud are between three and four miles
from the mountain. The attack on
Using Tao may begin any day. Prior
to It . demand for the surrender Of
the place will be made.
Rome, via Paris. Oct. 9.-Accordins
to reports received at the Vatican,
more than $4,000 ecclesiastics now
are serving In different capacities with
the armies In the leld. especially with
the Belgian, French and Austrian
forces. Most of these clergymen are
engaged In hospital work. They in.
clude seven bishops and 10 other pre-
lates.
London, Oct. 10.-The following ON.
cial statement was issued tonight COW
ering an attack by a British air squad
ron on a German airship shed at Dues
seldorf:
"The secretary Of the admiralty an
nounces that Squadron Commander
Grey reports that, as authorized, he
carried out with Lieut.. r.. l.. G. Mark
and Lieut.. S. V. Zippe a successful at
tack on a Dusseldorf airship shed.
Lieutenant Marks bombs, dropped
from a height OF 500 feet, hit the shed
went through the roof, and destroyed
a Zeppelin. Flames were observed
500 feet high, the result Of the ignilne
OF the gas OF an airship.
A three officers are safe. but
their a~eroplanes have been lost"
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
London 10 Without News.

London. Oct. ll.-Censorship of war
news has become 90 strict that not
one word regarding the fighting be-
tween the huge German and allies
armies In France has been given out
by the British oficial bureau today.
In some quarters this Is believed to
presage q further slight advance by
the allies. This belief comes from a
similar situation Just prior to the com.
plete check OF Won Kluck's army,
which had reached q point rs miles
from Paris. At that time the lid was
clamped down tight. but when the
forward movement became an assured
fact the censors permitted news to
be given. to the public.
Yesterdays news indicated that the
allies were near victory, particularly
in the northwestern area of the battle
SCARED district, The official commu
nication from Paris this afternoon
said the general situation had under,
gone no change. This would indicate
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
Japan Gives Satisfactory Assurance.

Washington. - Satisfactory assur-
ances have been received from Japan
regarding her intentions in the war
against Germany, according to state.
ments made by President Wilson. The
president said he had not followed the
details Of the Japanese explanations
Of the recent attack on German pos.
sessions in the Pacific. He indicated.
however. that nothing had occurred
liable to cause concern on the part Of
the American government. China's
protest to Japan against the seizure Of
the German owned Shan Tung railway
in China is regarded by the state de-
partment officials as in harmony with
the policy that country has pursued
since hostile Japanese activities in the
far east began.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
Boulder Crashes Into Train.

Grand Junction, Colo.-H. r. Hol.
linsbury. Thomas Linkins and Harry
Braddock we're killed and fourteen
were injured, several seriously, when
q twenty-ton boulder, falling from q
precipice, crashed into the day coach
and smoker Of a Denver & Rio Grande
passenger train eighteen miles east Of
this city Sunday. The train was run.
ming at high speed when a rock struck
the coupling between the tender and
smoker. parting the train. Before the
automatic air brakes had brought the
ear section to a stop. a huge boulder
crashed upon the smoking a and
day coach. shattering the roofs and
crumpling the steel walls.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
HOPE THIS week END
LEADERS FIGURE ON CONGRESS
CLOSING SATURDAY.
JAPAN GIVES ASSURANCES
Three Dead and Many Injured When
Twenty Ton Rock Crushes
Into Colorado
Train.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. - Administration lead.
erS in congress are making every ef-
fort to wind up the long session by
Saturday night. with assurances from
the president that It will be unneces-
sary to return until the first Monday
in December. While no new legisla-
ton is to be permitted, there Is no
certainty, however, that action on the
war revenue bill can be completed
within the week. When 1t has passed
the senate. a conference will be neces.
sary, and a prospect is that It will be
October 20 before congress can ad.
journ.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
Heavy PasturIna Condemned.

Heavy pasturing Of alfalfa 10 not
advised. The number Of animals per
acre should be SO regulated that two
or three small cuttings Of hay may
be taken from the field. This IL nee
essary to insure tender green growth
for grazing. When little buds begin to
shoot at the base Of the stalk the
alfalfa should be cut. In . very few
days q fresh new growth makes its
appearance. Overpasturing. without
occasional cutting, also tends to In
lure the crowns Of the plant and even
tually destroys the stand.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
Fatally Stricken At Football Game.

Lincoln, Neb.-Paul e. Yates Of
2146 A street became suddenly Ill
while attending a football game on
Nebraska field Saturday afternoon
and died at 7:45 p. m. Sunday. He
was attacked by uraemic poisoning
while watching the game and became
unconscious. He was rushed to st.
Elizabeth's hospital and every effort
made to combat the effects of the poi
soning. He did not regain conscious
ness.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
PrSemysI.

We are indebted to q Pittsburgh
contemporary. educated in a place
where the smelling Of races is going
on. for the proper pronunciation Of
that Galician stronghold. 1t is to hold
a "p" between your teeth while pro-
nouncing "zhem," and at the psyche
logical moment hook a "p" in the
outer hook Of the e." Thus "Pzhem.
ISL" A cinch.-Syracuse Post-Stand.
ard.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
AFTER ANTWERP, ENGLAND.

Rome. via Paris. Oct. 10.-The war
against Great Britain, according to
German newspapers received here.
will commence at the end Of October.
after Antwerp has fallen.
Belgium then will become the base
OF operations against Great Britain,
the newspapers say.
They add that Admiral Won Tirpitz.
the minister Of the navy. who Is now
at general headquarters with Emperor
William. has announced that he will 60
aboard the flagship Of the German
fleet and direct the operations of the
navy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
A 0latlnet1o0.

The heather In his blindness bowed
down to wood and stone.
For shame!" cried the children OF
light, and shuddered SYSTEMATICALLY.
Whereupon the heather fell thought
full. Are wood and stone 30 much
worse than a bit Of bunting dyed In
divers colors?" he queried.
Don't get sarcastic, now!" warned
the children Of light. Were not talk
Ing about patriotism. we're talking
about religion!"
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
Both Claim vjctorIes.

Petrograd. Oct. l0.-The Russian
northern army has occupied Lyck in
East Prussia. according to an oflcial
statement issued by the general stan.
The German forces, which have
been driven back during the three
days fighting, are concentrating in
three defensive positions to the west
and northwest OF Suwalki in an effort
to protect Marggrabowa, an important
railroad center Is miles north of
Lyck, which commands lines of com
m~unication In all directions. The
loss OF this place, military experts
say. would preclude further activity
In this region.
Russians Repulsed, Austrian Claim.
A wireless message from Berlin
gives the following official statement:
The Austrian general staff an,
nounces the complete breakup Of the
Russian invasion OF Hungary. The re-
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
Omaha Woman Wears Iron Ring.

Omaha, Woodworking an iron ring,
given her In exchange for a valuable
opal set one. which she contributed to
the war relief fund Of the Austrian
Silver Cross society in Vienna, where
she nursed wounded soldiers. Miss
Eleanore Rentz a arrived in Omaha
from a two-year stay abroad. She was
formerly a teacher OF piano at Brow
nell hall. II gave gold for IRON" is the
Inscription on Miss Rentz's iron ring,
which she prizes highly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
William lorrimer Indicted.

Chicago.-William Lorimer. who was
voted out of the United States senate
after an investigation on the ground
that he had not been legally elected,
has been indicted in the federal court
on a charge of misapplication Of the
funds Of the LaSalle Street National
bank, the forerunner Of the defunct
LaSalle Street Trust & Savings bank.
Lorimer val president Of both institu.
tons.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15

London.-"The fall Of Antwerp
might be accurately dated midnight
Thursday, though the burgomaster did
not 60 out to surrender the city until
3 o'clock the next morning. and the
Germans did not enter until noon"
says a Morning Post correspondent IN
Belgium. by midnight Thursday II
was clear that further resistance TO
the attacking party was In vain. ana
the field forces and the garrison forces
on our side began to be withdrawn to
the west side of the river Scheldt."
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
Not Needed.

Two college students we're ~
raigned before the magistrate.
charged with hurdling the low spots
In the road in their motor car.
Have you a lawyer" asked tho
magistrate.
We're not going to have any law
YER answered the elder Of the stu
dents. We've decided to tell the
truth
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15

that the expected retreat Of the Ger
nan had not materialized.
French offIelal War Report.
The official communication given
out by the French war office this aft.
ernOon says:
THE general situation has under.
gone no change.
On u left wing the two oppos.
ing bodies of cavalry are still operat.
ing to the north OF Lille and OF La
Basse and the battle continues along
the line marked by the regions OF
Lens Arras. Bray-Sur-Somme. Chaul.
nes. Roye and Lassigny.
"On the center Of the Disc and on
the Mouse only actions Of minor i'm.
p~ortance have been reported.
"On our right in the Woevre dis.
trict there has been an artillery con.
test along the entire front.
In Lorraine, in the Vosges, and In
Alsace there has been no changes.
I'm Bosnia Montenegro troops have
continued their advance in the direc
ton Of Sarajevo as far as the fortified
line which protects the city at a dis
lance from It Of eight kilometers." D
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
An Exaeting Leadership.

An Exaeting Leadership.
Il don't see why you should regard
me as an enemy" said Senator Sor-
ghum. II have frequently shouted
Votes for women"
"Yes." replied the resolute propa-
gandist; but you didn't shout loud
enough"
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
His Escape,

The young man had threatened sui.
eide II she rejected him. And although
she did, he didn't.
why didn't he?" was asked.
Said he'd give his heart to her."
What's that got to do with IT,"
"Oh, he didn't have the heart to kill
himself"
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15

cent attacks on Przemysl were re.
pulsed with terrible loss to the enemy.
The Russians have been cleared
from the Carpathians to the western
ridge OF Wynzkow. The Austrian
troops have retaken Sziget, in Mar
maros county, Hungary"
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
Simple Cure.

81 Attica-Drinking is q mighty bad
habit: it's easy enough to cure your
self. though. My brother had the
drink habit and he cured himself Just
by walking.
Bi Heck-Wonderful!
81 A~ttica-Yep. Every time he saw
q saloon he just walked right past it.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
No Increase In Coal Rates.

Washington.-An advance Of 20
cents a ton in the freight rate on
bituminous coal from mines in the
Illinois field to destinations in the
middle west. of which Omaha, Neb.. Ii
typical. has been suspended by the In.
terstate commerce commission until
February 2, 1915. pending q general
Investigation.