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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08
Change in Plans for wood Banquet

Just before going 10 press this
lThursday) morning il develops that
on account of the illness OF Miss
Fannie LaWley. for many years close
ly Identified with Hotel Coburn, it
is impracticable to hold the banquet
there, Recognizing the emergency
thus presented, the trustees of The
Masonic Block have rendered the use
of their building for the purpose and
the program will be carried out in tAe
Masonic banquet room and hall
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08
MANY REBEkAHS ATTEND
4 Very Enjoyable Fraternal Event
Held Tuesday Evening in |. u. q. T.
Hall

On Tuesday occurred thu annual
roll call and supper OF The Priscilla
Rebekah Lodge in Odd Fellows Hail.
The affair was d very happy one. Tie
arrangements having been planned
and perfected
Al little after O'Clock a supper
of baked beans, salads. cold meats and
pastry was served under The direction
of the following ladies'. Mrs. Cora
Hurley. Mrs Dassie Thompson. Mrs.
Alice Baker. Mrs. Isadore y. spear.
Mrs. Eesta Withee and Mrs Marta
Morrill, with Mrs. Laura Tuttle. Mrs
George Webb, Mrs Eta : Bradley
and Miss Louise Hurley as mattresses.
About one hundred and seventy-fve
persons participated in this portion OF
the evenings pleasures after which
the roll call was conducted. The
order OF these exercises was deyiated
somewhat from the usual events of
this sort. by interspersing the calling
of the names of lodge members with
songs and readings Among those
who aided in the programs presenta-
ton were: Mrs Emerald Estabrook
and Mrs Rose c. Burrill with songs
and Mrs. Irene y Turner. Mrs. A r.
Watson, Mrs. G. r. Fogg, Mrs Frank
Folsom and Charles Burnor with read
iugs and rectations. Mrs Laura
Twadelle, Mrs Minna B. Savage aud
Mrs. Nellie Savage arranged tie pro-
gram.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08
AUTOMOBILE OVER BANK
OCCUPANTS ESCAPE
We're Attempting Ia Turn out to Give
Team Passa2eWay

BINGHAM, October C. Y. Dut-
ton and wife, Miss Lois Baker. Mrs.
Rose White and William Esteroroos
while on their way in Nh buttons
auto for Pennington met a team near
Curren Smiths on the Concord side
of the river and in turning out to al
low more passageway. their auto went
over the bank How the five occu-
pants of the car escaped without in-
jury is a mystery TO everyone and TO
themselves as well. They were able
to get their car into the road and re-
turn home. pale from fright but with
no serious results.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08
GENERAL BOMBARD-
MENT OF ANTWERP
Begun To-day After
Final Demand
For Surrender Had Been Rejected
Furious Fighting Reported

BOSION, OCT. 8-(Special to Inde-
pendent-Reporter) Repulse of Ant
werp garrison in fighting between
inner and outer forts.-Continued
success in movement on flank against
Allies announced by Germans war Of
ice.-Great battle OF Aisne extended
to Belgian soil and furious fighting
reported between Germans and Allies
Severe reverse for Germans reported
from SOissons which British said to
have undermined.-Germ trench de
stroyed by dynamite and 500 Germans
reported killed.-Four million engaged
in battle now raging over two hun
dred miles line.-General lombard
ment of Antwerp begun today after
demand for surrender had been re-
jected
Condensed reports of the war situa-
ton noted since our last issue
October 2-The turning movement
of the allied armies in Northern
France has brought the extreme of
their left wing within about thirty
miles of the Belgian frontier.-Terri-
fic fighting continues on the allies lett
wing according to the Paris state
ment.
October 3-The French and British
troops, who have been over a fort
night in the closest contact with the
Germans, felt that they had accom-
plished their hard task of preventing
the Germans breaking through the
human barrier erected between them
and their main objective point, Paris,
and that this meant eventual victory
for the allies.-Telegrams from Petro-
grade at Rome declare that the Ger
mans have lost 10000 men killed or
wounded and 10000 taken prisoners.
October An awful battle still
raging about the little town of Roye
in France.-Germans are fighting Stub
bornly to protect fiank.-May be days
before either side attains its objective
in the conflict now going on.
October 5-Italy may be about to
join the allies.-Reported action which
if true would doubtless mean beli-
gerency.-Antwerp holding out against
the Germans.-About the same in
France.-German official statement in
dicated that the situation throughout
the entire theatre of war becomes
more favorable to German arms.
October 6-Germans meet each
moye.-Continue to checkmate the
report route of their
foe.-Lieut. Aelliocott Brown. I s. a.
who visited the battlefield of the
MeauX just after the fighting. reached
New York the fifth aboard the steamer
Minnetonka with vivid description
of the battlefeld.-So great had been
the carnage, he said, that within
radius of six hundred yards he saw
l,040 dead Germans The bayonet
charges of the allies, he said, were
responsible for the great slaughter as
the German soldiers were so strongly
entrenched that they could be dis
lodged in no other way
October 7-Russians claim sue
cesses continued German forces near
the Belgian border Last nights
news from London says: The sixty
third day of the great war of Europe
saw a repetition of what the peoples
of all the countries have forced them
selves to expect, perhaps for months
to come.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08
Musical Evenings

Have you ever heard Tyre, a Nylo-
phone and chimes of bells You haye
a. opportunity to hear all three, also
violin, cello, a piano. and some
readings.
When Monday, Oct y, p. m.
Where congregational Church.
How mucho 10 cents.
Season tickets for reserved section.
81; for special reserved seat $1.5Q. At
Sampson & Azores.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08
PEACE SUNDAY IN SKOWHEGAN
Special Observance of the Day in Local
Protestant Churches

Prayers of peace, sermons of peace
and songs of peace ushered in the
come to church campaign, which is be-
ing observed in Skowhegan, beginning
with last Sunday. At the Island Ave.
Congregational Church, the attendance
at the morning service was consider
ably increased. There was special
music by the choir and male quartette,
the pastor preaching an able sermon
appropriate to the day. At the First
Baptist Church the speaker was the
pastor and in addition to the music by
the regular choir, Miss Harriet l..
Marble sang God Holds the Future.
There was an increased congregation.
At the Centenary M. e. Church, there
was a good sized attendance, the minis
ter preaching. with music by the vested
choir. In the Bethany Baptist church,
a Peace sermon was delivered by the
pastor and the musical selections were
furnished by the Junior Girls choir.
In the evening mass meeting was
held in the Congregational Church, the
auditorium being well filled. Rev
George w. Hinckley of Good Will. was
the principal speaker. He dwelt par
ticularly on the necessity of prayer and
told of his experiences in Europe, hav-
ing been abroad since the beginning of
the present war. There was congre-
gational singing and a prayer service.
Next Sunday will be the second of
the Come to Church Sundays, which
are to be continued until Nov. s.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08
ANNUAL FAIR HELD
At HARTLANO
Many Exhibits and Fast
Trotting
This is the Eighty-first Exhibition of
the East Somerset Agricultural So
ciety

HARTLAND, Oct THE eighty
first annual exhibition of the East
Somerset Agricultural Society's Cat
tie Show and Fair opened Tuesday,
October 6, with fair weather and a
good attendance. The exhibits were
the best in the history of the Asso-
citation. Following is a result of the
first days races:
2.4O CLASS
Silk Forbes, B. F. Cay
ford, Skowhegan .....5 1 , l
Paul Revere, C. l.. Jack
son. Bangor ........1 5 4 4
Tilla Wilkes, Alton Good
rich Canaan .....2 4 3
The Witch, DR.. o. r. En-
erson. Newport .3 , 2 1 4
Jake Huff, H. Hudson &
Son, Guilford .......4 5 3 s
Time 2.2S4a, 2.25, 2.25, 2.3012.
2.21 CLASS
Lucky Baldwin, C. l..
Jackson, Bangor ...,.... 1 l l
Teddy Marshall, H. p.
Clukey Dexter ....... 3 3
Hiram H., f. Wescott,
Bar Harbor ........... 3 : :
Time 2.20R, 2.211a. 2.20h.
Starter, Frank N. Vining, st. Adams.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08

There was a good crowd in atten-
dance at the fair yesterday and the
race results were awaited with in
terest In the 2.30 class King Nc
Gregor owned by r. Burrill of Bangor
won in three heats out of four and
in the 2.24 class, Dan C, the property
of c. L. Jackson of Bangor won in
three straight heats. The summary:
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08
DIR. Baldwin Here Sunday, Oct. II

The famous organist will play at a
o'clock service of the Congregational
Church, Sunday afternoon. A silver
collection will be taken.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08

Frank Mace of Augusta, who is con-
nected with the Great Northern Paper
Co.. was in Skowhegan during the day
Friday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08
Boy scouts

The Scouts will meet in the Cougre-
gational Nestry Friday afternoon at
instead of Friday evening at :. I'M
portant business calls for a full at
tendance g..
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08

Mrs. F. W Briggs was in Pittshe,d
to attend a meeting of the
P;ttsheld Tuesday Club.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08

A full list of the awards in the cat
tie and other departments are pub
lished on page eight.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08

Mrs. Bruce White and James Fellows
White went to Portland Friday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08

Sampson & Ayore 5.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-22
CITY NEWS.

Better hurry Christmas next
Friday.
Holly and holly wreaths at
Wolfes.
Ladies' bags. great variety at Sui
liyan e. Auwerda's.
Regular meeting Of Morning Star
Lodge No. 8. Knights OF Pythias. a;
X. p. hall Tuesday at 8 p. IN. Visit
Ing knights invited Work in the sec
ond rank. n. J. Montague, c. c.; ]. A.
Burgess, K. OF r. & s.
The information against w. E.
Spurgeon. charging him with obtain
ing money by false pretenses. was
dismissed in the superior court today,
and Spurgeon was released from GUS
tooy when his brother. James Spur
geon came to Keokuk and made good
the loss suffered by Mollie Bryant,
and paid the court costs. The check
in question was given BY Spurgeon to
pay for his board bill at No. Fl Main
street. il was drawn on a bank at
Popular Bluffs. III.
Homemade mince meat, select
oysters and sweet cider. LAUDER
sheimer, SIT Main. Phone IS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-22
CITY NEWS.

Only two more shopping days.
-Seibert's @. x. $l.0O per box.
rs -Echle for poultry. Phone 1888.
# Get your holly at VOTES, 72s
Main street.
Lap robes, blankets and whips.
make suitable gifts. Sherwood.
The following pallbearers acted
at the funeral Of Mrs. Anna Daughters
yesterday afternoon: Albert Hayden,
Crville Shumake, Warren Smith. Pet
Walker. A. Strohmeir and Edward Ar
nolG.
Order poultry Of all kinds at Jos.
Echle's meat market. 1923 Main.
Phone 1898.
For Christmas gift buy lap
robe, blanket or a whip at Sherwood's.
703 Main street.
For fresh candies of all kinds go
to Oak Hall candy store. Fourth and
Main streets
Skating on Lake Cooper. foot OF
Anschutz hill, pace to warm. skates
sharpcned. good order, Zoe.
Men on the city forces who draw
their pay checks monthly. will receive
a little Christmas money Thursday.
when Clerk o. w. sandberg pays
them on.
! Candy canes, candy beads, braid
rings Oak Hall candy store.
-Laubersheimer for homemade
mince meat. sweet cider and select
! oysters. SIT Main. Phone So.
\ -23 year old whisxey. 81 ner quart
Just the thing for Christmas. at the
tGrand saloon, 10 North Sixth.
Services will be held at the
swedish Lutheran church, corner of
Twelfth and Morgan, Christmas morn
ling. at 5 O'Clock, and in the evening
at Z O'Clock the Sunday school vii!
give an entertainment.
Buy your furs at Sullivan & Au-
werda's. 1t pays.
Oak Hall chocolates are second to
none and they are absolutely fresh.
/ Packed in large assortment of boxes
or in bulk.
/ Our line of electric reading
| lamps are all new and very cheap.
King Plumbing Company.
| ALI churches in the city are pre-
| parlng 1OT lue 1Hi'sthoS '-ASieAoSS W
! be- given in most Of them Thursday
night. Dialogues. songs, Rotations.
! talks. etc. will be the usual form OF
+ entertainment. with Christmas tree
/ or two with presents for the Sunday
school pupils undoubtedly,
/ Electric toa-ters are still selling
i for 1926 at Kings.
Suits. coats and dresses at spe
fciai holiday prices. Miss Ella Fan.
ming.
Regular meeting Loyal Order
! OF Moose. KeoFuk lodge No. 7o4, o.
night at o'clock in Moose hall. Wis
lfting brothers cordially invited John
G. Stadler. dictator. Ed. g. Lotion.
secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-22
CITY NEWS.

-Seibert's Opera SOC per box.
Just the thing for Christmas, %
year, old whiskey, 81 per quart. The
Grand saloon, - North Sixth.
Sullivan & Auwerda for sensible
Christmas gifts.
A marriage license was issued
yesterday in Quincy to Lynn Ed
wards, aged q. of Hamilton. and Miss
Eva Earel. aged IS, OF Abingdon. The
couple were married today. The
PRINCIPALS are we'll known In their
respective neighoorhoods The we'd
ding comes as a surprise and the
groom was very persistent in trying
to prevent the publication OF the IT,
cense
Blackboards and all kinds Of
games at Wolfe's, 72s Main.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-22

An information was fled In the
superior court today by the wife OF
James Waugh. charging the latter
with disturbing her peace and WIN
cruelty. The couple came from Can
ton. Mo-. a few months ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-22
$40 WILL PLACE a PIANO

In your home for Christmas Balance
payments commencing February l.
The Guest Piano Co. Phone Red Ill.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
FILING FOR THE
 NEW WHARF

Arrangements for the delivery of sufficient number of piles to the w. P. & Y. R. to build q portion Of the contemplated new dock to be constructed on the site oi Moore s wharf, destroyed by fire Saturday night, have been made. by Supt. V. I. Hahn, and a section of dock large enough to accommodate a single vessel will be pushed as soon as the piles arrive.
 This sectional docIc-will be so constructed that it will fit in and become a pare of t4e new wharf. when that structure is completed.
 Tho Princess May, yesterday af- ternoon, and the Jefferson, at an early hour this morning, were dock cd at the old Pacific Coast steam ship Co. wharf, whero a vessel had not tied Up previously for several years. Neither one experienced any difficulty in landing either freight or passengers, but this was due in a great measure, no doubt, to the weather being perfectly calm.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
ARE OPTIMISTIC
 OF THE INTERIOR

According to Territorial Treasurer Engelhardt, of the Yukon, and Man ager Nicholson of the Dawson branch of the Canadian Bank Of Commerce, the past season in the interior. has been an extremely good One for individual miners who, in- stead Of suffering loss in doing the representation work on their claims, have been enabled by the heavy rainfall last summer which made available for mining purposes an unusual flow of water to do their assessment. requirements at profit. and to- continue work on their claims in many instances at better than wages. -~
 The reports of hard times and scarcity of work on the outside have caused many people who would otherwise have left the country for the winter to provide themselves With an outfit and go into the hills prospecting, and the result will doubtless be the bringing to light of new mineral deposits or the work ing of low grade properties that have heretofore laid dormant for the reason that a scarcity of water has rendered development out of the question from a standpoint of profit. ..-
 The output of gold, for the past season in yukon territory was s5.- 007,OOO, which will probably be in- creased the coming year, although present indications point to shortage of skilled help in the in terior camps, the cause of which may be ascribed to the drains made upon the country by the European war.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
CLEVER SKIT AT !. NUGGET MOVIES

? Last night before a fair audience the little troupe of players that has been delighting Skagway pa, trons of the Nugget Movies. pres ented a splendid little drama en- titled, "The Reconciliation. It was a departure from the comedy of the night before. and was great iy appreciated by those who saw it.
 Mrs. Ethel NJ. Johnston was Su- perb as Mrs. Tom Darling and car .ried her part in true professional style.
 Bud Fisher as Toms chum, Jack Morrison, was excellent, and left nothing to the imagination.
 Hugh Gallagher. as Tom Darling, was well cast and held up bis end in good shape.
 The little drama is to be repeat ed again tonight and as there is also a change of pictures, g large crowd is expected. Tomorrow night and saturday there will be a new skit. It is another of the 'BooE Agent" kind, filled with local hits, fast in it's action. md uproariously funny.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
HORSE-BORNE LITTER
 FOR CARRYING WOUNDED

For the transportation of wound ed soldiers when conditions are such as to render the use of m ambulance impracticable, a, double litter for carrying two persons has been invented. which may be strap ped to a horses back. The de- vice is described with illustration, in the December Popular Mechanics Magazine. Two ordinary stretchers are suspended, one on either side of a horse, by canvas straps at tached to heavy springs which faste to a pack saddle. Sectional bars extend in front of aud behind the animal, forming q framework which holds the stretchers securely, while a breeching and breast strap keep the apparatus in place where it is being carried up or down a hill. The two springs upon which the whole contrivance is swung absorb the jolts, and brace straps, con- meeting with the harness underneath the horse, prevent a swinging mo tion.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
THE PRESIDENT
 GOES SHOPPING

Washington, D. C., Dec 1T President Wilson was out Christ mas shopping today and mingling with the crowds in the street of this city as though he were only an ordinary citizen.
 Washington, D. C., Dec. 17-J, Pierrepont Morgan is in this city to- day seeking a conference with sec retary of the Interior Franklin K Lane.
 Morgan says that he will short ly offer the Alaska Northern rail road running out from Seward, Al aska, for sale to the government.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
THE JEFFERSON
 IS IN AND OUT

The Jefferson reached port from the south this morning at 2:SO o'clock with 20 tons Of cargo for skagway. She left at 1 a. m. with the following outgoing passengers:
 Tuck Flaherty of tbe Board ot Trade saloon, for Seattle.
 Howard Ashley, master mechanic at the w. P. & Y. R. shops, for Seattle.
 Otto Miller, Hans Peterson and Chas. Chamberlain, all interior peo- pie.
 IL E. Buell, northern agent of Armour & O., for Ketchikan.
 J. R. zurfrick, of the united States immigration bureau. and his son, who are enroute to KetchlI kan.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
ARE CHANGED
 EVERY NIGHT

Manager George Mowl Of the Popular Picture Palace announces his intention of giving nightly changes of pictures at his amuse- ment resort.
 Ths headliner for tonight will be "Tne Kings Messenger, followed by three other reels, and tomorrow night. at the performance to which the teachers and pupils Of the pub lie school have been given a spec Ial invitation, will be reproduced in two reels "Sherman's March to the Sea-" followed by two other reels.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
5 LAND HEARINGS HELD AT
 HAYNES JANUARY 20

? The Juneau land office has isfaen notice for a hearing to be- had in Haines on January 20, before U. s. Commissioner J. J. Kennedy on the controversy between J. w. Comes and one Ben Fox, an Indian, involY- ing the homestead location of Combs which is said to be in conflict. with the Indian land allotment claimed by Fox.
 A great deal of interest is cen- tered in the case. After tho taking of testimo1y the matter will come on before the Juneau land: office for a decision. i
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
HE WEL. GET ALL
 THAT'S COMING

When it comes to sense of the eternal fitness of things. the e1alt- ed ruler of the local Ellts' lodge discounts anything we ever heard of A well known official of the w. P. & Y. Route is to be initiated to- night. In order to arrange an ap- proprlate setting for the occasion Brother Kennedy has ordered that .he Elks' goat have it's horns and hoofs whiteWashed.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
BANDING THE PACIFIC

Manila, Dee. 17-Forty of the crew of the German cruiser Emden who were left on COcus island when the British Australian cruiser Syd- ucy discovered the Emden and :crCCd her to run ashore or be captured a few weeks ago, have seized a collier and mounting Maxim guns on her, are now raiding In the Pacific ocean.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
REMINDER OF
 /. .0F DAYS OF '97

The numerous teams engaged In the hauling of freight from the Pa cific Coast dock today to the w. P. 6 Y. R. warehouse at the foot of Broadway, near the passenger de- pot, and the gang of men who are there to receive and truck 1t in- side, are reminders Of the ac- of the early days in skag- way, when thousands of tons Of merchandise were handled daily, and oftentimes the streets congest- ed by traffic
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
RAIDERS DROPPED MINES

Berlin. Dec. 1.-The raidinS Ger man cruisers that attacked the Eng liSh towns on the North Sea coast yesterday in their retreat after the hombarIment dropped floating mine in the course over which they pass cd, thus delaying pursuit to such an extent that they got away without receiving any damage.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
THIRTY PEOPLE WERE KILLED
 IN YESTERDAYS COMMANDMENT

London, Dec. 17-There were three German cruisers engaged in yesterdays bOmbarNtment ot the English coast towns of the North Sea. After the attack the i1- vaders escaped in the heavy fog that prevailed at the time Thirty people were killed from the explosion of shells which were drop ped into various cities by the Ger man waTShipS.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
MEXICAN COMMANDER ORDERS
 TROOPS 10 CEASE FIRING

Naco. Arizona, Dec. 16-Rather than ieopardize international rela- tions between Mexico and the Un- tied States, the commander of the Villa forces across the border to- day Issued an order to his troops to cease firing.
 Three companies of United States infantry arrived here this morning
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
THE KAISER Is TROUBLED
 WITH 4 SORE THROAT

Washington, D. C., Dec. l7-Pci- Vate adyicss received in this city from Berlin contain the information that the Kaiser IS suffering from a sore throat, the trouble following q slight attack of diptheria.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
WILL BE SENT
 TO. ,GOETHALs AT. PANAMA

Washington, D. C., Dec. 17-At tho cabinet conference yesterday it was decided to comply with Col. Goethal's request and send bat tleship and two submarines to pre- serve neutrality in 'he Panama can al zone.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
GENERAL SCOTT
 IS IN CHARGE

Washington, D. C., Dec. IT. General scott of the United states army has been ordered by the war department to Naco, Arizona, to take charge of affairs along the Mexican border in that vicinity.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-17
BRTTISH CRUISERS ARE
 AFTER THE GERMAN VESSEL

Lima. Peru, Dec. 1T--The Ger man cruiser Dresden last night ie1t Punta Arena, Chile, where she has been since the fight with ths Brit iSh squadron off the South Ameri- can coast @ few days ago, and Is being pursued by two British cTuts- CTS.