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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-12
BOOK BRANCH
of International Exposition is.
Kept Open by Germany for
Education.
Correspondence Of the Associated
praerN ~


Press.)
BERLIN, Nov, 11.-An interesting
exhibit of things connected with the
war is to be seen at the International
Book Exposition at Leipsic. Because
OF its popularity this branch was or
dered kept open after the close OF the
exposition proper. The German gov
eminent regards 1t as necessary to the
education Of the people, and as filling
a mission.
One section is devoted to promi-
nently displayed copies Of foreign pa
pers with absurd or deliberately false
reports concerning Germany. These
reports are heavily bordered, and be-.
side each Is 4 translation German
newspapers from cities occupied by
the Russians are also displayed, con
tanning the proclamations and orders
of the Russian commanders and
blank columns where the Russian
censor prohibited the publication Of
certain articles.
"A collection Of articles from the.
hattlegrounds Of Belgium includes
five valuable old miniature paintings
saved by German soldier from a
burning chateau in Hastiere, near
Dinant.
Literature evoked by the war Is rep
resented by q large. collection. II
includes cartoons from hostile pub
locations. letters and postcards from
the front-one of the latter consisting
of a section cut from belgian aero
plane which had been brought down.
and variouS angravinga and mint
ings.
Another section is given over to
uniforms, projectiles, captured weap-
ons and flags The collection includes
a knout taken from a Cossack j
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-12
COTTON loan
Is Contributed to by the Three
National Banks of City
of CIarksburg.

The Merchants National, the EN-
pire National and thei Union National
Banks, the three nationa.. banks here,
have very promptly responded to the
request OF the federal reserve board
through q committee at Richmond,
W.. to contribute 5000 to loan Of
$135. 900, 900 to finance the cotton
crop in the South. The loan by the
national banks of Ciarksburg was
asked only q few days ago and as
soon as they had opportunity to pass
on the question they acted fayorably
upon 1t as noted. 4
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-12
NO MISHAP
IS Believed to Have Betallen to
Either the North Carolina
or Tennessee.

WASHINGTON, D.. G., Nov. ~
No word has come to the navy de-
partment today from the armored
cruisers. North Carolina and Ten
nessee. in the Mediterranean. Of
ficials, confident that the silence Of
the cruisers is caused by difficulty of
communication through the war
zone, reiterated their belief that no
mishap has befallen either. Y
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-12

instantly killed shortly after 4 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon while in the feed
room of the large barn at his home.
A shot gun lying on top OF a huge
feed box was accidentally discharged
and the charge struck the young man
in the left breast, taking a downward
course and terribly mangling his
body. II
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-12
BAsKETEAIL GAME FRIDAY.

The Clarksburg Collegians basket
ball team will play the. st. Mary's
Club five q game Friday evening in
the st. Mary's high school gymnasium.
The game will be called at $3.50
o'clock. The two teams are evenly
matched and a good fast game Is ex-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-12
CLERK RFcoyHRs.

Miss Minnie Mcvickers has resumed
her duties as clerk at Magistrate w.
3. starcher's court after an illness
that kept her at her home for week.
She had an attack Of sstonsilitis.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-12
Chamberiain's Cough Remedy-The
Mothers Fayorite.

q give Chnmberlain's Cough Remedy 70
mychildren when they have colds or ccuehsH
writes Mrs. Verne Hhafier, Vanderbilt, Pa
at always helps them and 4 ar Gupetictt0
any other cough medicine I have t,esl. I
adviee anyone a need 81 such Z medicine To-
give i 4 ttiAl.a Eot ssle ~ "a 1ssittl
Adyeltissms6l S
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-12

Although there were an unusual
number Of forest fires on the national
forests of Oregon. and Washington
this year, the loss OF understandable
timber has been relatively small.
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HINzR NOT 4 CRAZY.

A committee of four physicians has
decided that James Hinxe, who was
recently jailed as a suspected lunatic,
Is not crazy but that he has been suf-
fering from the elects OF intoxicants
OF. narcotics, Upon their recommen-
dalton Justice T. G. Nicewarner viii
keep him IN iail for week or SO un-
~ he RECEIVERS. HinEe worked on the
Exponen tsAmerican.
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It IS said that the German inyad-
ers of Belgium, whatever else they
may have destroyed, have been care
full not to injure park trees. The
cavalrymen. SO a report goes, are for
hidden to tie their horses to trees
for fear that the. animals will gnaw
the bark. Germany was the first ma
tion to appF ftNestry on large
scale, some Of the crown forests hav-
ing been under scientific manage
ment for over hundred years.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-12

The propellers Of aeropianes such
as are used in the present European
war may be made on selected ash,
which is both strong and light and
will not split under vibration or
shock, OF of built-up layers of spruce
with mahogany centers. The frame
work Of the machines, too. is gener-
ally made Of wood, spruce being much
used on account Of its straight grain
and freedom from hidden defects.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-12

More than 100. 900 Pedestrian
and 20 900 vehicles Spass own. tht
IseAae bridge daily rs
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-12

A surprisingly large number OF
substances, -anging all the way from
the condensed fumes Of shelters to
the skinned milk OF creameries,
have been tried or suggested as
means Of preserving wood from de-
cay. Most OF them, however, have
been found to have little or no value
for the purpose. Certain forms OF
coaltar creosote and zinc chloride
are the most widely used wood pres
ervatiyes. n
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-12
Real
state:

saere are ar q few bargains I have for
Ma II it's anything in real estate
III want look over my list before
bpp ing
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FOREST NOTES

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COLONIAL HEIGHTS

N 5 room cottage, Win bath and
hb,sement front and back porches,
hGsuse furnished throu ghout In hard
Wdpod with cabinet mantels; chicken
ia, use and yard. garden and close to
Z bti siness section Of the city.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-23
LIGHTNING PLAYS
HAVOC
Enters Shepherd House
on Light Wires
Also the Wentworth -BiSSOn Block ON
Water 81. Fire Department Called
Out

During the electrical storm which
passed over this vicinity Sunday even
ing the lightning played considerable
havoc. For a time the town was
plunged into darkness and bolts Of
lightning apparently entered into the
house on the Shepherd estate and the
Wentworth Bisson block on Water st.
Al the Shepherd homestead tho
lightning made its entrance by means
Of the light wire ard threw electric
globes to the floor. It continued in
its course to the boiler in The kitchen.
which it hit and also one or more of
the pipes. thereby damaging consider
ably the plumbing system Something
Of a havoc was raised but the struc-
ture was at no time on fire.
Al the WentWorth-Bsso block mat
ters were even more serious The
lightning there came in on the wires
in the attic and continued To the wires
which were laid between the floor Of
the second story and the steel cell
ing over the store of G. r. Oliver ami
the restaurant of A. l.. Whittemore
The lightning blew out the chande-
liers in the Oliver store and scorched
the tmbers. The meter was burned
out in the restaurant portion of the
building and here slight fire was
ignted, which was put out however
without great difficulty. From this
location the lightning appeared to
have jumped about thirty feet to the
water pipes in the sink of the res
taulant kitchen. The second story
and the Oliver store were filled with
dense smoke and the fire department.
was called out but no serious confiag-
ration resulted
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-23
NINETY-THIRD BIRTHDAY
Of Amherst SpofIOrd Celebrated Mon
day. 4 Veteran of the Civil War

April % was the 93rd birthday of
Amherst Spofford In honor of the
day a large L. S. flag was floating in
the breeze and his friends and rela-
tiYes were invited to take dinner with
him, as has been his custom for many
years. Mr.. Spofford was born on
Indian Island near Boothbay Harbor.
At thirteen years of age he went to
sea and the greater part of his life
has been spent as a sailor. He is a
veteran of the Civil War having sery-
ID in both the Army and the Navy and
1t is interesting to note the part which
his family has taken in our nation 5
struggles. He and his son Sidney.
who died a soldiers death, were in the
Civil War; his father Amherst and
grandfather Amherst were engaged in
the War of 1872; his great grandfath-
er Moses and great-great-g grandfather
Elijah fought in the Revolution.
Mr.. Spofford was for many years a
resident of Skowhegan but he now
lives with his niece Mrs. James York
in West Brighton. Numerous friends
here will wish to congratulate this
aged gentleman and to extned to him
all future well wishes.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-23
ARIIAND
DE AD
PROMINENT
I Thomas 4. Linn. Passed Away sud
denl, at His Home In That Town
Tuesday Evening

HARTLAND. April % Thomas a.
Linn, prominent resident Of Hart
land passed away suddenly at his
home on Academy St. Tuesday even
ing His death came as great shock
to the community as ho had bccn about
town during the afternoon and Was
seemingly in his usual health
The deceased was the son of th,
late Archibald Linn one Of the We
known manufacturers OF WOODEN goods
in this State, who came over from
Scotland and amassed d fortune here
The woolen business was continued
for quite a time by his heirs aud IN.
name of the Linn Wooden Co has been
familiar one in the textile world foi
years.
Mr.. Linn was about 65 years OF ag'
and he is survived by a widow. for
merly Miss Belle Osborn. and a daugh-
ter. Carrie May. who married Dr. Lynn
H. Blanchard and resides in Hartland
An elder brother Robert ". Linn OF
Hartla6d is living as is younger Sis
ter, Mrs Mary L Fuller. the widow o.
Henry G. Fuller. also of Hartland.
The deceased was a member of th2
be Molay Commandcry i'll SkoWhcgan.
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GRAND OLD FASHIONED
CELEBRATION
viii be Held at Bingham on Fourth
oi July. Horse Races. Etc.

BINGHAM. April % The Northern
Somerset Agricultural Society aud the
Bingham Board of Trade have joined
forces to celebrate July 4th at Bins-
ham on larger scale than ever be
fore in the history of the town \
committee has been appointed by the
Board of Trade to make arrangements
for a Mammoth street parade to be
led by Lakewood Band. and also a
SERIES of sports to provide interesting
and exciting entertainment for the
entire forenoon.
Tie Agricultural Society will enter
tain the people in the afternoon AT
the Concord Fair Grounds, by horse
racing which is equalled in but few
places in the state. The classes as
arranged viii be 81 class. - and
2.55 each class trot or pace for purse
of Sl00 each. Entries of horses should
be made al once " e W. Dutton. sec
retary of the Association
In the evening there will be fire
works. a band concert. and a grand
ball closing the cclebraton No eff
fort will be spared to make this The
Celebration of Maine.
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REV. \. c. Nc GLAUFLIN
WILL RETURN
And Will Continue His Passionate With
The Centenary NJ. +. Church

According tu the rulings OF the
Maiue Methodist Conference held at
Portland Re- II q. McGlauaia Will
return TO SboAAegan To conuiue his
pastorate al tie Centenary N f.
Church Tins efficient minister and
his estmabis wife haYe begun upon
the duties ter their third year in the
Methodist parish and haze many warm
friends in tn, community who Will b.
gratihed at their return
The conference adjourned Monday
with the readings of the appointments
b, Bishop John W. Hamilton of Bos-
ton. During the morning resolutions
were adopted. among fhc provisions
being one endorsing Governor William
T. Haines for his efforts to secure tn
enforcement of tho prohibitory law.
and urged his reelection this fall
The neAt session Will be at Water
Vile. Tn, changes ia tine appoint
meuts follow:
Aa-usla District BolslGrs Mills to
bc supplied by " W Latte. Bingham.
to p, supplied by Milton Beekwith
Boai"aham 10 be supplied by J. l..
SaWY,f BueeheId and Turner to be
supplied by = l.. JosHn North Fay
cite. Ia be- supplied by NJ e Plum
m,r. Empire " Il leslie additional
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-23
FARMS FLOODED At
BINGHAM
And Houses Threatened
by Ice Jam
Bridge Built by Town OF Concord Car.
ried Out. village Milk Suppl,
Brought in Boat

BINGHAM. April - Monday even
ing marked the beginning of the move
down stream of the ice jam This
was soon stopped however and the
water flowed back over the intervale
farms of |. {. Pierce and II. B..
Whipplc and Taylor Bros. on this side
of the river. and to some extent over
the farms of Chester Cole, Sumner
Ellis and Curren Smith in Concord
Mr. Whipple took his milk supply
for the village across from his house
to Taylor Bros, in boat Tuesday
morning and from there by team
The new bridge. completed last year
by the town of Concord across the
cove. near Sumner Ellis house, was
carried out. leaving the Ellis and Cole
families with no outlet to the main
road
Ice is piled back to Bingham Gene
terry on the land and the river is full
for mile above the village.
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MEXICAN FORCES MAY UNITE AGAINST
THE AMERICANS
According to a Message from Caranza. Consti-
tutionalist Leader Late Developments

Owing 10 thc arrest of some sailors
from ON o the Ga1,G ~fafa- Ns4a#
vessels al lie Forf OF TaHHe, hasz
ulitirs are threatened bet4r.l tins
country ana Mexico Indications aere
reported Monday mat H. JaHad
states administration would se- ~.
ehincry IN action for the seizure %.
0hs M'Nican custom houses al lamp
% and Vera Cruz and the House
passed the Resolution comforting pow
er upon President Wilson to use tho
armed forces of the United states 10
enforce his demands
TUESDAY The marines and blue Jack
Els OF the American Nav took the
customs house and large section oil
Vera Cruz with loss OF tour killed
and twenty wounded. while the re
port has been received here unofficial
ly that the United States Minister.
OShaughnessy. was shot on The point
of departure from Mexico
According to the news received here
this morning thu tact that General
Nenustiano Carranza, Constitutonalist
Chief, had regarded the seizure OF
Vera Cruz by TIE American Nayai
iorces as an acr Of hostility to the
Mexican nation, fcI Like bomb shell
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-23
COURT ADJOURNED
UNTIL MONDAY
Two More Cases to be
Tried this Term
Clark, Applt. From Decree Oi judge
Of Probatc Will he First Case Con.
. >idered


Owing to the Illness Of Judge Geo.
+. Bird and the fact that hc had a
business cngaeemont elsewhere Su-
prcme Court adjourned saturday until
Monday. April - 1t appears now
that there will only be two more cases
put before the jurors this term The
first of these being that of Clark.
Applnt from Decree of Judge of Pro
bate. Mr Clark is an attorney in
Boston and it viii be remembered that
The case had its origin over the Will
of the late Rcbccea Larrabec Of Hart
land. Mrs. Larfabcc il seems origin
ally mad hpl Will leaving hor pHoa 2.
~ to Mr.. Clark, her SOn-in-laW. Her
relatives contend that she later chang
ed her mind and destroyed the viii. a
hearing was held in Probate Court and
a decision was made for thc relatives.
An appeal was taken by Mr.. Clark
hence the foregoing assignment The
other case is that of lIamblelt IS. HUH
The result of the case in which suit
was brought by the pittsdcld Trust
COMPANY against b. y White formerly
of pitts6eld. now of Newburg VAS a
verdict for the defendant Consider
able time was consumed in bringing
ont the evidence on both sides action
having been brought 10 recover the
face value of promjssory notes and III,
interest thereon amounting in all to
$4,000 The note had been given hv
White to fine smith Wooden Co and
thou WAS Iatcr turned oyer 10 The be
fore mentioned Trust Company al a
discount to nav for an over draft of
S20OO lcariup = balance of about Sannu.
Both the Smith Wooden Companv and
rbe pittsfeId Trust Company have
s.uce failed Defense claimed that IN,
smith Woolon Comnany attained The
.nntc through fraud and the Trust
cornnany nook the same with know e.
ledoo of tho fact Numerous past
atiicials of the bank including the
president James VI Chalmers. {. r.
Nickoly and the cashier " l.. Pushor
were among the witnesses and it is
understood that the suit was really
brought for tho benefit of thc deposi-
tors of the late banking firm The
plaintiffs were represented 10y Nil
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-23
PASSENGER TRAIN De
Tanned At SOLON
Because of lee Backing up Water at
Lower End OF Bingham village.
Thought Track was Weakened


SOLON. April - Owing 10 the ice
backing up the water at the lower end
of Bingham village. which caused the
railroad track TO be weakened by the
undermining of the roadbed, the pas
acnger train due at this station at 5.oG
y. m did not 90 through to Bingham,
Tuesday night as usual but had to be
stopped here over night. This
trouble has not been experienced for
quite a number OF years and it is to
be hoped that no great damage will
result to the railroad company or
anybody else but thai the ice Will so
out quietly
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-23
MELVIN J. ALLEN
Respected Citizen Dies. 1 sue
ceSsful Business Career. Funeral
Yesterday

a loyal Christian man was called
home Sunday night when Melvin J..
Allen succumbed to an illness dating
back TO the days of the Civil War.
when hardly more than boy he went
into the Southland and fought for his
country. The end came at little
after 10 o'clock at the family home on
Cedar street, paralysis having com
bined its effects with other ailments
some eight weeks since
Mr. Allen was born in Bloomfield
IS years ago and later moved to Cor
inna 1t was from that town that he
enlisted as a member of the LIST Maine
Cavalry during the great strife be-
tween the north and south remaining
in active service for about two years.
patriof so valiantly fought for liberty
and justice, he contracted an illness
previously referred to from which he
never fully recovered After his re
turn to Maine, however, by excellent
Judgment he began upon a business
career which in the end amassed him
a considerable fortune, He settled in
SkOwhegan and first was a carpenter.
Later in 1876 he engaged in the wood
finishing business and continued in
this occupation until seven years ago
when he retired. Since then Mr.. AL
len has spent his time leisurely in
pursuits to his liking, honored and
respected by a host of friends gained
through business and social activities.
In the religious life of the com
munity, the deceased stood for all that
was just and right. He was a valued
member of the Centenary NJ. +. church
and at the time of his death was one
of the official board of that body of
religionists. With the same patriotic
instinct of his boyhood he had in years
gone by affiliated himself with the
Grand Army of the Republic and in
the ranks of this organization he con-
tinued, being a member of Russell
Post upon his decease.
Aside from a widow who was form
erly Miss Ellen s. Cannon of Fair
field, whom he married March L. 1868,
there is one daughter Bessie, who is
now the wife of Myron J. Smith and
lives in the old home. There is also
one brother, Charles Allen of North
Dixmont and one sister Mrs A. J.
Remission of Bangor.
Memorial services were impressively
conducted from the Cedar St. residence
yesterday forenoon at II a. m. Rev
II. G. McGlauflin officiating.
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MAY WITHDRAW
NOTICE

Each subscription should be made
on a regular blank as furnished by
this office Call at the office and gel
one. They will be mailed out in a
few days but by calling at the office
for the1u now you can gain few
days time.
The Contest Manager also wants 10
call attention to the fact that no con-
lcstant will be allowed to poll more
than 5000 votes ahead of the next high
Continued on Page Four
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Mr.. ShepIry a Cnndidate

My friends have prevailed upon me
to enter The Observation-Disclosures
Popularity Contest as candidate Tor
the Ford Touring Car and | take this
to announce thar | have
consented to do SO. From now on
it is to be a fight to the finish and if
| do not win the Car it won't be
through lack of effort My friends
can assist me greatly by saving their
votes and subscriptions for me. They
may be sent to me direct or left al
the Reporter office for my credit
\. LESTER SHEPLEN.
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Mr.. and Mrs John S Allen and
three children. Lucy, Barbara and
John, Mr. and Mrs William Witheral
and Henry Telstall arrived here Sun
day from Cape Breton and remained
as guests at Hotel oxford until yes
tcrday The first mentioned couple
had purchased a farm in Cornville
and the entire party left for that place
yesterday. The two families were
neighbors in their former homes and
Mr. and Mrs. Witheral accompanied
the Allen family here with the inten-
ton of buying farm if they found
the location suited to their liking.
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MIR. TARBOX TO HIS FRIENDS

wish my friends and acquaintance
10 know that am candidate in the
Reporters Popularity Contest for the
Ford Touring Car believe my
friends in Skowhegan, Norridgewock
and other Somerset towns will do all
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in their power to make me the Win
ner and | assure them now that their
efforts will be appreciated. Votes
and subscriptions may be sent either
to me personally or to the Reporter
for my credit.
EUGENE C. TARBOX.
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" ar News

Can furnish the New York Tri-
Weekly World TO subscribers of the
Reporter. one year for 65 cents May
be sent in stamps or coin
INDEPENDENT REPORTER.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-23

Miss Lillian TAYLOR left Monday for
the Central Maine Hospital in Lewis
ton where she is to study for train
ed nurse Saturday evening she Was
rendered farewell party by the mem
bers of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Congregational Church
The affair which was a pleasant So
cial occasion was held at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs } w Packard MI and
Mrs Harold Larry acting as host and
hostess, Games were played and
refreshments were served.