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The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-12
|. WAR BRINGS ABOUT LEGAL COMPLICATIONS

(By Associated Press Correspondence
 PARIS, Feb. 1--Legal procedure in France has been disorganized by the war. Lawyers and witnesses in many civil suits are at the front; many of them have fallen in battle and no one can now anticipate the extent to which cases may be confused by the disap- appearance of parties as well as wit nesses and attorneys.
 Maitre Chenu, the eloquent attorney for the Calmette family in the Gail lauX case, and former chief of the order of ayocats of the Parisian bar. says that death certificates are such an essential element in all legal pro cedure concerning inheritances, and there have been already. and will be so many more, unknown dead, that the number of probable tangled es tates is incalculable.
 For the moment" Maitre Chenu adds, judicial life in France is al most entirely interrupted and will con tinue to languish until the end of hostilities. We don's regret ie. Legal quarrels would seem to us to be an at tack upon the sacred pact of union that the war has sealed between all the citizens of France"
 The business of civil courts is al most entirely confined to the seques-
 ration of the property of German and Austrian subjects and the list already long, grows every day showing that the number established in business in France was far underestimated. In. stead of the 10000 representations anti. cipated the number may reach nearer 5O,OOO.
 The practical suspension of court proceedings gives Maitre Chenu leis ure to use his pen and in the Paris ian press he is sparing no effort to de fend the justice of the French cause.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-12
STOOD BY GUNS
 UNTIL ANNIHILATE

By Associated Press Correspondence)
 PETROGRAD. Jan. 31-Tribute is paid to the German artirerymen in an account of a minor incident during the fighting west of Warsaw.
 "The Russians were on the defen sive, with the Germans opening up a wide attack upon their positions. A german battery of six guns was moved out into an open field to shell the Russian trenches
 Very coolly the Germen artillery men went about their work. although they must have known that We would soon make it hot for them Our ob- servers soon got their range and the third shell fired from our batteries on the left destroyed three of the German guns, killing fully onehalf the entire German force of artillery men. The others sought shelter, but quickly returned and brought the re maining three guns into action against our trenches again.
 They had only time to fire two rounds when another shell from our battery smashed two more guns. de. stroying their crews.
 But those artillerymen had been given their orders, and their bravery was dauntless The survivors, af- ter a short interval returned to their single remaining gun, and kept it go ing until another Russian shell laid it low"
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-12
RELIEF WORK |S PLANNED FUR
 CHILDREN

By Associated Press Correspondence)
 NEW YORK, Feb. 1-The enlist mcnt of 2O,OO0,O0O children of the United States in an army of helpful ness to relieve the suffering both in this country and Europe, is the pur- pose of a movement which is an nounced here by a committee of ed. ucators of nationwide reputation. IL includes Charles w. Elliot, president emeritus of Harvard University, Da- vid Star Jordan, president of the Ma tional Educational Association, and Richard McLaurin, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technolo- gy.
 It is the belief of those interested in the plan that evil influences in the schools of the United States are aris- ing from the war. influences of ly- ing, hatred and murder are moulding the lives of America's 2O,OOO,OOO chil- dren," says an announcement of the committees plans, (Which tend to crush out truth, justice and love As a nation we are evading our respons- Utilities in not seriously attempting to counteract these evil influences
 "In many of our schools we even
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-12

Today's news in today Daily Times
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-12

Kinney has corner on Coffee
 What we mean is COFFEE, not the wishy-wishy kind you have been buying and nicknamed coffee. One can of Dwight Edwards will convince
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-12

sums out of school hours; the mauu facture of useful gifts by boys in man ual training classes; and one day each week devoted by all girls in sewing as a part of their school work.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-12

You will be pleased if you eat at the Windsor grill.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22
THURSDAY, APRIL -, 1915
An Opportunity Not Suitably
Appreciated

BY all means the best posted and
most able speakers on fruit growing
who ever came to Skowhegan, were
at the Municipal Building, at the
Fruit Conference, last month
The meeting was thoroughly
advertised and there should have been
a thousand people to listen to them;
instead there were about 60 present
While the program was arranged
with special reference to fruit grow
ers, it was worthy the attention of
any citizen of a fruit-growing State.
Somerset County business men, even
If not actually engaged in fruit cul-
ture, would nave found the meeting
interesting and profitable. BY their
failure to attend they not only lost a
genuine good thing, but the opportun-
ity to show a sympathetic interest and
to offer encouragement to one of our
most important branches of agricul-
ture.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22
News of Interest From Madison

ed Sunday noon for a grass fire near
the residence of John Monaghan on
Old Point Avenue, but no damage was
done. A o'clock Saturday morning
there was third alarm for an over
heated chimney at the residence of
Mrs. Rena Learned on Pleasant ST.
Mrs. A. J. Williams left town Mon
day morning for Corinth, New York,
where she will visit her daughter Mrs.
Paul Vel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin c.. Adams who
were called to Mechanic Falls Friday
to attend the funeral of friend, re-
turned home Monday night.
A company of thirty men interest
ed in town baseball team this sea-
son met Monday evening in Firemen's
Hall to discuss the situation and
make plans. The meeting was organic
ed with Stanley Renter as Moderator
and James Herd, secretary The fol-
lowing permanent organization was
effected. President, NJ C. Adams
vice president, John Stobie; secretary
and treasurer, James Herd; directors,
John T. MacNaught, W. B. Brown,
Fred Lane, Harry Martin, R. A. Der
byshire, E. W. Adams, o. H. Dilworth,
Warrants have been posted for a
special town meeting to be held Sat
urday afternoon in Union Hail. The
warrant contains ten articles, six of
which relate to improvements in East
Madison Village including the build
ing of new bridge. Other articles
of interest are to see If the town will
vote to buy two road machines; to
see If the town will vote to buy
schoolhouse lot in Madison village;
to see If the town will vote to seal the
Main street sewer across the canal;
and to see if the town will vote to re-
plank the sidewalks leading to the
Madison and Arson bridge.
Robert Dinsmore, Paul and Gardi-
ner Means, who are students in Har-
ward College are spending a few days
vacation at their homes in this viii
lage
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22
Committee of Twenty Organized

The committee of twenty, list of
whom was printed in a recent issue,
organized Thursday evening of last
week by the choice of A. X. Butler,
chairman and J. II. Lancaster, secre-
tary. An open session of about an
hour was held during which several
citizens discussed the various articles
of the warrant for last Saturdays
town meeting. The committee then
went into executive session and the
recommendations were prepared
which were approved, practically
without change, by the voters of the
town on Saturday afternoon.
The forming of this committee is
one of the most useful steps which
has been taken In the management
OF town affairs in recent years. 1t
offers an opportunity to discuss in ad-
vance of town meeting day, the vari-
Gus projects to be acted upon. The
choice of Mr.. Butler and Mr.. Ian
caster for chairman and secretary
will be universally approved The
committee at its opening session gave
evidence OF a serious purpose to care
fully study town affairs and to give
unprecedented recommendations wor-
thy the approval OF their fellow
townsmen.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22

were given one "a program of work
for boys in the small town" by c. F..
Hosmer of Kennebunk and the other
Work for the Boys in Rural Com
munities by A. A. Head of Waterville.
A parade was formed at the close of
the forenoon session, the Good Will
Band leading, and march was taken
through some of the towns leading
streets. In this parade there were
about 1872 men and boys Early in
the afternoon a meeting of the lead
ers and county committee was held
led by the chairman of the County
Committee, Z. l.. Allen. Later a
ball game was played between a team
from the Good Will High School and
the Conference boys The Good Will
players won. In the evening the
boys gathered at the Bethany Baptist
Church and listened to a splendid ad-
dress by Rev. George W. Hinckley.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22
Parent Teacher Meeting

The entertainment program at the
Parent-Teacher meeting last Satur-
day evening was furnished by the
Jewett Street School under the d.
rection of their teacher Mrs. Nellie
X. Copp. The following little girls
participated Kathryn Laney, Flor
ence Stinchfeld, Evelyn Lambert
Marion Steward, Blanch Lessor, Lot
tie Dore, Antoinette Turcotte, Beulah
Perkins.
The songs and Rotations given by
these little people showed patient in
struction and study and were render
ed in a thoroughly charming manner
Miss Ruth Greenwood and Miss Ge-
neva Smith added very pleasing num-
bers to the program. Prof. Leighton
course OF study In the High School.
His remarks were intended to be
helpful to parents and teachers in Sc
lecting the best course for the pupils.
An extensive and interesting ex-
hibit of drawing, domestic science and
manual training adorned the walls.
These will probably be preserved and
put on exhibit again in the Municipal
Building on the afternoon and even
ing of May 8th. On that date Supt.
of Schools, Payson Smith will give
an address on some subject to be an
nounced later.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22
Merchants Day Committees Are An.
nouneed

President Arthur H. Jewett OF the
Skowhegan Board of Trade haa an
nounced the following committees To
direct the annual Merchants Day ar
rangements the event probably To oc-
eur Ia June Automobiles. y "
briggs r. 7 falten. G. W Day aud
Arthur Piumm.t hall and program
& y Merritt /. ~ Goldsmith. liar.
sry NrGuiFe ananess. " T. Ord.
~ay. v r Gondrieh A y Dyer. al.
,sriiSluK cecil " Hilton. Edward
Hight & " Ia, n r steward Tho
ehairmen IT ibe several committees
will constitute the executive eommts-
tss Al the lissard ef Trad. meeting
lamofro~ tFfidayD sssAia9 Mers
ehan's p@y plans aFs .o be- Discuss
ed and a. ,hs elsass ~ the ssssloa the
vaFssas committees siiI hold q Goa
fpFvaes
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22

Notices were posted at the Madison
Wooden Mill Friday announcing that
beginning with Tuesday April 20, the
mill would run on a As hour a week
schedule. The mill will run nine
hours daily each day except Saturday.
Col. c. H. French of Cleveland,
Ohio. has been engaged to deliver the
annual Memorial Day address for n.
A. Weston Post G. A. R. Col. French
will also give an illustrated lecture
for the benefit of the Post.
Mrs. Phoebe Haywood and son Roy,
who have been spending the winter
with relatives in Boston and vicinity,
have returned to their residence in
Madison.
A feature of the Sunday services
at the Congregational church was a
vesper service at 4 O'Clock in the af-
ternoon. Robert Dinsmore a well
known Boston organist acted as &C
companist. Special selections were
given by. chorus choir and there
was a short sermon by Rev. F. H.
Means.
Owing to the absence of Rev. Royal
A. Rich at the Maine Methodist Con-
ference there will not be any services
at the Methodist Church next Sunday
with the exception of Sunday School
at the noon hour.
Indian Spring Lodge l. o. o. F. will
observe anniversary Sunday by at
tending service in a body at the Free
Baptist Church next Sunday after
noon. They will also be accompani-
ed by Sterling Rebekah Lodge. The
address will be delivered by Paul
Robinson of Camden and Miss Flor
ence Walker will act as vocal soloist.
The Madison fire alarm was sound
ed at $40 Sunday afternoon to secure
help in fighting forest fire near the
residence of Harlan Merrill two miles
below this village. The fire company
secured pals and shovels and were
taken to the fire in automobiles. Be-
tween two and three acres were burn
ed over before the fire was under con-
troll. Another fire alarm was sound
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22
1T SAVES YOU MONEY
DIR. Towards Dyspepsia Specific;
Regular Price soc. G. X. Fogg
Price 25c

The special half price sale of Dr.
Towards specific for the cure of
constipation and dyspepsia by G. r.
Fogg means the saving of few dol
lare on every family's yearly bill for
medicines.
Each so cent bottle (Mr. G. r. Fogg
sells 1t for 25c) contains sixty doses
of medicine that is pleasant to take
and which can be depended upon to
cure the worst case Of constipation.
dyspepsia or liver trouble.
This remedy is not an ordinary
medicine. 1t is the favorite formula
of well known physician, and has
the endorsement Of hundreds of ply
sicians of eminence In their profess
sion. who prescribe 1t in all cases OF
constipation. dyspepsia or liver trou-
BILE. knowing from experience that It
Will make a complete and lasting
cure. 4w1i
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22

panists were Miss Lewis and Miss
Lord.
The Casing event of the conference
was a mass gathering in the Opera
House Sunday evening when the pub
lie attended over $50 being present
The Music features of the evening
were songs by the male quartet and
Lyle s. Moore with Miss Lewis and
Warren c. Merrill as accompanies
The address was delivered by J. c.
Sn 18th of WaterviIle and the topic
was Our Chief Asset" Pictures
we're shown by boy activities and the
general thought was that our main
asset is our young people. At the
close of meeting the delegates formed
circle round the auditorium and
over the platform and joining hands
sang "Blest Be the Tie That Binds
President Clement declared the an
nual conference closed and benedic-
ton was pronounced by Rev. Theo-
dore Halbert Wilson.
This conference was one of the
most successful events that has ever
occurred in Skowhegan and brough;
to our town a splendid delegation of
young men. While here one hund-
red and eighteen boys took forward
steps, about ninety protesting the
Christian faith. Among those regis
tered were
Allen Robinson. Earl Hamilton,
Harold Carl. George Weber. William
Foss. Milford Baker. Freeman Curtis.
John Gordon. Bingham; Clifton Hight.
Howard Rowsll. Donald Woodman,
Herbert Thompson. Merrill Green,
Milton Bush. John A. Springer, Paul
Barker. Clyde Bush. VIM .Tarbeli.
Howard Chapman. Prot Guy +. Will
liams. Athens: +. Lutz, NJ. l.. Brown.
Chauncey Brown. John Patterson. Al
fred Putnam. Everett Coro. Ivan
Mitchell. Ralph Giaxier. Ralph Glf-
ford. Norman Tozier. Philip Robert
son. Fairfield Prin. T. l. Allen.
Frank =. Reading. Rudolph Locke.
Harry Evart. Donald Berry. Harold
Cain, Merle Bessey. Ray Tobey TN
struetor). Leslie Cain. Fred Center.
VIM McCrackin. Everett Bucknam,
Earle Clement. Lester canaveiio. ".
L. Cannon. Chas. Hamlln, Cecil Cain.
chas. Conn. Vim. F1ies. Arthur Walk.
or. George Elliott. John Hoiler. Jr.
Hinekiey and Clinton. oryiiie Mcvidy,
D. !. Moody. VIM. corcoran. Edwin
Donaldson. Andrew Center. Edwin
Mailing. Gerald Mccarthy. Vim. Whit
,emore. Roland scott. |. " Brown.
Paul Wentworth. r,oHaid willis. John
Chick. Parker Humphrey. fraak
Hamiin. Prank Anderson. Harold
Bleau. John chesman. IT,. John No
Naily. walter berg Arthur Dslyea.
wm Ferris. n winsiow. Clyde p~ek.
az. tos~a Strsekiana. Walter novas,
0ood wilt: Leland Coaley. ksaaail
cFoss. rerves, rtshsvtoa. lee smith.
eeaAa Priest. David Wiley. Arthur
Curtis. CtaFsaee sopsr, Isaac Davis.
Harold spaulalnE. Cart Andrews.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22
BOYS CONFERENCE
Continued from First Page

Continued from First Page)
Judge Fred Foss Lawrence Gf Show
hogan as POSTMASTER WITH his
usual senses on the alert. Judge Law
renee had lost nothing of the even
ing's fervor up TO that time and ad-
yocated that from then on. the boys
use their applause for punctuation.
His advise was well needed and al
though at times the cheers were deaf
ening, and the building rang with
hearty voices of our Maine boys, all
was order and quiet during the re
marks and speechmaking. Judge
Lawrence said it was harder to talk
to the boys than to men, but brought
a message of sincerely and truthful
ness to them and asked them to re-
main natural. AS he neared the end
of his bright and witty speech, he
said that it was something of a prob
lem to know what to do with our eX-
presidents. That they had tried
sending them to tropics and to the
golf fields. There is one thing they
can always do" said the Judge and
that is talk" and he accordingly call
ed upon Carleton p. Merrill, the ex-
president of the Skowhegan Board
of Trade, who was to give the wei
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22

officers were elected: President, Earl
Clement. Good Will; vice president.
Alec Thomson. Skowhegan; second
vice president, Fred McCarty, Madi-
son; third vice president, Frank
Caucci. Arson; fourth vice president.
Frank FEEDING. Good Will; assistant
secretary, Ralph Merriam, Skowhe-
gan An address followed upon Or
ganized Boys Work" delivered by
jeff c. Smith of Waterville and dur
ing the forenoon two more addresses
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22

Scion; Elon Lancaster, Vance Adams,
Gene Lancaster, Lionel Lister, Leon
Steward, Max Viles. Rev. F. H. Means,
Gordon Scott, Mahlon Lancaster, Ed
mund Gee, Philip Humphrey, C. Wal
ton, Ralph Kennison. Albion Briggs,
Clyde Hooper, Rex Oliver, Carroll
Hooper, Conrad Kennison, Victor Lis
ter, Leland Pierpont, A. G. Johnson
Gnstructor), Hans Hansen, Cecil
Sawyer, Earl Watson, Frank Carucci.
John Pelky, Fred McCarty, Madison:
Eugene Currie, Ray Marcia, Rev. r.
l.. Sheaff, Edwin Gilman, Wallace
Sheaff, Fred Wheeler. Ivory Haskell.
Norridgewock.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22
Sunday morning the special service

Sunday morning the special service
for the boys was held at the First
Baptist Church, the speaker being S.
J. Robbins of Summit, N. ]. and his
theme Half Man" In the after
noon a musical at $50 was enjoyed in
the Congregational Church with music
by the male quartet, song by L. S.
Moore, Ray Kilgore, j. Harvey White,
violin music by Master Harold Lord,
and organ music by Warren c. Mer-
rill and Mahlon Gerrish. Accom-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22
Gard OF Thanks

We wish TO express our thanks
to our neighbors. friends. G. A. RS.
and X. P's. for their kindly assis-
lance and for the beautiful floral Of
ferings
Mrs A. r Smith
Mr. and Mrs C, J Leayitt
SHOW hogan. Me. April 81, 1915.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22
MAXI. a. F~~i Lite 10

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two years writes Mrs NJ A. Bridges.
Robinson. Miss. 4 commenced tsking
Policy kidney PiliH about ten mpnih s
ago | am al years Of age and feet
like is-ysar-oid girl" Foley Kid
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tism and bladder trouble For sale
b. aAmpson a Avore
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22

Among the reeent births In skowhe-
gan Ia q daughter to Mr.. and AFs
Napoieon Richard Of Madison.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-06
GREENE COUNTY |S
 FIGHTING WEEV|L Dens0n Optimistic Despite Wet Weather Which Re
 tards Fight

John T. Denson, member of the Ala bama legislature and a visitor in Blr- mingham yesterday for the purpose of attending the prohibition conference at the Tutwiler last night, spoke optmis- tcally about the affairs of Greene county and Eutaw in particular.
 The crops in my county are eXcep- tonally good this year. and all the peo- pie are looking for a very prosperous season. It is true that the boil weevi has entered our section, but ehe farmers are doing their best to combat this dread insect. l feel sure that Greene county is going to be victorious in the battle with the boil weevil.
 This rainy weather is rather bad to try to stop the boil weevil, but, of course, 1t can't rain always. l am q great ad- mirer of Birmingham, and it Is always a great pleasure to get back here Things seem to be going along at a lively rate here and nearly every one with whom 1 have come in contact is optimistic over the future 1t is a hard matter to beat our state of Alabama in anything, even when it comes to prosperity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-06
 ARRIVE WITH CREW OF SUNKEN VESSEL

Pauilac. France, July 5.-(4 D. m)-The Spanish steamer Juan arrived here to- day with the captain and seven men of the French schooner Hirondele The schooner was sunk July 2 by a German submarine near Ouessant the western most of the islands off the coast of Brit tany. The captain of the Hirondelle said
 "A submarine appeared 300 yards from us and fired a shot through our rigging. l lowered sail and raised our flag. Some one called to us from the submarine that we had three minutes to leave the vessel. and we got into lifeboat and pulled away.
 ''The submarine then fired six shots into tho Hirondelle and in 10 minutes l saw my ship sink. having keeled over with her keel in the air At this moment two torpedo boats and the Spanish ship Juan, which took us aboard, appeared, and the German submarine slowly submerged until she was out of sight"