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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-22
MINNESOTA JUDGE
 DEALS SEVERELY
 WITH PRO-GERMAN

MANKATO, lINN, Dec. 22.-Frank J. Bush, prom nent merchant was found guilty this forenoon of making sedou5 uterances and given one of the most severe sen tences ever handed out by the district court here.
 Bush was sentenced to three months in jail; fined $5OO must subscribe to the third issue of the Liberty Loan bond to the amount of 2OOO and must donate $1OO to the American Red Cross; $50 to the Y M C. A. war fund and $50 to the Knights of Columbus fund Bush will be kept in jail until the Liberty Loan Bond issue is purchased and the donations made.
 The sentence meets with the approval of all people here as Bush has been most pronounced in his utterane against the United States government.
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STEEL PRICES ARE BEING REVISED BY
 INTERESTED ONES

WASHINGTON, Dec 22. - w. J.. Showalter, in a bulletin of the Ma tional Geographic Society, points out the importance of the steel industry in winning the war The industry, he says, even in slack times of 1914 employed more people than live in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Wyoming together. Capital employ ed is greater than the na- tional wealth of Switzerland. It's pro- duct in 1914 was worth $1,OOO,OOO000 more than the entire republic Of Por- tugal. Without American steel SAYS the writer, German submarines would have conquered the ocean.
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EACH BRITISHER IS
 ALLOWED ONE POUND
 OF MEAT DIET DAILY

BEHIND THE BRITISH LINES IN FRANCE, Dec. p. - The British army ration scale allows one pound of meat to each man daily to the troops in the trenches, and threeQuar ters of a pound to those at home. It further requires each soldier at the front to carry a pound of meat in his kit.
 The measures by which an army equal to one-ffth the male population of Great Britain before the war has been supplied with meat on this scale, amount to something like revolution in the technique of army supply.
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JUST CRAZY

NONTROSE, Colo, Dec. 22. Mrs. J. T. Bush, aged 72, yesterday an uounced that she had killed her son, J. O. Bush, after he had killed her grandson, Ira, last Sunday. The w2- man claimed that she had burned her sons body in iye.
 Today it was announced that the son was alive and he would return here within a few weeks. The auth critics believe that the woman is simply crazy. The strange part of the entire ease is that the grandson was murdered and no trace was found of J. O. Bush.
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EXTRA SERVICE IS PLANNED ON
 R. R. MONDAY

The train due to be operated on the railroad next Tuesday has oeen In- nuled and instead q train wH leave here Monday morning for nc north cn :t z o'clock. The train will leave , ,aday morning at 9 o'clocK rom Kern Creek connecting with the Sew ard train. This special service Is on account of the holidays, many of the men along the division desiring to come to Seward for Christmas. Fol- lowing Mondays train the next one will be on Thursday.
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AlRMAR OF ALLIES DROP BOMBS UPON
 GERMAN FACTORY

OUESTRIA. HOLLAND, Dee. 22-Worlanen arriv- ing here today from Essen, Germany declare that the great KgIpp munition establishment has been burning for the past wentyfour hours and all efforts to eXtlng ush the flames have failed When the worknen left the scene soldiers were guarding the plant and had established
 line around the entire works permitting no information to be given out Ninety thousand workmen employed in the various factories are said to be fighting the fire Var ious explosions have occurred
 According to the information brought here Allied amen dropped ucendary bombs upon the Krupp estab- lishment and this started the fire.
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MAYOR MILAN SAYS NEW YORK CITY WILL
 NOT BE WIDE OPEN

ATLANTIC CITY, N, J., Dec. 22.- New York will not be "wide open" town when John F. Hylan becomes mayor.
 That was Judge Hylan's answer here to reports that the sporting fra ternity of New York were expecting a return of the "good old days" after January 1, when Tammany admin istlation comes back into power after lapse of 12 years.
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WOODCHOrPERS ARE RIDING IN AUTOS
 AND REFUSE WORK

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. p. - Woodchoppers have been known to
 ride in six cylinder automobiles, de- clning all proffered work, and hay ba,ers in part of San Joaquin valley, after running wages up to ten dollars per day, went on a strike for more. M. F. Tmpey, of Fresno, told delegat- es to the California Fruit Growers Convention in an address. He urged the importation of Asiatic farm labor.
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HEAVY SENTENCE HANDED TO SEDITIOUS TALKER
RUSSIA WILL NOT KNEEL TO EMPEROR
 BUT WILL FIGHT.

PETROGRAD, Dec. 22-Foreign Minister Trotsky of the Boshevd government addressing the Delegates Council of the Soldiers and Wornen this forenoon, de- cared that if the Kaiser offered an offensive peace pro gram, Russia would turn the terms down and fight against it.
 Russia did not overthrow Czarism loudly explane~ Trotsky 'to be forced to knee before the Kaiser"
 His uterances called forth prolonged cheers and the delegates voted to again resume the war against Germany if satisfactory terms of peace were not concluded
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SEWARD CITIZENS ARE THANKED BY
 HALIFAX PEOPLE

The following telegram was received this forenoon by Mayor Frank J. Cotter from R. T. MacLlreath, Chair man of the Relief Committee at Halifax:
 "Relief Committee representing citizens generally deeply appreciate generous financial contribution from Sward Alaska and the Arctic Brotherhood Please con- vey to all interested in this magnificent gift our sincere thanks"
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MAXINE TEST
 OF COAL FROM THE MATANUSKA

SEATTLE, Dec. 2S. - The Federal Bureau of Mines announced today that forty tons of Matanuska coa. have been received for testing. The coa. will be washed at the King county washeries then divided between four industrial plants for testing. If the test proves the coal to be good black smith coal it is expected that the Alaska mines will supply the entire coast. The Mines Bureau expects a successful test.
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VICTORIA DUE TOMORROW

Steamer Victoria left Cordoya at o'clock this morning and is due to m- rive here tomorrow forenoon. Among the passengers on the Victoria for Seward are the following: John J. Ryan, Thomas King, s. Weir and wife and Mrs. c. Coutard. The Victoria will have two days mail unless mail was held over from the Evans for westward ports.
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CUT FLOWERS FOR
 CHRISTMAS ARE TO
 ARRIVE ON VICTORIA

One enteIprising firm m Seward, recognizing the fact that a Christ
 mas without flowers would be eN- tremely colorless, placed a large or der. The Seward Drug company is the firm and roses, carnations and other cut flowers will arrive here to- morrow on the Victoria. It is an- nounced that fancy prices will not be
 charged, the flowers going to first come, first served at Seattle prices.
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PLANNING TO USE PRISONERS
 FOR MARK TO HELP WAR

NEW YORK, Dec, 22. - William H. Wadhams, judge in the court of general sessions, has announced a plan to take convicts from behind the prison bars and put them to work to aid the government in it's war work, The details are to be worked out at a conference of prison officials which convenes here after the holidays.
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SUGAR CAMPAIGN CATCHES BERKELEY
 WITH FULL FORCE

BERKELEY. Calf, Dec. 22. - This whole town has been caught up in the "save sugar" campaign. Re- gently the school children signed a pledge that should cut down the sur reputjoUs visits to the jam closet con- siderabIy, while girl students at the University of California have agreed to cut down on ice cream and bon b0ns until the war is over
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ITALIANS HAVE RETAKEN MANY
 POSITIONS LOST

ROME, Dec. 22. - The Italians, during the past 20 hours, have retak en considerable ground the enemy gained last Tuesday and Wednesday. This ground regained is in the region of Monte Asolone. The Italians have held all rcgained positions despite most violent fire from the Teuton's artillery.
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SEVENTY YEAR OLD MAN WANTED TO
 ENLIST IN ARMY

OAKLAND, Cal, Dec. 22. - Many aged men are feeling the urge of war and are endeavOring to enlist, accord ing to Recruiting Officer R. J. Tipton of the 18th Regiment of Engineers. One man of 70 offered to pay his own board and transportation in the event he was accepted, but Tipton was for ced to decline his services.
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MISSION FROM SERBIA REACHES
 UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. - Ser bias military commission was receiv- ed here today by escorts of cavalry and a party of American officials headed by Secretary of State Lansing. The commissioners will be entertain ed tonight by President Wilson at a state dinner.
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COAL FOR UNALAsKA

SEATTLE, Dec. 22. - The steam CT Ketchikan, of the Alaska Steam ship Company, has been chartered by the United Coal Sales company to carry a cargo of 27OO tons of coal to Unalaska. The Ketchikan will sail January 5th.
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PERMISSION GIVEN
 BY THE GOVERNMENT
 TO POLISH RECRUITS

WASHINGTON. Dec. g. - The government has given permission for 2,OOO Poles, recruited in the United States, to use the First Niagara Training Camp, for training for ser vice in France. The camp formerly was used to train American officers
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FIRST AID CLASS OF RED CROSS INVITED
 TO MILITARY BALL

The members of tl, First Aid class of the Red Cross have been inv ed to attend the military ball to be giv- en tonight by the Seward Home Guards. The picked squads of the local will give drills and it is said that the First Aid Class will give a demon stration.
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WHITE GIRL SAYS SHE
 LOVES NEGRO BANDIT

HUTCHINSON, Kan, Dee. 22 - Gladys Smead, lI years old, white girl, has been arrested in Kansas City m company with a negro who was ta- ken for auto thefts the police here have been notified. The girl claims she loves the negro, the police de- clare.
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VEGETARIANS WANT MEATLESS DIET FOR
 THE FIGHTING MEN

MANCHESTER, England, Dec. %. -"The experience of the present war should result in the general adoption of the meatless diet" says the annual program" adopted by the Vegetar- ian Society of Great Britain, which has just closed it's annual convention here.
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COMING TO SEWARD

SEATTLE, Dec. 22. - H. B. h. gram and R. Scoble sailed for Sew ard yesterday on the steamer Jeffer- son. They will catch the next steam CT for the westward at Juneau.
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ALASKA INDUSTRY ID BE REGULATED
 BY CONGRESS- ACT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-The House Merchant Ma ne committee announced today that the members are now considering bill to regulate Alaska fisheries This bill will be introduced after the Christmas holidays The legislation is designated to stimulate the fishing industry also to obtain some revenue from the catch.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-19
FARM LOAN ASSN DOING
GOOD WORK
Admits Twelve New Members Approx
ing Their Loans for S1i,650

The Norridgewock National Farm
Loan Association held a directors
meeting at Arson last Friday at which
meeting new members and new loans
were approved as follows: There
were loans on farms
Starks, three members for $2650;
Skowhegan, one for $4S00 Anson one
member for $120O New Portland, one
member for $1,000; Lexington, one
member for $500; Embden, two mem
bers for $22O0; Detroit, one member
for 5000; Mercer, one member for
$500; Norridgewock, one member for
$500; total $14650. These loans
were negotiated as a result of recent
legislation which brought about the
establishment OF n Farmers Loan
Bank and in this county much aid
has been contributed to the farmers.
The Federal Bank of Springfield,
Mass has already approved Somerset
County loans to the amount of forty
one thousand, one hundred dollars
($41,100) and the titles are now being
looked up by mortgages to secure the
loans. Forty Somerset farmers have
already applied for or been granted
loans.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-19
| HTN|NCSTR|KESBA BARN
AND DESTROYS II
BuiIding on the james Brooks Farm,
Middle Road, Heap of Shoulder
ing Ashes

A large barn belonging to James
Brooks. situated on the Middle road
was struck by lightning during a
heavy shower which passed over this
vicinity Friday afternoon and was to-
tally destroyed by fire.
About 5 D. m the Skowhegan chemi-
cal received a call from the Brooks
farm and hastened to the scene of the
fire about two miles distant. When
the department arrived the barn was
in aames and little hope was held that
the house could be saved A large
crowd had gathered and by use of
Chemicals and a quickly formed water
brigade the fire fighters were enabled
to confne the damage to the barn and
Il ben house.
At the time of the fire the building
destroyed contained several head OF
live stock but these were rescued with
the exception of one pig. Sixty five
tons of hay went up in smoke and
several farming tools were destroyed
The loss is approximately $500 and
is fully covered by insurance. The
barn will probably be rebuilt.
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Giles

Sumner L. Giles and Mrs Josephine
l.. Fox were married yesterday at
Elmwood Lawn. the home of DR.. and
Mrs L. N Ellingwood. Rev. B. l..
Johnson of Ellsworth officiating The
groom was born in Cornville, 68 years
ago, son of George and Belinda Rus
sell Giles, now both deceased When
about 1S years old he went to work in
Massachusetts and later went to Cal
ifornia where he was engaged in
ranching for a great many years. He
has been east on several occasions
and has crossed the continent eight
times. Samuel A. Fox, to whom the
bride was formerly married, and Mr..
Giles both grew up in the same neigh
borhood in Cornville and were boy
hood companions. Mr.. Giles how
ever did not meet Mrs. Fox until COM
ing to Athens two months ago He
has been a resident of National City,
Calf, for the past 28 years. The
bride was born in Oshkosh, Wis, and
came east about Is years ago. She
and her usband settled in Embden on
the Kennebec road and that has been
her home for the past thirteen years.
1t is to this farm that the newly
welded couple will go to make their
future home 1t should be of inter-
est to note that the groom is neph-
ew of Mrs. Jane c. Parsons of Ath-
ems.
AS Mr. Fox, the former husband of
Mrs. Giles will be recalled by many
of our readers, it seems fitting to give
a little more OF his life history here,
He was a veteran of the Civil War
and went West in 1868. His marri-
age to Mrs. Fox occurred in Polk
County, Wisconsin He and his wife,
the present Mrs. Giles, came to Maine
in 1904 locating in Embden where
they lived for ten years In 1914,
MIR. Fox went West to visit his chill
dren and his death occurred while
on this visit March 1916,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-19
BASEBALL GAME SATURDAY
Somerset Shoe Shop Nine VIII Have
Hallowell Aggregation as Contend
ers

There isn't much baseball in Show
hegan this season compared with the
quantity and quality set up in the past
seasons but there is at present one
team in town, which if given any
kind of support would be able to put
on a fairly good exhibition of the ma
tional pastime. Men interested in
the shoe shop and its development ap-
pear also to be interested in the town
and have assembled a crowd of play
ers who can deliver the goods If pro-
perly encouraged. No man can play
ball without an impetous. Empty
bleachers and verbal knocks tend to
discourage the young player so if the
town of Skowhegan wants a team of
any kind this season why not give
them enough support to get by. The
Somerset Shoe Shop team is not a
money making proposition. Those
in charge do not want to make money
but would like support and interest
enough so that they may keep ex-
penses paid.
Next Saturday afternoon at three
o'clock they play Hallowell at Fair
view Park What about getting out
to this game and giving these young
citizens of our town boost?
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Meeting for Patriotic Women

Next Thursday evening, July 26, the
women of Skowhegan will have the
opportunity to learn something of
food and food conservation. Miss
Mary Robbins, working under the di-
rection of the State Food Conserva-
ton Committee will be at the Opera
Honse at 2 P. M on that date and will
discuss the cold pack method of pre-
serving food This lecture is for
you, who have always canned sue
eessfuily; you who have never can
ned; you who keep vegetables by
sailing them down; you who have
never used this method; you who
know how to dry fruits and vege-
tables you who do not know how for
you if you have anything to do with
preparation. The Nation is making
an earnest appeal for all women to
be present at these meetings and to
do their Bit for the cause by con-
serving the food supply. This meet
ing is being held under the auspices
of the local Food Conservation Board,
Mrs. Edward F. Merrill, chairman. A
meeting similar to this one was held
about month ago with great sue
cess and it is hoped that all patrio-
tic women of Skowhegan will gather
IN the Opera House next Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, that they may
md out the best way to conserve food
and in so doing help the Nation.
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SURPRISE PARTY AT LAKEWOOD
Friends Help Mr.. and Mrs. &. +.
Av0re Celebrate Nineteenth We'd
ding Anniversary

When Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Ayore ar
rived at their cottage last Thursday
night they expected to find d few in
vited friends there to help quietly
celebrate their nineteenth anniyer-
sary. Imagine their surprise when
upon entering the cottage, they saw
not few. but many friends, gathered
in the living room and in the dining
room two long tables heavily laden
with good things to eat Mrs Avore
was speechless but her spouse rallied
to the occasion and intimated that he
knew all about the affair, but of
course no one believed that story 1t
was a jolly crowd. that seated them
selves about those two tables and soon
only the memory of the repast was
left Several of the gentlemen pres
ent were invited to wash dishes which
they did with as good grace as pos
sibe. While they were performing
this household art the women were
holding an impromptu Suffrage meet
ing in an adjoining room. During
the evening auction was enjoyed and
some of the men went out doors and
played football. The evening passed
all too quickly and at late hour
the guests departed expressing the
hope that Mr.. and Mrs. Avore would
celebrate many anniversaries with
their help
Those present We're Mr.. and Mrs.
G. e. Avore, Mr. and Mrs. r. T.
Patten. Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Steward,
Mrs Vivian Woodbury.. Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Gledhill; Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Jewett, Mrs. Robert Lord, Mr.. and
Mrs Will Elliott, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Steward, DR.. and Mrs. W. S. Stnch
field.
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OUELLETTES STORY IS
JUST A BIT F|SHY
Statements Made by Strangers Are
Conflicting. Official Minds Are
Wondering

Fred Ouellette of Rumford told
Sheriff Goodrich that he was robbed
OF $3.50 Friday night while sleep
ing at the Skowhegan House
All of which leads up to rather
tangled narrative of man who was
robbed and still wasn't robbed 1t
happened in this manner, according
to 0uellette. He arrived in town Fri
day night on the late train and missed
the car for Madison. Having no al
tentative he engaged a room at the
Skowhegan House and took as his
roommate a young fellow by the name
of Burnie, who resides in Biddeford
school with him at one time and as
he told the Reporter representative,
he thought Burnie was anything but
a crook Before retiring on that
eventful Friday night he and his
roommate drank rather copiously and
were in the best of spirits. Ouellette
says he thought nothing of his money
and left it in his clothing. When he
awoke Saturday morning Burnie was
gone, so was Ouellette's money and
watch. Immediately discovering his
loss he notified authorities and deputy
Pooler went with Ouellette to the
morning train but could see nothing
of Burnie Later Ouellette pawned
his overcoat and has not since been
seen.
Now comes the story of the affair
as related by Warren Tuttle He de-
clares that Ouellette did not stay in
the Skowhegan House but that he
probably did sleep on the veranda.
Mr. Tuttle came out on to the veranda
about a. IN. Saturday and saw a
young fellow sitting in a chair. He
asked him if he wanted to come in
and received a negative reply He
left the fellow there and is convinced
that it was Ouellette Now the au-
thorities are wondering what kind of
a game the young fellow was play
ing His story seemed legitimate
enough until Mr. futile spoiled it by
declaring he did not stay at the Skow-
hegan House either alone or with an
other party and that therefore his
story could not be true.
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BINGHAM MAN NARROW
LY ESCAPES DEATH
Albion Healey Struck by lightning in
Shower OF Friday Afternoon

Albion Healey, prominent citizen
of Bingham had narrow escape from
death when struck by lightning during
the heavy thunder shower which pass
ed over that town Friday afternoon.
Mr. Healey was standing on the YER
anda of his home when he was sud
denly greeted by a binding flash and
was knocked down heavily. 4 neigh
Dor who viewed the incident
carried the unfortunate man into the
house and a physician was summoned
Though friends had nearly given up
hope of his reyiviug. but a few mo-
meuts passed when he came from his
dazed condition and was able to
speak At the present time he is
confined to his home but is improv-
ing rapidly
During the same shower a telephone
pole in front of the home of Charles
Chase was struck by bolt and badly
splutered The storm did severe
damage in the vicinity of Bingham and
the friends of Mr. Healey can extend
congratulations that he should escape
death even though by a very narrow
margin