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Somerset Academy Notes

The students of Somerset Academy
keep we'll posted on current events
and politics Principal Cato has set
aside part of every Friday afternoon
when the whole school meets In the
main room to engage in a general dis
cussion of the important events OF re-
cent occurrence turnout the world.
These exercises have proved very
beneficial, a great mental stimulus,
and a splendid training for citizen
ship.
On account OF the heavy snowstorm
a week ago last Saturday almost half
of the school and one teacher were I'M
able to return to school until Tuesday
and Wednesday of the next week
Tuesday, December 4, the Victrola
was taken up to the Academy and
Mrs Flanders played it for the pupils.
Most of the records are educational
but some are for amusement.
Opal Webb came back to school
December 5, after an absence of a
number of weeks on account OF her
mothers illness.
School will close December IA, for
the Christmas vacation and will COM
mence again December 81, for a
twelve week term.
Thursday, Dec. 6, Mrs. Ellingwood
visited school.
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INJURED WHILE SLIDING
Miss Chantel Bison Sustains Broken
Arm In Peculiar Accident

Miss Chantel Bison, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Bison, sustained
a broken arm last Thursday night
while tobogganing in the vicinity of
the Eddy. She, together with a
number of other high school students
left in the early part of the evening
to enjoy the sport afforded by the
heavy snowfall There were two to-
boggans in the party of twelve. They
were taking their last spin for the
evening and Miss Bison was seated
on the forward end of one of the to-
boggans. On the swift ride down the
hill she extended her arm over the
side of the vehicle and in some man
ner that member became caught un-
derneath the toboggan. There 1t re
manned until the slide ended and
Miss Bison, at that time, felt no Ill
effects rather than a severe sprain.
A physician was consulted and it was
found that the arm had been broken.
At present Miss Bison is able to at
tend to her studies at the high school
but states that never again on a
toboggan.
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Miss Caroline Parker, New Portland

Miss Caroline Parker was born in
New Portland, in September, 1897 Her
mother was formerly Miss Mary Davis
of Methuen, Mass, and her father,
Samuel Parker of New Portland. Miss
Parker spent her early youth in her
native town Having attended the
town schools she later went to Meth
uen. Mass. where she was employed
for good many years in a weaving
mill in that town Later ON. Miss
Parker returned to New Portland to
keep house for her brother John
Parker, in which capacity she has
quietly spent the latter part of her
life. Her eightieth birthday last fall
found Miss Parker quite delicate in
health, making it difficult for her to
carry on her usual home duties
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Crescent Tent Election

Monday evening a large delegation
of members of Crescent Tent. No l6,
Lodge of Maccabees. met for the an
nual election OF officers. Previous to
the election it was reported that dur
ing the month of November. fifteen
new members we're initiated into the
order.
officers elected we're Past Com. b.
s. Flag. Com. \ H Murray, Lieut..
Com Lewis Eupea; r h, A. R
Jewett: Chap Harold Priest; physi-
clan. Or Olivier GAIA; N of A,
Julian Couroy: 1st N Of c Walter
Murray. 2ud " Of G Wiltred King;
sentinel Leon Raadn: picket, Leger
King
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Who Sent Us the Money :

We have received. this week, re-
mittanee from Brunswick, Me, with
ont letter. or signature, or ANYTIME
else by which the selder could ne
identified. It probably was intended
to apply to someone's subscription ac-
count. Will the sender please I'd
vice us, at once, so that proper ere it
may be made.
We have similar unidentified re-
mittances on file from Wateryillc
(Noy 81. 1870, from Norridgewock
(Oct IA, 1879 and from The Forks
(OCt "A, 1870.
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There are quite a lot of letters in
the Reporter now of the fellows who
went across, and they are real inter
esting Our first sergeant thinks we
will be over there before many months
There has been a French officer over
here, giving lectures on what to do,
and how to fight All work is done
in trenches over there.
Well today Is the 10Th and l have
lust found time to finish this letter.
The Bait Is going on hike tomorrow.
l don't know how long we will be
gone. received q package from the
Congregational Church yesterday and
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BIG SEIZURE AT MADISON
Deputy Sheriff Frank l.. Harding
Catches Them With the Goods

Several Polish and Italian residents
of Madison had rather dry time of 1t
during the past few days. Reason
Frank l.. Harding. They sent for the
stuff and it came but before it could
be delivered the above mentioned
Frank L. Harding. a deputy Sheriff
of Somerset County, stepped into the
affair and intimated that he better
take the stuff He took it.
Last Saturday afternoon hearing
was held before Judge Withee at
which hearing several foreigners we're
present together with the deputy and
Sheriff Harry l.. Goodrich. The lot
seized consisted of II barrels OF beer
and three packages of whiskey, each
containing one gallon. The men who
ordered the liquors claimed that they
drank beer on the table in place OF
coffee and so the stuff was returned TO
them by order Of Judge Withee
Sheriff Goodrich, it seems, didn't put
much faith in the coffee proposition
and has stated that the matter would
he taken up with Federal authorities
in an attempt to enforce the prohibi-
tory law in Madison, and 1t might be
added, in other towns of the county
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FREE OF CHARGE

Why suffer with Indigestion, dys-
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stomach, coming -of-food -after-eat-
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remarkable curative properties, and
has demonstrated its efficiency by fif-
ty years OF success. Headaches are
often caused by disordered stomach
August Flower is put up in 25 and
rs cent bottles For sale in all civil
lied countries.
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From BigelOw Hill to France

The following letter is from Private
Roy L. Pray to his mother, Mrs. Geo.
P. Pray, whose home is on Bigelow
Hill in this town.
Nov. 2, 1917.
My Dear Mother
AS all the boys are setting here
writing will try and do likewise, it is
raining here again today, the same as
usual, for we have had only two or
three days of good weather since we
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Just received your letter and

Just received your Ietter ana
package yesterday and was very glad
to hear from you The clothes come
in real handy, for l am wearing them
today. 1t looks as tho I ought to re-
ceiye a lot of Xmas presents this
year, more than ever before. We
have got some more new horses and
some of them are pretty wild. l had
two that | had to tame. but as have
got special job now, won't have to
bother with them for while
I would like for you to send me a
couple of bed blankets If it doesn't
cost too much.
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Card OF Thanks

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the many friends and rela-
tives for their kindness and help to
oar wife and mother during her sick
ness and death; also to the ladies of
the Relief Corps for their kindness
and help and for the beautiful flowers
contributed by all; also to the Com
rades of Russell Post for their kind
ness and help.
Prescott 4 Cleveland
Eva NJ. Cleveland
Jane 3 Leavitt
Skowhegan. Me. December T. lal9'
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Guy Gilman Writes From Texas

The following letter was written By
Guy Gilman. former Skowhegan boy
10 his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Jewett. This young man has not
yet crossed the water but expects to
do so in the early future He is now
located at Leon Springs. Texas. The
letter follows:
Leon Springs, Texas, Nov. II, 1917
Dear Grandpa and Grandma
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was very much pleased with 1t.
cant seem to think of any thing
more to write this time. as there are
four fellows here, cracking jokes
about the war. There is an Italian
fellow they are kidding.
With love, write soon,
PRIV GUY L. GILMAN,
21st Field Artillery,
Camp Funston, Leon Springs,
Battery G, Texas
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You don't have to be a professional
advertiser to advertise in Every
body's Column Just say. briefly
what you want to sell or buy what
you want to know or what you want
somebody else to know. Anybody
can do it, but We will re-write your
ad for you if you wish.
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We want you to have every issue oil
this paper 1t especially pleases us
when you plan to have it reach you
while away from home. This is so
easy to do, if you give the matter
little forethought. Give us the ad-
dress, or different addresses. where
you are to be and we will forward the
paper, every week.
INDEPENDENT REPORTER co.
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On Active Service with
American Expeditionary Force
England, Oct. y, 1917

Dear Pa:
Just a line tonight. We are here
in a camp under canvas with some
English soldiers who are in Barracks
This must be a garrison.
England is a very beautiful country
Everything is very rustic Farms and
buildings are very, oddly arranged
Every building is brick There are
no barns just sheds for the cattle and
sheep There are many of these. All
farms and fields are separated by
hedges. some low. others are tall II
would be almost impossible for man
or sheep to get thru them The hedges
are trimmed in all shapes
Small ponds are seen everywhere
and narrow but deep rivers with still
water 1t is very seldom that you see
Il dirt road Most all as hard as ce-
ment DO not know from what they
are made
We arrived in a large seaport
(which | cannot uame) one night at
$50 and then rode > hours on train
to our present camp. Do not know
what part of England We are in. We
are not allowed To write anything per
tanning to military affairs
oct. 10. 1871.
We expect to leave this camp to-
morrow. We have had rain and mud
for the past week 1t has been AS
had as wet weather is in Maine There
is large amount of sickness but
am we'll and feeling fine.
It is not an uncommon thing 10 see
airships sailing over this camp The
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MEMBERS OF co. { ARE
NEARLY BROKE
Clarence Dunlap States That They
Won't Get Money for Several Weeks

Fred c. Dunlap of this town is in
receipt of a letter from his son, Clar-
ence, a private in Co. E, 103rd u. S.
Infantry. Private Dunlap describes
the nature of the country in which he
and his fellows are stationed and also
states that he has not yet received
his pay and probably won't until the
army arrives in France.
The letter is written in two parts,
the first dated Oct. II, and the second
Oct. 18th. According to letter
found in another column Of this issue
referring to the death of Corporal
Earl Withee, the accident occurred on
Oct. Il and yet Private Dunlap makes
no mention of the incident in his let
ter
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-05
GOLDEN FLOOD
IS POURING IN
FIRST ISSUE or THE BIG WAR
LOAN WILL BE ovERSCRIBED
SEVERAL TIMES.
|H|GH AVERAGE IS SET
The Amount OF the subscriptions
Pouring Into the United states
Treasury Is Averaging Nearly
10000. 900 an Hour.

WASHINGTON. May 5.The gol-
den flood pouring into the treasury
department to float the liberty loan
continues unabated Ddas
Its sources are tapping the treas
nre Of every section Of the country.
The responses today maintained yes
terday''s average Of nearly s2O.Oo0.- =
900 an hour or over s3ea. 900 a min
ute.
The maintenance of this subscrip-
ton rate, established since the first
issue was offered the public. will
over-subscribe several times the
original $4,000. 100000 asked.
Two per cent of the 27.513 state
and national banks and trust COM
panies throughout the country have
applied for $13S,614 600. At this
rate the total applications for sub
scriptions to the first issue viii
reach between $4,000. 5000 and
$1,000. 600 900.
Early reports today indicated that
the bank and trust companies of
New York will subscribe nearly so
per cent OF the first issue. The larg
est single subscription yet received
$50. 900. 0oU--came from an insti-
tuition in New York City.
The first reports from Illinois
brought subscriptions from Chicago
for $1S.995.00o.
Cleveland sent s1,o5o. 900, placing
Ohio third in the list of states.
The last of Secretary MeAdoo's
kilograms to banks and trust com
panies have been sent from Washing
ton. completing the first publicity
step in floating the huge bond issue.
Advertising campaigns suited TO
local conditions throughout the coun-
try are being launched by subscrib-
ing banks in all the states
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FIND PLAN To
COMBAT SUB
SUCCESSFUL MEANS FOR THE
DESTRUCTION OF SUBMARINES
HAVE BEEN PERFECTED.
METHOD KEPT SECRET
No Details Have Been Given Out As
to the Plans Devised for Handling
Hostile Submarine Crafts-Is De-
clared To BE Success.

NEW YORK, May 5.--Practical
means of successfully combating the
submarine menace have been found,
according TO W. L. Saunders, chair
man of the consulting board. who
arrived here today. according to the
Evening World The plan is based
on experiments that have been in
progress for some time.
Il cannot say more at this time
than that we have submitted con
crete plan to the navy department TO
handle hostile submarine crafts, 1t
is not theoretical plan, but one
based on actual experiments.
Thomas A. Edison, who has been
working on various experiments for
the naval board, could not be reached
at his home in East Orange this at
ternoon His secretary said Edison
was engaged in his laboratory and
was still making experiments OF a
nature that could not be revealed.
Fifteen members of the sub-eom-
mittee of the naval consulting board
have devoted their energies to de-
vising means for resisting the sub
marine menace, and il Is believed
much progress has been made.
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NEW SHIPPING
BILL IS Up
NEASIRE TO BE INTRODUCED
MONDAY WILL GIVE PRESl-
DENT POWER TO CONMAN-
DEER ALL SHIP lARitS.
FAR REACHING IN EFFECT
President VIII Have Authority To
Take over all Ship Building Yards
and All Materials Used in the
Construction of Vessels.

WASHINGTON. May 5.-field-
ING to internal pressure for ships
and vet more ships-the admlnistra-
,ion has prepared new bin author
izing President Wilson to take over
all ship yards in the country ana
materials used in the construction OF
vessels,
The bin is to be introduced in
congress Monday. Senator Fletcher
stated today
The repairs on the three Hamburg
,,,or;can liners. Pennsylvania.
President Lincoln and President
Grant the worst damaged OF the
Tepton interned ships. Will cost
So5o 600 each the shipping board
stated today.
one hundred and twenty days
,vas set as the outside limit Tor re-
noirjns all the damaged Teuton yes
sells
The Fletcher bill, according 10 cue
arthor. is one of the most drastic OF
its kind ever presented 10 congress.
The bill empowers the president
70 commander not only all snip
cords hut all steel. lumber and eN-
arv,bine else entering into the con-
structian of ships. The WORK f'sei'
win eventually fall into the hahds
of tbe government shipping board
81 Erecting head of the work Gen
orsl ooethals will be In charge O
,he actual construction work.
The new shipping bill IS another
ora of those measures that is bount
90 draw a fight from those who are
onnosed to "centralizing autoerau'
nou,er in the hands OF the presi
aan,n hut little doubt is held tina
,be president will substantially hav'
his way in the matter.
The bill authorizing him to com
handler all ships in the country i
oow before congress. This measure
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-05
PRESENT MONARCH|AL SYSTEM
IN GERMANY TO Be CONTINUED

AMSTERDAM, May 5.-The Ger
man constitutional committee voted
today i'm effect to continue Germany's
present monarchiaI system and to
shut off completely democracy, ac-
cortling to an interpretation placed
here on Berlin dispatches.
The committee began the days
session with the adoption or resolu-
tions planned to require the cham
cellor to countersign all orders and
of the kaiser and to make
him responsible TO the reichstag for
such orders.
But later the committee vitiated
this reform by rejecting II proposal
that the chancellor be made liable
to dismissal on majority vote Of
the reichstag.
The present recommendations OF
the committee. therefore, on their
faces eurbed the power of the kaiser
by making his chief minister as
sumo responsibility for all his acts
of government to the reichstag, but
in reality by making the reichstag
impotent to punish the chief minister
for the kaiser's acts, leaving his
power absolutely unchanged.
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RESERVES
INTO DAT TLE
NEW DIVISIONS BEING HURLED
AGAINST FRENCH AT MANI
PLACES ALONE FRONT.
DESPERATE
Desperate Attempts Are being Made
BY the Germans 10 Stop the French
Advancc-French Make Gains In
Spite OF Counter Attacks.

PARIS. May .tiermany is p0ur-
ing fresh divisions into separate
fighting along the whole az the Sois-
sons and Rheims front in tleter-
mined attempt to stop the French adj
vance and retake positions lost Ia
General Nivelle's recent drive, to-
days official statement showed.
-Four new divisions approxinating
100000 men were called ON BY the
Teutons To aid In vi0lent c0umter NJ
tacks. The German counter thrust
furnishes greater part of the fight
ing around Mt. Cornillet and east of
Blond Mont. hut the French xgain
succeeded in making gains in the
face of violent resistance.
..Sonth of the Oise German at
tack was checked with our curtain
Of fire. the official statement said.
During the night north Of the
lAisne the Germans violently attempt
ed to retake our Cra0nne position
captured yesterday, but all efforts
were broken down by the resistance
Of our infantry and by our barrnge
fire. The enemy was unable TO
reach our lines anywhere.
''On Friday evening, following
yesterdays attack, the Germans
again attempted counter attack
west Of Rheims. bringing M
great reserves from Aguilconrt. They
utterly failed in all attempts. their
advance being checked By the French
with heavy guns and field artillery.
resulting in huge losses to the eil-
emy. Two new German divisions
were identified in this battle. We
took 02J prisoners, Including ones
Il German major.
In the Champagne a violent hat
tie occurred Friday evening in the
region OF Cornillst Mont. Our forces
further progressed east OF the monn-
tain slopes around Mond Rlond de-
spite the heaviest resistance
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BRAZIL RELEASES
GERMAN MINISTER
RELEASE OF DIR. PAUL. ORDER
ED ON RECEIPT WORD FROM
BERLIN THAT BRAZILIAN
MINISTER COULD DEPART.
The German Minister Was Detained
by Brazil Until Germany Agreed
To Permit Departure OF Brazilian
Minister from That Country.

MONTIVIDEO. May 6.--The Bra
lillian government has released Dr.
PAUL., former German minister 10
Rio Janeiro. on the receipt of word
from Berlin indicating that the Ger
man government had permitted the
departure of the Brazilian minister.
DR.. PAUL. has been held at = little
town in Brazil near the Uruguayan
frontier The official announcement
was made that he would be thus de-
tanned until Germany's refusal to
permit the departure of the Brazilian
minister was changed.
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|RA|N CRASHES into
| AUTO--0NE IS KILLED.
sent To the home this afternoon.
4 PIONEER CITIZEN

Il. VI. Rocket has spent the whole
.oi his life in Ellis county. He was
bern in the Rocket settlen,en, G3
years ago and lived there until some
- years ago. when he moved TO town.
He is survived by wife. two (!atcil-
ters, brother and a sister. The
children are Messlaihes Charley Bra
dy and jess Kennedy. p. @. Rock
EFT Of This city is the brother and
Mrs. j. Il. Morris, also of this city.
is the sister. Mrs. Rocket was Miss
Elizabeth Hazard. who was also
born and reared in the Rocket COM
niunity, where her father, J. $. Haz-
zard, was an early day settler.
The deceased was Il member OF the
Christian church. "A Woodman and a
man whom everybody loved. At the
time when he met his tragic death
he was aiding his daughters husband
in getting her safely home from ,he
sanitariun. The blow is sad one
to the family and tenderest sympathy
aoes ont to them in their sad misfo,-
tune.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been made. but probably will be made
for tomorrow The body will be
moved to the home ON Marvin avenue
this afternoon.
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THREE MEN INJURED WHEN
TROOP TRAIN ENGINE EXPLOOEs

DALLAS, Texas, May 5.--Three
men probably will die as result OF
injuries received at : o'clock this
morning when the engine al u troop
train blew up at Wills Point ON the
Texas = Pacific railroad.
Oscar Carroll, engineer, WAS scaid-
ed ON almost every inch Of his body.
u. Gaddis. fireman, was burned
about the feet. legs, abdomen. face
and head. and il is probable several
ribs were fractured.
Vergie Staitey. brakeman. WAS
burned all over the body and sus-
tanned cuts ON his scalp.
The men were conveyed To Dallas
ON a special train and placed in 81
Pauls sanitarium. where lsr. \. X
Thomasson announced ii WAS prob
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WNR COUNCIL
HOlO|NG CONFERENCE

PARIS, May 5.-Supreme COM
manders OF both the military and ma
val forces of England and France
met in conference here today With
Lloyd George in attendance. Mo-
mentous matters are under eonsid-
Grafton In attendance are Sir John
Jellicoe. head of the British navy !.
Admiral I.acasse, head of the French
navy; Gen. Robertson. British chiei
of staff; Gen. Pctain. French chief
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able all three would die.
According To information received
here, the troop train had stuppesl ;,t
Wills Point for water when the kN-
plosion occurred. The crown sheet,
which separates the water from the
fire box. dropped ont and the en-
gine was blown to bits. II is said
the three men. who were On the en-
gine at the time, were hnrlcsi 100
feet through the air.
Trainmen, Who made lniie-a-min-
ute run from Wills Point. said that
the engine Was u Kansas City Scuth-
ern engine and WAS heins ruin extra
Oh the 4. a +. No one else ON the
train WAS injured. and. after = new
engine MAS secured. the trs,op train
proceeded on its way.