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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-15
Transport Service For Carrying
Supplies To Europe Is Organized
OnEfcient Basis ByWdr Board

= of M. Oscar Cauchois, American
director for the line.
The British admiralty through
Connop Guthrie, has also taken the
unusual step of permitting British
freight transports TO handle emer-
gency Red Cross supplies. Mr.. Pal
anca, representing the Italian gov
eminent, has authorized Red Cross
shipments on Italian transports,
while the Russian shipping repres-
entative in the United States, Mr..
MedzihkovslSy, has taken similar ac-
ton. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha, a
japanese steamship line, operating
from New York to Vladivostok
through the Panama canal has also
volunteered to be Of assistance to
the Red Cross whenever required.
Through cooperation with the
United States shipping board the
Red Cross is to be provided with
cargo space on every steamer char
tered by the board. Army transports
also will carry Red Cross supplies.
Practically every line has made re-
auctions on its passenger steamers
for Red Cross nurses and represen-
tatives travelling in Europe.
In making its ocean shipping ar
rangements it viii be the policy OF
the Red Cross to distribute ship-
ments among as many steamers as
possible. BY using all available
lines losses at sea IL sustained win
not seriously interrupt Red Cross
work of mercy.
Somme Of the lines that have
given Invaluable assistance to the
Red Cross in forwarding its ship
ments are: The Oriental Navigation
company. the Cosmopolitan Steam
ship company, the Royal Belgian
Lloyd, the American line, the France
and Canadian Steamship company,
the Fabre line, the Barber line and
"A. Lawrence Smith, Inc.
Through the courtesy OF the city
OF New York, and, the cooperation
of r. A. c.. Smith,, commissioners Of
docks and ferries, the city of New
York, who is also associate director
of Red Cross supply service, ware
house space owned by the city has
been placed at the disposal of the
Red Cross. The Red Cross is now
using a large brick warehouse at
57th street and North river, and has
built in record time with the aid OF
Messrs. Post and McCord, two adci-
tional warehouses adjoining. This
location Is directly in front Of the
New York and affords the Red Cross
exceptional storage and shipping
facilities. It also relieves the con-
gestion OF the Bush terminal docks
which have been donated to the
Red Cross since the beginning Of the
war by Irving T. Bush.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-15
Planning Christmas
Cheer for Soldiers

From August to December seems a
| long look ahead. but certainly 1t is
not too long when the undertaking
involved is the Christmas cheer OF
10000 American soldiers and sail
ors.
1t is estimated that by December
the number OF the United States
armed forces in camps, at naval sta
ttons, on battleships, and on battle
fields will total at least a million and
a, half men. The American Red Cross
proposes that the first Christmas in
service shall be a happy one for eyG
cry man; and to that end 1t is. per-
fecting plans both for holding group
celebrations near the camps and 9TH
er troop centers and for sending in
dividual membranes to each sold
Ter and sailor. This great undertake
ing will be made possible by the ma
tionwide cooperation OF its 2,279
chapters and its more than 5000, 200
members.
Celebrations near cantonments will
be arranged through the local Red
Cross chapters of the cities or towns
adjoining the camps In many cases,
IL is expected, community Christmas
trees will be provided, with pageants,
choral singing and holiday movies.
The Christmas Packets.
In addition it is planned to send a.
christmas packet" to every man in
the military and naval service Of I'm
Gle Sam, both at home and abroad.
The details Of the contents Of the
packets are now being arranged, but
each is likely to contain writing
paper, pipes, tobacco, cigarettes, I'M
breakable mirrors, puzzles, handker-
chiefs, dominoes and other games, as
well as goodies of a distinctively
Christmas nature. These packets
win be assembled by the women Of
the various chapters, and with each
will go a message Of goodwin from
the homes of America to the men in
training and at the front.
The Red Cross will welcome the CO.
operation Of all persons desiring to
have part in this work Of sending
Christmas remembrances to the men
in the army and navy. Some will
wish to do their bit by contributing
money for the purchase Of the vari-
Gus articles. Some win wish to con-
tribute personal service-will' wish to
lave part in assembling and tying
up the packets. Children, as well as
grown-ups, win be utilized in this
service.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-15
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Agency Mercy Carries Message Hope Distressed Peoples

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-15

To handle the vast quantities OF
medical and relief supplies now be-
ing shipped almost daily to the Red
Cross commission for Europe to aid
the stricken peoples of France,
Belgium, Serbia, Russia and other
belligerent countries, the establish
ment of a Red Cross transportation
service has been announced by the
Red Cross war council.
This new branch of Red Cross
activities has been made possible
through the cooperation Of the
French, British and italian govern
ments, the United States shipping
board, and the leading steamship
and railroad companies President
Wilson has taken a personal inter-
est in the establishment of this SER
vice. His aid and that of Chairman
Edward N. Hurley, of the shipping
board, formerly a member of the
Red Cross war council, have been in
valuable to its success.
Practically all the cargo space
needed for the shipment of Red
Cross supplies abroad has now been
placed at the disposal of the war
council. Much of IL has been given
free by the steamship companies and
the allied governments. This will
only be used for supplies most
urgently, needed abroad.
AS manager of ocean shipping for
the period Of the war, the war coun-
Gil has appointed A. C. Fetterolf,
freight traffic manager of the Inter
national Mercantile Marine COM
pany who is to serve without salary.
Mr.. Fetterolf is to be assisted by A.
F. Mack president Of the Cosmopoli-
tan Shipping company also a volun-
teer and by Walter Moore of the
firm of Lanham and Moore. Mr..
Moore will be in charge of the book
ing of all Red Cross shipments.
The railroads war board control
ling the rail shipments of all the
railroads in the country has also
notified the war council that Red
Cross shipments going to the sea-
board or elsewhere will be exempt
from embargoes which will give
them the right of way over all
freight except that of the govern
ment.
The allied governments especially
have responded generously to the
needs of the Red Cross. Following
the recommendation of M. Andre
Tardieu, French high commissioner
to the United States the French
government has given permission
for the forwarding Of Red Cross
supplies on French transports leav-
ing this country. Space has also
been provided on steamers of the
French line, through the assistance
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-15
OUer 100000 People Now In
American Red Cross; Growth Of
Membership NedrS1OOOOO Daily

Increasing at the rate Of from
25, 900 to 100000 a day, membership
OF the American Red Cross has just
passed the S,5OO,0OO mark. This is
double the number Of members on
July /, when the total was 1,S06,S62
At the beginning Of the year, the to-
tai was 275,000.
The present membership OF 81
548,2S9 is scattered among the 2,400
chapters of the American Red Cross
which now are organized in all the
principal cities and towns OF the
country. In addition there are chap
ters in Alaska, Porto Rico, Cuba,
Philippines, Hawaii, Canal Zone,
Guam, Persia, Syria and Turkey.
Illinois leads all states in the num-
Der Of Red Cross members accord
ing to todays figures, having 614,10s
the first Of the month. New York
came second with 461,2 members,
and Pennsylvania third with $4,000
members.
The membership Is divided among
these several classes as follows:
Patrons, 1887; life members, 1925;
sustaining members, 1914; contri-
buting members, S6,s27; subscribing
members, 27s,261; annual members,
3,191,754.
The membership by states the first
PaII
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-15

tributed about $4,000 In relief
work. Practically all of this money
has been raised by subscriptions in
the United States.
James L. Barton is chairman and
Charles L. Vickrey is secretary OF
the committee.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-15

atty as measured by the country Of
his origin
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-15
Hospital Supply
erVice in France

! ne eatabliahmeuE q > hospital
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15
ANNUAL MEETINGS HELD
IN SEVERAL TOWNS
Athens. II. Adams and Brighton Elect
Officers

L. w. Foss, W. X. Tibbetis and j..
y Hayden were elected first. second
and third seleCtman. respectively, at
the annual meeting of the town of
Athens held Monday. II. n Fland-
crs was elected clerk; NJ j. Hight,
treasurer. Ralph O'Hara. member Of
school committee.
$30SS.3l was raised for schools;
$3400 for highways; 5000 for the sup
port of the poor.
W. O. Hilton. f. Crocker and f.
Mills were elected selectmen for the
town of St Abans. d. l.. Frost
was elected clerk; George Lib
by treasurer; b. Batchelder. W. II.
Carson and W A. Bigelow as mem
bers of the school committee.
The total amount appropriated was
$1,000 of which $1,000 was for schools; !;
$4,000 for highways; 500 for officers
salaries.
A. S. Hayden. Charles Forbus and
C. b. Decker were elected selectmen
of Brighton l.. s. Smith WAS chos-
en- as clerk; Tom Farrin as treasurer
and also member Of the school board.
The appointment of road commission
er was left with the assessors.
1925 was appropriated for schools;
$2100 for highways; 5000 for officers
salaries; with other appropriations
of 1915.
L. b. Wheeler J. a. Goodrich and
Frank Southard were elected select
men of the town of Hartland. l.. II.
Graves was elected clerk, H. II. Whit
ney. treasurer with Mrs. J F. Rand
lett, f.. NJ. Burton and II. II. Whitney
as members of the school committee.
The treasurer will also be tax col
lector and the selectmen Will act as
road commissioners.
$2750 was voted to be raised for
schools; $1,000 for highways and $500
for the support Of the poor
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15
NO ORDERS FOR STRIKE
YET RECEIVED
Maine Central May Not BE Included
in Railroad Trouble

Bert Hopkins, General Chairman of
the Order of Railway Conductors,
Maine Central Division has not as
yet been notified to order strike of
the conductors on that line. As the
order would certainly come thru him
so far as the conductors on the Maine
Central road are concerned and as
at least week must elapso after
the receipt of such notice before it
could be put into effect, this may be
taken to indicate that at least an
other week must pass before a strike
is entered upon. If a general strike
is declared, ii is by no means certain
that the Maine Central will be in
cluded. The situation is such that
some Of the roads could be eX-
empted and it is hoped that the
Maine Central would be one to be
thus favored
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15

many people We're Obliged to take
standing room admissions
Prizes in The speaking contest were
awarded 10 Miss Dorothy Potts OF
skowheeau. whose recitation Ar
meria in Already. easily Vas judged
the most meritorious Donald O.
Burlns Of Good VIE Won the prize
Ter hi, defamation. Appeal for
nfeyfus Each winner was given
tise dollars The judges were Fred
Y Bair Ms. c Il. Greene and MIS-.
L v Growen all Of WaterYille
Last years prizes Mere Won by
Miss Genefiefe Mae ellis of Fair
field who gave the recitation Who's
Afraid" aud Edwin \. Mailing oil
Good Will Who delivered an excellent
oraton on America 5 Duty" This
is the second year that Good Viii
boy has carried of the houors Tor his
school
Miss Potts. the winner of the prize
for Skowhegan has unusual talent
and is planning to take up the Thea
trical profession. She now expects
To go to New York City next fall to
study music at the Carnegie Studios
She also hopes to take up the study
of moving picture acting. This is
not the first prize she has Won for
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15
THE SOMERSET POMONA
MEETS At ANSON
Interesting Program and Large At
tendance. Features of Meeting

The Pomona held the regular
March meeting with Anson Grange
Tuesday, March 13. 1t was one oil
the largely attended and interesting
sessions of the Pomona. All of the
surrounding subordinate Oranges
were represented and Anson Grange
even surpassed itself in number and
enthusiasm, giving the Pomona "a
splendid entertainment. Master Eu-
gene Danforth presided, aided by all
the remaining officers except treas
urer, Flora and lady assistant stew
ard. The morning session was de-
voted to the opening ceremonies
comforting the fifth degree and spec
ial remarks by c. o. Purington, lee
turCr of the State Grange
The afternoon session opened with
an increased attendance The
choir rendered a beautiful song and
a. NJ. Danforth. master of Anson
Grange, in original verse gave the
welcome and c. T. Merry, oyerseer
of the Pomona, acknowledged the
welcome, followed with selections in
reading by Mrs. IL. L. Head and
Stella Brown; recitation by Alfred
Berry; song by Mrs. J. W. Norton.
Then the address by State Lecturer
Purngton. who spoke more especial
ly on the development of Maine. max
ing the statement that the farmers
are so situated that they can do more
in this direction than any other class
of our citizens. He advocates the
Importance of our farmers making a
combined effort to produce all posi-
BILE the present season. There will
be a large demand for every kind of
farm produce and the principles of
rural progress should be steadily
maintained. The Grange has been a
great factor for the past forty years
in state development and il can and
After "a song by Susie Reed came
the first topic Commercial fertilizers
or mixed chemicals which? Both
were advocated by A. w. Reed. b. w
Fla, II, b. Whipph and j. II. Savage
select reading by Mrs. II. b. Ellis
and the second topic THE Agricul-
tural Fair would be a greater credit
to Agriculture without the midway
and vaudeville show. speakers Gar
diner Wills, S. +. Emerson, Fred Ma
COON, c. +. Merry, b. f. Twitchell
{. o. Purington Mrs. II. b. Whip
pie, Mrs. Nellie Jackson. All ques-
tionable shows and gambling devices
should be eliminated and only health
ful amusements allowed Recita-
tions by Everett Hilton and the au-
dience singing America" closed the
program.
Next meeting at Norrdgewock
Tuesday. April 10.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15
FRED DUbY AGAIN IN
COURT
Liquor, Truancy Cases
Are Heard
Judge Brazzell Has Busy Day-FOur
Complaints in Municipal Court

Judge Brazzell heard two truancy
cases in the municipal court Thurs
day afternoon One of these, was
the case of Belinda and Harvey Dill
ingham. both under twelve years of
age, who were found guilty of tru-
ancy. ". II. Hawes, Esq, represent
ed the school board. Judge BraZ-
zell sentenced the girl to the Indus
trial school, and the boy to the Re
form school but the sentences were
suspended and the children were
tion officer. E. c. Butler, to whom
the mother is to report every Satur-
day night during the school terms.
Both children are pupils at the Dud-
ley Corner school, Of which Mrs. A.
F. Sandford is teacher.
The other truancy case WIS that of
Walter Haycock. aged nine years.
who is a pupil in Mrs. Gertrude
Green's room at the Lincoln school.
Truant officer +. E. Estabrook was
the complainant, and Mr.. Hawes rep
resented the school board Walter
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hay
cock, proprietors Of the Farmers
restaurant. Mr. Estabrook, Mrs
Green and L. W. Gerrish were wit
nesses. Walter testified i'll his own
behalf saying that he stayed out OF
school Il few days when he was not
sick TO have his hair cut and his
waist washed, but had never been
out of school when his parents did
not know it. The father promised
10 see that the boy attends school
regularly when not sick and to notify
the teacher in case of the boys ill
ness.
In the Civil case which WIS tried,
A. j. keene of Canaan. a storekceper,
having brought Suit against Mrs.
George McNally of Hartland for an
account of S2S.63 Judge Brazzell
rendered a decisi n in favor of the
plaintiff for the sum of $S12. An
appeal was taken.
The two barrels seized by Sheriff
Goodrich at the freight office and ad-
dressed to l.. Brown were claimed by
him and given up by the sheriff he
cause the contents had tested below
the Notwithstanding percentage
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15
SKOWHEGAN WILL ENTER
GOODWIN CONTEST
Ten Schools and Academies Accept
Invitations to Participate

In all probability. a debating team
from Skowhegan will 90 to Water
Vile April 20 to participate in the
Goodwin prize contest. Two teams
are soon TO be chosen at the local
school TO prepare speeches on the
subject. Preliminaries will be held
from which the members to repre-
sent the school will be chosen
The following ten schools. Madison
High, Lawrence High. Belfast High
Bangor High Bar Harbor High.
Goburn Classical Institute, Hebron
Academy, Maine Central Institute.
Oak Grove Seminary and Thornton
Academy have already accepted the
invitation 10 enter the eighth annual
Goodwin Interscholastc debating
contest which will be held under the
auspices of Colby College the after
noon and evening of April 2o
The Goodwin prizes. special prizes
aggregating 500 given in memory of
Hon. Forrest Goodwin. class of 1887,
of Skowheaan. This contest is open
10 students of the high schools and
academies of Maine. the chief object
being to encourage a study of argu-
mentation and debating The prizes
are awarded for general excellence
in debating.
Two groups Of schools VIII be rep
resented, group a. representing the
high schools. group b. the acade-
mics. This year, group a will up
hold the affirmative of The question
for debate; group B. the negative
The question is, Resolved: That the
United States should endorse the
principle advocated by the League to
Enforce Peace.
Preliminary debates will be held
III the afternoon in which two teams.
one from group a, the other from
group B. shall be selected to speak
in the final debate Each team is to
be COllpoSed OF lnIee speakers edCn
OF whom will be allowed ten minutes
IN which 10 present his main speech.
In the final debate ten minutes will
be allowed each side for rebutta ar
eument Each team will be assign
ed coach appointed from among the
Colby College dcbaters.
Three boards of judges will be Sc
lected by President Roberts of Col
by. There will be one board for
each group and one for the final de
bate. The judges Will award the
decision on the basis of 80 points. of
which value of argument shall count
p, appearance -, and pronunciation
IN
a prize of $50 will be awarded the
winning team This will be distrib-
uted equally among the three speak
crs. A second prize of 500. to be
distributed equally to the three
speakers, will be awarded the losing
team. While TO each of the speakers
in preliminary and final debates a
medal will be given.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15
Many Cases For Hearing in ipril

There are 294 cases entered IA tus
Civil docket for h,arins at the April
term of Somers, supreme Judicia.
court which vii. convene n SkoN
hogan Tuesday, Apfi third judge
George F. Haley of Saeo. pre,.dH-
On the Equity docket there are 81
The Criminal dockel shows fourteen,
all Of which are continued eases.
Special assignments fof The first day
are as follows. Gardiner News
Company with W /. ritman and
Ralph Woodbury.. DAISY Z. Gushing
With William II nuleS; Fred W.
Brooks with Gibbons Graham Com
pany; Walter II. Ray With Alonzo \.
Ous. H. L. Skidmore with J r.
Mercier; Russell r Cameron and
Harold 5. Moore With Thomas Ca
hill. Joseph Clarke With Georgia VI.
Hill J. J. Lander with Thomas Ca
hill. Gibbons Graham Company with
Fred W. Brooks NJ l. French Will
serve as traverse Juror from Solon;
Willis r. Blanchard and Albert J.
Mcfarland from Madison and Fred
II. Mcclure from Coruyillo.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15
Will Not Accept Resignation Of l.. W.
Gerrish is Superintendent

Al joint meeting Of the Skowhe-
gan-Madison school boards held at
Skowhegan Tuesday afternoon. it
was voted unanimously, not 10 ac-
cept the resignation recently tender
ed of Superintendent OF Schools, l..
". Gerrish
In the absence of The president of
the joint board, W II Hawes Of
Skowhegan. presided. No other busi-
ness of importance was transacted
the meeting having been called for
the special purpose of acting upon
the resignation of Mr.. Gerrish.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15
RECENT DEATH REVEALS
THE DONOR
4 Sk0whegan Resident is Gi,er Of
Good viii Building

Mrs, Caroline Reddington who was
buried Monday, was the donor of the
new hall for girls at Good viii
which was dedicated in August. 1915
Mrs. Reddington gave $4,000 for the
building. provided the entire equip
melh and in addition, pledged S45, 600
for endowment. or this amount
$25OO0 was paid. The $4,000 is to
be paid
At one o'clock Monday afternoon
when the funeral services for Mrs.
Reddington were being conducted at
Skowhegan. the tablet which the
donor had made by Tiffany Of New
York three years ago, was unveiled in
the presence of fifty or sixty girls
who gathered in Reddington-Gilman
hall for the ceremony.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15
Attempted Suicide mt North New
Portland

First by trying to cut his throat
with dull jack-knife then by vainly
endeavoring to leap from the cham
Der window, Oscar Perkins, an old
soldier over 80 years of age, at
tempted suicide at North New Port
land Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Perkins has been making his
home for several years with Mrs. c
H. Bartlett, a relative. He has been
subject TO fits of nervous desponden-
cy and this is probably the cause OF
his attempt at suicide. DIR. Pratt
attended. He will recover
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15
Change in Store Management

There is to be a change in man
agement the first of April at the local
store OF Green Brothers, Mr.. Sullivan
is to be transferred to the manage
ment of the Rockland store. the man
ager of the Rockland store, Harry
Barker. who was formerly manager
of the Skowhegan store, going to
manage the one at Roxbury. Mass.
Mr.. Barker's brother, James Barker,
who has been assistant manager Of
the Portland store. will come 10
Skowhegan.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15
Mrs. Dealey Goes TO Water,iIle

Mrs. Flora A Doaley, who has
been in business on Water street for
the past four years has sold out her
business and las gone to Waterville
10 keep house for the Granville Bar
rows family. Stanley Barrows is
the roommate Of Emery T. Dyer, son
Of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Dyer of Skow-
hegan at Boston University.