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beech trees in the Green Forest there
was peace and everybody was busy as
could be. By and by it happened that
Chatterer ran up in a tree to rest a
minute. Right underneath him were
two cf the young Gobblers SO intent on
filing their crops with those delicious
beechnuts that they had no thought for
anything else. A step at a time they
were drawing near a little clump OF
1ow-growing hemlock trees. Chatterer
glanced down and under those young
In an instant Chatterer was sus-
picious. He ran out to the end OF a
branch where he could see better. There
was no mistaking that color: it was
the red of the coat of Reddy Fox. Red
dy was hiding there and in a minute
or two those young Gobblers would De
within his reach. Chatterer tried 70
make himself believe that he didn't
care what happened to them: that ne
didn't care what happened to any ol
these neighbors who wouldn't speak 70
him. Nearer came the young Gobblers
to Reddys hiding place. few steps
more and one at least would never
take another step. Chatterer tried 70
keep his tongue still, but he couldn 7.
He couldn't forget that he was q
Quaddy.
Fox! Foxi Look out!" he shrieked.
Instantly the young Gobblers turned.
ran q few steps and spread their wings.
Safe In tree. they stretched their long
necks and looked this way and that
"Where is that Fox?" they demanded
suspiciously, for they were not at all
sure that this wasn't one Of Chatterers
jokes.
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ARMY REGULATION VIOLATED.
Appeals Made for Preferment Of Rel
atiyes and Friends.

Secretary Baker has become frrttated
by the numerous appeals made to him
and other officials of the War Depart
ment for preferment in promotions
and in the matter Of assignments to
duty in behalf Of relatives or friends
in the military service. By his direc-
tion tho adjutant general has sent
the following instructions to all divi-
sion commanders:
1.-THE number and character Of COM
munications coming to this office In
dicate that widepread efforts are be-
ing made to secure through other
than military channels promotion and
other preferment of officers and en-
listed men Of the National Guard now
in the service of the United States.
This is in direct violation of para
graph 5, Army Regulations. and of
General Orders No. 81. War Depart
ment. 1913.
You will direct the attention of the
officers and enlisted men of your di-
vision to the requirements of the reg
ulations and inform them that it will
be necessary to take disciplinary
measures in the future whenever these
regulations are violated. This should
not prevent candidates from submit
ting applications to division command
ers or to the War Department,
through. official channels. for consid-
Grafton"
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which the hand rather than machinery

which the hand rather than machinery
guides the tool.
One reason for this revival is to be
found in the war conditions: Large
denly found Reconsideration having
been discharged from hospitals-de-
prived in one way or another OF their
usual means Of activity. out OF the
something il something could be de,
vised which they with their limited
strength of facilities might do.
Many of these men were men OF
great powers Of appreciation and orig,
inal ideas and others possessed skilled
hands and the ability to use tools. In
this way were started many centers
where hand crafts and peasant arts
were revived, and an immediate sale
Of all the output of such centers show
ed not only a Willingness to help these
workers. but true appreciation OF
their work. And SO the craze for
hand-wrought articles and faorics OF
all sorts started. and now centers nave
sprung up in many quarters Tor this
sort of thing.
Perhaps no class of persons ever ap.
preciated hand-wrought objects or All
sorts more than we Americans do:
days when we went to France for
other purposes than to fight-were
noted for their craze for handmade
objects hand embroidered waists,
hand-carved picture frames, manu-
woven linen and hand-done everything.
The very fact that in our land ma
chinery had been perfected to such
high degree must have had something
to do with it. In land like ours
leisured folks have not patience enough
for the slow accomplishment OF hand
crafts and labor is too high and there
are too many more remuneratlVe ways
Of employing it for us to have large
class of hand workers. Hence We
came TO prize most highly that which
We did not have.
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Won BUELOW THE FAvORITE.
Chancellorship Believed to Lie Be.
tween Him and Won Kuehlmann.

BERLIN. Saturday, October 27, via
London, October Though con-
firmation is still lacking of the reports
that Chancellor Michaelis has resigned.
Berlin newspapers continue to discuss
them and devote columns to specula-
ton as to the probable successor to
the chancellor. Prince Won Buelow and
Foreign Secretary Won Kuehlmann are
mentioned most frequently in this con-
nection.
In the opinion Of the Tageblatt. Won
Buelow appears to be the favorite for
the chancellorship. This newspaper
says, however, that Won Kuehlmann's
chances are improving. notwithstand-
ing 1t is well known that he desires to
remain in the foreign Office.
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GOVERNOR HURT, WIFE DIES.
Delaware Executives Automobile
Skids and Turns Over Twice.

WILMINGTON. Del, october 20
Gov. John G. Townsend, jr., was slight
ly injured and his wife is dead as the
result of an automobile accident late
Saturday night. While returning to their
home at Selbyville from Newark. where
the governor was the speaker at the
corner stone laying Of new dormitory
for the Woman's College, they encoun-
tered a store and suddenly team loom
ed up ahead. The governor threw on
the brakes of his motor car and 1t
sl1idded, turning over twice.
The governor was thrown clear and
not badly hurt. He removed his wife
from beneath the car. but she died in
a few minutes.
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Is one of the very smart ones seen. It
is comfortable as we'll, inasmuch as It
is sloped 50 that it curves with the
throat and is not Of the "choker' type.
Dresses of the princess type, of which
the one shown in the sketch is an ex-
cellent example. are being featured
with the latest showing Of garments.
and the straight moyen-age or chemise
frocks contipGe to hold their own.
As every one who has studied styles
this season knows, variety may truth
fully be said to be the keynote.
No one style or silhouette can claim
supremacy.
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MEL COLLAR.
houses, a hurried lunch at 1 and a
hospital committee at 4 O'Clock. That
is just about the schedule carried out
in the lives of the majority Of women
in America today. Thase who are doing g
other things and not these. are looked
upon askance by other women. Even
If you are not interested in the war.
you must appear to be. Even il your
work Is not worth while, you must
show the heart to do it Such is the
slogan of the hour. You succeed or
you fail today according to your show
of patriotism. Such activities demand
new clothes. the French say.
The gown in the sketch is OF black
and white checked cloth with a rough
surface. It is fashioned in one place
that slips over the head and is ad-
jasted by a belt Of the cloth which is
run through a black velvet buckle on
one hip. There is a deep bias band of
the material at the bottom of the skirt.
and the shirt waist collar Is made of
white flannel. The sleeves are loosely
comfortable and caught in at the waist
with tight band and two black velvet
buttons
This French frock is offered by an
American house as symbolic Of all the
clothes that war relief women Will
wear this winter.
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A Wartime Convenience.

It is said that this frock has been
Invented because women are not as
prone to economy as the pessimists
want them to be. but are prone to
Upeedy dressing because of pressing
activities.
A woman does not feel as though
she wants to take an hour or two in
preparing her toilet for the day when
sthere Is a Red Cross meeting at $3.50
o'clock. a call for more bandages at 2
o'clock by the surgical dressing
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Gowns Like Jumpers.

These gowns came about through the
acceptance by the public of the jumper
and the Russian blouse. You remem-
Der that the new sweaters We're made
on this principle last summer They
went over the head without fastening
and depended upon their silhouette to
keep them somewhat modelled on the
lines of the figure.
1t is not possible TO find out the
source of the inspiration that made a
designer jump to the conclusion that a
gown that went over the head would
be as Interesting as blouse that was
put on in the same manner. The in
epiratton in this case developed itself
. 1nto the realty, and the slip-over gown
was offered to the public, which greed
ny caught 1t up In Paris and christen-
Cd 1t the wartime frock. In this coun-
try 1t is being steadily offered by the
dressmakers. but 1t is not commonly
accepted throughout the continent
yet.
The main idea is to avoid buttons,
1ininas, inside belts and hooks and
eyes Grace, it is said, is accomplished
more quickly through loose lines that
can be adjusted to the figure by
girdle. in the primitive manner-than
by bones. buttons and patent fasten-
ers.
1t is well to keep this idea in mind
that the fewer the buttons used, the
better the fashion. Even tailored coats
Ere cut So liidl one sue wraps acToSS
the figure and fastens with loop on
the left hip. Tea gowns go over the
head and fall into place by means of
an adjusted sash. A new dinner gown,
which was imported from Paris and
was the last word in fashion at Deau-
vile last summer. is made Of black
velvet and goes over the head like
chemise, and if there is need of put
ting it into place at the waist line.
then a conspicuous girdle of colored
tissue. brocaded metal or fiowered vel
vet is used.
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Peasant Arts Revived.

On the other side Of the Atlantic
there has been a much more extensive
revival than there has been in this
country of the co-called peasant arts.
Under this head comes all sorts Of
hand crafts - weaving. metal work,
wood carving and other crafts in
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Soldier Shot by Detective.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. October a.
Detective Joe WINS of the city police
force shot and instantly killed J. w.
Flanagan. a member of Company c.
11th Infantry, in an alteration at IL
o'clock last night. The tragedy oc-
Cured in a restaurant and was wit.
messed by several soldiers from Fort
Oglethorpe. After WINS gun had been
taken from him by Capt. Kern. chief OF
military police. and given to Chief Of
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EVERYBODY WHO WAS THERE THE
DAY BEFORE WAS ON HAND
THIS MORNING,

and OF Mrs Possum. Whitefoot the
Wood Mouse. Not one of them spoke
to Chatterer. They just pretended not
to see him.
They hadn't forgotten how the day
before Chatterer had robbed his own
cousin. Happy Jack. so they simply had
nothing to do with him.
Chatterer pretended that he didn't
care. Right down in his heart he did
care, but not for the world would he
have shown it. So there under the
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Polish Council Takes Oath.

AMSTERDAM. October 3s-The 1n-
Of the Polish state council
castle Saturday. according to q dis
patch received hero. After taking the
oath tho members Of the council issued
q manifesto to the people,
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ekirk whore it Is Joined to the bodice.
This shirred arrangement applies to
tho center section only. however. az the
princess lines Of the side front are ap-
8jied to the back as well.
To mako this gown for tho average
i&gure five and q half yards of satin
q other fAhrfc thirty-six inches wide
Nm bes sre0ufred for the frock proper,
t1p44At thrse QuAxterD Of yard Of con:
a4N1tmg 0DloF for collar; cuffs and vest
~ enc and third yards Of t11sd
l1&e1o 1pe tie underneath 46rl
IN &GA- collar used on this 4fock
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German Charge Leaves Costa Rica.

SAN JOSE. Costa Rica, October 90
The German charge daffaires, having
been handed his passports, left here
yesterday for New York. He had been
in San Jose making preparations to
depart since Costa Rica severed dip
lomatic relations with Germany late In
September.
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Swift 4 Company's Sales of Beef in
Washington. D. c.. for the week ending
Saturday, Oct. 81. 1917, averaged as fol-
lows: Domestic beef. 1926 cents per lb.
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POLICE Hackett, It II claimed Twins
grabbed the weapon and attempted to
shoot Hackett. He was placed In Jail
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of Interest TO Women
sL1p.ovER GOWNS DOMINATE FASHIONS.
By ANNE RITTENHoUsE.
rrespopdencs OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
NEW YORK, Octobe. 27.-France
has laid great stress this autumn upon
the gown that goes over the head. In
truth. some of these costumes are so
marrow in the skirt, and SO short at
tho hem that they are not unlike a
union suit de luxe.
Everything has been done to make
these frocks comfortable. yet nothing
has been done to make them becoming
to a large number of women. Again
1t Is the day OF the slim and the
young. There is not the slishtes. evil
dence of acknowledgment by the de-
singers that other types and other
ages exist. a woman must either look
sungracefully young and it is quite
possible to do this in a grotesque man
ner. or she must map out a scheme of
dressing for herself which merely
touches upon the fringes of fashion,
while it carries out her best qualities
and suits her years and her flesh.
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1t is very probable that no man
was more widely known throughout
the domain of Somerset County than
was Judge Simmons, not only be-
cause of his profession and his prom
inence politically, but because of his
genial manner courtly grace and ac-
tive mind. He was born February
| 90, 1S49, in Topsham, Sagadahoc
County, the son of James D. and Ann
C. (Rogers) Simmons. The father
was an attorney, practicing law in
Brunswick and Bath, an environment
which no doubt led the son to be-
come a follower of the legal profess
sion. 1t was in the village of Bruns-
wick that Augustine Simmons was
reared and there he received his early
education in the public schools after
wards attending the private school of
Rev. A. d. Wheeler He subsequent
/ ly entered Bowdoin College, gradual
ing from that institution in the year
of 1871. For a time his career was
somewhat varied his activities in the
main being confined to teaching al
though for one year he edited the
Fairfield Journal, newspaper still
published in the town of Fairfield.
From 1870 to 1874 he was principal
of North Anson Academy and after
! wards for a year each held similar
positions at Oak Grove Seminary and
Fryeburg Academy.
While teaching he busted himself
as opportunity presented itself in the
study of law, and his progress was
such that in 1877 he was admitted to
/ the bar. Three years later in No
vember of 1880 he began to practice
in North Anson, a community where
he has since resided. For term of
eight years he served the county as
judge of its Probate Court in a just
manner entirely satisfactory to those
with whom he came in contact, re-
tiring at the end OF his second term
in 1912 Many important cases in
the Maine Courts have been skillfully
handled by the deceased during his
long years of membership in the
United States District and Circuit
Courts while in the Somerset County
Court of justice no lawyer outside the
town will be more sincerely missed.
Politically the judge was a Republi-
can, although in the earlier years of
his manhood he had been believer
in the principles of Democracy.
Since becoming follower of the for
mer faith he has served as member
/ of the State Committee and also of
the Republican County Committee.
Judge Simmons was member of the
Masonic fraternity, having taken the
various degrees of that ancient order
from the Blue Lodge to the Knight
TempIar. He traced his ancestry
! back to the Pilgrims of the Mayflower
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ham did not help to rescue the occu-
pants of the car He claims that he
shouted to the other party to come
down and help and when he did so
they climbed into their machine and
drove away. 1t happened that at the
time of the accident, Chauncy Dale of
Augusta, Walton and Raymond Horne
sons of Fred Horne, were playing in
the road when they heard the car
crash over the bridge. Master Dale
asserts that he saw the man with the
long gray overcoat" Tinkham, run
ming back and forth from the
bridge to his machine and that he
finally got into the machine and rode
away. He did not help in the rescue
according to the boy, nor did he go
down where the Oulton machine was
1t is furthermore alleged that in tell
ing their story to Deputy Frank l..
Harding of Madison. two occupants of
the Tinkham machine. said they help
ed in the rescue work and then car
ried the two Oulton children up to the
Horne farm. This was not so ac-
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to hope for in that direction. We
cannot curtail further and give our
patrons the service they are entitled
to. We hope by means of higher
fares in due season to give them near
er the service they ought to have.
We believe the fair-minded citizens
of both Skowhegan and Madison will
recognize the justice of our action and
support us in it. We venture to say
the road is considered both con-
venience and an asset to both towns.
If 1t Is worth having it is worth main
tanning properly
The new schedule of rates Is brief
ly summarized as follows:-
Thorugh Fares.
FARE LIMITS
Skowhegan to Madison
First Fare Zone
SkoWhegan to Cold Brook Platform Be
Second Fare Zone
c. b. Platform to Kilcare Farm &c
Third Fare Zone
kilcare to White School House SC
Fourth Fare Zone
White School House to Lakewood Be
Fifth Fare Zone
Lakewood to Townes Farm &c
Sixth Fare Zone
Towne's Farm to Barron's Siding sc
Seventh Fare Zone
Barron's Siding to Fahey's House sc
Eighth Fare Zone
Fahey's House to Madison sc
The same zones apply on the return
trip from Madison.
Briefly stated the other changes in
Passenger Rates are as follows:
The Local Tickets previously sold
in Skowhegan and Madison will be
withdrawn. A careful examination
of the fares of every electric road in
the State as shown by the rates on
file at the Office Of the Public Utility
Commission indicates that no other
road is selling transportation for less
than five cent fare.
The Round Trip Rate for Excursion
Service on regular cars for party of
twenty-five or more will be advanced
from 35c to soc
The Fifty Ride Communication Tick
cts, limited to one month, for busi-
ness travel, and issued to one individ-
ual or a firm and employees, will be
sold on basis of two cents per mile
No increase in the round trip fare
to Lakewood for the Summer Season
from June 18th to Sept. IS is proposed /;
the transportation of scholars for the
Towns of Skowhegan and Madison
will be continued at the former low
rate; and the present freight rates
will remain unchanged.
Yours very truly,
SOMERSET TRACTION co,
F. w. Briggs, Pres.
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and was prominently identified with
the Maine Society of descendants
from those honored persons.
Judge Simmons was married on
November %, 1872. to Miss Alice p
Gahan of Anson. her parents having
been the late James S. and Martha
(Moore) Gahan The couple were
most devoted and the sincere sympa-
thy of friends throughout this entire
section is extended to her in her be-
reavement. Her husband was man
honored by the citizens of Skowhe-
gan, respected by the families of the
Kennebec Valley section and greatly
beloved by the people of No. Anson,
who for years had needed his wise
counselings so freely given. His
father died in 1884, his mother in
1892 and a sister. Frances, passed
away in childhood There are no
children. He was a cousin of the
late Franklin Simmons, a noted sculp-
tor of Rome.
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MANY PUBLIC REQUESTS
IN DON|GAN WILL
Wealthy Bingham Resident Had No
Near Relatives. Interesting VIII

The will of the late Albert F Doni-
gan of Bingham. Democratic Senator.
State committeeman, Postmaster and
holder of other important State and
Town Offices during his lifetime, was
presented for probate Tuesday by
Mary f. Donigan. Sarah A. Lawrence.
Rev. N. + Curran and Orrin ] Hill.
executors named therein. Mr. Doni-
gan was unmarried and his will has
aroused unusual interest among those
who knew him His estate was val
ued at about 100000 according to ap-
praisers and large portion of this
goes to the care of the Catholic ceme-
terry in Oldtown. his birthplace
He bequeathed TO the priest attend
ing his parish in Bingham. the sum of
$lo0 and in consequence Rev VI Z
Curran becomes the beneficiary in this
clause Rev. Thomas J Nelligan of
Augusta also receives the sum of
800 May E Donigan Of Boston,
a sister, is bequeathed the sum of
$4,000, payable within five years, also
one half in common of the farm in
Moscow together with woodlot. 10 an
other sister, Mrs Sarah \ Lawren
of Worcester. Mass $4,000 and one
half in common of farm and wood 1t
in Moscow, also a valuable coat; =
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SHOOTS At PARTRIDGE.
KILLS. BROTHER
MylOn Richardson Found Dead by
Roadside with Bullet Wound In
Head

Mylon Richardson, nine year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Richard
son, who reside near Twelve Corners.
about eight miles from Skowhegan,
was instantly killed Friday afternoon
by the discharge of a gun carried by
his brother. Clifford, aged 13 years.
Clifford had left his home, for the
woods nearby, just after dinner in
quest of partridges and did not know
that his younger brother had follow
ed him As he walked thru the
woods a partridge flew in front OF
him and he fired. AS he followed
up his shot he came to a wood road
in which lay the PROSTATE form of his
brother A thin stream OF blood was
flowing from the lads temple but h
was not dead at that time. Thoroly
frightened Clifford notified his paren 5
but before they arrived the boy had
passed away.
Medical examiner Stinchfeld vas
summoned and paid visit To the scene
of the tragedy He considered that
Mylon met his death by purely acci-
dental circumstances at the hands of
his brother. Deputy Sheriff Chute
went to the Richardson home but
made no arrests.
The lad whose life was So suddenly
ended was we'll known in the commu-
nity in which he lived 4 bright,
CHEEKY little fellow he was well liked
and his death has cast a gloom over
that section of the county. The un-
fortunate lad who fired the shot is
nearly PROSTATE with grief
The father of the dead boy is en-
ployed on a nearby farm owned by
Dana Robbins and there are four
other children in the family
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One Hundred Dollars Reward

Stories are being circulated to the
effect that articles provided by Red
Cross Chapters are being sold to in
dividuals, both in and out of the
Army. Many of these statements
have been investigated, and found to
be absolutely without foundation.
If persons repeating such state
ments have any knowledge which is
supported by evidence sufficient their
truth. it is the duty of such person to
report it to the proper authorities.
AS Chairman of Somerset County
Chapter, American Red Cross, ! am
particularly anxious TO prove either
the truth or falsity of such state
ments. To any person who will
produce sufficient evidence to prove
that American Red Cross is selling
any article to persons either in or out
of the army, | will give, personally,
the sum of S100.
A. X. BUTLER, Chairman
Somerset County Red Cross.
Per e NJ. Hight.