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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-23
Somerset Central Premium Schedule

The Premium Schedule of the Som
erset Central Agricultural Society is
ready for delivery Five hundred
copies will go by mail to farmers thru
out the county If you do not receive
one by Monday postal card request
or call in person at this Office will
tainable at all the Skowhegan retail
stores
The general plan of the fair is much
the same as for many years There
has been a slight increase in pre-
miums offered in the hall department.
The races also offer more money. a
two hundred dollar purse for each
event
Ol course the flying machine i the
star attraction This event costs
more money than any one feature of
any kind ever offered at Somerset
county fair The MANAGEMENT had
an extensive pondence with
many different flyers before making
this contract \ series Of speetacu-
lar and thrilling flights is sure To be
made The interest in 4yins is AT
the maximum, owing in part to the
extensive use of the aeroplane in war
This one feature alone ought to call
together 10000 people each day OF
the fair.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-23
Charles VI. Bailey

Word has been received here of the
death of Charles NJ. Bailey. who pass
ed away Saturday morning at his
home in Winthrop. Mr., Bailey, a
prominent oilcloth manufacturer was
81 years of age at the time of his
death His Oilcloth works were said
to be the largest in America his fac
tories covering more than "a acres of
floor space and producing $1,5OO,O00
of finished product each year
His life is of special interest TO
Skowhegan people since at one time
he operated oilcloth factories in this
town The business was established
on Willow street on the South side of
Bailey taking possession about so
years ago. For long time the local
plant was in operation but about eight
years ago one of the three factory
buildings burned and Mr.. Bailey re
moved his business to another town.
Since then one of the factories has
been converted into a dwelling house
and the other is still standing, a relic
of once thriving business.
The deceased is survived by two
sons, G. Irving and Edward A. Bailey,
with whom he was associated in bust
ness and two daughters. Mrs Joseph
f. Briggs and Mrs E S. Woodman.
He left an estate estimated at from
100000 to $j,000,0O0.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-23

the Skowhegan High school, class Of
1909. and following a four year course
at Bowdoin he was director at the Au-
gusta Y. NJ. C. A. He was at one
time local news editor of this paper.
While a student of the high school and
at Bowdoin he took a prominent part
in all scholastic and athletic affairs.
He is the son of the late Rev B. B.
Merrill, former pastor of the Island
Avenue Congregational church and
for some time the family resided on
Baptist Hill Active in local Y. NJ
c. A. Work, leaders in the State be-
came aware of Mr. Merrill's ability
in this line and accordingly he was
offered the position in Augusta above
mentioned.
After serving for nearly three years
in the capacity of director of the Y.
NJ. c. A he became sub-master at the
Maine Central Institute at Pittsfeld
Here he met with instant success as
: teacher and was to return for an
other year when the call to colors
came. With the coming of that cal
Lieutenant Merrill gave up teaching
and took course at Plattsburg, re-
Gently receiving his commission as
second lieutenant His many Skow.
hogan friends feel that he will be sue
cessful as soldier even as he has
been in other lines of work.
He has recently been ordered to the
Quartermasters Corps at the eaton
ment in Aver, Massachusetts.
Mrs Merrill is one of Augustus pop
ular young ladies; a graduate of Cony
High school and Simmons College. She
has recently completed her duties as
assistant at the Lithgrow Public Ii
brary.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-23

J. II Stevens has just finished cut
ting one of his hay fields which con
tains four acres in the piece He
hauled in "A big OK loads The mel
weight in cured hay being more than
IA tons y part of this piece Was
seeded three years ago, the balance
two years ago. The same ground,
last year, produced about Is tons Mr.
Stevens recalls that, when he took
this farm, he harvested all the hay on
this same piece in four loads, with a
pair of two year old steers All he
has done to it, during his ownership
is to take out some rocks and give il
the usual treatment with barnyard
manure
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-23
Fred IL. Barnes

The death of Fred H. Barnes Of Ca
naan occurred Tuesday morning Mr..
Barnes has been i'll for many months
with Brights disease and his death
was not unexpected He was the son
of the late LeForest and Mrs. Ellen
Hall Barnes of Canaan.
The deceased is survived by his
mother. with whom he resided Flu
neral services will be held tomorrow
friday afternoon with Rev George
Merriam officiating.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-23
Birthday Party In WaterNille

A birthday party was recently
given at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Marshall Gullifer, 279 Main street
Wateryille, in honor of Miss Alberta
Packard. There were present, Mr.
and Mrs. W o Hodgdon of Freeport
Miss Grace L. Morrison of Someryile
Mass; Mr. and Mrs John Packard,
Mr. E. Carey. Mr. and Mrs. George
Estes. The host and hostess were
former residents of The Forks and
others of those present formerly lived
in this county.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-23
Grove Meetings at Morrill, Pond

The attendance at Morrill, Pond
Grove meeting last Sunday was unus-
ually large People from all the sur
rounding country gather at these
meetings The situation Is beautiful
in the pines on the bank Of the pond.
The Gospel is presented earnestly and
forcibly by men well informed in the
Scripture New speakers are expect
ed next Sunday the 26th The pub
lie is cordially invited TO attend Come
and take picnic lunch in the pines
and get interested in the work.
Service al 100 and 10
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-23
Veterans to Meet

The Veterans and Ladies OF the
G. \. r Will rally at Norridgewoch
on Friday, Sept eth. Business SEES
sion in the forenoon at IN o'clock
Dinner will he served in G \ r Hall
by the ladies of the G \ r circle
at noon. Afternoon session ealIed
at lis with the usual entertainment.
Reduced rates over the Somerset
Railroad from Bingham and way sta
tons and fra'a Oakland - Norridge-
wock; also on eleefrics to Madison
Il is hoped that there viii be a large
gathering of eomro5es patriotic ladies
and Sons of Veterans at this meeting
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Sebastian and Chantel Bison have
returned from weeks outing at Old
Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Scott and fam
lily are occupying a cottage at Lake
wood for d few days
Mark Savage has returned from Au-
gusta where he went to visit his son
Brooks, private in Company E.
Mr.. and Mrs a. Arthur Jewett of
Boston are visiting Mr.. Jewett's moth
er, Mrs Ella y. Jewett of Maple ST
Miss Amber Pooler of Madison is as
sisting in the local office of the Maine
Telephone and Telegraph Co, during
the absence of Mrs Bernice Titcomb.
Miss Maud Buteau, clerk in the W
p. Ordway store, departed Monday for
a vacation of two weeks, during which
time she will visit various places in
Massachusetts and at Nantasket
beach.
Mrs Alexander Simpson of New
York who is passing several weeks
with friends in town, was in Portland
the first of the week to meet Mr.
i Simpson, who was called to that city
on business
Members of Russell Relief Corps
will open their series of meetings for
! the fall and winter, tomorrow Fri
day. afternoon in Grand Army Hall
with the president, Mrs Mary s r.
Burns, presiding.
Mr.. and Mrs N. L. Greenleaf and
son Philip of Norway were recent Wis
itors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. B
Jewett. Mr. Greenleaf, formerly
+ proprietor of a restaurant in this town
is engaged in the same business in
i Norway.
Earl Pauen has departed for the
training camp at Plattsburg His
j first statement from headquarters re-
CURED that he be there on the 9th.
but later adyices called him away
Wednesday that he might be at the
camp on the 23rd.
Mr. and Mrs Maurice kurtz of New
York, who have been visiting for some
time at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. y
\. Withee, left Saturday afternoon for
Winthrop, where they will pass the re-
mainder of the summer Mr. Kurtz is
a real estate dealer in New York.
Trustees Of the WOman's Reforma-
tory were recent visitors at that in
stitution, being called here to attend
to routine matters of business. The
superintendent was instructed to move
into the new cottage and will do so
within a few days. There will be no
formal dedication of the new building
at present and it is doubtful If any
elaborate ceremonies will be held at
any lliHe. mere dT6 uON d. Inmates
at the Reformatory.
Miss Luella Stevens entertained the
G. c. G c and invited guests at
Bloomfield Cottage. Monday afternoon.
Members took picnic suppers and the
hostess served ices and coffee. The
guests present were, Mrs. Mary Heath,
Mrs Anna Drummond. Mrs. Lizzie
Plaisted, all of Wateryille; Mrs.
Josephine Smith Pierce of West Med
ford. Mass, Mrs Bessie Lambert.
Mrs Edith Philbrick Mrs Fancher
SWEET, Skowhegan; Mrs Marta Saw
age of Bingham and Miss Eta Emery
of Passport The members present
were Mrs. F. o. Sawyer, Miss Sarah
j Anderson. Mrs Alice r Mitchell,
Mrs. Grace Vail Miss Gertrude Yves
ton, Miss Elizabeth Webb and Miss
,~trpl, V-aIh
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-23

Young man wanted to learn the
business at Sampson & Azores
Young woman wanted at Sampson &
Azores for bookkeeping and behind
counter.
Young lady wanted for office work
and to learn the linotype as substitute
operator Good chance to learn a
paying business. Apply at once at
this Office. tf30
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-23

Young man wanted to learn the
business at Sampson & Azores
Young woman wanted at Sampson &
Azores for bookkeeping and behind
counter.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-23

The fair al Bangor opens next Mon
day and continues for the entire
week Extraordinary preparations
have been made to give the public a
great show
Among the horses from Somerset
county are Day q. owned by c W
Day Of Skowhegan, To start on Thurs
day, August seth, in the three minute
class. c j. Worthen OF ST Adams
is to start Gray Bobby in the > "A class
on Wednesday,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-23
Somerset Pomona

A special meeting Of Somerset Po-
mona Grange will be held with Sandy
River Grange No. 50, Mercer. Tues
day, August 2Sth. with the following
choir; address Of welcome. worthy
master Sandy River Grange. J y.
Frizzell response, worthy chaplain Of
the Pomona, Maria Head, song BIZ all
The Star Spangled Banner; reading,
Edna Corson; reading, worthy stew
ard Of Pomona, Walter Head; paper
What is most needed to strengthen
farmers attachment to his vocation,
W. G. Wade, solo Susan Corson;
importance Of the farmers neid of
activity" Fred Jewett; With nothing
cooked or baked, how would you pre-
pare meal for unexpected company.
Sisters Rose Wade. Emma Frizzell and
Eva Hatch; solo. Fred Hatch. why
is it so many of the leading men Of
our nation come from the farm?'
Gardner Wills, ] W Fogler. S F.
Emerson; song by choir; some Of
the mistakes l made on my farm last
year., John Bacon, d. NJ. Bunker and
John Thomas Program closed by all
singing America
The meeting will open at 1890 with
degree work after the business meet
ing in the morning At the opening
of the afternoon session memorial ex-
ercises will be held for all Pomona
members that have passed away with
in the year and the names of same
should be sent from each Grange to
the Worthy Lecturer of Pomona be-
fore the above date.
MRS. LIZZIE WATSON
Lecturer Somerset Pomona Grange.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-23

Az al in EYerybody's cal5mn eosts
lttIe, does much See rate Page 4.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-23

S. l.. Allen of Hampton, Va. made
a brief visit here, Tuesday, at the
home of his aunt, Mrs George W
Steward He and Mrs. Allen, former
ly Miss Matte Windell of Yarmouth
have been guests at the home Of his
father, L. l., Allen, in Fairfield Cen
ter Mrs Allen was a graduate of
Colby in the class with Miss Gail
Taggart of this place. Mr.. Allen is
a graduate of Bates College. He
taught as principal of the Clinton
High school, two years, and since 1915
has been an instructor in the Hamp
ton (Va) Institute
Genie Wing and Robbie Durrell of
Stratton were week end visitors of
II. T. Jewett and wife having return
ed Saturday night from Massachusetts,
where they had been on three weeks
visit with their uncles, S c. Durrell
of The Blue Eagle Inn, in Whitinsville,
also j. C. Durrell of The Pettee Inn
in Newton Upper Falls. Sunday j. S.
Durrill, wife and granddaughter Flora
Durrel of Stratton motored down to
H. T. Jewett's after the boys They
were accompanied by Mrs. Rose Saw
yer, who had been visiting in STRAIT
ton for three weeks. They were all
guests of H. T. Jewett for dinner Sun
day and started for home at A p. m.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11
MILLIONS MUST
Be SUBSCRIBED
TO LIBERTY LOAN
About $70o,ooo,oo0 Still Remains
to Be Taken by People of
United States

Washington, June 1.-The Liberty
loan today entered it's last lap in its
race to reach the two-billion dollar
mark by Friday, when the subscrip-
ton period ends Small subscriptions
by the thousands, or even millions,
must come in this week to make the
loan success. Treasury Ofticia Is
count strongly on the help of men and
women with small savings.
Two days ago $500, 100000 remained
unsubscribed and the amount now re-
manning is about the same. TO help
in the sale, school, church and city
bells will ring four times today to
remind citizens Of the four days left
in which to subscribe. Tomorrow
they will ring three times, Wednes-
day twice, Thursday once. Friday,
which is also flag day, will be marked
by the blowing Of whistles, ringing of
bells and torch parades. ab'= -. : :. - - ~
The New York federal reserve dis.
trict has approached nearest its min
imum allotment, and the San Iran
cisco district is farthest from the
mark. .y
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11
Stop Eating Lamb or aNeaN
Sale Of Young Cripp|es Meat Supply

. feed bills, what assurance have
we that the big packers won't
knock the bottom out Of stock.
yard prices next year and leave
US holding the empty bag!" Il.
But the American meat eater can
take the situation !out tof 1.-THE h6nds
of the grower and packer. He can
depend more upon his garden veget-
ables.
The government should place ban
on veal and lamb eating. That means
forcing the farmers to keep their i'm
mature animals until they grow into
heavy meat producers.
The government can also protect
the farmer by seeing that the price is
regulated by the law of supply and
demand and not fixed arbitrarily by
packers or meat spectators.
The day 1 was at the Chicago
stockyards sheep we're selling as low
as $3.50 per hundredweight, while
spring lambs went like hotcakes as
high as S2050 per hundredweight.
Beef steers were down to $3.50, but
they were bidding as high as $14.75
for prime vealers.
This country doesn't need meat.
less days. All 1t needs are veal.
less and lambless rays-every day
in the week. II it goes on devOur.
ing veal and lamb there's be meat.
less days all the time in millions
Of homes later on.
The American ShorthOrn Breeders
association, composed of men who are
doing their best to stock this country
with the best meat-producing beef, is
lending strenuous effort to increase
the supply of beef animals and con-
serve the national meat crop.
The Great Northern railroad has re-
moved veal from the menus of its
dining cars This, an official said,
will save 5000 calves year.
School children near Chicago have
organized calf clubs, and are getting
calves from farmers for raising
Farm boys and girls the country
over have been interested in calf
clubs by county agricultural agents,
who also have organized stock breed
ing cooperative associations in an eff
fort to halt-the ebb of Americas beef
supply. = -S,,"cs'N aaN>f -= t...-~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11
No Relvlard is
Asked Wilson
Tells Russia
President Sends Important Mes
sage Stating Aims and Oh
jects of United States
BROTHERHOOD OF MANKIND
MUST BE GIVEN REALITY

: Washington, June 11-President
Wilson, in a communication to the
new government of Russia. has made
plain the war. aims of the United
States, and its position on mo annex
alton, no indemnities."
"No territory must change hands
except for securing for those who in
habit fair chance of life and liberty"
the communication says.
"No indemnities must be insisted on
except those that constitute payment
for manifest wrong done
mo readjustments Of power must
be made, except such as will tend to
secure the future peace of the world
and the future welfare and happiness
of its people,"
The Presidents communication in
full is:
"In view of the visit of the Ameri-
can commission to Russia to discuss
the best and most practical means of
cooperation between the two peoples
in carrying the present struggle for
freedom of all peoples to success
full consummation, it seems opportune
and appropriate that l should state
again, in the light of this new part
nership, the objects of the United
States has had in mind in entering
the war.
Objects Becl0uded
"Those objects have been very much
beclouded in the past few weeks by
mistaken and misleading statements,
and the issues at stake are too mo-
mentous, too tremendous, too signi-
ficant for the whole human race to
permit any misinterpretations or mis-
understandings, however slight, to re-
main uncorrected for moment.
"The war has begun to go against
Germany, and in their desperate de-
sire to escape the inevitable, ultimate
defeat, those who are in authority in
Germany are using every possible in
strumentality, are making use even of
the influence of groups and parties
among their own subjects to whom
they have never been just or fair or
even tolerant, to promote a propa-
ganda on both sides of the sea which
will preserve for them their inhu-
ence at home and their power abroad,
Continued on Page Three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11
NEW NORWEGIAN
CHURCH IS BORN
Union of Three Lutheran Church.
es Is Formally Announced
Today

St. Paul, Minn.,' June 1.-THE Nor
wegian Lutheran church of America
came into being Saturday through the
formal merger of the three great syn
ods of the church.
The first split in the church took
place II years ago, originating in dis
sensions in Norway. The Hauge Nor
wegian Lutheran synod was 8, estab-
lished in this country in 1916 and the
Norwegian Lutheran synod in 1858.
In 1890 the United Norwegian Luther
an church was founded.
Communicates numbering 100000
were united under one church organi'
cation, through the merger. A num-
Der of schools and colleges also, came
under the jurisdiction of the new or
ganization, including St. Olafs at
Northfeld and Concordia at Moor
head. Extensive foreign and domes-
tic missions will be Joined so far IS
their management is concerned.
The Rt. Rev. j. J. Eske. president
of the Hauge synod; DR.. H. G.. Stub,
head of the Norwegian Lutherans. and
Rt. Rev. r. H. Dahl, president OF the
United synod. were active in. bring
ing the three branches together and
in drawing up plans for their union.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11
Sha,u on Russian Revolt
keep War Going" He Advises

new groups rising from the populace
and seeking control. Some one OF
these groups proves stronger than
the existing government, and so we
have the spectacle of successive
groups coming to the top, forming
new governments, and then having
their heads Topped off to make way
for still other governments.
THAT is what happened in the
French revolution. That is what we
might call the usual course Of revolu.
. ton.
"But Russia has a nice war with
Germany conveniently on her hands.
Let the war keep up, and the Russian
people feel that unless they go on
resisting, the Germans are going to
come over, devastate their fields, burn
their homes, ravish their women;
then you will have the usual chaos
of revolution somewhat checked by
the necessity Of keeping up central
authority strong enough to wage the
war successfully.
But if the Russian socialists now
end the war outside their bOrders,
they will simply be throwing open the
door to war within their borders. OF
course, it suits us over here for them
to keep the war going, but 1t is IL
their own interest, as we'll
The effect of the Russian revolu-
tion on Americas entrance into the
war has been widely discussed. Shaw
in his interview today pointed out
that Americas action had in turn at
fected the Russian revolution.
During the French revolution there
came time when the people might
have taken the Bourbons back on the
throne if the Bourbons hadn't been
too stupid to accept the changes
brought by the revolution, such as
the land distribution" he said. "To-
day we would see the reactionaries OF
Europe trying to put the Romanoffs
back on the throne of Russia, If it
weren't for the fact that America
has strengthened the hands Of the
revolutionary leaders, by coming into
the war on the side of the Allies,
with insistence on the principles OF
democracy"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11
DEATH LIST N 4
IN hS os.
BUTTE MINE. FIRE
WILL REACH 145

Butte. Mont, June 1.-the latest
figures made public today account for
63 of the miners who had been trap
ped in the Spectator shaft by fire
Friday night, as being dead, SO identi-
fed, and 10. unidentified. According
to the coroner, the death list prob
ably will total 14j. Eighty-two men
are thought still to be in the mine.
Ten Found Alive.
Ten miners were found alive today
on the 1920 foot level of the Specu-
lator mine. Helmet men got into COM
munication with them. These men,
using cement sacks and mine water,
had hemmed themselves in 80 thor
oughly, that tools had to be drought
to break through their living tomb.
seventy-two men remain unaccounted
for
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11
RY +. G.. RODGERS

BY 4. L. RODGERS
Spare the lamb chop and the veal
outlet!
That's my advice to city folk. II
you must have meat, take beef. pork
or mutton.
American farms are being drained
of beef cattle and sheep! ExtraOrdfn.
ary high prices are tempting thous.
ands OF farmers to send to market
their calvs, lambs and breeding AM.
mails.
That means a meat shortage in the
the future far worse than the one
now staring us in the face. Every
where farmers are figuring on SELL
ing their young animals now. Feed
for them costs heavily and prices are
temptingly high. The two combined
are doing their best to wreck the
meat-producing industry of the Unit
ed States.
The Minnesota food production and
conservation committee has issued a
statement to the farmers of the north
west showing them the danger Of SELL
ing off breeding animals, calves and
lambs.
retain the entire lamb crop until
the spring of 1918 for the sake of the
wool clip and large mutton return,
the committee pleads.
discourage the shipping OF imma-
ture animals"
]. Ogden Armour, millionaire pack
er, goes so far as to urge meatless
days as solution.
There will be a scarcity OF nearly
all kinds of live stock for at least
three years." says G. Howard Davi-
son, president International Live
Stock exposition.
This means there should be no
selling of young animals or female
breeding stock merely because current
prices are high
A South Dakota cattleman placed
the growers side thus:
1--WE know il Is rObbing the fu.
ture to rush immature meat ami
mails to the market, but what can
we do? Prices for animal food Is
higher than it has been in the 30
years l have been raising cattle.
Labor is scarce. II we hold our j
calves and lambs, paying the high