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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18

rules which are made for the purnoo,
and with the expectation of helping to
win the war against German militia
ism. just stop it long enough to 70.
member that the food shortage Is
real benefit to you. Even now ths
doctors tell us that there is not On
much sickness as before the war
The writer of this plea for economv
has gone the food administration ono
better, and for the last year has %,
along finely on two meals daily, hard,
ly any meat and with born prefer.
ence for corn bread instead of wheat
the food rules have touched him with
a light hand Previous to cutting
out the odd meal, he had been troubled
With periodical sick headaches with
rather short times between. Tb4se
have now practically disappeared He
will not worry till famine, hollow.
eyes and honey gets nearer than at
present.
Don't find fault with the food rules
The administrator knows They
know from experience that too much
Is worse than not enough Look at
the healthy faces OF those who are
carrying out the rules from Hoover
down thru the State and town food Of,
fetal. A little assimilated is better
than 10 over eat and depend on
physic.
If along with food conservation and
CONSUMPTION of men the administra.
ton will Pve US CONSUMPTION OF war
profits, we need not fear invasion
from without nor those troubles with
in which ere more to be feared than
foreign invasion.
Engl I'D levies a tax OF 80 per cent
on excess war profits 1t is too little
The average yearly profits of the
L. S. 8 eel Corporation for 1911, 1911.
and 1913 were $63,500.00 It has beer
estimated hat for 1917 they will reach
$3.50 900 on.
1t looks like a shorter acreage il
crops the coming season than las
where it should be greater The diff
ficulty is here-It is impossible fol
farmers to compete in the labor mar
ket with employers like the U. S, Stee
Corporation.
Let us heed the orders of the fooC
administrators and see to it that ex
cess war profits are used to greater
extent to carry on the war.
]. @. FERGUSON.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18

small population Canada has done
wonders In this war for democracy
and the Canadians in a fight are ter
rible. They are a jolly, happy
bunch and never so happy as when in
the thick" OF It. AS to their fight
ing ability, when the war is over and
its history making incidents come to
light the Canadians will be acclaimed
among the most courageous men who
took part in IT.. In speaking of gas
attacks Wsinsr gives the impression
that there are now being used gas
bombs" which on bursting release the
gas, OF which there are two kinds,
poison and tean-gas" THE team
gas" is the most uncomfortable, it
makes your eyes water for hours and
this IL not to be desired. once after
"tean-gas" attack my eyes watered
TO. fifteen hours afterwards. Had
| bucket handy could have saved
this and taken "tean bath" but as
had no bucket, l did not get my bath.
The LIQUID fire now used is, l think,
also In the form Of shells. the old
method was to carry cylinder some
what like a fire extinguishsr on their
backs, the Germans would shoot the
fire at us through nozzle, but my
last few months In the trenches | re-
member seeing a new shell that would
burst and release liquid fire. We can
always tell a new shell when 1t makes
1t appearance. We watch the shells
and know by their behaviour and
noise while in the air what kind of
shell 1t Is. You soon get used to
them and we'd often make bet as to
the character OF new shells when they
started coming over" About his
exploits II Is difficult to get Weiner to
speak. as he Is very modest. He be-
lieyes very much can be done by our
contributions to the Liberty Loans,
Red Cross and Y. NJ C. A. Funds.
Keep the Home Fires Burning" says
Weiner. keep UP your amusements,
your institutions and above all the in
dustries, and you are helping every
minute. There can be no peace till
the Hun is licked, nor can there be
any talk of peace till the Kaiser Is so
badly whipped that he can no longer
do us any harm with his insane am
btion OF world dominance To do
this will take all our resources, the in
dustrial army must stand behind the
| fighting army and Is Just az import
ant think loyal and act loyal and the
German Empire will take back seat.
We are not fighting now for France,
or to help England, We are not trying
to ayenge the wrongs OF little Belgium,
this Is war of humanity, of civiliza-
ton against barbarism and slavery.
Our fathers were willing and anxious
| to give their all for the black man,
we are trying to free ourselves, fight
ing to keep the Kaisers mailed fist off
our backs and we must be prepared
| for all kinds of sacrifices. We must
and with win
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18
AGENT FOR STATE OF MAINE Al
READY AT WORK
L. s. Department of Agriculture Con-
Quoting Campaign to Conserve Skim
Milk by the More General Use OF
Cottage Cheese

Orono. Maine, April 8. 191S-Dr.
Leon S. Merrill, director of Agricul-
tural Extension Service, made the fol-
lowing announcement this morning:
The Dairy Division OF the United
States Department of Agriculture IS
putting on a nation wide campaign by
nous amount of skim milk which IS
now wasted, into cottage cheese. 1t
Is estimated that II all the waste skim
milk were made into cottage cheese
the number of pounds resulting would
equal the yearly beef consumption.
The Dairy Division Is sending an
agent into every state to work In CO.
operation with the State Agricultural
Extension Service The Agent for
Maine is Miss Jennie T Minnick, who
arrived In Orono last Wednesday. Miss
Minnick plans to visit nearly every
town in Maine and demonstrate a new,
short, and sure way of making the
kind OF cottage cheese you like to eat.
She has also brought with her recipes
for cooking cottage cheese in pala-
table dishes which may replace meat.
The demonstration will also include
the preparation and cooking Of some
OF these dishes. The recipes are new,
but have been thoroughly tested by
the Home Economics experts OF the
Department of Agriculture.
The demonstration work will start
in Somerset County and Miss Minnick
Is planning to cover Knox, Waldo and
Somerset Counties as soon as posi-
BILE. She will work in cooperation
with Miss Ruby Barker, Home Demon
stration Agent for the counties named
above.
Watch the local papers for the date
OF the meeting nearest you. To many
people cottage cheese is a well-known
food but Miss Minnick will demon
strate how to make it and cook it in
new ways
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18
DANISH CATARRH
Breathe Hyomei for Two Minutes and
Stuffed In Head Will Get Relief

If you want to get relief from ca
tarrh, cold In the head or from an ir-
ritating cough in tho shortest time
breathe Hyomei
1t will clean out your head in two
minutes and allow you to breathe free
ly.
Hyomei will end a cold In one day,
1t will relieve you of disgusting snuff
fies. hawking. splitting and offensive
breath In week.
Hyomei is made chiefly from a sooth-
Ing, healing. germ killing antiseptic,
that comes from the eucalyptus for
ests of inland Australia where catarrh,
asthma and consumption were never
known to exist.
Hyomei is pleasant and easy to
breathe. Just pour a few drops into
the hard rubber inhaler. use as direct
ed and relief 10 almost certain.
A complete Hyomsi outf1t, including
inhaler and one bottle Of Hyomei. costs
but little at druggists everywhere and
at G. r. Foggs II you already own
an inhaler you can get an extra bottle
of Hyomsi at druggists.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Has been used for all ailments that
are caused by a disordered stomach
and inactive liver, such as sick head
ache. constipation, sour stomach, ner-
vous indigestion, fermentation OF
food, palpitation of the heart caused
by gases in the stomach. August
Flower Is a gentle laxative, regulates
digestion both In stomach and intes-
tines, cleans and sweetens the stom-
ach and alimentary canal, stimulates
the liver to secrete the bile and I'M
purities from the blood 30 and 90
cent bottles. Sold by G. r. Fogg.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18
A Plea for Economy

The following timely communication
was received by the Independent-Re-
porter quite recently from one Of our
prominent citizens of the upper Ken
nebec valley Not only is 1t appli-
cable to the present situation, but
great benefit to the health would be
derived by many, IL they would see
fit to follow some of the suggestions
made herein at all times The fol-
lowing is the letter:
To the Editor. MISREPRESENTATION
II is said with truth that more peo-
pie die from over eating than from
starvation. Now when you are find
ing fault with the food conservation
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18
Jackman Boy Likes the Service

Private Arno f Hughey OF Jack
nan, who Is now in France with Co.
9 OF the leg L. S. Inf writes that he
intends to stay and see the thing thru
He states that his health was never
)etter, and that he really likes the
jervice. It is such men as this that
ire going TO win the war The let
ter follows:
Somewhere in France,
January IA, 1918
Dear Mother:
l have not received a letter from
you for ages, but am dropping you a
lew lines tonight, from the Y. NJ. c
A. We are going to have pictures
1ere tonight sometime. Believe me
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18

dare lay our clothes down without
keeping an eye on them for fear they
would walk away. l never got so
lousy before In my life, they were al
most as bad as Wallace York said
about the bed bugs. Tell you Pat,
those bullets and shrapnel shells will
make fellow pull his head down
pretty low when they whistle pretty
close to his ears. We have iron he'll
NETS so a fellow Is not In much dan
ger of getting hit in the head.
Say Pat, II you could send me a
cartoon of Camel cigarettes about
once every two weeks, 1t would help
me awfully. We can't get any over
here and these French ones are
enough to kill horse. Andy says to
tell you he smokes one once in a
while so they would help us both out
Must close with love from
PVT. VIM A. DUNTON
Co. E, 103rd U. s. Inf, A. E. r
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18
A Survivor From TIL Tuscania

These two letters are from a Som
erset County boy, one of the survivors
OF the Tuscania. They are written t.
his father, J. G. Spaulding Of Scion
Maine.
Somewhere in England
Dear Dad
Hope you have got some OF the let
ters that l have written. Am afrait
won't receive any mail for some
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18

return. No one is left BEND on the
return journey-all dead and wounded
are brought back to the trench from
which the bombing party started into
no mans land Weiner speaks en-
Enthusiastically of the spirit OF the
Canadians with whom he fought SO
valiantly. For a nation OF such
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18

The past issues of the Independ-
ent-Reporter contain the nearest to
complete history of Somerset County
of any printed or written record. Let
us show you how to consult them for
any thing you wish to know.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18

chine gun--and bomb out the Germans
The party will consist of about dozen
men under an officer, and are given
about fifteen minutes In which to do
their work and return-if they can
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18

Sell your house with an ad In
Eyerybody's Column.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18

lme. l like here very much; the
Weather Is like spring The farmers
ire busy with the springs blowing,
etc. | suppose you saw by the pa
,ers what happened to the boat | was
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18

A. III. CLEVELAND & COMPANY
General Insurance
Sk0whegan, Maine
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-09

they had to flee to Stockholm Dis
content with the existing government
was growing daily even among the
lowest classes, this German found,
and the recognition was Spreading
everywhere that the Government had
brought the country to the verge OF
ruin in every respect.
Sweden has recalled her diplomatic
and consular representatives in Rus
sia, with the exception of two oifl:-
ials at the legation, for the reason
that NJ. Vorovsky, the representative
of the Soviet government at Stock
holm, it was charged, had been trans
hitting Bolshevik literature from
Rassia. The Swedish government IN
formed NJ. Vorovsky that he would
not be allowed further to enjoy the
diplomatic courier privilege. The
government also stated it presumed
that NJ. Vorovsky ard the other mem.
bers Of the Soviet legation would
leave Sweden.
A dispatch from Santiago. Chile,
Saws the council of ministers has I'M
der consideration the offer of the
United States of mediation in the
question of the provinces of Tacna
and africa, in dispute with Peru. The
colts hchstra-ocg rmor NOR or NJ
ministers will confer on Sunday on
this subject with the committees OF
foreign affairs to the senate and
chamber of deputies. Opinion in the
congress appears to be divide as to
the procedure to be employed, but
all seem agreed that definite solu-
ton should be speedily reached.
The Central Polish Bureau at Lau-
same has received telegram from
Berlin to the effect that there have
been no pogroms against the Jews
in Poland. Reports that pogromS
have been carried on were spread es-
pecially by the German press, which
since the armistice has begun an anti
Polish propaganda, the dispatch
adds, in order to calumniate the new
Poland before the eyes of the allies
in the peace conference In the mean
tim Polish Jews residing in Switzer-
land denounce the accusations as Ger
man methods 10 bring about disunion
among, the Poles in order to prevent
the formation of a strong Polish ma
ton in the future, which Germany
fears.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-09
GLADYS BROCK WE'LL
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS

At the request of stockholders Of
the Hughes Market, Incorporated,
holding IN excess of 10 per cent of
the company's capital stock, a special
meeting of the stockholders of the
Hughes Market, Incorporated, will be
held on tie 18th day of December A.
b., 1918, at the principal office of the
company, at the office of Gardner L.
Eoothe, Alexandria National Bank
Building, Alexandria, Va, at 300
o'clock o M, for the purpose of elect
ing officers. electng board of direc-
tors, receiving and acting upon the
reports Of the officers, for the pur-
rose of ordering an audit of the COM
pany's books, records, and affairs, an&
for the transaction of such other bus.
ness as may properly come before tn
meeting.
Dated the 25th day of November,
A. D., 1915.
WILLIAM V. HUGHES,
President.
2s5-12t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-09

King George, of England, paid
visit to Lille yesterday. He arrived
at / O'Clock in the afternoon, and was
greeted by ar enthusiastic demon
stration from the crowds assembled
all along the way he travelled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-09

MARRY IF LONELY; for results,
try me; best and most successful,
"Home Maker;" hundreds rich wish
marriage soon; strictly confden-
tial; most reliable; years of expert
ence; descriptions free. 'The Sue
cessful Club Mrs. Purtke, Box
$50, Oakland, Calf. 274-12t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-09
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified as administrator
c. t. 4. Of the last will and testament
Of Laura Eliza Smoot, deceased, all
persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make prompt settlement
with the undersigned and all persons
TO whom said estate is indebted are
requested to present their accounts
properly certified for payment.
NJ. L. DINWIDDIE,
Care CT Citizens National Bank.
290-10t. sr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-09
NOTICE

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Home Savings Bank Of
Washington, D. G., will be held at
Inc Hotel Belvoir in the City of Alex
andria, Ia., on Tuesday, the Tenth day
Of December, at $50 p. m.
ALEX. S. CLARKE, Secy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-09
NEWS OF TIE DAY

King George, of England, paid
visit to Lille yesterday. He arrived
at / o'clock in the afternoon, and was
greeted by an enthusiastic demon
stration from the crowds assembled
all along the way he travelled.
The western railway station at
Client was accidentally set on fire
end burned Saturday The fire caused
the explosion Of bomb that mad
been secreted by the Germans, witn
the resu.. that zen persons were Kill
i ed and several others injured.
President Wilson in a proclamation
,ndae public yesterday, calls on
every American to join the American
Red Cross during Christmas Roll
Call Week, December IS to %, and
thus send forth to the whole human
family the Christmas greeting Tor
which it awaits and for which it
stands in greatest need.
One officer and six men of the
American destroyer Lansdale were
drowned Saturday when attempting
TO reioin their ship, according to
dispatch from Tangier. They were
of a party Of 80 officers and men
who had spent the afternoon in the
Moroccan seaport, and were return
inc to the Lansdale when their boat
capsized in a heavy sea.
Three shipments of home-bound
mail from the American Army, to-
falling S,5O0,O00 letters left France
between November % and December
9. The previous weeks mail numbered
6.O0O,O 900 letters. The Stars and
Stripes, the official newspaper OF the
American Expeditionary Force, which
organized the plan, states that all the
letters will be delivered before Christ
mas.
President Wilson attended religl-
Gus services yesterday morning with
the enlisted men of the American
forces on board the George Washing
ton. The services were held in the
manters of the men, some distance
below decks. The President joined
in the singing and the prayers and
in the recital Of the services. The
George Washington is running
through smoother seas and encoun-
tering warmer weather.
Mgr. John Bonzano, papal dele
gate to the United States, yesterday
conferred the sacred pallium upon
Archbishop John W. Shaw, Of New
Orleans, and consecrated the Rt. Rev.
Jules B. Jeanmard bishop of Lafay-
cite and the Rt. Rev. Arthur Drois-
aerts bishop of San Antonio. The
ceremonies, said to have been the
most impressive ever held in the old
st. Louis cathedral, were witnessed
or participated in by over 1000
people.
Nine French prisoners were shot
by the Germans and fifteen other
prisoners seriously wounded at the
prison camp in Langensalza, Prussian
saxony, the Spanish Ambassador at
Berlin reports. The behavior of the
prisoners did not in the least justify
the severity Of this act Of repression,
it was declared. The French govern
ment, it is indicated, is resolved to
demand reparation for this act of the
Germans, which will be added to the
already long list of occurrences of
this and similar nature.
The Russian Soviet Government
is aware that it is approaching the
moment of its overthrow, according
to a member of German trade CON-
mission who left Moscow for Am
sterdam on November 8. Bolshev!k
circles at that time were very de-
pressed he reports, and many men,
bers of the Government already had
their passports prepared in the event
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-09
Stomach Ills

permanently disappear after drinking
the celebrated Shivar Mineral Water.
Positively guaranteed by moncy-ha"k
offer. Tastes fine; cost trlfe. Da-
livered; anywhere by our Alexandria
Agents, e. IS. Harper, Inc. Phone
them. - ,,n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-09
NOTICE

The uptown ticket office of Wash
ington end Old Dominion Railway IS
now locared at corner of King and
Columbus streets in office of Wash
ington- Virginia railway. Tickets are
on sale from st. Elmo, Va, to all To-
cal points. Take Washington Virginia
Railway ears to St Elmo.
Washington & Old Dominion Ry.
2'&-4t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-09
Washington Southern Ry.
ScheGul: In Effect June 10. 1918.

otHCSaHi~ IL I'lCSL sp,nL TO- 1-3S.
FJr Washington ana p.jnts north
ls''f sos, 9:5a, 1903 a. M, 1918,
:2:zs; lis. 2:5a, S:-8, 1913, 1885
D. u.
Week days only, $40 p. m. Satur-
iaJr only 5:G5 p. H.. and Sundays only
s:18 p. n.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and
points south at 1886, 7:55 (local) and
9:47, a. NJ; 2:s7, 2:47, 5:17 (loraD
SIT, SIT, 9:l7 p. NJ. daily.
Accommodation for Quantico u.
1880 g. m daily ard 1858 p. m. Satur-
days. Night train leaves 11:4S Q. m.
daily for Fredericksburg and inter-
mediate stations.
NOTE-Times Of arrival and depa1-
cure end connections not guaranteed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-09
We Move Anything

am prepared with big motor trucks to haul household
goods or ANYTHING movable No distance too long or
foo short. H. C. AARON, 1913 South Alfred Street
Phone 947.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-28
WANTED. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
NOrIcr ~ runNlrrnr DEALERS.

NOTICE 10 FuRNlrtnE DEALERS.
BIDS viii be- received by ths county
ClCk NJ trlnu county ~ nunnt, Okla.
uhtll 10 O'Clock a N Monday. Feb IA,
" furniture 'u tho new courthouse Tor
lr,Hu county in nurlul okla. In ac-
Curduucr with plans aud pperlflca ions
prepared hy Jrvcll HICKS Archtlecl.
ilunE and rprrlnrnllans arc now on flls
and can hu secuted upon application for
same NJ tho office NJ tho county dlefk
NJ iiryhu ,ouuiy, okla, at Dutant
The huntl ~ county commissioners re-
serve lnc right to reject any and all bids
submitted.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-28
CITY REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
OKLAHOMA TRUST COMPANY'B
MLN WYNN nAMlAINa

NEW YEAR HARilAlNh
FORD PLANT EMPLOYEES BARGAIN.
New b-room modern bungalow on W. lst
ST. all built In features. 2 lots, on paw.
lng y block Of car lnei only $500 cash,
hnlnncu $50 per month
SIX -NOgM MODERN with basement; (;
EutnEp. tNo FUN lots, on gard H. nshr
rlassen Hlyd only 81 $50. $500 cash,
balance like rSii
YOr CAN STEAL three flro lots n T..
uonr the Car Inc. for only 5000
WHY PAY RENT when you can hug
"A modern broom cottage with only 1900
cash hrlnuCc $50 per month";
HOUSES stores aud farms for rent.
Some rNtTn good huys In roOmlnH houses.
We unn show you the best bargains IN
oklahoma City I'm any class OF property.
Como tp soc ms
OKLAHOMA TRUST COMPANY.
.C G. tlrl W e. COrlelt.
" " MORGAN W Mcleod.
Cmrou,u E rrospor
90, m Insurance nhg NJ pie ~,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-28
REAL ESTATE TO TRADE
rO I.NCHANGE

TO INCHANGE
Good Colorado tUrlngg residence pInp'
crty to exchange for Oklahoma city pruu.
CTiy
l'cpsc state particulars In your trnt
letter,
! n TURNER
lIIi Cheyenne lloud Colorado Springs.
Colorado
WANTED 70 exchange ~ Louis In
come property for Hork nt moI,huu-
disc Communicate with John ltl.muu,
llU7 luuNm avenue. st luul7, Mo
WANTED no TNADr..luu ncrcs pine
timber land IN Trinity county, TcW7.
also one vacant business nnd two lrsl
douru lul1 IN ruu'ln okla Fnr good nN
ur mining stock " II cottcrnllS T. o.
UuN o5,, ChckRHha. okla.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-28
REFRIGERATORS AND SODA
FOUNTAINS

SODA TOIr rNTNIN We hive several
bargains ln both new ana slightly used
H $40, Ig II H. aud 9n.'n0t soda foun.
nIus. nu include I'm contract showcases,
Aullusog, tnhlop, ,huirs CtrhOuntor,
everything necessary 60 open up flfst-
.Irss dru. or confectionery business, cHn
.l, 1uu 90 percent uu the purchase
rrIur prompt ahI"muig py monthly
.Nmuu's Whlp wire ur telephone
uwnu Fountain Company en- South
'.rI ur,.l Dnlng. ruSnE