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The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-17
FARMERS AGAIN ASK FOR SOIL
SURVEY

Farmers in session at the recent
farm and home course passed a
resolution asking the legislature to
appropriate funds for a state soil
and crop survey under the direction
of the state college agronomists.
The reasons given for the resolu-
tion are: The need Of greater food
production as war measure; the
dependence of food upon the soil,
and the need of greater production
now and permanent farming in the
future.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-17

The winter of 1916-1917 was
the most disastrous the range stock
men of the west have ever known
The lamb crop for the entire west
was Is to 20 per cent below the
average, and the calf crop was
considerable below the normal.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-17
FOUR MURDERED AT
AT CAMP FUNSTON

Four men were murdered at
Camp Funston last Friday night
when the army bank was robbed
and between 100000 and $S5,OOO
was carried away in canvass bag.
The men were murdered with an
ak and a fifth man was badly
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-17
YOUR DUTY TO SAVE ALL SEED CORN

Brookings, S. D., Jan. 17.-State
college agronomists are making an
emergency survey of the states
seed corn resources under. authority
of the extension division. The ap-
peals for information relative to
seed indicates that other states
are worse off than South Dakota,
and our own situation is nothing
to brag about, according to Agrono-
mist A. N. Hume. He asserts it IS
South Dakota's national duty to
supply as much seed corn as pos
sible to other parts of the corn
belt. especially because urgent
calls are now coming from Wis
consin, Iowa, North Dakota, Mon
tana and Minnesota.
The following is the definite plan
of action: Farmers are urged to
sort over their sound corn at once
and select a hundred representa-
tive ears. Then take one kernel
from each ear and mail the hun
dred kernels in a stamped envelope
addressed to Agronomy Department
State College, Brookings. Send
name and address, variety of corn
in sample, amount for sale and
price State college agronomy de-
partment will then make a germin-
alton test of the samples sent, viii
report the result to farmer send
ing the corn, and will put the
farmers name upon the state seed
list. Farmers having more than
one lot of corn should proceed
as above for each lot or variety
Immediate adoption of this plar
is imperative as the patriotic duty
of every South Dakota farmer
Those who delay will be unable to
be entered on the all-state seed
corn list. The profitable feature
of this program is also apparent
Seed samples should be sent to the
college agronomists before Feb
ruary 1. DO 1T NOW!
SEED CORN SURVEY
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-17

When the government took over
the railroads the operators had be-
fore them a demand Of the men for
a 40 per cent raise in wages. This,
with their other trouble was prompt
ly passed on to Woodrow. As neat
case of passing the buck" as
We ever witnessed.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-17
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

At a meeting of the State Coun-
Gil of Defense of this state held in
December, 1917, the following res
olution was passed:
Resolved, that in view of the
wide spread destruction of food
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-16
Red Cross Notes

From the Skowhegan headquarters
was sent, May 10th, a shipment com
prising 10 pajama suits, "a GONZALES
cent robes, 40 bed shirts. Is comfort
pillows, bed spreads, helmets, 3
muffiers, 81 sweaters and 10 wristlet5.
Last December. there was sent from
North Arson Chapter, supply of pack
ages. intended as Christmas remem-
ORANGES to nurses in the service
abroad For a long time no word
was received, and more or less I'M
certainty WAS felt as to whether these
packages reached the destination in
tended 1t will be of interest to
know that several of the ladies of
North Arson have received very nice
letters from nurses in France ac-
knowledging the receipt of these gifts.
Investigation recently completed
shows that 13 towns out of the Is in
Somerset county where Red Cross
branches have already been establish
ed, already hay boys at the front.
Mrs. Katherine Hardwick of Bos-
ton, supervisor Of the Red Cross home
service, spoke at the municipal build
ing, yesterday afternoon and evening.
AT the evening talk there were pres
ent representative of the various
branches from this and other towns
thruout the county. In the evening,
the audience was made up of Red
Cross workers and townspeople in
general
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4 Call to Service In the Y. VI. {. A.
Camps and Overseas


The Government of the United
States has requested the Young Mems
Christian Association to multiply their
service to the men of the Army and
Navy in all training camps and over
seas.
Into every camp and cantonment
and with the expeditionary forces, the
association is summoned, to follow
and serve the men under the colors.
In obedience to this summons, the
association of the United States has
modified and entrusted the leadership
of this gigantic enterprise to the Ma
tional War Work Council of the Y. NJ.
c. Associations of the United States
Army association buildings, tents and
equipment have been provided More
than 5000 men have been selected,
trained and placed, up to April 1st,
1918, as Army and Navy association
secretaries in the camps within the
United States and 1000 have been ap-
pointed for overseas service in the
American Expeditionary Forces and
in the Armies of our Allies
1t will be necessary to recruit and
place at the rate of 1900 men per
month during April, May and June, to
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keep pace with immediate needs at
home and overseas. An association
secretaryship for overseas means no
Romantic Adventure There Will
be plenty of hard work, long hours
and many times, nerve racking ex-
perences. 1t requires ability to keep
cheerful and to bring inspiration to
men who are war weary, homesick,
discouraged and facing unusual temp
tations. 1t is a task for man Of
strong courage and strong physical
vitality who is also equal to almost
any emergency a secretary may be
assigned to a building in a port of
entry. or furlough city, or in an i'm
portant training center. or in a base
camp. He may, however, find him
self placed in a village where a thous-
and soldiers are billeted He will be
called upon to organize and help in
promoting all activities such as serv-
ing the canteen, organizing recreation,
making the huts homelike center of
good cheer. Here he Is expected to
serve as counsellor and friend to men
who are facing all the realities of
war.
The call to service in this depart
ment of work includes men of the diff
ferent trades and professions, bankers,
store managers, railroad officials,
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The HeSelt0n Case

The decision of Justice A. NJ. Spear
in the Heselton case is to the effect
that Messrs Edward J Butler, r. T
Patten and NJ. c Viles, constituting
the fire commissioners of Skowhegan,
did not exercise sound discretion in
refusing to permit Mr. Heselton to re-
pair his partially burned building with
wooden construction, and that said re-
fusal was unreasonable and must be
set aside
Skowhegan has been above the aver
age OF the state as to fire losses. One
noteworthy period of 366 days regis
tered fire loss of over 100000.
About the time of this specially dis
astrous year. an attempt was made,
following the precedent of other com
munities and, as it was supposed, in
accordance with the laws of the state,
to define fire district comprising the
compactly built portion of the town
within which some lessening of fire
hazard should he brought about thru
succeeding years. The local ordi-
nance provided that no buildings of
wood or other inflammable material
should be erected within the limits so
defined, and that extensive repairs of
wood should not be permitted The
above language does not follow the
exact wording of the ordinance, but is
intended to convey its purpose.
After the fire, Mr. Heselton called
in the commissioners and inquired as
to whether he would be permitted to
rebuild of wood The commissioners
looked over the partially destroyed
structure, and, acting as they believed
in accordance with the intention of
the town, decided that they could not
properly grant such permission. 1t
was and is their opinion that the block
was sufficiently damaged to come
within the cases contemplated by the
ordinance where it stipulated that fire
proof construction should be required.
Mr. Heselton believed that his rights
were not being properly guarded, and
various steps have been taken by him
with the result as noted in the deci-
sion of Justice Spear
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-16
GRENOBLE
Owners of Somerset Mares
Should investigate This Horse

The sire of Grenoble is Grenat
S0714-71632) imported in 1911. He
is now 10 yrs. of age and weighs 2200
lbs He is considered one of the best
Percheron sires in the West. AS a
show horse he has won First and
Championship at Illinois State Fair
and Kankakee Interstate Fair Two
years in succession he stood 4th in
the aged class at the International at
Chicago. He has been shown but
four times and with above results.
The dam of Grenoble is Heroine
No. 664S9, sired by Imported Souverain
No. 42026-52S19, a successful sire in
Eastern Illinois.
With the backing and individuality
possessed by Grenoble, the owners of
mares in this section ought to have
some good colts next year.
In case owners of mares wish SER
vices of stallion we should appreciate
a telephone message to that effect be-
fore arrival so we can arrange for
prompt service and as little trouble
for them as possible.
Terms: $40 for the season or SIS
to warrant
FRED w. WEEKS, COrnyille
At the Farm of +. L. Hight.
Farmers Telephone, 21-31.
n. f. Phone 1881
3W1Q
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what we preach and this we will prac-
tiee until the German Menace is for
ever wiped out.
Besides its activity in counteracting
German Propaganda and spreading
patriotism, the Club has taken a very
active part in the recent Liberty Loan
drive Its members point with pride
to their record of over ten thousand
dollars worth of bonds, which for
such a small organization is indeed a
record to be proud of. The Club is
composed entirely of Madison Wooden
Mill employees. 1t has grown very
fast and is still growing Many of
these men are in the draft and will
doubtless be called in the near future
so while were here" say these men,
we are going to do all we can to
back our boys who have gone over
that We may be sure of the backing
OF those who remain, when we go
over.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-16
A ctiyities of the Madison Patriotic
Social Club

We are publishing in this issue of
The Reporter an appeal by the Con-
terence Committee on National Pre-
naredness. The expense of this ap-
neal is met by the Madison Patriotic
social Club, and a few words as to
tbe past record and future progress of
mis- organization will be welcomed by
our loyal readers.
This Club, which was formed but
short time ago, and adopts the slogan
nKaep the Home Fires Burning" has
done wonders in the short time it has
bpan organized and commends itself
m the moral support of loyal and pa
friotic citizens. Somerset county may
veil be proud that in this Club it may
boast Of one more organization whose
sole aim and purpose is to back our
hovs at.the front in every possible
way The club has successfully in
stjtated a weekly Social evening, dur
ing the course of which short talks
are given on some topic of patriotic
nature. These meetings have been
very successful so far, and there is
every promise of greater success in
the future Subjects heretofore have
been The Liberty Bond, THE Ger
man Menace" and Zone Hundred per
cent American" Other subjects will
be announced from time to time.
These socials are held every Saturday
evening and dancing. vocal music, and
patriotic talks constitute the program.
Interested citizens of Madison and
vicinity are welcome, though dancing
IS restricted to club members and
their invited guests. The appeal pub
lished today, is the first of a series is
sued by the Bureau on National Pre-
paredness, which the Club will publish
from time to time as its funds permit.
Speed up on Productions the cry
of the hour says Mr. Gardiner, the
president of this club. Our Presi-
dent. our Secretary of the Navy, our
secretary of War, our Governors, Sen
ators. statesmen all who are in po
sition to know. are pleading with us
to stand back of our boys lover there
by keeping our machines producing at
their utmost This fight is for US
for our liberty-for our freedom. 1t
is our fight and we must win it. 1t
is no use sending our brave boys
over there and then betraying them
by stopping production here. We
must stand back of our men, at any
sacrifice and at any cost. The mem
bers of this club will do so. This is
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4 New Carrier on Route |

Tilden Davis of Scion has com
menced his duties as carrier on r. f.
D. ! from the Skowhegan postoffice,
succeeding L. A, Mason, who has
served in this capacity for the past
six months. Proceeding Mr. Mason,
Horace Withee had had this route
since it was established about eigh-
teen years ago.
Mr. Davis was born in Scion and
graduated from the High school of
that town in 1915. He served for a
time as substitute carrier on r. f. d.
/ in Scion, and took the examination
necessary for his present position just
about year ago For the past year,
he has been clerking in the c. e
Andrews store in his native town.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-16
New SCOutmaSter

Clarence Hight has been secured as
scOutmaster of the local troops of
Boy Scouts to succeed Edward Esta-
brook. Mr. Hight is employed at the
postoffice and has previously seen ser
vice in the army He is we'll fitted
for the position At the meeting last
Tuesday night the troop was reor-
ganized with Mr. Hight as scoutmaster
and Edward Estabrook and Earle
Grundy as assistant scoutmasters.
The scouts held a very pleasant So
cial last Friday evening at the G. A.
r. Hall Dancing and games were
enjoyed and refreshments were serv-
ed. Percy Nutting, Carl Roullard and
Langdon Jewett were the committee
in charge
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-16

business men and accountants. reli-
gious leaders. educators, athletic di-
rectors. auto mechanics and practical
builders. Men FOR service must be
over the draft age, = 70 -. Of TN
questioned reputation and character
and capable Of passing physical OK
animation which viii warrant an in
snranee company issuing to them a
$4,000 insurance policg j is import
ant that by their lives and By their
spirit they show forth that which Is
best in American life They should
be men Of fraternal spirit able 10
appreciate. sympathetically religious
and other points Of view quite diff
ferent from their own, and TO work
tremendously in team with others
Above all, they should be men who 20
with dominant desire and purpose
to render the maximum OF service and
should believe with all their souls in
the winning OF the war
In another issue, the equipment of
each man and the compensation for
himself and family will be fully ex-
planned.
LESLIE +. JACOBS,
County Recruiting Chairman.
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Wisig-Laney

Miss Flora Laney and George Wisig
of this town were married Saturday
morning at st. Mary's Catholic church
with FIR Renaud as officiating clergy
man. Mr.. Wisig formerly resided in
Brooklyn, \. Y. Mrs Wisig is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Perley Laney
OF this town. Mr.. and Mrs. Laney
will reside at the home of her parents
for the present but they expect to
move to Salem, Mass. in the near flu
ture
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Sour Minute Boys

In the High School there is being
organized corps of -Four Minute"
speakers. On Friday these young
men will give addresses before the
different schools OF the town In behalf
OF the Red Cross War Fund
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NOTICE
1. y. District Court,
Maine District.

-I"fHt DIstr1Ct.
Portland, April "a, 1918:
Pursuant to the rules of the District
court of the United States for the DIS
trlct of Maine, notice is hereby given.
that Elmer w Sawyer of North Arson
IN said District, has applied for ad-
mission as an attorney and counsellor
OF said District Court.
FRANK FELLOWS,
3w1S Clerk.
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Our ads get results.
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What doth it profit a man

vices measured up at the end those who have aithfl
credit we'll those who have led the charges in battle
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Sell your horse, thru our want ads
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the murderers of women and children
What doth it profit a man

contribute by any however SMALL to the of
earth?
The workngman who stands faithfully by his duties day by
tween him and honest performance of his work. render
/ton and to his family.
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der of his fellow Americans.
What doth it profit a man

makes slaves of white and them they work.
The condition of the blacks in America before the Civil War
Belgium who today carried off like CATTLE oerWord und
cessanty often under the fire of their guns.
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LESLIE E. JACOBS,
County Recruiting Chairman
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WOfKngmc, r
Stand by work for your honor and safety for the safety
forth fight we'll for the sake of Wongmen who
drivers.
Appeal Issued by Conference Committee Nat
Published with the Cooperation of the Madison
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

The present Japanese dynasty is by far the oldest in the world. for Yoshihito claims to be the 122nd monarch of an un- broken line, dating from the seventh century before the Christian era.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
Wool to Be Scarce

'Even with peace it is doubtful if our clothes will return to normal, in price or otherwise, until long after the war, writes Douglas Jaspersen in Everybody s. ''The necessity of rehabilitating the mill lions of men in khaki Is already prob lem This vast army to be reclothed will be a heavy drain upon the world already exhausted wool and shoddy mar kets. Then, too, the need of depleted Germany for wool and shoddy should further tend to increase the shortage all over the world
 ''Ever since the beginning of the war shoddy has been disappearing from our midst at an alarming rate, while the production of wool has been entirely in adequate to the worlds needs.
 "In normal times the life of a pound of wool in it's various incarnations ex- tends over a period of years
 But war. the most wasteful of all businesses, has changed the old order of things. Both the virgin wool and the shoddy that went to make up that khaki coat for some soldier, are buried with it's wearer, somewhere lover there,' and will never return to do duty for us again. And so, in a great many cases, the life of a pound of wool has been suddenly reduced from somewhere around SIX years to as many months Wool alone can never clothe the world. It has been shoddy that has kept the worlds cloth ing bill down for many year, and until the shoddy supply is normal again we can all expect to have more or less trou- ble with our clothes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
AMERICANS JOINING ESCADR|LLES CAN
 GO INTO ACTION
Due to Excellent Training They Have Received, They Immediately Take Part
 In Bombing Raids

Paris, October 1s.-(By the Associated
 Press) Americans who join French escadrilles, can from the moment of
 their arrival take part in bombarding expeditions. thanks to the sound train ing they have received, say French avi- ation authorities. The work of sin gle group. that under Major Vuillemin may be taken to illustrate this state- ment.
 During the bombardment of a bat tlefield Second Lieutenant Bonfils, the observation officer having been killed his pilot, Second Lieutenant Haley, an American, although himself severely wounded in the arm, succeeded in bring ing the body of his companion back in- to the French lines. Haley brought down German plane that day Second Lieutenant Llyod Schaeffer observation officer was severely wounded in a fight. gaining citation
 which spoke of him as ''an American observation officer of the very first rank, giving fresh proofs of courage and admirableN coolness each day. In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
Americans ir1 France

Behind the American Lines in France, October 19.-(By the Associated Press) The American sniper wears fantastic suit of green burlap with tufts of rada, or Madagascar grass, sewed thielly all over the coats and trousers. The coat has a headpece with eye-holes so that the sniper's head is completely envel- oped.
 American troops in the Vosges have used these camouflage suits with great effect. The grass-covered hurlap is merged into the grass through which the sniper crawls and even when only 2 feet distant his presence cannot be de- teeted.
 These suits are made by French women in the American camouflage station be- hind the lines.
 The disappearing building" is one of the curious contrivances of the camou- flage artists here. The building is the size of a twostory frame cottage. Viewed close at hand. it stands out plainly enough. and even at 100 feet the cot tage is quite clear. But at the distance from which the enemy observations would be made, or from an airplane at Sooo feet the building does in fact dis appear" This is done by the painting in great wavy lines of green and brown which, at a distance obliterate the straight lines of roof gable windows and doors, and transform the whole structure into blur of een-brown col
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full battle he carried out IS bomb ard
 ments at low altitudoes"
 Major Vuillemin has cited Harold Wilson Andrews, second lieutenant ob- servation officer, as remarkable for dash and skill Always in the breach since the late German offensive, he has
 taken part in several fights. He re-
 turned from one with 19 shell splinters in his plane" Andrew was attacked
 in one instance by IS enemy machines
 but succeeded in getting away. The next day he brought down an enemy plane.
 officer pilot of great courage and high conscientousness" says a citation of Lieut.. Edward King MacDona1d who took part in 10 battlefield lombard
 ments during the fighting on the Aisne and in Picardie Two victories are credited to him"
 Lieut.. Pilot William Hoeveler, after seven months work with the American ambulance. enlisted in the aviation won a citation for his work in nine
 bombardments on the battlefield Hav- 1 ing brought down an enemy in one fight, he returned with nine bullets in
 his machine.
 | Lieut.. Pilot John Glover is another American cited by Major Vuillemin as always ready to start, and always vol unteerng, has given every day fresh proofs of the wonderful qualities of his race"