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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-25
LARONE

Those interested in pork chops can
see nine fine shoates in pasture at
G. NJ Buzzell's. Among the lot is
only one black mark and even that
will make white chops.
John Puffer is planning on going to
Oakland there to work on the dam be-
ing built at that place.
F. w. Farley and II. Heatherington
recently made trip to Detroit where
Mr. Heatherington purchased a horse
Hurrah for my war garden! Listen
| have received, and all free. from one
of our officials in Washington a pack
age of Calendula, one of Candytuft
one of Delphinium. a package OF
Eschscholtzia. whatever that may be
and package of Poppy seed. Oh,
Mr. and Mrs. Dunston who moved
from New York onto the Sheaff place
in Norridgewock We're recent callers
at The Cedars.
Mrs. Clara Bickford of Oakland was
a week end visitor at her daughters
Mrs c. S. Campbell.
Mrs. f. p Emmons is still seriously
Ill and with small chance of recovery
Some of the early peas are planted
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-25
"0ver the Top"
By An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
Machine Gunner Seroing In France
CHAPTER XIV.

e0ooyrisht, 1917, b, Arthur Guy Hmpeyl
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-25

The following poem is published at
the request of Mrs Nellie NJ Chick Of
RoXbury, Mass, in loving memory of
her cousin, Elizabeth Jackman Turner.
, 1918-03-21
NEW ARMY FACES AMERICANS.
Twelve Teuton Flyers Brought Down
In Battle.

Paris, March 1S.-Active artillery
fighting on the Verdun front and in
the Woevre Is reported in the official
communication. The text Of the state
ment reads: There was intermittent
activity by the artillery on the right
bank of the Mouse (Verdun front) and
In the Woevre. A German raid in the
sector of Flirey was repulsed. A Ger
man raid in Lorraine was repulsed,
and a large number Of bombs have
been dropped by French aviators.
Interesting possibilities are sug-
gested by the revelation in Saturdays
German official statement that a new
German army group has been created
on the front in northern France
A British air squadron bombed
Z~weibrucken says the British official
report on aviation. The report says:
.Twelve hostile machines were
brought down and seven others were
driven down out of control. None of
our machines is missing"
The British casualties reported for
the week ending March 16 numbered
1862.
, 1918-03-21
LEMON JUICE IS
SKIN WHITENER
CHEAP HOMEMADE BEAUTY 10.
TON TO REMOVE TAN, FREck.-
LES, SALLoWNESs.

At the cost Of a small jar Of ordinary
cold cream one can prepare a full quar-
ter pint of the most wonderful lemon
skin whitener and complexion beauti-
fer. by Squeezing the juice of two fresh
lemons into a bottle containing three
ounces of orchard white. Care should
be taken to strain the juice through a
fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in,
then this lotion will keep fresh for
months. Every woman knows that
lemon juice is used to bleach a dark
ened skin and remove such blemishes
as freckles, sallowness and tan and is
the ideal skin softener and beautifier.
Just try It'll Get three ounces of
orchard white at any drug store and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up n quarter pint of this sweetly frag-
rant lemon lotion and massage 1t daily
into the face, neck, arms and hands.
1t Is marvellous to whiten rough, red
hands.-Adv.
, 1918-03-21

That all misfortune is only relative
Is Indicated by the philosophy of the
armless man who, for many years, has
been carrying copy from a down
town news agency to the uptown news
papers at night. An editor on his way
to his midnight luncheon had washed
his hands when he discovered that the
owe was missing. AS the armless
copy carrier passed he heard the ed
itor say something more forceful than
elegant. you ought to be like me,
and then you wouldn't need any
towel" said the armless one, laughing
contentedly"New York Times.
, 1918-03-21
BoscHEE's GERMAN SYRUP

will quiet your cough, soothe the In
fiammation of a sore throat and lungs,
stop irritation in the bronchial tubes,
insuring a good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy expectoration
in the morning. Made and sold In
America for ffty-two years. A won
derful prescription, assisting Nature In
building up your general health and
throwing off the disease. Especially
useful in lung trouble, asthma, Group,
bronchitis, etc. For sale in all civil
lied countries.-Adv.
, 1918-03-21
Five Bottles Peruna|
Restored Me To Complete
Health ,, v: 9 :, ): e s;s-. dealer ;s !. IN a.:

Mr.. c. N. Petersen. dealer in fine
boots. shoes and cigars. 1872 s. Main
St.. Council Bluffs. Ia. writes: Il
cannot tell you how much good Pc
runa has lone me. Constant eonfine-
ment in my store began to tell on my
health and ! felt that I was grad
uaIIy breaking down. I tried several
remedies prescribed by my physician.
but obtained no permanent relief
until 1 took Peruna. 1 felt better Inn
mediately and five bottles restored mo
to complete health. I have been in
the best Of spirits since. and feel that
I owe my health to it"
Our booklet, telling you how to keep
well. free to all. The Peruna Co.,
Columbus, Ohio.
Those who object to liquid medic
eines can now procure Peruna Tab
let's.
, 1918-03-21

A playwright and an actor were in
conversation when the former, who
has been none too successful of late,
exclaimed gloomily:
People will praise my work after 1
am dead"
"Well," said the actor, in a consol-
ing tone, perhaps you are right, but
don't you think It's a great deal Of
sacrifice to make for a little p~raise?"
-Everybody's Magazine.
, 1918-03-21

Bobby, for once, expressed great in
terest in the m Fancy flying
machines being mentioned in the
Bible !" he said.
But are they?"
"Why didn't the vicar say Esau sold
his heirship to his brother Jacob?"-
Stray Stories.
, 1918-03-21

Washington. = Secretary McAdoo
called on American labor not to OBJ
ject If the nations war policy of con-
serving credit results in %curtailing
building operations, but to seek some
other kind of employment If neces-
sary, as a patriotic duty.
, 1918-03-21
cohen. Found Guilty as Nolan Robber.

Denver.-Philip Cohen, Fort Nor
gan fruit merchant. was convicted by
a jury in the District Court at Brigh-
ton of having robbed Mrs. Irene Nolan,
wife of Harry t. Nolan. of $1,000
worth of diamonds at the Model road
house ON the morning of Jan. 2, while
she was with the Rev.G. j. Burke.
, 1918-03-21

"The turnover is vital to successful
merchandising
'In that case" said the baker, may
be I'd better put more turnovers In the
oyen."-Louisvllle Oourier-Journal.
, 1918-03-21
Shock.

"At the restaurant the other night
George asked Miss Wrink how she
would like n little wild duck.
what did she answer"
"She changed color, and said, oh,
this is so sudden = and tainted"
, 1918-03-21
Too True.

Ellen-"Cheer up, old top, you'll get
her yet" Lee-"You're always look
ing on the dark side."-Panther.
, 1918-03-21

Peru was the first country to add in
struction in aviation to Its public
school curriculum.
, 1918-03-21
Better Than His Press AGENT.

'ho' ''o F'eso N9eHt-
George Washington was a most
truthful man."
II have always thought so. An evil
dence of his truthfulness is the fact
that he never gave any personal in
dorsement whatever to that cherry
tree story"
, 1918-03-21

what are that couple over at yon-
der table scrapping about?"
II think, sir, they're fighting yer
the war bread"
, 1918-03-21
Talks Too Much.

"Slr, you do me a great wrong to
call me an a%ddlepate. You have no
scientific instrument for gauging my
brain power"
Il don't need a scientific instrument
for that purpose, sir. You have an
Instrument yourself that gives you
away"
What is that?'
your tongue."-Birmingham Age
Herald.
, 1918-03-21

Now Is the Tins to Get Rid Of The.e Ugly Speti

There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed OF your freckles. as the pre-.
scription othine-double strengths guar
anteed to remove these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce % hine-doub
strength-from your druggA8t, and apply Q
little of It night and morning and you should
soon see that even the worst freckles have
begun to disappear. while the lighter ones
have vanished entirely. It is seldom THAI
clear the skin and gain a beautiful clear
complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength 9TH
Inc. az this Is sold under guarantee of money
back II II fails to remove freckleB-Adv.
, 1918-03-21

It is a pessimistic cuss indeed who
does not expect that the future Will
be as kind as the past.
, 1918-03-21

In New Zealand the men outnumber
the by many thousands.
, 1918-03-21

Some men seem to have married IN
order to secure a victim to listen to
their troubles. :
, 1918-03-21

The Gulf stream is more rapid than
the Amazon, more impetuous than the
Mississippi, and its volume more than
1000 greater.
, 1918-03-21

New Hampshire was the first state
to establish n railroad commission.
, 1918-03-21

Smile on wash day. That's when you use
Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes whittier than
snow. AL Hocers. Adv.
, 1918-03-21

"He entered the aviation corps"
wanted a chance to rise quickly, I
presume?"
, 1918-03-21

cyclone Destroys Australian City.
Brisbane, Australia.-Most of the
houses in Innisfail have been demol-
ished by a cyclone
, 1918-03-21

If a man would have a good moth
er-in-law it is up to him to make good.
, 1918-03-21

The nan with a good appetite never
wastes time specializing on the ele-
ments of war bread.
, 1918-03-21
DUTCH YIELD TO AMERICAN AND
BRITISH DEMANDS AND WILL
TURN OVER SHIPS.
STILL UNDECIDED
PRESIDENT WILSON EXPECTED
TO DEFINE STAND ON sLAv
SITUATION IN ADDRESS.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, March 1S.-The German
have occupied Nikolayev, in addition
to Odessa, according to q Reuter- dis
patch from P%etrograd. Both Odessa
m Nikolayev were taken without
fighting. The fleet at Odessa had fled
to S~ebastopol. The Germans immedi.
ately suppressed the Soviets in both
cities and seized the naval yards at
Nikolayev. The German advance con-
tnues in the direction of Kherson.
The first train direct from Berlin ar
rived at Odessa Saturday.
The Hague.-After a cabinet coun-
Gil lasting into the night, the govern
ment cabled to London a message
which, according to reliable informa-
ton, probably will lead to satisfactory
conclusion of the shipping difficulty.
An Amsterdam dispatch on Saturday
said 1t had been learned on excellent
authority that the Dutch government
had accepted the demand of the en-
tente allies relating to the use Of
Dutch ships in the danger zone.
MISUNDERSTANDING names, in
GLIDING those of nine officers-one
killed in action, one in an accident
and seven slightly wounded-were
contained in the casualties list issued
Saturday by the Wal Department.
Moscow.-The all-Russian Congress
of Soviets has ratified the peace
agreement with Germany by a large
majority. The opposition, notably the
Social Revolutionaries OF the left, mad
a valiant, but futile, effort to prevent
the acceptance of the treaty, which
was characterized by the minister Of
justice as being "anti-revolutionary
and ti-Socialistic."
He stated that the Social Revolu-
tionary party repudiated the RESPONSE
bility for the acceptance of the treaty,
would resign from the government and
devote all its power and influence to
the organization Of armed resistance
to German Imperialism.
Washington.-Ffrst limitations from
official sources that President Wilson
might Dor make statement bearing
on the Russian debacle came Satur-
day when it was stated that the Pres
ident, in his close study Of the situa-
ton has got to the point where he is
thinking of such a course.
There is no official indication of the
medium the President will choose or
when he will choose it, but 1t is gen
orally believed that as usual he will
direct his statement to the world
through an address to a joint session
of Congress.
Premier Terauchi and Foreign Min
lister Motono told parliament at Toxic
nothing had been decided pom with
reference to the Siberian situation.
The military situation has reached a
state of perfected preparedness.
, 1918-03-21

win the War by Preparing the Land
Sowing the Seed and Producing Bigger Crops
uo,k in Joint Effort the Soil Of the United States and Canad.
COOPERATIVE FARMING IN MAN POWER NECESSARY
TO WIN THE BATTLE FOR LIBERTY
The Food Controllers of the United States and Canada are askino f.,
.r1 food production. Scarcely 100. 900, 900 bushels of whsat ares vail, ILL
81 to be sent to the allie, overseas before the crop harvest Upon the
t,.y Available TIlable Acre Must Contribute; Eyeu Available
" Farmer and Farm Hand Must Assist
Western Canada has an enormous acreage to be seeded. but. an pow.,
=. ,hot and ar appeal to the United States allies is for more men for s.ed.
ing operation
e,u,da's Wheat Production Last Year was 225, 600, 0o0 Bushels, ,hs
Demand From Canada Alone for 1918 Is 400, 000, 900 Bushels
To secure this she must have assistance. She has the land but needs
IL. men. The Government of the United States wants every M who a
ssstyely help. to do farm work this year. It wants the land in the United
States developed first OF courses but it also wants to help Canada. When
lrrv we find a man We can spare to Canada's fields after ours ar supplied.
=. want to direct him there.
Apply to or Employment Service. and we will tell you where o al
hest serve the combined interests.
Western Canadas help will be required not later than April 5th. Waco.
to competent help, Sso.O a month and up, board and lodging
Those who respond to this appeal will gets warm welcome. good vaoe.
GOOD board and find comfortable homes They will get a rate of one CEN,
mile from Canadian boundary points to destination and return.
For particulars as to routes and places where employment may be had
|ppb to: U. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
, 1918-03-21

These days it is not always neces-
'saFy for a fellow to be an out-and-out
German spy to deserve hanging.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-30
SUGAR TESTED
MORAL FIBER
D0ubters Declared Saving Sta
pies Would Be Easy Compared
With Sacrificing 1uxuries-
FIGURES SHOW RESULTS
Americans Demonstrates Sturdy Sup
port Of War by Conserving for
the Benefit Of tire
Allies.

When figures began 20 show def.
inI,ely that the people o. the United
States acre actually reducing theiF
consumption Of fo-51s needed abroad
the United States Food Admins
trauon was told that Il vas con-
paratiyely easy II bring about conser.
walton q staple necessities, but that Il
would BE faT mere dIScult 70 accom-
pllsh 81 actual decrease In the use u
Injuries The dOubEers took sugar as
Gn example, and declared rhar IL would
be practically Impossible 70 bring our
consumption OF sugar down 70 z point
that would meet OILY the food needs
q the people
Now that demands upon ocean ton
mage viii be Il,Zhteued. European IA.
tons will BE- able - 60 farther afeld
for fOOdstutFs, and will 10 longer be
entirely dependent for sugar upon
North American supplies With the
stocks now IN prospect, we viii have
sufficient sugar to place this country
back upon normal consumption II the
not raaterially increased If the Eu-
ropean ration Is to be materially In
creased over the present low amount
IL can be only through the American
peoples making II possible By con
f.nUed restriction TO a greater or less
extent here
The fact that the Food Administra.
-. --.Ns-
tary sugar ration is In itself proof that
the ration Of TWO pounds Per person
per month was generally observed
throughout the country. This conser-
yati0n allowed the Food Administra-
ton to build up a reserve, and to tide
over the period Of scarcity. until the
the new crops OF Louisiana cane and
beet sugar were ready for distribution.
The records Of the Food Admins
tration show that IN July. August, Sep
tembeF and October 99j. 600 tons were
distributed. Normal consumption for
that period is 10000 tons. This
shows a definite. concrete saving Of
over 10000 tons. These figures ap-
ply to sugar consumed on the table, in
the Kitchen and IN the various Indus
tries, and show conclusively that In
the homes and public eating places OF
America, where 70 per cent. of all our
sugar is consumed, the sugar consump-
ton has been reduced by more than
one-third
In the fOur-month period begin
ming with July, this country normally
uses 10000 tons Of sugar per month.
Last July 100000 tons entered into
distribution In August only 2250OO
tons were distributed In September
the figures showed $4,000 tons, and
Ian fell TO 10000 tons In October
There could be no more definite
proof that the American people have
given their loyal cooperation and sup
port OF the war
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-30
IHDiA's HOARD or SILVER

The Indian population that savea
anything at all Is giTen to boarding.
And the boarding benefits nobody.
L Is usually worn as ornaments by
the women. It does not bring in one
single farthing TO its owners. Con
sequently, although the boards Of In
5ia, if We could only ascertain what
they are, would probably be found to
amount to hundreds Of millions ster-
ling, they are Of as little help to the
vast majority Of poor people as if
those boards consisted of dross. Just
before tie war broke out, and while
the want Of banking vas making
itself felt, number Of enterprising
natives saw that silver had been
practically repudiated by all the civil
lied world-that India was becom-
ing kind Of receptacle into which
all the useless silver Of Europe could
be dumped.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-30
PLENTY OF PROOF.
From. FecoIs You kno<r-FrorT7
hi!=Fisy Citizens.

TIE greatest skeptic can hardly fail
70 be convinced by evidence Ike this. Il
5 impossible e produce better proof Ct
-erIE thar TIE testimony Of residents Of
aarisy, Ct people who can De seen at
any tine Read the following case of II:
Joe Fs1asI, Popular St, says: ~Ex-
pcsurs II al Kinds OF weather is what
weakened ny kidneys and caused a.
szexs Of oaekaeas- When had an at
tack Of a4=kaeae could hardly get up
3r down. ny back was SO lame The
ssersEians passed soo frequently and
were sca1s and burned in passage al
gays tex Deans Kidney Pills from
S1livaz's Drug Store and they promptly
rs-sYs6 re pain in my back, rid me OF
~ kidney disorders ana put ne IN fine
s1sps .
Price 60c, s. al dealers. Don 'tsfmp-
y 2sk tag kidney remedy get Dean
atnsy Pills tie same that M.
Feo1ell lad Foster ail5urn CO.
P7ups. Buffalo. y. 7. Adv
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-30
SOLDIERS TO BE AMUSED
Uncle Ssr7 Awake 20 the Necessity 81
Providing 7ecreaticr fer His
Fighting Nepne~s~

Uncle sam has gone into the show
business. With the care Of trans
porting and equspping some million
men, he has not forgotten that the
o0ys II khaki, suddenly thrust into
1aw and rig.d duties, need recreation
and he feels that the best is none too
good for them Accordingly, a.
though far from the bright lights,
.hey are going % SEE the Best kinds
4 performances the stage, the chzg-
tauquas, and the musical woEld o2G
provide.
All this Is 70 be done under the
new military entertainment council,
appointed by the secretary Of var,
Eith Jan = Couzens Of Detroit st It's
head. Tie performances are 70 Il
given in the camps in the Liberty
theaters built By Uncle Sam, IS well
3 II Liberty auditoEiums, and Lab
srtY tents, originally managed by the
chaut4uquas.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-30
FIRST NAVAL OFFICER KILLED
Lleut.ra-. Tkonss e California. Com
nnznder Of Armed Guard on Steam
ship Gave Life fer Country.

The first United States naval Of
Ger lost IN tie var with Germany
was Lieut.. Clarence C. Thomas q
California, commander Of the armed
guard on the steamship Vacuum
was sunk BY German submarine OF
the morning of april ., 1917
There was only a moments warning
before tbs torpedo struck the ship
Lieutenant Thomas and the after
guns crew manned the Gun, bur tWo
minutes later the stern of the Vac
uurn plunged, throwing Thomas and
his crew into the water They were
rescued BIZ a ships boat TIE weara-
er was bitterly cold, the seq verr
rough. Within 4 short tire the Ioat
capsized twice, foar men being
drowned. It was righte5 each time.
but the exposure and the fgaT
against a heavy sea vas 20 much for
the sailors. Eleven y The fourteen
men, including Lieutenant Thomas.
died and their bodies we're swept
overheard. A. noon the next day
another lifeboat rescued the three
survivors Of the eighteen that were
originally in the bat Lieutenant
Thomas vas native Of Grass Val
ley, Gal, born December IS, 1855.
He entered lie Naval academy il
1894, graduating in 1905 He had
made an excellent record In the navy
and was ore E the first officers put
in command Of z naval guns crew
when American merchantmen were
armed FOR protection against suoma-
rines. The four enlisted men Of the
guns crew drowned avlc Donald
Alexander, seaman, second class, Of
New YORK Charles J. Fischer Of
Philadelphia, coxswain; Charles D.
Luckan q Baltimore. seaman. and
Frank Hazelcon I.aRae Of PhiIadel-
phia, seaman.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-30
State of Wisconsin,
County Court for Iron County.
In Probate.

In Re Estate of John Pianfetti, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given, That at the
special term Of said court to be held
on the End Tuesday of Dec. 1918, at
the court house in the city of Hurley
county of Iron, state of Wisconsin,
there will be heard and considered.
the application of Mary Pianfetti to
admit to probate the last will and
testament of John Pianfetti, late
of the village of Hamilton, in said
county, deceased, and for the appoint
ment OF an executor;
Notice is Hereby Further Given,
That at the regular term of said court
to be held at said court house, on the
first Tuesday of April, 1919, there
will be heard, considered and adjust
ed. all claims against said John
Pianfetti, deceased;
Notice is Hereby Further Given,
That all such claims for examination
and allowance must be presented to
said county court, at the court house
in the city of Hurley, in said county
and state, on or before the 18th day of
March, AID. 1919, or be barred.
Dated November 18th 1918.
By the Court,
Z. II. Aspinwall
47-49 County Judge.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-30
MINOR FINALLY GOT "HITcHEDl

Because he is q minor, Minor n
Jacobson Of indianapolis was almost
deprived Of the pleasure Of attending
his own wedding. Minor, who is
eighteen and a corporal in the Forty
sixth infantry at Camp Taylor, Ky,
wanted to marry Miss Bernice Craig
Meinach, sixteen.
Many years age the state legisla-
ture passed law requiring men m
der twenty-one to have a signed Ger
tifcate Of consent from a parent or
legal guardian before they could be
licensed to marry. Both Of Jacobs
parents are dead. and he had no
guardian. Judge Ewbank attached
his official 0. K. to the license, and
made it valid.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-30
AbOAIt Croup.

IF your children are subject to Group,
or If you have reason to fear their
being attacked by that disease, you
should procure bottle of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and study the
directions for use, so that in case of
an attack you will know exactly what
course to pursue. This is a favorite
and very successful remedy for Group,
II is important that you observe the
directions carefully.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-30
Greatly Benefited BY Chamhs,,
fafnsE TaAEzk~

Il am thankful for the good I have
received by using Chamberlaln's TAI
let's. About two years ago when /
began taking them I was SUFFERING,
great deal from distress after eating
and from headache and a tired, lsnT.
uid feeling due to indigestion snds
torpid liver. Chsmberlain's Tablets
corrected these disorders in a short
time. and since taking Two bottles q
them my health has been good"
writes Mrs. N. 2. Harwood, Auburn.
Y. Y.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-30
PAYMENT IN ADVANCE,

Judge-Pm going to fine you IS
for the chickens you stole the last
two weeks.
Rastus-How'n it be if All pays
$50, ledge? Dat'll pay fob up to
an includin' next Saturday night
Life.