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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-31
KAISER may
MAKE GREAT
SEA EFFORT
One Desperate Land and Sea
Effort May be Last Hope
Against Allies.

/ PARIS. Aug, s1.-"That is a mat
ter entirely in the hands of the kali
ser," replied Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy Franklin ID. Roosevelt today
when asked If there was any chance Of
the allied navies having a real fight
before the wars end.
1T may be- he said, that the Ger
mans will try to make one last desper-
ate forlorn hope effort at sea. on the
other hand, the kaiser may decide tc
keep the battle fleet intact to have his
ships to use as pawns in attempted
dickering at the peace table. Nobody
among the allies can do anything
more than guess on that question.
'It is needless to say we are moro
than ready for the enemy should he
lattempt to use his fleet. The Ger
man fleet is not relatively any stronger
today than in 1914. 1t has been ply
sically impossible for Germany to ma
terially increase her sea power in sur
face ships while devoting all her in
dustrial energies to providing muni-
tions for the land forces and the build
ing of submarines.
i Kaiser Loses on Land.
1.-The kaiser had to decide at the
outset whether he would devote every
!
the war in two years with his army,
or to use his armies defensively for
two years until he could increase his
navy in an effort to win at sea. He
decided against his navy, but his de-
cision to win on land has come to
nothing but disaster.
LAS everybody now knows the sub
marine has ceased to be menace. 1t
has dropped down into the category
of accidents, so far as marine trans
portation of the allies is concerned.
'The loss of ship by submarine
now is like an accidental explosion in
munitions factory or a chance hit
4 of an enemy shell on an ammunition
dump ten miles back of our lines. ]
Such accidents will happen but they
are not a menace. That is the true
appraisal of the submarine danger
now.
For three years the submarine
was a real menace. 1t has ceased to
be such because of a change in tho
allies methods. In the beginning the
policy was to avoid the submarines
and to follow nothing but preventive
ard defensive methods. That has all
been changed i'm the last year by the
introduction of new factor in the
situation. One of those factors. of
course, is the American navy.
"Now, instead of trying to avoid
submarines the allies are all the time
| in pursuit of them and destroying
them by effective devices. Because
of this change in methods the sub
marine has been forced to- operate
only far out to sea in the Atlantic and
| the Mediterranean. They can no
longer wait at the harbor mouths TO
take their pick of many outgoing and
incoming ships. The coasts and the
ports are practically free from them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-31
PLEDGE ON SHIPPING
GIVEN NO PUBLICITY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Officials
here were surprised to learn that of
ficers of the Dutch Merchant Marine
apparently have not been apprised Of
the pledge of the Allied Government
to replace Dutch shipping now taken
over by the Allies that may be des-
troyed.
According to cabled extracts from
the Holland press 200 former officers
of ten Dutch ships sung by the Ger
mans held a meeting atUTecht and
appealed to the Dutch Government to
secure reparatiOn from the Allies be.
cause they are thrown out of emit
ployment, declaring that unless they
were taken care OF they would seek
redress in civil actions
1t was pointed out here that the
Allies are under solemn pledge to re-
place lost Dutch shipping they have
taken over. and in the mean time Of
ficers of lost ships are no worse off
than officers of Dutch ships held IN
port because of German threats to
sink them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-31
MEXICO REJECTS OIL
NOTE FROM BRITAIN

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 31.-Replyine
to England's protest against the old
decree. which is complained Of as
confiscatory and in violation of the
rights of British \companies holdine
oil claims. the Mexican Government
does not recognize the right of ans
foreign Government to protest against
such DEGREES. holding that by virtue
of it's sovereign Eights. the Mexican
government is free to make such fis-
cal laws as is necessary. It suggests
that recourse to the Mexican courts
would be the proper way to determine
whether the old land decree is unjust
and confiscatory..
Among other things the Mexican
Government says II "is sure Hi
many diplomatic protests against the
high contributions the war has caus,
ed him to decree.
diplomatic representation should
be the last recourse taken and only
when the last resources have been
exhausted
The modern concept Of property
is that It Is social function bound
closely to the prosperity Of the
state.
The Mexican Government has
firm purpose In respect to foreign
interests. II gives them guarantees
facilitating their development and
believes its programme can only be
realized through the laws and lnsti-
tutions Of the republic by applying
equally"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-31

by a German military commander and
- hich is more Illuminating than any
thing that las come out of Germany
ln many months says;
III has come 20 my knoWledee thru
"a SETTER asIdresEed to the royal 'rus-
a.an ministry OF war that men on leave
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-31

have spoken publicly Of revolution
which Is 10 break out after the war.
Il wish to impress all superior Off
Gers who happen 10 overhear such
Objectionable talk or yho hear ~ u
thru others that they must deal with
u at once and without hesitation. The
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-31

home authorities and the director of
military railways have been request
ed 10 take corresponding measures.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-31

Why not assume that ayour next
tenant T. a reader Of the ciassified-.
and get IN touch with him at oneef
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-31

Gliat Of $500 women employed h,
stock yard firms n Chlcaea. over 40
per cent are married and have chill
Srehs -.fss ha
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-24
Specifications of Improvements TO Be
Made Go to Fire Commission

Martin Heselton of Skowhegan pre-
scented to the Fire Commissioners on
Friday last long list of specifiCa-
tions covering intended improvements
on his block situated on Water street
According to recent rulings made by
the law court Mr.. Heselton was to
submit any plans which he might
have for improvement to the Com
mission, and in the event that they
were approved by this body he was to
proceed with them
The plans have been presented The
Fire Commissioners have looked them
over, but have not yet made public
their verdict. If they are accepted
then Mr.. Heselton may and probably
will, go ahead with the building If
not, further action may be taken in
the matter 1t is most peculiar case
the like of which is not elsewhere re-
corded in the annals of the courts
.oohl' NiInt dGu al lnJuHCllOll Was
placed on the Heselton proper'y by
the Town Of Skowhegan, ant Mr.
Heselton VAS allowed the privilege
of repairing the burned structure to
the extent required to protect his
be now conducts d store ON the first
floor of the building In placing this
injunction the town c0ntended that
the IIeselton block had proven fire
menace and if again rebuilt it should
lie of brick or stone
The matter was referred to the law
court and the decision of the plaintiffs
in the case was sustained with few
specifications. But the Fire Commits
sioners have been firm in their con-
vietion that any new building. con-
structed on the site of the present
Heselton block should be of brick or
stone.
The list of specified improvements
which Mr. Heselton has presented is
a long one, and includes many ex-
terror and interior repairs, The de-
cision on this matter will be awaited
with great interest by the towns
people. who at the time the matter
was brought to court seemed much
satisfied at the decision rendered in
the cnen
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

whereas Charles F. Dunton of Corn
Vile In the County of Somerset and
atAts of Maine by his mortgage deed
dated tho sixth day of October A. D..
1898 AID recorded in Somerset Regis
try OF Deeds Book Pts Page 276 con-
veyed to ]. Palmer Merrill of Skowhe-
gan In the County of Somerset and
with the buildings thereon situate in
'Cornville In the County of Somerset
and State of Maine, on the East Ridge
Road, 30 called. and bounded and de-
sorihed as follows: On the east by
lana now or formerly of Charles
Barker. on the south by land now or
formerly of Charles Berry and Mrs.
Israstus Williams. on the west by land
new or formerly of the heirs of Barney
Ration deceased. on the north by land
now or formerly of Dana Farmer. b..
T. Fox, and the town line.
And whereas the said j. Palmer Mer-
rui IN deceased, and whereas l Maurice
p Merrill of Skowhegan in the County
of Somerset and State of Maine have
been duly and legally appointed exc
cutor of the last will and testament
accepted said trust and given bond as
the law directs, and whereas the con-
dftion of said mortgage has been
broken. now therefore I. in my said
capacity as executor and declaring on
tho seizin of the said ]. Palmer Mer-
riil, by reason of the breach of the
condition thereof, claim a foreclosure
OF said mortgage and give this notice
for that purpose.
Dated Skowhegan, Maine, January
MAURICE p. MERRILL.
Executor of last will and testa-
EVA ment or j. Palmer Merrill.
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Soldier and Snilor Insurance

To the man who has gone to the
colors the United States Government
offers the safest. the most liberal and
the cheapest insurance on the fact of
the earth. approximately 100000 men
have already accepted the GoYern-
ment's offer. applying for insurance of
about two and three-quarter billions
of dollars. The average amount APP
piled for per man IS more than
$500, which is very close to the
$4,000 maximum provided for by the
law.
This insurance total, great as it is.
should be only a beginning Every
person in the military and naval
forces of the Nation owes to himself
and to those he loves to avail himself
of the full insurance protection. But
the time in which he can do so is
limited Prompt action Is impera-
tive.
Those who joined the service be
fore October Is. 1917. must apply for
the insurance on or before February
II. 1918. After that, II will be too late
The automatic insurance which Is pro-
vided until February II 1918. is only
partial protection
Parents, brothers, and sisters. who
have a representative of their family
in the Army or Navy should. for their
own sake, and for his. write to him at
once urging him, If he has not already
done so, to buy the Government insur-
anee They should urge him to buy
the full $lo.o00, and. above all, To buy
ii now.
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-24
Maine County WeekIles Free.

BY arrangements with some OF cur
brother publishers, We are able 70 Of
fer trial subscriptions. one month,
of several of our Maine County Week
lies, free OF charge
Ii you are Interested in any of the
sections which they represent, We
should be pleased to have you make
request for any one OF these papers.
in person. or by postal
Androseoggin. Lisbon Enterprise
Aroostook, Aroostook Pioneer.
Aroostook, Fort Fairfield Review
Cumberland. Brunswick Record
Franklin. Franklin Journal.
Knox. Camden Herald.
Oxford. oxford County Citizen
oxford Norway Gazette.
Penobscot, Eastern Gazette
Piscataquis Guilford Register
York kennehunk Enterprise
While 1t is intended to send only one
of the above papers. under this offer.
If you are Interested in the news
from more than one of the counties
mentioned. we should probably honor
your request. even if you should ask
Tor several OF these papers.
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for us to find his name In our list
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of our 5000 names. Hence, please be
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postoffice address TO which the last
copy was regularly mailed
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Is another trouble which is Wy hard
to overcome. The work - mailing
is done by machinery necessarily
working at high rate Of apeed The
name and address are printed or the
wrapper, or the name upon the paper
ore after another, at the rate OF 1000
or so an hour There IL hardly time
f,r the ink to dry before the wrappers
or papers are passed along. and the
address sometimes becomes indistin"t
or obliterated by subsequent handling
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but it will inevitably occur from time
TO time.
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December g, 1917.

Dear Mother.
Just few lines to let you
know | am well and hope this letter
will find you the same | received
the Christmas presents and was very
glad to get them. We are both well
and not working hard All the boys
are getting their packages and We
are happy These people around here
are nice people; we are lucky because
We can talk French. | got nice
box from Charles Day one day after
| got yours. l was glad to get the
sweater from Annie and the bonnet
and mittens; l bought big picture of
our company and sent it TO you and
one for Annie and Dick White We
don't get a letter every day because
we are quite a long trip from home
| haven't got letter from anybody
yet
Dear mother | am wishing you a
Merry Christmas and a happy New
Year to all the family.
Yours truly Your son, David, who
thinks OF you always
Send the paper same address and
soon.
PRIVATE DAVID GOULETTE.
Co Z, l03 L. S. Inf.
A E. F
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-24

poison, and help and wear and tear
and interest on mortgages, OF course
the farmer Is expected to work for
his feed and poor food at that, as meat
is out of his reach, and right here
hear some one say-why don't he
raise his meat? Yes, with corn at
$3.50 per hundred, it costs more to
fatten a hog, than 1t does to buy pork.
And there is a chance for some other
farmer to tell his experience In trying
to raise chickens and hogs with corn
as high as 1t has been for the last
year. Yes, and last fall as corn was
going higher, the price of hogs drop
ped. But not so pork; we had to pay
as high for pork as ever. or course
we see the price of corn was raised
to bring down the price of live hog,
and of course the farmer should feel
it was perfectly all right for the same
big concerns who raised the price of
corn, is buying the hogs. Now do
you see why the price of corn jump
ed?
But to go back to the fertilizer
question. The farmer positively can
not buy fertilizer at the exorbitant
price of $50 per ton or even less. We
know if the government would take
over the fertilizer plants, sell directly
to the farmer. the cost would be only
about half of the price asked by pres
ent concerns. AS the balance of the
price asked now Is profit for the conf
pany and statesmen, promoters, etc.
This is poor time for profit mana
gers to get fat off the farmer Now
If no more potatoes are raised in 1918
than were raised in 1917, the State of
Maine can't supply our own State.
Many farmers want even enough for
home use, as many of them are buying
potatoes for their table use now.
The only help the farmer gets is
advice-you can't pick up paper
without advice galore for the farmer.
AS | write my eye falls on an article
in the Aroostook Pioneer, good ad-
vice for farmers. After telling us
that labor will be higher and scarcer
than ever, goes on to say-that fertili-
ger ought to be hauled home now
never word about the high price,
then went on to say to get good
supply of seed at once then adds that
the County Agent doesn't know of a
bushel of seed grain that can be
bought
Now if farmer hasn't seed and
can't buy it, what is he going to do?
How useless and foolish 1t is to tell
the farmer 1t Is his patriotic duty to
SOW all he can The grist of the
matter is-if the government don't
take this matter up right now, and
do something to help the farmer, there
will be great shortage of every prod
uct except possibly hay, and the peo-
pie haven't learned to eat that yet 1t
is worse than suicide for a govern
ment to provide to help or security to
our very source of life. The situa-
tion is different than ever before, ore
more year of permitting spectators
to gouge the farmers and we are done,
A child could see it. Then where
will our food come from? Money
can't buy it.
Let us hear from other farmers.
Why don't you use the press to tell
the situation just as 1t is. Let the
matter be open, then If the govern
ment offers no help, We farmers can't
be blamed for the catastrophe.
Signed,
A
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-24
Gone for Good
Results That Last Are What Appeal 10
Skowhegan People

kidney sufferers in Skowhegan
~, ~. ,b.n ,a,,,no-,rr -a,iaf
I"'' "@"' RESULTS '""' i1s'
Results like Mr. Nutting tells about.
His was a thorough test.
r1oyar voors i - 1ors fi,na
- ~, -, =.
'''' N'u"eH ms ''''e se'''N ''ss
test and stood it Vel.
Why experiment with an untried
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-24
Encourage
Your Stomach

Tone up your system occasionally by
taking The True Il. T." ATHOOD'S
Medicine, a preventive and relief for
digestive troubles.
With a clear head, well regulated
stomach, liver and bowels you cannot
help looking on the bright side Of
things. Don't let another day pass
without doing your part TO keep
Happy By keeping Healthy. Large
bottle, small dose. Price 50 cents. All
druggists and general storekeepers.
Be sure you get IL. F" Sample free.
The a.. F." Medicine Co.. Portland,
Maine. an
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-24
What About the Farmer9
Mr. Editor of the Independent Repor-


ter:
viii you give little of your valu-
able space for the farmers to tell of a
few grievances which are not imagin-
cry or even necessary to be endured
in silence even in war time. When
| begin to speak of the farmers pre-
dicament, hardly know where to be-
gin or from which source he is the
most hardly pressed But will speak
little on the fertilizer question
1t doesn't seem possible our gov
eminent will permit this industry to
remain in private monopoly But
as you make inquiries about fertilizer
for another spring land this is none
too early to think and also buy and
haul it,, we are told the price will be
$50 and over per son, and without
any or at least a very small percent
age of potash. Now 1t Is absolutely
impossible to raise potatoes without
potash 1t don't matter what the
city farm experts say. We who have
titled the soil for a quarter to half
century know We must have potash to
raise profitable crop.
Now can any one tell us. what price
we will have to take for our potatoes
next fall-if We are so lucky as to
save any from the bugs and blight and
other risks to even pay for fertilizer
used? Saying nothing of feed, and
Don't Miss A Single Issue
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-24
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 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 80
cent bottles. Sold by G, r. Fogg.
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NO MORE CATARRH
Guaranteed Treatment That Itns
stood the Test of Time

Catarh cures come and catarrh cures
go, but Hyomei continues to heal ca
tarrh and abolish Its disgusting symp-
toms wherever civilization exists.
Every year the already enormous
sales of this really scientific treatment
for catarrh grow greater, and the
present year should show all records
broken.
If you breathe Hyomei daily as dl-
rected 1t vii end your catarrh, or 1t
won't cost you cent.
If you have hard rubber Hyomei
inhaler somewhere around the house,
get II out and start 1t at once to for
ever rid yourself of catarrh.
G. r. Fogg. or any other good drug
gist. will sell you a bottle of Hyomei
Qiquid) start to breathe 1t and notice
how quickly 1t clears out the air pass
ages and makes the entire head feel
fine.
tarrh. coughs. colds, bronchitis or
asthma. A complete outfit, including
a hard rubber pocket inhaler and bot
tie Of Hyomei. costs but little. No
stomach dosing: Just breathe 1t. 1t kills
the germs. soothes and heals the In
famed membrane.
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Card of Thanks

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks. to our neighbors and friends
who 50 kindly assisted Us At the time
of the death of our sister. and espec-
tally dc we wish 70 thank Rev Mr..
Farrar for the sympathy and words Of
comfort he gave Us.
F J. kilgore
Bessie " Kilgore