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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12
How the Doctor Helped Ne

We have secured permission TO pub
lsh the following article from Mr..
Wyman of Guildhall, Vt From the
fact that he has taken the Reporter
for long time we assume that he
must have once lived in Somerset
county. Mr. Wyman is or has been
Register of Probate for one OF the
Vermont counties.
When the Doctors Ohere were two
of them told me that | could not live
more than four or five weeks longer,
asked them how much I owed them,
they told me and | paid them. They
said | need not pay them then, as one
of them would have to come and see
me again occasionally. | told them
wanted nothing more TO do with
them, and they could go home or to
the Devil. just as they chose. They
left me-.
The very next day young Doctor
who had graduated from a medical
college two years before, and was at
that time practising his profession in
a hospital in Boston, came home on
visit | had known this young Doc
tor all his life and when he heard that
was in bad condition, called to make
me a friendly visit | was glad to
see him. told him what doctors
had been treating me. He looked
me over little and then said why
those Old Fogies are starving you TO
death He then made little furth-
er examination and says yes, that's
just it, and III tell you what you had
better do. Get a quart of the very
best whisky and drink one good swal-
low each morning before breakfast
But great Scott Doctor never
drank quart of whisky in my life.
yes I know. but think you had bet
ter drink one now, and you must com
mence eating something right away.
Start in with chicken. Eat some OF
the meat and broth. just a little at
first. four or five times day, and
after three or four days. get some beef
sirloin for breakfast and dinner; keep
up this kind of feed as long as the
supply Of chicken holds out, then in
crease the beef ration" | did as he
told me az near as | could. ! couldnt
eat all the chickens in the neighbor-
hood but | ate so many that at the
end of two months ! used TO flop my
wings and crow like a rooster and |
felt as young as boy.
The name of this young Doctor
is Homer b. Smith, native Of Lam
caster. New Hampshire. he has been
in France more than a year and is
now a Major in the Medical Corps OF
the L. s Army and has charge OF
big hospital.
| am So years old and feeling fine.
and | have a strong inclination and a
confident determination to keep on the
track until | reach the 80 year mark.
If ever go to Skowhegan | shall try
to hunt you up and make your ac-
ouaintance | think you would be
good fellow to 20 fishing with. I'd
like TO try it When we tired of fish
ing we could sit down in the shade
on the grassy bank of the stream and
have smoke and talk.
What's best to do with the Old
KAISER" Let's send him to ST
Helena where Napoleon spent the
last years of his life.
This is long rambling letter,
guess you had better not print any
part of It
Very truly yours,
f W. WYMAN.
Guildhall, Vt
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12

Miss Mabelle Ross who is attend
ing Shaws Business College in Port
land, Is i'll with the influenza Mrs.
Charles Ross went to Portland last
Monday. to be with her daughter
Miss Ross was gaining the last that
was heard from her.
Tomorrow friday evening there
is to be an adjourned session Of the
life members of the Somerset Central
Agricultural Society at the Municipal
Court Room at O'Clock The pro
posed incorporation of the association
will be voted upon at that time
Elsewhere in this isue the name of
Charles Folsom-Jones appears among
the list of those credited with post
ing the Christmas Red Cross Roll Call
advertising during the present week
This was an error The work origin
ally assigned to Mr. Jones. has been
done by Julian Conroy and Adolph
Bison
Miss Lena Wyman, stenographer in
the office of clerk of courts, W T
seekins. is making plans 10 visit her
sister. Mrs. W H. Diller in phila-
delphia for the Christmas holidays
She will make the trip if she is able
to find some one to take her place at
the Court House during this temper
airy absence.
Mrs. L. 4. Ellsworth Of Lewiston.
accompanied by her sister Mrs y. L.
Willis of Salem. is at the home of
Dexter Rowe of Madison avenue. They
are to stay for an indefinite time, as
Mrs. Willis is recovering from sur
gical treatment recently received at
the Central Maine General Hospital
and is unable to work Mrs. ELS
worth and Mrs Willis spent last
week in Cornville with their brother,
J. W. Amazeen and family.
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UNION FEED

A perfect balanced ration which we
guarantee to produce more milk than
any other known feed. If you haven't
used il you should give it trial.
SOMERSET GRAIN CO.
3w50 6kowhegan. Both Phones
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12
ANNUAL MEETING
of
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of SkoWhegun

The stock holders of the First Ma
tional Bank of SkowheEan are hereby
notified that their annual meeting for
the choice of Directors for the ensuing
year and the transaction of any other
business that may legally come before
them will he held at the banking
rooms
TUESDAY. JANUARY "a. 1912
At 10 o'clock in the morning
Skowhcgan. Maine. December 3. 1918
6w49 BLIN W PAGE. Cashier.
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TO THE PUBLIC HEADQUARTERS For Christmas Presents At

On account OF the wind blowing
waste paper and cardboard over land
the towns dumping ground,
it becomes necessary to instruct
teamsters, collecting rubbish, to re
fuse this kind of waste and to ask the
public to refrain from making further
deposits on the towns lot.
CLYDE H. SMITH
ALLIE LEWIA
]. W PACKARD
2w4g Selectmen.
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The Skowhegan traverse jurors
have been drawn for the next term of
the Supreme Judicial Court, which is
to convene on Tuesday, January %.
They are Harry Whittemore, Charles
Holden, Albert f. Jewett and Roland
T. Patten Mr. Whittemore is the
son OF the late John Whittemore. The
family home was the next farm be
yond the futile place in the Malbon's
Mills district. Mr. Whittemore car
ried on the farm now owned by Bin
W. Page and worked for Mr. Page for
time after the sale was made. He
is at present living on Main street and
is at work for his uncle, Charles p,
Whittemore Charles Holden is a
farmer who resides on the Dudley
Corner. Malbons Mills road. Albert
F. Jewett is also a farmer, for many
years living on Willow Brook farm
two miles out OF Skowhegan on the
Tobey Hill road His home is at pres
ent on the Cleveland place in the
south part of the town on the back
road to Waterville.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-11
0vERHOLSER ASKS
CITY TO OBSERVE
COMING OF PEACE
Celebrations in Progress
Proclamation Issued,
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, The Prince OF Peace,
in His infinite wisdom, has brought
at last 10 a suffering world the
bonedietion Of peace. and.
WHEREAS, Oklahoma has con.
tributed generously OF the life and
limb Of her sons. OF her treasure.
though, and energy that this peace
might he brought more speedily
and.
WHEREAS, The coming OF peace
IS the contamination OF our prayers
and tears and toll OF months, and
marks a genuine reason for 10Y that
the world might be released from the
terrible burden Of war.
NOW THEREFORE |, Ed Over
holser, mayor of Oklahoma City. do
proclaim the time from u o'clock
noon, Monday November II. 1918.
until midnight, a public holiday,
and | call upon the people Of Okla
homa City TO observe il by orlc.
tration and prayer, according TO
their individual wishes.
(Signed)
ED OVERHOLSER,
Mayor of Oklahoma City.
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paired in any way and their personnel
shall not be moved Roads and means
OF communication Of every kind, rail-
road, waterways. main roads. bridges.
teIegraphs, telephones, shall be in no
manner impaired.
Railroad Equipment.
7-All civil and military personnel
at present employed on them shall re-
main. Five thousand locomotives, So.
900 wagons and 10000 motor lorries in
good working order with all necessary
spare parts and fittings. shall be deliy-
cred 10 the associated powers within
the period fixed for the evacuation OF
Belgium and Luxembourg. The rail
ways Of Alsace-Lorraine shall he
handed over within the same period, to-
gether with all pre-war personnel and
material. Further material necessary
Tor the working Of railways in the
country on the left bank Of the Rhine
shall he left in good order. All stores
OF coal and material for the upkeep OF
permanent ways, signals and repair
shops left entirely in good order and
kept in an efficient state BY Germany
during the whole period OF armistice.
All barges taken from the allies shall
be restored to them A note appended
regulates the details OF these measures.
S-Ihe German command shall be
responsible for revealing all mines or
delay acting fuses disposed on territory
evacuated by the German troops and
shall assist in their discovery and de-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-11
Governor ASKS
THAT'SUNDAY Be
DAY or PRAYER
Proclamation Asks for Sery.
Ices for Man Who Died,

Governor Williams this afternoon i,-
sued proclamation designating next
Sunday morning as the time for giving
thanks and honoring the memory OF
soldiers OF the allied armies who paid
with their lives for the victory the ma
ton Is today celebrating The gov
etnor urges special services in all
churches concentrating the over
throw OF German military autocracy
and the advent OF peace.
Most OF the state department, were
closed this afternoon in accordance
with Mayor Overholser's proclamation
although Governor Williams had not
declared today holiday.
about 10 o'clock five big trucks Of
the Midland Motor Truck company. of
which ]. NJ Aydelpt,e, chairman OF the
state board Of affairs, Is president. ar.
rived at the capitol, loaded with nearly
dO men, women and children, who
marched through the capitol corridors
in the rear Of big American flag
shouting and singing on their way.
Dozens Of employees OF the capitol
Joined in the line Of march, which in.
creased in size as II progressed
Most Of the departments began clos.
rg :, about 10 O'Clock, or letting their
employees away BY noon practically
all OF them were deserted except the
governors office and the state school
land department :,
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in accordance with detailed conditions
hereafter 10 be fixed, OF all civilians
interned or deported who may be citi-
tens off other allied or associated
states than those mentioned in clause
three, paragraph nineteen. with the res
ervauon that any future claims and
demands OF the allies and the United
States Of America remain unaffected
To Pay All Damages.
lq-The following financial eondi.
tions ar. required Reparation for
damage done. So long as the armlSiicc
lasts no public securities shall be re-
moved by the enemy which can serve
as a pledge 10 the allies for the re.
covery or repsra'ion for war losses
Immediate restitution OF the cash de-
poslt in the national bank Of Belgium
and in general immediate return OF
all documents, specie. stocks, shares
paper money. pgether with plant for the
issue thereof, touching public or pri-
vate interests in the invaded countries
Restitution Of the Russian and Ru.
manian gold yielded TO Germany or
taken by that power The gold 10 he
delivered in trust n the allies until
the signature Of peace.
V-NAVAL CONDITIONS.
0-Immediate cessation Of all hos
tilities at sea and definite information
to be given as 10 the location and
movements OF all German ships Mott
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-11
Closing Events in History
Of Greatest of War Dramas

Saturday ssrnoos wilhelm rse for sueeessr 10
the throne Of Germaay sbdicstsd
Sunday. the ex-Ksiser he csrmaa German
general staff creased the Holland
By Of hoodlsS passed into the
control Of the vouons Saturday night Virtually every large city
10 the empire had previously been taken BY the
peoples government" with Friedrich imperial chan
eelor has established and appears situation throughout
Germany well In hand
Terms Of surrender signed BY the d,f
this morning and fighting o'clock Okla,
homs City time, this morning y
The md q
this morning Paris time and fighting ceased six hours
Terms OF the armiste nv
President Wilson who read them before congress Joint session
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-11
CANCELS
NOVEMBER DRAFT

! WASHINGTON, Nov. IL
by order Of President Wilson,
Provost Marshal General
Crowder today directed the
cancellation Of all outstanding
, draft calls, stopping the move
, ment during the next five days
, Of 252,000 men and setting
J aside all November calls for
sver 100000 men.
Secretary Baker later announced
Nat 20 far ~ practicable, oil men who
Asvs been called and who have not yet
sompistsd their training will be hume
diately turned back 10 civilian life.
TO the extent that we can, we will
lurn back those men who have been
.nirained and have not yet reached
r.inine camps
A sn,all number Of men In eastern
mates commenced tntraining at 6 q. m.
teday for esh,pnmcnts under the eaIl,,
6pa the eapesllstion comes too late 10
nlepa sAsh s.atps, They viii h ear
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Vast Stores and Big
Part of Fleet TO Be
Delivered to Allies
Treaties of Bucharest. and Brest-Litovsk
Set Aside-Large Quantities of Artillery
to Be Turned Over-Germany to Pay
Entente Troops During Occupancy of
Rhine Territory-All Occupied Regions
to Be Evacuated Within 1o DAYS.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE terms of the armisuce
with Germany read to congress by President Wilson al
o'clock this afternoon.
Assembled in the hall Of the house nineteen month.
ago senators and representatives heard the president ask for
the declaration of they today heard him speak the words
which herald the coming of peace.
The strictly military terms Of the armistice are embraced
IN eleven specifications which include the evacuation of all in
vaded territories the withdrawal of the German troops from
the left bank of the Rhine and the surrender of all supplies
war. ~ -Fr -
The terms also provide for the by
OF the treaties Of Bucharest and Brest-LitovsF :
The naval terms provide for the surrender of 100 subma
rnes fifty Destroyer six battle cruisers ten battIebin h
light cruisers and other miscellaneous ships " "
All allied vessels in German hands be surrendered
ana Germany to notify neuas that they are free to trade
at once the with the allied countries " " N'
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obstructlons within ard without Ger
man territorial waters without an,
question OF neutrality being raised. and
the. positions OF all such mines and OBJ
Hrhctlons are to he indicated.
lo-The existing blockade conditions
set up by the allies and associated
powers are 10 remain unchanged and
all German merchant ships found at sea
are TO remain liable 10 capture.
N-All naval aircraft are 10 be con.
centrated and immobllled in German
bases TO be specified by the allies anc
the United States OF America.
Merchant Craft Lost
8-ln eyacuatlng the Belgian coast,
and ports. Germany shall abandon al
merchant ships, tugs, lighters, crane,
and all other harbor materials, all ma.
terials for inland navigation, all air.
craft and all materials and stores, all
arms and armaments, and all stores and
apparatus OF all kinds.
To Turn Over Russian Ships.
S-All Black Sea ports are to be
evacuated by Germany; all Russian war
vessels OF all descriptions seized BY
Germany in the Black Sea are 10 be
handed over TO the allies and the United
States OF America, all neutral merchant
vessels seiKcd ate TO be released. all
warllke and other materials Of all kind.
seized in those parts are 10 be returned
and German materials as specified il
clause twenty-eight are TO be aban'
doned.
O-All merchant vessels in German
hands belonging TO the allied and as
sociated powers are 20 be restored II
ports 10 be specified BY the allies AM
the United States Of America withou
reciprocity. --rs-s
3l-No destruction Of ships or Of ma
terisls TO be permitted before evacua
tion. surrender or restoration.
Ally Shipping Released.
J2-The German government will no.
tify the neutral governments Of thc
world. and particularly the govern.
mentS OF Norway, Sweden, Denmark
and Holland, tha, all restrictions placed
on the trading of their vessels with In,
allied and associated countries, whether
by the German government or by prI-
vate German interests and whether IN
return for specific concessions such as
export OF shipbuilding materials, or not,
are Immediately cancelled.
8-No transfers OF German mer.
chant shipping of any description to
any neutral flag are TO take place after
signature Of the armistice.
Vl-DURATION OF ARMISTICF.
4-The duration of the armstice is
to be thirty days. with option TO ex-
tend. During this period, on failure Of
execution OF any OF the above clauses,
the armistioe may be renounced by any
OF the contracting parties on ty-eight
hours previous notice.
Vll-TlME LIMIT FOR REPLY.
JS-Ihis armiS,ioe TO be accepted or
refused by Germany within seventy-two
hours OF notification.
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Immediate Evacuation.

l5-Evseustion by German troops 10
begin at once and all German instrue-
tors prisoners, and civilians, as we'll as
military agents, now on the territory Of
Russia (s defined before 1914 to be
recalled.
l+-German troops to cease at once
all acquisitions ard seizures and any
other undertaking with view to. OBJ
tanning supplies intended for Germany
in Rumania and Russia (as defined on
August l. lol4)
ls--Abandonment Of the treaties Of
Bucharest and Brest-Litovsk and Of the
supplementary treaties
i6-The allies shall have free access
to the territories evacuated BY the
Germans on their eastern frontier
either through Danslr or BY the Wis
tula In order 10 convey supplies TO the
populations Of those territories or for
any other purpose.
lIi-CLAUSE CONCERNING EAST
AFRICA;
H-UnconditionaI capitulaiiou Of all
German forces cperating in East Africa
within one month.
GENERAL CLAUSES.
b le-Repairiation. without reciprocity
EnhIa , nsxinzn Period d oes mosih.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-11

Oklahoma City is wild with JOY to.
day.
Two hours alter the atnistice wa.
signed and four hours before the gun,
actually ceased their booming slonp
the JSO.mile western battle front, Ok.
lshoma City began expressing her 10,
Of victory and the ending Of the wa,
with every conceivable noise-makins
apparatus.
Just two minutes after a state de.
partment official in Washington mad,
Continued or psos 9, Column a.
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Must Pay for Damage

Must Pay for Damage
Among the financial term, include,
are restitution Tor damage done by m.
German armies restitution OF the ash
taken IRON the national bank Of Rel.
gum and return Of gold taken from
Russia and Rumania.
Inc military terms include the ,ur.
render OF 5000 guns. half field and hatt
light artillery; 10000 machine sun..
JuV iIame :hrowers and 1000 airpisne.
me surrender Of 5000 locomotiyes.
SOOoO wagons; 10000 motor lofrie,.
the railways Of Alsace- Lorraine for u,s
ny the allies and stores OF coal and
IRON also are included.
To Hold Rhine Crossinf.
IN connection with the evacuation q,
me lett bank OF the Rhine, II IL pro-
Nided that the allies shall hold ihs
crossings OF the river at Coblentx. Co.
logne and Mayence. together With
bridgeheads and a thirty-kilom,ter "a.
dius.
The immedlat, repatriation Of ,l
allied and American prisoners without
reciprocal action by the allies, also Is
included
Must Clear Out in 10 Days.
The right bank Of the Rhine and tha,
occupied by the allies is to become a
neutral zone and the bank held by IN,
Germans is TO he evacuated in nineteen
days. The armistiee is for thirty day
but the president spoke Of the war a.
Coming 10 an end"
German troops are 10 retire AZ ono.
IRON any territory held by Russia, Ru-
mania and Turkey before the war.
The allied forces are to have seeeu
to the evacuated territory. either through
Dsntiig or by the River ViNula. The
unconditional cspitulatiou Of all Ger.
man forces in East Africa within on.
month is provided
Civilians TO BE Returnsd.
The repatriation within fourteen dsu
OF the thousands Of unfortunate civil
ians deported from France and Belgium,
also is required.
Must Open Baltic.
Freedom OF access to the Baltic o..
with power TO occupy German fort, in
the Csttegatt is another provision TIE
Germans also must reveal location q
mines, poisoned wells snd like sseneIe.
OF destruction and the allied blockade is
to remain unchanged during the period
OF armistice. ft,
These are the high spots" Of sh~
terms As the president read them =
congress. Germsny's acceptance Of thsS
he sad, sienslired the end OF the visa
because Il made her po~erless 70 70.
new n
All ports on the Black Sea oceup,e<
oy Germans are 10 be surrendered sa1
the Russian waf vessels recently lskSo
by i've Gefmnn naval ferces aiso sfs
TO be surrendered TO he sIlie,. n
Guide Ms1Iss 70 Dsnsssssy.
The presIfent wsds \ Dlsis - Z,
ssans waieA Asss svssdssss .
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Essen Workerr Go HON,

AMSTERDAM Nov H. thousand 3
y Dulch wurkmen are streaming homr.
tsfd from krupps, al Essen. Work in
the Rhenish Wes,phslisn industrial
regions Is at . s,sndstill In many
plaeea =
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tication TO be given 10 neu,rals that
freedom OF navigation in all territorial
waters is given to the naval and mer.
camille marines OF the allied and asso-
eiated powers, all questions Of neutral.
ity being waived.
N-All naval anl mercantile marine
prisoners OF war OF the allied and as
soeiated powers in German hands to
be returned without reciprocity.
U-Boat Fleet Crippled.
N--Surender TO the allies and the
United States Of America Of loo Ger
man submarines (ineluding all subma.
rine cruisers and mine laying subma.
rine0 with their complete armament
and equipment in ports which will be
specified by the allies and the United
States OF America An other subn,a
rines TO be paid off and completely dis
armed and placed under the supervision
OF the allied powers and the United
States Of America.
Vast Fleet Surrendered.
D--The following German surface
warships which shall be designated by
the allies and the United States OF
America shall forthwith be disarmed
and thereafter inlerned in neutral ports,
or for want Of them, in allied por,s.
TO be designated by the allies and the
United States OF America. and placed
under the surveillance OF the allies and
the United States Of America, only
caretakers being left on board, name
H; Six battle cruisers, ten battle ships
eight light cruisers, including two
mine layers (including river craf,) are
to be concentrated In German naval
bases 10 be designated by the allies and
the United States Of America, and are
to be paid off and completely disarmed
and placed under the supervision OF
the allies and the United States Of
America. All vessels of the auxiliary
fleet (trawlersl motor vessels, etc, are
TO be disarmed.
To Clear Mine Fields.
A-The allies and the United States
OF America shall have the right 70
sweep up ali mine fields and obsuue.
tions laid by Germany outside German
territorial waters. aad the positions OF
these are 10 be indicated.
2-Freedom OF aeees 10 and from
the Baltic TO be given to the naval and
mercantile marines Of the allied and
associated powers. To secure this, the
allies and the United States Of America
shall he empowered 10 occupy all Ger.
man forts, foriificstions. batteries and
defense works Of all kinds 10 all the
entrances from the CatesAtt into the
RAltir sud V swesp - sll nias and