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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-18
WOUNDS END CORPORAL
DUNLAP'S LIFE
Father Had Been Prominent In Mill
tary Affalrs

The casualty liz Of last Sunday
was read Win unusual feeling by the
people Of somer-et County for Il con
tanned the name O, a we'll known
Skowhegan boy Corporal Clarence 5
Dunlap. who died of wounds in hos
pital a few hours after his comrade
Sergeant Harold Mckinney was kill
ed. on June &C.
Corporal Dunlap. w4s me only child
Of Fred c and Kclsta Smith Dunlap
and was born December 10, 1899 His
mother died in April 1906. He doubt
less inherited some military iraits
from his father, who answered tae
call ID arms at the time Of the Span
ish-American Var and there are many
who still remember seeing Clarence
then about five years Of axe. leap into
his daddy's arms just as the train was
leaving with the volunteers in our
Iast conflict
He attended the local grades and
was graduated from Skowhegan High
School in 1912 having been a shep-
herd prize winner In June. 1917.
NJ enlisted a private N Co Z. then
At Augusta but vas aver made cor
poral Outside Of a great number
OF friends. h. leaves his father. two
IL
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-18
Visitors from Oxford County

Mr., and Mrs. Carl L. Brown and
infant son Stanley of Bethel we're in
the county last week, coming by auto
mobile. While here they were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. 'Leander Brown
in Harmony, and Mr.. and Mrs Byron
Hurd in Athens. They left for home
Monday night. MIR, Brown is the son
of l.. D. Brown, now OF Bethel, but
who lived in Harmony more than 40
years ago.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-18
Farewell Banquet

The odd Fellows gave farewe,l
banquet in honor Of Eugene Tarbox
who i soon to leave for France 70
take part In the Y " E A work. las
Saturday evening in the Odd Fellows
hall. There were about thirty pres
ent All sat down to an old-fa- hion-
ed baked bean supper and before the
departure OF the members refresh
ments OF ice cream were served. ".
f. Davidson of Putnam. Conn was
toastmaster A delightful evening
was shared by all
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-18

of six children, of whom the two
brothers only are now living: Adeline,
became the wife of Jonah McIntire of
Solon; VIM. E. still resides on the
home place: May, married Charles
Gage of Lewiston; George, died in in
fancy; and Fred 7. lives in Skowhe-
gan
The deceased entered into business
life far more than the average wo-
man of her time. When young wo-
man, she was employed by E. B.
Curtis of SkoWhegan. She was TO
pass a vacation with her uncle, Joseph
Clark, at The Forks, and by advice of
Mr.. Curtis took along a trunk full of
mems furnishings and notions, pur-
posing to offer it for sale to the resi-
dents of that section. This ven
ture had the hearty co-opera-
ton of her uncle. who was then pro
prietor of The Forks Hotel, and she
to display her goods. They were
quickly sold and more were sent for.
Her uncle suggested that she enlarge
her assortment and make use OF a
storehouse near the hotel. This she
did, and her patronage grew so rapid
ly that it was not long before she
erected a building on the river side of
the highway near the bridge. Some
years later, she built a large store
with tenements overhead. Her uncle
Mr.. Clark, was very important figure
in the lumber business of the Upper
Kennebec, and he was able to aid his
niece in securing orders from other
lumbermen of that region. Her
stock grew to include everything de-
manded by the numbering camps and
farmers, and was unusually complete
for a country general store Among
her employees was her nephew, Millard
L. French Ill health required her
to dispose of her Forks store and
seek a rest, and Millard l.. became
the purchaser. He conducted the
business for several years and final
ly sold 1t to w. j. Holway, by whom
it is still conducted. We should
mention, in passing, that Millard L.
Cor Millie French as he is more gen.
orally known was afterwards in busi-
ness in North Anson and Oakland, and
is now the owner OF a store in Bangor.
Miss French passed several winters
in California; For several years
she has made her home largely with
her brother, Fred, in Skowhegan.
Quite a part of the time however, she
has resided with her niece, Mrs Josie
Bartlett irf Lewiston.
Besides the brothers and sisters
mentioned above, there are living
several nephews and nieces; Mil
lard (already referred to- Mottier l..
of Solon. Mrs. Carl Hunnewell of
Madison; Mrs Josie Gage Bartlett of
Lewiston and Miss Myra French,
daughter of Fred T. French of Skow
hegan. Mrs Bartlett, just mentioned
had been visiting in Somerset County
and was at the French home at the
time of her aunts death
Funeral services were observed at
the home of her brother, Madison
avenue, at 2 o'clock, Monday, and the
burial was in the Gage and French
family lot in the Southside cemetery,
Rev. C. II. Mckinney officiating
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-18
CANDIDATE FOR COM
MISSIONER
iii Land the job | Will Make Good
Says Mr.. Bray

Lafayette s. Bray OF ShawmIt has
been nominated by the Democrats as
a candidate for county commissioner
Mr. Bray is at present the proprietor
of general store at Shawmut. He
WIS born in Pleasant Ridge Planta-
tion in 1S6S. tae son OF Charles p.
and Emma f tHunneweln Bray His
boyhCod days We're passed largely in
Bingham. He received his education
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-18
INTERESTING CAREER
ENDED SATURDAY
Business Woman of Much Ability

Miss Almira Helen French died at
the home of her brother on Madison
avenue, about noon Saturday. Heart
trouble, with which she had been af-
fiicted for many years, was the cause
of her death. She was born in Corn
Vile, on the Hobart place, Sept. II,
1910, the daughter of Thomas H. and
Abigail (Moore) French. Two years
later, her parents moved to the farm
on the Lakewood road now the home
of VIM. f. French, and here her girl
hood was passed, She was the third
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-18

timber. Young Charles improved
his opportunities eagerly for school
ing, but the spruce and the pine were
before his eyes and in his mind all
the time. This was no hardship and
no misfortune. Quite the contrary,
as it has since proved, for he gained
a knowledge of timber and timberland,
by means OF which. IS wears went on,
he was able to accumulate substan-
tial property. At the age of 90, he
sustained a very serious gunshot
wound in the right hand, This came
very near causing his death. and for
two and half years made 1t impos-
sible for him to perform manual labor
OF consequence Mr.. Green's activi-
ties have included numbering, milling
and store-keeping. He has been a
resident of Skowhegan since 1898
Eaan your auhe n ri nttOn maid I'm
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-18
Dance at Hartland

There IS 10 be a dance Al Hartland
Grange Hall, Thursday evening OF
next week Music by Lyons Orehes-
ira of Skowhegan Admission. in
cluding war tax, Gentlemen - cents;
ladies % cents; spectators II cents.
Ice cream and cake will be on sale.
Floor managers II c. Emery. c. II.
Webber. A 4 Nedeau.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-18
STERN WAR CONDITIONS
FOR COMPANY {
Capt. Healy and His Company Com.
mended by French General

The following brief note has beel
recently received from Capt John W
Healy of Co. E, regarding engagement
at Xivray on June 16:
Our regiment has been cited in
French Army Corps orders and
my company was in there. Our
general came into my dugout the
next day and commended me and
my company for our good work.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-18
A CANDIDATE FOR THE
MAINE SENATE
On Democratic Ticket. Mr.. Green
Has Had an Interesting Career

Somerset Democrats have selected
as one of their candidates for State
Senator, Charles Green, "a native of
Salem In Franklin county. He was
born in that town in 1853, but early
became a resident of Stratton, his
parents moving to the Dead River
country when he was only three years
of age. In those days, the Dead
River region was distinctly rural In
fact, it was a little more than that
1t was right in the midst of the tall
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-18

With the above note was sent the
following clipping from the Paris edi-
ton OF the New York Herald giving
the details Of the above battle. This
was the engagement in which Ser
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-18

Can't see why man should ever
hunt for horse or anything else he
wants to buy. An ad in Everybody's
Column is so cheap and so sure to
be effective.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-18

Don't waste time hunting for what
YOU want To huy An ad in Every
bodys Column Will bring what you
want 10 you
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The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24
TO BE ENTERTAINED

Tonight the soldiers will be entertained by the people of Skag- way for the last time perhaps. That is the soldiers who have been sta toned at Fort Seward for the last year or more. The entertainment is in the nature of a dance and the White Pass Athletic club is the host hud all of Skagway is invited to attend and help sQeed the boys off to the front
 There Is no use in talking, the soldier boys of the Fourteenth regiment have captured the hearts Of the Skagwayans and it is up to them to do them honor tonight and send them away with smile" About fifty arrived on the Peterson this afternoon and seventy five more are expected at seven o'clock and the dancers of Skagway should all put on their bios and fuckers and be at the White Pass club early this even ing ia order to enjoy the good time that will be had. The music will bs the best, the floor smooth and every one knows that the Fourteenth knows how to dance. So there you are and it is up to the ladies Of Skagway to make this q grand success. COme along.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24

The tidy sum of $1s6.5O will be sent today to the Central Alaska Armenian Relief Committee at Ju- neau by the Skagway sub-commit- tee as evidence of the donations made pv the citizens of this town While skagway did not come up to the sum allotted to her, she has demonstrated that she realizes the need of help for the war strickn people of European nations.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24

Mir. Rngan waited until the cannery had been started up again about four o'clock yesterday afternoon, shorthanded but in peace.
 The Mexicaps will not be ar raigned for several days, MT. Ra- gan said, today, in order to give a chance to the chief witnesses to assist the sanhery dispose of their huge number of fish which would spoil if left to stand very long. Charges of stabbing. wounding and disturbing the peace. will De pre- ferred against the men who are now located in the federal jail.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24
EVERY HUN |S
 CALLED OUT.

The Hague, Saturday.-Accordins to a letter which has just been re- ceived here from 2 newspaper, cor respordent in Germany, the I'm perial German government has sum: moned every available man to the colors.
 The Krupp ammunition and gun factories have been called upon to give up men, and out of total or two hundred thousand workmen em- pfoyed forty thousand have been called for immediate service at the front.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24

With the British Army in France Saturday. - The British armies are smashing through the German position all along the battle front. They have captured Becordel, Hnd have reached the high ground south west If Fricourt.
 They have passed well beyond Happy Valley where a large mum Der of cannon, including complete batteries of howitzers and trench mortars have been captured.
 North of the Somme front and immediately south of the river, the British troops have taken twelve cannon. British have also reached Bief Villers which is one and one quarter miles from Baupaume. Fighting is now going on there and in the vicinity of Mory, which IS situated some distance to the east of the Arras- Baupaume road.
 Paris, Saturday. -- Marcel Hutin, the military writer for the Echo d. Paris declares In his paper today
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24
MEXICANS START
 RON Al -CANNERY

Ketchikan, Aug. 12.-Word of trouble at the LorinS cannery, with the Mexican crew, was brought to Asst. District Attorney Ragan yes terday morning, who immediately left ;or the scene of the trouble and picked up nine of the chief miscreants and brought them to town, to be brought before the Commissioner.
 The trouble started over a com plaint against the foreman whom the Mexicans demanded be dis charged. This was done, but the matter was not settled. A dispute arose again, and one of the Mexi- cans threw a can at another white employee, cutting a large gash in his neck. The riot then started, the Mexicans cutting loose and refus- ing to work. The Chinese cannery men continued to work, but the Mexicans could not see it that way and peGan throwing things at them till Asst. District Attorney Ragan arrived on the scene and nabbed the melcontents.
 The cannery which was running four full lines at the time of the trouble stopped with four full scow loads of fish waiting to be put up and one in the fish house, and tne iron chink loaded up to the cans. Be fore leaving for toWn'
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24
BEGIN TO FORTIFY
 WAY BACK IN REAR

Amsterdam, Saturday. - German forces have begun the fortifying of positions along the Mouse river in Belgium, and this is taken as an indication that they fear being dTiV- en that far back. They are dig ging extensive trenches between the Givot and Dinant rivers, and preparing communication lines for supplies.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24
AlIES ID DICTATE PEACE NOT
 n NEGOTIATE WHEN TIME COMES

have independence. Russia is to
 be freed from German domination, and in addition to this Germany will De compelled to return all Russian territory lately taken by conquest. Constantinople is to be made a free port, and Pales- tine is never to be restored to Turk ish rule. In closing Senator Lodge sad that the peace which is to come must be dictated to Germany and must and will not be negotiat ed peace.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24

London, Saturday, 11:6O a. m' The British war office announced this morning that fourteen thous- and Germans have been captured by the British during the past three days.
 The Third British army is today advancing rapidly and several thousand prisoners have already passed thru General Byng's gates today,
 There has been no effort made to count the guns that have been cap tured and 1t has beea reported tha the town of Bray has been cap tured by the British and that Noy- on is hourly expected to fall in- to the hands of the Allies.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24
BRITISH AIRMEN OOING GREAT
 WORK

London, Saturday. - According to late advice received by the Brit ish war office from the Airforce headquarters on the Albert Rove front, there has teen severe air fighting all along that line, and be- tween Albert and Amiens- Rove road in the fighting which has taken place there and reports tell of the destruction of sixty two enc my machines, and the diving down Of twenty-one more airplanes out of control and thus smashed so as to be out of commission.
 The attacks by the British air planes on the Rhine province has been pressed with the utmost vigor.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24

With the British Armies, Satur- day.-Gen. Byn'a army with Gen. Rawlinson's army right up next to him are pounding the enemy un- mercifully today. Dead Germans in great numbers are scattered all ov- CT the battlefield from the Confeul river north across the Ancre and Somme rivers twenty thee miles dis tant.
 Four hundred dead Germans were counted in one small area of ground.
 Crown Prince Rupprecht has thrown in many men into his lines only to have. them moved down by the British guns.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24

Washington, Aug. 24. - Senator Lodge. in his address in support or ?6s new man power bill now up before congress declared that the teruis to be enforced On Germany included a complete restoration of Belgium, unconditional return of Alsace Lorraine to France and Italy and Irredenta to Italy. The terms will provide independence for Ser bia and Rumania, and safety to Greece. Poland is to be independ- ent and the Stay people are to
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24

London, Saturday. = A Dutch woman who has just returned from a small village near Bonn to Am sterdam today gave as her opinion that the German population, along the Rhine expect an Allied inVa- sion. She makes the statement to the Daily Express.
 She said: "I gathered the i'm pression from what I saw and heard
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24
CASUALTIES REPORTED

Washington,A us. 24. - Tester days casualty list contains the names of T men. Fifteen are re- ported to be dead or died from wounds and fifty-six are severely wounded.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24
WHOLE BATTERIES .OF BIG GUNS ARE TAKEN FROM ENEMY WHOSE
 DEAD STREW BATTLEFIELDS

that the Germans have only 34 fresh divisions left. He says that Marshal Foch holds the cards, while General Pershing with his American froces has not yet entered the dance.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24

E J. Shaw will 6e the 4-Minute Man speaker at the Popular Pic. ture Palace theatre tomorrow night and his subject will be German Propaganda" and while his theme of talk is given according to out line furnished, he Is given sufficient Ieeway to sround out a good talk.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24
BRITISH ARMIES SMASHING THROUGH GERMAN POSITIONS IN AL ERQAlS
RAVAGEs OF ALUED AIRCRAFT ON
 RHINE TOWNS REPORTED TERRIBLE

in Germany. The people of Ger many are in real dispair over the recent German retirement in the west, and this is making the worst possible impression on them. The idea that German soil is to remain
 inviolate has disappeared entirely and many families are preparing to leave for central Germany. The ravages of Allied aircraft are sim ply terrible"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24
ENGLAND TO FRANCE BY
 AEROPLANES IN HALF HOUR

London,A ug. 24.-A large Brit ish aeroplane carrying nine per sons Hs passengers in addition to her crew made flight yesterday from England to the French coast in thirty minutes.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24

Paris. Saturday. - General Deb ney's army is reported from the Field Headquarters to be making progress between Rove and Noyon and that General HuDert's forces are advancing east of Noyon. Near Soissons fresh advances by Gen eral Mangino have been made to- day which threatens to outflank the enemy forces situated along the Vesle and Aisne and at Chemin des Danes.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24

Guy Morton gave evidence the other day that he had completely recovered from the bad arm which kept him out of the game the greater part of last year when he shut out the Red Sox with one hit, winning l to o.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24
CARDINAL FARLEY REPORTED
 AT POINT OF DEATH

Washington, Aug. 24.-A report was received this morning that Car dinal Farley is i'll and believed to be at the point Of death.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24

Washington, Aus. 24. - Com mander William Prince Williamson and three enlisted men were Kill ed and Commander R. B. White and
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-24
ACCIDENT ON BOARD BATTLE SHIP
 KILLS AND WOUNDS 1WENTY.IHREE

eighteen enlisted men were wound ed in an accident ny the explosion of a depth charge On board the Warship Orizaba.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-06
BOLSHEVIKI SECULARIZES THE GREEK CHURCH
sss-!-0 s.souszHoss 1ipen H1tOrmahOn by
 Capital Bureau

For the week ending January % there were received at the Arizona Republicans Information Bureau at Washington. D. C., 745 inquiries for the War Cook Book and 745 of them were mailed to the inquirers along with pamphlets on fresh fruits and vege- war sewing stamps. These requests went from readers of The Republican in all parts of the state. There are more cook books available for those who want them.
 But this is only a small incident in the service of The Republicans infor- nation bureau. It is a free service for the dispensing of information to any reader who will apply on any sub ject curious or useful. Any dispute regarding historical events may be settled by addressing the bureau of in formation. There are thousands of things over which men and women are cudgeling their brains and consulting encyclopedias which are silent. Ad- dress the bureau and enclose d three cent stamp for a reply.
 Many citizens write their senators or representatives making inquiry for some departmental information. This can be secured more quickly from The Republicans bureau and when ob- tained it is accurate.
 Address all inquiries to "The Arizona Republican Information Bureau. Fred eric J. Haskin, Director, Washington. D. C.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-06
INDIGNATION PARADES HELD BY PRAYERFUL

Small parades of prayerful members of the orthodox church were held to- day in protest against the seizure by the Bolsheviki of church property. The largest parade centered at the KazaA cathedral plaza. In this group, which was typical of all the others, bare headed prelates, in full regalia and flowing robes, marched along the NeVsky Prospect carrying crosses and sacred images, with laymen following them, chanting. None of the paraders was molested. The authorities of the Smoiny Institute had scattered procla- nations declaring they had no inten-
 ton of disturbing any religious parade, but previous rumors to- the effect that the demonstrations would be dispersed Dy force evidently curtailed their size
 In the orthodox churches some of the priests laid strong emphasis on the assertion that they did not object to the surrendering of church treasures 10 save Russia from a foreign enemy put urged the people to fight to the last rather than surrender the holy images to the custody of Jews, many Of whom, they declared, were holding important posts in the Smolny gov
 ernment Protests in this respect as- Sumed an anti-semitic character.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-06
CONVICT CONFESSES TO MURDER IF BUY
Republican A. p. Leased WireJ

CANON CITY, Colo. Feb. D. Harry Hartman, a convict serving cu- mulative sentences in the Colorado state prison aggregating 30 years. con- fessed to Warden Tynan that on Oc- tober 20. 1912, he killed a boy in the railroad yards in Sioux City, Iowa, and buried the body in an ice house. The confession, which was made to the warden Sunday, was announced today.
 Ava Fox, the 14-year- r-old boy whom Harry Hartman, the Colorado convict confessed he murdered in Sioux City in October, 1912, was the son of Mrs Esther Lovenger. The body was held for nearly two weeks before Mrs Lovenger identified it as her son. The Identification then was made by the boys clothing. The body was found in an empty railroad ice house on De cember IS. 1912. Workmen engaged in cleaning the building discovered the badly decomposed body. Several clews to the murder were run down by the police without result, and the crime had remained a mystery.