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

But ! have two or three pounds OF
p. A. left SO l am all right for while.
I got a number of Xmas boxes from
friends SO l have been we'll supplied
with smokes.
Well, Sis. 1t Is getting warm over
here and the French are commencing
to farm a little 1t looks funny TO
see a team blowing with an OK and
horse hitched up together. the OK
ahead. A boy about Il or IA years
of age doing the work. There are
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04
STATE OF MAINE

STATE OF MAINE
Somerset, So. Probate Court.
In Vacation March 25. 1919
On the foregoing petition of Edna
Elliott Emery OF Portland, Maine.
praying that the instrument herewith
presented purporting to be tho last
will and testament OF Nellie +. Elliott
Hutchins. late OF New Portland in said
county of Somerset, deceased. be prov
ed and allowed as and for the last
Will and testament of said deceased.
and that letters testamentary Issue to
her, said Edna Elliott Emery. tho OK
ecutrix named therein without bond.
Ordered. That notice thereof be Given
to all persons interested prior to the
return day hereof by causing q copy
OF said petition and this order there-
on to be published three weeks sue
cessively in the independent Reporter
a newspaper published at Skowhekan
in said county. that they may appear
at a Special Probate Court to be held
at Skowhegan in and for said County,
on the sixteenth day OF April In the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and eighteen. at nine o'clock
A. NJ.
CHAS. O. SMALL,
Judge of Probate.
A true copy.
Attest:
PHILo STEWARD,
3wl3 Register
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04

Well, Sis, If get home all .,,.
shall have a few true stories ,e
you. I am getting along fine v. ~
about ITO pounds. guess the ces
try over here agrees with all tn, Ssu
l will be able to tell you vh..
trench 10 like when / get home "
know what that means OF cours. w
l am writing quite a long lstt,,
1t will have to do for the whole ~.
lily. Thanks for the picture,. W.
made me think of home all right ~
member me to mother and tn, ,,s
Well l guess | will ring OF. ,,I
as every your brother
Cook CHESTER C. BUNKne
co. E 10Srd U. 9. Inf, A ps|
France
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their many acts OF kind
ness and words OF sympathy during
our recent bereavement We also ex-
tend our thanks to the Masons and the
Rev. Mr.. Shear for his kindly words.
Mr.. Geo. A. Smith
Mrs. Geo. A. Smith
Smithfield, April /, 1872
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04
Help Me Out
on the Cans

have been driven out OF the oil
business. must collect In or sell
my cans. There are over 400 Of them
During my serious Illness, I have lost
track of some OF these. II you have
one, won't you please help me by re-
porting It?
JOS. II. MURRAY.
N. e. Telephone, 1913 tfl2
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04

Are you reading our serial stor
over the Top? We can send WI
back numbers, at the regular pric.
you have missed them.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04

ed and dragged ourselves through the
wire. Every few minutes the Ger
mans would send up fare rocket to
see what is going on and we would
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04

The Corporate title of tAts Co@Psny
beginning January LIST. 1913, will BE
4GREAT AMERICAN Insurance CO.
German Americas Insurance &c.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04
STATE OF MAINE

STATE OF MAINE
Somerset, So. Probate Court
In Vacation March rs, A D. 1915
II Is hereby ordered. that q Special
Probate Court be held at SkowheGan
in and for said county on the 18th day
of April A. D. 1918. at nine o'clock In
the forenoon, when and where all per
sons having business may appear Asd
be heard.
CHAS. o. SMALL,
Judge OF Probate.
A true copy,
Attest:
PHILO STEWARD,
5wl3 Register.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04

Niagara Fire Insurance Co.
New York
ASSETS DECEMBER 81, 1917
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04
.JOHNC.GRIFFIN
Phoenix Insurance Co.
OF Hartford. Cozn.

ASSETS DECEMBER 81, 1917
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-02
; ;cESKY DELOSTRELEC z Gle
IvELANDU vLADOU vYZNA
MENAN.

Washington, 2. cervence. -
Tajemnik namornictvf Daniels
vyznamenal dnes dev6t amer.
lodnfch delostTelci "a chrab-
rost v boji proti n6meckym pi-
ratim. Vyznamenanymi a ma
povysentmi jsou BY
vail delostfelci IA nadrzkove
lodi VIM Kockcfefler . mezi
mimi tee cesky clevelandsky vo
jim Ladislav j. Kaspar 2 Vivi-
an Ave.
LODI Rockefeller ztroskota-
ma byla mem. submarinami dne
18. cervna letos v mofi Allan
tickem a to po delsim boji, "a
nehoz dotcenych devte amer.
d9lostrelcI pablo ma nepfatel-
skou pfesilu' az do vycerpanf
vseho stfeliva. Kaspar byl jed
MIN 2 poslednfch tonoucf lod'
opustivslch a pozdeji zachra-
men byl celou byvalou posad-
kou Rockefeller kteryms amer.
torpedoborcem. Tyz narodil 50
v nasem meste pred 20 lety, na
vojne je diva roxy dobrovolne
a nedlouho tomu CO byl zde ma
dovolene. Jest clenem Sokola
sPokrok".
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-02
100000 AMERICANA STREzf cESTU
z MA PARfz.

Londyn, i cervence. - " dstriktl Chateau Thierry,
Cantigny Montdidier jest 100000 ameckych
anfch prvotfdnich divisf vypomocnych dvou zaloz-
mich dvisi Jest opatfena poctm del NaGenikem
vojsk general gge do ned&yna Glen Pershn-
gova hlavnho sabu. Ukolem Eggetovych vojsk je sez
cesy ma Pafz kamz Hndenburg chce ocekaan6 nejve
offensive PROFIT kazdou Amercka arm&da Ther
ppravue tudiz hlavnf nemeck napor pfipravue
SIC dokonale.
Berfnsk1 Tageb1att napsal techto dnech Americe:
Vede pravem sova smyslu vaka obchodnf klidern
jaym vyznacuji Amerikan nyn Cd t6 doby 10
chop v6ci celou tvofivou energ hi sta pro
ropskou nenAvst Lez to spfSe vpolck6m ds nem9.
cen6 ypckenl
kdu jakym American venue dkolu spoien-
cum, kteff BY nak z dayno by klesy oa zasob
pfi tom jeSt6 staGf to- utvof vlasnf vekou arSdu
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-02
ZASTAvENf NARODNfCH
LISTU.,
C. S. T. K.

Washington, D. G.. - Narod
MIN Listim hned po Is. kvetnu
zakazano dalsf vych&zenf pro
pobufovani. veden6 jiz po mno
ha mesfcI. Ia ne zaGaly vycha
yeti Narodnf Noviny, jez row
n6z dfady zastaveny, protoze
se pry cd psanf Narodnfch Lii
stu nicfm nelfsily. M9stska ra-
da'' prazska a po nj sta obcf a
NEST protestovalo proti tomuto
nasilf ma ceskem tisku. Vl&da
zakazala dalsf protesty obcf q
NEST a pohrozila, ze rozpusti
kazd6 obecni zastupitelstvo,
iez posle Wade protest proti "a
stavenf Narodnich Listi.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-02
Lob KANADSKEHO GERVENEHO
KRlzE ZNIGENA PONORKOU.
235 oSoB MA vYSoKEM MORI ZAHYNULO

Londyn Il cervence - Veky kanadsky nemocnicni par
mix cerveneho Kfze dvanact tisfc tun snosnos majfc
Landovery Case zncen byl 27 cervna noci vysoke
vod6 rs mil bfehu Irska As 235 df katastrofy
hynuo pouze "a e zachranenych Mezi tonulym nacha
zejf cenove posadky, eka osefovateky Lo vracea
Halifax do Angie tedy bez vojensych pacientd Ma
itelskem mdsku ela obrovsky kz eekckych zarovek
podobna oznacenf mea po obou ranach pride Zofy ko-
mandant submarny v9de udz re nc od chran9nou mezi
narodnfni zakony.
N9mec pirat zavtai torpedo lodns box takze parnk
Castle ponofi nekolka okamxcich rosecnlci pouzli
sic zachrannych Gnn v9tsnu tech pratt rozb sel
bou d9la Veel prat cht6l vyhubit kazdeho rosecnf
kd jeden zachrany cun unkl sak nemeckym hdm pfec
budne plavb9 S6 hodin tajfcf b nou
jeneckou lodi NaGenfk pirati tvrdf ze Landosery Castle
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-02
cEsI vfTEZNT " ITALII.
(Polednf bulletin.

2 italskeho hlavnfho stanu
Sc oznamuie, ze ma dobvtf hory
va1bella ma Asia0o podflely Sc
t@z pluky ceskoslovensk& 4 wee
rejsf krvavy odraz RakusanI,
ze rovn9z provedIi Gestf 4 slo-
venstf dobrovolnfci . italske All
mady.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-02
AMERICANA DOBYII vSI vAUX "A
ZAJALI 800 HUNU.
(POLEDNl BUL.LETIN:)

Pafix q ,Gervence - AmerisH marinkci dobyi vSera
NAux xipadns Cd chateau Thiery Marne wall
dokem blizks nivrs Huny obsazens nArovnaE tax
anericou nii Marny. III Nxmci upado zajet
~ meckk munice # 8
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-02
NENYORSKlM TIMESUM Sc KABEIlL
lE, M NASI DOBROVOLNfCIBlL
POSLANl JE ma FRONIl
RAKOUSKE UTOGNE LEGIE PoRA-
zENY VLAcIIY y HORY
VAIBELI.A.
SPOJENCI MA FRANK BEL CICKE LIME PeSKO-
ZUJl HUNY LOKALNlMI VYPADY s

zpravodaj neyorskych fimesa kabeluje hlsvnio fran
couzssho X 6eso sovensks pluy zosarisovsn6
pftomns hijf kterous posci francouzsks Row
nsz nskters oddly bojuj jiz soencd
Ersncii Sss sa
Italove zasadi vsera Rakusandrn dalf krvayou ranu
hory vabella Asago, kterouzto horu sfez cesy do
alskfch rovin wall dtokem sobotu rano udrzeli
nedslnich pronapord vosk vcera ybrane
kouske silly obofyse Vebea jestA ednou byy havn
porhzeny Ialsky haan oznanje, nepffel
Imam by do lesi dale za sv6ho poksu zmocn
1lezA horsk6 posice zta desfnu sveho muzstva
edn6 nSsledken soustfedkn4hc ohn9 Is5ch del kdezto
1900 Rakusandz hyiosz dosud valbes popaiano. Po-
WE hsssna I deI Rose e sFsss yyse-
Widen pfiznava bast AsiaGo
case oznauje ze pode Piave feIy suace dstava neze
nena
Ma frank1begickem boaF spoJenci ziskali veera
kok lokanch who'd Francouzske vojsko rozozene Bel
vsousedstv odd americkych postoupo vcera z
Cd probo az ku draze vychodne cd
Chevy Viny Francouzska inie posinuta vpred cekem
mill zaneparngch pomerne ztrat Nsmc nahlos francouz
skch ypadd by pfekvapeni akze odpor ejch by chaby
spatn6 organsovany Francouz uhaj posce Mo
soy vzdor vceremu nemeckemu dyonasobnemu proltoku
apostoupi ihozapadne Cd Soissons kde brannim svym
vypadem mnuy patek pozamali t6mef 100 nepfate II
skats Stroke dzem Lavesine plani Vcera Cd move ne
postoup zas to svym fedem dobyvse sn6ho bodu
ne Eod Cutry
Brove poskodili vcera Huny riznym vypadem cd m9sa
Albert Semme feky kde upado
glicks zajef nskoik kuomed vtezi bylo ukofsteno.
Obe nepfateske strany rozsfujf akc vzduchu.
Francouzi srazli Nemcdm etadel zapali balo
ni Britove % n6meckych aeroplanusG balony gVs
Nemc dosud sibovanou 'nejv9tsf' ofensvu Francii
neobnovi ackov zda ze mali vojska urctych mstech
dost Proc Nemci sv1j "rozhodny 1der stale odada
urce nc Nekteff znalci odlady pfctaji suac ital
sk6, JIM epidemii chTipkyv n9mecke arm&ds.
ia posednf tfi mesfce proved jiz N6mc ctyry veike
ofensivy ktere ysecky skoney nszdarem Tvrdi e to
snad bya spojenecka tezsty bylo by neomuvenym pre-
han9nfm ale nebya to take ami vftezs nemecka b to me-
me nezdar ktey kaiserovu armadu uved do horho
nezl bya pred TIM Dalo by tn pouz porovnanf ze
Nemci podoba muz kery dosta do prosfed mostu
zna nepfekonatenou pekazku dale nem6ze Postup
teno nkterak neprospva, pokud npfekrocf drhou
stranu Pokud to nepodafi nema zadne pfcny
dos byf by byl mose sebe dale Uprosfed mosu zdsta
nemhze byo by pohodnejsfm kdyby by znstal TAM
kde by drive akov6m as postaveni jsou N6c vtbez
cfch Amiensu fece Marne. Kdyby pokus pronik-
nou jes6 dale setkai nezdarem bude ejich poce
ste mnohem horsi, nez je dnes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-11
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
wash away all the stomach, liver,
and bowel poisons before
breakfast

To feel your best day in and day
out, to feel clean inside: no sour bile
TO coat your tongue and sicken your
breath or dull your head: no Onsti-
patton, bilious attacks, sick headache,
colds, rheumatism or gassy, acid
stomach, you must battle on the in
side like you battle outside. This is
vastly more important because the
skin pores do not absorb impurities
into the blood. while the bowel pores
do. says a we1-known physician.
To keep these poisons and toxins
well flushed from the stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels, drink before
breakfast each day, glass of hot
water with teaspoonfuI of limestone
phosphate in it. This Will cleanse,
purify and freshen the entire aIimen-
tary tract before putting more food
into the stomach.
Get a quarter pound of limestone
phosphate from your pharmacist. 1t
is inexpensive and almost tasteIess-
Dirk phosphated hot water every
morn ne to rid your system of these
VII poisons and toxins: also to pre-
vent their formation
$ soap and hot water act on the
kin, cleansing, sweetening and puri-
flying, so limestone phosphate and hot
water before breakfast, act on the
stomach, liver. kidneys and bowels
Advertisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-11
. Women! Keep 1t On Dresser!
" Never Let Corns Ache Twice
Instantly! Few drops stop corn-soreness, then
corns and calluses shrivel, loosen and
lift out with fngers-No pain!

and shriVeled that you lift it
of with the fingers Not a bit
of pain or soreness is felt when
applying freezone or after
wards. It doesn't even irritate
the skin or flesh.
For a feE cents one can now
get rid of every hard corn, soft
corn, or corn between the toes,
as well as painful calluses on
bottom OF feet without any pain.
Ladies'! Keep it on the dresser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-11
Shoe Sale for Women

Odd lots discontinued lines of finest shoes. 3
makes go at following reductions:
$50 and $500 Fine Shoes, 1856
$1,000 and 81 Fine Shoes, now $3.50. 81 S5
s125O and $3.50 Fine Shoes. S0.S5
s14oo and SIS Fine Shoes $1O.S5
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-11

60 The world owes thanks to the
In NJ genius in Cincinnati who dis
Jill " covered freezone.
h~ogA Tiny bottles of the magic
!" !. !. :
IN lii fluid can now be had at any
i MI drug store for a few cents
x You simply apply few drops
of this freezone upon a tender,
OF aching corn OF a hardened
calIus. Instantly the soreness
disappears and shortly you will
N find the corn or eallus SO loose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-11

Big Neckwear
fla soc and 75c Fine
SiCoi Neckwear 35c
aucp 800 4-in-hands.
fine silks 80. CSC
$50 Extra Fine Aim
hands, imported silks, now
at -95c
So and S2.50 Fine I'm
ported Neckwear. of which
there remains odd lots,
now S1-Jo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-11

Special Saturday Clearance in
Basement of Young Mems and
Mems Suits and Overcoats at $3.50
special cleanup of about 275 overcoats
men and young men-broken lots and discontinued
nes OF hgher priced grades Next you'll be paying
ABOUT double this reduced price for equal qualities.
you're wise to conditions you'll
fail to profit by coming tomorrow q n p n
of these suits and N n 0Vu
basement Store) .......-.......... - w. ~
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-20
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

We was up to dizzert at suppir last mite,
and pop took a big envelope out Of his
pccklt, as if he jest happened to think
Of sumthing, saying. BY the way, foxes,
lad some more picktures taken the other
day, and | brawt home a proof Of wat |
considered the best one
And he took it out Of the envelope, look
ing like a pickture Of a man trying to
look serious and forgetting how, and ma
took it and looked at it, saving, My good
Mss, you look as if you had lost Your best
friend and all your money.
] mite of known you wouldent see its
fine points, let Gladdis have a look at it,
sed pop. Wich my sister Gladdis took it
and looked at il holding it away out far
with her he'd on one side, saying, Ii
wouldent be 50 bad if it dident make you
look rs if sumbody was sticking a pin in
You sumware
les, and an erthquake wouldent be 50
bad if it dident muss up the nayberhood
sed pop, that's a good pickture and if you
cant appreciate it the loss is all yours
wy, eny child could tell that's a splendid
pickture, heer, Benny, take a look at this
and give me your candied opinion. And
he handed it to me and | looked at it a
long vile, pop saying, Wat are you doing
trying to memorize it?
G, pop, it looks as if you're trying tc
remember sumthing and cant remember
wat, | sed
Give me that, sed pop WITCH I dident
half to, ON account of him snatching it ritz
out of my hand, and he tore it all up
saying, Now | wont order eny, that,
wat Ill do. and in the yeers to come i
my grandchildren wunt to see pickturc
Of their grandfather, they'll haff to suffel
for the sins of others.
| And after suppir he wouldent go to tn
movies with me and ma and Gladdis, wicl
he dident miss mulch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-20
Return of the Mauretania.

New 1ork welcomed the Mauretania on
her first voyage of the new era, with the
first contingent of American troops to
come home for rehabilitation. The beau
tiful sister of the lamented Lusitania was
the unchallenged queen of the Atlantic
when the war closed down on the rival
ries of peace, and she may wear her crown
for some time TO come.
Many an ocean greyhound familiar to
American voyagers will come no more,
The losses to the Cunard line include the
Franconia and Laconia, sister ships, al
most new when the war broke out, and the
Carpathia, aifectionately recalled as the
Samaritan ship on the occasion of the
Titanic tragedy. Several well-remembered
liners flying the White Star flag are gone
too, and the mighty Britannia, which went
from the yard where she was built into
war service as hospital ship. The con
spicuous survivors are the Olympic, sister
of the Titanic, with perhaps a record OF
more voyages with more troops than any
other vessel in the war, and the Baltic
long famed as ''lucky" ship
The Mauritania has carried more thar
a quarter of q million troops, including q
great number of wounded, for she was on,
of the British hospital ships She is now
in command of Captain Rostron. the gal
liant sailor who turned the Carpathia il
her course to rush to the rescue of the
THAMES people.-Providenc journal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-20
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1918.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT.

Rev. William Shaw, one of the strong
men of the Methodist denomination in
Vermont, in an address at Montpelier
said:
"The rural population of New Eng
land is practically static. Lack of OPP
portunity for advancement in the rural
community sends the young people to
tie city and the community life thus
impoverished deteriorates both intellec-
tually and socially.
THE church is planning to meet this
situation by establishing adequate cen
tors of training and education for the
rural young people. Efficient churches
are to be established in the scores of
small towns where no church services
are held.
1.-The church viii provide rural
workers for sparsely settled sections,
who will infuse new life and ideals in
10 the impoverished life of the COM
munity.
Morgan memorials are to be es-
tablishcd in several cities, which will
have public forums, schools of relig-
ious education, and recreational facil-
tiles for the young people, to meet the
need in the congested districts
The truth of Rev. Mr. Shaw's re-
marks is not questioned and the work
for the benefit of rural young people
is unquestionably needed. A few days
ago The Reformer published the plan
of the National Security league for i'm
proving the rural schools and every
few days public speakers are prescrib-
ing remedies for rural conditions. All
! this is good as it shows a desire of
lall people to serve people living in
rural communities. But we cannot
help remembering that too many cooks
are just as dangerous for the broth as
they were years ago. The church
should not attempt to reform rural
communities alone. nor should the Ma.
tional Security league or any of the
organizations that are discussing the
matter. Rural communities are not
large enough to assimilate such var
iety of tonics..
The churches, leagues, Oranges, club
promoters and others should get to-
gether and formulate a joint program
for developing rural life and establish
one strong unified agency for each com
munity large enough to sustain the
work. This viii bring better results
than too many Independent agencies
struggling so hard to exist that they
can be of little service to the eommuni
ties SO sparscly settled they cannot ad
vance by themselves.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-20
CLEANSES YOUR HAIR,
MAKES IT BEAUTIFUL,
THICK, GLOSSY, WAVY
Try this! All dandruff disappears and
hair stops coming
out.

Surely try "Dandcrine Hair
Cleanse if you wish to Immediately
double the beauty of your hair. Jnst
moisten a cloth with Danderine and
draw it carefully through your hair,
taking one small strand at 4 time; this
will cleanse the hair of dust, dirt or
any excessive oil--in a few minutes
you will be amazed. Your hair will
be wavy, fluffy and abundant and pos
sess an incompatible softness, lustre
and luxurianee
Besides identifying the hair, one ap-
plication of Danderine dissolves every
particle of dandruff; inyigorates the
scalp, stopping itching and falling hair
Danderine is to the hair what fresh
showers of rain and sunshine are to
vegetation. 1t goes right to the roots
linvigorates and strengthens them. Its
exhilarating, stimulating and life-pro-
ducing properties cause the hair to
grow long, strong and beautiful.
You can surely have pretty. soft,
lustrous hair, and lots of it, il you will
spend few cents for small bottle
! of knowlton s Danderine at any drug
store or toilet counter and try it as
directed.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-20
NV Best Girl.

stood on the transport deck
As the ship went down the bay,
And saw Your dear form slowly
In the distance fade away.
\ our hand appraised in farewell,
A light shone in your eye;
Dear heart, | must see you again"
| breathed with heavy sigh.
The maids of France are truly chic,
The English girls are fair,
But in my dreams, I only see
You, darling, standing there
Some day the Hun must go
And la belle France be free:
My duty done, l pray
may recross the sea.
| know that you'll be waiting,
Your best you'll give to me;
I'll throw you kisses far,
Dear Statue of Liberty.
E. +. II. in the STARS and Stripe
France.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-20
Made Him a New Man Inside.

In recent number of The Outlook ap-
pears very interesting article in which
VIM. l.. Stidger relates some of his expe-
riences in hospital work in France. one of
the stories he tells is that of a lad who
had gone through the fighting in Belleau
Woods and whose face was terribly wound
ed. Mr.. Stidger says: He was ugly to look
at, but when | talked with him found a
soul as white as lily and as courageous
as granite
may look awful he said. but I'm a
new man inside What | saw ont there in
the woods made me different somehow
saw friend stand by his machine gun
with a whole platoon of Germans sweeping
down on him and he never hinched. He
fired that old gun until every bullet was
gone and his gun was red hot I was lying
on the grass, where | could see it all. saw
them bayonet him. He fought to the last
against fifty men; but, thank God, he died
man; he died an Americanl | lay there
and cried to See them kill him; but every
time | think of that fellow it makes Inc
want to be more of man. When | get
back home I'm going to give my life to
some kind of Christian service. I'm going
TO do 1t because | saw that man die SO
bravely. If he can die like that, in spite OF
my face ! can live like a man
Doing little things well, enables one tc