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The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-31
CHURCH NOTES
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Sunday services will be held at II a. Ill in the Church Edifice of Christian Science Society of Skag- way. corner Main St, and Fourth Ave.
 Subject - ANCIENT AND MOD ERN NECROMACY, ALIAS MES MERIsM AND HYPNOWSM. DE NOUNCED.
 The public IS cordially invited.
 Sunday school at 12:00 ID.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-31
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

The minister conducts services every 5unday at II o'clock a. m., and 8 o'clock p. ID. Sunday school 1910, and Young Peoples Meet ing 7:15 D. ID. Congregational sing in. The public is cordially invited to all the services.
 l.. H. PedeTsen.
 Minister.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-31
RED CROSS EXECUTIVE
 MEETING

There will be meeting of the Executive committee of the Skag- way Red Cross tonight at SI o'clock at the Red Cross headquarters in the Bank of Alaska building. All mem bers of the committee are earn. estly requested to be present.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-31
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULE
JUNE

JUNE Q | 2 C. P. R., Princess Sophia. 3 G. T. P, Prince Rupert.
 2. A. SS. Co.,, Jefferson.
 10 G. T F., Prince Rupert. 13 c. P. R., Princess Sophia. - IT G. T. P, Prince Rupert. 19 A. sS. Co.,, Jefferson.
 20 c. P. R., Princess Alice. 27 c. F. R., Princess Sophia 29 G. T. P. Prince George. For further details see the vari- ols local steamship company agents.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-31

William E. FeerO, W. NJ. Of White Pass Lodge No. 113, F. & A. 2l. will be a passenger south on the .axt Prince Rupert enroute to Ia coma, where he will attend the Ma sonic Grand Lodge as delegate rom Skagway.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-31

The Princess Sophia of the c. P. F.. IS due to arrive in this port sunday moniug at seven o'clock. ghe will sail south sunday evening U [ h,cINck
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-31
FIRENIEN NOTICE

The regular monthly meeting of the Bremen has been postponed until Saturday, June 8th.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-17
Flesh gowns $1.5O

A gown which, according to L. J. & LIS standards, is just a normal value at l.5O. But still when one compares this with other gowns sold elsewhere at the same price, it's value is magnified-for it's a pretty, unusually good gown for 1.5O.l Made of soft, finely woven ba- tiste. pure cotton fabric, with a dainty, silk-like finish. Sev- eral pretty slip-over styles for your selection.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-17
Up to $2O.OO Silk Dresses Up to $25.OO Silk Dresses Up to $3O.OO Silk Dresses Up to $35.OO Silk Dresses Up to $45.OO Silk Dresses
12.5O 15.OO 17. 50 1895
 500
And SO On

 fOrby of  impossible full be ninuedm into nexts season
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-17
Bungalow aprons
 SIPS

A bungalow apron IS to most women the most practical form Of house dress-and it's at tractive, too.
 These are of Amoskeag ging- ham, which you, as an expe- rlenced woman, must know is the best of ginghams. Or if you prefer, a good quality per- cale--safe to wash. This lot of aprons is favored with choice of several pretty, becoming, styles.
 2d Floor
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-31
SPORT.

Lieut.. Edward Rickenbacher. the
former automobile racer. has added
another aerial victory to his record.
The Princeton eight-oared shell crew
defeated Cornell on Lake Carnegie at
Princeton, N. j., by less than one-half
a length. The time for the mile and
seven-eighths was nine minutes fifty
one seconds. Cornell won the fresh
man race by three lengths in ten min.
utes seven seconds.
An elaborate program for Liberty
matinee" the first card Of the Gentle
mems Driving and Riding Clubs TWEEN.
ty-first racing season. to be given 1t
Denver City Park a. free show, Juno
1. was outlined at q meeting Of the
club members. Hundreds of Red Cross
girls will be there in their white COS
tunes and wells for Sammy show
err" and coins will be tossed out by
the sportsmen to help the work Of
mercy on Flanders field.
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-31
GENERAL.

The general assembly Of the Pres
byterian church in the United States
Of America. in session at Columbus,
Ohio. adopted resolutions urging
against . prematurely negotiated
peace and urging . continuance Of the
war until a decisive victory 10 won.
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-31
FOREIGN.

The butter ration was increased b
London from four to five ounces
weekly.
At Baillieborough. Ireland. John Dl
lon. chairman Of the Irish NationalistA.
declared war to death on the 0lnn
Fein.
Travellers arriving 1t Zurich from
Germany declared that disseminated
Bulgarian soldiers attacked Emperor
Charles train after It had left Con-
stantinople.
President Wilson's speech in New
York 10 welcomed warmly BY Arthur
Henderson. leader Of the British La
Dor party and former member Of tho
war cabinet.
The American steamer Neches was
sunk May II off Start point. in Ork-
ney Islands. In . collision with anoth-
er steamer. The crew Of the Neches
was saved. while the other vessel sank
Immediately with the loss Of all on
board
Gcrmany:s untiring efforts to TO
ment revolution In Ireland with the
aid Of the Sim Fcin are laid bare in >
statement from the official press hu-
reau reviewing this phase Of the Irish
political situation since the beginning
Of the war.
Less than Q quarter Of IN hour AFT.
er the British armed merchant troop
ship Moldavia. With American troops
on board. had been torpedoed off the
southeast coast Of England virtually
every man had gone over the sides Of
the vessel into the ifeboats.
The admiralty official statement
gives tho losses to British. allied and
neutral merchant tonnage due to enc
my action and marine risk in Aprtl
40 follows: British. go. 100 tons: a.
lied and neutral. 1888: total. 305. 103.
Clearances in and out Of ports, 7.040.-
800 gross tons.
Fifteen German sailors were tried
at Ostend in connection with tho Brit
ish naval operations which resulted In
the blocking Of Ostend and Zeebrugge
harbors. according to reports from
Bruges brought to Amsterdam by fish
ermen. Thirteen of the sailors were
executed. The other two were SEN
fenced to twenty years imprisonment.
The American dead. sleeping In the
soil Of France. will receive the homage
Of the American army on Memorial
day. Many Of those who have given
their lives for their country are bur.
led In graves over which shells and
bullets are flying close to whore they
their comrades will bear them in mind
and pay tribute to their memory.
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-31
WESTERN.

Chairman Goodrich Of the Phoenix
Red Cross announced Saturday that
Arizona had contributed 100000. dod-
BILE its quota, to the second Red Cross
fund.
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-31
STORY OF The week
SHOWING THE PRooRESo ol
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND E..
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service
ABOUT THE WAR.

Mexico has severed diplomatic rela.
tons with Cuba.
Serious fighting in Kiev. capital Of
Ukrainia, is reported.
More than 100000 American sol.
diers have been sent to France in
May.
French troops repulsed two German
raids south OF Hangard wood and in
the Vosges.
American forces in the Montdidier
region carried out silent raid upon
enemy positions. killing six men and
capturing one.
The attempts by the Germans to dis
arm the Polish troops in the Ukraine
with fierce resistance.
A German submarine Of the cruiser
type was sunk May II In the latitude
OF Cape st. Vincent by British At
lantic escort submarine.
The Cork steamer Inniscarra, bound
from Fishsuard to Cork. has been tor.
pedoed and sunk. Thirty-seven melc'
bers OF the crew we're missing.
The Germans have succeeded in
shifting the concrete laden cruiser
vindictive, sunk in the harbor of o.
tend ON May 10 by British raiding
forces.
The declaration of war by Costa
RIGA on the Central powers brings the
total number of nations aligned
against Germany up to q total Of TWEEN
ty-one.
The Rotterdam Masbode reports
that an entente allied air raid was
carried out over Liege. The Longdox
railway station was destroyed and
twenty.six persons killed.
American troops on the way to the
battlefields OF France to the number
of fifty.six have been lost In the tor.
pedoing OF the British steamship Mol
davia by a German submarine in the
English channel.
The Bavarian troops which have ar.
rived opposite the American sector
northwest of Toul suffered casualties
Of so per cent of their electives while
engaged in the recent offensive in
northern France.
An enemy destroyer has been sunk
in the neighborhood of Zeebrugge by
q direct hit from an aeroplane. The
mole and seaplane base at Zeebrugge
also were badly damaged by bombs
which British naval aviators dropped.
More than 100000 wounded and
sick men have been returned to the
fighting front and $4,000 soldiers
have been discharged from the Ger.
man army as unfit for further serv-
ice, according to a report Of the state.
ment in the Reichstag by Surgeon
General Schulze as contained in the
Berliner Tageblatt Of April "a, copy
of which has been received In New
York.
WESTERN.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-07

be added unto you" When Martin
Luther was urged to abandon his pro
posed Christianity work, and was
asked DO you expect your friends
will save you? | tell you No, and
where they will you be?" He replied
calmly Just as now, in the hands of
Him whose I am, and whom | serve
Every man has a master If Jesus
is not yours, who is your master?
At the evening service, Rev. George
Merriam preached from a text which
is an entire sermon in itself, and the
most approprite one for these times
that can be found in the Bible: Come
unto me all ye ends of the earth and
be ye saved He exhorted people
to accept this invitation, and spoke
of the great need for individuals com
munities and nations to do SO. His
sermon was very impressive and was
listened to with great interest.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-07
THREE SONS IN THE SERVICE
Mrs. Abbie h Wildes Has Good Rea-
son to be Proud OF Her Boys

Mrs. Abbie X. Wildes OF Madison
avenue, this village. has three sons
in the service of the country. They
are End lieutenant William Wildes,
the youngest of the three: Gordon
Wildes. the eldest and DR. Robert
Wildes, a lieutenant in the Dental
Corps of the Army.
Lieut.. William Wildes, who has been
with his company in Texas for sever
al months has been selected as one
among 100 young men, who are to go
to France in the near future for
special training. He will have a
short furlough prior to his departure
at which time he will visit with his
mother, who is at present at the home
of her son, Gordon. The last men
toned has recently enlisted in the re-
serve militia and is drilling in prep
aration for service when needed Dr.
Robert Wildes of Wareham, Mass, is,
as before stated, in the Dental Reserve
and expects a call to service at any
moment
All three are graduates of the Skow-
hegan high school and William and
Robert are graduates of Tufts Dental
College, Boston Their father was
the late Willie II. Wildes.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-07
INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST MAD|-
SON UNIONS RULED OUT BY COURT
Justice Spear Declares Bill in Equity Must Be
Made Out Against individuals

Mason of Augusta, many other allega-
tions were set forth stating that the
Union members were causing great
loss to the Madison Woolen Company
and prayed that they be enjoined from
continuing to act as above stated.
1t looked as tho the case would go
thru until counsel for the plaintiff
Company stated that he had prepared
an amendment to the first bill, not
knowing that the Madison Unions
were unincorporated He urged that
at this time the same bill be used with
the amendment, which carried with it
the names of individual members of
the Unions.
This line of reasoning failed to
agree with views entertained by A. X.
Butler, counsel for the Unions He
declared that in truth there was no
court in session since none of the de
PENDANTS had appeared and none were
named. The Unions, he said, were
named and that this was contrary to
law Following brief arguments the
Justice and counsel for both sides held
a session by themselves with the re-
suit that the amendment was not ac
cepted by the court and that a second
case, in which individuals are named
as defendants, will come up for hear
ing at Augusta tomorrow (Friday).
Before rendering his decision in the
matter Justice Spear stated that this
was a new case in Maine and that it
should be carried thru to the finish to
serve as a precendent for similar
cases that might follow.
Counsel for the plaintiff Company
consisted of John Mason of Augusta,
and Elmer Sawyer of North Anson
while A. X Butler, Judge c. o. Small
of Madison and Judge F. F. Lawrence
of Skowhegan appeared for the de-
fendant Unions.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-07
FIRE DOES DAMAGE To
FRUIT STORE
italian Fruit Stand Has Been Visited
By Fire Four Times

The block on Madison avenue oe-
cupied by Gaetano Debe as fruit
store, was partially destroyed by fire
early Wednesday afternoon 1t is
supposed that the fire originated from
an oyerheated chimney It was dis
covered by persons on the street and
at the time it started Mr. Debe and
his family We're asleep up stairs
Slightly overcome by smoke Mrs Debe
erawled from rear window with her
infant in her arms and was removed
to safety Gaetano entered the build
ing to find his wife and was over
come by smoke He was taken from
the building. his only injury being
severe cut on The hand
The loss Is confined 10 the on
building with light water damage to
the offices of thu Maine Telephone d
Telegraph Company in the same block
The loss is covered ny insurance This
i the fourth FIRE which has occurred
in this building since it became a
fruit store
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-07
Thrift Stamp Campaign

Secretary Symons has issued a call
for a meeting of the Volunteer Council
for Aid and Defence, for next Monday
evening at 730, at the Municipal court
rooms. Every citizen should be d
member of this council, but, whether
affiliated or not, should attend next
Monday evenings conference. The
special object of this meeting is to or
ganize for the sale of Thrift Stamps
and War Savings Certificates Skow-
hegans quota, which we are expected
to sell during the year 1918 Is 500 900
OF this sum about $4,000 has already
been sold.
1t is very much desired that large
number of firms and individuals shall
accept the agency for the sale of these
stamps. Anyone can become an agent,
and should willingly do so as a pa
triotic duty. Apply at the postoffice
for instructions, or at either of the
three banks. Agencies already es-
tablished are as follows: Skowhe-
gan Trust Co. Skowhegan Savings
Bank, First National Bank, Frank W.
Bucknam, Holt & Hight. Independent
Reporter Co. Spinning Mill-Moody
Jewell. American Woolen, Carl Cur
tbs; Somerset Shoe. j. J. Jenkins;
Herbert Wentworth Co.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-07
FEDERATED SERVICES
WELL ATTENDED
Rev. Henry Clay Turner and Rev.
George Merriam the Speakers

notwithstanding the stormy wealth
er last Sunday morning, there was a
large attendance at the united services
in the Methodist church,
The text chosen by Mr.. Turner was
"Ye call me Lord and Master, and ye
Say well. for so am"
The discourse was divided under
three heads GDWhy do we call
Jesus, Master and Lord? Because
He is, and because we want Him to be,
90 What does Jesus expect of those
who call Him Lord and Master? Imita-
ton and obedience. CD What may
those who call Jesus, Lord and Mas
ter, expect of Him? Provision. pro
lection and honor. Continuing the
pastor spoke in part as follows: When
Philip had seen Christ, he sought Ma
thaniel and told him he had found
Jesus of Nazareth. Nathaniel eX-
claimed Can any good thing come out
of Nazareth Philip wisely replied
Come and see Nathaniel came,
and was convinced, saying to Jesus,
We know Thou are the King of
Israel"
Paul said of Jesus, Though he was
rich, yet for our sakes He became
poor, that we through His poverty
might become rich. Are we follow
ing Jesus in His self-sacriiice? When
Christ was dying on the cross, some
said, He saved others, himself He can
not save He could not save Him
self and others too, so He gave Him
self that they might he saved. Are
we following Him in this sublime
sacrifice? Do we give time, strength,
prayers tears. that others may be saw
ed? Never man worked like this man.
Weary, hungry. misunderstood. un-
appreciated He toiled ON still. No
obstacles could hinder His endeavors
10 meet the needs of men. Are We
thus unwearied and unwearible in the
Gods work? Following Jesus in His
compassion for sinners, over what lost
soul, have you ever shed tear?
II Jesus is my Master can have
no mind contrary to His mind, no life
contrary to His life. go where He
sends me and stay where He puts me
We weary ourselves trying to find the
will of God 1t is seeking us with
more earnestness than we are seeking
il, and He put us in the place where
He wants us to be
In Rome, masters of slaves ed,
clothed and educated them. Surely
we may expect as much of our Mas
ter. Is not this the truth which
Jesus emphasized in His sermon on
the Mount, when He said "Be not
anxious what ye shall eat, or what ye
shall drink, or wherewithal ye shall
be clothed. Seek ye first the King
dom of God, and all these things shall
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-07

Tuesday morning, at a hearing held
Court Room. in which the Madison
Woolen Co. of Madison prayed for an
induction against four Madison Unions
the court ruling that since the de-
fendant unions were unincorporated
and purely voluntary organizations
the bill should be disallowcd. This
decision was reached following a read
ing of the bill and an extended con
ference between the court and coun-
sci. A new bill will be drawn, naming
as defendants individual members of
the union and hearing in the case Is to
be held at Augusta tomorrow Fri
day..
The court room was crowded with
Madison residents, many of them en-
ployes in the mill of the Great North
ern Paper Co officers of the de-
fendant unions we're present and just
prior to the opening of court there
promised to be much Of interest devel-
ope Briefly the case at issue was
as follows: A bill in equity in which
the Madison Woolen Company ap-
pears against the Madison Local I'm
ion No. 1912 Textile Workers of Amer
ica; against the Madison Local Union
No. 73 International Brotherhood Pa
permakers; Madison Local Union No
II, Pulp and Paper and Sulphite I'm
ion and the Madison Local Union No
1852 Federal Labor Union, their
auditors, members and agents. Ac-
tion was brought by the plaintiff COM
pany on the grounds that members of
the various Unions were melting en-
pIoyes of the Madison Woolen Com
pany to riot and were in diverse ways
hindering work at the mill which at
the present time is engaged in the
manufacture of Government cloth. In
the bill, as read by Attorney John
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-07
Saving Food Our Allies Need

DO you know what the President
our Commander-in-Ch Chief requires of
you? Have you read his food procla
nation? Are its directions firmly
fixed in your mind? Are they posted
in your kitchen?
DO you have one meal. every day.
when YOU do not eat any bread made
of wheat flour, or allow any member
of your family to do so?
Is there one meal, every day. when
no meat appears upon your table,
Are Tuesdays and Saturdays those in
which you have no meat at all?
DO you refrain on Wednesdays from
eating any bread made from wheat?
If so, you are patriotic; loyal
American. doing your bit To help
win the war
If not. YOU are not dong your duty
You are "A Stacker You are help
ing the Germans.
DO not say.-"Oh. | will make it up
some other time, in some other way
a good soldier obeys orders without
hesitation or delay
Our Allies are calling Tor more
wheat Their supply of meat is also
running low Their armies and ours
must be fed They say the war can
not he Won unless we send them a
greatly increased amount. And this
can only be done by very much less
use on our part, through real self
denial
Those who understand the situation
inform us that our people have no
idea how important il is that the
Presidents request should he obeyed.
that the war will be Won or lost IN
our American homes
This is fearful responsibility
Per order.
L. l. WALTON.
Somersei County Chairman, Food
Conservation and Food Administra-
tion
You are asked TO clip lhe following
and post in your Kitchen
HELP WlN THE VAR OBEY
ORDERS
MONDAY
hu. ,4..l with M, ,Iba4f. broad
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-07
S. R0DER|CK AND HIS
ROLL PART COMPANY
Parties Alleged Responsible Now Con-
fined mt County Jail

1t was several days ago that Simeon
Roderick of Jackman parted company
with about $S5 He didn't do 1t vol
unfairly but according to allegations
the parting, was the result of works
performed by John Doyon and Rosaire
Pooler who claim Lewiston as their
residence.
Both Doyon and Pooler are now
confined at the county Jail in Skow-
hogan, where they will remain until
the grand jury passes judgment upon
them at the April term of S. j. court
The two men were apprehended by the
Lewiston police and their arrest fol-
lowed vigorous search by officials
from all over the State. Deputy
Sheriff J A. Burker went to Lewis
ton Saturday and brought the men
here Both pleaded guilty to the
charge They had spent quite
portion of the money but Pooler claim
ed to have given $25 to his mother and
$12 to his brother which they hoped
to recover.
The fracas, in which Roderiek re-
ceiyed several bruises and parted with
his money, occurred near the railroad
bridge adjacent to the yards Of the
Jackman Lumber Company Roder
ick was knocked down and rolled but
is now recovering rapidly from the ef-
fects of the assault 1t is not claim
ed that Roderiek was in any way TO
blame for what took place
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-07
COUNTY DEMOCRATS ENDORSE BERTRAND
MCINTYRE FOR NEXT GOVERNOR
Frank Thompson is Slated for Sheriffs Berth,
and John Lewis for Clerk of Courts

Again politics commands the center
of the stage Skowhegan has had little
to talk about during the past few
months except war, but now ther.
comes upon the horizon something de-
cidedly local which will CAUSE no lit
tie comment until things are settled
Reference is made to the contests
which are soon to be waged
here for the various Offices
prevalent in the county Several
new candidates are in the field. and it
promises to be a very interesting
struggle for first place among the
many aspirants.
Already the Democrats OF the
county have begun to assemble and
discuss issues. Last Friday fore
noon a large gathering of those who
choose the donkey as their political
emblem. met at the municipal court
room for the purpose of filling up the
ticket E W Scott OF Madison chair
man OF the county committee was in
charge of the meeting. assisted by
Frank r Madden of Skowhegan, the
prominent local democrats and the
following from out of town. State
Committeeman W. j Bradbury OF
Fairfield; Judge H. II Brazzell Henry
Brophy, Fairfield; c Z. Libby, Pitts
field; Fred S Burrill. Hartland,
Frank Witham, Norridgewock; H B.
Harris, Altheus Mason Canaan, NJ
d. Holt, Hinckley.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-07

presented to Carleton p. Merrill,
chairman of the Somerset County Red
Cross committee. the sum of $50. re-
ceipis from the entertainment and
whist
The program which was very in
teresting, opened with song. shell
BE There" by the Busy Bee Club who
were dressed as Red Cross nurses. The
remainder of the program was as fol
lows: Violin solo, Hector Chabot
with Eva Chabot at the piano; tab
leau, Your Country Calls You" by
Irene Lacroix and Arthur Fortin;
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