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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-17
4 STIRRING APPEAL FOR
THE RED CROSS
IL. TObey MOOers Declares 1t to BE
Greatest Organization In War

Speaking under the auspices of the
Somerset County Chapter of the Red
Cross in the Skowhegan Opera House
last Monday evening, H. Tobey Mooers
service as an ambulance driver in
France, told his thousand or more
hearers that the American Red Cross
was the greatest organization in the
war He paid a mighty tribute to
the work of this phase of army life
and urged that all who have dollar
10 use it in becoming a member of the
Red Cross.
Mr.. Mooers Is Skowhegan boy, the
son of Ex-sheriff and Mrs. John A.
Mooers That his work in France is
appreciated by his townspeople was
made evident In the great crowd that
thronged to hear this young man tell
of his experiences. The auditorium
and gallery was crowded and many
stood up during the address. At the
opening Carleton p. Merrill onnounc-
ed the appearance of the Liberty Glee
club and stated that 1t was not a
professional organization as the peo-
pie would probably be aware later.
This club is composed of about 20
men and they certainly made the
rafters ring with their patriotic songs.
Their rendition of Keep the Home
Fires Burning was especially we'll
rendered. Mrs. Eta SWEET Bradley
sang a solo and this was followed by
the appearance of Mr.. Mooers. In
the front of the hall were seated sew
eral members of the high school as
this alumnus appeared they arose in
body and sent forth lusty cheers. Mr..
the speaker declared that the boys
had done 1t we'll enough and Mr..
Mooers began the story of his expert
'ences. For nearly an hour he held
the rapt attention of his audience for
he Is an excellent speaker; he had a
good subject and knew how to present
it. In opening he told a humorous
story saying that he had been taught
that II he ever spoke before an audi
euce in his home town he would have
to get them feeling good on the start.
He took his hearers on a trip thru
picturesque France and told of the
work of the ambulances. Interspers-
ed were not a few humorous phases
of the war but for the most part 1t
was a grim story of grim reality.
The women of France are doing a
wonderful service. he said, and | know
of no better argument for women suf-
frage than to see thruout France wo-
men doing the work of men and doing
it as well as those whose places they
were taking"
Mr.. Mooers told of over hearing a
certain citizen of Skowhegan lament
ing on the fact that he had little, If
any, sugar, and that he had chased
the last lump of coal to the bottom of
the bin. 81 pitied that man and IL
you meet such person be not harsh
with him but sympathize with him
think It would be best to give over
for his benefit the Thursday evening
prayer meeting In the churches for
he needs your prayers. If you could
see the suffering over there &s have
seen 1t you wouldn't lament over lack
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-17

which enterprise has been successful
from the start.
AT the age of twenty-eight Mr..
Whitney was married to Annie E.
Wright, daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Mrs. George F. Wright of Walpole,
Mass. He is a member of the Bing-
ham Lodge F. & A. M, Bingham
Royal Arch Chapter. DeMolay Com
mandery, and Kora Temple. He is a
trustee of the Bingham Water Dis
trict. and President of the Bingham
Board of Trade.
In presenting the name of Mr..
Whitney for the nomination, the Re-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-17

publican voters of Northern Somerset
feel that they should be entitled to one
member of the County ticket. and be-
lieve that In their candidate they have
a man whose ability and experience
and life long Republican service will
meet the approval of the voters of the
entire County.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-17

Miss Hannah Il Page viii enter
tain members of the Good VIII CLUB
this Thursday afternoon al her
home on High street
The Ancient Order Of United Work
men will meet this Thursday even
ing in Grand Army hall. at which
meeting officers will be installed
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-17

1t will pay you to try an ad in our
Everybody's Column.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
PLANS GUERILLA DEFENSE
Russia May Resume Military Opera
tons Of That Kind.

Petrograd, Jan. AT Russian army
headquarters in the field. a war com
Gil is being held. Steps are being dis
cussed that may lead to a resumption
by Russia, not Of military operations
m a vast scale, such as offensiyes of
the Brusiloff type, but of active. ener
getic guerilla defense of the Russian
lines.
In this defense Russia does not ask
Allied aid. She rejects it, even.
She proposes to throw chaos into
the teeth of any military move the
Germans may make. She will give the
Teuton commanders the thing they
fear more than organized armies-a
crippled land Of endless y~astness, that
has no food-no transportation, and
whose productiyeness is paralyzed, a
land, peopled by human guerillas. "ev-
cry one of them armed with a rife"
as Trotzky puts it..
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18

the imperialists. We cannot be
separated in interest or divided in
purpose, We stand together until
the end.
Foe TO be Equal But Not Master.
For such arrangements and cove
nants we are willing to fight and to
continue to fight until they are
| achieved; but only because we wish
the right to prevail and desire a just
and stable peace such as can be Sc
cured only by removing the chief
prOvocations to war, which this pro-
gram does remove. We have no jeal-
ousy OF German greatness and there
is nothing in this program that i'm
pairs it. We grudge her no achieve
ment or distinction Of learning or Of
| pacific enterprise such as have made
her record very bright and very envi-
able. We do not wish to injure her
or to block in any way her legitimate
influence or power. We do not wish
to fight her either with arms or with
hostile arrangements of trade, If she
is willing to associate herself with US
and the other peace loving nations Of
the world in covenants of justice and
law and fair dealing. We wish her
only to accept a place of equality
among the peoples of the world-the
new world in which we 10Y live-in-
stead Of a place Of mastery.
Must Know Who 10 Represented.
Neither do " presume to suggest
to her any alterations or modification
Of her institutions. But it is neces
sary. we must frankly say and nee
essary as a preliminary to any intel
ligent dealings with her on our
part, that we should know whom her
spokesman speak for when they
speak to us. whether for the reichs-
tag majority or for the military
party, and the men whose creed is
imperial domination.
Aims Clear; Ready for Test.
We have spoken now. surely, in
terms too concrete to admit of any
further doubt or question. An eri-
dent principle runs through TIC
whole program l have outlined. 1t
is the principle Of justice to all
peoples and nationalities, and their
right to live on equal terms Of liberty
and safety with one another. whether
they be strong Or weak. Unless this
principle be made it's foundation no
part Of the structure Of international
justice can stand. The people of tie
United States could act upon no
other principle. and to the vindica-
ton OF this principle they are ready
to devote their lives, their honor
and everything that they possess.
The moral climax of this, tlc cul-
minating and final war for human
liberty has come. and they are ready
to put their strength, their own
! highest purpose. .their own integrity
J and devotion to the test.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
Not Gonna % Anything.

Lucinda was testing the devotion OF
Erastus.
"S'pose 1t IS night and we are in a
deep, black woods. There comes a
bo'er constructor a-wrigglin' through
the grass; an Il wildcat a-boundin'
through the bushes an a lion roarin'
IN maxim for us Il mile q minute.
What are we a-gonna dor
There amt gonna be III We
Christian Register.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
Comfort aaby's Skin

When red, rough and itching with hot
baths Of Cuticura Soap and touches Of
Cuticura Ointment. This means sheep
for baby and rest for mother. For
free samples address, "Cuticura. Dept.
Y, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap Is. Ointment 25 and 0.-Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18

Milk-FLel Faminc Faces Chicago
Chicago, Jan. 9.-There will be a
milk and fuel famine here unless the
citizens combine to defect the menace
In one day the city spent $4,000 for =.
200 laborers, 631 teams and eve
snow plows. The whole force hardly
made a dent in the drifts that have
blocked all delivery Of food and coal.
Each citizens is being urged by the
commissioner Of public works and the
Association Of Commerce to lend a
hand. Neither milk nor groceries could
be delivered In normal quantities.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
SEES PERMANENT CONTROL
Vanderiip Thinks Government viii
Continue Rail Operation.

New York, Jan. 9.-"It looks as If
the railroads have passed permanently
from private control in the form that
we have known it. Whether this is a
good thing must remain to be seen,'
said Frank A. Vanderlip. president of
the National City bank, speaking at
the Rubber Association of America
banquet. THE breakdown did not
come Dec. %; it started far back of
that In unfair treatment Of the rail-
roads," he said. I'VE are seeing a type
Of state socialism the world over, re-
flected in price fixing and food admin
istrations."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
Wise Girl.

"Of purse you will wAnt an engage
ment ring" said he.
"Yes," replied she.
"With a big diamond in it,"
"No. A diamond is only carbon after
al. Make it q small diamond and PIT
the change into the shape Of a few tons
OF COAL"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
Practical Husband,

"A man has just teiegraphed me that
he has married my daughter"
us he Il good, practical MANI"
Il guess he is. He wired me col
lect."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
Federal JUDGE Accused.

Seattle, Jan. 9.-CSizens Of Nome,
Alaska, have filed charges OF pro-Ger-
manism against Federal Judge Will
liam S. Holzeimer, recently appointed
to Nome division. Other charges Of
gambling and excessive drinking were
also made.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
At the Lecture.

Freshman-Sir, mark my words.
Professor have marked your
words and find that you have mis-
spelled 40 per cent OF them. You must
improve a great deal. Mark my words.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
His Rule Of Conduct.

Mrs. Juuebride-I notice that your
husband doesn't smoke. Is 1t because
you object to 1t?
Mrs. Oldum-Not at all. If I object
ed to 1t he'd smoke.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
FEW STUDENT AiRMEN KILLED
Split Lip, Cracked Elbow, Total casu.
aities in 8 Weeks in Camp.

With the American Army In France,
Jan. 9.-One split lip and n cracked
elbow is the casualty list for six weeks
at one OF the biggest American flying
schools in France.
The old suspicion that embryo fiers
we're killed OF like Spartan weaklings
is being relieved by facts from the fly
ing centers.
In six weeks at tho school, a dozen
machines crashed to the ground. In
every case the fier pulled himself to-
gether and walked out Of the tangle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18

Washington. Jan. Reconstruction
OF an army cantonment at Revoir, Va.
nea Washington. for training of 1900
engineers for overseas duty. is author
ICED by the War department.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
An Expedient.

what do you suppose is the best
way to make a play a bowling sue
cess?"
II don't know, unless il is to try 1t
on the dog"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
Proof.

rs lie really so rich?"
"Surc thing. Why lie can cat pie
with his knife in n first-class rcstau-
rant, and no one will comment there
on."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18

Mother-"And why did you put this
frog In sisters bed? SOM tried to
find q mud turtle and couldn't"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
Accounting for It.

"What makes the old fellow over
there such a croker?' "He told me ne
had a frog in his throat
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
No Hope .:,ere.

"You surely are nor foolish enough
to think you can drown your sorrows? p
"Of course, I'm not. My wife can
SWIM"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
Urges importing China Farmers.

San Francisco, Jan. 9.-The Califor-
MIA State Development board has
adopted a resolution fayoring impor.
tation of experienced Chinese farmers
to California for the period of the
war.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18

In the game of life a good deal de-
ponds on Il good deal.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18

st. Paul Packing Hearings Postponed.
Washington, Jan. 9.-The st. Paul
hearings OF the trade commission in
quiry into the packing industry have
been postponed until Mond.y, Jan
uary II.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
Optical Impression.

Cheer up. though you MAJ miss the prize
or learning i'll your classes!
It's easy to look wondrous wise
BY wearing horn-rimmed glasses.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18

DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver.
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet
for o laxative, three for q cathartic. Ad.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18

Living is becoming so expensive that
it will soon be placed on the luxury
list.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18

How'd you get into the show the
other EVENING""
Passed n counterfeit quarter at the
door,"
How was the show?"
SWELL l got my moneys worth.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-18
New York Milk Men Indicted.

New York Milk Men Indicted.
New York. Jan. 9.-Indictments
against seven members and officers Of
the Dairymen's league have been re-
turned. charging violation Of the New
York antitrust law. 1t is alleged the
accused men conspired to fix retail
milk prices. The indictments are based
on a price lower than the rate author
tied. thus raising q legal confiction be-
tween the state authorities On what
Constituted an illegal price .9xing and
the determination reached on this
point by the federal government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
AN AERIAL AMBULANCE.
In Use as Aviation Field at Lake Charles
Louisiana.

Lake Charles, La, July l3.-An aerial
ambulance assigned to Gerstner field near
here has made its first run in actual
service and has fulfilled the expectations
of officers who advocated its adoption
A lieutenant at target practice at the
aerial gunnery school about 20 miles
from the flying field recently, descending
at terrific speed from high altitude and
firing his machine gun at target placed
on the surface of the lake, failed to fiat
ten out sufficiently when he completed
his dive and crashed into the water. He
was rescued Immediately, but while not
seriously injured was badly bruised and
shaken up, necessitating a few days
confinement to quarters.
The round trip by automobile from
Gerstner field to the gunnery school con
sumes from an hour and half to two
hours over a rough and roundabout road.
Instead Of telephoning for car, the ae-
rial ambulance was ordered.
Forty-fve minutes later it had made
the 40-mile flight from Gerstner field to
the lake and return, and the injured avi-
ator was in his quarters receiving medi-
cal attention.
The flying ambulance is described as a
large biplane with the usual seat for the
pilot and an adjustable or reclining chair
for the patient. To distinguish it, a
large Red Cross is painted on the wings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
RECIPROCAL DRAFT PLANS.
Instructions Issued to the Local Boards
of Vermont.

The following telegram is published for
the benefit of local boards in Vermont:
"The Senate of the United States re-
Gently ratified conventions with Great
Britain and Canada relating TO military
service of citizens of the United States in
Great Britain or Canada and OF British
or Canadian subjects in the United
States, Copies of these conventions have
been forwarded to state headquarters for
distribution
'Tt should be especially borne in mind
that this is not draft by Great Britain
of British subjects and Canadians in the
United States. These conventions merely
provide that British citizens and Canadi-
ans in the United States shall become
subject to military service and entitled
to exemption and discharge therefrom
under the laws of the United States, un-
less within the prescribed time they vol
unfairly enlist in the British forces or
return to Great Britain or Canada for
military service.
"The registration cards of all British
subjects and Canadians, whether declar-
ants or non-declarants, and whether un-
classified or classified in class one. two.
three, four, or five, except those who
have already been indicted into military
service and except those with respect to
whom induction orders forms 1914 or
1929 have been issued, shall upon re-
ceipt hereof be removed by local boards
from the file of registration cards and
shall be placed in a separate file. The
registration cards shall remain in a sep
arate file, where they may be available
for inspection by properly accredited rep
Iresentatives of the British Canadian re-
cruiting mission, until further notice.
The induction of British subjects and
Canadians, whether declarants or non
declarants, shall be suspended until fur
Their notice. The statement of regis
trant on his registration card that he is
subject of Great Britain or a Canadian
shall be sufficient evidence of his nation
atty unless the local board is satisfied
that such statement was not true
Paragraph H, section l5l, is hereby
amended by the addition of the follow
ing after subparagraph number 2 there
of:
"On request of any registrant or of a
recruiting office of the British Canadian
recruit mission, local boards shall fur
nish to any registrant who has stated on
his registration card that he is a British
subject or a Canadian, a certificate in
the following form, either in writing or
by telegraph:
"It is hereby certified that ---, a
registrant of this local board, stated on
his registration card that he is a British
subject or a Canadian
Thereafter, upon receipt by his local
board of notification by commits
stoned officer of the British or Canadian
army stating that he has been so enlist
ed, such notification shall be filed with
his QUESTIONABLE and the registrant shall
be placed in class ) and marked divi-
sion X. "Crowder."
! "By direction of Governor Graham,
Herbert T, Johnson,
Acting Adjutant General"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
CIGARETTE GIVES RELAXATION
According to Members Of the U. S. Medi
cal Corps.

Paris, July l3.--Anti.cigarette reform
ers would get scant consideration from
the medical corps of the United States
army, according to major surgeons sta
toned in hospitals along the front, some
of whom say that the cigarette produces
a relaxation for the wounded and the
men just out of the trenches that no
medicine could possibly produce.
Il have seen men borne in on stretch
ers or staggering in on their feet, with
their faces contorted, showing either
physical or mental strain from their grim
experiences in the trenches, relax, smile,
and ask for something to eat, after hav-
ing a Whit of cigarette" said a sur
geon in charge of casualty clearing sta
ton.
"The effect of the cigarette is wonder
full. 1t certainly is not medicinal, for
the action is too quick, As soon as the
lads take their first Whit, they seem
eased and relieved of their agony"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
HOW AUSTRIA COT
EMIGRANT SAYINGS
Foreign Owned Bank Took Their Money
and Then Sold Them German
War Bonds

New York, July l3-How the Austro-
Hungarian government got control of the
savings of its emigrants to this country
through the Trans Atlantic Trust com
pany now seized by the government, was
told yesterday by Francis P. Garvan,
investigator for the alien property GUS
todian.
Austro- Hungarian immigrants upon
their arrival in New York before the
war, he stated, were met at the dock by
an agent of the bank, who directed them
to the boarding houses the keepers of
which were representatives of the Trans
Atlantic Trust company. Even the serv-
ices of clergymen were utilized by the
banks officials to impress Austro-Hun-
garians with the Importance of placing
all their funds and savings with the es-
adjustment whose control reached from
Vienna.
Millions of dollars worth of Austro-
Hungarian and German war bonds, adj
vertised by the bank in George Sylves-
ter Viereck's weekly paper called "The
Fatherland," among other publications,
were sold to these immigrants and even
to others who had taken up American
citizenship.
On the day it was seized by the fed
eral authorities, the bank had $4,000 de-
positors, Its deposits totalled $7,0O0,000.
Since its organization and prior to Amer
icas entry into the war 1t had sent to-
tai of ls2,000O00 kronen lS7s,s00, 000l
to Austria Hungary. Subsequent to
April 8, 1917, when the United States de-
clared state of war existed with Ger
many, the bank invited depositors 10
place remittanees with it "for trans-
mission after the war" and big bust
ness was done in this branch. Funds
thus solicited were designated as "spe-
cial Kronen" and Especial mark" de-
posits.
The literature of the institution
showed it was controlled by the Austro-
Hungarian government and this was used
as drawing card with investors The
government, according to Mr.. Caravan,
subsized the institution by placing with
it 100000 kronen at one.half per cent
interest. Commercial bankers of the
dual monarchy increased the subsidy by
four million kronen without interest.
One of the chief objections to the meth
cd employed by the Transatlantic com
pany was that it prevented many aliens
from becoming American citizens.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
American Railroads Require
Them Far More Than
Cars
TO PREVENT CRISIS
LIKE LAST WINTER
Chiefs of the U. S. Railroad
Administration Make
Report

Washington, d. G., July BIN the
light Of experience with transportation
difficulties during the winter of l9l7-ls,
chiefs of the United States railroad ad.
ministration consider that additional To-
comotives are more necessary now than
additional freight cars.
Discussing the decision recently an
nounced to build 100000 new cars for
American railroads during the present
year, railroad administration officials say
the number was fixed only after every
locomotive that existing facilities could
turn out during the next year had been
ordered.
ut was not shortage of cars that
brought about congestion in the past,
it is said at the railroad administration.
I'm fact, so many cars got damned up
in terminals that they nearly blocked
transportation themselves. The shortage
was in motive power. So in considering
the matter this year, when the war in
dustries board fixed the amount Of steel
which it would allot to railroad use, we
asnisheu W inc engine sHops every pouDu
that there was a reasonable chance OF
getting into new locomotive this year
Any engine builder who can increase his
capacity can still get orders.
after that, an estimate of the amount
of steel available was made, and as many
cars as can come out of it were ordered
That happened to be 100000 They are
of composite steel and wood design,
adopted because it win get more cars out
of the steel supply. Only the event itself
will show, but we consider that the con-
struction ordered will be sufficient to
meet the strains, though all of our cal
culations are based upon an increased
traffic burden for railroads next year"