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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-03-07
CORNVUBR

Mrs. Ernest Morrow of Belgrade,
who has been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. D. NJ. Bean, has returned
home.
Mrs. S Blaisdell who has been
quite i'll, Is gaining slowly.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-03-07
LEXINGTON

Miss Evie Luce is visiting her
friend Miss Helen Allbee.
Benz Pinkham spent the Sabbath
with his family.
Mrs. Elmer Morton OF North New
Portland was the guest of her broth
er. Mahlon Newell and son Lewis,
Monday.
Dave Pinkham spent Sunday with
his family.
Town meeting was held Monday: Z.
J. Allbee. r. f. Dexter and b. {. as
SCISSORS; Mahlon Newton, tax collec-
tor; A. J. Allbee, town clerk; Z. ,.
Allbee. treasurer; d. D. Pinkham.
member of school board. Charles
Peterson and b. F. Dexter, road agts.
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SMITHfIELD

Mildred Hartford is al home from
Madison, where she has been working.
Earl Moulton has passed physical
examination and been accepted. He
will serve in heavy artillery
DEATH OF HENRY HAMMONDS
Henry Hammonds passed away at
the home of his daughter Mrs. Grin
Frost. Feb. %. after short illness OF
the grippe, aged so years and 6 mos.
He was the son of Rev. John Ham
monds. Nearly all of his life had
been spent In Rome. Several years
ago he came to this town to reside
with his only child, the daughter
above mentioned While living here
he gained many friends for his kind
ness of heart and good advice. Mr..
Hammonds was believer in the Al
vent faith The funeral and burial
was held in Rome, Rev. James Taylor
officiating He leaves one brother
James, living in Mercer
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-03-07
SOLON

On Saturday, March Is, North Som
erset Grange P. of II. will hold their
usual anniversary meeting and dinner
and an invitation has been extended to
Bingham Grange to join with them.
The Red Cross entertainment was
a decided success, netting the Auxil-
larry over $1,000.
The d. A. r. Chapter has purchas-
ed a large service flag and will pre-
sent 1t to Scion High School on March
Is.
Show and Dance in Carratunk Hall
Tuesday night, March IL. Hjort's or
chestra.
Carroll Head returned Monday
from a number of weeks business
trip in Florida, Washington, D. c. and
Massachusetts,.
TOWN MEETING
A. C. Merrill was chosen modera'
tor; Turner Buswell. clerk; Ivan L.
Brown, ]. l.. Foss and Alvra Eaton
board Of selectmen; E. L Paul, treas
urer; Arthur e. Rowell, school com
mittee; F. A. vittum. collector; Turn
err Boswell, auditor. Amount OF
money raised; Common schools
$2400; books and supplies, $500; high
school, $780, repair OF schoolhouses
$500; highway. bridges, and snow
roads, $4,000; support of poor $1,000;
town charges. State and county tax
$1,000; electric lights. $456; library
$3.50; Memorial, $40; fire wards, $50;
State road, $533; cemeteries, 800
Road between Will Stuarts and Ath-
ems, 5000; road South Scion meeting
house and A. b. C. Keene's, 5000. 1t
was also voted to re-value the real
estate OF the town; school flags and
poles, $35.
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BINGHAM

A card party was held at the home
OF Mrs. Barney McCollor Thursday
afternoon, in honor of the birthday of
Mrs. Urban Beane. The guest of
honor received beautiful cut glass
water set. Dainty refreshments
we're served by the hostess.
There will be a special meeting OF
Hoxie Lodge, l. o. f. next Monday
evening and the inltlatory and third
degrees will be worked. All mem
beers are requested to be present
The Sunshine Society will meet for
regular meeting next Thursday at
ternoon in the Fraternity Reception
room.
Next regular meeting of Austin
Camp No. 1924, II. N. Of A. will be
held Thursday evening, March IA
Members are requested to come early
for a rehearsal before the meeting as
there Ia work to be done. Rollow-
ing the meeting an oyster supper Will
be served In the banquet hall.
Information has been received by
friends in this community that Miss
Charlotte Millett of Gorham, and who
is we'll remembered by many in this
place, has gone to southern state
and In company with school chum
has opened a soup kitchen for the
soldiers. She Is much Interested and
great worker In the Red Cross.
Clarivoyant Card Reading by Mrs.
|. A. Moore, No. Main Street, Bling
ham. Hours from $50 to 4,30 p M.
and from $50 to o'clock .. m. tf9
The next meeting of the Kennebec
Chapter of the d. A. r. was held last
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Alice Goodrich. A very pleas
ant time was passed by the ladies who
attended The meeting was presided
over by Mrs. Martha Savage, vice re-
gent of the chapter The special
committee for war relief funds re-
ported that the people had received
them very cordially and that the
fund would amount to about $3.50
when all collected. This money Is to
be used for the war relief OF the boys
who have gone and are going from
sere.
will you help Uncle Sam by gar
dening and what will you plant? Will
be the question for Grange meeting.
March 9th.
The war relief will meet next Tues
day at the home of Mrs. Josephine
Sawyer.
The Century Club enjoyed a meet
ing of special interest last Friday af-
ternoon at the home OF Mrs. Florence
Owens Mrs. Eva Skinner assisted
Mrs. Owens as hostess. About 48
members and guests were present.
The following officers we're elected
for Bingham Fire Department last
Tuesday evening: Chief, Jack Nc
Color; first assistant, Arlie Dns-
mOre second assistant, Steve Clark;
captain of Hose Co.. Howard Moore;
lieutenant of Hose Co. e. e. Andrews;
captain OF ladder, ]. P. Hardy; lieu
tenant, Lee Smith.
MADISON
Or. w. C. Rich, eye specialist OF
Portland, will be at the Weston
House, Monday, March II, for one
week, for consultation, examina-
ton of eyes and fitting Of glasses.
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Or. w. C. Rich, eye specialist OF
Portland, will be at the Weston
House, Monday, March IL, for one
week, for consultation, examina-
ton of eyes and fitting Of glasses
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CO
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MILITARY PROTECTION ASKED
 BY WAR SUPPLY PLANTS
FLOOD OF APPLICATIONS SINCE THE REGENT SERIES OF
 FIRES IN WAR PLANTS.

Washinstou Jan 29-Requests for troops 10 guard shipyards and war supply plants have become so nu- merous of lae that Co avoid coufus- ion and prevent too many fighting men bems detailed for such work Secretary Baker today delegated to Brigadier General J. NJ. Carter, chief of the bureau of militia affairs au- thorly to rass upon all such appli- cations
 Heretofore requests for military protection have been made directly to the commander of the army camp OF post nearest the threatened point As . result important training sched- ules have been seriously hampered through the withdrawal of the veteran units detailed especially for purposes of instruction
 A vyritable flood of applications has been pouring in since the recent series of fires in war plants began Officials of tine shipping board it was learned today on the streugth of re- ports of nationwide plot against the shipyards, wired the manager ot each plant to take precautionary measures and then made blank re quest to the war department for ere.g plant It vas estimated that compE- ance with this request would have meant the withdrawal of some ten tholsand troops
 Army officers think soldiers do not make The best watchmen especially in eases where the danger is from the interior Of q plant Instead of cor, don of uniformed soldiers around q shipyard they contend there should be a number of detectives at work among the employees
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FEEL ALL USED UP?
-ots Of 4ot Springs People Do.

Lots Of Hot Springs People Do
 Does your back ache constantly?
 Do you have sharp twinges when stoopius or Hitting
 Feel all used ap--as if you colI just go mo further?
 Why not look to your Kidneys?
 Why uot use Doan's Kidney Pills?
 Read the statement of this nearby resident
 H A sutton farmer, R F. U N2 l. Malvern Ark, ssys ~ suffered from pain in the small of my hack and sharp twmses dargeJ through Ea when l stopped or lifted My back achcd at night and in the morning, felt tired and lauguil Headaches and dizzy spells were common and , was very nervous The kidney -acre- tions contained sediment and were too frequent lu passaee Six boxes Of uoans Kidney puIs completely clrei me
 Price 6ac. al au dealers Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-se Deans Kidney Pns-the same that Mir Sutton had Foster-Aiiuusu Co., MfBrs, Buffalo N. Y
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ar OTHER SIDE

II was c good thins for the country that all this congressional stir up vas staf.eo. aud also a good tn ,s for the people chat lhrough congress was de- manied tais fiss report from seere tay Baker Tho report wHl quiet 8 ettielsm mat shoao not have cone up pnt vas perfectly natural and ', sHgs pde sas-sm hereafter until this war is over
 Democratic forms Of soyernmeu, work under adverse conditions in war tames and we ere @ere impressed with the fact poa than before The people wanted to Know and they had to kaow Baker told them some things if didn't want 10 ten -aut he told 1t. Perhaps congress in the voice of the people, will bo more reluctant in the future about making demands
 Our war part seems to have beea well played There had been little taings thai ought net to have existed and there win stil be litue things that ought not to exist but the gov efumeats part in Che war as a whole is heine well played and that cannot now ne denied
 In their criticism the people forgot the difficulties encountered Some If the difficulties might have been permitted 70 leak out but for that strict censorship
 One of the important things about the Raker statement is bringing us to tHe recognition of the fact that we arc fshting this war a,oo0 miles from home base, and that the war depart ment would have I remain that far away forever. if possible. And in the name of the people, we say yes. Keep it far away the further the better Our country Is thus saved
 There is one thing the American mind should conceive Every in dividGal has 8 part and an important part 1T each of us play that part well. the war will prosress to certain victory Sacrifices must be made by each and everyone and the one who fails to make them is an enemy to his government
 We hope that the critics in tho future viii direct their criticism to the enemy persons in this country instead Of to the patriotic workers Seek and find out the enemies and then help demand punishment for them in keeping with their activities, and by so doing We Will all be aalc To render service which with the sac rifices we are expected Co make. wiu hc worthy part
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Aud already tho response N noted, f0r there are letter and taieardphif requests for apartments and reserva lions flowing in now
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for the merchants, and while DO more than legal process is asked yet that can be found none too soon.
 Hot Springs is not selfish but she must protect her own citizens Co u degree, else she would soon have none
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And that Vomans convention Fiu be one oi the big events of 1918 that will help win the war Wbeu women work together, they work
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The political pot is said to be boil Ing in Austria but it has just quIt boiling in Washlnstou which make 1t ali e.en.
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All aboard for prosperity and woe be he who tries to squelch that help we all need
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And while il is not admitted yeL still we wouldn't be surprised if Mir McAdoo gets rate for the ladies before that convention
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Wilson kept us out of war for g while ana then unleashed that fl uutamed warrior, Baker.
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Ii is not even German peace" that Germany is fighting for, but a junkeri peace
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Food. fuel and fighun tooIs are at his moment the main considerations. Ships, toe
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Winter should act upon the humane policy of not hittins the human race ahen it is down
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Ilaig and tindenburg await the de- cision Of the eroundhog with feyerisn Interest
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There ougAt 10 be some way to se- cure recognition of frozen ear as red badge of courage
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There is scarcity oi sugar and this is no iime to moholIze the honey bee
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pr. ! P Merritt IT now located iu the sumpter.Lttle Bldg Calls ans wered day or nieht office tfi: residence, 42e.
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Evening Service.

The evening service vas opened with @ ver inspiring song service conducted Mr. storrs, with Mir Yoang al the piano Captain Isaacs of Inc Salvation Army offered sha opening prayer Text used for eyea- ing. lsa. g All of us need a safe refuge a heart rest We have a beautiful world but one of sorrow. bitterness and woe. wish l could pour out all ] am for the people fin this city They come to me from every quarter telling me how much heart woe they have He pictured men without Christ aa people neeins 'from a storm The suffering from a guilty conscience is worse than fire and brimHone That is hell. and many have t here on earth To re- member is ap awful thing Co suffer from a memory of past sins is ter rible agony 1t is awful to sin against God and a guilty conscience YOI may harden, but hover kill conscience lt will rise up some day and condemn you You cant take money or good clothes to hell. but you wiu take con- science with you Jesus will save you from a guilty conscience and he only can do it. Many people have sieepless night from a guilty con- science No man can conquer his own sins. You cant educate them out or laueh them out No one can get along in this life without Jesus to break tho power 0l sin
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The attack made on the auto ordi- nance is only anotaer proof tbat it is . <SSgult thing to protect the ,s..- tI-33 .sa business from the timer The merchants had such F 1es Tor years. fne merchant kgas resident bo paid rent 4 year round who employed help Iduring the duil times. who paid taxes, / vho heiped in alI the thiuss that go to make for a successful and happy community, would see some itfuerant step in at intervals and reap great harvest and then nike away to other fields Legislation was gotten up AAaand enacted, and tested out, and tan- ~ were encountered but there is ed loR pretty strong barrage against the ifinerant
 1'ae auto owners want protection. They operate their cars here during the entire gear They stand on tha streets many days when there is no business. but they are waiting io serve when called The season comes on, inc races with their bis business for Is all to enjoy for brief period, and 10. there comes to the city a numoer of itinerant auto for hire men who would stick around forty or fify days clean up biz harvest and then depart There are snch things as personal and constitutional rights, and | is ditficait to place barrier against the itinerants, but perhaps there Is a way of protection for them. 3ass as there vas a way of protection
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TABERNACLE SERVICES
 RESUMED LAST klGHT
EVANGELIST STEPHENS BEGINS WORK AGAIN AFTER A
 DAYS REST.

The tabernacle meetings were rc- stunned yesterday afternoon in earn est The service at 2.ad o'clock wa attended by an earnest crowd of peo- pie ho came 70 hear the great me sage Of Nt Stephens. and they IsJ eHed with intensity to every word that feli from the lips of The speaker Or Stephens gave @ talk on Tle Person and Work ot the Holy Sudr- Be used Jobn l0:6, acts l-S. as taa basis for has remarks "Eefora Jesas went away be chose a successor tc take his place. said the spea tet. Jesus had a body and c0uid not le with men everywhere in bodily form So when he went aNay be sent Tn Comforter the Parac'ote. to succeed him in Che world The purpose Of sending him was Co help Jesus Co H- real to us. so real tAat he objIas in us.
 He came into power .on the 'day of Peutecost 10 fix the lives ol the ra1- 1le There is such a thing as piri- guel iie and church people should obtain thia When you see peopll who do no work for God and have uo power for service it evidences that they need to be filled with the spirit
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Hiudonburs knows that it pays to advertise hut he has mot learned thc great truth that on advertiser must make good
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British labor stands like a rock be- hind the war. for British labor real. izes what a German triumph wou { mean to the labor of the world,
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THE lrINEaANT ALWAYS.

The attack made on the auto ordi- nAnaa k only annL.nr proof Lhat | 1.
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What is he matter with Germany 2 No bulletins from Berlin reported the destruction of the GoeBen and Bres iau as great German victory
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ItaU"Hl7 lHt apartments aHU ltNttFH lions flowing in now
 ----------.--------------- And that vomana convention Til be one of the big events of 1918 that will help win Che war When women work together, they work
 ------------------ And while il is not admitted yeL sun we wouldn't be surprised if Mfr AcAdoo gets rate for the ladies before that convention
 
 There is scarcity of sugar and this is no time to mobollze the honey bee
  Food, fuel and fighun tools are at .his moment the main considerations ships, toe.
 ---------------- aaig and Hindenburg await the de- cision Of the eroundhos with feverisn Interest
 II is not even German peace" that Germany is fighting for, but a iunkers peace
 Wilson kept Us out of war for while ana then unleashed that ii :. mtamed warrior Baker
 --------------- ---- Winter shopld act upon the humane policy of not hitting the human race ahen il is down
 -~----------------------- There ougat 10 be some way to se- cure recognition of a frozen ear as a red badge of courage
 ----------------------.--- diudenburs knows that 1t pays to advertise. hut he has not learned the great truth that an advertiser must make good
 -=--------------- British labor stands like a rock be- hlnd the war. for British labor real izes what a German triumph woul q mean to the labor of the world  What is he matter with Germany ? No bulletins from Berlin reported the destruction of the GoeBen and Bres lau as great German victory
The sun., 1918-11-05
HERMANN ART SALE
BRINGS S22,,Sss
Crowd Eager to Buy and Many
Good Prices Are
Obtained.

In spite OF the gravity of the times.
with monarchies tumbling to the right
and left in Europe. and an election upon
our hands at home. numerous crowd
assembled yesterday In the residence OF
the late Ferdinand Hermann for the auc-
ton OF furnishings conducted by the
American Art Association. II was a
crowd that seemed to have plenty OF
money and eager to buy, SO many good
prices occurred.
The tapestry. No. 402. Gobelin
weaving, with a musical subject. sold 10
Vital BenRuiat for $4,000. Two other
tapestries, in panels, No. 346, went TO
the same buyer for $3.50 each. Mrs.
n. s. Drew gave $240 for No. 254. an old
Dutch marQuetry secretary. and $3.50 for
No. $50, a rosewood vitrine. Mr.. Bau-
meisters paid 1910 for No $40. n draw
ing room suite: Mr.. Hergert gave s610
for No. $50. a second drawing room
suite: Mr.. Koopman bought No. 26O. a
centre table. for $3.50. and Ollivotti &
Co. paid $3.50 for No. 363. maiachite
mantel garniture.
II. Kasab gave $3.50 for No. 422. a
Kirman rug; J. X. Johns purchased No
S76 and No. 377, two music cabinets. for
1855 each. and Mrs. NJ. Graham paid
1855 for No. 404, an Indian rug.
The total for the session was Sl2.-
1920. The auction concludes to-day.
The sun., 1918-11-05

out last with the tutor there was moth
Ing between her and poverty but a red
velvet opera coat
II was perfectly natural that Vsronj'
que and Lufu and the students should
next turn up In the Latin Quarter and
nave a clipping time. Az an excuse for
srraying chorus the Latin Quarter IL
second only to Tunls. There wasn't a
thing those girls didn't wear. Lulu
however. had reformed and given up
rouge She felt somewhat unclothed
without II, and said 40. The wealthy
American student came awfuily near
marrying Verortquo here. and would
have succeeded II his uncle and fiancee
hadn't shown up and spoiled II all, no
that he had to go out and search all
the cabarets OF Europe for his lost one.
This time Liiu escaped in a short skirt
and gray plush coat.
That brought the time UP to q Y. NJ
Z. a. hut at the front. where everybody
was In khaki, even to the tutor. Let II
not be thought that there Is anything OF
war In this particular musical comedy
II Is perhaps the peacefulest war scene
that ever was shown In New York. Not
even bomb dropped. But everything
ended happily for Veroniqus and Lulu
and the professor.
The music Is tuneful. although there IL
probably little Of II that will haunt the
memory, and the book, aside from a con.
slant propensity to pun. is mildly anus.
ing. There are some lively dances by
the chorus. which Ia all that chorus
should be, as was said once before, and
me Cameron sisters pumped through O
dance In each act that got more applause
IMAM anything else in the play.
The sun., 1918-11-05

Little Simplicity" which opened last
night at the Aston Theatre, 10 described
as . play with music. but there 10 lot
more music than play. It bellies Its
name also. for there is nothing simple In
It but a. professor, and he recovered. 1t
covers Ave years in time, which IA at
least four moro than is allotted to the
usual musical play, and 1t wanders from
Tunis to Paris and then to the front,
thereby achieving variety.
Tunis IL apparently a good place to
start musical plays on their way. Rida
johnson Young. who wrote the book and
lyrics, and Augustus Barratt, who wrote
the music, found there a Sheik with q
German disposition. who threw cham
paene bottles at mirrors when he was
aroused; a cafe in which there was a
perfect devil of an uncle OF a perfectly
adorable flower girl. and a chorus whose
costumes were. II was suggested. ORR
entail. Tunis was justified for existing
as coon as they came on.
The flower girl was 80 simple they
called her Little Simplicity. but her
honest to goodness name was Vero-
niQue, and 1t was beca use several students
with q tutor wouldn't let the Sheik
have her that he threw bottles and
ruined the cafe. And 30 veroniQue and
Lulu. her sophisticated but good look
ing protector. were thrown out by the
wrathful uncle. And when Lulu went
The sun., 1918-11-05
RANK FOR NURSES
URGED IN SENATE
Need of Commissions Shown
During Plea.
Special DsspaicA 10 Tns SUI

WAsHINOroH, Oct. 4.-Reasons based
on the experience Of nurses at the front,
claiming the necessity for tho immediate
passage OF tho Lewis-Ralter bill grant
ing relative rank TO army nurses. were
to-day laid before the Senate Military
Afrairs Committee by Miss Etha Pearce,
head nurse In an American hospital in
Paris, Mrs. Helen Hoy Greeley, counsel
for the committee to secure rank for
nurses. interviewed the Senate committee
with Miss Pearoe.
THE American nurse can accomplish
her work even with the dlfficulties Inn
posed by her lack OF recognized author
ity over the hospital orderlies who are
assigned to assist her." said Miss Pearco,
but the American people should know
that lack OF rank results in n heavier
drain on her time and energy than Is
neces sary. This waste OF time and skill
might be avoided and even more efficient
care. given our soldiers II American
nurses, like Canadians. had rank"
Recognized rank. II was urged, would
greatly facilitate hospital discipline.
The Lcwis-Raker bill would grant
army nurses relative rank ranging from
Second Lieutenant to Major. II would
not increase their pay and would grant
them authority only in hospital matters
under the supervision of army doctors.