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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12

Corrected to November II. 1913
Trains Leave skOwhegan Week Days
500 a. m. for Waterville, Belfast
Harmony. Bangor Oakland Kineo
Pennington. Lewiston. Augusta. Bruins
wick. Bath and Boston.
11.45 n. m. for Waterville. Bangor
Calais, PASSPORT. Bar Harbor. Vance
boro. Oakland, Pennington. Lewiston
Augusta. Brunswick. Bath, Portland
White Mountain points and Boston
100 p. m. for Waterville. Belfast
Harmony, Dover and Foxcroft Ban
gor. Vanceboro. Augusta. Brunswick,
Bath. Portland and Boston.
Trains Leave SkOwhegan Sundays
S.45 a.. m. for Waterville. Augusta,
Brunswick, Portland and Boston.
Trains Arrive skOwheKan Week Days
500 a. IN. from Waterville.
lib a. m. from Waterville. Belfast.
Pittsfield. Harmony. Dover and Fox
croft. Bangor, Bucksport. Mondays
only. Lewiston. Augusta, Brunswick,
Bath, Portland and Boston.
5.46 p. IN. from Waterville, Bangor
Bar Harbor, Calais. Oakland. Augusta,
Lewiston, Brunswick Portland. Boston
Trains Arrive skowhegnn Sundays
11.25 "a. m. from Wateryille, Pitts
ield. Newport Bangor. Augusta. Bath,
Brunswick. Lewiston and Portland.
d. c. DOUGLASS. General Manager.
NJ. l.. HARRIS. Gent Pass Agent.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12
Mrs. Sherman Berry

Mrs. Ella l. Berry was born in
Embden, 50 years ago, and moved to
Waterville when very young with Mr..
and Mrs + A. Wing, who adopted her
as a daughter. Quite recently she
entered Gray's hospital for surgical
operation and passed away Saturday,
morning, Nov 80. about o'clock. She
is survived by her husband Sherman
Berry of Waterville and three sons,
two OF whom are in the service, also
half-brother who is resident OF
Boston and half sister who resides
at Yarmouth Junction.
The funeral was held from the home
in Waterville Monday AFTERNOON OF
last week the Rev. T. j. Coolbroth Of
the Advent church officiating.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12
Motor Vehicle Register

4 list of State Of Mains Automobile
Registrations giving name Of owner,
license number, style of car, and
manufacturers number. also trucks
and motor cycles, will be published
during the coming year This list
will be issued monthly at subscrip-
ton price OF $500 for the twelve
numbers or 80 cents a single copy.
Automobiles, dealers, and garage
men will undoubtedly appreciate this
service and avail themselves Of the
opportunity to secure copies.
No list was available in 1918. The
edition will probably be limited and
sent only TO subscribers.
FRANK W WARDWELL.
Printer and Publisher
II Exchange St Portland
Bay Thrift Stamps every day.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12


Friday on business
William Lessor Of North avenue was
in Clinton few days this week on
business
Ned II. Lambert is the first mer-
chant to show Christmas decorations
in his store windows.
Mrs. George Tilton left here this
week for Bangor to visit with Mrs
William quinn for a week.
Mrs llama Moore and her daugh-
ter Mrs A. c. Moore Of Bingham
werp business visitors in town last
Saturday
The regular meeting OF the Viewers
Union No 1143 will occur at Moose
Hall Thursday evening, Dec 18th, at
: 30 o'clock
Arthur Donahuc Of Dover y. II. is
business visitor in town and while
here is making his headquarters dl
the Skowhegan House.
Mis- Anna Carlson returned to her
home in Boston last Monday morning
after being the guest OF her uncle
Oscar Edwards OF North avenue I"' d
"eeN'
Alphonse Lessor left here last Mon
day for his homo in Lawrence. Mass
after being the guest OF his uncle
Frank S Lessor OF North avenue lo'
a It" "eeN7'
|. j. and NJ J Smith were III Nor'h
Arson and Madison last Saturday on
business While away they received
an order for Player Piano when
they delivered last Monday
Mrs Annabelle Akelry has returned
home from Il several days WISH WIN
Miss Edna Austin Of Lewiston MISS
Austin was formerly employed as
waitress at the oxford Hotel
Mr.. p,,b tIo,Id and her daughter.
Irene. who reside on the FairiIeia
road, have moved to the nome oil Mr7.
Arminda Smith on Beech street "h're
they will remain for the winter.
NJ. navid picbard.on returned In
her home in Strong last Monday altet
making several days VISIT at lhe
home Of her son, Dr. {. Earle Richara-
son of Locust avenue
NJ ond urs Loon Fox are the
oro,d narente of babv how. born
last Friday at Miss Hilis hoSpi'ai
They live on MI fleasaht avenue
Mr.. Fox is head lineman for the
Maine Tel & Tel co.
Louie prown returned from Camp
Loo Loot Saturday There are or
were $4,000 men there and 5000 in the
school He was discharged from ser
vice and will resume MS studies at
Bowdoin the coming term.
A lutlo daughter was born to Chas.
and t.onba Il Guendersonl Beck
Nth 10 cornviIle last Friday Mr..
Reckwith is a native of Pressure Isle
and Mrs Reckwitb of Greeley. Col.
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Tuesday from a several days Vaca-
ton with friends and relatives in Lew
iston and Augusta. While away. Miss
Carolyn Fairbrother filled the vacancy
at the Office of Dr. l.. \. Dascombe.
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CHRISTMAS BUSINESS IS GOOD
with us because we have just hat most peo-
pie are looking for this year Gifts that are
useful as well as handsome, SO what is spent
for them IS not wasted.

Leather Goods. Purses Toe to $500.
shopping Bags soc to $500, Travel
ling Bags and Suit Cases $139 to
$1,000 each. Housekeeping Goods.
Blankets and Puffs, Damasks and
Napkins. Tea Cloths Tray Cloths,
Scarfs, Doylies. Towels and Bath Mats
Dress Goods of all kinds; Dress and
Waist Silks. Readyto- SILK
Dresses. Wool Dresses. Cotton Dress
rs, Silk Waists; Flannel, Poplin and
Voile Waists; Dress Skirts; Coats;
Furs of all kinds; Bath Robes XII
monos
Knit Goods Sweaters. Caps and
Scarfs. Mufflers. Gloves and Mittens;
Hosiery and Underwear of all kinds.
Ladies' Muslin and SILK Underwear
Of all kinds.
Outing Flannel Sleeping Garments
for Men. Women and Children . D..
Box Stationery of all kinds. lac to
= ~ Box: Toilet Sets; Manicure
Sets Jewelry; Ladies' and Gents
Neckwear: Mems Sleeve Elastics and
Suspenders; Ladies' Aprons and
Boudoir Caps; Christmas Tree Deco
rations. Cards, Seals, Tags. Etc
H3ndkerchiefs of every kind in lots
of neW styles.
All kinds of Fancy Work Materials;
Bibbons Laces; Linens. Flosses;
Crochet CottOns Yarns. Slipper
Solcs Etc
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-04

American. The beliefs we love and
honor and uphold are contemplate to
them; the objects for which they will to
death millions of their own men and mil
lions of their enemy are abhorrentto our
IDEAS OF right and justice; their methods
and practices in warfare are an abomina-
ton ana horror to US.
The American who now advocates or
wishes for peace, except just peace,
is either woefullY misguided or traitor
to Americas future and America s
past, to all things American-the things
which have made our country great and
free, which hundreds of thousands of
Americans have died to maintain, and
for which Americans now are dying in
France.
There can be no peace with honor or
safety to ourselves or to posterity, ex-
cept just peace, and there can and
will be no other peace. Work for peace
accompllshes nothing but the hamper
ing of our effort, the delay of the real
peace, and greater toll of death of
Americas fighting men. Our duty is
to war for just and righteous peace;
to work or speak for any other peace is
treason.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-04
The LIBERTY LOAN AND BUSINESS

What has the Liberty Loan to do
with the refrigeration business?" was
asked by subscriber in the fastness of
the Rocky Mountains of the editor of
the Refrigeration World. The answer
was sound and patriotic:
''At this critical time the success or
failure of the impending loan have more
to do with refrigeration than even the
machinery and chemicals used in pro-
ducing refrigeration. If the loan fails,
everything else will fail with it. All
business will eventually be Frustrated;
nothing could thrive"
1t is the business of every business
and business man IN the United States
to see that the Liberty Loan does not
fail. They should buy Liberty Bonds;
they should encourage and assist others
to buy them. No business in the United
States is going to succeed if the Liberty
Loan fails-if the Nation fails.
1t is better business to buy Liberty
DOSNS NACA W pot " d
victorious Germany; it is better bust
ness to win this war than to have our
foreign commerce subject to the dicta-
ton of the Potsdam Government.
The welfare, the success, the pros
perlty, the liberty, and the happiness
of every true American is bound up in
the Nations success. We are not fight
ing alone for material interest, for an
nexations or indemnities. We are
fighting for freedom and justice and
humanity and civilization. But we are
also fighting for the maintenance of
commercial rights, Tor the rights of our
citizens to pursue their lawful Journeys
on the seas and transport their COM
merce to foreign markets.
1t is patriotic, and a duty. to buy
Liberty Bonds. 1t is also good business
to do it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-04
SECRET ENEMIES Ar HOME.

THE task of this country, in the
present war, would be greatly slmplifi-
ed and greatly reduced in its magnitude
were all our country's enemies in the
German and Austrian armies. The
fact that there are hundreds of thou
sands, even millions, of enemies scat
tered all over our land, either conspir-
ing to poison our soldiers or to poison
public opinion that supports them; con-
spring to dynamite industries making
munitions and supplies for our army or
to demoralize public opinion and de-
stroy the morale of the people upon
whom the men in our army and navy
must rely for support-these facts
and these activities mean not only a
prolongation of the war and larger.loss
of life, but they mean tears otherwise
unshed and sorrow.otherwise unknown.
We can win the war only with sacri-
fees, sacrifices yet undreamed of; with
service, service greater than we have
anticipated. Above all, let US keep
watch and guard in order that the
enemy may not, byinsidious propaganda,
by falsehoods, innuendoes and agita-
tions, demoralize the people at home
upon whose soldierlY and patriotic CO.
operation the men IN our army and
navy are depending Gov. Cornwell,
of West Virginia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-04
NOticessTO School Communities.

Notice is hereby given to all school
communities in Garrett county that the
Board of Education of the County
aforesaid has named the hour of 4
O'Clock P. M, on Thursday, April IS.
1918, as the hour and day on which
each school community is to meet at its
school house for the purpose of select
ing one, two or three residents of the
school community who shall be recon-
mended to the County Board of Edu-
cation before May l, 1918, for appoint
ment as trustee or trustees as the va
cancies may demand.
Detailed letters of instructions and
blank forms for reporting the delibera-
tons of the meeting, have been mailed
to the Chairman of each district board
of school trustees and additional comics
will be sent to any address upon re-
quest.
By order of the Board.
SGT F. E. RATHBUN, Secretary.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-04
PEACE.

The United States did not enter into
this war unadYisedly, hastily, under
stress of heat or passion. We took the
step calmly, soberly, reluctantly, with
a full sense OF the awful responsible
ties involved, the sacrifices demanded
the magnitude of the task.
President Wilson did not advise in
his war message, nor did Congress act
in declaring a state of war between the
United States and Germany without
giving the most solemn consideration
to what the action meant. They knew
it meant the death of thousands of
brave Americans; they knew it meant
suffering and wounds and the disabling
for life of hundreds of thousands of our
young men. They counted to the full
the human cost and the material cost.
Every development since has justified
and proved the wisdom and the impera-
tive necessity of Americas participa-
ton. Every German success and every
German failure have shown how neces-
sary to our own welfare and peace, how
necessary to the safety and peace of
the world the defeat of Germany is.
Every foot of ground Germany has been
forced to give up, every foot of land she
has seized, have demonstrated the i'm
perative necessity of defeating that
sinister, intolerable thing called Ger
manism.
Germanism is 5000 miles away. 1t
must meyer come any nearer. Let this
war result in anything but the defeat
of Germany, let her emerge with her
power unbroken and her kultur still
dominant, and it Is but question of
time until we alone will be fighting
Germany instead of warning against
her with our Allies on our side.
Lincoln said that this country could
not exist half slave and half free. All
Americans now recognize that truth.
The events of the last few years have
shown equally clearly that this world
cannot lexist half free and half autoc-
ratlc-half free people loving liberty
justice and peace and half an autocracy
seeking to dominate the world, caring
nothing for liberty or justice and moth
ing for humanity and civilization where
they interfere with its ambition.
There is no peace for America except
just peace, peace that means a
world fit for free people to live in.
German ideals, German purposes, and
German practices are the antitheses of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-04
Order of Publication


- a -.
NO. .16j Equity. In the Circuit Courtof Gar
rett county, Maryland.
Inc object o. this suit is to procure de-
cree divorcing the plaintif from the de-
tendant, vinculo matrmonii.
The BIZ states that plaintiff and defend
ant were married October 4th, 1896; that they
lived together as man and wife for about two
years ana eight months; that without any
Just cause the defendant abandoned the
plalntlh and declared her intention to live
with him no longer, and that such aban-
dOnment has continued uninterruptedIv
from that day to this. and is deliberate and
maj; that couple of years after said
abandonment, the defendant went to the
state OF Nebraska, where she now resides:
That as result of said marriage two child
rem were born to the plaintiff and defend
anu, one OF whom died when about one wear
old, and the other, William NJ. was with
MS mother IN Nebraska, the last the plain
tiff heard Of mm that the defendant is a
nonresident of the State Of MARYLAND
lt IS thereupOn. this 25th day OF March.
1913, ordered by the Circuit Court OF Garrett
county, in Equity. that the plaintiff, by
causing copy Of this order to be insersed
Ill some new spaper published in Garrett
county once in each of four successive weeks
before the 26th day of y pril, 1918, give notice
to the said defendant of the object and sub
stance Of this bill warning her to appear in
this Court, in person or by solicitor, on or
before the 18th day of May. 1915, to show
cause. II any she has, why a decree ought
not be passed as prayed.
True copy. Test:
L. Il. TuEwR, Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-04
WOMEN IN WAR.

A magnetic influence upon women
second only perhaps to that of the fac
tory itself has been eXerted by the war.
Women have been modified just as
century and less ago the steam engine
and the power loom called their great
grandmothers irresistibly. Factories
wanted women in the early days of the
industrial revolution because they were
cheap. War now demands them be-
cause men have not time for construc
ton.
The experience women gained in the
factory has resulted in a certain
sophistication. This generation knows
what large scale industry tends to do.
Therefore it is alert to see that the
women it summons to aid in safeguard
ing lmperiled civilization do not them
selves so suffer that the future will be
menaced.
Hitherto the Department of Labor
and the women's committee of the
Council of National Defense have given
attention to the situation. The woman s
committee lately made suggestions con-
corning the standards which should be
generally observed in industry. 1t ap
proved the protective measures in
vogue in the ordnance establishments
of the country. These include Joint
negotiations, the eight-hour day, pro-
hibition of night work, proper rest
periods, Saturday half-holidays and the
elimination of tasks requiring heavy
lifting. These standards or others
which serve equally we'll the purpose of
conserving the health and strength of
the nations women should be univer
sally enforced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-04

and urges or the country councils OF
wisdom and foresight.
In war it is strange to see the i'm
pulse, the popular leadership, the pCpu-
lar thought, coming from without the
National Administration. But the fact
is undeniable and becomes more and
more insistent day by day. Yesterday
it was Major General Leonard Wood,
today it is Colonel Roosevelt, whose
voices are raised for enthusiasm and
energy in the conduct of the life and
death struggle in which the United
States is engaged.
The Administration, engulfed in the
stupendous extra constitutional powers
which it has been vigorous enough in
securing, pursues the noiseless tenor of
its way. The people are in the dark ex-
cept in so far as the Senate may have
enlightened them by flashes. And the
Germans still storm along the bending
line of French and British soldiers, who
are heroically struggling to save civil
ization. including the American people,
from Hun domination.
What is the matter? Of course,
there is no lack of earnestness of in
tent in the pursuit of the war. Is there
some strange purblindness as to it's
needs? Or is complacent cock-sureness
putting the Government and the country
to sleep?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-04
On the final roll call, was again defeat

on the final roll call, was again defeat
ed.
DR.. and Mrs. Logan Carr, who have
been spending the winter in Baltimore
and Washington, were Annapolis visi-
tors on Monday.
Mrs. l.. c. Yutzy and daughter and
Mrs. Lewis Jones were also visiting the
Ancient city last week.
On Monday evening in the Senate and
House after the presiding officers and
floor leaders of both the majority and
minority parties had been presented
with different tokens of respect and ap-
probation on behalf of the members
and employees of both branches of the
Assembly the Senate and House settled
down to business and after having pass
ed on put to sleep many bills. At 1900
the 1918 Session of the General As
semblv of Maryland adjourned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-04

Yesterday morning a solid train of
colored drattees on their way to an
Eastern cantonment passed through
Oakland. The men were provided with
Pullman cars and on the rear of the
train diner was attached.
Mr.. William Sines, who will reach
the advanced age of ninety-eigh years
on July goth, came to Oakland from the
home of his son near Sines postoffice
Tuesday and received from a local den
fist his new teeth which had been in
course of manufacture for a week or
more. Uncle BILLY" has been want
ing some new teeth for some months
past and embraced the first opportunity
that presented itself to get them. He
is now happy and when he becomes ac-
customed to carrying them around with
him he will be able to speak as plainly
with them 'in" as he was before he
became the possessor of the grinders.
He is remarkably well preserved man,
often walking from six to ten miles a
day with little effort. He does not use
glasses for any purpose and is always
happy when spring comes and he is en-
abled to get out along the river to fish.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-04
GARRETT COUNTY AHEAD
Son of the Late Jonas Frazee
Champion Wrestler of Navy.

From recent issue of the Great
Lakes Bulletin, a camp publication
printed at the Great Lakes Training
Station near Chicago, ILL.,, the follow
ing concerning Louis Frazee, formerly
of Selbvsport, this county, who is son
of the late Jonas Frazee, remembered
quite we'll by many older Garrett coun-
tians, is clipped:
More athletic honors have been OBJ
tanned by Great Lakes, thanks to Louis
Frazee of the wrestling team, who
showed last week in Pittsburgh that he
should be classed as one of the most
proficient of the lighter class of Crap
piers in this country.
Louis left Great Lakes last Wed
nesday without attracting much atten-
ton, but it is certain that there will be
quite a commotion when he returns, as
Ensign Kennedy has planned a big
welcome.
'Frazee brought the blue of the Navy
" liS lIOllL lOi Tue lTSI, llIHe fTlQdV
night. when he captured the l25-pound
Allegheny Mountain Association title
of the A. A. u, at Pittsburgh from the
crack mat men of the Middle West and
East
mot content with this he entered the
135-pound competition on the following
night and landed another championship.
"Frazee got his start in Pittsburgh
as 115-pound wrestler. He won his
first title in 1915, and retained it in 1915
and during last season.
"Since joining the Navy he has
mounted to 125 pounds through its train
ing benefits, and consequently was
forced to relinquish his bantamweight
belt. According to those who have
seen him in action, he is junior edition
of Earl Caddock.
I'm addition to acting as mat instruc-
tor on the main station, F'razee, who is
a second class yeoman, is efficiency de-
tail expert under Ensign Kennedy in
the Eleventh Regiment headquarters.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-04
ORDER NISI.

In the matter of the estate of Motley b.
ton. In the Orphans Court for Garrett
County. Maryland.
1t is ordered this 9th day of March. in
the year nineteen hundred and eighteen. by
the Orphans Court of Garrett county,
Maryland, that the real estate OF Motley b.
browning, deceased, as made and reported
by his Executors, Susan c. Browning, James
ID. Browning and Benjamin F. Browning to
Roy o. Winters and Benjamin f. Selby be
ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown on or before the
23rd day or April. 1918; provided a copy
paper published in Garrett county. Md,
once IN each of three successive weeks be-
fore the 10Th day of April. 1918
The report states the amount of sale to be
$1,000.
f. E. FRIEND, Registerer.
True copy,
Test: f. E. FRIEND, Register.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-04
Notice to Creditors.

This is to give notice that the subscribers
nave obtained from the orphans Court of
Garrett County. Maryland. Letters of Ad-
ministration on the estate of
THOMAS c. SNYDER,
late OF Garrett county, Maryland, deceased.
All persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof duly
authenticated, to the subscriber, on or be-
fore the 30th day of September, 1915, they may
0therWlse by law be excluded from all bene-
themselves indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment
Given under our hand this 18th day of
March, 1918.
FRED A. THAYER.
GlLMOR 5. HAMILL
Administrators,
Oakland, Md,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-04

SERGEANT MAJOR CHARLES P. TAFT
has been recommended for promotion to
a commissioned officers bars. He is
the son of former President William H.
Taft. Capt. Archie Roosevelt, son of
T. R., has won the French War Cross.
These ex-Presldents do seem to have
fighting sons.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-04
ROOSEVELT TO THE PEOPLE.

'Let US prepare for three-year war
and begin now to make ready an army
of 6, 200, 900 men," says Colonel Roose-
welt, addressing the people of Maine,
and, over their heads, all the citizens of
the United States. AS ever, the Colonel
sounds the note of manhood and courage