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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
War Department
Will Not Reply


WASHINGTON. january :i.-A
chart BAKED on reports from all army
camps. md showing only minor
clothing shortages existing January
n. uns sent by Secretary Dnker to
the senate Military Committee to-
dny soon after Chairman Chamber
lain made his speech IN the senate
replying to President Wilson's de-
nuncintion of his criticim OF tho War
Department.. In his speech, Senator
Chamberlain referred TO n chart OF
conditions ON January I, recording
many deficiencies witch the later
reports hhOw no longer exist.
Secretary Baker snid no statement
would be Issued in answer 10 Sena-
tor Chamberlain. charges, remark
Ing. 1.-The War Department Is in the
unfortunate position OF being ua-
nble TO speak about certain things,
Tie do comment. however, on sew
crai features of the speech.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
GERMANS DEMAND
COURLAND AND ALL
BALTIC PROVINCES
Continued from First PAGE. )

Continued from First PaScD
dendorT. the chief commiesary. Cha M
celIor Won IIertling and Or. Won kuehl-
mann. the Foreign Secretary. there was
discussion of the speech Count Won
1Iertling was to make before the Reich (.
stag and that :he terms Of the speech
were settled.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23

The spirit of Patriotisn-need Of cooperation
and the necessity for the Third Liberty Loan
will be discussed by famous speakers for the
Allied Cause, from FIVE until eleven P. M. upon
BRITISH LIBERTY LOAN DAY
(Aprl 23rd) at PLAZA SQUARE, 5oth Street
& Fifth Avenue New York. You are invited
to be present.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23

Bank of Montreal
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Taiwan, Ltd.
Colonial Bank of London
Credit Lyonnais
Credito Italiano
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23

African Banking Corporation, Ltd.
Anqlo-South American Bank. Ltd.
Banca Commerciale Italiana
Banco di Napoli
Bank of British North America
Bank of British West Africa, Ltd.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-11
szs 4Es2a s sogs1 Trans iSS,
In Effect January 20, 1918

Trains Leave 'skowhegan Week Days
sa5 a. IN. for Waterville, Belfast,
Ranger. Oakland. Kineo. Pennington
strong, Bigelow, Rangeley Lewiston,
Augusta, Brunswick, Portland and
Boston.
lls5 a m. for waterville. Oakland
Farm 4ngton. Lewiston, Augusta
brunswick, Portland and Boston.
100 p. m. for Waterville. Belfast
Harmony. Dover and Foxcroft. Ban
Eor. Mattawamkeag, Augusta, Bruins
wick, Bath, Portland. Boston.
PrRins Leave skowkegan sundays
S45 a. m. for Waterville. Durham
Pittsheld, Bangor. Augusta Bruins
wick. Lewiston, Bath. Portland and
Boston.
Trains Arrive skowhegan Week Days
500 a. m. from Waterville
1886 a. m. from Watervtlle, Belfast
Pittsfield. Harmony, Dover and Fox
croft, Bangor. Bucksport. Mondays
only Oldtown. Oakland, Bingham,
Pennington Lewiston. Augusta.
Brunswick, Bath. Portland and Boston
500 y. m. from Watervile. Belfasi,
Dover and FoNcroft, Bangor. Bucks
port. Bar Harhor. Calais, Oakland Au-
gusta Lewiston. Brunswick, Portland
and Boston.
Trains Arrive skowhe1sn sundays
Hos a M from Watervllle, Pitts-
neld, Newport. Bangor. Augusta, Bsth-
Brunswick. Lewiston and Portland
DC. DOUGLASS, General Manager
M. L. HARRIS. Gen1 Pass. Agent.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-11
A Somerset County Boy IN France

Ralph Farley writes the following
letter to Somerset county relatives:
Somewhere in France, Jan. 20, 1918
My Dear Sister
Just few lines tonight to say
am o. K and hope you are all the
same. Well. Belle, suppose tonight
you are in your little home with your
two children and you don't know how
happy you are until you get into a
place like this and see how people are
living and how we live at home Belle
you have got palace to what the
people have got here. | suppose
Omar is at home every night | hope
30 for l know 1t must be lonesome for
you when he is gone, or are you still
working on your stories and poetry
and songs. Hope you make good on
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them all. Did you ever send copy
of the two war songs you had finish
ed to me. II so, have not received
them as yet. suppose you see
Mary real often now How ia she
and how does Bhe like Bingham?
will be glad when ! get back to the
good old u. 8. A. and get back in my
own home. | never knew how easy
| was living until came into the
army and then sure did miss my
homo. but ! am glad l enlisted and
came here to do my part and | know
never will be sorry for it. | know
It Ii hard for Me to be in France and
my wife In the State, but there are
lots Of Maine men with families in the
army and l don't consider myself any
better than they are and l want you
to do all you can to keep Mary cheer
cd up. ! suppose you have got lots of
snow there now. Where | am at the
present time there Ii no snow and II
has been warm today and the sun has
shown all day, the first sun shiny day
we have had for sometime. 1t makes
a fellow feel better to see the sun.
l got a lottery from Mary yester-
day and l was mighty glad to hear
from you all II made me forget |
was in France for while. Belle,
this Is a trip worth taking and if |
ever get back | have always got
something to look back to and can say
took a chance with the rest of the
bays.
Well, Belle, | must close for this
time.
Your loving brother
COOK RALPH FARLEY.
300 Motor Truck Co. LIST Div
Elm Elk. f. France.
Via New York.
p -Rpgarda tn all
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-11
Wise Mothers Give Their Children
Billiards. Golden Oil

For all Throat and Lung Troubles No Opiates Alcohol
Pleasant take. Guaranteed and sold by All Druggists
Is and SO cent bottles.
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schools of Athens and worked on his
fathers farm. During the winter OF
1916, he was employed In the woods OF
New Hampshire.
Jan IA. 1918.
My Dear Pa
Just a few lines. am fine and
/ got over here safe and sound. but
after over a month on the boat. 1t
was outlet rough. Some times we
would almost roll out of our cots
when 1t rolled sidewise. We have got
quite good quarters here. 1t 10 a
good place here, but the water Is poor
Lovingly your son.
MERTON FUTILE.
103rd u. 8. Inf Supply Co., =
Brig Div.
Somewhere In France.
Jan. "a, 1918.
My Dear Papa
Just a few lines. lam fine and
dandy. ! wrote you week ago, but
don't know as you will get 1t or not
as they are censored two or three
times. l haven't got any letters from
home since ! left the States ! don't
know as much about what is going
along In the line OF military analrs
as you do In the U. s., as you get the
news in the papers. We get some
news here, but not any papers from
the u. s. would like to get some
papers from the U. s. We don't have
any books or papers to read.
We have got good quarters and good
food. 1t Is cooked good and that Is
the best part OF it. wish you would
write as often as you can and tell my
friends, II l have got any around
home. / wish they would write line
once in a While. 1t is nice to get
news from home. The people over
here think the spring drive will settle
the war, but of course nobody knows
for sure. The French are sure OF
victory this spring, any way, l hope
they are right The water ia poor
over here In this country, but they
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-11
TOWN OF SKOWHEGAN
ASSeSS0rS'N Notice

The Inhabitants of the town OF
Skowhegan, and others having tax
able property within said town. are
hereby notified and requested to bring
in to the undersigned, on or before
April 10, 1918. assessors OF said
town. true and perfect lists OF their
polls and all their estate, real and
personal. including money on hand,
all money leaned on property, n.y.
pothecated upon mortgages, bonds,
deeds; notes, due bills and memoran-
dums or In any manner 30 invested
that interest or other consideration
shall be paid or become due thereon.
debts due more than owing. and all
property held In trust as Guardian.
Executor, or otherwise. which they
are possessed OF on the 1rst day OF
April 1918. and to be prepared to sub
stantiate the same by oath.
All persons owning Real EstatA
whose property was assessed In the
wrong name or by a wrong descrip-
ton in the inventory OF 1917, or who
have purchased or sold Real Estate
within the past year, will call at the
Assessors once during the time
specified below and have proper cor
rections and transfers made for 1918.
And for the purpose OF receiving
said lists and making transfers OF
Real Estate. tho undersigned will b
In session In tho Municipal Building
the first day OF April from Q to IL
A. NJ. and from 3 to 1 p. M and on
Saturday, April 8. 1918 from 8 to IL A.
NJ and 3 to I P. NJ, and any personal
examination or conversations about
the valuation thereof BY the Asses-
sors will not be considered az waiv-
er for neglect of any person bringing
in true and perfect lists a. required
by law.
Those persons who neglect to COM
ply Nth this notice will be barred by
law FROM appealing from the decision
OF the Assessors on their application
for abatement for any errors In prop
erty taxed to them and will be furth-
or liable to an additional valuation OF
26 per cent for neglect or evasion In
q true statement OF ownership OF
taxable property.
And the board will also be In ses-
sion the first Saturday of each month
beginning In August for the balance
Of the year.
CLYDE II. SMITH
W. H. DEMO
j. w. PACKARD
3wf3 Assessors
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-11
Former Plumber Now In France

Our Skowhegan readers will re-
member Joseph Bolduc, formerly of
this place. son OF Louis Bolduc. The
father has been a plumber and metal
worker for many years. The son
learned the trade and worked with his
father for some time. Young Bolduc
enlisted with Company E and was
with them thru the Mexican campaign.
He Is still a member of that organiza-
tion In France
France, Jan 81, 1918,
Dear Sister:
shall now try and write you a few
lines to tell you that we are all in fine
health. and hope you are all the same
am sending you herewith a paper
knife made from German shrapnel
shell. l bought 1t from a French
soldier.
4 made an allotment in November
for $500 to you, should you need It
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have plenty wine here and guess
they have 1t in most places in France,
but good water tastes good once in a
while H. any one is thirsty. Every
thing seems strange III this country,
the streets and houses are stone and
concrete and are built lot different
than they are In America and every
thing Is a lot different in all ways
Write and tell me all the news
around home 1t is about time to
turn in so will say
Good night,
MERTON FUTILE,
1913 u. s. Inf, Supply Co
26 Div, 81 Brig
A. E. r, France
p. S.-Not much to write about here
as we can't write much news because
we have to be careful what We write,
but you can write good long letter
and tell Roscoe to write and anyone
else that would like to write to me.
| will try to answer them in some
way. but can't write much OF interest.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-11

sight worth seeing, one cannot won
der how the "Bosches" were ever
checked In their drive to clean up the
country, everything appears that they
were going to in the right way.
am celebrating my 18th birthday
a few feet under the ground and we
are all as shug as a bug in q rug
that Is II a shell doesn't drop too close
or get a gas attack SOM place 10
celebrate a birthday, Ell SO are
right where the big guns roar and
where the shells drop With screach-
ing noise close by No doubt they
would drop little thicker Il they
knew we were here Here's hoping
nobody, puts them wise as they would
make II too warm for Us ! keen
telling "Bncky" TO keep his head
down or the Germans will be seeing
red" NO mans land" does not look
so very inviting az one would think
but we expect to be The Gnwelcome
Guests" in a very short while Tn
doubtedly we will have been in and
out OF the trenches by the time this
letter reaches you, 50 | will cable
after we come out If | get d chance
Somebody will anyway. None of the
fellows feel a bit scared about going
In. That is one good thing hope
we do not lose many ! went to COM
munion last Sunday
l received Theresa's and Chantal s
letter Feb. 2. also Sebat's box of to-
bacco with the felt boots and they
came just in time | have received
every package that know of coming
80 you see they got here in time
Well, Ma, will have to close now
as we are quite busy, and Will write
soon.
With lots of love to you all,
Your loving son,
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all. why use 1t, but II you don't, why
put 1t in the bank The first Of
every month shall bring you the same
sum az mentioned above for one con
tinnous year We afso have each
taken d 10000 insurance. should We
both get killed that would RiYe faith
or $4,000. | guess that il enough 70
put you thru college and buy you a
Ford with diamond studded sfearing
gear
Il any one asks you II We are afraid
= "a. IN the trenches, tell them that
20 are more than anxious 10 pet AZ
fnose Germans
When YOU write again please tell
ne = you received my suit Case thai
| sen' from Wesfheld There Is one
nina thar want right along and that
Is The observation-disclosures. 81 that
eaH read the home news did not
receive that sweater that You sent me
did receive th9ze stockings that Mr.
Steward gave you. the address was
almost e1tlnc' icing as it vas writ
Ten in pencil / hope you Will use
ink hereafter fou forgot 10 give me
Mrs. Stewards address 50 yon Will
have to thank her FOR me
We had big rain storm mere about
two weeks ago and it melted all the
snow found some flowers in the
woods the other day, something you
cant do where you are that's sure
The grass Is green here now and the
days are like July
Well cant think Of any more for
today. but ! will write oftener here
after
From your loving brother
JOSEPH
Joseph L. Bolduc
Co. E. 103rd Inf,
Am Ely Forces VIA New york
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-11
In the Front Line

Circumstances would indicate that
the following letter was prepared
while the writer, Cassimir Bison, son
of Mr.. and Mrs A F. Bison of this
place. was in the front line trenches.
"Bueky' referred to In the letter, ID
a comrade. OF Company K, Alvin W,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank W. Buck
nam The cablegram referred TO In
the letter has been recently received
which would indicate that Cas-. and
presumably his comrades, had done
their first stunt In the trenches and
had returned to reserve billets for q
rest.
Behind the Firing Line,
Somewhere in France,
Feb. II, 1918.
Dearest Mother
This is the first chance / have had
to write to anyone for several days,
as we have been very busy packing
-ap and moving from place to place
We left our former home some days
ago and since then, we began to see
the interesting part of this war. We
were all glad to move as the old tow,
we were in began to get monotonous
SO they thought that little more
exciting place where we could show
our abilities would do us good.
We stopped few days in a city
where the "Bosches'' had thrown sew
eral big shells on the buildings which
surely did some damage. During our
travel to the front we passed thru
many once beautiful French towns
that were entirely destroyed by the
Germans, all the trees were dead
where the tops of them had been
blown off of the trunks OF them were
girdled so that they would die Beau
tiful churches have been blown to
|. pieces and in some cases only the
stumps of massive pillars are left
standing. These villages are entire.
ly deserted except for soldiers who
billet in the ruins, going to and from
the front; everything spells loss and
ruin 1t is all very interesting and a
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-11
BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies,
when B0chce's German Syrup has
been used 80 successfully for ffty-two
years In all parts of the United States
for coughs, bronchitis. colds settled in
the throat, especially lung troubles 1t
gives the patient good nights rest,
free from coughing. with easy expec~
toration In the morning. gives nature
q chance to soothe the inflamed parts,
throw on the disease, helping the pa
tent to regain his health. 80 and
80 cent bottles. Sold by G. R. Fogg.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-11
STATE OF MAINE


Somerset. 50. Probate Court
In Vacation March a., 1918
On the petition OF Harold r. Murray
Of Arson In said County. praying tina,
Welby r. Murray of 6kowhegan In
said county be appointed administrator
Of the estate Of Clarence W. Murray
late of said Arson. deceased.
Ordered. That notice thereof be civ.
en- to all persons interested. prior te
the return day hereof. by causing 9
copy of this order to be published
three weeks SUCCESSFULLY In the Inde.
pendent Reporter q Newspaper pub.
lished at said Skowhegan In said coun.
ty. that they may appear at q Special
Probate Court to be held at Hkowhe.
gan In and for said County. on the six.
teenth day OF April A. d. 1918. at nine
o'clock In the forenoon.
CHAS. o. SMALL
Judge OF Probate.
A true copy.
Attest:
PHILo STEWARD,
3Wl5 Register
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-11
Enlisted With The Canadians

The following letter is from Elliot
". Spear, SOP OF Capt Edward NJ
Spear of this place This young man
grew up in Skowhegan and attended
our high school He was in Mime
apolis at the time he decided to en-
list. and affiliated with a Canadian
regiment, in May Of last year They
soon went to Winnipeg, Manitoba. and
left for England about the time that
our own Company E boys crossed the
Atlantic At present his regiment
seems to be stationed at Shroncliffe,
about ten miles out OF London.
In Camp. England
Feb. q. 1918
Dear Dad.
It has been a long time since
heard from you, so will try and get a
letter through.
| am in the best of health; my little
stay in the hospital doing me a world
OF good.
am on air raid picket tonight. and
the full moon is on and there Is just
enough haze to give old Fritz good
cover at about 1000 feet up
He has been here three times this
week, and we gave him very warm
reception.
I wish you could be here 10 watch
the play of the anti-air craft guns
They are wonderful with the whine of
the shell and the noise and the
brightness of bursting shrapnell com
bined with the crash of the guns. and
the soft purring of Fritzs machines is
simply great. and 10 crown all this
from 10 to Is enormous search lights
concentrating their rays on the
machines making spectacle one can
not forget.
l will be in France very soon now.
as / have to go on the ranges and
draft leaves. probably in aboat four
weeks; ! would be there now but FOR
the hospital
met an American major in Folk
stone last Saturday. and we had some
time that evening He is from Tenne-
see He told me things concerning
Uncle Sans strength over here that
staggered me. and l doubt If many
people at home realize what the [ s
A has got over here.
Will you tell some of my old friends
to write me- For | tell you letters
Will cs 6 cs csoscscscscscsc scs
look good TO Us over here. and want
70 know how life is using them
You can give this TO the Reporter if
"0n wish and will write them an
other long one later.
Tell Ed Parker that ! Will sure get
a few for him as | am going 70 the
line As machine gunner can
then pay Fritz my compliments al the
rate Of four hundred and twenty-five
shots per minute. so if | can get in
about FIVE minutes with old buzzy-
wuz7y coming in close order. I will
call it about an even thing, and take
a blighty with good grace
| am planning 10 go to Leeds on my
draft leave.
A friend is having 4 blackthorn
cane sent me from Ireland and If l
get it before go on draft will send it
to you
There goes the siren, and so must
close and get on my steel helmet and
watch the fireworks.
p Slave been dismissed for
half hour as the gun is up To London
and will not be here just yet
have not received any OF the
boxes as yet. but think the mystery is
clear. as we have landed q clerk in the
orderly room for three years fer con
fscating mails and parcels
The Dover guns are now going. so
Will close
Love Elliot
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An Athens Boy In France

Last year, two brothers went with
Company e to Texas, both sons Of
Fred L. Tuttle OF Athens. One OF
them was Merton Tuttle, the writer
of the two letters which follow, and
the other was his older brother. Fred
L. Merton Is q years old. Before
enlisting, he attended the common
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-09
new MILL IS
READY TO GRIND

The new mill after many delays
occasioned by the difficulty in get
ting their equipment. is now ready
to do business.
The mill is good deal larger and
more complete than we had expected
and Mr. Denny will be able to fur
nish the people Of this vicinity with
flour, feed, ETC., just as far as gov
ernment regulations will allow.
The times make it quite difficult
for a miller to operate. so don't ex-
pect him to violate any laws and ac-
cept what he can do for you In the
same loyal spirit that you accept the
other sacrifices Uncle Sam asks you
to make.
The Raymer Mills ought to make
all the flour and feed needed within
a radius of twenty miles. Let's show
Mr.. Denny that he made no mistake
in pinning his faith in Raymer and
her future.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-09
FIRST CLASS At
RAYMER HIGH SCHOOL

Last Thursday evening the first
graduating exercises for a Raymer
High School graduating class took
place at the auditorium.
Joined with the exercises of the
graduates from the. High school the
graduates from the Eighth grade took
place at the same time.
The High School graduates were
Della and ora Taylor. girls that have
taken three years of their course in
the Raymer schools, and so we may
claim them as the product of our
schools.
The eighth grade graduates were
The eighth grade graduates were
Eliza Ducker. OF these Lois Snyder
has taken all OF her work In the
Raymer Schools, except very few
weeks spent in the Morgan schools
one season when Mr.. Snyder was
working for the sugar factory. sa that
we may claim her as absolutely the
Raymer product, and she took class
honors and was the valedictorian of
her class.
Each Of the graduates presented
original productions OF merit which
reflected credit upon themselves and
their teachers
The class had secured Prof. c. j..
Blout of the State Teachers College.
His address was fine. Camofouge
was taken as his topic. and patriotism
high ideals nd good character were
all represented to the audience with
sufficient seriousness to impress. with
enough Of story and wit to rob the
ten characteristic OF addresses Of this
type.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-09
BLANCHE DEFoREST

Blanche Guella, eldest daughter
of Frank and Bertha May DeForest
was born October %, 1902 at Goth
enberg. Nebraska. Five years ago
the family came to Colorado where
they have continued to reside. Two
weeks ago Blanche became i'll and on
the morning Of May, 4th her earthly
career came to close at the age of
Is yrs, mo, Is days.
OF the immediate family the par
ents and four sisters mourn her
loss.
There Is no death; what seems
so is transition;
This life of mortal breath
Is but asuburb OF the lifeelsian,
Whose portal We call death"
Services. May the 5th. by Rev. P.
D. Griffin.