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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-10
WEST EMRDEN

Miss Velma Getchell is spending a
few days with her parents MIR. and
Mrs. W. A. Getchell and family.
Born, Dec 2Sth, to the wife of Lin
wood Berry, daughter.
Mrs. Ola Webb of Lexington is car
ing for Mrs. Linwood Berry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Jackson
spent Christmas with their daughter
Mrs. Perley Paine and family.
Mr., and Mrs. Walter McKenney and
two children and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
McKenney spent Christmas with w.
A. Warren and family.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-10
SOUTHWEST CANAAN

Albert Smith has returned to his
work at Rumford Falls after passing
several weeks with his brother Almon
Smith.
Azuba Burrill has returned to An
ell Goodridge's after a weeks visit
at her old home in Pttsfleld.
Mr. Young of Skowhegan is work
ing for Harold Foster.
Frank Boston has finished his work
at Skowhegan and will remain at
home for the rest of the winter
Reuben Reed is i'll with another at
tack of neuritis.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-10

duties at Percy Quimbys of Norridge-
wock, Saturday and returned to her
home in Oakland.
Will E. Rowe of Somerset Junction
was in this vicinity Friday.
George Ellis had the misfortune to
lose his only horse by sickness.
George Moshier Of Rome was a
caller at Erwin G. Palmer's Sunday
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-10
SANDY RIVER

Linwood Piper Is confined to the
house at this writing with rheumatic
fever at the home of his mother Mrs.
Harold Spiller in Madison.
H. A. Yeaton was prevented max
ing his regular trip to Skowhegan
Friday on account of bad travelling.
Elmore F. Walker of Liyermore
Falls is helping Frank Padham care
for his stock
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-10
MADISON CENTER

All in this vicinity kept from freez-
ing the last week by doing nothing
but tending fires.
Friday the electric cars we're STALL
ed but Saturday they got through
No mail since last Thursday and
news is scarce.
Mrs. Thompson of Madison. who
was in the W. T. Clark cottage last
season, was a caller at the home of
Miss Olive Hayden last Sunday after
noon.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-10

50 edh dL LllIlSS j
could hardly G e t
around to do my
work, and as | had
four in my family
and three boarders
it made it very hard
for me. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
was recommended
to me. | took it
and it has restored
my health. 1t is
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-10
EAST POND ROAD-OAKLAND

Messrs. Whit Harrington and Her.
man Stevens of Smithfield were bust
ness callers in this section, Saturday.
Miss Mildred Moody completed her
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-10
BEST MEDICINE:
FOR WOMEN"
& !. e..a L. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Did
For Ohio Woman.

Portsmouth, Ohio. =" suffered from
irregularities, pains in my side and was
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CAUTION NOTICE

Whereas my WIFE Mary Perry has
left my bed and board without just
cause, 1 hereby warn all persons from
harboring her or trusting her on my
account. as I shall pay no bills of her
contracting after this date.
Skowhegan, Me, December 28, 1877
3w1 ALLIE J. PERRY.
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MOOSE RIVER

The ladies who have been soliciting
for Red Cross members have had
New Britain herald., 1918-04-19
PRESIDENT CALLS
nation TO AWAKE
Sets April 26 As Liberty Day to
Boom Bond Sale

Washington, April 13.-On the
heeIs OF the announcement by the
treasury department that sales of Lib
crty Bonds ARE not up to expecta-
Uons," and that there is a feeling Of
d.sappointm particularly in the
large cities" President Wilson late
yesterday issued a proclaim alton call
ing for subscriptions to the war loan,
and setting aside Friday. April rs,
as Liberty Day, when the president
asks the people of the United States
10 ASSEMBLE in their respective COM
munities and literally pledge anew
their financial support to sustain the
Lation's cause
The president appeals to the people
to hold patriotic demonstrations on
Liberty Day, and grants a half-holi-
day to all federal employees to enable
them to participate.
Let the nations response to the
Third Liberty Loan says the presi-
dent, express in unmistakable terms
the determination of America to fight
for peace, the permanent peace Of
JUSTICE
President Wilson's Liberty Dag
proclamation follows:
BY the President Of the United States
of America:
A Proclamation
An enemy who has grossly abused
the power Of organized government
and who seeks to dominate the world
by the might Of the sword challenges
the rights Of America and the liberty
and life Of all the free nations of the
earth. Our brave sons are facing tho
fire of battle in defense Of the honor
and rights Of America and the liberty
of nations. To sustain them and to
assist our gallant associates in the
war, a generous and patriotic people
have been called upon to subscribe to
the Third Liberty Loan.
Now, therefore, T, Woodrow Will
son, President of the United States OF
America, do appoint Friday, the 26th
day of April, 1918, as Liberty Day.
On the afternoon Of that day | re-.
quest the people of the Unittd States
to assemble in their respective com
munities and literally pledge anew
their financial support to sustain tn
nations cause. Patriotic demonstra
tons should be held In every city.
town, and hamlet throughout the
land, under the general direction Of
New Britain herald., 1918-04-19

the Secretary of the Treasury and the
Immediate direction of the Liberty
Loan committees organized by the
Federal Reserve banks. Let the ma
tons response to the Third Liberty
Loan express in un,nistakable terms
the determination Of America to fight
for peace, the permanent peace of
justice.
For the purpose of participating in
Liberty Day celebrations, all en-
ployes of the Federal government
through bout the country whose serv-
ices can be spared may be excused
at II o'clock noon, Friday, the 10th
of April.
In Witness Whereof I have here
unto set my hand ard caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
Done in the District of Columb ia,
this 18th day Of April. in the Year
of our Lord 1918. and of the indie"
rendence of the United States Of
America the one hundred and forty
second.
WOODROW WILSON.
BY the President:
ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of State.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-19
DENVER WOMEN
PREPARE FOR WAR
While Male COloradianS Are
Fighting Females Are Helping

Denver, Col. April 1e.-Education
of men liable to military service under
the sclective draft has been undertake
On by TIE Opportunity school con-
Quoted by the city of Denver. 1t is
believed here that this is the first
school in the country to offer such
service. With a total enrolment of
5000 pupils in less than year and
a half and with it's wide scope of sub
iccts taught, the institution is consid-
cred out of the ordinary
crsors of all ages are admitted. A
pupil may enter at any time, take any
or all the subjects he wishes, devote
as much time as he can spare in
glasses and choose the hour Of classes
for the school is open from $50 a. M.
until 9:15 p. m.
It's activities cover wide range,
from an employment bureau con-
Quoted by pupils to training in avia-
ton by means OF the schools own air
plane. In all its Industrial depart
iuonts there is a long waiting list of
applicants for training. In the auto
mobile mechanic department 900 men
have enrolled, many of them being
in the next draft. They are prepar-
ing to be more efficient workers
lover there"
The women pupils have devoted one
afternoon a week making baby clothes
from partly worn out clothing. AL
ready 5000 garments have gone to
France, Belgium and Italy. It is a.
woman, Miss Emily Griffith, who is in
charge of the school, although it was
made possible by City Superintendent
of Schools Carlos M. Cole.
Lieut. William Robert Russell con-
duets the large classes in aviation and
radio work for enlisted and drafted
men From this class there are now
I125 men in wireless positions for the
| government.
The school has 247 stars in it's ser
vice flag for those who have entered
military service and they cover many
nationalities. Many of these in fact
are citizens the school has made
through it's citizenship class which
has prepared SEQ men to take out
naturalization papers. This class re-
Gently sent 500 to the Red Cross.
Twenty nationalitics attend the school
at present.
The school is democratic. 1t pro-
yjdef training for the energetic per-
con anxious to get ahead; the dis
cour;;A 5rd ore trying to get into line
/ 4i:t; lhe man who missed his school,
l.. Z; the educated taking some special
] dining TO further fit them; the
= rilNg boy and the working girl
lao come at odd times, and in fact
IN shades and degrees of both rich
MI poor. Often servant and mistress
Make hats at the same table.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-19
GIVES WAR INFORMATION.
Official Z. s. Bulletin May Be Seen at
Chamber of Commerce.

Owing to the enormous amount of
work in the government the govern
mental departments at Washington
are being flooded with letters Of
inquiry on every conceivable subject
concerning the war, and 1t has been
found a physical inlpossibility for the
clerks, though they number an army
now in themselves, to give many of
these letters proper attention and
reply. There is published daily at
Washington, under authority of and
by direction of the president, a gov
eminent newspaper-The official Z. S.
Bulletin. This newspaper prints every
day all of the more important war
rulings, decisions, regulations procla-
nations orders, etc, etc, as they are
promulgated by the several depart
ments and the many special commit
tees and agencies now in operation at
the national capital. This official
journal is posted daily in every post
office in the United States, more than
$1,000 and is also on file in the New
Britain Chamber of Commerce.
BY consulting these files most ques-
ions will be found readily answered:
there will be little necessity for letter
writing: the unnecessary congestion
of the mails will be appreciably re-
heved; the railroads will be called
upon to move fewer correspondence
sacks, and the mass Of business that
is piling up in the governmental de-
partments will be eased consid era bly,.
Hundreds of clerks, now answering
correspondence will be enabled to
give their time to essentially import
ant war work, and a fundamentally
patriotic service will have been per-
formed by the public
New Britain herald., 1918-04-19

Among it's results are the machin-
list who doubled his wages after his
drafting course; the young man who
measured muslin for ten years until
he hated his job and is now a book
keeper and happy; the drifting boy
who found himself in the class In
railroad biography and quit the pool
rooms.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-20
Our Daily Story
X X x X X X X x = X X X X i
THE socIoLoGIsT.

With fingers that trembled with hun.
ger, exposure and hope, Sidney Sand.
storm, in his chill garnet, opened the
letter from the "Monthly C~erebrator. .
"Dear Mr.. Sandstorms'' it read,
1"your article entitled Housing Con
ditions among the Buttonhole Stitchers
interests us strangely, and we are here
with sending you our check for three
dollars in payment for same. Will you
not write us a sociological essay on the
living conditions of beggars for our May
issue2'
"Three dollars-not SO bad, the ar
ticTe only took a little over a week
to write - unused Sandstone. And sud
denly he thought of a splendid way to
get first hand material for the beggar
essay.
'ITl disguise myself as a beggar and
actually spend a day begging and ming
ling with beggars-IW feel for myself
the poor devils hopeless outlook on
life, " he thought.
And he sewed patches on his only suit
and put on a pair Of dark glasses and
made a sign with '"Please Help the
Blind" on it and started to wander
along the pavements, tapping with his
cane, a tin cup tied to the third button
of his vest.
At the end of an hour the tin cup
overlooking. Twelve times before
evening he was forced to empty its
contents into his pockets, which, long
accustomed to being empty, almost gave
way under the sudden strain.
That night he counted it up-$9.80
in cash and forty tobacco coupons.
By begging steadily every day foi
five years, he earned enough money to
buy a little farm and enough tobacco
coupons for a hand painted cigar humi
dor, and he settled down Oh the farm
and sent the humidor, anonymously, to
tho editor of the "Monthly Cerebra-
for
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-20

GEORGE REFERS TO HIS PLANS
FOR THE SUMMER
CHAPTER LYII.

Nothing more was said anent oul
plans for the summer until nearly {
week had passed. 1 had told Evelyn thai
George wouldn't consider a quiet place
snch as they had selected. She really
felt badly.
eve could have had such a nice
time" she said.
81 know, and you aren' It half as dis
appointed as 1 am"
"What can't be cured must be en-,
dured, l suppose" she said, making q
wry face.
That very night at dinner, George re.
marked:
"YOu'd better go to your dressmak.
er II give the order for your summer
outfit. Tell her you will go to Newport,
Bar Harbor, and perhaps other resorts.
Get everything you need. 1 called her up
today and gave her carte blanche as to
expense"
"Those are such fashionable places,
George. l wish we might 90 where there
WASH t quite so much style,'' 1 ventur
ed.
well, we can't. So say no more. Ny
plans are all made-that is, as nearly
as l care to make them.n Then, "You
will need several bathing suits. I am
fond of swimming"
Fortunately, | was, also, and was rath-
er expert. My brothers had taught me
when I al a tiny girl.
A Request.
AS I thought of being able to swim,
the longing to see the boys, to be with
mother and father, cShe over me so
strongly l eouldn' t resist saying, (neith-
er could L keep the longing from my
George, may I go home for a little
while before we go?''
He frowned; then seemed to be fig
uring out something.
eyes, l don't see any objection TO
your going home for a week or two. Give
the order for your summer outfit, first,
then they can be working on it."
"Oh, thank you George! When can I
'Let me soc. This is Tuesday. I see
no reason why you shouldn' t 90 Satur-
day. L have an engagement Saturday
so you viii plan to take an early
Always l must DO as he said. But 7
was so happy over the thought of 90.
home, that nothing else mattered.
The next morning, early, 1 ran over to
-ell Evelyn.
snail miss you but I I'm glad you !
are gong, You'll be back before we
cave, won t you7"
My, yes. l can only stay two weeks
the longest: But I am so happy, even
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-20
{. COOKE PATTON And
HIS MAGICAL CABINET
At CHERRIAN SHOW

When e. Cooke Patton steps from his
magical cabinet next Tuesday evening
at the Cherrian minstrel show, the aud
fence win have something coming to
tthem entirely different from any sleighe
of hand performances handed out to the
public heretofore.
For be it known, E. Cooke really has
some new stuff, so now that if his
name wasn't ON the program, the people
would naturally think the Cherrians had
gone to the expense of importing a way
up professional from Spooktown or some
other place in New England-or India.
Now instead of bringing out the reg
~ulation box with dice in it and asking
his audience to note carefully that the
dice is not there, E. Cooke will spring
entirely new magical goods, so myster-
ious that his friends will wonder why
he doesn't hire out to Manager Bligh
and make a living without working.
A Trip in Spookland. 81
One of the sp6okiest of spook trickC
to be produced is the spook hand. And
after Mr.. Patton has really produced the
human hand, those who lean towards
~spiritualism will be inclined to call on
E. Cooke for a sitting just to hear from
some of the spirits above. When the
magician snaps his fingers, a real orange
appears from nowhere and lands no.
where, or on the top of E. Cooke s
head. He said he just made up that
trick III his head and didn't half try.
Another manifestation of the spirit Is
when with another snap of his finger
a beautiful butterfly comes flutteringi
down from the nowhere above. Although
it is rather early in the season for but
tcrrflies, it wasn't hard for Cooke to
produce one as this is another he made
up in his head.
A man who can produce a mysterious
well right on the stage and dip real
water out of it, should have no trouble
in getting a drink, even in Oregon. This
is another of his mysterious movements
ana he says it is quite easy to get a
drink or dip water out of a well on
the stage if you just know how.
You Can't Explain 1t.
Then there is the wierd bell ringing.
You see, this is all new stuff. Then
there is a grand finale, a patriotic dis
play in which the American flag comes
floating down in the breeze from that
mysterious nowhere and several other
patriotic demonstrations.
1t doesn't seem possible that even an
time magician like Cooke Patton
could carry the people into Spookland,
but the fact is, he can do it and there
is a surprise coming for a lot of folks
who do not believe in spirits.
The spooky part of the show viii fol
low the cleo of the Cherrian minstrels
to be given ext Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings at the opera house. The
funds are to be given to Willamette
Red Cross. Hence there will be
no selling of tickets on the streets, nor
VIII the merchants be held up for any
advertising they do not want.
The performance is entirely original
and there is good stuff in 1t from the
first curtain until Mr.. Patton's spooks
disappear. Instead of waiting until the |
minutes to buy tickets. the nat
rlotie ones viii line up Monday morning
1t the opera house for reserved seats, |
For 1t is all for the Red Cross.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-20

1t is claimed there is still in farmers hands a quantity
of wheat of at least 100000 bushels. The suggestion of
some of the senators to increase the price of wheat to
market at a normal rate to almost stop. NATURALLY the
farmers wanted to get that extra money if they could.
So about all the iI-advised movement of self serving SEN
ators who wanted to cater to the farmers vote did, was to
stop the marketing of wheat just when it should have
been rushed to sale most rapidly. This shows the danger
of people trying to remedy supposed wrongs which they
know nothing about.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-20
The Woman Who Changed
By JANE PHELPS

for that little time-I have TO. order
my summer outfit before L co., l adj
ded, jast remembering.
Wher are you going to spend the
summer? Has Howard decidedly
Yes. We are going to Newport and
Bar Harbor."
"What a tonel One would think you
were going to the morgue." And she
laughed merpily. "It is lovely at botn
places You'll enjoy it, l am sure"
A Real Lark.
Will you go with me to order NV
clothess L am to have everything L
want"
You are in luckl OF course / will
go. 1t will be a real lark. You see, L
am not going to get a single thing but
some wash dresses and q couple Of bath
ing suits. just plain ones, so ., wda'b
shock the natives, up where we are 90
ing. They are mostly fishermen, YOU
know. Hurts has hired a sailboat for the
summer, and we will take all the new
books, and order the magazines and pa
: pers sent to u.s.
"Oh, how lovely"
eyes, isn't it2''
Il envy you, Evelyn; l hate to go to
those fashionable places. T don Il care
for that sort of life, anyway, although
| don t mind it as much as | did,"
81 told you that yO- would get used
to it."
81 am trying very nara. Evelyn. I
do want to please George, to make him
proud of me-which 1 am beginning to
think is the only way to please him. 1
have tried so hard, these last few
months. [ know I lave learned many
things. [ can handle ny servants now,
handle them almost as well as Mrs. Sex.
ton did. She says, SO, herself. I have
learned many other things, too. but still
L am sadly lacking in the savoir faire,
of George friends. I get awfully dis
couraged at times"
"You mustn' I'll That's what / say to
myself when, no matter what [ do.
Hurts family seem to think I might do
better. | just say to myself: you must
MT, you mustn t mind!' and 90 on try
ing. If I didn't love Hurts so much
l don t suppose I'd be so meek. But he
loves his people, and he loves me. So I
l DO all | can to keep things pleasant"
CT try to, also, but I haven't vour
sweet, unselfish disposition. I fight like
dickens, inside, even when / saw
nothing"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-20
A 100000 FIRE.

San Francisco, April 2O.-Two fire
ncn were seriously burned, many others
narrowly escaped, and at least 100000
damage was done by a fire which wiped
'1t three floors OF the Merritt building
New Montgomery and How ard streets.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-20

A dispatch yesterday stated the Germans had dropped
100000 shells in Rheims within a week and $4,000 of these
within a day. Counting the full "a hours as a working
day in the slaughtering business in Europe, then for a
week shells dropped in Rheims at the rate of ten a minute
day and night, and at the rate of q a minute for one day.
That would make the shell explosions so close together as
to make one continuous roar.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-20
GENERAL FOCH is SATISFIED

At last General Foch, who has remained silent during
the whole German advance and ever since his being placed
in command Of the entire allied force has spoken. He did
not have much to say in commenting on the situation yes
terday, but took time to remark: I'VE hold the b0che
waves, but that is not sufficent--We will do something
more. Our important reserves are still intact. we are
satisfied with the progress of events" This calm accept
ance Of the situation coupled with The tenacious grip OF
the British who hold on desperately to their positions
and only yield them when the sacrifice OF life necessary
to hold them would not be justified ny results is cheering.
The plan however cannot go OH forever, and 1t Is
when it ends that the doing of something more, " which
Foch speaks of will begin. AS a matter of fact the British
now have retreated about as far as they can with safety.
Their backs are to the wall, and il is not at all likely
Hindenburg can drive them further. The French have
sent them aid and the dispatches last night told OF the
Italians sending.troops to fight alongside the British, and
of their arrival. For three days there has been no mater.
ial change in the lines, and while no one can foretel ex-
actly what is going to happen, it is the opinion OF military
experts that so far as forcing the British lines back is con-
cerned Hindenburg has reached his limit. These same
experts believe the next move on the part Of the Germans.
will be to dig themselves in. The British under Byng, and
the Germans just now have shown that the 'impregnable
trenches" are a myth and that they can be run over and
cleared out without any much greater difficulty than any
other sort Of defenses. Digging in will do no good once
Uncle Sans boys get over on the firing line in force.
Kerensky, government officials in this country, say
they have received reports from Russia of the rapid
growth of a counter revolutionary movement which
threatens the bolsheviki powers. 1t is claimed that only a
decisive defeat of the allies in the west can prevent this
uprising, and that it will certainly overthrow the present
German control. Generals Kaledines, Semenoff, AleXieffI
and Savinkoff, have troop organizations numbering'
10000 but these will be increased ten times as soon as the
flag of revolt is hoiSed. 1t will take time, but that Rus
STA will eventually work out her own salvation is certain.
She will not be a colony OF or under the control Of the
kaiser either, for it will not be long until "there amt no
such animal" The Russian people will never be content
to trade a ear for a kaiser.