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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-12
TURKS RETREAT.
Creeks and Bulgarians' Leaders Con
fer--late Dispatch.

Sofia. Nov. ia dispatch from Sc
res, in Macedonia, dated Nov. 9. says
that a reconnaissance. Friday afternoon,
disclosed strong Turkish forces occu-
pying the heights of Aivatevo and Ilo.
After a desperate fight the following
morning the Turks retreated towards
Salonilli pursued by the Bulgarians,
who soon after We're informed that Sa-
loriki had surrendered to the Greek
army. But as the enemy, who had OPP
posed the Bulgarians had nos capitu-
lated. Gen. Theoboroff ordered the for
ward movement resumed. This later
was countermanded, as the Turks con-
tinued to retreat without fighting, and
the Bulgarians resumed their march
on Saloniki. The dispatch continues:
Yesterday evening, a Greek colonel
commanding a cavalry brigade, called
on Gen. Theoboroff and asked what
he proposed to do. The general re-
piled that the Bulgarian troops would
attack the enemy by all costs, Satur-
day morning, at dawn. The colonel
left to report the result of the inter-
view to the Greek commander in
chief.
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Bulgarian troops. according to the
reports, The number of wounded SOL
diers reaching the capital is inereas-
ing to such an extent that the war
office has decided to send eontingents
to Brusa, in Asia Minor. Every pos
sible accommodation in the capital is
being utilized for the care of the
wounded. Several warehouses, wing
of the barracks and other buildings
have been transformed into hospitals
and two large hospitals in the suburb
of Kadikeui were opened. today The
Unionist and other political clubs,
temporarily closed by order of the gov
eminent, have also been converted in
u hospitals.
An official bulletin says that during
the past "a hours. six new cases of
cholera with two deaths have occur
red among the refugees. The usual
sanitary and quarantine measures are
being applied to shipping leaving Con-
stantinople.
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$4,000 Sick and
Wounded Need Care

Washington, Nov. 11.-American
Ambassador Rockhill at Constantine
pie eabed the state department, to-
day, that there are now $4,000 sick and
wounded in the capital of Turkey,
practically none of whom are pris-
oners of war. Seventeen cases of chol-
era have been brought to the city by
soldiers in the last few days, he re-
ports. Some $4,000 refugees are being
cared for by the Ottoman government
and there is much sickness, including
smallpox, among them.
The American Red Cross authori-
ties here estimate from Mr.. Rock
hills figures that there must be about
5000 sick and wounded soldiers of
various nationalities in the field, who
need care. In order that ii may divide
its fund in proportion to the needs
of the different countries at war, the
Red Cross is waiting to hear. through
the state department, from the Amer
lean representatives, to Bulgaria, Ser
via, Greece and Montenegro.
10 keep the American Red Cross in
formed of conditions in tho Balkan
war territory, Bernard N. Baker of
the international Relief Board of the
organization has just started for Eu-
rope.
The state department has found
there are between 600 and 700 Ameri-
cans in European and Asiatic Turkey
most of them being engaged in edu-
eational and missionary work.
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AFTER ANOTHER ROUTE


THAT Mr.. Mellen has been ~ va
rious times in communication with
Mr.. Chamberlain and thinks 1t prob
able an agreement as to traffic Will
also be made with regard 10 tho
Southern New England extension. and
ii the Grand Trunk discontinued this
work, as stated in the newspapers, il
was because the Grand Trunk beliey-
ed advisable from its own standpoint
and not from any understanding be-
tween itself and the New Haven road.
THAT the facts are the New Haven
road has not paid and win not pay one
dollar to the Grand Trunk TO stop the
construction of the Southern New Eng
land road All negotiations referred to
as pending have been with View OF
putting the Grand Trunk into all of the
territory reached by the New Haven
ences particularly being with view to
working out the divisions of joint rates
and the arrangement for the exchange
of through traffic"
Governor Eugene n. Foss, who last
June, signed bill permitting the Grand
Trunk to enter Boston. caused to be Is
sued, today, the following statement
.sThe governor regrets that for any
cause whatever the Grand Trunk Rail-
road should cease building Its line to
Boston, but lack of official information
other than what appears in the morning
papers prevents him from making fur
Their comment at this time" ~
1.-THE only arrangement we have with
the Central Vermont or Grand Trunk IN
terests thus far" said President Charles
S. MeIlen of the New Haven system, to-
day, lis the contemplated use of their
line between Windsor and White River
junction In lieu of building one on the
New Hampshire side between those
points.
1--WE have nothing to do with the ces-
sation of work the Southern New
England railway. | was not aware that
about it except what is in the newspa-
pers.' a4aa4
| Mayor Fitzgerald called upon Governor
| Foss at noon with a request that con-
| ference be arranged between the finan-
cial and business men of the city relative
| to taking some action on the Grand
| Trunk situation The mayor also asked
| Secretary McKibbon of the Chamber OF
Commerce to call meeting of his organ
pose.
| In a statement issued later in the day
| Mayor Fitzgerald said that the financial
| interests of the city should support the
governor in handling the situation.
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LABOR MEN MEET
AT ROCHESTER,, NY.
--32d CONvE Mt ION,

Rochester N. Y, Nov. n.~-Declara-
lions that union labor is making giant
strides toward its ideals and bright
predictions for its future were con-
tanned in the reports of the officers
OF the American Federation of Labor
at the topening of its 32nd annual con-
Nention here. today. These reports,
with a PARTIAL report from the creden-
tials committee and the appointment
of convention committees occupied ali
of the days two sessions
President Samuel Gompers, Frank
Morrison, John Mitchell and other
prominent leaders were given enthu-
siastic receptions by the delegates.
President Gompers twice referred to
the Mcnamara case, once in his an
nual report. when he reviewed the Los
Angeles situation and urged a move
ment for the general improvement of
the condition of the Iron Workers, and
again, Indirectly, in his opening re-
marks when he protested against the
holding up of the "derelicts of union
ism as examples of what the union
movement stands for.
Mr.. Gompers was loudly applauded,
when he declared against compulsory
arbitration laws and for the recall of
Judges in the states and the reap
pointment of federal judges every four
years
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selves within. trembling with fear The
soldiers knocked vainly at barred
doors. Groups shivering with the cold.
tried the doors of stables. to seek ref
uge. even the stables remained inhos-
pitable Refugees smashed their way
into shops and devoured all they found,
including raw vegetables and candles,
and sucked at pieces of greasy wood.
II never saw such an image of In
ferno. One of the most miserable of
the wanderers succeeded in getting in
to a house where we were staying,
drnched to the skin and teeth chatter
ing. Take all my money; take my
clothing, if yeu Will. he cried, but
beg of you to give me some bread
81 questioned him. He said he came
from Asia Minor and had not eaten
for eight days. 1 gave him a slice of
bread and chocolate tablet and he
went away to join the remnants of the
retreating army, of which this was the
end
THUS did the Turkish soldier APP
pear to me. He seemed to have no UNI
derstanding of the great drama in
which he was participating. But his in
finite misery and his horrible animal
distress were enough to break ones
heart. l do not know whether the ae-
cusations of A massacre are exact, but
so far as | have observed, can affirm
that not only have the Turks commit
ted no excuses, but l believe no army
in the werld under such frightful cir
cumstanees would have been more
moderate, more doeile"
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Machias Valley Grange.

There was a good attendance at the
regular meeting of Machias Valley
Ora nge at Machias. on Friday evening,
Nov 8. One application for member
ship was received, one applicant was
balloted on and accepted, and q
candidate who some time ago had the
first and second degrees conferred on
him hut owing to absence from town
had been unable TO go further, was
obligate ted in the third and fourth de-
grees. Near the close of the meeting
State Lecturer b. Walker Mckeen OF
Fryeburg gave a very Instructive adj
dress which was listened to with close
attention The unwritten work OF the
four degrees was previously exempli-
fled by Mr. McKeen. Among the
members present from out of town
were Mr.. and Mrs. George H. B. Childs
of Whitneyyille.
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ASK AID FOR TURKISH JEWS.
Delegates From 16 National Societies
OF Jews Will Make Appeal.

New York, Nov. t1.-Delegates from
16 national societies of Oriental Jews
will, this week, call upon Jacob II.
Schiff to ask his aid in alternating the
sufferings of their brethren in Turkey
Mr.. Schiff was the treasurer of the So
ciety for the Aid of the Russian Jews
at the time of the Kishineff massacres
and it is now urged that he use the
several hundred thousand dollars left
over from that subscription for the
help of the Oriental Jews.
There are more than 100000 Jews
in Turkey and it is declared that their
state is pitiable ut this time. when
feeling against the non Moslem popu-
iation is running SO high that as n
further means of aiding these people.
a national conferences has been called
by the Federation of oriental Jews in
America fer Sunday.
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SUPREME COURT HINTS
To interstate Commerce Commission
That "There Are Others"

xyasbington. Nov. IA word or
canton was dropped. today. by the
s,rnrer1e court of the United States TO
the interstate Commerce Commission
AGAINST issuing orders based upon ITS
own investigation rather than upon
testimony of witnesses. The court.
speaking through Justice Holmes, citeo
the commissioners statement that TINS
had been done when 1T issued an or
der recurring the Baltimore x ONO
southwestern Railroad Co, and the
Norfolk & Western Railway Co. to
grant physical connections in southern
ohio To the Cincinnati a. Columbus
Traction Co, an inter-urban electric
roaf,. The commission held that the
electric road was lateral branch
line of railroad within the meaning
of the law. but the court sustained the
commerce court in holding that The
electric line appeared to have been
built without regard to the existence
of the steam roads and was not d
lateral branch
1--WE remark that the commission
stated in its report that it based it's
conclusion more largely upon their
own investigation than upon the tests
mony of witnesses" said Justice
Holmes. 1T would be very strong
proposition to say that the parties
would be bound in the higher courts
by a finding based on specific investi-
cations made in the cases without
notice to them. Such an investigation
is quite different from view by q
jury taken with notice and subject t.
the order Of a court and different again
from the question of the right of the
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Story of the Storming of
Turkish Forts by Bulgarians.

Paris, Nov. IA graphic descrip-
ton of the storming by the Bulgarians
of the two Turkish forts of Kartaltepe
and Papaztepe in the outer line OF
| Notifications around Adrianople is
forwarded by correspondent of the
Matin. #ft
He declares that their capture seals
the doom Of the Turkish stronghold
The operations began at daybreak.
Thursday. Following their usual bril-
liantiY successful tactics the Bulga-
rian infantry advanced in the direc-
ton of the forts under cover of a
murdcrous fire of shrapnel. The Turk
ish troops in their turn sailed out
from the forts TO deliver counter
attack.
It was then the turn of the Bulga-
rians' heavy siege artillery. which
from every point on the surrounding
hills raned terrific hail of projee-
tiles on the lines of the Turkish troops.
Eyery moment saw fresh companies
of Turks marching out from the city
and the forts toward the Bulgarians,
who continued calmly to draw their
lines closer together around the forts.
The accurate fire of the Bulgarians'
big guns began to tell, at about 10 A.
NJ, when the gums in the fort on
Mount Kartal began 10 slacken in
their reply The fort had been swept
by a heavy storm of shells for several
hours; the great proiectiles bursting
right over the works.
The silent Turkish infantry had
meanwhile resisted stubbornly the Bull
garian advance but their lines grad
TALLY began to WAIVER.
Suddenly the command fix bayo-
i nets" rang out from the Bulgarian Of
ieers and then cheering wildly the
Bulgarian infantry dashed forward
and the Turks broke and ran toward
the city
At about noon the Bulgarian colors
fiuttered up over the fort of Kartal-
tepe bit Papaztepe still held out.
The Bulgarian troops were divided
into three columns which made only
very slow progress and for long time
the fortunes of the day seemed IN
certain.
Nigntfall found the Turks and Bull
garans still fighting. Suddenly in the
dense darkness a long dazzling ray of
light shot across the sky from one OF
the forts held by the Bulgarians
bringing Papaztepe clearly into view.
Then from the fort itself another brill
liant ray shot out.
The cannon and rifle fire which had
been slackening, Immediately became
more brisk. while above the combatants
the searchlights flashed and whirled their
INN in nh,
balls of white smoke caused by the
bursting of shrapnel ioated like flies in
a sunbeam, making deeper than ever the
surrounding blaekness which was pune
tuated here and there by flashes from the
muzzles of cannon.
The roar of the siege guns and field
guns dominated the rafting of the rifle
volleys and the sereeching of shells as
they hurtled through the air.
AS had occurred at Kartaltepe earlier
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WILL ABANDON TREATY.
Ambassador Bryce's Resignation Hurta
General Arbitration Plans.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE voluntary
retirement of Ambassador James Bryce
of Great Britain, which is expected to
be formally announced today or tomor-
row, it is believed will mark the abandon
ment of any purpose on the part of the
United States to secure the consummauoa
of the pending general arbitration treaty
with Great Britain.
The first impulse of the President, after
the Senate had amended the treaty dur
ing the last session in spite of the pro-
tests of the administration senators, was
Immediately to abandon the convention
and to decline to undertake to induce the
government to accept the amendments
which struck at the very essence of the
principle of unrestricted arbitration.
After conferences between Secretary
Knox and Ambassador Bryce, the Presi-
dent was disposed, however. to consider
the ACCESSIBILITY of pressing the treaty TO
a conclusion, on the theory that 1t would
at least constitute a notice TO the world
of the intentions of the two governments
to be guided by the principle of arbitra-
ton in their further dealings.
Recently, however, the administration
became convinced of the impractbility
of this plan and it is believed that the
final decision of the President to drop
the treaty was the determining factor
in bringing about Ambassador Bryce
decision to retire. The ambassador had
hoped he might round out his diplomatic
career by signing a treaty which would
stand as a mlepost in the history of the
growth of International altruism and the
peaceable settlement OF international dis
putes.
Sir Cecil Arthur Spring Rice. who IL
likely To succeed Mr.. Bryce, has had a
long and distinguished service in the Dip
lomatic field and is Well remembered
here for his long service at the British
embassy during the days of Lord Paunce-
fote.
More recently he has been British min
lister to Sweden.
Secretary Knox was officially Informed
of the projected change in the British
embassy by letter from the ambassador
himself which he found upon his return
to Washington, last night. The letter also
conveyed the formal announcement of
the desire of the British government to
appoint Sir Cecil Arthur Sprlng-R Rice as
Mr. Bryees successor, provided he was
persona grata to the government. NO
doubt is entertained as to the nature of
the answer that will be returned by this
government.
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in the day, the fire from the Papaztepe
fort began to gradually slacken There
also the Bulgarian siege guns had caus-
ed enormous ravages.
Abruptly the searchlights were extin-
guished,. at about II p. NJ. and the Bull
garian infantry stormed the fort at the
point OF the bayonet.
Shortly before midnight they had be-
come masters of the position and the
Turks fled, leaving their dead and dying
by hundreds on the field.
The fort on Papaztepe is one of the
most important features of the derenees
of Adrianople. 1t commands not only
the city itself but all the other works.
Throughout the operations Bulgarian
aeroplanes flew back and forth over the
Turkish forts, bringing valuable informa-
ton to the Bulgarian generals.
Some interesting sidelights on the war
We're telegraphed by another CORE. pom
dent of the Matin. who had tanned with
some of the Turkish prisoners in the
hands OF the Bulgarians Many of them
had come from Asia and had never be-
fore heard of Bulgaria. When the cause
of the war was explained to them one of
them said:
I'VE knew nothing of that. As Brusa.
in Asia Minor. where we were recruited
we We're told that according to the law
of the prophet We must go to fight the
infidels and that the hour to exterm.nate
them had arrived. We were also told
that Al1ah had promised US victory and
the Turkish governors declared we should
divide among us the immense riches ol
the enemies of Allah. We have therefore
been deceived
The correspondent of the Matin at Con
| stantinople says the British cruiser Weg-
mouth is in direct wireless communities
ton with Poldu, Wales. and received dai-
ly the latest political, financial and
sporting news The crews of the foreign
warships are now allowed ashore and
stroll along the streets without exciting
much attention from the natives
The presence of the foreign warshps
in the Dardanelles provokes various
amusing comments from the Turks
Thus one patriot called on the French
ambassador to thank him for the fact
that the French government had sent
the Leon Gambetta instead of another
vessel. I'VE understand" he said, "the
delicate attention this implies and the en-
couragement You meant to give us, for
Gambetta stands as the type of states
man of the national defence"
Two Of the inhabitants of Constantine
pie were overheard exchanging a pecu-
liar dialogue, What" asked one, point
ing to the Bosphorous. ARE all these for
eign warships?' Those" replied the 9TH
er without a smile, ARE the ships We
have taken from the Greeks.
The French admiral. who, owing to his
seniority in rank, is in command of the
International fleet at Constantinople, has
been obliged to come to an arrangement
with the other commanders in regard to
the use of the wireless. On the first day
of the gathering of the fleet all the ships
We're working their apparatus at the
same time causing great confusion. Now
each ship has been allotted a certain
hour during which she may telegraph.
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commission to take notice of results
reached in other cases when its do
inss is so made a part of the record
ana the facts thus noticed are speci-
fied so the matters of law are saved"
The court did not pass upon the
question of the power of the commits
sion to require steam roads 10 grant
connections with electric lines as such.
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE supreme
court of the United States did not give
its decisions. today, in the Union Pa
cifie merger suit, the hard coal cases
or any of the other big cases now
pending. The court announced 1t would
take its annual Thanksgiving recess
from after Nov. is to Dec. 9.
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE supreme
court of the United States dismissed,
today. the appeal OF archbishop Harty
of the Catholic churcn from the deeis-
ion of the supreme court of the Phil
ippines giving the municipality of Vic
toria instead of the church title to the
large public plaza there. The relations
between the church and state in tho
Philippines were not gone into.
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CHOLERA AMONG RuLeARlANs.
Number of Wounded Increase Hourly
Turks Offering Stubborn Resistance.

Constantinople, Nov. 1.-THE Bull
garians began an attack upon the
Turkish advanced positions along the
Tchatalja line Yesterday afternoon.
Tho fighting continued. throughout to-
day Judging from the number of
wounded arriving in Constantinople,
the Turkish troops are offering fierce
resistance.
The Porte. tonight, sent a note by
telegraph to the Turkish representa-
tives abroad, inquiring what progress
had been made with respect to OBJ
tanning the conditions of the Balkan
states in the matter of an armistice.
The Porte is still without reply to
its recent appeal TO the Powers.
Cholera has appeared among the
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Pine Tree Grange.

fine Tree commenced the fall sea-
son Friday evening, Nov 8, after
many stormy nights with not very
large attendance. Plans were made
Friday night for the winters work
and repairs about the Grange hall.
II was unanimously voted TO have a
'pie social" next Friday, Nov. Is. This
is an innovation at this Grange and
promises q good time Each lady
member~of the Grange will be invited
to bring one or more pies and these
will be sold at auction. These pies
will be the real things" The first
and second degrees will be conferred
and a good program will be provided.
The dining room committee is Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Marsden, Mr.. and
Mrs. FL. H. Plummer Mr. and Mrs. Fl.
w. Pike, Laura Newell, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. +. Prosser, Miss Jennie Potter, G.
e. Newell, Albert Potter. Coffee will
he served by the committee.
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oRozCo, sR.. ARRESTED.
Charge Unknown--Taken by Military
Under the Martial Law Rulings.

Ell Paso, Texas, Nov. 1l.-Col. Pas
eual Orozco, Senior, father of the
leader of the Mexican revolution in
the North. was arrested here. today,
by military authorities and detained
in the guard house at Fort Bliss. Army
officers and Secret Service men re-
fuse to give the charge On which he is
held. Orozco recently was freed from
local courts after a 40-days detention
without trial on an extradition charge.
The arrest is the first application of
the recent decision at Washington to
permit the military 10 exercise martial
neutrality laws.
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The alterations upon the Green Street
Methodist church have been so far
completed that services will be resum-
ed, next sunday, in the auditorium OF
the church and special program has
been prepared for that occasion. The
dedication cf the remodeled church
will take place in about three weeks
It is expected that President Murlane
Of Boston University and Bishop Ham
liton will be among the speakers at he
dedicatory exercises.