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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14
GREEKS ATTACK TURKS.
Greeks Lose 200 Wounded-Turks Re-
treat Before Attack.

Athens, Greece, Dec. 13.-ttellenie mil
itary operatives in Epiraeus are proving
costly, Gen, sapountzakiss who personal
ly commands the Greek forces admitting
in dispatch received here. today. that
2U' OF his men were wounded in yester-
days battle with the Turks The num-
Der OF Greeks was not mentioned The
dispatch reads:
Eat $50 o'clock. in the army our army
opened a general attack on the right wing
and In spite of the ineessant fire OF the
Turks, occupied Aeterachon. Our. artil,
lery. firing with marvellous precision
succeeded after a four-hour duel in 81
lencing the hostile batteries at Lagatora
Our wounded numbered about 200, TIL
battle was Interrupted by the fall o.
night
A general offensive movement alons
the whole line was begun, on Wednes
dss. BY the Greek army operating in Epi
rus. the most westerly portion Of To-
Balkan peninsula.
After repeated attacks the eek troop
occupied. % the point of the bayor Ell. th'
srs~Lisb a.iashnced nnsts .tnward the "
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14
Balkan Peace Delegates inLondon-=
Greeks Attack Turks==Fierce Battle.

SAM Notifications and camped there
The Greeks captured three quick firing
cannon large quantity of war material
and many tents.
General Sapountzakis, who was in com.
rnand Of the Greek army, reports from
Pentapigodia that his troops fought with
vigor during the entire day. With the
view of drawing. off a portion of the
Turkish troops concentrated In the fort
ress of Janina when the Greeks were
about to make their frontal attack, two
battalions of Greek infantry supported
by four field guns We're landed at Santi
Quaranta to the northwest of Janina.
The diversion was successfully carried
out. The Turks as soon as they learned
of the landing of the Greek troops, sent
out eight battalions with two batteries
of siege guns to engage them. After a
skirmish the Greek troops were re-em-
barked and made for another part of the
coast of Epirus.
The Greeks lost only five killed and 10
wounded in the lighting
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14

Cincinnati, Dec. 1S.-In point of num-
Der of witnesses this proved the banner
day thus far at the trial of President
John H. Patterson and 20 other officials
or former officials of the National Cash
Register Co., charged by the government
with violating the criminal section of the
Sherman antitrust act.
A. E. Edwards of Spokane, Wash,
owner of a wholesale store fixture con-
cern,. who proved to be the government
principal witness, testified that he pur-
chased a number of Michigan cash reg
listers to sell and that shortly afterward
w. G. Pruitt, National sales agent for
that territory, called upon him and tried
to induce him to stop selling any machine
other than Nationals. Edwards stated
that Pruitt said he was too good a man
to stand the Dumping, that necessarily
would come his way if he continued to
buck" the National Edwards further
said that after Pruitt saw there was no
chance for him to throw out Michigan
machines he threatened to have the man
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14
Fooled by Attractive Literature,
Witnesses Testify at New York,
Bought Stock in W0rthlessMines.

New York, Dee. 13.-Witnesses
brought by the government from Mas
sachusetts, Ohio, West Virginia and
New York testified, today, concerning
alleged losses incurred by buying min
ing and oil stock issued by a. l.. Wis
-" = Co, : Y. Wisner and John j.
Meyers, member of the firm on trial
in the eGeral court, are charged with
making fraudulent use of the mails
- di. ..osins ol mis- stock.
An aged couple from Concord, Mass,
testified they were defrauded of $1G.-
600. A woman from oxford, Ohio. said
she invested, received checks for div
idends" and then found that banks
would not honor the checks. Peter ].
Bollinger, a deaf mute of Buffalo, tes-
titled he invested $1,000 after reading
literature describing the defendants
property as richer than any gold
field that has been discovered since
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14

Hutter brothers 229S miles. 9 laps; Car
man-Loftus 229S miles. 5 laps.
The leaders were IS miles and / lap
behind the record.
New York, Dec. 14.-It was an
nounced shortly after midnight that
Walthour was about to retire from
the race because of lameness and
that at 10 O'Clock his partner, Cameron,
and Thomas, the latter left partnerless
by the accident to Ryan. would team up.
at 12.55>Clarke started a sprint. 9th :
er riders followed him closely, chang
ing partners often. with the idea OF
lapplng the Kramer Moran team. Just
before the riders caught up to Moran.
who had moment before relieved
Kramer, Moran fell from his wheel.
but the bell did not ring for the riders
to abandon the chase. The judges
ruled that the fall was a deliberate one
and issued the following statement:
In the sprint just concluded the
following teams gained lap: Grenda :
Pye. Root -Hehir, Rutt-Fogler, Bedell
Mitten, Clarke-H Hill and Brocco- Ber-
thet."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14
Spectacular Work
In the Bike Race,

New York, Dec 13-The six-day bicycle
riders at Madison Square Garden after
a day of slow jogging devoted II min
utes, tonight, to sprints and thrills leav-
ing only eight of the IA teams will clean
scores at o'clock, the 177th hour Old
timers at the Garden say the racing was
the most spectacular since siX-day cycling
was inaugurated there 20 years ago.
The spill was suffered by Egg, who es-
capped unhurt. and Ryan. whose collar
bone was broken, at the 9th street bank,
Ryan was removed to join Magin. who
was taken to hospital after receiving
like injury, Tuesday. Ryan lives in
Newark. n, j. Collins was fined SO, the
referee declaring he stalled keeping
other riders back while the Grenda- Pye
and Ryan-Thomas teams were gaining a
lap. The gain of these teams was not
allowed.
AT 9 o'clock eight teams had covered
224l miles, Z laps, which is % miles. laps
behind the record. Kramer-M Moran, Gren-
da-Pye, Perchicot-Egg, Root-Hehir, Fog
ler-Rutt, Clarke-Hill, Bedell-Mitten and
Droba ch-Collns were the eight teams
leading. The Walthour-Cameron, Walker
| Wells and Ryan-Thomas combinations
were lap behind; Brocco-Berthet 3, and
/ Suter brothers 7 laps behind, and Car
men-Loftus IL laps, or more than one
| mile.
! The score at IL o'clock was. Kramer
! Moran, Pye-Grenda, Perchicot-Egg, Root
, Hehir, Rutt-Fogler, Clarke-Hill Bedell-
Mitten Drobach- Collins. 2279 miles, G
laps; Cameron althCur, Walker-Wells,
227o miles, laps; Brocco-Berthet. 227s
miles, laps; Suter brothers, 227s miles,
8 laps; Carman-Ley-Loftu 227S miles. {
| laps. The riders were 25 miles, 2 laps
behind the record.
J At midnight the eight leading teams
had travelled 2299 miles. 6 laps; Walthour-
Cameron and Walker-Wells 2299 miles, {
. laps; Brocco-B erthet 2299 miles, 3 laps
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14
n. Y. CENTRAL CAN
SELL CONTROL IN
RUTLAND R. R. co.

New York, Dec. 13.-Tnrough decis-
ion of the appellate division of the SUI
preme court, today, the recent order
restraining the New York Central Rail-
road from selling its control of the
Rutland Railroad Co.. TO the New
York New Haven & Hartford Rail :
road was reversed. In the prevailing
opiuion Presiding Justice ngraham
declares that the suit apparently was
brought in the interest of minority
stockholders of the Rutland to compel
the New Haven Road to purchase their
stock at. the same price paid the New
York Central.
In 1911 the New York Central. which
owns the controlling interest in the
Rutland, agreed to sell the road to the
New haven at S105 share provided
the New Haven would take up demand
notes OF the Rutland amounting to
SS73,oO0 In a suit brought by Tomp-
kins C. Delavan and others. who own
1349 shares of Rutland stock, the sale
was enjoined. Their complaint alleged
that the transfer would effect eombi-
nation in violation of the Sherman law
by destroying competition between the
Rutland. New York Central and New
1dVSf-boStUn ~ ihdlit Syo'eni, osoN
Ingroham's opinion points out that the
system Of the New York Central is Ill
fact a much greater competitor of the
Rutland than is the New Haven, and
says that if it would be illegal for the
New Haven to obtain control of the
Rutland. it would be a more serious
violation Of the federal statute for the
Central to continue in control, of that
road. The effect of the injunction would
be to restrain the Central from reliev-
ing itself of ownership, which is al
legged to violate the law. In this con-
nection the opinion says: i1Y
certainly a court of equity will not
by its injunction prevent corpora
ton from transferring control, which
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14
Ambassador Bryce Makes
Happy Speech on Need OF
Peace Between All Nations.

! without attempting in any way to in
| fiuence either.
As you are aware, questions of tar.
if are left by the government of Great
Britain entirely TO the government OF
Canada. / advert to this matter for
sake of letting you know what indeed
/ hope you knew already, that al
though Canada ultimately declined &c
approve the agreement, her refusal
was not in any sense a mark of I'M
friendliness towards the United States
1t was merely like the case of two
merchants, both friends, one of which
makes IN offer to sell something a
certain price. which the other declines
because he does not conceive the bar
gain to be for his interest
Such a refusal does not in private
life IMPLY the slightest want of cor
dality between the parties. Neither
was the refusal of Canada any more a
sign of unfriendliness to you than was
the refusal by YOU of a similar offer
made by her some time before. Each
country has its policy, each country
is entitled to judge of what serves its
interests best.
The value of the celebration you
contemplate lies in its emphasizing the
friendship OF these two neighbor, peo-
pies which have no thought of aggres-
sion either on the other. Each is try
ing its own experiments in govern
ment. and legislation. The United
states is already at least big enough
for one executive and Legislature to
deal with and Canada will be soon al
SO SO big as to tax all the capacity of
one national government.
. You propose to invite to your cell
ebrarion members and representatives
Of other great peoples and races that
is right. There is nothing exclusive in
the friendship that we of the various
branches of the English stock have for
one another. Let your invitation in
cluoe these other peoples; Franchmen,
with whom you have ancient ties of
regard: men from Scandinavia and
Italy and Spain. Let the celebration
be the means of assuring all the great
nations of your and our desire to be
good friends with them no less than
with one another and of our hope that
the bonds of friendship and the League
of Peace will be extended TO include
them ALL"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14

New York, Dee. 13.-James Bryce
the British ambassador. told the com.
mittee. for Che celebration of the Gem
teniary of Peace, between the Eng
lish speaking peoples al a dinner, to-
night. that nearly all wars had beer
due to human folly or human passion
and dwelt upon how much any sub
sequent conflict than the want OF
skill. and wisdom which made wars
possible. q s...s.. ......s.- ss.
The ambassador described what had
been accomplished during his official
stay in Washington TO remove diff
ferences between the United States
and Great Britain aud to avoid diff
ferences in the future. He reviewed
the several treaties leading to the set
Element of the Canadian boundary
dispute; the New Foundland fish
cries question; the matter of the use
of the waters on the boundary, and
minor points long at issue, and con-
tinued:
All these treaties furnish an adj
mirable illustration of the dictuin
once delivered by Mr.. Root that where
two nations and governments desire
to come to a fair agreement it is al
ways possible for them to do so. With
good will everything can be accom-
plished."
Later in his remarks and having
in mind, apparently the criticism di-
rected at him from certain quarters
in England that he had acquieseed in
a reciprocity agreement between the
United States and Canada that proved
so poor bargain that it was rejected
by the Canadian people. the ambas-
sadors said:
You may, perhaps, expect me to
say something about another agree
ment which was discussed year and
a half ago, namely, that for the re-
ciprocal lowering of tariff between the
United States and Canada. With
that matter, however, | had nothing
whatever to dc, except as mere in
termediary, l may say, letter carrier
between the two governments. The
questions involved were entirely ques-
tiops for the United States on one
hand and for the Canadian govern
ment on the other. in which my only
duty was to transmit messages from
the one government to the other,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14

some of the operations on the Elk
change, including manipulation and
short selling were of a gambling ma =
ture'' But both agreed that these
matters could not be regulated by the
exchange as a body.
Mr. STREET., a member of the arbitra-
ton and Clearing House committee of
the Stock Exchange told the commit
tee that the Exchange maintains a
securities clearing house, where the
transactions on the floor are cleared
between brokers. Mr.. Untermyer sug-
gested that this Clearing House might
insist on having brokers deliver the
numbers of certificates of stock, in
which they traded to the Clearing
House and thus prevent dealings in
stock, which is not owned. Mr.. STREET
did not favor this suggestion and said
he could tell nothing of the effect of
such a regulation on short sales.
Harry Content said he had never
managed a pool for manipulating a
line of stock. He asserted that the
idea of forming a pool was an old one
no longer employed. A number of big
operators worked individually, he
said.
At the afternoon session, Mr.. Inter
myer examined George A. Field, vice
president of the New York Bank Note
Co. He testified that the Exchange
had ruled the work of his company
off the stock list and that the bulk of
the work for exchange stocks was
done by the American Bank Note Co.
He produced a voluminous CORE
spondence charging the American Co.
with monopolizing the engraving of
stocks and bonds, with the aid of the
Stock Exchange.
This phase of the inquiry, Mr.. I'm
termyer said, after the hearing. was
introduced at the request of Mayor
Gaynor of New York and Gov. Pothier
of Rhode Island. Bonds engraved by
the New York Co. for New York City
and for the state of Rhode Island, Mr..
Field testified, have been refused list
ing on the Exchange.
"Who are the principal stockhold-
ers of the American Note Coz" asked
Mr.. Untermyer.
j. p. Morgan, Joseph D. Delani. E.
C. Converse and William Nelson
Cromwell" answered Mr.. Field.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14
TEN CHILDREN BITTEN
BY Mad Dog Before Being Driven
Away by Teachers.

Baltimore, Dec. 13.-Apparently mad,
large dog ran amuck in public
school building here, this afternoon,
and before it was driven out by wo-
man teacher, 10 children were Sc
verely bitten. A boy saved two of
his schooimates by pushing them into
an empty classroom and closing the
door. He was attacked by the dog
and himself rescued by a teacher. The
women teachers and larger scholars
with whatever weapons they could Sc
cure, tried to beat the animal off. A
teacher by vigorous attacks with a
ruler finally succeeded in driving the
dog into the street, where it was kill
ed by a policeman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14

it is alleged is in violation of the fed
eral statutes. because the purchase Of
the control will probably violate the
same law" It'd
If the transfer violates the sherman
law the opinion points out that the
remedy is an action in the federal
courts. asages ...s
Another finding is that the minority
stockholders failed to show that any
injury would result from the sale
wficil would not also affect the ma
jority stock, and that under the New
York decisions the plaintiffs have no
right of action.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14
A NEW FREIGHT TARIFF
Announced by Grand Trunk-Canada
Grain to Be shioped via Portland, Me.

Winnipeg, Man, Dec. 1s.-With less
than half of the grain crop of western
Canada moved with the close of naviga-
ton, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad
Co. announces new tariff by which all
grain accumulated on its lines will be
shipped through the United States to
Portland Me, Boston and New York.
The new tariff allows milling in transit
A similar tariff, it is stated, has been
made by the Canadian Northern and ii Is
estimated that nearly 100000 bushels OF
Canadian grain will pass through the
United States during the winter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14

1920 Adelia Brown of Cambridge.
Mass, invested $4,000, she said c. r.
Riddell of Whirlwind, w. Va, testified
he bought stock in the Black Oak
Gold mine but was never able to
dispose nj it.
Stock certificates, engraved and in
colors We're shown in court. causing
counsel to remark that the chief
source of expense to the Wisner firm
must have been the engraving and the
printing"
Literature sent to prospective GUS
toners also was introduced. One text
read:
I'VE are no ordinary firm; we do not
deal in ordinary enterprises and we
take absolutely no risk; we do not
trust TO luck and cur customers can
absolutely rely on us and we guarantee
them that they can make money with
us without risk, quickly and easily"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14
THE FRESH AIR CURE
Is Sound and Logical.

Both by day and by night it is nee
essary TO have enough oxygen from
fresh air to keep the blood pure and in
best condition to repair waste and 50
maintain life. If confined by day.
sleep in open air at night, well pro-
tected of course by suitable clothing.
If the liver or bowels become slug
gish take a proper dose of Il. r." AT
woods Medicine occasionally to pre-
vent congestion. II is a safe old fam
tly remedy.
: Il have used L. f. Atwoods Medi-
cine with most excellent results and dc
most heartily recommend them. fee
sure that the L. f. Atwood's Medi-
cine is very beneficial in cases of Dys-
pepsia, Headache, and vomiting"
Mrs. Minnie Fl. Packard,
AL Monmouth. Me
:5 cents at all dealers
b. ~. f." MEDICL-E co. PortlanS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14
100000 BLAZE.
Shipping In Harbor of Naples Raw
aged by Fire.

Naples, Dec. 13.-What for time
threatened serious conilagration oc-
Cured here. last night, when barge
loaded with eco tons of paraffin, taken
from the White Star Line steamer Adri-
attic from New York, caught fire. The
llames spread to all small boats in the
vicinity of the barge, destroying all of
them, and threatened to attack other
shipping. Sailors from the warships and
the harbor fremen made splendid fight
against the flames and succeeded in con-
filming the fire zone to these craft The
loss is estimated at 100000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14

q, 1893, board of police was created
for the defendant city with the power
previously vested in the city government
except as provided in the act
4. That the board of police under that
act had no power to increase the number
OF regular police officers.
5, That the members of the police force
IN office when the board of police was
hrst appointed retained their office and
could not be removed by the board ex-
cept for cause.
s. That the action of the board on
July i, 1893, i'm appointing four men as
regular policemen was illegal and void
as there is no evidence of any vacancy
existing at that time
2. That the action of the board on
July 3, 1899 in attempting to arbitrarily
remove Polardis, one of the four regular
policemen, and to elect the plaintiff in
his place was illegal and void. because
Polardis could only be removed for
cause after charges preferred notice
given and hearing had. and these steps
were not taken. 81
3. That the plaintiff was not an officer
de jire and his service for many years
as an officer de facto is not sufficient Ia
enable him to maintain this action fol
salary, and the entry must be
Judgment for Defendant
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14
LEATHER FACTORY DESTROYED
Fire at Salem, Mass, Causes $4,000
Loss-Starts In Drying Room.

Salem, Mass, Dec. ia fire in the
leather district this evening, destroyed
the factory of the Connors Leather Co
and damaged that of the rockingham
Co. The total loss is about $4,000, OF
which $4,000 falls on the Connors firm
The blaze started in the drying room
of the Connors plant on South Masof
street, after most of the 60 operatives
mad quit work. 1t soon got beyond con
troll of the firemen, but the half dozer
workers escaped without difficulty. Clar
ence Moore, fireman, was rendered un
conscious when he was struck by a fall
ing telegraph pole. He recovered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14
ONE MISSING; II INJURED.
100000 Blaze Destroys Apartment
Block at Pittsburg, Pa.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 13.-One man il
missing and II persons were injured as a
result of a fire, today, which destroyed
Library Place. a four-story brick apart
ment building on the North Side. caus-
ing a loss estimated at s2O0.0O0.
The man missing is Col John Taylor
Civil War veteran, who had suite OF
rooms on the fourth floor. Over 200 per
sons were driven from the building by
the flames. A. NJ. Schoier, general SUI
perintendent of the Northwest system
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. occupied
an apartment on the second floor. The
Schoier library, estimated to be worti
$4,000, was destroyed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14
/ Turkey, hostilities will be resumed

Turkey, hostilities will be resumed
Immediately"
This was one of the declarations
made by Rechad Pasha, one of the OF
tornan plenipotentiaries, in an inter-
view with a correspondent of the
Temps as he passed through Paris on
his way to London, today. -
Rechad Pasha added that the Turk-
ish army was daily increasing in num-
bers There are now. he declared, 170,-
600 well armed. well fed and healthy
Turkish troops at Tchatalja, who are
ready to resume the war of the terms
offered by the Balkan States are too
onerous
The Ottoman plenipotentiaTy re-
marked also that Turkey was disposed
eventually to recognize tine autonomy
of Albania under the suzerainty of the
Sultan. He declared it was difficult for
the Turkish representatives to nego-
tiate with Greece unless Greece de-
cided to join in the armistice.
THE "MONEY TRUST" HEARING.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14

book frauds. Phillip j. Carney and
Clifford l.. Beare, the two New York
lawyers, who have been here since
the local investigation was started.
have returned to New York. The at
torneys represented four women, who
alleged they had been swindled by the
book statesmen.
Federal authorities said. today, that
book agents have offered to testify for
the government. The offers We're re-
jected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-14
Seven Secret Indictments Now
Found in De Luxe Book Frauds

Boston, Dec. 1S.-The grand jury
which has been investigating the sales
of so-called de luxe editions of books,
added another secret indictment, to-
day, to the list of six returned, yes
terday. Judge Brown then discharged
the members, after six-months ser
vice.
District Attorney Pelletier Went to
New York, today, at the request of
District Attorney Whitman to confer
on matter relating to the alleged