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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS.
Monteneerins Mix with Austrians-
Fire on Courier and Seize Mail Bags.

Vienna. Austria, Nov. 19.-Serious
international incidents are reported tn
have occurred after the occupation %
/ the Adriatie port OF San Giovann: ai
Medua by the Montenegrins, SATURDAY..
according to tho correspondent of the
Reichspost at Scutar!.f
/ The correspondent reports that ;he
Turkish troops evacuated San Gio-
vanni di Medua on the arrival of :
Montenegrin column, and he declares
that an Austrian courier from Scn
tart was fired upon by the Montere
grin troops. When the Montenegro
commander, General Martinovitch, ar
rived at San Giovanni di Medua, Sun
day, he ordered the seizure of thu
Austrian mail bags lying there and
destined for Scutari
The Montenegrin general then told
his troops. according to the CORE
spondent, to remove all the goods ON
board the Austrian ,hLioyd magazine
vessel anchored in the port, and he
had all the other Austrian craft lyine
the researched.
The Montenegro loyal yacht ar
rived in port as though to take dem
onstrative possession for King Mich
olas.
The correspondent concludes that
the Turkish troops intend to attack
today, the Montenegrins at San Clio
vanni di Medua.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
TURKISH SUCCESSFUL.
Artillery Repulse BuIearians and ST
lence Batteries.

Constantinople. Nov. 19.-Nazim
Pasha, the Turkish eommander-in-
chief, sent the following dispatch, at
$50 O'Clock, this afternoon:
"A desperate artillery engagement
began, this morning, and is being con ,
tinued with success. The Bulgarian
infantry operating in front of the cen
ter of our line of defence was repulse
by our artillery fire. Part of the enc
my's batteries were silenced.
I'VE ordered a detachment of troops
to advance. They attacked the enc
my's entertainments and forced them
to flee, We captured a number Of
rifles, machine guns, helmets. shovels
and pick axes. A number of helmet J
bore badge inscribed '.35th Regimen
Vrania, showing that there are Ser
Wan troops with the enemy. The bat
tie continues.
Another telegram from Nazim Pash !
estimates the Bulgarian losses in Mon
DAVIS fighting on the Turkish right
wing as 400 killed and wounded. Thes :
include 20 officers. Two machine gun
We're captured
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
SHIPPERS DIsREcARpEo
BY the 3. & NJ, So Witness Tells the
Commerce Commission.

Boston, Nov. 19.-The freight SEIZED
ule on the Boston & Maine Railroad
was practically abolished, early in last
December. and the fewer number ei
trains run We're held up until full loads
were secured, testified E. j. d.. Halt
day before Special Examiner Ware
prouty at the Interstate Commerce
Commission hearing on shippers com
plants. late today.
. Mr.. Halliday was chairman of one
of the railroads Efficiency commit
tees and investigated the running OF
freight trains. AS a result of the com
ynttee's Investigations, said Mr.. Hal
liday, large number of trains Were
taken off. Instead double freight
trains were run, he said, and in many
cases, trains were not made up until
ifnll loads were secured at the various
points. AT Deerfield, the number Of
freight trains leaving was reduced
from % TO IA.
Louis d. Brandeis, counsel for the
shippers, stated to the commissioner
that while such means might have
proven efficiency measures for tht
road, they showed A lack of consider
alton for the shippers and worked
greatly to their disadvantage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
A MESSAGE TO OSCAR sTRAus.
Tells of Turkish Successes and Afro :
cities During War.

New York. NOV. 19.-Constantinople
lis being successfully defended against
the Balkan allies, according to the
Turkish grand yizief. Kiamil Pasha.
who has sent cablegram to Oscar
IS. Straus, former American ambassa-
dor to Turkey, thanking those in this
country, who have expressed a de-
sire to help relieve the suffering re-
sulting from the war.
Under date of Nov. II. the grand
vizier cabled from Constantinople as
follows:
Forced to an unjust war before ac-
comprising our mobilization. Enemies
conquered most of Rumania. Defend
| ing successfully Constantinople at
lTchatalja. Atrocities and massacres
Iobliged thousands of Mohammedan
families to emigrate. Dreadful mis-
cry followed Cholera doing more harm
| than enemies. Thousand thanks fol
endeavoring to help sufferers"
| The grand vizier's cablegram was In
tresponse to message from Mr.. Straus
asking The needs of war victims in
and about the Turkish capital. He act
ed as the representative of American
Missionary Societies in New York
philadelphia and Boston. after having
received a plea for aid from American
Ambassador Rockhill at Constntinople
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20

bottle of nitro glycerine and the re-
yolver We're in Davis inside coat
pocket, towards which he had reached.
AS Davis had said, his left hand
was attached to the mechanism of the
Internal machine and its withdrawal
ignited the fuse, but the quick work
of Detective Brown prevented the
sparks from reaching the explosive.
There were 60 half-sticks of ldyna :
mite, and an expert said it was so
per cent and that there was enough
to blow up a city block.
At the receiving hospital Davis said.
tonight, he Guessed" the fuse was
was no explosion.
He said he was born in Germany.
was 81 years old and had lived in
this country Is years. He admitted
that Davis was not his right name.
and finally declined to talk about his
pass.
Davis said he stole the dynamite
from the powder house of mine or
quarry near San Bernardino. several
months, ago. but he gave no definite
directions as to the place.
San Diego detective said THAT
Davis was in that city at the begin
ming of the I. w. w. outbreaks. last
spring. and that he was one of the
men driven out of the city at that
time, but the man denied that he was
affiliated with any such organization
or thai he had ever been in San Diego.
A local officer OF the Industrial Work
crs of the World said he had never seen
the man. @
Davis apparently had been brood
ing over the Southern Pacific shop
mems strike of more than a year ago,
but denied that he had been employed
by the company.
''They brought out a lot of scabs out
here and they overrun the country
taking the jobs away from other men"
he said. II wanted to see if the COM
pany wouldn't treat their men bet
ter. That was all wanted
TIE internal machine was an ingeni-
Gus contrivance, with a large number
of springs and wire lever attached
to the hammer lock of an old army
rifle. Davis hand was attached to the
wire that led to the hammer lock de-
notating device.
Officers searched Davis house, to-
night. but found no explosives or any
thing that resembled internal ma
chimes. There were all sorts of contriv
ances and devices, numberless gears
and lever arrangements. indicating
that he had given much time to the
study of the machines.
The would-be dynamiter was iden-
titled, tonight as Carl War;. a Ger
man laborer. In search of his home
tax receipts bearing that name were
found and after much questioning by
detectives, the man admitted that il
was his name. He said also that
more explosives were secreted in the
vicinity of the house and that when
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20

Sniveiy and the detectives in The
rooms carried on a conversation with
him.
why didn't you go down to the
Southern Pacific and blow up the man
you wanted9'' he was asked.
We'll" he replied thoughtfully, /
thought the police could handle it bet
ter and I wanted to do a good job |
might have killed the wrong ones 9th
erwiss.'
While the conversation was in prog
ress several policemen and newspaper
men passed through the room. A news
paper photographer even came i'll and
took a picture of the man sitting on
the chair with the internal machine
resting on his knee.
! Davis finally asked that everybody
be kept back.
Curiosity has killed lots of people, :
| he said, land if this thing goes off,
there's going to be a whole lot of them
\ go up"
| One of the spectators attracted to
the scene was j. Randell, a mining
man from Chihuahua, Mex Randell
came in and shook hands with Davis,
asking him if it was really dynamite
/ Ill the COh.
YES, and it's so per cent. stuff, too,
declared Davis.
| II don't believe it; you are bluff
| ing" laughed Randell
| Davis lifted the cloth cover of the
box, which had a glass front, and drew
out a stick of dynamite. Randel took
it, bit off piece and tasted it. miner
| fashion. He knew what it was, but dis
sembled in order to gain time.
| That's not dynamite, he said con-
!, temptuously, somebody cheated YOU
Light it and see,' said Davis.
RandeI lighted piece of the Giant
with a match. 1t burned briskly, and
those who had hitherto chung to the
Joke idea made hasty exit.
After Davis had held complete pos
lsession of the station for nearly ar
lhour and half a plan was devised BY
the detectives to trap him.
II While Secretary Snively carried or
the conversation with the maniac. De-
Elective Hosick tiptoed from the outer
room. which was at, Davis back, ant
struck him on the head with "black.
LACK .
The Internal machine dropped ane
lDetectivA Brown, who was at Hosick'.
lelbow grabbed 1t.
Davis reached in his coat pocket
and Hosck hit him again and 1T
tumbled to the floor unconscious. Tn,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
More Evil Deeds
OF the Dynamiters.

indianapolis, Ind, Nov 1s-Labor
conditions IN Kansas City, Mo, in
which W. Bert Brown, business agent
of a local iron workers union, is al
legged to have conspired with James
b. Mcnamara to have a bridge across
the Missouri river blown up and To
induce a barber to do dynamiting at
Los Angeles were described at the
dynamite conspiracy trial, today.
Charles Brown. who had been refer
red to by the government as " a eiti
zen with important evidence" testi-
fled he became acquainted with Me
Namara in a barber shop and later,
having met the dynamiter on the Pa
cific coast, Mcnamara loaned him $50
with which to return To Kansas City.
Mcnamara told me he could fix il
so | might earn lots of money said
the witness He said a lot of nom
union jobs We're to be blown up and
there would be work in Kansas City.
He introduced me TO Bert Brown and
said he would pay me $500 to blow up
the bridge"
Brown said ii was an open shop job
and they wanted TO make the contrac-
tor put on union men. | asked Brown
why he didn't do it and he replied they
wanted to get some one outside be-
cause union men would be suspected.
Mcnamara said he would see that I
got the 5000 from Brown and then /
was to go to Los Angeles. where there
would be a lot of cleaning up. | was
interested in an amusement enterprise
then and, after putting them off, final
ly told them | wouldn't do it,"
The witness said the last CONVERSE
ton came in August. 1910, shortly be-
fore Ortie e. McManigal, according
to his confession, blew up the bridge.
That Eugene A. Clancy of San
Francisco and John J. Mcnamara
talked about blowing up a cathedral
in construction in Indianapolis was
testified to by Patrick J. Dugan,
former iron workers business agent.
Dugan said he accompanied McNa-
mara and Clancy when they went out
TO look at the cathedral and after Nc
Namara had pointed out place to
put the explosive. Clancy measured off
with his feet TO learn whether q wall
would fall on a nearby residence. The
explosion did not occur.
Edwin W. Smyth and James B. Ray.
Peoria, ILL.,, among the As defendants.
We're taken to Jail, tonight, because
their bondsmen had surrendered them.
1t was said the men would procure
new bonds, tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
REPORTS UNTRUE.
Servians Did Not Commit Atrocities
On Albanians, Says Statement.


Belgrade, Nov. ia semi official
statement denounces as unfounded the
reports of cruelties perpetrated by the
Servian troops on the Albanians,
which, It declares. are spread for the
purpose of supporting the Albanian
aspirations. The statement continues
During the fighting. measures
which may have been severe were
adopted owing to the treacherous atti-
tnde of the Albanian eombatants. who
in mary cases raised the white flag
in token of surrender and then traitor
orsiy murdered Servian officers whn
approached them.
Moreover. the Albanians terrorizea
the inhabitants of the villages and
burned the houses. We did not pre-
claim their misdeeds at the time be-
cause the attention of Europe was
then centered on the events of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
Newspaper Men Present.

The Boston newspapers are well rep
resented at the trial The visiting
newspaper men present includes. Ben
Boyden of the Boston American, John
W. Carberry of the Boston Globe,
Maurice Conlan of the Boston Herald
and George Decker of the Boston Post
Gertrude stevenson OF the Boston Her
aid, who has been working upon the
Readfeld and Turner ends of the story,
is expected to join the other represen-
tatives of the Boston papers, Wednes-
day, at the courthouse. Louis Somers,
the Post photographer Thomas Wald-
ron, the Herald photographer, and e.
r. Bond, the Boston Globe photogra
pher are also among the visitors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
ARMIsTtcE TO BE CONSIDERED.
Allies Appoint Pienipotentiaries to
Confer with Turkish commander.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Nov. 19.-The al
lied Balkan nations, today, assented
to the Turkish proposal to discuss the
terms of armistice and eventual peace.
The reply sent to the despatch OF
the grand yizier to King Ferdinand
of Bulgaria SAYS:
The Bulgarian government. after
agreement with the allied cabinets of
Servia, Montenegro and Greece, in
forms the Porte that plenipotentiaries
have been appointed with instructions
to arrange with the commander tn
chief of the Turkish armies the condl
stions of an armistice and subsequent
ly to proceed to the conclusion ef
peace"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20

An automobile accident, in which
three touring cars were involved and
which resulted in injuries to several
Boston people, occurred in Peabody,
early Monday morning, at a point on
the Newburyport turnpike near the
Lynnfield line. Those injured include
DR.. James l.. Koch of the Adams
House. Boston, whose shoulder blade
was broken. and Mrs. Koch, his wife,
who suffered severe strain TO her
back, Thomas s. Lothian, manager OF
the Colonial Theater, and Mrs L.othi-
an, who were also in the car, received
slight bruises and bad shaking UP,
The chauffeur of tie car escaped in
jury The accident, L is reported. was
due TO the movements Of touring
car owned by H.. A. Southwick of Pea
body and driven By his son, Lawrence
Southwicl.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
BATTLE ENDS.
Tchatalja Forts Still In Hands o
Turks-BuIgarians RepuIsed.

Constantinople, Nov 19-Nazim Pasl's.
=. M:
days throughout the whole extent of the
Tchatalja lines ended, today. in our ia
yor We repulsed the enemy's infantry,
which attempted to advance in the CEN
ter, and annihlated several of their bat
teries. On the right wing we captured
two machine guns and quantity OF ani-
mpniton.
From one of the forts in the center
We charged at sunset and dispersed the
enemy, who had occupied a position IN
the face of the fort. The greater par
of them were killed We captured -
rifles and large quantity of ammpni
ton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
BALKAN ALLIES ARE WILLING
TO TREAT FOR PEACE TERMS
TURKEY MAY DECLINE SURRENDER,

conclusion of peace, the principal stip-
ulation of which permits Turkey 10
retain the city of Constantinople and
strip of coast territory ip Europe.
It is understood that the terms OF
the allies for an armistice are moder-
ale ana Turkey may save CONSTANT
nople if she accepts them.
Respecting Albania, it is said IN we'll
informed quarters that the Balkan
League will not object to that country
remaining under the suzerainty OF the
Sultan and that the Powers viii ac-
quiesce in this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20

Plans for the exploration of Crock
err Land have been completed by the
American Museum OF Natural His
tory, New York. and the announce
ment is made that . scientific expe-
dition. headed by Prof, Donald b. Nc
Willah will leave sydney. n. s.. on
June 20. next year. Mr.. Mcmillan was
to have been the co-leader of the ex-
petition with George Borup of Yale
who was drowned last April. Boil
men were members OF Admiral Peary''
North Pole party.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
BATTLE LETS UP.
Turks Stubborn Resistance at Tchat'
ALA Seems to Quiet BuIgarians.

Constantinople, Nov. f9.-The ar
tillery fight along the lines of Tchat-
ALA was less violent, yesterday. than
Sunday, according to report of Nazini
Pasha, the Turkish commander-in-
chief. Firing, however, occurred alon"
the whole line of Notifications. He
continued:
I'VE repulsed the enemy's infantry.
who tried to advance at some points,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
Occupies Her Old Cell.

Mrs. Raymond occupies her old cell
In the woman's department at the
Kennehec jail. ,whica she occupied
fran the time OF her arrest in April,
AFTER the, indictment was returned BY
the grand jury, until she was released
on hail. June ~. Sheriff Richardson
stated. TUESDAY night, TO journal re-
porter that sirs. Raymond would be
treatea no different from any other
prisoner under commitment during the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20

placed over wound on the arm OF
Mrs. II. w. Johnson of Manominee,
Wis. The wound had been left there af-
ter an operation for tubercnlar can
Ger. The operation, said to be the first
of it's kind ever performed. took place,
10 days ago, and, today. Mrs. Johnson
returned to her home, taking with her
the dog which had contributed to her
srpenyerV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
View Of the Premises.

The entire afternoon was devoted to
a view of the scenes al Readfield Cor
ner and on Haekett Hill mentioned bg
County Attorney Williamson in his
opening. The jurors were taken out in
the big red automobile OF the Maine
Transportation CO. while other ma
chimes contained County Attorney VIII
lfainsor., Hon. D. J. McGiAicuddy and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
GRAFT DOGS SKIN ON ARM.
Cures Wound Left by cancer--Fifst
OF Kind Ever Performed.

Chicago, Nov. 19.--Announcement
was made at South Side hospital
today. of the successful outcome of a
case of skin grating. in which large
piece Of the skin of skye terrier was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20

Sofia, Nov. 19.-The Council of Minis
ters has decided to defray the cost OF
maintaining the Turkish prisoners
from the funds provided for the CAM
paign The soldiers will receive the
same rations as the Bulgarian troops;
the captured generals will he allowed
20 francs a day for food and pocket
money. the other officers from seven TO
II francs. according to their rank.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20

Constantinople, Nov. 19.-General
Mahmoud Mukhter, who reached Con-
stantinople, yesterday, suffering from
bullet wound in the leg, received his
injury while riding to inspect the po-
sitions with his staff. Approaching 4
trench which was supposed to be oc-
cupied by Turks. he discovered, toe
late, that it held Bulgarians. fussi-
lade from the Bulgarians wounded
Mahmoud Mukhter and three other Of
ficers. The bullet was extracted, this
morning, and it is expected that ths
general will recover within a week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
ARMisTIcE CONDITIONS.
Are Sent to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Conditions Also Accompany Them.

Sofia, Nov 19.-Bulgaria's conditions
for agreeing to an armtistice We're
transmitted to Constantinople, early
This morning. They Here accompanied
by Bulgarias main conditions for the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20

he recovered from his injuries he
would take the police to the hiding
place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20

| Hon iafank y. Morey of Lewiston
eouasef for the defence; Chief Justice
| Whiteheuse, Court Stenographer j.
| Stallley Estes, deputy sheriffs in
| charge OF The jury, and representatives
| VI the press.
The places visited included the Elm
wood Hotel. where Bert Raymond had
| been employed. the Sedgley house, ten
| aments OF which were occupied by the
| RayInonds and by DR.. and Mrs. MILL
| ken at tie time of the tragedy; the
apple tree in the yard, under which
Mrs. Raymond claimed to have been
sitting during the greater part of the
evening of the tragedy. This tree.
which was in the middle of the open
yard. is new fenced in as hen yard
and large flock of hens was noticed
scratching about il. Tuesday after
noon.
All of the places on the Nickerson
Hill road figuring in the tragedy were
carefully gene over, especially the
edges of the Nickerson field and the
points where mysterious woman is
said 10 have entered and left the field.
The door yard of Charles Beane was
also examined, but here another
cnlnRe5 WAS tOhuu HUN Sohuitioito VI
seven years ago. an annex to the
house how filing up part of what was
open space at that time.
The scene of the finding of Matte
Hackett's body was noted on the way
to the Hackett house and rooms in the
house the barn and the dooryard ex-
amined.
Condition of Haokett Place.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
Hackett is in much more dilapidated
condition than it was seven years ago.
The house is in charge of a caretaker
during the .4bsence of the Hacketts at
court but how ohe or any one else
could make themselves comfortable in
the mouse is wonder. Many panes Of
glass are out of the windows and their
places taken by bundled rags, tins or
boards. The boards are partly off from
the roof of the barn as we'll as many
of the clapboards and but a small
amount of hay Is on hand for the VIM
tering of the IA head of cattle remain
ing in the barn.
The automobile party returned about
$50 p NJ, and the trial of the case
will be resumed, Wednesday morning,
at $3.50, when the State Will commence
the presentation of testimony in its
side of the case.