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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15

ents Of finance and mail, raising the
maximum balances acceptable at pos
tai banks from $500 to $4,000, the in
terest to be payable only on deposits
up to $1,000; increased pay for rural
carriers; authority for the experiment
of putting rural carriers of one coan-
ty in each state on contract basis;
increase Of 500 annually in the pay of
postoffice and railway mail clerks and
letter carriers until the maximum al
lowed by law is reached; authority for
Encouragement of the salaries Of SUI
perintendents, their assistants, cash.
iers and others, with provision for an
additional s1,000,000 expenditure.
The measure also includes as a rider
the hallway mall pay bill, passed by
the House and now pending In the
Senate, to change the basis of pay
from a tonnage to the car space basis
used by the mails carried. One million
dollars additional compensation would
be given the railroads because of this
additional burdens imposed by the par
Gel post
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
GRANGE
MEETING
Reception Is rendered
At Lewiston

Lewiston, Me-, Dec. IA reception
was rendered the members of the
Maine State Grange this evening by
the Lewiston Chamber Of Commerce.
The address of welcome was made by
Mayor R. J. Wiseman to which State
Master Stetson responded. The enter
tainEent consisted of moving pictures
and selections by Lewistons we'll
known musical society, THE Orphe-
on" Dancing followed. The annual
business session will open Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Among the first to reach headquar-
ters at the Dewitt House were State
Master and Mrs. c. S. Stetson, who
came down from Greene Saturday. 1t
is quite unnecessary to say that they
are highly pleased with what they
have heard and seen regarding the re-
ception given IN City hall Monday eve
ming. Mr.. Stetson says that the deco
rations in City hall are the finest that
he has ever seen and is confident this
outlay of money and labor will be
keenly appreciated by the Patrons all
over the State. In speaking OF this MT
Ststson said:
Il am profoundly pleased and graf
flied at this evidence of the good will
and respect of the people of this city
and county for the great order that L
represent. Rest assured that it will be
appreciated. 1t is compliment such as
we have never before received. Speak
ing for the whole order 1 want to
extend my hearty thanks"
The city is gaily decorated. Ban
ners with the Grange colors of yellow
and blue are everywhere along the
main streets. This has been the work
of the committee on outside decora-
lions headed by Ira A. Nay, Jr. New
err did the city look more gay and even
THE storm of Sunday night did no dam
sage.
Here is the list of committees from
the Chamber of Commerce and all of
these have done splendid work:
Executive committee, C. F. Names,
chairman Under the direction of Mr..
Names there were &c members of the
chamber of Commerce whose duties
have been divided as follows
Reception, C. r. Names, w. NJ. Alb
Mott, Col A. B. Nealey, e. S. Stetson,
James A. O'Brien.
ri Rooms, F. NJ Hacker, Silas Ehren-
fried, L. L. Hayes.
Il Raising funds, John H. Dickson, e.
y s. Stetson, John Lacroix, F. e. Taint-
Ter, George S. Longley, E. H. Perry,
flames A. O'Brien.
n Souvenirs, John L. Reade, George
NV. Bowie, George r. King.
q Transportation, G. W. Bowie, Fred
H. Gordon, A. r. Bibber.
Outside decorations, Ira A. Nay, Jr..
James J. Curran, w. p. Gray.
Advertising, James A. O'Brien, q.
w Bowie, A. P. Bibber.
Entertainment, NJ. j. Googin. j. ii.
Reney, A. L. Grant.
Badges. E. P. Webster, Ernest Per-
nv, Silas Ehrenfried.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15

Hungary is less definite. Sundays
German wireless report. with candor
equal to that of the Austrian bulletin
spoke of the Severe resistance" which
the German and Austrian arms are
encountering in South Poland and in
Galicia, and added that 1t was evident
that the Austrian forces in the Car
pathians are not numerically strong
enough to clear the Russians out Of
Hungarian territory. But the Austrf-
ans claim that they are driving down
the northern slopes of the Carpathtans
the Russian invaders who were. last
week in occupation of several towns
south of that mountain range.
Poland is fast becoming another
Belgium in point OF suffering. while
the opposing armies drive each other
back and forth, occupy ana re-occupy
cities and villages and infiict upon
the inhabitants bombardments similar
to those that have been inflicted upon
the people of Belgium and northern
France. More than 500 Polish towns
have been ruined according. to vari-
GUS accounts from the correspondents.
Both armies accuse the other of loot
ing and cruelty. The flight of the civ
ilians from LODI was one of the great
est tragic episodes of the war, while
one correspondent pictures the fate OF
Kalisz as a repetition of Louvaine
with the slaughter of 400 civilians ana
the sacking of the city.
Continued on Page 12-Coi. y
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GERMAN CRUISER DRESDEN SAFE
IN PORT AT PUNTA ARENAS
AND MAY INTERN DURING THE WAR

Washington, Dec. 14.-American
Consul Latham at Punta Arenas, late
today cabled the state department that
the German cruiser Dresden had
reached that port safely and unin-
jured.
The German embassy issued the fol-
lowing statement today in regard TO
the recent battle between the British
and German fleets off the coast of
South America:
According to official information,
eight English cruisers, among them
two of the Invincible type, took part
in the battle off Falkland islands. The
Dresden, which arrived unchanged at
Punta Arenas. intercepted a wireless
message which stated that the Gneis-
enau and Scharphorst were sunk and
that the Leipzig was burning. Moth
ing definite was known about the
Nurnberg."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
Conflicting Opinions Re-
garding Colonel Goe-
that's Request for
Warships
ADMINISTRATION
IN DOUBT MONDAY
Feel That Governor of
Canal Zone Already
Has All the Power
Necessary

Washington, Dec. 14-Colonel Goeth-
ais reiterated request for destroyers
for use in enforcing neutrality laws In
the Panama canal zone was the sub
ject of conferences today betweeni
Secretary of War Garrison, Counsellor
Lansing of the state department, and
Rear Admiral Fiske. chief of the
navy's burear of operations No de-
cision resulted and it was Indicated
of the questions invilved and the scant
information furnished by Col. Goeth-
ais it might be several days before.
any action was taken. Secretary Gar
rison early in the day received ca
blegram from Col Goethals in reply
to his request for details concerning
the destroyers. This message was not,
made public on account of its conf
Dental nature. but Mr.. Garrison said
that in Col. Cocktails Judgment, mis- !
,use OF radio communication with canal
waters and the necessity of preventing
misuse OF the zone as base of sup
plies by belligerents required the pres
ence of swift-moving war vessels.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
NO PROVISION FOR POSTAL SERVICE
TO ALASKA OR TELECRAPHS AND
TELEPHONES is IN BILL REPORTED

Washington, Dec. 14.-Appropriations
aggregating 1921 ,700,514, for the con-
duct of the postal service are carried
by the postoffice bill reported today to
the House.
No provision for extension Of the
postal service to Alaska and Porto
Rico or telegraph and telephone lines
as recommended by Postmaster Gener-
al Burleson was included and other de-
partment proposals were rejected by
the committee.
The department, however, was au-
thorized to experiment on contracts
for rural free delivery routes.
REIMBURSEMENT of salaries for ru-
raj carriers is proposed. An approprt-
alton of $4,000 for experiments in aert-
al mail delivery was refused.
The bill contains number of new
provisions, including the adjustment
Of the office of assistant postmaster;
re-grouping Of all activities in first
class offices so as to concentrate all
supervisory authority in each office
under postmaster. and superin&end-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
Washington Problems

Before any step is determined upon
it it is understood that officials of the
administration will go deeply into the
question of the powers and obligations,
of the government in controlling ac-
tivities in the waters adjacent to the
canal zone. An agreement will have.
to be reached as to what department;
of the government should deal with the
situation.
At present the officials appear to
think that the governor Of Panama
canal already has at his command
ample power to enforce the neutrality
laws and all the regulations for the
use of the canal.
The Notifications at the terminals
are sufficiently advanced to give mill.
tary command to all of the waters
within the three-mile limit and be-
yond that point the United States
government can exercise no CONTROL
Regarding the alleged use of radio
outfits by British Golfers within the
canal waters, the officials are trying
to ascertain the extent to which this
has been done. So far, only one in
stance is said to have occurred and
It Is suggested that warning against
the repetition of the offense will be
sufficient, however, it will be incum-
bent upon the navy to undertake TO
prevent the transmission of wireless
messages in violation of law. as by.
a proclamation of Aug. last.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
TURKISH DEVEL 0PMENTSAS
SEEN BY OFFICERS OF BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS FOR MISSIONS

among them OF course such a mob may
break loose in any great city. even in
America, but the police could have stop
ped it as easily earlier as they did later,
which shows that as usual in such things
here it was entirely under the control OF
higher authorities. However, as no per-
sonal injury was done anyone we are not
much worried by this, the only apparent
result of the declaration of the holy war
If it is only against property here, We
shall be happy. After the wreckage de-
scribed the mob dispersed and since then
there has been no evidence of i'll feel
ing
Another letter dated Nov. 16 said:
Attempts have been made to search
foreign institutions and dwelling houses
Robert College has been twice searched
ostensibly for the apparatus Of wireless
telegraph, and also the girls college and
our school at Gedik Pasha have been
searched on the same quest. OF course
this searching is carried on in other COM
munties with even more vigor than it is
with ours. Last week a telegram was
received from Cesarea stating that gov
eminent officials had entered Mr. Win
gates school and had taken some furni-
ture to satisfy a pretended claim for
back taxes. The embassy understands
that the minister of the interior prompt
ly telegraphed to have the furniture re-
turned kilograms have been received
from other localities speaking of threats
to make similar acquisitions, but thus far
Mr.. Morgenthau's influence has been suf-
ficient to deal with each case"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
ROBINSON WINS
IN WESTBROOK--
NARROW MARGIN

Westbrook, Me-, Dec. 14.-Oscar c.
X. Robinson, Democrat, was electeT
mayor of Westbreok today. over Ben
jamin T. I.arrabee, Republican, by ~
vote of Sa5 to sos. The Democratic
majority last year was SO. The Re-
publicans carried three of the nye
wards and one of three aldermen-at-
large, making the city council stand
Republicans seven; Democrats SIX
The aldermen elect are: George Nj.
Woodman, John S. Schumacher, Solo
mon A. Hermann, Philip Dana, Henry
e. Mayo, F. A. Morse, Ernest 8. Els
ties, Republicans: Harold n. Lord'
Aime Boissoneau, Simeon Delcourt'
Noe Harnois, George e. Weymouth
Leo ". Feeney. Democrats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15

Boston, Dec. 14.-Conditions N
Turkey were comparatively quiet up
to the middle of November according
to advices received from CONSTANT
NOBLE by the headquarters in this city
of the American Board of Commis-
sioners for Foreign Missions. Ut.
James L. Barton, secretary OF the
board, tonight made public two let
ters from officials of the board dated
Nov. 10 and Nov 16. respectively. They
toll of the search of foreign institu-
lions and dwelling houses, ostensipiy
for radio outfits, and of the destruc-
ton of some property. mostly OF nus
sian. French and British SUBJECTS oS
a mob. after the proclamation OF a
holy war. No personal harm was done
to anyone. the letter states
Ordered by Leaders
The whole business was ordered oy
the leaders, and has in all hKeilnoou
been finished, and we shall haEe noth-
ing more like it," said one OF the let
tiers.
According to DR.. Barton, no caoie
message has been received by the
board from Turkey for more than siA
weeks. In order to allay any uneasi-
ness that might be felt, DR.. barton
said he had asked the state depart
ment at washington for iniofinatioi,'
Writing under the date OF NOV To-
ono of the boards officials mentioned
tbe publication of the manifesto from
The Sultan to his army.
saturday" the letter continues
,.r-horo were great doings here, be-
ginning with a great mass hieesiis
the Mosque of the Conqueroi'
which representatives of all the TRADES
and guilds were required TO CONF
There the Fetva of the Snelkn- ", !,
islam was read. declaring the hihau
q sacred duty. After speeches the pro-
oassinn wound around by the war de-
=. r+ment the Sublime Porte ana tine
Mosques of Sultan Ahmed and 81. SO
mia. down to the bridge ana tnrousi'
Galata to Pera. saw the moo cross
inc the bridge and it was pietui Go .
a,,o sight At the head were some eo
~ so molahs with white turpah'
aoonr them few with the green TUT
-. of tho, lineal descendants or the
PrOphet. IneSe WciS
song of some sort. ,,;.h
Tben followed various groups WIN
tbeir, banners, indicating various schools,
cluhs. guilds, etc, and with panos anu
rnanv flags. The German ana Austro-
Zimmerman flags were conspicuousiy as
,r,aved with the Turkish and there we're
also several Persian nags. Quite a Few
men carried drawn swords OF the oiu
tvne. and some of them were gong
,eoing through sword play. After they
got across the bridge there began some
destruction Of property. mostly OF Rus-
sian, French and British subjects though
strangely enough the first place they at
tackled was that of an Austrian Jew.
They merely broke the windows of most
places, such as the Russian consulate
Bakers dry goods store, the Bon Marche'
some other shops and finally the hand
some restaurant of the Russian Arme-
man called Tokatlian. Here they went
in and smashed all the big plate glass
mirrors, marble topped tables and other
breakables in the place. leaving 1t
veritable ruin within. Those who did the
work were described mostly as riff ram,
but with some respectable looking men
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
SIX-MASTED
SCH'R ALICE NJ.
LAWRENCE MAY
NOT Be SAVED

Vineyard Haven, Mass, Dec. A.-Addi-
tional wrecking apparatus was summon
ed from Boston today to assist in saving
If possible the six-masted schooner Alice
M. Lawrence which was driven onto
Tuckernuck shoal nine days ago. The
schooner was badly battered by last
nights gale, and local wreckers believe
that her back is broken and that she
will never come Off the shoal. Captain
Worrell and his crew were still on board
at noon today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15

The location of the German cruiser
Dresden at Punta Arenas, on the
Strait of Magellan clears UP all doubt
as to the whereabouts of the last Of
the German warships that encoun-
tered the British squadron Dec. 8. off
the Falkland Islands. The Gneisenau,
the Scharnhorst, the Leipzig and the
Nurnberg were sunk; the Dresden es-
capped. and has been pursued by Brit
ish warships. Her presence at Punta
Arenas means that she was either en-
deavoring to reach the Pacific again,
or that she contemplates interning
for the remainder of the war. Punta
Arenas is Chilean port. The Strait
of Magellan is narrow. British war
ships doubtless are at its Atlantic
entrance, and Japanese cruisers are
said to be either watching or not far
from the approach of the Pacific. side.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
EXPECT PRESIDENT To WAIT
ANOTHER DAY BEFORE ORDER
FOR FIRING ACROSS BORDER

Washington, Dec. 14.--Although both
provisional President Gutierrez and
Gen. Carranza assured the American
government that their forces have been
instructed to confine their fire to Mex
lean territory nothing official has been
received late today to indicate the re-
ceipt of such instructions by the re-
spective commanders at Naco.
Officials here are unable to under
stand the delay in the delivery of the
messages, copies of which have pass
ed through American telegraph lines
to Naco. In the meantime, intermittent
firing continues.
The general belief tonight was that
President Wilson would wait at least
another day, perhaps discussing the
subject with his cabinet tomorrow and
then, if the demands of the United
States were not complied with the
threat of the Washington government
to return with artillery fire any fir
ing into American territory would pc
carried out.
Administration officials attached no
Importance to the statement of Car
rama that if the United States fired
into Mexican territory it would be
IAN act of hostility" Some officials
pointed out that the American gov
eminent was inclined'to regard shots
from Mexico into the United States
in the same aspect.
Secretary Bryan had received no
further word tonight of the circum-
stances surrounding the killing of the
two Americans at Cananea, but as
soon as the report is determined he
will make demand for punishment OF
the guilty parties. The reports thus
far received say they were killed by
irresponsible bandits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
THE OXFORD CAPTURED

Toxic, Dec. 15.-10.30 A. M.
1t is reported here that the
German armed merchantmen
Oxford has been captured by the
British in the Indian Ocean and
that the German converted
cruiser Cormorant has entered
the harbor of Guam, in the La
drone archipelago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
Conditions and General Forecast

Washington, Dec 1.-THE storm which
was central over the Middle Atlantic
states Sunday night passed rapidly
northeast to the mouth of the st. Law
renee river and it has been followed by
clearing and much colder weather over
all districts east Of the Mississippi river.
Temperatures are much below the sea-
sonal average in all parts of the coun-
try. The indications are that generally
fair weather with temperatures below
the seasonal average will continue
Tuesday and Wednesday over virtually
all parts of the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
Expel Invaders

This doubt is conveyed in the fol-
lowing sent out tonight:
The Servians. after fierce battle
have re-captured Belgrade, according
to Nish dispatch to Reuters Tele-
gram Co."
The Servians claim to be pressing
home their victory with more captures
of prisoners, and to have driven part
of the invading army across the Drina
river and, moreover, they express con-
f1dence that they are about to expel
the invaders from Servian territory.
In Northern Hungary
The progress of the war in northern
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
THE BOWDOIN
SENIOR CLASS
ELECTS OFFICERS

Brunswick, Me-, Dec. H.-(SpeciaD.-
The Senior class tonight at a. meeting
held in Memorial hall elected the fol-
lowing officers:
President, Ellsworth A. Stone, Lynn,
Mass: vice president, James A. Lewis.
Northhaven; secretary and treasurer.
clifford s. Perkins. ogunquit; marshal.
II. A. Lewis. Northhaven; opening adj
dress, @. Arthur McWilliams; orator,
George A. Hall, Jr., Houlton. poet, Rob't
P. Coffin, Brewer; historian, Austin H.
Mccormack. Boothbay Harbor; chaplain.
elisha R. Cutler. Medford. Mass closing
address. Francis p. McKenney, Bruins
wick a M
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15

death in Sonora was reported to the
state department today by the Amer
lean consular agent at Cananea, was
r. E. Dunn of Pittsburg, Pa. The two
men were reported to have been rob-
bed and killed by Mexican outlaws
last wednesday while returning here
from a mine near Nacozari, which
Francis had been operating. He was
a mining contractor and his home was
here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
FOLLOW DRESDEN

Buenos Ayres, Dec. 14.-The
minister of marine has been in
formed that British warships
have entered the Straits of Ma
gellan in pursuit of the German
cruiser Dresden which has TAX
en- refuge at Punta Arenas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
100000 FEET
LUMBER BURNED
BY FIRE MONDAY

East Waldoboro, Me, Dec. ia
fire. believed to have been of incen-
diary origin, burned 100000 feet of
lumber, belonging to Milliken & Co.,
of Portland, early today. A large
crew of men saved surrounding prop
erty. The damage was estimated at
$4,000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
JENNINGS WILL NOT
MANAGE YANKEES

Detroit, Dec. 14.-President Frank j.
Navin Of the Detroit baseball club, to-
night said that Hugie Jennings will
not manage the New York Americans
next year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
FAIR AND COLDER

Washington, Dec. H.-Forecast for
New England: Fair and colder Tues
day; Wednesday fair. Eastern New
York: Fair Tuesday and Wednesday;
not much change in temperature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
SCH'R THOUGHT
LOST IS SAFE

Boston. Dec. 1.-THE old schooner Mras
Brewer. which was given up as lost at
one time recently, arrived today. 80 days
out from Bangor. Me-. voyage OF ."
miles She left Bangor Oct. q and was
held up at port after port for vanoue
causes during the past tvs months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
Boston Forecast

Boston, Dec. 14.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity: Tuesday fair and colder;
Wednesday fair, continued cold; dimin-
ishing westerly winds.
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REPORT ROBBERY
AND MURDER BY
MEXICO OUTLAWS

Douglas, Ariz., Dec. 1.-THE COM
panion of Thomas Francis, whose
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THE WEATHER

Forecast for New England: FATE
and colder Tuesday. Wednesday;
fair.
The day book., 1914-01-07

Pekin, China, Jan. IA new revo-
luton, on the very heels of the late
iIl-starred insurTection, is ,fomenting
against Yuan Shi-aKi, president of
the Chinese republic.
While the revolutionists are prose-
lyting and raising funds-in the United
States, Canada, Mexico and South
America, China's iron man of des-
tiny" is today fortifying himself
aaginst the impending attack with
all those lexpedients of bribery and
decapitation which have marked his
rise. -.r, ~. ..--.-..