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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01
REASSURE THE
PEOPLE OF THE
FRENCH CAPITOL
Declares That Paris Can Hold
Out for Months-Compares
Situation with That of 1870

Paris, Aug $3.50 A. M.-Lieut.
Col. Leonce Rousset, the military cri-
tic, writing for his paper, the Petit
Parisien treasures those who may be
frightened by the possible investment
of Paris, He declares first, that in
1870 the capital was held for nearly
five months under conditions much
more difficult than those of today. Sec4
ond. the Germans had a free dispo-
sition, at least as far as Fanteuil- Sun :
Marine of the Strassburg- Paris through
railroad lines, while at present they
have not yet been able to touch the
eastern fortified frontier and have been
driven back of Mortagne, north of
Valenciennes.
Third their sole line of communica-
ton, which passes by Belgium is at
this point SO precarious that it can
be destroyed in a moment.
The investment of Paris, he declares,
if it should occur, would be nothing
but AN immense bluff" and would
soon be interrupted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01
CLINTON

All of the stores of Clinton will close
Thursday of this week, when nearly
all the clerks and proprietors will at
tend the Central Maine fair at Water
vile. The Clinton High school will also
close the same day.
Willis E, knight, who has been Sc
rious!y i'll for two weeks, is reported
to he slightly better today. The fe-
yer turned and showed a slight i'm
provement Monday for the first time.
Miss Alice Dodge of Boston is visit
ing her parents, Hon. and Mrs. II. w.
Dodge of Main street She is accom-
panied by Miss Stanton, a friend from
Boston, who will pass a part of her
two-weeks vacation with relatives in
Unity.
A special meeting of Clinton Grange
will be held in Grange hall Saturday
evening. Business of Importance is to
be transacted and arrangements made
for the coming annual fair.
Octave Richards and Miss Agnes
Duly were married at the Methodist
parsonage Monday evening, Aug. 81.
Sebasticook Lodge, F. and A. NJ,
No. l46, of Clinton will hold a regu-
lar communication Thursday evening
at o'clock in Masonic hall
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01
REPRIMAND THE
LONDON TIMES
FOR PUBLISHING .
OF WAR DISPATCH


London, Aug. 31-4.05 P. M.-Premier
Asquith publicly reprimanded the Lon
don Times in the House of Commons
this afternoon for having published
the dispatch which created such excite
nent Sunday morning.
The publication of this dispatch"
said the premier, seems to me a re-
grettable exception to the patriotic re-
ticence which the press as whole has
shown up to the present and l trust it
Will not re-oecur."
Mr.. Asquith opposed the suggestion
to allow correspondents to go to the
front but admitted that the public was
entitled to prompt and authentic infor-
nation as to what was happening here,
and said that arrangements were being
made. which he hoped would prevent
recurrence of such incidents.
Reverting to the Times dispatch, the
premier then said:
1t may become necessary to ask the
House TO pass some drastic legislation
which l shall be very loath to propose
until the urgency becomes extreme. -
The London Times on Sunday morn
ing printed a dispatch from Amiens.
France. in which the correspondent
took very pessimistic view of the sit
uation from the standpoint of the al
lies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01
MEETING OF TUBERCULO-
Sis ASSOCIATION is HELD

The designations Of Herbert L. Emery
president and DR.. A. U. Desjardins
as medical director of the Central Maine
Association for the Prevention of Tu-
berculosis were accepted at the meeting
of directors held in the city government
rooms Monday evening. Mr.. Emery, who
has proved very able and efficient pres
ident was obliged to resign because of
i'll health. and DR.. Desjardins will soon
go to France to join the corps of army
surgeons. A committee OF Augustus Ca
rey, Harry Brown and Ralph Jewell wis
appointed to make nominations for an
other president and a committee con-
sisting of DR.. F. c. Thayer, H. L. EN-
cry and DR.. T. Hardy was appointed to
make nominal ions for a medical direc-
tor, and until a choice has been made
DR.. Hardy will act in that capacity. IN
the absence of the president, Ralph j.
Patterson, secretary of the association.
acted as presiding officer. Encourage
ment was lent TO the entertainment
which is being forwarded by Mrs. F. E,
Boothby for presentation for the sana-
torium at the City Opera house on the
evening of Sept. % It was originally
planned to have the opera The Toymak-
err, but it has since become necessary
to change to a series of classical dances,
for which a large class of young ladies
is now being trained
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01
1142 DEAD, 1926
WOUNDED WITH
1851 MISSING
Total of German Casualties
Made Public at Berlin-Ger-
man People Enthusiastic

Berlin, Aug. 80, via Copenhagen
and London, Aug. 3d., 1926 P. NJ
The 18th list OF German losses was
made public today. 1t contains 1o06
nemes
The total of German casualties made
pubic UP to the present time is as
follows: 114S dead; 1926 wounded; and
1861 missing.
No news from either of the German
fronts had been given out up to mid
night tonight.
As an evidence of the enthusiasm of
the German people in the war it is
announced here that two million vol
unteers have presented themselves for
service.
AS the result of the patriotism
shown by the Socialists of Germany.
The anti-Socialist Association has ceas-
ec ITS activities at the same time ex-
pressing the hope that il will not have
TO resume after the war is over
Baron Kurt Won Lersner, second
secretary of the German embassy at
washington, has reached Berlin bv
way OF Gibraltar. He ran great dam
ger at Gibraltar of being arrested by
the British and detained during the
war. Nothing has been heard here of
Lieut. Baron Horst Won Lersner. a
brother of Baron Kurt and also at
tached to the German embassy at the
American capital.
Mails from the United States which
curing the first days of the war. coll
iected ON the frontier, are now being
distributed
Dispatches from London and Paris
which, at the beginning of the war.
predicted the rapid disintegration NJ
the military power of Germany have
oeen received in Berlin and are hu-
morousiy commented upon by the
general staff
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01
OAKLAND
w. H. Robinson, Asst. Civil En-
gineer of M. c. r. R., Badly
Hurt When Axle of
Motor Car Breaks
w. H. HAYNES, JR., SPRAINS
WRIST CRANKING AUTO

H. H. Robinson, assistant civil en-
gineer of the Maine Central Railroad,
suffered painful accident about noon
Monday while riding on the motor car
of Harry Stetson, road master of the
Somerset Railroad. The two men
We're returning to Oakland and were
about a half mile below the Wesley
Fletcher crossing, when the axle con-
meeting with the small wheel broke.
Robinson was thrown some distance
and his left ankle, foot and leg above
the knee were badly bruised and lac
Grated. DR.. V. G. Totman was called
and the nearest point to the accident
by road was a half mile over which
distance Robinson was carried by DIR.
Totman and Stetson. Robinson was
made as comfortable as possible and
went to his home in the afternoon.
While w. H. Haynes, Jr., was crank
ing the automobile of Harry Cox, the
engine back fired" and the crank
struck him on the wrist spraining it
badly but breaking no bones. The
arm was put up in splints and it will
be several weeks before he is at work
again
Fred Little has completed his duties
at the Maine Central baggage office
and Earl Dudley is taking his place.
Miss Macy Flynn went Saturday to
Jay to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Boushell and
two children of Dorchester, Mass, are
visiting at the home of D. B. Ellis for
two weeks.
Mrs. Ralph Brown, who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. d. B. Ellis for
few days, returned to Belgrade Sat
urday
The advertised letters at the Oakland
Post Office Aug. 81 are as follows
Geo. Meservey, Andrew Monaghan ca,
Herman WEIGH, Miss Hannah Boutel-
Ter Miss Alta Goodwin. Miss L. E.
! Quincy, Mrs. Annie Hamilton, Miss
Rosalie P. Sanderlin, Percy Eustis,
Fuller's Portable Mill, Geo. Gleason,
Albart Grove. Irving Woodbury. Mer-
rill, Gordon Newell, Willard K. Ste
vens, Bert Tuttle, Mrs. Estelle Clark,
Mrs. Angie Fassett, Ethel Carolyn
Lovejoy, Mrs. Harry p Massath Mrs
F. A. Waldron.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01
FRENCH AND ENGLISH ARE NOW
STEMM|NC TIDE OF GERMAN ARMY
IN RUSH TOWARD CITY OF. PARIS

London, Aug. 31.-4 A. M).-"The
French army and our English troops
are now holding good positions in a
much stronger and closer line and
stemming the tide of the German
hordes rolling up to Paris" says the
Chronicles Amiens correspondent.
General Paul Pau, the hero of this
war, after his swift return from the
eastern front, where he repaired the
deadly check al Muelhausen. has
dealt smashing blow at the German
army corps which was striking to the
heart of France. Paris is still safe
for the time being, with the great ar
my of the allied forces drawn across
the country as barrier which surely
will not be broken by the enemy.
Il have been all through this war
zone during the past fortnight and
nothing / have seen or heard from
either the British or the French leads
me to believe that our army has been
smashed or that the allies are demon
allied
Retreats, which seem fatal when
seen close at hand, are not altogether
disastrous in their effect when view
from the proper perspective. AS a mat
ter of fact the German audacity of
attack is leading them into a position
from which there will be no retreat
if their lines are cut.
When the Germans swept round
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01

Lille they found to their amazement
had been abandoned. This easy access
to town which could have been de-
Tended to the last gasp opened the way
to the west of France. The fact was
that the controlling brain of General
Joffre, the French commander-in-ch
and his headquarters staff. had de-
cided that the northwest corner of
France was untenable and that the
main army of defence should be drawn
into closer and stronger positions.
1T was then that the great panic
among the populace of the affected dis
trict began. The flight of thousands of
families was an enormous tragedy They
still are being hunted from place to
place, finding no shelter and no perma-
nent safety. The railway trains are
choked with them. Long fugitive trains
of foodiess persons spend weary days
and nights on sidings seeking a route to
escape.
ITO all these people it seems as though
1870 has come again.
when the troops marched away from
Boulogne leaving 1t silent and unguard-
ed, the inhabitants were utterly dis
mayed. Rumors were current that the
enemy was very close. Can one wonder
that the populace rushed out, panic
stricken, to join the hordes of refugees
travelling they knew not where?''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01
ASK U. S. ARMY
LIEUTENANT To
EXPLAIN ADVERSE
CRITICISM Given

Washington, Aug. 31.-Louis Liv-
. fngstone Seaman, a first lieutenant of
the United States army medical re-
serve corps on the inactive list. has
been called upon by the war depart
ment to explain whether he made ad-
verse criticism of German army oper-
atoms in Belgium as attributed to him
in news dispatches.
Attention of officials was drawn to
published reports in which DR.. Sea-
man. discussing the attack on Antwerp
by the German Zeppelin, was repre-
isented as saying the Germans fell up
on the city like a hyena in the night,
numbering helpless women and child
rem" He is said to have cabled a re-
port to Washington.
AS Dr. Seaman is on the inactive
list he cannot be court martialled for
violation of President Wilson's order
to army and navy officers to refrain
from partisan discussion of the Eu-
rcpean struggle. Officials say his
name may be dropped from the in
active list. however, should it be found
he madel the utterances attributed to
him
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01
DEMOCRATS IN
RALLY AT STATION
OF HOSE FOUR
Judge Wade Halliday, Col. Fred
]. Close Address Audience
-Gedeon Pitcher Presides

On a small platform erected beside
the fire station of Hose 4, Judge F.
Wade Halliday of Newport, Col. Fred
]. Close of Kansas and Gedeon Pitcher,
a candidate for representative to the
Legislature, addressed large gather
ing Of women and children Monday
evening. Headed by the Waterville
Cadet Band the speaker rode up
College avenue to Claff1in street, over
Claffiin to Ticonic and thence to the
fire house. After the flag raising cere-
monies, which consisted of raising
large American flag with Vote for
Curtis for Governor" on one end and
William r. Patangal for Congress
on the other, the speaking began. Mr..
Pitcher acted as chairman and first
introduced Judge Halliday. The Judge
took up considerable time talking
about flags the Belgian flag, the Ger
man flag, the other flags, and in fact,
he talked mostly about flags. When f.
nally he did launch onto the issues of
the day ne said that the Republican
administrations were responsible for
the trusts and corporations that had
fastened their hold on the threats OF
the American people; he also touched
upon the tariff and what Congressman
Guernsey had done, on the calamity
howl, on the great strides the Demo
cratic administration was making and
cited the federal reserve banks as
protection for the people. and said that
even Almighty God was uniting with
the administration at Washington and
giving the best crops that the country
has ever harvested"
Col. Close, a fine type of the grand
old statesman, and not unlike the ia
nous Uncle Joe" Cannon in his ap-
pearance, dwelt at some length upon
the national issue of the party and
heaped much praise upon the present
Chief Executive Of the Nation. Being a
Westerner and not thoroughly convers-
ant with the inner workings of the
political issues and conditions in
Maine, Col. Close did not naturally
touch upon them to any great extent
Mr. Pitcher spoke very briefly and
urged the voters of the North End to
do the wise thing and vote the straight
Democratic ticket.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01
GERMANS SAY
PARIS WILL Be
SUBJECT TO AIR
ATTACK BY BOMBS

New York, Aug. 31.-Commenting on
cable dispatches which said that bombs
had been dropped in Paris from a Ger
man -aeroplane, Count Won Bernstorff.
German ambassador to the United States,
said today that the people of Paris
should not expect anything else, as Paris
is fortified city.
All fortified cities will be stormed,"
he said.
The bombs he thought had probably
been directed at fortifications.
Count Won Bernstorff was firmly of the
opinion that Italy would not be drawn
into the European conflict, even if Tur-
key should go to war as an ally of Ger
many.
Il do not believe Italy will go to war
he said. THE Italian premier only =
day or two ago announced Italy's neu-
trality."
No dispatches from Berlin had been
received by Count Won Bernstorff this
afternoon. On Wednesday he will return
TO Washington to confer again with Sec
rotary Bryan concerning the censorship
established at the wireless station at
Sayville and in addition the possibility
of reopening the German wireless station
at Tuckerton, n. J.
CONT Won Bernstorff today telegraph
ed Sec. Bryan saying that in the eevnt
of investment of Paris he would make
every effort to secure the safe departure
OF Americans from Paris through Ger
man lines
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01

pot here after blowing the door off
the safe made their departure with 81
all that was left in the money drawer.
The break was discovered this morn
ing by Station Agent Walter Carr. The
shades on the windows had been care
fully drawn. The door of the safe had
been blown about 30 feet by the force
of the explosion and the office fur
niture was badly broken up. Several
of thee windows in the station were
broken. Entrance was gained by fore
ing the Office window. Residents near
by believe that the break was made
around this morning as loud re-
port, believed to have been caused by
an explosion, was heard. Soap and
glycerine were found near the building
and the tools used were taken from the
hand car house near the railroad sta
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01
AUSTRIANS TELL
OF VICTORIES OF
TROOPS over THE
RUSSIAN AR NJ Y
Decisive Battles Report
ed to Berlin by Aus
trian Government


Berlin, Aug. Is, via Copenhagen and
London. Aug. 81, 12.4S P M.-The fol-
lowing account of Austrian operations
has been secured in Berlin fro man off,
cial Austrian source:
In the Austro- Russian theatre of war
decisive battles have been in progress
for several days Our forces, which
were victorious near Krasnik, pursued
the Russians in the direction of Lublin
The Austrians advanced also into the
enemy's territory between the rivers Bug
and Pieprz, and we have taken positions
in front of Zamoso.
Other scoHringensss the -Austfialr ar
my hold their positions northeast and
southwest of Eemberg.N After crossing
forces of the enemy
Emphasis is placed on the word de-
cisive in this official report.
The sAustro- Russian battle front
(42O miles,.
A correspondent of the Berlin Tage-
blatt at the Austrian headquarters tele-
graphing under date of Aug IS regard
ing the events subsequent TO the defeat
of the Russians at Krasnik, says the
Austrian army advanced in the direc-
ton OF Lublin with the object of making
impossible the reunion of the Russian
army. of the Vistula with its right wing
This is the principal Russian army op-
posing the Austrians.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01
CAPTURE or
APIA, GERMAN
SAMOA, TOLD
IN 4 MESSAGE

Washington, Aug. 31.-The British
capture of Apia, German Samoa, was
announced in the following message
from London to the British embassy
here today.
The secretary of state for the col
onies has received a telegram from
the governor of New Zealand statinS
that Apia, in German Samoa, surren-
dered at ten A. NJ, Aug. 80, to an ex-
peditionary force sent by the govern
ment of New Zealand
In connection with the seizure OF
the two Turkish warships in English
shipyards, the foreign office sent the
following statement to the embassy:
I'm accordance with the recognized
principle of the right and supreme du-
ty to insure national safety in time
of war, His Majesty's government tooa
over two ships which were building in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01
WINTHROP

Moses Hammond of Wilton is visit
ing his nephew, Mrs. ]. N Hammond.
The Helping Hand Society of the
Methodist Sunday school will give a
party Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. L. I. Carleton. Mrs. Mil
Ter. who delighted all with her read
ings at the musicale. will be present
and read
Mrs. Marguerite Clifford Will of
Strong is guest at the Methodist par
sonage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Eustis and Mr..
and Mrs. F. E. Webb are at Ocean
Point for week.
The young ladies' of the Rainbow
Club will hold a Lawn party and fair
on the lawn at l.. d. French's Tuesday
evening. If stormy it will be held in
the veStry.
Miss Lila Murch has returned from
Gardiner.
Miss Leah HoXie has returned from
visit with relatives in Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Mccain. who
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01
MASKED MEN
HOLD UP M AN
IN WOOLWICH, ME.
George w. Woods, Paymaster
For Construction Co. Now
Building State Road

Bath, Me-, Aug 31-Sheriff Wilbur c.
oliver of Sagadahoc county, who is on
the lookout for the two highwaymen
who held up George w Woods in Wool
Wich last Saturday afternoon, disclosed
the details today OF one of the most
daring holdups ever reported in this vi
.cinity
woods, who is paymaster for a con-
struction company, now building a piece
OF State road between Woolwich and
Wiscasset, had been to this city where
he obtained $1,000 from one of the banks
and returned to pay off the men. When
about five miles beyond the Woolwich
ferry and in a lonely spot two men
suddenly appeared from behind a black
smith shop, Both were masked and
while one made grab for the horses
head the other covered Mr. Woods with
his revolver
The horse was skittish and becoming
frightened ran away. In the melee
Woods was thrown out in the midst of a
quantity of groceries he was carrying to
camp. Before he could get on his feet
each man covered him with revolver
)laced at his head. They searched him
and then looked over the groceries but
were unable to find the money. Then
they backed away out of sight, each aim
ng revolver at Woods, who dared not
move until they were out of the way.
five minutes later along came Lew
llyn Bailey leading Mr.. Woods team
Ill nnmindful of what had happened.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01
UNITED STATES
ARMY OFFICERS
TO observe The
METHODS OF WAR

Washington. Aug. 31.-Three Amer
lean army officers to go to Austria :
Hungary as military observers and
two officers TO go with the British ar
my We're designated today by the war
department. Major Joseph H. Ford,
one of the medical corps now in Lon
DON, Capt. Augustine Mcintyre of the
Field Artillery who went with the re-
lief cruiser Tennessee and Captain
Berkeley Enochs of the infantry, at
present in Germany, will go to Austria.
Captain W. a. Castle of the infan-
try and Captain Alexander Miller of
the 18th cavalry. both at present in
Paris. have been designated to ac-
company the British troops
Germany, Russia and France, so far,
have withheld their consent to have
American observers accompany their
armies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-01
FREDERICK SHEPHERD is
GIVEN A RECEPTION

Frederick Allen Shepherd, the Prohibi-
ton candidate for Governor, who went
abroad as a delegate for the Good Tenn
plars to attend their international con-
vention at Christiana. Norway, was ten
dered an informal reception by the MEM
bers of the Watervilie lodge at the Y. NJ.
c. A. building Monday evening The
affair was attended by the lodge men,
bers and a large circle of friends, not
members of the lodge. Roy C. Hurd,
Colby II, chaplain of the lodge, offered
the opening prayer, and after he had fin
ished very impressive word of thanks
for the safe return of Mr.. Shepherd, A.
e. Purinton spoke for the First Baptist
church, He was followed by E. II.
Stevens, who spoke in behalf of the Y.
NJ. c. A, In which Mr.. Shepherd has
been interested. j. P. Towle said what
was appropriate for the Free Baptist
church Sunday school, and ". l. Sterl-
ing, former grand chief templar of
Maine, spoke for the Grand Lodge, out
lining, as did the other speakers, the
source of qualification and thanks they
felt at a safe return at such a hazard
Gus time in Europe. A. F. Davis made
few remarks for the Kennebec District
Lodge, and A. E. Holmes was asked to
speak on the prohibition issue, of which
the Good Templars are ardent support
ers Henry Higgins touched upon and
reviewed the situation for the Waterville
lodge. of which Mr. Shepherd has been
a member for several years. The guber-
material candidate himself was. of course,
expected to speak and he told in brief
| of his trip, of some of the experiences
he had had, and of what he had seen,
and how he had been obliged to omit a
great part of his original itinerary