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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-25
INTERESTING STORY FROM is FRENCH
NEWSPAPER men AT THE FRONT

Paris, Nov. 24--5.40 p. M.-The gen.
eral in command of the troops along
the battle line of the Allies between
the Disc and the Somme assigned a
staff officer. says dispatch to the
Havas agency, to show is French
newspapermen something of the mill
tary operations there.
When we approached the firing
zone," says the dispatch. we descend
ed into the main trench with which
is connected a system Of cuts. The
trench is six feet wide and three and
one-half to four feet deep. We fol-
lowed 1t as it wounded up slope for
a distance of 2 1-2 miles. Suddenly our
guide told us that we must be silent.
The enemy can hear u.s. he said.
We had arrived on the first fir
ing line. At distance of 100 yards
was a gray, winding ridge OF earth, the
advance line of the enemy's trenches"
Complicated barbed wire defences
protect the trenches here from sur
prise. At converging point on one
spot stands a building. at the walls
of which the enemies arrived at the
same time and a German rifleman,
breaking a hole through wall, thrust
a bayonet under the nose of French
sentinel.
This is the spot where the situa-
ton was critical for the French 10
days ago and where a brigadier gen.
eral in a brilliant action saved the day
and gained the stripes of a general
an army. In the trenches
face to@face and within range of
each others forces, men were shooting
one another down point blank, while
from every ridge and every mound
covered with four inches of snow I'M
seen batteries completed the turmoil
Of war.
Here and there a head rises eau
tiously above white crested trench.
There are six quick shots and then
the head disappears as if swallowed
by a sea of snow. This is all the spec
tators saw of the hundreds of thou
sands of men in the burrows, who are
ready to issue forth at the slightest
alarm.
"The vast chambers rooted over
with the branches of trees, and with
stout wooden pillars in front support
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WELSH EASILY
DEFEATS YELLE

Boston, Nov 224.-Freddie Welsh.
lightweight champion, defeated Fred
Yelle of Taunton tonight in L.
round bout. Welsh led during most
of the match.
Welsh outweighed his opponent by
two or three pounds. He forced the
fighting from the start and found
Yelle ready mixer. The Taunton boy
had a slight lead on the champion IN
the second round and in the sixth was
generally accorded a little advant-
age. But after the seventh session.
the result was not In doubt. Fighting
inside consistently with left and right
working like trip hammers against
Yelle's body and head, Welsh had his
opponent rocking from the blows.
Twice in the eighth round Yelle was
ioored by stiff rights to the jaw and
each time he took count of eight.
Although Yelle continued to exchange
blows during the later rounds, he
never recovered effectiveness, while
Welsh was strong to the finish.
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ing sacks of earth, protect the men
inside alike from shells and the tenn
pests. There are underground forts
for modern warfare with sanitary
bitches. kitchens for the mess and
hunks for the rifiemen awaiting their
turn on the firing line.
Farther on the trenches are so near
each other that the Germans and French
exchange newspapers.
ITO the right and to the left black
clouds from bursting German shells are
interspersed by chimney stacks from
which the smoke of industry curls up as
In days of peace. Further down the. line
at nightfail the humble village of CUES
noy, with its ruins standing out like
phantons, marks the scene of formid-
able clash which will make the place his
toric. The town is now nothing but q
heap of stones and smoking ruins, in the
midst of which are seen the narrow
trenches from which the Germans resist
ed the onslaught and which now contain
the heroic dead.
Twenty-Five batteries played upon
these trenches while Is battaIons by
echelons charged with bayonet to a
highly chorus OF fiVe Ia france.
A formidable fussilade and ma
chine gun fire stopped the onrush. but
half the ground had been gained. The
next day the batteries re-opened and
the infantry line charged again, this
time carrying the trenches and chas-
ing the Germans from the position.
Quesnoy had cost the French 1000 men
to take II and the Germans lost 5000
men.
From Arras. where the German
shells still rage. though little remains
to be destroyed. - the Basel canal
tug of war continues across the same
line as during the last three months.
Over this line bullets whistle and
shells screech increasingly and DARK
clouds that mark the targets of the
German heavy artillery stand out in
gruesome relief against background
of snow. Abandoned trenches show
the earlier Notifications in the line
while recent changes are traced in
the white blanket of snow and by
the deep excavations made by the
larger calibre Shells"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-25
MONMOUTH

Rev. j. NJ. Frost, superintendent of the
Augusta district. preached an able
Thanksgiving sermon Sunday morning
at the Methodist church.
Miss Esther Gilman, field worker OF the
w. c. T. T., talked to the school chill
dren at the library rooms Saturday aft
ernoon and gave several readings. Miss
Gilman gave readings at the w. c.. T. u.
meeting at the Congregational church
Sunday evening to large audience
A Thanksgiving program will be given
Wednesday afternoon at the regular
meeting of the w. r. c.
Mrs. Annie Chandler who underwent a
surgical operation at the Central Maine
General hospital last week, is critically
Ill. Her daughter. Miss Gladys Chand-
Ter, is in Lewiston where she can be
near her mother.
Mrs. E. A. Prescott is visiting rela-
tives In Boston.
DR.. and Mrs. G. NJ Twitchell will leave
Wednesday. Nov. Is, for their winter
home in Auburn
Mrs. j. H. Ambrose of New York was
the weekend guest of Miss N E. Mars
ton.
Mrs. Arabina Masterman is i'll.
A Thanksgiving ball will be given
Thursday evening at X. Of P. hall.
The summer home of DR.. L. 8, Metcalf
on South Main street was broken into
last week.
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I,ondon. Nov. 24-General Won linden
burg's army, which last week was
sweeping toward Warsaw in its second
advance through Russian Poland, today
is reported from Petrograd to be in re-
treat after having experienced serious
reyerses at the hands of the Russians,
who, having been reinforced, made
brilliant stand between the Vistula and
Warta rivers.
The same dispatches that tell of Gem
erar Won Hinderburg's reverses, however
say that German reinforcements we're
being brought up SO that another great
battle is likely to develop on a line near
err to the frontier of Posen, where the
Germans will have the same chances of
renewing a vigorous offensive as had the
Russians in the present instance.
General Won HInderburg has about
400, 900 men, but If the Petrograd report
can be accepted they have been separat-
ed. badly cut UP and thousands taken
prisoners, so that they win require for
nation and rest after the severe punish
ment inflicted upon them following their
daring advance into the heart of Russian
Poland.
In the western arena of the war the
present lines OF battle seem TO be frozen
into position, as IL in conformity with
the wintry weather conditions. Rheims
Scissors and Ypres continue TO suffer
from the cannonading of the Germans
that has been going on for weeks, but
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BREWERY PROMOTER
SHOOTS AND KILLS SELF

ST. Louis, Mo-, Nov. X.-P. H. Nolan.
brewery promoter of New York, Pitts
burg, Philadelphia, Milwaukee and St.
Louis, shot and killed himself in the Of
fees of the Mutual Brewing Co. here last
night.
This afternoon he was to have testi-
fed in an involuntary bankruptcy pro-
ceeding against the brewery company of
which he was organizer. vice president
and general manager.
Nolan had organized mutual brewing
companies in New York and Pittsburg.
He was also editor of the Liquor Trades
Gazette, published at New York. The
recent partial loss of his eyesight, friends
say, caused decline in his business
ability and thereby led to the financial
troubles on account Of which they believe
he ended his life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-25
PALERMO

NoRTH-Mr. and Mrs. James Nc
Laughlin OF Weeks Mills visited at Ira
Blacks Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs william Oseood visited
their daughter, Mrs. s. @. Parmenter
Nov. g.
Mrs. d. w. Worthing passed last week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r..
Osgood.
Mrs. Fred Drake visited with her moth
err. Mrs James Linscott. Nov. 22
Mr.. Dickey of Belfast a business visitor
in this vicinity. took dinner Monday,
Nov. g. at Ira Blacks.
Rev. and Mrs. s. J. Oldaker were guests
Thursday Of Mrs Nancy Black.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Thurston of China
visited their sister, Mrs. Eliza Nelson,
Sunday
Johnnie Black is among the lucky ones
who was successful in getting a deer this
fall.
Miss Jennie Chadwick, who is teaching
in Winslow Is at home this week
Miss Emma Nelson returned to her
school work in Pittston after passing a
two-weeks vacation with her parents, MIR.
and Mrs. NJ. J. Nelson.
George Beldin is visiting friends and
relatives In Augusta
Mrs. Ruth Young is with her daughter,
Mrs. Eugene Rowe. for while.
Miss Edith Nelson and her friend, Miss
Eiias.Mulligan. have gone to Cambridge,
Mass.
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WINTHROP

Mrs. G. H. Dewing passed away
Monday at 10 A. M. at the home of
her son, w. J. Daggett. aged ~ years.
Funeral services will be held Monday
at A. NJ. burial in Belgrade.
Mrs. Fred Cochrane has returned
from Lewiston. where she has been
receiving treatment at the hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Grover OF
Roxbury are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. B. Grover.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Moore of Liver
more Falls have been visiting Mrs.
on Highland avenue.
Miss Harriet Weston left the first
or the week for California, where she
will pass the winter.
An informal reception was tender
ed to Mr.. and Mrs w. A. Cowing by
the pupils and citizens of the town
at the High school Monday evening.
J. II. Pinkham acted as master of
ceremonies. An interesting program
was given. Rev. H. A. Clifford in be-
half of the school presented Prof.
Cowing with purse of money. Prof.
Cowing responded in a feeling man.
ner. Prof. and Mrs. Cowing were as
sisted in receiving by Misses. Has
kell and Putnam, teachers in the
High school. Ice cream and cake were
served. Prof Cowing and family will
leave Saturday for Massachusetts,,
where he has accepted position as
sub master in the Chelsea High
school. Mr.. Damon Of Massachusetts
will take his position in the High
school.
w. C. Sprague has purchased for
F. NJ. Moore Of New Hampshire 1900
barrels of apples. TIE crew will begin
packing Friday morning.
Mrs. A. G. Fassett is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. ]. p. Stanley in Lew
iston.
Mrs. Nettie Merrill Of Newport has
been visiting Mrs. J. H. wellman.
Miss Corabelle Kinds of Portland
is the guest Of relatives in town.
Miss Ruth Webb and Miss Doris
Webb of Phillips are home for the
Thanksgiving vacation.
Rev. E. B. Henery is making a trip
to Bangor.
The Winthrop Literary Club met
with Miss Flora La Croix Monday
evening. The roll call was Thanksgiv-
ing stories. The drill on 1.-THE Central
and Southern States was conducted
by Mrs. j. A. Foster: paper on
Our Mail Service" was given by
Miss Moody: a paper, atlantic and
Pacific Mountain Ranges" Mrs. Row
ell. Mrs. C. H. Shaw was chosen Sec
rotary in place Of Miss Weston. who
left Monday for the Pacific coast.
Charles Glinn died at the Winthrop
Town farm Monday night.
Mrs. G.. c. Parker has returned fror,
the Maine General hospital Portland,
where she has been for the past two
weeks. Mrs. Parker seems very much
improved in health.
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THE WOMEN OF
NORWAY N OW
HAVE SUFFRAGE

Christiania, Nov. 15--After an exist
ence dating from 1885. the Society for
Suffrage for Women has been dissolv-
ed, there being no longer any reason
for its activities, since women in Nor
way have now obtained equal rights
with men in the matter of voting in
city, county and state elections.
In 1896 women paying taxes on in
comes Of more than $3.50 a year were
granted the vote in city and council
elections, and in 1907 the same priv
ilege was given them in state elections.
In 1910 every woman over rs years of
age, who had never been a public
charge or sentenced in the courts. was
granted suffrage in county elections,
no matter what she earned, and in 1913
the Storthing without debate unani-
mously passed a law giving women
common suffrage in state elections.
There has never been any militant
suffrage agitation in Norway: the wo-
men leading the movement have
worked quietly and made Roadway by
means Of pamphlets and lectures.
Leading men in the political world
have helped them without noisy DEM
onstration of any sort.
For many years women have been
members Of city councils and county
boards. while they have not been
prominent as leaders in reform move
merts. they have proved themselves
less apt than men to become profess
sional politicians who hold Office for
the sake Of personal profit. A couple OF
years ago one of their leaders held q
seat in Parliament for few months
as a substitute for a male member, but
since then there has been no other
woman rnQnber. 1t will doubtless be q
few years before women acquire the
experience to be represented in pro-
portion to their numbers. At present
about thirty five per cent. OF the elec-
torate are women. The majority Of
women voters continue to cast their
votes for men.
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CRAT|FIED AT
way EVACUATED
PORT VERA CRUZ

Washington. Nov. Observation-Disclosures
officials who have been keeping in close
touch with events in Mexico, were highly
sratified today that the evacuation Of
Vera Cruz by American military forces
under Brig. Gen. Funston had been ac-
complished without any disturbances.
They were pleased, also, over assurances
given by General Aguilar, the new milf
tary governor of Vera Cruz. for the
safety of foreign residents in that city.
In administration circles today the be.
lief was expressed that with the arrival
of General Villas forces In Mexico City
all apprehension over the safety of for
eign residents there would end.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-25
HARMONY

The schools in town closed Friday for
q weeks vacation. The prizes which
were offered by Rev. Frank Kingdom for
school work were awarded as follows;
High school, Ethel Lewis and Violet
Miller; grammar school, Ethel Reed and
Ina skillins; primary school, Johnnie
Rollins. The teachers have all left town
for their respective homes.
The pastor Sunday morning brought an
appropriate Thanksgiving sermon to his
congregation and In the evening spoke
for about an hour on the New England
convention for Methodist men, which he
recently attended in Boston.
]. L. johnson and his energetic crew
have moved the machinery andssfscts Of
the old creamery into the new one which
has recently been erected at a cost of
$4,000. The new creamery is probably the
best equipped of its size in the State
1t is finished inside with hard wood
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-25

Portland, Me-, Nov. 24.-Acting
promptly on a complaint and infor-
nation received from an official of the
Maine Industrial School for Girls at
,Halloweli, Mrs. Mary S. Burnham,
State agent of the Society for the Pro-
lection of Children, caused sensa-
ton in police circles Monday night
when she arrested Police officer Hen
nv Stevens and Mrs. Elizabeth Slip
of this city in connection with the al
lege kinapping of Miss Bertha Slip,
daughter Of Mrs. Slip, from the home
of Eugene G.. Gordon at Fayette, near
Kents Hill, the girl being ward OF
the Maine Industrial School
County Attorney Samuel L. Bates
was informed of the circumstances of
the taking of the girl and of the ar
rest and when officer Stevens and
Mrs. Slip sought release on bail $500
bonds were asked for each by the
county attorney, and sureties for this
amount were furnished by each before
Commissioner George S. Murphy for
their appearance in the munlcipal
court Wednesday morning. Mrs. Burn
ham took charge of the girl Temporal
rily.
Miss Gertrude Mcdonald, superin-
tendent of the Maine Industrial Schooi
for Girls, was away at the time when
it became known at the institution
that the girl had been taken from the
Gordon home, or had left the home
and the official in charge notified MRS.
Burnham and made complaint on
which Mrs. Burnham acted when she
made the arrests.
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CHARGE PORTL AND POLICEMAN AND
HOUSEKEEPER KIDNAPPED Girl FROM
HALLOWELL INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

1t appears that Mrs. Slip is house.
keeper for Patrolman Stevens who
lives at so Whitney avenue and that If
is alleged that Stevens and Mrs. Slip
either took the child or caused her to
be taken from the home of Eugene s.
Gordon in Fayette, where the Child
had been placed. to be boarded, by
the authorities of the Maine Industri-
al School Mr. Gordon was merely
keeping the child as an agent of the
school and it is claimed the child was
still in custody of the school authori-
ties. Comedian & Comedian have been
retained by Patrolman Stevens as
counsel and it is understood that there
will be a hearing of the case Wednes-
day morning.
In the statutes governing the Maine
Industrial School for Girls, Section "a
reads as follows
whoever advises, induces. aids or
abets any girl committed to the
charge or guardianship of said trus-
tees to escape from the school or
from the custody of any person to
whom such girl has been bound or en-
trusted by said trustees or by their
authority, or knowingly harbors or
secrets any girl who has escaped
from the custody. authority or con-
troll Of said trustees, or from any per-
son to whom such girl has been bound
or entrusted by said trustees or by
their authority, or elopes with any
such girl or without the consent OF
said trustees marries any sueh girl
during the term of her commitment
shall be fined not more than one nun
bred nor less than fifty dollars or be
imprisoned not exceeding six months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-25
SAMUEL
DILLAWAY IN DISTRESS

Chatham, Mass. Nov. A.-with the re-
turn tonight of the Monomoy Point life
savers from a schooner which they
boarded late yesterday in answer to sig-
mails Of distress, 1t was learned that the
vessel was the Samuel Diliaway bound
from Boston for Philadelphia. The
schooner had become unmanageable by
the breaking Of shaft on the donkey
engine while the captain was trying to
raise the anchor. The Dillaway will re-
main off the Pollock Rip shoal lightship
until a revenue cutter or tug takes her
In tow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-25
BOMB IN WARSAW

Washington, Nov. "a. - A
bomb from a German airship
fell in front of the American
consulate at Warsaw early to-
day, breaking the windows of
the consulate but injuring no
one within, according to a tele-
gram from Ambassador Marye
at Petrograd.
Several persons in the street
in front of the consulate were
killed and wounded but none of
them were Americans.
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MT. VERNON

The Baptist Society and friends are
rejoicing over the advent into their
midst of a new worker. The young
lady arrived early Monday morning
at the home of Rev. and Mrs. c. l.
Wheaton. She weighed OK pounds
and has been named Gladys Victoria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Robinson have
as Thanksgiving guests two of the
latters sisters, Mrs. Hastings from
Canada and Mrs. Stewart from Chel-
sea, Mass. The son and daughter,
Nathaniel and Ruby, who are stu
dents at Colby, will pass tire recess
at home.
Mr.. and Mrs J. r. Davis have az
guests for the day Mrs. Davis aged
mother and Mrs. Augusta Dolloff.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. F. Hammond en-
terrain her sister. Miss Tena Bean
and brother John and family.
Mrs. j. F. Hammond and Miss Tena
Bean recently visited their aged aunt,
Mrs. Nancy Bamford Of Fayette.
Rev. George Palmer Of Portland
preached an able sermon Sunday at
the M. u. church. The text was For
what shall 1t profit a man il he shall
gain the whole world and. lose his
own soul" The Sunday evening Epe
worth League meeting was led By
Mrs. Carleton Turner. Subject appro-
pirate to the season. Thanksgiving. !"
The leader next Sunday evening will
be Mrs. Roy Carson.
Friends OF Walter Morse will be
sorry to learn that he Is suffering
with q bad foot trouble.
All the farmers with their big teams
are hauling apples to Readfield De-
pot this week. The price paid varies
from az to $3.50 per barrel.
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WOODEN cos. OFFICE
ROBBED TUESDAY

Woonsocket, r. l.. Nov. A.-Three
armed burglars ordered Michael Kenne-
dy, night Waterman for the Bellingham
Wooden Co., North Bellingham, Mass, to
go into the boiler room at o'clock this
morning. emphasizing their order with
several shots. With one guarding each
OF two doors, the third blew open the
safe with five charges of nitro-glycerine.
valuable papers and 800 in money were
taken. The papers were found on the
railroad track leading to this city. Police
OF surrounding cities and towns are on
the watch for the trio. one of whom is
believed to have worn a red sweater.
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sT.ALBANs

William Mebane, v. s., was at home
over Sunday.
Turner Emery who is attending school
at Lewiston is at home for the Thanks
giving vacation.
Selden Martin is seriously i'll.
clifford Morrow and Bernie Avery
each shot fine deer last Friday.
Robert Martin and Ernest Abbott who
went to Kingsbury hunting last week
returned with a fine buck deer.
Paul Coolidge got two deer earlier in
the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Morrow were in
Bangor last week for VISIT.
Messrs. Burlock Cooley and Parkman
are in northern Maine on a hunting trip.
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GERMANS DENY
SUBMARINE SUNK

Berlin, Nov. 24-oBy wireless to Say
vile, L. Ls.-The official press bureau
made denial today of the statement Of
the secretary of the British admiralty
yesterday that German submarine had
been sunk off the coast of Scotland by a
British patrolling vessel
British reports concerning the destruc-
ton of German submarines" says the
press bureau, ''are unfounded. No sub
marines are missing"
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B 0 j Nd over
FOR NECLICENTLY
SHOOTING man
FOR A deer

Milo, Me-, Nov. 24.-Charged with
negligentIy shooting in mistake for a
deer Otis weymouth OF Milo, whose
body was found in the woods last Fri
day., Lowell Perkins, his companion,
was bound over to the grand jury to-
day after pleading not guilty and
waving hearing. He furnished $500
bail for his appearance at the March
term of the supreme court. The coro-
ner's jury placed the blame upon Per-
kins in a verdict rendered just before
the hearing
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NO IMPORTANT
CHANGES AT FRONT

Paris, Nov. 24.-d.47 P. M.)-The
official statement given out in Paris
this afternoon showed no changes Of
importance.
The text Of the communication fol-
lows:
Speaking generally IL may be said
that the situation during the day OF
Nov 20 has shown no important
changes. Along the greater part OF the
front the enemy manifested his actiy-
ity particularly by an intermittent
cannonade which was. however. less
spirited than on the preceding day.
Nevertheles4sthe were here and
there some infantry attacks. all Of