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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24
ENEMIES NOT
FOR PEACE SAYS
THE EMPEROR
eve Will Have to Crush Them
To the Ground" Declares
Wilhelm

London, Sept Ga 40 A. M).--Emperor
William after reviewing the Imperial
Grenadiers commanded by his son, Prince
Oscar, following the battle of Verdun.
spoke TO the troops. says a Copenhagen
dispatch to the Daily News
II salute YOU said the Emperor, after
embracing the prince. Il have often seen
your gallant regiment at maneuvers and
1t is great pleasure to meet you again
on conquered grounds.
1.-THE heroic deeds at Virton will be en-
graved on the history of the war forever
in golden letters. Your regiment has
upheld the glorious tradition of your
forefathers in 1870 and 1871. The armies
OF the Crown Prince and Duke Albrecht
of Wuerttemberg have advanced while
sian army corps over the frontier and
two more Russian army corps have been
captured in the field.
For all these victories we have one
God to thank, and He is our ancient God
who is over u.s.
Emperor William then again kissed his
son and drove off in a motor car.
Recently Emperor William visited an
establishment of a Protestant religious
order which is now hospital He walk
ed between the rows of wounded, shook
hands with the men unable to rise and
sent rose to every wounded soldied who
did not have the honor of speaking with
him He also distributed Iron Crosses
right and left.
The clergyman in charge of the wound
ed seems to have addressed the Emperor
with too heavy heart.
1--WE all make sacrifices in these times,
said the Emperor. reminding the clergy
man that he had six sons fighting.
Yes. Your Majesty. that is our pride
and happiness" said the clergyman.
I did all l could to keep the peace, -
said the Emperor, but our enemies
would not have peace. Now we will have
to crush them to the ground. Don't you
agree?'
The clergyman. afterward relating this
conversation, said he could do nothing
but agree, adding that he was ready to
sacrifice everything for the fatherland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24
BEGINNING OF The END OF
the BATTLE or AISNE NOW
TAKING PLACE NEAR AhaIENS
Decisive Phase of War Determine the Continued Occupation
Of French Soil by Germans Is Now in
The Taking

1.-The enemy occupied Douai yester-
day morning and seized the railway
station at Souai non the line connect
ing Douai with Valenciennes. 1t APP
pears, therefore, that the Germans are
alive to the necessity of protecting
their line OF communication to Mons
where l hear headquarters of the army
have been established. Thus the Ger
man line has been extended north
from Cambria, which has been oeeu-
pied in force.
"On Saturday and Sunday there was
great military activity at Amiens. The
nervous tension was extraordinary In
expectation of some important devel-
opment along the fighting line. When
we awoke this morning the streets
were strangely silent and empty and
very few soldiers were left in the
town, the majority having hurried
away to their post to the southeast
We learned that great battle had
been begun in that direction and II
was rumored that the German troops
had advanced as far as Montdidier.
Every road out of Amiens was barred
by pickets, no vehicle being allowed to
pass without military authority.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24

London. Sept as,-(s.a5 A. M)-The
Amiens correspondent of the Times
telesraphs that heavy fighting is in
progress not many miles southeast OF
Amiens. He says:
1T is the beginning of a decisive
phase of the battle Of the Aisne. Upon
the issue of this fighting depends the
continued occupation of French soil
by the German invaders or of their
retreat TO strongly entrenehed posi-
lions which have been prepared for
them on the Sambre.
Since the Germans evacuated
Amiens week ago, the town had be-
come an important center for French
military operations. Though the Ami
ems district is well served with rail-
ways II Is the highways that count
now, as the railway bridges for the
most part have been blown up and not
yet repaired. On Thursday last,
French reinforcements under command
Of General D'Amade entered Amiens
from the west and after short stay
they resumed their march. this time
proceeding along one of the eastern
roads to a destination which can only
be conjectured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24
BRITISH AVIATORS
MAKE RAID ON THE
GERMAN AIR CORPS
Succeed in Dropping Many
Bombs, Which Set Fire to
The Zeppelin Hangers

Antwerp, Sept. %, Via London, Ills
A MA successful raid by a squad
ron of five British aviators on the
German aviation camp at Bickendorf,
near Cologne, Is reported by this
Handelsblad. Bickendorf is the center
for the Zeppelin air craft and accord
ing to the story, the Britishers from
a height of 1900 feet dropped bomb
that set fire to the hangers. Four
the ayiators returned to the point Of
their departure while the fifth was CD
liged to descend owing to engin,
trouble. He succeeded, however. ii
landing in Belgium.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24

vivers on this side of the bay declare
that so far as they know the officers
and men at Snotley have few severe
wounds. Most of the men picked up
were on deck at the time of the ex-
plosions. and none of the vessels seems
to have suffered much above the wa
terline. The severe casualties un-
doubtedly were suffered by the men
below decks, but these victims never
got out of the traps in which they
were caught By the .suddenness of
the submarine attack.
Surviving officers here agree that the
total number of men saved from the
three cruisers must be about (num-
Der deleted by censors). They express
the opinion that the casualties in the
enginerooms and stokeholes must have
been terribly heavy.
Just as the Hogue settled back into
the water the watchers on the Cres-
sly caught a glimpse of a submarine
and Immediately fired at 1t. The sub
marine disappeared, evidently hit.
Several Survivors in the Hotel hos
pital are naval college students who
had not even attained the rank of
midshipmen.
Many of the survivors are suffering
severely from the effects of their i'm
mersion.
The sailors are retieent in view of
the strict orders of the admiralty that
the Officers and men of the three lost
cruisers are not to talk for publication
before the formal report has been
made by the admiralty
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24
GREAT BATTLE
is METHODICALLY
IN ALLIES FAVOR
Correspondent of London Times
Tells of War-Pr0gress
Along Front Slow

London, Sept. 23.--S.25 A. M.-The
correspondent of the Times at .Bor-
deaux has this 10 say Of the big bat
tie that is being waged in France;
THE battle from the Aisne to the
Woevre progresses slowly but me-
thodically in favor of the allies. Both
sides have been engaged the last few
days in sending .reinforcements and
assembling new forces on the firing
line. AS the reinforcements reached
the front the activity OF both armies in
the Woevre district on the right Of
the allies position, increases.
1.-The prediction Of the stan on both
sides for decisive action on the al
lies left must not divert attention
present battle constitutes an all i'm
portant bulwark. The operations on
the Woevre have been more or less
at standstill for some days. as the
guns were stuck fast in the clay and
innumerable rivulets overlooked and
made large tracts of the country i'm
passable for large bodies of troops.
Now the armies are again moving
and the Germans are desperately try
ing to break the strong natural de-
fences Of the Mouse heights In order
to paralyze the allies plans In the GEN.
ter.
The plains Of the Woevre, the
scene Of the present effort were made
for a battle and the Mouse heights
with their steep escarpment and
strengthened by forts. form a barrier
Of prodigious strength. The Northern
Woevre lakes are dotted among the
green forests and a range OF steep
hills crowned with forest. rises amidst
this country.
"The enemy is making desperate eff
forts tn dislad0a the ErAnnh forces
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24

London, Sept. 23.--Q0 A. N)-The
swift and silent destruction of three
big cruisers which cost Sl2,000,0o0 has
brought home to the foremost naval
people the risks and possibilities of
modern naval warfare The unseen
enemy crept upon the Aboukir. then
the Hogue and then the Cressy, ana
one after another the cruisers keeled
over and settled beneath the water.
The whole affair was completed in 20
minutes.
The survivors who have been
brought TO Dutch and British ports
declare there were three German sub
marines in the attacking force-some
say fve-and that the cruiser Cressy
or the Lowestorf accounted for two of
them.
The Admiralty. however, does not yet
confirm the statement that any OF
the German craft were destroyed and
Il is possible that none was even seen.
The experts say that a submarine
might easily slip from Emden on the
upper mouth of the channel and at
tack any British ship it happened to
meet and return home
Neither the navy nor the country
as their feeling is voiced in the news
papers, is dismayed at the price, and
the call on the admiralty is for more
aggressive action, although the alter
native is presented of sealing the Ger
mans up in their harbors with mines
II their strategy of keeping their big
ships at home and making raids with
submarines proves consistently eff
fective.
The British public finds some COM
pensation for these naval losses in the
statement Of the admiralty last night
that the command of the sea had re-
suited in the maintenance of ocean
traffic by 1000 merchantmen. with the
loss of only IL by capture since the be-
ginning Of the war.
The battle Of the entrenched armies
in France is progressing with great
Losses and without the recording of
any decisive stroke by either side.
The question which military men
here are discussing today is whether
the Germans have definitely assumed
the defensive on their west, or wheth-
ar the German general staff regards
the retirement from Paris as tenn
porary reserve to be followed by an
attempt ia retrieving the lost ground
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24
MILEAGE Rate
INCREASE ON
B. & NJ. IN N. \.
NOT ALLOWED
Public Service Commits
sion Rules in Official
Announcement

Concord, N. H.. Sept. 23.-The New
Hampshire Public Service Commission
today made official announcement that
the proposed increases in mileage tick
ct rates from two cents to two and a
fourth cents a mile on the Boston &
Maine and Grand Trunk Railroads
will not be allowed to take effect in
New Hampshire.
Quoting the statute requiring the Is
suanee of 500-mile mileage books at the
rate Of two cents a mile on all rail-
roads within the state, with certain
unimportant exceptions, the commits
sion says of the new tariffs under
consideration:
There were filed in disregard of the
mileage statute and upon the theory,
as we understand the statements OF
counsel, that a statue fixing a uniform
mileage rate less than the ticket rate
is unconstitutional.
1t is also claimed that the rate pre-
scribed by the New Hampshire stat
ute is confiscatory and the state I'M
constitutional upon that ground as
we'll"
The commission says il believes it
to be its duty to assume that the
statute is valid and binding upon all
steam railroads and it accordingly
issues an order fixing two cents per
mile for 500-mile books as the law
full maximum mileage rate,
If the statute Is unconstitutional"
says the decision of the commission,
even though the rate prescribed is not
confiscatory, the supreme court will
so hold. If It Is unconstitutional,
confscatory, and not otherwise, we
think we should not enter upon a long
and expensive hearing to determine
whether the rate fixed is compensatory
till 1t has been determined by the tri-
bunal that 1t is our duty to do So"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24
SILENT DESTRUCTION OF BRITISH
WAR CRAFT BRINGS HOME The
POSSIBILITIES or MODERN WAR
Affair." Which Three of English War Vessels Are Sunk
BY German Submarines, Completed in
Twenty Minutes

between Peronne and St. Quentin.
Forces under General Won Kluck, the
commander of the German right wing,
evacuated Peronne Friday since when
desperate fighting has taken place for
the possession of the town.
The British are reported as repeliing
repeated German attacks with great
cost to both combatants.
There has been no change in the past
two or three days in the battle lines
no change in the past two or three
days in the battle lines along the main
front.
On the allies right between the Ar
gonne and Metz, the Germans have de-
livered an attack over sloping ground
in an attempt OF crush the front OF
Troyon and thus break the chain OF
forts betwene Verdun and Toul.
The latest reports from the British
expeditionary army under command of
Field Marshal Sir John French de-
scribe the general features of the
fighting up to Sept. Is, without CIV
ing any geographical details. No es-
Inmates of the casualties of the allies
during the battle of the Aisne which
will be the historic name of the pres
ent conflict, have been published yet.
The reason, probably. IS that the Brf-
fish staff has not had time to compile
lists.
Only meagre reports have been re-
ceived in London of the Russo-Aus-
trian campaign in Galicia. Jaroslau,
sixty miles west of Lemberg, has fall
en- into the Russians hands. accord
ing to dispatches from Petrograo, with
little fighting and railroads leading
to Przemysl are controlled by the Rus
slams. Many thousand Austrian wound
ed are being brought into Vienna and
according to dispatches from Rome an
epidemic of typhoid and other dis
eases incidental to war conditions is
feared in Austria.
The Belgians made another sortie
from Antwerp yesterday in pursu-
ance of their policy of harrassing the
German invaders.
General Botha, premier of the I'm
ion of South Africa, has settled the
difficulty created by the resignation of
General Beyers. The Boer veteran
will drop his civilian duties and him
self take the field as commander in
chief of the Transvaal forces against
their German neighbors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24

London. Sept. 23.-9. is A. M.-The
correspondent Of the Daily Telegraph
ct Rotterdam sends this story of the
sinking of the three British cruisers
by German submarines:
Captain Berkhout OF the steamer
Titan, who saved over 100 Of the Brit
ish sailors, witnessed the fight between
the cruisers and the submarines. Some
OF the rescued sailors claim that two
out OF three of the attacking subma-
rines were sunk. AS will be noted, en-
ly one submarine was seen sailing off.
Captain Berkhout told the following
story:
The fight took place about o'clock
this morning at which time ] saw a
German submarine tearing away at
great speed.
Far away on the horizon I saw
three cruisers. the Aboukir, Cressy
and Hogue. ana after a while I no.
ticed that one OF them had gone. I
aid not ray particular attention at
the time, but when I next turned to
look for them ] noticed another had
disappeared. There was some smoke
and ! heard a slight explosion. At once
I dashed In their direction and on ar
irving In the vicinity lowered away
two boats to rescue large number of
men who / saw swimming about in
the water. Altogether I picked up III
men and three officers. All We're naked
for they had thrown off their clothes
in the water. One Of the officers was
Commander w. 8. Sells of Portsmouth
Hts wrist watch had stopped at 7.05
and II was At 10 o'clock that picked
him up. All were exhausted.
"'As soon as the commander was
brought aboard he dropped down ex'
hausted. He was given wine and II
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24
100000 GIFT TO
BROOKLYN Y. M. C. A.

New York, Sept ga gift of $780,
900 by John D. Rockefeller to the
Young Mems Christian Association of
Brooklyn was announced today by
John w. Cook, general secretary of the
association. One-half of the donation.
Mr.. Cook said, had already been paid;
the remainder had been promised by
Mr.. Rockefeller upon certain conditions
which the association would have lit
tie difficulty in fulfilling.
Mr.. Rockefeller's gift Is the largest
single donation made in the campaign
conducted by the association to raise
$2,750,o00 for new buildings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24
GERMANS RE-OCCUPY
FRENCH LORRAINE

Washington, Sept. 23.-The German left
wing in Lorraine has crossed the French
border and reoccupied Domevre, south of
Blamont, and Normeny and Dime, north
of Nancy, according to dispatches receiv-
ed today at the French embassy
Further advices to the embassy de-
soribing the engagement on the right
bank of the river Disc in which the Ger
mans were forced back, state that the
enemy then directed his movement to-
ward Saint Baussant ana Limey."
Another telegram states that 'in servia
a general battle has been in progress
for week in the direction of Krupanl. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24
MADISON

Ambrose Vittum died Wednesday
morning at his home on Houghton
street. Mr. Vittum mad been in failing
health for a number of months. He
was veteran of the war of the Rebel.
lion, serving in the 4th Maine Battery.
Mr. Vittum was a native of Sandwich,
n. H., and was the son of Asa and
Sarah Moulton Vittum. For a number
of years he resided in Bingham, but
came to Madison about three years
ago. Besides widow, one daughter
survives. He was " years, 3 months
and u days old.
Harry Geen went Monday to Port
land, called by the death of his brother.
Tuesday was one of the hottest Sep
TENDER days remembered in Madison
for many years. The thermometer reg
istered from s5 to SO degrees in the
shade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24
UNITED STATES DISPATCH
BOAT AT CONSTANTINOPLE

Constantinople, Sept. 23.-(Via Lon
don, 11.47 A M.)-The United States
dispatch boat Scorpion returned here
this morning from Tenedos near tie
entrance to the Dardanelles. She
brings Captain Williams of the Ameri-
can army, who has with him $500, 900
advanced by the American govern
ment to American educational and be-
nevolent institutions in Turkey.
This money was sent forward by the
American cruiser North Carolina, which
made the transfer at Tenedos. The North
Carolina Is now on her way to Jaffa.
This gold is to be minted into Turkish
pounds. Its equivalent was placed today
by the Ottoman Bank at the disposal OF
Henry Morgenthau, the American am
bassador.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24

John Webber. Mrs. Eliza Getchell; cut
ting committee. Mrs. Harry Tozier, Mrs.
BurleiGh Simpson; press committee, Mrs.
j. Delisle; buying committee, Mrs. p. B.
White, Mrs. Elmer Tozier; sick commit
tee, Mrs. Frank White. Mrs. Elmer To-
zier.
Mrs. Mary White OF Brattleboro, VT,
who has been visiting her brother. Frank
White of Benton avenue, went to Dexter
Wednesday morning to visit friends.
E. E. Butterfeld of Philadelphia and
Harry Butterfield of Howard. r. l.,
were recent callers at L. w. Towle's.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Roberts of
China called Sunday on Mrs. Clara
Pope.
Miss Estelle Brainerd of China and
guest, Miss Huntington, were in the
place Saturday. calling upon friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24
DECLARE AUSTRIANS
IN FULL RETREAT

Nish, Servia, Sept 23,-The follow
ing official statement has been given
out:
After a nine days struggle the Aus
TRANS, whose wings both have been
beaten completely, are in full retreat
along the whole front from Lizbovla
to Losnitza The Servians are pur-
suing them vigorously. Servian col
umns from Vishgrad and Baina Bash
la continue their progress into the in
terror of Bosnia"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24
INHABITANTS OF BELGIAN
TOWN KILLED BY GERMANS

patch to the Chronicle from Client
quotes a local newspaper as saying
that 432 inhabitants of the small Bel
gian town of Tamines in the Namur
district have been killed, presumably
on account Of some act against the
Germans occupying the district The
dead include the priest and local no.
tables. After wholesome executions,
says the dispatch, the torch was ap-
piled so effectually that only one house
remains standing in the district
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24
.RY. MAIL CLERKS
ARE THREATENED
WITH DISMISSAL
Charge of Senator Borah--Be-
cause They Signed Petition
To Congress the Reason

Washington, Sept. Ex-senator Bo-
rah charged in the Senate today that
railway mail clerks had been threat
ened with dismissal by the superin-
tendent Of the service because they
had signed petitions in favor of his
bill to prevent the use of stop watch
es or other time marking devices. He
declared that he had received letters
from several railway employees asking
him to withdraw their names from Pc
titions because they had aeen threat
ened. He wanted to get these letters
to the postmaster general through the
post office committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24
Approves Compromise Arrangement for
Claflin Co. from O'Neil-Adams Company

financial responsibility in connection with
the affairs of the ONeill-Adams Co. The
Associated Merchants Co., az owner Of
SO per cent. of the O'Neill-Adams stock,
guarantees the payment to Receivers
Juillard and Martindale of three notes
aggregating $1,5OO,0oo. As the courts or
der provides that the liquidation is to be
conducted slowly and the business con-
tinued until it can be wound up without
loss, it is thought that the creditors will
be paid in full.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24

Boston, Sept. 23.-Revised and complete
returns made today of the vote for the
Republican candidates below governor on
the state ticket in yesterdays primaries
showed the following results:
Lieutenant governor: Grafton D. Cush-
ing, Boston, 1910; A II. Goetting, Spring
fold. 5000; Elmer A. Stevens, Someryille.
12,41S.
Secretary of state: A. p. Langtry,
Springfield. 1896; F. l., Brier. Boston, Is,
036; w S. Kinney, Boston, 1l,030.
Treasurer: Charles l.. Burrill, Boston,
i0,599; F. E. Pierce, Greenfield, 29.0S5.
Auditor: A. B. Cook. Boston. 46, isl; Jo-
seph sMonette, Lawrence. 23,2s1.
Attorney general: Henry C. Attwill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24
Revised and Completed Returns for
Massachusetts, Republican Nominations

Lynn, q 705; John J. Higgins. Somerviile'
1891; John A. Curton, Brookline, E,4SS;
James n. Hallowell, Newton, n,Sso;
James A. Stiles, Gardner, 11,123.
A revision of the returns in the con-
gressional districts made no changes IN
the results as announced last night.
Despite the lack of contest for the
head of the ticket, the struggle for other
places on the Republican ballot at tire
November election aroused almost as
much interest as did the primary last
year The total vote for lieutepant gov
ernor of 1857 was only 1900 short of the
total vote cast in the 1913 primary in the
contest between A. P. Gardner and e. w.
Benton for the Republican gubernatorial
nomination.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24

from this natural fortress, which COM
mands an immense sweep of country.
In the distance are the heights of
Point Mousson and Metz and the old
battiefields of Grayelotte and ST. Pri-
vas. The enemy attacked. without
success, the right along the Mouse on
the heights from Tresanyux TO Herr
court.
Time fights on the side of the al
lies, whose forces are growing daily
from the ends of the earth"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-24

New York, Sept. 23.-In furtheranee OF
the plan of the reorganization of the H
B. Claflin Co, Judge Mayer in the fed
eral court today approved a compromise
arrangement for the settlement of an in
debtedness OF s3.3a5,647 due to the Clahin
company from the O'Nell- adams Com
pany. Judge Mayer at the same time or
dered the liquidation of O'Neill-Adams
Company.
Under the settlement agreement the
United Dry Goods Co. Is relea sed from all