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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
MONTVILLE.

CENTER-Charles E. Palmer passed
away April at the home of his
brother, Solomon Palmer. Funeral
services were held at l p. NJ. Satur-
day Interment in the Plains ceme-
terry
Mrs Lizzie S. Colson died at A. M.
Friday from valvular disease of the
heart. Funeral services were con-
Quoted Monday afternoon by Rev. T.
r. Pentecost at the home.
Dr. A. d. Ramsay went Friday to
the Homeopathic hospital in Boston,
for surgical treatment.
Misses Yuba and Edwina Berry have
bronchitis.
Mrs. T. w Nickerson is ill.
Mrs. Frank Cunningham went Mon
day to Lowell, Mass.
James ]. Clement will be a candidate
at the June primaries for the Republi-
can nomination for representative to
the Legislature from the class towns
of Montville, Freedom. Knox, Thorn
dixie, Unity, Troy and Durham.
The Republican caucus April chose
the following delegates to the Repub-
lican State Convention at Augusta; ].
c. Carey. f. A. Cushman, j. ]. Clement
and b. f. Foster.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
JOICE .

No meeting of the Kings Daughters
this week en- account of the bad trav-
cling. The society will meet Thursday
afternoon. April 16. with the president.
Mrs. Lena Hiidreth.
School in this district will commence
Monday, April 49, under the instruc-
ton of Miss Knight of Whitefeld.
F. b. Turner and Walter Kennedy
were callers in this section Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
SIDNEY.

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Weeks of Sid
ney entertained a party of friends at
dinner recently an out-of-towp guest
being Miss Elizabeth Luther Of Provi-
dence, r. l. Miss Luther is a sister
of Mrs. Manton Peck of Sidney.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
SOLON.

Miss Opal Burns of Madison and
Miss Gladys Mantor of Skowhegan
visited Saturday and Sunday at the
home of their aunt, Mrs. NJ. L. French.
Services were held Sunday, April 5,
at the congregational church, with
Rev. 7. b. HIATT of Bingham in the
pulpit This church has been closed
through the severe cold weather but
will be open every Sunday for Sunday
school at P. M. MIR. HIATT will preach
at go. except when the roads are ex-
tremely bad.
The Womans Club will meet with
Mrs. Elizabeth Coolidge April Sth in
stead of at the home of Mrs. Carrie
Patterson, as Mrs. Patterson is out
of town.
Willie and George Tuscan left Mon
day for Brockton, Mass
Harold Randlett is clerking for Will
liam Soper.
Sumner Rowell is in very poor
health.
Sumner Holway of Madison arrived
Monday to visit friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09

WEST-Mr. and Mrs. Roy Trask are
the happy parents of a girl, born April
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
BERLIN LACKS OFFICIAL NEWS.

Emperer's Message 70 General Aaussn
Throws Little Light on Fighting.
Berlin. via Copenhagen and London.
Sept. 12.-No details Of the battle east
ward Of Paris and around Verdun have
been received from tho general stan
or from correspondents. A telegram
has been made public which was sent
by Emperor William to the king of
Saxony congratulating him on the
achievements of his army Sept. 3, after
hot fighting. Tho telegram throws
little !!!sss... !!!sss.. c:s: che Sighting .e:. Paris
The telegram refers to the army Of the
Saxon General Hausen,, IN Q position
between the armies Of General Won
Buelow and Duke Albrecht Of wurtem-
burg. Its limo Of march led. southward
over Wrestel. 10 Il presumably occu-
pied position on the left wing Of the
left center Of the German forces. the
right wing Of which effected retire
ment before superior forces.
The captured guns and prisoners yes
terday mentioned In official reports are
probably the fruits Of tho success nsn-
toned In the emperor's message.
The German counter stroke near
Paris was delivered by the army Of
Crown Prince Frederick William, which
captured . French fortified position.
This position interposede . barrier be-
tween the German Marine army. the
left wing Of which extended to vitry-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
GcEp ATROCITIES coMAaIY4
>>rEo ~ ssELoiAM LOWER
CLASSES CITED ~ PRINCE.
CHARGES MINOR CATHOLIC
CLERGY WITH PARTICIPATION.
oousins Out Of Eyes, Cutting Out Of
Tongues, Cutting OFF Of Limbs, Mar.
dsrins Wounded Men, and rrsaeh.
srous Assaults Among Alleged Atrs-
eities-Msy Appeal to Hague.

New York. Sept. 12.-0ouging out OF
off of limbs. numbering Of those ready
to be taken to hospitals, and treacher-
GUS assaults we're among che atrocities
performed on wounded German SOL
diers in Belgium by the lower classes
OF Belgium. according to q letter writ
ten by Prince Henry OF Rouse to
Count Won Bernstorff. German am-
bassador to the United States. under
date OF aug. 10. anu received to1uy.
The letter says in part:
Il hope that we have already pro-
tested to the government In Brussels
against the frightful atrocities which
were committed by the lower classes
of the Belgian population against our
brave soldiers. especially against
wounded one. It soems that the, Bel
gian government Is either helpless or
else does not know the least about
these things. which arc worse than the
cruelties committed during the Bal
kan war.
Shameful Spot IN Belgian History.
.It might be very advisable II the
Belgian government were asked from
The Hague tn take energetic steps In
the Belgian districts not yet occupied
by the Germans 80 that an end 10 put
to this war of terror and that army
fight only against army. This will
| forever remain shameful spot IN the
history Of Belgium. It Also aeegnD thAt
In Belgium the minor Catholic CLERGY
Is carrying on an inccssant agitation.
THE Belgian government apparently
has no idea OF all these thingA and IL
surely does not meet her intentions
that the people commit these crimes
which naturally the governnent viii
have to be blamed for IN the future.
1t Is still time to prevent scores Of
crimes.
Heinous Crimes Arc Charged.
"The cruelties in question are:
The gouging out of eyes Of the
wounded soldiers: cutting out OF
tongues; cutting of OF limbs: murder
ing Of the wounded who are lying on
stretchers ready to be taken to the
hospitals, treacherous assaults by
peasants. etc. Priests who received
our troops in friendly manner during
the day were at night time detected
with revolvers in their hands partici-
pating actively in the outrages."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
CURRENCY BILL PASSED.
increases Amount Of Commercial Pa
per Accepted as Emergency Money.

Washington. Sept. 1.-THE emer-
gency currency bill. amending the
Yreeland- -Aldrich act SO as 70 make Is
instead OF 80 per cent tine amount of
commercial paper to De accepted from
banks as security for emergency cur
rency, passed the senate without roll
call and now goes TO the house. The
measure is one of those rnude neces-
sary by the European war.
One amendment adopted provides for
the issue Of emergency Gun rency thru
state banks and trust companies to
insure wider distribution IF relief eX-
tended. The amendment was generally
supported by southern senators, who
declared that only 5y issuing emer-
gency currency to the state banks
could the needed circulation be brought
to the small farmer and small mer-
chant. They asserted the national
banks could not or would not. loan
emergency currency at reasonable
rates to thes mall producer who most
needed it.
Under the amendment all OF the
privileges conferred on national banks
under the Vreeland emergency cur
rency act are extended to state banks
duu lIU6I companies ldShlS d SdlltdlI-
zation of $4,000 or more and surplus
OF 20 per cent. The amendment ex-
empts such notes as may be issued to
state banks from the 10 per cent tax
on state bank circulation imposed in
1875.
The senate voted down. 3S to 10, a
proposal that cotton producers should
be given preference in the loanipg OF
emergency currency in cotton states
and that the interest charged should
not exceed per cent. Senator Over
man. proposing the amendment, de-
clared that the purpose Of emergency
currency In the south was to relieve
the cotton situation, and said that by
his amendment relief to the cotton
producer would be assured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
SECOND IMPORTANT BATTLE IN
eALIclA WON BY
RUSSIANS.
v,cToRs CLAIM TO HAVE
TAKEN $1,000 PRISONERS.
Austrian Losses Estimated at 10000,
Including Prisoners-German Sol
diers Now in Eastern Theater Of
War-cIaim to Have Completely
Checked Russ Invasion of Prussia.

London. Sept. IA central News
dispatch from Rome says:
"A telegram received mere by the
Messagero from Petrograd states that
the second battle in Galicia resulted
even more satisfactorily to the Rus
slams than the first. The losses of the
Austrians are estimated al 100000. of
whom 10000 are prisoners"
In dispatch from Petrograd the
correspondent of Reuters announces
that the troops OF Servia are continuing
their offensive operations against tho
Austrians with great success. Ger
man soldiers are now In the Grodeck
district Of the Austrian theater OF war.
Grodeck is about sixteen miles west of
Lemberg.
The operations OF the Russian troops
on the two wings in the rear of the
western Austrian army, the CORE
|spondent Acontinues, are favorable to
the Russian arms. Near nowa Ruska.
(thirty-two miles west of Lembers) the
turning movement against the Austrian
flank Is proceeding successfully.
Germany Silent on Battle in Franco.
Washington, Sept 12.-The German
embassy today received the following
wireless from Berlin.
General Hindenburg's victorious
progress in East Prussia continues.
The Russians defended the measure on
the left wing by launching the eleventh
cornS arainSt the left flank. but ac-
cording to official reports wero de-
feated Several batteries were cap
tured from the main Russian forces.
There was no news from the west
ern front, where the struggle pre-
sumably is continuing. The Saxons
under General Hausen seem to have
fought brilliantly"
"The Reichsbank weekly report Is
the best since the outbreak OF the war.
Note circulation has been reduced
90. 600, 900 and gold increased 23.500, 1000,
showing the bank Is bearing the strain
OF war very satisfactorily"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
CUTS s2o.ooo,ooo FROM PORK BILL.
Democrats Trim Rivers and Harbors
Measure-May Abandon Il.

"e0ouEe-Vdy HodUOOV w.
Washington. Sept. 12.-At confer
ence of the democratic members OF the
senate committee on commerce last
night 1t was decided TO cut s20,o00.0on
from the river and harbor approprla-
tion bill. now pending in the senate.
The measure, with this large slice
Of "pork' Topped off, will be presented
to the senate within the next few days
in an effort to get Immediate favorable
consideration. Prior to the conference.
however. Senators Burton, Kenyon.
Norris, and Gallinger informed the
democratic leaders they wouf6 con-
tinue to fight the bill until further
changes are made in the system OF ap-
proprating money for internal water
way improvements.
The cut as made last night provides
that the appropriations shall continue
for eight months, instead Of twelve.
This means that one-third Is taken or
all actual cash appropriations. The
Mississippi. Delaware. Ohio. Tennessee.
ck!swaha. and other rivers were all
subjected to the reduction. Just as
were Murderkill. Mattawan. Kissimee.
Dee. Newbegun. Scuppernong. and
other creeks in Delaware, New Jersey.
North Carolina, and Florida.
Numerous authorizations for new
projects also were ordered stricken
from the bill.
Senator Simmons spent the greater
part OF the afternoon in conference
with the opposing senators. attempting
to get their promise Of support for the
reduced bill. They congra. .ulated him
upon cutting the appropriations. but
insisted that all questionable projects
should be dropped now.
II they are dropped. another 100000
900 will be cut of.
1t 10 the prevailing opinion about
the senate that the river and harhor
bill ultimately will be dropped alto
gether and a continuing appropriation
for work on projects now under way
will be passed. In this event the chief
Of engineers will be given full discre-
ton as to how the money is to be
spent The continuing appropriation
will range from S., ,0oo.o to s15. 5.oo0. 900.
Unless the river and harbor bill is
dropped. the adjournment OF congress
will be materially delayed. The con-
| ferees are expected to agree on the
| Clayton bill in the near future. When
| this is ont of the way there will be
! only two more measures to consider.
One Is the war revenue bill and the
other the government ownership OF
| trade vessels bill The latter Is likely
to go over to next session II a fight II
started on it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
HOLDS UP REVENUE BILL.
Democratic Revolt Against Freight
H>naA>

Washington, Sept. 12.-Because Of a
democratic revolt In the house against
the freight tax proposed In the war
revenue bill, Democratic Leader I'm
derwood today decided to await the re-
turn of President Wilson to the capital
bofore introducing the measure.
(. A petition was circulated among
democratic members today demanding
:a caucus next week on the proposed
bill. Southern and western democrats
tive they propose IL to increase the tax
on beer by 81 q barrel, which would net
Sec, GOO 600, and an increase OH whisky
and other distilled liquors, and possibly
the fight win be tax the luxuries and
rot the necessities
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
PAGE ON e.
La.> AAN>x~s

PAGE ONE.
Telegraphic News:
German Retreat i'm France General
Feeble Resistance to Pursuing Allies.
Big Battles IN Three Theaters OF
War.
Austrians Again Defeated In Galicia-
Germans Check Russ Invasion OF
Galicia.
Germans Accuse Belgians of Afro
cities.
Bryan Discusses War as Final Great
Conflict.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
Schools Asked to Sing "star Spang-
led Banner"
Beauty Spots of Iowa on Films.
Gathered in the Byways.
Bryan Takes Turk Diplomat to Task.
PAGE FOUR.
EDITORIAL:
The Secretary Can Not Collect 1t.
The Schoolma ans Boarding Place.
Some Pertinent Questions.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinion and Notes.
PAGE FIVE.
Iowa News:
Hog Cholera Decreasing.
AmeS Students Bust Trust.
PAGE SEVEN.
New Serial Story:
the Last SHOT. Copenitls cCh!sante er
of Page %
PAGES SIX. SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.
City News:
Free Cement For Paving on Lincoln
Highway in County.
Two Miles to Be Laid Next Spring.
Zig County Fair Begins Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. S. F. Millikan Cele-
brate Golden Wedding.
Marshalltown Twenty five Years
AGO.
Local Comment.
General and Brief CITY News.
PAGE TEN.
Markets and General:
Liverpool Influences Harden Wheat
Corn Market Firm.
Cattle Market Steady.
Hogs Sell Lower.
Britons Fought to Escape Annihila-
ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
British, s.;ze German islands.

London, Sept. 12.-The admiralty
announced this afternoon that the
British feet has occupied Herbert
shoehe on Blanche Bay, .he seat of
government of the German Bismarck
archipelago and the Solomon Islands.
1.-THE Bismarck archipelago, with an
area of $4,000 square miles and popu-
iation of 100000. is off the north coast
OF Australia. and southeast of the
Philippines The gfoup was assigned
to the German sphere Of influence by
an agreement with England in 1885.
German New Guinea is included in the
jurisdiction.1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
RETREAT APPEARS GENERAL.
French Reports indicate Withdraw.
ef Geemano All Alsna Line,

.- i.
French Rsperts Indicate Withdrasvai
sf Germans All Along Line.
Washington. Sept. 1.-THE following
dispatch from bordeaux, dated yes
terday. VS. received today At the
French embassy:
"The Frerchr general staff made
known todaya th8fs the first German
ngeEontinues sits srstifement. Three
OF Its army corps were pepulsed last
night between villiers. Collerets and
Soissons. We have in four days gained
from sixty to seventy-five kilometres.
In the second army the Tenth corps
and the guards. driven back 70 the
Saint Gond swamps. are also with
drawing.
"In the Compiegne the third German
army is also retreating. The German
center is thus at last giving ground.
after q hard fight in the region Of
Sezanne and Vitry, in the Argonne, the
fourth German army has been pushed
back to the north of the Trois Fon-
taines forests"
"A fifth German army after attempt
ing very serious effort on our right
wing was thrown back. Our troops
occupy Vasincourt.
THE General situation has thus been
modified to our advantage during these
last days.
ION the other side the Austrian
army. attacked near Tomaszow, was
forced to disastrous retreat The
whole army has heen pushed Lack to
the west of Rowa Ruska and the
Laeister river. The Russians besieged
Crodek"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
RETREAT or GERMANS ALMOST A ROUT

le- Francois. and the crown princes
forces. It's sSoccupation enables the
close CO. o-operAtion Of the two sections
OF the GermAH invading army. The
attack on the barrier forts south OF
Verdun. supported by The German siege
artillery. promises, in case of success
completion st the enlightenment OF
verdun. An attempt of the garrison
to break thru the line has been eX-
pected for several days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
RETREAT REPORTED RAPID.
Germans Said 70 % Making Fast Tim
in Backward N ovsmsnt.

|
in Backward Movement.
London, Sept. 12--According to Off
cfal announcement made here the thirG
French army has captured all the ar.
tillery Of one German army corps, and
adds:
Our aeroplanes report that the en-
emy's retreat is very rapid"
Our troops have crossed the river
morning In rapid purusjt of the en-
envy" is an announcement given out
today by the official press bureau
Two hundred prisoners were cap
tured. The cavalry of the allies was
between scissors and Fishes last
night. The enemy are reteating north
Of -le-Francois.
5000 Germans Captured.
A dispatch to the Daily News from
Paris says:
"A motor car brings news from the
front that the First and Second divis-
ions Of the British army. with French
cavalry and artillery, cut OFF and de-
feated a large force of the enemy.
sixty miles northeast Of Paris, taking
5000 prisoners and si,-. five guns.
This half starved prisoners raven
ously devoured beef and biscuits sup
piled by the British troops. During the
fight fifty British cyclists from the
cover of . small wood wiped out $50 of
the enemy's cavalry.
The allies losses were severe but
they are as nothing in comparison
with those of the enemy who are now
retreating north of the Marre and west
Of the Ourcq.
1.-THE artillery of the German army
corps consist Of two regiments Of field
pieces ieighte-n batteries. one or ileId
guns and six batteries Of field howitzers,
a total Of seventy-two pieces). ore or
two batteries Of heavy field artillery
and machine gun group.]
0aselsns an Important Factor.
A dispatch from Bordeaux to
Reuters Telegram company says that
the Temps repeats the report that the
stock OF gasoline in Germany is be-
coming exhausted, and adds that as
the German army depends LARGELY on
its motor transport Of supplies of all
sorts this greatly aggrayates the sic
uation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
sELe,ANs OCCUPY eAENr.

Germans Evacuate City Without Re-.
csivirs Arms Requisitioned.
London, Sept. ia dispatch from
Amsterdam says:
According to Ghent dispatch. the
Belgian government, having opposed
the delivery OF the arms requisitioned
by the Germans. a Belgian force has
again occupied Client. The arms were
not delivered
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
TREMENDOUS srRu6oLEs IN
PROGRESS WITHOUT
DEFINITE RESULTS.
TIDE or BATTLE VARIES
ON DISTANT BATTLE FIELDS.
Germans Still Falling Back in France,
Russians Making Great Progress in
Austria, But Meet With Check in
Efforts to Invade East Prussia,
Whers Germans Were Reinforced.

London. Sept. 12-Three tremend-
Gus struggles are waging along many
battle lines and from none of them
comes q report of decisive result.
The mystery of the western opera
tions is complicated by the news from
Berlin which \ ignores General Vor
Kluck's effort on the German right
while indicating that the German at
tack o1i yardd.: I: proceeding success
fully.
Official thanks to the Bavarian Sixth
corps seems to Indicate that that army
is merely expected to prevent the allies
from sending reinforcements north
ward
The situation along the Russian bor-
ders is becoming as obscure as arr
the western operations. Berlin report!
that the victory OF General Hinden'
burg will clear East Prussia of Rus
SLAMS, but military experts at Petro'
grad declare that 1t 10 incredible tina
the Russians should give up thA In
vestment Of Konigsberg unless suffer;
ing greater disaster than that which
has been reported.
ossmsns Check Aussians.
In Russian Poland the Russians still
seem to be successful while operatinl
against the Austrians alone. but the.
make less impression against the com
bined German and Austrian armies OF
the vistula. The stand being made OF
the vistula has caused. experts at Pc
trograd to assert that German rein
forcsments are being sent to Galici'
instead Of to East Prussia. as flrst re
ported This IL done. according to thu
experts, because Germany feared al
overwhelming disaster might lead tn,
dual monarchy to conclude peace inde-
pendent Of Germany. Other observers
IN Petrograd are equally frm in thu
opinion that the German veterans from
the fields Of Belgium and France have
been sent to East Prussia. where theil
presence is believed to account for tn.
Russian check.
Gains Against Austria.
The greatest gain in the last twenty
four hours for the Russians has beer
the capture Of Thomaszow which prob
ably clears the way for the advance o
the Russian center on the Austro.
German forces on the vistula river.
Both Belgium and France today art
optimistic enough to again reconsider
occupying their capitals. Brussels i!
still in the hands of the Germans, bu
there are signs that the Germans arr
moving. Client 10 reported to hav.
been reoccupied by Belgian troops fol.
lowing the departure of the Germans
without waiting for supplies promised
by that city.
The story Of mysterious booming O
guns in the North sea has been re.
vived. It is, however, given no cred
ence insomuch as a recent sweeping o
the North sea by the British ships die
not disclose the presence of any Ger.
man warships.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12

To Attack Simpsons Haven.
Melbourne, Australia. Sept. 12.-The
British expeditionary force, which oc
cupied Herbertshoehe. plans 10 attack
Simpsons Haven tomorrow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
Prisoner. Subscribe TO Rcd Cross.

Copenhagen, via London, Sept Il
A message from Berlin states that
French prisoners at STUTTGART IN
gratitude for their excellent treatment
have subscribed to the German Red
Cross fund. The commander in chiet.
1t is said. has decided that the
amount subscribed shall he used for
the benefit of French wounded at
Stuttgart
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
Ask Restoration Of Treaty Rioh...

Ask Restoration Of Treaty Rights.
Constantinople. via London, Sept. IL
The ambassadors of some of the
great powers have presented an iden-
tical note to the Turkish grand vizier,
protesting against the decree issued by
the porte recently, under the terms of
which the treaty rights accorded for
eigners in the past are abolished.