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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-15

of Man." showing fear and bravery.
He told the story of Dave Porter's
touchdown on Soldiers field against Har-
ward
1.-The world is branding you as fighters
or cutters We know there are certain
people on one side of the line, and we
know there are others who say % that
had the wings of a dove. This is too
hard )"
A Physical Standpoint
And so the world draws the line, in the
first place from the physical standpoint
The last thing man cares to be called
is physically a coward. There is some
thing to be said in defence of American
sport from that standpoint, that SO long
as we are in the game. we are there to
stay.
But the world says, physically you
are fighters, but intellectually you are not
so much of a fighter. There are a great
many of US taking the attitude which
makes US intellectual cutters. l say it
is tragic. We are training ourselves to
have IS per cent minds instead of So per
cent. minds. 1t does not all end in school
and college. 1 wonder of there are not
many OF us VINO want our reading pep
sinized for us. There are a great many
Of us who are quitting when it comes
to religious matters. II is tragic that so
many of us are training up ourselves to
be intellectual cutters.
Morally Gutter?
But the world comes to you and says,
yes physically and Intellectually you are
fighters but morally you are cutters l
think that not only physically, but intel
lectually and morally we are called upon
to be fighters, to say I will fight a good
fight. I will keep the faith There are
some thick trees. morally, that we have
to face and the test is whether we take
up the axe at the foot of them. | think
it is the best plan in dilemma to pray
TO God and walk forward.
ut is a pretty good test of mans re-
ligion how he serves his fellow men,.
A Challenge
Il think the challenge goes out TO US
to be a fighter on the line of service. The
church does not need decorators in these
days; it needs pillars, those who will
bear burdens" He told the story of the
schoolboy who pitched a game of ball
after bereavement. because he believed
his father was watching him.
Those who accept the challenge can
finished the course, l have kept the faith.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-15
16-YR.- old Wife
ASKS DIVORCE

Portland, Me, Oct. 4.-In the superior
court Wednesday Ruth w. Palmer 16
years old. stood before Judge Connolly
and told him why she wished TO be di-
vorced from Harris NJ Palmer of Port
land, to whom she was married when she
was II. She declared that her husband
by false representation, had enticed her
to Dover. n. H., where they were mar
ried July IL, 1912, against the consent Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-15

s205, and season tickets will admit
bearers to the bleachers.
The practice for the Colby squad
Monday night consisted mainly of light
work. The ends were we'll drilled in
running down under punts and for
ward passes. while the backs were
kept busy for the first part of the
afternoon catching punts. Next the
whole squad vas given a try, at the
dummy ending up with a sharp sorim-
mage between the first and second
teams.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-15
STANW0OD, COLBY,
SUFFERING FROM
BLOOD POISON

Waterville. Me, Oct. 14.-(SpeciaD.
Irving Stanwood, center on the Col
by football team, returned Wednesday
from his home in Needham, Mass.
where he has been spending the first
part of the week. He relates that
8 ince his absence he has been suf-
tering greatly from blood poisoning
IN his right hand, caused by bruise
received during practice. At present
his hand is in a very bad condition
and he will be unable to take part
in practice for a rumber of days yet
His absence will be greatly missed
by the team should he be unable to
take part in the game Saturday.
Any one who wishes to go to Port
land Saturday should hand their names
to assistant manager of the football
team so that special rates may be OBJ
tanned. If one hundred names are Sc
cured the round trip may be made for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-15
NEW SCHOOL SUP'T, WAYNE

Livermore Falls, Me, Oct. 1.-THE
ermore at a meeting held Tuesday aft
ernoon, elected Elmer Weber of Lew
iston superintendent of schools for
these towns. Mr.. Weber had two
years in Bates and one in University
of Maine and has taught in several
grades
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-15
SACO MILL ON HALF WEEK

Saco, Me, Oct. 14.-Notices have
been posted in the big plant of the
York Manufacturing Co., informing
the many mill workers that the plant
will close down Wednesday night for
the balance of the week. This is in
line with the policy of the corpora
ton to run three days a week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-15
BATH SCHOONER DAMAGED

Bath. Me, Oct. 1.-THE Bath own
ed schooner, Lydia j. Deering, was
threatened with destruction Wednes-
she was at the wharves here and come
little damage was done
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-15
FALLS % STORIES
TO DEATH BELOW

New York, Oct. 14-Gustav Baumann,
proprietor of the Biltmore Hotel, went
to the roof of the hotel today to inspect
the carpenter shops there. While looking
over the ledge he lost his balance and
fell % stories to the italian gardens be-
low.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-15

again but could not make any gain
so Hallowell punted to Brisk, but time
was called. Score: 20 to 0.
Fourth Quarter
Gardiner worked few more plays
which netted in another touchdown
and Brisk kicked the goal. After a
few more plays, during which Huston
was disqualified for smuggling, the game
came to an end with the score Ii to O..
Hickey, Sugar and Talbot featured
for Gardiner, while Cottle, Gray and
Falconi were the stars for Hallowell.
Hallowell played well for a crippled
team, there being Leonard, Hobbs and
Johnson out of the game. The lineup:
GARDINER. HALLOWELL.
Davis, Kelley, lie .....,.... re, Falconi
COOK, III .........-....... TT, Lehf
r. hickey, lg .............. re, turner
j. Hickey, C ............... C, Hildreth
Emerson, rg .................. lg, Fogg
Cusick, TT .............,..... 1t, Deane
+. BrlSk, re ............. lie, Nlckerson
Talbot, qb .................. OBJ, Cottle
Sugar, RIB ............ lib. Batchelder
Huston, Davis, lib ........ RIB. Gray
A. Brisk, fb ................... fb, Fish
sTouchdowns, Sugar, Huston, A.
Brisk g Goals from touchdowns, p.
Brisk. Umpire, OBrien. Referee, E
o. Beane. Linesmen, Leonard, Hol-
brook and OBrien. Four 10-minute pc
RODS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-15

day before the committee which is in
vestigating the charges. They told of
seeing uniformed policemen receive
money from persons anxious OF secure
preferred places in the line of ticket
purchasers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-15
SK0WHEGAN BEATEN
BY FARMIkGTON 7 To 0

skowhegan. Me, Oct 14.-(SpeciaD.-
Skowhegan High was defeated here to-
day, I to o. by Pennington High foot
ball eleven. The lineup:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-15

The funeral of the late David Stauty
was held from the Home chapel at 2
P. M. Wednesday, Rev. ]. E. Cochrane
officiating
The funeral of the late Charles E
Stockbridge will be held from the
Home chapel at P. NJ. Thursday,
Rev. j. E. Cochrane officiating.
The returns from furloughs Wednes
day were Nelson Bruyea from Prov
idenee; Jose H. Corbett from East
Brownfield, and Frederick A. Spring
from Gloucester.
Mrs. Bernard e. Varnum and daugh-
ter Merle have returned home from
an extended visit at her old home In
Cherryfield.
Henry Wheeler
Headquarters was notified Wednes-
day of the death of Henry Wheeler.
member of this branch, which occur
red in Boston, Oct. Il. He was born in
Boston, Jan. 8, 1874. He served in Co.
A, 21st Me. Inf. Sept. 10. 1852. and was
discharged Aug. 25. 1863. He was ad-
mitted to the Home from Boston May
/, 1898.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-15

Score: Pennington Z, Skowhegan 0
Touchdown, Dostie Goal from touch
down, Dostie. Umpire. Adams. Referee
Hall. Time, 10-minute periods.
Evening star., 1914-07-26

cliffe, just from his maiIbox, sitting on
the bank of a deep little stream that
edged Pattie's farm. an open letter -
his hand and a great and joyous light II,
his brown eyes, heard a weak cry little
upstream. where the bank was steep and
high, and saw something struggling in
the deepest part Of the river.
He plunged into the water and brought
the little old woman. Aunt Lavender
Penrose. to the bank. She clung to him
many minutes. crying Historically. Don't
cry. Aunt Lavender" he besought her
over and over. You're all right. How
did you happen to fall in the water?"
But she only sobbed the more, and most
piteously.
Then Llewellyn tried another tactic.
Il was just wanting to see you" he
said. but I wasn't expecting to find you
in the river. ! wanted to ask you to
tell me If you. think I've got any show
Aunt Lavender ceased sobbing. With
Pattie?" she gasped You haven't been
near Pattie for six weeks"'
Il know it," he answered. land it's
her for ten years. and could hardly
wait a decent length of time after
poor Herdick died to try to get her
to like me. and to tell how I loved
her: then, when I thought she was
beginning to like me. I had a letter
railroad man and he'd got badly hurt.
Kate's got six and they've not saved
a cent. 1 knew II Lyle died I'd have
to take Kate and the babies. I couldn't
had both feet on my shoulder: but
] just got letter from Kate and she
says Lyle's out of danger and will be
able to go back to work in a week
or SO. I'm free again." he held up
his head with a smile, "and I'm going
10 frfrY1 mo
out of the house because I'm kind of
muddy and wet, will she?'
'Oh. Lew!' Aunt Lavender cried. II
thought it was me keepin' you away.
I thought you was .gettin' out of the
notion of Pattie since you realized
how many there were of US incum-
brances. Uncle Jimmie's little bit of
money keeps him. but I haven't got
anything. and II was considerin'
Eettin' ,o,'a. out Of your - and Patties way!
heart to see her lose you when she
was wantin' you. I've come down here
to the river three times and every
time I've went back afraid of COM
mittin' sin. But today my head got to
swimmin' and I slipped and couldn't
ca tch myself!
A lump arose in Llewellyn's throat
IF this law nephew doesn't treat this
old woman right. so she'll be happy to
her grave" he said to himself. "slay
him. God.'
Why. auntie." he murmured aloud,
drawing the old lady close in his arms.
the convincing tenderness of his tones
and touch sending thrills of ecstasy
through her heart, don't you know
what Pattie loves I'm bound to love.
too?"
Don't tell Pat, Lew" Aunt Laven-
der besought him as they neared the
house. "I ever thought Of drown my
self. She might think I didn't think
she loves me"
Well keep it a secret between us.
forever" averred Llewellyn.
(THE END.)
Evening star., 1914-07-26

mother to care for and his six little SIS
ters-the eldest only sixteenTto edu-
cate. SO he had to stand dumbly by
and see Pattie's parents marry her 10
Hedrick, man twice her age
But Hedrick was we'll to do and ac-
cording to Granny Lowe, "one OF the
kind that never gave his mother tear
o. sorrow" so Pattie had been content,
if not particularly happy.
After a while Llewellyn's mother had
died. Then his sisters, to the next
youngest. had married. one by one In
the year the baby" received her diplo-
died.
Pattie was left with a rocky little
farm (Hedrick had lost most of his
property in the second year of his
marriage). little daughter of nine. a
little son of five, Aunt" Lavender Pen
rose and Uncle Jimmie Price.
Uncle Jimmie was Hedrick's old
cousin who had fed to Hedrick and
Pattie for a home and sympathy when
his stepson's wife had trampled on his
heart. Aunt Lavender was the, childless
widow of Pattie's uncle, Jesse Penrose-
She had tried living with Pattie's two
older sisters. women of means, but in
an anguish of hurt love and bruised
pride had finally come to Pattie:
Uncle Jimmie had wee bit of prop
erty that brought him 5000 year.
which sufficed for his modest wants
but Aunt Lavender. brought up in the
luxury of an old Virginia home. had
lost her property curing the war ana
1t had taken her last penny to bury
Uncle Jesse.
Llewellyn found 1t a hard task to
wait until Hedrick had been six months
in his grave before he began to cross
the fields that lay between his little
farm and Pattie's. Then he did cross
them nearly every evening. Pattie
bloomed like a rose in her new happi-
ness. One evening after Llewellyn had
gone home she came to Aunt Lavender.
and. fiinging her arms about her neck.
laid her blushing. face on the old wom-
ans breast. "I used to love him long
before I married Hedrick, Aunt Laven-
der" she confided. but he never spoke
he couldn't. you know. And 1-Oh.
aunty. aunty, don't you believe he likes
me now"
Aunt Lavender believed it. She had
noticed that Llewellyn's brown eyes
kindIed when Pattie came into the
room She had persuaded garrulous
Uncle Jimmy to retire early, and she
had kept Nellie and noisy little Ted in
Evening star., 1914-07-26
THE DAILY STORY.
The IncumbranCe.
Copyright. 1914. by W. werner)


When Pattie Penrose. with violet
eyes and riotous brown curls and wide,
sweet mouth. married Hedrick Price.
Llewellyn Radcliffe felt that for him
the foundation stones of the earth had
crumbled away.
Ever since one day in August. -FOUR
years before-a day under whose cop
perry sun the air parched and blistered
-L1ewellyn had loved Pattie. That was
the day he had seen her in the loving
kindness of her heart get out OF her
buggy and walk a mile to her home
that a weary pair of pedestrians. old
Granny Lowe and her crippled little
grandson. toilng along in the heat,
might occupy the seat beside her
mother until their home was reached.
Pattie did not see Llewellyn sitting
in the shade of a clump of elder bushes
just over the roadside fence but it was
all the young man could do to keep
himself from hurrying after the little
white figure under its senselessly in
adequate pale blue parasol and saying
then and there. ''Pattie, darling. I love
you," But Llewellyn had his widowed
Evening star., 1914-07-26

1t is very strong and comfortable.
supported by heavy galvanized chains:
slat back and seat. Complete ready to
hang.
Evening star., 1914-07-26
Journalism in St. Petersburg.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
Journalism is venturesome profession
in St. Petersburg, where 10000 men have
gone on strike as a protest against the
measures taken against the labor press.
Two years ago. when a Russian labor
journal, Novaya Rabotchaya Gaseta-" is
sued its Tooth number. it was able to re-
port that Of the previous issues twenty
five had been conf1scated. and for various
articles in other issues fines aggregatine
f5OO had been imposed. The terms of i'm
prisonment for the non-payment Of fines
totaled fifty-one months. The editor OF
the Tooth number was the thirteenth tc
hold the post. all his predecessors being
in prison at the time it was published
1t pays to read the want columns Of
The Star. Hundreds of situations are
filled through them.
Evening star., 1914-07-26

There is an air Of wonderful GOODNESS
about this pretty dress Of black and
white cotton voile with underblouse of
white lawn. The collar and cuffs are of
lawn finished with narrow pleatings of
the same. At the point of the neck is a
little bow of the voile. The long tunic
closes at the front with white voile COW
cred buttons, and two smart little patch
pockets of the voile decorate the sides.
The underskirt, also of the stripe, Is
trimmed on the left with row Of the
white buttons. The gown is girdled with
old blue messaline.
Evening star., 1914-07-26
Going Up.
From the Cornell Widow.

From the Cornell Widow.
Student lat the station-What, A dol
lar and a half for an upper. 1 only paid
a dollar last year.
Ticket Agent-I know, but you see there
has been an increase in the berth rate
since then.
Evening star., 1914-07-26

her room. telling them stories each
evening until their bedtime. that Pattie
might talk to Llewellyn alone in the
living room Now she went to an old
chest in which she kept some treasures
of her youth and brought out a rich
purple satin dress, trimmed with some
beautiful old lace.
Its the color of your eyes, Pattie.
darlin'," she said. "and we'll make 1t
over for you right away. man always
likes for his girl to wear pretty clothes
when he takes her out!'
But before the purple dress was COM
pleted Lewellyn suddenly quit crossing
the fields Three weeks passed. Patue
did not mention Llewellyn. but the trouble
in her eyes was almost too much for
Aunt Lavender
At the end of the third week Lucy
Veal. a tactiess neighbor of Pattie's. came
to pass an afternoon with her.
II did hope, Pat. she said to her. you
was goin' to catch LleweIlyn Radcliffe. I
heard somebody say they saw him settin'
on your porch nearly every evening a
while back. but they hadn't seen him
lately Lew hasn't got much property
to speak of. but he's gettih' the mort
them girls married OF. and he's awful
good and he'd take a heap o hard work
or O you. I tell YOU she went on
presently. II believe the reason he hasn't
took to comm how many incumberances
you've got, Pat OF course, your farm
partly belongs to the children, SO they
are not an incumberance. you might say.
It's them old ones you've saddled your
self with. Uncle Jimmie. he's bad
enough to have around to wait on, but
his 500 helps to keep him. but Aunt
Lavender. she's got nothin'. and Lew
knows it, Men folks are queer-such
things scares 'em off. and ] guess Lew
thinks he's had enough incumberances In
his timev'
Outside the window on the porch poor
old Aunt Lavender. an unwilling listener,
heard Lucy's words with death in her
happiness, Why had she not thought Of
II before?
That night and for many nights Aunt
Lavender did not sleep. Two more weeks
one was a day of heartbreak to the old
lady.
Late one afternoon Lleweliyn Rad
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-13
TURKS LOSE WARSHIP.
Torpedo Boat Reported sunk In
.Euern Sen Near Dardapeiles.

LONDON. Nov. l2.-The Athens corre-
spondent Of the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany says that Turkish torpedo boat
which had escaped from the Dardanelles
has been captured of the island OF Tene-
dos. i've miles from the coast OF Asia
Minor. In the A1gean Sea.
4 despatch from Athens announces mat
a British destroyer has captured two
Turkish sailing vessels Off Tcnedos
The town OF Berat, Albania the des-
patch adds, has been pillagcd and COM
pletely destroyed. Anarchy reigus at Az
Iona and that region OF Albania Is given
over To civil war Partisans OF Renal
hey. numbering 1900. have forced the
Governor to haul down the Turkish nag
and replace It with the Albanian hag'
Thereupon Essad pasha sent 500 troops.
the inhabitants were disarmed and the
Turkish nag was restored"
The Kaiser has ordered all Mohammc-
dams taken prisoners from the allied ar
mics to be- sent to Constantinople to
serve In the Turkish army. accordns to
the Amsterdam correspondent of the Cen
trail News.
The correspondent forwards a despatch
from Bucharest. Rumania, which says
that Hall hey, uncle of Enver Bey, the
leader OF the Young Turks. has arrived
in Bucharest on special mission for
the Turkish Government.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-13
PUT BLAME ON ENGLAND.

BERLIN, via London. Oct. 26.--The Ger
man press expresses astonishment at re-
ports sent here from neutral countries 10
the effect that Turkey had been "bribed'
by Germany TO enter into the war and
that there had been no provocation for
Turkeys participation. Many newspapers
are inclined 20 create the impression that
England forced the Porte into the war .
that, II Turkey had not acted when she
did, England's long and carefully pre-
pared plans against the Porte" would
have been carried out successfully.
As early as September 80 the Berliner
TdOebldtt printed a report from It's cor
respondent in Rome that the London
Daily MAJ had announced that England
was planning an invasion OF Palestine
starting In Egypt. On the same day the
report from Constantinople, purportng 10
come from n highly reliable source very
close TO the Khedlve":
THE British Ambassador when received
by the Khedive yesterday demanded in the
name OF the London Cabinet that the
Khedive leave Cons'antinople at once
The British Government, the diplomat
said, was Offering the Khedve a residence
in Naples. Palermo or Florence. The trip
TO this residence. he added. must be under
taken by sea.
THE Khedive replied he did not have
to take orders from England. This reply
left no room for doubts and the British
envoy retired with visible embarrass-
ment from the audience room reply
in such definite form had not been eN-
pected,
1T is further learned that England had
planned 10 kidnap the Khedlve and mis-
in his suite and take them as hostages to
Malta"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-13

In Balkan winter now begun there is
little prospect OF successful invasion OF
the Servian mountains.
On the Danube and tho vistula Aus
trta has failed. Meantime, he neigh
bors. Italy and Rumania, continue to look
with unmistakable interest upon Austrian
provinces populated by those who speak
the italian and Roman tongues. Dalms-
tia, Trieste. the Trentlno. Pennsylvania,
these are prizes to he had almost for the
taking now. IL would seem.
few weeks ago Rumania seemed on
the point OF Joining the Allies. Petro-
grad frankly said that Pukovina then In
Russian hands, would be tho immedia ate
reward. But promptly thereafter tho Ger
man invasion temporarily changed the
face Of the eastern situation. only tenn
porarily, however. for to-day Russian
troops are In Czernowitz. Bukovlna is
being reconquered. VIII Rumanan roy
atty be able TO withstand the pressure OF
national ambition much longer?
Looking toward the Balkans II II pat
ent that Allied diplomacy IL busy and no,
unsuccessful. Turkey has entered the
war on the German side This was next
to inevitable always But bulgaria. re-
mains neutral. and there Is frank rumor
that Russia IL busy settling the outstand-
ing grievance between Balkan Powers
preparatory to reestablishing II alliance
that crushed Turkey.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-13
SAYS BRITISH TREAT
ALLPRISONERS WELL
Report Of Official Investigator
DisprOvcs Charges by
Germans.
CAPTIVE OFFICERS PAID
Specia, Cab,, D,,no,cb 70 Tn, srv

LONDON, Nov. i2-The Kostntscbe zetf-
un0 prints tho full text Of the report of
Chandler +. Anderson, former counsellor
Tor the Department of State at Washing
ton' on the condition of German prisoners
IN Great Britain. Mr.. Anderson made
inc investigation under orders from Wash
lngton Following German charges that
German prisoners were III treated
MI Anderson's report entirely indorsed
the statements OF Chandler Hale. former
assistant secretary of state and now in
charge OF the Austrian branch OF the
american Embassy. and disproved the al
legations made by German newspapers OF
bad treatment.
Inc commandant OF each camp allowed
the American investigators to 20 every
where and talk privately with the pri.-
oners. Nobody complained Of III treat
ment. on the contrary. the prisoners spoke
appreciatively OF the commandments and
the military guards. with whom they were
on good terms. Food was plentiful and
the cooking. sleeping and bathing arrange
ments were found 20 be satisfactory. The
oincers are kept in separate quarters and
nave servants assigned to them. They
receive half the pay OF officers OF CORE
spending rank In Great Britain
library OF German books is accessible
10 all and correspondence Is allowed sub
lect TO censorship. Money may he received
by the prisoners.