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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
Native Troops Daring

Officers who have returned from
the front describe a difficult and dan
gerous task performed by the native
troops during the night along the Bel
gian coast. They surprised ana de-
stroyed a German ammunition park,
thus putting out of action several
German batteries which had caused
great annoyance to the Allies, who
could not reach them with their ar
tillery.
In absolute darkness several natives
crept up stealthily and killed the
German sentries. They then set fire to
a thicket where the ammunition wag-
ons were sheltered, causing all the
shells to explode.
The German lines have been visibly
thinned to the south of Lille and St.
Quentin and along the lines of trench
es leading to the eastern frontier, but
in the neighborhood of Craonne and
Derry Au-Bac, on the Aisne, where
General Won Kluck is commanding,
the German forces are in great
strength.
1t is believed that the German troops
who captured Antwerp are now massed
near the Belgian coast and that they
visions which have been brought from
the long front where the siege has
progressed for SO many weeks. A re-
currence of the German offensive was
expected near Craonne, where Gen
Won kluck started a sharp diversion
to test the strength of the Allies lines
and was thrown back. Further east,
in the Argonne region, and on the
frontier, severe fighting continues in
cessantly, as the result of which the
French troops are reported to have
made constant progress.
The cavalry of the Allies are per-
forming marvels of endurance. One
regiment took part in 10 encounters in
a single day. at the same time cover
ing more than 40 miles of ground. The
other attachments are doing equally
well. Their orders are to hold the Ger
mans back and worry them night and
day, but they have also developed an
offensive movement of their own, and
have succeeded in driving the Germans
into the reserves.
The Allies artillerymen have sue
cessfully adopted a ruse to prevent
the German aviators from discover
ing the positions of their batteries
They keep piles of brushwood near
their guns and when a German aero
plane is signalled the brushwood is
placed over the guns and the men lie
down beneath it or take shelter in the
trees, where they remain immovable
until the airmen have passed out of
sight
Eight French cannon put Is German
3-inch guns out of action in half an
hour between the Aisne and the Disc
and prevented the Germans from eff
fecting a plan to cut communications.
Prior to this French and German
cavalry fought a minor action in which
the Germans were repulsed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
DRIVES REBELS IN
A HEADLONG ROUT
But Few Wounded in
Fighting When Bot
has Forces Come in
Contact with Those of
Beyers-In Pursuit of
Defeated my of
Beyers

London, Oct. 2S, S.35 p. M.-The fol-
lowing official statement was issued
tonight regarding the rebellion in the
Union of South Africa:
General Botha reports that he left
Rustenburg Ga district in the west part
of the TransvaaI colony on Tuesday
morning and proceeded in the direction
in which Gen. Christian Beyers, with
his command was supposed to be. He
came in touch with Gen. Beyers' men
on the forenoon and drove them in
headlong rout the whole of the day
and captured so of them fully armed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
B. 6 NJ. BOARD OF
DIRECTORS H AS
A MEMDER ADDED
new TRUSTEES

Boston, Oct 2S.-At the adjourned an
nual meeting of the Boston & Maine Rail-
road Co. held here today the board of di-
rectors was increased from Is to IA, five
old directors resigned and the five new
trustees agreed upon by the federal au-
thorities and C. S. Cook of Portland, Me-.
and e. G. Eastman of Exeter, n. H.,
were added to the board. Frank P. Car
penter, one of the trustees, was member
of the old board.
At subsequent meeting of the new
board of>directors James H. Hustis was
reelected president, Herbert E. Fisher
treasurer and Arthur B. Nichols clerk.
The increase in the number of direc-
tors was made upon a motion of Judge
NJ. P. Knowlton, chairman of the trus-
tees.
The new directorate is made up as fol-
lows: James II. Hustis, Frederic c. Du-
maine, Samuel Carr. James NJ. Prender-
grast, Chas. w. Bosworth, James D. Up
ham, George H. Prouty, Frank P. Car
penter, Marcus P. Knowlton, James l..
Doherty, Henry b. Day, Charles P. Hall.
Charles s. Cook and E. G. Eastman.
The directors who resigned were Rich
ard Olney, A w. Sulloway. Lucius Tut
tie, E. F. Greene and Alexander Coch-
rane
Before the meeting Judge Knowlton
made the following statement in behalf
of the trustees:
"The purpose of the decree lately en-
tered in the federal court of New York
is to take control of the Boston & Maine
from the New Haven and rest 1t tempo
rarily in the board of trustees. whose
duty 1t is to see to it that the Boston &
Maine is operated and managed indepen-
IDENTIFY of other corporations with a view
solely to the interests of the public ana
of its stockholders and members of the
corporation, and to elect officers for the
accomplishment of this purpose. 1t is
proposed ultimately to dispose of the
stock to the best advantage under an or
der of the court in such a way as shall
make the separation of the two corpora
tons permanent and to the best advan-
tage of the New Haven company
THE decree expressly authorizes the
election of the trustees into the direct
torate of the railroad and 1t seems
to contemplate at least to this extent
a probable change in the managing
board of the corporation.
THE directors elected at the annu-
al meeting in 1913 were IS in number
Some of them. after having accepted
office resigned at different times, sew
eral months ago, so that the present
number is only IS. Others declined
to be considered as candidates for re-
Continued on Page 2-column y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
SUMMING UP OF
DEFENCE IN u, S,
STEEL SUIT AT
PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia, Oct. 2S.-The defence
today closed its side of the case in the
federal suit to dismemper the United
States Steel Corporation or the
ground that it is an illegal trust, and
the government began it's final attack
against the big organization. John G.
johnson of Philadelphia summed up
for the defence in a two-hour speech
and Jacob M. Dickinson, chief coun-
sci for the government In the case,
began his argument in rebuttal. lie
hopes to conclude by tomorrow eve
ming.
Mr.. Johnson opened with the gener-
al statement that the weight of the
evidence in the suit was all against
the government; that the things COM
planned of rested upon imperfect
statements and that when the govern
ment saw it's allegations had not
been substantiated by the evidence it
should have withdrawn the action. No
one had been harmed by the organiza-
ton Of the Steel Corporation, he said.
so far as the record showed nor Lad
any one consumer or competitor heep
unfairly dealt with by the parent COM
pany or any Of its subsidiaries. In his
peroration, Mr.. Johnson said the court
is asked to cut up the great organiza-
ton into miserable fragments" He
predicted another war after the pres
ent European conflict is over, war
in which Germany will battle for the
commerce. of the world and in which
war the steel companies in the United
States will be as pigmies if the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation is disin-
tegrated.
Mr.. Dickinson before proceeding to
the evidence in the case, said there
was never big corporation brought
into court for some violation of the
law that did not hide its head in the
claim that to strike it down would be
detrimental to the best interests of the
public. He disagreed with Mr.. Johnson
that the government had not substan
,tiatcd its case and pointed out what
he declared to be conclusive proofs
Of Instances Of the violation Of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
BELIEVE so
MINERS Died
BY REVERSAL
OF PUMPS

Royalton, ILL.,, Oct. 2s.-The disaster
at the mine of the Franklin Coal &
Coke Co., near here yesterday from
the workings of which AZ bodies have
so men persisted was caused by the
explosion by a miners lamp of a peck
ct of gas located the night before by
a mine inspector and marked danger
Gus.
large proportion of the dead were
sacrificed, it was said today, in order
to save the lives of nearly 300 others
in more distant workings. Reversal
of the air pumps saved 2S5 miners
scattered among the galleries at the
expense of booming to death those in
the zone of the explosion who had es-
capped being disabled and were trying
to reach the air shaft.
Reversal of the pumps kept the main
workings free of after damp but most
of the dead, it is thought, We're there
by forced to become its victims.
The facts regarding the cause of the
gas explosion were brought out by
members of the State Mining Board.
The immediate cause of the death of
those who persisted was learned from
the statements of Leo Bethany, a
miner, who escaped through the air
shaft, and James D. Brown, mine
manager The coroner's inquest began
this afternoon.
The inquest is expected to settle the
question as to whether the reversal OF
the pumps contributed to the deaths
of the victims.
The widows of two Italian miners
killed in the explosion were found
dead in their shacks here today Ply
sicians declared they had died of grief
and shock. With scores of others the
two women stood at the mouth of the
mine all day yesterday and late into
the night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
Five New Members

Twelve members of The old board
were reelected. The five new men,
hers are:
Benjamin Campbell of New Haven,
vice president of the company; Frank
w. Matteson of Providence; Joseph 3.
Russell of Boston; Eli Whitney of
New Haven and Harris Whittemore OF
Naugatuck, Conn.
The Full Board
The full board Is now made up as fol-
lows Frederick F. Brewster, Benjamin
Campbell, Arthur T. HadIey and Eli
Whitney of New Haven; W. Murray
Crane of Dalton, Mass: T. Dewitt Cuyler
of Philadelphia; Harvard Elliott, James
T. Richards and Joseph b. Russell of
Boston: j. II. Harding and John T. Pratt
of New York; Frank w. Matteson of
Providence; Francis T. Maxwell of Rock
Vile. ct; Augustus S. May of Bridge
port; Henry X. McHarg of Stamford
Edward Milligan of Hartford and Harris
Whittemore of Nauratuck.
These directors declined to stand for
reelection:
Samuel Rea of Philadelphia; D. New
ton Barney of Pennington, CT; R. w.
Taft of Providence and J. S. Hemingway
of New Haven. OF those reelected T.
Dewitt Cuyler will serve as representing
the Pennsylvania Railroad interests in
place of President Rea. who, it is an
nounced, found it impossible to serve.
The meeting was SHINY attended. Pres
ident Elliott announced that there were
proxies on hand representing $4,000 shares
or 10000 more than majority.
Mr. Elliott made a lengthy statement
in which he expressed the hope that the
road is now emerging from its troubles
and en- the way to better times By strict
economies he said, there had been a gain
in net earnings during the year.
In reply to criticism that had been
made, Mr.. Elliott said it was not true
that directors had solicited proxies. and
1t was not true that money was being
spent needlessly. Legal expenses have
been high, he explained because of the
companys difficulties. and it had been
deemed wise to pay for good legal advice.
The expenses are now rapidly decreasing
as the tangled affairs are being unrav-
eled. The decrease in July and August
was $4,000, he said.
Mr. Elliott spoke of the alleged in
justice done to railroads by operation of
the parcel post, citing an instance of the
shipment from Philadelphia to Boston a
few days ago of $5,0000e0 in gold weigh
! ing IL tons, on which the government
saved its express charges and the rail-
roads goth nothing for carriage or pro-
lection.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
COLD ORLAWFUL
MONEY DEMAND
IN TRANSFERS TO
RESERVE BANKS

Washingtn, Oct. 2S.-The Federal
Reserve Board tonight notified all
banks that are members of the new
system that golc or lawfufNs money
must be used in making the traflsfer
of reserve deposits from the preseA t
banks to the Federal Reserve Banks
This step is designed to fill the vaults
of the IL Reserve Banks with money
a. once and will permit the ready is
sue of federal reserve notes 20 mem.
Der banks.
The board announced also that this
order will apply to subscriptions to
be made to the capital stock of Re-
serve Banks by the member institu-
lions, the first instruments of which
are due on Nov. 2. The transfer of
reserves will begin after the secre-
tary of the treasury makes formal
notification of the opening of the IL
banks Nov. 16.
THE Federal Reserve Board APP
peals to the patriotic spirit of all
member banks large and SMALL. said
the board in its announcement, ito
do their utmost in facilitating the diff
ficult work now thrown upon the Of
ficers of the newly created Reserve
Banks and to do all in their power to
secure for the new system the great
est possible success from the begin
ming"
No compilation as yet been given
by the department showing the exact
amount of money to be transferred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
ALICE THIEVES
and DETECTIVES
HAVE COMBINED
AT CHICAGO, ILL.

Chicago. Oct. ADMINISTRATORS of
the City Council Crime Commission to-
day gave testimony, under oath, to
support their charges that certain
police detectives We're working in col
fusion with known thieves. John p.
Mortimer and Paul r. Clawsen testi-
fed that, posing as pickpockets, they
had met and bargained for protection
with Michael J. Mulvey and Harry E.
Power, detective seIgeants.
The investigators testified before the
police trial board, where Mulvey and
Power are having a hearing or charg-
es of grating brought by James. A.
Gleason, chief of police.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
ALLIES CLAIMING
GREAT SUCCESSES
Hold Line from Newport to Dixmude = Native
Troops Destroy Ammunition Park

Paris, Oct. 2S, 11.56 P. M.-The vigor
of the German attacks in the north
was diminished greatly today, after
they had carried out two surprise as
saults during the night, which cost
both sides dear.
Real success has been attained by
the Allies, who have not only pre-
vented a breach of their lines, but
have made considerable progress and
now firmly hold the line from Nieu-
borhood of Lille.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
Conditions and General Forecast

Washington, Oct. 2S-Weather condi-
lions and general forecast: The rapid
succession of extensive pressure changes
continues The cool high area of Tues
day over the eastern section of the coun-
try has almost disappeared and pressure
is again low from the upper Mississippi
valley eastward There was, however, no
precipitation over any portion of the
country except some light local rains
from the north upper Lake region east
ward There were heavy killing frosts
or freezing temperatures Wednesday
morning in the Atlantic and Gulf states
as far south as the interior of North Car
olina, but during the day there was a
general and decided rise in temperatures
in these states
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
Official Communication from Petrograd
Announces the Latest War Developments

Petrograd, oct. 2s.-The following Of
fetal communication was issued to-
day from general headquarters:
In the battle which has been in
progress for four days south of the
Pilitza river in the forests on the line
extending from the Bialoguera
(BialobrzegD to Glowaczow, Policzna
and Janowiec, our troops have inflicted
upon the Austro- German forces a Sc
we're de feat. Between the Pilitzaa and
Glowaczow the heroic efforts of our
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29

troops definitely broke down on Oct.
26, the resistance of the goth corps and
reserve guard corps of the Germans.
ION the center after fighting of an
extremely desperate character we sue
ceeded in establishing a firm foothold
on the border OF forest in the region
of the villages of Adamoff, Zeverinoff
and Marianoff.
"On the left wing we captured by
assault a defensive position establish
Continued on Page Column q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
DROP TEN FROM NEW HAVEN
DIRECTORATE AND ANNOUNCE
PROBITY OF The SEVENTEEN
None Participated in Purchase of Properties
Subjected to Complaints Board

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 2S.-The di-
rectorate of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad was de-
creased from 81 to II members at the
annual meeting of the stockholders to-
day. The company points out in a
statement that no member of the new
board participated in the purchase OF
properties OF the company about which
there has been complaint
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
INFANTRY MAKES
SMALL ATTACKS
Artillery Firing Has
Stopped While Men
Seek Sleep After SUI
perhuman EndeavOrs
For Ten Days-Ger-
mans Call for Rein
fOrcements

London, Oct. 2S.-9.40 P M-The
limit of human endurance has been
reached in the battle in West F1and-
ers, and the fighting, which slacken9d
yesterday, came to an almost COM
plete stop today. There may have
may continue, but dispatches from
points along the Dutch frontier state
that the artillery firing has ceased.
Passengers crossing the Channel to-
night bring the same news.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29

antitrust law. He produced testimony
of witnesses in the case tending to
show by the merging of competitive
companies, the Steel Corporation had
unduly restrained trade and COMPETE
iton. In reply to a question of the
court. Mr.. Dickinson said that If the
Steel Corporation had done nothing
unlawful after its organization the
government still would have prayed
for the dissolution of the corporation
on the ground that it's formation was
Illegal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
GREECE, ITALY, ALBANIA

Paris, Oct. %, 3.35 P. M.--The
action of Greece in occupying
the southern end of Albania is
regarded by competent observ-
ers here to be news of great mo-
ment and which may cause Italy
also to occupy a part of Albania.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
BIC JAP LINER
REPORTED SUNK

Berlin, Oct. 2S.-(By Wireless to
Sayville, L. 1.-THE German cruiser
Emden according to an official an
nouncement today has sunk big Jap
anese liaer bound for Singapore. Ac-
cording to the Italian newspaper
Stampa the German cruisers Emden
and Karlsruhe up to the present time
have bunk 33 vessels aggregating a
tonnage Of 10000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29

british L EA DERS,
In Whom the Nation
Places Unlimited Conf
denCe in CriSiS--Gen. Sir
Charles Douglas (At Top
Who Succeeds Sir John
French as Chief of Staff,
And { At Bottonl) Admiral
Jeliicoe TN Supreme Com
nrand of Home Fleets
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
PRINCE MAURICE KILLED

Lo2don, Oct. 28.-1 P. M
Princel Maurice of Battenberg, a
cousip of King George and a son
of Princess Henry of Batten-
berg, has been killed on the bat
tlefield in France. He was an Of
ficer of the Kings Royal Rifle
Corps.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
POTATOES and
APPLES SHIPPED

St. John. n. b., Oct. 28.-One hun
bred thousand bushels of potatoes and
several hundred thousand barrels OF
apples, New Brunswick's war gift to
the British troops in the European war
were sent on the steamer Sellasia,
which sailed for an English port today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
Pursuit Continues

"In the fighting which took place
towards the end of the pursuit one of
Gen. Botha's men and several of Bey-
ers' command were wounded.
when the report was made the
pursuit was still in progress
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
PROBABLY RAIN

Washington. Oct. 2s.-Forecast for
northern New England Unsettled
Thursday, probably local rains Friday
partly cloudy. Southern New England:
Cloudy Thursday; Friday fair. Eastern
New York: Cloudy Thursday. probably
local rains interior Friday fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
LIQUOR CRAZED;
KILLS CHILDREN

Galesburs. ILL.,, Oct. 23.-Crazed
by liquor, w. w. Stromberg today
shot and killed his three children
and wounded himself and his wife.
Mrs. Stromhers's hand was shot
off. Strombers, who is proprietor of
one of the largest confectionery
stores here, will die.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
Boston Forecast

Boston, Oct 2S.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity: Fair Thursday and Friday;
moderate southwest to west winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-29
THE WEATHER

Unsettled Thursday; probably
local rains Friday, partly cloudy
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-13

The explosion breaks up the earth for a ra-
dius OF 40 feet around the charge, and the
charges are put in in rows so that the min
ing can be done in trenches After the rock
has been broken, it is dug up with picks and
crowbars 1t is broken up into Jumps of
such size that they can be loaded upon the
cars, and be taken to the factories where it
is further reduced by machinery made for
the purpose
Nitrate is seldom found pure in nature
AS 1t lies i'll the desert it is mixed with other
rock, and the best of the deposits contain
only from 40 to 90 per cent OF pure nitrate
OF soda If the ore contains more than 20
per cent it is called caliche, and if less than
that it is costra. The costra lies on the top,
and the caliche is usually found underneath.
Before the stuff can be used it must be re-
fined and all the earth and rock taken out
The laws require that the salts exported
must be o5 per cent or more pure. 1t is such
salts that form the nitrate or soda of COM
merce.
There have been but few changes in the
methods of nitrate reduction since | visited
this region, now more than Is years ago.
There are many more ofhcnas, as the nj
trate factories are called, and the output has
been quadruped; but the methods Of work
ing are just about the same. The average
ofiiclna is collection of great buildings
with tall smokestacks rising above them. 1t
has thousands of dollars worth of costly
machinery, vast tanks for boiling the nj
trate rock and crushers like those of smell
ter that break the rock to pieces 1t has set
ting watts, in which the liquor containing the
pure nitrate of soda is left, until it has drop
ped its burden OF valuable salts, and also ar
engagements for bagging the salts and ship
ping them down to the seacoast over the
railroad
Some of the largest plants OF this kind