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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-30
r. P. HAZARD CO.
REPORT GOOD BUSINESS

That business has been good with
the II. p. Hazard Co. during the past
year is apparent from letter that the
company is sending to its statesmen
throughout the country. Among the
items of interest are the following;
That the fall run for the year 1914 is
the largest in the history of their bus
mess: that December will be the
largest month in the history OF their
business; that an approximate increase
of sc per cent for spring delivery has
'been made over that Of last year; that
RETURNS" are less at the present writ
ing than they have been for some
time: that they are one Of the few fac
tories that have actually produced
army shoes. The company has pooled
their interests in securing army con-
tracts with the w. H. McEiwain co.
and have in conjunction with them
kept several representatives ABROAD
ever since there has been any consid-
cradle demand for army shoes. Inc
company received a cablegram from
London Tuesday stating that anotn-
er, order. for. army shoes was on It's
way to Gardiner. ss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-30
SHUCRUE BEATS
CHARLIE WHITE

New York, Dec. 29.-Joe Shugrue Of
Jersey City outfought Charlie White
of Chicago in a 10-round bout at Mad
ison Square Garden tonight. Shrugrue
had the better of seven rounds.
Both men weighed in under 1873
pounds at o'clock and their ringside
weights were: Shugrue 1891; White
1904.
1t was a clean fast fight. Shugrue
forced the pace nearly all the way
while White during the early rounds,
was cool and seemingly confident. He
met Shugrue's rushes with snappy
left hooks and right counters. but he
depended for the greater part on his
left hand.
Shugrue shot jab after jab to the
face and White retaliated with left
hooks and short right crosses, one Of
which cut Shugrue's nose In the OPEN
ing round At times they stood toe
to toe in hot mixes, but invariably the
Jersey lad had the better of the argu-
ment.
Although honors were even in the
fourth. White stumbled off his bal
ance and Shugrue caught him with a
left swing in the stomach. In the fifth,
sixth and seventh Joe forced the fight
ing and. frequently blocked Whites
returns cleverly.
In the eighth the Chicago lad show
ed aggressiveness and sent in some
hard blows to the body as well as
hooking right and left to the head
and face. At the end of the round he
landed a hard left hook far back on
the Jaw. This was Whites best round
Shugrue kept up his jabbing tactics
in hte ninth and blocked cleverly, hav-
ing the best of this session.
The final round was full of fast
work by both men. White landed some
swift left hooks to the face and also
had the better of the mitigating, al
which he was not successful as in the
previous rounds. He used both hands
| to advantage, taking the honors Of che
round in hurricane style.
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q r. .
Arras, Northern France, Sunday,
Dec. q. P. NJ. Via Paris, Dec. 20,
11.55 A. M.-That portion Of the
French army which is holding the
lines near Arras today attacked the
Germans on front IL miles long. They
carried half a mile Of German trench
es near Lens by assault and tonight
they are holding these positions in
force.
The way for this attack was pre-
pared by a violent artillery and ma
chine gun fire.
French Charge
While the Germans were thus en-
gagged along the entire line Of this
part of their defence works, the
French fire opposite Lens suddenly
ceased. Instantly French infantrymen
leaped from their trenches and charg-
ed the German positions which were
from 100 to 200 yards distant. A brief
and furious bayonet encounter
brought victory to the French. The
Germans were routed.
1t was all over in 20 minutes.
When this attack began q group of
French staff officers were showing two
correspondents Of The Associated
Press the remnants in the great
square square of Arras of the Hotel
Deville Clown hall) and the once
wonderful belfry which had airily
dominated the old Spanish portion of
of the city.
Artillery Opens Fire
A gun sounded far down the
French line. instantly uncountable
numbers of detonations, great and
small, near and remote, shattered the
quiet of the empty ruined city. The
heavy French field artillery, the four
and five-inch guns, were opening fire
from the works for miles in either di-
rection, outside the town upon the
German lines.
A moment later the projectiles OF
the German guns began to hiss over
head and burst with crashing noise
| Fifty shells fell within half an hour
| on this city. half of which already was
| in ruins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-30
FRENCH DENY :
GERMAN CLAIM

Paris, Dec. 20, 2.55 p. MA second
official announcement was made by
the French military authorities this
afternoon. It is as follows:
| IAN official German cpmmunAca-
ton dated Dec. 26, and transmitted
generally to all stations where Wire
less kilograms are copied, refers to
the fact that it often happens that
the shells used by the German field
artillery do not explode. AT the same
time, the statement is made that these
shells were taken by capture from the
French or the Belgians.
.The Germans. who daily have ex-
celient opportunities to observe the
efficacy Of the French artillery have
now discovered a new quality in our
guns. This is that they are dangerous
only when operated by Frenchmen.
s "Let us believe that this is only one
moro Of the romantic tales painstak-
ingly spread abroad by the German
wireless system"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-30
DR.. BISBEE ON
TRIAL CHARGED
WITH MURDER


Middlebury, VT, Dec. 29.-Dr. Don
A. Bisbee. a druggist of Bristol. who
was arrested after the deaths Of IS
men supposedly from wood alcohol
poisoning, was placed on trial here
today on four charges of manslaugh-
ter. The prosecution alleges that the
deaths resulted from drinking liquor
containing wood alcohol, which Bis
bee is charged with selling. The de-
PENDENT is also under indictment on
two counts for violating the liquor
laws. Bisbee pleaded not guilty. A jury
was selected in less than two hours
and the presentation of evidence was
begun. DT. B. H0EStone OF the. state
laboratory staff testified that am au I
topsy on the body Of Cyrus CnrrysS one
Of the victims named in the indictment
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FRENCH ATTACK IL Mile FRONT
AND SECURE half Mile TRENCH0F
GERMANS 0PEN WITH ARTILLERY

s. y
AS the crashing projectiles burst all
around, progress had to be made by
ciinging to the housefronts, wherever
this was feasible, then dashing across
the streets and open spaces which gen.
orally were barricaded or strewn with
barbed wire entanglements and through
which narrow, winding gangways per-
mitted passage.
German Trenches Plain
The German trenches may be plainly
discerned at the ends of the boulevards
leading into the suburbs at a distance
of 800 yards, and wherever group OF
men appears at the French end the Ger
man machine guns open fire. The thor
oughfares, therefore, always are tray
ersed at a run, while pedestrians al
ways are ready to throw themselves fat
on the ground when a shell falls near at
hand, so as to avoid splinters.
Strangely enough a number of boys,
whose families are among those remain
ing In the town. play uneoncernedly in
the side streets and often hesitate to
obey the orders of officers who bid them
not to expose themselves.
Suburbs Under Fire
Some of the suburbs, particularly
Blangy and st. Catherine, are continu-
ously under fire, while the railway sta
ton and the hospital have been virtually
demolished. In every house, even where
untouched by a projectile, all the win
,dows have been broken by the strong vi
brations.
The advanced French and German
trenches are within Is or 20 yards of
each other in the suburbs.
While the French were digging q gall
Iery yesterday they came within foot
or SO of German sappers driving coun-
termine. The French could hear the Ger
mans talking. Hastily placing their car
fridge of high explosive In position the
French miners lighted the fuse and got
away, the charge exploding the German
mine while the diggers still were in it.
This mine work causes constant disauiet
as soldier never knows when his trench
may go up into the air. $50
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French REPORT
SUBMARINE LOSS

Paris, Dec. 20, 4.55 r. M.-The min
istry of marine today issued an an
nouncement confirming the loss of the
French submarine Curie in Austrian
waters. as has been previously report
ed in newspaper dispatches.
The text Of the announcement fol-
lows:
"The French submarine Curie was
sent alone into the harbor of Pola, the
Austrian naval base, against certain
Austrian warships. Not having re-
turned within the time expected the
ministry of the marine assumed that
the information Of the foreign press
is correct, namely that the Curie has
been sunk and her crew taken prison
ers.',' u > s4ts. 1tssa re ,fs..,Nsag
The Curie was 167 feet long, and car
ried complement OF "a men.
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WILL WATCH OLD YEAR
OUT AND NEW YEAR IN

In accordance with the custom the
old year will be watched out and
the New Year in" at the Highland
avenue Methodist church Thursday
evening beginning at 9 o'clock. The
xfrst hour will be in charge of the OFF,
cial board, H. NJ. Twombly, chairman.
The subject for this hour will be The
General Purpose of Watch Meet
ing" From 10 to IL will be young
Peoples hour and will be in charge
of the Epworth League. The subject
will be THE Years Motto. Earnest
ness, During this hour refreshments
will be served. The closing hour VIII
be devoted to a conservation meeting,
in charge of the pastor A musical
program will be given during the
meetings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-30
REPUBLICANS OF
MINNESOTA HAVE
ORGANIZED LEAGUE

st. Paul, Gee. 29.-Republican leaders
Of Minnesota seeking reorganization of
the party in this state met today and
organized the Republican League OF
Minnesota. 1t was decided to hold
a state convention not later than July
10, 1915. The Wilson administration
was disapproved. You cannot re-
verse the Industrial political and eco
nomic policy of the nation without de-
preston declared Frank B. Kellogg,
one of the speakers.
I'VE have found out that in the last
two years"
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CONFESSES THE
KILLING CHILD IN
AN ATTEMPT TO
KILL SWEETHEART

Millville, y. j., Dec. 29.-The mys-
terry surrounding the killing last night
of Beatrice Bailey, six years old, who
was struck by a bullet that came
through a window at the home of her
grandmother at Buckshutem, near
here, where she was passing the hol-
idays, was cleared up today when
George Ham, 20 years old, was ar
rested and confessed, according to
the police, that he had accidentally
shot the child while trying to kill his
sweetheart.
There was no clue to the mysterious
shooting until a young woman member
of the family told the police that
Ham had been jealous of her
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BOOKS WILL SUBSTITUTE
REPORTING TO POLICE

Somerville, Mass, Dec. ga book
which contains a story conveying a
moral lession bearing on the offence of
which he is guilty will be given to
each juvenile offender whom the To-
cal police court may turn over to the
probation officer, it was announced by
James 7. Mulroy, a probation officer,
today. Mr.. Mulroy says ne believes
that the frequent reporting at the po-
lice station of boys on probation has
bad moral effect on the youthful
minds. A room at the public library
has heen assigned to hiha and hereaft-
err all boys on probatith win be re-
auired to- report at the library each
week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-30

Attorney A. L. Perry has a news
paper of considerable interest. 1t is
an extra edition of the old Gardner
Home Journal, bearing the date OF
April 2e. 1860. The paper was issued
the day after the regular weekly edi-
ton and was published exclusively to
gave an account of the fire that
caused a loss of over 100000 to the
CITY. This fire is described as the
most destructive ever known on the
Kennebec". Over 80 buildings, inelud-
ing 5 saw mills, IL dwellings, plan
ing mill. bridge and several machine
shops. were burned.
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CHELSEA

Edgar Kirkpatrick and friend, John
Hall of the battleship Utah were
Christmas guests of Mr.. kirkpatrick S
sister, Mrs. John Barney. Mrs. Bar
ney is also entertaining her mother.
Misses Della and Blanch Yeaton of
Augusta passed Christmas with their
mother. Mrs. Lizzie Yeaton, at the old
homestead
Oliver Gould of North Dakota is the
guest of his father, Leonard Gould.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hayes and Mr..
and Mrs Theodore Hayes passed
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Burbank.
Eugene Morgan of Randolph was a
recent visitor in town.
David p. Hayes, seaman in the U.
S. Navy, Torpedo Naval station, New
port, r. l.. returned to his post Tues
day, after passing the Christmas week
end with his father, Theodore Hayes,
Searles Mills.
Charles Malany and family passed
Christmas with Mr. Malany's mother
in Whitefleld.
Miss Esther Morang came home
from Woolwich to pass the Holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Morang.
Mrs Octavia Morrell returned home
Monday. after passing the Christmas
weekend with her daughter, Mrs.
Gertrude Gellespie of Gardiner.
Thomas Trask and family have taxi
en- I'D their annual residence In Au-
gusta during the cold months.
Miss Gladys and Master Clyde Coop
er of Readfleld were recent guests OF
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Or
chard Cooper
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Humphrey OF Au-
eusta were Christmas guests of their
sister, Mrs. Chester Cooper.
e. M. Geyer recently sold a cow to
Gardiner parties. st4
Mrs. Cunningham had family
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Thompson pass
ed the weekend with relatives in
Washington On their return trip they
called on Mrs. Alice (DonnelD Will
kins in Windsor.
Mrs. e. M. Gilman returned to Hal
lowell Monday. after a weeks visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Florence
Thompson.
George McKenney Of Augusta is the
guest of Enroll Thompson.
Miss Leota Murray passed Christ
mas at her home in Wiscasset. y
Mrs. Mary Stafford was the CHRIST
mas guest OF Mrs. Laura Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Hayes enter
tanned Whist party Tuesday night.
On account of the severe cold weatn-
err Friday night there was no Grange
meeting and no dancing school Sat
urday night.
Mrs, e. NJ Gilman was calling on
Mrs. Minnie Clark Saturday.
Miss Susie Smith Of Augusta was
Thursday night guest OF Miss tina
Lawrence.
MIR. and Mrs. James Atkins and Miss
Sadie Hunt of Fairfield and Mr.. and
Mrs. schauncey Hunt fand children o.
Pittsten were Christmas aasssta o$
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GOVERNOR HAINES
NAMES REGISTER
DEEDS OF KNOX

Governor Haines Tuesday evening
nominated Herbert L. Grinnell of
Union as register Of deeds for Knox
county, vice Edwin o. Head Of Rock
land, deceased. and for the unexpired
term to which he was elected. Mr..
Heald was chosen register of deeds
last September and would have as
sumed office Jan. /. other nominations
follow:
Justice Of the Peace-T. w. Longley,
Sidney.
Authorized to Administer Oaths,
take acknowledgements of Deeds and
solemnize marriage-Reta M. Patter-
SOC, Rockland.
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$500 FINE AND 7
YEARS IN PRISON FOR
BOSTON COUNTERFEITER

Boston, Dec. 29.--Salvatore Ragonesi
of Lawrence, convicted in the Federal
Court of making counterfeit silver
coins. was sentenced today to pay a
fine of $500 and to serve seven years.
in state prison and Michael Petite
Of this city was fined $500 and given a
two years term in the East Cambridge
House of Correction for the same Of
fence. Ragonesi recently finished a
two and half year term in the At
lanta Federal prison for counterfeit
ing.
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RELIEVE PROFESSOR
PRISONER IN GERMANY

Providence, R. L., Dec. 2s.-Prof. Henri
f. Micoleau of Brown University. who
went to the front as French infantry
officer AT the outbreak of the European
war and was reported killed in action
Sept 2. now is believed to be a prisoner
in Germany.
His wife announced today the receipt
of word to this effect from the Interna-
tionaI Red Cross headquarters at &C.
neva and a member of his family in
France.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-30
ORDER TO APPOINT
COMMITTEE TO PROBE
PARDON JOHN HALL

Boston, Dec. 29.-An order for the ap-
pointment of a special committee of
the new legislature for the investiga-
ton of the pardoning of John A. Hall,
former treasurer Of the Southbridge
Savings Bank, was filed with the clerk
of the House today by Rep. Robert NJ.
Washburn of worcester
.aIt was claimed In the executive de-
partment that one branch of the
state government has no power to
investigates another, and that stie or
der is .unconstitutionaL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-30
PRESIDENT views
Wit II DISTRESS
SHOOTING AM'NS

Washington, Dec 29.-The shooting OF
two American hunters by Canadian SOL
diers on the Niagara river near Fort
Erie, yesterday. is viewed by President
Wilson with deep distress. He told call
ers today he had received no formal re-
port on the incident and hoped the ac-
counts of the circumstances had been
exaggerated.
The state department has reported the
incident to Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the
British ambassador here.
Only brief report of the incident
came to the state department today from
the vice consul at Fort Erie.
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.COV'R WHITMAN
WILL RECEIVE
ALL P PUBLICLY

New York, Dec. 29.-District Attor-
ney Charles S. Whitman announced
today that during his term as Cover
nor he would re- establish the practice
of Governor Hughes and receive all
callers in the large executive chamber
of the capitol, in full view of everyone
present, instead of in the executive
Office just off the chamber.
The door of the small room off the
executive chamber will be locked"
Mr.. Whitman said, and l shall be
available to the public before every
body in the executive chamber
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-30
PROHIBITION
IS ABSOLUTE
IN PETROCRAD

London, Dec. 90, 6.55 P. MA Reut-
er dispatch from Petrograd says that
an order has been issued there pro-
hibiting the sale of all alcoholic
drinks in the city, including beer.
This order applies even to the clubs
and high grade restaurants. Early in
the war an imperial decree was issued
prohibiting the sale of vodka and 9TH
er spirituous liquors throughout Rus
STA Traffic in lighter drinks has been
permitted heretofore.
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WILSON'S SUPPORT
OF JONES' BILL WILL
NOT BE ALTERED

Washington, Dec. 2s.--President
Wilson told callers today that his sup
port of the Jones bill for ultimate
Philippine independence would not be
altered by the recent disturbances in
the islands. He declared accounts CT
the uprising had undoubtedly been ex-
aggerated.
The President intimated he believ-
ed the reports were due to efforts to
defeat the cause of Philippine inde-
pendence.
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BRESNAHAN TO CONFER
WITH AUGUST HERMANN

Cincinnati, Dec. 29.-Roger Bresna-
han, manager of the Chicago Nation
al League team, arrived here today
and will arrange for a conference with
August Hermann, president of the
Cincinnati National League Club, to
discuss trade or purchase of play
ers. Before seeing Herman, Bresna-
Ian met Charles p. Taft, owner of the
majority stock of the Chicago Club.
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MUSIC TEACHERS IN
ANNUAL CONVENTION

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 2s-Leading must
clans from the principal cities of the
country arrived here today for the an
nual COW ention of the Music Teachers
National Association. Addresses were to
be made by Hamilton C. McDougal Of
Wellesley College: Hans Schneider, Prov
idence, and w. ]. Baltzell, Boston, and,
others.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-30

Washington Dec. 2s.-President Wilson
expects his legislative program consist
ing of the shipping bill, the Philippine
bill, the conservation bill and the APP
preparation bills, to be passed during the
present session of Congress and without
an extra session. He told callers today
that other proposed legislation had been
met with predictions that it would be i'm
possible to pass 1t.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-30

their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. RI.
Hunt. %4
Misses Edna and Leona Cochraue
Of Oakland, who have been guests Of
their aunt, Mrs. Ida Towle. after Wis
iting friends in Gardiner and Angus
ia, will return to their home Wednes-
day, .-y-....-.....-.
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A STATE PRISONERS
OF s. C. ARE PARDONED

Columbia, s. c.. Dec. 29.-Forty four
state prisoners, including 10 serving
life sentences for murder. were grant
ed clemency today by Gov. Cole Blease,
making a total of 1888 that Governor
Blease has liberated in the last four
years. One of the life term prisoners
was pardoned and the other nine pa
rolled.
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WILSON EXPECTS HIS LEGISLATIVE
PROGRAM PASSED THIS SESSION

The President said he expected the in
come of the government to exceed the
expenditures during the present fiscal
year and that he was doing everything
possible to bring about that result. He
said he was taking no personal part in
the fight over the immigration bill in the
Senate, but added that it was well
known that he was opposed to the liter
acy test. f.az.zg SUES 81, aFs4-.s.a
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BALL PLAYER
HELD ON CHARGE
MANSLAUGHTER

Taunton, Mass, Dec. 29.--Amie Proulx,
third baseman of the Taunton team Of
the Colonial League, was held in bonds
of $1,000 In the district court today for a
hearing Jan. on a charge Of manslaugh-
ter in causing the death of Joseph Marie
Cunha. 1t is charged that Cunha's death
last night resulted from injuries early
yesterday when he was struck on the
head by a stone alleged to have been
thrown by Proulx.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-30

The Universalist church will start tie
first Sunday In the new year with
newly organized choir composed as fol-
lows: Miss Florence Moody, soprano;
Miss Ida Gowan. contralto; Mr.. L.
A. Bragg, tenor; Mr.. ]. w. Lodge,
bass. Mr.. Bragg comes from Augusta
and the others are Gardiner residents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-30

showed evidences that death was due
to wood alcohol. On cross-examination
Dr. Stone said that 1t was difficult to
notice the difference between wood
alcohol and more highly refined pre-
parations, such as cologne spirits, and
1t was still harder to detect the diff
ference by the odor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-30

Persons obliged to be out Tuesday
afternoon or. evening found 1t very
difficult to re-ain their footing. The
rain froze as soon as it struck the
street or sidewalk, the walks being
especially slippery. Many staid and
respectable person found themselves
in an undignified redundant position
in unseemiy haste.
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YEAR AND DAY AS
SENTENCE FOR LARCENY

Boston, Dec. 2S.-Edward Holmes of
Fall River was sentenced by the Unit
ed States District court today to a
year and day in Greenfield Jail for
the larceny of a case OF shoes in in
the shoes on the way from Bridge
water to Cincinnati and sold them in
Fall River.