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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31
OFFICERS MAKE
NINE SEIZURES
AT PORTLAND
Considerable Quantity of Ii
quOrs Added to Rum Room
Result of Saturdays Raid

Portland. Me-, Aug. 30.-As result
of nine seizures by Sheriff Graham
and his liquor deputies in connection
with which five were arrested, con-
siderable amount of contraband liz
quors was added to the store in the
rum room yesterday and last evening.
At IA Hampshire street two kegs of
ale were seized and another key was
secured in a raid at 273 Fore street,
there being no arrest in connection
with either of these seizures.
A more varied store OF liquors was
taken from 20 Chatham street, where
the deputies seized three kegs and a
bottle of ale, 10 bottles of rum, % gal
Ions of wine in a half barrel and two
bottles of wine. Here also the deputies
could not connect anyone with the
ownership of the liquor to warrant an
arrest.
Rosina Arpai and Luigi Nasti were
arrested at "a India street, where the
officers got Is pint bottles and a key of
ale, and both gave bail before Com
missioner George S. Murphy. John
Nappi, arrested in connection with the
seizure of key of ale at 2S4 Fore
street, gave bail before Commissioner
Henry Cleaves Sullivan.
Some hard liquors were secured at
~ Center street, where the officers Sc
cured three quart bottles of whiskey
and gallon jug of rum.
Later in the evening the deputies
seized half barrel of ale and about
a gallon of ale in dishpan at South
street. and arrested Michael and Mary
Coyne, who gave bail before Commits
sioner Sullivan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

man of a committee. the other members
10 be selected by himself. to go before
the Legislature next January and ask
for the enactment of such a law. and at
the same time to ask for small ap-
preparation of 500 to care for the needy
and sick mutes. Ordinarily deaf pepole
prefer to make their own living. but IN
cases of sickness IT Is necessary to have
aid, and the State will be asked for as
sistance only in such cases. Another
important matter taken up was the
question of making an effort to suppress
imposters who. under the pretence of
being deaf. go about with cards and
signs soliciting aims from the public.
The convention members claim that real
~ deaf people never beg, and that all
persons who claim to be mutes are i'm
posters and sponging on the public. 3
Election of Officers
The election OF officers who are to
serve for the next two years resulted in
the following cabinet being installed, ali
reelected with the exception of the office
of vice president: Alfred L. Carlisle of
Bangor. president; C. c. Casey, Portland,
vice president; Miss Fannie F. Kimbali.
sSIIt1diys 6SofSt W. w dhS-
field, Brownield, treasurer. After a live
ly debate Richmond was chosen for the
next convention.
Saturday evening Mrs. Sara Small Tenn
pie, native OF Maine but now teaching
in a deaf school in Sulphur, Ok. gave
lecture on the compulsory education
of deaf children This lecture was fol-
lowed by social.
The delegates attended the Sunday
morning service at the First Baptist
church in body, and as Rev. Seldom r.
McCurdy, the speaker for the Sunday.
delivered his lecture. Mrs. Temple inter-
preted it for the mutes, who occupied
one portion of the church. The same
plan was carried into effect in the eve
ming. Monday the convention will enjoy
| an excursion and outing to one Of the
nearby lakes or ponds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

Arrangements have just been eomplet-
ed by the management of the Central
Maine Fair with the Sharples Separator
Co. for one of the very unique features
of the fair and something never before
exhibited in Maine. This is the milking
of COWS by machinery which will be
done in large tent In the cattle depart
ement All sorts of new tangled ideas in
the building of steel barns and barn ma
chinery will be found. No one interested
in these specalties should leave the
grounds without visiting the cattle de-
partment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

the young men started for the West.
Hans Broekmayer did correspond with
his mother at intervals, keeping advised
as to the condition of her health, and
sending her money. Walter Brockmayer
did not fare well himself, and was soon
lost sight Of Neither of the sons ever
returned for a visit with the mother.
Lets go to Syracuse first" suggested
Hans Brockmayer, his voice choking
trifie.
Without a word they turned and bought
tickets for Syracuse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31
CLIN I ON

Rev. H. F. Milligan returned Satur-
day afternoon from his recent trip TO
Niagara Falls and occupied the pulpit
of Brown Memorial church Sunday
morning.
The Ladies' Aid will hold a regular
meeting in the ladies' parlors in the
church Tuesday afternoon, Sept. !. AT
this session which will be called to or
der at $50 o'clock, the Sunshine bags,
which were distributed among the
members several weeks ago, will be
returned. opened and the contents with
total amount received announced. Tho
ladies are planning to entertain in a
short while. the members of the La
dies Aid Societies of the Methodist
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31
FOR BIG
RAILWAYS ARE ASKED

Des Moines. Iowa, Aug. s0.-Receiv-
ersnips Tor the Chicago, Rock Island
racine Railroad Co. and the Chico :
go ROCK island & Pacific Railway Co.
Oh which the former is the holdine
concern were asked in a suit fled
saturday by Mrs. Clark S. Mcneil az
columbus, Kan, which says she owns
$4,000 Of stock in the holding corr
pany. e0iii-
Mrs. Mcneil charges had tbroro,,
mssmanagement the stock of the Sois,
share ~ go d
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31
WOMEN MAKE
PROTEST AGAINST
WAR IN EUROPE
March Through Fashionable
Fifth Ave. District Dressed i'm
White with Mourning Bands

New York. Aug. So-woman made
her protest against the war in Europe
p| marching through fashionable Fifth
avenue saturday to the beat of muf-
ned drums. The marchers were clad in
black, or, if dressed in white. wore
mourning bands on their sleeves ST.
iently they trod through the CANYON
OF hotel, club, residence and office
structures, while thousands of per-
sons stood as quietly on the sidewalks
viewing the slowly moving procession
as they might look nupon a passing
funeral cortege. Occasionally sunlight
streamed from overcast skies and
touched upon the clusters of yellow
overs which some of the marchers
carried
Nearly $500 women took part in this
unique demonstration which had the
approval of President Wilson. Boy
Scouts with drums led each division.
A lone banner fiuttered in the breeze
the world ensign of liberty and peace
which floated at the foremost of the
government steamship Ancon when if
passed through the Panama canal n
fortnight ago. Behind this flag walk
ed women who have become known in
religion, literature, the woman suf
frage movement. society and MANY
professions; few who We're refugees
abroad when the conflict began: and
many more Socialist, social workers.
delegates from women's organizations
and others. They represented MANY
cities. In division of automobiles rode
mothers with their babies.
The peace parade started at Fifty-
ninth street and disbanded after being
viewed by Henry Willard, the active
leader in the protest movement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

One of the prisoners at the City build
ing, detained for intoxication, by means
of cigar ashes or a cast-off stump ignited
an old coat in one of the cells Saturday
afternoon. OF course the cell and that
section of the building is absolutely fire.
proof, but the dense smoke that circu-
lated throughout the corridors caused
some little alarm. The cell room was so
filled with smoke when the janitor reach
ed there that to see across it was practi-
cally impossible, and the prisonerwas all
but suffocated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31
SOME LONELY ISLANDS.
It May Be Two Years Before Tristan
da Cunha Hears of War.

(Stray Stories)
Though scientific progress has made
1t possible to do a doUble journey be-
tween England and America in a
fortnight. there remain many islands
with which it takes years to COM
municate.
Off the Scottish coast are the
groups of islands known as the Heb
rides, Orkneys and Shetlands. OF
these the most isolated island is ST.
kilda. some three miles long and two
miles broad. The inhabitants lead
lives of great loneliness, for it's takes
a month to get to the next island.
and the sea often makes any COM
munication with St. Kilda impossible
for months.
The group of eight Phoenix islands
in the Pacific has a total population
of only 1853. while another little bit
of the British empire is Tanning is.
land. This is landing place for the
Pacific submarine cable. and usually
there are about 100 people in the
place.
The loneliest of all parts of Brit
ish territory is the Island of Tristan
Da Cunha. in the South Atlantic,
which is also the smallest inhabited
island in the empire. 1t is 1900 miles
from land, has a population of IA
Scottish Americans, and the inhab-
itants get news of the outer world
usually once every two years.
Here is a war which could have been
averted by the firing of a salute, IT
seems absurd. but many wars have
famed up from slight causes. One re-
calls the quarrel 'twixt that Venetian
Ambassador and that Turkish grand
vizier of the past. The ratification OF a
treaty was in question, and the Turk
asked the Venetian to swear in Moslem
fashion-upon his beard and the beard Of
the prophet. The Ambassador would not.
'Venetians wear no Boards" he re.
marked Neither do monkeys" ren,,ad
the Turk. and straightway the treaty.
was torn up and war declared. And that
interchange of compliments circlinx
ESaaS esse beard cost $4,000 nyaeys
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31
CRUISER LEIPZIG
MAY NOT BE SUNK

Seattle. Wn., Aug. 30.-Rumors
were in circulation today in Victoria
and Vancouver, b. c., that the Ger
man cruiser Leipsig had been sunk or
captured o the Vancouver island coast.
The prevailing story was that the Ger
man ship had been disabled and cap
tured and was being brought to the
Esquimault naval station.
All that is known authoratively is
that the Leipzig Is not longer a MEN
ace to the shipping of the Allies in the
North Pacific.
This may mean that she has crossed
the Pacific or has been put out Of
action.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31
WOMEN HAVE NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DROWNING

Portland, Me-. Aug. 30.-Thrown in
to the dock when the gangplank Of the
steamer Ransom B. Fuller tipped them
overheard just as she was on the point
of leaving for Boston last evening, two
Massachusetts women had a narrow
escape from drowning, but were res
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

About so members OF the Good Tenn
plars met Frederick A Shepherd, the
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
this State, on his arrival here early this
morning, and escorted him to his home.
This evening at o'clock a reception at
the Y. NJ. c. A. building will be rendered
in his honor speeches of welcome will
be delivered in behalf of the city, the
Chamber of Commerce, the Good Tenn
plars and other organizations with which
Mr.. Shepherd is affiliated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

cued by Police officer William r.
Skerritt and John Mulkern, an en-
ploya of the steamship company. The
women were Mary Z. WEIGH of 10
Dalton street, Boston, and Ethel Pc
terson of II Newton street Brighton.
A would be rescuer, Henry F. Van
burg of Dorchester, Mass, who jump
ed to the ladies' assistance from the
deck of the Fuller. also had to be
pulled from the dock by the police Of
ficer and his assistant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31
Call to Order

The call to order for the business
session was scheduled for O'Clock,
but il was almost half past before all
the members were seated IN their
places ct the First Baptist church,
where the convention WAS held. Pres
ident Alfred l.. Carlisle Of Bangor call
ed the convention to order, and after
a brief invocation read an interesting
address Through the alphabet of the
mutes.
The reports of the secretary, Miss
Fannie T. p. Kimbal of Gardiner and
of the treasurer, George w. Wakefield
of Brownfleld were read and both re-
ports showed that the mission is
growing organization, is in a prosper
GUS condition, and that its members are
all active sincere workers.
In the discussion of various ideas
brought up before the convention for
consideration, that of making a law for
the compulsory education of deaf and
dumb children between the ages of and
p was given the greatest Importance.
President Carlisle was appointed chair
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31
200, 900 NEW TROOPS
FOR FRENCH ARMY

Paris, Aug. 3o.-(3.25 P. M).-The min
istry of war announces that it has been
decided to call out the class of 1914,
which will give at least 100000 additional
troops, and also TO call out the active
reserves and the eldest classes of the ter
ritorial reserves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

George Perry, driver of Hook and Lad
der No. l of the Waterville fire depart
ment. is now enjoying a weeks vacation.
Mr. Perry will spend the first part of
his vacation in the capacity of chief mar
shall of the Central Maine Fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

Luke Ivers, assistant chief of the Wa
terville fire department, will be at the
fair grounds during the coming week in
the performance of his duties and will
take those measures necessary as a pre-
caution against fire at the exhibition
grounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31
RETIREMENT WAS ''--
MASTERLY SAY FRENCH

London, Aug. 31.-415 A. M-An
Amiens dispatch to the Daily Chronia
Gle says:
The French retirement before tho
German horde advancing from Namur
GOWN the valley of the Meuse was
mastery. The Germans won their way
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

The aviator, who signed himself
Lieut. Won Heidssen, dropped manifes-
tos on which was written:
1.-The German army is at the gates of
Paris. You can do nothing but surren-
DER
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

Mrs. Rossie Rounday and son Harold
of Winslow left Sunday morning for
Pleasant Beach to make a brief visit
as the guests of Mrs. W. T. Reynolds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

Mrs. D. L. Fox and daughter Beatrice,
who have been visiting Mr.. Fox here for
the past week, returned to Portland Sat-
urday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

Mrs. Mathilda Boynton of Winslow.
who passed her SSth birthday last Thurs
day, is suffering from two broken ribs.
She is being cared for by her daughter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

business visitor in the city for short
time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

mer Colby student, was in the city Sun
day calling on friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

The regular monthly meeting of the
members of Hose Co. No. l will be held
Tuesday evening at the central fire sta
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

turned to this city after spending a few
weeks vacation at Owls Head.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

Miss e. M Manning of Nashua, n. H.,
arrived in the city Sunday for a few
days stay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

the food--even to the menu cards
was of rubber.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31
WATERvIL.L.E:.

]. Fred Flynn of Bangor is making a
short business stay in Waterville.
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MRE1k

the work Of lighting the flames and OF
shooting down suspected incendiartes.
The beautiful domes and towers he had
admired from the hill were wrapped one
after another in the whitening embrace,
the church roofs OF sheet iron and lead
falling with loud crashes. Palaces were
swept away in scorching breath. the
sculptures that adorned their fRcades
crashing amid the ruins. The pitiless
flames would not spare the hospitals,
where thousands, unable to drag them
selves into the streets, persisted in their
wards. Above the roaring surges Of fire
there rang out the groans Of the dying,
the shrieks Of the plundered, the crack OF
the soldiers musketry, the bowling OF
the dogs chained to the gates Of the
houses.
repeatedly came to warn him that the
FIRE was roaring at the Kremlin gates
and to beg him TO retreat before II. But
raging at them. he vainly commanded
them to arrest its progress The palace
in which he sat was surrounded with
powder supplies and the air was filled
with fire brands, but not until II was diff
ficult for him TO breathe and Berthier
had come to report that he had been al
most swept from the battlements in q
red whirlwind, did the Emperor consent
to take fight.
who Burned MoscowF
At that time the hill Of the Kremlin
rose like an island in tossing sea OF
fire, and Napoleon had great difficulty
in finding an avenue Of escape. In street
after street, he was turned back by a
hail of flying embers, while the hoofs OF
the horses were burned by the blistering
paving stones With a cloak over his
face to protect his eyes and mouth from
the sitting breath Of the flames, he was
wandering bewiIdered in the binding at
mosphere, when some soldiers, recognize
ing the imperial party, escorted II to the
Petrofsky palace, the suburban villa OF
the Cars. But even there at a distance
Of ten miles, the Emperor could read In
the light of the blazing city.
AS he looked down upon the inferno
he exclaimed, What a people! They are
the Scythians. indeed"
Naturally he assumed that the Rus
slams had fired their capital and doomed
But whether Moscow really was inmo-
lated on the pyre of patriotism, the world
never will surely know. When II was
seen that its destruction had driven out
the invaders and saved the empire, the
hairbrained governor who at first had
blamed the French for burning II, noisily
avowed that he himself had ordered Il
burned. And other Russians. hattered
by the thought Of such an heroic sacri-
fee, adopted his story.
Yet IL is possible that Moscow was not
destroyed by official design any more
than Il was abandoned by official design
For the Moscow that looked so fair
when Napoleon saw II from Sparrow
Hill was only a painted show and but 6
huge finder box. 1t was easy and nat
ural enough for its. wooden houses to
take ire when lett TO the mercy Of
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frenzied looters, provling over them
with torches in hand, and the eQuinoxial
winds were present TO complete the
havoc.
for two days more until a rain Quenched
the flames. When Napoleon returned TO
the Kremlin, which had suffered no
great damage, his captive city was q
shops and bazars, the grand palaces of
the nobility were gone. No less than
$500 OF the 5000 buildings had been de-
stroyed, and two-thirds Of Moscow was
heap Of rubbish.
NInrooned on an Ash Pile.
Napoleon was marooned on an ash
pile more than 1000 miles from Paris.
abundance OF wines and brandies. They
arrayed themselves in costly furs and
rare Eastern shawls and decked out the
women in their love escort" with rich
gowns and blazing jewels. Neither the
affairs nor the graves were spared by the
pillagers. But they quickly exhausted the
little food that the fleeing residents had
left behind. and bread became more pre-
ctous than the precious metals Never
theless, Napoleon sent back bulletins of
stasm Of Paris, while he commanded the
priests Of France to sing TIE Deums and
the poets to rhapsodize over his conquest
Of Moscow.
Meanwhile, benumbed by the terrible
blow that had fallen upon him, he sat
day after day in the gloom Of the ORR
entail palace at the Kremlin. Bad news
came TO him from Spain, where his
brother. Joseph, was being driven from
his capital, and grave warnings were
sounded OF an uneasy spirit in Prussia
and Austria. Sometimes hours passed
without a word from his lips as he wres-
tied alone with his black problem. At
other times he idly reclined. with a novel
in his hand, while he chung to a delu-
sion Of his own, as baseless as anything
in fiction. He had proffered peace to the
Gar, under the threat OF marching on
st. Petersburg, but though he waited
and hoped, he received no reply. He
seemed unable to understand that the
decision did not rest with the Russian
monarch, but with the army and the
nation. Alexander had made peace at
Tilsit, five years before, but only when
his generals protested against lighting
any longer for Prussia and England. and
threatened him with assassination. Now
that they were fighting for Russia those
same generals would cut the Cars
throat II he surrendered to the invader.
Like a dog mortally injured, as Count
Tolstoi says, the grand army sat down
amid the ruins OF Moscow to lick its
wounds. Daily the sun blazed redder in
the dull autumnal sky. September
waned. The nights heightened and the
long Russian winter drew on. Five pre-
cious summer weeks had passed when
the Russian army. resuming active oper-
atoms, aroused Napoleon and compelled
him to face the inevitable. He must re-
treat from that desert Of cindsrs, before
The long road home was berricaded with
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IN THE PATH OF NAPOLEON p 1So

Moscow became the torch that set
Europe afire and started the eehnagra-
don whicA destroyed NaDOIeOn's enc
pire.
Mr.. Morgan, who went 10 the holy
city of MuscOvy IN the course 81 ais
Journey ain the Path of NapOleon,'
presents today a story complete In 1t
self of the burning of Moscow, when
the most costly prize Napoleon ever
won turned to ashes In his grasp ana
dern 1000 miles from home.
A portrait Of the discarded favorfte
II fortune stunned beneath the blow
II fate.
me many strange and interesting
remeutOs of Napoleon in the Kremlin,
that unique city within n city.
A visit 20 the most imposing wnz
monument IN the world.
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Not even the actions of the
burning OF Troy, though height
ened by all the powers of poetry,
could have equaled the reality Of
the destruction of MOscOw-Na-
cow.