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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-26
The Real Sufferer.

49," said the neighbor sympathetic
ally, your baby suffers from sleepless-
ness, does hep
NO." responded the haggard and
hollow eyed man; ''he doesn't He
seems to enjoy it. I'm the one who
uffers.'-L.adies' Home Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-26
Both leus Lifted.

A young officer rather new to his
work was drilling a squad of recruits
and gave the word Of command, Lift
the right leg" One Of the soldiers by
mistake lifted his left leg, SO that it
joined closely to the right leg Of his
neighbor
Good gracious" exclaimed the as
tonished officer, that fool has lifted
both legs!"-Chicago News.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-26

Tories there are. and some of them
newspaper men, who find fault with
Gov, Philip for not setting the hands
of the clock farther back. They charge
him with lacking leadership If some of
his disappointed critics had been in the
governors place they would doubtless
have made great mess of their under
taking
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-26
CzARINA ACTIVE AS
RED CROSS NURSE
Two Daughters Also TireIeSs In
Aid of Russian Hospitals.
AUTHOR SEES THEM WORK.

Took Three Months Course and Is Now
Doing Active Service-Two Hundred
Soldiers and Thirty Officers Are Be.
ing Treated at Base In Which Her
Majesty Serves.
Petrograd.-The Russian Red Cross
is bearing a tremendous burden. Its
self sacrifice, endurance, efficiency and
democracy astonish the world. All
classes have striven to do their Bit
About fifteen miles from Petrograd
there is a little town, the 'Windsor'
of the car of Russia. A year ago
court carriages, beautiful ladies, well
groomed men thronged the streets of
this place. All was sunshine and gilt
ter
Then the storm came. All Russia
rose to fight her enemy. The life of
that little village and Of the empire
changed entirely.
Everybody felt the seriousness Of
the situation. Russian women came
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-26
Yes. She VIII.

II cannot say Yes. Harold. but J.
shall always be sis
SISTER to me? No, you won't
Yes, Harold. accepted your brother
last night. "-Lehigh Burr.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-26
HER HAIR SAVES GIRLS LIFE.
Acts as Cushion and Prevents Frac-
tured Skull In Auto Accident.

Acts as Cushion and Prevents Frac-
tured Skull In Auto Accident.
Philadelphia. = Thrown from her
brothers automobile when it was
struck by another machine. the driver
of which was endeavoring to avoid hit
ting a child, Miss Ella Tolle, twenty
of the scalp and probably internal in
juries.
Physicians say that it was only her
wealth of hair that saved her from a
fractured skull. The other car was
town.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-26
An Evolution,

..Women are never pugilists."
maybe not exactly. But know one
who said her husband was a prize. IF
he was she is now a prizefghter."-
Washington Star
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-26
Rewards Faithful Horse.

Riverhead, N. Y. - DR.. George P.
Griffing of Greenpoint. Brooklyn and
South Jamesport, N. Y. created a trust
fund Of $4,000 in his will, filed for
probate here, with the income from
which his faithful old horse. Frank,
is to be maintained in comfort for the
rest of his life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-26

"She had her dressmaker make a
gown exactly like one had"
"Sort Of following tT'-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19
GERMAN REPORT CLAIMS REPuLSE
OF ALLIED ATTACK With BIG LOSS

Berlin, June 1S.-Via London, 444 p.
M.-Oflcial announcement was made
here today that an allied force which
! attacked German positions north of
LaBassee, northwestern France, was
destroyed only a few succeeding in
retreating. The text of the statement,
which was given out at the German
army headquarters, follows:
In the western theater:
Our enemies continue their attempts
. to break through our lines to the north
OF LaBassee canal and have suffered
a new defeat. Their attacking troops
We're destroyed. Only a few men sue
ceeded in retreating.
Surrender Position
East OF Angres, south of Souchez
and north OF Ecurie the French pene-
. trated our outer positions at intervals
Due north Of the Lorette hills we sur
rendered a section of a trench situat-
ed within range of the enemys fire, in
accordance with our plans. The rest
OF the enemy's attempts to attack
were frustrated
Since June Is we have captured on
the battlefield to the north of Arras II
officers and CAT men. The sanguinary
losses of our opponents were equal to
those of the battles in the Champagne
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19
JESSIE III. DANA
WAS A SUICIDE

Nantucket, Mass, June 1s-Jessie II.
Dana, whose body was found in the surf
on the Cliff bathing beach here yester-
day, committed suicide by drowning, &C
cording to the report of the medical ex-
aminer, DR.. Grouard. made today. 1t
was believed at first that her death was
due to heart failure, but an examination
today led to the suicide finding. Her
husband. Edmund L. Dana. said, accord
ing to the medical examiner. that she
had been Respondent and had limited at
suicide.
Mrs. Dana and her husband, with their
son. two years of age. came here sew
eral weeks ago from Minneapolis to
spend the summer. She was married to
Mr.. Dana. a son of Richard Henry Dana
of Cambridge. three years ago, in &C
cordance with a ritual prepared by
themselves. which omitted the word
"obey."
by request Of Mr.. Dana. who said that
Mrs. Dana. like himself. was a free
thinker" and opposed to the customary
burial rites. the body was placed in the
grave today without any ceremonial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19
RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN UPPERMOST
IN WAR Review ACTIVE

london. June 1s.-d2 noon).-The Aus
.ro-German forces in Galicia are still ad-
vancing on the schedule made by General
Won Mackenzen. Vienna claims that part
of the heavily fortified Grodek region,
where the Russians have concentrated,
has fallen into the hands of the Teuton-
&c forces. Petrograd does not admit the
lossakf any part of this district, but
State that Russian forces have gathered
there for the defence of Lemberg.
Russian Reports
In a long review of recent operations
on the eastern front the Russian war
Office admits frequent retrements before
superior numbers, but declares the Rus
sian attacks left the Austrans and Ger
mans SO exhausted that their opponents
often were able to resume their offensive.
The report says that the strategy of the
Grand Duke Nicholas enabled him to
change his center three times and that
the efforts of his antagonists to attack
these various concentrations has caused
certain signs of decentralization of their
part.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19

The French still are 81 the offensive
along wide front with the Vosges again
figuring in the official communications
after period of comparative quiet. Two
days of hard fighting has meant many
small advances for the French. with the
repulse of part Of the German counter
attacks. Paris reports ina, in the Arras
region alone the Germans used II divis-
ions. which suffered heavily. A signifi-
cant phase of the operations is the small
number of prisoners reported by either
side.
At Dardanelles
No definite news from the Dardanelles
front has reached London but a sudden
drop in the Russian exchange indicates
that bankers either have received an in
timatien of an important success in that
region or that for some other reason they
now take an optimistic view regarding
the prospects that the straits will soon
be opened to the Allies.
Bulgaria continues to express her I'M
easy neutrality by negotiating with both
sides.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19
SHOOTS FATHER, STEP-M0THER
and POLICEMAN AND LATER SHOT
DEAD BY OFFICER AT JAMESTOWN

jamestown. N Y. June 1S.-Fred
Shaver shot his father, Hudson Shaw
er and his step-mother dead here this
afternoon, fatally wounded Policeman
George Kendall, who has since died,
and held police at bay until shot dead
through a window by an officer
The sons anger over the marriage Of
his father is believed to have led to
the shooting. The father, 81 years Of
age and we'll to do, was married June
Z. to Ruth Campbell. who was 80 years
his junior.
When the father returned to his
apartments this Afternoon he and his
son engaged in a quarrel which Gull
minated in the shooting of the elder
Shaver just as he ran out into the
hall. Officer Kendall, who heard the
shot, started up the stairway, but had
gone only half way when Fred Shaver
shot him. He died an hour and a half
later. The killing Of Mrs. Shaver must
have taken place Immediately after
the murder barricaded himself in his
room ON the second floor. Shaver fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19
SWISS ARMY THE BEST IN
: EUROPE, CONSIDERING SIZE

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
Berne, Switzerland, June 1.-THE
Swiss army, in the opinion Of tho
Swiss Federal Council. Is the most
efficient, most economically man
aged. and most democratic, in Europe.
Its efficiency Is evidenced by the
fact that at the beginning Of the Eu-
ropean war, this little nation OF less
than four million inhabitants, had
completed the mobilization Of her
army before either Germany or
France. In the first week Of war she
was able to post on the frontiers over
| $50, 900 trained soldiers, a larger force
than Great Britain was able to throw
into Belgium after many weeks Of
arduous labor.
The comparative cheapness Of main.
tenance of the Swiss army is shown
in the biggest returns. The army
costs annually in peace time $3.50 per
head Of population. Germany's peace
expenditure for the same purpose ID
$475 per head.
The Swiss army is in the strictest
sense a democratic service. Every
would-be officer starts as a private
with tho ordinary recruits course,
and promotion to the commissioned
and non-commissioned ranks is by
merit and not by seniority, except
that it is conditioned on four years
service in each rank. There are NO
generals in the army except in time
Of war, the highest peace-time rank
being that Of Colonel. The General
appointed at the beginning Of the
present mobilization Is the first which
Switzerland has had since 1870. when
| the republic asserted it's neutrality by
disarming and interning the army OF
the French General Bourbaki, which
was forced over the frontier.
Switzerland has universal military
| service-along with such modern ideas
as the referendum and initiative
Every male Swiss citizen is a poten-
tial soldier. and those who for rea-
sons Of health or otherwise are ex-
cused from the usual course of mill
tary training must pay a special tai
and must also be enrolled in the sup
Elementary service" army.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19
FRANCE APPEARS
SURPRISED over
MILD TONE OF.
ANN REJ0INDER

Paris, June IS, s A. M.-Gabriel Ha-
notaux. former minister Of foreign af-
fairs, has written for the Figaro an
article regarding President Wilson
and the worlds opinion Of him.
I'VE should be lacking in frankness
to a great sister republic" says NJ.
Hanotaux, III we permitted it to be
thought there that the three notes,
particularly affectionate and friendly
in tone, addressed to Germany after
such misdeeds had not caused a GER
tain amount Of surprise in France.
America Is the most important Of
the neutral powers and other neutrals
look to her to take the lead in a con-
cert of protestation. If President Will
son is thinking Of the time when he
can present himself as mediator and
If it is his object for tn tareason to
retain the confidence Of both sides,
he is turning his back on what he
seeks.
1.-THE future arbiter of peace will be
the man or government who firmly
upholds at the opportune time the
cause Of conscience. Of humanity, of
plighted word-brief1y Of international
honor President Wilson has under
stood this; If 1t were otherwise he
would lose an unique opportunity to
place both himself and his country on
q pinnacle in history"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19

quently appeared before the window
with his rifle. holding the officers at
bay. He calmly surveyed the crowd
which had gathered. and at times talk
ed to friends who urged him to give
himself up.
"What Drink Leads To"
Finally he threw down a note, which
read in part:
This is a proposition that 1 have
contemplated ever since l have been
drinking; they don't give me anything
and curse my drinking; that is what
drink leads to.
Il tried to spare my father, but he
grappled with me, and under the i'm
pulse Of the moment 1 got him."
An hour after killing his father he
threatened to fire into the crowd. The
officers then decided to take no further
chances and two of them. armed with
rifles, stationed themselves in the win
dow of a hotel across the street. The
next time Shaver appeared the police
men shot him dead.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19
THOUSANDS CRY FOR CORN At
MEXICO CITY And STAND IN LINE
DAY after DAY TO SECURE RATI0NS

Mexico City, May 29.-From 1900 to
zo.0OO OF the city's poor have been
standing in line at the food distribut-
ing station from o'clock in the morn
Ing until long after dark for the last
seven days in an effort to get enough
corn to keep alive. From s in the
.Nesning until in the afternoon, they
" the hot rays of a tropical sun
ana from the latter hour until dark
/ they stand in downpours of rain, for
the wet season has begun
On some days as many as 200 have
been carried away on stretchers by
Red Cross attendants These have
dropped from weakness due to lack of
1000. from being overcome by the suns
rays. or from suffocation, So desperate
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19
APPEAL DENIED
FORMER FRENCH
PAYMASTER GEN,

Paris. June 10. 40 P. Y-The court
Of appeals refused today to consider
the appeals of Colonel Francois Des-
claux, former paymaster general of
the French army. and Madame Re-
choff, wife Of . German, from the
judgment Of q courtmartial convict
ing them Of stealing military stores.
The courtmartial sentenced Colonel
Desciaux to seven years solitary con-
flnement, with military degradation,
and Madame Becho1 to two years i'm
prisonuent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19
Y. N. C. A. PLAYS "CHARLIE
CHAPLIN BASEBALL AND
LOSES TO Y. & H., 8 TO z

The 7. NJ. c. A. team in the Twilight
League made positively its last appear
ance on the diamond Friday evening
when It met and was decisively beaten
by the Vickery & Hill baseball tossers
on the Reuel Williams field. OF course
there are days when all teams have what
10 commonly termed an of day. and opti-
mistic fans agree that Friday was no
exception for the Y aggregation. Charlie
Chaplin had nothing on the infield per-
formances Of the losing team. for the
way that second baseman and shortstop
pegged the pellet was a caution. It is
natural for some infielderS in throwing
across the diamond to get q slight curve
on the ball. but the gentlemen who held
down the aforementioned positions had
what Is known as high ball-so high,
IN fact. that they scared anywhere from
Gannett street to Stone street, and 1t is
rumored that some are still going. The
7. NJ. c. a. team admits defeat but has
some fault to find with a l6 to / score.
Why shouldn't it? Measles or chicken
pox in a district school had nothing on
the variety of misplays. but even at that
tho official score. say those who ought
TO know. should have been about to 2.
Pete Bush was on the receiving end OF
the Vickery & Hill battery and acquit-
ted himself with glory. Webb did the
heaving and with the exception Of one
or two players on the ~" team, who
managed to connect safely. the majority
went down by tho strikeout route. Pur-
inton's splitter at times was q puzzle
to the winning aggregation. Harry Bar
ney held the pasteboard and his decis-
ions were unouestiqned. The summary
will appear in the Sunday edition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19

to neutral countries when by no do
ing we send money out Of our own
country and reap none Of the benefits
Profits which English manufacturers
and workers make will be spent
among Englishmen, while profits
Americans make are altogether lost
to this country. We should encourage
our manufacturers by Offering them
long contracts on reasonable terms. AS
to the length Of the war, it is unsafe
to estimate the end as less than two
or three years from now.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19
new HAVEN FREIGHT
CLERKS MAY STRIKE

New Haven, Ct, June 1S.-J. ]. For-
roster. grand vice president Of the Orr
der of Railway Freight Clerks, to-
night issued a statement saying that
q strike of the 1900 clerks on the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road seems inevitable within the next
few days, unless the railroad recedes
from its position. He declares that if
strike does occur "the railroad will
have nobody to blame but themselves"
Mr.. Forester was today vested with
full authority to act for clerks, and
he will have a conference with the
road officials tomorrow in an endeav-
or to adjust the differences which are
mainly over working conditions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19

The striking force Of the army coma
sists Of about 800 900 men, divided in
to three classes-the Elite, men Of 20
to q years: the Landwehr. So to 10
years. and the Landstrum. 10 to 49,.
The supplementary services number
100000, making total fighting force
Of half million men. or one-eighth
Of the entire population.
The military training begins with
gymnastics drill and rife practice in
the public schools. Between the ages
Of 20 and so the young man gets a
regular yearly period Of training, 10
to II weeks the first year, and about
q fortnight for the seven following
years. when he passes into the Land
wehr. This division is called out for
II days training every four years.
The Landsturm Is only called in time
Of war.
Rich and poor serve side by side in
the ranks. There are no fashionable
regiments" Officers are given sup.
Elemental training in the schools At
Thun or Basel, but there are no war
colleges like West Point.
Every soldier when he Is out OF
in his own house, and he is encouraged
to keep his Workmanship up to re-
Quirements by constant practice. Rife
shooting, in fact, Is the great national
pastime, and visitors to Switzerland
always note the sound Of gun-fire on
Sundays, holidays and saints days.
No one is paid for his service in
peace times. as a soldier. OF the Of
ficers, only the few who are on the
General Staff receive remuneration,
and their pay is small. In the time of
war, the commander-in-chief is by
law entitled to SO day. while the
private received about IL cents.
There are six divisions or army
corps in the army. The first and Sec
ond divisions consist of French-speak-
ing citizens: the third. fourth and fifth
are from German-speaking sections:
the sixth Is italian. At the beginning
Of the war all six divisions were mo-
bilized: at present only the End, 4th
and 9Th are under arms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19

district
In the Argonne we repulsed weak
enemy advances at Vaquois. Local
fights developed in the Vosges. En-
gagements around Metzeral still are
going on.
Driving Russians Back
'In the eastern theater:
IAN advancing Russian division was
driven back by German cavalry across
the Szymeza branch. At a point east
to the high road between Cycowyany
and Shawl. an attack by the enemy
in strong force against the Dawina
line was repulsed.
In the southeastern theater:
"On both sides Of Tarnograd, Aus
tro-German troops yesterday drove
the enemy back toward a branch of
the Tanew river. Later, during the
night. these defeated Russians were
driven still further back by the army
under General Won Mackenzen. They
retreated as far as the prepared posi-
tons at Grodek. which are on the line
running from the Narol and Wereszy-
ca brooks to their junction with the
river Dniester.
On the Dniester front, northeast of
Stry, the situation remains unchang-
ed"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19
WILSON and SECRETARY MCADO0
CALL ON Mr., AND MRS, BRYAN TO
BID GOOD E--NEW STATEMENT

"washington, June ;s.-President VIII
son called at the home of former Secre-
tary of State Bryan late today to bid
goodbye to Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan before
they depart for a southern trip. He re-
manned chatting for 10 minutes with the
former secretary and his wife.
The visit was described as entirely So
cial and had no reference to the interna-
tional situation.
Soon after the President left the Bryan
home Secretary McAdoo. accompanied by
his daughter, Miss Mona McAdoo, who
has hst returned from, Europe, also
called.
In tho afternoon former Secretary Bry-
an made public a statement denying re-
ports that have been circulated since his
resignation that he had been ignored by
President Wilson while secretary Of
state He said there never were any
material differences on questions of pol
icy between himself and the President
until the foreign submarine controversy
arose.
II am glad to make refutation," said
Mr.. Bryan, land to say that the Presi-
dent has done me the honor to confer
with me about everything done in con-
nection with the state department. Not
a single statement has been issued by
the President or prepared by him about
which I have not had the privilege Of
comforting with him beforehand and the
opportunity to offer suggestions after 1t
was prepared.
II may add that we have never had
any material difference on any question
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19
CONVENTION GOVERNMENT AT The
MEXICAN CAPITAL NOTIFIES j. S.
THATIT Will RESENT PRESSURE

Washington, June 1s.-The United
States government was informed today
in a note from Francisco LAGOS Cha
FARO, president Of the Villa-Zapata
Convention government in Mexico City,
that If President Wilson's recent state
ment warning the Mexican factions to
compose their differences should sig
nifty pressure or threat" the Conven-
Zionist government still harboring the
conscience of its sacrifices. will main
tain the dignity Of the Mexican peo-
Pile"
The communication. transmitted by
the Brazilian minister at Mexico City,
after declaring a willingness to discuss
peace with the Carranza faction, says
In part:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-19
RICHMOND

Miss Beatrice Hacker Of Brunswick
was a visitor in town Thursday.
Mrs. Arthur Pepper and sister, Miss
Eva Pratt of Bath. were among the out
of-town guests at the reception Of the
Richmond high school Thursday evening.
Among those. who attended the COM
mencement exercises Of the Bowdoinham
high school Friday were Supt. and Mrs.
e. r. Bowdoin, Misses Lorena Reed,
Florence Wakefield. Ruth Merriman and
Bernard Bibber and George Libby.
Mrs. R e. Wood and Mrs. Minot
Williams were in Gardiner Wednesday
and Thursday calling on friends and
relatives.
Miss Elinor Bailey Of Augusta pass
ed the weekend with relatives in
town.
Mrs. Ansel Gaubert went to Capital
Island Friday, where she will pass the
next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minot Williams an
nounce the engagement Of their daugh-
ter, Sadie, to Winfield s. Hall Of New
castle.
Mrs. Frank Preble and daughter
Frances were in Augusta Friday.
Mrs. George Kimball and son Law
renee were visitors in Augusta Friday.
Mrs. VIM. Bibber and daughter Mar
ion went to Capitol Island Friday.
Samuel Titcomb Of Augusta attend
ed the reception of the Richmond High
school Thursday evening.
Mrs. 8. A. Cobb Of Gardiner was a
visitor ntown Thursday.
Charles w. Jack was a visitor in
Augusta Thoursday.