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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-25
Governor Brumbaugh
Will Have Chance to
Use Shovel in Cum
berland County
INTEREST GREAT
THROUGH STATE
First Good Roads Day in Pennsylvania
Is Expected to Result in Material
and Permanent Benefit to the High
ways-Volunteers in All Counties

The State Highway Department is.
sued a statement this morning in which
1T forecasts the presence of more than
100000 volunteers at work on the high
ways on Statewide Good Roads Day, -
tomorrow. The department has been
in touch with the organizations in
sixty-two of the sixty-six counties out
side of Philadelphia and has obtained
this preliminary estimate as to the num-
Der of men pledged to work
With clearing weather reported from
virtually all points in the State, it is
expected thai the original plans will be
carried out in nearly every county. In
those counties where the rainfall was
so heavy that two days of clear wealth
er will not suffice to dry the roads
enough to permit effective work, post
pcnement may be had until Wednesday,
June 2.
Officials of the State Highway De-
partment have completed plans to have
the department represented in all parts
of the State. Governor Brumbaugh.
having placed his services at the dis.
posal of the State Highway Depart.
ment, is to accompany First Deputy
otdle hlShhdy NoHIillsslOner Joseph w
Hunter and the statistician of the de-
partment on a trip through Cumberland
county, during which the Governor will
be given an opportunity to show his
skill as a roadmaker in practical form.
Cunningham Plans for Day
Commissioner Cunningham will leave
Pittsburgh early in the morning and
will spend the day in tour of Allie
gheny and Washington counties. He
will keep on county and township roads
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SPARROW DISTURBS COURT
Bird Is Driven From Judges Bench
After Chirping Into Arguments

Like the foolish fly that stepped into
the spider parlor a sparrow, possibly
fascinated by the strains of lawyer s
argument, this morning flew into Judge
Kunkel's court room, by way of an
open window, perehed itself on the
canopy over the Judges bench and
chirped to its hearts content while the
counselor battled away with his legal
phrases.
At times the bird was as musical as
canary yet its ehirping was more of
an annoyance than an entertainment
and trusty court attache soon routed
the feathered creature with tipstaff g
rod. 1t made its egress through the
same open window.
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1 AUTOlSTS MUST EXPLAIN
Ordered Before the Mayor on Charge:
of Traffic Violations

-Four more alleged violators of the
traffic law were ordered to appear be.
fore Mayor Royal late this afternoon
two jitney drivers and two other a :
toists.
}. Leroy Messenger. of Lincoln
street, Marysville, is charged with us
ing his dealers license on car in
which he was hauling passengers at a
nickel head. One of Edward f.
Eisley's ehauffeurs is charged with
passing trolley ear at Sixth and
Granite streets while it was discharg-
ing passengers.
DR.. Charles H. Champion, 901 Capt.
tai street, and Jonas Reist, 327 South
Front street, were both charged with
allowing ears to stand with side and
tail lamps unlighted.
-Four more alleged violators have
been ordered to appear before to-mor.
row afternoon.
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Bowman Asks City to
Submit Bond Issue
Project to Voters In
November
VIADUCT TO Be
AT WALNUT ST.
Resolution Calls for Retirement July
1 of Public Works Engineers
Hall Is Reappointed Planning Com
missioner-Curfew Plan Amended

Voters of Harrisburg will get an
opportunity at the election next fall
to approve or defeat plan to float
100000 worth of improvement bonds
to cover the cost of building a. bridge
at Walnut street over the tracks of the
Pennsylvania similar to the
Mulberry street viaduct-if the City
Commissioners adopt an ordinance that
was introduced to-day by Harry +.
Bowman, Commissioner of Public
Safety.
Mr.. Bowman offered the ordinance,
he said, at the request of electors of
Allison Hill. The measure passed first
reading and will lie over one week for
printing, second reading and final pass
age. Walnut street only recently was
formally opened over the railroad under
an ordinance prepared by the Hill
voters
The loan ordinance prescribes that
the voters shall pass upon the question
with yes and "no'' vote and
that the question shall be part of the
official ballot that is to be used at the
regular municipal election.
Other important business of to.day's
meeting of the City Commissioners
were:
Introduction of resolution dismiss
ing the engineering corps of the Board
of Public Works on July /, whether
or not the present Improvement work
be completed by that time. Action was
postponed one week.
Awarding of contracts for puf.
chase of 2,400 feet of fire hose.
F. j. Hall Is Reappointed
Francis Jordan Hall reappointed
member of the City Planning Commits
sion, his term to continue for five
years.
Curfew ordinance amended so as not
to apply to holidays and other "spe-
cial occasions. ~
Resolution adopted empowering Pub.
lie Safety Commissioner Bowman to
purchase a new automobile for his de-
partment.
Immediately preceding the regular
order of business the Commissioners
conferred with present and former mem
bers of the Board of Public Works. CITY
Solicitor Setz and City Engineer Cow
den with respect to the recent decision
of the arbtrators in the Oppcrman in.
tercepting sewer dispute. No final ac-
tion was taken on the arbtrators re-.
port
During the discussion. however. Joel
ID. Justin. chief engineer of the Board
of Public Works, declared unqualified
ly that Opperman, under his original
contract with the city, was paid for all
work on the intercepter and that any
Continued on Ninth Page.
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ALLIES REPULSE TURKISH
ATTACKS ON PENINSULA

Paris, May 25.-All recent attacks
by the Turks on the Gallipoli peninsula
have been repulsed by the allies, who
have been reinforced and have taken
the offensive, says a 'Havas dispatch
from Athens. The bombardment of the
straits by allied warships continues.
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Germans Capture 21 200 Prisoners

Berlin, May 25, Via London, 5.37
P. M.-General Mackensen has re.
newed his offensive against the Russians
north of Permysl and yesterday he cap
tured $1,000 prisoners, according to
the official statement given out in Ber.
lin to-day by the German War Office.
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Washington, May 25-Tokio dis
patches to the japanese embassy say
that at 3 P. IN. May % two treaties
covering the negotiations concerning
the Shantung peninsula and Mancnuria
and Mongolia were signed and ex-
changed between Japan and China with
note concerning other questions. No
intimation of the contents of the note
was contain in the dispatch.
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$4,000 Fire Wrecks Breaker
By Associated Press.

Hazleton, Pa, May 25.-Fire Of un.
known origin, starting in the tipple,
early today destroyed the Lattimer
No. breaker, of Pardee Brothers &
Company, Inc., causing loss of $751;
600, partly insured, and throwing
about 500 hands out of work. Spread
of the flames to company houses nearby
was prevented by biasing away the
breaker drag line
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-25
:. S. Trade Balance 5000, 600, 600

Washington, May 25.-Secretary
Redfeld to-day reported the trade bal
ance in favor of the United States for
the week ending May 22 at approx.
mately $19,000,000. He estimates
that the total balance since last july
has been s900,000,OO0.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-25
WALL STREET CLOSING

New York, May 2J.-Decline in
Rock Island to new low record pro-
voked further recessions in the late
dealings The closing was heavy. Dull
ness, accompanied by declining ten
dency. were the only characteristics Of
to-day's market.
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Scranton Daily News" suspends

Scranton, Pa, May 25.-The Scran-
ton daily News" suspended publica-
ton with to-day's issue and is absorbed
by the Scranton Republican. This
leaves only one morning and one even
ing paper in Scranton.
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James B. Duke, of New York, is pres.
ldent of the British American Tobacco
Company, the capital of which is S55.-
100000. One of the principal German
subsidiaries of the company at Dresden
was sold in November to Germans with
the consent of the British Board of
Trade.
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Head of Acme Tea Co. Dies

Philadelphia, May 25.-Thomas P.
Hunter, founder and head of the Acme
Tea Company, died to-day at his home
in Haverford. He was 81 wears old.
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GERMANY TAKES CONTROL
OF BIG DUKE TOBACCO co.

Amsterdam. Via London, May 25,
1910 A. M.-All property of the Brit
ish-American Tobacco Company in Ger.
many has been placed under German
supervision, according to the Berlin
correspondent of the Telegraaf.n
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-25
Italians Go Four Miles
Into Enemy's Land.
and Are Hea d e d
Straight For Trieste
PORT OF BUSO
is BOMBARDED
Official Statement Says That No Serious
Damage Was Done by the Eleven
Bombs Dropped in Venice From
Two Austrian Aeroplanes

Rome, May %, via Paris, 2.2O P.
M.-Oflical announcement was made
by the war Office to-day that Italian
forces had penetrated Austria, oc-
cupying Caporctte, the heights be-
the towns, of Cormons, Cervignano
and Tcrzo
The statement says these operations
crowd land of Carolo and in the Friuli
district. 1t reads;
''On the Carniolo front Austrian ar
tillery opened fire against our positions
without results. During the day of May
"a cur artillery fred on positions occu-
led by artillery of the enemy.
''On the Friuli lr troops adj.
vanced everywhere and encountered
only feeble resistance. We have occu-
pied Caporetto, the heights between the
ldria and Isonzo rivers, Cormons, Ger
vignano and Terzo. The enemy with.
drew, destroying bridges and burning
houses.
Our torpedo destroyers opened fire
against the enemy's detachment at the
, port of Buso, and have disembarked
troops.
1--WE captured seventy Austrians
who have been sent to Venice Our
losses were one dead and some
wounded.
The town of Caperetto, Cormons,
Cervignano and Tcrzo are in Austrian
territory three or four miles from the
Italian border line. They stretch along
the frontier on a line running north
from the head of the Gulf of Trieste.
The Austian town of Corr, is five
miles TO the east of Cormons, and
Trieste itself is 25 miles from the bor-
der line. Railroads running east and
west pass through both Cormons and
TerZo
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Austrian Warship Listing Badly

Rome, May 25, via Paris, 2.15 p.
M,-The Italian ministry of marine
has given out an announcement which
reads:
A steamer arriving at Barletta
reports that while passing near the
Promontory of Gargano at midnight
last night she sighted an Austrian war
ship with heavy list. She was escort
q ed by four torpedo boats.
"This probably is the warship which
was driven off from Barletta after
having fred several shots.''
Rome, May "a, Via Paris, May %,
2.45 A. M.-The following official
statement was issued tonight by the
Italian general staff:
An Italian destroyer entered the
port of Buso, near the Austrian frontier,
and destroyed the landing stages, the
railroad station and the barracks as
'Nii hS al hVNph btdiS III lut r.
The destroyer was not damaged and
none of the crew was wounded. Two
of the enemy were killed and we took
forty-seven prisoners, including an Off
Ger and fifteen non-commissioned Off
GERS. who were brought to Venice.
" According to. supplementary inror.
nation received the two enemy aero
planes which appeared over Venice this
/. morning dropped eleven bombs without
causing serious damage. The fire from
our defenses put them to fight. The
damage to the railroad caused by the
attacks of warships and aeroplanes in
the early hours of the morning was un-
important and already has been re-
paired ."
The Austrian cannonade sank a
German steamer in the harbor at An
coma.
Washington, May 25.-The State De-
Partment issued this statement:
The American consul at Venice
has telegraphed the department that on
Continued On Ninth Page
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JAPAN China Note Signed

Continued ON seventh Page.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-29
Y. M. C. A. NOTES

The ladies gym class will meet as
usual today in Mr.. Henna's absence
but there will be no class work done;
games can be played and swimming Of
course.
The High school girls will meet on
Wednesday morning at $50 A. NJ. in
place Of at 2.20 p NJ. as formerly, be-
ginning this week.
There will be a large group Of young
men and boys hike out to the State
Y. NJ. c. A. camp Saturday for over
furnished at % cents a night and the
members will either take their own
food or can obtain meals at the camp
for IS cents a meal. And judging from
the reports that the first group brought
back these meals must be decidedly
worth while.
There has been a large increase in
the bowling since the fixing over of
the allays and now there is little doubt
that we have three perfect alleys. THE
Unknown Partner" tournament is fast
coming to a close and another will
start Immediately upon its completion.
In fact a good many have already
handed in their names to enroll, thus
assuring its success. The prizes have
arrived and are said to be the best
ever They are solid silver medal, with
a special bowling design upon them.
Beginning with today ladies may
Use the bowling alleys each morning
Of the week from 10 A. NJ. to IL NJ.
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Ethel Potter, who resides at home, sur
vive him; also one sister, Mrs. Manda-
ma r. Benner Of South Monmouth. am
a stepmother. Mrs. Sylvia Potter OF AL
burn. Much sympathy is expressed Tor
the afflicted family.
Miss Olive Ham left Monday for Bos-
ton, where she will join her cousin, MISS
Elizabeth Ham, and they will start
Wednesday on trip to California.
Mrs. Ethel p. Dudley and children Of
Rome are visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Pinkham.
Mrs. Walter S. Davis Of Boston. Mrs
Inez Edwards Ring OF Gardner ana
Miss Annie NJ. Edwards of West Gardi-
ner were in town Monday calling on
friends.
Victor King and Miss Fannie Berry
both of North Monmouth, were married
Saturday evening at the Methodist par
sonage by Rev. c. L. Banghart.
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DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL, TUESDAY, JUNE %. 1915.

Mrs. Danford Drake. Mr.. and Mrs. B.
o. Moody and Edwin Bullock were in
Augusta Thursday foc the K. T. cele-
bration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Trask attend
ed l. o. o. F. Memorial Sunday at
Abram Choate Of Augusta visited
Coopers' Mills.
at the home of Mrs. Matilda Henry for
several days recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lanceiot Cooper and
two sons OF Augusta were guests at
Edwin Bullocks Sunday. Mrs. Coop
err and boys remained for visit Of
several days.
William and Bruce Starrett. stu
dents at Good Will Farm, visited at
B. Q. Moody's Saturday and Sunday
en- route to East Union. where they
will pass several weeks.
Danford Drake took two auto par
ties Of Rebekahs to Jefferson Sun
day to attend the funeral Of Mrs. Will
bur Tibbetts, one Of the charter men,
bers Of Pine Tree Rebekan Lodge.
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JEFFERSON

The town schools closed Friday,
June 25.
Mrs. Henry Morse and son Of Oak
land are occupying their cottage on
Crescent Beach.
Graham Hall, who graduated this
year from the Reading, Mass, high
school. is at home for the summer.
T.. L. jackson and wife of Boston
visited relatives and friends in town
one week, returning Wednesday.
Marvin S. Bennett and Miss Valena
b. Vlnal were married SATURDAY..
Mrs. Wilbur B. Tibbetts died very
suddenly from heart trouble Thursday
forenoon. The funeral was held on
Sunday after. Rev. A. A. Bennett off,
ciating, and was largely attended.
f. P. Bond is erecting a new set Of
buildings at the North Village, and
has the stable up and boarded.
SOUTH-Several people from this
vicinity attended the funeral of Mrs
w. B. Tibbetts at West Jefferson last
Sunday afternoon.
William S. jackson and family of
Newton Highlands. Mass. arrived at
their summer home in this place on
Tuesday.
The Benevolent Society will hold an
ice cream social in the vestry Tues
day evening.
Mrs. Matilda Boynton is in Boston
a few days on business.
Miss Margaret McCurda and sister
Vesta are at home for the summer.
Mrs. Alice Newell has returned IN
ner nome at Damariscotta, after a
brief visit with her parents.
). c. Edmands has leased a farm n,
Andrew McCurda and moved his tam
lily there.
M. L. Hopkins has purchased a new
automobile
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Boynton, Mrs.
Aaa j. Clary and Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
clark attended the /. o. o. F. Me-
mortal at Cooper's Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Hilton and son
Linwood Of Lewiston visited friends
in the place last Sunday.
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THE new GYPSY
MOTH QuARAN-
tine REGULATION:

Washington. June 2S.-New regulations
for the quarantine on account Of the gip-
sly moth and the brown-tail moth in
New England become effective July /,
and copies Of the new quarantine, known
as No. %. may now Be obtained from.
the Department Of Agriculture. The new
regulations extend somewhat the terri,
tory guaranteed for gypsy moth. but dol
not affect that quarantined for the
brown-tail moth. On the other hand. In
the territory guaranteed for gypsy mothC
Christmas trees and Christmas greens. .
may now be shipped out after they have
been inspected by department agents and
found free from the egg-masses Of this
insect. Hitherto, movement OF these
products in interstate commerce was not
allowed under any circumstance from
the infested ares. Other provisions Of
the quarantins remain in general much
the same.
Stone and quarry products must % I'M.
spected for egg clusters - well - such
forest products - logs pe1ea ete.
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MYSTERIOUS FIRE IN CLAY CLIFFS
ON MARTHA'S VINEYARD ISLAND

Gay Head, Mass, June 2S-The in
habitants Of this little settlement on
Marthas Vineyard Island have been
perplexed for two days by a mystic
rious fire burning in the heart of one
of the clay cliffs from which the viii
lage received its name
1t was noticed yesterday that smoke
was issuing from Black Cliff. 100 feet
above sea level and % feet below the
top OF the promontory. Investigation
showed that at different places in a
tract of about 25 feet square, smoke
columns were rising from the clay and
the soil on the surface bore a yellow
stain. So far as local traditions indi-
cate there never has been a subter-
ranean fire in the locality.
Although the cause of the phenomenon
has not been explained, a few theories
have been advanced. One is that an un-
discovered deposit of bituminous coal has
been ignited in some inexplicable man.
ner supporters of this theory say that
the odor from the smoke bears out their
contention Others aver that the tor
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WINDSOR

Mrs. Athorne Dutton and little son
of Alma have been visiting at H. A.
buttons the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Meigs and Miss
Dora Meigs and Carl Hutchinson Of
Augusta were Sunday visitors at their
old home.
necticut are guests Of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Bradstreet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Lewis Of White.
field were Sunday guests Of their sis
ter. Mrs. c. F. Donnell.
Rev. Mr.. Wakefield, pastor of the
Baptist church at North Windsor, will
preach at the NJ. E. church each Sum
day at p NJ. until further notice.
The friends Of Mrs. A. H. Ware, who
has been sick for the past three
months, will be pleased to learn that
she is able to ride out.
Among the recent graduates of Cony
High school were Miss Hazel Colburn
and Miss Gertrude Malcolm Of this
town.
WEST-The home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. ?. Ellis was thesscene of a quiet
but very pretty wedding when their
niece, Miss Mildred Bradford, Of South
China, was united in marriage to Wal
ter Arnold of China, Wednesday eve-
ming, June %. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Perry Macy. pastor OF
the Friends church. South China. The
single ring service was used. A few
of the immediate relatives were pres
ent. The bride was becomingly attired
in white and carried a bouquet of
white roses. The bridegroom was
dressed in conventional black. The
couple stood before a background Of
ferns and roses. The room was lastly
decorated in green and white.
Mrs. Arnold was a graduate OF Frs
kline Academy in 1915 and has many
friends in China and Windsor. Mr.. Ar
mold is we'll known and a prosperous
farmer. The heartiest of wishes are
extended to Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold for
a bright and happy future.
The Ladies' Union will meet with
Mrs. c. F. Taylor Wednesday after
noon, June 80.
The Ladies' Union will hold their
annual Fourth Of July picnic at Pierce
Grove July 5. Each family is supposed
to carry basket lunch. Fruit, candy,
lemonade and ice cream will be on
sale. Games will be played and a good
time is expected. Everybody is invited.
SOUTH-Miss Gertrude Drake OF
Augusta was a visitor at her grand
mothers recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. T.. Cole were in
Augusta on business Saturday.
Friends Of D. A. Ridley. NJ. D., win
be sorry to know Of his return to Au-
gusta General hospital Saturday
for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs.. G. A. Dunton. Mr.. and
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j. s. WILL NOT
RECOGNIZE ANY
interference IN
THE "0PEN DOOR"

Pekin, June %, 1915 P. M.-Warn-
ing that the United States would not
recognize any agreement between Chi
ma and Japan which impaired Ameri-
can rights in China or endangered the
called open door, policy, was con-
veye6 to the governments of both
China and Japan in an identical note
from Washington which was delivered
about May Is. The notes were handed
TO the foreign offices of both countries
a week after China had acceded to
the demands contained in the japanese
uitimatum insisting upon concessions
from the former nation.
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HIGH MEAT PRICES
ROBB|NG BRIT, ISLES
OF FLOODED CATTLE
ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
London, June 10.-High meat prices
threaten to rob the British Isles Of
their breeding stock. Farmers,
tempted by the high prices offered
in the markets, are disposing of
blooded cattle. Cows and heifer
calves are slaughtered in large num-
bers, with the result that the produce
ton Of local meat will be scarce after.
the war and high prices kept up.
The Board Of Agriculture has is.
sued circular condemning this dan
gerous thinning out Of farm stock In
a recent meeting the Lancashire
Farmers Association appealed to thu
foresight and patriotism Of members,
to prevent what it termed a suicidal
waste. The agitation is being carried
on in other parts.
Meantime meat has become so dear
that the customs Of the people are.
changing. Beef, the traditional,
standby of Britons, has a less import.
ant place on the table, and more at
tention is given to beans and lentils
as articles Of diet. 4