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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13
Coming Events

Sept. Unpopular vote on adopting
charter for water district at Bath.
Sept. H-15-16-Maine State Convention
of w. c. T. l.. in Skowhegan
Sept. 4-15-16-South Kennebec Agricul-
tural Society's fair at South Windsor.
Sept. International Council of Daugh-
tiers OF Liberty annual convention. Port
land.
Sept. 14-1s-Oxford County Agricultural
Society fair. South Paris.
Sept. 1i-15-16-17-New Eng. section Of
Malt Electric Light Assn. at Mt. Kineo
House. Kineo.
Sept. 15-1s-9th Maine reunion at New
port.
Sept. 15-16-Annual meeting of 15tn
Maine Regimental Association, Bangor.
Sept. 15-1S-Somerset county fair at
Madison.
Sept. 2-United States District Court,
Portland.
Sept. 22-2s-Annual meeting Of stase
Board Of Trade at Bangor.
Sept. 23-30-Franklin County Agricultu.
tural Society Fair, Pennington
Sept. 2S-30--Annual fall meeting OF
Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs,
Biddeford.
Oct. 5-Litchfield Fair.
Oct Z to S-Eastern Maine Music Festi-
Oct. Il 70 iewestern Maine Music Fes-
tival. Portland.
Oct. l2-supreme Court convenes. Port
Oct. 12-Columbus Day.
Oct. 14-16-Pittsfield Fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13
CONGRESSMAN Watson
Weeks on Preparedness

"One of the questions which Congress
must consider next winter is that of pre-
paredness. 1t is not becoming historical
on this subject in declaring that in many
particulars we have not made suitable
preparation for our own defence.
The Democratic press and, to large
degree. the public seem to be obsessed
with the idea that there may be, if there
is not now, movement which has in
view failure to sustain the President.
think l am quite within bounds in say
ing that there is no disposition on the
part of anyone to do anything to en-
barrass him in any matters relating to
foreign affairs while negotiations are
going on.
The President is the representative
Of all the American people in this sit
uation and there is a universal desire
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13

ship shall be attacked unless it at
tempts to escape or ram
The ambassador is said to feel that
the United States underestimate the
extent of its diplomatic successes. He
has expressed pride that he was able
to help this government win what he
terms victory and the reason he has
assigned for this, according to the
person who makes the information
available to the Evening Sun. is that
the country has come to look at things
through English eyes.
THE ambassador Is also reported to
have said that he and all his diplomatic
associates. as well as the government.
are in a very peculiar position because
they are convinced that England's policy
is now to embroil the United States in
the war;
The interview. according to the Sun,
was given by Won Bernstorff through a
person close to him, and statements cred
tied to the ambassador in the violations
were made to the man. as intermediary.
Claims Pledge Upheld
In a later edition Friday afternoon the
Sun ampified the story. stating that
Bernstorff S complaint was that America
viewed the whole submarine controversy
through English eyes He held that
the Arabic note upheld in every particu-
lar Bernstorffs pledge to Secretary Lam
sing and that the only issue now be-
tween the two governments was one Of
conflicting evidence.
The Sun said Bernstorff's position was
that German officers, known for ovedi-
ence to orders, had been told not to sub
marine liners without orders, and against
this was balanced testimony of British
captains who expected Victoria crosses
if they destroyed submarines and who
were likewise anxious to see America
and Germany embroiled.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13
West Minot Grange

West Minot Grange held their regu-
lar meeting on Saturday evening with
Past Master Coyne in the chair. of1l-
GERS protein: Overseer. F. p. Atwood;
chaplain, Mrs E. a. Bearce; steward
E w. Farris; gate keeper, Guy
Cloutier: Ceres. Eva Coyne. One appli-
cation was received. After the routine
business. the following program was
arranged by Ceres. Flora and Pomona;
music, choir: reading. Matte Ward:
solo, c. T. HIATT, encore: reading. Nlr-
ginia Bean: piano solo. Myra Nerrill.
encore: reading. Henry Bacon: solo.
Ida HIATT, encore; reading, Eva Coyne;
music. choir. There was good attend
ance and it was pleasure to have Mr..
and Mrs. Coyne present as it had been
a long time since they were here. The
first and second degrees will be con-
ferred on a small class at the next
meeting.
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MAINE J0TTINC}

Judge Clarence Hale of the r..
states district court issued a, ~.
Friday restraining the city of pa
land from removing the no,es W.
Postal Telegraph Companv
John street, Portland, and will nv
to arguments the goth. The ~.
made was that it would prevs,. y.
carrying out Of contract with W
United States and that the ord, r
unconstitutional "aI
Associate Justice HALEY of ~.
preme court Friday granted ,.n
porary Injunction restraining n. sI4
of Portland from enforcing An 10y
adopted by the city governmer. -.
the regulation of the jitnevs hu,
tually imposing a high tax on them !.
the form of license. The poin, MAJ
was that while the last Lep;s,.,r,
empowered the city TO REQUIRE ~,
taking out Of licenses in certain cas-
there was the express understands,
that it should be for police reeula,io,
only. while the order contemn,,,a
the raising of special form Of raw,
nue..
Fire Friday afternoon DESTROYED N
4ox75 foot barn of Samuel c. Hail !
kennebunk, including the season.
hay, 80 hogs. three horses, hens au
farming machinery. John c. Steye,
a workman. lost a horse. The fami1
: was absent. The origin of the fire |,
unknown. The firm alarm failed !,
work. causing delay. but the fire a
partment was able to save the hc,
and outbuildings. Charles Hood 1
hoseman, was severely burned w.
saving a horse. The loss is as,t
$1,000. insured.
| Capt Fred Hutchins of Orland "A
mariner who had a miraculous u
cape from death about a month an
when he fell 70 feet from the te
mast to the deckload of laths on u
schooner Fannie F. Hall, breakinsi
grindstone in the fall but escapii
without any broken bones himself.
in the city, alive and we'll, says ii
| Bangor Commercial. The Fannie |
/ Hall is loading lumber at Stem
mill Capt. Hutchins must bear
charmed life. say those who kncV
of his tumble He landed on hi
side and although shaken up consid
era bly. was able to be about soon at.
ter the accident. which happened
, while the schooner was bound from
, Boothbay Harbor to Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13
FORMER LITCHFIELD {,
BOY ERV ES 55TH
MARRIAGE ANNIVERSAI

Litchfield, Me. Sept l2.-Fries
here are interested in the 55th wedds
anniversary of Rev. and Mrs, Sra
Baker. which will be observed in LoE.
ell. Mass, Monday. II will be . double
celebration, as Mr. Baker will also Gel.
citrate the 45th anniversary Of his H.
stallation as pastor of the Firs Con'
eregational church of Lowell.
He was ordained to the Cong'esa'
tional ministry in 1860, and his mrs
pastorate was at Neazie and OTono u
Maine. He also preached for awhh
in Minneapolis. was stationed in Boz
ton from 1894 until 1898, and was ths
pastor of the Willston Congregation
church of Portland until 1907. J"
years ago Mr.. Baker was made pas~
emeritus Of the Lowell church.
He was married in Northumber'al.
Vt. Mrs. Baker being Miss lsaos1
Ditson. Mr.. Baker visits his Old hos
here nearly every summer and M
taken part in many Of the town esT
brations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13
Won BernStorff Denies the
''lntervieW" Threatening
War if the United States
Sewers Diplomatic Relations
German Ambassador Declares He Has Given
No Interview and That Anything Represented
as Coming from Him Is False

= New York, Sept. l2.-Count Won Bern
storff, the German ambassador when
shown newspaper containing an inter-
view purporting to have been given by
the ambassador through a person close
to the ambassador. quoting him as say
ing that if the United States severed
diplomatic relations with Germany war
would follow almost Immediately. made
this statement:
Il have given no interview; | never in
tend to give an interview, and anything
that is published and represented as COM
ing from me is a fake.
obviously, l cannot discuss the par
ticulars of the purported interview, for
if l did I would then be giving an inter-
view"
The interview referred to appeared in
the New York Evening Sun:
III diplomatic relations are broken
off, the German ambassador is quoted
as having said, 1.-THE German submarine
commanders will be instructed to sink
everything they see, and. of course, this
means war within two or three days.
The ambassador says the Sun, lis
quoted as saying that the United States
has won, with his cooperation a diplo-
matte victory. since Germany has con-
coded the seafarng principles for which
President Wilson has been coStending.
The ambassador is reported to be amaz-
ed that the newspapers and American
citizens should continue to speak of
breaking off diplomatic relations
Too Much Talk of Break
There seems to be a liking in this
country the ambassador is quoted as
saying. for talk about breaking off
diplomatic relations Does anybody,
wonder, understand what breaking off
relations means? Look at the state of
affairs. Germany has out of Difference
to the United States, and solely out of
difference to the United States, made
most important concessions.
Germany. understand. has adopted
reprisals against England because Of
Englard's blockade order and attempt
to starve the entire German people,
and we have adopted our submarine
policy as a reprisal. Then. out of def
erence to the United States, we have
made the concession that no passenger
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13
The French Army Mustaehe

We know that our soldiers nave p.sI
allowed to do away with 'heii 'a.
hair. 1t has been shown that 'hs s ~,
diers of Napoleon remained lfs. 81,
beardless and that the absence -. ~.
beneath the nose accorded WIN ,.,or
views of hygienists. the op 80,
combated by the mustache schoo' ,, n
lust surrendered. An official eil' .h,t
recalls TO the soldiers of France .,Ti.
the wearing of the mustache Is a' -
tarv that the razored face is no. -
and that the entire army shoul. lin.
after avoid showing the upp.
Thus. the mustache has ,r'u aarrlsd
after having been discussed W. De
and almost proscribed.-Le VI
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13
POTATO NOTES

HOULTON-Very few potatoes are
being hauled into the market as yet.
The price remains around the dollar
mark, possibly many selling for 80
cents. The market is not at all brisk
for the digging season is not yet in
full blast. 1t is expected that in
weeks time, however. digging will
have begun in earnest. The weather
is not of the kind best for the ripen-
ing of the tuber The humidity is high
and the atmosphere is muggy and
sticky. which, if it continues, will be
apt to cause rot to appear on the
potatoes. The grain has nearly all
been harvested in good condition. The
crop has been an extra heavy one. in
fact about the largest crop of oats
ever harvested in Aroostook.
EASTPORT-A large number of the
farmers in this part Of the county
have commenced digging their pota
toes. fearing the rot which has been
reported in several localities as follow
ing the rust which was brought on
by the continued wet weather during
the month of August.
EASTO N-Potatoes are being ship
ped from Easton station the price
being 80 cents per barrel at present
If the market is not killed by putting
on too green stock we should get S100
per barrel before long.
FORT FAIRFIELD-Potato bring
about s. cents or a little more in the
Fort Fairfield market, and are this
week coming even a little more slowly
than last week. Perhaps the fact that
the farmers are attending the Northern
Maine fair this week partly accounts
for the smallness of the offerings The
heat and clearness of the weather re-
Gently has also been a disadvantage
in digging as potatoes lying in the
sun for only an hour or two, with
the weather as hot as it is. are almost
unfit for use, at least have suffered
much. 1t is expected that farmers will
begin digging in earnest next week.
The Cobblers are doing better in yield
and perhaps in quality this fall than
the Mountains. which are said to show
a little rot here and there. but doubt
less not any great amount 4 general
feeling among people here that po-
tatoes will bring at least a fair price,
though probably few indeed are look
ing for any high figures.
CARIBOU-Severalf farmers have be
gun to dig potatoes. The price opened
at 81 per barrel. then dropped to i
cents. Saturday dealers were paying
80 cents in some instances The weld
throughout the country will be consid-
erably short of last year, and everyone
seems to think the price will be good
one this winter; and the Aroostoolz
farmers need it to make up, in 4
measure. the loss on last years crop,
which closed at 20 cents per barrel.
And with the short yield here, more
than a dollar a barrel must be real
lied in order to get back the initial
cost before any profit is made.
A Caribou business man who has ha /
occasion to do considerable driving
through rural sections gives it as his
opinion that the recent frosts have
done more damage to the potato crop
than the rust
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13
Wayne Grange

Saturday, Sept. 4, the patrons =
WAYNE Grange, observed AS Mah
Day" There was a good attendance aA
several visitors from Starting ana NV
land oranges, also Elmer Weber suI
erintendent of the schools OF East L''
ermore and Wayne.
Frank Herrick of Leeds was 10 ha,.
had a paper, Agricultural Education
Maine, but owing to a business 60 -
gagement Mr.. Herrick was unaoie ~ =
present. DR.. G. w. Twitchell OF .ho"
mouth was the principal speaker
the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13
Social Incident in Gotham

In the Strand theater, New .a ,s' ..
,b sr w, vas a commotion on one sac as, :,
the bouse and people on the 0, 81.
side cot excited, thinking theas ssised
fire; but the exci'eniei,. .It's oil
when an usher announced: =, ~ 10th.
right. Keep your seats. Inere , hit 4
no wrong-only a gentleman
Tribune
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13
SPORTS.

Oct. 1-Open season on partridge begins
in York. Cumberland. sagadahoc. Lin:
coin, Waldo. Knox, Androsceggin and
Kennebec Counties.
Oct. 1-Deer hunting season opens in
eight northern counties.
Nov. deer hunting season opens In
eight southern counties.
Dec. 15-Deer hunting season in Maine
closes in eight northern counties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13

Many people suffer from ennui but
think of the man who. when told he
must go to the rack. remarked: "Oh,
WELL it will help me pass an hour or
two"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13

In the Russian army a chief sing
err who receives extra pay, marches
in front Of each company Of soldiers
and gives the opening lines of the
verses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13

Boston, Sept 13.--National party is
sues were discussed by Senators Lodge
and Weeks and ny former CONGRESSMAN
James A. Watson of Indiana At a
monster Republican meeting ycster-
day at Calodonian grove. There were
some 5000 ordinary citizens present III
the audience. ana on the platform
back Of tire speakers Sat the three gu
bernatorial candidates, Mccall. CuSh-
ing and Foas, as well rs Coolidge ard
Ham, the lieutenant go- crnorship can
didates. and a Aalf Il dozen Republican
cungreSSmen.
Launch Weeks 5oor1
An interesting devclopm ut Of the
afternoon was the launching IF the
Weeks presidential boom. Congress
man Watson started it by declaring
that while his state had q faNorits son
in former Senator Fairbanks, Who Is I
candidate if the honor went to Weeks
the country would be in safe hands.
Former CONGRESSMAN Powers took t
up when h presented senator Weeks
for his formal address. and Chairma
+. A. Thurston Of the Republican state
committee gave it recognition by ri :
ing from his seat TO Propose three
cheers for John ". Weeks, the nest
President Of the United states which
were given heartily
Another event which caused d!~c'.'
sion was the action Of former ca.
Foss in shaking hands with Senator
Lodge.
Lodge for Cunba S Recall
Senator Lodge devoted himself to \
discussion # the rights Of American
citizens abroad. In advance Of his for
NAL address, however, he gave >hearty
commen dation to the action of Presi
dent WilsAl in asking for the recall Of
the Austrian minister
IN this matter said the senator, +
want TO sat the President was abso
lutely riga
What we need is a return of the for
eign policies of Hay and Root. The
rights of American citizens abroad must
be protected We need some of the
spirit whica. was displayed by Secretary
Hay when@be sent the famous message
to an eastern power:
We wan Perdecars alive, or Rasuli
dead"
Sen. Weeks' Statements
First-hand evidence of the votes OF
Democratic congressman against the
plans to improve the navy were cited by
Senator Weeks in his speech. He also
criticised the creation of the naval board
of inventors, giving it as his opinion that
naval officers trained in the service
should be the authorities in the handling
of SO important matter.
Congressman Watson
Congressman Watson entertained the
audience with an old time political re-
vival speech which SO caught the crowd
he had a task in trying to bring his eff
fort to a close. Debt, deficit and De-
mocracy' he declared were really synon-
omus words. Again he advised his lis
teners that we could not get into this
war anyway because we did not have the
material.
'If We are determined on war he
said, ''the best thing to do would he to
break off all diplomatic relations. to stop
writing letters to the Emperor and then
to begin making faces at the enemy''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13

Ringing island" is an old nickname
for England which was so called be-
cause it was said to have more bells
than any other country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13

The ostrich always app'v ,ds. beins
nest by a devious path t the " es.srva.
70 conceal the location ITO" wv
tiOn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13

Oil-fire locomotives in operation at
Buenos Aires have shown an economy
Of 20 to 30 Der cent. over coal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-13

4 twen,y-ton bell at the 'i is tollsd
the sacred Heart, in p' hnS operates
nv electricity. A choir IVY
the mechanism
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-21

With such hands. although they may
he potential no trumpers, the safer
policy seems TO he to avo'd the incon-
vcnlence OF denying a takeOut when that
VIII have to he done. and bidding the
strong suit. II u had started the hand
Just given with a club and a passes,
V Will bid the heart and Y will deny
tine hearts with two diamonds. That
VIII end the Y and Y end OF IL. and
they can make their contract. II \
and u want to overcall two diamonds
they can ave II.
Many players holding As cards
would Overcall an original club bid
With no trump Should \ make such
bid and be left with Il by his part
ucr We would be set for one trick. n
ms partner took him out with q heart
lud \ left him with 1t he would be sci,
even u A made two diamond tricks.
Here Ia a curious and Illuminating
example from a recent duplicate game.
in which one bidder entirely overlooked
the possibilities OF his partners TAX
ing him out. The bid might be all
right II It was Ina but no bid Ia ANAL
81 auction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-21

There are no trumps and z Ia In the
lead. Y and 2 are to win Ave tricks
out OF the nine against any defence.
As In all problems In which some
Of the tricks are conceded to the OPP
ponents. 1t will be necessary TO give
the important variations In order to
receive credit for correct solutions.
otherwise IL may he doubtful II the
solver could have met certain defences.
The distribution OF the cards is as
follows:
Y has the queen ten nine three OF
hearts, Jack OF clubs, queen nine three
deuce of spades. No diamonds.
A has the Jack seven six of hearts (;
ace ten eight OF clubs seven i've four
Of diamonds. No spades.
u has the king OF hearts seven deuce
of clubs. queen ten of diamonds king
ten five four of spades.
z has the eight of hearts queen nine
six OF clubs ace Jack nine Of diamonds (;
eight and six of spades.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-21
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4 dealt and bid two royals J. no.
t'g 'a" rubh' a'r 4 took q chanc,
al. the hearts. bidding three. Y could
NOT support the royals nor stop the
hearts hut he bid four clubs. As Il was
anxious 80 GET 4 back to the royals. u-
doubled the four "luu~.
THIS puShcr was NOT necessary. how
ever rs z chccrfullv went to three
ROYALS. "herounon a, thinking his part
u"r had a COUP" ~ tricks IN clubs,
went four hearts When Y and u both
passed. 4 went four royals This is
'hti II was waiting for and he doubled.
HAD 4 been sure of a diamond discard
100 SIC clubs he would have %redouhled.
hui '' lIl not lare "a risk II. Y might
be- w. long and one opponent have
no o,uhs.
\ .rl tie heart king 20 have a look.
l"i Il trumped II Now, II 4 is lucky
enough to drop two OF the top honors
. irumps together, hc makes his con.
tlacI, regardless Of MS losing dia-
Muuds, but II these high cards are all
IN one hand, or make separately, he
cannot af'rt 20 lose 4 trick n an,
plain suit, or he is IN,
~ order to avoid the risk Il led three
'uuulS of diamonds at once ana let
lurmv tramp the third. Then Il put
l.ns.lf I'm with = club amt returned IL.
.cltlng 4 third club and shedding the
.oe,uE diamond,
Tile student Of tactics vii! observe
ilu ~ a. WHO douh cd. had followed
-'.' % fh" th|ri. rllh lead from dummy
n world niirh \ out OF clubs, and =
YOU'D have nrcA Obliged 70 run w.,r
" OF Ills Sequence" II mat head, u
'.3,d have he'd the :uI.ta diamond. ol
Of trunps was the on" with the queen
OF diamonds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-21

This one H. not a Luilo. however. but
Is old style. no trumps.
BRIDGE PROBLEM No. 3is.
nv a l. Moore
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-21
Problems for Sunday
"Sun'' Readers TO Soive
Las, of JH, Reeds Interesting Series of the %COmplica-
tions Of NulIos at Bridge-Checker
Experts Clash.

Pr blcm No 90 Wa the last OF jay
Reed. interesting series Of the COM
plications at uullos. and Il caught Just
a. many asplrants for the honor list
a. any Of the others. Even AFTER the
publication Of TIRES ways In which the
varieties OF this position could be
suit, there were q uumbe Of c%orrespon-
dents VINO could not see how To force
the three tricks on \ aud u IN the orisi-
nal position. which was this
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-21
CT ECKER BINDINGS.

Problem No. 3li. which was q sor, OF
match game between two members OF
THE Sun Checker club. A. 4. Dunn OF
Brooklyn, playing the black pieces and
claiming a draw IL -. Lyman OF New
York. with the white pieces, insisting
or a win. has been decided BY the crack
analysts of tho club TO We a win for
Mr.. Lyman. whom THE SvN takes grea'
pleasure in presenting 70 It's readers.