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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-28

where everything is quiet and nice.
The Red Cross nurses are simply
grand, they do all in their power to
help one bear his pain. l cannot
sleep at night. 1 seem to hear the
cannon roaring and the drums beat
ing as soon as l close my eyes, and
wake with a shout. My heart also
gives me a lot Of trouble. The doc
tor says 1 am suffering from general
debility. l have been told that l will
be sent to England shortly to regain
my strength. Well, this is all I am
able to write for the present, as l am
completely exhausted. 1 will write as
soon as l can again. Give my love
and best regards to all inquiring
friends. From your loving brother,
AMBROSE"
A second letter from Wrest Park
Hospital, Amphiil. Bedfordshire under
date of May 4th follows and is no less
interesting than the first. 1t says,
Where King Edward Slept
''As you can see from this letter I
am now in England and am feeling a
little better today except for my heart,
which bothers me quite a bit. The
place where I am staying formerly
belonged to the Duke of Clarence. 1t
is known as the Duke of Clarence es-
tate. The room l am in at present
King Edward has slept in many times
when on his hunting trips during the
shooting season. The grounds are
lovely with gravel walks all through
them. There are over 1000 acres in it
and all kinds of animals and fish.
Back to the Germans
THE doctor says l shall be able to
go out for a short walk in a week.
That sounds like getting back at the
Germans again. and that's what l am
eager to do. l know and everybody
else knows lot better than l, that
the Germans must be put down. and
it is up to us Canadians to do our
part. I have not met many of the
p. f. Island boys here so far, but l
suppose nearly all the young men
around home have Joined. l hope they
have, anyway it's up to them to help
us.
For God, King and Country.
I'VE are all fighting for the greatest
cause known. We are fighting for
our God, our King and our Country.
We are not only fighting tor our exist
ence but for every one at home and
l think that every home can produce
soldier. 1t is not only their duty
to their, King, but to themselves to do
so. A soldier on the battlefield is
working and doing a whole lot more
for his home than he would be at
home in one of his own fields. And
we would all realize that only too
quickly if the Germans eyer get the
upper hand. Hoping to get a letter
from you soon, l remain your loving
brother,
AMBROSE"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-28
PROGRAM FOR THE
SUMMER MEETINGS
At FERRY BEACH

The Ferry Beach program Of Univer-
salist summer meetings as arranged by
Rev. F. c. Leining. president of the or
ganization. wiz be very attractive. This
resort has outgrown its present accom-
modations and the association will be
compelled in the near future to increase
the size of its buildings. The season will
begin July %. with a reception and re-
union' and end Sunday. Aug. Is. Assign
ment OF rooms is in charge Of Rev. A. F.
Walch. Of Amesbury. Mass. The cooking
will be done by Mr.. and Mrs J. Beals,
who have done this work SO acceptably
in other years and are doing a similar
work at Goddard seminary. Barre, VT.
The Institutes are in the hands Of ex-
perts and are as follows: July $3.50, Y.
p. c. W.. Prof. c. r. Skinner, Tufts col
lege. Mass. and DR.. w. r. Rowland, E.
Corinth. VT; the Old Testament, Prof.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-28
GRADUATION AT THE
DRESDEN GRAMMAR

Dresden Mills, June 27-(SpeciaD.-
The graduation exercises Of the Dres-
den Grammar Grade were held In the
assembly hall Of the Masonic building
at p. M. Friday. The program:
March, prayer. Rev. ]. c. McGraw;
music, Seminole's Defiance, Frances
Carleton; Life Is But a Dream, Mary
Siegars; music. Black Horse and His
Rider, Karl Rittal; June, Bernice
Chapman; music, Tho Fate of the In
dian. Lester Munsey; The Garrison Of
Cape Inn, Gladys Reed; music. New
England's Fairest Boast, Irving Prin-
dali; The Ride Of Jennie Mcneil, Olive
Call: music, Bay Billy, Clyde Moody;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-28

I Serbians. On July %, after consider
able correspondence and negotiations
an ultimatum was sent to Serbia by
| the Austro-Hungarian government,
| which Serbia declined to meet. A week
later a general mobilization of Rus
sian troops along the German border
was ordered and the following day
Germany declared war on Russia. The
| news of that event was followed in a
few hours by the announcement that
a general mobilization had been or
dered by the French Cabinet.
On August 2. German troops entered
Luxembourg and Germany demanded
| free passage through Belgium to the
French frontier. This was refused and
! two days later Great Britain dis
patched to Germany an ultimatum de-
| handing that the neutrality Of Bel
GUM be maintained. The ultimatum
| rejected, German forces attacked
Liege. On the same day President
Wilson issued proclamation Of neu-
| trality.
The following day saw the declar-
| alton by Great Britain of a state of
war with Germany, and two days
l later the Germans entered Liege as
the French invaded southern Alsace.
I These events were quickly followed
by an affirmation on the part of Italy
Tor her neutrality, by an Austrian in
vasion Of Serbia and by the sending
by Japan Of an ultimatum to Germany.
This had to do with the German pos
session of Kiao-Chow Of which Tsing-
tau was the port.
BY August II the first British expe-
dictionary force had completed its
landing in France and on that day
there began also fierce battle on the
Jadar between the Austrian and Ser
bian troops. Victory was with the
Serbia arms after five days Of fighting
and the Austrians were routed.
In the meanwhile the battle OF Lor-
ratne had opened and tho German
troops had entered Brussels, the Bel
gian capital.
A few days later, August %, the vic.
torious Germans entered Namur and
began an attack on Mons. defended
principally by the first British expedit-
ionary force. The next day the Brit
ish troops began q retreat from their
position ana from then on until Sep
TENDER IL the German troops drove
through France under the leadership
of General Won Kluck. Zeppelins bonn
barded Antwerp; the French were
forced to evacuate Mulhausen; the
Germans took and swept over Longwy
and reached Senlis, 30 miles from
Paris. where the columns swung to the
eastward. The French government
fled to Bordeaux.
In the meanwhile German and Aus
TRAN troops had met the Russians. A
victory at Krasnik was announced by
the Austrian government on August
% while on August % the German
army under General Won Hindenburg
defeated another Russian force in q
battle at Tanneburg, which lasted
three days. Louvain was burned by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-28
odies. with their presidents, are:

bodies. with their presidents, are:
Obstetrical Society; Surgical and
genealogical Society, National Soci-
ETY. of Physical Therapeutics, and the
American Homeopathic Ophthalmo-
logical, biological and Laryngological
Society.
Among the numerous doctors who
have prepared papers for the conven-
ton are Bryon E. Miller, Portland,
Ore, and Sarah M. Hobson, Chicago,
respectively president and secretary
of the institute; Lincoln Phillips, Gin
cinnati; Arson Cameron and Jos. P.
Cobb, Chicago; Albert A. Ogle, In
dianapolis; Elizabeth Hamilton Mum
Gle, BROOKLYN; George Forrest Martin,
Lowell, Mass; Leon J. Loizeaux and
Royal S. Copeland. New York City:
Ralph Bernstein and Dean William A.
Pearson. Philadelphia; George Royal,
Des Moines, Ia; E. Russell Sprague,
Syracuse; Phillip Rice and Florence N.
Ward, San Francisco; Plummer D.
Russell, Peublo, Col; I. D. Metzger,
Pittsburgh; JAS Campbell, ST. Louis;
j. M. Patterson, Kansas City; H. NJ.
Beebe. Milwaukee; F. B. kellogg, Los
Angeles: and E. c. Williams, Hot
Springs, Va.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-28

Fl. G. Mitchell. Tufts college, Mass
Aug. &c, Sunday school. Rev. F. L.. Ma.
sick, Arlington, Mass; Mission StNdy
Rev. Mrs. N. W. P. Smith. Be1esyI
Mass; Aug. 9-1s. Camp Fire Girls!
A. E. Wright, Pittsfield. Me-; Mssoa
Study, Mrs. c. H. Johnson, Greene, R. L
Prof. Mitchell's Institute in the Nd
Testament will include the following
subjects: THE Hebrew Histories" THE
Work of the Prophets" 1.-THE Messiah.
Prophesies,' THE False Prophets" 1.-THE
Book of Ecclesiastes."
The preachers are: July 25. (Sun.
day. Rev. F. A. Moore, Chicago, Ill., and
Rev. j. F. Albion, D. D., Portland. July
Is. wednesday, Rev. NJ. G. Folsom,
Woodfords. Aug. /, Sunday Rev. H.
w. Haynes, Augusta, and Rev. L. ".
Coons, Haverhill. Mass. Aug. 4 (Wednes-
day. Rev. c. B. Etsler. Brocktor, Mass.
Aug. s, Sunday Rev. E. c. Downey,
Norwood, Mass, and Rev. H. E. Ben
ton, Lowell, Mass. Aug. II, "wednesday
Rev. A. E. Wright, Pittsfield. Me. Aug.
Is. Sunday Rev. A. NJ. Bradley, Port
land, and Rev. w. H. Morrison, Nashua,
n. H.
The lectures so far arranged are: Aug.
?, c. F. Jones, Portland, on THE Minis
try of the Hymn; Aug. II. Rev. H. E.
Gilchrist, Watertown, N. Y, illustrated,
on THE Universalist Church"
AS in other years entertainments. camp
fires. excursions and sports will be at
fractions. There will be Y. P. c. L..
service each Sunday evening on the
beach.
The annual meeting will be held Aug.
4 in the grove. The bazaar of the Ladies'
Aid will occur Tuesday. Aug 8. and the
ladies are working hard to excel the ex'
cellent record of past years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-28
Review OF WAR, ITS TOLL
IN HUMAN LIVES and SHIPS
TERRITORY LOST AND WON

one year ago today the Austrian
Archduke, Francis Ferdinand, and his
wife were shot and killed in the little
Bosnian town of Serajevo by Garvi0
PrinZip. 1t was the act of PrinZip, a
poor student, which ultimately result
ed in II nations going to war. These
nations are, on one hand, Great Brit
ain. France, Russia, Serbia, Japan,
Belgium, Italy and Montenegro, and.
on the other, Germany, Austria and
Turkey. The war to date, according
to conservative estimates compiled
from the best available reports, has
caused a loss to the various belliger-
ents of more than 100000 men, dead,
wounded and prisoners, and more than
500 ships. OF these about 12O were
war-vessels.
The outstanding results on land are
these:
The greater portion Of Belgium is
under the control Of Germany.
Germany has been driven from the
Far East.
A part Of the Dardanelles is in the
possession of the Allied troops.
Portions of France and Russia are in
the possession Of German troops.
A strip Of Alsace has been taken
from Germany.
On the continent Of Africa parts of
territorial possessions have been lost
by both sides.
Various island possessions of Ger
many have been taken by the forces
of the Allies.
Italian troops are in possession Of a
strip CT Austrian territory.
The outsts nding results at sea are
these:
German and Austrian mercantile
shipping has been driven from all the
open seas.
German and Austrian war vessels
imately $1,000 tons have been de-
stroyed.
War vessels of the Allied nations
having a total displacement Of ap-
proximately $4,000 tons have been sent
to the bottom.
The greater portions Of the German
and Allied fleets in the North Sea re-
main intact.
Except for communication through
Holland and the Scandinavian nations,
Germany is cut of from the rest Of
the world.
Efforts on the part Of the Germans
to place the British Isles in a similar
predicament has resulted in the sink
ing by submarines Of hundreds Of YES
sells flying flags Of the Allied and Neu-
trail nations.
The sinking in this manner Of the
Cunard liner Lusitania with the loss
OF more than 100 American lives pre-
cipated request upon the part Of the
United States that such practices in
solar as they might menace Ameri-
cans. be stopped.
Prinzip's crime was committed on
June %. An investigation disclosed
what was alleged to be proof that the
assassin was the tool Of a group Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-28
RICHMOND

Henry Clarke Of Dorchester. Mas
was calling on friends in town Tues
day.
Miss Josephine Bunker left Tues
day for her home in West Sullivan
where she will pass the summer vaca'
ton.
j. E. Bartlett of Augusta was ous-
mess visitor in town Tuesday.
A number Of Richmond baseball fahs
attended the Hallowell- Winthrop game
at Hallowell Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Lowell we're
in Portland Tuesday.
Miss Ora Reed Of Bath was re-
cent visitor in town.
j. H. McSauley and children. CooseF
and Gladys. are visitors in town.
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Scarborough. and the German armored
cruiser Bluecher was sunk in the North
Sea by section of the British fleet oper-
ating there. German submarines be-
came especially active during the winter
months, sinking many warships and mer-
chantment.
March opened with an announcement
of British reprisal measures against the
Germans for the submarine warfare and
the development of battle in France.
British troops in France again became
active. making a notable advance at
Neuve Chapelle. BY the end of March
the Russian troops had penetrated the
Dukla Pass and entered Hungary. April
saw the beginning Of violent assaults
upon the German lines by the French
east Of Verdun and the Meuse The
French stormed the German position at
Les Eparges and about the same time it
was officially announced that the total
Of British casualties to that date were
139, BAT. BY the middle Of April the Rus
SLAMS had penetrated Hungary to a point
% miles over the border, and the Ger
mans had begun q successful assault up
on the Allied lines near Ypres. For sew
eral weeks the armies struggled back
and forth losing thousands of men, gain
ing ground one day ana being forced
to evacuate their positions the next In
Galicia during the first three days of
May the German-Austrian forces broke
through the Russian lines and forced a
retreat. Fifty thousand prisoners, it was
recited were taken.
Around Ypres the British forces lost
ground and were finally forced to evac-
uate an especially strong position they
had gained at an elevation designated
as Hill No. Co. Almost simultaneously
the Russians began a retreat from the
Carpathian passes and while this was in
progress the Cunard liner Lusitania,
bound from New York to Liverpool was
sent to the bottom by a torpedo fired by
German submarine. Approximately
1900 lives were lost in the disaster.
The loss Of Americans in the Lusitania
and other vessels which were victims of
Germany's submarine warfare resulted in
President Wilson protesting against a
continuance of such tactics
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-03
RENFROW FUNERAL HELD
Negro Shot Himself in Face with
ShOtgun-Body Found in Woods.

The funeral of Forrest Renfrow, 81
years old, negro character we'll known
in the Cape, whose body was found
Sunday afternoon after he had blown
off the top Of his head with a shotgun
at the Benton Hill on the Bloomfield
road, was held yesterday afternoon.
Renfrow, few weeks ago, left his
home in a similar manner, and when
a search was instituted, he was found
seriously IL stopping with friends in
a small hut in the swamp south of the
Cape. He had recovered from that i'll
ness but recently.
The man lived on South Fountain
street. Burial was in Paramount Gem
etery.
Renfrow was last seen alive on
Thanksgiving day when he started out
with his gun, saying he was going
hunting. He carried double-barrc!cd
shotgun.
When he did not return to his home
a search was instituted and eventually
his body was found in the woods near
the Bloomfield road. The shotgun he
carried lay at his feet. a long stick
was close at hand. 1t is believed he
used this in pressing the trigger, while
he held his face in front of the gun.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-03
ORREN WILSON DISQUALIFIES
WILLER IN $50 RENT SUIT

When a change of venue was asked
by Orrcn Wilson as attorney, for John
Kerr and Alice Kerr, who arc being
sued by Charles Blattner for rent on :;
hotel in Haarig, Judge w. H. Willer
yesterday sent the case from his court
to that of Charles Jaeger in Jackson.
In the affidavit disqualifying Willer,
Wilson includes Mayor Rage the third
Justice of the Peace in this township,
as a material witness thus preventing
Judge Willer from sending it before
the Mayor to be tried.
The suit is for $50 and was filed by
Mr.. Blatner November 23.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-03
RURAL ROUTES 1 HOUR LATER
Carriers Must Attend to Parcel Post
Mail in the City First.

Following instructions from the
Post Office Department at Washing
ton, the Cape's four rural route mail
carriers will leave the office to go out
on their routes an hour later in the
morning than the usual time. They
will depart at $50 instead of 1880.
The hour in the morning will be en-
ployed to have the rural carriers take
the parcel post mail to stations in the
city from which the city delivery men
will distribute it to the homes.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-03
MAN, 80, BROWNS IN RIVER
Body of William Bell is Found Near
Boat on Which He Worked.

The body of William Bell, who was
employed on a government boat work
ing on the Illinois side of the river OPP
pOsite Cape Girardeau, was found
floating in the water near the boat
Monday afternoon. He had been dead
about an hour when found
it is believed he fell from the edge
of the boat and was drowned without
aid having been at hand. There was
not witness to the death. The Coroner
from Cairo held an inquest over. the
body and the body then was taken to
Mcclure, III. Bell formerly lived in
Ste. Genevieve. He was so years old.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-03


much sought by the visitors at the
Twain home.
"Hucklcberry's Firms" home has
been torn down, but the photographs
Of it still are extant and they show an
interesting relic of the olden days in
Hannibal.
A particular Importance that at
taches itself to Mark Twain's career
from the Cape Girardeauan's view
point is the fact that for one semester,
while he was a cub pilot on the Mis-
sissippi, he was a student at st. Vim
cents College, which then was south
of town.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-03
GOA TO GO ARKANSAS

Otis GOA, we'll known Cape horse
trader and livery man, yesterday
morning returned to the Cape from
Blytheyille, Ark, and announced that
he had closed the deal for the pur-
chase of a 40O-acrc stock farm eight
miles out Of BIythevillc and that he
expects to sell out his business here
and depart for his farm within few
days.
Mr.. GOA told his friends that he
will dispose of large number of the
rigs and vehicles he has carried in the
livery barn on Broadway, but retain
most of his stock to be placed on the
farm in Arkansas.
He was enthusiastic over the Ar
kansas land that he had acquired. The
purchase was made last Saturday
when he was in Blytheville.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-03
TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, Cyrus Lonlax and Geor-
gia Lomax, of Scott County and Mary
Johnson, of the County of Cape Cir
ardeau and State Of Missouri, by GER
tain deed of trust dated March 2, 1914,
and recorded on the 14th day of April.
1914, in Book Is, at page 4O1, of the
land records of Cape Girardeau Coun-
| ty, Missouri, conveyed in trust to the
undersigned trustee, the following de-
seribed real estate:
Situated, lying and being in the
County of Cape Girardeau, and State
of Missouri, to-wit:
All of lot thirty-six (36) Of Garah-
tvs addition to the City of Cape Cir
ardeau, described as follows, to-wit:
Begin at the southeast corner of lot
No. Sc of Garahty's addition to the
City of Cape Girardeau; thence run
west along the north line of College
street, one hundred and eighty (1S0)
feet to an alley;
Thence north along the east line of
said alley, fifty (5O) feet to a corner
upon the southwest corner of lot No.
80 of said addition;
Thence run east along the south
line of lot thirty-five (35) one hum
bred and eighty (1SO) feet to the west
line of Frederick street, to a stone for
corner;
Thence south fifty 900 feet to the
place of beginning, upon which IS stu
atad three-rOom frame dwelling,
Whereas, said conveyance was made
in trust to secure the payment of ono
certain promissory note, dated March
2, 1914, and payable on September 10,
in the sum of $275.OO, with a credit of
SIS paid on the principal. said note
bearing eight per cent compound in
terest from September II, 1914. and
whereas the conditions Of said deed of
trust have been broken by the said
makers Of the note falling 10 pay the
same, according to the terms thereof,
and the said note being past due and
unpaid, now, therefore, l, the under
signed trustee, at the request of the
legal holder Of said note, and by viz
tue of the power and authority in me
rested by sad deed of trust, will on
Tuesday. the Fourth Day of January.
4. d., 1916, at the East Front Door
IF the Courthouse of thu Cape Girar-
deau Court of Common Pleas,
In the city OF Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Missouri, between
the hours of 9 o'clock in the forenoon
and ) o'clock in the afternoon of that
day, sell the above described real Cs-
tate at public venduc to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, to pay the
said note and deed of trust, together
with interest, and all expenses pro-
v-ded Cor in said deed Of trust
Robert Vogelsang, Trustee.