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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
Cabinet Meeting Makes
Plans for Handling
Ofenses Similar tOAl-
legged Teuton Conspir-
acies
MEANS
CHANGE SHERMAN
ANTITRUST ACT

washington, Nov. 16.-Revision of the
federal neutrality laws so the depart
ment of justice can deal with offences
difficult if not impossible to reach under
existing statutes. is one of the tasks
Congress will be asked to undertake at
the coming session.
Cabinet Meeting
This was one of the subjects discussed
today at the cabinet meeting and Attor-
ney General Gregory afterwards said His
department would ask for a change Of
the Sherman antitrust act SO there
would be no question about its applica-
ton to conspiracies such as are believed
to have been responsible for recent
strikes in munitions plants, attempts TO
blow up ships sailing from American
ports, and other activities having for
their object interference with interstate
and foreign commerce. Prosecutions for
conspiracies of this sort cannot be under
taken in state courts under the Sherman
act and if officials of any other govern
ment were involved the offence would be
against the United States and could be
prosecuted only in the federal courts.
Amendments of the Sherman act. howev-
er, probably will not be the only legisla-
ton of that character sought from Con-
gress. Developments of the last six
months have convinced officials that
there is a woeful lack of specific neutral
ity statutes. for many alleged crimes
have gone unpublished after time has
been spent in investigation because gov
ELL tntin
could not be secured. About the only
statutes now in the criminal code that
have been invoked successfully are those
aimed at the transportation of explosives
unmarked, in interstate commerce, and
the law against enlistment in the United
States for foreign service.
Government attorneys will be freely
consulted by the attorney general re-
garding what sort Of legislation is
needed and it is possible that an ef-
fort will be made to sohdify the laws
of the United States relating to neu-
trality violations, to espionage and
kindred matters.
Although no detailed program has
been decided upon, an attempt may be
made to enlarge the powers Of the Sec
ret Service so that il may be able to
cope with conditions such as now exist
here as a result Of the European war
and interests Of belligerent govern
ments in this country. Under the pres
ent law the Secret Service cannot use
it's regular men in any work except
detection of countefeiters and protec-
ton OF the President. Although Chief
Flynn is said to be employing more
than 50 men in war plot Investigations.
they all really are employees Of the
state department acting under Fiynn's
direction while the bureau Of inves-
tigation Of the department OF justice is
not SO hampered, having a fund Of
nearly 100000 at its disposal its activ-
tiles in other lines are so numerous
that its regular force cannot be used
exclusively on the task Of ferriting cut
war plotterx
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
THE SUFFRAGETTES
REQUEST HEARING
FROM DEMOCRATS

New York, Nov. 16-When the
Democratic national committee meets
at Washington, Dec. = the chairman,
William McCombs, will lay before it
request that the committee receive
Miss Sara Bard Field and Miss
Frances Joliffe. who are bringing Pc
tition from the Pacific coast asking
for an amendment to the National
constitution granting votes to women
Mr.. McCombs yesterday promised a
committee Of the Congressional union
for woman suffrage that he would try
to arrange q hearing before the COM
mittee for the two men.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw. president
Of the National American Woman
Suffrage Association, also has asked
for a hearing before the Democratic
committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
DIR. GORICAR TO
BE INTERVIEWED
BY US OFFICIAL

Washington, Nov. ia. Bruce Bic
laski, chief of the bureau Of investiga-
ton Of the department of justice. left
for New York today to meet Joseph
Goricar the former Austro- Hungarian
consul general whose recent published
statements have confronted the Amer
lean government with some new
phases Of neutrality preservation. The
department Of justice 81 interested in
these statements credited to Goricar in
relation to James r. Archibald, the
American. who acted as messenger be-
tween Ambassador Dumba, the recall
ed Austrian ambassador and the vi
emma foreign Office. So far the govern
ment has not found ground upon which
to proceed against Archibald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17

WASHINGTON, Nov. liam bassa dor
Pendeld al Vienna was instructed by
cable today 10 ask the Austro-Hunga-
rian foreign office for a statement in
detail Of the circumstances in the tor
pedoing Of the italian lrer Ancona in
the Mediterranean last week, with q
loss Of several American lives.
This action was taken upon the pre-
sentation by the Austrian embassy
here TO Secretary Lansing Of COM
rnurdcation from the Vienna admiralty
stating that an Austrian submarine
sank the Ancona, and asserting that
ample time for the passengers and
crew to escape was afforded. Until re-
sponsibility for the action Of the sub
marine which it had been reported was
Of German nationality was thus Off
cially assumed, the American govern
ment withheld formal inquiry al vi
emma.
Ambassador Penfeld was sent what
is known as ar informal instruction TO
discuss the case orally with officials
of the Austrian government to obtain
details supplementary to those trans
united by the embassy
The fact that the Austrian govern
ment assumes responsibility for the
action Of the submarine disposes, it is
believed, Of the reports that the IN
dtT-sea boat new q German flag, but
officials are anxious 10 he satisfied on
this point as we'll. I, is considered pos
sible here that the submarine may
have been an Austrian craft with some
German officers and men aboard, but
until The facts are definitely establish
ed there will be no inquiry made by
ambassador Gerard at Berlin. Press re
ports from Berlin have stated that
the German government d!sclaimed
any connection with the incident.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
Roosevelt's Promise

According to Mellen's testimony, the
President had told him that he would
give the New Haven no immunity if
it violated the law, but that he prom
ised that there would be no action
ministration if it should retain its
steamship lines.
The government maintained that the
New Haven not only retained the lines,
but proceeded to procure others to
strengthen its alleged monopoly.
please do not forget" Meilen
wrote in the letter introduced today,
1.-The promise you made that the Presi-
dent should send for Herbert Knox
Smith and read over carefully the
memorandum he prepared of our in
terview of early last spring on the
steamship matter.
Feared Interview Forgotten
Unless my memory is faulty l out
lined to the President in that inter-
view that if ! did not trade with MI
Morse, it would be necessary for me
to go farther for the protection of the
territory we served and / have it
strongly in my mind that / suggested
there would be further acquisitions to
extend our influence south to enable
US to control the rates upon crude
products. which were SO important to
the manufacturing interests in our
particular territory.
Il fear he has forgotten the full in
(continsed on Pass @celumn y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
Ambassador Penfield Is
Instructed to Request
Statement from Aus
tro-Hugarian Foreign
Office
NO INQUIRY IN GERMANY
QUESTIONS ASKED OF
AUSTRIA BY AMERICA

The undetermined points on
which the American government
now seeks information on the An
coma case are:
Ibid the submarine fire warn
ing shot?
Did the submarine cease firing
when the Ancona came TO a stop?
"How much time was given ras-
seneers and crew to get into the
iiteboats?
What were the activities Of the
submarine while the ship was IN
loading it's passengers?
WAS q torpedo fired while any Of
the passengers were aboard
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
Druggists Testify at the
Trial Of Mary Burns
That She Attempted
to Buy BEFORE Hus-
bands D e a t h-De-
Tense Sc Elk S F act S
Concerning NJ entail
Condition

Portsmouth. n. H, Nov. ls.-The all
.o-s5 Efforts of Mary Burns to buv
-alsor, we're described BY two druggists
r.sc testified al today's session Of her
.~.a1 ON 4 charge Of numbering her
trenaud Frank A. Burns. by poison
=, oeosnper i. 1914.
one If tLese witnesses was James
= s,orev. Of L.aconia, who said Mrs
1.n~Ds came 10 him the Friday before
w.. husbands death and tried 10 buy
r ,ove~tlI poison. she gave her name
,e Ar allen. According to Storey
- Aid nj, Know how much of the
-,e,s5r SIZE wanted. but said that she
-. ILL.,. ASKED By her brother. Jew
a-sr H. RAYMOND. to get il for him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
Diplomatic Efforts

The presence Of Lord Kitchener, the
British secretary for war in the
Aegean and of Denys Cochin, a mem
Der of the French cabinet at Athens,
it is hoped here. will help to clear up
a very complicated situation The time,
however. is short for the Bulgarians
have been strongly reinforced. both
in central and southern Serbia. and
besides attempting a thanking move
ment against the Serbians at Babuna
pass, thereby threatening PrIep and
Monastir, are opposing formidable
forces Of French at Gradsko and along
the left bank of the Berna.
Thus far the Serbians are holding
the Babuna passes but the pressure is
necessarily being cit by troops who
have been fighting for days without
cessation. In the north the Austro-
Germans who have joined hands with
the Bulgarians west of Nish are NOV
ing slowly and steadily but doubtless
cautiously owing to the presence Of
the unbeaten Montenegrins, with per-
haps other support, harrassing them
in the West.
A dispatch received tonight from
Vienna by way Of Zurich. says that
British and Italian troops are endeav-
oring to reach the battlefield where
the Serhians are awaiting them, but
does not say from what point they
are coming. The Near East will be
watched with considerable anxiety for
the next few days
On the other fronts there is little
to report. Both the Belgian and Pet
rograd statements report quiet gen
orally. On the Styr river, however, the
Russians are still fighting for the
river crossings.
In the west the weather is wintry
and there has been only artillery and
mining activity. The ground has hard
ened however, and attacks which
could not be attempted in the mud
might soon be possible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
TURKEY PROTESTS
RUSSIAN ACTS TO
u. S. GOVERNMENT

Washington. Nov. 1S.-Hussein Bey,
Charge Of the Turkish embassy. today
transmitted to Secretary Lansing for
the Ottoman government a protest
against the alleged action Of Russian
and British soldiers in arreSting Turk
ish consuis in Persia and taking over
the consulates.
The communication described the acts
as violations Of the elementary prin-
ciples of international law"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
Baron St. Davids Uses
Little Restraint in the
House of Lords in His
Arrangement of Work
of British Army Lead
Essays the Troops
Are Fighting While
Staff Members Sleep

London, Nov 1s.-Charges Of incom-
potency and neglect Of their work were
brought against the British staff IN
France by Baron St. Davids in the
House Of Lords this evening when he
asked the government whether its at
tention had been called to the reports
alleging that during the recent fight
ing there had been many complaints
as TO failures Of the general staff work.
Lord St D&vids asserted that men
had been added to the staff for no
military reasons-men who ought to
be in the trenches and that he had
been told that the British headquart-
ers staff was FIVE or six times as large
as that Of Gen. Jenre, the French
commander-in-cnief It had been stat
ed, he continued. that women visited
headquarters in France and asked
whethe- the government defended hteir
presence there.
A Reprimand
The people we're sending their sons
out 10 fight uaoer the direction Of men
who, ne declared. were living at head
quarters in vast numbers and could
not get early 10 their Offices because
they were up late playing bridge.
1T is about time" said Lord St Da-
1ids, that the men were given a fair
chance. More than once the troops
have broken the German lines, but ow-
ing to bad staff work the whole thing
fell through Many lives have been
sacrificed owing to muddling in high
places"
The Marquis of Crewe replied that
the allegations that success at Loos
had been missed owing to the failure
to bring up reserves at the right time
was the subject Of an inquiry between
the highest authorities that could be
invoked
Staff Defended
Baron Newton defended the British
staff, as did also viscount Haldane, the
former secretary for war.
Lord Haldane declared that Lord St.
Davids had launched his attack with
out adequate information.
1t is true" he said. that the coun-
try has suffered owing to the want Of
an organized general staff. Neve-the-
less there has been evolved a general
staff Of the highest order. To say that
say something which is very far from
the truth. AS to Field Marshal French,
he is up at o'clock in the morning ;"
The Marquis Of Crewe had no hest
fancy in saying that unless women
had business at headquarters they
ought not to so there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
KITCHENER AND
COCHIN PRESENT
English Warrior and
French Cabinet Mem
Der Will Bring Every
Influence to Bear upon
King Constantine -
Cautious Advance Of
Teutons and Bulgars

London, Nov. 16.-With the
increasing gravity, from the AL
lies viewpoint, of the military
situation in Serbia, the attitude
of Greece toward the armies Of
the Entente powers has become
a matter of the deepest concern,
and an effort is being made to
induce the Greek government to
define its intentions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
2ND HARVARD UNIT
OF 36 SU r G E 0 n S
OFF FOR SERVICE

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 1e.-Thirty
surgeons and SO nurses, comprising
the second Harvard unit will leave here
late today for New York and will sail
from there tomorrow on the steamship
Noordan for hospital service in the
war zone. DR.. David Cheever, of the
Harvard Medical School. is in charge of
the party which will be accompanied to
New York by DR.. A Lawrence Lowell.
president of the university.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
TRAMPLED UPON
BY HORSE, DIES
OF HIS INJURIES

Calais. Me. Nov. 16.-Sylvanus Ha-
ney. aged 40. died early today at a
hospital from injuries received Sun
day night when he was trampled upon
by his horse. Haney was descending
from the barn loft and fell to the floor
in front Of the horse which reared
and came down with two feet on his
body.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
MAYOR mitchell
RALLIES F r 0 M
THE OPERATION

New York. Nov. 1.-THE condition
of Mayor Mitchell, who was operated
upon yesterday for acute appended
It's, was reported this morning as sat
isfactory. The surgeons expect that he
will make a quick recovery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
LINER SAXONIA
LANDS IN n. Y.
WITH So, 100000

New York Nov. 1.-THE Cunard
llrer Saxonia. from Liverpool, docked
here today. She brought gold sover-
eigns valued at $3.50. 900 for various
consignees.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
Warships at Saloniki

1t is said that the presence at Sal
oniki Of large number Of French and
British warships with transports has
made some impression on King Con-
stsntine and his advisers. But, with so
much at stake nothing short of a
positive guarantee Of the safety Of the
French, British and Serbian troops
should they be compelled by circum-
stances to retire into Greece, will sat
isfy the Allies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
Deepest Concern Of Allies
Manifested OUer Atti-
tude 7OzvQrd Possible
Retreat from Serbia
LEWIS WANTS TO
KNOW WHERE is
DEFENSE MONEY

Chicago, Nov. 16.-James Hamil-
ton Lewis. Democratic whip in the
United States Senate, speaking at
a banquet tonight said that 1.-The re-
erettabIe omission in the prepared
ness plan Of the President of the
United States is the failure to point
out how the money is to be raised
to nrset the anticipated defense
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
ELLSWORTH MAN
is FOUND d E A D
LAWRENCE, MASS

Lawrence, Mass, Nov. 6.-John
O'Keefe, rs, of Ellsworth, Me-, was
found dead in an elevator well at the
Wood mills today. Death was probably
accidental He had been here only
about a month.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
Boston Forecast

Boston Forecast
Boston, Nov. 16-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity: Fair Wednesday and
Thursday: not much change in tempera-
ture; moderate westerly to southerly
winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-17
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

Weather forecast for northern New
England: Partly cloudy Wednesday and
Thursday
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-30
STATE
Two Cases for Recovery of Interest
May Come Within Limitation.

Pierre, April 30.-Attorney Gen
erald Caldwell has returned from the
Black Hills, where on his own mo-
tion the state treasurer interest case
against the Kirk G.. Phillips estate
was dismissed because Caldwell be-
lieves the statute of limitations made
action in this case impossible now.
He also is of the opinion there is
some doubt about the possibility OF
getting action in the Treasurer
Schamber case. but feels certain that
the Collins and Cassill cases may be
brought into action now The reason
for this is that the bonds Of the vari-
Gus treasurers had seals in some
cases, but no seals in others. The
statute of limitations against a sealed
instrument is twenty years, and for
an instrument without a seal ii is six
years. The bonds of Collins and Cas-
sill both had seals. which places
them clearly inside the legal limit,
while those of Phillips and Schamber
did not have seals. causing an expira-
ton of rights in these cases.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-30

Man Who Attacked farmers Wife
Near Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls, April 30.-As the re-
suit of his preliminary hearing before
Judge Orr of the municipal court.
Lewis Whitmarsh, a former convict
in the Sioux Falls p~enitentiary, after
being positively identified in open
court by his victim, Mrs. Knute Han
son, has been held for trial i'm the
state circuit court on the charge of
first degree criminal assault. Whit
marsh already has served one term
in the Sioux Falls penitentiary for a
similar o~ffense. and one term for at
tempted assault on a m
While On the witness stand at the
preliminary hearing of Whitmarsh,
Mrs. Hanson positively identified him
and gave details of the assault upon
her. She stated that when Whit
marsh appeared at the Hanson home.
about 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
Wednesday of last week, her husband
was working in the feld with a grain
drill and her little girl but a few
minutes before had started for the
field. Three children were at school
and two other children were work
ing away from home. Mrs. Hanson
vas outside the house when Whit
marsh appeared. He demanded
money and finally drew a revolver.
Frightened, she stated she would get
her husbands pocketbook, which was
in an upstairs room.
Whitmarsh followed her. and. after
the pocketbook had been turned over
to him. he bound her and then at
taplxad har igppriup har Meas for
mercy on the ground that she vas In
a delicate condition. In default of
SIS. 200 bonds, the defendant has been
lodged in the county Jail. His trial
will take place during a term of court
which will convene in Sioux Falls on
May /.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-30
TERRORs OF MORPHINE HABIT
Sioux City Woman Deprived of Dope
Becomes Insane.

Sioux City, April 30.-Mrs. Lena
Emerson, her mind weakened be-
cause of her inability to obtain NOR
phine to satisfy the cravings of her
body, was tent by the Woodbury.
county insane board to the state hos
pital at Cherokee for treatment.
Mrs. Emerson, who is a widow, liv-
ing at Leeds, became addicted to the
drug habit several years ago when
her physician gave her morphine to
relieve her physical sufferings after
an extended illness.
When the federal law went into eff
feet March i, prohibiting the sale of
habit forming drugs, Mrs. Emerson.
knowing her craving, bought $51
worth of morphine, witnesses testified
at the hearing. The supply lasted
only three weeks.
Driven to desperation. Mrs. Emer-
son went from drug store to drug
store and from n doctor to another
in hopes of getting a small portion of
the drug. They refused. She became
insane. Her relatives appealed to her
physician and she was taken to the
Samaritan hospital. There she was
given a sleep producing, but non
habit forming drug. 1t brought no
relief to her suffering and after three
weeks in the hospital she was return
ed to her home.
Relatives then decided to send her
to the state hospital In hopes that she
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-30
MUST CONNECT LINES
DAKOTA CENTRAL TELEPHONE
co. DIRECTED TO CONNECT
WITH RIVAL LINE.

Milbank, April 30.-A decision of
unusual importance to South Dakota,
North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa
has just been handed down by the
state railroad commission in the or
dering in of a physical connection
between the Dakota Central Tele-
phone company and the Grant Tele-
phone company, a branch of the Tri-
state Telephone company of Mime
apolis.
The order provides that this con
nection shall be made within thirty
days by the establishment of three
trunk lines between the two COM
panies' local offices, the expense of
the trunk lines together with the
connections to be borne by the Grant
County company, although the actual
work of making the connection be-
tween these trunk lines and the in
sruments of the Dakota Central shall
be made by employees of the latter
company.
Following the establishment of this
connection, the Dakota Central shall
permit subscribers of the Grant Coun-
ty company to receive or transmit
long distance or toll messages from
the telephone instruments installed in
their respective places of business or
residences at the regular toll tariff
rate in effect with the Dakota Cen
trails own subscribers in this city,
the Grant County company guran-
teeing. collecting and turning over to
tho nnInfo Tnrfra1 pnn,non ~ all NnII
charges originating on its line, re-
versed messages being considered as
originating on such line.
This decision is considered a vic
tory for the residents of Milbank, in
asmuch as ever since the Grant Coun-
ty company was granted a franchise
i'm 1905 there has been no end of
controversy over this question. The
Dakota Central has opposed this con
nection on the grounds that the
Grant County company is controlled
by the Tristate Telephone and Tele-
graph company and that connecting
with the Grant County company
would tend to confiscate the property
of the Dakota Central company here
at Milbank. as its subscribers were
held principally because of the long
distance service obtainable over the
Dakota Central lines. and if a con-
n~ection were made its subscribers
would discontinue their telephones
and become subscribers of the Grant
County exchange, which has consider
able local color despite the fact that
the majority of its stock is held by
an outside corporation.