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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-24
e Members OF ANN STR sunk
BY MINE HAVE REACHED new YORK

New York, April 23-Captain J. Dali
ton and % members of the American
steamer Greenbrier sunk April 2 by a
mine in the North Sea, reached New
York today aboard the steamer Rotter-
dam from Rotterdam.
After discharging at Bremen her cargo
of cotton from New Orleans the Green
brier sailed March 20 on her return
trip. On April 2, members of the crew
said today, mine exploded near the
vessels stern. The Greenbrier sank so
rapidly that the crew barely had time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-24
ARTURO TOSCANINI
METROPOLITAN OPERA
co. TO TAKE A RES

New York, April 22.-Arturo 1vv sst
mini. the chief conductor Oh INC "a,
ropolitan Opera Company II i,
learned today, has been oroele III
his physician to take rest ior , ss
eral months and will sail LOT ~
on Saturday. Giorgio Palacco.
announced, will take Toscanini ) -
as conductor during the remalnae.
the season. Mr.. Toscanlnis lillian 80
attributed to overwork ana "
about the war. ID
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B. & NJ. BILLS THIRD
READING IN SENATE
OF MASSACHUSETTS

Boston. April 23-The bill providing for
the reorganization of the Boston &
Maine Railroad and the consolidation of
the leased imes was ordered to third
reading in the Senate today.
Senator Clarence w. Hobbs, chairman
of the COMMITTEES on railroads, offered
several amendments which, he said, were
of perfecting, nature. These will be
considered on the next reading of the
bill.
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to the success of Russian arms as II sne
remained a billegerent."
The Russian plan of campaign now Is
definitely based on Grants despiseo
Civil war theory of continuous extern
sion of battle line. 1t is necessary that
Russia possesses part. temporarily al
least, of the Austro-German frontier line
from Cracow westward.
From the same source, the correspon-
dent says, he learns that recently there
have been two conferences between EN-
peror William and Emperor Francis Jo-
seph and Archduke Eugene of Austria,
at which a possible separate peace for
Austria was discussed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-24
FIRST MOVE IN THE
PURCHASE French
ABS|NTHE PLANTS

Paris, April %, 11.30 a. m.-The
minister of finance, Alexandra Ribot,
appointed today a commission to as
sess the value of wormwood plants
producing absinthe. This step is pre-
liminary to the purchase by the gov
eminent of three plants under the act
recently adopted by Parliament which
prohibits absolutely the manufacture
Of absinthe.
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er in quick succession.
The fumes were inhaled when the
firemen answered a call sent in from
the factory of the Sheffield Standard
Plate Co in Canal street. There was
no fire, but 3O-gailon carboy of acid
had overf1owed and formed heavy
vapor. Seeing this and installing it
for smoke, a policeman turned in the
alarm. When the nature of the vapor
was learned, the firemen were order
ed away and the rescue squad, protect
ed by oxygen helmets, was summoned.
They bailed out the acid with buck
cts and were unaffected by the fumes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-24
R. /. ASSEMBLY
ADJOURNS FRIDAY

Providence. r. l., April 23.-The
Rhode Island General Assembly adj
journed shortly before midnight, COM
pleting sixty-one day session.
Among the acts passed in the closing
hour was one regulating the new jit-
ney industry. giving the towns and
cities power to make such ordinances
as the ydee Unnecessary. The measure
provides maximum bond to be filed
by owners Of the motor buses Of not
over $500 for each seat in the We
hicle, the sum to be fixed by town
or city councils.
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to launch two boats and escape Fiji
teen hours were spent in the boats in
the open sea before the crew reached
the German coast. Upon landing they
were cared for by the authorities and
sent to Rotterdam by train. All hands
were saved.
Captains S. d. Bockenbosch and c. D.
Skal'ale United States army officers,
who were with the German forces as
observers. and p NJ. Kuehrich, a cour-
Ter of the German diplomatic service on
his way to Washington, also were pas
senSers on the Rotterdam
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FORMER LAWRENCE
REPRESENTATIVE IS
GUILTY OF ASSAULT
WITH MURDER intent

Lawrence, Mass, April 23-Ex-Rep-
resentative Dennis H. Finn pleaded
guilty in the superior court today OF
assault with intent to murder Alder
man flanagan, Feb. %, and District
Attorney Sullivan Immediately moved
for sentence.
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sgd" SMITH AND JESSE
ALTENBURG RELEASED.
PITTSBURG NATIONALS

Pittsburg. Pa. April BIT became
known today that sgd Smith, catcher,
and Jesse Altenburg. outfelder, were re-
leased yesterday by the management of
the Pittsburg National League baseball
club. Smith, who was the leading catch
er in the American Association last sea-
son. was released Internationally, while
Altenburg was sent to the YOUNGSTOWN
club Of the Central League.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-24

ION April 10, one Of our airmen car
ried out a very bold and successful
single-handed attack on an airship
shed near Client. He had to run :.
gauntlet Of fire from the ground, di
rected by captive balloon in order
to attack his objective. In spite Of
this he came down to within 200 feet
Of the ground and effected his object,
causing a serious explosion in the
she'd"
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INTERFRATERNITY BALL
GAMES AT BOWDOJN

6runswick' Me-. April 3-(speciaD.-
Inc Dowooin CLUB defeated Kappa Sig
ma in the Bowdoin interfrata-n,.,,
oaii league this afternoon by the SCORE
OF ID to l6. Psi Epsilon defeated Delta
Kappa Epsilon s to I.
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ITALY NOT TO
ENTER WAR

Rome via London. April 24.-3.32 a.
NIT is stated in high official quar-
tiers here that it is becoming increas-
ingly probable that Italy will not par
ticipate in the war, at least for some
time to come
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GERMAN WIRELESS
STATION At SAYv|LLE
HAS POWER TREBLED

New York, April 23.-For the pur-
pose Of ensuring wireless communica-
ton between Germany and the Unit
ed States under all kinds of static con-
ditions. the power of the Telefunken
wireless station at Sayville, L. l., it
was learned today. has been almost
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Suresnes, a suburb of this city, av2i
age of IS years. ,
The sad life story Of Adele Hug,
many years ago aroused the sympathj
of the entire world. AS a girl she wal
kidnapped at Guernsey by an Englisl
officer. All Europe was searched fol
her by here parents but they obtained
no trace Of her whereabouts. Severa
months later girl found wandering
alone in the streets of New York, ap|
parently demented, declared Il am
the daughter of Victor Hugo" Thl3
was the only statement she ever made
She was sent back to France to hel
parents but her lips remained sealed
until the end. She failed to entirely rel
cover her reason and after the DEATH
of her father lived a solitary existencd
in her villa, morose and seldom speak,
ing. When she did consent to converse
1t never was of the past.
Mile. Hugo's only appearances ~
public were when she went to Paris
witness from the back of darkene
box the reproduction of one of he
fathers plays. Apparently she had
friends and never received visitors
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GERMAN FLEET DOES
NOT FIND ENGlAND's
FLEET IN NO. SEA

Berlin, April %, via London, $50 P.
M.-The German admiralty today gave
out a statement reading as follows:
THE German high sea fleet had re-
Gently cruised repeatedly in the North
sea, advancing into English waters
without meeting the sea forces of Great
Britain
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YOUNGEST DAUGHTER
OF VICTOR HUGO DEAD

Paris, April %, 5.25 A. M.-Adele HUI
go. youngest daughter Of Victor !H.NgO
died yesterday at her residef4 Il
Suresnes, suburb of this city, aVyi(
age of IS years. ]
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JOURNAL WANT ADS
BRING RESULTS
TRY ONE AND SEE
JOURNAL WANT ADS
BRING RESULTS
TRY ONE AND SEE
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
T|GR|S EXPEO|T|ON
HALTED TURKS SAY
ConstantinopIe Advices Declare
the British Drive Toward
Bagdad Has Been
Turned Back.

Constantinople, (via London). Oct.
4.-Announcement was made by the
wal office today that the British forces
in Mesopotamia were repulsed In the
recent fighting. The report follows:
"On September 81 the British re-
sumed the offensive. The battle vas
very violent and lasted until evening.
but the attack finally failed, notwith-
standing the fact that the British
forces were four times stronger thar
ours.
ION the Irak front our advanced de-
tachments on September 2S surprised a
hostile force which landed on the bank
Of the Tigris, north OF Korna, under
the protection Of gunboats. We in
fiicted heavy losses on them"
Announcement was made in the
house Of commons Wednesday that the
British, under General Nixon, had de-
feated the Turks, who were said to
be in full retreat toward Bagdad.
ed that n position carried by the
British constituted a long line of de.
lenses astride the Tigris river. Seven
miles east of Kut, two brigades crossed
the river from the right bank and by
a forced march reached the left wing
of the Turkish position, carrying 1t by
assault. BY nightfall the whole posi-
ton had been carried.
The Turkish losses in cad were de-
| scribed as severe. The Turks clune
to their trenches with great tenacity
and these were filled with corpses when
the British carried them.
General Nixon gave the British cas-
ualties as under 500"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
ALLIES URGED TO STRIKE
FIRST BLOW IN BALKANS

London. Oct. 4.-The situation on
the eastern front is still regarded in
London as of the greatest immediate
Importance, notwithstanding the new
offensive in the west. To transfer the
center of gravity of the war to the
western front is the task now before
the French and British.
The menacing attitude of Bulgaria
doubtless is having a marked bearing
on the activity of the allies in France
and Belgium for increasing pressure
on h German lines would exert a de-
cided Influence on plans of the Aus
trians and Germans to concentrate a
heavy force on the Serbian frontier,
should they commit themselves to a
fresh campaign in the Balkans with
the assistance of Bulgaria. That ma
ton now occupies, as Foreign Secre-
tary Grey phrased it yesterday, the
position Turkey held during those
weeks of uncertainty before h cast
her lot openly with the central powers.
Some sections of the British press
are urging Greece and the allies to
strike quickly the instant it is deter
mined that diplomacy is no longer able
to avert a crisis.
ITO wait until Bulgaria actually
moves says the Manchester Guar
dian. "is to surrender the strategic
inititive to her. Between an Austro-
German attack on Serbia and a Bull
garian attack there is no practical diff
ference. Fol the allies the moment of
decision has come. AS soon as they
are convinced Bulgaria is determined
to make war they should dispatch an
ultimatum to her and give her the
choice Of peace or war.
SHOULD Bulgaria accomplish the
Germanic design of linking Berlin
with Constantinople," the Guardian
continues. "a very grave change will
have come over the complexion of the
"a in this zone. a region where a
far reaching result might be achieved
by the allies with relative speed and
economy. The s~trategical in
iative must not be frittered away by
faith In meaningless hopes or fear of
resolute action"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
PRESIDENT TO Vote
FOR Equal SUFFRAGE
Wilson Is Expected to Favor
Measure in New Jersey
Holds It State Issue.

Washington. D. c Oct. 2.-Presi-
dent Wilson is expected shortly to an
nounce his intention of voting for the
New Jersey state constitutional amend
ment granting suffrage to women A
special election on the amendment will
held October 10, and the president
will &c to Princeton to vote. Secretary
Tumulty, whose home is in Jersey
City, said today he expected to vote for
the woman suffrage amendment. 1t was
reported that Secretary Garrison, who
is also from New Jersey. had author
lied the statement that he would vote
for woman suffrage.
The president on several occasions
"a refused to support an amendment
to the federal constitution to give ma
ton wide oma suffrage. He has said
he believed the question to be a state
issue. Recently he said he would make
known his position on woman suffrage
before the amendment to the New Jer
sey constitution was voted ,rnn.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
BIG BUT SANE NAVAL
PROGRAM is PLANNED
Daniels to Ask Congress for Approximately 1925, 100000.
Large Increase in Personnel His Aim-BeIieved Con-
gressmen Will Favor Proposed Expenditures.

Washington. Oct. 4.-The navy de-
partment estimates, as they are now
planned by Secretary Daniels and
leading navy officials, will provide for
a total expenditure Of 1926, 000, 900. This
is the information which came today
from high sources, and is believed to
represent the approximate figures on
naval expenditures which the admin
istration will recommend to congress.
Not less than four new s~uperdread-
naughts and a number of swift battle
cruisers and many smaller craft with
ample provision for submarines and
aeroplanes will be recommended.
The estimate Of 1925, 600. 900 would
be, roughly speaking, about $4,000, 600
more than the usual outlay OH the
navy. 1t would mean a large outlay
for Marship construction. 1t is call
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
IOWA U TO FURNISH
WIRELESS PIGsKiN SCORES

Iowa City. Ia, Oct. 2.-Scores Of the
football games OF east and west will
be sent u from the University of
Iowa wireless station each Saturday
night.
There are about so wireless stations
n Iowa. which will be able to receive
the university reports. Most OF them
are operated By amateurs. II they VII,
listen through their instruments
from z O'clock on Saturday evening,
they should be able to catch the foot
!,eil lows. A full account sof contests
elsewhere. gathered by telegraph from
all over the country will be relayed
through the wireless instruments.
The operators of the wireless sta
tions in the various cities and towns
of the state and surrounding. territory
will be at liberty TO give the inforlna-
ton to their friends OF to the news
papers If they wish.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
Preponderanc of
Shells Wins Day

London. Oct As in the earlier
battles Of the war, the victory in the
latest of the fighting was mainly 8
question Of which side had the biggest
limited. but the Germans had to
economic in ammunition. therefore
they lost" writes a London artillery
officer in a letter giving a detailed ac-
count OF the past weeks battle In
northern France.
There was nc element Of surprise
in our success" says the officer,
although the actual advance came
on Saturday we knew Of the plan ON
the previous Sunday and began pre-
liminary artillery operations on Tues!
day. The Germans must have known
what was up, as soon as we began
systematic wire cutting operation.
to turn the tables on us by firing into
our wires, but they did not have half
enough guns or ammunition to keep
up the pace we set.
ION Tuesday we began the work lok
wire cutting. and parapet pounding.
howitzers with high explosives started
at dawn and continued throughout the
day, systematically smashing the Ger.,
man defenses. At night the Germans
came out to repair the damage. but
were swept back by h most prodiga1
use Va lIluSIilLb0 Suik AAASs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
"Wednesday was a repetition OF
Tuesday. There was no stinting OF
ammunition anywhere along our lines,
although the number OF guns In action
was wonderful. It was noticeable that
the Germans already were outstanding
their ammunition. making only a feeble
reply. and their guns we're palpably.
inferior In number and strength to
ours. Wednesday night repair work
again was attempted with tremendous
German losses.
"On Friday we intensified u IRE.
All along our section Of the front the
German wire was down and parapheta
were badly preached. The Germans
had brought up more guns and mfnu
milton and increased their artillery
fire, attacking II trenches n search.
Ing for our batteries and observing
stations. But tine weight OF our mex
haustihle supply OF shells began to
tell, The German front trenches be-;
came we'll nigh uninhabitable from;
constant pounding and 1t was evident
that the front line was very. lightly
held.
%aeroplane equipment also was evident.
The number OF our machines was SO
great that we were able to keep OBJ
servers In the air about the German
lines at all times. with plenty Of ma.
chimes In reserve to foil every German
attempt to make observations above
our positions.
ION Friday night the machine gun
fire WINS like rain. falling constantly on
the German %pDsitions and p~reyenting
repair.worls IN the wire. Then at 4:26
O'Clock Saturday morning the real
c~annonade began. Along our section.
OF say five miles. there must have
been 5000 shells fired in five minutes.
The bomhardment was the biggest
thing in the history Of the war. The
flash OF guns was SO continuous az "a
rive an almost unbroken light In the
cvs dawn.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
Kaiser's Forces Subject French
Positions in Artois Region to
Heavy Bombardment
to Check Rush.
BRITISH HOLDING GROUND
Returned Officers Say Recent
Offensive Has Shown Teu.
tons Are Now Topped in
Guns and Shells.

Berlin, (via London), Oct. a.
An attempt by the British TO 70.
take the ground lost north Of Loo1
was defeated with q heavy loss. the
war office announced today.
Several French attacks also were
repulsed and a number OF prison.
ers were taken.
Paris. Oct. 4.-There has been j
heavy German bombardment in the
Artois district, according to the an-
nouncement made by the French war,
office this afternoon. Nevertheless the
French forces have q ~perceptibao
progress in this district on the heights
OF La Folie.
With the exception Of some ground
lost, the British are clinging tena-
ciously to the positions wrested from
the Germans. The series OF engage
ments on The French front in the last
few days has not altered conditions
ap%preciably.
Special dispatches from Petrograd
Russian position although there has
been. no noteworthy change on the
eastern front for some days.
The tex Of the French communicA-
ton follows: NJ
In the Artois district the artillery.
OF the enemy yesterday bombarded
very violently U positions to the east
of Souchez. Nevertheless we made per1
ceptible progress from trench to
trench on the heights of La Folie.
Conquer Strategic Point.
I'm the Champagne district the Ger
mans bombarded last night our new
lines near st. Lagrange. To the last
of the Navarin farm our troops COM
qucred an important section OF the.
positions Of the enemy which consti-.
tuted a salient of he actual line to tho
north Of Mesnil.
I'm Lorraine German accommodating
parties have attacked two of our posts
near Moncel and near S%orueville. They
were repulsed and pursued by French
troops back to their own lines. Tho
night passed quietly on the remainder
of the front.
"Squadrons OF French airships have
thrown down q very large number OF
projectiles en- the railroad stations and
the railroad lines behind the German
front, particularly at the junction Of
Guignicourt- A~mifontaine.
During the past night guns mounted
on aeroplanes We're successful IN bonn
harding the German lines"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

culated by the navy department that
If $225, 100000 a year could be had for
three years, then the country could
settle down to an expenditure of about
$20G, 600, 900 a year for the navy as a
steady policy, and in doing this keep
the fleet up to the standard needed to
meet all probable requirements as to
preparedness.
1t would keep the navy up to a point
which would make it the best navy In
the world next to that of England.
Whatever may be the fate OF army
expenditures at the coming session.
it is believed congress will appro-
pirate literally to the navy.
A large Increase of personnel Is one
of the things for which Secretary
Daniels will provide in the estimates
and an Increased number of cadets at
Annapolis.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07

tho ana right there the president Of
sna ohlted States fell upon his knees
a aah tne rest of the members of the
dau4'iet did the same. and the presi-
t tha offered a prayer to God. While
en war RACES in Europe, we in this
cris.s should thank God hat in this
eraas n OF the world we have a chief
VINO stands with his hand in the hand
oL 600. Every minister in the land
should, every time he offers a PRAYER.
.ake Woodrow Wilson by the hand
and lead him into the presence of God,
al4d ask that he be given strength to
eon.ihoe to be the great apostle of
peace among men,
Later a telegram expressing the con-
fidence. of the delegates in him was
sent to the president.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
KIN SHOULD WED.
SAYS
Pennsylvania Scientist Says
Race Would Be Improved
By Intermarriage.

Philadelphia. Pa, Oct. 4.-The mar
riage of blood relatives, prohibited by
law and church since time immemoral,
Is c~hampioned by M. J.. Greeuman, di-
rector of Wistar institute of thu UNI
versity Of Pennsylvania, who has been
experimenting with rats for the past
four and a half years and has found
that inbreeding does not lead to de-
cadence and decay. but produces a
finer specimen.
There seems to be no reason why
first cousins should not marry, nor
even brothers and sisters" declares
Director Greenman.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
HARD LUCK PURSuES
''D0C' COOK, EXPLORER
Arrested as Spy, Movie Outfit
Confiscated, and Forbidden
to Climb Mountain.

San Francisco. Oct. DIR. Freder-
in June to climb Mt. Everett in the
Himalayas. was arrested in Rangoon,
Burma. as q German spy, and his mo-
ton picture outfit was confiscated, ac-
.cording to Curtis w. Allen, an Ameri-
can timber buyer, who has returned
from an 11-months' trip In The far east.
Allen said that DR.. Cook was released
later, but permission to climb Mt.
Everest was withheld.
The timberman, born In Anacortes,
Wash. said he himself was arrested aa
q p seven times in II months and at
Rangoon was in the same pail with the
explorer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-07
WILSON SHOWS CABINET
HIS BELIEF IN DR. A -
when Affairs Were at Crisis. President Called Heads Of No.
partnents Together and w emit Down on Knees Before
Them in Appeal for Divine Guidance,

Indianapolis. Ind, Oct. Allow
President Wilson led his cabinet in
prayer at a recent meeting was told
here yesterday by Bishop William +.
Anderson, of Cincinnati, at a session
OF the Indiana Methodist Episcopal
conference. A United States senator
told the bishop of the incident. he said.
n senator had heard it from one
OF the cabinet members who prayed
with the president.
When the president arrived at the
cabinet meeting said the bishop. his
race wore a solemn look. 1t was evil
dent that the serious affairs of the
the cabinet members, 81 don't know
whether you men believe in prayer or
not. l do. Let us pray and ask the
help Of God"