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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-16
PROTEST TO CT. BRITAIN
(Continued From Page One J

bat il was pointed out that the effect on
American commerce was far reaching
and that was no precedent for Great
Britain's action,
Summed up, officials interpreted the
British order as meaning that without
enforcing a blockade on the German
coast itself. but by stopping American
ships anywhere on the high seas. car
goes destined for Germany would be TAX
en- into prize courts Tor interlninaeie 1T
igalion.
This would particularly affect the ship
meut OF cotton and other articles hitler
to listed non-contraband and prevent aise
the importation Of dyestuffs from Eng
land so necessary for American industr!
Perhaps more displcasing to officials
than any other part Of the British order,
however. was its prohibitions of Anier!-
can commerce consigned to neutral couii-
tries and suspected OF enemy tcstina-
ton. II is on this point that the United
States has engaged II 4 voluriicous cor
rcspondencc ever since the outbreak OF
hostilties II constitutes the CHIEF
ground en- which the United States will
insist on the freedom OF its commerce
from undue interference.
Officials were undecided a. 70 the de-
tails OF the course to be pursued by the
United States, hut il was thought in some
quarters the best policy Tor the present
would be 10 await al enforcement OF the
British order in SPECIFIC cases. making
each one OF these die bass for vigorous
protest. This was regarded as probable
because of the latitude which the British
order itself implies in cases Of cargoe9
plying between neutral ports if proven
mot to be Of enemy destination or origin.
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WAR news FROM
OVER SEAS AGENCY

Berlin, March 15.-(By Wireless to Say
VILE. l.. L).-Among the items given out
today for publication by the Ccer Seas
News Agency were the following:
"Constantinople reports that eight
British warships have been damaged and
q great number Of the Allies have been
wounded in the fighting in the Darda-
nelles and taken to Malta. There are no
enemy soldiers along the Dardanelles.
The attack on Smyrna has failed The
bombardnent has ceased two days ago.
According to the Copenhagen CPoli-
ticken) dispatch received from Athens
reports the losses to the British feet in
the Dardaneles lighting as two torpedo
boat destroyers and three mine sweepers
sunk and four battleships disabled and
200 men of landing parties and $50 men
of the ships crews killed or wounded
The Austrial press agency at head
quarters reports that the new Russian
offensive in the Carpathians has COM
pleteIy failed and that the Russian losses
have been very heavy"
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MRS. ELLIS FAILS
IN JAPAN ATTEMPT
TO REGAIN DAUGHTER

Boston, March ,1J.-An unsuccessful
attempt by Mrs. Harriet Ellis to car
~ OH her 1-year- daughter Olga
from the home Of her husband, John
Ellis at Toxic, Japan, was related in
a letter from Mrs. Ellis, received by
friends today. Mrs. Ellis told of "a
voyage half way round the world to
obtain possession Of the child who
was kidnapped by the father from the
mothers home in this city two years
ago, after the courts had awarded GUS
tody to Mrs. Ellis. Il had Olga again
in my arms. and was about to take
her away from her fathers home,
when 1 was caught by servants and
police Mrs. Ellis wrote. She said
she would remain in japan until the
courts there sustained the decree of
those of Massachusetts and gave her
her child.
After Ellis enticed his daughter
away two years ago. Mrs. Ellis made
a worldwide search for the child. BY
means of motion pictures she located
her husband and daughter at Toxic,
where Ellis was teaching school. He
vas arrested on a charge of perjury in
connection with the commital Of Mrs
Ellis to an insane asylum three years
ago, but was subsequently released.
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CITY CLERK GRASSY
REELECTED AT BATH

Bath. Me, March 15.(SpeeiaO.-Ths
greatest tribute ever paid to a Re-
publican official in this city took place
today when City Clerk Albert J. Gras-
sy vas unanimously reelected. Al
though the Democrats have a ma jority
of two in joint convention. not a pro-
test was raised 10 the reelection Of
Clerk Grassy. 1t was d Democrat,
Councilman John j. Lynch. who placed
his name in nomination, and q Dem
ocIat who seconded Il. Cleri. Grassy
IS a cape hle, Official in whom the en-
tire city places great confidence
IL the board Of aldermen, Republic
can members who compose majority,
paid a complement TO Charles II. Ca
hill, Democrat. by eleCtinS him their
president In the lower board the DEM
ocratS elected Laurence L. Kane
president over Charles H. Hooper, i
Republican. but the latter motioned
taat MIR. kanes election he made
unanimous which was done. Ex-Alder-
man Roscoe I. Higgins was elected
clerk.
Mayor John y. Small. Democrat.
read lengthy inaugural address
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CANADIAN TEACHERS
IN U. S. WANT SALARIES

Ottawa, Ont, March I5.-Wiiliara GRAY
OF London, Ont. member of the Domin-
ion parliament, has notified the depart
ment of justice that 115I9 Canadians who
are teaching school in California are
unable 20 draw their salaries as teachers
because they have not become natural
lied citizens of the United States In
addition. II is charged. Is professors and
instructors in the University OF Cali
fornia, are in the same plight
Enforcement OF an old state law, Mr..
Gray charges. is responsible for the
presen: situation. County and state off,
ciais. it is asserted are refusing 10 pay
the teachers salaries on the grounds
that the teachers are not American cit
liens. The department Is investigating.
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$4,000 SUIT
is STARTED
AGAINST MAYO

New Haven, Ct, March l5.-Virginius j.
Mayo, whose dual life was brought to
light through the recent suicide of his
stenographer. Lillian May Cook, OF
Brooklyn. y. Y, was today made the
defendant III a civil suit brought by Miss
Susan \. I. W.ahlers of this city, who
alleges that he is the father Of her two
year-old girl. The action seeks TO have
him support the child. Miss Wahlers
was formerly employed as a clerk at the
radiator company OF which Mayo is the
head.
Mayo was taken before Benjamin d.
Land, Il justice of the peace, and entered
4 plea Of not guilty. The case was con-
tinued until Saturday under bonds Of
$1,000 furnished by his attorney.
Miss Wahlers authorized the statement
tonight that she also intends to bring
suit against Mayo for $4,000 damages, al
leging assault.
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Gardiner, Ne. March 15.-tSpeciaD.
Never in the history of the municipal
court in Gardiner was there larger
crowd present than that Of Monday
,ssrdines, stood for two hours, many
wearing overcoats and perspiring free
~. They listened patiently to the tes-
timony in the case against Otis Ray
Holt, charged with drunkenness and
disturbing the peace at a dance held
Saturday night at \. o. L. W. hall.
The arrest was made by Special Of
acer Cotheran and according to his
statement and that Of witnesses on
both sides, Considerable force was
dsed. Officers Cotheran, Andrews, Pea
cock and Blaisdell gave evidence for
the State. officer Cotheran told of be-
ing hired by Mr.. McMaster TO main
tain order and allow no intoxicated
persons to remain. Mr. Holt, according
to the testimony, had been drinking
and was given a chance to leave quiet
" before being elected. This he failed
to do and was Dut out by Officers
Cotheran and Andrews. Vile language
and a disposition TO fight on the part
of Holt was responsible for the use
Of a billy by Officer Cotheran on Holt ;
head. Officer Andrews testified practi-
cally the same as Cotheran, and Off
GERS Peacock and Blaisdell as 10 the
threats made by Holt against Cother-
an on Sunday.
Hon. George W. Heselton appeared
as counsel for Holt and asked Officer
Cotneran when did you commence TO
club him. when he commenced 10
fight, replied Cotheran. Co,heran ad-
lnitted he struck about four blows with
his billy, striking Holt over the head
and telling him 10 the floor with the
last.
Both officers testified that Holt had
been drinking and Holt admitted that he
had had three drinks CT whiskey but
could carry much more without getting
drunk Mr.. Z. a. McMaster testified
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New York Produce Ma,L..

FLOCR-Firmer: spring pa,ents ' =.
winter patents 675Q70o: winter s, 80 =
s631615: Kansas straights 7lC5l-g 'H'sa
WHEAT-Spot strong: No. red =,
No hard 173. all rail- elf tract "a =
No. northern Duluth 1914 and pa
northern Manitoba Io6s elf Burial 10
ing navigation we
CORN-Spot firm; No. yellow ss
TO arrive. "
OATS-Spot firm; STANDARD So. v.
white S5.; fancy clipped white S7ln"
PORk-Steady: mess 195G4.fJ,. =,
2aD0N 2250: short clear l%CQg 'sls
BEEF-Steady mess nag farl,. i.
Sc. '0'"'iy
LARD-Firm: middle wes, 1hIns,fn
BtTTER-Steady; receipts ,ss 49,.
cry extras. 81 score. Is crean1er,. LA la
er scoring 30Gf30s; creamery frsts a ss
seconds c3t42sI. -'e:
EGGS-Steady: receipts l5.4s9. =,
gathered extras 5MZl: extr. frs.s ~ !
frsts lSiGi9: seconds lsQlHi: nearfS :
merry whites fine TO fancy q. uesrb;. as
merry browns 2osNH. 4s
POTATOES-Steady; bermuda 5as.
southern new 211a50o; state le5T,1:n+ "a 4.
sey I25A!3c: sweet potatoes J.Tsa, y
l.5; southern ll5ulN =
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BRYAN WITNESS
TO LIQUOR PLEDGES

Philadelphia, Narca J5-kneeling on
the platform in the tabernacle erected
here for Rev. W. A. Sunday and using
the eyangelist's pulpit as writing
table, Secretary of State William ].
BRYAN tonight signed. as witness. thous-
ands OF pledges given by men and boys
never TO use intoxicating liquor as a
beverage. The pledges were poured up
ON the secretary OF state by members of
a congregation Of nearly 1900 which he
had addressed at a meeting under the
auspices or the National Abstainers'
Union. The crush speedily became so
great that a force Of police had to be
called to preserve order. ana Mr.. Bryan,
who began by signing his full name,
was obliged to inscribe merely his mi
tails. The national headquarters will be
opened in Pittsburgh and branch offices
will be located in other cities. The unto
plans to hold temperance exercises on
July Fourth and celebrate the first
Sunday in November - the worlds tenn
perance Sunday.
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FIRE AT FREEPoRT
DESTROYS RESIDENCE

Freeport, Ne, March 15.-(SpeciaD.
Fire. which is thought to have start
ed from sparks from a Maine Central
locomotive, Monday afternoon burned
over many acres Of land on the Mast
Landing road and also destroyed the
residence of Olaf Swanson and Il
large hay barn with several tons Of
hay belonging to Mrs. Clara Luce. The
less is over $4,000.
Later the firemen were called to
fight a threatening grass fire on the
Portland road near the residence OF
Hon. Edmund B. Mallett This fire
vas started by sparks from a steam
roller employed in building the ne y
Federal highway. Several acres Of land
were burned over but no damage was
done.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-16

instructors were promoted to be as
siStant professors and three new in
structors were named at Yale Univer-
slty. at a meeting of the Yale Corpor-
alton today. DR.. Joseph Morris Sic
mons Of the University Of California
was named as professor in the medical
school TO take the position filed by
the late DR.. Ramsay. Hiram Bling
nam. we'll known as a Peruvian ey-
plorer. was appointed to thte chair of
Latin american history in the grad
uate school: John Zeleny was pro-
NOTED to the chair Of Physics in the
sheffield Scientific School and Dr..
Fred \. Sperry was made professor
OF iaryngology at the Medical School.
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GERMAN INELIGIBLES
LEAVING COUNTRY

Copenhagen. via London. March 10
G.22 ?. M).-The hotels and the bette.
class Of boarding houses here are crowd.
ed with well-to-do Germans who are in
eligible for military service. 1t is said
that these people. responding TO an ap.
peal from the government, are leaving
Germany in large numbers in order tina,
there will be fewer people to feed while
the war lasts.
1t is reported from Sweden and Norway
that many other Germans of similar class
have arrived in those countries.
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MARKET REPORTS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features Of the Day's 0saiinee ir All
the Leading Stocks.

New York, March 15.-Extreme apa-
thy characterized today's market ses'
sion, dealings being very light and the
price movement unusually narrow. In
the main, however, important shares
reflected frmness, holding over last
weeks close Specialties were again
subjected to pool manipulation, but the
utter failure to enlist public Interest
in these issues was followed by ?
moderate reaction.
The several markets for foreign eX-
change We're comparatively dull. Re-
mittances on London we're inclined Il
harden until a large amount Of COM
mercial bills came into the market.
Private sales Of the new German war
notes impaired a firmer tendency 10
marks. Conservative estimates Of the
amount Of these taken by American
investors range from s15.e06,000 10
so, 5000
Another gold engagement OF 81
500. 600 from Canada was reported and
more of the metal is expected from
the same source in the course Of the
week Rumors Of additional loans to
foreign interests, including Brazil were
current From present indications. !.
is altogether improbable that our
bankers will engage in any Souti:
American financing for some time u
come.
Record merchandise exports for the
past week the largest in the history
OF this port. surface betterment in the
general European situation and a lull
il Mexican affairs were helpful to thu
extent Of checking bearish operations.
Publication Of the British order de-
signed to restrict German commerce
occasioned some comment, because oi
its possible effec: on the country 5
foreign trade.
There we're further infalabIe indi :
cations Of a pause in western bust
ness. such as a decline on tonnage
movements and a falling off in pur
chases of general mercha ndise. Banks
in the West are unusually strong in
their reserve holdings, and no change
from present easy rates is expected
before the end of the first quarter o.
the year
Londons markets were active AMI
strong. the reported success of the
British troops in France contributing
largely toward the Improvement
Americans also manifested firmer
tendency abroad. Total sales Of stocks
amount to 129,5o0 shares.
Bonds were irregular on more fu-
ture selling. chiefly OF Contra! Paciti.
Is and Northern Pacific and South
ern Pacific issues. Total sales. pa~
value aggregated sl.75O,o0o. Unite /
States bonds we're unchanged OF
cali.
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ANNUAL MEETING
BOWDOIN ORIENT

Brunswick. Me-. March 1J-(SpeciaO.-
Orient, the college weekly. was held
Monday evening and the following ed
itors were elected for next year: Dwight
II. Sayward is Of Portland, editor-in-
chief: Rogers n. Crehore Il OF Danvers,
Mass, managing editor; John G. Winter
Is of kingfield, alumni editor: Edward
c. Halves 'lS of Bangor. Donald W. Phil
brick II of skowhegan, William S. Cor
mack IL OF Newton. Mass. Frank E.
Noyes IL of Topsharl. Robert G. Albion
is of Portland, Whitney Coombs is of
East Orange, y. j.. Bella W. Norton Is
of Newport and Franklin D. Mccormick
IS OF birmingham. Mass, associate cd
itors.
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CANADA'S APPRECIATION
OF L. S. CUTTER SERVICE

Boston. March 1.-THE appreciation
Of The Canadian government FOR Tn"
service rende;ed 10y the coast guard
cutter -Androscoggin in rescuing the
British schooner Mildred Robertson
from the rocks Il SlelburEe. y. 3.
n January. was conveyed TO the Of
fio-cs If the cutter today, in iettes
from ii" British ambassador. Sir c.
Gil Spring Eicp. TIE .lndroscoggi.1
va in Nova Scotia waters al the
time as a hospital ship on service for
the American Fishermen.
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BELCIANS MAKE
GAINS BY USER

Paris, March 15.-Via London. 3.55 P.
M.-The communication from the war
Office this afternoon. is as follows:
The Belgian army continued TO pro-
sress in the bend Of he User and
south OF DIXmunde. The British troops
were very violently attacked Yesterday
evening at St Eloi, south Of Ypres and
were at first pushed back slightly. but
they CONTEMPLATED and regained part
of the ground lost. The fighting con-
Iinues, IN region o. Neuve Chapelle
there is no change.
In the Argonne the enemy attempted
late yesterday afternoon a third and
Very violent counter-atrack TO re-take
the trenches won by us between -Four
De Paris and Bolante. AS was the case
with previous attacks, this assault was
repulsed.''
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II PRISONERS UNDER
DEATH SENTENCE IN
STATE OF ARKANSAS

Little Rock, Ark, March l5.-Eleven
prisoners under sentence of death at the
state penitentiary will be electrocuted,
three of them this month, as a result of
the failure of the Legislature to pass .
bill abolishing capital punishment, it was
announced today. Four Of the condemned
men are white and seven are negroes
The first electrocution will be next Fri
day.
Governor Hays had announced lie
would permit no capital punishment in
the state until after the adjournment of
the Legislature and that he would COM
mute the sentences Of those men con-
demned to die if the bill labolishing the
death penalty passed.
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WARSH|PS IN
DARDANELLES
ARE DAMAGED

Bertin, March 15.-CVia London. March
II, 1875 \. MA wireless dispatch re-
ceived from Constantinople says:
at is seni-otticially stated, and most
crnphatically. that the British warships
and Dublin, and the French ships Bou-
Vet, Sufren and Saphir, all have been
damaged in the Dardanelles fighting. The
British battleship Queen Elizabeth has
been struck by three heavy shells.
THE hospital shap Canada has left
for Malta with numerous injured
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Mrs. Mary S. Mussenden

Mrs. Mary :. Mussenden. aged - Years,
wife OF Treasurer William L. Mussend4 n
OF the Hath Trust Co, died suddenly
last night At her home OH Garden stre-t,
Bath. from a brief Illness OF grip with
complications. Mrs. Mussel.den was the
daughter OF the late Capt. Lincoln Pat
ten a prominent commander OF deep wa
tor vessels. She was always active in
society and member OF Central Con-
gregational church. She leaves one
daughter, Miss My Mussenden, at
home.
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New York Sugar Marke.

New YORK. March q
Sugar futures were steady early in !.
day On scattered covering by cor3n-is,..
houses and q little buying by trsGs |
terests. prompted by the continued !.
ness OF the spot market, bur q Sign. !.
vance at midday was reversed urdar az
general selling, the closing being -.
| 10 5 points lower. Sales 80 ~
March $50. May $50. July 4l.. Sem N
Raw steady: centrifugal :N., r1o,,,,
~; sales 1900 bags: refined steady. :
loaf 81: crushed GO; mould a t25 csa
fine graduated $50: diamond y stp. ~
tectioners a $50: No. ! JG5. W
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TESTIMONY THAT SAILOR FROM THE
FRYE IS HELD AGAINST HIS WILL

day BY other members OF the Fryes
crew.
Although Frank had shipped as a
Norwegian and had not proclaimed
that he was a German. he was sum-
moned before Capt. Thierichens. ac-
oording 10 the statement and the next
time he was seen. he was in a Ger
man uniform. Johnson was said to
have declared in his statement that
Frank told him he did not want to
fight for any Of the belligerents
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Late Augusta Locals.

fhyslcal Director c. s. Henna, OF the
I. NJ. {. y. met with injuries Monday
afternoon which. though not serious.
We're BY no means pleasant Owing to
me breaking of rope, a piece OF appa-
ratus in the gymnasium fell striking Mr..
Henna's forehead and cheek with sutti.
clent force TO open wounds. II was
thought, however, that Mr.. Henna would
De able 10 resume his duties today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-16

Newport News. Va, March l5.-Tes-
t;mony has been forwarded 70 Wash
ing,on that Charles Frank, a sailor Of
the crew OF the American ship William
/. Frye. which was sunk by the Ger
man converted cruiser Prinz EiteI
Friedrich is held aboard the warship
here in German uniform against his
will. Details as communicated TO
government officials in q sworn state
,rcat by L. ". Johnson. another Of
the frye's sailors We're revealed to-
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HEAVY CANEoNADINC
ALONG FRENCH COAST

Paris. March lj.-G).:5 A. SIl.-I-iole.;
c4nnona9ing in going Of at a point to
the northeast OF Dunk..k. according 70 2
dispatch from that seaport to The Havas
News Agency. The belief IN Dunkir!;
is that 4 British squadron is bo-nharding
the sand dunes around Nicuport.
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James II. Scott

James II. Scott. aged a years. for MANY
years prosperous merchant OF Bath
and prominently identified with the fire
department, Of which he had been chief
for several terms Of three Gears each,
died today after only a weeks Illness
with acute Brght's disease
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DENVER REPRESENTATIVE
EXPELLED FROM ASSEMbLY

Denver, March l5,-Rer. ". y. How
land was expelled fron. membership in
the General Assembly late today on j
charge OF perjury. This action was taken
when the House adopted the report of the
special committee which investigated
charges that Rowland received 4 pack
age OF money Feb. 9.
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BRIChLEY CANDIDATE
FOR BASEBALL TEAM

Cambridge Mass. March 11.-Char-
lie Brickley, captain of last years Har-
ward loothail team vas among 90
candidates. for the baseball team who
responded to the cal! Ter practice to-
day. Erickiey announced that he would
Try Tor an ou,ficld position