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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
500 From Ruins

Most Of the irregular masses Of
stone have not yet been touched with
pick or shovel This is the fault of no
one, because it would take thousand
workmen several days to turn over,
and excavate what has been slowly
quarried and built up during centu-
ries. Captain Pisani Vettori, who has
charge of the relief work here, esti-
mates that there are 5000 dead in
Avezzano, Cappelle Magliano and the
villages In this immediate district. Up
to midnight Saturday. only 500 bodies
had been taken from the ruins. These
were laid irregularly in open shacks
all over the city. Supplies are now
pouring into Avezzano. On Saturday
there were received $4,000 cans Of pre-
served meat, 1870 quintals Ia quintal Is
about 220 pounds Of rice, eight quin
tails TO coffee, IA quintals Of sugar and
10 quintals of salt. While train loads Of
timber also arrived as well as tents
for $4,000 people and materials for H.
Elimination.
Cook Army Rations '.
In the midst of this desolation, which
reminded correspondents who had
DScIl DIT the Udltio AEOuI VI 0OlSSOAb
after 100 days bombardment by Ger
man and French artillery. are camp
fires around which parties Of surviv-
ors are cooking army rations distrib-
uted to them. They sit shivering in
the sharp winter air on this high table
land of the Apprentices. An eight-day
clock hanging on the only fragment
Of wall which remains standing was
still striking the hours.
A dozen bodies ready for burial are
lying in the square of Torlania.
I'm this square" said Captain Vet
teri. Il saw father place the bodies
CT his wife. three sons and three daugh-
tiers. l think that was the saddest in
cident I have seen. One little boy stood
beside the father as he arranged the
bodies. He seemed not to realize what
had happened. This man so terribly af
f1icted stares vacantly at those who
speak to him. He has not eaten for
two days"
Scores Starving
Scores of survivors were half starving
yesterday before food arrived from out
side, although under the walls of Prince
Torlonias granary there were 10000
bushels of wheat.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press going about last night with two
soldiers bearing torches, came across
the bodies of family of seven, father,
monther and five children. There was
easily row Of more than 100 lying near
the splendid villa Of Prince Torlonia, in
which were found the bodies OF 80
domestics and employees on his estate.
Neither the Prince nor any members Of
his family was in the great country
house which was destroyed. There were
81 school masters in Avezzana before
the earthquake and only four survived,
while only one Of the 16 school mist
resses is living. All the professors are
dead.
Buildings Leveiled
Churches with massive walls, the an
Gent castle of Orsini, new structural
steel and brick business blocks all were
lerelled by the earthquake. which lasted
only 81 seconds The castle Of Orsini
was used as a local administrative build
ing. Twelve gendarmes happened to be
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
ALICE AMERICANS EXECUTED
BY CARRANzA ON CHARGE OF
CARRYING ARMS TO ENEMIES

San Antonio, Tex, Jan. T.-Gustave
Fernandez and Francisco Yturria. said
to be naturalized Americans of Donna,
Hidalga county, Tex. were executed by
order of Carranza officials at Rio Bravo,
according to notifications received to
day by the families of the two men.
The charge against the men was said
to be carrying arms into Mexico for the
use of enemies of the Carranza fac
ton.
Reports furnished by the Carranza
authorities say that the two men had
been engaged in this work some time
and that when arrested they were in
charge Of three wagon loads of rifles,
which were confiscatsd by the captors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
CLAIM TURK
REGIMENT IS
ANN|A|LATED

Petrograd, Jan. 1.-THE following
official communication from the army
Of the caucasus was issued tonight:
In the region of Kara-Urgan the
fighting is developing with the advant-
age resting with our troops. BY a
bayonet atatack we annihilated the
Sind Turkish Regiment, the survivors
Of which, including the commander
and several onclrs, were made pris-
oners.
I'm one direction where we were pur-.
suing the defeated Turkish troops. We
took more than 5000 prisoners. "A can
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
Estimates of Buried in
Debris at AvezzanO in
Worst Stricken Ital-
ian Territory
MANY BELIEVED
TO BE YET LIVING
Rations Pouring in
CHASTITY Rows of Dead
And Heart-rending
Scenes of Grief

Avezzano, Italy, Jan. 17.-Via Rome,
Twelve thousand bodies, it is semi
Officially estimated. are buried under
fallen walls Of this earthquake-ruined
many living beneath the tons Of de-
bris, and desperate efforts are being
made to rescue them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
$4,000
DEAD OR
INJURED
Report from Abruzzi
District Alone
After Quake

Rome, Jan. 17-Detailed reports re-
ceived in the capital regarding Italys
stupendous earthquake disaster in
crease rather than diminish the ap-
palling list Of dead and the enormous
property loss. The Messag Zero after
making a careful computation of all
the figures it has been able to gather
from the districts and villages hither-
to isolated, announces that the num-
Der of dead and injured in the Abruz-
ri alone is 10000, without including
the Sora district.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
STEAMER GAMING ASKS
ASSISTANCE FOLLOWING
THE LOSS OF HER RUDDER

Halifax. y. s., Jan. 1.-THE American
steamer Canine, said to be laden with
supplies for the Belgians. lost her rudder
in a storm south of Sable island and is
in need of assistance, according to a wire
less message received from her today.
The Canadian government steamer Lady
Laurier has been sent to her aid.
The position of the Canine was given
as $50 miles south of Sable island 1t is
believed that the Lady Laurier will be
able to tow her into port. In any event
other assistance for the distressed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
eowdoin's 'ss Prize Speaking.

The class Of 1858 prize, offered an
nually at Bowdoin College for the
best written and spoken Grafton by q.
member of the senior class, was won
Thursday evening by Austin H. Mac
Cormick of Boothbay Harbor. who
took for his subject, Scotland and
Her Singer" The other competitors
were George w. Bacon of Weston.
Mass, Kenneth A. Ramsay of Saco,
Robert p. Coffin Of Brunswick, G. Ar
thur McWilliams Of Bangor and
Erancis P. McKepney Of Brunswick.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
SON BORN TO
MRS. .SAYRE
AT CAPITOL
President Rejoices in
Birth Sunday of
Grandchild

Washington, Jan. IA son was
born at the White House today 10
Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre. President
Wilson's second daughter.
Mrs. Sayre and the child were re-
ported to. be doing well.
The infant was born at 430 o'clock
this afternoon, but the fact was not
formally announced until o'clock,
when Secretary Tumulty gave out the
following statement
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18

freighter will soon be at hand, as the
Marine Agency here has dispatched a
staemer to the scene, acting under gov
eminent orders, and other steamers are
held in readiness should their aid be
needed
The Canine is bound from San Francis
co for Rotterdam. She. left the Califor-
MIA port Dec. and came through the
Panama canal Dec. 80 She pvt in at
New York for fuel on Jan. 8, sailing from
there the following day. Her net regis
tered tonnage is 20S6.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
GREAT SUCCESSES
FOR THE RUSSIANS

Petrograd, Jan. 1.-THE following
report has been received from Tiflis:
1.-The army Of the Caucasus has COW
cred it's flag with glory by fresh he
roic exploit, having completely ami
hilated the 18th Turkish corps with
the exception Of several insignificant
elements, which are fleeing in disor-
der. eW have captured all the artil-
lery of this CORPS"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
CATHOLICS SEND
$4,000 RELIEF
FOR bELC|ANS

Portland, Me-, Jan. 17-In his an
nual report on the financial and spir-
itual progress Of the Catholic diocese
Of Maine, Bishop Walsh said today
that through the generosity of the
Catholics of the State $4,000 had been
sent to the Belgian sufferers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18

The reports said that the men were
hanged.
The families of the two men received
word of the alleged execution from
friends who were in Mexico when the
men were arrested. The American citi-
zenship of the two is questioned. but
their families and friends believe the
report of the hanging to be true.
Brownsville, Tex, Jan. 16.-Col. Elizon-
do, chief Of arms in Matormas, tonight
issued a denial of n report that Gustavo
Fernandez and Francisco Yturria. the
latter supposed to be an American cit
izen, We're hanged yesterday at Rio
Bravo, 40 miles from here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
RAIN OR SNOW

Boston. Jan. 17.-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Monday occasional
rain; Tuesday probably rain or snow.
colder by Tuesday night: moderate,
variable winds Becoming easterly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18

non, an enormous quantity of sup.
plies and nearly 10000 head of cat.
tle''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18

"rHE FURNISHED ROOMS
m LET" advertisements afford
vou a directory Of tho best one.
nom homes in town-at present
available to you.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-06
Nationals Unable to Deliver a
Punch in the Pinch on
Both Occasions.
AYERS COMES TO GRIEF
By PAUL SHANNON.


| Baseball Editor Of the Boston Post.
Boston. Mass. July 5.-Two Of tn,
Nationals best pitchers went down I,
defeat at Fenway> Park today Wild.
ness. the besetting sin of both Red So,
and Washington STATS, was one of tn,
principal causes for this unhapp,
showing. But another prime factor il
the downfall of the Griffmen was tn,
lack OF the much needed punch. Veal
stick work on the part Of the Wash.
ington delegation and the inability OF
the visitors to come through with q hi,
in the pinch, made both of the defeat.
shutouts. Boston winning by the tally
OF to in the forenoon and romp.
Ing home victors in the afternoon by
q to tally.
The afternoon conflict showed evil
dence OF this costly failure on Wash
ingtons part. They had no less than
eleven men left on the bases. Babe
Ruth, their shutout victor, walked si1
men. hit another. and added a balk in
the bargain. But Ave scattered hits
four of which came in the first tnree
innings, was the sum total of their
batting strength. The very men upon
whom Griffith most depended for the
punch were not there when called up
on.
In the forenoon battle the stick work
OF the visitors was even weaker This
game lasted but five and one-half in
nings, drenching downpour forcing
both sides to suspend hostilities then.
but in these half dozen rounds just
three safe blows were obtained off the
diminutive Foster. In the fourth in
ming of this battle Shanks opened with
a double. stole third. and here. as Milan
walked. the Griffmen had runners on
first and third with nobody out. yet
the home plate was an unknown land
to them.
Ayers was the twirler in the morning
game and two of the runs made BY Bos-
ton resulted from bases on balls. Jim
Shaw can bemoan his wildness of the
afternoon. too. for two Of the men he
walked afterward came home.
Intermittent showers kept the crowd
down to about half of the proportions
it would otherwise have attained. Some
thing over 5000 were on hand in the fore
noon. while the matinee conflict attract
ed over 1000. who were willing to take
the chance on a rain check. The field
was thoroughly drenched and, even
though gallons of gasoline were burned
during the noontime layon, the playing
area was so slippery that the limbs of
the players were at all times in jeopardy.
Notwithstanding this fact, the Boston
team played marvellous ball, while the
visitors was not nearly so smooth.
In the afternoon Manager Griffith
shifted his lineup. sending Connolly to
third and placing Foster on second. Con-
molly showed up splendidly and II he can
hit the pill as he gave evidence Of being
able to do today, Neff will have a tough
time getting back In the regular lineup.
Although the Griffmen hit the ball fully
as hard as the Red Sox in the morning,
The Washington herald., 1915-07-06

Nearly $500 spectators witnessed thu
track and field games at the grounds
south of the bathing pools yesterday
Over 200 local athletes took part in the
seventeen events which were listed.
The local college and high school stars
featured the meet by landing first place
in most of the races. The various heats
were closely contested. although the
course was slightly heavy from the re-
cent rains Marshall Low, sporting the
colors of Georgetown University, cap
tured the honors in the high jump rather
easily, being forced to do but five feet,
while he walked OF the first position in
the running broad jump with nineteen
feet one-half inch.
Dorsey Griffith, Of the Western High
School team, was the first to breast the
tape in the century, having as his time
10 SIS seconds. The work of the Western
High School youngster in the event was
one of the most creditible of the meet.
as he landed the honors from a field of
fifty athletes.
Brent Young, another Of Coach John
O'Reilly's Hilltoppers, walked home in
the quarter mile, while Morrison Barr, of
Eastern, showed his heels to a classy
field in the half mile. Capt. Danny
Healy, of the Carroll Institute track
team, showed a flash of speed in this
event. but the best he could obtain was
second place. Robert Hardell, the Tech
nical High School youngster. secured
place places in two events. The officials
and summary follow:
Officials f9 the track and field events were
fellows: Honorary referee. Commissioner Oliver r.
Newman; referee e. Edward Beckett; judges at
finish O. W. Stratton. Byron Morse, c. L. John
son timers c. Edwards, $. W. Falconer W. B.
Young. ]. Mah,ney; field judges. Paul obst. E E.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-06

Griff's Boys Fail to Make Run in
The Holiday Double Bill at Boston
Shaw Is Hit Hard in the Final
Frolic-Final Score,
6 to @.
RUTH THE BIG PUZZLE

| ing Thomas. the first man to bat In the
| third, and this was the slipup that
creased the rollers for the Hillsville
! man. A sacrifice by Foster put Thomas
on the middle sack, and after Hooper
had flied to the infield. Janvrin got In
\ the hole for two straight strikes. Here
Ayers grew wild and after the couns
one to center for three sacks. This gave
Boston q run.
Lack Of the necessary punch and some
foolish base running lost Washington a
grand opportunity to tie the score in the
! fourth. Shanks led of with a hara
| double to the left field bank. Here
Thomas pulled a bone" for when the
latter threw to second in the hope or
nipping him at that bag. Shanks coolly
trottcd to third. Milan was passed ana
the stage all set for Fosters blow-up,
but when Milan sprinted for second on
an attempted double steal. Shanks
Rugged third and Milan was easily
nipped. Then Shanks was run down
between third and home on Gandil's
weak bounder to Gardner, and when
Mem grounded to Janvrin the Jig was VI.
In Boston's half of this same rouno
the Red Sox put the game on ice. A
base on balls started 1t again, for Lewis
was walked with one down. Gardner
was an easy out to Milan, but Barry
singled and Thomas sent both runner.
home with a long triple. To add to
Ayers humiliation Foster doubled ana
sent Thomas home. This was all, but
1t was enough.
In the fifth. after Connolly, hitting in
stead Of Ayers. had been robbed of a
three Dagger by Hooper's splendid
catch. Engel went on the rubber, held
his opponents hitless. and with Lewfs
on first in the sixth and nobody out,
rain held up the play and after the
usual wait of half an hour, the game
was called. Score:
After disposing OF his opponents in
order in the first round. Shaw was
found for a run in the second. Ho.
blitzell hit for two bases as an opener
and took third on a sacrifice. A long
fly to Shanks let him score.
The blow-up came in the third when
the Red Sox cinched the game. After
Cady had famed Ruth was passed and
Hooper walked. while Janvrin singled
and filled the sacks. Speaker flied to
Shanks and the ball got back to Henry
in plenty of time to double the run
result of the collision. and the run
counted. This unfortunate error cost
two more runs. as Hoblitzelrs Texas
Lacquer let a pair of men race in
Ruth's long triple to the center field
bleachers and Hooper's clean drive |
gave Boston a run in the fifth, while |
hits by Speaker and Gardner in the !
eighth accounted for Boston's last |
tally.
Three different times today Chick |
Sandil wrenched his knee and was
nearly put out of the game through |
slipping in the mud, yet. he gamely |
persisted in playing the string out. |
Score:
The Washington herald., 1915-07-06
White Sox Drop Two.

naker. OmpiresIMessrs- Wallace and Connolly
The Washington herald., 1915-07-06

the clean fielding behind the Boston
pitcher. as well as little tough luck
that attended the swats Of the visitors,
prevented a score of the lucky little Red
Sox twrler.
Ayers started out like a worlds cham
pion, and for two innings looked to have
everything. Yet his lack of control, a
railing that the pride of Hillsville is sell
dom guilty of. led to his ultimate
ruination. Two of the three bases that
he gave resulted in runs. and the two
Red Sox triples, destructive swats, both
OF them. came after the batsman had the
doctor in q hole.
Ayers made the fatal mistake Of walk
The Washington herald., 1915-07-06
MARSHALL LOW FEATURES
IN BIG MUNICIPAL MEET

, Hnsinsn, NJ De Cast: dak Of eourse. .. Eaf
6mithson; assistant clerks Of course. E Clifford
H. W. wannan; starter, ". W. Tenne; Inspector
Kari Loche, A. l. Murray. NJ. D., J. A.. HUFF
George n. kirk; custodian Of prizes. O. Z. Mac
donald.
44oyard dash-wu BY W. B. Young: r. 4 Har
dell. second; z. Biumer. third. Time. o6 IS
looyard dash; open-won BY D. J. Griffith: T. J.
i Davis. second; A. Stern. third. Tine. o:lo IS.
loo-yard dash; norice-won by ]. S. Sherry: T.
Glasoock, s.cond; E. Davidson. third. Time. oio Is.
Relay race: s6pound clas-Won by Virginia Ave
nue. Fairgrounds; Mount Pleasant Fairgrounds. SEC
ond. Virginia Avenue team composed OF Z. Thomp
son. q. Ban. L. Smith, and b. Kline. Time. o:4s.
20-yard dash-won BY J. 7. Davis: d. ]. Nelson.
second; G. A. Hunt, third. Time, o2S.
Relay nce; loopound claS-Wm BY New York
Avenue Fairgrounds; Mount Pleasant Fairgrounds,
second. Time. o:E IS. New York Avenue Play
grounds team composed Of O. Leeman. K. F1isteT.
". Campbell. and d. Garfnkle.
Sso-yard nn-won by William Morrison: Dan
Healy second: H. Miller. third. Time. 2:D IS.
Relay race; 1l5pound class-Wou By Mount Pleas
ant Fairgrounds; New York Avenue Fairgrounds.
second; Georgetown PlayErounds third Mount
Pleasant team composed Of T. h. Evsns J. A.
Fegan, b. Z. Hart. and J. n. Rowe.
Running high jump-Won By Marshall Lowe: b.
weidman. second; w. NJ. Hutchins third. Height.
feet. Wadman and Hutchins tied at feet 10
inches
Running broad jump-woo b. Manhan Lowe; 8.
Sherry. second; r. Harden. third. Distance. -
feet II inches
Fairgrounds; Bloomingdale Playsruunds. second
The New York Avenue team composed Of c. Mead.
L. Johnson L. Marine. and J. Easter. Time.
0:ES-5
New York Avenue team was disqualified on claim
Of ringers and Bloomingdale declared winner.
No. IS l2pound shot-T. R. Rooney, 10 feet hrst /;
Il. A. Bryant. feet 10 inches second: G. A. Hunt,
8 feet inches. third.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-06
AINSLEY AND CHERRY
DIVIDE AQUATIC HONORS

Everett B. Ainsley, OF the Washington
Canoe Club, famed in this section as q
fancy DIVER. easily carried OF. the senior
hon.rs IN the swimming events at the
Municipal pool yesterday. Bert finished
first in the plunge for distance and car
ried of top honors in the fancy dive.
while he also was awarded second honors
in the 2ao-yard swim and the quarter
mile
Ainsley's brilliant work was almost
equaled in the junior events by Freddy
Cherry, the former Industrial Home
School youngster, who landed first place
In both the century and eighth OK mile,
and also scored second honors in the
440-yard SWIM
Carl Carrick, a teammate Of Ainsley's,
and NJ. Davis, of Mercersburg School.
also did exceptionally good work. Three
hundred and forty-eight swimmers took
part in the events for midgets. juniors,
and seniors. The officials and sum-
maries are as follows:
Raeree, Walter F. Smith; Judges, DR..
e. L. G. Anderson. William B. Judge
sidnsy @. Cousins; timers. ". ". Tenney Paul
Obst, s. W. Falconer: clerk of course. Malcolm
p. Junkin assistant clerk. Stirling Taylor starter
o. Edward Beckett: announcer. ]. E. Haitigan;
The Washington herald., 1915-07-06

custodian Of prizes D. J. Donovan. and Inspector
Thomas H. Clahey. Walter c. Rathbone. @. W
wannan and NJ De Cast
Dyad midget-Won by Hobbs Cunning; second
]. Parkhurst; third. H. c. Pearson. Time. 4
seconds.
Juyard junior-won by Fred Cherry; second
A. Q. Fuchs; third, Al Dreisonstock. Time. l:202
ln-yard senior-Won by Carl Carick; second
Z. B. Ainsley: third. r. Z. Eiason. Time. lisa
Tub race. mideets-won by A. Reynolds; second.
V. Connolly; third. W. Pennybaker. Time. q
seconds.
2pysrd junior-Won by F. Cherry; second. D.
J. Dyer: third. Al Dreisonstock. Time. 40sl.
2oyard senor-Won by B. Davis: second. C.
Carrick: third, C. Gross Time. 3.z2
Diving. mideet-won by W. A. Bort; second,
Carl Ahenfeld; third W. Pennybaker.
4K-yard junior-won by A. G. Fuchs; second. r.
Cherry; third NJ. Davis.
i4oyrd senior-won by NJ Davis; second, T.
Ainsley; third. c. Carick Time. Is.
Diving. juniors-Wou by c. II. Wright; second
Al Dreisconstock; third. 8. Wise.
Underwater swim. senioe-Won By NJ. ". Towns;
second. G. P. Erwin; third. N. A. Quinnon. Dis
tance 20 feet.
o. Plunge for distance. senior-won BY z B. Aims
ley; second. r. Iingersoll; third. X. D. LesSe
Distance. ffty-four feet three inches
Diving. esnior-won by E. B. Ainsley; second,
c. Carrick; third, r. o. Eiason.