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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-24

A visitor who has been tracing
much attention in Portland the past
few days is a native Of the Prairie
State in the person Of John Mcguire
Of Brockport. Illinois Mr.. Mcguire
stands six feet and 10 inches in his
stocking feet. His business is that
of tie and timber inspector for the
Grand Trunk Railway Company and
he has been on a scouting trip after
material since the first of June. Mr.
Mcguire is in the SOS, but is as erect
as many men Of less years. He is al
the Falmouth hotel, where he will be
for the next 10 days, awaiting the ar
rival of shipload of ties from a Gulf
port. consigned to the Grand Trunk
In this city. Mr.. Mcguire has been in
the business Of handling ties for the
past rs years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-24

Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Blackington Of
Camden celebrated their 30th wedding
anniversary Sunday, June 49, Their
little grandson, Edward. was guest of
honor. This couple claims the record
in town for the youngest couple that
has been married 30 years, the older
Of the two being only 40.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-24

AUGUSTA LODGE, NO. 141, r. AND
A. M. Special communication Tuesday
June %. Work in NJ. NJ. degree. All So
journing brethren are cordially invited.
FRANCIS S. H. CALLAGHAN, w. M.
WESTON LEWIS, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-24
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

AUGUSTA LODGE, F. e. A. NJ,
Special communication, Sunday. June q,
at 10 A. NJ, Masonic Temple, for the pur-
pose Of attending divine worship at the
South Parish Congregational church
communication.
F. S. H. CALLAGHAN. W. NJ.
WESTON LEWIS, Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-24
ODD FELLOWS HALL

JEPHTHA ENCAMPMENT, NO. 8.
Meetings at 800 o'clock every second and
' - w. H. JOHNSON, c. P.
c. e. STEWART, Scribe.
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SYNOPSIS.

At their home on the frontier between
mo Browns and Grays Marta Galland and
Der mother, entertaining Colonel Wester-
Ing OF the Grays, see Captain Lanstron
OF the Browns injured by fall In his
-saroplane. Ten years later. Westerling,
nominal vice but real chief OF staff. re-en-
forces South La Tir and meditates on war.
Marta tells him OF her teaching children
the follies of war and martial patriotism,
and begs him to prevent war while he Is
chief OF stan. Lanstron calls on Marta
at her home She tells Lanstron that she
believes Teller, the gardener, to be a spy.
lAnstron confesses II Is true and shows
her q telephone which Teller has con-
cealed in secret passage under the tower
Tor use to benefit the Browns in war
emergencies. Lanstron declares his love
for Marta Westerling and the Gray pre-
mier plan to use a trivial international
affair to foment warlike patriotism and
strike before declaring war. Partow,
Brown chief Of staff reveals his plans to
Lanstron, made vice chief. The Gray
army crosses the border line and attacks.
The Browns check them. Artillery, in
fantry. aeroplanes and dirigibles engage.
Marta has her first glimpse OF war In Its
modern. cold, scientific, murderous bru-
tally. The Browns fall back to the Gal
land house. Marta sees night attack.
The Grays attack in force Teller leaves
his secret telephone and goes back TO his
guns Hand to hand fighting. The Browns
TALL back again. Marta asks Lanstron over
the phone to appeal to Partow TO stop the
fighting. Vandalism in the Galland house.
Westerllng and bis staff occupy the Cal
land house and he begins to WOO Marta,
who apparently throws her fortunes with
the Grays and offers valuable Information.
She calls up Lanstron on the secret tele-
phone and plans to give Westerling infor-
nation that will trap tbs Gray army.
Westerling forms his plan OF attack upon
what he learns from her. The Grays take
Rordir
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-07

are ~ bad as Westeriing and I TN
worse than either Of you'll IL an
nounced the four hundred thousand e.
II they were score-a score in .
game In our favor. ! am helping,
Lanny? All my sacrifice isn't for
nothing?" she asked for the hun
dredth time.
UNNECESSARILY. You have saved US
many lives" he replied.
And cost them many?" she asked.
Yes, Marta, no doubt" he admitted:
but no more than they would have
lost in the end. II is only the mount
ing up OF their casualties that can
end the war. Thus the lesson must
be taught"
And can be OF most help when the
attack on the main defense Il begun
yes"
"And when Westerling finds that my
information Is false about Engadir-
then"
She had never put the question to
him in this way before. What would
Westerling do II he found her out7
my God, Marital" he exclaimed. "If
I'd had any sense would have thought
of that In the beginning and torn out
the 'phonel I've been mad, mad with
the one thought Of the nation-inhu-
man in my greedy patriotism. / will
not let you go any furtherl"
It was new thing for her to be
rallying him; yet this she did as the
strange effect OF his protest on the
abnormal sensibilities that her acting
had developed.
Thinking Of me-little mel" she
called back. "of one persons COM
fort when hundreds Of thousands of
other women are In terror; when the
destiny OF millions Is at stakel Lanny,
you are In a blue funkl" and she was
laughing forcedly and hectically. I'm
going on-going on like one in a
trance who can't stop II he would.
It's all right, Lanny. undertook the
task myself. l must see 1t through"
After she had hung mp the receiver
her buoyancy vanished. She leaned
against the wall of the tunnel weakly.
Yes, what II she we're found out7 She
was thinking Of the possibility seri-
ously for the first time. Yet, for only
moment did she dwell upon II be-
fore she dismissed 1t in sudden reac-
ton.
mo matter what they do to me or
what becomes of mel" she thought.
I'm lost soul, anyway. The thing
is to serve as long as can-and
then don't care!"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-07
Statistic. Of Missions.

The latest statistics OF evangelical
church membership in the republic OF
China give 100000. There are 54s
ordained Chinese pastors and 1894
unordained workers; 4.712 Chinese
Christian school teachers. 1883 Bible
women and 496 native assistants In
the hospitals. Chinese Protestant
Christians contributed last year
$4,000 for Christian work. There
are s5,241 Chinese boys and girls in
the primary and day mission schools
and 1884 students in the interme-
date high schools and colleges main
tanned by the evangelical church. The
hospitals number 235. with 200 dis
pensaFies, where 1,322,So2 patients
we're heated last year.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-07

suggestion Of criticism By repeating
that the defensive always appeared to
the offensive to be better informed
than itself But this time Westerling
let the conversation run on without q
word Of excuse for his favorite>
Each fresh reproach from the staff,
whose opinion was the only god he
knew, was q dagger thrust to Bou-
chard. At night he had lain awake
worrying about the leak; by day he
had sought TO trace it, only to find
every clew leading back to the stan.
Now he was as confused In his shame
as a sensitive schoolboy. Vaguely,
in his distress, he heard Westerling
asking question, while he saw all
those eyes staring at him.
What information have we about
Engadiri"
Il believe It to be strongly forts-
fedi" stammered BouchaFd.
-You believe! You have no infor~
mationf" pursued Westerling.
mo, SIR" replied Bouchard. Moth
ing-nothing newt"
I'VE do seem to get little informa-
uon," said Westerling, looking hard
at Bouchard in silence-the com
bined silence Of the whole stan.
This public reproof could have but
one meaning. He should soon receive
a note which would thank him politely
for his services, In the stereotyped
phrases always used for the purpose.
before announcing his transfer to a
less responsible post.
Very little, sirl" Bouchard replied
doggedly.
There is that we had from one Of
our aviators whose machine came
down in smash just as he got over
our infantry positions on his return"
said the chief aerostatic officer. HE
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-07
NOTHING NEW IN JOKE LINE
Foolish 10 tho Humorist Who Would
insist That This "Has Never
Been Sprung Before"

A reader OF the Docket In New York
city cut out the item relating to the
dissolution of partnership. In which
one partner makes the statement that
those who owe the firm will settle
with him, and those that the firm owes
will settle with Nose" and sends II
back to us with this notation: This
was an old chestnut when lived In
-, which was In 1855"
To this charge we enter q plea Of
confession and avoidance. We con-
tend that the courts will take judicial
notice OF the fact that there Is nothing
new under the sun, and in our judg.
ment the jokesmith Is well within
his rights in resurrecting a joke
which was old In 1855.
The incident brings to mind the fol-
lowing story: THE editor OF Mime
sofa newspaper back in the sos con-
cocted the following; 'Yon Yonson put
four sticks Of dynamite in the stove
last Sunday to thaw them out The
handles were nickel plated and only
cost s10.'" A professor OF English
literature In an eastern university
wrote a very interesting article on
this Joke, claiming that It represented
distinctly American brand Of humor.
and that It could not have happened
in any other country OF at any other
time.
But alas for the professor of Eng.
lish nterature-for there il nothing
new under the sun. Reference to II
Chronicles, Chapter 10. Verses IL and
10, produces the following:
IL. And Asa In the thirty and
ninth year Of his reign was diseased
in his feet, until his disease was en-
ceedingiy great: yet In his disease
he sought not to the Lord. but to the
physicians.
IS. And Asa slept with bis fathers
Vests Docket
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-07

was in a dying condition when we
picked him up, and. as he was speak
ing with the last breaths in his body,
naturally his account Of what he had
seen was somewhat incoherent 1t
would be Of use, however, II we had
plans Of the forts that would enable
US to check OF his report intelli-
gently"
yet, what evidence have we that
Partow or Lanstron has done more
than to make a fortunate guess or
show military insight" Westerling
asked. There is the case Of my own
belief that Bordlr was weak. which
proved correct"
Last night we got a written tele-
graphic STAFF message from the body
OF dead officer of the Browns found
In the Twin Boulder Redoubt," said
the vicechief. which showed that in
an hour after our plans were transmit.
ted to our own troops for the first
attack they were known to the en-
envy"
"That looks like q leakl" exclaimed
Westerling, "a leak, Bouchard. do you
heart" He was frowning and his lips
were drawn and his cheeks notified
with red In way not pleasant to see.
Stiffening In his chair, fash of
desperation In his eye, Bouchard's
bony. long hand gripped the table
edge. Every one felt that . sensa-
ton was coming:
Yes, I have known that there was
q leakl" he said with hoarse, painful
elaboration. Il have sent out every
possible tracer. have followed up
every sort Of ciew. I have trans
ferred q dozen men. have left moth
ing undonel"
with no resultf" persisted wester-
ling impatientiy.
Yes, always the same result: That
the leak Is here In this house-here
In the grand headquarters of the army
! ander our very noses. l know It Is not
the telegraphers or the clerks. II Is
a member Of the staffl"
Have you gone out Of your headi"
demanded Westerling. What staff
oficer7 How does he get the infor-
nation to the enemyi Name the per
sons you suspect here and nowl Ex-
plain, II you want to be considered
sanel"
Here was the blacklist accusation
that could be made against al ofilcerl
The chosen men Of the stan, tested
through many grades before they
reached the inner circle Of cabinet Sc
crecy, lost the cOmposure Of council
All were leaning forward toward Bou-
ehard breathless for bis answer.
There are three women On the
grounds" said Bouchard. Il have been
against their staying from the first.
-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-07

Australian wheat, at the present
time, is transported In bags. a system
which involves not only . considerable
cost, but is also uneconomical In the
use of labor. In consequences. the gov.
ernments of New South Wales and VIC.
toria are considering proposals for
handling It In bulk, based upon the re-
ports OF engineers, who made inquiries
as to this method In Canada, the UNI
ted States and South Africa. The ex-
perts also say that the change would
result in a large extension Of the
growing areas. II Is understood. how
ever, that the steamship lines, which
have been approached on the subject
are not agreed that under existing cir
cumstances the shipment OF grain In
bulk IL practicable, though 1t Is be-
lieved that II adequate supplies were
guaranteed the necessary space Wouf
be readily forthcoming.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-07
Arrest for Debt.

While imprisonment for debt as n
at enc time existed In English and
American law. by which a debtor
might be arrested and imprisoned for
mere liability to pay his creditor. no
longer exists in the United States, the
statutes OF the majority OF the states
provide for the arrest Of q defendant
IN 8 civil action under certain condi
tiens. such as frzsd or tOrts. or en-
bezziamsnI e1A
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-07
CHAPTER XVII.
Thumbs Down for eouehard.

Thumbs Down for Bouchard.
Haggard and at bay. Bouchard faced
the circle of frowns around the pol
ished expanse Of that precious heir
loom, the dining-room table OF the Gal
lands. The dreaded reckoning of the
apprehensions which kept him rest
lessly awake at night had come at the
next staff council after the fall OF the
Twin Boulder Redoubt. With the last
approach to the main line Of defense
cleared, one chapter Of the war was
finished. But the officers did not man
ifest the citation that the occasion
called for. which is not saying that
they we're discouraged. They had no
doubt that eventually the Grays would
dictate peace In the Browns capital.
Exactly stated, their mood was one Of
depressed professional irritation, Not
until the third attempt was Twin Boul-
der Redoubt taken. As far as results
were concerned, the nicely planned
first assault might have been q stroke
Of strategy by the Browns to drive
the Grays into an impossible fire zone
"The trouble is we are not in.
formed" exclaimed Turcas, opening
his thin lips even less than usual, but
twisting them in significant manner
as he gave his words a rasping en-
phasis. The others fastened to follow
his lead with equal candor.
Exactly. We have no reports Of
their artillery strength, which we had
greatly underestimated." said the
chief Of artillery.
Our maps Of their forts could not
be less correct II revealed to us for
purposes Of deceit. Again and again
we have thought that we had them
surprised. only to be surprised our
selves. In short, they know what we
are doing and we don't know what
they are doingl" said the tactical ex-
pert.
There the chief Of the aerostatic d.
vision took the defensive.
They certainly don't learn our plans
with their planes and dirigiblesi" he
declared theoretically.
Hardly, when we never see them
over our Inca"
The Browns are acting on the de-
fsnsive In the air az well as on the
earthi"
But our own planes and dirigibles
bring little news" said Tnrcas. Il
mean. those that return" he added
pungently.
"And few do return. Ny men are
not wanting In couragei" replied the
chief aerostatic officer. Immediately
we get over the Brown lines the
Browns, who keep cruising to and fro,
are on US like hawks. They risk any
thing to bring US down. When we de-
scend low we strike the IRE OF their
high-angle guns which are distributed
the length Of the frontier. believe
both their aerial feet and their high
angle artillery were greatly under
estimated. Finally, l cannot reduce
my force too much in scouting or they
might take the offensive"
Another case Of not being In
formedi" concluded Tufeas. returning
grimly TO bis point
He looked az Bouchard, and every
one began looking at Bouchard. II the
Gray tactlcians had been outplayed by
their opponents, II their losses for the
ground gained exceeded calculations.
then 1t was good to have a scape-
goat for their professional mistakes.
Bouchard was westeriing's choice for
chief Of intelligence. HIS blind 10y
atty was pleasing TO his superior. who,
hitherto. had promptly silenced any
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-05-07

People living inland know but 1T
tie about the ocean, only what comes
to them in the rain and tempests.
So we Christians are now living In
land. far away from the ocean OF
Gods infinite love. getting only drop
pings OF grace and Joy and truth. BY
and by we win be upon the OCEAN
DR., A. A, Hodge.
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He got no further. HIS wOros wers

He got no further. HIS wuros were
drowned by the outburst OF one Of the
younger members Of the stan, who
had either to laugh or choke at the
picture OF this deepeyed, spectral sort
Of man, known as q woman-hater, in
his revelation OF the farcical source
OF his suspicious.
why not include Clarissa Eileen?"
some one asked. starting a chorus of
satirical ordinations.
How do they get through the llneI"
yes. past wall of bayonetsH'
When not even q soldier in uni
form Is allowed to move away from
his command without 3 passi"
by wirelessT"
Perhaps by telepathyi"
unless" said the chief Of the acre
static division. grinning, 'Bouchard
lends them the use Of our own wires
through the capital and around by the
neutral countries across the Brown
frontierl"
But the correct plans and location
OF their forts and the numbers OF their
heavy guns and OF their planes and
dirigibles-your failure to have this
information is not the result OF any
leak from our stan since the war be-
gan" said Turcas in his dry, pene-
trating voice, clearing the air of the
smoke of scattered explosions.
AN we're staring at Bouchard again.
What answer had he to this? He was
in the box. the evidence stated by the
prosecutor. Let him speak,
He was fairly beside himself In .
paroxysm Of rage and struck at the
air with his clenched fist.
- Lanstronl" he cried.
There's no purpose In that. He
can't hear you'll" said Turcas, dryly az
ever.
HE might, through the leak" said
the chief aerostatic officer, who con-
sidered that many Of his gallant sub
ordinates had lost their lives through
Bouchard's inefficiency. Perhaps Cha
rissa Eileen has already GEOGRAPHICALLY
wigwagged 1t to him."
To lose your temper at stan coun-
ell is most unbecoming. Turcas would
have kept his II hit In the back by
fool automobiles. Westerling had now
recovered his. He was again the SUI
perman in command.
1T is for you and not for US to
locate the leak; yes, for you'll" he
said. THAT is all on the subject for
the present" he added in a tone of
mixed pity and contempt, which left
Bouchard freed from the stare Of his
colleagues and in the miserable com
pany Of his humiliation.
Cro BE CoNTINUED)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15
FRIENDSHIP OF
JAP AN AND j. S.
LOOKING TO PRESERVATION AND
PROMOTION OF GOOD RELA-
TIoNS, PROMINENT JAPS WILL
MEET COMMITTEE FROM THIS
COUNTRY.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Toxic, Feb. 14-Looking to the pre-
servation and promotion Of friendship
between Japan and the United States,
committee of prominent japanese
is to meet a committee of Americans
to discuss the relations between the
two countries. The movement was
started on December II last year when
as already cabled, the American Peace
Society of Japan at its annual meeting
voted to name a body of fifteen Ameri-
cans resident in Japan to investigate
and prepare a statement on the vari-
Gus questions existing between the two
nations. The thought behind the pro
ject, which has now been taken up by
intention of making war on the United
States and that the United States has
no idea of making war on Japan.
However,it is deemed imperative to
discuss the existing problems frankly
and fully, and if possible suggest
means of removing all misunderstood
ings.
AS president of the Japan Peace
Society, Count Okuma, the prime min
lister, has named a committee to meet
with the Americans. The list is not
complete as yet but includes Baron
Saketani, mayor OF Toxic; Baron Shi-
busawa, DR.. Nitobe, DR.. Soyeda, Wis.,
count Kaneko and others.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15
CHINA PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM
PRESIDENTIAL MANDATE HAS
BEEN ISSUED INSTRUcTING
MINISTER, OF EDUCATION TO
PREPARE FOR IMPROVEMENT
OF THE SCHOOLS.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Picking, Feb 14-A presidential man
date has been issued instructing the
Minister of Education to prepare the
way for a uniform system of public
schools to be esta olished throughout
China. The schools, according to the
plan, are to be modern, patterned after
Western ideas to a large degree, but
not to the extent of discarding the
best teachings of China's ancient sages,
ito whom the culture Of the nation is
due"
The following passages appear in the
mandate, which is long and explana-
tory, in the usual style of the man
dates issued by President Yuan Shikai
THE prosperity or decay, and the
strength or weakness of a nation a:e
chiefly determined by the morality.
intelligence and physical strength of
the people; and if we desire to increase
the standard of these three virtues
our first attention should be paid to
the education of the people.
In the foreign countries numerous
scholars devote their time to the writ
ing of works on special branches of
science, and from eighty to ninety per
cent. of the population can read and
write. But in this country books are
mere reproductions Original works
are as few as the waning stars in early
morning.
''If we recall the days of the Chow
dynasty we find that every individual
was a scholar; but such days are past
and we have them no more. 1t is more
than two thousand years since the days
of the Chin and Han dynasties and the
ancient civilization has fallen into de-
cay.
Now we aim at universal education,
enabling every citizen of the country
to be capable of government and to be
rid of the old habit of dependence"