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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-18
JAPAN DESIRES
control. OF The
SO. SEA ANDS

(Associatcd Press Correspondence
Toxic. Aug. o-Sincc the capture Of
the South Sea Islands from Germany
by the British japanese fleets, Japan
has been eXerting every effort to
spread her influence in these islands
which are now in her possession. The
question of the permanent occupancy,
however. will not be settled until after
the war.
Japan recently sent technical com
missions to study the islands from a
commercial standpoint, and followed
that up by despatchins a special
steamer filled with japanese newspa-
permen on a tour of inspec tion. Now
Japan is entertaining the royalty of
the islands. There is one full-1edged
King and twenty other chicftains
of various degrees who have been
brought here on naval transport from
the islands of kusai. Jaluit. Seypan.
zap, Pelew and Ponapi in the Caroline
group which have been Wrested from
German control and are now under
Japanese administration. Roughly,
these islands lie between the United
States island possession of Guam and
tiN HilippIiItS.
The head of the party now visiting
Toxic is John Segrah. otherwise called
King of Kusai. He and his fellow
chieftains have out -rvalled the most
untiring tourists in sight seeing. They
have been constantly entertained at
luncheon and dinner by leading Jap
aneSe and have received a large as
sortment of presents. including wrist
watches, silk kimonos, parasols and
other articles as souvenirs of their
visit
King John Siegrah, when asked
about his. impressions of Japan. said
that he and his friends heartily APP
preciated the cordial treatment by the
japanese. AS to the Japanese admin
lstratlon in the islands he said there
had not yet been time to form a true
estimate of the new order of things.
Although the German administration
had, he complained, adopted high
handed measures in monopolizing GER
tain enterprises generally speaking
the Germans had been successful in
their colonial policy in the South Sea.
He was certain, however, that the ma
tive islanders were more familiar with
Japanese people and customs than they
had been with German.
The only drawbacks to the visit to
that it was altogether too hot and that
they were not allowed to touch any
alcoholic drinks during their stay. But
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-18

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
Leipzig, Germany. Aug. 2o.-FeW
cities in Germany have more bravely
defied the reactionary and destructive
effects of the war than Leipzig. The
famous old city. for decades the CEN
ter Of the fur trade and book business,
though hard hit by the conflict,
nevertheless is attempting building
program that would easily be consid-
cred ambitious in peace time.
The largest railway station in Eu-
rope, is gradually nearing completion.
at cost of more than s6.ooOo00. Its
construction has only been slowed
down by the shortage of workmen, and
some time this fall it will be entirely
finished.
A huge building which will house
the German equivalent of the Ameri-
can Congressional Library. an institu-
ton in which at least one copy OF
every German publication, as well as
thousands of books printed in Austria
and Switzerland, will be filed. is also
under way.
The next greatest building PROPOSE
ton that continues notwithstanding
the war is a wonderful public bath
which was begun by private concern
but has since been taken over by the
city. When it is completed, Leipzig
claims that it will rank with any SINH
lar institution in the world.
In planning for its railroad station.
Leipzig was confronted with unusual
problem. in overcoming which 1t has
spent many millions of marks. The
city has always been a big transporta-
ton center, with lines running north
ward into Prussia. southwark into
Saxony and Bavaria. and southwest
ward to the Rhine district.
With it's ever growing book trade
and other business it has been an in
creasingly difficult problem to provide
the necessary freight space, and in the
past, with a circular railroad system
that belted the city, great tracts of
valuable land have been utilized in an
uneconomical manner.
When the city did decide to central
ize its transportation system, it ar
ranged for a station with connected
freight terminals that is pretty sure
to fit all needs for a great many years
to come From every direction except
Bavaria the railroad tracks curve in
and around the northern part of Leip-
zig and then swing in to a point al
most in the center Of the city The
one building accommodates the lines of
the Prussian and of the Saxon state
railways with all their subsidiaries.
The building was already underway
when Leipzig began to appropriate
that eventually it was going to need
subway system, and that this future
need might as we'll be attended to in
connection with the station. AS fast
as the need comes. therefore, this tun-
mel line will be connected to star
shaped lines radiating to all parts OF
the city and its suburbs.
The new library Of Deutsche Beu-
cheri Is not to be. from present APP
pearances, such an imposing building
as the Congressional library in Wash
ington, but it is infinitely practical.
and very large. In it are to be kept
the works Of all authors printed in
Germany. the works of German au-
thors printed in foreign countries. the
pamphlets and works of literary, scien-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-18

(Associate6 Press Correspondence
Frankfort, Germany, Aug. 25-The
war has checked but by no means
stopped plans for what is perhaps
Frankfort's most ambitious undertake
ing-a university to rival the great
educational enterprises and institu-
tions in other parts of Germany.
Despite stupendous demands on
their resources because of the war, the
wealthy men and the societies and in
situations back Of the Frankfort Uni
versity have continued to lend it the
support originally planned and guar
anteed, and gradually it is approach
ing completion from a physical stand
point, and developing in other ways.
The university as originally planned
was to be one Of the few large insti-
tutions Of it's kind in Germany de-
pendent upon private endowment and
operating only with the permission,
not the support of the state. With the
interest from millions of marks to
draw on. highly paid chairs were
planned, leaders in educational lines
were engaged. and a wonderful set of
buildings were outlined.
Then came the war and it's calls on
any and every private and public
purse. Those behind the university
somewhat grimly decided to go ahead,
and in the very midst of the war, have
nursed it into being and set it on its
feet. Not only will the university be
complete architecturally, within few
months, but it is already successfully
in operation educationally.
The university began its first
semester with about 500 students. of
whom it lost but few. and swung into
it's second half year with, 500 pupils.
Practically every one of the 400 were,
at the time of enrolment at least, ex-
empt from military duty. and thus the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-18

Though there have been several ac-
tions entered in the courts against the
jitneys of the city, says the Portland
Press. the proceedings at law are not
all one-sided. for the driver of one
of 1.-THE public buses has come back.
He is Sol Marcus, and he has brought
suit against Chief Almus D. Butler of
the Portland fire department to re-
cover 5000 damages because of a COL
hsion between a jitney and the auto
mobile Of the chief Another suit
against the chief is that of Lewis
Peverada and Fred Romito, minors.
who claimed 5000 for injuries they re-
ceived as a result Of the collision. The
accident which resulted in the suit oc.
CURED in front of the central fire sta :
ton on July %. Chief Butler in his
then brand new red auto, was inst
leaving headquarters when the titnev
came along. A collision resulted. The
jitney was injured and so was the au-
tomobile of the chief Papers in the
case were served Wednesday. -.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-18
Maine Egg Laying Contest
Advantages

will be necessary for the poultrymen
of the State who are interested to find
the money to do it in some way or
other. The smallest amount with
which the work could be done, judging
by the facts which are available rela-
tive to poultry contests In other parts
Of the country, as for example, at
Storrs, Connecticut. Wilmington. Dela-
ware, and Pacific Grove. Missouri.
would require an outlay OF at least
$4,000 for buildings, fences, and initial
equipment and addition appropriation
of at least $4,000 per year. This last
item should continue every year, 10
pay for skilled labor, clerical help ana
sundry other items of expense which
arise in connection with laying con-
test. There is little question that II
the poultrymen of the State In
united way felt the need of carrying on
contest of this kind and presented
the facts to the legislature. together
with a statement Of the advantages
which would accrue to the state from
the carrying out of such work tne
money could be had. AS before stated,
however, the poultrymen Of the state,
who are the interested parties. must
| in some way or other find the means
of financing such a contest BEFORE IL
can possibly be undertaken by the EX-
pertinent Station.
| 1t has been suggested that such
contest. if inaugurated. should be To-
Gated at Highmoor Farm. This would
seem in some respects an unWlse thing
of of egg law
| ing contest is educational and the
| logical place to put it would be at the
State University at Orono. vastly
more farmers from all over the state
visit Orono than ever visit Hlghmoor'
and there is the further very CONSIDER
! able advantage that If the contest We're
located at Orono the students OF the
University of Maine would have the
advantage of it's presence for study in
connection with the poultry course IN
the College of Agriculture at all times.
The Station will be very glad to
hear from any one interested in the
subject of a Maine Egg Laying Contest
and will do anything in its power to
further the inauguration of such
contest, but the sinews of war in the
shape OF money to start and carry II
on must be provided from some
source beyond the Stations present
finances since all moneys now avail
able for the use of the Station are al
ready being fully employed in other
projects. which have been approved by
the station Council. the trustees of the
University Of Maine and the Office OF
Eynerjment Stations at Washington,
D. C.
CHAS. D. WOODS.
Director.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-18
4 WoMAM'S SECRET
How to Keep Young
may22, Sat,o3t

No one has yet discovered the "Foun-
tain of Youth" but the way to keep
young was discovered sixty years ago.
Every woman should know about it,
and use this simple means of warding
off old age. A fresh complexion, a
smooth, unwrinkled skin and clear eyes
may be retained until late in life. by
taking proper care of the stomach, liver
and bowels. If you live simply, breathe
deeply; exercise enough; sleep enough,
and take L. F." Atwood's Medicine
to correct the little ills, you will make
woman's secret of keeping young, your
own.
1 have used your AZ. F." Atwood's Medi.
cine for stomach and liver troubles and it
gave me. speedy relief. All the members of
our family use it at times and always find it
effective. | recommend it to anyone having
liver or stomach troubles
MISS LUCE J. PERKINS
Buy 35c bottle at your nearest
store, or write today for free sample.
.FREE.-"Ye Olde Songs" words and music
OF sixty popular songs sent free on receipt of
outside yellow wrappers from the bottles,
together with your opinion of our Medicine.
u. F." MEDICINE CO., Portland, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-18
LEIPZIG Standing Bravely
Destructive Effect Of Wa

| tific and other Notwithstanding i,
fact except musical and political pub.
locations. All publications from 1913 On
are to be kept.
The government has donated 5000.
900 marks, and guaranteed s500l
| marks a year; the city of Leipzig give:
the ground and furnishes $4,000 marks
a year toward the maintenance of TIKI
institution: and the German. the Aus
trian and the Swiss book trade agrees
to furnish free of cost the books thai
are to be kept The present building i;
so located and arranged that addition:
can be constructed as fast as needed
! Every known up-to-date method of Il.
brary administration has been pro.
vided.
One of the features of the new II.
brary is to he complete collection Of
the ever growing war Literature that
already has run into the Thousands Of
volumes and that probably increase
even more rapidly when peace comes
This literature will be separately In.
stalled in quarters of its own. =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-18
END OF THE SEASON.
6oothbay Camp Boys Start on Thur.
day for Their Homes.
Oath Times. Sept. 16)

N@eA AAAANs' AoNPs' AV(
On the 6.45 P. NJ. train out Of
Bath this evening the boys Of The
Boothbay Camp, Thorne Island
kennebec river. under the care Of
Councillor Jennings. will leav. tN
Cincinnati after which all the boys
say. has proved. despite the rain anc
cold of the past summer, one Of hs
most delightful periods Of Their
young lives. They are brown iud
black and tanned as Indians from
their life in the open air and ae
healthy and strong as the result
their athletic life on the Island 90
surrounding waters. They say a'
they shall pass the fall and SPRING.
looking forward TO their return
Maine and Thorne Island and BoaS
bay Camp another summer
On the Island now remain only ID
cook. James Hogan. who will be huH
for a week longer in closing up
Camp, and the men who are ths
completing the Assembly Hail. Oh
Of the improvements at the lah'
this year. The hall is 30 by 20 re-
with IS feet posts and In a part @
the hall is a workshop for the man
ual training of the boys in futul'
encampments. During the summe
men have kept at work rimhliHs
trees and clearing groves and lore.
from underbrush. The hall ls tou''
closed in and shingled and "iou,
Howe Of WoolWich has men thei'
putting down the hard wood nooi''
Mr.. Webster, the head OF the ihs''
tuition. left a week ago and the pn.. "
cal director returned TO Tavern"
Wednesday of this week. :.
On the Island now in adol'ioh ~
the camp buildings are three 'e"A'
1 ,rnn o. noss arc now being stored
away for use next year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-18
War Cannot Dampen Frank
forts Plans for UNIVERSITY

attendance percentage has h.
at a high point. een tsR
One activity OF the in,,;,,.,
was not counted on in the ~" hat
plans is the instruction Of nv 'slaal
have returned from the war M, Who
paired limbs and incapable Of sa IN.
service AS in other German 'a.r
these men have been taueh, uuss
trades in industrial schools GO new
OF them are now enrolled as sim say
at the Frankfort University an ss'ats
fitting themselves through the w. we
Of a thorough education to tai.
some new occupation. "
The institution is a uniyers;,r :,
full meaning of the word, thoush - 4 ~
an outgrowth of the adjoinine Ns
envy of Social Science and un ~a'
predominantly scientific in its .,s
1t has also large and growing wy. IVY
cal department, which at press,, -'
engaged in war hospital and cll,,.s
work in separate building in ar.~
part of the city.
The principal departments ~ !.
university are the law and the r.,s
schools. the school of philosonbv
Ger which heading fall the d.,, W.
ments Of history. language, phiM.s
and geography; the school of na,r'.,
sciences, with physics and chemr.'
minerology and geology, botany ~,
ogy and so on; the school of econsm;..
and social science; and the schaM =,
arts and crafts.
| The requirements for admissior ;.
the university are approximatelv H.,
same as those imposed by other Sim,
lar institutions, but officials NJ II.
empire, the state, the CITY or N,
church are not accepted, nor are ,bo.,
attached to other Prussian insttuno,
of learning, nor persons belonging +,
the trade classes"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-18

they were all delighted with the OPP
rortunity to obtain a wider outlook on
things. ~
Some of the chiefs have visited
Europe and know something OF occi-
dental civilization from personal con-
tact. All have learned something Of
the United States. and Europe from
American missionaries who have been
stationed In their islands. Most Of them
speak English and several French and
German,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-18
KENNEBEC
VASSALBORO

The Friends Quarterly meeting being
held at Oak Grove Sunday. Sept. 10. the
day service at Adams Memorial church
will be omitted. as has been the custom
in the past. 1t is expected that one OF
the teachers at the grove will lead the
Christian Endeavor meetinge =.
The Pulaskian., 1915-09-03

Cash collected from inheritance tax helped state officials to get their sal ary warrants cashed at par. The of- fee of the attorney general turned Tn s12,602 in cash collected in Inheritance tax The settlements of Independ- ence and St. Francis counties collec- tors are expected any time and are looked forward to by the statehouse employees who did not get their war rants cashed from the inheritance tax money. which goes into the general revenue fund.
 One item in the large amount of in heritance tax paid in amounted to S9,- 190. It was from the estate of the late Samuel Mcleod of Sebastian county Warrants aggregating be- tween s40.000 and 45,000 were issued, thus blocking the last efforts to the states general revenue fund to get out of debt this year. State warrants during the last few months have been selling practically at par It is certain that their value will diminish to an extent between now and next spring, when sheriffs again will begin to make their settlements.
The Pulaskian., 1915-09-03
NEWPORT IS MAKING PREPARA. TONS TO PROTECT THE CITY
 FROM FUTURE FLOODS.
DAMAGE TO CAUsEWAY S5, ,OOO
Amount Required to Make Safe the Main Levee Which Was Broken and Dynamited Will Proba-
 bIy Be $2o,ooo.

Newport The city council at a regular meet ing passed resolutions instrueting Mayor A. T. Hubley to ask the United States government for sanitary ex- pert and a levee engineer to come to Jackson county to assist in the work of sanitation and rebuilding the levees in such way that they will stand the high waters. The Jacksonport and Village Creek and the Keel Stephens levees were both constructed since the river had reached stage of over 30 feet, as was the Newport Lake bridge causeway, and in order that the officials may know what steps to take to insure the safety of the city and crops of the outlying districts. The damage to the Newport Lake causeway is estimated at $5,000, while the amount which will be required to make safe the main levee of the city, which was broken and dynamited in many places, is not known, but will probably go above the S20,000 mark.
The Pulaskian., 1915-09-03

Anti-prohibitionist of Bowie coun- ty. in which the Texas side of Texar- kama is situated, are contemplating petitioning the election commission CTS to call a local option election to be held this fall A meeting of the anti leaders was held, but no definite deci. sion was reached.
 It is said that many of the anti leaders prefer postponing the election until next spring.
 Bowie county voted dry" in April. 1910, the dry vote from the country boxes overcoming the majority of the antis in Texarkana Another election was held in 1912, and the dry won again. The city boxes always return ed majorities in favor of licensing sa- looms, but the country boxes returned strong majorities for prohibition. An other meeting will be held soon, when it is expected steps will be taken to call the election.
 The liquor question on the Arkansas side was settled when the F'riedell bill passed, which prohibited the sale of liquor within ten miles of the East Side High School, and with the New berry Statewide bill effective next year the antis on the Arkansas side have given up all hopes.
The Pulaskian., 1915-09-03
oHMER RURNslDEs SAYS VISIT oRs AT WORLDS EXPOSITION
 DELIGHTED WITH DISPLAY.
MANY COPIES DISTRIBUTED
interest Was Shown By Visitors From Other States When They Read of the Many Products of
 Arkansas.
Little Rock

l4ltttt ASCch--
 Arkansas people were delighted with the books, Arkansas and Her Resources, when they received them at the exposition in San Francisco, said Dinner Burnsides, formerly secre- tary to Gov. George W. Hays. MT. Burnsides was accompanied home by his wife They were married at San Francisco several weeks ago. Mrs. Burnsides is daughter of j. c. Clary, commissioner of labor.
 Arkansas has right to be proud of her building and exhibits at the exposition" said MT. Burnsides. "The exhibits from this state attracted many visitors. The crowds at the exposition are continuously growing larger and Arkansas is getting her share of the advertising.
 Many people getting copies of Ar kansas and Her Resources came to the building a second time to get more copies. The book, no doubt, is one of the most comprehensive publications on the state that has ever been pub lished. Many hundreds of copies of the book had been distributed before l left and the demand was increasing daily.
 Interest was shown by visitors from other states when they read of the many products of tie various counties and the records of grain, fruit and cotton yields
 MT. Burnsides was executive clerk at the Arkansas building.
The Pulaskian., 1915-09-03
FOR HURRIED READERS.

Francis J. Kiefer, supervisor of the Ozark national forest at Harrison, has just been authorized by the district forester at Washington to start imme- diate construction of nine miles of road in that portion of the Ozark for est lying in Pope County The road to be improved is to be joined through Dover to the 26-mile macadam high. way from Russellville through Dover, Scottsville and Hector, to be built by an improvement district for which a $100,000 contract has already been let.
The Pulaskian., 1915-09-03

The annual camp of instruction for the Arkansas National Guard, held at Fort Logan H. Roots, has closed The six battalions of the guard, approxi- mately HOO officers and men, each spent 10 days in drilling and rife shooting. Officers say the school was one of the most successful ever held. There was practically no sickness, and the work done was of a high order. The companies which left the camp were from Little Rock, Beebe, Dermott and Springdale. This month a rife shooting contest will be conducted among those making the best scores during the encampment. At this con test there will be selected team to represent the guard at the national rife shoot at Jacksonville, Fla, in Oc- tober.
The Pulaskian., 1915-09-03

Publication of names of poll tax re- ceipt holders and representation of po- litical parties other than the Demo- cratic on election boards may be in- claded in the proposed election law to be drafted by committee appointed at the special convention of the State Federation of Labor in Little Rock last week, according to G. B. McCar- thy, chairman.
The Pulaskian., 1915-09-03

Governor Hays pardoned Dee Thar of Randolph county, serving a three years sentence fer manslaughter. Timer and his father, Thomas Timer. were indicted for the murder of John R. Davis, planter of Randolph coun- ty, more than four years ago.
The Pulaskian., 1915-09-03

Al Amin Temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine will hold regular and ceremonial session at Fort Smith, Ark, September 6. Labor Day, and anticipate goodly number of "unre- generated" novices-and in this con- nection desire to inform the nobility that the sum of S1O0 has been sent to the Relief Committee for the flood sui ferers at Newport Ark
The Pulaskian., 1915-09-03

Louis Cohen of Little Rock will be accorded an honor at the meeting of the sovereign grand lodge, Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows, at San Francisco, which has been extended to only four other residents of Arkansas. He will be presented with a 50-year Honorable Veteran jewel, given only to an Odd Fellow whose membership in the Odd Fellows lodge in which he was initiated covers period of continuous membership for 50 years.