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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
BILLIARD DEAL is
BEING REHASHED

New York. Nov 22.--Theodore Roose-
welt as president of the United states
again appeared as advisor OF Charles
S. Mellen in New Haven affairs-the &C
uuisition of the Boston & Maine Rail
road--in testimony adduced today at the
trial of the eleven former directors of
the New Haven road under the Sher-
man antitrust law.
Mellen represented the former Presi.
dent as having in 1907, advised the pur-
chase of the Boston s Maine with the
reservation, however. that IF you do
wrong you needn't come back to me-
The advice was given after Mellen had
had an interview at Roosevelt's sug-
gestion with Franklin K. Lane chair
man of the Interstate Commerce Com
n .;sion and explained to him that there
was danger of the Boston & Maine fall
ing into the hands of aliens" if the
New Haven didn't take it.
Railroad "AIiens"
by aliens" the witness said he meant
the Canadian Pacific or the Grand Trunk
Railroad of Canada, and that Chairman
Lane agreed with him that such an
itary point of view.
The testimony was brought out after
r. L. Bats. attorney for the govern
ment had read into the record an ex-
change of correspondence subsequent tC
the interview between Mellen and II. M
Whitney of Boston. Il have always
thought it possible that the Little Faith
er at Washington might want to ge,
his finger in the pie wrote Whitney
in reference to the Boston e. Maine
deal, in which case. if it should hap
pen before the public had become rec
onciled to the change, II might result
in infinite harm to all your interests
"cared for" Washington
THE Washington situation Mellel
wrote in reply, II have think. com
pletely cared for. One never knows fo
certain about those matters, but thu
ground has been carefully ploughed an,
every chance of trouble considered ant
! think eliminated"
From this point the government today
went further into the more or less fam
iliar history of the New Haven's trou
bles in getting permanent control o.
the boston ~ Name Wnlcn eliminated
in 1909 in the passage by the Massa
chusetts Legislature of law enabling
the New Haven legally to control tn,
100000 shares Of Boston and Main,
stock it had acquired, The govern
ment met a setback, however. when tn,
court ruled that no evidence as tC
his corruption of the Legislature wa:
admissible. Judge Hunt held that NJ
such means were alleged in the indict
ment as having been used by the New
Haven to gain it's alleged monopoly o.
New Englands transportation traffic.
Executive Agent
The setback came when Attorney
Bats inquired Of Mr.. Mellen who the
New Ravens executive agent was ir
1908. This was at the time when the
New Haven had been restrained by
an act of the Massachusetts Legis-
lature. called the Cole bill, from ex.
ercising any control over it's Boston
& Maine holdings. The government
wanted to show that at this time the
New Haven. through legislative activ.
ity was preparing the way for the en-.
aiding bill passed the following year
Continued on Page 5-coI. p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
viii Stop
cusnected Deserterf from
German Cruiser De-
clares There Will Not
Be War Supply Plant
in Operation in U. S. in
Six sTime-Ar-
rested One Day too
Soon

baltimore. Md, Nov. 22.-Otto Bue-
,>y, n I'ngor, the suspected deserter
..or, the converted German cruiser
rim Fitel Friedrich. now interned at
rorfok declared that lin six months
time there will i.ot be a war munitions
liant in operation in the United
Sates7 according to City Detective
Roter, Porter, who took eAe man to
yorfolk last Friday night.
nuelow, who was arrested here last
Tuesday. Ind pretended he could not
sneak English. but Porter said today
that he conVrrsed in that language
with the prisoner on the trip to Nor
folk,
According to Porter. Buelow seemed
IA know the location of all the mu-
n,,lon plants in the country. He told
the officer hat he had been arrested
,nlst one day to" soon and that he
knew 4 whole lot out would die be-
fore telling it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
Stnbbing
ARRAY at
F0rSythe
Believed Victim, William Davis,
Will Recover Despite Seven
Knife Wounds

Oakland, Me-, Nov. 22.-(SpeciaD. Nor
rill Davis, who is alleged to have been
brother William with a large hunting
knife seven times Monday forenoon at
Forsythe, about 20 miles north of Bling
ham.
Davis. though seriously wounded, will
recover. His wounds were dressed and
he remains in the camp.
The Davis brothers were employed by
Clarke Bros. cutting ties.
1t is thought the stahbing ARRAY was
the result of jealousy over a woman.
News of Davis apprehension has not
as yet been learned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
GENERAL
DIDN'T SANCTION

Washington, Nov. 22.-Baron Erich
Zwiedinek charge of the Austro-Hun-
garian embassy, called at the state de-
partment today and entered protest
against the issuance in the name of
the department of justice of state
ment which he said, appeared to be in
confirmation of the allegations of il
legal activities on the part of the Aus
triar consular officers made by DR..
Joseph Goricar, a former Austrian con-
sui.
After the charges visit Counselor
Polk of the state department conferred
at length with Attorney General Greg
DRY. 1t was understood Mr.. Polk in
formed the attorney general that Ba-
ron Zwiedinek in resenting the state
ment, had suggested that the depart
ment of justice repudiated it If it ac-
tually was not issued with it's author
ity There was no intimation in Off
cial circles that this might be done,
although it was generally understood
the statement objected to actually was
put out without the personal knoWl-
edge of the attorney general.
Initiative in Doubt
1t was learned that Baron Zwiedi-
mex had transmitted a communication
on the subject to Secretary Lansing,
although announcement of the receipt
Of this communication has not been
made by the state department. Off
Gals of the embassy declined to dis
cuss the case for publication and
therefore could not be definitely estap-
Iished whether the charge was acting
upon his own initiative or up instruc-
tons from Vienna. The former howev-
err. was considered in official circles as
being the more probable, although an
Continued on Page 11-Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
TURKS EXECUTE
IL ARABIANS IN
ALLEGED PLOT

Washington, Nov. 22.-Execution at
Beirut of II members of secret Ara
bian organization which it Is claimed
had for its object the dismemberment
of Turkey and the creation Of an in
dependent Arabian state under the
protectorate of Great Britain was an
nounuced here today by the Turkish
embassy. The members of the organ
ization, the embassy, alleges, planned
to assassinate high officials and many
other prominent people
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
CONFERENCE IN NEW
YORK TO HELP BOYS

New York, Nov. 22.-"The educational
this city" were the subjects Of a confer
ence today which was attended by 200
prominent citizens of New York who
met at the request of acting Mayor Nc
Aneny. There is at present an advisory
committee operating in the city in touch
with the Boy Scout movement and it is
planned, Mr.. McAneny stated, to enlarge
that committee and lend the influence
Of the Boy Scout movement to other
work for boys.
Numerous proposals were discussed but
no definite plans were promulgated today
for carrying out the work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
CONFEDERATION
TIRE A TENED
BROCKPORT, N. Y.

Rochester, n. Y, Nov. 22.-Fire, which
for a time threatened to destroy the vii
lage Of Brockport. was brought under
control early this morning after it had
destroyed the Masonic and Smith build.
ings and partially destroyed the Reed
block. The loss is expected to exceed
$1Oo, oo0 Miss Sarah Smith, owner Of one
of the burned buildings, was rescued
from her living rooms by firemen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
COURT WILL NOT
BE RECOMMEND

Washington, Nov. 22.-Secretary Daniels
today disapproved the findings Of the
general court martial which acquitted
Rear Admiral William N. Little, retired,
of charges of negligence in connection
with his duty as inspector during the
construction of the submarine K-2. No
new trial, however, will be ordered.
Department Statement
A statement issued by the department
said that in view of the expense of fur
Their proceedings and the admitted per-
sonal and official integrity of Admiral
Little, the findings merely had been dis
approved without reconvening the court.
AN important sidelight upon the atti
tude of Admiral Little in the perform
ance of his duties as inspector" said the
statement, 'is shown by the testimony Of
Lieut.. Moses wherein he states that Rear
Admiral Little was not easily approach
able and that he (Moses) was made to
feel that his opinions and recommended
tons would preferably be made to Rear
Admiral Little's assistants; this attitude
is furthermore exemplifed in Rear Ad-
miral Titles own testimony wherein he
refers to Moses representations concern
states that they were Kicking all the
time about one thing or another
Difficult to Understand
The statement said the department de-
! plores this attitude on the part of an
officer and continued:
"The court after mature elaboration
most fully and honorably acquitted Rear
! Admiral Little of the charges. The de-
| partment is unable to concur with the
court or, after careful review of the ev-
! idence, to ascertain the reasons govern
ing it in its acquttal. In view, however,
of the impractcability and expense at
tending the reconvenng. of the court and
| the fact that Rear Admiral Little is now
| no longer on inspection duty, and of the
| improbability of his method being fol-
| lowed by other officers on inspection duty
and in view of his admitted personal and
! official integrity. the department has dis
| approved the findings and acquittal with
out reconvening the court for reconsider
| alton thereof"
Must Listen to Juniors
| Secretary Daniels said his chief reason
| for disappearing the action was because
| he wished to impress on older officers the
| necessity of giving full weight to the
recommendations of their juniors.
| Testimony at the court martial, which
| convened at Boston Nov. l, showed that
| Moses complained of bad workmanship
in the installation of the boats storage
batteries. Examination of several cells
showed lead drops in them. Admiral Lit.
tie accepted the boat from her builders
| on the contractors assurance that the
batteries would be repaired without
| charge should they later prove defec-
tive The contractor now is repairing
the batteries without cost, although un-
der no legal obligation to 90 so.
| The K-2 was accepted in January, 1914.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
THE ADRIATIC
FROM GREECE
ARRIVES HERE

Philadelphia, Nov. 22.-The British
freight steamer Adriatic, from kymassi,
Greece, Oct. Is, for Philadelphia. passed
in the Delaware Capes during the night
and will arrive here today. The Adriat
les arrival eliminates her from the re-
port circulated a week ago today that
steamer by that name had been sunk in
the European war zone by a submarine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
GEN. PABLO LUNA
SHOT AS RESUSLT
OF ALTERATION

FL Faso. Tex. Nov 22-Gen"ral Pablo
Scauzez last night shot and killed Cen
eFal Pablo Luna and an unnamed corpor-
al in Il dance resort of JuareZ. The
shooting was the result of a personal
quarrel it was said
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
SAY GERMAN
DREADNOUCAT
and 80 men
LOST BY MINE

London, Nov. ga dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Rotterdam says: Zone
of Germanys newest Dreadnoughts
struck a mine Friday in the Baltic sea
and went to the bottom. All the men,
bers Of the crew were saved except 80,
who were drowned"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
ITALIAN STEAMER
DUCA DI GENOA
SAFE AT GENOA

New York. Nov. 22.-The Italian steam
err Duca Di Geneva, which sailed from
New York on Nov. for Naples and
Genoa, has arrived safely at Genoa, &C.
cording to message received today by
fairfield. Solari, & Co., the local agents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
SEC. DANIELS
DISAPPROvES
EXONERAT|0N
GIVEN LITTLE

Statement Declares De-
partment Unable to
Concur with Findings
of Court Martial and
Cannot A scert a i n
Reasons for the Ac-
quittal - Intends t O
Impress Older Men
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
PROTESTING
STATEMENT
ON ACTIVITY
OF TEuToNS

Baron Zwiedinek of the
Austro-German En-
bassy Suggests That
Department Of Justice
Repudiate Friday
Report if Not Issued
with Department Au-
thority
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
ROOSEVELT
AGAIN SHOWN
ADVISOR FOR
c. S. MEllEN

Hand of Former Presi-
dent Revealed in Ac-
QUESTION by New Ha-
ven Of the Boston &
Maine R ailro a d.
Might Have Become
Property of the Grand
Trunk or c. P.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

Weather forecast for northern New
England: Partly cloudy Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
Boston Forecast

Boston Forecast
Boston Nov. 22.-F'orecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Fair Tuesday; We'd
nesday increasing cloudiness with
rising temperature; moderate westerly
winds.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-01
Harry LADDERS Saving Rules.

IN ~ ~
After aiding in recruiting, after sendinA
his only son to the colors. after nursing
him of wounds so he might quickly return
to the trenches. Harry Lauder put $4,000
of his savings into the newest British war
loan, saying, 81 am proud today that I
am mean as some say, for 1 have been
able to lay my little bit of money out to
fight the G-ermans-and get paid for doing
1t. too. Yes, AZ per cent for fighting the
Germans" His maxims on thrift. once
quoted only in railery. are today ~circulat-
ing in Britain because of the solemn need
for economy. "Mither wadna waste, and
should be disgracing her memory IL
1 wasted" is his explanation of his habit,
and here are the rules he went by:
1. Behave toward your purse as you
would to your best friend. ?
z. view the reckless money spehder as
a criminal, and shun his company.
3. Dress neatly, not lavishly. A bank
pays a higher rate of interest than YOUR
back.
4. Take your amusements judiciously.
You would enjoy them better.
.. Don't throw away your ~crusts: eat
them. They are strengthening as beef.
8. 1t is more exhilarating to feel money
in your pocket than beer in your stomach.
L.. Remember 1T only takes rs shillirgs to
shilling. -A""e :"
8. You can sleep better after a hard
a work than after a days idleness.
y Always get good value from trades
men. They watch that they get good
money from you.
TO- There is as much pleasure in read.
ing a good as q novel.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-01

an excellent method OF starting the
work of organizing the farmers to
eliminate the fly, according to the de-
partment's specialists, and by all means
should be followed throughout the fly
infested territory. These Oklahoma
agents and farmers have already
adopted a specific campaign, which, in
short. is the same as recommended by
h United States department of agri-
culture, as follows:
Starve Out the Hessian Fly.
The Hessian fly, being in the FLAX
seed stage in wheat stubble and in
unharvested wheat from June till Sep
TENDER, or even October in the south,
can be destroyed by carrying out the
following methods Of control:
l. Burn, where possible n safe, all
stubble and ruined wheat.
2. Disk all stubble and ruined wheat
Immediately after harvest, where burn
Ing is impracticable.
8. Plow under deeply all stubble and
ruined wheat fields before August Is,
harrow the ground, and roll If neces-
! sary.
4. Harrow. disk, pasture or otherwise
effectually destroy all volunteer wheat.
b. AS a measure preparatory to SOW
ing, pillow as early and deeply as exist
ing conditions will permit: disk, har-
row. and roll until a thoroughly pull
verified. compact seed bed is obtained,
6. Do not SOW wheat until after fly
free date.
z. Rotate your crops if possible.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-01
BRITISH SOLDIERS TO
ADOPT RUSSIAN BOOT

London (by mail)-The British army
has decided to discontinue the use Of
the puttee. which has been the dis
tinguishing leg wear of the British SOL
der for many years. and to substitute
the Russian army boot This decision
was arrived at as q result Of last win
ter's campaign In Flanders, when 1t
was found that the cloth puttee was
little or no protection against the mud
and water and led to the men sur
fering. not from frost bitten, but from
benumbed feet and legs. Large or
ders have already been given for boots.
which will be supplied to the troops
before winter sets In. a the war Of
Ace anticipates another winter in mud
and water soaked trenches.
The puttee, which Is to be discard
ed. was adopted because Of its pros
lection against snake bites In India
and became general throughout the
British army. and In fact has since
tho commencement OF the present war
been taken up by some Of tho CONT
mental armies. II, however. has proved
useless under conditions prevailing In
Europe. not only because OF the lack
OF protection that It affords, but be-
cause OF the time II takes to put 1t
on properly.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-01
Keep tn. Money il Tho Family.

Besides those who sell the stuff there
really are a lot of confused people who
think that there is wealth for the COM
munity in h waste and wrong of
whisky, that booze booms business. and
all that sort of thing. One meets these
victims of saloon logic even in the
prosperous dry towns of the west. They
ought to ponder the wisdom of a Della
ware judge who sentenced an inebriate
to drink at home. The Buffalo "Ex-
press" quotes his honor as follows:
Give your wife 81 to buy a gallon
Of whisky. There are 50 drinks in
one gallon. Buy your drinks from
no one but your wife. and by the
line the first gallon is gone she
will have 81 to put in the bank and
81 to start business again. Should
you live 10 years and continue to
buy from her, and then die with
snakes in your boots, she will have
enough to bury you decently, edu-
cate your children, buy a house and
lot, marry a decent man, and quit
thinking about you.
That's the whole truth about wealth
and whisky. n we hope other police
court judges will follow this precedent.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-01
THE SUBMARINE
AS A
1t Has Ended Sea Power. Which Has Ruled the WorId-It Is a Self.
Executing Monroe Doctrine For Every Continent.

was crushed by the B~arbarians, mainly
by land campaigns. But for 1000 years
her great eastern half. ByZantiun, held
out. On the ruins of the western en-
pre- great new nations were established
but against Hun and Vandal and Goth
from the north and west: against Moor
and Saracen and Turk from the east
Constant1nople stood on an island of
CIVILIZATION in a sea of barbarism. At
the end OF the Tenth century that east
ern half of Rome still controlled SOUTH
ern Italy. part of Sicily. all Bahama.
Armenia mighty empire, not so very
ION" ago. as things go in history. When
onstantlnopl fell it shook the world.
Mohammedanism, so long held back by
Dyzantine wealth. valor, and policy,
following the example of Persia as soon
as she had set her foot on the Levant.
became a naval power. She crept from
Egypt to Spain. as had the Phpnicians
before her. by the Mediterranean wat
erway. and set up at Cordova the most
pollshed capital in Europe. The whole
Mea1terranean basin seemed doomed
heading n last crusade. fought
the last great battle in which
galleys We're used in war, and crushed
the Turkish navy at Lepanto. Don
John was a Spaniard. but the bulk of
MS fleet was furnished by the ruling
Tic VI LISA. Genoa.
nj Venice. Their might was for a
time wonderful-and it was all on the
sea.
A new great star was rising in the
west. Spain had expelled the Moors
and waxed strong and enterprising
Dynastic and military successes gave
her control of Italy. With it she took
over Italy's sea power. The mariners
compass was invented, and sea power
became a thing with possibilities
spreading over a world increasing in
extent and interest by leaps and
bounds.
Then Columbus discovered America
and gave a new world to Spain. Spain
annexed not only the whole western
hemisphere with all it's islands and
shores, but the seas also. She made
the Pacific ocean a mare clausum, on
which no ships could legally sail save
those of Spain. While her infantry was
composed of the best troop in Europe,
and the skill. GOODNESS and daring Of
her captains We're proverbial, it was
on sea power that she founded her
greatness. The Italian cities were sub
servient to her. The Levant. once the
site OF Phoenicia. with Cyprus, Greece,
Bahama. Egypt. and the seas leading
the Aegean through the OAR
danelles had gone Turkish and were
wrapped in h night of barbarism.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-01
The Brave at Home,

The Brave at Home.
The maid who binds her warrior,p sash
With smile that we'll her pain dis.
sembles,
The while beneath her dropping lash
one starry tear-drop hangs and trem-
Through heaven alone records the tear.
ana fame shail never know her story.
Her heart has shed q drop ~ dear
AZ Ger believed the field OF glory!
The wife who girds her husbands sword.
MID little ones who weep or wonder.
An9 bravely speaks the cheering word.
Whist though her heart b rent asunder:
Doomed nightly IN her dreams TO hear
me Dolts OF death around him rattle.
Hath shed 20 sacred blood ~ Ger
Was poured upon the netd OF battle!
The mother who conceals her grief
Will 20 her breast her SON she presses,
Ihen. nceathes . few brave words ana
Kiestng thu. patriot brow she blesses.
With NO one but her secret God
know d pain that Weighe upon her.
SHEDS molly blood ~ esor the sod
Resolved on freedoms 1eld OF honor!
-ThomAo Buchanan Read.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-01
A Question Of Time.

FrUm the kazsaS City Star.
She was a young and pretty girl OF
sporting turn Of mind. Somehow she
heard that a certain horse was to win
q certain race, and, deciding to indulge
In a little speculation, h went to q
"bookie" and put a dollar on for a win.
asking how much h would. get IL II
came off.
III it starts 20 to 2. you will get s21
$11 back; IL at s to /, you will. get Sc
back"
II see," said the, maiden, "and if It
starts at ! o'clock. how much do l get
them"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-01

daily papers are sometimes made ia
q odd things. Mr.. Garrett p. Ser
viss. for instance. who contributes ar
ticles on popular science to q New
York evening paper. was recently made
to say. In an article on hypnotism,
The power of serpents to fascinate
small girls (birds). rendering them un-
able to fly away, undoubtediy reata
upon hypnotism." Perhaps the COM,
positor had been setting up the warn
ings against designing men contained
In an adjoining column. First Aid to
the Lovelorn.'