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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-15
WHEAT TAKES
4 Filler IN The
CHICAGO MARKET

Chicago Jan. 14-"EXports to end soon
was the cry that today sent wheat flying
up almost out of sight to $1.4Ss.
Flour. which formerly sold at retail at
20 cents a sack, went today to the house
holder at 80 cents. The dollar sack was
said 10 be in sight.
Five governments Of Europe were re-
ported today to be actively in the wheat
market on this side or the Atlantic, in
addition 10 a larger number of individual
buyers from foreign fields than ever
before known. The result was figured to
be expectation at the rate Of $4,000 to
sl000,Ct0 bushels a week.
While the wheat market today was in
blaze of excitement, the minority Of
farmers who still own wheat were said
TO be in many cases hanging on for s. a
bushel approximately % per cent of
the 1914 crop is estimated by experts to
be still in the hands of farmers.
The governments which are direct pur-
chasers in the United States are the
Swiss. Greek Italian, Dutch and French.
SO far the British government has done
nothing as government, but Great Bri-
tains food supply is said to be down to a
60-day basis and if Great Britain as a
government should enter the market the
result, in the opinion of Chicago experts,
would be hard to foresee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-15
AFF|DAvITS TO
BE FILED IN THE
BASEBALL CASE

Chicago. Jan. 14.-Every club own
er IN the American and National
Leagues, the president of the leagues
and some minor league club owners.
will file affidavits giving the organic
ed side of baseball in the FEEDER al
Leagues antitrust suit next week, it
is said.
B. B. johnson president Of the Amer
lean League. August Hermann Of the
Cincinnati Nationals and chairman of
the National Commission. and Presl-
dent Charles Thomas Of the Chicago
Nationals already had prepared affi-
davits and today c. A. Comisky Of the
Chicago Americans and Robert
Hedges of the St. Louis Americans,
questioned by attorneys for organized
ball. here. gave heir testimony. In a
general way. the atfidavits are Said to
contain statements declaring that
baseball under the national agree
ment is not a trust, that it has proved
a blessing to ball players; and deny
ing the Federals charges.
Ball players themselves will not be
asked to testify on the side of organ
lied baseball.
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back to the border Of the elevated plain.
Fourteen French officers and 1130 men
were taken prisoners, and four cannon.
four machine guns and a searchlsht
were captured-a brilliant feat for our
troops under the very eyes of their up
permoSt war lords.
Northeast of the camp Of Chalons the
French attacked again yesterday. in
the morning and afternoon, with strong
forces to the east of Perthes. They PEN
etrated at certain places our trenches
but were repulsed by energetic counter
attacks and driven back with heavy
losses into their own positions, leaving
100 prisoners in our hands.
In the Arsonne and the Nosses, moth
Ing OF importance has occurred.
In the eastern theatre Of war Rus
sian attacks TO the southeast Of Gum
binnen. east Prussia, and to the east
of Loetzen have been repulsed, and
many hundreds of prisoners have been
taken.
THE situation in northern Poland
IS .he same.
Our attacks west Of the Vistula are
being continued. Nothing OF import
ance has occurred on the eastern bank
Of the Pilica.
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sole responsible person for the manage
mcnt Of his men, deVising and directing
their play in practice games so that in
thu critical situations Of the great con-
test he and his team will rise 10 the oC-
casioH and win or lose with honor.
at is quite absurd when one comes to
think # IT. that ;he control of the team
in all preliminary games should he in
the hands of body of men who are re-
legated 10 the side lines when the play
is on. After all it is. an undergra i.uate
affair and the game should be planned
and played by undergraduates. If YOU
place upon them the responsibility. they
will respond TO it, for il is certain that
responsibility always provokes efficiency.
That men may be resourceful in time o:
emergency they must be schoolcd in
the art Of resourcefulness by some slim
uitY.
IF We release our undergraduates
from the unnatural domination Of Their
sports by graduate coaches and from
the confusion OF many minds and voices
III the direction Of their activities w
will simplify the whole athletic situi-
ton and liberate intercollegiate sport
from the abnormal incubus OF a super
imposed system which tends TO make
puppets of the players, limiting the
spontaneity and free play OF their natural
initiative"
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U. S. OFFICIALS
SEIZE Two BIC
DIAMONDS OF
Great VALUE

New York. Jan. 14.-Treasury agents
today seized from 4. Appalachian. a resi-
dent of Constantinople, now in this CITY,
two egg-shaped diamonds OF great value
weighing more than IL karats each and
said to have been worn centuries ago
by a queen OF Egypt. Collector of the
Port Malone directed the seizure of the
Jewels, which. it is claimed Anpikad jan
faield to declare to the customs officials
when he arrived in the United States on
oct. 10 last.
Upon being questioned after the seizure
of the diamonds their owner said that
he had purchased them in the jewelry
market at Constantinople of an Egyp-
tan princess who declared. they had been
in her family for centuries a6 had been
worn al one time by the Queen of Sheba.
Collector Malone received information
some time ago that number of wealthy
dealers i'll precious stones had come TO
this country since the beginning of the
war in Europe. II the request of the
collector the treasury department de-
tailed officers II investigate all fore 81
dealers who had arrived in this ctuntry.
The agents finally got on the track Of
the diamonds and Anp.kad ian was found
in the Office of a Maiden Lane diamond
dealer where he was offering the stones
for sale.
Counsel for Anrihadjian contenled TIA
the diamonds We're artistic antiques, free
from duty. and that his client had shown
them t. the customs officers upon his ar
rival and they haG I&sstd them,
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nixon RECORDER
PORTLAND COURT

For recorder of the Portland municipal
court, Gov. Curtis this noon nomina ted
Harry E. Nixon. MI Nixon has been
one of several candidates for this an
pointment since Charles L. Donahue. the
former recorder. was elected judge of
probate in September.
The Office of recorder of the municipal
court in Portland has been vacant since
Jan. l when Mr.. Donahue assumed his
position as judge of probate. A nomina-
ton to fill the vacancy has been looked
for daily especially since the Legislature
on Tuesday elected an executive council
and the governor was in a position to
make appointments which would become
effective when approved by the council,
in seven days after they were made. 9th
er candidates who had been mentioned
for this position included John B. Kehoe,
Gerry L. Brooks, James II. Mccain and
Robert NJ. Pennell
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EMPEROR WILLIAM IN PERSON At
BATTLE SCISSORS WITH FRENCH

Berlin. Jan. 1i.-tVia Wireless Tele-
graphy TO London, 345 P. M)-Emperor
William was present in person during
the spirited battle on the Vregny Plain.
to the northeast OF scissors, which re-
suited yesterday in that elevated ground
being cleared OF the French. and which
IS described in the German official state
mcnt given out this afternoon as bril-
Liant feat fo- our troops" In this en-
"a gement the Germans claimed to have
captured Il French officers and 1150 men.
the text of the communication reads:
In the western theatre of the war,
III the dunes near Newport and south
vest OF Ypres, artillery combats are
gong on. The enemy directed an ex-
tremelY strong fire on Westende, which
they soon will have entirely destroyed.
Their torpedo boats disappeared quickly
as soon as they received our fire.
In continuation of their activities
on Jan. S. northeast Of scissors. our
troops again made an attack on the
heights OF Vregny and cleared this
elevated plain OF the enemy In a pour
ine rain and deeply sodden clay, trench
after trench was taken by storm until
after dark and the enemy was driven
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RUSSIANS DENY
BEING FORCED
BY THE TURKS

Petrograd, Jan. 1.-THE official report
from the Caucasus army, issued tonight,
follows:
ITO avoid any false understanding of
our operations in Azerbaijan during the
last few days, the general staff Of the
Caucasus army deems it expedient to give
the following explanation:
From the beginning Of the decisive
action in the principal region of this
theatre of the war, it appeared necessa-
r yto re-group our troops In accordance
with this We proceeded in Azerbaipanto
concentrate our troops at certain places
which demanded the evacuation Of sever
al points We had occupied previously.
This Encouragement of our forces was
not under pressure Of the enemy but in
accordance with a specially devised plan
During the operation no important ac-
ton took place except an engagement
which our advance guard had near Man
dous. Thus we did not evacuate Azerbai.
jan, but adopted changes in positions an.
swering better the new development"
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ATHLETICS ARE SUFFERING FROM
0VER-0RCANIzED SYSTEM OF
COACHING SAYS PRES. HIbbEN

Princeton, y. j, Jan. 14-President
Nersity, in his annual report presented
TO the board of trustees today, eX-
pressed the hope that paid coaches in
athletics would soon disappear. Ath-
letics are suffering from an over-or-
ganlZcd system Of coaching, he said,
and he believed that more RESPONSE
hility should be placed on team cap
tainS.
If undergraduates should be releas-
Cd from unnatural domination of
their sports by graduate coaches he
said. intercollegiate sport would be
liberated from the abnormal incubus Of
Z superimposed system which tends
to make puppets Of the players"
President Nibben in the report said:
our athletics not only in Prince
ton but throughout the country. are
suffering from an oVer-organized sys-
TEN of coaching. / hope that the time
may soon come when the paid coach
Will disappear. He and his ever-in-
whose expenses prove a heavy drain
upon the athletic treasurer and tend
TO keep mp the gate receipts Of inter-
collegiate contests at an abnormal
figure, render intercollegiate sport an
unduly expensive affair.
Particularly in the game Of football
the captain of the team should be the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-15
PLAN LABOR
UNIONS AMONG
CUBAN WORKERS

Washington, Jan. 14.-Plans for as
sisting the wage earners of Cuba to
organize and affiliate with the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor We're con-
sidered here today by the executive
council of the Federation. 1t was de-
cided to lend all possible aid to the
movement.
The council! also determined to in
augurate an active campaign to bring
all local unions in the various states
into their respective state declarations
and to continue its effort to secure the
enactment Of legislation against
speeding up shop management sys-
tens.
After a discussion OF the workmen' s
compensat ton law recently enacted by
Massachusetts,, the council voted to
urge all state federations Of labor to
seek the enactment Of similar legisla-
ton into their states
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RELEASE OF PLAYERS
BY PURCHASE Named

Auburn, n. Y. Jan. 14-Chairman
John H. Farrell of the National Board
of Arbitration of the National Asso-
citation of Professional Baseball
Leagues today announced that the fol-
lowing players in Major and minor
league baseball have been released by
purchase:
BY Montreal, Dan Sem, to New
London, Conn; by Waterbury, Conn.,,
Jack Frost to New Orleans, by Jack
son, Mich, Hoke Warner to New
Londos, Conn; by Lewiston, Me, JOS
eph Judge and John w. Radloff to
Boston A. L., by Providence, r. l., 4.
L. Platte to Louisville. Ky.
BY Terre Haute, Ind, Tom Sheehan
to Cincinnati n. L., by Portland, Ore
Dave Bancroft to Philadelphia n. L.,
by Springfield, Ills, Edward Holloway
to New York n. L.; by Spokane,
Wash'n.: Joe Wagner to Cincinnati
n. L.; by Davenport, Ia, A. Brom :
witch tot Chicago A. L.
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S200,ooo,ooo TO
BUY STATER. RDS

Boston, Jan. 14.-It would cost the
state more than 5000. 100000 to acquire
the street railway and elevated lines
within its borders, the Public Service
Commission reported to the Legisla
ture today. The report was in pursu-
ance Of an order passed by the last
Legislature. The commission said that
this amount represented the invest
ments in such property and that if the
state We're to take over the lines it
would be required to pay the amount
Of investment, plus a rate of return
upon it to be determined.
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L0bSTERINC TO
BEGIN, JAN. Is

Portland. Ne, Jan. IA At u tonigh.
some so lobster fishermen will put GU,
from the Monhegan coast to plant 43O(
lobster traps in preparation for the COM
ing summer tourist business. For months
these men have been making prepare
tons, by constructing traps and ac-
cumulating tons Of bait, tor the opening
of the trapping season which for years
has started on Jan. 18th. 1t has long
been the custom for these lobster fisher
men to begin the season on the same
footing and when the weather has made
il impossible for them to get away al
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HOUSTON SPEAKS REASSUR|NC
WORD TO FARMERS OF KANSAS

Topeka. kas.. Jan. 14-That the Amer
lean farmer need never concern himself
about competition with the farmers of
the outside world was the message Da-
Vid +. Houston. secretary of agriculture,
gave TO several hundred Kansas farmers
in his address before the yearly meeting
OF the Kansas state board OF agriculture
here today. Mr.. Houston urged the early
enactment Of farm credit legislation and
closer cooperation among the farmers
1T is gratifying to know that at the
end of 80 years in foreign trade in agri-
cultural commodities this country is still
an exporting nation the secretary said
The balance in favor of exports during
the last year was approximately $780,
"0O,0oo
Even in our South American trade Of
which we hear SO much. we export more
farm and forest products to that CONT
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nent than we import Much as been said
about the Importation of Argentine corn
and beef and it is work while to know
the exact situation.
The shortage of the 1913 corn crop OF
the United States as compared with the
1912 crop was 300 900 900 bushels. The en-
tire crop of Argentine that year was less
than one-third of this shortage. The i'm
potration Of corn from all countries, in
Guiding Argentine, for the year ending
Oct 81, 1914, was 1900 900 bushels, or 7-l(
of per cent. of the domestic crop. Dur
ing this same period the United States
exported 100000 bushels.
The same general situation is present
ed in the trade in meats. Most other
countries of the world are dependent or
Us for their food supply and for many
years to come Europe is likely TO be
particularly dependent upon u.s."
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We'll RELEASED
$4,000 BAIL

Parakersburg, w. Va, Jan. IA
Leo We'll the Pittsburgh attorney
who was arrested near here last mid
night and taken to Charleston on a
warrant charging an attempt to briba
a member of the State Public Service
Commission, returned late today after
being released under $4,000 bail. Mr..
We'll, who is chief counsel for the
manufacturers Light and Heat Co.
issued a statement upon his return il
which he denounced those responsible
for his arrest and characterized the
bribery charge as an utter absurdity.'
Mr.. Well says the charge against him
is "trumped up charge of bribery"
and that his arrest was an outrage
Gus misuse and abuse of criminal pro-
cess by those entrusted with its ad-
ministration."
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FOUR new GAMES
FOR 1915 FOOTBALL

Philadelphia, Jan. H.-Four new games,
Pennsylvania State, Pittsburg, Albright
and West Virginia. are on the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania 1915 football sched-
ule announced today For the first time
in more than 20 years, the Carlisle 1ndi-
ans DO not appear. Other teams dropped
from last years schedule are Gettys-
burg and Swarthmore. All games. with
the exception of the Dartmouth contest,
which will be played in Boston Nov. 6,
and the match with the naval Academy
at Annapolis, will take place on Franklin
field.
1t also was announced that George
Brooks would remain as head coach,
but with Byron Dickson as field coach.
would work under the direction of an
advisory board of coaches headed by
Ernest CoZzens. a member of the foot
ball committee.
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BROWN Announces
1915 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Providence, r. l., Jan. A-The Brown
University football schedule issued to-
night includes nine games. six at home
and three away. Yale and Harvard are
played on the same dates az last year,
No. and IL respectively, while the sea-
con closes with Carlisle on Thanksgiving
day Amherst at Amherst on Oct. is
the third game away from home. The
schedule at home is the most attractive
for years. In includes games with Trim
ity, Williams and Syracuse. none OF
which teams were on Browns list last
year. The schedule follows:
Sept. 25. Rhode Island State: IS. Trini-
ty; Oct 9, Amherst at Amherst: Is, VIII
liams: g. Syracuse; 50, Vermont: Nov.
s. Yale at Ned Haven; Is, Harvard at
Cambridge; %, Carlisle.
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AVEZZANO is FILLED
WITH DEAD BODIES
Continued From Page One)


Assistance came DIT last from Arsoli
and AQuila, and this morning large re-
cruitirs parties arrived from Rome and
Pescara. Thirty thousand soldiers have
been distributed throughout the earth
quake district and already large guam
titles of provisions and clothing, to-
gether with wood for the construction OF
.huts, have arrived.
A tour of the towns and villages
around Lake Fucino disclosed vast de-
struction in the town of Magliano, in the
territory OF the Marsi, seems to have
been ripped open. Its historic belfry,
which rose about 300 feet. collapsed
In the church below all the chapels were
ruined except that OF the Savior, where
an immense crucifx is standing intact,
while everything about is scattered and
broken.
At Pescina the Cathedral belfry and
the house of the bishop have entirely
disappeared No trace OF Monsisnor
Bagnoli. bishop Of Pescina and twenty
Carrelites living with him, has been
found, and it is feared that all have
persisted.
The work Of rescue at Avezzano was
carried on with much great vigor this
afternoon by soldiers and skilled work
men who arrived from all directions
and still despairing appeals could be
heard from those buried. One boy was
found uninjured inside stove.
Two nuns were rescued from cellar
and an old man was taken from the
basement of a house where he had been
projected by a wardrobe which had fallen
across the wall
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U, OF NJ. STARTS OFF
YALE FOOTBALL SEASON

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 1.-THE
Yale football schedule for next fali'
announced tonight, contains only one
change from last year. The Spring
field, Y. NJ c. A. College will take
the place of Notre Dame. With the
exception of the annual contest with
Harvard, which will be played a
Cambridge, all the games will be play
ed in the Bowl. The schedule fol-
lows:
Sept %. University Of Maine: Oct.
:. University of Virginia: Oct. 8, Le-
high: October 16, Springfield Y. NJ. Z.
A. College: Oct. %, Washington and
Jefferson october 80 Colgate; Nov
8. Brown: Nov IS, Princeton; Nov
20, Harvard.
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NO HEARING ON
SUFFRAGE 1915

Boston, Jan. 14-Supporters Of both
sides of the womans suffrage ques-
ton having agreed that all possible
arguments were made last year, no
public hearing will be given this year
before the measure is reported to the
Legislature for action, according 20
committee announcement today The
amendment to the Constitution strik-
ing out the word Male" from the
qualifications for voting was adopt
ed by the Legislature last year. If
ratified by the present Legislature, it
will be submitted to the people in No
vember.
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PROHIBITION
BILL, ARIZONA

Phoenix. Ariz., Jan. IA bill to
carry out the provisions of the prohi-
bition amendment which went into
effect JAN l. was introduced in the
two houses Of the State Legislature
simultaneously. 1t defines liquor as all
liquids containing more than one half
Of l per cent. alcohol and would en-
power the governor to call out the
state militia to enforce the law. I'm
portations Of wine for religious pur-
poses would be permitted under the
proposed law.
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a!i" -u Jtuihid" Las been II the
--'t. States Tor 4 week. he with
-y.. j.' details of his adventures ua-
z! J." .a4t tonight that his wife
AID $50 i-.n-ia", also were safe
a''osS go American border.
r'-s I'll that train said ltur-
Tide tor.-it. ''1ust one day, for l real
2ea HAT he Secret Service men were
railing m" and that an order for my
NTt,t would come at any minute. l
"-oi' W. VIII and save y to Mr.. Co.
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SPEECHES IN FRANCE
DROWNED BY CANNON

Paris. Jan. IL 6.55 P. M.-"Speeches
must give way to the voice of cannon.
The country is not with you; there is
nothing for Parliament to do but to
keep still when France is invaded
With these words, NJ. Delahaye in
the Senate today demanded the post
ponement of all discussion on the war
situation. This caused a great stir,
and protests on the part Of several
members. m
Premier Vivani expressed regret that
sucn language had been used, but
some of NJ. Delahaye's colleagues up
held him.
After a brief but lively debate the
motion for a postponement was de-
feated
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WON'T APPOINT
SON OF PENNELL
RECORDER COURT

trouble has broken out in demo-
AUG politics of Cumberland Coun-
T.
sheriff Pennell and Governor Cur
nave come, il is claimed. TO 4
."oleck on the matter of recorder
h. me municipal court of Portland.
fennell. it is said. wants his
r' e'A Of the Cumberland Superior
,'" 10 be appointed to this posi-
~, gea and the governor is said TO feel
4' such an arrangement wouldn't
exactly the proper thing
d. prominent Cumberland County
,''oc'2l' in speaking of the matter,
a. f'"ihed that the governor cannot
sn Nle theory Of having the sheriff's
~, ~ a position to issue warrants
-. the sheriff himself can serve,
h.. mas practically told Mr.. Pennell
San A'''4a'e TIC souA's
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AFFIDAv|TS0 OF
BASEBALL men
TAKEN FOR SUIT

Philadelphia, Jan. 1.-THE affidavi.s
Of President Lannin of the Boston
American League Club; William F.
Baker president Of the Philadelphia
Nationals, and Connie Mack, mana
ger of the Philadelphia Americans, to
be used in connection with the FEEDER
al League suit against organized base
ball were taken today. 1t is UNDER
stood that all the magnates denounce
the Federals charges and declare that
organized baseball under the National
Agreement is not a trust