Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-24
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FROM THE.FR0NT

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
Paris, Aug. 5.-General Maunoury, who
has sufficiently recovered from his
wounds to leave the hospital. is complet-
ing his convalescence at Herbilly in the
department Of Loir-et-Cher. The modest
family dwelling that he occupies there
| near the main road from Paris to Bor-
deaux is kept filled with flowers by the
people of the region.
The general, who lost the sight Of one
eye only, but who still wears a bandage
over both. recently attended a village
festival. leaning upon his wife's arm.
and to compliments addressed to him he
declared he would soon have gathered
| sufficient strength to return to the front
Geneva, Aug. 1.-The Italian troops
| fighting on the Isonzo comprises several
regiments from the south of Italy and
Sardinia and some soldiers from Corsica,
who, when it comes to hand to hand
| fighting, throw away their rifles and use
| their daggers and stilettos. The italian
officers have frequently told these troops
that bayonet at the end Of rifle is of
| far more utility than dagger, but the
| advice is useless. Perhaps it is instinct
| and custom. When the troops from
southern Italy enter the trenches of the
| Austrians they use the knife and not the
bayonet.
Berlin, Aug. ITO make 1t possible for
all soldiers who receive a furlough at
| the front to visit with their families, it
has been decided to grant free Transport
| tation to men of every rank until the end
Of the war. Heretofore the soldiers could
travel free only as they returned to help
| In planting crops.
| Berlin, Aug. 1.-The new membership
list of the Royal Academy of Arts shove
that the directors have not permitted the
war to intrude on their domain. The list
still contains the names Of all foreign
members Of the academy, no matter
whether citizens of hostile nations or
not.
These include, in applied arts, Leon
| Bonnat, director of lEcole des Beaux-
Arts in Paris, and Auguste Rodin; Jules
Lagae. a Brussels sculptor; the Flemish
artist Emile Wauters. now living in
Paris; Frank Brangwyn, the Belgian,
Ouless of London. Italy is represented
by the painter Francesca Paulo Michetti
and the sculptor Giulio Monteverde
Among the musicians are Enrico Bossi
and Puccini of Italy, Charles villier
Stanford of London and Charles Maria
Wdor of Paris.
| London, Aug. 10-The House of Com
mons has lost the distinction of having
private soldier among it's members. Sir
Herbert H. Raphael, NJ. 2. for South
Derbyshire, who enlisted as a private sew
eral months ago has just been promoted
to be major in the Royal Rifle Corps Sir
Herbert, who is Sc years old and
wealthy banker. is the only Commoner
who has served in the ranks in the pres
ent war
There is one member of the House of
Lords who is a private, however He is
the Earl of Crawford, now in France as
| private in the Medical Corps.
Berlin, Aug. 2-The ordinary beer
drinker is not the only person to suffer
from the material restriction in the pro-
duction of beer, in order that grain may
be saved for food purposes. Whole COM
munities are feeling the decreased tax
| income.
In the district comprising Greater Ber-
lin, 1t is estimated. there is to be a tax
reduction of about 50 per cent. on beer
because of the reduced production, and
eight communities in this district are go
ing to go without a cent of beer income
during the current year.