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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-24

(St Louis Globe-DemocraD
A court at Bloomington, ILL.,, is
charged with the delicate task Of de-
Gliding what redress a man has when
preacher kneels in the street and Of
fers a public prayer in his behalf.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-24
Topsy-Turvy Days.

With every other continent more or
less involved in war, South America
just now hasn't even revolution on.
These are surely topsy-turvy days.
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effects the appearance OF the potato
II is upon the surface and prac-
rically never penesrates beneath the
skin and even IL the potatoes were
eaten skins and all. including scah. nc
poisonous effects would result In
Germany tuceEs that carry powoery
scab and common scsb are sold freely
and no difference IN price Is made for
table use"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-24

The President says he has not
on the rum question. but on
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-24

Austria proposed and Italy ex-
claimed: This is so sudden"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-24

CANTON AUGUSTA. NO. 9, .. y
Regulsr meeting every ,1.rd TUESDAY !,
O'Clock
Q z FARSHAN, Capt
RAY NJ BURNS. Csre
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-24

So Italy. also. has the scrap Of
paper" notion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-24

The announcement, of the inspection
ordered by the war department for
the purpose Of locating if possible the
50 rifles reported missing II the recent
United States inspection Of the Coast
Artillery Reserve and the Second
Maine Infantry. is resulting in num-
Der q these being brought 10 hight
says the Portland Express. Hereto
fore the memorandum receipts and n
several instances the oral statement
Of an officer has been accepted By the
inspecting officer, with the result, that
such Inspections have not called Tor
the actual showing OF the rife. There
has been no disposition on the part
Of officers TO conceal rifles and it is
stated that even in the recent inspec-
tons the statements OF officers that
they had a rife in their possession was
accepted by the inspecting ofhcer IN
many instances. staff ard line off,
GERS in both organizations have mao
rifles for target practice. and in many
cases they have been kept at their
homes. AS the statement Of the OH
Ger 10 this effect was accepted by the
inspecting officer. or no request made
by him TO see the rife. several rlTes
were unaccounted for. or were report
ed as missing. II is probable that
practically all Of the rifles reported
as missing will be accounted for by
officers Of the two organiza tons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-24

Final unanimous vote for T. P.
,r.tf7 q aiority on first ballot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-24

JEPHTHA ESCaMPHENT. NO,
Meetings az go o'cio,ck ever seco,d ~
fourth T1ssoeT. Tuesday, May 3, wo,
II Royal Purple degree. RefreShrnsr,,
" Il. JOHNSON. q p
e. Z STEWART. Serb.
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An exchange tells the following
story which IS worth reading:-A few
days ago one Of our citizens Gu. into
pound OF butter which he had purchas-
ed a, a grocery whose proprietor does
not advertise, and found therein a
small tin box. which contained small
piece Of paper bearing the following
written IN a neat feminine hand: i
am girl of IS years. good looking
and an excellent housekeeper- Should
this be found by some unmarried
Christian gentleman. Will he please
write 70 the following address etc
The finder being bachelor. decided TO
unrayel the romance The girl who
had written the note had died many
years ago leaving an aged husband
and a grown-up family.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-24
ODD FELLOWS HALL

ASYLUM LODGE. NO. 70. REGUIA
meeting Friday evenings e. so.
G z PRATT. y. G.
e 2 WESTON, Sc
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Savings
ORGANIZED SEPTEMBER 90, 1848s'

TRUSTEES:
LESLIE C. CORNISH Pres. BENJAMIN F. PARRoTT. vies
Treby johnson, ManIey. Norman l. ess1
DEPOSITS
DIVIDENOSs payable AMI August
DEPOSITS
draw rom he s day of the month.
CHARLES WRITTEN. Treasure.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-06
AUSTRIA

4 United Press Leased Wire Service ]
ROME, Jan. 6.-Adviees from
Vienna brought by messenger to es-
cape the censor, Indicate that the Rus
sian advance into Hungary is gaining
strength rapidly. Already more than
2oo, 600 Russians are reported to have
penetrated the carpathian passes and
to be following the railway and high
ways south toward Budapest.
The Hungarian capital Is declared
to be greatly excited over this latest
development and many Hunsarians
are urging revolutionary movement
to aid the Russians. Hundreds Of ar
rests are said to have been made OF
persons known to entertain revoIu-
tionary Ieanings.
The Hungari1n troops have been
compellee 70 bear the brunt Of the
fighting In southern Galicia with the
poorest sort Of equipment,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-06
LOAF OF BREAD
AT SAME PRICE
Wheat Quotations Caused by Specu
Iators Should Have no Per
manent Effect.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-Big bakers here
today differed in opinions as to wheth.
er the price of bread would be affect
ed by the jump Of ffty-five cents per
barrel in -four.
E. w. Wilson, of the National Bis
cult company. said the raise in -four
would have no effect on either prices
OF bread nor in the weight of the loaf.
Nearly all the bakers" said vii,
son, 'laid in large supplies Of flour
last summer at much reduced prices.
they still have sufficient surplus to
tide them over the present high prices
without either raising the cost or low
ering the weight of the loaf"
Irwin F. Palmer Of the irwin F.
Palmer company held a similar opin-
ion. He told the United Press that
the raise in flour was not permanent.
A directly opposite view was taken by
Paul Schulze of the Schulze Baking
company.
Bread is bound to advance in price
Immediately" said Schulze.
Bakers have used up their surplus
of -four and have been losing money
for some weeks. They have been
operating from hand to mouth. Either
the price must be advanced or the
weight Of the loaf lowered"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-06
The War IN Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolutions
ary Neighbors Of the South

leral Obregon's division Of CarTanzista
troops yesterday.
The Carranzistas in Vera Cruz to-
day gave themselves over to celebrat'
ing the victory. Obregon was the
popular idol and he shared honors
with the first chief, General Carranza.
The report of PuebIa's fall created
a panic in the convention of Villistas
and Zapatistas at Mexico City, ac-
cording to reports received here. The
convention was declared to be tur-
bulent anyhow and clashes of dele.
gates with drawn pistols and knives
were stated to be common. Raoul
Madero, General Angeles and Rogue
Garcia Villista leaders, were reported
to have left Mexico City on account
of the hostile attitude OF the Zapata
delegates. The estrangement between
the two sides of the convention will
soon be complete, Carranzistas here
predicted.
A rebellion against Carranza in the
garrison at Merida, Yucatan, was
quickly quelled, according to reports
received here today. The officer who
led the revolt, ex-Federal Colonel Pat.
icio Mendoza was wounded. but es.
capped with his followers into eastern
Yucatan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-06
What the War Moves Mean
By J. w. 7. Mason, Former European Man
ager of the United Press.

the only modern city throughout the
province. It's seizure by the Turks
would be comparable on minor scale
to the occupation Of Paris by the Ger
mans. The Turks, seemingly, have
been advancing on Tifiis in two COL
umns. fifty miles apart. The northern
column penetrated to Ardahan. fifty
miles toward Tiflis, whore according
to Petrograd, it is now nearly. sur
rounded. The route OF this column Is
through the mountains. over diff ult
highways, far from any railway. The
second column had as It's imme5iata
objective Kars, also fifty miles ms de
the Russian boundary, where rail-
way runs to Tifis. This southern
army. however. got only as Ia as
sorikamysh, fifteen miles from the
boundary. Here an army corps was
surrounded, Petrorrad reports. and
the advance Of the Turks was check
ed.
The situation as a whole seems to
De minor duplication OF the French
campaign
The Turks penetrated the Cauca-
sus. aiming at the capital, as tho Ger
mans rushed into France with Paris
as their objective. In the one case
as IN the other the drive has been
halted. and the Turks are now at
standstill, occupying about as much
Russian territory as the area held by
the Germans in France.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-06
ENGLAND

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON, Jan. 6.-Earl Kitchener
addressing the house Of lords this
evening made It plain that all Of the
allies are Increasing their resources
Of both men and materials In order
to prosecute the war to q triumphaI
finish. He did not give figures OF
men available at present for service
In France, but stated that satisfac-
tory level of recruiting 10 being main
tanned.
The war secretary also stated that
a house to house canvass had showed
there are 21s,ooo more who had reg
istered to be called on for service
should they be needed later on, but
who were not at the present moment
ready to enlist for war.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-06
Out of the Struggle Will Come Return From the
Materialistic to the Spiritualistc by all
Mankind, Says Rev. Wagner.
GERMAN EMPIRE WILL Be NO MORE
The People Did Not Desire This Trouble and
When They Awaken to the Truth, Their
Country Will be Better.

kaiser, the crown prince and the Prus-
sian military aristocracy whose tnfiu-
ence upon the Germandc race has been
so balefu1.
forsee for the German empire Just
such fate as the French empire met
in 1870. France today Is far bet
ter nation and her people are great
er people than would have been the
case had Napoleon remained. French
men woke up under the influence OF
new democracy. History will now re-
peat itself Germany will be democ-
racised; the people will no longer
permit the Prussian to consider him
SELF a sort OF demi-God Or superman
docile barn-yard animals. They will
wake up and the empire and the
Hohenzollerns and the junkers Will
have to go. The empire and the rest
have already dug their grave in Bel
gium
Out of this war will come great good
to the entire world. France will draw
great profit from it. first because she
is fighting for great IDEAL, the prin-
ClplS Ol rl$uJ dDOtG kohO
for the right each individual has to
peace and prosperity and the pursuit
OF happiness as he sees it. as you
Americans put It, Secondly, because
no man can come back from this war
and do little things. He has done his
part In something big and he has seen
too much that Is noble. Whatever his
walk in life, whatever the task he
may have to perform and however
humble, he will put something of the
noble In It, He can't help it. The
race will be uplifted.
Civilization will draw lesson from
the war and profit by it. Right Will
be respected as right has never been.
The strong right arm will count for
less and the brain will count for more.
The world will know less Materials
tic. I won't say I believe it will mark
the enc, Of all wars. but certainly Eu-
rope will not see another for a long
time to come.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-06
RUSSIA

United Press Leased Wire Servtce.l
PETROGRAD, Jan. 6.-The positive
declaration that the entire Turkish
campaign in the Caucasus has failed
was made today In an official report
received from Sarikamysh.
The entire Turkish army 10 in dis
graceful retreat, the troops abandon
Ing equipment, guns and ammunition
and In 4 number Of instances even
their regInaentai coIors IN their flight.
All Of the reports emphasize the OK
tent Of the Russian victory. II Is
declared that already the prisoners
number more than $4,000 men and
that a number Of divisions are sur
rounded and must surrender or be ex.
Terminated.
The cossacks are harasslng the de.
feated enemy, pursuing them on both
fIanks and killing and woundlng many
Of the stragaIers. lskhana Pasha
commander Of the ninth corps, with all
Of his subordinate officers, are prison
ers and will be sent back to the con-
centration camp at once. The Turk
ish position at sarikamysh and Arda'
san are now held by the Russians
Orders have been sent to follow up
the victory and not to permit the
Turks 60 reform their shattered lines
The Russian advance Into Hungary
is also stated to continue practical
IIy unopposed only slow progress u
being made because Of the desire Of
the Russian commanding general to
have plenty of fully equipped men or
hand before the march toward 6uda
pest is begun. Because the carpath
ian passes are blocked with snow, the
task Of bringing up supplies Is dif
ficuit.,
In Poland and In western Gallcia II
Is stated that there is practically nc
change In the situation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-06
New York Tube Was Filled With Smoke and
Passengers on Stalled Trains Became
Hysterical Over the Accident
|EADLY THIRD RAIL PREVENTED ESCAPE
I..+ - Car. Became Intense When Fans Could
Not be Operated and Women Began
to Collapse in Dead Faint.

the height of the rush hour and there
was not single inch Of space inside
or any of the cars, 1t was found I'M
possible to get any of the windows OF
the cars open or to start the fans ana
the heat soon became unbearable.
Women rapidly became hysterlcai
and one after another collapsed In q
dead faint. The men passengers did
their best to assist them where they
could, but 1t was impossible to leave
the cars because of the danger from
the third rail. and all that could be
done was to loosen the clothing OF
some OF the worst cases and as 1ar
as possible clear place for them
along the seats OF the cars.
The scene was terrifying While
the more cool headed passengers tried
their best to reassure their fellows,
the sight OF the fainting women added
to the terror. They demanded TO De
permitted to walk to the nearest sta
tion, but in this particular stretch OF
tunnel this was impossible. Finally
the guards ran their trains against
each other and then opened the doors
and passed the passengers through, IN
this way reaching the station at Nine.
ty-sixth street On the main broad
line near Ninaty-sixth street, similar
scenes were enacted, although on this
stretch OF line the tunnel was wider
and higher and there was not 80 mucn
suffering by passengers. Many wom-
en-, however, tainted and had to be
carried out Of the trains. Below Nine
ty-sixth street as for as Fourteenth
the tunnel was in darkness. It was
in this stretch that the passengers
suffered the most. Following the blow
out at Fifty-ninth street, which is now
believed to have been caused by q
short circuit, all If the lights In the
trains went out. Then the smoke be-
gan to filter through the great tube.
JJp to that time It was believed that
the tie-up was just one Of the ordin-
arv inconveniences of travel In the
rush hours and most of the passen'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-06

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-(11 a. ny
Petrograd's announcement of the cap.
ture Of a Turkish army corps in the
Caucasus. accompanied by a revela-
ton Of the positions held by the Ger
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. permits at last
an understanding Of the military situ-
alton in the southeast. Hitherto Rus
sia has concealed all news Of the Cau-
casian campaign. Presumably the ex-
tensive penetration of the Turks In
to the Caucacus, made concealmant
advisable to prevent domestic uneasi-
ness. Now that the success of the
Mohammedans is offset in a measure
by disaster of one army corps. P.atro-
grad raises the curtain in the south.
western operations. The scene shows
that the Turks have abandoned their
first strategic objective, which was tte
capture Of Batun, the strongly fo-tf.
fed Black sea oil port Operations
have been moved further south and
the new objective, apparently, Is Tiff.
lis. th, capital OF the Caucasus.
Batum is fifteen miles from the
Turkish boundary. while Ti1is Is 80
miles away. amid the mountainous in.
terror Batum. however, Is in far
better state of defense, anG it's can
compared to the occupation of Tiflis.
The latter not only is the administra
tive seat of the Caucasus, but also Is
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-06

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PARIS, Jan. 5.-While insisting
that in his opinion Germany as an
empire is doomed as is the Hohenzol-
lern regime there, Rev. Chales Wag-
ner, author Of "The Simple Life" be-
lieves that the war is a blessing in
disguise. He believed that out Of this
will come return from the material
istic to the spiritualistic by all man
kind. An Alsacian by birth, Pastor
Wagner is intensely pro-French, de-
spite the fact that he has always
been most cordially welcomed to Ger,
many. Last Easter he addressed the
largest congregation ever brought to-
gether in Berlin, on the folly OF look.
ing for enemies when there are none,
hoping in this way to do his part to.
ward better understanding between
France and Germany. Pastor Wag.
ner today gave his views to the Unit
ed Press on the war and what he be-
lieves will be the outcome.
[By Rev DR.. Chas. Wagner.]
The German people did not want
this war any more than France want
ed it. They were misled into think
ing it necessary by the talks and
writings of the Frussian junkers. They
were blinded by all this talk OF d.
vine right, place in the sun, OF ene-
mics being on all sides, of shining
armor, Prussian supremacy, right OF
right and the sacred duty Of Germany
spreading her culture over all the
earth. The real German has been lull-
ed to sleep by all these things al
though his belief in them is purely
superficial
The awakening Of the German peo-
pie is at hand. OF necessity 1t will
be sad, although wholesome. Very
soon they will know the truth; that
the empire has led them away from
their true destiny; that 1t has treated
them badly. Their moral courage.
which they have not used for some
time, now will reassert itself and the
empire will disappear as will the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-06

United Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The entire
lew York subway system was TIED
o today as the result of q blowout
the subway at Fifty-ninth street,
thich started fire and filled the en-
Ire system with smoke. Trains stall
ID in the immediate vicinity OF the
ira were filed with passengers and
viii, panic ensued. Every available
ambulance in New York city was
hailed to treat passengers who were
overcome with smoke.
Three alarms Of fire were turned
and In addition all Of the fire
ouses IN the city were called on for
len TO aid n getting the people out
the great tube which was filled
18th smoke for more than mile on
hch side OF the blowout.
All OF the police reserves IN Man
httan were sent to the scene to as
st. Oficials Of the interborough
ystem declared that the fre Itself
5as Of little consequences, but some
X the fittings in the power station
lad burned out, thus accounting Tor
he smoke. The danger. It was admit
led, was to the cars stalled in the
Darkness and fllleG with frightened
passengers. While the guards had or
ders to keep the passengers In the
cars until stations could be reached.
this was impossible and many got
out and made for the nearest emer-
gency exits. 1t was not believed that
anyone had been killed, but just how
serious those persons overcome by
smoke have been injured is not yet
known.
The tie-up was the worst in the his
tory Of the city Of New York. Above
street the power was all
tight in the early hours Of the tie-up
md tickets were sold as usual with
he result that when the trains reach
kd th., scene where the power was off
As a result of the blowout, they stall
I'D one behind the other. The stretch
pf tunnel that runs from Ninety-sixth
10 10th street under Central park
WAS jammed about eight o'clock in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-06
Death Was Very Sudden.

Dedth was very ouuuSH.
SALEM, Iowa, Jan. 6.-The friends
and neighbors Of Mr.. Ed King were
shocked to learn Of his sudden death
which occurred at his home Monday
Mr. King has been in failing health
for the past few years and has travel
ed extensively in the west and south
but for the past months has been max
ing his home In Salem. He was born in
Lee county In 1864 and was the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John King. He leaves
to mourn him wife, one son, Derr
and several brothers. Funeral serv'
ices will be held Thursday morning al
sharon church, and will be conducted
by Rev. Kite, Of Des Moines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-06
MOMENT OF TERROR In SUBWAY
RANCE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.] ]
PARIS, Jan. 6.--The French forces
In the east are endeavorlna to retake
the positions at st. Mihiel, tho only
point where the Germans have been
able to cross the Mouse. Fighting In
that vicinity and In upper AIsace oc-
cupIed tho attention Of the experts TO-
day.
The renewal Of the rains which are
now deluuing the entire battle limo
in the north and center, has nipped In
the bud the attempt Of the Germans
to resume the offensive Tho trenches
are mini ature rivers. The country in
front and rear Of them 10 almost I'm
passIble bogs. II 10 almost Impossible
for transports to move and the task
Of keeping the men supplied with am
munltIon and food>ls Is impossible.
Hundreds Of the men are suffering
from rheumatism and pneumonia, de-
spite the best efforts Of the doctors.
Hall a dozen trains are reported az
arriving at Dunkirk loaded with sick
men. Not a single wounded soldier
was among them. Many Of the men
are reported dying from lung disease.
Few of them will be able to return
to the front for many weeks.
The English seem to be suffering
more from this cause than the French.
II ia stated that few French troops
suffered from rheumatism but that
Belaians and British are unusually
subject. Reports from the AIsaee
fighting show the French advance con.
tinulng very slowly. The Germans
are strongly entrenched and have
been reinforced.
FIGHTING FOR TRENCHES.
[ey William Philip sImms, United
Press STAR correspondent.l
PARIS. Jan. e.-DistInct successes
In the Arqonnes and In the nei0hbor
thood Of courtrehausse are announced
II by the French authorities today. In
addition German attacks have beer
repuised at several points.
The Germans despite the torrentfal
rains, have essayed two attacks In
force In the attempt to retake posi-.
tions at st. Georges, but were driven
back with heavy loss. From the Lys
to the Oise only artillery duels have
been reported. Between the Aisne
and Rheims, German artillery has
been sienced by the accurate fire OF
French heavy guns and the Germans
have been forced back 100 yards to
the northwest Of Rheims. In violent
fiahtina In the Argonne region, the
French have won back 800 yards OF
trenches which previously were cap
tured by the Germans. Two violent
German attacks at BagateIIe and Fon.
tain have been repuIsed while near
courtrehause the French have dyna-
mited and demolished 800 yards OF
German trenches, capturing half OF
them. Fighting is still in progress for
the remainder.
The weather Is still almost intoI-
lerabIe at every point on the line.