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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31
Light and Airy
At Last.

Well. here il is at last,
The day we wildly looked for.
Mas worries all are past,
The folks are here she cooked for.
1t hasn't long to stay,
So let US well employ it,
Since this is Christmas day.
We might as well enjoy it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31

CANTON AUGUSTA. NO, 9 o :.
O'Clock. u
Q. E. FARNHAM, Cav
RAY NJ. BURNS. Cav
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31

joining apartment, occupied bv VIM
Knight. The damage was not large,
but the lives of both families were
perhaps saved by the sagacity of the
cat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31
Perforce,

Medical Instructor-Now in case
where the patient is inclined to hystera,
would YOU look at her tongue or
Student-No, sir; l would listen TO 1t,
think.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31
AUGUSTA LODGE DIREc1opv
ROSE OF SHARON CtAp-en

43, o. E. 5. Stated meetings ~. w
Wednesday of each month at NY
Temple. All members so3ournjns' u,s a.
city are invited to attend. N To-
ANNA NJ. PARTRIDGE " =,
ELIZABETH A. THOMpSOv"
aug27, m-w-fri,tf sec
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31
RAILROADS & STEAMBOATS,.
MAINE CENTRAL R. R.
In Effect Sept. 20. 1915.
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA AS FOL-
LOWS.

GOING WEST-S.O3 A. NJ,
except Monday, Portland
and Boston,, 6.3S "A. M,
Lewiston, Pennington.
Rockland, Portland. Bos.
ton. Montreal and Que
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31
Got Him..

He Gas the team goes by)-Look. There
goes Ruggles, the half-back. He'll soon
be our best man. .
Exchange.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31

r. q. CAPEN HEEEkAh LODGE M
So, l. o. o. F. meets End and ith Wedrs.
day evenings at $50 o'clock. "s
INEZ L. GENTHNER. NC
SADI-, E. METCALF, Rec "a.
yoch2 % f.Iyr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31
JEPHTHA ENCAMPMENr Al,

Meetings at 80 O'Clock every second y
fourth Tuesday. al
w. Fl. JOHNSON. c D
c. Z. STEWAkT, Scst.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31
Then He Shut Up.

Mr. Cross-Humph, Changed your ideas
about suffrage. haven't youo Five years
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31

Another cats name has been added
to the roll of honor and it is perfectly
safe to say that plenty of milk and
warm, soft bed will be pussys lot for
the remainder Of its life. The cat in
question Monday night awakened +. A.
Edgerley of Portland and plainly made
known that fire was raging in the adj
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31

KNIGHTS OF THE MaccAsers
Kennebec Tent No. Is, meets in c;olt.'
Cross hall on first and third Mondav !:
each month at 1.45.
H. A. RUPF, Com.
T.. l.. MERRILL. TX
L. H. DUDLEY, FIX
eodtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31
ODD FELLOWS nAIJ,

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70, Rec,u.
meeting Friday evenings at IY T|
evening. Dec. 81, nomination and oioNaa
of officers. 'a0l
c. E. PRATT, N
f. +. WESTON ~.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31
EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES
ALL.THE.W Y-BY-WATER
BOSTON g. PORTLAND LINE

Steamships BAY STATE and GOV
ERNOk DIN GLEY. Leave Franklin
Wharf week days 7.30 z. NJ, Tor Boston.
Return leave Central Wharf. 6oston,
week days Only at L. NJ.
Day trips leave Portland Fridays 800
a. Nj. Due Boston go Z. NJ
MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE
Direct to New York
Steamships NOHTH LAND ana
NORTH STAR. Reduced fares in effect.
500 TO New York. Reduced Stateroom
Prices. Leave Franklin Wharf, Portland.
Tues. Thurs. and Sat at $50 Z. NJ.
BATH AND BooTH6AY LINE
Effective Nov. 2i.-Leave Bath 245 p.
NJ, week days only, for Boothbay Harbor
and Intermediate Landings. Ret"-n.
leave Boothbay Harbor 1.ue - Il. wssk
days only. for Bath and Intermediate
Landings
Fl. A. CLAY. Supt., Portland. Maine.
III. A. HARADEN. Supt.. Bath. Maine.
uNA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31

Several of the Greeks Of Rumford
have received letters from the Greek
consul, requesting them to return to
their native land and be ready to join
the colors at a moments notice, says
the Rumford Falls Times. The Greeks
have decided to not return, having
come to this country TO make their life
long home. With their refusal to re-
turn to Greece. they have forfeited all
rights of even visiting their native
country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31

An interesting real estate deal has
just been recorded at the Penobscot
registry of deeds at Bangor. the deed
Northern Finance Corporation of New
York for the water power at Matte
ceunk Falls on the Penobscot river. a
short distance above MattaWamkeag
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31

AUGUSTA CAMP, NO. 740O, M, W. A
Regular meeting second and fourth Mn.
day in each month at q. A K. hall.
ALBERT K. HALL, v. c.
BERT L. NICHOLAS, Clers
n-w-ftf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-31

Shipments of Christmas gifts were
made TO children all over the State by
Mrs. Mary L. Burnhan of Portland,
tive Society. boys and girls from Kit
terry to Quoddy Head being on the list
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-12

ONLY A DAD.

only dad with "a tired face
Coming home from the daily race,
Bringing little of gold or famo
To show how well ne has played the
game.
But glad in his heart that his own
rejoice
To see him come and TO hear his
voice
only "a dad of a brood of four
one Of ten million men or more,
Flooding along in the daily strife,
bearing the whips and scorus of life
With never whimpcr OF pain or
hate
For the sake Of those who at home
await
only a dad, neither rich nor proud,
Merely one of the surging crowd,
ToilIng, striving, from day to day.
Facing whatever may come his way
silent Whenever the harsh con
denim,
And bearing it an Tor the love OF
them
only a dad, but ne gives his all
To smooth the way for his children
small
Doing, with courage stern and grim
The deeds that his father did for him;
This is the line that for him l pen.
only "a dad but the best of men.
Detroit Free Press.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-12
ME- TAI WORKERS
Of HOLLAND KICK
At RESTRICTIONS
Law Prohibiting Men From
Emigrating to Countries
Where Wages Are High Is
Subject Of Biz Protest


AssoclHted Press correspondence
The Hague Netherlands, Nov 80
I TAc restriction DIV the Dutch govern
ment of the movements of metal
workers Who were intending TO go to
/ Great britain to take advantage of
high wages there has called attention
70 the position Of the Netherlands in
connection with war supplies
The enforcement OF the regulations
was surprise 10 the Worlmcn CON
/ ceruel several thousands of whose
comrades had been employed i'm Ger
man muutiou factories since the be-
/ ginning Of the war The labor repre-
sentatyes who conferred with the
government officials were told that
/ tho action Of the authorities was nee
/ essary because So many men wore
/ leaving whose service would be i'm
valuable To- tho country n case of
need and that the prohibition of cmi-
grafton Is now applicable without re-
gard to which country they might
wish to go
The Metal Workers union has en-
/ tered AN ouergetjc protest against lha
stoppagc of It's members cmigration
! and has brought forward statistics tuI
show that many of them arc ont of,
work In this country AT the same.
time the union demands in case thci
iorder should remain in force. an m-
crease OF 30 per cent I'm the mems.
wages, and the government is com
sidering the problem thus brought for.
ward as il affects the workers i'm tho.
government factories
For many years some of the Dutch
newspapers have been calling atten-
/ tion TO the necessity of establishing cf-
4 ficient arseuals and ammunition fac
tories under Dutch state control toI
/ provide sufficient war materials for
the Dutch army under AN conditions.
instead of leaving the military forces
pf the country as hitherto dependent
on foreign contractors Possibly as a
resul. of this agitation. the state since
/ January 1913, has possessed an arms
and ammunition factory on the HEM
/ lurg at Amsterdam aud an arsenal at.
/ Delft These state Institutions have
/ been recently extended To include the
/ construction Of certain parts of fly
ing machines and sea mines, but the
entire output IS based on the require
lInents Of the small Dutch army on "a
peace footing
Much has been done since the be-
/ ginning Of the European war to place
the Dutch army in q position 10 cope
with modern conditions of fighting.
4 Under the circumstances the state
deems il unuise 60 publish even APP
( proXimate figures as to what has been
done. but il may be taken as a fact
that tie Netherlands are prepared for
most cteutualitics
The army possesses good rifle.
rather light as compared with others
tn use In Europe ana the country
has enough of them 10 arm all It's
trained lnf8nipmen Rifle ammuni-
tion too is on hand in satisfactory
quantities. retkoned ON the basis OF
the immense numbers of cartridges
fired of in modern cngagements sew.
eral private factories are engaged In
manufacturing stll further largo
quantities OF these as well as artillery
ammunition under the supervision Of
! The munitions committee 90 the go\
lornment
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-12
SAFETY FIRST BILL
AT CRYSTAL THEATER

beginning with the matinee today
Che James T.. Lee Musical Comedy
company viii present for "a short run
Safety Fust,' "a luughable slit that
was first populariZcd by Weber and
Fields and Ion which one Of their most
successful Broadway runs was made
The scene of the production is a
summer resort whore several pleasa-
ure-seckers are stopping FOR the sum
mer months A number of lady trim
mers are stopping at the inn, and they
proceed to trim AN and huudry the
male guests of the establishment
Frank Nauk who has made such a
pronounced nit Do Dutch character
parts. viii appear for the first time
u Hebrew role. and those who have
seen him do not doubt that he VIII get
away with e tn splendid fashion.
Tommy Burns win also aid materially
in the mirth-making. while Madeline
Lee and the other women Of the COM
pUny. assisted by the famous beauty
chorus Will aid in putting on one Of
the best shows ever seen in AlbuQuer-
que
A special feature Of Safety First"
viii be an complication &C the htost
society dances
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-12
PLEA

II faulty rhymes were roses
And llmplug rhythm cash
] rather fancy. Cneric,
our Christmas would be merry,
I'm flowers we'd plunge our noses
And gold our ways would splash
lf faulty rhymes We're roses
And limplng rhythm cash.
" epigfams We're "mpluhs
And paragraphs were Yachts,
We'd swing across the spaces
with swift Aurorus PAGES;
Yours were q Land Of Lotus
Bright with forgct-mc-nots.
II eplgrums were mouths"
And paragraphs were yachts.
IL Quips were sparkling wine, dear.
And humor tinkling glass,
Wed slip cares every tethcr
We'd toast gay life together;
The skies were AN bcuisn dear
Wherever You might pass.
lt Quips were sparkling wine, dear
And humor Inklng glass
II manuscripts rejected
Acceptable had been
The pictures rather hay.
Iut we'd do something crazy
we'd show ola Mood Detected
Just where he could head ina
If manuscripts rejected
Acceptable had been
II dreams were clnkng metal
Ana wishes facts, ma belle.
llcigh-ho, the Christmas story
Were one long train of glory.
All bills we'd promptly settle.
Ten tradesmen Go to Hell.
10 dreams were clinking metal
Aud wishes facts. ma belle.
st Louis Republic
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-12

iuat - bad rs a thousand times as
ths effort made by "E independents
Zoe las Vegas io stir rclisious ani-
( mostly
Porastently DO independents az
incks President wilson Tor his rccog-
n8Ion 80 che Cau3nza government
and calls upon au Catholics 90 vote
against the president because ~ AIS
legged attacks bg Cuanzstas upon the
priesthood and others connected with
ne church
The religious situation boz Mexico
I has long been 4 source 81 bitterness.
as must ue the ease in amy country
where there is clerical party in
politics Juarez. Dnz ana Madero
We're anu-clcrlcal. quite as much as
CurauU Is today AS for liuerta.
while protesting sympathy with the
cIcrlcals. be wrested from the church
authorities some millions or money
for the expenses of his contest for the
dictatorship.
just here came Che trouble u
which The church in Mexico come
plains The church digultaries in-
sist that the money had from them by
luerta was throurh enforced contrl-
button Carranza asserts that IL was
freely contributed for the support OF
the Huerta cause. therefore the ban
ishmcnt of the priests
AS regards alleged outrages COM
mItted upon nuns. the presidents pri-
waite secretary Nh Tumulty, himself
= devoted Catholic. declares there is
no authenticated proof Of tho truth OF
the charges. An such charges were
Investigated by the American consular
service and each one Of Them when
traced 10 lts origin, was shown TO be
false.
But II there were instances Of
cruelty to priests ana Of outrage up-
ON nuns they were not part Of the
Carrunza system but due 10 the cruel I
ty and the brutality Of irresponsible
Mexican bands, and might have been
pcrpetrated by Huertistas, Nlllistas or
Carranzstas Tho common soldicry I
and the subordinate officers OF each I
leader were equally cruel ana brutal, .
equally ready TO rob church or yio-
late a nunncrY
Tho best answer TO the ranting of
El independents Is Ia the fact that
CarranEa was recognized. simultane- +
ously with the recognition of The F
United states, by the seven leading +
Latin American nations all Of them
intensely Catholic in their religion.
Furthermore. it IS officially stated
that the Chilean government took the
lead In advocating the rccognition Of
Carranza, the United states following
the suggestion Of It's Latin conferecs
us their cooperation was necessary
In bringing peace TO war-tom Mexico.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-12
now nIl WAS THEN; HOW HE rs
NOW.

Former President Roosevelt wrote
% letter short time ago in which he
used the following language.
eThe crownlne outrage has been com
miucd by the Turks on the Armenians
II ia dreadful 10 think that these things
can bc done aud that this nation ncy-
erthclcss remains neutral, not only IN
decd but ian thought between right
aud the most hdeous WronR.
Commenting ou the colonelH state
mcnt, the New York Post points out
that
Elm 1909 the Beers lost their indie
pcndcnCc, the kishineff massacre oc-
CURED iu 1908, a few years after 1908
Macedonia ran red with blood. In 1905
the horrors of tho congo were Off
ciailv published, In 1905 Corea lost IT'S
Independence la 1905 Morocco was
rutuclud out by the powers I'm lvOb
the Russian government shot hanged
aud murdered thousands of her pcu-
plg in 1903 $4,000 Armeniaus were
slaughtered al Adaua.'
~ win bo recalled that Theodore
Roosevelt succeeded to the prcsidcn-
IS september ~. 1907 and loft the
white House permanently March 4,
1909 Fortunately for the country
he was not tho knight ermnt thou
he Processes to be now However lf
in those red days he had attempted
to do the things me claims the pres
ident should do now, congress would
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-12

AS to the Dutch artillery the army
experts have followed closely the op-
erauons going ON an round They
have made their calculations as to
the number of shells 20 have ready
for each piece Of ordnance ana i'm all
probability have provided for even
greater quantities Of shells than were
considered Indispensable by the
French ana German gunnery experts
before the opening of hostilites Pro-
visions was then made by the French
for each piece Of field ordnance sent
on active service To be supplied with
$40 shells The Germans ON the
other hand, calculated that 39N was
an ample supply Both have proved
almost incredibly far below the actual
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-12
cur INSTEAD OF PUNISHMENT

The New York state Prison assoc
citation points out that the state since
1896 has been committed to the policy
ot abandoning Sing sins prison Sins
Sing is q disease producing center be-
cause u is built ON the theory Of cons
timing men az a punishment and not
to secure their reform.
Surely it IS poor economy on the
part of New YORK 10 destroy lives on
manufacture hohiuai criminals rah
on than 90 follow the enlightened eN-
ample SGT ny other states. For eX-
ample there was discharged from the
OREGON pcntvntary. a few days age
man who had graduated from West
Point who had served with dHtine
ion n The spauish-American war
This man went INTO the penItcntiaH
q confirmed drug uond. weighing 100
pounds Tie came out of the prison
cured of the habit and weighing zoe
pounds The prison reformed him
made him over
THE theory 81 prisons S. being subs
iocted to compet, renovation and
change The restoration to inmates
~ physical and mental health Is being
sought not Boa confinement. but III
vigorous work In the open air. larg,
degree Of freedom and same education
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-12
TIM RIGHT AMERIoANIsM.

THE RIGHT AMEiICANfSM
The president has delivered three
notably American addresses within
the past few days one was his great
address 20 congress- and the other two
were delivered Ia Columbus. ohio
Friday afternoon and night, In these
addresses ne has raised tho standard
Of Ameucaniam and rallied about Il
ali Americans. every one.
n had become high time for some
such official uttcrances An asser-
tion blast Of defiance. "a note of
miliaucy we're needed. For no pa
oifism. however noble, ever CON
quered On this earth or military
conquests we are not thinking, but Of
those couquests Of the minds and
hearts of men which are made by
aggressive propaganda ana persistent
adyocacy
Amoricdnisn ats doctrine, as "a
spiritual IDEAL has been wen stated
by the president before this. us M
deed il has been presented by long
line OF political prophets and adyo-
Gates imt a passive Americanism.
content 10 sic inactive hy the COM
Portable hcarth constructed for us
by our forofathcrs-suc an Amcri-
oansm viii not only fan of its posi-
tive mission but viii suffer ana COLI
lapee
Ais web for the president Go mni-
mizo the number among us who con-
Hclously on mconsciously prefer an
alien allegiance te ours. They are
however few. too many Also. how
ever Few thcl may be, they may be
made fewer la the presence Of an ass
scruM OF positive Amoricanism.
when other patrlotlsms call and
other allesiances are preached. TO
counteuet their allurcmcnt. lct as
discourse. as the president is doing,
Of Ameuconlsm show lts beauties.
state ts benefits lts beauties and
benefits we need net fear to match
uralust those OF other cults of what
ever nation what we should fcar
S. uot tn do so. to leave unslated ana
mcclehratcd the sploudor eft Amer
iean ideals Che slorics of American
achievements 10 fan to rcitcratc the
unique promise and performance Of
America to her sons ana her daush
ters Those promises and perform
uuccs exceed the like al amy other
nation and tnat m thc simple. uneN
uFsetAtcd truth
90 ms war brings home 90 our
peoples consciousness "a uvs rcaliza-
tou 81 what America ia and means. #
81 serves 40 rcdcdicutc om country 10
iie mobile duty as the upholder Of hu-
man liberty the agent of human good
II a manages somehow 10 rrconsc
crate our citizens in the profession.
of tho trainers Of this government oi
the people ny the people for M,
pcopic Chic war win have wrought ul
thc greatest good which can CONT
from an c,i thins
ANA 1t is the hope az tho prcsdcn
and of ml ughrthnktug Americans
thp uIa nation moy be able 10 talk,
tho load u brneng permanent pcuc,
tu thp world. Just how 10 may bt
dome Time alone viii tlll oscar wind,
wrote sentence on this subject tina
showed greet shrcwdncsg llc sWd
aa .T...t "a
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-12

this way guns of 10, IL and Is cent?
meter bore could be placed in the
field
In Holland the guns Of the field ar.
tillery have many times to be carried
by water and the guns are often ex-
ercised i'm this transportation In
every irrigation canal are numerous
shallow flat bottomed scows used for
the carrying over of cattle and ma
nure These are put to use by the
artiuerymen Two of them are plac-
ed side by side and made fast The
gun and its carriage are then slipped
aboard along planks used as runners
each Of the scows holding two Of the
wheels. In this way most Of the diff
ficulties of the ground, when cut up
by canals, are overcome.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-12
To Strengthen Artillery.

AS to the guns themselves. the
Dutch have come to the conclusion
that their artillery must be strength
cnod and it is believed that much
has already been accomplished in
this direction, both as regards light
ana heavy field pieces and machine
guns The ordinary field guns in use
i'm the Dutch army do not differ very
greatly from the Austrian eight-cen-
iimcter weapons They have also a
very light field piece of six centme-
ters calibre, handy for use in brok-
CA ground such as is found every
whore in the Netherlands As to
heavier mobile pieces, some of the
fortress gums are capable Of being
provided with field carriages and in
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-12
wonsr THAN RACE PREJUDICE

BAD gace prejudice IS rehgiaus
hatfcds are Gar worse Much las We
dcnlore the efforts ot La Royista de
Taos 20 stir up race antagonlsm FOR
the purpose ~ sol4dfyne the native
vote fm thr republican Ticket iI is
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-12

requirements and the Dutch gunners
are understood TO have taken fun
cognizancc Of this fact
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-12

IT HE JOURNAL takes and prlhta
4 sixty hours and thirty min
utea u exclusive Associated Press
leased wire service each week.
No other newspaper published IL
New MeHicu takes more than
twenty four hours Of Associates
Press service during the week.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-12

President Wilson expects to nhc
hi's'n#s dinner with MS wife
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-12

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