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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-19
as follows
FIRE FIGHTERS
Have Lively Work Preventing Spread O
Fire During Gale on Wednesday


On Wednesday afternoon as the wind
was assuming the proportions of near
cyclone the dread alarm of fire was
sounded summoning the department to
North Fourteenth street, where fire
had been discovered in the old Babcock
residence.
Just few minutes before the alarm
came the fire warden had requested
The Enterprise to ask the people of
R ocky Ford to be very careful with
their fires and to especially caution
them against setting fire to leaves and
refuse while everything was so dry as
conflagration might be started that
would sweep the city, so the fire de-
partment was alive to the gravity of a
blaze at this time and answered
promptly to the summons. But before
their arrival flames were bursting thru
the roof of the building, and so their
efforts were directed mainly to pre-
venting the spread of the fire. which
was very imminent with the gale that
was blowing. In this they were sue
cessful and in fact worked so zealously
that even the building in which the
blaze originated was not completely
gutted.
The Babcock residence two-story
brick building has been without a
tenant for about six months so the
origin of the fire is a mystery.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-19
EuiIt Up Rural Communities.

What we need is good roads and
modern homes. Help the farmers Sc
cure these and sou will do mere to-
ward building up the rural coEEiuni-
ties than any other two things.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-19
Danqerous Road.

A read is a rcad-but when it is
a high. narrow grade with steep sides
and fiat surface, it is a poor road and
a dangerous one.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-19
Solve Social Ills,

Elbert Hubbard says that Good
roads are the most needed thing in the
world. Good roads and quick. safe
and cheap transportation are going TO
solve most of our social ills"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-19
srinos Farms Nearer Town.

A farm ten miles from town Oh
hard road is nearer than farm five
miles from town on a soft road.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-19
TWO RUNAWAY
Accidents
Cause Serious Injury to
Both Drivers
WILLIAM MOHLER AND
MRS. O. G. DUkATE
Former Run Over by Water Wagon
and Latter Thrown from
.- Surrey


of which the drivers suffered ser
ious injury, must he chronicled
by The Enterprise this week.
The first of these-in which
William Mohler, driver of the
Wise 4 Green water wagon, was
the victlm-occurre shortly be-
fore noon on Saturday, and re-
suited in his death on Wednesday
night.
Mr.. Mohler was returning to
the lumber yards from trip with
the water tank and was driving
thru one of the gates when he
noticed that the driveway was
blocked with teams and in at
tempting to turn and enter an
other gate the team made SO
quick plunge sideways that the
driver was thrown from his high
seat directly in front of the
wagon. One wheel of the heavy
wago2 is believed to have run
over his legs and the other over
his body near the hips, as one leg
was broken near the ankle and he
was badly crushed about the lower
part of the body.
W. F. Green, senior member of
the firm, was the first to reach the
I'M ured man and saw at glance
that he was in bad way, SO he
had him taken to the Pollock hos
pital where physician found the
injuries noted above.
Mr.. Mohler's fractured bones
were set and everything possible
was done for his relief, but he
was SO badly injured internally
that the end came on Wednesday
evening.
William Mohler was former
employe of the Rocky Ford and
Swink factories and had resided in
and about this city for II years.
He was 40 years old and leaves a
wife and young son to whom the
sympathy of everyone goes out i'll
their sudden bereavement.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted in First Baptist church at
2 o'clock this friday afternoon.
Interment in Valley View GENE
terry.
Mrs. Dukate Has Arm Broken
While on the way to her home
on Washington avenue from n
trip to the depot with some visit
ors on Tuesday forenoon Mrs.
o. G. Dukate's horse became
frightened just as she turned off
Main street and bolted down
Maple avenue at breakneck speed.
AS he neared Tenth street the
horse veered to the north side un-
til the surrey collided with an
iron hitching post in front of the
w. r. Bish home. The impact
was SO terrific that eye witnesses
of the runaway were Mortified to
see Mrs. Dnkate thrown high into
the air and about ii feet from the
rig, alighting upon her head and
shoulders.
The injured woman was carried
into the Bish residence and a
physician summoned who found
that her left arm had been broken
close to the shoulder joint and a
bad cash had been cut in her
head.
Mrs. Dukate was removed to
the Pollock hospital, where the
fracture was reduced and her
wounds were dressed and she was
made as comfortable as possible
Her many friends will be pleased
to learn that she is doing as well
as can re expected at last ac-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-19
Learn to Make Roads.

We need more men out learning
how to make roads than locating
routes to make theu. on.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-19
LET US GIVE THANKS

NVEL l. FOLKS. the big FEAST day is with
j 4 You viii find "a special Illus
trated article conInemorating the OCCASION, in
this issue of The Enterprise. 1t is unusually
thoughtful and interestin" piece that VIII help
you to give thanks for the years blessings with
real fervor. Read it and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-19
THE GRAND JURY FINDS TWO
INDICTMENTS ON SATURDAY
= AGAINST JULIAN k|TTREDCE
Prisoner Pleads Guilty to Both Charges When
Arraigned at Special Session - Comes up on
Tuesday for Sentence Which Cannot Exceed
20 Years Record for Disposition of Kenne-
bee Criminal Case

The final chapter in the case Of
Julian kittredge, who was captured
I Friday morning at the muzzle Of a
rife after having kept little Doris
Brown out in the woods all of Thurs
day night and also mistreating the
child, will come Tuesday when he will
be taken from Kennebec jail, where
he is now confined and will appear
before Judge Beane of the superior
court to receive sentence. 1t is con-
sidered probable that Kittredge will
be brought in to receive sentence at
the opening of court Tuesday morn
ing. The maximum sentence which
can be imposed in his case is 20
years.
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than 100 yards from the German line.
found the contending armies compare
lively inactive. The men, secure be-
hind ramparts of sand bags. merely
did some sniping occasionally and now
and then set loose a trench mortar.
Peering through periscope, the cor
respondent could see no sign of living
human being along the German line,
though now and then bullets whizzed
from loop holes, passing close over
head or striking the sand bags with a
vicious thud.
No man dares show even the top of
his head. The danger was emphasized
when the correspondent, thrusting the
periscope higher than was necessary,
drew a bullet which seemed almost to
Craze the instrument. Nearby stood a
young British officer calmly firing
through loop hole at an opening in
the rival trench, aiming, loading and
commenting on hits and misses, much
as might man at target practice.
Monotonous Warfare
This sort Of thing has persisted for
weeks and generally describes the con-
dlt1on along the entire front. The mo-
notony Is relieved only by such dashes
as those which took place at Neuvre
ChapeIle or the actions Of the French
who are now engaged at certain ad-
vances.
The artillery, both German and Eng
lish, are keeping only a scattered fire,
shells criss-crossing and swishing
overhead at intervals during the day
ana night.
At one point where the trenches are
less than 200 yards apart, the cores
pondents saw three British shells fall
in the German lines, one striking
plumb in a trench and hurting debris
high into the air. The Germans lately
are using less artillery than the Brit
ish failing to reply even to persistent
Smelling except where from their many
observation posts they sight move
ments in the British Tines.
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suit OF WILLIAM BARNES
AGAINST COL. ROOSEVELT
| BEGINS AT SYRACUSE today

N Syracuse, n. Y, April 1S.-The trial
zOf the suit which William Barnes in
Ebtituted against Theodore Roosevelt,
blaming $4,000 damages for alleged
libel, will begin in the supreme court
here Tomorrow. The attorneys re
stained by the principals in the action
E6pent today putting the final touches
their cases. Tonight, with Col.
Roosevelt on his way here from New
york and Mr.. Barnes on his way from
EAlbany on board the same train, both
Esides said they We're ready. It was
considered doubtful the jury would be
Scompleted tomorrow
Politics will enter the case when
the first talesman is called for ex-
Elimination.
n The suit is based on a statement
ISSUED by Co. Roosevelt during the
campaign last summer of Harvey d.
f1inman for the Republican nominal
zion for governor Of New York. In
That statement Col. Roosevelt refer
red to Mr.. Barnes as controlling, with
Charles F. Murphy Of Tammany Hall
the All powerful invisible government
(which is responsible for mal-adminis-
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SOLDIERS REJOICE AS sun
DRIES UP MUD AT THE FRONT
Cold Rainy Days Give Way to Warmth and
Greatly Improved Living Conditions

General Headquarters of the British
Army in France. April 1S-via London,
April 1S, 4.3O P. M.-The mud which
has SO hampered both armies during
the winter operations in France ana
Belgium, now has virtually disappear
ed along the British front Dismal
rainy days have given way to almost
unbroken weeks Of sunshine which
has dried I'D the roads, trenches, and
lines of communication, making the
soldiers life a paradise compared with
former conditions.
Aviators at Work
With the coming of clearer weather,
there also has been a marked increa Sc
in the number of aeroplane recon-
naissances of both sides, as cloudless
atmosphere is just what the observers
want. Half dozen air craft maneu-
vered over Ypres all Saturday after
noon. The majority were British at
tempting to bring down German fly
er who was trying to spot batteries at
tie rear of the British lines.
The sky was unlocked anywhere ex =.
vept by the cotton wool flakes of
bursting shrapnel as anti-air craft
guns sought the f1iers. Although the
duels continued for hours, no machine
on either side was brought down.
Living amid the ruins Of the Cloth
hall#and other structures the popula-
ton Of Ypres almost daily under Ger
man shell re seldom turn their eyes
heavenward. So stated with war are
all civilians that the graceful craft are
unnoticed as they swerved. rose, cir
cled and winged for advantage points.
Broadly speaking. there has been no
change in the British front since
Nuevre Chapelle, trench warfare con-
tinuing along the whole line with only
few casualties here and there daily.
The Associated Press correspondent
spending spending the afternoon in
the British trenches ct Plogsteert less
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Carpathian Battle

In the Carpathians there has been
fighting, but no battle to be compared
with those which the arrival of spring
brought TO a close.
The Austrians officially report that
they have repulsed Russian attacks
to the southeast of Lupkow pass, in
f1icting heavy losses on their adver-
saries, but elsewhere comparative
calm prevails. The French again
have been active in the Vosges, cap
turing an important height near Met
zeral. The British, too, have attack
ed the Germans in the neighborhood
of Ypres, where fighting was still in
progress when the last report was
dispatched.
It is again stated that the German
efforts to bring about an accord be-
tween Austria and Italy have failed,
a report, which, if confirmed, is like
ly to magnify in the eyes of the Ital-
ians the frontier incident which &C.
Cured yesterday. According to the
latest reports, the Austrians, who were
passing over Italian territory. actu-
ally fired upon Italian troops who re-
into Austrian territory.
The sinking of the Greek steamer
Ellispontos by submarine off the
Dutch coast is likely to bring about
some friction between the Greek and
German governments. The Ellispon-
tos was destroyed while on a voyage
from Ymuiden, Holland, to Monteve-
dec, in ballast.
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Chinese Protest Against
Japs lnciting Maraudefs
On the Shantung Peninsula

it is understood alleging that Japanese
troops prevented Chinese troops from
pursuing bands of brigands near
Tsimo, neutral territory north Of
Using Tau. Chinese government re-
ports are said to confirm the news
paper accounts on an alleged agree
ment between DR.. Sun and Japanese
agents for Japanese support with
money, and arms and men for an
other revolution. Numerous execu-
lions in several centers, including Pc
kin, of emissaries of DR.. Sun are now
taking place the law in China not be-
ing sufficiently advanced to give these
men fair trial. Little beyond the de-
nunciation Of alleged offenders is
necessary to bring about an eXecu-
ton.
The attitude of the Japanese plen-
ipotentiaries at Saturdays confer
ence on Japanese demands to China
has led Chinese officials to believe
that Japan is marking time until the
answer in the House of Commons by
Sir Edward Grey of a series of ques-
tons put to him divulges Great Bri-
tain's attitudes
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Establishes Record

1t is said that the disposal of this
case will be accomplished in the
shortest period of time of any Grim
] inal case in the history of Kennebec
courts. The grand jury went into
special session at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning for the first time in 20 years
to consider the charge against the
prisoner. and after taking out testi-
mony reported two indictments, one
sof which, in the case of the little
Brown girl, was that of assault with
sintent to rape. The charge in the
Cease of Florence Lishness was that
Eof assault with a dangerous weapon
with intent to kill.
kittredge. who had since his cap
sture Friday morning been confined
in the police station, was at about
E11.30 taken to the courthouse where
The was arraigned before Judge Beane
and pleaded guilty to both indict-
fnents. He. was then committed to
to await the time at which he
~ come up for sentence.
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EYE WITNESS DESCRIBES:
/ CHARGE OF FRENCH over
1000 YARDS OF TRENCHES

Paris, April 1S.-Q1.20 A. MA charge
by a regiment of French infantry over
network of strongly fortified trenches
which resulted in the gain of a thousand
wards at Bots jaime Brules, near Mesnl
lie urlus, is described by an eye wit
mess in an official statement issued today
by the war office. The French attack
was prepared by sappers who dug into
the first line of trenches and annihilated
1.-THE occupants with hand grenades. The
three men who survived were made pris-
I oners.a
1.-The Germans. surprised, were unable
to defend their 'front.'" says the eye wit
ness, land the French advance guard
was installed in the first line. A general
eattack followed Immediately. The fight
.ing was hand-to-hand and few shots were
fired. The Germans scarcely were able
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ex-Provisional President of Mexico. de-
clares in statement published Saturday
that he had never given Japan or any
other foreign government rights or con-
cessions on the coast Of Lower California.
while I was Constitutional Provision
al President he said, II did not make
any special treaties giving any nation
special rights in Mexico. No matter what
might have been the benefits that might
have obtained for myself, l would never
have sold or have given away one inch
of Mexican territory to any foreign ma
ton"
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DECLARE The
LOSS. OF LIFE.
ON MAN|TOU
EXAGGERATED

London. April 19.-Q245 A. M).-An Of
fetal statement from the British admit
rally issued last night gives the sub
stance of a further report concerning
the loss of life aboard the transport
Manitou, which was attacked by Turk
ish torpedoboat in the Aegean sea. The
report shows that "a men were drowned
instead of 100, as first reported, and that
r. others are missing. The transport it.
self was not damaged.
The loss of life was due to the capsiz-
ing of one boat in the water and another
while being lowered, owing to the break
ing of a davit.
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Pekin, April 19.-11.35 A. Noon
sidering the fact that Japanese gave
assistance to DR.. Sun Vat Sen in his
rebellion against President Yuan Shi
Kai and that DR.. Sun retired to To-
the report is credited in official cir
cles here that Hung Hutze bands
from South Manchuria, led by Jap
anese are now marauding on the
Shantung peninsula in the vicinity
of Using Tau. with banners inscribed
vanguard Of the army against Yuan
Shi Kai."
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to utilize their hand grenades and were
obliged to retire precipitately.
Pushing their advantage the French
infantry captured a strong redoubt in
the center of the woods. They then
pushed out to the right to broaden the
front captured.
1.-The third regiment of the Prussian
guard offered stubborn resistance, try
ing to deceive the French by sending
forward troops dressed in the burnoose
(woolen cloaks) or Moroccan rifemen
taken from the dead. This ruse was
discovered after brief interval Ma
chine guns which were brought up moved
down line after line of the advancing
Prussions until the ground was strewn
with bodies. More than third of the
soldiers in this regiment of the guard
were killed. The French losses were 900
killed. including several officers
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British Sink a Torpedo
boat but Lose a Sub
marine in the Darda-
nelles Operations
BRITISH AIRMEN
ATTACK TURKS
Drop Bombs on Camp
French Cruiser Shells
Headquarters for an
Invasion of Egypt

London, April 1S.-10.20 P. M-The
British as an offset to their successes
in sinking a Turkish torpedoboat
which attacked the transport Mani
tou off Canchios yesterday lost the
submarine Els, which, while carry.
ing out a difficult reconnaissance in
the Dardanelles mine field, ran ashore
on Kephez point, the crew being made
prisoners according to the Turkish
report, seven of the crew are missing.
British airmen have been dropping
bombs on the Turkish encampment
near the border, while French cruis-
err, the fire of which was directed by
a seaplane, had been throwing shells
on the Turks near Ell Arish. where
the army for the invasion Of Egypt
has it's headquarters. These opera
tions were undertaken presumably to
harass the Turks as the Turks have
not shown any intention Of attack
ing the British since their last re-
pulse along the canal.
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traton and corruption in public Off
ces of the state" The statement
also contained other references to Mr.
Barnes as "a boss"
In his answer to the complaint, Col
Roosevelt denied that by his issuance
of this statement Mr.. Barnes was
damaged to the extent of $4,000 or
any other sum. He says further that
his motive in saying the things he did
say was "1n an endeavor as a citizen
to advocate the cause of good, honest
ana emc1ent government in the state
and without malice expressed or i'm
piled toward either the plaintiff or
any other person *
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CHURCHILL
DECLARES MO-
NAVAL FIGHT
IN NORTH SEA

f. London, April 1s.A255 A. M-win-
ston Churchill, first lord of the ad-
miralty. has issued the following de-
NAL of recent rumors:
There has been no naval action
of any kind in the North Sea during
the past month, nor any action Of any
kind in the Dardanelles other than
local bombardments and, reconnais-
sance by single ships.
Since March IS only two or three
men have been hit in the Dardanelles
and there has been no loss or injury
to French or British ships"
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JAPAN NAVAL BASE
AT TURTLE BAY IS
UNF0UNDED RUM0R
Investigation Discloses
Nothing but Attempt
to Salvage Cruiser
Asama
REPORT MADE BY
ADMIRAL HOWARD

Washington, April 18.-Commander
Noble Irwin of the cruiser New Or
leans reported to the navy department.
today that he had investigated the
Japanese naval activity in Turtle Bay,
Lower California, and found no indi-
cations of other than salvage work on
the stranded crusicer Asama.
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Report to Admiral

The commanders report, as sent by
wireless to Admiral Howard. COM
handing the Pacific feet, who tele-
graphed it to Secretary Daniels, fol-
lows:
THE Asama still aground in San
Bartolome bay. Only other vessel
present one repair ship and two col
liers No indications of other than
salving work.
Secretary Daniels had called upon
admiral Howard for special report in
view of press dispatches telling of the
assembling of a squadron Of foreign
warships in Turtle Bay, of a large
camp established by the japanese
ashore, and of mines laid in the har-
Dor. The Asama has been aground in
the secluded Mexican haven since De
cerber and the reports indicated that
the presence >of other ships aiding in
getting ner afloat was being made the
excuse of the establishment of a per-
manent base of operations.
Ihe japanese embassy issued a
statement declaring the, operations
were solely for salvage purposes and
denying that there was any intention
of establishing naval base, and later
General Cautu, military governor of
Lower California telegraphed the Villa
authorities that the Japanese activi.,
ties were limited to salving the Asa
ma.
Yesterday Admiral Howard sent or
ders by wireless to the New Orleans
which had left San Diego, Calf, Fri
day. for Mazatlan. Mexico, directing
Commander Noble to stop at Turtle
bay exchange the usual visits of cour
tesy, and report upon what was going
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Jay High School, Glass Parts.

The class parts. for Commence
ment week of the Jay High school
We're assigned Friday as follows: VAL
edictory. Miss Elsie Purington; salu-
tatory. Miss Emelda Labee; class es-
say, Miss Gertrude Atkinson; class
history, Miss Iva Look; class grafton,
Ralph Kyes; class prophecy, Miss Ida
TAYLOR
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JOHN BUNNY SAID TO
Be GETTING BETTER

New York, April 1S.-John Bunny. the
moving picture comedian, who has been
Ill Tor more than three weeks, was said
saturday to have passed the crisis of his
illness and to be on the way to recovery.
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IS DEAC0NS And 7.
Three ELDERS
ORDAINED AT,
Conference

Dover, Me-, April 1S.-Thirteen dea-
cons and three elders were ordained
today at the East Maine Conf ference
session. Bishop Berry preached at
the morning session.
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Conditions and General Forecast
Washington, April 1s.-Conditions: The
pressure is relatively low over all parts
of the country and the weather is alb
normally warm.
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FAIR

Boston, April 1S-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity: Monday and Tuesday, fair:
moderate north winds.
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Protest Is Made

The Chinese government lodged an
other protest with Toxic Saturday re-
garding the reported movement of Jap
anse troops in Shantung, and also,