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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
EARTHQUAKES ARE
RENEWED in ITALY

estimated that thirty thousand per-
sons met death.
The Italian government has appro-
priated $1,000, 600 for %he relief work
and King Victor Emmanuel has do
mated $50 900 for the aid of children
abandoned by their parents or made
orphans by the disaster Relief sup
plies are pouring into the stricken dis
tricts and it is believed that shortly
there will be sufficient food supplies
everywhere to alleviate temporarily
the distress Of the people. Train loads
of timber also are being dispatched 10
the destroyed towns for erection of
huts.
Deputy Francesca Ciccerone in a
conversation with a correspondent at
Tagliocozzo today said:
Many Of the good farm houses that
collapsed in the Abruzzi country were
built and owned by Italians who made
their money in the United States or
in England, Australia and Argentina.
A majority Of them, however, belonged
to men who had been in the United
States. The Americas as they are
called throughout this part OF Italy.
usually spent is or 20 years in the
United States and then returned home
to buy farm or to build good house
on a bit Of land they already owned
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
GUNS FOR FIRM
IN bEl-FAST,EN ENG,
ARE MADE HERE

New York, Jan. 1.-THE Cunard Lin
er Orduna, which sailed from this
port Saturday for Liverpool had two
lt-inch guns dashed to her forward
deck With wire cables, while on the
decks aft were two gun carriages.
Each of the guns was 50 feet long. and
1t is said, they were consigned to Har-
ian & Wolff, shipbuilders of Belfast
ife. The name of the shipper could
not be determined
The guns We're dashed to the opposite
SIDES of the deck, Their bulk, it was
asserted. made it impossible to get
then into the holds. A responsible Off
clal OF the Cunard Line when oues-
toned about the guns, said thai he
was not in position to give any infor-
nation concerning them
line belief prevailed in maritime cir
cies mere that the guns were destined
1or the turret of some new British
DreadnouGht, now building Each of
the weapons weighed 150,C00 pounds.
Inc Only private firm in this country
making such large guns for sale is
the Bethlehem Steel CO., of which
Charles NJ Schwab is president. It's
latest 14-inch guns are 52b feet long
and weigh 1913 tons. Their projectiie
weighs 1900 pounds and has pene-
traton Of 20.1 inches in hard-f faced ar
NOR. piercing Pinch armor plates at
distance IN excess of nine miles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
FEDERkLS ARE
TRYING TO BUILD
new ENCl D LEAGUE

Worcester, Mass, Jan. 11-Federal
league magnates are in earnest N
their efforts to locate q minor league
il New England. This was verified
Saturday by a letter from James A.
Gilmore. president OF the OUTLAW cir
cult. Mr.. Gilmore declares that Hugh
MckinnOn is working in this locality
with q view of establishing a ninor
league. A copy of the letter follows.
Dear Sir--I wish to acknowledge
receipt of yours of the 18th, and beg
TO advise that Hugh Mckinnon is =
representative of this office and is
working in your locality with a view
of establishing a minor league to at
filiate with the F'ederals. In Justice
70 ourselves | cannot give any state.
mcnt in reference to this matter or
diVuiee any more of our plans. | de-
sire, however, to go on record that
the Federal league is in the game t.
stay, and we are working at all times
to increase the efficiency of our or.
ganiZa ton.
With kindest regards, | remain
Yours very truly,
j. A. Gilmore, Pres"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18

Chicago, Jan. 17.-Organized baseball
taking Saturday its first inning in it's
latest conflict with the Federal League,
denied through affidavits OF its leading
representatives that it violated the anti
trust laws. declared its purposes and
workings were for the benefit of the ball
player instead Of for his injury, and
charged it's accuser with doing some of
the very things complained of in the suit.
Emphasis is laid on the point that al
though the Federal League charged it's
rivals with being trust and Cypress
ing players, some Of it's most prominent
members appeared willing to ally them
selves with organized baseball.
In proof of this, the a affidavits filed
in the federal court here include state
ments by August Hermann, Joseph ,.
Lannin, NJ. E. Cantilon and Charles
plans for peace based on an alliance
which some OF the Federal magnates, it
was said. were willing to accept.
The burden Of a general denial of the
Federal charges and the statement of the
case in general is left to August Herr
man as chairman of the National Com
mission. His affidavit, supported by
those Of B. B. Johnson. president OF the
American League. and John Heydler, sec.
rotary of the National League describes
the organization of the professional
same and defends as legal and necessary
the Today and reserve clauses in players
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
BERLIN ISSUES
REPORT OF the
WESTERN WAR

Berlin, Jan. 11.-(By wireless telegrapny
to London, 3.45 p. MD.-The following Of
fetal statement was issued here this aft
ernoon:
only artillery duets have taken place
on both sides in Flanders. Near Blangy,
east of Arras, we blew up a factory
building and took some prisoners. On
other points of the front artillery duels
Of varying intensity have taken place,
but in the sapping and mining areas
nothing of note has occurred.
I'VE made some progress in the Ar
gomez but heavy rain have hampered
operations along the entire front
Generally speaking, the position in the
east is unchanged
About four weeks ago the order for a
general attack, which had been decided
upon by the French authorities in De-
cember, was given. The attempted at
tacks of the enemy in the western thea
tire brought him no success worthy OF
mention, whereas our troops north of La
BasSee on the Aisne and in the Argonne
made very satisfactory progress. The
losses of the enemy during this period,
counted by us, amount to 10000 killed
and about 1890 prisoners. He will now
know from experience that together with
the wounded his losses are in proportion
of 1 to 4, apart from the number of sick
and missing, the grand total being $780,
600. Our total losses for the same period
do not amount to one-quarter of that
number"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
SHOT IN LEG
BY YECCMEN
At WEST ACTON

West Acton, Jan. 17.-Thatcher ~
Baxter, "A years old. a retired business
man, was shot through the right leg
above the knee this afternoon about 4
o'clock by one of two yeggmen whom he
surprised as they were collecting loot
in his summer residence in the en-
virons of Acton Centre.
The IS calibre bullet passed through
the leg of Mr.. Baxter was aided to the
home Of his son, Charles T. Baxter. of
Acton Centre, about half mile from
the scene OF the shooting. His physi-
clan declared Saturday night that Mr.
Baxter is resting comfortably and that
his condition is not serious.
The police of Concord Maynard and
Acton, aided by many officers from the
Massachusetts State Reformatory at
Concord Junction. were summoned to
the scene. They traced the fight of the
men to the main highway and later to
the Boston & Maine railroad tracks.
Thirty police officers were engaged in
the man hunt
Chief of police of Acton, Nicholas
Samsell. reported about midnight that
IT was his belief that the men succeeded
in getting a passring freight train
either for Boston or Aver Junction.
They sent word TO all the police of the
section to exercise a constant vigil for
the men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18

Rome. Jan. ia renewal of seismic
disturbances early today served to add
to the terror Of the people in parts
Of the district that was visited by
the heavy earthquake last Wednes-
cay. Although the shocks were light,
buildings which had been cracked and
were lettering from the effects of the
first disturbance were completely de-
stroyed. In AveZzano and Sora, the
towns which had suffered worst from
the disaster, the people left the tenn
pOrary shelters in which they are liv-
ing and took refuge in open places.
Rain and extremely cold weather iii
some parts Of the district are badly
hampering the work Of rescue. This
is particularly true in Sora, where q
cold rain fell throughout Saturday
night and today. In many Of the
towns which We're thrown down by
the earthquake it is feared that there
are still living persons beneath the
debris and that unless they are ex-
tricated soon they will perish.
The latest reports received in Rome
increase rather than decrease the ag-
gregate of the casualties and the ex-
tent of the damage done. In the de-
partment OF the Abruzi alone, 1t is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
FRENCH Give
out STATEMENT
ABOUT The WAR

Paris, Jan. 1..-24S F. NJ The follow
ing official statement Of the pros ~ess OF
the war was given out in Paris this
afternoon:
I'VE have continued to progress in the
region of Newport ANA Lomhaertzyde
along a depression about ESQ yards in
length. Our artillery forced the Ger
mans to evacuate their trenches in the
Great Dune, destroyed Rodan, which
lies to the norht of the latter. and bonn
barded the enemys works in this part
OF the battle front and to the south of
ST. Georges,
In the region of Ypres. as in that of
La Bassee and Lens, there have been
artillery engagements.
Eat Blansy. the action has been Wig
orous. The Germans seized the foundry
of Blangy. which we s0on retook by an
, energetic counter attack. We have
maintained our position there.
"Our artillery continues to dcmolish
the enemy's trenches near La Bots
selle.
In the section of Scissors there is
nothing to report.
Between Vailly and Craonne the enc
my delivered without success an at
tack near the sugar refinery of Tryon
and another against our trenches at
Reuulme. both of which were repus ed
In the region of Perthes and Beausejour
our progress continues in spite of d
violent storm.
In the Argonne on the heights OF the
Meuse. theI is nothing new. In the
woods of lie Pretre near Pont-A Nous
son German attack was repulsed.
"In the Vosges we have gained ground
to the west of Orbey. Snow fell in
abundance all day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
WOMAN LOSES
MEMORY--F0uND
IN LOWELL STORE

Lowell. Jan. 17.-An elderly woman.
with very much the appearance of gen.
tlewoman. wandered around one of the
principal department stores here Satur-
day and finally to the rest ROOM There
she sat for hours, paying little attention
to the goings and comings about her.
When spoken to on several occasions her
reply was a vacant smile. Finally the
police were asked to come for her. They
escorted her to headquarters. and there.
to their amazement. the matron found
upon her money and jewelry of consider
able value.
In her stockings were $166 in bills. In
pockets in her coat and skirt was 81.
she carried valuable gold watch, and
about her neck was chain of gold BEADS.
She was wearing gold eye glasses and in
her pocket was a second pair. Her ear
rings We're of one dollar golu pieces.
white silk scarf was around her neck.
She had solid gold thimble. bunch
of matches, a trunk key and a button
hook.
In the watch the name Of II. A. Bothell
was engraved. Asked if it was her name
she nodded her head. But to most ques-
tons she gave only a vacant smile for
an answer, although when she did speak
her words came quickly. She said she
was born in Lancaster. n. II. But no
real clue to her identity could be won
from her by the police or by DR. Tighe.
the city physician, who diagnosed her
case as that of senile dementa.
The woman is about G5 years old,
weighs about 140 pounds and is feet
inches in height. The police. will hold
her over night and try, to discover where
she belongs, SO that friends may claim
her.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
AVERAGES OF
state LEAGUE
BOWLERS--CROSS
DROPS TO 4TH

Although Harold Harrington still
holds the place at the head of til :
State Bowling League in individual
average he appears to be slowly drop
ping, being scarcely above the 100
mark. Cyr OF Lewiston is forging 10
the front and unless Harrington shows
some of his old form very soon will
Wrest the leading place from the pres
ent leader. A battle royal is on be-
tween Partridge of Gardiner Cross
and Ladd of Augusta for third place
all three men being at present tied.
The result of next Thursdays game
will he watched with interest. Par
fridge has been doing great work Of
late and his friends predict that he
will show still better form. The aver
ages; follow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
AMENDMENT TO
PHILIPPINE BILL

Washington, Jan. 16-The Senate Phil
lpplne committee adopted an amendment
to the pending Philippine bill Saturday
reducing the age limit for Philippine
senator's from 30 to IS years. The term
OF service for members of the House was
reduced from three to two years and
the Senate term from six to four wears
The committee also adopted a provision
directing that no act of the Philippine
Congress relating to immigration shall
become effective until signed by the
President of the United States and struck
out the House provision prohibiting ex-
port duties.
Ihe Senate committee also proposes
that the first election under the proposed
bill be held under the present electoral
system, instead of under the wider fran
chise granted by the bill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL Statement
ISSUED GENERAL HEADQUARTERS

inaugurated.
AT the village of Konopitza. the enc
my, having approached by sapping to
within about so yards OF our trenches.
was met with storm of hand grenades
which checked the movement. Some
volunteers, availng themselves of the
confusion thus created. hurled bombs in
to the tunnel which the Germans were
forced to evacuate.
an the region to the south of Pinczo~
Poland( the enemy opened violent ar
tillery fire and made three attempts to
attack our advanced lines but were re-
pulsed.
Our artillerists silenced an Austrian
heavy battery as soon as they discovered
the range.
Tn Bukowina our advanced columns
captured by storm the kirlibab pass, on
the Pennsylvania frontier, situated on
the road from Kimpolung lin the south
ern part of Bukowina to Maramaros-
Sziget northeastern Hungary and Dees. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18

Petrograd, Jan. 1.-THE following
official statement was issued from
general headquarters tonight:
On the right bank of the lower
Vistula we are still making successful
progress. On Jan. Is, our advance
parties dislodged the enemy from the
village of Budy Sulkowskia.
"On the right bank of the Vistula
the same day the enemy delivered a
series of fierce attacks against our
lines in the region of the village Of
Goumine. The German forces includ-
ed six regiments. After seven success
sive attacks and a desperate bayonet
engagement the Germans succeeded in
capturing only one trench occupied by
one of our advanced posts.
In the other sections We repulsed the
enemy and forced them to fall back on
their positions. The Germans supported
their attacks with a violent artillery
fire. employing heavy guns to search out
the positions where the attack was to be
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
DEFEATS
MADISON BY
A SCORE OF So
TO II SATURDAY

The Cony basketball team added Anal,
er victory to its list SATURDAY event
in the assembly hall of the High OH.
by defeating Madison High by the sco,.
of 81 to II. The game, although ~.
sided, was interesting and was wit,a.s
ed by a good crowd
From the very start of the game II No.,
evident that the Cony boys were AT th.,'
best. They passed in an excellent ma
ner, the forwards found little dificp,,.
in making goals from the floor. and -
guards were constantly covering the boy,
of the visiting team. C. Wyer plavea :
fine game for the home team, gettinc :
total of eight goals.
The Madison team was outclassed f,o,
the start and at the end of the first n.
Rod the score stood 30 to 5 in Co,r,,
favor.
A preliminary game was played he.
tween the Cony Second team and An a,
gregation called The Wanderers" mod.
up of Cony boys. The Wanderers proyoa
to be the superior although it was onlv
after a hard fight that they could tab,
the game. The score was Is to Is in III.
Wanderers favor. These two teams we,s
made up as follows: Cony Seconds-c
Haskell IF, Colsan If, Burke C, Dough-,
RIB, Sprague ID. MISUNDERSTANDING RI
Tracey If, Murree c, Brennan RIB, G
Haskell ID.
The summary of the main game:
CONf. MADISON
Froberger, IF .................. lb. Hard;,v
Thyng, Folsom, If. ............... rb Brow
" ' ci, I L, IluCkWOrtf
Grenier, Sprague, lb............ RI. Brow,
Score-Cony Ge, Madison il. Goals from
fioor-Wyer s. Grenier l. Froberger
Matthews 6, Thyng 4. Frazier >, Towne
Brown. Goal from foul-Towne Referes
Earl Grenier Scorer, L. Hussey Timer
A. Barr. Time, two POM. periods. nj
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18
Widow Beats the Insurance Company

A jury in the Knox county supreme
court at Rockland Friday awarded
Mrs. Ida NJ. Thompson a verdict OF
1898, the amount Of accident insurance
carried by her late husband, Capt
Warren Thompson. plus interest. Capt
Thomrson's death in Portsmouth, Sept
/. 1913, was supposed by the family to
be due to typhoid fever. Later 1t was
learned he had sustained a bad fal'
and physicians who conducted an au-
Ntopsy said death was due to a rup-
tured heart. The insurance company.
which held the policy, maintained that
the heart wounds were made by the
undertaken while embalming the BODY.
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into
WATER, SAVES
TWO CHILDREN

Lenox. Jan. 17.-Representative John B.
Hull of the eighth Berkshire district,
and chairman of the House ways and
means committee, Saturday saved the
lives OF his daughter, Louis Hull, and
her playmate, Nanette ChiIaveri, each 10
years old
The girls were skating on Lake Mans
held and were hundred yards from Mr.
Hulls house. While he was watching
them at play they broke through the
treacherous ice at a spot where the wa
ter is 20 feet deep.
Mr. Hull ran out on the ice, jumped in
and grabbed the two children. With one
under each arm his position was perilous
for the ice kept breaking in front OF
him. All three We're nearly exhausted
when they finally reached shore
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18

Boston, Jan. 1.-THE Chamber of
Commerce Committee on Merchant
Marine in report to the directors is
sued today urges the development of
privately owned and operated mer-
chant marine under the general, super
vision Of government shipping board
and with the financial encouragement
of the federal government as a SUBJ
stitute for the administration plan IF
government ownership. The commit.
tee is headed by Elwyn G. Preston as
chairman.
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PARIS DENIES GERMAN
FIGURE OF LOSSES

London, Jan. 1.-THE official an
nouncement given out in Berlin Fri
day relating the capture Of 5000
french troops at scissors and saying
further that from 1000 to 5000 French
dead were found after the battle. con-
GUIDES with the unusual assertion.
This is the truth"
A wireless dispatch from Paris,
copied IN London. categorically denies
these German figures. It says the
French troops engaged in the Sois-
sens battle were less than three br, :
gades, and that consequently the Ber-
lin figures cannot be correct.
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100 Alive
FROM RUINS
or AVEzzAn0

Avezzano. Jan. 1.-Upwards OF 100 per-
sons Were taken alive from the ruins in
AyezZano today. Most Of them had oeen
given UP by their friends and relatives
for dead. More than half OF those res
cued We're children under u years of
age,
a party reaching here today from Sora
brought with them a baby that had
been found uniniured in the ruins Of 4
farm house near CastelH. in which lay
the mother and father, both dead.
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GUTIERREZ HAS
FLED MEXICAN
CAPITAL -vILLA
OPPOSES zAPATA

FL Paso, Texas, Jan. 17.-General Gut
ierrez fed from the capital to escape
asmsas sination at the hands of Zapata
adherents. according to reports received
here tonight
\ report was circulated in Juarez that
Generals Villa and Angeles, both OF
whom are hurrying to the capital with
their forces. had decided to oppose the
Zapata faction. which is said to have
assumed a belligerent attitude toward
both Villa and CarranZa forces.
Reports also came that Gen. Oregon.
with the main Carranza army was mov-
ing toward Mexico City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18

ritory was guaranteed to us by Eng
land and Russia. Last Monday EN-
peror Nicholas. reiterating this prom.
Use, said I wish you to tell your gov
eminent that we shall not take 4
single foot Of your territory
We have protested against Turkish
violation Of our territory and if Tur-
Key continues it's invasion we shall
continue to protest. The use Of our
country by Turkey is an even more
obvious expedient than was Germany
violation OF Belgian neutrality, for
Belgium could offer resistance, while
we are unable to do so.'
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SAYS PERSIA NOT ACCOUNTABLE
FOR INABILITY TO PREVENT THE
TURKS VIOLATING HER neutrality

Fetrograd. Jan. 17-(Via London
BIS p. M.)-That Persia should not
be held accountable for inability to
prevent the Turks from menacing
Russia, through violation Of Persian
neutrality, was the assertion made to-
day by Isaac Kahn, Persian minister
to Russia. He declared that his coun-
try had placed her dependence upon
foreign troops for protection. The
minister explained the Persian situa =
ton as follows:
We solemnly declared our neu-
trality and intend to adhere to that
declaration. The integrity Of our ter
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RUSSIANS Give
OUT Statement

Petrograd, Jan 1.-THE following
official statement has been issued
regarding the operations Of the Rus
sian troops:
Our troops of the army in the eau
casus were successfully pursuing their
offensive nthe region of Kara Urgan
lin Turkish Armenia). on Jan. u, they
made more than 1890 prisoners and
captured a large quantity of NUM-
tionS.
"On the other fronts, the actions are
minor"
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10000 HORSES
FOR ALLIES GO
OUT TODAY

Boston, Jan. 1.-THE first consign-
ment Of 10000 artillery horses to be
shipped through Boston for the Allies
will go out this morning in the Ley
land Line steamship Iberian, Capt.
Jago. from Pier 2, Boston & Albany
Docks. East Boston.
Carloads of horses arrived from Al
bany early yesterday, but the tenn
porary stalls were not ready and not
until p. M. were the animals led up
the runway. Eighty horsemen, who
have been signed for the trip. took
the animals on board and saw tina:
they were properly bedded.
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HORSES Leave
BOSTON FOR ALLIES

Boston. Jan. 17-SiX hundred
draught horses, the first of consign-
ment of 10000 to be shipped through
this port for use on European battlo-
fields. left today by the steamer her
ian for Manchester, Eng. Besides the
horses, which arrived on a special
train from the West yesterday the
cargo includes sixteen carloads Of mo-
tor trucks for British army equip
ment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-18

Berlin. Jan. II, (by Wireless to Say
Vile. L. : 1.-THE British losses lin
France and Flanders from JAM to
Jan. Is are estimated by the Nieuve
ROtterdamsche Courant to number
1870 officers and $500 men, according to
a dispatch from Rotterdam to the
German Overseas Agency.