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Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08
REBELS ACTIVE
CANTON, CHINA,
And TRY L0OTINC

Canton. China, Jan. s.-One hr,
",hheo men at midday attacked and loot
Gu tne Chinese custom house on ~.
boundary of Kowloon. The marauders
posted proclamations describing +han,
selves as revolutionaries.
urtner trouble is expected here at
ha',o y ''ne as 1t is believed that the rebels
nave corrupted the government troons
The town of Kowloon is situated ~ -, .
peninsula OF the same name, opposite the
island of Hong Kong The bound,r,, 80
!erred to in the above dispatch evident,v
IS that which divides Chinese territot,,
from the British COLONY
Shanghai, Jan. THE .rt,ou,.,
the province Of Sze-Chuen b.ya hs..
vised of the withdrawn os Chs;a.sS-
missionaries from interior stations
,,,noas - 'ne OF the western pro-
-" - Nh'Ha bordering on Tibet
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08
CARD'L MERCER
TO VISIT ROME
FROM BELGIUM

Rome. Jan. THE Belgian minister
to the Vatican has been informed that
CARDINAL Mercier. prinate Of Belgium,
intends to leave for Rome after pre
siding at the conservation, to take
place in a day or two. of the new
bishop of Tournai.
Cardinal Mercier abandoned the idea
Of coming to Rome last month for the
consistory because he was unable to
obtain guarantees that he would be
permitted to return to Belgium. He
has now been informed officially from
Berlin that no obstacles will be raised
to his return to Belgium.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08
THE GUARDIAN
REGRETS RESULT
MILITARY BILL

LONDON Jan. 7-The Manchester Guard
ian expresses regre0that the first rasu,t
oi the project of compulsory military
service IS breaking up of the union of
parties which, however checkered bv
some untoward events, nevertheless holm.
ed TO Keep a united nation concentrate
on single object for the outbrea1 of
the war to the present dav. II ssys.
"is oreak up is announced by mas
siHe majority against the government
"t the great labor conference yes
ana IS signalized by the prompt
~, s''io'i OF three labor ministers. OF
,i'iee parues forming the coalition
oi'o mas mus withdrawn. OF the other
."o parues' one distinguished mcmbe-
"iehura"n' while material propor-
'ioh Oh the rank and file will go with
him. 81 with
me government has at a stroke h,
come again a party government. altbougb
'ie party is now in politics, and a def
anu regular opposition energies at
'iie same moment. Such are the conse-
4oehces' deeply resrettable, of which
many OF US have consistently warned
'ne so'ernfnent since the conscrptionists g
agitation began -
Inc .'uardlal demands positive owl
"elce ,e 'hat compulsion is necessary, saw
ing at the same time that the nation,,
cause Is paramount over other consider
at'ons. 1t says the figures of the DERBY,
recruiting campaign as given out hv tha
government do not convince it, as thew
nave not convinced the Labor nar.,
nese hgures. the Guardian contends
nave made out case for further exa,,,
ihation rather than for action w;tho,,.
examination. "i'nou'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08
FRENCH CANADIAN DESERTERS ARE
3IAkEN into CUSTODY THURSDAY
e. At. .VANCEb0R0 and Sent BACK

against being confined in the station and
it was with difficulty that Jordan and
Deputy Ross, who came along in the nick
of time, forced them into the detention
room.
1t is believed that the men left St.
John either Tuesday or Wednesday and
that they walked part Of the way TO
the American line, finishing their jour
ney on a freight car. 1t was learned
that they spent Wednesday night in a
box car in the Vanceboro yard and
Thursday morning they emerged from
their hiding place, having suffered tor
lures with the cold. Had the weather
been extremely cold they would have
been unable to have stayed in the car
and undoubtedly would have been fore
ed to give themselves up.
After inquiries had been made. In
spector Jordan lined the men up and
marched them to the point Of gun To
the American side of the international
bridge where the guards took possess
sion of them and held them until the
arrival of the through train for the
provinces.
1t is stated that the penalty for their
desertion is severe one and that in
view Of the fact that there has been
considerable desertion from the st. John
camps the full punishment will be m
firted.
The men had enlisted at Montreal
and were being trained at st. John
where large camp IS being maintain
ed BY the Canadian government.
Deputy Ross states that it has been
runored that Canadian Pacific railroad
police are soon to replace the 80 SOL
diers now guarding the information Il
bridge and that the latter will be sent
to the front
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08

:. Vanceboro. Me-, Jan. 7.-Five French
Canadian soldiers who had deserted from
the concentration camp at st. John
some time the first of the week, were
taken into custody here Thursday by En-
igrant Inspector Jordan and Deputy
Sheriff George w. Ross. The men, all
but one Of whom could neither speak nor
understand, English, offered some resist
ance to the officers. who finally rounded
them up and detained them in the same
room in which Werner Horn had passed
several uneasy hours following his al
legged blowing up of the international
bridge which connects Vanceboro with
St. Croix on the Canadian side. They
were all dressed in the regulation uni
form Of a Canadian soldier and carried
knives in their belts. Later in the day
they were turned over to the Canadian
soldiers who are guarding the interna-
tional bridge and taken on the evening
train back to st. John.
There were originally six of the desert
ers, one of them having escaped when
the five were apprehended, but he, suf-
fcring severely from the cold and finding
chances of escape more difficult than he
had supposed. >gave himself up to the
qua ris al the bridge and was sent to St
John with the others.
1t was evident that the men were wait
ing their chance to jump freight that
would take them to most any point into
the interior of the State, as they were
keeping under cover behind the freight
sheds when Inspector Jordan noticed
them and ordered them to the emigrant
station. When they reached the plat
form the men showed disposition to rebel
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08

New York, Jan. AFTER a long con-
ference here today between James A. Gil
more president of the federal League
Harry Sinclair. owner of the Newark
Federals. Ed Gwinner. president Of the
rittsburg Federals. and c. r. Comstock
vice president of the same club. Presi-
dent Gilmore said Gwinner would huE the
cleveland Americans if he could agree
ON terms with the banking committee
which is now running the club.
The price is nothing like what has
been reported" said Gilmore. but it stili
is little high. We know what the club
is worth and when the committees meets
our figures Gwinner will buy
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08
Ed CVV|NNER or P|TSFEDS IS
P0SSIbLE Buyer OF THE BROWNS

Gilmore would not make any definite
statement as to whether Sinclair would
buy the New York Nationals. He denied
that Sinclair owned any stock in the Chi
caeo Nationals or st. Louis Americans
under the new order of affairs
"While Mr.. Sinclair conducted the ne
gotiations for the Cubs for Mr. Weegh-
man, he did not put penny in the club.
nor did he loan Mr.. Weeghman a pen.
ny" said Gilmore.
He announced that the Federal League
meeting scheduled for New York on Jan.
70 has been postponed owing to the ina
biity of Phil Ball of st. Louis to attend
on that date.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08
r. r. EMPLOYEES OF
NEW BEDFORD TO
ASK FOR RAISE

New Bedford, Mass, Jan. AT
meeting last night between the repre-
sentatives of the employees of the I'm
ion Street Railway Co. and Presiden'
Crapo and Vice President Wilde, rep
resenting the company. the employe'
submitted an agreement to the ON
cials calling for an increase in pay
and better working conditions.
The men ask for cents an hour fa'
for all platform men. They are nov
paid on a sliding scale, the maximum
being so cents an hour. Over 500 EN-
ployes are affected.
On New Years day the compan!
took out life insurance policy O.
$500,000 for all it's employees.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08
A, C,
WINS CAME FROM
fairfield team

Pittsfield, Me-, Jan. 7.-(SpeciaD.-In a
hard fought. fast but clean game of bas-
ketball that kept the spectators on an
edge of excitement through two 20-min-
ute periods. the local players took the
fruits of victory from the Fairfield team
here this evening, TarDell excelling at
center and goal shooting. Score 36 to 2s.
The summary:
PITTSFIELD A. C. FAIRFIELD.
w. Badger, ri Observation-Disclosures. RI, AIbertS
NeWhouse, rf OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. lg. Nye
Whltten, II .................. rg, Hendricks
Goals from floor-G. Badger 4, r. Bad
ger 2, Tarbell s, Newhouse 2, Whitten.
Alberts 4. Reed, Butterfield 2, Nye. Hen
bricks 6. Fouls-G. Badger 2. Umpire,
Moses. Timer, Dodge.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08
BANK TREASURER
EXPLAINS DEPARTURE

Rutland, VT, Jan. IA letter was
received today from John ]. Murphy,
formerly treasurer of the Marble
Savings Bank Of this city and the
Rutland Hotel Association. who dis
appeared Nov. 26 last. Mr.. Murphy
wrote from Augusta, Ca, explaining
that his sudden departure was due
to mental fatigue brought on by over
work. His accounts as treasurer were
found to be correct.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08
PROF. MALLADRA
REACHES CRATER
OF MT. VESUVIETIS

Naples. Italy. via Rome. Jan. 6, 1e45
"A. M.-(Deiayed).-Professor Malladra.
olrector or the royal observatory at
mount Vesuvius. has succeeded in an.
proaching the crater Of the volcano
wnich Is still erupting lava. ashes AMI
cinoers since the beginning Of it's ac.
tlvity last November. Although the
volcano is decorating and rumbline and
em1ttlng a considerable quantity Of In
candescent matter, Professor Malladra
peiieves that the eruption will not have
serious consequences.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08
BATH SCHOONER
Renamed and
may SAVE VESSEL

Newport, r. l., Jan. 1.-THE schooner
Winchester. whose crew WIS taken off
yesterday by the coast guard cutter
Acushnet after the vessel had grounded
near Seaconnet light. was renamed TO-
day. 1t was thought that by jettisoning
a part of her cargo Of lumber the Win.
chester could be saved. The vessel hail
ID from Bath. Me.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08
U, Government
VAULT IS BL 0 " N
AT ST.PAUL, MINI

st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. From $500 10
$4,000 in cash and internal revenW
stamps. which may total 100000 ID
value, were stolen from the office OF the
collector Of internal revenue in the oN|
postoffice building last night wnen
the vault door was blown open.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08
BRITISH u-BOAT
GOES TO BOTTOM T.
CREW WAS SAVED

London. Jan. I, 11.27 A. M.-The sink
ing Of q British submarine off the coast
Of Holland was officially announced
this morning. The crew was saved.
The admiralty statement says that
the submarine. the name Of which is
not given, was sunk yesterday off the
island Of Texel. the largest and most
southwesterly Of the FrisiaIs group. The
entire crew. numbering 80. was rescued
by the Dutch cruiser Noord Brabaat
and. brought intc the Dutch port Of Hell
der. 500. "a
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08
BOSTON PLUMBERS
STRIKE IS ENDED

Boston. Jan. IA strike of 500
plumbers. which began a week ago.
was ended today by compromise
agreement. The men demanded IS a
day instead Of $500 and will receive
$3.50 under the terms Of settlement.
Changes in working conditions also
were involved.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08
GERMAN CHANGE
AT LOWEST POINT

Berne. Switzerland. Jan. s. VIZ
Paris.-fDelayed).- d).-German exchanss
touched the lowest point reached since
the beginning OF the war today when
the mark was quoted at. 80 centimes'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08
TWELVE CARLOADS
OF CIGA TIES
AWAIT SHIPMENT

savannah. Ca. Jan. 6.-Twelve car
loads Of cigarettes are here awaiting
shipment to England for British SOL
diers at the front. They were shipped
from Richmond, Va.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08
GENERAL SERRAT
OF FRENCH ARMY
IN v0SCES, DEAD

Remiremont, France, Jan. 6.-Genera
Serrat, who was in command of one o.
the divisions of the French army in tht
Vosges. died today from wounds receives
in a recent engagement. 1t was nece'
sary to amputate. leg. and the genera
did not recover from the shock.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-01-08
ERNEST SIEPER
OF MUNICH DEAD

Munich, Germany. via London, Jan. -
Ernst Sleeper, professor Of English philol-
ogy at the University of Munich, is dead
at his home here He was 50 years old.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-24
.THE PROBATE COURT.

VIII OF William Yaugerman, de-
ceased admitted to probate.
In the matter 70 the estate Of VIM.
Steward, deceased, administrator fill
ed inventory and appraisement
In the mattr of the estate of Orpha
NJ. Clark, deceased, administrator fill
ed public sale bill.
win OF Peter Fickert, deceased, fill
ed, Application to admit same to
probate filed, For hearing April /,
In the matter of the estate of Sam
uel Brookhart, deceased, executor fill
ed petition to sell real estate. For
hearing April Is.
Granted mothers pension to Sar-
ah +. Rhynard and Mary Runkel.
In the matter of the estate Of John
Tickle, deceased, administrator filed
final account For hearing April 30.
In the matter of the estate Of Fred
Neeman, deceased, XecutriX filed final
account For hearing April 20.
In the matter OF the guardianship
OF Ola Pond Bowel, guardian filed
final account. For hearing April 30.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-24

cludes a portion of the large orders
for cars placed last winter, this ac-
tivity is especially significant With
the movement OF the enormous grain
crops, the greater demand for coal
and the heavy export business now
being handled, which constantly
grows, all signs point GA ear famine
within a few weeks. This will be
rather a novel experience for some Of
the roads, as 1t has been several years
since all their equipment was called
into service.
There is a promise OF brilliant days
ahead, in the opinion OF that not sell
dom pessmistic observer, James j.
Hill, who has come out of the west
with the tidings OF the largest grain
crop in the history OF the territory
covered by the Great Northern. He
estimates that the yield in the coun-
ty served by the road will be between
l75, 100000 and 1SO,OO0,000 bush
els This compares with 10000
90 bushels last year and l55,000,00O
bushels in 1912, the previous high
record year. This is typical of wes-
tern grain conditions.
Bankers journeying westward are
reported as predicting almost unbe-
lieyable prosperity" for the United
States, All of which must CRATE
harshly upon the ears of Senator Pen
rose and other prophets of woe.
Things are not working out as they
predicted With hard times gone,
what will be their slogan in 1916?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-24
WRECK CREW is PRoFANE

LOttawa Sentinel, Put Sandles paperl
State Auditor Donahey discovered
the auto tag graft He hit it. Sav-
ed Ohio $4,000. Robbers exposed.
Now the Willis Wreck Crew cusses
and damns Donahey. Grafters are
mad clear through, from equator to
poles. The Auditors honesty causes
the wreck crew to use tons of pro-
family. Add extra money to contracts
is one way to get rich. Folks now
know how the G. O. p. used to drag
dollars out Of the public treasury for
campaign funds. Donahey won't
stand for "rake-ofs." The wreck
crew feebly strikes back by saying
that the Auditor works only half the
time. It's lie, Of course. He works
to much. Grafters wish he was sick,
worse, dead. They would love him
if he would take vacation the rest
Of his life. They would pay his car
fare 10000 miles away. Donahey,
Lone Democrat, is the only real pack
age of economy that the microscope
can discover in the State House in
1916.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-24
BEET SUGAR AND TARIFF
TOhio State Journal. Rep.1

lOnlO state journal, Rep.
There was great grief among the
sugar beet ment when the Under
wood tariff law was passed. because
they declared the downfall of their
industry would now come sure-they
couldn't live without tariff and must
go to the wall if the government did
not support them. But the bill was
passed and free sugar was proclaim
ed as the policy of the government,
and yet from that moment, beet su-
gar began to look up and not an in
dustry went overheard. On the 9TH
er hand, there was an increase of
about 80 per cent. in the business in
all its aspects. 1t only shows what
a poor guide apprehension sometimes
is.
And now our tariff situation is to
get a jolt in new direction 1t is
reported that Great Britain intends,
when the war is over, to abandon it's
free trade system and do little pro-
tecting Of its farms and workshops.
1t will necessarily limit our market
abroad seriously and doubtless will
nave some injurious effect upon our
labor question at home. How strange
1t will sound over in England, when
they make tariff speeches, to hold
forth sorrOwful pictures of the pau
per labor of Ameical
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-24
CHARITY CHALLENGED

Organizd charity has been chal-
lenged by Judge Henry Neil of Oak
Park, ILL.,, the originator of Mothers,
pension laws in the United States.
Judge Neil wants some responsible
to debate with him on some such
questions as this:
Resolved, That poverty is a social
disease that can never be relieved nor
cured by begging.
II that form does not suit the char
ity representative, the Judge is will
ing to change it to suit. What he
wants is a chance to prove the fol-
lowing points:
That charity does not relieve pow
erty to any considerable extent.
That poverty increases at a higher
rate than contributions to charity
funds.
That mothers and children are Sc
parated and families broken up sim
ply because OF poverty.
That most of the juvenile crime
and delinquency and physical defects
are caused by child poverty.
That child poverty is one OF the
most expensive luxuries that taxpay-
ers have to pay for.
That organized charity has become
the sixth largest private business in
America.
That it has a closely knit organiza-
ton, similar in purpose and operation
to a political machine.
That so-called schools of philan-
thropy are teaching young men to
conduct loan offices which charge the
poor people as much as 200 per cent.
a year for small loans.
That organized charity has been
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-24
WHY WAS ROOT SILENT THEN .

Ex-senator Roots attack on the
President for not going to war with
Germany because Of the invasion Of
Belgium recalls the most effective
part Of the answer made by Demos
thens to Aeschines in the Grafton on
the Crown.
Aeschines charged Demosthenes
with failure to prepare proper mea-
sures against Philip, and Demosthe-
nes silenced him by saying, in sub
stance: You were there, why did
you not propose better measures? If
you knew Of better measures and did
not propose them you were Unpatriot-
ic; If you did not know of any better
measures then, why do you critize
me now?"
So the President might inquire of
Mr.. Root, If you thought, when Bel
gium was invaded, that we should de-
clare war against Germany, why were
you silent? If you did not THEN
think it was cause for war, why do
you now find fault with me for not
advising ?"-Bryan's Commoner.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-24

and now Is the bitter enemy OF the
mothers pension law and has spent
thousands OF dollars In attempting to
defeat legislation for the benefit of
destitute mothers and children,
That the tendency OF organized
charity is to perpetuate charity and
poverty
That employees of charity societies
are terrorized by tho higher ups"
do not dare speak their minds about
the situation,
That organized charity has no CON
structive social plan,
That il claims and successfully
maintains n monopoly OF begging.
But, one may ask, having proven
all these points, what then? Though
Judge Neil indicts charity with SER
ious oifenses, he fails TO present any
thing TO show that matters would not
be worse without Il, And il he en-
ters a debate unprepared to show q
better method than charity OF deal
ing-not with child poverty alone
but with all poverty he win be in
great danger OF getting the worst OF
IT,
Mothers pensions are not cure
for poverty. They constitute pail
iative only which must be restricted
TO certain class OF poor, lest II break
down.
Judge Neil might make a better
case, If he should lend his effort to
prove but one thing; let him show
what can easily be shown, that power
~ being due TO unjust legislation, the
poor are entitled to help from those
who, through omission or commits
sion, uphold the laws that create po-
verty This help should not be call
ed charity but compensation for in
jury. Thus every man out Of job,
is morally entitled to help from those
who uphold the laws which enable
few TO monopoliZe opportunities and
withhold them. For such help, the
unfortunate owe no thanks whatever
to these contributors who have used
their votes or influence to maintain
poveI ty-Creating conditions.
Should Judge Neil's challenge be
accepted, IL is to be hoped that he
will enter the debate prepared TO
make that fact clear,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-24
FOR RURAL-CREDITS
LEGISLATION

Rural-Credits legislation has been
agitated at every session of Congress
for several years, but for one reason
or another, it always has been side
tracked. A Rural-Credits bill was
considered for weeks during the ear
ly part of the present session by the
Senate Committee on Banking and
Currency, and recently was favOrably
reported to the Senate. Efforts to
delay action upon it ware Immediate
ly put forth. Ohio's senior Senator,
Atlee POmerene, not only favOrs Ru-
ral-Credits legislation, but he favors
it now. When objection was raised
the other day to the consideration of
the pending bill, he expressed his
views on the floor of the Senate in
these words:
'As a member of the general Bank
and Currency Committed have given
a good deal of attention to the con-
sideration of this bill | do not hes
itate to say that there are some pro-
visions of the bill that do not meet
the approval of all members of the
committee; but the general plan
which has been adopted does meet, /
think, the approval of nearly every
member of the Committee There
was considerable difference of Opin-
ion as to certain features of the bill;
but as to those we were almost unan-
OF the opinion that they were
Of such a character that we had bet
ter thrash them out on the floor of
the Senate. l am not welded to any
particular plan; but l am, without
any qualification whatsoever, OF the
opinion that we would make a very
great mistake if we did not AT THIS
OF CONGRESS adopt some
Rural-Credits legislation for the ben
eft Of the great farming interests of
this country"
Senator Pomerene believes the
farming interests have been pTomIs-
ed Rural Credits legislation long
enOugh-and that the time is ripe
for Congress to keep the faith and
act. In other words, he believes that
now is the time for Congress to make
It's performances square with its pro-
misses. His position in this instance
IS in accord with the course he has
followed consistently during the live
years he has represented Ohio in the
Senate