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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-05

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law Of tho Office.
IL. The evidence justifies a finding,
that about the middle OF July, 1912. the
relator voluntarily and Intentionally
moved from Saco to Piscataquis coun-
ty there to give his entire attention
to a new employment, intending to
continue in that employment SO long
as it was open TO him, and was salts
factory to him, and having no filed in
tention to return to Saco to reside at
any definite time. if at all: that he
did not return to Saco to live during
the rest of his term of office and for a
long time thereafter at least:
and that from and after June or July
1912 he was voluntarily personally alb
sent from Saco practically all the time
and was therefore not in a situation to
perform and did not perform any of
the duties of his Office as Judge of said
court, except in one or two instances
Held That the relator ceased to re
side" in Saco, prior to the respondents
appointment, according to the meaning
of that term as used in the Act estab-
fishing the municipal court of Saco
49, When the Judge of local court,
which has two sessions each month for
civil business and is constantly in ses-
: sion for the disposal of criminal mat
tiers, voluntarily removes from the dis
trict where he is required to reside by
the law establishing the court, with
out any fixed intention to return and
reside there, but with the intent to
make an indefinite stay elsewhere carry
ing on other business, and thereby puts
himself in situation which he knows
will prevent his attending to the duties
of the Office and which will. under the
law establishing the office. disqual.fy
him to continue in it, he is presumed to
have intended in so doing to abandon
that office
IA. The conclusion of the court.
therefore, is. that on December 10, 1912.
there was vacancy in the Office Of
Judge of the municipal court of Saco
caused by the abandonment of that Of
flee by the relator, and that the re.
spondent was duly appointed to that Of
flee and commissioned for the term of
four years which term has not yet ex-
pired.
Information dismissed.
] Received Oct 3rd. 1916.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29

Jack johnson has been ordered de-
ported from England. He win go to
Buenos Aires
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
GERMANY's FUTURE CONDUCT
OF SUBMARINE WARFARE
Will Stand by Assurances Given in
Lusitania Case, But Will Treat Arm
ed Merchantmen as sAuxiIiaryCruisers

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Germany, in
a formal note presented by Count Won
Bernstorff to Secretary Lansing today,
retterates assurances regarding the fu-
ture conduct of submarine warfare
given in the Lusitania case; declares
those assurances have not been modi-
fed by the memorandum setting forth
It's intention to treat armed merchant
men Of the entente allies as auxiliary
cruisers after midnight tomorrow, and
attempts to justify the issuance of
the memorandum by presenting evil
dence and assertions designed to prove
that the British government has in
structed merchantmen to use their
armament for purposes of attack in
violation of assurances given to the
United States.
Later it was said at the state depart
ment that while the United States
stood unalterably for the right of mer-
chant ships to carry guns for defense,
1t was not now and never had been
contending that Americans could travel
with immunity on ships having orders
to act extensively. 1t was indicated
that, although Secretary Lansing was
conclusive the allegations of Germany
tions claimed to have been given to
sustained the fact would have an i'm
portant bearing upon the future atti-
tude Of this government. 1t is felt in
high official quarters here that the
question of motive Is the cardinal con-
sideration in determining the difference
between defensive and offensive arm
ament
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
SENATE DEBATING
THE SHIELDS DAM BILL.
Myers Water Power Bill Attached as
an Amendment.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Senators in
terested in legislation for the devel-
opment of water power planned today
to shorten debate on the subject by
attaching as an amendment to teh
Shields dam bill, now UP for passage,
the Myers water power bill. which
has been favorably reported by the
public lands committee.
The Shields bill, which would permit
construction of dams on navigable
rivers for the development of hydro
electric power by private capital, has
been before the senate more than two
weeks
Much of the argument both for and
against the measure applies equally
to the Myers measure, which was in
troduced by Senator Myers as a sub
stitute to the Ferris water power bin
which has passed the house.
Provision is made in the Myers bill
for the leasing of public lands as wa
ter power sites, regulation and con-
troll being left to the Interstate Com
merce commission when the power is
developed in two or more states.
Applicants for leases would have to
comply with requirements of state
laws for obtaining the right to use
the water Fifty per cent. of the re-
turn from such leases would be paid
to the state in which the plant was
located and the other so per cent
would go TO the fund for reclamation
projects in arid states.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
Treaty with Haiti
Ratified by Senate
UNITED STATES WILL ASSUME
A PRoTEcToRArE
TO DEVELOP RESOURCES
VIII Aid Haitien oovernnnspk 70 Ex-
tend Its Agricultural, Mineral and
Commercial Business and Establish >
Solid Basis of Finance.

Washington. Feb. 2s.-The senate
iate today unanimously ratified the
treaty with Haiti under which the
United States assumes a protectoratS
over the turbulent islam drepubIic
tak1ng over control Of its finances and
police guaranteeing its territorial in
tesrity and guaranteeing to deveIor, its
resources. The treaty already has
oeen approved by the Haitien con-
gress and its terms are virtually in
operation under the eye of a Erona
American marine expedition.
Treaty Negotiated Last Year
This treaty was negotiated last vaa,
with the d'Artiguenave government
set up after marines and bluejackets
unoer Read Admiral Caperton had put
down the revolution which oyerthrew
PRESIDENT Vilbrum GuillauIne. During
tne preceding years Haiti had seen
eight president deposed and most of
them murdered or exiled. Guillauus
was dragged from the French Iega-
Continued on Page SKI
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
AN UNPUBLISHED MILITARY
HYMN COMPOSED BY LISZT
Suggestion That Music be Set to
Words and Sung in German
Trenches

New York, Feb. 2S.-A manuscript
containing what is declared to be an
unpublished military hymn composed
by Liszt in Rome in 1876, together
with a suggestion that the music be
set to words and sung in the German
trenches, has been forwarded to the
German government by Ambassador
Won Bernstorff, according to a letter
from the ambassador made public here
today by Carl V. Lachmund, of Yon-
kers, N. Y, who was one of Liszt's
pupils.
Mr.. Lachmund said that while he
was studying under the composer
years ago the latter's secretary turn
ed over to him wastebasket of dis
-carded manuscripts. In examining
them recently he found the hymn on
the back of one of the sheets and sent
it to Ambassador Won Bernstorff with
the suggestion that it be made a Ger
man army hymn. This composition,
according to Mr.. Lachmund contained
no text except the words "Kaiser Will
helm intended for the first measures
He described it as characteristic of
the German military fanfare spirit.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
Explosion of Five
Cases ofDynamite
KILLS TWO WOMEN AT MAPLE.
WOOD, MO.
MANY PERSONS INJURED
Thirty Houses Were Demolished and
Many Others Damaged-ExpIosiVe
Was For Use In Sewer Construction
WorE-cause of Explosion Unknown.

st. Louis, Feb. 2s.-Two women are
known to have been killed and many
persons injured. seven seriously, when
five cases of dynamite stored in a
small building for use in sewer con-
struction work exploded late today at
Maplewood, a suburb of 5000 peo-
pie, southwest of st. Louis.
Thirty houses were demolished and
many others damaged.
Searching For More Bodies.
Tonight searching parties were
searching for more bodies which it
was feared had been buried n the
wreckage.
The identified dead are. q.
Miss Effie Barnett and Mrs Mag
gle Evans.
Cause of Explosion Not Learned.
First reports of the explosion re-
suited in appalling loss of life. Ambu-
lances and patrol wagons in st. Louis
and fire companies were rushed to
Maplewood. The cause of the explo-
sion has not been learned.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
FURTHER FREIGHT EMBARGoEs
BY THE NEW HAVEN ROAD.
Because Freight is Accommodating
Faster Thant 1t Can Be UnIoaded.

New York, Feb. 2s.-Furtrer freight
embargoes were announced here to-
night by the New Pork, New Haven
and Hartford railroad. This action
was taken, it was. said, because of the
accumulation of freight on the rail-
roads lines faster than it can be un-
loaded.
The new order effective at midnight
tonight, is against speIter, copper, hide
leather. iron or steel construction ma
terial. cement, wall plaster, stone, lime,
brick, lumber, terra Gotta and tile
from all New York city points and
from Boston, also against all freight
for hghterage delivery in New York
harbor and against all shipments to
the Merchants and Miners Transpor-
tation company at Providence ana
Boston. The ernbargoes are not ap-
plicable to local business between
points on the New Haven, except for
the goods mentioned.
Livestock, perishable freight, food
stuffs for human consumption, feed
for livestock, news print paper for do
rnestic use, charcoal, fuel oil and gas
oline in tank cars are excepted from
the order.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
Attempt to Steal a
Million Currency
WAS MADE SATURDAY MORNING
ON A NEW YORK FERRY
THE THIEF HAD KEYS
Got Away With Four Valuable
Packages from U. s. Mail Auto
mobile Truck-One of the Stolen
Packages Contained 100000.

New York, Feb. 2S.-The theft of
four valuable registered packages
from a United States mail automobile
truck, in what appears to have been
an attempt to steal at least 81, 900, 900
in currency consigned to New York
bankers, became known today
Packages Stolen From Mail Pouches.
The robbery occurred Saturday
morning when the truck was entered
while it was on a ferry bound from
the Central of New Jersey Railroad
station at Cummun:paw, n. J., to Lib
erty street, New York. The packages
were stolen from mail pouches, three
of which were from Washington and
one from Baltimore.
Postofice inspectors admitted that
other pouches containing currency
consigned to New York. banks were on
the truck and while processing jgnor-
ance. Of the amount, said that such
consignments frequently ran as high
as s1,000.G00 and over. II is believed
that this was the booty soIght-
Stolen Package Contained $4,000
According to unofficial reports, one
Of the stolen Washington packages
contained 100000. Postoffice inspec-
tors asserted they would be unable 20
make known the exact loss until they
heard from the Washington and Bal
timore senders of the packages.
Arrests Are Expected.
The robbery, the inspectors said,
both to the mail truck and the pouches
No damage was done to the lock on
the truck and the rif1ed pouches
reached the postoff1ce unchanged.
The inspectors announced expectation
of arrests in a few days
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29

The tide of battle around Verdun
has not apparently flowed in favor
of either side. While the Germans
claim further advances, the French
are equally emphatic in their claim
of having checked the attacks of the
masses of German infantry sent
against them.
Fort Douaumont in Ruins.
Fort Douaumont has fallen to the
Germans, but is reported to be in
ruins. Around this position the most
desperate fighting of the battle has
been going on since Friday. Here
French counter-attacks were delivered
the German detachments were driven
back and enc regiment is almost en-
circled. West of this fort. in hand
to-hand encounter, the French have
elected the Germans from a small re-
doubt which they had captured.
Throughout the entire sector of YER
dun, except on the western bank of
the Meuse river, where the German
bombardment has slackened some
what, the artillery duels are still of
vast proportions. To the southeast
the French at Fresnes in the Woevre
region, have put down two German
attacks against that town, but the
Germans have inaugurated an irnpor-
tant movement in the Champagne dis
trict. where by surprise attack they
succeeded in entering French ad-
vanced positions of a supporting
trench over a front of nearly a mile,
capturing more than a thousand men,
Notwithstanding the fresh reserves
which the French have thrown into
the fray at Fort Douaumont, the Ger
man war office declares that their ef-
forts have been fruitless and that the
Germans have advanced their lines to-
ward Bras and Vacherauville. 1t is
also claimed that the Germans have
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
CALLS FOR DESTRUCTION OF
SHIPS BOUND FOR ENGLAND
George Bernhard Would Sink All
Armed or Unarmed.

Berlin, via London Feb. 2S, ro.55 D.
m.-George Bernhard in a leading ar
ticle In the Vossische Zeitung calls for
tne destruction Of all ships bound for
england, whether armed or not. He
points to the seizure by Portugal OF
German ships, which he says Will
probably be used under the Portu-
guese flag to carry foodstuffs to Eng
land.
The writer fears also that manV
German ships lying in South Ameri-
can harbors may eventually be en-
ployed for the same purpose and asks.
Shall we then let these ships quiet
" pass, which as unarmed English
merchantmen cross the ocean? We
shall have to do so II we hold to tha
phantom Of torpedoing only armed
merchantmen and of sparing neurra
ships in all circumstances"
Herr Bernhard thinks that wal
should be carried out not against Ger.
tain categorfes of British ships, but
against British commerce on the seas
and declares that the new subma-
r1ne campaign is the only pernissibIe
measure of reprisal against Eng
lands breach Of International law"
Ii this does not accomplish the object.
which is to prevent the provisioning
OF England, he adds. "a death blow
can be dealt England only fr we di-
rect request to all neutral states to
be kind enough to keep out of English
coastal waters for a specified time
since, otherwise, we cannot assume re-
sponsibility for their ship losses"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
PROF. ROSCOE POUND AS
DEAN OF HARVARD LAW.
Understood That Board of Overseas
Has Selected Him.

Boston, Feb. est was understood
tonight that Professor Roscoe Pound
was selected as dean of the Harvard
Law school by the board of overseers
of Harvard university at meeting
here today. No formal statement
was made, however, as the board gen.
orally delays its official announce
ments of appointments for several
days.
The new appointee will succeed
Professor Austin w. Scott, who has
been acting dean since the death a few
months ago of Dean Ezra r. Thayer
Professor Pound, who is now a pro-
fessor at the Harvard Law school, is
q graduate of the University or Me-
braska and the Harvard Law school
He was dean of the law department
OF the Nebraska institution for four
years and has served on the faculties
Of Northwestern university and the
University of Chicago.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
BIG INCREASE IN COST
OF MARINE INSURANCE
Caused by Recent Sinking of Ships by
Floating Mines.

London, Feb. IS, 420 p. m The
recent heavy losses in shipping, espe-
cially during the week end, from float
ing mines and other causes, have re-
suited in a stiffening of insurance
rates. Underwriters last week quoted
rates on shipping to the continent
which were almost prohibitive. To-
days figures for East Coast traffic
show an increase from 10 shillings to
20 shillings per cent.
Insurance for Mediterranean and
other voyages have not changed great
ly, although there is more hesitation
than heretofore in accepting risks. This
is probably due to the fear of fresh
submarine activity beginning March 1,
when the German and Austrian decree
concerning treatment of armed mer-
chantmen as warships takes effect.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
CHEMICAL PLANT
BLOWN UP AT WOBURN
Tri- Nitro oiuol, Most Powerful Ex-
pIosfve Used in Munitions,

T. Building Of the New England
Chemical company blew up with a
terrific explosion early today. The
Tri- Nitro-Toluol stored in that sec
ton of the great chemical plant is
said to be one Of the most powerful
explosives used in the manufacture
of war munitions.
The plant was located in a remote
section of north Woburn away from
the residential quarter but nineteen
other buildings in which heavy war
orders were filled were located near
by Among these structures were
those of the Merrimack Chemical Co.
So great was the confusion immedi-
ately following the explosion that it
was not known whether there was any
loss of life.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
HENRY JAMES, NOVELIST,
is DEAD IN LONDON
Was Born an American, But Died Z
British Subject.

London, Feb. %. 1915 p. m-Henry
James, the novelist, died today.
Henry James was born an American,
but died British subject. In July,
1915, he took the oath of allegiance to
the crown, explaining that he had lived
and worked in England for 40 years
and had developed such an attachment
for the country and sympathy with it's
people that he desired to throw his
moral weight and personal allegiance
into the British cause in the European
war.
The distinguished novelist, critic and
playwright was born in New York
April Is, 1843. His father, Henry
James, Sr., was noted as a writer on
ethics and religion, and his younger
brother, William, was later to become
distinguished as a psychologist. The
family was possessed of an ample for
tune, the foundation of which was laid
by the novelist's grandfather, of
Scotch-Irish descent, who migrated
from Ulster soon after the Revolution
ary war and became a successful mer-
chant at Albany, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
JEAN cRoNEs WAS IN
WASHINGTON FEB. 10
When Gov. Dunno Was Guest at An
nunciation Club Dinner.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Jean Crones,
wanted in connection with the whole
sale poisoning at the dinner given
Archbishop Mundnlsin of Chicago, on
Feb. 10, was in this city Feb. Is, when
Governor Edward F. Dunno of Illi-
nois was the guest of homer at the An
nunciation Club dinner according to a
statement by the police today. Crones
endeavored to speak with Governor
Dunno while the latter was attending
q private dinner at a local hotel but
was prevented from doing so by de-
tectives. He said he came on the same
train from Erie with the governor,
and showed a group picture taken at
the New York Central railroad station
in which he stood close to the gov
ernor. The picture was published in
local paper and the police say it is
that of the anarchist. The identifi-
cation was made today upon receipt
of Crones' picture from Chicago.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29

entirely expelled the French from the
Meuse peninsula, southward from
Amogneux and west of VacherauV1lle.
On the Russian Front.
On the Russian front around Fried
richstadt and Illoukst there has been
heavy artillery, machine gun and rife
fire. In Galicia the Russians repulsed
an attempt by the Austro- -Bulgarians
to capture trenches on the middle
Stripa river.
The Austrians, according to Vienna,
have put down with sanguinary losses
an Italian attack against positions on
both sides of Monte San Michele and
east of AzZo and also destroyed an
Italian trench on the Goriza bridge
head.
The Russians are still operating
successfully against the Turks who
fed from Erzerum and the Ottoman
forces in the Persian battle zone. Far
ther south, in Mesopotamia, a bonn
bardment by the British of Turkish
camp on the left bank of the Tigris
river resulted in heavy casualties to
the Turks.
British Fighting Tribesmen.
Further details of the fighting be-
tween the British and tribesmen off,
cered by Turks in western Egypt,
show that the leader of the tribes
men, Nuri Bey, a brother of the Turk
ish war minister, was killed and his
principal subordinate wounded and
that the tribesmen left large numbers
of dead and wounded on the field as
their main forces fled.
The Italian hospital ship Marechiaro
has been sunk in the Adriatic sea off
the coast of Albania. 1t is believed
the vessel struck an Austrian mine.
While the extent of the casualties has
not become known it is reported that
they were numerous.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
MORE APPEALS RECEIVED
FROM FLOOD SUFFERERS,
Water Slowly Rising in Some of the
Louisiana Parishes.

Natchez, Miss, Feb. 28.-More ap-
peals for aid were received tonight by
the Natchez relief committee from
flood sufferers along the Black river,
in the district back of Newellton and
from the Deer Park section. The
Natchez relief committee has only a
small quantity of food on hand, but it
will be furnished the food sufferers If
boats can be obtained for it's trans
portation. At present no boats of
shallow draught are available.
Water tonight was reported slowly
rising in all parts of Concordia parish
and the lowlands of Catahoula parish.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
TWO MEN BURNED TO DEATH
AT EAST MIILLINocKET, ME-
While Sleeping in a BuiIding-Over-
heated Stove Caused Fire,

East Millinocket, Me-, Feb. 2S.-Two
men Were burned to death today while
sleeping in building owned by Domi-
nize Moscons mad used as a provision
store. One was William Christian, aged
"a, and unmarried. The identity of
the other at first was unknown. The
fire, supposed to have been started by
an overheated stove. burned the build
ing and its contents with a loss esti-
mated at $4,000. An investigation Of
the circumstances Of the fire was be-
gun.
The second body was later identified
as that of Robert Botta Vellica, aged
% and single. 1t was found in a. bed
in the second story. The body OF
Christian, employed as a clerk in the
store. was found near the stove
Ralph di GIOVANNI, who had attended
a christening party in the neighbor-
hood, and who was spending the night
with the other two, escaped by jump
ing from the second story, although
nearly overcome by smoke. He was
not injured. He said he did not see the
other men,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
MAJOR LEONARD o. WOOD
CRiTICIzES STATE MILITIA
Asserts it Could Never be a Success
in Case of War.

New York, Feb. 2s.-Major Leonard
Q. Wood, U. S. A, in command of the
Department of the East, in speaking
here tonight before 200 members of
engineering societies, criticized the
state militia of the United States and
said that its organization could never
be a success in case of war. In his
opinion the attempt to create a new
standing army from the militia would
be unsuccessful and he intimated he
would rather wait for the organization
of volunteer force
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
PosToFFIcE APPROPRIATION
BILL PASSED IN HOUSE
1921 900 600 to Operate Postal Sys-
tenn the Coming Year.

Washington, Feb. 28.-Over bitter
and persistent opposition the house
tonight passed the annual post office
appreciation bill with it's rovisions for
substituting a space basis for the
present weight system of paying rail-
roads for carrying mails and prohibit
ing any increase in the existing limit
of fifty pounds on parcel post pack
ages. The measure carries appropri-
ations aggregating 1921. ZOO, 900 to op-
crate the postal system during the
coming year.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
CONFERENCE OF SOFT COAL
OPERATORS AND MINERS
Western Pennsylvania and Indiana
Companies Holding Out.

New York, Feb. 2s.-Little progress
was made today by the soft coal op-
orators and miners of the central COM
petitive fields towards reaching an
agreement on basic rates for mine run
coal the companies from western
Pennsylvania and Indiana holding out
for lower prices. The entire day
was taken up with the consideration
Of the mine run rates in those two
states in the hope of reaching a de-
cision, but action went over until to-
morrow.
The fact that no substantial pro-
gress was made has led some of the
miners and operators to believe that
an. agreement on new scale may not
be. reached this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-29
Movements Of steamshius.

Liverpool, Feb. 2s.-Arrived, steam
ers St Paul, New York; Orduna, New
York
Gibraltar, Feb. 22.-Sailed, steamer
Ioanninnia (from Piraeus), New York
New York, Feb. 2S.-Sailed, steamer
Espagne, Bordeaux.
New York, Feb. 2S.-sailed, ssetmer
Tuscania, Glasgow.
Bordeaux, Feb. 23-Arrived, steamer
La Touraine, New York.
Barcelona, Feb. 21.-Arrived, steam
er Montserrat, New York
Genoa, Feb. 15.-Arrived, steamer
America, New York.