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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-13
FIX RICHARD WITH Tempting
BAIT WANTS TO BACK CONTEST
OF WILLARD And FRANK MORAN

work. Jan. 12.-Jesse Willard,
w. w., heavyweight champion, and
EV''. Moran were today offered a
pan" - "a. 600 for d 10-round bout,
r~'s o;son. in this city on Friday,
90 Tex Richard, promoter Of
NAt 1asries- johnson battle at Reno,
.as 1nlv T. 1910, is the hacker Of the
N,. although sam McCracken, a
co- man ana personal friend of
ra lIr is named in the articles as
he promoter,
Both Men Willing
THAR Nulard nor Moran has yet
articles Of agreement, although
have signjtied their willingness
VV"' an. tre terms offered by Richard
" oh N,Cracken. According to the
.rsct willard is to receive $4,000
mr. cent. of the receipts of
~ r,oyirc pictures taken. Moran is
'n s,5 o0o. Willard also is to re-
~'' bonus Of $1,000 for signing the
f .,,ct Moran's share of the picture
"n.s and bonus. if any. is not
stated.
Articles Sent Willard
Tho artici,- of agreement are on
cav to chicago for Wizards APP
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gers presence in the machine but the
court allowed it to go in. On cross-ex-
animation she said she was employed
as DR.. Mohr's housekeeper at Newport
Tor that week as substitute for Miss
Martha Wilson. Witness was in Prov
ldence that night to get some clothes
ut her home, she said
Miss Burger admitted she was a
close friend of DR.. Mohr--that he had
come to her home nearly every day for
nVe years. Witness said she had a
oiack eye that night, but was unable
TO account for it. Heals assisted her
10 the side Of the road after she was
shot.
she was unable to remember many
thlngs because of her weakened condi-
tion. Even today she was not strong
ana the court extended the adjournment
tl1ne to allow her to complete her tes-
tlnony in one sitting.
IN view of the states coming statemene
that it would endeavor to prove jealousy
as one of Mrs. Mohr's motives. the
court, over the objection of the prosecu-
ton, allowed counsel in cross-examin,-
ton to ask Miss Burger if she had not
visited various hotels in this state and
Massachusetts with Dr. Mohr and she
admitted this to be true.
Although Miss Burger had not finished
at o'clock, adjournment was taken till
80 L. NJ
MISS Burger resumed her testimony at
the opening of the afternoon session. At
torhey cushing asked permission to re-
can Miss Burger later if the state sub
mltted certain letter written by Mrs.
Mohr to the witness brother-in-law urs-
ing him to persuade Miss Burger to keep
away from DR. Mohr. Judge Stearns
ruled that all the cross-eXamnation he
done now and that she could be recalled
If Justice required
MISS burger denied having gone to
New York with DIR. Mohr but admitted
gong shopping with him in Boston once
She said she walked along the Newpor.
beach two or three times with him on
Sunday afternoons
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-13

Chicago, Jan. 12.-Most Of the mem
bers of the Progressive national COM
mittee and party leaders left for their
homes today after deciding last night
to hold the national convention in
Chicago on June Z, concurrently with
the Republican national convention.
After the completion of the work of
the committee, many of the leaders
expressed the opinion that the way
had been opened for a common lead
ership of the Progressive and Repub-
lican parties. In the declaration of
principles which was adopted without
dissenting vote, the belief was ex-
pressed that the surest way to secure
for the country a suitable leader will
be "by having both Progressive and
Republican parties choose the same
standard bearer and the same prin-
ciples.'
Continuing the declaration says:
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GEO. ". newman
and T,B, HOLMES
FROM kEENE, n. H.

keene, ~ H., Jan. 12.-Among the vic
tins of the Mexican bandits was George
W. Newman of this city. Thomas b
Holmes. the only American to escape the
slaughter and who conveyed the news
to the outside world, is also a keene
resident.
Holmes is son of Judge and Mrs. L.
w. Holmes of this city. He is a grad
uate of the keene High school. also OF
the mining department of the Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology. His wife
and year-old child are now in FL Paso.
Mrs. Holmes is a granddaughter of Den
man Thompson, the famous actor and
playwright.
Upon receipt of the news, Judge Holmes
made every endeavor to get into touch
with his son. He wired his daughter-in.
law at FL Paso and last night she an
swered that she believed him safe.
Newman, who was killed, according to
the report, is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. D.
w. Newman, 40 Union street. He gradu.
ated from the High school in '9S and in
'O2 completed an engineering course in
Dartmouth. While in school he was
prominent in athletics, especially in bias.
ketball. Newman is survived by a wild
ow and child.
Today Newman's father was making
frantic efforts to get into touch with
some Of his sons friends along the Dor
der in the hope that he escaped or, In
case he is dead, to have them recover
the body
Both men were engaged in mining op-
erations.
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PROCRESSINES Leave FOR THEIR 4.
HOMES after THE CONVENTION
DATE SELECTED--PERkINS' VIEW

IF the Republican convention. Is
responsive to the patriotic spirit that
brought the Republican party into be-
ing and that made it dominant for
half century; if it meets this crisis
in the spirit of broad patriotism that
rises above partisanship, the effort for
common leadership will be success
full"
Addressing the conference Of party
leaders, George w. Perkins, chairman
Of the executive committee. said:
I'VE are all hoping that both parties
will agree on somebody and the can
didate need not necessarily be Col.
Roosevelt"
Before leaving for New York this
afternoon, George w. Perkins, chair
man Of the Progressive National COM
mittee, engaged the Auditorium thea
ire, which has seating capacity Of
1000 for the party's national conven-
ton to be held here June Z.
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to the House the fullest details re-
garding the dealings Of this govern
ment with Carranza. Et
Other members planned to bring the
subject before the House during the
day if possible Defence Of the admin
istration's Mexican policy as well as
attacks upon it were promised.
There was no discussion whatever on
the Sherman resolution and it went
to the foreign relations committee.
Telegram from Judge Holmes
Senator Gallinger read to the Senate
a telegram from Judge l.. w. Holmes
Of Keene, N. H., urging him to do all
he could to locate his son. Thomas B.
Holmes, survivor of the killing.
my son, Thomas 3. Holmes" read
the telegram" is sole survivor OF re-
cent Mexican outrage. Please do ev-
erything possible to locate him."
Il simply read this message" said
Senator Gallinger, ito show that the
recent horrible outrage committed in
Mexico is worthy of the attention not
only of the Congress of the United
States, but the executive department
of he United States as WELL"
Borah Takes Floor
Senator Borah took the floor, dis
claiming, as did Senator Gallinger,
that he spoke for his party.
There is no reason at this time, why
the American people should not let the
sentiment on this question be known"
he declared.
To-day we are told II American citi-
Zens have been shot to death. Fortu-
nately it was impossible to smother
this incident. 1t is only part Of the
story, for much of what has happened
south OF the border, has been smOth-
cred.
IF the i'd was just taken off at the
people could see the, REPORTS Of the
Brazilian minister on the killing Of
American citizens and the insult to the
American flag, it would not take them
long to decide what they wanted to do.
Shall We wait longer? For one I would
demand protection for Americans from
Carranza and if he did not give as
surance of protection in a way that
would leave no doubt as to it's. being
carried out, l would intervene"
Senator Stone
Party politics has no place in con-
sideration of a case of this character"
replied Senator Stone. THE men who
committed this crime should be hunt
cd down and punished as they deserve
with DEATH
There is not a senator here, not a
risht-thinking man in America, but
VINO hopes and prays that this serious
question may be solved without re-
sort to arms said he. THE Presi-
dent of the United States believes that
the hour is approaching when this
Mexican problem will be solved, and l
feel that we all as American senators
should give him our support at this
time to see whether the experiment in
Mexico will be disappointing"
Il will undertake to say" continued
Senator Stone, that the President of the
United States will do everything he can
to protect the people, and everything he
can to insure the punishment of those
who committed the crime.
If Carranza proves himself inefficient
to punish the criminals and to insure
safety, l think with the senator from
Idaho (Mr. Borah) that there is only one
thing to do, and that is to go down there
armed and Intervene
The. debate ended when Senator Lippitt
insisted upon taking upS the Philippine
bill, the regular order of business.
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SERBIANS SENT
INTO GERMANY
TO BEGIN WORK

Paris, Jan. 12.-Jules Rateau. corre-
spondent at Saloniki Of the Echo De
Paris. telegraphs that number of
Serbian refugees went to him and ex-
hibited letters from relatives who had
tiers, he says, state that the Germans
have sent into Germany men. women,
youths and girls from Serbian villages,
informing them that they would be
obliged to work in factories and fields.
According to the despatch only old per-
sons now remain in Serbia
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zEPPEL|NS NO LONGER MENACE
OR TERR0RIzE | 0ND0NERS
SINCE ELABORATE DEFENCE

New York, Jan. 12-Twelve attempted
raids on London by zeppelins during De-
cember were repulsed by the British,
chiefly through large fleets of aeroplanes,
and three of the German aircraft were
destroyed or captured, according to Dr..
w. H. Vincent of the Colonial Medical
Corps. who arrived today on the Amerl-
can liner Philadelphia.
THE real reason Zeppelins have not
been able to lombard London or its sub
urbs since Oct. IA last" said DR.. Vincent.
''is because the British have established
an elaborate and efficient defence against
the German air raiders. During the
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| IS feet away. The coach cut off my view
| so / could not see how many bandits
there were. The depth of the cut on the
side near Santa Ysabel river at that point
was about two feet On the other side it
! was much greater. To the rear of the
| train was an embankment declined to-
ward the river
| Watson, after getting off, ran to-
! wards the river MacHatton and | fol-
lowed. MacHatton fell. l do not know
! whether he was killed then or tripped.
| Watson kept running and they were
still shooting at him when I turned
and ran down grade, where | fell in
some brush, probably 100 feet from the
rear of the train. ! lay there perfectly
! quiet and looked around and could see
! the MeXicans shooting in the direction
| in which Watson was running. / saw
| they We're not shooting at me and.
thinking they believed me- already
| dead, | took a chance and crawled into
| some thicker bushes. l crawled through
| the bushes until reached the bank Of
the stream I then made my way to a
| point probably 100 yards from the
train. There I lay under the bank for
ItElI al nOuT anu UedEu SIlOlS ny ones,
twoss ana threes. l did not hear any
sort of sroans or yelis or cries from
| our Americans. Then l continued far
Their under the bank, Wading the stream
part of the time until ! reached a
point probably 200 yards from the
train.
There l remained half or three
quarters OF an hour. Later after going
| to several ranches and picking my way
cautiously for several miles met with
an unknown Mexican who directed me
to Chihuahua City. I reached Chihua-
hua City Tuesday morning at about
100. The foregoing facts are Of my
personal knowledge"
The previous stories of the foreign
ers being lined up naked and shot was
not confirmed by the version given by
Holmes. Mexican passengers arriving
| today from Chihuahua City were re-
sponsibe for the statement that Lopez
was the leader. of the bandits. All the
property of the Americans except one
hand bag was taken, they said and the
car riddled with bullets.
To Demand Protection.
A mass meeting TO DE held this AFTER
| noon to demand protection for Ameri-
cans in Mexican territory was pos tpon-
ed when it was learned the funeral train
! bringing the body of the victims to the
body would not arrive before midnight
The meeting will be held tomorrow, it
was said.
The name of Thomas johnson late to-
day was added to the list Of victims,
making the total death list 49, The
name of Joseph Enders of Hayden,
Ariz., was substituted for that of J.
Adams.
Reports Of those arriving from Chi
huahua today were that the body OF
each victim bears a bullet wound in
the forehead in addition to other
wounds. 1t was said that the head Of
c. r. Watson was completely blown or
Oficials Of the Mexican Northwestern
Railroad said that the Carranza gov
eminent was not attempting to protect
the MADEIRA Co.'S. property at MADEIRA
and Parson. 1t was alleged that a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-13
FIFTH EXPLOSION IN TWO DAYS
OCCURS WEDNESDAY IN POWDER
PLANTS OF THE DUPONT COMPANY

Wilmington, Del, Jan. 12.-The fifth
explosion in two days at the DUPONT
Powder plants in this vicinity, occur
red last night in the Hagley yards Of
the company on the outskirts Of the
city. A small wheel mill blew up, but
beyond destroying the building and
about ton of powder, no damage was
done. There were no casualties.
The fourth explosion occurred late
yesterday afternoon at the smokeless
powder plant at Carneys Point. n. j.,
across the Delaware river, from Will
mington. Thirteen tons of powder
went off without injuring anyone.
Last Sunday night there was a blast
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-13

sick. Sophomore, sprained leg: John
Hill, Freshman, decorations. The. 9TH
ers suffered from shock and exhaus-
ton. -
immediately after the news Of the
tragic. ending of the bowl fight reach
ed police Headquarters detail of the
murder squad was sent to the uni
versity to arrest material witnesses
Of the affair and they win appear be.
fore the coroner when the inquest in
to Lison's death is made. The fight
was one of the fiercest held in years
and Lison's death was the first fatal
ity in the long list Of bowl fights since
1870. although there have been men
injured in these contests. g.
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FRENCH TROOPS | and ON CREEK
ISLAND TO PREP ARE SERBIANS FOR
FURTHER PARTICIPATION IN war

London. Jan. PA Rome dispatch to
advices report that a French warship
landed a detachment of troops on Tues
day evening in order to prepare for the
arrival of Serbian troops.
French soldiers occupied the Achilleion,
on which the Fl ench flag was hoisted.
The occupation Of Corfu, says the ad-
vices from Athens, is repetition of
what has happened on other Greek isl
ands. The matter has been taken under
consideration by the Greek cabinet and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-13
STUDENT KILLED
IN ANNUAL BOWL
FIGHT AT u. OF p.

Philadelphia. Jan. 12.-One student
was killed and six others were injured
in the annual bowl fight today be-
tween the Freshmen and Sophomore
classes Of the University Of Pennsyl-
vanfa which was won by the first year
men. The young man who lost his life
was William Lison. II years old, Of
Elizabeth. N. J. The most seriously
injured, Gordon Smyth, Sophomore.
conclusion Of the brain; Arthur Esq
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a protest against the occupation Of Cor
fu was being formulated which is expect
ed to be more energetic than previous
protests sent to the Entente powers.
1t is understood that the landing Of
French troops is preparatory to the
transference there of portion OF the
Serbian army for the purpose Of rest and
refitting.
The Achilleion was erected in 1890 for
the Empress Elizabeth of Austria. The
villa was purchased in 1907 by the Ger
man Emperor.
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month of December there were II sepa-
rate attempts by Zeppelins to reach Lon
don. But in no case were the German
dirigibles able to reach even the out
skirts of London. la
"Three Zeppelins, to my knowledge
were destroyed during December b. Brit
ish defenders. One of the big dirigibles
was brought down by shots from a war
ship anchored in an English harbor; the
other two were destroyed by British aero
planes. The general opinion among mill
tary men In England is that London Is
now virtually safe from further Zeppelin
attacks"
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WEST GARDINER

SPEARS CORNER-The class for
Bible study met Tuesday evening with
Miss Ellen Howard, 20 being present.
Many good thoughts were taken from
the lesson. hymns sung and pleasant
evening passed. The next meeting will
be with Mrs. vern Swift. 173 Highland
avenue. Gardiner. The subject will be
Jesus the Man of Prayer" -..ty
A prayer meeting will be held Sat
urday evening, Jan. Is at the home Of
Mrs. Emeline Douglas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-13

at Carney's Point, which killed three
men and on Monday there was an ex-
plosion at the Hagley yards and an
other at Carney's Point. q
1.-THE large number of explosions at
this time said a representative of
the company" is undoubtedly due to
the fact that the company's force is
100 times .as great as when the Eu-
ropean war broke out and there is
much more work to be done. 1t is also
a fact that nearly all Of the orders are
hurried and it is also true that some
OF the operatives have not been at the
business long enough to acquire the
experience of many of the older men,"
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MURRAY CROSSETTE
AT HOME OF FATHER

Chicago, Jan. 12-Murray Crossette,
who was first reported killed in the Mex
lean massacre, is i'll at the home of his
father H. c. Crossette, in Hinsdale ILL.,
He came here from San Antonio a week
ago He was unable to see callers today,
but his father talking for him said he
had been greatly shocked by the news
of the tragedy.
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SCHMIDT SENTENCED TO LIFE
IMPRISONMENT --STAY GRANTED
TO Give Time TO PERFECT APPEAL

Los Angeles, CAL Jan. 12.-Matthew
A. Schmidt. convicted of murder two
weeks ago in connection with the dy-
namiting of the Times building five
years ago, was sentenced today to life
Imprisonment in. San Quentin prison.
A stay of execution was granted
Schmidt until Jan. "a to give his at
torneys time to perfect an appeal.
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Asked if he had anything to say be-
fore sentence was pronounced, Schmidt
read statement denying any connec-
ton with the Times explosion.
The court announced that the trial
'of David Captain, indicted with
Schmidt, would be set for trial Jan.
"a. .~
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BART KRAMER A
RANCHmAN WAS
BANDIT VICTIM

FL Paso. Texas, JAM 12.-Bart Kra-
mer, .son of a ranchman in the Guer-
rero district, about 100 miles from the
scene of the recent massacre Of for
eigners, also has been killed by band
it's according to word tonight from
the MADEIRA Lumber Co., employees at
MADEIRA, Chihuahua.
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A London. railroad station has been
equipped with penny-in- the-slot ma
chimes to sell tickets to persons who
wish to accompany friends to trains. :
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-13

The Royal Astronomical Society has
Just had its charter amended so that
women are eligible for election as fell
lows and associates,
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troop train carrying 40 men was sent
out from Juarez to protect these prop
critics at $50 yesterday and returned
at $50 p. NJ. The train was still IN
the yards late today. ~,.
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inc d. ,.,.....,,.,, for \yu1ard,S on
:..'I way ~
,,o,,D r.cD
llL
-, I,ao One,
t"'i'it'
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aerF ;, '''''. ,u,. ,.s ,,o er.t
Bidders i''. ,ti, ,,ros.nntinn wha,,
ataess ''''' o-n ..ciool, -. ,osti-
l-t' CON- t,,, .,,,,,.,, w, y, tbo
,ri Il. -" ....... hon, s a o'clock on
aas oi '''' 49,. 81 ,.,5 while N. was
r ''-''' .,'..'. ,,...uir.,i,,n road in Bar
HV'''''7
''..,Y ..,f tntt George w. Heals.
a.,.. # Tia. automobile at the side
r,..,v.... stopped him and told
.t.,t had been a hold-up. A young
imam Miss Em,iy q. Burger. lay in the
ass u,.rla. .trEdrcutly wounded, de-
Isl, Ajr iAat,,, No shots were heard
t.u 49, lc approached. Or. Mohr
...ec. to he seriously wounded.
NJ ,lsic, stated he persuaded Heals
,5se The wounded physician to the
'''
A., p,raar !, A,o+her Car
-,... ,,l..,. 80 ,,,a ,o.,,;.,,
....., ,.,,nos. s.;d
.f.r r,r Nnh,. c,.. ,,s
'...f.. ....,......+.,,., between two e,ac-
60 ,,l,s an. rs tbe darkest snot on
... -,.: AIR rr..fee declared
a. .r.,s-e>..i....tt!en Mr.. Chafee adj
ri,.el that WASHINGTON road is a much
f-..gqa,td highway ia the summer and
re-, vi.le lie w.t., there on this night
=. +, . OFT n.a...jI,s came up.
!sssagca IL lay approximate time of
~e Siaot!ng had not been fixed by tes-
a-aaN the Prosecuting attorney was
II '''e' a""r tsr rules cf evidence
-1 a'"'aS "' Mr. 'hafec what tiea-
IS itr .c.'T:i 'i-lAl'eur for i)r. Mohr.
.- '' '''"' "' Vie "sht IN question,
81 l''V '"''t t'''ii"S |" fecan the
7'S d. ''r ''.'F ~ '''e murder has
7''' '' ''''ei "i''ies9es'
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sr5 frr,b,. 4.., VIZ. ,,,
~.,r,n, t,,,,, t..,,l. ,,:,, 49,,
AF'a She saii HAT Heals told her
49, '''''' vi" ''''i III the rear seat
"1'''''''''+''' w 'tfleSS FOUND Dr.
4'@ AA''i.N'i"HS- Sh" attended him
I. * va! '' ''' hospital.
'V@ ti"-''SS "a% MACE owing TO
''''~e'"''" '.iil" h"ln& taken up by
.o'lsT' ID discrimination in an
F'Vt 'o sh"H thai the highway on
lash i''F ii"I"eF was committed, is
1''''' ''"FfieN 'ha not as dark as the
"''o' 'i'"iiii'tS 1" prove.
''''s A"re'f was conscious ana
Y'F'U''s' 'e't'ii'd Miss Cross. but did
|'' nay tllHthiNG l" her as TO what had
,fipvI'e0' TN" wounded woman re-
'asea To give her name to Miss Cross.
u-s Nj,
;fya y
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.gda Tho .... >,...I'-.. g
rae, .a.,. ~ 49, se'''e' a. 81
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KILLED BY MEXICANS

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THE MORR CASE
chafee First Witness

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