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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
CHARITY WORKERS
TO HOLD MEETING

There will be meeting of the peo-
pie of the city who are interested in
the work of the Associated Charities
at the City Council rooms on Friday
evening at 7.30. The purpose of the
meeting is to get together and to work
out plans for the employment of per-
manent secretary for the Associated
Charities, also to aid in the movement
for the immediate employment of
district nurse. The meeting will be
open to everyone and recommepda-
tions, suggestions and criticisms will
be welcomed. The Associated Chart
ties since Miss Gladys Gaylord has be-
come the general secretary and direct
ing force have done a great deal of
good in the city and in the opinion of
the people who have taken the time
to look into the matter little, are well
worthy Of all the support that they
can be given by the public minded peo-
pie of the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
PARENT-TEACHER
ASSOCIATION TO
PLAN MEETINGS

The Parent Teacher Association is
to hold a series of meetings In the
various sections of the city to do what
it can to bring the parents and teach
ers Of those sections together. The
first meeting will be held Monday eve
ming, April 10, at the Myrtle street
schoolhouse for the parents of Wards
One and Two and will be addressed
by DR.. John G. Towne. The second
meeting will be held at the Pleasant
street school for the parents of Wards
Three, Four and Five and the time
and speaker will be announced. The
third meeting will be at the Reding
ton street school FOR the parents of
Wards Six and Seven and the time
and speaker will be announced for
that. The meetings are expected to be
Of great value and it is the wish of
the school department that as large
a number as possible attend these
meetings.
Captain Harold Leon Pepper has re-
ceived a postal from DR.. Edison E.
Goodrich who has gone across the
water to take part in the medical SER
vice for the Allies that is written from
London. The doctor writes that he is
getting ready for service and expects
to go to France in a few days. The
card was written several days ago and
the doctor is now doubtless in active
service in France
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
CHICK VESTS NIT HAS
THE KNOCKOUT SIGN

1t will be of interest of Augusta
sports to know that Chick West Or
Holyoke, Mass, who boxes Patsey De.
lucca of Boston next Friday night I,
City hall, has won his last six fights
by the knockout route. Relative 10
Chicks fight last Friday evening a.
Greenfield with Eddie Dixon of Spring.
field, when West knocked Dixon
through the ropes, a Massachusetts
paper has the following:
1.-The scheduled 12-round go between
Chick West of Holyoke and Eddie Dix.
on of Springfield tonight at the meet.
ing of the Greenfield A. c. proved
short winded affair. Along in the fifth
round, after the pair had been working
we'll and getting about an even break
in their exchanges. West sent Dixon
through the ropes. The Springfield
boxer landed and when he attempted
to continue the fight in the sixth he
was forced to quit. He hurt his back
in the fall, and as he couldn't do him.
self justice. concluded to quit"
Much interest centers in the match
between Young Pooler and Young Pou.
lin. as the winner of the bout will be
matched with Young Oliver of Holyoke,
who travels with Chick West and who
is known as one of the clever boys Of
his class.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
UNITED STATES REVIEWS THE
! REPRESENTATIONS ON THE
need FOR USE OF RAILWAYS
Special Agent Instructed to Press Carranza for
Immediate Fulflment of Promise

from Chihuahua had told of from 80
to 40 outlaws being killed, but that
this lacked confirmation from official
sources.
Dodd in Personal Command
A report from General Funston dispos-
ed Of rumors that Col. Dodd was not
with his troops in the attack against
Villas main command on March 20. The
message said
Troops engaged at Guerrero with Viii
listas were commanded in person by Col.
Dodd.''
No details concerning the number of
additional soldiers sent into Mexico we're
made public, but it was learned that they
were attachments of the 10Th and oath
Infantry. Earlier reports that the 5th
Cavalry had gone across were not con-
tirmed The infantry moved in two days
ago, but censorship along the border has
kept the fact secret.
Death of another bandit leader, Gen.
Nicholas Morales, an ally of the famous
Arrieta brothers in Durango, was report
ed in mail reports received here by the
war department during the day. Morales
and an escort were said to have been
killed about March 10 by mountain ranch
ers whose corn and cattle they sought to
take.
General Pershing's dispatch as receive
ed by Secretary Baker follows:
Headquarters in the field, April 4
april 8. daily reporD Report just re-
ceived from Major Evans, 10th Cavalry.
by courier from vicinity of Rubio, that
Col Brown with squadron 10th Cavalry
encountered band Villistas and was pur-
suing them through San Antonio. No
further details. No report from Brown.
Natives travelling from Chihuahua
state that Browns command, part dis
mounted and part mounted, surprised
Villistas at noon meal with horses graz
ing near Aqua Calientes, about 20 miles
southeast of Bachineva. Natives say
from 80 to 40 Villistas killed and same
number of horses captured. All this lacks
confirmation from official sources
(Signed) "PERSHING."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
Unclaimed Mail Matter

List of unclaimed mail matter adver-
tised April 8, 1916; Watervile, Kenne-
bee Co.. Maine, Charles NJ. Richardson,
postmaster:
Men-C. H. Howard. Ben Martin, Wal
ter Mckenzie, P. l.. Miles, r. Roberts,
Geo. Fl. Robinson, Allie Taulett, F. Till
son. F. Touno, H. Warran, Arthur E.
Williams.
Women-Mrs. Leon Barrows Miss
lnez Cox. Mrs. Philip Carpenter, Mrs.
Ruth Clukey. Mrs. bennett Emerson,
Miss Beulah B. Cover, Miss Lena Grant,
Miss Laura Hub, Miss Nellie Laycock,
Mrs. Elmer Lewis, Miss Evangeline Row.
Mrs. w. F. Snow, Mrs. Estella Stuart.
Mrs. Alice Payne Warren, Mrs May
Wood.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
THE "JINGO" IS
PARADED IN THE
STREETS OF N. Y

New York. April 4.-"Jingo," a 15-
foot model of Dinosaur. mounted on
a truck. was exhibited up and down
Broadway today by representatives of
the Anti-Preparedness committee as an
example of the result of too much ar
NOR" Speakers who accompanied
lingo" said that the living land rep
tile weighed ten tons and carried such
a weight of armor-like skin that it be-
came extinct. Accompanying the mod
ell was placards reading:
This is Jingo,' the armored Dino
saur. All armorplate and no brains.
This animal believed in huge arma-
ment. He is extinct"
From this city lingo will be taken
on tour of western cities. 1t will
be accompanied by speakers opposed
to preparedness, including Dr. Stephen
S. Wise and Rev. John Haines Holmes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
SCHILLER
TO Be TRIED ON
PIRACY CHARGE
Reginald Hudson, Alias Schiller,
to Be Removed to Wilmington
for Trial in Federal District
Court

New York, April 4.-The United States
attorney general sent word to the local
federal authorities here today that for
NAL charge of piracy on the high seas,
for which the penalty upon conviction
is Imprisonment for life, is to be pre-
ferred against Clarence Reginald Hud-
son, alias Ernest Schiller the German
who unaided took possession of the Brit
ish steamship Matoppo after it had left
New York last week for Europe.
The United States district attorney
here was requested by the attorney gen.
eral to have Hudson removed to the jur-
isdiction of the federal authorities at
Wilmington, Del, for trial in that dis
trict, where Hudson was first jailed. Just
prior to the receipt of this message Hud-
son had been arraigned in police court
and sent to Bellevue hospital for obser-
walton for 10 days at the request of the
state authorities in whose care he had
been placed after it had been decided
that he had not committed a breach Of
federal laws in this district.
District Attorney Swami of New York
county said he would begin proceedings
Immediately to have the police magis-
trate's decision rescinded and Hudson re-
moved to Wilmington.
When arraigned Hudson told the meg
istrate that while on board the Matoppo
he had visions in which he saw King
George and Lord Kitchener He also told
the magistrate that ne had a mission
to start a revolution in Russia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
Horses Captured

Villas men, according to their version
of the encounter, appeared wholly un-
suspecting of the presence of an enemy
minute before they were attacked. 1t
was about noon when Col Brown
brought his cavalry within easy range.
The Mexicans were lying about the
place, many of them asleep and all their
horses were grazing, in many cases some
distance from the men. Details of the
action were not told, but the MeXicans
said that besides those killed the Amer
leans captured an equal number Of
horses. Gen. Pershing added that his
reports of the engagement lacked contir-
nation, though his credence of the news
was indicate by the fact that he trans
mitted it to Gen. Funston.
The encounter aroused deep interest at
Gen. Funstons headquarters, where ad-
ditional details were awaited eagerly,
but it was realized by officers that the
effect of Col. Browns fight and of other
minor engagements that may occur is
only indirect, SO far as the greater proc,
lem of catching Villa is concerned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
ITALIANS BRING
DOWN AIRCRAFT
IN ANCONA RAID

Rome, Via Paris, April Among
the details given in an official COM
munication regarding the raid on An
coma yesterday afternoon by five aero
planes supported by two torpedo boats,
as result of which three persons
were killed and II injured, are the fol-
lowing:
The enemy seaplanes were attacked
by anti-aircraft guns on an armoreG
train and by four of our aeroplanes.
The seaplanes fed, but three of them
were brought down. One. the LII,
was captured intact. The second,
marked O-21. burst into flames and
was destroyed. The third sank while
it was being towed to port. The enemy
torpedo boats had remained far out at
sea during the ATTEMPTED raid"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
SECOND ROUND
OF THE NATIONAL
COURT TENNIS

New York, April 4.-Boston and New
York clubs furnished the winners Of the
four matches in the second round Of the
national court tennis championship tour
nament here today. Payne Whitney out
played D. P. Rhodes in the third match
of the day, the only contest to go fo..
the full five sets. The cleverest exhibi-
ton of tennis, however, was that given
by C. S. Cutting and W. H. T. HUM,
although the local man won in three
straight sets.
Summary: Second round-Charles E.
Sands, New York. defeated George W.
Wightman, Boston. 6-3. 60, e.; Joshua
Crane, Boston, defeated Lawrence Wa
terbury. New York, 81. 6-1. Ga; Payne
Whitney. New York, defeated D. P.
Rhodes. Boston. 2-6 60, 60. 81, 6-3; and
c. s. Cutting, New York. defeated w.
H. T. HUM. Philadelphia. e-2. 6-3. Ga.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
NORTH AUGUSTA

The Stone and Bracket schools
opened Monday after a recess Of one
week.
Miss Julia Rodgers returned from her
home at South Orrington, where she
passed the weeks vacation.
Leroy Tillson started April l as let
ter carrier on Route 4. Friends all
wish him success in his new position
Arthur Dutton, Jr., who was operat'
ed on for appendicitis is doing nicely
He is stopping with his grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester league on the
Belgrade road.
Will Walker at Coombs Mills had an
addition moved to his house on the Bel.
grade road where he now lives. HIS
neighbors and friends all clubed to-
gether recently and helped get the
building in place. Mr.. Walker was
very much pleased with the help given
him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
WANTS AUTOS OF
RICH FOR TROOP
CONCENTRATION

New York, April 4.-Maj. Gen. John
F. Organ, commanding the National
Guard of New York, announced here
today a plan to concentrate the 49,
600 National Guard troops Of Greater
New York along the south shore of
Long Island on May Il by utilizing
thousands of privately owned automo-
hiles, thus affording New Workers. what
ne said would be the first practical
demonstration of the effectiveness OF
the National Guard for coast defense
in the event Of an emergency.
Gen. Organ asserted that great
many persons in New York, especially
the wealthy. who have been preaching
at banquet tables, will
be given an opportunity to show
whether they meant what they said by
giving up their automobiles for the
use of troops during the maneuvers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
FIRELADDIES
HAVE HARD FIGHT
ON COLLEGE AVE.

The fire department was called out
at about 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
for a bad fire in the house owned by
Edward ]. Mulhollard and occupied
by him and by Joseph Quincy at 70
College avenue. The fire was in blind
attic and the roof vas pretty badly
damaged before it was out, while con-
siderable water went Gown through the
house. The loss was estimated at
about $500 and is covered by insur-
ance. The department found the en-
tire roof of the house a mass of fire
and smoke when the teams arrived and
it proved a long hard fight to get it
under control. The men were forced
to work on the roof of the house in
dense binding smoke and it was ex-
ceptionally hard work to get at the
base of the fire so that it could be put
out. There was no chance to get
through from the inside and 1t was
necessary to cut number of holes
through the roof before they could get
water on the source of the flames. The
hre evidently caught around a Chin
ney in the ell and had run all through
the attic before it broke through so
that it was discovered. A large part
OF the furniture owned by the Quincy
family who lived upstairs was carried
cut of the house by a group of college
boys who gathered to assist" m
handling the fire. Three lines of hose
were laid and more water was put OF
the fire than has been used before for
several months. There was large
crowd to watch the progress of the
names, as it was the first real fire that
mas visited the city for long time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
RIVER NEARLY
FREE FROM ICE

The ice in the river is practically all
gone now, and it is evident that it is
breaking up further up the river as
there are considerable quantities of ice
running. The river is now very high
as yet. but is somewhat higher than 1t
has been for the past month and is
coming up bit each day. A warm rain
would send it up rapidly, but unless
there is one soon, the danger Of high
water will be over. The numbering
companies are evidently planning on
starting their driving right away for
men are being sent up to the head wa
tiers of the kennebec every day to be-
gin work on the drives. Operators are
anticipating rather easy time on the
drives this year for there will be plenty
of water for all purposes, the streams
being we'll filled and plenty in the river.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05

ELECT MAYOR OF
KANSAS C|TY,M0.
Election Was Most Turbulent
Seen in Many Years
Officials Arrested

Kansas City, Mo. April 4.-George
H. Edwards, Republican, was today
elected mayor of Kansas City over
Henry L. Jost. Democratic incumbent.
Democratic headquarters conceded
Josts defeat.
Today's election during which Act
ing Chief Of Police Thomas j. Flahire
and James S. Lapsey and Fred A.
Lamb, police commissioners, were sent
to Jail on charges of contempt Of court
was the most turbulent Kansas City
has seen in years.
Early in the day 800 men had been
arrested about the polls on various
charges. Many of them. it was de-
ciared, had been wearing Edwards
buttons and supporters of Mr.. Ed
wards charged the arrests were made
to prevent casting of votes against the
Democratic administration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
REPUBLICANS ARE
AT INDIANAPOLIS
FOR CONVENTION

Indianapolis, April Indianapolis
is' crowded tonight with Republicans
who are here for the partys state
convention which will convene tomor-
row afternoon and will continue
through Thursday.
With the exception of the nominal
ton of Secretary of State there are
contests for all the places on the state
ticket to be named All of the candi-
dates have had their headquarters
opened for several days. Three of the
four delegates at large to the Nation
al convention have been practically
decided upon in former United States
Senator James A. Hemenway, former
Secretary of State Fred A. Sims and
Will H. Hays, chairman of the Repub-
lican State Central Committee
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
WHEREABOUTS
OF MARY SHUGHUE

City Clerk Letourneau has received
a letter from a woman signing herself,
Mrs. Lizzie Shughue, 4 st. Pauls ST,
Blackston, Mass, asking for informa-
ton as to the whereabouts of her
daughter, Mary Shughue. The letter
asks if the girl and one Fred Berry
have been married in this city since
December S, 1915. 1t goes on to say
that the girl and fellow of that name
disappeared from Blackstone on the
above date and that she has heard
nothing from them since that date. For
some reason she believes that they
came to Maine and are located at or
near Waterville. She is very anxious
to hear from her daughter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05

Washington, April 4.-Coincident
with the receipt tonight of news that
American troopers again clashed with
q force of Villa bandits near Guerrero.
it was learned at the State department
that the United States had renewed
it's representations to Gen. Carranza
regarding the shipment OF supplies to
Gen. Pershing over the Mexican rail-
roads. A dispatch sent Sunday in
structed Special Agent John l.. Rod
gers at Queretaro to urge the head Of
the de facto government to fulfil i'm
mediately his promise given last week
TO permit commercial use Of the rail-
road by the American expedition by
giving the necessary orders to Gen.
Gavira at Juarez and other Mexican
commanders in Chihuahua
Delaying Shipments
Every day ii has been expected that
Cen. Funston would send his first ship
ment over the railroads to the army
field headquarters, but from time to
time, action has been delayed on ac-
count of the absence of specific orders
from Carranza to his subordinates.
With Gen. lershing's lines of COM
munication constantly lengthening as
evidenced today by reports of the hunt
for Villa extending further and fur
Their southwark and the announcement
that additional troops had been sent
into Mexico, the War department ad-
dressed the State department that it
was essential that arrangements for
the use of the railroad should be con-
cluded at once.
News of the second fight between
United States troops and the outlaws,
which is said to have occurred Sat-
urday first reached Washington late
today in press dispatches. Later Gen.
Funston transmitted a dispatch from
Gen. Pershing, dated today at Field
Headquarters, reporting that Col.
Brown, with a squadron of the 10th
Cavalry, had encountered Villa band
and was pursuing them through San
Antonio. The message said natives
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
SUPREME COURT
URGED TO DECIDE
HOURS OF LABOR

Washington, April 4.-The supreme
court was urged today to decide that the
interest of society demands that the en-
ploye in the mill. factory or manufac-
turing establishment shall not work
longer than 10 hours day.
The question was laid before the court
in brief prepared under the direction
of Louis d. Brandeis until his nominal
ton to the supreme court obliged him
to withdraw from the task. 1t deals with
the constitutionality of the Oregon 10
hour law, but most of its thousand pages
are devoted to contending that there is
a growing opinion throughout the world
that legislation is necessary to limit the
hours of labor in mills and factories. The
brief was filed for the National Consum-
ers' League.
The brief urges that the interest Of the
state demands that industrial labor be
limited so that the worker shall not be
too much exhausted to make use Of his
leisure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
GERMAN ACCOUNT
OF RECENT RAID

London, April 4.-The official press
bureau gave out for publication today
the German admiralty's account of the
Zeppelin raid of Sunday night, and
with it the following official British
comment:
The above German official commu-
nication is of the usual inaccurate and
bombastic type with which Germany
hopes to delude neutrals and her own
people,"
The German statement, as received
by wireless yesterday said Edinburgh,
Leith and various shipbuilding works
and factories on the Firth of Forth
and the Tyne were hombarded by the
Zeppeins, resulting in numerous fires
and violent explosions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
Eunston's Problem

Convinced that Villa is south of Chi
huahua City and is continuing his fight,
Major General Funston faced diff
cult problem today in arranging to car
ry the campaign still farther into the
interior of Mexico.
Officers regard the troops engaged in
the chase Of Villa as adequate, but the
line of communication, which extends
nearly 800 miles south of the border, is
causing them anxiety. They do not be-
lieve it can be safely heightened with
out being reinforced by more troops
Consular reports received at head
quarters gave conflicting information re-
garding the whereabouts of Villa. Cen
eral Pershng has not been heard from
since the despatch in which he told
the search for Villa in the Guerrero
district was being continued.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
Freight business on the Maine Cen

Freight business on the Maine Cen
trail is experiencing a slump just at
present due to the bad travelling as the
farmers and men who live off the line OF
the road are not doing any hauling at
present. it being altogether too bad
travelling 1t is giving the road
chance to clean up some Of the freight
that is on the tracks and has been held
up owing to the rush. All of the melt
are still at work, although there is not
as much over time coming to them as
has been the rule for the past few
months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05

VILLA T R OOPS
INLONG PURSUIT

At the Front, March 81 (By aeroplane
and motor courier to Columbus, n. NJ,
April 4.-The strategy whereby after
two weeks pursuit the Villa band under
General Hernandez was overtaken by
American troops and dispersed was re-
vealed today. The plan was to send the
American column in straight line along
the String of the bow" while Villa was
taking a. longer route along the "arc of
the bow" Coupled with this maneuver
was a general order: spare nothing eX-
cept horseflesh.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05

Samaritan Lodge Of Odd Fellows will
work the third degree on Il candidates
at the regular meeting to be held
Wednesday evening. 1t is expected that
Grand Master John f. Bunker of Bar
Harbor, secretary of State, will be pres
ent, and also Deputy Grand Master Will
lis E. Parsons of FoXcroft, who IS
former member of this lodge. The de-
gree will be worked by the past grands
of the lodge and the work will be pre-
ceded by a supper which will be served
at Z o'clock by the wives of the members