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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
BANDIT cHiEFTAiN, LEADING $500
TROOPS, DRIVEN BACK WITH
HEAVY SLAUGHTER BY
CARRANZlSTAS.
PLAIN SOUTH OF CITY
COVERED WITH DYING
rrevino's Artillery Tears Big Gaps In
Attacking Coiumn-Bandit Forces
Continue Battle All Day-De
Facto Cavalry Pursues
Defeated Outlaws.

Chihuahua City, Nov. 2S.-Late Sat
urday afternoon a small band OF
Villa bandits gained a foothold in the
They were driven by gun fire from
their stronghold and cavalry dispersed
them.
The night was spent in expectation
Of last desperate attack which did
not materialize. Sunday morning
small groups Of enemy cavalry we're
shelled by the artillery OF Santa Rosa
hill.
Villa Is expected to withdraw to
the hills as his forces have been scat
tered by the fire Of the Defacto forces
and his efforts to capture the city
are growing less and less forceful.
Attack Led by Villa.
Ell Paso, Nov. 25.-VilIa forces num-
bering $500, led by Francisco Villa
| were defeated and driven backward
with heavy slaughter by de facto
| troops at Chihuahua City according to
reports received here from Juarez.
The Villa forces made four desper-
ate attempts to capture the city, but
failed to get a foothold. The plain
south Of the city was reported covered
| with dead and dying Mexicans Of both
| sides. The Carranz@ artillery tore big
gaps in the attacking column.
Franc.Hco Villa. riding horse with
a crutch strapped at his side, was re-
ported in personal command of his
troops He led his men in the first
advance which was expected to sur
prise General Trevino's brigade do
Tending the city. The movement Of
the bandits had been reported by
scouts and the Carranza troops were
ready and waiting.
The bandit forces continued the bat
tie with varying ferocity all day. The
last attack was driven off about 6
o'clock and the telegraph operator who
sen. he message describing the bat.
tie said that firing could still be heard
at Chihuahua. but that it was becom.
ing fainter.
Pursues Beaten Bandit.
General Trevino repulsed the fourth
mass attack and followed the retreat
ing troops, driving them from their
temporary entertainments with heavy
losses, it was announced in Juarez
The de facto troops are now pursuing
the baruits toward the south
General Treyino, commanding the
Carranza forces, was wounded during
the fighting In the early afternoon,
while personally directing the fighting
from the vicinity of Santa Rosa hill,
General Francisco Gonzales announced
in Juarez after receiving a message
from Chihuahua City.
Trevi-o, Wounded, Fights On.
General Trevino returned to the city
to have a scalp wound on the right
side of his head dressed at the mill
tary hospital. With a bardage around
his head he returned to his post at
field headquarters and continued the
direction of the Carranza forces on the
firing line.
At 10 O'Clock at night the military
authorities in chihuahua City tele-
graphed General Gonzales in Juarez
that General Carlos Ozuna. in COM
mand Of the Carranza cavalry, was
pursuing Villa bandits south in the
direction of Mapula and the cavalry
column was reported to be 10 miles
south OF Santa Rosa.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
NO CHRISTMAS BOXES CAN
BE SENT TO EUROPE NOW

Milwaukee, Nov. AZ. -- phllan- I
thropic efforts Of local club wo- !
men to provide soldiers In Euro I
pean trenches with boxes of I
Christmas gifts met with rebuff I
when three steamship lines, It was I
said, would be unable to carry I
their offerings until spring be-
cause OF the heavy shipments of I
munitions.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
DEMOCRATS CLAIM CONTROL
EXPECT VOTES OF iNDEPENp-
ENTS 20 GIVE PARTY POWER.
Preneat Alignment Would Give Ma jor-
ity Of One Vote--Democrats Win
Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Washington, Nov. 25.-~Democratic
leaders claim that they will be able to
organize the next House Of Represen-
tati2es, and the Republican leaders are
disposed to admit that there Is color
for the Democratic claim.
Neither party will have enough
votes to give majority and plans for
organization takes into account the
probable attitude of the independents
Of whom there are five.
Independents Are Divided.
or these the Democrats claim two
Randall. elected as a Prohibitionist In
the Los Angeles district with Demo
cratic Endorsement, and who acted
with the Democrats in the present
Compassionate London OF New York,
a Socialist. who is claimed for the
Democrats,
The Republicans claim three indie
pendents. They expect to get the
votes OF Schall. Minnesota, elected as
Progressive; Martin. elected as a
Protectionist In Louisiana and Fuller.
Massachusetts Independent Republic.
an, elected over Representati>e Rob.
prtS,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
PRESIDENT THANKS HUGHES
Acknowledges Message of consratula-
tons From Opponent,

Washington. Nov. 2-President vii.
son has sent telegram to Charles f.
Hughes acknowledging his message of
congratulations. The Presidents tele.
gram said
i am sincerely obliged to You for
your message OF congratulation. Allow
me to assure you of my good wishes
for the years to come"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
Contracts for Two Destroyers

Washington. Nov. 27.-Secretary Of
the Navy Daniels contracts for two
destroyers. the only ones remain
ing under the last appropriation bill
to the Mare Island navy yard, Califor.
mia, at ss6s,l05 each. Deliveries are
to be made In Is and 20 months.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
Son Acc identally Kills Father,

Galeshurg, H.. Nov 81. - Thomas
strause, aged 90 years, was accidental
ly shot and killed by his sou, Amos.
while hunting near here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
Have Majority Of One.

With this alignment of the lndepen-
dents the Democrats would have 2lS
as the count aow appears, and the Re.
pablicans FIT, The Democrats appar.
emily have won in the Second Michi.
gan district where Representative
Beakes. a Democrat. has been re.elect.
ed over Bacon, and in three districts
In Pennsylvania that have heretofore
been classified in doubt. They also
claim the Tanth district OF North
Carolina on the face OF the returns.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
British Ship Line OFFICIAL Dies.

London, June a5. ~-- Charles Booth.
chairman of the Booth Steamship com,
pany, Is dead.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
WAR DECLARED ON BULGARIA
GnEEk PROVISIONAL GOVERN.
MENT TAKES FORMAL STEP.
OF Crete, Headed by
Former Premier Vcnize;oa, Ready
for Hostiiities.

Athehs, Nov. 27.~--The Greek proyi.
sional government. headed by former
Premier Venizelos, has formally de-
clared war against Bulgaria. Venize-
los established revolutionary or pro
visional" government of Greece on the
island Of Crete several weeks ago.
Clashed With King.
The former premier first clashed
with King Constantine because of Ven
izelos' vigorous pro-Ally war views and
his insiatence that Greece cast its lot
against Germany. At the Greek cleo
tions, Venizelos apparently obtained
support In this position from the PEG.
pie, but he failed to move the Greek
monarch to any change In his attitude
OF neutrality. The establishment of a
Venizelos party and. finally Of veni-
zelos government followed.
Two Victories for Tcutona.
Pushing eastward after their capture
OF Craiova and the conquest OF Little
Wallachia, General Won Falkenhayn's
forces have broken Rumanian resist
ance In the valley of the lower Alt and
apparently already have turned this
supposedly strong line of defense
across western Rumania, to which the
Rumanians had retreated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-19
DISASTER ON
E.2 CAUSED
BY BATTERIES
FROM EDISON
Report by Board of In
quiry Tuesday

Washington. Jan. 1S.-Gas generated by
the new Edison storage battery and ig-
nited by spark Of unknown origin is
held responsible for the explosion on the
submarine E-2 at the New York navy
yard Sunday, in report to Secretary
Daniels today by the board of inquiry.
This board made an investigation pre-
liminary to that being conducted by the
naval court of inquiry to determine the
cause of the disaster in which five men
lost their lives and nine were seriously
injured.
Only one Of the survivors was examined
by the board, as the others were not in
a condition to testify. Consequently the
report is regarded by the secretary as in
conclusive.
The secretary said tonight that the
work of installing the new Edison bat
teries on the submarine LIS, now build
ing at Portsmouth, y. H.. navy yard
would be continued at least until the re
mort of the naval court was received. II
Is the intention of the secretary to finally
determine whether the battery itself was
resnonsible for the explosion before he
decides what the future policy Will be
regarding ltS use ny 'iie navy 80
rines
The hoard concluded that the ex-
plosion was due to an excessive amount
Of gas, principally hydrogen generat-
cd from the storage battery, forming
with the air highly explosive mix
ture. There were two pockets OF this
mixture, one in the forward battery
and the other at the after end OF the
after battery, where it appears the first
explosion occurred.
Ignition was caused by a spark. the
origin Of which was not determined.
This board, appointed at the navy
ward Immediately after the accident,
fled it's report for the departments in
formation without reference to the pro-
ceedings of the naval court of inquiry
which begun an investigation today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-19
Tuesdays Features

It was clearly the hardest day OF
the trial for the widow of the slain
physician. Having heard in the fore
noon the testimony Of Constable
James E. wallace, quoting her as say
ing that Dr. Mohr was dangerous
man and that if some people had gone
through what she had gone through
they would have killed the doctor long
ago. Mrs. Mohr was forced to sit this
afternoon and hear witnesses tell OF
finding her husbands bullet pierced
hat, his clothes and personal effects.
One Of her attorneys. William A. car
roll, attempted to assuage her feelings
by talking to her as the gruesome ex-
hibits were going in, but the thought
of the whole horrible tragedy over
powered her mind and she found SOL
ace only in tears.
The state introduced testimony to
show what personal effects DR.. Mohr
had on him when the doctors searched
his pockets the night of the shooting.
Each article was identified, including
letters and envelopes and money. This
was necessary, the prosecution be-
lieyed, to rebut any possible theory
of robbery. Two of the letters found
in Dr.. Mohr's pockets were directed to
Victor Brown, care of DR.. Mohr," pu1
inasmuch as the state conceded that
thew were introduced just to show
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-19
THE WEATHER
SNOW TODAY

Weather forecast for Northern New
England: Snow Wednesday, Thursday
fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-19
Lord Derby Discusses
Influence Of Compulsory
Service Bill in England

dren's children's time. 1t will be abso-
lutely conclusive and nothing short Of
that"
Lord Derby had no doubt of the out
come, and he referred to the ability OF
the rapidly expanding army to give
Germany good licking" and, he add
ed, 1T will do it all right"
The military measures taken by Eng
land had been complete surprise to
Germany, he declared, first in showing
the number of men who had come for
ward, and then, that the country had
acquiesced in the measures so thor
oughly. Even those opposed to them
were careful to say that they would
obey the law once it was enacted.
Asked about the quality Of the new
men. the director of recruiting said:
"It Is of high order in physique,
stamina and intelligence" We had
three sizes Of recruits-big, medium
and small-but it has become necessary
to discontinue the small size entirely
and the mediums partially and the in
telligence Of the men is of such high
order that it helps to solve the prob
lem Of supplying sufficient trained off,
GERS"
When reference was made to the pre-
vailing idea that many soldiers on re-
turning from the war will go to Can
ada, Australia and the colonies Lord
Derby said:
Yes. but the best thing is that they
will come back when the country needs
them. 1 get letters daily from all over
the world from men eager to pay all
their expenses and come back now
that the country needs them. I got a
letter this morning from young fell
low in San Francisco. saying that he
had closed up his affairs and was COM
ing back to serve his country. Love
for the mother country which this war
has inspired is one Of its redeeming
features"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-19
Their Activities

Rodriguez, who was captured by
,rployes Of the Babricora ranch and
wcuted by Carranza authorities at
Miera last Thursday was identified as
he Villa leader who has been burning
abroad bridges looting mines and
aaches, and threatening the lives of
.leigners ever since Villa was driven
%, Of Sonora. following the series of
aeieats that began at Aqua Prleta
Nov. /, last E2aca- Wales was caught
!. miles west Of columbus. n. NJ. and
ws executed early today at Juarez
after he had been brought here on the
train that bore the body of Rodriguez.
Enrique Cisneros. another Villa Off
C. who was captured with Baca-
VaHes, is being brought overland to
face courtmartial.
Baca Wales Begged
Baca- Wales, contrary to the usual
hlalistic attitude of MeXicanS. begged
Tor his life. According to Americans
VIC saw him killed. the Villa chief
taTled duplicating. before his exc
I-t0ners and was shot to death on
BIS knees A train from the interior
Vas expected tonight. Only three
Americans We're reported to be on
board. The train which left today for
he South carried a number Of Ameri-
rams back into Mexico.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-19

London. Jan. 1s.-Lord Derby receiV-
cd The correspondent Of The Assoclat-
Cd Press at the war office this after
noon and for half an hour discussed
the war outlook resulting from the
Derby recruiting scheme and the COM
nnlso:y military service bill, more
particularly their effect in assuring the
persecution of the war to successful
conclusion.
The talk was easy, informal, and
without official restraint. as LORD Der
nv gives the impression that he is sure
Of himself, and not afraid to talk on
subjects officials usually avoid. Asked
how MANY men would come forward
under the Derby plan and what the
British fighting force in the field would
be, he said:
"1t is impossible to make estimates
y, the numbers of men, for if the An
oe, Gabriel made an estimate someone
would be FOUND IN INC I1ouSo - WIN
mons to rise and challenge the esti-
mate. But one essential thing is sure
it has been a complete answer to Ger
MANY and has shown that we will
have enough men to carry forward the
war to a successful conclusion
When Lord Derby was asked what
"successful conclusion" implied, he
said:
answering that might involve lay
;n~ down terms Of peace such as Ger
many's getting out Of Belgium and
France, and so on, which is outside Of
my province. But certain it is that a
successful conclusion of the war means
that it will be prosecuted until we have
such q peace as will make it perfectly
sure that there will be no further war
Of tItis kind In ouE tims= or-in our chill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-19
EXTRFME
MEASURES
ARELIKELY
Angl0-French Occupy
Praeus and Corinth
and Now Hold Line of
Bases A I'm Ost Sur
rounding Greece
Germans Evacuating
LutsZ

London, Jan. 18.-The sensa-
|tion of the day here was the re-
port by way of the Overseas
News Agency that a virtual ul-
timatum has been delivered to
the Greek government by France
and Great Britain.
According to a Sofia despatch
to the News Agency, Greece is
required to deliver their pass
ports to the ministers of the
Central Powers within 48 hours.
failing which the Entente will
take necessary measures"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-19

their external appearance. the con-
tents were ordered sealed up by the
court and the jury will not know what
Is In them.
The prosecution claims, however,
that it has letters taken from Browns
locker in the garage at Newport,
which will be important when the case
goes in against Mrs. Mohr.
Constable Wallace in cross-examination
this afternoon admitted that Mrs. Mohr
told him that she loved her husband. He
denied he told her the doctor was
scoundrel and ought to be shot and that
he knew two men down around Barring
ton who had 1t in for the doctor on ac-
count of treating their daughters.
1t was stated tonight that George w.
Heals, who has turned states evidence.
is likely to go on the stand sometime to-
morrow.
Ducharne Witness
Albert G. Ducharme, who was hshlng
with Samuel Selley, one Of yesterday 8
witnesses, from the bank Of Echo lake
on the night Of the tragedy. was the
first witness called to the stand this
morning. He corroborated the testimony
of Selley.
Ducharme said he heard five shots and
Stew minutes later saw two ozark
skinned men" pushing motorcycle with
out lights along the road. He heard
them talking but could not make out
what they said.
On cross-examination by Attorney
Lewis the witness admitted that he could
not swear that Brown and Spellman were
the men he saw that night.
Attorney Lewis moved then that the
testimony of Mary Gardner, Selley and
Ducharme, the three witnesses who said
they saw dark skinned men" on the
night of the shooting, be stricken from
the record on the ground that the wit
messed failed to identify the men, but
the court denied his motion and gave
him an exception.
George McCandless. crossing tender at
the Nyatt station, testified that short
while after the shooting he saw two men
riding on a motorcycle across the tracks
toward Providence.
Edith E. II. Skoglund, a domestic In a
house at hyatt Point last summer. said
she was waiting for a train at the hyatt
station on the night of the shooting and
saw two men with caps on riding mo-
torcycle toward Providence.
Nina Tholander, another domestic, was
waiting with Miss Skoglund, she said,
and substantiated the testimony of the
preceding witness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-19

Wallace Waterson Morse was born
on Oct. :, 1852. in Augusta, son of
Capt. Benz. F.. and Lydia Morse, both
of whom have passed away. Two sis
tiers, Miss l.. Frances, who lived at
home, and Miss S. Elizabeth, who has
a position in the pension department
at Washington, niece, Mrs. Louise
Lyons of North Augusta, and a grand
niece, Miss Bertha L. Morse of Au-
Gusta. survive.
He attended the public schools of
Augusta. going through the High
school. He was in his younger days
much interested in baseball and was
"a member Of the famous Dirigo base
ball team of Augusta, which defeated
everything, far and wide. and made
the remarkable trip to Massachusetts,
where they swept everything before
them. 1t was in 1867, that the team
won the famous championship bat, put
up b. number of clubs and which
carried with it the championship of
the State. 1t was in the possession of
Mr.. Morse when he died. Although in
later years he was not so interested
in the national game, he never tired
in going over the days when he was
one of DirigO's pitchers and the nine
was winning right and left. His death
makes the first break of this remark
able team, the whereabouts of all the
rest being known. The news of his
death will come as a great shock to
the survivors of those stirring baseball
days.
When a young man he held the DO
sition of treasurer's clerk under Stew
ard and Treasurer Lakin at the then
Maine Hospital for the Insane leaving
that to take a clerkship in the post Of
flee under Postmaster Horace Hamlin
In 1881 he entered into partnership
with VIM. H. .Gannett in the store still
known as the Gannett & Morse store
and that partnership was continued
until 1890, when Mr.. Gannett retired.
Mr.. Morse up to his death continued
the business.
1t was during the partnership Of
Gannett & Morse that the foundation
was laid of what is now the w. H.
Gannett Pub. (nc.)s the great Com
fort publishing concern. Mr.. Morse
withdrew from this concern in 1891.
the year following the dissolution Of
partnership in the store.
The store was a favorite for the
Faithful Of the Democratic party,
CONTINUED on Page 9-coIumn 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-19
DR., MORRIS bLO0DSTAINED
GARMENTS MAKE HARDEST
DAY OF TRIAL FOR MRS. MOHR
Gruesome Exhibits Bring Tears from Widow of
Murdered Man-Tuesday Testimony

Providence. r. l., Jan. 1S.-Over-
whelmed with grief and anguish when
the prosecution introduced in evidence
this afternoon the blood stained gar
ments that her husband, the late DR..
c. Franklin Mohr, wore on the night
he was slain, Mrs. Mohr, accused Of
instigating two Negroes to murder
him, lost control Of her spirits and
gave way to tears. She continuously
averted her gaze so as not to see the
mementoes Of the fateful night as they
were identified by witnesses. For sew
eral minutes she kept wiping the tears
from her eyes, but not a murmur es-
capped her lips.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-19

Land at Piraeus
Reports received today from German
sources state that the Allies have land
ed forces at Piraeus besides those dis
embarked at Phaleron. The Saloniki cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says tho
Allies are continuing to land troops at
Orfano, so miles northeast Of Saloniki.
Holding. corinth
In addition to the report that tho
Entente Allies have ordered Greece to
hand passports to the representatives
Of the Central Powers and their allies,
in the communication, comes the as
sertion that British and French troops
have been landed at Corinth, 4S miles
west Of Athens. Should the latter re-
port prove true, the Entente Allies
would have line of bases almost sur
rounding Greece at Saloniki on the
east. at Corinth on the south and at
Corfu on the west.
With the ending Of the Montenegrin
campaign with the oapitulation Of the
Montenegrins to the Austro -Hunga-
rian hostilities for the moment have
ceased in the Balkans although Athens
French aeroplanes on Bulgarian
town northeast of Saloniki. Hundreds
Of Bulgarians are declared to have
been killed in their attack and a very
large number wounded.
The British and French on the west
ern line continue their artillery duels
against the Germans. Paris reports
the shattering Of German trenches in
the region of Moulin-S Sous. Toutvent
and the damaging of German battery
in the Vosges. while the British re-
cords the destruction Of large por-
ton of the parapets Of German
trenches by the explosion Of a mine
near Fricourt. The Germans are de-
clared to have suffered considerably
from the efforts of the explosion, and
the shells Of the British guns which
followed the defamation Of the mine.
One French and two British AFRO
planes have been brought down by the
Germans in the western theatre.
The usual artillery engagements con-
tinue along the Austro- Italian front.
Violent snowstorms in the Caucasus
have not ended tine Russian offensive
against the Turks who are declared by
Constantinople to be battling hard
against the superior forces Of the in
vaders. Petrograd reports the capture
Of "a Turkish officers, and over 200
men and quantities Of rifles, war ma
terials. tents and provisions in this re-
gion.
Nothing additional has come through
concerning the situation in Mesopota-
mia, where last reports had the Brit
ish forcing ahead against the Turks
in an endeavor to bring aid to the
British force beleaguered in Kut-El-
Amara.
The offensive which the Russiansl
Continued on Page +coIumn Il !,
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FUR AUSTRIAN
AlRMEN BOMBED
CITY OF ANCONA

'"'iie' Jan. l1.-Four Austrian aero
's dropped bombs today on the
~ Ancona. one person was killed.
~. material damage was unimport-