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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-19
TOHOLD A GAME
OF BASKETBALL
+; AT YIN. G.. A. GYM

Contrary to the rumor that there
will be no basketball game on Thurs
day evening at the Y. M. c. A. build
ing it was announced definitely Tues
day that the Y. NJ. c. A. team will
play the Community Club quintet of
Gardiner on that evening in the "Y"
gymnasium. The Community Club
team is an old rival of the Y. Nj. c.
A. quintet. these two teams having
met in two games last winter, and as
the Gardiner team is reported to be
even stronger now than last year a
fast game is anticipated. The "Y"
team will play the Wassitt team FRI
day evening at Auburn.
The board of directors at a meeting
held last Saturday evening approved
the appointment of the following men
to serve on the membership commit
>tee: Charles p. Kinsman, chairman;
Ernest Brown, Arno Bittues, Dwight
L. Higgins. Ralph G. Weber, Leslie
J. Davis, Otto Vol, John Russell,
Fred Lord, Charles P. Chase, Roland
Scribner.
Preliminary plans are being made
for the organization of a camera club
@ 'iio :. AZ. ~ a. anu d HieellIS VIII
be held in the near future at which
the plans will be completed and the
organization will be perfected. H. r.
Mansur and T. P. Whitehouse shave
offered their services to lead all ANA
teurs interested in photography All
interested are asked to leave their
names at the office.
Seven men have already signified
their intention of joining the class in
French at the Y. NJ. c. A. and the
| first meeting of the class will be held
as soon as the books arrive, which
should be within another week. Dom
Unique Matthew Of this city will in
struct the class
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-19
Trouble Threatens
inFord Peace Board
Disagreement over Alternates May Bring Dis
ruption- $375,O00 to Cover Expenses =
of the Party

The Hague, Netherlands, Jan. 49,
Via London, Jan. 19.-While prepar-
ing for the proposed departure to
Stockholm, where it is intended to be-
gin sessions in an attempt TO bring
about the termination of the war, the
Ford Permanent Peace Board was
threatened with disruption today on
account of the refusal Of all of the
members to proceed on the trip to
Stockholm. OF the five>American men,
bers of the board only DR.. Charles F..
Aked, has announced his Willingness
to go to Stockholm. Mrs. Joseph Fels
Of Philadelphia says she is going to
England on business. William J. Bry-
an, Henry Ford and Miss Jane Ad-
dams, who are the other American
members, are still in America and as
nothing has been heard from them,
members of the expedition here are
much perplexed. The disagreement de-
veloped over five alternates. Madame
Rosika Schwimmer, who is employed
by Mr. Ford as a peace expert, an
nounced that she had cabled to Ford
for permission to dismiss John d.
Barry of San Francisco. who was
elected an alternate member of the
Permanent Peace Board by members
of the expedition, most of whom are
now homeward bound on the steamer
Rotterdam. Madame Schwimmer says
she will appoint Harry c.. Evans OF
Des Moines. The objection to Mr.. Bar
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FREDERICK w. HINCKLEY

Frederick W. Hinckley of Portland
announces his candidacy for the at
torney- generalship of Malne.> MT
Hinckley has a wide acquaintance. In
the courts of the State he is well
known figure.
Mr.. Hinckley was born in Princeton
Me. in 1873. The family moved to Cal
ais when he was still an lnfant' ana
he received his early education in the
public schools of that city, afterwards
studying at Bucksport Seminary ana
Cobln,n Classical Institute. He read
law in the office Of the late Marshall
N. McKusick of Calais, who was prom
inent at the Washington county par
and after passing his examinations
with high rank opened an office in Cal
ais. where he remained until he went to
Portland in 1904. He is now senior
member Of the firm Of Hinckley d
Hinckley, in the Forest City. For the
past four years his residence has been
at South Portland.
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SYLVESTER DAY
Of LIvERM0RE
FALLS SUICIDE
Constable Visiting Cell in Jail
Discovers Body Hanging.
by String

Livermore Falls, Me-, Jan. lS.-Suspend-
ed by piece of his. old leather shoe
string from a hook in the wall of his
cell in the Jail, Sylvester j. Day of this
town was found dead early Tuesday
morning by Constable c. II. Pratt.
Day had been drinking heavily the day
before, so it is charged, and making d
general disturbance, driving about the
streets of the town. Constable Pratt
placed him under arrest and locked hin
into the cell of the Jail for the night
Later in the day the officer shut up i1
the corridor of the Jail a man who haG
applied fer a nights lodging there.
About 10 o'clock in the evening both
prisoners were all right and the officer
retired to his home above the cells.
About o'clock, Tuesday morning,
Mr.. Pratt made his first inspection. In
looking through the bars of the cell.
he observed that the prisoner was
apparently kneeling by the side OF
his cot with his head resting upon it.
Mr.. Pratt states that it is a common
position among the prisoners, especial
~
SO he went back to bis breakfast .un-
alarmed. ~. - = -
The other guy amt very sociable,
guess he has committed suicide" re-
marked the man who applied for
lodging the night before, when the
officer brought down the breakfasts.
Upon investigation this proved to be
the case. Sylvester Day had hung
himself during the night. The body
was removed to the undertaking rooms
in the village.
Sylvester Day was about 80 years
old. A few years ago he came to
Livermore Falls from Jay and had
since been working a farm he pur-
chased in this town. He is survived
by wife. No cause is assigned for his
act
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urged that the President be allowed
wide discretion in the organization of
his force which, he said, was a task to
be accomplished only in the light of
experience. !.
Questioned about suggestion made
before the committee by Miss Jane Ad-
dams that commission be appointed
to determine If the best possible re-
suits were being obtained from the
present expenditures on the army, Mr..
Garrison said he could find no evil
dence 6f extravaganza in the present
system.
Mr.. Garrison expressed strong op-
position to payment of National
Guardsmen by the Federal govern
ment.
committee placed the producing ca
pacity Of American aeroplane facto-
ries at 20 complete machines a day.
The United States certainly could
count, he thought, on several hundred
machines a month in time of war. He
urged that at least Is aero squadrons
could be created under the proposed
increase in the regular army. Urging
the repeal of restrictions of existing
law requiring student aviators to be
unmarried officers and under 80 years
of age, the general said under this law
there are only 66S eligible officers in
the army. The European war >had
shown, he declared, that aviation duty
was no more hazardous than any 9TH
er work on the firing line.
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Wilson Will Lead
Fight for Defense
Will Go Before Country in Public Addresses and
Confer with Lead rs in the House
and Senate

Washington, Jan. 16.-President Wilson
Is planning to assume personal leader
ship in the fight for a stronger army and
navy. So many reports have reached
him of confusion over the issue before
Congress and of the uncertainty OF the
outcome that he has determined not only
to 90 before the country in public adj
dresses, but to confer further on the sub
ject with leaders of the Senate and
House.
Representative Hay and Representative
Padgett, chairmen Of the House military
and naval committees respectively. have
informed Mr.. Wilson tina. it will be from
six weeks to two months before the COM
mittees will he ready to report the army
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=.
OF new HAVEN'S
DIRECTORS ARE
QUASHED AT N. Y,

New York, Jan. 1s-The indictments
against George F. Baker. T. Dewitt
Cuyler, Theodore N. Vail, Francis T.
Maxwell. Edward Milligan and Alexan-
der Cochrane. former directors of the
New Haven road, charged with criminal
conspiracy to violate the Sherman anti
trust law. were quashed today by Fed
eral Judge Hunt. This was in accord
ance with the decision Of the department
of justice not to prosecute the case
against these six of the original q de-
PENDANTS indicted in the New Haven case,
the trial of II of whom was recently
concluded with the acquittal of six and
disagreement on five. Three others in
the case gained immunity, and one,
George Mccullough Miller, was not
brought to trial, on account Of his age.
The five on whom the jury disagreed are
to be retired.
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ry is that he refused to sign a state
ment on board the Oscar II denounc-
ing President Wilson's preparedness
policy The other aIternates decline to
proceed to Stockholm.
Judge Lindsey says he Is preparing
to leave the party and is going to Ger
many in an attempt to formulate a
plan to relieve the children Of the bel
ligerent countries. The Rev. Jenkin
Lloyd Jones Of Chicago, another alter
nate. says that he is preparing to leave
on the steamer Ryndam on Jan. "a
for New York. The situation as it now
appears eliminates all American men,
bers on the permanent peace board for
the present, except DR.. Aked and pos
sibly Mr.. Evans unless Mr.. Bryan and
Mr.. Ford come to The Hague or Stock
holm.
CASTOR Plaintiff, personal representa-
tive Of Mr.. Ford, has received cabled
instructions to return to America and
explain the situation to his employer
In the meantime, Madame Schwimmer
is pleading with the American mem
bers Of the expedition to remain to-
gether and work for peace, inasmuch
as s375, 900 already had been spent 'upor
the expedition.
Other difficulties arose over the man.
ner of reaching Stockholm. The Ger.
man government late today granted
permission to 80 Scandinavian mem.
bers of the party to return to theil
homes through German territory.
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DR.. E, ", RYAN OF AMERICAN RED
CROSS STATES 26OPERS0NS
WERE DROWNED ON bR|NDISI
Miss Stefanie Hample Nurse Nativeof New York City, Was
Among the Drowned Buried in Albania

Rome. Jan. 1S.-Dr. Edward w. Ryan
of the American Red Cross. who arrived
here yesterday after trip in Montenegro
and Albania. said that 26O persons were
drowned by the sinking of the Italian
steamship Brindisi. which struck mine
recently in the Adriatic sea. Among
those drowned was Miss Hample. a
nurse.
Montenesrins from v. S.
Miss Hamples body was buried at San
Giovanni di Medua. Albania. DR.. Ryan
said Mariana Lamo, nurse reached
Scutari in safety and hopes to return to
the United States. DR.. Durac Gucha was
landed at Scutari DIR. Cunot reached
Brindisi and sailed for home today on
the steamship PATHS, from Naples for
New York. DR.. Ryan said there were AT
Montenegrin soldiers from the United
States on the steamship.
DIR. Ryan's trip, extending over Pc
Rod Of is days, was made for an investi-
ration of conditions in Montenegrin and
Albanian towns, on behalf Of the Ameri-
can Relief Clearing House of Paris.
Not Food but Shelter
s.Not food, but removal to a place of
safety, is the need of 10000 women and
children, Serbian refugees at scutari and
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GARRISON BEF ORE COMMITTEE
TO STATE WAR DEPARTMENTS
PLANS FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE
Miss HampIe in Red Cross Service,

tomorrow to be followed by Maj. Cen
eral Carter. retired, author Of the
most recent work on the military
philosophy of the United States.
Brigadier General Aleshire. quarter
master general. concluded his testi-
mony before the House committee dur
ing the day and was followed by Brig.
Gen. Scriven, chief signal officer. The
latter was questioned closely about the
aviation work of the army.
Little Opposition
The trend Of Secretary Garrison's
examination by the members Of the
Senate. committee indicated less oppo-
sition here to the plan of the continent
tai army: than hid been. shown .in.the
House committee. Mr.. Garrison again
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Washington, Jan. 1s.-The Mexican
day when Senator Lippitt. Republican,
had the clerk read an editorial article
attacking President Wilson and eulogiz-
ing the late General Huerta. The read
ing had not proceeded far when Senator
Myers. Democrat, interrupted: Il object
to the further reading of this editorial.
he declared. Il think that it is entirely
improper for the Senate to put itself in
position of criticising the President of
the United States in eulogy of a man
characterized as eut-throat and a
usurper."
1.-THE senator is entirely right" declared
Chairman Stone of the foreign relations
committee II shall object"
Reading Ended
BY viva voce vote further reading OF
the editorial was denied. Senator Lewis.
Democrat, then asked that his resolution
which would direct the President to send
armed forces to Mexico to cooperate
with Carranza's troops in maintaining Or
Ter, be referred to the foreign relations
committee.
II would suggest" said Senator Borah,
Republican, that we act on the resolu-
ton now. l am ready to dispose of it
at once. The Senate ought to take de-
csive step this moment, notifying the de
facto government in Mexico that We are
ready to use the armed forces of the
United States to protect our people,
Vice President Marshall ruled the dis
cussion out of order.
Ask for Armed Protection
Senator Lippitt then introduced a
resolution directing the President to
employ armed forces Immediately to
protect the lives of Americans in
Mexico. He said he was prompted to
offer it because he had read story
that the United States would seek an
agreement with the South and Central
American countries heretofore con-
suited before taking any radical step.
The same story had been denied in
official circles earlier in the day and
when Mr.. Lippitt asked how long it
would take the United States to get
permission of Argentine. Brazil, Chile,
Uruguay, Bolivia and Guatemala to
protect the lives of it's citizens in
Mexico" the chairman Of the foreign
relations committee retorted the ques-
ton did not deserve an answer ITO
suggest that the United States is
bound to consult any other nation as
to what it may or may not do" he
said. lis. so beneath the dignity of I
senator that l decline to answer"
Request Unanswered
Senator Lippitt declared that the
Senate's recent request for full in
formation as to Mexico had been in
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NATIONAL CIVIC Federation
ADOPTS DEFENSE RESOLUTION
--SENAT0R PHELAN'S Warning
AGAINST our JAPANESE ENEMY
California Man Declares Japanese Western Must Be
Guarded Against-G cmpers a Speaker

Washington, Jan. 1S.-Enthusiastio ap-
plause greeted advocates of national pre-
paredness at today's session of the Ma
tional Civic Federation and at the close
of the session a resolution was adopted
unanimously favoring adequate prepara-
ton for defence and authorizing an in
vestigation of methods by a special cCn-
mittee.
Members of Congress, labor lead ers and
other public figures addy ,sssd the -eder-
alton, most of them Joining in voioing
the view that the time had come for the
United States to strength materially it's
naval and military forces. no matter
what might be the cost.
Japanese Enemy
Senator Phelan of Cal fornia, charac-
terizing the Japanese in the western coast
as IAN enemy within our gates against
whose expansion we must prepare" as
serted that Japanese exclusion was a
question which would press for Solution
by force of arms almost before America
could make up her mind to prepare. SEN
ator Wadsworth Of New York, sketching
what he called national military absurd
tiles, declared that although the people
Of this country had been face to face
with intervention in Mexico for several
years, they had been so backward in pre-
pairing that If Congress were to order in
tervention today it would take "tlree,
four or five months to get sufficient SOL
diers for the task.
Representatives Kelley Of Michigan
and Roberts of Massachusetts, MEM
bers of the House naval committee,
argued that a great navy and a COM
paratively small army were the coun-
try's needs. Mr.. Kelley said that 20
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Washington, Jan. 1S.-Congressional
machinery was in full motion today
toward the formulation Of the bills
which finally will be drawn and
brought to a vote as a result Of the
administrators program for strength
ening the army, and establishing a
definite military policy for the ma
ton.
Garrison's Review
Before the Senate military commit
tee, the War departments plans were
reviewed by Secretary Garrison. vir-
tually as he presented them to the
House committee last week. Major
General Leonard Wood. former chief
Of 4ta81, and now commander Of the
department Of the East, will appear
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miles OF sea separating England from
Europe had kept for 1000 years even
a single hostile foot from Great Brit
aims Shores" and that I'VE have 1000
miles OF the same sort of water to pro-
tect u.s."
Gompers' Plea
Democracy in whatever preparedness
policy is adopted was urged as a
prime necessity by Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federation
or Labor, who declared that Labor
would support a policy based on equal
opportunity for leadership, equal edu-
catlonal advantages and prohibition of
the use of the militia for strike duty.
Former Governor O'Neal of Ala
bama urged that it was Americas SUI
preme duty to make our navy not
only second in rank, but superior to
that of any power with whom our in
terests may conflict"
The present war, he said, had brut-
ally shot to pieces our complacent the.
DRY that we have time enough to pre-
pare for war after hostilities COM
mence.
In his appeal for a greater navy and
more Notifications on the Pacific coast
senator Phelan quoted Count Okuma.
the japanese premier, as saying that
the colored race would show that thew
were the equal Of the whites. Japanese
industrial competition in California. he
declared. would lower the standard of
nVing-a condition." he added.
winch l DO not think the people liv-
ing In California would consent to. nor
Tolerate and that would bring about
to war; 'es'u
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and navy appropriation bills. While this
work is going on he proposes to do his
utmost to solidify sentiment among the
people and members OF Congress in ia.
vor of the plans drawn up by the wal
and navy departments. Friends of the
President represent him as being unde'
TERED by the open opposition of former
Secretary Bryan and other pacifists. He
is said to be firmly of the opinion that
the program prepared by Secretaries
Garrison and Daniels is the best which
can be offered at this time.
Plans for the speaking trips will be
prepared as quickly as possible The
President may change the White House
social program mapped out before Christ
mas.
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BANGOR WOMAN
BURNS TO DEATH

Bangor, Me-, Jan. 1S.-Sarah ].
Brooks, IS, colored, was fatally burned
this evening when the tenement at %
Carroll street, where she lived, took fire
from some unknown cause. When a
neighbor came to the rescue, Mrs.
Brooks was afiame from head to
foot, and although the fire was quick
ly extinguished. she died in few
minutes.
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FIRE THREATENS
CARIBOU, maine,
THIS MORNING

Caribou, Me-, Jan. 19-Fire which
broke out shortly after midnight in a
barber shop of Ralph Roberts in the
Lodge building has spread to the Smi-
ley & Brown dry-goods store and the
store Of the Briggs Hardware Co., di-
rectly opposite the Vaughan House,
and at 2 A. M. further loss was threat
capped by lack of apparatus, low
pressure and cold weather. Help has
been called from Houlton, Pressure
Isle and Fort Fairfield.
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ULTIMATUM TO GREECE
Continued from Page Onel

launched against the Austro-Hungarian
in East Galicia and along the Bessara-
bian frontier Christmas eve. described as
the New YearS battle" came to an end
Jan. 15,, according to the Austro- Hunga-
rian war Office, with the Teutons holding
all their. lines on the S0-mile front, hav-
ing inflicted losses on the Russians esti.
mated at 1000 men killed or wounded
and 5000 captured. That this ends. only
one phase Of defensive, however, is indi-
Gated by the Official statement that Rus
slams are being thrown into East 0alicia.
The Austrians all along have considered
that the big Russian offensive was un-
dertaken with important military OBJ
s3ieQ y = 4 lGlliStT ITO it has been attributed
the dual purpose Of lessening the strain
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PROCLAMATION
BY NICHOLAS OF
MONTENEGRO ON
HIS SURRENDEB

London, Jan. 1S.-According 70 y
ports received by the Exchange le'
graph Co. from Cettinje. King ME-
olas of Montenegro has issued plv.
lamation to his people declaring u.
surrender was necessary in oroe'
prevent the complete ruin OF MS Wv,
try. The white flag was holster :,
Grahovo, where the King handeu y
sword to General Herlee.
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BULGAR SOLDIERS
KILLED IN AIR ATTACK

LONDON Jan. 1s.-Hundreds of. Bull
garian soldieys were killed and a very
large number wounded in a lombard
Inent OF Petritsi. by squadron of 95
rrencn aeroplanes according to des-
patches received in Athens and forward.
ed by the correspondent there ~ tha
Evening Standard.
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The "Siamese Twins" George Den
mis- and Mortimer Wakefield, held an
other in their popular series of dances
Tuesday evening at the Parish house.
The event drew pleasing attendance.
The chaperones were Mrs. Ellinwood,
Mrs. Marston and Mrs. Merrill. Re-
freshments were served. Music was
furnished by Goldberg's orchestra ot
Gardiner
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PERSIA NOT SUNK BY
GERMAN SUBMARINE

washington, Jan. 1S.-Secretary Lam
sing announced today that the Berlin
foreign Office had informed Anbassa-
dor Gerard that all German submarines
In the Mediterranean have reported
and that none was concerned in the
destruction of the British liner Persia
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AUGUSTA LOCALS

The Progressive Whist Club was en-
tertained at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
+. c. Garter, Bangor street, Tuesday
evening " hist and music were en-
joyed, after which refreshments were
served and prizes awarded. The la
dies first prize went to Miss Made
line Merrill, and the consolation to
Mrs. H. NJ. Springer. The gentlemen's
first to Milton Merrill and consolation
TO H. NJ. Springer.
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The SHOEMAKER
SPLIT CAME W|1I
the SENATQRI

A very interesting match was Walt
at the Colonial alleys Monday NJ,
when the State House team and ,ba =
tons each got two points. The high :.
for the cations was Cussen with Gin.
string of Ill, and a total Of 2S3 IA /
credit. Allison was next high man y.
a total of 27l. For the State Hon.
Smiley was high man with q single 81,
Of 105 and a total of PSI, with Men,
ough a good second with a total of Il
STATE IOI-SE
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CHARLIE WHITE
KNOCKS OUT JOE
AZEVEDO IN .1ST

Boston. Jan. 1S.-Charlie White Of
Chicago knocked out Joe Azevedo of
California tonight in the first round
of what was to- Aavs l6aeeni as, nal
boxing bout.