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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
Three Found
Murdered in
House in R. l.
Appearance at Scene Near kins-
ton Indicate Three Men Were
Killed and Robbed

Providence. r. l., Jan. 30.--Oscar OIL
sen. 81 and Gustave Olsen 50. brothers.
both section hands on the New Haven
Railroad and William Rhoades, colored,
were all found murdered in a tenement
house which was formerly the old rail-
road station at Kingston. today.
All three men had been shot and the
Olsens had also been mutilated with an
/, axe. The room presented scene of
violence and disorder. Rhoades was ap-
parently headed for the door when a
shot through the neck severed his Jug
ular vein
A section hand named James Morriss
is sought by the police all over the
state. Morris who went to work on
the New Haven road a little over a
week ago is said to have been seen
leaving the scene of the murder about
Q O'Clock this morning. The crime was
not discovered until late in the day
when John Smith. a section foreman
for the railroad. and Fed h. Babcock,
a tack patolman. while passing the
building noticed tools scattered around
the door. Intending to warn the Oh
sens to take care of their tools Smith
stepped to the door of the house.
The three bodies drenched in blood
confronted him as he entered the door.
Sheriff John r. Wilcox of Washing
ton county. Deputy Sheriff Charles Ben
nett and Town Sergeant Isaac T. Hop
kins began an investigation OF the
crime soon afterward.
Robbery Motive
Circumstances indicate that the murder
of the three men, at least OF the two
Olsens, was carefully planned. with rob-
berry as the motive. Although there are
houses within few hundred feet Of the
old station. no one heard any shooting
and it is supposed the murderer awaited
his time and covered his act under the
noise Of passing train. The Olser
brothers were known to have had con-
siderable money saved up. and on one
day last week Rhodes is said to have dis
played a roll of more than $2C0. so eager
apparently, was the murderer of the mer
to get at their money that some of theil
pockets were ripped from the rest of the
clothing. He slashed open the overals
which one of the Olsens wore in order
to get at the pockets containing money.
Little is known of the man known a.
James Morenis. for whom the police are
looking. He went to work at New Haven
road only. last Thursday and since tina
time has been living with the Olsens. HI
told no one, unless possibly the Olsens
anything about himself.
The old station where the murder was
committed was formerly the Kingston
station. lie was abandoned about 30 year:
ago and later converted into tenement
for section men. Previous to its occu
pancy by the Olsens it had been used a.
intervals by various gangs Of laborers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
One Missile Cuts Six
Story Apart m e n t
House Completely in
Two and Buries Ten
Occupants under the
Debris
PRES. POINCARE
SEES WRECKAGE
Visits Scene with Military Gov
ernor-One Bomb Failed to
Exnlode and Is Object of Gu
riosity for Great ThrOngs of
Citizens
ANOTHER VISITOR

London. Jan. 31.-3.23 A. M.
A Zeppelin airship was over
Paris at 10 o'clock Sunday eve
ming.
4 Zeppelin came tonight to
the outskirts of Paris, but be-
fore reaching the city itself,
turned back. Soon after II
o'clock tonight the lights were
again turned on in the city. The
Zeppelin was sighted coming
from the north. though the ex-
at direction in which it was pro-
cqedng was unknown nor was
there any certainty that its aim
was to pass over the city of
Paris.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
Optimistic Report from
Navy D e par TIM ent
Helps Little in Allevi-
ating Anxiety for the
Missing Submarine
TENDER FAILED
TOLOCATE HER
Another Vessel Sent to Search
off Carolina Coast, Where the
Submarine Was Last Seen


Washington, Jan. 3O.-One of the
four submarines of the X type, men,
Der of u f1otilla of four submersiables
en- route from the New York navy yard
to Pensacola is lost in the fog" ac-
cording to an official radio message re-
celved here tonight.
The message to the navy department
came in response to an inquiry to the
submarine tended Tallahassee off
Charleston, S. c. The tender stated
that she had been unable to locate the
submersible. The message contained no
details. Navy department officials de-
clared that there was no cause for
alarm, however. They believed the sub
marine had become separated from
the other vessels in the heavy fog and
had been unable to locate them again.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
PRES. BLAISDELL
OF PRESS CLUB,
COLBY COLLEGE

waterville. Me-. Jan. 30-Burton
B. Blaisdell, '16. Of New Harbor, elect
ed president Of the Colby College
Press club is one Of the most active
Of the newspaper correspondents in
college.
Before coming to Colby he was cor
respondent for Boston paper for his
section of the State, and in his fresh
man year he began writing Colby
news for several papers. When the
course in journalism was started he
was one Of the first to register and
he completed the course with honor.
For three years he has been on the
board Of the Colby weekly newspaper.
the Echo, and this year he is editor
in chief.
He is a member Of the. Phi Delta
Theta fraternity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
A Collision
Of Big Liner
and Steamer
The American Line Ship Phila-
delphia Badly Damaged in a
Smash with the Ben Lee and
Liner Returns to P0rt-No
Lives Believed Lost but Boat
Reported as Missing

London, Jan. 30.-The American Line
steamer Philadelphia has been in col
lision with the Liverpool steamer Ben
Lee, IL miles south of Carnarvon bay.
The Philadelphia returned to port
Boat Missing
A boat containing seven men which
left the Philadelphia with the object
of assisting the Ben Lee has not re-
turned. according OF the Central News.
A number Of trawlers are searching
for it, Il
The collision between the Ben Lee
and the Philadelphia which was out
ward bound from Liverpool to New
York, occurred about $50 O'Clock Sat
urday night The Ben Lee speedily be-
came waterloggged. Her crew was res
cued by the Cork steamship Bandon
and landed at Holyhead. One seaman
on the Ben Lee was badly injured.
CarnaVon bay is on the Welsh coast
forming virtually a part of St Georges
channel. but a short distance south OF
the point where the channel Joins the
Irish sea.
A later report given out by Lloyd sale
that one member of the crew was miss
ing from the Ben Lee, but the others hat
been landed. The captain and his wife
and child were saved. When the crew
left the Ben Lee her decks were awash.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
DEERING HIGH
GETS THE JUMP
ON LIVERMORE

Lvermore Falls. Me-. Jan. 3O-The fast
Deering High school basketball team won
a decisive victory from the local semi
professional team here Saturday night 30
to s. The Deering boys had the better
of the contest all the way through and
they put up the best game of basketball
that has been seen in this town this year.
Barry and Stockman Of the Deering
team were the principal men Of the game
and their work was decidedly speedy.
Kicker proved strong asset for the
Deering team in the back and broke
many fond hopes of the local team. who
counted on getting by this Deering man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
AUGUSTA ONE OF EIGHT CITIES
IN UNITED STATES CHOSEN AS
TRAINING SITES FOR AVIAT0RS
$500, 600 Already Raised in Countrywide Sub
scripf0n to Undertake Work OF Making 200
Men Ready in Connection with Military Pre-
paredness--Aero Club OF America Decides ON
Cities--IdedI Site at State Camp Ground in Au-
gusta for Proposed Training Field

New York, Jan. 3O.-Prepara-
;tions for establishing training
sites for aviators at New York,
Chicago, Boston, Newport News,
Augusta, Maine; Detroit, Los
Angeles and Seattle are being
made by the Aero Club of Amer
lea, it was announced tonight.
Funds already have been provid-
ed to assure the training of 200
men, it was stated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
LEFT NEW YORK
ON FRIDAY LAST

New York. Jan. Gothic submarines
XII, k-2, KS and KS, each carrying a
crew of from six to eight men sailed
from here Friday for Key West for
winter maneuvers along the Florida
coast. They were accompanied by the
submarine tender Tallahassee.
At the navy yard where the subma-
rines had undergone repairs for several
months past, it was said tonight no
word had been received from them since
they left here. All were supposed to be
in perfect condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
100000 Raised

More than 100000 is reported to
have been raised throughout the coun-
try to undertake the work A group
Of men in Illinois has underNritten
$4,000 Of this sum to provide train
ing for one hundred aviators.
w. S. Robinson of Grinnell, Iowa,
holder of the American endurance rec
ord. informed the club today that he
would undertake the training Of one
officer from the militia of each State.
1t is proposed to establish an avia !
ton school in New York in charge of
Lieut.. Raynal c. Boiling, commander
o fthe New York National Guard Avia :
ton detachment. who already has l.
men under training
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
NO FURTHER
CONCESSION
BY GERMANY
Intimation from a Ger
man Paper

London, Jan. 31.-3.15 A. M.
Daily Express Geneva
correspondent quotes the Frank
furter Zeitung to the effect that
Germany's final answer in the
Lusitania case ha$ been submit
ted to Washington and that 1.-The
action of the submarine COM
mander is not di{approved and
Germany will max no further
concession"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
THREE ARRIVE
AT CHARLESTON

Charleston. S. c.. Jan. 3O.-The monitor
Tallahassee and the three submarines of
the type. said to be the XII, K-2 and
k-6. arrived off Charleston bar early to-
night but did not enter because Of the
fog. The buoy tender Mangrove left
Charleston apparently toward Cape Ro-
main, off the Carolina coast northward
of here. where it was said the subma-
rine reported missing was last sighted.
The KS was one of the four subma..
rines enroute to Pensacola
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
Damage to Philadelphia

Liverpool. Jan. 30.-NObody on board
the Philadelphia was injured in the
collision. she had with the steamer Ben
Lee. The Philadelphia sustained con-
siderable damage to her upper struc-
ture. portion of the bridge. several
boats and the maintopmast being car
ried away. The liner is returning to
Liverpool under her own steam.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
BUCKSPORT MAN
SLIPPED ON ICE
AND BROKE NECK

Bucksport, Me, Jan. 30-Clyde
Eastman, q years old. while at work
at his home in East Bucksport was
killed yesterday. He slipped and fell
on the ice while carrying heavy piece
Of lumber on his shoulder. which
struck him on the head and shoulders,
breaking his neck. He leaves q TAM
ily. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
THE WEATHER
UNSETTLED

Boston, Jan. 30.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity:
Monday and Tuesday unsettled, with
occasional rains; colder by Tue sday
night; fresh southerly to westerly
winds, increasing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
Passengers Landed

Liverpool, Jan. 31.-The Philadelphia's
passengers landed Sunday afternoon. The
collision occurred in hazy weather and
choppy sea. There was some alarm
among the passengers, but no panic. The
liners wireless gear was carried away in
the collision.
The Ben Lee f1oated all night Satur-
day and is reported to have been towed
into Holyhead. Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
AeropIanes Available

The Aero clubs of New England and
the northwest have announced that
they each have three aeroplanes
ready for training purposes.
Emerson McMillin's offer to add 800
to every $500 raised for militia avia-
ton up to 100000 expires at midnight
tomorrow kilograms received today
at the Aero club headquarters indi-
Gated that large sums would be raised
in many States to meet the require
ments Of Mr.. Mcmillan. The ten
States which it is believed will add
aviation sections to their militia are
New York, Illinois, Maine. Virginia.
Michigan. Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Missouri. Iowa and Ohio. All
of them already have raised substan-
tial funds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
The First Raid

Fars Jan 80 \ Zeppelin dirigible
passed swiftly over a section of Paris
last night. dropping about Il dozen
great bombs Which killed "a persons
and injured ~. The raid lasted about
tln minutes and a half while in the
tfs' visit Of Icppelins OF Paris. on
March i. 'Hi5. four of these aircraft
we're over OF IN tho neighborhood of
ne capital Ton nearly two hours. They
'ane at ma. time under entirely diff
isFent atm", phcrIc conditions, being
lainiy Vsiul' ia a clear sky. Last
ss' the fo- seriously interfered with
NE work If IT," Paris aerial guard.
The fat that only one German ma
In appeared leads 20 the belief that
.f ZepucHn WIS making scouting
up and thu suppcsition is that. the
Germans hay III view a similar oper-
%'IoH ON larger scale
warnings Of the presence of a Zeppelin
were hastily given and the lights of
'4Ns were d'nm"d At the hour of the
'4' Tile theatres and cafes were open
'uu hcuseholdrrs had barely yet retired.
N'''st immediately all the aeroplanes
'@'uhs Paris were made ready and
@'oa' y Of them took the air. Ore OF
'tSe machines fired - shots from a
'~'N-artr a. thr invading craft. which,
'''s-er hN several of the little machines.
y lie bombs carried by the Zeppeline
''Ft let loose ndiscriminately and with
'-' Aodght OF where they should strike.
'e Of the pursuing aviators said that
f searchliehts were useless in the fog,
n'mself being hardly able to see more
aAa = feet above with the aid Of his
Ask Retaliation
'-e 'ars newspapers demand that
'f4su'e> Of retaliation he taken imme-
taty.
'Mrfy Fr'nch aeroplares searched
Remote air regions above Paris
Az night for Zeppelin raider Of
'N'se appearance warning had been
sven BY the time it had reached the
we Oh one Of the old quarters of the
F several of the airmen were able
"a A.ihe out its pale yellow shape a.
IRON the earth. Frightened, doubt
'y the numerous warplanes rising
'afa 1t. the Zeppelin wheeled and
ave at full speed northward, drop
s IN It's wake in the darkness a
50 oil about Sig tons of bombs.
'A0S' Then, continuing it's flight at
e's" altitude. the airship vanished.
a''slans had been warned half an
"a before by fire engines rushing
's'ns'nued on Page 5-coIumn ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31

Mr.. Bragg was born in Winslow in
1868 and received his early educa ton
in the public schools of that town and
Fairfield. He later studied at Oak
Grove seminary at Vassalboro, and
the Shaw Business college in Port
land. He then accepted a position as
bookkeeper and paymaster for the
Somerset Fibre Co, at Fairfield at
the time when Col. Heath was the
manager. He was always close
friend to Col. Heath Mr.. Bragg held
the position with the Somerset Fibre
Co., for IL years.
He then became member Of the
partnership of Cummings G. Bragg.
dealers in coal. wood, flour and grain.
After three years in this business he
sold his share in the concern and was
made collector Of taxes and treasurer
Of the town Of Fairfield, which posi-
ton he held for 10 years. During the
last four years of that time he also
held the position of road commissioner
of F'aireld. Il
Mr.. Bragg then moved to Augusta
and accepted a. position as clerk in the
State treasury department, which he
held until three years ago. In 1896 he
married Alice 0. lockwood, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Greenleaf Rockiood of
this city.
At the time the new State Highway
Commission was organized a few years
ago Mr.. Bragg was appointed head
bookkeeper of the commission. This po-
sition he held until his death although
shortly before he was taken i'll with
pneumonia he rendered his resignation
from that position to take effect on
Feb /.
Mr.. Bragg had announced his candi.
dacy for the Office of State auditor in
the 1915 primaries on the Republican
ticket. He was a thorough accountan,
with over IS years OF experience in
business and Office practice coupled
with thorough business eduation. His
Continued on Pace 5coIumn 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
F. Il. E. Bragg
I Dies Sunday
Head Book keeper Of
State Highway Com
mission Succumbs to
Pneumonia after Two
Weeks Illness

Frederic H. e. Bragg, head book
keeper of the state Highway commits
sion, and a candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for State auditor,
died about II o'clock Sunday forenoon.
at his home, 90 Elm street. where he
had been confined for two weeks with
an attack of pneumonia. His condi-
ton during the past few days had
seemed to be improved and, in fact,
Sunday morning he appeared to be
we'll on the road to recovery but with
a sudden turn for the worse he passed
away. The funeral services will be
held at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
at his late residence and the remains
will be taken Wednesday morning to
Fairfield, where a Masonic burial ser
will be performed by Sloan lodge, No
80, +. and A. NJ, Of which he was a
member.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-31
"a Killed and Il Injured When
Paris Is the Victim OF German
Zeppelin Raid Saturday Night
SCORES DEAD, MARINES LAND
TO STOP lOoT|NC IN FLOOD
DEVASTATED CALIFORNIA

Estimate so or More Lost Lives in Otay Valley
and Ten in San Louis Rey Valley - Mexican
Bandits Reported at Work and Admiral Full
lam Sends Aid from Pacific Reserve Fleet -
Aeroplane and Yacht Brought First News :.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-09

Washington, D. C., Dec. 9.-When the important Macedonian city or Monastfr came once more into pos session of the Serbs a few days ago, attention was directed to the neigh boring town of Ochrida, situated to the northwest a distance of thirty miles. The National Geographic so- ciety's latest war geography bulletin gives the following information con- corning this picturesque place which after centuries of comparative obscur- ity has had turned upon it the search light of history in -the-making:
 Clustering on the northeastern shore of one of the most beautiful of the Albanian lakes are the cottages, churches, and ruined castles which go to make up the historic town of 900 inhabitants known as Ochrida, the same name by which the lake is known.
 "Ochrida, or Ochri as it is called by the Turks, stands near the site of the ancient city of Lychnidos, once the capital of the Dassaretae and later one of the termini of the famous Via Egnatia, a great military and com mercial highway which the Romans built to bind the Adriatic to the Hellespont.
 An English woman traveller, ap- preaching Ochrida from the direction of Monastir, gives the following slm- pie picture of the beauty of the nat l ural setting which this tenth century capital of the short-liVed Bulgarian empire enjoys: At the foot or the mountain (the western slope of the P1ndus range) we entered a rich, fer tile country, passing through shady lanes, bordered by hedges, heavy with the perfumed masses of pink roses, elder-fowers, golden-broom, and an endless variety of other blossoms In fact, we remarked in this country, growing wild, almost every plant which one is accustomed to see In the
 cottage gardens of England.'
 "Ochrida reached the pinnacle of it's
 glory in the tenth century during the reign of Car Samuel the most pow
 erful of the Bulgaro- Slavonic mon archs, a man who mounted the throne following the violent deaths of his three older brothers, and one unau- thentic story tells of his having put out the eyes and then stranglod his father who stood in the path Of his march to power. If that legend be | true most grievously did Samuel pay l the nenalty of his crime for his oWr l death was brought about, after reigr l of nearly forty years, by the pititu 1 sight of 15,000 of his captured troops
 sent back to him by Basil II (the slayer of BulgarsD with their eyeE l plucked out.
 "A less gruesome story of the mon
 arch of Ochrida is that of the TO.
 nance of the young Serbian king
 Vladimir and of Samuel's daughter 1 KOsara. Samuel, so the legend goes
New Britain herald., 1916-12-09
TO Get in Tune Again.

Arthur Nikisch, who is touring Switzerland with his symphony or chestra looks to the influence of the universal sympathy in musical art as one of the impulses making for a com- fortable peace when the murderous contest shall abate. T am convinced" he says, that it is in the field of art that the first reapprochment among the lighting nations will again take place."
 It is nothing to the contrary that Wagner has been boycotted in France; the same sentimental folly was enact ed years ago, when the two nations were at war. By contrast today. German audiences crowd the halls in which the programme is devoted to the work os Tschailowsky and Ber- lloZ; these are received with approval and applause.
 The large theatres announcing such productions of alien composers are crowded, "always sold out" says Nikisch; in Berlin -four times as many seats as the great Philharmonic Hall will hold.''
 Does not this point to the practica- bility of getting Gin tune" again after the war on the basis of artistic as we'll as political sentiment?
New Britain herald., 1916-12-09
UP TO LLOYD GEORGE.

At this moment in English politics David Lloyd George is abreast of the topmost wave. How long he will re- main there is a matter of conjecture. The whole whirligig Is one of the most interesting phases of the world war, or which 1t is an outgrowth. Behind the new Prime Minister there are now aligned the Liberal Party. the Unionist Party and the Labor Party. If the Irish Party pledges him support he will have a unant- mouse House of Commons with him. The leaders of that party, however, are pursuing President Wilson's pol icy of "watchful waiting" They want to see how Lloyd Georges cabi- net is constructed before they act.
 It is reported that Lloyd George is determined to settle the Irish uues- tion once and for all. If this is true he will do more toward taking some of the stigma off English pra actices than any other man in a century,
 
 to be held responsible for the latest turbulent conditions in Ireland be- cause of it's inherent blunders. There was blame, of course, in other quar- ters, according to the viewpoint but the Asquith Cabinet came in for it's share. Without arguing the question it Is sufficient to know that there was blundering, and of the worst sort. Who was more to blame than another is out of the present order of things. The point now is that Lloyd George has chance to show political shrewd- | ness and settle the Irish question, one 1 of the greatest domestic problems 1 that faces England. Home Rule for
 Ireland is the only thing the lovers of l of the little isle will countenance. 1 They were definitely promised it and l they will not be satisfied until the l dream of ages Is fulfilled. Once that 1 is a reality there will be no more ] great dissentions in England's domes- l tic politics and the war might be l pressed with renewed vigor. It is up
 to Lloyd George.