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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17
u, S. ARMY RECORD
SAVES v|0L|N|ST'
FROM Detention
Forced to Join Hungarian Regl'
ment in Attack Against
the Russians

Boston, April 16.-William Halter,
Hungarian by birth, but resident OF
this country for nearly Is years, was
a steerage passenger on the White
Star Liner Canopic. which arrived Sat-
urday from Italy and the Azores. Hal
Ter was furnished with transportation
by the American consul at Durazzo, AL
bania, with the consent of the British
authorities.
Halter told the immigration officials
that he came to this country with his
parents when 10 years of age, and liv-
ed in Cleveland. He enlisted in the
United States army in 1910, and, after
serving three years, received an hon.
orable discharge.
Then he went to Munich, Bavaria,
where he was receiving instructions on
the violin. At the outbreak of the war
he was seized by the Germans and
rushed to Vienna, where he was mus
tered into Hungarian regiment and
sent to the Carpathians to fight the
Russians.
He went most unwillingly. When the
Russians were checked he was sent with
the regiment to Serbia, where he was
taken prisoner. At the time the Serbian
army was driven into Albania, Halter
was taken with them and there he got in
touch with the American consul. At that
time his clothing was in tatters.
Halter had never taken out his citizen
ship papers. but his service Of three years
in the United States army with clean
record entitled him to them. The consul
wrote to Washington and.found that Hal
ler's story of his service in the army was
true He also received from the state de-
partment copy of the discharge papers.
The consul then got in touch with the
British consul and both communicated
with their ambassadors at Rome. The
result was that Haller was permitted to
return to this country.
When asked about his experience in
the war Halter replied that it was too
horrible to talk about. He said there
was a great deal of suffering and dis
tress in Hungary and that, if the Hun
garians had any choice, they would
never have entered the war.
Halter left for Cleveland Saturday
night
The percentage of detentions among
the steerage passengers on the Canopic
was the largest Of any steamer COM
ing to this port in recent years. OF the
94S of this class 500 were held by the
inspectors at the first examination.
Seven Italian stowaways who board
ed the steamer at Palermo and were
not discovered until the Canopic ar
rived Saturday morning were found to
be suffering from diseases that would
have barred them had thew came as
passengers. The men declared they had
paid some one on board the vessel to
bring them to this country. They will
be deported
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CONCLUDES ENGAGEMENT
Rev. II. n. Hoyt Delivers CLOSING AL
dress at Universanst Church

At the winthrop Street Universal.,
church Sunday evening, the Rev.
H. ,Hoyt made his closing address DIR.
ing the Statewide Uplift Movemsn,
now going on. His subject was lie,
Every Man Give a Reason for tho
Thing that Is In Him."
He gave his reasons for being in tbs
ministry of the UniversaIist Church
paying a high tribute to his mother
who consecrated him to the ministry
when she was thought to be on her
death bed. He stated that his parents
were born in Maine and moved Wee,
and said they were ostracized on ar.
count of their religion at one time and
he added that if all of us had to nav
more for our faith it would mean mora
to us.
He went on then to show why he hs.
lieved that the Universalist church 10
the best religious body for him, saving
that the Brotherhood of Man is it's doc.
trine and creed.
Mr.. Hoyt has been greatly enioyed
by Augusta people ever since his arriv.
al. and has, done much good during his
stay.
During the Sunday evening service a
number of fine selections were render.
ed by Samuel. Titcomb, j. Frank Over.
Miss F. H. Moody and Mrs. Georgia c,
Dyer. the quartet of the church.
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COLONEL C0ETHAL ANNOUNCES
TO THE SHIPPING WORLD THE
RE-0PEN|NC OF panama CANAL
Vessels Drawing Not More Than 30 Feet Will Be Permitted to
Pass Through the Great Ditch Which Has Been
Closed for Past Eight Months

nally. on March Is, Col. Harding, then
acting governor Of the Panama canal,
saw his way clear for making the an
nouncement that conditions in Gaillard
cut justified the prediction that the canal
would be available for ships Of 80 feet
depth today. The use of the canal Is SUBJ
ject to probable temporary delays in the
near future, to meet exigencies of the
dredging fleet in completing the canal to
its full length and width and in removing
shoals that may develop.
The canal will now be deepened as rap
idly as possible to 40 feet SO as to enable
the largest ships in the world to pass
through the waterway. But the present
depth of 30 feet is sufficient for most of
the ships that now want to use the canal.
Most Of the vessels of the navy can now
pass through the canal, but 30 feet is not
sufficient for the largest battleships, and
before they are able to use the canal it
will have to be deepened in the Gaillard
cut.
When the break occurred in September
all the dredges in the canal zone were
sent into the cut and since then these
have been handling the removal of the
earth at the rate of nearly 100000 cubic
yards a MONTH at a cost of less than 80
cents per cubic yard. The length of the
sales.--future were two big slides involved
IN the movements of earth that blocked
the canal last fall-which are directly op-
posite each other was approximately 2200
feet. The channel through them was nav
igable with the exception of 600 feet. The
area affected by the slide on the east
side of the Gaillard cut covered 81 acres
and on the west side IS acres.
Maj. Gen. Goethals has been of the
opinion that the slide troubles were due
to the failure of the underlying strata of
earth, because these were unable to bear
the weight that the banks brought down
upon them.
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DEVOTED FRENCH
SOL der DIES
IN SEA OF FLAME
Noble Sacrifices by Trench Senti'
nels Who Telephone News
of German Advance

"A Village Northwest of Verdun,
12.-In my preceding article told how
volunteers remained in the trenches
whence the rest Of the defenders had
retired, to telephone information about
the advancing enemy to the French
batteries. l now describe the conse-
quence of such a sacrifice to the Ger
man attack early this morning at
point further east called Caurettes
Wood, along the northeastern slopes OF
LIE Mort Homme, where slmliar
French withdrawal had been carried
out.
In the twilight preceding the dawn
these far-fiung sent1nels announced
that the enemy were advancing IN
streams along parallel communication
boyaux until their trenches were fill
ed They also signalled the redoubllng
of the already heavy bombardment on
abandoned trenches which the Ger
mans imagined the French were still
holding. The seventy-fves Immediate
ly concentrated on the hostile German
line, including the new saps mention
ed by the sentinels, as they were push
ed forward during the night. The en-
envy suffered heavily, but persevered,
and so dense columns appeared amid
the shell-torn brushwood on the south
ern fringe of Corbeaux wood, pouring
into the valley separating them from
the former French position on the hill
side.
Thinking the French still held the latter
they deployed with the most recent
trench storming device in the form of
liquid fire containers, which special
groups of four installed, two men work.
ing the pump and two directing the fire
jet. The greyness of the dawn was il
lumined by shots of green and red flames
and black oily clouds rolled along the
valley toward the river like smoke from
a burning "gusher.''
Suddenly the air was filled with shrill
against the attackers Thanks to the
devoted sentinels, dying at their posts in
the sea of fire, the range was exact, and
the exploding melinite shattered the
charging columns. An appalling scene
followed.
The shells had burst or overthrown the
fire containers, and the Germans were
seen running wildly amid the flames,
winch overwhelmed hundreds of wound
ed and disabled.
In this confusion the French charged
with the bayonet, despite the furnace heat
and fumes produced by the redhot con-
tanners lying in all directions. The enemy
offered little resistance. 1t was like a
slaughter of frenzied beasts. The mitrail-
leuse corps pressed close on their COM
rades' heels placing weapons in what
vantage points had escaped the fire and
showering leaden hail upon the main
body of Germans retreating up Corbeaux
hill.
OF brigade 5000 strong that began the
attack it is estimated that under 500
reached their own trenches in safety.
OF the heroic sentines five, wonderful
to say, returned with the French wave
that ebbed back when victory was won.
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TROOPS PREPARE
FOR SUDDEN MOVE
ALONG BORDER

Ell Paso, Texas, April 16.-Troop
movements and preparations to send
additional forces into Mexico in the
event the American line of communi-
cation is threatened continue at vari-
Gus points along the border. A dis
patch from Douglas Saturday stated
that orders have been given to the 9Th
infantry Brigade and parts of three
other regiments stationed in the civ
to be ready to move at a moments no.
tice
The LIST Battalion Of the Goth Infan-
try and two companies of the oath In
iantry are under arms to proceed into
Mexico in the event of trouble. Com
panies B and c of the oath Infantry.
Negro, arrived here Saturday from
Delrio and will be stationed at Fort
Bliss.
Officials of the Parral and Durango
Rallroad Co. said they had received
kilograms from the representative at
Parral, stating that the offices and
warehouses of the company at Pres
ena had been broken into THURSDAY
night and robbed. The messages added
tnat the railway repair shops at Pres
eha mad also suffered losses, and that
II was urgent that a detachment of the
troops be obtained to guard Presena.
Officials of the Alvarado Co. and of
the railroad, sent messages to the
state department at Washington. ask
ing Tor protection for their property.
The Alvarado Co. has not been operat-
ing since the Santa Ysabel massacre
1t had been preparing this week to re-
open.
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REVOKES FINES
OF RIOT LEADERS
AT HAVERHILI

Haverhill, Mass, April 16-John Muir.
ply, high diver and balloon jumper. and
John w. Cox, shoeworker, were ad.
judged guilty of creating a disturbance
at the Leyden lecture at City hall on
April 2. after halliday hearing of eyi.
dence before Judge John J. VIM in thu
district court Saturday. The court i'm.
posed fines of $40. but revoked these and
continued the cases until Tuesday at tia
request Of Attorney W. Scott Peters who
appeared for the defendants.
When the cases were called for a hear
ing the courtroom was filled and largo
crowd assembled on the sidewalk. City
Marshal John J. Mack prosecuted tina
cases for the police department.
Among the witnesses for the com.
nonwealth were Police C Commissioner
Charles NJ. Hoyt and Alderman Ros.
we'll L. Wood, the latter insiting upon
a summons before he would agree TO
appear in court. During the time thai,
he was testifying he declared that il
Alderman Hoyt had abided his advice
the trouble of April would have been
avoided. Mayor Bartlett, who attend.
ed the court session, sat on the bench
with Judge VIM.
Patrolman Cyrus Bruce, who made
the reports which brought about the
arrests Of Murphy and Cox, said that
Murphy was in the hall with his cap
on, cigarette in his mouth, and that
he had started to lead the audience in
singing "Tipperary." Cox had inter
rupted the meeting by shouting, "You
trleo to lick the umpire" when Rev.
j. FRANKLIN Babb was speaking.
The defendants denied the TESTIMONY
OF the officer, but Judge Winn told
them their stories didn't impress him
and he adjudged them guilty.
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more shown its friendship and its desire
not to violate the sovereignty or injure
the susceptibilities Of the Mexican ma
tion."
In the war department assurances were
given that there are sufficient Mexican
troops now in the north to wipe OUT
Villa and his followers, whose number
is reported to have so dwindled as to
make it Insignificant.
Latina Americana, an independent re-
view published here. commenting on 1.-THE
United States last declared intention.
says:
This act points toward a sure con-
tinuation of the policy of sincere friend
ship and respect based on the economy
and liberty of Mexico as free and inde-
pendent nation" In government circles
1t was said that Gen. Carranza will prob.
ably remain in Mexico City for month
and that all the members of the cabinet
will remain with him.
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SOCCER TEAMS
SCORELESS TIE
FOR SUPREMACY

chicago. April 16.-The Pullman Soc.
Ger football team and the team repre-.
sentlng Bethlehem, Pa, played a score.
less tie today in the semi final game
Tor the cup emblematic of the United
states championship. An extra period
was played but neither team had
scored when darkness ended the game
Play was fast and clean. In the first
half the Pennsylvanians showed the
greater speed in offensive work, but
this was largely equalized by the
strong defense of the Pullmans. The
locals showed more aggressive tactics
In the second period.
Each squad slowed down in the ex.
ira period. Selection of the time and
place for re-playing the game was re-
1erred by telegraph to officials of the
United States Soccer Association. The
winner will meet the Fall River Rov.
ers for the title.
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BANDITS ATTACK
A MOTOR TRAIN

San Antonio, April 16-General PERISH
ing reported to headquarters today that
motor truck train carrying aeroplanes
was attacked by 40 bandits Friday night
10 miles north of Satevo. The Mexicans
were driven off and one of their number
was killed. Gen. Pershing was with the
motor truck train at the time of the at
tack. There were no American losses.
In message to Consul Letcher at Chi
huahua. filed from Santa Cruz about 20
mics north OF Parral. Col. W. c. Brown
OF the 18th Cavalry asked that an aero
plane be dispatched Immediately to bring
In report of an occurrence Thursdav
night. This advice was received by Gen
Funston this afternoon. Col. Browns
command was engaged in fight with
Mexicans at Parral last Wednesday. His
urgent request for an aeroplane is taken
at headquarters to mean that he has i'm.
portant news of second engagement
Thursday.
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such a wound would be Of the gravest
character.
1t is certain that if Villa was wound
ed he could not have commanded any
Another message from Chihuahua
City received here today stating that
rioting had broken out there was re-
garded as in a measure confirmatory
of the bandits death. Villa is known
to have had numerous sympathizers
among the lower classes in the city
and it was considered probable that
their sympathy would take the form
Of violence if they learned that the
body OF their hero was being brought
to Chihuahua to be exhibited as that
of criminal.
Another point, upon which the great
est emphasis is laid, is that nothing
positive has been known of Villa since
the battle of Guerrero. at which time
reports Of his being wounded were &C
cepted by Gen. Pershing and other
American officers. If he had continued
south as was assumed, he must by this
Durango City, in which event some
news Of his movements would almost
positively have become known.
Only one message was received in
Juarez today. giving any details of the
supposed finding Of Villas body. This
message was unofficial and was sent
to Il private individual
According tO il Villas Iooth opd ,>,,.;,,
were revealed by former colonel of the
bandit band who had been completed and
was under sentence of death. This COL
onel offered to show his eaptors Villa e
grave in return for his life He led a de-
tachment Of Carranza soldiers under the
command Of Col. Cavazos to San Fran
cisco Borja, a small town 30 miles south
Of Cusihuiriachic. with which it is con-
nected by . vague and deserted trail.
Near this lonely SPOT the Carranxa SOL
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ALLIES IGNORE
CREEK PROTEST.;
TO CROSS GREECE

London, April ia new crisis in
Greece is indicated in an Athens dis
patch to the Daily Chronicle, dated
April IA, and received in London Sat-
urday. The allies are making arrange
ments to transport Servian troops
from Corfu to Salonica by way Of
Patras Larissa and Volo, which in
wolves the use Of the Peleponnesian
railway from Patras to Corinth. Greece,
on the ground that this would involve a
breach Of neutrality, refused permis-
sion to use the railway.
Notwithstanding this, the allies are
to carry out their original plan to
make use of the railways. In an in
terview the British minister SAYS the
effect may not be agreeable for Greece:
but the allies cannot do otherwise than
avail themselves of her railways for
the transport of their Serbian allies
The ministers of the central powers
saw the King Friday and the prime
minister Saturday.
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OUTLAW NATIONS
that BREAK LAW
URGES D. J. HILL

Philadelphia, April 16.-The punish
ment of international law-breaking
nations by making them outlaws and
breaking off diplomatic and trade re-
lations with them was suggested here
Saturday by Dr. David Jayne Hill, for
mer ambassador to Germany. and a
member of the permanent administra-
tive council to The Hague tribunal.
DR.. Hill was one of the two former
amba ssadors to Germany who spoke
before the American Philosophical So
ciety convention in a symposium on in
ternational law. The other was Char
lemange Tower.
Another speaker was John Bassett
Moore of New York, who said the vio-
lation of International law during the
present war had not exceeded either
in number or importance those which
occurred during the wars of the French
revolution and the Napoleonic wars.
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R0WD|ES BEAT
UP BRUNSWICK
POLICE OFFICER

Brunswick, Me-, April 16.-(SpeciaD.-
prevailed to some extent in this town Of
late, due to the open violation of the
liquor law, resulted in a tragedy this eve
ming that has thoroughly aroused the res
idents as well as officers of the law.
when Officer William B. Edwards in the
discharge of his duty was attempting to
break up and dispense a dsorderly and
drunken gang of rowdies near Main and
Mill streets. Officer Edwards was set
upon and attacked in a most brutal man
ner. deprivng him of his weapons and
knocking him down, infiicting severe
bruises by kicking him in the body and
head. AS soon as it was learned that ne
was in trouble assistance came and he
was taken to a physician who took sew
eral stitches in cash over his eye, his
body bore evidenc of a terrible beating.
Chief of Police Stetson lost no time in
getting squad together and rounded up
four of the assalants. The names OF
those arrested are Wilfred Dechane, Paul
Dustin, Ora Drendan and another De-
chane. Two of the quartet arrested will
be arraigned on a serious charge, probab-
ly attempt to kill, as they were heard to
remark that they would attempt to take
Edwards life.
Thursday nights raid by Sheriff Pen
nell and his squad had no effect on the
prohibition of the sale of booze in this
town and Saturday and Sunday nights
were the worst of any, many coming up
from Rath and causing trouble for the
police and the Maine Central people. Most
of the recent arrests arising from the
sale Of intoxicating liquors have been
men coming up from Bath and buying
their liquor at this place.
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W.. LAYTON
IS APPOINTED
TO AUGUSTA
Announcement Among
Passionate CHI a n g e S
Directed by Bishop
Cooke at Rumford
Conference

Rumford, Me-, April 1.-the 92nd
annual Maine Methodist Conference
closed today, Bishop Richard ]. Cooke
preaching in the morning and also Civ
ing the charge at an ordination service
for deacons and elders. Rev. Clarence
T. Wilson spoke on the progress OF
prohibition in foreign countries and on
the campaign for national prohibition.
The following changes in pastorates
were announced:
Portland District--J. NJ. Frost, SUI
perintendent bath: Wesley, c. w. Har-
liSon; Biddeford and South Biddeford,
f. H. Brewster; Cape Porpoise, sup
piled by G. H. Grey; Chebeague. j. r.
Romick, Eliot, H. G. Mccain; Fall
mouth Foreside, w. p. Merrill; Frye
burg, Stow and Sweden, W. c. Beedy;
Gorham (School street and South
Windham), H. H. Crane: Kittery tSec-
end street and South Elliott, W. NJ.
Forgrave: Portland (Congresssstreet).
c. H. Atkins; (Long Island), I. T.
Johnson; washington avenue and
West Cumberland), H. A. Clifford;
South Portland '(Peoples), F. Olsen;
Trinity and Cape Elizabeth. J. F. AL
vey; West Baldwin and Hiram, H. D.
Knowles; West Scarboro. r. E. Kim
ball: Yarmouthville and Cumberland,
B. c. Wentworth; York, Ampler Gar
nett.
Augusta District-D. B. Holt. super
intenedent; Augusta, w. J. Layton;
Berlin, N. H., H. G. Mclaughlin; Bing-
ham, supplied by c. H. Berry; East
Livermore and North Fayette, F. NJ.
Staples; Leeds and Green, supplied by
George Currier: Lewiston Park street,
j. A. Betcher; Lisbon. c. C. Slayer;
Turner, supplied by l. A. Bean: Lis
bon Falls, w. H. Varney; Livermore
and Hartford. supplied by l. c.
Thoms; Mt. Vernon and North Vienna,
A. Stewart: North Arson and Emden,
supplied by Wills; North Yarmouth,
J. E. Curtis; Oxford and Welchville,
supplied by N. H. Farr; Phillips, sup
piled by B. F. Crowell: Readfield De-
pot. supplied by H. Rockwell: Rich
mond. G. B. Cornish; Rumford Center,
w. w. Latte; Scion, S. c.. Glidden:
Wayne and North Wayne, w. H. Farr;
West Durham and North Pownal, e.
r. Stevens: Winthrop and East Read
field, N. r. Pearson.
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BERLIN REPORTS
TURKISH CRAFT
SUNK PORTUGAL

Berlin. April 16.-(By wireless to Tuck.
erton, N. J).-Announcement is made by
the Turkish government that the Russian
hospital ship Portugal, sunk in the Black
sea last month, was torpedoed by Turk.
ish submarine. The statement was given
out today by the Overseas News Agenc,
as follows:
THE ship was sighted on the night OF
March 2-3o. 1t was steering toward q
landing place. When daybreak came il
was ascertained that the ship was laden
heavily and that it was towing several
heavily loaded punts with numerous oc.
cupants. The commander and other of.
hcers of the submarine were justified in
believing the ship was a transport which
was on the way to land troops and sun.
plies.
Ihe ship was painted gray with a
small red line and few the Russian mer.
chant flag. No Red Cross flag was flv.
ing and the name of the ship was in.
visible.
The first torpedo did not hit, After
the explosion of the second 'torpedo
"hlch struck below the bridge, a vio-
lent explosion occurred within the shin
ms explosion undoubtedly was due to
large quantities of explosives stored in
the ship. Immediately after this a de.
stroyer attacked the submarine.
The Russian affirmation that the shin
was struck by two torpedoes is untrue.
provisions of the conventions adopted
at The Hague stipulate that hospital
ships must be painted white with a green
or red stripe one and one-half metres
long, and also must fly the Red Cross
flag"