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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-27

butter: Mrs. Cony Weston. tea; Mrs.
j. H. Bagley. ave cans spinach; Wxl-
liam Young, canned goods; Mrs. ]. r.
Childs. bag Of -four: Weber & Hew-
EFT. bushel Of cranberries; Mrs. Dam
forth L Nash. four cans Of cocoa; Mrs.
r. H. Bodwell. 81 worth Of sugar; Mrs.
c. E. H. Beane. wine: Mrs.. Fred E.
Beane. groceries.
Preserves and Jellies-Mrs. W. e. S.
Whitman. preserves: Mrs. Edwin c.
Hendee. jelly; Mrs. Henry Whitman.
preserves: Mrs. Stevens. preserves;
Mrs. Davies. jelly: NJ r. w. souie.
preserves; Mrs. Wallace Purinton. pre-
serves: Mrs. A. G. Hopkins. preserves:
Mrs. Louis Chesley. preserves; Mrs.
George Weeks. preserves: Mrs. Charles
w. Jones. preserves: Mrs. L. A. Bur-
leigh, preserves and raspberry shrub;
Mrs. j. S. Hendee, grapes; Mrs. Hick-
ey. preserves; Mrs. Buckley. jelly; Mrs.
L. Titcomb. preserves: Miss Angie
Perkins. preserves: Mrs. Maurice Fish.
preserves; Miss Anna c.. Hendee, pre-
serves.
Dry Goods-Mrs. Percy v. Hill. pack
age Of sheeting: Turner & Price. slip
pers; Mrs. Clarence B. Burleigh, one
piece linen.
Miscel'aneous-Miss Abby Manley.
picture book.
A number Of ladies also gave cooked
food for the sale.
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Biddeford. When the call wos received
and Chief Stetson asked the Biddeford
official if he knew any LePlant, Chief
Stone replied that he did and that he
wanted him for the larceny of suit
case.
LePlant was sitting near enough the
phone to hear the conversation, and
without word jumped from his chair
and bolted out of the back door of the
judges office.
Chief Stetson at once gave chase and
was joined by a number of telephone
linemen and others who were working
in the rear of the town building. The
chase was an exciting one across back
lots, past Pleasant and Middle streets to
Everett street, where at the point of
Chief Stetson's revolver LePlant stopped
as he was climbing fence in the rear
of the residence Of Charles s. Fraser
and was captured by Bryce Roberts, one
of the telephone linemen. He was taken
back to the court room and Judge Thomp-
son sentenced him to Jail for 80 days.
Upon the expiration Of that sentence It Is
expected that he will be turned over to
the Biddeforf officials.
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b|DDEFORD man
GIVES BRUNSWICK
POLICE HOT CHASE.
Emery LePlant Gives Pathetic
Excuse in Attempt to Evade
Railroad Fare - Wanted for
Larceny

Brunswick, Me-, Oct 26.-Emery Lee
Plant, %, of Biddeford. was arrested
late Wednesday afternoon by Station
Agent George A. Priest of the Maine
with evading fare on the passenger
train from Lewiston. In court Thursday
morning Mr.. Priest, who is also a po-
lice officer, stated that he was himself
coming down from Lewiston Wednes-
day afternoon when LePlant entered
the smoking car and before Conductor
S. II. Anderson could collect the fares
LePlant had entered the toilet and
locked the door, When the train ar
rived in Brunswick LePlant was forced
to open the door and Conductor An
derson demanded his fare in the pres
ence of Officer Priest. LePlant refused
to pay and was accordingly locked up.
LePlant, on the witness stand, stated
that his mother died several weeks ago
and since that time he had not been
working at his trade as machinist. He
had reached Lewiston and was broke
and was trying to get back to Bidde-
ford to assume his position when ar
rested.
The manner in which he told his
story excited the sympathy of all in
the court room and after explaining to
the young man that it would be neces-
sary to impose a fine Of IS and costs,
or in default of payment, sentence him
to 80 days in Jail, Judge Thompson
stated that If he could prove his story
he would withhold the mittimus and
give him a suspended sentence.
LePlant told the officers that they
could call anyone in Biddeford, the
MAYOR, Chief Of Police Stone. or any
other responsible party and they would
find his story was correct. The sugges-
ton was taken and LePlant taken to
the judges Office while Chief stetson
put in a phone call for Chief Stone Of
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,odg]ve Tells Reason
tor Bryan S Resignation
Removal Of Postscript

Brockton. Mass, Oct. $-Henry Cabot
Lodge. ranking Republican member of
the Senate committee on foreign rela-
tons, in speech here tonight asserted
.that President Wilson had added a post
SCRIPT to the second Lusitania note of
June 3. 1915. in which he informed the
German government that the strong
phrases OF the so-called strict account
ability" note of May 10 were mot to be
taken seriously" On May Z, 1915, he
said, the Lusitania was sunk and lis
Americans were sent to their death.
Inc next day President, Wilson said
that there was such thing as being
too proud to fight" think he said that
FOR the purpose of seeing how the coun-
try liked it. He found out and chanked
his mind over night. On May 10 he sent
his famous strict accountability and
omit no word or act note to Germany,
signed by Secretary of State Bryan. On
June 9. 1915, a second note was sent,
much milder than the first. and It was
signed by Lansing, secretary pro TEN,
Secretary Bryan having resigned the
night before. '
1t seemed incredible that Mr.. Bryan
should sign the first and refuse to sign
the second to which Mr.. Wilson added
postscript which have not seen be-
cause it mysteriously disappeared. In
this postscript President Wilson in
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Waterville. Me-, Oct. 26.-(SpeciaD.-
The boys of Co. H and the Hospital
Corps were made to feel the real
strength of the welcome which was ac-
corded them by the people of Water
Vile at the banquet which was served
at the armory Thursday evening. The
members Of the two organizations with
the headquarters company and Off
GERS were entertained by the people of
the city to one of the finest banquets
that has been served in the city for a
long time, and it was followed by
speeches which rang true from the
heart and showed the boys as never
before the nigh regard in which they
are held by Waterville citizens.
Following the disposal of the good
things to eat, cigars were lighted and
the boys of the company sang a num-
Der of the songs which they sang
while on the border, This was followed
by the formal program of the evening.
Justice Warren G. Philbrook was in
PRODUCED as the POSTMASTER OF the
evening, by Ralph J. Patterson, pres
ident of the Chamber of Commerce.
who took the occasion to welcome the
boys home in behalf of the organiza-
ton that he represented.
Justice Philbrook in a few words ex-
pressed his pleasure at being able to
meet the boys and his delight that all
Of them with the single exception had
returned home. He then introduced
his honor. Mayor Boothby, to welcome
the boys in behalf of the city.
Mayor Boothbay expressed the feel
ings of all the citizens of the city In
saying that he was. pleased that the
boys were back. he told of his person
al pleasure at being able to welcome
them and of how proud the people OF
the city were of their record. In his re-
marks he said that he expected that
there would be some weddings in the
company within a short time and that
he was willing to do anything for them
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PLAN BORDER ATTACK
Continued from Page One)
No Further Statement

No Further Statement
No additional information could be
obtained from Mr.. Baker, who left the
city before the statement was made
public, for Martinsburg, w. Va, to de-
liver a campaign speech.
Lansine's Explanation
Secretary Lansing tonight authoriz-
ed the statement that Secretary Baker
had no intention to intimate that
American citizens were involved in the
bandit attack plot. The secretary Of
state said it had been called to his at
tention that an effort would be made
to construe the war departments state
ment as a political play and as an as
sault upon the administrations politi-
cal opponents. He denounced such a
construction as absolutely false, de-
claring that politics were not given a
thought in connection with the matter
and that it was inconceivable that any
American would ally himself with Mex
leans to attack his own countrymen.
Mr.. Lansing saw the statement before
it was issued and discussed it with
Secretary Baker. He explained that
both he and Mr.. Baker believed that in
addition to warn the military COM
manders it was wise to give the infor-
nation received publicity because it
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PlTTSTON

NORTH-Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Rey-
nolds and son Of Burnham and Mr.. and
Mrs. Sewall Peaslee of Chelsea were
visitors of w. B. Jewett and Miss Car
RE Jewett recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Moody have en-
tertained recently two automobile par
ties consisting of Mrs. Moody's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Woodbury..
Robert and William Of NorthAeld,
Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Stephen
son and daughter Rachel Of Belfast.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rollins and chill
dren were at Henry Gordon's Sunday.
Harley Fossett and Mrs. Charles Fos-
sett Of the River road, Pittston. were
callers in this part of town Sunday.
Mrs. Willis Mansir and Miss Addie
Wright Of East Pittston were callers
in this section Tuesday.
Mrs. Isabel Merrill and Mrs. Walter
Moore of East Pittston were calling on
old friends in this part of the town on
Sunday Mrs. Merrill planned to leave
Thursday for Winchester. Mass, where
she will pass the winter.
EAST-Mrs. Isabel Merrill returned
on lueSduy 10 HeT uduSHteT 3, MIS-
Walter Moore's. after passing several
weeks at the Marson homestead.
Herman Patterson and Norman
Pierce of Augusta were visitors in this
place Wednesday, making the trip by
auto.
Miss Isabel Moore. who is a student
at Gardiner. Is passing part Of the
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Moore.
Mrs. S. o. Lilly was a recent visitor
in Pittsfield for a short time.
| The fine weather Of the past few
weeks has given the farmers an oppor-
tunity to get a considerable amount OF
blowing done together with the usual
fall work.
Mrs. Isabel Merrill left Wednesday
morning for Winchester Mass. where
she will pass the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. Elmer Lewis.
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formed the Imperial German govern
ment that the words strict accounta-
bility' and the other strong phrases In
the first note were not to be taken Sc
riously and ended by agreement to re-
fer the whole matter to arbitration.
This. Of course, pleased Mr.. Bryan. but
it did not please the other members OF
the cabinet who threatened to resign
and expose the whole thing.
1.-THE postscript was removed and MI.
Bryan resigned. Mr.. Bryan told DR..
Dumba, the Austrian minister. that the
note of May 10 did not mean anything
and Mr.. Dumba Immediately sent the
note along to Berlin.
ut sometimes is great mistake 10
tell the truth and it is doubly unfortu-
nate to tell it to foreign ambassador.
There has been no reparation ana
nothing DONE"
Senator Lodge assailed the admins
tration's Mexican policy and declared
tina twhile the Democratic platform OF
1912 had promised to protect Ameri-
cans wherever they might be-" 1t had
not protected them in Mexico or any
where else. President Wilson. ne ad-
died. "says they are not entitled to pro-
lection beyond the border"
1.-THE Democratic party" declared
Senator Lodge. has been absorbed oy
Mr.. wilson,
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Arrest Women
in N. Y. Clinic of
Birth Control

New York, Oct. 26.-Mrs. Margaret
Sanger, the birth control advocate, and
her assistant, Miss Fanny Mindell.
were arrested here today on warrants
charging them with imparting informa-
ton prohibited by law at a birth con-
troll clinic said to be the first instituted
In the United States which it said they
were conducting in the congested
Brownsville section of Brooklyn. A wo-
man detective posed as woman seek
ing information at the alleged clinic,
where she found 20 other women wait
ing in an outer Office.
Mrs. Sanger denounced the detective
when the latter revealed her identity
and it was necessary for men officers
ITO carry Mrs. Sanger to a police wagon.
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DUEL IN A SHELL HOLE.
Corporals Story to the King.

Uondon Observer, Oct. l, 1859
An extraordinary story was told to
the King and Queen at the Edward
VII. Hospital, Windsor, by Corporal
George Bennett Burleigh, son Of the
late war correspondent. The corporal
was with one of the famous London
regiments, and he had a remarkably
narrow escape from death.
I'VE went over the top" he said to
Their Majesties. Ion September Is. /
was charging quite close to a tank, and
by the time we had got to the German
first line I had killed eleven of the
Huns. Then was spun around and fell
to the ground, a bullet having passed
through my left bullock. I started
crawling towards shell hole. When
within two and half yards Of the hole
a German major of the Prussian
Guards, who was about It. 6 ms. high.
swore at me and lifted his rifle to his
shoulder, the barrel being quite near
my face. A bullet passed through my
left jaw. but owing to a good set of
teeth the bullet was DETECTED and
came out Of my chin. knocking one OF
my teeth out en- route.
II lay perfectly still for an hour. and
when I lifted M head l saw the Ger
man major picking off our wounded
with his rifle. l watched him go to the
other side Of the shell hole, and not be-
ing able to stand it any longer picked
up a bayonet and crawled to the edge
of the shell hole. I made great effort
and flung myself into the hole and
rammed the bayonet through him. bur
it did not kill him. and he fought like
wild cat. I made a last effort and
gripped his throat with my hands. He
shrieked for mercy, but fought like
devil all the time. However, managed
to throttle him and he fell dead across
me.
81 lay there helpless underneath the
German for two days without anything
to eat or drink. and I lost lot or
blood. On the evening Of the second
day another wounded man came along
and pulled the dead German on me.
but he could not take me with him al
he was too badly wounded himself. At
about eight o'clock that night the Ger
mans curtain fire stopped. a. our
Army had pushed them on. then
crawled about a mile. which took me
four and half hours to accomplish.
Eventually New Zealander picked me
up and carried me to our advanced
dressing station"
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Genuine Welcome rendered
Returning Soldiers After
Four Months on the Border

and that he would be pleased to at
tend if they asked him.
The applause for the mayors speech
had hardly stopped when F. B. Thorn
dixie of North Vassalboro, a national
aid -de-c camp of the United Spanish
War Veterans. announced that ne
would give IS to the first member OF
Co. H who would invite the mayor to
his wedding. There were cries OF
Tracey, Tracey" from the boys and
Corporal Hugh P. Tracey announced
that he would invite the mayor. and
Mr.. Thorndike promptly handed him
the IS while Corporal Tracey walked
to the table where the mayor sat and
formally invited him to his wedding,
which win take place Nov. n.
A song by the Colby quartet followed
and then Lieutenant Albert r. Rog-
ers in a thrilling speech responded to
the welcome of the mayor in behalf or
CO. H. Major John G. Towne respond
ed in behalf of the Hospital Corps IN
his usual witty style.
A selection by the Colby Orchestra fol-
lowed and then a splendid address was
given by Rev. Frank L. Phalen, depart
ment chaplain of the United Spanish war
Veterans. Hon. Fred w. Clair was next
introduced and he gave one Of the best
speeches of the evening. A song by a
member of the Colby quartet followed
and then Capt. Harold Leon Pepper pre-
scented to the company in behalf Of the
citizens of Waterville splendid hag'
which was received by Captain Murray
in behalf of the members of the COM
pany. AS Captain Pepper made the an
nouncement that the flag was to be pre-
sented to Company H it was brought
forward by Past Commander F. B. Lowe
of w. S. Heath Post, G. A. R.. while the
audience rose and followed the speech
with the "Star Spangled Banner"
1t was an occasion long to be remem-
bered by the citizens who were privileged
to be there and will do much to bring
the company and the citizens together.
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NINETEEN DEAD
Continued from Page one)

ed their lives in efforts to save pa
tients and children entrapped in the
hospital. Famed by strong breeze the
flames, unchecked by the small jets of
water the firemen were able to throw
on them. swept through the building
with lightning speed. cutting off the
inmates in the various departments.
The electric lights went out soon after
the fire started and the nuns and other
rescuers had to work in the dark. Men
who went into the building said they
had to carry out patients with others
hanging onto them. A number of the
rescuers were lost in the darkness and
had narrow escapes.
One nun single-handed is said to
have saved the lives of 40 children.
She stood on a balcony on the third
floor. on which. the children had been
shut off. and handed them to the fire.
men on ladders below.
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R.F. D. CARRIER IN
AUTO COLLISION
ESCAPES INJURY

j Portland, Me-, Oct 20 w. L.
Minott. well known rural let
ter carrier, on the r. F. D. route at
Falmouth. narrowly escaped serious
injury when struck by an automohile
owned and driven by Robert f. Ran
dali, prominent attorney of Freeport'
IN the vicinity of Town Landing, Fal-
mouth Foreside. yesterday.
Minott, who was on his daily route
vas struck sideways by the smash
which completely demolished the car
rage and threw him heavily to the
ground. He struck on his head but
was not seriously injured aside from a
.ew bruises. When he was thrown from
The team his horse started but he was
able to hang to the reins and prevented
runaway. He secured another car
Rage and finished his route for the day.
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future uncertain for the manufacturer.
He declared also that all mill supplies
as well as cotton had increased in cost,
that many contracts in existence were
made at a lower figure than was now
quoted and that these contracts had sew.
eral weeks to run. Mr. Hills expressed
the opinion that the manufacturers had
not been given sufficient time since the
present improvement in the cotton trade
to recover past losses.
In the event that a general strike is
called it is said that 5000 textile opera.
tives will be thrown out Of work. The
weekly payroll of the mills Is estimated
to exceed 100000.
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maeet have, the eHect Of causing the
pot 10 be abandoned
E'on other sources it was learned that
Information concerning plot had been
1eceived through agents Of the depart
ment OF justice. state department rep
resentatives on the border and also
through some other channel which has
not been disclosed. 1t is understood that
no military reports from the border have
mentioned the subject.
II is stated on reliable authority also
that none of the evidence in hand in
wolves Americans and that Mexican in
tertsts In the United States are believed
70 De directly responsible for the con-
spiracy with bandits across the border.
The department of justice is pressing
its investigation. Attorney General Gre
CORY indicated tonight that such infor-
nation as had been laid before him was
of vague and inconclusive character.
While administration officials generally
declined to discuss Secretary Bakers
warning. it was admitted that the infor-
nation received does not give any clear
intention of either the time or place of
the proposed attacks.
For some days vague limitations
that an attack of some sort along the
border might be in prospect, have been
reaching the State department. Up to
today they have been so indefinite, it is
understood. that officials were not in
clined to treat them seriously. There
were no clues on which to start an in
vestigation.
1t has been known for some time
also that Villa or whoever the bandit
chieftain may be who is operating
against CarranZa garrisons under that
name has had a considerable supply
both of silver money and ammunition
struggled over the border from the
United States. The reference in Secre-
tary Bakers statement to the fact that
Mexican bandits are known to have
been paid recently in silver is thought
to have been founded upon these re-
ports.
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Roosevelt Cheered bv
the Women at Chicago

Chicago. Oct. 26.-Chicago women
cheered Col. Roosevelt today when he
appealed to them not to be Influenced
by the plea that President Wilson had
kept the nation out of war" When he
told them he would fight at the drop
OF the hat if necessary to stop the muir
der OF women and children, they met
the announcement with chorus of
applause that delayed the speaker.
The Colonel closed his Western tour
here today with two speeches, the first
exclusively to women.
Mr.. Hughes can be trusted to keep
his word" he said. when he says that
he would not submit to such deeds as
the sinking of the Lusitania or the
killing of our citizens in Mexico, he
means what he says.
you have stood up and listened to
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contained in an amendment, suggested
oy the bishops for prayer in the COM
munion service for Christs church. This
would eliminate the word militant" thus
leading churchmen explained, implying
tnat I'VE do pay for those who have
departed this life in Gods faith and
fear"
The House of Bishops. according to the
report. rejected the recommendation of
the commission that five of the 10 COM
mandments read In the communion SER
vice be shortened by the elimination of
the reasons
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REFUSE FALL RIVER textile
COUNCIL AN ADVAN CE IN WAGES

Fall River, Mass, Oct 26.-The Cotton
Manufacturers Association announced
tonight that it had refused the request
of the Fall River Textile Council for an
advance in wages of 10 per cent. to be
effective November 6. Upon being noti-
fled of the manufa cturers' decision
special meeting of the council, which rep
resents five textile unions. was held and
It was voted to call a meeting of all the
textile unions for next Wednesday night
to vote on the question of a general
strike. In explaining the action of the
Manufacturers Association President
George H. Hills said that the present
condition of the cotton market made the
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Mrs. Carrie q. Knight Of Bath.

Mrs. Carrie b. Knight, aged s. years
and 10 months. wife of Eugene M. Knight
Of Winnegance. passed away early
Wednesday morning at the Bath City
hospital after a three-weeks' illness
caused by q complication Of diseases.
The husband. two sons. Ernest O. Of
Augusta. and Harry L. Of Bath. the
mother. Mrs. A. NJ. oliver Of Bath. one
sister. Mrs. 2. B. Hunt Of Bath. and ono
brother. e. B. Oliver q Boston, survive.
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The Star Spangled Banner and to
America and you have stood up be-
cause they were written about gen.
GRAFTON of Americans that was not too
proud to fight. You may not notice the
expression safety first is not embod-
led in either song. When you are told
to vote for Mr. Wilson because he kept
us out of war remember that Is some
thing that cannot be said either of
Washington or Lincoln.
"The Democratic platform said that
the Mexicans have made war on our
people" The judge advocate general
ruled that the American army in Mex
leo was at war. So the Mexicans are
at war and our army is at war but Mr..
Wilson is at peace"
The women also applauded his ref
erences to hyphenated citizens.