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Evening journal., 1916-03-04

YES. He promised me that he would
stop drinking. and believed God
knows, woman always believes that
from man."
please make only direct answers TO
the questions" Interrupted the Judge
sternly. and Mrs. Page flushed a little
under the rebuke A whisper Of sym
pathy crept about the room.
"Will YOU tell us, please" Langdon's
voice was warning in its sharpness, "as
concisely as you can what happened
after your marriageT
what happened" she said wearily.
''is what happens TO thousands OF wo-
men. We hadn't been married very
long before my husband began TO
drink again. The-the-night that the
certainty that Mary was coming TO us
from God came TO me-he was out till
dawn and had 10 be brought home too
drunk TO even know where he was.
And all the while that / was making
ready for her. he made my inability TO
go out with him an excuse for debauch.
And oh, your Honor" she added.
turning 60 the Judge with catch i'm
her voice, might after night used to
walk tho floor. praying like a wicked
woman that my baby might die before
IL came into the world-because I was
afraid It would bear the taint-would
be born with that awful devastating
thirst"
did your husband ever strike YOU
when he was drunk?" Again Lang
don's voice held that warning note. but
now the prosecutor broke In sharply:
May IL please the court. protest
against this evidence. as Irrelevant! As
being a palpable effort 10 arouse sym
pathy towards the prisoner and her
mother and therefore a menace TO the
progress Of Justice"
con the contrary your Honor" Lang
don took an eager step forward, and
there was a sharp thrill. almost Of tri-
umph In his voice as he spoke. lit is
my intention 70 prove by this testi-
mony that Mary Page. through pre-
natal influence. was born with so great
a horror Of drink. as 10 induce in her
moments OF temporary insanity even
when she was a little child. And if
Mary Page fired the shot that killed
David Pollock she did so while suffer-
ing from an attack OF repressed psy-
Ghosts TO which she has been subject
all her life"
Evening journal., 1916-03-04

The words spread like n fame
through the tinder OF curiosity and
leapt from lip to lip not only through
the court itself. but spread by some
tclepathic means 10 those lowering IN
the corridor without. The defence was
known at last. II was temporary in
sanity under a new and delightfully."-
erudite titlel
II caught the prosecutor unawares.
lie appreciated its clcverness. even
though he doubted it's honesty. It Of
fercd an excuse Tor everything
shooting. the flight. Marys repeated
and hysterical assertions that she re-
membcred nothing except Pollock's en-
deavor TO make her drink--but Il was
so unexpected that he had no quick
parry for Langdon's appeal, and he was
not surprised when the Judge bade the
latter continue his questioning.
Mrs. Page. / will repeat my former
question TO you. Did your husband
ever strike you when he was drunk?"
"Yes." The word was no more than
a whisper.
did he ever strike you just before
your child was born?"
~ es. The answer came more quick
~ now. fercely. the mother dominant
above the wife.
"will you tell us OF the circumstance,
please?"
1T was one night when ! had been
sitting up sewing. My husband came
home very drunk. Iie-he frightened
me and 1 ran from him. That infuriat-
cd him-he ran after me-and seized
me by the shoulder Then--he-he
struck me. But he held me 20 tight
that my shoulder for days bore the i'm
print Of his fingers in a great bruise on
the flesh"
Evening journal., 1916-03-04
SYNOPSIS.

Mary Page. actress. is accused OF the
murder OF David Pollock and Is defended
by her lover. Philip Bangdon. Pollock
was intoxicated Shalc. a crook and tool
Of Pollock, was on the fire escape watch
inE FOR 1angdon. AT Mary's trial she
admits she had the revolver. Her maid
testihcs that Mary threatened Pollock
With Il previously. and Marys leading
man duplicates Lanedon. How Mary dis
appeared from the scene Of the crime Is a
mystery. Brandon tells Of strange hand
print he saw on Aiarys shoulder.
Evening journal., 1916-03-04

Copyright, 1915,
BY Mcclure Pub
licationa.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
DRY WEATHER
HELP FOR CROPS

Washington. Sept. 27.-widespread
dry weather with mostly mild temper.
atures was decidedly favorable for har-
vesting and other field work generally
throughout the week whics ended
tuesday, according to the National
weather and Crop bulletin today in it's
final issue Of the season.
Potatoes were badly damaged bv
frost and rain is needed for the late
crop In Tennessee. In Pennsylvania and
Wisconsin potato digging continues,
with only fair yields in PENNSYLVANIA.
In New Jersey digging is nearly finish
ed. with excellent prospects. and it has
commenced in Minnesota, North Dako-
ia and Montana In Michigan, Illinois
and Missouri. the crop is very poor,
but in most Of the Plains states and the
Far Western districts. 1t Is In fine
condition and promises we'll.
Cranberries are being harvested rap
idly in New England and New JERSEY
and the harvest is in its final stages
in Wisconsin. Average crops Of apples
are being gathered in New England.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
DYE CENSUS is
MADE PUBLIC AT
THE EXPOSITION

New York, Sept. 27.-A dye census
containing information about 5000 dye
stuffs said to be the first publication OF
its kind distributed in any country. was
made public today at the national ex-
position OF chemical industries by DR..
Thomas II. Norton. dye expert of the
federal bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce.
More than $500 items of dye i'm
ports under $3.50 heads which have
come from Germany. Switzerland, Eng
land and France appear in the census
list, obtained by DIR. Nortons staff
through cooperation with the secretary
or the treasury. DR.. Norton said in one
year the United States imported 25.7oo
tons of ARTIFICIAL dyes, of which $4,000
tons came from Germany, while today
nearly all Of this is being obtained in
this country coal tar products. General
distribution of the census will begin in
ABOUT two weeks. it was said
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
COMPLIES WAS
BIC FORTRESS,
n OF VILLAGE

Paris, Sept. 27.-"It was not viii
lage the Allies assaulted-it was a
fortress" says La Liberties special
correspondent at the front in describ-
ing the taking of Combles.
when 1t was captured" the corre-
spondent adds, "it was a charnel
house. What remained of the garrison
of two battalions fought furiously, and
every corner of the town was the the
atre of murderous combats.
THE ruins of church changed
hands three times during the 90 min
utes 1T took the French and British
to reduce the last stronghold. the fall
of which was saluted with enthusias-
tic cheering by the troops. 1t was then
impossible to take two steps without
encountering dead.
I'm cellars and dugouts, dead and
wounded lay mingled by the hundreds.
and it is certain that the Allies did
not take greater number of prison
ers because the garrison was virtually
annihilated in the assault and the pre-
vious shciling.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
LATER REPORTS
FROM DOBRUDJA

London, Sept IA Bucharest dispatcn
dated Sept. % to the Reuter- Telegram
Co. says:
Later details confirm the report of a
. great victory for the Rumanians and RUS
SLAMS in Dobrudja. Thousands of prisoners
were captured while the Russian mortars
= did tremendous damage. The Russo-Ru-
manian forces are continuing their ad-
vance to the south.
"At o'clock this morning a German
.dir.gible delivered three bombs on Buch-
Arrest but did no damage being driven off
. by gun fire. At o'clock in the afternoon
six German aeroplanes appeared and
dropped bombs. killing about 40 civilians
including women and children. number
Of Boy Scouts engaged courageously in
maintaining order among the entire pop
ulation About 80 civilians were wound
ed. Eventually the raiders were driven
off by violent gun fire. The greatest in
dignation prevails and the people demand
reprisals'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
CLAIMS FRONT
REMAINED FIRM
ABOUT SOMME

Amsterdam. Sept 27.-(Via London).
Commenting on the Anglo-French Of
fensiev on the Somme front, the Frank
furter Zeitung says:
The enemy achieved a tactical gain.
1t was a terrible day. Streams Of blood
flowed and vast quantities of shells fell
upon the German positions north Of the
Somme.
Again the British and French hurled
veritable army against our line. A
tactical gain was the result. In strategy
the Entente won nothing.
Field Marshal on Hindenburg has
not swerved a hairs breath from the
calm course he has laid The western
front experienced the most severe hour
it has yet known. and in it we lost
stubbornly defended villages and valu-
able positions, but as a whole the front
remained firm and it was impossible to
break through.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
CAPTURE OF COMPLIES IS CALLED
ONE OF MOST BRILLIANT MOVES
OF The SUMMER CAMP PAICN
Military Observers Say Capture Shows Allies Have the Situation
in Hand-French Progress w as Surprising - Newspaper
Writers Agree to Importance

Paris Sept. 27.-The capture of Com
bles with its great booty completes
what is regarded by military experts
here as one of the most brilliantly ex
ecuted operations Of the summer cam
paign. The whole front of attack from
Martinpuich to the Somme has been
pushed forward uniformly for more than
a mile. Military observers declare that
the fullness of the success proves that
the allies are incontestably masters Of
the situation.
Since September Is the Germans had
brought up three fresh divisions against
the French front and the same number
against the British. On the twentieth
they made desperate effort to retake
Bouchavesnes Not only did they fail
but five days later the allies, resuming
the offensive, hurled back their line in
spite of the fact that considerable ad-
vantages of terrain were considered to
be with the Germans.
The progress made by the French be-
one of the most surprising results of
the operations. French officers declare
that this success demonstrates the
growing power of the French offensive
and the failing resistance of the Ger
mons. The hills which surround this
village were swept on three sides by
all the German artillery from st. Pierre
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
GREAT BRITAIN
CHI AN CES Law
. ON IMPORTATION
!. CIGAR TOBACCO

Washington, Sept 27.-Great Britain
has withdrawn regulations for the i'm
portation Of cigar tobacco which Amer
lean growers have declared, would
ruin their business and authorized i'm
ports on the basis of those in 1918, 1914
and 1915.
Consul General Skinner at London
cabled the state department today OF
the change.
The original regulations governing
imports of cigar tobacco between June
l. 1915. and May 81. 1917, were based on
the amount that the importer had
brought in 1915, a war year in which
imports were small. The new order,
according to the department of COM
merce officials, gives authority for vir-
tually normal imports Of American to-
bacco into Great Britain.
The tobacco affected comes largely
from Florida, Connecticut, Wisconsin
and Pennsylvania.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
AN INDICTMENT
IN LAVELL CASE

Boston, Sept. 27.--An indictment
against Walter B. Graham of Williams
town, charging fraudulent use of the
mails in connection with the disa ppear
'ance three years ago of. Prof Cecil F.
Lavell of Ohio State University was re-
turned by the federal grand jury today.
1t is charged that Graham wrote Prof.
LavelPs wife asking compensation for
caring for a man answering the profess
sor's description who had been stricken
i'll on train and had died. Mrs. Lavell
went to Williamstown, it is asserted,
and after an investigation lodged COM
plant against Graham. Prof. Lavell,
suffering from loss of mem2~y, was
found last March working in a hotel at
Colorado Springs.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28

Vaast wood in the north to Mont St.
Quentin in the south.
Nevertheless they were stemmed
and the capture of Hill 100 which
threatened directly Allaines. paves the
way for vigorous enveIoping move
ment around Mont ST. Quentin and Pc
rome.
The newspapers compare the present
offensive with the bloody and futile at
tempts of the French to break through
the German lines in Artois and Cham
pagne last year and express the great
est optimism over the present situa-
ton.
All the military writer's in the news
papers agree that the results of Mon
days and Tuesdays fighting are
among the most important gained in
the whole series of battles on the
Somme front
The phrase in the official statement
from Berlin: I'VE are obliged to ad-
nit the success obtained by our ad-
versaries," is interpreted by many
newspapers as sign that the Ger
mans allow that the allies are getting
the upper hand. The papers exultantly
sum up the results to date of the
great offensive as A villages and 100
square miles of territory conquered
and SO 600 prisoners taken.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
MEXICAN BANDITS
WRECK TRAINS

Laredo Tex, Sept. 27-Bandits last
Saturday. wrecked two National Railway
trains between Gonzales Junction and
San Luis Potosi. Mexico. causing the loss
IF more than score of lives, according to
T. B. Hobler. British charge at Mexico
City, who arrived here today.
According to the British charge, the
bandits first wrecked a passenger train.
causing the loss of several lives. A few
minutes later combination passenger
and freight train crashed head-on into
the wreckage which was then set on fire
by the bandits, according to the report
About 20 lives were lost in the second
crash, the report said.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
BANKERS PLAY
AT KANSAS CITY

Kansas City, Sept. 27.-Bankers at
tending the annual convention of the
American Bankers Association turned
from work to play today. More than
5000 motored to the country home of
r. A. Long, wealthy lumberman. to
witness an exhibition of the harness
and saddle horses of the lumberman's
daughter, while many of the others
participated in a bankers golf tour
nament.
Tonight was given over to- "a large
thrift" meeting. 1t was designed to
encourage the nation wide campaign
for economy. Thousands of school
children and boy scouts attended.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
TOM ENWRIGHT
BACK AT HARVARn

Cambridge. Mass, Sept. E.-Tom En-.
wright of Fall River, one of the pron,,-
Ing backfield men on last years Harvars
football team. who was dropped from col.
lege just before the Yale game because
OF scholarship difficulties. was readmittes
today after passing his examinations. Al.
though ineligible to play on the varsity
team, Enwright will assist in coachins
the second eleven and will practice with
the squad until Nov. .. when he will hav.
a chance to remove his conditions at tina
hour examinations.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
OLD FASHIONED
SPELLING EE
A DECIDED HIT

The old fashioned spelling bee FnicH
was held at the Free Baptist chureh OIL
Getchell street Wednesday evening unoe'
the auspices Of the choir of the church
was decided success. There was a soo'
attendance and the spelling match, Wfscn
was directed by Col Silas Adams as inc
schoolmaster, was very interesting. lh'
remainder of the program was OF moi'
than the usual high standard OF e1cer
lency and the guests enjoyed a very pleas
ant evening. Following the program re,
was enjoyed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
AVER SIGNALS
SET FOR "STOP"
AT BRADFORD

Westerly. r. :. Sept. 21.-Testimony
that the signals in the Bradford yard
were set to indicate stop and that
they were not altered until two days
after the wreck on April17. when the
Gilt Edge Express of the New York,
New Haven e. Hartford Railroad crash
cd into local train, causing the death
of Ave persons was given today at the
trial of Charles H. Mansfield Of New
London, the engineer Of the express
who is charged with manslaughter Tne
witnesses were Fred H. Babcock, How
ard Roche, Thomas Haggerty, James
Forbes, Latham Parker, William w.
Bailey and Joseph Parro. all members
of the signal department Of the railroad
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
INDIANS ARE NOT
NOW DYING RACE

Chicago, Sept. 27.-The race of In
sdians Is no longer a dying race, Cato
Sells, United States commissioner on
Indian affairs, announced today on his
return from an inspection trip through
western Indian reservations. A. vigor-
Gus health campaign was begun among
the Indians three years ago and has
brought forth amazing results, Mr.
Sells said. There are $4,000 Indians
in "a states, settled on 80 reservations,
he said. The wealth of the Indians is
about 5000, 100000 and includes co.
100000 acres of land.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
GEERS SEES HIS
HORSES VICTORY

Columbus, O., Sept. 27.-Out of the
hospital for the first time since his ac-
cident OF a week ago today, Edward
Geers was a spectator at this after.
moons Columbus Grand Circuit races
during which his Napoleon Direct scor-
ed another free-for-all pacing victory.
Roam Hal won the Board of Trade
racing stake in straight heats, but the
2OS trot was not finished. Miss Perfec-
ton taking the fifth heat away from
Allie Watts that had divided the 9TH
er four with bennington.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
Wednesday Brighton Market

Stockyards, Sept. 81.
Ihe demand for beef cattle was dull
and prices averaged lower. The Jew
lsh holidays were the cause of the
weaker tone. these buyers being out in
smaller numbers and buying less tina
usual Hall & Lowell sold 9 steers of
25Oo lbs. at 719c. 4 COWS, av. 900 his at
o1.c, and cows, av. 500 lbs. at 3lac Y
"A. Hanson sold bologna cows at SIC.
Otis H. Forbush sold COW at 6hc and
u on, cows at 6.30c, 2 heifers at 6Ac
COWS at &c, ! COW at SIC, 4 cows at
o1&c' 5 cows at SIC, and 81 off, 3 cows
at oc. and 81 on, cows at 41sc bu,,
ol Iloo lbs. at SIC, / bull of 500 lbs. at
4ac' and bologna cows at SIC.
veal caves showed no change. with the
demand steady. McKenney & worroa,,
sofa 80 calves at lie. F. o. Thomnson
sold 100 calves at &c. V. A. Hanson .o,s
oo calves at lie. Hall & Lowell sold I'M
caves av. ll5 lbs. at 1oac and 20 calves
av' l5o lbs. at &c. Otis H. Forbush sold
2 calves for s19 and for $l2
Hogs sold readily at the previous ranr.
offerings being limited. Otis H. Forbusb
sold hogs $40 lbs. at II lac. Hall l.
Lowell sold 125 hogs av. 175 lbs. at 1oac
F. o. Thompson sold $50 hogs at 1oac. Nc
kenney & Wormell sold 80 hogs at II soc
and 81 of.
F. Q. Thompson sold 400 lambs at &c.
Mich COW trade was slow, with no
change in prices from a week ago. Nc
kenney & Wormell sold cows from
S65 a IS. F. o. Thompson sold % cows
from $40 a 125. Robert Connors sold
40 choice cows from 500 q 125. E. G..
Piper sold 10 cows from $40 Is. A. NJ.
Baggs sold So cows from $40 a 50.
Hall & Lowell sold 25 cows from $40
q 100. v. A. Hanson sold cows for
$50 each.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28

Work on the Hayden Brook sewer ,s
being carried forward rapidly and the
contractors now have about 200 feet
more to finish. The work was delayed
for. a time by the non-arrival Of the
blocks which were several weeks on the
way cut was made across Brook
street Wednesday to take care Of the
brook and get 1t out Of the way of the
sewer, which comes into the brook At
this street. after having left it for
some distance and running in the old
course Of the stream.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
BANKERS WANT
FEDERAL CONTROL
OVER RAILROADS

sional legislation in regard to railroads.
which would make federal control su-
perior to that of the states. was asked
in resolutions adopted today by the
Savings Bank Section of the American
Bankers Association In annual conven-
tion here.
The resolutions declared that railroad
improvements had been arrested because
of the costly conflicts arising be-
tween the various state and Congress
sional rulings in the supervision Of the
railroads.
Congress is asked in the resolutions
to hear the committee from the savings
bank section before adopting any rail-
road legislation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
IN BATTLE WITH
GERMAN U-BOAT

Newport News. Va. Sept. H.-The story
of a desperate battle with German sub
marine off the coast of Algiers is told by
Cant. Fishwick of the British steamer
Antinous, in port today for bunker coal.
With her two small calibre guns mounted
astern according to the captain. the
steamer kept the attacking submarine AT
such a distance that she could not fire
a torpedo, and in spite Of hail Of fire
from the longer range rifles Of the enemy
raced steadily ahead until the submarine
fell behind and gave up the chase. Many
shells are said to have hit the Antinous.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
FAIRBANKS SAYS
SOUTH FAVORED
BY DEMOCRATS

Denver, Col, Sept N.-Democratic tariff
bills invariably favor the South, Charles
w. Fairbanks, Republican candidate for
Vice President. charged in a speech to-
night. He said:
This great inter-mountain region, the
same as other portions of our common
country. flourishes best when the Repub-
lican' party is in power. Republicans are
not sectional. while Democratic tariff bills
invariably favor the South.
I'VE should have no sectional policies,
no sectional administration, for we are
all so related, so bound together that we
should consider all things for our COM
mon welfare"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
DEMENTED WOMAN
FOUND IN STREET

An insane woman whose home IS 10
Norridgewock and who is cared Tor there
was found on the streets WEDNESDAY
afternoon and cared for at the C"y
building until the evening. when her
people came for her and took her back
home. She was noticed in Caklano
boarding the car for Waterville ano
word was sent to the police here a
man was sent out to meet the car anu
1t was found that she had left II d.
Burleigh street. A few minutes late'
word was sent in from Reding'ohs
store that she was in the door way tneso
and Janitor Lowe went to the store
and took her to tho station. where she
was cared for
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
URGE STUDY OF
AIR POLLUTION
FROM SMOKE

st. Louis, Sept. 27.-A scientific study
Of atmospheric pollution by smoke wss
urged in the National Smoke Preven-
tion convention today by John OCon-
nor, Jr.. Of the University Of Pittsburgh.
who has made Investigations Of the fall
Of SCOT in large cities.
Soon, he said, the question Of SCOT
falling in a city will be considered as
more important than that Of the rain
fall or temperature. He urged the as
sociation to ascertain a standard meth
cd for Investigating SCOT fall.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
PRESIDENT
TO AID SEAbURY
IN NJ CAMP A|CN

Lonsbranch, N. J., Sept. 27.-Samuel
Seabury, Democratic candidate for gov
ernor Of New York, who came to Shad-
ow Lawn last night, held an early
morning conference with President Will
son today and then left for New York.
President Wilson promised Judge Sea
bury his active cooperation In the New
York campaign. 1t is probable that at
a conference to be held late today be-
tween the President and Chairman Nc
Cormick Of the Democratic national
committee, definite plans will be made
for Mr.. Wilson to speak in New York.
Mccormick will remain here over night
and discuss the political situation to-
morrow morning with Secretary Tum-
ulty.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
OF PUBLIC
TO SEE C A M E.
AT WEST POINT

West Point. Sept. 27.-Followers of
the Army football team will have to
be content with reading the newspaper
reports OF the Cadets opening grid
iron battle here next Saturday with
Lebanon Valley. it was announced to-
day. The public will not be permitted
to witness the game owing to the
quarantine restrictions which are in
force as precaution against infantile
paralysis. Admittance to the military
reservation has been by special per-
NIT
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-28
Second Attempt to
PlaceWilson on the
r.. Liquor Question

r.. Grand Junction, Col, Sept. N.-A second
attempt was made tonight by the Prohi-
bition national campaigners to get Presi-
dent Wilson on record as to hts stand on
1.-the liquor question. Having failed to re-
:'ceive q reply from the President to a tel
5eeram sent a week ago from San Fran
= cisco to tho White House, calling his at
tention to the fact that California vets
g!Rere quoting him as being opposed to pro-
Inhibition. and telegram signed by Oliver
2, W. Stewart, chairman OF the dry cam
paign committee, was addressed to the
executive tonight at Shadow Lawn.