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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14
COMPLETION OF
MODELLING THE
RUMANIAN ARMY

Paris. Feb. ia dispatch to the Havas
Agency from Bucharest dated today
states that the position of the Brattaino
cabinet is growing stronger on account
of the clearly defined royal attitude and
an agreement with the opposition which
has decided to give it's full support to
the government.
The mobilization Of the army, the dis
patch states, has been completed by call
ing up new class, and the general staff
is finishing defence works along the Car
pathians and on the banks of the Danube
in the new Dobruga territory. In his last
interview with Premier Brattian the Bull
garian minister, NJ. Radoff, insisted that
Rumania ought to join Bulgaria and Ger
many for an attack on Russia. Premier
Brattaino answered that Rumania's best
interests would be served by maintaining
armed neutrality.
The dispatch concludes with the state
ment that German agents are buying up
cereals regardless of price and that the
Rumanian government is requisitioning
metals. especially copper. the export of
which has been prohibited, as well as
leather The delivery of 100000 pairs of
shoes for peasants to Bulgaria has been
stopped.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14
COMFY
DENIES STRIKE

Ell Paso, Texas. Feb. 13.-J. w.
Rennie. general manager Of the Shan
non Copper CO. at Clifton. Ariz., today
issued a denial of the report Of the
strike in the company's concentration
and teaching plant there. The state
ment said:
"A Clifton dispatch published yes
terday stating that 100 men working
in the Shannon Co. concentrator and
teaching plant have gone on strike
and if operations were not resumed a.
an early date the mines and smelters
would have to be shut down is false
There are but 80 men employed on
the concentration and teacher COM
bined. The concentrator was shut
down for two days for general repairs
and is now in operation. The teacher
is an experimental plant and has no
connection whatever with the opera
tons Of the company"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14
NICHOLAS OF GREECE
SENDS Open LETTER TO PARIS
PAPER ON NEUTRALITY STATUS
Specifically Enumerates Striking Instances of His Countrys Att
tude Neutral under M ost Trying Moments-Ex-
plains the Diplomacy of Serbian Alliance

Athens, Feb. 11.-(Via Paris, Feb. 10
Delayed).-Prince Nicholas of Greece
brother Of King Constantine and military
governor Of the interior zone. has author
lied The Associated Press to publish an
open letter addressed by him to Emil
Hebrard of the Paris Temps under date
OF Feb. with view to clearing up the
grave misunderstanding which has arisen
precisely at the moment Greece might
have hoped to see the fact recognized
that she deos not forget a debt Of graft
tude sacred to her.
Greece has remained neutral" says
the letter "She has never declared her
self unwilling at any point to abandon
several propositions made during the
course of the present war to the Entente
Powers. which are well known in the Eu-
ropean chancellories.
Those persons have been mistaken
who have claimed that Greece's preten-
tons were exaggerated. Such certainty
was not the case in the condition for
Greek participation in the war imposed
by the Gounaris cabinet, namely, that
the territorial integrity of the kingdom
should be respected during the war and
until the signing of a peace treaty by
those very powers at the side of whom
Greece declared herself ready to fight.
The condition was not accepted, as
such promise as that juncture was cap
able of offending Bulgaria. Is it the fault
of our government, and therefore of
Greece. if the negotiations fail?
AT the beginning of the war one group
of belligerents-the Central Powers-beg-
ged for Greece participation in the war,
while the Entente Powers insisted that
she remain tranquil so as not to extend
the. conflict to the Balkans. Later the
situation changed diametrically. The Sec
ond group asked Greece to join with It,
while the first group desired her to con-
tinue her inaction. Greece still remained
neutral.
rs it just to insinuate that she did so
through pro-Germanism when it is evil
dent that she simply followed her almost
original course toward two groups Of bel
ligerents?"
After reciting the benefits to the En-
tente of Greece's benevolent neutrality"
Prince Nicholas continues:
If it is considered for a moment
what the operations of the Entente
Powers would have been without this
elasticity, given the notion of neutral
ity, it doubtless cannot fail to be I'M
derstood that Greece has been to the
cause Of the Entente during the war
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14
LIPPITT'S PLEA
FOR GREATEST
NAVY IN WORLD

Providence. R. l., Feb. 13.-United
States Senator Henry Lippitt speak
ing today at the opening of the Eagle
Home, made a vigorous plea in behalf
Of national preparedness.
IF this war goes on much longer
this country will stand with great
wealth amassed, without army or
navy to protect it. The powers will be
without wealth but with powerful ma
vies and armies. We must be prepared
to defend ourselves.
1T seems to me that the United
States with her coasts and possess
sions should add something more than
IL battleships in five years. If we arc
going to need a large navy we will
probably need it before the five years
are up. l am in favor Of big navy
upon which work should start at once.
1.-The United States with all the
tools she has at hand. working "a
hours a day, should build the largest
navy in the world, a navy that can
compete with any force that can be
brought against our shores"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14
CHICAGO GIRLS
DEATH MYSTERY
is YET UNSOLVED

Chicago, Feb. l3.-The poison which
caused the death Of Marian Frances
Lambert. the High school girl whose body
was found in the snow near Lake Forest
last Thursday. remained untraced today.
Investigations to determine where and
by whom the poison was secured were
continued at Madison. Wis. Chicago and
North Shore suburbs near Lake Forest.
William H. Orpet. University of Wis
consin student and former sweetheart of
Miss Lambert. who was charged with
murder in connection with her death, re-
manned in jail today. States Attorney
Dady Of Lake county declared that al
though he had lodged the charge of MUIR
der against Orpet he had not yet formed
a conclusion as to whether the death was
due to murder or suicide.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14
INTEREST IN THE
FARMERS UNION
IS INCREASING

The great interest that has been
noted of late in the Farmers Union
of Maine is on the increase. Three new
local unions have been organized quite
recently and there are four more IN
process of being organized. In addi-
tion many Of the Oranges have taken
the question Of organizing under con-
sideration and the result will be more
unions.
One Of the most interesting meet
ings held this winter was that or tpe
Belgrade Grange. This Grange ar
ranged an all-day meeting to take
place Saturday, the 18th. Invitations
were sent out to President Gardner
Manager Embree and Charles Holia-
we'll, and all were present. The lore
noon was devoted to the regular ous'-
ness Of the Grange AID an ADDRESS py
President Gardner. A regular Grange
dinner was served and the afternoon
was devoted practically to discus"
sion of the Farmers Union OF Maine.
The Belgrade Union was organized
among the early unions, but for some
reason thew have not been very &C
tive. The progress that has reached
other unions Of late had its erect up
on the membership Of the Belgraoe
Union. and they have taken on ne"
life. Thirteen new members were Sc
cured and then it was decided to start
in the grain business without delay.
A car of grain was purchased and dis
tributed among the members, demon
strating to them the saving in buying
collectively. Their next, move will be to
erect or buy a warehouse to be located
on the lire of the NJ. c. r. r. SO that II
can be used for a shipping house only
four inactive unions out of the total of ~
is left. and these will be attended to as
soon as the rush of work will permit.
Manager Embree will attend meeting
of White Rock on the 18th. On the 18th
he will be present at a meeting of the
New Gloucester Farmers Union. ana on
the 18th he will attend meeting at
Greene having in view the organizing OF
another local union.
On the 18th President Gardner and
Manager Embree will attend a meeting
at Palmyra.
Mr.. Embree received an invitation to
attend the meeting of the New England
States Agricultural Exposition in Spring
field, Mass, on the l4th, but owing to his
duties in Maine he will not be able to at
tend The Eliot Farmers Union, which
started out with such promise. is still
progressing W. G. Emery, one Of the d.
rectors Of this union, writes that the
union has already put hundreds OF dollars
in their pockets. Mr.. Emery desires that
other sections profit and he has in view
three towns where he believes union
can be organized.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14
SPECIAL MEETING OF
AMATEUR ASSOCIATm

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb 13-rs.
will be special meeting of the Matt,
al Amateur Baseball Associate,
Indianapolis on Feb. 90, if Ralr,
Goss Of this city, chosen president y,
tempore of the organization at |
meeting in Louisville yesterday sna
impossible to continue in Office h. >,
nounced today.
Contrary to press reports from IA!
isville, Goss said today that thu n
tional Association completed al \
business yesterday which included A
re-drafting of the constitution and NJ
laws. He said also that the majoriyI
the regularly accredited delegats !
the annual meeting stayed with \
National Association. These inclul
the delegates from Chicago Pitt,Aul
Louisville. Detroit and Indiansps
Only two of the regularly acc,e&l
delegates to the National Associ,Sl
meeting went with the newly FOL,
National Amateur Baseball fedenn
Goss asserted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14
CORNELL HALL
BURNED WITH A
100000 LOSS

Ithaca, \. Y. Feb. 13.-Morse hall,
erected in 1880 and containing Cornell Cnl-
versity's valuable chemical labora tories
and scientific equipment, was destroyed
by fire early today. The loss is estimated
at 100000, partly covered by insurance.
The cause has not been determined, as
there was no one in the building at the
time. -.
Firemen were menaced' by chemical ex-
plosons and the lack of water pressure
hampered their work. A quantity or
chemicals which, it is said. cannot be re-
placed in this country at present owing
to the European war, was consumed, al
though radium worth about 5000 was
saved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14

But there have been reproaches that
Greece did not keep her engagement
with Serbia, that she deserted her ally
at a critical moment, despite the as
surance of all these governments that
the terms of the Greeco-Serbian treaty
would be complied with. per-
sonally have very special reasons to
appreciate our alliance with Serbia. as
1 myself took an active part In the ne
gotiations leading to the alliance.
II can affirm that the treaty did not
obligate Greece to enter the campaign
to defend Serbia, simultaneously at
tackled by Bulgaria and the Central
Powers 1t is a Balkan treaty. apply
ing only to Balkan policy"
The prince goes on to say that the
treaty engaged Serbia to furnish GER
tain forces under conditions which
proved materially impossible Of full
filment. and observes that the Entente
Powers failed to make up the deficit.
Had Greece Participated" he con-
tipues," she could not have saved the
Serbian army operating at such a dis
tance that our forces would not have
been able to effect junction in time.
The Greek army would probably have
suffered the fate of the Serbian army,
and the Bulgarians, with the Austro-
Germans and Turks would today, as
enemies, be in our territory. Would
Greece, weakened to this point, be of
any use to Serbia and therefore to the
allied cause?
The Entente press repeats on every
occasion that we ought to enter the
struggle to save the Balkan equilib-
rum. The equilibrium is as necessary
to use as to the other Balkan peoples:
we shall do all possible to safeguard
it, But would it be any better MAIN
tanned were we beaten and crushed =?
Was this equilibrium always SO dear to
the Entente Powers. who sometimes
employed pressure on us, and even
their ally Serbia, to break it up in IA
vor Of Bulgarian"
After referring to the humiliations
and insults which Greece has suffered
at the hands of the Entente Powers,
Prince Nicholas make especial COM
plant of the doubt expressed in the
Anglo-French press Of the good faith
and sincerity Of our King and his gov
eminent and of the sentiments of the
Hellenic people towards the allied
troops"
No Suspicion he says. could more
deeply wound the national pride of the
Hellenic people than mistrust of their
traditional hospitality and the word
of their sovereign
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14
AMERICANS TO
MAKE BRIGADE
FROM CANADA

of approximately 1900 Americans now liv-
ing in Canada will be recruited for ser.
vice with the Dominion forces on the fir
ing lines in Flanders. it was announced
here tonight. General Sir Sam Hughes,
minister of militia, has authorized Maj.
c. Seymour Bullock. who came here from
New York and joined the 97th battalion.
American Legion, to undertake a Do
minion-wide campaign. To facilitate the
speedy enlistment of the men, Gen.
Hughes has directed that special recruit
ing Offices be opened in nine cities
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14
10000
RETURN TODAY
IN N. Y. STRIKE

New York. Feb. 13.-After a meeting to-
night of the general strike committee OF
the waist and dressmakers' union, it was
announced that approximately 10000 of
the 10000 members on strike will return
to their work in unionized shops Of the
Waist and Dressmakers' Association to-
morrow morning. 1t is expected also that
many OF the strikers employed in indie
pendent shops will resume work tomor-
row. following an announcement that
more than 400 Independent manufacturers
had applied to the union committee for
a settlement. disturbance in which one
man was so roughly handled that a ply
sician had to be called occurred at a
meeting of the shop chairmen of the
Waist and Dressmakers' Union. He at
tempted to bar several members from
the meeting and they attacked him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14
Burlington M. Barker

Burlington NJ. Barker. 80 years d
reported to have been arraigned 10
Boston City police court Saturday. cht1
with being fugitive from justice. u
the Troy. Me-. man who was tried ~
Waterville municipal court week ass
day for cheating by false pretenses IN ?
ing alleged false representations in thsF
chase Of piano of the Wentworth y
Co, and was held In $500 bonds. 10
ton Saturday Barker's case was cont9
for week and bail was set at $1,000
complaint was made by Sheriff VIE
kalloch of Knox county, Me. who aaa
that Barker is wanted in Camden i@
larceny Of an automobile worth $So@
property OF c. F. Thomas. II was W
that Barker will fight extraditlon'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14

Washington, Feb. 13.-The state de-
partment late Saturday afternoon re-
ceived from James W. Gerard. the
American ambassador at Berlin, an
official copy of the German memoran-
dunn to the neutral powers announcing
the decision of the German government
to sink armed merchantmen of the
Entente allies wherever found on the
high seas and that orders making the
new policy effective had been issued by
the German admiralty to all German
submarines and wafship commanders.
These orders will go into effect Feb. 90
voIuminous Document
The official text of the German men,
orardum with it's various appendices
covers II typewriter pages and makes
about 5000 words. and its delivery to
the state department is intended as
official notification to this government
of the purposes of Germany.
\ similar statement Of the policy of
Austria Hungary has been handed to
Ambassador Freneric {. Pentield at
Vienna and is being cabed to the state
department The Berlin memorandum
makes plain the purposes of Germany
to treat all armed enemy merchant
ships no longer enjoying as peaceful
merchantmen and to deal with them as
il they were warShipS. 1t also explains
that Germany is informing the United
States and other neutral powers of this
state of affairs in order that they may
warn their subjects from further en-
trusting their persons or property to
armed merchant ShinS n OF
war with the German empire.
The delivery of this formal notif1-
cation opens a new and serious diplo-
matte controversy between the Unit
ed States and various belligerent pow
ers The prospect is that the eotmal
notification Of the new German sub
marine policy will produce a difficult
diplomatic controversy with Great
Britain and her allies at a time when
this country is endeavoring to bring
about a modus vivendi between the
rival groups Of belligerents regarding
merchantmen.
: Diplomatic representatives Of the
entente allies in Washington have
orally informed Secretary Lansing
that their governments are unwilling
to adopt the suggestion for the dis
armament Of their merchant vessels.
1T became known today that should the
United States government modify its
present rule with respect to the use Of
the ports Of this country by amred
enemy merchant ships. q strong pro-
test will be made by the governments
OF Great Britain. France, Japan, Bel
GUM and Russia, asserting the right
of enemy merchant ships to carry
tor defensive purposes only.
and alleging that for the United States
to adopt . different course would
hmount to q change in the rules Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14
BOSTON STORM
ENDS ON SUNDAY

Boston, Feb. ia storm of three days
duration ended tonight. leaving behind a
snowfall of 10 inches. the largest since
December, 1909 There was little wind
except on the exposed sections of the
southern New England coast, and as the
snow was light and fine it was easily ham
died by street and railroad workmen. The
transportation companies generally were
able to maintain their schedules with
comparatively short delays.
Most of the coastwise shipping remained
in harbor on account of the thick wealth
ar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14
VANCEb0R0 BRIDGE GUARDED
DAY and NIGHT BY DOMINION
SOLDIERS SINCE OTTAWA FIRE
Powerful Searchghts umnat Bridge from Sunset to Day.
Ight-Large Volume Of War Supplies Constantly
on the Move

and Halifax and subject at this time
of the year to long and increasing de-
lays on account Of the snow and cold
weather.
War supplies for Great Britain and
her allies are constantly on the move,
over this road. in ever-increasing vol
ume. Recently there was a shortage
of steamers at the ports in the prov
inces and the sidings from McAdam
Junction. in New Brunswick, to
Brownville Junction in the northern
part Of Maine were crowded with load
ed freight trains-hundreds of them.
After one Of these blockades-when
steamers arrive at st. John or Hall
fax, is lifted-there is a tremendous
rush to clear up the congested SID
ings, and day and night the forests OF
Maine echo to the rumbling OF long
trains moving. only a few minutes
apart, in ready procession to tide
water.
One day last week there arrived at
ST. John seven steamers to load war
supplies. but the largest Of them could
ONLY carry 900 carloads OF freign!'
while often there are 10 times that
number of cars waiting along TINS
road from Megantic to McAdam and
more coming right along.
A considerable part OF this war
freight is made up of grain and pro-
visions. hut Americana built motor cars
and gun carriages, Canadian ammunl :
,ion and horses fill hundreds of the
cars
In,on day recently there rolled
through, over this road, $500 horses en-
route to England via St. John. Every
man and boy from Megantic to NC
Adam is working on the {. r. IN
some capacity. This employment pays
much more than chopping logs, ana
Megantic, Brownville Junction, Me-
and McAdam have become boom towns
on n small scale from the prontaple
business of lodging and feeding the
war crews of the railroad
EVERYWHERE there seems to be some
aprrehension that the Germans will
blow I'D something" This apprehension
is shared by the Dominion government
and the Canadian Pacific railway Off
Gals.
If one could stand on the platform
at Eanceboro and see this almost emo
less procession of shipments of NUM-
tons of war they would cease to won
der at the importance Of this little one
span bridge over the St. CrOix river
which is guarded day and night.
The careful guarding and the patrol
ling of the entire line and the watch
full Tommies with full-loaded maya
zines and fixed bayonets parading back
and forth over and around and under
the little important bridge at Vance
boro goes to show how highly the Do
minion authorities regard its import
ance,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14
CAMPAIGN
OF ADVERTISING
AGAINST DEFENSE

Detroit, Mich. Feb. 13-It was an
nounced tonight that Henry Ford is
preparing to launch a country wide
campaign Of newspaper and magazine
advertising against the program for
huge naval and military expenditures
now before Congress.
II. was said Mr.. Ford intends soon to
carry out his announced intention to
devote millions of dollars to an edu-
cational campaign against war and
preparedness which he declared to be
the first steps toward actual war
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14

Fire Saturday morning partially de-
stroyed the home of F. A. Stafford at
Haskell's Corner. Lewiston. The blaze
caught from an overheated chimney
and spread rapidly, and but for the
prompt and efficient work of Clinton
McAllister and Edmond Rondeau, who
quickly chopped holes in the floor and
got at the base Of the fire. the whole
house would have been destroyed wit
out a doubt. The damage was heavy;
covered by insurance.