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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-01
GERMAN" REAR GUARD
HALTS At LEXINGTON

Lexington. Mass. Aug. 31-Another
Battle Of Lexington was staged today,
when retreating German army
fought a rear-guard action as part of the
special course in modern warfare given
the $50 reserve officers at the Harvard
University training camp under the direc-
ton o. French officers.
The reserve officers have been detailed
to the Harvard camp after finishing regu-
lar courses at army schools in various
parts OF the country. One company rep
resented German troops. while two other
companies represented American forces.
The action opened northwest Of Belmont
when the German army began falling
back through Lexington to the south
ward. Artillery barrage machine gun fire
and hand grenade attack were features Of
the battle, which was halted when the
German rear guard was forced back.
leaving the Teutonic main position theo.
retically open to assault.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-01
CHARLES E. RIGGS
DIES SUDDENLY

''o''' me- Aug 3l.-Charlcs
Irving Riggs. SO. paying teller =, ~,
'i's' company, died suddenly
u' 0aS h'Rhe' heing stricken with
Eeart failure in downtown druv .,or,
and expiring on reaching n loc.l hosu,
'ai' mr. Riggs was at his desk in III.
bank all day.
ne was born in Deering. sept. "a.
1922 graduated from Westbrook Sem
mary was bookkeeper for local arms
ana then entered the Traders Nat,ona,
BANK where he remained until il was
acquired by the Fidelity, fve years
ago. He was s3d degree Mason. "a !,
hgh priest Of Mt. Vernon Chapter. nast
master OF Portland Council. past com
manfer OF Portland Comma ndery a.,
odd Fellow and Fythian. He had no
close relatives.
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NATIONAL home:

officer Of the day, Capt. Hugh Doyle.
The remains of the late Patrick
DOYLE have been sent to Pawtucket.
r. L., for burial.
John Dyer, late Co. D, 32nd Me. Inf,
has been taken up, T. A. p, awaiting
admission to the Home.
Benjamin Albert. of Caribou. late Co.
D, LIST L. S. Eng, has been admitted
to the Home.
Burroughs We're granted Friday to
Walter r. Harris to Boston and Peter
j. Powers to Waltham.
The baseball game for Saturday will
be with a picked nine from Hallowell.
Leroy Sias, late Co. G, 18th y. II.
Inf. has been appointed company ser
geant in place of Joseph H. Coffin. Co.
G. resigned
Religious services at the Home
chapel Sunday morning will he held
as follows: Mass and sermon by Rev.
FIR Mclaughlin at Q and Protestant
services by Rev. c. H Temple at 1o. 3s
o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-01
STOCKHOLDERS OF NEW
HAVEN FILE ANSWER
IN RESTITUTION SUIT

New York, Aug. 31.--An answer to
the s1600OOO0 restitution suit brought
by Edwin Adams and other stock
holders Of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad Co. was filed
today in the federal court, by j. p.
Morgan, Herbert l.. Satterlee. William
T. Hamilton and Lewis Cass Led
yard, as executors of the estate of
j. P. Morgan and William Rookie
Teller, Charles Pratt and Mr.. Led
yard as individual defendants.
The answer denies that the New
Haven road or its subsidiaries. at any
time directly or indirectly purchased.
leased or controlled the Boston and
Albany Railroad Co. or the NetropoS-
itan or Eastern Steamship Cos. in
which concerns the stockholders al
1ege assets of the railroad were
squandered.
Replying to assertions Of the stock
holders that they. as directors of the
railroad. refused to bring restitution
suits against their predecessors on the
board of directors, the defendants say
they still refuse to bring such pro-
ceedings. Recovery of funds would be
cution of the suits would not be for
the best interests of the company"
The answer also points out that
prior to June 30, 1915, the board of
directors had decided against bring
ing the suits>and that the boards ac-
ton was subsequently ratified At the
annual meeting Of the stockholders by
2 stock vote IF 925.124 to 1859
The plaintiffs in the suit. besides
Adams arc Julius G. Morse. George
G. Fisk, James f. Fay and Mary NJ.
Clark
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-01
APPEARS PROVOKED
Won Bethmann-Hollweg,
Insists Gerard Has
Not Fairly Quoted
Him

Berlin, Aug. S0.-(Via London. Aug.
3D-Dr Won Bethmann Hollweg, the
former Imperial German chancellor,
today asserted that was his impression
that James w. Gerard. former ambas-
sador to Germany, in writing his rev.
Citations of Germany's war aims. gave
a somewhat free rein TO his magma
ton. The statement of the former
chancellor was the result of his read
ing in a London newspaper Mr. Ger
ards version Of conversation with
him last January. in which it was al
legged that. Germanys peace terms
were set forth
I'm his published report of this par
ticular conversation" DR.. Won Beth
mann Hollweg told the Associated
Press today, Mr.. Gerard attributed
utteranCe to me which may have been
made in other quarters in Germany
and to which he frequently referred IN
the progress of our conversation but
which were not my own. This apples
especially to his reference to Ger
man*s alleged intentions to seize
Liece and Namur and Of Germany S
plans to take possession of the Bel
cian ports and railways and to estab-
ish military and commercial dominion
over that country
Il never unfolded such German war
aims . Mr. Gerard. In the course Of my
several conversations with him, IS also in
our discussion last January, | invariably
referred to my ReichstaS speeches in
which | stated that Germany would exa ct
positive guarantees that Belgian terrific
ry and politics would not in the future
be exploited as menacing factor against
us. | did not make any statement as TO
the nature of these guarantees.
"In the progress of our conversation
Mr.. Gerard suggested that realization Of
far reaching aspirations in Belgium would
give King Albert merely a sham authori-
ty and asked whether it would not be bet
ter for Germany to forego such plans and
instead Of them endeavor to acquire
Iieee. which Mr. Gerard thought possible
of achievement.
Perhaps this suggestion was a bait,
intended to provoke a reply from me. II
so the attempt failed n all my discus
sions with the anlha ssador on this sub
iect I referred to my public utterances
In which ] empha sized that | was en-
deavoring to procure peace that would
permit us to live In cordial and neighborly
relations with Belgium.
Mr. Gerard's memory would seem also
to have served him faulty when he
wrote down what was said about Russia.
He dealt but specifically with Germany's
eastern war aims. observing that the
United states interest in this direction
was very limited and that Germany un-
doubtedly would have n free hand there.
For Rumana and Serbia he also revealed
very slight sympathy. MIR. Gerard did
not obtain out of my mouth any Of the
statements concerning these countries
which he contributes TO me.
The former chancellor then observed:
When diplomats undertake to exploit
their Official career for journalistic pur
poses they are very apt to be misled into
putting into the mouths of foreign states
men utterances which either are the crea-
ton of an ample Imagination or are based
on faulty memory. Discussion of polit-
cal opinions is bound to be transitory and
1eeting."
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LONDON PACIFIST
LEADER REMANDED

London, Aug. BE. D. MoreI sec
rotary of the Union of Democratic
Control, one of the leaders of the pac-
fist movement, was arrested TODAY.
Morel's London office and his home at
st. Adams. were searched last Satur-
day by the police and several pack
ages OF documents were removed from
his office. He had been accused BY
several newspapers of pro- Germanism.
Morel was charged in the Bow
street police court with unlawfully In
citing one Ethel Sedgewick 10 con-
vey to Switzerland a pamphlet con-
trary to regulations. After the pre-
sentatinn Of formal evidence Morel
was remanded
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-01
COTTON PRODUCTION
PROSPECTS IMPROVE

Washington, Aug. Sl-cotton pro-
auction prospects improved to the tx
tent of 80 600 bales during August and
brought the estimate of final turn out
to 12,i99, 900 equivalent to sec pound
bales. That quantity was forecasted
today by the Department Of Aeri-
culture on the condition of the crop
Aug q. which showed decline Of
. points compared with 1oyoar
average Of e6 points decline. Acre
yield was forecast 1t 1916 pounds,
compared with 1863, pounds forecast
for July % conditions. ':-
The cotton crop specialist summarize
es tho cotton crop situation of Aug. p
as follows:
THE most notable feature in the
cotton crop conditions at this time is
the heavy deterioration which has o"-
Cured in Texas during the past
month and the crop went to pieces
rapidly In much of this section one
picking got the crop and the stalk
is dead or so badly damaged that
nothing now could benefit it. Should
heavy rains come at this late date
It is doubtful if it would benefit tho
crop. Frost probably would get any
new fruit that was put on.
I'm portions Of northern and cast
ern Texas and in almost the entire
cotton belt to the east Improvement
was made during the month. the chief
exception being portions of Florida
Alabama and Georgia. where because
of too much rain. weevils are doing
less damage than in former years.
Army worms are reported in sew
eral sections but there has been no
material damage to date Rust, blight
and shedding are local complaints in
a number Of states.
THE crop generally is fruiting we'll
and seems to have overcome a part
of its lateness in many sections. How
ever, in the northern part Of the belt
there is much young cotton which will
require at least q normal frost date to
reach full maturity.
The crop has been largely picked
and ginned in portions of southern
Texas and picking IS in progress ev-
erywhere in the southern part of the
cotton belt. There is some fear that a
scarcity Of pickers will be felt in most
of the states.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-01
HEARST WITHDRAWS
Clear Field in Democrat
ic Primaries for Tam
many Man

New York. Aug. S1.-Wiliam r.
Hearst will not lie a candidate for
mayor of New York at the coming
election. His declination to allow his
name to appear on the ballot at the
coming primaries was filed with the
board of elections today, the last day
under the law for taking this action,
Mr.. Hearst had been designated by
petition for the Democratic ticket.
Mr.. Hearsts refusal to run leaves a
clear field in the Democratic primaries
for Judge John F. Hylan, the Tam.
many candidate.
Mr.. Hearst's declination was accom-.
panied by a statement in which he
said he had been i'll for some weeks
and had been unable to take an active
part in either politics or business Il
am still incapacitated" whote Mr.
Hearst but this is not my chief
reason for withdrawing my name from
the primaries. ! have run heretofore
to aid in the accomplishment of some
great reform. the establishment of
some vital principal and when there
was no one else ready and willing TO
lead the fight. In this instance there
is vital principal at stake. to be
sure: The principle of whether the
city government shall he in the con-
troll of the private privilege seeking
interests, or whether it shall be at the
service of the public who elect It, and
pay it and have every right to its UNI
divided loyalty. But the committee Of
10 have selected Judge Hylan to lead
the fight for this essential American
principle of the popular rights and
popular government and I see - rea-
son whatever to question the wisdom
of their selection"
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CONDITIONS BETTER Sc PER DAY MINIMUM
Unless. They Get It 12,-
900 Workers in Seattle
Ship Yards Will Strike

Seattle. WD., Aug. 31.--A strike of
more than 1900 workers in Seattle
shipyards engaged in fabricating
shipbuiiding material to enforce de-
mands for a general increase In wages
was set for next Wednesday by Of
ficers of the Is affiliated unions OF
the Seattle Metal Trades Council ex-
ecutive session today.
Formal notice Of the strike was
served upon all companies and firms
that have not met the union demands
The ultimatum is that the demands
made by the unions six weeks ago,
when they gave notice Of their IN
tention to abrogate the existing blan-
ket agreements on Aug. l must be met
on or before next Tuesday.
The wage increase asked are said
to average per cent. in most of the
trades. A six dollar day minimum
for mechanics is the basis of the pro-
posed scale.
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JOHNSTON TO RELIEVE
EDWARDS SATURDAY

Boston, Aug 31.-Brig. Gen. John
A. Johnston, recently appointed COM
mander of the Department of the
Northeast, arrived here today and will
formally relieve Maj Gen. Clarence r.
Edwards tomorrow. General Edwards
will command the 26th army division,
composed of New England Guard or
CARNATIONS. which is expected to shil
at an early date for foreign service.
General Johnston will have control
of the cantonment at Aver, where the
first contingent of New England men
for the national army will begin train
ing next week
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals for the construction Of
a building for dining room and en-
ployees dormitory for the Central Maine
received until September 10. 1917, at
o'clock P. NJ. by the Board of Trustees
of tuberculosis Sanatoriums Proposals
must be addressed to T. E. Hardy, NJ. D.,
Chairman of Board of Trustees of Tuber-
culosis Sanatoriums. Waterville Maine,
and must be accompanied by a certified
check for 1000 of the bid
The right is reserved to reject any or
all proposals.
Plans and specifica tons may be OBJ
tanned at my office, Savings Bank Build
ing, Watervile, Maine.
HORACE TRUE MUZZY, Architect.
sept1-5-l0
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CONTRACTS AWARDED
FEDERAL SHIPYAROS

! Washington, Aug. 31.-Contrac,s a.
construction of three government -ounod
s"ipEarhs Tor building fabricated steel
merchant vessels We're awarded tonight
ny the shipping boards emergency fac,
corporation. They went to the Submari,.
Boat Corporation for plant at Newarl,
~ - the American International cor.
poration for one al Hog Island. Pa. and
me Merchants Shipbuilding Co. for ono
AT IN ester Pa. Builders of the yards ara
gwen contracts for building in them oo
ships V
submarine corporation will Law
Ways LOT building q ships simultaneously
.i'' VIII nave facilities and equipment to
Turn out one 5coo-ton ship every two DAVIS
arter the first vessel is completed
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Asks Receiver Named
Ridgefeld and New York

Bridgeport, Conn. Aug. 31.-The
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Co. has filed a petition in
the superior court here for the ap-
pointment of receiver for the Ridge
field and New York Railway Co, al
leging that the charter of the Ridge
field Co. expired on July l. 1909 and
that nothing has been done to cam
plete the line from Ridgefield, Conn,
to the New York state line.
The petition sets forth that 1926
shares of stock were issued by the
Ridgefield company, of which 1888
shares were owned by the New Ha-
ven road. The New Haven wants the
Ridgefield company dissolved.
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PRo.GERMAN SENTIMENTS
Further Testimony as to Their Utter
ances by Col. Reiohmann

washington, Aug. BE. n Walton
81 leveland testified today before tn.
rtha'e military sub committee that
'"i' Carl Reichmann. nominated as
a hriSadier general told him in cor
N'rsatlon on train two months ago
'hat Germany was invincihle and that
inc n'ted States would regret hay
Ing entered the war when dead and
wounded soldiers began returning to
this country.
Mrs, James Anderson of Victoria 3.
C.. wife Of Canadian army officer.
whose charges that Col Reichmsnn ny
tered pro-German sentiments held u1
IN" 'oi"reIs nomination will resume
tomorrow her testimony began Men
day.
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Boston Produce Market

Boston Aug. 81.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle old2a.
SPRING BRAN-S35eQ34
BUTTER-Northern 43d43a: western q
G4s
CHEESE-New York twins o41de5
CORNING. yellow 2l5
EGGS--Choice hennery and nearby 5sH
@: western 3S@A.
FLoUR-Spring patents 11sod122S.
HAY-No. I grade 22d23.
thanksgiving oedca
MIXED FEED-40G45
OATS-E6. clipped white 50.
PORK-Medium backs 1900.
POTArOES-2SN62oo per two-hu. bag
sCGAR-Granulated. 20 Dbl. lots, $50
EEAL-111O
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AUSTRALIA IMPR1SONS
/. w. w. AGITATORS

London, Aug. 31.-A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Melbourne
says the government has declared the
Industrial Workers Of the World,
which was endeavoring to foment
strikes and blow UP various works.
an Illegal organization and that eight
members Of the organization have been
sentenced to six months Imprisonment.
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Charles n. Clark

The many friends Of Charles H.
Clark will he surprised to learn of
his death in the hospital here Friday
morning of heart trouble. He seemed
to be as we'll as usual Thursday even
ing. He was born in Paris, Sept 90
1916. He enlisted in Co X, 18th Me.
Inf. March T. 1865 and was mustered
out March "a. 1885. After the war he
was 10 the west for many years in the
mining regions. He came to this
Home from Concors, y. H. Feb. N,
1906. He was for several years ord
erly to the adiutant and later janit-
or Of headquarters building. He was
obliged TO give up this work on ac-
count of rheuma tism
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TELEGRAPH BRIEFS
Exhibition Red Cross Tennis

bunalo, Aug. 31.--In the exhibition
lted Cross matches here today Miss
Mo'ia Bjurstedt. paired with John
Strachan of San Francisco, won from
MISS Mary Browne of California and
faro'd Throckmorton OF Elizabeth. n.
- IN three sets. As. ga, rs. Be-
torc the mixed doubles Throckmorton
in'erscholastic champion, and Freder.
'ck T. Alexander of New York played
fast three set match which was won
by Throckmorton, ST. "a ga.
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FEAR RESISTANCE TO
CANADIAN CONSUMPTION

Montreal. Aug. 31-The finding Of
1900 rifles, thousands of cartridges and
some sticks of dynamite in a house
on Chateaubriand street was announc-
ed today. by the police The discov-
ery is associated by the authorities
With threats made recently 70 organ.
lie resistance tn r1~sorintiop Iew
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Chicago Cattle Market

Receipts 5000; steady, top 1856.
bulk l750qls65; light 1ss5nlS75 mixed 1873
dls'o; heavy l6.oQlS75; rough l6a5a17o
pigs l225G16p.
CATTLE-Receipts 25o0o: weak; native
beef cattle 82on 1850; western steers 7oo9
l4oo; stockers and feeders 6o0a9c5; cows
and heifers 4e5a1315; calves l210u16Up
SH EEP-ReCeipts 5000, steady, lambs
strong, wethers Soo41l35 ewes 800 1861
lambs ll25nl775
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AzeI Staples. Jr.

Headquarters have been notified of
the death Of Azel Staples. Jr.. which
occurred at the home Of his daughter
in West Arlington, Mass, on Au-
gust 81 He was horn in Arlington
about - year ago, He enlisted in
Co. A. goth Me. Inf. at Auburn Aug.
.. 1864, and was discharged June :.
1855 He came to this Home from Alb
bington. Sept. 81. 1916.
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Chicago Produce Market

Chicago. Aug. 81.
Germ advanced IN price today. the prices
beginning with Initial sales and continu-
tng virtually without interruption through
the session. closing near theftop. Rapid
absorption Of offerings was evident when
ever rscessions appeared and at times an
oversee demand was noted which forced
shorts to cover their lines. Cash strength
was an important factor and some trad
ers regarded the government wheat price
The close was strong to . to 7-se higher
with September at LIZ to liz IA and May
at los SIS to le2 IS.
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SEPARATE CHURCH AND
STATE IN URITGITAY

Montevedio. Uruguay. Aug. s1.-The
commission which is revising the fed
eral constitution has adopted a clause
separating the church and state. The
confscation of church property also I.
provided for
me draft of the instrument will so
10 congress for final approval before
becoming effective.
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New York Produce Market

New York, Aug. 81.
WHEAT-Spot firm; No. . red oo7 and
No. 2 hard 227 elf New York export
CORN-Spot strong: No yellow 215 and
No. ? mixed 21l elf New York
OATSA-Firmer: standard 10
LARD-Firmsr; middle west 23enT237o
BCTTER-Firm receipts sis2 tubs
creamery higher than extras 43td4 IA:
extras, 60 score, 1913 IA; frsts 4l,d42 S4
seconds 3stT41
EGGS-1rrezulart receipts lo4a3: fresh
gathered extras 44d45: extra firsts 42043:
frsts 3sd4l; seconds 3sd3s; state. Pa and
nearby western hennery white fine to
fancy 6iHH: do. brown, 4sdia
POTA1OES-Steady and unchanged
SCGAR-Raw steady; centrifugal 7n2;
nolasses 6l4: refined unsettled fine gran
Uiated S4n1 $50
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CLERGYMAN ADMITS
MURDER or EIGHT

Des Moines, Ia, Aug Sill NJ
Havner, attorney general of Iowa. to-
night announced that he had receiv-
ed verification Of the report that
George J. Kelly, an itinerary clergy
man, had confessed to the murder of
eight persons at Vilisca, Iowa, in 1912,
iii connection with which he has been
under indictment since last spring.
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Wilson's Reply Endorsed

London Aug. .3l-Lord Robert Cecil,
minister Of blockade, today endorsed
President Wilson's reply to the peace
proposals Of Pope Benedict and said
ne was not certain any further re-
Spouse would be necessary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-01

London, Aug. 3i-The British forces
In Palestine attacked last night south.
west OF Cara on a front of 500 wards
announced officially. The line
vaa advances