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The Republican journal., 1917-12-13

Friends of Col. F. H. Parkhurst, who
has been i'll with pneumonia at his home
on West Broadway, Bangor, will be in
terested to learn that he is progressing
favorably toward recovery.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
BARGAINS IN FURNITURE, STOVE s

Crockery. Iron ard Brass Beds, Mattresse-
touches, Refrigerators, Baby Carriages, u
Cloth. Desks. Sewing Mechines, Shades. Bed
ding, Buy and sell everything new and sec
ond hand, DICKEY & KNOWLTON. Pythisf
Block, Belfast, Maine 3w4s
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
Notice of Dissolution of
Partnership,

Edwin L. Golcord and Percy A Bradfora
both of Belfast, in the County of Waldo an.
State of Maine. hereby give notice that Oh,
partnership existing between said parties 4.
der the firm name of Belfast Poultry Farm
dissolved and each of the above named pa ..-
Will conduct a poultry business at their ,r-
farm and under their own name from this rst.
Belfast, Maine, Dec. 3. 1917
EDWIN L. COLCORI
2w49 PERCY A. BRADFOIl
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13
TO LET

A Flat on first floor. Flu,
mace and bath.
4SH % CONGRESS ST.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13

phate has but little agricultural value,
and many materials now used in fer
tilizers could not be included.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-15
GERMANS PLANNING
FOR DECISIVE BLOW
Ion WESTERN FRONT

London, Dec. 1.-THE military corre-
spondent of the Times estimates that
there are now about 80 German divisions
on the western front and 70 on the eastern
front, but that apparently all men be-
tween 10 and IS years Of age are being
withdrawn from the latter point for SER
vice in the west.
The writer concurs in the opinion that
the Germans probably will try to settle
matters in the west before Russia recov-
ers and America is ready, hoping to de-
liver decisive blow this winter or in the
spring. The Central Powers, he declares.
are seriously beset by want and the eX-
haustion of their reserves, so that it may
be necessary for them to strike very
quickly. At any rate. in his view. a half
million fresh fighting men must be expect
ed on the enemy side in the west, with a
corresponding increase in guns and air
craft. The correspondent does not think
this sufficient. He points out that Great
Britain can extend Consumption to Ire
land and raise the age limit for service
to so years. comb the industries and send
youths of is to the front and thus carry
on until Americans arrive in force.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-15
SUNDAY VERDICT
WOULD Be LEGAL
SAYS MEANS JUDGE

Concord, \. G.. Dec. 14.-There was
so little prospect Of the trial OF Gas
ton b. Means for the murder of Mrs.
Maude A. King being completed to-
morrow that counsel asked the court
whether a verdict returned by the
jury on Sunday would be legal. Su-
perior Judge Cline ruled that it would
Assistant District Attorney Doolns
of New York insisted that the prosecu-
ton had proved a motive for the death
of Mrs. King in its disclosure of the
financial operations of Means with the
woman's money. The defendant, he
said, had dissipated large portion. of
Mrs. Kings fortune. feared exposure
and had carefully planned to take her
life in order to prevent an accounting.
Arguing for the defense, attorneys
said the state had failed to prove Mrs
Kings death was not accidental and
had been unable to establish mo-
tive.N
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-15
HINDU SERVANTS
SOLD TO GERMANY

san Francisco, Dec 14-Charees that
ilVe Hindu servants had been sold tn
the German government for $40 600 nv
Ram Chandra, one of the II defend
ants on trial in the, United States dis
trict court accused of consniracy IN
fonent rebellion against British rule
III lhuia We're made today on the wit
ness stand by Har Charan Das. who
said he had been one of the five.
After detailing his experiences in the
United States and British Columbia
Das jumped to his feet pointing at
Chandra and cried
Kan Chandra was The King on the
hindu newspaper Ghard (Revolution).
He was my master and he sold me and
TOUR others of his servants to Germany
for $4,000. | had been made to work az
a pressman on his newspaper for 81 a
month"
The German government. the prose-
cution alleges, backed the Ghard finan-
ciaily.
Das said that in 1915 he attended a
conference between Ram Chandra and
"a German officer" in the offices Of the
Ghadr, at which Chandra told him
that many copies of the paper were be-
ing prepared for German army avia-
tors to be thrown over the camps of
Indian troops in France He identified
Wilhelm Won Brincken, former mill
tary attache of the German consulate
here, IS the German officer
"Chandra told me that arms and am
munitions were being shipped to India
hidden in goods shipped by American
merchants" the witness testified.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-15
TODD TELLS OF GREAT
PROSPERITY OF THE
ARO0STO0k FARMERS

Boston. Dec. 14.-Evidence of the
prosperity which the big 1916 potato
crop brought the farmers Of Aroostook
county, Maine, was brought out today
in the testimony of Percy r. Todd.
president Of the Bangor & Aroostook
Railroad at the Interstate Commerce
Commission hearing on the petition of
New England railroads for increased
passenger and freight rates. Because
of this prosperity Mr.. Todd said, the
inward freight business Of his road in
creased by leaps and bounds.
when the Maine farmer has money
he spends it," he said.
Asked if reports were true that the
potato men were riding around in big
touring cars, Mr.. Todd said on one oc-
casion last year freight train went
to Aroostook with Al cars full of auto
mobiles. He said farmers had built
concrete cellars on the farms and were
storing potatoes themselves instead
of using the storage facilities on rail-
r. ad lines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-15
GOVERNMENT REPLY
.SELECTIVE DRAFT CASE

Washington, Dec. 14.-Solicitor Gen
eral Davis. appearing today for the
government in the cases before the
supreme court TO test the constitu-
tionality of the selective service act,
declared that the acts of those who
prey upon the minds of the ignorant
to evade the law approached treason.
Argument of the cases was concluded
today but no indications were given
when a decision could be handed down.
Harry Weinberger Of New York ask
ed for the dismissal of the judgment
against his clients, Emma Goldman
and Alexander Berllman. on the ground
that the government had failed to prove
a conspiracy to violate the ,aw.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-15

Chicago, Dec. 14.-There will be no
curtailment of the playing season, no
slashing of the player limit nor limita-
ton of the training season in the ma
jor leagues next year. The club own
ers of the National and American
Leagues decided at their joint meet
ing here today that there was no cause
for alarm about baseball at present.
They agreed that if the war forces
them to retrench it will be time enough
to adopt a war policy when they ac-
tually face conditions.
The two leagues decided to open the
1913 season on Tuesday, April is, a
week later than last year, and to play
154 game schedule which has been
the program for years.
The National League agreed to the
American League plan for the collec-
ton of the war tax. 1t was decided to
collect only what the government i'm
poses-three cents on bleacher seats,
five cents on pavilion seats eight cents
on srandstand and 10 cents on box
seats.
The leagues also decided to collect a
Decent tax on every free admission.
There is evero' indication that the
plan for a new division Of the World S
Series prize, which previously had
been opposed by President Johnson of
the American League. will be adopted.
President Johnson and August Herr
mann. president of the Cincinnati Ma
tionals and chairman of the National
Baseball Commission, We're empower
ed to act on the advisability Of adopt
ing the plan which provides that the
four first division clubs in the two
leagues shall share in the purse.
Il was much impressed with the
thought" President johnson said to-
night. 1T came from Mr.. Hermann,
and believe ! shall vote for it. We
purposing pooling the war series
which will make a rich prize
Chairman Hermann believes the plan
will produce a more spirited race in both
leagues.
There will be something for second,
third and fourth clubs to fight for if they
are to share in the prize" Hermann said.
"Pennant races often are decided Il month
or so before the close of the season and
interest in the clubs out of the fight usu-
ally lags. If the plan is adopted there
Will be no tagging.
"Basing my figures on the Worlds Sc
ries receipts last season, the r.ayers on
the club finishing second will get approx
imately $500 each. The members of the
fourth club will receive something like
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FIVE BURGLARS
GET TWO HUNDRED
POUNDS OF MONEY

Chicago Dec 14-Two hundred
pounds of money, totalling $4,000. was
carried off by the five men who yester-
day robbed the La Grange State Bank
at La Grange, western suburb il be-
came known today after an indemnity
insurance company had checked up the
banks cash. 1t was at first believed
that only $4,000 was obtained by the
robbers, but later inspection revealed
that they took 40 pounds of gold cur
rency and 50 pounds of silver
The robbery took place at noon, but a
heavy snowstorm obscured the robbers
at work in the bank from people in the
street and they escaped in an automo-
bile.
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NAVAL COUNCIL
Continued from PAGE One)
Text of Benson's MESSAGE

ADMIRAL Bcnsons message was made
public lay Secretary Daniels tonight as
follows
THE conference held at the minis
try 81 marine at Paris on Thursday
and Friday 10Th and 3Oth of Novem-
her presided over by Monsignor Ley
lowing delegates being present:
For France NJ Jules Gels, Sous sec
cctre dE.tat de la Marine Vice Ad-
miraI de Bon. chief OF the general
staff.
For England-Sir Eric Geddes, first
lord OF the admiralty; Admiral Sir
John Jellicoc first sea lord.
Benson and Sims for U. S.
"tor tho United States-Admiral
Benson. director Of the bureau of OPP
crations; Vice Admiral Sims, COM
handing the American naval forces in
European waters
''kor Italy-Nice Admiral Cusani
Nlsonti, Sous chef d'Etat, de Ia Ma
zine.
'F"r japan Rear Admiral t'unako-
shi
III has been decided to create Ma
val Allied Council in order to insure
inc closest touch and complete CO.
operation between the allied fleets. The
task OF the council will he to watch
over the general conduct of the naval
war and to ensure coordination of
effort at sea as well as the develop
lnent OF all scientific operations con
n"cted with the conduct of the war.
hn
ccssary accommodations to enable the
EoNefiineht to make decision 1t Will
Keep itself Informed as to the eye,u-
uoh OF plans decided upon. The MEM
h'rs OF the council will report to their
respective Governments as NAV be ne
c'Ssary. The individual responsibility Of
N" officers of staffs and of the com
handef- n-chief at sea, toward their
governments as regards operations as
wen as the strategical and tactical dis
position OF the forces placed under
'her command remains unchanged.
II has been decided that the coun-
'li should consist of the ministers of
MARINE OF the nations represented and
- the chiefs of tho naval staffs. AS .he
meetings of the council will of necessi-
y he held in Europe, the chiefs Of the
general naval StaffS of the United
states and Japan will be represented
by nag officers nominated by their re-
spectiNe governments. The Allied Nay
al Council will be provided with a
permanen mt secretariate whose business
u VIII be to collect and collate all ne
'essary information etc.
The council will met as often az
may he thought necessary under the
president of the minister of marine Of
w" country in which the meeting is
held The various admiralties will fur
nish the council with the Information
which Is necessary for the work to be
carried out"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-15
TWO SEAMEN DIED
TWO OTHERS MISSING
lon STEAMER ACTION

Washington. Dec. l4.-Seamen John
Thomas Moran and Chestern Theodore
Berry of the naval guard on the Amer
lean steamer Action torpedOed and
sunk Nov. %, died from exposure and
two others, gunners mate, Leonard
Richard Kabkea and Seaman Howard
Howard Sprague Plat, still are unac-
counted for, the navy department an
nounced tonight, in a statement adding
details to the meagre reports Of the tor
pedoing, received last month.
Sixteen. men of the armed guard were
saved and all of the civilian crew eX-
cept two, John Fitzgerald and man
named Downey. who died in open boats
from exposure and thirst. Berry also
Gied in a small boat from the same
causes while Moran succumbed in a
Spanish hospital. News of his death
was cabled the department today by
the American naval attache at Madrid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-15
START LOCOMOTIVES
EASTWARD At ONCE

Nashville, Tenn. Dec. it--Southeastern
RAILROADS have been called upon by the
Railroad War Board to furnish % iocomo-
tves to the Norfolk K Western. Chesa-
reake ohio and Nirgnian roads to ex-
pedlte the movement OF coal from West
Virginia and Virginia mines to seaboard
for water transportation to New ENGLAND
The locomotives. it was learned here To-
day. are to be started eastward at once
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-15
UNION LABOR LEADERS
WILL INSIST ON RIGHT
TO WEAR UNION BUTTON

st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. A.-Union labor
leaders of Minneapolis and st. Paul today
announced they will insist on the right
of union men to wear buttons sgnifylng
their membership when they present their
side of the traction controversy before
Secretary of Labor Wilton and the feder-
|al board here Monday.
All industries affected by yesterday s
three-hour general strike" reported ful.
forces at work today. Street car service
was normal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-15
GEN. PERSHING REPORTS
DEATH FIVE SOLDIERS

Washington, Dec. IA. &c neral
PershinC today reported TO the War
Department the following deaths:
First Lieut.. George NJ. Anderton, En-
gineers, Dec Q. on board United States
transport: tubercular meningitis; home
Alexandria, Va.
Sergeant Paul Jordon. Lavonia, Ca
auartermaster corps, Dec. 10. motor
cycle accident
Private Harold Warner marines
Dec. .. pneumonia, address not given
Able Seaman Jan hendrix Braafhart
L. $. S. Berwind. Dec. H.; lobar pneu-
monia; address not given.
Private Maurice ]. Capron, Nash
wauk, Mimi. coast artillery corps, Dec
3, natural causes.
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FIRST OF week
Expect President to Set
tie Problem of Deal
ing with Railroads

Washington, Dec. 15.-Without and rea-
son for it apparent on the surface the
impression grew today that President
Wilson will settle the question of how
the government is to deal with the rail-
road problem about Monday.
The President still celebrating over
the various proposals that have been put
before liim-the government operation or
suspension of anti-pooling laws, alterlta
tiyes of the Interstate Commer.c Commits
sion, the plan for naming a federal admin
istrator to direct operations by the pres
ent railroad arrangements. and the conf
dent assertion of their war boar, that
the lines can handle the situation them
selves with certain changes in govern
ment policy.
In considering the appointment OF a
federal administrator or director, it is
understood the President is occupied
chiefly with the question of who the man
should be. Several names already have
been discussed at the capitol and in rail-
road circles without however, any indi.
cation that the President actually is pre-
pairing to select one of them.
| First on the list has been Secretary
Lane, whose knowledge of railroad Dues.
tons is we'll known because Of his ser.
vice on the Interstate Commer,, Commits.
| sion, Associate Justice Brandeis of thu
supreme court has been mentioned and
the visit of former Justice Charles n
hughes to the White House a few days
ago added him to the group Today the
name of Secretary McAdoo was brough,
/ out and the President was said to be
weighing the question whether the head
| OF the treasury department could bt
spared from his tremendous task OF
handling the nations war financing.
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SAYS SOLDIERS OUGHT NOT
TO SHINE OFFICERS SHOES

Washington, Dec. 4.-Representative
MINER q washington one Of the party OF
representatives who unoficially visited
the European battle fronts. delivered an
address in the House today telling OF his
observations.
In the course Of his speech Mr.. Miller
SAID he had seen American soldiers in
France shining the shoes of officers Rem
resentative Smith of Idaho asked If nri-
Yates who did such work were not naid
for it by the officers Mr.. Miller said that
was true nut the practice should not be
permitted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-15
BARRIERS SEPARATING
GERMANY TO DISAPPEAR
DECLARES THEO WOLFF

Berlin, Dec. 14.-Intellectual barrier,
which separate Germany from "other
democratic peoples Of the world grad
ually must disappear, asserts Theodor
Wolff in the Tageblatt. because Germany
has approached political system of par
liamentary governed states. rle aim of
a democratic peace" he continues, must
be to prevent the erection of any politi-
cal barriers or the perpetuation of such
as may be the outgrowth Of hatred. Will
the peace cry coming from st. Peters
burg be heard everywhere? Will Amer
lea, too, realize that in Germany the will
of the people is powerful enough TO create
new order of things and that an en-
lightened statecraft no longer is auto
cratically opposing it,"
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100000 ARMEN|ANS
KILLED OR STARVED
TO DEATH BY TURKS

The Hague Netherlands, Nov. D.-tCor-
respondences of the Associated Press
One half or 100000 of the Armenian peo-
pie who were under Turkish rule at the
beginning of the war have been slaugh-
tered or starved to death by Turks, ac-
cording to an indictment issued here by
several influential Hollanders, among
whom are A. f. de Savornin Lehman.
the Dutch minister of state, and DR.. An
ton van Gym, formerly Dutch minister of
finance.
In all, they assert the Turks have de-
ported 100000 Armenian men, women
and children robbed them of all they
possessed, massacred the men, carried oil
the women and girls to Turkish harems
and Kurdish villages, sold the children
in the slave market, and abandoned the
remainder to slow death by starvation.
This remnant of the Armenian people
in Asia Minor says the statement of
these neutrals, lis a starving, beggar peo-
pie consisting in the main of old men,
women and children. The number of
children who, separat ted from their rela-
tives, lie along the saravan routes or
wander about the towns like dogs, runs
into tens of thousands. 1t is scarcely
credible that in the 9th century the ex-
termination OF almost an entire people
under such terrible circumstances was
possible. But entirely trustworthy evil
dence of neutral consular officials, of
German and Swedish missionaries and
teachers is available, and puts the mat
ter beyond all doubt"
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RECRUITS SWARM
Into New Rochelle
Whitman Orders All
Saloons Closed,

New Rochelle, y. Y. Dec. H.-Every
saloon in New Rochelle was closed to-
night in compliance with an order from
Governor Whitman. Members of the
Home Defense League and other organ
izatlons patrolled the streets to see that
there was no evasion of the edict
Prompt action was taken by the gov
ernor when Mayor Grixng informed him
that the city was filled with recruits for
the United States army who had been
ordered TO report at Fort Slocum but for
whom there were no accommodations at
the army post 1t was estimated that
fully 1909 embryo soldiers had teen turn
Ell loose in the city without equipment
Of any kind and many of them penni-
less. Serious trouble was feared, the
governor was told, if the saie of liquor
continued
The question Of what to do with the
recruits for whom there is no room at
Fort Slocum has become the most press
ing municipal problem.
The board OF estimate was called to-
gether and granted Mayor Griffing an APP
preparation of $500 TO care for the sol
diers. with assurances he could have
twice that amount if he needed it, The
first step Of the mayor was to buy an
additional supply Of blankets, which were
dispensed to the men. who slept tonight
IN churches aud public schools.
All day and well into the r:5lt every
train and trolley car coming into the city
carried quota Of recruits. me men
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TAKES UP STRUGGLE
Continued from Page y

Without the certainty of punishment.
There is no protection in state where
the criminal is more powerful that the
law
ITO end a war entered upon to en-
force a treaty without reparation for
the infringement of that treaty, merely
by entering into a new, more sweep
ing and comprehensive treaty would
be a farce in the setting Of a tragedy"
Victory declared the Premier, was
u question Of tonnage.> Germany was
gambling upon Americas failure to
transport her army to Europe. The
future of the world depended upon the
efforts Great Britain and America make
to increase their output OF ships next
year he declared. The food imports
next year he said in this connection.
must be reduced three million tons by
Increased home production and econ
omy.
Premier Lloyd George. who was
speaking at the dinner Of the Greys Inn
, Benchers, said:
"lf this is the worst moment. it is
because Russia has stepped out and
America is only preparing to come In.
Every hour that passes will see the
gap formed by the retirement of the
Russians filled BY the valiant sons of
the great republic. Germany knows It.
and Austria knows it, hence the des-
perate efforts that they are making
to force the issue before America is
ready"
our enemies are ready to accent a
peace leaving them with some of Il Z
richest provinces and the fairiest cities
of Russia in their pockets. 1t is idle to
talk OF security under such conditions.
There is no protection for life or prom
erty In a state where the criminal is
more powerful than the law. The law
or nations is no exception. We are deal
ing with a criminal state now and there
VIII always be criminal states until the
reward or international crime becomes
too precious to make it profitable and
the punishment of International crimes
becomes too sure to make at attractive
we are confronted with alterna-
tives of abasing ourselves in terror be
fore the lawlessness which means uIti-
mately world intimidated by success
iui phfiuito VI soin8 through with our
task to establish a righteous and last
ing peace for ourselves and our chill
dren. Surely no nation with any re-
gard for its self-respect and any honor
can hesitate moment in its choice. -
"Russia's threatened retirement from
the war strengthens the Hohenzollerns
and weakens the forces of democracy, but
Russias action will not lead. as she
lmagines, to universal peace 1t will
simply prolong the worlds agony and in
evitably put her In bondage to Prussian
military dominance.
Ihere Is no ground for panic Even
now after we have sent troops to Italy,
the Allies have marked superiority in
numbers In France and Flanders and
considerable reserves at home