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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
VASSALBORO

| GETCHELI.S CORNER-Mrs. RAY
Goldsmith and her daughter, Mrs. Ed =
win Brigham have been visiting rela :
! tives in Portland.
! Orland Trites, who is student at
Hebron Academy, passed the week
end with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Freeman Trites.
Ray Goldsmith has gone to Boston.
Cecil Rollins who is reaching at
Hebron Academy. passed the week
end at his home
DR.. Leach of South China was n
Sunday caller on his father. Rev. Al
bert Leach.
". F. Greeley is in Portland for a
few days
Deputy Sheriff Nash is taking a va
cation of 10 days in Boston and vi
entity.
Miss Lila Rollins. who has been
away for the summer. has returned to
her home
Haney Crosby has gone to Port
/ land where he will enlist in the Navy.
| Bliss Shaw has been home on a short
vacation before going to training
camp.
f! Rev. Albert Leach preached at the
Adams Memorial chapel. Sunday. Oct
i Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Pinkham and
daughter Edith called Sunday on their
daughter Miss Ida Pinkham, who is
teacher in this place.
/ Mrs. Sidelinger of Nobleboro hrs
been visiting her daughter. Mrs. Bert
Rollins. for the past week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
Germans Responsible for
determination OF ArnlenianS

New York Oct. 9.-The plan to extir-
pate the Armenian Christians from Tur-
key made in Germany and suggest
ed to the Turks by German officials" and
where the ArmenianS made a stand
against their Moslem oppressors i was
German officers and German cannon that
broke item UP, according to the Rev. AL
pheus Newell Andrus. senior missionary
for the Congregational station at Mardin.
Mesopptamia, who told Of his experiences
here today. The farsighted Germans, he
said, were looking forward to the time
when they expected to gain complete do
minion in Turkey and they wanted to
eliminate the Armenian question by get
ting rid of the Armenian race.
zone Of the ways the Turks went about
1t was 10 load Armenian men on goat.
skin RATS on the understanding that they
were to be deported-and then they were
taken out and dumped into the Tigrs
river and drowned. he said. This was
the fate of at least 25oo men from the
vicinity of Diarbekir and its suburbs in
north ern Mesopotamia
Armed soldiers were on the RATS,
which each carried about Is to 1o1 vic
Tins Kurd boatmen rowed them out
into deep water. Then the soldiers would
drive the Armenians to one side Of the
RATS until they tilted and dumped them
into the river. II they tried to climb hac
on the RATS the soldiers and boatmeA
beat them and shot them until all per-
ished.'
The Germans and the Turkish govern
ment, Or. Andrus said. looked upon the
destruction of the Arrpenans in Turkey
as a cold -blooded political move. and gave
the actual execution of it into the hands
of the Kurds and Turkish soldiers who
went about it with the ferocity OF MOS
lem religious fanatics
AT first the Turkish government OBJ
jected to the German suggestion OF the
removal of the Armenians on the grounds
that they were valuable as artisans and
business men and necessary to the eco
nomic life Of the country, continued Or
Andrus hut the Germans promised 10
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
FAYETTE

z. F. Gile will attend the fair a,
Topsham this week, going from there
to Springfield. Mass
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Parsons are
working for H. c. Taylor
Chester Gile went Monday to An
gusta. where he has employment.
Mrs. r. H. Dodge and Mrs. Ada
Herrick were callers in Augusta on
Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Bamford are
soon TO move to North Wayne. where
Mr.. Bamford and his son have em
ployment with the North Wavne Too,
Co
Mrs. Sara Gile Of Auburn Is risi,
Inc relatives in town.
News has been received that Ceorae
X: Norton, formerly of this town IL
now somewhere in France. He en-.
listed last spring in the End Massa-
chusetts Regiment
Canning Harris OF Chicago arr,,,ed
last week at the home of his mother
Mrs. Ada Harris.
Lester and CLANCY Harris and Az.
thur Staples have gone up country
hunting
Mrs. Alice Tuck and daughters A..
ME and Esther. are visiting in F.rr,-
ingdale. !"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
Lecture to Maine Heavies

Problems of trench warfare develop
ed by the French army after more
than three years of active trench war
! fare were outlined wildly by Lieut.
Bots of the French Army before the
officers of the Depot Brigade at Camp
Bartlett in the regimertal union tent
of the Fir-t Maine Heavy Field Ar
tillery this afternoon.
| BEGINNING at 800 o'clock, Lieut..
Bots lectured and gave blackboard
talk illustrating his points. Tomor-
low morning from 10 to u o'clock ST
BRIGADE headquarters. he will carry
his instructions still further hy prac-
teal demonstration with picked squads
of or-ccmmissioned officers and Nor
from the various regiments and com
/ panies.
| Methods Of attack and communi"a
ton wrre practically the only themes
touched on by Lieut.. Bots TODAY. He
briefly outlined the general view Of
defense, hut his main point was based
always on the superstition of the Of
fensive. seldom on the defensive and
rever on retreat Lieut.. Bots, who
is on the staff Of Col Azan, head Of
the French military forces in New
England. has seen more than two
years Of active service in the trench
e.n His octi>ity is attested to by the
service stripes which ne wears on his
left arm On his right is the Si; rano
Gcnoting wounds in service. While IN
the left breast of his tunic he welte
the crox de suerrc for t,istinsui@s,o d
service.
| His lecture this afternoon vas Inn
tied to the officers Of thu camp and
at his conclusion there vas q hritf
forum session when Ire answered autS-
tons and points seemingly at Gouht
among his hearers.
1t had been expected Lieut.. Boz"
would remain at Camp Bartlett for
several days. Instead his stay is 70
be shortened unless Col. AZan gives
special permission for the lieutenant
to remain and take up the more
complicated questions dealing with
trench warfare conditions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10

+ supply men To take tneir places. Having
persuaded the Turks The Germans then
left it to them to put the plan into eff
feet.
But the Turkish soldiers in some
places could not overcome the Armenians.
At Urfa, the city Of suffering. the A.
menians resolved to resist deportation
, and defend their innocent families and
their church. They barrcaded themselves
in their stone houses in their quarter.
For 10 days they withstood all the efforts
Of the Turkish soldery to dislodge them.
In the end they would have prevailed.
but that German officers brought and
trained cannon upon their stronghold and
forced them to fee.
Surely such a people should not be
allowed to perish There still remain of
them to he cared for 500 in Urfa and
nearby. Will not the American people
help care for them? Conditions in Meso-
notamia have not been brought much 10
the publics attention for the reason that
there has not been anyone TO report the
state OF things there and because no re-
mort could get past the rigid Turkish cen
sorship.
"More than 10000 .Armenians were
dcported from Darbekir and its sub
urbs. II was some of these who were
dumncd into the Tigris airs drowned.
The loading and rich men We're among
those The others were detailed to dig
/ trenches and to do other wOrK with
only an insufficient allowance Of bread
daily. Later they were shot in groups,
! when no longer able to endure the
( hardships imposed.
There followed an epidemic of chol-
: era and then a scourge of typhus. Be
{ fore the war and depoi,ations the city
contained some 10000 inhabitants. The
last heard there were only 1000 cit
zens left there.
Women were dubbed stabbed or
shot down on the Mesopotamfan plains
and left for dead in piles on the ground
or thrown into old cisterns. Some.
! coming to consciousness. crawled out
/ from the piles and up from the cisterns
! and dragged themselves up the noun
tain to our hospital a Mardin to have
/ their wounds dressed.
! Some of the Moslems at Mardin
i took pity upon more than a thousand
babies Of deported women who, in
passing through, left those they had
no milk to feed nor strength TO carry
as they went on TO their lingering
deaths on the plains below When the
/ local government officials learned that
Moslems had the little ones they is
! sued an order that whoever harbored
any Armenian would be visited with
the treatment dealt to the Armenians
The Noslenns. therefore secretly
turned the little ones over to Christian
| families, who candestinely cared for
them until their resources were ex-
! hausted. And now the latest infor-
nation from Mardin- is that unless
funds are immediately forthcoming the
thousand orphans must be turned out
upon the streets to starve
Help must be regular and contin-
uous. The Committee for Armenian
and Syrian Relief has decided that IS
month per child will be necessary
That is about II cents day. Who
will add one more child TO his family
and reckon the IL cents along with
what he is spending daily on his other
children and at the end Of each month
send the SIS TO the compittee?"
Dr. Andrus himself narrowly es-
capcd execution at the hands Of tire
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
4 fine C0MPLE
And 4 FAIR SKIN

generally indicate good health, good di-
gestion and right living. Every woman
wants to keep free from wrinkles, to re-
tain smooth, fair skin, clear eyes, and
the natural color of health. and TO a con-
siderable degree, it is possible 10 do so.
II you live simply, breathe deeply, get
enough sleep, exercise enough, and above
all things, keep your digestive apparatus
working properly, you are likely to feel
and 10 lock younger, stronger and better
in every way.
II you are troubled with indigestion,
constipation. or biliousness, Il. f." At
woods Medicine will help to set you
right. to overcome your ailments, and to
restore the glow Of good health, together
with the fresh, clear complexion which,
belongs to everyone in health. Large
bottle, IS cents. at your dealers. Sam
re free from us. a. F." MEDICINE Co.,
Portland, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10

Turks because OF his work at Mar
din in succoring the suffering. He
was ordered to he court martialed,
which under the conditions. he said,
meant mock trial and the cutting
off Of the defendants head The Ar
menan Embassy, however. heard of
the order and interfered so that II
was rescinded and decree of exile
issued instead.
Or. Andrus. who was born in New
York City and graduated from Will
liams College in 1864 and Union The
illogical Seminary in 1867, passed so
years in missionary work at Mardin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
THOUSANDS FROM AVER
TO CAMP BARTLETT

A Camp Bartlett special to the
Springfield Union says:
There is new life among the of1i-
GERS Of the Depot Brigade tonight.
for without doubt several thousand
drafted men will be sent from Aver
to Westfield. Aver is overcrowded
with the latest arrivals. but there is
room for them at Westfield. Brig.
Gen. Swestser wac in conference with
Gen. Hodges today, relative to the
transfer of several thousand men.
Whether the recruits shifted to the
National Guard organizations will be
the latest quota or those already
equipped was not made known at
camp.
Gen. Sweetser will attend the East
ern States Exposition banquet in
Springfield tomorrow night and Will
be at Camp Bartlett Wednesday morn
ing. The length of his stay has not
been determined.
Trustees Of the Noble Hospital in
westfield have offered the use of
! beds free for soldier patients, snd
additional sanitary troops have ar
rived from FIT. Eathan Allen. complet-
ing the complement of the brigade
| hospital staff The hospital is now
equipped to cope with any emer-
gency In general the health Of the
camp is excellent, considering the
large numbers of men concentrated
on Hampden Plains.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
Orrin F. Tyler Of 1anaor

orrin F. Tyler. SO years old. died
Monday. He first came to Bangor IS
years ago. He was the pioneer potato
shipper from that port by vessel, being
the first to reach the Boston, New York
and Philadelphia markets by water.
He lived for years in Aroostook county.
growing and shipping potatoes on a
large scale. He returned to Bangor
about Is years ago, where he had since
resided widow survives and he had
a large estate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-10
Portland Festival Chorus Election

The annual meeting of the Portland
Festival chorus was held Monday night
the following officers being elected:
Ernest J. Hill, president: Solomon ".
Bates. vice president; Alice H. Nelson.
secretary: Llewellyn Barton. treasurer.
The financial report showed a much
smaller deficit than last year, although
the expenses have been greater
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-09
SOUTH RlDGEWOOD SCHOOL
NOW HAS FINE VICTROI

L. -
The teachers and children of the
South Ridgewood school are reioic-
ing over the possession of their $50
Columbia grafonola, the "Favorite".
presented to them Friday by the com
mittee, who had charge of the must
Gale given last Monday afternoon at
the Casino Burgoyne
Satisfactory arrangements for part
payment were made with Hankins
Drug store and suitable stand with
compartments for record books is now
being made by the Mcclellan Novelty
mills
Two record books and a few choice
records were purchased and a very
acceptable gift OF six records. espec-
tally for use in school rooms. was
made by w. Nj. Hankins. The teach
ers are hoping that others will give
records, and the committee suggests
that none but the best be given 1t is
imperative that children hear only
good music if they are to be rightly
taught. Both Victor and Columbia
records can be used on the grafonoIa
The pupils who indulge in sweets
are purchasing home made candies
from the teachers and the net proceeds
viii be used in the purchase OF rec
ords The making of the candies by
the teachers is most commendable
act both from financial and hvgeniC
standpoint. as the sweets are pure
being made OF only the best materials
All contributions. either records
needles or money, should be made to
Miss Elizabeth Brachhold first grade
teacher, to Mrs w, Nj. Hawkins, or tC
Mrs J. b. Garrison. who compose the
committee
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-09
DAYTONA BOYS BRING
BACK FIVE MEDALS

Inc boys who went to Gainesville
10 represent the Daytona High school
IN the annual high school defamation
contest and track meet won honors
IN every event capturing five medals.
Everett Kallgren won first prize
with his subject THAT Something" in
the defamation contest held Friday
night, and was unanimously awarded
the gold medal Harry Willie tool,
the silver medal second prize. in the
essay contest with his exceIlentlv
prepared paper. Both bows handled
thelr subjects in manner that wound
nave done credit to college graduates
showing unusual literary ability and
thorough knowledge of their tonics "a,
gether with an originality of ideas thar
Hidde Ihelr papers remarkable
IN the track meet held Saturday
Daytona boys carried off third bonors
IN every event In the low hurdle raca
SO many contestants were entered
1t was necessary to have three AVIS.
IONS IN the preliminary race Wesley
snyder won third place taking the
bronze medal In the sevond event
the mile run, Carlyle Moore running
against more than 80 contestants
came III third and took the second
bronze medal for the Daytona school
me winner of this event made a new
record for the Florida high schools
Mllilam Henry Pope. representing
Daytona in the pole vault. won third
prize, exceeding his own record nv
u feet. With more than 100 con
testants representing IS different
schools, the Daytona bows made =
splendid record for their school in
what was practically the first attempt
OF the Daytona high school to partici
pate In the annual meet.
with IA points to its credit the Day-
tona High school is fourth in the race
Tor the silver trophy given by the
Knight x Wall Hardware company Of
Iampa to be awarded to school scor-
ing the greatest number OF points i'm
three years. Fort Lauderdale now
holds first place, with Jacksonville a
close second and Tampa third.
The boys were ropally welcomed nv
the University of Florida, and every
thlng was done to make their stav en-
Joyable. Prof. H. Clay Marks. super-
Vlslng principal. accompanied the bows
to Gainesville. Those going were Fv-
-erett kallgren, Harry Wyllie, William
Henry Pope Carlyle Moore. Wesley
Snyder, Alexander Stuart, Sheldon
kastland, Raymond Green and Forest
Snyder. The party made the trip in
automobiles, returning yesterday.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-09
PALMETTO CLUB SUBSCRIBES
GENEROUSLY TO BELGIAN FUND

The members of the Palmetto club
gave $25 today to the Belgian Relief
fund through F. n. Conrad, president
Of the Merchants bank and local treas
urer for the fund. The total fund now
subscribed locally is $1.6SS, OF which
$1400 has already been sent to Bel
GUM. Treasurer Conrad will forward
the S2SS balance today The Literary
Digest fund for Belgian Relief work is
already about $350,000
Mrs. NJ p. Cornwall also gave gen
erously to the fund, subscribing S25.
The people of Daytona have given
splendid support to the Belgian Re
lief work, their subscriptions exceed
ing in many instances those in cities
much larger than Daytona.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-09
DONATION AND VISITING DAY
FOR THE MCLEOD HOSPITAL

The public is invited to visit and
inspect the hospital connected with
the Colored Industrial school Second
avenue Midway, on April II. from
1000 in the morning until 500 in the
afternoon
Donations OF money. linen and
clothing both new and old provisions,
and hospital supplies OF all kinds are
solicited
This hospital has been OF great
benefit 20 the community During the
last nine months 146 patients have
been admitted 20 operations per
formed. 5b5 dispensaTy patients. and
% community calls made
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-09
S1OO REWARD

#Will be paid to any person who can
prove that | have purchased one dol
lars worth OF depositors interests in
the FIRST National bank Further |
urge depositors to have patience and
certainly not dispose of their interests
at this stage.
j. GINSBERG
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-09

Mrs Frank W Tucker. Mrs f. {.
Atwoods sister. who had been here
throughout the greater part OF the
winter with Or. and Mrs. Atwood
and daughter Miss Evelyn Atwood. 233
South Palmetto avenue, left Satur
day for her home in Boston Mass
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-05
AUTO TOURISTS COMING

- Z : ~ Z - Y i.
A letter was received Thursday by
Harry Bingham, who was secretary Of
the New Ulm Automobile club, when
this city boosted of such an organization.
from Amboy, Mimi. saying that an
automobile trip was contemplated BY
q number of the automobile club to
New Ulm, and asked if it. would be
possible for the visitors to use either of
the parks for a picnic while in the city
The letter was turned over to- Presi-
dent G. A. Ottomeyer, who after con-
sulting members of the park board,
notified the Alnboy people by telephone
that they would be welcome to the use
q any Of the parks, and would be given civ.
tie glad HAND. when a reaching the cit 3.
The litter did not sitate when they would =,
arrive. as
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-05
SHERIFF STOPS MEETING
OF COURTLAND CITIZENS

Friday evening about one hundred
OF the voters Of CORTLAND Township
met at the Swan Lake schooI-house for
the purpose Of organizing local Of the
Peoples Council for Democracy and
Peace. About the time they were
ready to open the meeting Sheriff August
Olson, a St. Peter policeman and party
from CORTLAND village appeared upon
the scene and the Sheriff told those
present that he had orders from the
Governor, the Attorney General and the
Public Safety Commission to prevent
meetings Of this character and xpracti-
cally ordered them to disperse.
Rather than have row, the people
quietly dispersed and the first attempt
to organize q local in CORTLAND Town
sgip has failed, but this uncalled for
violation o. tie constitutional rights 81
the people has III no way damdi l5 s s The
iardor Of the voters Of courtland who
believe in Peace and Democracy.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-05
NEW UIM BROWN COUNTY, MlNNEso1A, WEDNESDAY, Sept 81
INTOXICATED LAMBERToN
MAN PAYS FOR CAR RIDE
James McCortney Gets Off With
Fine Of Fifty Dollars.

James McCortney Of Lamberton, ac-
companied by his wife and neighbor
and his wife, came to NewsUl I'm to attend
the fair. The friend and the two women
attended the show, but McC ortney pre-
ferred to hang around town and get
drunk. When it came time for the party
to leave for home McCortney was too
intoxicated to drive his car, and Mrs.
Nice ortney requested that their friend
take charge. To this Cortney siren
uously objected and quarrel ensued.
During the squabble Policeman John
Herzog interfered and ordered the other
man, whose name is not known here, to
take charge Of the car during the journey
to Lamberton. When distance of about
mile from town MCortney again be
came insistent that he do the driving.
AS result the man and the two women
walked back to town and took the night
train for home.
McCortney, left to his own obstruction,
lost his way, became confused as to the
direction, turned about and later in
the evening was found by the police
headed toward st. Peter, with his car in
the ditch. He was taken to jail, and
Wednesday arraigned before Justice
George Hogen, charged with driving a
car while intoxicated. He plead guilty,
but begged so piteously that his license
be not revoked that Justice Hogen let
him off with fine Of $50 and costs.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-05
MAY BE IN FRANCE SOON

Dr.. A.. V. Seifert, or Lieutenant
Seifert, if you please, will leave today
to report to the division commander,
United States Army, at Camp Mills,
Long Island, N. Y. Lieutenant Seifert
said yesterday that he rather expects he
will be sent to France at once. His
reason for this belief is the fact that
his order reads to report to the com
mander Of the Forty-Second divi-
sion, which has been designated as
the ones to cross the pond at once, and
which will include the First Minnesota
Artillery A Lieutenant seifert says he
has been a mIt9F Ig that the officers will
sail n battle ships, while the priivates
will be sent in transports.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-05
DEPARTING SOLDIERS ARE
GIVEN HEARTY FAREWELL
Knights of Columbus Officers En-
tertain Young Men.

5 : < =
New Ulm soldiers, who are members
the Of local court, Knights Of Columbus,
We're given a farewell dinner and recep-
ton by the officers of that organization
Monday evening. The guests Of honor
were: DR.. A. G. Amann, DR.. A. F.
Groebner, DR.. A. v. Seifert, John Chris
topherson and Adolph Amann. The
three former have enlisted in the dental
reserve corps, medical department. OF
the army, while the two latter have been
drafted: All expect soon to be called
to the colors and are liable to leave
at any time.
The dinner was served at the Dakota
Hotel, and besides the guests of honor
there were present the following officers
OF the court: Grand Knight Henry j.
Berg, William A. Pfefferle, Leo Schiller,
Frank Kosch and Ed. Berg.
Following the dinner the party re-
paired to the residence of Grand Knight
Berg, where the members were royalty
entertained by the county treasurer
and his wife. The evening was spent
in playing cards, visiting and in various
forms of amusement.
The event was one to be remembered
as one of the bright spots in New Ulm
by the departing soldier boys after they
have reached the trenches Of France.