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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-02
$500 Troops on Board

New York, Jan. 1-Ten hours af-
, ter the transport Northern Pacific.
" hich left Brest Christmas with near
ly $500 troops aboard, had gone
aground on Fire Island sandbar, at
$50 4. NJ, today. the prospects of
getting her off were lessening but
those aboard were not considered in
immediate danger. A rough sea was
pounding the vessel and south wind
was forcing her deeper into the sand.
More than 1900 Of those aboard were
sick and wounded
Thick weather and rain made OBJ
servation difficult from the shore and
attempts OF coast guard crews to
shoot lines to the vessel from Ocean
Beach proved futile up to early af-
ternoon on account of the direction
OF the wind 4 fleet of destroyers and
other craft stood by outside. but ow-
ing to Weather conditions the ship
could not be reached either by sea
or land.
Officials at the army enharkation
port, Honoken. expressed the hope
that tonight or early tomorrow the
would relieve the shore ward pres
sur" on the transport and permit
small boats to reach her.
In the Army and Navy personnel
ABOARD We're 245a officers and men
and II nurses. The officers and crew
OF the ship numbered abou. $50
The troops comprised the follow
ing: Fifth Base Cemetery sector, II
officers, 40 men. Eighth American
q. Trench Mortar BATTERY. i've officers.
1874 men. Casual officers. men and
nurses, S.. Navy casua!s, :. Soldiers
bct!ridden. 2G9. Ambulatory cases not
requiring special attention, % officers
and l ,402 men.
Also there We're eight casual civil
ians.
The Northern Pacitic'S commander
is Captain l.. J. Connolly, l.. S. y.
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CASH DEFICIT
Continued from Page One)

to make no statement until my term OF
office as governor had expired and
neither admit nor deny anything at this
time However, ! cannot permit this
report to 80 to the public without a
word from me. He then quoted re-
ports made to the legislature by the in
pector of finance in 1901. 1906 and 1908,
and by the bank commissioner in 1910
and 1916. which said that the auditors
books were correctly kept and the ac-
counts properly vouched. He also quot
ed reports made to the legislature by
the House and Senate committees on
claims acting jointly after they had ex-
amired the office of the auditor in 1904
and again in 1905. in which it was said
that receipts had been found for each
order drawn according TO law in the
two years past. II am now under in
dictmcnt," Mr.. Graham continued, to-
grand larceny and embezzle ment for al
the moneys drawn by me, item by item.
since April, 1919. to January, 1917. when
l left the office, nd for this reason
shall make no statement about these
items except at my trial. am further
NHhASSu VII tiC dtSou!l\aIt icpOftJ
with receiving money fr1m the stasa
for services in a professional way, whiia
auditor. before the act Of 1905 This l
admit willingly and say tina, l rendered
the service. have been paid for it AMI
had both a legal and moral right to the
pay"
With regard to the amount received
by him for outside services after 1903
Mr.. Graham said that this was for the
completion of services begun before the
passage restricting law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-02
WINSLOW

Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Bailey were guests
Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Lewis OF
China.
Miss Mary c. Wilcox os Newport. r.
l.. student at Oak Grove Seminary.
returned to the school Monday after
passing q week with f. w. Towle and
family.
Ralph Tow.e and 1nez Downs went to
Oak Grove Seminary Tuesday for the
re-opening Of the school after the ho,i-
day recess.
Edward Skilllns Of Benton was a
recent dinner guest at the home of
T.. J. Whitman.
Mrs. Walter Staples and children
of Waterville were guests over New
Years of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fish.
Mrs. Staples has been ill with in
fluenza. this being the first time she
has been out for nine weeks.
Services will be held Sunday at the
East Winslow Baptist church.
Luda Jones. who has been at the
home Of AlonZo Littledel1 for two
Years, has gone to Boston for treat
Inent to her eye.
George \. Chamberlain has gone
to Augusta as Representative to
Legislature.
Mrs. Winneferd Drawn is recover
ing from influenza.
Mrs. William G.. Miller ol Boston is
guest Of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Fiewelling, Mohegan street.
MIR. Miller has gone west on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert d. Mckinney
of Benton were recent callers in
town.
Airs. Harry Norton and daughters
are improving from their illness of
influenza.
Nj. and Mrs. Harry Priest were re-
cent guests OF Shawmut friends.
Miss Beatrice Hamilton Of Rum
ford was in town Tuesday to attend
the funeral OF the late George W.
Simpson Of Rumford. Miss Hamilton
will return in :. few days and will be
accompanied by Miss Alice Simpson,
who will visit there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Ski,lins and
Mrs. Della Grant of Albion were call
ers Tuesday on Mr. and Mrs Ernest
J. Whitman.
Funeral services for the late George
W. Simpson were held Tuesday after
noon at the home on Benton avenue.
Rev. W. X. Pierce Of ,hc Methodist
church OF Waterviilc officiating. There
was Il quantity of beautiful floral
tributes, among them being pieces
from the Masonic lodges of Waterville
and Rumford, also from the railroad
men Of both places. Tho bearers were
Albert Prouty. Jack Baker. Walter
McAlary and Cony Haskell The in
:erment was in Pine Grove cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-02

off shore. Mariners predicted, how
ever, that the wind would shift tn the
northwest before morning. making
conditions favorable for transferring
the troops aboard TO des.roytrs. If
this is done the men will be brought
direct TO New York. Should the SOL
diers be landed on Fire Island a feet
of small craft. hailing from various
points along the shores Of the Great
South Bay will be utilized to trans
fer them 10 Bay Shore where the
naval air station has been turned in
70 huge emergency hospital with
medical and food supplies rushed
from New York by the Red Cross. A
large number of ambulances are as
sembled there ready to transfer the
sick and wounded from the coats to
the hospital.
Breaking through the fog which to-
night shrouded the Northern Pacific
were the lights of destroye-s and tugs
while on the shore burned great
flares lighted by coast guards. These
guards stood watch. prepared to put
ont in small boats if any immediate
danger menaced the transport. A
navy airplane few over the transport
this afternoon. Lieut.. Commander
Nathan b. Chase, IN command of the
naval air station at Bay Shore. who
made the flight, lowered around the
ship three quarters of an hour. There
was little activity among the troops
aboard. he reported, and no excite
ment. A relief expedition of $50 med
ical officers. nurses and hospital or
derlieS left embarkation headquarters
at Hoboken this afternoon for Fire Is
land. The party was commanded by
Col. Valentine. inspector general, and
Nol. II. S. kerrick. superintendent of
water transportation. On his return
tonight. Col kerrick reported to Ma
jor Gen. Shanks, head Of the en-
harkation service that there appears
to be no cause for undue alarm over
the safetytof the troops and there is
absolutely no occasion for worry at
the present moment on he part Of
relatives or friends
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-02

a good hard and stiff game and pro-
yided a good evenings entertainment
10 the 800 or more folks who watched
the game. A game was played be-
tween the halves by the Employed
Boys and the Younger High School
boys gymnasium teams.
A fine swimming meet was staged
in the swimming pool room by a
group of Augustus best swimmers.
which furnished much amusement
and entertainment to as many folks
as could possibly crowd into the
room. Boys who took part in the
meet were Ralph Crowell. Frank Far
rington, George Morton. Kenneth
Merrill, spofford Giddings. Knowlton
Hewins. Norman Benn, Dick Weston.
John Jenkins, Eddie Bechard. Harold
Stevens. Theodore McAllister and
Donald Hewett. Boys who won
places in the meet were: Diving
for form-Ralph Crowell Kenneth
Merrill, and George Morton: plung-
ing-Kenneth Merrill. Ralph Crowell,
Norman Benn: 45-yards race-Dick
Weston. John Jenkins. George Nor
ton; swimming for distance under
water-Ralph Crowell, Norman Eenn.
John Jenkins; fancy diving-Ralph
Crowell and Theodore McAllister.
The swimming meet brought the
affair to a close and all were con-
WINGED that Augusta folks know just
how to enjoy their "Y" together as
big neighborhood house and many
expressed Il wish that many such oc-
casions might be held in the future.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-02
WORK OF DuRYEA WAR
RELIEF IN FRANCE

New York, Jan. 1.-Wearing deco
rations from the governments #
France. Russia, Belgium and Mon
tenegro, Mrs. Nina Larrey Duryea,
president Of the Ouryea war relief IN
France. returned today on the liner
Espagne to stimulate the interest Of
the organizations e branches
throughout the United States in ".he
greatly increased need of the i'm
poverished French people"
Mrs. Duryea. the first American wo-
man to cross the battlefieldS of the
Somme, the Argonne and the Ar
DENIES, said that her organization in
the past four years has clothed more
than 10000 war victims and has eed
and sheltered many others. In the
vicinity of Ypres, she said. one field
Of IS acres contains the bodies Of
100000 enemy and allied soldiers. I'M
marked by even single cross. Four
terrible onslaughts occurred there
during the war. she said, and the
men were buried where they fell.
Northern France is like the
burnt out section of the MOON" de-
clared Mrs. Duryea. 1.-THE people II
the devastated districts lack even the
commonest household utensils. The
Germans ha-o stripped them Of ev-
erything A set of tin knixes, forks
and spoons in Paris today cost the
equivalent Of $3.50. 1t would be
blessing if our members could Guy
Il large quantity Of these five and
ten-cent articles in the United States
and send them to us for Shipmcnt
abroad. The French government by
which the Duryea war relief is ac-
credited carries all our goods free"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-02
GAS POISONING
Causes Death Two Old
Town Women
While VISITING Relatives Of One in
Roxbury, Massive Other Oceu-
pants of Home Also Lose Lives
Open Gas Jet in Cellar

Boston, Jan. 1.-The accidental OPEN
ing of gas jet in the cellar apparently
was the cause Of the death of four per-
sons in the home Of William +. Short
man in the West Rox5ury district.
vnCst bodies Wafe found .odll.- The
victims were Mr.. Shortman. his wife.
his niece, Miss Amelia Short,nann Of
O.t I'cwn, Me-, and her friend. Miss
n.. ~si.ret Frazer, also o. Old Town 1T
is believed that all were overcome by
Gas fumes while they slept. None .f
tna persons in the house had be-E seen
since early yesterday. Today Mrs. R1s-
.iho. mann. a relative Of the family.
VINO / YES across the street, went ~ the
Rouse to investigate. She found ali the
doors and the grond floor windows oc!s
ed Itc police were called and 70, cd
ar entrance. The found the house filed
with gas, and after they had opened the
windows and let in sufficient air 70 pei
init them to make an examination they
discovered the bodies. Those of NJ. and
Mrs. Shortmann were in one bedroonl
and the bodies OF the two young women
in another.
An open gas jet was found in the GEL
lar 1t is supposed that Mr.. Shortmana
accidentally opened it when he went 10
the furnace just before retiring.
Miss Shortmann, Il daughter Of Paul
Shortmann, came here with Miss Fra
ser on Dee. q for visit at her unc,e :
home
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-02
BAKER ASKS REPORT
IN REGARD TO BREST
EMBARKATION CAMP

Washington, Jan. 1.-Published repor.s
OF unsatisfactory conditions a, ,os
American embarkation ca,ap at Brest
caused Secretary Baker 70 ask for .
report today from Major General Har
board, chief of the American Exned,.
tionary Force supply service
Mr.. Baker said when n. personal
inspected the Brest camp in October
conditions were good. Since then the
rainy season has set in and returning
officers have referred to muddy condi.
tons
Secretary Daniels when before thc
House naval committee during the d.,
was questioned regarding reports tina.
7o.CO soldiers at Brest wer.. inadequat--
ly sheltered and insufiicientiy nourishet.
He said he had no direct report on con
ditions and referred TO tie report ! :
very sensational and probably writ
ten at Il time when conditions were a,
the worst"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-02
HARTLAND

Miss Mabel Blasier, teacher in one
of the schools at Newport, is i'll at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Ward, with an attack Of influenza.
Chester Ward returned to Orono on
Monday morning to resume his studies
at l.. of NJ.
Miss Marion Baird of Boston and
Mrs. Ethel Bell and children of An
son were guests of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Baird, last week.
On Christmas day there was fam
lily gathering at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Langley Eldridge. Fifteen Of
their relatives sat down to a bounti-
full chicken dinner.
Miss Ethel Gray passed Christmas
with friends in Norwood Mass.
Mrs. Thibodeau is u guest of her
niece, Mrs. John Richards.
District Supt. Luce will occupy the
pulpit at the NJ. f. church next Sum
day morning.
Miss Marion Clifford is a guest Of
her brother. School Supt. II. i. Cliff
ford and wife, for several weeks.
There will be an alI-day teachers
meeting at the Academy Saturday.
Jan. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Dunlap are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth Of
son on Christmas day.
Miss Ardis Lancey returned to Orono
Monday morning to resume her studies
at the I. of NJ.
Miss Gc!die Lander is i'll with inf1u
enza.
The Hartland Red Cross shipment for
december was 10 pajama suits, 10 refu-
gee garments, % sweaters, q pairs Of
SOCKS l helmet; October. IS pairs of
socks; November. 70 pairs of socks. Tho
junior membership in Hartland was
nearly 100 per cent. perfect. In Mrs.
Connelly's room every scholar Joined
the Junior Red Cross.
After being absent two SUNDAYS on
account of illness. Rev A. w. Swift oc-
cupied the pulpit last Sabbath at the
baptist church. His subject was Look
ing Which Way. Back on Failures or
Ahead on Victory" In the evening
there was union service and Rev. Mr..
Weber spoke. His theme was Rest"
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Atty.-Gen. on Case
Continued from Pane One)

Attorney General Guy II. Stursis.
Nine witnesses were to be examined.
The officials received assurances
that none Of the sailors here or of
those who arrived at Boston from
| here yesterday and were examined at
Commonwealth pier, was involved in
the case.
A blood-stained advertising card. is
sued at one of the local theatres Mon
day afternoon or night and believed to
have been dropped by the man who kill
ed Mrs. Brown while attempting to
criminally assault her, was picked up
near the body, 1t was learned today
Other evidence of an important nature
is being withheld, officials said.
The preliminary examination Of the
body just before the autopsy was be-
gun disclosed a number e interesting
facts. There were four wounds on the
head Two were at right angles fro,n
the edge OF the hair to the temple. They
were about four inches long. extended
; to the skull and were sharp missions.
On each side of the head was woun1
about three inches long Of exactly the
same appearance as those on the fore
head.
Two black and blue spots were found
near the left ear and blood had settled
, under both eyes as if Mrs. Brown had
not died Immediately after being at
tackled.
Medical Examiner Crockett disclose
that he had found blood spurts os inches
from the head, as if the victim had
~ H. La;, a..
position in which the body was discov-
cred. 80 feet from LIMERICK street.
Blood had exuded from botn ears.
A theory was being considered that
Mrs. Brown may have been struck
by an automobile, while returning to
her residence from the local hotel at
which she had spent the evening with
friends. and was removed to the place
where her body was found. but Off
Gals felt that this view did not CO.
incide with the finding of the blood
stained club so feet from the body.
Further examination Of the stake
disclosed sections of q hair net in
tine blood.
A hair net and a toque cap Worn
by Mrs. Brown were found with the
BODY and are in the possession of the
city marshal.
Officials here awaited with interest
the examination at Commonwealth
Pier. Boston, of the 80 sailors who
left here yesterday. because of the
belief that the footprints We're made
with a Navy shoe or one with an
English last.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-02
GERMAN PL AN TO
CURB PRUSSIAN POWER

Copenhagen, Jan. 1.-The new Din
for Germany's Legislative organize
tons. according to Il scmj-official dis
patch from Berlin, provides for :,
peoples house and Il state house. TIE
members Of the state house will b..
appointed by the parliaments Of the
federated states. A referendum is
provided in case Of disagreements be
tween the two houses or between tn
president and the house.
The bill says that the continuance
ct Prussia in its present form is i'm
possible because Prussia has abar-
doned it's historical past.
The state house will be composed o.
one member for each one million In.
habitants. but Prussia, which has
around 40.0N,0oO inhabitants. will
have only IS representatives. Howev-
er. it is proided that if Prussia is d.
rided into more states each state will
have full representation.
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$1,000 REWARD
Continued from Page One)

by four blows which inflicted two
long cuts on the forehead and one
on each side of the head, any one IF
which would have done damage
enough to have caused death. There
fore, the four blows must have been
administered about the same time and
after the cerebral hemorrhage."
Chaplain w. L. Pratt. recently dis
charged from service at Camp Zach
airy Taylor. places the time of the
assault at 1880. He said he passed
the place where the body was found
at that time and heard sounds of a
scuffie. He paid little attention, how
ever, and did not attempt to investi-
gate as he was carrying 4 number of
stereopticon plates and the walk was
slippery.
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Differences of Wilson
And Clemenceau Acute
And Not to Be CLOSED Over

London, Jan. 1.-"President Wilson
returned to France yesterday. J.
was tine" says the Manchestc-
Guardian in common ting on thu
speect,s Of Premier Clmenceau and
Foreisn Minister Pichon and the tlis
ference in the views expressed by the
French statesmen and President Wi,
son.
"Ti difference in views" 1t contin-
ues. ''is palpably acute and cannot he
CLOSED over. 1t is better not to CLOS
it over but 10 face it and to have or
differences
Declaring that tn" allies had az
cepted President Wilson's ii poin. :
in the armis,ice terms and that thes..
points were the policy Of America ard
Great Britain, the Guardian con
cludCS:
III our friends among the allie,
reject it-well, they will hav. 20
make their own peace and GispenSc
with our assistance"
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New Years Boxing
Results in Phila.

Philadelphia. Jan. benny Leon
ard. the lightweight champion, de-
feated Paul Doyle, New York. in q
slow six-round bout here today
jeff Smith. boxing instructor at
Camp Dix, knoc..ed out Billy Kram-
er, Milwaukee. in the third round.
Other bouts AT the New Years box
ing matinees resulted: Jimmy Nc
Hale. Philadelphia, defeated Paul
Sampson. Brooklyn. BARLEY Madden.
New York, beat Larry Williams, Phil
adelphia. Ralph Brady. Syracuse. N
Y, had the better Of the bout with
Denny Whalen, Philadelphia.
The bout between Jack Thompson,
Missouri. and jeff Clarke. Atlantic
City, was stopped in the sixth round
because Clarke would not make a
fight.
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A Police Bill for WatervilIe?

\ Waterville citizen, speaking
Wednesday on subject of considerable
interest to the city at this time. said:
What should be done to get the peo-
pie talking about police bill for Wat
erviile" We have had more or less ar.
sument from time to time in regard to
what will be the best for existing con-
ditions. In order to not make this a
party issue. the police force should be
divided and allow both parties to APP
point four men each. The chief Of po-
lice should be appointed by the party
III power for a term Of years and the
deputy chief for like term of years
by the minority party. All vacancies
should De filled by commission of
three. consisting of the mayor and tvs
neutral parties to be named by the Gov.
ernor. They should serve three years
and SO appointed that no Two Of them
shall leave office at the same time. /
expect there will be some criticism of
this suggestion but it seems to me this
is the right time to start the thing 60
ing to find out who may have something
like this in mind
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|S6 DAY Minimum
Wage Scale for Ford
Employees
A Flat Increase Of 81 a Day for Az.
proximateiy $4,000 Workers
Throughout the Country-hen,y
Ford to Retire as President Of
Company

Detroit, Jan. Ia new minimum wAAe
day for approximately 5000 emplc>.>
throughout the country. was annrur,-.,
today by the Ford Motor Co. Er,p;r,,
of the Ford tractor interests are inci,;,,.
ed in the increase. The nsw m.n.,,,l. II
became effective today. Twent th...
thousand other employees of the Ford A..
terests already receive Sc or more a da.
Coincident with the announcement g:
the wage increases, it was made know.
that Henry Ford had resigned as pres
idens Of the Ford Motor Co and his son.
Edsel Ford. elected to succeed him at ,
salary of $4,000 year
Mr.. Ford in rendering his resigna,,ou
gave as his reason his desire to deyo,.
moro time to the tractor industry. IL,
retains, however, his seat on the boar.
OF directors of the company. in an .d.
visory capacity
Edsel Bryant Ford, who becomes H..
executive head Of corporation repr.
senting an investment of close to So.
0O.c0o. is only "a years old He entered
the shops OF the Ford plant when h..
was is years old to gain a thorougn
working knowledge of his fathers bus
ness. He has beer acting as eXecu,i,,
head OF the Ford Motor Co for the pas
few months, his father having with
drawn from active participation in tn.
management to devote his time to tn,
tractor business and new nationa
weekly newspaper
Concerning the wage increase, Henry
Ford said today that it was "onlv
Just reward to the men who RENAME
loyal to the company during the war
period