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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-11
The German Censorship

The German policy of rigidly pro-
hibiting the transmission of news from
Germany is having an unfortunate eff
feet upon the worlds opinion, and is
unnecessarily injuring the German
cause.
1t is the pleasure, as well as the
duty, of the newspapers to print the
news impartially, exactly as it is trans
mitted from reliable correspondents at
the news centers No dispatches are
permitted to go out from Berlin or
other German cities. although the
great news agencies have their stats
at hand ready q send out truthful re-
ports. Consequently all that is learned
of German operations is obtained from
sources inimical to Germany, and in
spite of careful supervision of the dis
patches this news is liable to be more
or less favorable to the forces oppos
ing Germany.
Germans residing in the United
States have protested against what
appears to them to be a studied effort
by the press to belittle German activi
ties and to misrepresent German oper-
atoms. The explanation above given
ought to be sufficient to convince them
that the fault really lies with the Ger
man government in establishing a
censorship which works to the preju
dice of Germany itself. 1t ought not
to be necessary to say that the people
of the United States are impartial in
this matter. and that the United States
government is maintaining an attitude
of friendship for Germany, as is shown
by the fact that the American embas-
sizes at London, Paris, and St. Peters
burg have undertaken to look after
German interests in those countries.
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Whom Would Roosevelt Choose?


In New York State Colonel Roosevelt
is urging the voters OF the Progressive
party as we'll as all other voters to
support the candidates most deserving
of their support in the gubernatorial
election in order that good government
may win. He personally and as the
Progressive leader Endorses Mr.. Hin
man for the Republican nomination for
governor and. If one is to be guided by
the trend of his emphatic endorsement,
will himself vote for Mr. Human.
If Colonel Roosevelt were to vote in
Maine in September. for whom would
he cast his ballot2 Think you he would
prefer Halbert P. Gardner to William
T. Haines, Emerson to Kinds, Wheel
er to Sewall. Thompson to Peters,
Merrill to Guernsey, Goodrich to Cal
lahan? And just look over the other
names on the Republican and Progress
sive ticket in the county and ask your
self for whom you should vote If you
are to follow Colonel Roosevelt's ad-
vice
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Those Crafty Missourians.

Missourians from the Show Me
State" have added to their reputation
for craftiness. They were strong for
the tariff when Democrats were being
elected on the primary issue of that
much discussed subject, but now that
the Wilson tariff has played such hay
oc with American industries and is
directly charged with the industrial
depression, loss of employment and
general hard times, Missourians have
quit talking tariff and the whole
hound dog pack has gone barking
headlong after another issue. This time
1t is good roads,
Even Congressman Shackleford, one
Of the craftiest of those from the
Champ Clark State and who was a
member of the ways and means COM
mittee which made the Democratic
tariff law, has withdrawn from that
committee and has taken the chair
manship of the roads committee. 1t is
he who is leading the Missourians in
full hue and cry on the good roads
question. But they say the Missouri
voters are demanding to be shown the
reason for this sudden change. so the
Missouri congressman are doubtful Of
their craftiness.
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Editorial Comment
Kansas Republicans.
(Kansas City JournaD.

(hanSaS CITY JOuElldiJ.
That was good old fashioned news
which came from Kansas soon after
the primary polls closed. The Repub-
hcan vote was running far ahead of
the Democratic vote, and the Progress
sive vote was a negligible quantity.
Everywhere the indications were that
the Progressive leaders were being
left without n following. The result,
however, was only a confirmation of
the trend of political events, not only in
Kansas but all along the line. The vote
for Charles Curtis is perhaps the most
encouraging feature of the entire pri-
mary, giving good assurance or the re-
turn to the senate of a Stalwart Re-
publican leader who in the past rend-
cred such conspicuous service TO the
country and to his party. His triumph
ant nomination, considering all that
has happened since he was swallowed
up in the tidal wave of revived Popu-
lism, Is the last proof needed TO con-
vince the Republicans that the rank
and file of the party have returned to
their allegiance The Progressive vote
in the election this fall is not expected
to figure in any important degree. The
battle will be between the Republicans
and Democrats-the old time Kansas
battle, with the old time Kansas re-
suit all but assured. With the primary
choices made, the Republican vote will
show even a more solid alignment be-
hind the bona fide Republican candi-
dates, and everybody knows what that
means "out there in Kansas"
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is the chief of police. We are now COM
ing to the explanation of the great con-
trast between Anglo-Saxons and CONT
nentals, in which last category we in
elude the South American republics. 1t
is passing strange that so many of our
people read of the constant revolutions
of the childish Spanish republics south
of us, and never think what they mean.
These republics have mostly copied our
paper constitution: but that does not
make them truly American republics in
the sense we have given the word Ameri-
can See Honduras turning over its
most important government functions to
an American syndicate-customS, bank
ing, railways-because 1t has neither
brains nor character enough for self
government. And this is but sample.
No nation that spends its Sabbath in
work and play has ever developed safe
and stable popular government. And yet
in the teeth of a whole continent of hor-
rible examples, we allow misers and
prodigals to sacrifice our palladium or
liberty to their selfish uses, and even the
churches are doing little to prevent them.
In my judgment the contrast between the
tails and the stable freedom of Anglo
Saxon is due chiefly to the influence of
the two sets of institutions, one the con-
tinental of which the continental Sun.
day is chief; the other Anglo-Saxon, of
which the British-American Sabbath is
chief
What Does Anglo Saxon Mean?
We talk OF Anglo-Saxon as If the
Continued on Page 8-Column s.
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They Are Being Shown.

THE result of the Kansas senatorial
will be Republican year." said Rep
resentative Campbell of Kansas, when
asked what he thought of the vote. 1T
is particularly good evidence that
those who voted the progressive ticket
in 1912 are normally Republican. I
know that in my state of Kansas those
who voted for Roosevelt in 1912 did so,
not because they had left the Republic
can party, but as a protest against
what happened in the Chicago conven-
ton.
There will be slump from the Pro-
gressive to the Republican party this
fall and in 1916, not because those who
voted the Progressive ticket in 1912 are
not just as progressive as ever. but
because they will have no protest to
make and can vote with the party to
which they feel they belong"
In Maine, there is none dishonest
enough to deny that like sentiment
and purpose exists. Last week one of
the most radical Progressives of 1912
said to the Journal:
What should l gain, even If my
vote made possible the election Of a
single Progressive in Maine. or the en-
tire ticket? Taken man for man,
must admit in all honesty that my
general knowledge of the candidates
from governor down. and my intimate
personal acquaintance with many Of
them leads me to favor the Republican
ticket.
II think I know these men far bet
ter than Col. Roosevelt or any other
out-of State man could know them.
" Col. Rooseveit's personal aequaint-
Anee with tho character and purpose
II New York men causes him to favor
Republican, then ! must say that if
he know both tickets in Maine he
would favor the Republican. 1 know
them both far better than he could,
IL he lived here for year instead of a
day / shall not be governed by his
the best men, as we know them-for
there is little difference in the party
beliefs"
Our Progressive friend was asked II
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he was not ready to admit that the
Republican party in Maine at least, is
just as progressive as the Progressive
party. He admitted that he believes
it is. He was asked If, on the whole,
he did not think the Republican plat
form of 1914 is little superior to that
of the Progressive, and his answer,
in substance, was:
ION the liquor question like your
position better than ours. I voted
for the Dunnack resolution and I
would have cut my right hand of be-
fore l would have voted to make the
rum triumph unanimous. I then be-
lieved We should have endorsed Gov.
Haines' enforcement work, and think
so now. I shall vote for him because
I think he has done his best, and I
shall vote against Hal Gardner IL for
no other reason because of his pre-
tense in Penobscot county. He has
made his campaign against Governor
Haines and has lodged placing himself
on the very issues on which he at
tacks the governor. That course sour
ed me and I know II has others"
This gentleman will probably issue
an open letter to Progressives before
the campaign closes, but will wait un-
til after Col. Roosevelt comes. His
words are significant and we believe
many Progressives in Maine feel as he
does.
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The Democratic Folly.

THE election this year will not be
a party matter. 1t will be a patriotic
matter. 1t will be the duty of loyal
American citizens to consider only the
welfare of our people and our country
and to remove a party which is men
ace to national prosperity and prog
ress. There should be no division
among the people on minor matters to
endanger the fall election"
This is the advice and exhortation OF
w. R. Hearst who is Democrat, an
American and keen observer. and is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-11
On the Defensive.

The Democratic national committee
is sending out big printed sheets to
newspapers for the benefit. as the COM
mittee states, of editors. The benefn
consists almost entirely of columns of
matter intended to prove that the
country is now very prosperous. If
John Jones has hired an extra mixer
to help take care Of his herd this sum-
mer, the fact is printed in the Demo-
cratic mailing sheet; II Brown and
johnson have employed a half-dozen
more men in their mill. the fact is
printed "for the benefit of editors; if
someone has deposited $500 in a say
ings hank in Kansas, the fact isprnt-
ed and mailed to editors all over the
country for the benefit of editors"
Just how this information can bene-
fit anyone but editors, all intelligent
men are at loss to understand. In
this great country there must be some
business success or we would all starve
within month, auu the pohIiis u d
hundred or a thousand big mills work.
ing a full force on full time does not
prove that prosperity is with US. De-
mocracy is on the defensive; II 1t
were not it would not be wasting time
and ink for the benefit of editors"
when millions are out of work and
thousands are in hard straights. The
men who are out of work don't gain
across the continent will be paid for
harvesting; what they want is a Job
| for themselves. Democracy should
drop the defensive attitude and lend
the unemployed a helping hand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-11

The residence of James Allen OF
Dresden was struck by lightning dur
ing the heavy shower early Saturday
1t was a miraculous escape for the
seven people in the house, as four
different bolts hit the house in rapid
succession, and there was a ripping,
crashing and tearing of woodwork
that was something terrific. Strange
to say, no traces of fire were left. The
occupants of the house were nearly
overcome by the sulphuric fumes
which filed the house. The heaviest
bolt took off the northwest corner of
the house and proceeded down through
the ell into the kitchen and sent big
piece of the rock underpining into the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-11

cellar and down through a 10-foot
cistern, wrecking it. The cellar OF
the house is 10 feet deep and the els
tern was covered. Another bolt went
down through the roof of the main
house, through the attic, into cham
Der below, knocking off the plastering
and continued into the parlor and
around the room and then up through
the parloar ceiling, making an exit
through the roof the way 1t entered.
Four windows in the house were
wrecked and two doors smashed into
splinters.
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errs in its duty to the people. The
Hearst newspapers are known the
world over, and Hearst's editors are
under instructions to stand for Amer
lean industry, labor and prosperity.
Mr.. Hearst has long used all his great
power in opposition to the Democratic
free trade policy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-11
Acting Secretary.

The collections of fines from vio-
lators of the motor boat law in this
district bids fair to create a surplus
in the treasury. The department ap-
pears determined that all violators
shall be prosecuted by the compost
ton of several penalties, which in
clude license, licensed operator,
lights, life preservers, bells, extin-
guishers and pilot rules.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-11
For KENNEBEc SENATORS:

JOSEPH w. ALLEN. Mount Vernon
MARTIN F. BARTLETT, WaterVllie
WILLIS E. SWIFT, Augusta
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY:
WILLIAM H. FISHER. Augusta
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS;
JOHN NJ. EASTMAN, Benton
FOR SHERIFF.:
COLBY GETCHELL, Waterville
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
ARTHUR w. LEONARD, Oakland
FOR COUNTY TREASURER:
BERT P. STUART. Belgrade
FOR REPRESENTATIVES TO
LEGISLATURE;
JOHN H. RUSSELL, Augusta
ARTHUR N. SOULE, Augusta
SANGER N. ANNIS, Waterville
CHARLES E. BUSHEY, Waterviiie
EDWIN w. ELLIS. Gardiner
FRANK l.. BESSIE, Clinton
CHARLES H. DRUMMOND, Winslow
FRANK c.. MEADER, Chelsea
GEORGE r. MANSIR, Pittston
FRED TOWLE, West Gardiner
ANSEL L. BRANN, Winthrop
JOHN e. CARSON, Mount Vernon
ALBION w. BLAKE. Oakland
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-11

The arrival of a shipment of spars
from Tacoma. Wash, attracted lots of
attention Friday at the Maine Central
station at Bath. The freight hauled in
just before the departure of the 1920
passenger train and the big sticks
doomed up in great shape when the
train passed the station. There were
ten sticks including four big masts
measuring 120 feet in length and 30
inches in diameter. The shipment is
consigned to Morse Bros, and the
spars are for the vessels built by
Percy & Small and F. S. Bowker &
Son OF Phippsburg. The shipment came
across the continent in II days, the
quickest time on record.
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lmpurity Deadliest Plague of Nations.

Babylon, Greece, Rome. the Renais-
sance kingdoms of Italy ana France.
the highest art, If it be mental culture
without moral, if 1t be art for arts
sake the goddess aestheticism of nude
art that puts beauty in the supreme
take the place of religion In checking
immortality, but even increases 1t, drag
ging the nation down the three steps OF
national ruin; first, moral; second, pnysl,
cal. third political decay. France IS on
the second step, the only. civilized lano
in which the birth rate Is ever tending TO
fall below the death rate. a warning on
the walls of this modern Banyion OF enc sne
low the violation of the fourth and sew
enth commandments.
Why should we cast aside our Anglo
saxon traditions to welcome the nude 10
our galleries and homes, when every ma
ton from which we have borrowed II -
either dead or dying Since France Is
diving of the worst of plaques, Frehch
pictures, French plays and French moves
Should be uuarantined, as they are In
England and Canada, like ships from m
fected ports, not that everything freIch
is bad but that 1t should pc examines.
The problem of impurity is the question:
of life or death to nations. which have
died chiefly of internal causes, not OF Tree
silver or free trade, but free love. MORA
questions should, therefore, De sne that
conform to Gladstone's definition or the
nurnose of law--.to make 1t as hard as
POSSIBLE to do wrong and as easy as pos
She TO do right" This series Of de-
ceased empires teach also that our Gull
ture must not ignore morals. Better "a
man be not educated, If his conscience Is
not to be developed with his wits, iest
he be the more skillful criminal An
ignorant thief may rob freight car; put
an educated thief will steal the whole
But While we pity Spain, let us also
search out the meaning of her decline.
II is not chiefly a matter of climate, for
Anglo-Saxons maintain free government
in all climes. Nor Is Spain's condition
SO much due to Catholicism as many
Protestants suppose. For Germany, the
home of Professionalism. has been the
champion of Spain, and has less clvli
liberty than Catholic South America.
We shall have to search deeper IMAM
Why is the French Republic more IN
sympathy with tyrannical Spain and des-
potic Russia than with our republic ana
Great Britain. both Of whose govern
ments are freer than it's own?The Zola
trial has shown that France is really a
military despotism. which Is also sug-
gested by the fact that It takes 10 times
as many soldier police to keep Paris
from revolution as it takes OF civilian
police to keep the larger city bf LONDON
in better order. In London sappaCn
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M0ine.tGOSSiD


Samuel Mccoy, in Ainslee's)
Loving the elms into a rustling GOODNESS,
The breeze upon her shining tresses
plays;
Beauty of the monday in midsummer
fulness
Marshals her musings into olden ways.
Ola hopes. old joys, old friends, are in
her dreaming,
young;
AS If lake should find in its breast
cleaning
A star at noon;,a rose where dew has
chung.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-11

The finding and Identification of the
remains of the late Frank Richardson
OF Rowland in the woods near the viii
lage of Argyle by bark peelers clears
up mystery of Is years. Richard
son, who was 81 years old. was on a
hunting trip with Bartlett Spencer and
Frank Dow. both of Rowland, on
March l, 1899, and they became separ-
ated in big tract of woods. Spencer
and Dow returned home as a thick
snow storm came up and reported that
they did not see anything of Richard
son and thought that he had started
for his home. The heavy fall of snow
obliterated all tracks and for several
days parties of searchers beat back
and forth through the woods. For
months William Richardson, the young
mans father searched on his own ac-
count finding no traces. The woods
where the men were hunting was not
extensive and within sound of the
whistles on the Bangor & Aroostook
trains and of the Old Town mills. The
young man Vas familiar with wood
craft and the theory that he was lost
was not entertained. When his rifle
was found it was still loaded, so that
his death did not come from its acct
dental discharge. The weather was
, not cold enough to cause death by ex-
posture, so that how he came to his end
remains something of mystery. The
young mans father has told the county
/ officials stories of feuds and bad blood
between his son and others, and is in
clined to the theory of foul play. Fur
| Their investigation will be made by the
sheriff and county attorney.
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The Graveyard Of Nations.

Where are the nations OF which we
read in the Bible and the classics? The
world empires of the Egyptians, Hittites,
Assyrians, Babylonians, Scythians, Per-
sians Macedonians, Romans, died in
turn. We read Egypt on the map, but
there are no Egyptians. The word
Rome is on the map, but there are no
the only ones that survive are the Jews
and Arabs, both dead politically. sur
viving only as subject peoples. and the
Chinese-the only ancient people with a
political future in sight.
Turn to the map of today. This CONT
nent is the new world our own young
nation, hardly older than some of its
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-11

The following is a copy of let
ter received by Collector Emmons of
Portland:
Washington, D. c., Aug. 7, 1914.
Collector of Customs, Portland. Me-:
Notify press your district depart
ment wishes to learn as soon as pos
sible number of officers licensed for
ocean steamers now out of employ
ment and available for service to Eu-
rope, Asia, Africa, South America
and Australia. Wire not later than
Saturday midnight your estimate for
your district of such number under
heading masters, chief mates, second
mates, third mates, chief engineers,
first. second and third assistant en-
gineers Ask press to advise officers
licensed for ocean service, especially
with transatlantic experience, to get
in touch with you.
(Signed) E. S. SWEET,
Acting Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-11

At the close of the preaching service
at Corliss Street Free Baptist church
at Bath Sunday morning, note for
$500 was burned, leaving the church
clear of debt Nearly every attendant
brought flowers and these were dis
tributed about the city to the aged and
sick
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centenarians. the elder brother among
American republics. Africa in its civil
lied governments is yet a newer world.
present government of spain is an infant
in every sense. The French Republic is
an epileptic child. Germany is but
little more than legal infant The
Kingdom Of Italy. too is still struggling
with the diseases of childhood. Great
Britains present monarchy goes back on
ly $50 years, to Cromwell. and majority
government only to the coronation or
Victoria, Russia claims 1000 years, but
they mere mostly years of savagery. and
the nation has not yet borne the test of
civilization and luxury.
Surely we shall find some old nations
in Asia. First we come upon Turkey;
called the sick man.. but really dead
and only kept from burial by quarrels OF
the underakers.
royal line of 5000 years but previous to
1868 the mikados were for long period
prisoners in their own palaces. Inc ty
coons were the civil emperors. Ana
of new regime. As for China the
Manchu empire began In 1876, and has
already died and the New Republic IS
yet in the throes of birth.
Must every nation. then, must our own
grow old and die? Nay, for in the very
nature of the case, a nation may be i'm
mortal, like a river, its drops ever pass
ing on to the sea, but ever renewed from
It's mountain springs. u VIC iiieiiA
the Christian morality and popular edu-
cation which Washington declared TO the
high sources of national prosperity, and
keep unbroken on either hand the banks
of liberty and law, OF our nations life
may go on ceaselessly, singing ike the
river. - b,
Men may come and men may go, but l
go on forever"
But eternal life to a nation can come
only through eternal vigilance Many
who firmly believe nature goes by law
act as il history went by luck. AS surely
as effect follows cause, Babylonian vices
will in every age produce a Babyionla
fall
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REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS:
For Governor:
William T. Haines
State Auditor:
Timothy F. Callahan
For Congress-:

1st Dist, Hon. Asher c. Kinds.
End Dist, Hon. Harold M. Sewai.
ard Dist, Hon. John A. Peters.
4th Dist, Hon. Frank {. Guernsey