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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-26

Washington. July 25.-Announcement
from the White House Saturday that
President Wilson had directed Secreta-
him a program of national defence caus-
ed widespread comment.
1t became known that several weeks
ago the President discussed the question
at length with the cabinet, " it'll the i'm
mediate result that bota the war and
navy departments began Sc. let prepara-
ton of plans to meet any emergency
and also to establish permanent, policy
to be presented to Congress Tor adequate
national defence.
The White House statertnt gave no
reason for the announcement. stating
merely that the PresiGer: would confer
on his return from Cornish, y. H., with
Secs. Daniels and Garrison to formu-
late sane, reasonable and practical
program of national defence.
1t was indicated clearly, however. in
Official quarters that the determination
to expedite such plans as were being
made resulted from a consideration of
the many possibilities of the present in
ternational situation.
The President in letters to Secs.
Garrison and Daniels early last week
calling for the reports, emphasized
the Importance of the entire subject
of national defenses. He wishes to
make the navy as efficient and ser
viceable as any in the world; to see
the regular army adequately devel-
oped apd equipped. and the citizenry
trained tos arms in a way which will
be consistent with American tradi-
tions and which will commend itself
to practical and patriotic men.
Probably Will Double Budgets =;
For several weeks Sec. Garrison has
been in conference with members of
the general s ! shaping plans for
presentation to the President.
The General Board of the navy
abandoned it's usual trip to Newport
for this summer and is preparing it's
recommendations for Sec. Daniels.
The President wishes to have this
information ready when he returns
from Cornish, and the indications are
that the entire influence of the ad-
ministration will be exerted' when
Congress meets to secure appropria-
tons adequate to establish the policy
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GREAT DISASTERS
IN THE LAST so
YEARS ON SEA

1867, Oct. 2e-Royai Mail steamers
Rhone and Wye and about so
other vessels driven ashore and
wrecked at St. Thomas, West
Indies, by a hurricane; about
1000 lives lost.
1873, Nov. 23-White Star liner At
iantic wrecked off Nova Scotia;
547 lives lost.
1873, Sept. 3-British iron steamer
Princess Alice sunk in collision
in the Thames river; 700 lives
lost.
1890. Sept. 1e-Turkish frisate Err
togrul foundered off Japan; $40
lives lost.
1891, March 17-Anehor liner Utopia
in collision with the British
steamer Arson, off Gibraltar,
and sunk; 574 lives lost.
1894, June 25-Steamsr Norge,
wrecked off RoekaIl Reef, in
the North Atlantic; nearly 600
lives lost.
1893. July 4Freneh line steamer
la 6oursogne, in collision with
the British ship cromartyshire;
ST lives lost.
1893, Nov. 27-Steamer Portland,
sunk in storm off Cape Cod,
Mass; ITO lives lost.
1904, June 15-Generai SIocum, ex-
cursion steamer, with 1900 per-
'sons aboard, took fire going
through He'll Gate, New York
harbor, East River, N. ";
more than 1000 lives lost.
1905, Sept. 12-Japanese warship
Mikasa sunk after explosion in
Sasebo harbor; 500 lives lost.
1922 April 14HSteamer Titanic,
bound for New York (maiden
voyase), struck an iceberg
about 11.40 p. M. Sunday
night, and sank about 2.20 A.
M. monday, about 800 miles
from Great N . W 70 d
Banks; 1886 lost their Iiyes out
Of 2340 aboard.
1914, May 28-Empress Of Ireland,
with 1887 persons aboard, ram.
med by steamer Storstad near
the mouth Of the St. Lawrence
. river; 1924 lives lost.
1915, May -steamer Lusitania,
torpedoed by German submar-
inc, off kinsaie Head, Ireland,
sunk in 81 minutes; about 1900
lives lost. ..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-26
NAVAL ARCHITECT
IN 1913 CONDEMNED
EASTLAND'S MODEL

Chicago, July 25.-Copy of a letter
from a naval architect condemning the
construction Of the Eastland will be
used by States Attorney Hoyne in his
investigation Of the disaster, it was
learned today. The letter was written
by John Devereaux York of Chicago
to the United States harbor inspectors
here Aug. 3. 1913.
Il stated in that letter." said Mr..
York. that the Eastland was not q
safe boat. Every naval architect who
knew the construction will tell you
she was extremely dangerous. She had
a ss-foot beam. for which all laws OF
steamboat construction require at
least a 40-inch keel: The Eastland had
no keel at ALL
There was no coal passer in the
hold who was not aware Of the dan
ger. The fact none Of them was found
IN the glory hold after she turned
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SUPT, AND 81 GUARDS OF OIL
C0MPANY'S PLANT ARRESTED ON
THE CHARGE OF |NCITINC A RIOT

.,,.s;a. ~ his rectory. The church Is
about a half mile from the strike zone.
Sheriff Kinkead said he was passi"s
the Tidewater works with two deputies
when three guards armed with rines ap-
neared on the walls surrounding tne
n,ant. He called to them that they were
under arrest, but one guard. ne SAID
leyeled a rifle at the sherif's head. Wnen
this guard saw the sherin's two deputies
preparing to shoot he dropped MS
weapon and all three surrendered. super
intendent Edwards was arrested IN q
group of eight armed guards who APP
neared in the street outside the plant.
The remainder Of the guards were arrest
ed later inside the Tidewarer plant.
Demonstration Prevented
The sheriff took every precaution TO
preyent a demonstration against tne
guards at police headquarters. His Dep
uties and police drove a crowd away anu
while some persons hooted and threw
stones. there was no shooting.
The sheriff also closed six saloons TO-
day and arrested the owners. charging
them with violating his orders In selling
liquor to strikers. 7
Hundreds attended the funerals TO-DAY
Of Stanley Murhefko and Nicolay Iwasz-
lin who were killed in last weeks riot
ing.
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BODIES RECOVERED
UNDAY REACH IA
TOTAL OF F|FTY-TW0

Chicago, July 2.-Exploration of the
wrecked steamer Eastland was continued
all last night and today by divers
searching for bodies. Tonight the work
was continued.
The steamer lay on her side close to
theA south bank of the river at Clark
street. Her position had not shifted dur
ing the night. The river current, which
ordinarily is from six to eight miles an
hour. has been reduced to about one mile
an hour by closing gaS,5 In the drainage
canal dam at Lockport, Ill. This not
only kept the great steamers hull steady
but prevented drifting away of bodies
that were still in her hold CT pinned
down in the mud underneath FER port
side.
The police lines were tightly drawn
from Lake street to Rush street
The result was that the fcrenoon's
work moved rapidly and smoothly. Seven
divers had brought up before 10 o'clock
this morning AZ bodies. Then came an
cry Of two more cocpses. Eight other
bodies were found in the river several
blocks from the scene o: the disaster.
Four police patrol boats cruised around
the Eastland for hours, using trawl lines
with heavy hooks.
eral score bodies were still pinned under
the boat. which he said 'was resting in
about four feet of stiff mud
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New York, July 2.-Samuel Edwards,
general superintendent. and 81 guards OF
the Tidewater Oil Cos. plant in Bay
onne, n. j., were arrested today charged
with melting to riot, by Sheriff Kinkead
and his deputies. The arrests occurred
after guards had fired several shots at
homes near the plant.
Immediately Arraigned
All were Immediately arraigned. Su-
perintendent Edwards was released on
$500 bail and Aug. was set for his hear
ing. The guards, nearly all of whom
came from other cities. were sent to jail
in default of $500 bail each. P. Leon
Bergoff, q labor adjuster, arrested with
the guards, was released in $1,000 bail.
The first arrests occurred following re-
ports Of shooting from inside the Tide
water plant. which adjoins the plant OF
the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey.
where the strike of oil workers, marked
by serious rioting last week. is in pro-
gress. The Tidewater plant was shut
down following the first outbreak Of
trouble.
Residents Complaints
People living near the Tidewater works
reported that early in the day bullets had
broken windows in their homes. Father
Sigmund Snider. pastor of Catholic
church, reported that bullet struck the
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ITALIANS CLAIM
MORE SUCCESSES

Rome, July rs, Via Paris.-The fol-
lowing official communication was is
sued on Saturday by the war office:
I'm Galore we have completed the
occupation Of Tofana and repealed
slight enemy attacks. Against our po-
sition at Monte Piano, north Of the
Basin Of Misurina, the enemy also
tried an attack which was promptly
repulsed.
In the Monte Nero zone our for
ward advance continues along the
Crest Of Luzinica- On the Isonzo front
the enemy sought by habitual night
attacks. all Of which were fruitless, to
trouble our works and positions we
had conquered. Yesterday morning
the enemy also attempted an advance
in force against our right wing, occu-
plying Carso, but were obliged to fall
back. suffering heavy losses and leav-
ing in our hands SOME dozens Of pris-
oners. including an officer.
According to orders found on the
Austrian ofiicer who was taken pris-
oneF. the attacks repelled on July q.
and already recounted in yesterdays
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PRESIDENTS CALL FOR REPORT s..
ON PROGRAM FOR THE NATIONS
DEFENSE CAUSES WIDE COMMENT

of defense that will be formulated.
Mr.. Wilson has not indicated
whether or not he will call Congress
into special session. This depends
largely on developments in the inter-
national situation.
The dispatch to Germany OF what
is generally regarded as the strongest
note yet written to any OF the Euro
pean belligerents has accentuated the
possibility of a special session If Amer
lean rights are again violated by Ger
man submarine commanders.
While there was widespread discus
sion today of the administration
plans for the national defense, the
prevailing interest was in the proba-
BILE size of the appropriations to be
asked.
Among army and navy officers the
belief prevailed that military budget
virtually double that of last year
would be presented. The army. it was
believed, would seek at least s200,000.-
900 and the navy perhaps as high as
$3.50, 900, 900.
Army of at Least 100000
War department plans look toward
the development or large reserve
army with a minimum. it is said, of
500 900 men, and with adequate provi-
sion for the use of the militia and
men who have previously served in
the regular army.
Weekly meetings are being held by the
board designated by Sec. Garrison to pre-
pare plans for a general reorganization
of the army. Special attention is being
given, it is understood, to planning for
an adequate supply of guns, ammunition
and military material.
The navy department, it has been ~
dictated, will ask for at least 80 and prob
ably 50 additional submarines.
The general boards recommends tons
the expected to include number of bat
tie cruisers, a mini mum of -four dread
noughts, and a proportionate number nj
scout cruisers and auxiliary craft, such
as fuel ships and submarine tenders.
The department is deeply engaged in
experiments with aeroplanes and subma
rines. and also with attempts to find
practical means of deserce for battleship;
against torpedoes. The experts it is said,
are spending 100000 on this last problem.
alone.
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West" M
The Taggliche Rundschau. ana !, /
Kreuz Zeitung similarly declare A
the American note calls for the s
decided opposition and that il sS
quires Great Britain TO sho., ~
least an equal respect for the go
of international law as the pres,s.
demands from Germany"
The Tageblatt says:
The note shows clearly th,. =,
American government cares mora
the Gripping of our submarine w
than for the safeguarding of Am.
can lives. The United States M
realize that to change our suhmssA
warfare Is out of the Question ~
note proves that pro- British inau.,.
has gained an upper hand in Prs
dent Wilson's circle. We hone y.
common sense Of the American ~
pie prevent citizens from serv,ns :.
protection for English munjs,.
ships"
Count Ernest Won Reventlow. in u.
Tages Zeitunk. declares that the n,
tents and wording far exceed A..
the most unfavorable anticipatio,,
Count Reventlow writes:
THE note uses language which N
find no response with the overwhs,..
ing majority Of the German natir
since it means in the last analysis, !,
appeal to fear. threatening, DOM
neering demand. The note will nah,
a conceivably bad impression anon,
the people since 1t lacks utterly q.
friendly frankness Of the German 10,
and breathes almost hateful dlsresa,a
of the German governments staua,
point."
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GERMANS CROSS
THE NAREW RIVER

Berlin, July Is. via London, $50 P.
Narew river on a front from a point
south Of Ostrolenka to Pultusk. The
text of the official statement follows:
I'm the western theater: On the
eastern border of the Argonne we blew
up an enemy blockhouse.
Near Launois. south of the Ban de-
Sapt, the French established them
selves in a small portion of our ad-
vanced trenches.
1.-The fortress Of Dunkirk was bonn
harded by us with several shells.
ION the eastern theater: The army of
General Buelow is engaged in rear
guard actions during his forward move
ment on the Jesia river, south of
Kovno. and in the region Of Dembowo,
six miles northeast of Suwalki. several
Russian trenches were captured.
THE Narew river has been crossed
the whole front from the south of Os-
trolenka to Pultusk.
Southeast Of Pultusk our troops are
approaching the Bug river.
Southwest of the stronghold of
Pultusk, despite the enemy's firm re-
sistance. the line Of Nasielak-gzowo
has been reached.
Southwest of Blonie several enemy
positions have been captured, while
south Of Warsaw the villages Of STAN
owghiska and Jazgarzow have been
taken by storm (Jazgarzow is on the
Jazgarzow river, 10 and half miles
south of Warsaw.)
The situation Of the German troops
on the southeastern front is unchang-
ed
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Witnesses and Survivors

With the assembling today of addi-
tional facts from stories of witnesses
and survivors. details Of the catastro-
phe and the events Immediately pre-
ceding and following it became more
clear. More and more incidents Of hor-
ror, pathos and Of heroism came to
light.
When the steamer listed to port and
turned over, all her passengers except
two or three hundred who chung to the
starboard port holes were thrown into
tho river. crushed into the Shiny mud
Of the bottom, or imprisoned between
decks. The passengers were employees
or friends of employees of the Western
Electric Co., bound for a picnic at
Michigan City. Indiana.
Some sudden signs of terror had
driven smiles from gay faces several
minutes before the waters swallowed
Ahe throng, but generally the excur-
sionists were laughing and shouting
1arevells when death swept upon them.
The listing of the boat to port was
noticed some said. Is minutes before
she turned over-Capt. Petersen said
five minutes. Some women clutched
their children, but decided the slope
of the deck must be necessary in warp
ing from the deck. When the full real
ization came, the slow list had become
an overturn. Babies, girls. boys, wo-
men and men, deck gear and furniture
slid into the water in conglomerate
mass. In thirty minutes the survivors
had been put safely ashore and the
fishers for the dead started, the work
that was to continue throughout the
day and night.
The Identifcations
Beginning late last night the line of
bereaved passed through the Armory.
Identif1cations were made with great
rapidity SO that the unidentified bodies
had tonight dwindled to less than a
hundred.
Tension and repression were the
outstanding qualities shown in that
Identification line. Those who walked
In 1t today had long since given up
hope and with clenched hands steadied
themselves for the fight they sought,
but dreaded. AS fast as identifica-
tons were made the bodies were turn
ed over to undertakers and carried to
long lines Of horses drawn up along
the Curtis street side of the Armory.
A Day Of Gloom
This quiet. half cloudy Sunday, was
q day Of gloom for all Chicago Min
listers said more people attended
church than for many Sundays past
Chicago turned to prayer and thought
The preachers nearly all referred to
the Eastland disaster in their SER
mons.
With the details of the catastrophe
summed up and sober second thought
given, the people shuddered that close
to the heart of one Of the great cities
OF the world a thousand people could
so to their death with hundreds Of
persons pOwerless to aid standing
within q stones throw.
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LARGE PORTION
OF BLAME FOR
DISASTER LAID
TO INSPECTORS

Chicago, July 25.-Considerable por.
ton Of the blame for the Eastland dis
aster falls on the United States in.
spection bureau, said Maclay Hoyne,
states attorney. in statement to-
night regarding his investigation OF
the wreck. IF the inspectors had done
their duty the accident would have not
occurred. We know the ship was con-
sidered unsafe by them because have
copies Of letters sent to Washington
which predicted yesterdays occur
renee I may introduce these letters at
the inquest"
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CHECKING GERMANS
Continued from Page y

I'm the Russian war theatre yes
terday was relatively calm. Near
Ivangorod our troops repulsed some
feeble attacks Of the enemy.
South Of Krylow an attempt Of the
enemy to cross the Bug river failed,
Otherwise the situation is unchanged.
I'm the region Of Gorilla Utalian
theatre) the hostile action was limited
all day to artillery fire. Eight attacks
on our positions on the border of the
Doberdo plateau again failed with
heavy losses"
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ROSE CENTRAL
FIGURE OF THE
HEARING F 0 R
BECKER T0DA|

New York, July 25.-District Alto
ney Charles Albert Perkins called ID
eether those members Of his staff vi
have done work in connection with u
Becker case to prepare for vigoru1
opposition to the order obtained
Becker's lawyers requiring the distnd
attorney to show cause why Bect1
should not have new trial.
Rose Central Figure
When the application for new II
comes up for hearing before Suprsl
Court Justice John Ford Monday mo,|
ing, the district attorney will submit
mass of af11davits in answer to tha
filed by w. Bourke Cochran as Z BAD
is for a new trial. Mr.. Perkins passs
all day and up to late Saturday nig1
getting those affiidavits and was In b
office all day today getting more stats
ments.
Jack Rose is likely to be the ceatzy
figure in the hearing before Judc|
Ford, it developed Saturday. Mr.. Cock
ran VIII 10y " nave INosC Citeu -
witness to explain why he did not u.
of the relations between Herman Ra
enthal, Becker and big Tim" Sun3
van, when he testified at Becker's tv
trials Martin T. Manton ana John
Mcintyre, Becker's lawyers at the n
trials, have sworn that they nea
heard the Sullivan story until Bed
told it in the statement he prepared
the death house, which he has sent
Gov. Whitman.
Rose, accompanied by Bernard
Sander, his lawyer, arrived at the
trict attorneys Office this afternoon
was closeted with the district attn
for four hours. Six stenographers, n
ing in relays, took down Roses and
Rose would make no statement wha
left the criminal courts building, i
the matter of his statement, except
it was all "old stuff
Mrs. RosenthaI QUESTIONED
Rose. it is understood, was ques
particularly about the meeting
Becker and Harry Applicants.
Tim" Sullivan's secretary, on tAss1
night preceding the murder. Hoss
reporters on Thursday night about
meeting, but said that he was not n
ent while Becker and Sullivan were d
ing. II
After Rose left the district attond
office, Mrs. Herman Rosenthal, widov
the murdered man, was questioned
Mr.. Perkins. Mrs. Rosenthal, 1t b
derstood. will be used to refute the
davit of Benjamin Kaufman. onu
partner of Rosenthal. who swore
Rosenthal told him on the night he
murdered that he intended to 60 to
Metropole to get $4,000, leave the a
and discontinue the disclosures he
begun to make to the district alton
Mrs. Rosenthal was weeping when
left the district attorneys office
was dressed in mourning. She did
see Rose.
Asst. Dist. Atty. Frederick J.
went to Passaic. N. j.. this afternoa
see Bridge Weber, who is in the r.
box manufacturing business. Mr..
returned late this afternoon br
with him a statement from Webb
The district attorneys Office aho
IN touch with Harry WALTON, anothA
of the informers. IL
Mrs. Becker was at her lawyers
nee, 81 Nassau street, all this al
noon. While Dist.-Atty. PerkinS 9
was preparing the states case,
tin T. Manton and John B. johnson
Becker's counsel were searching
other witnesses than those who ns'
affidavits.
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over showed that There was narrow
scaling ladder leading up from that
hold and 20 men worked there. 1t
| would take 20 men at least 20 minutes
to get out. climbing this narrow lad
| der But they were all out when the
| ship listed"
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communications, was of general
character intended to throw back our
left wing occupying the region this
side of the Isonzo. The attack was di-
rected by several generals, including
Generals Bong, Schreitter. and
Schwarzen- Berg. and in part made by
troops previously engaged against us
and especially by troops freshly ar
rived on the field of action"
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conduct Of her submarine co,,,
ers, command
,,,..h resident Wilson considers the
car torpedoing Of British warshins
carving American passengers az
iiDerateiy unfriendly act. " ue
nro WINE Germany always is GLAD r.
po.ect friendship she has conoeasS
s -. that can be concedsd 60
=. more would be considered hrn,;, e
~s Dy the German nation whose
armies have been victorious ,,no whose -,
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Bulgaria Gets
Turkeys Share
Dedeaigatch R.R.

London, July 2s.-s.o7 A. M.-x dis
patch to the Times from Sofia. dated,
last Friday. says that convention
conceding to Bulgaria the Turkish pbr-
ton Of the Dedeagatch railway was
signed in Constantinople Thursday.
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A".n mas proven available for the
covering OF aeroplane wings. The fab
lc - coated with casein, which
smen.hl the material and makes it
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GERMAN PRESS

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