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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-11-04


will also be present at the evening services.
Please bear il mind these notices, all of which
are vital to the future welfare of the church.
A very enjoyable Halloween party was
given last Monday evening by Mrs Nathan
Gilkey in her handsome home on east Main
street. The large rooms were brilliantly light
ed. this showing to advantage the "witchinp"
decorations with which were mingled pro-
fusion of late autumn flowers. Five Hundred
was played at eight tables, and fruit punch
and assorted cakes were served in the dining
room by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. David
Nickes. The guests were Mrs. F. A. Nye,
Mrs. S. M. Weber, Miss Erskine, Mrs. F. K,
Sawyer, Mrs. Oliver Atwood. Miss Sargent,
Mrs. E. W. Gilkey. Mrs. Chester Bailey. Mrs.
S. L. Fairchild, Mrs. Edison Fletcher, Mrs,
James Duncan, Miss Harriet Roulston, Mrs.
Ella Mowry, Mrs. mary Meyers, Mrs. Emma
Davis, Miss Georgia Ford, Mrs. Pyam Gilkey,
Mrs. Henry Curtis, Mrs. Ida Adams. Mrs.
Georgia Gilkey, Mrs. James Parse. Mrs. Abel.
eide Parse, Mrs. Elizabeth Goodell, Mrs.
Mary Smith, Mrs. Amos Nickels, Mrs. John
Frame, Mrs. David Nickels, Mrs. Henrietta
Young and Mrs. Lizzie Trundy.
In reading the letter of M. H. Kiff in last
weeks issue Of The Journal. IAN Experience
of the winter of 1873" we think Mr.. Kiff has
made an error in regard to the year. which
must have been the cold winter of 1876. when
the Penobscot bay froEs over. a. the ice left
the PenCbscot river ID 1873 on March 18th an
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-18
SECRETARY OF STATE BRYAN, OBJECT|NG
T0.NOTE TOBERLIN, QU|TSOFFICE
ntmaes in Letter to President That He Fears Latters Stand
On Submarine Campaign May Result in War
Between United States and Germany s

Washington. After Tuesdays Cab
met meeting Secretary Of State Bryan
resigned from President wilson's Cab
met. The President has accepted the
resignation. and Robert Lansing, coun-
selor Of the State Department, has
been designated as acting secretary of
state.
The resignation was based on the
refusal of Secretary Bryan to sign the
strict note of President Wilson to Ger
many making rejoinder to the Ger
man reply to President Wilson's note
Of May 18th. protesting against Ger
man submarine attacks on unarrned
merchantmen, and demanding that
submarine warfare on such vessels
should cease
Mr.. Bryan regards Mr. Wilson's let
ter as too brusque and peremptory and
holds that this government should
have acceded to the German sugges-
ton for an investigation to first deter
mine all the facts in the Lusitania
case.
Mr.. Wilson's refusal to consider this
suggestion and his determination to
regard the charges that the Lusitania
was armed, as irrelevant to the real
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-18
DISTINGUISHED Educator.

Prof. Jay Brownell Davidson, who
comes to the University of California
to fill the new position of professor of
agricultural engineering, is special
list in the testing of agricultural ma
chinery. He graduated from the Uni
versity of Nebraska in 1904. There he
was later instructor in farm mechan-
les. He was employed in the expert
mental department Of Deere & Co..
and afterward by the International
Harvester company. For the past ten
years he has been in charge OF agri-
cultural engineering at Iowa State. col
lege. He is the joint author with
Prof. L. w. Chase of Farm Machin-
cry" a book used generally through
out the United States, and he is the
author of a textbook for secondary
schools entitled, Agricultural En-
cheering" Professor Davidson has
designed several pieces of agricultural
apparatus. including the Iowa inte-
grating traction dynamometer,-San
Francisco Argonaut.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-18

Opening the letter box on the door,
she took out a dozen or so envelopes.
One set she inspected critically they
were all in feminine handwriting
and then rather unwillingly laid them
aside. The others she tore briskly
open, each received a keen, shrewd
look. They were filed or thrown away.
Little and whimsical and odd, Flo
dies appearance had something of the
kumor of puppy, the sad wisdom of
ia monkey. The combination made her
face pathetic. Crinkly, colorless hair
and hazel eyes had Flodie. Her fine,
regular teeth were her best asset, and
when she smiled, her main relief from
plainness. From her costume, which
was careless, to her gestures, which
were queer. Flodie Fisher was an orig
inal. She had charm and magnetism.
Whether she made one laugh or weep.
eccentric little Flodie was distinctly
lovable.
Mr.. Smallish now reappeared with a
loaded breakfast tray.
Put him ON that table in the stu
did," Flodie commanded.
Have those giddy green garlands
come for tonight?" she asked
Why, yes, they're out in the hall,
Miss Fisher. What time does the
party begin"
"One minute past ten"
"Will there be many here. Miss
Fisher?"
ooh, | don't know, Alfred, about
twenty, suppose men. ladies and
women. Especially women! They
don't usually refuse Mr.. Bonistelle's
studio invitations, ! notice! Therell
be too many anyway. There won't be
half Of 'em come till the theaters are
over, though. We've invited a squad
of actresses"
Alfred stopped, his arms loaded with
garlands. What, real ones?"
mo. only half-ripe. l guess. Not
nearly so real as the other women
who'll be here, anyway. There are
more good actresses OFF the stage than
on, Alfred! It'll be good as a play
for mel"
Alfred gazed longingly from the
threshold, his eyes afre Say, Miss
Fisher. are you going to be dressed
up like you was the last timer"
She dropped fantastic courtesy
Precisely the same, Alfred; our good
old friend Crepe de Chine. Now you
gallop along with those evergreens be
fore your eyes drop out, Mr.. Small
ish!"
Alfred left, with the love light un.
extinguished.
Flodie went into the studio and
pounded at the chamber door again
'Mr. Bonistelle! Hurry up! Your
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-18
Woodrow Wilson
PRESIDENT WILSON'S ACCEPT
ANcE.
ssGgEHa

The Presidents letter to Mr.. Bryan
was as follows:
my dear Mr.. Bryan
81 accept your resignation only be-
cause you insist upon its acceptance;
and accept it with much more than
deep regret, with feeling of personal
sorrow. Our two years of close asso-
citation have been very delightful to
me. Our judgments have accorded In
practically every matter of Official
duty and Of public policy until now;
your support Of the work and pur-
poses of the administration has been
generous and loyal beyond praise;
your devotion to the duties of your
great office and your eagerness to take
advantage of every great opportunity
for service it offered has been an ex-
ample to the rest of us; you have
earned our affectionate admiration and
friendship. Even now we are not
separated in the object we seek, but
only in the method by which we
seek it.
1T is for these reasons my, feeling
about your retirement from the secre-
taryship OF state goes so much deeper
than regret. sincerely deplore It,
Our objects are the same. and we
ought to pursue them together. yield
to your desire only because must,
and wish to bid you godspeed in the
parting. We shall continue TO work
for the same causes even when we do
not work in the same way.
with affectionate regard,
Sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-18

issues involved, Mr.. Bryan believes
may lead to war. In his letter. OF
resignation he states frankly that he
and the President differ irreconcil-
ably" and he also says that to remain
longer in the Cabinet which has APP
proved Mr.. Wilson'S note would be
unfair to the cause which is nearest
my heart, namely. the prevention OF
war"
Lansing As Acting Premier.
Secretary Bryan has been endeavor-
ing to have the President revise his
decision, but the President, backed by
his Cabinet and supported by Ameri-
can public opinion, insisted upon his
position, and the note that was drafted
and which was approved at the cab
met meeting went forward without re-
vision or compromise.
While there was no official admis-
sion of differences of opinion in the
Cabinet, and newspaper reports to that
effect were, in fact, unofficially de-
MED, it became known that several
times since the issue with Germany
became acute Secretary Bryan has in
dictated his desire to leave the Cab
met rather than sacrifice his convic-
lions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-18

Germans outside the Polish fortress
of Ossowiec are trying air torpedoes
as a means Of destroying the re-en-
forced concrete forts The torpedoes
are a substitute for the BUSY Ber-
tina" shells, and for the shells from
the Austrian Pinch mortars, which
have done no damage worth mention
ing.
The air torpedoes are small dirigible
balloons, propelled by compressed
air motor. They can travel several
miles. The charge consists of about
fifty pounds of guncotton in thin
cylinder, which is released automatic
ally otter the torpedo has travelled q
certain distance. The lower end Of
the cylinder Is cone-shaped.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-18
(TO BE CONTINUED.
Huuuenot Relics,

Henry M. Lester. president of the
Huguenot association of New Ro-
chelle, N. Y, is ha,Ting the estate Of
Miss Eliza Moulton dug up in search
for the foundation Of the first Hugue-
not church, which the women Of the
Huguenot settlement there helped to
build in 1888.
Under the chancel. history says. the
bodies Of three pastors of the church
were buried. There is also tradi-
ton that some of the residents OF
the town buried money and plate un-
der the church during the Revolution
airy war and that it was never recov-
cred, The property faces Huguenot
street.
The old church. because of its
shape. was called the stone Jug"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-18

Germany, which was that the ship
should be sent to prize court.
The American government asked
that compensation should be paid for
the destruction of the vessel. without
waiting for decision by the prize
court. but Germany. although ready to
indemnify the owners for their loss
to any case, under the provisions Of
the German-American treaty, holds as
a general principle that, owing to the
possibility that others than Americans
have interests at stake. the prize court
should first pass on all cases.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-18

ROUNDED at the Chamber Door Again.
breakfast is awfully impatient. Come
along! That old coffee is swearing
already"
Hall opened the door. grinning.
And suppose those eggs are feeling
rotten about it," he offered jauntily.
Flodie giggled delightedly and how
cred over the table, giving it few
final touches.
Hall Bonistelle was attired in a
purple dressing-gown. too evidently
the gift of loving, tasteless female.
He showed himself, now, as really
handsome, even to that cleft chin
which women seem to fancy. and
most right-minded men to loathe. On
his face was the touch of humor, care
lessly joyous, rather than intellectual.
and with his artistic" temperament,
it was easy enough to account for his
| popularity with women, popularity
that gave him spoiled air, was not
offensive. and enabled him to do much
forbidden to other men, Always ex-
cepting poor Flodie. who Rugged a
precious secret to her breast. women,
it might be added. liked rather than
loved him. The obvious proof might
lie in the fact that, at twenty-seven,
Hall had not yet been entangled in
serious AFFAIR of the heart. He con-
sidered that he knew too much about
women to be seduced from his anus
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-18
William Jennings Bryan
SECRETARY RRYAN's REsleNA.


Secretary Bryan's letter of resigna-
ton was as follows:
my dear Mr.. President
"'It is with sincere regret that have
reached the conclusion that l should
return to you the commission of Sec
rotary Of State, with which you hon.
ored me at the beginning Of your ad-
ministration. -
"Obedient to your sense of duty and
actuated by the highest motives. you
have prepared for transmission to the
German government note in which l
cannot join without violating what /
deem to- be an obligation to my coun-
try, and the issue involved is of such
moment that to remain member of
the Cabinet would be as unfair to you
as it would be to the cause which is
nearest my heart. namely, the proven
ton of war.
Il, therefore, respectfully tender my
resignation, to- take effect when the
note is sent, unless you prefer an
earlier hour. Alike DESTROYS of reach
ing a peaceful solution of the prob
lens arising out of the use of sub
marines against merchantmen, we find
ourselves differing irreconcilably as to
the methods which should be en-
ployed
1T falls to your lot to speak on
cially for the nation. / consider 1t to
be none the less my duty to endeavor,
as a private citizen. to promote the
end which you have in view by means
which you do not feel at liberty to use.
I'm severing the intimate and pleas
ant relations which have existed be-
tween us during the past two years,
permit me to acknowledge the pro-
found satisfaction which 1t has given
me to be associated with you In the
important work which has come be-
fore the State Department. and to thank
you for the courtesy extended.
with the heartiest good wishes for
your personal welfare and for the sue
cess OF your administration, ! am. my
dear Mr. President.
Every truly yours.
(Signed) "W. ]. BRYAN"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-18
a GERMAN REPLY.
Holds To Her Original View That
Frye Case Should Be Taken
To Prize Court.

Berlin, via London.-G Germany has
sent note in reply to the represen-
tations of the American government
regarding the American steamship
william P. Frye, which was sunk by
the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz
Eitel Friedrich last January. The note
reiterates the original view taken by
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-18
.pERNsuRe LEAVES FoR HOME.
Passage From New York On Nor
weoIan Steamer.

New York.-Dr. Bernard Dernburg
has engaged passage on the steamship
Bergensjord. of the Norwegian-Ameri-
can Line, according to an announce
ment made at the Offices Of the COM
pany here. The ship sails from here
on Saturday
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-08-27
BURNED TO DEATH
AT THE PRESIDIO
MOTHER AND THREE CHILDREN
TRAPPED IN HOME DESTROY
ED THIS MORNING
Little Son Was Rescued-FamiIy of
Major General John J. Pershing,
Now on Mexican Border

By the United Press Associations.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 81 Mrs
John J. Pershing, wife of Brigadier
General Pershing. of the United
States army, and her three daugh-
ters, Helen, aged 8; Ann, aged 6, and
Margaret, aged 8, were burned to
death early this morning when a fire
destroyed their residence at the Pres
lido.
Warren Pershing, aged 5, a son, was
rescued by soldiers. General Pershing
is in command of the troops on the
Mexican border. The residence was
wooden structure and was a mass
of flames before it was discovered. A
general alarm was responded to by
all the troops at the post, but they
were too late to more than rescue the
boy. The wife of Lieutenant w. o.
Boswell and ner two children who
were visiting Mrs. Pershing, were al
so rescued.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-08-27
ELK RIVER FIRE
UNDER CONTROL
POTLATCH ASSOCIATION HAS
CREW OF $50 MEN WORKING
AGAINST THE BLAZE
Hasn't Reached the Timber-MOscOW
Wind Died Down During Night

About One-half section of stump
land one and one-half miles northeast
of Elk River, the same ground where
hurricane in 1908 caused much dam
age, is the place where the Potlatch
Protective association has had a
force of $50 men at work in checking
spread of the flames and today w
D. Humiston, of Potlatch, in charge
of the association work in this terri
tory, stated that the fire was under
control and that the fire crews had
prevented a spread to the timber ad-
jacant.
The fire On the south slope of the
Moscow mountains in the vicinity OF
Manson's and Mudgett's sawmills and
on the north slope in the vicinity OF
Viola is reported to have subsided
greatly with the dying down of the
wind and while still burning is re-
ported not spreading. Unless a new
wind arises there is little danger OF
new ground being worked over.
Last night the flames could be
plainly seen on the south slope of
the mountain from heights in the city
and the fire seemed to have spread
west jumping in several directions
until four distinct blazes were no
ticable. 1t indicated that the fire was
raging over several miles of territory.
Reports from the Viola section this
morning were meagre but it was stat
ed that a few men are engaged in
battling with the flames, but that
there was little danger of a spread
unless the wind came up again.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-08-27
RAILROAD SURVEYS
ARE BEING MADE
Reported That Milwaukee Engineers
Are Operating Out OF Elk River to
Determine on Feasible Route to
Clearwater Timber

ELK RIVER, Aug. 27.-(Special.)- -
Milwaukee surveyors are still in the
field between here and the Clearwater
country, and recent information
brought here says that this work will
be carried on until a satisfactory
route is found. This determination to
get a route into the great forest of the
Clearwater it is said is the result of
last years costly forest fires in that
section which it is estimated damaged
timber to the amount of about 300,-
100000 feet. That this timber is de-
creasing in value each year as re-
suit of a lack of transportation is
generally accepted and that the Mil
waukee surveyors are rushing their
work with a view of settling on Il
route that will find line being ex
tended into that section next year.
This is the view of we'll informed TIM
Der men of this section who are on
the ground and watching the work.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-08-27
EVENTS IN THE WAR ONE
YEAR AGO TODAY
August "a, 1915

Premier Asquith reports heavy
losses by British in operations
along Belgian border.
Sinking of two German cruisers
and two torpedo boats reported by
British.
German scouting parties seen as
far as Arras and Calais.
Russians continue advance in
East Prussia.
Austrian defenses of Lemberg
driven back to Notifications by
Russians.
Louvain completely destroyed by
Germans as reprisal for alleged
hostile acts.
German torpedo boat $50 sunk
off Chefoo by British torpedo boat
Welland.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-08-27
RANK INJUSTICE
BEING PRACTICED
STORM OF PROTEST GOING UP IN
IDAHO PANHANDLE AGAINST
INSURANCE COMPANIES
Latter Insisting on Record Warranty
Clause and Three-FOurths Value
Clause

The insurance department of tn,
by insurance agents and policy hold
ers in Latah county and other nor
thern Idaho counties to secure relie
for the unjust discrimination practic
ed in the panhandle of Idaho with
reference to the three-quarter value
clause and the record warranty
clause, and while the insurance de-
partment has given out word that eve
rything is being done to remedy the
alleged evils, word has just been re-
ceived in Moscow that the attorney
generals office can find no law under
which the insurance companies can
be attacked.
The fact that discrimination ex-
lists in which the same insurance CON-
panies doing business in southern
Idaho do not require policies to con-
tain either the three-fourths value
clause or the record warranty clause,
in the northern part of the state and
the belief exists that the state has
some authority in regulating the in
surance companies doing business in
the state.
1t now seems certain that an or
ganization will be perfected in the
Idaho panhandle which will have for
its object the beginning of campaign
of education among the people with
view of presenting to the next leg
islature measures for a reOrganiza-
ton of the insurance operations in
Idaho. Some drastic acts will be pre-
sented to the legislature that will in
the future prevent unjust discrimina-
tion and at the same time cure all the
existing defects in the regulation of
insurance companies In the state.
Insurance companies operating in
the panhandle have instructed agents
to the effect that if policy holders do
not permit the endorsement Of the
record warranty clause on their pol
icies they will be cancelled. 1t is
understood that fire insurances firms
who are members of the board of un-
derwriters are the only ones insist
ing on the clauses and policy holders
are now threatening to allow their
policies to be cancelled and to place
their business with non-board COM
panies.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-08-27
COMMON USER
LAW UPHELD
PEACEFUL POSSESSION OF PROP
ERTY FOR Is YEARS STOPS
ADVERSE CLAIMS
NJ. E. Lewis Gets Decision In Case
Brought to Claim Strip Adjoining
His Home Property

Judge Edgar c. Steele in the dis
decision in favor of NJ E. Lewi
and others in which Henry McGrego
and wife were the plaintiffs in which
he upholds the common user law il
the peaceful possession of real prop
erty The decision follows:
'The facts IN tnis case are practi
cally undisputed, and it is merely {
question of the court drawing its con
clusions from the admitted facts. Il
| is wholly unnecessary for the court to
| rehearse all of the facts shown in
this case, as the court finds that one
or two principles of law govern the
case upon a portion of the admitted
facts, as they are shown
''The facts show generally that the
plaintiff, Henry McGragor, was the
owner of 100 acres of land, adjacent
to the original townsite of Moscow,
and that out of this 100 acres of land,
he carved and plated McGregor' S
First Addition to Moscow.
"The property in dispute is strip
of land between 20 and 35 feet in
width, lying Immediately adjacent to
Block 3, on the east side thereof, ex-
tending from Sixth street on the north
to Seventh street on the south, and
bound by Adams street on the east.
Henry McGregor formerly occup-
led the whole of Block as plated as
a residence. Somewheres near 18 or
20 years ago he sold and decided Block
8. Prior to his so deciding the said
property, he had learned, as he states,
that there was a strip of land, 20 or
80 feet in width, lying between Block
8 and Adams street, extending from
Sixth street on the north to Seventh
street on the south, which was not
included in Block 8 as shown by the
plat and that when he learned this,
he enclosed the same and used the
same as part of Block 8, upon which
he resided as a part of his residence
property. He states that he did this
merely for convenience.
"The plaintiff, M. e. Lewis, by
means of conveyances, about Is years
ago, became the owner of Block 8, and
has resided upon Block ever since.
The evidence further shows that
Henry McGregor, while he resided
upon the land, had his garden upon
this strip of land lying between
Adams street and Block 8, and that
ever since that time the gardens of
the persons residing upon Block 3
has been used by the persons SO re-
siding thereon, and that practically
the same land has been kept in gar
den and is now in garden. The evil
ience also shows that the plaintiff,
NJ. E. Lewis, shortly after he pur-
Continued on Page p
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-08-27
GREENBAUM WAS INDICTED
Charged With ManSIaughter in the
EastIand Disaster, Grand Jury
Returns Three Counts

BY the United Press Associations.
CHICAGO, Aug. 27-W. X. Green
baum, general manager of the Indiana
Transportation company, was indict-
ed today by the grand jury on the
charge of manslaughter growing out
of the sinking of the Eastland with
the loss of more than 500 people.
Greenbaum was indicted on three
counts charging him with the over
loading of the Eastland and using an
unseaworthy boat.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-08-27
WILSON is UPHELD
BY NOTED EDUCATORS
Resolutions Endorsing His Mexican
and European Policies Adopted at
the National Educational AssOcia-
ton Meeting Today

By the United Press Associations
OAKLAND. Cal, Aug. 27.-The Mex
lean and European policies of Pres
ident Wilson were endorsed in resolu-
tions adopted today by the National
iation declared that the war now pre-
vailing in Europe is a tragedy and
expressed the fervent hope that meas
ures adopted at a peace settlement
conference will be founded on justice
and thereby break down militarism
and free the world from another cal
amity like the present one.